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VOL. IS, NO. 32
llctwceit tho Days
Between tho days, the weary clays,
Ho (drops tho darkness and the
dows;
O'er tired oyes His hands Ho lays,
And strength and hone and life re
news Thank God for rest between the
days!
Nlso, who could bear the battle stress,
Or who withstand the tempest's
shocks?
Who tread tho dreary wilderness
Among tho pitfalls and the rocks,
Camo not the night with' folded
flocks?
Tho white light scorches, and the
plain
Stretches before us, parched with
heat;
But bye-and-bye, the fierce beams
f wane;
And lo, the nightfall, cool and
sweet,
With dews to bathe our aching
feet!
For He "remembereth our frame";
And for this good I render praise;
O, tender Master, slow to blame
, The falteror on life's stormy ways,
Abide with us between tho days!
Sacred Heart Review.
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ered about us. Dean Swift said, a
fig for your bill of fare! Show mo
your bill of company." The very
wine of life, and the highest interests
of civilization depend largely upon
such human intercourse and com
panionship, and the "dinner of herbs"
will be "rood fit for the gods," if only
love and confidence be the server of
it. We wish you -ach and all a
happy Home Christmas.
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"lerry Christmas"
you- remember it the'
are but a few of the thingd that may
contribute to the decorative features
of the season. Remember, it is not
the expensive setting, but the spirit
of love that rule's the scason.1 Make
of the season one of hopeful happi
ness, and the tinselB will never be
missed.
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Do you- remember it the long-
fvgone Christmas, when father, mother
and the children, with maybe a rem
tive or two to help make the meek-
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i mc more mvous una cuiuijitjie .
Whether there was a tree, or no, the
joy was unconfined, and the gifts
many; the stockings were filled, ana
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' limitless. The wreaths or evergreen,
--the holly and the sprig of mistletoe,
V'the festive appearance of everything
V inside and out of this simplo old
home. In those long-gono days, tho
children settled about the old homo,
k in flio iionv noichhnrhnnfl . or not far
distant, and tho joyous gathering was
at one or other of the homehouse-
f holds, usually with tho parents.
Dia you ever nave uie su.premo
pleasure of watching the cooks' beat
up the cakes with the joyous cer
tainty that you were to bo allowed
to "lick tho spoon"? To scrape out
the pan? To help with tho raisins?
These were the privileges greatly
coveted by the little ones, and often
by the adults, for the spoon and pan
were well worth licking wher cakes
were made at home of homo products.
The scrap of mistletoe was especial
ly valued, though often hard to get.
For every day before tho New Year
that mistletoe hung in tho houso it
was prophesied that good luck would
come to its threshold throughout tho
months of the year. The smallest
scrap would serve to secure the bless
ing, and it should be hung over tho
door, or from the chandelier.
As to the "bill of fare," it is not
the oating of tho food that brings
the joy, but the presence and magne
tism of those we love and have gath-
For Holiday Visiting
' In the first place, be suo ybu will
be welcomed, and ihis can be reason
ably well learned by, if not in
vited, writing, asking your hpped-for
hbtitdsB if a visit of a certain length
of time, at a certain date will not
inconvenience her, or break into her
own arrangements. Always give the
length of your expected stay, and
when the limit expires, go, no matter
how much, you may be urged to stay.
Often the- urging is a -mere matter of
form, when really, if you overstay
your limit, you may overtax the
hospitality of your hostess.
Don't stay too long; it is bad
enough to break into the life of the
family even for a day or two. Con
form absolutely to the household ar
rangements, as to rising in the morn
inggoing to meals, and retiring. Do
not keep the family waiting when
going for drives, or excursions; take
your own toilet Biipplies, soap, towels,
brushes, wash cloths, combs, pins and
a few needless bits of thread for
mending possible rips and tears of
the moment. Do not suggest amuse
ments or entertainments, unless
asked to, and then be very conserva
tive, following the lead of others,
rather than leading. Show that you
enjoy the efforts made to entertain
you, even though you do not special
ly enjoy the entertainment offered,
an,d enter heartily into the social
plans, of the family. Don't expect to
be entertained every moment of your
stay; or to entertain others. Every
one appreciates a rest now arid then.
If your hostess does her own work,
offer to help her; but do' not urge
your services, as many housewives,
being accustomed to working alone,
find it extremely discomforting to
have another "pottering about" her
domain. If little differences ariso
among the members of the family, do
not show that it is observable, and if
asked to take sides in any disturb
ance pf the family serenity, rather
pour oil on the troubled waters by
tactfully turning the subject as soon
as possible. Offer to pay for any
little incidental expenses .caused by
your visit; but merely offer-r-it is
rude to insist.
Oaring for Potted Plants
Plants both feed and breathe
through the Collage, and should fre
quently be thoroughly .sprinkled to
remove the dust. The thick-leaved
kind may have each leaf r"0-sed.
The pots must also be cleaned, and
if there should bo a greeii mossy
growth over the top of the soil, it
should be removed with as much of
tho soil as can be taken without dis
turbing the roots, and rich, fresh soil
should replace it. Should you have
the misfortune to get your plants
frosted, remove them to a dark room
or collar and shower them .well with
cold water; leaye them in. the cool
darkness until the frost is out. Many
plants may bo saved by this treat
ment, unless too badly frosted or
frozen. If dust is allowed, to collect
on the leaves of the rubber plant, it
clogs the pores and hnts off part of
the air, and. the plant suffers for tlie
deprivation., The rubber plant needs
water whenever the soil begins to
show dryness, and while the soil
must not be soaking wet all tjhe time,
tho plant is very fond of water. A
rubber plant likes a temperature of
not less than fifty degrees Fahren
heit; the air of the average Mving
room will not get too really, hot for
the plant if it is given a drink when
ever it is needed. If. you have run
ning water, it is a good plan to spray
the plants and thoroughly wet and
wash the leaves and stems.
Many bulbs may yet be potted for
early blooming in the spring, and
bulbs may be planted outside so long
as the ground does not freeze in the
north. Later than December is
usually too late for the bulbs to grow
satisfactorily, as being too long out
of the ground causes the -bulb to de
teriorate In -vitality.
Baby palms should be potted in the
spring or summer; but if ordered and
received in good condition in the fall,
they can be cared for; they will hard
ly make much growth until the early
days of the year, however, if potted
in winter.
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called' for. Pepper may be U3ed;
but sage is apt to give a strong flavor,
and many good cooks recommend
that it be omitted. Sometimes the
proportions are given correct ly, but
because of careless writing by the
sender,, or careless reading by the
type-setter, a letter, word, phrase or
sentence is omitted or changed, giv
ing an entirely different proportion
and spoiling the effect of the mixture.
Before using any directions from the
printed page, one should carefully
study proportions advised, and in the
matter of seasoning, try a small
quantity at first, increasing the
amount as necessary. The amount of
salt used by various cooks differ; but
a safe proportion for the sausage
meat is four or five tablespoonfuls of
salt to ten pounds of meat, 'f to be
used during the winter. If for
summer use, a half teacupful (eight
tablespoonfuls) is nottoo much for
fifteen pounds.
"When Ioetors Disagree" '
In a recent item, it was ntated that
it is recommended to cook an egg in
stead of eating it raw, ac the stomach
must coagulate the egg anyway, and
the previous' cooking would aid the
stomach. One of ou? good friends
says the idea is wroivj, and that
physicians are teaching exactly the
contrary, and are feeding consump
tive patients the rawegg, especially
the raw white. They teach that the
coagulated white of egg is absolutely
indigestible;', that -the- raw white or
raw yolk, either, will digest in five
minutes'; the cookedyolk -will- digest
in one hour, and the cooked white
will rjot digest at all. ., They teach
that the raw white may be. '-sed as
the greatest recuperative food in ex
istence." Our friend adds that this
correction is made for the benefit of
all, aJid. we thank hit 'for his in
terest'. The matter referred to was
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Christinas Decorations
"Where for any reason the usual
tinsels and pretty colored trifles
usually made use of at Christmas
time cannot be obtained it is well to
set the wits at work a.nd plan some
thing as original as possible. Card
board from bQxos, with colored, or
crepe paper, or the &ay Japanese nap
kins, lend themselves admirably to
decorative purposes, and the crepe
papers can be had in all colors.
Homo-made candies are more whole-
gome than most of the store candy,
and the qld fashioned molasses taffy
is the only kind that will give abso
lute satisfaction at the old fashioned
candy pulling, which is a never-fail-iiig
source of fun, to both Old and
young. , Tho nuts, from' thq home
forest, the fruits fro i the orchard,
Accuracy of Measurements
In our November Home depart
ment, a recipe for putting down saus
age for use in summertime was given.
As the lady who sent the directions
strongly recommended it, we used it.
A complaint has just reached us from
a good friend who has the welfare of
others at heart, telling us that she
spoilt her sausage by following the
directions, because of the excessive
amount of salt recommended, and
she suggests that the directions bo
corrected that others may not Have
the bad luck she had. She also sug
gests that those sending in recipes or
formulas be very careful to give right
measurements. Looking up the recipe
we find the types to say ne teacupful
of salt (8 ounces) is to be used with
fifteen pounds of meat. It should
have read one-half teacupful (4
ounceB) , which is the proportion gen
erally given for all pork sausage.
Sausage to bo kept for summer use
should be a little stronger pf salt
tljan that to re used during cold
I wuuuiur, uui nut as saa as the type
There' is not only comfort in eat
ing food that nourishes brain and
body;but sometimes it helps a lot in
increasing ono's salary!
A Kansas school teacher tells an
interesting experience. She says:
"About two years ago I was ex
tremely miserable from a nervous
ness that had been coming on for
somo' time. Any sud,den noise was
actually painful to mo and my nights
were mado miserable by horrible
nightmare.
"I was losing flesh all the time and
at last was obliged to givo up tho
school I was teaching and go home.
"Mother put mo to bed and sent
for the doctor. I was so nervous tho
cotton sheets gave mo a chill and
they put me in woolens. The medi
cine I took did me nq apparent good.
Finally, a neighbor.-, suggested that
Grape-Nuts might be good for me to
eat. I had never heard of this food,
but the name sounded good so I de
cided to try it. '
"I began to eat Grape-Nuts and
soon found my reserve energy grow
in ir an Hint in ft flhort time I WHS
filling a better position and drawing
a larger salary. that I had ever done
before. , . ,
"As I see little children pluying
around me and enter into their games
I wonder if I am the same teacher or
whom, two years ago, thechildien
spoke as 'ugly old thing.'
"Grape-Nuts food with cream nas
become a regular part of my diet,
and I have not been sick a day in tne
past two years." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
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are genuine, time, ana full of Jmuiaa
interest.
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