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land homes, and the country an many lugiiuy as juu w, auu. duuw& v
water; leave until no hubbies arise,
then put on the new rubber ana top,
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Still, as great birds with folded parts has Deen uesoiaieu
wings I were whipped from the trees, and so
Their masts blade spears against bruised and beaten that it will not
tho moon koen very long and must be pre"
They ride at anchor on a silvered sea, served in some way for the days so
Wrapped in the lapping waves' low soon to come in which the food up-
croon , ply may be very limited. Canning,
Beyond, tho hills lie fold on fold, preserving, making into jellies, mar-
, Against tho night's dark, star- malades, butters, pickles, and sauces
pierced sky should be largely done, and in a
Long since, the two-score village great many instances, drying may be
lights havo died resorted to, even though the sunshine
Ami liiiRhnf at lftBt tho sea-cull's not abundant. Little dryers that
wailing cry.
may be used over the cooking range,
if one has no drying house, are not
The dawn will shine upon a flock of expensive, and where one has the
wind-curved sails; (time to give care and attention, dry-
On clustered, pale-faced women, iS " a slow oven will give satislac
flllcd with dread. I on In tns number we give a good
.'many recipes, contributed by our
Far out beyond the harbor's circling housewives. There ar so many ways
jjjU I for keeping vegetables, that one
Tho ocean thunders deep above suoum careiuny gainer up me rem
its dead.
Louise Wetter, New York Times.
Touching tlio Children to Dress
Themselves
If the child is old enough to start
nants of their gardens, and make the
most of what is left.
For Damp Basements
If your basements, or cellars are
damp, fruits and meats, or, in fact
to school, it should be old enough to many ther articles of food, will not
manage its tapes, fastenings and but-;keeP- Get a bushel of unslacked lime
tons, and the mother should see that an,d set lumPs of aD(ut in pans or
it has learned to dress itself. A'old kettles or boxes, and this will
child six vears old should bo able to 'sweeten the atmosphere and absorb
manage its buttons and fastenings, if ie moisture. The' lumps of lime will
tho clothing is kept in repair, and es- slack," and fall to pieces as it is do
pccially should this be the case with inS lts work- Leave the lime in the
tho cloaks, coats, hoods and under-'damp corners for some time.. Tne
wear. The buttons should not be al- lime can be UBed after it has sufficed
lowed to drop off, and the button- in tue damP Places, to sweeten the
holes should not bo torn out. Im- soil of your garden beds, or as a
press on the child the necessity of waBn for walls and fences. The lime
this. Many children,, even of more is not expensive, and is worth all it
years, aro allowed to depend upon costs in guarding against sickness
others for this service, and because which comes from dampness about
of carelessness, suffer not only dis- ino -ouse. j
comrort, but mortification. When at
home, it is a small thing for the older
ones to remedy any lack with pins
or safety pins; but when at school,
Gleanings
For testing eggs, here is a cheap
and sure method: Take a box paste-
this can not bo done, and in the case 'board, or other kind and cut an
oi uie smaii cnim, not only may the 0val hole in one side of it exactly op
safety pin be lacking, but the little .posite to where the lamp burner will
lingers are too unsitiiieu to manage be when it is set in the box. The box
the one at hand. A teacher is not should be about fourteen inches tall,
always at leisure to attend to dress- and a low lamp may be used. When
ing the little ones, even it they ask) the eggs are to be tested, light the
the service of her, which many of lamp and set it in tho box, darken
them, do, not. So, dear mothers, do the room, and hold the egg close to
try to teach the little ones to keep the hole in the outside of the box.
tneir ciotnes togetner by navmg but
tons, tapes, strings, or other fasten
ings on the garments, in accessable
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as are necessary by making the one
piece garments, as much as possible,
and as simple. Older children, when
of no relation to the little child, do
not take kindly to caring for the lit
tle sufferer, and even older sisters
are not always gentle in their minis
tering. The little child suffers much
moro than any one knows, from such
The light of the lamp, showing
through the egg, will reveal the con
dition of the contents. This is simple
and sure.
"...l""!6 'JE? ttl' ?! Wherever" vegetation
missing tape and consequently un
comfortable clothing, contribute a
great deal of the fretful irritableness
of some children, just as it does to
older ones, and we beg of the moth
era to think of this before sending
the babies to school.
Let the toads live in the garden,
and teach the children to treat them
well. It is said that a toad, if undis
turbed, will live from ten to forty
years, and never lose its appetite; it
fills its stomach four times in the
twenty-four hours, and while it is
said the toad can live two years with
out food, there is no use for its fast-
grows.
there will be plenty of insects, and
the toad is the best insect destroyer
that can be found. Did you ever see
a toad "filling up" for tho night along
the garden paths abou dusk? The
seizure of its prey is marvelously
rapid, and there is never any time
for resistance on the part of the in
sect.
Rhubarb that is not too old and
tough can be canned during the late
which drouth and heat or continued Rummer davs: the tender naw ctniire
rains and cool weather affected differ-1 should be used. Gather the stalks
ent parts pt the country, many re- and wash them clean, but do not
giona wereHisited by terrible storms peel. Reject all old, tough stalks and
of "Wind and rain, which not only cut the tender ones into inch, or half
caused loss of life, but ruined crops inch pieces. Pack in glass jars as
screw down tight under the water,
and you will not be troubled with
throwing out spoilt contents later on.
This is for cold water canning, which
is very successful, as the rhubarb is
very acid, and will keep. Put the
sealed jar in a paper bag and it will
keep.
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Pick-Up3
- During the fruit season, it is well
to know that if peach, or other fruit
stains, are washed out in clear cold
water before the articles are washed
with warm soap suds, there will be
no difficulty in removing the stains.
The brown spots from fruit stains do
not appear until tho soap has been
applied to them, and the washing in
clear water is said to prevent them
altogether. It is easy to try.
Do not set plates, or other china
dishes on tho range, or in tho oven
to keep warm, or to heat; uso in
stead a pan of hot water in which
the dishes may be placed, and" kept
warm without any danger of "craz
ing," which dry heat will be apt to
cause them to do.
If a window screen, or a frame to
which screen wire has been attached,
is fastened above the kitchen range,
it will serve for a fruit dryer better
than most to be had at the store,
and for far'less money. Tie the frame
with a strong cord, or flexible wire
to tho rack or shelf of tho warming
closet, so that it projects over the
top of the stove where most of the
heat gathers; or, if there is no shelf,
suspend the screen over the stove by
means of four screw-eyes in the ceil
ing and strong cord with hooks in the
ends. Spread the sliced fruit over
the frame evenly, and turn occasion
ally as they dry.
In making plum butter, let the
plums get perfectly ripe and soft so
they can be mashed through a colan
der without cooking; then uso the
pulp with an equal amount by weight
of sugar and boil until thick enough
with stirring sufficient to prevent
scorching. If made this way, the
butter will not have the strong taste
that comes from cooking the seeds
and outsides of the plums, but has a
finer taste.
While cooking fruit for canninc.
do not stir with a spoon; coyer to re
tain tho heat and now and then shake
tho kettle with a whirling motion to
prevent sticking to the bottom. In
filling the cans,, lift carefully with a
spoon and lay in the can, mashing as
little as possible. s
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mixed paints and a little experience
A good saw, well sharpened is a
good thing for the housewife to havo
in the house; also a .hammer and
hatchet; the edged tools should be
kept sharpened. A rather heavy
hatchet is greatly to be desired for
chopping up or splitting kindling
Every housewife should have' a
good set of scales. Also a measuring
cup, as "guess-work" will not do as
to weights and measures in mixing
foods. A very good set of scales can
be had for one dollar, and a spring
"balance" can be had for ten cents
the old fashioned "balance" is bettor
than nothing; but a good, accurate
measuring and weighing apparatus is
what is needed in the kitchen.
If you have a large lot of lawn
clippings, or if your neighbor has
clippings to throw away, remember
that lawn clippings, if well "cured,"
like hay, make excellent and accept
able food for the poultry during the
winter months. When thoroughly
cured in the shade and out of the
rain and dew, packed in boxes, bags
or barrels, this will be fine food for
the chickens on cold days.
Query Box -
C. C. M. The alkaline bath is pre
pared by dissolving half a pound of
carbonate of soda in sixty gallons of
water, and is useful in such diseases
as rheumatism, where the fluids of
tho body are abnormally acid. Only
a physician can help you to decide
the matter.
L. F. Sesquicarbonate of am
monia is the same as the carbonate,
which has been exposed to the air
IT SLUGS HARD
Coffee a Suro and Powerful Bruiser
"Gathering Up the Fragments1
'After a phenomenal season, during
To Remind Yon
One of the best uses for lawn clip
pings is to mulch the soil under the
rose plants; it will conserve the mois
ture, and benefit the plant when it
ueuays, u aug into the soil.
Fall is tho best time to do the out
side painting, for many reasons. Sun,
wind and rain have done their worst
for the lumber, and the paint is
greatly needed to keen out Uia ,inm.
ness of fall rains, snow and sleet. The
paint will dry quicker, and the work
can be done on a spare day
When using the paint brush, re
member that nothing freshens ui the
furniture and inside of the house
moro thoroughly than n Z
or coats of paint If the
man of the family won't attend
to it, the housewife can do a pretty
"Let your coffee slave be denied
his cup at its appointed time! Head
ache sick stomach fatigue. I
know it all in myself, and have seen
it in others. Strange that thinking,
reasoning beings will persist in its
use," says a Topeka man.
He says further that he did not
becin drinkinc coffee until he was
twenty years old, and that slowly it
began to poison him, and affect his
hearing through his nervous system.
"Finally, I quit coffee, and the
conditions slowly disappeared, hut
one cold morning the smell of my
wife's coffee was too much for me
and I took a cup. Soon I was drink
ing my regular allowance, tearing
down brain and nerves by the daily
dose of the nefarious beverage.
"Later, I found my breath coming
hard, had frequent fits of nausea, and
then I was taken down with bilious
fever.
"rVrfn-mrtn eon a A pnmfi back tO ffiO
and I quit coffee for good and went
back to Postum. I at once began
to gain and have had no returns oi
my bilious symptoms, headache, diz
ziness, or vertigo. , . . .
"I now have health, bright
thoughts, and added weight, where
before there was invalidism anci tue
blues. n nt
"My brother quit ceffee because oi
its effect on his health and now uses
Postum. He coull not stand uw
naKvniia etrnln Tehllfi Using COIieC
but keeps well on Postum." Name
given by Postum Co., tfauie -.
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms,- m
Postum Cereal the original forni
must be well boiled. 15c and m
packages. . , , nrtT
Instant Postum a soluble powaer
,i,,i,r ,,llrlv In a CUP Oi w
water, and, with cream and sugar,
makes a delicious beverage w&tanu)
30c and 50c tins. lrtnnus
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost about tho same per cup.
"There's a Reason" for Postum.
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