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The Commoner
VOL. 16, NO. 6
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At Dusk-Fall
TJs sweet to rest; the years bring
peace
The peace that comes of pain's sur
cease, Of life's decay.
And I, who used to chafe and fret,
And watch the hours, with wild re
gret, Blip fast away
I .grow contented not to do;
To Idly watch Time's sands slip thru,
Nor grieve at waste;
And as the world goes raging by,
X smile to think at last that I
Am done with haste.
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I do not fret that idly now
I halt and stumble on the brow
Of Life's long hill;
Around me Nature's pulses beat;
I list the rythmics, strangely sweet,
And pain grows still.
For somehow, in the measured
rhyme,
Voices I loved in oldentime
Call softly, "Come."
My restless soul grows calm and still;
I know that Just beyond the hill,
I'll find my home.
I know the dear Lord Ieadeth me,
Though where, or how, I may not
see;
His way is best.
And like a child that longs for sleep,
My tear-drenched eyes forget to weep
Upon His breast.
His hand upon my heart He lays;
I o'en can meet the "evil days"
And bear the rod;
For evermore, through storm and
strife,
I hear His promise "I am Life
For I am God."
Helen Watts-McVey.
When cleaning house, use plenty of
turpentine in the scrub water, as this
kills moths, bugs and other hidden
insects. In cracks, pour a boiling hot
solution of powdered alum and
water, or strong brine. One need
not drench the floor or premises so
that the water will go through and
ruin the ceiling underneath; Just
enough may be poured in to saturate
the contents of the opening.
For House-Cleaning
Where the piano has gathered the
purple shade which spoils the polish,
or where It is marred by finger
marks and slight scratches, this
method of cleaning It Is recommend
ed: Take a couple of bowls of barely
luxewarm water and make a light
suds with ivory soap; have a fine
sponge, a chamois skin and a soft
linen towel. Wring the sponge out
of the water In one of the bowls
mearly.dry and with It wipe or wash
with littlo pressure a space on the
case of the instrument about a foot
square; then have the chamois skin
wrung out of the other bowl of
water an1 go oyer the space already
wetted with the skin; then polish
dry with soft linen or old silk; re
peat the process on another space,
until the whole case has been gone
ver. Do the work quickly and thor
oughly. There are several oils or
liquid cleaners that will remove all
lirt and stains and make the ma
hogany or rosewood cases look like
new. Renew water if it is soiled.
Where one coes not care to re
paper walls, or where it can not be
one witti success because of damp
ness, a coating of alabastine, or any
of tho water ixture colors should
fee tried; it is a cheap material, eas
ily applied, and can be made in very
harmonious tlntlngs. It comes in all
colors, and combinations are easily
made. Not being expensive, it can
lie renewed as often as one likes, and
tke walls will always be fresh and
clean.
A box of unslacked lime placed in
damp closet or cupboard will ab
norb all moisturo and sweeten stag
nant odors. Chloride of lime may be
td.
Cleaning Delicate Fabrics
Where articles can not be tubbed,
yet must be cleaned, the following
method has been successful: Set a
vessel containing the amount of gas
oline necessary to be used (according
to size of garment or article) in a
larger vessel containing boiling
water; be sure to do this in the open
air, away from all fire. Tho hot
water will warm the gasoline; then
shave one bar or less, according to
need (one bar of soap to gallon of
gasoline) of ivory soap; and stir in
to the gasoline; let stand covered for
a few minutes; then wash
the article by- "sozzling," dip
ping upland down in the gasoline; if
spots or specially dirty places, these
should bo rubbed between the Tiands
In fhfl hth After tVini-rtmrVilt, nfnoli
inc until nlpnn rlnoo rVin alA. tn !
clean gasoline and hang in open air
until tho gasoline has evaporated.
Before hanging tho article, shake
well to remove any possible flakes of
soap. Alter the gasoline has evap
orated, if It has been hung in the hot
sunshine, there will be no odor; but
if there is, press with a warm iron,
as heat removes all odor. The gas
oline can be used again on darker
colors, and should be tightly corked
and labeled. Gasoline must not be
used in a room where there Is a pos
sibility of fire reaching it.
When handling black marble, it
can be beautifully cleaned with
spirits of turpentine. For cleaning
wuuu marDie, use a paste made of
one-fourth nound of -whfHnr rmo
eighth pound of soda, and one-eighth
pounu oi launary soap melted. Boil
the mixture until It becomes a paste,
and before It becomes quite cold
spread it over the marble and leave
for twenty-four hours; then wash it
off with soft water and rub dry with
a soft cloth.
For a home-made fly poison, beat
together the yolk of one egg, one
third cup of sweet milk, one level
teaspoonful of sugar and the same of
ground black pepper. Put on plates
and set where files aro buzzing
about. Within a few hours you will
find many dead flies, and they should
bo swept up and burned.
its of turpentine to two-thirda of
sweet oil, well shaken. Apply with
an old flannel, and rub well Into the
wood, then rub dry with another
cloth. This will clean all surface
marks, and with plenty of rubbing,
will give excellent polish to even un
varnished hardwood.
M. K. Get two widths of cretonne
long enough to extend over the ends
of the bed six or eight Inches, and
have a width to reach the same over
the sides; mitre at the corners of
the foot, and add a flounce of the
same material to the bottom edges of
the cover. A bright cretonno cost
ing fifteen to twenty cents a yard
will make up very prettily. The
cover may be left open at the corn
ers, if liked.
Mrs. H. An old fashioned recipe
for a preserving syrup which has
never been improved upon is to allow
to each pound of sugar half a cupful
of water, and for every three pounds
of sugar the white of one egg to clar
ify; mix the three ingredients while
cold and without beating the whites
of the egg; then bring to tho boiling
point and skim; simmer five, minutes
and skim again. It Is theirready for
use.
This should be used instead of
adding the sugar direct to the fruit,
ana will give the fruit a much richer
flavor and better color.
Query Box
k. Ii.Cru8h a very ripe tomato
on the ink spot and leave for half
an hour; then wash with warm water
and a very littlo whito soap.
Tillle To keep the paper boxes in
the drawers from sliding about take
a common thumb tack, or a carpet
tack and push It through the bottom
of tho box Into the bottom of the
drawer.
nE?"!!? . Under the name ot
gave us the song, "Listen to the
Mocking Bird," in 1855. The idea
of the song was furnished by an old
S!,,re,mJln wh0 ndered about
Ing "bird WhIstling 1Ik0 a mock-
t,,"011 old, tried furni
ture polish is made of one-third spir
Wooden Newspaper
Mrs. C. asks what is the matter
with tho newspaper; it is very brittle
and can no longer be "crumpled" for
polishing, besides tearing at the least
touch. It Is another testimony to
the results of the war in Europe.
Paper is becoming very: scarce, and
material for making It is not to be
had, so the sheets of newsnaner that
come into the home are made of
wood pulp. If one looks closely, the
uuie wood fibres may be seen, es
pecially in the margins where print
ing does no obscure them. The
larger part of the wood so used is
ground up, while some of it is re
duced by the action of chemicals; the
chemical puln has the longer fihrea
and a certain proportion of it is add
ed 10 me ground wood pulp to give
the finished paper the required
toughness to be handled at all.
Disinfectants
Merely to scrub, brush and sweep
Is not enough, for there are many
places about the house or premises
that rpnulro a mttoVi of.nnr.. ii.i
after. Of all the disinfectants, car
LMic acid Is the favorite; while it
uaa an oaor peculiarly Its own, it s
not unpleasant, and in proper dilu
tions it does not burn or stain. It
may be used in bulk, or in the form
of a spray and so penetrate small
cracks and crevices. It is a very
onuug ecim Kiuer ana is also a deo
dorant, is easily applied, is not verv
expensive, while its efficiency and
convenience is a strong recommenda
tion. For general purposes, rooms,
etc., a 5 per cent solution Is used
for mopping floors, disinfecting
clothincr. and Hi niro o o .
solution is strong enough. Clothinr
and implementa to bo disinfected
should bo left in a bath of tho liquid
for at least an hour. The acid dis
solves with difficulty and for this
reason hot water should bo used
Solutions of borax and peroxido of
hydrogen are used for sterilizing
combs, razors, brushes, etc. Borax is
an excellent disinfectant for sores
but it should not be used too stron?
or too frequently as it sometime?
produces had effects when absorbed
in the system.
Potassium permanganate is a
strong deodorizer, and is used largely
in drains, pipes and water tanks
Copper sulphate is used for disinfect
ing stagnant water; chlorinated lime
Is considered one of the best for dis
infecting water closets, - privies, gar
bage cans, cellars, and other like
foul places. It can be used in pow
dered form or mixed with water in
proportions of four to six ounces to
the gallon of water; while it is a
powerful deodorant, it has an offen
sive smell of its own, and is destruc
tive to metals, and must be used
carefully. Zinc chlorides are some
times preferred because of this, and
a five per cent solution is very ef
fective. Many disinfectants, such as sul
phur, hydrocyanic acid, formalde
hyde and carbon disulphid are used
in a gaseous state called fumigation.
Burning sulphur ai a household fu
mlgant is the most effective and
sure.
ExceUeat Beverages
When one has heavy work to do,
requiring the aid of a strengthening
drink, nothing is so helpful and so
harmless as home-made drinks,
which in all cases should take the
3lace of alcoholics. For oatmeal
drinks, stir a quarter of a pound of
oatmeal into two or three, quarts of
water, according to your thirst and
the -heat of the day. Boil this to
gether for an hour, then let cool and
strain. If too thick to drink smooth
ly, add more water. To this amount
add an ounce or two of brown sugar,
according as you like the taste. Some
people prefer to leave it unstrained,
and shake well before drinking. It
A Sensible
Thing To Do
When the drug, caffeine
the active principle in coffee
shows in headache, ner
vousness, insomnia, bilious
ness, jumpy heart, and so on,
the sensible thing to do is to
quit the coffee.
It's easy, having at" hand the
delicious pure food-drinks - ,
Instant
r
Postum
It is made from wheat
roasted with a bit of whole
some molasses and is free
from any harmful substance.
Thousands who prefer to
protect their Health, use
Postum with comfort and
delight.
Made in the cup instantly
with hot water. Convenient,
nourishing, satisfying.
'There's a Reason"
for
POSTUM
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