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""Wlion In disgraco with fortune and,
mon'a oyes,
I all ulono bo-woop my outcast
Btato,
'And trouble deaf heaven with my
bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse
my fato,
Wishing mo like to ono moro rich in
hope,
Featured like him; liko him of
friends possessed,
Desiring this man's art and that
man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contont
tho loast;
Yot in theso thoughts mysolf the
most despising,
Haply I think of Theo; and then
my stato,
Liko to tho lark at break of day
arising,
From sullen earth Bings hymns at
heaven's gate;
For Thy sweet lovo roraombered such
wealth brings
That then I'd scorn to chango my
stato with kings.
Shakespoaro.
To Remind You
Tho canning season is now with
us, and if you have not yot supplied
yourself with tho literature regard
ing tho newest methods of success
fully putting up fruits and veget
ables for tho winter, by applying to
tho United States Department of
Agriculture for its bulletins on the
subjects, it is time you sent in your
request that you may havo tho In
formation at hand. Theso bulletins
aro published for your boneflt, and'
aro paid for out of your taxes, so if
you do not avail yourself of them,
you are tho loser. They are free for
tho asking. Among those that should
intorost you aro tho following; Can
ning Vegetables in tho Homo; Can
ning Fruits, Preserves, Jellies; In
Btructlons and Recipes; Methods and
Dovices in Homo Canning; Canning
Tomatoes at Homo; Home Canning
Instructions; Canning Windfalls and
Cull Apples; Timo Tablo for Canning
Clubs. All of theso bulletins aro
valuable to tho housewife, and will
givo all necessary instructions as to
putting up fruits in tho home. If
you only havo enough produce In
your garden for filling a few Jars, It
is that much gained .if you do the
work successfully.
Where you havo a little of a lot
of things, you can save tho scraps
for seasoning souns and hrnths norf
"Winter when "things" will probably
cost moro than they do now. Boll
together until thick as marmalade
two quarts of ripo tomatoes, one stalk
of celeryyfour onions, ono teaspoon
ful of salt, one-half teaspoonful of
black pepper; rub through a sieve to
removo seeds and skins, and pack
while boiling hot Into small, open
mouthed Jars, as you would for can
ning. If preforred, tho mixture may
bo made thinner, but tho boiling
down will make it eaaler to handle,
1 and when one is in a hurry for soup,
. this, added to stock, will give an ex
cellent flavor. These Jars of season
ing can be filled from tho "left-nvnrn"
(from tho vegetable dinner, if ono is
desirous of saving tho "fragments."
ono of her best allies. The cucum
bors should bo at that stage to bo
used on tho table not immaturely
green, nor yellow-ripe; but "just
right." Tho cosmetcs mado tof this
fruit of tho vino aro highly recom
mended as soothing, healing, soften
ing and whitening to tho skin, and
they can bo made in tho homo at
much less cost than thoy will call
for at tho stores. Directions should
bo followed carefully, both as to
measuring, mixing and applying. It
should not bo mado in largo quan
tities, as, unless care is takon it will
not keep. For a cucumber lotion,
tako six ounces of fresh cucumber
Juice, ono pint of rosewater, two
drams of tincture of benzoin and one
dram of powdered borax. To obtain
tho cucumber Juice, cut a half a dozen
fresh oucumbers into small pieces
without pooling. If you have a
steamer, let steam over boiling water
until tonder enough to mash well; if
not, then put over the fire in a porcelain-lined
vessel with Just as little
water as will keep from scorching,
and cover tho vessel; simmer slowly
until soft and pulpy; mash through
a colander, then strain tho Juice
through a cheese cloth bag, then add
tho other ingredients. Apply by
means of a soft bit of cloth to face
and hands, three or four times
a week, or oven oftener. The ar
senic in tho peel is the whitener; the
lotion will remove tan and, sunburn.
Cucumber cream is made by re
moving tho soft parts from three
cucumbers; press through a colan
der, then, ;rub through a hair sieve,
and to a cupful of tho pulp add five
drops salicylic acid, two teaspoonfuls
of glycerine, and a few drops of pre
ferred perfume. Beat thoroughly
ana Keep in a porcelain jar.
Few things are moro effective for
removing freckles and tan than the
old fashioned buttermilk and horse
radish root or buttermilk and tansy
leaves; or slicing thinly cucumbers
without peeling and letting stand for
a time In butter milk; these can
hardly be excelled by most expensive
face creams, which often contain
harmful ingredients.
Garden Cosmetics
Tho woman who wishes to liavn
jlovoly complexion, and who loves to
pottor aoout the making of cosmet
JicM, will find in the humble cucumber
For tho Homo Seamstress
In order to bind buttonholes in
heavy goods, stitch-the binding on
before you cut the slash for the but
tonhole. Mark the buttonhole and
lay a piece of the binding material
over It on the right sldo of the
goods; mark the slash on this, and
stitch around it through tho binding
material and tho garment goods; cut
tho slash and turn the facing
through tho slash onto tho wrong
side, then fell the edge down. Bind
tho pockets the same way. A little
practice will be required before you
can do very neat work, and it is well
to practice on similar goods of no
value, as scraps.
In making the placket where there
is no seam, cut down where tho
placket is to bo as directed on the
pattern; then cut a lengthwise strip
of the goods two and one-half inches
wide and a little more than twice
the length of the placket opening
stitch the strip down one edge of the
opening and up the other, fitting the
strip to tho angle in the opening at
tho bottom so there will be no puck
ering, tho seams both turned in
ward; this is called a continued
facing. At the lower end of the
placket opening the seam must be
mado very narrow, gradually widen
ing it to about a quarter of an inch
Turn under the other long edge, then
crease the strip through the center,
and hem "tho edge down on tho in
side, making It quite even with the
stitching of the seam. It is far
neater if the hemming- Is made by
hand. Then turn under tho facing
on tho right hand side of the placket
opening and outward, as an under
lap, on tho left hand side. Sew on
the little ball and socket snap fasten
ers that always prove so satisfactory,
where tho goods is strong enough to
stand the careless pulling apart; but
one should learn to do this pulling
so as not to tear out the material. If
the snap fasteners are not liked, use
rustproof hooks and eyes, sewing
them on neatly, and at tho lower
end of tho placket sew a hook and
eye at the closingr-so it will not
show, and pound down the hook;
this will prevent it coming unfast
ened, or being torn in careless using.
Tho Coated Tonguo
Some of our best physicians say
that it is not always easy to say just
what causes coated tongues. The
coating is supposed to be partly com
posed of dead epithelium and partly
of bacteria. Those parts of the tongue
subject to constant friction are not
covered with coating. Somo physi
cians recommend removing tho coat.
Ing by means of a scraper, or brush
kept for the purpose, brushing the
tongue when brushing the teethe in
some cases, It fs believed thaVthe
coating has noVspecial significance so
far as general health is conceded.
Somo persons in apparently perfect
health havo coated tong.ues, while
others, even while siifforlnir fmm di
gestive disorders, have clean tongues.
The Burface of one tongue may be
such that it will harbor a growth,
and, again, it may be that some form
of fungus has taken possession of
the tongue, living there without
causing ill health or inconvenience
other than worry that it is always
there. Lactic acid tablets, or but
termilk will cause a partial clearing
up in some cases. Persons who are
not conscious of any digestive diffi
culties whatever, are frequently
known to have the coating, more or
less pronounced.
Sprains
Vacation,- with its varied running
about and climbing, is a good time
to accumulate sprains. A sprain is
a stretching of tho leaders or liga
ments of some parts of the body
usually the ankle or wrist. The first
thing to bo done is to place the
sprained limb in a straight position,
raising it a little from the horizontal
and apply hot fomentations for the
first three or four days. Dip a good
sized piece of flannel into a basin of
hot water, wring as dry as you can
and apply to the strained part -q hot
as can bo borne. Over this put a
Piece of hot, dry flannel to keen
steam and warmth in. Repeat this
as often as the flannel begins to cool.
Tho sprain should be bandaged for
a week or more, when fomentations
should be stopped and the sprain
til wen SOm gd liniment Sn-
Extravagant Waste
fi0nwv!ry liand we hear the cry of
saSds of C 7 livlng'" and thou
sands of people are everywhere
preaching lessons of economy. But
the majority havo yet to learn that
it is the reckless waste that makes
the want. If you doubt this? go
alonr the allava nf u ....
look at the garbage cans, TunZt
over, almost every one of them 25!?
food stuff, that mlghtTaShXS
have been, used in one form or 5,
other. It is distressing tonS who
has learned the lessons of life n
this waste; but if you speak or it
the housewife, you are at once rnS
with indignant denial, and tho t
sertion that "nothing' is wasted
that evory scrap that can be utilized
lSnSe? But the garbage wagons
tell the tale. The overflowing can
speak louder than words. How is it
with you? w ls ll
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Gleanings
It is rumored' that short skirts
will probably bo lengthened in the
autumn styles, and in order to meet
the demands for the extra length
trimmings and combinations, simu
lated tucks, and other methods of
economical handling will be used.
The new full skirts are all finished
with facings, as there is so much
curving about the bottom, that tho
bottom could not be hemmed with
outout too much .fulling of the ma
terial at the ton. Tho foni
should be cut the exact shape of the
uuLtum uj. me siurt, put a bias facing
may be used if care is exercised.
To clean lace yokes and sleeves in
a garment that can not be tubbed,
sprinkle thickly with a powder made
of equal parts of borax: and corn
starch; roll up tightly and let lie for
a day or two, then unroll and shake
out the powder, brushing the goods
gently with a soft brunh Tf nonco.
sary, repeat the process; but one ap-
lmuauuH is generally enough unless
the goods are much soiled.
To clean white serge,- or other
white woolen goods, sprinkle hot
corn meal over the garment, roll up
and lay aside fof some htfffrs, Chen
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Many are not v aware of tho
ill effects of coffee drinking
nntil a bilious ' attack, frequent
headaches, '' nervousness, or
some other ailment starts
them thinking.,, .
Ten days off coffee and on
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show anyone, by the better
health that follows, how coffee
has been treating them.
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