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ire! - -r t ' MV The Commoner ' VOL. 17, NO. 8 12 IMiWMBi If Wo Knew Gould wo but draw the curtains That surround each other's lives,- See the naked heart and spirit, ounces white flour, one quart water, one-half ounce yeast and one ounce salt. The bread will keen at least a Know what spur the action gives, week and is said to be at its best .several days after it is baked. The recipe for the meatless soup reminds one of the verse which re ferred to a part of Ireland where the natives "ate the potatoes, skin Could we judge all deeds by motives, and all.'' The recipe reads; Often wo would find it better, Purer than we judge wo should: Wo should love each other better If we only understood. See the good and bad within, Often wo should lovo the sinner, All the while wo loath the sin; Onion and tomato, carrot and car rot tops, one potato, peeling and all, washed and chopped. Any onions, Gould wo know the powers working tomatoes, carrots and carrot tops on To b'erthrow Integrity, hand. Any left overs. One-half Wo should judge each other's errors cent's woith of natural brown rice With more patient charity. If wo knew the cares and trials, Knew the efforts all in vain, And the bitter disappointment, Understood the loss and gain and three quarts of water. Sulphured Fruits In drying apricots, sulphur is used to bleach and preserve their bright nnlrw Tf it- lo rf uaorl rlT"ln1 nnrl. Would the grim, external roughness CQtg wouW b brQwn or duU colore(L Seem, I wonder just the same? Sulplmr has been used for thia pur. Should we help whore now Ve hin- f m The label , uurr Should wo pity where woblamo? pose ror many years put on to comply with the pure food Inw. When one uses dried apricots, wash them through three waters, then soak them in water to coyer for four or five hours; then stew them in the water in which they have been soaked; if fresh water is used, the "soak" water being thrown away, much of the rich apricot taste i& thrown away with it. The bleaching sulphur does no harm, Sulphured appleB will keep and Feeding a Family of Six on ILess are very Good when other apples are Than $1.00 Per Day , scarce. Pare and quarter and core vmir JinnlPR nnrl lianr fh'o hnlrf nnn. How a family of six can live and tainlng them in a barrel in which a Oh, we judge each other harshly Knowing not life's hidden .'force; Knowing not the fount of -action Is less turbid at its source, Seeing not amid the evil All the golden grains of good Oh, we'd love each other better Jtf wo only understood. Selected. away or anise seeds with each layer of salt, if liked; on the salt put an other bushel of cabbage, pounding down as at first, and continue this alternate layering and pounding unr til all the cabbage is used, up, or the barrel filled, having the last, layer of salt. Cover this with a perfectly clean cloth, then a wooden cover to fit Into the barrel, preferably of oak, as pine wood might give a bad flavor. Put on the wooden cover a beavy weight, which may be a well-washed stone. Then cover the barrel close to keep out any roving insect. Let it stand in a warm cellar until the fermentation ceases, which will be within from one to two months, ac cording to the season. While the cabbage is undergoing fermentation a very disagreeable, fetid, acid smell will be exhaled from the mass, and the inexperienced might think the product spoiled, but itwill be all right. The covering an&ithe heavy weight must at all timesjbe on the cabbage, to keep it under the brine which it will make, as,' if left ex posed, it will spoil. Kraut is a val uable and healthy food,. Homo Remedies grow fat on 98 cents a day is told in a circular given out by the Wo man's Central Committee on Food Conservation, at the "United Com mercial Travelers' Food Show, at St. Louis, Mo. The menu is for three meals for six people at the bargain price of 98 cents. It is as follows: Break fast Oatmeal, one and one-half pounds; oleomargarine, a quarter pound; sugar, three-quarters pound, and coffee', four tablespponfuls. Dinner Shank stew, three pounds.; cracked rice, one pound; dried ap ple sauce, one-half pound; sugar, one-half pound, and home-made whole wheat bread, one pound. Sup p'er Home-made whole wheat bread, one pound; pe.anut butter, one-third pound ; dried pea soup, three-quarters pound, and pork, one-eighth pound. The recipe for the war bread, as given by Jules Biron, head chef at the Martinique hotel, New York, follows: Four ounces rye flour, twelve ounces whole wheat, three BOY WANTED! We", want a boy nder 18 years- of ago. who can liiaUCy as Kdltorof the Home Scout Herald a uoy's paper soon to us issuea nauonauy. a no uoy we wautmust be.ahu&Uor asrisreaslve ambitious. No special education or writing ability necessary. A. knowledco of what boys lllco to read Is aU that Is required! To such a boy wo offer a salary of $18.00 par woek and la addition wirwill pay his room, board and railroad tare. This Is an exccptional.op pertunlty. If you are a live-wire boy and know what boys want to read, wrlto and send us your name for Atll particulars. Enclose stamp for roply. UObE SCOOT EDITOft. Stt-D-Nfc LsSde Stmt, jCBKACO vessel containing a shovelful of hot coals is placed, then put two table spoonfuls of sulphur on the coals, cover the barrel tightly immediately and leave undisturbed six or eight hours; then take ou the basket, put the apples in an earthen jar, tie a cloth over the top and keep in a cool place. Another way is, prepare as for drying; pack in a cloth sack or bag, hang in u barrel with the bottom out, set the vessel with the hot coals on which the sulphur has been poured under the barrel, cover closely and let smoke twenty minutes; then take the apples out and put in a stone jar, tie a cloth over the top, and they will keep any length of time. Early ripening fruit can be put away in this way; the sulphur will keep .the apples white, and do no harm. m For Headache Mm Tm 25 Yhti on & Muta VamA Wherever Heads Ache SB WfM-12 Daw At 4rateU tvr JW tta Making Sauerkraut Cabbages that have burst and are unsalable are just as good for sauer kraut its any other, but the heads must be solid and white, and all loose leaves removed. The usual vessel for containing the kraut is a Strong, wooden cask or barrel, and it must be perfectly sweet and clean and well aired. A wooden pestle is used for packing the cabbace in tha barrel. Cut the cabbage in the early morning ana let lie in cold water for half an hour before shredding or slicing. Have the barrel ready, and in the bottom sprinkle a pint of salt the common barrel salt; then put ou tuis a ousnei or shredded cab bage, which should have a depth of six inches when in the barrel; pound the cabbage down compactly all over the barrel, using the wooden pestle put on another layer of one pint of salt, sprinkled evenly, over the sur face, adding a small handful of car- There are many simple home rem edies, easily and inexpensively pre pared, which, if bought ready for use, would cost considerable. If kept on hand, these remedies will often 'save much pain, and often sickness, as well as the doctor's fee and the druggist's charge. These prepara tions should be carefully mixed and put into suitable containers with label and directions for use on the bottle, box or jar. Boric acid is one of the simplest, yet effective drugs, costing but little. A small carton will cost but a few cents ten or fifteen and the con tents will last a long time. Water will not take up more than about ten drams of the acid (ten even tea spoonfuls of the powder) to a quart of water. The water should be boiled and cooled, the 'bottles steril ized and well corked. But it is bet ter to make much less aftone time, using these proportion. Mhe acid is an antiseptic, is non-irr1tating ex ternally, soothes pain anai prevents suppuration. In the hosnold, it is used mostly for an eyerwalsh, mouth wash, and for like needs' One tablespoonful of plain yellow vaseline and one teaspoonful of boric powder, mixed thoroughly and mash ing all lumps with a small, flexible knife-blade, makes and excellent salve for applying to raw sores, burns or scalds., The smooth paste should he put into a small, glass jar, after ster ilizing the jar, and sealed with, a screw top. When you buy witch hazel bo mira It is made with grain alcohol, and under no circumstances buy that made with wood alcohol, as the wood aicouol is poisonous, and. only disrep utable persons would use it in med icines. Peroxide of hydrogen should always be kept in the house; it is very cheapabout fifteen cents for a pint bottle from a good druggist. It is used for any sores, or raw places, disinfecting, and cleansing. Its uses are legion, and every one of them for good. Carbolic acid, (twelve and one-half teaspoonfuls of pure carbolic to one quart of water) kept as a stock solution, can be made weaker as needed and it is one of the best chemical disinfectants, ani deodor izers. It is a poison, and should bo kept labeled and out of reach of care, less hands. Insect Pests We can not urge you too often or too strenuously not to tolerate the fly, nor the cockroach. Keep the swatter busy, and use any preferred way of poisoning the fly. One fam ily can not clear a neighborhood of. flies; but a concerted action through out will do much Keep the breed ing places-'cleared up, too. Men and boys about the outhouses should de stroy all such places. For the cock roach, which 'a a nasty thing at best, mix a tablespoonful of borax with a teaspoonful of sugar, and set little dishes of this around where the roaches congregate, especially at night. Set them about the sink, or any damp place. The roaches gen erally hide during the day, but are out in force at night. Something "happens" to them nd if the feed ing is kept up at intervals for two or three weeks, you will find the roach family, young and old, will seek new quarters. To relieve the pain of the sting of bees, hornets, wasps, scorpions, free ly apply the spirts of hartshorn (am monia); when eased, covei' with a little sweet oil; for mosquito bites, where intolerable itching is folt, ap- 'ply at ones a few drops of aqua am monia, or an infuuion of tobacco. For the torture of seed ticks which get on one's clothes from the grass, nothing is setter than a strong lath er oi laundry 3-ap applied all ovar the parte, over the whole body. Re move the underwear, and put at once in water, hot is best, but the cold will drown them. Mix equal parts of borax and plaster of paris, fill four tin can lids half full of the mixture' and set one unde.v each, leg of the table, refriger ator, or the kitchen safe, and ants will not bother their contents. They will eat the mixture and die. Floor Paint With Glue Mrs. S., Michigan, asks for direc tions for making floor paint with clue: these directions were given some time ago on request from other parties, and proved satisfactory, we give them again: If -the floor is a large one, get about six pounds of spruce yellow, one pound of glue and two quarts of boiled linseed oil; for each quart ot boiling water (about four quarts are generally used) add an ounce and a half of glue; set 3 our; pail on tbe stove, stirring the contents constant ly until the glue is thoroughly dis solved. Then while hot, stir in grad ually the spruce yellow to about the consistency of mush, being careful ;"i"ti'i nii'i"l' 8"""1' 100 OF HEALTH A MEDICAL writer has estimated that 6,008,000 People in the U. . &.. iw most as many aa the population ot N. T. City) have Improved their mental and. physical health and now II vo wun out callings a. doctor, because of our. . PUBLICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE COURSE3 of TREATMENT andlN STRUCTION; PERSDNAI. TRBA.TATBNT and SANITARIUM: CARE. and .INST ku TION IN PERSONAL CLASSES at our School and Sanitarium. iniutely Out twenty year record absolutely proves the value of oVytSmnEALTn inff. -which, restores 100 OP 1) to those who have been repeatedly J appointed in their efforts to And rent elsewhere. .. .nn must Every nerve, tissue and organ niu bo active, full of vitality ftnfV,reareno its function and the mind """Jgive and happy and free from worries to e 100 OP HEALTH. rataloff tells Our Nineteenth Annual Catalog an interesting: story of the eoero im, miraculous cures, wo ha) 0 maaoend it caused to bo made, and wo win bl. to you postpaid upon rcclueat' inIllU wriT&icD erunni iwn SAN TARluM nkblBlLn tfuiiuwi. un. mi " ,. ..aAnaMrJ