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OCTOBEIt 11, 1912.
The Commoner.
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tlcal for garments where there is
difficulty In getting regular laundry
work done. Ono can wash and iron
three or four children's dresses in
half an hour, as they are to be ironed
while wet. White wash silk wasts
are useful in the same way, making
It easy to have a fresh waist, inde
pendent of delayed laundry bundles.
Some Good Dishes
Onp of our readers wishes to know
how to make a dish called "succo
tash." Almost any kind of beans
will answer, but just now, if you
have plenty of "shell" beans beans
that are not yet ripo, though full
grown, these are the best to use. One
cook tells us she uses cranberry
beans, and has equal parts of corn
and beans. Canned corn may bo
used, adding it after the salt pork
and beans are thoroughly boiled,
then let the corn and beans simmer
gently together for some time, so
their flavor will be blended. Then
pour into the mixture as much rich
cream or milk as there are corn and
beans together, and let cook a few
minutes longer.
Another way is to use dried beans
and what is sold in stores as
"hominy" after soaking the hominy
until soft before cooking. The meats'
used with the beans and corn is fresh
salt pork, but it can be seasoned
with butter or cream without the
meat. This, of course, is a winter
dish, but with green corn and shell
-beans can bo made during the sum
mer. To harden pickles, take from the
brine and wash clean; then, to every
gallon of pickles put a small stove
shovelful of clean wood ashes; pour
over this enough boiling water (it
must bo boiling) to cover, and let
stand for two hours. Then rinse
them, and pour over them more hot,
but not boiling, water, and leave all
night. They will become as solid
as when flrst picked; the process of
freshening by pouring on hot water,
letting cool, draining, then repeating
must be kept up until the cucumbers
aro fresh enough for vinegar. If
liked, add a little horseradish to the
vinegar.
IT'S THE FOOD
The True Way to Correct; Nervous
Troubles
. Nervous troubles are more cften
caused by improper food and indi
gestion than most people imagine.
Even doctors sometimes overlook
this fact. A man says:
"Until two years ago waffles and
butter with meat and gravy wore
the main features of my breakfast.
Finally dyspepsia came on and I
found myself in a bad condition,
worse in the morning than any other
time. I would have a full, sick feel
ing' in my stomach, with pains in my
heart, sides and head.
"At times I would have no appetite
for days, then I would feel ravenous,
never satisfied when I did eat and so
nervous I felt like shrieking at the
top of my voice. T lost flesh badly
and hardly knew which way to turn
until one day I bought a box of
Grape-Nuts food to see if I could
eat that. I tried it without telling
the doctor, and liked it fine; made
' mo feel as if I had something to
eat that was satisfying and still I
didn't have that heaviness that I
,had felt after eating any other food.
"I hadn't drank any coffee then
In five weeks. I kept on with the
' Grape-Nuts and in a month and a
half I had gained 15 pounds, could
i eat almost anything I wanted, didn't
feel badly after eating and my ner
vousness was all gone. It's a pleasure
to be well again."
Name given by Postum Co.,
. , Battle Creek, Mich. Read the hook,
"Tho Road to Wollvllle," in pkgs.
"There's a reason. '
Ever read tho above letter? A
w one appeal's from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Requested Rco!pes
Wedding Cake An excellent cake
for a wedding, or any other occasion,
can be made by this recipe: Rub to
a cream one pound of butter and ono
of sugar; stir into tho soft mixture
the well-beaten yolks of a dozen
fresh eggs; after theso are thorough
ly incorporated, boat very hard with
a wooden spoon for sevoral minutes,
then whip in a tablcspoonful of
ground cinnamon and a tablcspoon
ful each of powdered allspico and
nutmeg. Now whip in tho stiffly
beaten whites of tho eggs, alternat
ing with one pound of sifted flour;
then stir in a wine-glass of unfer
mented grape juice. Have ready a
pound of seeded and chopped raisins,
a pound of cleaned currants, and half
a pound of citron cut very fine; mix
the fruit, dredge it thoroughly with
flour, and stir it lightly into tho cako
dough. Turn tho dough into two
tins, lined with well-buttered paper
and bake in a steady oven about
two hours will be required; cover
the cake the first half hour with
brown paper.
In making sauces, if there is any
doubt in tho cook's mind as to
whether a flour sauco is or Is not
cooked 8ufllciently, let her draw the
sauco with a spoon from tho sld3 of
the sauce pan; should it leave blank
spaces quite clean, It is correctly
cooked. A wooden spoon is tho best
kind to uso when making sauces.
An apple and orange salad is made
as fol' nvs: Slice tho oranges, re1
move the skin and put the pulp into
a bowl, mixing the slices with some
nice mellow apples sliced thinly; put
plenty of sugar In between each
layer and mix well; make the salad
about an hour before to be used. Tho
oranges give a delicate flavor to the
apples.
To prevent cakes from burning on
the bottom during baking, groaso the
tins and sprinkle a mixture of equal
parts of sugar and flour before pour
ing in the batter. This is recom
mended for gingerbread and sponge
cakes. Lard is better for greasing
tins than butter.
UouRCwifft'" Problems
One of the problems that worry
the housewife who has no furnace or
coal range is how to dispose of tho
garbage that every housewife must
contend with. This is an especial
problem for the "light housekeeper,"
but if she is careful, she will have
little trouble. All scraps, peelings
and parings should bo rolled in news
paper and put every morning into a
basket which either the janitor or
some one else can deposit in tho
garbage can, or furnace, returning
the basket. There should be a sink
strainer into which everything mixed
with water should be poured and
allowed to drain into tho sink; then
the garbage can be put Into the paper
ready for carrying away. All empty
bottles, cans, pasteboard boxes, and
package papers should be put by
themselves, and may be dumped into
the ash receptacle and burned.
When doing the dishes, wipe out
all greasy plates, pans, skillets, or
pots with newspaper before wash
ing, thus keeping the grease out of
the drain pipes. Always keep a large
wire strainer over the drainpipe of
the sink, and into this pour all waste
water, dish water, and water In
which vegetables have been washed
or peeled. This will leave the trash
dry, and it can be dumped into the
stove, or garbage can, or wherever it
is you throw things. It will also
keep the drain from clogging. If you
want to use the sink for washing pur
poses, fold a cloth and lay over tho
drainage hole, and invert a saucer or
small plate over it to hold the cloth
down. You can then run tho water
in the ilnk and uso It Tor washing
dishes, clothes, or for nny purposo of
tho kind.
Hero is a mlxturo said to take ink
stains out of tho colored dresses of
tho school children, olthcr cotton or
wool, Without injuring color of tho
matorlal: Equal parts of alum and
cream tartar; mix and moisten with
water and spread It on tho spots; re
peat until the spots disappear. Lemon
and salt aro excellent for removing
spots from whito goods used In the
same way, but will take tho color
out of other goods.
Household Hints
For getting rid of rats, this Is
recommended: Put on a bit of board
a tabiospoonful of dry lye or potash;
mix enough molasses with tho lye to
moisten it. then pour Just a littlo
more molasses over the top of tho
heap. It is claimed that rats love
molasses and will oat tho mixture
unknowingly and hurry for a drink
of water, which will liquify tho lye
and they will die Immediately. See
that the dish of water is close at hand
for them. It is said that this is tho
method pursued on a farm, and tho
farm was rid of rats in a very short
time.
For making a good soap for home
household usesr when you have six
pounds of fat buy one ton-cent can
of any good lye and follow directions
on the label for soap making; always
stir until all the ingredients arc well
mixed; stir until tho mlxturo is of
tho consistency of cold molasses; tho
dfrcctionn on tho label say tea
minutes, but if necessary, stir twenty
minutes: then pour Into a large,
wldo dripping pan and not away to
harden and cool. In two or threo
days, cut in bars. For any cleaning
uses, this soap answers, but for tho
laundry, a good brand of manufac
tured soap Is tho safest.
Every ono should havo several
coat hangers for use in caring for
coats, Jackets, waists and gowns.
They aro inexpensive, many excel
lent ones selling two for flvo cents
at tho ten-cent stores, or at tho
notion counters In department storos.
Skirt hangers aro also a good Invest
ment, as the skirts will hold their
shapo perfectly, and sovoral hangers
can bo hung on tho snmo nail. For
trousers, tho pant-holders are in
valuable, keeping tho garment with
out stretching or mis-shaping.
For tho Complexion
Hero Is a safe, simple and Inexpen
sive treatment for a poor complexion,
warranted to bo effective If continued
long enough: Put a hoaplng table
spoon of flno oatmeal (not rolled
oats) into a tumbler of cold water,
stir well and let stand over night. In
tho morning, stir well and let Bottle
again, then drink tho clear part.
Continuo this every morning for
three weeks, and it Is clalmod it will
do wonders for thn complexion.
Bleach from the Inside out.
LATEST FASHIONS
FOR COMMONER READERS
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0110 COSTUME FOR MISSES AND
SMALL WOMEN
Cut in flvo sizes, 14, 15, 16, 17 and
18 years. It roqulres G yards of
44-inch material for the 18-year size.
0J57 LADIES' APRON
Cut in threo sizes,7 small, medium
and large. It requires 4 Vz yards of
3G-inch material for tho medium
size.
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0303 GIRLS' DRESS
Cut in four sizes, 8, 10, 12 and
14 years. It requires 4 yards of
3C-inch material for the 12-year size.
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0075 GUILDS' SLEEPING
GARMENT
Cut in six sizes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and
6 years. It requires 2 yards of
8C-lnch material for the 3-year size.
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THE COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam
allowing patterns from the latest Paris and New York styles. The
designs are practical and adapted to the home dressmaker. Full direc
tions how to cut and how to make tho garments with each pattern.
The price of these patterns is 10 cents each, postago prepaid. Our
large cataloguo containing tho illustrations and descriptions of ovor
400 seasonable styles for ladles, misses and chi'dren, mailed to any
address on receipt of 10 cents. In ordering patterns give us your name,
address, pattern number and size desired.
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1912-1913 Fall and Winter Catalogue, containing over 400 Designs of
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