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BRINGING THE SPRING WILD FLOWERS INTO THE YARD Bluets, Violets, and Other Early Wild Flowers May be Transplanted Easily pecially fyme. so similar bird's sandy up It plants be more only a ly ply Some very interesting little gardens may be made in spring by transplant ing to suitable receptacles some of the early wild flowers. Such displays are particularly helpful in adding inter est, because they bring into the school a suggestion of the beauty of the For this reason also outer world, they are desirable for the home, help ing when displayed in living or dining room to link our lives with the spirit of the passing season. The chief factor in the availability of wild flowers for this purpose is that of ease of transplanting without check to growth. A plant with a shallow, compact root system which is easily dug up and reset in a flower bowl is ideal for this purpose. Avail ability is often determined by the ac cident of situation. A plant which has found a place for itself in a shallow depression on a ledge or in the top o. stump may often be taken up al most as easily as a potted geranium may be taken from a flower pot. Such a plant is -of course very easy to transfer indoors. a So after be or have witn a oil Cover your ironing board with Turkish toweling if you would 0 have your clothes look especially well. ironed with a warm iron (not hot) to avoid changing the color, and j with such a cover it is possible to make them look much better, with j a cooler iron than is otherwise j It is a slight saving in fuel, too, as an iron can be used for several minutes longer after the heat is turned off, than where the regular covers are used. ! - Stale bread and. cake may be freshened by wrapping in a damp towel and placing in a hot place' until the towel dries. Another. way is to wrap in a dry towel and 1 place in a colander set over a j kettle of boiling water. This ; steams the bread or cake, and it can be eaten very soon. Care must ; be taken not to let either get too moist. If the crust seems wet, slip j, it into the oven for a few moments, letting it get dry but not hard. ^ - I spring wild and ied fiber watch duous This is one of I of Over several great regions in the United States, the bluets or innocenc! is found in one Variety or another. In New England and the North Atlantic States the common species is Hous tonia coerulea, but in other sections other species occur, the earliest wild flowers, growing in ment the and I may be the and masses which are readily taken up by the roots and transferred to low, broad flower jars, where the plants will continue to open their interesting little flowers for several weeks. These flowers are sensitive to weather changes. In a moist, cool atmosphere they turn downward on their stems to turn up again in sunshine. Some of the early violets, particu larly those growing along the mossy borders of ponds and streams, are also easily taken up without injury to the roots. The sweet white violet is one of the most abundant kinds in Ê such situations and is likely to be es dens. the •la • * For The :: Homemaker's Eye •• A splendid way to preserve the freshness of halved grapefruit— to retain all of the juice and the just- prepared-a-few-minutes-ago appearance, although several hours may have to elapse before the fruit goes to the table is to cover the half spheres with rounds of wax paper and then press light ly so that no air can readily get in. A very satisfactory method and it looks well in case should any one take a peep into your kitchen be forehand rather than to see the fruit exposed to the open, placed in the ice box no odors therefrom will penetrate the fruit, either. If Colored clothes, should be I. necessary. Pour boiling water over lima | beans which are to be shelled and how easily and comfortably the j see shelling will be accomplished. If the handle comes off your po tato knife, wind, the blade where it goes into the handle with rather fine strong thread and 1 thrust it into place, where it will then stay. It is usually a painful and dis agreeable task to remove adhesive plaster that has -been used to strap a dressing cover over a wound, es pecially if the sufferer is not strong. It can be done with very little effort if a small piece of ab sorbent cotton is first moistened in alcohol and then rubbed over the adhesive. It usually loosens the coating from the tape, which may he gently pulled off. coating may then be removed from The notice become siweet and rubbed polish. more ing of over metal and a are where pecially prized for its delicate per fyme. It has smooth round leaves and so- is readily distinguished from the lance-leaved violet which occurs in similar situations, bird's foot violet is found in dry. sandy soils, but carefully selected specimens may be successively taken up during rainy weather. It is nearly always true that wild plants with thick succulent roots can be transplanted after growth begins more successfully than those with only fibrous roots. Even if there is a temporary wilting, the plant is like ly to recover soon because of the sup ply of stored-up nutriment, bloodroot is a good illustration of this. The interesting The So when you dig up the roots soon after the frost is out of the grouna be careful not to break off the leal or flower buds and you may hope to have the blossoms expand indoors witn as much beauty as they do in the No other the State In bottle to many sible tail but which baby be the a ed. the kinds milk are one There are innumerable uses for lime water, and so no home should ever be without it. It is used to keep milk vessels wholesome, to make the milk digestible, to soften water, sweeten drains, etc. By heating lime water w T ell into olive oil or linseed oil there results one of'the best known remedies for burns and 1 scalds. To make lime water, put a lump of quicklime as big as the two fists into a clean earthen pitcher, pouring over enough fresh drinking water to cover it six inches deep. Stir well with a wooden spoon, let stand half a day, and then pour off the clear liquid without disturbing the lime at the bottom of the pitcher. Strain through cheesecloth and then keep in small bottles tightly corked. When using, always pour off a little from the fresh bottle or one that has been opened. Thus 0 ne gets rid' of the crust that forms, The first thing in any case of j scorching is to empty the contents to of a pan into another container im- j mediately. Never add water or j stir up a scorched food.. If just the gravy is slightly scorched, the be addition of a bit of brown sugar will kill the scorched taste, badly scorched, rescue all the meat + ! possible with onion and 1 pepper. •• Chop up an onion very fine and be brown it in oleomargarine; add a " tabl'espoonful of flour, stir smooth 4- in the browned oleomargarine and II onion until flour is brown. Make and 1 a generous cupful of beef boullon a j with the extract of beef and boil ; ing water and add to it the brown it ed flour, stirring constantly; then ; heat the meat in it. This is not j too to be recommended as a proper slip j, ragout, but it makes a palatable dish and saves the meat that care- I ^ lessness would otherwise have I spoiled. spring woods outdoors, wild flower has quite so'pure a white, and nit must always marvel at the ii.ddea color transmution of the blood ied sap as it reaches the glowing petals. Set the bloodroot plants in soil or fiber in an attractive receptacle and watch the dropping away of the deci duous sepals, the opening and passing I of the spotless petals, the develop ment of the poppylike seed pod, and the lusty growth of the splendid leaves. Each phase is full of interest and challenges interpretation with I encil and brush. At last the plants may well be set out in a corner of the garden where they will be easily ac cessible another spring . Squirrel corn and Dutchman's breeches are two other early wild flowers which sometimes are found growing in situations where they may be taken up with little disturbance of the root system. They are beautiful and interesting flowers, related to the familiar bleeding h(*r»s of our gar dens. the skin by a few applications of alcohol. it If be I. If lima | and Potatoes should be kept in a cool the j place where it is -dry and dark. The sprouts can be rubbed off when ready to use. po it stay. dis strap es not very ab over loosens which from Apples should 1 he wiped, dry and placed on a shelf with as little crowding as possible. The best apples may be wrapped in tissue paper. To beat butter to a cream, if very hard, it can be slightly warm ed in the oven or put into a hot bowl, but it must never be melted. Dip your mixing spoon in cold water each time before dipping into the cookie batter and the mix ture will slide off much more easily. Shining doorknobs add to the at The tractiveness of a house just as shining window panes do. You may not particularly notice that the doorknobs and. window panes of a charming home are bright and shining—.but were they grimy and neglected, you probably would notice it. If the doorknobs have become very dingy try a little siweet oil and. rottenstone on them and after that keep them well rubbed with some good brass polish. It is rubbing that counts more than anything else in polish ing brass. Gut a hole in a piece of newspaper and. slip the paper over the doorknob so that the metal polish may not touch the woodwork of the door. Then rub and rub with vigorous strokes and a sufficiently large cloth for easy handling. Doorbells and faucets are always shining, also, in a house where the doorknobs look bright. Mothers' Column Eighth Article of Series for Mother's Column contributed by the Medical Consultant of the State Reconstruction Commission. Submitted by the Commission through the Clearing House of the Delaware State Program. BOTTLE FEEDING In taking up the question of bottle feeding of babies, we have to deal with a subject which has many aspects. It will be impos sible to go into a grea deal of de tail in a series of articles like this, but we will endeavor to give the mothers s.ome practical points which must be observed if the baby is to do well. Of course, no baby should ever be taken off the breast and put on the bottle without first consulting a physician, preferably one train ed. in infant feeding. The first consideration will be the milk supply. There are all kinds of milk and all kinds of milk producers. Naturally, some are better than others. You should carefully investigate the various dairies and pick out the one that produces the purest, cleanest milk. Grade A milk should always be used 1 . Never use + •• a " 4- II ;; !! ;; •• j 11 " •; I ! vrr m R & w $ $1 m I K £ * ■/ fm m w V §5 / i 3$ I r *: 0* 0 «Ce Foremost for Style off Society Brand Clothes, because of their very high-quality construction and originality in design, reflect the correct styles season after b season. æorôtg Iranît dlothpa FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG They are cut and tailored by hand, under the most scrupulous have an air of fineness that appeals to and best supervision. As a result they every eye, and commend the taste of the if hot wearer. Sol. Wilson cold mix more at Newark, Delaware - l - M - M - HI ..I I I ■ I H - H I I . 11 11 111 11111 I 1 1 11 I. . . ,,,,,, „„„ i in ^ é a to i any poorer quality, and above all use .milk 'bought in bulk. never Pasteurized milk is best if this is available. This is no place to dis cuss in detail the milk problem, 'Get the so we will merely say, best that is obtainable." creased chances for your baby's good health will repay you many The in milk supply is absolutely free j from all contamination, it is com- ; paratively easy for you to pasteur This will times over. If you are not satisfied that your ! in ize it yourself at home, be taken up later on. Naturally, cow's milk is made up differently from human milk. in or to Therefore, it is necessary change the cow's milk to make it more nearly like human milk. For example, there is more sugar, in; human milk. Therefore, it is ne- \ cessary to add some to the cow's milk. The other constituents are different also, so it becomes, neces sary to make up what is known as a formula for the baby's food. These formulae are usually made ! up from whole milk, that is, milk j just as it comes from the cow (not j skimmed milk—nor milk with any j To this- "whole" cream added), milk, water and sugar are added, j The proportion of these varies | with the age and condition of the i baby. ' For example, one usually*, starts a baby off on one-third milk | and two-thirds, water, with some ! added sugar. The total amount varies with the capacity of the baby's stomach. The new born child is not able to take more than two and one half ounces| eight times in 24 hours. The child 1 of three months will take four ounces seven times- in 24 hours, etc. This will all be explained by the phy sician to whom you go. Bottles must be bought for the baby. Enough s'hould be purchas ed so that you can prepare the whole 24 hours' supply at one time. This is for the reason- that it is most undersirable to pour the feeding from one receptacle into another after it has been pasteur ized. Bottles should be of such shape tha they are easily cleaned and sterilized. The mouth must be large enough to admit a bottle brush easily. Nipples must be of a variety that will stand turning, scrubbing and sterilizing. You can get just the right formulae for your baby according to his age and size by applying to the Health Centers of the Recon sitruction Commission. American Farmer Is Efficient American farmer The average produces nearly three times as much food as any other farmer in ^ , world> Most people will be surpr}sed to hear this, especially We often read, that in Europe, farm land abroad, produces three four times as much per acre as in the United States, and the A merican farmer is often criticised for this state of affairs. It is true that an acre produces much more abroad, but that is because there men to work on or population of the United States ! per j most of the world besides. March j Boy's Life. j ____ are so many more Some thirty-five per cent of it. work on farms, and they not only feed themselves and the sixty-five cent who live in cities, but j | i | ! 4 if . i: 1 g; Ï '' : !.. i ; I 67*4 t. * What do -you know about that ? * DOROTHy GISH *n,*Boot»r # Cj^aranmint Cpiduro It's the same funny Dorothy Gish who played in ''Battling Jane" and "The Hope Chest." At the Opera House, Wednesday, April 14th, This Town Trans formed By A General Clean-Up A town where every citizen but one painted his house, made pairs of the premises, fixed up his laiwn, and arranged flower vegetable gardens was described today by C. P. Chase, who visited it last week. The town is G field, Iowa, and the visible results of the Clean-up and Paint-up C paign there are remarkable, Mr. Chase. Greenfield has 3,000 inhabitants and this propaganda for re and reen am »ays a more beautiful city was started by a local' newspaper take n up 1 y *h e Commercial Club and backed by the city officials'. Ever*- house in the city with a single exception was repainted. All porches win dows, fences sidewalks, and other things in disrepair were attended to. Then refuse, ashes and other waste were cleaned- up. Attention was then turned to lawns and gar dens andi the result, says Mr. Chase, is one of the neatest and ■most attractive towns he has ever seen.—Clinton (Iowa) Advertiser.