Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1925, Page 11

WOMAN'’S. PAGE. Guard the Refrigerator Hit-or-Miss Plan Condemned Where Proper Care of Food Is Involved—Other Ways of Keeping Provisions Fresh—The Pantry. OUR refrigerator may look stout and tough, but in reality great care must be taken to see that it is properly placed. Few housewives r e the importance of th Place the re- ator where it won't overheat or exposed t ure, draft sud- den change: weather. A porch, even though protected, or a cellar are bad p for it. The best place is in the kitchen near the rear entrance. This may not be as convenient as little ne er the working section, but it saves the ice man crossin your kitchen. The ideal arrangement, of . is an outside icer opening on the porch You are, of course, interested in knowing about the right use of ice, how to get the most benefits from its use and how to make sure of food and health protection. For these result a steady cold temperature is neces- v. Keep the ice chamber of your gerator well filled, then the ice When there i as to whether a piece of ice the next day, don't take ref will melt more slowly. doubt will la: e runs low, worse still, the food feels the hing befor u notice its The refrigerator gets rm and smells woody, and all sorts %ood deterioration is likely to oc- of The ice man may be delayed, which seems to happen when the supply is allowed to run low, and also when fresh supplies from the merchant’s cold box arrive and are placed in your refrigerator. Then, it anything goes wrong, it is the merchant who is us- ually blamed. There is more food lost between the chopping block and the table than most buyers realize, and this is especially likely to happen if the refrigerator is run on a hit-or- miss plan Leave the ice uncovered. the ice in a newspaper or blanket may keep the ice from melting, but it also prevents the free circulation of air around the ice and that prevents purification of the air. The whole surface of the fce is needed to purify the air properly Question of Size. It is a great mistake to have too small a refrigerator for the amount of food in it. There is not room for enough ice. The food is a heating ele- ment and melts the ice more rapidly n the ice can chill the food. Too ding of food also obstructs circulation, so essential to keeping the flavor fresh and appetiz- ing. It is not the size of the refrig- erator so much as the quantity of food which consumes ice. It makes a big difference where you place the various kinds of food in a 3 -ator. They give off odors, and odors are sure to mingle un- Wrapping pleasa; if the air circulation reaches them in the wrong order. Many housewives believe that the place nearest the ice in a refrigerator is the coolest, but this is not true. The coldest place is at the bottom of the refrigerator. Hot alr rises, and air that is not being constantly purified by circula- tion around the blocks of ice soon be- comes unfit to come in contact with food. When the warm air in the re- frigerator rises it carries with it im- purities and moisture absorbed from the surface of the food, which, if lowed to remain In the air, spoil 1. he air which is warmed by pass: over the food comes in contact h the ice, where the moisture is ad upon the surface, and the fmpurities are carried off by the melt- ice. The air is thus dried, cooled purified. Then the cooled alr im- mediately descends to gather up more moisture and impurities, and thus the is repeated continually. Any- placed directly on or around the tends to interfere with the circu- on of the air. Nothing will spoil food more quickly than the moist heat which we must expect during July and August: there. fore unless the refrigerator is of a £ood size, and sufficlent ice is used to leep it at a uniformly low tempera- ture, it is not wise to buy perishable foods in large quantitie: In the average refrigerator the fol- ing arrangement of food will be nd be the safest: Drinking iter and other liquids should be iced on the floor of the refrig tor. ‘Butter, lard, cream and milk hould be kept on the lower shelf, ere they will be chilled but not ced. Fruits and fancy vegetables may be kept on the upper shelves. Meats, fish and so on may be placed on the middle shelf. Al fish prod- ucts should he wrapped in cloths. All housewives realize that butter, 1o to milk, cream and cheese take on the | flavors of strong foods placed in the me chamber with them For this reason, butter and ats should he kept 1 covered rcks, cheeses covered dishes or wrapped in tin- or waxed papers, and milk and m covered. Jellies also absorb s, as do custards, and they hould be covered when they are set to chill. One of the quickest ways of spoil- ing the efficiency of your refrigergtor s a preserver of food is to open the doors too often and keep them open too long. Tests have shown that in cpening the door the temperature in- side rises at least two degrees. A rise of two degrees five times before dinner and five times after dinner would com- pel the ice to restore a total of 20 degrees. That s a quick way to melt your ice and at the same time lower its efficienc: Some housewives open the refrig- erator docr every time they want a single article of food, instead of taking out several articles at one time which may be needed about the same time. They also hold open the door while wondering what to take out first or planning the meal. This is very wasteful. The refrig- erator doors should be opened as little as P ble d kept open as short a time as possible. If you let your refrigerator get warm, it will take much more ice to chill it again than it would to keep it cold. Never put hot or even warm food in the refrigerator. Let it cool first. Every refrigerator should be thor- oughly cleaned once a week land lightly gone over twice a week, and should anything spill, it should be cleaned at once. Remove everything for the big cleaning, pour warm suds with ammonia in it down the drain- pipe, then run down a limber-handled brush to clean the sides of the pipe. See that the drain below runs freely, then pour down several saucepans of hot water to flush the pipe and drain. Next wash with a coarse sponge the entire inside, clean and sun the shelves or racks, rinse down once more, then wipe thoroughly and re- turn the shelves. It possible, rinse new ice with cold water before putting it in the box. Dy the refrigerator thoroughly. ‘When purchasing a new refrigerator, be sure to zet one that can be easily and thoroughly cleaned. Other Ways. When deltvered, lettuce and other salad greens should be piunged in cold water and allowed to remain for about half an hour until somewhat revived: then, without draining, they should be wrapped in a large square of wet cheesecloth; followed by some heav wrapping paper to prevent evapora- tion. better way than to let themn stand for hours-in a pan of cold water. Green vegetables and roots should be placed on the cool floor of the cellar until needed. Frults also keep better when spread out on flat dishes and kept in the cellar or some cool place with a good circulation of air than when placed in the refrigerator. Beet greens are the tops of the young plants which are thinned out when about eight inches high. . They should be prepared in the same way as spinach. Should any be left from dinner, mix them with a French dyess- ing, pack in egg cups or any small molds, and serve as a lunch salad the next day, garnishing with parsley, or, it on hand, some nasturtium leaves and blossoms. Cherries, raspberries and peaches should not be prepared until just before the hour for serving, but blackberries, huckleberries, “cur- rants and pineapples may be.sugared and set aside for several hours in ad- vance of a meal This is a good way to keep meat fresh in hot weather: Pour some vinegar into a fairly deep dish which is large enough ‘to hold the meat. Stand a_saucer upside down on the | dish and then rest the meat on this. Cover the whole with a pleee. of clean muslin, tucking the material well un- der the dish on all sides. Even in close weather, mieat, both raw and cooked, will keep fresh for some time and no insects will approach it. ¥ To Keep Milk Sweet.—It has been proven that milk keeps sweet for a long time if it is exposed to a red light. During the brighter months of the year it is an excellent plan to tie red paper round the bottles in which milk is kept. If pitchers or bottles are used, a cap of red paper can be put over the top to screen the contents from the strong white light. Even in close, thundery weather it will be found that milk will not turn sour quickly if treated in this way. Keep the Pantry Cool. How to keep the pantry cool in hot weather, especially when it is in an apartment, is a problem which is con- fronting many housewives just now. To begin with, if there is a window, a red or green shade should be used, and it should be pulled down and kept down. If you do not possess a re- | frigerator and ice cannot be obtained as soon as you would like it, place a bowl of galt water or water in which sal ammoniac has been dis- solved in the proportion of two ounces to one pint of water on the tov shelf of the pantry or larder. Fastén three or four strips of cloth to a hook in the cefling of the pantry and let the ends rest in the bowl of water. The constant evaporation of the water from the cloth will eool the temperature of the pantry. Peter Admits Envy. Envy is at best not nice AU its worst it is a vice —0ld Mother Nature. Peter Rabblt watched Jerry Muskrat until he had his landing in the rushes near the head of the Smiling Pool com- pleted. ,Then as Peter watched Jerry sitting on that little landing resting and eating a plece of flagroot, he ezan to grow envious. Yes, sir, he an to grow envious. It seemed to had everything that Finally he said be Peter that Jerr any oné could desire. ) right out. You sound as if you are envious,"” aid Jerry between bites. T am,” admitted Peter very frankly, Just what do you envy me?” in- quired Jerry. “I envy you your safety replied Peter. “Here I have to s be enemies h out at watching out don’t have tc “Is that s imed Jerry % want_to know . how under the sun do you get that W Supposing vou tell me what enemies you have to watch out for.” “Reddy Fox and Old Man Coyote,” replied Peter promptly “I never go ashore without havin; to watch out for those two fellow: replied Jerry. “Go on, Peter.” “Hooty the Owl at night, and some of the big members of the Hawk fam- fiy in the daytime.’ said Peter. They keep me looking up in the air just much as they do you, Peter bbit.” declared Jerry, Shadow the Weasel and hunters with terrible guns,” continued Peter. Again Jerry nodded. “I have to watch out for both,” said he, “though probably Shadow the Weasel is more dangerous to you than to me. But hunters with terrible guns are not the only two-legzed creatures I have to be watching out for all the time. There are those others who set dreadful traps. So you see, Peter, I am no hetter off than you are when it comes to_enemies.” “But you have the water in which 1o get awav from them.” replied Peter. “and you have the brambletangles BEDTIME STORIES BY THORNTON W. BURGESS which no one can follow you except- ing Shadow the Weasel,” replied Jerry Muskrat. “What is more, I have two other enemies that you seldom have to think about. “Who are they?" demanded Peter. “Little Joe Otter and Billy Mink, replied Jerry. ‘“Water is no protec- tion from them. Both are better swim- mers than L" Peter looked as surprised as he felt, and that was very much surprised in- deed. “I'thought that Little Joe Otter and Billy Mink were friends of yours,” he said. “It all depends on how hungry they are and how scarce food is,” replied . “Little Joe Otter I can get from in my burrows, but Billy Mink can follow me wherever I can go. _Are vou still_envious, Peter? No-0,” replied Peter, slowl o, 'm not envious any more, “I never have thought of you as ving any enemies from whom you couldn’t get away by just diving into the Smiling Pool. I guess envy is foolishness. I guess nome of us know just what our friends and neigh- bors have to face every day. No, I'm not_envious any_ more, Jerry." & Peter. Here comes water and disappeared. (Copyright, 1925.) e Eat Dr. Farwell's Whole-Wheat Bread. Phone Linc. 31.—Advertisement. Lamb With Potato Loaf. Chop bits of cold cooked lamb and reheat in a milk gravy. Prepare the potatoes as follows: Four cups diced cooked potatoes, one teaspoonful onion Jjuice, few grains pepper, three tea- spoonfuls minced herbs, one teaspoon- ful salt. Mix the materials well and put into a.deep pan which has been well oiled. Press the potatoes down into the pan and cook until brown on top. Invert the pan and slip the loaf out into the middle of a large platter. Arrange a border of the cooked cream. ed lamb and serve very hot. This will be found to be a far| COLOR CUT-OUT DICK WHITTINGTON. Dick’s Generosity. Poor Dick could not belleve his eyes and ears when his master told him that all those chests of gold and jewels were his. Dick begged that his master keep half, but Mr. Fitz- warren was an honest man and would not consent to take anything which was not lawfully his. Dick then tried to persuade his mistress and Miss Alice to take some of his riches, but they, too, refused. However, the boy's generous heart would not be satisfied until he had shared his wealth with some one. He gave the captain of the ship a large chest of jewels, and all the servants, even the cross old cook who had treated him so cruelly, were gener- ously remembered. Color this fine, new suit of Dick's green, trimmed with gold. Make his boots brown and his sword a shining gold. (Copyright, MODE MINIATURES 1925.) For each sport its gloves, and so the feminine equestrienne who fol- lows the mode when she follows the hounds selects silk-topped riding gauntlets, now reigning in style for the hands that rein the steeds. This season they are particularly good-looking, usually made of white doeskin, with red and bright blue |tops, assuring coolness simultaneously with chic. The feminine golfer in turn reduces her handicap with fingerless chamolis mits that permit freedom of move- ment, vet firmness of grip. MARGETTE. Nutrition Nuggets. When the doctor orders vegetable juice or broth, use no meat stock. An invaluable broth may be made by simmering parsnips or a few car- rots and potatoes with a cup of strained tomato, ondl of spinach, some celery tops and two small onfons. A bit of bay leaf, salt and celery salt added to taste. To prepare raw vegetable juice grind the vegetables, such as spinach, cabbage, carrots, etc., in the meat grinder. Strain the juice through a gauze. An easy way for nn expectant wother to plan her own dlet is to re- member that she should herself eat the foods that will form the child's diet after It is past nursing period. This means a simple dlet of very nour- ing and easily digested foot. Fruit salad is an excellent time saver. It combines two courses, the salad and the dessert, giving high food value. Remember that while certain vege- table foods contain some body-build- ing material, this material is often in- complete. Vegetables are important for other reasons. For body building we need such foods as milk, meat, fish, eggs and cheese. Without green vegetables the best body-building food in the world will be of little use. Vegetables furnish elements that help the body to regu- late its process so that it may get the best results from the body-building foods. Give egg volk to bables between 2 and 3 months old, but do not give the white until after the first vear. The white is such concentrated food that it is too much for the baby's digestion. Many physicians feel that an exces- slve use of salt contributes to high blood pressure. Certainly, when there is any tendency to this disorder or to heart disease, salt should be used in minimum quantities if not cut out al- together. When the digestion has become out of order temporarily going without food will often help. One, two, or sometimes even three meals may be omitted. Beyond that, however, it is best not to carry the fasting process, as at this period the body begins to feed on itself and the fast does more harm than good. If you are at all afraid that the baby is in danger of rickets, ask your physician about cod-liver ofl. One well known authority gives cod-lver ofl to babies as a preventive. He used only about five drops a day at first and considers it as necessary as orange juice. If you are afraid that you have not balanced the daily diet correctly do not be afraid that members of your family will all die. While it is impor- tant to keep the diet balanced every day, if possible, nature is very patient and will wait several days for any lack to be made up, as she is sure of getting it then. In other words, if you fall down on the daily diet bal- ance, see that the weekly balance is right. While we in no sense advocate a strictly raw diet, it is a goed plan to vary the meals occasionally by serv- ing combinations of raw vegetables. Carrots, spinach, turnips and beets are among the vegetebles that may be washed, grated very finely, minced and combined to form sandwich fill- ings, salads or other attractive dishes. These raw vegetables carry a larger share of necessary elements than vuked ones. When Man Proposes WD DorothyDix Woman Still Has to Marry Her Opportunity In- stead of Her Preference, But She Will Soon Do Her Own Choosing. MEN have the right to lay the responsibility for marriage being so often a failure on the shoulders of men. better than men, or because women have a highen sense of the duties and obligations of matrimony than men have. Acouses Him of Bungling the Job This is not because women are On the contrery, human nature is ever much of a muchness, and nowhere more so than in the family circle. There are angel husbands as well as angel wives, and female devils as well as male brutes. There are as there are wife-beaters. many women who henpeck their husbands Many a wife finds her marriage vows more brittle and easier to break than her ple crust, and the martyr crown is worn impartially by both sexes. Men are no more blamable than women for wrecking wedlock. After the home is established husband and wife take an equal hand in pulling it down about their ears. But where man's guilt comes in is in his being accessory before the crime of a marriage that should never have taken place. For the trouble with the great majority of marriages that go wrong Is that they are merely misfits. There {s nothing really the matter with the husband and wife. They are good, kind, well-meaning man and woman, who would make some other woman and man ideal mates. But they don’t suit each other. They have antagonistic tastes and habits and points of view, and so they get on each other’s nerves, and quarrel and fight, and bring out all that is worst in each other, and make a home that either blows up at the divorce court door or else is a little hell on earth. And, so far, the responsibility rests on men because men do the picking. They select their wives. ‘Women merely take what they can get in the way of husbands, and it is to men's lack of judgment in the matter that we owe so much matrimonial misery. A WOMAN has veto power. very little choice in her husband. All she possesses s the She can refuse to marry the man she doesn’t want, but she cannot go out and pop the question to the man she does want. She may see a man—she often does see & man—who comes up to her ideal of all she wants and needs in a husband, but the most she can do is they had any choice in the matter. selection. they did. over his wife's millinery bills. HOSE fault is it? Nothing question is about to be broken up. most galling thralldom of all. father of her children. men are of women. maker. And, one thing is certain. men “have. The Feet and the Nails. Never economize on shoes. See that your shoes fit well and are com- fortable. The size of the foot does not matter, the thing that counts is its shape, and the shape is determined by the sort of shoes worn. White or light colored shoes make the foot look _larger, black or dark brown smaller. Fancy shoes call attention to the feet, therefore are only for those whose feet can stand {nspection. Cut the toenails straight across once a week and cut the nails on the big toes to an in-pointing V. Once a week at the end of your bath, clean under the toenails with a nail file and scrape off as much loose skin as possible. Where yeilow callous places develop wear off the dead skin with a corn file and rub the place with oll or cold cream. Treat corns as follows: | Soak the feet 15 or 20 minutes in hot, soapy water until the corn softens and swells. Dip a regular corn knife in scalding water to make it antiseptic and very carefully cut off the top layers of horny skin, shaving them off until you come down near the live skin. Paint on a little collodion to take out th soreness, then bind { over it a little bit of absorbent cotton | soaked In ofl, using strong adhesive tape. If the corn is due to a rubbing shoe buy better shoes next time; meanwhile wear a little guard made of white felt over the toe to prevent that rubbing. For your finger nails have ready a bowl of warm soapy water, an old This Once. There is always an exception in the {rules that govern the growing of a child. What is good for one child is not of any use to another, perhaps. And what works for this one today will not do tomorrow, because he is a different child. It is possible for children to change in a day, in an hour, and we must stand ready to swing an oar to steady the boat, what- ever the wind and the tide. When I see a teacher close her mouth in a hard line and set her eyes as she says, “He's no different from the others; I make no exceptions,” I know that she is either very young and has the whole of her profession to learn or that she has had a lifetime of inexperience. Any teacher who un- derstands her work and its values knows that no_ two <hildren are alike and that no day passes without an exception to some rule, some way, somehow. At home the same law holds. Mother can say that all the children must do exactly the same thing in the same way, but it i8 not in the power of the children to follow that dictum. The most she can hope to do is to have them follow the right principle and arrive by whatever road is theirs. It is a positive pain for some children to do an errand, while it is the delight of another’s voung life. But there is something that the second child can do well and the first does ill. Just balance the one against the other and say no more. It won't do to say that every child must do everything the others do and do it to the same stand- ard. Something of everything they can do, but it will not be the same way or to the same standard. There is al- ways an exception. Mothers and fathers need to heed the exception for themselves as well as for the children. When one has gone for a long stretch of time doing the same thing in the same way there sets in a feeling of depression and a loss of enthusiasm. It is scarcely possible to stay enthusiastic over washing the same set of dishes at the same lime every day for 20 Not the women's. the same characteristics they had when their husbands singled them out from all the feminine herd for their own and put their brand upon them. They might truly ask why their husbands didn't pick out the sort of wives they wanted, instead of selecting the ones that didn't suit them. s more certain than that this order of things is soon to be changed and that man's immemorial Woman’s emancipation in every other direction has been too complete to permit her to submit much longer to the BEAUTY CHATS IOur Children—By Angelo Patri | I to sit around and suck her thumb and look willing, or spread a few ineffectual snares and traps through which he walks unscathed. has the courage to be an old maid, she marries the man who is her oppor- tunity instead of ner preference and they live scrappily together ever after. And then, unless she Millions of women are married to men they would not be married to if But every man's wife is his own And the more one considers it the more the wonder grows that so may men who are shrewd, keen, far-seeing, cautlous business men should have blundered so fatally in entering into the matrimonial partnerships that For all about us we see intellectual men married to morons; old men married to flappers; men who love to eat married to women who can't boil water without scorching it; stay-at-home men married to soclety butterflies: men who like to roam married to bread-and-butter wives; stingy men married to wives who are wasters and spenders. The college professor is bored to death by his dull wife and the old man is peevish because his young wife drags him around to balls and parties. The gourmet knocks his wife's cooking at every meal and the stick-in-the-mud husband quarrels with his wife about the way she gads about. tells every pretty girl how his wife is no companion and refuses to pal with him, and the tightwad beats upon his breast and rends his clothes in agony ‘The rounder ot 8 ‘They are the same women, with monopoly of the right to pop the For the right to vote and the right to follow any trade or profession that she pleases are as nothing to the right to choose her own mate and the Whether she will choose more wisely than men remains to be seen. Personally I think she will, because women are better judges of men than Also, a woman knows accurately and definitely what she wants, and you can't palm off a substitute on her. Therefore, it is not likely that she will marry a business man and weep ‘| because he isn't poetical, or espouse a poet and expect him to be a money- ‘Women can’t bungle the situation worse than (Copyright. 1925.) DOROTHY DIX. BY EDNA KENT FORBES. toothbrush, a slice of lemon or a small bottle full of lemon juice, a long flexible steel file, a very good pair of curved manicure scissors, a soft buffer, polishing powder or paste, cold cream, and emery boards. Shape the nalls with the steel file to a moderate point, the length of them depending upon the shane and length of your fingers and the sort of daily occupaton you have. If vou work, keep the nails short or they'll break. If your fingers are stubby and short, keep the nails as long and pointed as possible. Now soak the fingers tips in the warm water for ten minutes or so. Go around the edges of each nail with the pointed end of the file, to raise the dead skin which clings to the nails. CHp this off very carefully with the scissors until you have a smooth unbroken edge. This job will become easler with practice; you must not cut too much, or you'll injure the live skin; too little will not give the desired freshly manicured appearance. Rub the fingers with lemon juice to bleach the stains. This s the cheapest and most efficient bleach I can esuggest; it will even clean be- neath the nails, and it will shrink the cuticles back as well. Clean the nails with the pointed end of the file, smooth off the rough edges with an emery board, and clip off the rough skin “where the nail runs into the finger. Polish thoroughly, and then rub with cream, for your treatment has dried the cuticle and a cream is necessary to keep it smooth. Wipe off and polish again. years or catching the same train and listening to the same men say about the same thing year after year. There must come an exception. Make f{t come. Miss the train if you can't do anytbing else. Go out for dinner and forget the dishes once in a while, even if you have to carry your own dinner and eat it under the trees off paper plates. Life is not regular and even and set. It i{s rhythmic and moves for- ward with insistent beat, but the rhyme is usually blank verse and the rhythm is a bit wild and broken. Were it even and smooth and gently sweet it would be sickening. Just shake yourself loose and take a good look around you and make room for the exceptions. There must always be an allowance for friction and a bit of leeway for adjustment all around. Tt is just as well to keep a time for *“this once.” tention to indilfice tFom pafents "end tenhers ogthe care and _development of children. Write him. in care of this paper. inclosing stamped, addressed envelope for repl: (Copyrifht. 1928.) Sperk gently to the dinner g«n,t, Nor chide him en hes late, For some tim I was watching pop smoking his cigar to himself and ma came in hold- ing my other pair of pants, saying, Willyum, look at this boys practically new trousers, they are so threadbare in the seet you mite say there was no seet left with a little stretch of the imagination. Now if these trousers had bin eny good they wouldent ef worn like this and I think they awt to give us a new pair for them, dont you, Willyum? she sed. 11 inquire into the matter and II start rite now, pop sed. Wat are you going to do, rite them a letter? ma sed. No, Im going to start at the other end, 8o to speek, pop sed. Benny, how about this? he sed. Sir, wat? I sed, and pop sed, Heers a pair of your pants with the seet reduced to a shadow of its former self, its a very pitifill spectacle and re. minds me of one of Shakespeers great- est lines, How the seets of the mitey have fallen. Can you shed eny lite on the subjeck? he sed. Wat kind of lite? I sed, and pop sed, Have you eny inkling or glimmering of an ideer of how these trousers came to lose their dignity, not to say :‘!;ei,r texture, ®o erly in their young e Well, I dont know wat could of did u.dunleu maybe it was the race, I sed. The race? pop sed, and ma sed, Wat race, and I sed, Well, the other day us fellows had'a sitting down race to see who could get from the lam post to the telegraff pole the quickest with- | out using enything but their feet and their sitting down position. Willyum do you heer that? ma sed, and pop sed, Who won this remark- able race? I did, I sed. Wich I did, and pop sed, Well then the honor of the family has bin saved, but for the welfare of future unborn trousers, you must promise never agen to engage in sutch a contest, E ‘Which I did. What TomorrowMeans to You BY MARY BLAKE. Leo. Tomorrow’s planetary aspects are variable and perplexing. In the early morning they are favorable. but later on they become adverse and continue so until noon. Thereafter, and until sundown, they are benign, while in the evening they revert to the ad- verse. Under such complex conditions it is useless to attempt anything out of the ordinary, although, in the after- noon great enjoyment and pleasure can be derived from outdoor sports and recreations. At night the vibera- tions are sluggish, and there will be experienced a trend to morbidness and moroseness, which will be only suc- cessfully overcome by great self-re- straint and will power. Children born tomorrow will, regard- less of sex, be very much alike in dis- position and temperament, although, physically they will be very different. A girl promises to be healthy, full of spirit, and almost a complete stranger to sickness. A boy, on the other hand, will be, during infancy, weak and ail- ing, and assiduous care and regulated nutrition will be required to carry him successfully through to manhood. Thelr dispositions will be submissive and kind. They will derive, at all times, more gratification from the happiness of others than from their own individual pleasures. They will be gencrous to a fault and ever ready to make sacrifices. If tomorrow is your birthday, you are temperamental, and a large ma- Jority of those who celebrate their natal anniversaries on this date are artistically inclined and musical. If you were born on July 25, you pos- sess a personality at once compelling and magnetic, thereby enabling you readily to make friends, mong whom you are very popular. In spite of the artistic side of your character, you are not lacking in practical ideas, and are an excellent manager, either at home or in business. Your commercial in- stinct is quite keen, and you very rarely are left with the worse side of any trade or bargain you may make. Your disposition is a generous and forgiving one, and you are invariably animated by noble ideas and kindly thoughts. = Your love is strong, faith- ful and devoted, and you are never too tired or too preoccupied to show it. ‘Well known persons born on this date are: Carroll D. Wright, statisti- cian; Frank J. Sprague, electrician and inventor; Maxfield Parrish, artist; Am- adeo Bassi, operatic tenor; David Belasco, dramatic producer. (Copyright, 1925.) HOW IT STARTED BY JEAN NEWTON. “Peripatetic.” One does not have to be erudite to know the word “peripatetic” as relat- ing to a school of philosophy, that of the disciples of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. In everyday speech we find the word used in the sense of traveling, moving, wandering. Its modern use in this sense, however, is usually satirical or Jocular. It may seem a far cry from the philosophy of Aristotle to a modern itinerant, yet it is precisely in that connection that we have the interest- ing story of the word’s origin. “Peripatetic” is a Greek derivation and means literally “to walk.” It was from the circumstance that the follow- ers of Aristotle. meeting in the “gar- den” of the Lyceum, were known to walk about during study that they came to be called “Peripatetics” and their philosophy ‘‘peripatetic.” Popularized by these ancient schol- ars, the term has survived in common speech, where today it s used more or less lightly in its original sense of moving from place to place. (Copyright. 1825.) Scalloped Onions. Six large onions, two tablespoonfuls margarine, two tablespoonfuls grated cheese, one-eighth teaspoonful pepper, one and one-half cupfuls milk, two Fruit juices are in demand for Sum- mer and for Winter beverages. They add flavor, zest and color when added to other drinks, such as fruit punches and “pink lemonade.” Some of them may be used alone, but most of them are improved by combining with other Juices or with tea, lemonade, or- angeade or lime juice. Requests have FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GOOD FOR BEVERAGE IF BOTTLED IN THEIR SEASONS, MAKE THE SERVING OF DELICIOUS DRIN] EASY WHATEVER THE SEASON. vegetable beverages which were prom- ised if housewives asked for them, so today let us devote the space to rules can make. Cranberry Shrub. One cup cranberry juice, one cup sugar, three cloves, two lemons, one quart water. Pour the cranberry juice over about one-half the sugar and let it stand for one-half hour at least. Make a lemonade of the water, the rest of the sugar, the lemons and the cloves. Do not squeeze the lemons, but cut them into thin slices, and put in the water, etc. Let the beverage remain Midsummer Review. “We must look over our garden again, Mr. Burbank, and note what is to be done now.” I said. “Yes, it is time to sow many kinds of seeds, to harvest some of the vegetables, to make out order list: for bulbs and to look after the rose: he replied. “What bulbs would you suggest for our Spring list?” “Hyacinths, tulips, lilles of the /, narcissus, crocus and all the lilles. Also iris may be moved now or a little later, as well as Oriental popples, Madonna lilies and peonfes if they need dividing and transplanting. “Roses should be cultivated and watered, and if afflicted with orange rust, pick off the leaves and burn them; also spray the bushes with Bordeaux mixture. Cuttings also may be made now, planted in sandy loam, and protected from the sun.” “What about our vegetable gar- Ve have already mentioned sow ing spinach and lettuce, and to th may be added beets, carrots and the last sowing of string beans, selecting an early maturing variety. If planted close together in rows they may more be protected from early frost. “When the onions turn veilow they may be pulled up and left to dry for several days; the roots and tops are then cut off and the bulbs stored in a-dry, airy place. If the herbs are up in bunches and hang them up in the shade to dry. “All vegetables sown recently can be thinned out, the weeds pulled up, and all ground not in use may be spaded and sown with vetch, rye or clover, as this prevents washing of the ground during the Winter and adds fertility to the sofl.” “What else may still be planted?” “Celery in a cool, shady place for one thing, for a late crop, and globe or French artichokes sown for next year. They may be grown in pots, tablespoonfuls dry bread crumbs, one- fourth teaspoonful salt. The onions are first peeled and parboiled in hot water for about 45 minutes. . They are then arranged in a deep baking dish. The milk is heated and com- bined with the margarine and crumbs, reserving enough of the crumbs to make a top layer for the dish, The cheese is combined with the crumbs and the whole placed with a layer over all. The scallops should be baked until the onions are thoroughly soft, when the layer of crumbs and cheese are placed on top and the ‘whole browned under a quick flame. Baked Fish. Four pounds of fish, six tablespoon- fuls flour, one and one-third teaspoon- fuls salt, two teaspoontuls onlon juice, one pint milk, four tablespoonfuls parsley, one-half teaspoonful pepper. Prepare the fish by rubbing it with a mixture of salt, pepper and flour. Place in a baking dish and sprinkle ‘with onion juice and parsley, pour the milk on and cover tightly. Bake about 45 minutes in a moderate oven and serve in the baking.dish. Use any fish suitable for baking. ) come in for more recipes for fruit and | for distinctive beverages any woman | FEATURES. Iced Beverages That Are Different BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. blooming, it is time to cut them, te|’ 11 in cold brew for at least one-half hou One hour is better for both the crar berries and sugar and the lemonade to remain in preparation. Stir the lemonade from time to time, pressing the lemon slices to extract the juice When time to serve combine the two liquids, first straining the lemonade Add more sugar if desired, though it 9 often best to permit guests to add xtra sugar to taste, as some like this “shrub” quite tart. Rhubarb. One cup rhubarb Jjuice extracted by boiling stalks with a little water and straining the juice; one cup sugar Juice of two tart oranges, grated rind of both oranges and one-half ounce preserved ginger root. Mix the ingredients and cover wit water. Stir Vige dissolve sugar. After add tw cups more w d for 15 minut rd again. Cover the solid part of the with more water. Let stand for 15 minutes more. Press and stir to ex tract all remaining flavor, and strair again. Add this liquid fo the first Serve with tiny sprig of parsley each glass. The proportions of this beverage may be varied to suit tha taste. "A little grape juice improves the color. Punch. One cup currant juice or one glas currant jelly, two oranges, one ta! spoon lime juic: 1lf cup rhubar juice, sugar to taste. Mix the fngredients, add water to make the desired strength. Sugar (o ste, being sure the sugar is dis solved before serving. The amount of sugar will va according whether you use the jelly or the cu rant juice. Put e sprig of mint in a slice of lemon to top cach glass of the beverage Bottle Juices. The competent housewife will bottle juices during the seasons of the vari ous frults and vegetables appropriate to beverages. Then, whatever the season, she is ready to serve drinks of distinct Don’t forget that cher ries as well as grapes may be bottled without cooking. If you haven't the recipes, write me, inclosing a self-ad dressed and stamped envelope, with requests My Neighbor Says: Theve is us jme picture about the hov t s a special favorite of and it will cheer the convale nt if the picture is hung in the room where it can be seen. Boots 1 shoes, however damp, will polish in a few min- utes a drop or two of kero- sene oil the black- ing. It t ather from ¢ Charcoal dust, spread all over al the floors, > musty odor a that ari W fabric di rinse exact ke = color will come clear, with no bluing, out bri suggestion of If & ceiling is badly blackened by a lamp or gas jet in just one and wat flannel and when dry carefully and the have gone. Apply th a wider piece of the ce that actually blacker Do not have th than three full when making jam or jelly, otherwise there will not be room enough for the mixture to boil should. it can ve pan more IN THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK As Reported by Elizabeth Urquhart an¢ Edited by Lutker Burbank. but will need protection during the Winter. ew strawberry beds also may be planted for next yvear with pot-grown plants or with runners from the ola plants. Fertilize and cultivate well All strawberry plants do not produce pollen and in purchasing new plants care must be taken to have varieties with perfect flowers at I t every 8 or 10 feet apart, so as to make su of fertilization, aitho most _culti- vated varities have perfect flowers “The earller variety of cabbagee will be maturing now and the grounds where they grew may be given up to some other crop. If the tomatoes are setting too much fruit, remove some of the late blossoms, but leave all follage, as these are the laboratories for producing and perfecting the fruit. “In rainy climates the plants may be supported on racks or brusl, which prevents decay and permits the sun to reach the half ripe fru “The old canes on the raspberries and blackberries which have borne fruit should now be cut away and the new shoots thinned out. From four to six shoots are sufficient for each plant, and all others should be cut away as soon as they show then selves. As they grow often they grow too tall and may be cut back a little in Autumn and staked (Copyright. 1925.) Coleslaw in Jelly. Two cups shredded cabbage, two teaspoonfuls onion juice, two cupfuls boiling water, one and one-half table- spoonfuls granulated gelatin, two tea spoonfuls minced pickles, one-quarter teaspoontul paprika, three tablespoon fuls cold water. Soak the gelatin in cold water and dissolve as for any gelatin dish. Add the seasonings and cook. Before it begins to thicken add the cabbage and pickles. Pour into a mold and jelly. After taking out of the mold serve with any desired salad dressing on a bit of lettuce leaves.