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MAGAZ Waste Fat-for INE PAGE. Making' Soap BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. lation of different kinds of fat saved from cookery. The numerous requests received for directions and formulas indicate that homemakers of this generation are interested in this thrifty method of TRECTIONS are given today for making soap from an accumu- CUT THE SOAP INTO CAKES. reducing the household budget, as were their mothers and grandmothers. Home- made sosp is practically a product which can be said to cost nothing, since it is made from what would other- wise be waste. This is worth consider- | ing just now, when conservation is as | essential to successful homemaking as it was during the Great War. Bacon and ham fats should be put A Sermon for Today BY REV. JOHN R. GUNN, Keeping Our Trust. “O Timothy, keep that which is :‘o%mitwd to thy trust.”—I Timothy, In his second letter to Timothy Paul again urges upon him this same duty: “That good thing which was commit- ted unto thee, keep by the Holy Ghost, which dwelleth in us.” “That good thing” was the word of salvation and peace embodied and in- carnated in Jesus Christ our Lord. ‘That great and rich treasure of truth is a trust committed to every one of Christ's disciples as truly as it was to ‘Timothy. It is given to us in order that we may keep it safe, that we may use it for ourselves, that we may carry it all through the world, that we may pass it on, without diminution or alteration in its fair perspective and manifold harmonies, to the generations that are to come. B This deposit which has been in- trusted to us requires, for its preserva- tion and propagation, unceasing vig- jlance. If we are careless with it, by tampering with #8, by unfair usage, by failing to apply it to our own daily life, by neglecting to pass it on to others, it will fade and disappear from our grasp. As the disciples of Christ, we have committed to us the guardian- ship of the Christian faith, and it is our solemn duty to watch over that which is committed te our charge, un- slumberingly and ceaselessly. This charge of Paul to Timothy is capable of another application. There is the treasure of our own nature, of our own souls, the faculties and ca- pacities committed to us as a solemn trust. This is a treasure rich beyond all else that we possess. Nothing that ‘we have is half so much as that which we are. The possession of a soul that knows and loves and desires, that can trust and obey, that can yearn and reach out to God in Christ; of a conscience that can yield to the will and law of God: of the faculty to comprehend and understand the truth as it is in Christ Jesus—that is more than any other possession, treasure or trust. The souls which you and I carry within us, the tremendous faculties and Infinite possibilities of these na- tures of ours, are the rich deposit com- mitted to our charge. The precious treasure of our own natures, our own hearts, our own understandings, wills, consciences, desires—these we should guard and keep with the utmost care and diligence. Let them be kept “by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.” ‘We need more than our own wisdom for thelr keeping and highest use. If we would rightly possess our souls and make the best use of the gifts and powers committed to us, we must look to God for help and seek the guidance of the Holy Spiril in cold water and be slowly brought to the bolling point. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Put kettle in cool place until fat forms a solid cake on top of water. Remove this cake, Scrape off under side to Temove extraneous particles. Repeat this process once again. This preparation is to eliminate the salt from the fat and render it unds of any mixture of tried-out fats, such as drippings etc., into a kettle of cold water and process it as given above. Cool and scrape off all particles you possibly can from under side of the solid cake. Put this fat into s kettle and melt. Pour through a fine straining cloth, and allow to get lukewarm. Dissolve 1 pound can of lye in 1 quart cold water. Allow to cool, Then add 1 cupful ammonia, 2 tablespoonfuls sugar and 3 tabl fuls borax. When all are dissolved, turn into lukewarm grease slowly. Stir until thick and pour into pan lined with cloth. Before it becomes too hard, mark into square or oblong cakes. The sugar makes good suds. Age improves the soap. No. 2.—Prepare fat according to directions given above. Dissolve pound can of potash (lye) in 1% pints cold water. When cool, add 12 cupful sugar and '; small package of fine white soap flakes. Stir with wooden spoon or stick until entirely dissolved. When cold, pour into the clarified fat and stir for about 10 minutes. It should run like thick molasses from the spoon when lifted up. Pour into a pan which may or may not be lined with cheese- cloth or heavy paper. Before cold, mark off the cakes, Follow directions for either methods with exactitude. The ingredients will not mix together if combined while hot. Be extremely careful when using the lye. It is powerful and burns if it comes in contact with the skin. Re- move the cut cakes of soap from the pans with a knife or spatula. Any liquid in bottom of pans is unabsorbed Iye and would burn the hands. Turn cakes upside down on a wooden board until thoroughly dry. should there be any moisture on them. Homemade soap is excellent. All who make it will agree with me in this. Age not only “ripens” and improves the soap, but hardens it. ‘Time-hardened soap lasts much longer than soap used soon after it is made. 1t dissolves sufficiently without melting away and softening as it is used. (Copyright, 1932.) Star Patterns Schoolgirl's Dress. It's self-supporting—is this modern frock for modern girls! Its own sus- pender straps support it perfectly, caus- ing the weight to hang straight from the shoulde: vhich is an excellent thing for the growing girl, as all health authorities will tell you. Fashion authorities also approve of this frock, because its blouse follows the fashion fad for bows—the bigger the | better! 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Size. Name (Please Print)............ Street and Number.......oou00ue City and [State.....eeeeinnnnene ‘When GQonnecticut in 1795 devoted the $1,21 0 obtained from the sale of her Western reserve lands to the establishment of a school fund the present system of public schools in the United States received its first impetus. SAVE MONEY EAT THIS HEALTHFUL - NOURISHING FOOD G _STAR, WASHINGTON, NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. CUTWORMS. Agrotis ypsilon. NE day your garden looks promising” and healthy. You view with pride the results of your labor, and go to bed at peace with the world. The next morning the pride of your heart lies low and no sign of the culprit is about. The plant is cut close to the ground and topples over. By nightfall the once healthy plants are withered and there is no way to save them. A neighbor, seeing you gaze upon your ruin, remarks, “Cutworms.” In wrath you plan to get all of the greedy beasts and choke them with poison, but where are they? Down under the piant, in a burrow, they have gone to sleep for the day. You see, they are night workers. ‘The insect has a wide distribution, not only in America, but in Europe, Asla, Africa, North and South America. Besides, it is a general feeder and takes what you plant, be it cucumber, radish, asparagus—any vegetable you might mention—and enjoys equally as well tobacco and cotton! From June until October the moths are busy settling large families of about 400 in small groups over your plant. The egg is dome-shaped and one-fiftieth of an inch in diameter. It is creamy white at first, soon turning dark. From one to three weeks later, depending on the location, the eggs will hatch into pale-green caterpillars. As each out- grows its too tight skin it changes color. As they become older and stronger they cut off the tender plants and drag them to their burrow. In earthern cells the grown caterpillar takes a rest and transforms in three weeks into a moth. In July and August there are thousands of these creatures, with dark, brownish-gray front wings. Near the outer margin of the dark area there is & characteristic U-shaped mark, with a cdash of black from either side. The hind wings are a light brownish gray, with a lovely, soft, pearly luster. These moths often fly about the lights on the porch or through an open window. There are so many cutworms each year that it costs millions of dollars to feed them, and when they cannot get the tender stems to eat, they have been known to amble to a shrub or tree and climb it, there to eat the tender bud. Some are contented to spend their lives under ground, the tender roots satisfying them. As they do not bestir themselves until your plant is growing nicely, the spray gun should be brought into play and the leaves coated with a mixture that will make any ‘moth mother hesitate about settling her fam- ily on it. The English sparrow has a weakness for the cutworm. He is ever on the lockout for the greasy rascal, who is Just going home at dawn, after having made a night of it (Copyright, 1932) Little Trips Into Nature. GROUND WATER. E SPEAK of “the good solid earth,” but under our feet there is running water. Rain and melting snow send water into the soil. Grass, bushes, trees and other growing things use part of the water; but the rest goes as far down as it can. ‘Water below the surface is known as “ground water.” It trickles through cracks in the rock layers. Sometimes 1t cuts a good sized tunnel and forms an underground river. In marshy places the level of ground water may be just about at the surface. If you have tried to keep your feet dry while walking across a marsh, you must know about ground water in such places! In geyser districts of Yellowstone Park, Iceland and New Zealand, ground water runs against hot rocks. As a result, we have bolling springs and steam pressure which throws jets of hot water into the air. There are places where the level of ground water is low, and wells must be drilled hundreds of feet into the ground. The principal of a boarding school in Ohio® told me of drilling 300 or 400 feet deep without finding good drinking water; but the school had luck of an- other kind. Gas came out of the hole This | which was drilled, natural gas. gas supplies more than ‘enough fuel for all of the school's heating and Drill deep enough and you are just about sure to find something of value— gas, oil or good drinking water. In most cases, people do not drill a well to a depth of more than 150 or 200 feet. What is a spring? It is bubbling ground water. Rain and snow gave water to the ground; and the water finds an open place where it can come forth. Every spring has higher ground around it. You will never find a spring at the highest point of a mountain Recipe for a successful week-end ‘WHAT are you going to do over Memorial Day — some concen- trated worrying about business? Forget it! 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The reptile bit the heel off from Bickford's right shoe, wounded the actor slightly and delayed production while might be correctly finished. xeoaner{orm operations. the property department searched for an identical pair of shoes so that the scene During the filming of “Grand Hotel,” Greta Garbo became so interested in the mechanical devices used that she spent all her time when not needed in a scene sitting in the sound mixer's booth watching the apparatus work. Basil Rathbone was born in South Africa. Rose Hobart spends much of her spare time watching a famous brain sur- aul Lukas and Al Jolson celebrate their birthdays today. Chicken With Apricots. Melt two tablespoonfuls of fat in the top part of a double boiler. Add two tablespoonfuls of flour and stir to form a smooth paste. Slowly add two cupfuls of scalded milk, stirring until thick- | | ened. Add half a teaspoonful of salt,, | two tablespoontuls of chopped pimiento, | |and two cupfuls of diced cooked | chicken. Pour into a greased baking | | dish. Cover with one cupful of bread crumbs. Bake in & moderate oven for thirty minutes. Roll a No. 2 can of drained apricots in one cupful of bread | crumbs. Saute in hot fat until brown. | | Pile the apricots over the mixture and | | serve. . Calf's Liver. ‘Wipe one pound of calf’s liver and cut it into 1-inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with lemon slices and parsley. Cover and let stand | for half an hour. Fry in deep fat for 1 minute, then drain. When ground water “eats away” rock, | it forms large hollows. Sometimes the result is a cave. When both ends of NATURAL BRIDGE OF VIRGINIA— FIND THE MAN! an underground hollow are removed, we may have a natural bridge. Natural Bridge, Virginia, is one of the most famous. It is 215 feet high and | has a span of 90 feet. This bridge was carved out by underground water; and | the same is true of the still larger Rain- bow Natural Bridge of Utah. 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