Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 31, 1914, Page 14

+ ovem. Sour milk may be used or sweet name in The . Did the wind Ram) . AGUSEHOLD IT IS A GOOD PLAN TO BE WHAT YOU WOULD BE CALLED EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. The Builetin wants good home letters, good business letters; xood help- " ful latters of any kind the mind may suggast. * They should be in hand by WedLeaday of each week, Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER, £DITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.5C to arat; $1.50 to secova. $1.00 to third. month. Award made ihe last Saturday in each PRIZE WINNERS FOR JANUARY S First Prize $250. To Maple Leaf for letter entitled Second Prize $1.50. “Various Ways to Serve Eggs.” To Doctor for letter entitled ““Care of the Horse.” Third Prize $1.00. To Hopeful for letter entitled “Wholesome Dishes.” SOCIAL CORNER POEM. ¢ Tomorrows and Tomorrows. "Tomorrows and tomorrows stretch a gray Umbtroken line of shore; but as the sea Will fret and gnaw the land and stealthily Devour it grain by grain so day by Time's restless waters lap tae sands away Until the shrinking isle of life where we ‘Had pitched out tent wholly engulfed shall be Apd swept far out into eternity, Some morn, some noon, some night— Wwe may not say Just how, or when or where- then—what then? On, 1‘c:ry unanswered still by mortai en! This o:ly may we know—how far and ‘wide mwuc!ous dust be carried by the And e, No mote Is lost, but every grain of sand Close-gathered in our Father’s lowing hand an And made to build again—somehow somewhere— Another Isle of Life, divinely fair! —Gertrude Bloede. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. ENIDTharks for pretty Cuban GRACE—Cards received and mailed %o parties indicated. SUNBONNET SUE—The cooking lectures were reported daily in The Bulletin. A Crisco reclpe book was distributed free. WEST WILDWOOD—Glad to hear from you. The writers will all wel- come you. MRS. M. M.—The Social Corner Sis: ters will welcome you. They will all be interested in Uncle Peter’s exploits in his rounds circulating The Courier. ‘The CORNPR STORY WRITERS do not understand the delays. The Editor does not dare count the pile of stories on hand and he has received five new ones this week. One a week takes them down slowly, FINE CAKE RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Ststers: I send you a few recipes which have served me well: Mocha Cake (very nice)—One cup of sugar, 1-2 cup milk, 1 cup flour, 2 eges, 1 teaspoon butter, 1-2 tea- spoon soda, 1 teaspoon cream tartar. Scald the milk and melt the butter in it; cream the eggs and sugar and add the flonr, into which the cream tartar and soda has been sifted; mix all to- gether thoroughly, then over the mix- pour the scalding butter and milk; beat well Filling—One-third cup butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons cocoa, cream together; flavor with 1 tea- spoon vanilla and coffee. Lightning Cake (very nice) — One coffee cup sugar, 1 coffee cup flour, 1-3 teaspoon soda, Iittle salt, 1 tea- Spoon cream tartar. Take the same cup 1-3 full of but- ten, break into it 2 eggs, fill with milk and flavor. Bake in a moderate oven. Salmon Loaf—One can salmon rainced fine, 1 cup cracker crumbs, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, a little salt and pep- per, butter the size of an egg: put in oven and bake until a mice brown. Lemon Spongs (good)—Grated peel and juice of one la?nom 2 eggs, yglka Deat separately 1 cup of sugar, a little salt, cup of milk, a little butter; beat whites of eggs to a stiff froth, mix all together and put in onhe crust and bake in a hot oven, Corn ' Muffins—One and ona-half cups of flour, 1 cup of meal, 1 cup wugar, 1 egg, 2 little salt, 1 teaspoon cream tartar, 1-2 teaspoon soda; make as stiff as cake batter; bake is a hot milk, Carame! Cake—One half cup milk, yolk of one egg, : squares chocolate, boil together until thick; 1 cup sugar, 1-2 cup of milk, 1 large cup of flour, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon vanilta, 1-3 temspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cream tavter, Stir the cooked mixture in last. Very good. HINTS FROM MAPLE LEAF, Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: How are you all this cold weath- ar? I for one will welcome the gen- tle epring, " Rural Delivery; Did not see your Corner the past week. blow you away? Crimson ler; Your letters are wvery interesting. By the way, were you ever in R—— erossing -on business, Just seareh your maemory end sce. ‘Wouid be pi ed te reeeive a call from vou S0eRm, Snow Bali; Where are vou? .Ave you lost, or did you get shilled tirough the cold snap. ~Abgut time yeu gave us_snother cali? Married and Heppy: 1 trust ysu are well on the road 1e Lecpvery by this time. Shall be pieased to see your name orge more in Phe Corner. T send a fow Relpful hints, - All who use the ood chopper realize ihai the cleaping process is not easy. The easiest aud hest way to cleam it is to take a piece ®f raw potato and put it through the chopper after us- ins. Every pasficle of foad is foxced out, lead: anly rasv peiato in the maghine, 1 find is mach easier - ket just tuck in a good supply of tape of different qualities and of different Wwidths—linen and cotton, white and black, or colors, if your white gloves Wear at the finger tips, before wash- ing or cleaning turn on the wrong side and baste on a litile plece of thin tape, turn right side out and darn the worn place neatly. You will be rewarded for your trouble. Do the same under the fasteners at the wrists. Stay the hacks of buttonholes, or but- ton on shirt fronts, and at the neck and wrists sew on a narrow piece of tape when stitching up a bias seam and it will keep the goods from stretching, A loop on the inside edge of the crown of a child’s school hat to hang it by keeps it off the dusty floor; loops of tape for shirt waists and skirts; for rebinding necks of men's underwear; loops for dish towels or holders about the kitchen range, and many other uses where tape fits in with neatness and despatch, the edges being finished, except the ends; there aye no bungling or_bulging seams. Black ink can be removed by plac- ing cream of tartar on the spot and pouring boiling water through it; use :;ol:sh cream of tartar and it never To mend a lamp chimney, take a plece of white muslin soaked in alum water (made by dissolving a piece of alum the size of a bean in one table- spoonful of water; when dry paste over hole. Try putting the leaves of garden tansy in a muslin bag; soak in boiling water a few minutes, then apply to the seat of pain in neuralgia; for wasp or bee stings. Onion juice will give instant relief. ‘When rinsing clothes in hard water add half a cup of milk and the bluing will not spot, blueberry Ammonia will stains, Camphor ice will relieve corns on the bottom of the feet. Cream of tartar will remove grass stains, 2 ‘When making a cake try using a Potato masher to cream the butter and sugar. To mend a hole in an umbrella stick court plaster firmly on the inside. Underwear makes the best clean- ing cloths and mops. To remove smell of paint put a few live coals on a shovel and throw about six juniper berries on and place in room with doors and windows closed. MAPLE LEAF, Temove A CHAT FROM GRACE. Dear Cornerites one and all:—Hope none of you are froze up this weather. We keep quite comfortable, have froze nothing in cellar, or pantry, thus far, which is better than some can say. I thought the poems in the Corner last week and week before just fine. Josiah's letter was read with much interest, just what I expected from such a man, as I thought he must be. Samantha, is right, I enjoy her let- ters, every word of them; only Sorry she does not write oftener. Hopeful: Green corn is the best ever—grapes are aiso £00d. Biddy: Your story was good. Would like to fulfill that mission; would just enjoy calling on all members of The Corner. Look out Eliza Jane, Auntie No. 1 and I will surprise you some fine day in the future. Where are you any- That reminds me I was up to last week and she showed me some lovely tatting trimming she ‘was making out of knitting silk. Petsy Trotwood: Bring your work in The Corner and rest awhil have not heard from you for a long while. Now I am going to give a gues: Poinsettia I welcome you in our sunny Corner. 1 really believe I know you. ‘Wasn't you M. L. before you were married? and did not vou and your brother H-—go to the little Wwhite schoolhouse in Franklin on the Leb- anon Road? Have not met you very cently and saw your latest photograph fine. Enjoved your letter, especially the deseription of the Rose Pageant. 1 have a little book sent me nearly every year with pictures and descrip tion atyl.ll the floats, etc. This year's one I thought unusually good. GRACE. COLD OR WARM. Editor of the Social Corner:—I1 was | interested in the letters of Etta Bar- ber and whether we prefer well-ventilated or flly-ventilated living or sleeping apartments. It may be worthy of no- tice that those who sleep in the open air in cold weather sleep warm. Enduring cold adds nothing to health, but there is no denying that cold air acts like a tonic upon those who wise- ly exercise in it. It is very well known that warm, breathed over air weakens the body and makes one much more subject to disease, while cold out-of- door air stimulates the action of the plood and creates a good appetite. It goes without argument that every one needs pure air in the winter time as well 88 the summsr time and the sut-of-door air is tue only pure air. Some peomle Who hawve warm hearis bave such a herrer of the cold that #t affects their minds and such persons dread the cold weather and constant- 1y compiain of the cold if it is 20 de- es below summer {emperaiures. have all heard some one referred the cause - of which is supposed to be thin biood when it is only the effect of a cold- thought habit Despite all that may be said against it {ip wide-open window in winter is heth a sgwitacy and eceenemic prac- tige for—1y immproves the Reaith -and lately, but called on your brother re- | land that of your husband. They were | la with refesence to warm | or cold rooms, the question is rather | | saves the cost of sickness, docters ana nurses. There is nothing about cold air to be feared when it is indulged in with due ution, Those who are extra Sl S e vy loweri ¥ lfl""\lfl‘l‘“fi%’ fllom‘m'fi! the | ‘bottom to obviate draughts; but those ‘window the entrance into the room. ~Catarrn, colds, and pneumonia. are a clogged physical system caused by excessive eating or excessive weaken- ing indulgence of any kind. It is pretty generally believed now that diseass affects the human body when at- tracted or developed by physical weaknesses of some sort, hence It be- comes every one to think and breathe and eat to live In health rather than the reverse. Old ladles with enfeebled bodies must be kept warm by artificlal heat for their preservation; but what is a necessity to age s frequently a shame to_youth. ' It is important that we should all sleep warm and live warm, but good health is just as much of a necessity. Pure air strengthens the body and im- pure air poisons and weakens it. RUTH. ANTIDOTES FOR POISONS. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— Did any of the Sisters ever have a case of accidental poisoning and knew not what to do? If so let me say: First, Send for a doctor. Second, Induce vomiting by tick- ling the throat with a feather or the finger. Drink hot, salt and water, or mustard and water. Acids are* anti- | pieces, and it woul | Not er ong ago a Social ner read-, alied on me and sed: “I want to Invite in a few old friends and have & sort of ‘old skule days’ party. I ‘Wwould like to have _kg.n;m or read mice if they would dress up as skule girl But }‘hlm afraid they will think I am fool- “Not a bit of it,” sed- I. “I think it ‘would be nice myself, and I will do my part” - : “Wal,” she sed, “will you come down next Monday night?” “To sure I will, ‘Wal, Monday night cum and oh! Sech a night. The wind blue so I hed to tie on my hed or it would of blowed off my shoulders, and so cold. Rambler and 1 started 'bout seven fifteen o'clock. We went in Priscilla’s yard (she is a Social Corner reader) ruther keerfully, stepped onto the pi- azza and rung the bell. Priscilla cum to the door all dressed up in a white dress with her fore cornered apron on; hd hair was in curls and tied back with black and white striped ribbon. She wore white stockin’s and pointed slippers. She was a picter. She told us to go right upstairs and Jeave our wraps, I peeked throukh the. crack of the door to see who hed come and I seen Maine Lover. She was all togged out in white tew. er dress was orful short, Jesct below the nees, and sech lace on her pettycote. I knowed she hed it longer then her dress so to show it. I told her so, tew, and she hed on a blew and white sash, hair down her sed I dotes for alkalies and alkalies are antidotes for acids. The following s a list of antidotes for the most common poisons, aclds, muriatic, oxalic, nitric. Sulphuric—Soap suds, magnesia, lime water. 7 Prussic Acid—Ammonia Dash water in face. Carbolic Acid—Flour Mucilaginous_drinks. i Alkaies, Potash, Lye, Hartshorn, Ammonia—Vinegar or lemon juice in water. ‘Arsenic, Rat Poison, Paris Green— Hydrated oxide of iro milk, lime water or raw eggs. - Bug Poison, Lead, Saltpetre, Blue Vitriol—Whites of eggs, or milk in large doses. Chlorotorm, Chloral, Ether—Dash cold water on head and chest; arti- ficial respiratio: bicarbonate of soda. Carbonate of Soda, Copperas, Cobalt —Soap suds and mucilaginous drinks. Jodine—Starch and water, strong tea. Opium, Morphine, Laudanum, Par- egoric, Soothing Powders, or Syrups— Strong coffee, hot bath, keep awake and moving at any cost, Strychnine, Tinct. of Nux Vomica— Sulphate of zinc, absolute quiet, plug the ears. - Bottles and packages containing poisons should always be . plainly labeled with their names and uses. They should be kept by themseives well away from other botties and packages and beyond the reach of children. Do not keep them at all ex- cept while in actual use with one or two exceptions, perhaps. The antidotes 1 have given in the list are to be found in every home. 1 hope no reader will ever have oc- casion to use them; but you know the old saying, “It's better to be ready and not go than to go and not be ready.” I suppose I might sign this “The Doctor’s Daughter,” but I prefer the old pen name. GRANDMA. TWO RECIPES FOR COOKIES. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner:—Here I come again after & short absence from The Corner. ‘What cold weather we are having? Hope soon it will change. I, for one, will be glad when spring comes. Aunt Hester: Was glad you liked my recipe for molasses candy. Would like to exchange cards with you. Poinsettia: Your letter was all right. Come again. Will send you a card sometime in the near future. Married and Happy: I hope now you will soon be better so you can Write again to the Soclal Corner. Crimson Rambler: No, I don't live in the city of Norwich, but not far from it. Witch Hazel: have got the rheumatism. you will soon be better. Papa's Boy: Haven't seen your name | in water. and water. Am awful sorry you But trust Hyacinth: Where are you? Why don’t you write to The Corner. I sup- pose you are kept busy teaching in such a large school. ‘Will send in two recipes for cook- ies. Sugar Cookies—Beat one cup of butter to a cream, add two cups of sugar and beat until light. Beat two eggs light without separating, and add to the butter and sugar with one- half cup of sweet milk. Add three teaspoons of baking powder to cup of flour; mix with the batter; then mix with flour as soft as possi- ble. to roll out; the softer the better. Cut with a sharp, round cutter and bake until light-brown, in a quick oven. T Thin Rich Cookies—One cup of but- ter, one cup of sugar, three eggs all Deaten together to a cream, use just enough flour to mix and roll thin. ‘With best wishes, SNOWBALL. | HINTS AND HELPS FROM J. E. T. Editor and Cornerites: | the Sisters done French hemming? Turn your hem twice, same as ever, | then fold backward, sew from napkin |to hem over and over, same as the | center seam of sheet. It is quicker | done and neat. | When you want something different, toast some bread, nicely cut with a fancy cookie cutter (hearts would be good shape for next month), grate a little old dry cheese or meat, place & very Mttle in center of each piece of toast, and small bits of butter on the corner and in center, set in oven till butter melts; a stuffed olive in center j of cheese or meat improves looks and taste. Wish T could learn to do tatting. I E. Have any of Yantic. REMOVED INK STAIN FROM LINEN TABLECLOTH. Dear Editor and Sisters: The other | day I was writing a letter on the din- | ing table. Reaching over to get an en- | velope, I upset the entire contents of | the ink bottle on the white cloth, and, | the worst of it ail was, it was not my | tablecloth. Well, there is no use cry- ing over spilled milk, or shall I say spilled ink, which is much worse, ac- cording to my way of thinking. | First 1 washed out as much of the | ink as possible in cold water, then I put it into milk to soak over night. In the morning I dipped the spot inio a solution made of ten cents’ worth of oxalic acid erystals and four ounces of water, and then dipped it into clear household ammonia. 1 repested this until the stain had entirely disappear- ed. It only teok a few minutes and did not injure the linen, Of course, th€ cloth should be thoroughly rinsed | and you shouid remember thai oxalic acid is peison. How many have trouble from Welsh abbit curdling? Add a pinch of soda. To take spots from a polished weod in The Corner lately. Where are you? | one | back -in one brade tide with blew ribbon, string of blew beeds round her neck and black stockin's and pumps. I turned and run up the stares for I new I wood make a show. I‘hed on a blew delane skirt and bein’ as how I was a-growin’ my ma hed to lengthen it down with a strip of black alpacker. Then 1 hed to wear an old waste I fished out of the rag bag and by mendin’ and patchin’ and sew- in’ on of buttons I managed to get into it; and then I pinned a large man's handkerkief around my 'neck. My hair was in one long brade tide with black ribbon and ennuther black ribbon around my hed, and with my white apun on I was dressed. Pa told me if the otbers was dressed better'n me for me to cum home agin. But very soon arter I got there in walked Aunty No, 1. She warn't dressed any better'n I was. She ‘hed on a blew perkale gown with a lite caliker apun. Her hare was braded down her back and tide with black ribbon. Her ma maid her dress long, tew. Betsy Bobbitt was thard dressed rite up in stile with her garknit dress all ferbelowed up in sattin, her hair was lovely hangin’ down her back and tide with red ribbon; she looked tu kute for nuthin. Theoda thot she wood get the prize coze she hed kurls. She, tew, wuz all togged out in white. er dress wur Jest below the nees with a grate big onnor- mous pink sash tide in on back of her. Her kurls she hung up with pink rib- bon. She hed on white stockin's and black pumps finished her retire. Samantha trudged in all befroggled in blew ribbons, one on top of her hed and to or three tite big stumps in back. er dress wan't white nuther, but suthin with square spots all over it. She hed on a white apun, her dress was enymost at the tops of her shoes. She wuz cuttin’ her wizedum teeth, for her ma made her ware a string of Job’s tears round her neck. Leetle Hetty Maria was thare with her ma. Her ma was all dressed up in stile; but Hetty Maria wuz to kute fer nuthin. She cum in with her ma holdin’ onto her, and she wuz dred- ful bashful. She hed her finger in her mouth and was so timmid. Her ma hed her dressed so cute like. A pretty laffender and white checkered dress on, and a nise white apun on, and a red sash, and a necktie and a red string of beeds round her nek— and she broke ‘em, tew. Her hare wuz braded down her back and tide with red ribbon. It wuz so long she sat on it e « afrade blue sew hard it wood blow her away, or_sumpthin, 5 ; ‘The Minister’s Daughter went to a committee meetin’ first sc didn’t get thare untll we hed the corfee pritty nigh all et up. An Interested Reader sat there and took it all in, and all the time was sorry she warn't dressed up tew. al, teacher (who was Rambler), she herself all togged out in" black alpacker and hed little niggerly curls on top of her forred. She jest tapped on her desk and sed: “Skule come to order! Priscilla pinched me and then thru me a pease of gum to chew. 1 pulled Maine Lover's hare and she laffed rite out in skule. It maid the teacher mad tew, ‘Wal, we wuz orful. We disbehaved all the time, Teacher, she sed she wanted -the skule to recite the number tew multi- ple table in consort. ‘Wal, Theoda jest squealed so, and Samantha she jest shook, only tew or three tride to say it; then teacher sed we will have peases spoken and see if you ken behave eny better. ‘Wal, Samantha she took her place on the platform and she makes her bow and then she jest speaks her or- ful hard pease: “Mary hed a little lamb—" then she runs away to her seet. Of coase, we all clapt and then we all takes turns in’ recitin’ our peases. Maine Lover goes up next and her pease is The Progress of .Untruths. She expected to get the first prize. Then Theoda curtisies up and reads her pease, Lochinvar’s Ride. My, but she did put so much expresshun in it. Then next comes little Betsy Bob- bitt with her readin’ book, and she reads all about the Buttercups and Daisies. Aunty No. 1 then got up on the platform and with her bak part way to the skule she spoke a pease on There Was a Man. Then she took her seet, Priscilla red a pease partly threw, then sed she hed ruther recite one on A Finished Educashun. Hetty Maria was asked to speak her pease—her ma, arter a while got her upon a chair (she was so small) and by usin’ a little perswayshun she got her to speak her tiny little pease and away she ran to her seet. I was then told to speak my pease. Mine wuz Ten Little Nigger Boys. Then teacher she called on Ma to speak to the skule and in her talk Ma sed when she cum in we was the most ignorant set of skollars she ever seen; but arter heerin’ us speak our peases she found we wuz very in- telligent, that she hed enjoyed our peases very much. Then teacher called on An Inter- ested Reader to speak. She got up and sed how pleased she wuz to hear us speak and that the peases was new to_her. Then teacher she wanted us to speak more and sum on us dd; and Maine Lover and me sung ourn by turns. Theoda she spoke tew more peases. Then teacher she wanted us to sing sumpin. We did, tew! Then the prises was given. An Interested Reader and Ma wuz choosed judges for they warn't skol- lars. The ones what got the prises wuz: Betsy Bobbitt, Malne Lover and Theoda. They got a frosted cooky with too animile crackers on it, and then teacher sed as how we hed awl dun so well we cud awl hev a prise. We all got a cooky with one animile on it Then we hed our picters tooken, and then Priscilla she sed “Cum out to lunch, girls.” We went out and hed a fine time eatin’ of mixed up cookies, salteens, wallnuts, popcorn, candy, cheese and coffee. Then we hed musick and sed good nite. on the dusting cloth. It also cleans hard wood the best of anything I ever tried. A dustless duster or mop can be made by soaking a soft cloth in this solution and drying. I hope the- Sisters will find these hints as useful as I have in my house- keeping. ‘Willimantic. TIMELY TESTED RECIPES. Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Herewith I send a few tested recipes: Lemon Bread Pie—Soak one pint of stale bread crumbs in milk, then add one-half cup cream, one cup sugar, two beaten eggs, the julce and grated rind of two lemons. Bake in an under crust. Butter Pie—Cream a lump of butter the size of an egg with three-quarters cup sugar, add two well beaten eggs, two tablespoons flour wet Wj!h a little cold milk and one cup thin cream. Flavor to taste with vanilla or lemon. Bake in an under crust with a lattice- work of crust on top. Cheese Pie—Heat some sour milk slowly until curd separates from the whey, then drain and rub cheese through a colander; to one cup cheese add two well beaten eggs, one cup su- gar, a little salt and teaspoon lemon extract. Beat well together and lastly add one-half cup sweet milk. Bake in under crust like custard pi Banana Custard Pie—Rub two ripe bananas through a colander and mix into this pulp one pint milk, two table- spoons sugar and two beaten eggs. Bake with an under crust only, in a moderate oven. SRS What has become of Balsam Fir? Is_she frozen up? What has hecome of Me? Ts tending her chickens? What has become of Theoda? Have any of the Social Corner Sis- ters got house plants? I have a few. ELLA OF CANTERBURY. GREETINGS FROM PAPA'S BOY. she Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: At Christmas time 1 received a calendar from Interested Reader, for which I_sent my_best thanks. Btta Barber: Your letter in the paper on Jan. 24th was a good common sense letter. True in many cases. Rural Delivery: Where, oh where, have you gone? Don't, please, forget my promised letter. Poinsettia: 1 hope it is waymer there in California than in Lebanon. Chore_Girl: Are your chores too | hara? You haven't written for a long time. Peggy Anne: My ice is housed. How is the dear little Wee Pegay? Aunt Sarah: Hello, my dear! How goes sliding down hill these cold days? B, B.: Your story was good. Best wishes to all. PAPA'S BOY. | . Lebanon. UNCLE PETER USED TO CARRY THE COURIER. BEditer Seeial Corner: I have been a reader of The Courier {or over a year, and have enjoyed it Veéry ‘much, I have often thought I-would -like to join the Social Corner. Perhaps I could give them some jtems from this surfaee, dampen 4 loith with essence of peppermint and rub until the spot has quite disappeared. i equal. parts of turpentine. linseed oil and vinegar. Shake well before wsin -When dusting, sprinkle sems of t To make a good furniture pelish, mix | part of the ceuntry. With yeur per | mission 1 will do so. | T used te live in eld Connecticut, '56 vears ago, in Franklin, on a place call- { ed Blue Hill. S Uncle Peter used to carry The CGeu- rier and redo horsehask, 1 used te-be MARGARET OWEN. | amused to hear him tell of some of the wrips he made. Shall be glad to tell the Social Cor- ner Sisters some of his exploits later on. You must excuse mistakes, as I am getting along in years, being over three score and ten, and am liable to make mistakes. Hope I have not been | too lengthy in this letter. Will now close. MRS. M, M. Seattle. ANOTHER MEMBER FROM THE FAR WEST, Dear -Social Corner Sisters: With permission from your Editor I am go- ing to join your circle. I enjoy reading the much. I see you have one Great-Grandma in your circle. I have the honor to be great-grandma to one of the sweetest and cutest little fellows who is about three vears old. I may be partial to him, as I think grandmas are apt to e. letters very I am a Yankee from Rhode Island, although I have been in the west so many _years that I am more western than Yankee now. It is over 20 years since 1 crossed the Rockies. I don’t think I should be contented to live in the east now. I would like to take a trib as you all did last fall to visit Potlatch and see her flower garden I visited her last fall and don’t think you have overdrawn it, for she sure | had a beautiful garden. I may find some items that will in- | terest you later on. You must exc all mistakes in this, as I am nearly 7 vears old and am liable to make them. 1 will close so T won't wear out my welcome. I sign_myself A SISTER FROM THE WEST, GREETINGS FROM SISTER READY. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: 1t is very hard to keep mum and out of sight longer. I think the longer I am a Social Corner sister the befter I enjoy it. I always thought it must be just lovely to have a sister, and with so many sisters you can imagine | how much I enjoy being a sister. I think I did at one time envy the one who was so fortunate as to be able to say “My sister.” My baby brother passed away before he was a year old, | 50 I have had to paddle my own can | most of the time; but it is a great | blessing to have friends, and I have { always found those who were good friends and who stood the test well. Biddy: I was so sorry vou could not make that intended visit! I suppose 1 have been by her home many times. I can hardly realize when I am walking on Main street that at one time it was just an Indian trail. As you were one of the sisters present when I took my first tatting lesson I will say 1 wish you could see some of the lovely tat- ting 1 have made. When I show the Man of the House a tatting pattern and say “T am going to make tatting like that he does not say anything, {or even look-doubtful. | I thank you for.the story. Tt was | Breat. I do net have to werry about the wood-box. It 18 the coal hod now. Ala: I do enjoy vellow chickens. 1 Frozen: Have vou had a taste of | cold weather yet? Last Sunday it was | eight degrees below zero, and with two | coal fires going at full blast we could | hardly keep warm. Crimson Rambler: I shall be pleas- | ed to hear, and mum is the word. Y I made the little gift. [pretty and useful. Ye Black and Aunt Serena: I en- Joyed your story very much. ‘Theoda: Do write me. Would be so blad to hear from you. How are the little ones. Sunshine: Always be ready with your smiles and cheerful words. Sweet Willlam: Could you keep the littie ones warm that cold spell? I wish all A Happy New Year. d SISTER READY, DINNER AND DESSERTS. Dear Social Corner Members: I am sending a list of desserts that I keep, on hand. I do not always serve them with the dinmer as is suggested, but as they go well with them I am send- ing them just the same. There are times when one saysl “What shall I make for dessert?” ‘With the first item I sometimes serve ice cream om hot apple pie. It is the most delicious dessert that I ever tasted: DINNER. DESSERT. Roast Pork, serve Apple Pie or Baked Apples and Cream. Roast Beef, serve Cream Pie or Bread Pudding. Broiled Steak, serve Baked Individual Custards. always enjoy your writings. Pansy Fried Ham, serve Rice or Cornstarch Pudding. Roast Chicken, serve Custard, Squash or Pumpkin Pie. Fried Chops, serve Fancy Cakes, Jelly and Coffee. Roast Veal, serve Steamed Suet dding. Veal Pot Pie, serve Orange Shortcake. Lamb Chops (broiled), serve Fruit Dumplings. serve Prune Pie or Cocoanut Custard. Pot Roast, serve Coffee Jelly or Huckle- berry Pie. Roast Turkey, serve Plum Pudding. Squash or Pumpkin Pie. serve Prune Whip or Bread Pudding, serve Apple, Peach or Rhubarb Pie. serve Tapioca Pudding and Cream. Pork and Beans (string), serve Indfan Pudding. Baked Beans, serve Lemon or Orange Pudding and Coffee. Clam Chowder, serve Cream (merin- gue) Pie or Suet Pudding. Porterhouse Steak, serve Tapioca Pud- ding with Merlngue. DESSERTS. Breaded Chops, serve Ice Cream or Preserved Fruits. serve Coffee Jell Cream Puffs and Nuts. Oysters on Half Shell, serve Pineapple or Orange Jelly and Cake. Potato Salad, serve Chocolate Pudding and Fancy Cakes, Salmon Salad, serve Fruit Cake and Coffee. Chicken Salad, serve Strawberry Short- cake and Whipped Cream. serve Sponge Cake and Hot Chocolate. Creamed Beef, serve Charlotte Russe and Tapioca Pudding. Codfish Balls, serve Lemon Jelly, Baked Custards and Tea. serve Cake, Grape Pre- serves and Coffee. Escalloped Oysters, serve Steamed Pudding. Escalloped Potatoes, serve Fruit, Cook- ies and Coftee. Cold Sliced Meats, serve Whipped Cream Cake, Fruit and Coffee. Bofled Greens, Fish (fried), Fish (baked), Roast Lamb, Fried Chicken, Beet Loaf, Meat Balls, If any one would like the recipes of these desserts, I will gladly send them. Crimson Rambler: Thank you for commenting on my sandwiches. I have other kinds, too, but thought I sent enough for that time. Butt-In: T am glad that T was able to help you in the suggestions, and I thank you for offering to return the | compliment. I might want some otlier | suggestions myself, so don't be sur- prised to see me come begging. 2 SUNBONNET SUE. | A NUMBER OF INTERESTING QUIRIES. IN- Dear Social Corner Sisters: Hope you | you all survived the recent cold spell. Did any of you lose your plants? I had | two windows full, laden with buds, and lost all but one. It might have been | worse, as many of my friends lost | their potatoes and canned fruits. I was so thankful that we had plen- ty of food and fuel, while there were so many who had not enough of eith- er to be comforthable. I wonder if any of the sisters are planning_ on new furnishing in the | spring. I have got to have a floor cov- | ering of some kind: am undecided be- | een a carpet and rug. The rugs look nice and are the thing, but in my ex- perience ‘a room with a carpet is mu easier to keep clean than one with a rug; except at the spring and fall| cleaning; then it is much easier to get the rug up and down. Otherwise I like a carpet better (unless the rug covers | the floor entirely), because with a thor- ough sweeping once a week it looks good, with possibly an occasional | brushing up if” there has been more than the usual amount of “tracking.” While with the rug, the floor needs to be wiped up cvery -day around the | edge unless you have a filling; and in| that case one might as well have the carpet. I have used both and know whereof I speak. Another thing, when a rug gets worn in spots, as it will in time, its useful- ness is past. With the carpet the bet- ter portions can be used in various places. What is your idea, sisters? Also, as to draperies. What do you like best for dining room and sleeping rooms? There are cértainly many beau- tiful things to choose from at reason- able prices, too. Those with the fancy and floral borders are so pretty, and those I have had stood washing very good; but the sun fades them so that long before they are worn out they are only fit for dust cloths, etc. I have said that this spring I shall buy the plain scrim, but no doubt the prettier ones will prove very tempting, and I may be tempted. ~ Aunt Judy: Thank you for the reply | about the aluminum paint for stoves. should certainly want good authority that it was satisfactory before I tried it. You asked about white oilcloth for kitchen and pantry walls. I have never used it, or seen il 5o used, although I have often read about it. What I do | like 1s palnted walls, for those rooms, | in one of the light tans or grays, for | by washing them twice a year they are | not hard to do, and in some places I| have lived the ceilings were painted, and I liked them very much. Those in kitchen, pantry and bathroom matched the sidewalls, while in the other rooms they were white. It does | !not flake off as does whitewash and Yeurs is just as| such things, and in rooms that are not | Rest nsed constantly it wenid not have to powers, that the fact that ORRINE is sold under tiis positive guarantee. If, after a trial, you get no benefit, your money will be refunded. ORRINE costs only $1.00 per box. Ask for Fres Booklet. N. D. Sevin & Son, 118 Main St. — the dining room I washed it once & year. It wants two good coats in tbe beginning. BEE. CARE OF THE HORSE BY DOCTOR. _Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: Not having seen anything in the in- teresting letters concerning horses and their allments, witl send in a few sug- gestions: . In icy weather keep your horses sharpt He doesn’t care to fall down any more than you do. If you think you are only going to leave him a minute, throw the blanket over him, for your minute may be longer. - If you don't want him to have poor feet, keep his stable clean, especially if he has to stand in it a good deal. If your horse hasn't been broken to drive with an open bridle, get him used to it. Many times a noise back of a horse wouldn't frighten him half as much if he could see what it was. Apply it to yourself. When you can see what makes the noise, it some- times doesn’t seem so startling. For a Chill—Give the Borse 15 drops of tincture of aconite root; one doss every four hours until six doses are taken. If it is acute bronchitis, there will be fever, loss of appetite, heaving at the flanks and the mouth hot and dry. Give him plenty of water: a lit- tle grass will relax the bowels. On the second day, if necessary, give two ounces powdered gentlan root, pow- dered nux vomica one ounce, mix and divide into six powders, and give one morning, noon and night. Give plenty of fresh air, but keep him warm. In a day or so there will probably be a dis- charge from the nose. Chronic Bronchitis—A cough, dis- charge from the nose, cough worse af- ter drinking. Feed the horse well. Have made up into 28 powders the fol- iowing: Sulphate of iron, two drachms in powder; gentian root, two drachms in powder; give twice a day. At the end of the two weeks rub in the following down the course of-the windpipe: Lard one ounce, red jodide of mercury one drachm. Be sure to apply ointment, as this is a powerful blister. Mustard will be found very useful In kidney trouble, put a mustard plas- ter over the kidneys. In severe colic, make .a paste of mustard and rub it well in. It will blister, but usually help the horse. Tonic_for Old Horses—Fowler's so- lution of arsenic is very good. For Sprains—Hot vinegar and sall as much salt as the vinegar will take up. Put on as hot as the horse can stand it. Warm Bran Mash is good for con- stipated horses. Don’t use the whip until you have to, as it will have more effect when you do need it. Of course, for pure, unadul laziness a good rawhide will be foun: effective. For a Sudden Cold Bath—Give whis- key and quinine; rup dry with hay or straw. and exercise the horse until dry and warm. ‘Will gladly answer any questions to the best of my ability. If your horse falls down and vou can't keep him still, sit on his head, and stay there until help arrives, even if you have to sit all winter. DOCTOR. INTERESTING LETTER FROM AUNTY NO. 1. Dear Editor and Sisters: I wonder how many of us realize that one month of the new year is in the past? I think our Corner has shown great interest this month, and several new members have joined us who we wel- come cordially. The last two weeks the extension leaf has been used\ We are glad to welcome one from Southern California, Poinsettia. We hope yvou will come again with de- scriptions of the doings out there. I believe I have heard something of the same from your pen before., 2 Sister Grace has a wedding anniver- sary the Tth of February. Why not remember her with a shower of cards?” 1 think she would be pleased. Elizabeth: I receilved your card while you were away; quite familiar grounds. Many thanks. Sweet Lavender: Thanks for re- | membering me. Shall be delighted to receive a plant from you; and if you will name what you would like, and I have the same, I will send it to you in return. Biddy: I trust you are all better by now. Sorry you have had such a time. Your story was all right, but I guess when it comes to contests it means | someone besides me; but I can do the teaching when it comes to tatting mak- ing. Fat Contributor: I am glad to see a letter from you once in a while. You know the old saying, “Silence gives consent” Well, I am more convinced than ever that you are the person T have in mind. Libbie: I haven't seen a letter from | you for some time, or perhaps you don’t use this name as often as some other more familiar one. Am I right? Can vou read between the lines? Etta Barber: I think your letter just right. T have seen a great deal of the same thing, and have often wished that the girls could see themselves as others see them, especlally as the young men see them. It is Monday morning, as usual, with AUNTY NO. 1. MANY WAYS TO COOK EGGS. Editor and Social Corner Sisters: As 1 have not seen many wavs of Cooking eges sent in, and as eggs sre coming in more plentyful, will semd a few recipes. Breakfast Eggs: Should never be (Continued on Page Fifteen) ——s. Wonderful Cough Remedy. Dr. King’s New Discovery is known everywhere as the remedy which wilt surely stop_a cough or cold. D_P. Lawson of Eidson, Tenn.,, writes: “Dr, King’s New Discovery is the most ‘wonderful cough, cold and and Jung medicine I ever sold in my store. It can’t be beat. It sells without any trouble at all. It needs no o This is true, because Dr. King’s New Discovery will relieve the most obsti- nate of coughs and colds Lung troubles quickly helped by its use, You keep & bottle in the house at all times for all members of the family 50c and $1.00. All Druggists or by mail H. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia * or St. Loui For Frost Bi and Chapped Skin. For frost bitten ears, fingers and toes; chapped hends and lips, chil- blains, cold sores, red and rough skins, there is nothing to equal Bucklen's Ar- nica Salve. Stops the pain at once and heals quickly. In every homs thers #hould bhe a bex handy ail the time. remedy for all skin diseases’. itching eczema. tstler. piles, etc. Sie Calla Lily: Will rou please send me be washed in two years or more. In Al druggists op-by