Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1915, Page 14

ORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1915 EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY - The Bulftetin wants good home letters; good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday Of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn! ir THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: * SOCIAL CORNER POETRY. Just for Today. ‘Fiord! for tomorrow and its needs 1 do not pray: 2 Keep me, my God, from stain of sin, Just for today. Tet me both dfligently work And duly pray: Lot me be kind in word and deed, iJust for today. Let me be slow to do my will, . _ Prompt to obey; > Help me th mortify my flesh, Just for today. £ - Let me no wrong or idle word Unthinking say; Bet thou a seal upon my lips, Just for today. Tt me in season, Lord, be grave, In season gav: flet me be faithful to Thy grace, Just for today. Bo, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray; L But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord, Just for today. ~—Sent in by GRANDMA. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. BORNING GLORY—Cards received Bnd mailed as you directed. KBZIAH DOOLITTLE Letter and ©ards received and forwarded to pen- mames given. Thanks for Easter card iwhere milk-white birches grow. . DOM PEDRO—Cards_received and mailed to writers you designated. BRIGHT RAY—Please send in your full address. An Faster card from Dom Pedro awaits you. ANTIQUE: Cards recelved and, smailed to the writers indicated. BALSAM FIR sends “best wishes to @l for a pleasant Baster” Thanks for pretty card to the Editor. SATURDAY EVE: Thanks pretty Easter cards. READY: Cards received and mail- ed as you directed. DREAMER: Cards and letter re- celved and mailed as you directed. TROTTIC: An Baster card from Ready awaits you. Please send in your full address. Baster greetings from the Rditor for continuous Dblessings to every member of The Social Corner family. NAT: Cards received and mailed as Fou directed. AUNT MEHTTABLE: Cards and let- fer recetved and forwarded to the riters named. SATURDAY EVE: Cards received @nd sent to their destination. Thanks for cards. GREETINGS FROM SATURDAY EVE Dear Editor and Social Corner Friends: I wonder how many of the Bisters have a text calendar? I 100k every morning and see what the verse 18 for the day and get it impressed on my mind, and then as I flit from one household duty to another the verse flits with me, and then when the shades of night have fallen, I ask: “Have I gotten from the verse all there s for me?" J. A K.:.What a beautiful day for wour birthday. I hope you enjoyed ev- ery minute of it, and had a big shower Df postcards from your friends and the Cornerites. Did you get the card I sent? M. Roena: With the aid of first prize you can add the chair to your porch. Sally Muggins: I was glad to see you had a storeroom in your bungalow. I think every house should have one. Keziah Doolittle I believe you llive ©n a farm and that you are in the chicken business. Hope you will let us know what luck you have in raising ‘them. 1 wish for you all a happy Easter. SATURDAY EVE. WAYS OF SERVING EGGS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: As eggs are cheap now, will send some new ‘ways of serving: Egg Turbot makes an attractive One dozen hard boileq eggs, one quart of milk, one-half cup butter, two large tablespoons flour, pepper, malt, and a little grated onion,_Heat milk and butter in double boiler. ‘When boiling point is Teached stir in flour, rubbed smooth in little milk. ‘When well thickened remove from the fire and add seasoning, one-half tea- &poon of onion or less to taste. Squeeze eggs through a fruit press or chop ¥ine. Sprinkle rolled crackers over top and bake until delicately brown. Egg Gems are good for using bits of, cola meat. To one cup finely minced meat add scant half cup - of bread crumbs, Moisten with cold milk, sea- ‘Son with salt, Worcestershire sauce and grated lemon peel. Butter gem tins and fill half full. Break an egg on top of each with salt and pepper. in oven in pan containing hot Water. 'When eges are nearly done drop a bit of butter on each. Put on hot platter and garnish with slices ®f lemon and curled parsley. . Escalloped Eggs—One dozen hard boiled, one pint cream, heaping cup bread crumbs, large tablespoonful of flour, butter size of egg, salt, pepper and extract of celery. Slice eggs in Jayers in baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and bits of butter. Make @ sauce of the cream thickened with the flour and seasoned with the sait, pper and celery. Pour this over the P javer of eges: strew the remain- ing bread crumbs on top and bake un- il brown. Stuffed Eggs—To six hard boiled eges use ome tablespoonful olive ofl, one teaspoon lemon juice, half tea: ®poon made mustard, salt, pepper and celery to taste. Cut eggs lensthwise and remove yolks.' Beat yolks with fork until smooth, add seasoning, ham or chicken makes a pleas- addition to the mixture. Fill whites serve on bed of shredded lettuce. Vermicelli is an attractive dish, for - $2.50 to first;: $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. _Award made the last Saturday in each month. Malke a sauce one cup cream, thickened With tablespoon of flour; season high- ly with pepper and salt. Take whites of four harq boiled eggs and grate, or squeeze through vegetable press into sauce. Pour sauce on four slices of hot toast, squeeze yolks through press over the whole. Garnish with parsley and serve at once. Egg Salad—Two cold boilea pota- toes, six cold boiled eggs, one bunch lettuce. Cut potatoes in small dice, slice eggs and shred lettuce. Arrange in salad bowl and pour mayonnaise dressing over, highly seasoned with cayenne pepper and grated onion, Following are a number of Good Toothache Reme Make a poultice of ginger ang spirits of camphor; put on cloth and lay. it on face as hot as can be borne, Heat by laying on tea- kettle. Filling tooth with ground cloves will be found good. Alcohol can also be used, although it will blister. Cotton saturated with Pain Killer and put on the tooth is useful, al- though it will make you hop. ‘Aunt Hester: Thank you for pretty postal. Hyacinth: You don’t know what you are missing. Better write again when you get over your cold. Aunt Abby: Hope you had mno ill effects from the party. DOCTOR. RECIPES FROM AUNT HESTER. Dear Social Corner Sisters and Edi- tor: As I have a few spare moments I will write a few lines. I have been absent for quite a_long time, but en- Joy reading the Social Corner news more than ever. Rural Delivery: I enjoyed reading your story in The Corner of Sam’s and Nancy’s Trip to New York. Write an- other to give us a good laugh. Morning Glory: = How does _this weather suit you? I hope you are as well and lively as ever. Will remember You with a_card soon. Hannah Who: I have saved your recipes for home-made candies ~and will let you know how I like them when T try them. C. E. S.: Thanks for pretty postal you sent me. If I hear of any more of the kind you wanted, will let you know about them. Aunt Abby: Where are you keeping yourself nowadays? Don’t hear from you very often. Pegsy Anne: I hope you and your liftle family are all well. Would like to_see Wee Pegy Anne. M. Roena: Was much pleased to see the picture of your bungalow in The Bulletin. It looked very cozy. Chatterbox: Did_you receive your picture and postal all right? Will write soon. Country Maid: I tried your_ recipe for Betty cake and we liked it very much; have kept the recipe for further use, Crimson Rambler: 1 liked your ideas on how to do things in a recent paper. I should like to look in on you now. L. T. H. and Blue Bells: Are you most frozen out up there? If so, come down and give me a call and I will see if I can cure_you. Rosebud: You nre very welcome to Tre Corner. Please write a nice long letter. Here are a few breakfast dishes: Oatmeal Gems—One pint cooked oat- meal, one pint of sweet milk, one-half cup sugar, two well beaten eggs, a lit- tle salt, two tablespoons melted butter, two teaspoons of baking powder_and enough flour to stick together. Bake in hot gem pans in a quick oven. Buckwheat Cakes—Two cups buck- wheat flour, one cup wheat flour, a little salt, two tablespoons of molasses, one teaspoon of soda, tWo of cream tartar or two teaspoons of baking pow- der and stir up with one and one-half cups of sweet milk. Mix thoroughly to- gether and fry in hot fat. Popovers—One egg, one cup of sweet milk, one cup of flour, one and one- half " cups of sugar, one teaspoon of baking powder. Stir all together and bake 20 minutes. I wish to thank all the Sisters and friends who have Temembered me with pretty postcards, and will answer them all soon. Must close now with kindest regards to all. AUNT HESTER. RECIPES FROM POINSETTIA. Dear Editor and Soclal Cornerites: T expect to work out a good deal in the garden this year, and am trying to Taise some early flowers in cans. 1 have Japanese morning giorles, sweet sultan, four o'clocks, red delphi- | niums and (I think) blue delphiniums Plants started. 1t is very interesting to watch the seeds come up. I.want to specialize on varieties of my own raising which do well in partial shade, as I have bought Toses, petunia, pansy, peren- nial phlox, pelargonium and carnatio plants for the sunny parts of our yard. My husband has the central portion of the back yard for fruit trees and the vegetable garden and gives me the edges for flowers. I read of the violet and Iflac in a January magazine. It reminds me of the joys of spring back east, but I think the time is a little in advance for them to be with you now. Likewise the rhubarb is yet to come; but I hope 1 am not too early with a few recipes to make it tempting. s Rhubarb and Prune Sauce—This makes a_delicious combination, the acid of the rhubarb being an offset to the mild flavored prume. Wash the prunes well and put them into clean cold water to soak over night, using no more water than what the prunes will absorb. In the morning add twice the quantity of rhubarb cut In small pieces. Place all in a double boller and cook until perfectly tender. -Sugar to taste should be added shortly before remoy- ing from the fire; or the fruit may be Djaced in w Eovered dish, set 1n a pan of bolling water in the oven and baked until tender, or placed in the fireless cooker. : sieve, sweeten to taste, flavor with lemon extract, or stew a few slices of lemon with_the rhubarb, and let get very cold. Beat the whites of two eg&S stiff with two tablespoons of powdered sugar, whisk lightly into the siften rhubarb, dust the top with sugar and sprinkle with finely chopped almonds and serve at once. Rhubarb Jelly with Whipped Cream —Cut one pound of rhubarb into short pieces and put in a granite baking pan with one cup of suger, the thin vellow rind chopped from half a lemon and one and one-half inches of ginger root. Cover and bake until tender. Have one- half ounce of gelatine soaked in one- half cup of cold water until soft, add it to the rhubarb, set the dish in a pan of boiling water and stir until thor- oughly dissolved; add one tablespoon of lemon juice and pour all into a fancy mold that has been dipped in cold water. Keep on ice until time to serve, then turn out on a glass dish, fill the center with whipped cream and place small mounds of it around the jelly. Rhubarb Tapicca—Cook one cup of tapioca in sufficient water until clear; add one cup of sugar, one tablespoon* of butter, the grated yellow rind and juice of a lemon and one-half tea- Spoon of salt. Have two cups of finely cut rhubarb in a well buttered granite prdding dish, pour the tapioca over it, and bake in a moderate oven for one- half hour or longer. Serve cold With cream. Rhubarb_Sago Pudding—Cook one- half cup of sago until clear; then stir in one cup of thinly sliced rhubarb, one cup of sugar, a little ginger root and thinly shaved preserved ginger, and a large pinch of sak. One-half cup of seeded raisins is an improvement. Turn into a buttered pudding dish and bake. Serve hot, with a pudding sauce. Rhubarb Bread Pudding—Cover one quart of fine bread crumbs with sweet milk and let soak for an hour. Add two well beaten eggs, one cup of sugar, one tablespoon of butter, one-fourth teaspoon each of salt and soda, and two cups of chopped rhubarb. Pour in a well buttered pudding dish and bake in a quick oven. Serve with a sauce. Rhubarb Cobbler—Butter a shallow granite baking dish, nearly fill with finely cut rhubarb and add sugar to sweeten and a few bits of butter. Make a crust of two cups of flour, two tea- sroons of baking powder, one-half tea- sboon of salt, two tablespoons of butter and sweet milk sufficient to make a Tather stiff batter. (A well beaten egg is an improvement.) Pour the batter over the rhubarb and bake in a quick oven. Turn out with fruit side up and serve with sugar and cream. Rhubarb Custard Pie—Stew one pint of chopped rhubarb in a very little water until tender, rub through a sleve, stir in one cup of sugar mixed with a_ tablespoon of flour or cornstarch, a pinch of salt and two well beaten eggs. Line a plate with nice paste, brush over with white of ege, pour in the rhubarb mixture and bake in a_ quick oven. Add a meringue of the white of an egg whipped stiff, with a spoonful of powdered sugar, and return to the oven to brown lightly; or it may be served with whipped cream heaped on top instead of the meringue. Rhubarb and Raisin Pie—Mix one cup of chopped rhubarb and one cup of chopped seeded raisins, one cup of granulated sugar, the grated rind of half a lemon and all of the juice, one well beaten egg and one tablespoon of butter. Bake with two crusts. This quantity is sufficient for two small pies. Rhubarb Cake — One and one-half cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, a pinch of salt, one well beaten egg: stir one and one-third teaspoons of soda into one and one-third cups of stewed and sweetened rhubarb, and add to the other ingredients; then add two cups of flour and one cup of chop- ped raisins. Bake in a loaf. Rhubarb Ice Cream—Cook one quart of cut up rhubarb with ome cup of water and one cup of sugar; strain, add one teaspoon of ginger extract and then mix with two cups of whipped cream or custard and. freeze. Serve with sweet wafers. Rhubarb Sherbet—Cut up two pounds of red rhubarb and cook with a very little water, the rind of a lemon and plenty of sugar to sweeten; strain, add the juice of one pint of good lemonade and freeze. Serve in sherbet cups and decorate with strips of candied gin- ger. Spiced Rhubarb—Three pints of fine- 1y chopped rhubarb, the same amount of sugar, one-half cup of white vine- gar, one ‘teaspoon of finely minced can- died ginger, one level teaspoon. of ground cinnamon, one-half teaspoon of cloves: mix thoroughly, and simmer gently with one oup of water for one hour. ‘Serve up like jeliy. POINSETTIA. Los Angeles BLOOMERS ARE FINE PLAY GAR- MENTS FOR LITTLE GIRLS. Dear Editor and Socia] Corner Friends: As one means of reducing the cost of living I have studied the prob- lem of little girls' clothes and have evolved many helpful ideas. In the spring, instead of making an endless number of garments which ex- perience has shown us are more often outgrown than outworn, try making just four each of petticoats, drawers, Dlay and afternoon dresses. Let the play dresses be made of dark gingham, with bloomers to match, for morning wear. They will have to Wwear no petti- coats at all, which will be found a great help in the washing, but still they will always look neat and clean. For wear with afternoon dresses, T make two walst petticoats of cambric trimmed with some kind of _gdurable embroidery; the other two for wear with her best dresses, which can be made of nainsook and trimmed with fine lace. The afternoon dresses can be trim- med so no two look alike even if they are made of the same material, yvet when they are/too much worn for fur- ther use you can easily make from the portions still in excellent condition two dresses which will look as well as en- tirely new ones. Good materials for them cost less then T shopld be obliged to pay for poorly finished reddy made coarse gar- ments. One and one-half yards of gingham should be enough for one pair of bloomers for a child from two to six years; run hat elastic in the bottom and make buttonholes in the bands at top,sto be buttoned on her underwaist, and you will have a good wearing play garment. FARAWAY. DAME. HOW TO ROOT ROSES, Dear Social Corner Members: 1 have been so busy and with much sickness, it has been impossible to write for The Corner. It is quite a while since I was with you, but hope all the mem- bers are in the best of health. I have just bought some roses and shrubs, and as it is too cold vet to set them in the ground, I am going to tell you my way. 5 ‘When you get roses early. put roots in a pail of warm water and let stand 24 hours, then have a water pail par- tially filleq with dirt and set them in it. Pack soil hard and put in a cool place (but not outdoors untll it is warm enough ot to have frost); after the winds and frost.are over set them ‘Where they are to . n. T get mine at the sales af the dry goods Houses, One vear T was sick when they came. T had " ordered elght roses and four grape vines. My husband set them in their proper places and a cold spell anA hard winds killed all but one rose Rhubarb Dessert—Cook one quart of [ and one grape vine. finely chopped Jhubarh in g very. little ‘water until sof press . through a Just invest a little change in Roses. Don’t say no, because it is a tenement THE CARNIVAL SEASON IN HAVANA By Enid Tourists who linger in Havana dur- ing the Carmival season, will have nothing to> regret, and much to gain. It is the maddest, merriest season of the whole vear and enjoyed altke by rich and poor. Care and worry are thrown to the winds, and the city pre- sents a gala appearance, which with fts tropical setting, make a profound impression upon the siranger. The carnival opened with the Cor- onation of the Queen of the Carnival in Havana's new $tadium (which seats twelve thousand people), a few days before the beginning of Lent. This ceremony is of great antiquity and originated in Burope where it is still observed to some extent, To the majority of the Havanese, however, it was a new and novel sight, and it was celebrated with all the old- time pomp. The Queen of the Carnival is chosen each year from the working girls of Havana, by popular vote. It goes without saying, beauty counts in the contest. The fortunate senori ta this year was a clerk in “La New York” store which by the way is an American concern. The Queen has four maids of honor, likewise elected by popular vote. The Queen and her court not only have a great many entertainments given in their honor, but are the cen- ter of attraction in the Carnival pa- rade. These parades or processions take place on the four days preceding Lent, and during the Sundays in Lent. This vear the mayor of Havana is- sued a set of rules and regulations for the Carnival season. One of the most important was that no one should wear a_costume representing a foreign nationality, or that could offend any national feeling. _The line of parade is usually up and down the “Prado.” This averue consists of a double promenade in the center, lined with seats and a drive on each side. The coaches and autos g0 up one side and down the next in a round. This is Havana’s fashiona- ble parade grounds on Sunday after- noons. During the Carnival season serpen- tinas and confetti are thrown from the doors ‘and balconies of the houses onto the passing thrcng. These fiuttering streamers of gaily colored paper attach themselves to similar ones flying from the coaches and autos, and become entangled in the foliage of the trees, and-form a canopy over the heads of the mdskers continuous | and merrymakers that presents a bril- liant spectacle. For the trifling sum of seven cents (Spanish currercy) one can have a chair on the Malecon (the extreme end of the Prado), where one can sit and watch the masqueraders, chat with one's friends and hear the mu- niclpal and military bands. The Malicon overlooks the Gulf of Mexico ard Gulf Avenue, a beautiful drive lined with fine residences, In the distarce is the Vedado, which is Havana’s aristocratic suburb. “From the Malicon the landscape and marine views are lke painted ple- tures, and sunset, is the hour of en- chaatment.” During the Carnival season the il- luminations are very attractive. 'This vear the Inglaterra hotel, facing Cen- tral park, and the Spanish and Amer- ican clubs on the Prado, attracted a great deal of attention. The most,_attractively illuminated private residence on_the Prado was the political home of Mr. Frank Stein- hart, an American, who is the head of the Havana Electric Rallroad Light and_Power company. With the last paseo (procession) Sunday night the Carnival period of 1915 came to an end. Prizes were awarded during the month for the two best decorated coaches, the two best decorated automobiles, the best na- tive Cuban horse, the most attractive float, and the most artistically dress- ed band of maskers. A farewell feast was tendered _the Queen of the Carnival at the Hotel Miramac on the Malicon, by the Car- nival Maids of Honor, the past week. The gardens were attractively dec- orated for the occasion. A variety bill furnished amusement for the first part of the evening, fol- lowed by dancing. In order to make the Americano feel more at home in the Carnival celebration a “Venetian night” was given twice at the Mi- ramas gardens in honor of the Amer- ican colony. The second entertain- ment surpassed the first, and was probably the mcst largely attended and modst successful celebration held during the carnival. The gardens were ablaze with hun- dreds of incandescent lights and Jap- anese lanterns and toy balloons were strung on invisible wires throughout the garden. Dancing was indulged in during the evening. President Menocal were present and his family nd novelties symbolical | of the Carnival season were distribut- ed t othe guests. house, or if it is your own. Say I want a Rambler, but can't put one out for some time in the near future we hope to paint. Just get a couple of bushes at the big stores, and do as a friend did. She set\two Ramblers on the south side of her house, about six feet apart, about two feet from the house, Then she had two posts sawed ten feet long (a couple of long bean poles would answer the purpose as well), and set on a line with the roses, eight feet apart; then she drove some’ nalls at the back side of them about one foot apart and on these nails she hung a six foot strip of hen wire, lengthwise, about two feet from the 'ground, anq bent around these posts. The first vear she got a few blossoms. She kept fertilizing the soil with liquid manure. By late fall she had plenty of canes about six feet high. These she cut the tops from and the next spring the wire was covered completely. That fgll she packed horse manure around the roots and in the spring cleaned-all around, | dug the manure in; when the buds almost showed color, the painters came to paint the house; when they got to the roses they just unhooked the wire from the nails and laid wire and roses on the ground, ang after painting behind them hung right bacl The same when they put on the sec- ond coat of paint, and not a leaf was broken or a bush hurt one bit. Don't train up all your Rambler canes; let some small, scraggy ones remain on the ground. In the fall pile a little dirt over them about one foot apart (lay stones-to hold canes to the ground), then pile horse manure ‘on top. In the spring don't molest them, but about July you will see sShoots coming up from each eve bur- ied. Take a sharp knife and bear down and cut between each shoot and let remain. By fall they will have grown from one to one and one-half feet. The next spring lift each_ one and set where it is to remain. I root- ed six two years ago and they are'all living and doing. fine. Bourbons, Teas and Hybrid Per- petuals—When I prune them in the spring or summer I remove all leaves but two. Have cuttings about four or five inches. Cut ends with a slant, with a sharp knife. I cut a slot and put an oat in, then fill a gallon paint pot_almost full of rich soil. I take a_ three inch flower pot, take cloth and root like a lamplighter and draw in the hole at bottom, pressing in the middle of paint pot clear to the top of it. Then I put my cuttings in the soil, pretty close together and fill the flower Dot with warm water, and as it leaks out refill it. I always root'every cut- ting. The first time>I tried this method a mneighbor trimmed a tea rose and ‘threw away the cutfings; there were fourteen of them and I rooted the Whole fourteen. My paint pot is wood, but I presume a tin one would answer just as well I have used this method for over 20 wears, Hydrangeas never fail this way. PATIENCE. HELPS FOR NURSERY EMERGEN- CIES. Dear_Social Corner Friends: Greet- ings. I want to thank Biddy for re- membering me in her interesting story: I was glad to be along on_the trip. Am sending today some Helps for Nursery (Emergencies. There may be nurseries which never have known emergencies, where the inmates conduct themselves as well behaved children are supposed to do and never choke or get their fingers ‘burned; never terrify their mothers by hoarse, croupy barks, or worse yet, g0 off into the fear inspiring convulsions which are not at all uncommon in childhood. ~ Such nurseries there may' be, but who and where is the mother who lays claim to one? A state of preparedness is the first requisite. When ‘the baby is black in the face from a paroxysm of whoop- ing cough, it is not the time to won- der if there is fire enough to heat wa- ter for the necessary hot bath. If old linen has not been carefully hoarded, a sudden burn may necessitate the tear- ing up of monogrammed sheets or fine lingerle. A well equipped nursery closet with simple ‘remedies and appliances for quickly heating water or poultices and utensils that may. be meeded in sud- den illness, or accident, will be found a friend, over and over again in bring- ing up a young family. “Into this closet should go an: emer- gency case, containing bandages of gauze and antiseptic cotton ang plain muslin, absorbent lint, mustard plas- ter rolls, carholized Vaseline, bicar- bonate of soda, a few surgical instru- ments, such as scissors, forceps, sur- sical needies, adhesive plasters,court plaster, safety pins, Dl pins and a tourniquet. Such a case can be bought rather cheaply, and even if all the contents cannot be used till the doctor comes, he is relieved to find them. One of the first.of nursery emergen- cies is colic. This is warticularly try- ing to young mothers, also to the neighbors, who are kept awake by the blood-curdling yells, Relief is ©ften afforded by warm- ing the little feet and applying hot flannel to the abdomen. An injection of half a pint of luke warm soap snds 1§ excellent. If internal remedies must be given the old-fashioned catnip tea cure, or a little hot water either plain or with half a soda mint disso lved in it often gives relief. Earache and toothache are frequent and unpleasant nursery emergencies. For the former, a teaspoon of boracic acid to a cupful of hot water is excel- lent, applied to the ear with a dropper. Toothache can usually be cured by the application of heat and the use of laxatives. Sudden cramps yielg often to hot water used inwardly and outwardly and a mustard plaster is also of ser- Jloe. It should be mixed with vase- line. Should a child choke give him the unbeaten white of an egg immediate- ly. This often carries the obstruction with it. Hold the child, head down- ward by the heels and give him a sharp blow between the shoulders. This has proven effective when the vicetim was black in the face. For a deep burn, apply quickly equal parts of lime water and olive oil on a soft linen cloth. For lighter burns, plain baking soda or even ordinary kitchen soap gives relief. See that the wound is kept perfectly clean. For sudden bruises and bumps ap- ply butter immediately and the swell- ing will go down and no scar remain. For nosebleed ice water applied to the ‘back of the neck is useful, or bath- ing the hands and feet in warm water. ‘A wedge of paper forced under the upper Mp and a little salt put «into the nostrils have been known to stop severe bleeding. Gruel for Infants or Invalids—The Dbest way to make gruel for those whose stomachs refuse to retain any nourishment is this, that has been used for many years and never known to Tie loosely into a half yard square of thick white cotton cloth one pint of sifted bread flour, place it in a pan of boiling water and let it boil for six or eight hours. The flour will come out a solid, chalky ball. To make the gruel, grate from the ball two table- spoonfuls and stir into boiling water with a pinch of salt. Cook for twen- ty minutes and then add a little cream or milk. For the young mother—Just by way of help for the mother who has not yet thought things out for herself— the very new mother who is young these little hints are passed along. For the pinched finger there fs water as hot as it can be borne. This will speedily lessen the pain. If you keep a damp washrag on a Tow nail in the bathroom there will be no necessity for you to drop all your work to wipe the children’s soiled fingers. Cocoa may be given with advantage to delicate children, either hot or cold and it has no injurious effects on the nervous system as is sometimes seen with tea or coffee. Be sure, however, to get a light preparation as cocoas mixed with sugar into highly sweet- ened pastes are heavy and indigestible- Yellow dock, root or leaves steeped in vinegar will cure the worst case of ringworm. I hope some of these hints and rem- edies may be useful to someone in their hour of need as that is when they will be most appreciated. Best wishes to all. MUNNER. SUGGESTIONS FROM ANNETTE, Fditor and Corner Sisters:—I have thousht so many times I would not write again for it seemed as if noth- ing T could write would be of interest to the Sisters, then the desire to have a volce with ‘the others became so strong 1 _fing_myself with pad ‘and pencil hefore I hardly know it. Now Spring is with us how one does feel inspired to be up and doing: to clean and help make things look. Zood, when Nattire is doing so much to make this earth 50 beautiful. T suppose housecleaning will be the topic for a while, and how many Httle helps from the sisters we have had. and still expect to help us on our way. We all have our Httle ways of trying to make our home work light and easy. Have, any, of the Sisters ever used hand sapolio to clean paint, especially | white paint? It is fine to take off N smoke ‘and dirt. Rub on the cloth as if you were guing to scour, it will not start the paint and makes it look clear and clean. Try it, Some may not know in patching house paper to tear uneven so the patch will not go straight across it will not show so much as there is al- ways a different 100k to new paper. If you have a couch or any large piece of furniture to clean and cannot move it out, put a damp cloth on it before you beat it and the clothwill catch all the dust. Can any of the Sisters or Joseph Doe tell me if Cyclamen bulbs are good the second year. Aunty No. 2—Your conundrum, Who was the straightest man in _Bible times? Isn't the answer, Joseph, be- cause Pharoah made a ruler of him. 1 always enjoy your letters. Come again. Sisted Ready thinks I must have the mate to your former woodbox as three Social Corner Sisters could all sit nicely on it. I often think of Ready wlien I sit on it to prepare my vegetables for dinner. I keep my heavy wood in it. After next month I will clean it nice and sprinkle spices in it and after putting in napers will put it in the attic with every day winter wear in it Dan—The birds have come back to New England: hope you are thinking of doing likew! We do enjoy your letters about your travels so please write to the Cornerites again soom. Love to all shut-ins and hoping they are on the way to health and will be able to enjoy this nice spring_weather. ANNETTE. AN INQUIRY FROM SILENT PART- NER. Dear Friends of the Corner: I am a poor letter writer at' best, and chose my pen-name because I knew I should be silent the most of the time, and leave the space for more interesting writers; but I read The Corner page with interest every week, and get many good ideas from it. I wish the Sister who recommended Foot Balm Powder, would. let me know where to get it Itried to get| it in two Jrug stores in Norwich, and they never heard of it. Blanche: 1, like you, keep a book account of househeld expenses, and have many times found it very handy to refer to. Merry Widow: Thanks for remem- bering ‘me. I truly am busy every minute. Have just got the last grand- child started in going to school, and it is something of a relief not to have auestions to answer all day long. Crimsorn Rambles I am still won- dering who you are. Have thought you may be Mrs. P. Do you live near Preston Plains? SILENT PARTNER. STORY WORDS OF THANKS FROM DIANA. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters:—I began to think I was having a birthday as well as the Social Cor- ner, for a day or two before the 13th, and a day or two after, letters and cards were received by me from a number of you, To the Editor I wish to say I have enjoyed The Bulletin’s booklet, and think with “The Shepherd of Jebel Nur” that those persons, who wish to heln to improve conditions and to lift up those who have fallen in_by-paths, must keep together and work together with this thought upper most in their minds. I am deeply indebted to the one who ordered “The Woman's Home Com- panion” to me for a year. As directed the mail-carrier did not deliver it until the 13th. I shall have a new pleasure each month, and I wish the giver to know I appreciate her kind thought of me. Aunt Mehitable’s kindness in send- ing The Ladies’ World to me will also bring added happiness each month. . Then Etta Barber, Aunt Mehitgble, Auntie No, 1, Theoda, Great Grandma and Hulda ail sent me a few lines at about this time. Potlatch, Enid, the sister who is spending the winter in Cuba. Social Corner Reader, Keziah Doolittle, Chat- terbox, Faye Verna, Bright Ray, Blanche, Silver Sixpence, Absent One and Interested Reader, and any who have sent me cards since I last wrote to The Corner. I thank you one and all for your cheery words and bright pretty cards. It is very kind of you to_think of me in_this way. 1 am always wide-awake when it is time for the mail-carrier and his com- ing usually brings me something to think of and to make the day pass pleasantly, £ The Corner has been a blessing to me. Many new and sincere friends have been added to my list. Yonr sympathy and aid from time to_time has been appreciated, and when I en- deavor to thank you in written words. I fail to express myself as I would. The words look cool and formal and do not convey my deep and heart-felt thanks very plainly; but I feel you will understand and so all is well. Married and Happy—I trust you are better. You have my full sympathy in your disappointment; and I think we will agree, it is the hardest work one can undertake to find the silver lin- ing, or even to discern rays of light, when the heavy black clouds hang over us. At times the clouds are about ready to devour us: It is then our faith in both God and man is tried to_the utmost. It seems to me ome must have love in their hearts or one could not have implicit trust and faith; and as Old Sol says if we have faith we will not be idle, but will endeavor to work out of our difficulties, for in the Holy Bible it is written “That God will help those who help themselves.” Let us then have faith to believe that if we do our best and trust, help will come to use in some form. Best wishes for a happy Easter to you all, DIANA. N. H SCRIPTURE. CAKE, This is the recipe commonly used: Take one of judges v. 25 last clause, two cups_of Jeremiah vi: 20, six Job XXXIX: 14 “eggs,” a little Genesis XIX: 261 “salt,” Mark XVI: 25 “honey” one cup spice, large spoonful of 1 Samuel XIV: 26 one cup of Genesis XXIV: 20, water, one and one-half cups of prepared 1 Kings IV 22, last clause, flour. The word “prepared” presumably refers to the baking powder which should be sifted with the flour, two cups of Samuel XXX: 12, first clause, raisins, two cups of the same verse, second clause, figs, and one cup of Numbers VII: 8, aimonds, _ Proverbs XXXIIT first clause, and you will have a good cake. Of course the raisins and figs are chopped. Will call on you Crimson Rambler: or_send you card. Best_wishes to all Social Corner sis- ters. Hobe to meet you all in the good old summer time, 3 PAULA. WAYS OF ENTERTAINING—PART ONE. Dear Sisters and Editor: I was in- ‘terested in the request of Quiz for games, for not More than three days before I had decided that I would send a Tetter containing suggestions of that fnature. I bave used with success: A Musical Toy: 'person._a pencll and sheet of paper. Read the following story, playing on the plano a verse of the song given in gothic type, and making your guests guess the name of the song to ‘il in the blank: - Once upon a time there was @ S = 'NO ALUMin | CLEVELANDS SUPERIOR « charming _young Laurie. ~ She lived My Old Ken- tucky Home, which was situated Way Down Upon the Sawanee River. One day she went to quench her thirst at The Old Oaken Bucket. While there she met her admirer, who was named Robin Adair. He asked her if she were going to Aunt Dinak’s Quilting Party. “his party was to be held at the home of Old Black Joe. That evening ther were Coming Thru the Rye. _ While doing so _they picked Biue Bells of Scotland. He whispered ed his love to her. The next day she pinned upon his coat The Last Rose of Summer. He then marched away to follow The Star Spangled Banner. For many days she felt utterly For- saken. ©One day she gaily cried, “Hark, 1 Hear a Voice And they lived happily ever after. The following “T Party” is suitable for a tea party. Give to each person a pencil and paper bearing the fol- lowina: 1. What our fore-fathers fought for. 2. Total abstinence. 3. Carpenter’s instrument. ‘Thy name in woman.” Createst thing in the world. 6. Forever and ever 7. Something new under the sun. 8. Mother of invention. 9. Faithful allegiance. 10. Crown of woman. 11. Best of policy. 12. “Sweet are the uses of.” 13. Soul of wit. 14. The four hundred. 15. Mother Eve's failing. 16. Witty retort. 17. Laughter. 18. Power of the age. 19. Beauty's temptation. 20. Religion of civilization. lady in named Annie 1. ending with the sound of T. can guess the most correctly. are the answers: 1 Liberty. 2 totalers. 3 Tsquare. 4 Frailty. Duty. 6 Eternity. 7 Novelty. Necessity. 10 Purity. 11 Honesty. 13 Beauty. 14 16 Repartee. 17 Hilarity. 18 Electricity. 19 Vanity. 20 Christianity. It is fun to ‘let the boys have & Sewing Contest. Give each a square piece of cloth, a large needle, and a length of silka- teen. Offer a prize to the one who makes the best outline of some chosen object — a cat, for example, or an object suitable to the particular occa~ sion. Once our Girls Sunday School class entertained. the Boys Sunday School class by letting them have a. Millin- ery Contest Each girl brought an old kat, which had been relegated to the attic, and an assortment of old trimmings. They were heaped upon a table (not the boys) and each boy was obliged to pick out his hat and trimmings, and then to trim it. A prize to the most artistic (?) produc- tion.! Then see who can contrive the best looking doll from a clothes-pin, -a paper naplkin, and half a vard of baby ribbon. A Cracker Eating Contest is fun. Give a prize to the one who can be the first to eat a milk cracker and then whistle one verse of Yankee Doodle. BROWNIE. TIME-SAVING SUGGESTIONS. Dear Editor and Social Corner Friends:—Many women who _know how to do their sewing are not able to do so because their time is occupied. One often hears the remark, I like to sew and can make my clothes, but it takes so long to make a dress. Is not for use; and keep in a cool place. I a tonic and good for a cou Sore Throat—A slice of salt covered with pepper, and bound throat on going to bed, will lief. Another External Remedy take two tablespoons of ope of spirits of turpentine, m together, and rub at ally, wearing_ flanne same time. roves when applied early. Dropsy—Thoroughwort or mountain cranberry loaf sugar, will great dropsy. Common dand be very good. It may be salad; or the juice may be taken a wineglass full three ti day the leaves may be eaten uern The afflicted will rest satisfied wit the change of their feelings which will be_perceived after using the This was written used grandmother’s day, it well to centinue th harmless, yet effectual You ask s hem exte at most e the ual syrup, sage sweetened with plant in ¢ woul Man; if any have 1 Yes, 1 lived in that state nine years. What part of the was you in? I resided in Bureau Co. Like to hear from you HELENA EASTER.WISHES FROM MORNING GLORY. Dear Editor and Sisters:—Just a few words to you all this morning. I am very glad M. Roena won first prize. She can now have ornamental porch-swing on_ her anda. I hope you will enjoy it Roena. I like your bungalow. Lucy Acorn: How are you? Cheer up. The robins and spring are com- The flowers, birds and the ly leaved trees, wi sunshine for us all to enjoy. Aunt Mehitabl pretty card and kind words. glad your injured arm is bette Ready: Have you moved to Con- necticut? Will you have another wood-box? I hope you are very well. I wish all the Sisters a happy and joyous Easter. MORNING GLORY. J. E. T"s RAG-BAG CREATIONS. Editor. and Social Corner Sisters:— Every spring a lady sends me what she calls her house-cleaning time rag- bag. This year it contained two pair sheer muslin, partly worn, white win- dow curtains, full length, with three and one-quarter inch wide ruffles, down center; and across the bottom. I had a white underskirt with deep ruffle sewed to a fitted top I used one curtain ruffie, to make a dust ruffie for that. Hemmed it by hand, invis- ible from front; am pleased with it. Used another or half of one ruffle, made some narrower around neck of dress and down V_front—drew some threads—on the ruffle; about center; ard drew in baby ribbon, same color as waist; sewed plain from the left side of neck facing to the other end; then I folded the rest of the ruffle into three equal lengths, over-casted the three together, and fastened under right side. When the waist is but- toned, the soft white muslin ruffle fills. the V' space, and goes around the neck, I got two squares, three thicknesses frcm main parts of curtains, and drew threads on all four sides, and hemstitced them with yellow silka- tine, made four small yellow tassels, one for each corner, and covered each side of my dressing table. The poor parts 1 stitched together on my machine long loose stitch, and puiled together, forming soft balls, -to clean lamp chimneys with; the better: pieces, I folded and whipped over and some of the time spent in puttering? There are many ways one may putter over sewing, and yet make it look no better than when one does just the necessary work. This does not mean in any way slighting the work. One of the best ways of saving time is in doing less basting than many do; more time is consumed in putting in basting stitches and then pulling them out again.than is _necessary. There are places in making a dress where basting is neceessary; and one who -is not accustomed -to stitching without jt should be careful in at- tempting it, until she has had some practice. ‘When one considers that almost all of the ready-made garments, even the fancy gowns are made almost entire- ly without basting, the woman who would do her sewing in less time will find here one of the best methods for saving time. Most of the skirts and waists made in the factories are stitched entirely without a needle being taken in the hand. Straight seams may be pinned if necessary. This is done much more quickly than if basted. We often hear women saying. as they look in surprise at another who seldom basts at all, yet did very nice work, why I supposed such work had to be basted so, I have always done it: but I am going to try it for it will save so much time. The reason more women do not sew is because they wait for a more con- venient season which never comes. There are wash day, ironing day, bak- ing day, and why not have sewing day, a portion of one day each week devoted to sewing would do much to- ward keeping up the wardrobe and prevent it from getting so low that one feels she has, as is frequeatly said (nothing to wear). This would be easier than to devote a whole week or many trips to a dressmaker. She would save both time and money and have two dresses for the price of one made by the dressmaker. FARAWAY DAME. OLD TIME RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—It may be interesting to the Sisters to see. a few recipes and useful hints from a recipe book printed about eighty years ago; and many have been well tested. Light Biscuit—Take two pounds of flour, a pint of butter milk, half a teaspoon of soda; put into the butter milk a small plece of butter or lard into the flour; make it about the con- sistency of bread before baking. Rice Biscuit—Two pounds of flour, a teacup of rice, well boiled, two spoon- fuls of yeast; mix it with warm water, ‘when risen enough, bake it. Good Wholesome Small Beer—Take two ounces of hops, and boil them, three or four hours in three or four palls of water; and then scald two quarts of molassés in the liquor, and turn it off into a clean half barrel, boiling hot; then add a little cold ‘water; before it is quite full put in your yeast to work it, in a day or two -you will have a wholesome email beer. _ Thoroughwert Syrup—Make a strong over, to strain my milk, pinning over large pitcher, with clothespins. The rest of ruffles I sewed around two sheer .cross barred muslin tea, aprons. Will tell Jater, what I did with pair of red wool bed blankets. 1 liked Crimson Rambler’ Serving Watermelon”. fine. ‘Way of Think she is 1. E.T. Yantle. POLLYANNA VENTURES. Dear Editor and Meinbers of Social Corner:—I have been waating to write to The Corner for a Jong time, but couldn’t get up courage- until I found there was no waste basket. I have read the letterg for a long, long time, and have been trying td zuess “Who is Who "buti don’t seem (Continued on. Page Rifteen). BRONCHIAL COUGHS When the bronchial tubes are af- fected with that weakening, tickling cough, they need immediate and sen- sible treatment. The breath seems shorter because of mucous obstruc- tions; usually fever -is present and your head jars with every coeghe Your chest aches and the inflamma- tion often spreads to the lungs. The food-tonic that has proven it worth for forty years—is Scott’s Emul- sion. It drives out the cold, which is the root of the trouble, and chifi : the cough by aiding the healing process of the enfeebled membranes, If you are troupled with H or know an afflicted friend, always fo~ member that sifiwg Emulsion _buildn strength while jeving the troubie. WSl Scout &Bovwne, BloomAed, ¥.J. - ! TO WOMEN SPEC] ‘The most ec germici omical, cleansing and of all antiseptics 18 fa tea of the herb; to a quart of the tea | add a quart of molasses; boil it down to a thick syrun: when cool, butter it X r 1