Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 9, 1917, Page 14

Ti Wednesda: of eech THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: Award made the last Saturday:in each month. week. BE SLOW TO PROMISE--QUICK TO PERFORM EVERY WOMAN'S OPPCRTUNITY Bulletin wants good home letters; gooa business letters; good nelp- fu1 letters cf any kind the mind may-suggest. They should be in hand by Write on but one side of ‘the paper. Address, SOCIAL CONNER /EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. SOCIAL CORNER POEMS. The Easiest and the Hardest Thing.| Prayer is the T infant Prayer the subl The Majesty 1ip: on I mest strains thatireach t plest form of epeech Prayer is the Chrigtian’s vital breath, The Christian s His watchword at the gates of death—. He enters Heaven Prayer is the contrite sinner's Returning from his wa While angels in their sones rejo! Anad cry prays!” ver, s the mbles st sain © Thou The Life, The path of pra by the Tru Lord, t Sent in by JIM. whom we « w when 1 t upon T} Fellow: ship. When a man ai feeling k An' clouds hang_dark sunshine brethren, for won't let the It's a great thing, O a feller just to His hand upon yo friendly s 't got a cent, an’ he’ my ; 1a pra; any avy. e in a It makes a man feel queerish makes the teardrops etart; An’ you sort o' feel a flutter in the reg of your h You can't look up and meet his eves;t you don't know what to say When his hand is on your shoulder#n} sort of way. a friendly ©On, = er all the world's a curious compoundy! h fis honey and its g With its care and bitter crosses, but a, £00d world aft An’ a good God must have made it— leastways that is what I say When a hand friendly sort of way. —James Whitcomb Riley. on my shoulder in a] FIVE PRIZES A MONTH. We have concluded to change our prize system on After that date we the first of give five shall July. prizes a month of one dollar each— three for the best domestic letters and two for the best d. escriptive letters from other states, or of journeys taken in this or to other states. e have reason to believe ‘this new-| eystem will faction than graded prizes. If there is trip pr give more general the old stem satis- of three no competition for the es the two dollars will be add- ed to the domestic competitions. A trial will certainly indicate whether the change is wise or other- wise. SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR. LEARNING FROM AMERICA. Dear Social Corner Sisters: this great world-war is over, tions w hich stand for liber When the na- ¢ and hu- manity and honor will be closer united in heart and hand than ever before, end life is e We still cling to whi cih and table napkins shests, and most eard of to be made more conven- for men and women eve An English woman writes te table like youns of us have mever a_dining-room table with a glass top. We are rather shy of own- that we wash our blouses and our s' things ourselves, and an elec- ron in our bathrooms, with a little ironing table, still novel. But we are deeply interested now now help, and_we have over there, pets, ments future we shall furniture, architects who with that American woman’s home of her determination, ce help was so hard to find, and so jlesome to_keep, to learned ideal in life; be her own of the the houses view. In have fewer car- far fewer orna- and many more cupboards and Knives that don’t need rer that needs no polish- ing becaus. it has been washed in boiling water, ut carpets or rods t off 2 house, foresee when builal begins czain a strenuous time for English architects. During their enforced lejs- ure they wouid do well to concentrate on dinner-lifts, dust-shoots, speaking- tubes, rou corners, cupboards, pantries, electric contrivances, and other aids to simplicity; and if they could patent some inventions that their own wives have susgested, or at rate appro for n. The Ame: sws more 2 0. are to emanci of t ati d o e pa their ricanized today be made on it woul professional coming 1a'be an Snglish- han she from SOPHIE. MINISTRY. sne and and h and delvers never know. is no independence, for our| of 1 he 1 d upon som. but connected rvice are eannot pay for. Corner sugge worthy ng and = —T mo- ted that the word ai tr he mines v those u ces t othe: et with a’l scu and the r unto us as much as nder the h make things cheap are hat oth- s _enjoy r enjoyments | ing beyond our Money is paid fop serv- faithfut ministries which monex We are most of us engaged in doing $2.50:to first; $1.50 to J! voiced bells are easily won. ity cond; $1.00 to third. things for others, things they cannot do themselves, and without which they would suffer. Vature ministers unto us every day, and the very laws of God minister to our needs-every moment. RUTH. | THE GARDEN CROP. Dear Social Corner Editor: No one will venture to deny that a garden a school of experience and in it -veryone senses that the fool's cap and One of the important crops of the garden is the crop of disappointments, and they are large every year. In a garden of any size something is coming to light almost every | dav, ana one’s intuitive ability is chal- }lenged all the time. What to do to cumvent pests gives constant ex- ezcise to the inventive faculties. Those who do not get a satisfactory p wili get the experience; and ex- perience is what eventually makes the master hand. One of nature's chief duties seéms to be to quicken man's wits, God placed man in a garden first because it is the place to learn in- dustry, economy, patience and to keep ver mindful of Hi wr “JOSEPH DOE. 1 SWALLOWS ARRIVE ON REGIS- TRATION DAY, Dear Editor of the Social Corner: The bird students will be glad to learn t the swallows arrived on the eve- of June 5th, and on the morning. e §th they were skimming the with all the ease and srace of a native bird, although they are just from Prazil having closed a 3,000 mile Sourney. On the afternoon of the 3d, I no- ticed to m female golden robin clinging cedar bean poles and the next av 1 beheld a yellow warbler and later an English sparrow, and I dis- covered that they were gathering the iong fine fibre for their nests. This fibre is strong enough to sew with and 1 f cedary enough, perhaps, to keep the vermin out of the nests as well as | soft enoush for a comfortable bed. D LOVER. WHAT DO YOU READ? Dear Social Corner Sisters: It not easy to commend to any one a book since tastes differ so. Some like poetry, some history, some travels, ome’ biography and some fiction. “An Island Garden,” by Celia Thax- ton, is likely to please.those who love flowers, ‘The Heart of the Veld,” by Made- line Alston, will please those who en- joy_travels, “The Pan-German Plot Unmasked,” by Andre Cheredame, will inform you of the causes of the war and the world peril. “The Human Side of Plants,” by Royal Dixon,, will reveal to plant lov- ers more of the wonders of plant life than ever were heard or imagined. “Life in America 100 Years Ago,” is by Guiiliard Hunt, will tell you more about your own country than you learned in school. ‘Great Books as Life Teachers” by Newell Dwight Hillis, D.D., will reveal to you what men have suffered to promote truth. This entire list is worth reading. A BOGK READER. DANDY BOSTON BROWN BREAD. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I am another new comer, but I got so in- terested when I saw Leila’s recipe for War Cake. I just had to write. This recipe my mother used jto have under the name of Canadian Caki and I had lost it and had never been able to find any one knowing it until I read Leila’s recipe for it in, the Social Cor- ner Saturday. Many thanks to you Leila. I also should like to shake hands with Bthelyn for her way of house- cleaning as I thought T was the only one who did mine that way. It helps me wonderfully although my house and family is small; but it keeps my house practically clean all the time and does mot tire me as much. I am sending in what I call a dandy recipe for Boston Brown Bread for those desiring brown bread without rye meal: One and one-half cups of flour, one and one-half cups yellow corn’ meal, one cup molasses, one cup {milk (o mot dissolve), beat all well togéther and put into a well greased two-quart pail and steam three hours: wnd see if it isn't great. Wishing good luck to all the Sisters. SNOOKS. COMPASSION. Dear Editor of the Social Corner:— 1 note that one of vour writers likes Compassion better than _ Charity. These words are in a way related. Charity means: the disposition to think well of others; universal love; alms of .cvery kind; a gift in trust for. s benevolent object. Compassion means: sorrow for the frerings of others; sympathy; pity. It takes the head, the heart and the hand to express charity. It is sorrow and sympathy and pity all expresssd in action. Compassion is a noble heart quaity, it is a religious attribute and it tends to inspire charitable action in word | and deed; but “the greatest of these is Charity” still. The lesser does not fill the place of the greater word. OLD SOL. TO CONSTRUCT WALL SHELVES. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—Here way to make some easily con- icted wall shelves. Al that is necessary to make and support the simple set of wall shalves is lumber for the she'ves, four screw eves, four screw hooks, sufficient pic- ture’ frame-wire to form the braces is . sh tastened, two near the wall the others near the other edge. To support the upper shelf four screw hooks are used; two placed in the wall and spaced to match the set of screw eyes nearest the wall, the others being placed above the first and connected to the outer set -of sorew eyes with the wire, thereby forming strong inclined supports. The remaining shelves can be hung to suit by the supporting wires, which are fastened with screws to the end of each shelf. Best wishes to all. EASTER LILY. WELL PLANNED KITCHENS. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—It is true that as many women are walk- ed to death as are worked, to death in doing their kitchen work. An’ ingenlous architect has fig- ured that in getting the 1095 meals necessary in a vear the housekeeper travels 200 miles if the distance be- tween the kitchen range to dining room be but 25 feet. If the distance be increased five feet, some 40 miles is added. These figures are appal- ling to the comfort of the house keeper in large kitchens—but practi- cally much depends on the way space is used in a large kitchen. If working tables, etc., are so plenned that no long distances have to be traveled between them, a large kitch- en may prove very convenient and comfortable to work in because of the added space. Windows placed to the left of the coal range allow for lighting during the daytime, which is ideal. The best artificial lighting is by electric- ity, with emergency gas fixtures should the electric current fail. A large ceiling light, with wall lights above and to the left of the sink and range furnish light to the best ad- vantage. The wall light over the sink should be placed so that much work can be done with the aid of this light alone. Saving steps is one of the real economies of life. HANNAH WHO. THE CARE OF TABLE FERNS Dear Social Corner Friends:—Many housekeepers lose their dainty table ferns because they do not give them light enough. They need sunshine, but seldom get it when they are kept on_the dining-table ail day The best way is to put the fern dish in a sunny window, in a moderately cool room every morning, and bring it back to the table at meal times. Thus the ferns will grow under conditions that are more nearly natural, and will keep in good health all winter, and not become sickly and yellow in a month or_two. The fern needs to be washed fre- quently, but that can be done with a garden ‘syringe, or by showering thew over the tub in the bath-room. The first rule to observe, when you buy a fern dish for a centerpiece on the dining-table, is to have it deep enough_— three or four inches_ at least. The dish itself may be _ of china, glass, silver, brass or any other material, but it 'should contain an inner vessel of clay to hold the ferns. The next matter to consider is the soil, which should be richer than or- dinary garden soil. It is a good plan to buy a little potting soil from the florist. Ferns for the table should not be of the more delicate varieties. No mat- ter how handsome such ferns appear in the florist's shop, they do not thrive weil in the hot dry atmosphere of the ordinary dining room. It the florist plants the ferns, he will be particular to get good drain- age by putting pieces of broken pots in the bottom of the dish or by using charcoal under the soil. Ferns need plenty of water but it must drain away quickly, and not stand around the roots. MOUNTAIN LATUREL. SOCIAL CORNER PICNIC JUNE 21. Dear Social Cornerites: “Better late than never.” The annual June picnic will be at Lake Waugumbaug in the new pavilion June 21Ist. This is the longest day in the year. Now, in regard to the lunch: At the Iast gathering this question was put before the ladles: “Which had you chther do, buy your lunch in the vilion or bring it in the usual way?" They all sald: “Buy it. So T've seen Mrs. Brooks and shell serve dinner to all who want it for 30 cents apiece. 1 know her and shé'll glve you your money’s worth, At ‘this time, when everything is so dear, it looks wicked to me to see so many things we bring and put on the table when we could get along with less; and so much of it is wasted, too. Now Mrs. Brooks must know how many to cook for, and everyone who will buy their dinner must get word to_me by the 16th of June. Be sure and not delay in sending me a card, for T must know by then. You' cannot’ plan to get your dinner unless You let me know in advance. Address Biddy, Box 221, Scuth Coventry, Conn. To those who prefer to bring their own iunch, coffee will be served by Biddy. I hope every Writer will be there, and if visitors come they must let me know in time just the same. I must know just how many will eat. Please do not stand off thinking the day will be less pleasant, for in my estimation it will be much pleasanter than in former years. There won’t be so_much work to be done. Will all who_have books with the Star Spangled Banner in please bring them? Now a word in regard to the Social Corner Sunshine Club Banner. Wiil all who have done anvthing along _this line bring their list with them; for the banner will be given to the one who has done the most wopk. Let us all come determined to make the day pleasant for all. Let us all hage a smile on our faces and a pleas- ant, cheery word for all new members. BIDDY. APPETIZING ASPARAGUS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Creamed Asparagus is good. Cut all the tender part of the asparagus staiks into shovt pieces. Pour in enoush boiling_water to cover them ang cook about 15 min- utes or untll tender; add enough hot milk to cover the asparagus and sea- son’ with salt and pepper: thicken with flour that has been creamed with but- ter. Serve in sauce dishes. Baked Asparagus with Eggs—Cut about two dozen stalks of asparagus into inch lengths; boil until tender and drain the asparagus, pour it into but- tered baking dish: season well with salt and pepper. Beat four esas just enoush to break the yoiks, add a table- spoon of melted butter; pour the eggs over the aspagarus; bake eight min- utes in a quick oven. Serve immedi- ateiy. Asparagus Scramble—Eeat four eggs slightiy: season with pepper and salt; turn into hot buttered frying pan; stir the eggs; one cup of creamed aspara- gus tips.’ Segve hot with crisp cheess wafers. Very nice on toasted bread. PAULA: CARE OF THE HANDS. Dear Social Corner -Sistens:—Now you are at work in the serden you need advice about keeping the hands from being rough; fine sand, or pow- dered quartz, €old for filters. may be 1 “Gardening will never be quite the thing,” declared the sensible boarder, “until the style authorities have had time to figure out .chic and fetching gardening costumes, and this takes time.” “Gee! That's @ pretty concet!” laughed the cynical boarder. “Imagine people solemnly putting on gioves, overalls, shoes and official gardening hat as a preliminary to gardening! . “Don’t you know that a person never deliberately, cold bloodedly, premed- itatingly and with malice aforethought goes out and gardens? It's against all Teason; it wouldn't be human. “It's’ more like this: A fellow all dressed up in patent pumps and best suit_of clothes is engaged in manicur- ing his fingernails when somebody calls from the garden for him to come and See how high the hyacinth is ,and then he strolls out, and while among the | posies he notes that a petunia’s out of tune or something, and he starts to fix it, and then he pulls a weed or two, and soon he is groveling in the disf with his newly manicured fingers, toil- ing in the sun without the official hat or any other head protection and drag- ging his patent pumps in e mire. ‘On, well, that doesn’t make much difference,” replied the sensible board- er. “He stil has the nice gardening boots that have never been worn in the garden, and he can wear them in- stead of his begardened pumps. All of which shows that, after all, you do need gardening togs to wear when or- dinary apparel has been soiled in the garden. “Gardening togs come in handy, even though you never wear them in the garden, and the less you wear them the handier they are, and if you don't wear them at all they are handlest of all, because you always know exactly where they are and can put your hands right on them when you get up in the middle of the night to cover the little tomatoes and cabbages when they are cold and shivery in their frosty beds, “Frost has a way of sneaking up in the night, and as every well reguated gardening family keeps a hat, a pair of Eloves and a pair of gardening boots on the back porch, these things can be picked up without any groping around. You zet all the groping around you want feeling for the vegetables. You get all the cool air you want, (oo, be- fore you have placed the official gar- dening hat on the last cabbage head and put the last of the tomatoes in the last available shoe.”—Chicago News. used repeatedly by pouring off the water after washing, and adding fresh to keep it from blowing about. Rinse hands in warm lather soap, and after drying rub in corn meal (dry bran). Dust them, and finish with rubbing with cold cream, well into the skin. This effectially re- moves the roughness caused by house- work, and should be used every day. First' remove the ink stains or vege- table stains with acid. Almond Paste to keep the hands white and soft—Beat four ounces of bitter almonds and add them to three ounces of lemon juice, three ounces of almond oil and enough of alechol and witch hazel to make a paste. Ap- ply When retiring. To Soften Hands—Keep a dish of Indian meal on the toilet stand near the soap, and_rub the meal freely on the hands after soaping them for washing. It will surprise you if you have not tried it, to fiad it will cleanse and eoften the hands, and prevent chapping. RYE B. KEEPING DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. Dear Socia:Corsier Sisters! T wish to thank all who so kindly sent me birthday cards. They were very pret- | ty and I appreciate your remem- brance. How fresh and beautiful everything looks after our long rainy spell. Everyone is busy with shével and hoe, atd if the weatherman will favor us_we should have an abundance While you are waiting for potatoes to grow, try these recipes and sugges- | tions for an occasional substitute: Rice Cakes—One cup boiled rice, one egg, one-half cup milk, a little sa't and flovr enough to form’ into flat cakes. Fry brown. Johnny Cake—Mix desired quantit: of commeal and a little salt with boi ing whter and fry on griddle. Escalloped Macaroni—Put alternate layers of boiled macaroni and onions | in a deep di2h: season with butter and salt and fill dish with milk and bake siowly. Plain Beiled Rice, or Macaroni, served with meat, are very good; also fried corn, mush or hominy, fried brown or white bread are also very nice for breakgfast. 1 have tried them all, and I find that they help to keep down the presenty high cost of living. HULDY. THE USE OF CORN MEAL. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—I will send in a few ideas suggested by Lei- la’s War Bread recipe. 1 made some and we liked it. I reasoned that if corn meal was so good in bread, it ought to be in other things. - T took my flour sigger (it holds about a quart), filled it nearly full of four, then put in one wup corn meal, then put in one cup corn meal, and pro- ceed to make baking powder biscuit by my regular rule. I have made dumplings and ginger cookies and put in corn meal, too. Keep the proportion of one-half cup of corn meal to a pint of flour (or nearly s0), and use your regular re- cipes, simply eubstituting corn meal for a part of the flour. We realiy like things that way. 1 figure that I save enough flour in this way to make al: the cake we use. Some one requested a recipe for | cooking mush. Here is one given us by our family physician and perfectly safe for even an invalid. It will not “rise on the stomach.” Mush—Have ready some boiling salted water in a double boiler. Take one or two cups of corn meal and wet it up with cold water until smooth and then pour slowly into the boiling water and cook slowly for two and a half or three hours. If there is any ieft, mold ga a bak- in powder can, and slice and fry for breakfast. It is delicious. ELNORA. THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE FAD. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—We have to show our patriotism now-a- days in every way from wearing red, white and blue hair ribbons to pur- chasing a liberty bond. You may be wearing the flag and the red-cross symbol, but to be. in|Spoon of dry mustard fashion you may wear gloves with pthe cabbage, then take 2-3 cup of the flag embroidered upon them in]eSar, 2 ez=s, piece of butter the s of an egm. Put in a bowl over the tea- colors. And those who speculate upon pa- triotism are putiing forth white silk| stockings whose insteps are elaborated with the national colors, also in flag arrangements. Then there are shields of the national colors which may be pisned to the hat, even thouzh the lader is of a dress order. Eelts, sash jeweled pins, hair orngments, vells and, in fact, all man- ner of accessories are breaking out in red, white and blue, variously ar- ranged but unmistakably patriotic in their intent. The fashions and _everything e seem to be keyi “Hail, Columbia! ‘Why shouldn’t we all adopt tie mil- itary step? up to the tume of JOAN OF ARC. PATIENCE. Dear Social Corner Writers:—There have been letters in The Corner ad- vocating patience as one of the cardi- nal virtues which it surely is. I think much might be written in regard to hasty judgement of the lives of other people. If we have the srace of pa- tience as all may have who truly be- lieve in and loves the Saviour, who gave his life for whosoever will re- Celve Him as their Saviosr, we shall not be hasty to Judge others! We read that we are not to judse others for with what judgement we judge we shall be judged. 1 love to think everyome i honest and true until there is sbod evidence | the_buttermilk. to the contrary. We often misunder- stand people and criticise them un- justly, for not being able to read their hearts, we may if we are un- charitable and feel out of sorts with all that is good and holy ourselves, judge everyome else to be so too. May we all have so much of the spirit of love in our hearts that we wiil always be looking for the good there is in everyone and not the evi and then the world will be the better our having lived in it. o ¥ AUNT MARY. ALUMINUM HAS ITS LIMITATIONS Dear Editor and Sisters:—Almost every woman's paper one takes up has an_article extolling ‘aluminum as the { perfect kitchenware . Now, 1 like aluminum, but since T have Fad a few articles of that material I find it has its Mmitations. For instance: the first aluminum dish I bought was a quart stewpan, and about the first use I made of it was to boil eggs in the hell. Resu't: a very much blackened pan and disgust because I hadm't re- membered that egg shells contain lime. Lately 1 have been using an alum inum basin to keep cream in, and find that it discolors both the briter ard So now T keep cream ve nice vel- in an enamel basin and ha low butter. Jut my memory is poor, I think for one night I left an al inum spoon in the cream I was stirring, and in the | morning when I finished churnin found that the spoon had spoiled the looks of the butter. Also, if there is a trace of lime in the water it wii soon spoil any alum- inum dish My oatmeal boiler has been in use on short_time, but it is impossible to keep it bright. and the inside is eaten in many tiny holes, looks as bad as a rustv tin pan. Indeed for many things I like tin better than aluminum. If taken care of it lasts for a lnnH’ time, and the difference in price will | buy enough new ware, as needed, to| last a lifetime. BETSY BOBBET. TIMELY SUGGESTICNS. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: —Here are a few recipes that may be of use: Try this “reminder of food in the oven.” The busy housewife, who has many things on her mind. sometimes for- gets the food placed in the oven to bake. To save that waste. which might come from letting dishes burn up through forgetfulness, use as alarm clock. Set the alarm at the hour the baking should be finished, so it will be heard wherever the housewife may happen to be. The responsibility in this manner is off the mind. An Economical and Nut Dish—Two pounds steak, pound salt pork, cup water, flour to thicken gravy, 3 thinly sliced raw po- tatoes, a good pie crust. Cut steak and pork into small pieces: put into a covered agate pudding dish with a cup of water three hours before the mep!. After two hours of rather slow cooking ‘take from the oven and add three thinly sliced raw potatoes. Sea- son well: add flour to thicken gravy. Put on a top cover of good pie crust and bake for the last hour. 1 A “Baked In One Pan” Dinne Four lean pork chops, 6 medium sized us Meat peeled sweet potatoes, 6 onions, 6 ap- ples, peeled. cored and halved: 1 1-2 cups stock or boiling water. E. L. GOOD FOR THE TABLE. Dear Social Corner Writers:—If you want something that is good to eat try these recipes: This is called “Rice Rarebit” and it is good:—Half a pound of rich yel- low cheese shaved fine, two table- spoons of butter, half a cup of milk, one-half cup of boiled rice put through a seive, one egg beaten, a saltspoon of mustard, salt and pepper to taste and a dash ‘of cayenme. Melt cheese in the butter, stirring until smooth, then gradually_add milk, rice, egg and sea- soning. Serve on buttered rounds of | toast Cabbage Salad—One quart of chop- ped cabbage, 1 dessertspoon of salt, 1 1-2 dessertspoons of sugar, 1 dessert Mix these kettle till boiling hot: cool, and pour over the cabbage mixture. Put in a jar and use as wanted. Pepper Hash—Take one dozen green peppers and 1 dozen red peppers (not sweet ones), and add 3 large onions: chop fine. Cover with boiling water and let stand 10 minutes. Drain, cov- | er again and let come to a boil. Then let stand again. Drain dry, and add 3 tablespoons of &alt, 2 pints of vinegar and 2 cups of granulated sugar. Cook 15 minutes. Put in jars. LEONORA. THE BEWILCERED BROTHER. Dear Editor and Sisters:—I think there will be a larzer number than usul‘ this vear to sympathize with the bewildered brother, who cannot tell how to_garden beciuse gardeners | disagree. Ile will probably have to learn for himself, by experience as man- kind has always done. Keep up your courage, brother. Perhaps this_year's sowing may mean a bountiful harvest for next veat's reaping, for I notice one scedsman savs not # met Aisouraged if seeds do not grow as quickly as expected, as he has known seeds to Jay dormant for a year aftec planting.” So, # you really planted radish seed amd not slaks bewds or pebble stones, you may took two or three times the usuall number e 2 Pt of days. 5T have learned is that if beans are planted extra that double the usual number hould be put in each hill. Even then in such a season as this, some hills will not grow, and in others there will be only from one to five plant: BETSY BOBBET. SPICES FOR MEDICINE. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—It is! a ood idea to keep a few packages of | the common spices in your medicrue chest. . For gas in the stomach, drink gin- ger tea. A ha'f teaspoon each of gin- ger and soda, taken in hot water after a hearty meal will often prevent an attack of indigestion. Ginger tea will often break up a cold if taken in season: and it is ex- cellent to drink when one has been out in the cold and gotten chilled. A teaspoon of cinnamon in a glees of hot milk is excellent to take, in case of dlarrhea or dysentery. Pepper poultice is most excellent for toothache. Put on the outside of the face and it will soon ease the pain. The writer has tried this in a very bad case. Put pepper and salt around edges of_carpets to = moths away. To many the smell of moth balls is very objectionable, €0 .in place of these, mix spices and put in littls bags. Place these In chests. drawers and ‘the pockets of coats that have been put away. For nausea and vomiting, a poultice made of mixed epices and molstened with alcohol, and applied to the stom ach is excelient. BALSAM FIR. CHEESE READILY MADE. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—An ex- perienced farmer’s wife says it is as easy for her to moke cheese as it is to churn butter. She gets a package of rennet tablets at a drug store. They cost only twenty-five cents. For six to ten gallons of milk dissolve one rennet tablet In lukewarm water. Skim night's milk, add morning’s miik and beat it until it is just blood warm. Add the dissolved rennet tablet and stir it thoroughly, set off to curd, then pour oft_whey. Cut the curd with a knife to let tin whey escape. L&t it set a few minutes then press it to get rid of all the whey. Sait as for butter. Next place an open- ed flour sack in a steamed or etraight tin bucket that has been punched full of holes. Have the cloth smooth, press the curd in firmly, fold corners of cloth across the top and over this turn a plate that just fits inside of the bucket and weizht well. The next day take the cheese out of the press, shake the cloth, turn the curd over and repack. Repeat on the third day, turning the curd #gain. On the fourth day take owme curd out of the press, rub with butter and put it in a cool place. Turn it over each day and rub occasionally with butter. The cheese wil be ready for use in from four to six woeeks. This method m&y be new to farm- ers hereabouts, and prompt them to make a trial of cheese making for themselves. JOHN FARMER. DISHES FOR YOU. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—These recipes may meet a long felt want in your household: Graham Sandwiches — Chop very fine six olives, a tablespoon of mus- tard pickle and a few gprigs of par- sley. Beat three tablespoons of Lut- ter " until creamy, add the chopped mixture and spread between thin slices of graham bread. Date Pudding—Mix two cups of bread crumbs, one cup of flour, one cup of chopped suet, two cups of chopped dates, half a cup of sugar, t#o eggs, two teaspoons of baking powder, and milk to moisten. Turn into a covered mould and eteam five hours. Serve with hard sauce which is made by creaming half a cup of sugar with a quarter of a cup of butter amd stirring in a teaspoon of grated nutmeg. Corn Chowder—Boil ten minutes four cups of raw potatoes, add a can of corn,s three slices of bacon cut in pieces, and one sma’l onion. Boil five minutes longer, then add two cups of milk and one cup of water. Serve from a tureen with four split crackers. Scalloped Peas—Heat a cup of dried peas, stewed until very soft: put a layer of peas in a baking dish, then g layer of cracker crumbs with bits of butter, salt and pepper. When all are used put a layer of grated cheese on top. then add the liquor from the peas and almost enough milk to cover. Sake until a crisp light brown on top. Greetings to you al’. AMELIA. GREETINGS FROM Corner REMEMBER Dear Social Sisters:—This weathcr szems quite like summer and now I think I will try planting my garden. G. G. N.: T think I have met you, ‘Wonder if you and Augt Sarah don't go_riding eometimes. Hope to see you July 19th. Mayflower: Welcome to _another Corner Sister. Think you and 1 used to be echoolmates in Lebanon. If I am mistaken give me amotner clue. Shall expect to see you at the lake and hope to see you down here in July. Aunt Jerusha: Many thanks for box received. Shall try my best to have them grow and do well. Tiny: Glad to know you are out again. It is kard to be shut in so long. REMEMBER ME. HOW IT STRIKES BILL. Dear Social Corner Editor:—Was there ever such a cry for economy as at present? How'the women are be- g appealed to in the interests of the public weal, apd how the extrava- Zances of the men are overiooked. Most women do nothing else but sall in shallow water, and they are good navigators, t0o. 'A' mother with a family of five and $12 a week to keep them on, has no chance to get reck- less. I know men whose persomal ex- penses are greater than the whole up- keep of the family: and one whose cigars cost more than $12 a week. When it comes to extravagances the sexes cannot break even, for the men have the larger opportunity and the women get their reputation upon too small a capital. We should all eat less and wear less and swear less. Compu'sory restraint along these lines can do no harm. BILL. PARAGRAPHS FOR THE SCRAP- BOOK. Dear Social Cornerites:—These are matters of interest at this season: Getting Rid of Ants—A nickel's worth of potassium cyanide diuted in a pint of water will put a whole army of ants out of commissfog. In the early, moraing or the evening pour a few gpoénfuls of the mixture down tha main entrance hole of eagh colomy when there will be_a steady rush of #nts to the poison. ‘Tn a few minutes they wijl bAve received ensugh of the cyanide to make short work of them. Use for Empty Spools—Shve all the empty spools that accumulate during some day get a radish. I find seeds do not always germinate according to sc@edu'e. My beans and corn bLave been from 17 to 24 day ard longer in coming. Other seeds the sewing season amd take them with you witen you go te the cottage at 9-11 Water Street JUST RECEIVED 50 MORE OF THESE LITTLE WONDERS Stewart Phonogra Best in the World for the Money ONLY $6.5 Will Play Any Record Dixiola Cabinet Phonographs, $45.00, $60.00, $75.00 The Celebrated Mandel Talking Machine, cabinet value of any $150 machine, special $100 chwartz Bros. “The Big Store With the Little Prices” While They Last st SRpepe—— Telephone ¢ the beach, or elsewhere, this summe: They ,are ‘useful to slip over the nai S0 often provided for hangi garments and will save you tear and rust spot. Care of Wall-Paper—We know that disclomation, mould, and often ur sightly looking rents are made by accumlating of water between pa and ceiling, caused by leaks of sound roofs or aisordered bath: When you see a damp spot apy your celling, immediately make a openings in it with a pin point, fast- | ening the pin on a_stick or long br handle and let off ‘the wat k paper will dry out. leaving scon not the least trace of disaster. M. D. EXCELLENT GINGER CAKES Dear Social more ginger A Corner Ies may serve Molasses Ginger Cake: One cup of ew Orjeans molasses, two tablespoor butter, melted, one cup boiling water one téaspoon soda cr saleratis, three cups flour, one tablespoon Znger. Dis- | solve the soda or saleratiis en a ta- | blespoon of boiling water and add it 1 to the molasses, then add the melt butter, boiling water, ginger and flou Beat until smooth, and bake in a mod- erate oven about thirty minutes Graham Ginger Cookies: One molasses, one cup sugar, one full cup i tablespoon ginger, da and a pinch of sait. Ada portions of graham and white enough to make a dough to roll Ginger Snaps: Bwo cups one cup brown sugar, four lard, two teaspoons baking soda teaspoons powdered gingér, one spoon salt, two _tablespoons water, flour, cream, lard and su, gether, add molasses, spices, s da, mixed with boiling water, sufficient flour to make stiff paste. out thin, cut with small cutter, I greased tins and bake in hof one teaspoon so- et flour mo of two | tea hoiling to- oven from five to seven Minutes, Sufficient for 100 snaps. Ginger Gers: One cup sugar, two ounces lard, three-quarters cup rhop- ped, preserved ginger, two egzs, one cup milk, three cups flour, three tea- spoons baking powder, one-half tea- spoon salt, cream, lard and sugar to- gether, and eges well beaten Sift flour, ‘baking powder, and silt to- gether and add alternatsly with milk to first mixture, Now mix In ginger and divide mixture into greased and floured pans and bake in_hot oven for twenty-five minntes. Sufficient for sixteen gems. Ginger Cakes: Ohe quart New Or- leans “molasses, pint lard or butter, pint buttermilk, two tablespoons so- 1, two tablespoons ~ minger, flour | enough to make stiff batter: pour molasses and milk bolling hot into a large tin bread pan in which have been placed the zinger and roda (the pan must be larze enough to prevent running over). Stir in all the flour possible, after which stir fn, the lard or butter;. when cold, mo'd with flour and cut in cakos. Care must be taken to follow these directions im- plicitly, or -the cakes will not be good: remember to add the lard and butter last; and buttermilk not sour milk, must be used: boil the molass es in a skillet, and after pouring it in to the pan, put the buttermilk in the same skillet, boil and pour it over the molasses, minger and soda. This ox- &ellent récipe was kept as a secret for | 2 long time by a prefessional baker Good luck to those who try these recipes. Dear Social Corncr Sister it hecomes necessary to conser to ward off famine there is real Whin o food | ardor | in the work. These English recipes | are something the people never ex- pected to be compelled to produce Substitute For Potatoes: Two table. spoons of oatmean. iwo tablespoons of chopped suet or drippings, small onion chopped finely .teaspoon mixed herbs pepper and salf, cold water. mredients and leave standinx Fhree hours. Melt little dripp frying pan until hiue ,blaze a Drop mixture in spoenfuly hot and [ry until brqwn on both Drain and sesve hot. Stuffed Breast of Mutton: Remove Thone 4 surplus fAt, and stuff with bpead crumbs ard chopped suet. sea- séned with pagsloy, pepper and 1t, and molstened with a little milk. Roll and bind meat: and bake in steady oven over swedes. Pigs’ Fe Place the feet in cold salted water, and just brinz to boil Scrape them well, ‘and put into pan with enough hot water to cover. Add onion, carrot, half turnip siiced, six | peppercorns, blade of mare, mprig of thyme. Simmer meat until it is tend- | shortening, one-quarter cup water, one | | HOW THE BRITISH CONTRIVE | GAMES it adory Sa our a delicion Dried apr delicious not soak th soe to them § shelf, liie bouguet often hel a simple m FCR p w ps the Al sa