The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20
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Should be in every family -
medicine chest ard every
travellers grip. They are H1>
invaluable when the stomach
is out Of order; cure headache, biliousness, and
all liver troubles Mild and efficient. Is cents.
Things to Make for Him.

belong to regular relief organization
Not every woman wishes to join one of
these societies. Some women who
might like 10 can't for one reason or
another, but it is safe to say that nine
women out of ten, from one end of this
country to the other, long to lend
hand toward making life easier for the
men at the front. Many of them won
not knowing make nothing.
The first thing to remember is that
soldier travels in light marching order.
he might find dressing gown and knit
slippers very comfortable after long
march, but the comfort would be more
than Offset by the burden of Juggling
them about. Privates carry their KNAPP
sacks and accoutrements on their backs,
and every additional ounce seems
heavier than pound. The old saying,
"Precious things come in small par
cels," might well be applied to the COM
forts that the soldier likes. There are
30 many very small articler which make
his life easier that one wonders why
eager fingers hesitate. No matter how
beautiful or useful an article may be,
the true soldier scorns it if it be
weighty.
Perhaps nothing gave the soldier in
the civil war 30 much solid satisfaction
as the housewife or comfort bag.
Veterans say 80, anyway, and many a
| battle-scarred man still cherishes his
! housewife as woman does her we'd
ding ring. There are many ways Of
making the housewife, but the simplest
is the best. Take piece of brown
channels skin, imitation morocco or any
very soft and pliable leather twelve
inches by seven or even eight; line it
with flannel or scrap of silk or satin
that is sure to wear well; but before
small pockets. Secure the lining to
the leather by means of strong braid,
and when this is done securely, tack
small round cushion on one end. This
can be filled with pins, and serves as a
roll for the housewife. Fill the pock-
cts with papers of coarse needles, for a
man despises nothing more than fine
needles; strong black and white thread
wound on bits of cardboard, small pair
of scissors, buttons for trousers and
underwear, shoe laces, preferably of
leather, and package of court plaster
Two pieces of braid or ribbon with
which to secure the housewife when it
is rolled up should be fastened on the
fiat end. This weighs next to nothing
and takes up almost no space. A man
in camp can keep himself tidy by means
of one of these articles, say the volun-
teers who have tried them.
The men who have gone to Cuba and
| those who are still stationed in the
southern camps waiting to go would
| joyfully welcome consignment of
havelocks. What is a havelock and
how is it made? 1t is nothing more
nor less than frill to protect the sides
of the soldiers face and his neck from
blazing Southern suns. A child who
knows ever 30 little can be taught to
make havelocks. There is regular
pattern for the havelock proper, which
can be obtained from the Red Cross
auxiliary of the Jewish Women's Coun-
Gil, but really no pattern is necessary
to make a havelock which will afford
the wearer much protection. The girl
who wishes to make a few dozen for
the volunteers or the regulars can fit
them on her own fathers head or that
of her brother or some other girls.
The havelock should be made of white
linen, linen lawn, or some light, cool
material. 1t should be about eight
inches deep, or just deep enough to
hang down on the shoulders far enough
not to prove annoying. OF course, a
narrow hem must finish the ends and
bottom and fat inch hem must be
made at the top. Run a piece of half
inch elastic through this, and the SOL
der into whose hands it shall fall will
know enough to tack the elastic to-
gether 80 that it fits comfortably over
his cap. The havelock hangs about
the neck in rather full folds, and in the
civil war kept hundreds of Federals
from suffering from sun blisters.
Another good thing to add to SOL
dier's outfit is chamois or black enam-
elled cloth letter case. For this piece
of material measuring fourteen inches
by six is needed. The ends should be
bound with braid or ribbon and folded
over to meet in the middle, forming
two pockets. The edges must next be
bound with braid and braid must be
fastened in the center of the back to
tie. 1t is best to line the case with
oiled silk, as this makes it waterproof.
Do not fill the case with heavy linen
paper and envelopes, but with onion
skin or foreign correspondence station
cry. A great quantity of this can be
carried without proving burdensome
A fountain pen is fine thing to put in
one of these cases, but if expense must
be considered an indelible pencil is the
next best thing.
Another useful article is toilet case
holding pocket comb, small brush, 9
small sponge and cake of soap, 9
toothbrush and an ivory or silver mai
cleaner and file. Another very com
pact and convenient dressing case can
be made of brown linen or dark blue OF
red duck lined with oil silk. Take two
pieces of material nine inches wide, one
twelve and the other fifteen inches
long. The longer piece is for the out
side and is to be turned up 30 as t
form a pocket. Set two other pockets
on the inside with strap in the center
placed lengthwise and stitched across
to form compartments for toothbrush
nailbrush, nail file, and 30 on. A faI
should button over each pocket 30 Their,
shall be no danger of the article spillinl