The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28

work and while in that condition he hopes
to be of some benefit to Others, II pos
sibe He will send a diagram with In
structions how to make. or can send a
limited number ready made. for anything
useful.
Mrs. L. w. Payne. New Hope. Miss
NV husband has taken The Constitution
a number of years. / enjoy 1t SO much,
especially the Woman's Kingdom page. /
will give the sisters my way of canning
tomatoes. Peel carefully and take out
the stem end with sharp pointed knife.
leaving the tomato whole; drop them In
boiling water and let them come to
boil; take out and put in jars or cans
that have been heated with hot water;
pour the water out and fill jar or can
while hot and put tops on as quick as
possible; never interfere with tops after
you have frightened them as tight as you
can. Care should be taken not 10 COOK
them to pieces. | have them all winter
and slice them like they were fresh from
the vine. Some ask how to can okra.
will give better way than canning.
Make a brine that will bear a fresh
egg and put In a jar or Reg: make a
bag OF cheese cloth as large as you
WISH gather your okra every morning
and put in the bag, the pods whole; put
a weight on the bag to Keep IL unuer
every morning if you wish, adding little
salt once IL week if you put in much
okra Put it on in cold water and 1t
will cook perfectly tender. l would nix, IKE
poultry for a pair of Ohio improved CheS-
ter pigs. l have pure bred mammoth
bronze, turkeys, white Piymou'n no o,,ns
breeds. VIII some sister give recipe
for preserving eggs In summer?
E.. CT Is often desirable TO clean
heavy carpets such as Brussels or Mo-
quette without removing them from the
floor In n room that is in constant use,
this should be done two or three times a
year, for 1t Is quite impossible TO make
a room look neat and cheerful If the car
pet is soiled and dingy.
The floor of our dining room Is covered
with Brussels rug or drugget twelve by
fifteen feet III size This had gathered SO
much coal dust during the winter that
thorough cleaning was necessary this
spring. We tried new method of dong
the work and found IT so easy and salts
factory that perhaps other housekeeperS
would like to hear of IL.
The first thing to be done Is 10 sweep
the carpet thoroughly. Dissolve table,
spoonful of borax in water. cut half a par
of soap in thin slices and pour over II
enough boiling water to make Il thin Jelly
when IL Is cold; then boil IL until all the
soap is dissolved Put enough of this jelly
In soft hot water to make strong water.
pour a little. on the carpet and Scour with
floor. when clean, scrape off the suds with
the back of a knife into dust pan ana
wipe the carpet with cloth wrung from
clear warm water. \ grease spot or very
dirty place can be cleaned by using the
soap Jelly and adding very little water
to 1t. The borax greatly aids the cleaning
process and does not injure the colors.
Clean little ut time until you have
gone over the whole carpet. then open the
windows and doors so It will dry quickly:
IL must not be used while 1t is damp.
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way by fastening them smoothly to
floor or table with small tacks and pro-
ceeding in the same way as with carpet
Miss Rosa Hickman. Brandon, Fla.-I
have been subscriber to The Constitu-
tlon for two years and | feel now like IL
would be Il great hardship to have to do
without II. l have found a great deal
of useful Information In the Woman's
Kingdom. Was so glad to see those let
tiers on turkey raising, as i am trying
TO raise some, and have had but poor
success SO far.
To all who viii write me and inclose q
2-cent stamp for reply l will tell of a
golden opportunity to get n tafeta silk
skirt or waist for the small sum of p
cents / take this means of letting IL he
known. for I feel like there are num-
Der of people who would like to take
advantage of the opportunity.
Write me Immediately. as the offer is
only good until September.
TO make delicious watermelon rind pre-
serves take one Quart of lime and stir
well in a water bucket of water. Let ii
settle and pour off the water. cut up
your rind and soak in the lime water
all night. Next morning take it out and
boil in clear water until you can stick
straw through then pour off the water.
add ginger root for fiavoring, pound of
sugar for a pound of rind. cover with
water ard boil until thick Sirup and
they will be nice and brittle and green
in color.
VIII some one tell me how to use acid
I'm canning fruit?
Everything is Just lovely now In the
Land of Flowers. How glad | have felt
during the past winter that my home is
in the south. where we have such a
pleasant climate. Would like some cor
respondents, especially from Texas and
California; also from any other state.
Mrs. L. l.. H.. Cypress Fork. Ark
never tire Of reading the dear old Con-
sttution There are 50 many good let
tiers on the training of children. but that
IS a subject that can never be exhausted.
/ have one sweet little girl nearly five
years old. My husband and l are trying to
raise her right. We try To teach her to
obey through love, not fear. l am glad
the women have dropped the subject of
the husbands duty TO his wife; If he IS
the right kind of husband he will try 20
DO his duty and If he is not all the writing
We could do would not do any good. Isn't
that your opinion, dear Aunt Susie? Sis
tiers. why don't more of you write good
letters IN place of filing our page with
exchanges? | think the exchange column
all right for the exchange OF good books
and flowers but when IT comes to eX-
changing tobacco tags and coffee sigma
lures, | think that carrying ii to the ex-
treme, Just like many other good things.
How | enjoyed reading Aunt Susie
Heart 10 Heart Talk" headed "Therell
Be No Dark Valley When Jesus Comes
To Gather His Loved Ones Home. Sis
ters isn't that comforting thought to
the Christian? How | wish | could have
heard with Aunt Susie the sweet music
to which they were sung and then the
dear old song Throw out the Life Line"
that is a sermon within itself. 1t seems
that we need 4 great many more TO
throw ont the life line in this part OF the
world. There are so many sinking to-
day" | know some fathers and mothers
that seem to be perfectly Indifferent to
the salvation of their own souls. much
less that Of their children. What can the
world pxpect of the children of such
homes? But | am very thankful that such
parents are in the minority. Long may
YOU live Aunt Susie. 10 reign over our
Kingdom.
Mrs. j. T. Stoudenmire. Lowndesboro.
Ala.-Vegetable time has come again. and
the picking and preserving season is APP
preaching rapidly. So. sisters. lets all
help one another by giving our best re-
CENTS TO our page for saving our fruit
and vegetable for winter use, with Aunt
Susies permission. and | don't think she
will object ut all, since her experience
with the biscuits, as there are so many
of us. have had similar experience with