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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-18
Drunkenness

Physicians pronounce drunken-
ness disease of the nervous sys-
TEN. No Twill power" can heal
the stomach membranes which
have been burned and scared BY
alcohol.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-18
BERLIN MAY BUILD A SUBWAY.
The Line to Be Electrical and Cost
SI3.750, 900.

Berlin, Nov. 1s.--The municipality Of
Berlin Yesterday voted to build an under
ground railroad from the north to the
south 81 the city. The line, which will
cost about Si3,T50,O 900. will be electrical,
and will be operated by the city. The
measure still requires the sanction Of
the town council.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-18
KING EDWARD GIVES $4,000
Unemployed Fund Is Now Nearly $40,
600.

London, Nov. 1s.--King Edward has
given $4,000 and the Prince OF Wales
$3.50 to the fund for the aid of the
unemployed, which WAS started by
Queen Alexandra. The fund now amounts
to nearly $4,000.
The Washington times., 1905-09-17

G. Do bare feet make children more
robust and healthy?
AN ADMIRER OF THE BAREFOOT
HABIT (McKeesport, Pa.).
Your first three questions are an
swered In the reply to another CORE
spondent n couple of weeks ago.
L. L consider IL unseemly in the ex-
IRENE for girls 70 run the streets bare
loot whose parents can afford to buy
shoes and stockings for them. If this
were savage country where such foot
gear is unknown to persons OF any age,
the custom. Since our girls must put
or shoes within a year or two. u is
more sensible and humane 10 accustom
them TO the gentle bondage early in life.
>. If you would have me speak plain
iy, consider il slovenly and indecorous.
What good do they gain from the prac-
tice? Their feet, made sensitive by
wearing shoes when they go out of the
house, suffer from contact with bare
floors and chance bits of gravel, gather
dirt from carpets, and broaden daily
until the pressure of the shoes, when
they must put them on, is painful and
provokes the formation of corns ard
callosities.
6. 1 doubt whether It is any advantage
to the health of children TO so bare
foot l know ii is urged that The eX-
tremitieS. which we are all aware should
be kept warm to insure the right CIR
culation OF the blood throughout the
body. becomes hardy by exposure In
proof OF this is cited the stock anecdote
Of the Indian whose wardrobe consisted
of a fringed waist belt, yet who never
suffered from the cold. Me all facet!
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per. Since he must and viii have sweets,
give him really good homemade cake
baked in small tins, and, once week,
a cup eustard too firm to leak upon the
other contents Of the basket.
No matter how many kinds of sweets
you may include in this menu, never
omit fruit in season. We are on the
eve of the harvest of apples. pears, and
grapes.
If it were possible for lunch-box or
basket to be kept in a cold place, /
would strongly recommend that a few
crisp stalks of celery, or a few leaves
from the heart of a lettuce head. wrap
ped in waxed paper, be tucked into one
corner. The sooner our boy cultivates
the taste for, and the habit of eating
salads the better for his health.
In some private schools the excellent
custom prevails of allowing boys and
girls to eat their luncheon in sort of
refectory upon tables furnished with
cloths, napkins, knives, forks, and
glasses. Each pupil arranges upon these
the luncheon he or she has brought from
home, and TO this is added, at a small
cost a bowl of good, hot soup. The
parents of delicate children and those
who must have their heartiest meal, in
the middle of the day, act wisely IN
awaiting themselves of this opportunity
to give them something more like a
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which are the most important part of
his midday luncheon, are given, below.
Every bit of the crust should be pared
from so much of the loaf viii be
needed for Matchmaking before you
begin TO cut II. Take of the outer, or
kissing slice" butter the end of the
loaf smoothly, and with a bread knife
cut off thin, even slices. butterlng tho
end OF the loaf before each slice is taken
off. You cannot butter thin slices OF
bread evenly except in this way
+ Vary the contents of the sandwiches
from time to time, and lest the boy
should weary OF them, substitute occa-
sionally thin slices of bread and butter
wrapping the meat separately in waxed
papers. Now and then leg of chicken
neatly carved. or, as an especial treat,
broiled bird, will be a welcome sur
prise. There is nothing a hungry boy
enjoys more than picking a bone. Time
these treats so that they will fall upon
days when you know lessons will be
particularly hard. Such recognition OF
our boys needs and tastes are wei,
worth while, as is everything at any
stage of a mans life which reminds
him Of his mothers love and sympathy.
Instead of putting salt and pepper
up. in paper wads, have small, neat
china cruets for them. If you give him
cheese. cut thin and wrap in waxed pa
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DOLLS FOR A SICK GIRL.

A ~ idea worked out upon the or
~ ders OF a convalescent sirl-one
n OF the kind with very positive
ideas-was a family Of paper
dolls. done IN water-color paints upon
water-color paper.
She was tired Of the inevitable little
girl dolls. she said. and started In by
demanding young lady" with dresses
galore. The artist struck, after making
three or four elaborate creations. SO the
small mortal went on herself. cutting
out dresses by a model and coloring
them herself
When she got tired of that. she de-
manded a couple OF boys. SO that she
might pretend balls and all sorts OF
elaborate parties.
From that the ideas grew thick and
fast Engagement and wedding proved
an amending source of amusement
necessitating a prodigious amount OF
work in the inyenting and preparing OF
trousseaus.
Wedding professions demanded more
characters. and flower girls, gray-haired
parents, and beyies OF bridesmaids
bloomed beneath the weary brush OF the
sister who unfortunately for her. had a
little artistic talent.
But the absolute demand for new
clothes which all these occasions Gre
ated furnished employment for many
hours which would otherwise have been
spent drearily. il not in positive fret
tiES.
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Advantages of Light Housekeeping

themselves and their families to the ex-
IRENE Of light housekeeping during
housekeeping seasons, keeping up their
strength Ga fictitious sort OF strength
that expresses itself in increasing irri-
liability upon coffee or tea. They should
be solacing tired out bodies with the
most carefully considered OF nourishing
foods.
You can't skimp mind or body without
realizing II mighty bitterly after time
some of the nervous breakdowns strug-
Cling young writer's and artists are
seriously crippled by, financially, as well
as artisttcally-have their origin in this
thoughtlessly getting along. You can't
rob Peter to pay Paul without in the
ending having to face the charge.
It's rare intelligence that sees the
value Of an apparent wasting Of time
over getting up tempting, nourishina
meals-but that intelligence usually re-
suits In success
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own mouth water with delighted antici-
patton at the noon recess. 1 say 'bas-
ket" from the force of habit. believe
the abhnrent tin pail has never been
adopted by school children OF really
nice families. There are for safe in
department stores neat luncheon baskets
fitted up with holders for spoons. forks,
and plates, and resembling in exterior
the hampers used for sending flowers
and fruit TO friends. later fad, and
one which promises to crowd the bas-
ket out of the market, is the morocco
or leatheroid case. with a hinged top
and strap, and, if one wishes 1t, lock
and key. Personally, 1 think the bas-
ket the more graceful receptacle of the
two for our schoolboys luncheon. This
is, however, matter Of individual pref
erence.
Basket or box should be lined with
a clean napkin, and second. folded.
be laid upon the top of the luncheon
Have a dozen of these napkins hemmed,
not fringed, marked with the boys
name and set apart for his use alone
He Is at heart a savage, and you, as
his mother, cannot afford to omit one
of the small, numberless refining agen-
cies which Will keep savagery down and
assist in the evolution of the gentle
man. The napkin with his name on 1t
may hinder him from wiping greasy
and STICKY fingers upon his trousers.
Furthermore. it is one of the things
which shows the ''other fellows what
sort of people Our Boys family are,
and how he lives at home.
Let the contents of the basket carry
out the scheme of which the napkin,
| clean and glossy. is the keynote Do
not grudge the time it will take 10
wrap his sandwiches In tissue paper
and to envelop hard-boiled or stuffed
eggs in the same. If the ends of these
envelopes be fringed, so much the bet
ter for the development of refinement
| '.other Fellows" An odd half hour IN
| afternoon or evening may be probably
| employed N cutting out and fringing
| some dozens of these tissue paper
| Directions for making the sandwiches,
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~ nth all the many words that
M are uttered every day In
" " praise Of light housekeeping.
the ready-to-heat-and-ser
things IN the shops proving tempting
argument in its favor, there are certain
disadvantages which are not always
taken into consideration.
Light Housekeeping really means the
getting along without servant. and
retting the meals for yourselves. usually
these ready cooked things Some
times bachelor girls. who live two or
three in the same little suite Of apart
ments, make a convenience OF 1t TOT
the two important meals of the day, din
ing either at some restaurant or with
. private family.
The greatest objection to It IS that II
n apt TO become too Hght-so often you
don't want to stop this or that bit OF
interesting work to get Up sc appetiz-
ing luncheon for just yourselves, and
You "get along with a haSty luncheon
OF whatever happens TO be around.
Naturally, you don't eat great oeal
nothing Is particularly appetizing: but
before long you sink into the habit OF
not bothering TO stop for luncheon, and
perhaps bother less and less for break
last, with the result that you run down
in health, perhaps not dangerously so,
but at least perceptibiy so.
This Is particularly to be avoided II
you are a brain worker. yet ii is often
brain workers who fan into just such
errors.
Where light housekeeping is carried
out by a system, religio1siy on the
housekeeping plan, 1t has great advan-
tages-apparent on the face OF them-to
these people who have studios and
apartments.
Living Is undoubtedly cheaper that
way which is the first consideration OF
the people who're trying TO get a start.
And everything can be as wholesome
and as nourishing as in the usual way
II only a little time and thought are ex-
pended ia the effort 10 save money.
Plotted ham and tongue are all very
well In their way-mtghty good for q
spread but an easy diet OF ported
meats with crackers and cheese isn't
storing up the right sort OF energy for
your work a little more effort-no
more cost-would have resulted in 8
tempting little luncheon.
It's the fashion" among some other
wise splendid housekeepers TO reduce
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was his explanation of this Living, as
we do. in a state OF artificial civiliza-
ton, where the prejudices of society for
bid one to be ''all face" the exposed
portion of the body must suffer from
changes of temperature. And physical
suffering. being a violation of natural
laws. invites disease 1t is well known
that the customs of civilization add to
the length of human life. The all-face'
savage, who sleeps for three-Quarters
OF the year on bare ground and eats
raw food, does not live as long as the
well-clothed man Of the settlements.
/ see in your paper a request for a
as / have 1t, i will send il to you. and
you can publish 1t II you wish.
Dissolve six ounces OF catechu and
bluestone the size Of an egg In clear
water; put the thread In and boil two
hours; then take out and let II stand
In a tub all night. Dissolve three ounces
of red potash in clear water, and boil
the thread one hour in this. Take it
out. let IL dry. and rinse well. This
will make a pretty brown for cotton
thread that will not fade.
A SUBSCRIBER Hickman, Tenn
I insert your recipe the more grateful
ly because I receive daily queries re-
speeding patent dyes, which, OF course.
cannot be named here. and for direc-
kinds at home. AS have explained re-
peatedly the little I have seen OF the
use of domestic dyes has not encouraged
me TO recommend any.
Can YOU or your constituents tell me II
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+" HE warning Gala trumpet blast
OF duty-which summons scat
tered families from seaside.
mountain, and farm house, is
the reminder that school opens in mid
September or early October.
Home again" has Il pleasant sound
to ear and to heart, and the recreated
mother expresses a certain degree of
real satisfaction from the thought that
she has all her nestlings again under
her wing and roof-tree The first glow
OF reunion is sensibly abated by the
sight OF the array OF prosaic duties
contingent upon "homing.'
A Maternal Duty.
I purpose taking a few of these up in
turn. Not7in the hope of doing away
with them, for each is a Must-Be as
memorable as Gibraltar. 1t may be
practicable. however. to lessen by a few
friendly practical suggestions the weight
of the burden suddenly refitted to house
wifely shoulders.
Even your model good child does not
take kindly to school harness after his
prolonged vacation. Belts bind and
buckles abrade. He has forgotten how
to be submissive to routine. A part,
and not a. small measure of maternal
duty, Is TO make the change from free
dom to confinement as toIerable as cir
cumstances VIII admit Whatever else
he has left behind him, he has brought
home his country appetite. One blessed
characteristic of youth with which most
OF US part by the time we reach mile
stone No. so. is that little things on
little wings bear little souls II not Ito
heaven" out Of the Slough of Despond
to the Detachable Mountains. The
~schoolboy, creeping unwillingly tc
school," now, as in Shakespeare time
has a lighter heart and a brighter face
II he knows that his luncheon basket
has been stocked by his mothers hands
with delicacies which will make other
Fellows eyes CLEAN with envy, and hi
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there is State institution for epileptics
in Illinois?
They say there is a fine one In Sonyea
Cd, N Y. Care you not mistaken n the
name of the place? I can find no sucn
name on the map or In the gazerreer.-
EDITOR called 1.-The Craig Colony Sys-
tenn" where many unfortu1aIeS have
been cured: but they cannot accept peo-
pie outside their State, even pay
patients II sees to me that II would be
well TO have such an institution where
patients can attend school, have amuse-
ruents and some kind or labor TO take
their minds of themselves while being
treated We have a son so affected, and
have paid hundreds OF dollars TO have
him treated and educated q little at
home He is bright and smart, and
works a little around the fruit farm.
hrt his terrible seiZJNes debar him from
all social pleasures, and, in fact. from
any jov on earth. If we could find any
such institution as Craig Colony, We
could afford to pay something TOR MS
are and treatment We have lived In
Illinois for years, and have been nero
only nine months. We came here hoping
II would do him good. but IL is very
warm now and the climate debihtates
him.
II any member Of the exchange can
answer this letter so explicitly as to Dc
OF practical advantage TO the aInlcled
boy and his anxious mother, II VIII give
me heartfelt pleasure TO forward the
desired information TO one VINO IS IN
perplexity and with reason The case
Is sad. / wish I could add that II
is also singular.
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German Potato Salad.

4. Boil your potatoes. peel and snee
very thin while warm. Add saIt anu
pepper to taste Fry some bacon. adc
TO the grease a little vinegar and pour
over the potatoes while warm TOSS
well and add vinegar, salt ana peppeL
until il tastes right" Crate COT chop
very fine) q little onion and ceiery 'Or
add celery seed, two or three harc-
boiled eggs. chopped fine. Toss All again.
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Mash the yolks OF hard-boile6 eggs to
a powder; moisten with olive oil and q
few crops OF vinegar. Work 20 a paste,
add salt, pepper. and French mustard TO
taste. with a drop or two OF Tabasco
sauce. Now chop the whites of the
eggs as fine as possible Cor until they
are like a coarse POWDER, and mix
them with the yolk paste. If more sea-
soDing is necessary, add II before spread
ing the mixture upon sliced graham
bread
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Sour Chicken.

1. A delicious way to prepare rather
old chicken is to stew It In water slight
ly sailed. When the water boils down.
pour in about half a cupful Of vinegar,
add few laurel leaves, cloves, little
onion. salt and pepper, and boil again
When the chicken is very tender, thick
en- the gravy with -four.
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Sour Rabbit (Hasenpfefer).

:. Clean, cut and wash rabbit niceiy-
Then put into a deep dish and cover
with vinegar; add pepper, laurel leaves.
onions, cloves and salt Put ASIDE Ior
two days. Stew then in enough signify
sailed water TO cover IT. When done,
thicken the gravy with Drowned hour.
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Stuffed Eggs.

Boil the eggs hard and throw into cold
water When perfectly cold take off
the shells and cut the eggs into halves.
Take out the yolks; rub smooth in a
bowl, and add an equal quantity of fine
ly chopped ham, chicken, or cold fish.
Season to taste; rub 10 a paste with a
little butter. make into balls the size
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Sour Brains.

2 Soak calf's or pigs Drains in cold
salt water; clean them and put in the
pan with water enough 10 cover it.
When the water has cooked down. add
about tablespoonful Of vinegar, laurel
Ieayes, cloves, onion, salt and pepper,
and cook Until tender.
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Sardine Sandwiches.

Wipe the fish. skin, take out the back
bone. and rub 10 smooth paste with
little butter and lemon Juice Add q
dash of cayenne or a few drops of
Tabasco sauce. and spread between thin
slices of brown bread.
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Peanut Sandwiches.

Shell and skin freshly roasted peanuts
and roll them TO fine crumbs on a pas
try board. Add salt to taste, and mix
the powdered nuts with enough fresh
cream cheese to make a paste that can
be easily spread on unbuttered bread.
Keep in a cold, damp place until wanted.
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Tongue Sandwiches.

Make a dressing of one part mustard
and five parts butter, and add salt and
pepper to taste Butter the bread with
the dressing and lay between the slices
thin slices OF cold tongue.
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Sour Beans.

6. String a bushel or beans, split them
lengthwise and pus into d boiler of wa
ter AS soon as they boil take out,
drain and spread on q table to cool. PuI
into a stone jar with a little salt on tor
Cover and set in = cool place. NicY
pieces of pork Mr.
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Sweetbread Sandwiches.

a potato sitcer moisten with half as
much whipped cream, season with salt,
cayenne, and lemon juice Spread on
thin slices of buttered bread, and cut
in fancy shapes.
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s. Shred nice, firm cabbage; peel aad
chop two or three tomatoes, one-half Of
an onion and a good cuDful of celery
for use celery seed. sdG salt a good
Tablespoonful or sugar and vinegar. rs
usual Toss well.
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OSEM0TERS HARAND

T AVING asked for the full address
~ OF the Worried Mother" who
wrote to the Exchange over
two months ago, telling of her
experience with q child afflicted with
running ears, and offering advice TO
other mothers worried" from a like
cause-having. i say. advertised for fur
ther information and received none. I
am In quandary. In the faint hope
that the third time of asking may
have some magic influence. l here and
now appeal to Worried Mother" 10 send
to me for a packet Of letters addressed
to her. which take up room in the
Mothers Drawer that is needed for
other things.
Should this fall under her eye, she
vii. relieve my mind and possibly help
others by complying with both of my
requests.
Never scrape an iron or enamel pot or
pan, as that is what ruins it.
| No matter how badly burned on the
| bottom the contents may be. put table
spoonful of washing soda into the pan,
add quart OF water. and set on the
back of the range to heat. Shake the
pan gently occasionally. and In couple
ing the pan perfectly clean and as good
! as new.
How this knowledge came to me do
/ not recollect. but 1t Is a bit that I have
4
many dollars IN pots and pans
Mrs. II. i. G. Canton. Mass)
| OF our Exchange we may say truly
and gratefully that the North gives up
and the South keeps not back OF their
good things for the general welfare
| linton our modest storehouse is brought
seed from the East. and from the West
we gather OF its abundance. Let the
/ good work go on.
| have n brown leather handbag
which has been soiled and washed with
| soap and water. 1t is dull-looking, and
| rather dark. Do you know what will
| bring IL cut brighten II. and polish it?
| Mrs. S. l.. r. (Atlanta Ga)
| Peel and cut a banana, and with the
cut portions rub the bar all over. Wipe
very drv with soft linen. Finally. go
| over the leather with a clean sponge
| dipped in neat's-foot oils Let this soak
IN for three or four hours before poll
fishing with channels skin.
A little help I would like to suggest
l is this;
Housekeepers often saw: 81 like to
cock well enough, if some one would
| only tell me what 10 cook Trv get
ting several nice cook books. Decide
the night before what meat you will
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Cheese and Nut Sandwiches.

Take equal parts of grated cheese and
English walnuts, pounded to a meal,
and meisten with thick cream Season
to taste. and spread between thin slices
of butter bread.
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Beef Sandwiches.

Chop rare cold roast beef very fine,
taking care to use only the lean portions
of the meat. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper. Mix and make into sandwiches
with thiaiy sliced graham bread.