Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

Mashed Potatoes Egg plant Fried
Escarole Salad
Apple Dumplings Lemon Sauce
Black Coffee,
SUPPER.
Duck Salad
Stuffed Baked Peppers
Stewed Pears Apple Sauce Cake
Tea.
There is sadness connected with
the fall of the leaves and the closing
months of the year which we have all
recognized With the Spring, hope ava
kens In the heart and "all things seem
possible" but with the ending of harvest
realize how much We have left undone,
how careessly we have shown how ne
Rlectful We have been in cultivating the
tender graces that make life worth the
living. We all mean so well. We want to
walk uprghtly, to be kindly affectioned
one to another sweet and unselflsh III
our family life. and faithful to every duty
set before u.s. but when we begin to take
account of harvest We realize how far
short we have come of what we intend
ed in the spring time. But let us not be
discouraged, however. From the realiza-
ton of failures past, let us take fresh
courage for the future
of any watchful thought of ours
Can make some work the stronger,
If any CHEEKY smile of ours
Can make its brightness longer.
Oh? let US speak that though to-day
With fender eyes ALLOWING.
SO God may grant some weary one
Shall reap from our glad sowing"
1t is a singular thing that in the great
hospitals and training schools for nurses.
where everything is supposed to be done
in the most advanced hygenic way. a re-
quirement in the nurses ward Is that
beds be made for the day within half
hour after the time of rising.
This allows for no airing whatever,
save the very few moments while the
nurse is dressing. The same provision
holds in the general wards where the
patients are able to be up during the
day. As soon as the patient rises the
bed is made that the ward may look
tidy Sanitary cleanliness in this case
is sacrificed to appearance, great
mistake as every good housewife knows.
There is nothing more rcstful than a
well-aired bed. 1t is not sufficient to
throw back the covers from the foot, for
a makebelieve airing. They should all be
taken off separately, spread over chairs
near the opened windows. then the nat
tress turned and the pillows shaken and
put to air Every child, hoy a. well rs
girl should he taught to Il, this; yet in
how many families do children and old
folk. too, crawl out of their beds and
leave their rooms without even 50 much
as opening the windows.
Every few years, even the best of mat
tresses should be pulled APART and made
over by an expert workman. then cover
eli with fresh ticking. As for the pillows
they may be made over at home, if on.
has a closed room in which TO work
Empty the feathers into clean sheets. tie
up and take out into the sunshine, laying
them on boards or table where the all
can get TO them. Beat with the light sticl
or rug heater. and turn often. Meantime
wash the cases or make new, IS required
After II few days in the crisp air auC
bright sun, the feathers should be elastic
Ike new. Then return 10 the cases OLD
feathers, when we'll kept, are far better
than the freshly plucked ones. unless the!
are perfectly cured. When carelessly at
tended to the quilts contain some ANNA
matter that is apt to breed vermin
TO CURE FEATHERS.
Collect as soon as possible after tn
plucking of the fowl. Pick out tn
large feathers and place tho rest in
large pan or stout paper bags. and hel
for several hours in the oven. Durinl
this time they should be frequently stir
cd and shaken. Tho heat destroys til
eggs of insects, and drives off the oil.
matter. 1t also stifens the feathers. rem
dering them more elastic. Whc
thoroughly cured by heat they should b
clelnsed as follows: Mix one poun
quick lime with a gallon of water. Whe
the lime is preciptated in a fine powder
pour off the clear lime water. Put tn
feathers in tub and cover with the lin
water to the depth of several inches
When thoroughly wet, the feathers wi
sink down and should then be left i
soak for three of four days Rinse i
several clean waters, spread on siev
to drain between wasi,ings and rnsine!
then dry In mosquito netting bags in tn
sun. If ono raises their own fowls, G
buys their poultry alive they can easil
keep themselves supplied with feather
for tho many sofa pillows which are no.
In such demand Indispensable az
juncts to our comfort.
LOOK OUT FOR DRAINAGE PIPE:
Many cases of typhoid fever that al
pear in the autumn have been traced
the condition of the defects in the plumb
tng. If the various pipes were left clogs
ed with impurities when the house wa
closed for the summer, the air of IL
whole house would soon become impreC
mated with the poison. Pipes leading frol
Kitchen tubs and sinks and bath tut
cannot be cleansed too often nor t.
thoroughly for the health of the fam
Even II the laundry tubs are not use
they should be thoroughly flushed wi
hot water and laundry soap or washir
soda every few days to avoid posslb
stoppages. If the tubs are in constal
use lint from washed clothing frequen