The National tribune., 1908-11-26
By SENORA SARA.

Many a housewife has had company
descend upon her in Midwinter to re-
main for a night or two, and has been
put to her wits end to provide bed
clothing for the beds, when her home
supply is needed for the beds of the
members of the family. An excellent
way to make the bed-clothing stretch
has been used by one dear little wo-
man who must practice economy at all
time, and has to stretch" things for
her own family. Make up your bed,
putting on the sheets and then the
next covering, say blanket, or a light
quilt. Then take large newspapers and
spread them over the bed, at least
four thicknesses. Tuck the first papers
we'll in at the foot. Put on another
layer toward the head, tapping them
well. then with a safety pin, fasten
through both sets of paper to a blanket
not the shetland put the other quilt
over the neWspapers-and there you
are This makes a light covering, yet
very warm one, for the cold cannot
penetrate the newspapers. You can use
the newspapers on the family beds. Of
course, the papers should be put on
with care, well overlapped, and always
pinned with safety pins. One set of
paper will last week without read
justing, if you are careful. Just try this
sometime before you laugh at the idea.
You can lightly baste the newspapers
together with a large needle and thread,
and then safely pin to the quilt.
Should the clothes be mildewed, the
stains may be removed by mixture
containing equal parts Of soft soap and
starch, half as much common salt, and
the juice of half a lemon. This may
be spread over the spots, and the arti-
Gle should be laid on the grass all day
and all night until the stain entirely
disappears.
The regimen of an old physician for
reducing flesh includes rules of conduct,
as it were. Only seven hours sleep a
night were allowed, and this was taken
In a hard bed. Every morning a salt
bath was taken, using handful of
rock salt to an ordinary basin of water,
the temperature of which was that of
the room. Rubbing was done with
coarse towel. Lying down thru the
day was prohibited
Any exercise which will cause per-
spiration is to be regarded as part of
the treatment and, lastly, every person
trying to reduce flesh should be weigh
ed once a week, noticing if there is
decrease or increase, and letting this
govern the food supply.
: Here is a coffee cake which can be
HtdGt -dlillCSl WUlIt you WILL Idhe t"O
scant tabiespoonfuls of butter, or one
of butter and one of lard, one-quarter
cup of sugar, one egg and three-fOurths
of a cup of milk. After this is well |
mixed add enough flour to make a |
batter about the same as for cup cake. |
1t will require about two cups of flour, |
gifted with teaspoonful and a half of |
baking powder. Stir to a soft dough
and spread in dripping pan. Sprin-
kle with sugar, mixed with cinnamon
and fine-cut almonds Little Jumps of
butter about the size of a small marble
may also be added at intervals. Bake
In a moderate oven and serve hot and
fresh.
Or if you like the light bread" kind
best, there is an excellent recipe for
that Take piece of the risen dough |
large enough for a small loaf of bread;
add one-quarter cup soft butter, one
half cup OF sugar, one egg Cwel1 beat
en) and a few gratings of nutmeg;
after the ingredients are mixed knead |
for few minutes. then pat in shape |
tc fit buttered pan; the dough should |
be about three-quarters OF an inch |
thick; cover with a cloth and let il |
rise until light; beat one or two eggs |
with enough sugar to make the consist |
ency of thin batter. making cuts in the |
raised dough with the edge of spoon |
So that it VIII take the dressing; pour
on to the cake, sprinkle generously
with cinnamon, then bake. This is the
cake real German housewives make to
eat with the Sunday morning coffee.
If you desire to ward off colds in |
children. be sure that you send them
to school with warmly clad, perfectly I
dry feet. Mothers are very careless
about this, and Group, pneumonia, ton
Eilitis and kindred throat and lung ills
often follow getting the feet damp and |
sitting with them so. Physicians say
that damp feet in children and ADULTS |
IS the cause of much of the Winter
sickness. and even a great deal of that |
suffered as Summer cold" even in the |
hot months.
Candied orange peel is very nice !
thing to have around for various
''sweeties," and can be very easily fixed |
at home This is SO nice to use with
rnincemeat or in fruit puddings, and it
can be made at home so reasona bly, |
that it will pay the housewife if she |
has time to prepare ii now, Cut !
oranges in halves and scoop out all the |
pulp, or if the rinds of peeled oranges |
are to be used, keep in as good shape |
as possible. Put the rinds into a basin, |
cover with lightly salted water and let |
them soak for week. At the end of |
that time drain and put into stewpan |
Containing thin sirup made with two |