The National tribune., 1909-07-29

the fingers unless the edges are bounn
with heavy paper or a piece of colored
muslin.
The following is said to be good sta'n
| for floors:
Dissolve half an ounce of permansa-
nate of potash in ruart of water and APP
| ply this to the boards Let them dry, ana
4. then if not dark enough give another coa.
of the stain. When quite dry finish Of
with a coat of varnish, or polish wifi
beeswax and turnentine. Permanga
of potash is most destructive 10 brushe.
| the paint brush used should not be
should never be left standing in the stain,
but should be taken out and washed before
being laid aside.
The following is called Taft cake. 1t is
given now so that you can get the ma
terials ready by Christmas
One pound of flour. Drowned and sifted:
one pound butter, one pound sugar. twelve
eggs, four pounds raisins, one pound home
made citron, one pound crystalliZei cher
ries and pineapple mixed, one pound al
monds cut fine and soaked over night in
rose water, one pound pecan meats, cut
small; one glass grape jelly, half glass
brandy. tablespoonful each powdered all
spice, cinnamon and nutmeg, and tea
spoonful powdered cloves.
Soak all the fruit twelve hours in the
whisky, cream together butter and sugar,
add to them egg yolks beaten very light,
then the cordial, s"ices. and jelly.
Put in next two teaspoOnfulS melted
chocolate. next add the whites of eggs.
beaten stiff, and part of the flour. Roll the
fruit in the rest of the -four and add to
the mixture.
Put in nuts last of all. If nuts are left
out. put in a third more fruit. Bake sew
eral hours, keeping vessel of water in
the oven until almost done. Is it not
delicious mixture?
When the baby has to take dose of
castor or cod liver oil a method far bet
ter than holding its nose is TO place a
few drops of lemon vinegar on the spoon
before pouring in the oil. The Objec-
tionable flavor of the oil is destroyed in
this way and its sticking to the spoon
prevented. Another good suggestion is to
| place a small piece of ice on the baby's
tongue before giving him the oil, as the
cold blunts its sense of taste for the mo-
ment.
To break the baby of the habit of put
ting buttons and other miscellaneous ar
ticles in its mouth. coat several of the
articles he seems to be the most fond Of
with guinine, and he will soon learn to
avoid them because of their nasty taste.
When creaming sugar and butter for
cake, a pinch of salt will give the cake
splendid favor. Add tablespoon OF
cream to your butter and sugar and the
work will take only one-half the time
and makes cakes smoother.
IL your collar button annoys you sew
button on the neekband OF a shirtwaist a,
the back instead of making buttonhole
| there. Have the button the size of collar
stud. twill always be there when want
ed, and will not press OH the back of the
neck as a collar button does.
For English chow chow take two large
heads of cabbage. shaved very fine. three
caulifiower broken in small sections, thir-
ty cucumbers sliced, one-quarter peck of
small white onions. one pint grated horse
radish, one-half pound of white mustard
seed, one ounce celery seed. one-half cup
ground pepper. and the same amount of
cinnamon and tumeric powder.
Pack all in large stone jar over night.
sprinkling large cup of salt between
the layers. In the morning pour off the
brine and soak in vinegar and water for
| DAY or two. Strain again and mix the
spices with three pounds of sugar and SIX
quarts of vinegar. Scald, then pour over
the pickle while very hot. Repeat this
| lNo uott tbtl "
quite cold add two boxes of French mus
tard mixed with one pint of pure olive oil.
The widest obtainable tape makes "A
neat patch over a small rent in undergar-
ments, repairs worn petticoat bands, when
a new buttonhole is required, the same
with skirt bands.
You will find when sewing fine silk that
quite often the seams are inclined TO puck
er when silk thread is used. The sewing
is made much smoother il cotton thread
of the same color and size is used in the
bobbin with silk thread above. Do not
dampen such seams when pressing them,
for ofttimes water marks silk and the
stain cannot be removed.
good-looking yoke can be made from
wash net by trimming it with row after
row of narrow braid, either the same color
or in contrasting tone. This is easily
done. and stands laundering well. The
braid can be evenly spaced or it can be
wider space between. When used as a
guimpe the net sleeves should be braided
to match the yoke.
Coldslaw served in green pepper shells
makes tasty and attractive luncheon
dish. Take small, firm head of cabbage
and shred fine with sharp knife. Add
to this chopped hard-boiied eggs Mix
with dressing made of cup of sour
cream, a tablespoon of sugar, salt. AMI
pepper and n cup of vinegar. Stuff the
green pepper shells and serve on indi-
vadual plates with hot buttered toast.
Boil small new potatoes and when cold
cut in dice and mix with a small white
onion cut fine and cup of chopped cold
boiled ham. Mix in n cup of mayonnaise
dressing. Line a deep salad bowl with
lettuce leaves. then arrange thin slices of
cold boiled ham overlapping each other
around the bowl inside of the lettuce
leaves. Turn in the salad and serve with
small sandwiches made of thin round slices
of rye bread spread with cream cheese
mixed with chopped nut meats.
A woman who had come out of great
| trials that would have killed msny of her
sex with her nature still sweet and her
faith still intact. said once to a friend in
trouble: 81 know what you are suffering
and ] wish with all my heart TO help you
I for when life seemed so dark TO me that
i knew not where to turn or how to look
up. / think what upheld me was the
friendly grasp of a helping hand. And be-
cause of that hand, held out to succor ami
TO save, / feel that all the sympathy of
my nature is aroused in behalf of others,
TO whom / owe everything and morre than
/ received.
| Women can never overestimate the
value and the power of the helping hand
| 1t is strong to uplift and console and en-
courage. The scope of the work ii does