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final section has been sewed in place
unfasten the ends of the strings, and
remove the book from the bench
Now spread good strong glue thinly
over the back. Be careful not to get
it on too thick or the book will open
hard.
After the glue has become nearly
dry, but not stiff, the edges should be
made even. The best way to do this
is to draw a line with lead pencil
on both sides of the book, marking
where the edge is to come, and place
the volume between the two boards in
the clamps, with the lines just even
with the edge of the boards, and the
part to be removed projecting beyond.
Take coarse sandpaper and wrap it
around a block of wood then rub the
projecting edges till they are worn off
almost level. and finish with fine sand
paper. In this way a perfectly even
edge can be secured
After this the book is formed" the
sections at both ends are pulled for
ward, so that the back is rounded and
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HINTS ON PHYSICAL CULTURE

The servant problem is one which
Is often solved, like the Gordian
knot, by cutting it. and many
women dispense with servants alto
gether rather than have the annoyance
Of incompetent help and frequent
changing.
These house keepers are under the
impression, however. that in making
this sacrifice Of their time and conven-
ience they are also sacrificing to GER
tain extent their personal appearance,
especially that Of their hands. and
this belief may prove TO be well found
ed unless they wiu make use OF a few
simple precautions and eXpedients TO
prevent it.
An ounce Of preca ution. they say, is
worth q pound Of cure. so the woman.
who wishes 10 do housework and still
have her hands remain white and deli
cate must wear gloves whenever pos
sible She viii need rubber gloves
when the task she is attacking is a wet
one, and loose gsuntlets Of drilling for
the dry occupations, such as sweeping
and busting.
She viii seldom need TO put her
hands into dish water, for she VIII
use a mop and long handled brushes
for this work, or a dish washing ma
chine. She win keep q large dishpan
for her pots and kettles in the sink,
and viii fill It partly full Of hot water
ia which washing soda has been dis
solved. leaving the soiled utensils to
soak IN this during meal times. so that
q stiff brush and long handled pot
scraper viii soon restore them 70
cleanliness. without much handling.
The rubber finger tips used by pho
togrsphers are very good for protect
ing the fingers and leaving the rest o.
the hands free for many kinds of
e.
IN old pair Of rubber gloves that have
given out in the palms. and these may
be used in the same way.
In peeling potatoes or other vege-
tables. II Is best 10 have them per-
fectly dry. and TO use the rubber
finger tips. which VIII afford sufficient
protection and viii not cramp the
hand as the gloves would DO. The
vegetables should be thrown into
water as they are peeled. so that they
viii not be dtscolored.
Washing the hands often with soap
and water is bad for the skin; in
stead it IS better TO keep a large bot
tie OF glycerin, rose water and lemon
Juice near the kitchen sink, and to
pour q little OF this into the palms Of
the hands whenever they are soiled.
then rub the liquid over the hands and
wipe IL of on one Of a number Of soft
cloths kept for the purpose which can
be thrown aside and afterward washed
Before polishing silver or doing any
similar work rub the hands thoroughly
with cold cream or prepared mutton
tailow and then Slip on pair Of mus
lin gloves. After having the hands for
II long time in water, as in laundry
work rub them while still wet with
cider vinegar, then with the lotion Of
glycerin and rose water, or with cold
cream. Stains can be removed with
diluted oxalic acid. which, by the way,
is a deadly poison and should be kept
labeled and out Of reach, and when the
stains are stubborn pumice stone will
help TO make them disappear Burns
and scaIds should never be wet, as in
that case they will leave a scar, but
they should be powdered at once with
baking soda or with -four.
AT night the house keeper who wishes
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to keep her hands in good condition
should never fail to draw on pair of
old but perfectly clean white kid
gloves, or, lacking these, home made
mittens Of heavy white muslin. The
tips Of the fingers should be removed
and a few slits cut IN the palms and
backs. The hands should be rubbed
thoroughly with pure cold cream or
mutton tallow before drawing on the
gloves.
1t is not a good plan to rely on the
file alone to keep the nails in order, but
its use should always be supplemented
with a scrubbing brush and soapy
water; they will keep clean much
longer If this is done. The cuticle
should be loosened and pushed back
each day with an orange stick and the
nails should be filed twice a week, but
should never be cut; and. whenever the
finger tips are wet they should be
pinched together to keep them from
spreading.
Dust is more injurious to the skin
than almost anything else, so If when
the house keeper is sweeping she will
fasten on q mask OF antiseptio gauze
it will save much wear and tear on her
complexion. 1t would be a good plan
to do the same thing when baking or
remaining for any length of time near
a hot fire, and though, to be sure, it
would look rather absurd, II would al
ways be worn in private and would not
be any more grotesque than the auto
mobile goggles which people wear
when motoring.
Every night the face should be thor
oughly washed with oatmeal water.
which is made by pouring a pint OF
boiling water on a tablespoonful Of fine
oatmeal, allowing IT to remain until
lukewarm. Many skins can not stand
.araTx &c 1lxr
as cleansing without having the tend
ency TO irritate. Before retiring, some
good facial cream should be rubbed in,
and when as much as possible has been
absorbed what remains should be wiped
off with a soft linen cloth.
The head ought always to be covered
with a mob cap when any dusty work
is being done, and a cooking cap is also
q necessity in order to keep the hair
from absorbing the odors of the food
that is being prepared. Brush the hair
thoroughly night and morning with a
clean brush, and then apply a good
tonic TO the scalp with a medicine
dropper. If this is done regularly,
every three weeks viii be often enough
for the shampoo.
The daily sponge bath is a great pre-
server of health and good looks If 1t
is always terminated with the warm
and then the cold spray, followed by a
vigorous toweling. Salt rubs twice a
week are also excellent for the circula
ton; these are taken with ordinary
table salt rubbed IN while the skin is
still wet.
Proper dressing is essential for the
house keeper who wishes to look and
feel her best. The idea that loose,
down at the heels slippers or half worn
garments will do to wear around the
house is one that viii take all the
pleasure out of housework and convert
it into drudgery. Trim, well fitting
high shoes, with moderately high heels.
and neat costume of washable mate
rial, with plenty of aprons for all the
different purposes, will help to keep
up the house keepers interest in her
work and will give her the same feel
ing Of pleasure in her garments that
the trained nurse feels in her attract
i've uniform.
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AMONG THE ARTS AND CRAFTS; Ap1A1

~ OOK BINDING is one Of the most
fascinating of the arts and
crafts. and, contrary to a popular
notion. ii is not one Of the most
difficult It must not be supposed that
lt is only 10 be engaged in by those
who have ample time and special ap-
pEances At hand to 20 into the work
deeply and scientifically on the con
lrarE very artistic and satisfactory
book lindIng is often done by people
who have no other implements than a
saw, hammer, a pair of wooden
clamps (Which cost about 40 cents),
and a sharp knife
The sewing bench is the only special
appliance needed. and this can be made
by any one in a few minutes. 1t con-
sists simply of a wooden bar, about
l4 inches long, held by two uprights
above board measuring 10 inches wide
by a inches long, as shown in the il
lustratlon. The three cords on which
the book is sewed are stretched from
this bar % three tacks placed in the
edge Of the sewing bench; sometimes
tapes are used instead of the cords,
and ia that case an inch or two of the
tape is allowed to project beyond the
tacl1s at the bottom.
It is a pleasure TO be able to give
ones shabby old volumes a new lease
az life when the covers have grown
oilapidated from much usage, or to
bind together some magazines, or put
permanent cover on a good paper
novel And the process is so simple
and so interesting that as an occupa-
Uon for ones leisure. evenings it ranks
in attractIveness with embroidery. BY
following the directions given here. it
VIII be an easy matter to put your en-
tire library in perfect condition with
this delightful spare moment" work
For instance. Il YOU have some mag
az-nes that you would like TO bind to-
sether or an old volume that you wish
To rebind and cover, first drive out the
staples or rip the threads that hold
the leaves together. Then scrape all
the glue of the backs and arrange
the sections in the proper order, plac-
ms end papers at the beginning and
end OF the volume. These are made of
sheets Of plain paper, twice the size
Of the other pages. folded in the middle
SO as to make them the right size for
the book
Arrange the backs OF the leaves
evenly, and place The volume between
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Crowns

Mrs. Lulu w. Brown, Kenwood, Cal.
Roll puff paste one-eighth of an inch
thick; cut into three and one-half
inch squares; place the points over to
the middle, and after wetting with
water. press firmly down; bake. When
cold place in center apricot, straw
berry or red raspberry jam: cover with
meringue and lightly brown in mod
crate oven. Remember, that the slower
meringue cooks the frmer 1t will be
and less likely to fall.
Cheese Sticks-Roll the scraps of
paste cut to one-eighth inch thick,
cover with grated cheese mixed with
a speck of cayenne peper fold one
half the paste over the other half; roll
out one-fourth inch thick; cut into
strips one-fourth inch wide by three
inches long: brush tops with cold water
and bake in quick oven.
MT Pasties-Rol the paste out one
eighth of an inch thick, then cut into
rings: brush with water and egg yollS
mixed, and sprinkle over chopped nut
meats or cocoanut; bake until deli
catelv Drowned; dust with pulverized
sugar as soon as they come from the
oven, or dust with confectioner's sugar
before baking, and when they are done
the tops will have delicate caramel
to them.
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Lemon Pie
Mrs. Fl. X. Struthers, 174z walnut
street, Berkeley

Mrs. Fl. X. Struthers, 1747 walnut
street, Berkeley
Grated rind and juice OF one lemon.
well beaten yolks of two eggs, ona
cupful of sugar. one cupful OF water.
lump of butter size of a walnut ona
heaping tablespoonful OF cornstarch:
add sugar to beaten egg yOlks then
water, butter. cOrnstarch (dissolved
in a little water) and cook till thick.
When almost cooked. add lemon and
pour into cooked paste. Beat up thor
oughly the two egg whites. then add
two heaping tablespOonfuls sugar
Cover pie and brown in oven-
Cream PIe-One pint milk. half
cupful sugar. one tablespoonful corn.
starch; wet smooth with little cold
water or milk; two eggs; scald milk,
stir in sugar, then egg yolks (weII
beaten with pinch of SalD. Cook till
mixture thickenS: favor with with
lemon or vanilla to taste: line pie tins
with crust. bake. then pour in the
mixture; cover with meringue made
from the whites OF the two eggs and
set In oven to brown.
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Nv FHEN the up 10 Date young woman
M who embroiders is debating what
to give one, of her friends for a
Christmas or birthday gift she Is quite
as likely to decide upon embroidered
towels as upon a eenterpiece, sofa
pillow, or any of the other time hon
ored subjects for her skill.
1t is sonly during the last five or
six years that towels have been con-
sidered suitable objects for decoration
in this way, but the idea has found so
much favor that now they have taken
a prominent place among the things
most frequently embroidered.
The modern bathroom is really a
pretty room with its tiles and porcelain
fittings and bright nickel fixtures, and
$50 In order to have it complete in all
its details. handsomely embroidered
damask towels are hung from the racks,
adding a touch of luxury that is in
keeping with the other furnishings of
the room.
All Of the dealers In stamped embroi-
deries now have towel patterns in their
catalogues; the best of these patterns
are characterized by simplicity, as too
elaborate a design is out of place on
towel. and by narrowness in width,
since it would not do to have the pat
tern occupy too much of the whole
space.
Many house keepers prefer to have
just the plain scalloped edges and
large heavily worked initial on each
towel. The scallop is undeniably a
much prettier and more practical finish
than the fringe SO commonly used,
which easily becomes tangled and soon
pulls, out, or the hemstitched hem, which
is too bulky. When the towel is
large and the design is not too wide.
the embroidered borders are not un-
practical and are really very pretty.
The scalloped edges are always
worked in buttonholing, and for all,
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in outline stitch is also a method used
a good deal. especially by the "art
crafters" This darning Is not as
easy as it looks, as the work must be
done with the most perfect regularity.
and must not be drawn too tightly In
any part, or the whole effect will be
lost.
For bathrooms which are kept in
distinct color scheme such as blue and
white. or gray or green or brown, the
colored cottOns to match are often
used for the towels. with very good
effect But for these colored borders
the designs are always light and deli
cate, otherwise they would appear
heavy and unattractive.
Sometimes a monogram is placed on
towels instead of the single initial;
the monogram used on the note paper
is often taken in an enlarged form
for this purpose.
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first cord and pass it between this and
the back of the book, around and be-
hind the cord again and down to the
second Pass 1T around the second
cord again in the same manner, and
then around the third. After leaving
the third cord. the thread passes out
through the back again at a point
midway between the last cord and the
end opposite to that from which it en-
tered The next folio is placed upon
the one already sewed, pressed tightly
down to 1t, and sewed in the reverse
direction. But when the thread reaches
the other end, before passing to the
folio above it, it is caught through the
loop on the folio beneath, passing up
ward from there TO the third folio.
This is repeated at eacn end, so that in
addition to being sewed to the cords
the folios are held together by kind
of chain stitch at each end A good
idea of the method of sewing can be
gained by looking at a bound book,
especially an old one from which the
cover has been removed. When the
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Mince Meat

Mrs. S. NJ. Snyder, ITS Highland Ave-
nue., San Francisco
Two pounds lean beef cooked tender
and cooled. four and half pounds tart
apples, pared; half pound suet: one
and a half pounds raisins; one pound
currants, cleaned; quarter of a pound
citron, all chopped fine; two and half
pounds brown sugar; one and a half
teaspoonfuls ground cloves; five tea
spoonfuls ground cinnamon; two and a
half teaspoonfuls ground mace: three
tablespoonfuls salt; one and a half pints
cider; quarter pint sour vinegar: one
pint molasses, one pint sherry wine
and half pint OF brandy.
Mix all thoroughly and put on the
stove to heat well. but not really cook
will keep indefinitely II put in fruit
jars and for weeks in an open jar. 4
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FIRST PRIZE
Sterling Silver and Crystal
Relish Dish
Pies and Tarts
Sara NJ. Bunker, Mill Vale,

Sara NJ. Bunker, Mill Valley
Banbury Tarts-One cup OF seeded
raisins chopped fine. four chopped fgs,
each of orange Juice and lemon juice,
one teaspoonful of -four mixed with
one tablespoonful of water. Cook over
hot water until thick. Cut dough in
squares; spread the cold filing on the
center: fold the tarts in triangles and
bake 20 minutes.
Gooseberry Pie-Line your pie plate;
make gooseberry stew of 4 cups Of
gooseberries. one large cup of sugar
and two tablespoonfuls OF butter; stew
until the gooseberries are very tender:
MI your pie plate and cover with lat
ticed crust and bake in moderate
oven.
Canned Peach Pie-Turn the contents
pan; let stand exposed one hour: then
add third of a cup of sugar and cook
slowly until peaches are soft and syrup
thick; cut the halves into quarters and
oven till crust is baked: when cool
cover with whipped cream, sweetened
and favored with vanilla extract.
or oval, with small cooked fruit,
gooseberries, Strawberries or cherries !;
a layer of meringue is spread smoothly
over the top decorate this with a few
oven just long enough to slightly brown
the surface. A few drops OF brandy
imparts a fine flavor.
Lemon Custard Pie-one cup of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of -four, juice
and rind of one lemon, the beaten yolks
of two eggs, a pinch Of salt; mix these
cnp e ms ah9 Ss Eh he9 @ We sad
beaten to a froth. Bake with en- un-
dercrust only, the same as custard.
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Cheshire Pork Pie

Mrs. A. M. HOstetter, Lindsay, Cal.
Take two pounds of lean fresh pork
Ia cut from the leg Is good-and cut
into thin strips about two inches long
and an inch wide. Pare and slice a
dozen medium sized apples Now line
a deep baking dish with rich biscuit
dough on the sides-not on the bottom.
Put in layer OF meat and season with
salt and very little pepper, then add
layer of apples and season with
sugar and nutmeg; then another layer
of meat ETC.. until you have used all
the materials. Be sure to have enough
sugar If the aroles are tart, and add
bake in a moderate oven for an hour
and a half. Boil the scraps of meat
and bones that may be left over and
add the stock to the pie before serving.
recipe has been handed down in our
family for years and is very popular
one.
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two pine boards somewhat larger than
the pages. Let the backs project
slightly Beyond the boards; then fasten
them firmly together with the clamps,
and cut three grooves with the saw
across the backs, one in the middle
and the others an inch and a half from
each end, as shown in the illustration.
Take the leaves out of the clamps
and place them on the sewing bench
and fasten the pieces of twine to the
bench in such a way that they fit into
the grooves which you have just cut
Then you are ready to commence the
sewing.
Each section or folio is sewed sepa-
rately; in an octave volume, the size in
which the average novel is made, a
folio consists of eight leaves. Remove
all except the last folio from the sew
ing bench and pass a needle, threaded
with coarse linen thread, in through
the back of this folio to between the
two middle leaves, about half way
from one end and the cord nearest to
It; then bring the needle down to the
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Baked Apple DumpIings
Mrs. III. l.. Curtis, 6I7 Fourteenth
Street, Oakland

Mrs. III. L.. Curtis, 6I7 Fourteenth
Street, Oakland
Make a very rich dough, as for bis
cult only put twice the amount Of
shortening; divide in pieces that will
make circles as large as a large sau-
Ger when rolled very thin, unless you
have apples that you know will cook to
a pulp quickly; cook them before yeu
make the dumplings: put large table,
spoonful in the center of each piece of
dough; sprinkle over nutmeg or Gin
namon and two teaspoonfuls Of sugar;
gather the edges of dough together
deep pan: put a lump of butter on each:
fill the pan half full of water or the
water the apples were cooked in, with
two teaspoonfuls OF sugar added: this
makes the sauce. Bake brown in a
quick oven You can use peaches or
any kind of berries Canned or fresh).
A few spoonfuls OF jelly or fruit juice
added to the sauce improves It,
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the front edge is followed, the elastic
glue yielding just enough to allow of
this without giving way.
One more operation remains before
the book is ready for the cover. This
is called rounding" II you will look
at bound volume, you will see that
the covers at the sides fit into two re-
cesses that have been made by expand
ing the back. Place the book between
the boards in the clamps again, this
time with the back projecting about an
eighth of an inch. and with your ham
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Many OF the border patterns are ar
ranged In such manner that an open
space is left in the middle for the ini-
tial or monogram, and when the design
is not made in this way the initial IS
often placed above the border In the
center.
Wallachian work is a method which
has been employed a good deal for
towel decoration, and where a silky
linen thread is used for this embroid-
cry on a fine damask the effect Is ex-
cellent. Wallachian work always looks
much better in linen than IN cotton
thread and is only really attractive
when done in white on a white back
ground. Colored Wallachian work is
never successful. as the colors empha-
size the heaviness OF the method and
give an appearance OF clumsiness TO
the work.
Ordinary COUGHING IS not a good
stitch to use for towels or for anything
else that will be subjected to constant
wear and washing. because It is not as
firm and substantial as most OF the
other embroidery stitches. But there
is another kind OF couching which will
stand any amount of wear and tear
and which is very pretty for this and
many other purposes. Buttonholing is
used for this: a single heavy thread is
laid along and cOuched down over the
design with tiny buttonhole stitches
taken across it at intervals Of about a
thirty-second OF an inch This method
is good for scrolls or designs with
flowing lines. but where the pattern IS
much broken up of course II can not
be used.
Another purpose besides their legiti-
mate use to which the embroidered
towels are often put is for covers on
the dressing tables and chifoniers. For
this they are sometimes used with the
embroideries at the two ends and some
times when the top OF the dresser is
curved the towel is shaped to At IL and
the scallops are carried around the
front and side edges.
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Chocolate Pie
RS. f. p. ButterfieId. Berkele,

Line a deep pastry tin with crust
made as follows: Half a cup of -four
sifted with half teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder. Into this rub one-fourth
OF cup of cold lard; add half tea
spoonful of salt and mix with one
tablespoonful of very cold water.
Filling-Two heapfng tablespoonfuls
of -four, mixed with one and q half
cups OF sugar and creamed with a
heaping tablespoonful of butter: dis
solve four rounded tablespoonfuls of
grated chocolate in one and a half
cups OF hot water. and into this stir
the creamed sugar and -four. Add we'll
beaten yolks of two eggs Mix we'll
and cool in double boiler, stirring con-
stantly till smooth. Flavor with va
nil1a Turn while hot in crust, which
has already been baked; make me-
slightly in oven. Serve either hot or
cold
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Lemon Cream Pie

Jennie Eaton. 514 W. Main street. Vi
salia, Cal.
Take the yolks of seven eggs. whites
OF four eggs two small cups OF sifted
white sugar. two-thirds cup Of butter,
one tablespoonful OF flour, juice OF
three large lemons. cream, eggs, butter.
sugar and -four. Beat until light. then
add Juice of lemons very slowly and
mix we'll then two cups of good fresh
sweet milk. which must be added q
little at a time until all is used Mix
good rich pie crust and put filing in
and bake slowly. Frost the pies with
the three whites that were left. This
recipe will make three deep full pies
and they are delicious.