The National tribune., 1910-02-03
The FAMILY.
By SENORA SARA.

II
ewes, as some people do, more parucu-
lsrly women and young girls. There
are very few people born into the world
with perfect eyes, and modern ciNlllza-
ton enhances all the disadvantages
that come about with imperfect eyes.
If young people could only be taught
that straining the eyes by bad position
In sitting by attempting to read in
bad light, particularly in a waning
light, they might be able 20 so thru a
good deal more of life without wearing
glasses To go thru life with bad eyes
Is to be handicapped from the very out
set. The symptoms of eye strain are
pain in the temples. pain In the back of
the head and neck, red eyelids and in
ability to see a great distance or to
read long at a time. The eyes become
tired and vision blurred; there is stra-
bismus or cast in the eye and tend
ency to avoid light. The eyes are part
ly closed; there are twitchinss OF the
lids; sick headache and dizziness Eye
strain may cause chorea and other neI-
vous diseases. 1t brings on neuralgia
and headache that medicines fail to
cure. Nearly every condition recited
above, IL brought about by detective
vision or an abnormal state Of the ecu
lar muscles, can be relieved by glasses.
The fitting of glasses is, at times, very
difficult task, and should be intrusted
only to a painstaking physician who
thoroly understands the defects and
diseases Of the eye.
To restore discolored enamel dissolve
the contents of one small box of chic
ride of lime and one small package of
baking soda in a tubful of water. Let
your enamel ware stand IN same ever
night, thoroly rinse and dry. 1t viii
look like new.
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poisonous changes so rapidly as fish,
and no stale food is so poisonous as
stale fish. If any one fish is worse than
another in this regard il is mackerel.
Fish should be cooked as soon after
being caught as possible, and What can
not be eaten should be thrown away.
Soured mackerel left in the larder for
"a hours is very unwholesome.
For tired and aching feet make a
solution of one ounce of alum, two
ounces of rock salt and TWO ounces of
borax. Put some of this into foot
tub of warm water and soak the feet
in it carefully for about Is or 90 min
utes. Dry thoroly and powder lightly
with good talcum powder.
One often notices on new linen yell
low stains left by the sewing machine.
Such garments should not De put into
the wash until the spots have been well
rubbed with liquid ammonia.
Black kid gloves that have become
worn and white at the fingers may be
made to look almost as good as new by
using few drops of sweet oil and
black ink tequal parts), well mixed and
applied with camers hair brush.
Here is a suggestion for those who
make their own clothes:
Instead of cutting one two, three or
more notches into edges of the goods
to indicate which parts come Sogether
into seam, Din near each edge q piece
Of paper bearing a figure representing
the number of notches required, and
you will not only effect saving in thin
and fraying material, but when refer
ring to them will find it easier to glance
at the figures than to count the notches.
The figures could be cut from old cal
endars.
To make fine crullers, break three
eggs into a bowl, add one and three
quarters teacupfuls of sugar and one
teacupful of fresh milk. Stir all to-
gether thoroly, then add five even tea
epoonfuls of lard and drop or two of
extract of lemon. To one cupful Of
flour add one and three-quarters tea
spoonfuls of cream OF tartar and one of
soda. Stir in the bowl and add suffi-
cient flour TO make a firm dough. Roll
the dough out to a quarter OF an incl?
in thickness; flour the rolling board, Of
course. Cut with a "cooky cutter"
which has the center ring, and drop
carefully into smoking hot fat They
should pun at once and turn slightly
brown. Turn with a silver fork, and
when done remove by lifting with the
FORK inserted in the hole center. Lay
.--em on waiter covered with a sheet
OF white paper and sprinkle sparingly
with cinnamon and pulverized sugar
When cool. pack them in a stone crock
and cover. This recipe makes a goodIy
number but they will keep fresh for
10 days II put away as advised Dut
remember the dough must be smooth
and hrm, the lard smoking hot and the
cook thoroly interested.
A good spice cake may be made as
follows: Beat slightly the yolks of two
eggs and one whole egg and add three
1ourlhs OF cuptul each Of sugar and
or sour milk. Put in the -four sitter
two cupfuls of -four one teaspoonful
each OF ground cloves, cinnamon ana
mace and half a teaspoonful of salt
Sift into the liquid. stir and heat untiI
wen mixed. Then add half a teasponn-
!ui OF not water Bake in three LAYERS
in hot oven for 15 minutes For tba
flling beat whites of eggs 10 stiff
froth. Pour over them slowly hair a
cupful of hot maple sirup and beat nm
Ill thick and cool. Spread between Law
ers and on top.
We have come to realize that a child
needs something more than clothes ana
food to develop the best; It needs the
love that can only be found in home
The success of the whole depends en-
tirely upon the success Of the unit. ard