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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

Her inyariable answer IS. wash
dishes Ever since she vas tall enough
to reach into sink and pan by standing
on a stool she has washed dishes for
a family OF six, and after twenty years
experience she has no objection to the
duty. Her hands are especially supple
ana very graceful in her playing. and
2be attributes the former quality to
2 coordination OF dishes and keyboard!
For shout ten years IL was her GUS
tom 20 do the dishes" in the morning,
then adjourn to the piano for finger
exercises, leaving other and possibly
more entertaining practice for later in
the day. Her hands were warm, soft
and relaxed, and she acquired unusual
pllability of muscle, which has been
an invaluable aid in her profession
SO girls need not be afraid of the
homely task which must be performed
so many times each week-it Will not
necessarily injure and may prove q
benefit and pleasure. Personally / c.
Joy the workout | want E;erty Of
good warm, soapy water, a wire dish
d,ainer, into which put about a dozen
washed articles leaving as many
more in the pan to cleanse and warm;
dry, clean towels, which will quickly
absorb moisture and polish the dish.
Tho growing accumulation OF shining
glass, china anu silver Is a positive
delight to me, and cooking utensils
hold no terror, for with a stiff brush |
remove particles OF food which have
been softened with water put in when
the kettle or pan was emptied |
never have dish water which Is grimy,
greasy or dirty" A kettle OF boiling
water at hand serves the double pur-
pose of scalding milk dishes, tea and
coffee pots, etc, and Of keeping the
e%-/A N(1oa VA
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30
overtrained Mothers.

To take an example that shadows
forth the possibility OF overtraning the
young another; In the old Madonna
poems. those OF sentiment and mother
hood, there are lines upon lines describ-
ing with beauty and feeling the re-
sponse of the young mother to the cry
of her child. the instructive mother re-
sponse to that call which has no Lam
guagc but q cry.
Perhaps the greatest recent upheaval
of nursery law is that which has been
disciplining the young mother to hear
her childs crying and make no re-
sponsc whatever. II IS to-day no eX-
traordinary sight to watch a young
matron placidly continuing whatever IT
may be she is employed upon while her
child cries loudly. both unchecked and
INTENDED.
II is reasonable To suppose that some
degree Of what we may call careful
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

French housewife has used h.eproof
earthenwafe dishes for generations,
and does so to-day. But besides soups,
various savory dishes and all sorts OF
stew are cooked in stoneware pots.
indeed, so much has this form of cock
cry come into fashion that many dishes
IRE sent to table IN the pots In which
they ara cooled. Cooking IN stoneWare
las no equal whore slow choking Is
aimed at, and there are many Dishes
which one would do we'll TO refrain
from attempting unless cooked in this
fashion. These cooking pots aro mex
pensiye, and certain foods tas.e de-
cldodly better If cooked IN It's way.
For br1lsing, pot roasting, or ctewing
fruit and other articles which need o
DO cooked slowly under clos cover,
The application of a moderate even
heat produces far better rosu Is tsan IL
quick heat Is app led. For e"cl ca-es|
the use CT ca tlenwarl cCo1.ns pots
is recommended.
Roaet p "a.
For the above Ginnal 2 ,+ar,h-ClG
pi;, after hcng oag r4lly ciou.ed and
dried, was hi,cI w..h q sti .rg ncGc
according 70 the recipe given b-low,
tho uslal fcrcemcrt Tor pork
. OF b-esd or N~tato win sage, Agter
ll,ing, rub th, - wi,h mcilad but RI
and sprinkle Wa, fcup, soft ond pap-
per- Ro2gt, bsting WI ani otten,
IN q moa ate even in thoroughly
cone. abOtt Two ADD opc-hoh hours.
German forcamcat.
Mix together two cups Of bread
crumbs oue cup OF boiled ana b.anchoe
chestnnts. q tender tart apple. a small
cup of celery md small onion, all
sO21c 0-z&sSrCSe4 4SNSr 3rs5yl
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

Directly below this picture was ona
OF huge machine adveflsed to turn
out sixteen rnachlne-ma1e ples min
unite. There was perka( lntertion-
ally suggested toinpar risoh, ne bodies
OF institution-redfed chll6ron 1ke cared
for, in all likelihood, more q hfically
than can be arranged for Ia a1y home
nursery, and In rouupe-rulcd- hosnital-
lied home nurseries, The ob1I1o of the
children may also be highly xav0xed
but in both these cases fhera AN re-
mains pitiful neglect N6ither in an
institution nor yet In NHv'ftile-
nursery is the individuality of the child
considered; the morale of the child is
perforce more or less ignored, for only
under the tenderest and most personal
care can the morale OF a child be early
developed and reinforced. In the care OF
all childhood there is grave necessity
to consider the body. But that Is not
all; the affections, too, should be de-
yeloped and trained. but neither is that
morale Of the child must be re-
membered as perhaps the most impor-
tant OF all these. because upon a sound
morale as on copestone, will depend
all future strengths. :, y
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

ing l forgot to heat dish water. The
fire was low, and as | wanted TO get
through | placed the fiat irons In the
dishpan. poured the lukewarm water
from the kettle over them, taking care
not to scald myself with the rising
steam. When the steam subsidized
had plenty of hot water for washing
and rinsing the dishes.
Hands and Dish Water.
We often hear it said that 'soapy
greasy dish water" will ruin the ap-
pearance of ones hands, and that giris
who wish dainty hands shOdld protect
them when washing dishes II has
been my experience that dish water OF
the right kind will not injure the
hands, and will even help TO beaut.iy
them. Use hot soft water--aytifcially
softened II need be-and white soap.
Cleanse the dishes from crumbs and
grease before putting into the pan. a
mop can be used Tor maay Of the
articles. ana the hands need not be
subjected TO q heat which wi give
them a psrboiled aspect and may en-
large the blood vessels. 50 that in time
the skin will have coarse appear
ance When the task is finished wash
the hands thoroughly in warm water
using either CASTLE soap or almond
meal. Rinse in cold water and dry
perfectly. II ones skin be inclined
to chap. apply gyeerine and rose
water, equal parts, after drying. A
little wholesome attention may be
given nails and the euticle about them
at such time
A young woman pianist, whose
hands are greatly admired by her
friends, is frequently asked what she
does to keep them so soft and white.
D coNO s9g>s%55SzvO ogSNez579
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The child's Natural Nurse.

Undoubtedly young mothers are
spending more time than ever before
in educating themselves In a knowl-
edge of health laws, Of nursery hygiene.
Why, then, is II becoming Increasingly
evident that our nurseries are not IN
general presided over by mothers who
best understand the heart OF Il child,
who know their children as children?
The practical, natural art of moth
ering" is so invaluable when found Il
is but fair TO the profession to believe
that when a physician does frd that
half-lost art In the modern mother he
viii at once and only too gladly use
her services. IL Is but reasonable. too,
that he should greatly prefer TO use a
thoroughly trained professional nurse
II he has 10 choose between her ana n
mother who Is imporfectly trained IN
nursing, hut so steeled In theory that
she has dulled her motherlng powers.
II am very anxious to-day"-this was
the report Of "a physician given recent
ly in response TO an inquiry for his
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30
Too Much Science Is
Dangerous For Babies
Modern Methods Do Not Place Enough Reliance On
the Maternal Instinct-The Desire to Be SCien-
tifc Leads to Harmful Exactness

Perhaps It was the overworking Of
that old adage. "a mother should
know" which has provoked I'm the pro-
fession a degree Of reactlonary brushing
aside of old reliance on mother instinct
1t is true-too true-that ignoring the
mother appears Qn all respects. be II
stated what the child specialist of to-
day inclines toward. Relying first on
the report OF trained nurses. or of
trained nursery maids, the mother OF
an ailing child Is more often than not
kept out Of the sickroom.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

small patieis. 81 thought the child was
better this morning, the nurse thought
so but the mother says the child is
worse, and 1 don't like Il. She Is the
kind Of mother who by instinct knows"
The kind o. mother who by instinct
knows must be one to whom mother
ing has not only come naturally. but
one who has allowed nothing to blunt
her gift
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

chopped rather fine. Add one cupGpf
seeded raisins, rounded Tablespoon
of butter, melted, pepper and salt to
taste and enough milk or Watsr to
moisten, Mix lightly and mi. I6ie
Is q German recipe for go04A btt III
exceedingly good to use With tho ro3at
pig. fllN''7
Sweetbreads la Newburg, III Mama.
klns. "
Parboll one pair Of sweetbreads H.
simmering three-quarters a. an hour
IN s1tad water with two bay leavos.
Drain, cool rapidly. rem love r1<m~
bTanos and with silver KIN cn< /||l,
small dice. Chop very fine h&If h lso
or cooked mushrooms. In|fa 6oI1klo
bolle' neat cup of rich Cream ma
add the sweetbreads and Inuahroox1,a
Leaf three egg yolks with d saltapooh
OF salt and q dash OF paprilSa. Add tx,
tablespoons OF lemon Juice and one
tableapocn worcestershire, and stir
INTO the cream, continuing to stir until ,
50mewhat thickened Put into heated
rameklns and serve very hot !
eralvc ard Celery Salad.
Wash and thoroughly dry the an. 8
Give, and lay 1t on the ice In cloth.
Prepare about one-third as much cell /
cry by cutting the whole stalk length
wise into several sections, as for the
able, ana lay in ice water 70 crisn
and curl. When very cold, dry thor /
oughly and cut into inch and one-half !
lengths Mix with the endive. which /
my be shredded, and serve with |,
French dressing, garnished with a /
large, red STIR Of pimento and a RIM
OF tiny snowballs Of white Greg
cheese - TS
,AC2a& &SSaC 7@. ..5Leac ezsx(,sA
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Ale were invited to a pasaepartout

wv party On assembling we found
w that the hostess had provided
number of unmounted photo
graphs, an Illuminated motto or two
and a few pretty cards, also glass Of
various sizes discarded negatives from
a photographers studio and spools OF
gummed passepartout binding We
gathered about large table and fitted
our pictures 10 the glass, adjlste card
board backs. first inserting small ring
catches by which TO hang the picture
when finished, and then devoted our
most artistic skill toward n neat and
workmanlke binding. We spent q
couple OF hours most delightfully."-, ana
were privileged TO carry home with us
the Dicturesiwe had bound. G. R.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

THE DISHES
Hints That Will Make This
l Much Shirked Task
Easier to Perform
The Dish Cloth.

The Disn Clotn'
IA N inferior article, but how i'm
IN portant in regard to It's clean
liness or neglect. Some very
particular housekeepers, neat In
Dther things, are careless about their
dish cloths, and in some cases, II a
bacteriologist could examine them, the
cloths would be carried out OF the
house with a pair of tongs. Doubtless
many diseases have originated from
unclean dish cloths. and unless kept
immaculate they are a menace 10
health. They should be sterilized ny
Aboiling every day and should Do
lchanged once week. Too man. house
wives keep the same cloth Indefinitely
when thereds plenty OF material IN the
house that could be utilized for that
purpose. Even to buy them would cost
less than Doctors bills and suffering
Heating Dish Water Without Fire.
We had no hot water supply in our
Mouse, and one day when busy IRON
I iSQs95 S<55e5S2- -oaSSs5 RS No
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30
GAMES FOR PARTIES

NNE form OF amusement which Is
n always new and interesting Is
" the SHADOW PLAY. This re-
qulres little stage setting, mere
~ a sheet or white curtain stretched
across. the lights i'm the audience room
turned low and a bright light behind
the scenes. A person reads the story
slowly while the characters are repre-
sented by those behind the curtain.
Much fun Is created by making the ami
mails out OF proportion, and running
them across the curtain On a pulley.
The actors should walk close to tho
curtain. acting out the part as IL Is
being read. r. e. c.
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dish water at a proper temperature.
One may scald all the dishes, If she
prefers, but | am giving my own
method, which has served satisfactorily
for thirty years and provided our
table with the immaculate ware our
tastes demand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

We are not here discussing that type
or mother (she Will appear in every
generation as a dparture from race
standard), who has looked on her mar
riage as the climax of her life and 10
whom the first child is an insult, an
anti-climaX, something she might rea-
sonably have expected, perhaps, but has
failed to reckon into her calculations.
NAL young mother 10 whom the first
baby has come as the best the world
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-30

PROCESSES
Scientific Analysis of the
Most Important Methods
Used in Making Food
Poachlng.

Poaching is the name usually given
to the process Of cooking an article by
placing IL for a few minutes In boil
ing water. The word is usually APP
piled % cooking eggs in that manner,
but many ether things may be po2ched.
Marinating or piciling is a process
with formidable name with a simple
meaning To marinate Is simply to
soak meat in a mixture fos soma hou s
or e7en days, with the idea of improy-
Ing its favor or softening It's fibres
ana making it tender. Vinegar, oil,
pepper and salt are mixed together
and the meat packed in the mixture;
sometimes "A sliced onion and herbs
are added. rhe meat should. of course,
be wiped first, but not washed.
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Cooking in s.onsware.

Stone or earthenware cooking nppll-
anees are used to very great advan-
tage for various forms OF preparing
food. For the homely pot-au-feu the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
CELFQYTo'TF
MOS II WHOLES ONE,
WINTER We q ATABLE

Celery, a vegetable said to be a
fine help in banishing rheumatism
and an excellent tonic for tired
nerves. deserves much more atten-
ton than the average housewife
gives it.
1t is easy to serve and most de-
liciOus In its natural state, but It
can be cooked in numerous delect-
table ways, without much trouble.
One modern cook book author alone
gives 32 different methods.
Celery broth is a sustaining dish,
and wonderfully beneficial if taken
every day for a time. Clean heads
celery and cut in small pieces. Sim
mer In quarts water with 2 thinly
sliced onions. Sprinkle into the
saucepan a pound of very finely
ground rice, stir well together. add
half pound of cold cooked chick
en- or boiled mutton, cut up in dice,
and quarts of light gravy. Season
with salt and pepper and stir on
the fire until boiling; then simmer
gently an hour and a half, keeping
gskimmed every now and again.
Add half pint of cream, pour into
hot tureen and serve with crou-
tons or dinner biscuits.
Celery al fritto" is the popular
Italian celery dish. Remove the
green leaves and cut fine white
celery stocks into bits an inch long.
Clean it and put it in boiling water
for kuarter of an hour, then dry
1t on a napkin. Beat up frsh
egg. add a little pepper and salt,
then the celery, roll in bread
crumbs and fry in butter, or fine
white lard. Serve very hot.
A favorite Canadian celery dish
Is this: Clean and wash stalks
Of celery and cut in 2-inch pieces.
Put in stewpan with mildly sailed
cold water and bring it to boil. Then
immense In cold water and dry on
a cloth. Return to the stewpan
with an ounce of butter, seasoning,
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Gpnttia @rep's
letters


Dear Miss Grey: (1) I want to
paper q board ceiling. Should I
tack or paste muslin on it first?
(2) What will remove rain and
dust spots from a white felt hat?
ca Would a tight princess dress
be all right for q little girl of 10?
Blue Eyes.
A.: "a Paste 1t. However, If
the ceiling we're mine, l wouid
paint it instead Of papering 1t. (2)
Try magnesia. (3) Not tight, but
half fitting.
Dear Miss Grey: (D l have ma
terial for a dress. 1t is navy blue
with q faint check of red and
green. How shall make it? (2)
Is braiding fashionable? (3) What
kind of material is nice for winter
dress for a one-year-old baby?-
A Reader.
A.: Cd One-piece style, IL becom-
ing, and trimmed with pipings and
buttons of red. (2) Yes. (3)
White wash material, such as lawn
or linen.
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LOS ANGEIES-Three masked
men today gagged and bound Night
Waterman Woody of the Broadway
department store and robbed him
of SIS,
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When you come home and be-
gin to read the evening paper,
don't growl if your wife speaks to
you; she has been lonely all day.
If you have any kick to make
about the housekeeping. out with it
and done with it; don't keep nag
ging.
His first lie makes a wife alert;
the second suspicious; at the third
her respect takes wings, and the
fourth finds love ~leaving dead
ened heart. 49,,
An unexpected box Of candy or
an unlocked for bouquet of flowers
keeps a youthful love within the
house.
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This Is probably the strangest
headdress in the world. 1t Is called
the juipil, and Is huge affair Of
lace, stiffly starched and with a
wide flounce, a silky material of
gamboge or applegreen forming the
center. 1t Is worn by the women
of Tehuantepec, state in southern
Mexico, far out Of the beaten path
Of travellers.
Tehuana women outnumber the
men five to one. When young they
are undoubtedly the most beautiful
women in Mexico. They run the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-10
WOMAN'S CLUB TO HOLD
RAZAAR.

A bazaar conducted by all of the
departments of the Woman's club
will be held in the new club rooms
on December 10. In addition to So
liciting articles the club members
are making dainty little bits Of
fancy work that will form an at
tractice addition to the usual
staple sundries. Dolls, candy, arts
and crafts, fortune telling, tea and
turkey booths will besvartistically
decorated and furnished.
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woMANs CRUEL wEAPoN-rHE HArPlN

hatpins suit their hatssmpy
There
their
however.
sharp points
them.
question these murderous
stieos called hatpins, ought be arrested
that smaller than
they
that
fit them!
other standing the back plat
noticed
suddenly something friend At the
who hand The
the injured removed hospital
sight Of destroyed The guilty
in the crowd
scratched Of these
mother holding her in her
shop easily have been
side to side until
in he ar fled-rom a hatpin
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place and do 80 per cent Of the
business; they delegate all the mo
NAL work except cooking to the
men.
But the morals Of the Tehuana
belle cannot be highly commended.
She is reputed to be . tropical Do
lilah. Marriages down there are
very elastic affairs, usually Of the
trial" order, though after the Teh.
uana woman begins to age, which
she does very early. she becomes q
good business woman and q keen
watcher over the conduct of the
husband she may then have.
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HaH Help

Ayers Hair Vigor has no
effect whatever upon the
color of the hair. 1t cannot
possibly change it. But it
promptly stops falling hair,
and greatly promotes growth.
Ask your doctor. ie Loo; h,' E c.:
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"'Fear not"
urged Benny
Fear not said He. for mighty
dread
Had seized their troubled mind,
Glad tidings of great JOY l bring
To you and all mankind
"Glad tidings of great joy!" The
young man in the straw sat quiet
and listened.
Whatever encouragement for
beasts might be in Christmas
kymn, Benny meant to extend it to
Niger. Unhurried, with the sleepy
note of a bird going to roost, his
piping voice plodded on. telling a
tale which he did not doubt. With
the full angel song he ended:
"All glory be to God on high,
And on the earth be peace.
Goodwill henceforth from Heaven
to men
Begin and never cease"
Peace! Goodwill"
There was q stir in the empty
stall, but the children did not hear
1t From mile away down the
road came family a sound of hoof-
beats, and Niger blew out an agi-
tated breath and whinnied again
gently. 1t was very quiet. Alice
and Benny. standing patient,
thrilled suddenly as strange,
hoarse voice issued from the dark
ness.
merry Christmas, children!"
the voice said.
The girl clutched the boys
shoulder. Hes talkin'-Nigger's
talkin'," Benny announced, interest
ed but imperturbed.
In his perspective q beasts
speaking was no larger marvel than
the wonders of every day--sunrise
and sunset, and stars and tides, and
1t may be the unwarped vision of
youth saw things in not unjust pro.
portion. But the girl was shivering
with joy. She answered the un-
earthly tone with sweet, excited
eagerness.
merry Christmas, Niger" she
said, and added TREMENDOUSLY, I'm
SO glad you really can talk--it must
seem nice after being dub"
eyes. It's NICE" Niger responded
civilly, but he seemed preoccupied.
He went on with promptness, you
must go back to the house, children,
at once. You'll catch cold"
1t was queer to have tneir own
horse giving them orders, yet the
tone was of authority.
But, Niger" Alice pleaded, 1--WE
want to talk to you've want to
ask you some questions"
1t seemed almost as II Niger had
stopped to listen to something.
They did not notice the pad-pad of
hoofs still long way off.
what questions?" the hoarse
voice demanded. "Be quick!"
Alice began, but choked with ex-
element. and Benny plunged to her
relief, collected and deliberate.
"We'd like some hidden treas.
ure," he explained. Treasure is
money. TO send father South where
it's warm. cause he's sick. We
want you to tell us where to get
some treasure for father"
Niger appeared to be struck
back to dumbness by this simple re-
quest, for no word came from the
stall. only another of the soft deep
charlottesville had relapsed into
beasthood. Yet once more the weird
tones spoke.
81 can't tell you where to find
any treasure" they said, because
their isn't any buried around here.
But II you're good children and go
straight into the house. then your
father Is going to have enough
to go South--this winter or next.
Now run quickly"
Continued tomorrow
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ROYAL NElGHBORS ELECT
i, OFFICERS.

Spokane camp, Royal Neighbors,
elected officers for the ensuing
year at its last meeting. Oracle,
Mrs. Emma Remly; vice oracle,
mrs. Mae Beers; chancellor, Mrs.
Gertrude Warren; recorder, Mrs.
Margaret Martin; receiver, Mrs.
Anna Alexander, and marshal, Mrs.
Augusta Anderson.
lsf 4 q 4
ENTIRE NoU CLUB Is ENTER.
TANNED.
; Members of the Entire Nou club
were entertained at the. home OF
Mrs. G.. S. Willoughby, STOP Oak
street, yesterday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent in card play
ing, and refreshments were served
at a late hour.
Ia Z =
RAILROAD AUxILIARIES TO
oF INSTALL OFFICERS.
The auxiliary of railroad conduc'
stors viii hold their annual install
lation OF officers tonight in Eagles
hall at 6 o'clock A banquet will
be held in the dining room follow.
ing the ceremony.
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Dear Miss Grey: Can a brown
beaver hat be dyed black success
fully? If so, tell me how to dye 1t.
&C. L. P.
A.: Yes, but don't ruin good
hat by trying to do it at home.
Take it to a professional.