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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

and adorning the chimney breast Is a
panel motto done in burnt wood with
six deer and fawn running across the
space beneath the motto portion.
while along the sides are trees and
outline views OF the White Mountains
and lntervale meadows as seen from
the outlook window. This window.
which IL a feature of the room. over
looks Che front verRnda. commanding
n near view OF Mt Washington, and II
mcapures s feet In length by feet In
width. II consists OF single plate Of
glass and occupies nearly the entire
space at one end of the room. In ad-
dltlon to this window two French win
dow doors. feet In width and two
side windows. about 3 feet wide are
provided and so arranged as TO permit
the play Of cool cross drafts.
Broad glass doors connect the living
room with the dining room. finished I'm
similar manner. and characterized
by great fireplace of field stone. In
the corner beside the deep bow win
dow beneath which extends n softly
cushioned seat. ascends the broad
staircase of rustic design to the apart
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

and healthy. 8ut il. on the other
hand there IS no plan, he girls be-
Ing allowed 20 do exactly ae tncy
please (as is the case IN some campe).
there Is spirit n dlssatsfac cilon. ne
rich benefits OF the lfe are denied no
girls. and there are likcly 20 be pate
faccs and hollow eyes IN The morn
ingr This In particularly t-uq Nnsh
tho harmful midnight sprefd'' is per-
mittcd. .l
some carups are introdneing l',-toni
In cookery. a yise innovauon. ne
Girls are taught ~ prcpnrn camp dishcs
and perform other taske that ~
camper should know how to Do. WITH
II they learn cleanliness and neatncss,
being taught 10 rcspcct camp proper
tics.
A certain camp leader. having OBJ
servcd that oac OF the girls had ac-
quirpd the habit of biting her nails.
nrser.hlCd her little family with an
invitation 90 a manicure party.
Each girl brought her manicure get
and the group Ch8tted and told stories
whilc they uaulcurcd their nails.
Those who we've the most skillful nat
uraUy lent asslstarce To- the others.
and the loader very unestentatiously
assisted the Crrlng one In smoothing
her stuhby nails tin there was moth
ing TO bite. \ weekly party OF this
kind cured the Girl OF her pernicious
habit.
In the summer camp the girls meet
upon a common footing and the close
contact OF lie OF freedom brings
them nearer 10 one another in two
months than they could possibly be
In a whole year at college They sing
their camp songs, possibly compose
now ones crowd In pleasures OF all
wholesome kinds, are united under
one leader and her counselors, nn6
form friendships that may last llse'
time.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15
How We Devised a
Sky-Open Bedroom
All the Delights and Salutary Effects of Fresh Air
Without Using the Customary Veranda
or Tent Bedroom
BY DAVID FAIRCHILD

cottage near Washington, u. C., and
Is reached by little covered passage-
way from the dressing room. There
Is literally nothing To It but floor
and roof, and the roof is made OF
glass, so that lying comfortably in
bed one can look straight up into the
trees and through them to the stars.
In constructing our little house we
built first four corners of brick
cement could be used-and laid floor
joists across TO form what carpenters
call the plate. II Is not necessary to
make the corners more than two feet
high above the ground. for II the
land is well drained there is no danger
OF the bedrooms being damp.
on the jolsts rs a floor ten feet
square, and upon this Is built the
rough pine frame The upright by
4-inch corner posts and by 4-inch
studs are braced at the bottom by put
ting in short by as criss-cross to
form a wainscotlng three feet high.
The most novel feature OF this sky
open bedroom is. OF course, the roof.
There Is little cap Of wood extend
ing down about eighteen inches on
either side OF the ridge, and the roof
itself which Is made OF ordinary
cheap greenhouse sash. starts under
meath this and slides up and down on
the rafters. In fair weather the roof
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15
Summer Camp Perils
Evil Results of Lax Supervision of Girls at Some
of These Places
By MARY H. NoRrHEND and LILLIAN E. PURDY

strlcting the girls at tho point Of
rudeness and coarseness and yet
avoiding the impression OF any disci-
pline whatever. This indeed. is an art
in itself, and one who does not possess
Il naturally Is not fitted TO manage n
summer camp. a man must know
and love boys, a woman must know
and love girls, TO be a success In this
work. for the close contact and the
personal influence and impress are the
chief factors in the successful sum
mer camp
It is the parents duty to investigate
fully before sending his or her child
to a camp. He should know what the
moral standards Of the leader and the
camp are. He cannot accept some
can he be led by the alluring circu-
to him in response to inquiries. lie
must get hold of actual facts by meet
ing the leaders personally or by Sc
curing testimonials from people of
authority. seeking Information. not
only upon the moral standing. but
also about the location OF the camp
ito nearncss 70 city or town and its
proximity TO tho water. its sanitary
condition. the courses OF instruction
offered and the nature OF the outdoor
exercise or athletics.
1t Is. indeed. In the latter branch
OF work that the greatest danger lies,
since the tendency Of boys and girls
10 TO ovcrdo. Is Now, the outdoor life
OF camping suggests innunerable OPP
portunltlos for fports and exer.lse,
and the bcnefts Of athletics cannot he
disputed; but. u, for example. dell
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

can be opened. and when II rains one
can lie and look up at the raindrops
as they strike upon the glass panes,
and anything more magnificent than
a thunderstorm at night | cannot
imagine with the great oak branches
bending and tossing above ones head.
Sash cords and simple, inexpensive
pulleys are all that is necessary to
raise and lower these greenhouse
sash. provided the rafters on which
they run are well soaped and plenty
Of play Is left between the sash frames
and the strips of board which hold
them in place.
The wainscoting IL covered with
unbleached cotton sheeting tackled on
inside to n height OF three feet from
the floor. and this allows free circu-
latlon of air but affords the semi
privacy required, and will last for
three or four years. The height OF
this walnscoting Is a matter Of choice
and II more privacy Is desired IL could
be made higher,
Above this cloth wainscoting we
have put wire fly netting. 1t can be
tackled directly on To the uprights,
but will last very much longer II
stretched on simply made frames.
which can be nailed or screwed TO the
posts and removed each winter and
stored away,
rain beats In under the overhanging
caves formed by the projecting sash,
for extra protection we have strung
very strong copper wires around the
top plate. inside under the rafters,
and or this run two continuous cur
tains of army duck which. when
drawn completely shut out the rain.
even in driving storm. Eyelets in
the bottom serve to tie these curtains
down If necessary but in the three
years we have used the room we have
never fastened them down.
A screen door for an entrance COM
petes this simple sleeping room.
one OF the great advantages Of this
glassed-in sleeping room over any
tent or roofed-in affair is that II al
lows the sun 10 pour into II and dry
out every particle OF moisture, and
yet In moment. by opening the sash.
all the hot air escapes through the
roof
"But how about the light in the
morning? Doesn't II wake you up
awfully early?" is generally the hrst
question we are asked. 1t is what we
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

A LITTLE friend OF mine had a
IN chum who had spent summer
y alta girls camp In Maine. With
widest enthusiasm she described
the good times" at camp, and finally
urged her friend to coax for her
mothers permission to join her there
the next season. The mother. more or
less accustomed to accedlng TO her
daughters wishes, gave her consent,
and 10! when her child returned to her
she was n different creature. Instead
OF being gentle hammered. she was eX-
citable and rude. indulging I'm express
sions that We're often coarse, and rush
ing through the house i'm a noisy. bols-
terOus way. She had also acquired the
habits OF extreme carelessness-it
never occurred to her TO hang up her
hat and coat when she came In, as
the wraps were flung helter-skelter
In the cloak room at the camp; and
II was equally far from her thoughts
to keep her room IN order. Twenty
beds on small vcranda, so close that
you could not walk between them,
with one small common dressing room,
was not conducive to orderliness ana
neatness: II IS easy to become shift
less In two months
So far as her health was concerned,
this girl seemed In good condition.
But everything about her Indicated
that the moral atmosphere of her
summer home had not been Of high
standard. The girls had too much
freedom The leader OF the enter
prise had the right intentions at heart
but she lacked the skill necessary TO
inculcate order and politeness and to
draw the Inc at wholesome fun, re-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

awaken the girls in the morning. They
assemble at a stated hour for break
fast. after which they linger about
for an hour, singing their camp songs
Then they engage in manual training
OF some kind-making things out or
boxes. carving hard wood. etc. After
that. at eleven o'clock. they go swim
ming This Is followed by luncheon. a
rest hour. outdoor exercise-tcnniS'
walking, golflng, basketball. dinneFi
dancing on the veranda. songs ana
then to bed Such day Is fun Of dc
light and benefit. for II means some
thing ncco.nDilrhei. T'he NIGHTS r.
pose Ia. follows Is wei cdxrei sound
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

counselors, however. and rigid rules
against girls going out In boats alone.
or in bathing alone. the difficulties
are reduced I'm great measure. But
what would the reader think OF
camp I'm which girls are allowed TO
20 boating or bathing whenever they
please. and without chaperone?
Such camp has been seen. The dan
gers OF drowning or OF overriding quite
aside. think Of the habits OF self-in-
that such practice develops! The
effect upon character Is difficult TO re-
move Moreover, the physical result
is to be considered girls have little
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

From the dining room leads the
kitchen. convenient and attractive In
its arrangement. and entered from the
exterior by separate entrance, and
opening from here is the maids room
and the rear veranda.
on ;he second floor are three large
chambers. all connecting with the front
aud a!da outdoor sleeping balconies,
and largo bathroom. provided with
.he best open plumbing
The house was designed by ]. Will
lam Real. architect, OF Boston. and its
1ost. complete, was $500. Following
is an estimate OF the cost
Excavating, stonework. brickwork,
fireplace, $4O0; lumber, 500; carpentry,
$3.50; mill work. $780, plumbing, $3.50;
painting. $3.50: tinware. SIS; hardware
and nails, .T5; total, $500.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

whore no age limits or strength limits
are enforced, the small boys, dressed
like the older ones. only in track
trunks and attempting to emulate
them physically, have como into the
hotels on the way purple aud SILVER
ing from fatigue. In one instance II
took several hours 10 restore the child
to his normal condition.
Little girls have been seen To tramp
wcarily into resting place at the
point OF fainting from exhaustion. It
Is easily seen that such insufficient
regard for individual needs Is most
detrimental-for camps are. n failure
when the attempt is 20 handle tho
girls in masses.
Then there IS horseback riding. a
sport which calls for special prcclu-
tions, particulariY IN girlSi camps.
Sometimes the girls are allowed to
ride alone. or an inferior riding master
Is engaged. Under trcse conditions
the wonder is thai there arc not more
serious accidentsF Tho full bencAt Of
the sport rs not secured. since the girls
do not learn To- ride properly.
There are some camps i'm which
baseball forms a prominent part OF
the athletics, and ncighboring camps
compete with one another I'm interest
ng games. In one Of the best camps
for girls. the established game was
abolished when n girl received the
ball In the eye; a new game. calling
for soft balls and rules for girls"
has now been adopted. This ls only
an Illustration OF the wisdom Of this
leader who realizes that girls and
boys were not made for the same
sports. She attempts To avoid the
more strenuous games, ana 10 cnga ge
IN those that amuse while giving
gentle exercise.
Camps which are situated by the
water are open to dangers of various
kinds. With sufficient number Of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

cate girl attempts the feats Of her
more robust sister. the result Will be
anything but beneficial. The camp
into consideration each girls individ-
ual powers OF endurance and pre-
scribes a course OF exercise accord
ingly. The younger ones are not al
lowed TO do the work Of the older
ones; and. Furthermore. there Is
definite schedule to follow which pro-
vents overeXertion and insurcs the full
benefits OF the physical training
In most camps mountain climbing
is distinct feature OF the athletic
and recreation work. In one camp.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

.VAIE R1DICULE the Pompeians
w who slept In stuffy, windowless
w rooms lighted only by narrow
doors from the atrium or central
hall. and glory in our own well-ventil-
ated bedrooms on the second floor.
Veranda and tent bedrooms there are
In plenty, too. but those OF us who
have slept out under the open sky and
known the delight OF having the stars
blink us to sleep and the birds wake
us before sunrise, feel how much
greater is this outdoor bedroom OF the
sky than anything under roof can
possibly be.
Filled with this idea, We tried to
make plan for an out-of-doors sleep
Ing room which did not either shut
out the sky with tentlng or roof or
necessitate a run for the house when
ever a storm threatened. What we
finally devised is so simple and so sat
isfactory that we think others may
like TO try H.
II is built under some big red oaks
about ten feet back Of one-story
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15
SeaSOnable Dishes

Breakfast Dishes
Eggs In cup
Sliced ham heated in hot cream
Creamcd poached ogss
Fried hominy
Omclct with tomatoes
Crcamod Swcctbroads
Luncheon Dlshcs
Chicken croqucttcs
Curri"d vegetables
EGGS q Ia Columbus with tomato
Spanish eggs
Stuffed peppers
Creamcd hsh IN shells
Macaroni croqucttes
Pimento sandwiches
A1parasus baked with cheese
Clam fritters
Eggs with noodles and mushrooms
Eggs baked with cheese
Stuffed tomatoes
stuffed eggs
Broled mushrooms
Dinner Dishes
Steamed salmon with hollandaise
sauce
Fried chicken with vegetables
Baked hluefsh
Grenadines of veal with cucumbers
Rice au gratin
Baked chicken
Boiled leg of mutton with caper sauce
Lamb chops with mint aspire
Blancquette of lamb with asparagus
Planked chops
Chicken pie
Veal pot pie
Hamburg steak Ia tartars
Cannelon OF beef
Soups
Cream OF spinach
Cream of mushroom
Tomato bouillon
Bisque OF clam
Lamb and tomato
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

asked ourselves when we were build
ing our room, and We decided To have
roller blinds for each sash, but first
we tried II for a few nights. and
found, to our surprise, that We did
not mind the light In the least. There
are no spots of light 10 catch the eye
as there are in a darlKened room with
few bright windows, and being on
the west side Of the house the room
itself Is shielded from the rays Of
are exquistely lighted by them
For the last three years we have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15
GARDEN HINTS

ITO AVOID moving the lawn sprn-
kler from place to place. I made
a small sled Of 1 by 4-inch pine, "a
across the runners, which should be 20
inches long, with 1a-inch board nailed
inches apart. Then fasten the sprin-
kler on the sled well toward the front
attach about feet OF rope 10 the sled
by which TO draw II and arrange the
hose so II will run out back OF the sled
to prevent tipping over The sprinkler
can then be moved to any place on the
lawn. w. E. n.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

the wire netting. and the pretty little
drama ofsa brown thrush's family life
was played out for us on a branch
directly Ovcrhead-thc building Of the
nest the endless procession Of worms
and bugs down raVcnous little throats
the first timid 3dvcnturings of the ha-
b!es and, hnally. the tragic empty
nest.
one never knows what gorgeous
things autumn leaves are until ne has
looked up through them I'm the early
mornius when, at sunrise. they are
l!rhtcd by the red rays Of sunlight,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

nor can he quite roalzc how falrylike
and mysterious moonlight can make
the woods. To get these wonderful
effects Of looking right up into the
trees one generally has TO lie on the
ground with stones and acorns and
gnarled roots sticking him in the back,
and until one has seen them night
after night, and sunrise after sunrise,
from the comfortable vantage ground
lt bed he has not known the fun
beauty of Gods great out-of-doors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15
Am Ideal Summer
Cottage for $500
R:Istic Vacation Homo il White Mountains BnIt ST
Reasonable Cnst, bat of Best Materials,
and With All Convenences

A NlpFT the picturesque environ
"A mer. Of tree-topped hills and
Z \ lofty mountain peaks. overlooking
long stretches of fertile valleys,
stands "Broadvicw." the summer home
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

balcony Is sr;lt at one side above a
portion OF The dining room, and II con-
t%cis with one OF the interior cham
hers.
fhs entrance door, fitted with broad
panss OF glass, gives upon a large liv-
tps room. 16 by 20 feet. finished Ike
the entire interior in pine, planed and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

shellacked, with beams and raftsrr ,eit
exposed and floor of hatdwood
stained and polished In one corner Ia
arranged the great fireplace Of brick
with decorations OF rough field stone
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

reveled In this open-air- bedroom. and
have decided that there Is nothing so
wonderful as TO wake up under our
great oak trees and. while our eyes
are still fresh from the rest OF the
night and before the responsibilities
OF the day have crowded I'm to distract
our minds. watch the thrashers build
ing their nests on a branch above MS
and the yireos chasing each other
among the loafy twigH. Last year "a
squirrel used to wake US by scratching
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

bullt-in cuphoards with drawers be-
meath line the room on one side. and
afford convenient storage hooks for
china and table linen. The furniture.
like that in the main room, Is princi-
pally constructed from Embarked birch.
and Is very pretty and artistic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-15

Cream Of carrots
Cream of lettuce
Tomato puree
Vegetables
Potato 5ouhle
Potato croquettes
Frauconla potatoes
Potato balls
Crcamcd spinach
Creamcd cabbage
Hot siaw
Creamed lettuce and peas
Cabbage and celery
Corn pudding
Beet greens
Baked artchokes
Glazed onions
Satisfy frltters
Scal!oped satisfy
Salads
Salmon salad
Cherry and mt salad
Tongue ava nut
Spinach ard egg
Cucumber CHd onions
Beet AMI nnion
Cdouay Iflac
Asparun0r salad
Italian saCd
Scal!op sR.ad
Desserts
Angel parfa.t with pineapple
Caramel leo cream
Junkot ice cream WITH strnwberric1
Almuna bl6rc1,Anga
Mocha cr9Jpl
Maccduine Of sTTJ.t
Strawberry m1Tsss
Merlngues with wa'Ppsl cream and
straw uCrTic.'.
orange Jelly cups With straw berries
Pineapple bavarian trcam
Lemon cheese cakes
Rhubarb baked with prunes
Rhubarb meringue
Pineapple souffie
strawberry Ice cream
Rice and fruit la creole
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-08-04
HOW TO KILL GARDEN PESTS.

Ways to control the common pests
of the vegetable and flower garden
are described in new bulletin which
is in preparation for publication by
W. F. Wilson, assistant entomologist
at the Oregon Agricultural college:
obstructive insects secure their
food either by eating portions of
plants, or by sucking the juices there
FROM" says Mr.. Wilson. "The first
general group are controlled by food
poisons taken into the stomach, the
second by contact or external insecti-
cides.
THE internal insecticides are di-
vided into two groups which may be
termed the wet and dry sprays. The
wet sprays consist of arsenicals ap-
piled with water or lime-sulphur as a
distributing agent.
about the only one in use at the
present time is arsenate of lead,
which, when properly made and un-
adulterated, is efficient and does not
burn the foliage, as Paris green some
times does. For ordinary use, two
pounds of arsenate of lead to fifty gal
Ions of water is effective. At times
it is necessary to use five pounds of
aresenate of lead to fifty gallons of
water, as some insects do not readily
succumb to a small amount of the poi
son.
"The dry sprays are applied in a
powdered form, and there are num-
Der of these on the market, including
several brands of powdered arsenate
of lead. Paris green and arsenate of
lead, when pure, are efficient as any,
although at the present time Paris
green is more in use than the other.
Paris green applied to plants in an
unadulterated condition may seriously
burn the foliage. To obviate this
difficulty it should be mixed with 20
or Is pounds of air-slaked lime, fine
road dust or wheat flour for every
pound of the Paris green. This may
be applied with dust gun or sifted
on the plants by means of gunny
sack. Hellebore in powdered form
and fresh . is valuable for poisoning
such insects as injure small fruits or
vegetables which are nearly ready for
market and thus are too far advanced
for poison to be desirable. 1t should
be busted over them xwhen they are
wet with dew.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-08-04
COMMERCIAL VALUE OF
DWARF FRUITS,

'The dwarf fruit as a commercial
proposition is still in an experimental
condition in this state" says Prof. C.
l. Lewis, horticulturist of the Oregon
Agricultural college, in a recent dis
cussion of the fruits of the state.
"The dwarf pear" he continued,
Clocks quite promising to be used in
paintings by itself or as filler.
"There is one dwarf pear orchard in
Idaho, and number in this state, but
few are in bearing as yet. The trees
can be planted close together. They
come into early bearing, and generally
produce fine crop. They are gener-
ally worked on Anglers Ounce or Port
uguese stock, and then worked over to
Duchess and Koonce, and finally work
ed over to whatever variety is desired.
"The dwarf pear is obtained by u.s.
ing root that is slow growing and
then pruning. The pruning should be
done in such a way as to throw out the
laterals and spours. Summer pruning
is practiced much more with the dwarf
stock than with the standard.
Dwarf peaches are also being
grown; these come into bearing quite
heavily the first year. There are sew
eral paintings in this state, and it will
only be a short time before we will
know more of these.
"The dwarf apple has been tried
very sparingly. When it is put on
Paradise stock it is more of a curl
osity, but when planted on the Doucin
stock it may make a satisfactory tree
for Western Oregon.
"The dwarf fruit offers a splendid
opportunity for home garden, and a
good conservative field for trial in the
commercial orchard"