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The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

cloth. then rubbed all over with-a cut raw
potato, changing as the bits are very dirty
and applying Others Do this faithfully.
You will be amazed at the CRIME that the
potato will remove. Let II dry and polish
as usual with whatever preparation you are
in the habit of using.
:" To allay the smart and itching Of mos
quito bites: As soon convenient. moisten
sweet toilet soap and rub the bites well
with 1t. Do not wash 1t OF, but let It dry
Of itself. Relief will be prompt and no
lump will be left from the sting. The alkali
of the soap neutralizes the Acid Of the STING.
The same household remedy is good for the
sting Of wasp. bee. or yellow Jacket Should
more powerful applications be required. try
household ammonia
"Fleshy persons should diet wisely. That
does not mean abstaining from all foods
but selecting the right sort Of dietary. An
starchy foods make adipose tissue. e.:
fat. Don't eat sweets. breakfast cereals.
potatoes. and pastries. Let candy alone!
Eat freely OF fruits. raw and stewed. and
drink little water. making the acid OF
fruit satisfy thirst. Eat fish, lean meat
and no fresh bread. Dry toast-the drier
the better-is excellent for your purpose
MIX. particularly buttermilk, cream, and
chocolate are fat makers.
To clean white felt hats and slippers:
Make a stiff paste Of powdered magnesia
and household ammonia and apply TO the
article with q perfectly new and clean
brush. Rub well into the felt. first against.
then with the. nap. Set the hat in a box
SO large that 1t will not touch the sides and
keep 1t clear Of the bottom with a stick
fitted into the same. hanging the hat upon
the stick. Cover the top OF the box with
netting to exclude dust and admit the air.
and leave 1t alone for two days before
brushing out the magnesia. II it be very
much sofled a second application may be
needed. Usually one does the work.
For mildewed cottons and linens: Be-
fore risktns the threads by using powerful
acids or deterstves. rub plenty OF laundry
soap into paste with few table spoonfuls
of salt. Wet the stains with cold water and
cover with the paste. Then lay in the hot
test sunshine you can find and leave it there
all day. Three times during the day wash
on the paste and renew. have had this
remove the ugliest and most obstinate
blotches OF mildew. and it does not rot the
finest fabric.
hope you will forgive the trespass
upon your time and the all too scanty space
granted to the exchange. EMMA l."
Happy is the builder who has bricks
lie these laid to her hand, do invite
riehets from experienced housemoth-
sis. They are the meinstay OF our depart
ment.
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putting It to rights again, and possibly
this might be the easiest way for you. But
1t would be hard on the rest OF the family.
and especially on John. who feels the
/. slump whether he acknowledges It or
not, and has right to some consideration
when he comes home weary from a work
for which his muscles are stili soft after
the rest.
Unless you are remarkable exception to
the rect Of humankind-and particularly
womanldnd-you will overdo abominably
after your vacation.
always expect rush of patients when
vacation time Is over" said a physician to
me when had gone to him to ask for a
tonic and had bemoaned myself for getting
tired 50 easily when had come back from
months holiday only fortnight before.
I'VE all make idiots of ourselves" he
went on. We take our outings and come
back feeling We could move mountains and
then proceed to tackle the mountains. And
the mountains wont move. 20 We tire our
selves out attempting to do Impossible
things we would never have thought Of
when We weren't unusually husky" II
a man would work after his vacation as he
did before he'd get some good from his
outing. but as soon as he feels rested he
does too much-and then he comes to me
for tonic!''
Don't we all make this mistake? And
isn't this in a degree responsible for our
depression after we come back to work?
Other yahd causes exist for such depres-
sion. We have lived in the open. We have
breathed pure mountain or sea air. We have
taken much outdoor exercise. Simple COM
nonsense should tell US that when We leave
all this for the city streets. when We shut
ourselves at work within four walls. when
we abandon rowing. tramping. fishing.
games Of all kinds and have little or no
bodily exercise except that involved In
doing housework or going to and from
school or business-and generally taking a
car for that-we cannot expect to feel the
physical glow We knew when We were lead
ing a normal life.
Bear this in mind when you are Inclined
to be severe on your children for .'dawdltng
around" when John comes in looking as IL
the cares OF the world were upon his Shout
ders and It wonders IL this fatigue can mean
typhoid" Apply the same patience to your
own case. Don't make up your mind you
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~ HAVE read with much interest you
~ article upon corporal punishment
To my mind there is nothing equal tc
Il In any way, shape, or manner II
has a refining and elevating influence
when rightly administered and accepted in
the proper spirit
Ny mother was a wonderful woman in
every respect. The world is better to me
because she once lived 1t. She and were
chums and more like sisters than mother
and daughter. l had no secrets from her,
but was obliged to obey her. wassound-
ly hand spanked for my misdeneanors to
my great and lasting benefit and perpetual
and grateful remembrance. can never
recall having any feeling of resentment to-
ward my mother because she punished me
in that way. All honor to her who gave a.
sound switching to her daughter when she
was Is years of age, We do not think
there should be any age limit as to when
corporal punishment should cease 1t
should depend upon the capacity acquired
for right behavior on the part OF the child.
There would be fewer girls upon the
streets IN the immodest attire Of today;
fewer gadabouts among women frivoIously
inclined. and less race suicide II corporal
were more generally administered. A lit
Tie touching up with the switch or the hair
brush, as occasion required. would be Of
inestimable value to the rising generation
we're more Of them recipients of the salu-
tary discipline. Provided always that the
chastisement were accompanied by the per-
suas!on upon the part Of the child that 1t
was given In the spirit of love and with a
view to his or her betterment.
Yours FOR THE ROD CNew York City).
Our esteemed correspondent is right in
the main, according to my ideas of family
government She strikes straight out from
the shoulder In a whole hearted fashion
that earns the respect even Of those who do
not quite agree with her. am disposed 70
take issue with her upon a single point. As
I said upon a former occasion, NV own
mother, a wise and loving disciplinarian.
held and believed for certain. and racticed
her belief, that the child who is judsciouslv
trained In habits Of obedience and seIf-con-
troll from earlier infancy should not require
corporal enlistment after It is 5 years of
age. By then, according to her, it should
be so well grounded In habits of obedience
and decorous behavior as to be in some
degree capable of self-government With
each Of the seven children who grew up to
mans and woman's estate under her gen.
tie rule word Of command or edmonton
was all that was needed after that age.
do not recollect ever defyfng her author
ity. 1 certainly never felt resentful Of her
punishments. In fact, as q mere infant
used to wonder within myself why loved
her better by the time was allowed to kiss
her a nd - v that ua q sorr,r for n, " rau1ht
mess. The blessed SOIL had q saying that
each Of her children had said " I won'ti''
to her just once usually by the time IT
could talk. And never again." she added.
COMPRISING the lips in, which the law OF
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Time and Patience Only Cure.

But IL there nothing to take for It?
have indicated certain remedies. but there
10 no prophyIactic unless 1t may be time
and patience. A few palhatives exist and
It IL up to you" to find them. All that
sort of thing devolves upon the mother. 1t
would not occur to the children. and John
usually Is so busy observing his own symp-
toms in all the time he can spare from his
I work that 1t never comes to his mind that
you may be suffering from the same COM
plant which affiicts him.
Look about you then for something which
will help you all and you will probably dis
cover 1t in some sort Of diversion. Haven't
you heard that the results are almost in
yariably disastrous IL you break OF a drink
or drug habit too suddenly? II must be
stopped by degrees. The vacation habit
|. has not been pernicious or harmful. but II
has been powerful and you cannot expect to
check II In a moment without suffering
from the shock.
Let yourself down easily. Work shorter
hours at first. even II there are many things
waiting to be done. Keep to the custom Of
Saturday half holidays for all Of YOU. Go
for trolley rides or for afternoons In the
pdfhS dL lHt DcdChcS OT OlucI plcdSuTS
resorts Of the kind near you and look upon
the expense of such outings as less than a
doctors bill or medicine. When you can
not go into the country oontrive some sort
OF frolic at home and conduct It along such
informal lines that 1t won't tire you. Live
simply SO -ar as housekeeping is concerned.
Make fruit take the place OF made desserts
while this Is plentiful and comparatively
cheap.
Give picnic air to the regular meals by
dispensing with formahty and when you
can take a meal with you on a little excur-
sion do 50 and save yourself table setting
and dish washing.
& Try all this and see II you don't have q
gradual settling down Of wheels into the
rut instead Of a sudden slump" which
breaks springs. strains the running gear,
and shakes up the passengers.
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trophies in the line OF mugs and pictures,
and perhaps an old piece OF arms to display
Tell him that this will be a beginning OF
such things and that when he once has th<
place for them they will come TO I'LL t.
Try to make this the keynote Of the room
and go on to have the wall painted OF
papered. the furniture mended or recov.
cred. and encourage him to do all OF thii
he can for himself You know'if his inter
ests are for sports or for natural history
or for books Play upon this and give him
q pride In his pursuits and his surroundings.
What Of the girl? Generally she 10 an
easier proposition to handle than the boy.
She will tell you she is interested in no
end of things" Decide which one of these
will give her most pleasure and profit and
talk IT over with her. Perhaps she wishes
to learn some kind Of needle work or a
handicraft. like hammering brass or work.
ing In leather or wood carving. ~
Possibly she may care for domestic pur-
suits and crave a scientific knowl0dge Of
something connected with home econonsdes
Or she may be Just girl " and wish for
social enjoyments more than anything else
dancing classes. good times with the boys
and the girls. and all the butterfly pleasures
natural to young people.
Discuss these things with her In one of
the quiet hours you and she should often
have together and don't laugh at her
schemes and cravings. II she confesses her
aspirations towards benevolent work and
her longing to go into a settlement. take the
subject as seriously as she does and let her
talk herself out to you and rid her system
Of the pressure upon IT. The fact that she
yearns for these things nowi is no sign that
she will want them a year hence. but the
thought that she may be preparing for
hem will help her over the hardness OF a
vacation and a renewed routine.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
POW do you and your fami.sr feel
- about returning to the city after the
summsr holiday?

low do you and your fami.. feel
about returning TO the city after the
summsr hoAday'
Probably there are as many types
Of opinion and behavior as there are
individuals in the n6usenold. Taking the
children first, you will be likely 70, find
frank resentment at the end Of the vacation
and this shows itself In impatience, in fret
fulness. in grouchiness." according to the
personal disposition.
John would not be the conscientious man
he is II he had not thought for some days
before he came back that 1t was time his
hand was again on the helm. and this con-
viction and the plans he is making for re-
sumption Of work render him more or less
distracted and absorbed 50 that the chill
dren whisper among themselves that
Father is gloom!" and you have Won
eered II anything has gone wrong with
business
As to you, you may have been a trifie dis
trait, too. The refreshment the vacation
has given you has supplied you with new
energy and You are full of schemes for little
changes you mean to make in the house.
Those long dining room curtains are to be
cut to sash length, that worn breadth in
the hall carpet IS to be covered with a rug,
the old ingram on the childrens bedroom
floor is to be taken up. the boards painted
and the carpet sent away 10 be made over
into small rugs.
Then there is the fall dressmaking The
girls must positively have some new school
frocks, your spring suit must De touched
UP to answer for use in the early fan, last
winters light dress must be tent to the
dyers SO as to be ready for remodeling
little later-there are countless things to be
done and all are 50 nearly equal in impor-
tance that you can hardly decide which TO
attack first. Is it any wonder that you are
q little hasty Of speech. little intolerant
OF the claims and Interruptions that al an
other time you would take placidly?
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Element of Drcdriness Crceps In.

With 1t all there is a sense of reaction.
You may say honestly that you are happy
to be back in the dear nest, that there is
no place like home, that the conveniences
you did not have in the country are all the
more enjoyed when you return to them.
that you had stayed away long enough and
that you are glad the moving is over and
you can settle down to the familiar sequence
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Another Call on You for Patience.

And John? don't know that John needs
quite so much coaxing back to running in
a groove as the rest Of them. for he has the
All the same. he feels the change unpleas-
antly II he comes home night after night
to a torn up and disordered house and a
wornout wife. Another call upon you for
patience!
Your impulse would be 10 pull everything
to pieces at once and make a big job of
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

kindness abode continually. In the recol-
lection echo our friends "All honor to
such mothers" But-the girl Of 15 who
has not so far profited by her decade and a
half of steady discipline as to need no gov
ernment save that Of moral suas!on is a
grievous exception to the time seasoned
truth
Just as the twig is bent. the trees
inclined"
Bending here signifies continued influence
for good and inclination " in the right
direction. In a word. she would be a
freak "a blot upon the page of life.
l apprehend much and vehement dissent
from those who read the plain talk of our
disciple OF SoIomonic domestic regimen and
my cordial aoquiescence In her views as a
whole. The lists are open to all who would
express sentiments in favor OF or opposed to
the trend of the article. The Corner would
always give both sides of a question-when
there are more than one.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
Bedbug Externindtor.

''As a token of gratitude for many serv.
ices rendered to me and mine by your
department. may I send to you an in
fallible bedbug exterminator which i have,
tested at the north. east, south, and west
with unvarying success. and which there
fore know to be of value? 1t has cleaned
the dormitory cars of a railway work train,
q rough, unceiled barn, hotel freQuented
by lumberjacks' and harvest hands and
numerous flats and houses. One pint Of
wood alcohol, one pint of spirits of trr-,
pentine, one ounce each OF gum camphor
and corrosive sublinate.
Apply with a stiff feather or a small
brush. After two or three days succeed.
ing the first application examine the prem
ises and use again. In majority of cases
this will be all that is needed to Danish
the pests. II they are numerous and hardy
1t would be well to renew the process every
two or three days for a fortnight. Then
you are rid of them for good and all. A
house which had been thoroughly fumigat-t
ed with formaldehyde after a case of diph- /
iberia was removed from 1t was not freed
Of the loathsome B.-Rs' much less Of the
larva and the unmatched eggs.
The infallible Is poisonous, and has q !
strong odor, which, however, soon evap.
crates.
"A GRATEFUL READER, New York City.
The preparation here praised Is excellent.
as scores Of grateful house mothers cam
testify.
As many-and more-will indorse what /
our esteemed member says of the insfi. !
cheney Of formaldehyde to extirpate the de-
tested crimson ramblers Of chamber and
nursery. Fornaldehyde kills disease germa,
1t stupefes without destroying Life In flies.
It acts so feebiy in the fight with tns rsd
rovers that one disgusted housewife de.
ciares as her belief that "the wrssch1s;
actually. enjoy it."
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NIL the cavities. Mix plenty OF sugar with
the nuts and very little ground cinnamon
You may leave 1t out II you prefer the un-
aduitsrated flavor Of nuts and apple. Heap
the mixture in the center Of each apple
and set all in a deep dish well buttered
Pour about them 'cupful OF cold water
sweetened with two great spoonfuls Of
sugar. and bake. covered closely, until the
apples are tender. Uncover and brown
delicately.
Eat Ice cold with cream
You see We do not trespass upon one
another's preserves. although the main in
gradients are the same in the recipes.
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Honey Cdke.

II noticed some weeks ago a request fol
a recipe for honey cake, and l have moi
seen a reply. Therefore I take the ubert,
and give myself the pleasure of contrib
uting the inciosed, which took down from
the lips of the eminent cook, Mrs. Anna
Scott of Philadelphia, and have altered
very slightly for my own use. The cakes
are nice when baked.
Honey Cake.-Three cups of -four sifted
twice with two teaspoonfuls'of baking pow
der. one-half of a cup of white sugar and
the same of milk; one-fourth Of a cup of
butter. one egg, and cupful of strained
honey.
Rub and beat the butter and sugar to a
cream, stir, and beat into this the milk
and beaten egg. Do this gradually, whip
ping light as you proceed. Now add the
honey in like manner and when you have
a light. smooth batter. work In the -four
with a wooden spoon. There should be flour
enough to enable you to make the ingre-
dents into a soft dough. sufficiently con-
sistent to be rolled into a sheet a little
over a quarter of an inch thick Cut into
shapes with your biscuit cutter and bake
for eighteen minutes. Keep the pan COW
cred with thick paper for the first half of
the time. The cakes should be light and
puffy. We call them " Honey Cookies, and
like them.
ELEANOR G., Pittsburgh. Pa"
Mrs. Scott's fame is so well known to us
that We accept her formula with thanks.
As lover OF the dear old fashioned cooky
that never really goes out Of favor well
come a new variety.
Worcestershire Sauce.
Members OF the exchange have been
asked several times for a recipe for Eng
lish Worcester sauce. Let me hand over
to you a copy Of one CLIPPED from your own
page, and warranted by myself latter trial
Of i'll to be fine. It Is far less expensive
tnan the foreign product of the English
manufacturer, keeps well, and has a flavor
superior to my taste to any have bought
WORCESTER SAUCE: One gallon of
vinegar. twenty lemons. one ounce each Of
salt and Of garlic, one-fourth ounce of cay
enne pepper. half an ounce Of black pep
per, one ounce Of mace. two grated nut
megs. two ounces of English mustard
Peel the garlic and put the cloves
into the lemon whole. Cut the lemons
In half and dig out the contents. Cbop
the pulp fine and mix well with the rest
OF the ingredients except the vinegar Ileav-
Ing the garlic cloves wholel. Now divide
the mixture equally among the halved
lemons. Fill the peels with It, set them
In earthen dishes and bake, closely COW.
cred. In the oven until they are nicely
Drowned Pack while hot in a deep crock
and cover with heated vinegar. Fit on a
tight cover and set in the cellar for ten
days. stirring up from the bottom twice
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DECAUSE Of The enormous number Of
IL letters sentto he departmentI ! must ask
contributors 10 limit their communication, 10
100 uord,. ereept in cases Of formulas or
recipes tohiah require greater space. / uont
al my correspondents 10 haoe shouins in
ths Corner. and II my Request in this respect
I, eompied uih ii uil Be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attention Is called 10 he foet tia, Marion
Huland cannot reeeips money for patterns,
as she Ia, no connection rciti any department
hct sells them. Marion HalanG.
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a Hod Full of Bricks.

You have repeatedly invited housemoth-
ers to send in what you call br4efiets COL
lected during our active years Of house
wifery. Once you said that the structure
OF successful housekeeping Is made up Of
these Titles Perhaps you may be able
TO use few bricks have picked UP here
and there in twenty odd years Of married
life.
A Hodful Of Bricks.-To restore faded
ginghams. calicoes. muslins, and other
washable materials. shake and beat out
all the dust, then wash quickly in lukewarm
suds made Of old CASTLE soap, thoroughly
" ripe -; rinse in clear cold water and then
lay in a strong solution of alum for an
hour. Dry in the shade. The alum will set
the colors and brighten them. Dry quickly
on clear day. but out Of the sun.
A rusty crate or range should be wiped
free OF dust and ashes with q dry soft
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SMOOTHING OUT VACATION KINKS.

are getting to be an old woman. that you
can't work as fast as you used to do. that
you get tired! tired! tired! 50 easily These
are not symptoms Of chronic laziness or
disease or senile decay. You are all Of you
simply suffering from sharp attack Of the
close Of vacationl
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each day. and fitting the cover on again
at once.
{" At the end Of this time chop the lem
ons fine, and mix with the rest Of them
gradients. Let all stand for FIVE hours be-
fore straining through a double flannel bag
into a clean crock. Let It alone for a week
Ikeeping it tightly covered. Then pour
of carefully, not TO disturb the dregs, and
bottle. The liquid should be OF a clear
brown color.
The recipe l have copied says: Taken
from an old English cookbook Of 1I15." I
suppose there are shorter cuts to the
same result by this time. Yet have not
found this SO tedious as one might think
from a single reading. The waiting for
SO many days sounds forplida BILE, think
But you don't have to carry the sauce in
your mind all that time,
The entire process did not consume two
hours. J. T. A. ICnicagoI.
You have proved your right to the title
Of Regular Reader" bringing forth the
clipping published so long ago that It was
forgotten by myself The recipe Is quaint
and attractive. l suspect, with you. that
our rushing age may have sought out a
shorter route to the same end. This will
suffice until another of later date is sent In.
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Apple and Nut Dumplings.

Apples are ripe and beginning to fall I"
Maybe the member who is puzzled what
to do with these same windfalIs may like
to try the recipe which iatter myself is
original with me? My family. clamor for
more whenever We have this dessert.