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The Washington herald., 1913-01-19

fine. II another discrepancy follows
again report It. even a third one; after
that act.
The average woman when she finds she
is being willfully cheated transfers her
trade and says nothing about it. That
is almost criminal softness. Other house.
keepers are being cheated from your
cowardice.
The Commissioner quoted says it is up
to the women to make their crusade sue
coed. The housewives who keep a strict
watch on their weights and measure
and see to II that dishonest tradesmen
are warned first and arrested later are
doing real service to the community.
The woman who would help in this cru
sade must use common sense and not
Jump to conclusions. She should not be
too quick to condemn tradesmen. Mis-
takes will happen and she must give the
benefit of the doubt.
The measuring should not be left to
ignorant servants, who may easily be
suborned by dishonest dealers. II does
not take much time to do your own pur-
chasing and to measure or weigh It when
delivered. :.
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striving TO make one dollar do the work
OF two in administering the family in
come, We often overlook, or are ignorant
of. ways which are close at hand for re-
ducing the cost OF living. Uncle sam not
only scours the world for strange new
fruits and vegetables. but. in his Bureau
OF Plant Industry. is suggesting to us
that we eat weeds.
One OF the experts OF tnat bureau says.
What We call weeds are no more so
than other plants that we term vege-
tables Weeds are vegetables and our
sO-Called vegetables we're once upon a
time no more than weeds. The Classifi-
cation results from a matter OF habit.
We are slaves Of habit. and because we
are so II has not occurred to us that
we could eat anything but just the old
list of vegetables our ancestors have
eaten for generations. But now we are
having our eyes opened and are begin
ming TO peer into fence corners and back
yards and wild pastures for new and
wonderful foodstuffs that We have here
tofore regarded as just weeds. II is a
bit mortifying that because of this pre-
conceived idea We have let most nutri-
tious and valuable foodstuffs go 70
waste under our very eyes, while per-
haps We were wailinE that we had little
to eat and that vegetables were too eX-
pensive and so on.
Aside from the fact that edible weeds
may be prepared for the table in a variety
medicinal qualities. For instance. milk
weed is a perfect tonic for the kidneys
and a general cleanser OF the system:
dandeEon is replete with tonic salts and
is a splendid liver medicine: wild yellow
dock is full of healing qualities for Gu
taneous troubles and numerous other all
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A COMMISSIONER of Weights and
~ Measures, in addressing a woman's
club. said: The next wedding pres
ent you give let 1t be a pair of standard
scales, handsome enough to be an adorn-
ment to your kitchen. Then keep them
in evidence and see that they ate used
for everything that is bought. You will
save that bride a nice sum of money in
the course of the year"
How many women own scales, or, II
they do. use them? Only three of the
hundred women addressed weighed their
food purchases, and to all that talk on
the shortage in weights and measures it
was a revelation.
Do you know that there is a crusade
on in the interest of the economical
housewife? That many cities have Gov
ernment officials whose Sole business is
to see that the buyer is not cheated
through the use of short-weight scales
and measures?
1t is very easy for tradesman who
wishes to be dishonest to fool his public.
Do you know that out OF a hundred
tushel baskets taken at random in a GER
tain city market only one held . bushel?
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formulas include the juice of fruit.
strawberries being a main ingredient OF
many skin bleachers and invigorators.
Tradition tells US that many Of the
beauties Of the Courts OF France laid
the marvellous rose-leaf fairness Of their
complexion to bathing the skin In the
diluted Juice of Strawberries.
II we only give Nature a chance she
and lotions invented. In shutting out her
our prison walls.
Through the gates of the East have
come many Of the most valuable and
famous beauty formulas. Wonderful
spices and flower extracts have found
their way into Italy and France. and
the Eastern system of beauty culture
has been changed, altered. and adapted
to the needs OF each individual country.
In England We find that outdoor ex.
ercise and physical culture play an i'm
portant role in the regime of the Eng
lish girl. In France massage coupled
with hydropathy has taken a firm hold
on the cultured French woman. In Aus
tria the celebrated treatment of sour
milk has had many devoted followers.
depends mostly UPON . En,-,-H
system of gymnastics. In America We
dabble a little in all systems. then for.
get them and go on in the same old
way, even while We think enviously of
the apparently imperishable youth OF
some famous European beauties. The
chief difference is that they have been
taught from childhood the lesson we
must learn; that the only certain way,
though 1t may seem a little long. that
will infallibly lead US to the wished-for
goal of beauty. Is health. and that it
takes constant care to maintain health
against the encroachments Of modern
life.
Copyright. 1912. by sturgis & Walton ca
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cises for young and old. Don't take life
too seriously. The great gifts are not
gotten by analysis Sadness is the
eighth deadly sin. We should all play
more than we do. In play the mind
ioosens its tension: and We must re-
member that in order to obtain more
perfect harmony the mind, as well as
body, must relax.
To remain young. feel young. And to
feel young one must constantly feed
upon new thoughts. The body needs a
supply of fresh air and nutriment, and
the mind has its needs that are no less
exacting A sense of age invariably
follows upon a steady routine method of
life. Our bodies lose vigor through
thinking over and over the same set of
thoughts.
Next in Importance is natures great
restorer-sleep. 1t is automatic that health
cannot exist without regular and restful
sleep. The want Of It inflicts such rapid
and such defacing inroads upon woman's
beauty that there is no part of her
regime which should receive more seri-
Gus consideration: yet there is nothing
which is treated in quite such a happy
go-Iucky fashion as this chief boon to
beauty searcners.
In these modern days. and in America
particularly, more time and thought is
given to physical culture than to the
actual care of the complexion. There
fore I do not think it will be amiss TO
say a few words about the hygiene of
the skin. The beautiful Ninon de rEn-
close, that wonderful woman who at
the age of eighty was still fascinating,
is supposed to have enhanced the daz-
zling whiteness of her skin by the use,
within and without. Of the juice of the
lemon. Whether this report has any
foundation or not. the many uses of lem
ons are not fully appreciated by the
average woman. Some wonderful old
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country for the thousands of Chinese and
japanese who live here. as il is a staple
food in the land from which they come
II we try II. We will find it one OF the
greatest vegetable delicacies in the world
Bamboo shoots, either fresh or canned.
may be sliced and cooked in salt water
until tender. then served on toast with a
cream dressing. like asparagus.
The mango is one of the most important
fruits in the world. In India it is so
valuable that 1t is held sacred and ac-
corded annual ceremonies and celebra-
tons. Uncle Sam has gathered together
in Florida, Porto Rico. and Hawaii more
than a hundred varieties OF mango trees.
The fruit has attracted the attention of
dealers IN New York and other large
cities. who guarantee to the housewife
fruit as pretty as II is delicate in flavor.
And the Government scientists assure US
that mangoes will soon be procurable at
ordinary prices. The supply will be ample
because, by new methods. the trees can
be made to fruit in one-fourth the time
our fathers thought it possible.
Uncle Sam has added a klondike OF
new things to eat to the American bill OF
fare making wonderful possibilities, loom
before the tired housekeeper who is try
ing to vary the menu. II seems only the
other day that the French alone ate
frogs legs. mushrooms, and tomatoes.
Love apples " the latter were called in
England and America. They were grown
like flowers for their ornamental quail
ties. but were thought to be poisonous
and therefore not TO be eaten. To-day the
tomato is a staple food. so it will not be
surprising if these vegetables and fruits
come into general use during the next
few years.
PaIatabIe and Profitable Weeds.
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BY ANITA D'ESTE.

This is the introduction to a group
of articles by Miss d'Este, who, dur
ing a twelve years residence in Eu-
Monin. Cassarrato. and Checkley. She
has many formulas that have never
been used or known in this country,
and some that are centuries old. The
collection of these formulas has been
a personal hobby with Miss d'Este.
They have never been sold. nor are
they for sale. In the articles to come
they will be given freely for the benefit
of American women who care TO take
the trouble of a systematic course OF
beauty culture.
rN America to-day women are awak-
ening to the realization of the great
Il triple alliance OF Indispensable
body hygiene, physical culture, and
beauty culture. BY body hygiene /
mean baths. both medicinal and emol-
lient, and the knowledge of food values.
Physical culture embraces the training,
education, and practice of the body. BY
beauty culture I mean the actual cultf-
walton of the features, skin. hair. and
complexion.
In cultivating a rose we care for ii,
tend, water. and protect the growing
plant until it develops and bursts forth
into perfect bloom. A small wild
flower can be cared for and nourisbed
until it grows to be a rare and ex-
Quisite blossom. And as the cultivated
rose surpasses in beauty the weeds of
the fields, so does a welI-groomed wom-
an surpass in beauty and charm the
woman who neglects herself.
1t is not necessary for women to make
excuses for their innate desire to be
youthful and beautiful 1t is a natural.
God-sent gift. and should be priced and
induced 10 flourish. 1t is only necessary
TO apologize for this desire when wrong
methods are used and bad results are
l believe most firmly that good
looks are the greatest assets both In
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THE RELATION OF BEAUTY TO HEALTH G1

filled with cobwebs. dust, and dirt, and
slowly drops to pieces. And 1t is so
with the most wonderful OF all houses
our body. II uncared for the most
beautiful body will prove itself as short
lived as the house built upon shifting
sand.
Now as to a few basic principles: The
first emphasis must be placed on proper
breathing. A few breaths of fresh air
hastily taken into the lungs are OF very
little benefit. The great value comes
from the continued supply which fills
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The Bur Artichok-, a French Veg
etable Now in This Country.

ments: red clover, one of the richest of
nItrogenOus plants. is an excellent Spring
tonic for children. and so on through the
list Of edible weeds. each Of them pos
sess'ng some excellent healing properties.
Milkweed is a delicious vegetable and
will he found a welcome addition TO any
bill of fare. Its thick. succulent shoots
may be found in almost every meadow.
When cultivated milkweed adds to our
menu an alI-Summer vegetable with
flavor much like that Of asparagus II
is cooked like asparagus and served with
either butter or cream sauce. The tender
tips OF the leaves of this weed make a
salad with a taste so unlike anything now
used for this purpose that those seeking
new sensations will enjoy ii when served
with either mayonnaise or French dress
ing The wild milkweed becomes tough
and loses its delicate flavor after the bios
SONS appear. but when cultivated 1t IS
good until Fall. The brown seeds so IA
miliar in the late Autumn should be sown
in rows in the garden. and in the Spring
a fine crop OF tender shoots will appear
These should be cut for cooking when
about 4 foot high. Several crops can be
cut from the same roots. as the shoots
spring up again after being cut
Poke shoot on Toast, and Grass SAL
ads.
Another weed which resembles aSpara-
gus in looks and taste is the poke shoot,
called in some parts of the country scoke
or pigeOn-berry weed. These shoots are
often found in our markets among the
country folk who crowd about the out
side OF the market house. They should
he cooked and served the same as as
paragus, on toast with melted butter or
on toast with butter sauce. They should
not be used after the leaves begin 10
unCurl.
One of the common weeds now being
used extensively for salad is sorrel or
" sour grass" as the children call it.
Mixed with lettuce or cabbage and served
with French dressing this weed is deli
cious. Sorrel also makes a most excellent
soup. which is a great standby in good
old Dutch and German families. To
make this soup wash two quarts OF sor-
rel and cook thirty minutes in three cups
of boiling water. to which has been added
one-quarter of a teaspoonful OF powdered
sugar and one-eighth OF a teaspoonful of
soda: drain. chop, and rub through
sieve. Add four cups OF any white stock
Heat to boiling point, add one-duarter OF
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the lungs and invigorates the body.
throwing off impurities and the germs
of old age. Next to the neglected lungs
the stomach is the most abused organ
in the body.
Health requires nourishing foods. and
a limited supply. Next to proper food
comes cleanliness, without and within:
exercise adapted to ones needs, and a
rational alienation Of employment and
diversion. Play is an important factor in
the regime of the woman who would be
beautiful 1t is one of the best exer-
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do not believe the mother exists who
does not desire to see her daughter grow
into beautiful and charming woman
hood. And so much can be done with
the young. flexible muscles. and the ten
der complexion of a child. Begin by cul-
tivating the qualities with which nature
has endowed the little human plant and
watch the expanding and blossoming of
the exquisite rose. A neglected rose
does not grow beautiful 1t becomes
ragged. worn, faded, and finally droops
and dies. neglected house becomes
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The Mango of India Growing in
Florida.

cup OF hot melted butter. one-third of
cup of flour. two cups of milk, and sea-
son with salt and pepper When sorrel is
boiled and pressed through a sieve and
added to an English drawn butter II
makes an excellent sauce to serve with
veal, either boiled or roasted. In France,
where 1t is cultivated in almost every gar
den. II is a common accompaniment of
veal.
Pepper grass is another wild grass
which makes an excellent flavoring for
salad. 1t is known to most people as
wild mustard. This can be used in place
Of water cress or lettuce and il contains
just enough mustard flavor to be agree
able without the irritating effect of the
ground mustard. II makes a savory ad
dition TO meat sandwiches.
DandeIions and Yellow Dock.
The well-known dandelion is worth its
weight in gold in the early Spring. Incl
dentally it makes one OF the finest
" green's" to say nothing OF salads. ever
placed upon the table. II should be gath
cred very young II il Is to be used as a
salad. but the leaves and roots may be
cooked when the plant is quite large and
spreading.
The flowers are used as well as the
leaves, both for cooking and raw salad.
When just blossomed out they are ten
der and deliciously favored. For a salad
the flowers should be pulled apart and
scattered over the young leaves and
served with a dressing of mayonnaise.
Any of the recipes that are suitable for
cooking spinach can be used for dande-
lions as vegetable. If the dandelion Is
cultivated in the fertilized ground OF the
garden 1t grows far larger and more lux
uriantly than in the wild state, and many
farmers are now planting II as a Spring
crop for market.
The wild yellow dock. whose long and
curly leaf distinguishes it from the short.
thick-leaved dock which is not edible. is
one OF our Commonest weeds. 1t is an
outcast thing. a troublesome weed. some
thing TO he rool.S up and destroyed. Yet
this vegetable outlaw is one of the best
and most nutritious of food staples. a
plant that makes a richly favored dish
with an entirely new taste. The tender
leaves should be gathered and cooked like
spinach and eaten with butter. After the
cooked dock has become cold il may be
dressed as a salad. the slight bitterness
being very palatable. 1t is a good idea
TO cook with the yellow dock leaves the
crisp, tender leaves OF the common horse
radish, which grows and spreads with
troublesome rapidity in every kitchen
garden. This gives to the dish a spicy
flavor that Is most tempting.
The young and tender shoots of hops
make a delicious Spring dish. They may
be cooked or eaten raw as a said with
other salad greens. When cooked and
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Artichokcs for EpIcures.

The big. green. flowery-looking bur ar
tichoke has long been imported from
France and is familiar to the epicure.
But, since It is now extensively cult
waited in this country, and is hardly more
expensive than cauliflower, 1t should be
served more frequently on our home
tables, for the flavor is delicious.
1t can be served with q cream sauce like
cauliflowcr. and in many other ways
The French serve artichokes stuffed as
follows: Tie the flower together to pre-
serve its shape, then soak in cold water
thirty minutes, and cook IN salted water
until almost tender. Remove from the
stove, drain, and stuff with a chicken
paste made by chopping the breast Of
chicken very fine. then pound in a NOR
tar. To this add gradually the white of
an egg, and work until smooth. Add
rich cream until about the consistency of
a thick cream. salt, pepper, and a little
nutmeg When the artichoke is filled
with t..e chicken paste bake in a mod
crate oven, and serve with a thin cream
sauce.
The scalelike leaves of the artichoke
make a delicate salad when pulled apart
and served with lettuce covered with
mayonnaise.
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Bamboo and Mango.

Although edible bamboo is now grown
in this country. it has not yet reached
the stage when many people can try it
in its fresh state. But canned bamboo
may be purchased in almost any Chinese
or Japanese store. 1t is shipped to this
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savory filling for sandwiches is prepared
by MASKING the pulp OF the fruit and
mixing with it olive oil. salt, tarragon
vinegar. and little nutmeg.
As an ingredient of lobster or other
shell-fish salad this fruit is finding much
favor, as it imparts a nutty flavor not
otherwise obtainable. An extremely ap-
petizing salad is also made by combining
II with grapefruit. Peel the avocado, cut
In quarters and remove the seed and
pith and cut into slices. To two aFo-
cados take one grapefruit. Cut this last
in half across the sections, remove the
seed pockets and seeds. Loosen the pulp
and lift out each section with spoon
Mix this pulp with the slices OF avocado
and pour over the whole French dress
ing with less than the usual amount oil
vinegar, paprika taking the place ot olack
pepper This should be served with cream
cheese and thin toasted waters.
A dainty dessert is made by covering
the pulp, when removed from the shells.
with cherry brandy. sugar. and cream
beaten almost to an emulsion. 1t can
be used like peaches or strawberries as
filling for shortcake.
The Udo from japan.
The udo is a vegetable from Japan
which is as common there as celery II
with us But udo is crisper than celery
and has none OF the Objectionable fibres
of the latter. 1t has been found adapt
able to the soils of a large part of the
United States, and is now found in the
markets OF some of our large cities. 1t
is ready for market early in the Spring
and can also be blanched in the Autumn.
1t has a fresh taste like the midrib of
lettuce leaf with a slight but most agree
able suggestion of pine flavor. Here are
a few suggestions for cooking 1t:
For boiling, peel the shoots and cut
them into cubes. Cook for ten minutes
in water seasoned with salt Drain off.
then put in fresh boiling water to which
salt has been added. and boil until ten
der-twenty TO thirty minutes In all will
be sufficient Serve with a drawn but
ter sauce. II the shoots are cut four
or five inches long instead OF into cubes
they may be served on toast like as
paragus.
For a luncheon entree. peel the shoots,
cut into four-inch pieces, and boil for
fifteen minutes in water to which little
baking soda has been added. Prepare
meat stock of chicken or beef seasoned
with a dash of Worcestershire sauce:
then add the stalks and allow all to
simmer for three-Quarters of an hour.
Add a touch of lime or lemon. and servo
on slices of toast.
The salad possibilities of udo were dis
covered by an American girl in Japan.
She peeled the stems with a sharp knife,
cut them into two-inch lengths. and then
hoH about sly
teenth of an inch thick. These were
dropped into ice water and left for an
hour during which time they curled at
then drained and served with
French dressing. The salad must be
dressed Immediately before using or 1t
loses Its crispness.
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The United States Bureau OF Plant
Industry has sent far afield in search
of strange foreign fruits and vegetables
limited states to add to the ordinary
American menu. IN addition to this,
the same department has been analyz-
ing weeds that grow along roadsldes
and in back pastures, and has discov-
cred that many of these are good TO
eat Mrs. Talbot is an authority on
this subject, and the suggestions sne
makes are worth trying.
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While many of US are industriously
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-10
LOCAL DOINGS IN TABLOID FORM

Lillian and Dean Hamilton, J and 6
years, shot and severely wounded
while standing on front porch. Faith
er's political enemies suspected.
Blanche Williams and Elizabeth
Brown, 449 LaSalle av., arrested for
soliciting men on the streets. Said
they had been working in depart
ment store.
Walter Banning, 5344 Kenmore av.,
attorney, who escaped from Garfield
Park sanitarium, arrested in Roches.
ter, N. Y. --s. t.
Packey Mcfarland and w. G.
Farnsworth, 1O4S Ardmore av. arrest
ed at Heidelberg Garden as suspects
for auto thieves. Released
John Cerodus, 1886 MarshfieId av.,
arrested for speeding. Brought inter-
prefer with him. Refused to talk.
When $40 fine was given him he call
ed the cop a boob
Lou Houseman, 8 e. Pearson ST.,
fined $40 and costs for speeding.
800 local "heIIoT girls left last night
for Boston to join strikebreakers
there in case the $500 girls carry
out their threat and strike. Walters
union there have threatened to go on
strike and not feed the local girls.
Two children rescued when fire
destroyed roof of bakery at rear of
1882 Fry st.
Police searching for Mrs. Sarah
LAWYER, 6651 Aldine av., missing
since Tuesday just after she had de-
posted large sum of money in Mid
City Trust and Savings Bank, Madi-
son and Halsted streets.
George NJ Shippy, ex-head of local
police department, taken to State
Asylum for Insane, Kankakee, Ill
Heinrich Rasseau, arrested for wife
abandonment. Mrs. Mabelle Raus-
seau, ABA Champlain av., alleged he
deserted her several months ago.