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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-03-26

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soup. chicken gumbo. and other combina-
tons.
CHICKEN STEW OR FRICASSEE. -
Clean. wash, and joint a chicken. put it
over the FIRE with a quarter pound OF
chopped salt pork and half a small onion.
cover with a pint OF water. put a closely
fitting top on the kettle. and cook the meat
slowly until tender. Take out the chicken
when this stage IS reached and keep It hot
while you strain the gravy. thlckep it with
a tablespoonful of butter rolled in one OF
-four, season 10 taste. and after you have
cooked It a few minutes lay back the
chicken in It and simmer ten minutes. Serve
hot
POT ROAST OF BEEF.-Select chunky
piece Of beef weighing from three to four
pounds. lay 1t in the frying pan with about
half cupful Of good dripping in which you
have fried a sliced onion. and scar the beef
well on both sides. turning it two or three
times. Put It then in a kettle with a dozen
small onions peeled and as many young
carrots or one large carrot sliced, a sliced
turnip. and a cupful OF stewed tomatoes.
Add TO these a cupful Of hot water. cover
the pot closely. and cook slowly for two
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Often since then have recalled that incl
dent and I wish I could make you lay 1t to
heart along with the other curt saying that
my grandsons often quote. You'll be a
long time dead" In other words. cultivate
your sense Of proportion and reflect that
many months stretch ahead OF you in which
you can wear yourself out putting things
to rights. Spare yourself at the present
moment!
More people come to me to be braced
up after their vacations than at any other
time Of the year" a doctor once told me.
4" The reason is that when they come back
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make for yourself an orderly program and
adhere to It
What 10 the first thing you mean to dot
Have you finished the unpadking7 Did
you leave your clothes closets and bureau
drawers clean when you went away, SO
that you can hang and lay your garments
in place now with no preliminary dusting
and scouring7 Even IL you did this 1t Is
worth while to go over the shelves and
inside OF the closets with a duster and
make sure that there are no lurking moths
there to do damage. Especially Is this
needed II the cleansing was Omitted when
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

tributions on my own account In the hope
that they may help some one. have read
much about canning beans, but have seen
no recipe for sailing them down, which IL q
much easier process and brings good re-
SUITS. Cut the beans and pack in gallon
crooks or in Jars, in layers. one OF beans
and one OF salt. Place a heavy stone on
top for a weight, as the liquid forms and
the beans must be covered. You can add
TO these at any time. When ready to serve
the beans parbon them. then drain the
water OF to take out the salt. These are
fine and taste more like fresh beans than
canned.
When canning tomatoes, just before
sealing the jar put 4 generous pinch of
salt on top and you will ind you will have
no trouble TO keep them in fine condition.
In reply to Mrs. D. G.'D.'s request for
plum butter, 1 am happy to give mine.
Cook the plums until well done, then rub
through a colander to remove stones and
skins. allow a cup of sugar to a cup Of plum
pulp, season with allspice and cinnamon
to suit the taste. and cook slowly
These directions are so practical and
we'll given that I am sorry the writer gave
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after It What real comfort do you have
out OF a perfectly appointed house. spic
and span cleanliness, and all OF the work
done and out OF the way II you have to place
alongside Of II a record Of irritable. i'm
patient words. OF fretful replies. OF intol-
erance OF the needs and desires Of othersr
All these are the companions Of overwork
and lack OF patience with yourself and with
conditions.
So beg Of you. at the conclusion Of my
little curtain lecture, to try to make haste
slowly. After all. the world will not come
to an end II all the busting and beating
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Be Conaderate of Yourself.

After the walls and ceilings and floors
have been submitted to the workmen or to
the ministrations OF the scrubbing brush
and the busting cloth, your furniture wiped
on and oiled or vanished and ready to 90
into place. lay your rugs. put your furni-
ture where It belongs, rehang your pictures.
and uncover your books. Don't put up your
curtains for a while yet-at least not the
window curtains. Portieres may be hung.
II you wish, for they do not catch all the
dust that blows. but delay the restoration
OF clean window draperies TO their place
until you can keep the sashes shut most OF
the time. The white hangings will be grimy
enough before spring even If you hold them
in secIusion until mid-October.
OF course your cellar and attic. you
have them, must have received their full
share Of attention Much of the work on
them should have been done in the spring,
when the furnace and freplaces or stoves
were put in order against the coming Of hot
weather A little whitewash where it will
do most good will not come amiss now. and
make sure that there are none Of last years
vegetables lurking in the bins into which go
fresh supplies now. See that your closet
the shelves are well secured. You prob
ably will not care to put away your wash
frocks Just yet, or your lightweight under
wear. although the thinnest garments may
be rinsed from starch and laid aside until
the time when you pack all the hot weather
clothing for the season
Don't think that I make light OF these
duties because 1 run them over in a cursory
fashion. know Just how much toll each
one implies, and how impossible II is that
you should not feel weary when they are
all done. But there are degrees even in
fatigue, and If your summers rest, no
matter how brief it was. has done you any
good you will be able to get through your
fall work without utter fatigue and pros
tration afterward. Try 10 be as consid-
crate OF yourself as you would be Of some
one else in the same circumstances, and
remember that any burden you can spare
yourself now will mean an economy Of
strength which you will surely need before
the winters work is over.
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NOTICE the letter Of a woman who
~ is desirous Of having the care of
little girl in her home, and it oc-
i ours to me that your Corner might
prove a medium through which I
could secure little girl for adoption. We
have no children Of our own and have often
spoken Of applying to the children's home
for one, but so many OF their charges are
abandoned or illegitimate children whose
parents cannot be traced that We hesitate
TO take them into our heart and home.
know that many now contend that the in
fiuence Of environment is stronger than
that OF heredity. yet, like the sculptor,
want TO know the nature Of my clay be-
fore commence to mold IL I would Like
q child, preferably from l to years, an
orphan Of clean, healthy parentage. Our
financial circumstances are such that we
could give her a good home and a good
education, and she would receive the same
care, consideration. and affection as our
own. know there must be a little girl
somewhere. possibly in this locality, who
Is waiting for just such a home as we can
offer. and I hope some OF the numerous
readers Of your page can assist me in
placing her. MRS. E. P.G G."
Undoubtedly this Is an opportunity for
some little girl and l regret deeply that
the writer Of the letter did not give her
full name and has thus made it impossi-
BILE for me to put her in touch with any child
we might dnd for her. 1 trust that the
publication Of this letter may bring her
omission to her attention and that she
may send me something more than her
initials so that II some one should write
TO me and tell me Of such child as Mrs
z. P. G. wishes we may be able to bring
them together. While l appreciate all
she says about her desire to know some
thing Of the parentage Of the child she
plans to adopt and feel 1t is entirely nat
ural- cannot help pitying the little un-
fortunates who through no fault Of theirs
are cast on the merCies Of world in which
there is apparently no place for them.
Heredity is strong. I grant, but so is en-
virOnment, and il g child is taken when
young from the surroundings which might
inJure II and brought up wisely and well
there is a strong tendency that bad pro-
clivities may becorrected permanently. At
the same time my sympathy with the cor
respondents point Of view is sufficiently
deep to make me hope earnestly that she
may find just the kind of child she is seek
ing and find her soon. shall await anx-
iously the arrival Of her full address.
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plasterers II they can be dismissed befors
the carpets are down you have won vic
tory over extra labor.
You will feel as though you mad some
thing to show for your efforts with every
bit Of work you accomplish after the work
men are gone. There are few things more
delightful to the housekeeper than the
fresh cleanliness OF q house that has just
been done over. But II you cannot attain
this you can at least have the pleasure
which follows thorough scrubbing and
cleaning. I think myself that there Is far
more comfort in fall than in spring house
cleaning. True, you get rid Of the winters
accretions in the latter, but It is more to
me to be free Of the summers dust and to
settle down for long, busy winter in
spotless home.
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and securing is not done In the course Of
two or three days. You may drive your
work, but don't let It drive you. Before
you leave your quiet corner sit still little
while and plan out how you will manage
your housecleaning. Decide what Is the
most important thing TO do first. and what
items you can put OF little. and systema
tie your outline OF work. Don't lose time
and strength by running from one thing to
another and having a dozen half finished
duties on hand. You have no idea how II
will simplify the whole business II you
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n the fan of the year my Eympathies al
ways go out to the women who have
just come back from the country. Not
but what you are glad to get back. You
have had your outing and the helds
and meadows and mountains or the shores
and the sea have been lovely and you have
enjoyed them all-but It is good to be al
home ag,.in. You have had enough OF liv-
ing in other peoples houses or of keeping
house in the country and your home never
seemed quite as comfortable as II does now,
in spite OF the dust and dinginess and CRIME
It has gathered during the summer months
Perhaps you are so happy to be settled
down once more in the old nest that you
do not at FIRST breath see Just how shabby
It all looks But when the awnings are
down and the windows are opened and the
brilliant autumn sunlight streams in
through the easements where the curtains
have not yet been hung all the deficiencies
you overlooked last spring leap to your
eyes and your heart sinks within you.
That is the reason say that my sym
pathies are with you. They are not confined
TO those who have had a vacation outing.
Even If you decided in the first warm
weather that you were more comfortable
~ nome Win your own bathroom ana your
own bed and your own kitchen than you
you could be anywhere else and that wher-
ever the rest OF them went you would stay
where you were except for a few weekend
visits and an occasional excursion. you will
see the defects in your home when the fall
comes and you can throw open the blinds
you had kept closed against the glare dur
ing most of the hot weather.
I can feel for you as well as for the others,
since your depression is along the same
lines. With both Of you the winter is ap-
preaching and the crisp fall days move
you TO a craving 10 be smart and fresh like
the weather-and just look at the housel
How can you do anything to It when ths
childrens school clothes must be bought
and they all want new shoes and your own
wardrobe needs replenishing? Yet the hall
carpet is disgraceful and the dining room
ought TO be repapered and you had hoped to
be able to get fresh curtains for your own
room! And as TO the cleaning-well. you
can't live until the whole house has been
secured from top to bottom
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AFTER THE SUMNER VACATION.

You have been fortunate II there has been
some one to superintend the cleaning Of the
house before you returned. but IL you have
not get at 1t as soon as you can. II ever
there is time to indulge in extra help it is
now. The money you expend on service
now Is well spent. since 1t saves you
strength and leisure for the duties no one
but yourself can perform Don't try to put
on any Of the frills which help make the
house attractive when it Is in complete
order. Don't hang curtains or bring forth
bric-a-brac or put up draperies or orna-
ments Of any sort Just yet Wait until the
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rough dirt IL out OF the way. the walls
wiped down, the floors gone over. the win
dows washed. the paint scrubbed or oiled
Should there be papering or painting which
had to be delayed until your return resign
yourself to a measure OF chaos until this Is
concluded and the workmen out OF the
house. All the cleaning you will do before
they leave will have TO be repeated after
their departure Try to keep one corner Of
peace for the household and be content to
abide in that until the rest OF the house
has been rid Of paperers. painters, and
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To Wash Curtains.

Il have an easy way to wash curtains
would like to tell you about. Wash and
starch the curtains and while wet hang on
the rod at the window. Put another cur
tain rod through the bottom hem and
stretch the curtain. smooth. using two tScks
on each end to hold the rod down against
the window sill. The curtain will dry in a
few minutes and fit the window exactly. Al
curtains except those with a lace edge
may be washed in this simple and quick
manner. F. B. B."
This sounds like the solution Of dim
cult problem. The work Of washing a
pair Of curtains is as nothing compared
to the bother OF smoothing them so that
they will be even when done The plan
you give sounds so simple and reasonable
that the only wonder is we have not all
thought OF 1t before. AS we have not, we
are all the more grateful to you for suS-
gesting 1t to US now.
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from their holiday they feel they are n
such fine shape and so well rested that they
can go ahead and tackle anything in the
way OF work. Instead OF breaking them
selves in gradually they plunge right in and
before they know It they have undone all
their vacation good and are more tired
than before they went away
Always It is a woman's temptation to
take hold OF the hardest thing first and TO
improve upon the scriptural injunction,
d" Whatsoever thy hand fndeth to do It do
It with thy might" into DO it with al
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less and wish to say that / believe
could be Of some service to her II could
get into communication with her. in case
she lives in this vicinity. MRS s. w"
As said when printed the plea Of
" Jeanet Nameless.' she gave no other
name and no address. and am therefore
unable TO put her in touch with this possl-
BILE assistance. II she sees this paragraph
and writes to me will be most happy to
give her the name and address Of the cor
respondent who believes she could be Of
service
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10 turn In and clean 1t up. Possibly. and
yet the fact remains that II you overdo
now you will pay for It in strained nerves
and aching back and head and that your
family Will pay for II, too. Unless you are
a miraculous sort OF person you cannot be
worn out physically and nervously and
show a sweet and patient face TO your
household.
One Of my favorite quotations is. " Moth
ing in the world Is worth the loss Of thy
peace" and although It Is not always easy
TO live up 10 Il you will find It pays TO strive
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ake hings Easy.

This is the point where I wish were
near enough to take you by the hand and
lead you to a quiet corner and put you
down in a comfortable chair with your feet
on a hassock and talk to you calmly and
nationally for little while.
The first thing I should do would be to
tell you a story.
Some years ago was driving up steep
hill in New England. Four of US were in
the carriage and my neighbor on the back
seat suggested TO the gnarled old farmer
who held the reins that he should walk Up
the hill and spare the horse The farmer
nook his head decidedly.
-" Not mer' he said. "ThereIl be good
horses alive when I'm dead and under
grourdr'
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Would Adopt Little Girl.

d" I would like much to adopt a little girl
about 2 years old. an orphan. Can you let
me know how l can do so? 1 would also
like to know If I can get any information
concerning the child, who its parents were,
etc. MRS. o. R."
The writer OF the latter letter has also
DeeE guilty Of carelessness in sending her
address. since she fails TO add the house
number to the name Of the street on which
she lives. Ihope that she may see the letter
and correct her omission. and that the pub
lication of her request may bring replies to
her wish. In many states there are state
charity aid associations which do a noble
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OperporkinR Not Worth While.

know all about the longing you have to
get at the work and finish It up and have
the way clear for the other duties which
are pressing upon you. You feel well and
brisk after your outing, perhaps. and even
II you don't you will assure me that It tires
you more TO see the mess about you than
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To Prevent Shrinking.

viii you please tell me how to wash
white cotton voile dress so that II will not
shrink? What will remove mustard stains?
MABEL"
Wash your white wolfe as you would any
other cotton goods, ironing it while damp
and stretching it a little as you do so.
know Of no infallible recipe for keeping Il
from shrinking. Mustard stains in white
goods should come out il washed in cold
water. II on a colored material would try
sponging with cold water. but there Is
danger that the stain has changed the tint
CT the material.
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An Amiti Violin.

Can you aid me to dispose Of a violin
made by 'Antonius Amati Cremoniensis.
Fecit ammo domini nostri, 1873? under
stand it TO be valuable, but do not know
where to write about It? S. B. X"
Unless I am much mistaken the appear
ance Of this paragraph will call forth an
early and an enthusiastic response. If
your violin is what its inscription indicates
you are right in thinking it is valuable and
you will make a mistake II you part with
it too readily. I cannot give you the name
OF trustworthy dealer. but I hope your
letter will move some one to write TO you
and counsel you more wisely than can do.
An Amau violin has q reputation which
puts a good specimen very high on the
price list! l hold your address and will
give 1t to any one seeking It with . view
to advising you in the matter,
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you left home. In that case you double
your work If you put away your clothes in
the uncleaned closets. for everything must
be taken down later and the task done over
again
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Extra Hello Needed Nom.

AS soon as the trunks are empty get them
out Of the way-in the attic, or the trunk
room. or whatever place you have for them
and il you put things in them. take the time
TO make a list OF the contents Of each box
It will save time and trouble later on.
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work in finding homes for dependent and
orphan or deserted children. Through
them many children and homes have been
brought together to their mutual profit.
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Gave No address.

II have seen the application for posi-
tion by an inexperienced but energetic
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Help for Young Artist.

" VIII you kindly lend helping hand to a
young girl to induce some one else TO do il,
She is a natural artist, has drawn a great
deal. and loves the work. Her parents are
working people and have no means by
which to educate her. and as she is but II
years old Of course she cannot work. l am
sure It would be a great act Of kindness
to assist this young girl so that her future
life may not only be made easy but also
elevated. There are many young girls who
by Just a little help at the right time would
not require It later. but would be able TO
take care OF themselves. have known this
girl from childhood and can vOuch for her
character and for her desire to make the
best OF herself. MRS. E. NJ. P"
1t is hard to state definitely that the girl
IN whoss behalf this appeal is made has
real talent for drawing unless her work
Gan be scrutnized by an artist who is able
10 decide upon the degree OF promise II
shows. In this day Of specialization and
competition It is not enough to have a taste
for art-there must be something more than
tent that will mean self-support. print
this letter and hope it may meet the eye
Of come Judge Of drawing who will be will
jrg to inspect the attempts of this young
girl and pronounce upon their excellence.
1 will be happy to give the address Of the
friend writing this letter to anyone who
wishes to bestOw advice or help.
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thy mtghtr' Isn't that Just what you were
planning to do when took you by the
hand and switched you into this calm
corner?
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hours. II the water cooks away too much
you can add a little more from the kettle.
Take up the beef and keep warm. lift out
the vegetables with a skinner and arrange
them about the beef on dish.' and II the
gravy needs thickening put to 1t a table
spoonful OF Drowned flour wet IN cold water.
Season with a teRspoonful Of kitchen bou-
quet and salt and pepper as needed. boil
up once. and either pour over the beef or
serve in a sauce boat II you like you can
have your beef plugged with pork or suet.
Set il aside to get cold. what there Is left
OF it. with a weight on the top to keep It
IN shape
To serve lettuce for the table wash It and
pull 1t apart, chill it, shake it in a clean
cloth to remove moisture. and make a
French dressing for Il of a teaspoon OF salt
half as much pepper. three tablespoons OF
olive oil and one OF vinegar, all stirred to-
gether we'll and cold; or you may serve it
with a mayonnaise or a good boiled dress
ing.
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Moons Influence on Plants.

In reference to Mrs. S. VS. letter on the
influence Of the moon on plants will say
that from experience I can vouch for what
she says. 1 have been making vegetable
and flower gardens and have tried both
ways. All green's that bear on the top of
the ground should be planted in the grow
ing Of the moon and all that bear under
ground in the falling Of the moon. have
tried It vice versa and found mostly greens.
I have two Dorothy Perkins climbing roses
and planted one in the growing Of the moon.
and 1t Is beautiful sight to behold when
in bloom; the other was planted In the fall
ing Of the moon and is no more than three
feet tall, whereas the other is about ten.
learned this from my mother-in-law twen-
ty-five years ago.
-.. " MRS. ]. G. T, Chicago"
Interesting as this question probably is to
gardeners. am afraid we cannot print any
more communications on the subject this
year. trust those which have appeared
have been OF service to our agricultural
readers.