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The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19
Thought Nurse Merely Machine.

A trained nurse-one Of the best 1 ever
knew-told me once of her experience in a
family where she was called to nurse a
very i'll patient For forty-edght hours she
was kept on duty, her meals sent to her
in the sick room. no suggestion made of her
lack of rest or fresh air. At the end of the
time the doctor noticed her heavy eyes and
inquired when she had taken her sleep and
her recreation. The family expressed sur
prise at her need of either.
supposed trained nurse was able to
do without sleep" said one of them with
dignity. 1t never occurred to me that
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sou2 sGo fsHgs sn1f H3o '5anse Hoa ~nois H15i
large field of experience is unknown
to you.
Even If you have been subjected
to the ministrations of a nurse you may yet
have something to learn about them. For
there are several different kinds, and they
vary almost as much as human nature
varies. Some of them are as great trials
In the sick room certain of our own
friends would prove in similar c1rcum-
stances, while others have traits which
tax the language to find words good enough
to describe them. 1 can frankly say that
I know of no greater blessing than the
right sort of trained nurse in a case Of
serious illness.
One Of the first characteristics to impress
you about this sort of nurse is her efacien-
ey. I recollect seeing this kind come into
O sick room once where very Ill pa tient
lay. Up to the time of the nurses arrival
the invalid had been in charge of devoted
members of the family who had done for
her everything they could think of, ami
mated by love and self abnegation ard
eagerness to serve. They had watched
untiringly, they had gratif1ed every wish
to the best of their ability. they had supple
mented their efforts with the tenderest af-
fection.
When finally. worn out by WEAKNESS. the
family made way for the trained nurse 1t
was with many murmurs of misgiving.
Mother will never be satisfied with her,"
n1oaned one daughter. " don't care what
the doctor says! No one else can take such
care of her we do"
BY the time the nurse had been in the
house two hours the room and the patient
showed the marks of her presence. super
Huous furniture had been banished. unnec-
essary ornaments had been put out of the
way. Clean white towels covered the
table at the head of the bed and the stand
on which medicines were to be placed, and
these were ranged in orderly rows. Fresh
spoons lay on a napkin padded dish. the
damask preventing the clink which would
have followed the touch of the spoon on
the porcelain. All the belongings of the
sick room were in neat ranks, extra towels
and napkins for possible need were at
hand, the shade had been drawn to the
right height. the bed had been freshened
with clean sheets and pillowslips, the pa
tient had been assisted into spotless night
clothes, and all had been done without fuss
or fatigue.
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

not fit into such a niche is offered by
G. F. and be very happy in 1t. I take it
for granted that the latter has looked at
the subject from all sides and is prepared
to accord her share of consideration and
kindness and understanding.
With these conditions met to even a fair
degree, a pleasant combination ought to be
formed, and 1 hope for letter from the
kind, mother1y woman" wanting
home which will enable me to bring the
home and the homeless together. Please
note the request for references and the
promise of them
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earns every cent she makes. Consider the
work and responsibility put upon her in
case of serious illness. Think of the con-
tingencies she may be called upon to meet:
that the doctor and the family hold her ac-
countable for the patients we'll being. Re
call the disagreeable duties she has to dis
charge. her broken rest. the endless
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you consider that she gets this only when
she is enga ged in fatiguing and nerve
racking toll, that if she lies by for rest and
repair 1t means a total cessation of her in
come, that out of this she must pay not
only her current expenses but put aside
money for her later life-for no one wants
an old trained nurse-I think you will reach
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

~ AM a young housekeeper, and have
80 not many comforters, and do no
feel that can afford to buy them
u would like some scraps so that I
can make them myself. If there is
some one who has scraps of wooden. velvet,
or good stout silk, would be more than
pleased to get them. S. B. P.'
Your letter will probably bring forth re-
sponses from some of the many kindly
helpers always on the lookout to be of
service to the Cornerites whose need can be
supplied by such contributions. I hope the
answer to your request may be prompt and
plentiful. but at the same time 1 wonder just
how much you Will be saved by their assist
snce-
If you wish to make an ornam ntal quilt of
velvet and satin, there is no question that it
Is easier to do this when you are enriched
by the gifts of pieces that will serve your
purpose. But how about the comforters
that are to be in active use? Is there much
economy in making those of scraps. when
you reflect on how cheaply and easily they
can be made of new material?
Look, for instance, at the big quilts made
of cheesecloth. You can get this in white or
in colors for from to 0 cents yard, and
a yard wide. Silkoline in attractive de-
signs is 10 cents yard or less. Both make
excellent comforters. which can be washed
or cieansed, and do not gather and hold
dust as do covers made of woolen goods.
Whether the comforters are composed of
few pieces or many, the cost of lining, fill
ing. quilting, or tying is the same. The
quilts which are made of small scraps de-
mand incomparably more time to put to-
gether If your time is worth anything at
all, don't you think 1t rather poor economy
TO spend uncounted hours in patching frag-
ments of goods together in order to save
+he cost of a few yards of silkoline or
eheesecloth7
would like to know how you house.
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patience she must display. the pecuiarities
and idiosyncrasies of invalids to which she
must adjust herself. Never can she in
dulge herself in irritability or intolerance.
but must always bear in mind the we'll
being of the patient and put her own men
tai or physical maleasa in the background.
o. she certainly earns her pay. And when
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19
Cake Icing That Stays Soft.

Il have been a silent reader of your cook
ing directions and enjoy them very much
AS young housekeeper and cook, not hav-
ing cooked much before I married. the
recipes help me greatly. I send in a splen-
did and reliable recipe for butter scotch
Die for Mrs A. r. B.. who has asked for IT:
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she would like to adopt mother as other
people adopt child. and this case seems
something of the same kind. Always such
application interest me because of the pos
sibilfties they indicate. I can imagine just
the sort of woman who would fit into this
particular place, if it is the sort of place I
take it to be.
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She would be some one who had had a
home of her own long enough to know how
forlorn it is to be alone with no place
where she really belongs, except the board
ing house in which she has found refuge.
She should have had enough experience
of the world to know that 1t is peopled
by human beings, and that wherever she
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19
IMPORTANT NOTICE

PECAUSE Of the enormous number Of
IL letters sentto the department must ask
contributors to limit their communications to
100 pords, except In cases Of formulas or
recipes Uhfch require greater space. Uant
al my correspondents to hare showins in
the Corner, and if my request in This respect
Is complied tpith it wiH Be possible TO print
many more letters.
Attention is called 10 the feet that Marion
HdTlan9 cannot Teceipe money for patterns,
as she has no connection roih any department
that sells them. . Marion Harland.
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the conclusion that s25 week is not the af
f1uence 1t seems at the first glance,
When you have a trained nurse in the
house try to bear IN mind that she Is
human being as well as machine fitted
for sick room. I don't mean only in such
ordinary decencies as seeing that she is
properly nourished and that her hours for
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went she would have to be prepared for
bearing and forbearing. She ought not to
be so set in her own ways that she could
not adapt herself to the habits of those
with whom she would live.
Given the possession of these qualities, an
easy temper plenty of self-contro1 and
patience, I see no reason why she should
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rest and outing strictly observed.
Treat her in other things though she
were educated and well bred woman
and unless she is an exception to her class
she will appreciate your recognition of her
humanity. The trained nurses have met
have nearly all been thoughtful women
who had a much higher aim in their pro-
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lihood. When her strength goes every
thing goes.
% Twenty-Five dollars a week seems
frightfully large sum to pay a nurse! .
some one complained to me a while ago.
Would you do her work for the same
sum? 1 am very sure I would not! There
Is no doubt, to my mind, that the nurse
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when we were paying some one $25 week
she would think she could take six or seven
hours off for sleep every day!'
The trained nurses of my experience have
always been ready to forego repose and
exercise when emergencies have arisen
which made it unsafe for them to leave
the patient. I have tried to meet them
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

DINNER.
Canned corn soup.
Lamb chops.
Cream turnips.
Hominy pudding
Raisin pie.
Coffee.
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FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Oatmeal. jelly and cream.
Salt mackerel
Milk toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Planned oysters
Graham toast
Saratoga chips.
Coffee jelly.
Cookies.
Tea
DINNER.
Clear clam broth
Baked shad
Partisan potatoes
Green peas
Orange roly-poly.
Coffee.
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SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges.
Grapenuts and cream
Bacon
Fried eggs
Buckwheat cakes.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Fried shad roe "a leftoyer)
Creamed potatoes
Graham biscuit.
Jam
Crackers.
Cream cheese
Tea
DINNER.
Cream of beet soup.
Cu-ried veal Ga leftoyer).
Boiled rice.
Chilled bananas
Spinach
Apple and tapIoca pudding
Coffee.
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Tb0 NupSo is RQadTtoAcz IDA II EznopQQ5oc1eS,

with the same consideration would like
to have accorded to me in similar condi-
tions; to bear in mind that the nurses
health is her best asset, and that If this
Is lost or even impaired her money earn
ing power is diminished. She is obliged to
take care of herself as she would of a ma
chine on which she depended for her live
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

Have any of your readers a camera for
"ntcn they have no further use? 1 should
De gIad to receive it. and win gladly pay
charges for it or call and get II.
" ANNA c." p
fou do not say whether you prefer the
camera to be small or large, or of what
one of the many different styles. and from
this infer that 1t makes no difference to
you SO long as you can take pictures. II an
offer of one comes in reply to your request
l sha~~ be happy to give your name and
address and I trust shall have a call for
them soon.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Grape and cream
Grilled kidneys
Oatmeal gems.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON
Jellied ham
Pork and beans.
Boston brown bread
White custards
Sponge cake
DINNER
Oyster bisque
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
Boiled beets
Duchesse potatoes.
Cream pie.
Coffee.
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MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples
Puffed rice and cream
Bacon.
Scrambled eggs
Rolls
Toast.
Tea and coffee
LUNCHEON
JeIlied ham. sliced and garnished with
sliced beets.
Toasted brown bread.
Baked sweet potatoes
Waters
Tea
DINNER.
Bean soup made from yesterdays baked beans
Larded beef and toa sted Yorkshire pudding
Gwo leftovers).
Oyster plant fritters
Sliced ba nanas and
Drop cakes.
Coffee.
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TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges.
Oatmeal and cream
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keepers feel about this. Mind you, am not
including patchwork quilts which are made
for the beauty of the patterns, or silk
spreads, composed of velvet and silk and
meant for special occasions, but for the
sort of comforters which are to be taken
into constant use for warmth.
How much do you think you really save
on a quilt of little pieces, and is there
other use to which you could put the time
it takes which would be better worth while
than spending it this work? hope to
have full and frank response to this, and
I am quite ready to be converted to your
point of view, if it is different from mine.
i: !:
For One Who Cannot Walb.
Il wish you could put me in the way of
getting a wheeled chair for young man,
a friend of mine. who has been sick for four
years and cannot walk. His mother is not
able to buy him one for anything like the
money she can spend. and he wants a chair
that will wheel about the room so that he
can get TO the window and look out.
a B. H
OF all the requests that are made through
our Corner I believe that those which ap
peal to me most closely are the ones madS
on behalf of the sick or the old. Perhaps
il is because I am well along in years my
self and have also known enough of Illness
to understand now IT'S SuHeTlISS IIldN Bt
lessened by the appliances which bring
comfort.
Whatever the cause the fact remains that.
although I am always glad to bring the
want and the supply together. no matter
what may be its nature am conscious OF
an especial fervor in my plea made for
those no longer young or for those on whom
pain or Illness has been laid
To any of you the picture OF young man
crippled by a four years Illness. who asks
for means of getting to the window and
having a glimpse of the outside world from
which his affliction shuts him away, must
bring a pang of sympathy and longing to
help. May this take concrete shape in the
offer of the wheeled chair or in the informa-
tion where such chair can be secured?
His home is in Chicago
Home for a Mothcrlr Woman.
am writing to see if you can help
me to find kind. motherly woman who is
in need of good. comforta BILE home where
she would be treated as one Of the family
We are a small household of adults and
1 am alone all day. If any one such
1 describe came to US I would expect her
to help with the light work of the house.
but she would have most of her day TO
herself. References would be exchanged.
&c. F.
Some time ago woman wrote to me that
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

Line the outside of deep pie pan witt
a rich pie crust and bake inverted in oven; !;
then use this filling: One cup of light brown
sugar, one and a half large tablespoonfuls
of flour. one cup water, yolks of two eggs.
one teaspoon of vanilla. Cook this mixture
until it thickens and then pour 1t into the
baked crust. The beaten whites of the
eggs, to which have been added one table
spoon of powdered sugar, should be put
on the top and Drowned in the oven.
Kindly print icing for cakes that
stays soft. I cannot find a recipe of that
kind and am anxious to get an icing that
does not harden as long as the cake lasts
Also please print good oyster salad recipe.
MRS. L. T. s."
I have given this second recipe for butter
scotch pie because it differs from the other
one and is a little less elaborate. 1t would
be interesting to try both and prove which
is the better, or If they are equal in excel
lence.
SOFT ICING II1-Stir confectionery
sugar into cold water, beginning with four
tablespoons water and cup and half of
sugar. little at a time. adding havoring as
desired. Spread the cake when the
icing is the desired thickness.
SOFT ICING III. ]-Beat the whites Of two
eggs until foamy. but not stiff, then add
gradually half a cup Of confectioners.
sugar. the navoring you desire, and beat
with wire egg whip until it is smooth and
glossy.
OYSTER SALAD-For this select small
oysters, or, If you cannot get these, cut large
oysters into two or three pieces Do not
chop them Drain the liquor from the
oysters and allow for each cupful of these
an equal quantity of crisp celery cut into
ha1 inch lengths. Sprinkle them with
salt lightly before putting with the oysters.
mix and stir into them ma yonnaise dressing
made very stiff. the oyster moisture
thins it. Arrange on lettuce leaves. lining
salad bowl and pour more mayonnaise
over the oysters and celery after they are
In the dish Serve very cold.
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Ham omelet Ia leftover).
Corn mullins.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minced beef "a leftover)
flashed sweet potatoes "a leftover)
Toasted corn mullins Ga leftover)
Cornstarch hasty pudding
Tea
Julienne soup
Braised liver
Fried parsnips
White potatoes au gratin.
Cocoanut custard-
Coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Stewed dates
Wheatlet and cream
Picked up Goldfish.
Stewed potatoes
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Minced liver.
Tomato toast.
Fried hominy.
Blanc mango
Cocoa
DINNER.
Potato soup
Roast shoulder of veal
Scalloped tomatoes "a leftove-)
Drowned potatoes.
Apple dumplings
Coffee.
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THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Nush and milk
Baked eggs
Quick biscuits
Toast
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON
Sliced veal. cold IA leftover)
flashed potatoes IA leftove)
Mush mullins "a leftover)
Queens toast.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19
HOME.

fession than the mere intention OF earning
their living, and they have revealed 10 me a
side of life which had been hitherto prac-
tically unknown to me.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19

~ AM a young housekeeper, and have
80 not many comforters, and do no
feel that can afford to buy them
I would like some scraps so that
The Topeka state journal., 1913-04-19
THE TRAINED NURSE IN TIL

AVE you ever had a trained nurse
in your family? If not, a whole
large field of experience is unknown
to you.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
RAISE HIGH SCHOOL TUITION FEE.
Life and Sport in Alaska,

Danger once scented. prolonged,
low whistle, an erection Of the under
sided white tail, and PreStOl- each
member of that particular family is on
the qui vive. | have seen the veteran
leader stretch forth his finely pointed
muzzle, advancing slowly, head and tail
erect. in cautious Investigation. The
Others stand waiting, watching-cau-
tiOusly refraining from feeding, until
ne gives the sign to resume their meal
or skiddoO." Such the comment Of an ex-
perienced sportsman, writing Of Our
Southern Red Deer in the July SPORTS
AFIELD. Other articles of surprising
interest are; Life and Sport in Alaska,
In the Rainy Lake Country, Pan Fishing
on the Atlantic Coast, The Annihilati0n
of Bandit TOrnOw, In the Demerara
Bush, Pike Fishing in the Leech Lake
District, A Hunting TIP in Western
Florida, and Goose Shooting in the Texas
Panhandle. The department. Around
the Camp Fire is as full of ginger" as
ever, and the entire number is beauti-
fully illustrated. Your neWsdealer can
supply you; if not, send Is cts. to Sports
Afie!d, 542 SO. Dearborn St., Chicago, Iii.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
Change in Divorce Laws.

A bill! cOncurred in by the senate in
the closing hours of the session Thurs
day night of last week will, according
to attorneys. radically change the di-
vOrce laws Of the state.
Under the present law after couple
has voluntarily separated for five years
they can get a divorce. Parties who
have been divorced ''frOm bed and board
can not remarry during the lifetime of
the other.
The bill just passed places those di-
vOrced from bed and board on the same
plane as those who have voluntarily
separated, that is, they can obtain a
divorce with the privilege of remarrying
after a period of five years. 1t is stated
that attorneys who will advertise libeT-
ally can, in the next two years. clean up
a good sized fortune from couples WI"
have been divorced from bed and board
over five years. In fact, it is suspected
the bill emanated from this class or
from attorneys who see the Temunera-
tive possibilities in the new law.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
FdrIninqtOn.

Irving and Edward Weber attended
the Aviation meet at Chicago the fore
part of the week.
Frank Sabel and wife entertained
friends from Watert0Wn Sunday.
} The many friends of Malcolm NuttinP,
a former resident of this place, now Of
Butte, Montana, were greatly surprised
when he made his appearance here Mon
day, after being absent thirty-one years.
His relatives had believed him dead.
Albert Voeltz and son Walter and
Misses Estella and Violet Weber visited
g. Pitzner and family Sunday.
Stuart Mere and sister, Miss Ethel Of
WatertOwn, spent Wednesday evening
at c.. +. Weber's.
Mrs. NJ. Bramer of WatertGwn, visited
C. oabel and family Sunday.
Oscar Pitzner of Milwaukee. was a
recent visitor with relatives here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
Mdli6dble Iron Industry.

The question of establishing mal'eable
iron Works in this city is again being
agitated and it is sincerely hoped that
the works will materialize. An indus
try employing from 100 to $50 hands the
year round would be a great help 30
NatertOwn. 1t would mean an increase
of p pnlatiOn of at least 500, and the
putting into the avenue of trade thou
sands of dollars annually to benefit the
grOcers, butchers, clothiers and dry
goods merchants and thus directly and
indirectly add to the wealth of the city.
1t is a proposition that should receive
the support of every business man i'll
WatertOwn for it is of vital importance
that there should be more manufacture
ing industries to prevent the city from
going backward.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
Must Give Aid.

In Wisconsin hereafter the mOtOrist
who is in an accident and runs away be-
comes guilty of felony. Here is the
new and fearsome clause Of a good bill
just passed by both houses of the state
legislature:
"Any person operating an automobile
motorcycle or other similar motor vehl-
Gle who shall injure any person there
with and failed to stop and give assist
ance, his name and address, and the
name and address of the owner Of the
automobile, motorcycle or other similar
vehicle, to the person 50 injured, or to
any bystander who shall request such
information, shall be guilty Of a felony,
punishable by fine of not more than
$1,000 or by impris nment for a period
of not less than three months nor more
than two years"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-11
Decreased Attendance in School,

The annual report of the Superintend-
ent of Schools, T. J, BertO, for the year
ending June %, 1913 and now on file in
the office of the secretary of the board of
education shows a decrease in attend
ance in the public schools, a condition
difficult to account for. 1t is barely pos
sible, that the several parOchial schools
in the city may have made inr0ads upon
the attendance in the public schools, for
it is evident that there were as many
children of school age in the city in 1913
as there were in 1912. The school cen
sus now being taken will show, that
of school age in 1913 from that of 1912.