Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-21
IETITIA
HOW BETSY BoBBETT WARNS UP
 THE CLOCK.

Editor and Sisters of The Gunner: I wonder what the Sisters are doing this winter for pickup work? l have done crochehng, make hairpin braid for dress trimming Ca very pretty trimming, by the way)- Do any of the other Sisters know how 1t is done? The pattern l like best is one I originated myself
 Also l am sewing rags to have woven into rugs l must admit, however, there are lots of other things that I like to do better
 Here are few odd helps that may
 De new to someone:
 An alarm clock, if moved on a. cold morning. will often stop running and refuse to start again-at least, mine
 does. Set it on the back of the stove and leave until well warmed through
 So far this has never failed with me
 The best filling for pincushions is
 sheep's wool if you can get it If not,
 try old stockings cut into tiny scraps.
 When there are several children in
 the family, try working initials in
 their kandkerchiefs-for everyday
 small initial in script. worked in boil
 proof black; for best, a larger one and more elaborate done in white. A great
 help ir sorting after the weekly wash.
 When biacking a stove, use coarse sandp2 Der instead of a knife if any
 spots need scraping.
 70 insure having a pencil nancy when needed without hunting, have a pretty vase or tumbler kept on a con
 veniens desk or shelf and keep several well sharpened pencils in it. Have the children understand that when they are through using a pencil it must be put back in it's place.
 When very little baby will not take medicine from a spoon, lay baby on his back, put a nipple in his mouth n bn o into the nipple. Hold the nipple in mouth until emptied.
 This is the time of year when we like doughnuts for breakfast try to make enough at one frying to last a week. To keep them fresh put in a pan. when nearly. but not quite. cold lnVert another pan of same size over them Be sure edges of pans are flat and unbent, so they fit closely togeth- CT. When frying the doughnuts take them up in a cake tin. and let stand a few minutes before turning into the pan they are kept in. The tin will be gEeased, ready for baking a cake. The letter about coffee last week reminds me of two recipes for mak- ing coffee, the first given by a coffee importer. the second by the agent of a tea. company.
 1-Measure out 1 heaping teaspoon ] of coffee for each cup and an extra one for the pot. Pour in the boiling wa 1 ter and boil for five minutes i At night put in the coffee pot 1 the amount of coffee you always use l Pour over this a cup of cold water 1 In the morning set on the stove to i boil, and when the kettle boils add ] the number of cups required Of boil ! ing water ] never use anything to l settle coffee, but let it boil up quick l ly, then remove from stove and let stand for few minutes to settle l before pouring
 One Who Knows: Your directions 1 for the care of clocks are all right; l butt what do you do when, after moving the regulator as far as it will 1 go towards s. it still persists In run 1 ming a race with itself?
 l Libbie: l don't know whether Ma ! was taking care of chicks in January, ] but l was. Had live hatch Dec. 10th. 1 Three of them lived and were doing 1 finely when the cold snap came. That 1 morning ene was brought iii 50 near 1 its last gasp that it was stiff. A judi l eious application of hot cloths exter- l naily and het milk internally succeed 1 ed in feViEing it. Had to keep them l all in the house fer awhile, and all l had their tees frosted, but at present | they are all three well and as lively 1 as criekets. l have another hen due l to hatch the 18th of this month
 l believe <>kIehe had the first