Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-15
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PLAY-BOX FOR BABY

IuotCou "a Ruttb6 0ooy sheo - wa ava
safe keeping, as IL 80 often recommend
ed, see how much happier he will be in
a regular chicken park" as the chill
dren call the play-box having sides Of
chicken wire of medium sized mesh.
A platform raised little from the
floor either on casters or short legs has
an upright stick nailed to each corner
which supports the wire. An old quilt
folded in the bottom makes it warm and
comfortable.
In this box baby can see all that is 60
ing on in the room and Is much more
contented. He can creep about, even
walk by clingipg to the sides, with NO pos
sibiiity of bis plsythings rolling beyond
his grasp, or of his catching cold from
draughty floors. If he drops asleep, q
blanket laid over the top protects him
from the light, while plenty of air circu-
lates below through the wire sides. A
similar box out of doors will prove de-
lightful place for baby in summer.
MAKING USE OF FLOUR SACKS
A great many nice things can be made
from flour sacks. Seven and half sacks
will make a big quilt top. First dye the
sacks. / think pink and green are nice
together, also blue and white. After
dying them, press and cut in square
blocks and sew together checkerboard
fashion. Tie pink blocks with green
wine and tie the green blocks with pink
Irvine. This makes pretty quilt. I'm
der clothing, ladies' aprons, childrens'
aprons, and many other things can be
made from flour sacks with very little
cost.
USES FOR OLD RAGS
Many Of us do not know the value of
saving our old clothes, so l will make q
suggestion that will be both pretty and
useful. When a good many old clothes
accumulate, try washing them nice and
clean and then cutting them into strips a
little wider than one would use in max
ing the common rag carpets. Place the
different colors together, such "a all
blues, pinks, reds, whites, etc., and
plat them just as you do hair by braid.
ing. Then sew the braided rags, edge
to edge, into round, oval, square or any
shape rug desired. They are very nice
and there is no use in burning the old
rags or otherwise dsposing OF them
when with a little trouble one can
make these pretty aud useful rugs for
the porch, or to spread in front of the
stove on the linoleum on cold or muddy
days.
TRY THIS WITH THE BEANS
Put the beans in cold water, to which
has been added a generous pinch Of
soda; place on the stove, and allow to
come to boil. Remove the vessel and
drain off the soda water. Rinse the
beans through clear water, transfer to
another vessel. aud proceed to cook In
the usual manner. This treatment re-
moves the bitter coating from the beans,
and when cooked by this method they
will have a milder and sweeter flavor
than if cooked without it. They will be
much easier to digest and less liable to
cause stomach disorders, their tender
ness and digestibility resulting from the
removal of the acid like substance men,
toned above.
TO MAKE POT PIE
This can be made with veal alone,
chicken or any nice meat. 1t can also
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leftover meat and adding little fresh
meat. Meat can be used alone or with
flavoring Of vegetables. Cut up small
aud simmer, then put in deep baking
dish and cover with biscuit crust or
mashed potato crust rolled out with
-four. Bake rich brown in moderate
oven. Serve in the baking dish. Veal
stew, which 10 made by cutting pound
or two of veal into six pieces, makes
good pie.
INGENIOUS TOWEL RACK
Take two common coat hooks and
twist the ends to form a loop. Cut q
piece of broom handle, or any round
piece Of wood, the length you want It.
Drive q small pail into each end. Fas.
ten the hooks as far apart a. the stick 10
long; then spring the hooks apart and
insert the nails In the loops.
TO MAKE A CANDLE FIT
Never trouble to shave down the end
OF too thick candle, for there 10 . bet.
ter and quicker plan. Get q little hot
water, and In it hold the end Of tho
candle till the wax softens; then press It
into the candle-stick and hold Q few SEQ.
ouds until 1t fits firmly.
NEW Uses FOR PILLOW TUBING
Easily -laundered and quickly. made
underskirts may be made for the tiny
tots out Of the bleached seamless pillow
tubing. Get good grade of The widest
width and maze simply with . cambria
or embroidery ruffle for trimming. Bags
made Of a cheap grade OF tho unbleach-
cd tubing are splendid in which to store
away coats, furs. etc., during tho sum-
mer. In these they may be kept free
from dust and safe from the depreds-
tions OF moths and bugs.
II the mush 10 wanted for frying use
half milk aud half water II possible %
the milk both helps the flavor and makes
the mush brown evenly and quickly.
Vinegar placed In bottle Of dried up
glue will moisten and mako 1t liquid
again.
A bag OF salt standing whore there ID
ANAL nj fiah vill ahsor6 thA aroma.