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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
TO CLEAN COLORED FABRICS
Liquid Resulting From Grated Raw
Potatoes Mixed With Water Will
Produce Gratifying Results.

Crate raw potatoes to a fine pulp in
clear water, and pass the liquid
through a coarse sieve into another
vessel of water. Let the mixture stand
until the fine white particles Of the
potatoes are precipitated, then pour
the water off and preserve for use.
This liquid will clean all sorts of silk,
cotton or wooden goods without hurt,
ing them or spelling the color. Two
good-sized potatoes are sufficient for
a pint of water.
The article to be cleaned should be
laid upon a linen cloth on a table, and,
having provided a clean sponge, dip it
into the potato water and apply it to
the article to be cleaned until the dirt
is entirely separated; then wash in
clean water several times.
The coarse pulp, which does not
pass through the sieve, If Of great use
in cleaning wool draperies, carpets
and other coarse goods.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
AFRO-AMERCAN CULtINCS

1t has been estimated that about As
per cent. of the disease and death of
the people Of the United States can be
prevented by the application of mod
ern methods of sanitation, said Booker
T. Washington in a recent address. If
this is true of the People of the United
States as a whole, / think it is safe
to say that at least 65 per cent. of the
disease and death among negroes is
due to causes that car be prevented.
/ say this because, as everyone knows,
the death rate is much larger at the
present time among negroes than
among whites. Particularly is this
true among the negro population of
the larger southern cities.
What then is the remedy? / have
said hat in this generation at least the
negro will be best off, from every point
Of view, in the rural districts Of the
south. We cannot, however, expect
that he will remain in the country dis
tricts contented, happy and prosperous
without the same mean of civilization
that other ace enjoy. We canno ex-
pect the negro to remain in the coun-
try if he has little opportunity to edu-
cate his children; if the schools are
in session only two or three months
in the year.
Another remedy for the present con-
dftion of negro health is education.
The reason that so large a number of
the people of my race are i'll and in
efficient is because they are ignorant
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
HOUSEKEEPING HINTS

Flowers have a direct influence on
health and beauty.
Spare ribs are much improved by
parboiling before roasting.
Meat broths should be made only
in porcelain or agate ware utensils.
To beat the whites of eggs stiff, al
ways have them cold and add a pinch
Of salt.
Camphorated oil will clean the
marks made by hot dishes on the pol
ished table.
Open canned fruit or vegetables and
pour into a dish several hours before
they are served.
A gas stove should be wiped off
each time it is used and washed with
%turpentine once a week.
Prunes are greatly improved If a
little cider is added to the water in
which they are cooked.
If the skin is oily, try wiping the
face off occasionally with diluted alco-
hol, 25 per cent. strength.
Dreamed c%aulif1ower served in
green shells makes a dish as tasty as
1t is satisfying to the eye.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
WITH DRY SWEEPING
Unsanltary and Dangerous, the Mod
ern Housewife Should Substitute
Dustless Cleaning Methods.

The various methods Of dustless
cleaning are deservedly popular in
these days OF preventive medicine.
Dust is dangerous to health. Air
germs are mostly dust germs, and
the number Of disease germs in the
air is usually in direct proportion to
the amount of dust contained in it.
Disease germs which are cast into
dry, dustless air soon lose their pow
er to cause disease. But when they
can attach themselves t lust parti-
cles, they are protected and retain the
moisture which is necessary for their
life, for long periods of time.
tuberculosis germs, for example,
Will live and retain their disease-pro-
ducing power from one to nine months
on indoor dust, and as long as two
months on street dust.
Dust found indoors, especially in
dark, damp, poorly ventilated places,
Is more dangerous than outdoor dust,
which is dried by being blown about
and is subjected to the purifying action
of the direct rays of the sun.
Besides being a carrier of disease
germs, dust is IN enemy of health in
an indirect way. 1t acts as a mechani-
cal irritant to the delicate mucous
membrane lining the breathing or
gans.
This irritation, if continued, causes
a mild inflammation, or catarrhal con-
dition, lowers the natural resistive
powers of these delicate structures,
thereby preparing the soil for the
growth of disease germs which may
find their way there.
Floors, carpets, walls and furniture
the whole house, in fact, can and
should be cleaned without making
dust. Dry sweeping and dry busting
simply stir up the dust from one place
to let it settle again at another.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Rosetta Sauce.

The news that a canning factory in
the Philippines has begin to manufac-
ture roselle sauce is of interest as
marking the initial commercial stake
of an industry possessing great pos
sibilities. Roselle was introduced a
few years G into the far southern
United States from the West Indies,
and has just begun to be cultivated
in the Philippines, says the Scientific
American. Until recently the only
edible part of the plant was supposed
to be the fleshy calyces, from which
can be made a sauce exactly resemb-
ling cranberry sauce in appearance
and flavor, as well as syrup and jelly.
Lately it has been found that the
leaves and young stems of the plant
also yield palatable products.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Salt Elsb WIZ onions

Soak over night If possible in cold
water. If not soaked place on stove
one hour before meal time in cold
water, bring to a boil, turn off water
and add fresh cold water two differ
ent times. The third time allow to
boil until time to serve. When water
is added the third time and comes to
a boil peel four or five onions and the
number of potatoes needed and place
in kettle with salt fish, allowing 10
minutes longer for onions to cook
than the potatoes. You will find that
the onions give the fish and potatoes
q fine flavor. Add pepper and butter
when serving. Be SURE to cook the
fish long enough to be we'll done, as
un%derdone fish is unfit to eat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

They have never had an opportunity to
know the laws of health and they do
not know how to take care of their
bodies.
/ look forward to the time when
every city and every town of the south
will do what some other cities have al
ready done-started campaigns of edu-
cation along lines, of health and sani-
tation which shall not be confined to
the white portion Of the population
alone, but shall extend to the black
portion also.
When / was in Great Britain some
years ago, I discovered that the people
of that great country we're spending
annually not far from $50, 900 900 in
an attempt to rescue drunkards, gam
blers, l%oafers, the misfits of life which
make up so large a portion of the pop
ulation of the great English cities. In
a word, they were spending hat ire
mendous sum in trying to get people
up out of the ditch.
The masses of the negro people in
the south. with all their weaknesses
and handiCaps, are not yet in the
ditch. How much simpler, wiser and
o economical to spend some mil
lions of dollars to save these people
before they fall instead of waiting to
say them after they are already lost.
During one year 1,500, 900 volumes
are called for and supplied by the
British museum.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Fined MusIIns Ironed Wet.

Fine muslins must be ironed when
wet. If allowed to get dry, muslin
will have a rough appearance when
ironed. Iron on the right side to give
It a gloss, and the way of the thread
as much as possible. Finish off by
ironing the wrong side. Embroidered
muslin must be ironed on the wrong
side to raise the pattern. Lay the
embroidery side face down on a Turk
ish towel or a piece of flannel and
then iron. When ironing colored mus,
Inns do not use the irons too hot. as
they are apt to destroy the colors.-
Christian Science Monitor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

outside one of the boulevard theaters.
The theater doors were disgorging
their homeward or restaurant hasten
ing crowd.
The poor little boy was hustled and
hustled heedlessly. His eyes filled
with tears. Then suddenly he was en-
veloped in a wave of perfume, and a
golden voice said. Don't cry, little
man; Ill sell your violets for you"
Then the little gloved hand took
his pathetic bunch of violets from his
benumbed fingers. and the golden
voice called jocundly, Who'll buy,
who'll buy my violets? Only n
franc apiece and a smile with them!"
And everybody stopped in his head
long rush for his auto, and bought
everybody hat called himself a man
and a Frenchman-for the owner OF
the golden voice is one OF the young
est glories OF the French stage.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Easy Sunday Dinner.

Fresh beef tongue makes an eco
nomical and toothsome dinner for Sun
day. 1t costs about half as much as
the smoked variety and goes farther.
Buy on Friday and soak yer night in
strong salt water. Cook the next
morning in plenty Of water, well salt
ed. Add one-half cupful of cooked
rice to the water and you will have an
excellent broth for luncheon or dinner
on Saturday. On Sunday slice the
tongue cold and serve with it a jelly
or sauce. One can also cut out enough
meat from around the zoe of tongue
for a few sandwiches or to use in Gro
quotes or hash for Mondays
luncheon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
HeartIess Parns.

That tho real Paris is so difficult
TO know is shown by an experience of
Mr.. Stephen Graham, the distinguished
writer on Russia and the Russians"
In the Paris Daily Mail recently he
had an article describing the Russian
exiles voluntarily or p~erforce) in
Paris, and he remarked in that con-
nection:
Paris is a refuge of the intellec-
tuals. In n sense it is a sanctuary
and a place from which their pur-
suers cannot take them. On the
whole, however, it is an evil city in
which to live, a place where there is
more selfishness and gay heartless-
ness than anywhere else in the
world"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
For Window Curtains.

Artistic but inexpensive portieres
are made from burlap embroidered in
rafia. There should be a fringe top
and bottom about three inches deep,
double knotted. The embroidery may
be a border down the edge or across
the ends, or a large design may be
placed in the center of each curtain.
Choose colors that will harmonic
with your wallpaper and look well
on the natural tan of the burlap.
For a bedroom sash curtains of the
crinkly crepe that is sold for under
wear are pretty and practical. This
hangs well and needs no ironing. The
~overhanging may be made of gray-blue
Bingham, stenciled in a conventional
design in dark blue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Women.

They lead us close to the gates of
our being.
May it not be during n Of those
profound moments when his head is
pillowed on a woman's breast that the
hero learns to know the strength and
steadfastness of his star? And indeed
will any true sentiment OF the future
ever come to the man who has not had
his resting place in a woman's heart?
She knows. And If you think you
have deceived her, and that her i'm
preston is wrong, be sure it is she
who is right, and you yourself who are
mistaken; for you are more truly that
which you are In her eyes, than that
which In your soul you believe your
self TO be--and this even though she
may forever misinterpret the meaning
of a gesture. a smile or a tear
Maeterlinck.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Things 70 Remember.

An old piece of velvet is the very
best thing for polishing silver or glass;
ware. Does not require water or pol
ish; Just rub them with velvet.
Since children love to play in sand,
why not let them have colored sand?
A few drops of bluing will color it
light or dark blue, beet Juice will
color 1t red or pink, and coffee will
give them brown and yellow shades.
When making apple pie squeeze a
few drops OF lemon juice over apples
before putting on upper crust and see
how much 1t improves them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
GAY FRILLS IN THE BoUDoIR
Dainty and Feminine Are the Ruff
fles Just Now Being So Generously
Made Use OF.

As ruffles become more and more
fashionable on feminine garb they be.
gin to make a temperance in fem
mime boudoirs. RULED window cur
tains, bed-spreads and pillow covers
are replacing the straight bordered eff
fects Of the last few years and mi
lady's oom promises to become as
gayly frilled a sanctum as it was a
half century ago..
Ruled pillow cases are especially
dainty and feminine and they give the
final touch Of luxury to the bed. II
one does not desire to sleep on the
berufled pillows they may be ex-
changed at night for smaller pillows
in plain linen slips, or the rufled slips
may be removed and put on again next
morning. This takes but a moment If
the slip covers are roomy enough to
go over the pillow without Juggling.
Two or three snap buttons sewed
along the opening under the rufles
will hold the dainty covers smoothly
In place and may be unfastened in a
twinkling at night.
Rather narrow ruffles give the best
effective and a half inches should
be the limit Of width-and the hens
should be very narrow also. Make
the rufile full enough to be futed by
the laundress and the effect will be
very crisp and smart. Such pillow
covers should be square, rather than
oblong, and the pillow may be stuffed
into the square, the snap buttons
holding it in place.. OF course the ruff
fes must go around all four sides of
each cover, and the bed thus dressed
will need nc pillow shams, bolster roll
or other device to hide the sleeping
pillows from view.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
PIanked Whitefish.

Scale a ~five-pound whitefish or two
smaller ones. Cut open the entire
length down the middle with a small
knife and loosen the backbone at the
neck until you can take hold of it.
Gently draw it out; it will come en-
tire with all the bones. Rinse fish
and place back downward on a piece
of hardwood plank. A dripping pan
will answer, but has not quite the
same flavor. Dot with small pieces of
butter, pepper and salt. Sprinkle over
it the juice of a large lemon. Bake
in rather a quick oven 25 minutes. 1t
must be a rich brown. If a dripping
pan is used add a half cupful Of wa
ter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

tive. They call it here the safety
valve of the country. 1t began as a
small mound in 1928, but now is a very
high mountain. Every five minutes a
cloud of smoke pours out, and mounts
higher and higher, and then the sup
ply is shut off from the crater. The
breeze from the Pacific quickly
catches the cloud and blows it away.
and then, to all appearances, the
mountain is the same as those about
it, when suddenly out spurts a cloud
of steam, and then the smoke. 1t is
as regular as a clock.
Coffee is the basis Of wealth of this
republic, and no wonder, for the grow
ers receive 80 cents silver per pound
at their fincas for all they can grow.
1t is of superior quality and commands
the highest prices in the markets OF
the world. The tree will not grow be-
low a certain elevation above the level
of the sea Q,200 feet), and on the 9TH
er hand, will not grow above an eleva-
ton OF $500 feet. 1t requires a certain
amount of shade, but again if it re-
ceives too much shade it will not
grow. Banana plants are usually
planted in rows, and the coffee trees
between, for the sake of the shade of
the banana leaves. The coffee pick
ing and curing season begins in De-
cember.
l waited a long time one morning
for my coffee to be brought to the
breakfast table. At last, impatiently
summoning the servant, l inquired for
my coffee. "Ya esta listo (already it is
ready, s%enor," he replied, and point
ed to a bottle which l thought con-
tanned vinegar. That is the way they
serve tia pitcher of hot milk, and
the essence of coffee in a bottle; but
it's delicious.
Your Bath in the Patio.
Imagine going out to the patio In
h morning, which is really the yard.
for your bath. In a separate building
a huge concrete pool it filled with wa
ter, but one is not supposed to get
into 1t, even if so disposed. Instead, a
tin basin is used to dip the water and
dash it over the body. Pipes and such
things are expensive in this little
country, on account of the heavy i'm
port duties, which constitute the prin-
cipal income for the government. Ev-
erythtng imported is heavily faxed.
Imagine paying 81 a bottle for beer.
We drink champagne-it's cheaper.
There are many Germans here, as
we'll as French, a few Jews, but no
Americans-they are not liked. It is
impossible to dispossess the Saliva
doreno of the idea that the United
States will not some day gobble up
his little country.
I'VE are further advanced than the
United States" said one prominent
official to me the other day. Most of
us have been to the United States; we
know that country, but what do the
people of the United States know
aboNt us? They think we are a lot Of
'~greasers,' senior, but here marriage Is
respected-there is no such thing as
divorce, and nc public scandals like
your graft exposures in the United
States"
When m reflects upon the fact
that there is not a single American in
this beautiful little, mountain city of
$4,000 inhabitants but the American
consul, the truth of the somewhat en-
phatic remarks of the senior as to the
ignorance of the republics of Central
America on the part of our citizens is
brought painfully home.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Indian MattIno.

Having discovered an excellent way
to clean mating. 1 pass it or to
others. Beat the mating first to re-
o all dust, then take it out Of
doors and scrub 1t well with bran wa
ter or with water to which a small
quantity of salt has been added. Soap
has a tendency to turn mating yell
low, and should not be used. After
the mating has been put through
this process, it should be rinsed with
cold water, rubbed as dry as possible
with a clean cloth and hung on a line
to complete the drying.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
outset Cake.

Cream half a cup of butter with a
cup and a half of graduated sugar.
beat very light yolks of three 8 g and
add lightly to creamed butter and SUI
gar, then slowly beat in halt a cup
OF milk; sift one and q half cups OF
-four with n teaspoon baking pow
der and add to mixture. alternating
with the stifiy beaten whites OF three
eggs; dissolve six level tablespoons Of
grated chocolate in two tablespoons
of scalded milk and add last; bake in
square tin and frost.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Painful Belief.

Mrs. Evans was making a call on
Mrs. Francis, and they were enjoying
a chat about some of their neighbors.
Mrs. Green" said the hostess, lis
a woman who suffers much for her be-
lief"
Indeed" replied the caller wonder
ingly; "and what is her belief"
why" continued the hostess, she
believes she can wear a No. 8 shoe on
a No. 6 foot"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

A negro woman who may be n
hundred and twenty or hundred
and thirty years old and is certainly
more than one hundred years, has
been discovered living at Trotter. near
Greensburg. She is Mrs. Sarah Walk
er, and makes her home with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Felix Clark. She
says she must be morn a hundred"
Her mind runs back to the first war"
She tells of having had three sets of
twins when the War of Freedom"
came, and she refers to her former
owner as "Ole Massa Dickinson" The
family came to Trotter from Bones
Mills, Franklin county. Virginia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
sion Prom Provldence.

The Dyak who will argue that be-
cause his grandfather died after climb
ing a tree neither to climb trees II
they wish to live and enjoy health, re-
calls the "dour" old Scot who had
steadfastly refused to insure his fleet
Of trading ships. ma, ma" he'd de-
clare, the Almighty has favored me.
an I've no need o. insurance. No a
ship ha' lost in thretty year" Not
long afterwards practically his entire
feet was wrecked in one OF the worst
storms in history. A friend. knowing
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

Belle-This paper says a Pennsyl-
vanian has patented a tube and ear
shaped cup which form an extension
for an ordinary telephone receiver to
permit a man to have both hands free
while telephoning.
Beulah-What's the use OF a man
having his two hands and arms free If
his mouth is busy some place else?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Fruit soufhe.

Line a dish with fruit cut in small
pieces, pour over @ souffle mixture
made as follows: Melt three table,
spoons butter, add o~ne-fourth cup flour
and pour gradually one cup scalded
milk. Beat the yolks of four eggs
till stif and lemon colored. Add
gradually one-fourth cup sugar. Com
bine mixtures and fold in whites Of
four 6 g beaten until stiff and dry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

D. B. Garrett OF Boley, Okla, who
calls himself a recruiting officer for
Alfred Charles Sam, organizer of a
proposed negro colony in Africa, de-
cares that he has enrolled more than
100 Boston negroes az prospective col
onists, says a dispatch from Boston.
Garrett and G. w. Lane of Wewoke,
Okla, have established headquarters
in a restaurant in the negro quarter
in the South end. Sans operations
are under investigation in New York.
Washington Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
To Renovats Leather.

To renovate leather and to remove
the greasy looking marks on the arms
and head of leather chairs the follow
ing is excellent: Boil half a pint OF
linseed oil and let it stand until near,
ly cold, then pour in half a pint OF
vinegar. Stir until well mixed. bottle
and 1t is ready for use. To use. put a
few drops on a flannel buster and
polish with a soft one.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Say Il.

Il want to say" began the orator. II
want to say-that is, l am irresistibly
impelled to remark. my feeling as a
man and a citizen, a husband and IA
ther-every impulse common to our
human nature makes it impossible for
me to hold my peace any longer"
why don't ye quit piece work
then" asked a man in the crowd, IAN
try talking by the day?"-New York
Evening Post.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
eettIno Some AdvertIslno.

do you think w can secure one of
these regional banks?" asked the
mayor of Plunkville.
mo chance" opined the postmaster.
"Well let's get into the swim and
offer some local job to Colonel Goe-
thals, anyhow"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
Appealed to French Nature.

A charming incident In which an
actress proved the heroine happened
In Paris recently on one OF the coolest
and bitterest night.
A poor little urchin, out at heels. ell
bows and elsewhere, was sh1vering
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

did you raise chickens in your Sd.
burban place."
mo: they raised themselves"
How"
"They few the coop"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21

In Wood Green, a suburb of London,
there has been opened a labor ex-
change for boys and girls leaving
school, the object being to find suit
able employment for them and situa-
tons that, as far as possible, are what
they desire.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-21
susnlcloua snortaman.

"Waiter!"
Eyes, sir"
This squad tastes gritty"
81 can't understand that. sir"
Sure they haven't worked OF some
clay pigeons on your"