The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-09-24
VERSE FOR THIS WEEK

VERSE FOR THIS WEEK
within Thy crcling arms we lie,
o Godl in Thy inllnity,
our souls in quiet shall abide,
Bcsct with love on every side.
Anon. |
To Store Green Beans
Pack down green string beans in /
glass jars between layers Of salt. I
Seal the jars. When required for
use. frcshen in clear water for sew /
cral hours changing the water fire.
qucntly.
Dried Eggs
Break any quantity Of eggs In a
suitable receptacle and beat them
N with an egg beater. Spread
y oct on thin layer on clean earth
cnwarc platter and let them dry in
into a paste. Pack closely in glass
lars and seal. or pour the beaten
eggs into glass jars and set about a
temperature Of i25 degree +. until
the moisture is e>aporated and the
egg becomes hard. Seal until re-
guircd for use. This can then be
dissolved with about three times
their own bulk Of cold water and
beaten up together when they will
be found TO have retained much OF
their original flavor.
How TO Open a Jar
Run a thin knife blade under the
rubber next 10 tho jar and press
against the jar firmly. II this does
not let enough air in to release the
pressure on the top, place the jar in
deep saucepan OF water, bring TO
boil and keep boiling a few min
utes. II will then open easily.
Grape Jelly
For ripe grape jelly choose an
acid grape as the sweet varieties
contain too much sugar, or use
half ripe fruit or equal portions
Of nearly ripe and green grapes.
Wild grapes are excellent
Little Children Prefer TO Be Dirty
In the October Woman's Home
companion Mary HeatOn Worse,
writing a story entitled "The Dis
tressing Doubt" tells how Tom and
Alice Marcy have an adventure in
childhood in which they find the
good child insufTerable and the bad
child adorable. On little chlldren's
preference for dirt Mrs. Worse COM
ments as follows:
Early childhood knows no good
or bad. nor does 1t know clean or
dirtN Or II ii knows, ii infinitely
prefers dirty. Sweet pink and
white childhood loves squashing
rose bugs, cleaning fish and pad
ding in mud; il delights in all things
sduashy and sticky
Why Clothes Should Be Boiled
In the October Woman's Home
Companion appears a most practi-
cal article entitled The washing Of
Clothes" The author gives a COM
plete description of what she con-
siders the best methods in the whole
process Of clotheswashing. Follow
ing is what she has TO say about
boiling clothes
Some housekeepers believe in
boiling the clothes before rubbing,
and some do not believe in boiling
Aem at ALL other believe that
Nothes are made yellow by boiling.
Boiling does not make clothes
yellow. Clothes become yellow
when they are improperly
rinsed. when there is iron in the
water or deposit OF iron Is
formed from the boiler, or by the
use Of an impure soap. On the other
hand, boiling takes an important
part in the dissolution and removal
OF the soap which expert house
keepers. who know that the soap
must be removed il the clothes are
10 Keep their color and wearing
qualities, will recognize as an indis-
putable reason why the clothes
should be boiled,-and boiled after
rubbing. In these days OF sterillz-
ing, il seems illnogical TO accept as
clean, unboiled clothes"
How TO Remove Spots From Your
Floors
In the October Woman's Home
Companion appears a department
called "The Exchange"-a depart
ment devoted TO household ideas
contributed by readers. A Massa-
ohusetts woman tells as follows how
TO remove grease spots from floors;
$50 many women grjeve because
there are grease spots on their
kitchen floors and water with any
amount OF scrubbing will not re-
n,ax,a than, inst try alcohol TO re-