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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

have attended Aunty No. Is picnic and so had the pleasure of meeting you and Wee Peggy Thank you for birthday card. It was much ap- preciated-
 Hannah Who: Thank you for your dainty birthday card. I hopA to sol.--- the Who" mystery It Some future time not far distant.
 Balsam Fir: It seemed delightful to hear from you once more Since I changed my nom de-plume from Alfne to Enid you seemed to have forgotten
 me. I will send you a card very
 soon.
 Merry Widow: The only person I
 can think of after a whole lot of
 hard thinking is Mrs F. If you are she I shall be very glad of my discovery. ] Perhaps we can arrange to go to | Aunt Abby's lawn party.
 Crimson Rambler: Suppose I an | swer your question by saying "on one of the trolley lines that runs out ! of Norwich
 Tn closing I will send a valued | recipe for making ''Elderfower Cor ! dial" It was given our family by a | Scottish minister and the cordial Is
 considered an excellent tonic for el- l derly people and convalescents. EIderfIower Cordial: Two quarts | elderfiowers. IS pounds crushed sugar, ] 6 gallons water. Boil sugar and wa | ter together. When 1t reaches the boiling point pour it over the flow CTS. When cool add five spoons of yeast Let it stand six days. Stir
 two lemons. and pounds of raisins cut in small pieces Put in small cask
 and let it stand seven months. II ENID.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
A TRIP DOWN THE THAMES

On the opposite bank of the river some women with brooms and pails are subduing a forest fire that had caught from the sparks of passing engine
 We had longings for boyhood days again as We passed the Poquetanuck drawbridge and saw so large num- Der Nof young people there grabbing.
 At Stoddard's wharf there was a two masted schooner named Ruth, weigh anchor.
 One of the prettiest sights on the river, I think. is on the west bank, at Massapeag.
 sister boat, the Yantic, and when we saw that name, it made us think of home
 The large colony of summer cot tages at Gales Ferry with the beau tiful shady groves makes it seem an lSideal place. We take the long reach. or cross over in the river before reaching AL lyn's Point. Just above the Point were | immense lighters loading stone for the | Breakwater company. At Allyn's Point was a large steel whaleback barge awaiting its dis charge of coal. As we finish reading the program of the days events at the Beach in | The Bulletin. we take a stroll forward l to have little chat with the good natured captain. It is now nearly food tide, and there l is a gentle breeze blowing up the l river Besides the many smaller boat; l seen, there was an innumerable mum | Der of fairy boats" noted.
 In a few minutes we were at th' | New London wharf The Governor Winthrop ferryboat was at the sam' | time coming over heavily laden
 What we saw at the Beach We shal ! fn Toll af PllfIlTR time
 JIM.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
AN INVITATION FROM BILLIE.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
 ters: Has anyone wondered what has
 become of me that l have not sent message in a long time? Everybody
 seems to be getting ready for our great
 celebration, which will be the Sth, 9th
 and 10th of August l wonder how
 many yellow ribbons I shall see?
 If I remember correctly, l am to
 see Old Sol and Mrs. Sol anyway. No
 doubt Silver SiXpence will be over and Sunshine here from North Stoning-
 ton. Well come who may they will
 find a welcome on my lawn under the old elm. When getting off the car or train, turn your faces toward the north and there you will see three streets. The middle one bears the name of ave nue. Walk about middle way and when you come to a large elm over shadowing, come right on the grounds and if you have brought your lunch l spread your cloths and enjoy your selves.
 may not be able to be there. as l have so many irons in the fire. The historical exhibition is well worth sec l ing. That is on Water street follow | the arrows.
 Hoping many will be present and 1 enjoy everything to the fullest extent ! remain, yours truly,
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 August goth was one of those rare cool days which remind, one so much of late summer; nature had done much that morning to make the day seem perfect. It was Ocean Beach day, and we could not resist the temptation to go.
 "Our auto," the Yantic trolley car. arrived at Franklin square at a quar- ter of the hour, just in time to take the boat for the city down by the sea It is now eleven o'clock, and the She- tuckets whistle has sounded that It is time to start
 The boats name, Shetucket IS or Indian origin, and was originally Spelt Showtuckitt
 For the next hour and a quarter we thought we would note what we couIo see while in the meantime we read the daily news in The Bulletin. as we were comfortably seated on the low CT deck of the boat. just aft the en- zine room.
 We wished we had our camera that we might have taken snapshot ol two little boys about five years oi age, neatly dressed with caps anc blue jean overalls, as they quletly sal side by side on the stone pier, ano were seeing the sights. The throbbing of the engines tolo us we were off, and we swiftly gnde out past the freight yard and dochs down the harbor. We cannot help admiring the hand some new buildings of the Ihermo' plant as we go sailing by. As we glance up from our papel We notice workmen propelling hanS car at a rapid rate of speed on tn' | railroad track.
 At Fort Point there was trim foul | masted schooner anchored, discharS 1 ing lumber under the guard rail a the stern of the ship. We note pret | ty feminine name, the name Of tn 1 vessels also that the home port wa | portland Maine
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
WHO ORDERED J. A. KS RHEu
 MATISM.

Editor Social Corner: Ever since read J. A. Ks letter Of last week in which she expressed the idea that her affliction and being a shut-in was so ordered I have been wondering who ordered it. Who orders disorder in this world?
 God is orderly, nature is orderly. but man is disorderly, hence pestlience' famine and diseases. Rheumatism IS the effect of a cause which medical science states to be too much uric acid in the blood. How does J. A K think uric acid gets into the blood! It is put in through the mouth-the things we eat. produce 1t. How IS iI cured? Sometimes by drugs and some times by change of diet. Drugs neu- tralize itt effect-to abstain froyl eat ing checks the supply and permits na- ture to expel the surplus which is tse cause of rheumatic distress. This IS why fasting slas been most success fuI in curing rheumatism.
 People prefer taking drugs to going without eating-prefer the rheumatism to starving. You see 1t IS sef-cre- ated and self-ordered through our ig- | norance of the laws of our being. What will prove beneficial to J. A. K? Rheumatic patients who will not l consider a fast have been helped by | stopping meat-eating altogether ana | eating moderately-say. eating 2O ounces of food a day instead of 40 l in health and activity on 12 ounces of i food day where the average man ! eats or pounds.
 have known a chronic case of | rheumatism to be cured in 30 days by | emitting breakfast and eating two ! moderate meals a day.
 l I hare known case cured by the 1 omission of meat from the diet until another doctor ordered the resumption of a meat diet and the victim was 1 soon incapac acitatcd by pain and in bed
 If j. A. K. desires to get well she must grapple with herself for hN'self ! which means she should abate the | physical disorder of her system, which is the resuI of unwhoiesome food taken in excess.
 This is the opinion of
 4 CRANK.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN IN
 THEIR AMBITIONS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Friends It is with increasing in terest that I peruse the columns of The Bulletin which are devoted to the Social Corner each week: and when one gains so many helpful and time ly hints as I do from the various let ters, it hardly seems fair for me to remain silent any longer without ex- pressing at least my appreciation to the sisters for their valuable sugges- tions and recipes.
 Perhaps ] can best show my appre- citation by sending you few practi- cal suggestions which have grown out of my experience with and observation of children in the homes around me.
 First allow me to say that ' truly believe that the so-caIIed homework cooking. sweeping. washing. Ironing. etc, would not seem such q df Idgery and a heartless task to the average woman with family of children is she herself had been taught the eIe- mentary principles of Domest ic Science during her earlier life
 Therefore, I say, begin with the chiI- dren now and give them a share in | the keeping and beautifying of the ; home. It will create in them a pride i and love for their home which will very likely follow them through life and perchance may furnish them with some useful knowledge and experience ! which they will be able to carry with ] them when they step over the thresh- i hold into their own homes later on ! What family of children is there 1 who would not be glad to assist ir ! her round of duties if they were only i given a chance to do so and were le6 ! to believe their services were ap. preciated and needed?
 But alasi How often children are ] treated in such a manner that they feel more like servants than sons anC ! daughters-members of the family 1 As a consequence the next time tn,
 dishes need washing. or the wood bo1 . needs refilling, they fairly have to b,
 urged to do it-quite often ar
 thrashed and forced to do 1t. Ar,
 they usually any more willing the mex
 time the same task devolves upol
 them? No, Instead their hatred fo
 the same has grown stronger. I an
 glad that in contrast to this metho,
 of training, there are homes wher
 the boys and girls are brought up l. 1 love domestic science, and Whef
 they are made to feel that much de bends upon the performance of thei
 little tasks.
 For instance l know a little young
 ster less than two years of age wh | helps his mother make the beds wit his little hands and seems so happ l when he is helping to smooth tn
 sheets and placing the pillows. Wh
 knows but he may grow up to be great help to others if this taste fo helping is only cultivated?
 Teach the boys as well as the girl
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ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES.

CRIMSON RAMBLER-Card re- ceived and forwarded to Enid.
 F'ROZEN-Cards received and mail cd as you directed.
 ENID-Cards received; card for Aunt Sarah mailed,
 FAIRY-Birthday cards in hand for you, please send in your full address. AUNT JUDY-Letter received and mailed to Betsey BobbettE
 MERRY wIDOW-Please send in your full address.
 UDELI--Your address will be nec- essary before we can transmit.
 POINSETTIA: Card received anC forwarded to Blanche.
 RURAL DELIVERY-Box for Ke- kiah Doolittle received and promptly remailed to it's destination.
 AUNTY NO. 1: Letter received check will be forthcoming. Letter and card mailed to destination
 BILLIE: Tho management have con. sidered your request favorably. Tn, Social Corner tent will be there for tn, celebration. A Bulletin representativ, will call
 THEODA: Your judgment is sound The whole matter is dropped. Thanks
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
A FEW GOOD RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Here are a few good recipes:
 Steamed Blueberry Pudding-Two cups flour four level teaspoons baking powder, one-half teaspoon salt, sifted together; work in two tablespoons but ter: add one cup milk, one cup blue berries rolled in one and one-haf ta- blespoons flour; steam one and one half hours. Eat with sauce.
 Canned Beets Boil until tender young beets, then slice and put into Jars while hot. Sprinkle with two ta- biespoons of sugar and fill the jars with boiling vinegar. Screw covers on at once.
 Macaroni-Have a kettle with plenty of boiling salted water, put in one-half package macaroni, whole or broken; boil until tender; while boiling fry three slices salt pork; pour off part of | the grease; Into the rest fry three | sliced onions until tender; then add one pint cooked tomatoes, cook a few minutes longer; pour off water fro n macaroni and stir macaroni, onions | etc. together; season with salt and | pepper. Good on a cold day. | WILD GERANIUM
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
HOW TO MAKE ELDERFIoWER
 CORDIAL.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Mem bers: have come again to have chat with you and to thank the So- cial Corner Sisters who so thoughtful ly remembered my birthday Guly 19) by sending me birthday cards
 I regret I could not attend Aunty No. Is picnic. and have the pleasure of meeting some of you. However was with you in spirit that day and imagine Aunty No. l is an ideal hostess.
 There is still Aunt Abby's picnic to look forward to. Right here I wish to thank Aunt Abby for her birthday card as we'll as Aunty No. 1. I also received eight other cards.
 There was family reunion on my birthday and I was the fortunate re- Cipient of some very pretty gifts
 trust Aunt Sarah's birthday which fell on the same day as mine was fully as enjoyable.
 saw by Saturdays Bulletin that Fairy's birthday was July 18th. hope our Social Corner Fairy" was well remembered by shower of birthday cards.
 Betsy Bobbett: Thank you for | birthday greetings. I regret to hear you met with an accident and sincere | Iy hope you have fully recovered by this time
 Cordelia: + was most kind of you | to remember me with card and ap- | preciate your thoughtfulness. ] Ruth: Accept my thanks for youl | birthday card. I am very glad tC greet a new frie-1-
 Polly Peppermint: Thank you fo | birthday thoughts. Reciprocate you | kind wishes for a future acauaintance Jane: It gave me much pleasure tt receive a card from you. I know
 great many James" I hope to mee
 Social Corner Jane' some time. Wht
 knows but that we are already ac | quainted2
 Peggy Anne: I regret I could no
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
THE FARMERS WIFE AND AUTO
 PARTIES.

Social Corner Sisters: The farmers wife on a road that is frequented by auto parties could often make a little by tackins up neat sign on the gate, piazza or on a tent. Have a small table covered with white oilcloth and a few comfortable seats in a shady place. Keep a supply of fresh bread, cake. cookies and some canned meats on hand. Eggs are soon cooked over an oil stove and sandwiches, cake, cookies. berries and cream, fruit or custard pies. fresh fruit and milk will sell at. reasonable prices, and often Q market can be found in this way for vegetables. eggs. fruit and butter and even flowers.
 If there is a pond. spring or even g grove on your farm. put up two rough tables-one long one and a small one and a few seats and rent the place to parties for a small sum. enough to pay for cleaning up after them.
 A fair price list would be: Sand wiches, two for SC: six cookies for sc; Sc; tea or coffee. DC; milk, Sc; berries, SC. -
 Picnic parties would expect to pay at least 50 cents for the use of the ground and $1 for a large party.
 Postals and small pictures of your house. picnic grounds and places in the neighbOrhood would sell, beside be- ing the best of advertisements.
 Aunty No. 1: You don't know how wanted to come to your lawn party or ] how l planned for and looked forward to it the first week after the invitation came. but when the time came the cares of a family of eight-including a | two weeks old grandson-and case | of humps, with prospects of five and ! a half more cases-mysef included kept me busy at home.
 We'll, hubby and the children have | one consolation: Mamma can't scOlC l if she has the humps: and I have one the boys can't play wild Indian witt ! the real genuine war whoop for few ! days if they have them Every clouC | has a silver lining.
 ETTA RAPREy3
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

with a yellow canary. they would get a prize worth having. It has been done, but not often.
 Canaries normally come into 1ul song at nine moI-kfls of age; then Ines are old enough to mate. It IS not much use to try to mate maIe uhiesS he is in full song.
 Now is the moulting season ana old as well as young birds snouIo nfIS . extra feed and care. for IL IS sreat tax on them. We should thlilh so if we had to grow our clothes on our
 If it Is intended to mate singer if should never be taught to play, bite, or be cross, for it will be cross to it's mate. u,.z +o breed more than four times Tn sea con if if Is intended to breed from her
 Hemp seed should never be given to singers as it will ruin their song: The birds are very fond of 1t, ana vii ca it in preference to any 0ther seet there is not safe to use beach sano @ tneIe are so many small particles or glaSS | i.; It. Good, clean bank sand IS all | right. - -,o,, 1 seed mixed about equal parts III sum
 mer and two-thirds canary III "ih'ti II, l The canary seed Is sHpposeo 'O O' heating and fattening. | have trained a good many Kind: of birds, and parrots. some or then
 have quite history.
 | I wish if any of the Sisters are m | terested in what I have mad to tei 1 them they will refer to 1t in their let ters and tell me about their birds an' Here's to The Bulletin, the Edlto and all the writers of the Social Cor ner. wishing them health ana pros perity, and that ther hVes hiaS U
 lolls III '- J. A. k.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
AUNT HESTER TELLS US THE
 VALUE OF FAITH.

Dear Editor and Cornerites: It is quite a long time since you have heard from me- but I have not lost my interest in the letters of the Social Corner. I have been very busy and often too tired to write, but never too tired to read The Bulletin.
 As I read the heading of the So- cial Corner (Pray Devoutly and Ham mer Stoutly) I was reminded of say ing I once heard that has had a great influence on my life ever since. It was this: '1f we wish to accomplish much in life we must pray as if ali depended on God, and work as If all depended on ourselves.
 i The promise of answer to prayer is to me one of the most precious in all of the Bible.
 The first requisite to prevailing i prayer is unfailing faith in God ] Have faith in the promise of an an swer to prayer. The power to believe a promise depends entirely on the | faith in the promiSer. It is only where we live in loving intercourse daily tha, ! we will truly feel we shall receive | what we ask of our Heavenly Fath- l CT. The secret voice from HeaVeT | must teach us what to say and do- | believing heart waiting to hear Tnai l He says will hear and know that H' ] hears, and God is speaking.
 l Only last week 1 was in great neet of higher power than mans to hell and in my extremity l threw myseI Hupon the promise of God (Ask and " l shall receive) and almost imn,ediatel! ] I felt that my prayer was answered and I rested in the evidence that H. [ never fails to keep His word if w ! only take Him at His word, and be 1 Iieve we will receive what we ask il faith, nothing doubting.
 Am sorry not to have been able t | attend either of the Social Corne [ picnics. but if the Cornerites woul like to come to my home and have ] basket picnic I would be very glad t i welcome them at any time in tn : future. if nothing happens to prevent l Trolleys pass every half hour.
 AUNT HESTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
GOLDEN GLOW ARRIVES.

Dear Editor and Sisters: Aunt Abby has been trying to get me to write for so long that at last I'm here. Chrysanthemum: VIII you please send me your recipe for old-fashioneo Indian meal dumplings? Had some ol them once and enjoyed them greatly Maple Leaf: Have you finished nay ing? We get through today. Had house.
 J. E. T.: How is that lovely An gora cat? The last time l went pS your house I looked. but did not se' you.
 Crimson Rambler: What is the req, son you have not answered my leteer What has become of Frank?
 GOLDEN GLOW.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
Never Mind.

NoVef mInd. Whats the use of always fretting At the trials we may find Ever strewn along our pathway? Travel on! And never mind! Travel onward! Working, hoping; Cast no lingering glance behind At the trials once encountered Look ahead! And never mind What is past is past forever! Let all fretting be resigned: It will never help the matter Do your best! And never mind. Friendly words are often spoken When the feelings are unkind! Take them at their true value Pass them by! And never mind. Fate may threaten-clouds may lower Enemies may be combined; If your trust in God is steadfast He will help you-never mind!
 Sent in by J. A. K.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
HOW TO BREED CANARY BIRDS

Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: wonder how many, if any of the Sis ters are interested in keeping and rearing brds2 Twas in the business good many years, and perhaps could give you few points that might be helpful.
 In mating up canaries. a, young male should always be mated with an older female, to secure more males than females. Two pure yellow birds should not be mated together, without. what the dealers call a tick. (That means a few dark feathers on one or both.)
 The pure yellow birds are supposed to be perfect, and there can be no higher standard to breed for.
 Two crested birds should never be bred together. for they will produce bald headed birds
 In mating. an English, Norwich, male with a well marked Hartz Mountain ! female, you get the size and color from the male and the song from the fe- male.
 The St. Andrewsburg Rollers do not transmit their song to their young; ! it has to be acquired from a good teacher I always kept a good roller for that purpose
 i I bred from imported selected males ! and kept them only one season. When l the female commenced to lay l took 1 the eggs out every morning and ther i set her the same as you would hen 1 If left in the nest, the eggs will hatcf
 irregularly, as they were laid. and ths 1 first one to hatch will get all the fooC l and the last ones sometimes starVe tt l death. The day they are four week; 1 old I always looked for them to sins
 "a fine twittering song, hut it i: enough to tell which are the males.
 By mating a dark green male canarN with a very light yellow female, ther' is a possibility of getting a cinnamon
 bird, which is very valuable. Although i cinnamon birds are a distinct breed l they soInetim come that way 1 If males are wanted. good eros is made between a green male lime and yellow female canary.
 | If ayorle can secure a cross between
 an English goldfnch or nonparie
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these simple lessons in house work for they may prove of great use to them in, later life, and somebody's g daughter will douEtless thank you for the lessons you taught her husband
 Quite often I have been pained to hear of u mother who refused to let her young daughter cook because she. said she knew the cake or bread would be spoiled. How much wiser it would be to encourage the child in her am bition to learn the art of caise or bread making What house wife Is thers today who never made a mis- take and spoiled s cake: Would she eyer have learned ta cook if her moth er had said, No. you cant cook. am afraid you will waste the sugar or butter"
 May the day soon dawn when the children in our homes are given a better opportunity to excel in the arts of which our grandmothers were so preud-good cooking and needlework JULY OF NORWICH.