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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

BILE, for / have to piece quilts for bedcoth-
ing. A friend who owns a bakery Is kind
in furnishing us with bread, and | am
most grateful to her. Please do not think
l am trying to impose upon you. for |
would not write as do IL 1t were not that
winter is coming and I do not see how we
can clothe the children without help.
Mrs. Il. w"
As the Corner well knows. have to re-
fuse to print requests for clothing IL
admitted all that come to me the Corner
would contain nothing else. But about
once month put in a plea which seems
to me to indicate special distress on the
part OF the one who makes it, and this let
ter is the one have selected at this time,
The account of ruptured father. oon-
sumptive mother four little children with
insufficient clothing, and the winter upon
us makes an appeal which [ am sure will
touch all of us who are fortunate CROUCH
TO have sufficient protection against the
cold. The ages of the children are given.
and trust some of those who have little
ones about the same age will make a
search for CASTOR or outgrown garments.
If nothing better can be contributed, which
will help this mother and her flock in their
distress. The conditions she describes
seem about as bad as they can be. The
idea of four young children in close com
partnership with consumptive mother is
little short Of appalling. shall be glad
to supply her address to any contributors
who think they can help this case OF dis
tress, either by clothing. quilt pieces. or
in any other way. ] must repeat the re-
quest have made often before tossend
nothing to the office of the paper. but to
secure the address from me and forward
the gifts directly to the needy family
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dence to the contrary / hold that 1t is
impossible to be sure that the dishes are
not streaked unless you wipe them dry
with towel. So 1t gratifles me to find
some one else who stands where I do
on this matter.
AS to the question about rinsing or
scalding out the dish towels, it is not
necessary when they are used. as you
say. on clean dishes to which no grease
or food adheres. If the towels are hung
out to dry or to sun after such use, that
they may not get sour odor from damp
ness, there Is no need for the scalding.
I wonder, however. when you speak of
washing and drying the dishes for two
meals Of eight people at each in fifteen
minutes just how many dishes are used.
I should think that If one meal had been
breakfast with fruit plates, cereal
saucers, cups and saucers, plates for
meat. ETC., another dinner with a soup
course, solids and dessert that you mus.
be " lightning change artist - If you
finish up two such patches OF dishes in
fifteen minutes. 1 would be interested to
learn about how many dishes did service
at each repast and think other house
keepers would also like to know.
\ \
On the List for Magazines.
Please put my name on file for OLD
magazines or send me the address OF
some one having such to give away. We
live in the country and will pass the
periodicals on. MRS. C. 8. H."
Is there anyone who has such maya
zines to give away? The idea that when
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Is gratifying. as insuring that the good
of the gift will not be ended with the
first donation. will be glad to give this
address to anyone wishing it with view
TO bestowing magazines.
y 4
Enough for Her Quilt.
L am writing to tell you that have
SUFFICIENT number Of silk pieces for my
quilt SO you need not give my address to
anyone else. will be glad to know 9TH
ers who need the pieces perhaps more
than 1 do will get them. want to thank
you. and all those who were SO kind as
to send me pieces. I have also tried to
thank individually each one who has been
so kind to me. Surely the Helping Hand
Corner Is blessing to every one. May
1t ever prove to be successful and long
may 1t live! hope that / may be able
some day to offer some help to some one.
IS. NJ. W."
print this on the chance that some one
who has sent pieces to this shut-in may
either not have received her words of
acknowledgment or may have failed to
send the address to which thanks could
have been written. 1t always does me
good to- receive such proof Of the help
and brightness the Corner brings into
lonely lives.
Rice and Tomato Relish.
q send you a couple Of recipes which
: may prove of service to you.
Recipe for cooking rice (the best
everD: Get the best grade Of rice. wash
and rinse thoroughly. Put 1t to boil either
in hot Or cold water. Allow one quart of
water to one rather small teacup Of rice.
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to home people and receiving them fro
the same source.
At the same time | so back 70 my
original proposition: Don't give up the
horne Christmas. Curtan 1t II YOU must
make It clear that when need and suffer-
ing are on all sides of us We cannot fee
1t right to put a quantity Of money into
individual Indulgence, whether this be In
the line of giving or receiving, but keep
the Christmas spirit as much IN evidence
a. at any other Yuletide. Surely, If ever
we needed TO emphasize the associations
surrounding the birthday of the Prince OF
Peace II is now when the world Is In the
midst OF the fiercost struggle II has ever
known and when JOY and happiness have
been banishcd from so largo an extent of
the earth's surface. We cannot help the
poor victims by being sad and downcast.
although sometimes IL seems next 10 i'm
possible to get from under the shadow Of
tho cloud darkening all Christianity now
Let us offset the gloom SO far as we eau
by our own love for each other and show
this in the dear old familiar way, with our
Christmas wreaths and holly berries, our
Christmas trees and stockings, our Santa
Claus or st. Nicholas. our little gifts for
each other with their measure of love and
tender thoughtfulness. as well as by orr
church observances and sunday school
festivities. II is bound to be a hard and
bitter Christmas for many. do what We
may. Let us strive 10 lift the average G
Joy little higher. for the sake Of others
as we'll as ourselves
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know I do not need to rcmlnd the
faithful corneritcs of the needs OF the
near poor as we'll as OF those who ara
" down and out Sometimes | feel as II
the lot OF the former were harder than
that of the latter. At the holiday season
there are agencies for supplying Christ
mas meals to those who will ask Tor them.
but there are many who need food and
who need more than food. and whose
traditions are all opposed to putting
themselves IN tho mendioant class. We
can ind them II we will look for them.
and tho sympathy and understanding you
viii take to them will mean nearly as
much as the material aid
Food and clothing for the body are not
all that many Of these lack The kindly
remembrance may be trihlng, but it holds
a hlglrva to those who receive IT,
Your Christmas gifts were the best in
the missionary box said church work
er not long ago to fellow member OF the
organization.
"They were very little protested the
giver
That may be. but You had tied them
up SO daintily and made them look so
pretty that they seemed a great deal bet
ter than more expensive things
Take the suggestion. Make your dis
play OF Christmas spirit something that
brings cheer and brightness as well as the
gift. 1t is worth the effort.
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Copies Of Poems Wanted.

~ have lost two sisters within six
months of each other. We live on small
farm. II you can spare the copies OF
the poems OF which you speak shall be
glad to have them. The two l refer to q re
Death Is Only Dream and The Cold
Chilly Winds OF December Stole the
Flowers My Companions from Me-
Mrs. q. C. t.
I must again ask the consideration OF
the Cornerites in fuldllinG thls request.
We had several copies OF each Of these
poems sent us by the kindness Of the read :
srA but nutnber Of applications came
for them and Ill tho copies have been
given away. VIII not some one who has
the poems write to me for the address
Of this correspondent ana send her the
verses she wishss? am SURF she will not
have to walt long for . favorable reply
" her plea.
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- AY give my ideas about dish
bSAH washing? 1t is a subject like
IVY to discuss because I have
gwen it much thought and
reasoned it out to my salts
faction The essential thing about 1t is
to have the dishes in a sanitary condi-
ton with the least waste of time and ma
terial
81 believe so per cent Of the mothers
who keep no servant and have children
old enough to help, depend on them to
do the. dishes. Children usually hate to
do dishes and will invariably slight them
unless looked after constantly. I have
found that to insure the dishes being
thoroughly clean and easy to wash with
the use of little time they must
be gathered UP Immediately after eat
ing and put to soak in cold water
do not insist upon the dishes being done
three times a day. I keep a good sup
ply, so that is not necessary. The dishes
soak until it is convenient for us to wash
them. The cold water is then drained
Off, good washing powder sprinkled
over; the glassware and milk dishes are
in a pan by themselves and they are
washed first. The water must be boil
ing hot and no cold water added TO it.
The first cold water has taken off all soil
but the grease.
II usually attend to the starting of
the dishes. which never consumes more
than three minutes. A dish mop is used.
the dishes are put piping hot in another
pan. and wiped fast and Immediately
by the other child 1t is always best TO
have two people wash the dishes together.
I keep plenty of dish towels.
But can you tell me what is the neces-
ysity of scalding out dish towels every day
or even at all? How can they be soiled
when they have only been used on per-
fectly clean hot dishes? After a cou-
pie of days use l get fresh towels, but
never bother to scald the old ones out
The time consumed in washing dishes
for two meals for family of eight Is
never over fifteen minutes from start to
finish. begin them and finish the stove
dishes. sink, etc. I do not mind the lit
tie time spent on the work and neither
, , do the children. since we divide the labor
and I know my dishes are clean because
they have been washed in boiling suds,
wiped on clean towels and handled with,
clean hands As the dishes are hot the
children are obliged to handle them fast
ana so the work is done before they
know it-and the dishes wipe SO easily
when they are hot. I do not ask the
children to rinse them also. My best
I china do not trust to any hands but my
stown
a. would like to ask the mothers who
depend on the children to do the dishes
please to try my way and see IL it isn't
pest all AROUND. Ler your children help,
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WNAHCY

restrict those bestowed In the family cir
Gle extend the bounds of your bcnevo-
lence and render other persons glad that
Christmas has come.
4 \:
We are giving little TO one another
this year" mother said to me few
weeks ago. There is SO much suffering
and need everywhere that some time back
we began to plan Christmas boxes to
send away to those who are In real need.
| found out about some small children
who were lacking almost everything, and
my children and have put most of our
Christmas money into things that the
poor little ones need, The boxes will be
nice when they are done. Each one will
have a pair OF mittens or something else
of that sort and a neektie or ribbon.
as 1t is for a boy or a girl, and little
candy ard a few nuts and then either
picture book or some good toy. like q
doll or a puzzle or something which will
give pleasure to children who don't have
much come to them in the way of amuse-
ment,'
This struck me as a wonderfully good
Idea. Tho purchase of these articles sets
money in circulation just as much 8 II It
we're expended to buy additional posses
slons for those who already have more
than they need, and these gifts will go
where they will do real good, instead of
cluttering overfilled homes and making
more articles to take care Of Such a
course as this is infinitely better than
boarding money. even In small amounts.
and will. In a way, inculcate the spirit of
Christmas as much as making presents
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20
Offers Free Lessons.

:" 1 enjoy the Corner more than l can
tell. I am young woman who has
studied piano music for number of
years and would like to give piano les
sons to boy or girl who cannot afford
to pay for such instruction but is anxious
to learn. r, NJ
Another generous and helpful soul,
I shall put r. MS address on file. As a
matter Of course 1t musr be a point OF
honor that anyone who seeks these les
sons must be absolutely unable to secure
them In any other way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20

~HE other day l heard a little story
which impressed me very much. 1t
was told by a woman OF means who
in her younger married life had had
hard time to get along financially
Her husband at that time was struggling
to establish himself in the business which
afterward made a fortune for him. The
prosperity which he and his family had
kne%1 since then had not in the least in
terfered with her simple directness, and
she told the tale quietly and without affec-
tation.
I had been speaking Of the prevalent
feeling that we must all economic this
Christmas. and another woman present
had said that she did not mean TO have
any Christmas celebration In her family.
e / tried that once" said the friend of
whom I spoke first. Times had been
hard; we had had Illness in the family and
my husband and decided that one place
where we could save would be on our usual
Christmas festivities. So called mytwo
boys to me-they were s and 10 years old
and explained the situation to them.
told them the times were bad, their father
wes working hard and had many expenses
and little money. and that we planned to
give UP Christmas celebrations this year
and try to be happy without tree or any
presents.
They listened rather soberly. but they
were good about 1t and agreed without
fretting to do whatever wanted. This
was about the middle Of December. We
said nothing more about 1t, either they or.
I, but noticed that they did not have their
old toys around any more. but satisfied
themselves and found amusement In other
ways.
THE day before Christmas they came
to me together. If we were keeping
Christmas. mother. where would it be?'
they asked.
''' But you know We are not going to
keep 1t this year 1 said.
80, yes. we know they answered,
but Ii w had been going to keep 1T where
would it have been?
- In daddy's study said, a good deal
puzzled.
"Off they ran and in I. few moments
came hurrying back with their arms full
of parcels, tied up to the best of their
childish ability and decked out with bits
of ribbon.
''' It's only our old toys they explained
breathlessly. We tied them up so as
to make 1t seem like Christmas and we're
going to put them in the study for tomor-
rowi
could have cried. The poor darlings
could not bear to give up the semblance
of Christmas and they had thought out
this way of keeping the day. ! made up
my mind then and there that I would
never again ignore Christmas as long as
l lived"
But what did you do about 1t then? =
! asked.
She smiled tenderly. II hadn't quite
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the Gay or TO interfere with the Joy Of
the occasion.
Follow the same plan in your other OBJ
servanees Before you read this you
may have made your plans as to gifts, etc.
but il you had concluded to omit presents
of all sorts this year would like to beg
you to reconsider your determination not
only from considerations of political
economy and in view of the fact that
failure to buy means distress TO merchants
and workers alike, but also because OF
the effect the absence Of gift making will
have in your family. Cherish the Christ
mas spirit which is one of giving even
to the extent of self-sacrifice.
This does not imply. as I have said
before, that you are to make absurd or
extravagant presents. The little remem-
brance that stands for loving thought
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solved newer again IN foil r. ,,..r a.. A.
The Christmes snfrit Is +oo nrsc,o,.
thing to run anv risk NJ ,.tt,pc ~ IA,
away from us"
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tb;nk u ,lI,s.r..as $50
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winter Tbnr.ara. .rn ~ 80 ,,,o,.,, 80
none of ustxnows how long IN. oonaition.
Of need NAV he pro,onu.5 n a. only n.t-
ural for rs 70 ssv thst ~. will boya M
Christmas colonization this war Th.v>
snolr~n NJ thi. +ens~ncv heforo but ruisb
TO emnha size Il oncc again on thu very
owe ~ N. holiday
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,,yavs dona .vo,, - ,,,,ft a rai,,c.d ,,,t.
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Al the Toys They Need.

"I want to thank you and the Corner
very much for tho good work you have
done here in town to the children In the
hospital Please don't give my address
TO any one else. as have furnished the
children ali the toys and books they will
need for quite . while. I wish to ask II
any ono has . red Norfolk blazer she does
not care for any longer. A nice xfrl who
cannot afford u buy It wants one badly.
am sure there 10 . Junior somewhere
who has outgrown ons. The SRI u about
20 years. but wears siEe fifteen clothes.
Good luck and best Wishes to The Corner!
m p. B."
Join my thanks with this correspond
ent to tho Cornerites who have sent the
books and pictures to the children In the
hospital. I hope tho busy worker who
writes the letter may be able to secure tlsD
sweater for the girl who needs It. will
supply her address on demand.
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-Four Needy Children.

9" know how many you have helped
who were in need, and so write to you.
do not ask for money help, but / need
clothes for my children. There are four of
them. all girls. two at school and two at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20

Whole wheat biscuit
Hot gingerbread.
Tea.
DINNER.
Game soup tbones OF rabbitsl.
Veal outlet.
Stswed tomatoes.
scslloped caulinower [ieft ovsrl.
Cottage pudding.
Coffee.
n 4
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Cereal.
Dreamed eggs.
Rolls.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON =
Fried smslts.
Griddls cakes.
Honey.
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato soup [lsft overl.
Bakeo hallbut.
vris6 sgsplant.
Whipped potaxoes.
Caramel custArd.
Coffee. .
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SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
Bacon ana fried grsen peppers.
Tosst.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Halibut and hsh crsamsA together
1.-TWO leftovsrsl.
scalloped eggplant [lsf Overt.
Fried bread with Jssn.
Tea.
DINNER.
Clear soup.
Beef steak.
French fried potatoes.
String beans.
Nasty puddins.
Co6sA
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Home for a Baby.

In looking over Q paper not long ago
l saw the letter from one Of your corrs-
spondents haadsd A Tip for Women
With Nothing to Do Tho writer Advo-
Gated s1eh women supplyins homes for
orphan childrsn and the advice moves me
to write to you. am young woman of
20 andDhave been married two years Our.
little boy died the nth OF last July and
we wonder Il there IL not somewhere =
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nv !: :.;.:: ;;:.;. !;
gwen it much thought and
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Rice and Tomato Relish.

q send you couple Of recipes which
may prove Of service to you.
Recipe for cooking rice (the best
everD: Get the best grade Of rice. wash
and rinse thoroughly. Put it to boil either
in hot Or cold water. Allow one quart of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Cereal.
Fried butternsh.
Quick biscuit.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Sliced tongue vita apple.
Saratoga potstoAs.
Toasted biscuit [isft ovsrl.
Canned peaches.
Cake.
Tea.
DINNER.
Macaroni soup.
Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding
French peas.
Browned potatoes.
Celery.
Squash pie.
Coffee.
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
BasoA
Rolls.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Nincs Of tongue on toAst tlslt eysrl.
Potatoes. has1hed and Drowned
[left over1.
Toasted English mudann.
Cream cheese.
Crackers
Jam.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream Of potAto soup.
Gold beef. si1osd.
BAKED macaroni.
Stewed oeisry.
Apple rts
Coffee.
~ =
TUEgDAY.
BRDAxrAsT.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-27
SAGE TEA DARKENS
HAIR TO ANY SHADE
Don't stay Gray Here's an Old Time
Rcuipc That Anybody Can
Apply.

The use OF SAGE and Sulphur ror
restoring faded. grey hair go is nat
ural color dates back TO grandmoth-
er's time. she used IL to keep her
hair beautifully dark, glossy and
abundant Whenever her hair fell
out or took on that dun, faded APP
pearance, this simply miSture was ap-
piled with wonderful effect.
But brewing az home Is mussy and
out-Of-date. Nowadays. by asking az
any drug store for a SO cent bottle OF
'Wyeth's sage and sulphur Hair
Remedy" YOU will get this famous
old recipe which can be depended
upon TO restore natural cuior and
beauty TO the hair and is splendid for
dandrun. dry, feyerisk. itchy scalp
and falling hair
A well-known downtown druggist
says Il darkens the hair 80 naturally
ana evenly that nobody can tell 1t has
beon applied. You simply dampen r.
sponge or soft brush with q and draw
this through your hair. taking one
strand az a time. ny morning the
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two. Il becomes
beautifully dark, glossy, soft and
abundant