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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05

gentle squeezing or sousing motion I'M
til they appear clean.
Take from this first water and re-
peat in two other soap waters. if neces-
sary. The last water should be tepid
but clear, with one-half cup of borax
added to whiteu them still further.
The blankets should then be squeezed
or pressed dry. They may be wrung
through a wringer, if carefully done,
but should never be wrung by twist
ing.
The whole washing should be done
as quickly as possible and the blankets
at once hung in a sunny, windy place.
If the two opposite edges of the
blankets are pinned together after the
manner of large tablecloths, there will
be less danger of the blanket drying
unevenly.
To Wash Feather PiIIows-Choose a
bright, windy day. Fill the tub with
feathers) in them. Put them through
several waters, shaking them about
briskly, then hang on the line in the
open air. When perfectly dry, shake
well. They will be light, fresh and
sweet. After they have been washed
in this way, they should be hung out
in the warm, fresh air every day for a
week, but they must never be put di-
rectly in the hot sun.
Moving Mattresses = In cleaning
chambers, moving the cumbersome
mattresses is the hardest task. 1t is
not because of their great weight, al
though they are heavy, but on account
of the difficulty in getting hold of the
unwieldy things. Just try roping them
with a clothesline and see how it sim
plifies matters. Put the rope around
bookstrap fashion, knottihg in such a
way that you have rope handles to get
hold of, and then see how easily the
mattresses can be moved.
Quick Way to Launder Curtains
Shake the curtains and spread them
out carefully upon the lawn. Pin them
Put on your rubbers and with the hose
spray the curtains thoroughly. This
method will not injure them. The sun
will soon dry them, and you will be
surprised at the result when you hang
them again. This way is especially
adapted to heavy curtains.
MEGDA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
GREETINGS FROM BLANCHE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters and Ed
itor:-How fast the weeks are pass
ing. Five months of the year have
already gone and we are having our
longest days.
Spring is such a busy time but the
loveliest of the seasons.
I have been to the. door many times
to listen to the chorus of birds in our
large maple tree. The catbird wins
the prize for his medley of sweet
songs.
A new note was added one day but
proved to be a tree toad.
l am giving the flower tubs and
pals their annual coat of red paint;
using boiled starch to mix with in
place of oil, a little skim milk and salt
improves the staying qualities.
c. E. s.: Your butter milk these
days must be fine. Should enjoy sam
ping it.
How nice it would be if you could
send some by parcel post. If you had
enough could do quite a trade.
Polly Wintergreen: Trust your
health is improving every day.
Don Pedro: Glad to learn you are
feeling better.
Janette: Accept much sympathy
for the loss of your dear one.
Billie: We are all busy sizing up
our nails. Am glad you won the top
prize. Hope you will write oftener.
If the date of the picnic should be
stormy the goodies will be ready for
the next day.
Good time coming.
BLANCHE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
WHAT HAPPENED TO PETER

trailed bout a yard behind him. Also,
an incidentally, the front of 1t. kept
trailin' under his number twelve cow
hides, an made him look as II ne was
dom the hesitation" to funeral
march.
Another OF sheet was put on bias
over his head, so when he Topped his
arms around it looked like he was
f1appin' some enormous wings. Guess
he callated he was a sight tew keep
most any timid pusson off the roads
arter nightfall
HE had ter wait sum time. fer
Hennery never. was in no hurryin
mood, an it must hev bin all of ten
o'clock before he seen him comm
down the hill.
Then he got out in the middle of
the road an began ter walk slowly
towards him, groaning and wavin' his
arms.
"Hennery stopped. GO away from
me- sir he said.
peter advanced a few feet.
"'Go away from me, sir Hennery
said again.
Peter kept a comm. He began to
wonder if Hennery was SO scarf he
couldn't run. By this time he was
pretty close.
"Go away from me, sir Hennery
repeated for the third time.
Peter was right on him now, when,
biff! Hennerys fist took him right on
nigh knocked him over, comm so en-
tirely unexpectedly like.
An then Hennery sailed man
with every punch he'd remark, calmly,
Go away from me, sir
Wal, Peter was some handicapped
by his sheet riggin' arrangement, an
he got knocked down an out in only
one round, that probably didn't last
morn ten seconds.
'Hennery never stopped to find out
who. he was, but when Peter warn't
in any condition to bother him any
more, he just went along about his
own business, only saying before he
started:
You'll go away from me. sir, next
time
1T isn't exactly known how folks
found out about it, but they did. an
Peter couldn't meet any O. the boys for
a long time, but they'd say with a
grin:
"'Go away from me, siri'
I'VE never heard of his tryin' to
play any more jokes on Hennery, no,
sir. He'd concluded it warn't alwus
safe tew assume that Teller warn't
any drawer than he looked tew be-"
THE POSTMASTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05

are sewed in. The lower part of the
waist is then tackled to a circular
board cut to fit it and the waist is
stuffed tightly with sawdust or hay.
Small round pieces of cloth are sewed
in at the bottom of the sleeves and in
the neck after the waist is stuffed.
The form is then mounted on a ped
estal SO that it will be just the height
of the person for whom it. is intended
Heavy unbleached muslin is used for
the lining. She does most of the work
evenings, and in the evenings also
her husband makes the plain wooden
pedestals to mount the forms on
These sell readily for $3.50, and she
realizes a nice little profit. With one
Of these forms one can easily do all
of their own fitting, even to turning UP
the hens of their dresses.
No one knows what they can do or
how well they can do it until they
have tried. 1t is pleasurable to many
women to venture a little-the women
who seem to sense the fact if Moth
ing is ventured nothing can b ewon.
RUTH.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION.

Tabloid Recipes: Ink stains re-
moved by solution of oxalic acid:
Acid stains. apply pearl ash: boil
In soap water.
Iron stains, use oxalic acid or butter
milk.
Fruit stains, wet cloth, hold over
burning sulphur.
Grease spots, equal parts ether, am
monia and alcohol
Rust in iron removed by kerosene
oil.
strong hot vinegar
Smoked mica cleaned by washing
with vinegar.
Dry putty removed by applying hot
metal.
Steel cleaned by unslackened lime.
Metals cleaned by rottenstone and
spirits Of turpentine.
Marble cleaned by strong I've and
QuickIime.
Brass cleaned by half ounce alum
boiled in one pint of water.
Paint cleaned by using common
whiting.
Silver cleaned by weak solution of
ammonia.
Gold cleaned by soap and water;
dry in magnesia-
Wells cleaned by throwing in a peck
of unslacked lime
CoIors in fabrics set by spoonful
oxgall to gallon of water.
Lamp smoking prevented by soaking
wick in vinegar.
caneseat chairs frightened, sponge
with hot water
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES
For Fainting-Loosen the clothing,
battle the temples with cold water,
admit plenty of fresh air, and apply
a hot water bag to the feet.
Nose Bleed-Ron a piece of soft
paper hard and place between the up
Der lip and gums and in a few min
Iltes the bleeding will stop.
Hoarseness-Beat the white of an
egg, add the juice of a lemon and
sweeten with white sugar: take a tea
spoon at a time
Best wishes to all.
PATJIIA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
USEFUL RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters :-You
may find the following recipes useful
and Wholesome:-
Stuffed Cabbage-Cut out the stalk
end of head of cabbage, leaving a
hollow shell. Grind two pounds I'M
cooked round steak with a slice of
bacon and an onion. And one cup
breadcrumbs, soaked and wrung dry
one beaten egg. salt, paprika and
mace. Shape into balls, arrange in
the cabbage and steam until cabbage
is tender. Serve with tomato sauce.
Nut Rolls-One quart of flour, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one scant
teaspoon salt, one cup sugar; sift all
together. One heaping tablespoonful
of shortening creamed in one-half cup
nutmegs; one-half cup currant. Now
add enough cold water to handle on
molding board like biscuit Roll half
inch thick; spread well with melted
butter; sprinkle another half cup of
sugar over all and plenty of CHINA
mon. Roll up like a jelly cake; cut
off in rings and bake upon creased
tins. Fine!
Preserving Fruit-We had so many
peaches and apples and there was no
market at home as every one had
their own fruit, so 1 decided to make
some money by preserving them with
sulphur and placing them in a grocery
for sale. 1 peeled the peaches, or
apples, cut them in halves, removed
the core and seeds, arranged them in a
wooden tub, leaving hole in the CEN
ter for vessel containing sulphur. ]
used one teaspoonfuI of sulphur to
each gallon of fruit. placed it in an
iron vessel in the center of a tub and
covered the tub closely for four hours
removed the fruit and placed 1t in
stone jars. covered with a cloth. When
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05

A number of the men folks had gath
cred in the post office for their usual
Saturday evening chat.
Nat occupied the center of the ring,
comfortably tilted back in the only
available chair. his feet resting on the
top Of the stove, which he declared
made a good foot rest If it wasn't
needed as a foot-warmer. The rest
had disposed themselves in various at
titudes on sundry boxes and barrels
which lined the front of the counters.
Jane Ann stood over by the dry
goods counter, inspecting a pile of cal
tcoes and calculating audibly on how
much 'twould take to make her a dress
in the new full style and allowing for
it, to be considerable shorter than
usual
Just then the door swung open and
in marched A Merry Farmers Boy
whistling the latest popular song, and
followed by his big collie pup
The dog on his tour of inspection
round the room, stopped by Jane Ann
and she Immediately became alarmed
Go, away from me, sir! Go away
she cried
The dogs master called him away
but Nat began to laugh.
Reminds me Of Hennery Jones and
the ghost" he said. Ever hear tell
on it? Jane Ann acted mighty scarf
but what dew yew 'spose would hev
happened tew the dorg if shed only
got her dander up? Might hev done
like Hennery did" and Mats sides
shook with nirth.
Tell US about it, do" said Billie
WAL said Nat, twas good
many years ago when Hennery was a
workin' for Mr.. Brown about the other
end Of the village. He ulster come UP
ter the post office ter get the mail
and then he'd stop down ter Peters
on his way home, an stay everlast-
ingly.
"Ole Brown, he got sick o. settin
up fer him so he up an asst Peter
ter send him home nights.
'fNaow Hennery never was overly
bright, an he warn't sposed to be very
brave either, so being as Peter kind
o. hated ter tell him right out ter GO
home, he thought he'd up an scare
him, so he wouldn't want tew stay
out nights.
THE next night Hennery came down
to the post office, Peter he rugged UP
in an ole sheet, an hid down in the
hollow in the bushes by the bridge.
Peter was rugged UP some classy,
now, believe me. He had one oil sheet
tied up under his arms so it draped
his manly form tew perfection, an
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
FILINGS FOR CAKE.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: May join your circle and be one
of you?
I have tried a number of the recipes
given by the Sisters with good results
and thought 1 would send in a few of
mine:
Filling for cake-Pour one-half cup
of cold water over one-fourth of a box
of gelatine; soak until soft; whip half
pint of cream to a stiff froth; add
one-half cup of fine sugar and six ripe
(but not discolored) bananas, chopped
over a kettle Of boiling water until
melted; then strain into the cream
and beat until it thickens
T Lemon FiIling-The juice and grated
rind of one lemon and one orange. Stir
fine sugar into it until it will spread
easily and not run; then add two ia
blespoons of sweet cream and beat
thoroughly.
Nut FilIing-BoiI one cup of white
sugar and three tablespoons of lemon
juice until it spreads; then stir into
1t the white of one egg beaten stiff,
one-half cup each of raisins and Eng
Hsh walnuts chopped fine.
Cocoa and Cream Frosting-Beat the
white of one egg, two teaspoons of
cocoa and one cup of confectioner's
sugar together; spread on cake; then
beat cup of sweet cream until stiff;
then drop spoonfuls over the cocoa
frosting.
I think I know Aunt Sarah, Guess
she lives on a hill in L.
LONESOME PINE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
BIRDS SHE HAS SEEN,

Dear Corner Friends: BY all means
have The Corner social on some other
day besides Saturday if more people
can make it convenient to attend
l cannot go, but there are many
others who can, and perhaps some
have not had an opportunity to see the
lake and it's beautiful surroundings
Wish it could prove to be the largest
crowd yet responding to the pipe O.
the clan"
The birds are plenty this year. /
have been out on four tramps and
have had opportunities to view at
close range wood thrushes, tanagers
creeping warblers, yellow warblers
song sparrows, bobolinks, a palm war
and grosbeak.
Wish I could have more time to
spend in studying the songsters
Married and Happy spoke of a wood
thrush which has nest near her
bungalow. Hope to see the nest some
day
What very popular name Polly is
Wonder who was the first Polly OF
The Corner. Mr.. Editor, was it I?
Eliza Jane: Are you coming to l.
this summer? Hope so. heard some
one signing for a taste of your dan
delion green's once again. Have you
a special recipe for cooking them?
Aunt Mehitable: How about the
talked Of tete-a-tete?
POLLY PEPPERMINT,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
WAYS TO SERVE STRAWBERRIES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
Now that native Strawberries are
coming into market, the different ways
of serving them may be of interests
to young housekeepers.
Mashed Strawberries-This does not
call for large strawberries. Mash the
berries, sweeten and mix with the
beaten whites of two or three eggs.
Cool on ice, then serve.
Strawberries and Oranges-Cover a
quart of hulled ripe strawberries with
powdered sugar; pour over them a
half cup of orange juice and serve at
once. This is delicious.
Strawberries with Whipped Cream
"A layer of nice ripe strawberries,
then a layer of powdered sugar until
the dish is filled; cover with whipped
cream beaten together with the whites
of two eggs and a spoonful of poWd-
cred sugar.
Strawberries in snow-Pour a cup
of sugar over a package of gelatine.
When soft add a cup of boiling water
and the juice of two lemons; then
add whites of four well beaten eggs;
beat all together till light and frothy;
just before it sets add one pint of
whole strawberries and pour into a
mold which has been dipped in water.
Serve cold with cream.
Strawberry Pyramid-Cook a pint
of rice; place layer of 1t Well sea-
soned with a tablespoon of butter and
a half teaspoon of salt. Cover the
rice with strawberries sprinlled
lightly with sugar; and add another
layer of rice and strawberries, and
so on till the pyramid is complete
Garnish the edge of the plate with
Strawberries and top the pyramid with
pretty spray of the fruit.
Strawberry Tapioca, with Sauce
Soak over night a teacup of tapioca
in cold water. In the morning put
half of it in a baking dish. Sprinkle
half cup of sugar over the tapioca;
put on this a quart of berries Gre
Serving II for sauce), half cup of
sugar and the remainder of the tapi
oca Bake in moderately hot oven
until it looks clear; serve with sauce
made of two ounces of butter beaten
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05

Editor Social Corner:-There are a
few things we should all realize and
that is that colds, catarrh and pneu-
monia are warm air complaints not
cold air Affections. Unyentildted
rooms, impure air, are at the bottom
of these physical disturbances.
Acute, Inflammation is the cause Of
these troubles created by the bacteria.
which breed in close and dusty rooms.
The greatest preventive of catarrh
ever discovered and one of the great
est remedies, says an eminent physi1
clan is the open bedroom window
every night in the year. regardless Of
weather. Cold night air kills off the
germs of acute and chronic catarrhal
infections and raises the individually
resistance against renewed infection.
The medical observers noted last
winter that the soldiers in the trench
es Of Europe were not afflicted
with pneumonia because of their
wet clothing and exposure to intense
caId.
More than so per cent of the peo-
pie in this country suffer from catarrh
and there are hundreds of patent med
icines offered for its cure but nothing
will break up q cold in the head or
catarrh-whether acute or chronic
like snuffing up the nostrils salt water.
Persistent application has cured
chronic cases.
The gargling of salt water is a
method of cleansing the throat and
making sore throat a most infrequent
occurrence even for those who have
been addicted to it from childhood"
THE CRANK.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
SOMETHING ABOUT EATING.

Editor Social Corner: 1t is as nee
essary to know how to eat as it is to
know what to eat.
Those who know how to eat seldom
eat in hurry; and those who know
what to eat combine uncooked with
cooked foods in the regular diet.
The five classes of foods include
water, proteids, carbohydrates, fat
and mineral salts.
The five organs Of digestion are the
mouth, stomach, liver, pancreas and
intestinal glands.
The five digestive fluids are saliva
gasthic juice, bile, pancreatic juice and
intestinal juices.
The sustaining value Of a pound OF
of three pounds of porterhouse steak
or nine pounds of lobster, or seven
pounds Of bluefsh, or three pounds OF
ham. of seven pounds of bananas.
Food should not be eaten very hot
or very cold. The cold drink habit is
anSWerable for much stomach trouble
1t is plain to be seen that bread and
butter is truly the staff of life.
The prevailing sin is too much over
cooked food and too great a variety
badly combined at table.
The juices of vegetables and fruit
when mixed create stomach dis
turbances, hence they should not be
eaten at the same meal.
1t is as important to know when to
stop eating as what to eat and how
to eat it.
Food is properly masticated when it
flows into the stomach as a fluid, not
when it is swallowed in chunks.
Everybody eats too much. Twelve
ounces of food a day will support life
-four pounds of food a day will pro-
duce an invalid.
DOCTRESS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
SOCIAL GAM ES.
(Continued.)

(COnClnued.)
Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1 con-
tribute few more games:
How do you like it7 When do you
like it? And where would you put it =?
This is played by choosing a noun
that has two meanings. One goes out
of the room and the company chooses
word. For instance, the word Bell,
an instrument of sound. and Belle, a
fashionable young lady. When the
you like it?" One answers: Very
much indeed
Another: "I don't like it early in the
morning"
Another: TITS too noisy and it's too
fond of fine clothes"
Then she asks: when do you like
it ?"
One says: always"
Another: "When I'm hungry"
Another: when 1 want to go to
walk, and again when I want some
wood brought i'm
Lastly, she asks: where would you
put it?"
One says: ST should hang it."
Another: 81 would shut it up in a
church tower"
Another: II would take it to the ball
room"
Many words can be used, as see, sea,
beer, bier, pear, pair, reign. rain, date,
a fruit, and date, period of time, etc.
Rachel and Jacob-The players stand
in circle holding hands. One player
in center blindfolded. The players
march around three times then stop;
but must keep hold of hands. The one
in center points to someone, who must
go in the circle, and the one who is
blindfoIded calls: Where art thou,
Rache1?" Who answers: Here I am,
Jacob"
Jacob tries to catch Rachel, who
must keep speaking so as to guide
Jacob by her voice. When caught, if
he can guess who sh els, she must take
his place.
Another Game-Have the players all
take pencil and paper and see how
many can give the right answers to
the following. They represent parts of
the body:
There was once an eccentric old
gentleman who always carried around
the following articles:
IA trunk (trunk of body.
1.-TWO trees (palms).
3-Member of deer family Chart).
"A kind of fish (soles).
5-A product of the camphor tree
(gum).
"a number of small animals
(hGirs).
IA place of worship (temple).
8-A flower (tulips).
9ETwo scholars (pupils).
10-Some things used by carpenters
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
uP-To. DATE ICE CREAMS.

Editor Social Corner: AS we are
fast approaching hot weather I
thought a few new ice creac recipes
might please the Sisters.
Following are dependable recipes:
Ginger Ice Cream: One pint cream,
yolks of eggs, Is jar (small size)
preserved ginger. Scald the cream and
pour it gradually over the beaten
yolks. Return to double boiler and
cook until thick. Chop the ginger fine.
Add it and a third of the syrup to
the custard. Freeze the mixture, u.s.
ing three parts ice and one part salt,
Coffee italian Cream: To one half
cup of strong coffee add a half cup of
milk, a half cup Of sugar, and the
yolks of three eggs. Soak one table,
spoonful of granulated gelatin in a
little cold water and add the other in
gradients. Cook in a double boiler I'M
til the mixture begins to thicken.
Meanwhile beat the whites Of the eggs
to a stiff froth and when the pudding is
thicl1ened stir them into it. Add a
teaspoonful of vanilla and set away
in a mold wet with cold water. Leave
it in a cold place Until firm and eat
with whipped cream.
Milk Sherbet: One half cup lemon
juice, 2 cups sugar, 1 quart milk. Mix
while slowly adding milk. Put at
once into a freezer and freeze as for
ice cream. If lemon should curdle the
milk, it will not harm the texture as
it will become perfectly smooth when
frozen.
Nougat Ice Cream: Three cups
milk, 1 cup sugar, yolks eggs, 1
teaspoon salt, 1 IL cups heavy cream,
whites S eggs, 1-3 cup each pistachio,
f1Ibert, English walnuts and almond
meats. / tablespoon vanilla, tea
spoon almond extract.
Make a custard of first four ingredi-
ents, strain and cool. Add heavy cream
beaten until stiff; whites of eggs,
beaten stiff; nut meats, finely chop
ped; f1avorfng and then freeze.
Macaroon Ice Cream: Scald 1 pint
milk, reserving enough to make a
smooth paste with IA cup flour; mix
with the hot milk and cook in the
double boiler half an hour; add beat
en- yolks of 8 eggs; cook minutes
longer, stirring constantly; then add 1
cup of sugar, a few grains of salt, and
strain. When cool mix with a pint of
thin cream; add 1 cup crushed mac
aroons and freeze.
1t will pay some of the Sisters to
try some of these recipes.
HANNAH WHO.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-05
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.

Judge Not
Judge noti though clouds of seeming
guilt may dim thy brothers fame !:
/ For fate may throw suspicious shade
upon the brightest name;
Thou canst not tell what hidden chain
of circumstances may
Have wrought the sad result that takes
an honest name away.
Judge not! the vilest criminal may
: rightfully demand
IA chance to prove his innocence by
jury of his land;
And, surely, one who ne'er was known
to break his plighted word,
Should not be hastily condemned to
obloquy unheard.
Judge not! thou canst not tell how
soon the look of bitter scorn
May rest on thee, though pure thy
heart as dew drops in the morn.
Thou dost not know what freak of fate
may place upon thy brow
"A cloud of shame to kill the joy that
rests upon it now.
Judge notI but rather in thy heart
let gentle pity dwell;
Mans judgment errs, but there is One
who "doeth all things we'll"
Ever, throughout the voyage Of life,
this precept keep in view:
~cDo unto others as thou wouldst that
they should do to you"
Judge not! for one unjust reproach
an honest heart can feel
AS keenly as the deadly stab made by
the pointed steel
The worm will kill the sturdy oak,
though slowly il may die,
As surely as the lightning stroke swift
rushing from the sky.
Judge Not!
Ean+ An T,xr. poi T " A NINA,