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Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
TO MEET AN EMERGENCY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: When
unexpected guests arrive, the hostess
naturally wishes to entertain them and
to get her share of pleasure from the
visit, but what to get to eat" makes
Der i'll at least. She phones wildly for
this and that, or rushes out into the
kitchen almost as soon as the guests
are seated. Later, in taking stock,
she finds she has spent more than
was warranted and that the refresh
ments offered were needlessly lavish
Or sadly one-sided.
The hostess backed by a well stock
ed emergency shelf and menus ar
ranged to fit any occasion opens her
door to the party of friends who lust
drop in" with absolute joy. She COM
fortably visits with her guests, for she
knows she can serve dainty, satisfying
refreshments in a twinkling from her
emergency shelf.
On the emergency shelf there should
be canned fish, meats, chicken, and
fruits. (Some Of which is of her own
canning). A jar of sweet homemade
cookies, doughnuts, packages of plain
crackers, a jar Of pickles and beef ex-
tract. A small case of grape juice will
answer the call of almost all emer-
gencies for beverages and desserts
Keep a pail of pure leaf lard on hand
to mix up quick pastries and to cook
croquetteS.
EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
A DIET FOR AcIDITY OF THE
4 STOMACH.

Dear Cornerites: First of all I am
sending an article on the diet for
acidity of the stomach.
Acidity and liberation of the stom-
ach are largely on the increase in
America, largely due to high living
and rich foods. America is noted for
its large consumption OF sugar. An
almost starch and sugar diet for per-
sons troubled with acidity is recon-
mended. The following articles of food
may be eaten with safety:
Fresh fruit pulp, oranges, peaches
and watermelon, fruit juices and grape
fruit, to be eaten without sugar.
The following articles may be eaten
with safety: Broth, soft boiled or
poached eggs, fish, chicken, broiled or
baked meats, bacon, milk, tea, cream,
butter, green vegetables, such as as
paragus spinach, eaulihower, water
cress, endive, squash, carrots, turnips,
lettuce, fruit and lettuce salads, with
olive oil dressing containing a very
small quantity of lemon juice.
Brazil nuts, pecans or filberts.
The following foods must be prohib-
tied: Candy, sugar, syrups and condi-
ments, the fresh fruits which contain
more than 10 per cent. carbohydrates,
such as apples, pears, bananas, cher
ries, currants, plums; of the vegetables,
peas, parsnips, beans, potatoes, corn
the cereals, rice, macaroni, bread
crackers, cocoa, chocolate and coffee
CRIMSON RA MBTER
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
RURAL DELIVERY GRASPS THE
HA! HA!

Dear Social Corner Editor and
Friends: How Old Glory did wave over
the sixth anniversary.
The editor certainly did his part to
make the Corner page better than ever.
How Biddy must have cacl1led when
she saw she had won the first prize.
That was better than early chicks.
The Social Corner coat of arms with
the three clubs and the yellow ribbon
bow was fine.
Married and Happy: Many thanks
for your kind invitation to attend the
anniversary celebration of Club No.
at Willimantic. Business would not
let me away from home on that date.
Papa's Coy: 1t is you who owe the
letter. Sometime when the little one
is asleep hope you can find time to
write to your old Corner friend.
What smile it puts on my face to
see how KeZiah Doolittle and Gadbout
think they are fooling me when the
laugh comes on their side of the house,
Sometime II may come out in print
just who Is who" The accident was
great! Too good to put in The Cor
ner.
The latest novelty in the Social Cor
ner is the photographer" / suppose
we shall all be in the rogue's gallery
soon or late. If the first shot don't
get us as we really look, the second
shot will be better or worse.
Etta's BARRIERS letter upon true polite
ness was nne. CnllQren never rOrgel
| kind thought, advice and politeness
from us, and as they grow up our few
! words may be the means of their sue
cess through life. A kind word and g
helping hand to the old as they are de-
scending over the western hills never
| to return will be a guiding staff in
| their last days. Attention to children
and old people are never lost.
The Bulletin representatives. expert
ence at the anniversary club meeting
at Willimantic reminded me of my
first visit at a Social Corner picnic
when it was remarked by a member
why, there's a man here and hi
wears a yellow rfbboni" At first
thought was intruding, but the Sis.
tiers soon made me welcome and
never had a better time in my life
dare say The Bulletin Representative
| will agree with me and say the Sis
tiers of The Corner are a jolly fam
fly.
| RURAL DELIVERY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
HOW TO BE HAPPY.

Dear Social Sisters: was reading
a few hints on How to be Happy and
thought the Sisters might like to read
them also. They are as follows:
Learn how to forget disagreeable
things.
Keep your nerves well in hand and
inf1fct them on no one.
Master the art of saying pleasant
things.
Do not expect too much from your
friends.
Make whatever work that comes to
you congenial work.
Retain your illusions, and do not be-
lieve all the world wicked and unkind.
Relieve the miserable and 'sympa-
thize with the sorrowful.
Do not waste your vitality in super
f1uous and energetic talking, especially
in gossip.
Be neither self-conceited nor family
interests to keep you alive and
thoughtful.
Avoid excess. Be temperate in all
things.
Do not forget that kind words and
| a smile cost nothing, but are priceless
treasures to the discouraged.
Never let yourself moan over the
past nor worry about the future, but
| make the best of the present and keeL
sweet and cheerful.
Do unto others as you would be
| done by; and when old age comes tC
| you, and there is a halo of white hail
| about your head, you will be loved
and considered
Best wishes to all.
MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
DIANA.

in life succeed without effort. nor do
wrong deeds without reaping evil re-
suits, as these books would lead them to
believe. One boy who enjoyed such
reading, remarked. when some one,
qualified to judge. recommended some
interesting books OF travel, They are
too simple for me-" Their lies the
danger. John Muirs 'Stickeen;"
GrenfelPs "Adrift on an Ice-PaclS," and
Down North on the Labrador"
Booker Washington's. up From
Slavery" the Robert Wheeler books;
The Boy With the u. S. Foresters,"
The Census" The Fisheries" THE
Indians" etc. are a few of the bet
ter things which are excellent for gen.
eral reading. and as interesting as a
boy could ask.
OF the many excellent religious books
and those OF a serious technical ma
ture, I've not tried to speak. Yet
there are so many I'd like to mention.
had planned to tell some OF the things
that have been told me about tho care
and methods of mending the books we
love, but my pen has run away with
me-" and I've tried your patience al
ready. II I'm forgiven, perhaps I'll
tell the rest another time.
MEG.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25

are quite true-should be kept In mind.
Hattie: Growing Old, the poetry you
sent in, was fine. like poetry very
much. 49,
/ Chatterbox: What has become OF
your Havo you lost your pen?
Below are a few useful hints:
Here are q few Dont's for those who
have pretty eyes and value them:
Don't go out with your eyes ex-
posed to very cold winds.
Don't work with a strong light FAC
ing you.
Don't leave O hot room suddenly for
a cold raw outside temperature. Try
to break the shock in some way.
Don't battle the eyes in cold water;
as hot or warm water is far better for
them
Don't sleep so the morning sun falls
directly upon your face and awakens
you.
Battle the eyes In witch hazel water
for soreness.
To remove cfnders from the eye
when alone pull the upper lid down
over the under one. This increases the
flow of tears and at the same time
helps to remove the 5peck-
Dirt or sawdust in the eye can be
removed by putting q little daxSeed
in the outer corner Of the eye.
Don't be too vain to go to a good
oculist and wear what he suggests in
the way of glasses.
Prevention is always better than 8
cure; but cure Is better than blind
ness.
AJTNyrN IIESTER
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
A SOCIAL CORNER JINGLE.

Greetings 1 send to Editor and Sis
ters; sometimes L doubt if there are
any misters. Though the masculine
nome de plume is quite the rage, as is
seen by looking at the Social Corner
page.
There is Jim of Yantic, and Saman-
tha.s Josiah, Nat fond of argument,
and Billy whom we admire. A Merry
Andrew have We. likewise a Crank,
he's not one bit horrid, he simply is
frank.
We boast Dom Perdo, with pardon
able pride, have Robinson Crusoe and
Old Sol beside; then there's Uncle
Parker, who knows what is what;
Henrico and Papa's Boy, Dan, 81 and
but
IT'S meet that the sisters should
receive some attention, so I'll begin
with the aunts, whom it's worth while
to mention: Mehitable, Hester, Sarah,
Abbie and Nancy, and Aunty No. 1,
whom all of us fancy.
There are names taken from fiction,
names of flowers and birds, and some
Of the oldest names mankind ever
heard. There is a hen Cd, and a
chicken (2), horse CD and a cat ca,
and even a contributor who signs her
self Fat 90.
The days of the week, the alphabet,
too, Grandma and Great Grandma and
Sun Bonnet Sue, and an Interested
Reader who with calendars fine re-
members the Cornerites at Christmas
time.
In fact, as look The Corner
through, l find so many names I don't
know what to do; time and space
won't permit me to say any more, sc
I'll wind up this jingle and say Au
Revoir
1-Biddy; 2-Spring Chicken; 8
Black Beauty; A S. c. Puss; 5-Fat
Contributor.
(Uncle Parker, who lived in Wiscon.
sin, died in February. He rose in the
morning, stirred up the fire, started tx
walk across the floor, fell, and wa:
lead when they reached him. A few
lays before, watching the funeral pro
eession Of a neighbor go by who diet
Instantly of heart disease, he said
That is the best way to go-I hope
shall go the same way when I pas:
nut" And his wish was soon granted
He loved nature, was bright and com.
Danionab1e and read every line in Tit
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
MARCH WEATHER IN MAINE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: This Is
some March weather for Milne.
never have seen such before, and am
not anxious to again-high winds and
snow storms.
On the sth a north easter took the
form Of q blizzard at p. m and until
midnight. IL made us think of the
blizzard of 'Ss: the high wind whistled
around the CORNER. shaking the win
dows and rattling the blinds. and only
s above zero.
On the 18th another severe snow
storm travelling yer ybad-and %
above zero all day.
Again on the 18th a genuine North
Easter. that beat them all. only S
above zero.
heater on the road with FIVE pair OF
horses, shoveiing out drifts ahead OF
them 5 feet and s feet deep. so they
could draw through. Ny luck was to
get at telephone that need an answer
l started out across the field to my
Couldn't through. was there
about 20 minutes when started for
home. found out I had TO shovel my
way back, as my path was filled up
again.
have heard them tell how years ago
the roads here. I found Il pretty
rough work for short distance
No trains have come through from
Portland, Me-. and this IS the second DAY
| with no mail. or school. The strong
wind blows the snow back into the
road rs fast as they shovel Il out. and
| wouldn't be surprised IL we had nc
more mail the rest OF the week. Seven.
| ty-two hours OF such high winds piles
the snow in bad drifts.
The 18th was the coolest night this
winter. thermometer at $50 .. m
stood 10 below zero: 18th the wind still
bowls. and snow continues to blow
Men are busy shovelinR: mail man hai
Just come through. feel eacouraE
! cd now
| I have improved my time tryin,
recipes from The Social Corner witt
fine success: Cake from L. II. X
| I3orny Briar. Bachelor Maid, blossom
Mollasses Cookies OF Guess.
Hero Il Is ths 18th and another storm
coming. II II should be rain. what
time we'd have here: and II Uncl
Horsce's predictions come true, Their
certainly would be something doiri
along the Rennebec river
Best wishes to all.
FROZEN.
Maine
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
READY IN CONCLUSION.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: / am calling often when call
once a week, but this letter IL just the
conclusion OF what We felt moved to
say.
As look out OF the window and see
the great body OF snow and know
Tuesday. March 81, Is the first day Of
spring, il looks to me that rubber
boots are more likely to be In order
than spring hats.
Hannah Who: / viii meet you half
way and expect a big hug. ] thought
you knew who was who7
Married and Happy: Thank you Ask
the lady in black.
Papa's Boy: The pleasure was not
all on your side. win send you my
address and how to find me. Be sure
and bring that lovely bundle.
Airy: What color Is your woodbox7
Should be very glad to see 1t
Olga: Were you al the gather
ing?
trip?
Mother Hubbard: 1t is my fate to
arrive late and return soon.
]. z. T.: Have some peanuts?
Frozen: Was glad to read a letter
p. u. T.: I was so glad to see q
letter from you-just like meeting ar
old friend
Pollyanna: missed you at the
gathering.
Biddy: You ought to have seen me
at six O'Clock on March sth-
Photographer: Guess again Now
and rest a little while and give SONS
one else a chance.
With best wishes TO all,
SISTER READY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
SHORT PICTURES OF GROWN
FOLKS.


Dear Sisters:-NOt much sun this
week, but enough 20 finish of n few
pictures.
Saturday Eve: 4 motherIy. pleas
ant person with a charming smile, but
just little behind hand
joan a dashinE young damsrl, fun
OF fun and frolic, happy as the day Is
long. yellow hair and freckIcd face
Polly Wintersreen, Polly Pepper
mint. Practical Polly. Plain Polly and
Poilyanna: Ny. what a bunch OF par
rots, talking all OF the time. It's i'm
possible TO get a picture OF youi Your
faces are rot in rePose long enough
Rural Delivery: Well. well. / see a
real old-fashiOned farmer smoking his
eorn-oob pipe. or IS il n T. d. Say.
how's taters'g
Betsy Bobbett: A trim. precise
young lady. black eyes and curly hair,
and q yellow ribbon.
Rainbow: II you are as many COL
ors a. a rainbow I'd like to sec you.
Proberly you have blue eyes. pink
Cheeks and when you read this and
see NY talent you'n be green with
envy.
Mary France: You surely must be a
high school girl just studying French.
Short. fat and rather pretty. II you
| follow Sweet Sixteen's rules for good
health you will be alright II you don't
/ die In the process
There, the sun is gone. and I'm going
with it
PHOTOGRAPHER
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
MEG.
OVER A DOZEN WAYS TO USE OLD
SHIRTS.

Dear Sisters of The Social Corner:
/ know some OF the Social Corner
readers will be delighted to know what
to do with hubby's worn out shirts.
and ! am sure I shall be, as Roose-
welt says More than delighted to
give you the desired information, so
please try one and all Of these unso-
licited recipes and let me know how
you came out 1 have left out some
articles that could be made
Take husbands OF brothers shirt Of
which the collars and cuffs have given
out and make a nice little apron out
of the bottom; the sleeves will make
the pockets and band. and help out n
bit for a cap to match.
You can take a silk shirt that Is
worn, rip OF the peckband and put
your lace collar on II and wear II for
a morning waist In summer.
Take the sleeves and bottom Of the
shirt, put In diamond dye and make
a handsome sofa pillow.
Cut two pieces OF pastboard oval
shape, then cover each piece with the
silk using the sleeves, then take the
bottom of the shirt and cut In length
wtse to shir on the oval. pieces; sew
these together, then run in ribbon or
cord
Dye your silk some pretty color, then
cut in strips about 20 inches long.
inches wide; then stitch the two pieces
together; then stitch down about
inches top and bottom, having hem
mend the top about 1 inch hern: that
leaves about Z inches. Take q piece
OF pasteboard about inches wide and
s inches long, cover with elk and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
Maine.
A VIEWPOINT OF NURSING.

Dear Editor and Social cornerites:
is there room for another Sister IN
your Jolly Social Corner club.
read the paper often and have been
to one Of your gatherings and you
certainly have jolly times
Thinking some OF the Sisters might
like to hear the viewpoint OF nurs-
ing. VIII give you a little idea. Some
folks think that nursing IS easy, and
NAV say envy n nurse. often Won
der II they realize what n nurses lifo
really is. We all know when We are
sick we are not quite ourselves. II
person gets a nurse who is very
agreeable and pleasant. or one he or
she may take a fancy to. they arc apt
to be confidential and tell them all
their troubles. II they are married it
NAV be little differences that alb mar
ried people have. Do they ever stop
to think a nurse hears these stories in
so many homes she Is in that she
would rather not listen to them. be-
cause she must never say n word to
anv one OF what she hears.
The nurse also has n chance TO see
the mistakes n doctor makes still she
must carry out his orders and never
say word. II is not easy to do this.
and TO one I think but a nurse can
realize how we feel when we lose n
patient.
Some people think nurses have no
| heart, but I assure you this Is not the
case. We. like doctors. are willing TO
| work night and day, lose our rest and
! meals II by so doing we NAV save the
life dear to some one.
We rise often in the dead hours of
| the night to answer calls. and with Il
| all must keep a cheerful face. so
! much depends on that with sick people
Then living in a suit case, with II
l always ready for instant use, IS not SC
easy, as some may think
Nor do people seem to reaIfza a
nurse Is deprived Of a home. and some
] times we think II Is like this:
Pleasant days and stormy days.
| Both are Just the same
When we have a call to go.
We never think Of rain.
With our grip we start away. seldom
| knowing where,
Only that some poor sick one
Needs a nurses care.
Thus we live from day to day,
Busy as can be,
Always with a cheerful face,
No complaint have we.
We must work the same:
Doing Just the best we know,
For relief of pain.
. Best wishes to all
. NURSE PENNEY.
Auburn, Maine.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
SANDWICHES FROM PAULA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are
some good recipes for Sandwiches:
Egg and Cheese Sandwiches: Take
the yolks of six hard boiled eggs and
rub into them a tablespoon of Edam
or other cheese adding a little cream
to form paste. Season with salt and
a bit of cayenne, or some paprika, and
spread on buttered bread.
Chicken Sandwiches are improved
by chopping only the white meat and
adding two or three olives, finely
chopped. Mix together into a smooth
paste with mayonnaise dressing and
spread between very thin slices of
bread.
Sardine Sandwiches: Remove the
skin and bone and drain off all the
oil from a box Of sardines. Do this
as carefully as possible to avoid
breaking up the fish; squeeze lemon
juice over the sardines and place two
of the fish between slices Of buttered
bread, cut very thin.
Salad Sandwiches are made with
lettuce, cucumbers and capers all fine
ly chopped: mig with little mayor
naise dressing, then place between two
unbuttered slices of bread.
Date Sandwiches Remove the stone
from the dates and mash the fruit tt
a smooth paste, then spread a gener-
Gus layer on unbuttered slices of bread
Celery and Cheese Sandwiches: A
| fine sandwich is made from crisp eel
cry, whipped cream and grated cheese
| Chop it very fine, set it on ice, ther
| mix celery and the grated cheese a:
a seasoning with whipped cream.
Peanut Sandwiches: Remove thu
| skin from roasted peanuts, put then
| in a meat-chopper and grind them t.
a paste. Spread thick layer on un
| buttered bread, adding a light sprin
| Ill Of colt hafnra TO1HinO he aIiNn,
together.
| "A
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25

Cor the person who has not -aste for
good reading. In these days when it is
true, perhaps, as never before, that
eff the making of books there is no
end" it becomes real problem to Sc
lect. When so many good books are
published and when so many OF us
have so little time to devote to read
ing. the problem of choosing the best
books from the better Is almost as
great as that of avoiding the bad
books. and those which are simply not
worth reading.
Weather conditions have been so Sc
we're this winter that many have de-
voted more time than usual to reading,
and some I know have thereby ac-
quired a taste for better things.
Formerly we heard warnings against
the dime novel" Today our dime
novel; class is often found publish
ed as popular fiction" in $3.50 bind
ings, and we need to be certain of each
book that we allow our young people
to read. For while we may not often
find really immoral book among
these, the reading of which is worse
than a waste of time, are very COM
mon. Neither can we judge by the
authors name, for often of late it has
happened that an author whose former
work has been very good, sends out
something which is below par in every
way. Even libraries have been thus
A number CT books have been re-
| Gently brought to my attention,
which are very delightful for general
reading, and instructive as wen.
feel sure they would be enjoyed by
cur Social Corner women, II they are
not already familiar with them. May
| I share with you the names Of few
The Autobiography Of a Happy Wo-
man, Is the life story Of we'll known
woman, and Is intensely interesting;
Letters Of Woman Homesteader.'
| by Mrs. E. P. Steward, New England
| widow, a true story of her providing
a living for, herself and child on Q
| Wyoming ranch; "An Elk Hunt" BY
the SANG author is as interesting;
| Hill Top on the Marne," is by Mrs
| Aldrich, an American woman whc
| decided to spend the remainder Of hel
life In France. and soon after settlnI
in her home on the Marne found her
l Rice Planter" by Patience Penning-
ton: and Ribchaugs Far Journey
the story Of the Syrian who landed iI
| New York about 20 years ago with
cents in his pocket. and is now pastol
| Of one Of our largest Boston chuch
es, are more satisfactory reading thar
a novel. Try Lynn's "Step-daughtel
| Of the Prairie" too.
Especially do we need to supply on
| boys with books better than they INIT
in the Ten Cent stores, and on 2
cent counters. Eenty and Alger, ad
init. are interesting to the boys, bu
they give the boys false ideas OF life
The Connecticut Public Library com
missioner has severely condernHe'
them for this reason. Boys do no
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
Yanuc.
GREETINGS FROM KEzIAH Doo-
LITTLE

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
ters:-I enjoyed reading the account
Of your sth anniversary gathering very
much How nice IL was 50 many OF
the Sisters could be present.
Jchan: Yes. my dinner agreed with
me. / would like very much 90 visit
you when the apple trees are in
bloom Win you have some orange
ice cream them Am sorry you had 70
wait such long time for your train.
when you went home that day.
Primrose: 1 heard you attended the
birthday gathering. Did you firsd out
Who Is Who" there2
Gadsbout: Was glad TO hear from
you cEsin- We have been showed in.
have youc ! take q ride 10 school
quite often now, In pleasant weather.
Jennie: l will answer your letter
before very long. What a pretty home
you have. / made some OF your bears
and tomato soup the other day for
SUPPER and they all pronounced Il good
and want me TO make more.
Auut Abby: I received your letter
all right. Did you look my address up
in the telephone directory?
KEZIAH DOOLITTLE-