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The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
Valuable Facts
All Should Know

Breathing.
Breathe through the nose, as this
method will warm and moisten and
purify the air. Breathing through the
mouth will not. Colds, so called, are
contracted by mouth breathing.
Food For Fat People.
Don't take fat reducing medicines II
you are too stout. Gut down your
diet, get out of door exercise, and you
will assume normal lines and weight.
Avoid sweets, eggs. cream. fat meats
and especially potatoes.
For Insomnia.
Drink generous quantity Of water;
then half an hour later eat slowly a
paprika or red pepper crustless sand
wich with butter, half an hour before
bedtime. It will draw the blood from
the head to the stomach, stimulate the
stomach and rest the brain.
Drowning.
Lay the body face downward, face
turned to one side so as not to prevent
breathing. Extend arms above head.
Kneel astride the buttock, place your
hands on the short ribs and alternately
press down with the weight Of your
shoulders and release twelve to fifteen
times to the minute. Do this for an
hour If necessary. When natural
breathing Is restored rub legs and body
toward the heart to stimulate circula.
ton.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
Kitchen Kinks

If a little vaseline is rubbed on
the backs Of ebony hairbrushes before
they are washed, the ammonia in the
water will not injure the brushes and
the vaseline may be rubbed of after
ward.
Olive oil applied to the surface Of
mahogany furniture and rubbed with
a soft cloth makes an excellent polish.
A little glycerin rubbed on windows
which have just been washed will give
a gloss to the surface and the glass
will stay clean longer.
Strong favored vegetables such as
cabbage, onions and turnips should be
cooked uncovered.
Painted woodwork must never be
scrubbed, only washed at least once q
fortnight and rubbed thoroughly dry.
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PROPER METHOD Of
KILLING POULTRY !

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The government recommends tho foi.
lowing rules for killing fowls: Grasp
the chicken when killing by the bony
mart Of the skull. Do not let the an...
GERS touch the neck. Make small cut
with a small, sharp pointed knife On
the right side Of the roof Of the chick
ems mouth, just where the bones Of
the skull end. Brain for dry picking
by thrusting the knife through the
groove which runs along the middle
line Of the roof Of the mouth until Il
touches the skull midway between the.
ewes. Use a knife which is not moro
than two inches long, a quarter inch
wide. with thin, fat handle. sharp
point and straight cutting edge. t
At least 80 per cent Of all the poultry
coming into the New York market is
incompletely bled. Much Of 1t Is so
badly bled that 1t results in a loss Of
2 to S cents pound, as compared with
the corresponding poultry which 10 well
bled and in good order. Aside from the
bad appearance, incompletely bled
chickens have very inferior keeping
properties. The flesh loses fits firmnesa
sooner, it's flavor is not so good. the
odor of stale flesh and finally Of putre-
faction comes sooner and in every way
the product is more perlshable.
A very large proportion Of tho un-
slightly poultry in our markets. aside
from the rubbing and tearing Of the
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skins, is caused by an incomplete re-
moval of the blood. This is evidenced
by red dots which frequently occur
where the feathers have been removed,
especially over thighs and wings, or by
the small veins which mar the appear
ance Of the neck. Generally It is the
neck which shows most plainly the
presence Of blood in the fowl or that q
wrong method has been used in cutting
the blood vessels in an attempt to
empty them. The neck is the flrst part
to discolor, becoming first red, then
blush red or purple and finally green.
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Treatment For Limbsrnsok.

Treatment For limbernecl.
Limberneck Is an inf1ictiOn that 10
usually caused by fowls eating dis
eased meat full of maggots. Some say
it is also a result Of ptomaine poison
ing. The remedy is turpentine. and
the following is good treatment: Mix
a tablespoonful of turpentine in an
equal amount Of warm water and pour
1t into the fowls crop. Follow by
filling the crop with warm water, and
then, holding the fowl by the feet,
gently work out the entire contents Of
the crop. When thoroughly cleansed
give a teaspoonful Of castor oil and
allow the fowl to remain quiet by itself
until recovered.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

How to Pack Books to Take on Your
Vacation.
Vacation time is coming, and not q
few of us will want to take books along
for pleasure or study. There is a
wrong as well as right way to pack
books Pack In small packing cases.
stand the parcels son end with the
edges next to the sides Of the cases
and the back Of the bindings pointed
toward the inward, placing crumpled
newspapers between them to ease the
pressure on the round part of the
books, which. may be otherwise pressed
flat. Line the case with wrapping pa
per, place thickness of paper over
the top and fasten on, the cover with
screws In preference to nails.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
WEEDS IN THE GARDEN.
Why You Should Destroy and Not
Board 1hom.


Board Thsm.
Without weeds the kitchen garden
er's life would be q much easier one,
but he would not get as much exercise
A weedless garden is usually profit
able. That is true not SO much because
the weeds have not eaten the plant food
which should go into vegetables. but be.
cause it shows the gardener has spent
lot of time digging in his garden.
Don't wait until the weeds get
start, for then the exercise you can get
pulling or hoeing them is hard work,
and that takes lot of ambition out Of
the gardener. Do q little wedding every
time you get near the garden.
Chopping of weeds IS one way, but
the better way is to pull out roots and
all. A hoe may be used between rows
in digging up the weeds, but the hand
is necessary to get at weeds growing
in between the plants in the row. for a
hoe might injure the stems.
II weeds haven't gone to seed throw
them on your compost heap, covering
them with manure and layer Of earth.
One last word-don't board any weeds
in your garden this summer.
How 70 etsrilizs Old Muslin a. lt 10
Being Used In the War.
To sterilize old soft linen or muslin
SO that it may be used for bandaging
or in the sick room, place 1t in a steam
er and steam for from twenty-five to
forty minutes. according to amount.
Remove from the steamer and dry
thoroughly in a warm oven. Be sure
the oven L. not hot enough to scorch
the linen.
Roll in bundles and wrap with anti
septic gauze, with an outer wrapping
of heavy paper securely tied, and keep
in dry place, or, better still. keep in
sterilized screw top Jars.
How to Clean Tinwars With Milk
Where Washing 10 Preferred.
Some housewives advise system Of
dry cleaning for tinware for the reason
that It insures a surface free from rust
which is less liable to burn. Where
washing II preferred, however, little
milk added to the water proves more
satisfactory than either soap or soda.
for its peculiarly solvent effect upon
grease obviates all necessity for hard
securing, which latter will wear the
tin coating and gradually cause the
article to become useless for holding
food and more apt to rust into holes
Popular Science.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
J.,Ii.d Meat and Vegetables.

Cook a cupful of stock, a cupful Of
hot water and little beef extract,
with a tablespoonful each of minced
onion and parsley, for five minutes.
Soften a tablespoonful Of gelatin In
cold water and pour the hot stock
overit. Stir until dissolved, then strain.
Place alternating layers Of thinly slic-
ed cold chicken or lamb In plain
mold, with cold cooked peas and car
rots cut in tiny cubes. Add a sprinkle
of lemon juice to each layer Of meat
and pour the jelly over all. Set on ice
or In a cool place until the. Jelly ID
firm. Serve, evenly sliced, with lettuce.
watercress Or parsley.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
Home Cookery
Jsily Cake With Nut Filling.

Jsiiy Cake With Nut Filling.
Make the cake az usual and Just
before rolling all with stiff fudge
icing made BY boiling together two
cupfuls of brown sugar. a cupful Of
sweet milk. lump Of butter the size Of
an egg and a teaspoonful Of vanilla
when done. Boil until 1t is thick with
out scorching and then beat as you do
fudge. Just before 1t threatens to get
too hard turn in a cupful Of nut meats
Of any kind and spread on the warm
cake. Roll and slice with q hot knife.
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c.lr. Llx.r En ca.,,roI..

CaIPo liver In Casserole.
The liver should be left whole. weigh.
ing two pounds. Lard with strips Of
salt pork. Place in the casserole on q
layer Of chopped vegetables, using a
cupful Of celery, one-half cupful each
Of turnip. carrot and onion (all meas
ured after chopping) and a little pars-
ley. Surround with the same, add a
scant teasp0onful salt, one-fourth as
much pepper and cupful Of hot wa
ter. Cover and cook In "a moderate
oven for one hour.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
washing Fluid.

One ten cent box Of potash. 10 cents
worth of salts Of tartar, cents worth
Of dry ammonia. ono gallon Of water.
Dissolve the potash in the water. set
on the stove and let come to boiling
heat. When partly cold stir IN the
salts Of tartar and ammonia. Put IN
q jug well corked. Use one-half of =
cupful to boiler Of cold, water IN
which q. cake Of hard laundry soap
has been cut. Wet the clothes 6nt.
nut IN the boiler and let come TO boil
No rubbing d necessary. This vim not
injure the dnest fabric.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
White Turnlps and Peas.

= Select white turnips the size Of ap-
pies. as round as possible. Peel care
fully and cut of slice at the bottom
50 they will rest firmly on plate.
Then scoop out the center and boil in
salt water. being careful not to let
them get SO well done that they will
fall apart. Fill the center with cooked
peas and serve ON small, round plate
with a little dolly beneath the turnip
cuDS.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

Peking ducks originated in China
and were brought to America over
forty years ago. Their wonderful
vigor. prolifcacy and hardness
soon made them favorites over the
older breeds then known. The Pc
king is the breed found on the large
commercial duck farms Of the coun-
try. The duck and drake shown
are Pekings.
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HOW TO START STRAW
~ BERRY PLANTS so

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= BERRY PLANTS so I
= THEY WILL FLOURISH.-lt is :
= often advised to cut OF first run :
= ners of stra wberry plants; also !
4 not to cover the crowns. The I
= first is altogether wrong: the Sec :
= ond is wrong in some cases. II
= the first runners are cut of. the I
= second crop of runners is larger !
= and more vigorous. but valuable :
= time has been lost in the grow :
= ing. Those first runners would :
= have made plants with good :
= food and care) large, vigorous :
= and we'll rooted specimens be- :
4 fore the second lot Of runners :
= got down to business. :
= Don't cover the crowns of
+ plants when you set them out or
= they will rot. But when the run
= ners form plants Ito insure root .
= ing quickly space them care :
= fully about the mother plant and
+ completely cover the little fel- .
= lows with large handful Of dirt
+ and let 1t stay. It will not hurt .
+ them, but it will hold them in !
+ place and, acting as mulch, .
+ draw the moisture up to the
= plant, when 1t will strike root at
+ once. Then new leaves will
+ thrust the dirt aside.
+ Some tell us to thin the plants (.
I. from the matted row. But. If !
+ large berries that will sell them .
+ selves are wanted. feed we'll to .
\ make tops to shade the berries. .
= A berry is nearly all water, and
+ a plant pumps water in berry
+ until 1t begins to color and then .
+ stops so far as that berry is con-
+ cerned. Much sunlight hastens
+ opening. The largest berries are :
+ found where they are we'll :
+ shaded.
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HOwTo FoRETELL FINE
NV WEATHER AND BE-

. H0wTOi FORETELL FINE
= WEATHER AND BE-
= COME A Prophetic you
= want fine weather look for fine
= weather signs. Here are some
= Of the most reliable. for they are
= based upon scientific facts:
= When the sun sets In sea Of
= glory-that is, when the sunset
= sky is red-you may expect clear
= weather on the following day.
= At night when the moon Is
= clear and shows clean edges,
= with mo halo or ring Of mist sur
= rounding 1t, there is little danger
+ Of rain.
= When the wind blows steadily
+ from the west the weather viii
+ continue fair. 1t very rarely
= rains In most Of the states with
= the wind in the west.
4 Watch the smoke from q Chin
= ney or from your campfire. It is
+ good barometer. If the smoke
= rises high it means clear wealth
+ er. The smoke will also show
+ you from which direction the
+ wind is blowing; so will a flag on
= an upright flagstaff.
+ A gray early morning, not .
+ heavy, cloudy one, promises q
+ fair day.
= A heavy dew at night is sell
= dom followed by rain the next
+ day. Think Of it this way and
= you will remember: Wet feet,
= dry head.
= II there are no clouds at the
+ western horizon you need not
+ worry about others.
= Animals are said often to show
+ by their actions what the wealth
= er will be, and there Ia reason in
= this. Some Of them certainly
= have a knowledge Of coming
= storms. We are told that spiders
= are especially sensitive to wealth
= er changes and when they make
+ new webs the weather will be
= fair; II they continue spinning
+ during a shower it will soon
+ clear off.-St. Nicholas.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
Slowed Lambs Hearts.

Trim and soak hearts in cold water.
Make a dressing of breadcrumbs sea.
soned with onion. herbs. salt and pep
per. Drain the hearts. stuff with the
dressing and skewer the top to close
the opening. Put in a stewpan. half
cover with boiling water, cover the
pan and put in the oven to simmer
slowly until tender. Thicken the
gravy. flavor with table sauce. boil up
and serve.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
Red Raspberry Mullins.

Red Raspberry Mullins.
Two cupfuls OF flour. pinch of salt.
one cupful of sweet milk. one tea
spoonful of baking powder. one egg.
Stir we'll and add. last Of all. one cup
full Of red raspberries. Bake in muffin
tins in hot oven.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

Square plum baskets and other forms
trimmed in cretonne, linen or mex
pensive goods, depending ON the In
tended Use, may also be utilized. Or
namental details may be added to suit
the individual taste. .rl ~.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
eIueberry Tea Cakes.

eIueberry Tea Cakes.
One egg. four tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
salt, one-third of cupful Of shorten
ing, one and a half cupfuls of sweet
milk. one and half teaspoonfuls of
soda. two teaspoonfuls of cream tarter.
rounded little: three cupfuls Of -four
and, lastly. one pint of blueberries
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
What Housewives Are Glad to Know
Hourglass Sewing Basket

Two oblong peach baskets, their bot
toms fastened together and the whole
covered with silk, formed the hour
glass sewing or darning basket shown
in the sketch. says Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

Wrong Font.
"she married printer. ..New. she
wants a divorce"
"Ah, I see-she made a typosraph-
tcal errOr!'-Fl0rida Times-UniOn.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

Powers Of the Firsside.
Wife-The policeman called on the
cook last night. Husband-Ah! A con-
ference Of the powers.-Baltimore Sun.
The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27

The opportunity is often lost BY dc.
liberating. --Syrus.
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poN'rs ron moroR,srs.

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The Washington herald., 1916-10-15

The German pound is exactly one-haIf
a kilogram or about one-tenth more than
the American or British pound
The Washington herald., 1916-10-15
SALESMEN'S Meeting
PLANNED BY FIRESTONE
Will Hear Addresses by Experts and
Inspect Factory.

Every year the hundreds OF statesmen
and representatives of the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company from all over the
world are called in by the home office at
Akron. Ohio" says J. J. Haas, local
manager OF the big Akron company. "A
few years ago at the first convention
there were thirty men present. At this
years meeting, on October II, Is, and l9.
there will be in attendance over 500 max
ing the greatest convention in our his
tory.
The idea behind this convention is the
interchange of ideas for mutual benefit.
Daily conferences with all men in assem-
bly, addressed by company executives,
branch manager and statesmen will give
each man abundant and valuable infor-
nation. New ideas and new business
methods will be discussed. The best and
most efficient will be adopted and used in
the field OF business, and each man will
use this data to the advantage of Gus
toners in his territory.
"Our men will spend time in the facto-
ries studying the construction and manu-
faCture of tires
Since l9lO-l911, when the Firestone
Company moved INTO the new factory, the
sales have grown from 81, 462,5S117 to SO,
81. 1874 s., making a total increase Of 2Ss
per cent for the past five years. This
was an increase of 30 per cent over last
year.
These days Of study and interchange
of IDEAS" said Manager Haas, represent
large investment. The results will be
adequate dividends IN better service for
tire users. 1t means a more alert and
better informed organization, composed of
men who can serve customers most eff
GENTLY"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-15
HAYNES AUTOS COVER
PERIOD OF l9 YEARS
Collection of Models Would Illustrate
Rapid Advance of Science.

with the exception of one model, the
Haynes Automobile Company has infor-
nation of at least one car OF every
type that it has made. The single ex-
ception Is the oldest model. This made
its appearance on the automobile market
in 1896 and represented the advent of
automobile manufacturing of a COM
mercial proposition
A collection of the different Haynes
models would constitute a visual history
of the progress that has taken place in
motor car making in the last nineteen
years, and at the same time, would trace
the development of the two-cylinder hori-
Zontal opposed motor into a multiple cy-
Under V-type production. The strides
made in bringing the body Of the two
passenger runabout of 1900. on which top
and side curtains with extra equipment.
to the present closed car standard of ap-
pointment, are a matter of motor car
progress OF equal interest to the motorist.
The number of two-Cylinder automobiles
that was reported in the Haynes old car
contest as running at the present time
indicates that the early cars were sta
BILE productions in spite of shortcomings
OF design and appointment that are now
apparent. With little attention, and after
passing through the hands of several
owners. many two-cylinder motors are as
capable of withstanding the inroads of
time and travel as any later day pro-
duction. Out of 40 entries of cars built
prior to 1905 1OS belonged to the two-cy-
Under models.
The returns Of the old car contest
sharply divide the history of automobile
production into three periods. marked by
the dominance of the two four and six
Cyliner cars. The two-cylinder cars were
used generally from 1896 to 1896, when the
four r-cylinder motors replaced them.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-15
PRESSED Steel MAY
COMPOSE FUTURE CAR
Harroun Motors Corporation Engineer
Describes New Auto Model.

The motor car Of the future will be
built almost solely from pressed steel So
declares Ray, HarrOUn. once race driver
and international speedway champion,
and now in charge OF the engineering and
production OF the new ten-million dollar
Hsrroun Motors Corporation
This declaration sheds further light on
Harroun's new car, which will be pro-
duced from the plant recently bought near
Detroit. and regarding which the engi-
neering profession and the motor-wise
public have developed consuming interest.
Harroun says that his new car will con-
tain greater proportion OF pressed steel
than any design now on the market He
hinJs at developments far in advance of
general practice in pressed steel manufac-
ture. and draws the revolutionary conclu-
sion that, within a few years, the product
Of dies and presses will largely displace
such materials as gray iron and mallea-
BILE castings, aluminium. wood, brass,
bronze and a large proportion Of the
forgings now used in automobile con-
struction.
We have already solved the problems
attendant on the manufacture OF our
frames, radiator shells. hoods, tenders,
running boards. hub caps, rim carriers.
crank cases. oil pans. instrument boards.
clutches and clutch housings from press
cd steel" HarrOun declares
The Harroun bodies will be built of
pressed steel panels. Our rear axle con-
struCtion goes a good deal further than
anything else in its line by utilizing press
ed steel parts throughout its housing All
the brackets and supports throughout the
cars are Of pressed steel We have made
wide use Of pressed steel even in the mo-
tOr''
The Washington herald., 1916-10-15

ners, Conard and Cunningham? Is Henry
Cunningham the sales manager for Miller
Brothers?
Speaking of Miller Brothers, noticed
in trade journal the other day where
this firm Is now one of the largest car
distributors south Of New York. Claude.
1 believe, was content to devote his time
to the details OF the business.
Cook & Stoddard still handle the Cadil-
lac, Of course. I met a friend Of 81. M
this past summer when I was in New
Hampshire who told me that they were
doing a wonderful business with this car.
and that both Rudy Jose and George
Weaver were still holding down the place
when u. M" himself was not at the
front.
! Did you tell me, or did I read 1t some
where, that Royce Hough was now SELL
ing the scripps Booth and Marmon cars? ?
The last time that I heard Of Burton
Leary he had just given UP the Hudson
and taken on the Maxwell. Does he still
occupy the old home of the United Motor
Washington Company as his salesrOom?
Lester Moore is Washington represent
ative for n. B. Fails Oil Company. Les
ter is another one of those who trace
their connection with the automobile
business back to the time when you had
to get out and get under every few miles
to see IL the car was all coming and in
cidentally find out why it would not run
Dave" Hendricks! Does he still ex-
plot the Franklin? Understand that he
has moved from H street to Connecticut
avenue.
Genial Fred Prendergrast is still sell
ing Pierce Arrows. l notice where 'Irve'
Henderson has formed the Washington
Oakland Company and taken the Oakland
agency. He was just breaking into the
game when left.
Where is Gordon Cowie? I understand
after he gave up selling cars that he
formed an auto hiring company.
Fred Harveycutter has gone into bust.
ness for himself with Thorton Chesley
They had taken over the agency for the
Kelly Springfield tire.
Dick" Selby, of course, is still hand
ling the Paige line.
Arthur Foraker. I know, is still selling
automobiles and has the Stearns.
By the way, is Bill Barnhardt still in
Washington? BILL" as l remember, had
just come to Washington about the time
| that I left, and was then representing the
Everett car. He and some firm handling
| the Hupp Yeats electric had a showroom
together on upper Fourteenth street.
I know that Irving Donohue is still in
| Washington, for every now and then ]
get a circular forwarded to me concern
I ing Rayleld carbureters, which he in
sists upon sending to my old address.
Well by the time you have answered
all the questions which have put to you
I know that you will be in fine humor to
cuss me out, so I will stop and give you
a chance to give vent to your feelings be-
| fore leaving the once.
Goodnight and good luck. 30.