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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother If coated give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els. and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem'
Der. a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for so
cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children OF all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

Have lean beef hamburg and place
on stove with cold water. Boil three
fourths to one hour only Nice with
rice and carrots, or rice only, also
served as vegetable soup. Vegetables
must be put in at once with the ham
burg, as they will be done together
Season to taste. Quickly done and
precisely the same as other soup. Nice
also for supper to put the little ones
10 sleep on.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
BOWS AND BUTTONS ARE HERE
Made Use of as Trimming in Some of
the Most Effective and Charm
ing Ways.

One of the revived ways of trim
ming that has met with much discus.
sion is the lavish use of buttons and
prim bows. They are placed to give
line or accentuate some movement Of
drapery. Small black velvet and tat
feta bows are put on the bodices in
way that is really more suggestive of
the pictures in the gallery at Yer
sailles than of the daguerrotype, from
which so many of our styles are taken.
The best French houses use them in
color as we'll as in black. preferably
in the shade of light blue so beloved
by Boucher. The bodice, which is
high at the back and has it's decollet-
age in front outlined by soft kerr
chief of lace, is an admirable setting
for the colored bow, but, perhaps, the
rehabilitation of the one suggested
the use of the other Even primmer
bows are placed on skirts in a
straight row and on the bodice from
waist line to bust or neck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
SEWING ROOM WISDOM
LITTLE THINGS THAT WILL ELM
MATE TROUBLE.
All Preparations Should Be Made Be-
fore Actual Work on the Garments
Is Commemorative Machine
in Perfect Order.

Do you begin feeling that you will
go mad before the garment is com
pleted? Do you carry your sewing
from room to room. losing this, that
and the other thing, and never know
ing where needles and thread are?
Do you wait till the sewing day be-
fore cleaning the sewing machine? If
you do any one or all of these things
you are wrong. The fates of the
thread and needle must be coddIed-
and all the job begins with hopeful
frame of mind. You have sewed sue
cessfully before this; why should you
fail now?
So first buckle on your armor of
faith in yourself. Then, if you haven't
done so already, the week before the
important business begins try to turn
a good part Of a light. airy room in ,
the sewing establishment II whole
room can be given up TO it, and kept
for the purpose, all the better Have
the room cleaned before you begin
any part of the important feat, for
cleanliness is a great rest TO the
spirit. Have a little crockery bowl
or pretty pitcher somewhere with a
bright flower that You can look at
when your heart gets tired. Put the
sewing machine near a window and
arrange it and the chair so that the
light will fall over your left shoulder
Clean it the day before the work is
TO begin and if it seems very dusty
oil it thoroughly with kerosene oil
and after cleaning It well with this
put on a fresh but light supply of
machine oil. On the sewing day see
to it that no particle of grease is left
about the needle or foot to soil the
dainty material that is to be made
up by sewing a scrap over and over
until the thread shows no oil
For all the big cutting out try to
have large table. for this is more
convenient than the lap hoard. which
is never long enough for some things
Put this table conveniently near the
sewing machine, and have a smaller
and lower one beside il. with all the
sewing traps-shears, sm"ii,~ scis-
sors, paper of needles. one Of pins,
hooks, eyes, buttons. tapes and what
ever Innings or facings are 10 he used.
But put the dress material on the
big table on which it is to he cut out.
and have somewhere in the room a bit
of muslin or dress lining which may
be cut up to try effects with collars,
cuffs. trimmings. etc. Then fasten the
shears with long braid to your belt,
put the tape measure in the pocket of
your sewing apron and pin small
pincushion to the left side OF your
dress waist, stabbing it FIRST with sew.
eral needles and pins
With this getup. which is, Of course,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
All in One Piece.

Coat frocks are very much in vogue
and there is little doubt that they will
be more in evidence as the season ad.
vanCes
One model was of French origin
and was made of old blue velour de
lame The frock at the waist at the
front was made with basque effect at
the sides, the lower part of which
formed two tabs which fell over a
crush girdle and fastened to the skirt
with single button. The large shaped
cuffs were also ornamented with a
large button of the material and a
row of similar buttons fastened the
garment at the front. The skirt was
full and short.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
SHOES CALL FOR ATTENTION
In This Day of the Short Skirt Par
ticular Care Must Be Given to
Foot Coverings.

In this day of the short skirt the
woman who would be considered well
dressed must pay particular attention
to her feet In other seasons long
skirts hid shoes that were not neat or
that we're ill fitting, and drew a veil
of charity over ankles and fea that
were not graceful and shapely. That
season is passed, and in this Of bold
exposure Of feet and ankles it be-
hooves the well-dressed woman to con
slider making her feet and ankles
shapely, if they are not so already,
and to fit them with shoes that are in
style, in good taste and set the foot
off to advantage.
There are styles in shoes just as in
other accessories of fashion A wom-
an should not purchase a pair of
shoes just because they happen to be
the style, If they are not becoming to
her. any more than she should buy a
gown that did not become her. In
buying shoes remember that the beat
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
USING THE LEFT OVERS
MAY BE MADE FOUNDATION FOR
APPETIzING DISHES.
Clever Housewife viii Quickly Learn
How to Prepare Them So That
There Is No Hint of Rehash-
inq-Some Directions.

prepared By Nellie Maxwell Of the De-
paTunent of Farmers Institutes, UNI
Versity of WisCOnsinD
Left-overs, like the poor, are al
ways with US
There are none who care to know
that they are being served with left
overs. no matter how appetiZing these
may be made. Yet, even in the best
regulated families there are bits OF
leftover food which, if care and
thought is used, may be served again
without a suspicion that 9hey are re-
hashed
The soup kettle has been aptly
termed the kitchen waste basket, re-
ceiving many a choice manuscript
which might otherwise go for naught.
Foods thrown away by eXtravagant
cooks would feed an entire family, and
well.
Now for few examples: The bones
and carcass of turkey cracked and
put into cold water, then brought to
the simmeTing point and cooked for
several hours, makes good favored
broth which may be used in any num-
Der of ways-to make soup, as a
liquid for meat sauces, and as flavor
for gravy The bits of meat left on
the bones of the carver, if cut in bits,
added to thick, well-seasoned gravy
(also left-over} placed in baking
dish and covered with seasoned
mashed potato brushed with egg to
make a nice brown crust. then baked,
is a dish which the entire family will
! like
A half cupful of stewed tomato, less
or more, may be added to the turkey
bone broth with celery salt salt, pep
per, and two tablespoonfuls of boiled
rice, and you have a fine hot soup to
serve on a cold night.
A half cupful of canned salmon is
left over from a previous meal. Shred
the fish with two forks, add a chopped
sour pickle or a few olives, some
with a simple boiled dressing, the re-
suit is a most appetiZing salad which
may be served on lettuce or shredded
| cabbage. Tuna fish is especially good
! served this way or with hot riced po-
tatoes Place the hot fish in the cen
of a hot platter surround with sea
soned riced potatoes, then around this
! pour a thick, rich white sauce.
When cooking carrots to serve in
| any ordinary way, reserve a few
cooked whole, then later serve them
! cut in strips seasoned with butter
and lemon juice. Serve very hot. A
grating of nutmeg or dash or two
/ of cayenne pepper is liked by some for
/ little Zest.
/ Any small amount of cranberry Jelly
/ II cut in cubes, may be served as a
| pudding garnish, with hard sauce or
| whipped cream
| Fruit juice, left from canned fruit.
will make delicious pudding sauces or
| as liquid in fruit cake and as salad
dressings for fruit, particularly if it is
ll-Nt in color, like peach, pear or pine
apple juice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Deiectables.

One-half cupful butter, one cupful
sugar, two eggs, one tablespoonful
milk, two and one-half cupfuls flour,
two level teaspoonfuls baking powder
and one-quarteT teaspoonful salt Roll
thin and cut round
For filing for this use one cupful
chopped raisins, One-half cupfui
chopped pecan nuts. two tablespoon
fuIs lemon juice, one tablespoonful
-four and onehalf eupfuI water. Boil
until thick, let get cold Put tea
spoonful on center of cookie, cover
with another, pinch edges together
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Shampoo for Golden Hair.

Golden hair requires the most care
full brushing and cleaning. An infu-
sion of cammomile flowers is a good
shampoo for light hair. An effective
dry shampoo for such hair is made of
alcoholic ammonia, half an ounce; the
same tincture of quillaia, two drains
of essence of wood violet, and alco-
hol sufficient to make eight ounces.
The shampoo should be applied by
rubbing it we'll into the scalp and dry.
ing the head with a rough towel. No
water is required.
Massage your scalp, but do not rub
the hair. Separate the hair and rub
vaseline on the scalp gently, then
place the tips of the fingers firmly on
the scalp and work all over the scalp
with a rotary motion and move the
scalp with each rotation of the fin
gers. 1t is the loosening of the scalp
with each rotation that does so much
good.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

for the actual sewing day, little more
than ordinary good sense is essential.
In using all fiat paper models it ia
necessary to read the directions on
them and not go contrary to their
rules. They should also be bought by
exact bust or waist measurements,
and with any change-increasing or
decreasing the size-the alterations
must not be made at the edges of
the model, but midway in its length
or breadth.
For the rest be kind to yourself
and to the next day. Eat a good
luncheon and never put up work for
the night without laying each band,
gusset and seam where it surely can
be found the next morning Through
all the sewing-taboo the visitor and
ST straight in your chair, never bend
ing the chest or stomach.
Use basting thread; it saves max.
ing mistakes that take a long time
to alter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
WOMEN SUFFERERS
need SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands OF women
have kidney and bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney OF bladder disease,
If the kidneys are not in healthy con.
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer a great deal with pain
in the back, headache, loss of ambition
nervousness and may be Respondent and
irritable.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store. re,
stores health to the kidneys and is just
the remedy needed to overcome such con
ditions.
Get fifty cent or one dollar bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this Laper.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

at the point Indicated by the dotted
line in the diagram on the right of
the illustration, and cut away the
space marked with a cross. The card
is smoothly covered on both sides
with pale green striped silk, and the
portion marked "A" bent upwards to
form the front Of the tray for the
matches, and to hold it in position
two small triangular pieces of card
covered with silk are sewn in on ell
Their side.
piece OF cardboard is next cut out
rather larger than the space that has
been cut away in the upper part of
the holder, and piece Of sandpaper
is glued to the card, and it is then
glued on to the back of the holder so
that the surface of the sandpaper fills
up the open space II is edged through
out with fine silk cord.
Two small rings are sewn on to the
upper edges by which it is suspended.
This holder is intended for containing
wax matches or small wooden matches
that can be struck on the sandpaper,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
MATCHES ALWAYS IN PLACE
Holder Is One of the Most Convenient
Things for the Bedroom or
the "Den,"

Where many members of a family
happen to be smokers, boxes of
matches have the most wonderful
knack of disappearing never to return,
and under those circumstances a
holder for matches that cannot be re-
moved is desirable possession. 1t is
also nice to keep matches in a bed
room in such a position that they can
be easily found in the dark, and the
holder we illustrate can be hung upon
the wall within easy reach of the bed
TO make it: Cut out a piece of
stiff cardboard measuring inches by
5A inches. Round the upper corners
and score a line across the cardboard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

Chop the roast beef very fine or run
II through food chopper Season
with salt and pepper, little onion
Juice and any meat sauce that you pre-.
fer Add two tablespoonfuls OF bread
crumbs, a tablespoonful of butter and
one egg. Make in oval forms and
roll in -four, then cool and dip in egg
and fine bread or cracker crumbs. Fry
in deep boiling fat. Serve with gravy
or tomato sauce.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

when well Drowned take them out and
pour off nearly all of the fat, mix
it with a tablespoonful of -four and
cook until brown. Add a pint Of
strong beef stock or gravy, q glass of
grape jelly, some savory herbs, salt,
pepper and paprika to taste. Bring
to the boiling point, lay in the sau-
sages and the chestnuts and stew
very gently for an hour. Heap the
chestnuts in the center of hot plat
ter, arrange the sausage around them
and pour the strained gravy over all.
Serve very hot. Sausages served
with fried banana is another we'll
liked dish. Add glass Of orange mar
malade to your mincemeat If it seems
to lack something which you cannot
define.
Ripe olives, stoned and chopped
mixed with apple and celery, served
with mayonnaise dressing is another
good combination.
Mock Chicken SaIad.--Cook pound
of veal with a small piece of onion
and celery until tender in boiling wa
ter. Chop the meat. add a cupful Of
finely cut celery, half dozen stuffed
olives cut in halves, marinate we'll in
French dressing to which is added a
little Worcestershire sauce. Mold in
ice cream cones and serve on lettuce
Garnish with olives at the base OF
the cone.
savory cheese.-To a fourth of a
pound of RoQuefort add a cream
cheese put through a ricer, add olive
oil or cream to make il soft, season
with tablespoonful of grated onion,
q tablespoonful of finely chopped pars-
I ley and red pepper put through a
sieve. A finely chopped green pepper
may be substituted. add salt and cay
enne, mix well, press into a small
mold lined with waxed paper. Serve
unmolded on a plate with toasted
crackers served with it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
MapLe Custard.

Beat five eggs untll a spoonful can
be lifted without stringing; add one
half cupful of maple sirup saitspoon-
full of salt, stir well, then add three
cupfuls of milk and strain into mold
or individual cups. wet the inside Of
the cups with cold water The hot
water in the pan in which the custards
are set to bake should not boil after
baking is begun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
sens Chance of Disease-Provide
Proper Dust Bath for Hens.

Droppings should be removed daily
for cleanliness in the poultry house
promotes comfort and lessons the
chance of disease.
Poultry houses, however simple,
should be both warm in winter and
we'll lighted The windows should
also be provided with iron netting, so
the sash may be raised to admit Air
in summer, and also mild weather in
winter.
One portion should be half dark, for
the laying and sitting hens, and a
proper dust bath should be provided
If lice make their appearance, funni
gate thoroughly and after cleansing
whitewash with lime to which little
carbolic acid is added.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

male birds must be allowed with
them.
A dry mash with reasonable per
cent of meat scrap is necessary, or,
if milk is most plentiful, then the
mash made up Crumbly will help
speedy start. Housed together, fed
well, with plenty Of succulent green
stuff like cabbage, with grit, lime
charcoal and plenty of pure water at
hand, and nothing else to think of
but making themselves useful, they
will produce the eggs.
The reason the pullets on the farm
lay so few eggs in fall and winter, and
put off regular laying until often late
spring, is due to letting them run With
the flock and giving no extra feed
ing or warm room to themselves. This
last is the only way to get winter eggs
from the early spring pullets.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Cold Meat Relish

Take any cold meat, cut into small
bits and put layer in baking dish,
then add layer of sliced onion, one
Of tomatoes, more meat, onions and
tomatoes. Fill dish in order given,
season with salt and pepper, moisten
with gravy or stock. Make a crust
for top and bake one hour. First half.
hour cover with plate, then uncover
to make a rich brown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

Instead of making chicken pie from
boiled creamed chicken use it up in
turnovers. Make a good family pas
try. Cut out in rounds the desired
size and lay in tablespoonful OF the
creamed chicken seasoned with a
green pepper chopped fine, if liked, or
little chopped tongue or ham can be
used, ii on hand. Either gives a good
flavor. Fold over as a turnover and
bake until a light brown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
ENCOURAGE PULLETS TO LAY
Housed Together, Well Fed, With
Plenty of Green Stuff and Fresh
Water They Will Lay Eggs.

If you let the pullets run with the
flock and feed them in an irregular
way they will certainly take their time
in beginning to lay. When the combs
are showing up red and mature is the
time to be getting the pullets in a
house to themselves. with a good lay
ing ration, and they win lay weeks
earlier and more steadily after begin
ming if kept to themselves and not al
lowed beyond a small inclosure No
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
She Remembered.

The teacher picking up an orange
that was lying on the desk, explained
that 1t was unit. The next day the
Feelings had been left there, so, pick.
ing up a couple, she asked what they
were. There was pause. Presently
a bright-faced but shy little girl, an.
swered, why, that's the skin of a
unit."-Little Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

in each cake of sausage,
pat out until quite thin,
then cook as usual. The
sausage will flavor the
oyster and the oyster TIA
vors the sausage.
Sausages With Chest
nuts.-Roast chestnutS
and take the skins of;
fry six small fiat oval
cakes of sausage meat,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Good Sour MIX Ration.

A good sour milk ration: Corn, four
parts; wheat, two parts; bran mid.
dlings, one part; corn meal, one part
Bour milk, separately. Give 100 hens
on gallons of milk and from IS to 25
pounds of other food a day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
wv. hlAl u.eQ.
Cinnamon.

1t is seeming paradox that the
best-favored cinnamon bark is pro-
duced on poor. white, sandy soil. 1t
must, however. have an abundance of
moisture, the choicest growing in a
temperature of So degrees, where the
rainfall is about one inch for every
degree of temperature.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Change CockereIs Yearly.

Change cockerels every year, or at
least every second year. And male
from a flock known for record layers
will be no extravaganza. II allowed
free range one male will care for
three dozen hens, but keep layers
feet off snow and ice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

called an eXpeu'
sive luxury in one
place and an ordi-
nary priced dish
in others. Sweet
breads get their
name from a fan
cied resemblance
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Good Fowls to Keen.

Choose those fowls having full
bodies, good carriage, wide backs,
short legs, full breasts and welcomed
combs, this last feature being impera.
tive in the male.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Use Your Own Judument,

Good advice" said Uncle Eben, is
generally SO mixed up wifi bad advice
dat you might as well take a chance
on yoh own Judgment"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
Hurry bullets "a | avino

To hurry the pullets on to laying,
rather more of the heavier feeds may
be used. 1t is not well to crowd them
too hard, however. Nature likes to
take her own way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

not the cheapest-makes for econo-
my in the end. A good pair of shoes
will outlast two cheap pairs, and will
keep their shape and be more comfort
able on the feet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

The herring catch of England last
year exceeded by far that of any pre-
vious season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
impossible to Foraive.

We may forgive those who bore US.
we cannot forgive those whom we
bore.-La Rochefoucauld.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

Most men would be- content with
their lot--if it were lot of money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14
THEMleHEN
EeABINEH

To make a bill of fare with ease.
And one that's always sure to please.
Start soup as a beginner
Next i'm order comes the fish
Then some dainty little dish
To take away the taste of fish
And pave the way for dinner.
John Willy.