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border. using the same combination
of colors with a bit 81 rose in the
cretonne that Is used for cushions
and draperies.
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Grayish green wicker furniture Is
satisfactory. as 1t stands the sun and
exposure. The ceilings and chimney
breast may be grayish white stucco
and green trellis above the mantei
shelf (the latter painted gray will
add to the woodsy effect. Place a.
tea wagon with the Japanese rayish
green china mot expensive) where il
will be seen. an evidence Of the hos
pitality to be dispensed.
do not know of more aliurins
attraction than afternoon tea served
before On open IRE: In fact. that open
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-IrST as was firmly convinced
that there was nothing new un-
y der the sun" In a way OF "show-
err" heard Of "a sample shower
and eagerly demanded, Tell me
about it at once. that may pass It
On to my department readers"
1t seemed that Miss Jane" had de-
cided to go abroad very suddenly
upon combined business and pleas
ure trip to last only six weeks. and
every one knows how heavy bottles
Of violet water. etc, and face pow
ders come in rather large boxes and
jars: so. as usual. Polly" exclaimed.
Lets give Miss Jane sample
shower"
Whereupon the girls started out.
and in an hour returned with the
most wonderful assortment OF arti-
cles. none costing more than Is cents
and most of them only 5.
They had di,ninutive jars Of tai
cum powder. dental cream in tiny
tubes. face creams. toilet water. per-
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fore no other milk can properly re-
place it.
Mothers milk is composed OF eighty.
seven parts of water and thirteen
parts of solids. These solids consip.
OF tat. sugar. proteids and salts, Tn
fat Of the milk is the cretin or butter
fat; the sugat ~ iaeto7e 81 milk sugar
ana the proteids are The eurds. These
solids occur in definite proportion.
The fat is about 49, per cent, sugar
about pei cent. proteids a little over
per cent and salt is about o." peg
cent. The human milk is blush il.
color. alkaline In reaction, or contains
nc acid
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When a Woman Loves
1ncompatiibility
Bv ELEANORE ROBERTSON

~HE old fashioned diagnosis Of
rheumatism is coming into d'S-
favor. Too many distinctly dif-
ferent types of ailments have been
c,assed under rheumatism.
The o,d-fr shioned verdict Of incoln-
patibi,ity is bound. TOO. in time. to
como into disfavor. Too much Of
marital inre!icity that Is caused by
aelfisbAese, or unrest, OF unprepared-
ness fer marriage. OF unpropi,ious
circumstances in marriage, is laid at
tho door 81 i1cempatjhility.
or ccurn. incompatibility exists. 1t
n prcs.;.t in every marriage in
Sren,er o, lesser degree. It is an in
..itabio concentrate OF every mar
rage. But unless it is pronounced. as
l.. -solnc cases where man and
v oman marry in haste. without any
community Of thought and interest. il
does no, cause serious trouble.
TIE average couple are attracted
before marriage not only by the call
OF sex ,ut by many attributes OF
mental ANA spiritual affinity After
marriage Il - apparent that they are
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fire is my one compensation for VIM
ter. A hanging basket of ferns and
several drop lights for lamps with
rose< Dlored shades will make this a
cozy corner sought by every men,
Der of the family. II crane was
put In the fireplace so much the bet
ter and corn popped. with marshmal-
lows to roast. makes a frolic In less
than no time.
A bowl OF gold fish and a japanese
garden are delightful adjuncts and
are obtainable in all sizes and at
all prices. There never was a time
when such an assortment OF artistic
novelties were attainable at reason-
able prices. due. no doubt. to the
fact that many such things are now
being made In this country.
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Favors White Wings Style.

"Overalls are the ideal dress for
housewives. says Mrs. F.. w. David
son. who uses them and makes no
secret about It, 1.-The unconyention-
atty OF the garb should not count.
because women are not supposed to
be on exhibition when house clean
ing. II you wear nice dress YOU
soil 1t and II 1t isn't nice dress you
don't look well in 1t. find that un-
doubtedly the proper dress for clean
ing windows and sweeping floors and
the like Is overalls. They can be
neat and white instead of stiff blue
and they don't need to be 'unlovely.'
! have been keeping house for five
years and so am not a beginner, but
a practical housewife. 1t Is because
pants are practical dress for wom-
en- that advocate them and wear
EN-.
Even women who hesitate to adopt
the new dress are inclined to agree
with Mrs. Davidson on general prin-
ciples, especially among the younger
ones. who know they will look well
In a pair of snug fitting garments
heretofore considered to be the ex-
elusive privilege Of men as wearing
apparel. Hundreds of them. accord
inA to the storekeepers, are wearing
them behind the scenes. not yet hav-
ing developed courage enough to
show them in public. Mrs. Davidson.
= a To
to sweep her front porch and the
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The Housekeeper's Council Table y. a%s
Household
Scrap Album

TO CLEANSE CORsETs, take
some warm suds to which a few drops
of ammonia have been added. Spread
the corset on a fiat table, taking out
the laces but not the bones and steels.
Scrub with a clean brush and hot
suds. then rinse quickly In clear
warm water. Lay Nat on a board in
the sun or near the fire. so that II
may dry quickly. DO not iron.
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A QUICK AND EFFECTIVE WAY
TO CLEAN CURRANTS when maxi
ing cakes Is to put the fruit into
colander with a sprinkling of flour
and rub round few times with your
hand II colander Is not at hand
use a clean CLOTH
CURTAINS AND TABLECLOTHS
will look best II they are not
starched. Put a tablespoon OF
methylated spirit to a gallon of
rinsing water. This will make the
cloths quite stiff enough. help to keep
them white and make them shine
when ironed.
TO CLEAN A SAILOR HAT re-
move the band. then sprinkle the
straw freely with flowers of sulphur.
moisten with lemon Juice. then rub
hr{oE1t v.ta 80 I'll
rag until the dirt disappears. Finish
Off with fresh piece Of rag dipped
In clear warm water and dry.
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TO PRESERVE FILBERTS re-
move their husks when perfectly
ripe and dry the nuts by rubbing
them with a coarse cloth. Sprinkle
the bottom Of stone jar with a lit
tie salt, then put a layer OF filherts
and lay alternate layers of salt and
nuts. Lay the salt on lightly. Keep
in dry place.
TO MEND 4 KNIFE or steel fork
which has come out of the handle, fill
the hole in the handle with rrely
powdered resin. Hold the rough end
OF the knife or fork in the fire until
il becomes hot. but not red hot In
sert il in the powdered resin, and hold
it In straight position until /, is
firmly fixed.
BUCKETS MAY BE CLEANED
with fine coal ash moistened with
paraffln. Use a coarse cloth for the
purpose and rub evenly all over the
bucket. Wipe out carefully. and then
rinse we'll with soapy water.
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The amount secreted in twenty four
hours varies from one pint to three
pints. This secretion starts about the
third day after the birth of the child
and continues about twelve or four
For the first three days. before the
milk appears in the breasts. the baby
should be nurSed about every six
hours. AT this time ii substance called
C0llostrum Is taken from the nipple
by the baby. This acts as a cathartic
During these three days the ba by can
not starve, for nature has wisely
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Mrs Mabel Leonard and her daughter Ruth Harriet Leonard
who has been sought by artists model perfect

stored up sufficient nourishment in
It's liver and other internal organs to
carry 1t over this period.
After the third day small or weak
baby may be nursed at two or two
and one-half hour periods during the
day. and twice during the night he
tween the hours of 10 p. IN. and a III.
A strong child should be nursed at
intervals Of every three hours. After
the sixth week the Intervals should
be heightened to three hours for the
small baby and -four hours for n large,
strong child, and the night feelings
may be reduced 10 once during the.
night.
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BY NINE. MASON.
Il GLASSED-lN porch is now the
. accenfe6 adlifinn To eHerx mod.

Il GI.ASSED-lN porch is now the
n accepted addition to every mod
ern house and up-to-date apart
ment. and its furnishing has made
an innovation in decorating. Nova
days any old thing that does not
really belong anywhere will not do
for the porch" and stores show
many and novel styles for this very
necessary living room.
II the space allotted is not large
it may nevertheless be made most
attractive. There should be fire.
place. that goes without saying. and
there is much latitude in selecting
tcolors. good decorative scheme Is
To use considerable black In the rug.
with a rose. gray and green in the
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and other Georgia cities who even
scrub their own floors. 1t Is hard to
move about with your own weight on
your knees and your knees on your
skirt. Dresses get in the way. Over
alls are the ideal of comfort in houae-
keeping. being much handler and
much cleaner for domestic tasks than
the cumbersome and dust collecting
garments now affected. Wherefore
the dealers are stocking up with
roomy boys pants" and the women
are wearing them.
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tasks which women designate as the
housework."
Georgia women. who have not out
grown the fashion Of doing their own
work and are fast learning the dis
comfort and danger of sweeping floors
and cleaning windows with fiappy
skirts trailing about their ankles
have taken up the innovation.
Young women particularly are I'M
willing longer to risk their gowns
and their lives by hanging pictures
and busting cobwebs from the walls
while weaxing unwieldy skirts.
There are young wives in Savannah
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-07

AIRS. MYERS will an
lVl >wer questions pertain
ing TO child welfare in this
column every Sunday. II
the questions are not OF gen.
eral interest letters will be
personally answered where a
stamped. seli-addressed en-
velope is incloscd. Address
all questions to her. care Of
this paper.
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in
flooded with light The dark city oomh
paor This homes
thought expended furnishing
for the furnishing
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Play Arouses Mothers.

The increase in mortality was SO
great and SO noticeable that il was
brought to the attention Of NJ.
Brieux. the disting uishcd author 81
Damaged Gooda,' the play .,rhicl.
has openei ~ many eyes. E.e then
wrote play on the subject which
brought these mothers to their senses
and showed them what the acutal
conditions we're, and how they alone
wGre responsible for them. The re-
suit was marvellous. 1t is said that
any afternoon fashionably dressed
women could be seen in parks and
public places nursing their children.
The result OF this change in attitude
was plainly recorded by the CORE
spending decrease in infant mortal
ity.
Mothers milk Is different in COM
position frcm the milk Of any Other
aniInal. There is no manufacture!
milk or baby food which has the
eiiphtcat resemblance to il In chem
teal or physical composition; there
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-07

Mrs. E. W. Davidson, pretty
southern woman no Is an
enthusiastic advocate Of lover.
0lls for vYOmen."
sidewalk in front OF her home In her
becoming il unconventional garb.
Did you ever hang pictures and
try balancing yourself on the fourth
,rupg AT a ladder with your skirts
and your feet in the way OF each
cther?" she asked. in discussing the
utility of the new style OF dress.
II predict that within the next ave
years women all over the country
will be wearing them during the
hours OF the day devoted TO house
cleaning And they will be wearing
them openly. too. and without any
desire or inclination to conceal tho
fact. There Is nothing inunodedt
about it that l can see. At present
they are little tight fitting In spots,
perhaps. but this will be overcome
when the demand Is such that such
garments will be manufactured e.
pecially for us. We are now wearing
overalls that were really designed Tor
men. and the general run of men do
not noticeabiy wear hips.
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One of Natures Most Wonderful
Gifts to Mother Is the Power
of Giving Her Child Nourishm1emt

~ 0eftruoe Myers Myers.
" HE most beautiful time in a
mothers life is when she
nurses her babe. 1t is the only
natural thing to do. and under nor
mail conditions gives a mother un.
told pleasure. because she feels she
10 doing what 10 right and best for
her child. and the wonderful results
she gets repay her million-fold
The higher animals are all pce-
sessed with two vital instincts--self-
preservation and perpetuation OF the
species. Therefore the divine attri-
butes Of the female are to preserve
her own health and to bring forth a
healthy young.
Nature has endowed the mother
with the proper sustenance OF life
Tor her offspring. She i,nparts to her
young her own vitality and strength
by giving it life from herself and
food from her breasts What greater
or nobler deed can a woman do.
The normal. healthy woman !.
amply supplied with secretion Of
milk to maintain her child for the
nrst twelve to fourteen months OF
Its life. This indeed 10 the most i'm.
portant period in the chiids entire
existence. for without a strong foun-
cation the superstructure must re.
main weak.
How Child Gain. Vitality.
II child receives the normal
mothers milk for the first few
months Of its life it is armed with
the best ammunition available. In
other words, its tissues approach the
nearest possible to the standard. 1t
Is given tho necessary vitality to
grow ard develop and withstand the
many diseases which a child is so
apt to contract In early life.
At different times in certain large
cities there has been developed an
aversion 10 nursing babies by certain
classes OF mothers. This has been
especially tree among the so-called
society women. Statistics gathered
At these times show an alarming in
crease in infant mortality.
At one time in Paris, owing TO the
fnconvcnience OF nursing their babies
ut certain hours, many mothers fed
their Infants aftiticially. so that they
would have more time for their socia /
cnaiit. These poor, deiuded women
never realized that they were mad
Ncrtchtiy causing the deaths OF their
own children. but the death rate, as
recorded in the health department,
among these infants was appalling
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Overalls . Modest Mode.

"As a matter of fact. from, the
standpoint OF modesty. . woman 10
better concealed in overnlls than II
the street dresses they are now wear.
ing. Certainly there Is not az much
exposure of hosiery in oyeralls ~ in
skirts cut half way to the knee. and
the wind does not blow them atm
higher. either. But overalls are not
intended for the street. but az work
garments. and as such they are sure.
ly much superior to skirts. The septi.
ment OF women Is changing along
many lines. and in none is1hsif bet-
ter sense more apparent than In
their determination to find something
more suitable than dresses for their
house work"
Dealers in women's supplies admit
that there Is a demand for ovSra1lu
m boys sizes for women. and that
the demand is increasing.
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Overalls for Women! Why Not? New a ss-
H. Mode Brings Comfort and Hygiene.
Moreover, They Look Rather Well

~ vERALLS for women are be-
coming the fashion among
Georgia housewives. The de-
mand for these useful garments has
become 80 great that storekeepers are
laying in supplies OF them in boys
1i1es. cut to at the curves OF the fe-
male figure. The overalls are not dis
played openly on the counters, but
are shown furtively and purchased
secretly. for they are used In the ac-
compllshment OF those mysterious
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-22
I I our Getaway

Your "Get-Awav
Power" in Summer IS a
matter of fuel-food for the
human engine. Food that
is hard to digest and low in
nutrltlve value does not sup
plyenergyf for theday'swor
1tuses up needed power by
overtaxing the digestive or
gans. Shredded Wheat
biscuit is all TODD. It is 100
per cent. whole wheat and
IS prepared in a digestible
TORN. Changing from meat
and potatoes to Shredded
Wheat brings a mental
oouyancy and physical alert
ness that make one eager
for the days task. Eat It for
any meal with sliced bana-
mas, berries, or other fruits,
Made at Niagara Falls,
N. Y.
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alcoholic beverages I am convinced
that in this way they could ward of
disease, preventing 1t becoming or
ganic in thousands of cases and
thereby the lives OF thousands might
be saved who now die every year
from pneumonia, grippe, kidney, liv'
er, heart trouble aud other dangerous
maladies The real and true cause
which started their diseases was
nothing more nor less than weaken.
ened condition brought on by lack OF
iron In the blood.
Not long ago a man came to me
who was nearly half a century old
and asked me to give him prelim.
mary examination for life insurance.
/ was astonished to find him with
the blood pressure of a boy Of 20 and
as full Of vigor, vim and vitality as
young man; in fact young man
he really was notwithstanding his
age. The secret. he said, was taking
iron-nuxated iron had filled him
with renewed life. At 80 he was in
bad health; at 46 he was care-worn
and nearly all in--now at so after
taking NuXated Iron miracle of
vitality and his face beamipg with
the buoyancy of youth.
Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
able your blood to change food into
living tissue. Without it, no matter
how much or what you eat, your food
merely passes through you without
doing you any good You don't get
the strength out of it, and as conse-
Quence you become weak, pale and
sickly-looking. just like a plant try
ing to grow in a soil deficient in
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ELvAsTON, ILL.
) Q 80 . . . . . 80

Threatening weather prevails with
US, but it seems hard for the rain to
get started. However, threshing is
going on rapidly and farmers are
happy over their big yields of oats.
However, the price of oats here has
shrunk about twenty cents per bushel
and now are only worth So cents;
rye, $3.50. Corn also has lost out
in price, but there is none selling
here. Farmers will soon begin feed
ing hogs roasting ears for early fat
tening. Hogs have gotten so high in
price that our buyers are scared to
trv to buy for shipment.
Rev. Stovall of the Baptist church
here, filled the pulpit at Blandins-
vile Sunday, and Rev Webb OF that
place preached for his congregation
at Warsaw.
Mr.. Daniel Hanson, almost a life
resident here, died at the home OF
his daughter Mrs. Minnie Williams,
on the 18th. and was buried here
on Monday. MI. Hanson had much
to do in the destinies of Elvaston in
it's beginning as town, and was
always a welcome visitor at our
place, as since his wife's. death sew
eral wears ago ne mas lldue Ills uCLue
with his children at different places.
His son, Fred Hanson, still resides
hene.
Abner w. Peterman, his son John
M. and wife, and Mrs. Hines Of Bur
lington, Iowa, motored to Elvatson
Monday and visited with Mr.. Peter
mans sister Mrs. Hiram 1ngersoll,
Monday.
Mr.. George w. Wells Of Carthage
was in our village yesterday, adver-
Using the Hancock county fair.
Mr.. Hiram Ingersoll, Mrs. Daisy
Duncan and son Russell motored over
to Dallas City and visited with
friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Habben and
Mrs. Matte Caldwell left Wednesday
for. visit with relatives near Omaha,
Neb.
Carl Caldwell came here from
Omaha, Neb., week ago and will
make his home here. He is at pres
ent at work on the railroad and
boarding with Henry Levy. \
Misses Bernice Beaudale and Gail
Payne and Josephine Tilton Of Dallas
City were calling at the home of
Mrs. Daisy Duncan, Tuesday.
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three times per day after meals for
two weeks. Then test your strength
again and see how much you have
gained have seen dozens Of nerv-
Gus, rundown people who were ailing
all the while, double their strength
and endurance and entirely rid them
selves of all symptoms Of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten
to fourteen days time, simply by TAX
ing iron in the proper form. And
this, after they had in some cases
been doctoring for months without
Obtaining any benefit. But don't
take the old forms of reduced iron.
iron acetate, or tincture OF iron simply
to save few cents. The iron de-
manded by Mother Nature for the red
coloring matter in the blood of her
children is, alas! not that kind Of
iron. You must take iron in form
that can be easily absorbed and as
simulated to do you any good, other
wise 1t may prove worse than use
less. Many an athlete and prize
fighter has won the day simply be-
cause he knew the secret of great
strength and endurance and filled
his blood with iron before he went
into the affray, while many another
has gone down in inglorious defeat
eli IN NV fpY. lar1r of ;~-->
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The skin of anaemic men and women
is pale; the flesh flabby. The muscles
lack tone, the brain Tags and the
memory fails and they become weak.
nervous, irritable, respondent and
melancholy. When the iron goes
from the blood of women, the roses
go from their cheeks.
In the most common foods of Amer
lea, the starches, sugars, table syrups,
candies, polished rice, white bread,
soda crackers. biscuits, macaroni,
spaghetti, tapioca, sage, farina, de-
terminated cornmeal, no longer is
iron to be found. Refining processes
have removed the iron of Mother
Earth from these impoverished foods.
and silly methods of home cookery,
by throwing down the waste-pipe the
water in which our vegetables are
cooked is responsible for another
grave iron loss.
Therefore, If you wish to preserve
your youthful vim and vigor to a ripe
old age, you must supply the iron de-