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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

die of this hollow square. There is some
times a bench on the fourth side which can
be used for extra guests, but il there is no
bench, side chairs from the livng-room can
be used instead. TIE floor of the alcove is
often covered with the square red Welsh tiles.
There is a door on one side which communi-
Gates with the service portion.
"Let me read you Mr.. SCOTS description of
one of these dining -recesses; then you will
get the idea frst-hand."
She went to the bookcase and returned
with the desired volume.
"'When the dinner is being laid. the cur
tains which screen the recess from the room
may be drawn across the opening, the table
being laid from the small serving-room ad
Joining the dining recess, so it is not necessary
for the servant TO pass through the hall at
all. When the dinner is ready one may
imagine the curtains drawn, displaying the
table bright with dainty glass and flowers
lighted by a central hanging lamp or candles
against dark background of the seats And
So apart from the obvious practical advan-
tages. the effect would be far more artistic
than the ordinary arrangement of the
dning-table, which lacks focus and from
any point of view hardly composes pictorially
There would be something also specially
charming from the dimly-lighted hall in the
effect of the suddenly parted curtains and that
suddenly revealed brightness of glass and sill
YER Not only is an internal effect gained in
this way, which is more interesting than the
ordinary arrangement of the dining table, but
everything may be worked with minimum
amount of labor and with that quiet order
illness which may have been felt to be an i'm
possibility in the cramped conditions of the
small house."
GROWING POPULARITY OF THE IDEA
81 have built these dining-acoves in
number of houses" continued the architect,
land they are great success. You see, the
space that would be given up TO the dining
room is thus turned into the lvng-room.
"A great many of the new city apartments
haven't even the dining -alcove, but the living
room itself is used as a dining place 1t is
a question of economy of space; some room
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

must be eliminated in order to give suiii-
cient amount of space for the living-room Inc
bed room and kitchen are absolute necessities
but the dining-roOm can easily be dlSPehSeu
with so the dining-r room and living room are
thrown into one good-sized room ana dinner Is
served on a gate-legged table, which the maid
opens out and sets up wherever 1t is most
comfortable-in the winter before the open fire
and on warm summer evenings in front of the
open window.
"The service wagon is wheeled in from the
pantry or kitchen laden with the linen ana
dishes. and at the close of the meal the clotn
is removed and there you are! Coffee IS served
in the drawing room!
HOW 1T SIMPLIFIES LIVING
1T is far and away the simplest way OF
living in this day and generation, when the
breakfasts are served in ones bedroom ana
luncheon is not considered as home meal
So far as | am concerned, | can see no neceS-
sitv for ANYTHING more in the way OF dining
room except for people who live in big houses
and entertain on large scale. For tnese
people the stately dning-room, with It's massive
oak or walnut furniture, its damask hahgihes
and gorgeous silver, is an absolute necessity
Int for the average family of moderate means
= dining-room like this orsa dining-acove is
quite sufficient and heap sight cosler'
"The sociability and comfort OF that ar
rangement were demonstrated right there'
said Ietitia as we emerged into a cold, snow
covered world.
1T certainly has atmosphere" | replied
Can you imagine that tea-party IN inc
stereotyped dining-room?" asked Letltla' anu
if is even more cosey to sit around 'na'
long table after dinner and thrash out tne
affairs of nations over the coffee and cigar
cites. I have been to dnner-parties IN thaV
house when we sat at table until O'CLOCK
in the morning. | copied that room III
house at home. There arc several chiidre"
in the family, and you've no idea no" they
love that long table with its convenient
benches. They study there, work out tne'r
puzzle pictures and play games on H. anu
their father has chrstened the room inc
e-place.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Bv MARGARET HAMELlN

A DULTERATED spices may no longer DC
~ marketed with safety. The use OF
L "A Ground olive pits, lampblack, sawdust'
Ground corn cobs and other interesting tnihgs
for Aavoring materials is not countehahce'
nv wise paternal government
On the other hand, 1t is no more saie "
assume that all spices are alike or equally oe-
sirable than it is to buy cats IN oags' pigs /"
roLos mr. apples in closed barrels.
vr,ces NAV vary for many reasons. Let US
+or,, about cinnamon, in order to have con-
crete example. Hill
C;nramon is the inner bark of shrub which
orows in such climates as Ceylon and Java
Some Of this bark is naturally OF finer quaiity
than other. II the inferior quality is USED OF
tho noorer bark the resulting product will be
CORRESPONDENCE inferior.
Again. some spice-grinding firms, which are
not adequately equipped with machinery may
Grd II necessary to grind different spices IN
tho same mill, while others make point OF
i've separate machine for each kind oil
spice handled. H..
Where several kinds are ground one after
.ho otber in the same machine the delicate
Aavors are not preserved and an indescrioaole
hIo,d IA likely to be obtained which does not
characterize the best product.
If a grinding of black pepper is followed oy
a grinding of allspice and that again by cin-
ramon. a pungent and slightly bitter taste Is
Ekelv to be impaired to the last product
A spice from which part OF the dehcaN,
rich oil has been extracted cannot be Labelled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Bv EMMA GARY WALLACE.

TITO LOVE our neighbors as ourselves is
one thing. To love ourselves as our
II neghbors is a different proposition
altogether.
II we really love our neighbors as ourselves
we will be ready to share our best with them,
10 do for them when the time Of need comes,
and TO inconvenience ourselves generally when
occasion arises. But loving ourselves as our
neighbors is 10 have much less exalted opin-
ion of ourselves as a rule, and to be willing to
accent whatever they have as good enough
for us.
We listen eagerly to the account given by
our neighbor concerning the wonderful pre-
scrintion that cured him and Npon suggestion,
take the bottle from the neighbours hand
decorated with the original label, or else copy
the prescription number and HE away to have
it prepared for our own use.
Then we go guilty. and bithely home, feel
ing that we are ahead the price Of physicians
fee; all of which shows how foolish we are
to love ourselves, in point of health as much
as we love our neighbor and no more.
Who knows what the doctor had in mind
when he prescribed that dose for wheezy Mrs.
Blinkens; whether her heart is weak or strong,
or our own physical conditions like unto hers
or not?
Mrs. Blinkens may react 10 that medicine
ike a charm, even as the doctor expected she
would. whereas when we take the same dope
into our systems it may ace in an entirely diff
ferent manner
The old saying that what is one mans meat
is another mans poison may be translated
into modern terms Of What cures Johnny
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
THE COSBY ALCOVE

whether the furniture is Of the cheapest
Mission pattern or the most expensive walnut
or old oak. the effect is the same. A table IN
the centre of the room with an armchair at
either end and side chairs along the sides.
On one sidewall a sideboard on which
the family silver is displayed, on another
bare serving table and in the corner between
the two china cupboard behind whose glass
doors is ranged a miscellaneous collec-
ton of china. Is there anything particularly
cosey or conducive to sociability in such
room? Do you wonder that one bolts ones
food as soon as possible and escapes to the
more congenial atmosphere of the living room?
Contrast such room with this
did as Letita suggested. The walls were
paneled up seven feet and stained dark oak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
SOME OF THE SPICES WE BUY

~ adulterated. Neither is it, strictly speas
ing, impure. -,
We have vet to meet the words exhausted
Impoverished" or depleted" on any labels.
Spices which are retailed in bulk quantities
are also likely to lose part of their aromatic
strength.
To be certain that one gets the best-ano
the best is really the cheapest-t Is well 70
patronze reliable drug or grocery firm, sno
even then to call for the product of some wei
known spice specializing house by name.
No large business can be built up or man
tanned to-day without quality goods and rign'
service. For this reason the products OF :
well-known manufacturing house are preus
certain to give satisfaction.
The housewife should test the qualities Oh
these materials for herself by taking part'eo-
lar notice whether the package goods she Is
using Weld a full, rich flavor or are lacking !"
strength. -.
Another thing to look out for is full weighs
The mixture contained in certain porous
packages is liable to dry out, leaving less '''"
the customer is entitled to get.
The wise buyer will read the label OF every
snice package carefully to discover whether
she is paying for tin or pasteboard contsns''
at spice prices or is getting the net amount
The word gross" relates to the emu.
weight, container and all, while met wsls" -
is that stripped Of contaner and referring V
the contents only. .,,,g
She should also read the label Of every.ns1n mat
she purchases carefully to discover ust Wa W.
;ts manufacturer claims for it or what ess s.uts
are made in the way of evasivs sta'e"''
concerning it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
My the English Idea Of an AIoo'e IN
the LiVmg Room Is Gaming
Favor in This Country

color. Above this
panelling they were
hung with putty col
ored paper which
gave the effect of
cement. A row of
bookshelves had been
built in across one
side of the room and
in their midst were
two cupboard doors
with wrought iron
hinges.
In a further cor
ner a window had
been cut through
into the adjoining
room. This h a d
quaint oak shutters.
There was a fire
place file d with
blazing logs with a
winged chair COW
cred in bright chintz
drawn up before it.
Near this stood a
real old Welsh dres-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
NAP PASSING OF THE OIDFASHONED DINING ROOM
HomeLke Charm and Comfort of The
Large Irregular Hall 70itb Co'ey
Nooks and Rece0es

my old establishment with which / had woke
up. 50 strange and beautiful this interior
seemed to me, though it was but pothouse
parlor.
"a suainty carved sideboard held an ar
ray Of bright pewter pots and dishes and
wooden and earthen bowls, a stout oak table
went I'D and down the room and carved
oak chair stood in the chimney corner. That
except the rough stools and benches on which
the company sat, was all the furniture. The
walls were panelled roughly enough with oak
boards to about six feet from the floor, and
about three feet of plaster above that was
wrought in a pattern OF rose stem running
around the ROOM"
your story interests me, madam" ! said,
"but one must think of the practical side Of il
what about the 'napery'? l believe that is
the correct English word What does one DO
for table cloths for these refectory tables!
Surely no damask cloth is made the right size
or shape
NAPERY FOR THE REFRACTORY TABLE
Il sincerely hope not" answered Letitia.
For damask would be very unsuitable for
this type of furniture Our architect friend
uses yellow linen. She has the table cloths
made with deep hem, with white linen tape
sewed on as border, and the napkins are the
same, although one could use plain white nap
kins. Her dishes are yellow and white, on the
peasant order. You must realize that delicate
china would be utterly out Of place. She
usually uses flowers in the different shades
of yellow, from deep orange to pale lemon
color, for the centrepiece.
II have seen one of these tables set Tor
luncheon with just a strip of colored linen
down the centre. There is an opportunity for
all sorts of original ideas in 'napery,' as you
call it, but this should never be elaborate In
design or fine in texture. 1t should be In
keeping with the simple, almost primltiw
character of the furniture. of closely woven
materials. with crude designs in cross-stitch
or applique as borders. The napkins should
match the CLOTH
II suppose one might go even further ana
stimulate the sort OF food which should De
served at such a table," | said. "Ofhand |
should say t hick mutton chops, cast Deer,
blazing plum pudding and pewter mugs OF
English ale" ,...,.
ALWAYS thinking of food" groaned Letltia.
"Well. cheer up, the architect has invited US
to dinner tonight. Her furniture is Englisn,
ber cook is French and her butler is irish.
leave Won to decide what her food will be-.
"That's too easy-Esperanto," said ].
,yooL ;, The Tribune GrnDhic for some rare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

III LII surroundings approvngly as
Ii e. she slipped her tea.
1924 90 Temporal. O mores" she
WSI remarked 81 prophesy that
IL H6k8&-J the od-fashioned dining-room
will soon be as much thing of
the mast as the old-fashioned best parlor' and
the dining-room set as much has-been as the
red plush parlor suite"
We were having tea with well-knoWn
woman architect, and Letitia's observations
were called forth by the room in which we
were sitting.
Il was charming room with distinctly
English atmosphere. A dining-room' 10 De
sure. but quite a different sort from the
accepted idea of diningroom. have seen
the same kind of room in houses IN England
and Scotland. but never anything like 1t on
this side Of the ocean.
"Tbis is so honey" Letita went on, land
Goodness knows homeynesS is the last adlec-
tive that one could think Of applying TO the
ordinary dining room. Can anything be more
depressing than the stereotyped dinng-room
which is used only for the three stereotyped
meals a day? There is no inclination 70
linger around the festive board testlVe
board. indeed! One of the funniest things
that l have ever seen in house was the
motto. Eat, Drink and Be Merry over the
door of one of these cherries apartments
BE merry!' 1t would be just as easy to be
merry in the best parlor surrounded by hair
wreaths and coffin-plates as in the ordinary
dining-room with its stiff furniture. Eating IN
such room becomes a task to be gotten over
as soon as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

"Tha: sort of table
was used in the old
monasteries, and it
is just beginning to
be used in our mod
ern homes. | would
like TO show you one
of these tables on its
native hearth; that
is, as near as may
be. One Of the
antique dealers has
set up in his shop
an old oak-panelled
room which | am 60
ing to show you to-
morrow"
And so the next
morning we jour
neyed to Madison
Avenue and were
shown into w h a t
might have been the
refectory of an an
cient monastery.
The walls and oak
beamed ceiling were
brought from a mon
astery, and the fur
niture was all genu-
uine and of the same
early period. There
was the long table
with its attendant
benches, a bread and
cheese cabinet and
an old panelled dres-
ser. 1t had so much
of the old atmos-
phere that | should
not have been sur
prised if the quaint
Gothic door at the
further end of the
room had opened to
admit a jolly, red
faced monk in long
brown cowl, bearing
a pewter tankard.
This" said Lett
tia, rs the original
home of the refec-
tory table, and yes
terday you saw how
successfully it can
be transplanted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

81 was reading book last night, and
copied passage to read to you. 1t is William
Morris's a Dream of John Bull and this
paragraph seems to have been the inspiration
for the room which we saw yesterday:
81 entered the door and started at first with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

the idea originated
in England. AT any
rate it is extreme
ly popular there.
Probably B a illie
Scott and his fol-
lowers are RESPONSE
BILE for it. They call
it the dining recess
and they use it for
the most part in
moderate-sized coun-
try houses. 1t is an
alcove off the main
living-room or hall,
sometimes a step up
or down from the
main room, some
times on the same
1--we.
The three walls
a. @ usually panel!ed
u. 81 cr seven feet
Il r'y- box seats
bul, and are fir
ished the ends
with a8vn-out arms.
A long, narrow table
stands in the mid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
THE BEDROOMS OF TO-DAY AND TOMORROW

Of edrD
Drector
thcrew be many
Miss the
IS
n syl We sh a o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

(LooE in The Tribune Graphic for some rare
examples Of oid-time retectory fao'es ana
JacobeGu tHRitlTe.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Bv ELENE FOSTER,

ETITIA, perched on the arm OF
an old oak settle, surveyed her
surroundings approvingly as
she slipped her tea.
20 tempora, o mores,' she
remarked. 81 prophesy that
the old-fashioned dining-room
will soon be as much a thing of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

"O LOVE our neighbors as ourselves is
one thing. To love ourselves as our
u neighbors is a different proposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

A DULTERATED spices may no longer DC
IA marketed with safety. The use OF
"A Ground olive pits lampback, sawdust'
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
HELPFUL WORDS
From an Emmett Citizen.

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Your neighbors use and recommend
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Read this Emmett testimony.
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LASTING RESULTS.
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
Fourth Article.


The main points Of the federal farm
loan act have been set forth in the
preceding instalIments. The reader
will readily see that this act is new
thing in this country, and is liable
to have an important effect on our
social and financial life.
Let US briefly suggest some of its
possible effects:
The rapidly increasing cost of liv-
ing has Of late given American think
ers a great deal of uneasiness. The
fact is everywhere recognized that
cur city population has been increas-
ing more rapidly than the rural popu-
lation. Every day there are some
more mouths to feed, but there is only
a slowly increased acreage upon
which this food is produced. Two i'm
portant facts are therefore patent:
First, more farms must be estab-
lished to provide homes for more pro-
ducers and, second, the land under
cultivation must be farmed more care
fully and with more and better equip
ment to meet the growing demand for
food.
The farm loan act will have a
strong tendency toward a realization
Of both of these ideals.
Farm tenantry is a curse whose
worst effects are lowered fertility
and inefficient farm methods. The
tenant is not a normal farmer. The
transient nature of his living makes
maximum production impossible. He
is often not meat producer, because
he is not on one farm long enough to
build up herd of livestock. He is a
grain farmer and a grain farmer is
a sapper of fertility. He is engaged
in the pastime of hauling the fertility
Of his landlords soil to market. With
approximately one-half of the farm
lands of the country in the hands OF
tenants, America is chasing in her
land fertility at an amazing rate.
The farm loan act has for one Of
its important purposes the placing OF
land into the hands of owners who
will farm it with the inspiration that
comes from ownership. The owner of
land treats it so as to conserve its
fertility. He is a permanent fixture
in the neighborhood. He markets his
crop thru his livestock, returning the
fertility to the soil. A nation OF
land owners means nation with a
increasing capacity to pro-
duce food for its people.
But the farm loan act will do more /
for agriculture than merely supplying /
cheap money. The act actually speel-
fies how the money borrowed shall /
be spent. 1t says that unless used
to pay debts, it shall be spent on
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15

It is when you have a severe cold
that you appreciate the good qualities
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs. Frank Croker, Pana, III. writes
"Our 5-year-old son Paul caught a
severe cold last winter that settled
on his lungs and he had terrible
coughing spells. We were greatly
worried about him as the medicine we
gave him did not help him in the
least. A neighbor spoke so highly Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy that l
got a bottle Of it. The first dose ben
Gifted him so much that l continued
giving it 10 him until he was cured -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
Living cowards ard Dead Heroes

\ correspondent in the New York
Tribune quoted friend of his as say
ing that he would rather be a living
coward than i dead hero. For our
selves, we think that the man who
would rather be living coward than
a dead hero is dead already and does
not know il. He is peripatetic corpse
and the sooner he is buried the better
for the world. We do not believe that
he represents the spirit of America
Outlook.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
About Consultation.

Certain articles Of diet tend to
check movements Of the bowels. The
most common of these are cheese, tea,
and boiled milk. On the other hand
raw fruits, especially apples and ba-
nanas, also graham bread and whole
wheat bread promote a movement Of
the bowels. When the bowels are bad
ly constipated, however, the sure way
is to take one or. two of Chamberlain :
Tablets Immediately after supper.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
Bare Chance.

"Suppose Shakespeare were living
today Could he sell one OF his plays
70 Broadway managers" He might
replied the Indiana man. If he could
persuade one of our other literary &C.
Iebr;ties TO write him letter OF IN
PRODUCTION. Birmingham Age-Herald-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
A Hint to the Aged.

If people past 90 years Of age could
be persuaded to go TO bed as soon as
they take cold and remain in bed for
one or TWO days, they would recover
much more quickly, especially if they
take Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
There would also be less danger Of
the cold being followed by any Of the
more serious diseases.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-02-15
Pine Wood.

French brier is the wood most used
for making pipes. Little Of this wood
is now coming to this country, and
substitutes for it are being sought fer.
Of these mountain laurel is considered
the best. Other woods suggested are
apple wood. red gum. ebony and birch.