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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
sEAsoNABLE RECIPES.
Furnished by the Home Demonstration
Agents Office.

Pickle for Hams and Bacon (Bel-
lows Falls4.-For % pounds of meat
use | OF. saltpeter; l lib, brown sugar,
OF l pit. molasses, or II sugar and "
moasses; | ct. coarse salt. Water to
cover the ham. Boil this mixture until
all is9dissolved, carefully removing the
scum. When cold pour over the meat,
which must be we'll covered Weight
the meat down, allow. tolstand six weeks,
remove from pickle and smoke little.
This same pickle may. be used for
bacon. Bacon, however, should be al
lowed to stand in it only one week be-
fore smoking. If it stays longer it
takes up too much of the sugar which
causes it to burn more readily when fry
ing.
Pickle for Dried Beef.-For 100
pounds of meat use 5 lbs salt; 9 or.
saltpeter; 3 lbs. graduated sugar. Mix
this thoroughly. Rub one third of this
mixture on the meat and pack in a jar
very tightly. After three days rub the
meat again with a. scond third of the
mixture and repaek, placing the pieces
formerly, at the top at the bottom Aft
er three days again rub the meat with
the remaining mixture and repack. re-
verslng the, top and bottom pieces of
meat. Again wait three days, remove
from the pickle, smoke the meat if de-
sired, and hang up to dry. 1t may be
used any time but improves on drying.
The inner side of the round makes the
best dried beef. Do not remove the
liquid as it forms during picking.
In drying beef it is best to hang it
In a warm room until it is well dried
over, then hang it in cooler place to
finish drying more slowly. 1t is well
to cover it with paper bag to keep it
clean while hanging.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

Why worry whether you are getting
thin or fat? It's all matter Of form.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
ONLY POWERFUL
MEDICINE WILL END
RHEUMATISM

1T matters not whether you have had
agonizing pains from rheumatism for %
years or distressing twitchings for &c
weeks, Rheuma Is strong enough and
mighty and powerful enough to drive
rheumatic poisons from your BODY and
abolish all misery or money back.
Wilfred F. Root and all druggists sell
Itheuma on a no-cure-no-pay basis
large bottle is inexpensive, and after you
take the small dose as, directed once 3
day for two days you should know thai
at last you have obtained remedy that
win conquer rheumatism
For over five years throughout Amer
lea Rheuma has been prescribed by
broad-minded physicians and has re-
leased thousands from agony, pain and
despair.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
THE ANGLERS OATH.
Englishman's Finnish Profanity Does
Net Prove Effective.

|
In the days before the war anglers from
other countries had begun to find out
that there was excellent sport to be had
IN the thousand lakes and streams of
Finland Russia As / Know It, Harry
DE Wlndt tells diverting story of one
OIL these visiting sportsmen, a stout and
eholeric Londoner, who bitterly com.
planned of the snail-like pace at which
he was driven every morning to the fish
ing grounds
lie begged the village pastor, with whom
he lodged, to acquaint him with some
startling Finnish oath in order to compel
the shock headed lout who drove his kar-
IA to quicken the pace, and the required
eXpletlve was smilingly impaired. 1t
was not long before the Englishman found
occasion to put the expletive to use but
Tor some time. it had no effect whatever
on the clodhopper's stolid brain.
. Rakastanspnia. Rakastansunia,@ the
niurlated passenger yelled repeatedly,
growing more and more angry as the
word tailed OF its expected effect At last
the Englishman leaped to the ground
violently seized the driver and shouted
-Rakastansuniai' at him so, violently that
the boy, with an expression of terror on
his face, dropped the reins, jumped out
OF the yehieie and ran for his life across
country, while the horse galopcd away
down the road.
An hour later an exhausted but still
enraged Briton staggered into. the nearest
post house and explained what had oc-
CURED to the postmaster, who spoke Eng,
lish.
"Rakastansunia' repeated the latter,
shaking with laughter. NO wonder the
lad thought you had taken leave of your
senses. Why, it means, I love you' >
Exc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

my health so can do all my work and
am so grateful that am recommend.
ing it TO my friends. - Mrs. D. Nj.
ALTERS, r. r. a, Oregon, III.
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to. day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia +. Pinkham's. Vegetable
Compound, brought TO Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Ms. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
incubation, and If there are any ccm-
plications write Lydia f.. Pinknam's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. for advice.
The result of their 40 years experience
Is at your service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
Belated Opportunity.

One of the Louisiana colored boys ovel
in the service battalion arrived at Cam
Humphreys, very green and much unin
formed, He was issued his outfit by the
supply sergeant.
How much all gotta pay foh thes,
clos?" he demanded
Nothing" was the reply.
An NAH bod doan cos me nothin' al
ain git thutty bones month, he asked
''jes' foh bein' a sojer
That's right
Nah Lawd, man, why didn't dis e
kaisah staht dis wah yahs and yah
ago ?2--From The Castle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

especially fitted for rice growing are not
those OF deep alluvial or peaty soils which
border the lower rivers, but the adobe
lands further up, underlain within a rca
sonable distance below the surface by :
hardpan to hold the water during the
growing season, when the rice is flooded.
There was almost no use made Of our
present rice lands except for pasture until
rice growing was introduced The great
est advantage from the industry is the
Utilization of these adobe lands
OF course, rice is grown in this state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of Or.
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable . :
Compound. y.

Oregon, Tll.-"I took Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for an or
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

Magic! Just drop a little Freeezone on
that touehy corn, instantly it stops aching,
then you lift the corn off with the fingers.
Truly! No humbug.
Fry Freezonei Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle for few cents, sufficient to
rid yourfeet of every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and calluses,
without one particle of pain, soreness or
irritation. Freezone is the discovery of a
noted Cincinnati genius.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

A shallow mind always hopes to make
a deep impression.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

doubtful whether the use OF alluvial soils
for rice growing win be permanent in this
state. Rice is the cheapest cereal that
Isl grown, and where the water supply is
as limited as it is with us, it is probable
that it can be used more profitably. ex-
cept on the adobe soil referred to, in the
production of other crops But, at 81. %
per 100 pounds for paddy, nothing can
beat rice Tor profit, if grown by those
who know how.-San Francisco Chronicle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

Business is the state of being BUSY
American business is the entire Amer
lean people in the business of providing
itself with living.
Only through the usefulness of all can
!. everything be done which must be DONE
and everyone rewarded who does it.
Swift & Company, with other great
American businesses interprets it's mission
as more than the mere Science Of Making
Money.
It realizes the surest way to make
money is to prove its usefulness; that the
more useful business is the more sue
cessful it must be because it is greater
benefit to mankind.
Todays success of Swift & Company
is a measure of the quantity and quality
its usefulness-of the number of people
it helps and the number of ways and the
degrees in which it benefits them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

game trouble which
pulled me down I'M
til l could not put my
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as / live
on a small farm and
raise six hundred
chickens every year
it made it very hard
for me.
II saw the Com
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
N II hos raoto~aI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

Lie is gamble, Of course, and the
only kmd of game in which the gambler
ever stacks the cards against himself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

There are lots of misnamed things in
the world The Turks, for instance, never
take Turkish baths-nor any other kind
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Asks for a Fair Chance.

~
| have been going about for oigh.
months with 4 young man three years
my senior and think great deal Of
him He has bought me a number of
things and has acted very kindly We
have met each others families and
mine think a great deal Of him.
He recently proposed TO me and |
refused him because | had promised to
marry friend who went overseas last
April. when my new friend was as
tOnished at my refusal. / told him OF
my promise, and he said that | ought
to at least give him fair chance
and choose between them when my
first friend returned. | am at a loss
to answer this request. know [
could learn to love him, as he is an
ideal man. HEARTBROKEN.
/ am afraid your earlier friend
has lost your heart during his alb
sence. but since you promised
to marry him. you are bound by
consideration and fairness either
to keep your promise or TO break
it definitely. 1t may iatter a girls
vanity to feel that she is Keep
ing two men waiting for year
while she arrives at a decision,
but in this case YOU have no right
to conduct. .such an experiment.
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Over the Wire.

The manager of the emporium
stood outside the little boX-like
chamber which had the telephone
of the establishment. Within the
chamber he could hear Miss Jones.
the typist, speaking, and this is IA
scrap of the conversation the
stortled man overheard.
II only know love you. I'm
weeping my heart away. love
you, dear, ! love you so"
The young woman rang off and
stepped out Of the telephone box, to
confront the angry manager.
Miss jones'" he said. that teIe-
phone has been fixed for the pur-
pose of convenience in conducting
business. and not 10 rl0ve making
in office hours. I'm surprised at
you. Don't let it occur again.
The young woman froze him.w ith
a glance.
II was ordering some new songs
for the music department" she.ex-
planned icily..
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Imaginary
Diseases
BY Brice BeIden, M. D.


Z IMAGINARY ailments and exag-
gerated notions about really
existent disease occupy con-
siderable part of the doctors
attention.
Imaginary nervous affections often
have basis of fearfulness which
may be either constitutional or ac-
quired-that is. the individual may
naturally be OF temperament
which under even ordinary environ
mental conditions of life gives the
reaction of fear, or else he may be
normal enough unless run down
through worry or unusual strain Of
some. kind.
The wholly normal individual. OF
course can withstand all sort of
strains without morbid psychic re-
actions. Even if he gets run down
his psychic reactions are not ma
terially affected.
SO small is the margin of safety
in some apparently normal people
that an overdraft on their capital
Of nervous energy may occur as a
result of insignificant factors. and
they begin to imagine that they are
developing some serious disease.
Imaginary ailments are by no
means confined to nervous affec-
tions. quite a number of persons
imagine that they have tuberculo-
sis, for example. and live as care
half gone, which. indeed, they fire.
quently believe to be the case. Sad
TO say, in some of these cases un-
founded fears have been deliberate
ly preyed upon by quacks.
When an individual who is sus-
Ceptible to fear happens to have a
real like "A chronic bror-
chi:is, he is very apt to magnify
his trouble and to reach a belief
that he is suffering from some dis
ease like tuberculosis. 1t is eA-
tremely difficult AT mes to con
vince such a patient that tubercu
losis is no part OF his disorder
Perhaps the most common of i'm
aGinary ailments is heart disease"
The subjects OF this delusion are
often sceptical about the Doctors
assurances that nothing is wrong,
because of the queer sensations
that they feel. 1t is fact that
many Of these queer" sensations
are normal phenomena.
The rapid action of the heart
consequent upon running up flight
OF stairs. with the associated short
ness of breath, has given rise to
forebodings. while palpitatiOn. du"
to the abuse OF tobacco. alcohol, tea
and coffee. or to gaseous distentiCn
OF the stomach. has caused the
greatest alarm.
1t is a fact that in organic heart
disease 1t is rather uncommon for
patients to complain about the
heart itself. SO much is this the
case that physicians generally dis
count much of what patients say
about their hearts until examination
has revealed the actual conditions.
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER LNNv.

Copyright, 1919. King Feature S!syDdi-
cate, Inc.D
~ RIGHT and early on the day
x after Neal started for train
Il ing camp, Terry came to'call
for Jim.
I'm going to drive you to work
like a caphain OF Industry, maoe.'
said. he. Then to clinoh the lie Of
our friendly conspiracy against my
husband, he ~ added: That's the
least a chap can do, Jirn-after the
way you stood by and took on this
lob as a favor to me-and TO re-
lease a man for the war"
When a sturdy upright man like
Terry Winston decides to lie for
a friend / suppose he fairly has TO
make a good job OF il. But 1 won
der If one day Jim VIII discover
and exact payment from Terry and
me.
After Terry and JIM had. left
started or on the days usual round
of Ifousework. BSE one minute
was washing dishes. the next 1 had
plunged into dusting and a moment
after that was engaged in making
beds Restless, ] just couldn't stick
to any one thing. That little apart
ment of mine seemed as large as an
empty barn and twice as cold and
dreary.
fairly aehed with missing Neat
He was all thar had been left TO
me of my old life And now. with
his going, 1 felt that milestone
had been passed in my new life.
Jim is booked for splendid
salary. and there's the monthly
bit" from Haldanes. Never in my
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Puss i'm Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

<<T EFT me think a moment
said Puss Junior to King
Coal and his brother, old
- King Cinder, who, you
remember in the last story, had
lust asked our little traveller to tell
them one of his adventures Il
must run over in my mind what
would best suit your royal ears.
"Ha, ha." laughed merry King
Coal. "Give us a tale of warlike
deeds. Excitement. my good Sir
cat- But crusty old King Ciuder
never said a word He was chilly
old man, not at all like his broth
er.
Il will tell you OF my meeting
with the noble Sir Launcelot OF the
Lake" resumed Puss junior "One
day as 1 was walking through
some woods L met a knight all
dressed in armor bright. And upon
speaking with him I found that he
once knew my father, the famous
Puss in Boots. now Seneschal to
my Lord OF Carabas.
And then. to my delight. this
noble knight asked me to accom-
pany him, for, said he. 'terchance
we may come upon an adventure.
you and ], little comrade in boots,
So 1 climbed up behind him on his
war horse and together we rode
forth until we came to a bridge
that spanned a river on the oppo-
site of which stood castle.
But when we attempted to cross,
the keeper of the bridge laid hold
OF our horses bride and would
have detained US had 1 not beat
him upon the hand with the flat OF
my sword"
At this point in the story King
Coal clapped his broad hand on his
leg and cried: "Bravely done. my
good Sir Cat" But old King Gin
ders never said a word My! but
he was a crusty old king!
well. after a little" continued
Puss Junior. I'VE came. Sir Launce-
lot and !. to the castle. and the
ladies in waiting did make much
fun OF me and of Sir Launcelot for
having so strange a comrade as
cat in boots. But on learning who
Sir Launcelot was and that I was
the son of the famous Puss in
Boots. their laughter stopped, and
we were invited to spend the night
at the castle.
Now. the lord OF this castle was
a very wicked lord, and in the mid
die of the night he stole into our
room, and had ! not been awake he
would have killed the noble Sir
Launcelot.
1T was, indeed. lucky that I
a noise at our chamber door and
that / stood beside it just as the
wicked lord crept in, for had / not
wounded him in the arm with my
sword he might have harmed my
knight ere he could grasp his own
weapon to defend himself"
Bravo" cried King Coal. as Puss
finished: you have told me a good
tale. and now we shalt have a good
dinner Eth. brother" and he
nudged his cruSty brother in the
ribs until he coughed. But old King
Cinder never. meyer said n word.
He was such a Crusty old king.
After dinner Puss was enter
tanned by the Court Jester. and the
next morning resumed his journey
Of adventure on his Good Gray
Horse. and what happened later Z
will tell you in the next story. IL
you will promise never to be like
Crusty old King Cinder.
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
What On Earth.

we arrived here after a long
journey. The ordered goods have
arrived in excellent condition. The
messenger has brought us snow
and hail in good order. The storm
came one day later. am sorry
that the thunder bust up. and the
lightning We had to patch up also
The ocean and the river | wish you
to send as early as possible. and do
not forget to send US new clouds
and rev sun. But the most inn
portant thing we want is bay.
as ours has been burnt. Then We
want a few yards OF forest. Roll
them all up and send immediately" e"
This letter was not written By
the village idiot. but by the
manager of a travelling theatrical
company which had lost some of its
{ scenery
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Loves Her Employer.

DEAR MISS 'FAIRFAN:
! am employed in tn" office OF =
young married man whom | love very
much indeed. Il" is very kind to me,
takes me out and pays me lots of al
tenSion. but I cannot hud out whether
he reCIprocatcs my affection. Now,
Miss Fairfax, | love him so much that
] yearn for some sign of his love for
me. ] know you will say tnat this Is
all wrong, bun | cannot help myself.
shall leave the place" am dis
tracted. and would appreciate your
kind advice. b. A. +.
You must realize that you have
been very indiscreet in accepting
Invitations from your married
employer. This has led to thor
oughIy impossible situation. and
the only course for you to take Is
to resign your position. This will
take courage, but a new environ
mcnt Is the only.hc for you
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
HOW TO MAKE
HOT DRINKS
GLOVE CUP.


~ LACE half an ounce OF pulver-
- verified gum arabic in half
Cupful of cold water and
soak for thirty minutes. then
dissolve 1t over hOt water; when
dissolved add one cupful of powder
ed sugar and boil until it will spin
a thread: pour this upon the beaten
whites of two eggs and. when well
blended add gradually a pint of
boiling cream, a few drops of es-
sence of cloves, and a tiny pinch
OF soda; serve while it foams.
sprinkled with a little grated nut
meg.
MULLED CIDER.
TO quart of cider take two
cloves, one inch of whole cinnamon
a good CRATE of nutmeg, two strips
Of lemon rind. a cup of cold water,
and sugar to taste. Boil all tOgeth-
er in a saucepan and serve hot with
wafer biscuits or shavings of toast
ed bread. A bit Of ginger added
with the other spices is liked by
many.
OLD ENGLISH CAUDLE CUP.
Boil a small Cupful of oatmeal
in two quarts of slightly Salted
water. adding the juice of two
lemons, half a grated nutmeg. half
a pound OF raisins, and three tart
apples cut in quarters; cook until
the oatmeal - ..~--- r-r" them strain
Hrough two thickness OF cheese
cloth; ado :, l.. e., ,....nS water If
too thick. When ready to serve
to taste, and add two well beaten
eggs, stirring over the fire just a
moment. after the eggs are added:
pour into a punch bowl that has
beer warmed in hot water and drop
in a few cloves.
HOT ORANGEADE.
Into glass squeeze the juice Of
one orange and add well beaten
egg. powdered sugar to taste, and
fill with hot water. Crate a little
nutmeg over the top
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
The Man With the Club-FoOt
Clubfoot Tells Desmond That He Will Spare Moncas
Life If the Letter Is Restored i'm Its Entirety

with you and that you show signs OF
weakening.
Say nothing tonight. temporize with
him when he comes for his answer
in the morning. and then send for
him at a quarter TO 10, when he
will be leaving the house with the
others The rest l leave to you.
Goodnight. Des. and cheer up
But, Monica" l cried, what
about your
She redeemed. deuciousiy under
her pallor.
"Des." she replied happily. I'VE
are allies now. we three. IfaH goes,
we'll. I'm coming with you and, Fran
cis!"
With that she was gone. A few
minutes after. couple of soldiers
arrived with SchmaIz and took me
downstairs to a dark cellar in the
basement. where l was locked in
for the night.
was dreaming of the front .
again shifted the old familiar
smells, the scent of fresh earth, the
fetid odor of death; again l heard
outside the trench the faint rattle
of tools. the low whispers of our
wiring party: again l saw the Very
lights soaring skyward and reveal
ing the desolatiOn OF the battlefield
in their glare. Someone was shak-
ing me by the shoulder. 1t was my
servant come to wake me - I
must have fallen asleep. Was IL
stand-to so soon? / sat up and rub
bed my eyes and awoke to the an
glish of another day.
The sergeant stood at the cellar
door. framed in the bright morning
light.
You are to come upstairs" he
said.
He took me to the billfard-room
where Ciubfoot, sleek and washed
and shaved sat at the writing ia bic
in the sunshine, opening letters and
slipping coffee A clock on a bracket
above his head pointed to s.
You wish to speak to me, be-
lieve,' he said carefessly, running
his eye over a letter in his hand.
You must give me a little more
time. Herr Doktor, 1 said. IT was
worn out last night and could not
look at things in their proper light
If you could spare me a few hours
more. ."
put a touch of pleading into my
voice. which struck him at once:
Il am not unreasonable. my dear
Captain Okewood," he replied, but
you will understand that I am not
| to be trifled with. so 7 give you fair
warning will give you until -
1T is o'clock now" l interrupt
=, ed. II tell you what, give me until
! 10 Will that do?'
Cfubfoot nodded assent
Take this man upstairs to my
bedroom" he ordered the sergeant.
stay with him while he has his
breakfast, and bring him back here
at 10 o'clock. And ten Schmidt to
leave my car at the door, he needn't
wait, as he is to beat; I will drive
myself to the shoot"
1 don't really RENE mber what
happened after that. / swallowed
some breakfast, but / had no idea
what 1 was eating, and the SER
geant, who was a model of Prussian
discipline, declined with surly
frown to entsF into conversation
with me. My morale was very low;
when I look back upon that morn
ing think 1 must have been pretty
near the breaking point.
CTO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
(Cspyright. 1919, McBride)
Copyright. lsle. Public Ledger Coz
The Washington times., 1919-01-23
Some Memory!

4 candidate Cor Parliament who
prided himself on his memory for
faces met an influential voter whom
he felt sure he remembered.
He shook hands with him very
cordially, and asked about his faith
er.
Father is dead" said the voter.
Why. yes. OF course. l meant TO
ash after your mother"
Mother died before father did"
We'll. Well How are you?"
A few days later the candidate
met the young man again. After
racking his brain he blurted out:
And how is your father?'
"He's-still dead" said the vetef.