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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29
In the Kitchen

to the pound of meat, so that a TO-
pound ham would be left in the pickle
for 80 days, and a 6-pound bacon, 10
days.
After the meat has been in cure a
week, take it all out of the jar or bar
rel, remove the pickle, replace the
meat, weigh it down, and again pour
the same pickle over the meat. Re-
peat every week.
DRY CURE
Applicable to either light or heavy
meat.)
Mix thoroughly
IL pounds salt
1 ounce saltpeter
1 ounce red pepper
1 ounce black pepper.
Then add / IL pounds warm syrup
or molasses, and mix with the above
until it assumes the appearance of
sawdust.
Apply liberal coating of the avove
mixture to all surfaces of the meat,
excepting the skin.
The meat should then be placed on
table, clean floor, or. in a hardwood
barrel, after first sprinkling the sur
face of the table, floor, or bottom of
the barrel with salt.
Leave all the meat in cure undis-
turbed until the heaviest piece has
been in for a period of 1 IL days to
the pound Thus if the heaviest ham
weighs 20 pounds, leave all the meat
in cure for 80 days.
Meat cured in sweet pickle or brine
should be consumed within 80 days
from date of cure. Meats cured with
dry cure may be consumed immediate
ly upon removal from cure, but the
flavor improves with age, and the
meat is better go days after curing
Dry-cured hams have been known to
keep three or four years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29
COOKING TO CUT
COST OF LIVING

a One of the most potent factors for
success in helping to lower the high
cost of living is to reduce the demand
for the high-priced so-called staples
and necessities. Vegetables are
looked upon as most satisfactory
substitute for meat, fish and cereals.
They are suggested not only because
they are cheaper but because their
free use in the dietary is recognized
as a great aid to health. The depart
ment of agriculture, having been asked
for suggestions on this line, offers the
following:
"The whole family will ask for a
second helping if the vegetables are
cooked so as to be refreshing and
palatable.
Vegetables just out of the garden
taste best when simply cooked
steamed, boiled or baked-and served
with little salt, butter, milk or
cream Often a heavily seasoned
sauce covers up the more desirable
vegetable flavor.
"Overcooking of vegetables impairs
their flavor. Very delicate f1avors are
destroyed, while vegetables with very
strong favors, such as cabbage or
onions, become disagreeably strong If
cooked too long. Overlooking also
destroys the attractive color of some
vegetables.
"Cook summer vegetables as soon
after they are gathered as possible, in
order to preserve their favor. If they
must be kept over, keep them in the
icebox or some other cool place.
LET wilted vegetables soak in cold
water to freshep them. If vegetables
must stand after pairing, cover with
cold water, to prevent whiting and dis
colorotion.
Before cooking, put head vegetables
and green's in cold water for one hour
with a tablespoon of vinegar, to re-
move insects then wash very care
fully.
"Drain all boiled vegetables as soon
as tender-they become soggy II al
lowed to stand undrained after cook
ing. The water drained off may be
saved for soup stock.
Most vegetables are better when
cooked in a small amount of water, be-
cause part of the mineral salt dis
solves into the water and is lost if the
water is thrown away. Cook whole
when possible.
"Tender spinach or lettuce leaves
REQUIRE no added water for cooking
If thoroughly washed enough water
will cling to the leaves to prevent
burning.
"Delicately favored vegetables
should We steamed or cooked slowly
in a small amount of boiling water
til tender and the water boils away
STRONGLY favored vegetables may
be cooked uncovered in large amount
Of rapidly boiling water changed seVe'
raj times during the cooking"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29
USE MOLASSES IN
PoRK-cURING RECIPES

In the present sugar shortage II is
advisable, even if sugar can be pro-
cured, to use molasses or some KIND
of syrup in place of it in the formulas
used for curing pork, according to
United States Department of Agr1cul-
ture specialists.
If sugar is used for dry curing, it
is better, anyway, to make it into a
syrup before using, for salt mixed with
sugar will not stick on meat as well
as salt mixed with syrup. The use OF
molasses or commercial syrup does
away with this extra work.
The following formulas have been
found to give good results:
Sweet Pickle or Brine Cure
Select pieces IL pounds or less.
Make a pickle consisting of:
IL pounds salt
1 ga pounds syrup or molasses, or
if preferred, 1 "a pounds sugar.
preferably brown
/ ounce Saltpeter
ga gallons of water
These amounts are based on 5O
pounds of meat. If more or less meat
is used, the amounts of the ingred1'
ents should be CORRESPONDENCE in
creased or decreased, as the case may
be. Under no circumstances should
the Individual piece of meat weigh
over IL pounds.)
Place the meat in a stone jar OF
hardwood barrel, and weigh it down
with board and stone. Do not use
iron, for it will rust.
Then pour in just pickle enough to
cover the meat.
Leave the meat in the pickle days
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29
Third Grade SOnnetS

Doggone it all, it seems that Luck is
set
Against me, dead, on every plan 1
make
On everything that's for your own
sweet sake.
I'm always stung. an that's the best
get!
Last Fall, for instance, don't 1 up
an take
My bank outdoors an bust it an 1
To Pawnee Bills, an how my heart
did ache,
For Christmas time 1 didn't have a
cent! ....
And Valentines 1 found beaut at old
Man Hcbbses' store, tied up with
silver thread,
With tassels on the shiny stuff an
gold,
That said: "Fair Maid, 1 MUST thy
form infold"
When 1 went back for it Mis- Hobb-
ses said:
I'm sorry, bub, 1 reckin that's been
sold!'
When I'm a little older I perdick
That I'll be rich-perhaps millyun-
aire!-
For patunt rights, an drive sorrel
pair,
And then you'll give your luv without
a KICK
I'll buy you hats and dimunds for
your hair,
An watch the chains an ribbons
made of silk,
An after dark I'll go and hide 'em
where
You'll run acrost 'em when you go to
milk!
An some fine mite when you are at
the store,
Or Bibul Glass, I'll sneak up quietly
An poke some money underneath you
door
A hundred dollars mebbe-mebbe
And you can buy manshun that'll
be
Lots better than the house you had
before.
An all this time I'll never let you
know
What man it was that gave you all
them things,
Them ribbon bows an all them
dimund rings
I know that's tuff, but prob'ly better
so;
An then some mite about when
milkin' brings
You out alone to think who it can be,
I'll jump rite in 'mongst all the
pals an things,
An grab your hand an whisper: 1T
was mel"
O. here she comes! An she's got
berry juice
Around her mouth, whictch makes
her fairer still!
I'll share my gum-shell like it cause
it's spruce!
But darn it all, I am the blamedest
goose
Whenever she's around! I wonder
will
She's gone!-and never saw mel
Aw, the deuce!
JOHN D. WELLS.
Long haired men and short halred
~~E
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29
NIGHT GOWNS

Buy your Flannette night gowns now, the cold
weather will be upon you at any day. These gowns
cannot be bought these prices anywhere else IN the
country Very heavy flannel gown 81 in, wide "a in.
long al slS5 We have another heavier quality out OF
scotch flannel same size for s225 We also sell these
gowns in extra size IS in, wide IS n long Tor Scots.
additional These gowns come in Blue PINK s'npe;
on receipt Of money order OF check we will send
same c. o. d.
yADELPHIA MFG, co.
500 so.. 22nd. st Phi iladelphia, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-10-29

IF there is a lady of refinement
IL and culture in this town who
wishes to increase her income
without engaging in commercial
activity, she should write to De
partment R, 211 E. Park Avenue,
Haddon6eld, N. ]. No agents
will call, and reply will be sent in
blank envelope.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-28

Money isn't everything. 1t can't al
ways buy health and happiness, but if by
your present thrift YOU are able to get
into comfortable circumstances and ban
ish the WORRY OF DEBT, you will
sure y be taking great step toward pro-
yiding for future happiness.
Thrift means more than the average
person realizes. In the first place, it
DOES NOT mean miserIinesS-grub-
bing, squeezing, and saving every pos
Sible cent at the expense of Self-reSpeCt,
comfort and health. At times spending
instead of saving may be the wisest.
Thrift at once earns and saves with a
view to wholesome and profitable eXpen-
diture at a fitting time. But the actual
accumulation of money is the outward
and visible sign that a person is really
thrifty, and, although thrift means more
than just saving, TO A LARGE EX-
TENT SAVING is THE MEASURE OF
MANS PROGRESS
A New Yorker who owns real estate
worth $4,000 said that this property
represented what he had saved by shaw
ing himself and backing his own shoes.
This may sound strange, but it will fig
ure out all right if you take wise invest
ment into account Try it and see.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-28

Americans are the most reckless
spenderS in the world The average man
in this country is spending every dollar
he makes, and maybe more. The man
who follows this policy is facing poverty
every day"
Mr. Rosenwald was asked to define
thrift" and replied: 81 don't know what
Webster calls it, but would say that a
thrifty man is one who spends less than
he earns"
AS a nation we have departed far
from the old-fashioned idea of economy
and thrift for which the American people
formerly were noted, and there seems to
be among people a growing tendency to
try to regulate the income by the eX-
penSe instead of the expense by the
income.
Thrift will provide during life and
after death for loved ones. 1t guaran-
tees the lowest price for that which you
must buy. 1t provides for any business
emergency.
THRIFT PROMOTES COURAGE
AND SELF CONFIDENCE.
THRIFT UNLOCKS THE DOORS
OF COMFORT AND PLENTY.
Evening star., 1920-11-26
NOTHING STANDS AS HIGH az

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Evening star., 1920-11-26

Of tastA but there came. a. we'll. .
effects. Of preferenoe for .'the fnery Of
coquetry. instead OF the great-in
style. The best artist of the period,
who did most to preserve an air Of
dignity And restraint WAS Charles
Cressane. whose, most notable work
WA oone In brass ana gilded bronze.
The influence OF the orient. already
strong In tho days Of Louis QuatoEze,
became even stronger under Louis
Quinse. Lacquer was frst imported
from the east. and then reproduced
In France. A, characteristic and dain.
ty varnish was worked out from Chi
nese and Japanese models by the Mar
tin family. and used on ait sorts of
things, eedan n-chairs. and even snu1
boxes. WAtteau's decorations, 30 gay
Apd frivolous. express the very spirit
Of the time. =
The degenerate rococo style intro
duced By Msissonier, an italian, was
only . fad, and II 10, perhaps, hardly
fair to Judge the period by Il. II ID
more Just to say that the typical fea-
tafe Of Louis Quin2e furniture is' the
curved line, which was used every
whore. and finally abused. Desks
clocks, console tables, brackets and
candelAbra OF ormolu. tapestries bro
cAdee and painted panels. walls and
furniture in white and gilt are the
things We associate with the elaborate
gayety OF the court Of Louis XIV.
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Evening star., 1920-11-26
Health and Thrift in the Home

surface. II the lining or under side Is
white, II reflects an enormous QuAntfty
Of light downward also, and thus, while
It diffuses light softly through the room,
it throws 1t sharply down on the book
or table beneath.
A proper shade win often convert a
useless lamp into a serv1ceable friend
Lamp shades should be entirely free
from any attachments which do not
add materially to the light-arresting or
light -difusing or rejecting function
Folds in silk. fringes. artificial flowers
and every other obstruction. should be
avoided. Brass shades give almost no
radiation, and II lined with red or green
may as well not exist. 30 far as having
any practical value is concerned. The
dome-shaped japanese lamp shades
with frames that are light In weight
and lined with white rice paper. with
the merest suggestion Of design In soft.
light greens or yellow. come nearest to
being an ideal lamp shade.
Many persons who burn gas do not
change the mantles until they break.
That Is a mistake. for the candle power
Of a mantle gas lamp drops rapidly
when the mantle begins to get old.
That il also true. in part. Of electric
lamps. They should be changed fire.
Quently.
Evening star., 1920-11-26

The FlorAa Citrus
Exchange is a great
body Of s, 900 grape
fruit and orange
growers who selltheir-
own fruits to avoid
speculation in them.
Evening star., 1920-11-26
Boiled Icing.

with one-tourth cup Of water. adding
q scant pinch OF cream OF tartar. Stir
until the sugar, is dissolved; then let
u boil until. when tried with q fork,
like stream which will f1y. Remove
imm ediately from the fire and pour in
q thin stream over the stiffiy beaten
whites Of the two eggs left from maxi
ing the cake. Beat until the icing is
cool; then add vanilla favoring.
Evening star., 1920-11-26
Make the S6oe Comfortable.

There Is q lot to do when you have
an uncomfortable shoe besides COM
plain. One thing, of course. IL to ex.
change 1t, but suppose the shoe is
really q good At, really large enough,
EDf suppose you have worn It 30 that
1t cannot be exchanged.
This Is what woman shoe seller
said recently: Just rub the handle Of
r. button hook over the spot In the
+ lining OF the shoe that seems to pull
or hurt. This gentle rubbing loosens
1.-THE lining and nine times out OF ten
that Is all that makes the shoe hurt
The lining Is pulled a little tight in
one spot or other. and needs loosen.
Ing. and the shoe-buttoner handle
does the work.
Evening star., 1920-11-26
rhsStar's Household Expert
Tells What Sort of Lights
Are Best, and Why.
Facts About Lampshades
and Light-Absorbers.

Nothing is so easily and uncon-
sciously wasted as artificial illumina-
ton. Ordinarily. If one light is not
enough, we get three. If we have all
we can afford and are still in the dark
we accept the condition philosophic-
ally. Few persons realize that the
conditions may be materially improv-
ed with very slight, perhaps no ex-
pense. The problem is not SO often a
question Of the volume of light as OF
it's proper conservation and distribu-
ton
Absorption turks in every shadow
Even a flood of sunlight cannot prop
erly illuminate a room il most OF the
light rays are absorbed by the furni-
ture and furnishings. room cannot
absorb most of the light. Everything
in room affects the illumination for
good or bad. Low ceilings. OF course.
reduce the amount of space to be
lighted and make the same difference
with light that they make with heat
Dark or. dingy ceilings reduce the
illumination of the room perceptibly.
Things That Absorb Light.
Dark wood trimmings absorb light.
Chintzes, burlaps and all kinds of wall
papers also absorb light Wall papers in
flowers and figures are especially waste
full of light. When selecting papers,
choose light tints and shades. Rooms
that face the north and the east, espe-
cially. need lighter tints than those that
face the south and west There is q
vast difference between light colors and
bright colors. By light colors are
meant those that approach white
The whittier they are the more light
they reflect. Red is a bright color
that is, it stimulates the vision, but
it is not light color, and is, in fact
the worst possible color to use where
reflection is desired, since it eats up
more light than any other. II you
wish room to appear small. put dark
red on the walls. If you wish it to be
dimly lighted, use red.
The value of colors-that is, the de-
gree of light or dark. irrespective OF
color-being the same. blue gives the
most light, then green, yellow and red
OF course a very dark blue will reflect
less light than q very light red (pfnk)
On the other hand, II the blue and red
are of the same value-that is. II one
is neither darker nor lighter than
the other, the blue will give space and
Hight where the red will eat them
both up. Those who have taken pho.
tographs have no doubt noticed that
blue shows light, but red and yellow
show dark in the picture.
The following table shows the per-
centage Of light reflected by wall COW
eringS of various colorS:
Evening star., 1920-11-26
Miss Grace Wolfe, a ropeka .tenor.

rapher, Is employed in the fore
Moons as secretary to q Methodist
minister, her work consisting largely
in recording marriages and making
wedding appointments. During the
afternoon she ia employed as stenog-
rapher in a law Office, where much OF
her correspondence pertains to di-
vorces and alimonies.
Evening star., 1920-11-26

The apron effect tunic is seen on
afternoon frocks.
Some coats are belted only At the
sides.
Evening star., 1920-11-26

There are some indications OF q
normal waist lice.
The harem skirt IL still high In ia
vor.
Evening star., 1920-11-26

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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-19
SCOUTING IN THE DESERT.

Some time ago scoutmaster In
Yuma. out in the American desert
country. yelled across the continent
to national headquarters for help He
wanted to know how to play In the
sand. Where could scouts hike to in
q desert, and what could they do when
they got there? How can you map a
desert? How can you run off a treas
ure hunt In desert? What use is
desert, anyway? The editor Of The
American Mineralogist, tremen-
dously scientific magazine, heard
Yuma, and comes back with the state
ment that his magazine has an article
on the minerals Of that region, which
are famous the world over. and are In
great demand among mineral dealers,
private collectors, museums and col
leges. He also states that the botany
Of that region is remarkable, and the
botanists In other parts OF the United
States would value pressed specimens
of plants, photographs of these In
the native haunts and information as
to their habltats There is no place
where scouts cannot hike with edu-
cational profit.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-19
COURT RUN BY BOY SCOUTS.

In Bartlesvlle, Okla. they have a
boy scout cabinet, composed OF three
scouts from each troop in the city, no
one of whom is eligible to serve on
the cabinet If he holds any Office in
his own troop. There are seven troops
! in Bartlesville, so there are twenty
one boys In the cabinet.
The function of the cabinet is two
fold. administrative and disciplinary.
1t plans scouting activities for the
whole district, with the cooperation
of the scout executive, and 1t meets
once a month to try cases of misc0n-
duct among scouts, If any such case
comes up. The scout summoned be-
fore the cabinet must bring with him
statement of all the details Of the
case signed by his scoutmaster. The
scout Is temporarily dismissed while
the cabinet goes over the statement
and decides what form of punishment
they wish to recommend to the scout
master
The scoutmaster need not necessari-
ly follow the recommendation, but he
usually does. Thus the boy is judged
and sentenced not by superior. but
by a group of his peers, most Of whom
are members of troops other than his
own and consequently not likely to he
biased in judgment. The scout execu-
tive reports that ceases" are happily
few.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-19
SOME SCOUTS GOOD TURNS.

Frank B. Shopp, owner Of section
Of land In the hills along the Missouri
river short distance from Platts-
mouth, N'eb., has donated to the Platts-
mouth Boy Scouts organization as
much ground as may be necessary for
scout camp and will permit the boys
to clear 1t and erect log cabin from
the timber. Under the direction OF
Scoutmaster Rev. A. V. Hunter, the
boys will do all Of the work them
selves.
Troop 5 of Alameda, CAL, boy
scouts, won first prize In vigorous old
paper collecting contest which netted
eleven tons Of paper. The prize was
an American flag with staff and
eagle. Five Individual prizes were
given to scouts securing over 200
pounds of paper.
The boy scouts OF Monroe, La. have
rendered valuable aid to the federal
health authorities in the autl-malarial
campaign here. The city was divided
into sections and a squad Of scouts as.
signed to each section to inspect prem.
ises and report
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-19
aaI3OIH
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America)
A SCOUT IS 0BEDIENT

In his account Of the recent trip Of
the "Jnmboree" delegation Of Boy
Scouts Of America to Europe, James
Il. West. chief scout executive, tells
the following incident:
''The 30l scout delegates and most
Of their leaders we're 1T the Interna-
tional Olympic games In Antwerp.
The arena was surrounded by thou
sands upon thousands Of spectators
Down there on the battle-ground Of the
worlds champion athletes America
and England were face to face for the
tug-of-war. You know how q tug-Of-
war grips your attention. From the
word go You feel through your whole
body every effort by your own team to
hold Its ground and to pull its oppon-
ent. Think Of witnessing world
championship tug-of-war between
Americans and Englishmen before
vast audience In which many nations
were represented Would you get up
and leave your seat for a million dol.
lars? Yet, at the very moment that
the Americans dug In their heels, glued
themselves to the rope. filled their
lungs and tensed their muscles to pull
England from her ground, the jam
boree' scouts rose, faced about, and
marched from the scene.
"This is how It happened: While
the delegation was at the arena, the
officials we're invited to meet King Al
bert of Belgium, who was preparing to
come to the games. We left with Col.
Gignilliat, who had command Of our
delegation, for that purpose and were
advised that the King would be great
ly pleased to have the American boy
scouts act as guard Of honor on his
way to the arena. We were requested
to have the boys In readiness at once.
Accordingly Col. Glgnilliat returned to
the arena and just as the American
team of athletes dug In their heels to
pull the English team from Its posi-
ton that well-kn0wn command that
had held our delegation through
a hundred difficult situations. AT
tenton!" brought them sharply out
Of their trance Of excitement and call
ed into play once more that splendid
spirit of loyalty and service which
won for the Boy Scouts of America
the high compliments wherever they
went In Europe"