The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-27
INSIDE" INFORMATION

A weathertight house is essential
to the economical operation of a
heating plant. Do you need storm
sash? Weather strips? Calking
materials?
to clean her sewing machine and put
it in good running order Then she
made pin money by overhauling the
machines Of her neighbors. IS .esss.
A fiat narrow collar or no collar at
all and V-shaped or U-shaped neck
line is most becoming to short,
stout figure. Square neck lines
should be avoided.
calculated that dishwiping in an
average family is equivalent to wip-
ing as much space as three-acre
field. Proper scalding and a good
dish driner saves this useless work
and allows an average of 20 minutes
a day of leisure for the housewife
who follows the easier method.
One of the incest ways of serving
Jerusalem artichokes in casserole.
They should be pared and placed in
a baking dish either whole or sliced.
Cover closely and bake in a slow
oven until done, or about one-half to
one hour. Remove the cover of the
baking dish toward the close to dry
out excess moisture. Season with
butter, salt, and pepper. Ii liked,
add grated cheese or butered crumbs
or both.
If you plan few white dresses
next summer, you can take advan-
tage of the January white sales, and
gain little time in making them up
before the bulk of the spring sewing
is under way. AS white garments
have to be laundered frequently, be
sure to choose materials with firm
close weave, and soft texture, for
best results. Farmers Bulletin
1449-F, Selection of Cotton Fabrics,
will give you considerable informa-
ton about the best materials for
various purposes.
The nearer your dish closet is to
your sink, the fewer steps needed to
put the dishes away after they are
washed. An ideal way is to have
the dish closet on the connecting
wall between the dining room and
kitchen, adjacent to the sink on the
kitchen side Clean dishes are TAX
en- out in the dining room, and used
ones are passed through the closet
% be washed and put away without
an unnecessary step.
Fresh coffee stains may often be
removed from tablecloths and other
white goods by pouring boiling wat
er on them from height of or 3
feet. Stretch the part stained over
bowl which will catch the water.
The last traces of the stain can us
ually be removed by washing with
soap and water. If the stains are
on wool or silk material, sponge
with cold or lukewarm water. Ii
grease spot from the cream remains
after the spot has dried, remove ii
by using one of the grease, solvents
such as gasoline, carbon tetrashlor
ide, chloroform, ether, naptha, or
benzol. Old stains often require the
use of special chemicals.
What is the biggest need or desire
of the family for the coming year?
An automobile? A home OF your
own? A good vacation. Radio?
School or College graduation?
More or better clothes? Make out
your spending plan with an eye to
whatever you want most; then see
low you can subordinate less i'm
portant needs or wants to get the
one big thing. For example, two
dollars a week saved from January
l to July will take care OF COM
mencement at high school, or pro-
vide a two-weeks vacation for moth
er, or bring some splendid books
into the house. Two dollars a week
and sometimes more can be trimmed
from ordinary expenditures with
surprising ease, once the whole fam
lily starts cooperating in the game OF
BEAT the Budget" Bigger wants
take more weekly savings, but the
principle is the same.
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