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Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



happens that the photographer caught a man operating it, but it is not 

 too difficult for a woman to manage. 



How frequently do we waste time and energy in looking through 

 various cans containing soda, spices, etc. for the article we need 

 quickly. Perhaps the labels we pasted on have come off. An 

 arrangement as seen in Fig. 5 shows at a glance just where to find the 



cinnamon, rice or red pepper. 

 The difficulty is in getting bottles 

 with close fitting stoppers, and in 

 the expense of the bottle. It may 

 be well to consult the drug- 

 gist regarding good bottles for this 

 purpose. 



I have found a mangle for the 

 household ironing to be a paying 

 investment. These may be had 

 costing from $15.00 to $40.00 and 

 run by gasoline, gas, electricity or 

 some are made to iron simply by 

 the pressure brought to bear on 

 the rollers. Only flat clothes are 

 run through the mangle, but the 

 time taken for their ironing is so 

 much less than that required by 

 the usual method that the mangle 

 is paid for in a comparatively 

 short time. Unless the fire is kept 

 up for other purposes, there is also 

 a saving of fuel. 



j\Ianv who are situated where 



Fig. 5. 



Glass boltlcs or Mason jars 

 save needless hunfinc/. 



they can use gas or electricity are buying the flat-irons which are heated 

 by these means. A new iron is on the market which is run by the burn- 

 ing of (Icnatin-cd alcohol and there are also irons heated by charcoal. 

 The value of these irons is mainly in saving the heat and the travel from 

 the ironing-board to stove. 



COOKING MADE EASY. 

 I took dinner recently in the home of Mrs. Samuel Barrows where 

 Mrs. Barrows extends the most gracious hospitality in the simplest 

 manner. She prepared dinner in her little kitchen 5x7 and seemed to 

 be making no efifort. I asked her to tell us something of her experience 

 as a housekeeper. Her successful literary life is all the more charming 

 for her practical knowledge of housekeeping. 



