FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



HOME MAKING 



SEWING LEADERS MEET 



Learn to Use Sewing Machine 

 Attachments 



Ask the question, "Do you use your 

 sewing machine attachments?" Invari- 

 ably the answer will be, "No, I can do it 

 by hand quicker." Of course these wo- 

 men can do it by hand more quickly if 

 they have never learned to use the at- 

 tachments. They could sweep a room 

 quicker and better with a broom than 

 with a vacuum cleaner if they did not 

 know how to use the cleaner. But if you 

 ask a person who has learned to use the 

 attachments and use them well, the same 

 cjuestion, the answer is always, "I could 

 not get along without them." 



It is a shame to have labor saving de- 

 vices in our homes and not make use of 

 them. For that reason Miss A. F. Pratt, 

 a representative of the Singer Sewing 

 Machine Company, has been teaching- 

 some Hampshire County leaders the arti- 

 fice of using machine attachments. In 

 the morning session Miss Pratt gave a 

 demonstration using each attachment in 

 several different ways. If anyone thought 

 they could use the binder, they changed 

 their mind when Miss Pratt began bind- 

 ing scallop after scallop, turning square 

 corners and making plackets. In the 

 afternoon each leader was furni.shed with 

 an electric sewing machine and materials 

 to practice making all the clever things 

 Miss Pratt made in the morning. 



The leaders representing the home de- 

 partment are Mrs. Roscoe Hatch, Mrs. 

 Fred .Johnson, Mrs. Frank Cebula, Mrs. 

 .Jozef Slowiak, Miss Ann Kerrigan and 

 Mrs. Henry Fisherdick of Ware; Mrs. 

 Henry Witt and Mrs. Harry Conkey of 

 Belchertown; Mrs. Lawrence Bergman 

 and Mrs. Pauline Esser of Easthampton. 

 Each leader is planning to teach a group 

 of women what she has learned. If you 

 want to know how to use your attach- 

 ments well, get in touch with the 

 woman representing your community. 



THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF DRESS 



1. Thou shalt not follow fads and fol- 

 lies regardless of thine own individuality 

 and type. 



2. Thou shalt clothe thyself in simpli- 

 city. 



3. Honour thy body and keep it clean. 



4. Thou shalt dress appropriately for 

 the occasion and thine own purse. 



5. Thou -shalt not covet thy neighbor's 

 clothes or accessories. 



6. Thou shalt zealously study thy 

 type, coloring, temperament and physi- 

 que. 



7. Thou shalt dress in harmony with 

 thy type. 



8. Thou shalt learn the principles of 

 Balance, Rhythm, Proportion and Dom- 



inant Interest and their application. 



9. Thou shalt see thyself as others see 

 thee and endeavor to correct thy mistake. 



10. Thou shalt persist in the deter- 

 mination to make the very best of what 

 God has given thee. 



Educational Press Bulletin. 



WHAT SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES 



"Yes, potatoes are expensive, but I use 

 very few now. My family likes rice or 

 macaroni fully as well, and they are good 

 substitute." How often do you hear this? 

 And do you know that it is not true? 

 Rice is almost entirely pure starch, maca- 

 roni contains some protein or muscle 

 building material in addition to starch, 

 but both are lacking in certain very 

 valuable minerals and vitamins which we 

 find in potatoes. And even though pota- 

 toes seem rather expensive, when we con- 

 sider how valuable they are we do not 

 want to do without them entirely. But 

 we must remember that if we are to get i 

 the most good from them we should cook 

 or bake them with the skins on, as most 

 of the minerals lie close to the skins. 



If you feel you must cut down on 

 potatoes because of the cost, then use 

 plenty of the other vegetables. Winter 

 vegetables particularly high in mineral 

 content are beets, carrots, parsnips, 

 rutabagas. In addition to these for 

 vitamins use plenty of raw cabbage, and 

 lettuce and spinach when available. 



Sweet potatoes may be substituted for 

 white potatoes, though the mineral con- 

 tent is not quite so high. However, they 

 contain more starch and sugar, the 

 energy giving substances. 



Miss Marii Foley, State Nutrition 

 SperiaHst. 



AN INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSOR HAPPY 



Professor Happy has written so many 

 clever epigrams for the American Child 

 Health Association that we feel you 

 should have the benefit of his wisdom. So 

 we are going to print a few of his say- 

 ings each month. Do not just read and 

 laugh — practice them. There is more 

 truth than poetry in what he says. 



He who eats too much pastry can never 

 take the cake. 



Eat fruits and fruit juices — you need 

 pep, not pop. 



Taste may be one of the five senses, but 

 it is not always common sense. 



No matter where your talents lie — 

 make a business of drinking milk. 



Decorate your innard with greens. 



In onion there is strength. 



Eat plenty of fruit or you'll be up a 

 tree. 



Your sitting position may make you a 

 person of standing. 



When you're not feeling just right re- 

 move the window pane. 



Fill your lungs — don't be a flat tire. 



HOW LONG SHOULD 



A WIFE LIVE? 



Subject Discussed at Extension Schools 



The answer in the old days to vne ques- 

 tion above would have been "not very 

 long." The Pilgrim Mothers died young 

 and it took two or three of them to bring 

 up one family. The fathers were tough 

 and lived long but work and hardships 

 made short work of the wives. 



As we analyzed the situation of today 

 we find the real purpose of every home- 

 maker is the achievement of a successful 

 home. She wants her children, her hus- 

 band and herself to be happy, useful and 

 successful. She does not want to spend 

 all of her time in eating, sleeping and 

 working. She wants to rest, play, read 

 and do some things for her neighbors. 

 She wants many other things that take 

 time. It is the easiest thing in the world 

 to allow keeping our stomachs filled and 

 keejjing ourselves clothed to crowd out 

 the things that make us happy and keep 

 us growing. 



The reason for showing kitchen slides 

 and talking household management at 

 the extension schools this year, is to give 

 us a chance to check up on ourselves and 

 to find out if we are crowding out vital 

 things, and if there are possible ways of 

 cutting down the time required to do the 

 work in order that we may have time for 

 more of the things that we all want to do. 

 There are just about five ways in which 

 the homemaker can save time in her 

 housework, viz; (1) labor saving furnish- 

 ings and equipment, (2) step saving ar- 

 rangement of equipment, (.3) improved 

 methods of work, (4) efficient planning 

 of the work, (5) simple living. 



If our kitchens are good work.shops and 

 the homemakers think their job through 

 carefully, half of the battle is won and 

 the mothers of the future will live to a 

 good old age and keep their youth and 

 good looks to the end. 



A BEAUTY SECRET 



Why not let Dame Nature paint your 

 cheeks from within? She can do it with 

 the aid of vegetables, fruit, and the whole 

 cereals. To have a good complexion, the 

 owner must have good red blood, and one 

 of the necessary ingredients of red blood 

 is iron. 



The leafy vegetables are our best 

 sources of iron, besides being valuable for 

 other reasons. At this season of the year 

 we will have to depend upon cabbage, let- 

 tuce, spinach and canned greens for 

 leafy vegetables. A very cheap source 

 of all necessary minerals is bread made 

 from whole grains. Of course, bread is a 

 very concentrated food, also rich in 

 starch which gives energy, and protein 



