HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



ing. Mrs. MacDonald biings to the meeting a ti'aining- and character of unusual 

 quality. 



She was born and spent her early life in a Vermont village and knows what 

 farm life is. 



As a graduate of Radcliffe College with special instruction at the Massachu- 

 setts Institute of Technology in addition to study and travel in Euiope she received 

 a wonderful training and e.xperience. 



After her marriage Mrs. MacDonald put into her experiences of home making 

 all the enthu.siasm and technical insight which she had given to her work as 

 teacher. The picture shows that Mrs. MacDonald is a real homemaker, which 

 gives her a real understanding of the problems and difficulties of a mother in 

 managing her home. With the double preparation which was now hers, she later 

 took up her connection with the Modern Priscilla Magazine as Editor of the House- 

 keeping Department. Her special contribution to the magazine and home eco- 

 nomics fields is the Priscilla Proving Plant. This is an experimental home in 

 which, under average home conditions, with her husband and two boys she has 

 developed a unique and growing laboratory experiment in better homemaking. 



While keeping her work on the high plans of the best academic institutions, 

 Mrs. MacDonald is eminently qualified to give Hampshire County women a mes- 

 sage of strong stimulus and one that will have a lasting eff"ect. 



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CARE OF CLOTHES 



Second Meeting on Project (iisen by 

 Miss lucker 



The second meeting on the project 

 "Care of Clothes" was held this month 

 at the Extension Service Rooms. Miss 

 Marion L. Tucker, State Clothing Spe- 

 cialist, gave the lecture. 



This project was divided into two parts. 

 The first meeting was given over to the 

 storage problem and the seasonal care 

 of clothes. The second meeting was on 

 the removal of .stains, dry cleaning and 

 pressing in the home. 



Miss Tucker began this lecture with 

 some interesting facts about textile fibers 

 stating that it is impossible to remove 

 spots and take proper care of clothing 

 unless we know something about the ma- 

 terials and the reaction of certain sub- 

 stances upon them. 



She demonstrated the removal of vari- 

 ous spots and suggested Farmer's Bulle- 

 tin 861 and "Spot Removal", which is 

 edited by the Modern Priscilla, as worth 

 while bulletins to have in the home. 



One interesting feature of the pressing 

 was the care to give a shiny surface. 

 The shine on a twill skirt was quite suc- 

 cessfully gotten rid of. Various kinds 

 of commercial cleaners were recommend- 

 ed and tested out. 



The following are the Don'ts for the 

 Homemaker which were emphasized : 



1. Do not use any chemical until you 

 have first tried cold watei-. 



2. Do not u.se a chemical without first 

 considering the fiber of which the ma- 

 terial is made, the dye, and the nature 

 of the stain. 



3. Do not allow any chemical to dry 

 on the material. 



4. Do not use any chemical without 

 rinsing thoroughly aftei'wards. 



5. Do not use .Javelle water on silk 

 or wool. 



6. Do not use potassium permanga- 

 nate on silk 01- wool. 



7. Do not use any strong alkali on 

 silk or wool. 



8. Do not rub soap directly on silk 

 or wool. 



9. Do not use .Javelle water and po- 

 tassium permanganate, oxalic acid or any 

 bleach on colored matei'ials without fii'st 

 testing the color or fa.stness. 



10. Do not use gasoline, ether, naptha, 

 benzine, alcohol, or any other inflamma- 

 ble agent near an open flame. Use out 

 of doors or near an open window. 



WHAT THE NUTRITION 

 PROJECT HAS DONE 



FORME 



By Mrs. A. L. Moore, County Project 

 Leader 



In 1920 I attended the annual fall meet- 

 ing of the Hampshire County Extension 

 Service and heard about nutrition and 

 meal planning. Up to this time I had 

 I'ead a good deal about this .subject in 

 magazines and had often thought I would 

 like to know more about it. But it is 

 rather difficult for a busy person to take 

 the time to follow these directions so 

 kept putting it off". 



But at this meeting I found a way to 

 learn all these things I desired to know. 



So four meetings were planned and 

 our home demonstration agent taught us 

 what should be one of the important 

 things in our daily life — our diet. 



We learned that milk is essential for 

 growth, at least one pint for adults and 

 one quart for children is necessary. Two 

 servings of vegetables other than potatoes 

 should be eaten, and greens at least twice 

 a week. To furnish the required amount 

 of mineral matter, vitamines, etc. we 

 should have two servings of fruit, fresh, 

 canned or dried. Water is very import- 

 ant. We should keep the inside of the 

 body as clean as the outside and to do 

 this one and one-half quarts of water 

 is necessary. We should sei-ve more 

 whole than refined cereal products be- 

 Continued on page 10. column 2 



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