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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



October, 1913 



To Starch and Gloss Linen. 



See that the coUars, shirts, etc., 

 are thoroughly dry before yovi at- 

 tempt to starch them, or they will 

 never take the starch properly, 

 and ^\^ll be quite limp. Put the 

 articles into the starch, squeezing 

 them well with the hands to get 

 the starch through them ; then 

 wring them as dry as 3'ou can, 

 and place on a clean towel, piull 

 them out, wrap them up in a 

 towel, and leave fo>r an hour or 

 two. 



Take out one collar at a time, 

 spread it out on the wrong side 

 uppermost. Then iron it till 

 slightly dry, after which turn it 

 and repeat the process on the 'right 

 side ; then go back to the wrong 

 side, and iron ' thus alternately, 

 first slowly, then more and more 

 quickly, till the collar feels quite 

 d'ry, a'nd is glossy and shining. In 

 many cases polishing irons are 

 used to finish the gloss. Brush the 

 surface. There is more knack than 

 dipped in cold, clean water, Being 

 careful not to wet it so much as to 

 blister it ; now hold the coUar 

 firmly in the left hand and swing 

 the iron quicklv backwards and for- 

 wards from the wrist, bringing the 

 weight to bear on the rounded 

 surface. There ismore knack than 

 strength required for this process, 

 which only practice will give. M 

 first the poli.shing iron will make 

 the collar look streaky, but this 

 / disappears as the iron or glossing 

 is continued. The iron should be 

 well heated. 



For cold water starch allow 2oz. 

 of cold water starch to every 

 three-quarters of a pint of cold 

 water ; mix the starch well into 

 the water with the fingers till quite 

 smooth ; then cover up the basin 

 and let it stand till next day at 

 least ; it is better if left for se- 



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veral days, as the longer it soaks 

 the less likely it is to cake on the 

 linen, and even if it should smell 

 sour it does not matter.. When you 

 wish to use it stir it well up from 

 the bottom oi the basin ; then mix 

 into it first a teaspoonful of tur- 

 pentine, and then half a teaspoon- 

 ful of powdered borax previously 

 dissolved in a very little boiling 

 water. This mixture will give the 

 linen a nice gloss, and make the 

 irons run more smoothly. Remem- 

 ber the borax must be thoroughly 

 dissolved, or it will show later on 

 in shiny patches. 



Play Grounds. 



One of the best ways of keeping 

 children off the street is to provide 

 an attractive place for them to 

 play in. Many of our back yards 

 are " back yards," in' fact. This 

 name is wrong. They should be 

 called lawns instead of yards. 

 Having the name, we are in- 

 clined to make them live up 

 to it, and make them a lawn in- 

 stead of a yard. It is true, also, 

 that most people spend nine-tenths 

 of their efforts ou the front and 

 one-tenth on the back. This sys- 

 tem reminds one of the small 

 boy's method of polishing the toes 

 of his boots and allowing the heels 

 to go by default. There is no 

 reason why the back yard should 

 not be more than a place to house 

 garbage and clothes lines. Should 

 it not rather be a place to enjoy 

 the comforts of out-door privacy 

 and retreat, where children may 

 romp at will or where afternoon 

 tea can be served in, seclusion and 

 comfort ? True, it may cost a 

 trifle to have wood, etc., earned 

 in by hand, and the expense of cut- 

 ting the grass, and water, but this 

 is more than offset, by the satis- 

 faction of a clean and healthy 

 romi^iug place for the children. 



unawares— not entering in at the 

 door, but slUy, and as a robber. 

 Speaking from a cynical point of 

 \'iew, the latter method might be 

 commended, because a little oppo- 

 sition is not bad for any man, 

 especially in cases like it, for . it 

 puts him on his mettle, and makes 

 him realise what a treasure he has 

 got if the parents guard it so jeal- 

 ouly. 'But commonsense counsels a 

 mean between these two extremes. 

 Meet the young man , fairly, let him 

 feel vou are loath ta lose a daugh- 

 ter, but that if he is her choice 

 you give her freely to him, provid- 

 ing always, of cour.se, that no- 

 thing vital can be brought against 

 him by friend or foe. And in sift- 

 ino- gossip you may hear about 

 him don't be too eager to find 

 something in it. He is only hu- 

 man after all, though, perchance, 

 y-our child thinks him a very :j:od 

 among men. Don't try to 'disil- 

 lusion her, awakening will come all 

 too soon in this work-a-day world, 

 and remiember your child has a 

 much better chance of happintss 

 with her " eve^y-d9.y-man,"_ if one 

 may coin the term, than witli ouc 

 too far removed from everyday life 

 to feel its needs, its temptations, 

 and its sympathies. 



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 that sometimes perhaps the sus- 

 picion is engendered in his mind 

 that the prize he has won is not 

 such a very great prize after all, 

 if its possessors are so glad to 

 pass it on to another ; or, again, 

 he is received as an enemy — a 

 thief that has stolen upon them 



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