LEFT-OVERS 



Don't neglect to save everything that can ■ 

 be made use of for fertihzing purposes. In 

 many a home the "suds" of washmg-day 

 are disposed of as worthless. If applied to 

 growing things in the garden they will often 

 prove as beneficial as the application of a 

 fertilizer that costs C|uite a little sum of 

 money. Especially is this the case if the sea- 

 son happens to be a dry one. If there does 

 not seem to be a need of more moistm^e in 

 the soil on wash-day, save the soapy water 

 against a time of need. It will be sure to 

 ^'come handy" during the season. 



Some families are so unfortunate as to 

 have no cellar. Few vegetables can be kept 

 well, or for a great length of time, in ordinary" 

 rooms, unless something is done to modify 

 the conditions usually existing there. If a 

 large box is filled with dry sand, potatoes, 

 parsnips, salsify, beets, and carrots can be 

 buried in it and made to retain their fresh- 

 ness for an indefinite period. Of course this 

 storage-box should be kept as far as possible 

 from artificial heat, and no dampness should 

 be allowed to come in contact vdth it, as 

 sand absorbs moisture ahnost as readily as 

 a sponge, and the satisfactory keeping of the 

 vegetables named depends upon dryness more 

 than anything else. The lower the tempera- 



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