1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
The Chautauqua address, asked for by a 
reader, is : “ Chautauqua Office, Drawer 
194, Buffalo, N. Y.” Catalogues or other 
desired matter may be obtained from 
this address. 
Fast Colors. —If you wash flannel, (I 
mean underwear and outside garments, 
together with baby hoods, blankets, etc.) 
black ginghams, prints, etc., to preserve 
the color, use cold water and hard soap. 
Rinse in cold water. It has never failed 
me. o. e. 
Washington Fritters. —Make a stiff bat¬ 
ter with one quart of flour in which has 
been sifted two teaspoonfuls of baking 
powder, one teaspoonful of cloves and 
two of cinnamon, and enough sugar to 
sweeten, and either milk or water to make 
a batter. You may use an egg or not 
as you like. Stir well, and fry in small 
cakes in hot lard. Very nice eaten with 
apple or cranberry sauce. m. h. m. 
Borax For Humors.—I find strong borax 
water effective against pimples, black¬ 
heads and humors. Wash the face thor¬ 
oughly and often. 
To Strengthen A Placket. —Instead of 
using gussets at the sides of little girls’ 
drawers, take a crosswise strip of cloth 
as long as the opening, and one inch 
wide. Sew down on the outside, turn 
and stitch on the wrong side. This can 
be done by the machine, and will never 
tear down. J. E. A. 
A Woman’s Signature.— A point which 
the women with wide open eyes usually 
note, but which many others ignore, 
touches their signatures. Those who 
consider themselves the highest author¬ 
ity, lay down the rule that a woman’s 
signature never takes cognizance of her 
husband’s name ; her address always 
recognizes the husband, so long as he is 
living. Writing to strangers, she signs 
her own name, as, “ Serena Cordwainer,” 
and below this, usually at the left and 
often in parenthesis, she gives her ad¬ 
dress ; as, “ Mrs. Caleb M. Cordwainer, 
Sometown, Cal.” Yet the number of 
women who so far sink themselves in 
their husband’s identity as to sign the 
husband’s name (prefixed only by the 
timid Mrs.) is legion. We have seen this 
form even in autograph albums ; while 
in the public press the articles by “ Mrs. 
Caleb” cannot be numbered. 
But IS It a Whim ?—Nor is it all a whim 
this notion that a woman should sign 
her own name ? This very day of writ 
ing, we desired for especial reasons to 
know the full name of one of our own 
long-time contributors ; yet a search 
through all her letters to the Home 
Department, gave no clue to her as an 
individual, for every letter in our possess¬ 
ion was signed “Mrs. Caleb Cordwainer.” 
Will the “Mrs. Cordwainers” among our 
of cod-liver oil presents a 
perfect food—palatable, 
easy of assimilation, and 
an appetizer; these are 
everything to those who 
are losing flesh and 
strength. The combina¬ 
tion of pure cod-liver oil, 
the greatest of all fat pro¬ 
ducing foods, with Hypo- 
phosphites, provides a re¬ 
markable agent for Quick 
Flesh Building in all ail¬ 
ments that are associated 
with loss of flesh. 
Prepared by Scott A Bowne, Chemists, 
New York. Sold by all druggists. 
contributors recognize this our whim— 
if they must so regard it—and sign their 
own names to articles, rather than those 
of their husbands ? 
Open Eyes May See at my Home: A 
small vial tunnel hanging to the kerosene 
can to be used in filling lamps. It hastens 
the labor and is a great help for unsteady 
hands and failing eyesight In washing 
I never handle the top of the wash-board 
with wet hands but move it at will by 
taking hold of the sides, and thereby 
save myself from being wet to the skin 
as I have seen others who had not 
studied into the cause of wet waists. All 
sheets we make with hems the same 
width at both ends, so that they will 
wear out evenly ; the user not knowing 
which was the top or bottom at time of 
changing. The corks of vials and jars 
are inclosed in a linen or cotton cloth, 
hemmed or fringed, of square shape; and 
large enough to be grasped by the corners 
above the cork. One can thus remove 
the corks easily without tbe aid of forks 
or any pointed instrument, mrs, o j. p. 
Keep out the Cold.— Those of us who 
live in old houses can keep out the cold 
which enters at the bottom of outer doors 
by making ticks four inches wide and as 
long as the door. Fill these with excel¬ 
sior. Tack them on the door so that 
they will swing easily and you have 
something far better to manage than an 
old blanket or piece of carpeting which 
the first one leaving the house dis¬ 
places. N. P. 
healthfuLof foods. Since milk, in the case 
of sore throat, is almost the only food 
which can be taken, on account of the 
difficulty in swallowing, and is also 
highly recommended in case of typhoid 
and other fevers, it becomes a matter o’ 
considerable importance that children 
should retain their natural appetite for 
it, or at least that they do not learn to 
dislike it. K. 
Codfish Balls.—To how many house¬ 
keepers does making fish balls seem very 
laborious ? Suppose the next time you 
wish to make codfish balls you try this 
plan : Pick up one coffee cupful of cod¬ 
fish quite fine. To this add two cupfuls 
of raw potato sliced—the fish even meas¬ 
ure and the potato heaped. Cover with 
cold water and boil till the potato is 
cooked. Take from the fire, and drain 
off all the water. Add pepper and butter 
to suit the taste. Mash thoroughly with 
a potato masher. When cool enough to 
handle, flour the hands and make into 
balls. This amount is sufficient for four 
persons. Suet or nice beef drippings 
are better for frying them than either 
lard or pork fat. n. p. 
One cent will mail this paper to 
your friend in any part of the United 
States, Canada or Mexico, after you 
have read it and written your name 
on the corner. 
$U*jCfUMtt0Ui!S 
Ideals. —The man’s “womanly woman” 
is amiable, quiet, and domestic. She 
loves to sit upon a low chair and hem 
things, with the lamplight falling over 
her hair. In theory this is the sort of a 
woman a man prefers ; in practice he 
may choose one entirely her opposite. 
She does not exist in large quantities, 
which is lucky, as she might prove dread¬ 
fully insipid. The woman’s “ manly 
man” means a strong, brave, daring, and 
“ masterful” man. She likes that—in 
dreams. In actual life she may find that 
a man neither daring nor imperious has 
satisfactory and endearing qualities 
which make him more after her heart 
than the ideal of her dreams could ever 
be. All this, and more, says Harper’s 
Bazar; to which the editor of the 
Traveler’s Record appends this bit of 
wisdom: The trouble is, that each set 
of qualities implies at least a tendency 
to corresnonding defects. The gentle 
and domestic woman may be narrow, 
stubborn, and jealous of all life broader 
than her own The man who always has 
his own way outside his house is pretty 
sure to have it inside too, and “ master¬ 
fulness” is not quite so admirable to a 
woman when it means selfish disregard 
of her wishes and judgment. 
Judicious Use Of Milk. —Mothers so fre¬ 
quently worry because their little ones, 
one, two or three years old, are troubled 
with constipation. A few years later 
they are distressed because their chil¬ 
dren do not like milk, and will not even 
taste it, much less drink it. Is there not 
some relation between the two condi¬ 
tions ? I have learned from my own ex 
perience that at least one cause of con¬ 
stipation in children from one to three 
years old, may be an exclusive milk diet 
at this age. Many mothers are loth to 
give baby anything but milk, for fear it 
may disagree with it, and continue the 
milk diet too long. The health may not 
be perceptibly impaired, but there is a 
lack of robust strength which the addi¬ 
tion of some solid food would suppiy. 
This dislike of milk is very probably 
caused by the whole system crying out 
against the long-continued use of it to 
the exclusion of everything else. The 
child is thus debarred later in life from 
enjoying one of the most beneficial and 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. Tt is the Best.— Adv. 
If you name Thi B. N.-Y. to our advertiser* you 
may be pretty sure of prompt replies and right 
treatment. 
Your Family 
should be 
provided with the 
well-known emergency 
medicine, 
AYER’S 
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The best remedy for all 
diseases of the 
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Prompt to act, 
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If you have Malaria, Files, Sick Head- 
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if your food does not assimilate, 
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5 to 9 c. Will refer you to more than 
twenty thousand welt satisfied 
customers. Paperhangers’ sample 
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Send to the nearest address. 
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Wall Paper Merchant, 
▼ 136-138 W. riadison St., Chicago, 
w 30-32 W. 13th St., New York. 
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The plague of lamps is the 
breaking of chimneys ; but 
that can be avoided. Get 
Macbeth’s “pearl top” or 
“pearl glass.” 
The funnel-shaped tops are 
beaded or “pearled —a trade 
mark. 
Cylinder tops are etched in the 
glass “MACBETH & CO. PEARL 
glass. ’ ’— another trade-mark. 
Pittsburgh. Geo. A. Macbeth Co. 
S OFT Leather has Vacuum 
Leather Oil in it; 25c, 
and your money back if you 
want it. 
Patent lambskin-with-wool- 
on swob and book—How to 
Take Care of Leather—both 
free at the store. 
Vacuum Oil Company, Rochester, N. Y. 
4 M dollar saved is a dollar earned." 
Thin IittdieB’ Solid French 
Dongola Kid Button Boot 
dellvored free nnywhere In tho 
U.S., on receipt of Cush, Money 
Order, or Postal Note, for $1.50. 
Equals every way tho boots sold 
in all retail stores for $2.50. 
We make this boot ourselves, there- 
to we guarantee the ,/It. style and wear, 
and if any ono is not satisfied wo 
will refund the money or Bend 
another pair. Common Sense 
or Opera Toe, widths C, D.E, 
jo EE, sizes 1 to 8, and 
half sizes. Send your 
size; we will fit you. 
Illustrated 
Catalogue 
FREE 
148 Fell oral 8t. 
o{ lst quality can ever 
be sen t by mail. May¬ 
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preferred, we ship safely 4,5 or 6-ft. trees; 
2 -yr.Roses of rareexcellence-everything! 
You actually pay less than for the puny 
stuff. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres 
Orchards. Exact information about trees 
and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. 
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100 Vurletle*. Al»o Hmull Fruit*, Tree*, Ac. Be«4 
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RELIABLE 
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If you want Pure Freeh C AVP 
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growers, send for our Beautiful 
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Pkt’s only 2 and 3 ctH. Market 
Hardeners ask for IS fl || rV 
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1854 .— Established 39 Years.— 1893. 
U.S.Solid Wheel 
The Old Reliable 
HALLADAY STANDARD, 
HALLADAY GEARED and 
Gem Steel 
Guaranteed to be the 
best made:. 
Also Pumps, Tanks, Corn Shelters, 
Feed Mills, Stalk Cutters, 
Having Tools, Saw Tables, Etc. 
SEND FOB CATALOGUE. 
U.S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. 
KANG YOUR DOORS 
on the Barn, or on any other Building, with Ktan- 
ley’s Corrugated Steel Hinges, as they are 
much stronger and handsomer than tho old 
style and cost no more. 
They can be had Japanned or Galvanized ac 
slight additional cost, thus preventing rust. It 
no hardware dealer In your vicinity keeps them, 
write us. 
THE STANLEY WORKS. New Britain. Conn. 
