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TsAe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  29,  1916, 
From  Day  to  Day 
Spring 
Wbpri  is  it  Spring?  When  spirit^  rise, 
Pure  (’rnous-buds.  where  tbe  snow  dies; 
When  children  play  outdoors  till  dark; 
When  the  sap  trickles  up  the  bark; 
When  bits  of  blue  sky  flit  and  sing. 
Playing  at  birds — then  is  it  Spring? 
When  is  it  Spring?  When  the  bee  hums; 
When  through  the  open  window  comes 
The  breeze,  and  Summer  license  claims 
To  swing  and  toss  the  picture  frames; 
When  the  walk  dries;  the  robins  call; 
The  brown  liens  doze  by  the  sunny  wall. 
One  foot  drawn  up  to  warm. -or  sing. 
With  half-filmed  eyes — then  is  it  Spring? 
Nay,  each  might  prove  a  treacherous  sign  ; 
Rut.  when  old  waters  seem  new  wine; 
When  all  our  mates  are  half  divine; 
When  love  comes  easier  than  hate; 
When  we  have  no  more  shrugs  at  Fate, 
Rut  think  sometimes  of  God.  and  late 
Our  swiftest  serving  seems  to  be; 
When  bright  ways  numberless  wp  see. 
And  thoughts  spring  up.  and  hopes  run 
free. 
And  wild  now  dreams  are  all  on  wing. 
Till  we  must  either  fly  or  sing 
With  riotous  lifp — be  sure  ’tis  Spring. 
— Edward  Rowland  Sill. 
* 
Baked  Finnan  haddie  is  especially  nice 
if  soaked  in  milk  for  an  hour  before  cook¬ 
ing.  After  soaking  put  it  in  a  .baking 
dish  Avith  a  little  of  the  milk,  add  a  lib¬ 
eral  allowance  of  butter  and  a  dusting  of 
pepper.  Bake  30  minutes  and  serve  with 
cream  sauce.  A  cream  sauce  having 
grated  horseradish  stirred  into  it  is  very 
good  with  fish. 
* 
Never  cash  a  postal  money  order  for 
a  stranger.  There  are  professional  money 
order  thieves  who  steal  the  blanks  from 
post  offices  and  then  fill  them  out  for 
considerable  sums.  They  are  then  passed 
like  checks,  the  swindler  making  a  small 
purchase,  paying  with  the  forged  order, 
and  receiving  change  for  if  in  honest 
money.  Several  of  these  swindlers  have 
recently  been  arrested  in  thi<  city ;  they 
had  stolen  the  money  orders  in  Missouri, 
and  were  passing  them  in  the  East.  This 
form  of  swindling  is  quite  likely  to  be 
attempted  in  rural  districts,  for  an  un¬ 
suspicious  person  will  usually  look  upon 
a  postal  money  order  as  more  reliable 
than  a  stranger’s  cheek. 
* 
The  American  Medical  Association  has 
reprinted,  in  pamphlet  form,  an  article 
on  ‘'Hay-fever t  Its  Cause  and  Preven¬ 
tion.”  by  Dr  Win.  Schcppegrell  of  New 
Orleans,  president  of  the  American  Hay 
Fever  Prevention  Association.  It  lays 
particular  stress  on  the  destruction  of 
disease-producing  weeds,  a  matter  that  is 
of  special  importance  to  country  people. 
Since  the  common  ragweed  is  the  great¬ 
est  enemy  to  susceptible  persons,  and 
since  no  one  can  regard  it  as  an  orna¬ 
ment  to  a  farm,  it  will  be  well  to  mobil¬ 
ize  our  forces  against  it.  Certainly  any 
farm  that  intends  to  cater  to  Summer 
boarders  should  do  its  best  to  make  a 
clean  sweep  of  this  enemy. 
* 
One  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  tea  rooms 
carries  on  its  hilt  of  fare  an  "eat  and 
grow  thin”  luncheon,  for  the  benefit  of 
stout  women  who  wish  to  reduce.  This 
luncheon,  on  one  occasion,  included  dark 
meat  of  roast  chicken,  with  spinach,  glu¬ 
ten  bread,  tomato  jelly  salad,  and  prune 
jelly.  It  will  be  noted  that  starchy 
bread  and  vegetables  are  omitted  but  the 
meal  is  abundant  and  a  appetizing.  One 
of  the  most  widely  read  books  of  recent 
mouths  Was  called  "Eat  and  Grow  Thin.  ’ 
and  hundreds  of  over-stout  people  are  try¬ 
ing  to  follow  its  teachings,  hence  the 
demand  for  recommended  food  in  this 
tea  room.  While  there  are  many  women 
whose  burden  of  flesh  is  due  to  idleness 
and  over-eating,  there  is  no  doubt  an 
equal  number  who  must  blame  some 
form  of  malnutrition  for  their  too-solid 
flesh.  All  doctors  seem  to  agree  that 
diet  and  exercise  are  the  chief  correctives, 
and  that  drugs  are  both  dangerous  and 
futile  as  reducing  agents. 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
Rubber  aprons  guaranteed  waterproof, 
are  50  cents  and  are  very  desirable  Avhen 
working  at  wash-tub  or  sink. 
Snap  fasteners  come  attached  to  tape 
for  25  cents  a  yard — a  great  saving  in 
time,  for  the  tape  is  much  more  easily 
attached  than  the  separate  snaps. 
Women's  handkerchiefs  ia  solid  colors 
with  a  white  hem  are  seen  in  great  va¬ 
riety,  made  of  very  sheer  linen  in  various 
shades  of  blue,  green,  heliotrope,  pink, 
fawn,  yellow  and  brown.  Some  are  em¬ 
broidered,  some  with  hemstitching  only. 
Notes  from  Experience 
Instead  of  cold  deviled  eggs,  try  stuf¬ 
fing  iu  the  usual  way,  put  two  halves  to¬ 
gether,  dip  in  egg  and  bread  crumbs,  and 
fry  in  boiling  fat.  Serve  cm  small  plat¬ 
ters  with  a  center  of  green  peas  and  a 
border  of  thick  tomato  puree. 
When  dusting  or  cleaning  floors  there 
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suede  in  the  hack,  like  a  charm. 
lidded  Avith  bends.  To  mend  hot  water  bottles  take  old 
fruit-jar  rubbers,  break  into  small  bits 
gee,  35  inches  wide,  and  hold  over  a  hot  fire  on  a  shovel  until 
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10  cents.  fudge  until  creamy,  and  while  still  soft 
spread  between  thin  slices  of  buttered 
jr\.  bread.  You  will  find  this  very  nice  for 
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Durham,  N.  G. 
8627 — Blouse  With  Deep  Cuffs,  34  to  44  bust. 
To  bc<  mmle  with  UoUed-Qvnr  or  Standing  Col- 
Ini',  with  or  Avithout  Pockets. 
8470 — Plain  Shirt  Waist,  34  to  44  bust.  With 
Irish  or  Open  Neck,  Long  or  Three-Quarter 
Sleeves. 
8727 — Middy  Blouse  for  Misses  and  Small 
Women,  1(1  and  IS  years.  With  elbow  or  Long 
Sleeves. 
8672 — Waist  With  Turn  Over  Collar  and  Cuffs, 
34  to  44  bust.  To  he  I,  lit  toned  up  closely  or 
rolled  open  to  form  lapels. 
8591 — Gathered  Blouse,  34  to  42  bust.  With 
Long  or  Three-Quarter  Sleeves,  Avith  Collar  that 
can  be  made  High  or  Low. 
find  lustre.  The  plain  natural  color  is 
40  cents  a  yard;  the  same  material 
striped  with  green,  rose  or  lavender  is  50 
cents  a  yard. 
A  pretty  tub  suit  of  poplin  for  small 
boys  has  straight  trousers  aud  smocked 
belted  blouse;  another  of  Rugby  cloth 
has  a  box-pleated  tunic  with  sailor  tie. 
These  are  $2.05.  Very  smart  loose  bdx 
coats  for  little  boys,  in  checks  and  navy 
blue,  are  $5. 
Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  the  25-cent 
mercerized  Durable 
Durham  Hosiery.  Jt 
pleases  the  most  par¬ 
ticular  buyers. 
