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Jn mm ry 7, 1922 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
merely moistened hand committee, that supplies hot water hides. The < 
P „j if mnv ho cm-- hags, air cushions, stationery, materials neighbors who 
for work. etc., and a library committee, taken care of 
crisp fried bacon, ],, n( j s hooks to members. The society We sold o 
tion. has also authorized exchanges for the ceived 28 cen 
sale of work done by members. These better than w< 
exchanges are open to all invalid mem- bedsteads had 
ty and Letter- tiers Of the society who have no contagious doctor bills ci 
lips disease. A commission of 15 per cent is fashioned con 
charged, and more work still could be are never too 
the outside world handled. In formation about the society they don’t \vi 
nice, by crowding may be had from the secretary, Miss M. money, and tb 
letter he welcome II Hadley, 355 Willow street, New anecdote to n 
d to write? The Haven, Gnnn. has beeu galls 
letter-friendship to Letters from members are printed old side troul* 
people. Invalids monthly in “The Open Window,” which up, walk abon 
embers, with dues has also a "weekly concert of prayer." Thelma, who 
■II people may join branch reports, notices anti requests, ad- meals. They 
and visit or cone- vevtisements of members who have things at cooking ex 
time, strength and for stile, and many choice selections dren. say, cant 
iates pay .$1 year- chosen by the editor, or sent in by mem- ing it. 
fees include sub- hers. Two clippings from Tiif, It. N.-Y. For the pa 
lieu Window,” a have been printed recently. rain, cold raw 
in of the society. One has to belong to the society to tin- weather mode 
most have been derstand how much il means, how cordial signs of rain. 
1K70’s, "to give are the friendships formed, how friendly strike for sev 
chronic invalids.” and devoted the officers, how much is done keep the neVs 
i from memory, as for individual members. Some of my sis- them, but son; 
rmation at hand, tor’s correspondents are becoming dear May I than 
id me on the shelf friends to both of us. though my sister Rural New-’ 
e only belonged to has only seen one of them once. appreciation 
rs and a half. My kuna s. ksapp. surely one lar 
WOMAN AND HOME 
The Villagers 
I cannot hope that Sorrow's feet forever 
and a day 
Will pass my little House of Love where 
latticed sunbeams stray, 
But when she lays her hand at hist upon 
the swinging latch. 
And steps where happy years have smiled 
beneath our Spring-sweet thatch. 
Grant me, ah, God. this heartfelt prayer, 
that somewhere it may be 
Where little, small-town sympathy may 
fold and comfort me. 
The little, small-town sympathy that runs 
across the fields 
In blue-checked gingham aprons, and with 
flour upon its hands. 
That bakes and brews, aud sweeps and 
dusts, that wakeful serves and 
shields. 
The little, small-town sympathy that 
knows and understands. 
Thy cities. God. are luiilded high with 
carven stone on stone, 
But hearts may ache, and lives may droop 
unheeded aud alone. 
And souls may dwell unknown, unloved, 
a single wall between—- 
Not so the quiet, home-sweet lives that 
fringe the village green. 
Let others reap the splendors. Lord, but 
give instead to me 
The homely round of living blent Avith 
sma 11-town sympathy. 
The little, small-town sympathy that 
steals on neighbor feet 
From tiny lamp-lit houses down a maple- 
shaded street; 
That lends its strength on tear-dimmed 
ways its own bruised feet have 
trod, 
The little small-town sympathy—the very 
soul of God. 
—MARTHA HASKELL CLARK 
in Christian Advocate. 
Tennessee Notes 
Sometimes, when we are suffering 
bodily pain, we find it a hit hard to get 
in a proper mood for Thanksgiving or 
Christmas. For the past three weeks I 
think I’ve had my share, yet there have 
been so many cheery letters, books, maga¬ 
zines and kind, homely friends, that— 
well, it’s almost it pleasure to be laid on 
the shell’. Anri then, “Mothers will un¬ 
derstand.” ’Sunday night who should 
come driving in but the two oldest lads, 
till the way from Iowa. 1,100 miles, in a 
ear that was picked up cheap and paid 
for out of their monthly wages. Surely 
T am improving fast. Who wouldn’t? 
I am sitting stretched out on a homemade 
couch by the window, my buck against 
pillows, enjoying life and a few minutes’ 
respite from pain, and thinking how grate¬ 
ful 1 ant for the many undeserved bless¬ 
ings received. 
At the present there is very often an 
interruption in regard to long division. 
The hunting season has interrupted us a 
bit. Lee. the youngest, has IS or 20 traps 
set. They must he cared for. So far lie 
has captured 30 rabbits in his box traps. 
They have what is called a tree dog. and 
at the present, date have 32 nice opossum 
A street beggar in a fur coat, who 
receives tin average of $60 a day, and 
spends his week-ends at Atlantic City, 
Avas among some vagrants arrested b.v 
the New York police recently. Merchants 
and property owners have been complain¬ 
ing of the numerous and uudisurbed 
beggars, some very disgusting in appear¬ 
ance, aud finally compelled the police to 
act. A number of them appeared to get 
$20 to $40 a day, but the $(U)-a-day beg¬ 
gar was at the head. Most of them were 
entirely able-bodied; there were 248 con¬ 
victions out of 246 arrests. Some of 
these sturdy beggars become quite threat¬ 
ening to ti woman ulone at dusk. Our 
own rule is never to give to any street 
beggar; there are ample outlets for one’s 
charity Avhere it is needed and deserved, 
and there is no charity in financing idle 
rogues. 
SALT 
MELTING 
why it is better for 
all farm purposes 
There are two kinds of salt. 
Hard, granular, non-porous 
crystals or flakes that are slow 
dissolving — and soft, fluffy, 
porous flakes that dissolve com¬ 
pletely, instantly, without ever 
leaving a trace. 
Colonial Special Farmers Salt 
is the only salt of soft, porous 
flaky texture. That is why it 
melts like snow—penetrates 
evenly and flavors uniformly. 
And you use less of it than of 
other salts, because Colonial is 
pure salt—all salt, with all the 
moisture removed. 
It will notcakeorlump. Ordinary saltsdo. 
Put up in 70- 
lb. bags of 
linenized ma¬ 
terial w h i c It 
makes splen¬ 
did toweling. 
Crocheted rag rugs arc quite fash¬ 
ionable, and I he art needlework depart¬ 
ment in some of the big stores has a com¬ 
petent teacher to instruct customers in 
this work. The rags for crocheting are 
sold in skeins at 40e a skein, all dean, 
new mgs, dyed in fast colors. We are 
told that it takes four skeins to knit a 
rug 4x2 ft. It sounds strange to buy car¬ 
pet rags by the skein, but. the work is 
popular, and many city women are learn¬ 
ing to make these old-time rugs. 
Among useful patterns which we have 
not illustrated is a set forming an infant’s 
complete wardrobe, comprising 10 differ¬ 
ent patterns, the price of the set being 40 
cents. This Is not ordered hy number, hut 
as "Infant’s complete wardrobe." It Avill 
be found a great convenience in planning 
the layette. Another convenient set is 
“Baby’s first short set." consisting of 
eight patterns, the set being 30e. There 
are some simple sets consisting of infant's 
dress and wrapper, or petticoat and bar- 
row coat. There is one very useful pat¬ 
tern. 0678, one size, for a baby's outdoor 
sleeping garment, with hood, in which the 
little one may be wrapped as snugly as 
Bestforcook- 
ing, baking, 
meat curing, 
table use and 
all farm pur¬ 
poses. 
COLONIAL \ 
Ordinary Salt 
The cube-like, hard crystals 
or hard flakes of other salts 
make dissolving slow and un¬ 
even, causing poor results. In¬ 
sist on Colonial Special Farm¬ 
ers Salt. 
Colonial Salt 
Each tiny speck of Colonial 
Special Farmers Salt is like 
a soft, fluffy, flat, portus 
flake of snow. Of course, it 
dissolves quickly and com¬ 
pletely. 
70 lAl< 
Among savory supper dishes, try 
creamed cheese toast. It mererly calls 
for a smooth cream sauce, to which 
chopped or grated cheese has beeu added, 
an ounce or more to the cup of milk. 
The sauce, which is well seasoned, is 
stirred until the cheese is well blended 
with it, then poured over uieely browned 
toast. The original recipe says the toast 
should be dipped in hot water before pour¬ 
ing the sauce over it, but we prefer it 
COLONIAL 
THE COLONIAL SALT COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO 
Chicago, III. Buffalo, N. Y. Boston, Mass. Atlanta, Ga. 
FOR STOCK SALT—USE COLONIAL BLOCK SALT 
