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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 11, 1922 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Help 
My hands have often been weary hands, 
Too tired to do their daily task; 
And just to fold them forever more 
Has seemed the boon that was best to 
ask. 
My feet have often been weary feet, 
Too tired to walk another day; 
And I’ve thought, “To sit and calmly 
wait 
Is better far than the onward way.” 
My eyes with tears have been so dim 
That I have said, “I cannot mark 
The work I do or the way I take, 
For everywhere it is dark—so dark!” 
But oh, thank God, there has never come 
That hour that makes the bravest 
quail: 
No matter how weary my feet and hands, 
God never has suffered my heart to 
quail 2 
So the folded hands take up their work, 
And the weary feet pursue their way ; 
And all is clear when the good heart cries, 
‘‘Be brave—tomorrow’s another day.” 
-AMELIA E. BAKU. 
* 
We have just been reading “All the 
Days of My Life,” the autobiography of 
Amelia E. Barr, best known by her many 
novels and tales, but we think this story 
of her life far more interesting than iic- 
tion. The little poem heading this col¬ 
umn expresses Mrs. Barr’s life itself, 
with its toil and bereavements and its 
deep unswerving religious faith. It is 
of especial interest to learn from this 
autobiography that Mi-s. Barr wrote that 
famous old poem, “The Farmer Feeds Us 
All,” which often appears among fugitive 
verse anonymously. 
* 
The following item from Health News 
is of interest to farm women: 
Last Autumn one of the Rochester 
daily newspapers gave an account of a 
number of women who were selling medi¬ 
cal books in the rural districts of Steuben 
County. The impression was given that 
they were connected with the State De¬ 
partment of Health. The matter was 
taken up by the department and the 
Rochester editor promptly investigated 
the story sent in by bis correspondent 
and published a correction, making it 
clear that such book agents were not in 
the service of the State Department of 
Health. I 
Since that time we have received sev¬ 
eral reports of book agents in rural dis¬ 
tricts posing as State nurses. They are 
known also to be operating in New York 
City. ' 
It appears that there are at least two 
books being offered for sale throughout 
the State by agents who are instructed 
not to admit their true occupation, but to 
gain admittance and a hearing under the 
claim that they are teaching health in 
the home. When sufficient interest has 
been developed in the subject of keeping 
well, tbe book is offered for purchase. 
One of these books is issued in two vol¬ 
umes and sells for $18 cash and $20 on 
time. 
The department asks the co-operation 
of the public in promptly reporting in¬ 
stances of book agents posing as State 
nurses. 
* 
We are asked to repeat the recipe for 
quince honey given years ago in the 
Rural Cook Book. It is delicious: One 
medium quince and one cupful of granu¬ 
lated sugar will make one jelly glass of 
honey. Pare and grate the quinces, 
then stir this grated pulp into a boiling 
syrup made of the sugar and enough wa¬ 
ter to dissolve it. Stir slowly and quite 
often until the pulp will remain sus¬ 
pended through the syrup. One should 
not get it too stiff. Put into jelly glasses, 
and when cool cover in the same way you 
would jelly, and store with other pre¬ 
serves. 
Books as Gifts for Children 
‘‘Christmas is coming, the goose is 
getting fat,” and the minds of grown-up 
agents of Santa Claus are pondering the 
subject of gifts for the small boys and 
girls who are the special objects of their 
affection. Mothers and fathers, to he 
sure, nearly always know just what is 
needed or most ardently desired, but 
many a maiden aunt and bachelor uncle, 
real or 'adopted, will choose books as a 
simple and effective solution of tbe 
problem. 
Book-buying at Christmas time may 
be an exceedingly carefree proposition 
when stores in even the smaller towns 
show rows upon rows of “Books for 
Girls." "Books for Boys" and "Children’s 
A Kalarou 
issues Direct to 
Books” in varicolored paper jackets. 
“The gift without the. giver is hare,” 
however, and this is especially true in 
the case of a gift of books, for by the 
careful choice of a child s reading mat¬ 
ter a splendid foundation may be laid 
for his general education as well os his 
future understanding and appreciation of 
good literature. 
We need not be the possessors of inex¬ 
haustible purses when we decide upon 
books as a gift for our child friends, for 
good books are not necessarily expensive, 
but we must exercise care in our selec¬ 
tions. The various popular series giving 
tbe adventures of a boy or girl, or of 
various groups in situations of greater 
or less probability, often attract the un¬ 
wary purchaser of limited means because 
of their low prices. In this category 
also are those collections of stories for 
younger children, highly lithographed as 
to cover and extremely poor as to paper, 
print and illustrations. It is a pity to 
load up a child's shelf with these, which 
at best are of only transitory value, and 
at worst a sad waste of paper and 
printer's ink. This seems especially true 
when one considers the wealth of books 
that are of real worth and literary dis¬ 
tinction and which should he a part of 
the inheritance of every happy childhood. 
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9803. Double-breast 
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bust. 9880. Two- 
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require 24 a yds. of 
material 30 or 44 
in. wide. Each 20 
cents. 
9853. One - piece 
Dress, 34 to 42 bust. 
The medium size 
will require 34i 
yds. of material 30, 
44 or 54 in. wide. 
20 cents. 
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The most beautiful gift imaginable—this useful rake- 
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ALICE FOOTE MACDOUGALL 
Dept. A 73 Front Street, New York, N. Y, 
MEN’S AND LADIES’ 
WOOLEN HOSE 
A largo department store in New Yorl 
recently advertised a "Children's Two 
foot Bookshelf,” composed of atandari 
and desirable works at prices ranging 
from a very modest sum for the inexpen 
sive editions to a much larger amount fot 
those more beautifully hound and sumptu¬ 
ously illustrated. \Ve picked up n;t at 
tractive copy of Riley’s “Child Rhymes’ 
in a small store for 35 cents, and it has 
been one of our children’s dearest treas¬ 
ures. Odp should be inclined, however 
to invest in one well-bound, well-printed 
book, rather than in several flimsy ones 
that will not endure being handled and 
reread many times. Moreover, children 
ling for this 
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to prevent annoy,-nice when Indoors. DrojxtUfli, good 
wearing and attractive, l’luin Black, Camel, and 
H»a t tiers, a pair.. . . i|5.y& 
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as number 1500 j but additional beautiful clocking, 
making them very rrlli-ai-t n ,*. Plain Dtack, with clock¬ 
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No. 5N5—Men'i Flue Moot llcat her*, nlso Gain Black 
and Bliiu, Cordovan Green Heatheis. i> pair. *1.50 
No. 690—Men’s Flue W ool Ileiithera ibul Plain 
Black Clocked, beautifully assorted colors, fl pair ft;.no 
No. lilMI-.lll-n'l Mlk and W ool Ileal her-, beuuti''ul 
in appearance. Blue, Cordovan aud Green Heathers. 
Also Plain Black, Silk and Wool. 3 pair. * 150 
We mail any or all above numbers, to any part 
Of United States. Parcel Post prepaid. C. O. D. 
II. & S. Hosiery Mills, Reading, I'eniia. 
Sparkling crystal, cut in handsome flora) design. Con¬ 
venient size for fruit, berries, sauces, salads, etc. A 
great bargain. Looks worth much more. Sent care¬ 
fully packed, to uny address cast of the Miss., for only 
75c. money order or chi ek. If west, add 15c postage. 
Money bark i f you're not pleased with your purchase. 
Dept. R11B 
Trenton, N. J 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you'll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
