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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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about picnics is they teach us to enjoy eating 
and living more simply. 
CONDUCTED BY EMII-Y MAPLE. 
HANDY MIRROR. 
We all desire to be good-looking. Nothing 
adds more to one’s appearance thau a nicely 
combed and smoothly brushed bead of hair. 
To arrange our hair well we must be able to 
•‘see ourselves as others see us,” and this neces¬ 
sitates a mirror or looking-glass for all. All 
know how difficult it is in a living room, or 
the kitchen in the ordinary farm house, to 
have the mirror so arranged that the tall, 
stalwart father and the smaller childern can 
each get a good view of themselves. To over¬ 
come this difficulty our good frieud Mr. H. C. 
Gardner, of Johnson’s, N. Y., some time ago 
gave us an idea of an invention cf his, which 
nicely overcomes this trouble, and which we 
have bad engraved and present in Fig 301. 
In this case we have shown a false casing 
put inside the window casing, having an or¬ 
dinary window pulley let iuto the top. over 
which passes a cord to one end of which the 
glass is attached, and to the other a weight 
just sufficient to balance the mirror. Wbeu‘‘Pa” 
wishes to straighten bis tangled locks, he mere¬ 
ly lifts the glass to its proper position, where it 
Fig. 389. 
I fear we “suckers” are a much benighted 
people and need some all-wise A. C. C's. 
down here to enlighten us. 
As to the price of dry goods, I know where¬ 
of I speak and am not given to makiDg state¬ 
ments I cannot substantiate, and I know that 
we can take the catalogues of Eastern dealers 
and do our shopping by mail, buying ready¬ 
made articles cheaper than we can buy the 
raw material here, and the goods are of as 
fine quality. But that would not be doing 
justice to our Western dealers, though I some¬ 
times think ’twould work a reform if farmers 
would club together and order their supplies 
elsewhere and ship their products elsewhere 
also. And we are not dependent on the 
“country store-keeper” for our supplies, as we 
are midway between wo county seats and 
have access to a county metropolis. 
Since writing the above I have received the 
last issue of the ever-welcome Rural, and I 
see au unknown friend in Nebraska has tried 
to do me and the Western market question 
justice. Many thanks, “A. K. Frost." I had 
wondered that some of the sisterhood bad 
not spoken in my defence before, but I sup¬ 
pose they have all been, like myself, so busy 
that there was barely time to read without a 
moment to write, save to the “old folks at 
home,” whom we should never neglect. I 
think Emma C. Stout’s article in this issue 
very excellent. I can understand from ex¬ 
perience how it is with the many farmers’ 
wives, each of whom is wife, mother, house¬ 
keeper, seamstress, cook, dairy-maid, laund¬ 
ress and gardener all in oue, besides attending 
to the poultry entirely. Yet I try hard to be 
of the cheerful class rather than the grum¬ 
blers, and generally succeed pretty well save 
tor an occasional fit of the blues. 
There are so many good things in every 
Rural that ’twould be impossible to thank 
all the donors. 1 enjoy Mrs. Fisher's house¬ 
keeping reports so much. I have missed .Mrs. 
A. L. Jack's “Kitchen Talks” lately, and am 
glad to welcome them back. I was so sorry 
to learn of the death of Mrs. C. E. Jack. 
I believe it was “Cora” asked for directions 
for making ottomans of old tin cans. I take 
seven cans of the same size, cover them with 
any old material aud sew them firmly to¬ 
gether, placing oue in the center and the 
other six around it; cut a piece of pasteboard 
to fit both top and bottom, then place some 
padding on the top and cover with auything 
you see fit, cretouue, crazy-work, embroidered 
woolen, or anything you wish. Take a 
straight piece of corresponding material long 
enough to cover the sides aud the same width 
as the bight of the cans; sew this firmlv to 
the top in a seam, turn and put on the cans 
and sew firmly at bottom, then cover the bot¬ 
tom with oil cloth, so it will slide easily on the 
carpet. You can fiuish off the edge with auy¬ 
thing you have oil haud: a tasty stitching of 
wool makes a very neat, durable finish. 
Litchfield, 111. justice. 
OUR TEETH.—WHY THEY DECAY. 
remains stationary while he uses it. If next lit* 
tie George, only able to put his head above 
the wiudow sill, wishes to comb his frowzy 
head, he either lifts the weight or pulls down 
on the glass and it comes to his level, thus 
fitting all, and all fitting it. This arrange¬ 
ment can be varied to suit the place where 
the mirror is desired. If for the side of the 
room, use two pulleys placed ou the side will 
horizontally, aud far enough apart so that 
the weight will fall clear of the frame of the 
mirror. It will cost but little to secure thii 
convenience, and when once used no oue will 
regret the few ceuts of outlay. 
JUSTICE OR INJUSTICE. 
I feel that I owe the Domestic Ecouomy 
an apology for my contiuual sileuce, when It 
seems I should have spoken long since, not 
only to reply to A. C. C.’s unjust criticism; 
but also to Ihauk “B.” for her directions for 
dyeing cotton rags, although they came too 
late for me to nest, as l had packed my rags 
away to await a leas busy season. I will try 
them this Fall and report. 
To “Anon” aud “Mrs. Wheelock,” I would 
say I am grateful for their kind remarks, as 
they prove that all the ladies of the North¬ 
west are not so spitefully cross-grained as A. 
C. O-'s tirade of Juno fitb would lead us to 
infer. 
And so the latter does “not care to be in¬ 
cluded in the term ‘West!’” If she had taken 
time to consider, she might have remembered 
that she was included in the term Northwest 
rather thauWcst.nnd thusshe might havesaved 
herself the trouble of ‘‘kicking before she was 
spurred." And so because we get poor prices 
for butter, we must make a poor article! 
I suppose, according to the same rule, our 
hens must lay poor eggs, as their eggs have 
uot been over eight ceuts a dozen here for the 
past four months. 
The Loudou Farm aud Home says for w r ant 
of cleanliness. A clean tooth never decays. 
The mouth is a warm place—98 degrees. Par¬ 
ticles of meat between the teeth soon decom¬ 
pose. Gums and teeth must suffer. Perfect 
cleanliness will preserse the teeth to old age. 
How shall it be secured? Use a quill pick, 
and rinse the mouth after eating. Brush and 
Castile soap every morning; the brush with 
simple water on going to bed. Bestow this 
trifling care upon your precious teeth, and you 
will keep them and ruin the dentists. Neglect 
it, and you will be sorry all your lives. Child¬ 
ren forget. Watch them. The first teeth 
determine- the character of the second set. 
Give them equal care. Sugar, acid, saleratu®, 
and hot things are nothing when compared 
with food decomposing between the teeth. 
Mereurializatiou may loosen the teeth, loug 
use may wear them out, but keep them clean 
aud they will ne^jr decay. There are no 
people in the world who have more need to 
heed this good advice than Americans. 
KITCHEN TALKS. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
The harvest has come. If we do not “thrust 
in the sharpened sickle” it is because the 
reaper and mower does the work more quickly, 
aud the farmers are busy from morning till 
night, and dread a rain storm till the grain is 
all secured. In the kitchen the work goes on; 
preserves and pickles must be atteuded to, aud 
cauning is in progress. There are an interest 
aud excitement in this work, even the Ama¬ 
teur Cook yields to its influence, for the ghost 
of a Summer past will rise before ns when we 
taste the fruits we have carefully stored away, 
as the chill blasts of December blow, aud we 
enjoy the fruit of our labor, like the bees. I 
have been very tired, and both the kitchen 
aud gardeu have missed me all the loug sum¬ 
mer days; but I believe that there is “heal¬ 
ing” among the trees and flowers, and have 
endeavored to seek and find it. There is a 
peace and rest to be found in a gardeo, espe¬ 
cially if it is alive with trees and flowering 
shrubs, and I felt a sympathy with the poem 
in a late WOman’s -Journal which says: 
“When the world seems crowded aud mean 
I go to ray garden uud ponder, 
And when too tired to reap or glean, 
By its llvlug springs I wander: 
Then l know enwrapt In sunset fire 
Comes the Lord In the cool hush walking. 
Lifting my soul above the mire 
By fils rare and soleniD talking.’* 
And so soothing and comforting is nature al¬ 
ways “to such as trust her faithfulness.” 
In the kitchen the heat is still intense, and 
it requires some management to regulate the 
fires, to see that nothing is spoiled and that 
everything is used to best advantage. The 
baking of bread is a special tribulation in hot 
weather, so fearful is one of its becoming sour 
before reaching the oven. Two loaves so be¬ 
lated filled the Amateur Cook with dismay 
last week, until she conceived the happy 
thought of making them up into pan-cakes 
for the breakfast. The bread was crumbled 
fine and then boiling water was poured over 
it. It was well soaked, then drained and the 
crumbs beat lightly with a fork, buttermilk, 
eggs and a little flour bemg added, to the first, 
of which was added a little soda dissolved in 
water. When baked on a griddle the cakes 
were very palatable and a nice change. “It 
is uot the cooking,” said a novice in house¬ 
keeping to me lately, "it is the managing 
that bothers me,” and this is the truth with 
many who have to attend to their own house¬ 
hold affairs. 
gUi.s’cenaneau.s 
IT IS 
Safe to Take 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and those who use it 
are always ready to say a good word in its 
favor. Mrs. C. Johnson, 310 Hicks st., 
Broooklvn, N. Y., suffered greatly from 
debility, and says: “I did not think it was 
in the power of medicine to produce such 
a wonderful change as Ayer's Sarsaparilla 
has effected in my case. 1 feel that I have 
entered a new life.’’ Mrs. E. R. Henry, 
4th st.. Lowell, 3Iass„ writes: “For years 
I was badly afflicted with Salt Rhcmn in 
my hands. My physician advised me to 
try Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. I did so. The 
result was perfectly satisfactory. I have 
more recently used it in my family with 
equally pleasing effect. It merits all that 
is claimed for it. As a blood purifier 
IT IS 
Sure to Cure 
any disorder that arises from impurities 
existing in the blood. Even where no 
particular disorder is felt, people live 
longer, and enjoy better health, for puri¬ 
fying the blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla. 
John W. StaiT, Laconia, Iowa, writes: 
“Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the best, blood med¬ 
icine of the clay. I was troubled with 
scrofulous complaints for several years. 
I took only two bottles of Ayer's Sarsapa¬ 
rilla, and now feel like a new man.” A. 
i S. Pettinger, 3T. D., Glen Gardner, N\ .1., 
writes: “Ayer's Sarsaparilla is an excel- 
j lent alterative tonic, and in all eases where 
such a remedy is needed I prescribe it.” 
3Irs. H. 31. Thayer, Hillside st., 3Iilton, 
3Iass., writes: “Ayer’s Sar- 
Ayer’s Sar saparilla 
saparilla has no equal.' is the best medicine I ever took.” 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.. Lowell, Mass., U. S. A. 
For sale by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles for $5. 
LINSEED MEAL. 
absolutely the best feed for 
Cattle, Horses, Calves, Sheep and Hogs. 
This Monl l« the product of pure sound Flaxseed 
Linseed helm? Us other name. 
The reason why Linseed Heal is tbe most nutrit 
lous of all foods is because It contains the largest pro 
portion of nlirogeuous substance: 
The effects of Nitrogenous Foods, such as Linseed 
SI uAt., may he briefly summed up as f< 'Hows: 
1. Fed with straw or or her course fodder tnoy ac¬ 
quire a value a* food not atudnalde in any other way. 
They add u great value to the dairy. 
3. They lav on tlesh and fat rapidly. 
i. They promote a healthy activity in all the or ?a ns. 
x They increase 'he fertility or the soil by enrich¬ 
ing the manure of animals fed with them. 
s. They prevent disease by keeping the organs to a 
healthy condition Linseed Men! has boon frequently 
used in Hog Cholera, and has never failed to prevent 
Us spread. 
it is almost needless to say. that in order to derive 
much benefit from (he use of Linseed Meal it oitl-l be 
red In quantity. At least one half of all au animal 
consumes may safely and pro 111 ably he Linskicd 
Meal. 
»tr-piease send In a sample order or for circular 
and prices. Orders will be promptly filled by anj one 
of the following parries: 
Cleveland Linseed Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio 
Toledo l-luoeed Oil Co.. Toledo, Ohio. 
Detroit l.lnoeed Oil Co.. Detroit. Michigan, 
I. 1*. Kvitnn Jk Co., I luliuiiii pol i ■», Ind. 
?*i Paul l in-eed OiI t o , Si. Paul, VI mu. 
Cineintintl I.Inseed Oil Co., Cincinnati. Ohio. 
Central l,itit»eed Oil Co.. Lenveuvvoi th, Kan. 
aocxciks as follows: 
T. E. F. RASDOl.ru a- c'O.. 19* West .St., N. Y. City. 
J E SOPER ct CO.. No. i and 3 India St.. Boston, 
J. CUS1IISO <* CO.. Fitchburg, Mass. 
JOHN KISS. Norristown. Penn. 
600 ACRES. . 13 CREENHOUSES. 
TREES#PLANTS 
We offer for the Fall Trade a targe and fine stock of 
every des.-i q.Iion of Fl int and OrnamentalTrresjthrubs, 
Roses, Vines, Small Fruits. Hedge Plants. Fruit Tree 
Seedlings .mil Purest Tree Seedling- Priced Cata¬ 
logue, Full ISAj, madid five on application Address 
BLOOMINGTON (PHOENIX) NURSERY, 
Establisukd 1852. BLOOMINCTON, ILL 
UPLAND FALLS, 
Lirclitield, Conn., nud 
BANTAM FALLS, c,.„. 
THOROUGHBRED HOLSTEINS for SHE. 
Animals of all ages and both sexes, from fine milk¬ 
ing dams, at moderate nrlces. Netberlatni, Aggie, 
and Rip Van Winkle families represented. 
Address N* C. BAUXKV, 
, llaurnm Fulls, Conn. 
HEADOU VRTERS for the H E \ D E It S 0 N 
ST It V \> BERRY Plant, by the originator. 
GEORGE SE YMOl R, So. Norwalk, Conn. 
Virginia Karma.— Mild climate. Cheap Homes 
Send for circular. 4. <»• H1.IHS, Until ralta. v* 
A DEALER’S COMPLAINT. 
“Your knives give general satisfaction, but the 
don't seem to wear out soon enough.”—C. L, Bowk it 
Ray, Mo., to M ah hr & Okosh. 
t>0,000 of our Colorado Stock’ Knife. K blade, 
non- in use Frier, postpaid, $1; three for 
8- 50. 4S-paye list free, 
MAHER & CROSH, 
75.S,Street, Toledo, Ohio. 
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It traverses all of the six great Slates of ILLINOIS. 
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For Tickets, Rates. General Information, etc., 
regarding the Burlinqton Route, call on any Ticket 
Agent in the United States or Canada, or address 
T. J. POTTER i~- v.P. & Gsn. Mgr., Chicago. 
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LIQUID GLUE 
Is uicd bv thousands of firsbclasa Msjnjurfhctnners 
J"s n ttwir hast work. Revived 
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v 1 ; Si tu! »•:« rd ot dealer who does not keep 
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