1903 
363 
Housecteatilng Time. 
It is always a good plan to clean the 
attic, closets and store room first. Sort 
out all the clothing and bedding, dispos¬ 
ing of anything that is too badly worn 
to be used again. You will doubtless find 
boxes of pieces that have been put away 
with the idea of mending garments 
when they needed it. If these are worn 
out the pieces may be used for making 
quilts or rag carpets. They accumulate 
rapidly if allowed to remain year alter 
year and gather dust. It is better to 
clean one room at a time, unless you 
wish to hire papering or painting done. 
Then it is almost impossible to avoid 
confusion, for it is cheaper to have all 
this work done at once. We have found 
it a good idea to begin with the spare 
bedroom upstairs if there is one. Take 
down the lace curtains, tidies and every¬ 
thing that can be laundered, and wash 
and iron them. Move the furniture out 
of the room, clean and polish it with a 
mixture composed of equal parts of tur¬ 
pentine, linseed oil and vinegar, applied 
with a woolen cloth, or a coat of var¬ 
nish will help the looks of furniture 
wonderfully. If the floor is covered with 
a carpet this should be taken up and 
thoroughly beaten. Matting is the ideal 
covering for the bedroom floor, and is 
easily cleaned by scrubbing it, width by 
width, with a hot suds in which a little 
borax has been dissolved, and when it is 
dry, it will look as fresh and bright as 
when new. 
If the beds are cleaned thoroughly 
during the Spring housecleaning, there 
will be vei’y little trouble with bedbugs. 
The bedding should be aired the greater 
part of the day. Take the pictures down, 
wash the glass and clean the frames. 
Wipe the dust from the walls and ceil¬ 
ing with a soft cloth wrapped around the 
brush part of a broom and tied securely. 
If there are any dirty spots on the wall 
they may usually be removed by rubbing 
them with dough made of flour and 
water and kneaded very stiff. When it 
becomes badly soiled, cut off a thin slice 
and continue rubbing until the spot is 
removed. It is not necessary to take the 
windows out every time tliey are clean¬ 
ed. Take a soft duster, get up on a step 
ladder and dust them, then wash them 
with a cloth dipped in clear water con¬ 
taining a little powdei'ed borax. No soap 
is needed, and the glass is left clear and 
shining. Polish with old newspapers. 
Clean the floor last, then replace the 
furniture. All bedrooms may be clean¬ 
ed in the same way, then the parlor and 
dining room, leaving the kitchen and 
pantry until the last. R. J. c. 
The Flower Garden. 
Most of the annuals are at their best 
in a moderately enriched soil which has 
been thoroughly worked. The Aster, 
however, delights in a very rich soil, and 
requires plenty of water. Several years 
ago I had a large bed of Mary Semple 
Asters, color a delicate rose. The plants 
were set 12 inches apart, and after 
growth began were hoed several times 
a week, and were watered liberally every 
day. When in bloom they agreed exact¬ 
ly with the catalogue description; the 
stems were long and stiff, many over 12 
inches in length, the blossoms three to 
four inches in diameter. 
Give each plant according to its va¬ 
riety, plenty of room, so as to admit of 
frequent stirring of the soil. Pull the 
weeds out by the roots, then keep the 
ground well hoed', not so much for the 
purpose of keeping weeds down as for 
retaining the moisture in the earth. The 
beds, Asters excepted, will require but 
little if any watering, if the moisture is 
kept in the ground by this method. Af¬ 
ter a rain, it is an excellent plan to 
loosen a layer of earth abont the plants 
and thus prevent moisture from escap¬ 
ing. The “man with the hoe” may be 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use“Mrs.Wins¬ 
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while Teething. It is the Best.— \dv. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
the dull drudge that the poet portrays, 
but the woman with the hoe is an art¬ 
ist. Willi a few strokes here and there, 
day after day, she at last produces on 
the rich brown backgronnd of Nature, 
a flower piece of such beauty and per¬ 
fection as to make the painted blossoms 
of her sister, a despiser of gardening, but 
a feeble mockery. 
An effective garden tool for the flower 
bed can be made by having a long han¬ 
dle put in a child’s rake. The dwarf nas¬ 
turtiums are not as free bloomers as the 
tall varieties, but are adapted to differ¬ 
ent situations. The tall kinds should be 
planted in vases or trained like sweet 
peas. The morning-glory is doubtless 
the most satisfactory vine both for shade 
and bloom; still, the flower grower oc¬ 
casionally likes a change in vines. I 
have grown the following: Cobcea scan- 
dens, a very rapid grower, large heart- 
shaped leaves, making excellent shade; 
flowers large, bell shaped, color at first 
green, then changing through various 
shades of lavender to a rich, dark pur¬ 
ple; a very free bloomer. Cypress vine, 
fern-like foliage, daintily cut; does not 
grow very tall, and gives but little 
shade. It is covered with dainty star- 
like blossoms, red and white. Grown in 
an angle of the house, it forms a most 
effective background for a bed of low- 
growing annuals. The moon-flower is a 
rapid grower when once weil started. 
Very large heart-shaped leaves, making 
a flue dense shade in a short time. In 
order to have it blossom in the North, 
the seeds must be planted early in the 
house. My vines were covered with buds 
when the frost came. However, it is 
well worth growing for the shade it 
gives. The Brazilian morning-glory is 
quite a curiosity with its large hairy 
leaves. The blossoms are star-shaped, a 
delicate pink. Mina sanguinea and Mina 
lobata, two Mexican vines, are quite sat¬ 
isfactory, but did not make as dense a 
shade as I looked for from the descrip¬ 
tion. The blossoms are red, something 
like those of the Cypress vine, but larg¬ 
er. One experience with the Japanese 
hop has not warranted my ever attempt¬ 
ing to grow it a second time. The vines 
were not thrifty, nor the blotched leaves 
beautiful. The vine looked as if it had 
been ruined by a shower of whitewash. 
IIEREN C. ANDItEWS. 
Rural Recipes. 
Rhubarb Jelly.—On account of the 
watery consistency of the fruit it can¬ 
not be made into jelly as readily as most 
fruits. A fine Jelly and one specially 
suitable for serving with game can be 
made if the following directions are-ob¬ 
served: Let the rhubarb heat on the 
back of the stove until the juice flows 
freely. Strain the juice through a jelly 
bag. Do not squeeze the bag into the 
jelly but use only what will drip of it¬ 
self. The bag can be squeezed into a 
different vessel, and the liquid thus 
gained can be re-added to the pulp of the 
rhubarb and made into jam. Take the 
rhubarb juice and boil gently for 10 
minutes. Measure and to each pint al¬ 
low a pound of granulated sugar. Boil 
until a little poured out on a cold plate 
will set nicely. Do not measure the juice 
before it has been boiled. Such treat¬ 
ment is needed to reduce the water and 
make the pure juice and sugar jelly 
properly. If care is taken in the boil¬ 
ing of the jelly, it turns out a pretty 
color and is very desirable for garnish¬ 
ing various dishes. 
Rhubarb Jam With Ginger.—String 
some rhubarb, cut into short lengths, and 
v/eigh. Put into a kettle and add just 
enough water to prevent burning. 'When 
it has become quite soft, add sugar, one 
pound for each pound of rhubarb. Stir 
well until the jam becomes rich and 
sirupy. For each pound take about a tea¬ 
spoonful of ground ginger, rub it 
smooth with a little water, and add it 
to your jam. Boil up jam again, stirring 
well; put Into glasses, and when cold 
cover. If a large amount of rhubarb is 
at command a high grade of brown 
sugar is very good; the only difference 
seems to be that the jam is not quite so 
clear. 
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