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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August. 15 
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f Woman and Home [ 
From Day to Day. 
THE GOD OP THE UNAFRAID. 
[Though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil.—Psalm 
xxiii, 4.] 
Now there are new religions. Many the 
codes and creeds; 
Many the quibbling changes to fit with 
our fancied needs; 
All of them waxing milder; waning in 
strength and tone; 
None of them stern and sturdy; none of 
them stand alone— 
None like the old religions, those that the 
fathers made— 
Built on the fearless basis—the God of the 
Unafraid. 
Mind you the old-time people? Question¬ 
ing naught, and stern; 
Knowing the lifelong les.son ere they were 
set to learn; 
Seeing the line was rigid, marking for ill 
or good— 
Holding to step beyond it led where the 
sinners stood. 
Mind you the old-time people? They who 
the law obeyed. 
Fearing and finding and praying the God 
of the Unafraid. 
Uife was a constant battle into which they 
were Hung; 
Thoughts were of old-time sinful ere they 
were given tongue. 
Aye, if a hand offended, straightway it 
must be cut, 
Else would the gates of Heaven be to them 
ever shut. 
That was an old-time picture, yet it will 
never fade— 
H'hus did the people worship the God of 
the Unafraid. 
Now there are new religions; fragile and 
flimsy things; 
Soothing and soft and subtle in all of their 
fashionings. 
Mind you the old-time people? Never their 
fears could cease, 
But they were not as we are—theirs were 
the hearts at peace; 
'I'heirs were the souls complacent, knowing 
and undismayed; 
'I’heirs was the living master—the God of 
the Unafraid. 
—W. D. N., in the Chicago 'i'ribune. 
« 
Oi'A.h'BSCE.NT embroidery silk gives 
.some of the prettiest effects now seen on 
white linen. The opalescent silk shades 
through all the faint tints of the rain¬ 
bow to pure white—palest blue, green, 
yellow and mauve, and the finished work 
has a delicately shaded effect, like that 
given by sunlight passing through a 
glass of water. The opalescent silk 
washes nicely with the same care given 
to other embroideries. 
* 
A wo.\iA.N who has tested the process 
for many years says she keeps sweet 
cider perfectly sweet by the following 
recipe: Strain sweet cider through mus¬ 
lin to be sure no pomace is left, into a 
porcelain kettle; let come to a boil, then 
boil for about five or 10 minutes, no 
more. Bottle while boiling hot in clean 
beer bottles or other stout bottles, using 
new corks, cutting the corks off even 
with the top of bottle and sealing air¬ 
tight. Cider will be as sweet as the day 
it was bottled, and need not be used un¬ 
til the next Summer. 
♦ 
One of our English friends says she 
always washes her blankets in dew. 
This sounds like rather a difficult opera¬ 
tion, but is really an easy one. The 
blankets are put over the clothesline, 
and thoroughly but gently beaten with 
a rattan furniture beater, until all loose 
dust is removed. Then, early in the 
morning, they are spread out fiat on the 
wet grass, and left there, like Gideon’s 
fleece, until the grass is dried, then 
turned and sunned a bit longer before 
being folded and brought in. The pro¬ 
cess is repeated three or four mornings, 
as may be deemed necessary. The great 
advantage of this is that the blankets 
never lose their new woolly look. Of 
course it would not be satisfactory if 
the blankets were stained and spotted, 
but from a Banitary point of view the 
prolonged sun bath is admirable, and 
our friend’s blankets always look as 
fresh and clean as though they had pass¬ 
ed through several washtubs. 
* 
Many of the fruit jams and butters 
sold by grocers are put up in stone jars, 
and we note that such jars are now sold 
for domestic use, sealing airtight with 
the pressure of a lever, like some of the 
glass jars. The shape of the jar is con¬ 
venient, and there is little risk of break¬ 
ing it. Of course the stone jars would 
not do for canned fruit, such as we cook 
in the jar itself; its value would be for 
preserves cooked in a kettle, or for 
pickles. Stone preserve jars are very 
largely used abroad, but they are ordi¬ 
narily sealed with parchment or stout 
paper pasted over them. 
* 
We heard recently of a certain spin- 
ister, living alone in a beautiful home, 
who is excessively neat. No childish 
fingers have ever marred the pristine 
brilliance of her mirrors and windows, 
or played havoc with the handsome 
bronzes and vases in the daintily cared- 
for dining room. At the home of her 
brother, where seven children romp 
from morning until night, as may be im¬ 
agined, the same exquisite perfection of 
housekeeping is impossible. One day her 
small niece returned home after a tea 
party at auntie’s, and in an awed voice 
said: “Mamma, 1 saw a fly in Aunt 
Maria’s house, but (thoughtfully) it was 
washing itself.” 
* 
An inquirer asks whether it is pos¬ 
sible to renovate feathers without re¬ 
moving them from the ticks. We have 
never done this, but a woman of large 
experience says she always cleans feath¬ 
er pillows as follows, with entire satis¬ 
faction: Have ready a boilerful of hot 
water, into which has been cut a cake of 
white soap, and to which has been added 
a small pinch of common washing soda. 
Plunge the pillow into the hot water, 
stirring down with a clothes stick again 
and again. Boil 15 minutes, then re¬ 
move to a tub of clear cold water, chang¬ 
ing from one water to another until the 
last water is perfectly clear. Pin on a 
line in the sun, and when drained off 
begin to shake the feathers, stirring 
them about in the ticks. An opening 
can be made in the side of the tick large 
enough to admit the hand. Repeat this, 
stirring up from day to day, or until the 
feathers are dry, fluffy and odorless. It 
takes a week to dry a pair of pillows. 
Always bring into the house at night 
and during damp weather. Feathers can 
also be removed from the ticks and 
washed in strong muslin slips. This is 
a lengthy process, yet very satisfactory 
where there are ample opportunities for 
air and sunshine. 
* 
Handkekciijefs are now used in all 
sorts of fancy work, as well as in mak¬ 
ing underwear. We have seen a hand¬ 
some muslin petticoat which had a num¬ 
ber of little embroidered handkerchiefs 
inserted in the flounce diamond-wise, 
like medallions. It was meant to go 
with a handkerchief corset cover. Stocks 
are made from one handkerchief, which 
is cut straight across the middle. Half 
of it is pleated flat, like an old-fashion¬ 
ed cravat, for the front, and the re¬ 
mainder made into stock and turnover. 
Some very pretty neck-pieces are made 
from handkerchiefs with colored bor¬ 
ders. Dressing sacques, soft pillows and 
clothes or work-bags are made from 
handkerchiefs, colored bandannas find¬ 
ing their place, as well as white ones. 
A Birthday Circle. 
Fig. 220 shows a group of bright-faced 
women in Wayne Co., N. Y., who have 
successfully solved the problem of break¬ 
ing the monotony of the routine of 
household duties on the farm by organiz¬ 
ing what they have christened the L. B. 
D. Circle, the three initials standing for 
“Ladies’ Birth Day.” 'I’heir deliberations 
are governed by a set of by-laws, a com¬ 
mendable feature of which is the barring 
out of gossip and extravagance. When¬ 
ever the birth-day of any of their num¬ 
ber occurs the whole Circle meets with 
her at her home. A literary programme 
that has previously been prepared by the 
president of the Circle is rendered, and 
simple refreshments served. Occasion¬ 
ally, as a reward for exceptionally good 
behavior, the male members of the var¬ 
ious households are permitted to join in 
the celebration, which is always one of 
those bright milestones that mark the 
wayside of life. This organization has 
had a very pleasant and successful career 
of several years, and what has been done 
by its members can be done by women in 
other localities, and such wholesome 
pleasures add much to the happiness of 
life. J. o. w. 
Impatient people water their miseries 
and hoe up their comforts. Sorrows are 
visitors that come without invitation, 
but complaining minds send a wagon to 
bring their trouble home in. Many peo¬ 
ple are born crying, live complaining, 
and die disappointed; they chew the bit¬ 
ter pill which they would not even know 
to be bitter if they had the sense to 
swallow it whole in a cup of patience 
and water.—Scottish Reformer. 
THE L. B. 1). CIRCLE. Fig. 230. 
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