1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
221 
Japanesque House Slippers. 
The dear grandmother used to say 
with an imperative nod of her kindly 
head, that there was a great deal in a 
name, more than most people thought; 
for she knew from personal observa¬ 
tions that many children turned out 
exactly to correspond with the prophetic 
titles given them at christening; alto¬ 
gether that names helped unaccountably 
in forming character. She also insisted 
that the value of a commonplace article 
was enhanced by giving it a nice, high- 
sounding name. This was why her nice, 
comfortable bedroom slippers, which she 
made so faithfully and gave so liberally 
to all of her relatives and friends were 
christened “Japanesque house slippers,” 
and if they were made from the whole 
parts, taken from old, partly-worn coats 
and cloaks, the name certainly lent them 
dignity, while her industrious fingers 
gave them warmth and comfort. 
She cut them by a pattern shown in 
Fig. 80, from pieces of heavy broadcloth, 
beaver, or felt. When they were for ex¬ 
tra occasions, they were made from 
bright colored felts, with colored linings. 
Some of the granddaughters suggested 
these innovations, and helped her with 
embroidery on them. Grandmother’s 
slippers in the original, were made sole¬ 
ly from the good portions of broadcloth 
coats, cloaks, etc., and were lined with 
flannel, or fluffy double-faced Canton 
flannel of dark serviceable colors, bound 
with savings of braid, colored or other¬ 
wise, as she happened to have on hand. 
The soles were cut from leather, and 
covered with the same material as the 
lining of the slipper. When each of the 
three pieces was lined and bound (she 
bound the soles the same as the other 
pieces) they were sewed stoutly to¬ 
gether, with coarse linen thread. Many 
a venturesome lad or small girl has been 
saved the croup, or a bad cold by don¬ 
ning a pair of “Grandmother’s comforts” 
while small boots or shoes were drying, 
from coming in too close proximity to 
fascinating creeks and ponds. More elab¬ 
orate slippers, which sold at church 
fairs, were made from pretty colored 
felts, velvet, plush or velours, and were 
lined with swansdown or quilted satin. 
Two contrasting colors of felt made good 
combinations, a dark shade lined with a 
lighter color, and embroidered with col¬ 
ored silks, or gold thread, which wears 
better than silk and is very effective on 
velvet or felt either. The slippers were 
finished with a fancy silk cord to match 
the embroidery around the heel and 
across the front. These were sewed to 
lamb’s wool soles. sakah rodney. 
One Girl’s Point of View. 
The chief reason, I think, why women 
take little interest in farm affairs, is be¬ 
cause the Man, the father, brother, or 
whoever Is at the head of affairs on the 
farm, will not let his women folks have 
a hand in anything that to them Is in¬ 
teresting work. He will not listen to 
any of their plans for managing the 
work to make it simpler and more profit¬ 
able. He seems to consider that their 
work is exclusively in the kitchen, con¬ 
tinually over the stove, washboard, dish- 
pan, or with a broom in one hand and 
dustcloth in the other. What could she 
know about what crops to plant, the se¬ 
lection of seeds, the preparation of 
ground, etc.? Perhaps often she doesn’t 
know, and isn’t interested in it, only for 
what it brings to her in the shape of 
new gowns and bonnets. But on the 
other hand there is often found a girl on 
the farm who does understand, and take 
an interest in the details of farm work 
from seed time to harvest, who could 
plan and lay out the work for a half 
dozen hired men, all through the year, 
with profit for all around. But she isn’t 
even listened to about setting out a 
patch of strawberries, when she has al- 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use“Mrs.Win*- 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv, 
most devoured Root’s “A B C of Straw¬ 
berry Culture,” and has helped set 
out many a patch, but not one as she 
knows it should be done. Strawberries, 
of all things, should not be left till the 
last thing in the Spring work, and then 
hurried in any way till you have set as 
large a patch as possible, without the 
proper care. But one cannot expect big, 
wise men, to listen to a girl in matters 
like these, when they won’t even con¬ 
sult their wives. No, they will keep 
stumbling right on in a certain direc¬ 
tion till they run into a stone wall, or 
something solid enough to turn them, 
because they have done it that way al¬ 
ways, afid a girl may as well save her 
breath as try to instruct them. On our 
farm my sister and I are allowed to go 
out and help plant potatoes, and every¬ 
thing to field corn, yes, and when it 
comes up to help hoe it, too; pick peas, 
beans, sweet corn and tomatoes. In fact, 
we gather and prepare all the vegetables 
for market, even to the apples, and pick¬ 
ing the small fruit is no small item. 
When strawberries are at their height, 
the rest of the family have to lend a 
hand, but otherwise we two take care of 
it all. From 11 in the morning till dark 
one day my sister and I picked 200 
quarts of strawberries. (We had picked 
peas all the morning.) I think that pret¬ 
ty good considering we are not Italians. 
And so I say there are girls, plenty of 
them, who would be happy and contented 
on farms if they could have some share 
in the management, as well as the labor 
of a farm; they are not allowed, even 
to choose the kind of fowl they are ex¬ 
pected to care for. There is plenty of 
light and profitable work on a farm, of 
which girls could take the whole care, 
such as all the small fruits, planting, 
pruning and picking. Most men seem 
to dislike picking in any form; they 
readily give that over into the girls’ 
hands. But they cannot believe that 
more girls know what variety of seeds 
or fruit is profitable and best to plant, 
at least the men on our farm do not. I 
shall have to educate them. 
OLIVIA OATEMAN. 
Rural Recipes. 
Graham Fruit Pudding.—One cupful 
and a half of graham flour, two eggs, 
half a cupful of milk, half a cupful of 
finely chopped suet, a cupful of cur¬ 
rants (well washed) and seeded raisins, 
mixed; half a cupful of best molasses, a 
teaspoonful of cinnamon and mace mix¬ 
ed, teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoon¬ 
ful of soda stirred into the milk. Warm 
molasses, suet and spices together, stir 
hard until cool; add the eggs, milk, salt, 
flour and, lastly, the fruit, well dredged 
with flour; beat up well, pour into a but¬ 
tered mold and boil or steam for nearly 
three hours. Turn out and eat hot. 
Southern Batter Bread.—Three cup¬ 
fuls of Indian meal, half cupful of boiled 
rice (cold), one pint of boiling water. 
THERc IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE 
Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Recently there 
has been placed In all the grocery stores a new pro- 
paration called GRAIN-O. made of pure grains, that 
t akes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach 
receives It without distress, and but few can tell It 
from coffee. It does not cost over as much. 
Children may drink It with great benefit. 15c. and 
25c. per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-0 
one teaspoonful of salt, one cupful of 
buttermilk, or sour milk; one table¬ 
spoonful of lard, one even teaspoonful 
of soda, three eggs. Sift salt, soda and 
meal together twice, wet with the hot 
water and beat in the lard and rice. 
Now, whip in the beaten eggs, lastly the 
sour milk. Bake in shallow tins. 
Entire Wheat Wafers.—Sift a quart of 
entire wheat flour into a bowl with a 
teaspoonful of salt and two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of sugar; rub in a tablespoonful of 
butter. Then stir in enough water or 
milk to make a stiff dough. Roll out 
as thin as a wafer, and roll and fold 
several times as you do puff paste. 
Then roll again as thin as a very thin 
wafer and cut into long narrow strips. 
Bake until well done, but do not brown 
them. 
It is Time to Inquire. 
The revelations made by a recent gov¬ 
ernment report relative to alum baking 
powders should cause every housewife 
to do a little thinking and some inves¬ 
tigating. 
The report of the Connecticut Agricul¬ 
tural Experiment Station deals with fif¬ 
teen brands of alum baking powders 
which are sold more or less throughout 
the country. In some brands examined 
one-quarter of the powder was composed 
of ground flint rock, which appeared in 
sharp, needle-like splinters, making an 
exceedingly dangerous admixture in 
food. Various other evil substances in 
addition to alum appeared In other 
brands. Sulphuric acid to the extent of j 
over a fifth of the entire powder was j 
also found. Sulphuric acid is not per¬ 
missible as an article of diet 
Alum, all physicians say, when used 
in food is deleterious to health. 
It is surely no more than a wise pre¬ 
caution when buying baking powders to 
take only those well-known and reput¬ 
able brands of cream of tartar powders, 
which the government chemists have 1 
certified to be pure and wholesome. 
About half the 
lamp chimneys in 
use have my name 
on them. 
All the trouble 
comes of the other 
half. 
Macbeth. 
If you'll send your address, I’ll send you 
the Index to Lamps and their Chimneys, to 
tell you what number to get for your lamp. 
Macbeth, Pittsburgh. 
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Wonder 
to some people 
why Our Rural 
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ahead of the other 
thirleen approved 
by the Government. Thir¬ 
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number, but that is hot the 
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