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THH RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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The Home Windows. 
The Autumn days have come and the 
plants have been brought into the shed 
and put on a bench at the kitchen door, 
where a light covering can be thrown 
over them if any suspicion of frost is 
expected. We must get the storm win¬ 
dows on early and have found it a good 
plan to leave the inside windows open 
for awhile when the plants first go in, 
and so they get the light, and are not 
loo warm. We have two stands, and 
keep one at the western window, and 
the other at the south, where are placed 
tender plants that need the sun rays and 
heat to bring them into bloom. I en¬ 
joy flowers and like to tend them. They 
are very much like babies, and respond 
quickly to affection and tender care, 
drooping and growing sickly without it. 
My daughter Annabel says she only 
tends them from duty, or from neces¬ 
sity, because they are there to be looked 
after, but if it is duty she does it so 
faithfully that it becomes love, and they 
thrive well with her. 
Joy is a duty, so with golden lore, 
The Hebrew rabbis taught in days of yore, 
And happy human hearts heard in their 
speech 
Almost the highest wisdom man can reach. 
So in the culture of the flowers of a 
window garden the work becomes a joy 
that is taken up as a duty. How r the 
sweet things respond to light, water and 
air, and seem so full of vitality in their 
new tender leaflets. On the stand in the 
south window we will place one lielio- 
t:ope; it is a strong plant of the dark 
mauve variety, and has been trained 
high so that it covers the top row of the 
stand with a Lantana for company. An¬ 
nabel says the smell of the latter spoils 
the fragrance of the former, but they 
did well together last year, and I have 
a foolish fancy that they know their old 
places. Then the crimson and the white 
geraniums come next; they are young 
plants that have been kept in pots all 
Summer and all the buds picked off. 
Now' they are coming into trusses of 
bloom and will fill the next row\ Some 
people seem to think geraniums are 
common, but they are such cheerful 
plants and not troubled by insects, so 
they deserve the place they hold in the 
window garden. 
On the lower shelf stand the Gloxinias 
now in full bloom; what splendid crea¬ 
tures they are—full of exotic life and 
gorgeous beauty. When they have done 
blooming I shall set them away and the 
Cyclamens will take their place. They 
are just potted and set away to start 
growth, and will not fail me in mrd- 
Avinter. What lovely window plants 
they make; the foliage is handsome, and 
a good-sized plant will have 30 or 40 
tloAvers that last a long while. One of 
the most important things with flower 
stands is to turn the plants around 
every day; it is the only way to keep 
them in shape, and the Cyclamen, Avith 
its odd-shaped flowers, is improved by 
this treatment. 
In the west window I have my roses 
—Soupert and an old pink rose that is 
nameless. They are very good plants, 
but do not bear flowers continuously, 
though the Soupert, with its croAvded 
buds, almost blossoms itself to death 
Avhen it does give us its rose clusters. 
I have a double Calendula to put there; 
it gives me some creamy yelloAV flow¬ 
ers all Winter, and the Chrysanthemums 
live well there. It is Avonderful how 
this flOAver has developed since Mother 
used to talk of Artemisias, but I like 
the medium-sized blooms better than 
those extravagantly large, and prefer 
the long-petaled Japanese varieties. 1 
have a Chrysanthemum frutescens oi 
French Marguerite that makes a fine 
plant for the AvindoAV stand. It is a 
profuse bloomer all Winter; has pretty 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use “Mrs.Wins- 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.—Tur. 
foliage, and its flowers are refined 
daisies. Our piant was groAvn from a 
cutting given to me last June, and next 
Spring avc will set it out in the ground, 
and take off a cutting for a Winter plant 
again. A Pelargonium or Lady Wash¬ 
ington geranium is a beautiful window 
plant, but it seldom flowers before 
March, and then the buds open slowly, 
Avhile the foliage is not handsome during 
the waiting period. 
A few hyacinths add to the charm of 
a window' garden, and a pot of Roman 
hyacinths can be forced along so as to 
bloom by Christmas. There is some¬ 
thing fascinating and hopeful in gather¬ 
ing together a windoAV full of plants; 
they inspire to fresh courage, and give 
one a vision of beauty to come. But to 
be successful it is Avell to understand 
some of the diseases and insects that 
Avork mischief Avith our treasures. 
ANNIE 1.. .TACK. 
A Dishwasher Wanted. 
Do you knoAv of a reliable dishwasher 
which you can recommend? My family is 
large, and this branch of housework is 
quite a consideration. m. c. s. c. 
Maryland. 
Eight years ago several of our readers 
recommended an appliance called the 
Mary Jane dishwasher. It consisted of 
a rather deep w'ooden tub or pail, with 
an inner tray having a perforated bot¬ 
tom, which fitted into the tub. The 
dishes were well scraped^ carefully ar¬ 
ranged in the tray, and an abundance 
of A'ery hot soapy Avater poured over all. 
The tray full of dishes was then moved 
up and doAvn in the water by its ban¬ 
dies, until the dishes were clean, after 
which they were either wiped with a 
tow'el or, preferably, rinsed Avith scald¬ 
ing hot Avater and allowed to dry in the 
tray or a rack. EA'en ordinary tlish- 
washing is greatly simplified if. instead 
of wiping in the usual way, the dishes 
are placed in a rack at one end of the 
sink, and clear boiling Avater poured 
over them. They quickly dry, clear and 
shiny, and not only the labor of wip- 
ing is saved, but also the w’ashing and 
wear of towels. It is the lack of abund¬ 
ant hot water, inevitable w'here it must 
be heated on top of the stove, that adds 
to the labor of dishwashing. The same 
principle as' that of the Mary Jane dish- 
Avasher is used on a large scale in res¬ 
taurants and hotels. The dishes, pack¬ 
ed in a huge tray, are lowered by a 
crane into a vat of boiling w r ater con¬ 
taining plenty of soft soap or washing 
powder. After agitation in the soapy 
water the dishes are immersed in clear 
hot water, and allowed to dry in the 
rack. A wooden rack to set upon the 
sink for dish-drying is made by S. R. 
Devine, Loch Sheldrake, N. Y., and wire 
racks for the same purpose may be ob¬ 
tained from most department stores. To 
Avash dishes easily and Avell, the water 
ought to be too hot to put the hands in 
it, so that all grease is at once melted 
off, and this thorough heating of the 
dishes causes them to dry off quickly 
without wiping. We should like to re¬ 
ceive further information from readers 
Avho haA'e tried to solve the dish-wash- 
ing problem. 
Rural Recipes. 
Spoon Biscuit.—Two cupfuls flour, 
large tablespoonful of lard, saltspoonful 
of salt, tAvo heaping teaspoonfuls of bak¬ 
ing powder, water enough to make a 
batter soft enough to drop from spoon. 
Drop into well-greased gem pans and 
bake in a hot oven. Do not use hands 
for mixing. 
Cider Jelly.—Soak one-hall' a box of 
gelatine in one cupful of cold water for 
one hour. Add one cupful of boiling 
water, two cupfuls of cider, V-fa cupful 
of sugar, the juice and peel of one 
lemon, and a few pieces of stick cinna¬ 
mon. Let it stand over the fire in a 
granite-Avare saucepan until the sugar 
is dissolved, strain through a cloth into 
a porcelain mold and set aAvay to 
harden. 
French Doughnuts.—One large cupful 
of water, half cupful (scant) of butter; 
bring to a boil, gradually add one large 
cupful of flour into which has been 
added a quarter teaspoonful of baking 
poAvder, stir it until dry and does not 
stick to the kettle; take from the fire, 
and beat in three eggs, one at a time; 
add a tablespoonful of sugar and flavor 
with rind of a lemon. Beat until per¬ 
fectly smooth; turn on a floured board 
and press into a half-inch sheet; cut in¬ 
to finger shapes, join into a circle and 
drop into very hot lard. When done 
sprinkle with poAvdered sugar and cin¬ 
namon. These are excellent. 
Spiced Quinces.—Pare, core and cut the 
quinces into eighths. To eA'ery seven 
pounds of fruit allow four pounds of 
granulated sugar, half an ounce of green 
ginger root scraped and sliced thin; two 
teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one tcaspoon- 
ful cloves, half a teaspoonful of mace. 
Mix the spices and then divide into four 
equal parts and tie up in little muslin 
bags. AHoav a pint of vinegar to these 
proportions. Put vinegar, sugar, spices 
and ginger root in porcelain lined ket¬ 
tle. Let boil up and skim carefully; 
then add the quinces. Remove at once 
from the fire and stand aside, covered, 
for 24 hours; then drain off the syrup 
and again bring it t'o a boil, pour back 
over the quinces and stand aside again 
until next day; repeat this operation for 
eight days and on the ninth let the fruit 
simmer in the syrup until it is quite 
tender; then put it into jars and boil the 
syrup down until like jelly, then pour 
it over the quinces and seal up. RemoA'e 
the spices before putting fruit into jars. 
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digest ion and strengthens tho nerves. It is not a 
stimulant but a health builder and tho children as 
tvell as the adults can drink it with great benefit. 
Costs about M ns much as coffee. 15c. and 25c. per 
package. Ask your grocei for Grain-O. 
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