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November 15 
THE RURAL NE W-Y O R K E R. 
Woman and Home 
i-rom Day to Day. 
There are gains for all our losses, 
There are balms for all our pain; 
But when youth, the dream, departs, 
It takes something from our hearts, 
And it never comes again. 
We are stronger and are better 
Under manhood’s sterner reign; 
Still we feel that something sweet 
Followed youth with flying feet, 
And will never come again. 
Something beautiful is vanished, 
And we sigh for it in vain; 
We behold it everywhere. 
On the earth and in the air; 
But it never comes again. 
—Richard Henry Stoddard. 
* 
While familiar with the coffee substi¬ 
tutes referred to on page 742, corn coffee, 
recently described by one of our readers, 
is a novelty to us. An ear of ripe corn 
is roasted—almost charred—in the stove, 
then broken up, cob and all, in the coffee 
pot, and made into a beverage like ordi¬ 
nary coffee. It was not used specially 
as an economy, but more as an agree¬ 
able variation from the customary 
beverage. 
* 
After an attack of measles or scarlet 
fever it is very necessary that a child’s 
teeth should be examined by a compe¬ 
tent dentist. Such diseases, especially 
when severe, usually result in dental in¬ 
jury. A chalky appearance of the teeth, 
with defective enamel, is a common con¬ 
sequence. In addition to the dentist’s 
care a nutritious diet, well supplied with 
building material, is called for. Whole 
wheat bread and wholesome cereals are 
especially" needed. 
* 
The Hope Farm man refers respect¬ 
fully to the baked Hubbard squash. We 
have had this highly recommended on 
several occasions, but have never suc¬ 
ceeded in baking it satisfactorily our¬ 
selves. The instructions given are to cut 
in half, remove seeds, and then bake in 
the shell. When we have tried to do 
this the squash dried too much on the 
surface, and did not cook evenly under¬ 
neath. Will some one experienced in 
baking squash tell us just how she does 
it, and how much time it requires? 
* 
A term often found in recipes of the 
more pretentious class is bouquet garni. 
This, reduced to its simplest form, 
means what is sold as a soup bunch of 
mixed herbs. It is tied up in thin mus¬ 
lin, and removed before the soup or stew 
is served. A characteristic “bouquet 
garni” would consist of an ounce of 
green parsley, a sprig of thyme, a sprig 
of marjoram, a medium-sized onion with 
three cloves stuck in it, a few pepper¬ 
corns, a small red pepper, a small piece 
of mace and a quarter of a lemon. The 
bouquet garni is described in English 
cook books as a “fagot of herbs.” 
• * 
A reader asks what is meant by 
“kitchen bouquet,” which often appears 
in recipes of meats, soups and gravies. It 
is a prepared sauce for flavoring and en¬ 
riching such cooking, and may be bought 
quite inexpensively by the bottle. It is 
a very dark brown in color, and thus 
gives a richer appearance to dishes in 
which it is used, like the “caramel” or 
burnt sugar used for similar purposes. 
A recipe for homemade kitchen bou¬ 
quet is as follows: Take one onion, one 
carrot, one celery root, one sweet potato, 
one parsnip, one red pepper, one shallot 
and from one to four clove garlics, ac¬ 
cording to taste. Remove the seeds from 
the pepper, peel the carrot, parsnip, 
onion and potato and chop all the vege¬ 
tables very fine. Add three large bay 
leaves, quarter of a teaspoonful each of 
cloves, mace, cinnamon and allspice. 
Mix all together and season with salt 
and pepper. Put a layer of the vege¬ 
tables in the bottom of a saucepan, 
sprinkle with brown sugar, then add an¬ 
other layer of vegetables, then £ ’gar, 
and continue in this way until all in. 
Bake in a quick oven and when a rich 
brown add half a cup of cold water; 
place on top of stove and stir and cook 
for 15 minutes or until you have a rich 
brown syrup. Strain off the sauce and 
bottle, corking tightly. Keep in a cool 
place. A little of this added to a soup, 
stew or sauce will give color and flavor. 
* 
We heard recently of a small city boy 
who one day, at the age of four, appear¬ 
ed in his father’s study clasping in his 
hands a forlorn looking little chicken, 
which had strayed from a neighboring 
incubator. 
“Willie,” said his father, sternly, 
“take that chicken back to its mother.” 
“Ain’t dot any mudder,” answered 
Willie. 
“Well, then, take it back to its fath¬ 
er,” said the professor, determined to 
maintain parental authority. 
“Ain’t dot any fader,” said the child; 
“ain’t dot anythin’ but an old lamp!” 
* 
The Little Chronicle says that one 
day when little Edward was calling on 
a neighbor, Mrs. Rush, she brought him 
a plate of big California prunes, of which 
he w T as very fond, and gave them to him 
with the injunction to be “very careful 
about swallowing the seeds.” Shortly 
afterward she came into the room and 
seeing the empty plate she said: 
“Why Edward, where are the seeds?” 
“I swallowed them,” was the answer. 
“Swallowed them,” exclaimed Mrs. 
Rush, in a terrified voice, “didn’t I tell 
you particularly not to swallow the 
seeds?” 
“Oh no, Mrs. Rush, you said I should 
be careful about swallowing the seeds, 
and I swallowed them as carefully as I 
could.” 
The Rural Patterns. 
The kilt suit shown consists of a body 
lining, skirt and blouse. The body lin¬ 
ing fits snugly and closes at the back 
with the skirt, which is seamed to its 
lower edge. The skirt is laid in deep 
backward turning pleats that form a 
wide box pleat at the front and which 
4231 Boys Blouse Kilt Suit, 
2 and 4 years. 
meet at the center back. The blouse is 
shaped by means of shoulder and under¬ 
arm seams and is finished with a big 
collar at the neck which can be rjund 
or square at the front and back as showm 
in the small cut. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for a boy of two years of 
age is 3% yards 27 inches wide, 3V& yards 
32 inches wide, or 2% yards 44 inches 
wide. The pattern No. 4231 is cue in 
GRAIN-O! GRAIN-0! 
Remember that name when you want a delicious* 
appetizing, nourishing food drink to take the pkica 
of coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all who 
have used it. Graln-O is made of pure grain, it aids 
digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a 
stimulant but a health builder and the children as 
well as the adults can drink it with great benefit. 
Costs about !4 as much as coffee. 15c. and 25c. per 
package. Ask your grocei for Grain-O. 
sizes for boys of two and four years of 
age; price 10 cents from this office. 
The misses’ Norfolk coat shown is 
made w" hout the yoke, and is thus more 
becoming to a short figure. It is made 
with loose fronts, half fitted backs and 
under-arm gores. The pleats are applied 
and are stitched flat at each edge with 
silk. The right front laps over the left, 
in double breasted fashion, and the neck 
is finished with coat lapels and collar. 
4235 Misses Norfolk Coat, 
12 to 16 years. 
The sleeves are two-seamed and finished 
with roll-over flare cuffs that are left 
open at the outside. The belt passes un¬ 
der the pleats and is held at the center 
front by a harness buckle. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the medium 
size (14 years) is 2% yards 44 inches 
wide or 2*4 yards 52 inches wide. The 
pattern No. 4235 is cut in sizes for misses 
of 12, 14 and 16 years of age; price 10 
cents from this office. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See our guarantee 8th page. 
Macbeth on 
a lamp chimney 
keeps it from 
breaking and dou= 
bles the light. 
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. 
meySaved 
pMoi . 
■ This rear farmers can save money because of I 
-*- their large crops, and they 
can also safe their money 
because the old m a n u - 
facturing and Importing 
firm of 11. Leonard & Sons 
has entered the mall order 
Held. The comforts of life are | 
now within reach. Establish¬ 
ed over fifty years, occupying I 
over ten acres of floor space, I 
they offer direct from fac- 
_ _ tory, Furniture, Carpets, 
in w„„i Lace Curtains, China.Silver- 
Hcavy All Wool Carpet, W are, Christmas Gifts, etc.. 
Only 48c per Anrd. ote a ll at a saving of from 
1-4 to 1-2 tho prices asked by retail dealers. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Send 2 cent stamp for 
300 page illustrated catalogueandsee foryourself. 
H. LEONARD «Sc SONS, 
No, 50 Spring Street. _ (IRANI) RAPIDS, MICH. 
All the world’s a stage. Elgin 
Watches are the prompters. 
Elgin W atches 
are the world’s standard for pocket time¬ 
pieces. Sold by every jeweler in the land; 
guaranteed by the world’s greatest watch 
works. Booklet free. 
ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO. 
Elgin, Illinois. 
AArnall Red Ball 
on a Rubber Boot 
On Boots. 
i 
£R UBB'ERS? 
' ANvAK'/: 
n d'A;. 
On Rubber Shoes and Arctics. 
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The small red ball on “Ball-Band” goods 
is something more than part of a trade 
mark—it stands in the realm of rubber as 
the sign of the highest standard attained in 
the manufacture of wool or rubber foot¬ 
wear. It stands for quality, honesty in 
methods—reliability all through. 
When you buy rubber boots,shoes,arctics, 
knit boots and socks with the Red Ball in 
the trade mark, it means you can rely on 
them with absolute certainty to \veetr longer 
than rubber or knit boots of any other 
make. 
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99 
On Knit Boots, 
Ball-Baud 
Boots 
are not made by the trust. They are made 
by the largest independent makers of rub¬ 
bers in the world. The “Ball-Band” boots 
have earned their fame through superior 
wearing qualities. They have attained and 
maintained the highest standard of excel¬ 
lence knowm in the making of rubbers. 
Insist on getting the kind with the Red Bull in 
the trade mark. Get them from your local dealer. 
MISHAWAKA WOOLEN MFG. CO., Mishawaka, Ind. 
