26 
January 9 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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^ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
LITTLE KINDNESSES. 
II you were toiling up a weary hill. 
Bearing a load beyond your strength to 
bear. 
Straining each nerve untiringly, and still 
Stumbling and losing foothold here and 
there. 
And each one passing by would do so much 
As give one upward lift and go their way. 
Would not the slight reiterated touch 
Of help and kindness lighten all the day? 
If you were breasting a keen wind, which 
tossed 
, And buffeted and chilled you as you 
strove, 
Till, baffled and bewildered quite, you lost 
The power to see the way, and aim to 
move, 
And one, if only for a moment’s space, 
Gave you a shelter from the bitter blast, 
Would you not find it easier to face 
The storm again when the brief rest was 
past? 
There is no little and there is no much, 
We weigh and measure and define in 
vain. 
A look, a word, a light responsive touch, 
Can be a minister of joy to pain. 
A man can die of hunger walled in gold, 
A crumb may quicken hope to stronger 
breath, 
And every day we give or we withhold 
Some little thing which tells for life or 
death. —Susan Coolldge. 
* 
A practical illustration of the dan¬ 
ger in using naphtha for cleaning was 
recently given in Brooklyn, N. Y. A 
woman was washing a garment in naph¬ 
tha when the clashing of two metal but¬ 
tons gave out a spark that set the fluid 
on fire. The woman’s hands were badly 
burned, but the fire was soon put out. 
In some cases, where an inferior grade 
of benzine was used in cleaning, the 
friction caused a similar accident. There 
is every reason to be extremely cautious 
in using dangerous fluids for cleaning. 
* 
When hot wet cloths are used as an 
application to relieve severe pain, both 
nurse and patient are likely to suffer 
some discomfort, the one from hands 
scalded in wringing out cloths, the other 
from the applications being allowed to 
cool off too much or put on dripping 
and sloppy. In such case a toy clothes- 
wringer, just the size to screw on a pail, 
is very useful. The cloths are lifted 
with a stick and run through the little 
wringer, being thus thoroughly wrung 
out, and applied very hot. lacking the 
little wringer, one of ordinary size may 
be pressed into service, to the relief of 
both nurse and patient. 
* 
A sewing rug will be found very use¬ 
ful in any household where the home 
dressmaking is done. Cut 1G yards of 
denim in four equal lengths, and stitch 
them together, thus making a four-yard 
rug. Stitch around it a two-inch hem, 
and attach to the back of the hem some 
lead weights, such as are sometimes 
used in bicycle skirts, so that the rug 
will lie flat. Place this under sewing 
machine and cutting table before begin¬ 
ning work, and it may be picked up and 
shaken out of doors when work is over. 
It saves a great deal of time and trou¬ 
ble, and can be bundled out of the way 
in a mudh shorter time than is needed 
for picking up threads and snips. 
* 
The newest belts are wider than they 
have been, two to four inches. Some are 
of plain enamelled leather, but the 
greatest novelty is the crush belt of soft- 
finished kid, which is wide, and folded 
like a silk belt. Some are finished with 
one large buckle, others by three little 
ones. Broad fitted girdles are seen on 
many handsome gowns. It must be re¬ 
membered, however, that no matter how 
fashionable a belt may be, it may be 
very unbecoming, and this is true of 
any wide girdle on a stout figure. Only 
the slim and willowy should wear the 
crush belt of kid, and even then, if the 
wearer is angular, the effect is not good. 
A narrow silk belt, wider at the back 
than the front, is always the wisest in¬ 
vestment for a plump woman. 
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We had a fair list of apple recipes last 
year, but there are plenty more to come. 
Stuffed apples prepared as follows are 
recommended by the Home Science 
Magazine, and will doubtless be wel¬ 
comed by the Apple Consumers’ League. 
Wipe and core several apples. Chop fine 
an equal amount of pecans and stoned 
dates, or seeded raisins, season with 
cinnamon or mace and sweeten to taste. 
Do not forget a dash of salt. Fill the 
core cavities with the mixture, sprinkle 
the outside of the apples with sugar and 
pour in water to come half way over 
the apples. They should be placed close 
together in a granite baking pan. Let 
them bake slowly, basting frequently, 
until tender. Remove to a dish for 
serving and pour the juice over them. 
* 
It is generally believed that a woman 
ran perform almost any mechanical op¬ 
eration with a hairpin, especially if aid¬ 
ed by a broomstick. Lippincott’s Maga¬ 
zine tells of a husband who, on his re¬ 
turn from a visit, sat down to hear the 
family happenings during his absence. 
This incident, it may be seen, has a 
moral. The wife was naming the re¬ 
forms she had successfully introduced. 
“You know,” she said, “that closet 
that was locked for over a month? You 
said it couldn’t be opened except by a 
locksmith? Well, I opened it.” 
“How in the world did you do it?” 
“With a hairpin. And the furnace 
door has been sagging round on one 
hinge for ever so long, you know; but 
it’s all right now.” 
“Well, I’m glad you had it fixed.” 
“Had it fixed! I fixed it myself with 
a hairpin. And then there was that 
crayon portrait of mother that stood on 
the floor for six weeks because you 
hadn’t brought me any picture-hooks”— 
“Well, I intended to, but”— 
“Oh, it doesn’t make any difference 
row. T made a hook myself out of a 
hairpin.” 
“No!” 
“And there’s Willie! You’ve been 
coaxing and bribing him for a year to 
break him of biting his nails, and I 
broke him in a week.” 
“With a hairpin?” he inquired. 
“No! Don’t be a goose. With a hair¬ 
brush.” __ 
The Bookshelf. 
IItiter and Igraine, by Warwick 
Deeping, may be strongly recommend¬ 
ed to lovers of picturesque romance. It 
is a story of Britain in the fifth or sixth 
century, that period when the with¬ 
drawal of the Roman legions left the 
northern isles defenceless, exposed to 
the ravages of the sea wolves from the 
north. Britain had grown luxurious 
during the Roman occupation; convent, 
manors and trading marts, offered 
plenty of spoil, and little power to re¬ 
sist invasion. The story opens in the 
midst of heathen attack, when Igraine, 
the novice, sacrificing herself to aid the 
during the Roman occupation; convents, 
is rescued by the knight Pelleas, who 
is the disguised Uther, King of Wales. 
Igraine wanders amid scenes of blood 
and war, married against her will 
through the magic of Merlin to Gorlois, 
Lord of Tintagel, until, Gorlois dead, she 
weds Uther. Acco; cling to legend, Uther 
and Igraine were the parents of the 
great King Arthur, and this romance 
reads like a prose chapter from the 
“Idyls of the King.” It is a pleasure to 
find a book so absorbing, and written 
with such sympathetic power, after the 
flood of made-to-order “historical” 
novels inflicted upon us. It has a beau¬ 
tiful typographical dress, and is pub¬ 
lished by the Outlook Company, New 
York; price $1.50. 
Separator Milk Recipes, 
There are a great many things for 
which one can use separator milk that 
are just as good as if made with whole 
milk. It is good to make toast, though 
more butter must be used. For mixing 
with self-rising buckwheat flour it is 
perfect, making the cakes a nice brown 
and just short enough. Many people 
cannot drink whole milk, but find sep¬ 
arator milk just the thing for them. It 
can be used to make junket and cus¬ 
tards and tapioca puddings. For steam¬ 
ed rice, if half milk and half water is 
used the rice will be very white and 
have a nice taste. 
Indian Pudding.—Heat two quarts of 
separator milk in a kettle till scalding 
hot, then stir in a pint of granulated In¬ 
dian meal and a little salt. Stir con¬ 
stantly till the mush is stiff, then turn 
into a large earthen pudding-dish. Stir 
in a pint and a half of good molasses 
and a quart of cold separator milk, then 
pour in another quart of the milk with¬ 
out stirring. Bake very slowly for eight 
or nine hours. If it is cooked too fast 
it has a strong taste. The oven door 
may be open a part of the time if the 
fire is too hot. I sometimes bake mine 
over night when I have a coal fire, then 
the heat is very even. 
Rice Pudding.—Half a cupful of rice, 
half a cupful of sugar, a little salt and 
a quart of separator milk. Soak an 
hour, then bake slowly for two or three 
hours. This is nice eaten hot with but¬ 
ter. It should be stirred occasionally 
while cooking. 
Entire Wheat Bread.—Scald a quart 
of separator milk and pour it over a 
tablespoonful of lard or drippings, the 
same of sugar, and a teaspoonful of salt. 
Let it cool to blood heat, add entire- 
wheat flour to make a batter, then add 
a pint of raw potato yeast, or a cake of 
compressed yeast dissolved in half a 
cupful of water, then enough entire- 
wheat flour to make a stiff dough. Knead 
it till it is smooth and spongy. Let rise 
over night, or to twice its bulk. Cut 
down and let rise again. Then knead 
and shape into loaves. This will make 
three brick loaves and a dozen biscuits. 
Put the biscuits into an iron gem-pan, 
let rise until very light and bake till a 
good brown all over. Let them get 
nearly cold before eating. They are 
light and have a very crisp, delicate 
crust, and the odd shape is very attrac¬ 
tive. Some people may consider it too 
much trouble to make yeast, but it does 
not take very long and it is a great con¬ 
venience to have it always ready, and 
not have to bother to go to the store 
for an yeast cake. 
Brown Bread.—A scant pint each of 
rye meal, white flour and granulated In¬ 
dian meal, a rounding teaspoonful of 
soda, the same of salt, a cupful of dark 
colored molasses and separator milk 
enough to make a heavy batter. Bake 
till a good brown all over and when 
tried with a straw is found done. A 
cast-iron dish with a tight fitting cover 
is the best thing to bake it in, but a tin 
pail can be used. 
SUSAN BROWN ROBBINS. 
Y oil pay five 
times too much 
for lamp-chim¬ 
neys. 
Buy good ones. 
Macbeth. 
If you use a wrong chimney, you lose a 
good deal of both light and comfort, and 
waste a dollar or two a year a lamp on 
chimneys. 
Do you want the Index ? Write me. 
Macrf.th, Pittsburgh. 
You Don’t Guess 
about what you are doing, but you see 
as with the light of day if you use the 
Dietz Blast Lanterns 
noted everywhere for their even shedding of 
pure white, strong, steady light. Burn on the 
cold blast principle. Most convenient, give 
most satisfactory light, safest lanterns made. 
Don’t confound them with common lanterns 
which smoke, flicker and blow out. Let us send 
you lantern book to make a selection, then 
you can buy it from any dealer or have him 
get it for you. 
R. E. DIETZ COMPART, 87 Lalghf St., New York. 
Established 1840. 
A RURAL MAIL BOX 
Should be 
simple, neat, 
strong, and 
durable. 
A box may be 
approved by 
the P. M. Gen¬ 
eral and still 
not be satisfac¬ 
tory to the pur¬ 
chaser. 
Our “Uncle 
Sam’s Favor¬ 
ite ” has official 
approval and 
also the ap¬ 
proval of thou¬ 
sands who are 
using it and 
know It’s all right, 
BOND STEEL POST CO., 
Adrian. Mich. 
No Smoke House. Smoke meat with 
KRAUSERS’ LIQUID EXTRACT OF SMOKE. 
Made from hickory wood. Gives delicious flavor. 
Cheaper, cleaner than old way. Send for cir¬ 
cular. K. Kranser <fc Bro., Milton. Pa. 
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C N. 301. CLEVELAND, O. 
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