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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 0. 
[ Woman and Home \ 
From Day to Day. 
THE PASSING SINGER. 
O all of you that hold the gates of vision, 
Fling wide your doors to those without 
that wait. 
And lead them through the highways of your 
city, 
And through its temples, ere it he too late. 
O all of you that know love's orchard closes. 
Bend down the boughs for those beyond 
the wall; 
Gather for them from all your wealth of 
blossom, 
And shake the branches that the fruit 
may fall. 
O all of you made stewards of earth’s treas¬ 
ure. 
Give while you may the gold that is* your 
trust; 
For you shall lie at last where is no giving, 
With helpless hands close-folded in the 
dust. 
O all you dwelling in the house of learning, 
Set forth your pages that the poor may 
read 
The gathered wisdom that the years inherit, 
In haste before you pass lwyond their need. 
O all you that know the wells of gladness. 
And sing beside them, share, while yet 
you live. 
Your pitcher with the thirsty, e»c. hereafter. 
You hear them cry and be too poor to 
give. 
Ab! give. The road you tread has no re¬ 
turning, 
But stretches on into the endless night; 
Then give your life, your joy, your gold, your 
learning; 
Lift high your lamp of love and give its 
light. 
—Ethel Clifford in Blackwood’s Magazine. 
* 
A milk pic, strongly recommended, is 
made as follows: Line a pan eight inches 
in diameter with good puff paste, put dots 
of butter over the bottom until you have 
used about the size of a walnut; dredge 
over alternately flour to the amount of 
one-fourth measuring cup and sugar to 
the amount of one-half cup, then sprinkle 
evenly over the top one level dessertspoon 
of cinnamon and pour in carefully, so as 
not to disturb the cinnamon, three-fourths 
cup milk and bake until crust is brown. 
* 
Correspondents in English gardening 
papers have referred lately to the use of 
rhubarb leaves as greens, boiled like spin¬ 
ach. It was said that these leaves boil 
nicely, and have a very agreeable flavor. 
Later reports, however, say that such 
greens are not always wholesome, and in 
some cases very unpleasant results fol¬ 
lowed their use. It is quite possible that 
the acid principle that gives such pleasant 
piquancy to the stems may assume a 
stronger or less desirable form in the 
leaves, and thus account for the gastric 
irritation resulting. 
* 
Dandelion cordial is an old-fashioned 
Summer beverage, considered to have 
wholesome tonic qualities. Pour a gal¬ 
lon of boiling water over four quarts of 
freshly gathered dandelion blossoms. Al¬ 
low the liquid to stand until lukewarm. 
Mix together four cups of granulated 
sugar, the juice and grated peel of one 
orange and two lemons, and three table¬ 
spoonfuls of compressed yeast; stir into 
the liquid, then strain, and stand in a 
cool place for two days; strain again into 
an earthen jar and let stand until clear, 
when it will be found very pleasant in 
flavor. 
* 
A “lamp expert” in the employ of a big 
oil company recently explained the- meth¬ 
ods by which kerosene could be made to 
burn bright and clear, or the reverse. 
Among other things, the wick was thor¬ 
oughly dried out, and just long enough to 
reach the bottom of the oil bowl—no 
longer. This sounds unimportant, but it 
was considered sufficiently valuable to be 
borne in mind in commercial demonstra¬ 
tions of the oil. It is always wise to dry 
out a new wick thoroughly before putting 
it in the lamp, as dampness causes sput¬ 
tering. Another point this expert laid 
stress upon was trimming the wick so as 
to give a thin flame; a thick flame burns 
yellow, a thin one clear white. Trouble 
will also result from a dirty burner, giv¬ 
ing imperfect ventilation, or one twisted 
or knocked out of shape, which causes the 
lamp to smoke. Few of the minor annoy¬ 
ances of life cause more discomfort than 
a dim or smoky lamp; it is quite worth 
while to use some thought in avoiding 
such troubles. 
* 
Cotton taffeta is a smoothly-woven 
mercerized fabric, firm in texture and silky 
in appearance. Tt costs from 25 to 33 
cents a yard, and is very desirable for 
shirt-waist dresses or Summer jacket 
suits. It is shown in a variety of solid 
colors. Silk-and-cotton pongee, costing 
.from 35 to 50 cents a yard, is another de¬ 
sirable Summer material. These various 
mercerized cottons and cotton mixtures 
make cool Summer gowns which save 
washing, and are thus very suitable for 
mother and big sister, while the juveniles 
may wear the regular wash materials. 
* 
Herring salad may make a pleasant 
change as a supper dish on a warm day. 
Ileat through by broiling, or in the oven, 
three smoked herrings. Then tear off the 
heads and pull the skin away; split, take 
out the backbones, and cut up into small 
bits, or to shred them is better. Put in 
a salad bowl, add one small chopped 
onion, two hard-boiled eggs, chopped, and 
one boiled potato; cut fine with a tea¬ 
spoonful of chopped parsley; season with 
a teaspoonful of salt, one of pepper, three 
tablespoonfuls of vinegar and two of oil; 
mix well, and if you have it, decorate with 
a boiled beet. 
* 
In the Contributors’ Club of the Atlan¬ 
tic Monthly there is a formula for the 
simple life, which is quite suggestive. A 
woman who, with six young children and 
only one servant, keeps a spotless house 
and a soul serene originated the scheme. 
“Once a month,” she said. “I give away 
every single thing in the house that we‘ 
do not imperatively need. It sounds 
wasteful, but I don’t believe it really is. 
Sometimes Jeremiah mourns over missing 
old clothes or back numbers of the maga¬ 
zines, but I tell him if he doesn’t want to 
be mated to a gibbering maniac he will 
let me do as I like.” 
A good hat should be well cared for, to 
keep it looking fresh. Not only must the 
hat itself be brushed carefully, but the 
trimming must be gone over; bows pulled 
up into shape, loose petals glued into 
flowers, and loose threads tightened. 
Flowers and leaves should be carefully 
wiped with a soft cloth; when colored 
flowers fade they can often be touched up 
with water-color paints and a camel’s-hair 
brush. Most hats now have trimming 
arranged under the brim, and they should 
always be raised up on a block or stand 
when put away, to avoid crushing. It 
is especially necessary *o observe this care 
with a hat having a aline ruche under 
the brim at the back. This material is 
quite perishable, and is likely to become 
very “mussy” after a short period of 
wear, unless handled carefully. We clean 
soiled white straw hats with oxalic acid, 
scrubbing with a toothbrush, and sopping 
up the moisture with a soft cloth, to 
avoid staining the straw. The acid burns 
colored straw, turning it an ugly red, so 
care must be exercised if cleaning a hat 
in which white and colored straw are 
combined. _ 
Draw near the board with plenty spread. 
And if in the accustomed place 
Y r ou see the father’s reverent head. 
Or mother’s patient, loving face, 
Whate'er your life may have of ill 
Thank God that these are left you still. 
—Phoebe Cary. 
Household Congress. 
Summer Complaint. —This common ail¬ 
ment is not always caused by the eating 
of fruit and vegetables, but is sometimes 
brought on by a change in the weather— 
from very hot to very cold. In such 
cases a flannel band worn about the 
bowels, over the undervest so as not to 
irritate the skin, will often bring relief. 
Such a band may be made from the bot¬ 
tom of an old undervest, seamed up so as 
to fit snugly. If in connection with the 
band a dose of castor oil be taken, a 
speedy cure is almost certain. There is 
a sort of fermentation going on which the 
oil seems to clear away, and it very likely 
has a soothing effect on the irritated mem¬ 
branes. The castor oil should be pure, 
as that which is adulterated with cotton¬ 
seed is less efficacious. s. b. r. 
Graham Plum Pudding. —One egg, one 
cup molasses, one cup sweet milk, one 
teaspoonful soda, one-half teaspoonful 
salt, two cupfuls graham flour, one-half 
cupful raisins. Mix and steam three 
hours. Serve with this sauce; One table¬ 
spoonful butter, one tablespoonful sugar, 
one tablespoonful white flour, the yolk of 
one egg. Add hot water and let it boil, 
then white of egg and flavor. E. v. s. 
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Shepherd Plaids 
Nothing more appropriate and 
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at the price. 
Ask your dealer /or 
fiber ’ 
I EDdystonE 
PRINTS The Eddystone Mfg Co (Sole Makers) Philadelphia 
Simpson-Eddystone Shepherd Plaids. 
Three generations of Simpsons 
have made Simpson Prints. 
