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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
September 29, 
£ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
THE POWER OE INTERCESSION. 
The weary one had rest, the sad had joy 
that day 
And wondered how— 
A plough-man, singing at his work, had 
pray'd 
“Lord, help (hern now.” 
Alone In foreign lands they wondered how 
Their feeble word had power; 
At home the Christians, two or three, had 
met 
To pray an hour. 
Yes, we are always wondering, wondering 
long 
Because we do not see 
Some one unknown perhaps, and far away, 
On bended knee. 
—The Spirit of Missions. 
V 
We are asked what settling wax to use 
over the corks of catchup bottles. We 
are supplied with bottles having patent 
stoppers, so do not use the wax, but the 
customary formula is a mixture of one- 
third resin and two-thirds beeswax. Heat 
together, mix well, and then put away 
until needed. When sealing a cork, put 
a lump of the wiax on top of it, and 
then press down with a heated metal fire 
shovel or similar implement, which will 
cause the wax to melt down over the 
cork. 
* 
Here is an old-fashioned drop cake 
known by the quaint name of “cry-baby”: 
One cupful each of sugar, molasses, melt¬ 
ed lard and strong, hot coffee, three eggs 
beaten together, two teaspoonfuls of vine¬ 
gar mixed with two teasponfuls of soda 
and added after the molasses, one tea¬ 
spoonful each cloves '.and cinnamon, two 
teaspoonfuls ginger, flour to make stiff 
batter. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased 
pan and bake in a moderate oven. Ice 
with two tablespoonfuls of cream mixed 
with powdered sugar and any flavoring. 
* 
In the Autumn when a coat becomes 
necessary, one sees many striking ex¬ 
amples of the instability of modern dyes. 
Many women wear the skirt belonging to 
a Spring jacket suit all Summer with 
their shirt waists, to discover, in the 
Autumn, that it has faded so much from 
the original color as to make a most 
grotesque combination with the jacket. 
One of the most uncertain materials in 
this particular is brilliantine in its many 
forms; some deep blues fade to an ugly 
purple, and the grays get a dingy yel¬ 
lowish tone. There appears to be less 
trouble with poplins and Sicilians. Some 
broadcloths fade, to the consternation of 
their wearers, and we have been sur¬ 
prised to find the same trouble with taf¬ 
feta silks occasionally. Homespuns, 
tweeds and panamas seem to keep their 
color quite well; for hard wear in a jack¬ 
et suit «we have never found anything 
more reliable than either Irish homespun 
or English tweed. The fact is that in 
buying a jacket suit that must be worn 
more or less during the sunny part of 
the year any economical buyer must con¬ 
sider the possibility of fading. 
* 
Many a housewife will feel like en¬ 
dorsing Nathaniel Hawthorne’s opinions 
on the subject of dishwashing: 
The washing of dishes does seem to me 
the most absurd and unsatisfactory business 
that I ever undertook. If, when once washed, 
they would remain clean forever and ever 
(which they ought in all reason to do, con¬ 
sidering how much trouble it is), there 
would be less occasion to grumble, but no 
sooner is it done than it requires to be 
done again. On the whole, I have come to 
the resolution not to use more than one 
dish at each meal. 
It is more cheering to reflect, however, 
that the work of Dame Nature herself 
is never entirely finished. She no sooner 
tucks away her Summer’s work than 
she begins to get ready for going over 
the whole process again next Spring, 
and the gradual process of decay that 
marks her housecleaning is but a prep¬ 
aration for future work. Still, we don’t 
believe in becoming a slave to mere in¬ 
animate things, and the woman who 
hates dishwashing, yet is overbur¬ 
dened with it, should seek some way both 
to lessen and to lighten it. The first and 
greatest requisite is abundance of hot 
water, and anyone who is • limited to a 
skimped or lukewarm supply is justified 
in disliking the work. If water and sink 
space are abundant, everything but 
glasses and silver can be washed, stacked 
in drainers and then deluged with very 
hot water, which will cause the dishes 
to dry off, bright and shiny without the 
aid of a towel. This is the restaurant 
plan; it saves much labor and eliminates 
much wear and washing of towels. Per¬ 
sonally, we find the sorting, scraping and 
stacking of dishes more work than the 
washing, which is much lightened by 
care in the preliminaries. 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 
It always makes me sad to take the 
plants in from the garden for Winter 
protection, but they are now in their 
windows, looking for sunshine except 
some of the hardier kinds, that are on 
the porch every fine day. The geraniums 
are full of buds, and Begonia rubra is the 
best perpetual bloomer I ever saw. The 
Abutilons were infested by scale, and it 
was quite a piece of work to wash the 
stems and branches, and under sides of 
leaves with white soap. I brushed every 
part with an old toothbrush and then 
rinsed thoroughly. It required two or 
three applications to vanquish the enemy, 
but there is satisfaction in a clean plant. 
Talking of plants our neighbor, Mrs. 
Lewis, wanted to go away to the county 
fair, and to be gone three days, but her 
plants were housed and she knew they 
would need water. 1 told her that if 
she plugged the hole in the bottom of the 
pot nearly tight, then set each pot in a 
pan of water, it would gradually filter 
through the unglazed pot and keep the 
plant healthy for that time. She came 
over the other day to say that it was 
quite a success, that the plants looked 
fresher than when she left them. In my 
bedroom windows I have a lot of rescued 
plants, I call them, that would have been 
left to perish in the frost otherwise. It 
always looks so pitiful to see tender 
things that seem to shrink at the frost’s 
cold breath, left out to be destroyed. 
There are geraniums and ice plants, 
Lobelia, and English daisies, Primulas, 
and young Begonias, and they are secret¬ 
ly treasured and cared for to become 
Christmas gifts when the time comes. 
For I have found out that the friends 
who love us, care more for something 
we have done with our own hands, than 
for the trivial memento that we can af¬ 
ford to buy. Years ago, a dear girl 
friend remarked with a smile, as she 
brought a dainty pair of slippers: “We 
make things for those we love and buy 
for others.” It is not a sure rule, but 
I am putting Christmas thoughts and 
wishes into the care for these growing 
plants, and feel sure they will be ac¬ 
ceptable gifts. 
Tomatoes have been very satisfactory 
this season, and we have enjoyed a very 
nice dish made in this wise: Cut off the 
tops and scrape out the inside from some 
of medium size. Take a cupful of bread 
crumbs, a bit of finely chopped pork or 
minced beef, and salt and pepper to taste. 
Mix with the tomato pulp, put on the 
tops, lay a bit of butter on each tomato 
and bake for half an hour. A little 
gravy or cream in the pan is an improve¬ 
ment. There are few articles of diet 
that can be used as freely as the toma¬ 
to without unpleasant after effects, and 
it always seems a pity when October 
frosts touch them, for very little impairs 
their flavor. This year 1 am canning 
them in Gem jars for Winter use, and 
to supply several customers, who have 
to buy, and prefer them put up in glass, 
instead of in tin. In this way none of 
the ripe fruit will be wasted, and the 
green are used for chow chow. 
What a comfort a garden is to country 
people, though we seldom stop to con¬ 
sider it. Secure in our Winter vege¬ 
tables, with corn and beans of our own 
raising, and herbs that are snug in 
the attic, we are independent in a great 
measure, and can have more variety than 
if we did not plant these things. This year 
I grew some peanuts in a little corner 
among the bean rows, not sayiiu any¬ 
thing about it to the boys till the pretty 
yellow blossoms came. Of course they 
were surprised and pleased, never hav¬ 
ing seen them growing before, and now 
they are harvested into a basket, to await 
further investigation. 
CHARITY SWEETHEART. 
Drying Apples. 
Will you inform me how to proceed to dry 
apples for Winter use, and what kind of 
apples are the best to use? f. c. m. 
Pennsylvania. 
The simplest form of home drying is 
the exposure of sliced fruit to the sun. 
The old method of stringing the apples 
is to be objected to on many grounds. 
The apples should be wiped clean, pared 
and sliced with a silver knife, if possible, 
then exposed to the sun in racks formed 
of cheesecloth stretched across wooden 
frames, which gives access to the air 
below as well as above. Cover the frames 
with mosquito netting, to keep away in¬ 
sects. Spread but one layer at a time 
on the cloth, turn the fruit occasionally, 
and never allow it to get wet. Fruit is 
dried indoors on racks placed over the 
kitchen stove; several of these home 
evaporators are on the market. Be sure 
that the fruit is sufficiently dried before 
storing away in a cool dry place. Ex¬ 
cellent apples for drying are Gravenstein, 
Red Astrachan, Newtown Pippin, Bell¬ 
flower, Baldwin and Northern Spy. 
A guest suddenly arriving is 
quickly, surely made to feel 
“at home” and the cordial 
welcome is much emphasized 
where the home is equipped 
for right living by 
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Richest furnishings and decorations will 
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Rochester, N. Y. 
SEPTEMBER 
IN THE 
ADIRONDACK^ 
No finer place can be found than 
the Adirondacks in September. 
The air is cool and bracmg, the 
scenery beautiful and the sense of 
perfect rest that comes with the night 
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