1911- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
171 
The Rural Patterns. 
Experience with Zinc. 
The first picture includes 6884, one- 
piece blouse with yoke and trimming 
portion, 34 to 42. 124 yard of ma¬ 
terial 27 inches wide, 24 yard 36 or 44, 
with 124 yard 18 inches wide for trim¬ 
ming portions, 24 yard of silk for bands, 
114 yard 18 inches wide for yoke and 
under sleeves for medium size. 6878, 
fancy waist for misses and small 
women, 14, 16 and 18 years. With or 
without under-sleeves. 1 % yard of ma¬ 
terial 27 inches wide, 1 yard 36 or 44, 
224 yards of all-over lace, 24 yard 21 
for trimming, for 16 year size. 6881, 
girl’s dress with applied box-plaits, 10 , 
12 and 14 years. With or without band 
flounce. 524 yards of material 27 inches 
wide, 224 yards 36 or 44, 124 yard of 
all-over, 124 yard of velvet, for 12 year 
size. 6880, six-gored skirt for misses’ 
and small women, 14, 16 and 18 years. 
With or without trimming on front gore. 
4 1 /2 yards of material 27 inches wide, 
3J4 yards 36, 2% yards 44, 1 yard of silk, 
for 16 year size. 6221, boys’ suit, 6 to 
12 years. 524 yards of material 24 
inches wide, 4yards 32, 224 yards 44, 
124 yard of wide, 4 yards of narrow braid 
for 10 year size. Price of each pattern 
10 cents. 
The second picture shows 6872, fancy 
blouse 34 to 42 bust. 324 yards of 
material 24 or 27 inches wide, 224 yards 
36, 124 y ar< i 44, 24 yard of banding, 24 
yard of velvet, for medium size. 6883, 
fancy waist, 34 to 40. 124 yard of ma¬ 
terial 27 inches wide, 24 yard 36 or 44 
for blouse with sleeves, 124 yard 27, 
24 yard 36 or 44 for pointed portions, 1 
yard of all-over_ lace, 24 yard tucked 
chiffon, for medium size. 6882, house 
gown for misses’ and small women, 14, 
16 and 18 years. 524 yards of material 
27 inches wide, 424 yards 36, 324 yards 
44 , 24 yard 21 for collar and cuffs, 224 
yards of plaiting for trimming, for 16 
year size. 6871, five-gored skirt for 
misses and small women, 14, 16 and 18 
years. 524 yards of material 27 inches 
wide, 324 yards 39 or 44 when ma¬ 
terial has figure or nap, 424 yards 27, 
224 yards 44 when material has neither 
figure or nap, for 16 year size. 6873, 
combination corset-cover and closed 
drawers, 34 to 44 bust. 224 yards of 
material 36 inches wide, 224 yards 44, 8 
yards of insertion, 8 yards of edging, 
224 yards of beading, for medium size. 
Price of each pattern 10 cents. 
When flues .are foul with soft coal 
soot, get a good fire going and throw 
two or three ounces of any old zinc 
on the live coals and close the stove as 
ordinarily. Evidently some chemical ac¬ 
tion takes place when the fumes of the 
burning zinc attacks the soot that 
loosens it, and the strong draft of a 
hot fire sends the soot out of the chim¬ 
ney in great clouds. c. j. m. 
_ It is now a good many years ago 
since I first heard that burning zinc in 
a stove would cause the accumulation 
of soot in the chimney to vanish—in 
other words, it was the best and easiest 
way to clean a foul chimney. I have 
tried its use liberally a number of times 
and have not found that it does what 
was claimed for it. The metal is to be 
thrown in the fireplace on top of the 
fuel and let melt; the fumes thrown off 
are supposed to destroy the soot. I 
must say the chemical changes that take 
place are surprising and to quite an ex¬ 
tent beautiful. It is a pleasure to watch 
the heat “burn” the zinc. Most gor¬ 
geous colors are evolved. The fumes 
turn the soot white and to a small ex¬ 
tent dislodge it from the stove and 
chimney. I used any odd scraps of 
zinc; the melted portion may be used 
over and over again. But the zinc meth¬ 
od, to my mind, is all folly; it is like 
some of those old superstitions we read 
about. _w. A. pryal. 
The Bookshelf. 
^ Rural Hygiene, by Henry N. Ogden, 
C. E. This is an extremely useful work, 
covering a wide range of subjects which 
concern the health of a family or com¬ 
munity. It discusses the location of 
house and farm buildings; their con¬ 
struction, which includes some valuable 
details, especially regarding cellar con¬ 
struction; ventilation; water supply; 
plumbing; sewage disposal; care of 
meat, milk and other food; personal 
hygiene; diseases, disinfection and sani¬ 
tary law. The discussion of children’s 
diseases, typhoid, tuberculosis and pneu¬ 
monia. will make the book very useful 
to the house mother, while the men 
of the household will find in it an answer 
to many problems of farm life. This 
would be a valuable addition to the 
school or Grange library. Published by 
Macmillan & Company, New York; 434 
pages, 77 illustrations; price $1.50 net, 
postage 20 cents additional. 
Bird Guide, by Chester A. Reed. 
Many of us who wish to learn some¬ 
thing of the birds in our vicinity are 
hampered by the lack of information in 
accessible form. This is given us very 
clearly in two handy little pocket vol¬ 
umes issued by Chas. K. Reed, Wor¬ 
cester, Mass. Bird Guide, Part I, con¬ 
sists of water birds, and includes 240 
pages, 230 birds printed in color;; Part 
II, Land Birds, contains 230 pages, 210 
bird portraits in color. Water Birds 
costs $1 in cloth, $1.25 in leather; Land 
Birds $1 leather, 75 cents cloth, postage 
five cents each. The books are con¬ 
venient size and shape for slipping in 
the pocket, the descriptions concisely 
written, and the pictures life-like. An¬ 
other useful book from the same pub¬ 
lisher is. a Flower Guide, with 320 wild 
flowers in natural colors. This costs $1 
in leather, 75 cents in cloth. These three 
books together or separately will be 
found very helpful in nature study, and 
delightful companions for our country 
walks. 
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They are backed by 68 years’ 
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