1912. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern atid measurement de¬ 
sired. 
The first group shows: 7301, girl’s 
dress, 8 to 12 years, with sleeves sewed 
to the armholes. For the 10 year size 
will be required 3yi yards of material 
36 inches wide, with 1 yard 27 inches 
wide for the trimming, y 2 yard of all- 
over lace 18 inches wide, and $4 yard of 
lace for the under-sleeves. 7300, raglan 
blouse or shirt waist, 34 to 42 bust. For 
the medium size will be required 2J4 
yards of material 36 inches wide. 7299, 
empire nightgown, small, 34 or 36; me¬ 
dium, 38 or 40; large, 42 or 44 bust. For 
the medium size will be required 4 yards 
THE) RURAL NEW-YORKER 
of material 36 inches wide, 1 % yard of 
insertion, 2*4 yards of beading, 1J4 yard 
of narrow, 3 yards of wider lace to trim 
as shown in front view. 7288, six-gored 
skirt, small, 23 or 26; medium, 28 or 30; 
large, 32 or 34 waist. For the medium 
size will be required 5 yards of material 
36 inches wide. 7291, girl’s one-piece 
dress, 8 to 12 years. For the 10 year 
size will be required 4 y yards of mate¬ 
rial 36 inches wide, with ^4 yard 27 
indies and y yard of broadcloth. Price 
of each 10 cents. 
The second group includes: 7303. 
square yoke blouse, 34 to 42 bust. For 
the medium size will be required 1 yard 
of material 36 inches wide, with 3 yards 
of banding and 1% yard 18 inches wide 
for yoke and sleeves. 7290, blouse with 
front closing, 34 to 42 bust. For the 
medium size will be required V/& yard 
of material 36 inches wide, with Y& yard 
of lace for frill, y yard 21 inches wide 
for bands and % yard 18 inches wide 
for collar and under-sleeves. 7294, tunic 
with surplice over-waist, 34 to 42 bust. 
For the medium size will be required 3 
yards of material 36 inches wide, with 
8 t /2 yards of narrow banding, 1% yard 
of wide banding and 1 % yard of fringe 
to make as illustrated. 7312, seven- 
gored skirt for misses and small women, 
14, 16 and 18 years. For the 16 year 
size will be required 5 yards of mate¬ 
rial 36 inches wide, when material has 
figure or nap; 2% yards 36 inches wide 
when material has neither figure or nap. 
7317, two-piece skirt, 22 to 32 waist, 
with high or natural waist line. For 
the medium size will be required 3% 
yards of material 36 inches wide. Price 
of each pattern 10 cents. 
“ Charity Sweetheart.” 
Among the many contributors to The 
R. N.-Y. who have given help and en¬ 
couragement to country people, few 
women are better known than “Charity 
Sweetheart,” Mrs. Annie L. Jack. We 
have just received news of her death, 
which occurred very suddenly at her Ca¬ 
nadian home, and feel sure that others 
will share the sense of personal loss 
that it gives us. Mrs. Jack was pecu¬ 
liarly fitted to understand the problems 
that enter the country home. The Prov¬ 
ince of Quebec has seen great changes 
in the past half century, and Mrs. Jack 
shared them all. The ,nxieties and 
emergencies that must face the wife of 
a farmer and fruit grower in a rural 
community, bringing up her family to 
honored citizenship, she met courageous¬ 
ly, and all this gave her a peculiar sym¬ 
pathy for others in like circumstances. 
She possessed a remarkable love for 
flowers, and one great educator de¬ 
clared she had the most beautiful farm 
garden on this continent. She lived to 
see a family of old-fashioned size grow 
into men and women whose intellectual 
gifts were enhanced by education which 
made them honored and useful, and she 
passed her own life among the peaceful 
surroundings of an ideal farm home, 
where "her works do follow her.” 
Chilblains. 
What is good for chilblains, or what they 
call down here in the South, snow burns? 
I have suffered severely all Winter. My 
feet are very irritable. Sometimes they 
swell so much I cannot get my shoes on in 
the morning. l . s. 
We have been given a long list of 
remedies for chilblains, but in our own 
experience we have found most relief 
from rubbing the feet with spirits of 
turpentine. First bathe the feet in 
warm water containing baking soda, one 
teaspoonful to a gallon, which takes out 
the soreness, then rub with the turpen¬ 
tine. Rubbing with alcohol is also com¬ 
forting—use grain, never wood alcohol 
for such a purpose. If the skin is 
broken so that sores are formed, bathe 
with diluted peroxide of hydrogen and 
dress with any simple salve. In the early 
stages painting with iodine is often 
beneficial, while we are told that Arctic 
explorers dress chilblains with a com¬ 
bination of soap and whisky. While 
many strong and active persons suffer 
from chilblains, usually the result of 
exposure to frost, the trouble is es¬ 
pecially likely to attack those who are 
weakly in constitution, or suffering from 
defective circulation. In such cases fresh 
air, outdoor exercise, cold baths (if the 
person can endure the cold water with¬ 
out chill afterwards) and tonics will 
greatly lessen the liability to chilblains. 
Warm floors are another preventive. 
Any chilblain sufferer should avoid go¬ 
ing to the fire to warm his feet, but 
rather warm them by rubbing or exer¬ 
cise. One old-fashioned remedy, which 
we have seen practiced by a desperate 
sufferer, was to take off shoes and stock¬ 
ings and run out in the sno-w barefoot— 
but we do not advise it! 
Bread From Winter Wheat. 
I have use-d Winter wheat flour and 
had good bread. Sometimes I use potato 
water, and when I don’t have it, 1 use 
just plain boiling water. In the evening 
dissolve two cakes of yeast in a cup of 
lukewarm water. Put about \ l / 2 pint of 
boiling water or potato water m a pan 
and sift enough flour into it to make a 
stiff batter. When this is lukewarm, stir 
into it the dissolved yeast cakes. Let 
stand over night in a warm place. In 
the morning put yeast into bread pan. 
Add about one quart warm water, 1 y 2 
tablespoon each of sugar and lard and 
half cup salt. Add sifted flour and 
knead into hard loaf. Let rise and make 
into loaves. When loaves are ready, 
bake in moderate oven 45 minutes to 
one hour. The secret of making good 
bread is to make the hard loaf as stiff 
as possible. m. r. 
I start my bread in the evening by 
taking about three cups of flour and 
enough warm water to make a smooth 
batter, add yeast, beat well and set to 
rise in a warm place over night. In the 
morning warm flour enough for your 
usual amount of bread. Add more 
warm water, salt and a spoonful of drip¬ 
pings to yeast mixture, pour into 
warmed flour and knead to a smooth 
dough. It requires more kneading than 
Spring wheat flour. When it has raised 
to double its size, knead down and let 
rise again, then form into loaves. When 
light bake; rub a little butter or drip¬ 
pings over the top as soon as taken from 
the oven and the crust will be soft. j. p. 
331 
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Victor-Victrola VI, $25 
Victor-Victrola VIII, $40 
Victor-Victrola IX, $50 
Victor-Victrola X, $75 
Victor-Victrola XI, $100 
Victor-Victrola XIV, $150 
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Victor-Victrola XVI, $200 
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