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VHB RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 22, 
Woman and the Hflme 
From Day to Day. 
THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDFINCH. 
I wandered, listening, in a wind blown 
wood, 
While all around me in harmonious flood 
Rose the clear singing of the brotherhood 
Of wing and feather. 
Shyly the linnets hid and twittered there, 
Larks circled upward in the outer air, 
Whitethroat and willow wren and whistling 
stare 
Singing together. 
One beyond others in the joyful throng 
Sang in the orchard close the whole day 
long, 
A crystal cadence of sweet throated song 
Divinely fluted. 
Lightly the goldfinch e’er he lit to sing 
Spread the pale yellow of his painted wing. 
He that bears record of his ministering 
In hues transmuted. 
His be the praise of the first Lenten tide! 
Seeing the wooden cross where Jesus died,. 
This bird the nail within His hand espied 
and tried to ease it. 
Vainly he fluttered on a tender wing, 
Held in his slender beak the cruel thing, 
Still with his gentle might endeavoring 
But to relase it. 
Then as he strove spake One—a dying 
space— 
“Take for thy pity as a sign of grace 
Semblance of this. My blood, upon thy face, 
A living glory ; 
That while the generations come and go, 
While the earth blossoms and the waters 
flow 
Children may honor thee and mankind know 
Thy loving story.” 
Lord of dominion over man and beast 
That out of nothing madest great and least, 
Thine everlasting praise hath never ceased 
From heavenly choir. 
And from the earth in these awakening days 
I hear from meadowland and orchard ways 
Anthem and madrigal and roundelays 
That never tire. 
Grant Thou to us of the untoward will, 
Tardy of utterance, in praise too still. 
Some of this happiness our hearts to fill, 
And our mute voices, 
That like the birds our song may rise on 
wings 
Seeking the rapture of celestial things. 
Lord ! let us serve Thee with the mind that 
brings 
Life that rejoices. 
—Pamela Tennant in the London Spectator. 
* 
We have been asked several times for 
further 'lentil receipes, and here is one 
given by the New York Tribune for 
lentil and kidney stew. Cut five lamb 
kidneys in half and soak in salted water 
for half an hour. Drain and boil them 
for twenty minutes in water that has 
been salted. Make a brown sauce with 
butter and flour and add the water in 
which the kidneys have been cooking 
to it, so that a rich gravy is made. Cut 
the kidneys into small pieces and re¬ 
place in the gravy with three cups of 
lentils that have first been soaked over¬ 
night and then thoroughly cooked with 
a sliced onion and a tomato. 
* 
Pompadour rice is one of the desserts 
served in a New York tearoom. Whip 
cream until very stiff, sweeten and flavor 
with vanilla. Then beat in about an 
equal bulk of cold boiled rice, put in 
sherbet glasses, put some shredded pine¬ 
apple over the top, and serve very cold. 
This is delicious; it is very little trouble, 
and the cream increases so much in bulk 
when whipped that a little goes a good 
way. Any other fruit may be used in 
place of the pineapple, and we think 
the rice and cream, topped with fruit, 
strawberries for example, would make 
a variation in filling for charlotte russe, 
which we might call pompadour char¬ 
lotte. 
* 
This is a good time of year to think 
about the fly plague. “Swatting” flies 
may be all very well, but the really ef¬ 
fective thing is to “swat’’ the cause of 
the flies. Exposed manure fermenting 
in a mass is the hotbed or incubator 
that develops the plague. But don’t put 
all the blame on the men folks. Scat¬ 
tered fragments of food, open drains, 
dishwater thrown out on the ground, 
dishes of neglected food for domestic 
pets, exposed garbage and refuse—all 
these are fly-breeders that belong to the 
“department of the interior.” Attention 
should be paid to the screens, too, so 
that they are ready for duty when 
needed. And how those screens do 
rust out, too, unless expensive copper 
ones! Why should modern industrial 
progress, as exemplified by billionaires 
to whom a farmer's yearly revenue is 
but small change, give us wire netting 
that “doesn’t last any time,” and tin 
gutters that seem to melt like sugar 
or salt. ? 
* 
Federal aid to vocational schools is 
promised by a bill passed by the Senate 
at Washington January 29, which is 
intended partly to encourage and edu¬ 
cate young women to become good 
housewives. The bill, which was a 
substitute for the Lever measure, car¬ 
ries $12,000,000 for distribution among 
agricultural and vocational schools in 
the States which are now receiving Fed¬ 
eral aid. The bill provides for the 
teaching of “home economics” in the 
vocational schools. It passed by a vote 
of 31 to 30. Three million dollars is 
appropriated annually for the mainten¬ 
ance of instruction in agriculture, the 
trades and industries and home eco¬ 
nomics, the allotment to be made to the 
States in proportion to their population. 
For the maintenance of instruction in 
trades, industries and home economics 
in separate industrial and home eco¬ 
nomics schools an appropriation of $3,- 
000,000 is made to be apportioned to 
population engaged in trades and trans¬ 
portation and in manufacturing and me¬ 
chanical pursuits as shown by the Fed¬ 
eral census. A similar sum is appropri¬ 
ated for instruction in these branches in 
agricultural high schools. Although the 
vote on the entire bill was very nar¬ 
row the Senate almost was unanimous 
in favor of the feature which extends 
Federal aid for the first time to voca¬ 
tional schools. We are not sufficiently 
informed as to how the instruction is 
to be given to form any opinion re¬ 
garding the real value of this intended 
education. Certainly there is room for 
improvement in many educational sys¬ 
tems. Just now the expensive system 
of New York City is under fire; a num¬ 
ber of investigating experts declare that 
the schools are poorly managed, and 
the children poorly instiucted, the whole 
system needing reconstruction. New 
York spends an enormous sum on her 
schools, yet has a vast number of chil¬ 
dren on part time because accommoda¬ 
tions are insufficient. We hear so many 
complaints of rural schools that it 
seems only fair to note Ihe fact that 
the greatest of American cities is a 
target for similar criticism. 
Varnishing Wallpaper and Linoleum. 
Mrs. R. S., on page 106, asks can she 
use white shellac on wall paper, to pro¬ 
long its life. It depends on the paper. 
Let Mrs. R. S. wet a little spot on the 
paper with water; if it changes color 
at once, gets darker, the answer is no, 
for the colors of the paper will soften 
up and smear together. After wetting 
same, if it does not turn color, let her 
get one pound white shell glue, soak 
in one gallon cold water over night, 
then boil until it is dissolved. Brush 
this over the paper with a large brush 
as quickly as possible; it must be done 
rapidly, or the color will run together. 
Then when this is dry, she may use 
shellac if she wants to. Shellac is in¬ 
advisable; shellac bothers a skilled pro¬ 
fessional painter to use on a large 
surface. Mrs. R. S. would better use 
varnish instead; but I doubt that she 
can use either, for unless her wallpaper 
is varnished now the probabilities are 
she will ruin it. Let it go this time; 
but when that room is to be repapered 
again, get what is known to the trade 
as a sanitary washable paper- these 
need no shellac, varnish or anything 
else. When they get soiled, take a 
lump of soap, a pail of water and a 
sponge at them, same as you would at 
Johnnie's ears. 
And as for shellac on linoleum, take 
a piece of linoleum, put a coat of shellac 
on it, then put it (when shellac is hard) 
in a pan of water for an hour or so, 
take it out and let it dry. You will find 
it will answer your own question. 
Shellac is too brittle, too hard, to stand 
floor wear; likewise turns milky white 
when wet or damp. It is expensive to 
buy and does not last. Mrs. R. S. 
while her linoleum is new and fresh¬ 
looking, would do well to keep a little 
linseed oil in the house, and every time 
she scrubs the linoleum, take a little 
oil on a cloth after floor is dry and oil 
over entire floor, rubbing dry. When 
linoleum begins to wear get a good 
grade ot floor varnish and the first 
night varnish all worn spots, second 
night varnish entire floor. After using 
shellac 25 years I would advise Mrs. 
R. S., not to try it. A. R. 
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The High Calling 
■of Motherhood- 
demands the utmost pre¬ 
caution in maintaining 
health at high efficiency. 
It is doubly important and 
nothing in the world is so 
potent as Scott*s Emulsion, 
good cheer and sunshine. 
Scott’s Emulsion makes the 
blood rich and pure, and in¬ 
sures abundant nourishment. 
It strengthens the nerves and 
creates energy and vitality 
during this period. 
Expectant and nursing mothers 
always need Scott’s Emulsion. 
L Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 12-130 I 
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Trouble With Soap. 
In your issue of December 28, page 
1293, appear directions for soap mak¬ 
ing. I have troubles which I should 
like submitted to these contributors: I 
made hard soap of six- pounds of good 
grease and a can of well-known lye. It 
came out very well, but I afterwards 
heard that adding half a pound of borax 
was of great benefit to this particular 
kind of soap. It was really needed, as 
our water is rather hard. I melted the 
soap, adding a little water to start it. 
then when hot and soft, I added the 
borax melted in about a pint of water 
It did not act right, although it did not 
separate absolutely. It cooled in blocks, 
but is soft and granular. I should like 
to know if hard soap can be made of it 
or whether I can remelt it and make 
soft soap. Or has boiling ruined it? 
Who can advise me? c. w. h. 
Save 
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on First Cost- 
Then 
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Gives you facts that will save you money in 
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We’re glad to mail it free—write a request on 
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