1913. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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The Rural Pattern*. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of patterns and measurements 
desired. 
The first group shows 7790 tucked 
blouse with fancy yoke, 34 to 42 bust, 
722 Embroidery Design; 7455, girl’s 
dress with two-piece skirt, 10 to 14 
years; 7643, semi-princess dress fofr 
misses and small women, 16 and 18 
years; 7668, child’s rompers, 2 to 6 
years; 7724, girl’s bertha dress, 4 to 8 
years. 
Second group includes: 7704, fancy 
blouse for misses and small women, 16 
and 18 years; 7488, blouse for misses 
and small women, 16 and 18 years; 
7728, semi-princess gown, 34 to 42 bust; 
7031, boy’s suit, 2 to 6 years; 7560, boy's 
French suit, 6 to 10 years. Price of 
each pattern, 10 cents. 
Pickled Walnuts. 
Bulletin 254, issued by the Bureau of 
Plant Industry gives the following 
recipe for pickling walnuts: The mjts 
are gathered when they may be easily 
pierced by a large pin, thus avoiding 
woodiness. After gathering the nuts 
are kept for nine days in brine contain¬ 
ing four pounds of salt to one gallon 
of water, renewed on the third and sixth 
days. On the tenth day the walnuts are 
removed from the brine and exposed to 
direct sunlight for two Jays until per¬ 
fectly black. When blackened they are 
placed in clean dry jars and covered 
with hot spiced malt vinegar, to each 
quart of which are added two ounces 
of whole pepper and one ounce each 
of allspice and bruised ginger root. 
Sometimes a few shallots or a clove of 
garlic are added to the boiling vinegar. 
The jars are filled and the tops screwed 
on, then stored in a cool dry room. The 
walnuts are ready for use in a month, 
but will keep for three or four years. 
These pickles are extremely popular in 
Great Britain. It is said that the im¬ 
mature walnuts, taken at the same stage 
as for pickling, make a delicious sweet¬ 
meat when boiled in a rich syrup. 
Sanitary Treatment for Walls and 
Wall Paper. 
If one can begin at the beginning in 
the treatment of walls, and has only 
the plain plastered walls to consider, 
the most sanitary as well as the most 
artistic treatment is to have them tinted 
in oils or water color, preferably the 
former, as an oil-tinted wall is good 
for a generation at least, and the water 
color tint must be renewed from time 
to time as it will fade in strong light. 
If one objects to the plain tinted walls 
there are beautiful stencils to be had 
which may be used as friezes, beading, 
or panels. It is always best to have 
such work done by one who understands 
the business, but if no such person is 
to be found, or if one’s purse does not 
permit the employment of a professional 
decorator, it is not impossible for home 
talent to achieve a good degree of suc¬ 
cess by following the directions given in 
booklets sent out by the large paint man¬ 
ufacturing concerns. If you do under¬ 
take such a thing be sure you have spe¬ 
cific directions for wall decorations, and 
that you understand just how to go 
about it before you begin, as the prepa¬ 
ration of the wall surface and the 
proper consistency of the paint and the 
correct way to use the brush, are all 
important. When you think you have 
mastered the directions, begin with a 
closet or a space in the attic, and so 
improve your skill and make sure of 
your knowledge before beginning the 
important piece of work. An oil-tinted 
surface can be wiped off with a damp 
cloth as easily as woodwork. There 
should be three coats beside the sizing 
coat. In selecting the color, always have 
the ceiling lighter than the side walls. 
If one has paper which it is desired to 
give a varnish coat for any reason, the 
paper must be clean and dry. First 
give it a light coat of gelatine, brush¬ 
ing it on thinly from top to bottom, then 
across, that there shall be no chance of 
any portion of the paper being left un¬ 
covered. Make the gelatine in about the 
same proportion as you would were you 
going to make a gelatine pudding and 
apply while in the liquid state. When 
this has dried varnish with a good white 
varnish. Never use shellac, as it is 
likely to check badly. Apply the varnish 
with a good varnish brush in light, even 
strokes. These directions were given 
me by a painter. As a rule, if one de¬ 
sires a varnish paper, it would be bet¬ 
ter and cheaper to buy one of the var¬ 
nish papers, which come already pre¬ 
pared. They may be applied like any 
other paper and can be easily wiped off* 
with a damp cloth if they become 
soiled. 
Floors and Furniture. —-After the 
hard wear of Winter it is a good plan 
to give floors a fresh coat of some good 
elastic floor varnish. It will pay to do 
this to linoleum and painted floors as 
well as hardwood floors, as a varnished 
floor is so much easier to keep clean. 
Make several canton flannel bags and 
draw one over your broom when you 
dust or brush up your varnished floor. 
Wipe it with a damp cloth wrung out 
of clear water and you will have no 
trouble caring for it. 
When you buy your floor varnish get 
an extra quart or two to brighten up 
your furniture. If your chairs and table 
legs are not very badly scratched and 
marred, wash them with a little cleans¬ 
ing powder, rinse well and let dry. When 
thoroughly dry varnish with the floor 
varnish. Use a varnish brush and apply 
the varnish to all the under surfaces 
first, then varnish the entire piece of 
furniture. Now take a dry brush and 
go over the under surfaces such as the 
under part of the back pieces, chair 
rounds, etc., so as to remove any drops 
of varnish which may have run down 
to the edges. Let the article dry thor¬ 
oughly and it will be as good as new. 
If the varnish has peeled off in spots 
or has been deeply scratched, sandpaper 
it down to an even surface and treat as 
above, or, in extreme cases, get a pre¬ 
pared paint remover or use a weak so¬ 
lution of concentrated lye and remove 
the varnish completely, wash clean with 
clear water and when dry rub in raw 
linseed oil and when that is dry varnish 
as above. 
For many purposes painted furniture 
is quite as good as the varnished woods, 
and with paint and varnish stain at 
hand there is nothing so dilapidated as 
to be hopeless so long as it hangs to¬ 
gether. Speaking of stains, I wonder if 
every one has tried the floor stains for 
old floors. We treated a very dilapi¬ 
dated looking floor with a light oak 
stain very successfully at one time. Af¬ 
ter thoroughly cleaning the floor we 
filled the cracks with the following 
home-made crack filler: One pound of 
wood glue dissolved in two quarts of 
boiling water. Mix plaster of paris with 
this preparation in small quantities at a 
time, and keep slightly warm to pre¬ 
vent jellying. Fill the cracks with this 
preparation, using a putty knife to 
spread it. When this had become hard 
we applied the stain and as soon as that 
was dry we applied two coats of floor 
varnish, allowing the first coat sufficient 
time to harden before applying the sec¬ 
ond. 
While I do not consider repairing- 
furniture and the painting of floors and 
walls a woman’s job, yet it may be as 
well worth while as the painting of 
pictures on canvas, or the development 
of some musical harmony, if it makes 
the home a brighter, pleasanter place in 
which to live, for of all fine arts home¬ 
making is the finest. Martha’s niece. 
When you write advertisers mention Tub 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
WASH WITH EASE 
i 
Here is the finest and most 
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market. It does everything except 
hang up the clothes. Every user 
praises it. The 
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is the Original All Steel Frame 
Power Washer with Sliding 
Power Wringer. Many copy 
it —none equal it. Insist on the 
A. B. C. Guaranteed. Write to¬ 
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and full description. 
ALTORFER BROS. CO. 
Dept. 755 
Roanoke, III. 
Save $ 5 to s 23 
Factory Prices—Freight Paid—One Year's Trial 
Gold Coin 
Stoves and Ranges 
Buy direct from factory 
and get a betterstove for 
less money. Freight pre- 
» paid—stove conies all pol¬ 
ished, ready to set up. Use it one year—if 
you aren't satisfied we refund your money. 
Write for Catalog and Prices. Big Free 
Catalog shows why improved featuresof Cold Coin 
Stoves make litem fuei-savors and splendid bakers 
—why they have given satisfaction for 53 years. 
Gold Coin Stove Co., 3 OakSt.,Troy,N.Y. 
When you write advertisers mention Thh 
R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and a 
“square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
CLEARED AWAY 
RICE 
REDUCES HIGH COST OF LIVING. It is the 
cheapest and best food. 100 ways of 
using it at every meal every day. 
100 POUNDS $4.75 direct from where it 
is grown. Nice, clean, whole grains. Send check 
or money order. JAMES HOWE, New Orleans, La. 
Proper Food Put tbe Troubles Away. 
Our own troubles always seem more 
severe than any others. But when a 
man is unable to eat even a light break¬ 
fast, for years, without severe distress, 
he has trouble enough. 
It is small wonder he likes to tell of 
food which cleared away the troubles. 
“I am glad of the opportunity to tell 
of the good Grape-Nuts has done for 
me,” writes a N. H. man. “For many 
years I was unable to eat even a light 
breakfast without great suffering. 
“After eating I would suddenly be 
seized with an attack of colic and vomit¬ 
ing. This would be followed by head¬ 
ache and misery that would sometimes 
last a week or more, leaving me so weak 
I could hardly sit up or walk. 
“Since I began to eat Grape-Nuts I 
have been free from the old troubles. 
I usually eat Grape-Nuts one or more 
times a day, taking it at the beginning 
of the meal. Now I can eat almost any¬ 
thing I want without trouble. 
“When I began to use Grape-Nuts I 
was way under my usual weight, now I 
weigh 30 pounds more than I ever 
weighed in my life, and I am glad to 
speak of the food that has worked the 
change.” Name given by Postum Co., 
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little 
booklet, “The Road to Wellville,” in 
pkgs. “There’s a Reason.” 
Ever read the above letter? A new 
one appears from time to time. They are 
genuine, true, and full of human interest. 
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Over 70 sizes and styles, for drilling either deep or 
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wheels or on sills. With engines or horse powers. Strong, 
simple and durable. Any mechanic can operate them 
•Muy. Send for catalog. 
WILLIAMS BROS.. Ithaca. N. Y. 
MAKE BIG PAY DRILLING 
WATER WELLS 
Our Free Drillers’ Book with 
catalog of Keystone Drills 
tells how. Many sizes; trac¬ 
tion and portable. Easy 
terms. These machines 
make good anywhere. 
KEYSTONE WATER DRILL CO 
Beaver Falls, p 3 , 
it 
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kills Prairie Dogs, 
Woodchucks, Gophers, 
and Grain Insects. 
“The wheels of the gods 
grind slow but exceed¬ 
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our expense in Manufacturers’ Journals. 
CHANDLEE & CHANDLEE, Patent Att’ys 
Established 16 Year* 
986 F. Street, Washington, D. C. 
WANTED-RIDER AGENTS 
IN EACH TOWN 
and district to 
ride and ex¬ 
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