362 
March 7, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
THE WEST WIND. 
It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full 
of birds’ cries; 
I never hear the west wind but tears 
are in my eyes. 
For it comes from the west lands, the 
old brown hills, 
And April’s in the west wind, and daffo¬ 
dils. 
It’s a fine land, the west land, for hearts 
as tired as mine; 
Apple orchards blossom there, and the 
air’s like wine. 
There is cool green grass there, where 
men may lie at rest, 
And the thrushes are in song there, 
fluting from the nest. 
“Will ye not come hone, brother? ye 
have been long away, 
It’s April, and blossom time, and white 
is the may; 
And bright is the sun, brother, and warm 
is the rain— 
Will ye not come home, brother, home 
to us again? 
“The young corn is green, brother, where 
the rabbits run, 
It’s blue sky and white clouds, and warm 
rain and sun. 
It’s song to a man’s soul, brother, fire 
to a man’s brain, 
To hear the wild bees and see the merry 
Spring again. 
“Larks are singing in the west, brother, 
above the green wheat, 
So will ye not come home, brother, and 
rest your tired feet? 
I’ve a balm for bruised hearts, brother, 
sleep for aching eyes,” 
Says the warm wind, the west wind, full 
of birds’ cries. 
It’s the white road westward is the road 
I must tread. 
To the green grass, the cool grass, and 
rest for heart and head, 
To the violets and the warm hearts and 
the thrushes’ song, 
In the fine land, the west land, the land 
where I belong. 
—John Masefield. 
* 
Some of our readers may be puzzled 
by one little phrase in the poem given 
above: 
“It’s April, and blossom time, and 
white is the may.” 
The reference here made is to the 
blossoming hawthorn of English hedges, 
which is commonly called “may” in many 
districts. 
* 
Two flower seeds you should not omit 
to order this year are dwarf snapdragons 
and dwarf single Dahlias. You may 
start seeds of both indoors about the 
middle of March, and also sow them out¬ 
side after danger of frost is past. The 
snapdragons will demand moisture, and 
will endure slight shade. Both will give 
abundant flowers for cutting during a 
long period. 
* 
As we write our garden in Northern 
New Jersey is piled high with snow¬ 
drifts, but the house is gay with flowers 
—Dutch hyacinths and Parrot tulips. 
These were potted last October, kept in 
a cool part of the cellar until they made 
plenty of roots, and then brought into 
the living room as desired. If one’s ex¬ 
perience of tulips is confined to the 
more ordinary types, by all means get 
the Parrot or Dragon forms, and learn 
how wonderful these flowers are, with 
their slashed and frilled petals splashed 
with gorgeous color. According to our 
experience they are t«e very easiest of 
all tulips to bloom in the house in 
Winter. 
* 
When modern plumbing is a recent 
addition to an old house, it sometimes ap¬ 
pears rather a mystery to the house¬ 
keeper unaccustomed to it. It should 
be studied by the women of the house as 
well as the men, so that they understand 
the location of the system, and are pre¬ 
pared for any emergency arising from it. 
It is very necessary that there should 
be a shut-off not merely where the water 
enters the house, but also so that separ¬ 
ate sections of the supply may be cut off 
individually. For example, the laundry 
tubs are usually more exposed than the 
kitchen sink, and there should be a 
separate cut-off for them, so that their 
supply pipes may be free from water in 
freezing weather, without interfering 
with the main supply. Unless a frozen 
water pipe is in very bad condition, it 
Tt-JE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
can usually be thawed out quickly with 
hot water. Stand a pail of hot water 
under the stoppage if possible, and keep 
applying hot cloths, fished right out of 
the boiling water, and dropped in again 
as quickly as they cool off, keeping the 
water very hot. Of course a bad freeze 
means a leaky pipe. Trying to thaw out 
a pipe with a lamp or candle is not only 
futile, but may damage a lead pipe 
seriously—hot water is the plumber’s 
first aid to the injured. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurements de¬ 
sired. 
8160—Fancy waist with tunic, 34 to 
42 bust. S157—Surp’ice blouse for 
misses and small women, 16 and 18 
years. 8150—Semi-princess dress for 
misses and small women, 16 and 18 
years. With two-piece skirt, with or 
without sleeves in full or three-quarter 
length, with or without tunic and chemis¬ 
ette. 8163—Semi-princess gown, 34 to 
42 bust. With two-piece skirt, long or 
three-quarter sleeves. 8160 — Semi- 
princesse dress for misses and small 
No. 501—Design for embroidering the 
covers for a circular pincushion five 
inches in diameter. Stamped on white 
linen lawn, with mercerized floss to 
work, 25 cents. 
No. 531—Design for embroidering 
infant’s shoes. Two complete shoos are 
given. Stamped on best round thread 
linen with mercerized floss to work, 25 
cents. 
No. 636—Design for embroidering a 
centerpiece, 22 inches in diameter 
Stamped on best round thread linen with 
mercerized floss to work, 55 cents. 
Light Bread Doughnuts. 
If you have never made yeast dough 
nuts, be sure to try this recipe. One 
cup liquid yeast, one cup mashed potato, 
two-thirds cup sugar, one egg, one table¬ 
spoon shortening, flour to make a stiff 
batter, flavoring to suit taste. Beat the 
egg, add yeast, potato, sugar, shortening 
and enough flour to beat well. Beat long 
and hard. Add flour until the batter is 
stiff as you can stir it Let stand over 
night. Knead well in the morning. Let 
rise to about twice its own bulk. Roll 
to about one-half inch in thickness, cut 
out, stand on or in the warming oven 
until very light. Fry in hot fat. (I pre¬ 
fer part lard and suet or lard and cot- 
tolene). Roll in powdered or fine granu¬ 
lated sugar. This can best be done by 
putting some sugar in a paper bag, place 
in three or four warm doughnuts and 
shake. e. m. c. 
A Necessity in the Home. 
Sterilized linen is a very necessary 
thing in the sick-room, especially in sur¬ 
gical cases. This may be impossible to 
obtain in emergencies, hence it is well 
to know how to prepare it at home. 
Cut pieces of soft old linen into strips 
two to three inches 'wide, lap one end 
over another and sew across twice. Cut 
off all ravelings, then roll into a tight, 
smooth roll just large enough to slip into 
the mouth of a iruit jar. Fill jars full 
of these rolls and stuff the tops with 
absorbent cotton. Set the jars on a 
flatiron stand in a deep kettle, and fill 
with cold water up to the necks. Bring 
almost to a boil, keeping the water at 
about ISO degrees Fahr. for three to 
four hours. The water should not enter 
the jars, the steam being sufficient for 
sterilization. Let stand until cool, re¬ 
move jars, screw on tops and set them 
away. The linen may be used on fresh 
wounds without danger of infection, and 
may be kept sealed, for an indefinite per¬ 
iod of time. Ilalf-worn handkerchiefs 
and other small squares of linen should 
be similarly sterilized and kept on hand 
for use in poulticing. Sew around three 
sides on your machine, then when needed, 
the poultice mixture may be put inside 
and the open end tied. MRS. e. d. s. 
It. N.-Y.—Another convenient form of 
sterilization is baking in the oven. 
Eggs For Invalids. —Drop an egg in 
a cup, and set the cup in a small vessel 
of boiling water, allowing it to cook 
“rare.” This can be digested by the 
weakest stomach. No seasoning nor I 
butter should be added while the egg is j 
cooking. c. c. H. G. 
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women, 16 and IS years. With one- 
piece skirt, long or three-quarter sleeves, 
with or without revers, collar and cuffs. 
Price of each pattern, 10 cents. 
The embroidery designs at prices given 
include materials for working; separate 
transfer patterns alone may be obtained 
for 10 cents each. 
No. 718—Design for embroidering 
baskets of flowers in cross stitch style 
on guest towels, 21x15 inches. Stamped 
on superfine pure linen, with mercerized | 
floss to work, 55 cents. 
No. 514—Design for embroidering a 
square collar. Stamped on pure Irish 
linen with mercerized floss to work, 25 
cents. 
Plaster walls and ceilings are only one step nhoad 
of the mud hut. Thcx bring damp, dust, disease, 
expense. Bishopric Wall Board costs far less, 
goes on dry, and takes any scheme of decoration 
that plaster will take. One luun can upply it just 
as it comes—in strong, handy sheets. 
Best also for walling bins, barns, and outhouses. 
Heavy coat of Asphalt-Mastic mukes it insect- 
proof, wind-proof, weather proof. 
Wall* board 
Is !ho only wall board made with lath. Wo own pat¬ 
ents. Cannot crack, warp, buckleor pull loose. Saves 
half the time and half the cost of building wulls, 
and makes them better. 
ALL SENT FREE 
Write for free book, model house plans and sample of 
Wall Bourd. They ore money savors. (142) 
The Mastic Wall Board & Roofing Co. 
511 Este Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 
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ANTY 
DRUDGE 
fay ^Hf TO 
Mrs. Disagree — “Anty Drudge, 
what’s this nonsense you told 
Mary about not boiling clothes? 
The idea of these young things 
telling their mothers how to 
wash ! I settled her !” 
Anty Drudge— 1 ' Well, you can’t 
settle me, because I’m old enough 
to have some sense—so’s Mary, 
for that matter. She’s a sight 
more sensible than her mother 
about some things! I told her 
about Fcls-Naptha Soap and how 
easy it makes work.” 
Don’t boil your 
clothes. Don’t 
waste time and 
strength rubbing 
up and down on 
a washboard. 
Use Fels-Nap- 
tha Soap and cool 
or lukewarm 
water. Soak the 
clothes for 30 
minutes while you 
do your chores. 
Then rub lightly, 
rinse and hang on 
the line. They’ll 
be sweeter, whiter 
and cleaner than 
ever before, with 
less than half the 
bother, and in less 
than half the time. 
Fels-Naptha 
does all your 
housework just as 
easily and well. 
Better buy it by the box or carton. 
Directions are on the red and green 
wrapper. 
Pels it Co., Philadelphia. 
