1095 
to smaller towns and cities, where it will 
perhaps, be sold as New York styles. 
Ties or Oxfords have practically disap¬ 
peared this Summer, their place being 
taken by pumps and Colonials. This, of 
course, does not include rubber-soled ties 
for country wear. A pair of well-cut 
rubber-soled russet ties will give a coun¬ 
try-dwelling girl more satisfaction than 
any other shoes. What is called the 
French last is a little narrower and not 
quite so round-toed as the English last. 
The regular russet is rather nicer in these 
shoes than the yellower shades. Russet 
buttoned shoes are very nice when well 
cut. and there are very sensible models 
for children. While the showy colored 
shoes are “out,” bronze is likely to re¬ 
main popular, because of the African 
brown so fashionable in Autumn mate¬ 
rials. Some dressy buttoned shoes have 
bronze vamps and tops of brown su&de 
cloth. 
Ready-made taffeta i>ettieoat flounces 
are offered for 94 cents in a variety of 
plain colors and changeable effects. Such 
a flounce will make a worn petticoat prac¬ 
tically new. 
Sweeping Compounds 
On page 945 you mention a sweeping 
powder containing paraffin and mineral 
sperm oil. I have failed to note this re¬ 
cipe and will be glad if you will repeat 
it. E. ,P. 
The note printed last year states that 
there are si great many sweeping com¬ 
pounds mostly consisting of sand and saw¬ 
dust with some oil as rosin or tar oils; 
in fact almost any oil that is thick enough 
and does not dry readily, yet is not sticky. 
Salt alone is considered good for this pur¬ 
pose and one of the best compounds con¬ 
sists of sand, sawdust, salt and paraffin. 
The proportions are five pounds of saw¬ 
dust, three ounces of salt, about two and 
one-half pounds of sand. Mix the above 
with an ounce of paraffin dissolved in a 
quart of paraffin oil. The oil may be 
heated in a double boiler, and you will 
find that the paraffin wax will readily 
dissolve. Still another compound for ab¬ 
sorbing or preventing dust may be readily 
made by mixing three ounces of mineral 
sperm oil with 22 ounces of Portland 
cement and add a drop or two of mirbane 
oil. Mix and stir thoroughly until it be¬ 
comes a granular mass rather than a 
paste. 
Canning Corn and Beans 
F. H. might find the enclosed recipe 
for canning corn useful. It has been con¬ 
sidered excellent for years. It is good for 
beans, too, but the recipe with cream 
of tartar which you publish^ recently 
is better still for beans. I used it last 
last year with such good results that I 
am spreading it far and wide this year. 
Some people think the canned beaus even 
nicer in flavor than fresh ones. 
To can corn, peas, beans, etc.: One 
pint water, one cup sugar, one cup salt, 
nine cups vegetables. Boil five minutes, 
can and seal. Corn should be cut off cob, 
string beans broken in inch lengths. 
When you wish to use a can drain off 
the liquid, rinse well, drain, cover with 
cold water and let boil till tender, five 
to 15 minutes. Drain again, season as 
any other corn or beans. If they taste 
salty they may be soaked a few hours in 
cold water before cooking. 
In canning corn it may be well to pack 
it well down in the jars, using something 
like a piece of broom handle or a toy 
potato masher—the idea, of course, be¬ 
ing to exclude any air that may get in 
amongst the corn. The writer has had 
corn prepared in this way for three years, 
as good at the end as at the begiming. 
About 18 cups of corn fill four quart 
jars. A. E. F. 
The Baby’s Second Summer 
The Children’s. Bureau of the Depart¬ 
ment of Commerce and Labor has issued 
a circular telling how to feed a baby dur¬ 
ing its second Summer. Here are sam¬ 
ple meals for a healthy child from IS 
months to two years old (an ounce is 
two tablespoonfuls) ; Seven A. M., milk, 
eight to 10 ounces. Piece of zweiback, 
toast or dried bread. 9 A. M., orange 
juice, two ounces. 10 A. M., cereal, two 
tablespoonfuls. Cup miik. 2 P. M., broth, 
six ounces, meat, one tablespoonful. vege¬ 
table (spinach), one tablespoonful, stale 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
bread, one niece, baked apple, one to two 
tablespoonfuls. 6 P. M., cereal, lVj 
tablespoonfuls, milk, six to eight ounces, 
toast or bread. 10 P. M., milk, eight 
ounces in cup (may be omitted). 
The following rules for cooking and 
preparing, certain of these articles are 
supplied : 
Toast. — Bread one day old cut in 
very thin slices; slices placed on edge 
in a toast rack in an oven to dry. Leave 
oven door partly open. 
Broth.—Of round steak one pound, of 
water one pint. Put the meat on in cold 
water and allow it to come to a boil, 
then lower the flame that it barely sim¬ 
mers for three or four hours. Remove 
the meat and add enough water to make 
up the original amount of liquid; strain 
through a wire sieve and set aside to 
cool. When cool the fat is removed in 
a solid piece, leaving a clear liquid or 
jelly. Heat a small portion when it is 
Embroidery Designs 
-No. 904 is a design for embroidering a com¬ 
bination under garment. The scalloped edges 
are to be padded and buttonholed. The stems 
are to be outlined, the llowers and the leaves 
are to he worked soldly. as eyelets or in a com¬ 
bination of the two. Price of transfer pattern, 
10 cents. 
time to feed the baby. Keep the jelly 
covered and on ice. 
Meat.— One tablospoonful. Take meat, 
round or sirloin steak, scraped with a 
silver spoon. When you have the desired 
amount shape into a pat and broil on a 
hot, dry spider. When done add a little 
salt; or, a piece of rare round or sirloin 
steak, the outer part having been cut 
away is scraped or shredded with a knife. 
Spinach. — Cook spinach in salted 
water until tender. Pour cold water over 
it and drain. Rub through a fine sieve. 
Baked Apple. — Apple baked three- 
quarters of an hour. Skin and core re¬ 
moved ; two tablespoonfuls of pulp 
strained through a fine sieve. 
Cereal — Flour preparations — Cereal 
preparation three-quarters of a cup cook¬ 
ed with one quart of water for three- 
quarters of an hour in a double boiler. 
Add enough water to keep moist. 
Oatmeal.—Half a pint of water boil¬ 
ing in the top of the double boiier; add 
one-half teaspoonful of salt and drop in 
gradually one-half cup of oatmeal flakes, 
stirring all the while. Cook for three 
hours and strain through a wire sieve. 
Pour on one or two ounces of milk. 
The circular says the mother should 
never give the baby cakes, candy, dough¬ 
nuts, pastry, fresh bread, griddle cakes, 
syrup, molasses, pork or tough meat of 
any knd; bananas, overripe fruits, pickles, 
tea, coffee, soda water, beer or tastes of 
foods from the family table, especially 
during hot weather. 
Nature is just toward men. it recom¬ 
penses them for their sufferings; it 
renders them laborious, because to the 
greatest toils it attaches the greatest re¬ 
wards.—Montesquieu. 
Hidden Factors of Service 
Records kept like this are practi¬ 
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of a business. Efficiency is im¬ 
possible and funds for improve¬ 
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Such methods result in a tele¬ 
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poor service. 
Records, statistics and accounts 
kept like this are available for a 
complete knowledge of the cost 
and efficiency of each depart¬ 
ment of the business. 
The result of such records is a 
telephone line like this, which 
gives good service. 
The subscriber knows the difference! He demands 
a well-informed, intelligent business management. 
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Aluminum Roaster 
In the "Wear-Ever” roaster you 
can “put up” peaches, 
pears, plums—any kind 
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