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October 16, 1915. 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day. 
Harvest Time. 
This is the climax of the perfect year; 
The Winter’s cold, the promise of the 
Spring. 
The Summer days, which joy and glad¬ 
ness bring, 
All find fruition and fulfilment here. 
The yellow grain, which rippled glad and 
blithe 
In every vagrant wind, whose worth is 
more 
Than all the minted gold earth holds in 
store, 
Has given its treasure to the reaper’s 
scythe. 
With gold and crimson fruit the trees 
bend low; 
The stately corn lifts high its ripened 
ears; 
In field and garden waiting riches grow, 
And laughing earth bids man forget 
his fears. 
Although in anger nature sometimes lifts 
her hand, 
Somewhere her harvest blessing rests 
upon the land. 
—Ninette M. Lowater, iu New York Sun. 
* 
Winter bedding will now be in regu¬ 
lar use, and much of it soon grows shab¬ 
by, with the best of care. The soiled 
edges of comfortables may be prevented 
by covering them with a strip of cheese¬ 
cloth, basted on so as to cover both top 
and bottom to a depth of six inches. 
This is not unsightly, and may be folded 
out of sight when the comfortable is laid 
across the bed during the day. The 
same protection should be applied to nice 
blankets. The use of cold cream or other 
emollients on roughened skin when going 
to bed is usually the chief cause of soiled 
edges on bedding, and the cheesecloth 
protector remedies this. 
* 
“Potatoes in the Dietary” is the name 
of a bulletin issued in the Cornell Head¬ 
ing Course, which any housekeeper may 
read with profit. It tells us that al¬ 
though the potato is so largely starch, it 
possesses some properties that are not 
found in the starchy cereals, and that are 
needed to balance the acid-forming foods. 
The value of the potato is not found iu 
its starch content alone, nor in its min¬ 
erals; it also possesses a constituent 
called vitamine, which is essential to life. 
It is well, therefore, to urge the use of 
potatoes, not only because efforts should 
be made to increase consumption, but also 
because their actual food value is so 
great. The following recipe for potato 
biscuit is given in this bulletin. Fresh 
boiled, potatoes forced through a fine 
strainer should be used; it is harder to 
mix cold mashed potatoes smoothly, and 
the flavor is not so pleasant as when 
freshly cooked. One cupful potatoes, one 
cupful flour, four teaspoonfuls baking 
powder, one-half teaspoonful salt, one 
tablespoonful butter, one tablespoonful 
lard, milk, about one-half cupful. Sift 
the dry ingredients, add these to the po¬ 
tatoes mixing them with a knife. VY ork 
the fat into this mixture lightly. Add 
gradually enough milk to make a soft 
dough. Toss the dough onto a floured 
board, pat and roll it lightly to one-half 
inch in thickness. Cut it into shapes 
with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits 
on greased pans and bake 12 to 15 min¬ 
utes in a hot oven. 
* 
We wish that every farmhouse could 
have some sort of drying racks or laun¬ 
dry drier, where wet outdoor garments 
could be thoroughly dried, without “clut¬ 
ter” around the kitchen stove. This is 
a constant source of trouble and annoy¬ 
ance, throughout the Winter. Is there 
any way by which heat from the kitchen 
stove could be passed into a ventilated 
closet or cabinet with removable racks 
on which to hang the clothes? The use¬ 
fulness of such a drier would not be con¬ 
fined to wet garments resulting from ex¬ 
posure, but it would also help dry the 
family wash in bad weather. We think 
farm housekeepers, as a rule, would pre¬ 
fer drying in the health-giving sunlight, 
but there are times when the inside drier 
would be infinitely preferable to strings 
of wet clothes in the house. If any of 
our readers have experimented with an 
indoors clothes drier we would like to 
learn all about it. There is one very 
simple convenience that will be helpful 
when the ground is wet or slushy, and 
that is either a pulley line or one of the 
circular clothes racks that may be fas¬ 
U'fcliC K U KAL NISVV-VORKEK 
tened at the side of the porch, so that the 
person hanging out clothes need not step 
off dry boards to do so. 
Seen in New York Shops. 
A novelty brooch was an absurd little 
French poodle of black metal with lion 
mane and tail of jet, and ruby eyes, price 
$1.95. Strings of manufactured jet made 
handsome necklaces for $1 and $1.50; 
strings of imitation pearl, 16 inches long, 
with 10-karat gold clasps, were 50 cents 
and up. Handsome 16-inch strings of 
coral beads were $2.97. There are many 
very pretty brooches at 50 cents, among 
them circles of sterling silver, set with 
small imitation pearls, that do not look 
"cheap” and also little old-fashioned 
baskets filled with flowers made of col¬ 
ored stones. These are made with a 
green gold or plain gold finish, also dull 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering patterns, always give 
number of pattern and size 
desired. Price of each 
pattern 10 cents. 
finds the 18-year size large enough. 
Every girl has a liking for a real tailor- 
made sailor suit, and it is a good in¬ 
vestment, for it “wears forever” without 
getting out of style. 
Non-shrinking crack filler comes 
ready prepared in cans at 19 cents a 
pound, and could no doubt be purchased 
from local paint dealers. It is for use 
in filling cracks in floors, and is war¬ 
ranted not to shrink away from the 
cracks. 
“Iceland fox” stoles and muffs are very 
white and fluffy, and very inexpensive, 
some stylish sets seen costing in the 
vicinity of $10, and some were much 
lower. Our own impression is that in 
life this particular fox would express 
his feelings by saying “baa.” White fox 
being extremely fashionable the cheaper 
substitute is in great demand, and it is 
so prepared that it has a very soft and 
, silky look. All sorts of fox furs are 
very fashionable, and prices are rather 
high. The cheap fox furs are unprofit¬ 
able from their habit of shedding hair; 
black or natural wolf is one of the best 
inexpensive long-haired furs for hard 
wear. 
8653—Waist in Mil- - Dress for Misses and 
itary Style, 34 to 42 Small Women, 1C 
bust. and 18 years. 
Hereafter all patterns numbered 8772 and 
higher will be cut with a SEAM ALLOW¬ 
ANCE, basting line being shown by a line of 
small perforations. Those who do not want a 
seam allowance may trim it off along the 
basting line. Directions as to basting line 
are given on envelope containing the pattern. 
My Summer’s Work in Tennessee. 
Was there ever a volume large enough 
to hold the complete list? Even as I 
write, with the ink on the stove, beans 
cooking, the wash soaking, a pumpkin 
waiting to be cut up, and the least wee 
girl asking a question every moment, I 
think, “Will I ever get through so that 
I can have a few moments’ time to call 
my own?” Since early March I have 
been on the jump, with scarcely ever 
time to walk, but trot from stove to ta¬ 
ble, to the smoke-house, to the cistern, to 
the wood pile, to the garden, to the po¬ 
tato patch, to the chicken coops, to the 
hog lot, to the calf pen; to the milk lot, 
to the berry field, to the cherry trees, to 
the bean patch, to the wash tub, to iron¬ 
ing board—run, run, run. 
For Winter use I have 84 quarts of 
berries, 56 of cherries, 160 of peaches, 14 
of plums, nine of grapes, 24 of beans, 20 
of beets, some of strawberries, pears, ap¬ 
ples, etc., 30 gallons of butters, six of jelly, 
sweet pickles, preserves, etc.; dry beans 
yet to pick, kraut and chow-chow and 
sorghum yet to make, sweet potatoes to 
dig and wrap in paper, the Winter’s 
sewing to do, walnuts to gather and 
crack, with the usual amount of milking, 
churning, sweeping, washing, etc., as 
well as about 100 hens to attend to; 
children all started to school some weeks 
ago, except one. Husband busy with 
field work, so no help there. A woman’s 
work is never done. 
No wonder we grow old and break 
down in our youth. It’s the rub-a-dub, 
rub-a-dub of it all that kills so many. 
Cheap shoddy sewing material keep us 
tied to the sewing machine. Husbands 
we have helped out of financial difficul¬ 
ties when our family expenses were 
small expect it when our means will not 
meet the household demand. We have no 
time for a picnic, even if we had a way 
to go. We go back, back, back, our 
minds dwindle, shrink, and finally sub¬ 
merge into a kind of a motor power set 
to the clockwork of three meals a day, 
interspersed with the other regular du¬ 
ties. Where is the remedy? I don’t 
know; if I did, I would use it. 
MRS. t>. B. p. 
silver filled with imitation amethyst 
flowers. These baskets may be worn 
either as a brooch or pendant, and are 
very quaint and pretty. 
Roomy pleated bloomers of blue serge, 
sizes 12 to 18, are $2.9S; pleated or cir¬ 
cular skirts of blue serge to wear with 
them are also $2.98. The middy blouse 
completes a useful outfit that no school¬ 
girl should be without. Not only are the 
bloomers needed for “gym work, but 
they will also be found a great comfort 
to be worn in place of petticoats during 
very cold and stormy weather. A blue 
serge regulation sailor dress for girls 
from 14 to 20 costs $9.75 at a famous 
Fifth Avenue shop. It is made of fine 
soft serge, admirably tailored, the skirt 
with a silk lacing at the back, and panel 
front buttoning at each side. Waist has 
a yoke, sailor collar and cuffs braided in 
either black or white, handsome em¬ 
broidered emblem on sleeve and shield, 
and black tie. A slim girl over 20 often 
Don’t beSentenced 
to hard labor for one day eacli week at the 
w&sbtub. Be independent. Have Cleaner 
Clothes, and Save Money by using the 
ROCHESTER 
ROTARY WASHER 
With the Reversible Wringer 
makeH washday a delight. Put in the clothes and start the 
machine, then do your ordinary duties while the washing 
Is being done. Simple, quick, inexpensive to operate. This 
home washing machine washes clothes by tumbling ami the 
suction of the hot suds in a revolving wooden cylinder, 
without any rubbing or grinding action. Works on the 
same principle as the best laundry machines. 
Washes Clean and Does Not Wear Out the Clothes 
lias a capacity of approximately 7 sheets or equivalent. 
Washes everything from blankets to fine linen, and has no 
complicated mechanism or springs. Operates by Electric 
Motor, Water Motor, Gas Engine or by Hand. We furnish 
motor and wringer complete. If you want to take tho 
“blues” out of washday and 
SAVE MONEY, TIME, WORRY AND CLOTHES 
write for our ‘‘Rochester n booklet, mentioning the kind of 
equipment you desire. 
LOOK OVER THESE SPECIAL FEATURES: 
Clothes in wooden cylinder do not touch rnstable mate¬ 
rial. Metal tank, which does not shrink, warp, rot, or leak. 
All gears protected. Cylinder easily removable. Reversible 
Wringer and Lever control. Brass faucet with H inch °I >en ’ 
ing, threaded for hose coupling. Entire equipment guaran¬ 
teed. 30 days’ free trial. Write today for the booklet. 
ROCHESTER ROTARY WASHER CO. 
63 Franklin St. - Rochester, N. Y. 
Let power lighten housework as it has farm work. 
The Rayo Lights 
Like a Gas Jet 
T O light the Rayo 
lamp you don’t 
have to remove the 
shade or the chim¬ 
ney. Just lift the gal¬ 
lery and touch a 
match. It is just as 
easy to light as a gas 
burner and it requires 
little effort to keep it 
clean. 
Rayo 
Lamps 
are the modern 
lamps for the farm. 
Simple of design — 
yet an ornament to 
any room in the 
house. 
The Rayo is only one of 
the many SOCON^i 
(Standard Oil Company of 
New York) products that 
are known in thehousehold 
and on the farm for their 
quality and economy. 
Ask for them by name and 
you are sure of satisfaction. 
Standard Househo Id 
Lubricant 
Matchless Liquid 
Gloss 
Standard Hand Sepa¬ 
rator Oil 
Mica Axle Grease 
Eureka Harness Oil 
Parowax 
If your dealer does not 
have them, write to our 
nearest station. 
STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK 
(Principal Stations) 
NEW YORK ALBANY 
BUFFALO BOSTON 
BOOKS WORTH READING 
Landscape Gardening. Parsons. 2.00 
Lawn Malting. Barron. 1.10 
Agriculture and Chemistry. 8torer. 5.00 
Fertilizers and Crops. Van Slyke- 2.50 
Weeds of Farm and Garden, 1‘aimnel 1.50 
Book of Wheat, Dondlingor. 2.00 
Snecessful Fruit Culture. Maynard.. 1.00 
Irrigation and Draiuage. King- 1.50 
Study of Corn, Shoesmlth.50 
The Soil, King. 1.60 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 W. 30th St., New York City 
