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^he RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 6, 1917, 
WOMAN AND HOME 
The Winter Rain 
f^ullpn aiifl slow the Winter rain 
P.eats heavily upon the pane ; 
Forced from the cold and cruel sky, 
Chilled by the winds that eddy by, 
Itepellcd by earth’s chill,, frozen breast, 
It finds no welcome and no rest._ , 
It should have come when skies were 
bright. 
To give the flowers and grass delight, 
fl’o fill the pools where song birds di-ink, 
Where wild vines nod acro.ss the brink. 
Where the warm earth, with eager zest, 
AVould clasp its coolne.ss to her breast. 
And it should sink at last to rise 
In little brooks that mirror skies. 
Come no more hither. Winter rain ; 
AVait till warm suns the earth unchain, 
Till snows are gone, and south winds sing, 
’fhen shall you bring us back the Spring. 
Ninette M. Lowater in New York Sun. 
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A PELECTABLE desscrt is fig and apple 
cobbler, made as follows: Butter a deep 
baking dish and fill with sliced apples and 
shredded figs, arranged in alternate- lay¬ 
ers. Sprinkle the layers of apple with 
grated maple sugar. Pour over all one 
cup of hot water, and the juice of one 
lemon, and sprinkle with nutmeg. Cover 
with rich biscuit dough; make .several 
slashes in the crust, for the steam to es¬ 
cape, and brush over it with melted but¬ 
ter. Bake in a moderate oven for 4.5 
minutes, and serve with cream and grated 
maple sugar. 
* 
When bath soap is worn to a small 
piece, put it aside until a number of 
pieces have accumulated, and then melt 
with a little water until the mass is soft 
and creamy. Then pour into molds, allow 
it to harden, and convenient cakes of 
soap result from these scraps. The same 
practice may be followed with laundry 
soap, when it wears thin, but scraps of 
laundry soap are usually used in cleaning, 
while the higher price of bath and toilet 
soap makes it well worth while to avoid 
waste. 
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A IIARD-WORKIXG city woman Avhose 
widowhood makes her the family bread¬ 
winner, told us recently how one of her 
children had been injured by a fall at 
school. He was at once cared for by the 
school nurse, and his injury properly 
dres.sed. A younger child met with in¬ 
jury at home; after immediate care at 
liome he, too, was examined by the school 
nurse, his injury cared for, and later ex¬ 
amined by a properly qualified physician 
at the school clinic. This is part of the 
<-ity’s work for its children, and is of in¬ 
calculable benefit. A country child, how¬ 
ever, does not receive public care; if the 
doctor is far distant, and the mother in¬ 
experienced or unable to give proper care, 
a minor injury may have serious results. 
We have referred, more than once, to the 
valuable help that might be given by a 
community nurse in a rural district. The 
community doctor, discussed some time 
ago, does not appear practical, but the 
community nurse, well trained and sym¬ 
pathetic, may be a powerful force for 
health betterment. Many a rural Avoman, 
Avith her ceaseless industry, could be 
saved from suffering, or even permanent 
break-down, by the help an’d counsel of a 
wise trained nurse, and the country 
school needs her supervision also. 
♦ 
There are some questions in . home 
economy that go unansAvered year after 
year. One of them is the matter of dry¬ 
ing the family wash indoors in stormy 
Winter Aveather. We haA'e asked, in pre- 
A’ious seasons, whether anyone could sug¬ 
gest a homemade clothes drier operated 
by the house heating plant. The prin¬ 
ciple AA'ould be that of a closet containing 
clothes racks, with proper A'entilation for 
the removal of steam, supplied with heat 
from steam or hot-air pipes- The racks 
should, for conA'enience, slide in and out. 
Air and sunlight are, of course, the best 
mediums for drying clothes, but in stormy 
Aveather a drying closet Avould be helpful 
and labor-saving. Wet clothes are a nui¬ 
sance about the house, and hanging them 
in an attic means much extra labor and 
heavy lifting. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Cuff links for men’s wear with evening 
clothes are of mother of pearl with set¬ 
ting of gold, silver, platinum and plati¬ 
noid, the latter being gray metal with 
platinum finish. The silver setting comes 
with platinum finish also, and this is now 
a favorite style. They cost from .$1 up, 
some attractive styles costing $1.75 in 
platinized silver; gold from $6.25 up. 
There are studs to match, and also waist¬ 
coat btittons, for wear Avith white even¬ 
ing waistcoats. These are removable for 
laundering the Avaistcoat, having eyelets 
through which the shank of the button 
passes- 
Hat frames are made up in gold or sil¬ 
ver wire, for covering Avith metal laces, 
or other transparent metallic fabric. 
Many of the silk kimonos made up Avith 
a thin lining have the hem padded Avith 
Avadding so as to form a roll. This gives 
substance to the edge, and makes the gar¬ 
ment look as though padded ; it is a copy 
of a Chinese fashion. Some handsome 
kimonos of gorgeous figured silk, lined 
Avith Avhite China silk, had the hems 
finished in this Avay; they had neck, 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering give number of pattern and size 
desired. Price of each pattern 15 cents. 
9233-A—D oil’s 
Dress and Princesse 
Slip, 18, 22 and 20 
inches high. 
9228—F a n c y Ap¬ 
rons, One Size. 
9230—H u s s i a n 
Blouse, 34 to 42 
bust. 
8851 — Two-Piece 
Skirt, 24 to 34 Avaist. 
9127—^Bodice Avith 
Full Sleeves, 34 to 
42 bust. 
9211—Skirt with 
Pockets, 24 to 34 
Avaist. 
9245—Child’s Night 
Drawers, 2 to 8 
years. 
sleeves and front hem finished with broad 
bands of solid-colored satin. They were 
priced at $10-50. 
Solid alcohol costs from seven to 10 
cents a can, coming under a variety of 
trade names. Our OAvn experience has 
caused us to discard liquid alcohol burn¬ 
ers in favor of the solid product. It will 
be found very convenient for heating the 
baby’s food. 
Boxes of water color paints that Avill 
give pleasure to young people, cost 34 
cents; they contain a dozen colors and 
two brushes. The dark tin box Avith 
white lining has a lid that may be used 
like a palette, having depressions for the 
mixing if colors. A very good box of 
high quality moist AV’ater colors, in little 
pans, costs 89 cents; the pans may be re¬ 
filled. The paint box is of tin, and this 
style is a favorite with art students, when 
looking for an inexpensive box. Chil¬ 
dren’s paint boxes cost from 10 cents up; 
for a small child the non-poisonous paints 
should be selected. 
THE BEST LINrMENT 
OR PAIN KILLER FOR THE HUMAN BODY 
Gombault’s 
Caustic Balsam 
IT HAS NO EQUAL 
— It Is pene- 
ror tr»tln)j, 8 oot h- 
Ing and healing, and 
t k A Sores. 
lilB Bruises, or 
Wounds, Felons, Boils, 
llaaua.«>a Corns and 
tlUnilUn Bunions 
CAUSTIC BALSAM has 
DOny a Liniment. 
Vie would say to all 
who buy it that it does 
not contain a particle 
of poisonous substance 
and therefore no harm 
can result fiom its ex¬ 
ternal use. Persistent, 
thorough use wilt cure 
many old or chronic 
ailments and it can be 
used on any case that 
requires an outward 
application with 
perfect satetya 
Perfectly Safe 
and 
Reliable Remedy 
for 
Sore Throat 
Chest Cold 
Backache 
Neuralgia 
. Sprains 
I Strains 
Lumbago 
Sore Lungs 
Rheumatism 
a-^ and 
allStiff Joints 
REMOVES THE SORENESS -STRENGTHENS MUSCLES 
Cornhill, TeXa—‘^On© bottle Caustic Balsam did 
my rhetiTBAllHm more good than $130.00 paid In 
doftor’d bills.'^ Ol'lO A. BK'iER. 
ITice $1.60 per bottle. Sold by dniggUts, or aent 
by U8 express prepaid. Write for Booklet K. 
The LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, CleviIand,0. 
COFFEE 
Retailers’ 
30c Quality 
Direct from Wholesaler. Fresh off the Roaster 
S LBS. FOR $1 
Bean or Ground. 
Delivered free within 300 miles by parcel post 
lO Lbs. DELIVERED FREE lOOO Mile 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded 
GILLIES COFFEE CO. 
235-237 Washington Street New York 
ESTABLISHED 76 YEARS 
MAY GARDEN 
ORANGE PEKOE Tea 
Send 10 cents and we will send you by Parcel Post 
prep.-iid, sjinii)lo of tliisTea. good for75 cups. If .a’ou 
try tliia Delicious Tea you Avill certainly Avant more. 
McKinney & CO., Dept. C, Binghamton, N. Y. 
AGE 
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HAS HUNDREDS OF USES 
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Samples 
When you write advertisers mention 
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WOMANS 
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Round rubber rubs the clothes, turns them over 
and over and forces the hot, soapy water through 
them. Washes tub full perfectly clean In 6 minutes. 
No A^•rlngo^8 to shift. Nothing to get out of order. 
Special Tow price to Introduce. Catalogue Free. 
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Our remarkably low prices begin at Sc for a double roll. 
38c papers a big room 
This big new book tells how you can do the 
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Don’t miss these 96 orimnal patterns we 
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Put a warm Comfort Toilet in 
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m 
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Leaks in 
Boilers/ 
Furnaces 
etc. 
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IRON CEMENT 
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SMOOTH-ON MFG.CQ 
JERSEY CITY N.J. 
SANDANONAH 
FARM 
SAUSAGE 
For Breakfast These Cold Mornings 
Real old-fashioned farm sausage, made from 
tender jiig pork. Wholesome, ec-ononilcal, appet¬ 
izing. Rox of four 1-lb. parchineut wrapped 
prints postpaid within GOO miles. $1.20. 
SANDANONAH FARM, AVlndham, N, 
New Crop Table Rice 
PROOUCERTO CONSUMER. 100 pounds snow white, whole 
gi-iiiii, table rice, double sacked, freight paid your 
station, $6.00. Kiee guaranteed to reach you in good 
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Rough on Rata Novor Falla. Refuse ALh Substitutes, 
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farming by rec¬ 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th Street, New York 
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