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March 24, 017 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Let the Flag Wave 
I <‘t. the flag wave! Aye, let it wave on 
high, 
Its red and white and blue against the 
sky ! 
From crest and casement, broad and 
bright and brave, 
Let the flag wave! 
Is‘t the flag wave! Aye, let it wave 
above 
The hills and valleys of the land we love, 
And o’er the sea, to no mad tyrant slave, 
Let the flag wave! 
Let the flag wave! Aj^e, let its glory 
shine! 
Let the flag wave, a symbol and a sign I 
To guard our honor and to shield and 
save, 
L(‘t the flag wave! 
Let the flag wave! Aye, wave in all 
men’s sight. 
Its stars unsullied as the stars of night; 
Its strii>es unblemished; only this we 
crave— 
Let the flag wmve! 
—Clinton Scollard in New York Sun. 
* 
Who can giv<^ us a recipe for home¬ 
made graham crackers, as good as those 
we buy? One of our readers is very anx¬ 
ious to secure this recipe, hut cook hooks 
are silent on the subject. 
* 
Skcketarv of Agriculture Houston, in 
a statement issued March 2, declared that 
American families w'aste in their kitchens 
annually more than ^700,000,000 worth 
of edibles. We notice that whenever any 
public man points out the cause of public 
clamor, abuse or economic distress, he 
just naturally reverts to the form of ex¬ 
cuse rendered classic by Adam, ‘‘’riio 
woman did it,” However, Mr. ITotiston 
sees the need of better marketing facili¬ 
ties, too. We think wasteful catering is 
more often seen in town and city house- 
hold.s than on the farm, but if farm house¬ 
keepers reckoned all their provisions at 
store prices they would realize what an 
addition they make to the farm income. 
* 
’I'JIE Ontario, Canada, Department of 
.Agriculture has issued a very sensible 
bulletin under the title of “Diseased 
Mouths As a Cause of Ill-IIealth.” At¬ 
tention is called to the many diseases, 
such as chronic dyspepsia, gastritis, cer¬ 
tain nervous affections, and general dis¬ 
eased condition of the blood, that may 
result from a diseased mouth. A very se- 
i-ious warning is conveyed by the follow¬ 
ing statements: 
As to the effects of an ill-kept mouth 
on the mouth itself: probably the most 
common is toothache. Toothache is too 
well known to require any discussion ; the 
more serious conditions are those that 
follow the ache. Toothache is succeeded 
frequently by a swollen jaw, the swelling 
being caused bv pus at the end of the root 
of the tooth.' Generally the pus dis¬ 
charges into the mouth through a so- 
called gum-boil. Though there may be 
no discharge into the mouth, the i)us is 
absorbed by the blood and carried to all 
parts of the body, and sets up many dis- 
<‘ases. of which men Lm will be made 
later. Swollen glands in the necks are 
very often caused by pus which travels 
down to them from the abscessed tooth. 
’I’he tubercular germ is more or less con¬ 
stant in the mouth, and often becomes 
mixed vdth this pus, and when it enters 
the glands of the neck it is apt to tr.avel 
through the entire system, perhaps lodg¬ 
ing in a joint, or in the lungs. 
The tongue is sometimes the scat of 
ulcers due to the mechanical irritation of 
de<‘ayed teeth having sharp edges, and to 
masses of tartar. Ulcers of this kind, 
when neglected, are often the starting 
point of cancel’. Cancer is much more 
prevalent than tueroulo.sis in those above 
Torty years of age. so that it is important 
to attend to any ragged edges or points of 
irritation to the tongue. 
On account of its close proximity, the 
throat may be infected from a dis«‘ased 
mouth. It is a fact that periodic attacks 
of tonsilitis are often a result of an un¬ 
sanitary mouth. A number of dise.ises 
c(Mne from infected tonsils, and in many 
cases the tonsils are infected from the 
mouth. The spread of diphthei’ia is much 
more rapid, and its virulence greater 
among children with neglected and dis¬ 
eased mouths, than among those whose 
mouths are in a fairly hygienic condition. 
It is also recognized that a great many 
nervous affections, some of which last for 
years, are due to unsanitary mouths. In 
patients about to undergo an operation, 
the part to be operated on is made thor¬ 
oughly clean, and the surgeon has all his 
instruments disinfected, but if the pa¬ 
tient's blood is infected from a diseased 
condition of the mouth, that infection be- 
CAe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ing carried to all parts of the body, may. 
iind very often does, infect the wound of 
the operation and cause blood-poisoning, 
tlperations, especially upon the stomach 
or intestines, including the appendix, 
sho’.ild not be undertaken until the mouth 
has been i)Ut in a thoroughly healthy con¬ 
dition, when there is time for it, other¬ 
wise the patient is apt to be infected by 
the swallowing of the disease germs which 
!ire in the mouth. 
The warnings thus conveyed ought to 
be impressed upon all the juveniles who 
show a tendency to slight their tooth¬ 
brush drill. 
Next Winter’s Fur Coat 
A nice, well-fun-ed horsehide will 
make you a Cf)at that you can be proud 
of, and will give as many years of seiwice 
as any fur coat on the market. Good 
horse hides bring from .$0..50 to .$8. He 
sure the hide has not been cut any- 
whei’e, has no scars and is well and 
evenly furred all over, the prime Win¬ 
ter coat should be selected. Next send it 
to some reliable fur company to be dyed, 
tanned and made up. If you wish it 
extra nice send along enough muskrat 
skins to make a collar. For a woman’s 
coat, a collar, cuffs and ornamental but- 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering give number of pattern and size 
desired. Price of each pattern 15 cents. 
9238—Girl's Gym¬ 
nasium Costume, 8 
to 14 yoar.-j. 
9305—Coat Dress, 
sizes .•{4 t(i 42 inches 
Ixist measure. 
’^.93301 
9330—Girl’s Dress 
with Guimpe, sizes 4 9302—Girl’s Dress, 
to 10 years. sizes 4 to 8 years. 
tons of the muskrat fur are very good. 
A large hide will make an overcoat 
and a nic’C large pair of fur mittens or 
gloves. The cost of dying, tanning :ind 
making up will be from .$12 to $L’). the 
mittens being one dollar extra. When 
done, you will have a coat that looks as 
well as the best of them, and outwears 
the majority of fur coats, and you will- 
have saved from .$15 to .$20 on same. In 
the family of a friend there is a coat of 
this kind that has given two years (^f hard 
service and looks like new. 
SIRS. M. KENNEDY. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Stocking stretchers are flat boards cut 
the shajie of a long stocking, on which 
wool or cashmere stockings may be 
stretched while drying. They are made 
in different sizes, with several round holes 
about an inch across pierced through at 
intervals, to facilitate drying, and cost 
10 cents each. Such stretchers are use¬ 
ful for drying the baby’s wooleu stock¬ 
ings. A person handy with tools could 
make such stretchers very cheai)ly. 
Celluloid rings like bangle bracelets, 
about four or inches across, are of¬ 
fered in great variety to form the liandles 
of silk or beaded bags. In imitation tor- 
toise.shell they cost 2.8 cents eacn; other 
styles cost from nine cents up. The tor¬ 
toiseshell is very attractive with a black 
or dark-colored bag. 
We see among new bedspreads some of 
pique which are very attractive; they 
cost $5 in single-bed size, $C in larger 
size; dimity spreads', in corded and rijiple 
effects, cost $1.50 to $2.85. We much 
prefer the.se to the crocheted spreads, be¬ 
cause of their lightness; they are no 
more to wash than a sheet, and very nice 
looking. Satin finished Marseilles spreads 
were noted for $8.25 to $4, with scal¬ 
loped edges and cut corners. 
Among woolen materials suitable for 
one-piece dresses are shepherd’s checks in 
black and white, from $1.50 to .$2..50 a 
yard ; silk and wool poplin, $1.50 to .$2.!)f) . 
and serges all the way from $1.10 to $(5 a | 
yard. The new mohairs are very iittrae- i 
tive, very soft and silky, in plain colors. : 
cliecks and stripes, from $1 to .$2 a yard, j 
Washing gloves of suede leather or doe- j 
skin are now $1.50 a pair; most gloves i 
are increasing in price. Both are washed 
the same way, in lukewarm water with i 
white soap, and plenty of soap left in at 
the final rinsing. Our own preference is 
for the suede. 
Buyers for the big shops w’bo have just 
returned from Europe pi-edict searcity 
and higher prioe-s for all linens. They 
say linen factories in Great Britain are 
largely making linen for government use, 
especially for aeroplanes, and are also 
making co'tton f.'ihrics as part of their 
ontiiut. There is a scarcity of flax. 
The Farm Woman’s Clothes 
T was much interested in what one of j 
your correspondents had to say on the ’ 
subject of women’s clothe.s. It was en- | 
tirely sensible. What a change mothers , 
might make in some homes if they were j 
to give more thought to their personal | 
ai)pearance ! j 
I remember once being at the Farmers’ | 
Day at onr State college. There were 
supposed to be five thonsiind jicople there, 
mostly farmers, perhaps one-tliird farm 
women. For a while I sat on one of the 
high seats and watched the crowd, look¬ 
ing for familiiir faces and thinking my 
thoughts. Next to me sat one of the 
teachers from the town school. She had 
lieen a country girl, had lived quite near 
us. We had not been talking for some 
niimites, when suddenly she hurst out, 
sadly, uuderstandingly, hut with a cer¬ 
tain amount of disgust: “Tliey don’t dre.ss 
right!” Of course, she did not mean that 
none was dressed right, but such wiis the 
general impression the crowd left. So 
many, young and old, wore their best 
clothes awkwardl.v because they did not 
wear them often enough. Then, too, so 
many of the dresses were not well chosen j 
or becoming, and the wearers looked so ; 
tired. No doubt they were. But there is 
a iisychology in clothes. The knowledge 
that one is fitly and becomingly dressed , 
gives one poi.se. My grocer’s wife .sat . 
across fi’om me. I know for a fact tliat ; 
she works harder and longer hours than 
any fanner’s wife in our community. 
Yet tliere she sat, trim, and neat, self- 
possessed, and animated. 
I have another picture in my mind. 
The editor of one of our country weeklies, 
Avith his wife and two grown sons, called 
on us one Summer day. several yc'ars ago. 
The call left a deep inii)ressi()n. laa’ause 
those two boys were dressed in white ! 
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