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TShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 12, 1917. 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Concord Hymn 
Sung at the Completion of the Battle Monument, 
y^pril 19, 1836 
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, 
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, 
Here once the embattled farmers stood, 
And fired the shot heard round the 
world. 
The foe long since in silence slept; 
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; 
And Time the ruined bridge has swept 
Hown the dark stream which seaward 
creeps. 
On this green bank, by this soft stream. 
We set today a votive stone; 
That memory may their deed redeem. 
When, like our sires, our sous are gone. 
Spirit, that made those heroes dare 
To die, and leave their children free, 
Bid Time and Nature gently sj)are 
The shaft we raise to them and thee. 
—Kali)h Waldo Emerson. 
Farmeks’ Bulletin 807, issued by the 
T\ S. Department of Agriculture, is 
“Bread and Bread Making in the Home,” 
by ('aioline L. Hunt and Hannah L. 
Wessling. It contains a discussion of 
the theory and practic3 of bread-making, 
and a number of recipes that should in¬ 
sure success. Among them is the fol¬ 
lowing recipe for making bread fi'om 
rolled oats: Two cups boiling water, one- 
half cup brown sugar, two teaspoou.s 
salt, one yeast cake, one-fourth cuj) luke¬ 
warm water, one and one-half cup rolled 
oats, five cups flour. Dissolve the yeast 
cake in the lukewarm water. Pour the 
bf)iling water over the rolled oats, salt 
and sugar, and let stand till lukewarm; 
add the dissolved yeast and flour. Let 
rise till very light, beat thorough,y, and 
turn into two buttered bread pans. 
When the loaves have doubled their vol¬ 
ume bake them an hour in a moderate 
oven. 
We have said .so much about fly pre¬ 
vention, year after year, that further 
admonition seems unnecessar.v. It is just 
as well to remind ourselves, however, that 
May is advancing, and tluit methods of 
counteracting the fly plague should be 
well under way, Eliicient screening of 
all windows, including those of the cel¬ 
lar. is a necessity, but we must control 
the flies out of doors, and this means 
the prevention of breeding in manure, 
and the removal of everything that ma.v 
attract them. Refuse pails, saucers of 
food for domestic pets, and scraps such 
as children will sometimes throw around 
all help to attnict flies. One cannot be 
too particular in these lines. There is 
another great reason, too. for persistent 
cleaning up. A few days ago the city 
pajiers reported a case of infantile par¬ 
alysis in the vicinity of New York, and 
there is a possibility of the epidemic of 
last year being repeated. We know very 
little about the transmission of this dis¬ 
ease. but we know that the common house¬ 
fly is constantly under suspicion as a dis¬ 
ease carrier, and health, comfort and 
economy demand its banishment from 
the farm. 
* 
IIfjre is one of several letters printed 
in city papers recently that touch upon 
an important point overlooked by the 
wise men, official and otherwise, who 
have so much to say about increasing 
farm production. 
'Since the question of food .supply has 
come up and it is evident that it will be 
necessary for the TTnited States not only 
to supply itself but to send a great sup- 
l)ly abroad there has been much talk 
of armies of bo.v.s and women and men 
to work on the farms and so assist the 
farmer. 
All these farm workers must be fed, 
and usuall.v this burden falls upon the 
farmer’s Avife. It is practically impos¬ 
sible to get household .help on a farm. 
While provision is being made for out¬ 
door labor the (juestion of who shall help 
the farmer’s Avife does not seem to have 
been considered. 
What about it? 
Every farm woman will see the justice 
of this statement. The farmer’s wife is 
the poAA'er that feeds the farmer, Avhilc the 
farmer feeds the nation. Any ])lan 
to increase the farm’s productive 
capacity, without considering the happi¬ 
ness and comfort of the farmer’s house¬ 
hold, must result in final failure. Why 
not consider mobilizing help for the ever- 
biKsy farmer’s wife? 
•Seen in New York Shops 
Smelling salts are a comfort to deli¬ 
cate or elderly peojde, especially in warm 
Aveather, and the modern dry salts are 
a great improA'ement over the liquid 
ammonia. The dry salts come in tAvo 
forms, crystals like rock salt and a fine 
poAA’der that is scented as Avell as ammon- 
iated. Attractive bottles of (he cry.stals 
ma.v be bought from about 2ij cents up. 
The decorative vinaigrettes containing 
the dry powder A’ary in price accfirding to 
size and decoration. A flat little can- 
teen-shapt^d flask covered Avith silvei- de- 
l)Osit, alKHit the size of a half dollar, 
could be slipped into the palm of one’s 
glove, and co.st 8,o cents, Avhile a slender 
cylindrical bottle Avith plated top decor¬ 
ated with enamel Avas 05 cents. A A^ery 
prett.v style Avaa a bottle about three 
inches long and an inch and a half in 
The Rural Patterns | 
In ordering give number of pattern and size j 
desired. Price of each pattern 15 cents. ! 
9394—Child’s Rom¬ 
pers, 1! to C ycar.s. 
I’rii-.., i."i ('(‘iits. 
9884—Girl’s Dress, 
8 to 14 .voMtv. Price, 
15 cents. 
9386—Sport Shirt, 9388—Bodice witir 
sizes 10 and 18 yrs. Square Neck, 24 to 
1 ru-e, 10 cents. 42 bust. I’rlce, 15 
9371—Box Plaited 
Skirt, sizes 10 and 9390—Barrel Skirt, 
18 .venrs. Price, 15 24 to 32 waist. 
iM'iits. Price, 15 cents. 
preserved’’ some, but they are tough, and 
I don’t like them. Also, I want to knoAV 
hoAv to prevent the juice from jelly, pre¬ 
serves and marmalades from oozing up 
around the paraffin covering. This morn¬ 
ing I opened a glass of raspberry and 
currant jam; the mold had formed be¬ 
neath the paraffin. It is certainly dis¬ 
couraging. I want to put up .some things 
for sale, and I must overcome all obsta¬ 
cles before I attempt the selling. Every¬ 
thing I put up tastes all right; the 
drawback I speak of still remains. Out 
of a dozen glasses four and sometimes five 
have the juice oozing up around the 
paraffin. I shall be thankful for any 
enlightenment on the subject. M. A’. B, 
Economical Use of Meat 
The T'. S. Department of Agriculture 
has issued a circular in its “Food Thrift 
Series.” dealing Avitli the economical u.se 
of meat. One of the economies suggested, 
familiar to all good housewives, is that 
of exteudiiig the meat flavor to other 
and cheaper foods, such as rico, bread 
crumbs, spaghetti, etc. Among recipes 
given are the folloAving; 
Stew Avith I )umplings.—Make stew 
from small pieces of meat and vegetables, 
cooking it on stove or in tireless cooker. 
Serve Avith dumplings made as folloAvs: 
For a steAV using one pound of meat mix 
a little more than one-third cup flour 
with one tea.spoonful of baking powder 
iuid a pinch of salt, Avork in a rounding 
teaspoouful of butter and mix Avith 
enough milk to form a medium stift 
dough. Cut into small pieces and cook 
in a buttered steamer over a kettle of 
l)niling Avater or remove enough gravy 
from the stow to cxpo.se the meat and 
vegetables, and place the pieces of dough 
on these soiul materials to cook, 
.Meat I’ie.—Meat jiies are made most 
s.atisfactorily by tir.st cooking the meat 
and A’Cgetables as for a stcAV, Line a pan, 
earthenware dish, or caaserole Avith bis¬ 
cuit dough rolled fairly thin, put 'in the 
iiH'ut. vegetables, and gravy, cover Avitb 
(lough, and bake in a hot oven. 
M(‘at Turnovers.—Flace an.y chopped 
cookc'd meat aA'ailable on cii’cles of bis¬ 
cuit dough about the size of a saucer. 
Fold the dough over the meat, crimp the 
edges, and bake in a hot oven. Vege¬ 
tables may be combined Avith the meat 
filling as desired and the whole may be 
sei’A’ed Avitli gravy. 
Veal or Beef Birds.—Cut A-ery thin 
meat into roughly rectaugqlar pieces of 
a sufficient size for individual servings. 
Place on each a stuffing of bread crumbs, 
.seasoned with chopped onions and other 
flavoring vegetables and herbs. Fold or 
roll up the meat, and skcAver in place 
Avith tooth-picks. BroAvn the rolls in fat, 
remove and make gravy from the fat, 
flour and stock if available. Place the 
rolls in the gravy and cook slowly until 
tender in a covered baking dish, a 
steamer, or a fireless cooker. . 
(liiimeter, with a sterling silver top decor¬ 
ated in enamel; this was $1.05, and bad 
an inner stopper of glass. 
A military .supply bouse offers a very 
serviceable raincoat for men at $3, tAvine 
color, fastened with ela.sps, and cut to 
withstand I’ougb weather. One of the 
department stores offers a special “sei’- 
vice” raincoat for men at $5; it is 
black rubber, with big storm collar and 
fiA’e buckle fa.stenings, and is specially 
recommendtKl for home defense guards, 
chauireurs, or anyone much exposed to 
Aveatber. 
Lineue or “near linen,” otherAvise liuen- 
finished cotton, costs 23 cents a yard, 
and is excellent for children’s clothes 
and shirt-Avaist dresses. 
“Beach sticks” are Avomen’s Avalkiug 
sticks which pass through a Avork bag 
near the top, the bag being drawn up 
around the stick. The stick cau be 
stuck in the ground Avbile the owner sits 
out of doors. The sticks are enameled 
ill color, usually Avitb a fancy bead, and 
the bags are made of handsome silk or 
embroidery. 
Preserving Experience Wanted 
I knoAV you niii.st have plenty of good 
honsekeeper.s on your list, for I have 
found so many excellent recipes in The 
R. N,-Y. Will you ask your house¬ 
keepers if they will give me some infor¬ 
mation? I AAmut .some good Avays of put¬ 
ting up strawberries. Last year I “sun- 
Jottings from Experience 
Asbestos proves the good “rule Avhich 
Avorks both ways,” .since an asbestos outer 
jacket for an oil stove Avill conser\’e and 
thus intensify the baking-heat, Avhile a 
There^s Money 
in Honey 
Most of us know something about this 
honey-money and most of us appreciate the 
value of bees to the orchardist; but what so 
many of us don’t know is the positive enjoy¬ 
ment to be gotten out of bee-keeping; the 
simplicity of it, and how very little it takes 
to make the right kind of a start. Write for 
SPECIAI OFFER Where you live 
D c doesn’t matter— 
TO BEGINNERS how much or how 
little space you have available for hives 
doesn’t matter — nothing new even about 
pounds of delicious, ready - selling honey 
from small backyards. 
If you already have the bees working for 
you, you’ll be interested in the advantages 
of the 
Root Double-Walled Buckeye Hives 
Keep the bees warm in the winter—no mat¬ 
ter what the outside temperature. 
Send for 
COMPLETE DESCRIPTIVE CATALOG 
of Root bees and bee-keeper supplies—tools, 
clear glass jars, honey-comb cartons, section 
honey boxes and shipping cases, etc. 
THE A, I. ROOT CO. 
Medina, Ohio 
When you write advertisers mention 
The Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get 
a quick reply and a "square deaL” See 
guarantee editorial page, : : : 
1 
Do you know you 
can get a genuine 
Victrola for $15? 
Write to ns for the handsome illustrated 
Victor cataIo-3, and the name and address 
of nearest Victor dealer. 
Victor Talking Machine Co. 
Camden, N. J, 
Victrola 
IV, $15 
Other 
styles I 
$25 to $400 
Banishes 
Wash- 
Day 
Drudg¬ 
ery 
Forever^ 
$3600 
Complete 
vpilh PawBt 
Wringep 
Washes 
Everything 
Spotlessly Clean^ 
Even shirt bands and cuffs—' 
cleaner than by hand. Delicate laces—finestTinen, 
to heavy blankets now washed as if by magic— 
without injury—without rubbing. 
Use Your Own Engine. Needs no extra power. 
Move it anywhere. Light weight—well built— 
elegantly finished. Guaranlaed 5 years. Send now for 
complete dcscriptioo ond FREE Demonstration offer. 
United Engine Co., DepL W-35 Lansing, Mioh. 
ir Sixty days’ free trial. This 
Simplex pneumatic system, with pressure 
tank in cellar, adds greatly to the conven¬ 
ience of country home life. Other sizes 
as low priced in proportion. 
Water Systems of every Kind 
We build tanks, towers, and water supply systems 
for every purpose. We can furnish a system to 
take care of your home, bam, stock, etc., and 
meet every requirement. Tell us your needs and 
ask for special circular No. 25. 
THE BALTIMORE CO. 
‘ Always Does the Work and Docs It Right ” 
Unbeatable Exterminator of Rats, Mice & Bugs 
Used the Worid Over. Used by U. S. Government 
It Cuii’t Fail—It’s All Kxtenuinator 
Stop Fattening Rats, Mice & Bugs ! 
On yoiip food or on C'litch Penny ivady-to-use 
HubstltiitcB—whose bulk isinert llouraiKl grease 
Why Trap Rats & Mice, One By One, 
white Those Uncauf/ht rapidlu increase ;;: 
END THEM ALL TO-NIGHT WITH a ‘&e. box of ROUGH OH RATS 
Tho llecofTobed Ktiindiird l.'or lliilf ii Oiiliiry 
At lime .A (liMintry Stitrrs , 
GARDEN AND FARM BOOKS 
Vegetable Gardening, Watts .$1.76 
Productive Vegetable Growing, Lloyd 1.60 
Garden Farming, Corbett . 2.00 
Manures and Fertilizers, A^eeler... 1.60 
Farm Manures, Thorne . 1.60 
Farm Management, Warren . 1.76 
Irrigation and Drainage, King . 1,60 
For sale by THE RUB.AL NEW- 
YOEIKER, 333 W. 30th St., New York. 
