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I WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Little Mother 
Little mother, little mother, with the 
shadows in your eyes 
And the icy hand of Fear abniit yonr 
heart, 
^'nii cannot li<‘l]t yonr boy prepare to 
make his sacrifice 
Fnles.s yon make yonrs brav(*ly at the 
start 1 
He is trainiiiK, as a million others train ; 
lie is Kivin^f what the others give— 
their best; 
.Make him fe»‘l yonr faith in him. though 
yonr tiambled eyes grow dim : 
Let him know th.at yon can stand the 
acid test! 
I'ecanse he’s joined the color.s—he's not 
doa<l! 
I'l'canse he's found his duty, he's not 
lost ! 
'I’lirongh yoni' molher-love. my d('ar, kce;i 
him .stcjicly. 
kt'op liim 
n(‘iir 
To 
tin* .soul b 
(' lovo.8— 
-yonr 
soul— 
wbate't*!’ the 
cost ! 
>u 
aren’t tiloiic 
in licar 
taclics 
or in 
doubts; 
,\11 
motlicrs f(M' 
■1 111 is Imrdcn, 
newly 
coined ; 
Then call yonr trembling pride to yonr 
colors—to your side—• 
“Re a sport !’’ and make him glad that 
he has joined ! 
Little mother, little mother, with the 
shadows in yonr eyes 
And the icy hand of Ftnir about yonr 
heart. 
There is this that you can do: “Play the 
game,” there honor lies. 
.\ow your boy and country need yoii 
do your part! 
—.Ta<‘k .■\ppleton, in 
fMncinnati Fminirer. 
The following advic(‘, given out by the 
New York Food Commission, offers a 
suggestion in find saving that applies to 
oil as well as gas : 
In cooking, as soon the water reaches 
the boiling point, turn down the gas to 
keep the water just there. You cannot 
heat water above this 'boiling point, and 
the only thing you are after in cooking is 
to keep the food at the temperature of 
boiling water. If you use more g.as all 
the rest of the heat is used up in making 
steam. This is a sheer waste of fuel. 
You do not get any higher temperature. 
You are not trying to run a boiler iilant 
in your home. Help the P''iiel Adminis¬ 
tration and save mom'.v for yourself in 
this simple way. 
The Food Administration urges women 
to use wa.ste fats in making .soap, which 
is superfluous advice to most country 
women. We have usi'd the old rule often 
given in TiiH U. N.-Y. with entire satis¬ 
faction (five pounds grease, one can pot¬ 
ash, one quart water, one tablespoonful 
borax), but the following is new to ns. 
It is given by a IMassacdiusi'tits woman in 
the New York Sun. and she says that, 
followed exactly, it is perfect: 
Four one cpiart of cold water slowly 
over one can of potash, .stirring until all 
dissolved. Allow to get cold. Melt six 
pounds of fat (all kinds) and strain 
through double cheesecloth. Add to this 
while warm two tablespoonfuls of tur¬ 
pentine, one tablcspoonful of borax <lis- 
solved in a little cold water and half a 
tablespoonful of glycerine. Allow this to 
cool until it begins to thicken, then stir in 
very .slowly the cold lye. Stir constantly 
for ‘20 minutes and pour into a pan lined 
with uews{)ai)er. Dlake this in the morn¬ 
ing and cut into desired shapes at niglit, 
as by morning it will crumble when cut. 
'I'liis is important. 
M'he National Congress of ^lothers lias 
undertaken to enroll all women in tlie 
country who have given sons or liusliauds 
to the military service, with a view to 
.strengthening jiatriotism and creating 
bonds of sympathy. Men who have moth¬ 
erless sons in the service will be admit¬ 
ted to mem'bershiji. 
i> 
“Wak gardens” will be more in evidence 
than ever this year, and although farm 
women do not usuall.v w'ait for oflicial ail- 
monition on this subject, we may all le- 
member that the more food we can raise 
at home for family use the more we are 
doing to releasi* food for others and to 
lessen freight congestion. We do not 
approve of giving up flowers, and devoting 
ourselves .solely to utilitarian things, for 
there never was a time when we had 
grc'ater need of the consolations beauty 
gi\es. Rut no garden has room enough 
for weeds, and siiaces tbat cannot be used 
in other ways should jirovide humus¬ 
making cover croiis or pjiultr.v pasture. 
When it comes to vines to screen un¬ 
V/>e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 0, lOlS 
sightly buildings or fences, we should try 
to combine beauty with utility, and here 
onr old friend, the Scarlet Runner bean, 
is first favorite, for it is handsome, with 
its vivid red flowers, clean and healthy 
in growth, and gives a jirofu.se yield of 
beans that are good green, dried or 
canned. M'e should plan for a succession 
of beets, so that there would be plenty for 
canning; carrots, turnips and salsify, not 
forgetting the Siianish salsify or golden 
thistle, and the salads would include en¬ 
dive to blanch for Winter use. In our 
own garden wi* like to finish the ends of 
veg(*table rows with I’einnias. alyssum, 
asters, marigolds or other gay but com¬ 
mon flowers, and .sometimes to (vlge a 
vi'getable border witli tlnmi. These flow¬ 
ers are to be cut for household decoration 
when gathering vegetables; thc.v take 
little room, and make the woman’s vege¬ 
table garden ver.v slightl.v. though some 
very Inisiuess-like peoide may scoff at the 
plan. 
Keep on Knitting 
^\'omen often writi* to us asking wheth¬ 
er thc.v .should continue to knit for sol¬ 
diers and sailors, individually or through 
The Rural Patterns 
!n ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
(’losing, 8 to 14 
years. 
Price 15 cents. 
.'i4 to 42 ImsI. 
Price 15 cents. 
No. tt5;{!l T w o - 
Piece Skirl. 24 to till 
waist. 
Price 15 cents. 
No. 041.5 Slip-Over 
l{lons(‘, sizes 10 .•ind 
18 years. 
Price 10 cents. 
No. !i;^71 Pox 
Plaited Skirt, sizes 
(It! and 18' years. 
I'rice 15 cents. 
No. !14ll(', T. o n g 
Coat, 54 to 44 Imst. 
I’rice 15 cents. 
the Red Cross and other organizations, 
since there tire apptirent efforts to dis- 
coiirtige such activitie.s. The “Official 
Rulletin,” issue of .Itinuary ”1, contains 
the following statement from Harvey D. 
Hibson, nmimger of the American Red 
Cross: 
Swciiters and other knitted articles are 
designed primarily for wtirmth. They 
certainly are not ornamental. Therefore 
it must follow that when there is an al- 
n.o.st. universtil demttnd on the part of 
our .soldier.^ tmd stiilors for sweaters and 
other knitted article.s the denmnd is a 
real one. Such ;irticl(‘S, therefore, can 
only be classed as equijuneut, supple¬ 
mentary though they nniy be, to that fur¬ 
nished by the Army and Ntivy. And the.v 
undoubtedly con.stitute ('(luiimient that 
will add grmitly to the betilth and comfort 
of our men under conditions generally 
met with. 
'Fhe Red Cross kuow.s that the soldiers 
.and sailors want sweater.^ and other knit¬ 
ted articles. Tluxse goods can be ob¬ 
tained from the Red Cross in single gar¬ 
ments only upon individual retpiest; or 
if in bulk, then upon the request of a com- 
nmnding oflicer. How great the need is, 
is bi'st evidenced by the fact that In addi¬ 
tion to the hundreds of thousands of 
knitted article.s produced by our Red 
Cross chapters in the last few months, we 
htive been compelled to purchase 550,000 
extra sweaters alone to meet the insistent 
demand made upon us by our men for 
them. 
We are sorry that we had to do any 
purchasing at all bccau.se we know how 
much the soldiers and sailors of this 
country prefer the sweaters and other ar¬ 
ticles knitted by the women of this coun¬ 
try. 
It may be understood further that in 
ttddition to the demands of our Army and 
Navy we Inivc very urgent demands from 
(8)mmissions abroad for like articles for 
destitute civilian populations. 
It is hojied that this generjil statement 
will satisfy the women of this country 
who have been devoting till their possible 
time to knitting for our men. We cannot 
too strongly urge till women who are now 
knitting to keep on knitting. 
Keeping the Boys at Home 
In the country, its elsewhere, there are 
diingers and pitfalls for the boys allowed 
to rotirn and choose (heir own companions, 
and we mothers, as a general thing, have 
to contrive the means and methods bf 
keeping them tit home. I find the same 
method good for the grown boy, or girl, 
either, tlmt was useil when they were 
sniiill, mimely, keep them bii.sy tind inter¬ 
ested. Not by work tilone; games, music, 
reading, etc., sniiiilied freely tis means 
will permit, will go a long way ; jilso the 
freedom of tin* home. Mtike theii’ young 
friends and ac*qu!iintances welcome ; now 
and then a candy stew, a few apples, 
cak(‘s, or nuts, form an attraction. It is no 
uncommon sight in our own home to see 
one set engtiged in authors, another pltiy- 
ing llinch, and the younger ones at fox 
and gee.se. Noisy sometimes? Yes. Mud 
and litter? Y’es. but they jire ;it home, 
jind the rains may fall, winds blow, but I 
know where my boys are, although some 
other mother’s son, just as dear to her 
as mine to me, may be tying on the road¬ 
side, intoxictited, or out .somt'where play¬ 
ing questionable itranks on law-abiding 
neighbors in a zealous .setirch for fun. I 
believe I will take the dirt, noise, and 
even let them wrestle, tumble and almost 
do !is they please, to keei) them and their 
comptinions out of Inirm’s retich. Any- 
Wiiy. if I fail I htive tried to mtike it 
home for them them in word, deed and 
action. 
The mtitting is fadi'd and well scuffed, 
any timoiinl of dirt settled around, and 
— today for the 
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the right number. Fnjoy it? ('erttiinly; 
it keeps my wits from wool-gathering to 
keej) up with them. MRS. 1). B. P. 
Dooryard Don’ts 
Don’t wa.ste any of your valuable in- 
tluence or energies fretting beciiu.se father 
iind the boys do not keep things looking 
more tidy tibitiit the jilace. Don’t let your 
sons grow up to stiy, or even to think, 
“Oh, mother is tilwtiys stewing iibout 
something tind wanting .some Iiliimial thing I 
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