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Akron, Ohio—The City of Goodrich 
Rye and Vetch “Coffee” 
“You ai’O not looking well,” was the 
rather pointed remark directed at one of 
our neighbor women at one of the country 
gatherings. We farmers’ wives are often 
outspoken, and forgetful that such sug¬ 
gestions may more or less affect the 
health of those addressed. 
“I hiive been feeling miserably,” was 
the reply. “AYe have been short usual 
necessary foods, and we have been drink¬ 
ing coffee three times each day. We 
thought perhaps that coffee would take 
the place of food, and we are just work¬ 
ing on our nerve.” 
So many of us farm people forget that 
a stimulant is not a food. We are not 
inclined to profit by other people’s ex¬ 
perience, particularly if that experience 
has brought about results out of harmony 
with our ex))ectatiou. We must “cut” 
the coffee to win the Avar. Some day 
many of us farm people will find that in¬ 
temperance may come from the coffee pot. 
•My husband learned his lesson at the ex¬ 
pense of a three-weeks’ illness. lie says 
coffee is to be blamed for his condition. 
We had been up rather late one night in 
I>ecember. The next morning we were 
feeling rather badly. I made strong cof¬ 
fee, and he drank two cups. Before the 
day was oA-er he was feeling miserably 
weak, his head w-as aching and apparently 
he w’as suffering a heavy attack of the 
grippe, lie managed to work a little for 
10 days after that, but from that morning 
he absolutely detested the odor of coffee. 
He contended from the moment he drank 
the coffee be felt a physical shock. A 
little later he was confined to the house, 
and tw’o weeks afterAvard the do<hor was 
called. He ))ronounced the trouble as a 
case of jaundice, probably supplementing 
the grippe. His emphatic advice was to 
quit coffee. In advising diet he urged 
eliminating tea. He told his own experi¬ 
ence, which compelled his giving uj) cof¬ 
fee, since it was ruining his health, his 
digestion and his temper. Every vital 
organ is more or less affected, and above 
all, cbt'up and poorly-made coffce.s are 
most injurious. 
Naturally w’e would seek a substituti'. 
and the one we have at hand is doing 
nicety. We luiA’e some rye and vetch 
seed, the proiiortion of vetch being small. 
'I'liis is browned in the oven or on top of 
the stove. By grinding this and steeping 
as coffee it makes a very desirable cereal 
drink. It may not possess any stimulat¬ 
ing qualities, but it does Lave a food 
value. I find to my taste it is as desir¬ 
able as coffee. I kneAV a grandmother 
who used the left-over slices of bread for 
a morning drink. It was nicely browuied 
with the toaster, and made as a coffee. A 
liberal alloAvance of milk was added be¬ 
fore serving. Another substitute is 
parched cornmeal. Boasted wheat W’ill 
prove a desirable drink, and probably 
there are many home substitutes of which 
B. N.-Y. people know, and Avhich Avould 
be beneficial to u.s’. mk.s. av. j. 
“bit,” I am going to rent a small farm 
this Spring and raise “pork and beans.” 
I have had plenty of experience, for, with 
the exception of the last three years, I 
have been a “farmerette” all my life. Do 
you think I could find a small farm al¬ 
ready stocked ? If I could have a room, I 
wouldn’t mind if someone lived in the 
house, or I would help with the hou.se- 
work for our board; neither would I care 
if I Avere all alone. A cow, some hens, tools, 
etc., would be enough, as I would want to 
buy my own “feeders,” planting forage 
crops and corn, letting the hogs do their 
oAvn harvesting, suirplemented with self- 
fe«Hlers. I think I could solve the labor 
problem satisfactorily, as I am an expert 
with the hoe. I can at least raise enough 
on the side to feed ourselves, as we live 
the simple life, and if my pocketbook will 
stretch enough I ought to raise a nice lot 
of poultry. MBS. H. C. S. 
Maple Sugar Making 
(Continue<l from page 246.) 
the more modern metal tank. Perfect 
cleanliness is of great importance in pro¬ 
ducing a good product, either of syrup or 
sugar, and the sap .should not be altoAved 
to stand too long in a container, espe¬ 
cially a AA’ooden one, Avithout being 
cleaned. Tavo thicknesses of cheesecloth, 
or a piece of flannel, stretched over the 
top of the supply barrel or tank, and fas¬ 
tened securely at the sides, and the sap 
poured through this removes all bits of 
twigs, leaves or dirt that are constantly 
falling into the sap during AAundy Aveath- 
er. This should also be changed often 
for a clean one. 
To make a clear syrup the sap must 
concentrate inta syrup in the shortest 
possible time, and all sediment rising to 
the top during the evaporating be 
.skimmed off. When ready for the final 
boiling it should be strained through a 
double thickness of flannel or a piece of 
felt while still hot. The finished syrup, 
that is, Avhen it is ready for canning, 
should be neither too thick nor too thin. 
The old-fashioned method needed an ex¬ 
perienced hand to do the testing, one who 
could tell by the bubbles as they spread 
out over the surface of the b*)iling syrup, 
or by the way it poured from the ^ii»oou. 
'I'oday most sugar makers u.se a hydro¬ 
meter to determine the density or weight 
of a syrup. * A good, syrup, boiling at 219 
degrees P., should weigh 11 pounds to the 
gallon. An experienced tester will not 
vary an ounce from this weight. 
For sugar, the .syrup is strained, then 
clarified by means of the unbeaten white 
of eggs, or sweet milk. This is adde<l to 
the syrup at the beginning of the final 
boiling, and during coagulation the sedi¬ 
ment not removed by straining is brought 
to the surface in a thick, dark mass. This 
is carefully skimmed off as fast as it ap¬ 
pears Avith a long-handled skimmer made 
for the purpose. As the syrup nears the 
sugaring point there is a great tendency 
to foaming, and if not watched closely it 
will foam over the top of the pan; a little 
fresh butter or lard run over the surface 
will allay this. The degree of thickness 
for granulating can be determined with 
the hydrometer, or by simply dropping a 
little on snow or in cold water; if it 
forms a hard, clear mass, it is ready to 
be removed from the tire; then it is 
stirred vigorously for several minutes to 
give it a fine, even grain and nice color. 
It must not, however, be stirred too long, 
but turned into the molds Avhile still hot 
and of the consistency to pour. Maple 
sugar making begins in the Northern 
States about the middle of March and 
continues from four to six Aveeks, or 
until the buds begin to SAvell. Alternate 
freezing and thawing is necessary to a 
good “run.” Clear, frosty nights and 
sunny days make ideal sap weather. 
BOSAitO.ND LAMPMAN. 
The Home Dressmaker 
(Continued .frpna. i>age 247.) 
costing $3.50 per yard. Plain black avooI 
taffeta i.s a handsome mourning material. 
Domino checks in' black and white at 
.$3.50 a yaf'd irre designed for golff or out¬ 
ing .skirts.’ Duvet de laine is a soft fine 
Avoolen at $4 or over. It will be noticed 
that woolens are not cheap; it is for¬ 
tunate that narrow .skirts and slim out¬ 
lines are fashionable. Serges in plaid.s, 
checks and stripes are attractive at $2.50 
a yard. Some handsome unfinished Avor- 
steds are in hair-line stripes and checks. 
Wool checks in gingham colors are $3..50 
f ' 
and include many light and bright color 
combinations. Poiret twill is a fash¬ 
ionable material that takes hard wear, 
$4.,50 a yard. Wool gabardine and tri¬ 
cotine hold favor. Various shades of 
khaki and olive drab are conspicuously 
in favor. 
Dress Accessories.—S ome new collar 
and cuff sets Avere of blue printed foulard 
bound with natural pongee. They con¬ 
sisted of a shawl collar and deep pointed 
cuffs. Another set was of navv foulard 
combined with Avhite satin. White or¬ 
gandie Avith a. coloi'ed organdie hem is 
among the prettiest of the inexpensive 
neckAvear. 
Woolen stocklng.s in plaid.s, stripes and 
solid colors are meant foi' sports wear, 
but they ai'e reported as in high favor for 
women in Great Britain, where they take 
the place of silk Avith heuA’y low shoes. 
They are quite expensive here. 
A very pretty dark blue taffeta dress 
had an underbodice of pink checked lawn 
and a Buster Brown collar Avith a blue 
silk tie. Some pretty dresses of dark blue 
serge had a double-breasted waist Avith a 
chemisette of pleated Avhite satin. 
A pretty blouse of Avhite batiste was 
trimmed Avith scalloped lines in dark blue 
and rose. 
The slip-on blou.se holds its popularity. 
Sometimes, Avhen a close outline at the 
back i.s de.sired, the blouse is slit up at 
the back for five or six inches from the 
waist line, and this opening closed with 
small buttons. This gives more room in 
putting on the blouse, and also forms a 
little trimming just above the waist line. 
Some of the new imported underwear 
shoAvs, in.stead of a .single Avldth of rib¬ 
bon run through the beading, several nar¬ 
row strands of different brilliant colors, 
caught together into a large knot. 
A sports blouse with peplum was of tan 
jersey cloth embroidere(I around neck, 
cuffs and hem with brilliant peasant em¬ 
broidery, It had a belt of black patent 
leather and a black silk tie. The peplum 
blouse is meant for a .slim figure; a short, 
plump AA'omau should avoid it. 
“You can’t tell ’bout a display of au¬ 
thority,” said Uncle Ebeii. “Many a man 
thinks he’s doing a fine job o’ mule drivin’ 
when de mule is je.s’ hurryin’ home on 
his oAvn account.”—Washington Star, 
“AVuy did our forefathers fix it so that 
a Congressman is elected for only two 
years? Seems a short term.” “Yes, but 
the wise old owls probably figured that 
the average Congressman could tell all he 
knew in that length of time.”—BouisA’ille 
Courier-Journal. 
THE NEXT TIME YOU BUY 
Be sure to get th& kind with the Red-Line 'Round 
the Top.” They are the ■ famous **Hi-Press,” now 
being worn by millions of farmers^ miners and fish¬ 
ermen. This splendid footwear is not made like 
ordinary boots and shoes. We MOLD them, under 
enormous pressure and great heat, INTO ONE 
SOLID PIECE. They CAN’T leak and they will 
OUTWEA \ ALL OTHERS TWO AND THREE 
TO ONE. Save footwear b^ls and preserve your 
health. Try **Hi-Press” and you’ll never be satisfied 
with anything else. 
Sold by 40,000 Dealers 
Woman’s War Work on the Land 
There probably uever Avas a time when 
more toAvn and city Avomen Avere thinking 
seriously of going to the country in .some 
capacity as Avorkers. A good many of 
them will go out to pick fruit, or do light 
AV(irk in the garden or truck farm. Others 
Avill try their hand at working a small 
piece of land raising poultry and pigs, or 
other small animals. We know of two 
young Avomeu in Ncav York Avho are seri¬ 
ously planning to rent a small farm in 
the country for the Summer, Avhere they 
may try their hand at keeping boarders. 
'I’liey have a chance to rent a place well 
furnished, and with a good reputation. 
Others will try various schemes for de¬ 
veloping Du.siii. :-3 l'V,r instance, take 
the case outlined in the folloAving letter. 
Here is u new proposition from a 
woman Avho.se husband has gone to the 
war, and who AA'ant.s to do her bit at 
liome by helping out with the food supply. 
We print the letter as it comes to us. 
< tf course, such things will depend upon 
tlie personality of the Avorker, but her 
plan has merit, and if she can locate 
properly, and can use good judgment, it 
is quite likely that this plan offers a good 
home for herself and her child. 
I would appreciate it very much if you 
would advise me. The man of the house 
has enlisted, which leaves the little Tad 
and’ myself alone. Wishing to do our 
with the DecI Line 'Round the Top 
BooT°S™ Outwears ’Em All 
