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0^0 RURAL NEW.YORKER 
October 20, 1918 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The Lamp of Poor Souls 
Above my head the shields are stained 
with rust, 
The wind has taken his spoil, the moth 
his part. 
Dust of dead men beneath my knees, and 
dust, 
Ix)rd, in my heart. 
Lay Thou the hand of faith upon my 
fears. 
The priest has prayed, the silver bell 
has rung. 
But not for him, O unforgotten tears. 
He was so young! 
Shine, little lamp, nor let thy light grow 
dim, 
Into what vast dread dreams, what 
lonely lands, 
Into what griefs hath death delivered him. 
Far from my hands? 
Cradled is he, with half his prayers 
forgot, 
I cannot learn the level way he goes. 
He whom the harvest hath remembered 
not . 
Sleeps with the rose. 
Shine, little lamp, fed with sweet oil of 
prayers; 
Shine, little lamp, as God’s own eyes 
may shine. 
When He treads softly down His starry 
stairs 
And whispers “Thou art mine.’’ 
Shine, little lamp, for love hath fed thy 
gleam. 
Sleep, little soul, by God’s own hands 
set free. 
Cling to His arms and sleep, and sleeping 
dream. 
And dreaming, look for me. 
—Marjorie L. C. Pickthall. 
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This year every effort should be made 
to harvest and store all available nuts. 
They should not be regarded merely as an 
unconsidered extra, to be eaten or wasted 
by the children, but should be treated as 
part of the home food supply, unless a sat¬ 
isfactory market is found for them. Nuts 
possess high food value, and may be used 
as a meat substitute in many wholesome 
and savory dishes. 
* 
Here is the United States Food Ad¬ 
ministration’s recipe for green tomato 
marmalade, calling for sorghum as sweet¬ 
ening: Two pounds tomatoes, two tea¬ 
spoons ginger root, one and one-half cups 
sorghum, two lemons cut thin. Cut large 
green tomatoes in cubes, crush ginger and 
place in cheesecloth bag. Add sugar and 
lemon. Cook slowly without stirring un¬ 
til ingredients are tender and mixture is 
thick. Seal while hot. 
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The Maternity Center Association is 
establishing centers in this city where ex¬ 
pectant mothers may be under medical 
supervision. These centers will be open 
day and night for emergency calls, and it 
is believed that if their work is carried 
out in the 10 zones planned for, mortality 
in maternity cases will be reduced 75 per 
cent, and infant mortality rinder one 
month 40 per cent. The needless suffer¬ 
ing and mortality that result from lack 
of proper care in childbirth touches the 
feelings of all women, and is now re¬ 
garded, in this war-torn world, as an 
economic waste. It would work much for 
the world’s betterment if isolated farm 
mothers could be assured of the wise and 
sympathetic care given so freely to poor 
women in the citj'. 
It is announced that the IVar I)epart- 
ment has decided to require its women 
employees to wear a uniform, the color 
to be battleship gray. It is.believed that 
the uniform will give such workers an 
esprit de corps that will improve their 
working morale, and it will also prevent 
the wearing of foolish or inappropriate 
clothes, a fault likely to occur when girls 
are suddenly put in command of higher 
salaries than ever before. Women en¬ 
listed in the Navy with the rating of 
yeomen wear a blue uniform, and women 
of the motor corps khaki color, so it is 
quite right that women in the Army De¬ 
partment should have their uniform, too. 
British women employed in Army and 
Navy work, the Waacs and Wrens, wear 
uniforms with appropriate insignia. 
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Among new materials is Arlette crepe, 
which is heavier than Georgette, and has 
a slight suggestion of silk jersey. It is 
made up in handsome tailored w'aists, 
which depend for their effect on richness 
of material and excellence of cut. Some 
blouses of this material noted cost $25 to 
$30. Blouses of Georgette rfre richly em¬ 
broidered in w'ool, metal, beads and silk. 
A blouse of Algerian red, a very rich 
shade, was embroidered in navy blue. An 
emerald green blouse was embroidered in 
black and white, while a taupe blouse 
was embroidered in copper. A flame- 
colored Georgette smock waist had an 
over-slip of navy blue edged with colored 
wool embroidery, its sash ends finished 
with woolen balls. Many of the new' 
French blouses are worn outside the skirt, 
with a deep ba.sque. peplum or apron. 
.Sometimes this takes the form of a loose 
panel. The round neck is popular, some¬ 
times with a square collar in back and 
fr^nt. 
Flag Etiquette 
The following statements are given in 
“National School Service,” issued by the 
Committeee on Public Information, and 
will be found authoritative : 
The United States military regulations 
and other rulings give w'ell defined state¬ 
ments as to the respect to be shown the 
flag. The most important of these follow : 
When the colors are passing, the spec¬ 
tator, if a man, should halt if walking, 
arise and uncover if sitting, holding the 
head-dress opposite the left shoulder with 
the right hand; if bareheaded, he should 
salute with the right hand, A woman 
should stand at attention as the flag 
passes by. 
When the flag flies from a stationary 
flagstaff it is not ordinarily saluted wdth 
the hand. 
U.sed in decoration, the flag should not 
be festooned or draped, but hung flat. If 
the flag is hung with the stripes horizon¬ 
tal, the. Union should be in the upper 
left corner. If hung perpendicularly, the 
Union should be in the upper right corner. 
When the flag is carried in parade, or 
when crossed with other flags, the Stars 
and Stripes should always be at the right. 
The law specifically forbids the use of 
and representation of the flag in any man¬ 
ner in connection with merchandise for 
sale. 
The flag should be raised at sunrise and 
lowered at sunset. It should not be dis¬ 
played on stormy days or, except when 
under fire of the enemy, left out over 
night. Although there is no authoritative 
ruling which compels civilians to lower 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
Om.a. Men’s and Yoiitbs’ liath Kobe, .e2 
or 34, 36 or 33, 40 or 42, 44 or 40 breast 
measure. I'rice 15 cents. 
the flag at sundown, good taste should 
imijel them to follow the traditions of the 
Army and Navy in this sundown cere¬ 
monial. Primarily the flag is raised to be 
seen, and secondarily, the flag is some¬ 
thing to be guarded, treasured; and so 
tradition holds that it shall not be men¬ 
aced by the darkness. To leave the flag 
out at night, unattended, is regarded by 
some as proof of shiftlessness, or at least 
of carelessness. 
On Memorial Day, the flag should be 
displayed at half-mast fi’om sunrise until 
noon, and at the peak from noon until 
sunset. It should, on being retired, never 
be allowed to touch the ground. 
When “The Star Spangled Banner” is 
played or sung, all present should stand, 
uncover, face towards the music, and re¬ 
main standing, in silence, until the music 
ceases. 
Applause at the conclusion of “The 
Star Spangled Banner” is out of place. 
Worn-out and useless flags should be 
destroyed, preferably by burning. 
A flag torn or frayed by the w’ind and 
weather should not again be hoisted until 
it has been repaired. This is a regula¬ 
tion of both the Army and the Navy and 
should be follow’cd by all civilians. 
What One Woman Sends to Market 
A woman who lives in the country and 
has plenty of fuel to use, supplies our 
local market with the following products: 
These are delivered to the local grocer in 
bulk, and he sells them in non-leak paper 
containers, such-as are used for carrying 
oysters, etc. The only regret is Mrs. H.’s 
help is herself, and she can only deliver 
in moderate quantity and only once a 
week. If she could run a car and come 
often it would suit her patrons. The 
quiet of her clean kitchen is sometimes 
disturbed by mid-week visits from towns¬ 
people who cannot afford fuel to cook the 
articles in bulk when they need only a 
pint or quart. The following are the ar¬ 
ticles sold and delivered to the grocer in 
bulk, and the prices paid in this section. 
The market prices vary in other places, 
so must be priced to give a fair profit. 
First comes pork sausages in one-pound 
packages, retailed at 40c per pound. Next, 
pumpkin ready for pies, cooked just right, 
is 20c a quart. Apple marmalade is 30c 
a quart. Lye hominy, white and fluffy, is 
22c a quart. Cottage cheese, 25c a 
pound; potato salad in Winter, 25c a 
pound. Rauerkraut, or, properly speak¬ 
ing, Liberty cabbage, is 20c a quart. Liv¬ 
er pudding and soiise or head cheese is 
sold in season, also cracknels. Then 
her home-baked beans are fine for a main 
dish. Potato chips are never left unsold. 
.Rhe told me that her hens, made into 
chicken salad and sold by the pound, 60c 
per pound, were profitable and easily 
marketed. This left some chicken broth, 
which she sold, too, in pint jars. 
Her success is due to the clean and 
W’holesome manner of preparing food pro¬ 
ducts, and having some articles ready for 
sale each market. Others can do likewi.se. 
and be real patriots w’hen so many city 
w'omen have taken extra work and yet 
must eat. 
In some sections it is possible to add 
more articles to the list. I’d love to have 
some ginger cookies added to Mrs. H’s list, 
for they require careful cooking, and our 
varied city fuel is hard to keep just right. 
MRS. C, C. M. 
That Mortgage 
“Now Aunt Emma,” .said Millie, “you 
mu.st help me about making an important 
decision.” 
“But important decisions should always 
be made by the person most involved,” ob¬ 
jected her aunt. 
“Did I not say help me to make it?” 
returned Millie. “You see. Grandma 
Ford’s estate will soon be settled, and 
they will he putting $.3,000 into my hands. 
What shall I do with it?” 
“Buy Liberty bonds, of course.” 
“But ought not Deacon Lander to be 
the one to buy the Liberty bonds? He 
happens to have a mortgage for just 
three thousand on our home here,” re¬ 
turned Millie. 
“Oh !” 
“Exactly ! Makes all the difference in 
the world, doesn’t it?” 
“What does Sidney say?” asked Aunt 
Emma. 
“My dear husband says exactly what 
husbands—the best of them—have said 
.since the world began. He says: ‘Do ex¬ 
actly as you like, my love!’ But he adds, 
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