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December 14, 1918 
7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN AND HOME 
friends who are doing and learning so 
much across the Atlantic. 
From Day to Day 
A Christmas Carol 
“What means this glory round our feet,” 
The Magi mused, “more bright than 
morn ?” 
And voices chanted clear and SAveet, 
“Today the Prince of Peace is born.” 
“What means that star,” the Shepherds 
said, 
“That In-ightens through the rocky 
glen ?” 
And angels passing overhead. 
Sang, “Peace on earth, good-will to 
men.” 
’Tis eighteen hundred years and more 
Since those sweet oracles were dumb. 
We wait for Him, like them of yore; 
x\las, He .seems so slow to come! 
Put it was said, in words-of gold, 
Xo time or soitow e’er shall dim. 
That little children might be told 
In perfect trust to come to Him. 
All round about our feet shall shine 
A light like that the wise men saw. 
If we our loving wills incline 
To that sweet Life that is the Law. 
So shall we learn to understand 
The simple faith of shej)herds then. 
And cla.sping kindly hand in hand. 
Sing “Peace on earth, good-will to 
men I" 
Ami they that do their souls no wrong, 
P.ut keep at eve the faith of morn. 
Shall daily hear the angel-song. 
“Today the Prince of Peace is born !” 
—James Russell Lowell. 
* 
Eveey neighboi'hood has its pessimist 
who remai'ks dolefully, “Well, it’s pretty 
hard on you girls that stay home. They 
say a lot* of our boys are going to marry 
French girls before they come back^ and 
anyway, American girls won’t seem the 
same to them after all they’ve been 
through.” Thei’e is some truth in the 
latter statement, but not just as the pessi¬ 
mist meant it. One man, just returned 
from overseas with two wound stripes, 
was asked how he had spent his first 
hours of leave in Ncav York. “Standing 
on street corners, wmtching real American 
girls go by,” he I’osponded. “They did 
look goocr to me, with colored clothes, and 
the right kind of shoes, and real United 
States talk !” That is something.to think 
of. whenever the pes.simists suggest 
aonthei’, and often a darker side, as to the 
changed attitude of returning soldiers to 
the girls at home. A real home girl may 
be quite sure of the old-time comradeship 
and affection. But there is no doubt that 
the young man w'ho has been reborn in 
those scenes of death and destruction will 
look for newer and deeper understanding 
from his womenkind, and the girl whose 
outlook remains petty and trivial, con¬ 
cerned only with the things of self, cannot 
hope for full comradeship with those 
whose whole nutlook on life is changed 
by their experience. 
❖ 
.Tust think of Avhat “Peace on earth” 
means to us this year! Not in our land 
alone, but throughout the whole earth, 
men are turning towards home after an 
inferno of death and destruction, and 
thinking of Christmas joys as never be¬ 
fore. Throughout the seven seas ships 
are bearing brave men homeward bound 
for the first time in four weary years 
without the thought of a cruel enemy 
lurking somewhere beneath the tossing 
waters. The time-hallowed prayers for 
mercy upon prisoners and captives have 
had poignant and personal appeal for 
many of us during the long months of 
war, though we in America have been 
jmeserved from the horrors endured aci’oss 
tlie sea. But there never was a Christ¬ 
mas like this before, with its deliverance 
from the powers of unmeasured evil, and 
we must unite in humble and devout re¬ 
joicing, even though it bring depi'ivation 
or bereavement "with it. “Peace on 
earth!” 
. * 
One thing that will seem strange to us 
all when our men return from overseas 
will be a familiarity with places that are, 
to us, merely specks upon the map. Coun¬ 
try boys who had never thought to see 
the jagged skyline that rises from New 
York Harbor will have an intimate knowl¬ 
edge of out-of-the-way bits of the Old 
World, ae well as famous foreign cities. 
They will have gained a knowledge of 
places and people new to the stay-at- 
homes, and some of the home folks will 
feel, at times, far removed from these re¬ 
turning sons and brothers. It will be a 
good thing, this Winter, to broaden our 
OAvn knowledge by reading and study that 
covers people, places and things in the Al¬ 
lied countries. We sometimes smile at the 
ignorance of American geography, history 
and social customs betrayed by foreign 
visitors, but, after all, how little many of 
us know of the real France! Many a 
farm mother would feel far happier about 
her son in khaki if she knew more of the 
devoted and conscientious mothers of 
France, and the home life that welds the 
whole family into one unit. Here is a 
subject for home, study and for discussion 
in rural organiz'itions. The more we 
know of our Allies, the better prepared 
we shall be to welcome our returning 
That Mortgage; Fruit Beverages . 
In regard to “that mortgage,” and 
Millie’s decision, pages 1220-1311, why 
not have the title deed of the farm made 
to Sidney, and Millie, his wife, tenants, 
in entirety? Then at the death of either 
the survivor owns the property. 
In regard to “Restful Sunday,” page 
1310, I notice four drinks, raspberry, 
blackberry, cherry, or grape juice, are re¬ 
commended. Apple juice is not men- 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
6347 
6347. Pattern for* Jack Rabbit* Price 10 
cents. 
6464 
6464. Pattern for a "Teddy Bear.," 12. 
16 and 20 inches. Price 10 cents. 
to go to work on some trees; but how | 
glad we were that we had wood, so many I 
suffered for fuel. 
Zero weather usually brings company. 
With only the cook stove in the kitchen | 
and no fire at all in the dining-room, I 
use my thinking cap to save time, fuel 
and labor. I find that if the meat is 
placed in the warming closet the supply 
for the next meal can be easily sliced. 
Lard is kept in a small tin pail in the 
warming closet, and by^ the time I am 
ready to mix the bread is ready for use. 
I set the flour in a pan inside of bake 
oven a few moments; it saves cold fin¬ 
gers. Sometimes the milk jars _ were 
frozen solid, so it saves time to bring in 
a day’s supply ahead in some vessel it 
can be quickly melted in. For breakfast, 
one can soon fry sliced meat, mix bis¬ 
cuits, make coffee and gravy. With the 
plates all ready placed, fruit butters, etc., ■ 
on the table, breakfast is soon ready. 
And then the dishwashing! I have no 
sink. I carry the dishes in a large pan 
to the kitchen; a table is by the stove. 
My pan is set on end of stove, and I 
wash them and place in another dishpan. 
When all are washed I pour boiling 
water over* them and dry quickly with a 
dry cloth. By spreading the dishes out 
uTitil cool they will not sweat and freeze 
together. For dinner I change around 
from beans, dry or canned; Irish pota¬ 
toes, mashed, soufiled, fried, cooked whole, 
seasoned with meat drippings or boiled 
with a bone; kraut, cabbage, etc. For 
supper, corn bread, milk and butter; or 
mush, milk and butter, with a generous 
layer cake sweetened with homemade 
sorghum, and jelly, apple butter, or pre¬ 
serves, used for filling, or if I have been 
lucky enough to get a pound of sugar I 
make a caramel filling and use a generous 
portion of walnut meats. Sometimes I 
could not#go to^the store for six weeks; 
it means over six miles, and our trips are 
few and far between. One has to plan 
and buy coffee, matches, soda, coal oil, 
and sugar, if obtainable, in quantities. 
The same holds good in milling. Our 
method is' for two farmers to splice teams 
and bring for several families; it .saves 
time and worry and flour, for just as 
much flour is wasted in the sack with 
only 10 pounds as if there were a him* 
dred. Anyway we country people look on 
a family as poor providers who live from 
hand to mouth. We cannot depend on 
the fish wagon, beef wagon or fresh pork 
deliveries; we cannot purchase cheese, 
bananas and such like to make out so 
many of their menus. We have to make 
use of what we have on hand, and say: 
“Some hae meat that canna eat. 
And some wad eat that want it. 
Rue we hae m'at, and we can eat. 
So let the Lord be thankit.” 
MRS. I). B. p. 
LET US TAN 
YOUR HIDE. 
Horse or Cow hide. Calf or other skins 
with hair or fur on, and make them 
Into coats (for men and women), robes, 
ruffs or gloves when so ordered. Your 
fur good* will cost you less than to buy 
them and be worth more. 
Our Illustrated oatalog gives a lot of 
information. It tells how to take oft 
and care for hides; how and when we 
pay the freight both ways; about our 
sale dyeing process on cow and horse 
hide, calf and other skins; about the 
fur goods and game trophies we sell, 
taxidermy, etc. 
Then we have recently got out an¬ 
other we call our Fashion book, wholly 
devoted to fashion plates of muffs, 
neckwear and other fine fur prarments. 
With prices ; also fur garments remod¬ 
eled and repaired. 
You can have cither book by sendintri 
Srotir correct address naming which, or 
both books if you need both. Address v 
Tlie Crosby Frisian Fur Company, 
571 Lyell Ave.. Roebester, N. Y. 
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FREE 
tioned. In fbe narrative in regard to the 
Flood and its closing incidents, we note 
that Noah planted a vineyard. He also 
drank grape juice, with disastrous re¬ 
sults. Pardon me for suggesting to 
amend the beverages on page 1316 by 
drinking pure water with those delicious 
substantials. M. H. D. L. 
Winter Notes from Tennessee 
Our coldest last Winter was 30 degrees 
below zero. Our wood supply ran out, 
and with a big snow on hand th® men had 
Service Molasses Cake 
Put one cup of mola.s.ses in a stewpan, 
or basin, one teaspoon soda, two table¬ 
spoons shortening. Put on the stove and 
let boil until it comes nearly to top of 
dish. Add half a cup of hot water, half 
a teaspoon ginger, half teaspoon cinna¬ 
mon. Take off the stove and stir in three- 
fpUFths cup corn flour, and three-fourths 
cup wheat flour. Bake in shallow tin, in 
hot oven. When done, spread molasses 
enough over the top while hot to moisten 
it. The ginger may be omitted and other 
flavoring substituted if liked. 
MRS. M. F. P. 
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IfLctorily with roaolrements of sanitary P 
system.** Abolisn cold ontdoor closet. L 
Put a warm ComfortToilet in yburbomOg,^ 
a fraarantee of healthy, sanitary condi- . 
lions. Hasal* the latest improvements. XyeRBMife kined by 
chemicals. Emptied once a xnon^. Heeds no other at^en* 
tion. State Boarasof Health eiMiorseft. Third snccessful year. 
Representatives Wanted Needed.' 
Uea now making $60 to $76 weekly. Exclusive Territory. 
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Picture This, Please? 
Y OU and your family seated round the table. The cheerful glow of 
lights. The children playing on the floor. The entire house a 
warm comfortable temperature. Such an even comfortable temperature 
as you never experienced before. 
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