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June 12, 1020 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Plant a Tree 
lie who plants a tree 
Plants a hope. 
Rootlets up through fibers blindly grope; 
Leaves unfold into horizons free. 
So man’s life must climb 
Prom the clods of time 
Unto heavens sublime. 
Canst thou prophesy, thou little tree. 
What the glory of thy boughs shall be? 
He who plants a tree 
Plants a joy: 
Plants a comfort that will never cloy: 
Every day a fresh reality. 
Beautiful and strong, 
To whose shelter throng 
Creatures blithe with song. 
If thou couldst but know, thou happy 
tree. 
Of the bliss that shall inhabit.thee! 
ITe who plants a tree 
He plants peace. 
Under its green curtain jargons cease: 
Leaf and zephyr murmur soothingly; 
Shadows soft with sleep 
Down tired eyelids creep. 
Never hast thou dreamed, thou blessed 
tree, 
Of the benediction thou slialt be. 
lie who plants a tree 
He plants youth: 
Vigor won for centuries, in sooth; 
Life of time, that hints eternity. 
Boughs their strength uprear, 
New shoots every year 
On old growth appear. 
Thou shalt teach the ages, sturdy tree, 
Youth of soul is immortality. 
lie who plants a tree 
lie plants love: , 
Tents of coolness spreading out above 
Wayfarers he may not live to see. 
Gifts that grow are best; 
Hands that bless are blest; 
Plant: Life does the Test. 
Heavens and earth help him who plants 
a tree. 
And his work its own reward shall be. 
■— LUCY LARCOM. 
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Oxe of our readers asks for a pattern, 
some simple plan, for refooting stockings. 
We have found it quite simple to cut a 
pattern from the stocking, seaming the 
sole on in front of the heel, but would like 
to hear from those who have worked out a 
simple, practical pattern. One important 
thing is the seaming on so that there will 
not be an uncomfortable ridge. 
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The National Cloak, Suit and Skirt 
Manufacturers’ Association recently an¬ 
nounced that Fall and Winter fashions 
would call for longer coats and longer 
skirts, and would necessarily mean higher 
prices for the new modes. Women con¬ 
nected with the Department of Justice be¬ 
lieve that this is an effort to keep up 
present high prices, or even increase them, 
and thus nullify efforts to reduce costs. 
It is urged that women lay aside their 
Winter and Spring clothing with a deter¬ 
mination to wear them next Fall and 
Winter unless there is a radical price drop 
in women’s clothes. The recent price- 
cutting reported all over the country has 
resulted in part at least from a general 
decision not to buy, on the part of thou¬ 
sands of regular purchasers. A radical 
change in styles may be adopted as a 
means of forcing many women to buy new 
clothes, but sensible people who already 
possess wearable garments will do well to 
keep on wearing them, and thus disap¬ 
point these would-be profiteers. 
Many housekeepers never think of pre¬ 
paring tomato soup without milk, though 
it is excellent made Avith stock. The fol¬ 
lowing is a savory thick soup made with¬ 
out either milk or meat stock. Put in a 
saucepan one can of tomatoes', or about 
eight large fresh tomatoes, cut up, one 
small onion, sliced, one saltspoonful 
ground mace, one teaspoouful salt, one 
saltspoonful pepper. Let boil for about 
half an hour, then strain, pressing the 
pulp through the sieve. Then rub to¬ 
gether two tablespoonsful of butter with 
two tablespoonsful of flour, stir in grad¬ 
ually so there Avill be no lumps, and let 
the soup boil up to thicken before serving. 
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Experience in Maternity Hospital 
I wonder why it is that so many wom¬ 
en are prejudiced against going to a 
good hospital 'when their babies are born? 
Of course I know that for a great many 
farmers’ Avives it is out of the question, 
but, on the other hand, there are many 
who might go if they so chose. For in¬ 
stance, in our community, only eight 
miles from a large city in which are situ¬ 
ated two splendid hospitals, I am the only 
Avoman who has patronized either of them. 
The others prefer to remain at home: 
most of them depending upon a physician 
living four or five miles away, and a prac¬ 
tical nurse, so-called, experienced but un¬ 
trained. and Avilling to help Avith the 
houseAVork. Such nurses command .$18 
or $20 a week as against the $30 or $35 
of the graduate trained nurse. 
Now, for just about the same price a« 
they pay such a practical nurse I can got 
a room and good care in the hospital. 
This includes all necessary medicines, 
supplies and laundry Avork for mother and 
babe during the two weeks there. The 
prices at such a hospital a month ago 
were $45 for a private room and board for 
two Aveeks. $35 for a double room, and $25 
for the general ward. Of course your 
doctor’s fee is extra, that charge depend¬ 
ing upon your individual doctor, but if 
one does not wish to go to that expense 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
course, I find the care of the baby and 
other children, together with the house- 
Avork. about all I can manage for a while. 
Gradually, however, I slip back into the 
old routine, and life Aoavs on mostly as 
before, only that now there is another lit¬ 
tle one to care for and bring up. 
MRS. D. F. C. 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9901. Bodice with or 
without sleeve frill 
for misses and small 
Avomen, 1G and 18 
years. 9991. Skirt 
with tunic for misses 
and small women, 
10 and 18 years. The 
10-year hodice will 
require l*.j yds. of 
material 30, 40 or 
44 in. wide. The 
10-year size skirt 
will require 2Vi yds. 
of material 36, 44 or 
04 in. wide. Avith 
2% yds. 36. 2Vi yds. 
44. 1% yds. 54. 
AA’idtli of skirt at 
the lower edge, 1 Vi 
yds. I’riee of eacli 
pattern. 20 cents. 
0074. Kimono blouse, 
:t4 to 42 bust. 9900. 
Two-piece skirt to 
be accordion plaited 
or gathered. 24 or 
26, 28 or 30, 32 or 
34 waist. The me¬ 
dium size blouse will 
require 2Vs yds. of 
material 40 in. wide. 
1% yds. 44. The 
medium size skirt 
will require 2% yds. 
of material 44 or 54 
In. wide. Width of 
skirt, 2 yds. 10 in. 
Price of each, 20 
cents. 
9979. Girl’s dress 
Avith bloomers. 4 to 
10 years. The 8- 
year size will require 
2Va yds. of material 
30 in. wide, 2 1 i yds. 
44. 1% yds. 54, for 
the dress, with 1 !1 „ 
yds 30 or 44. or 1 
yd. 54 for the bloom¬ 
er:!. l’riee 20 cents. 
SI987. Bathing suit 
with knickers.. 34 to 
44 bust. The medium 
size wilt require 3 
yds. of material 30 
or 40 in. wide, 2% 
yds. 44, witli 2 yds. 
30. 40 or 44 for the 
bloomers. % yd. 30. 
or b yd. 40 or 44 
for the lining. Price 
of each, 20 cents. 
Our Country Churches 
Who. among our numerous readers, has 
not attended a country church? If any 
have not had this privilege they can get a 
picture of the importance of the country 
church by reading the Pastoral Parson. 
We can feel the inspiration he brings into 
homes and lives by his visits. It is to 
arouse a greater pride in our rural 
churches that I wish to tell of plans be¬ 
ing used in our section to aid in the 
church life of our commonwealth. Wo can 
each do some part to help in this vital 
work. There are no dangers of overwork 
in this direction. 
The principles observed may be classi- j 
fied as follows: 
1. Stress church needs of worship, im¬ 
provement. of building and grounds, regu¬ 
lar services. Do not place great stress ou 
denomination, as many Toads lead to 
Heaven. We can follow any road faith¬ 
fully. 
2. Send out invitations to those who 
have had an interest in the church in past 
times to attend service back home. The 
automobile makes possible this plan. Do 
not let visitors keep you at home. Make 
them know that you alloAv no company to 
keep you home cooking all day Sunday. 
3. Secure prominent speakers and sing¬ 
ers to address your congregation, or sing. 
They Avill come for service, if they are 
needed. Someone will be benefited by en¬ 
tertaining them for a brief period. These 
big, busy people have not time to become 
tiresome guests. Almost any country 
church with a backbone has sent out men 
and women worth hearing, and glad to 
come home for a service. 
4. Beautify grounds. A prominent 
landscape artist lias said: ‘T wish every 
country church could boast a hedge of 
hawthorn. It is uniformly hardy and 
beautiful all year, and is its oavu protector 
agaainst stray animals.” Organize a cem¬ 
etery committee. Collect dues and put 
the city of the dead in order. Are Ave do¬ 
ing as Avell as our forefathers in this care 
of family plots? (An excellent article on 
this subject appeared in a late number of 
The Ii. N.-Y.). 
5. Promote social life. It is said the 
young man avIio picks bis bride from the 
family pew seldom figures in divorce 
court, and that Cupid hides in the church 
choir. Be tliis true or not. we know that 
a well-spent Sabbath is approved by God. 
and brings content to the duties of the 
week. 
0. The last item noted is arouse civic 
pride. What better place to show the new 
car than at church? Fine cal's and shab¬ 
by churches do not mate. Let ns get to¬ 
gether and bring the country church to 
the front, as a factor in personal and 
community betterment. MRS. c. c. M. 
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Then you arc sure of getting true “Bayer 
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proved safe by millions and prescribed by 
physicians for over twenty years. Ac¬ 
cept only an unbroken “Bayer package” 
AA-hich contains proper directions to relieve 
Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, 
Rheumatism, Colds and Pain. Handy tin 
boxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Drug¬ 
gists also sell larger “Bayer packages.” 
Aspirin is trade mark of Bayer Manufac¬ 
ture Monoacetkacidester of Salicylicacid. 
Why not save money? 
3 1 lbs. of Best Ol 00 
4 Combination — 
(Ground Only) 
PARCEL POST FREE WITHIN 300 MILES 
r o combat the high cost of 
coffee we have combined the 
finest coffee grown zvith health- 
giving roasted cereals and the 
highest grade chicory. 
The flavor is delicious! 
MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED 
VAN DYK 
51 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK CITY 
Branch Stores Everywhere. 
one can bave the services of the hoi 
doctor or interne free. 
In most confinements there is the ex¬ 
pense of the hired girl or servant to be 
reckonef with, whether the patient is at 
home or in the city, or in the hospital, 
jast month my husband took care of three 
small children all alone while I Avas in the 
hospital, as it avhs impossible to find 
anyone to help. All tin* girls and women 
around hero, who formerly did that kind 
of work, uoav go into the tobacco A\are¬ 
houses in tin* Winter, or work in the 
fields in the Summer. But to offset this, 
in my favor, is the fact that being away 
from home means that I do not worry and 
fuss over household affairs as I would if 
I were where I felt that I must keep an 
overseeing eye on everything, and I think 
perhaps this is one of the reasons why I 
always get along so well, and am able to 
come home in less than two Aveeks. Of 
course. Avliilc lying in bed, sleeping, read¬ 
ing. embroidering, etc., Avitli a nurse al- 
Avays iit hand to wait on baby or myself 
I plan great things to be accomplished 
upon my return home, and equally, of 
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Home and Hungry! That’s the time you 
den t want to wait while a cooking fire is 
started You want the frying pan sizzling 
or a piping hot oven. 
The New Perfection Oil Cook Stove.is 
always ready for cooking It drives an in¬ 
tense heat directly against the cooking 
utensil the minute the burner is lit 
* 
The long, blue chimney furnishes enough 
draft to burn up every single drop of oil. 
This means fuel economy Then, too, the 
New Perfection Oil Cook Stove eliminates 
the waste of fuel necessitated by keeping a 
fire burning when you are not cooking. 
3,000.000 in daily use—that is the best 
recommendation for the New Perfection, 
it comes in one to four burner sizes. 
For your further convenience the New 
Perfection Water Heater. Hot running 
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For beet results use 
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