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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
April 9, 1921 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Mother 
Oft when a child, my mother, I would 
seek 
The safe, sure shelter of your gentle 
arms 
To sob my tiny griefs out on your breast, 
Until your voice so low, compassionate, 
Lulled me to sleep and sweet forgetful¬ 
ness. 
Oh, days of old made beautiful by you ! 
Weary I wander to the hallowed spot 
Where you were laid, my mother, long 
ago, 
Your heart so loving stilled to all my 
pleas, 
Your eyes so tender closed to all my 
tears! 
Why do T look down at the lonely mound? 
Knowing you are not there, but on those 
heights— 
Those splendid heights of God ! 
Why do I sigh? 
Knowing the griefs, the hurts of all the 
years 
Will some time be forgotten in the arms 
Ever outstretched to me—your little 
child! 
—Malcolm Douglas in New York Her¬ 
ald. 
Some very pretty blouses noted were 
of white batiste, with deep roll collar and 
turnback cuffs of fine gingham. The ef¬ 
fect was very pretty, and most house¬ 
holds can find remnants of gingham that 
may be used in this way. Rose, blue, 
green and lavender were the colors noted. 
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We have never before received so many 
questions about ornamental gardening as 
during the present season. Most of the 
inquirers are women. Many eminent 
gardeners have been honored by various 
horticultural societies, but we often for¬ 
get how much is done, often under great 
difficulties, by farm women everywhere, 
in their efforts to brighten the corners 
and to turn drab utility into beauty. The 
woman who brings garden beauty into 
waste places deserves a medal, and may 
her tribe increase ! 
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We are again asked to repeat “Best- 
ever layer cake,” a recipe that has given 
much satisfaction to many housekeepers. 
Put into mixing bowl one cup flour, three- 
quarters cup sugar, one pinch salt, one 
level teaspoon baking powder, mix well 
dry. Melt in measuring cup a piece of 
butter the size of a walnut, break into 
this one egg without beating, fill cup 
with milk, pour into mixing bowl and 
beat well. Flavor to taste, and bake in 
a hot oven. “Best” icing is made as 
follows: Break the white of an egg into 
a glass so that the quantity may be 
seen ; add an equal amount of water, stir 
slightly, turn into a bowl and mix in 
sufficient powdered sugar to make it 
right consistency. This icing will keep 
for some time in a cool place if tightly 
covered. 
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Tennessee Notes 
Mumps struck us the tentli of Decem¬ 
ber, next a contagious sore throat, then 
measles, pneumonia and. lastly, just as 
we were getting able to knock around the 
house, grippe caught us and laid us flat 
again. March finds us able to hold our 
heads up again, and the children all on 
a full meal ticket. Myself? 1 try not to 
worry over the unset hens, the unwatched 
turkeys, the unmade garden, the heaped- 
up mending basket, the unswept corners 
and manv things thrown back. W ill I 
ever catch up? Yet such things bothered 
me but little when I was struggling for 
breath, and now that I am trying to get 
back mv strength I am not going to 
worry. ' Why should 1? Worry never 
yet accomplished anything worth while, 
and- one can find a bit of silver lining 
even in sickness. It brings out the true 
value of good friends who stood by day 
and night with all sorts of ready help, 
until one feels their debtor for life. That 
is one thing in which our neighborhood 
excels; what is lacking in wealth is made 
up in neighborly kindness. 
Such a pleasant Winter, unless one 
counts the disagreeeable foggy days; only 
two light snows. The peach tree buds 
are showing pink, the plum and pear 
trees almost white. Wheat looks a bi* 
shabby, but our farmers are coming on 
well with their Spring work. Some will 
soon be ready for corn planting, but 
March is a regular coquette, and it is 
not a wise idea to trust her sunny smiles 
too far. 
Lee. the youngest lad. has sown a let¬ 
tuce bed. and found the two turkey hens’ 
nest. We have set two hens, and only 
rain prevented the boys and their father 
from trying their hand at making garden. 
T have often thought the past weeks that 
I have made my so If a bit too important. 
My family were well-nigh helpless, but 
they are coming on fine. Lee shows the 
most aptitude for housework, bed-making, 
sweeping, dishwashing, etc. Thelma is 
only eight, and the work is too heavy 
for her alone. In the future I shall try 
to make them less dependent; but let’s 
get away from home affairs. 
Just a word in regard to sunflowers 
for beanpoles. I tried them one season, 
and the bean vines bore but very few 
beans, though I raised some fine, large 
sunflowers. 
The letter from Conrad, Iowa, in Hope 
Farm Notes of March 12. reminds me we 
are paying $1 per bushel for oats that 
my son tells me are selling in the same 
place for 27c per bushel. 
The article on maple eyrup making re¬ 
minds me of our work in that line 20 
years ago. My husband or myself had 
The Rural Patterns 
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tunic for misses and 
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and 18 years. 1071. 
Embrold e r y design 
s n i t a 1) 1 e for any 
trimming purpose. 
The 10-year size will 
require 3V« yds. of 
material 30, 40 or 
44 ins. wide, with 
2% yds. 30, 40 or 
44 for the skirt. 
Width of skirt 1 
j ds. Eaeli 20 cents. 
9835. Dress with 
or without over por¬ 
tion, 8 to 14 years. 
1059 Design for em¬ 
broidering the front 
of a blouse with 
separate motifs suit¬ 
able for any trim¬ 
ming purpose. The 
12-year size will re¬ 
quire 5% yds. of 
material 27 in. wide. 
4*4 yds. 30, 3% yds. 
44. Each 20 cents. 
9914. Dress with 
straight or puffed 
tunic, 10, 12 and 14 
years. The medium 
size will require 4>, 
yds. of material 30 
or 44 ins. wide, 3% 
yds. 54 . 20 cents. 
9904. C o a t for 
misses and small 
women, 10 and 18 
years. 9953. Two- 
piece skirt for 
misses and small 
wopien, 10 and 18 
years. The 10-year 
size coat will re¬ 
quire 3% 
material, 
wide, 2% 
yds. 
20 cents. 
yds. of 
30 in. 
yds. 44, 
54. Each 
no experience in that line, but he cut 
down, some young poplars, hewed out 
a number of troughs, made a lot of spiles 
from elder stalks, and tapped a number 
of maple trees. With a barrel to hold the 
sap and large iron kettles and plenty of 
wood to boil with, what a time we had! 
It was slow work, yet we surely enjoyed 
the syrup, and a small run of sugar now 
and then. Then when the season was 
over the troughs were piled bottom up and 
the spiles placed in the dry. until the 
next season. mrs. d. b. p. 
Household Discoveries 
A dish mop or slender bottle-brush is 
useful for cleaning out small corners un¬ 
der furniture, and a wliiskbroom saves the 
large broom when pushed under stoves 
and other obscure places. 
A stout edge for round doilies may be 
secured by stitching on tin 1 sewing ma¬ 
chine. Lay n plate on the linen, and pen¬ 
cil-mark around it. On the machine fol¬ 
low this circle three or four times, keep¬ 
ing the rows of stitching upon one an¬ 
other. The edge may be crocheted over 
this when the doily is pared, doing away 
with hemming. 
A mop handle or broom handle with 
the end obliquely sawed off can be nailed 
to the scrub-brush so firmly as to make 
a slant-handled mop. handier than the 
upright-handled affairs used for scrub¬ 
bing. 
Wooden toothpicks by the quantity are 
convenient for a variety of household uses. 
Dainty Desserts 
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For the latest things in Jell-0 des¬ 
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A great variety of desserts and 
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You do not have to cook to make any 
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For a few cents you can serve six 
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The flavors are: Strawberry, Rasp¬ 
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Orange, Cherry, 
Chocolate, 2 pack¬ 
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Jell-0 is sold at 
any grocery or any 
general store. If 
you cannot get 
Jell-0 at the store 
where you trade 
we will supply you 
direct by mail at 
the regular price, 
paying postage 
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