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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 18, 1921 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The Ranger 
I’ve heard the winds at sundown sweep 
tin a lonesome stretch of trail. 
As I trekked along through the silence 
deep 
In a wild Alaskan vale; 
And heard the wolf howl cut the gloom 
By the wings of the night wind fanned 
From a ridge of pine where the foothills 
loom 
O’er a moon washed belt, of sand. 
I’ve seen the sky line fade from sight 
O’er leagues of sage and stone. 
And heard the geese in rapid flight 
Cleave on from zone to zone. 
I’ve seen the stars on cactus gleam, 
And heard the night bird’s cry. 
Or camped by some cool starlit stream 
And watched the embers die. 
Thank God, for me no puny pen 
Nor stifling walls of stone. 
But an open road, red-blooded men, 
And a soul to call my own. 
HARVEY M’KENZIE. 
in Montreal Daily Star. 
IK 
We are often asked for information as 
to the proper care of aluminum utensils. 
The following suggestions come from the 
department of household research main¬ 
tained by a firm manufacturing aluminum 
goods, and we give the best methods so 
far studied for keeping this metal in good 
condition : 
Without a doubt steel wool cleansers 
are the very best so far, for keeping alu¬ 
minum in the proper condition. Most 
powdered cleansers are either too alkaline 
or take too much rubbing, and do not al¬ 
ways leave the nicest finish on the metal. 
For ordinary cleaning of aluminum, plen¬ 
ty of good soap and hot water is sufficient, 
being particular to rinse the utensil well. 
Discolorations, however, from green veg¬ 
etables and from water, can be removed 
most successfully by the use of steel wool 
in connection with plenty of soap, or by 
cooking in the utensil some mild acid or 
acid food. 
While tomatoes will brighten a utensil 
very noticeably, the tomatoes themselves 
are never injured. The same is; true of 
rhubarb. The explanation of this is as 
follows: When hard water or mineral 
foods, such as green vegetables, are cooked 
in an aluminum utensil, much of the iron 
and also some of the other mineral salts 
are drawn into the pan, because alumi¬ 
num metal has an attraction for these 
particular substances. This deposit of 
mineral matter on the metal makes it ap¬ 
pear quite dark. Then tomatoes or rhu¬ 
barb are cooked in this same utensil. The 
acid in these foods has an attraction for 
these same minerals. It draws them off 
the metal back into the acid food. It is a 
case of drinking the mineral compounds 
in the water or eating them in the to¬ 
matoes. Now it so happens that even 
though a-little aluminum could dissolve 
in the food material, yet there will be 
absolutely no injurious compound formed, 
for the salts of aluminum which are 
formed by the combination of the alumi¬ 
num metal and a food acid, are perfectly 
harmless compounds. In fact, most of our 
staple foods do contain a small amount 
of aluminum salts. 
Soda should never be used to clean 
aluminum. It acts rather quickly on alu¬ 
minum metal, and will form a white sur¬ 
face on it. If only a dilute solution is 
used in connection with aluminum, it can 
easily be cleaned afterward with steel 
wool and soap, but concentrated solutions 
are very hard on the metal. Steel wool 
cleansers used in connection with a gen¬ 
erous supply of soap and used daily will 
keep aluminum in a bright shiny condition 
all the time. 
There are no preserves which will be 
injured by cooking in an aluminum kettle. 
Almost all fruit acids have practically a 
negligible effect on aluminum, and even 
when a concentrated solution is allowed to 
stand in a kettle for a long time the dele¬ 
terious effect would not be on the food. 
It might in extreme cases injure the sur¬ 
face of the metal very slightly. The food 
itself, however, would be perfectly good. 
Orange marmalade can be made in an 
aluminum utensil by the regular recipe, 
allowing it to stand a night and a day. 
Pickling mixtures, catsup and boiled 
salad dressings can be cooked in alumi¬ 
num with perfect safety. It is not. wise, 
however, to allow strong pickling mix¬ 
tures to stand in an aluminum utensil 
over night or for any lengthy period. 
The pickling mixture itself will not be 
affected, but the salt and vinegar present 
is a very bad combination for aluminum, 
and in as strong a form as it is in any of 
the above mixtures it can have a corrosive 
effect on the metal. 
Unlike copper, tin or iron, any salts 
which are formed by the combination of 
the acid and the metal will not be injuri¬ 
ous in the case of aluminum, but the pan 
will in many instances be affected. 
In our own household we are replacing 
other cooking utensils with aluminum. 
In addition to its lightness, and the fact 
that there is no surface to crack or chip 
off. aluminum, stores up heat, aud when 
cooking with gas or oil flame, the heat 
may be reduced after the utensil is well 
heated, thus saving a waste of fuel. The 
heat spreads evenly through the metal, 
lessening risk of scorching. However, if 
food ever becomes stuck to an aluminum 
pan, do not scrape off with a knife, 
scratching the metal, but use a wooden 
clothespin, and finish with steel wool. 
We still possess some saucepans of cast- 
iron, purchased more than sixty years 
ago, and there is a wonderful contrast 
between these heavy utensils, the outside 
furred with black that can never be en¬ 
tirely cleaned off, and the lightweight, 
shining aluminum. With aluminum uten¬ 
sils, a fireless cooker, and a gas or mod¬ 
ern oil range, the hardest part of Summer 
cooking is eliminated. The aluminum 
double roasting pan is a wonderful help 
in canning. 
* 
The New Jersey State Board of Agri¬ 
culture says that in some places women of 
a neighborhood or organization are»adopt- 
ing the co-operative buying plan when 
purchasing farm products for canning. 
They buy as much as a truckload of fruit, 
berries or vegetables for distribution 
among their various homes, and get first 
quality products at a price that aston¬ 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
2010. Dress clos- 
2070. Long waisted 
blouse with tunic, 
34 to 44 bust. 
0."03. Two - piece 
skirt, 24 to 32 waist. 
The medium size 
blouse with tunic 
Will require 3% yds. 
of material 30 in. 
wide, 3% yds. 44, 
2% yds. 54. The 
medium size skirt 
will require 2 , / 4 yds. 
of material 30, 44 
or 54 in. wide. 
Width of skirt 1 yd. 
25 in. Price of eacli 
20 cents. 
ing at left front, 34 
to 44 bust. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 4% yds. of 
material 30 or 44 in. 
wide. 3% yds. 54. 
Width of skirt at 
the lower edge 1 yd. 
20 in. 20 cents. 
ishes the average city dweller. Where 
such co-operative groups are not now in 
touch with growers, the State Bureau of 
Markets at Trenton has arranged to sup¬ 
ply the names of farmers or farmers’ co¬ 
operative selling organizations with whom 
buyers in any locality in the State can 
most conveniently deal. We should like 
to hear from women who have been buy¬ 
ing in this way as to methods and results. 
Gingerade 
As the warm days are approaching, and 
the time for* cooling drinks, I have found 
gingerade or 'ale a favorite instead of the 
familiar switchel used in so many locali¬ 
ties. Although served cold it will pre¬ 
vent a chill, and is the equal of hot lem¬ 
onade for breaking a cold. It has the 
advantage of both the above drinks, as it 
may 'be made and bottled and kept on 
hand, to be cooled in one case and heated 
in the other. Bruise two tablespoons gin¬ 
ger root in a bag, or place two tablespoons 
ground ginger in bag and drop into one 
quart boiling water and steep 10 minutes; 
remove bag from water and drain, and 
while still hot add one cup sugar and 
cool; then add juice of two lemons and 
bottle for future use, or serve very cold 
at ouce. If desired, the yellow rind of 
the lemons may be grated or shaved and 
steeped in the water with the ginger be¬ 
fore adding the lemon juice. Do any of 
the readers substitute cocoa for chocolate? 
I have frequently and like it better for all 
purposes. jessie. 
The Teething Baby 
Our neighbor’s baby was teething, and 
cross as a bear. His mother fed him 
carefully and frequently took him to a 
good doctor, but he had a great deal of 
trouble with his bowels, and was up and 
down all night. Finally his mother was 
taken sick, and an old nurse took care 
of the baby. She put a good warm petti¬ 
coat. on him. and a larger diaper, and, 
most important of all, she kept him quiet 
after eating and off the floor. He had been 
creeping everywhere and into everything. 
In less than three days he showed great 
improvement, and at. the end of the week 
he was normal and sleeping all night. 
The nurse made no change in his food, 
but just kept him quiet and his bowels 
warm. mabel Howard. 
Remembering the Shut-Ins 
Having had considerable illness in my 
own family in the past, and having filled 
the role of “shut-in” myself before now, 
I perhaps have a little better realization 
of the weariness of their situation than 
those who have been always 'blessed with 
good health. The latter can have little 
conception of how much pleasure some 
trifling gift or attention can bring to one 
who can have no share in the interests 
and pleasures of the outside world. Most 
people mean to be kind, I am sure, but 
lack of thought causes many to go on 
their way unmindful of these unfortunate 
ones. I have to plead guilty to a like 
indifference many times in the past my¬ 
self. On the other hand, I have found 
some of the most genuine pleasure of my 
life when I have been able to bring a 
little joy and cheer to my shut-in friends 
and acquaintances. It 'isn’t New Year’s 
but I wonder if it would not l>e a good 
time, nevertheless, to resolve to lose no 
opportunity of this kind in the future. 
I have nothing new to offer in the way 
of what may be done. I only want to 
remind of just the common things we can 
all do; for, after all, it is the kind 
thought, the assurance that one is not 
neglected or forgotten that helps the sick 
one. The happy mental state thus 
brought about cannot but be a real, tan¬ 
gible aid to recovery. The flowers or 
blooming plant do add beauty and grace 
to the invalid’s room, but the warm glow 
about the heart, of the recipient is the 
most worth-while result. If >a gift or 
visit is out of the question, a letter is 
always welcome. Once when I was en¬ 
during a long illness, a dear friend, when 
she could not come to see me, sent every 
day a letter or postcard. How I looked 
forward to them! She never became 
“weary in well-doing.” Many people re¬ 
member the sick person when they first 
take sick, but it is the faithful few who 
still remember to help relieve the tedium 
of weary hours when the illness lengthens 
into weeks and months. For those who 
lack facility in letter-writing, a few clip¬ 
pings of funny stories or cartoons may 
be enclosed in an envelope with a line of 
remembrance and good wishes, and there 
is always a postcard with a suitable in¬ 
scription. It is a very little thing to 
the giver, but it is an interest in the life 
of the invalid. 
For the sick child the postcard is most 
appropriate, for no child ever tires of pic¬ 
tures. I save, too, all bright pictures in 
magazines, fruit, plant and seed cata¬ 
logs. These I keep in large envelopes, 
so I have a supply when needed. I be¬ 
lieve. too, in encouraging your children to 
remember their little sick friends* It is 
a beautiful grace to cultivate in a child. 
For the mother of young children or 
old folks who may be shut in, though not 
ill. books, magazines and new patterns 
for crocheting or knitting are welcome. 
In Spring or Summer there are so 
many pretty things that can be brought 
from the fields and woods, and do not 
cost a penny. A bowlful of pussy wil¬ 
lows, in the Spring, or a bunch of ai*- 
butus or violets, help to bring the great 
out-of-doors where they can remind the 
shut-in that gracious life-giving Spring is 
once more bringing its message of hope 
and eheer. Summer is regal in its gifts 
that are available to the country woman, 
and in the Fall there are branches of 
bright leaves and berries that are just as 
beautiful as any hothouse offering. In 
Winter the evergreens, especially those 
with the wee cones, provide a cheery note, 
and if kent in water will bo beautiful for 
a long time. Anyone will enjoy them; 
but to the old, most of these offerings of 
the open will evoke old-time memories of 
childhood and youth that will fill many 
an hour with tender, fragrant recollec¬ 
tions. For the little folks love of beauty 
and simple things will be cultivated in 
both the one who gives and the one who 
receives. I have mentioned very common 
things that anyone can do or give, but 
let. no one think that they will not be 
appreciated on that account. 
Illy heart goes out in sympathy to all 
that are confined within four walls, and 
T feel sure that just to be reminded of 
their needs will set in motion many acts 
of kindness. MRS. ctiardes johnston. 
Cornmeal Muffins 
This rule makes six small muffins; 
One-half measuring cup of cornmeal, 
three level tablespoons of white flour, one- 
third level teaspoon salt, one-half level 
tablespoon granulated sugar (no more), 
two level teaspoons baking powder, one 
level tablespoon butter, scant one-half 
measuring cup sweet milk (try seven ta¬ 
blespoons) ; bake one-half hour iu quick 
oven IRA D. BROWN. 
Here in New York prices arc down. When they 
started to fall, months ago, we began planning 
for this Our Greatest Sale. When prices reached 
their lowest level, we issued this special sale 
book. The time is here, you can buy now freely 
and with confidence. Prices are lower than even 
we have ever before attempted. 
This is not a “near-sale" with a few reductions 
here and there through the book, hut an "honest - 
to-goodness" opportunity to buy the many useful 
tilings you need and the pretty tilings you want 
at prices far lower than you are likely to see 
elsewhere for many months. 
Blue Denim Outfit 
'jacket or 
Overalls 
.985 
Jacket or Overalls. 98c 
each. This outfit is an 
example of the astonish¬ 
ing bargains you will find 
in this sale book. It is 
a man’s work outfit, 
staunchly defiant of wear 
and tear. Made of long 
wearing, fast color blue 
denim, triple sewed and 
carefully finished through¬ 
out. In fact so well 
made it formerly sold 
for $2.25 a garment. Our 
"Greatest Sale" price is 
only 98c. 
Unbleached 
Sheeting 
Hero Is another 
of the scores of 
bargains you’ll find 
in this great book 
— one that every 
housewife will ap¬ 
preciate. Strong, 
excellent quality 
unbleached sheet¬ 
ing, 10 yards of it 
for only 68c. Be¬ 
fore our Greatest 
Sale you would have 
had to pay $2.29. 
More Reasons Why You 
Should Have This Book 
Woman’s New Style Quilted Coat—Just right for 
early Autumn wear. Our "Greatest Sale" price 
oidy $10.98. Sold formerly for $20.98. 
Men’s Madras Dress Shirts—Well-tailored, ex¬ 
cellent quality; coat style. Now only 89c. 
Was $2.49. 
Handsome Seamless Tapestry Brussels Rug—Full 
room size (9x12), for only $14.98. Former 
price, $28.45. 
Plaid Dress Gingham—Ideal for Summer wear. 
In a variety of attractive colors. Old price, 
$3.39 for 10 yards. Now only $1.40. 
Worsted Work Pants for Men—Weil made and 
carefully finished throughout. $1.59 now—was 
$2.98. 
Why This Is Our Greatest Sale 
SEE THE LOW RANGE OF PRICES 
Automobile Tires, $9.25 (30x3) to $29.95 (37x5) 
Boys’ Suits. $2.98 to $9.98 
Boys’ Pants, $.55 to $1.98 
Boys’ Romper Suits. $.49 to $2.49 
Cider Presses. $20.30 to $42.25 
Corsets. $1.69 to $3.98 
Curtains, pair. $.52 to $1.95 
Furs. $4.98 to $13.98 
Girls’ Dresses. $.89 to $2.15 
Gloves. $.10 to $1.95 pair 
Harness. $15 to $59.50 set 
Linoleums. $.98 to $2.24 yard 
Men’s Suits, $11.98 to $26.15 
Men’s Trousers, $1.49 to $8.48 
Misses’ Coats. $6.98 to $10.98 
Misses’ Frocks, $1.49 to $5.98 
Petticoats, $.49 to $2.98 
Roofing, $2.87 to $4.28 roll 
Rugs (9x12 ft.), $6.25 to $31.50 
Shoes, Boys. $1.49 to $3.79 pr. 
Shoes, Children’s. $.79 to $2.49 pair 
Shoes, Men’s, $1.79 to $4.98 pair 
Shoes, Misses' and Women’s, $1.49 to $3.98 pr. 
Silverware. $5.35 to $9.98 set 
Skirts for Women & Misses, $1.49 to $7.69 
Summer Hats for Women & Misses. $.85 to $3.79 
Stoves and Ranges, $5.40 to $52.95 
Travelling Bags. $3.95 to $9.70 
Wash Goods. $.14 to $.39 yd. 
Watches. $1.33 to $9.98 
Women’s & Misses’ Waists. $.79 to $3.79 
—and almost every other conceivable line of de¬ 
pendable merchandise; all priced unusually low. 
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