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Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 2, 1021 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Pro Majore Patria 
Not that .small precious spot that gave me 
birth 
Is my land only (all the rest to hate!) 
Thy claim is paramount, my country- 
earth 
I both must love and serve the wider 
State. 
When long ago I heard that passioned cry, 
“My country, right or wrong, my coun¬ 
try 1 still!” 
The soul within me rose to give the lie— 
And as it spake in youth it ever will! 
Henceforth, I know, no banner on the 
wind, 
No roll of drums, no legion-hymned 
song, 
The pact wherein truth held me could 
unbind— 
“My country, right, but not my country 
wrong!’’ 
I knew that as my native land should deal 
With justice to the least of all the rest, 
Would I unto its call be swift and leal— 
Such treason (or such faith) did rule 
my breast! 
The 
The day. beginning at 7 o'clock, starts 
with setting-up exercises and a rub down, 
and ends with “turn in" at S I’. M., with 
lights out. The “rules'’ fix in detail hours 
of work, study and play, and outline a 
complete course as to diet, habits, bathing, 
clothing and every phase of life. 
Admiral MeCully’s naval service is re¬ 
flected in his instructions. 
“Orders must sometimes be given.” says 
a paragraph of the rules, “and before giv¬ 
ing an order consider carefully, since an 
order once given must be followed up 
until executed, or authority will suffer. 
Choose a quiet moment during which to 
give the order, use a quiet voice and make 
sure the child understands. An order is 
to be given but once.” 
The following is an economical recipe 
for apple and' elderberry jam, given by 
Government authorities during the sugar 
shortage: Two lbs. windfall apples, 1 lb. 
elderberries, 1 lb. sugar, ^ lb. syrup. 
Wash, dry, peel and core the apples and 
cut them into quarters and weigh. I’iek 
the elderberries. Put the apples and 
elderberries into an enamel stewpan or 
preserving pan with just sufficient water 
Call Again. “Welcome,” and further roses. When the jar is packed cover 
themes appropriate to the occasion. 
Among the collection is a very rare “Ma¬ 
rine” rug. showing a full-rigged “sailing 
ship”; several rare cottage, landscape, 
patriotic and symbolic specimens that are 
probably unique; also numerous rugs il¬ 
lustrating the varied patterns that have 
been spoken of in their different periods. 
Occasionally the important details are 
raised and veritably medeled in low re¬ 
lief. This type, and also those enhanced 
with long and short stitch embroidery, are 
not often to be found, but these phases of 
enriched' hooking are well exemplified in 
the collection. 
Much individuality has been developed 
in the coloring of the rugs exhibited, es¬ 
pecially in the earlier specimens. These 
tightly and leave closed for three months, 
so that the perfume may be well blended. 
Texas Notes 
Harvesting time is at hand. The bind¬ 
ers will start work in the grain fields this 
week (May 29). But the yield is going 
to be short, so all the farmers say. The 
late cold Spring and many frosts, com¬ 
bined with green bugs, damaged the oats 
and wheat 75 per cent. We are having 
warm weather now. and most of us are 
enjoying it, because it was so long delaved. 
Our peaches fell off after the last frost, 
but the pears seem uninjured, and the 
pecially m ttie earlier specimens. These offepfember. amlleep welfUtil nSy 
? r !’ Christmas. This is not a good countrv 
mg the more refined motives of the 
eighteenth century, and time has toned 
them to exceptionally beautiful colorings. 
One feature of great interest must not be 
forgotten, namely, the conventional ob¬ 
long is often discarded for circular and 
semi-circular shapes, which lend great 
quaintness and added charm to these old- 
time American hand-made rugs so emi¬ 
nently suited to Colonial country houses. 
Hoesecleaning Hints 
hearth makes not the land—nor 
meted claim; 
Wherever I have wandered or so¬ 
journed. 
My altar kept alight the early flame 
That for my country-earth so clearly 
burned. 
Each land to me was beautiful, was dear, 
And each deserved the allegiance that 
I brought; 
What though the speech were strange to 
outer ear? 
An overtone germane my spirit caught. 
l 
O country-earth ! Fade, fade those little 
bounds! 
^ All terrain is my own—for it is man’s— 
There is a patriot freedom none im¬ 
pounds, 
A love of country wide as heaven 
spans! 
—Edith M. Thomas in New York Even¬ 
ing Post. 
* 
We have heard from many correspond¬ 
ents who tell us of defects in rural schools. 
Now let us hear something from the other 
side. What can you say as to points of gently until the fruit is tender. Add the 
excellence in your local school? What syrup and sugar. Bring to the boil and 
An old paint brush which appears hope¬ 
lessly dry and stiff with paint or varnish 
can be restored to usefulness by soaking 
for several days in warm vinegar. 
T> . , . , A dark closet can be made lighter bv 
to cover them. Bring to a boil and stow painting the floor white. If a cellar is 
good country 
for apples, and I so often wish we could 
procure some of those fine New York 
fruit. We are having plenty of chickens 
to fry now ; have several hundred hatched 
off in the last three months. 
I would like to tell the farm wives my 
easy way to make soap out of any scraps 
of fat, meat skins, cracklings, etc." I take 
3 qts. of water and 4 lbs. ot fat, put it in 
a kettle or dishpan (not tin), let it come 
to a boil, then add very gradually one 
can of lye. Boil until the scraps are dis¬ 
solver! ; take from fire and stir till thick. 
It can be cut out in a few hours. I 
found this recipe in the Dallas Farm 
Xeu-s years ago, and it never fails to make 
hard, nice soap. mrs. m. ir. m. 
An Old Neiv England Pattern for Hooked Hug 
Strawberry Preserves with Pineapple or 
Rhubarb 
Have you the recipe for strawberry and 
pineapple preserves, also strawberry with 
rhubarb in place of t lie pineapple, ‘ which 
you printed a few years ago? The pre¬ 
serves were fine. e. a. s. 
Strawberry and pineapple preserve is 
made as follows: One quart of pine¬ 
apple. peeled and shredded, two quarts 
of hulled strawberries, three quarts of 
sugar. Mix the pineapple with the sugar, 
let stand two hours, then mix in the 
strawberries, heat slowly in the kettle, 
and boil from 20 to 30 minutes, lied 
raspberries may be used with pineapple 
in the same way. 
The following is the strawberry and 
rhubarb combination : Two quarts cut 
rhubarb, one quart strawberries, five cups 
sugar. Let rhubarb stand over night with 
the sugar on it. then in the morning add 
the berries and cook until as thick as de¬ 
sired. If desired, the rhubarb may be 
scalded and drained before covering with 
sugar. This makes the marmalade sweeter. 
advantages do you see, as compared with 
city or town schools? If you have con¬ 
scientious teachers and a fine school spirit, 
let is hear about it. It is common to 
point out the wonderful advantages of¬ 
fered by city schools, but at the present 
time New York City does not seem to 
be a shining example. Visitors see many 
fine school buildings, but there are still 
others that are shabby, old and unsuit¬ 
able ; thousands of children are on part 
time, and it is generally asserted that 
political considerations add to the teach¬ 
ers’ difficulties. School conditions are not 
ideal, even in a great and wealthy city, 
and it is probable that many rural schools 
have more cause for pride than is realized. 
* 
Oxe of our correspondents, commenting 
on the list of books about birds, recently 
given in this column, says that the most 
helpful book on this subject she knows is 
“Field Book of Wild Birds and Their 
Music,” by F. Schuyler Matthews. -While 
there are some omissions in the book, 
such gaps were filled by the “Bird 
Charts,” illustrated in colors, issued by 
the Audubon Society. 
boil rapidly until the syrup sets when 
tested on a cold plate. Put into bottles, 
cover and store in the usual way. If 
liked, this jam may be flavored with a lit¬ 
tle lemon. The thinly cut rind of a lemon 
may be stewed with the fruit and removed 
before the sugar is added. 
The newspapers have had much to say 
about the seven Russian orphans brought 
to this country by Rear Admiral McCully, 
U. S. N. Seven orphans of various par¬ 
entage and unknown inheritance would 
seem an extensive contract, but the ad¬ 
miral views the job in sailor fashion, and 
his rules might well be adapted to the re¬ 
quirements of others. According to the 
newspapers under the “rules of living” 
laid down by the admiral for his family, 
the children will rise at 7 A. M. and go 
to bed at 8 P. M., and every minute of 
the period between is carefully provided 
for, with special routine for Sundays and 
holidays. Included in the “rules” is a 
pay schedule for the children, ratings as 
“gardener and furnace man,” “assistant 
housekeeper,” “assistant cook,” “assistant 
nurse,” “first doormaid,” “second door- 
maid” and “messenger,” being created 
with monthly pay ranging from $1.50 for 
the first to 25 cents for the last named. . . ., _ 
Failure to fulfill prescribed duties will ^ e .. early V , ic . t , orian <Inys, which developed 
, motives and themes of a more sentimental 
lead to deductions from pay, but corporal natU re. bearing “mottoes” such as that on 
punishment is forbidden. a bridal rug, “Good Luck”; others with 
Hooked Rugs 
In response to the request for patterns 
for hooked rugs, our correspondent, A. 
G. S., who recently contributed some in¬ 
teresting patchwork patterns, send us the 
accompanying designs. They are both 
old New England pattexms, the colors be¬ 
ing left to individual taste. The Ameri¬ 
can Art Association of this city recently 
sold at auction a collection of 360 “hook 
rugs,” collected by the owner in New Eng¬ 
land. The following information is taken 
from the association’s catalog of this 
sale: 
The “hook rug” originated in America 
during the Colonial days of the early 
eighteenth century, and the rugs contin¬ 
ued to be made in moderate quantities 
until the time of our grandmothers, well 
beyond the mid-Victorian era. It is gen¬ 
erally considered the most important type 
of hand-made American rug, and examples 
are to be found in almost every important 
museum throughout the country. The ex¬ 
ecution is not intricate, but the result is 
a very substantial and frequently a most 
artistic tribute to its amateur maker. 
The best foundation is old-fashioned hemp 
bagging; any cotton or worsted of the 
color necessary to the pattern selected is 
cut in strips, tightly, folded or rolled, and 
after the pattern is'outlined in black on 
the burlap foundation, it is hooked or 
pulled through, leaving a length of hook, 
making it. either heavy or light as desired. 
The variations of breadth, length and reg¬ 
ularity of the hooking give unlimited va¬ 
rieties of interesting textures, and often 
splendid personality to the finished rug. 
These New England rugs were often 
(lie Winter evening’s Avork in the farm¬ 
house. Many of them are of eighteenth 
century origin, and display excellently 
Avell-drawn motives, comprising, as they 
do, the early tile, mosaic and Scutari vel¬ 
vet rug patterns; others, Avith floral me¬ 
dallions. are reminiscent of Louis XVI’s 
reign in France. The animal rugs, bear¬ 
ing amusing portrayals of favorite horses, 
dogs, birds, swans, became popular early 
in the nineteenth century; the previous 
patterns were gradually forgotten towards 
daik, it is of advantage to paint the bot¬ 
tom step of stairs white. This may pre- 
A'cnt accidents. 
A shelf at the head of the cellar stairs 
is such a convenience that one is surprised 
to find some housekeepers yet without 
one. 
I greatly enjoy a set of “pigeon-holes” 
in one of my cupboard shelves; they are 
merely cereal boxes of the same size, 
ranged side by side, with the open tops to 
the front. 
It saves necessity for labels and gives 
one’s shelves an attractive appearance to 
keep all spices in glass jars, such as are 
used for peanut butter or dried beef. I 
keep many articles “under glass.” 
G. A. T. 
A Little Optimism 
Preparing a Rose Jar 
Will you tell me how to make a “rose 
jar 
What sort of spices are used? 
MRS. I. F. 
Collect the rose leaves from fragrant 
fully open or falling flowers, and dry in 
the shade. A mosquito net bag, hung in 
Another Hooked Rug Pattern 
an airy place, is convenient for this, as 
the petals cannot blow away, and can 
be shaken about to aid drying. The old- 
fashioned European way was to spread 
out the petals, and sprinkle with salt, but 
this makes too much moisture, and the 
petals tend to become matted 1 together, so 
Ave prefer drying without salt. 
Your rose petals being dried, you are 
ready for the pot-pourri mixture. To pre¬ 
pare pot-pourri, in addition to rose petals, 
use dried leaA’es or fioAvers of scented ger¬ 
anium, pinks, lavender, lemon verbena, or. 
in fact, any sweet-smelling plant that re¬ 
tains its fragrance Avhen dried. To six 
quarts of the dried petals and leaves, use 
one-fourth ounce each of coarsely ground 
mace, allspice, cloves and cinnamon ; one of my life? 
The long, weary Avait is over, patience 
has been reAvarded, and “Junior” has 
arrived at last. He came the last day 
of May, three days before my twenty- 
eighth birthday, making us five children 
under school age. I have raised about 
100 chickens this Spring, besides two 
incubators full, Avhich I sold as baby 
chicks, and did 1 all my own work, except 
the family wash, until the morning be¬ 
fore the baby’s arrival, Avhen two little 
girls Avent to spend three weeks with my 
husband's mother. “Billie Buster” and 
Baby Ruth Avent to my mother’s for the 
same length of time. and. my nurse came, 
a domestic nurse of middle age. 
That morning I received a birthday box 
from my older sister, who Avorks in a 
large city. There Avere a dress and bloom¬ 
ers for each of the two girls, two suits 
for the boy, and a sweet little pink chara- 
bray dress, embroidered and featherstitehed 
in white and black, for Baby Ruth ; also 
a blue velveteen house coat for myself, 
and two pretty “tie-about” aprons. In 
her letter she said : “I don’t see how you 
can be so cheerful with the prospect 
ahead of you of another baby through the 
hot Aveather.” 
I got to thinking of it this afternoon 
as I lay in bed Avith the baby snuggled 
up beside me. Nurse had the house in 
order, had done what she could for our 
comfort, and brought me in six bursting 
big dark red peonies, and was sitting by 
the windoAV crocheting. My thoughts ran 
thus : 
“IIoav can sister be so blind? I am the 
happiest woman living. Whom would I 
exchange places Avith? I have plenty of 
kind friends and loving relatives, the five 
dearest and best children to be found, in 
my estimation, and' a loyal, thrifty, liard- 
Avorking husband, Avho helps me keep a 
happy home and shields me from the 
Avasteful, sinful things which another 
class of women call life. We are slowly, 
very slowly, but surely, building our farm 
and stock and home up to the standard 
avc have set for them.” 
When my first baby was small and I 
caught myself worrying over trifles, I 
used to think, “Oh, well, what will this 
amount to a year from now?” Last Win¬ 
ter, when all four children had Avhooping- 
cough together, I had to go farther for 
cheer, so I would say : “When I get to 
be old and our birds have all flown, won’t 
I look back on these days as the happiest 
I think so. At least, they 
ounce each of gum benzoin pounded 
coarse, one ounce chipped orris root, a 
little dried and pulverized orange and 
lemon peel, sandalwood sawdust and poav- 
dered myrrh. Mix all together and pack 
in the rose jar. In the bottom put a little 
oil of rose and a grain of musk; then 
pack in prepared mixture. Some add, as 
each layer is packed, a little bay rum, 
but Ave think this overpowers the odor of 
are all under one roof with me, where I 
can care for them and guide them.” 
Having children is not the worst trag¬ 
edy of a woman’s life by a good deal, and 
Avho wants to be idle Avhen she is filled 
Avith a healthy, youthful energy which 
goes to rest some nights, oh, so tired, but 
rebounds with fresh hope and vigor with 
the first bird calls in the morning? 
MRS. OLOVA 1IUSTLE. 
