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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 2G, 1924 
From the Kitchen Window 
Very likely some of our people have 
read Robert Frost’s poem, “In the Home 
Stretch.” A couple of middle-aged peo¬ 
ple have come “back to the land.” They 
have, apparently, bought an old, lonely 
farm, and here, at the last of Summer, 
they have come with their goods to un¬ 
pack and settle down into the end of it 
all—'the “home stretch” of life. The 
poem begins: 
“She stood against the kitchen sink and 
looked 
Over the sink out through a dusty win¬ 
dow 
At weeds the water from the sink made 
tall.” 
But I ask 
“What are you seeing out the window, 
lady?” 
“What I’ll be seeing more of in the years 
To come as here I stand and go the 
round 
Of many plates with towels many times.” 
“But what of that? You only put me 
off.” 
will stick securely). A short patch of 
plaster is ineffective, as it will not stay 
on, even under ordinary conditions, much 
less when rough work is done. Enough 
should be used to go around the finger 
arid the ends lap over enough to hold se¬ 
curely. In the case of cracks at tip of 
fingers, the application of plaster should 
pass over end of finger from front to 
back, another piece from left to right, 
and then a strip around to bind. 
Taconic, Conn. h. w. t. 
On page 1540 someone asks for a rem¬ 
edy for cracked finger ends; I can sym¬ 
pathize with him, for I have a case of 
my own right now that may keep me 
awake part of this night. I have cured 
the trouble by the various methods de¬ 
scribed in the same column. If there was 
an adhesive plaster that would stick, the 
euro would be easy. I have been trying 
to learn how the sticking salve was made 
that one neighbor made when I was a 
bov. That stuff would stick anywhere 
and stay stuck until worn away. It was 
a positive cure. I • would like to learn 
through your columns how sticking salve 
is made. Many of the generation before 
us used it. A. D. B. 
As soon as cold weather comes my 
1:30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Belvidere, Court House .Jan. 28 
7 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Great Meadows, Cen. School Bldg. Jan. 29 
7 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Greendell, Town Hall .Jan. 29 
1:30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Branchville, Lo-Do-Mo Hall ...Jan. 30 
1 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Califon, Apgars Hall .Jan. 30 
7 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
New Brunswick, Court House . .Jan. 31 
1:30 P. M.. R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Somerville, Court House .Jan. 31 
7 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Flemington, Court House .Feb. 
1:30 P. M.. R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Bloomsbury, Town Hall .Feb. 
7 :30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Clinton, I.O.O.F. Hall .Feb. 
7 :30 P. M.. R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Neshanic, School House .Feb. 2 
1:30 P. M., II. F. Lewis, speaker. 
NEW YORK 
An Attractive View from a Massachusetts Kitchen Window 
“Rank weeds that love the water from the 
dishpan 
More than some women like the dishpan, 
Joe. 
A little stretch of mowing field for you ; 
Not much of that until I come to woods 
That end all. And it’s scarce enough to 
call a view.” 
Many a woman of middle age will ap- 
hands get rough and hard, and if neglect¬ 
ed will crack badly. I have found no 
remedy equal to what my mother used 
and taught me to use nearly 80 years ago. 
Wash well in quite warm water, using 
any good soap, and while the hands are 
moist and warm rub a little extracted 
honey on them. If begun in time it will 
keep the hands in good condition all W in¬ 
ter. After one or two applications one 
nreciate that, for she has looked from her can tell just how much honey to use with- 
lonely house day after day out over tbe 
same dull view—weeds, rubbish, perhaps 
a broken fence and dingy outbuildings. 
Day after day the same drab view has 
met her eyes as she washed the unending 
procession of dishes. It is hardly pos¬ 
sible for one to realize what this monot¬ 
ony of vision means to a sensitive woman 
past middle years, fully realizing that life 
must now mean a slowly drawn out quiet 
journey to the end. There are things 
that help and every woman should have the sore as warm as can be borne; or 
out making the hands sticky. The hands 
should always be perfectly clean before 
applying the honey. j. L. B. 
The following is a splendid remedy for 
chapped hands; it is a sticking salve; 2 
lbs. rosin. 2 oz. beeswax, 4 oz. mutton 
tallow, a few drops of turpentine; place 
in a kettle large enough that it will not 
boil over and stew it until it is dis¬ 
solved, then pour into cold water, and 
when yet quite warm pull like molasses 
candy and make into sticks. The old 
recipe contained a gill of alcohol also. 
When wanted for use, heat and put on 
them. There are books—books that live 
and glow through the years. A good 
talking machine, with disks that bring 
the operas and noble music to the lonely 
house. Many a woman has been able to 
rise far out of the dishwater with such a 
companion at her side. And then the 
Summer view from the kitchen window 
can be made beautiful. The picture shows 
what a Massachusetts woman has before 
her eyes as she looks out from her kitchen 
in June. With some little work this may 
better, heat and put on a small piece of 
cloth and apply to sore. It is fine for 
almost any kind of sore. MBS. c. L. T. 
After trying numerous remedies I se¬ 
cured the following: Use equal parts 
glycerine and bay rum, with 2 per cent 
solution carbolic acid added. It is neces¬ 
sary to use some poison, as it is illegal 
to sell bay rum, so the druggist used car¬ 
bolic acid. I have had no trouble since. 
Use it often. a. J. c. 
I had this trouble, and would have had 
it yet, but for petroleum jelly. I am 72 
years old, and for 30 years tried nearly 
everything. Then tried petroleum. It 
Ft. Edward, Odd Fellows Rooms. Jan 
1 P. M., H. M. Eppes, speaker. 
Cambridge, Grange Hall .Jan. 26 
7 :30 P. M., Chas. Shepard, speaker. 
Greenwich. Odd Fellows Hall ..Jan. 2S 
1 :30 P. M., Chas Tuck, speaker. 
Fair Haven .Jan. 29 
Chas. Tuck, speaker. 
Cooperstown .Jan. 25 
1 P. M., II. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
Richfield Spa .Jan. 25 
8 P. M., H. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
West Edmeston .Jan. 28 
1 P. M., H. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
Worcester .Jan. 29 
i P. M., II. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
Edmeston .Jan. 2S 
,N P. M.. II. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
Cherry Valley.Jan. 29 
8 1’ .M., II. J. Kershaw, speaker. 
Vernon .Jan. 28 
1.30 I’. M., F. II. Sexauer, speaker. 
Deansboro .Jan. 28 
7 :30 1’. M., F. H. Sexauer, speaker. 
Boonville .Jan. 29 
1 :30 P. M., F. II. Sexauer, speaker. 
Utica .Jan. 30 
C. H. Tuck, speaker. 
West Winfield .Jan. 31 
1:30 P. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Cedarville .Jan. 31 
7 :30 P. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Middleville ... Feb. 1 
1 P. M., A. L Milks, speaker. 
Earlville .Jan. 28 
1:30 P M., John Rosenbach, speaker. 
Hubbardsville (Universalist Ch.)..Jan 28 
7 :30 P. M., John Rosenbach, speaker. 
Syracuse (Court House).Jan. 29 
1:30 P. M., John Rosenbach, speaker. 
Canastota (Grange Hall).Jan 30 
7 :30 P. M„ R. H. Van Cise, speaker. 
Madison (K. P. Hall).Jan. 30 
1:30 P. M., R. II. Van Cise, speaker. 
Nunda (Odd Fellows Temple) . . .Jan. 25 
1:30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Warsaw .Jan. 26 
1:30 P. M., R. F. Lewis, speaker. 
Arcade (Hammonds) .;...Jan. 28 
1:30 P. M., Chester Young, speaker. 
Castile .Jan. 29 
1:30 P. M., Chester Young, speaker. 
Perry (Village Hall).Jan. 29 
7 :30 P. M„ Chester Young, speaker. 
Skinners Eddy .Jan. 25 
10:40 A. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Meshoppen .Jan. -5 
8 P. M-. A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Jeuningsville .Jan. -0 
10 :30 A. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Mehoopany .Jan. 16 
S P. M„ A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Tnnkhannock .Jan. 30 
S P. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Lemon .Jan. 30 
8 P. M., A. L. Milks, speaker. 
Keep Down the Weeds 
Conserve moisture with a dust 
mulch. An “Acme ” Coulter Har¬ 
row will keep your orchard as 
clean as a corn field. Special or¬ 
chard model works close up un- 
„ der the branches. Can be used 
N also in making perfect seed beds 
for field or market garden crops. 
“Acme” 
Coulter Harrow 
An “Acme” Harrow will do good 
work on light or heavy soil, on 
_ hilly or level ground. You can 
V use either a team or a tractor. 
Made in sizes from 3 to 17/2 rt. 
wide. 
Your dealer has an “Acme’ Coulter 
Harrow or can get one for you AsK 
him about them. Now is the time to 
replace worn out tillage tools with the 
efficient “Acme . Send for booklet. 
. Duane H. Nash 
377 DrexelBldg. 
Philadelphia. Pa. 
Iff 
take the place of the weeds and rubbish ( ] oes no t cure, but goes the farthest to- 
and dilapidated buildings so often grouped ward preventing. Keep the hands ex- 
r titchon The change of tremely clean, and every time the hands 
m view of the kitchen, liie change o ftre washed immediately after drying 
view is well worth while. take a pinch of the petroleum, rub on 
-- the hands real well. Use plenty, but not 
wasteful. One thing about, this is, it 
helps to clean the hands when washing. 
Tallow, glycerine, etc., make the hands 
dirty and hard to wash. My hands and 
feet would crack in the Summer but for 
this 'treatment. Now let me give the best 
ever, that will cure a large, painful 
crack, and it will take the soreness out 
in a few minutes, sure, but don’t have 
any lint or dirt in it. Iler.e it is: Rosin, 
1 lb.; mutton tallow, 2 oz. ; beeswax, 2 
oz.; gum camphor, % oz. Melt together, 
then pour in cold water. When cool 
Help for Cracked Hands 
I note an inquiry in a December issue 
about cracked hands and fingers. I have 
this trouble, and know how to pity others. 
In my case the trouble is helped most 
wonderfully by dropping 'two or three 
drops of kerosene on hands after wash¬ 
ing Do not bandage, or it will blister. 
Watch Hill, R. I. t. F. 
The letter of G. D. P., on page 1540 
about chapped hands arouses my sympa¬ 
thy and I am prompted to add some- „ 
thing to the suggestions of M. B. D. enough, not hard, pull like taffy.- Make 
Most important of all is to wipe the into small sticks. To use, melt end in 
hands absolutely dry after washing or candle, match or coal, put on crack. The 
vettin 0- wet The more the skin is chap- soreness will soon leave. Tie on a cloth 
ped the more difficult it is to dry, for the to protect the wax. This amount will 
water gets down into the seams and crev- last for several years. You will never 
ices of the chaps. But I have been able sew up another crack. After taking oft 
to vet the skin back to normal, even when cloth, keep greased to prevent cracking 
severely chapped, by thorough drying while tender. This wax is very good for 
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severely chapped, by 
with the towel after each washing. In 
the case of bad cracks, the best remedy 1 
have found is a salve; on top of it a bit 
of absorbent cotton, -and adhesive plaster 
'to hold in place (the cotton to keep plas¬ 
ter from contact with salve so that it 
corns and boils. 
L. II. E. 
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