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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  24.  102:? 
WOMAN  AND  HOME  j 
From  Day  to  Day 
The  Hope  of  Spring 
The  dark,  dark  night  is  gone. 
The  lark  is  on  the  wing; 
From  bleak  and  barren  fields  he  soars, 
Eternal  hope  to  sing. 
And  shall  I  be  less  brave 
Than  you.  sweet  lyric  thing? 
From  depths  of  failure  and  despair. 
Up,  up,  my  heart,  and  sing ! 
The  dark,  dark  year  is  gone, 
The  red  blood  of  the  Spring 
Will  quicken  Nature’s  pulses  soon, 
So  up.  my  heart,  and  sing! 
— ELEA  HIGGIN80N. 
Among  the  kitchen  conveniences  noted 
in  a  recent  sale  were  white  enamel  pas¬ 
try  tables  with  porcelain  enamel  top, 
size  25x40  in.  These  tables  had  a  ven¬ 
tilated  bread  box,  wire  rack  and  shelf, 
and  sliding  pastry  board.  In  the  sale 
these  were  priced  at  $27.75,  the  usual 
price  being  $32.50. 
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A  recent  newspaper  item  tells  of  a 
tragedy  in  Chicago  which  cost  the  lives 
of  six  persons.  It  was  the  result  of  the 
deadly  hydrocyanic  acid  gas,  used  to  de¬ 
stroy  vermin  in  a  store.  The  store  was 
carefully  closed  and  sealed,  but  the  dead¬ 
ly  gas  crept  along  a  pipe  which  passed 
into  the  apartment  above,  and  here  a 
whole  family,  preparing  for  a  joyous  re¬ 
union.  was  killed  by  the  subtle  gas.  We 
are  often  asked  for  method  of  using  this 
gas,  which  destroys  rats  and  mice,  as 
well  as  all  insect  pests,  but  we  feel  that 
it  is  too  dangerous  to  be  in  the  hands  of 
the  average  person.  Both  in  the  Chicago 
tragedy  and  in  a  case  in  New  York,  a 
professional  insect  exterminator  used  the 
gas,  without  realizing  its  extreme  dan¬ 
ger.  It  should  never  be  used  in  an  in¬ 
habited  house,  and  official  bulletins  give 
warning  that  it  may  even  pass  to  an  ad¬ 
joining  house  through  sewer  or  plumbing. 
Its  action  is  so  swift  and  deadly  that, 
with  its  increasing  use  in  certain  horti¬ 
cultural  lines  as  an  insect  destroyer,  we 
feel  that  we  cannot  call  attention  to  the 
risks  involved  too  often. 
* 
The  following  words  regarding  scandal 
and  gossip  appeared  in  the  New  York 
Herald,  and  there  are  few  communities 
so  free  from  these  faults  that  such  ad¬ 
monitions  are  not  required.  We  must, 
however,  remember  that  pleasant  com¬ 
ment  upon  people  we  know  is  quite  dif¬ 
ferent  from  ill-natured  gossip,  and  while 
it  might  be  more  intellectual  for  the  sew¬ 
ing  circle  to  discuss  the  Einstein  theory 
than  the  proper*  treatment  of  Willie 
Smith  while  he  “peels”  from  scarlet  fever, 
it  would  not  be  nearly  as  helpful  or  neigh¬ 
borly.  But  we  shall  all  agree  with  the 
following  as  regards  evil  speaking  of 
othex*s : 
Recently  while  participating  in  the 
conversation  at  a  friend’s  home  I  was 
very  much  perturbed  at  the  continued 
repetition  of  the  phrase  “they  say.”  My 
particular  sensitiveness  to  the  expression 
was  largely  due  to  a  circumstance  within 
my  knowledge  that  occurred  in  a  neigh¬ 
borhood  where  I  formerly  resided,  where 
the  reputation  and  social  life  of  a  splen¬ 
did  young  and  talented  girl  was  blighted 
through  this  contemptible  expression 
“they  say.” 
So  many  people  are  prone  to  accept 
the  whispered  word  of  evil  without  in¬ 
vestigation  and  the  victim  is  helpless  to 
combat  the  insidious  slanders.  “They 
say”  should  be  blotted  from  the  English 
language.  It  would  be  difficult  to  locate 
the  origin  of  the  phrase,  but  knowing 
human  nature  as  well  as  we  do  it  is 
safe  to  assume,  that  it  was  coeval  with 
the  first  scandalmonger.  There  is  no 
saying  iix  common  use  among  humanity 
which  has  been  productive  of  so  much 
evil.  Before  it  when  whispered  the  pur¬ 
est  characters  have  fallen,  the  best  rep¬ 
utations  tarnished  and  the  most  happy 
circumstances  of  life  have  been  convert¬ 
ed  into  cruel  particulars.  “They  say”  is 
a  cowardly  phrase.  Who  are  “they”? 
You  cannot  tell,  neither  can  the  individ¬ 
ual  who  tells  you  “they  say.”  He  is 
not  able  to  specify  the  one  to  whom  he 
is  indebted  for  his  information  :  but  one 
thing  is  certain — that  they  said  it  and  it 
must  be  true.  How  is  innocence  to  pro¬ 
tect  itself  under  such  circumstances? 
Cooked  Fruit  Cake 
One  cup  white  sugar,  one  cup  raisins 
(washed),  one-half  cup  melted  lard,  one- 
half  teaspoon  each  cloves,  nutmeg,  cin¬ 
namon.  Over  this  pour  one  cup  boiling 
water,  put  on  the  stove  and  heat  all  very 
hot.  Let  cool,  then  add  one  teaspoon 
soda,  salt,  two  cups  sifted  flour.  Bake 
slowly,  MRS.  a.  r.  w. 
Keeping  Bacon:  Canning  Cauliflower 
Mrs.  E.  H.  G.,  page  282,  asks  for  a 
way  to  keep  bacon  from  becoming  hard 
and  moldy.  When  our  bacon  comes  in 
from  the"  smokehouse  I  wrap  a  few 
strips  in  paper  and  put  in  our  old-fash¬ 
ioned  brick  oven,  enough  to  last  us  xxntil 
warm  weather.  The  remainder  I  slice  as 
for  frying,  first  removing  the  rind.  Have 
two  or  three  large  frying  pans  or  a  large 
cookie  pan  hot  and  fry  this  bacon  just 
enough  to  scald,  turning  so  both  sides 
will  be  cooked  a  little.  Care  must  be 
taken  not  to  cook  it  too  much.  Have  a 
stone  crock  warm  near  back  of  stove  ;  as 
the  bacon  is  scalded  through,  put  it.  slice 
by  slice,  in  the  jar,  pour  the  hot  bacon 
fat  in  the  jar  as  it  cooks  out  of  the 
bacon.  When  you  have  finished,  or  your 
jar  is  full,  pour  melted  lard  or  bacon  fat 
over  the  meat  to  cover  it  well.  Use  a 
weight  to  keep  the  meat  under  fat  until 
cold.  I  put  a  small  plate  on  mine,  with 
weight  on  that,  and  leave  the  plate  until 
I  begin  to  use  the  bacon.  I  keep  ham 
the  same  way.  We  are  using  bacon  now 
that  I  put  down  in  January,  1922  ;  it  is 
juicy  and  tastes  like  fresh  smoked  bacon. 
To  prepare  for  table,  take  out  of  jar  and 
fry  or  bake,  as  you  would  new  sliced 
bacon  or  ham.  It  does  not  have  a 
warmed-over  taste. 
I  have  canned  cauliflower  for  several 
years,  never  have  lost  a  can.  Pull  the 
little  sections  of  cauliflower  apart  and 
wash  well,  blanch  in  boiling  water  five 
to  eight  minutes,  dip  in  cold  water,  pack 
in  cans  with  a  teaspoon  of  salt  to  each 
can  and  cook  in  boiler  90  minutes. 
MRS.  M.  E.  W. 
A  Boiled  Dinner  from  Canned  Vegetables 
When  the  vegetables  which  have  been 
stored  in  the  cellar  are  gone  or  the  cellar 
is  not  suitable  for  keeping  vegetables, 
one  can  have  a  boiled  dinner  from  canned 
vegetables,  provided  one  is  the  possessor 
of  the  materials.  Beets,  carrots,  turnips, 
cabbage  and  parsnips  can  all  be  canned 
in  the  late  Summer  and  early  Fall  right 
out  of  the  garden,  and  are  very  nice  and 
tender  if  cooked  properly. 
All  vegetables  except  the  beets  should 
be  scraped  and  cleaned  thoroughly,  cut 
into  large  chunks  and  cooked  until  ten¬ 
der  in  watei*,  then  packed  in  jars  with 
a  half  teaspoon  of  salt  to  a  quart  can. 
Fill  the  jar  with  water  in  which  the 
vegetables  were  cooked  and  process  in 
the  eanner  for  one  hour ;  seal  and  keep 
in  xi  dark,  cool  cellar. 
Beets  are  boiled  whole,  then  the  skins 
taken  off  and  canned  in  the  same  manner 
as  the  other  vegetables.  If  the  beets  are 
washed  very  clean  before  being  boiled, 
the  water  in  which  they  are  boiled  can 
be  used  to  fill  the  cans,  and  they  will 
keep  their  color  better. 
Cabbage  should  be  boiled  only  long 
enough  to  shrink  it  somewhat  before 
packing  in  the  cans.  All  the  vegetables 
(tan  be  canned  as  they  mature,  and  one 
can  get  a  number  of  cans  quickly. 
When  the  boiled  dinner  is  wanted,  cook 
the  corned  beef  and  salt  poi'k  needed  for 
it  until  done.  Open  a  can  of  each  kind 
of  vegetable  wanted,  drain  off  the  water 
in  the  can  and  heat  in  the  liquor  in 
which  the  meat  was  boiled,  heating  the 
beets  by  themselves  to  prevent  discoloring 
the  other  vegetables.  The  potatoes,  of 
course,  should  be  cooked  the  usual  time 
with  the  meat.  The  left-over  vegetables 
make  just  as  good  vegetable  hash  as 
vegetables  cooked  right  from  the  garden. 
If  desired  the  corned  beef  can  be  canned 
readv  to  use  with  the  vegetables. 
ROSETTA  M.  FLINT. 
Poetry  for  Children 
A  librarian  friend  gave  my  boys  “Rain¬ 
bow  Gold”  for  Christmas.  It  was  new 
to  me,  and  I’m  wondering  if  other  mothers 
would  be  as  interested  in  it  as  I  am. 
The  size,  binding  and  illustrations  are 
very  attractive,  and  I  believe  it  surely 
will,  as  the  author.  Sara  Teasdale,  hopes, 
hell*  children  to  come  early  to  knowledge 
and  love  of  poetry  before  they  learn  to 
hate  it  in  school.  (They  do  this,  I 
know.)  “Poems  Old  and  New,  Selected 
for  Boys  and  Girls,”  is  the  subtitle,  and 
it  is  a  delectable  collection — old  favorites, 
like  Young  Lochinvar  and  the  Pied  Piper, 
and  delightful  new  ones,  like  the  sad  bal¬ 
lad  of  poor  Jim  Jay.  who  got  stuck  fast 
in  yesterday  (and  for  whom  I  have  a 
decided  fellow  feeling).  In  our  house 
the  book  passed  the  supreme  test ;  eight- 
year-old  reads  it  for  pleasure.  e.  j.  t. 
Bleaching  Muslins 
We  like  the  unbleached  cotton  for 
everyday  sheets,  pillow  cases,  gowns  and 
combinations,  bleaching  them  by  the  fol¬ 
lowing  method  :  Dissolve  enough  bluing 
in  a  pan  or  kettle  of  cold  water  to  make 
the  water  as  blue  as  possible,  put  the 
muslin  in  it,  set  on  stove  and  let  scald 
thoroughly.  When  the  muslin  has  taken 
up  as  much  bluing  as  it  will,  hang  it  up 
or  lay  on  the  grass  to  dry.  Do  not  wring 
it.  Wash  in  the  usual  way  in  order  to 
remove  excess  bluing,  and  continue  the 
bleaching  by  leaving  it  out  over  night  in 
the  dew  or  dipping  in  water  and  dry  on 
the  grass. 
White  garments  or  bed  linens  that  are 
laid  away  for  a  long  time  usually  become 
yellow  unless  they  have  been  rinsed  in 
tansy  water.  Bruise  a  handful  of  tansy 
leaves  in  a  cloth  and  put  enough  juice 
in  the  last  rinse  water  to  color  it.  Sim¬ 
ply  use  the  tansy  instead  of  bluing,  and 
the  clothes  will  stay  white  for  years. 
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