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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Rainy-day  Work 
The  day  was  dark  and  rainy,  and  Mrs 
Brown’s  trip  to  town,  long  planned  for, 
was  set  aside  to  another  day.  When  she 
got  the  children  off  to  school  she  decided 
to  let  regular  work  go  and  have  a  day 
for  odd  jobs  long  neglected  for  lack  of  time. 
Her  first  onslaught  was  on  a  bureau 
in.  the  attic,  which  held  pieces  left  when 
making  dresses,  and  scraps  of  all  kinds.; 
Away  in  one  corner  of  the  bottom  drawer 
she  found  that  piece  of  white  middy  cloth 
*h'e  had  looked  for  several  times.  There 
was  enough  for  a  middy  for  Mildred  by 
ma'king  short  sleeves  and  a  blue  collar, 
and  mentally  she  crossed  “middy  for 
Mildred”  off  her  list  of  purchases,  and„ 
we.pt  on  sorting.  When  she  came  down¬ 
stairs  again  she  left  a  bureau  in  order 
arid  brought  with  her  an  apron  full  of 
finds.  These  she  dumped  on  the  kitchen 
table  and  went  for  the  mail-order  cata- 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  always  give  number  of  pattern 
and  size  desired,  sending  price  with  order 
21G7.  Dress  for 
misses  and  small 
women,  10,  18  and 
20  years.  The  18- 
year  size  will  re¬ 
quire  4%  yards  of 
material  36  or  40 
inches  wide,  2% 
yards  54.  20  cents. 
2175.  Dress  for 
misses  and  small 
women,  16,  18  and 
20  years.  The  18- 
year  size  will  re¬ 
quire  3%  yards  of 
material  36  or  40 
inches  wide.  20 
cents. 
2172.  Girl’s  dress, 
2,  4  and  6  years. 
The  4-year  size  will 
require  2%  yards  of 
material  36  or  40 
inches  wide,  2  yards 
44.  20  cents. 
2155.  Blouse  with 
hip  band,  30  to  44 
bust.  The  medium 
size  will  require  2% 
yards  of  material  36 
inches  wide,  2% 
yards  40,  2%  yards 
44.  20  cents. 
logues.  Turning  to  little  girls’  dresses, 
she  studied  over  them  for  a  few  minutes, 
then,  after  measuring  and  looking  over 
her  pieces,  she  evolved  two  new  dresses 
for  little  Jean. 
First,  this  piece  of  organdy  with  its 
dainty  pink  design  was  too  small  for  a 
dress,  but  with  a  wide  band  of  white 
organdy  inserted  and  a  scalloped  skirt  it 
would  make  a  pretty  dress  for  best.  The 
trgandy  was  among  her  finds,  too,  so  by 
using  her  little'  kimono  dress  pattern  she 
would  have  a  dress  like  the  one  she  had 
admired  in  the  catalogue,  with  no  cost. 
Then  a  roll  of  plaid  gingham  and  one 
of  plain  chambray  could  be  combined  to 
make  one  of  the  fashionable  long-waisted 
dressea  for  school,  and  another  item  was 
crossed  from  her  list. 
And  here  was  this  long,  narrow  piece 
of  unbleached  muslin.  Why,  there  was 
enough  to  make  one  of  those  fashionable 
table  'scarfs  with  applique  designs,  and 
straightway  she  fell  to  searching  her 
magazines  and  papers  until  she  found 
some  designs.  Yes,  that  was  simple,  and 
with  paper,  pencil  and  shears  she  soon 
had  a  pattern  of  flowers  and  leaves  cut 
out,  and  those  scraps  of  plain  pink  and 
green  gingham  proved  just  the  thing,  with 
enough  of  the  pink  left  to  put  a  bias  band 
around  the  outside.  This  work  tempted 
her  to  finish  it,  but  she  rolled  it  up  and 
put  it  on  her  work  basket  to  finish  at 
some  odd  moments.  Somehow  if  work 
gets  started,  it  is  easier  to  finish  when 
one  has  a  few  moments  to  spare. 
She  had  seen  some  pillow'  tops  designed 
with  applique  while  hunting,  for  her  pat¬ 
tern  for  the  scarf,  and  was  eager  to  try 
this,  too.  A  little  planning,  tracing  and 
enlarging  and  she  had  one  planned,  the 
upper  part  blue  to  represent  the  sky,:  the 
lower  'part  tan  with  trees;  and  births  in 
colored  applique.  From  the  remaining 
scraps  she  cut  covers  for  all  her  holders, 
and  then  it  was  time  to  prepare  dinner. 
After  dinner  she  ignored  all  usual  work 
and  undertook  another  long-neglected 
task.  From  the  top  of  a  closet  she  pulled 
a  big  heap  of  magazines,  clippings  and 
pictures  all  too  precious  to  throw  away. 
The  magazines  were  sorted  and  tied  up 
to  be  given  to  some  of  her  friends  or  ex¬ 
changed  for  others.  The  clippings  were 
sorted,  too ;  the  recipes  went  into  one  big 
brown  envelope,  plainly  marked  on  the 
outside ;  another  envelope  held  clippings 
about  removing  stains  and  cleaning  vari¬ 
ous  materials  and  substances ;  still  an¬ 
other  held  games  suitable  for  all  occa¬ 
sions,  riddles,  recitations  and  puzzles,  and 
the  last  one  was  miscellaneous  helps  and 
ideas.  Stored  in  this  way,  they  were 
ready  for  immediate  reference,  and  could 
be  transferred  to  a  scrapbook  if  desired. 
She  now  turned  her  attention  to  the 
pictures.  One  pile  of  colored  ones, 
chiefly  advertisements,  was  laid  away  for 
the  children  to  amuse  themselves  with 
some  rainy  day.  Others  were  put  away  for 
future  use,  and  two  fine  brown  ones  were 
carefully  measured  and  this  noted  on  that 
important  shopping  list,  for  perhaps  she 
might  pick  up  some  cheap  framed  picture 
in  the  city  and  substitute  these  pictures. 
And  now,  feeling  that  the  day  had  been 
profitably  spent,  after  all,  and  still  look¬ 
ing  forward  to  the  day  to  come,  Mrs. 
Brown  turned  her  attention  toward  sup¬ 
per.  A.  B.  T. 
Storing  Ham  in  Jars 
I  suppose  you  will  receive  a  great  many 
letters  describing  different  ways  of  keep¬ 
ing  ham.  I  think  I  have  tried  every  pos¬ 
sible  method,  and  I  like  the  way  I  now 
keep  it  the  best  of  any.  As  soon  as  the 
ham  is  smoked  I  slice  it  and  fry  it  ready 
for  use.  I  have  pint  cans  very  hot,  and 
holding  the  can  sidewise,  pack  in  the 
pieces  very  closely  until  the  can  is  full, 
then  pour  in  the  clear  hot  fat  until  it 
runs  over,  seal  the  can  at  once  and  invert 
while  cooling.  This  will  keep  for  years. 
I  used  some  recently  that  had  been  kept 
for  two  years,  and  it  was  as  nice  as  when 
cooked.  A  pint  can  will  hold  about  a 
dozen  good-sized  pieces.  I  use  two  or 
three  frying-pans  at  a  time,  and  can  fill 
a  lot  of  cans  very  quickly.  I  cut  the  fat 
part  off  each  slice,  and  when  I  have  the 
lean  pieces  canned,  I  cook  and  can  the 
fat  pieces  by  themselves.  When  I  open 
these  cans  I  crisp  the  slices  on  a  very  hot 
pan  and  use  %>r  breakfast.  We  do  not 
care  for  fat  meat  unless  fried  very  hard, 
while  too  much  cooking  would  spoil  the 
lean.  Each  can  should  be  wrapped  in 
paper  and  kept  in  a  cool  place. 
I  like  this  method  much  better  than  the 
cold-pack  process  for  hams,  as  the  flavor 
is  so  much  nicer.  I  usually  cook  beef  or 
chicken  for  an  hour  or  so  before  “cold¬ 
packing.”  I  think  it  tastes  much  better 
and  is  not  so  disagreeable  to  handle.  T 
especially  dislike  to  cut  up  raw  beef,  and 
after  slicing  ten  or  a  dozen  cupfuls  I 
always  feel  like  a  murderer,  mbs.  s.  c. 
Controlling  Ants 
An  inquirer  wants  to  know  what  to  do 
to  destroy  ants.  The  following  will  con¬ 
trol  ants,  cockroaches  and  insects  of  all 
kinds;  it  is  a  sure  cure:  Mix  three  parts 
sugar  and  one  part  pulverized  borax,  and 
sprinkle  it  around  where  the  ants  run, 
and  they  will  leave  in  a  few  days. 
HRS.  W.  C. 
hut  Woman's  work  is  never  done  ’ 
Here’s  one  of  the  398,000  wives 
for  whom  the  discovery  of  Union 
Carbide  has  brought  an  end  to 
the  day’s  work  — and  hours 
for  rest  and  recreation,  vitally 
necessary  to  health  and  happiness. 
Lighting  the  Living  Room 
Old  tasks  made  easy 
Can  you  imagine  a  gas  well  right  as  the  Colt  “Gas  Well.”  From  it 
in  your  own  yard?  Then  you  have  comes  Union  Carbide  Gas,  made 
a  vision  of  the  Colt  Lighting-and-  automatically  as  needed — a  gas  for 
Cooking  Plant — known  everywhere  convenience  and  comfort — 
— for  lighting  your  house  and  barn ! 
no  more  lamps  to  clean  and  fill 
— for  cooking  your  meals ! 
— for  ironing  your  clothes ! 
— hot  'water  for  washing! 
The  Colt  “Gas  Well”  makes  these  tasks  lighter — brings  the  relief  your 
wife  has  always  longed  for. 
Remember — your  wife’s  kitchen  is  her  workshop 
How  many  summers  has  she  day’s  ironing!  And  the  meals  to  be 
Keeping  the  Iron  Hot 
summers 
burned  of  her  health  and  courage  in 
that  stifling  kitchen — overheated  to 
exhaustion  by  the  hot  cook  stove — 
facing  the  week’s  wash  or  an  all 
got,  bar  nothing!  At  bedtime  men¬ 
tally  and  physically  exhausted — 
head  aching — nerves  on  edge — and 
tomorrow  all  over  again. 
Let  us  help  you  change  all  this 
Union  Carbide  Gas  from  the  Colt 
“  Gas  Well  ”  makes  a  cooler  kitchen. 
Heats  the  water,  or  the  iron,  and 
cooks  without  heating  up  the  room. 
We  make  it  so  easy- 
Make  this  your  first  cool  kitchen 
summer!  Delight  in  the  soft  sun¬ 
like  brilliance  of  Union  Carbide 
Gaslight  in  every  room.  You’ll  read 
more  and  learn  more;  so  will  all 
Instantly  turned  on  or  off — work 
shortened — an  extra  hour  or  two  for 
rest  and  enjoyment  of  this  greatest 
of  all  home  improvements. 
-a  whole  year  to  pay 
the  children.  Colt  “Gas  Wells” 
are  helping  farmers  everywhere  to 
make  their  farms  pay.  Surely 
you’re  interested — get  the  facts. 
Send  the  coupon  today — NOW. 
Lighting  the  Bedroom 
J.  B.  COLT  COMPANY 
Bright  Lights,  More  Eggs 
Remarkable  egg  pro¬ 
duction  next  winter 
will  follow  installa¬ 
tion  of  Union  Carbide 
Gaslight  in  the  hen¬ 
houses.  Install  your 
Colt  “Gas  Well”  now. 
DEPT.  C-10 
30  EAST  42d  Street,  NEW  YORK 
Oldest  and  Largest  Manufacturers  of  Carbide 
Lighting-and-Cooking  Plants  in  the  World 
/ 
^  Please  supply  me  without  obliga- 
>  /  tion,  full  facts  on  the  Colt  Lighting 
S  and  Cooking  System. 
/  J.  B.  COLT 
COMPANY 
Dept.  C-10 
30  East  42d  Street 
New  York 
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& 
Union  Carbide  in  generator  sizes  is  sold  direct  to 
consumer  at  factory  prices  through  ISO  Union 
Carbide  Warehouses .  There  is  one  near  you. 
'  STATE 
TOWN  .... 
NAME . 
