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WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
“Night  With  Her  Train  of  Stars” 
“Night  with  her  train  of  stars  and  her 
great  gift  of  sleep” 
Holds  Life  within  her  arms  while  angels 
vigils  keep. 
Like  falling  leaves  the  dream  birds  fly 
and  blend  into  m^  soul 
Sweet  aspirations  fanciful,  that  I  would 
seek  as  goal, 
Her  trailing  realm  of  twinkling  lights 
my  thoughts  of  God  invoke, 
Infinitude  I  understand  when  sheltered 
’neath  her  cloak, 
The  silence  of  the  outer  space  she  brings 
to  my  repose. 
The  burden  of  my  day  is  lost  when  star 
gleams  mark  its'  close  ; 
The  petulant  and  childish  will  that 
thwarts  my  heart’s  desire 
Is  lost  amid  the  darkening  clouds  as  her 
swift  wings  sweep  higher. 
Like  brooding  spirit  Night  enfolds  within 
her  arms  of  peace 
My  weary  self,  and  with  her  kiss  life’s 
fitful  clamors  cease. 
CHARLES  L.  II.  WAGNER  in 
Boston  Transcript. 
* 
One.  of  our  readers  asks  whether 
grain  sacks  can  be  made  into  mats  or 
rugs,  as  she  has  a  quantity  now  on  hand. 
We  think  the  only  use  in  this  way  is  as 
foundations  for  hooked  rugs,  and  believe 
the  usual  custom  is  to  sell  such  sacks 
back  to  the  feed  dealer.  What  do  our 
readers  say?  Can  they  be  utilized  in 
other  ways? 
*  ~  ’ '  ' 
Any  simple  dark  silk  dress  of  last- 
year’s  model  may  be  much  rejuvenated 
by  the  use  of  lingerie  collar  and  cuffs  of 
fine  muslin  or  net  and  lace.  A  deep, 
round  collar  and  deep  cavalier  cuffs  will 
be  found  generally-  becoming.  Where  the 
sleeves  are  three-quarter  length  full  net 
under-sleeves  will  be  very  attractive.  Lit¬ 
tle  touches  of  this  kind  make  a  very  plain 
dress  attractive  and  becoming. 
* 
A  very  pretty  luncheon  set,  consisting 
of  table  runner  and  plate  doilies,  was 
made  of  yellow  and  white  plaid  gingham. 
It  was  quite  a  large  plaid  with  a  black 
line  running  through  it  at  intervals.  The 
edges  were  first  hemmed,  then  finished 
with  blanket-stitch  in  black.  A  good 
quality  of  dress  gingham  was  used.  This 
was  pretty  and  effective,  and  might  be 
developed  in  any  color  desired.  The  work 
is  simple  and  “goes  fast.”  The  plate 
doilies  may  either  be  square,  or  a  little 
longer  than  their  width,  the  latter  be¬ 
ing  an  approved  style  now.  About  8x12 
in.  is  a  good  size  for  the  latter  ;  if  square 
ones  8xS  are  desired  there  should  also 
be  a  cup  doiley  3*4  or  4  in.  square.  Such 
a  set  would  be  a  pretty  and  inexpensive 
Christmas  gift. 
* 
Some  of  the  New  York  shops  are  show¬ 
ing  Italian  baskets  of  braided  straw,  in 
shape  rather  like  the  flat  knitting  bags. 
There  are  handles,  and  a  lid  fastening 
with  a  straw  button.  These  baskets 
come  in  beautiful  colors,  violet ,  gold, 
green,  blue,  mulberry,  etc.  We  saw  very 
nice  ones  for  $1.25.  They  would  be  very 
handsome  trimmed  with  fruit  and  flowers 
of  wool  or  raffia,  but  are  pretty  without 
trimming. 
Canning  Meats 
I  think  that  learning  to  cold-pack 
meats  of  all  kinds  has  been  one  of  the 
greatest  helps  in  the  culinary  line  that 
the  farmers’  wives  have  ever  had.  It 
puts  away  the  fresh  meats  quickly  and  in 
good  shape,  and  where  they  are  sure  to 
keep  till  one  wants  them  to  put  on  the 
table.  I  canned  beef,  pork,  mutton  and 
chicken  last  Fall  and  only  lost  one  can 
out  of  it  all,  and  that  was  caused  by  a 
broken  can  rubber.  The  chickens  we 
canned  were  young  ones.  I  dressed  and 
jointed  them,  putting  the  backs,  >  rib 
pieces  and  necks  into  kettles  and  boiling 
slowly  till  the  bones  slipped  out.  All 
other  pieces  I  put  away  to  cool  till  the 
next  day  when  I  packed  thein  in  cans ; 
I  left  the  bones  in,  cutting  off  the  knee 
joint,  then  filled  the  cans  up  with  the 
broth  of  the  pieces  cooked  the  day  before, 
and  cooked  them  three  hours.  The  meat 
that  came  from  the  bony  pieces  I  put  in 
pint  cans,  filled  them  up  with  broth  and 
processed  them  two  and  one-half  hours. 
The  beef  and  pork  was  cut  in  conven¬ 
ient  pieces  to  put  in  the  cans,  packed 
tightlv  and  processed  three  hours.  Some 
of  this  was  rolled  in  flour  and  browned 
in  a  hot  skillet  before  packing  in  the 
cans  and  we  liked  it  very  much ;  shall  do 
more  of  it  that  way  this  year. 
We  count  our  mutton  the  very  incest 
The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
November  3,  1923 
of  all  our  canned  meats.  I  opened  up 
a  can  today  that  was  put  up  last  Novem¬ 
ber,  and  it  was  as  nice  at  though  it  had 
been  killed  yesterday.  I  can’t  understand 
why  there  isn’t  more  mutton  used ;  we 
prefer  it  to  any  other  meat.  Some  tell 
me  that  they  object  to  the  woolly  taste 
mutton  often  has.  There  is  no  woolly 
taste  if  it  is  properly  dressed.  In  the 
afternoon  or  evening  we  select  the  sheep 
we  want  to  kill,  shut  them  up  over  night, 
with  no  feed,  and  kill  and  dress  them  in 
the  morning,  having  everything  at  hand 
to  do  the  work  quickly.  We  slit  the  skin 
on  the  hind  legs  and  work  toward  the 
body,  hanging  the  sheep  up,  being  care¬ 
ful  that  the  wool  doesn’t  touch  the  flesh 
in  any  place.  We  now  strip  the  pelt 
right  down  over  the  carcass,  just  as  one 
skins  a  rabbit.  As  soon  as  we  reach  the 
abdomen  we  cut  a  three  or  four-inch  slit 
in  it  that  any  gas  may  escape,  as  gas 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  always  give  number  of  pattern 
and  size  desired,  sending  price  with  order 
1990.  The  dress 
•with  plaited  or 
gathered  flounce  is 
the  newest  thing. 
This  is  a  two-piece 
slip-on  design  that 
can  be  made  with 
or  without  either 
style  of  flounce,  and 
with  bell  sleeves  in¬ 
stead  of  the  puff 
sleeves  above.  De¬ 
signed  for  34  to  44- 
in.  bust.  Size  38  re- 
1983-1982.  An  at¬ 
tractive  and  practi¬ 
cal  Winter  suit  is 
made  of  coat  No. 
1983  and  skirt  No. 
1982.  The  coat  fea¬ 
tures  the  new  tight 
fitting  sleeves  and 
is  designed  for  34 
to  44-in.  bust.  Size 
38  requires  2% 
yards  of  54-in.  ma¬ 
terial.  The  tiered 
effect  is  the  latest 
thing  in  skirts  and 
No.  1  9  8  2  is  de¬ 
signed  for  24  to  32- 
in.  waist.  Size  28 
requires  2%  yards 
of  54-in.  material. 
Coat  25  cents,  skirt 
20  cents. 
quires  5%  yards  of 
40-in.  material, 
cents. 
1821.  The  raglan 
sleeve  coat  is  most 
popular  with  young 
girls.  Polo  cloth, 
tiwee.d  or  camei’s- 
liair  would  make  up 
well  in  this  design. 
It  comes  in  sizes  0 
to  14  years,  and  size 
10  years  requires  3 
yards  of  40-in.  ma¬ 
terial  with  nap,  and 
2%  yards  of  36-in. 
lining.  15  cents. 
1904.  Slip-on  dress, 
having  kimono 
sleeves  with  seams 
on  shoulders,  and 
with  or  without 
three  -  quarter- 
length  extensions; 
for  ladies  and  miss¬ 
es.  Sizes  34,  36.  38, 
40  and  42-in.  bust. 
Any  size  requires  3 
yards  36-in.  figured 
and  1  yard  plain 
material.  25  cents. 
Fashion  Catalog  15  cents. 
forms  very  quickly  iu  a  sheep.  It  takes 
but  a  little  time  to  dress  one,  and  when 
carefully  done  one  has  meat  good  enough 
for  the  most  particular  person,  try  some, 
you  doubting  Thomases ;  I  am  sure  you 
will  find  it  good,  omo  farmer’s  wife. 
Mending  a  Leaking  Vacuum  Cleaner 
The  expense  of  an  electric  vacuum 
cleaner  is  so  great  that  it  is  with  anxiety 
one  finds  the  dust  bag  beginning  to  leak 
dust.  And  the  only  remedy  the  manu¬ 
facturing  company  offered  was  a  new 
bag  “at  a  nominal  cost.”  I  carefully 
turned  my  bag  inside  out  and  discovered 
the  inside  to  be  covered  with  a  soft  nap 
like  canton  flannel.  The  working  princi¬ 
ple  of  it  seems  to  be  to  treat  the  bag  with 
some  sort  of  preparation,  much  as  the 
“dustless  dust  cloth.”  I  took  a  very  soft 
brush  and  went  over  the  nap  carefully 
with  a  furniture  oil,  being  careful  not  to 
rub  the  nap  off  or  into  rolls.  After  a  few 
days  I  tried  the  cleaner  and  found  the 
new  coating  of  oil  helped  the  nap  sur¬ 
face  to  hold  a  dust  coat  and  the  bag  no 
longer  leaks  dust.  Much  cheaper  than 
buying  a  new  bag.  mrs.  e.  e.  l. 
Mslfonderful 
Qcodness 
never  varies 
77  VERY  kernel  of  the 
carefully  selected 
wheat  used  in  making 
OCCIDENT  Flour  is 
washed  and  scoured  be¬ 
fore  it  is  milled.  Then 
only  the  choicest  portion 
of  the  flour  ground  from 
this  wheat  is  made  into 
OCCIDENT  Flour. 
Costs  More — 
Worth  it ! 
This  is  one  of  the  many 
reasons  why  OCCIDENT 
makes  lighter,  whiter,  better 
tasting  bread — so  much  better 
than  ordinary  flour  that  we 
guarantee  it.  Money  back  if 
it  does  not  please  you. 
If  you  don’t  know  your  nearest 
OCCIDENT  dealer,  write  us. 
RUSSELL-MILLER  MILLING  CO.  offices  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Aspirin 
Say  “Bayer”  and  InsistI 
Unless  you  see  the  name  “Bayer”  on 
package  or  on  tablets  you  are  not  get¬ 
ting  the  genuine  Bayer  product  pre¬ 
scribed  by  physicians  over  twenty-two 
years  and  proved  safe  by  millions  for 
Colds  Headache 
Toothache  Lumbago 
Earache  Rheumatism 
Neuralgia  Pain,  Pain 
Accept  “Bayer  Tablets  of  Aspirin” 
only.  Each  unbroken  package  contains 
proper  directions.  Handy  boxes  of 
twelve  tablets  cost  few  cents.  Drug¬ 
gists  also  sell  bottles  of  24  and  100. 
Aspirin  is  the  trade  mark  of  Bayer 
Manufacture  of  Monoaceticacidester  of 
Salicylicacid. 
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