American Agriculturist, August 4,1923 
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Soap Bubble Stunts For Parties 
Jennie Stewart Tells How the Children May Be Amused 
S TUNTS wth soap bubbles are good 
for a summer party when it is too 
hot to play anything very strenuous. 
With a good suds and some lemonade 
straws you can perform stunts that 
will astonish even the grown-ups and 
before you know it they will all be try¬ 
ing their luck with you. 
For the best results you should make 
up a good suds the day before or at 
least in the morning and set it in a 
cold place till afternoon. Add a few 
drops of glycerine and beat it in well 
before using, as this makes the bubbles 
more brilliant and more lasting. Color 
different glasses of suds with water 
colors or egg dyes. 
One good stunt is to dip the tips of 
the fingers one after the other in suds, 
then, dip the straw and touch it lightly 
to the finger tip and blow. You can 
have a pretty glove on each finger tip. 
You can dip flowers into the suds, 
then dip the straws and touch the edge 
of a flower and blow. The result is 
a bright ball covering the flower 
through which it shows up prettily. 
White flowers should be blown over 
with colored suds, colored flowers with 
clear suds. A little prize might be 
offered for the biggest and prettiest 
effect. 
Provide Plenty of Straws for 
Everybody 
Bowls, glasses and vases may be used 
for this next stunt. Wet the edge of 
the glass with suds, dip the straw and 
touch to the edge of the glass and blow. 
A bubble can be obtained that com¬ 
pletely covers the top of the glass. Dip 
the straw again, very carefully push it 
into the bubble and blow. You may get 
one large or several small bubbles float¬ 
ing around inside the glass. Colored 
balls should be blown inside clear ones 
for this stunt. A prize for the largest 
and prettiest effect might be offered. 
Blowing chains of bubbles is another 
good stunt. Blow one and just before 
it drops blow another, then another, 
each one trying to see who can get the 
longest chain. You might also have a 
try to see who can blow the biggest 
single bubble, the one that lasts longest 
or that goes the highest in the air. 
A very pretty stunt is to touch flow¬ 
ers or leaves on a shrub out in the 
yard with suds put on with a brush, 
then blow bubbles of different colors 
all over the bush. I once saw a few 
yards of hedge fairly abloom with bub¬ 
bles put there by a party of boys. 
You can blow bubbles on the tips of 
each other’s ear lobes like huge pendu¬ 
lous ear ornaments. One boy blew a 
huge ball on the top of another boy’s 
head. He walked about for quite a 
long time before the bubble burst. 
WINTER-BLOOMING GERANIUMS 
I have always had good success with 
geraniums and have seen some very 
fine specimens grown in other windows. 
I have grown nice small plants from 
cuttings rooted in mid-summer or even 
in August, and have taken up large 
plants that were bedded out and by 
cutting 1 them back severely have had 
them blooming freely long before 
spring. Blooms for Christmas have 
not been uncommon. 
To get good results, the old plants 
should be cut back a month before they 
are to be potted up so new growths 
may break and be ready to grow 
promptly. The roots should be reduced 
somewhat with the top as this will 
make a finer root system. Run a sharp 
knife straight down all around the 
plant two or three inches out, first 
cutting a quarter of the way round 
on two sides, and a week or ten days 
later cutting the space between. 
. September is the best month for lift¬ 
ing’ and if potted in a six or seven- 
inch pot for large plants, and smaller 
tor small to medium plants they will 
fill up with roots in a short time. Be 
careful in handling, as the fresh new 
roots formed from the cutting will be 
easily injured. Have the soil wet when 
you lift them. Pot firmly and water 
trom the. bottom, and do not water 
again until they.show they need it, for 
too much watering’ is bad for gerani¬ 
ums. Do not feed until the pots are 
full of roots as it retards root action. 
Sandy soil well filled with black mel¬ 
low woods mould, but not too loose, will 
make good bloomers. 
Small plants from rooted cuttings 
should be grown on as fast as possible 
until they are in four-inch pots and if 
they have made extra strong growth 
they may need five-inch, but they 
should then be made to fill the pot 
with roots as no geranium will bloom 
well in winter if not root bound.— 
Rachael Rae. 
OLD KITCHENS MADE NEW 
If those of us who seem doomed to 
live in unhandy old-fashioned farm¬ 
houses would do a little planning, we 
might improve our homes considerably 
and with little expense. 
Wall board, or beaver board, is a 
great, first aid in remodeling old houses. 
It is inexpensive and easily put up. 
I had always had a longing in my 
heart for a ^mall kitchen, a dining 
room just big enough, and a large liv¬ 
ing room. As newly-weds, the first 
house we moved into consisted of two 
large rooms, 16x18 feet, separated by a 
small hall. Three small bedrooms 
opened off the large rooms. But where 
were my “just right” kitchen and din¬ 
ing room to come in? 
But the wife was not going to be 
cheated in that way. She made a trip 
to the nearest town where wall board 
could be bought. She told the dealer 
all her plans and got his prices. But 
the hardest job was waiting her at 
home, convincing the other half of the 
firm. At last he consented and the 
dealer was called on the phone and told 
to send the material up. The next day 
the wall board and necessary lumber 
arrived at the home freight station. 
Friend husband hauled it home as his 
part of the contract. A neighboring 
carpenter was prevailed upon and 
came in two evenings after supper and 
in less than a week we had a handy 
kitchen 16x7 feet, where I could work 
undisturbed, and a cozy dining’ room 
16xl0>4 feet. I had my heart’s desire, 
and the cost was less than $25.— Mrs. 
Nellie Anderson 
DUST-GATHERERS TO THE DUST 
PILE 
Getting rid of rubbish and useless ar¬ 
ticles do much to improve a house, is 
the cheering thought of Cornell do¬ 
mestic scientists, who say that such a 
cleanup does not require the money 
needed to make alterations or to buy 
new articles. 
A day spent going through the house 
discarding knick-knacks and dust col¬ 
lectors, may make all the difference be¬ 
tween an ordinary house and an ex¬ 
ceptionally attractive one. Looking at 
it from the practical side, everything 
discarded means one less thing to take 
care of. 
On this elimination tour, articles of 
furniture may be found which have 
been laid aside because of some minor 
injury. Simple repairs and perhaps a 
few coats of paint may bring them 
back to a life of usefulness. Many 
women enjoy doing this themselves, or 
the man of the house may lend a hand. 
A demonstration of refinishing fur¬ 
niture may be had through the local 
home demonstration agent, according to 
a statement from Ithaca. 
HOW ABOUT A REST ROOM? 
When the farm woman comes to 
town, is there a place where she has 
a right to go for a rest and refresh¬ 
ment? Communities are beginning to 
realize the need and rest rooms are be¬ 
ing established. 
Often they are started by farm wo¬ 
men’s organizations, co-operating with 
town women’s clubs, chambers of com¬ 
merce, or county agents. The first step 
is to secure a room, near the shopping 
district., railroad station, or parking- 
centre if possible. In some communities 
the women have secured a room, rent 
free, in the courthouse, or town hall. 
Private merchants will often be glad 
to give the use of rooms, since it will 
attract people to their stores. 
The furnishings of the room should 
be simple, comfortable, and durable. A 
well-equipped room contains rocking- 
chairs, straight chairs, a table with 
reading material, oilcloth covered lunch 
tables, a couch, a crib and a screen. A 
gas burner might be provided for heat¬ 
ing water and milk. Pure drinking 
water and sanitary toilet facilities are 
necessary for every rest room. 
' Financing the Rest Room 
There are two expenses to be con¬ 
sidered—the initial cost of furnishing 
and the annual cost of maintenance. 
At first the expense may be borne by 
the organization starting the room. 
When its great service has been ex¬ 
perienced, often town or county funds 
provide for its maintenance. In one 
place, pledge cards were issued to the 
townspeople calling for five cents a 
month. It is possible to raise money by 
the usual manner of fairs and enter¬ 
tainments. However, these make it 
seem more like a charitable undertak¬ 
ing, and it is better for it to be con¬ 
sidered a necessity supported by all. 
A matron, though not necessary, adds 
much to the rest-room’s service. She 
sees that the room is kept clean, she 
may care for a sleeping child and watch 
over packages. If a woman should feel 
ill, it would be a great help to have 
some one to call on. She may take 
charge of towels, soap, and clean pil¬ 
low covers for the couch. In some towns 
the matron manages the Woman’s Ex¬ 
change, the profit paying for the cost 
of the rest room. 
Before heating milk in a saucepan, 
rinse the pan in cold water, and it 
will not scorch so easily. 
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