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Bellefonte, Pa., February 23, 1915.
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A BARGAIN.
1 sold my conscience to the world;
The price I thought was good,
The conscience—'twas a useless thing;
I needed clothes and food.
But when ‘twas gone my joy went, too,
And peace had flown away,
The things the world gave in their place
Were broken in a day.
And then the way grew steep and dark, i
My feet began to slide,
I did not know which way to go,
For I had lost my guide.
1 bought my conscience back again—
My conscience worn and old!
The world demanded thrice the price
Since I to him had sold.
Just all I had I paid for it,
And took the poor thing back,
And turned me to my empty home,
Yet did not feel a lack,
1t nestled in my heart again,
And held my life as true,
And showed me right and wrong as clear
As if it had been new.
I have my conscious back again,
The world may keep its gold,
For peace and joy have flown back, too,
And never shall be sold!
FROM INDIA.
By One on Medical Duty mn that Far Eastern
Country. A Visit to the City of Gwalior,
‘Where Fairies Seem to Live.
Juansi, DECEMBER 18th, 1913
Dear Home Folk:
I sure do not think this can really and
truly be Christmas, and yet it is only a
week off. The weather, although it is
cold is, nevertheless, delightful and one
even forgets to see the bare trees and
dusty shoes, in sprinting along with head
in the air. !
The violets, “poor dears,” as the Scotch
woman says, are sending up poor puny
little pale blossoms, just to show how
they would do if they had the chance,
but the ferns are simply rioting in life.
What a stunning lot of them you could
have if you cared to take the trouble,
and as a decoration against our brown
walls, I don’t believe they could be sur-
passed; and just let me tell you this
house is much more home-like now than
when I came here and I am not ashamed
to ask folks into the front room when
they call these days.
Oh, how glad I am to be going home,
only wish my boxes had gone then truly
I would be joyous. I am having them
crated and it is three weeks now since
they started and still the crates are not
finished, so guess next Christmas may
come before you receive your remem-
brances. I shall not bring the tables
home but will send for them afterward,
if you would like to have them. I can’t
take time to attend to them now and I
know Dr. G., who takes my place, will
have them shipped when I send for them
or bring them along in two years, when
her term of service is over. :
I went sight-seeing to Gwalior on Mon
day and now I know where the fairies
live. If ever you want to know just go
to see Sarafa street, in Gwalior. Plebe-
ians call it the “street of bankers,” but
some years ago, one day it was very cold
here and ice froze, and I think that day
in Gwalior Jack Frost decided to show
humans just what fairies should live in
so he took a great pattern of his most
delicate work and hung it out; then I
reckon because it made the next house
look poor and mean, he drew another
beautiful design and having frozen it in
mist hung it up also; and then he just
went down a long street, using lovelier
and lovelier patterns each time, no two
alike and no two at the same angle, and
all pure white. Can you imagine how all
this exquisite white frost work would look
when it was large enough tobe used as
the fronts of two-storied houses and then
the whiteness was warmed up by the
soft, rosy glow of the dying day—a love-
lier thing in streets I have never imagin-
ed; not even the finest stage setting with
the most perfect calcium lighting of a
gorgeous back curtain could in any way
touch that street scene.
The old fort was interesting and very
wonderful, but I close my eyes and re-
call that marble-fronted street with ex-
quisite joy. But must I add the rest;
we were to come home by a twelve
o'clock train, getting into our beds by
two a. m.; instead those “gray-hair
makers” (the clocks) were just striking
four as I, cold, tired and dreadfully
sleepy pulled up my covers and wonder-
ed hazily whether sight-seeing was worth
the effort, and when six o'clock struck
and I had to get up, I knew I had been a
fool to even plan to go the long way
back to you all; but thank goodness the
aches have all gone and now I know I
am wise to see it all for I won't come
this way soon again. What a different
point of view one has in the morning
from at night, when tired and sleepy.
I have had two such nice invitations to
visit in India, from English women, be-
fore I shall leave and I am planning how
I can go and see one of them; the other
I'll just not see, and I will be sorry for
she is such a nice young woman, but she
lives at Quetta and that is away up in
the north; I can’t afford such a journey
and my present wardrobe won’t suit
either the weather or her social position.
When I told the other one I couldn’t
come on account of my wardrobe she
wrote back and told me it was myself
and not my clothes she wished to see.
Someday, I wish I would just once have
but now, when my only truly garment is
. all nice things happen at the same time; Some Items of Interest About the Belle-
' when I came out my clothes were nice,
{ and in style and then I wasn’t asked to |
‘stay with charming English hostesses |
fonte Schools. i
The Bellefonte schools have been chos-
en among others in Pennsylvania to co- |
very appetizing dish called scalloped beef
was prepared. This dish had all of the
taste and appearance of a first product,
rather than that of a mere left over. Lhe
beef was ground, well seasoned, and
. my nightdress (the rest are rags) here operate with the United States Bureau placed in 2 pan lined with boiled rice.
comes the invitation. How can I make of Education in an extended investiga- | The centre of the meat was moistened
a good impression?
! tion of the conditions and cost of con- :
with tomato sauce, and a layer of rice
But my lamp is making desperate ef-‘ ducting the subject of English in the ele- | Was added on .top, over which bread
forts not to go to sleep before I finish mentary schools of the Nation. This Crumbs were spread, and the whole
this and the tempus fugiting warns me will be one of the most exhaustive studies : baked. With a total outlay of about four
that only onehour of beauty sleep re- ever made of a single branch in a school | cents per pupil, each girl was taught how
mains of this day to me, who needs a! system, and it ought to result in much | tO roast a meat, make a gravy, carve the
whole year of them. I'll run and grab that will be of value for the subject of | meat, and how to utilize a left over ina
that little sixty minutes and just maybe English in the public schools of the land | WY that would satisfy the most Epicu-,
the wrinkles on my forehead won’t look
quite so deep tomorrow. I wish I were
to call “Merry Christmas” to you next
week.
(Continued next week.)
Turpentine Orchards.
Each tract of turpentine land is called
an orchard. In the early part of the year,
before the juice of the pine is ready to
exude, thetrees are “boxed.” The boxes
are not, as the name would seem to sig-
nify, appendages attached to the outside
of the tree, but cup-like cavities cut into
the trunk about a foot from the ground.
They measure from ten to fourteen
inches across, and are four inches in
width and seven inches deep. Each of
them is presumed to hold a quart.
Usually there are two, and sometimes
even three or four such boxes to each
tree. The life of the pine, as of other
trees, is drawn from the soil through the
i bark; thence it is necessary always to
leave an incut strip of the bark between
the boxes. The number of boxes de-
pends, therefore, upon the size of the
tree and the width of the intervening
strips. .
The instrument used by the cutters is
an axe, made especially for the purpose,
measuring three inches across the blade
and nine inches in length, and having a
handle which is bent several degrees out
of a straight line, ordinarily to the right;
but if the user cuts “left-handed,” it is ||
bent toward the left.
To one who has never used such an
axe it seems extremely awkward, and
one who uses it for the first time is apt
to come to grief. In his hands it is a
kind of boomerang, and it is impossible
to tell just where it will hit. An experi-
enced cutter, however, takes his position
near a pine, gives the axe a peculiar
swing, and in a few moments has cut
and cleaned out such a box as an inex-
perienced hand would hardly hope to
make with an hour’s labor.
T.e box-cutters work in gangs, every
gang being accompanied by a “scorer,” !
who keeps a record of each day’s work.
Instead of using his name, the cutter is
known by his number. Many of the
workers are negroes, and very good
music they make, crying in weird cadence
amid the ring of the axes, “Twenty:
nine!” “Forty-seven!” “Seventy-five!”
as a box is completed. This call is not
to signify the number cut, but the num-
ber of the cutter.
As the weather grows warmer, the
boxes become filled with the exudations
of the tree, and the first year’s product,
being the most valuable, is dipped out
and kept separate from that yielded by
trees that have been boxed in previous
seasons. After a time the running
rapidly diminishes, and then another
small, steel-pointed instrument, the
scraper, must be brought into requisi-
tion.
Beginning above the center of the
box, with one dexterous movement the
workman cuts a gash through the bark
extending downward toward the corner
of the box. Then, beginning at the same
point above, he cuts another in the oppo-
site direction, the two giving the appear-
ance, when completed, of an inverted V.
This process is repeated as often as
proves necessary, and over this sacrified
surface the crude turpentine finds its
way into the cups. Much of it is thick-
ened by the heat of the sun before reach-
ing its destination, but is scraped off and,
with the rest, subjected to the process of
distillation. That in the cups, being very
adhesive, is removed by means of flat
SCOOPS.
The whole is placed in barrels, and
taken to the distillery. Here the crude
product goes into the retort, and comes
out as “spirits” and rosin, which are con-
verted into the numerous commercial
articles with which we are all familiar.
- Beasts Flee the Fighting Zones.
It is reported that wild animals of all
kinds are fleeing from Germany and
parts of Austria, frightened by cannon
and rifle shots, and entering the Swiss
forests and the Alps. These include wild
bears, deer of several kinds, goats, etc.,
as well as wild fowl, and in the lower
Engadine even bears have entered the |
Swiss Yellowstone Park. The Swiss
lakes and rivers are said to be crowded
with feathered tribes, but shooting is
prohibited by the authorities. Birds will
have a rest before continuing their south-
ward flight to warmer climes. A large
number of wild boars from the Black
Forest have entered the Jura Alps across
Alsace and Lorraine, passing through
the fighting armies without being
noticed.
A Temperance Medicine.
There is one feature of Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription in which it differs
from nearly all other medicines put up
for women’s use: If contains no a
neither opium, cocaine, nor other narcotic.
It is in, the strictest sense a temperance
medicine. “Favorite Prescription’’ has
accomplished wonders for women. It
gives weak and nervous women strength
of body and nerve. It removesthe drains,
inflammation, ulceration, and bearing-
down pains which ruin the health of
women. It practically does away with
the pains of motherhood. It makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
Just to be Tender.
Just to be tender, just to be true,
Just to be glad the whole day through,
Just to be merciful, just to be mild,
Just to be trustful as a child:
Just to be gentle and kind and sweet,
Just to be helpful with willing feet,
Just to be cheery when things go wrong,
_ Just to drive sadness away with song,
Whether the hour is dark or bright,
Just to be loyal to God and right,
Just to believe that God knows best,
Just in his promise ever rest
Just to let love be our daily key,
That is God's will for you and me.
——Put your ad. in the WATCHMAN.
Washington’s birthday was very fitting-
{ly commemorated on last Monday
i throughout all departments of the pub-
lic schools. Interesting exercises were
held in the various rooms, terminating
with a general address before the High
school by Dr. George E. Hawes. Since
the two national holidays come so close
to eaeh other in February, it has been
the policy of the schools to emphasize
the work and place of Washington one
year, and that of Lincoln the follow-
ing year. Hence, it will be understood
why Washington was especially featured
on Monday’s program. :
It will be interesting to know that
twelve graduates of the High school en-
tered college last fall. This is a phenom-
enal record, and shows how well the
1 school is trying to serve the community,
| even though college preparation does not
have first consideration in planning the
courses of study. Graduates who have
selected certain courses may enter prac-
tically all of the leading colleges and uni-
versities of the country. Recent arrange-
ments which have been made with such
women’s colleges as Wellesley and Mt.
Holyoke to admit girls from the Belle-
fonte High school on certificate, is a pub-
lic recognition of the standard of work
done in this institution.
rean taste.
A recent number ‘of the Journal of
Education, published in Boston, Massa-
chusetts, contains an article on School
Finance written by Mr. Wagner.
Animals’ Ears.
If you ever see a rabbit runing, notice
its ears, and you will see that they are
laid back flat on its neck. That is not
a chance position, nor is it due to the
weight of the ears; it is a provision of
nature for the little animal’s protection.
It is one of the hunted, you see, and not
one of the hunters.
It is different with the fox and the
wolf; their ears as they run are thrust
sharply forward, for they are of the
hunters. As the rabbit must run away
to escape danger, its enemies are always
behind it, and therefore nature has given
it large ears to catch every sound and
the habit of throwing them back, be-
cause its danger comes from that direc-.
tion. As the fox and the wolf must run
after their prey, nature has given them
the habit of thrusting their ears for-
ward.
Just how careful nature is in these
‘matters and how she suits conditions to
surroundings may be seen in the jack-
rabbit of the Western prairies. It is the
natural prey of the wolf, and, as itis in
more danger than our rabbits are, its
ears have been made a good deal larger
and longer, the better to hear the sounds
made by its enemy.
A further inquiry concerning the grad- |
uates of the last ten vears shows that!
two hundred and thirty-five young men |
and women have received their diplomas |
from the local High school. Of this num- |
ber, fifty-nine entered college, and twen- |
ty-one took up studies in other institu-
tions such as Normal schools and Busi-
ness colleges. This shows that on the
average about twenty-five per cent. of
those who graduate go on to college,
while about one-third of the number pur-
sue courses of a greater or less extent!
in institutions beyond the High school.
Through the courtesy of the Hon. Har-
ry B. Scott, Member of the General As-
sembly, a case of very fine exhibits of
commercial materials has been present-
ed by the Commercial Museum of Phila-
delphia to the Bellefonte schools. This
educational collection, as well as others
previously received, is in regular use by
the advanced geography classes in the
grades, and by the commercial geogra-
phy students in the High school.
Mr. Wagner, Principal of Schools, is!
attending the sessions of the Department
of Superintendence of the National Edu-
cation Association, which convenes in
Cincinnati, Ohio, during the week of
February 22-27th. This is the largest
organization in the world devoted to the
problems of general school supervision !
and administration. Affiliated with this
Department are fifteen minor bodies,
which, with the main organization, bring !
together annually about three thousand
of the leading educators of the country. ;
The inspiration that such a meeting can ;
give to a community, through the pres- |
ence of an accredited representative, can |
scarcely be measured.
A visitor dropping into virtually any
room of the Bellefonte schools will be
struck with the special emphasis that is
being placed on a free and full expres-
sion of ail forms of English work. This
is noticeable even as early as the first
grade, where the formal dramatization
of interesting child stories is carefully
worked out. Acting, which is a primi-
tive instinct, seeks expression through
the early years of childhood, and prima-
ry teachers are utilizing this primal ac-
tivity to the utmost. Mother Goose
rhymes, folk-lore tales, and finally his-
torical events become she basis of the
training. It is believed that emphasis of
this nature will assist greatly in develop-
ing a rich and fluent vocabulary later in
the course.
Passing on through the upper grades
and the High school one is likely to see
a pupil standing before his class in the
act of explaining a lesson, or giving a
talk on some topic of current interest;
or, perchance,he will meet a class divided
into two parts engaged in a lively debate.
All of these efforts on the part of pupils
are under constant criticism by iheir
classmates and by the teachers. The in-
terest in these oral contests has become
so keen that pupils are asking teachers
ahead of time to be permitted to take
part in the exercises. Such training
through a period of twelve years is bound
to give a pupil an ease and facility in
speech that will prove of great value in
his future life.
To show that the Domestic Science de-
partment is making special efforts to
teach the girls, not only how to cook
well, but how to do it economically, one
needs only to visit the laboratory of this
department at any time to note the actual
process of cooking. ‘A description of a
recent lesson on meats will be typical of
the method followed. About seven and
one-half pounds of twenty-cent beef were
used to teach the ; casting of a meatto a
class of forty-five g rls, divided into three
sections. This shows an outlay of $1.50
in money for meat. The lesson on roast-
ing was given, and with the left over a
i department at the institution.
You have seen a horse thrust his ears
forward quickly when anything startles
him; that is his instinctive movement to
catch every sound of a threatening na-
ture. A dog raises his ears in a similar
way.—Presbyterian Examiner.
Farmers to Get Blooded Fowls from State
College.
State College, Pa., Feb. 22.—Poultry
fanciers on the farms of this Stzte are
to be assisted in improving their flocks
by the Pennsylvania State College, ac-
cording to a recent announcement made
by M. C. Kilpatrick, head of the poultry
He said
that blooded cockerels grown at the Col-
lege farms would be sold at cost through
the various county farm bureaus.
Jt is the purpose of the College authori-
ties to establish community flocks of
high quality, and new blood will be in-
jected from time to time by means of
prize cockerels. Through further dis-
semination of improved poultry stock, it
is hoped to build up gradually the gen-
eral utility flocks of Pennsylvania farm-
ers.
Mr. Kilpatrick said that for the pres-
ent the output of cockerels would be re-
stricted to about 150 fowls, because of
the limited supply on hand. He hoped,
however, to increase the number to be
distributed from year to year.
Complicated French Clocks.
The clock of Lyons Cathedral is a
wonderful piece of mechanism, and the
legend describing it is as follows: The
.cock crows, the bell sounds the hours,
the little bells the Sancte Spiritus; the
angel opens the gate to salute the Virgin
Mary. The two heads of the lions move
the eyes and the tongue. The astrolable
shows the hours in its degree and the
movement of the moon. Morever, the
perpetual calendar shows all the days of
the year, the feast days and the bissex-
tile. The hours at which the chimes are
complete are five and six in the morn-
ing, mid-day and one and two o'clock in
, the afternoon. Tke chimes at the other
hours are restricted so as not to interfere
with the cathedral services.
New Facts About Microbes.
It has just been discovered that the
sudden cooling of the atmosphere has
the effect of transporting microbes and
localizing them in certain regions. The
cool surfaces attract them from a dis-
tance almost instantaneously, the
smaller being transported farther than
the larger ones. These discoveries
throw light upon the origin of certain
epidemics, and may be useful in help-
ing us to decide what climates are
the most healthful.
Letter of the Law.
The little stenographer had been
typewriting so steadily all day that
at bedtime her tired brain kept work-
ing in the same way, and she found
herself murmuring: “Capital—Our
space capital—Father comma—(Good-
ness! what am I saying?)” So she
conscientiously began again. But, in
spite of her efforts, the prayer ended
with ‘“Capital—Amen period—" and
a sleepy, apologetic giggle.
Resourceful Servant.
“What!” cried the mistress to her
new maid, whom she had found sit-
ting down in the library with her
hands folded. ‘Here you are sifting
down! Why, you were sent in here
to dust the room!” “Yes, ma'am,”
was the girl's reply, “but I have lost
the duster, and so I am sitting on each
of the chairs in turn!”
Lives on a Diet of Beans.
One of the hardest working men in
Bath, Me. has solved the cost of
living problem by subsisting almost
entirely on beans. He says that he
can live on ten cents a day, and shows
by his appearance that the diet by
no means disagrees with him,
Daily Thought.
The most gladsome thing in the
world is that few of us fall very low,
the saddest that with such capabili-
ties we seldom rise high.—J. M. Barrie,
First Rounded Table Knives.
During the first half of the seven-
teenth century Cardinal Richelieu, the
founder of the French Academy, be-
came offended by the rude manner in
which pointed knives were used and
thereafter caused his knives to be
rounded. Before long the fashion was
generally adopted, and the pointed
blade, which, in lieu of a fork, had
been useful in picking up pieces of
meat, was abandoned. Since the sev-
enteenth century the form of table
knife has remained substantially as
we know it.
Salt in the United States.
The two chief methods depended on
for obtaining salt are to mine rock
salt and to evaporate salt-bearing so-
lutions. Rock salt is obtained chiefly
from daep shaft mines in the eastern,
central and southern parts of the
United States, active mines being lo-
cated in New York, Michigan, Kansas
and Louisiana. A comparatively
small quantity is also obtained from
surface deposits in the dry climates
of Utah and California.
Communal Life of Ants.
The most complete communal life
is that of ants. They make other
ants serve as slaves. Some of them
have developed into door-tenders. They
have hard heads, with which they
plug up eatrances. Friendly ants an-
nounce their presence by stroking the
heads in a peculiar way, giving the
password, as it were, and then are
admitted. These ants even raise a
type of mushroom on which they live.
Imperial Rome.
There are various estimates of the
population of ancient Rome. One fig-
ure given by Gibbon was 1,200,000.
Baker, in his notes to Montesquieu’s
“Grandeur and Decadence of the
Romans,” gives good reasons for think-
ing that Rome's population was 2,000,
000. The city had within its walls, in
the time of Theodosius, 48,332 habita-
tions, built, as a rule, with several
stories.
Round of Pleasure.
“Well,” mused six-year-old Harry as
he was being buttoned into a clean
white suit, “this has been an exciting
week, hasn’t it, mother? Monday we
went to the zoo, Wednesday 1 lost
a tooth, Thursday was Lily’s birthday
party, Friday I was sick, yesterday I
had my hair cut; and now here I am
rushing off to Sunday school!”
The Prophesied Completeness.
We rejoice in life because it seems
to be carrying us somewhere; because
its darkness seems to be rolling on !
toward light, and even its pain to be
moving onward to a hidden joy. We
bear with incompleteness because of
the completion which is prophesied
and hoped for.—Phillips Brooks.
Amateur Couldn't Hurt Him.
Testy Old Woman—*“There now! I
guess you won't go around poking
your nose into other people's busi-
ness after the raking I just gave you.”
Reporter—*“Well, don’t get proud
about it, madam; you didn’t hurt my
feelings much. I've been insulted by
experts.”—Life.
Letter Help.
Have a box at hand in desk, into
which slip interesting articles, witty
stories or poems.
friends, choose from the collection such
as would appeal to the individual. If
you are not in the “writing mood”
these supplements will be greatly ap-
preciated.
Daily Thought.
Accustom yourself to master and
avercome things of difficulty, for, if
you observe, the left hand for want
of practice is insignificant, and not
adapted to general business, yet it
holds the bridle better than the right
from constant use.—Pliny.
Why Pheasant Is Valued.
The renown of the pheasant as a
game bird is due to its skill in hid-
ing itself on the ground, the fine
shots that it offers when driven from
cover, and the opportunities it affords
to the fine art of cookery.
How Electric Shock Kills.
Doctors have decided that an elec-
tric shock kills a man by destroying
the rhythm of the heart beats and act-
ing on the lungs like an overdose of
an anesthetic. :
: Militarism.
Whom the gods would destroy they
first endow with loaded weapons and
then fill their heads with foolish no-
tions about defending thelr honor.—
Life.
We All Know Them.
“There are certain people who eat
well, drink well, and sleep well, but
who, whenever they see a little work,
immediately become ill.”—The Green-
wich Magistrate.
Your Parents’ Diplomas.
Although your parents may have no
college diplomas, remember that they
are graduates of the school of ex-
perience, in which you are the merest
freshman.—Youth’s Companion.
‘Uncle Eben.
“Be patient,” said Uncle Eben, “but
don’t mope around an’ imagine you're
a Job when you're only a Jonah!”
Ants Construct Tunnels.
The ants of South America have
been known to construct a tunnel
three miles in length. 3
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN
DAILY THOUGHT.
MY SYMPHONY.
*“I will not be swayed by envy
When my rival's strength is shown,
I will not deny his merit, but I'll
Strive to prove my own;
I will try to see the beauty spread
Before me, rain or shine,—
I will cease to preach your duty
And be more concerned in mine.”
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Deep flaring, turn back cuffs of the
Puritan and cavalier type and of the
same material as the collar are worn with
| the fitted basque. ;
A Medici collar with a point cape
reaching to the waist is the newest.
Cape effects prevail among the wrap
styles.
The afternoon coat is usually made of
a rich pile fabric.
One of the new combinations is navy
blue and dark purple.
Many broadcloth suits are trimmed
with caracul cloth.
Six inches from the floor and pleated
to unhampering ‘fulness describes the
trend of the new skirts.
Black satin linings are being used in
the best tailored suits.
Evening cloaks of white velvet, trim-
med with ermine or dark fur, are very
smart.
Smart little dresses in short waisted
effect have been brought out for the
junior class of trade, says the Dry Goods
Economist. Many of these dresses fast-
en high up at the throat in military ef-
fect and are finished off with a leather
belt. The Dutch dress also looks partic-
ularly well on “juniors” and therefore
promises to meet with favor.
Dresses featuring the bolero idea are
expected to be in big demand, as they
are both practical and becoming. Modi-
fication of the middy styles, while by no
means new, are still meeting with favor.
The same is true of the regulation sailor,
which continues to be a favorite from
season to season.
When writing to ;
When linen waists have been not only
out of favor, but scarcely tolerated for
. so long, it is interesting to note the dif-
ferent models in this material that are
i coming in advance styles to herald the
i vogue for spring. One particularly pretty
| waist is made with a yoke of hand em-
i broidery, pointed, with scalloped edge;
the body part of the waist is trimmed
with tiny tucks with a four-inch tuck in
front. The waist is buttoned from the
; top of the high standing collar down the
front in clusters of three small buttons.
' The collar carries pointed tab turnovers,
and the sleeves are tucked through the
! middle and have deep cuffs.
Women are troubled with tired, per-
spiring feet. Nothing will affect the
whole disposition so quickly, make one
| irritable, nervous and really ill, as a pair
of aching feet which are hardly fit to
| stand on.
Once you feel this condition coming on
you must begin treatment immediately.
- At night before going to bed wash the
, feet in hot water, allowing them to soak
. for 10 minutes. Then rub them vigorous-
"ly with rock salt, which can be purchas-
‘ed in. any drug store. This should be
| soaked in the water until it reaches the
i consistency of slush. Take up handfuls
i and rub well into the feet.
{ In the morning put on a pair of stock-
| ings, but before covering the feet dust
. them with a powder made in the follow-
: ing way: Mix five grams of burned alum,
' two and one-half grams of salicylic acid,
' 15 grams of starch and 50 grams of vio-
i let talcum powder. Dust this over the
( feet, which should be bathed at least
| once daily. .
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Sand and putty will be favorites this
spring with terra-cotta in the back-
“ground.
This is not a real estate item. It isa
"live fashion note. Perhaps it is lack of
dyestuffs that has put “sand” and ‘“put-
i ty” in broadcloths, but whatever it is, if
| fashion keeps on at this rate it will be
{ hard to tell whether it is the lady or the
house seen walking down the avenue in
the fashion columns of the dailies.
“The accepted way of arranging silver
' at each cover is to place the forks at the
i left of the plate in the order in which
| they are to be used and the knives and
| spoons at the right in the same order.
! This does not include the silver for des-
|sert. Bread and butter spreaders are
' frequently laid on the bread and butter
| plates. For a dinner of soup, meat salad,
i dessert and coffee, the silver is arranged
| thus: at the left of the plate the fork for
| meat on the outside and the salad fork
| next, at the right of the plate the meat
' knife next to the plate and the soup
spoon next to it on the outside. Bouillon
spoons are used for soup.— Woman's
\ Home Companion.
The effort to keep children pleasantly
engaged indoors has been solved by one
tactful woman in this manner: The fol-
lowing shoe boxes were placed in a con-
venient place in the kitchen:
(a) Play store box containing paper
money cut from cardboard; also large
wooden buttons to string.
(b) Barnyard animals, cut from cloth,
heavy black goods preferable. These
keep their shape and last a long time.
(c) * Dominoes and blocks. /
(d) Paper cutting box scissors (dull
points) and different-colored wrapping
paper.
(e) Dinner set containing a tiny set
of dishes, lunch cloth and spoons.
One box is given at a time.
Often they play a half day with one
box, then they must replace contents be-
fore they are given another. Their play-
things are new to them and the floor is
not littered. The contents are cheap
and easy to replenish.
Pineapple Salad.—A can of Hawaiian
pineapple forms the basis of the salad.
This pineapple is cut into half-inch thick
slices, and there should be two slices for
each plate, with two or three crisp
hearts of lettuce leaves beneath. The
dressing is made of half a cup of the
pineapple juice, half a lemon and the
yolks of four eggs cooked to a thin cus-
tard and then thinned just before serv-
ing, with a little cream. This rich, thin
dressing is poured over the pineapple
slices, and on top put a little grated
cheese with one or two bits of English
walnut.
With the delicious salad serve thin wa-
fer biscuits made crisp and brown by be-
ing set in the oven for five minutes.
———Subscribe for the WATCHMAN.