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EVENING LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915.
WANTED: PHILADELPHIAWOMAN
WHO CAN DARN, SAYS M'LISS
That There is a Dearth of Expert Needlewomen
Is Attested to by Difficulties Encountered
When One Tries to Get Mending Done
THERE Is just ono woman In Philadelphia who knowa how to dam. Of tho
thousands and thousands who professionally or because, of homo necessity
ply tho necdlo dally, only ono has come to light who Is so expert that she can
tako a bad tear In your favorlto ball gown or In the trouser leg of your best
English tailored suit and so mend It that a magnifying glass would be re
quired to detect tho stitches.
This Is art. The namo of the nrtlst, however, I3 locked securely In tho bosom
of tho secretary In chargo of tho ofllco of tho Woman's Exchange.
I was talking with tho latter 'the other morning about this superior needle
woman, and, alas! alack a dayl discovered that becauso of tho "crying" needs
of her two babies sho has given up darning, for tho time being at any rate.
"Sho Is tho only woman that we know of," said the secretary, "and wo como
in contact with many talented with tho needle, who Is really an expert. Sho
con mend a rent In tho most dellcato chiffon gown so that It defies detection.
She can darn tho finest tablo linen so tliut even the closest Inspection will not
rtvenl tho worn places. Although wo aro constantly swamped with work for
her, sho has had to gtvo up on account of tho demands of her little children.
"Tlmo and time again wo hnvo advortlsed for women to take her place.
Dozens of applicants camo to us who think they can dam and mend expertly.
But compared to this woman's, their work Is crude."
Ono of tho rules of tho Woman's Exchange Is that tho names of their
workers shall not bo rovcaled under any circumstances. Therofore, tho praises
of this supernecdlowoman can only bo sung Indirectly, but sulllco It to say
r,ho Is foreign, sho loomed her art In a convent and the demand for her Is so
great that If sho didn't think more of her kiddles than of tho money waiting to
bo mado sho might now bo putting by a tidy sum for a rainy day.
Speaking of tho monotary aspect, it would pay women to becomo proficient
In this branch of needlework. For tho simplest pleco of work GO cents is chnrged.
Should tho tear demand especial offort, as high as J5 Is tho prlco considered
commensurato with tho labor.
When you consider that a ball gown costing hundreds of dollars may bo
seemingly mined by a tear acquired at tho first wearing, you can reullzo how
Jmporatlvo It Is for Philadelphia to obtain another woman to step Into tho shoes
of tho solitary expert who has temporarily retired.
Coming "Up to the Scratch"
Although In tho faco of tho overwhelming accounts of bloodshed that como
to us dally from tho battlefields of Europe, It may seem a bit unfeeling to mako
optimistic deductions, It cannot fall to bo recognized that this conflict has In
less than two yoars given women tho opportunity of exercising capabilities that
might In times of pcaco havo lain dormant for hundreds of years.
I do not mean merely that women havo proved themselves sufficiently
Intelligent to go Into munition factorlos and make tho shot and shell used In
defending their homes and countries.
Nor do I mean to express any surprise that they havo demonstrated their
ability to porform tho carpentering, plumbing and "electrlclanlng" Jobs that
tho men at tho front havo left bohtnd them uncompleted, to say nothing of their
running tho trams and cleaning tho public highways.
These things requlro no high degreo of skill or mentality. And women, I
bellovo, have always felt that there were few things achievable by men that
they themselves could not master, with tho exception, perhaps, of adding a
column of figures, n thought not annoying In this day of adding machines.
But tho real point that they havo gained, I think, lies in tho fact that they
havo risen abovo tho kind of labor that has been stigmatized as mero "woman's
work." They have como "up to tho scratch" in performing man's work. Volun
tary service this, too: no conscription necessary.
This war, according to a writer In a current magazine, has proven that
"woman Is moro and not less valuable ao a worker becauso of tho slight
permanent glow of sympathy which accompanies her capacity for motherhood."
Even Lord Kitchener, who in tho Egyptian campulgn said If femalo nurses
were sent to them he'd dump them into the Nile, would doubtless sing a song of
a different tune If all of tho noblo women in tho Red Cross army decided to
"walk out" of tho war zone.
Competing With Cupid
Much Interest Is being expressed In an altogother now kind of marriage
bureau In operation at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.
Unlike tho sort which has provided at random husbands for the husbandless
nnd wives for tho wifeless, tho now Institution docs not provide at all. It
merely directs.
You aro nt itho threshold of tho altar. In fact, you'vo almost put your head
Into tho hymeneal noose. Then tho thought of all this eugenic talk recurs to you.
You writo to tho bureau, recounting your own history and that of your fiance.
In a little while you get an answer telling you whether or not you ought to
marry tho person you havo selected.
No leBa a person that Dr. Charles B. Davenport, ono of tho first to enter
tho ranks of tho ougenlsts, Is in charge.
"People write to us," ho eays, in a recent article, "giving their histories and
asking advlco about marriage, Wo answer, telling what tendencies are present
and are likely to bo perpetuated by tho marriage suggested. Sometimes wo
advise couples not to marry. Sometimes we tell them there is no reason why
they should not marry and raise children.
"The station is the country's clearing house for scientific race investigation,
and from It aro sent out pages of advice as to the suitability of certain proposed
marriages to any one who wants them."
looks pretty much like trespassing on Cupid's grounds to me.
Rhythmic, at Any Rate
Fllrtatiousneas and mendadousness go hand in hand, says tho man who
thinks ho understands women.
You Never Can Tell Till You've Tried
Lots of bachelors who believe their single blessedness Is tho result of choice
might have a different opinion If they had put the matter to a test.
JI'LISS.
1 Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page
AddreM all communications to M'liis. care of tbo Erenlni Idjer. Write on ana
Ida of the paper only.
Sear JTlilas Please write me out a.
A delicious stuffing is made by seasoning mashed potatoes with sage, one
onion and sweet red peppers, minced fine.
Dear ITLlss I am anxious to write a letter to Dr. Hutcheson who writes
medical articles In tho Saturday Evening Post and other magazines. Can you
find his address for me? Is he a Philadelphian? INQUISITIVE.
I suppose you mean Dr. Woods Hutchinson. He was born In England. His
address is 131 West 103d atreet, New York city.
Dear M'Llss What Is the difference
When It Is noon hero It Is 5:09 p. m. in
Dear SfLiss I want to announce my engagement In as inconspicuous a
manner as possible. How should I do It? MARY K.
Either give a little tea or luncheon to a few friends and announce Jt then,
or write notes to your intimates telling them, and rest assured the news will
spread like wlld-flre.
l:
MILLIE AND HER
good recipe for stuffing a duck.
A. It. J.
In time In Philadelphia and Paris?
M.
Paris.
MILLIONS
SEEN IN
Jjr
SOMETHING NEW AND UNUSUAL FOR
SKATING
LUMBAGO DON'T DEPEND
ON FRIENDS TO CURE IT
By WILLIAM
HE WAS 31 years old, rather too stout,
a bookkeeper, a heavy smok"r,
flabby, disinclined to walk to nnd from
luf work, for six weeks lie lin.il stiffeied
W.th lumbago nnd hail been compelled to
glvo up work. The man was damned with
too many friends, nnd every friend had
a remedy which tho poor fellow bad to
try In order to keep peace In the com
munity. Among other things he tried
thrco kinds of plasters, two kinds of "kid
ney cure." electricity, Turkish baths, as
pirin, chiropractic adjustment nnd a blis
ter. But tho back remained "nliout the
same."
Finally some one had a brilliant
thought. Why not go down nnd sco the
family doctor. It might bo something
growing In tho spine!
Sure enough. Tho patient called on the
doctor after six weeks of misery.
Tho doctor ordered him to strip off every
stitch of clothing. That was a good be
ginning. Tho Bplno was not tender. There was
no muscle spasm. Seated in a chnir tho
lKitient could easily bend forward, so
that tho spinal vertebrao wero probably
not inflamed. With his knees stiff he
could hend forward nnd touch the Hour
with his fingertips, showing that the sac
roiliac Joints wero probably not nt fault.
Sciatica was ruled out because there was
absolutely no tenderness to pressure along
the course of tho sciatic nerve.
You see the doctor was trying to find
out what was the matter before attempt
ing treatment.
Tho hip movements wero unimpaired.
LUNCHROOM INDUSTRY
RAPIDLY GROWING IN
CENTRAL PART OF CITY
Twenty Counter Restaurants
Do Business Now Where One
Was Plenty But a Couple
of Years Ago
LUNCH BOX DISAPPEARS
SO I.unrh Holes make SO Strain.
SO Mculi make 1 Lunchroom.
10 Lunchroom make 1 Chain.
10 ChaliiH muke 1 Tniat.
That is nbout tho situation In tho Phila
delphia quick-lunch Industry, as the lead
ing lunch magnates view It. Tho trust
stage has not yet nrrlved, but may soon,
they believe. Tho quick-lunch magnate)
wore trying to explain tho recent appear
ance of 20 or more counter restnurants
where but one grew before. In their
opinion, tho restaurants will continue to
blossom In direct proportion to the num
ber of lunch boxes left nt home.
"Carrying your lunch has gone," said one
man, recognized as a leader In tho noon
lunch business In the city. "Lunch box-js
are now things of the past.
"When tho point arrived that lunch boxes
were seldom seen In the cars as they ap
proached Market and Chestnut streets,
the few that remained disappeared also.
"Thoso who used to carry their lunch
have to eat. even though they did omit
tho lunch box," the expert continued.
"What Is moro natural, then, than tho
appearance of restaurants to feed them?"
Others with a long experience In feed
ing Phlladelphlaus at the lunch hour
agreed with this diagnosis of the situa
tion. There were a number of factors,
but the passing of the lunch box was nt
the foundation of the increasing quick
lunch Industry, they said.
Men in the business are not the only
one who have observed the rapid
growth of restaurants In the central sec
tlon of the city. The development lias
taken place within a year, but the last
three months has seen the greatest In
crease. New entrants in the quick-lunch field
(Copyright. JOtS.)
, . . (Copyright. 1015.) '. I ',
THE SHOPS
THIS good-looking
skating costume com
bines the advantages of
being smart, practical
and warm. Oxford tweed
Is the fabric of which It Is
made, and although It Is
plain, It Is exceedingly
trim. A chin-chin collar
which may bo opened at
tho throat Is a clever
Innovation, on tho plan
of tho popular reversible
effect.
A smart way to trim a
suit Is shown In the nu
merous bandings of self
material. Tho borders
como In contra sting
shades, such as blue,
green or red, on a plain
background; gray, gray
hluo and green, for in
stance. A linked chain
for carrying Milady's
skntrtt comes with tho
costume. This is so
made as to bo snapped
on either shoulder. Of
course, It may bo re
moved for street wear.
The prlco Is $39.75.
Purple French felt Is
used on this pert little
hat, with a single orna
ment of fur. Price, $10.
Full particulars as to
the plnco where this nr
tlclo can bo purchased
may bo obtained by send
ing a stamped, solf
nddresscd envelope to tho
Editor of the Womnn's
Parc, Kvr.Nis'o Lrcoann,
fiOS Chestnut ntroot.
Plcnso mention tho date
on which tho nrtlcle ap
peared. The newest feature In
neckwear Is tho uso of
leather.
BRADY, M. D,
I There was no Indication of loose kidney,
ptosis or abdominal disease. N'o piles or
varicocele. In fnct. 110 nppnient cxplnnn
1 tlon for the trouble. The urine was nor
mal. The blood was nririn.il. The tem
perature was normal. The feet wero not
fiat, and the footprint was normal. Hut
When the patient stood upon his feet
the doctor detected some pronation or
turning In at the ankles.
"All!" exclnlmcd the doctor under his
breath, getting out his shears, felt, ad
hesive plaster, bandages and other Im
pedimenta. The doctor applied a temporary support
to prevent footstrnln. Tho patient went
home and lost his lumbago somewhere
on the way. Next day he returned to
work, and he has been working happily
ever since. Each of his friends assumes
the eiedlt for the cure but the patient,
without ostentation, continues to follow
the doctor's instructions regarding the
proper kind of footwear, exercise nnd
nonrlgld support.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
f Feeding n Fever
Is there a new way of treating typhoid
fever by allowing the patient certain solid
foods throughout? I have always sup
posed only liquids were safe.
Answer Liquids may bo more clangor
ous than solid loods. Excellent results
are obtained by feeding scraped beef, soft
eggs, toast and the like. Too many ty
phoid victims have been literally starved.
have already found business lively
enough to warrant the forming of two
chains of restaurants. Others who havo
started icccntly with one establishment
are planning to extend their businesses,
rnlt-ss the boom fulls within a short
time other chains will be added to thu
llrst two, and eventually a combination
of all will be made. That Is the view of
restaurant men of long experience.
Market and Chestnut streets from
Hroad street to 2d are the principal
Ileitis invaded by the new Industry. Tho
two chains have opened eight lunch
rooms on these thoroughfares within six
months. Side streets have also given
way before tho onslaught and accommo
date nearly ten moro establishments. Ono
has been opened In West Philadelphia
and others probably will follow.
Ilesldes the need for replacing the ob
solete lunch box, the steady Increase of
transient population of the city has pro
vided the new restaurants with business.
Varluus predictions are made for the fu
ture of the new lunchrooms. Those
whoso experience has been tho longest
forecast the extinction of many, but a
fighting chanco for at least 10 of tho new
establishments.
Bishop and MrH. Berry to Receive
Tllshop and Mrs. lierry will keep open
house at tho episcopal residence, 030
South ISth street, on New Year's Day,
from 2 until 10 P. m. No special Invita
tions have been Issued, but everybody Is
invited.
THE CHEERFIA CHERUB
I Wke cexK minute t.s
it comes,
OF fc.Il sensations aepceae
it dry,
And. ty my time's so
oceuoittrX
I never 5it irA yuJi ttfd
SHOPLIFTERS' ROAD
IS GETTING HARDER,
GIRL SLEUTH SAYS
Miss Margaret Leighton, Only
19, Tells How She Protects
Store nnd Shoppers
SHE IS A "LUCKY FIND"
Department Mnnafrcr Discovered Her
By Accident How the
Detectives Work
"Although there la nlways a man at
tho .head of tho doteetlvo service of a
department store, our forco consists of
women mainly. Men are so conspicuous
In a department store and can't seem to
loam how to wander gracefully and
saunter about doing nothing," explained
the general manager of ono of the city's
biggest storeB.
"A store detcctlvo In many Instances
Is a lucky find. Our bpst woman, Miss
Margaret Leighton, was a girl at exchange
two years ago. She lost her handbag
In thn dressing room and In telling mo
nf her loss I recognized tho qualities that
so as to make a good detective Let Miss
Leighton speak for herself."
Miss Leighton camo Into tho office, cool
and dainty In white blouse and skirt,
and wide brimmed straw hat. Only 10
years old, sho admitted, and nbout live
feet In height.
"Eight-tenths nf the shoplifters nre
women," sho said; "that Is, those who
aro casual offenders. With tho profes
sionals tho figures are almost tho re
verse. And nfter n little practice It's an
easy matter to catch them. N'o matter
how experienced the shoplifter, sho
can't help looking around to sco If her
neighbors aro paying attention to her.
Sho carries a folded newspaper, an empty
bag and hero are two of tho cleverest ar
rangements wo have found."
Ono was a box, evidently carefully
wrapped up In brown paper, nnd the four
corners of ono end of tho paper were
sealed with red wax. Hut one side of tho
box opened, and tho shoplifter slipped
under this Ilnp tho articles desired. A
more complex tool was n large square
box resting on n flat package. The box
was easily lifted from Uh foundation and
showed that It had only three sides. This
was a particularly useful receptacle for
books.
Several boxes of photographs with his
tories attached are filed In this ofllco.
Also weapons revolvers, knuckles, etc.
taken from the men. Every shoplifter
who Is sentenced Is kept track of and
looked out for on his relenso.
"I don't think our customers realize
how much trouble we tako to protect
them," Miss Leighton said, "for shop
lifters lift from them as well ns from us.
At sales times tho customer suffers most.
And wo increase our force In this way.
We station men with liawkshniv sldo
whiskers, and wo advise them to net llko
a story-book detective. They must snoop
around and eye everybody. Women are
used here In tho same fashion. They
must watch every one leaning against
tho counters nnd net so ostentatiously
that tho most casual observer will dis
cover that sho Is a detective. Tho real
ones you never notice.
"Hut It's the customer's own handbag
that Is the object of our care.
"I look after a well dressed woman,
who carries a plump hand bag and often
arrive In tlmo to scare off a sneak thief.
"Of course, I would not bo able to hold
a man or a woman If they tried to run
away from me when I asked them to
come to tho ofllce, but the other day,
when a man would not stop, I called stop
thief and tho crowd held him for me.
"Sometimes I think if the cunning, suc
cessful sneak thief's uses wero given to
another work, ho or sho would land nt
tho top In a short time. Most of tho
people we find are degenerates, In some
way, but many of them aro unusually
clover.
"It never pays In the end, I know. Wo
detectives are co-operating with tho City
Ilnll men, and the cities nre sending ono
another photographs and news of the
movement or the most representative of
the shoplifters.
"You might say the average loss for the
year Is around J1000, but I know of ono
San Francisco llrm which admits its
losses amount to 2,i per cent, of Its re
ceipts. Hut" the life of tho shoplifter Is
getting harder every day."
And when one noticed the energy and
purposo in Miss Lelghton's blue eyes ono
appreciated the perils In (.tore for the
shoplifter of Philadelphia.
The Splendid Serb
"Ily your old men's bones on the moun
tain, Ily the blood of your youth In the plain,
ny tho tears unshed for your holy dead,
Ily tho children of your slain,
Ve who fought till no light iivnlleth,
O Serbs! 'tis the hour to shield
All that la loft of your people
The hour to yield!"
Ihirk! on the hill-winds ringing
O'er the thundrous drone of war.
Prom the snowy height of Knra Dagh
To tho valleys of Vardar,
The sp'endld Serb has answered
Piom a patriot's soul of (lame,
"Iletter to die In honor
Than live In shame!"
"It Is said It is done. Till wo perish
Wo tight and wo ask not why,
Back from our blnckcn'd homes and
fields.
Till we've nothing left but the sky,
Till the last last man on the last lone
hill
Shall cry nr death calls his namo:
Better to die In honor
Thau live In shame!" "
O world of men and sorrows!
In words of immortal light
The whole of the art of living
The creed of eternal right
Comes down from the Serbian summit.
For each man's soul the same:
"Better to die In honor
Thau live In shame!"
James Bernard Fagan.
MILLIE SHOULD HAVE
Marion Harland's Corner
T.V REPLT to query ns to whistling
1 ns profession, I submit tho following
extract from an article upon the subject:
The gift of song la not general, but al
most every ono may learn to whistle ar
tistically nnd satisfy his desire for mu
sical expression. It Induces cheerfulness
and is beneficial to tho health, for the
samo method of breathing Is necessary as
In voice culture, with an ndded ndvantago
that tho whistler may bo trained for fine
expression In mucn less tunc uum in
quired In voice development. Tho study Is
especially beneficial to children as young
ns B or 6 years of age, as correct breath
ing teaches at an early ago thp value of
deop breathing.' LULLLA S.
Oxalic Acid for denning
"In reply to n few questions ns to how
to get tho stains out of tablecloths or
any kind of garments: Get a box of
oxalic ncld for 23 cents nt any drug store.
It Is rather expensive, but It Insts a
long tlmo and goes a long way. Of
course, much depends upon the color of
tho material that you wish to clean free
of spots and stains. For dark goods Uso
n weak solution nnd for white mnterlals
ono tablespoon not heaping to one-half
cup of lukewarm water. I hope others
will llko this oxalic acid as much as I
do. It Is something that nevor falls.
Watch the stain disappear, then wash out
Immediately In cold, ctenr water.
"FAlTHFtTL EEADEIt."
donning nnd Curling Feathers
"In answer to 'Subscriber,' asking how
to tako out peach stains and saying sho
was not answered, I have Intended writ
ing to the Corner advising her not to Uso
tho nclds on linens, as they, harm, not
help, tho articles. Such stains nlways
disappear when peaches aro gone. Will
somo render who has had this experience
tell us nbout It? Now, may I ask how
I can clean nnd curl hat feathers? 1 havo
been wearing them, but they look yellow,
although I have washed and blued them,
also tried chloride of lime fn weak solu
tion), but can't seem to whiten them.
"L. K."
Sent to the Cleaner
"t enn appreciate Mrs. F. W.'s predica
ment. I have always considered feather
pillows as probable germ catchers, and
for years havo wnshed my pillows and
In some Instances with little success.
Last spring I sent them to a sanitary
laundry and shall never attempt to do
them myself again this has solved tho
problem for me. All success to 'Our Cor
ner.' MIto. M. C. M."
Author of "Little Feet"
"Whllo perusing the Corner I noticed a
request for the name of the author of tho
poem 'Llttlo Feet." I nm pleased to bo
able to supply the name Florence Percy
(Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen). Sho was
born In 1523 in the town of iHrong. Me.
At an early nge the death of her mother
cast u gloom over her young life. Tho
grief of her bereavement may be noticed
In nil undertone of sorrow throughout her
writings. I nm pleased to be able to offer
nn answer to ono of tho many queries I
have rend In tho Corner.
"MRS. W- W-"
Code Regulating Stumps
"I read In the Corner a request for a
code regulating stamps, and nm sending
one which I hnppen to possess. I hope It
may be of some use to the one who made
the appeal, nnd possibly others: A
stamp placed In the upper right hand
coiner, straight up nnd down. Indicates
'sincere regard'; placed upside down In
tho samo corner Indicates 'hotrod'; cor
nerwlse, 'a kiss"; crosswise, 'love'; In
the upper left hand corner, 'shall always
hate you"; In the lower left, 'shall al
ways lovo you'; In centre nt top of en
velope, "I wish you lifelong happiness";
at bottom of envolopo. 'I wish you sor
row and unhapplne: centre of left
edge, 'I would rather talk than write to
you'; on level with tho name, "growing
friendship"; two penny stamps .placed In
tho upper right hand corner, 'I shall al
ways remember you"; plnced crosswise,
'I long to see you'; cornerwlso, 'I have
never met another llko you'; a stamp
placed on the back of tho envelope, 'I
wish you to write no more.'
"BETTY O."
Lost the Address
"I sent a Battenherg patten to an old
lady nnd promised to send somo em
broidery patterns nnd magazines to her
daughter, but In moving I lost her ad
dress and was unable to do so. She Is
a Mrs. . Could you possibly get me
the address again? In the same way
I lost a clipping from tho Corner re
garding some one who wanted to got
together somo young women for socia
bility. I should like to hear from her,
as I am entirely alone in the city and
havo few friends. I should like to learn
how to dance, just the waltz and two
step. If there Is any ono In your large
B
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somo way. I cam only a small "jjJ?
hut nm hnnrlv nf n,k.u 1 ralr.
Plain sewing although ' I haven?" 4
chine. Can von Ml , u "r..n ma-"
of white, mice? Aro they mu.h ..!5?
I nm n nnn n mv ; i:" """mi
wnnt something to help pass the ,,
awn'' rLonENCES
Unless Mrs. It. and the mcmW -1.1
wanted to get together some young mS I
en for sociability should rccognlje K"li
selves In reading your Interesting l.tt?."'!
lem H111111 noi uo auio to trace ihim i
?.,;,, ' "D'"c". wnose names begin wlt
It." havo sought for patterns of dim.i
sorts. Our lists nre made out nlnhill. J
tcally, and contain literally thou, anShjl
names nnd addresses. Wo mlnht ...?,!
for an hour without finding what you .
looking for. I am sorry. Your querrr, 1
spcctlng tho exchango of lessons Is oL.VJl
down the line. You shall hMr ttmSnii
one who may be able and willing t! .7
vatic your scheme. As to care of wm?,"S
mice, you will bo answered, doubtless k. '
somo of our younger members. ' ;
Whistling as a Profession i
"I notice nn Inquiry nbout whlstllnt
Last year n woman appeared on out '
Chautauqua program during our conv
tlon nt Chautauqua, N. Y. Many nf
our members had said that whlstlln."
could not bo nn art nnd did not belong
on our program. But some of us who hm
,..fc mia "niauvi eiv VUllHdCnt that
whistling was an nrt. nnd wo placed Ut
on our program. It was one of tho bit
successes of tho program and all the an"
lsts wero delighted.
"CAHOL1NB K McO."
Author of Poem
"In reply to It. n the poem, 'Alone,'
was written by Kathleen L. Urlcg.
f. n
"M. D. E.'
Keeps Pipes From Freezing
"To prevent pipes from freezing, wlpj'
tho dust from the pipes, and when clean
apply a coat of equal parts of vasclln
and parallln wax, melted nnd mixed to
gether while hot. Melt the Ingredients' In
doublo boiler and keep tho water as hot:
as possible whllo doing the work. Put i
thick coat of tho stuff on the pipes. Thti
Is said to do tho work required of It faith
fully throughout the cold weather,"
"M. A. V." ,
Worms on Rubber Plant
"My mother has a beautiful rubber
plant. There nre little tiny worms on it
nnd sho does not know what to do with'
It. She has taken It to the llorlst, but
they persist In coming back. I hnvo two
dresses which are badiy soiled. I wish to
know how to clean them to retain th
colors. One has pink and the other
purple (lowers. FLORENCE L."
I know thoso tiny worms of old. They
nre hatched In the earth In which th
plant grows and appear to have tho gift
of endless reproduction. Wet tho ioli
with weak lime water, taking care noHo
let it touch the leaves. In a short time
tho creatures will be extinct. Should a'
solitary survivor venture to tho surface,
repeat the process. It must bo diluted
lime water say, a tablespoonful to a pint
of cold water. It will not Injuro the
roots. Indeed it has a tendency to fertil
ize tho soil, correcting any tendency' to
acidity. If those gowns nre valuable
don't attempt to wnsh them yourself.
Send to a professional cleaner. If they
are not dellcnte or expensive, wash them
In plenty of gasoline, chnnglng this for
clean as fast as It gets muddy. Do this
In the open air anil do not let artificial
light come near you at any stage of the
operation. Dry them In the wind and do
not Iron them until the odor has cvap
orated. All ronimunlratloii nddrrsHcd to Mitt
Borland uliould Inclose 11 Htnnuicd, tlf.
nddrrHNtri envelope, and 11 clipping nf tb
nrtlrle In ublrli you nre tntrrntril, Stnd
to Marlon Ilnrland, K filing Ledger, COS
Chrntnut street, l'lillndeliihlu.
Deerfoot
Farm Sausage
not only have the
flavor but also the nu
tritive value you re
quire. A tempting and sub
stantial breakfast dish.
You'll find that all the
beat reataurants aerve them.
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