Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1910 — REST WEARY FEET [ARTICLE]

REST WEARY FEET

ÜBE OF STOOLB A RELIEF FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Can Be Used to Advantage Without Delaying Work a Minute—High and Low Stools a Great x Convenience. Housewives can give their tired feet a rest without delaying their work one minute simply by judicious use of the high and low etool. First the high stov.. It should be cushioned and used often. Just look at the hours that a woman stands at the stove stirring a saucepan or doing such little odd things around the cook stove. Is there any reason known to culinary science why such work should not be done with a- long spoon from the comfortable height of the tall stool? The little girls in the cooking school are not required to stand at their work any more than are the scholars in the day school. They sit down to it, and the toll Is lessened to a most appreciable extent by that restful position, and there is no damage done td the contents of the saucepan by reason of the stirring being carried on from, a high stool instead of in the usual way of the housewife. Dishwashing can be done as well from a high stool as while standing on one’s tired feet Then that low stool! Its usefulness Is so apparent that it is difficult to Imagine any woman being without one and yet how few homes have such a thing for the purpose suggested! Being light and easy to carry, it can be taken from room to room by the housewife and used for a rest when the tiresome work of straightening the lower drawers In the bureau has to be done or the books on the lower shelf of the book rack dusted, or the laundry sorted out, all of which operations require one to sit on the floor or else break one’s back bending over. Avoffi this sort of calisthenics when it is not necessary. Use a low stool and rest Another use for this little stool is when packing a suit case or trunk, work that will be frequently on the day’s list during these months. Don’t kneel on the floor for that kind of work. The hinges of the knees will get rusty soon enough without such unnecessary provocation. How restful it Is to sit on one of these little bamboo seats when doing such work. Then when it is necessary to reach up to clean the chandelier or hang a picture, the little bamboo friend comes ill handy again, for it is just the right height to elevate one to the gas globe or the picture cord. Finally, don’t overlook the fact that the little bamboo stool is a most useful and comfortable footstool when you are enjoying the luxury of rest time on the porch. '

Brandled Peaches Without Cooking. Select large, perfect peaches, wipe with a rough towel to remove the fuzz, then pack in a stone crock. Cover with boiling water, so that all the fruit is immersed, then cover the mouth of the jar with a thick cloth so as to retain the steam. Let stand until the water is almost cold, take out the peaches and rub off the skin. Put a layer of the skinned peaches in the bottom of a jar and cover with a thick layer of the best granulated sugar. Add another layer of peaches, more sugar and so on until all the fruit is used, haying the sugar for the last layer. Pour in a pint of brandy, close and seal the jar immediately and keep In a cosl, dry, dark place. Another way of brandying peaches is to can the peaches In the usual way, but fill tn the last two inches of the jar with brandy.