Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1914 — A Fat Reducer. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A Fat Reducer.

To rock a person back and forth on his stomach, in the same way a cradle is rocked, seems a very heroic

method of reducing abdominal fat, yet this device was recently patented for such a person.—Popular Mechanics.

The beautiful rag rugs that are now so highly prized are rather tedious in the preparation, so this help may be received gratefully. When making the hit-and-miss portion, take as many pieces of cloth of various colors as desired, lap two ends an Inch and sew back and forth two or three times on the sewing machine. All as many as desired, and then join the ends in the same way, making a variegated belt Now begin at one side and cut round and round, resulting in a long, piece of hit-and-miss all ready sewed.