Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1915 — Page 3

Hints tor the House Hunter

Qt course this Isn't at all the sort of house we wanted. It really Isn't at all big enough. And it's quite In the wrong location. There’s water in the cellar and there’s a leak in the roof that the landlord won't mend. But just had to take IL It has a perfectly heavenly seat in the turn of the stairs —one of those box seats that you can keep the rubbers, the brush and the broom in. The minute I saw that set my heart on having IL" We all know women who use about this sort of logic in choosing the habitations for themselves and their families and American men are .such nice, easy-going individuals, and they have such a blind sort of faith in their wives* ability to make home all that it ought to be, that they docilely sign the lease and pay the rent for the house that some such little foolish wife with some such illogical reasoning would pick out. But fortunately most women go about the task of house-hunting with considerable method and to make the task as simple as possible a good plan is to write out a list of qualifications before starting on the hunt, checking off those qualifications which are absolutely essential. Such a list, if put Into the hands of the real estate agent, would save many, many steps on the part of both agent and house-hunter and would, in many cases, simplify the task to the inspection of two or three houses or apartments. Usually the first consideration is one of rent. And American women ought to remember that it is a national falling of ours to pay too large a percentage on our house rent, leaving, therefore, too little for the elegances that make the house worth living In. American women have a way of occupying a house the very construction of which demands several servants, arid trying to live comfortably with one or none. Butlers’ pantries, large ✓ kitchens, breakfast rooms, many halls —all these things presuppose a train of servants. And yet many a woman tries to live in such a house with one or possibly no helper. Therefore, warning number one: Keep down your rent to the minimum. A second failing characteristic of Americans is that of a willingness to live at almost any distance from the place of work of the head of the family. The good old-fashioned method of living “over” one’s place of business had its advantages and in the old days many a fortune was made largely because the man of business was able to give the constant attention to his work that such an arrangement would make possible. The Astors In New York, long ago, lived over the store where the first of the family traded. And Benjamin Franklin recommended to his daughter that she make her home over her husband’s place of business. Of course, we don’t all want to do this, but we might with great advantage Insist on finding a habitation within easy distance from the work of those who have to bring In the Income. Another point to make note of In your list besides desired rent and location Is the question of exposure. Think well in what windows of your house you want the sun and never consent to dwell In a house where the direct rays of the sun do not at some time of the day fall In the room In which you will spend most of your waking hours.

Then think critically when inspecting a possible house, of the convenience of the arrangement of the rooms. In your imagination take the' steps that will be necessary to take in the course of getting one meal, or the course of one day of housekeeping.' And remember that many a housewife’s breakdown has been due simply to the faulty construction of the interior of her house. Expert judgment should be consulted on the subject of the dryness of the house. Be morally sure that the cellar is dry and that the drainage Is perfect. Insist on a recommendation house in matters of this sort more strictly than you seek for a recommendation of the integrity of the servants whom you take into your kitchen. Don’t be fooled In choosing a house by a doorknob that appeals to your, fancy, by a chandelier that pleases' your sense of the aesthetic, nor by a seat In the bend of the stairway that happens to be something you have always longed for.

Laughter Promotes Health

There Is not the remotest corner of little Inlet of the minute blood vessels of the human body that does not feel some wavelet from the convulsions occasioned by a hearty laughter. The life principle of the central man Is shaken to Its Innermost depths, sending new tides of life and strength to the surface, thus materially tending to Insure good health to the persons who Indulge therein. The blood moves more rapidly and conveys’ a different Impression to all the organs of the body, as It vlstls them on that particular mystic journey when the man Is laughing, than It does at dther times. For this reason every, hearty laugh In which a person Indulges tends to lengthen Ms life, conveying as it does new and distinct stimulus to the vital forces.

Prevents Tangles

To keep sewing cotton from tangling, when one is sewing, slightly oil the thread before beginning the sewing by drawing the thread through a drop of oil on the flngets. J

HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES

Sweep the dirt under the kitchen cabineL The room looks just as clean and It takes less time than to take it up in a dustpan. If ever it Is necessary to choose between an afternoon at the bridge club and cleaning up the house, always choose the former. Buy something from every agent that comes to the house, whether you the alleys often have need of a good for the agenL Let the pet dog sleep on the foot of the bed on cold nights. It gets the covers full of hair, but the dog likes IL Put the ashes in the best galvanized tub. The junk man that comes through the aleys often have need of a good tub at home. Neglect to fix the furnace when going out on a cold day, so that the fire can also go ouL To make the biscuits Into which you have forgotten to put baking powder more palatable, throw them out and mix another batch, adding the baking powder. Use as many eggs as possible when the price is high. It Increases the cost of llvnlg and enlivens domestic conversation. Have dinner late the night you are going to the theater. It adds so much to domestic felicity and the joy of the play when it Is necessary to break one’s neck to get Into one’s seat before the play begins. , Always mop the kitchen just before the man of the house carries the ashes up out of the cellar. It makes work double and enables anyone to tell who Is responsible for the dirty appearance of the kitchen. Spend two street car tickets whenever possible to go downtown to attend a dress goods sale where the total saving is 4 cents. In the summer time when the weather Is uncertain, leave all the windows up when you go away for the day. The rain will destroy the finish of the hardwood floors, but the house will be cool when you return. The easiest way to prevent the odor of sauerkraut permeating every crack and cranny of the house Is not to cook any.—lndianapolis News. 7

Fashion Notes

*The military influence Is howlng decidedly in neckwear. A huge bunch of grapes is a novelty as a corsage bouquet. The all-over Spanish lace designs are again in style In veils. Bronze slippers are used as much as black for afternoon wear; The normal as well as the slightly raised waistline is correct. Taffetas are likely to be the bilks par excellence for the coming spring. Loose-fitting waistcoats of velvet are worn with many of the new jackets. Full —everything must be full. Skirts flare, coats flare, and even hats are broad. Too much cannot be said of the part that velvet and full play In the new styles. Velvet suits, fur-trim-med, are, of course, the most beautiful of the winter modes, but if one can not have a velvet costume, velvet combined with cloth Is really very smart—a touch of fur Is also necessary on such suits, and may be given as a trimming, or by way of a separate neckpiece and muff. Many women prefer the latter, as It makes it possible to use one set of skins with as many suits as desired. The seml-tallored models that are popular at present are a boon to the woman wit ha limited Income. They can be satisfactorily developed at home, with only the aid of an inexpensive dressmaker. The lines are such that it does not require the skill of a professional tailor to carry them out In order to make them presentable. These new coats are made possible for the amateur, by their total absence of anything like padding or canvass stiffening; they are carried out in any of the new materials, and the plainest of cloths are accorded the same treatment that is given to silks and chiffon velvet. Lightweight materials give greater satisfaction In the development of the present day modes than do the heavier weaves. In the full skirts the Increased weight of the latter makes them Impracticable, and any deficiency In the way of warmth in the coat is overcome by an Interlining of lamb’s wool.

Health Notes

If a woman or a man faints put her or him flat on her or his back, give plenty of fresh air and sprinkle with cold water. For opium, morphine and laudanum poisoning give strong coffee and a hot bath and keep the patients awake and moving at any cost. If your hands perspire too freely, add a few drops of tincture of myrrh to the water in which you rinse them after washing. Then dry thoroughly and dust with boracic acid or oatmeal. Common baking powder Is one of the best remedies for the removal of warts and corns. Bind on wet and moisten the soda several times a day. The warts and corns will quickly disappear.

A way to protect yourself in buying Is to trade with somebody whose honesty you have tested. If you know that a dealer Is honest, be satisfied with that assurance and don’t humiliate yourself and him by measuring and weighing his goods on every possible occasion. The best way to protect yqprself from dishonest dealers is to lend your aslstance to every effort that energetic women —and men, too —are making to put through legislation that insures fair treatment on the part of the housekeeper from the tradesman. Legislation to Insure purity, fair measure, good conditions of labor —all these are a safeguard to the housekeeper and, help to “secure the cask.**

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSBLAEB. IND.

The Necessity of Fresh Air

Without an abundance of fresh air a person cannot expect to be healthy. A constant supply of untainted oxygen is .essential to keep the body in good condition. To Inhale only pure, unvitlated air is man’s natural prerogative and duty. It should be as repugnant to us to breathe foul air as to eat decayed food or enjoy wilted flowers. The olfactory nerves of a majority of people need cultivating. Many cater fastidiously to their stomachs whe habitually feed their lungs upon poisonous, offensive and devitalized air. The atmosphere which some houses offer to their guests is a positive affront to discriminating nostrils. A self-respecting or sane host would not proffer vitiated food, nor water for baths which had been previously used; yet foul air which had been breathed and rebreathed Is served through Ignorance or carelessness, without regard to Its offensiveness. Like the rain it falls upon the jusfand upon the unjust—upon those whoSfe dull and uneducated nostrils Inhale it complacently and upon the few whose natural instinct revolts at the outrage. The nose may be trained, like the palate, to a fine sense of .discrimination and be taught to reject that which is in the slightest degree offensive or Inimical to health and cleanliness, as well as to enjoy with rare satisfaction an atmosphere filled with life-giving ozone. There seems to be, even In this enlightened age, a general inclination to confound the purity of the air with Its temperature. People who inhabit houses with wide open windows all summer will close those same windows tightly in winter, cover all the chinks and apertures with weather strips and then exclaim complacently: “Now, our house is nice and comfortable for the winter. No drafts can come In here!” Why, a draft would be, if not a lifesaver, at least a health-preserver. Most people have observed that miasmatic maladies are more common tn winter than In summer. Have they ever endeavored to assign the reason? It is because in winter our houses are closed against ventilation, because the windows are rarely opened. That most loathsome of diseases, smallpox, prevails and spreads most during the winter months, when pure air is excluded from the home, and the germs of this foul disease are permitted to increase undisturbed by ventilation, amid filth and impurities.

To Young Women

Beauty of body arid face, which is much to be desired, constitutes a letter of introduction to the people one meets, but does nothing beyond that. A woman who seems to be beautiful may become absolutely ugly by showing herself to be ill-tempered, vain, or malicious. Wrinkles upon the face are very often the result of evil passions. The mouth draws down at the corner from malice; the eyes b ecome small by the lids coming together when one is possessed of a cunning curiosity; the chin doubles itself from gluttony, and the cheeks become lined and angular when one allows oneself to grow cross and to speak with harsh, high notes. The strain that results from angry vocal outbursts causes the muscles of the throat to overdevelop and make it look stringy and unfeminine. So, first of all, she who would be charming must remember that the woman who allows -her temper to control her will not retain one single physical charm. It is said that envious criticisms and angry retorts will deform a beautiful face. The greatest charm and the something which we feel and yet cannot explain, is what is best described as beauty of expression. This delights the eye, but it cannot exist where there are low, sordid feelings, where encouragement is not given to everything that is high and noble, pure and womanly. After one has cultivated these virtues and made them one’s own, then it is necessary to study the physical side of life. Fortunately, the average young woman starts out in life with no inherited disease, and with everything In her favor; therefore, what remains for her to do is to learn the laws of life, and to live up to them. The treatment she gives her body is often indicated In her face, and so she must take special care of the casket holding that jewel—her souL '

To Keep Young

The woman who wants to keep young-looking and to feel young and active, should avoid worry and hurry and getting flustered. She should learn self-control, for anger is a rapid wrinkle maker. She should be temperate in all things,, for overdoing In any way causes premature age. - She should live as much as possible in fresh air surroundings, for plenty of fresh air is a necessity if one would keep young. She should take a sufficiency of rest and sleep, for few things are more de structive to beauty than want Of sleep, which brings lines to the face and dull ness to the eyes. She should keep mentally .alert, for an active mind helps the heart to keep young. She should not let herself grow indifferent or sluggish; and It is here where the benefit of physical culture, massage and a vital interest in life comes in.

FOR THE BEDROOM

Dainty bedroom accessories In the way of curtains, bedspread, bureau, and dresser scarfs can be easily made at small cost of striped er cheeked gingham. Blue and white Is a dean, good combination to selecL For the bedspread use coarse white lace insertion about an Inch and a half wide to join the breadths together down the center and also to place at the heading of a ruffle eight inches wide that is "placed on each side and across the bottom of the spread. Shams for pillows are edged with narrow insertion and a four-inch ruffle. For the bureau scarf use three twelveinch squares of gingham, joined and edged with insertion. The window curtains are made perfectly plain, excepting for a ruffle across the end headed with Insertion. A deep valance across the top is edged with a narrow ruffle also. With a blue-and-whlte cotton rug on the floor this makes a most attractive room for a young girl. Gingham Is very inexpensive and launders beautifully.

For the Housewife

Baked apples are good cored, and filled with nuts, cinnamon and sugar. To make the crust of bread a golden brown, wet the top with milk before it Is put in the oven. Macaroni prepared in any of the various ways In combination with cheese, buter and tomatoes is nourishing. Banging the oven deor is responsible for half the heavy bread and cake. The door should be closed very gently. Lace washed In skimmed milk should not be rinsed in water, but should be ironed while still damp with the milk. Meat loaf of chopped veal or beef can be made more moist if three or four tablespoonfuls of cream are added just before baking. In winter when fresh’roasting chickens are not obtainable buy a chicken for stewing; steam It in a collander for three hours, or until tender, then put it in the oven and roast it. When it is done it will be brown and tender. In cooking a bird In the oven, roast it in the usual way until nicely browned; then turn It back upward and let It remain so until done. This causes the gravy to run Into the breast, making It deliciously soft and tender. Before baking potatoes, let them stand In hot water for fifteen minutes. They will require only half the time for baking, are more mealy and palatable, and If they are baked in a gas oven the saving In gas is considerable. To properly slice bacon always place it rind side down and do not attempt to cut through the rind. When you have the desired number of slices slip the knife under them and cut them free of the rind, keeping as close to it as possible. When buying bacon choose that with a thin rind and with firm fat of a pinkish white. If a panful of lime is kept In the pantry where the preserves and jellies are stored it will prevent them from molding. To set poached eggs and keep them In good shape add a little vinegar besides salt in the water when cooking them. To prevent table linen from becoming yellow fold it in an old sheet that has been well blued before putting it away. Ammonia shaken around in the vinegar or oil cruet will revome its stains. Kerosene oil cleans the enamel sink better than anything else. Always empty out any water left before filling the kettle. Very frequently the flat taste of tea is caused by using water that has already been balled. Net from old curtains can be used to Advantage by cutting it into the desired size and stitching several squares together. This makes excellent washcloths. Salt on the fingers when cleaning fowls, meat or fish will prevent ■slipping. Patent leather shoes are successfully cleaned by removing all dirt, then wiping them with a soft cloth dipped in milk. Polish them with a dry cloth. The milk is valuable in preserving and softening the leather. It frequently happens that jpalnters splash the glass windows when painting the sills. When this is the case, melt some soda in very .hot water and wash the glass with it A using a soft flannel. It will entirely’remove the paint. i

Bathing the Eyes

Bathing the eyes occasionally during the aay, ?s well as on rising, is conducive to their preservation. When the organ is healthy, cool spring water should be preferred; but where there is reason to suspect any disease, people cannot be too careful, considering what a very delicate organ the eye is, In having / profesisonal advice before they adopt any remedial means. When the roads are dusty and high winds prevail, bathing the eyes is so pleasant, and felt to be so necessary to comfort, that wre need say nothing as to its salubrity to induce its employment by those who have experienced the annoyance arising from dust in walking our streets in summer; however, care must be taken to be perfectly cool before bathing the eyes, because if the face be covered with presplration the application of cold water may be dangerous.

A quick way to clean - currants when making cakes is to put: the fruit into a colander with a sprinkling of flour and rub around a few tiines with your hand. It is surprising tfow quickly the stalks are separated arid come through the small holes. The white hat is/ to some extent taking the lace of this all-black model.

"ADVERTISE IN THE NEWSPAPERS"

Advice of Len. Small, Secretary of Great Kankakee Fair. Has Built Mammoth Enterprise. "Advertise in the newspapers. There is no better way in which to build and maintain an enterprise of big dimensions than by a liberal use of the newspaper columns.'* Those were the words of Len. Small, Secretary of the Kankakee Inter-State Fair, the World’s Greatest Outdoor Entertainment, when interviewed recently about that great project, and he added, "In my experience of twenty-five years at promoting agricultural fairs, I have tried out a great number of different advertising schemes, but have always come back to the newspapers. They reach the people and are read." Those words throw much light on the reasons that underlie the success of the Kankakee Inter-State Fair. Thorough Advertisers. Early In the summer of each year a comprehensive campaign of publicity Is begun. A staff of press assistants and ad-writers are employed, who produce news matter with relentless regularity. From now on until Fair time, September 6th to 10th, they will work unceasingly. No fair in the United States Is more thoroughly advertised in the territory from which It draws Its patronage than this one. All the towns within eighty miles of Kankakee are covered with large, attractive posters, printed bills and streamers. A vast correspondence is carried on; but all in all, the newspapers do the largest work. Advertising is carried in 150 or 200 of them. And this year a dozen large agricultural and amusement magazines have run feature stories about this Fair. The story of . ■ history and enterprises is filled wli Interest and fascination, and people aio eager to read about it. Persistency Counts. Nothing is more Important in the advertising game than persistency. The project must be kept constantly before the public. The Kankakee Inter-State Fair does this in numberless ways. Its premium list is sent to all Important livestock breeders of the United States and Canada, and is accompanied by a personal letter (rom the Secretary. Then separate pamphlets are sent to all Percheron horse breeders, all Holstein men, and all Show Horse Trainers. The supreme effort Is made through the Special Editions of the Kankakee Dally Republican, two in number, which go into 50,000 homes in Kankakee and adjacent counties. Nothing Is left undone to bring the Kankakee Inter-State Fair to the attention of all who by any possibility could attend. And the result of this work Is realized in the crowds of 150,000 or 175,000 that each year visit the exposition.

EACH DAY WILL BE A FEATURE DAY AT INTER-STATE FAIR.

The five days at the Kankakee In-ter-State Fair, September 6tfi to 10th, will be five days of social activity. Each day will be occupied with a special feature celebration. Monday, the 6th, being Labor Day, will be dedicated to the tollers. All of them from the Kankakee district are Invited to participate In this magnificent celebration of their national holiday. On the second day of the Fair, Tuesday, the 7th, the Old Settlers’ and Old Soldiers’ reunion will be held A thousand old settlers* and as many old soldiers will attend, Hsten to the speeches, and gather In the great grand stand for an afternoon of pleasurable entertainment This day will likewise be Children’s Day, on which all children under 15 years of age will be admitted free of charge. Wednesday is Kankakee Day. The day on which all Kankakee business and Industrial concerns clqse their gates, and attend the biggest home enterprise of the year. Republican Day is Thursday, the 9th. On this day Republican leaders from over the state will come for a big party celebration and public gathering. A special entertainment feature of this day will be the Million Dollar Livestock parade. Friday, the 10th, Is Home-Coming Day, with a roistering big gathering of Kankakee folks present and past This day will also be opened to the Democratic party to hold a public reception, and prominent Democrats from all over the state will be there.

FARMERS GATHER AT THE KANKAKEE FAIR; MEET FRIENDS

F No one benefits more from the Kankakee Inter-State Fair, September 6th to 10th, than does the farmer. He has a chance to meet his friends, see the -latest farm machinery, visit the exhibits of prize-winning farm products and livestock, and see the best out’door entertainment in the world. It is his great annual meeting place. All his friends are there; they are making plans to take In all five daya This is the place to buy, for here he has opportunity to compare the articles of various dealers, and choose the best The fair day of ancient time Is reproduced.

GRAND STAND IS the best place to SEE ENTERTAINMENT

r The grand stand at the Kankakee Inter-State Fair is the only place from which to see the world’s greatest outdoor entertainment More than four hours of solid edification and amusement the free circus, horse show, races, stock parade. It Is none too early to see about seats. Reservation for the week can be made by addressing Mr. E. A Jeffers, superintendent of grand stand, Kankakee, HL

Tested Recipes

OYSTER LOAVES—Thia Is a good old Virginia dish that commends itself to the housekeeper as not only dsli» ions but easily prepared. It may ba served In small ‘loaves’* or boxes" for individual serving or In a large erust loaf like the Vienna. Tor the latter cut off the top of the loaf and sooop out the crumbs, leaving It like a box. Fill the space with oysters that have just been brought to a scalding point in their own liquor and well seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. Add one tablespoonful of cream, sprinkle Come of the crumbs taken from the loaf on top of the oysters, dot with butter and replace the top of the loaf. Put into a dripping pan, pour some of the liquor of the oysters over it and put it in hot oven to crisp. Take care that it does not scorch. Set on hot platter. Slice and serve same. Some people like an addition of b little lemon Juice. For small loaves Parker house rolls are best. CELERY SALAD—BoII a cup of milk and thicken It with a tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold milk; mix well together one beaten egg, two teaspoons of sugar, one of salt, half a teaspoon of dry mustard and a small pinch of cayenne pepper; pour this into hot milk a little at a time, stirring constantly; when quite smooth take off of the fire and add a tablespoon or more, if desired, of olive oil and same quantity of vinegar; mix well together and when cold pour over celery which has been cut In very small pieces. MILK BlSCUlTS—Required, one gill (quarter pint) of milk, one ounce of butter, half pound of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder. Put the milk In a saucepan, add butter and put it on the Art to warm. Put half pound of flour into a basin with one teaspoon of baking powder. When the milk is hot pour in the flour and stir Into a smooth, stiff paste. Flour a board and turn out paste; roll out very thin and cut out with a tumbler floured at the top. Grease a tin and place biscuits in the oven to bake for twenty minutes. GINGERBREAD—Here Is a.cheap recipe for gingerbread: One cup sour milk, one cup molasses, one-half cup shortening (melted), three cups flour, pinch of salt, one teaspoon of salaratus dissolved In a little hot water, scant teaspon of ginger, one teaspoon of cinnamon. Bake thirty minutes. CAULIFLOWER SALAD Cook cauliflower In salted water for one-half hour or until tender, but not quite done. Drain, cool, cut into sprigs and arrange neatly In salad bowl lined with lettuce leaves. Mash the yolks of four hard-boiled eggs and cut the whites Into petals. Arrange these like daisies over cauliflower and pour over It plain French dressing. Serve very cold. MEAT ON TOAST Use cooked meat of any kind. Put through the meat grinder with a little onion. Then put In a pan with a little water and piece of butter, salt and pepper. Heat hot and put on toasted bread. This is a good way to use up pieces of meat and make a nice dish for supper. SAGO PUDDING—One quart of boiling water turned upon a cup of sago. Have your pudding dish filled with apples pared and quartered. Stir the sago well and pour over the apples. Bake and eat with sauce, or cream and sugar. You can cook tapioca the same way. CHESTNUT CREAM SANDWICHES—PeeI, boll, drain and mash large French chestnuts. Rub them through a sieve and mix thoroughly with sweet cream. Add a touch of salt or sugar as is liked and spread the paste on thin slices of fresh white bread, denuded of crusts, and cut in round disks. Use a biscuit cutter for shaping after slices are cut. FIG SANDWICHES Soak dried figs over night In cold water to cover them and then simmer over a slow fire until tender. Add half a cupful of sugar and the juice of half a lemon to each pound of figs during the cooking. Chill them thoroughly to the icebox and then chop to a paste and spread on thin white bread or on thin slices of pound cake. Use a diamond cutter for shaping these. MARSHMALLOW AND NUT SANDWICHES —Toast some fresh marshmallows and mix them In a bowl with chopped English walnuts. Cut white bread in star shapes and only put the paste on the lower slice. This Is the rule for all sandwiches. CREAM CHEESE SANDWICHES— Get the square cheeses and see that they are perfectly fresh. Mash in a bowl to a paste, and a little sweet cream beaten np first and a teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce to every cheese; salt and paprika to taste. Spread on thin, fresh graham bread cut in disks. Chopped olives or shavings of pimento may be added to this filling. BREAD AND BUTTER BITES— Cut the end from a loaf of fresh white bread, using a sharp knife. Then smear the cut end with sweet butter, have of the slice, and make a second In the same manner. Put the two buttered slices together, and then cut out small disks with the tiniest nut cake cutter. The bites must be only comfortably mouth size. For bld fashioned bread and butter proceed in the same way, except to leave on the crust and cut the slices down in even halves, or triangles. Thb baker’s home-made bread of the day is needed. NORWEGIAN SANDWICHES—Cut rye bread in thin slices and then shape In finger wide stripe with blns ends. Spread one slice with filets of anchovies, putting between the fishes light sprinkle of hard boiled egg, with white and yolk chopped separately. Add paprika and a squeqae of lemon juice and put on the jpps. , ... ■