South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 246, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 September 1918 — Page 9

THE SOUTH B END NfiWStTAflES

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A Housewife's Mistakes '

By Mrs. Christine Frederick,

Th Distinguished Authority iT.L Is the season of refreshing, cleanr"i '.fig, "making over" and generally putting: tue home to rih:a when summer vacations are. over, ana tae scnaol oeii iIüÄr. September Is also the month of Fall brMei, and the eelection, do': only of irouFseaux. bur of 'umiiure, china, and household equipment generally. Perhaps t such a 'Jir.f, the advice of an "old housekeeper'' and Iscons from her mistakes may not be amiss. One mistake that many bride?, maae, !i to want, to hate the house 'omp!iely furni.-hed" all at the beginning. 1 ny choos a "suite" of furniture, and typical 0rr12rr.er.tB and 'sets'' for every room, even before they may select a fiat or house. One Tittle "rfie I kne In the long ago had so selected her things; but when I met her, she wai living in a much smaller flat than tin one in which she had begun housekeeping, and so. there, the large davenport wss crowded into the tiny parlor, the larg rug rolled back against the wall, and nmhing really fitted or was in harmony. It 10 fr-iuently happens that th. husband's buainess things, that a move to a disiaM city must be made, that shifting quartern must be taken In thee early years, tlu it la nothing short of foolish to buy large, and exnenaive and 'complete" furnishing at first. The much wiser plan is to buy bit by bit. simpler and les pattereiud pieces, which will be good taat anywhere. A simple willow rocker for fite dollar?, and a good Colonial chair 111 be a far wiser Investment than anv "period furniture" the bride can buy at tie outset of her homemaking. Ton often, al?o. skimping done at the wrong end. For instance. In the buying of bedding and linen many beginners practise poor economy. Th test of al. xpenditure on utility articles should be. "How long do I expect to use It?" and :he price paid accordingly. For example, the very best pillows and sheets and an ! lowels are a life Investment 'he difference In cost between fair and excellent qualify Is small, but the wear of (be high-priced goods far outweighs the ligbJ difference In cost. Again. It is not economy to buy "cheap" comfortables. They will not was:i. they mat and get lumpy, and are not as arn as even part woo! blankets. The same criticism holds true in regard to beds, particularly the popular enamelled ron heds. Now the chief point to consider In buying 1 the spring, and not the SINCE the best reply to that question would be. that it is necessary to- preserve our food, it follows that the wise housekteper ought to find out jus what are the essential points In caring Tor her refrigerator so hat the food may be kept in a? perfect a condition es possible. A good refrigerator, maintains H. .1 Madeod. a well known household economy expert, should be kt'pt at a constant temperature of 40 degree or 42 degrees Fahrenheit", and it should have nr stagnant air (spaces. In every part the air should aWay b in motion. otherwise d'?ease breeding bacteria will find a fruitful soil in which to multiply. To secure this if I. well when butnp: n. refrigerator to pay very pedal attention to the construction of Its Interior, becaus it is tipr.t' the way it is put together that the circulation depends. You 'uno. of course, the principle upon .v.'üch th circulation In a house is brought about and that it depends tipot the principle that cold air is heavier than heated air? 1 he circulation of the air In a refrigerator depends upon eiactly th? same principle That is the Kile rrason. we are told, for having the Ice chamber in the top of the lefnrerator. The layer of sir that is moled hy the ice automatically dropr down to the compart men be- . thus forcing the heated air there up Into its place. In this way Js brought ato.Jt a continual motion of the air in the icebox. To obain tbx be:t results the -. frigerator should have insulated wall? to prevent the hated outside air from obtaining access to th re

"WarMONDAY J TÜL5DAY Rna'f'rtt Itrfni:f(.st Ftar, Oatmeal. Rice OtrtltL Frwit Muffoi. V.uLa. Cotfte. Coffee. 7.tn Arc Lunrheon Potato 5ld. Ltftofr Cold SmoktJ Sali.oa Mrat, Carnuh. Hot Potato Tf. Birc;. Dinner Iced Tea. Cold BotW F reit '"hip, Tcagaf, VmDir.ner grttte 5auc. Bated Kuh, Coa Vicjlc'e 5ctr.acK ervation Stultnf, and Carrot Fried L'otatoci, Cara'uK, New Peas, Ieed Cofe, Ky RoWt, Rice PuJiaj.

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number of spokes at the ends, or the kind of bills on the tcp. The best springs are woren of many atranda of wire and are reinforced with cross weaving; and i' Is much better to buy a well. made, strong spring than to have to Judge by the bed's appearance only. Generally those beds which have the spring an Integral part of the frame, work support weight better and have less edges to tfar the bedding. One group of furnishings over which any woman lingers is the china and glassware. The. old-fashioned idea was to a! ways buy a "set" of everything. Tho author recalls her great mistake, as a bride. In buying a most expensive though lovely set of green and white china. There ere some eisnty-nine pieces in all, including lare mt'U platters and soup lurean and large eervin.g dishes. It was used the first year and is now in a china closet, taken out for rare company only, and an ever present monument to bridal extravagance? For it was soon found that if was too fragile for every day and bandling by careless maids; alao. strangely, the big tureen was never used, and even Thanksgiving scarcely honored the sets of assorted platters. A much better plan is to buy "open stock" in a pattern which can be easily increased as additional rieces are aemred. Pix plates, or eight at most, in the medium size, will serve any meal. A "chop platter" Is much more graceful than the usual oval or square sen of platter, and has more varied uses; while it is delightful to have the salad and even the dessert dishes of entirely different pattern, such as the gold medallion Japanese ware in a salad bowl, etc. Possibly not until w visit or read about a Japanese house do we Americans realize how crowded most of our homes have becom. Of course, every bride loves "pretty things" but why such a profusion of them? The chief point Is that when she buys these charming ornaments she often fails to realiie who is to take care of them. The servant problem is so acute that she may well doubt if she can findwotnen to dust and scrub and clean useless things: nnd, further, in these war days, when there is much Red Cross and other patriotic work to be done, why hare about the home unessential ohjeci? whose care takes time from real, worthwhile work? And, last, the buying of bric-a-brac and an excess of furnishings is certainly not patriotic when w consider the more important uses to which our money can be put. Why Keep a frigerator. From eight to twelve thicknesses in the walls are nor. too many. These layers should be preferably of wool, felt or inulatint; paper, because these are poor conductors of heat. These walls should also enc'ose ona dead air space and only one. In the cheaper and more poorly constructed refrigerators sometimes the only insulation used is an air-space. Avoid them as you would the plague. They not only waste ice outrageously, but they seldom or never keep the food as it should be kept. Ask your dealer to show you a ?amplt cross section of its wall?. and yoj can then aasure yourself of the thoroughness of its insulation be'ore you make your purchase. Retter a good-sized dent in your poketbook at the outset than a continual hole worn in It by the necessary expense for the up keep of a poor refrigarator. Look out Tor the drainpipe, too If Is most essential that if be perfectly constructed and In good working order at all times, because the ice absorbs the odors given off by the food ard these. In turn, pats off through the water In the drainripe. You mut assure yourself, likewise, that the air in your refrigerator is always cold and thoroughly dry. o dampness or musty smell should ever be allowed to dwell there. If the refriieraior is keit wlced dry at all times this Insures a dry. co'd air that will Inevitably retard the srrolh cf all harmful bacteria in the food. It la w!e, also, to know just how to arrange the food in the refrigerator to the bet advantage. Because of their tendency to absorb

Time'' Menus for the

WF.DNE5DAT ftrca''fast Melcci, Ptto 0mf:et, Toait, Cofft. Lurch ??i Fieih U Bean 5a!ad. Brovt- BreaU. 5ld Tematoi. Dinner Tongue is CtJieralc wttA wptn'uh 5i!cc, Bo. led Pota'.oei. Ltttuc Salad, Cm Stkt. Mck Aatel Cat.. THURSDAY Rreakfatt Truaei Cooked wttb Lernen Slir. riorniny. Rite Maffia I. BroiUd Bacon, Coftt, I.tiKcKeon lomiiO and 5arJae Sa'ad. Lrrrv Brea. I:ei Tea. Dinne" Lz Plant Loaf. ConmVer Sld. Ry RH. Iced Tea. Cup Cake. FRIDAY Breakfast Ceal, 5Kirrd Efsi. Cam V!u0na. Coffte. Luncheem Rtce ar.d O-eeie Rarebit. Tcmata Salad. Lit'.t. Bread. Dinner 5almco and PelaJ Lraf. Creamed Pea.. Lettuce Sa-ad. Hal.aftdHalf BmcuiU. Nut Puodrag.

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"Cold cream is better for the sunburned face and neck than va8eline.,, Photograph Posed by MISS GRACE DARLING at CAMPBELL STUDIO

The Fourth Liberty Loan is almo?r Ii r every dollar put into it will b3 a weapon In the hand? of our boys and we tan b-iy :he round sofa pillow and the blue flower bowl a few months later! If I "could begin hou?pkeepins all, over again" I would certainly do more planHnrfor labor-saving equipment. 1 am ure that I would do without a few tablecloths and doilies and put t'e money into a vacuum sweeper and an electric iron, or whatever deuce I needed no?t to a?5it mp with my work. 1 am positive I would pu? cheaper curtains In the parlor and a hotter lino leum on tha kitchen. If I had to do my rwn uotk a? 94 per cent of all women do to-day) I would certainly p'an for lnhortavers as part of th essential ftirnlsbina?. even if I had to forego gome of the more fancy articles. For instance, T would never Invest in long, three-yard tablecloths asain. They require hours to wash and iron, they pot and muss so rapidly; while a simple Japanese crepe cover of zured pattern or two linen strips acre's th table are j l-r as pretty, easier to wash and coM twothirds less. A washing machine and a bre2dmixer are as necessary to effkVnt 1 -rusefurnishing as are a stovp and a tah!e! Another thing to h remembered when buying ia furnishings that children cannot harm. Some humorift may declare th3t children can harm anything but. nevertheless, their pre?ence in th home should be remembered. Refrigerator odors, th milk and butter should always be kett in the lowest compartment. And any dishes or food that might absorb ocorß should be plated next. Should you have food that !?ive off any kind of an odor that should be p'acei m-xr to th ice Itself, but nvM net touch U. Remember that it better 'nr earh dich of food to be carefully covered. Some people put things which the desire to keep ecpeiially cold rl-:::t on the ice. This phould never be done, bcau any food that i placed there, unless it is a watermelon or some thickskinned fruit, will absoii the odors pacing over the ire in circulation. Hottled water for family drinking purposes can b? kept there, however, o'li'e safely, provided it Is kept well covered at all lim?-. Whenever po.-stb'e try to have the lining of the refrlserator of whit tile or porcelain, as the' show soil spot? much more quickly and are. therefore. easier to keap thoroughly clean. He sure that there are no Innecf saibl corners or seam? that cannot be cleaned. Another pnint which it is well to keep in mind i? to have the helves of the refrigerator adjustable and not rtatlonary. They ran then be taken out and cleaned whenever needed. It is ea?i-r also to mak the width between the shelves suitthe varying heighth of your diebes. The outside finish of a refrigerator is unimportant, excep a rrards i's durability and the ease with which it rsn ve kept clean The all white enameled one-- are mo! p'eafing to thf eye. but the polished hard wood ons are In more general favnr In most households. If ou sc'rc; this s'.yle try Week SATURDAY Drrakfost Sliced Banana Salt Coanh HfS, Corn Cakr, Coffee. T.un'-r o Fruit 5a!ad. Boiled Drying. Oatmeal Bread. Iced Tea. JiiKf r Calvei" Heart in Caii?roIe lAith Plan 5t'j5ns. New Peai. Sliced Toraato. Lestvoa Merbgue P. ; SUNDAY Gr ri. Cer;al. Fjt'CfT... v rrn M?a! W . Kiiiei. CoJre. j 1 1 vine r j CKlh Cct Carni, j Bc.!-d Rire. j New Peac. j Lt!uce Sj'ad. A'ar.ill Ice Cr-arr. Rice Flur CVe. Sand-s!cKej. Iced Tea, Barley Flour Calet. rovrlht. lalS. tv !r Ccmranr.

, 1 - . ; i :;; 1 t I kno one brrie who. when she married, had every room a "siite'' and a "onetone" replica of a furniture and paint catalogue. The wallpaper, the Circassian walnut dresser everything was lovely. When ! saw her several years later ehe admitted that her time had been nothing but one lo.np struggle to "keep the children from scratching" and marring the mirror polish nd rubbing off the wallpaper. Frankly, the time she npent in chastising those normal children and impeding their natural desires to free action might have been better spent in substantial civic or war Aork! Mission chairs and painted walls would have saved her nerve and given her much free time. T.Vhlle children should hive a special rocm of their own, It is still too much to expect thst they won't to ich this or that about the house and that mother Is far happier and less nervous who has simple furnishings when there are children, who. after all. may b 1 ore valuable than a "mahogany finish." One ha? onlv to go on a camping trip" or livt in an army cantonment for a month to ce lOW few things, after all. are essential to comfort nnd livinc. Just now. when ( onservatlnn is the national watchword. It w ill be the best policy t plan hous-:fur-rishins simply lay away superfluous obMeets. and reduce the need of cleaning and dusting, and washing the upkeep of all "thines" general in our private homes to the end of us having time to "keep house for Uncle Sam." to have ore with the plainest pos. sible exterior, with the fewest moldings. Lastly, you should lever allow your refrigerator to get heated up 1n warm weather. Keep It well fllle.i at all times with as large a plee of as your receptacle calls for to kep it properly cooled. Wrapping the ice in newspapers is merely a case of mistaken economy. You may save the price of one piece of ice in two weeks, but during that time you will not once be. able to Fecure a sufficiently low and even temperature to keep the food In rerfect condition. A refrigerator that is half cooled i? no more capable of preserving food, which should be kept ft a certain temperature, than a flreles? cooker can keep things hot If it Is not kept. alr-ti?ht, Never put a eteamlrs hot di?h cf potatoe. or a bowl of hot soup In the refrigerator, because any hot food will instantly raise the temperature of the Ice-box several dpree;, a well as increase unwarrantably the size of the Ice bill. Don't put the new piece tn on top of th old. Tnke rv;t the leftover plec and wipe out the ice rereptAcle thoroughly before putting in the fresh piece. Afterward th 0ft ptpre can he placed on top. Do not us cracked or chipped dishes In the refrigerator. They only furnish a convenient hiding place for rerrr.s. Uncooked meat should never b put In the refrigerator in a parer or on an open platter. Have a special enamel dish with a cover that is kept just for this purpose onl.'. and have it always scalded ov.t at least once every day. Soiled milk bottles should never he allowed in a refrigerator, a thi rnerates an unwho!eorne fcr smell. ' No stal food should remain in the ice-box over night, and if anything ! pp'lle.l it should be carefully !pe I 'to at rnre. Th shelve and floor of th- refrigerator chr.;li tie waahed every da with hot soapy water or a scda solution, and once a wek all th dishe should be removed and ihe refrit-r:itrr washed thoroughly bo'h lr.sb'e and out. The cleaning cf :h drain lire and the emptying of th must be carefully uatriM.j a'.o In fact, no prcaut:on p. to ir sanitär condition h' 1 ' .' evnr V ev nvc'r ft'. r, n ri a - .vnat el In the i'.cr.n mus? b nf'e fed. Only jn tl,i way can th housekeeper be reasonably cer tain that the food she serves Is both cf-in ar.d wholesome. Great Britali K etita Keatrv4

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Sunburn, Tan and .Freckles By Lina Cavalieri," f The Most Ftmous Living Betuty. f SUNBURN, taa and fre!ea are ubu- but it also acts upon everything Iis la Id ally the products of Summer, and neighborhood. It doee nctorait the., a Via with the departure of this seajen of Gf ths fact md.haadi. tuObumi tftii 11 the year these dlscotoratlons also take mercilessly as It dries up and draw Into their leave. Although these dirasre-ab'.e the air much cf the surface, of tho'water. add tlons to the color of the skin have a The result of this burn soon sh.o on the tendency to disappear without much ex- ta tnd g destined to .remain, iperhapi. ternal application of various facial creams, the entire Summer, and perhaps bcome! It n.ay take many months before they go. to a certain extent,, permsxent. In the meantime the beauty who is eensi- Hats and parasols or umbrellas are quite tlve about the natural color cf her skin in in place at the seashore, and even more Surrmer as well as In Winter should take especially when in the water. Chiffon hats .Wy nece.r, precaution Jo prt .he g?, sun's effertin any alteration in It. jjn 0f ne arrj:s. The woman who regards her beauty as Vaseline Is good to apply Mo the arm an essential asset of life should not fail to for -unburn, but it should not; be ue-1 for v 4v u 1 1 1 . the face. It !s too ireasv-for this purroe remember that the skin is more apt to roM eam 1g beer for tfcJ ahow Its velvtty softness, its clearness of vaseline, becauee it confabs less fat. It rotor. Its natural tint in Summer time than contains gome sojld fat as -wax or'fperma In any other season of the vear. Upon ce?!' ,th an c!1 8uch S castor car almond slight reflection this doe, not'seem at all ?2mÄ querr, for the sun shows up every tiny The f0i0wln? lotion Is rery food for r sugiestlon of a blemish on the face. moving a Summer crop of freckles from If there Is anv bit of roughened skin cn th9 kin and also fr the taa that r the face the sun lights it up, and e,en rca,ned from the burn. after the soretends to exagerata it. If there are signs flPS8 an1 the reeling of the skin were of freckles the sun shines upon them. sealed: Illuminates them and cruelly deepens Sulphccarbolate of soda 50 grains them. If the faee has been allowed to go Glycerine 2 ounces unprotected from the scorching heat of the R08e vVater ,J . . 1 ounce sun nd It has altogether changed In color Alcohol ..... 1 ounce thf, RuV Mkl;vthrWB .Sht fupoaftbe "?8 Some freckle, are much "more obstinate which divides the tanned surface from the however- and do not easl k , natural wh e skin. The sun in Summer , application rof hcall mori me C I l't'Mth6 lights in some badly or rream. Thy ned a Wronger em E liminated hall or reception room on a Fpf ,h following ma- be Winter evening. The homely complexion UM(1. v 6 LT under these conditions is mad homelier. . and the good complexion under these same Bichloride of mercury grains conditions finds its natural beauty greatly t,0 1 ounce enhanced. J jr cei nine . 2cmncaa In Summer the seashore is a tplendid 0il of '-vender 10 drops tesort, but it must be regarded as danger- Since an ounce of prevention is worth s ous o the natural color of the skin. The pound of cure, however. It is better to presun there is particularly hot, especially, nt sunburn rather than cure it A little since it rests upon the water. It not only rice powder applied on the skin in moder acts upon the water In the process of oxi-J te amount Is a good preventative, besidei uaticn or absorption of the white liquid.! the proper clothing already mentioned. Wkat the Doctor Advises T FIND it difficult to breathe JHROUGH a fall a young pirl properly through my no- sustained slight Troundi trils because of a bony growth above and bpow one ere Thf v on the septum. Could this be . , .. , , " . , , r(raoved?A. C. S. apr,ear 10 be 'nt,re,y htiM but . . 4. . 'she cannot open her eve. What Such bony growths can be easily re- . 1.1 movd under cocaine anesthesia bv what 1 the likelihood of her regainis called a submucous resection. You j musoular control of the evewould derive not only physical comfort frorr such an operation, but a marked lid" - . B. S. enhancement of jotir general health. . . . There Is probably a paralysis of the M , , , . oculomotor nerve, which supplies ths Y son, six rears old, has had, ,jPP.r eyelid. This paralysis Is very like off and on for about a year, ly only a temporary one and may "be ex a eorjph which medicines do not r'itC(V, dea,r up, ln "f18- Alternat ho' 4 v j 1 and cold applications (compresses), censeem to reliave, and for sereral tle ma6gage and 8mftn doses of strychnin, weeks past he has had a con- which should be prescribed by the farallj tinuous cold in tht head. What physician, will aid in establishing reeor would vou advise? A. F. l w.0nd J-,cLbe.1711 for e h,I4 to make daily efforts before a mirror ta It is altogether probable that your re educate the muscles of the lid. Grel boy'f persistent cough nnd recent naaa.1 progress may be made in this way, the symptoms are due to the irritation of value of the principle involved havicj Rdenolds. You should have this point been well established ln the- treatment determined before the adenoids Jeopar- of infantil paralysis. dlze his general development, good features and hearing. If found responsible. for the symptoms they should be re- I AM a woman of fiftv-six vear moved. 1 . ; , and for a couple of montns I J AM a travelling demonstrator have noticed Borrjethins that and find mvself in a serious &ems to move around in mv predicament because I have a back in the region of the flank very offensive breath which T and that sometimes is painful, bplieve to be due to catarrah. What can this be? R. R. C D T' ' " Your description suggests a floatin Yoar trouble Is prJLinably due to dry kidney. If that is the case yon need ta catarrh. Spray the noae and throat sev- have & special supporter made. Should eral times a day -with alkaline antiseptic the symptoms become so distressing at solution National Formulary). A good to disable you an ojratlon to anchor th snuff to use at bedtime is composed of Kidney might have to be considered. !! two grains of nitrate of silver and three ehanieal support will probably relieve drams of the stearate of zinc (will Ptain you without any other measures beina handkerchiefs). You should have yojr edopted. although if you are thin steps gums and teeth examined by a dentist. ehould be taken to improve nutrition. since a poorly nourished condition favort WHAT are the symptoms of en- floating kidney. large.ment of the prostate pland. and is. there any remedy WILL vou suggest a reraedr other than lurgerv? T. S. H " " for biliousness? E. R. D. The. symptoms are frequent, but difficult, bladder action, especially at night; Th prevention of biliousness dcatarrh of the bladder: more or less re 'JPn rational diet, upon the frei tention of ths kidner secretion, with of nd th prevention of feralkallnitr and emmoniacal decomposi- mentation and decomposition In th intlon. Onlv through surgery can a radl- testlnal tract. Fermentation end decal cure be effected. composition will not occur under ordl- ' nary circumstances so long as bile ! TTTTT4T . manufactured by the liver and reaches yiTAT would ou advise a lhe ,nt,stlRe for blle ls EaUre antip woman of tnirty-nve to do tlc. Coffe is a common cau-e of bilious for rheumatism of the legs and De?s. A quarter-grain pill of podophyllic bak which is so bad that T jret "trj ?,fJ'lw111 aasdat the flow of biif j-. . , o tt (two pills If necessary). Tak 15 dropi little rest or sleep ?-S. H. M. after vmUi ln hiJf a tumblerful of You are suffering from subacute rheu- water, of dilute nltrohv drochloHc aei matism. First you should hare your 'freahly prepared). bart examined, as this form of rheumatism Is apt to involve the valves of the , t et x heart. Your temperature should also be J AM A boy of fifteen and studied, for if yoi hare any fever you ueiph ninetv-nve pound : should be in bed. Treatment in vour , . , r r - ; T cas depends upon th- doctor's finding-. hisrht. five t. 0 inn- 1 suffer from asthma. Kmaly VITHAT can I give my three- tell me what I can do for it. and-a-half-year-old girl in .T. M. addition to her usual diet to im- You ar poor,T courished and youi prove her nutrition? She ia a asthma is in parr due to the malnutrition small eater and far below her Very gra imrrovement and ven cur K-pjjrht. M B frequently rult vhn young asthmatwho are hi poor general health can b Give tae child two tablespoonfals of built up. The ben and most rapid pure cream at each mal, dissolved in to increase your weirht -rould be to drln whole milk. This will improve her nutri- a quart of milk every day with h:Jf 1 tion far better than any emulsion or tonic. Elat of pure cream added to it