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Show PUTTING UP RHUBARB. Rhubarb is one of the fruits that keeps perfectly well when put up in cold water, without suear. Proner nrecan- tions however, must be observed. There must be no acuum left in the jar,' and the cans, tops and rubbers must be thoroughly sterilized to start with. Select Se-lect the rhubarb when young, tender and of a pretty pink color. Wash thoroughly, thor-oughly, peel and cut into small pieces as for pies. Pack into glass jars that have been sterilized, fill to overflowing with freshly drawn water,- but on the covers, screw tight and let the jars stand over night. By the next morning the rhubarb will have absorbed more or less of the water, so that there will be quite a vacuum to be filled. Drain off the water, and refill to overflowing with fresh cold water. Seal closely and put away in a cool, dark place. When ready to use, open and use lice fresh rhubarb for sauce and pies. Canned in this way rhubarb will require less sugar than the fresh fruit. Cranberries and green gooseberries. may be canned in the same way and -will keep for years. ' Overdressing. If I were a girl who worked in a laundry: or some such place, at a salary of about $3 a week, I would not wear patent leather numns to nwv nni ,tn around all day on high heels to the everlasting detriment of health and temper. And sleeves shoved up to the shoulder from poor little starved arms look neither comfortable nor pretty. Neither, would I steal an hour from sleep in the gray dawn to devote to the precise arrangement of a circle of little puffs, like bloated Fausages around my poll. Eelleve me, the sleep would enhance your looks a great deal more and your work would be better done and your prospects of rising to better things would be materially increased, in-creased, even if you did not excite the envy of the other girls or attract the winking attention of the street car conductors con-ductors on the way. Agnes McEnery. Hints to Nervous Women. There are so many things a nervous woman can do which will mitjgate the severity, of her 6ymptoms. and perhaps if the disease is slight she may recover without the intervention of her physician. physi-cian. In the first place, says a writer in Harper's Bazar, the original trouble work or anxiety which was responsible responsi-ble for her nervous breakdown must be done away with, or. if this is impossible, im-possible, she must school herself to new scenes and surroundings where her mind will not be harassed. Peace of mind will do more to restore shattered nerves than almost anything else. Th next thing Is to make the bodily health as good as it can be made under the existing circumstances and surroundings. surround-ings. Sleep and rest are "absolutely essential to recovery, and the sufferer should do all she can to secure both. Narcotics, to produce sleep, are not to ba thought of. They do not cure anything any-thing and their continual use can only be productive of harm. |