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Show omanpepartment llHow to fighTthTHfeiTcost of Living IK MANY UTTW TH.NCS-Sf ATL. i t 1 CO-OPERATIVE BUYING I 'U ,'"rho b,8h COst of living Is a per-I per-I 4iilcxing topic for discussion. I ti "In considering tho subject or co-Jjk co-Jjk j operating buying th0 great aim In coil! co-il! ft Pernllon 's to Irfcreaso production 1 ! and get tho product to tho consume- II &ns economically as possible. 9 " "Tho closer relationship between the I A consumer and tho producer Ib tho only Keffectivo method whereby the high IB cost of living can bo lowered and thU3 ollmlnate the middlemen, whoBo enormous profits have got to come out of tho consumer. It Is the consumer consum-er who should be interested in the saving which can be made by tho direct di-rect distribution of Ills necessities. "Potatoes, the principal staple food (according to the federal bureau of labor report), have advanced In the last decade 111.9 per cent, the highest high-est Increase of any commodity on tho list. As a contributory cause of entile increase is the boosting of prices jfby speculators who corner tho bup-'iply. bup-'iply. which simply moans that their ii profit has got to como out of the household allowance. fjj "Even with the cold storage facll- ltlcs for the keeping of farm products, a prices have increased to the benefit of ! tho speculators financially and taxed B" Htho purso of the consumer. "There are large tracts of land k suitable for producing the farm prod-$ prod-$ ucte which can still be secured at m I low prices, and If developed on the I S co-operative plan to the benefit of ? ' tho consumer, who, as a member, will ! Ksubscribo a small sum to establish the t'entorprlse, the high cost of living I jFoonld bo reduced at least one-half. S j 'Tn order to meet the Increased dc- !jjkraand at higher cost crcatod by the : rapidly growing population, an equltn-1 equltn-1 bio plan for Increased production and ' 'an economical distribution should be evolved. !t "Professional men. business men. j 'artisans and all workers should study i this problem seriously and lutelllgent-i lutelllgent-i ly and co-operate In encouraging pro-I'ductlon pro-I'ductlon to the end that the cost of living can be lowered. J. A.'R." DON'T BUY TOO MANY LITTLE THINGS. "I remember, when shopping, that : 'pennies make the dollars,' and do not purchase the little unnecessary ' i things. : ; "It is surprising how much one can ) spend for little things unless one : "keeps account. I kept track of cv-Y cv-Y i : ery penny spent during the month, ill -: In this way I can seo at a glance fJl ( ': which Items are necessary and which ' ;"are not; and tho next month I am ablo 'A 1 to spend more judiciously. S. "I sve a small amount each month ! out of my salary- It gives mo a start and cultivates the saving hab- ' it. Scon a small sum over nn amount reserved In case of sickness Is saved. v.hlch 1 Invest; and the amount I i havo earns money for mo at the same t-- time I continue to save Time goes . quickly and before I know it I have -; a large amount, though all the Urae I :' saving only a small sum per month. M M The returns now muko It possible f for mo to havo many things I could ? not otherwise have, besides feeling I ii secure in having something -for a - T 'rainy day.' " S 1 . j RECIPES. K 'A !B rt Welsh RareblL 3 V Grate or cut up fine a pound of Am-. H -f crican cheese. Melt in the blazer of 5.' f your chafing dish a tablcBpoonful of '1 butter and add to this a gill of ale or -3 ueer Stir until smoking hot, then stir Itf i In the cheese, adding to this as it 1 1 melts a bit of baking soda, the size of Ja pea a salt-spoonful of salt, a das. A of cavenne pepper, and a pinch of ru 1 mustard Stir until tho choose a all i& i melted, then add the beaten yolks of - 2 two oggG and whip tho mixture hard 7-i 4 until you have a soft, thick mass. Do lr. J not allow It to cook beyond this point j or It will become stringy or will cur-'-a ' die Pour Immediately upon toast and S I Berve ! ' Cleaning Blue Felt Hata. iS ' Brush out all the dust without lain la-in jurlng the nap. Then rub into the felt "It the finest brand of English block mag-Si' mag-Si' I nesla. working it in against the nap. l i' Shake and beat It out nnd rub in a (ti J second supply-now with the nap. I Leave this on for two days keeping STP the hat In a close box to exclude dust m rj Lastly, brush out tho Powder and Z i smooth the felt with a soft brush Yu ft l may have to beat it lightly to dislodge j the white powder. It should noi 2 ' change the color & ; t S r Keeping Potatoes In a Flat. ;s ' Burv potatoes in dry sand and keep 0 It dn: by covering the box. If von g I care to take tho trouble of wraPPS ' each tuber In Boft paper you will make 1 V preservation surer. W r ' Paper Moth Remedy. ft r Nothing 13 more cffectlvo than the Se,?arainrt8ei,0f,saB0l,ne- Tak0 ot pa-open pa-open air, and spread in tho sun for aomo hours Meanwhile "weep tho andm,nrrnnh,C,h yU ,laVo laS them ana Instantly burn the swecnlnirs ami Jhii0r a"d russ w,th P,asol'c and flf rm "? tlBht,y for day ana a night Or?" It then and throv wide door and windows to dlspol tho odor Proceed in this way until 'h XXd. has v'oUed a"d nurf'i JaI" Cak-EnGHsh jam cakes are made as follows: Roll out some puff paste scraps about one-Elxth one-Elxth of an Inch thick and cut out with a large, round cutter. Wash the oorder with egg. and fill with the following mixture: One-halt n pound of currants, one-eighth of a pound of cake crumbs, one lemon rind and juice, a bit of cinnamon Make into a paste with raspberry Jam. Fold over by drawing the border bor-der towards th0 center. Now presB togother and turn over on the other s.do, listen wuh the hand, and bako on wet tins In a good oven. When Dukcd. dust with powdered sugar "Bran Gome, or Biscuits Ono pint or bran, one-half pint of flour, one pint of milk, six tablespoons of molasses, mo-lasses, ono teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of salL Mix bran flour and soda together, thon tho molasses and mill'- Put all into gem pans and bake well. This quantity makes fourteen Mscu'ts. In making this kind of what may bo aptly styled "health bread" one must, first of all, secure the cleanest and sweeetst of wheat bran. Responsible flrmB dealing In co-reals co-reals keen it. The housemother who contents herself with the sweepings of mlll6 will get as much dust and Indigestible husks as bran. TO REMOVE SPOTS IN SILK U60 equal parts of grain alcohol and ethsr. adding. If you like, a fifth part of household ammonia. Should the color bo affected, restore re-store It by touching with pure ammonia. am-monia. nn |