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Show (Woman's Page Scjfclovv to Tight the High Cost of Living 'f LEARN TO BE GOOD MANAGER LIVE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND NOT FOR OTH E RS Dl SPE C E WITH UNNECESSARY THINGS DO YOUR tJ OWN SEWING. EVERY WOMAN CAN LEARN DO NOT WASTE ... J SAVE THE SMALL TH I N GS R EC I P E S HOU S E HO L D HINTS HOW TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. BE GOOD MANAGER f ' "Editoi Woman's Page I find 1 1 1 0 firt essential In reducing the high rn. , 1 r 11c Is (0 live (or nr.' family Hi ami n. others n il to 'in as oth-tu oth-tu trs are doing, or, perhaps, outdo lii. m 1 Women "ill have bo many extras for 1 company ir the would only make tku themselves believe what Is good enough for their own families Is good enough for eomparn their trlends will think none the less of it. Nl Keeping a strkt Itemized expense ' 'account Is important By so doing you dispense with unnecessary things ' 1 do my own washing, which I find g. easv by soaping and soaking my f .clothes 1 he da before II requires Jittle rubbing arh Sewing is a large item, especially ifcj. where tbere are children It seems Ito me every woman can leam to sew. 1 No one taught me to sew, yet 1 can bct I do it. for I first started on plain ,j. things and learned in a short time. I I save money by taking good rare ltk pt my clothes Pressing occasionally Est. I and carefully bi ashing "Some people do not approve of hargalns, but I do Of couise. only 4 uch things as vou need. For ln-?. ln-?. J stance. If a neighboring grocer ader- tises two can? of tomatoes for 15 cents I bu tomatoes to last a while.) M''! Likewise ' anything else that Is sta- pie Buvlng nourishing food, which will he a substitute foi high priced ml meat, pacing ' asn for everything and If marketing yourself is essential uj "Do not waste Vse all left overs I know a woman who never made J ends meet and 6he never could un-M:i un-M:i dorstanJ why. But her bread box was alwavs full of bread. This may be a email matter, but it proved she tcj bought bread loo often and if this. tCBM why not other things' Learn to be J 1 good manager and the problem is 3 solved. PRACTICAL. ' SMALL SAVINGS "Editor Woman s Page: I find it "I helps my problem to bo sure that T l get all 1 pa for. Much has been said; of carrying home all the trimmings 1 it from the meat and It 16 all good. How ief does the butcher cut your bacon0 I fel uted to get mine in slices, cut clear through the rind Ik-fore preparing It T for the table I had to trim off this Triad from earh piece So 1 told the I butcher to slu e it down to the rind, 4then take all the vind off in one piece, and put it in with the bacon. 1 used it at first to smooth my Irons, it $4 Is mr.ch more satisfactory than par-VjiI par-VjiI affin. as it will not catch Hie easih, Jbiit now I render a 1 the grease out of Tjlt. 1 tet eni-ugb drippings from two founds of baron (from the iind, 1 mneam to make one pie curst, and "Ward is high It is a small saving, kbut every small one thai I accomplish oiiacts as an Incentive to find more. ,kl "U h. w: HOUSEHOLD HINTS For a New Baby. A prett present for every new babv and em- every mother will ap-T ap-T pretrial. Is made in the following ' manner Take out; and one-half ft tyards of double width fine white net : bet Bind the edges with blue or pink satin ribbon, cover four small flat lead I molds with ribbon, and fasten to each one soft rosette. t match the border! of the veil. Attach to corners of the , H veil. When thrown over the carrier j the veil protects the baby from all ti insects and i'. cannot blow off, be-is be-is cause th eornera are weighted. "II. L B." Medicated Chamois Skins rTgJL. i have earned quite a little sum rfj making medicated chamoi6 skins fori "J! the fa;;e. Cut the chamois the size desired, take equal parts of pink and! white drop chalk, mix with glyverin tSS1 and rose water equal parts until It is kP of the consistenc. of cream, then dip . the chamois in the mixture, rub thor-bi thor-bi ouglv, dry, scent, wrap in waxed pa-per, pa-per, and tie with ribbon. "F A G." Dust Caps. , I paid 1!5 cents for a perfectly plain dusting cap and afti wards found out "how cheaply one can be made Buy iirtwo yard of the .". or 0 cent light c:il- i irffico and you have goods enough for ttit three or four cups, according to pat-SWteni. pat-SWteni. With a yard of cord elastic and a rickrack or tiny embroidered edging the cap looks dainty, is easily laun-"Tdercd laun-"Tdercd and the almost indispensable' particle for the housewife C M, E " W.HOW TO BREATHE CORRECTLY. i ' (Copyright 1913: By Lillian Russell w It Is a source of great happiness bfff'to me to assist in the restoration to d shealth and vigor of a large number of tj overworked, overfed, and overdoctered 'people by giving (hem the correct "'yQTUles of benltbtul breathing Many who were once dyspeptic owe !rr:thelr health to correct breathing iS''many a weak-lunged, narrow chested ctlTr!glr1 has escaped tuberculosis by the j$ d.development of the rbest muscles and jgfljrtextenslon of the breathing capacity. fatp Many painful and incipient cases of Ajfcildne diseases have been checked ': Jpnd possibh cured by the deep 'nkres. thing exercise which expands the I muscles and tendons and gives strength to every nerve in the hu man bod's j Liki- the fuel put Into the Rreboi ol an engine to produce steam, you raUBl turn on the drafts to produce 'steam, our breath is the draft; turn I k on In full force, burn your fuel, raise our steam, and Ihe wheell will bein to turn T-e.;rn to draw a full deep breath Instead of the littii-I littii-I Catchy breaths you have been taking I bj lifting the chest and shoulders. in that u,av onl filling the apex of I the lungs w ithout expanding the more vital portion at 'lit- base Qai w hat you like and abundantly, then 'urn on the drafts or i orrert breath iug. thus furnishing with Inhalation the oxygen so purifying to the blood, while the vigorous diaphragmatic ex panslon and contraction act like a churn on the inactive stomach and liver, compelling them to perform their offices After six weeks of v igorous practli ing of the breathing and physical exercises ex-ercises and acquiring a correct car riage and posture you will begin to gain. Tt is a positive cure from serious illness to know how to live and breathe corre tly Enough has been said of the want of fresh air and sunshine in wo men's lives to Inst the century for all ihe heed the sex give to it If women will live fifteen hours n dav in apartments where the sun seldom enters and take their only out of door recreation shopping in overheated stores the skin will be come anemic, lose its functions, and grow pallid. dead, and full of wrinkles which form most in dull flesh If they would onh be sure to sit In sunny windows and keep the rooms well aired the dial would turn back at least ten years out of fort I hope that they will reach this wis dom in this generation, but most women wo-men (ask themselves too hard to ke?p young Many women at 2S have three or four children, go into society attend dinners, luncheons, dancing parties keep house, and sit up nights with sick children Yet they wonder why thev tire ouickly at dances, look badly wrinkled and faded Men say that women will drive the best horses to death, and that the) j are not less kind to themselves "Obedience is better than sacrl flee," Bhould be written on every door, that it might be heeded going and coming both for the written law of morals as well as the unwritten mor alkies of natural law. Obedience day by day and hour b hour to simple j duties i6 more a test of sound brain and moral fiber than any amount of the heroics young women are fond of essaying In the beat of summer oung women use pots of extravagant cosmetics cos-metics In hopes of securing a blameless blame-less complexion when nature would help them quickly to clear their skins and brighten eyes if they would only work with her. Summer is the time of all the year to lay in a store of beauty. The free presplratlon, the warmth, the open air, all lead to health and physical perfection, if not thwarted bv slovenl) neglect. RECIPES Oatmeal Hermits The following is a nurses favorite recipe for oatmeal hermits. They are fine and not expensive. ex-pensive. If those who sell home baking bak-ing should try these T am sure the would find a ready market for them at a good profit. This is a hermit that will keep fresh a long time. One cup sugar, two eggs, three-fourths cup shortening (butter or lard), one cup sour milk, two cups flour, two cups oatmeal (grind), one cup raisins fgrind), one teaspoon soda dissolved in water, one-half cup mkmeats. salt according to amount in shortening, spicks to suit taste. Stir so that Ingredients In-gredients will be thoroughly mixed. The baiter will seem stiff but will be found O K when baked "MRS. R. i: Appetizing Relish A most appetizing appetiz-ing relish can be made from the following fol-lowing recipe Part I Pour large onions, one large cabbage eight and one-half ups sugar, one-half c up salt, one quart vinegar. Cut th corn from the cob and put onions, cabbage, and peppers through meat grinder, using the medium me-dium cutter Bring lo a boll. Part 2 Throe tablespoons mustard, one tablespoon turmeric, one-balf cup flour, one level tablespoon celery seed, one quart vinegar Dissolve the mus-i mus-i tard, flour, and turmeric In a little j of the vlne-tar, until there are no lumps, then add Ihe remainder of the vinegar Now add this Jresslng to the vegetables and boll thirty min-, min-, utes It will make six quarts. This is easily made and if one . raises the vegetables costs little to j make Put it up In pint Jars. "E. J." |