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Show I Woman's Page i Cleaning Bacon Before Using To Clean Silverware and m Jewelry Specified Foods for the Invalid and Their Ef- M fects Fashions for Late Summer Crepe de Chine H Hats Pretty To Enamel or Stain Furniture, H THE WOES OF MRS. NEWLYWED M "This bacon seems to be dirty on M the edges. What shall I do?" fussed M Mrs. NcwlyTved. H "I always scrub a new piece of H bacon thoroughly before I slice It and H end will do perfectly for the baked M beans and you will not be obliged to fl struggle to slice that troublesome M end." said Mrs. Neighbor. I W'iSAtS M Any woman who owns a sterling of M German silver purse will be glad to M know, thinks Cook, that common bak- H Ing soda will clean it in a few minutes. Just take plenty of soda and a little water and wash between the hands or with a brush. Rinso and dry. Jowelry is kept bright in a damp climate by boing covered with talcum powder and placed In a box. It is tarnished when taken from tho box, but whon brushed becomes clean nnd bright. To clean fine jewels make a soapsuds and boll it. Pour Into it a tablespoonful of ammonia, placo tho Jewels In It, cover tho vessol and allow al-low the pieces to remain In the sud3 over night. Polish with chamois and tissuo paper. This will clean the carved pieces beautifully If you place in a cardboard box a layer of ordinary flour, then lay tho forks and spoons, or other household silver upon It and cover thickly with flour, the pieces will remain quite bright for any length of time. Knives, after being thoroughly cleansed should be rubbed with vaseline, then wrapped in tissuo paper This will prevent msL The following effects of some specified speci-fied foods are well worth knowing, thinks Nurse. Vegetables are the specific food for producing a good quality of blood which results in a spotless skin. Fresh juicy fruits take the place of stimulents, such as alcohol, alco-hol, beer, 'tea, coffee, tobacco, and so on. Animal foods such as meat, game, foul, fish, and dairy food, nourish the brain. When wo have mastered the secret of eating wo will have reached a higher development, both mentallv and physically. The timo is not far distant when wo will take no more food indiscriminately than wo would now take medicine Raw cabbage, eaten without dressing dress-ing or with salt, olive oil and lemon Juice Is said to be a fine aid to digestion. di-gestion. If the cabbage Is cut in thin strips and laid in very cold, slightly salted water for a few minutes before serving, it will bo more crisp and of better flavor. |