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Show mMMMMmMMmmmmmmmmmmmM i ffyT OST pnyslclans today will tell 1J 5'0U never to tako any liquid, iy?J and least of all water, during meals. There are, however, two sides to tho question. Thoso with a tendency to gout or other diseases arising from excess of uric acid should avoid liquids until two hours at least after eating. For thoso without with-out such a tendency thero is no harm in drinking a moderate amount at the end of tho meal. jp5 GOOD silver polish can bo y& mado by purchasing io cents' Zmh of Jeweers' whiting and sifting it Make a paste bv using ammonia and water. Apply naZ and let it dry on. Polish with sot cloth Save tho cracker crumbs from cracker boxes. Put them with com mon crackers and roll with rolliac-Pin rolliac-Pin Can then be used for dlppSf: purposes. U1ipjng tfgj AVE all tho tin cans, such as to-8ga to-8ga mato or pea cans, that you l use in tho summer and Vb the winter coal is brou-ht tn your houso All each can with Coa? hen press the cover to keep the coal n the can. At night, when you flv tho furnace, instead of putting coal on tho Are, put in four or five cL I coal. The coal will get red and the can will get hot ae fim ItAFFIA tray can be made ?AJ om an ordinary, rather larce kS embroidery hoop. The boon acts as a frame or support over which to weao colored raffia back and forth from one side to tho other The lesult is a tray which is unique and practical. It would servo admirably admir-ably as a holder for tumblers, fancy work or fruit. The tray could bo ornamented or-namented with a Dutch scene in numerous num-erous colors, so that whether it wero filled or empty it would always please tho eye. j FgK O j'ou lie awake at nlght3 thlnk-Sljjl thlnk-Sljjl Ing of what you are going to JwTI do tomorrow, or of what you havo forgotten today? Lots of women do, and It is sheer waste of nervous energy. Don't bother your head worrying about io little details that arise in the course of your dav's work. Try the method of making a list Keep a pad handy, whether it is on your desk, in your sewing basket or on tho kitchen wall. Each time a new task arises which you cannot attend at-tend to immediately, writo it on the pad. Then, in tho course of iho day, consult your pad, selecting the most! Important thing to bo done, the thing I that won't wait until tomorrow. Thl3 1 omto tuia ui nuiii 11 naves uiou m such complaints as, "Mother, you nev- I er sewed that button on my coat," or 4JB "I thought j-ou said you weio going? Yiv$ to have waffles for supper tonight i mother." Thero is no uso in clutter- , ing tho memory with such details when a pencil and paper will do tho work. In making a dress tho samo method is to be recommended. Often in sewing half tho nerve strain comes from worrying over the details of finishing, fin-ishing, which you aro apt to forget Fjl 0 bread need bo wasted when ' t&l there aro so many ways In &&91 which ft over dry bread may be ised. For instances, cut or break bread in small pieces and dry and slightly blown in oven, and It is flno for soups, and put in jars, is ready for use at any time. Or put through tho food grinder using finest knife, and It may bo put away in covered dish, or jar, and is all ready to mako stuffing for fish, meat or fowl when baking. And is nicer than flour in making steamed puddings, only using j half as much baking powder, and not any shortening. E5n HEN but ono curtain Is needed ' for a room, as in a bathroom J!J or small bedroom, why not mako it ornamental as well a3 i : K useful. Filet crochet borders fit well -J1J into tho sash curtain scheme. Very "Wli often they consist of a plain band of f K fllet above a deep hemstitched hem on I K scrim and a corresponding edgo cro- f C cheted in points, to which aro attach- ; : H ed bono rings to be,slipped over tho '(Jf brass rod. Any pretty fllet border de- E sign may bo worked up In coarser cot- , H ton in cream, white or ecru, to bo used ; : B with scrim of tho samo color. ; K K? nTfl ANY of the hat trimmings now Ul m hnvo "stick ups" called whips. Kfc lEi Women who havo had tho mis- ' R fortune to break ono of them e ?.n ,hat think it is necessary to tako :' wim wXl?s,tead of doinS tills, mend it , g with sticking plaster. Cut a narrow ?tl strip of black plaster, wet It and wind I to i VeTr. r0,, broken Place- tflen let it 1 1"!' S ,il 8KtIffens and supports tho whip J ?: t i h0wbv,?kcn placo wil1 not b no- IE!! ir ' WbJlC' piDk aQy color plas- IK T-ffrlmai? th0 wh,P could "sed. flEn laffeta ribbons can be used over and wftDl UnlJnJ trImmlnSs Provided they ara ,c Shottoj" damp prcsscd wlu f fi a |