Zurich Herald, 1925-04-16, Page 6CO-OPERATIVE HOUSE-
CLEANING.
For years the "inen i„,glks" had help-
ed each other during the busy season,
had .co-operated to the extent of using
one tractor plow, one hayloader and
other expensive farm nzachineryand
had found that this in a measure solv-
ed their farm help question. Last
spring their wives decided that co-
. operation would work as well inside
the house as out, especially at house home, that by installing a water sys-
• tem with proper drainage, more time
phere
are attached to the sides of the bell
underneath the paper, which is ripped
apart when the ribbons are pulled and
releases the confetti on the bridal
couple passing beneath;
VOTES FOR WATER SYSTEM.
I believe the majority of women liv-
ing on farms will agree, that while.
there are dozens of conveniences, time
savers, and labor eliminators for the
cleaning time, and the experiment
worked out so well that it will become
a permanent plan.
There were five women, living each
on a farm but at no great distance
from each other, and as time for the
annual spring cleaning arrived they and the kitchen table, to be followed
met and discussed the problem as by carrying all waste water still far -
women will. ther away. What an exasperating way
Finally one suggested, that as no the water pail has of being empty
woman can go into another's house when -one is in a great hurry and fag -
and clean exactly as that one wishes, ged to the breaking point.
in fact, if the truth be told, that no What a safeguard to the health of
woman likes to have even her dearest the family and the improvement of
neighbor poking into unused closets conditions in the back yard, could be
and sweeping dark corners, that an- accomplished by the expenditure of a
other and better way of helping could few dollars invested in drain -pipe, and
be devised.
Every woman knows that uninter-
ted cleaning is a pleasure but that
can be saved and more downright
drudgery done away with, than could
be accomplished by any one method.
Think of the time and back -breaking
energy expended between the pump
a kitchen .sink.
A water system would lift a load of
rup weariness off the shoulders of the
the stopping to get meals, to put the busy housewife, that cannot be reckon -
baby to sleep, or to watch the older
children is nerve wracking when she
is trying get
bedding in before nig
ed in dollars and cents.—Mrs. Ce F. P.
. HOW TO MAKE KNIT RUGS,
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The Rock Garden.
'1`0 rock i;arden is werthy of more
appreciation than it receives. Often
troi bre le taken to remove rocks in
the vicinity :Of the dwelling` to make
-Ivey for a-,levek lawn.or . flower plan-
ttation. Many on the other band who
have studied the possibilities of the survey of many farm districts 78.7
'rock garden will haul:•rnrks for ling •per cent. of the farmers expressed a
distances to build up one of the most preference for that color, Red is near-
interesting features that can be added le
as strong a favorite for barns and
to 'the home grounds. Steep banks- is rivell in the lead for outbuildings
are difficult to maintain, They are and` machinery. Gray, cream., brown,
green, yellow, • slate and blue eonee
next in preference in the order in
which they are_given, There seems to
lie no special reason for these choices
FARMERS' : FAVORITE• COLO
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BY THE PAINTER.
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White seems to be the ;farmers' fav- light buff and brick ref°, emyeeat y
or'ite color tor "h uses. In a recent suitable te an English halftii bered
tore. and Washed by the rains and are
seldom beautiful. These, however, are
easily converted into attractive rock
and wild gardens:, Stones and boul-
design, Would be impossible for a
colonial farmhouse, and the colors ap-
propriate to a Dutch Colonial house,
alight be most unsuitable for a Geor-
gian design.
It is almost always the case that a
house leeks best when it blends into
its background and surroundings; the
roof, therefore,' when against the sky,
should be of subdued tone and calor,•
but can be brighter when against
dens may be inserted; in the bank to ee eosin., merely a question of prefer- foliage or other buildings., While a
the appearance of a natural rock ence. Soiize farmers believe that red, large house can be dark, a small one
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outcrop. Pockets of good soil can be gray and brown "do not show dirt." cannot afford to be, for dark walls, or
made in which to plant flowers, of Tradition seems to have a strong in- light walls with dark trim will make
which there are many suitable kinds, fluence in their choice of color schemes. it seem still smaller. the
steps and a winding path ]\fore countr people are beginning In selecting color combinations,
Rough stone p y p p results are us ll found in vary -
add attractiveness •and interest. to recognize the value of colors in can- best res uA Y
After .the rock garden has been con- nection with trees and shrubbery, and Ing shades of the same color, as. for
structed little can be done in the way to paint their buildings to harmonizei�example, the walls buff, the trim ivory
of fertilization of the soil. For tint with the landscape. There is consid'- and the roof brown. There is then -
reason whatever soil is used in the erable sameness in farm life and ung, more harmony hen in a house with
construction of a rock garden it should doubtedly the cheeriness of bright coli' white walls, green shutters and a red
be. made at least moderately fertile. Cis
Many of'the plants most useful in. the
rock garden need little special manur-
ing. Some of them indeed flourish
best on rather poor sell so long as it
is well drained. Rock gardens are
usually best adapted to plants eequir-
leg dry and well drained situations,
strongly• influences farmers 1
paint their buildings with bright, in-
spiring colors.
In going about oiir countryside and,
our suburban districts, it is apparent' as trim and shutters in a contrasting
that as a whole houses do not possess color or tone will relieve the monotony
any particular distinction and charm; I -of evenly toned walls. Ornamental
that for the greater part they fare', work should not be brought out by,
There are many plants very suitable uninteresting, and give us the feeling. painting; a porch column, for instance,
for rockery purposes. The larger the that something about them'is wrong.- should be one color throughout and.
h ft base
roof.
While patchiness should be avoided,
there should always be a contrasting
relief to large surfaces of one color,
rockery the more robust and luxur-
iant plants can be used. Where large
rocks make up the rockery two or
three masses of herbaceous perennials
should be in. These if chosen to
corse into bloom. at different tunes,
When we look at them `critically, we) not different co_ors for s a ,
see that this is due in part to archi- i cap. No Material should be painted in
tectural faults and lapses; but the i imitation of some ; other material, as
comprehending .eye realizes that in brickwork, for instance, or the grain -
the main' it is a matter of color. We rag of wood. It should be remember -
give scant thought to the colors that ed that a mass of color seen from a
distance gives a very different im-
pression from, a patch of the same
color seen near by, which,und'oubtedly'
explains why so many houses look
suite different -from what their own-'
The strong contrasts of deep brown, ers expected. •
tr in to mattresses beaten and 1` add variety and contrast. Between we paint our houses, to the tint of the
ht made A Nightgown that is Practical- filled with ferns and low bol color, to the contrast of the cal-
The plan, devised. by these five gave ver serviceable one for the bath- as Well as Dainty rowing flowering plants, and in the ors of body, trim and roof, and to the
each a week in which ocean the heavy mottled blue home sewer d
I am knitting rugs andhave these caih be
i e e Y ,
h' h t 1 and room from Y and Almost every eights open spaces still remaining low creep- relation of the colors to the surround -
room
arranged ahead The first t around and d ' t dergar h 1d These will gs natural and artificial
dates were arxan brown work socks
eu in making her own am y un in 0' plants should ou be used. in
two days the women cleaned bureau around Cast on four stitch
closets, t work one at each e Y lingerie materials p though
es, widen meats. There are so many beautiful cover most of the rocky surfaces, al -
have ten � shops that the stones should be
drawers cupboards c'ore's, e c., nd until ou in thesome. of
that did not interfere in any way with the twelve on the needle. I{nit plain! there is no difficulty in finding the! left exposed to give a rugged beauty
days were given aver ore at the end each time until there are nainsook silk mull, French voles, cot -
,
or scarlet bloom,
cleaning. On the third day one neigh- four stitches left, and bind off.Many of the native plants are suit -ton crepe •oz crepe -de -chine. g able for rockery puaposes The Bitter Every nursery
meal getting. The third and fourth
length desired, then narrow one! night material, whether it be fine to the garden,
t al house 1 '1 t
mer the. plants are sniothered with
panicles of small yellow, white, pink,
The ,The ownman supplies these
• bor entertained her and her family strips to go around this are knit plain illustrated is very easily made. It
for dinner, the provision being that a. be finished at neck edge and arm -
for
vine would hang over or climb and scores of other plants suitable for
hould not dress but should come with ten or twelve ruches on one side may she s taken off each time without knitting, holes with narrow binding and tied
exactly as from her work,. the men! making it curve. The last strip is knit together on shoulders with iharrow
were under the same obligation, and1 in points. Cast on four -stitches and ribbon bows. The pattern includes a
the children came directly from bertha which may 'be of all-over lace
if a more trimmed garment is desired. tli
No. 1029 made in sizes 36, 40 and 44
•
inches bust. Medium size requires 3/ li
yards of 36 -inch material without the o
bertha; % yard more with bertha.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt of 20c in silver, by the=Wilson
Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide St
Toronto. mailed me day
rough surfaces.. The Virginia Creeper rockery work. They are usually class -
mid Wild Clematis are also ' useful ed as alpines. Two of these in par-.
weere rocky spaces of considerable ticular are especially desirable. The
se. :'have to be covered. Many herb -.beautiful little rock -rose, Helianthe-
at•. ,us Plants are entirely suitable for mum vulgare, and the hardy candy-
eoek garden, and the more of these tuft, Iberia Sempervirens. These are
° can be used the greater will be low -growing evergreens with hand -
h charm secured, because variety is some foliage and flowers.
e of the desirable features of a The rock garden when once at
garden of this character. For sunny tempted and undertaken in earnest
positrons the moss piuk and wild ger- offers no end of possibilities and inter-
anium are particularly suitable. - The est that grow with the return of each
Columbine, Wake Robins, Fax -Gloves, recurring season. -Can. Hort. Council.
Pattern incl e sa Violets and Ferns- are :among the .
o received.that succeed even in par
widen one each time until you have
twelve, then narrow one each time
until there are four again and repeat.
On the side opposite the points the
first sitch is taken off each time with-
out
ith
out knitting',—Mrs. E. H.
school.
The second day another neighbor
was hostess, the guest going•back to
her work rested and refreshed.
In two families there were children
under school age, and these were
taken to the home of ane of the women
(not the one who entertained for din-
ner) and kept during the day, being
IS THE OVEN TOO HOT?
The proper oven temperature is an
returned to their own hone by the important consideration in the success -
I hist
Many a a
Ma
cad.
ful preparation o Y
minute failure iii' a caferallIplega ed
recipe is due to too slow or too quick
an oven. Oven temperatures for var-
ious foods suggested by the home econ-
omics department at South Dakota
State College are as follows
Custards and meringues require a
slow oven which ranges in temper-
ature from 250 to 300 deg. F. Sponge
cake, ' angel cake, bread, ginger bread,
plain cake and cookies are baked in a
moderate oven with a temperature of
from 350 to 400 deg. F.'
A hot or quick oven, 400 to 450 deg.
F:, is best for parker house rolls, pop-
overs, baking powder biscuits and
some quick breads. For bisouit and
pastry, a very hot oven of from 450
to 600 degrees is required.
them,histead of
cared for
f
one who f
the -tired mother going for them-
At the end of the cleaning these five
women found that what had been most
• dreadful of tasks, under the new way
was a .reap pleasure, and 'that her
house cleaning week had put no se-
vere strain upon either her strength
or the patience of her family.—
Mrs. L, -M. T.
CONFETTI WEDDING BELLS.
To shower confetti from bells is a
. novel and charming idea for a wed-
ding. The bell is shaped from card-
board and covered with silver or gilt
paper; or it could be covered with
flowers. The bell is filled with con-
fetti and a circle of paper is fastened
across the base. Ribbon streamers
The Fly .Campaign.
The house fly- seems to have been
born in the world with the single idea
that its greatest utility was to' plow
through the most loathsome filth to
be found in the neighborhood, then
with its hairy legs and suckerlike feet
reeking with disease breeding bacteria,
it enthusiastically darts for the near-
est open door, scampers rapturously
over our dining equipment, Alves head-
long into our- food, marches sedately
over the lips of sleeping babies, leav-
ing a trail of disease -breeding filth in
its rear.
As a medium for propagation the
laurel wreath should be draped over
the brow of the common house fly. At
the age of two and one-half days she
is able to deposit approximately 160
eggs. These eggs, deposited in its.
ideal breeding bed, which, owing to
the heat it generates in fermentation
In horse manure, will hatch into mag-
gots in eight hours. The maggots
reach the pupae stage in three days
under favorable conditions.: The pupa
becomes a full grown fly in from three
to sic days. Think of that, an
xder is T ants .t a will- Stir Until:.Done. '
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world has been developed around' le- kind's, are particularly useful for rock asked one city maid, accustomed to
g 1 and the •yellow creamery' kind.
umes. work, as. they are low -growing
Xuxu's Advice.
"Oh, dear! I'll never catch a fish!"
exdlaimed.little George Hart.
He had been fiehing all the morning,
with never the faintest nibble. He
was confident his bait was all right,
r for he had drawn it up, examined it
nearly a hundred times, and he could
not understand why the fish. would
not bite. The other boys could catch
plenty.
'When he started out early in the
morning, his uncle warned him that if
he didn't bring some fish home for din-
ner he would punish him se=verely.
Consequently, George was in the
pangs of despair,:because he could
cateh none. - He never once thought
that' his impatience which led him to ,
pull up and inspect the bait was really
sec-'
the. cause of his 'failure. .,Every.
on'd or. two up' would come his hook—
with no fish; of course. When he threw
it back he scared away those that were
congregating in front of him.
"I may as well give up and go home,
and get the whipping)" he finally ex-
c1aimed,
"I don't think I would, just yet."
The boy turned quickly and beheld
the oddest °littie dwarf he had ever,
seen or heard of. '
He wasF dressed in green, from top
to toe, with small, twiilliling emerald
eyes, and•such a winning, good-patur-'
ed expression that George did not feel,
a bit afraid of him.
"Well, my' lad, what seems to be the,
trouble?"' questioned the pigmy in
green,
George poured out all his troubles
to his new friend. -"
"I can help you out of your
culty, if you will do as I tell you."
George assured him he would be
only too glad to obey his suggestion.
"Then," said the dwarf, "throw your
line in the water."
Georgie obeyed. .
"Now hold it there till 1 tell you
to pull it up," continued the dwarf.
George left his line in the water for'
D quite a while. Finally he remarked.
that something must be, the natter
with the bait, and he would pull it
up and examine it.
"Let it 'remain in the water," said'
the gentleman in green, quite sternly.
Pretty soon the cork dipped under
the surface, and the boy became all
excitement.
"Now pull the line up, quick!" said
the dwarf.
George did as directed, and drew he
the largest fish he had ever caught.
"Now I must leave you," said the
dwarf. "If you will always keep your
line in the water long enough for a
fish to bite, and not jerk it up every
five minutes, you will catch all yaui
want," -
George told him_ he had learned
something worth knowing, and he,
would follow the advice given him.
"But . I wooled like to know your, :.
name," said George.
MY nand is Xuxu."
"That's a queer name. Haven't you
any other?"
"Xuxu," said the little fellow withi ,
a sly wink, as he started off, "is an -1
other name for Patience!"
"Now I understand' it all," said
George., "Patience•is the one thing 11
lacked, but to -day I have discovered'+,
that no one tan succeed to anything
in ,this world without patience."
Heavy Horses in the West;
An indication of the demand for,
well -bled heavy horses in the west'
is furnished -by the success of a sale of
pure-bred Clydesdales at fratidon,
_wintet fair. A two-year, -aid first prize'
animal brought $,000, another two-
yeas; -old $8,6110, and a four-year-old
weighing '2,140 pohnhds`,ats�s AO.
plants in have a creeping habit. Most. of thein "Don't you know?" said the other,
The farmer plows in hope,
harvests in prayer and markets are evergreens, adding greatly to city girl wisely.. "They left the `egg.
faith, b/ 02±12their attractiveness. In the early sum- out" -
nt. _ V _ ._ -.._.
A HOME WITH A BROAD FRONTAGE - ' -
DESIGNED BY W. W. PTJRDx
that the most Iogical solution was the
chemical treatment of the manure.
Experiments where a half pound of
powdered hellebore was mixed with
ten gallons of water, stirred well and
allowed to stand twenty-four hours,
then sprinkled thoroughly through ten
cubic feet of manure, was found to
destroy from eighty-eight to ninety-
nine per cent. of the fly larvae. As
this solution is slightly poison it
should not be left standing where it
might be drunk by cattle or horses.
It was found that hens picking over
the manure that had been treated suf-
fered no ill effects. Experiments where
one pound of powdered borax was
sifted over the surface of about six-
teen , cubic feet of manure, then+
sprinkled with water, was found to
destroy about ninety per cent. of the
larvae, while a large proportion of
borax over the same amount of ma-
nure destroyed ninety-eight to ninety-
nine
inetynine per cent.
It was found that mixing with each
bushel of manure one-half pound of
calcium cyanamid with one-half pound
of a acid phosphate then wet down with
water not only added to the fertilizing
vidual ten and one-half days old being value of the manure, but destroyed
the grandmother of several thousand approximately ninety-eight per cent,
at the end of sixteen days, and the
great grandmother of better than a
million inthe course of a month.
Whilel various remedies, such as
screens, sticky fly paper, poisons and
traps, prove effectual in reducing the
number to an appreciable extent, the
logical point of attack should be at its g
of the fly larvae as well.
Minerals for Pigs.
"Good clean pasture, plenty of
water, a • little corn and some minerals
are the things most needed by pigs
to bring them through the summer in
source. While it is far more econam- ood shape, a successful farmer de-
„
ical, both as to retaining the full fer-
tilizing value of the manure, and
checking the fly menace, to draw the
manure to the fields each day, the av-
erase farmer finds himself, during
clares.
"I never ring a hog. When I find
.hogs rooting I know they walit some-
thing they are not getting in their
ration, and I give them a mineral mix -
the busy time of the year, unable to ture. During the summer I feed theme
spare the time for this purpose, only a moderate amount of corn, just
While numerous experiments, such
as manure pits constructed of cement,
and made flyproof, slatted racks
where manure is piled, the fly maggot
crawlingg down between the slats and
dropping in a water lank placed below,
have been 'tried and tound efiectivei
it, would .seem that such equipment
would be beyond the scope of the aver -
enough to keep the pigs growing nice-
ly; and finish them up the following'
spring, weighing 'around 260 to 800
pounds."
Most of the poultry profits are made
in the first six months of the year.
Where oxen are the Crib is clean
but xntteh increase is 1sy the tz'8ngth
sgs :fernier, It wdeld $eem for him of the ore. -Prov. xx, ,t. ,
No. 1824
The design here shown is that of
It home with 48 feet frontage, :re-
quiring at least a sixty foot lot on
which' to build. The plan is ex-
ceptionally well arranged for one
who does considerable entertain-
ing. ,Entrance is through . the
'estibule, direct into the center
hall, with the stairway to the sec-
ond floor in the opposite end. Wide
plaster arches separate the living
and dining room from the entry
hall. In the end of the living room,
IS a fireplace of tile designacid
Carried to the ceiling. French
doors open on a small iron balcony
in front and rear. The kitchen
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portion 10 complete with cupboards,
breakfast alcove, and rear entry in
which is located a refrigerator
which is iced from the rear stoop.
There is a small pass pantry which
contains additional cupboard space.
The stairway to the basement leads
to the street door and on down into.
the basement, which contains the
usual laundry, fruit and vegetable
room, large storage room, and an
amusement room with an additional
fireplace underneath the living
room.
On " the second floor are three
chambers, The owner's chamber
1.1 V i is e; kOaM
i x ro,
In front over the ifving room has a
fireplace and a private bath. Two
additional bath rooms are located
on the second floor.
The exterior is white cement'
plaster over Imetal lath, with a
soldier course of brick at grade.
Roof is Variegated slate. Floors
throughout are hardwood with tile
in bath and linoleum in kitchen
aald pantry. The woodwork is ivory
enamel. -
It is estimated that this homy
can be hunt, exclusive of heating
and plumbing for from ten to
twelve thousand dollars.
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