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U fr . st' It. lWAS''im iPigJ, Mi ' T TTT - I Xr, drink end bt tnerry"-4pecally the merry part of its it a very old bit of advice. ThU diseusewn today it given to iorite that down in largo letter for every man, woman and chUd to that Mother. Natv.ro will have half a chance at U dining table. - ' Tht psychology of food meant that there it a very intimate eonnoom Ion between the tuitt of mind and the oubteqtusnt otato of the ttomaoh, fry a' hilarious, heavy dinner with plenty of laughter, and tee how easily I it conquered. And then take a light, digestible meal, liberally mixed ylth tear and worry, and groan oyer the efftct. , Truly, there wot need the court fetter, and since he hat circled to the poet, it i up to you to ' upply the enjoyment that let "good digestion wait on appetite, and health n both." , 1 , J There U tome excellent food for thought in the article from Mr. uen aoie ana entertatntng pen, ,. 3Bjr Ida ,Cogswell Bailey-. r , Allen ' : A . CSUBJViOU mother, wis - enough . y to put Into everyday use faoU -i, Jl, learned In' ber college career,, waa gteatlr . troubled over tha ioody atooPW iendln th. caa- ly meals, and ; the constant digestive Isturbancea which caused the "sod ox" and the peppermint bottle to be erpetually empty. "Back In the oldea lays." che aald to herself, 'the Unfa teala were anUvened - by Jester Vnd town, and the court laughed vand arrow v at. ; aSaoy an old-time custom baa bad U foundation la the fnatlnoUva crav-. ' ag of the body tor right living. I b- leva that my family needa rnore merrl- ' cent and wider Interest' at mealtime, to4 that as In the days of the court ester the brightened ' thought will tinMilato digestion." Bo aha announoed ' bat the table waa to be do longer a 0 earing house for the troubles of tha - lay, and that any one airing real or , in Imaginary grievance, was to pay five ants fine Into the "missionary pig." f oreover, the toll for dinner eaoh night hereafter waa to be a merry tale, a (usJnt anecdote, or the - discussion of on current event, and no one waa to e exempt! H '' ,-- s fTba result waa magical! . It was tv onger necessary to order aoda once a reelt and to watch the ever-dlmlnlah-ng contents of the peppermint bottle. Big Brother's "grouchlness disappear d along with the gas In Ms stomach; itster'a nervousness vanished In a peal f laughter, and, the moment father un- MENUS '' Thi department wdl be m charge The plan will give the housewife the md will present topic of interest to b By Caroline IL Hunt WaaWngtoo, X. C MOST i families have adopted ' ; more or less uniform breakfast some of them always having ggs and others alwaya having bacon. (Tor this reason, luncheon haa become ibe time when left-overs are served. Besides cold meat wWch may be erved In an endless variety of ways, these leftovers usually Include small, amounts of vegetables. 'These can be fitlllsed in many ways, of which the two most prominent are milk eoups and aalada The basis for a milk soup, or, as It Is often called, a cream soup,, conslste of milk. . flour and butter in the proportion of 1 cup of milk to Vi tablespoon of flour and 1 or 2 table spoons of butter (depending on the richness desired and the quality of the milk used). This base can be easily and quickly prepared and It Is a simple matter to flavor it with the vegetables left over from dinner. The amount used need not fee large. Even small amounts of rpacaronl and cheese or macaront with - tomato sauce, or creamed fteh, may tot used. The combination of potatoes with other-vegetables to form a salad also ofl'nrs Infinite variety and a chance to. utilize email ' amounts of vegetables. If such ealade are aooeptable to the fa.mlly. It is well to keep on hand the r.pceeeary-cooked potatoes and to se cure variety toy means of the other vegetables. Happy the Jiousekeeper none family likes simple 11 and vine r.tr dressings, for these can be put to gether at a moment's notice. , Chopped chives lend a good, flavor to f ((ii and also a good bit of color. 1 ortunately, chives are an ornamental i rowth. Borne . housekeepers raise em on the dining room table in the in dish. Tarragon, iwMch is the best r flavors for salad vinegars, can be t !ed in . the garden. It calls, j-hw-' -'-er, for 'Some allt-Vs,'v.. snt' ' .unrheoa la the time to make use of n r ml Ik and cream. Cottage cheese any of the commercial varieties of - r.e, for that matter bread ; or ners, lettw? and Jam or in arm a ronlce a weH-balanced, meal, , easy i : ci-are. Variety can be secured tow hj mr the cheese in different ways. . tiut common w7 of court -to t Read, eat and tmxle. 4. , t . M( 'i folded bit nadUa, ' tha ; buslnew look changed to tha fenlality they all loved, la other words, the contrast of fun and -happiness created so different anatmps phere that the nerves of stomach and Intestines responded to lt influence, while the Indlcestlon, which was of a nervous type, consequently disappeared. t The dlrestlva prooesa la the break ,nc up apportlonlac of aU Wnd. of food to the varloua parts ot the body. Any normal person should be : able to digest all ordinary foods, lr,' respective of weather, chance of cli mate, environment or unfamiliar quality. . boy et 10, born Into m family of 'Wealth, waa raised from babyhood on a predlgested diet Finally his mother took Mnv to visit bis country grand mother for the first time, for, although the 'boy was perfeotly well, she bad never be fore ventured ' ao far from a doctor. Soon after arriv ing, the boy fol lowed his grand. mother Into the spicy larder, where she Invited him to help himself to what ever he wanted to eat as any grand mother would do. The lad. just like a boy, aeleoted a Juicy piece of pump kin pie, a doughnut or two and a banana, demolishing them with the Joy of one eating stolen fruit When the mother discovered what had hap pened, she became hysterica, bitter AND RECIPES FOR A EXPERT IN COOKERY of a different instructor every month. benefit of wide and varied experience, all. , heat It slightly, strain ft and mix t it with cream or butter. Another way . is to drain the uncooked sour milk. This is best done In small, earthenware , molds with boles In the bottom. . For convenience these moHf should be plaeed in a frame. Prepared in thds way. the cheese has we form of the mold and Is a very presentable dtoh. It is usually served with cream and .sugar. " ' MONDAY ' BRBAXTAM ' Dates Oatm seal vltli nice wamce Coffee xxmcBxca Cold Beet Sliced Otanges and Buianas ' . DINNER .... Meat Pte with Biscuit Crost Chill Bauee - . BaaUased Osra . Aiipis umoaai Coffee , TUESDAY : BRJCAKyAST "' Boiled Potatoes with Bait Fork aid MUk' V , . . Gravy Rice Mufllne , - Peach Butter Coffee X.UNCHWM i Ttssbed Beef on Toss - (Tea. Xtoustnuts Cheise DINNER v Julienne Sous Pork Chops vmiih rotames appie bauee puttered Parsnips Chocolate Fie Coffee I WEDNXSDAY BREAKFAST . Baked Pears i 4 carina :. tj' Becan ' Com Uufflaa , Coffee LUNCHEON Creamed Oysters lettnee Salsa Ta Plum Sauoe Cabs ' , t f k ' y v DINNER i 1 f Pea Soup Bagout of Babbit , - Baked Sweet Potatoes .. Apple Pi. BoUZ . Coffee lM,'.; , THTJESDAY H ' .S',- 'i tl BIUfiAKFAeT' M 'L'""' i Apples - , , Heat Ball , creamed Potatoee i ,,', ,n Coffee t i ' r in , ' ' ly reproaching the grandmother and' ; scolding the boy. His teara and re-i morse brought on an attack of nerv eua Indtgeatlon that nearly, cost his , llfe With 'due allowance fcfr personal fdloayncrasy. ;.tbe foods that often cause disturbance are those eaten In anticipation of ill reaulta Tlsh al ways makes me sick." saya one. I cannot eat fruit" remarks a second. In nine easea out of ten that food has ; disagreed at one time or another when eaten In injudicious combina tion, the resulting pain being; caused by the mixture , of materlale . rather than, by the food Itself.- Thereafter, notion eliminates that particular food front the dietary, and the variety of foods, . probably already limited, la ' cut down another dish.. It is a well known fact among medical men that any food Is liable to cause Indiges tion If eaten with that thought In mind, for the In fluence of thought over the digestive organs Is enor mous. Were com dltdons to bo ex plained physiolog ically, the " name Interpret a 1 1 o a ..might be made as la oertatn. oases of Insomnia Sleep lessness g often? 1 caused braain tremelj! active condition of the brainy .calling: away the blooa from other parts ' of the body. When the mind Is wor ried, or Is busy anticipating possible lllnesa from, food, the clreulaUoa be comes uneven, and the blood, which should be most active about the stomach, goes to the brain to vivify1 the thought, tbua retarding diges tion. Frequently, it la not food that disagree, but rather personality that disagrees with food, and no rational dish should - be condemned until It has been tested several tlmea with a serene mind. Habit exerts a tremendous influence upon the dlarestlve- qualities of food, in a great hospital, two girls were desperately 111 with tuberculosis ' having reached the stage when nau- Blee Crovieetea Ourraat 7eKy Coeeanut Buns f Tee ' " PINNKR 1 ' . '' ' Bellea Mutton with Oyeter aaose -French Fried Potatoes , Battered Carrots 1 ' Pear Salad Cottars Pudding with Choeeiate sjauot . .- . ; .Coffee KELLDAY ' BRZAXrAST .. . ' Grapefruit -' llaektrsl BoUsd Potatoes V'' Coffee-'' UINCHBOIf ' tfutton Ckoquettes . nnace Baaes) Iyeked Caramel , CUstard'"?' DINNER ' Mutton Ooup Broiled Salmon with BollandalM Sauce Mubed Potato Apple Fritters BoUed IUos ' with ' Stewed Dates sad Whipped Cream , SATTHRDAY l( , , BREAKFAST . 4 Oranges . J . . . Cemmm Mush ; Baked JDts LUNCHXON Coffee Cream, of Cauliflower Soup Salmon Croquette LottUCS Baked Apples Cookies , Tea i SINNER , ' Mrt , Oyster, Stew ' Cheese loi t Cjettoe Bated SnowbalU with Orange Juice , . s, . i Coffee . 1 . " SUNDAY .. 1 BREAKVAST , ', , Sliced Pears with Cream ' Spanish Omelet ' Spider Com Bread' , Coffee , 1 . DINNER , ,t Reatt Chicken ' Creamed Potatoes 't Crabamrie Jelly, , aoalloped Brsplsat listtuoe Salad with Cream Cheeee , Pineapple ice Chocolate Cake v., Coffee .i , (i i ' 1 vi' ; ! i r stippaa "v r ' ' ' ,i. Welsh Babbit - . 1 1 ... SUced Oranges Cooetnnt OaKf ' . J.' , v , ( , , ' Tea , ,j t k , , ' " Oatmsal WltU Cheess - . "' Two cupful of oatmeal, 1 eupful of i r-ated cheese, 1 taMeapooaful of putter, level teaenoonfui ot aaK , Cook the oatmeal as usual. Shortly1 before serving, stir In - the butter and add the cheese, and etir until the cheeee ' Le melted and thoroughly blended with , the cereal. This can.be eaten with PSTGH ink followed all dlet-and they wer gradually starving, tu no nourish- ment could be retained to combat the disease. All sorts of. dainties were prepared for them, such as creamed chicken, fresh eggs, delicious broths sma ine numesi cusiaras. out nom- .ingr could be found that" would not cause nausea. At last the staff doc tor said: "We can do, nothing more for -them." The girls, one Irish, the other Jewish, had , been constantly begging for edibles not In any hos pital dietary, such as Irish stew, kosher soup and so on, the requests being laid to delirium. Finally, a lit tle nurse thought to herself, "These girls come from tho slums, and have eaten the coarsest of foods all their Uvea ' The Irish girl cannot digest her food because she does not know1 ' what It Is and Is afraid of It the Jew ess, because It Is not of her religion.". Realising , that the condition waa ; wholly due to the Influence of habit, the nurse went to the doctor, with ' her Idea. "It Is. the psychology of food," she said. , "Why not give them what they like, for now nothing can ' make them, worse." When the trays of familiar food appeared, life sprang to their eyes, the bowls were drained to the drega. , nausea disappeared, temperature dropped, and, after three . . months of such diet, they were dls- r charged as "arrested cases." That food Is most digestible to which the indi vidual Is. accus tomed, ' and . to possess ' a wide "repertoire" 1 o f foods, a., child should be taught from babyhood to eat everything set before him. The reason that chll ehtldren refuse so many foods la be- - cause they happen to dislike the "looks," not be cause they dislike the taste. A girl .always refused olives. One night at boarding school, ' a midnight spread waa held in the dark, and a friend popped an olive Into her mouth. "What's that?" she said. "I like Mi give me another." We are all fa miliar with the disagreeable child vis itor who will not eat potatoes or eggs or lettuce or ; something elsa The -trouble does not lie with, the child, but with the unthinking parent, who allow a mere whim to limit the child's food supply. . ' v " In overcoming such conditions there Is no better, method than suggestion. Sometimes a child can be coaxed to eat by calling attention to the pretty color, relating a little of the history or even by serving . the food In an unusual dish. Again, a Subterfuge may be used. ' A certain family re-' fused to eat gingerbread, so, Anally. Instead of baking It In a square loaf, ; the mother cooked it In a round pan and cut It Into pie-shaped pieces. Vne ' children ate It with avidity, and call ed for mora A -prejudiced boy" of 11 announced to. his host that he did "not like mutton," "Very well, Tom," an-' swered the keen man, , "I will . give you a piece of beef from the end of the leg," and he proceeded to place a out of mutton upon the boy's plate. Tom , ate and liked It" finally being told that he had eaten mutton. A ' subterfuge of this! type should be a . last resort the truth always being explained to the child,, else he will cream. w, hotter stfH, Wtth mMlc, but. neither le necessary. It oonetltutes an. extremely nourishing dish and one which is ' found palatable . by those who like r cheese. A better accompaniment than, milk or cream Is the dried fruit men-. Cloned in the bill-of-fare. ,j ' ',' Bettered Parsnips or Carrots 'A satisfactory way to cook parsnlpe or carrota is to out - them Into small; I pieces and to boll them in butter and i water till they are soft and he water ' haa evaporated. -The parsnips should ; be oooked until they are a i delicate brown throughout Care should be tak . en not to break the pieces and destroy their shape. The carrots should be served with a little chopped parsley. ' Mutton, Soup - ' , ' ; Four pounds mutton from the neck, : t quarts cold water, carrots, a tur . , trips,. 1 small cabbage or part of a larger cabbage, 1 stalk oelery. few sorigs pars- - ley. 1 medium-sized onion, I cloves, 1 prig thyme, 1 sprig marjoram, I table spoons salt. i , x Wipe the meat carefully, out Into - small pleoes . and cover with tfhe water. Bring very slowly to the boiling point . and skim. Add the vegetables cut into ' small pleoes and other seasoning, and ' cook slowly tor three hours. alraln. cool and remove the ffex. Berva either clear, wtth rice, pr with the vegetahlea flnelychopped.;,,, ; ;;.f-. CocoanutBnns ' . Scald and cool-1 cud tf iruik. add U yeast cake dissolved In cup of water, 1-t cup of sugar.and flour enough to saake a soft sponge. When Hghtr add 1-8 oup -ot butter, I beaten yolk, 1 cup of fresh- .. ly grated coooanut, teaspoon of salt' and flour enough to make a eoft dough.-. Allow this mixture to rise, and when , light - form into small buns and plaoe them near together In a greased pan. ' lot them rise again and bake them. , Brush them over with" egg white and sift upon them a little sugar and eoeoa out , ; n , '("i ,h ' ( ', . Bagout of Jtattbtft ' -' "; One amall rabbit, pound of bacon, ' tablespponful of flour, l dessertspoon ful of chopped parsley, 1 onions, 1 carrot, X tomatoes, 1 pint of water, salt and pepper, fried croutons ot bread. Cut the rabbit into amall pieces: wash and wipe them with a doth; Cut tho bacon into small pieces and fry them to a brown color quickly in a sauce- . pan Turn tha-ibaoon on to a plate, leaving the Cat la, the saucepan, 2i. O LO " . . . " , , 'it,' .lost confidence and refuse to try any sew dish. To quote an old French proverb, "The eye does half the eating," This is the reason that a well-set table, clean cloth and carefully prepared and garnished ' foods have so great an effect upon the appetite. Every one la familiar with the experience of early childhood, when even the "sight" of a striped stick of candy would cause "the mouth to ; water"! A man Is but a grown-up child, and the greatest of aids to appetite la the sight of appe- . , ' " Using food. This Is " especially empha sized in cases of ' lllnesa ' The pa- tient will often re-' fuse to eat a " carelessly ' served . meal, while a dainty tray, ac companied by a flower or some . d 1 1 1 1 a surprise, ' will bring about a vigorous appetlte.; . : Money 1 expended In pretty , dishes, ' ' attractive linen, well - designed, glass and silver is money well , In vested, for they all contribute to the hospitable appear- , ance of a well-set table, and are, therefore, fundamental to digestion. - Human nature runs to extremes, and Instead of requiring stimulation, the ap petite may need limitation, an suflb cases the meals should fee planned to ' give an appearance of abundance, and yet limit the quantity of food. An ever hungry man was recovering from a fever, and although allowed three eggs r T 14 not always the expensive uten sil that makes kitchen; efficiency possible, the commonest little 'arti cles often being of greatest assistance i at the same time they are easy to use, necessitating but little cleaning and costing next to nothing. Probably there is no single artlole of such use to the housewife as "a . piece ot paper or a paper bag. From the humble, newspaper to the fresh rolls of waxed paper In the sfhops, It is an indispensable adjunct to the dainty kitchen. . Often . the task of cleaning chloken or game Is magni fied by the thought of a messy mold-' lng board. If several folds of news paper are laid upon It the cleaning .-may be quickly accomplished, the first layer with the entralla being qulokly disposed of, while the second and third can be rolled up and put out of sight as soon as soiled. When the cleaning has been done, pleoes of the paper may be rolled up, lighted and used, to singe the1 birds. If rolled fairly , tight one or two rolls will be sufficient to cover the whole fowl a much more satisfactory method than the old one of singeing over the Are. After the singeing haa been done, the. bird la usually ' washed and then drained. It may then be dried upon . several folds of brown paper, and the stuffing and trussing be done in the same place. In this way there can be no muss. Fish, also, may be cleaned on papers, and it boning Is to be done there is no better working surface. Much of the dislike of cleaning fish hinges on the muse that Is created, while If it can fee quickly removed, all THREE GEEAT KITCHEN HELPS -: FROM AN i; and quarter the ontone, fry them in the fat and put them with the bacon. Toss the pleoes of rabbit in the flour and fry them quickly in the saucepan. . to a rown color, adding some more fat if there is not euffleient left1 from the bacon. Add trne water and stir ntll if bolls. Return the bacon and ouione to the pan with the carrota and the toma- - toes cut Into ' siloes. ILet all simmer gently until the rabbit la quite tender (about an hour) and season with pepper and salt. , Serve on a flat dish gar : nlshedT with fried croutons of bread. ; ' . ' Boiled Mutton With. Oyster Saucs . Four pounds mutton from the shoul der, 1 pint oysters, 1 onion, salt. Bone : the mutton and stuff with half , the ; oysters, or make a gash In the meat ; near the bone and Insert half the oys-, ters" and tie into shapa Half cover the meat '-with water,, and cooe In a closely covered dish with the onion .' for two- hours. With the remaining oysters make the following sauce; , ;' . Oyster Sauca r . 'V' . Two tablespoons butter or mutton fat, 1 tablespoon flour, y, pint oysters, '' : H cup of the liquid in which the mut- . ton has been boiled. Drain the oys- ters and heat' and strain the liquor, Washthe oysters, add them to the, hot oyster liquor and cook until they are plump. Remove the oysters and ' iSthL mrS -ifiJl -t hm.,UrM' 'JSy Jfl"nythe oyster., and the sea- Keep tnem warm. Melt the nutter, Inaa ' ,'. cneese ioat , v - . ; . One eup dried coW peas, pound of ; grated : cheese, Ibreadcrumbs and salt oak the "peas overnight, wash them- and put them through a meat -grinder. Add the cheese and sufficient breadcrumbs . to 1 make the mixture stiff enough to be formed into a roll. Season. Bake In a moderate oven, . basting occasionally with butter and water. . Serve with tomato sauoe. ; Snowballs "With. Orange Bauce One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugar. 4a eup milk, 2V4 cups flour, t teaspoons . baking powder,- whltee of e- eggs. Follow , the usual rule - for mixing butter cakes and gteam the dough l, buttered cups. , , ' -. Orange iBauos ' Whites of g eggs. 1 cap powdered sugar, Juice and rind ot I oranges, Juice of 1 lemon. Beat the- whites' until stiff, add the sugar gradually. I.nd continue to beat- Add the flavor-,: .. oge, s- j- . ,t , I ,,- . Qip at noon, clamored constantly for mora finally his nurse prepared a three-egg , omelet of the puffy variety" that was so big It covered a dinner plate! The ' man ate one-third of It saying. "Tou have given ma too much today; that's enough for three folks" A quarter ot a -pound of cheese Is equal in nutritive value to half a pound of cooked beef, 'yet few would consider t sufficient' for ' a meal. If made into a souffle, com- blned with lettuce, served (a a; soup,' prepared as a rarebit or served au . gratia with'' potatoes. It would satisfy, because It "looked enough." This prtn ctple Is being recognized to such, extent ) by medical schools that it Is now form-" lag the basis of many cure for obesity. There Is also a certain amount of satis faction resulting from a wide range of foods, A dinner comprising many dishes with small amounts served at a course Is more gratifying than many times the . quantity of one or two kinds of food, partially because a longer time i spent at the table, but primarily because the body finds In variety all elements neoes- -sary to nutriment - .- ' ' i foods that 'look good" appeal to the palate. Uhis forms the basis for the use of artMdal coloring In foods, and is ' even yet a lure to the corner (bakery. 1 ' There is an old story told of a farmer who heard that a horse could live on c any food, provided he did not - know ' what he waa eating. Co he adjusted a pair of green goggles to the animal's ' eyes and fed him on shavlnga' The tra '' ' suspecting horse ate them day after day . until finally he grew sd weak that tie died! OToods from, the ordinary bakery are as shavings to the human stomach, and would not be credited In any Ameri can . home save for the psychological ? green goggles that enshroud the gaudy decorations in delldousness. and appeal , to the palate to the cost of health and r podketbook. ; aistaste disappearsf . After meat - or fish has been washed for the last time, however, newspaper should not fee used next to IV because of the Ink,. ta piece of manlla paper being substl-, tuted Instead. , Whereas, the paper wrapping of bundles may be used In many ways, they should never be used when they are , to come In direct contact with food. In . lining cakepans, ' for In- ' stance, there is nothing so acceptable as a fresh piece- of manUajeaper. Jt Is an excellent plan to keep in the, pantry a box of papers cut to lit the. 'various pana These may be kept to gether with' dips or rubber banda Then a lining la always ready,' and It Is never necessary, to leave the cake at a critical moment to prepare one. It takes no moretlme to cut a doaen linings than It does one it the kitch en soissors are used. Another little help, consists of small squares ot paper out for oiling tlna The pastry brush has a mission, but most women prefer to oil their pans with the tra- , : dltlonary bit of paper. Marry pre- - - clous moment is lost In searching, the paper finally being torn : from, any .nearby bag trt- package. If a-box or basketful is hung on a hook close by the cooking tabla these bits of paper , are always at hand and the kinder garten baby loves to cut them. The dishwashing alone consumes av, large part ot the housewife's time, while If she could only learn to re duce the' number ' of dishes, she could gain considerable leisure for- other -. things. Again, the friendly - piece of , f aper comes to her aid. In baking, t Is usually customary to sift the ' flour and measure out the sugar Into bowls; if a smooth piece of manlla paper is used Instead, It will not only -save many a dish, but It is more con venlent. These papers may be used again and again, and If tucked away within reach of the kitchen cabinet are always ready, The housewife frequently pares her : potatoes and other vegetables Into a clean pan or the sink. In the former case she has . the pan , to wash,- in the latter the sink to clean, while if she sits down, a newspaper In her lap, it will hold "? ' all the parlnga The problem of the : frying kettle and other ' greasy - uten alls makes dishwashing a horror to many women. If the utensils ' are wiped out with a awalf of paper, a latvo part of the grease Is absorbed : and the dishwashing greatly simpli fied. It is an easy matter to .wash the dishes, scald them and leave them to drain dry if one has a , special j drainer and a sink large enouah to hold It In case one has not thick ' folds . of newspaper may be spread upon the table or set tubs, and the : a dishes scalded and packed one by one upon the papers to drain. A country housekeeper owes her daily nap -and recovered health to this simple ar rangement. In cleaning milk or other , bottles, bits of newspaper, ' with a : - good ' soap solution and a Vigorous shakings, will usually accomplish ' quick results. ' Again, the garbage -- can may be kept sweet and cleas. if lined with paper eaoh day after emp- - ' tying. 'If this Is done, two br three scaldlngs a week -will keep it sani- tary, s . -, , Fried , foods disagree with - man '' because) they are Improperly drained. A generous piece , of' manlla paper, ' ' crumpled Into little ridgee, acts as an " efficient drain . to all craquettS ' doughnuta fritters and bacon. If the i. fritters are laid flat the same effect ls not brought about, because in that 0Ml Prt ot th 00a drained..., fiTZn. ownV "a "earn ch?" But J. again the sheet ' of paper. In this case ft should be large enough to -extend .several Inches beyond the -bowl. In the center It should be slit In the shape ot a Maltese cross, to . J SATISFIED AND STUBBORN fTiHB housewife who Is satisfied with the methods of work enforced in I , her homei smiles her oontempt of anything new In domestic science, i A ' - la In danger of losing In the race. There Is a little maxim used In. many business offices that runs like this: , Satisfaction meana stagnation. -:- Are you too satisfied? " - 4 4 1 1 " " ' ' "The People's Institute alms to counteract too much satisfaction. It presents the best way to do things, which Is frequently' a better way than the one that has been satisfactory to you for years. 1 , f Try this page every week. Watch the homo Improve, 1 ' - '' Next week there will be a discussion on the staff of life. -Miss Anna Barrows, lecturer on domestic scienee, of Columbia University, will en lighten readers about the everyday article. - '''.'' hoc ' Ko duty of the . housewife Is so important as the planning of diet and probably, 1 there is no other phase of home eoonomioe to Which psychology ' can be so directly applied. While ' displaying1 his ' laboratories' ''to a .visitor, 'Mr, Edi-' ..son designated a ; row of shelves oc cupying one aide of a large room; "These," be said, "contain our 999 failures," "Doesn't it make you dis couraged to look at them?" asked the visitor. replied "Edison, "for ' they represent m things not to do.'-' A satisfactory ration In the home is always the result of experiment but If the relation of psychology to food -Is kept' constantly. In mind, a well- -' nourished family will be the reward. ' The kaewleage that one Is eating palatable and wholesome food' will often stimulate the digestive organs -to a more vigorous action, the . effect being nearly always magical in its i production ajf merriment and good , wilt This accounts. for the pnjrcho-- . logical miracle of the man without a i. cent In his pocket who, after a full -meal, could conquer the world. Good ; fellowship is the Inevitable result of a meal eaten In a congenial environ- ment and , Just as the after-dinner . speech has been the expression of con tentment for generations, geniality, tol- . eranoo and a wider sympathy will follow the light-hearted meal ot the home. j , . , , r permit the Insertion of the egg beat- er, set over the bowl, and the cream may be whipped without danger of spat taring the best dresa This same meth- -od la of use in beating fruit whips or aalad dressings or custards that ' . have curdledf 4 Ordinary brown paper bags are useful ' , tor drying bread and vegeUbles (like , ' celery tips), keeping them from dust and genua They may also fee put over 1 the mouth of the food chopper when grinding crackers or dry bread, collect- '. ' lng the crumbs as fast as they fall from i. . the knife and preventing scattering over . the floor or table. - - : , -A pair of scissors ia an efficient utensil ; that ia found In but tew kltchena ' IFor ordinary use a medlum-elred pair of good steel will answer ; all purposes. '. There are many processes in the prepa ration at food, difficult to perform with a -knife, which 'are made easy by the scissors. When' bacon comes front the market ready sliced, a pair of sharp scissors wilt quickly remove the rind. It - . is almost Impossible to remove the bones . : from the flesh of a fish, yet the task will ' be lessened toy half through the skillful . manipulation of a pair of sharp scissors. -When a chicken or fowl has been dress- t'' ed and is to be cut up for fricassee, the disjointing can fee quickly accomplished fey the same meana without danger of f splintered bones. Xobster salad ia ' ' usually the signal tor the hammer, ice ' pick and all of the murderous tools in , the kitchen, whUe, If it is not too faardV . a 'Stout pair of scissors will do the work . Without mutilating the lobster's flesh -and incidentally, one'e temper! ' In the preparation of vegetables they ; are indispensable for clipping the scales from asparagus, cutting up vegetables - for the salad, trimming the brown edgea from lettuce and mincing parsley and . mint an shredding lettuce, peppers or , - other salad plants they - are much more -satisfactory than a knife, because they . do not (bruise the leaves. iBven in baking ' the scissors occupy a definite placet a "snip" and the biscuit dough Is quickly apportioned: a quick cut and the drop . cooky falls Into place on the baking , sheet : fancy wafer shapes may fee quickly cut out either with or without -the use of a cardboard Betters, wh 11 the edges ot pie crust may be quickly trimmed.- tin cutting up angelica, citron and other cake trimmings, nothing takes -the place of scissors, while for stoning dates and seeding raisins they are in valuable. , , , . , ' - When grapefruit or oranges are to be Served halved, .the pulp may be quickly ' clipped and the tough membrane loosen ed by the scissors, while they greatly .lessen the work of separating clusters rot grapes or ralslna If two pairs can be afforded, the second pair may fee of the curved, surgical variety, which is s better adapted to the preparation of fruit. If the children are te use them, to cut up paper cakepaa linings, little squares of cheesecloth for coffee bags, : etc., a blunt pair should be provided. Ordinary rubber bands are of great help and may be supplied at a very small cost They may fee obtained In v assorted sires at 6 cents up ber box, and once used the housewife will never bo without them. In the preparation f '" the picnic luncKeon, they sure indlspen- saWe for fastening the waxed paper around sandwiches, cakes and! fruit, securing the packages of sugar and salt , -against accident etc In the kitchen1 and pantry their use is manifold: Clean- -ed celery stalks may be bunched up by a rubber band ready tor the ice box, asparagus may be fastened in bundles 1 for cooking by another, the waxed paper may do securea arouna oreaq, ine tops " of flour bags and sacks may be fasten- ; ed, cereal and feoofcy boxes closed and ' made dustproof, envelopes of . cooking recipes sealed, paper napkins' and waxed , paper rolled and kept in small space la nearly every kitchen, the rubber band '. may be substituted tor the erver-vanlih-ing bit of string! IDA COCISWELI, BAI LET-ALLEN, i i .'.1 -fL" V 1,1 ?'