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dad, and a little cloves or nut- - Serve with sauce or Three-Day Buns rst Dayâ€"- In the evening take one cup kc warm waiter, soak one eishmami’s yeast cake, add one p flour, beat and let stand un- next morning. At seven add 1}; lb. or 1 Culp ortening, . 1 cup white sugar, 2 this. suit, 6 cups luke warm water. Enough flour to make a ugh. _ I Let rise until doulljle its size d mix down twice during the y, ’Ilhen .in the evening make 11 buns and place in pans out two inches apart. let i'ise til morning. Start about ’1 clock and bake each pan out 15 or 20 minutes. but any. This makes about 10 zen buns. Mrs. M. W. Shearer, Buclohcnm Brunch. Filled Cookies brown sugar, butter and lard mixed, egeS. _ 1 c. sour milk, 1. m. soda, 1 t. baking powder, V; t. saltâ€"1 t. nutmeg, 2 t. vanilla. Flour to roll as cookies. 1c. 1c. 1:. 3 1 c. sugar. 2 t. cornstarch, 1 t. vanilla. Vi t. nutmeg, V.) c. nuts, 2 t. molasses. Cook until thick and. cool. Cut dough as cookies. place all teaspoon of filliing qn ookie and place another cookie n topâ€"press slightly at ledge. Mrs. J. M. Percival. SAVING LABOUR IN THE HOME Miss L. A. Row In industry and business I etc is a constant striving for fiiciency, and any change in . I’ eadily accepted. The same eag- ‘ ess for efficiency and labor vi'ng might well be carried to the home, since there are ew busier persons than the mnemaker, especially if she = y great extent by modern in- Enrla‘on. If she would have v e for any recreation, for - for community work and at some time maintain a well- house and the simple of metal pail or can with lid is ed order of galvan-i 'onship with her family “‘1’ nineties of living, she must be an expert executive. She must take time occasionally to check her system and methods and be randy to adopt any impmveâ€" ments. As housekeeping consists of a multitude of small tasks, con- siderable labor saving may re sult a number of small conmvanees and slight changes in method, each one seemingly msignificant in itself. Oastors fitted on to all larger pieces of furnture make any necessaa-y moving of them, as on cleaning day, much easier. Have them on the \voodbox and find what help they are when it can be drawn to the door for filling and moved aside for sweeping. A cupboard on the second floor for storing dust mop, clusters and other cleaning equipment will frequently save steps up and down stirs. If there is none. and little space in which to construct one, a short dingo» nal partition across a corner can usually be arranged. and the space enclosed will not be missed. Inside, a shelf for small articles may be placed above hooks for larger pieces. A dunvbwaiter also saves much climbing of stairs and can be installed by any man about the place who uses hammer and saw well. His services may also be pressed into use to make a wheel table from an ordinary small table by the addition of rubberâ€"tired wheels. A piece of linoleum or floor oilcloth may be glued to the top, while picture molding at the edge insures dishes staying on. A wooden bar or metal handle attached tn each and completes the table, for which so many uses may he found. When canning it may be brought beside the stove to receive the jars as they come from the boiler. Alt meal time it carries hot food and plates to the table, and used dishes to the sink afterward. It may soon make itself indispensible in some households. I The skins of carrots and some other vegetables may be very easily and economically removed by rubbing with one of the fine copper mesh cloths sold for cleaning pots and pom. Very little of the layer under the skin need be lost by this method. The possibility of going away for the day and still leavmg a dinner but and freshly cooked for the men is not a dream With a tireless cooker in the house. This equipment is inexpensive if made at home according to the following instructions: The materials required are: 1. Outside container â€" this may be any strong, well-con- structed box large enough to allow for at least 21/: inches of packing at sidis, top. and bot- tom of the “well” or inner con- tainer. A long box _or old trunk will permit of using 17w; wells, doubling the wpdflty‘o the cooker. A hinged hd With secure fastening should com- dr” plate this outer container. 'nner containerâ€"A 2. Well or i SM- ‘ ‘ be made to isiactory or it m2; mead-Id It must he keep enough to o ‘a soapstone and (£0an utensil. A minimum depth of 9 inches is suggested. A “collar"_ of the some metal fits mund it at the and extends to the inner walls of the outer container. 3. Packing of excelsior, ground cork, buy, or newspaper l ‘mm into aimll pieces and crumpled. 4. Sheet «ism. pug-Pf soapisto‘rlighlélought for the . 59 an 5' y Similar in diameter than the wen, 6- Oilclofli for cushion, To assemble these, first press a layer of the packing firmly and evenly in the bottom of the outside container until there is a depth of at least 2% inches. Cut a. piece of fleet asbestos lmlg enDug'h to wrap around the metal well at least three times, and Wide enough to extend beâ€" low the bottom to a depth measuring 2 inches more than one half the diameter of the well. Wrap this around allow- lng it to come within ‘rx’. inch of the top, and tie a cord around to‘hold it firmly in place. With scissors make slashes in the lower part 2 inches apart and reaching up to the bottom of the well. Fold these strips of asbestos flat against the bottom of the well and set it on to the layer of packing in the cone tainer, placing it exactly in the centre of the box. The wrap- ping of asbestos is very im- porbrmt to avoid all danger of fire. Now use more packing to fill in around the well on all sides, to within ‘14; inch of the top oi" well. The collar is pressed on top of this packingâ€"the col- lur being a place of flat gal- vanized sheet metal wt to such a file that it slips down inside the oflier case easily but closely. with a circle cut out of the centre so that ill; fits over the top of the well and rests on the packing. An ordinary tin lid covers the well and over this an oilcloth cushion stuffed with packing lills the remaining space below the lid of the box, The well is now completely surrounded by packing sufficient to retain the heal: until food is cooked. To use the cooker, put both food to be cooked, and soap, stone, on the stove. Allow the soapstone to heat until u pindi of flour dropped on it will brown in one minuhz, It is lifted 'by n hook and placed in the week of Lhe cooker, and the food, which has simmered five minutes, is set on top of it im- mediately. The cooker is closed, not to be opened until cooking is completed. Any food requiring long slow cooking, cooks especially well in thisâ€"as porridge, beans, rice and tough cuts of meat. Por- ridge may be placed in at night and taken out at breakfast time ready to serve. Meat should be allowed four to five hours, and a Whole dinner of stew with vegetables and a cereal pudding can be cooked at the same time by sitting a shallow pudding dish on top of that containing the stew. It should be remembered that the longer cooking is more deâ€" structive of vitamin C in the vegetables than the shorter cooking period, so that this method of cooking them is not recommended for regular use. Dowsionally, however, by doing so the housewife may go away for a day even in the busy sea- sons. content that the men of the family are enjoying the hot dinner she has put in the cooker earlier in the morning. At such times the vitamin C may be supplied by raw fruit or a salad left ready to be combined. HINTS ABOUT HOUSE- HOLD LINENS By Grace Conover, M.A. . In these strenuous days when it is difl‘icul't to get a market for all natural products and with diminishing returns for our labor. it becomes increasingly necessary to make eadi dollar go as far as possible and also to make the material on hand lust for a greater length of -‘l| time. Much emphasis has been placed upon the utilization of food material but very litttle upon the subject of household linens and wearing apparel. Very frequently the construction of our garments or of household hncn has been the cause of the lack of endurance. Have you ever had your tea towels fray at the corners after they have been laundered a few times? This makes them un- sightly and also reduces their length of life, The first es- cntial relating to tea towels is to buy linenâ€"even if it be cruise it proves to be much more satisfactory, Some folks prefer a full yard for each tows] but thirty inches makes a very use~ in] size. Cut the towels. evenly on a thread of the goods. turn in the raw edge narrowly and then fold a ham about one quarter inch in width. If this is pressed firmly in place tho stitching may be done withnut basting. Begin the machine stitching about an inch from the salvage cdge on the first foul, stitch toward the salvage. then an the towel and stitch completely across the end :1an before cutting the threads stitch back again for about an inch. This will prevent the hem {my- ing out during was ing. When making pillow‘., ips 300 that they are not ton tight fnr the pillows as the constant strain weakens the fibre nnll cnus ~ slits much more quickly. It is necessary to allow a lit“:- for shrinkage. also, to be on the safe side. The closed and of the pillow Slip should be finishml with a French scrim (the first row of stitching with the pillow slln should b0 finished with hhv pillow slip right side out. :lnll the nrxt with it wrong side out, enclosing the mw edges). Be careful to catch plenty of ma- tci'inl as the constant washing tends to fray the seam. Sec tlint Hie tonsinn is not too tight on the machine . tight stitclu‘s break during ironing, making 1m unsightly opening in tho scum. The open eml of the pillow slip may be finished with a two inch hem or docan iis'olzvburutcly and the individual desires. It always pays to buy pawl heavy shooting. it WPan con~ sidomhly longer and it mnkf-s a morn comfortahlo bedâ€"thorn arc lower wrinkles. the shoot stn ing in place better Mn- lEl s of a firm weave, such as shooting should be born, not cut. into the correct lengths, oiilmr» Wise after the first laundnrinz thPy will be crooked. Nick tho solvnge and tour as quickly as possible. with smart jerks, It should be Do "blc to tcflr at least a year across the shoot with each quick jcrk. If the sheet appears crooked I act someone to pull with you diago- nally on the shm'l corners and it will adjust it=elf. Make the sheets the length of the mat- tress, plus twice the depth of the mattress, plus nine inches_rm each end for hem and turning: under the mattr Make a narrow hem of an 1 ch for the bottom and a two inch hem for the top-stitching the same as the tea towel. Perhaps some of you have forgotten that the usefulnesg of sheets may be prolonged, if, when the centre becomes thin. they are torn down the centre land the outside edges sewn toâ€" ‘gether. The edge of the sheet gets very little wear and is fre ‘quently quite firm when the :centre has ripped. Sometimes it 1 is necessary to take away some .of the thin part before hemming .the edges, but the narrower eet may be used for a smaller bed in that case. Even after )using a turned sheet there might be part of it which later could be used to make a pillow slip. Now for some su estions iwhiuh should make lingefis last ‘longer,' Do you know that in lthe spring of the year in the old country the bleaching green is frequently covered with line Good housekeepers consider th _ a part of their spring work. We might ‘buy unbleached cottons or linens, which are frequently of a heavier quality, and blcach them in the sun. They will become as white as snow and be man dur- able not having hm] chemica: ‘used on them. The materials ,Sllfiulll bc kept dampened and left for Several days. Indeed, yhousehold linens which have be- .come grey with 1 age would be ‘better whitened in this way rather than with blour‘lling snlur Lions used in laundering, Do not allow low 5 lo [Jeanine loo soiled as it is hard on the fibre trying to get the dirt out. Fresh dirt is more roulin rc- moved. ' Then when wringing towels or 'gnrnicnts by Ind do not be inn energetic, t lting them , lightly as possible. This strains the fibre and shomm the life of the article, Bath towels. stocking llllll garmon‘t. of simi- lar “'2th are more l'l'illlll)‘ an fecml. .lust squcczu out the mmluro so there Will be no dripping or use :1 machine \vl‘lngci'. Whom putting =licets or tnhlv cloths rm iln- linc fnl<| the hem; together ml pl" by tho hum mus om“ prvvnnllni: -u Snifllll I “for, nil-l (lw wind Come up suddenly. W "n the .slight whipping in lvhv wind, of loose aligns Lcnlls‘ to hair chum. HOSPITAL NEED Mrs. R. B. Collolon. Lorne Park A very urgent appeal has been rcvvivul from tho branches of Manitoulin Islmml, whcre the loss of their hospital is immir nent unit->5 sumcii-nt funds can be raised to purchase it. If this can be done they h.vc the .1:- s’urancc that it will be taken over um] run by the Red Crms. It is a private hospital which has bH-n operaer for some years by u splendid and public spiritNl doctor wlin is nnw leaving the Island. Unless the mnncy c l bu:- mi‘cd to retain it as 21 hr). ital it IS likely to be sold to American intcrvst: as a Country Club. Without it the nearest hospital will be one hundred miles away, entailing hours of travelling in great dis- comfort. What the loss of this hospital will mean only those who have visited this area can tell, and we are sure that those branches which can contribute without lessening the effectivenes of the local organization will do so, sending their donation to Mr. A. J. Wozg. Secretary, Mani- toulin Hospital Association, Mindemoya, Ont.