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OMEN o thIaea age tie b omg
llor( slender, the statistics of a
large life insurane cuntpauyll re
confly
rtly danru
revealed. Ilswryer,
rran
hlildbkl~sr
diets re
are
su-
pe rsedled by menus better balanced for
nelgy and healh, which do t poue
;h excess pounrdage grandlua did not
know how to avoiL in recent years the
irelnet woman his absorbed qtfite a lot
If kiwlehdge ahoul nutrition.
Tihe moder homemaer is alwlys alert
or iww inform,,tinn in her field of ho.uehilc
muanag.emenl. And she has plenty
of opportunity to get it. A greaIt deal.
naturally, conies fro.a comonrcili sources
andi has to be discounted in knowledge
of the source. The U. S. Department of
.A gicul tue's Bureaua of Horne ]+cono.nics
and the consumer testing bureaus have
lone a great deal to spread iformlation
m an impartial way. With all th wealth
If tids and gadgets and merchandise
within her reach, the American housewife
has a life full of adventure anl discIV...cy
within the limits of her daily job
Apples by the Bushel
The Eur-opean war has hit American
ip pIlt growers by destroying a large part
f their market abroad. Consequen tly,
alpp's ae on the surplus list, are excepie)nl.y
low 1 pried, and you can do yourtdf
as ,IIell as the apple growers a favor
I you buy plenty of them. The Oregon
Jloint Ccuneil of Tamstrs aigtnified
Labolr's coopert Iar with appel growers
by purchasing 500 boxes of Oregon ailples
directly from the growers, assoeiation.
These will be distibuhted to ehildre.n in
he schools through the Parentl-tfacher
\'ssoialions. Mhlay other hibor organialmions
are doing their part in the
iplie ca.mpaign. You can benefit your
rudget and your family as well a the
apple growers by buying apples for home
is( by the box or bushel. There are so
aniy different wavys of preparing apples.
rim[ they can be used at any neal, from
breakfast to dinner, that the average
fainily can use up a bushel with very
littie waste. You get advantage of the
iilmnhtlm price, ani bIc.ause you hav the
pldes n ha nld yu'll find new slid interstintg
ways of using them. Write to the
.S. Blureau of Borne
filder of Apple Recipes
ens of them.
Economies for a
which shows doz-
Quantity lilylig for the Borme
Iiid you ever investigate the aivan
L ie i price oblitained by buying e.ar.ed
Xd,,, by the cse, 'or soap hy tihe box?
Tlere are taidipes iused in every halyo
whilh it is not only cIIheaper but mol,
c(lv.oenibit to bEy inl ulanti'ty if you
bare a place to store them. Tbhe you
ltnint always i, I IlInIhg the groelr
'o (I !n a e olnlkoeiI.s or thr(e cakes Of
$el11) Ask yniI gr'ocer fr picer s or cas
lots in uil fvliprite canndlid foods and]
oar el go It ti]U wihclesele b ouse and
inmestigate theblil'res.
Cleaning Siler the Iasy Way
Tbi, way of cleaning silver is aug
gEstd by ientists in the Bureau of
Agricultural Chemlistry and Engineeing:
Use steel wool t.. sine up aPl aluminun
pan) and fill it two-thirds full of water .
For each quarl of witter add Ia as po.h ..
of sialt ald a teaspoon of baking soda.
Then boil the water,.
The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operalors
As it begirm to boil, place your tar
iished silver in the pan, making sur
that each piece either touhesh the pan
or another piec of silver c ic ontact with
the pan. Keep the silver in the solution
no more I hai two milutes until the tar
nisb comes olE, then lift it oIut with tongs,.
wash it in .. p suds, rinse and dry it
If you wnnt Ixtra shine, it is quicki
,taiined with silver polish.
TO GOOD ACQUAINTANCE
BY SAL.y L[IN
L. U. NO. I-1010 FORMS AUXILIARY
A woman's auxiliary is now blihg
organized for Local Union No. B-1010.
of New York City. This local has more
thLn 1,000 members, so the auxiiarfy
should
Ine,
,he a lrge and, we hope, active
Sitting dowl to a mnlri together is Lasty meal, while .Ially a cheery
one of thie best ays of starting a word and siile are exchangred
friendsbip. Oim of the treliest Isero- alound the Iable. This pleasaInt ... up
ices women's auxilaries pierform for is beaming' appreciation for Ihr dinthe
cause of labor is typified in lhis ,er set out hy the women's auiliary
picture. lere men of an 1. B. E. W. o . U. -4. f Sa iego,
local anI d the wives gater for a (lif.