November 1942

Why Thanksgiving This Year?

IT IS NOT quite easy to get into the right mood this year for celebrating Thanksgiving. We know, of course, that we are still by far the most fortunate country in a sorely stricken world. But for this very reason something within us revolts against thanking the Giver of all good for advantages which are denied to multitudes of others as deserving as ourselves. It is, we think, no time for gloating --for reveling in a banquet of abundance amid a picnic of privation.

THERE'S JOY IN for PLANNING Tomorrow

Dear Editors: I'll tell you why I'm convinced it's worth while to plan and save to own your own home.

This Kitchen Got a Common-sense Cure

THERE was no doubt about it, Professor and Mrs. George Sneath's kitchen was ailing. Year after year it had grown a little more faded in looks and feeble in service until finally, even to the familiar eyes of the Sneaths, it needed some doctoring.

Tiny Gardens Chock-full of Big Ideas

I'VE been looking around a lot lately. In fact, I've been looking around a lot of lots. And it seems to me that two things are happening. First, folks with a small amount of garden space are learning how to crowd a great deal of charm and comfort into a few square feet of ground. Second, people with larger lots are breaking their gardens up into a series of outdoor "rooms"-- one room for barbecue business, another for a cutting garden, another for vegetables, and so on.

Television Comes to the Home

LET'S say you're sitting by your radio, 194× model-- 194× being the year after World War II has been hammered to victory.

New Ways to Use Old Plants NOVEMBER INDOOR GARDENING GUIDE

Give Roses a Head Start

NOVEMBER is the month to finish your selection of roses and get them planted. There are several species of roses that can be used as shrubs. The Rugosa Roses grow three to five feet high and make a fine appearance when planted in masses. The foliage is soft and the upright stems are spiny, making a good background for their semi-single flowers.

Gardens on the UP and UP

"WHY get down on my knees to garden when there's a good handy spot just level with my arms?"

Paintbrush Glamour

FOR exciting results, a maximum of fun, and a minimum of cost-- I give you paint-it-yourself furniture! This budget-wise, unfinished stuff is getting more ingeniously designed and better made every day, and the way it fits into or sparkles up a room's color scheme is something to glory in and gloat over.

They Saw Treasure in a 90-Year-Old Home

FOUR members' of the Carl C. Degenhardt clan (Mother, Jim, Jane, and Woody) took full charge of this story about their precious 90-year-old house in St. Charles, Illinois. They directed the picture- taking... tossed off astonishing facts about remodeling... jubilantly pointed out lucky antique finds... lamented that Dad wasn't there to join in the hilarity.

Stretch the Life of Your Upholstered Pieces

THAT inviting sofa and those faithful upholstered chairs of yours will likely have to last you till after the war. So how are they doing?

Gay as a Splotch of Sunshine

IT TAKES a song writer to wax really eloquent about home. He can make the most hardened realist go misty-eyed and soft-hearted over a "little gray home in the west," or a "cottage small by a waterfall." He describes home so movingly that sometimes you wonder where a song writer hangs his own hat when the day's over.

How to Live WITH Less Heat

BR-R-R-R-- there's a long, cold winter ahead. Maybe it won't be colder outside, but Uncle Sam's making the weather inside your home this year and it's going to be decidedly cooler. How cool's it going to be? Cool enough so your heating plant will use about 25 percent less fuel than normal. (This percentage was used in the Government's original announcement on fuel-oil rationing. It may be raised or lowered, but you should anticipate at least a 25-percent cut.)

How to Take Care of Your Rugs

NOW, certainly, rugs and carpets are precious. Indulge them and you'll be rewarded, for they'll work for you for the duration and after.

How to Give Those First Baths

BABY'S daily bath is a whole lot more than a clean-up job, Mother. It's an occasion!

Housework by the Clock Saves Precious Hours

"LEISURE TIME? Never heard of it!" Maybe you don't say it quite so baldly, but it's a bet you've had your share of laughs at those who aspire to tell homemakers how to put in their "free" hours.

Pot Roasts Divvy Prizes With Busy-Day Cakes

DOWN the home stretch they come-- pot roasts battling it out with quick cakes-- and Double-Duty Pot Roast wins by a whisker!

You and Your Vitamin B

HAD your B vitamins today? They're the pep boys that make you feel like Superman-- if you eat 'em-- or like Mr. Milquetoast, if you don't!

Venetian Blinds

WHAT are you doing to insure long life and lasting beauty for your Venetian blinds? Here are tips that will add years to their efficiency and loveliness:

E-X-T-E-N-D Your Storage Space

THE MAN NEXT DOOR

Some of the wives in our block want to offer up an extra little prayer this Armistice Day that next spring there'll be enough men left around to take down the storm windows and put up the screens.

Is Your Youngster Slow to Talk?

"MY BABY'S 15 months old and doesn't say a single word yet! What's wrong with him?"

15 Ways to Cook Thrifty Meat Cuts

Paintbrush Glamour Approximate prices of pieces shown on pages 24 and 25

Pint-size Trees That Bear Top-size Fruits

HAVE you ever dreamed of apples and pears that begin to bear within a year or two after planting and yet never grow much taller than an average man can reach? Did you know there really are such trees, baby fruit trees for restricted areas, and to train on trellises or against the sides of house or detached garage?

HOW THEY WORK

Your House... Keep It Up

Paint the exterior with cement paint, working a paste of the paint into joints where the mortar has crumbled. The paint will adhere to the brick, making a moisture-resisting surface that keeps water from penetrating and freezing, eventually causing mortar to fall out.

THE DIARY OF A PLAIN DIRT GARDENER

Surely I mentioned before that I've been transplanting perennials. I've been continuing this, plant or two at a time, as spirit moves. A big space in the center of the front perennial bed has just been cleared of other things growing there and is ready to be reset.

POTTERY PRIMER

Temper earthenware before using the first time, to prolong its life and remove possible clay taste. Stand utensil and its cover in cold water in a large kettle or dish pan. Bring slowly just to boiling point, simmer five to 10 minutes, turn off the heat and leave submerged till water cools.

Cedar Chests Do Double Duty

Have You Tried?

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