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<br />Ideal Lighting for t'elevision
<br />Television's swlft rise has brought prob.ems into the liome 88 weD
<br />88 entertainment and education. One of the chief of these problems
<br />Is the strain that wa.teblng television puts on the eyes of the viewer.
<br />Thinking of the teleVIsion screen 88 a small ~pUea of a movie
<br />screen, many televiewers watch the
<br />"','70grams In the dark. This Is where
<br />:. )estraln, tenseness, and fa tI g u e
<br />enter the pIcture.
<br />The teleVIsion screen Is about ten
<br />times brighter than the ordinary
<br />movie screen that the viewer sees In
<br />the theater. And its' concentrated
<br />light puta, quite a atrain on ~
<br />watcher's eyes,
<br />U the,ol'lly Ught In the room.comes
<br />trom the TV screen, the pu.plls 01 the
<br />eyes must ~toUy chatlge In slze
<br />because the Sllf(leD Is changing In
<br />brl3htness.' It's the actlon of'the
<br />muscles that ~ and olose the pu.
<br />pU of the eye that causes- the dIs-
<br />oom1orl.
<br />Fortunately, lighting specfallsts,
<br />concerned With dama~ to the eyes,
<br />have come up with ways to watch
<br />television saIely.
<br />>' ',':fIrst and foremost, they recOm'
<br />,~,;and soft, balanced lI&"htlng In the
<br />: room where' you're watchIng tele-
<br />. vial.on. In their research, they found
<br />that large floor or !nd1rect lamps
<br />, turned on at 100 watts, wJth junior
<br />floor lamps turned on at 50 to 10f)
<br />watts, gave 'the most comfortable
<br />lighting level The minimum is' two
<br />lamps, one to the rlght and one to
<br />the left of the observer.
<br />The lamps must be placed so that
<br />they are not reflected on the screen
<br />or you lose the value of using light-
<br />ing, Nor do you want bright spots
<br />re1lacted on walls to distract your
<br />attention from your televtslon.
<br />Another impo:rtant tip from the
<br />specialists Is the recommendation
<br />that you "-t from seven to nine feet
<br />from the TV screen. U you want to
<br />be scientific, theIr exact riIcommen.
<br />dation is that you sit as many feet
<br />away' [rom the picture as your screen
<br />Is high In In$es.
<br />By slttlD&" back, you have a he~
<br />1Iell8O of focus, ..,eater depth and
<br />rnQdeUnr of all tJuoee.dIroenstonat ob-
<br />Jects,..and a - more, r-eallsUc - ~ec":
<br />Your ey8ll dQn'$ have to I:Itratn at ge~
<br />t1ngtl1eplcture. ",
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<br />"My FavGrite AppIlanoo"
<br />My favorite appllance is the elec-
<br />tric water'sY3tem In our house. l'ts in.
<br />stallment banished the drudgery of
<br />pumpIng and carrying water. Our wa.
<br />ter sylrtem was the teglnnl,n&' of mod.
<br />emizatlon In. our hotlse. It ,has led to
<br />a new bathroom and a new kltchen
<br />with electric hot water In both. In the
<br />future It WIll mean'a new automatic
<br />washer and dryer. Our electric water
<br />system has b r 0 ugh t the greatest
<br />change In our faroUy living.
<br />MBS. FRED ULLMAN,
<br />Bt. 1, Johnstown, 0010.
<br />Membel', poudre Valley Eleetrlc
<br />''M1 Favorlte AppUanoo"
<br />My washing machine is my favorite.
<br />appliance - because I do laundry for
<br />other people In my home. It helps me
<br />to support my three chlldren and en-
<br />ablell me to be at home With them.
<br />Otherwise, I' would have to work
<br />elsewhere. I don't know how I could
<br />get along without that useful. com.
<br />modlty, ''Eleetrlclty.''
<br />MBS. MABIE BLAIR,
<br />Bu 19, Norwood, 'Colo.
<br />Member, San MIguel
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<br />"M7 Favorite Appllanoo"
<br />My _favorite appliance Is my diw,
<br />washer. It saves dish drying time. I
<br />put things In the dIshwasher from
<br />noon Ull -breakfast l1me, add all the
<br />amalI parl:8' of the cream separator,
<br />.,'~nd do It 81:1 ane momlng chore. I
<br />.Iave extra time to vislt, work In the
<br />yard or house. The house looks neat
<br />with dishes out of ISIght In the dish.
<br />washer. Dlahes are sa,n1tary with no
<br />renn spreading towel, and we are
<br />usually tree of colds. I even washed
<br />dIshes In It without hired help when I
<br />had a broken right arm.
<br />JIBS. PAUL HUNTLEY
<br />Bo.J: 41, 00al4ale, 0010.
<br />1Iember, Sanve de (lrlsto EIoobic
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<br />Jecipe:J
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<br />Hot Strawberry Sauce
<br />1 cup strawberry juice
<br />% tablespoon lemon Juice
<br />'AI tablespoon cornstarch
<br />% cup sugar
<br />Combine the strawberry -and lemon
<br />julcea and brIng to bolllng poInt.
<br />Thlcken with the cornstarch moIs-
<br />tened !n a little cold water. Add the
<br />sugar and bring all to 'boiling' point,
<br />sUrrlng constantly. S\mIner three
<br />minutes.
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<br />MBS. GENE TBUm..LO
<br />Bfe. B,Box 100
<br />Olathe, Colorade
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<br />Applesauce Cake
<br />% cup Wesson oll or other short.
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<br />1 cup brown sugar, packed
<br />3 egg yolks
<br />1 tI:Ip. cinnamon, 'AI tsp. nutmeg
<br />1 cup applesauce
<br />Blend together, then add:
<br />1 cup mUlet meat
<br />1 cup raisins
<br />1 cup other fruit as ,chopped
<br />d_ates, figs, or chopped nuts,
<br />nuts.
<br />See that the fruit Is dusted In the
<br />meal and then sUr well and add
<br />enough whole wheat flour to ~ make
<br />a la1rly l:h1.ck ba:tter.
<br />Beat the thr#: egg whl.tes untU
<br />stlt! but not dJ:y, . Fold In care1ully,
<br />_Pour In pased --loaf pan. {9X5x2Y....
<br />inch. Bake In, moderate oven (3500F)
<br />for '50 to 60 J:li.1~ute9. "
<br />This makes' a, delicious fl-'u1t cake
<br />by addJng Illo~ ,fruit.
<br />LOA FAYE BOBET,
<br />Rte. B, DO:.: BIlO.B
<br />Loveland; OOlorado
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<br />Doub1e'-QuIck :oinner":8uns
<br />*- cup wm:m-.water- (not hot, 1l0F
<br />to 115F)
<br />1 package active dry yeast
<br />*- cup sugar
<br />I teaspoon saIt
<br />2'A. cups $lfted all-purpose flour
<br />I' egg
<br />*- cup soft shortening or butter
<br />Dissolve yeast In water In mbdng
<br />bowl. Add_sugar, saIt, and about half
<br />the flour. BEAT -THQROUGHLY 2
<br />MINUTES. Add egg, shortening.
<br />'l'hen beat In gradually remaining
<br />flour until smooth. Let rlse in bowl
<br />40 or 50 minutes in Warm place
<br />(85F). Stir down batter and drop
<br />Into greased medium muffin cups.
<br />Let rise another 30 minutes, until
<br />double In bulk. Heat oven to 4250F
<br />(hot). Bake 10 minutes. Makes one
<br />dozen.
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<br />MRS, HAZEL HABR
<br />Rte. 1, Yuma, Colorado
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<br />Tea Cakes or Hot Cross Buns
<br />2 cakes compressed yeast
<br />2 cups warm water
<br />*- cup sugar
<br />'h cup shortening
<br />S cups sifted aU.purpose Dour
<br />2 'eggs
<br />'h cup cold mashed potatoes
<br />% cup ra13lns or currants
<br />1 teaspoon salt
<br />Put two -cups flour and aU - other
<br />ingredients (except fruit) Into large
<br />mixing bowl and beat thorougblYi
<br />then add ba1anc:e of flour and fruit
<br />and knead well. Let rise. in warm.
<br />place until double In-bulk. Push down
<br />and let rise the second time. Shape
<br />into round buns, or any desired shape.
<br />Place in weU greased shallow pans
<br />about two inches' apart, Cover and
<br />Jet rise until Ught (about, 1 hour)~
<br />Bake at' 375-F. for- thirty minutes.
<br />Brush top with s'ugar moistened With
<br />water.
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<br />MUS. -HAZEL IlAB-B
<br />Hie. 1. Yuma, Ooknado
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<br />When you use steel wool to clean
<br />cooking ware, put it in water and add
<br />a nttle baking soda. It won't rust and
<br />can be used several t1mes.-Mrs. T. (l.
<br />Roper, Mystic Rt., Steamboat Springs,
<br />Colo.
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<br />When, deslrlng to heat a baby bottle
<br />whUe taking abort trips 'In the sum.
<br />mer. place the;bottle on the hot manl.
<br />fold of the car. It wUI warm, vety
<br />fast-G. S" Ste.amboat Springs, 0010,
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<br />My !amlly Is very fond of bread
<br />pudding, however, all of them do not
<br />care for raisins, so I use chocolate
<br />chips instead. Also, when making car-
<br />amel cinnamon rolls, to make them
<br />extra special I add chocolate ch!ps atid
<br />chopped nuts to the cinnamon, and
<br />sugar betore r 0 III n g and cutting.
<br />-Mrs, D, W. Venrlck, Rio B, ~
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<br />After - peeling onions, rub .tIngers
<br />and knife with salt and rinse In ~old
<br />water to remove odor.-Hu. D. B.
<br />WhHm~, Kanol"lldo, Rausa""
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<br />To .soften old paint or varnish, use
<br />a mixture of two parts ammoUla and
<br />one part turpentine. Palnt or varnish
<br />can be scraped 011 easily after this
<br />treatment. I used a paint br1llth to put
<br />the mixture on.-Mrs. (l. B. Selbe,
<br />Vona,Colo.
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<br />When_ making cake, ple or bread
<br />dough, cover drain board or table
<br />with old newspaper first and set
<br />utenslll:l, _etc., o~ it Then when you
<br />ate through, cleanup Is easy, ;just
<br />gather up paper and burn._Fe:rne
<br />BwT. 10227 E. Colfax, Amara, 0010.
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<br />To keep broWn sugar soft, 81:1 soon
<br />as I buy It I put it In a one pound cof.
<br />:lee can whlch- is Just right for -one
<br />pound of sugar. Then I put a slice-of
<br />bread on the sugar and it wUI keep for
<br />months if I don't use too much sugar.
<br />Sometimes 1.:chawe the bread, but
<br />not very often,'It worked, for me for
<br />years._Laura Sparks, Bond, Colo.
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<br />Home Light
<br />Conditioning
<br />Lighting is an Important ~lght.time
<br />necessity In any home--;.large or
<br />small, -new or old. But, with todats
<br />new _ trends, it'-8 lote more ihan just
<br />a means of seeing your way from'
<br />one roorp. to another.
<br />New ideas In home lighting are,8S
<br />Important to modern living as new
<br />miracle fabrics, Iabor.saving deter-
<br />gents or automatic appliances. WhUe
<br />today's lighting Is designed for beauty
<br />and comfort, naturally for purely
<br />practical purposes, good lIghtlng
<br />must be functional It helps you see
<br />to dO' a' good job quickly and safely
<br />with as little strain as possible.
<br />U you want to be sure you get aD
<br />the benefits of good Ughtlng, don't
<br />eJ:IIl'lct to l'IOOOnd guess. Milke sure to
<br />get the most lor your money by plan.
<br />nIng your ugbtinz to sull; your OWD
<br />familJt'9 pattern of llvlng.
<br />Newelrt and most popular trend In
<br />modern home'lIghtlng Is lighted val-
<br />ances. These long I1nel:l q1 1luore&-
<br />cent Ught concealed In decoratlve
<br />valances over windows or along wails
<br />create a sense of spaclousness and a
<br />glowing sunshine effect by night.
<br />This newest means of creating soft
<br />background llghting blends with all
<br />types of deooratlng. Women plll"Iie-
<br />uIarly enjoy the additional beauty
<br />lighted valances give to -draperies and
<br />window hangings by bringing out
<br />color and texture of fabrics and
<br />shades.
<br />ADotber Wea whlch Is 1M' becoJD.
<br />. -Ing a must for homes with bullt-ln
<br />planter-room divillers Is ~ng sp0t-
<br />lights. SpotUgbts with swivel socko
<br />etstbatturDcanbeusedtod1recl
<br />light downward on the greens to give
<br />interesting' highlights and ehadow.
<br />The homemaker completes her
<br />lIght-conditloned living room by pro.
<br />vidlng the right floor or table lamp
<br />for each reading location in the room.
<br />Home _ lighting authorities 8uggel:lt
<br />you'U get most pleasure out 01 floor
<br />and table lamps with thtee-way'bulbs
<br />tor more than one level of .llghHn,:.
<br />Turn them on high for reading, sew.
<br />ing, or garnea, medium for TV v.Iew.
<br />ing and on low for casual convet$ll-
<br />tlon. Choose ensembles when buying
<br />new lamps or, try imprOVIng your
<br />present lamps with matching shades
<br />for a more harmonious appearance.
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<br />The secret of success and happl..
<br />ness lies not in doing what you -like
<br />but In liking what you do.
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<br />Interesting Entries In Recent
<br />'My Favorite' Appliance' Contest
<br />My Favorite AppllanOt'J
<br />Honorable Mention
<br />With a flip' of a switch, light Is available at any hour of the day or nlgh,,-
<br />Electric lights In every room of. the house, chicken house, barn and outdoors
<br />makes living so brlght at a very low cost E1ectrlc1ty -Is so clean and de-
<br />:pendable., Electric lights were first things we had in our home when
<br />electrlc1ty came to th,e community. I wouldn't trade them for any of the
<br />many other appliances I have that are electrical
<br />MR. BERMAN B, DRESSEN
<br />Bt. 1, Peyton, OOlorado
<br />Member Mountain View E1elltrIo
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<br />My Favorite AppUanOt'J
<br />Honorable Mention
<br />Lamps, radlo, washer, refrigerator, freezer have all had thelr day, now
<br />on the taken.for-granted list Not the most Indispensable but certainly the
<br />most versatile, Is thc automatic, controlled.heat electric skillet with cover,
<br />It fries, sautes, pan.broils, stews, roasts any meats, fowl or seafood with
<br />little attention, and keeps them hot until served, It Is a toa.stel-', hot.plate,
<br />sandwich grill, griddle, corn'popper, bun.warmer, fr-ozen food warmer, WW
<br />bake perfect cake and cook frosting for it. With the aid of a pancake
<br />turner It makes cornbread and biscuits. Used as a hot.plate, will keep
<br />coffee hot. (Someone has suggested that ln extreme clrcumstancea it would
<br />hatch eggs If equlplled with a bath.towel and thermolPeter, then, turned
<br />upside-down, brood tli.e chicks, but I haven't tried that, nor used it in self.
<br />. defense, but I think it could do the Job.)
<br />MBS. (lIIABLES ATKINS
<br />Merino, OOlorado
<br />Member Poudre Vaney Electric
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<br />My Favorite ApplIance
<br />Honorable Mention
<br />My favorite eiectrlc appliance Is my freezer because It saves so much
<br />time and money In my most Important work - providing meals for the
<br />kmIIy., ,
<br />Recently I kept house for a month without electric appl!anC83. I could
<br />carry water, build fires, but I could not shop and prepare food fcrr many
<br />days -ahead as I do at home with my freezer. Here I have variety in meats
<br />and vegetables to 11t any emergency, baked goods for a dozen meals, with
<br />just one batch Qf dirty pans. Savings grow with quantity buying, home
<br />grown foods and one oven heating, '
<br />MRS. MARTIN KLINGER
<br />BOJ: S2, (leatel', Co1&rado
<br />Member San Luis Valley EloobIe
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