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DETROIT, FEBRUARY 25, 1888.

 

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

WHILE WE MAY.

 

The hands are such dear hands!

They are so full. they turn at our demands,
So often; they reach out

With triﬁes scarcely thought about,

So many times; they do

So many things for me, for you,

If then fond wills mistake

We may well bend, not break.

They are such fond, frail lips

That speak to us. Pray if love strips

Them of discretion many times;

Or if they speak too slow or quick, such crimes

We may pass by, for we may see

Day 5 not far off when those small words may be

Held not as slow or quick, or out of pla.e, but
dear

Because the lips are no more here.

They are such dear familiar feet that go
Along the path with ours—feet fast or slow
And trying to keep pace—if they mistake

or tread upon some ﬂowers that we would take
Upon our breast, or bi uise some reed.

0r crush poor hope until it bleed,

We may be mute, -

Nor turning quickly to impute

Grave fault; for they and we

Have such a little way to go, can be
Together such a little while along the way,
We will be patient while we may.

So many little faults we ﬁnd,

We see theml For not blind

Is love. We see them, but if you and 1
Perhaps remember them, some by and by,
They willnot be

Faults then—grave faults—to you and me,
But just odd ways; mistakes, or even less,
Remembrances to bless.

Days change so many things—yes, hours,
We see so differently in suns and showers.
Mistaken words to night.

May be so cherished by to-morrow‘s light.
We may be patient, for we know

There’s such a little way to go.

——-—-——oeo—-——-
AN OPEN LETTER TO “BETTY."

————--

DEAR Ema—There is nothing in all
the world, my dear girl, that’s as cheap and
plenty as advice. Providence has endowed
us with a generous desire to beneﬁt our fel-
lows, so far as words go; when it comes to
more substantial matters, that’s quite an-
other thing. Obeying this instinct, I too
would give you a few words of counsel, in
lieu of a more appropriate wedding gift,
upon the occasion of your marriage.

The three things I would most impress
upon your attention, take the form of nega-
tions. Don’t grumble. Don’t ﬁnd fault.
Don’t scold- Grumbling and faultﬁndin'g

' are close of kin; grumbling is only a triﬂe

less personal. Scolding follows close upon
them; they seem sometimes to merge by
insensible gradations into each other. All
are alike foes to love and happiness. You

 

think, now, you will never be guilty of any
of these faults, but ﬁrst you know you will
catch yourself grumbling over some little
privation: some self-denial that is expected
of you, or scolding about muddy feet or
misplaced hat and gloves. Stop short at
once, Betty; and exercise a little of your
woman’s strategy to bring about your wishes
and inculcate carefulness without cross or
frettul words.

Be neat and orderly, but remember that
a virtue carried to excess becomes a vice.
A man does not enjoy being followed up
withabroom and dustpan. At home his
great wish is to be comfortable; let him ﬁnd
comfort his own way. If he puts his feet
on an ottoman, or occupies two chairs with
more satisfaction than elegance of appear-
ance, don’t mind it. Constant reproof,
“don’t do this, “stop doing that,” wears
out a man’s patience and often irritates him
into unkind speech, or drives him out of
the house.

Don’t order your housekeeping to suit the
neighbors; and give no heed to “they say.”
Home was made for the inmates; don’t re-
verse the conditions. Have nothing in
your house too good for use, but enjoy your
possessions as you go along; and strive al—
ways to have things comfortable rather than
ﬁne.

."Don’t say “No” when your husband

asks you to go out with him; go, even at
some personal inconvenience; even if you
would rather stay at home. He wishes your
company, and if you do not give it he will
soon learn to do without it, and will omit
the invitation. I

You will undoubtedly discover new and
unexpected traits in your husband’s char-
acter; perhaps some you may consider faults.
Let the good ones overbalance them; dwell
on his good qualities. and overlook his
faults or weaknesses. 1n that way only you
can ﬁnd happiness. Do not attempt to
“reconstruct” him, or make him conform
to your ideas. Go round the rough places,
not over them. Never force an issue to an
absolute conclusion, where one or the other
must make unconditional surrender; even
though you win, it is a dear-bought victory.
Always leave yourself a chance to yield
gracefully and graciously. Study your hus-
band’s character, and don’t be ashamed to
try to please him.

If you value your inﬂuence over your
husband, do not resort to tears to “bring
him to terms,” as I have heard women say.
It will work well for a few times—at ﬁrst;
but men dislike a lachrymose woman above
all things. If every little difference brings
athunder—gust or a gentle drizzle quite as

 

exas aerating, it will not be long before the
ﬂutter of a pocket handkerchief will be a
signal for Harry to have a pressing engage-
ment to “see a man” somewhere. At
ﬁrst, there will be sympathy, but every such
demand weakens ii; the husband hardens, ,
and you may some day hear reference
made to “ sniveling women.” No woman
can afford to win her own way by such
means. A little woman here told me not
long ago: “ Howard said the other day,
when he was called out of town. and I did
not make a fuss over his going, that it made
it a good deal easier for him when I took it
cheerfully and did not seem to mind. I
know it does, too. I’ve noticed often that
when he comes from work at night he seems
to take his one from me; if I’m singing or
laughing, he cheers up at once, but if I am
quiet and dull, he has not much to say. And
so when he comes in I always try to seem
happy.” The dear little woman! She
thinks there’s only one man in all the world
and that she’s got him!

Neatness in dress is more a matter of‘
habit than of time. If you keep up what I
presume is your present custom, that of
dressing yourself properly in the morning.
you will never miss the minutes required,
and save yourself more than one awkward
contretemps. 1t is not expected you will
dress your hair elaborately, or try to do a
washing in a muslin wrapper, but it is a
brief task to brush your hair into a smooth
coil at the back which shall not resemble a
“washwoman’s pug,” and a calico dress
can be clean and whole. If you accustom
yourself to wear a collar mornings, you
will soon ﬁnd it can be put on in less than
one minute. As I have said, the habit of
personalneatness, once established, becomes
second nature.

“ Lovers’ purses,” I’ve heard, “are tied
with cobwebs.” Never let those gossamer
threads strengthen into hempen cables.
Begin right. Let your husband understand
from the ﬁrst that it costs money to run a
house and clothe awoman. Knowing h'y
income and expenses, and his ambitions as
well, you will know how to proportion your
expenses; but never let him get in the way
of thinking all that comes into his hands is
his, absolutely, and that the “butter and
egg” money must sufﬁce for the house and
your personal expenses. Make him com-

fortable and content, consult his tastes and
humor his weaknesses, and the chances are'
the money question will never be a bugbear
in your married life. But don’t go into debt
for luxuries or ﬁnery, nor let it make you
unhappy because a neighbor has ﬁner fur-
nishings than you.

This wretched social '

 


 

THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

rivalry is responsible for debts and failures
and untold misery.

Don’t begin by earning money for your
own expenses from outside sources, as
sewing, teaching, or painting, etc; if you
do this, let the proceeds go into the family
fund. It is far better so. for by and by
even the most loving of Harrys may come
to think it your duty to provide for those
little needs. _ ‘

Never discuss your private affairs with a
friend or neighbor, no matter how intimate.
Draw the line there. “Thy friend hatha
friend, and thy friend's friend hath a
friend.” Family mattters are not for the
public, who, greedy to hear though it be, re-
spects most a quiet reticence that has noth.
ingto tell.

And last, but not least, Hetty, remember
that a pure-minded woman holds her hus-
.band’s deepest love, his truest respect.
And a wife can and should preserve all her
maidenly dignity and purity of thought and
speech. And because you are married, do
not permit coarse, vulgar stories—such as I
have heard of women’s retailing to one an-
other as “good jokes”-—to be repeated in
your presence. Show by your unsmiling
face and your proud reserve, that such con-
versation is unpleasing to you, and though
you may be called a prude, you will be the
more honored for it. BEATBIX.

—.O‘—-—-——

DOMESTIC HELP.

I was much- interested in L. C.’s article
on ironing in the HOUSEHOLD of January
30, and want to tell her what a treasure I
have found in the shape of starch. Cuffs,
collars, shirts—yes, and white aprons too—
can be nicely ironed in ten minutes after
washing; but much better to ﬁrst let them
dry; they will be stiff and glossy and the
irons will not stick if they are clean when
you commence. It is ﬁne like ﬂour, and
comes at ten cents per pound; call for
Elastic Starch and take no other, especially
in the winter time. Many people make
their ironing harder than it otherwise would
be, by taking the clothes from the line and
crowding them into the basket, thereby
making many deep wrinkles to smooth out
on ironing day. I always fold my clothes
directly from the line, unless the weather is
too cold; in that case I lay them loosely in
the basket, and fold them as soon as I get
in the house. I never roll clothes, as it
makes so many wrinkles, but fold them
smoothly; it takes a little longer, but I am
fully paid when I come to iron, as they
iron so easily. There are so many ways
that we can simplify work if we only put
our thinking-cap on, and “ make our heads
save our heels,” as the saying goes.

Beatrix says have the holders handy. I
will tell you haw handy I have mine. I take
an oyster can that has been opened across
one side and both ends, bend it up straight,
then put a shingle nail through each upper
corner, and hang it by the side of the
kitchen stove. "You can paper it if you like.
I ﬁnd this much better than hanging them
up, as half the time in the last way they
are—well, where are they? certainly not on
the nail. Have a good supply, so you can
wash them every week, as who wants pie or
cake taken out of the oven with a dirty
holder?

 

DI wish to say a few words in regard to our
every day dresses. Some say, “ 0! it don’t
make any difference if it is homely, it is
just to wear every day.” Now why not
pick out something heat, that will wash
well? It is no more work to make it, nor
wash and iron it; and certainly any one
feels better, and if the doorbell. rings one
does not go to the door covered with blushes
and so confused that she can not think of
anything to say but make excuses about
her looks. I for one am so slow about my
work that I do not very often get my dress
changed before two o’clock, so 1 put on my
collar when I dress in the morning, and try
to keep my hair behind my ears; and with
clean big gingham apron on I am not
ashamed‘if any one does catch me. I do
not think it necessary to wear corsets and
bustles, nor in fact anything that will
hinder work by making me uncomfortable;
they are all right in their place and for
those who want to wear them. I think cor-
sets bring on a great many diseases, even
if they are worn loose. '

As so many of the ladies are having their
say about Evangeline, I thought I would
have mine. I look at it from this standpoint:
She had been asked for recipes and methods
of doing work, and so she takes this way of
telling us; perhaps she has no daughters,
but thought the lesson would be better re-
membered by telling it as a story than by
column after column of recipes. You know
that we all like to take medicine in homeo-
pathic doses. For my part I have enjoyed
her “ ome Talks;” and think were they
and her “Culinary Conversazione ” that she
gave last winter, put into a book they would
be a great help to young housekeepers and
old ones also, better than many of the cook-
books of the times, as she tells what would
be suitable fora meal and how to prepare
each article. I would not try to follow any
one’s example wholly, only such parts of it
as were suitable to my time, taste and purse.
Some think she must be very quick to ac-
complish so much work. Perhaps she keeps
a girl; she never has said that she did not.
We can not always see both sides.

1 want to ask some of the young ladies
of the HOUSEHOLD what is the meaning of
a “lovely time.” I always supposed that
anything lovely was something pleasing to
the eye, but I was visited lately by a friend
who when she went away said she had had a
lovely time. Now it she had said, I have had
apleasant time, I should have been better
pleased, for then I should have known what
she meant. Perhaps I am oldfashioned, but

‘I do not like this superﬂuous use of adjec-

tives.

BATTLE CREEK.
———-¢o¢——-—-—

ROSES FOR THE GARDEN.

X. Y. Z.

 

There are roses for outdoor planting in
so many Varieties of form, size and color,
that selection is only a matter of taste. The
Madame Plantier is a pure whzte, and so
profuse in bloom as to have no rival; al-
though hardy as ahazel shrub it is often
used by ﬂorists in greenhouses, so lasting
and abundant 'are its blooming qualities.
Another favorite which, although an oldish
variety, has not outlived its popularity, is
Gen. Jacqueminot, the most glowing scarlet,
but too well known to need description.

 

There seems to be some doubt of the
vigor of moss roses, but after years of trial
I know they have no superior in that re—
spect. The best insecticide for roses is
spraying with hellebose or pyrethrum.
Paris green has little value for rose posts.
A lady asks what she shall do with bed-
ding plants which were pulled up last fall
and hung in the cellar in the hope that they
would survive this rather heroic treatment-
The plan of hanging geraniums and like
coarse and vigorous plants in a cellar is not
I think, to be trusted in every case. Some-
times the cellar is damp, and anything that
is kept a month or more in it will be covered
with mold, which is sure death to vegetable
life. Another would be dry, and the plants
would be entirely without moisture; in this
case they would be likely to die for the lack
of it, if not watched. If the stalks seem
dry and limp they should be potted, cutting
away all lifeless branches and leaves. Water
with tepid water, and when the roots .are
well started and the foliage appears, give
fertilizers and such treatment as is usual
for growing plants. When the stalks are
so dry as to be brittle, there is little or no
chance of their reviving.
. FnN'rON. MRS. M. A. FULLER.

 

SOCIETY.

 

[Paper read by Mrs. Sophia J. Brockway at the
gangziry meeting of the Webster Farmers’
u . ‘

What am I expected to say about thisone
word, which is of itself so vastly important
to each individual present, and every one
elsewhere? Is it not said people are known
by. the society in which they associate?
Therefore we should strive to realize the
signiﬁcance of a word of so much conse-
quence to mankind. Webster deﬁnes it as
union of persons in one interest, fellow—
ship; hence the inﬂuence this‘farmers’ club
has upon its members is promotion of fel-
lowship; and we as members of a society
ought to exert ourselves somewhat, to make
it of mutual beneﬁt to all concerned.

Our every day lives are one form of
society. and yet how little we realize this
momentous fact. The influence of our
lives, whether for good or evil, will extend
to those around us, and have a great ten-
dency to mold their future character; and
more especially the children, who think
what papa or mamma does is nearest right,
and often refer to them in their intercourse
with others. Their minds are very suscepti-
ble to faults and are ever on the alert after
knowledge, either for happiness or sinful-
ness; for this reason parents have great
needto be Watchful over their own words
and actions. Behavior many times speaks
louder than words; is more easily remem-
bered and considered with closer attention;
it often has a greater oearing.upon our as-
sociates.

Again, society means mingling together
in various places with different classes of
people. Each and every person should be
able to choose his or her own associates as
much as is possible under the situation.
But in all the vast concourse of society, do
we not see too much false pride and un-
necessary extravagance displayed, regard-
less of whether it can be afforded, or how
much it may inconvenience those who pro-
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which others feel they must follow, or keep
out of society. It is a sad and lamentable
truth that the present is an age of.unbound—
'ed desire for display and notoriety, of ex-
haustless and unquenchable ambition, and
not an age of calm, contented and useful
knowledge. '

We should learn to be independent of the
society of others, if it becomes a necessity
for us to do so. We should not acquire the
habit of being fearful or miserable if we
needs must be alone. ~ Every one should be
sufﬁciently egotistical to enjoy his own
society, with such aids as are usually within
reach, of which good books are ﬁrst in use.

Under any circumstances we should never
depend upon the friendship of the world
for happiness, but seek for assistance from
.a higher power, which may ever be found in
the sacred scriptures.

—..__...—_

INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT.

 

[Paper read by Mrs. E. L. Grifﬁn at the February
meeting of the Napoleon Farmers’ Club.]
This is a subject in which I am sure all

who are members of our Farmers’ Club are

interested, for if I mistake not the impell-
ing motive power in the organization of
the Club, was the desire for improvement in

our various plans and method of work. If'

it is commendable to seek the best methods
of cultivating the soil so it will produce
the richest results and bring us the largest
rewards, is it not equally desirable that we
endeavor to cultivate our minds so that we
bring in the largest returns in that direc-
tion? Through the wisdom of our Creator,
men and women have been endowed with
the intellectual nature, and we know by
observation and by experience, that this
nature is capable of improvement and en-
largement. It is true of this faculty as of
our lower faculties that constant exercise
strengthens and develops, while the 'op-
posite course—that is, lack of cultivation—
renders weak and inefﬁcient. When we
have such a gift in our possession we can-
not afford to neglect it, any more than we
can neglect the cultivation of our choicest
ﬁelds. For next to our spiritual nature, I
believe the intellectual nature is the richest
possession with which we are endowed, and
that we are responsible for its use and im-
provement. It is our duty to make the
most of ourselves. In this land of free
schools the majority of the youth may de-
vote their earlier life to acquiring an educa-
tion, but to all of us comes the time when
.our schooldays are over; -we take up the
active duties of life, and can no longer
give the whole, or even any great portion of
our time to the cultivation of our minds.
But we realize that we have only just made
a beginning. We are still in the seed-time
of life, the seeds which have been planted
.are yet to germinate and grow, other seeds
are to be planted in the fallow ground pre-
pared for their reception, then the patient,
persistent cultivation, and ﬁnally the re-
ward of the harvest of wisdom, which we
may expect to reap in our declining years.

Now what are we, what are farmers’
wives going to do? .lf mental culture is an
end to be desired, then we want to attain it.
One does not require any great amount of
experience in the duties of the indoOr life

 

on the farm, to learn that there are serious
obstacles in the way. In the ﬁrst place
there is the lack of time; for the practical
homely duties demand a large share of our
time. Then there is the lack of physical
strength. Many farmers’ wives exhaust all
their energies in the routine of household
duties, and we all know how nearly impos-
sible it is for the mind to act when the
body is worn out. Indeed it is easy to al-
most abandon any purpose to keep up with
the times, letting alone makin‘g ourselves
familiar with the gems of literature which are
our inheritance, left us by great minds, and
which cannot be obtained by us without an
eifort, and a great effort. But. we can not
afford to give it up.

1t will not take us many years to learn
that it does not pay to be immaculate in our
housekeeping—with never a speck of dirt
or a cobweb to be seen—at the expense of a
neglected brain; for while we may be blind
to the condition of things, others will not.
We cannot afford to be left behind in the
race by our husbands, our brothers, our
sons; for it is true that they may keep
their minds fresher without a special effort,
than We can under the same conditions; be-
cause in their outdoor life, mingling with
others, they will discuss the events of the
present time, especially the political situa-
tion. The wife must not get into the de-
plorable condition where her husband feels
that he must go away from home to talk
over the news. Why should they not dis-
cuss it, and each beneﬁt the other by-their
interchange of views? It is our duty to in-
form ourselves on the passing events of the
day, on political matters, on new discover-
ies. so we may know what is going on in the
world, and be able to converse intelligently
on these‘subjects.

There is a right and a wrong way of
reading the newspapers. If we take a
newspaper and read everything there is in
it, it is a curse to us, for if we cram our
minds with all the trash to be found in the
common secular newspaper, there is no
room left for anything else. But there is a
right use to be made of it, and with care
and practice we can all learn to tell at a
glance that which is worth our time.

When we turn our attention to books, we
are confronted by such a multitude, we feel
that we are standing before an army,
mighty and invincible; and because of our
inability to conquer the whole we are dis-
couraged. But in this matter, as in nearly
all other ﬁelds, we have to exercise the
privilege of choice. We cannot have all the
desirable things which are within our' reach,
but must choose that which in our esti-
mation is most to be desired. I think that
those whose time is the most limited, are
the ones who should be the most careful in
the selection of books to be read. We can
not afford to waste our time reading worth-
less books, or those which we do not really
care for, simply because some one wants us
to. We must no independent.

One of our ﬁrst rules should be that we
will not read any books except those by
standard authors, whose reputation has
already been won before the reading public.
Then after we nave decided thatabook is
worth reading, it is surely worth a careful
perusal. We ought to think and talk over

 

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what we read that we may ﬁx it in our
memory. One book carefully read and
digested is worth ﬁfty half read. It is a
very great help to read with others, for there
is an inspiration when the stimulus of com-
panionship is added to any effort, and where
two or more are reading the same thing,
they will discuss it. Herein lies the value
of reading clubs. The busy housewife is

indeed fortunate if there is some one who is

readyto read to her, for then her ﬁngers
may be employed at the same time that her
mind is being refreshed. One may accomp-
lish a great deal, even if there are only a
few moments—say half an hour each day-
to devote to a book. When our course of
reading is decided upon and we have our
book at hand, we can begin work the
moment we sit down, instead of wasting
half our leisure—no, not leisure, but time
set apart for that purpose—in hunting for
something to read.

I think our condition of physical strength
and health, as well as the season of the
year, should be taken into consideration
when we choose our reading. We certainly
are not as well able to master a history in
the summer, when the weather and our
added household cares exhaust our energy.
Even the- student abandons the heavy
literary work at that time, and reads some-
thing light. At such a time it is delight-
fully refreshing to forget ourselves for a
little time in the experiences of some imag—
inary character which has been skillfully
drawn by a gifted mind.

Now while 1 am willing to admit that
the farmer’s wife ﬁnds many obstacles
in her path toward mental improvement,
still I cannot admit that these obstacles are
insurmountable. There are opportunities
for intellectual improvement of which we
may avail ourselves. And we want to keep
in mind the old saying, that “ Where there
is a will there is a way.”

——————«.—_—

HOME NURSING.

 

Doctors are very well in their way.
When one of the family is sick and we are
anxious and worried it is soothing to have a
well-dressed man with gold spectacles and
an air of professional gravity call, look wise,
ask us a good many questions in a non-
committal way, listen respectfully to our
statements, assure us the patient is “doing
well,” leave a calabastic Scroll which only
the druggist can decipher, and take himself
and his wisdom off without expecting an
invitation to dinner. But we wish we had
done with fewer of those comforting visits
when we scan the bill which comes as sure
as “Death and taxes.”

The pioneers, our grandmothers, who
were settled far from towns, often miles
from a neighboi, had to do without doctors.
Thus they learned the healing virtues
of herbs and roots. It was well
they did, for the old-fashioned phy-
sician who prescribed calomel till the teeth
of his patient rattled “likea loose case-
ment in the wind,” and whose other alter-
native was blood-letting, was as much a foe
to life as the savages who lurked in ambush
for unwary stragglers. There was much
virtue in those teas and tisanes of catnip
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rest, for if they did not cure at least they did
no harm; and where not concocted by super-
stitious persons somewhat after the for-
mula of the witches in “Macbeth,” the
patient’s faith would enable him to worry
down the dose. There are not wanting
sensible but non-progressive people who
still have more faith in the efﬁciency of
herb teas, poultices, drafts, and wet packs
than in all the drugs of the pharmacy, and
who are heretical enough to say they would
rather have “one old woman ” as a nurse
than the best doctor in a township.

I am myself of opinion that must I choose
between a good nurse and the ordinary
doctor, I should prefer the former. Not
that I intend any disrespect to the pro-
fession, but that I am impressed with the
superior importance of intelligent nursing.
The remedial agents a skillful nurse may
employ are as valuable as the medicines;
and medicines alone are rarely a cure. The
intelligent physician does not rely upon his
pills and powders, either, but will sup-
plement them by instructions relative to
diet, sanitation, etc.; and sometimes honest’
ly acknowledge that the devoted care of
some faithful, untiring woman has done
more for the recovery of the sick than he.

I am compelled to confess that I know
very little about taking care of the sick.
When any of our large, irregular family
was taken ill, one member of the house.
hold who had a genius for nursing took
charge of the sick-room, and the rest of us
were only too willing to be excused from
hospital duty. Not untila few months ago
was I ever placed in a position where such
service was demanded of me; and oh, how
inexperienced and unlearnedI felt myself
to be! Anxious above all things to do
everything possible for the sick friend, how
I chafed at ﬁnding I'did not know how to
even make a poultice as it ought to be made,
and could only guess at symptoms! It was
a case of congestion of the lungs, combined
with bronchitis. When I arrived on the
scene the grown-up daughter, herself a
mother, was wringing her hands and crying
“mother’s awful sick; she’s going to die,”
while waiting the tardy messenger who had
gone for the ﬂaxseed meal to make the
poultice the doctor had ordered. I did know
“alittie bit,” so sent for _ﬂannels, had
them heated hot, and covered chest and
throat with them, till the meal came. New
here is whatI learned, and if the “know
how ” helps same novice as much as to
have known how would have aided me in
my strait, I shall not have written in vain.

To make a ﬁaxseed poultice, stir hand-
fuls of meal into boiling water, and let it
hell up well. Have ready 9. piece of old
cotton cloth twice the length you want your
poultice, and ten inches to spare; and
about ﬁve inches wider than the poultice is
is to be. (And a poultice should be big
enough to cover the lungs and chest com-
pletely.) 0n half of this, spread the hot
meal, not too thickly, least its weight be 0p-
pressive, fold the other half over it, tuck in
the edges, fold it together to keep hot in
transit, and apply. There should be two
such poultices. one ready to apply, hot,
when the other is taken off. and the poultice
should be well covered with ﬂannels to keep
in the heat. A little experience will teach

 

how hot it can be borne; it is no good if it
is not hot. And while one poultice is on,
the meal of the other can be scraped off.
into the basin, a little water added, heated
up and used again. I consider this large
cloth better than a bag; the meal can be
more easily removed for re-heating, and
there is no danger of the contents being
spilled if the cloth is well folded at the
edges. Don’t make sloppy poultices; they
are disagreeable to the patient, and _wet
the clothing. The'se poultices were changed
every ﬁfteen minutes, and applied just as
hot as could be endured.

A mustard foot-bath is a good thing in
such cases. ,If you have not a foot bath,
take a large deep pan, partly ﬁll it with hot
water and stir in a half pound or more of
ground mustard. Set it on the foot of the
bed, slipping up the bed clothes, put in the
patient’s feet and throw a ﬂannel blanket
over pan and all. If complaint is made that
the water is too hot, do not cool it; have
some one hold the pan ﬁrm, take up the feet
in your'hands, under the blanket, and rub
them with the mustard water until they can
be replaced in it.

Drafts to relievea sudden and severe pain
can be made of horseradish leaves, which
grow in almost every garden. Remove the
midvein, fold them together, set a hot ﬂat-
mg on them, and put them on hot.

ow these seem like directions for doing
very simple things, but if one does not
know when and how to do,,she experiences
a sense of helplessness which is akin to des-
pair. A ﬁaxseed meal poultice is one of
the best remedial agents that can be em-
ployed where a cold has settled on the lungs
and congestion is feared. A single one,

put on at retiring. warmly covered with

ﬂannel, has twice this winter, to my own
knowledge, averted a threatened attack of
pneumonia. The patient was up and
around the house the following day, and
down town the next. When the poultice is
taken off in the morning, the skin should
be briskly rubbed to induce a glow, and pre-
vent taking cold.

An acquaintance of mine who had a very
sallow, dark complexion, eifectually cleared
it to a Spanish-looking. creamy tint by
liberal doses, during the spring months. of
thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
tea and lemon juice, sweetened to taste,
Persistence in use of this tonic brought
about the desired result, besides building
up the general health. The great trouble
is people want to be made well in a hurry,
and have not patience to employ the slow

.and gradual processes which Nature loves,

and which, being in harmony with her
ways, are alone harmless and effectual.

To know what to do, in case of sudden
illness, and how to do it, and not lose
presence of mind, may save the life of
some one near and dear to us. - And so i
advise every mother to take pains to in-
struct her children in such matters, that in
an emergency they be not so awkward, so
barren of resources, as was

Daraoi'r. BRUNEFILLE.

Farnn Alumna—Make a batter of two eggs,
9. pinch of sa‘t, a cup of milk, and six table-
spoonfuls of ﬂour. Slice, pare and core tart
apples as Saratoga potatoes. Dip them in the
batter and fry. Eat with powdered sugar.

 

EVAN GELINE DEFEN DED.

I for one am sorry to see the end 0
Evangeline’s Home Talks, and hope she
will favor as with another series in the
near future. I cannot believe that , her
Hetty’s (if she has one) education in home
and culinary affairs has been neglected until
within a few months of marriage. Evange~
line is far too thorough for that, yet we all
can ﬁnd one or more of our acquaintance,
who long after marriage are very glad to
accept much of her advice. And I think
that is the reason these articles were writ-
ten—to help those who had no one to in-
struct them, to give them an insight into
the many different ways in preparing and
caring for home in all its details.

Neither can i think that the writer in-
tended those elaborate bills of fare to be
invariably adopted, and never deviated
from in any respect. Rather that out of
them one may select a few articles that are
within reach, means and strength, and pre-
pare them in the most palatable manner.

As a general thing farmers can and do
set better tables than the laboring classes in
town, for the simple reason that the cream,
butter. eggs, meat, ﬂour and vegetables are
raised, and their tables can be and are
usually set with the freshest and best.

“T” quotes Miss Parloa, but even she'
gives many recipes containing liquor, yet in
reality the food is much better without it.
Does “ T” practice hygienic living? If
so will she kindly give us recipes for pre-
paring food in this manner? I think there
are many who would be glad to bus her
do so.

El. See, you have my deepest sympathy
in your loneliness and grief. What can
you do? Everything you do, be it ever so
small, do in His name, and you will ﬁnd.
your heavy burden growing lighter.

“The beautiful hours, crowd them full

Of beauty and blessing and love;
Bind them int.) 3. golden sheaf
For the glorious garner above,
This we will do, we will do, we will do ,,
Do with God’s beautiful days,

Try to lighten the burdens of every one,
Many sad hearts turn to praise.”

“ So many burdens to lighten,
'Such beautiful work to be done,
So many sad hearts to brighten,
Enlist in the work every one."

MILL MIMMIK‘.
W:
WATCHING WITH THE DEAD.

I too, think A. H. J. is a little behind-
the ti mes in thinking that in the country-
the form of sitting up with the dead is only
gone through with for the fun to be had.
That might have been in times gone by—
but we have advanced beyond those condi-
tions. Why not do away with the custom
of sittingup with the dead entirely? Really
the'body is only like a worn out shoe; hav-
ing served its use, it is left behind, the soul
passing out and beyond to its next stage of
existence. Why should we watch beside it
during the time before burial?

Will some one please tell me through the
Honsnnonn whefe I can get the music and
words of the song entitled “ The Vacant
Chair}? and oblige A GRANGER.

COUBTLAND.

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