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THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

BL UM SK Y ABO VE’.
It isn’t worh while to fret, dear,
To walk as behind a hearse,
No matter how vexing things may be,
They easily might be worse;
And the time you spend complaining
And groaning about the load,
Would better be given to going on,
And pressing along the road.

I've trodden the hill myself, dear—
’Tis the tripping tongue can prear h,

But though silence is sometime golden, child
As oft there is grace in speech—

And I see, from my higher level,
‘Tis less the path than the pace,

That wearies the back, and dims the eye,
And writes the lines on the face.

There are vexing cares enough. dear,
And to spare, when all is told;

And love must mourn its losses,
And the cheek’s soft bloom grow old;

But the spell of the craven spirit
Turns blessing into curse,

While the bold heart mt ets the trouble
That easily might be worse.

So smile at each disaster
That will presently pass away,
At d believe a bright tomorrow
Will follow the dark to-day.
There's nothing gained by fretting:
Gather your strength anew,
And, step by step go onward, dear.
Let the skies be grey or blue.

Margaret E. Sangster.
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THE pHOUSEWIFE’S WORK.

The HOUSEHOLD calls for recipes that
can be made of “ﬂour or meal.” As
these ﬁrm a better relish in our family than
cake, I will contribute some that are well
tested.

Too many of our farmers’ families do not
give encugh attention to a varied diet.
From a visit of atew days I return hungry
for vegetables; they either did not have
them, or eisethey did not take the time to
ccok them. One misses the oatmeal, pan-
cakes, brown bread, or gems, if these have
been part of the every day food.

In my independent make-up, I have not
followed so much after others, but have a
way all my own. M. E. H. wishes some
more ideas on “preparing for company.”
I would say to her, I prepare for company
every day. Our- company is for the most
part unexpected. In the early morning
hours I cast about to see what is in store
for the day. Prepare the meat in season if
to roast or stew, gathering up the frag-
ments left from yesterday, to appear in
some desirable form for dinner, or tea. It
often happens we. have just pie enough for
our own family, when if some one comes

we have to make a. shift some other way.
As I said to my housemaid the other day:
“ If any one comes for dinner you may put
on some of those cream cakes I have just
made, with a dish of. canned fruit.” The
cakes were needed. Another day we were
in the same ﬁx. At the eleventh hour, two
men came in on the train to remain for the
day. Before I knew it, however, my
thoughtful maid had a pudding ready for
the oven. ,You will ﬁnd this very nice if
you try the recipe which I send. This day’s
bill of fare was spare rib, baked potatoes.
home canned corn and stewed apples fresh-
ly made, with the pudding spoken of. I
cannot put up with anything but good
bread and choice butter.

Speaking of the canned corn reminds me
of the dinner of last summer. My hus-
band and myself had a day’s outing, going
by carriage to a beautiful lake some sixteen
miles from home. My husband has a
cousin on the way; we reached there at
eleven and remained for dinner. They are
farmers and we were unexoected guests.
For dinner they sent around to the corner
grocery for canned beef. Anything, I sup-
pose, but the nice sweet pork in the cellar.
As I nevereat canned goods, Imade out my
dinner on potato, with Jersey butter, bread
and tea. I would have relished the pork,
nicely fried, with its accompaniment of
milk gravy. A neighbor of mine, who was
considerably upset if gentlemen came un-
expected to dinner, at one time kept; her
home dinner Waiting an hear, to send three
miles, to the nearest market, for beefsteak,
found none and had to have the pork at
last. When she apolog'z-ld for if, they
said they prifmred it to fresh meat. It is
best to be natural and not pretend to more
than we have. I will now return to the
waste fragments.

I sometimes steam the graham gems left
from breakfast, a:rd serve for dessert at
dinner with maple Syrup. The oatmeal
mush is made up in patties, or sliced, fried
brown, with maple syrup, for either dinner
or tea.

Our people are fond of soups. Vegetable
soup can be made without stock that is
very nice. Canned fruit is always accepta-
able. but fresh fruit is such an appetizer, I
prefer it always to canned; even apples,
freshly cooked, are better. There are so
many ways of serving them; I select choice
uniform Baldwins, I prefer not to peel
them, but later in the season it is best; re-
move the core, ﬁll with sugar, cover the bot-
tom of the tin with water, and bake in a.
very quick oven. We are treated to some

 

of these while warm, for dinner, the rest

    

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are for tea. or next day. Other ways; ma
equally good, so there can be a change;

When I expect company to tea my W55
is more in the substantiate than it} the:
fancy, as cold meats garnished with mm."
boiled eggs,o or oyster stew; ice cream, at
whipped cream is always enjoyed with: arm
cake. One whose every day thongrh’: is;
given to these matters, becomes adept; are.
ﬁxing up relishes for the table. The arms
girl has not the interest, neither the-timer,-
to look after this part of the dammit:
machinery. If it is done at all, it demfws;
upon the housewife; she is the home-masses“;
duties such as these go a great way in M»-
ing the home a good place to stay. Butt 3
small portion of the housekeeper’s timis:
required to accomplish good results. There)
is a satisﬁed feeling in having all things he
readiness, so that when the unexpeetot?
guest comes a hearty welcome can be aim:
without frowns or disturbance. There- it 9;.
much I would like to say about this hum:
life, but will defer and submit these rami’rmti
thoughts to the scrutiny of the head.“ oi our
HOUSEHOLD; by the way I have hammer see
well acquainted with the representatiw»
members of: this HOUSEHOLD-l miss. tr; :a
when absent. I am one of the silent ass
interested ones. I may speak again-some»
time. HOME-LYLE-

New YORK.

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IN SELF-DEFENSE;

Aunt Philena suggesu; that I may: Erin
like that minister whom Girlsmith liimmf?
to the ﬁnger-board by til}. roadside, Eur-.9.-
much as he pointed out the way but are :61“
traveled it himself; and if she ever tries it.
she wiil ﬁnd that preaching is much easier
than practicing, therefore more freer}???—
dulged in. But I persist that it is tire-{r
people roused up to the take-and-ggr‘nt:
ability of the common tows-l. I hacié’ are,
awakening last winter, when for hours fr;
the stilly night, I heard the Sound; n:7
scratch, scratch. scratch: followed, per-v
hips, by a. strain of mild profanity ram
the head .«f the house, and the most pathetz’tsr
sobbing of my child. There were months;
of constant bathing, extra washing, the ap—
plications of every loathsome ointrsen?
recommended, and ﬁnally Such afree 17365
of sulphur that we felt fully prepared” for:
the inferno of the ancients. Meanwhiie‘.
we were in a measure ostracised. from the:
society of our friends—afraid to visit arse-—
ceive visits, least we distribute this disease;
and all the time I hated the thought of that
yard of crash. For itand a new membranes?

 

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those who did not use the towel escaped it.

A friend lately visited me whose husband
has for several years suffered from a scrcfu.
ions sore upon his face which discharges
constantly; yet she had never thought of
the danger of contagion in this way, until
I mentioned it, and then seemed amazed at
her neglect. This too when her sister’s
life had been robbed of half of its joy and
all ias usefulness by an eye disease con-
tracted in the same way.

The towel moral points, not so directly
at the members of one healthy family, as at
the transient memhers which fall to the
lot of every farm household; and I, for
one, shall apply it to every outsider, even
though he bring a physician’s certiﬁcate of
health. As one towel per head each week
is not an unusual allowance, I cannot see
how it increases the wash to individualize
them; and as for the place for toilet or-
ticles, “ Where there’s a will there’s a
way.” A boy has a pocket, apiece fora
pocket-30ml); a girl can easily fashion a
wall-pocket, or buy acase at the ten cent
counter. Hozks are cheap, nails are cheaper,
and anything is easier than to see our dear
ones suffer and know it is through our
neglect or want of thought. Excuse me,
Aunt Philena, but Ella R. Wood’s words of
appreciation quite offset the effect of your
shower of cold water; and [shall continue
to preach; hoping that a few, perhaps your-
self among them, may be converted to the
practice.

“Thrice armed is he who knows his
cause is just.” A. H. J.

THOMAS.
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SORTS.

 

The Home-Maker describes the manner
in which an unused door may be concealed
and made rather ornamental than other-
wise, by stretching plain maroon velveteen
over it, without any fullness, placiuga shelf
at the top, with a. few pieces of china on it,
and draping some thin Syrian curtains
across the top and looping them back on
the sides to display a bracket as a. centre
for several unframed engravings. I think
,1 can improve on this a little, for the velve-
teen and the draperies and the shelf will all
be dust traps. I have such a door in one
of my rooms, and have planned, when the
spring brings the time for a general reno-
wation, a way in which to conceal it and
admit of amore desirable arrangement of
'Iuruiture. I shall buy a. few feet of the
-;brass rods used for muslin blinds and a
couple of staples, and tour yards of. the
handsome ﬂowered China silk so much used
“for fancy scarfs and pillows. It is wide,
-eoIshailsplit one breadth, in the centre
put the whole width—which will need be
only half the length of the other, which
must reach the ﬂoor—and run a shir on the
'top for the rod, leaving a standing heading.
This will be fastened to the top of the
door. entirely concealing the woodwork.
My writing desk will be then placed
~mgainst the door, and the light from the
window will fall over my shoulder when I
~sit down to write, instead of full in my
«face, as at present. A small etching in a
ﬂame of white and gold will hang against
m silk, above the desk. There will be

use: to catch dustand make work—things

    

 

always to be considered by busy women—
and when the silk does get dingy, it will be
washed and pressed and put back again,
with little trouble and no expense. A
pretty cretonne would answer every pur-
pose, I dsre say; perhaps 1 may use it, or
even a small-ﬁgured,delicate colored sateen,
but somehow i like the idea of the silk
better, partly because of its durability and
more, perhaps, because it comes in such
lovely soft tones, and fails in such graceful
lines.

One of the loveliest mantle lambrequins
i ever saw was of this China silk, 3. ground
of soft dull pink, with apattern of apple
green over it—an irregular, branching out-
line, without end or beginning. The lower
edge wrs ornamented in a very novel and
pretty fashion, as follows: Procurc a
quantity of small brass rings. about three‘
quarters of an inch in diameter, and a
quantity of embroidery silk in the colors to
match the material. Cover the rings with
crochet of the embroidery silk, sew them
together, alternating the c3lors, in two
rows, and in every third one, tie a tassel of
the silk, also alternating the colors. The
lambrequin was then drawn up near one
end, under a bow of p.116 pink satin ribbon,
and, as I said, was the daintiest and most
graceful thing of the sort I ever saw.

Another use of these rings is to crochet
covers for them (by the crocheted cover I
mean to cover the brass wire with the silk
in a sort of button-hole stitch) and sew
them in shape to cover the corners of a
square pincushion, leaving a diamond-
shaped space in the centre.

A very pretty way to make a pair of pil-
low-slips and sheet-sham to match is to buy
the required length of linen lace two and a
half. inches wide, haste it without fullness
on the edge of the material, mark scallops
on the edge, and work them through both
cloth and lace; then with sharp scissors cut
away the cloth on the right side and the
seivedge of. the lace on the wrong; add two
rows of brisr stitching in heavy crochet cot-
ton above the scallops. Tue sheet-sham
should be marked with the initials of the
owner, done in the crochet cotton, said ini-
tials to be placed in the centre of the sham,
just above the trimming. Such a set—pil-
low-slips and sheet-sham—makes a very use-
ful and appropriate present to a bride or a
young housekeeper.

It is now customary to embroider the
initials upon napkins, tray-cloths, doileys,
towels, sheets and table-cloths, using white
cotton on everything but towels. Napkins,
tray—cloths, and doileys are marked in one
corner; towels‘in the centre of one end, two
inches above the border; sheets, two inches
below the centre of the upper hem, the ini-
tials standing with their base toward the
hem, so that when the sheet is folded over
they assume their proper position. To
mark a table-cloth that is three yards long.
fold it lengthwise and crosswise; where the
folds intersect is the centre; measure on the
lengthwise fold, ﬁfteen inches each way
from the centre, and you have the places for
the two sets of letters which are now used
on a single cloth and which will be about
three-quarters of a yard apart..aud should
be placed with the base of the letters toward
the end of the table-cloth, so that looking

at the centre from both ends of the table,
one can read them at a glance.

It is not economy to buy cheap feathers
for pillows. The cheap grades contain more
of the stem and hence weigh heavier, while
the more expensive are principally down,
hence lighter— more feathers to the pound.
Two pounds and a half of the best feathers
will mike better and larger pillows than
ﬁve pounds of the sixtyecent grade. At
least, this is what dealers tell me.

When Solomon said, “There is no new
thing under the sun,” he did not know that
the women of the nineteenth century would
discover the drcn'ative passibiiities of a
rope. We have had rose tacked on picture
frames and» reaiizsd its appropriateness as
a setting for a marine View, but when it
comes to using ropes for partieres, for lam-
brequins. for rugs, we begin to feel justiﬁed
in drawing the rope, righs there. To
form a. poricre the ropes hang straight
down, and the ends are fringed out in tas-
seis; a. lam‘oreqain is of ﬁne rope netted
and tacked to the mantle with brass-headed
nails; to form rugs, you coil it in patterns
and sew on the wrong side. But, as the
charity boy said about learning the alpha-
bet, “Whether it’s worth while going
through so much to get so little,” is what
we must all decide for ourselves.

BEATRIX.

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CROCHET COVERS FOR TOILET BOT-
TLES.

 

Will say to X. Y. Z that I know nothing
of the technical terms used in crochet, but
will try to tell her as best 1 can how I
covered my bottles. Crochet a mat the
size of the bottom of your bottle with the
common double-crochet stitch, and then
crochet round and round without widening
at all, which will make a neat. close ﬁtting
cover and obviate any necessity for narrow-
ing at the top. I think it prettier to only
take up one thread each time, leaving a
series of little ridges all the way up the
bottle; however it is only a matter of taste.
You can elaborate these simple directions as
much as your ingenuity permits. The main
thing is to have the cover ﬁt, keep trying it
on your bottle as you work, and you will
readily see if there is any necessity for
crocheting looser or tighter.

If these directions prove plain and X. Y.
Z. succeeds in getting her bottles covered,
I am sure she will be pleased with the re-
sult. EUPHEMIA.

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A YOUNG man who admits he reads
“parts of the HOUSEHOLD” with pleasure
and proﬁt, refers to a paragraph in “ Some
Matters of E'iquette,” which appeared in
the issue of Jan. 12, and asks: “ What is
expected of the gentleman who may be
walking with a lady, when she stops to speak
to a friend with whom he is net acquainted
and to whom she does not introduce him? ”
He should raise his hat to all persons whom
his companion recognizes, men or women,
whether he is acquainted with them or not.
Having done this, if the lady pauses a
moment to speak to a friend on the street
(a thing she should not do except under
unusual circumstances unless she is alone),
he has but to wait for her, a step or ‘two
away, and raise his but as they part and his

 

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PROPER READING FOR THE FAMILY.

{Paper read before the Farmers’ Institute at
Adrian, Jan. mm, by Mrs. M. Reed.]

The wise man has said, “There is noth-
ing new under the sun,” and in taking up
the subject assigned me, “Proper reading
for the family,” I can advance naught
but what has been already put forth in bet-
ter words than mine. The theme is one of
such importance that I almost fear to un-
dertake it. The opinions of diiferent peo-
ple vary so muzh on this question. that
what would be a feast for one, would not
he relished by another. ‘

Reading is classed among the arts, and
is worthy of the greatest attention by
scholars of the present time. t is to be
regretted that this accomplishment has
been so much neglected in our institutions
oflear-iing that the world sees compara‘
tively few really good readers. When one
has acquired a fond uess for good reading,
they can take almoit any place in society
to which they aspire.

Books are the friends who never fail us;
they never chide but always comfort; with
them the hours pass on rosy wings.

Since the days of long ago, when “Buz-
ter’s Saints’ Rest,” “Fox’s Book of
Martyrs,” and the all family Bible, were
almost the only reading to be found in
many households, books have multiplied
to such an extent that the great problem
seems to be whit to bring into our homes.
There is such a quantity of pernicious
literature broadcist in our land to-day, to
deﬁle the minds of, the young, that Guten-
burg might well have stood appalled could
he have had the gift of foresight, and
would almost have stayed his hand, ere
giving to the world an invention which
would be productive of so much evil; for
there is no question but many are lured to
ruin every year by the vile trash published,
which is either sold or given away.

. The day has long since passed by when
it was considered sinful to read anovel,
and accrtain amount of ﬁction is admissi-
ble in every home. A good love story often
freshens our iieas, while it takes us back to
our youthful days, helping us to remember
those little attentions we were wont to be-
stow upon the partners of our joys and
sorrows, in the happy time when we were
lovers, and the cares of life seemed far
away, but too much ﬁction tends to ener-
vate the mind, and begets within us a love
for that which is unreal, weakens the
memory, and causes us to look with dis-
dain upon the common duties of life.

it has been said that literature has ﬁve
great divisions, religion, history, science,
poetry and romance. These are all closely
allied; you cannot enter into the realm of
one without encroachment upon the others.
There are so many beautiful things writ-
ten in each, that no library is complete
without books from every department.

Carlyle says that all books are to be
divided into two classes, sheep and goats;
while Ruskin divides them into books of the
hour, and books for all time. Richardson,
in his “ Choice of Books ” sets the standard
high. mid recommends such an assortment
thstthe masses of people will mostly pass
than-by.

It ls‘expwtem'of course, that every one

 

in this Christian land has a Bible. There-
fore in choosing books, the ﬁrst should be,
Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, witha
good strong holder, so the children can use
it without injury. Better do without a
new dress or bonnet than without this
book. We also want a biographical dic-
tionary.

“Scottish Chiefs” and “Waverly” take
us to camp and court, and give agoodin-
sight into Scottish and English history,
“ Macaulay’s History of England,” is most
charming. J ames Freeman Clarke, in his
“Ten Grout Religions,” gives an account
of the principal religions of the world, suf-
ﬁcient for all those who are not special
students of this subject; while Riwlinson
in his “Seven Great Monarchies,” has a
history of the ancient eastern world that
is most complete. ".Lisephus’s History of
the Jews,” is well worthy of perusal, but
for those who do not care to go through so
much, there is a little book, compiled by
Charlotte Eliz abeth, called “ J udea Gupta,”
which is a good version of the doings of
this wonderful people, in fewer words.

“Grecian and Roman Mythology”
should be read somewh-it by those who
wish to know the origin of the gods who
were thought by the ancients to preside
over the destinies of mankind. “Swin-
ton’s Outlines.” make one familiar with
the governments of the world in a general
way. For United States history, Swinton,
Stephens, Higginson, Elliot, Lossing and
many more commendable authors might be
named. These ought to be carefully
studied by old as well as young, that we
may become acquainted with our own land,
and its form of government in all its details.
One of the “Fifteen Decisive Battles of
the World.” was fought in our own country
at Saratoga, in 1777, during the Revolution-
ary war, therefore we want that book, as
well as the history of our Civil war.

“The Federalist,” written in 1788, by
Hamilton, Madison and Jay, would be
considered prosy, perhaps, but it is full of
valuable information. There is a little
book of great worth, entitled “Rise and
Fall of Political Parties in the United
States.” It is good for reference and
should be in every library. “Great Events
of the Past Century,” will interest the
young, as it portrays in a fascinating way.
the phenomena, inventions, speeches, in-
surrections, and other wonderful things of
the hundred years prior to 1878.

We want “ Library of Universal Knowl-
edge,” “One Thousand Blunders in Eng-
lish Corrected,” “Chambers’ Cyclopedia
of_English Literature,” “ Plutarch’e Lives,”
and “Lives of Illustrious Men and
Women.” “R rgets’ Thesaurus of English
Words,” is almost invaluable. A place
must be found for George Eliot, Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps and Pansy’s works. We
must not neglect Victor Hugo, Little
Classics, or “Short Stories by American
Authorsg” lrving, Hawthorne, Oliver Wen-
dell Holmes, Bayard Taylor and Whittier,
claim attention. Dickens charms by his
very quaintness. Mrs. SIOWG’S “Uncle
Tom‘s C nbin” ﬁlled my heart with sorrow
in youthful days. and has never lost its
power, therefore her works must have a
prominent place. We want Moody,

 

Talmage, and perhaps Joseph Cook’s ser-
mons and writings, “Missionary Ramin-
iscences.” lives of missionaries, what
they have accomplished, etc., and also in-
clude HelenHunt Jackson and Frances Ridv
lev Havergal’s writings.

We must have commentaries on the
Bible, all we can get.

Bunyan’s writings, Hood’s poems and
Owen Meredith. Poe’s writings are un«
healthy; who can read his “Black Cat,”
or the “Fall of the House of Usher” at
midnight without a shudder of horror; but
he is fascinating, so room must be made
for him. Not to have read Pope’s “Essay
on Man,” or “Pollock’s “Course of Time,”
argues one unread. We want Tasso,
Ossian, S‘iakesperc, Byron, Holland, Ten-
nyson, Longfellow, Milton, Szitt, Burns,
Mrs. Browning and many others.

There is a hunger of the soul which
nothing willsatisfy but books. Ihope no
child will experience it to such a degree as
I did when young. My parents were
among the early pioneers, coming to this
State when there were only three houses
where this city now stands. C impelled to
new for themselves a home from the sur-
rounding forest. of limited means, books
were scarce and dear, and had it not been
forakind neighbor, whom i shall always
remember with gratitude, who purchased
many books and freely loaned them, my
life would have been barren indeed 0f
reading. All honor to the old pioneers; we
want their history. We want books on
deportment, though no instruction can give
the true reﬁnement of manner which
springsfrom that love in the heart, which
leads us to do onto others as we would
have them do to us. There are so many
beautiful things written lOl‘ children, that
none need go without that which is good
and pure; Mrs. Birnett’s “Little Lord
Fauntleroy, ” “Wings and Stings,” “ Non-
sense Stories,” ”Harper’s Series,” “St.

.Nicholas,” “Youth’s Companion,” “Baby-

land,” etc.

We want a good sprinkling of papers and
periodicals, R apublicsn of course, although
it might be well to read both sides, that like
a good warrior, we may be armed at all
points.

The “Book N ewe,” issued by John
Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, and “ Blok
Buyer,” by Charles Scribner’s Sons, of
New York, give complete lists of new
books published every month, and reviews
of. many. They are well worth the sub-
scription price, half a dollar a. year.

1 have mentioned only a few of the
standard series, and none of the books of
the hour, which are published by the million,
and are so cheap that none need want.
And now lastly, but not by any means least,
I would say, let us give the Bible the ﬁrst
place in our homes, not only because it is
the foundation of our civil and religious
liberty, and on it our State and national1
governments are based, but because it is
God’s message to us. Who can read its
sublime and glorious poetry, the wonder-
ful delineations of prophecy, the beautiful
life of Christ, the blessed SLVlOl' who went
about doing good, the glowing description
of the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem,
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where nothing evil or impure can enter,
without being drawn nearer to the heart of

the Great Father. He says: “Eye hath not
seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it en-
tered into the heart of man, to conceive of
the beautiful things God hath prepared for
those who love him.” Read it; not to
doubt, for B ,ron says, “Better had he
ne’er been born. who reads to doubt, or
reads to scorn,” but read, believing. Let
us teach it toour children, and when we
have become acquainted with the many
beautiful things that are written in this,
as well as other books for our delectation,
we shall be worthy to associate with
princes, or those who are better, American
citizens.

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SOME CULINARY HINTS.

 

I wish to give my HOUSEHOLD friends
my mother’s way of making dressing and
also mine, for I have never eaten so good
made any other way, and it is never soggy,
but always as light and tender as anything
of the kind can be. Put the liver, gizzard
and the heart into a little water and boil
tender; if we want the dressing extra nice
we ﬁrst make a shortcake the size of an old
fashioned square pie tin: then we go to the
pork barrel and get a piece of sweet pork,
three-quarters of a pound 1 should think (I
never weighed the piece), Wash it in cold
water, take Off the skin, cut it into thin
slices, then turn these and cut into narrow
strips, (the object of this is, it requires so
much less time to chop it), then chop as
ﬁne as possible. Chop the giblets, then
the shortCake, then half a loaf of light
bread (salt rising bread is best). After all
these ingredients are in the pan with the
pork, put in all the butter you can aﬁord, a
sprinkle Of salt and pepper, and a very lit‘
tle sage; not as much salt as you would
use if the salt pork were not in, and but a
very little sage, (too much sage, like too
much perfumery, is vulgar and destestable,
and the Sage is what makes it rise on the
stomach); then turn on a little warm water
and stir it all together. Taste of it to see
if it is seasoned right. After stufﬁng the
tow], if there is any left put it in a basin
and bake by itself; this dressing will not
go begging to be eaten, or go to the pigs—
unless there is too much sage in it.

i learned some years ago that cold water
did not hurt cities. The trouble in making
coffee with Cold water is it must be set on to
the hottest part of the range to heat, and
if not watched it will boil. Boiling is.
what spoils the ﬂavor Of cutie 3. By turning
, boiling water on the coffee it can be set
back on the range where it will keep hot,
and also be out of the way of other thing<
cooking. 1 also let my milk for coffee
come to a boil; we think it adds to the
quality. I sometimes add a few spoonfuls
of cream or a little piece of butter while hot.
I strain into a basin what I need for coffee.

ALBION. M. E H.

i AN brooms—Having been a reader of
the HOUSEHOLD for several years, I would
like to ask a question of some of the mem-
bers: How can I mend an iron kettle so
that I can cook anything in it that I want
to. The hole is about the size of a one cent
piece. Mas. J. T. ‘

  

 

THE VACANT CHAIR.

 

In the HOUSEHOLD of Jan. 5th, I noticed
an article written by Evangeline which 1
fancied greatly, because of the truthfulness
of the sentiments it expressed, and more
eSpecially because I could apply them
directly to myself. The year 1888 dawned
upon our household with many bright hopes.
But they were like the ﬂowers of the garden,
or the grass of the ﬁeld which in the mom-
ing looks fresh and bright, but ere noon
lies withered, dead and seared.

On Sunday, the sixth of May last, the
youngest member of our family, the pet of
the household and neighborhood, closed her
eyes on all things earthly, and on the fol-
lowing Tuesday, which was her sixth birth-
day, we consigned her precious dualt to the
tomb and turned our steps homeward only
to greet an empty chair, miss a sweet little
voice, and realize the sadness of a broken
circle. And truly in the sad days that have
since come and gone, I have missed the lit-
tle head that nestled on my bosom, and
dropped many a tear on “ the things in the
bottom drawer.” And thus it is with all
things earthly.

But we have a promise of inheriting a
land where the golden links that have so
quickly been served shall be reunited, never

again to be broken, and in this and only'

this there is consolation in the death of our
loved ones. Mas. R. R. S.
HOWELL.
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TEE HOME TABLE.

Once I should have wondered that any
one thought it necessary to give any
directions how to set the ordinary every
day home table; but I wonder no longer.
I will tell you what I saw a few weeks
since. I went to see a sick woman, she was
conhned to her bed; they had a neighbor’s
daughter who was about fourteen years
old, to do what was done with the assistance
of the men. They insisted we should take
dinner with them; when we went out to
the table, the sugar bowl, cream pitcher,
spoon holder and cups and saucers ﬁlled up
the middle of the table; the meat, potatoes,
bread, etc., were set down around these
wherever there was room for the dishes.
While the man of the house was down
cellar for a can of fruit, I took the lioerty
of moving things into little better shape;
after the girl had waited on the coffee she
reached over and helped herself to potato,
and before any one knew what she wan*ei,
she stood up, reached over' and took up the
meat platter,brought it to herself. and helped
herself to meat and gravy, the gravy was
on the platter; it almost took my breath
away. The child was not to blame, she
knew no better; sne was rather a bright,
pretty girl.

I could not have thought it possible that.

an ordinarily bright girl of that age had
never been taught by her mother or by Ob-
servation away from home, a few of the
indispensable rules of the table. I am
fully convinced now that there is plenty of
home missionary work to be done all about
us; this incident didn’t occur in the woods,
nor in a very isolated neighborhood. Here
is the text, you can all do your own moraliz-
ing. POLLY.

 

SUNSHINE.

 

Do you ever notice what a difference the
weather makes in the temper of most
children, more especially those of older
growth? There are some who always see a.
“weather breeder” in the fairest day, but
even the grumbler is apt to improve his tone
in ﬁne weather.

Those who have been around with sour
looks, long visage and gruff tones, almost
unconsciously brighten up during days of
sunshine. The misanthrope will forget his
gloomy forebodings for a while, and grudg-
ingly concede there may be how for better
times, if—

The moody and discouraged will bask in
the light, and gather hope for the future.

The sick, the weary and worn, feel the
blessed inﬂuence, and ﬁnd inspiration and
restful charm in the same bright beams.

The little child, too, feels the life-giving
rays, and smiles and laughter take the
place of the frowns and impatience of the
clouds and storms.

The moral atmosphere is a reﬂex of the
physical, only intensiﬁed. How quickly
we respond to the changeful temperament
of those with whom we come in contacti
Let us, then, earnestly endeavor to pre-
serve a cheerful state of mind; choose light
and sunshine rather than clouds and dark-
ness, that we may feel and exert an in-
ﬂuence for good. Then we may know that

-~ in blessing others we are blessed, and we

Thank
A. L. L.

with others may gratefully say:
God for the blessed sunshine.

INGLESIDE.
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“POLLY” says: “In the HOUSEHOLD
of Jan. 26m. is apiece of poetry asking
‘ What is the best scciety.’ Perhaps society
isalittle lilse pie, with an upper and an
under crust, but the ‘main substanee’ lies

between.”
———ooo———-

To mend broken china, make a thick so-
lution Of gumarabic in water, and stir into
plaster of Paris until the mixture becomes a
viscous paste. Apply with a brush to the
fractured edges and stick them together;
Put the dish carefully away by itself, and
when in a few days the paste has become
thoroughly hardened, it is safe from break.
age in the same place.

——--—‘OD-—--——

Contributed Rec1pes.

 

CORN Quins—One pint corn meal; one of
sour milk or buttermilk; one egg; one tea-
spoonl‘ul sods; (DC of salt. A tablespoonfnl
of ﬂour or cm‘nstarch may be used in place
of the egg. lake on a griddle.

GRAHAM GEMS.-—TWO cups sour milk;
half cup sugar; oneteaspoonful soda; a. little
salt: graham ﬂour enough to make a stiff
hatter. Bake quickly in hot gem pans.

QUICK GRAHAM BREAD.—Thr€e cups sour
milk; half cup New Orleans molasses; a little
salt; two teaspoonfuls soda, dissolved in a
little hot water; graham ﬂour sufﬁcient to
make a very still-batter. Bake two hours.

BitrAKms'r lions—Two teacupfulssweet
milk; two eggs; three and a half scant cups
sifted ﬂour; alittle salt. Bake in hot gem
pans.

In the recipe for spice cake in the HOUSE.
HOLD of January 19th there was a mistake.
It should have been half a. teaspoonful of
ground cloves instead of one teaspoonful.

RILEY Camera. l. L.

  

 

