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TJHIE HOUSEHOLDm=§upplememu

 

 

THE BEAUTY OF AGE.

 

Say not: “ Behold!

I’m growing old."
'l'hy golden locks soft-tinged with gray,
That hint of age and youth‘s decay,
Btcome thee more, as year by yr ar
Thy riper wisdom doth appear.

Say not: Alasl
I fade as gram.”

Thy beauty, fed by springs within,

1: comelier than it e'er hath been;

A sweeter bloom, the spirit’s grace,

Is kindling in thy earnest face.

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What use for the rope if it be not ﬂung
Till the swimmer’s grasp to the rock has clung?
What help in a comrade‘s bugle blast
When the peril of Alpine height-1 is passed?
What need that the spur lug pica: roll
When the yunneris safe wth n the goal?
'hat worth is eulogy‘s blandest breath
When whispered in cars that are hush: din death?
lo, Not If you have but a wr rd of cheer
Speak it while I am aliv-e, to hear.
let us he like the bird, one instant lighted

Upon a twig that swim; is;
He feels it yield, but sings on, unaﬂrighted,

Knowing he has his wings.
—Edwén Arnold.

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THE READING CIRCLE

 

The long evenings of winter are a sea—
lon of comparative leisure to the farm-
Or's family, and the soleial enjoymezits
and plans for intellectuil advancement
are apt to be postponed till this time of
lighter, less engrossing labor. The com—
parative isolation of country life is a
great drawback to sociability and co—
Operation in improvement. Yet we all
need the attrition of mind upon mind,
the friction against other atoms of hu—
manity, to keep us from letting our own
limited lieile world Completely absorb us
and become the boundary of our ideas
tnd aspirations.

What plans have you made for this
winter? Shall you yawn and dawdle
through the long evenings, knit inter-
minable yards of lace, or putyour whole
soul into a rag rug? Will you let two or
three neighborhood visits and a few
church socials comprise your social
privileges, and ﬁnd your only reading in
the newspapers?

Would it not be agood plan to organize
areadingcirele, composed ota few of your
friends and neighbors, to meet at each
house in succession once aweek, or once
afortnight, for the purpose of reading
aloud some interesting book; with some
simple programme prearranged to save
atiﬁness, and alight lunch of apples,

 

nuts or popcorn to satisfy the desire to
“feed” on all occasions which charac—
terizes us as a people? Choose some
book to be read aloud, arrange for a rec—
itation or two, a reading of some article
or essay bearing upon the subject or
akin to it, asong, if any be musically
gitted; and with a bright ﬁre and a cheery
welcome, and friendship for each other.
much pleasure Would be gained. as well as
Something more lasting than pleasure.
You will be surprised to see how short
your “at home” evenings will be, and
how enjoyable the task of looking up
subjects and authorities.

Do not make themistake of choosmg
some dull nook because it is “standard.”
“Little bolts must keep near shore.”
Interest must be awakened. Generally
the minister, the lawy or or the “ literary
prig ” of the neighborhood is called on to
Select the book to be read, and he feels
that to maintain his reputation for
erudition he mu~t advise somethi g very
learned and dreadfully instructive and
dry. Don‘t you be so foolish. You Will
be terribly bored and stiﬂe no end of
yawns in trying to conceal the fact, and
in a month the “ reading circle” will be
lonely as a last year's biids’ Lest. Take
my advice and begin with anovel. A
“ perfec-ily shocking” prescription, isn’t
it, but ever so much more interesting
than somebody’s History of Civiliz:iti«_-n,
which SH ms dry as the. dust of agesiu
the living present. Try one of Scont's
novels, and see whereit leads you. “ The
Monastery,” and its sequel, “The At;—
bot” and “Quentin Durward,” though
not the author’s best, create a great dc-ire
to know more of the history of those
times, and M-ss S‘ricklzind’s “Qui ens of
'Englhd,” follows as a natural sequence,
«hile the old histories “ill be routed out,
to ﬁnd something more. at out that queer
compoundof treachery and hingiimss,
Louis XI. Gen. Lew \Vailace’s “Ben
H'll‘” is like a door opening upon the
path of Jewish history, and the same
author’s “The Fair God,” though not.
equal in dramatic fore and interest
to “ Beu-Hur,” is so vividly descriptive of
Mexican life in Monti zumn’s tune,iliat the
thrilling story of the handful of Spanish
adventurers, whose determination aid
will, aided by anrice and religious en—
thusiasm, enabled them to imprison in
his own capital the reigning Aztec
monarch and trample under their feet
the most sacred deities of a nation whose
warriors outnumbered them as the sands

 

ot the seashore outnumber the ships on

 

 

the sea, comes to us with entirely new
force and interest.

One afternoon or evening in aweek,
one. in a fortnight, will soon be all too
little time for your reading, and your
interest in books and desire for knowl-
edge will grow upon you like a fever.
And soon you will ﬁnd your taste for
gossip “growing small by degrees and
beautifully less,” till you will wonder
how you ever had patience to listen to the
trivial details of what “ she said."

Suppose only three or four can be in-:
duced to join; remember “small begin-
nings make great endings;" do not be
discouraged, talk about your reading
circle to those who have declined to join,
not as if you still wished their aid, but
as if i; iiti: content they should not be of
3 our number, and you will soon ﬁnd them
asking to be included. \thn people
ﬁnd an enterprise is ﬂourishing without
them they are usually ready enough to
join it. And. at. all events the good you
get will be. none the less good because
O‘hers are too blind to accept it ft rthem-
selves.

Mrs. A. C. G., of Paw Paw, l“. humbly

entreated to tell our HOUSEHOLD of the
practical workings and methods of the
reading circle to which she belongs. to
help those who desire to organize similar
unpretentious but pleasant circles.
BEAl‘RlX.

DIORAL PURH‘Y AS AN AID T0
TEMPERANCE.

“ G' (1 means every man to be happv, be sure:
We meet With no evu that ha; Lot soul: cure."

Happiness has been said to be ill-7‘ aim
and end of this life. All are striving for
it. each in his own chosen way. Sime
with every faculty alnrt are carefully
choosing their path among the W'Hld’S
labyrinthine ways, aul with just dis-
crimination. selecting of ii’e‘s varied
gifts such as shall most surely aitl them
in securing this priceless bo:.)n»~—hsppi~
ness.

Others are blindly and carelessly
groping for this same COVeted treasure;
eagerly grasping whatever in their
wanderings shall present an outward
show of brightness and give to their un-
scrutinizing minds fair promise. They
mmt at last awaken to the futility of
theirefforts and the harvest of despair
they have so laboriously gathered.

If then we accept happiness as life’s
greatest good, anything that interferes
with that state must be an evil; and one
to be fought and if possible overcome.

To the successful combat of life’s evils

 

     
   


 

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THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

must be broughta trained intelligence;
but intellectual training alone has proven
inadequate to the task. Moral training
must go hand in hand with it. A glance
over the history of the past reveals the
fact that those nations having the
highest intellectual attainments, and
cultivating most assiduously the best
forms of art, were not the most prosperous
and happy.

Pompeii was most renowned for its art,
yet so depraved that it is no Wonder the
fate of Gomorrah fell upon it.
great Alexandrian library was rich in all
the literature of the ancients, and the
fragments of classic poetry which have
come down to us show how high were
their attainments; yet many regardthe
ﬁres kindled in it by Theodosius’ savage
soldiery as so much toward the moral
purifying of the-world. The training of
which the people stood most in need was
utterly neglected, and thus they failed of
securing a happy peace. Something
more than cultivation of the ﬁne arts,
and scientiﬁc research, is needed to sweep
back the tide of wickedness which so
darkens this earth—moral culture from
the nursery up. We need it to-day to
strengthen our hands in the war against
the many foes to ultimate happiness.

Of all the evils in our way, none so
effectually imtefere with and prevent the
attainment of happiness as intemperance;
and no form of evil more strongly de-
mands the earnest thought and effort of
every friend of humanity. Despite all
the faithful labors of the past, it is still
strongly intrenched, and its army of
devotees, while being constantly depleted
still is continually receiving recruits, so
that while we rejoice today over some
victories of the past. we feel that a great
work still lies before. But still believing
th at “we meet with no evil that has not
some cure,” we should go hopefully for—
ward and “still achieving, still pursuing,
learn to labor and to wait,” for no honest
effort intelligently made is ever wholly
lost. Though we see not all the imme—
diate results we hope for, let us not be
disheartened or deem our labor vain.
Some one has said:

' The common deeds of the common day,
A:e ringing bells in the far away."

The necessity for attack we all con-
cede; but at what point to mass our forces
and put forth our best efforts, is a prob-
lem, the solution of which is being
sought in manyways. Etch has achosen
line of work and considers that line of
supreme importance. An addition to our
school law now furnishes us a weapon
which I feel assured will, if wielded by
strong and willing hands, accomplish by
far the most for temperance and conse—
quent happiness of any force yet em-
ployed, for an army that receives no re—
cruits will eventually become weak and
powerless. The teachers in , our schools
now have a work before them, the re-
sponsibility of which exceeds? any in the
past. ,

We may carelessly receive or easily
forget the impressions of later life;
1) ut what is inculcated in childhood makes
an indelible impression, and is sure to

 

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inﬂuence to a great extent the life in
after years. While we labor as we may
in other directions for the spread of
temperance, Itrust we shall 11 it forget
or neglect the fair ﬁelds of promise in
the minds and hearts of the children; but
wi:h our teachers laboring side by side,
so faithfully till them and so carefully
sow with good seed that the harvest may
be a firm resolve at manhood’s hour not
to endure the evil of intemperance lest
they two should at last “pity, then em
brace." Mns. J. C. G.

Paw Paw.
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AUTUMN LEAV ES.

 

“The hills of autumn run red with wine,
The maples blaze in the sunset’s glow,
Ripe fruits in the orchard swing and shine,
While beauty and gladness reign below;
And she lay watching, a pale young girl,
Through the opei window the hues of even;
‘Ohl beautiful, beautiful world,‘ she said,
‘Lay me there with the leaves when I am dead,
With the leaves and dews of heaven.‘ "

The death of a child causes a peculiarly
mournful sorrow in the hearts of friends.
The young girl whose life we watched
growing weaker each day, was cherished
as tenderly as afair, sweet ﬂower, but
the frost of disease had blighted the bud
of promise.

In the clear atmosphere of beautiful
child-life one must ever believe in the
truthfulness of feeling, rest in the pure
sincerity of love. One feels nearer ap-
pro ach to that larger Life which bears us
all on, divine in plan, supreme in pur—
pose; sweeping away frail, cherished
human constructions in its full, rich cur-
rent; making all pain, sacriﬁce, bereave—
ment, toil. grani in use.

There was no faltering in the purpose
which bore this young life out from the
arms of‘ loving friends. The stricken
parents knew her grave would be made
among the dying leaves. After express—
ing this wish, the young girl raised her

her side, with heart loving, warm and
worshipful, pleads for her child’s life.
How could she give up her darling? Time
alone could teach her the greater gain of
that triinsi-‘ion we C's“. death. But this
hour in the valley is to her one of
shadow. There is strength growing in
the gloom which will gently teach her
life’s lessons of gain and its seeming loss;
which, through this hour, will bless her
life calmly, deeply.

“Mimma,” questioned the child, “do
you think they miss us long when we are
gone? See, the leaves there are so beau
tiful, but they soon fade and the wind is
blowing them away now.”

“ Yes, dlrling,” replied her mother,
“but we remember and cherish their
beauty always, and so the lives we love
live on with our own, through their
beauty, love, and truthfulness. Time
can never destroy this memory.” I remem-
ber once when my mother was thought
to be dying she said to us, ‘ My children,
I will help you from the other side, if
possible.’ That was to me a thought
fraught with comfort, and gave the sor—
rowful way of parting its only gleam of
light. Love lives eternal in memory. It
is a pearl which never slips from the clasp

 

of life."

 

eyes to her mother’s face, who, sitting'by'

But. who would, if he could, tell what
parting means? Life and death has
each its farewells equally sorrowful. Too
deeply is the soul. stirred. too vastthe
knowledge of sorrow, for utterance.

The mother watched with her child’s
head on her bosom,

" Till a mantle of glory ﬂushed her cheek.
White a~ the marble, cold and wan;
Her voice grew tremulous, low and sweet,
Like: the notes of a dying swan;
And th an in a moment a rapturous strain
Rang out on the air of even; -
And we knew by her glazed eye's upward look
She was singing then from an angel‘s book.
And her songs were the songs of heaven.“

Her bed was made among the fair-
hued leaves, frail, beautiful, passing
emblems Wafhd down into the earth-
paths we walk!

The mighty hills watch by the little
mound, while here each year in the gold
and crimson glory of the autumn leaves,
the mother reads again the story of those
sad, sweet hours.

Every heart has its grave; while the
dying leaves fall upon one, and winter’s
white-winged storms sweep above an-
other. sadder still is that made in the

hope and blossoming of spring timel

8.11. G.

LnsLin.
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GLEANINGS FROM “ BABYHOOD.”

From the October number of Babyhood,
the excellent nursery magazine edited by
Dr. Yale and Marion Harland, we have
selected a few thoughts which Will com—
mend themselves to mothers:

Marion Harland, in an article on “ Pre-
cocious Children,” portrays the dangers
to the precocious child whose “smart-
ness ” causes him to ﬁgure as the “infant
phenomenon ” at Sunday school celebra-
t'ons and infant school anniversaries,
saying: “It would bedcmandingimpossi-
bilrties to warn parents not to feel pride
in a child woose mental expansion is ﬁne
and rapid. But parental vanity is in ex—
cess of affection when sensible people
stimula‘e the already too alert mind to ac-
quisition, the speciﬁc purpose of which
(so far as the child can see) is exhibition.
Before resigning themselves to the indul-
gence of the natural emotion of pride in a
bright baby, it behooves his guardians to
study seriously the cause and character
of the early fruitage. * * Where is the
horticulturist so dull that he does not see

to it that his rose—slips are
rooted before he lets them bloom,
and who does not hold back

his young trees from hearing? Where is
the stock-breeder who would put a year-
ling colt on the race track? * * At
least half of the child’s life, up to the age
of Seven, should be passed in sleep. Sub-
tract from the rest the time for eating and
you have a remainder that is all working
days. He is learning, taking in, assimil-
ating, during every hour of these. Your
business is to see that his physical system
is prepared to sustain the strain, his zeal
not being according to knowledge. * *
Teach a restless, quick-witted infant little
that is not really necessary for him to
know till he is ﬁve or six years old. He
will gain little and you may lose all by the
forcing process. He sill not be the better

 

 

 

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ﬂuently at three. * -* Lay the founda-
tion of bodily health ﬁrmly before begins
ing to' build the superstructure of mental
vendowmvnts.”

Dr. Peck bids mothers beware of injur-
ing the child’s eyesight at a very early
period Of its life. The young eyes should
not be exposed to too strong light out of
doors, but protected by a blue or neutral
tinted veil, afterward with a brimmed hat
or bonnet. The round lace cap the doctor
condemns, as it affords no protection to
the eyes. The parasol of the baby’s car-
riage should never be lined with white,
as white lining offers protection from only
the direct glare of the sun’s rays, and not
at all from their radiation. The lightest
permissible shade is light blue, better
would be dark shades Of maroon, blue
green, or even black. Dr. Peck also in-
sists that it is of the utmost importance
that visual efforts of the young child be
limited to near objects. Under the fourth
or ﬁfth month the baby’s eye has no dis—
tinct ﬁxation of vision, because the
muscles of the parts are not yet under
the power of the brain to do its bidding.
vGreat damage may be done to the eye by
carelessness, and cross-eyed and near-
sighted eyes are not unfrequently the
result Of want of knowledge on the
mother’s or nurse’s part.

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FOREST LEAVES.

 

The exquisite beauty of the foliage at
this season is remarked by all, and no
words can describe the gorgeous tints, the
«delicate coloring. Nature, says Ruskin, is
sparing Of high colors. It may be so in
gray somber England, but here she holds
high carnival. A maple tree is a thing
-Of beauty and every shrub wears its gayest
attire; even the humble catnip wears its
pretty serrated 1e ives of pale pink, the
ivy its rich crimson, the sumac and hun—
dreds of others; and we return from our
ramble laden with treasures wishing, Oh!
so earnestly. for some art to preserve their
rare beauty. A happy chance revealed
that secret and now we have them as
perfect after months have passed as at
ﬁrst; every shade of coloring mocking the
pencil of a Raphael. The modus operandt‘
is very simple: Place on the leaf 8. sufﬁ—
cient quantity of powdered resin to cover
it, iron with a hot ﬂat iron and you have
ﬁxed the ﬂeeting hues for future decora-

 

 

tion. LEDA.
BROOKLYN.
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SOME DOMESTIC REMEDIES

AND HELPS.

 

As a remedy for catarrh take subnitrate
of bismuth. two drachms, bromide potas-
sium, two drachms; tincture of camphor,
two drachms; pure water, two ounces;
mix; shake before using. Inhale of the
above twice or more times a day; add
more water if tOO strong. Each time
take in the palm of the hand and use as
you would salt and water, drawing a
small quantity up into the head. I have
cured a desperate headache within a few
minutes by causing the head to discharge
by its use.

For weak eyes, take weak camphor and

 

water, put in the least little pinch of a
DcLand’s saleratus; wash the eyes care»
fully by rubbing the eye always toward
the nose, and you will be surprised to
see how it will clear and relieve them.

To take streaks off window glass or
mirrors, after they have beeh washed,
while the glass is yet damp, put. just a
little stone lime on a dry rag and wipe.
and it will seem equal to polish.

To lighten labor where fresh pie has to
be made every day, take lard enough to
last for the week’s use and mix thorough-
ly with ﬂour; keep in the cellar; then for
each pie use one cup full. Wet only
what you use each morning separately.
This perhaps may be of use to E L. Nye
in making those many milespf pie crust.
I heard a sensible and judicious person
say that many aday her family would
have been without fresh pie if she had
not adopted this plan. PERSIS.

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FASHIONS IN FURS.

 

Ladies who possess mink furs will be
glad to hear that they‘ are coming in fash-
ion again, especially for elderly ladies.
A mink~lined circular is a valuable pos—
session. The newest circulars have shir-
red shoulders and standing collars of fur.
A set of furs to be worn with any wrap
not trimmed with fur now consists of a
small collarette with square tabs reaching
half way to the waist, and a small, round
muﬁ, or the newer ﬂat curved muff, called
the Crescent. The long chasuble collar
with deep fronts and muff attached, is
worn. Natural beaver fur is very fash-
ionable this season, used in sets and for
trimming any color except black. For
trimming furs, those sold by the yard to
trim wraps, the Persian lamb, black fox
(a long fur) black lynx and Russian hare,
are used not only on black but on gar-
ments of every color. The black marten
or “ Alaska sable,” which, undisgnised
by furrier’s arts, was known as illeplzz'tis
Americana, or plain unvarnished skunk,
id much used to trim very elegant gar—
ments in plush and brocade velvet; it costs
from $1.50 to $5 per yard. Seal retains its
supremacy and is now out into trimmings.
The round capes of fur, reaching only
tO the elbow,are to be worn again, but
the high-shouldered appearance is not
seen in the new ones, the sides being held
down by elastic tapes under the arms. Fur
of some kind is seen on almost every new
garment for out door wear, and is em
ployed to trim many street costumes.

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INQUIRIES TO ANSWER.

 

Do any of our members use a soapstone
griddle and like it? We ‘ hoped to es—
cape the smoke of burning grease by
having one, but the cakes stuck to it, and
itis hard to make hot enough, and we
now use the old iron one. If some one
can tell me how to use it I will be thank
ful.

Also, is there any preparation to apply
to a bar-berry bush to kill the spores of
the rust which goes from it to grain
plants? We have one in our yard and
every grain crop raised near it rusts, but

 

we don't like to destroy the bush, as it is
handsome with its red berries all the fall
and winter.

Corned beef may be kept until into
harvest time at least. (our barrel gets
empty by then) by scalding the brine be—
fore warm weather comes, skim it well
and pour it bar-k on the meat scalding hot;
alwws keep the meat under the brine by
means of clean ﬂat. series. About a
month after this throw away the 01d
brine, make a fresh brine, pour it on
boiling hot, and scald it once a month or
six weeks, as long as the meat lasts. Nl
tainted barrels should ever be used to pu
meat in. EULALIE.

HOWELL. ,

[We hear general complaint amon
housekeepers that brown cakes are
possible on a soapstone griddle, an
their use is generally discarded. Sacriﬂc
the bar-berry bush; it only serves to in
crease a fungus growth which is one o
the serious pests of the wheat crop, and
for which the only remedy seems to be
exterm‘nation of the plant which serves
as host for the resting-spores Of the

fungus]
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

 

A ” Young Housekee per” asks if pickles
keep better in white wine vinegar than in
cider vinegar. and if so, why; and also in
what respect Wine vinegar differs from
cider vinegar. Wine vinegar is made
from wine which is unﬁt for drinking, by
gradual oxidation. It contains acetic
acid and water, a little ethyle acetate and
bitartra’e of potash. Sulphuric acid is
often added as an adulterant. White
wine vinegar contains no yeast plant.
Cider vinegar Contains in addition to the
above, malic acid, and the conversion
into vinegar is hastened by the presenee
of the yeast plant. It is the active fer-
ment Of quite acid vinegar containing
considerable yeast plant which. causes
pickles to “work” or soften. The
vinegar used for this purpose should not
be too strong. If pickles soften, remove
them to weaker Vinegar. Pickles keep
better in white wine vinegar, because of
the absence of the principle of ferment—~'
the yeast plant.

 

We are asked to name a few hardy
ﬂowering shrubs. not costly, suitable to
plant on the lawn. The inquiry properly
belongs to our H )rticultural department,
but we can suggest a few which are desir-
able. Tne Snoke Tree, Rims coil/ms, is
beautiful in autumn, and pretty at all
times; Deutzz'a gracilis has lovely white
ﬂowers, as has also Spirited tt'z'loba and the
mock syringa, often called “orange
tree;” the double-ﬂowering almond and
Japan quince give rich masses of color.
Roses wo 11d be desirable were it not for
the constant vigilance required to sub-
due the rose slug. Yucca ﬁle'mentosa,
“Spanish daggers” though not a shrub,
is yet a curious and beautiful ornament
to a lrwn, and may balance a rich red
pmony. The Wiegela is also a ﬁne shrub
When my “castle in Spain ” materialize
—ah me! will it everl—I shall, in spite Of
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wild crab-apple tree for the sake of its
charming pendant pink ﬂowers. and their
delict us odor,which I esteem highly.
It is not a beautiful tree, being angular
and knotty, with short “stubby”
branches. But it. is like some people; we
are willing to overlook some faults for
the sake of compensating good qualities,
and itis rare indeed, in fruit or ﬂower or
person, toﬂnd all good things combined in
the individual. The dogwood and the
bittersweet vine will neighbor with my
crab~apple tree, too.

 

“All things come to him who can
wait”—if he waits long enough! A re—
quest for directions for “doing spatter-
work” has lain on my desk for several
weeks, unanswered, because spatter work
seemed one of the lost arts. But in the
Toronto Globe of last week, directions
are given as follows:

"For this you will need specimens of
ferns, leaves, ﬂax, grasses, and vines.
Procure a piece of ﬁne wire netting,
fastemd to a frame; a cake Of India ink;
13 paper Of ﬁne needles, and a nail brush
or tooth brush. In ashallow dish eon-
taining a little water. rub the ink till the
desired shade is obtained; after arrang-
ing the specimens fastening down with
the needles all those which do not lie ﬂat,
dip the brush lightly into the ink. and
try the spatters on a piece of paper to
regulate the ElZ-f; they should be so small
as to he scarcely disct rnible. Then give
a gentle spatter over all the work. Then
remove the parts which are to appear in
the background, and spatter again. Then
remove the parts to appear in shadow,
and spatter again. Last. remove the
parts to appear in the light, and give a
gentle spatter over all the work. The
ink must be allowed to dry before each
remtiwl, or the work would be blotted.”

The tasteful arrangement of the ferns,
leaves, etc, is of great importance in
this work, also the neatness and care
with which it is executed. B.

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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

 

A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural Jl'ew
Yorker recommends the f: llowing method
of washing black stockings: “ Wash
thoroughly in strong salt water and dry,
then wash again in another solution,
ﬁnishing in clear Water. If properly
done the dye will not rub off on the feet
or underclothing.”

THE disagreeable odor of mucilsge
which has soured may be prevented by
diSSolving in water a few crystals of ear-
bolic acid and adding a few drops of the
solution to the mucilage.
this solution in a pail of whiiewash will
drive away cockroaches. A bottle of
bromine, left uncorkcd in a room, will
drive away ﬂies and mosquitoes.

 

If you wish to set together blocks of
velvet or plush in any of the fancy Wd‘rk

so fashionable and beautiful at present,-

you can av rid the bungling seams usual
on such thick material by drawing several
threads at a seam’s distance from the
edge, and sewing through the space from
which the threads were pulled. Either
velvet or plush can be pieced in this way,
and the seam be hardly noticeable.

Wn remember that in " war times”

 

Au ounce of

 

when cotton twine was rarely seen and a
twisted paper cord formed a substitute in
tying packages, how carefully every scrap
of the cotton twine was saved for future
use. Bomeof us retain the old way of
twisting the long lengths which come
round bulky packages about our ﬁngers,
and dropping them into alittle bag till
needed. This accumulation may be util-
ized by tying them together, winding
into a ball, and then crocheting a square
piece of sufﬁcient size for a dishcloth.
The frequent knots do no harm, and the
dishcloth is neat and handy, while the
labor involved is very slight. Try it.

 

GEN. CLnteMAN, of North Carolina,
thinks every family should raises. few
plants of tobacco for its medicinal uses.
He says there is nothing like an applica-
tion of wet leaf tobacco to a wound to
take down inﬂammation. Its use p’re-
served to him a limb badly mangled by
the discharge of afgun, when the phy—
sicians said the “ secondary fever” would
prove fatal. He ordered his attendant to
swathe the leg in wet tobacco leaves, and
in spite of the surgeon’s declaration that
it was suicidal, the wound healed with
rapidity. Southern planters are aware of
the medicinal virtues of tobacco in such
cases. It is also good for inﬂammation
of the eyes, relievesa sore throat and
easas a bunion. The commercial tobacco
is too much adulterated to use in this

way.
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L. B. P., of Armada, called on the
HOUSEHOLD Editor last week, and left as
a souvenir of a very pleasmt visit a ﬁne
cabinet photograph of herself for the
HOUSEHOLD album that-is to-be.

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Mus. J. P. P. thanks 0. for information
about creameries, and wishes to ask if
she is satisﬁed with the quantity and

quality of the cream that she gets, and if

she believes she gets as much asif the
milk were set in shallow pans.
”WE—

MRS. A. A. Human—Inquire of your
grocer for the slap you mention. If he
does not keep it in stock, request him to
procure it for you. This he will do if
you insist; otherwise he will probably
tell you some other kind, which he has,
is just as good.

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WE hope to hear more frequently from
our correspondents hereafter. All who
areintercstcd in the “little paper” are
Cordially invited to contribute. We want
some hints on making Christmas
presents, some tested recipes, some
meth.r ds of saving labor—anything which

will help womankind in any way.
W

Iris now nearly ﬁve years since, in a
discussion on Woman’s capabilities and
possibilities, “S rong Minded Girl ” as-
sumed the name by which she has been
known to HOUSEHOLD readers. The oc-
casion having passed which rendered the
nom de plume ﬁtting, she feels it to be a
misnomer. Having become accustomed
and attached to in, she will not discard it.
entirely, but. write over the initials S. M.
G. hereafter.

 

 

 

LUCILLE, of Pinckney, says she enjoyed
Miss Bunton’s letter “From Over Seas"

very much and hopes the HOUSEHOLD;

will be favored with further letters from
this source (a wish which the Editor
heartily seconds), saying that though she

has read histories and descriptions of‘

many foreign lands, and the queer ways
of their inhabitants, it will seem doubly
real and interesting to have scenes and
incidents described by one of our
HOUSEHOLD hand. She suggests that the
ladies contribute some good wholesomer
toothsome recipes for Thanksgiving
dinner, which is drawing rapidly near,
and adds her mite by sending a recipe for
pie crust which she says even a dyspeptic
can eat with impunity—[This recipe
will be found in the proper column; please
send some more recipes. For informa-
tion desired, write to the Home of the
Friendless, Detroit—En]

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Contributed Recipes.

 

Pm Cuban—White of one egg beaten to a
stiff froth; one tablespoouful white sugar; one

cup lard; pinch of salt; ﬁve tablespoonfuls of'

water; just enough ﬂour to hold all together;
roll thin; bake lightly. I s as good for tart-
shells as for pies, and can be kept six weeks
as “ shells.” Delicious. Try it. LUCILLB.

Pincxmrx.

Luna’s GIXGER Snaps—One cup molasses
and one cup of sugar boiled together for a few
minutes; then add one cup of lard or butter-
two teaspoonfuls of soda dissolvcd in three
tablespoonfuls of boiling water; one teaspoon,
ful of ginger or one—half teaspoonful of ginger
and one half teaspoonful of cinnamon; and
about ﬁve cups Of ﬂour. These are uncxcelled,
and are adapted to winter use, as neither eggs
nor milk are used. Lana.

BROOKLYN.

 

CORNED Bear PICKLE.—T0 100 pounds of
beef take four pounds of brown sugar, four
quarts of salt, four ounces of saltpetre. Pul-
verize the sugar, salt and saltpetre; sprinkle a
little of the mixture in the bottcm of the
barrel, then a layer of meat, then another of

the mixture, and so on till the barrel is full _

(if you have meat enough to ﬁll it). Pound
down each layer with a muller and in a few
days it will makeits own brine. DO not use
any water if you want your meat nice and
sweet; putapress on the top and keep the
meat under the brine. If you do not want to
boil apiece and still wish cold meat for tea,
take a piece out of the brine. slice it off thinI
and eat it raw. It. is much bettcr than the
old-fashioned way of drying bt‘l‘f, and much
less trouble. PAW Paw.

 

Ccsrann Carin—Beat the whites Of four
eggs to a froth with one cup of white sugar;
then add one half cup of sweet cream, and
ﬂour to make a medium batter. Sift two tea-
spoonluls of baking powder into the ﬂour. Be
careful not to get too much ﬂour; bake in
round tins. Custard: Take one heaping tea-
spoonful Ol cornstarch dissolvrd in a little
milk; add one half cup of sugar, yolks of two
eggs, one cup swcet milk. Put itin a bowl
and set in a dish of boiling water on the stove ;
stir occasionally until boiling hot, and when
all [ruffed up, take off the stove and “hen cool
put between the layers. I made a cake by this
recipe and took it to the fair and got; ﬁrst

premium If you go according to directions
you cannot beat it as a common cake.
'1 BOIAS J. RICE.
11mm.

 

 

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