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Love does not always heal with balm;

The surgeon’s knife some anguished wounds
/ must bare ,
For oft their pois'on balks the tenderest care

‘ ‘_That lies within the touch of pity’s palm.
’ -Whe keeps for lovea sweet unbroken calm,

I Like breath. of some novitiate’s cloistered
prayer, ,
Nor brooks the storm that frets the tranquil air

' And sends a discord quavering through its

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Belittles love. That love is truest, best

Which bravely learns to face all bitter things,
And yet in answering wisdom’s high behest

Forgets no word of its sweet utterings;
And evemas perforce it wields the knife‘

Recalls with its fond kiss to stronger life.

- .. --Btrch Arnold.

THE POSSIBILITIES OF AN" APPLE

 

Swift said of the strawberry that “ Doubt-
less God might have made a better fruit,
but, doubtless, He mever did. ’? If the
strawberry, in its brief season, commands
so high a compliment from one so. fond of

‘ the pleasures of the table' as the worthy
* dean, what shall we say of thatinﬁnitely

more lasting and serviceable gift, the apple,
in all its multiplicity of varieties. “ Shall we
not crown it Queen of fruits, queen through
the golden circle of months, though tempo-
rarily “ under a . cloud,” ' when the more

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‘ ‘most healthful—of our fruits.
~ raw or cooked, it is' easily digestible, except

yellow skin,

fruits are so profuse? What should we do
after the last peach has turned its furry
cheek to us, and the over-ripe grapes dropped

ashower of wine-ﬁlled globes at our feet,
without our juicy, mellow apples, spheres of
“sweetness and light, ” for eating out_of

ﬁ . hand and for use in the kitchenl

The apple is one of the most healthful,
41f indeed it does not claim the palm asthe
Whether

in rare cases of' individual idiosyncracy;

‘ ' the mild acid exerts a very beneﬁcial inﬂu.

once upon the liver. When a physician
prescribes for inactive liver,‘ as indicated by
headache, nausea, coated
tongue, etc., he prescribes an acid. 'We
can avoid his nauseous doses and cheat him

‘ out of his fee by the liberal use of fruits,

especidly the apple, strawberry, and grape.
Their free use cures constipation, the cause

' of a great many other troubles, in most in-
‘ stances, and alleviatesmore obstinate cases.

A dish of apple-sauce—not a little dab on a
desert of dish, but a generous saucer-mile
is a most healthful adjunct to thé breakfast

‘ table, if not the most stylish one, while
" baked apples are a dainty dish for tea.
There ought to be but two types of [apples

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in soaked tapioca. and baked.

sauce. Some varieties of the fruit “cook all

- to pieces,” their tender, melting ﬂesh seem-

ing to almost dissolve under the inﬂuence of

heat; others retain their shape and comeli-

ness. The ﬁrst class should have as little
water added as possible, only enough to
prevent burning; and it is a good way to
pass it through a seive to reduce it to a uni—
form pulp; at all events, it should be so
thoroughly cooked and stirred that it is a
homogenous mass, with no lumps in it. In
cooking the other kind of apples, care should
be taken to preserve the shape of the quar-

ters, and to have every piece done enough,

yet not too much. Sugar should, in neither
case, be added till the fruit' is done.

The possibilities of an apple! Did you
ever think how many ways we have of
cooking them, into ~ how many dainty
dishes, “ﬁt to set before a king,” they
enter? They are so plenty, so cheap, that
we undervalue their excellence; that which
is abundant we seldom hold at its two
worth. ,Deprive us, and we would soon
decide we could not keep house without
them.

The ideal pie is made of apples, great
yellow Belleﬂowers, the prince of culinary
apples, and “not bad to take ” as a dessert
fruit. The ﬂaky crust girdles- the thin
slices, evenly ranged in seemly order and
liberally sprinkled with . white sugar. Not
a drop of water, nor a dust of ﬂour, nor a
“speck” of butter or spice; just the juicy,
tart fruit, cooked-in its own essences till it
is transparent, and equal to the ambrosia of
the gods. You may think I am enthusias-
tic, but I know pie when I eat it. Commend
me to a quarter-section of apple pudding;
tart apples sliced thinly into a deep baking.
dish, and comfortably tucked up undera

‘coverlid of biscuit dough made soft enough

to spread with a spoon,.baked a delicate
brown, inverted, and the tender fruit
sprinkled liberally with sugar, ﬂavored
with just a dash of nutmeg, and served
with rich sweet cream.

A dessert which found favor in our eyes
when we lived on the farm, was made as
follows: I took fair, smooth apples,
Greer/Jings, because we had them, wiped
them, cut out the cores, leaving the apples
whole, ﬁlled the 'holes with sugar, set
them in a baking dish and steamed till
Sometimes they were served with
cream and sugar; sometimes with a spoon-
ful of boiled rice on top of each apple:
sometimes the fruit was “snowed under”
the rice, which was piled between and on

it, and thawihole set in the oven I“a little

minute;” and again they were smothered
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Bough apples, baked slowly till their skins
are golden brown, and wrinkled “ like the .
furrbws Care doth plow on the withered
cheek of Age,” and served at the tea table
with rich sweet cream—ch dear, don’t
speak of it! A variation on this is to wipe
the apples clean, put intoa kettle, sprinkle
half cupful of sugar over them, cover with
water and boil till a fork will go through
them easily. Take them out into a deep
dish, boil the' juice in the kettle down to a
syrup, after adding sugar according to the
tartness of the fruit, and pour over the ap-
ples. Eat when cold.

Apple jelly is delicious, made of sour ap-
ples. Boil the fruit and strain the juice
through a jelly-bag without pressure. Let
boil away one-half or two-thirds, putting' 1n
a'few slices of lemon, .then use one cup of
sugar to two cups of the syrup. Boil
together till a drop will sink in acup of
water, pour into glasses, and you have a
beautiful pink jelly, nice for any purpose
for which jelly is desired.

Just think, dear ladies, how many dainty
desserts you can prepare from this noble
fruit; how appetizing in its various dis—
guises, how faithful it is through the whole
year, and you will not long for the oranges
and pineapples of foreign climes, but will
be content with our ruddy-checked apples,
best beloved of Pomona.

BEATRIX.
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IN A SHOE STORE.

 

Our trysting place was at a shoe store,
and I, )eing impatient, was at the rende-
vous half an hour in advance of the ap-
pointed time. Women are proverbial for
punctuality, but as, the party of the second
part was a woman, too, and was twenty
minutes late, I am not sure as this meeting
strengthens the proposition.

The polite clerk gave me alow rocking ~
chair, on my stating my wish to wait the
arrival of my friend. It was a busy day
and human nature was on exhibition.’ A
very neatly dressed young lady, with a
friend to talk the “ﬁt” over with, kept a
clerk busy half an hour. She “ never had
found any difﬁculty before in wearing a
number four. What was the matter with
the shoes, any way?” So one pair after an-
other was brought forward, tried on, con--
demned, in some cases re-tried, while the
damsel and‘ her friend kept up a running
commentary. At last a pair seemed to give
satisfaction, but when the question that
greeted every trial. came; “Is that a four?”
the clerk was obliged to confess, after in-
vestigating, that it was a four and a. half.
Oh! the scorn of the look he received. Hur‘

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riedly he retreaWd, and the thankless work
began over again." 'Once in awhile, the
pinching, when the buttoning was tried,
would briug'a frown, occasionally an ex-
clamation, " Oh! 1 cannot, bear that.”
After a long time a shoe was buttoned on,
not. a wrinkle was visible, but she was
afraid it would stretch,'and one button
was a little loose, “Well, it should be
So oif went the shoe and a
chatter of the friends as to it possibilities
ensued, while the clerk was a sent. Soon
he returned, the shoe was accepted, and she
“would have the other on, and wear
them.” The other was tried. A grimace
resulted. “ It is too tight across the toes,
there by that seam.” The patient ‘clerk
took the offending shoe to a stretcher, and
it was ﬁnally accepted, and paid for. Then
the clerk picked up the old pair, and took a
quiet revenge by pointing out that a frac:
ture across the heel and a side wrinkle
"showed that they were too short for the
foot. “These signs. are unmistakeable,”
said he, “ and it is a common but sad mis-
take. A foot looks better, more shapely
and slenderyina shoe a little too long, and
the wearer escapes untold misery; and be-
sides, a short shoe gives an unsightly hob-
bling to the gait, and often positite deform-
ity to the foot. Here is your parcel.
Thanks. Good morning, ladies.” They
started for the door, but the buyer gave an
impatient stamp with the foot last shod.
“ 0 dear! I wish this was no tighter than
the other.”

A matron with a young daughter asked
for shoes for the. latter. “ What size?”
“Two was the last worn.” ’Two or three
pairs were tried, and found too small. At
last the-young miss declared “that pair a
ﬁt.” “What number are they,” asked
the mother: anxiously, “Three’s. madame.”
“Why, surely, two and a half must be
large enough. “Those I tried were that
number.” “Well, Ella, Ideclare, you will
soon want a size as large as I wear,” de-
clared the lady. “What is the. price?”
She was told. “O, surely, you must take
oif something from that, she is only a
child.” “Well, madam, dealers are so
unreasonable that they persi1t in making us
payas much fora three as an eight, and
we would lose money to take less.” “But
it seems such a price.” “ It is, to be sure,
but that is such a good shoe, well made and
of warranted Stock. 1 am sure you will
ﬁnd you have got the worth of your money.”
“Well, I suppose I must pay it, as I must
have the shoes.” So another sale was
made. .

An elderly lady, plainly but warmly
dressed, evidently from the country, walked
in with a businesslike air. She evidently
knew whatshe wanted, and was going to
get it. There _ was a drawing in of the

. mouth, a snap of the eye, and a tone of

voice that showed there was “no nonsense”
about her. She wanted a/pair of pebble
goat, number six, button, stout and well
made. Two or three pair were brought ere
she“ condescended to “try on.” “Don’t
bring me any high heels,” she called after
the clerk who started to wait upon her.
“Are these .paper soles?” was her ﬁrst
“N0,
1 Mam.” said the clerk, and. his injured

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look and tone proclaimed that ﬁrm do not
deal in spurious goods. But, alas! the
old lady shared the inﬁrmity of her sisters,
and it tobk another half size before her
corns and bunions found Sufficient room
for ease._

A little chub, of perhaps four years,
very decidedly objected to having her foot
pinched. _“Those old shoes just hurted,
they ere so tight, and the new ones were
stiff: nd must be loose,” and she went oif
trir phant' 1n shoes that “were just right. ”

  

exclaimed a clerk to a would-be purchaser.
who objected to the price. “We use all
alike, have but one price, and that ' is the
lowest we can afford.” Alas! the size, too,
was in plain ﬁgures, and that was- the
cause of trouble. Ithought: “If this is

‘holding the mirror up to nature,’ the next‘

time I buy shoes, . I’ll ask for the largest
made, ﬁrst, and if they ﬁt, all right, if not
I’ll try the descending scale, just for the
novelty of the case.” Not an impatient word
or act did those perSecuted clerks display,
even when customers acted _as if the fault
was theirs that the feet'were too large for
the chosen number, so I'suppose they have
become accustomed to their fate. But this
was not the way with all customers, I am
glad to say. Some came in, stated their
wishes, made theirtrial, chose their goods,
and were gone in a hurry. Such customers
must be dear to the hearts of the salesmen.
One other matter came under my notice, a
most lamentable lack of neat hosiery, with
some elegant toilettes. The dilapidated
state is referred to, not the material. Surely
a lady should have a new ”shoe ﬁtted over
immaculate hose. A. L. L.

INGLESIDE. ‘
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FROM THE NORTH.

 

I want the congratulations of the HOUSE-
HOLD ~0n having taken possession of our
new house after several years of living in
the small, inconvenient 'one that was on
our farm when ﬁrst purchased. Of course
before building we went through the usual
process of talking it over, sketching plans,
&c., studied Shoppell and Woodward dili-
gently, and at last our ideas have material-
ized into a house that is just large enough
and not too large for a family of six: We
altered a plan so as to do away with a hall
with stairs, because in this northern country
if a house is not heated by furnace, the hall
is always a cold place, impossible to keep
warm from adjoining rooms. In lieu there-
of we enclosed one end of the porch where
the front door opens, so as to have an entry
”or vestibule. To take up little Space, the
stairs were doubled uplike a jack-knife half
shut, with a square platform in the middle.
To be sure we found after the house was
enclosed and ready to have chimneys built,
that our alterations made a wide discrepancy
between the places where the stoves were to
stand and the spots on the roof where the
chimneys would look right fromlthe outside.
Only in one respect I am not entirely suited
with this house. I did want a large, old-
fashioned ﬁre-place,

“ Where giant logs in splendor fall away,
In glowing shapes among the ashes grey.”

But in our beloved but sandy Michigan,

 

bricks are‘tooexpensive. The mason who

‘ Our goods are marked 1n plain ﬁgures,” _

run it up eleven feet from the starting point
before we could put a check on his enthusi-
asm in the cause.

After all, I" ﬁnd there is a great similarity

in convenience had been attained and one
could not go beyond.- My pantry is probably
just like thousands of. others, but 1 do not
see how it could be improved. It is square,
7 x 7 feet, with door and window opposite.

cupboard to» the ﬂoor beneath, extending
across that side, with doors. Adjoining
thison one end is the ﬂour bin with inside
partitions for different kinds of ﬂour. " 0p-
ppsite and at the same height as the broad
shelf, are drawers. of different sizes. Shelv-
ing around the three sides, two sides with
doors and one not. On the side of the door
is wall space for hanging up whatever' is de-
sirable, and one shelf over the door wherel
keep empty fruit cans and whatever else
that’s to be put away high and dry.

' For greater warmth the outside walls are
ﬁlled with mortar between the studding.
The inside woodwork is oiled and varnished;
even pine is. beautiful treated that way; it
grows darkerand richer looking With time,
and‘in about six years it is the color of new
mahogany.

I have noticed one odd peculiaiity in
people who were born and brought up in the
country. «They do not appreciate unskimmed
milk, or sweet cream, not with city people’s
appreciation at any rate. .
peculiarity in my young days when a coun-
try school ma’ am. Not using tea or codes,

of milk never changed with the change of
boarding place.
skimmed milk in it at these places.
eaten strawberries with pale blue, thin milk
poured over'them; all this is not from econ-
omy; they are lavish in the use of butter and
everything else. Ouce'when an. invalid in
a city, I wanted some bread and milk—.-
home-made, salt-rising bre'advandmorning’s
milk ~from towards the top of the pan.

seem to touch the right spot in my stomach.
So driving into the country to a friend’s
where they- kept twenty-seven cows, 1 made
known my want and was served with a
neat little tray covered with snoWy napkin;
on which was a plate of the perfection of

rim; milk from which every trace of cream
poison. My friend sat opposite with a
able to. give me exactly what I wanted. I

some tears over the disappointment after I
got home.

I would ask A. H. J. how can there be
any question as to the cause of the reluctance
of women to assume the duties of maternity?
Few women could be so unmotherly as to
grudge the darlings the care they need when
they are here.” It is the long months cf

sickness and dread, then the awful agony

of child-birth, the going down into the val-

 

charged 331‘ per foot for the kitchen chimney, ‘

in all house plans, as though the perfection .

Under the window is a broad shelf, with '

I noticed this ,

I have drank coffee with,
I have.

had been removed as carefully as if it were

was just sick and weak enough to shed'

I always had a glass of milk with a faint, ‘
blue circle around the edge, and the quality

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Baker’s bread and milkman’s milk did not

home-made bread, 3. china bowl with silver -
spoon, and milk with the inevitable blue'

benevolent smile on her face, so glad to be .

ley and shadow of death. If medical science 1 ,
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‘ able one, I think many more homes would
be brightened with little faces and happy

young voices. How great a blessing a baby
May be! To quote George Eliot:

' ‘-“ In old days there were angels who came
and took men by the hand and led them
away from the City of Destruction. We
see no white-winged angels now. -But yet
men are led away from threatened destruc-
tion; a hand is put into theirs which leads
jthem forth gently towards a calm and bright
land. so that they. look no mere backward,
"and the hand may be a little child’s.” ‘

HULDAH PERKINS.
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GENEROSi'rY AT I-IOME.

PIONEER.

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There are several subjects before my mind
that I had thought to write upon. . But a'
little circumstance which occurred yesterday
gives me still another;I Iwill tell you of it:
A farmer came into one of our groceries and

' sold some potatoes. They were in bags; he
emptied them into the grocer’s_ baskets,
ﬁlling six just as full as one wquld lie on
the heap, and the seventh basket was about
two-thirds full. He said,“ I guess there’s
a half bushel, isn’t there? ” the grocer said,
“ I guess so. ” When the grocer handed
him his money. the farmer’s son stood
near. I did not Hear what the boy Said, ‘but
the father said “You won’t get any of
this; ” the boy urged a little, but the father
shbved, it into his pocket with a “No sir.”

"Thisis not the ﬁrst man whom I have seen
who dealt liberally with his neighbors, and,
with strangers, and was very “close,” I
‘will'say, instead of'a worse word;~With’his
family. I wondered what that man would
say, if I had told him that he was a dis-
honest dealer; he wasa stranger to me, so of
course it Was not proper for me to say any-
thing.

Some of your husbands mayJead this,
and they will say, “What was there dis-
honest in that transaction?” It was in
. giving the grocer what he should have given
the boy.- If he had plenty of moneyto give
his own family what they needed, and then
chose to give the grocer a\peck or more Of
his potatoes, it was his privilege; but no man
has any moral or Christian right to take
from wife or child and give to strangers.
'When I See children treated with no con-
sideration of their rights or feelings, I do
not wonder they hate the farm, and want
1to get away from it as soon as they can,
where they can get money for their labor.
Money represents everything to youngpeo-
pie, as well as some. of the old ones. ‘ '
I do not advocate being too indulgent to
_ children, for that is quite as detrimental to
them; they should have some money, in
order to learn to use it with discretion;
there is no rule to regulate their money
allowance, for that depends upon the
father’s income, and still more on the nat-
malinclination of the child“ This subject
is exhaustless, but I will leave it with you
~who have your children yet spared to you.
Let me sayto the woman who has not

‘ _ one of those model kitchens, youtdo, not

'want one, unless you have plenty of help to
keep it clean, or unless you have no higher
anibition than _to live and work in a kitchen,

1‘ until you are laid out for your last sleep in;

”'59“? “spare room.” ' I call them .f.‘modern

 

woman killers,” if there is only one woman
to do the work. You need not cry sour
grapes; my kitchen is one of the same kind,
not quite so much cupboard, 1 should judge;
but every time I .am obliged to wash off the
Woodvmrk or clean the inside of those cup-
boards, I— wish they were in a pantry or
other room, where I could shut a door upon
them when there is smoke and steam from
cocking meals. If a pantry is wiped up
once a week, and the door kept shut When
there is dust in the kitchen, your shelves

‘ and dishes are free of dust, which will get

into cupboards opening into kitchens.

_ To the ladies with those model kitchens,
when new and when clean they are nice to
look at and 'to go into and do up the mom-
ing baking, then I would like to be excused.
I prefer an easychair in my parlor or sitting
room, with light work, books or writing,
to scrubbing, sweeping and mopping for my

recreation; not that Idislike alittie of either,

but there isanother side of me that must
have a little attention; for years 1 have made
it one of my studies to do my housework
with the fewest steps, or the least labor, and
still have everything well done. ' .
One of the latest things I have learned
is Cozette’s way of making bread. I like
it very much, because'it is good and so very
little trouble. Now, let the next one speak
and tell us how some other thing can be
done good, and at the same time with little
work. M. E H.
ALBION. -
HOUSEHOLD .. ECONOMY.

 

[Read before the Tecumseh and Franklin Farm-
ers’ Club, Feb. 9th, by Mrs. B..Hurry ]

Should I follow the example of our
brotherswho have been assigned the task
of opening thequestion for discussion, I
would come before you 'with an extended
apology, but like the economical woman
who provides for her guests the best the
house affords without any excuses, I would

. asdyou to “ Take what is set before you,
‘asking no questions for conscience’s sake.”

Webster tells us “Economy is 'the man-
agement of domestic affairs, the regulation
and government of household matters, es—
pecially as they concern expense or dis-
bursement,” or as might be said,‘ living
within one’s means. .Now as all are not
blessed alike with this world’s goods,
what might be considered economy for one,
would; be considered extravagance for an-
other. Economy is to ' avoid all waste, and
use our money to the best advantage. One
step farther and we have frugality, which is
a system of rigid and habitual saving; this,
carried to an extreme (which is often the
case) is parsimony, which involves a mean-
ness of spirit, and a sordidmode of living.
Thus while economy is a virtue, parsimony
is a vice. We often see extremists, some
buying much that is of no value to them,
merely to gratify their fancy, others while
trying to practice economy reach parsimony,
becoming mean, stingy, depriving them-
selves and their families of the necessaries
of life, not to. speak of the comforts they
might enjoy within their means; and this
that they may amass a fortune for their
posterity to quarrel over. , For better to
leave to childrena good name, minds well

, stored ‘with useful knowledge; of these,

 

none can rob them; with them, ‘they are
well ﬁtted for useful positions among their
fellow men.

As fathers and mothers we should
beautify and adorn our homes, making
them attractive to the children. When we
see with what a lavish hand evil men
ﬁnish and furnish like palaces their dens of
vice and iniquity, to entice our sons and
daughters, tempting them to cross the
threshold and enter their places of infamy,
think you we cannot afford to spend time
(and money if need be) putting forth every
effort to make home to our loved ones, the
dearest and sweetest spot on earth? Then
when they reach their majority it will be
with feelings of deepest regret that they
leave the parental root. 0h! would that
fathers and mothers might arise in holy
horror, and with One sweep of their united
ballot, blot forever from our land the
greatest demon of the age—intemperance,
that causes so much extravagance and
misery. , .

Perhaps I am wandering into by and
forbidden paths, however I believe it to be
true. economy to use carefully the means
God has given us; not economy but par-

simony to deprive ourselves of the comforts .

and enjoyments we may have, placed as

we are for a time in this bountiful and.

beautiful world. But the practical side of
the question, particularly in the expenditure
of money: Take the matter of purchasing—
which is the more economical way for farm-
ers to purchase, in large or small quanti-
ties? Could they unite and buy direct
from the wholesale dealers they might save
considerable that now goes into the hands
of middlemen. In purchasingsugar, as a
matter of economy get it by the barrel, as
it comes a little less per pound, and you
thus avoid paying a round price for coarse
broWn paper. - Buy kerosene in the same
manner, as an oil can is not pleasant com-
pany to have very often on your trip to
town, but to the “gude mon ” of the house,
I would whisper softly, don’t use kerosene
for kindling wood, as it is not economy.
All other groceries purchase by the quanti-
ty, provided you have the means at hand to
pay down, otherwise never; better one
pound at a time, paid for, than a barrel on
credit. Never buy cheap groceries; they
are sure to be adulterated, consequently in-

jurious. In the purchasing of drygoods it p

is economy to get the best; shoddy is dear
at any price. I do not mean by this to
purchase the highest priced and ﬁnest

goods, but good durable articles, made'

“’pon honor,” if you can ﬁnd such. Is it
not a little doubtful whether it be economy
to patronize-these much advertised “quar-
ter off” sales? Perchance this wonderful
“quarter off” is by the dealer ﬁrst‘added
to the original retail price, then taken oif,

_thus giving the innocent public the beneﬁt,

Much might be said regarding the economi-
cal use of all articles after purchasing, _but I
will leave that for those whose muskets are
loaded with better ammunition. If as

farmers and farmers’ wives we were more

independent we would be more economical.
By‘ thinking less of what people will say,
and more of what we can honestly afford in
matters of dress and living, we might bec
come a wiser, healther, happier people.

  

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_ Let us as wives and mothers imitate our
noble brothers; when there is extra work, let
us have extra help, economizing Our time
and strength Few men realize the extra
care and worry brought upon their wives by
the family of little ones. How often does
the mother try to perform all the household
duties, nurse, chambermaid, laundress,
seamstress, dairymaid and cook! Is it
strange that many farmers’ wives are early
in Me physical wrecks, to say nothing of
their bright intellects that have become
dull and feeble for want of time and means
to improve them. Sometimes we hear it
said of a man, “He is awful good to his
wife, he hires a girl for her the year round.”
Surely this is not so magnanimous when
you consider he keeps a man for himself,
and hires from twenty-ﬁve to one hundred
and twenty—ﬁve extra days’ work beside.
When a farmer-does not succeed ﬁnancially,
what is the trouble? Surely not the de-
pression in prices, or his mismanagement
in any wise. No—but—well—ah! he has
. such an extravagant wife; does he succeed,
all is due to his wonderful management,
“and not to his dear economical spouse.
“Consistency, thou art a jewel!" Sisters,
let us try to be economical in the true sense
of'the term. Brothers, see to it you better
appreciate your economical wives, and look
well to your laurels, lest when they visit
the barns, granaries, shops, . tool houses,
etc; they ﬁnd extravagance and waste.

PEPPERMINT OIL.

The subject of raising, and preparing pep-
permint for market was pretty thoroughly
discussed at our late institute in Kalamazoo
00., but nething was said publicly in regard
to its medicinal qualities. The majority of
people have no idea of the beneﬁt that
may be derived from the use of this oil in
various ways. It is a pewerful stimulant,

'very penetrating, promotes perspiration, and
' is excellent for almost any ailment if used
properly. From one to three drops in a
little sweetened water will relieve ﬂatulency
or distress in the stomach; bathing the af-
fected parts will ease neuralgia or rheuma-
tism; a drop wrapped in cotton and inserted
in the car will cure earache; and a hollow
tooth may be treated the ”same way with the
same results. It is also good for colds. For
a cold Vin'the head put a few drops in a basin
of hot water, hold it in the lap; throw a
blanket over the head and breathe the steam.
For cold in the throat and chest, bathe the
parts with the oil and also apply a little to
the end of the ﬁnger and put on the tongue,
as far back in the mouth as possible, three
or four times a day; it will taste rather
strong at ﬁrst but one gets used to it.
latter application is becoming noted in this
locality for hay fever and asthma. Another
member of my family and myself have test-
‘ ed it with good results; we have practiced
the use of-it for three months, lessening the
number of doses as time advances; and have
not had asthma during that time, which is
the longest period we have been free from
it in. about eight years I have several
friends who have also tried it and found
relief. We hope if any of the Housnnonn
readers have the asthma they will try this
remedy, and if it relievesxthem publish it

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far and near, that all who have that dreaded
disease may be beneﬁted if possible.
except ‘ those who ‘ have ‘-been‘ afﬂicted
with asthma, know what misery there is in
sitting up in a chair for several successive
days and nights, and gasping for breath till
every muscle is strained, and every nerve
unstrung, until one almost dies for want [of
rest and sleep, unable to obtain it till the
attack has run its course. Often when suf-
fering so, only the dread of leaving my fam~
ily has kept me from wishing I could drop
this mortal coil and go where I could exist
without breath, or get it more easily.

Peppermint oil is geod for burns, scaldsf

&c., and is also used in the form of essence,
which is made by dissolving one teaspoonful
of the oil in one ounce of alcohol; a dose of
the essence is from one to three teaspoon-
fuls, according to the severity of the pain.
A small portion of the essence will ﬂavor
other disagreeable medicines and render
them less nauseous. The oil and essence
may both be obtained at the drug store, but
it is said that it is adulterated in some cases
to quite an extent after leaving the distillery,
but by sending to any of the numerous
mint raisers in the country the pure oil may
be obtained; It is used in foreign countries
for cholera and other infectious diseases,
and I believe it is used for coloring pur-

poses.

In reading the above over methinks it
sounds like a patent-medicine advertisement
and I am afraid of the waste.basket,’but I
assure the editor that I am not ﬁnancially
interested in it, only in the way it has saved
us from the doctors this winter. ' If I could
have but one medicine in the ‘house it
would be peppermint oil. 0. B. n.

Vrcxssrme.
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GASOLINE VS. KEROSENE
STOVES.

I w0uld say to E. M. P. that I have used
a gasoline stove four years, and Would not
like to be without it; I would not have a.
kerosene stove in the house. As for danger,

there is no more risk than in using our'

lamps; in either case you cannot be careful
one minute and careless the next, -and I
never allow a green hand to run mine. 'We
have a wood stove to use if necessary, but
if you have to buy yourwood it is cheaper
to use gasoline. There are some things I
can do a great deal better with a gasoline
than with a wood stove; ironing is one of

them. ‘ ENQUIREB.
PARMA. '

I have used a kerosene stove and must

say that I'do not like it. My objection is
to the soot which forms on everything used
about it. A kerosene stove is like a lamp
without a ,chimney; the black residuum
must go somewhere, so it ﬂoats about in
the air, and is worse than soft coal.
When I came to have my kitchen walls
cleaned, theblack, greasy smoke was very
hard to remove, rolling up under the cldth,
and requiring a good deal of muscle to rev
move it. A kerosene stove'requires a-good

deal of care, also; it must be cleaned every.
day, or the odor fromit is very disagreeable.

I have never used a gasoline stove, but all.
my friends who have them like. them very

much. My kerosene stove is entirely neg-A

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lected, and will not be used again unless in.
easeof an emergency. ‘ M. J. H.
Damon. , __ ‘
WE cannOtadmit into the columns of our
little paper anything-that savors of personal
controverSy.- [Vagrant to all the privilege
of free expression of opinion, but ill-natured

remarks or uncourteous criticism are
If others dissent from beliefs

“barred”,
expressed by a contributor, it is their
privilege to give their own thoughts on the
subject, though directly in opposition, but
it must-be done courteously and without
bitterness. Personalities will“ always be
relentlessly [blue-penciled.
. ___,,,_____ .
ONE of our readers recently asked how
she‘ could clean a new iron. teakettle.
Thoroughly scald the kettle and wash with
a coarse dishcloth on which you have rub-

bed some scouring soap. Fill the kettle

with cold water, in which a little. washing;
soda has been dissolved, and let it come to
a boil on the stove. A dishcloth of iron
rings is very useful in cleaning kettles
which are not porcelain-lined; it cleans off
iron rust nicely.
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ans says: ‘ “Tell Max to examine her
pickles and see if iron comes in contact
.withﬁeither pickles or vinegar; if so the
mystery is solved.” She adds: " To make
washing easy use Bogue’s soap according

to directions, thus avoiding the disagreeable .

odor of boiling suds."
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SEVEBAB letters we would have been glad
to-have published in this issue were toolate
for insertion, and are unavoidably held over.

.Copy should reach us early in the week if

designed for publication in the HOUSEHOLD

' of the following Monday. .

THOSE who h ave missed numbers of the
HOUSEHOLD for the current year can have
the missing copies forwarded to them by

. addressing a postal card to the MICHIGAN
'FABMEB, giving the dates wanted.

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\ IN the recipe for brown bread given in the
HOUSEHOLD of the 21st inst, atypographical
error made us say “two teacupfuls of soda”
instead of two “ teaspoonfuls. ”
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Mas. C. B., of Shelbvville, wishes some

.of the readers of the HOUSEHOLD who have

children would give their ideas on dressing

little boys. ,
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. , Contributed Recipes.

FRIED Cans-50m cup sugar; one egg,-
two teaspoonfuls baking powder; two table-
spoonfuls butter; two-thirds cup sweet milk
Flour to roll soft. -

Farm) Caress .No. ,2.—One coffeecupful
sour milk; one teaspoonful soda: one teacup-

‘ful sugar,’ two teaspoonfuls shortening (but--

to: preferred). one egg.
APPLE Snowman. —Make a cake as for
Stew good tart ap-

as little water as possible, sweeten quite sweet
place betwe‘en the layers, and serve with.
sweet cream

LEMON Pm —Juice and grated rind of one
lemon; ﬁve tablespoonfuls sugar, and one of
butter; half cup milk; three eggs. Bake with
owe: crust only. Mal. O_. W. J.

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