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B.- 1890.

 

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

 

LIFE’S BETTER INFL UENUFS.

 

Better the song and the smile. my dear,
Better the song and the smile;

Brief is the time we may linger here,

Little avails either sigh or tear;

Better the song and the smile, my deir,
Better the song and the smile.

Better the laugh and the jest, my dear,
Better the laugh and the jest,
Sunshine of heart and of merry cheer.
Chasing the shadows that oft appear;
Better the laugh and the jest, my dear.
Better the laugh and the jest.

Better the word that is kind, my dear.
Better the word that is kind.

Speech that is cold and perchance severe

Well may be spared as we journey here;

Better the word that is kind, my dear,
Better the word that is kind.

Life’s but a day at the best, my dear.

Life’s but a day at the best,
Be your endeavor to brighten each yes r.
Making less frequent the sigh and the tear:
Life’s but a day at the best, my dear,

Life’s but a day at the best.
—————¢O.————
CHEAPNESS VS. QUALITY AND
USEFULNESS.

I could not help thinking the other day as
1 strolled down the aisles of one of our big
bazars, between counters covered with all
sorts of fanciful, useless articles, how much
money is spent annually for just such

» nonsensical triﬂes, good for nothing (to speak

of) in the ﬁrst instance, and soon spoiled,
iled, broken, and thrown away. I wonder

ﬁt cw people come to give house-room to such

trash, and patiently pick it up and dust it
and take care of it even for a time. Mats
and match-safes, easels that are weak in the
legs, fancy candlesticks and candles that
will not burn, hairpin baskets, little trays
for pins, for jewelry, boxes for thimhles, and
an array of vases of every material, size,
style, shape and price, varying only in the
promptness with which they will tip over—
what a quantity of triﬂes that have no earth-
ly excuse for their existence, yet which
people will buy, it seems to me sometimes
in utter wantonness. “ Isn’t it sweet! and
onlyaquarter!” and the quarter changes
owners, and the buyer, when she unwraps
her package at home, I hope has the grace
to ask herself “ Why did I spend my money
so foolishly?” Yet the same woman will
go down town next day and do the same
thing over again.

How much money is spent for cheap
jewelry, worn a little time, thrown aside
and replaced by new, only the proprietors
of these bazars could tell, “Oh, it don’t
cost much; when 1 get tired of it it won’t
be much to lose,” say the girls as they load

 

themselves with bangles and rings and gold
beads and bracelets; and perhaps they
enjoy their ﬁnery as much as if it were
genuine. But all the same the habit of
foolish spending of money is fostered and
encouraged, and the woman will do what
the girl did. There are a great many temp-
tations to Spend money in town which
never entice the farmer’s wife, partly be-
cause she has not much money to spend in
the ﬁrst instance, and proposes to make a
good use of that little; partly because the
allurements are not spread before her.
When she spends money she spends it for
value received. Townswomen might proﬁt
by her prudent example, for it is a great
mistake to believe the only people who see
hard times are the farmers.

It is astonishing to observe how cheap-
ness is the one quality considered by the
majority of buyers. The announcement of
a “ Take-off Sale ” or a “ Terrible Tumble
in Prices” will draw an eager, jostling
crowd. to pull things over on the counters,
try on, and buy if they have the money,
simply because they think they are getting
bargains. The assurance of the salesmen
that they will never be able to buy so rea-
sonably again, and the cupidity inherent in
human nature which leads us to strive to get
more than we pay for—or think we pay for
——makes many transfers possible in which
generally the seller comes out fairly ahead.

If a really good article cannot be sold at
a low price, we are oﬁered an imitation
which we are assured “ looks just as well at
half the money.” Let a thing become
popular and it is at once imitated, and
thousands buy the sham because they think
it “looks nicer than it is.” Hence we have
gold and silver jewelry which has not an
atom of the precious metals in its com-
position. jet and amber and garnet that are
only colored glass, Royal Worcester shapes
and colorings in common pottery, cut glass
that is pressed, celluloid that imitates ivory
and something else that imitate:- the. cellu-
loid, and so it goes. The woman who can-
not atford a seal coat buys a plush one,
which the merchant assures her can't be
told from real fur: and the woman who

wears seal rips a litte place som where on it,‘

so the skin will show and convince people
that she wears genuine seal and not seal
plush. Persian lamb is imitated in As-
trachan, and the old cat’s skin is known
to the trade as “black hare” when made
up in mulls. Sarah silk was onceasub-
stantial good weight and good quality
article; now, except in black, the market is
stocked with thin, narrow, sleazy goods,

twill but resemblingit in no other particular.
As soon as the cheaper grades could be
obtained people bought them, and there was
no call for the ﬁner quality.

When we come to articles of food the de-
mand for cheapness has led to such copious
adulterations that nobody knows whether he
is eating pepper or brick dust, vinegar or
dilute sulphuric acid. or drinking tea or ex-
tract of willow leaves. Candy is principally
glucose and terra alba, and half our salted
almonds are only burnt peanuts. Salt is
about the only thing that is too cheap to be
worth adulterating; and sometimes I think
even that has lost some of its saline pro-
perties.

What am I going to do about it? I am
going to eat my modicum of brickdust, terra
alba. chiccory, and all the rest of it, and be
glad we can “ buy things so cheap,” and
that “the poor man has a show.”
BEATRIX.

_. we... .4‘..._—__

POSSIBILII'IES OF MOTHERHOOD.

Probably comparatively few mothers stop
to think of the awful—I use the word in its
fullest sense, awe-inl—responsibility which
rests upon them, when a human soul and
the temple which it inhabits, is given into
their care.

As clay in the hands of the potter, or mar-
ble under the sculptor’s chisel, so is a child
in the hands of its mother. The clay may
become an ugly, ill-looking piece of pottery,
or it may be formed by skillful ﬁngers into a
thing of rare beauty. The block of marble
may become either a hideous, distorted im-
age or it may be molded into a form of grace
and loveliness.

So the child, with wise and loving treat-
ment, that combination which is, alas! too
rare, with its plastic mind and unformed
character is capable of being shaped into a
being which the Creator has expressed as
but little “lower than the angels.”

Take a little child when it ﬁrst begins to
take notice of surrounding objects. All
seems new and strange to its unaccustomed
eyes; even its own pink ﬁngers and toes are
a mysterywhich it is never weary of trying
to fathom. Only virgin soil there; no deep
prejudices to be eradicated ere the seed can
be sown. The seed can be sown—~ah! there’s
the trouble! What seed shall be sown ? For
as the seed, so shall the harvest be. But
stop a moment! Has not the seed been sown
hundreds of years before the child was born ‘2 _
Some one has wisely said that in order to

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a ' THE, HOUSEHOLD.

 

Men do not gather grapes of thorns nor ﬁgs
of thistles. '

But a judicious mother can do much to
counteract even heredity. She knows in
which direction the child’s failings will prob-
ably lie. and is on the watch for them, and
upon the ﬁrst indication of their appearance
she will be awake to her responsibility.
“ Line upon line, precept upon precept” is
her motto. Great responsibilities are within
her power. It means slow and tedious work,
it cannot be accomplished in a hurry; but
think of it, mothers! might it not be possible
with the right kind of training, by inﬂuence
and example, to rear up our children to a
much higher standard of manhood and
womanhood than that of the present day?
Is the world growing better or worse is a
question which learned men are fond or de-
bating; but there would be no doubt of its
growing better if every mother in the land
understood perfectly how to rear her chil-
dren, both physically and mentally, for their
best good.

Here is another point to be looked at. Not
one woman in a dozen, probably, is ﬁtted to
be a mother. Young girls marry and bear
children without the slightest knowledge of
their proper care and quite likely with very
little idea as to the care of themselves.

Mothers should teach their daughters that
which they ought to know, and not leave the
knowledge of subjects of such vital import-
ance to be learned at school or from Older
companions. Teach your young daughter how
to take care of herself; give her your reasons
for wishing her to allow no familiariiies
from young men. Forewarned is forearmed;
and many a young girl has been ruined. who,
had she been possessed of knowledge which
it was her mother’s duty to have imparted to
her. might have been saved from the tempt-
er’s snare.

But to return to the suoj ect proper: Many
an overworked and tired mother is obliged
to be content with attending to the more
pressing personal needs of her children, and
leave undone much that she would be glad to
devote more attention to. Another class of
mothers feel their ignorance of the best
methods to be employed in order to obtain
those results to which they aspire; they
know what manner of man or woman they
would like their child to be, but are not sure
what course to pursue to accomplish their de-
sire.

Children are great imitators, and as agen-
al thing the parents’ conduct and language
at home may be judged by that of their chil-
dren. Watch your child; notice carefully the
effect of harsh or fretful words upon him.
Nine times out of ten he will reﬂect your
own mood. Is the child to bla us who is
brought up in a home where harsh. cutting
words, frequent ﬁts of anger, and stinging
blows, are the daily example set before him.
if he grows up with the same defects of
character ? Who that has taken the slight-
est notice of little children does not know
how quickly they respond to kindness! Lead
and not drive them; go, and they will follow
you.

Oh mothers! I beseech you, give this
sacred theme of motherhood more thought.
With you lies the making in a great degree
of the future of your child. Above all
guard your own conduct. What you would

 

desire your child to become, that should be
your daily life. Remember how easily your
little one may be led to a. noble life
if mother sets the example. And do
not forget to pray with and for your children;
ask the great All-Father’s help to lead them
in the right path, that when the time shall
come and you must give an account of the
deeds done in the body, you may have the
immeasurable happiness of saying : “ Her’e
am 1, Lord, and also the children that thou
didst give unto me.”
ONE OF THE MOTHERS.

——————..._____

THE SCHOOL QUESTION.

 

Dwells there within the borders of the
HOUSEHOLD, a Don Quixote. or other spirit
brave enough to attack the marital relation
problem? If so, might not their efforts be
as fruitless as the warfare of. the “ wind-
mills” and “ windbags ?” Having been in-
volved twenty-six years in this marital rela-
tion business. I can think of no stage or‘ the
game when the soundest philosophy would
have availed me. All beneﬁts received have
been through dear bought experience. We
see grave and grievous results from many of
these relations, but the myriads of hidden
causes are unknown to us, hence any pan-
acea we might oﬁer would be ineffectual. I
have grown to 100k upon these diﬂiculties as
self-adjusting, and when I see a family
seemingly upon the verge of dissolution, I
wait patiently the outbreak, conﬁdent when
that is over the unhappy participants will
set to rights their disordered household, and
move on. better for their dear bought wisdom.

Very different to me seems the topic,
”What can farmers’ wives do to better the
district schools.” This is an open question
and can be met by a well deﬁned line of ac-
tion. I know a few women who are work-
ing zealously in this cause, and with good
results. ‘If it is safe to judge the many by the
few. I should say our district schools might
be revolutionized by the judicious, united
action of the farmers’ wives. In the ﬁrst
place, subscribe for an educational journal,
ﬁnd out the intent and purposes of our edu-
cators, and in so far as they comport with
your judgment, aid them in their labors. It
has come to be known as a stubborn fact,
that the indiﬁerence of school patrons is the
worst obstacle to be inst by this class of
workers. Then visit your school Often, do
not stay away because you are ignorant of
the present methods of teaching, and unac-
quainted with all the new text books con-
tain. Iwould as often pin my faith upon
the keen intuitive perceptions of a mether
to detect misrule in the schoolroom. as the
highly educated secretary. How parents, es-
pecially mothers, can be so neglectful in this
particular is, to me, the mystery of all mys-
teries. Again, few school houses have all
the proper appliances to aid in the dev. lop-
ment of the child’s mind. With all the
schemes that women resort to, at the present
day, to raise funds, why has this great need
been neglected ?

But whatever else you may neglect, do not
fail to be at the annual school meeting.
Know just what rights you are entitled to,
and see to it they are respected. You may
not be very well received at ﬁrst, for I have
seen a great many Dr. J ekylls in this world,

 

who were simply Mr. Hydes at the school
meeting. Let not this discourage you: we
passed through that in our district. and now
we are expected and respected. I did not
think to hold your attention so long; I wish-
ed to show my approbation of. the discus-
sion, and then leave the matter in better
hands. The arousing of public sentiment
in this direction can only result in good, and
I hail it with joy. ,
Last summer I was asked to write a pape r
for a farmers’ picnic, and no topic being as -
signed, I wrote upon the condition of our
rural schools. Our county paper admitted
it to be rather good, but said “ it was not be-
ﬁtting the occasion,” and in wrath I cried
out “ Is there a place between the pulpit
and the gallows, where our country schools
can ﬁttingly be discussed ?” And last week
a voice came to me saying “ Yes! in the
HOUSEHOLD of the MICHIGAN FARMEB.”
FLINT. MRS. WM. SWIFT.
_._._‘_.....___

A WELCOME NEW COMER.

Our Beatrix requests the ladies to write
and help sustain the little paper that makes
its welcome visits to so many of our homes ;
and although the past numbers present an
array of talent creditable to the authors, and
no doubt satisfactory to the Editor, there is
often an “ebb” after a “ flow.” Should
this happen to be the case, a few words from
me might be acceptable, though far less
graced with new ideas or beauties of diction.
Ever since reading about the " Editor
Woman” in the HOUSEHOLD of December
7th, I have longed to meet her “ face to
face,” and think I would not fear to enter
her presence even as a morning caller; but
would ﬁnd her having like experiences to
many Of us whose lives are more humble and
secluded. How often we form our opinions
too hastily and thoughtlesslyl For this
the woman that lives in an elegant home, is
faultlessly attired or well educated, is criti-
cized by those not thus highly favored. In
this way many are losing the companionship
of some whose inner lives are more beauti-
ful than any outward adorning they may
possess. I think every aspiration that tends
to the improvement of our homes, our per-
sonal appearance or the cultivation of our
minds, is worthy of our attention.

Polly’s Second Cousin advances some very
good thoughts, eloquently expressed, yet I
cannot coincide with all her views. As she
advances in life she will learn “it takes all
sort of people to make a world.”

It is Often the case that one whose heart is
in the work, who is impartial in every act,
with plenty of that almost indispensable
quality called tact, can lead those of superior
ability. But, Cousin, if your associations
tend in the least to demoralize, there are
plenty of avenues open for one of your seem-
ing ability; do not fear to launch out. Fol-

low the advice of one who says, “ Choose
the company of your superiors whenever you
can have it; that is the right and true pride,”
and do not get discouraged in your warfare
against evil. There is no reason for it. As!
the world advances society should be on the
up grade. Those who seek after a better
standard for right and wrong, truth, purity
and justice than they ﬁnd in the world
around them, who long to be better them-~
selves and to make others better also, will.

triumph at last. FLORENCE.
STORY Bmen.

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“Time. to me, this truth has taught;
’ Pie a truth that’s worth revealing.

More offend from want of thought
Than from any want of feeling."

How prone humanity is to “ take offense,”
and yet how outraged the individual atom
feels when her well intentioned words or
acts are misconstrued and offense taken
where none was intended!

It seems one of the proofs of a well-
balanced mind to be very slow to take
offense, and certainly never to betray the
feeling until assured beyond mistake that
such injury was intended. Better by far
let a slight or affront pass unnoticed, with a
quiet dignity that compels respect, than to
wound the feelings of a friend by imputing
to her an offense of which she is innocent.

These well-meaning but erratic souls who
are ever on the alert to discover errors of
personal treatment, can always have a full
store of afﬂiction. Slights, affronts and
neglects, if not more aggressive features of
mar-treatment. can be gathered by a sensi-
tive, suspicious nature, when the innocent
victims of these imputed misdemeanors walk
on with clear consciences, wondering what
causes the averted face, the injured tone,
and cold welcome of the accusing friend.
Very likely they charitably set it down to

fault of the liver or spleen of the sufferer—
sometimes rightly—or pass it off with the
thought or remark: “It’s just like one of
——’s turns; she is making herself miserable
over some fancied affront conjured up
against some person. Oh! if she only knew
how disagreeable she makes herself, and
how hard it is for her friends to put up with
such unjust imputations.” Such persons
are their own worst enemies, but they need
very sterling qualities in other directions to
ﬁnd true friends. To be perpetually fearing
wrong construction of one’s acts and words
must alienate trust and affection, and then
the wretched suspect will whimper, “I told
you so, she only pretended to care for me.”
There are degrees in every state, and many
who ordinarily practice the largest charity
I "“ ﬁnd some pet project ignored or defeated
by“ trusted friend; just what, does not so
much matter as the degree of importance
attached to the object and the security felt
in the aid and comfort expected or sought
from the friend. From some cause the help
or sympathy is not forthcoming; instead the
reverse of what was expected is experienced,
and the highly wrought feelings being sud-
denly chilled. acute suffering results, an
irrational and intemperate revulsion of feel-
ing follows; all former excellencies of the
friend disappear; all the conﬁdence. the
sympathetic help, and loving, kindly acts are
forgotten, and only an implacable enemy, a
scheming plotter remains. in that supreme
moment, jaundiced eyes may see that all the
former favor was only a long eﬁ‘ort to win
conﬁdence, the more effectually to complete
their overthrow, and exult in the downfall
of their hopes and happiness.

I have had experience myself with some
of these human “ pepper pods,” and though
a little of the condiment in life as in food
may be invigorating and healthful, too but a
dose makes one have the impulse to pitch the
“whole mess to the dogs.” Such people

lowing recipe for making a glue which

and one half parts of nitric acid with 40 or
50 parts of water. In this soak 25 parts of
glue for 24 hours, and then heat until it is
of one consistency.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

is, if endowed With lovable qualities as they
usually are—the most affectionate are often
the most exacting.
To become personal, I wonder whether
our Queen B. does not sometimes get cruel
stings. She is placed in a chair of great re-
ponsibility. and yet held to a rigid account-
ability. She is one under authority. to whom
is said “Do this or do that. and between
these lines use care and discretion. We as
editors and publishers, have to cater to then-
sands of critical readers; and to our success-
ful catering to their tastes. and keeping our
paper to a high level, must its success or
failure be due. To you is given the responsi-
bility of making the HOUSHOLD department
a success. In the editing of its pages you
must bear in mind that its columns must be
ﬁlled with what is suited to the character of
the paper; to its limited space. to its inde-
pendent secular profession, and to the taste
of its readers.” The articles must be brief,
there is small space ; they must be pure,
practical, chatty, spicy, giving or seeking in-
formation, brightly and earnestly discussing
all topics pertaining to woman and home.
Our Queen B. must take the matter kindly
offered by her interested contributors, and.
while thankfully receiving, must bring these
inexorable rules to bear, and without show-
ing fear or favor. acceptor reject such offer-
ings, in whole or in part, as seems mcstcon-
ducive to the interest of the FABMEB and
its limited HOUSEHOLD. Remember, it is
no reﬂection on the merit of an article (as
such) that it is respectfully declined. it
may be too long for the space allotted; it
may be out of season, or incompatible with
the objects and aims of the publishers; it
may jar on others plans or purposes ; it
might provoke too heated discussion ; it
might be irrelevant to present topics ; in
short. it might be out of joint with the
Houanonn arrangements, and to the
housekeeper. yclept the editor woman, must
be conceded the right. as she alone must bear
the reaponsibiltty, of arranging our offerings
as to her seems right and proper. It has
been my fortune to “ get a peep behind the
scenes ” in several editorial sanctums, in a
way to know something of an editor’s woes,
and the more I know the more I realize the
tact and care absolutely necessary to avcid
frictions, to keep out personalities, to de-
cline extraneous matter without giving of-
fense, to adhere steadfastly to the sphere
and scope of the paper—in snort it seems to
me the editor, most of all, has to perform
that extremely difﬁcult duty—pleasing every-
body.
Let us all remember how we would resent
being compelled to use any kitchen utensil a
well-meaning friend might present us. but
which we found unsuited to our needs. Let
us be loyal to ourselves, and our much-buzz-
ed Queen B. A. L. L.

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THE WOMAN IN WOMEN’S SOCIETIES.

 

Yes, certainly, dear Second Cousin, scold
to your heart’s content and relieve your
troubled mind; for scolding is woman’s
prerogative and an excellent escape valve, as
more than one son of Adam has found to
his sorrow.

In these enlightened days and with the
advantages which every woman may possess,
let her life be ever so retired, we can scarce-
ly imagine one laying down the law vehe-
men tly or struggling for the mastery over the
domain she calls home, or that when she
emerges from this seclusion to become a
member of any society she should at once
become possessed with the belief that her
knowledge on all subjects, be they great or
small, is essential for the good of the soci-
ety, or that the institution without her to
dictate and pilot over the rough places must
ultimately come to grief. When we look
through smoked glass everything upon which
we gaze is tinged that same color. Rushing
to the front with offers of assistance and
advice seldom comes from those who lead a
secluded life; the modest and retiring de-
meanor so admired by some is more in their
line. Keenly conscious of any little mistake
or awkwardness on their part, they usually
escape the door through which “fools rush
in.”

Must a person necessarily be ill bred who
has conﬁdence to express her opinion and
not waver from it, simply because it is not
agreeable to the feelings of another ? All
cannot think alike; and so by some they are
considered aggressive them bushes, while
the them bushes look upon the others in
about the same light. If one is being im-
proved and elevated by her children’s con—
tact with society and schools, is it anything
to be ashamed of ? So long as there is an
incentive to a higher life, advancement is
commendable. The moon shines by reflected
light. but do we think any the less of it for
that, or cease to admire its silvery radiance
as it rests upon ﬂower and shrub and wav-
ing grass i’

The question what is the wisest course for
the better bred and educated—to submit or
withdraw from the society whose members
consist of aggressive'thorn bushes and dic-
tatorial or bossy women, must be answered
by the questioner, as she undoubtedly un-
derstands better than any other how much
association and contact with them will make
or mar her reputation and peace, believing as
she does that no one can associate with an-
other without being elevated or sunk to their
level.

Take for instance a person of superior
mind, like DeWitt Talmage. Would contact
with a person of grosser mind have any in-
ﬂuence upon him ? Persons of innate noble-
ness and reﬁnement seldom sink to very
low depths. they are not plastic in the hands

of their associates; their inherent qualities
of mind and heart enable them to easily dis-
criminate between right and wrong. Only
those who are reﬁned in outward appear-
ance and endeavoring to impress others
with a sense of their superiority ﬁnd their
level with their inferio
against temptation they are weakened.

. By not struggling

 

. her own fair womanhood, there is no danger

Pure in heart and sweetly conscious of

  


    

THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

 

from contaminating inﬂuence. Mrs. Cleve-
land can never be other than the gracious
lady she is, kind and considerate and help-
ful to all. yet a depraved nature would re-
pel rather, than attract her.

A young girl once entered as teacher a
district school and found to her astonish-
ment and dismay that many of the larger
scholars were as far advanced in certain
branches as herself. What should she do?
Failure meant more than loss of school; it
would deprive herself and the loved ones
dependent upon her of bread. it would ruin
forever her reputation as teacher. It was a
grave question which she faced bravely and
alone, and decided that she must succeed.
Night after night, often in a cold cheerless
room, this brave girl studied until the
lessons for the following day were perfect,
and ﬁnished the term successfully, while
none dreamed how hard it had been for her.
If a young girl can accomplish so much why
may not the leader of a literary or any
other society improve and elevate herself,
until she, too, is capable of leading her fol-

lowers to intellectual hights rarely attained.
Hem JERUSHA ANN.

 

WHAT IS WORSHIP?

Unlike Daﬁodilly, I am sorry that the
columns of our progressive little paper are
closed to the discussion of any public ques-
tion, as Sabbath observance has now become.
The petitions being circulated in favor of
the Sunday rest bill and the action of some
of the trunk lines of railroad in discontinuing
a part of the Sunday trains, the omission of
military drills and parades, are all indicative
of abetter public sentiment upon Sabbath
desecration. While farmers are not as a
class Sabbath breakers. the discussion of
any subject outside of the routine of do-
mestic life, and especially any moral ques-
tion, broadens their outlook, and by calling
attention to the needs of the larger home—
the world—:becomes a mental and moral
tonic. Human nature is the same every-
where, the tendency is always downward,
and if there is not spiritual as well as in-
tellectuai uplift supplied by home papers the
moral plane of each generation will be lower
than that of the preceding one.

A. H. J’s article on “Making Sunday” is
most suggestive and helpful. How many
pleasant memories for future years can be
supplied to the child by the freedom of the
parlor, a bright ribbon or new tie used only
on that day, accompanied always by some
religious teaching which develops the spirit-
ual nature of the child, or a story told by
mamma—so much more interesting than any
found in books! One of the most pleasing
memories of my early childhood is that of
the family grouped around the open ﬁre on
Sunday evening in the winter’s twilight,
reciting in concert the Lord’s Prayer or the
Commandments. Being the youngest it was
my privilege to lay my head in mother’s lap,
a treat not to be forgotten. How little
effort it requires to make the Sabbath a de-

light to a child not spoiled by over in
dulgence.

Used to an active life, there comes over
me, especially on Sunday afternoons in
summer, an almost uncontrollable desire to
go out in the open air, so taking the Sunday

ﬁelds to the woods where there is a side hill

overlooking a winding pebbly creek. shaded

by forest trees. The landscape beyond in-
cludes meadows, cultivated ﬁelds. hills and

valleys, with groups of trees here and there,

beautiful to look upon. The sounds are the

chirping of the birds. the rustle of squirrels,

the lowing of cattle in the distance, the
tinkling of bells, and the rippling of water,
and above, the whisper of winds in the tree
tops. Could there be a temple more worship-
inspiring than this ? The church service,

although enjoyable, does not so call out all

that is reverent and devout in my nature as

does this bit of woodland.

I believe the reverent observance of the
Sabbath includes such things and such only
as bring the soul into sweetest communion

with its Creator, and reinforce it for the trials
and temptations of the week to come, and it
is the most helpful to others. “The Sab-
bath was made for man,” for his spiritual
and intellectual growth as well as physical
rest, and anything subversive of this is a

desecration of the day.

Ioura. LILLA LEE.

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USES FOR BIRCH BARK.

 

Will say to G. F. 0. that a nice way to
use her birch bark is to cut strips in the
shape of acanoe, make holes through the
pieces at one end, tie together with ribbon,
paint a pretty design on the cover and use
it for an autograph album; or write quota-
.tions from favorite authors on the leaves. or
possibly paint a pretty little design on each
leaf for a book of views. Any one of these
makes a pretty ornament and keepsake. 1
should think it would be pretty cut palette
shape, though the one I saw was in the
form of a canoe. The number of leaves de-
pends of course on the amount of bark she
has. Her own ingenuity will help to vary
these suggestions.

I have a quantity of birch bark gathered
by myself in Grand Traverse County over
ﬁve years ago, and have always meant to
work it up in this way but never have.
Having received this little poke about it, I
guess I’ll go to work.

Would like to wring Daifodilly’s hand
on the cat question. I once had fourteen,
but upon being given so many days by the
family in which to decrease the number
under pain of extermination, thereupon
proceeded to bestow them as gifts upon my
friends. At present the range numbers
but four. I think Daifodilly would make a
splendid neighbor, just my kind.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the members of the
HOUSEHOLD could hold a convention and
all go? There are some members of this
family I very much desire to see and know.

Ah now! How quietly the holidays stole
in upon us and away again. Baby has
passed his ﬁrst Christmas; nearly nine
months old and not a tooth in his dear little
golden head.

How afresh call from Beatrix wakes up
us sleepy ones for a while, then how easy
to doze back again for the next tensor!
1 never miss sword of the HOUSEHOLD. As
some one said a short time ago, I read every
word—recipes and all. Was much wrought
up on the gentleman question. The idea of
any one’s saying that if she sees a young

she immediately sets him down in her
mind as no gentleman! That as well as the
Sabbath question was argued to death, so
we will let the deceased "Rest in peace."
Thanks, Lilla Lee, for saying a few words
to Outis in December. I always feel like
sassing him a little whenever he comes.
Guess he hasn’t found that paragon of per:
fection he was hunting for two years ago.

You see he expects too much; and it won’t
do him one mite of good to come to the
HOUSEHOLD for sympathy.

ALBION. EUPHE MIA.

MRS. C. A. RICE, of Flint, sends in a few
quotations from “Josh Billings” in re-
sponse to the request in a late House:-
HOLD. It was our intention to forward
those sent in by mail, but as these ‘are
few in number and wise in sentiment, we
insert them: “The trouble with some
people who brag of their ancestry is in
their great descent.” “I thank God
for allowing fools to live, that wise men
may get a living out of them.” “If a.
fellow gets to going down bill, it seems as if
every thing were greased for the occasion.”
“Wealth won‘t make a man virtuous, but
there ain’t anybody who Wants to be poor
just for the purpose of being good.” “If
you want to keep a mule in a pasture turn
him into an adjacent meadow and he’ll
jump in.” “I’ve known a mule to be
good for six months just to get a chance to
kick somebody.” “Men should not boast
so much; a little hornet if he feels well can

break up a whole camp meeting.”

“ The man who has a thousand friends
Has not a friend to spare;
But he who has one enemy,
Will meet him everywhere.”

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IN canninglfruits, fermentation is the one
thing to be avoided. This is induced in
canned fruits by using poor sugar; by use
of fruits which from being overripe or
from any other cause has begun to ferment:
by not driving air out of the fruit by suf-
ﬁcient heat, or by allowing air to enter
the cans after supposed sealing. The
ﬁrst three causes are easily avoided, the
last, also, if care is taken to ﬁll the jars to
overﬂowing. to rotate them until the air
bubbles pass off, and to moisten the rubbers
so the suction will be perfect. The most
important point is to have good rubbers,
closely ﬁtting; they very soon become
stretched.

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U seful Recipes.

 

GENUINE BOSTON FISH BALLs.--80ak the ﬁsh
in cold water ten or 'ﬁfteen minutes, then
pick it up ﬁne; ﬁll acup solidly. Pare and
cut potatoes into quarters. Put one pint of
the potato into a stew-pan, place the ﬁsh on
top, cover with boiling water and cook until
the potato is soft. Drain, mash, and add an
egg, well beaten, and a saltspoonful of pep-
per. Fish balls should not be made too soft
as they wiil then soak fat. If the mixture
seems too moist add a little pounded cracker,
ﬂour will make the balls pasty. Shape with a
tablespoon and fry in a basket in ho: lard.
Lay on brown paper a minute to absorb the
surplus fat. Some cooks roll ﬁsh balls in eggs

and crumbs and then try, but a plain ﬁsh ball
is generally most acceptable and the extra
work or crumbing is not appreciated. Warmed
over ﬁsh will not make good ﬁsh balls. Cold
ﬁsh and potatoes will not mix in that creamy
mass that the ingredients make when mashed
as soon as taken from the ﬁre. The ﬁsh balls

 

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