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“ My little world is very small,
Scarce worth your notice, sir, at all,“
Tne mother said,
“ My good, kind husband, as you see,
And those three children at my knee,
Who look to us so trustingly
For daily bread.

“ For their sweet sakes, who love me so,
I keep the ﬁre-light in a glow,
In our dear home.
That, though the tempests roar outside,
And ﬁercely threaten far and wide,
Tne cheery blaze may servr to guide
' Dear feet that roam.

“ And as the merry kettle boils,
We Welcome him wr o r aily toils
For us each day.
Of true love kisses full a score
He gets, I’m certain, if not more,
When fond ones meet him at the door,
At twilight gray.

“ One gets the slippers for his feet,
Another leads him to his seat—
The big arm-chair—
And while the children round him sing,
And make the dear old rafters ring,
One little daughter crowns him king
With blossoms fair.

“ Ah, sir, we are not rich or great,
The owners of a vast estate,”
The mother said;
" But we have better far than gold,
Contentment, and a little fold
As full of love as it can hold,
‘ With daily bread.”
—Mrs. M. A. K tdder.
.————«.—.—_
Living friendly, feeling friendly,
Acting fairly to all men,
Seeking to do that to others
' They may do to me again;
Hating no man, scorning no man,
Wrongiug none by word or deed,
But forbearing, soothing, serving,
Thus I live—and this my creed.
.— My“

ECONOMY A'[‘ THE TABLE.

 

I think that, generally speaking, farm-
ers’ wives are not much in need 0‘
lectures on economy. They are our most
saving and careful women; economical in
dress and- in household furnishings.
They put up with many inconveniences
with a view to saving money, or because
they think they “can’t afford” the desired
changes”
farmer’s household is, I believe, in the
line of its greatest abundance. Flour,
meat, butter, eggs, vegetables and fruit,
are the products of the farm, and require
no money outlay. Because we value
least that which comes with little cost to
us, these articles are more lavishly used
than grocereis, which we must pay for
outright. There are two ways in which

The greatest waste in the‘

 

one can be wasteful of such things; ﬁrst,
by an over-abundant supply,part of which
ﬁnds its ultimate end hi the pig’s trough
and second, a carelessness in preparation,
or a “stinginess” which defeats economy
by not making food palatable through
want of the proper proportion of ingre-
dients. Over-abundance is the most usual
error; too much is cooked, and must be
warmed over, perhaps two or three times,
till we are tired of seeing it appear in the
guise of “funeral baked meats.” The
very sight of a great dish, heaped with
any kind of food, takes away our ap-
petite for it; while curiously enough,
the sauce piq-uant of hunger gains zest
from less generous serving. The aim
should be to prepare as nearly the
quantity of food necessary for a meal, as
possible. If potatoes are cooked at
dinner to warm over for supper, there is
no necessity that the whole quantity
shall be placed on the table at noon, and
the same is true of meats. I sat at a
farm table once where a whole boiled
ham was placed upon the table for a
family of six. There was ,no attempt at
carving, the meat was cut off in
chunks, anywhere, and “the remains”
ﬁgured prominently on the supper-table
and at breakfast next morning. It should
have been sliced neatly with a sharp
knife, and only enough served for each
meal. And instead of “eating at it”
till it was gone, some other meat should
have alternated with it, to give variety.
At the same table was a large two quart
dish "cf sliced cucumbers in vinegar.
Few were eaten, and at supper the dish
re-appeared, with the wilted, soaked
slices liberally be-sprinkled with freshly
cut ones. The appearance was so unin—
viting no one seemed to have an appetite
for cucumbers. The cucumbers and the
vinegar were both home products, of lit—
tle intrinsic value; yet there was the
waste of growing and the labor of pre-
paration, and half the quantity freshly
prepared would have been an agreeable
relish. A similar dish of green peas
balanced the salad on the other side of
the ham; and after I had tasted, I no
longer wondered the cook complained
her “men folks never seemed to care for
peas.” They had been “boiled in water”
and'seasoning was conspicuous by its
absence. The butter used would have
seasoned half the peas nicely, and made
them palatable, and the half would have
been amply sufﬁcient; as it was, there
was waste of both peas and butter, for
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were transferred to the swill-pail. ‘ These
are a few instances of poor cooking and
want of economy, though the house-
keeper would have been mightily in—
dignant at either charge. What is the
use of slicing half a loaf of bread when
not more than aquarter will be needed,
and the remainder must dry up till it is
only ﬁt for toast? Why make abread
pudding in the interests of economy, and . ’ _
have it like a poultice for want of: eggs? " d
and sugar to make it relishable?‘ ‘It ”
better economy to throw the stale ’
to the chickens in the ﬁrst instance,
to try to “save ” it by a further dull. ~ .
which, after all, does not make it eaten 5
with relish. Where is the saving when
we “skimp” the shortening in the pie-
crust till we havealeathery compound
which produces dyspepsia and doctors'
bills? On the other hand there is the
waste of lavishness, which to make
things “extra good" adds a little to the
just proportions, and defeats its object.
A teaspoonful of butter, over and above
the proper quantity, will make a cake
fall ﬂat as one’s chateaux d’ Eapagne.

It requires an artist in the culinary
line to so disguise the remnants of to
day’s dinner that they may .appear at
breakfast or supper next day, free from
the suspicion of a former presentation.
But it can be done. Were you served
at breakfast with a square of toast,
daintily browned, with a spoonful of
ﬁnely minced fowl or veal upon it, steam-
ing hot, seasoned to a turn with butter,
pepper, and the faintest ﬂavor of celery,
would you recognize the skeleton of
yesterday’s baked chicken or veal cut—
lets? Would you know the slice or two
of broiled ham left over from breakfast,
if set before you in the guise of a ham
omelet at supper? In this golden-brown
French toast, with its accompaniment of
scrambled eggs, what would call to mind
a big plateful of stale bread that yester—
day pointed the proverb “Waste not,
want not?” Even hash is eaten with zest
when one has conﬁdence in the cook,
and baked hash is good enough for the
Governor”

The city housekeeper, whose every
mouthful of food represents a money
outlay, must be economical unless backed
by the purse of Fortunatas. She learns
to prepare many savory dishes out of
what would be wasted in a farmer’s
family. True, it requires time and
thought, and trouble, but it keeps down
expenses and varies the bill of fare. The
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“ My littlt world is very small,
Scarce worth your notice, sir, at all,
The mother said,
“ My good, kind husband, as you see,
And those three children at my knee,
Who look to us so trustingly
For da‘ly bread.

“ For their sweet sakes, who love rre so,
I keep the fire—light in a glow.

in our dear home.
That. tough the tempest.»- roar outsile,
And tiercely threaten far and wide,
TLC cheery blaze may rent to guide

Dear feet that roam.

“ And as the :1 erry kettle boils,
We Welcome him \v: o -: aily toils
For us each day.
Of true loyt- kisses full 21 score
He gets, I'm certain, it not more,
When fond ones meet him at the dosr,
At twiiigh: gray.

“ One gets the slippers for hi: feet,
Another leads him to his seat—
The big arm—enair—
And while the children round him sing,
And make the dear olrl rafters ring,
One little daughter crowns him king
With ‘ol )ssoms f.1ir.

“ Ah, sir, we are not rich or grant,
Tu e owners of aw. t estate,“
The mother said;
“ But we he. \'e b 1tter tar than ”old,
Contentment, and a little: 'old
As full of love as it can hold,
With daily bread."
—.l[rs. .11. A. Kidder.
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Living friendly, feeliugiriendly,
Acting, fairly to all men,
seeking to do that to others
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farmer's lzou seho 1s,li1elie1'e. in the
line of its greatest ultiulignce. Flour
meat, butter, tings. Vt:;.‘§e"ibl~ s ~1~i r'z~:11ﬁ:,

are the products ot'tl 1e farm, and It quire
no money outlay. Betause we v..ltt-'.t
least that which comes 1.11 *h litt is cost. to
us, these articles are more lavishly used
than grocereis, which must pay for
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one can be wasteful of such things; ﬁrst,
by an over-abundant supply part of which
ﬁnds its ultimate end in the piss trough
and second. acarelessnessin preparation,
or a “stinginess” which defeats economy
by not making food palatable through
want of the proper proportion of ingre-
dients Over-abundance is the most usual
error; too much is cooked, and must be
warmed over, perhaps two or three times,
till we are tired of seeingit appear in the
guise of “funeral baked meats." The
very sight 0t agreat. dish, heaped with
any iii-Dd of food. takes away our ap—
petite for it; while curiously enough,
the sauce piqzmnt of hunger gains zest
from less generous serving. The aim
should be to prepare as nearly the
q'ianticy of food necessary for a meal, as
possible. if potatoes are cooked at
dinner to warm over for supper, there is
no necessity that the whole quantity
shall be placed on the table at noon, and
the same is true of meats. l

sat. at a
farm table once where a whole hoii».:l.
huh was placed upon the table for a

family of six. There was no attempt at
carving, the mm: was cut off in
chunks, anywhere. and “the remains”
ﬁgured prominently on the supper-ta". lo
and at breakfast next morning. It should
have been sliced neatly with a
knife, and only en mg‘t served for each
meal. And instead of “eating: at it”
“til it was gone. some other meat should

sharp

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were transferred to the swill-pail. These
are a few instances of poor cooking and
want of economy, though the house-
keeper woull have been mightily in—
dignant at either charge. What is the
use of slicing,r half aloaf of tread when
not more than aquarter will be needed,
and the remainder must dry up till it is
only ﬁt for toast? Why make abroad
pudding in the interests of economy, and
have it likeapoultice for want of eggs
and sugar to make it. relishable? it is.
better econo my '0 throw the stale bre ' v
to the chickens in lll'i' tic st instance, than,
to try to Msave it by a further outlay"

which. after all. ( o.:s not make it eaten
with relish. Where is the swing when

we “skimp” the shot'euingiu the pie
crust till we have ale-1121311» compottui
which produccs dyspepsia and docogs'

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shall I get for the next meal ” would be
greatly simpliﬁed if farmers’ wives would
be less addicted to “ plain boiled and
fried,” and more willing to try new
dishes. But too many conclude anything
that has a new element in its make-up
must be a “ mess’ and “ their folks don’t
like messes.” BEATRIX.
.___...__

A CHAT ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

In looking over some old essays—relics
of my school-days—I ﬁnd these words:
“Human existance is in my opinion, agift
from God, bestowed on us for the highest
purpose, and I believe it is Within our
power to fashion our own character into
a work of beauty, upon which the good
and the pure shall delight to look; or we
can adopt the dreadful alternative, and
crush it into a wreck, fearful to con-
template.” Though years have passed
away since I wrote these words. yet my
sentiments remain the same. I still be-
lieve it remains with us to fashion our
destiny. I was then young and thought-

. less, knew little of care, and nothing of

experience, and though I gave quite a
good deal of thought to writing essays,
read so long ago in the little white school
house, nestled among the hills of Lyn-
don, Washtenaw County, yet they were
just thoughts, or in other words my
essays were theory without practice.
Farther down in the same essay I ﬁnd,
dotted with quotation marks, these words:
“One of the grandest features in con-
nection with this life is, that man isa
free moral agent, no matter what his
circumstances may be. The thoughts,
words and deeds of each successive day,
are slowly and silently forming our
character. Every little act, no matter
how minute or insigniﬁcant it may ap—
pear to be, is only another thread em-
ployed in weaving that wondrous web,
called the web of time. Frequently
have I heard this expression: Oh that I
knew what I would become in the years
,that are hastening me on! Brother,
sister, to thee and to thee alone belongs
the power to settle that question. It is
thine own hand that shall;stamp upon thy
soul the seal of its destiny. Travelers
tell us it is but a. stone’s throw between
the sources of the Rhine and Rhone,
yet there are hundreds of miles between
the mouths of these two noble river‘s.
Why? Because they ﬂow in opposite
directions. Cain and Abel both bowed
at the same mother’s knee in prayer,
heard the same father speak words of
counsel, yet how widely different were
their lives. In this incident alone we
have astriking illustration that man is
the arbiter of his own destiny. Cain
possessed equal facilities with his brother
for living auseful life, but he failed to
do so. The faintest breath of a breeze
decides whether the raindrop descending
from the summit of the Rocky Moun-
tains shall ﬁnd its home in the depths of
the Atlantic, or in the snowy waters of
the Paciﬁc. Like the descending rain-
drops there comes a time in our lives, on
the action of which depends all our after
career."

Grand and crowning success is Within
the reach of every one if they but push
forward and grasp it. But we cannot at-
tain success in anything without labor.
As Evangeline says, we cannot be suc-
cessful in anything without having mis—
fortunes and trials; but we will labor on,
and by and by we will attain our object.
My hope at the time Iwrote the essay
that I have sketched above, was that I
might become of some note in literature.
I loved to write, and at that time I had no
trouble in putting my thoughts on paper
quickly. I took great care to acquaint
myself with different subjects, and
well enough understood, I would
write essays on them. Though quite
young my correspondence went into news-
papers, and I wrote an article or two pub-
lished in the Dexter Leader. [had taken
the ﬁrst step toward my desired object,
when the dearest and best man (to me)
in the wide world, persuaded me to make
his home happy under the sacred title of
wife. With housekeeping came so many
demands on my time, that with many
misgivings and a long, heart felt sigh I
dropped the cherished object of my
youth. My object now is to make our
home a home in reality, and to do a
mother’s part toward bringing up our lit-
tle boy to be a good and useful man.‘
BONNIE SCOTLAND.

MOO-—

MASON.

LIVING FOR TRUE ENJOYMENT.

[Essay read be’ore the Farmers’ Literary So-
gety of Leroy, Ingham Co. , by Mrs. Theodore
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All the good and beautiful things in the
world, both as pertaining to the outward
or material senses and the inward or
spiritual, are our birthright and will
soon or late enter into our lives if we do
not constantly forfeit them by our mis—
takes or evil doing. All the marvelous
beauties of nature belong to us; go where
we will none can hinder us from ap-
propriating and enjoying them, if only
we have the power within to do so. And
so is our love of the beautiful fed and
kept alive even under most unfavorable
circumstances, since the rising and setting
of the sun, the green of the trees and
grass, the sweet spring ﬂowers, the
clouds, the storms and all the varied
scenes of nature are free, “without
money and without price.”

“ I care not, Fortune, what you us deny; ‘
You cannot rob us of free nature’s grace;
You cannot shut the windows of the sky,
Throufgh which Aurora shows her brightening
ace.

In the same way the beautiful in moral
and spiritual life may be ours. All the
brave and noble actions, all the lovely
and unselﬁsh lives we may enjoy and
appropriate. We may take them to our-
selves and make them a part of our own
lives, by emulating them and cultivating
alike spirit. I love to contemplate the
many good and useful lives that have
had or are now holding existence in this
world. My heart rejoices when I think
that to whatever age, station or country
they belong they are my kindred and
fellow workers. I am trying to keep step
With them in the great march of life.

 

Yes, all good things are ours if we will

       

make them so. All the grand resistance

to temptation, the ﬁghting against wrong;

all the upholding right in the face of

scorn and persecution; all the love and.
charity and tender kindness that have

brightened the world; all the good honest
work that has been done, all the patient
faith and hope that hold back angry
condemnation from the erring, and still
give love and pity and the helping hand,
all these we may make a part of our own
lives. Few characters are perfect; most
have their dark parts; some with many
noble traits have a few disgraceful weak-
nesses, but we may take the good and
leave the evil, or remember it only as a
warning to avoid similar errors. But
while we must always have a sort of fel-
low feeling for sinners, since the most of
us ﬁnd ourselves so often treading on
slippery places, the dearest delight of all
is to contemplate those good and pure
lives, which while they seem raised above
the common weaknesses and temptations
of life, are so truly good, so loving,
sympathizing, tenderly kind, that they
are ever the readiest to pity, comfort and
help the weak and sinning. Such lives
exercise a sweet, unselﬁsh inﬂuence,
which seems to ﬁnd out and stir to life
the latent good in other hearts. Surely
there are such dear elder sons who have
remained in the father’s house, have
never wasted their precious patrimony
of purity and truth, who walk among
men a transforming power, and a beauti-
ful example of what life ought to be
with us all. Sometimes however instead
of making peace, these true souls seem
to bring trouble and discord. They
mingle with the life around them like
some purifying chemical with sour and
bitter waters, and behold the bubbling
and curdling and confusion which ensue!
But after a time, what comes? The
alkali has done its work—has conquered
a peace—the waters are puriﬁed, softened
and made ﬁt for good uses. Christ him-
self said ” I came not to send peace, but
a sword,” and yet the natal song of
“Peace on earth, good will to men,” is a
prophecy which will be fulﬁlled in time,
for real peace comes only of truth and
righteousness. And so as we all wish, or
should wish, to do our part toward bring-
ing about the happy time when righteous-
ness shall reign on earth. let us be
stimulated by all good examples to be
stronger in the right; more patient and
faithful in all the relations of life, and
above all more tender, kind and loving.
In short. as they say when talking in
meeting, let us try to “live up to our
privileges,” or as the newsboy better
phrased it, “live up to our lights.”

.-———--..’—————

FROM ONE OF OUR HOUSE.
HOLD GIRLS.

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It has been a long time ‘since I
promised Beatrix that I would write to
the HOUSEHOLD, but it has not been be—
cause I have lost my interest in the little
paper, but because of illness and the
death of my baby brother. Thanks to
the ladies for the directions for knitted

 

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directions given for English point lace,
. and could not make the rows come out
i even. I shall try again. Perhaps this
will amuse the ladies who are members
of the Grange: A family living in our
neighborhood took their little boy to a
meeting of the Grange. His sister asked
him what they did. He said that his
mamma preached, his father prayed and
they all sang; this amused my mother
very much. I think if Temperance would
read “ The Girls of the Bible,” she would
ﬁnd it very interesting. I am waiting for
an answer to Minnehaha’s question
about the school of elocntion at Detroit.
If she had told the name of the lake she
lives near, I think I could place her, for I
live near a lake myself, and I have spent

many happy hours on it.

VIOLET.
OKEMOB.
—-——¢oo——-—

ROOTING SLIPS.

A mistake occurs in my offer to school
children; it should read “the 15 packets
for beginners for 50 cents” as in the
advertisement. Rosamond’s plan for
rooting Slips is an approved method; for
roses a glass shade should be used. The
probable cause of failure in rooting her
cuttings last fall was, it was not the most
favorable time of year for the purpose,
without bottom heat. The young shoots
in early spring may be put in sand, and
if there is a hotbed going set in that; but
give all the heat possible to the sand from
sun, and shade the tops of the slips.
Many times rose slips are thrown away
while there are minute rootlets, for they

not abundance of steady warmth given;
and if this is done when the weather
is mild and in ﬁne growing condi—
tion, the more sure of success and a better
chance for good growth before winter.
For larger shoots of choice roses take a
thrifty branch of suitable size and in-
troduce through the drainage of a small
ﬂower pot, making a small incision or
two in the sprout where it will come
an inch or two above the bottom of
the pot; ﬁll half full of rich mellow
soil, and roots will form very soon. This
plan was ﬁrst recommended by Mr. G.
W. Parks, aPennsylvania ﬂorist, and I
ﬁnd it valuable on trial.

To “ peg down ” carnations or other
shoots, simply cut a slit in a small shoot,
slightly bend at the cut, dig away the soil
8. little for its reception where the roots
will be, . lay the shoot down and cover.
If at all stiﬁ, cut across the stalk, and
with long wooden pegs fasten ﬁrmly
down. Here is a new plan with dahlias,
and that is to peg them down to the
ground; as they root so readily while the
stalks are young there can be no doubt of
its being a satisfactory way, if one has
not an abundance of the tubers to plant,
and it will save the breaking of stalks,
for dahlias are very brittle, but altogether
as satisfactory a ﬂower as can be reason-
ably wished for. There is very little work
or watching to be done for them, com-
pared with the show they make and their
great variety. '

I consider the Persian insect powder,

 

usually require plenty of time if there is.

or rather Pyrethrum Roseum, one of the
most reliable of insecticides; still I advise
the use for roses of plenty of soot, as it
promotes growth and heightens the color
of the blossoms. Ican furnish for ten
cents per packet, the seed of Pyretkrum
Roseum, a hardy perennial, and if we
raise, grind and sift it, we are sure it is
not adulterated. I have also double
Pearl tuberoses for ten cents each.
MRS. M.A. sULLER.
.__....______

OUR NEIGHBOR’S FAULTS.

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“ Judge not; the V‘ orkings of his brain
And of his heart than canst not see.
What looks to thy dim eyes a stain,
In God’s pure light may onlv be
A scar brought from some well-Won ﬁeld,
Where thou wouldst only faint and yield.”

We meet everywhere people who have
been so unfortunate as to forget that they
were ever young. We need not concern
ourselves as to whether this lamentable
condition is due to dyspepsia or misan-
thropy; since it is results we are to in—
vestigate; results manifested in various
ways, but most frequently in biting sar-
casm on the faults and frivolity of the
young. When it is a woman who has
thus lost memory of her youthful days,
she generally becomes, by the acidulating
process induced by this forgetfulness, one
of those despicable things we term gos-
sips. Now the gossips of a neighborhood
are almost invariably the “light weights ”
of the community in 0"her respects. They
have no resources in themselves, no in—
terest in good works, nothing of the
spirit that prompts kindness to others,
no talent for anything but talk, and talk
that sccrches and burns like ﬁre. There
are in almost every social circle women
who bleach their household linen dili—
gently, but never by any chance whiten a
reputation ;. women who ﬁnd their great-
est pleasure in that most piquant of small
talk, abuse ofsome one of their own sex.
They are never so happy as when they
have some victim writhingunder the sting
of their malicious words; and to carry
“the news ” from house to house, no
'Weather is too severe, no roads too bad.
They fatten on some unhappy mortal’s
misery, and feel it “ a duty to Society ” to
hunt out and parade to public view all their
neighbor’s shortcomings and mistakes.
Like the rolling snowball’s increase, their
stories grow by repetition; what were at
ﬁrst but surmises become blunt assertions;
their twice—told tales “ vex no dull ears,”
being altogether too full of malice. Such
people may be feared; loved, never. As
sailors take in sail and batten down the
hatches before a squall, so lips are sealed
and conversational sails reefed in their
presence by those who know their pro-
pensity and do not share it.

Gossips of this kind are peculiarly un—
just and cruel to the young people. They
see evil in every social gathering. A
party or picnic or sleighride is to them a
device of the enemy of souls to lead inno-
cence astray, at which he is present with
his full complement of horns. They
heartily concur with Dr. Watts, who dur-
ing a severe bilious attack perpetrated
this libel on God’s love and mercy:

“ Each pleasure hath its poison, too

 

And every sweet a snare."

 

One is compelled to wonder what sort
of company such people kept when they
were young that they are able to discover
so much wickedness where others see only
harmless gayety. That must indeed be a
jaundiced mentality which ﬁnds in the
natural fun and frolic, jokes and tiﬁ‘s, and
transparently mysterious secrets of youth,
the stratagems of hardened sinners. Mo-
tives are imputed which originate only in
the brain of the malicious mischief—maker.
The thoughtlessness of youth is magni-
ﬂed into impropriety, and nods and winks
and innuendoes ﬁnish out the tale. till the
listener, who is not versed in the gossip’s
methods, is made to see the effrontery of
guilt where is only the unconsciousness
of innocence. That is a most unhappy
trait of humanity which makes it so easy
to condemn, so hard to speak charitably.
There is something heroic in the courage
of those who dare speak in defense of the
maligned, since it is so very, very easy to
join in depreciation. And yet, how true
the poet’s injunction:

"Search thy own heart. What paineth thee
In others in thyself may be.”

The effect of such uncharitable com-
ment on the mistakes and follies of the
young is not reformatory. Rather is it
hardening and coarsening, making them
impatient of the gentle admonitions of
wiser and more sympathetic persons, and
more headstrong and reckless. Their
sense of justice rebels, not without rea-
son, at the bitter and undeserved censure,
the continual misconstruction of what
they know is merely youthful exuberance
of spirits. that must ﬁnd expression in
nonsense perhaps, but nonsense that
harms no one.

“ Woman’s harshest judge is her sister
woman,” and the stern arraignment is as
true as Holy Writ, and sad as !rue. Since
woman should know through the weak—
ness of her own nature, what temptations
assail her sister woman, it would seem
that the knowledge should make her
tender, pitying, charitable toward faults.
Instead, the most formidable obstacle er—
ring woman meets is the condemnation
of those who by every tie of sex and com-
mon heritage of weakness should most
befriend her. The excuse for want of
charity is ever ready: If the pure coun-
tenance the fallen, in the eyes of the
world both are classed as frail. It seems
to be assumed that the pure seek the er-
ring ones out of sympathy with their sin,
rather than a noble, Christ-like desire to
redeem them and lift them up. As the
abstraction we call “Society ” is new con-
stituted, women are en abled to claim that
their safety lies in sternest condemnation
of the woman, while the man, equal part-
ner in guilt, is received in their parlors
and basks in their smiles. It’s a queer
world, very queer! Whata harsh, cruel
edict it is which for one sin of passion, of
temptation beyond strength, of perhaps
inherited weakness, dooms a sister soul to
the depths of degredation beyond hope of
escape! It is this very feeling that no
mental agony, however maddening, no
repentance, however sincere, .no after life,
no matter how spotless, can restore 10st
position and silence Slander’s myriad
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the downward path. When the spotless
but sternly judging woman’s sons are
led away by the painted women of the
town, may it not be that the measure of
her uncharitableness has recoiled upon
herself? The great woman-philosopher
has said: “ To be just to the erring de—
mands courage, deep pity, self knowledge,
a mind which tastes no piquancy in evil
speaking. feels no self-exaltation in con-
demning, that cheats itself with no large
words into the belief‘ that life can have
any moral end, any high religion, which
excludes the striving after perfect truth,
justice, and love toward the individual
men and women who come across our
own individual path.”

But putting aside our uncharitableness
toward those who have agtually fallen
into sin, and returning again to the in-
justice done to the young by the evil-
speaking of their elders Iconfess I ﬁnd
it difﬁcult to recognize any religious sen-
timent in those who thus cloud young
lives, by ill-timed gossip. The religion
of the New Testament is a religion of
love. “A new commandment I give un-
to you, that ye love one another.” How
can we obey this injunction, so in har—
mony with The Master’s teachings and
life on earth, when we speak coldly or
falsely. or even idly, of those who are en-
titled to our consideration, our sympathy,
and that charity which “thinketh no
evil!” I care not how zealous a church
member, either man or woman, may be,
how strict in outward observance; “ pure
religion and undeﬁled ” has never touched
the heart from which comes the bitter
sarcasm on a neighbor’s foible, or which
spreads still further, and adds by surmise

to the scandalous story of another’s sin.
BEATRIX.

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CARE OF THE HANDS.

 

Shapely, white, soft hands are highly
esteemed, especially by the fortunate
possessors, who are apt to preserve soft-
ness and whiteness by “shirking " those
duties which would tend to diminish
either. Not a little of the aversion with
which some ladies regard housework is
due to the fact that it roughens and stains
the hands. Poor, vain, but lovely “ Hetty
Sorel,” surveying her beauty in the dim
mirror in the Poyser mansion, was vexed
that the butter-making had coarsened her
hands and wrists, so she would be less a
lady when her bright dreams were realiz-
ed. And loving mothers all the world
over, take the hardest of the homely du—
ties of life to let their “Hettys” sport
soft, unstained hands.

Yet it is no shame to a girl to like to
have pretty hands, if to keep them beau-
tiful she does not selﬁshly leave others to
do the work she herself should perform.
And I never think less of a girl, or woman
either, for wearing gloves when she
sweeps and makes ﬁres, or works in the
garden. The “sign manual of honest
labor” is no disgrace, but the rough
chapped skin, the cracks and callouses,
are often not only painful but hindrances
in *wing and other work. So do not be
ashamed to put on your gloves for such
rough work as comes to your share; nor

 

to take a little pains to insure smoothness
of skin. ‘

If you will remember never to take
your hands out of water without thor—
oughly drying them, the great cause of
“chaps” and cracks would be avoided.
Do not use too hot water; dry the hands
thoroughly; put on mittens to hang out
the clothes, and you will avoid the terrors
of wash-day. You can have your hands
in soap-suds with impunity, if you will
but rub lemon juice or vinegar on them
immediately after. The acid kills the al-
kali of the soap which affects the skin,
and softens and whitens. Oxalic acid
will.take off stains, but must be used with
care as it is a poison. It makes the hands
harsh, unless they are thoroughly washed
in tepid water and rubbed with a little
glycerine. Glycerine is better for the hands
than cold cream, vasaline, etc.; but a lit—
tle is better than too .much. Glycerine,
diluted with one-third its bulk of rose-
water or lemon juice whitens and softens
the hands. Indian meal and ﬁne white
sand are good to use when the hands are
very dirty or stained. Oatmeal soaked in
tepid water and the water used to bathe
the hands, smooths and whitens them.

Dnrnorr. ‘ L. C.
—-v-——¢oo——-
AN EXPERIENCE IN CANNING
CORN. '

 

On reading Huldah Perkins’ experience
with canned corn in the HOUSEHOLD of
April 27th, it reminded me of a recipe I
once gave a lady for making bread. She
was very much pleased with my bread
and wished me to teach her how to make
it, and I very willingly gave her full di
rections. On meeting her a short time
after, I asked her what luck she had. She
replied that “the loaves could not be pene-
trated with a cro w-bar.” And as she ex
pected it would go off like “ hot. cakes,”
she made ten loaves, none of them being
eatable. So it was ordered that the ducks
should have a feast, but if there had been
one more loaf they never would have
needed any more to eat. Poor bread is
something I never have.

I have a very good recipe for canning
corn, and Ithought it no more than duty
demanded to give the lady achance to try
again, hoping for better lack. When I
ﬁrst began to can corn I put up only one
can. It proved so good that I have canned
corn ever since, now ﬁve or six years.
My recipe reads as follows: Gather
the corn and prepare it the same as if it
were to cook. Cut it off the cob and pack
it in the cans. Be careful not to pack it
too tight. If it is not packed tight enough
it will not do any harm, only to shrink.
Take the boiler and put‘ sufﬁcient straw
onthe bottom, set in the cans, being care

, ful to put plenty of straw between them,

so as to prevent them from boiling to-
gether and breaking. Screw the covers
partly on, not air-tight, but enough so
that water cannot get in. Then ﬁll the
boiler with cold water so that it will be
within about an inch of the top of the
cans. Boil two anda half hours, keeping
it supplied with boiling water as it boils
away. Then take the cans out one by
one and fasten the tops on securely; turn

 

them upside down and boil one and a
half hours. When wanted for use it will
not need any cooking: just warm it up.
You may think this a rather long process,
but I trust you will be amply paid for

your trouble. OLD MAID.

GREGORY.
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THE HOUSEHOLD Editor acknowledges
with very many thanks the receipt of a
box of beautiful spring ﬂowers, tulips,
pansies, etc., and apple blossoms, from
Mrs. M. E. Fuller, of Fenton.

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Useful Recipes.

 

APPLE Cowman—Line a pie-plate with nice
puff paste . Slice juicy, well ﬂavored apples
into the plate till it is half full; pour over
them a custard; bake; then cover with whip-
ped cream ﬂavored with lemon, or a meringue
of white of egg and sugar .

 

Comrrsn IN Chasm—Pick up into small
pieces, ﬁsh that has been soaked in cold water
over night . Heat rich milk or cream boiling
hot and add the ﬁsh with a spoonful of ﬂour
that has been mixed smooth with a little cold
milk. As soon as it boils up, break a fresh
egg into it and stir just long enough to cook
the egg and then remove it at once from the
ﬁre.

 

FRIzzmi) BEER—Have the dried or smoked
beef shaved very thin, place in a stew-pan
with rather more than enough water to cover
it, and when it boils add a spoonful of ﬂour
made smooth in a little cold water. As soon
as it thickens add a generous piece of butter, 8.
little pepper, and turn into a hot dish. It is
veay nice turned over toasted bread.

THE ORIGINAL “SALLY LUNN ” Buns—Sally
Lunn lived in Bath, Eng., and the famous
buns which bear her name she made and sold
to the wealthy residents, delivering them her-
self; and this is how she made them: She took
one quart of ﬂour and mixed with it a half
teaspoonful of salt and three teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, then rubbed in half a cup of
butter, four beaten eggs and one pint of milk.
She then poured the batter into round cake
tins, and baked them in a quick oven.

 

APPLES WITH Rica—Boil rice very soft and
line with it a well-buttered pudding-dish. Lay
over it a layer of sliced apple, usirg an easily
cooked variety, alternate layers of rice and
apples until the dish is full. Add a little
water to keep the rice from becoming dry on
top, and bake until the apples are done. An-
other way is to pare some apples and remove
the cores, and ﬁll and cover them with boiled
rice, allowing a cupful of uncooked rice for
each half dozen apples; cook in a steamer.
Eat with cream and sugar.

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Arracrioxara TO HIS Winn—“Yes,” said
Gigglesnicker, as he passed the doughnuts to
the new boarder, “I like to see a man affec-
tionate to his wife, but men have different
way 5 of showing their affection. Now, there’s
Briggs. He always puts his arm around his
wife when he goes to work in the morning,
kisses her good bye, and leaves her to bring up
the coal. I tried it once, but I found my wife
had'rather have me show my affection by

shovelling off thewalk and putting up her
clothes-line than b kissing her good bye.
Young man,” and igglesnicker put on his
serious fatherly look, “if you want to show
affection for your wife, just do it in that way
which’ll take a little 065 from her shoulders.

After tea Mr. Gigglesnicker went down to, the
drug store, and Mrs. Gig lesnicker went to
the shed and split the morn ng kindling wood.

 

