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THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

UNA PPREC’IA TED.

 

She died, as many travelers have died.
O‘ertaken on an Alpine road by night;
Numbed and bewildered by the falling snow,
Striving, in spite of failing pulse, and limbs
Which faltered and grew feeble at each step,
'l'o toil up the icy steep and bear,

Patient and faithful to the last, the load
Which. in the sunny morn, seemed light!

And yet

’Twas in the place she called her home she died;

And they who loved her with the all of love
Their wintry natures had to give, stc ed by

And wept some tears. and wrote above her grave

Some common record which they thought was

true;

But I, who loved her ﬁrst, and last, and best—I

knew. -—Helen Hunt.

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A. DAY AT THE “AID."

 

“ Grandma says tell you the Aid Society
meets at our house next Wednesday, and
she would like to have you come,” said one
of the little girls of my Sunday School
class at the close of the session last Sunday.

“ Tell your grandma I thank her for the
invitation and will come if I possibly can,”
I replied.

I had heard considerable about this
society, the “ Ladies’ Aid ” of a ﬂourishing
country church, about three or four miles
distant, and as its members were nearly all
my friends or acquaintances of long stand-
ing, I had often wished to avail myself of
the privilege of meeting with them.

Wednesday came, bringing with it the
roughest roads of the season (it had frozen
solid the night before after a three days’
thaw), but undaunted I sallied forth, as
rough roads or smooth, cold weather or
warm are alike to one who has gotten
used to it.

Arrived at my destination a gentleman
assisted me to alight, and took charge of
my horse—that at least is one advantage
of being a woman—and I entered the
house to ﬁnd a hearty welcome awaiting
me, not only from the hostess but from
other friends who had, to the number of
about twenty-ﬁve, braved the cold wind
and “hubs ” to hold the monthly meeting
of the society. This is a small number for

many often assemble.

Soon after my arrival dinner was an.
nounced, and we sat down to a bountifully
spread table, so lavishly supplied with
choice edibles that one was reminded of
the old-fashioned “ donation,” and like the

capacity was not larger. After dinner the
meeting was called to order by the presi-
dent, a mild, soft-voiced little woman who
wore a white ribbon, showing at once that
she was a member of the W. C. T. U., and
who seemed well ﬁtted to preside. The
roll was called by the secretary, each
member responding by a verse of Scripture,
and the minutes of the last meeting read.
Then followed singing—some familiar
hymn; then prayer by the president, or the
pastor if he is present; after singing another
hymn the meeting was open for discussion
of some subject which had been announced
at the previous meeting. This time the
subject was the one of such vital impor-
tance to parents—the training of children.
It would make my communication too
lengthy were I to follow closely the ideas
of each one called upon to speak; let it be
sufﬁcient to say that all were agreed upon
the general principles that the conﬁdence
of achild must be kept; that he must be
treated honorably, and never deceived or
lied to if you would have him truthful.
Some advocated whipping in severe or
aggravated cases; others thought it invaria~
bly did more harm than good. One elderly
gentleman said that he always used the
rod in governing his children, and as soon
as he sat down his son, who was present,
rose up and said with a sly glance and a
smile in the direction of his father, that he
did not agree with the last speaker; that
in the management of his children he had
never used the rod and was well pleased
with the result. Gentleness combined with
ﬁrmness was sufﬁcient. Whipping only
makes a child angry. I have noticed that
almost invariably where a child is brought
up on the Solomon plan, when he has chil-

dren of his own he seldom whips them.

He sees the folly of it; remembering that

in his own case it made him worse instead

of better.

After a collection of ten cents apiece had

been taken, a topic for discussion and a

place for next meeting appointed, the

meeting broke up.

This is not strictly a ladies’ society, as
the “brethren ” attend and take part in
the exercises. During warm weather the
meetings are held in the afternoons only.

I could not help thinking as I rode
toward home, that such meetings for the
interchange of thoughts must be very bene-
ﬁcial to those participating; and that
whether as “Aids” or “ Farmers’ Clubs”
the more the country has of them the bet-
ter. ELLA R. Woon.

 

small boy only regretted that storage

THREE INCIDENTS IN LIFE.

 

A young man sat with me at the front
window, and i saw him look long and
sorrowfully atayoung girl who passed,
exquisitely dressed, with very small waist,
fair complexion and very red cheeks.

“ What are you thinking about, Harry,”
said I?

“ Of that young girl who passed. I had
almost decided to ask her to be my wife."

“And why not?" said I.

”Because I know of a certainty she
wears corsets and uses powder for her
complexion. I cannot afford an invalid
wife. She will certainly become weakly,
and I have had to give her up. I wish you
would write a message to the girls, from
the young men,” he continued. “ We are
more and more giving our attention to
physical culture, and we want no clinging
vines, but strong healthy girls for wives-
Girls think they please the young men by
looking delicate, but the day for that is
past. There are several young married
men I know, who are kept pinched for
money all the time, and with good salaries
too. But there is the doctor, who is some-
times hired by the year, and long accounts
at the drug stores besides. Look at the
shoes girls wear,” continued my sensible
friend. “French heels and pointed toes.
Now I should rejoice if my wife could go
a ﬁve mile walk with me, and climb the
rail fences on the way. But where can I
ﬁnd such a piece of healthy femininity?”
Echo answers where?

“ There are faith cures and mind cures,
water cures and mud cures, why not horse
car cures?” thought uncle Amos, looking
at poor Carrie, a nervous, fretful invalid,
who was nothing battered, but rather grew
worse after being in the doctor’s hands a
year and a half, with frightful bills sent
in now and then. “Now Carrie,” said
he, “let me try my cure and I will pay
all the bills, and the best of it is you won’t
be any worse for my treatment, and may
improve.” Uncle Amos was so thoroughly
calm, sensible and kind, he generally had
his own way. The horse cars ended the
line close to their street door, the horses
were led around, and the route commenced
again, seven miles and a half across the
city. The plan was one trip a day, over
to the end of the route and back again.

Poor Carrie felt as if she would hardly live
to get back again, but when once aboard
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quiet jog of the cars that made her sleepy,
and wonder of wonders she had a sweet

  


    

 

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little nap. Day after day she took this trip,
and was surprised to ﬁnd her appetite bet.
ter, and restful sleep at night. In the sum-
mer the open cars were a delightful change.
The fresh air blew right through. It was
exercise, too, and change of the right kind.
By fall she could attend to her housework,
but kept up the treatment until cold
weather, and now considers herself a well
woman, thanks to uncle Amos and the
horse car cure.

Iinvited some old friends to tea, and also
a neighbor of theirs with whom I was
slightly acquainted. I noticed her curi-
ously regarding her teaspoon, it being very
peculiar and old fashioned. A bunch of
ﬂowers was engraved on the handle, and
underneath the letters A. R. F. “ You
are curious about that spoon ” said I,
“ and it came into my possession in a
singular way. One morning I was in the
front of the house, when a ragged girl sud-
denly turned the corner with a basket; this
she put inside my front fence, rushed on,
and soon disappeared. Right after came a
policemen running in the same direction
and he soon was out of sight. I carried in
the basket, and on examining it found
pieces of bread and the spoon. I suppose
the girl had stolen it and fearing arrest,
had dropped the evidence of her guilt in
my front yard.” “You are right,” said
the lady, “My mother had a set of silver
spoons given her for a wedding present;
they were old and quaint, and she thought
agreat deal of them. One of them was on
the kitchen table; a beggar came in, we
gave her some bread, but missed the spoon
as soon as she left. A policeman was
passing and we sent him after the girl, but
it appears he didn’t come up with her.
Now if you will come to my house to tea

tomorrow evening I will show you the rest
of the set; and you will be convinced this

is one of them.” I canted the spoon to its

right place and was glad to complete the

set. Wasn’t it a curious coincidence?
Dxmor'r. SISTER GRACIOUS.

 

THE OTHER SIDE.

 

“ Let brotherly love continue.” “ Be not
forgetful to entertain strangers. for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares,”
“Use hospitality one to another without
grudging, distributing to the necessities of
saints, given to hospitality.” These are
explicit directions for our rule of action,
but it must be noted that they apply to
Christians only. The spirit of intolerance
is dying out; barriers are borne down by
a current of love, and all minor differences
are forgotten in the one grand thought, the
uplifting of mankind. To this end there
must belarge conventions, and the friendly
feeling developed by free entertainment
does much to enhance the usefulness of
such conferences. Does any one suppose
the people of Cleveland who open their
doors to the student volunteers, the mis-
sionaries, will regret it? Some who enter-
tain and some who are entertained will be
annoyed, but if all who go comply with
the request to send names ahead and go
uovided with proper credentials I see
null chance for impostors. Let us be:

  

 

ware of anything which shall make class
distinctions between rich and poor. Every
element of strength is needed for the right.

I should close the doors, and say to
those children, “ I should like you to play
in this room;” and I prefer to ﬁnd them
something to do rather than take the con-
sequences when they ﬁnd their own
amusement. Old seed catalogues or other
valueless picture books and colored pen-
cils amuse some children a long time; also
pipes and bubbles, scissors and paper,
paste and pasteboard with an illustrated
paper. Paste the pictures on squares of
pasteboard and they become a permanent
part of the playthings to stock the barns
and ﬁelds made with blocks. A black-
board and crayon makes another good
means of amusement. Any of these are
easily put away and no muss left. Dolls,
carts and marbles are standard; and if none
of these would do I should pronounce
them very tired and have them “ sit right
down and rest.”

The rest of this letter is to Ungracious.
Others may skip. My dear sister, please
take this other rocker, we will sitjust here,
where the children come and go, then they
will never suspect secrecy, for a bit of a
chat. ’Twill comfort us both. Fetch
your carefully arranged clippings if you
like, but do not forget that MS. under the
old magazines on the top shelf; it doesn’t
quite bring out your idea yet, nor that
folded one worn with travel, “ good but
not adapted to our publication,” that
rhyme where one word only wouldn’t
rhyme, and that old envelope on which
you transfered that precious thought from
your heart to your pocket. Did you ever
ﬁnd ripe thoughts, like ripe fruit, soon lost
unless preserved? Yes, sit by me, we‘ll let
bric-a-brac be dust-o-metres and the spiders
spin on while we talk about—that is what
the world will never know. The thoughts
that burn shall have utterance, griefs told
are often divided, and with lighter hearts
we’ll pick up our papers, set back our
chairs, and a new impulse will impel our
pens. J. M. w.

FararrnLn.

'W

CANNA SEED AND PLANT ROOMS.

It is desirable to get Canna seed started
early and so insure as long a season of
bloom as possible. Drop them into hot
Water; in the morning is the better way, as
they can more easily kept warm until
planted. Prepare a glass of warm, moist
sand and put the seed next or near the
glass, deep down, and that next the win-
dow glass where the sun shines in; when
not convenient put in a warm situation,
and keep moist and they will soon sprout,
then plant in pots of rich loam. This is
an excellent way to start seeds of canary
ﬂower, Thunbergt‘a glaucium, and other
slow seeds; only scatter next the surface
and cover them usually about their own
depth with the soil.

I have had one conservatory for my
plants situated precisely as Elizabeth de-
scribes the location of hers. Mine opened
into the dining room with glass in the
door, but a plain wall separated it from

the bedroom. I would not wish another

so arranged. if I had more than a few

plants, such as would do for abay win-

dow. After a house is built and all the

inside work placed in order it is not easy

to rearrange rooms, and we must do as we-
can. My plant room was built with the

house; and if I were to have one to suit

me now, the main door would open into

the kitchen, handy to the pump and stove,

and all the dirty work be done there.

Then I would have the room extend along
the east end or side, or part of it off, the
dining-room, and have a sash door from
that. Curtains are not the right thing to
inclose a plant room. The windows should
be set with two panes of glass (double sash‘I}
to thelight for safety from frost, and if the
carpenter and mason do good work, giving:
tight joints and aheavy coat of plaster,
there will be no danger of frost. The
complete plant room is of generous dimen-
sions, the better to avoid disease and in-
sects, as well as convenient to move about
in. By all means have it commodious:
The shelves are put up on brackets, and
one or two low tables with free rollers,
and hooks to suspend a basket or two will
be sufﬁcient for furnishing; beside the in-
dispensable small spraying pump and rose-
sprinkler. Then we may enjoy to the
full the delights of ﬂowers at all seasons-
Small shallow boxes set in those windows
will be in order for starting seeds of be--
gonia, verbena, coleus, glaucium, prim-
rose or anything we wish for, and fear to
risk in other conditions.

anrort. MR 3. M. A. FULLER

W

WHAT ARE WE COMING TO?‘

 

Can it be possible that petticoats are-
doomed? It has been intimated in these
columns that the divided skirt might be
the “entering wedge” which should in-
troduce a more pronouncedly masculine-
garment, and now hear what a woman’s
outﬁtter, at the head of a large establish-
ment in New York, advises in place of

p skirts. Not leglets, divided skirts, or any-

thing of the kind, but undeniable trousers:
“ Trousers a triﬂe shorter and tighter than
those our brethren wear, but yet trousers—-
silken trousers for the house and cashmere,.
lined with silk, for the street. A pair of
brown cashmere trousers, lined with
pongee, were brought forward, fashioned
snugly to the hip and upper part of the-
leg, with a fulness for the knee and but-
toned close about the calf, even as Mr.
Mansﬁeld’s Beau Brummel trousers were-
buttoned.

“ The divided skirts are no improve
ment upon petticoats,” said the outﬁtter.
“ You only have a double amount of ful--
uses to ﬂop about the ankles, to get wet
and bedraggled, to gather up when de-
scending dirty stairs, and to make you wish.
you had never been born. But here is
everything snug and warm and quite out
of the way. You have nothing to lift but.

your gown. Such a sense of lightness and.
comfort and ease. Petticoats should only
be worn in the house with transparent
dresses, and then should be of the lightest

 

possible material, china silk. crape or-
mull.”

    
 
   
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
   
  
  
   
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
  
   
  
  
  
 
  
 
  
   
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
  


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HOW MUCH OF OUR HEALTH AND
HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON THE USE
AND ABUSE OF THE FLATIRON?

This question, brought before the Web-
szer Farmers’ Club Feb. 14, which should
have called out a general discussion, and
ought to be of interest to every housekeeper,
did not receive as much attention as it
should have done, only a few expressing
themselves upon the subject.

Mrs. Edwin Ball—What tends to good
health ought to add to happiness, and the
use of the ﬂatiron being laborious and in
hot weather very disagreeable, we should
avoid a good deal of the ironing that was
once thought necessary, as it is quite cer-
tain that much is done that is useless. By
so doing we would save ourselves many
hard hours’ work, that might proﬁtably be
spent in reading or something Of an educa-
tional nature.

Mrs. Ira Backus—I do not use the ﬂatiron
any more than I am obliged to. There
are many articles in every washing that
are just as well if not ironed. I think
careful washing and pains taken in wring-
ing and hanging out the clothes will leave
them in such a condition that less ironing
is necessary. I think I rest just as well on
sheets nicelv folded when taken from the
line, as though time and labor were spent
in ironing them. I do not entirely ignore
the use of the ﬂatiron, nor believe in the
plan Of a fat acquaintance of mine who
folded the clothes and put them in her
easy chair and when occasion presented sat
on them. For what ironing I am obliged
to do I ﬁnd a gasoline stove useful, and
comfortable to work by. I do not believe
it is right for us to be drudging all the
time, when we might just as well omit
some of the drudgery, save our backs and
have more time for intellectual culture.

Mrs. Chamberlain does not spend time
in ironing much, except ﬁne clothes, table
linen, etc. Thinks it is not necessary.

Mrs. A. Aisaver—I do not know in just
what the abuse of the. ﬂatiron consists,
whether too much use or not enough; or in
the manner in which we use it. As to the
use of the ﬂatiron, have had some ex-
perience and that tells me the iron has
been used too much for good health and
happiness, and many times when not nec~
essary. Think of our standing over an
ironing-board in a hot room in summer,
thermometer 90 deg. in the shade, the
sweat of our brows bedewing every species
of clothesl Is it right? is it necessary? I
think not. Much of our health and hap-
piness can determined by a moderate use
of the ﬂatiron, and our dispositions im-
proved. Do not believe that we should
iron wrinkles in our disposition while iron-
ing out unnecessary ones from the clothes.
Our time can be put to a much better use.
Those who wish have the privilege of
using the ﬂatiron to its full extent in every
sense and manner. For me a very moderate
use of it will sufﬁce.

Mrs. C. Rogers—Do not think the ﬂatiron
the most useful, or the least useful thing
in the world; nor do I believe in an ex-
tensive use of it. Think a temperate use
. is sufﬁcient. Its cold, smooth phiz doe

 

not show the least trace of sympathy for
the useless hours of bickacbing and dis
position-breaking labor bestowed in part-

nership with it. I cannot do up collars,
cuffs and shirt fronts as they are at a
laundry and have not the disposition to
try; I am of the opinion that the laundry
is the place where they should be taken
care of. When I said I could sleep just as
well on a pillow-case ironed on one side,
my mother said " Shame!" We spend too
much of our time, as a rule, with the un-
essential parts of our housekeeping, and
deprive ourselves of the many privileges
and advantages that today are open for
the energetic and progressive woman.

The old time adherents of ironing every
thing and on both sides were not present at
this meeting, or if they were their silence
on the subject made them appear to be
absent. E. N. BALL,

Secretary.

 

A PLEA FOR KIND WORDS.

Another week has passed away and the
HOUSEHOLD is again, as ever, a welcome
visitor in my home. This evening, while
reading its contents, the thought occurred
to me that I tOO, would like to join the
c‘rcle. Indeed I feel as though lcould
claim quite close relationship to some of
them, as I am a sister teacher.

El. See, you have my sympathy. Many
of us have seen days, weeks and months
when the future did not seem to hold one
ray of light, and we were hardly responsi-
ble for our words and actions. While
this state of mind exists the only consola-
tion seems to lie in the hope that Time as
it speeds on its viewless wings, will wear
away some of the rough edges from the
rock of trouble that has caused us so
much heartache and sorrow, that we fai'n
would forget, but cannot. We often meet
people who are “ all smiles” to the world
but whose white faces and hollow eyes are
indices to their real state of feeling, and
the smiles are mere masks under cover of
which they vainly endeavor to conceal
their anguish. But whether dead troubles
or living troubles hold us their victim, I
truly believe that, though we may bear
the impress of the wounds we have re-
ceived, our lives are made purer and better
for being tried in the ﬁery furnace. Sor-
rows come to all, and though we cannot
understand . we should hear them patiently.

“ If we could push ajar the gates of life
And stand within and all God’s workings

see,

We could interpret all this care and strife,
And for each mystery could ﬁnd a key,

But not to-day; then be content, poor heart,
God'sf p113“ like lilies pure and white un-

o :

We must not tear the close shut leaves apart

Time will reveal the calyxes of gold l ”

I heartily endorse Beth’s sentiments in
regard to kind words. it does not pay to
treat any one meanly, and willfully injure
another’s feelings, for in some way injuries
always fall the heaviest upon those who in-
ﬂict them. Kind words never die; they
cost nothing, and often encourage and aid
us forward in the way of life, when at the
same time unkind words would have dis-
couraged and tended to inﬂuence us to
take the downward path. Could we more
often realize “ wounds made by words are

 

hard to heal” and that all we say and do
is helping to make the happiness of others
as well as our own, we would be more
careful to have each word and action all
we could wish them, were they to be our
last. We little know the trials and dif—
ﬁculties of those around us. As the poet
has beautifully expressed it:

“ The smile that rests the fairest,
And the head that wears the crown,
May be near the heart that‘s breaking,
A little farther down.”

Well, the solemn old clock on the mantel
warns me it is late, and as I have already
tarrled too long, I will draw the curtain

and depart. Mrzr’an.

MARSHALL.
-——-—-—-OO.—--—~

HINTS TO THE PERPLEXED.

 

I would advise D. B. when there is an»
other convention of any kind and she is
called on to entertain delegates, to boil a
ham or have some kind of meats cooked
up, do some baking beforehand, and then
she can go to each service. If she has a
small girl to leave at home with the chil-
dren, direct her to have the potatoes on the
stove at a certain time and the kettle over
the ﬁre; then you can have dinner ready in.
a few minutes. I do not believe in worrye
ing and cooking so much, and then from
some folks you hardly get so much as
thanks. I used to think I must do so
much cooking too, but have got bravely
over that since I have got older. I live on
a large farm; we have made as high as 85
lbs. of butter per week, and cooked for
from 12 to 15 nien, part of the time no
help except my small daughter.

I know what it is tO be bothered with
other people’s children. At last I found a
good plan. Let your children go tosee
your neighbor's child; tell them to stay
two hours, or such a matter, and give
them to understand if not at home when
the time is up, they cannot go very soon
again. Then when your neighbor’s chil~
dren come tell them, “ You can play with
mine two hours, and then you must go
home, for my children get too tired to play

all day.” Think no sensible mother can
get mad at that. P. B.
NEWPORT.

We..—

INFORMATION WANTED.

Through the HOUSEHOLD, if you will,
kindly give directions for things particu
larly needful for an ocean voyage and a
three months’ trip through Scotland, Eng-
land, tO Paris and Berlin. Imake these
inquiries for information as I expect to
make the trip with my husband this sum»
mer, and know many things are learned
from experience; as I have not had the
experience I wish to learn from some one
who has. Which is the pleasanter trip ,
from New York or Quebec? What cloth-
ing is most serviceable? Are there any
particular conveniences for tourists getting
clothes laundried? What about hotels and
meals? Any information will be gratefully
received by JOYCE.

[Will some of our readers who hare
crossed the Atlantic kindly answer the
above inquiries? The Editor’s trip abroad
is as yet an unfulﬁlled aspiration—and
likely to remain so.]

    


    
  
  
   
  
  
  
   
  
   
   
  
   
   
  
  
    
   
   
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
   
   
  
  
 
    
 
   
   
   
  
   
    
   
   
  
   
   
   
  
  
  
    
 
   
   
   
   
  
  
 
   
  
  
   
  
  
    
    
      

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THE POULTRY BUSINESS.

I am an ardent admirer of the Hons]:-
lom, and feel that I may be selﬁsh in
silently accepting its help and neglecting
tooﬂer anything in return. I wish to thank
Mary Arm for directions for Charlotte
Russe given last June; also M. A. M.
for the receipt for fried turnovers. Of
course I wish for still more information.
We have concluded to cure some pork for
our own use soon, and will be glad if some
one will tell us how to prepare bacon.
When trying lard should a little water be
put in the kettle?

I do not remember to have ever seen

. anything in this paper in regard to the un-
proﬁtableness of keeping hens. I began
seven years ago With from seventy-ﬁve to
are hundred hens; kept a strict account for
over three years of everything except my
own time and labor, and found that I was
ninety dollars worse 06 when Ileftoif than
when I began, to say nothing of the time I
spent and hard work I did. If I had put
the money I expended into a savings bank,
or out at interest, it would have been far
better for me. I found the work too hard,
and was obliged to abandon it on account
of my health. I have begun to keep ac-
count of receipts and expenditures again
this year, with thirty-eight hens, which
number I intend to reduce to twenty, as we
desire them for the table. I think a small
number may pay, perhaps, as the scraps
from the table, etc., will go far towards
keeping them.

I have a cyclamen that from November
until February was covered with blossoms.
Itis evidently exhausted and needs rest.
Will some one tell me whether 1 should
keep it by the window and water it, or put
it in the dark and let it dry up? Will the
bulb live and blossom another winter if
cared for properly? I have never been able
to keep one more than one year.

Wrsr Bar Crrr. MARTHA J ANE.

(Mr. Phillip Breitmeyer, well known
florist of this city, says: The cyclamen,
after it is done ﬂowering, should be left in
the pot, set away out of direct light but not
where it will freeze, and water gradually
withheld, not giving any after the ﬁrst of
May. In the fall re pot it in fresh soil and
give water, repeating the treatment under

which it blossomed the ﬁrst time, and it
will bloom again, just as beautifully as
even]

W

INQUIRIES ANSWERED.

anunns’ CREEK, Feb. 24, 189i.

1. To whom must one apply to gain ad-
mittancein a hospital, such as Harper’s, to
be trained for a nurse? What is the
charge?

2. Who appoints the teachers for the
State Industrial School for girls at Cold-
water? What is the salary?

3. How do girls obtain positions in the
government ofﬁces at Washington?

A READER.

1. Write to Dr. E. M. Shurly, at Her-
per’s Hospital, or to the Farrand Training
School for Nurses, in this city, for full in-
formation.

2. The Board of Control. Salary de-

ndsupon positions.

 

tained through recommendations from the
Representative or Senator in Congress
elected from the district in which the ap-
plicant resides, subject to the pleasure of
the head of the department and to the ex-
aminations required by the Civil Service
regulations, if its rules apply to that par-
ticular department.

 

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Mns'rsnn is a well known domestic
remedy, good to alleviate severe pain and
congestion. Mustard paste is made by
melting fresh lard soft enough so it can be
easily stirred with a spoon, then mixing in
ground mustard till it is very yellow. Rub
the patient well with this. Mustard oil is
also an improvement on the old-fashioned
mustard plaster. Have a druggist ﬁll a
four ounce bottle with alcohol and add 20
drops of mustard oil. It will be strong
enough to suit any one and is very pene~
trating.

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THE secret of a good pumpkin pie lies
in the long continued stewing of the
pumpkin in a small quantity of water. It
takes the best part of a day to cook pump-
kin in the right way. Put on early in the
morning, with only a small quantity of
water and closely covered to allow the
steam to do its work, it can be cooked fast
for a couple of hours, then should be set
on the back of the stove, the cover taken
off, and permitted to stew ani bubble for a
long time—till it is thick and rich, and of a
dark orange color; and must be frequently
stirred to prevent burning. A cupful of
molasses or one of brown sugar should be
stirred in when it is a homogenous mass,
and about half or three quarters of an hour
before it is done. Then put it through a
colander and you have the basis for “boss”
pies—pies that will make a man invite
himself to a second quarter section, and
wish he had capacity for more, pies “ as
good as mother’s,” hewill say.

 

Good Housekeeping tells how to use
kerosene in the washing. In the ﬁrst
place, it should only be used with rain
water. For a boiler-ful of clothes two-
thirds of a cake of soap shaved ﬁne, and
four tablespoonfuls of kerosene. Put cold
rain water into the boiler to the depth of
three or four inches, put in the soap and
the measured kerosene, while the water is
cold, and boil well together, being careful
it does not foam up over the stove. Add
cold water enough to boil the clothes and
put them in, the best ﬁrst, while the water
is cold. Let boil steadily for ten minutes,
take out into cold rain water, thence to the
rinsing and bluing waters. There will be
no rubbing required, the dirt will have
disappeared. Add a little more soap and
kerosene for the next boiler-fa], let it boil
up, cool, put in the clothes and boil. The
clothes are to be soaked over night. It is
a great mistake to put the kerosene into a

boiler-ful of water, it makes a tenacious
greasy scum with the dirt from the clothes
when used that way; too much kerosene
is used, which vellows the garments.
Cleansed water will make the greasy scum
with kerosene. It is also an error to put

 

3. Places in the departments are ob-

HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES.

 

We have received from W. Atlee Burpee
& Co., Seedsmcn, Philadelphia, Pa., 9.
copy of a new book with the above title.
written by Mrs. S. T. Rorer, Principal of
the Philadelphia Cooking School. It is a
book of 182 pages, neatly bound, and is
the ﬁrst to treat comprehensively on the
important subject of its title. It gives
numerous recipes for the cooking of vege-
tables of all varieties in every style—many
of which will be new even to the most ex-
perienced housewives. As an illustration
of how thoroughly the subject is treated,
we would mention that it gives 40 ways of
cooking potatoes, 26 of tomatoes and 22 of
corn, 28 ways of making soups and 37 re-
cipes for salads. Beside how to cook
vegetables, it also tells numerous ways of
pickling, how to preserve, how to can for
winter use, as well as how to serve vegeta-
bles cold; altogether it will be gladly wel-
comed by thousands of housewives, among
whom Mrs. Rorer is an acknowledged
authority.

“ How to Cook Vegetables ” is not pub-
lished for sale, but is given as a premium
on seed orders by the publisher, W. Atlee
Burpee 85 00., Philadelphia,.Pa.

 

Mus. M. B. R., of Union City, says:
“ Please tell Farmer’s Daughter to pour
boiling water on her canna seeds, audit
will crack the shells so the seeds can ger-
minate. Or take a penknife and cut a part
of the shell away, but be very careful not
to cut the kernel or white part of the seed.
Plant in soil free from worms and keep
quite moist until it sprouts.” We would
remind Farmer’s Daughter that after she
has once secured gcod roots it is not nec-
essary to grow fresh plants every year. The
tubers, dug up in the fall, and stored like
dahlia roots, or kept in a box of earth in a
dry cellar (out of reach of mice) can be
planted out in the spring and will go on
ﬁourishin g season after season. An article
on the horticultural page of a late FARMER
gave some further information about this
stately, tropical looking plant.
“00—”

U sefui Recipes.

Mmcs MEAL—One cup of chopped cooked
meat: three cups chopped apples: one cup of
raisins (seeded and chopped): one cup our:
rants (Well washed and picked ove ); half
cup seedless raisins: half cup of ﬁnely chop<
ped suet; two cups sugar: two teaspoonfuls
ground cinnamon: one teaspoont‘ul allspiee;
half teaspoonful cloves: one cup boiling wa-
ter, and half a cup of sweet piekle vinegar.
Let all stand in a rightly-covered jar twenty-
four hours before using. This is a recipe
recommended by Mrs. Sherwood, a well-
known instructor in cooking. whose home is
in New York city.

 

ORANGE Prep—The juice of two and grated
rind ofone orange and the juice only or one
lemon: four eggs, reservzng the whites of two
for a meringue; a cup and a half of sugar: two
tablespoonfuls melted butter: two ditto of
cornstarch, and one cup boiling water. This
makes two pies. When baked it should to
like a soft jelly. and is delicious. [to this
fact the Housman!) Editor gives cordial es-

 

the clothes into hot water, which sets the
dirt instead of takingit out.

Dn'rsorr.

 

 

