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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



She F70USEHOLD, 



BRIGHTEN UP. 



By J. E. *McC. 



" The Blue-birds are singing, 

 The brown bees are humming, 



The grasses are springing, 

 The summer is coming, 

 For April is here." 



To sec dame nature spreading her bright new 

 carpet over the earth, and freshening up all her 

 old furnishings^ is apt to fill the house-wife's 

 mind with longings to do the same. But though 

 carpets are down so low, not every house-wife 

 can spare the money this spring for the new one 

 she covets. The next best thing is to make the 

 very most of those already on hand. A roll of 

 matting for the bed-rooms is a great blessing in 

 any house,*a8 it is so clean and easy to sweep, 

 and costs far less a yard than the weaving of a 

 rag carpet. Indeed, it is cheaper than a bare 

 floor, if the labor of scrubbing counts fot- any- 

 thing through the summer. 



An old stair carpet which begins to look thin 

 in places, can be made to last for another cam- 

 paign by lining the middle part with strips of old 

 carpeting, darning down the thin places. The 

 steps sliould always be covered wild something 

 bet<>re the carpet is laid down, si rips about a 

 foot wide, cut from an old quilt, are cxi-cllcnt to 

 lay under a stair carpet to prevent wear and 

 deaden sound, and the la.st is not the least impor- 

 tant consideration where there are many little 

 /eet to tramp up and down. 



A fi'W cents worth of glue. If properly applied, 

 "Will do wonders in a house a little out of repair. 

 Give your bright boy the contract, and see if he 

 does not set to rights a g(K)d many loose pieces 

 that have long been an annoyance. Some day 

 ■when the sun is so warm that you can throwopeii 

 your windows, it would brighten your furniture 

 greatly to give it a coat of varnish. Some go so 

 faras to paintevcrything that will bearpaintlng, 

 but It needs good Judgment to keen within 

 bounds, and not make half the family sick while 

 the process goes on. A thorough-going friend 

 painted even her ice box, and for the next week 

 or two her family seemed to eat and drink paint. 

 April is a good month to do many odds and ends 

 of work, like washing counterpanes and be<l- 

 room curtains, as there is more time now than 

 when the regular hijuse-cleaning process bt-glns. 

 There is n<t need, in our day , of the toilsome 

 bleaching of white goods that was practiced by 

 our grandmothers, as we have helps that do tlie 

 business much quicker and better. It is a s^iviag 

 of money to use them. 



RECIPES. 



Veai< Cittlets.— Fry brown, \n beef-drippings, 

 covering closely, and giving It plenty of lime. 

 Then talce out the cutlet and dij) it Inabattcrof 

 egg and tlour. mixed with a little milk. Fry 

 again until brown, and serve (lulckly. 



Veal Fritters.— f'hop cold veal fine, mixing 

 fat and lean. Add an equal quantity of fine 

 bread crumbs. Si-juson well with a little thyme, 

 parsley, or wliatever your family relishes, then 

 add salt, pepper, and a beaten egg. Make into 

 little cakes, and fry <|ulckly. 



Tomato (^RAVY.— Fry a cupful of sliced toma- 

 toes brown, stirring them frequently. Salt and 

 ffcpper to taste ; then novir i>n a pint of milk, l^ct 

 t just br)il, tlu-n thicken slightly with fiour. It 

 is excellent Un- buckwheat cakes in the morning. 

 If you try it once, your boys will he sure to call 

 for it a seciind time. 



For ('mnr.s.— When the chill comes on, drink 

 a pint of s<'aldcd milk, in whieh has been stirred 

 a spoonful of ginger. Sweeten, if desired, and 

 drink as imt as possible. I gave these directions 

 to a lad who wa,s sludving liy the stove, and his 

 mother told me it bn)k<' the <-hill at once, and In 

 half an hour he wtis out skating. 



Roast Veal,.— AViush and ruh thoroughly with, 

 rait and pepper, then roll up the veal and leave 

 it for an hour or two. Prepare a nice dressing of 

 bread crumbs; roll the veal and cover tlilcKly 

 with the dressing, then roll and wind about it a 

 strong cord. Bake fnmi two to three hours, 

 basting often. This is excellent either cold or 

 hot. 



Washing Prints.— To wash prints of delicate 

 colors, boll bran In soft water, and when cold, 

 wash the goods In it, and rinso thoroughly sev- 

 eral times. It will cleanse them beautifully 

 without hurting the colors. 



I have washed delicate lawns of fiuling colors, 

 in which I had grated two or three large pota- 

 toes. It kept them bright and clear for many 

 washings. 



For the children's fancy stockings, I find noth- 

 ing serves so well as a spoonful of nice white 

 turpentine In a pail half full of water. Use no 

 soap, but rinse twice. They will keen their color 

 well iis long as one pursues this method. 



TRUE OR FALSE ECONOMY. 



By LoiJi. 



There Is a delusion in the minds of many In 

 regard to tlie "cheapness" of everyihlng that is 

 "home-made." Many times It costs more and is 

 not half as pretty a,s an article of the same sort 

 bought at the store. I have known women to 

 toil for weeks, during all the spare time, to tuft 

 with candlewicking a white spread made out of 

 thin, unbleached ihuslln. feeling that it was a 

 great triumph of art when tinisiied, and a monu- 



ment to their industry and economy. But the 

 money it cost would have bought a far prettier 

 spread that could have been washed with half 

 the labor. I always doubted the economy of 

 spending anything in upholstering such devices 

 as ** barrel chairs," when good easy chairs of 

 pretty devices can be had for but a very little 

 additional outlay. Some of these economies are 

 agood deal like those of a lady who would " save " 

 some y ttle bits that came off from breadths of her 



f>arlor carpet. So she had them made into " two 

 ovely ottomans," and the bill came in to her 

 husband of thirteen dollars for the making. 

 The Having was not so clear to him. 



Fancy-work for recreation is an excellent thing, 

 but to make a business of it. under the impression 

 that one is saving something by working up 

 scraps and odds and ends, is much like "spend- 

 ing labor for that which profiteth not." Far 

 better let the scraps go with the rag hag, and 

 make a clean sweep of them. Where they divert, 

 amuse, and rest the mind, they are most valua- 

 ble, though the products are worth so little. 

 "Crazes "of all sorts arevery catching, and I sup- 1 

 pose always have been. Even our crazy-quilts are 

 prettier than our grandmothers' old samplers. 

 One looks forward with curiosity to see what the 

 next craze will he. Another seems about due 

 by this time. 



Even the time-honored business of fruit canning 

 is less profitable to the housekeeper 1 ban it seems. 

 All the standard goods can be bought so ehcapb' 

 that it is a great question wliether she saves any- 

 thing by the heating, t<>iIsomc ]>roccss of jjutting 

 it up herself. Good brands are put up with skill 

 and most scrupulous neatness, and with facilities 

 much superior to those the average housekeepers 

 can command, so they are almost sure to keep. 

 She Is a happy housekeeper who can " put up " a 

 dozen cans at a time by Just an ctrder to her grocer, 

 and perhaps it will prove one of her best summer 

 savings. 



THE SPRING SIEGE. 



The semi-annual grumble and growl over "the . 

 melancholy days" of house cleaning are now in [ 

 order. But the grumblers arc those who have 

 the easy times in this business, so we can well 

 laugh lit their fictitious claims to martyrdom. 

 When a learned doctor tells us that fifty thousand 

 tvphusgermscan hideln thesnaceof aplns head, 

 and that scalding water ana soap will utterly 

 destroy them, we can see the value of this great 

 housewlferv institution. Suppose an edict went 

 forth this spring that no house cleaning was to 

 be done this year, what sort <if a sununer would 1 

 we be Ukelv t'o have, with cholera lyingjust over , 

 the wat<r, "waiting for the emigration season to 

 open? Never wa-s there more need of having 

 the work done with double thoroughness, from 

 garret to<-cllar, so that all these lurking germs of 

 evil may be eliminated, and the chance of sick- 

 ness n-duced. 



Tdkr time enough. I would print this In 

 large cajiltals and post it up In some conspicu- 

 ous place all the time llie siege lastJ*. My neigh- 

 bor will only clean house forenoons, and in the 

 afternoon she and her girl sit down to their 

 sewing. She is a woman whose house Is run by 

 clock-work, more exact than most of us can 

 secure, but her practice points in a safe direction. 



The woman who rushes and "staves through"' 

 the liusiness inside of a week is so racked and 

 enleeliled that she is in a poor condition to meet 

 the possibilities of a sickly summer, or to enjoy 

 the fruits of her labors in a good summer. Be 

 saving of yourself, and you will find it the truest 

 economy. The money you pay out hiring stout 

 muscles, good appliances for doing the work in 

 the way of excellent brushes, brooms for scrub- 

 bing down panels and window corners, good 

 window cleaners, the nicest of soap powders, 

 chamois skin for cleaning glasses, and the like, 

 is so much money dropped into the savings bank. 

 Nothing pays such interest as health and 

 strength. If only whole households could be 

 made to believe it, and practice the right sort of 

 economy to save it, how many poor doctors 

 would be found to go plowing for a living. 



LIVING OUT. 



By Olive. 



"You don't tell me, Mrs. Lee, tnat you are 

 going to let Emma live out this summer? " 



'* Yes; she has engaged to help Mrs. Stanley for 

 four months, and if both are suited, she may stay 

 longer. It was necessary for her to be earning, 

 and house-work Is what she understands best." 



"But, could she not get a place in a store, or 

 something of that sort instead ? " 



"She miglit,but it would not be half so profita^ 

 ble nor pleasant, nor so good for her. Mrs. Stan- 

 ley is an old friend, and will do right by her. She 

 will earn ten dollars a month besides lier boards 

 and few shop girls do that until after long experi- 

 ence. She has a home where she is, and will be 

 protected and cared for. It would be just the 

 reverse in a store in the city." 



"But you know there is a general sentiment 

 against working out, and girls feel such things, I 

 can tell you. I wouldn't have my Maria live out 

 for any sum you can name." 



"Of course I should be glad to keep my girl at 

 home If I could afford it; but as I cannot, I far 

 nrefer this to aiSy other work for women that I 

 know of. I think she will, on the whole, be Just 

 lus much respected where she is, and as useful to 

 herself and others, as she would to be known as 

 a sh<)p girl. She will have considerable time for 

 reading and sewing, and Mrs, Stanley is glad to 

 loan her books and magazines in the evening. 

 There are places where I would not have her live 

 for anything; but there is little choice of associ- 

 ates for a girl in a store or work-shop. House- 

 work Is tlie one business not over-crowded; yet,, 

 it is the best paying, and I think the least un- 

 comfortable for one who understands it. Besides, 

 it is In the line of a woman's work all her life long^ 

 which is just the reverse with store and factory 

 work. Tlu-y rather unfit a girl f<ir good house- 

 keeping when she has a home of her own. 1 wish 

 the over-taxed in<)ther and wives of our land had 

 each as good a helper for the st-ason as my Km ma, 

 and that they luul the discretion to make a home 

 with them so comfortable that they would be 

 willing to stay. I am not surprised that a scold- 

 ing w<mian can never ' keep help' any length of 

 time before she changes. It is useless to look for 

 a place with no unpleasant things about it. 

 There are duties on both sides, and employers 

 sliould remember it. I think if they were more 

 considerate, poor girls In this country would not 

 be so opposed to living out." 



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