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out of a china bowl, when he would reject it if presented in a 

 tin cup. Do not set before a patient too much food at once. A 

 large quantity will disgust when a small quantity will attract. 

 Let the food present an attractive appearance. Use the dain- 

 tiest, prettiest china and silver you can command. After spread- 

 ing the choicest napery over the tray, add a tiny bouquet, if 

 possible ; for the invalid, many times, while he is in the utmost 

 need of food, is indifferent to it ; but he may be induced to eat 

 what is brought to him, solely because of its attractiveness. 



THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT. 



"We may live without poetry, music, and art; 

 We may live without conscience, and live without heart ; 

 We may live without friends ; we may live without books ; 

 But civilized man cannot live without cooks. 



"He may live without books what is knowledge but grieving? 

 He may live without hope what is hope but deceiving? 

 He may live without love what is passion but pining? 

 But where is the man that can live without dining?" 



It is fortunate that some women are natural cooks, whose 

 dinners are always excellent, and their kitchens always models 

 of neatness. Such a woman commands and deserves the respect 

 and admiration of mankind, while her less fortunate sister turns 

 green with envy as she beholds, with wonder and amazement, 

 what this " kitchen divinity's " brain can plan, and what her 

 hand can create. It becomes necessary that this unfortunate 

 class of women, to whom kitchen work is a dull routine of 

 drudgery, should fortify themselves with unfailing good nature, 

 and a philosophical determination to conquer all obstacles, re- 

 membering that 



"Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, 

 And 'tis that crowns a welcome." 



Be liberal in providing furniture for a room most used, and do 

 not deprive the kitchen of necessary kettles, pots, and pans, in 

 order to decorate the parlor. A housewife spends much of her 

 time in the kitchen, and let it be neat, convenient, and tastefully 

 arranged. Young housekeepers should remember that they can- 



