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and Prices of 1889; Fruit Interests; Ornamentals; 
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Recent Horticultural Literature; Necrology of 1889; 
Horticulture in other Lands. The Rural Publishing 
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Fruits and How to Use Them. By Mrs. Hester M. 
Poole. A practical manual for housekeepers, contain- 
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future consumption, but also the various ways of cook- 
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as puddings, pies, cakes, ices, beverages, etc. It is full 
of information and we can heartily recommend it. 
Fowler & Wells, Publishers, New York. 
Practical Sanitary and Economic Cooking. Adap- 
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times without much knowledge or experience In do- 
mestic life and duties enter married life. Published 
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A iigust. 
Many people consider August the most 
trying month in the year, and the death 
rate in our large cities during this month 
would seem to prove the correctness of their 
belief. It is a hard month for babies, espe- 
cially for those in their second summer; it is 
a time of peril for small boys who enjoy 
green apples and other unripe fruits; and it 
is a time of uncertainty for aged and deli- 
cate persons whose digestive organs are 
weakened or disordered. Whether we have 
the intense heat which is characteristic of 
the month, or the cool days so common in 
the summer of ’«9, dysentery and kindred 
troubles arc always prevalent, while malar- 
ial and other fevers are by no means un- 
common. 
Some of these disorders are, doubtless, 
consequent upon the peculiar conditions of 
climate; but many may be avoided by pro- 
per care, and a strict attention to sanitary 
rules. Iced drinks should not be taken, as 
they are now universally regarded as un- 
whole-ome, and responsible for many ser- 
ious difficulties of the liver and kidneys. 
We should not only he temperate in regard 
to the amount of food taken, but careful 
that it is cooling, and not heating, in its ef- 
fects upon the system. The wise provision 
of Providence, which causes ripe fruit on 
the tree or vine to have a temperature sev- 
eral degrees lower than that of the surround- 
ing atmosphere, was evidently intended to 
aid us in keeping cool; and we shall be wise 
to use fruits freely, especially on the break- 
fast table. 
We need to be particularly on the alert 
in regard to defects in drainage; as little 
things, which would make no trouble 
through the cool months, are capable at 
this time of causing serious illness. In 
short, we need to he judicious and careful 
in all particulars, if we would reach the 
end of this dreaded month in safety. 
W. S. Mali. 
[All our readers are Invited to write to the editor ol 
this department, in regard to any matter in which 
they are Interested. Extracts from letters will be 
printed each month.! 
In response to Mrs. K. C’s. inquiry, in 
the June number, "Mercy” sends the fol- 
lowing directions for making Raspberry 
Shrub. 
Place four pounds of raspberries in an earthen jar 
and pour over them a pint of vinegar; then cover se- 
curely and leave in a sunny window twelve hours;take 
it in at night and next day put it again in the sun for 
twelve hours. Then let the juice run through a flan- 
nel bag without much pressure. For every pint of juice, 
take a pound of loaf sugar, and boil twenty minutes: 
then put into small bottles and cork.” 
The following recipe for Blackberry Cor- 
dial is recommended as thoroughly reliable; 
and as we know by experience the value of 
such a preparation in every household, we 
take pleasure in printing it. By the use 
of this simple preparation, an attack of 
“summer complaint” may often be pre- 
vented. 
“Bruise the berries and strain through a jelly bag; 
for every quart and a half of juice, add one pound of 
loaf sugar. For every four quarts of juice, add half an 
ounce of cinnamon, a quarter of an ounce of cloves, 
and a quarter of allspice. Boll twenty minutes. When 
cold, add a pint of the best brandy and bottle.” 
“Mrs. Hart, Vermont,” writes: 
“Will some one please tell me how to make a knitted 
rug, using pieces of colored woolens. I have seen them, 
but cannot find out how to make them.” 
Who will give her the information she 
desires? Also do not forget to add some- 
thing else which will help some reader of 
Eve’s Garden.” 
A Cucumber Lunch. 
A simple and popular entertainment this 
season is the cucumber lunch, which is man- 
aged as follows: In the centre of the table, 
have a large bowl containing a block of ice, 
nearly hidden by ferns and a few trailing 
ends of the cucumber vine. The first course 
should consist of thin slices of bread but- 
tered, cut in triangles, and put together 
like a sandwich; thin slices of cold boiled 
ham, garnished with parslei ; and cucum- 
bers pared cut lengthwise into from four to 
eight slices, according to the size of the cu- 
cumber. They should be tastefully arrang- 
ed with lettuce leaves, in a low celery glass, 
or any flaring glass dish, in which are small 
pieces of ice. The slices are to be taken in 
the fingers and eaten with salt, just as our 
grandmothers used to do. A salad, gar- 
nished with cucumbers, may be served as 
the second cour&e; while the third may con- 
sist of lemon or peach ice, with wafers; or 
Russian tea, berries, angel cake and ma- 
caroons. 
If preferred, lettuce sandwiches may be 
substituted in the first course. For these, 
prepare the bread in the same way; hut, be- 
fore putting the slices together, lay upon 
them some crisp, tender lettuce leaves on 
which you should spread Mayonnaise dress- 
ing. When put together, a delicate fringe 
of green should show at the edge, and they 
will be found both pretty and delicious. 
Instead of a lunch in courses, some will 
choose to serve the same articles at an in- 
formal tea. 
Dollies. 
If a housewife of thirty years ago had re- 
ceived a set of doilies like those found among 
the wedding-gifts of this summer’s brides, 
she would have been at a loss to know what 
to do with them all. The need had not then 
arisen for the dainty squares of tastefully 
embroidered linen, in all sizes, from the 
tiny finger-bowl doily to the large platter 
cloth and centre-piece. These trifles add 
much to the daintiness and attractiveness 
of the table; while the making of them is 
one of the most fascinating kind of fancy 
work, especially for hot weather. 
The largest ones are usually liem-stitched 
