1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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old  coat  for  a  tiionth.  t  wanted  a  little 
chance  to  sew  for  myself  and  the  chil¬ 
dren. 
He  didn’t  say  any  more  that  night;  hut 
the  next  day  he  wanted  some  buttons 
sewed  on  his  vest,  and  in  the  evening  he 
wanted  his  cloth  mittens  mended  (Joe 
likes  cloth  mittens  to  wear  in  the  woods)> 
and  could  I  make  hiha  some  more  of  those 
mittens  out  of  old  stocking  legs  ?  Those 
were  the  handiest  kind  of  mittens  to 
work  in.  They  slipped  on  and  off  so  easily 
and  were  warm.  So  I  hunted  up  some  old 
knit  stockings  (Joe  always  wears  the  knit 
kinds)  and  made  a  pair  of  mittens.  They 
cost  very  little  work.  Cut  off  the  legs,  a 
little  more  than  the  length  of  the  hand  ; 
round  off  the  lower  ends  (as  the  seamed 
ends  make  good  wrists)  and  sew  across. 
Cut  two  thumbs  from  another  old  stock¬ 
ing  and  sew  them  into  a  straight  slit  on 
one  side  of  the  mittens,  and  it  is  done. 
Although  the  mittens  are  not  beautiful, 
Joe  says  they  are  “  a  joy  forever  ”  ;  or  at 
least  as  long  as  they  last. 
I  ask  myself  on  these  wintry  days, 
Whether  It  really  and  truly  pays 
To  spend  so  many  weary  hours, 
From  sunrise  until  darkness  lowers, 
Mending  old  pants  and  coats  and  vests, 
Mittens,  and  stockings,  and  all  the  rest. 
Making  of  shirts,  for  Joe’s  summer  wear. 
Which  soon  show  traces  of  wear  and  tear  ; 
1  ask  myself,  as  I  work  and  plan. 
What  to  do  with  such  a  ragged  man  ? 
Year  after  year  I  suppose  1  shall  spend 
Mending,  while  there  are  clothes  to  mend  ; 
And  Joe  will  still  be  tearing  his  clothes 
For  how  many  years  nobody  knows. 
AI.ICE  E.  PINNF.Y. 
Hints  for  Cold  Weather. 
THE  old  adage  which  asserts  the  su¬ 
periority  of  prevention  over  cure 
may  have  become  somewhat  trite,  but  it 
surely  is  as  true  as  when  it  was  uttered 
for  the  first  time  ;  and  nowhere  is  it  more 
so  than  in  reference  to  the  care  of  our 
health.  And  yet  we  all  go  carelessly  on, 
taking  unnecessary  risks  and  neglecting 
proper  care  of  our  bodies,  until  there 
comes  a  day  when  outraged  Nature  can 
endure  no  more,  and  a  collapse  ensues. 
How  quickly  we  rouse  from  our  lethargy 
then,  and  how  heroically  we  set  ourselves 
at  work  to  repair  the  damage  that  might 
easily  have  been  avoided  by  a  little  wise 
prevention  ! 
For  instance,  take  the  matter  of  imper¬ 
fect  circulation  of  the  blood.  How  many 
American  women,  think  you,  have  warm 
feet  habitually  during  the  winter  months? 
Hut  a  small  minority,  I  assure  you.  And 
out  of  the  large  number  who  do  not, 
there  are  but  very  few  who  make  any 
persistent,  wise  effort  to  remedy  the  evil, 
or  who  realize  the  serious  difficulties  sure 
to  follow  from  it  in  time. 
Very  much  can  be  done  to  aid  circula¬ 
tion  by  dressing  in  a  healthful  manner, 
by  frequent  and  proper  bathing,  and  by 
the  daily  use  of  the  flesh  brush  or  crash 
towel.  No  article  of  clothing  should  ever 
be  worn  so  tight-fitting  as  to  interfere 
with  the  free  use  of  every  organ  of  the 
body. 
The  woven  undergarments  should  be 
firm  and  clinging,  rather  than  coarse  and 
heavy,  and  those  worn  during  the  day 
should  never  be  worn  at  night.  The 
sleeves  of  the  vest  should  come  well  down 
at  the  wrists,  and  the  pants  well  around 
the  ankles  inside  the  shoes.  Never  under 
any  circumstances  should  round  garters 
be  worn,  as  they  are  almost  sure  to  im¬ 
pede  the  circulation  of  the  blood.  A  de¬ 
cided  acquisition  has  recently  been  intro¬ 
duced  in  hose,  namely,  all-wool  hose  with 
cotton  feet.  These  enable  those  persons 
who  from  excessive  perspiration  or  chil¬ 
blains  cannot  wear  woolen  stockings,  to 
secure  the  advantages  of  them  without 
their  disadvantages. 
When  one  has  comparatively  good 
health  and  takes  abundant  exercise,  as 
in  the  case  of  a  housekeeper,  it  would 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  Castoria, 
When  she  was  a  Child,  she  cried  for  Castoria, 
When  she  became  Miss,  she  clung  to  Castoria, 
When  she  had  Children,  she  gave  them  CaBtoria 
seem  unnecessary  to  suffer  from  cold  feet, 
and  with  proper  precaution  such  suffering 
might  be  avoided  to  a  great  extent.  There 
are  few  kitchens  in  which  there  are  not 
spaces  between  the  bottoms  of  the  doors 
and  the  floor,  and  on  freezing  days  these 
allow  a  draft  of  cold  air  to  be  constantly 
passing  over  the  busy  worker’s  feet.  For 
this  reason  and  because  there  is  no  carpet 
on  it,  the  floor  is  colder  than  in  the  other 
rooms  and  the  feet  are  continually  suffer¬ 
ing  from  cold. 
A  weather  strip,  or  even  a  piece  of 
heavy  carpet  six  inches  wide  tacked  to 
the  inside  of  the  door  would  go  far  to 
remedy  this  evil.  An  insole  of  lamb’s 
wool  or  felt  should  also  be  worn,  and  rugs 
be  used  to  stand  on.  The  latter  may  be 
only  a  small  piece  of  carpet,  or  even  bits 
of  heavy  woolen  cloth  put  together  in 
anything  but  an  artistic  manner,  but 
something  should  be  laid  down  before  the 
sink,  table,  and  other  frequented  places. 
Very  much  sleeplessness  might  also  be 
averted  by  adopting  some  plan  of  keeping 
the  feet  warm  during  the  night.  The 
best  means  of  doing  this  is  by  the  use  of 
a  rubber  water  bottle  filled  with  boiling 
water.  This  is  flexible  and  will  adapt 
itself  to  the  form  of  the  body,  and 
retain  the  heat  during  the  entire  night, 
especially  if  slipped  into  a  flannel  bag. 
One  holding  two  quarts  costs  but  $1.50 
and  no  better  investment  can  be  made. 
Lacking  this,  a  junk  bottle  can  be  sub¬ 
stituted  ;  it  should  be  securely  corked  and 
covered  with  a  flannel  bag.  If  either 
of  them  is  not  at  hand,  or  if  hot  water 
is  not  ready  to  fill  one,  take  a  hot  lid  off 
the  kitchen  range,  wrap  it  in  heavy  paper 
first  and  then  in  old  flannel.  To  be  sure 
it  will  not  retain  heat  as  long  as  either  of 
the  others,  but  if  the  blood  is  once  di¬ 
verted  from  the  brain,  and  sleep  induced, 
no  more  difficulty  may  be  felt  during  an 
entire  night. 
Try  this,  tired,  overworked  house¬ 
wives,  and  see  if  you  do  not  awaken  next 
morning  more  refreshed  than  usual. 
Such  precautions  are  not  signs  of  fussi¬ 
ness,  or  needless  anxiety  ;  but  rather  of 
the  exercise  of  good  sense,  and  are  the 
ounce  of  prevention  which  is  “better 
than  cure.”  katherine  b.  johnson. 
Dressing  Chickens. 
]WAS  taught  to  draw  chickens  thus  : 
First,  to  remove  the  crop,  which  is 
done  by  cutting  the  skin  lengthwise  over 
it  and  peeling  it  loose;  draw  it  out,  then 
make  an  incision  below  the  breast,  insert 
the  hand  and  draw  the  intestines,  which  is 
a  tedious  and  useless  operation  unless  the 
fowl  is  for  the  roast. 
If  for  frying  or  fricassee,  first  remove 
the  wings,  then  the  legs;  make  the  in¬ 
cision  below  the  breast  large  enough  to 
insert  two  fingers,  hold  out  the  flesh  and 
cut  down  to  the  back  on  both  sides;  bend 
the  back  over  and  it  will  unjoint;  cut  the 
remaining  flesh  and  remove  the  back  from 
the  intestines.  Next  cut  through  the  ribs 
on  both  sides,  then  pull  the  neck  piece 
and  the  breast  apart  until  unjointed,  cut 
the  remaining  flesh,  and  the  chicken  is 
drawn  and  cut  up  at  the  same  time.  It 
can  be  prepared  for  the  kettle  in  this 
way  in  half  the  time  taken  when  the 
other  method  is  followed.  N.  M.  h. 
Home  Manners. 
A  SHORT  time  since  I  visited  at  a 
house  where  the  family  consisted 
of  grandparents,  parents,  and  several 
small  children. 
I  was  struck  with  the  uncommonly 
quiet  and  orderly  behavior  of  the  latter. 
They  were  quietly  busy  without  being 
boisterous.  They  did  not  interrupt  their 
parents  while  they  were  talking,  and  if 
they  were  spoken  to  about  their  deport¬ 
ment  they  at  once  gave  heed  to  what  was 
said.  The  visitors’  handbags  remained 
unmolested,  nor  were  their  wraps  tried 
on,  as  is  often  the  case.  It  was  a  con¬ 
tinual  pleasure  to  see  the  youngsters’ 
amiable  activity. 
In  thinking  of  the  subject  afterwards, 
I  concluded  that  the  children  were  so 
well-bred  because  they  were  always 
spoken  to  gently  and  kindly  by  their 
parents.  It  was  said  that  the  old  grand¬ 
father,  nearing  eighty  years  of  age,  had 
never  been  known  to  speak  harshly  to  or 
to  scold  one  of  the  grandchildren  whom 
he  loved.  If  he  spoke  to  them  they  were 
respectful  and  obedient  ;  they  were 
treated  as  ladies  and  gentlemen  and  be¬ 
haved  as  such.  The  kind  word  and  the 
reward  for  it  went  together.  Why  can¬ 
not  all  parents  see  the  matter  in  this 
light  and  act  accordingly  ? 
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horse  radish  or  mustard,  an  excellent  rel- 
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made  mustard,  and  enough  strong  vine¬ 
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pot  or  other  closely  covered  jar. 
Paper  Comforters. — Fasten  two  lay¬ 
ers  of  a  soft  paper  or  newspaper  between 
two  sheets  of  cheap  calico  or  cheese-cloth. 
That  this  will  make  a  warm  and  very 
light  coverlet  for  winter  use  is  the  testi¬ 
mony  of  those  who  have  tried  it.  The 
paper  must  be  very  soft  or  the  covering 
will  lack  the  delightful  clinging  effect  of 
soft  comforters,  and  might  possibly  be 
found  on  the  floor  by  the  shivering  occu¬ 
pant  of  the  bed,  “  when  morning  gilds 
the  skies.” 
Hans  Christian  Andersen  with  the 
Young  People.  —  Some  young  ladies 
gathered  around  Andersen  and  begged 
him  for  his  autograph  for  their  albums. 
He  was  very  amiable,  and  told  them 
to  send  their  books  to  him ;  and  then, 
probably  seeing  from  my  eyes  the  deep 
interest  I  took  in  the  scene,  he  came 
across  the  room  and  said,  “  Now,  little 
one,  do  you  not  want  me  to  write  some¬ 
thing  in  your  album?”  I  shook  my  head 
sadly,  and  said  timidly  and  slowly,  “  No, 
I  thank  you.”  He  appeared  greatly  aston¬ 
ished,  but  also  a  little  amused,  and  said, 
“No?  Why  not,  then?”  “  Because  I 
have  no  album  ;  if  you  only  could  have 
asked  me  day  before  yesterday,  I  could 
have  wished  for  one  for  that  was  my 
birthday.”  “  Indeed  !  Then  the  day  be¬ 
fore  yesterday  was  your  birthday?  You 
must  allow  me  to  congratulate  you  now. 
Would  you  like  me  to  write  you  a  con¬ 
gratulation?  Then  on  your  next  birth¬ 
day  (for  you  seem  to  be  certain  your  wish 
will  be  accomplished)  you  can  put  it  in 
your  album.”  Thus  a  school-girl  tells 
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