1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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What  Open  Eyes  See. 
Condense,  condense,  condense.  Do 
not,  like  one  friend,  begin  thus  :  “In 
The  Rural  for  July  30  some  one  com¬ 
plains  of  the  difficulty  of  exterminating 
that  terror  to  all  neat  housekeepers,  the 
bedbug.”  Every  reader  knew  this  before  ; 
of  course  it  was  cut  out.  Then  why  do 
we  give  it  space  here  ?  That  it  may 
served  as  a  warning,  instead  of  an  en¬ 
couragement  to  others  to  waste  space 
also. 
Learning  to  Spin. — It  is  whispered 
that  the  antique  spinning  wheel  that  has 
been  so  decorative  in  some  eyes,  is  to 
be  brought  a  little  further  forward  ;  for 
several  with  pretty  arms  are  learning  the 
old-fashioned  art  of  spinning.  A  square 
of  linen  “which  I  spun  myself”  and 
decorated  with  embroidery  is  considered 
a  proper  thing  to  have  about  or  to  use  as 
a  gift. 
Toasting-Fork  Tales. — Onewhohas 
tried  it  says  :  “I  have  read  tales  of  gen¬ 
tlewomen  who  lived  in  furnished  rooms 
and  kept  house  with  a  toasting  fork  and 
a  few  old  tomato  cans,  using  the  water 
cooler  for  a  refrigerator  and  managing 
the  whole  thing  in  a  fairy-like  way,  the 
recital  of  which  made  made  one  yearn 
for  their  acquaintance.  These  tellers  of 
the  toasting-fork  tales  do  not  love  the 
truth.” 
Baked  Corn. — Cut  the  corn  off  the 
cob,  and  to  each  pint  of  corn  add  one 
quart  of  milk,  three  eggs,  a  lump  of  butter 
the  size  of  a  small  egg,  and  pepper  and 
salt.  Put  this  into  a  porcelain  baking 
dish,  and  bake  for  about  an  hour  and  a 
half.  During  the  first  hour  stir  it  occa¬ 
sionally,  until  it  thickens,  and  then  let 
it  brown  on  top.  If  the  oven  is  very  hot, 
it  will  be  done  in  about  an  hour  ;  but 
with  a  hot  oven,  there  is  danger  of  its 
burning,  as  both  the  milk  and  corn  burn 
easily. 
An  Exceptional  Woman.  —  Many 
wise  ones  have  said  that  writing  stories 
or  articles  in  the  hope  of  winning  a  prize 
is  too  much  of  a  lottery,  and  that  even 
one  success  is  more  to  be  deplored  often¬ 
times  than  continued  failure.  Yet  Miss 
Wilkins  has  not  found  it  so.  Kate  Upson 
Clark  tells  us  that  it  is  about  nine  years 
since  Miss  Wilkins  was  encouraged  to 
submit  her  work  to  the  public  by  gain¬ 
ing  a  prize  offered  by  a  Boston  Weekly 
for  the  best  short  story.  Perhaps  this 
writer  is  the  exception  who  proves  the 
rule.  ~ 
Good  for  Weak  Spines. — There  are 
a  few  who  have  spinal  columns  so  set 
together  that  kneading  the  bread  is  not 
only  drudgery,  but  exhausting  labor.  I 
know  a  “trick”  learned  from  a  notable 
housekeeper  of  the  wise  old  country-city 
of  Salem,  Mass.,  which  obviates  the 
difficulty.  Make  the  sponge  just  after 
dinner,  stirring  it  with  a  spoon.  At  night 
cut  it  down  with  a  knife,  dredging  on 
more  flour  if  needed.  The  operation 
demands  no  more  than  a  child’s  strength. 
Next  morning  use  the  knife  again,  and 
the  air  bubbles  will  as  completely  dis¬ 
appear  as  if  kneaded  a  half  hour.  Then 
mold,  and  let  rise  for  baking.  Thus 
writes  a  friend  of  the  Christian  Union. 
Folded  Within  a  Bed. — A  strange 
accident  lately  befell  a  Brooklyn  woman. 
She  was  busy  about  her  bedroom  and 
started  to  put  a  heavy  folding  bed 
together.  While  standing  at  the  head 
of  the  bed  she  leaned  over  to  take  hold 
of  one  of  the  covers,  when  the  bed  shot 
up  and  she  was  caught  in  a  tight  em¬ 
brace.  The  force  of  the  blow  broke  her 
Ught  arm  just  above  the  elbow,  and  also 
'actured  her  left  jawbone,  so  that  when 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  Castorla, 
When  she  was  a  Child,  she  cried  for  Castorla, 
When  she  became  Miss,  she  clung  to  Castorla, 
When  she  had  Children,  she  gave  them  Castorla 
she  attempted  to  scream,  her  jaws  re¬ 
fused  to  move.  Being  accidentally  dis¬ 
covered  in  this  condition  at  the  end  of  10 
minutes,  she  was  taken  out  unconscious, 
and  it  was  a  long  time  before  physicians 
could  restore  her.  Her  medical  attend¬ 
ants  said  that  a  few  moments  more  in 
the  bed  would  have  ended  her  life. 
Carbolic  Acid  for  Bugs. — A  pretty 
bedstead  that  was  given  us  was  infested. 
A  washerwoman  told  of  the  effectiveness 
of  carbolic  acid  crystals  ;  we  had  found 
other  things  ineffectual.  We  applied 
the  acid  with  a  feather  in  every  crack 
and  crevice  thoroughly,  then  revarnished 
the  article,  and,  though  we  have  looked 
often,  there  has  not  been  a  live  bug  in 
sight.  NELLIE. 
Value  of  a  Lamp  Stove.  —  The 
steamless,  odorless  kettle  I  consider  a 
valuable  article  for  the  kitchen  ;  also  an 
oil  lamp  stove  which  can  be  bought  for 
75  cents.  I  have  an  oven  to  mine  which 
costs  75  cents  more.  I  find  it  very  con¬ 
venient  and  comfortable  in  this  hot 
weather.  With  two  such  stoves  and  one 
oven,  one  could  cook  almost  anything 
wanted  to  get  a  meal  for  quite  a  number 
of  people.  There  are  oil  stoves  which 
cost  more  and  are  probably  better  to 
use,  but  a  lamp  stove  does  very  well  for 
me.  A.  c.  w. 
An  Efficient  Fly  Killer.  — A  very 
good  weapon  for  killing  flies  is  made  by 
taking  a  piece  of  moderately  thick  leather 
(a  piece  of  old  boot  leg  answers  nicely  ;) 
perforate  it  with  small  holes  and  attach 
it  to  a  handle.  It  is  better  than  a  folded 
paper,  as  the  holes  permit  the  air  to  pass 
through,  and  it  is  not  as  liable  to  mash 
the  fly.  One  way  we  have  to  keep  out 
the  flies  is  to  have  a  trap  set  on  the  out¬ 
side  near  the  door,  and  such  flies  as  come 
along  stand  a  chance  of  getting  caught 
in  it.  We  think  this  a  better  way  than 
to  try  to  catch  them  after  they  gain  ad¬ 
mittance  to  the  house.  A.  c.  w. 
Ice  Cream  Without  a  Freezer. — 
I  have  found  that  I  can  freeze  cream 
quite  easily  by  using  one-pound  baking 
powder  cans.  Fill  each  can  nearly  full 
with  the  prepared  cream;  put  the  lids 
on  tightly  and  pack  them  in  ice  and  salt, 
using  a  large  dish-pan  to  place  them  in. 
One  can  makes  two  quite  nice  dishes. 
Mine  freeze  solid  in  from  one  to  two 
hours.  By  putting  different  flavorings 
in  different  cans,  you  can  slice  off  the 
cream  and  serve  several  kinds  to  each 
person  ;  when  you  wish  to  turn  out  the 
cream,  dip  the  can  for  a  moment  in  hot 
water.  f.  e,  u. 
Mutton  Stew,  Fermiere. — This  is  a 
recipe  from  Filippini,  the  famous  Del- 
monico  chef.  As  fermiere  means  a  woman 
farmer,  it  may  be  supposed  to  be  espec¬ 
ially  suited  to  the  needs  of  the  farm  din¬ 
ing  table.  Put  into  a  saucepan  three 
pounds  of  breast  or  shoulder  of  mutton 
cut  into  square  pieces,  with  one  ounce  of 
butter  and  six  small  onions.  Cook  for  10 
minutes,  or  until  of  a  good  golden  color. 
Add  three  tablespoonfuls  of  flour,  mix 
well  together,  and  moisten  with  three 
pints  of  light  white  broth  or  water,  stir¬ 
ring  continually  while  boiling.  Season 
with  a  good  tablespoonful  of  salt,  a  tea¬ 
spoonful  of  pepper,  and  half  a  teaspoon¬ 
ful  of  nutmeg,  adding  two  carrots  and 
two  turnips,  cut  in  square  pieces,  a 
bouquet,  and  one  crushed  clove  of  garlic. 
Cook  on  a  moderate  fire  for  30  minutes  ; 
put  in  half  a  pint  of  Lima  beans,  and  let 
the  whole  cook  again  for  15  minutes. 
Skim  off  the  fat  well,  remove  the  bouquet 
and  serve. 
A  Bouquet,  according  to  Mr.  Filip¬ 
pini,  consists  of  four  branches  of  well- 
washed  parsley  stalks—if  the  branches 
be  small  take  six — one  branch  of  soup- 
celery,  well  washed;  one  blade  of  bay- 
leaf,  one  sprig  of  thyme,  and  two  cloves, 
placed  in  the  center  of  the  parsley,  so  as 
to  prevent  cloves,  thyme  and  bay-leaf 
from  dropping  out  of  the  bouquet  while 
cooking;  fold  it  well,  tightly  tie  with  a 
string,  and  use  when  required  in  various 
recipes.  Many  modern  recipes  call  for 
“  a  bouquet.” 
Women’s  Wits. — “  Woman’s  work 
for  woman”  usually  means  something 
connected  with  missionary  work.  But 
woman’s  wits  are  at  work  in  practical 
“Home  and  Foreign  Mission”  lines  with 
a  new  meaning,  yet  touching  both  the 
travelers  and  the  stay-at-homes.  It  is 
stated  that  Mrs.  Harriet  Plumb  has  re¬ 
cently  patented  a  device  for  keeping  rail¬ 
road  cars  supplied  with  fresh  air  without 
the  attendant  dust  and  cinders.  This  in¬ 
vention  is  now  in  practical  use  in  Cali¬ 
fornia  on  trains  between  San  Francisco 
and  Oakland.  A  wash-board  for  the 
must-stay-at-homes  is  a  recent  invention 
of  Mary  C.  Burke  of  Montpelier,  Idaho. 
The  rubbing  surface  is  formed  by  a  flex¬ 
ible  wire  chain  fabric  stretched  within 
the  frame  of  the  wash-board  and  secured 
there  at  its  four  sides.  It  is  mounted  at 
the  top  and  bottom  of  the  board  so  that 
the  chain  surface  is  unsupported  at  the 
back  and  thereby  offers  flexible  resist¬ 
ance  against  pressure  in  the  operation  of 
rubbing. 
The  New  York  Woman. — The  Re¬ 
corder’s  “Woman  who  Thinks”  gives 
some  points  to  a  little  Western  girl  who 
wants  to  know  how  to  do  in  order  to  ap¬ 
pear  to  “ belong ”  in  New  York.  “The 
New  York  woman  despises  Brooklyn  and 
Jersey.  She  will  tell  you  (if  she  is  a 
loyal  New  Yorker)  that  she  would  rather 
live  in  two  rooms  in  New  York  than  in 
a  four-story  brownstone  front  in  Brook¬ 
lyn.  It  is  difficult  to  tell  just  why  she 
takes  this  view,  but  Brooklyn  and  Jer¬ 
sey  admire  her  for  it. 
“  When  the  New  York  woman  tells 
you  something,  she  will  say  ‘  See  ?”  The 
Western  woman  prefaces  her  remarks 
with  ‘  Say  !’ 
“  The  little  Westerner  must  drop  ‘Say!’ 
and  adopt  ‘  See  ?’ 
“The  New  York  woman  has  a  ‘beau¬ 
tiful  ’  time.  She  never  has  a  ‘  lovely  ’ 
time,  like  her  Western  sister,  aud  instead 
of  saying  ‘  How  funny!  ’  she  says,  ‘  Such 
fun  !’  The  latter  is  very  English,  you 
know,  and  is,  therefore,  desirable. 
“The  New  York  woman  is  devoted  to 
physical  culture.  She  takes  long  walks 
and  adopts  an  independent,  swinging 
gait,  and  never  keeps  step  with  her  es¬ 
cort  and  never  is  seen  to  take  his  arm  in 
the  daytime.  She  also  abhors  the  ele¬ 
vated. 
“  Western  women  are  usually  enthus¬ 
iastic  over  the  elevated.  This  is  a  snare 
easily  avoided.” 
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