THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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What  Open  Eyes  See. 
What  Makes  Them  Sweet  ? — In 
our  garden — a  clay  soil — we  have  raised 
some  very  fine,  large  sweet  potatoes 
which  are  not  very  sweet.  Has  the  soil 
anything  to  do  with  their  sweetness?  sl  M. 
Stove  Conveniences. — Cut  large 
pieces  of  newspaper  and  hang  them  near 
the  stove  and  sink,  so  that  you  can  place 
on  them  kettles,  etc.,  which  are  black  or 
too  hot  to  he  set  on  a  board.  Have  plenty 
of  holders.  Make  them  of  serviceable 
cloth,  so  they  will  stand  washing  a  num¬ 
ber  of  times.  R.  t.  h. 
Novel  Sweet  Pickle. — Having  a  quan¬ 
tity  of  dried  peaches,  and  fearing  that 
they  might  spoil  from  mould  or  worms 
before  they  were  all  used,  I  made  sweet 
pickles,  using,  to  eight  pounds  of  peaches 
soaked  in  water,  four  of  sugar  and  1  }4 
pint  of  vinegar,  with  cloves,  allspice  and 
cinnamon.  We  found  them  nearly  or 
quite  as  nice  as  fresh  peaches.  I 
preserved  some  by  soaking,  and  using 
equal  weights  of  sugar  and  peaches. 
A.  w.  T. 
Auld  “Claes  New.” — I  suppose  all  lit¬ 
tle  girls  wear  out  their  sleeves  while  the 
other  parts  of  their  dress  are  good.  I 
am  now  renewing  a  dress  of  blue  plaid 
for  my  little  girl  ;  so  I  cut  out  old  sleeves 
and  make  new  ones  of  good  black  or 
solid  blue  cloth,  longer  and  larger  than 
the  old  ones,  and,  as  the  dress  is  too 
short,  I  will  put  on  the  bottom  of  the 
skirt  a  piece  of  the  same  cloth  about  three 
inches  deep.  Worn  with  a  sleeveless  apron 
it  looks  neat  and  new.  s.  h.  h. 
Sensible  Home  Teaching. — I  had 
so  much  trouble  in  teaching  one  of  my 
children  arithmetic  that  I  studied  out 
the  cause  and  a  remedy.  I  find  too  many 
rules  for  an  unformed  mind.  For  in¬ 
stance,  in  multiplying  and  dividing  frac¬ 
tions,  several  ways  of  doing  it  are  given 
which  confuse  ;  in  interest  we  find  the 
same,  and,  indeed,  nearly  everywhere. 
My  remedy  is  to  allow  only  one  rule,  the 
easiest  I  can  make  understood,  and  drill 
thoroughly  in  it.  f.  v.  m. 
A  Gasoline  Sad-Iron. — Has  any  of 
The  E.  N.-Y,  readers  ever  used  a  gaso¬ 
line  sad-iron  ?  I  have  had  much  experi¬ 
ence  with  sad-irons  ;  some  of  them  sad 
enough.  A  brother-in-law,  knowing  how 
heavy  my  laundry  work  was,  sent  me  a 
gasoline  iron  with  the  request  that  I  give 
it  a  faithful  trial.  I  find  it  a  perfect 
gem  :  no  holders,  no  changing  irons,  no 
fire.  Starch  is  not  inclined  to  adhere  to 
it,  on  account  of  its  highly-polished  sur¬ 
face.  Oh  !  the  time  I  have  spent  in  clean¬ 
ing  irons  and  in  running  to  and  from  the 
stove  to  change  them.  But  that  is  ended 
now,  and  I  can  do  the  work  with  compar¬ 
ative  ease.  There  is  no  possible  danger 
in  it.  I  use  deodorized  gasoline,  mbs.  p. 
Heating  the  House.— -When  we  build 
our  own  house  we  shall  omit  the  usual 
cellar  heater.  In  the  sitting-room  and 
parlor  we  mean  to  have  Baltimore  heat¬ 
ers,  which  will  heat  the  chambers  above 
also,  and  consume  only  a  hod  of  coal  a 
day.  A  pipe  and  drum  from  the  dining¬ 
room  stove  will  heat  the  room  overhead, 
while  the  pipe  from  the  kitchen  stove, 
through  the  ceiling,  will  heat  the  “girl’s 
room.”  Tne  bath  room  will  derive  heat 
from  the  hot  water  tank  placed  there. 
Thus  four  scuttles  of  coal  a  day  will  heat 
the  entire  house  of  nine  rooms,  while  a 
cellar  heater  would  require  half  as  much 
more  and  do  the  work  less  efficiently, 
besides  conveying  dust  to  each  room  and 
being  in  an  unhandy  place,  mrs.  a.  a.  k. 
A  Call  for  Help. — Not  long  ago,  while 
at  my  work,  I  heard  my  little  girl  begin 
to  reprimand  her  brother  for  some  mis¬ 
deed,  while  at  play  outside  the  window. 
“  Don’t  ,  Effie,”  the  three-year-old,  ex¬ 
claimed,  “  Mamma’s  the  scolder.” 
Shocked,  I  said,  “  What  is  this  I  hear  ?” 
Then  with  the  charity  which  is  ever 
ready  to  begin  at  home,  I  argued,  “He 
merely  thinks  I  am  the  proper  one  to  re¬ 
prove  him.”  Since,  deep  in  my  heart, 
there  is  a  fear  he  might  have  been,  liter¬ 
ally,  near  the  truth.  Can  it  be  that  we 
young  mothers,  though  our  love  be 
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  Castoria 
stronger  than  death,  through  ignorance 
shall  miss  the  highest  success  and  de¬ 
generate  into  mere  scolds  ?  Who,  out  of 
successful  experience,  will  give  us  a  help¬ 
ful  word  ?  ICARE. 
Sour  Orange,  Pumpkin  and  Honey 
Jam. — Remove  the  peel,  core  and  seeds 
from  the  oranges;  add  to  the  pulp  an 
equal  weight  of  pumpkins  peeled  and  cut 
into  small  squares;  allow  the  same  weight 
of  honey  as  of  orange  and  pumpkin  and 
boil  all  together.  Boil  half  the  orange 
rinds  cut  into  strips,  in  clear  water  till 
tender,  changing  the  water  three  times 
to  remove  the  bitter  flavor.  When  the 
peel  is  soft  cut  it  as  fine  as  may  be  de¬ 
sired  and  add  to  the  jam,  boiling  it  still 
for  about  half  an  hour,  or  until  a  little 
put  out  in  a  saucer  becomes  firm.  This 
is  very  nice,  and  inexpensive  to  thcs  * 
who,  like  ourselves,  are  Southern  bi  e- 
keepers  and  have  the  sour  oranges  as 
well  as  the  honey  at  hand.  mbs.  h.  f.  h. 
Health  Coffee. — Celery-coffee  was 
the  novel  concoction  served  at  a  late 
summer  luncheon  where  yellow  was  the 
prevailing  tint.  It  is  a  rather  palatable 
drink,  but  appears  chiefly  to  be  recom¬ 
mended  as  a  nerve  tonic.  At  the  luncheon 
in  question  the  celery  beverage  was 
served  in  fluted  glass — recalling  Venetian 
ware — supported  on  wrought  copper 
stands.  These  cups,  freshly  imported, 
were  rarely  beautiful,  the  rich  color  of 
the  copper  throwing  up  the  milky,  beryl- 
tinted  glass  to  perfection.  It  was  also 
at  a  summer  entertainment  that  the  re¬ 
sourceful  hostess  decorated  her  table 
with  a  low,  long  plateau  of  skeletonized 
flowers,  foliage  and  seed-vessels,  bleached 
to  pure  white,  arranged  on  vaporous 
chiffon,  giving  a  fairy-like  effect,  food. 
Clipping  the  Queens. — Please  sug¬ 
gest  to  May  Maple  that  she  try  clipping 
one  wing  of  each  queen  before  swarming 
time.  With  me,  one  swarm  with  an  un¬ 
dipped  queen  has  been  the  cause  of  more 
hard  work  and  vexation  of  spirit  than  a 
dozen  swarms  with  clipped  queens. 
When  the  first  “note  of  warning”  is 
heard  one  may  quietly  sit  down  by  the 
side  of  the  hive,  and  when  the  queen 
comes  hurrying  forth,  gently  pick  her 
up  and  put  her  under  a  glass  in  a  shady 
place.  When  the  swarmers  are  all  out 
shove  back  the  hive — a  hive  far  too  heavy 
for  a  woman  to  lift  can  be  shoved — and 
put  in  its  place  an  empty  one.  Perhaps 
by  this  time  the  swarm  has  missed  its 
queen  and  nack  the  bees  come  to  enter 
the  hive  prepared  for  them.  Let  the 
queen  run  in  with  them,  and,  lo  !  they 
are  hived.  o.  A.  w. 
Becoming  Coiffures.— A  person  with 
a  long  face  should  never  dress  the  hair 
high  upon  the  head,  says  Good  House¬ 
keeping.  The  effect  is  to  increase  the 
apparent  length  of  the  features — the 
very  thing  which  is  to  be  avoided.  The 
proper  disposition  therefore,  is  to  comb 
the  hair  smoothly  at  the  top  of  the  head, 
letting  it  wave  or  roll  somewhat  at  the 
sides,  so  as  to  add  to  the  apparent  breadth 
of  the  features.  This  law  of  compen¬ 
sation  furnishes  the  line  of  policy  to  be 
pursued  in  all  cases.  If  madame  be 
blessed  with  a  short,  rather  broad  face, 
she  will  naturally  gather  her  tresses  at 
the  top  of  the  head  ;  if  her  brow  be  low, 
the  hair  will  be  combed  up  from  it,  leaving 
it  the  full,  natural  height ;  while  if  it  be 
higher  than  is  desired,  the  hair  is  deftly 
made  to  cover  a  portion  of  the  expanse. 
If  the  brow  is  too  wide,  a  little  curl  or 
some  other  appropriate  dressing  at  the 
sides  serves  as  a  corrective  ;  while  a  little 
range  of  curls  beneath  the  back  hair, 
attractive  in  themselves,  also  very  often 
serves  to  decrease  the  apparent  length  of 
the  wearer’s  neck. 
Medicinal  Value  of  Vegetables. — 
“Do  you  not  think  it  a  great  benefit  to 
the  system  to  take  a  little  medicine 
occasionally?”  This  was  the  question 
put  to  me  a  short  time  ago.  “  Indeed  I 
do  not,”  was  my  reply  ;  “  except  in  cases 
of  sickness.”  For  with  proper  exercise, 
abundance  of  fresh  air  and  careful  atten¬ 
tion  to  diet,  even  impending  sickness 
can  be  averted.  Too  often  we  see  people 
not  only  continually  dosing  themselves, 
but  forcing  every  one  under  their  control 
to  swallow  nauseous  draughts,  when  u 
little  study  about  the  properties  of  dif¬ 
ferent  kinds  of  food  and  particularly 
vegetables,  would  prevent  this  dosing. 
For  instance,  celery  is  acknowledged  to 
be  very  beneficial  to  the  nervous  system 
and  is  reported  to  be  a  cure  for  rheuma¬ 
tism  and  neuralgia.  Spinach  has  a  direct 
effect  upon  the  kidneys,  and  tomatoes  act 
upon  the  liver  ;  there  is  nothing  better 
than  asparagus  to  purify  the  blood. 
Beans  are  nutritious  and  strengthening  ; 
beets  and  turnips  are  excellent  appetiz¬ 
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