1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
747 
What  Open  Eyes  See. 
THE  CITY  COUSINS. 
It  ain’t  their  hearts  that’s  wantin’— they’re  affection¬ 
ate  enough  — 
They  show  that  when  they  come  to  me  when  city 
heat  gets  tough. 
It's  In  the  brain— and.  after  all,  I  ain’t  a  bit  sur¬ 
prised. 
By  Just  one  week  of  city  life,  I’m  nearly  paralyzed. 
•Nd  all  their  little  queeruesses  had  ought  to  be  set 
down, 
1  think,  to  that  unnat’ral  life  they  lead  down  there  in 
town.  —Carlyle  Smith. 
Advice  for  Women.— One  thing  let 
me  say  to  young  married  women  :  Use 
all  the  lemons  you  can,  and  eat  little 
meat,  but  much  fruit ;  you  will  find  it 
best  for  health  and  safety.  F.  M. 
Shredded  Codfish. — In  the  opinion 
of  Food,  the  introduction  of  shredded 
codfish  put  up  in  one-pound  tins,  has  been 
a  blessing  to  those  who  prepare  the  old- 
fashioned  New  England  codfish  balls 
Fortune  in  a  Small  Idea.— It  is  re¬ 
ported  that  a  young  Southern  girl  has 
received  85,000  for  the  patent  on  a  black¬ 
board  eraser.  She  is  more  fortunate 
than  many  inventors  of  more  prominent 
articles. 
Cheap,  Though  Superior.  — To 
know  The  Rural,  to  know  the  real 
value  of  it,  one  needs  to  take  it  at  least 
one  year.  One  does  not  appreciate  it  by 
seeing  one  copy.  One  year’s  reading 
makes  one  hate  to  give  it  up.  I  thought 
it  was  a  very  expensive  paper ;  now  I 
think  it  as  cheap  as  the  50-cent  month¬ 
lies  and  semi-monthlies  that  treat  on 
farming,  or  even  cheaper.  m.  m. 
To  Save  Handling.—  For  carpetrags 
keep  a  small  bag  hanging  near  the  rag 
bag.  After  you  have  finished  cutting  out 
a  garment,  when  picking  up  the  scraps, 
sort  the  pieces  saving  the  long  ones  and 
those  which  will  pay  to  use  for  carpets. 
New  cloth  is  worth  saving.  Some  one 
may  want  the  pieces  if  you  do  not.  Set¬ 
ting  them  apart  is  not  much  work  if  there 
is  a  place  waiting  for  them.  R.  T.  H. 
A  Hint  for  Ironing  Day. — First,  I 
am  careful  in  taking  things  from  the  line 
to  fold  each  carefully  for  the  basket. 
The  outsides  of  towels,  sheets  and  many 
other  articles  T  simply  run  the  iron  over, 
not  ironing  the  other  side  at  all.  Mr.  K. 
long  since  prevailed  on  me  not  to  polish 
his  shirt  bosoms  in  Chinese  or  laundry 
style,  saying  that  with  tie,  vest  and  coat 
hiding  tbem  from  general  inspection,  the 
labor  would  be  wasted.  mrs.  a.  a.  k. 
Long-keeping  Tart  Crusts. — One 
cupful  of  lard,  white  of  one  egg  well 
beaten,  one  tablespoonful  of  granulated 
sugar,  a  little  salt,  with  flour  and  water 
enough  to  roll  out  in  a  rich  paste.  W e 
cut  with  the  biscuit  cutter  and  from  half 
the  pieces  cut  out  the  center  with  the 
small  end  of  cutter,  bake  separately  and 
lay  the  open  one  over  the  other  after  the 
jelly  is  put  in.  These  will  keep  some 
time  without  hardening,  as  the  common 
pie  paste  is  apt  to  do.  c.  R.  D. 
Reasonable  Table  Rules. — Accord¬ 
ing  to  Good  Housekeeping,  there  are 
good  reasons  for  serving  the  lady  of  the 
house  first,  although  this  rule  is  often 
waived.  In  a  country  house  several  dis¬ 
tinguished  people  or  dear  friends  are  en¬ 
tertained  at  one  time;  to  serve  the  hos¬ 
tess  first  and  follow  a  regular  order 
along  the  table  makes  no  distinction. 
Dishes  are  o  ten  served  before  which  a 
guest  hesitates  as  to  which,  fork  or 
spoon,  to  use  until  he  glances  at  his  hos¬ 
tess  to  see  which  one  she  takes  up. 
Not  every  one  who  travels  goes  to  the 
East,  and  not  every  one  who  goes  to  the 
East  is  entertained  by  Eastern  dignitar¬ 
ies  and  brings  Eastern  customs  home. 
When  a  lady  does  dispense  with  finger 
bowls  and  follows  the  custom  of  a  Grand 
Pasha  in  having  passed  to  her  guests  a 
large,  silver  bowl  of  rose  water,  in  which 
each  one  in  turn  is  expected  to  dip  the 
tips  of  the  fingers  and  wipe  them  on  a 
pearl-fringed  towel,  she  need  not  be  sur¬ 
prised  if  the  first  guest,  who  sees  this 
bowl  of  rare  workmanship  presented  at 
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 
her  left  hand,  looks  about  on  the  tray  for 
some  spoon  or  ladle  by  which  she  is  to 
help  herself  to  the  pale  beverage.  If 
the  bowl  be  handed  first  to  the  hostess 
and  she  follows  the  custom  of  the  Grand 
Pasha,  no  guest  need  betray  that  she  was 
not  brought  up  in  the  house  of  a  Grand 
Pasha  herself. 
Coffee  Making. — Wash  two  eggs 
clean,  break  with  the  shells  into  an 
earthenware  vessel  with  one  pound  of 
well  browned  ground  coffee,  adding  suf¬ 
ficient  water  to  moisten.  Mix  well,  cover, 
set  in  a  cool  place  and  it  is  ready  for  use. 
This  amount  will  last  my  family  four 
days,  for  breakfast  at  the  rate  of  one 
heaping  tablespoonful  per  head — none 
for  the  coffee  pot.  I  have  sometimes 
thought  that  those  who  give  recipes  for 
making  tea  and  coffee  are  afraid  of  social 
ostracism  or  something  worse  if  they 
omit  the  last  named  portion.  We  use  a 
great  deal  of  barley  for  coffee.  Treatedjas 
above  it  serves  us  well.  mrs.  peter. 
A  Closet  Curtain. — A  very  pretty 
curtain  for  a  closet  door  was  made  of 
common  blue  denim  Japanese  designs 
in  pale  yellow  rope  cotton  were  outlined 
over  the  blue  ground,  and  it  was  lined 
with  the  same  yellow  shade  in  silesia. 
A  strip  of  pale  yellow  cretonne  with  blue 
figures  formed  a  heading  for  a  knotted, 
short,  thick  fringe  at  the  bottom.  The 
cretonne  came  from  the  scrap  bag  ;  if  that 
had  not  happened  to  be  at  hand  I  should 
have  made  a  thick  lattice-work  border  of 
the  cotton  about  five  inches  deep.  The 
same  dainty  room  that  contained  this 
curtain  has  an  18-inch  border  of  denim 
around  the  edge  and  a  large  rug  covering 
the  center.  mrs.  e.  k.  s. 
Onion  Mucilage.— A  very  conve¬ 
nient  mucilage  can  be  made  of  onion 
juice  by  any  one  who  wishes  to  use  it, 
says  Jenness  Miller.  A  good-sized  Span¬ 
ish  onion,  after  being  boiled  a  short  time, 
will  yield,  on  being  pressed,  cpiite  a  large 
quantity  of  very  adhesive  fluid.  This  is 
used  quite  extensively  in  various  trades 
for  pasting  paper  on  tin  or  zinc,  or  even 
glass,  and  the  tenacity  with  which  it 
holds  would  surprise  any  one  on  making 
the  first  attempt.  It  is  the  cheapest  and 
best  mucilage  for  such  purposes,  and 
answers  just  as  well  as  many  of  the  more 
costly  and  patent  cements.  Some  of  the 
cements  sold  by  street  fakirs  at  10  cents 
a  bottle  consist  of  nothing  but  onion 
juice  and  water,  and  the  bottle  and  cork 
cost  a  great  deal  more  than  the  contents. 
Treatment  of  Croup.— My  little 
daughter,  three  years  old,  awoke  me 
from  my  sleep  at  night  with  that  omin¬ 
ous  sound  heralding  croup.  I  instantly 
heated  a  pint  of  water  over  the  lamp, 
saturated  flannel  clothes  and  wrapped 
them  around  her  chest.  I  then  applied 
stewed  onions  to  the  soles  of  her  feet 
and  gave  a  few  drops  of  Hive’s  syrup,  of 
ipecac,  which  threw  out  the  offensive 
matters.  She  was  perfectly  well  in  half 
an  hour.  If  the  case  is  an  obstinate 
one,  I  give  a  teaspoonful  of  alum  and 
sugar,  equal  parts,  and  this  ends  the 
trouble.  It  is  an  error  to  let  children 
sleep  on  the  floor  or  in  a  trundle- 
bed,  as  the  atmosphere  is  much  colder 
there  than  higher  up,  and  less  pure, 
being  surcharged  with  foul  gases  injur¬ 
ious  to  tender  children.  I.  J-  c. 
band  and  her  children  in  her  heart 
instinctively  love  any  reasonable  effort 
that  may  contribute  to  their  mental  and 
physical  well-being  ?  medora  corbett. 
A  Handy  Oat  Meal  Cooker. — Get 
the  tinsmith  to  make  a  small  pail  with 
slightly  flaring  sides  so  that  the  top  will 
just  fit  the  hole  in  the  top  of  the  tea 
kettle  and  the  bottom  come  nearly  to  the 
bottom  of  the  latter.  If  the  kettle  has  a  j 
removable  cover  it  will  do  to  cover  the  | 
pail,  otherwise  one  will  have  to  be  made 
for  it.  Put  the  oatmeal  (or  rolled  oats) 
in  the  pail  with  a  little  salt,  pour  boiling 
water  on  it,  stir  and  set  the  piil  in  the 
tea  kettle  over  the  fire  ;  of  course  cover¬ 
ing  the  pail.  It  will  cook  nicely  without 
further  attention.  This  saves  the  cost  of 
a  regular  oatmeal  cooker ;  it  saves  a 
place  on  the  stove,  as  the  kettle  would 
be  there  anyway  for  other  purposes  ;  it 
does  not  require  such  constant  attention 
as  oatmeal  cooked  directly  over  the  tire. 
A  pail  to  fit  a  No.  8  kettle  will  hold  enough 
for  three  large  saucerfuls.  H.  M.  w. 
Wi  nter  Blossoms. — Every  one  does 
not  know  what  novel  and  beautiful  win¬ 
ter  blossoms  it  is  possible  for  every  one 
to  have  in  the  shape  of  the  sweet  peas 
and  the  common  morning  glories  ;  the 
latter,  in  some  respects,  are  the.  more 
desirable,  as  they  bloom  almost  as  soon 
as  they  put  forth  leaves,  and,  strange 
but  true,  the  blossoms  remain  open  all 
day.  The  sweet  pea  will  blossom  pro 
fusely,  but  needs  a  much  longer  period 
of  growth  before  coming  into  bloom 
On  the  other  hand,  the  mere  foliage  is 
lovely,  being  such  a  rich  green,  and  the 
little  tendrils  give  an  appearance  entirely 
distinct  from  other  vines.  I  also  use 
the  bulbs  of  the  common  daffodil  for  for¬ 
cing  (the  same  as  hyacinths);  either  in 
pots  or  grown  in  water  they  surpass  the 
far-famed  Chinese  sacred  lily,  and  cost 
nothing.  “sweet  fern. 
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day  devoted  entirely  or  in  part  to  women 
shows  that  the  old  story  of  dissatisfied 
wives  and  housekeepers  continues.  The 
question  naturally  arises  as  to  the  true 
condition  of  the  majority  of  housekeepers; 
do  they  really  find  their  life  work  a 
source  of  disappointment  and  unhappi¬ 
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