1893 
TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. t 
Economy Broth. —Scald chickens’ feet * 
with boiling water, and peel off the out- ^ 
side skin ; they will make two quarts of 1 
good chicken broth.—[How many feet ? 1 
—Ed.] 
Saving Compressed Yeast.— In using 
compressed yeast, a quarter of a cake is 
enough for a mixing. Place the rest, 
with three cups of water, in a Mason jar, 
seal, keep in a cool place, and use one 
cupful to a mixing. .T. E. A. 
Oatmeal Cakes.— One cupful of fine oat¬ 
meal, 1% cupful of wheat flour, one egg 
well beaten, one large tablespoonful of 
sugar and another of butter, two tea¬ 
spoonfuls of baking powder, one of salt, 
and milk for a very soft batter. Bake in 
a quick oven. mbs. j. e. a. 
They are so Helpless.— Some one says 
that the sole aim and object in life of 
some appear to be best expressed by the 
remark of a venerable grandmother who 
declared that there were many people 
in the world who were good for nothing 
but to keep bread from moulding. 
Cape Cod. —Dr Talmage remarks: Cape 
Cod ! The grim humor of the Pilgrims 
fastened this fishy name on that knob of 
sand. A party of them fishing in its 
neighboring waters, decided that the 
first fish caught should give designation 
to the new-found cape; up from the 
bottom came a large cod; and so Cape 
Cod received its name, which ever since 
it has retained. 
** Moral Idiots.” —Amen to the item 
about “Moral Idiots!” And many a 
girl proves herself to be such by keeping 
company with a young man, though not 
in earnest, simply for the sake of going 
about with him; knowing that she does 
not care particularly for him, and leaving 
him for some one else, or dismissing him 
with some conventional platitudes, little 
thinking how near the brink of ruin she 
may have brought him. critic. 
Frosted Cabbage. —Select a firm, white 
head of cabbage, shave as thin and fine 
as possible, sprinkle with salt and let 
stand for an hour ; then with the hands 
squeeze out all moisture. From the 
cream pail take enough thick sour cream 
to moisten the cabbage, add two table¬ 
spoonfuls of sugar (more if a large 
amount), then with a tablespoon stir 
briskly for some moments till it froths 
nicely—add sharp vinegar to suit the 
taste and stir still more swiftly till very 
foamy, then pile in a glass dish. When 
in season, garnish with a row of nastur¬ 
tium blossoms around the edge. Most 
people call this the most delicious salad 
they ever tasted, as it certainly is a most 
attractive looking one. sweet fern. 
Clothe Children Comfortably.— A few 
years ago when I was a teacher, a young 
pupil attracted my attention by pulling 
her clothing, drawing up her shoulders, 
etc. I asked her the reason and she said, 
“It sticks.” I found her underclothing 
was so tight that she could not move 
freely, and told her to tell her mother. 
One little fellow on hearing of a pro¬ 
posed visit invariably said, “ Me doesn’t 
want any clean s’irt,” for the simple 
reason that the “ s’irt” was too tight to 
get on and off easily. 
A good plan for children’s undershirts 
is to have them double-breasted and with 
pultons and button-holes all the way 
down ; thus they form chest protectors 
and are more easily changed. 
Let us see that all the children’s clothes 
are comfortable, neither large enough to 
hang, nor small enough to bind ; while 
little ones may be conscious of being un¬ 
comfortable, they may not think to speak 
of the cause. k. 
Improper Handling 1 of Children. —It is 
often painful, says the Household 
Monthly, to observe how little children 
are handled. It is not an uncommon 
practice for parents and nurses to catch 
them suddenly by the hand or arm, and 
drag or hurl them over some difficult 
spot, such, for instance, as a mud-hole, or 
over a brook if in the country ; or from 
When Baby was slek, we gave her Castorla, 
When she was a Child, she orled for Castorla, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, 
When she had ChUdren, she gave them Castorla 
the steps of a horse-car to the pavement, A 
or over some broken place in the pave- s< 
ment or street; or over the gutter, if in si 
the town, without a single thought about fi 
what the consequences might be from fi 
such procedure. If parents and nurses o 
who are guilty of such conduct will, by 1 
way of experiment, just allow them¬ 
selves to be suddenly suspended by the 
wrist or arm, and at the same time 
hurled across a given space, they will s< 
have taken the first lesson in reference is 
to the impropriety, not to say barbarous u 
and brutal character of such a practice. e 
Some Good Rugs.— A very pretty rug t: 
(a slight imitation of Smyrna) may be £ 
made by cutting old ingrain carpet into ^ 
carpet rags and getting them woven the \ 
same as rag carpet. By using two kinds a 
one can have one shade for the center, ^ 
and another for the border. To make c 
one two yards long and one wide, will g 
take six good-sized balls. Buy or make ^ 
fringe for the ends. r 
Another pretty rug is made by cutting g 
coarse burlap in strips about 2% inches j 
wide, then fringe each side of these to f 
within two or three threads of the cen- , 
ter, sew in the center to a lining, begin- ( 
ning at the outer edge of the rug. After ] 
filling the space, dye of any preferred £ 
color, shaking frequently while drying f 
to give a fluffy appearance. To make \ 
two colors, leave the center, and fill in ^ 
with a smaller rug of another color— s 
green and oak are very pretty. ( 
MRS. .TAMES MOHAN. { 
Winter Friendship With Trees.— Do you 1 
think winter a bare, uninteresting sea¬ 
son out-of-doors ? I suppose you study 
trees a little. That interesting class, the ; 
evergreens, are better seen when others 
are bare. Can you tell the Norway 
spruce from the Balsam firs in your own ( 
or your neighbor's yard? Are those trees 
in the woods yonder pines or hemlocks ? 
Are the pines of your region White, 
Black or Bed, and what is the difference 
between them? Then the leafless trees 
have a beauty and an interest all their 
own. Do you know the graceful curve 
of the elm, or the strong, upward sweep 
of the maple boughs ? Can you pick out 
the beeches, birches, hickories, ashes, 
oaks, willows, etc., just by their bark 
and manner of growth ? I cannot do all 
this, but I am learning ; and the obser¬ 
vation of trees from the window or as I 
ride along the road, proves a real source 
of delight. Then their leafing and blos¬ 
soming in the spring have a fresh beauty 
because of my winter friendship for 
them. L * 
Grandfather's Clock.— Any one who hap¬ 
pens to have but the case of this interest¬ 
ing relic, may like to know what the 
Ladies’ Home Companion says as to its 
possibilities. An exquisite little bric-a 
brae cabinet was made of an old- 
fashioned, but very handsome clock-case. 
The door was removed, and the case 
securely attached to a solid board back, 
which extended out six inches on each 
side. After the outside of the case had 
been given two coats of ivory-white 
enamel, the inside and the projecting 
back were neatly covered with old blue 
plush, glued on. Two shelves were then 
put inside the case, and three prettily- 
carved ones on each side. These were 
afterwards enameled and touched up 
with gilt, and a figured China silk drap¬ 
ery suspended from a brass rod over the 
door opening. But we say, why enamel ? 
The natural wood, especially if soiid 
cherry, is far handsomer, and we wot of 
a beautifullow wide book-case made after 
this order, by spreading the sides, and 
using the door for the new top. 
Authoritative Etiquette. —In the No¬ 
vember number of “ Table Talk,” a lady 
writes to inquire the proper manner of 
placing knives, forks, napkins and salt¬ 
cellars. One authority quoted in answer, 
says : “A little before the plate, the 
> water goblet; a tiny salter, in fanciful 
shape, and the napkin folded in three- 
cornered pyramid to hold the bread! “Let 
us stop here and discuss this foolish 
1 fashion of wrapping the bread in a nap- 
l kin. Is it really incumbent upon us to 
[ keepalive this unreasonable custom? It 
; happened recently that a lady invited 
- company to dine with her. She intended 
L to “put her best foot foremost,” to show 
her guests all possible respect, and so 
among other superlative “ ultras,” she 
folded the bread in a napkin, according 
to the highest authority on table eti¬ 
quette. She congratulated herself when 
every arrangement had been completed, 
that no mishap had marred the success 
of her preparations. But, lo! directly 
the guests were seated, they took up their 
napkins and began unfolding them, 
conversing sociably the while, and the 
bread went tumbling this way and that. 
How do you suppose the hostess felt? 
And imagine the feelings of the guests ! I 
some of them dear old grandmothers who 
should never be subjected to such morti¬ 
fication! And if some of the superlative 
fashions concerning table etiquette were 
outlawed, it would certainly be a gain to 
humanity. k. 
Sick Cage-Birds. —In treating of the ill¬ 
nesses of cage-birds, Olive Thorne Miller 
seems to think that to make them happy 
is a specific for all minor woes. Of the 
moulting process she says: “If the feath¬ 
ers are slow to fall out during moulting- 
time, fresh pokeberries in the cage are 
recommended. A great deal is said in 
bird books about troubles in moulting, 
but it is my experience that a bird kept 
well, having a daily variety of food, and, 
above all, made happy and interested in 
life, will have no trouble at all in going 
through this process. Nature takes care 
of that. I never had the smallest occa¬ 
sion for tonics or other remedies. My 
birds are sometimes rather quie t, but they 
never lose spirits or appetite. Indeed I 
should hardly know when it occurs, but 
for finding the dropped feathers in the 
cage. If your bird mopes and seems 
miserable in moulting, exert yourself to 
divert him ; try some way to give him 
happiness and a fresh interest in life, 
and I believe you will find this a charm 
above medicine.” Common colds, most 
frequent ailments of birds, she would 
treat with homeopathic specifics ; con¬ 
stipation with a drop of the same oils 
one would give a child ; vermin with in¬ 
sect powder, washing the cage with car¬ 
bolic soap. 
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