1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
i3i 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
Nilsson on Song 1 . —A popular American 
print is soon to publish an article of sug¬ 
gestions on the voice over the signature 
of Christine Nilsson. 
Wee Mittens. —I made my baby some 
mittens of flannel cut without a thumb, 
with an elastic in the wrist and button¬ 
hole stitched around the top. If I had 
had time I should have worked a little 
flower on the back. A. w. t. 
Cut out some mittens for some poor 
children who have none, from some old 
pants or jackets ; even these will be 
appreciated. I cut them the shape of 
the hand, leaving the opening large 
enough to admit the hand, and for a 
wrist stitch on a piece of old stocking 
leg. The sewing is all done by machine. 
Hot Water Applied Externally.— When 
the eyes are tired and aching, bathing 
the cheeks and back of the head and 
neck with hot water will bring instant 
comfort and relief, and at the same time 
one should rest from the work that tired 
them. A walk in the open air or a ride 
is of benefit to eyes that tire easily. 
Hot water applied to the back of the 
head and neck with a cloth folded or a 
sponge, gives relief in nervous headaches, 
but rest is the only cure. m. m. 
Double Duty. —Blind people knit; why 
shouldn’t those who can see learn to do 
so while using their eyes for other pur¬ 
poses? Plain and tiresome, but neces¬ 
sary knitting may be done with much 
pleasure and profit if one can read at the 
same time. Both will be done more 
slowly at first than if done separately, 
but with practice, both can be done with 
facility, and in after years the ability to 
both knit and read at once will be a great 
gain. 
Another straw. —Would-be women stu¬ 
dents of medicine have lately experienced 
a curious rebuff at the Columbian Uni¬ 
versity, Washington. Privileges of study 
have been withdrawn from women, and 
the faculty declares that the teaching 
of medicine to mixed classes of men and 
women is demoralizing to both sexes. 
That the faculty is sincere in its belief 
is shown by the fact that the Uni¬ 
versity has refused the offer of a fine 
physiological laboratory which a New 
York man is ready to give it on the con¬ 
dition that it reopen its doors to women. 
For Boiled Sausage. —From the raw 
sausage meat all the skin and bloody 
pieces must be removed and put to soak 
along with the livers, lights and hearts, 
and next morning are thoroughly washed 
and boiled. They are then to be lifted 
from the water and allowed to cool, 
ground and seasoned highly with black 
and red pepper, salt and sage; then 
stuffed into skins and smoked at once. 
These are a good substitute for bologna, 
are always ready for the table and save 
worrying as *o how to save all the scraps 
from wasting before they can be used. w. 
A Bit of Somebody's Story.— The scene 
rose before him with the vividness of 
yesterday—the organ’s tone, the brilliant 
procession, the subdued hush of the 
church, and then the rector’s solemn 
words. He wondered if he could re¬ 
member any of them. “ For better, for 
worse”—how they had jested beforehand 
over that! They were so sure it could 
Driving the Brain 
at the expense 
of the Body. 
While we drive 
the brain we 
must build up 
the body. Ex¬ 
ercise, pure air 
—foods that 
make healthy flesh—refreshing 
sleep—such are methods. When 
loss of flesh, strength and nerve 
become apparent your physician 
will doubtless tell you that the 
quickest builder of all three is 
Scott’s Emulsion 
of Cod Liver Oil, which not only 
creates flesh of and in itself, but 
stimulates the appetite for other 
1 foods. 
( Prepared by Scott <fe Bowne, N Y. All druggiata. 
never be “worse.” “For better, for 
worse”—“ For better, for worse”—the 
words said themselves over and over. 
“ In sickness and in health”—it was all 
coming back to him—“to love and to 
cherish.” To Cherish! that meant to pro¬ 
tect, to care for—he had not done that— 
but he had meant to—as God was his 
judge he had meant to—he had made 
those vows in good faith, meaning to 
keep them all, but somehow it had all 
been a miserable failure.—Good House¬ 
keeping. 
In A Small Boy's Eyes.— “ Mamma,” 
said a New Jersey 10-year-old last week; 
as he studied the graphic portrayals of 
behooped and beflounced womanhood in 
the daily papers: “Shall you wear a hoop 
and a dress like that?” 
“ I suppose so, dear, if they become 
really fashionable.” 
“Then, if you please, mamma, I would 
rather not go in the street with you.” 
“But, Jamie, wouldn’t you want mam¬ 
ma to dress like other ladies ?” 
“Yes’m, I think so; but notif they looked 
like that.'’' 1 
Shall we trample on the feelings of our 
small boys? 
For a Sore Throat. —The white of an egg 
beaten thick with granulated sugar is 
very healing to an irritated throat. But 
occasionally nothing will reach such in¬ 
flammation so effectually as pepper tea. 
Mix a large pinch of Cayenne pepper in 
a tumbler with two teaspoonfuls of sugar 
and fill the glass half full of boiling 
water. Let it stand 20 minutes, turn off 
the clear part and throw away the sedi¬ 
ment. Homeopathic doses are all that 
are required. Keep the glass at hand 
and take, very often, a quarter of a tea¬ 
spoonful, holding the head over back 
and let the liquid fall as far back into 
the throat as possible before swallowing. 
The pepper need only come in contact 
with the back part of the tongue and is 
thus not disagreeable to take, though 
very efficacious. Try it next time there 
is an irritation in the throat that no 
remedy seems to reach. A. m. f. 
Quick Refreshments for Unexpected 
Evening Guests. —Bread and plain cake 
form the foundation. One cup of chopped 
ham, one cup of grated cheese and two 
hard-boiled eggs will make two kinds of 
sandwiches. Chop eggs and ham very 
fine, add a teaspoonful of home-made 
mustard, two tablespoonfuls of melted 
butter, the same of vinegar and a little 
salt and pepper, and spread between thin 
slices of buttered bread. The cheese 
sandwich filling is made by adding one 
tablespoonful of melted butter, one tea¬ 
spoonful of home-made mustard and a 
little pepper to the cheese. Cut plain 
cake into thin slices, spreading jelly be¬ 
tween the halves. Beat the white of 
one egg stiff, add three tablespoonfuls 
of sugar, and beat, and place over the 
boiling tea - kettle for five minutes, 
stirring constantly. Frost your jelly 
cakes with half the frosting, and add one 
teaspoonful of chocolate and one-half 
teaspoonful of vanilla to the rest of the 
frosting. Spread this upon the remain¬ 
ing cake. This frosting will harden al¬ 
most at once and is very creamy and nice. 
A quart of mashed potatoes will make 
a nice salad, with one teaspoonful of 
grated onion, three tablespoonfuls of 
melted butter, six tablespoonfuls of vin¬ 
egar and one tablespoonful of home-made 
mustard, and salt and pepper to season. 
Serve coffee in dainty cups. w. 
It Opens the Eyes. —A contributor rec¬ 
ommends a work on botany to those who 
would “ glorify the common things of 
life:” A book that has likewise proved 
an “ eye-opener” to me is Steele’s Four¬ 
teen Weeks in Chemistry. Besides being 
intensely interesting, it is a decided help 
to more intelligent housekeeping. For 
instance, we learn the philosophy of 
bread-making and fruit-preserving; why 
ventilation is necessary ; how chlorine 
disinfects the sick room ; why bouse 
plants are healthful; what makes water 
hard; and many similar things. It tells 
us much about the destructive agent, 
oxygen, the sluggish nitrogen, the pen¬ 
etrating hydrogen; the metals; the acids 
and alkalies. Then it describes, among 
other things, the processes of smelting 
ores and of making paper, glass, aniline 
dyes and coal gas. We learn also of such 
strange facts as that two elements 
wholly unlike each other may unite 
to form a compound wholly un¬ 
like either; and that of two things 
composed of the same elements in the 
same proportions, one may be a whole¬ 
Mothers.— Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething, It is the Best.— Adv. 
some food and the other a deadly poison. 
I think no one can read such a book 
without a broadening of the mind, and 
an increased interest in, and admiration 
of, the wonderful world we live in. l. r. 
About Doylies. —This is the full set, 
and the full set is indispensable, says the 
highest of authorities, voiced by the Re¬ 
corder : For the uncovered and polished 
table there is the central doyly, the in¬ 
dividual doylies, the finger-bowl doylies, 
the flower doylies, the after-dinner coffee 
doylies and the doylies upon which every 
dish is set ; for the table laid with a 
cloth there is the central doyly, or, when 
the table is long, the flower doylies, 
the finger-bowl doylies and the after- 
dinner coffee doylies. The central doyly 
which must be square, oblong or round, 
according to the shape of the table for 
which it is designed, should be embroid¬ 
ered with a border. It is indeed the 
central point, for from it the others take 
their form, their color and design, and 
upon it depends the decoration of the 
entire set. Whatever the flower chosen 
for it may be, it is used either singly or 
in border upon every piece, and all the 
decorations of the table are made to take 
some color or colors that harmonize with 
it. The after-dinner coffee doylies, only, 
unlike the others of the set, are made in 
floral form, and become each a dainty 
rose perhaps, of silk. The flower is em¬ 
broidered with the solid stitch and has 
a closely button-holed edge, round which 
it is neatly cut, and it rests beneath the 
tiny cup a rose in color and in form. 
Ik writing to advertisers please always mention 
Thu Rural. 
Tried & True 
may 
well be said 
of the Superior Medicine, 
the standard 
blood-purifier, 
AYERS 
SARSAPARILLA 
Its long record 
assures you that what 
has cured others 
will cure you 
Tutt’s Hair Dye 
Gray hair or whiskers changed to a glossy 
black by a single application of this Dye. It 
imparts a natural color, acts instantaneous¬ 
ly and contains nothing injurious to the hair. 
Sold by druggists, or will be sent on receipt 
of price, <#1.00. Office, 31) Park Place, N. Y. 
J Alfred Peats J 
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WALL PAPER 
Send 5c for postage on ioo beautiful sam¬ 
ples and out guide, “How to Paper and 
Economy in Home Decoration,” will 
be sent FREE. Handsome Gold Parlor 
Paper IO, 12 1-2, 15c per roll, all with wide 
borders and ceilings to match. Good Gold 
Paper, 5c to OC. Paperhangers’ sample 
books, $1.00. 
Send to the nearest address. 
ALFRED PEATS, Wail Paper flerchant, 
136-138 W. Madison 8t 30-32 W. Thirteenth St. 
CHICAGO. NEW YOKK. 
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BREAKFAST-SUPPER. 
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GRATEFUL-COMFORTING. 
COCOA 
BOILING WATER OR MILK. 
Beware 
MAM KACTIRF.R8 OK WASHING COM- 
POl'NUS are claiming they can wash 
clothes clean without the use of the 
washboard. But the only way to wash 
the use o£ the washboard is 
with the ROCKER WASHER (and any 
good soap or washing compound.) The 
ROCKER WASHER is warranted to 
wash 100 PIECES IN ONE H01R. 
Write for prices and full description. 
ROCKER WASHER CO. 
Ft. Wayne, Ind. 
You can buy a chimney to 
fit your lamp that will last till 
some accident happens to it. 
Macbeth’s “pearl top” or 
“pearl glass ” is that chimney. 
You can have it—your dealer will get It—if you 
insist on it. He may tell you it costs him three 
times as much as some others. That is true. He 
may say they are just as good. Don’t you believe 
it—they may be better for him; he may like the 
breaking. 
Pittsburgh. Geo. A. Macbeth Co. 
N EW Leather gets old 
without Vacuum Leather 
Oil; 25c, and your money 
back if you want it. 
Patent lambskin-with-wool- 
on swob and book—How to 
Take Care of Leather— both 
free at the store. 
Vacuum Oil Company, Rochester, N. Y. 
of 1st quality can ever 
be sent by mail. May¬ 
hap you know it. By freight, prepaid if 
preferred, we ship safely 4, 5 or 6-ft. trees; 
2 -yr. Roses of rare excellence-everything! 
You actually pay less than for the puny 
stuff. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres 
Orchards. Exact information about trees 
and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. 
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We offer a large and fine stock of every description of 
FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES, .•Shrubs, 
Roses, Vines, Small FRUITS, Hedge Plants, 
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Priced Catalogue mailed free. Established 18d2. 
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The Sower 
Has no second chance. The 
first supplies his needs — if he 
takes the wise precaution of 
planting 
Ferry’s Seed^ 
k Ferry’s Seed Annual, for 1893,. 
b contains all the latest and best 
Information about Gardens and 
Gardening. It is a recognized 
authority. Every planter should 
have it. Sent free on request. 
' D. M. FERRY «fc OO., Detroit, Mich.' 
S TRAWBERRY Plants—1 doz. each of Van Deman 
and 6 other new kinds mailed for $2. Large stock 
of all Berry plants at lowest prices. 
SDAYMAKER & SON, DOVER, DEL. 
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to send for my 
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Strawberries 
CUTHBERT RASPBERRY PLANTS 
ft per 1,000. Strawberries—Saunders, Parker Earle, 
Lovett, Gandy, $3 per $1,000. Crescent. Warfield, $1.50 
per 1,000. All varieties. Extra choice stock. 
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