1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
A Retort. —Alluding to the lately pub¬ 
lished frank criticism by a contributor 
upon the work of her fellow-contribu¬ 
tors, Alice E. Pinney says, good-natured¬ 
ly : “ There seems nothing like a crit¬ 
icism on corsets to arouse the spirit of 
opposition in a woman; even when she 
wears waists herself, she still clings to 
corsets for other women. As for The 
R. N.-Y., I could say much more in its 
favor without adding, ‘ but ’—as this 
critic did with regard to my article. I 
especially enjoyed Mrs. Clever’s (Myra 
V. Norys) paper on society ; it was so 
cute and to the point ” 
An Inquiry. —Several “down East” girls 
want to know if Mr. Clever has any 
brothers, for each is ready to wish with 
poor Desdemona that Heaven had made 
her such a man. All the “down East” 
young men nave gone West, you know, 
and even beauty and fortune go a-beg¬ 
ging here. 
“Such a dear, reasonable man!” one 
says, and another adds, “ So tractable 
and companionable !” 
“ But evidently not a soft spoon with 
no head for business !” exults a third, 
while number four remarks thoughtfully, 
“ I hope he wont spoil his wife. So 
much docility in accepting hints and such 
ready consenting to her wisdom are 
something calculated to turn the head of 
even the most sensible woman. Notone 
wife in 50 but would grow dictatorial 
and horrid upon such homage.” 
And the other three sigh, “ No danger 
of any of us being spoiled in that way or 
in any way. Probably he is an only son 
and not to be duplicated,” and they laugh 
with comic resignation, theik scribe. 
[The paper given last week and which 
was in hand before the receipt of this 
inquiry, shows Mr. Clever in a light 
slightly less amiable. Perhaps it may 
prove an aid toward allaying the envious 
feelings of our “ down East” girls.—E d ] 
Smoke Pickle.— A subscriber inquires 
for a process whereby meats may be made 
to take a smoke flavor without being 
smoked. Who can give this information? 
Some Hens. —Says “One Woman” in 
the Recorder, touching a too common 
and not too refined expression : Yester¬ 
day a man called a woman’s party a 
“ hen dinner.” He said 40 hens were in 
attendance. Now everybody knows a 
dinner is not a very inv’’gorating affair to 
the outsider who is not expected. Yet 
hens have virtues of their own. There is 
a wee bit of a Bantam hen named 
“ Betty,” who every spring rears brood 
after brood of chickens, until the barn¬ 
yard is filled with her foster children. 
Long weeks after they are too large to 
gather under her wings they follow her 
about. Great, tall, long-legged fowls 
answer to her motherly chirp, and, when 
she finds a fat worm, 40 spindle-shanked 
broilers stride across the garden to help 
her eat it up. Industrious, matronly, 
generous, exemplary, thrifty, reliable, 
and a never-failing producer of food, she 
puts all humanity under the ban of per¬ 
petual obligation to her. 
The Price of Royalty. —Article VI of the 
Hawaiian treaty (proposed in case the 
United States accedes to the request of 
the Provisional Government for annexa¬ 
tion to our republic) deals thus with the 
deposed Queen : The government of the 
United States agrees to pay to Liliuoka- prisoning your children within doors 
lani, the late Queen, within one year during five or six months of the year, 
from the date of the exchange of the Let the little ones _ t he babes tinder 
ratifications of this treaty the sum of school ag*e—have an occasional breath 
820,000, and annually thereafter a like Q f fresh “ out-door ” air. It is during 
sum of $20,000 during* the term of her ^he first tender years that the germs of 
natural life, provided she in good faith disease are often lodged. Give your chil- 
submits to the authority of the Govern- dren a chance for life—vigorous, healthy 
ment of the United States and the local life they are f or t U nate enough to 
government of the islands. And the kave come into the world unhampered 
Government of the United States further by a hereditary disease, do not let your 
agrees to pay to the Princess Kiaulani neglect of duty curse them with a con- 
within one year from the date of the ex- tracted one . vVhen they cannot safely 
change of the ratifications of this treaty run otd do ors—and this is less often 
the gross sum of $150,000. provided she than you i ma gi ne —take them out for an 
in good faith submits to the authority of hour or two in the carriage or sleigh, 
the Government of the United States and They win not take cold a comfortably 
the local government of the islands. clothed, and taken out often; it is the 
Our Buckwheat Cakcs.-A batter spoon- ? hi . ld that leaves the house but once or 
, , , , , , . .... .. twice, perhaps, during the winter who 
ful of granulated sugar is added to the takes a cold at a wk j ff Q f fresh air. 
buckwheat cake batter when stirred up e. m 
each night. The batter is made too thick For the Seamstress.—When sewing cloth 
to bake, and thinned in the morning, which contains starch or sizing on a 
and the cook is very careful not to use too machine, rub the upper and under side 
much saleratus—our folks like the cakes with white soap to pre vent the needle 
best with just a hint of sourness. Then 
the griddle must be very hot, 60 that they cutting. 
will brown immediately. We turn them Snow Sponge Cake.—Use any good 
quickly, place them as fast as baked in a recipe for spongecake, omitting the eggs, 
dish with a tight co~er, let them steam ... . , . 
in the dryin? oven until wanted, and and substituting one tablespoonful of 
bring them to the table steaming-hot, snow for each egg just before placing the 
Then, with plenty of butter or delicious cake in the tin. J. l. k 
syrup, they ar’—but let the Chief Cook - 
just slip in to b-eakfast and see how they ^ 
are for herself. MRS. F. s. A. 
. „. . _ .. ... If you name Thi R. N.-Y. to our advertisers you 
Again, Chautauqua. Regarding the in- be pre tty sure of prompt replies and right 
quiry : “ Do you think the Chautauqua treatment, 
course too much for a farmer’s wife to 
undertake?” I must say: “It is not TT^__ XToTTfi 
too much, my friend ; I have tried and I 1 T jL Q tl JLj-di V W 
know.” I took the regular five years’ ^ - . 
course, and have since added (by tak- oCrOIUltl, 
ing special after courses) 14 seals to Sores Boils OF 
my diploma, making me a member of ’ . . .. 
“ The Guild of the Seven Seals,” one of any other skin disease, 
the highest orders of the society. Mine take 
is a busy life on a farm ; but for this very 
reason, I was anxious to study and read ^ m QKMB 
that my outlook might be broadened, Cl 
and that I might have other thoughts 
than those about my every-day work ® ** wi t iw 
only. I have been richly repaid, as I am _ _ _ ~ ~ ™ I I B A 
sure every farmer’s wife who takes this SARoAPAl\ I Lb LA 
course will be. ella f. f. . a 
the Superior 
New Overshoes From Old.—The boys’ Blood-Purifier 
overshoes were giving out on the bottom, . 0 . x/r ^ 
and as wo had sent for one of the outfits « nd Spring Medicine, 
advertised in The Rural, leather soles Cures Others, 
that projected a quarter of an inch were *11 TT^\n 
tacked to the overshoe soles with wire 11.X CLLi y G LI 
clinch nails and on the heels were put ** 
the heels of old rubber boots. They will 
now outlast two new pairs. w. R. w. 
Improvement in Sausage Making.—Make 
and pack without seasoning of any kind ; 
season in the frying pan with or without 
sage, as liked. We like it best without 
and many people can eat it thus who can¬ 
not eat it with sage. Without the salt the 
sausage can be kept frozen much more 
easily ; this has been tried here for sev¬ 
eral years and liked very much better 
than the more common kind. s. m h. 
How We Make Ice Cream.—In connec¬ 
tion with our little frontier home in 
Nebraska, we have not been able to build 
an ice-house yet; so winter is the time 
when we indulge most in the dainly. 
We have a three-quart freezer and 
throughout cold weather it sets on the 
porch partly filled with frozen brine. It 
is but a moment’s work to bring it in and 
pour into the can the sweetened morn¬ 
ing’s milk, to which four eggs and ex¬ 
tract of lemon have been added. We do 
not use the handle, but whirl rapidly 
with the left hand and stir constantly 
from the sides of the can with a stout 
handled mixing spoon. The man of the 
house and the three little lads often make 
an entire meal from ice cream; this is 
one of the pleasures of winter to them. 
Anyone who has a wooden bucket and 
tin pail can make it, but if not used to 
eating it, it would not be wise to make a 
full meal of it. Teach children to eat it 
slowly. w. R. N. 
To Save a Blister.—Teach this to your¬ 
self and the children too. In case of a 
burn, instantly carry the injured hand 
to your mouth and moisten with saliva ; 
it will save many a blister. w. R. N. 
Fresh Air for the Wee Ones.—Mothers, 
do not deny to your little ones God’s 
freest gift—fresh air. Country mothers, 
especially, don’t commit the crime of im- 
Mothers.—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Signs of Health. 
You don’t have to look 
twice to detect them—bright 
eyes, bright color, bright 
smiles, I __ 
bright in 
every ac¬ 
tion. 
Disease is 
Scott's ° 
EMULSiQN.. 
overcome ] 
only when ( |)m | r T 
weak tissue 
is replaced by the healthy 
kind. Scott’s Emulsion of 
cod liver oil effects cure by 
building up sound flesh. It 
is agreeable to taste and 
easy of assimilation. 
Prepared by Scott & Bowne, N. Y. All druggists. 
You would like the lamp- 
chimneys that do not amuse 
themselves by popping at 
inconvenient times, wouldn’t 
you? 
A chimney ought not to 
break any more than a tum¬ 
bler. A tumbler breaks 
when it tumbles. 
Macbeth’s “pearl top” and “pearl glass”— 
they don’t break from heat, not one in a hun¬ 
dred ; a chimney lasts for years sometimes. 
Pittsburgh. 
Geo. A. Macbeth Co. 
O UT In the sun and dust 
and rain, your leather 
wants 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. 
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owners buy 3 to 9. 20 fast selling special¬ 
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A torpid liver Is the source of dyspep- 
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