1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
499 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
Old Papers. —Several thicknesses placed 
between cotton and then all covered with 
calico, make very nice iron and kettle 
holders. If papers are dampened and 
laid on the carpet when one sweeps, a 
large part of the dust will settle on them 
instead of flying all over the room. m. a. f. 
Salt Baths. —I have received a great 
deal of benefit from salt baths, espe¬ 
cially during hot weather. I use a heap¬ 
ing tablespoonful of salt to a quart of 
water, cool in summer and warm in win¬ 
ter. It is strengthening and very re¬ 
freshing, though it may not agree with 
every one. m. a. f. 
The Home Department.— I am glad that 
women have a niche in The Rural New- 
Yorker. Why should they not ? How 
many a young housewife would prefer 
to ask information through the columns 
of a family paper than of some friend who 
might think : “ Well! I should think she 
would know that.” And when the paper 
comes and the farmer’s wife reads arti¬ 
cles written by other farmers’ wives, she 
feels that she has a little visit with them. 
Maybe it is the first time she has heard 
a woman speak for nearly a week. m. 
Removing Fly Specks from Brass.—A 
brass hanging lamp used all summer, not 
being covered, became thickly dotted 
with fly specks. I knew not what to do, 
for when I washed the specks off white 
spots remained. Finally I heated about 
one pint of cider vinegar, adding a hand¬ 
ful of salt (the old cleanser for copper). 
When it was hot I put the pieces in one 
at a lime and when clean washed each 
thoroughly ; then I took whiting wet to 
a paste with ammonia, and with a small 
brush scrubbed the brass till it was 
bright and shining. With another wash¬ 
ing and a rubbing with a piece of chamois 
it mirrored my face, and when it was 
put together and hung up it was fully as 
nice as when new. r. 
The Hired Girl. —Has she no redeeming 
features ? Are we not prone to look at 
the dark side, the faults of that house¬ 
hold necessity, and overlook many good 
qualities she may possess ? We recently 
had a treasure in our house. Although 
she did not do all things as we would 
have done, everything was cared for; 
and during her three weeks’ stay not one 
cross or impatient word did we hear her 
utter, though the care of two small 
children, a sick mother and all the house¬ 
work were enough to try her patience, 
and sometimes her strength. I believe 
she never prepared a meal without hav¬ 
ing to stop to attend to the wants of one 
of the little ones before it was finished. 
She was not an uncommon girl either, 
but a cheerful, look-at-the-bright-side- 
one, who is trying to live a Christian life. 
Would that all sick mothers might find 
such a helper! i. p. 
Novices Succeed with Bees.— I was greatly 
interested in the article on bee culture 
by R. J. O. I hope we shall hear from 
others on the subject, even if not painted 
in such roseate hues. We are novices in 
bee culture, having lately bought seven 
healthy stands of them. By the kindness 
of a neighbor, who is an old hand at the 
business, we have received a number of 
new ideas and a degree of confidence, 
which, I hope, will enable us to make a 
success of it. My family are all very 
fond of honey, and, in the three months 
we have lived here, we have had all we 
ought to eat, if not all we could eat. Our 
bees are not Italian, but we decided to 
leave them this year to work as they 
pleased, while we would try to form 
their acquaintance more thoroughly, and, 
as we got to understand them better, to 
improve where most needed. Years ago 
my father took The Rural ; I had lost 
track of it till this year, when we bought 
a farm. We subscribed, and now it is 
invaluable to us. Every department is 
crisp and just to the point. e. a. l. 
Modern Ways. —Mrs. Holland's article 
in The R. N.-Y. of February 4, entitled 
“ Etiquette in Farm Homes,” interested 
me much. I would like to read an ar¬ 
ticle from her pen every week. I hope 
she is large-hearted as well as broad- 
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 
minded ; for I cannot think she means 
to count all who have not traveled much 
or read extensively as narrow-minded. 
It is largely farmers’ wives and daugh¬ 
ters who read the woman’s pages in The 
Rural, and the majority of them are 
not great travelers, except on a “ plank 
road,” and their hours for reading are 
very precious ; and yet very many of 
them are eager for knowledge, and would 
be glad to learn all that is wcrth know¬ 
ing. I hope Mrs. Holland will not mind 
those who say “ pooh ! pooh !” there are 
enough of us who do wish to learn. But 
lead us gently. Many of us are young ; 
we do know something of the elegancies 
of good society, and we do have a taste 
for the small niceties of housekeeping ; 
but I wonder if Mrs. Holland knows any¬ 
thing of farmers’ incomes, and of the 
self-denial of young beginners. Will 
she give us occasionally an article that 
will help us to persuade John and George 
that these wavs are just as commendable 
as mother’s ways; without any disre¬ 
spect to mother ? mrs. m. m. w. 
The Secret of Fruit Pies. —If these direc¬ 
tions are followed, all can have the very 
best of pies with but little trouble. To 
make an apple pie, line a plate with a 
nice crust, fill rounding full of sliced 
apples, sprinkle with cinnamon or nut¬ 
meg, adding several pieces of butter. 
In another dish put a teacupful of sugar 
and a heaping teaspoonful (or a little 
more) of flour, and mix them evenly 
together. Sprinkle this over the apples, 
wet the edge of the crust, put on a top 
crust and with a fork press the edges 
well together ; then take a knife and 
trim the edges, being careful not to 
loosen them. Bake in a well-heated oven, 
letting the fire get a little low towards the 
last. This rule is as good for one fruit 
pie as another ; the secret is in mixing 
the flour and sugar together, so when 
the sugar begins to dissolve the flour is 
evenly mixed with it and it begins its 
work of thickening at once and saves 
the juice from covering the oven ; also 
the cook’s patience. s. e. p. 
What the Girls Saw.— Three of our 
bright-eyed girl friends lately took a 
short cycling trip. “ And we saw such 
a funny thing,” said the one whose 
brown eyes dance to the music of every 
funny happening. “There was such a 
queer old gentleman with his hair in 
long curls hanging to his shoulders. 
His cart was—oh ! very high ; and it was 
shaded by a huge umbrella, seven feet 
or more across; an umbrella half cov¬ 
ered by a great white patch. A board 
at the front of the cart fairly shouted 
at us in big letters : ‘ Royal Umbrella 
Hospital ; broken bones mended and 
ribs replaced without pain. I am happy 
to say that I have never yet found an in¬ 
curable.’ Oh ! I wish you could have 
seen it! You would have laughed so ! 
And the dear, funny old gentleman asked 
a country woman if she had any scissors 
to grind. She said she had not, when he 
declared that he could not be induced to 
grind any scissors for her. He told us 
that he made very long tours about the 
country, and that he was often away 
from home a year at a time. Wasn’t it 
a real adventure ? ” 
Princess May Married.— The event of 
the year, aud indeed of many years, in 
London, was the finally accomplished 
marriage of the Princess May and Prince 
George of Wales. The cabled reports of 
it describe the whole progress of the 
affair as one continued ovation, the out¬ 
come of the enthusiasm of the 2,000,000 
loyal Britons on the streets. The Queen, 
though leaning on a staff, was able to 
attend both the wedding and the break¬ 
fast following. The ceremony was per¬ 
formed at 12:30 by the Archbishop of 
Canterbury (assisted by several reverend 
bishops, deacons and canons) at the 
Chapel Royal, St. James. Here, in 1840, 
Victoria and Prince Albert were wedded, 
as also later, were the Princess Royal 
and the Crown Prince of Germany. 
Among the bevy of princess bridesmaids 
were four or five who bore the honored 
name of Victoria. The really pretty one 
was the little Victoria Patricia ol Con¬ 
naught. 
Gowns and Good-byes.— The wedding 
veil was the same worn by Princess Mary 
of Cambridge, the bride’s mother, when 
she became the Duchess of Teek. The 
dress was of white and silver brocade ; 
those of the maids were white satin, 
trimmed with silver lace. No hats, 
wreaths, or veils were worn with these. 
The bridal bouquet was of Provence 
roses, orchids and orange blossoms. The 
groom looked flushed, the bride charm¬ 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Ach). 
ingly beautiful; the bride was kissed, 
and the groom congratulated by the au¬ 
gust relatives, who afterward stood on 
the balcony and waved them good bye 
as many of lesser degree have done. 
A Royal Yachting Dress —Doubtless 
the Duchess of York will set the fashion 
in yachting gowns this season. Among 
the gowns of this sort which the Princess 
selected is one made of marine blue serge. 
It has a quite short full skirt, which is 
trimmed with two rows of white and gold 
braid about one inch wide. The zouave 
jacket has full sleeves and opens over a 
olouse of marine blue surah, while a 
jaunty epaulette cape with a braid trim¬ 
ming completes the costume. The going- 
away gown was of white Irish poplin, 
embroidered with gold cord. There was 
also a white poplin mantle, with em¬ 
broidery to match, and a smafl cape of 
costly lace. It had been whispered that 
the Princess of Wales did not favor the 
match, but her magnificent gift of jewels 
(said to be valued at $1,250,000) to the 
new daughter-in-law is said to disprove 
this assertion. The wedding gifts were, 
indeed, very largely of jewels and fans, 
there being no less than 10 of the latter, 
one having the bride’s monogram, an¬ 
other the rose of York and the may- 
flower intertwined, in diamonds. Pearls 
and diamonds, turquoises and diamonds, 
etc., in necklaces, bracelets and sprays, 
with a feather of brilliants from the Em¬ 
press Eugenie, were prominent among 
the gifts. The Duke of York gave his 
bride an open petaled rose in diamonds 
and pearls and a five rowed necklace of 
pearls of exquisite purity and matching. 
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Oil for all black leather; 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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Heating Glass Jars. —For those who use 
a gasoline stove there is no better way to 
heat cans than this: Just before you 
wish to fill them with canned fruit, jam 
or preserves, place your clean, dry jars 
on their sides in a common dripping-pan 
and put into your gasoline oven. Now 
light your burner and turn on a good 
steady flame. In 10 or 15 minutes they 
will be hot, and having heated gradually 
as the oven did, they have not cracked. 
Take one out, wrap a damp cloth around 
it and slip it down into a common quart 
tin cup that has a handle, and by holding 
it thus, you can fill it right from the boil¬ 
ing kettle very conveniently without 
burning yourself or breaking the jar. I 
have heated a dozen at once this way by 
using two pans and both shelves, and 
then by turning the blaze down low have 
kept them all at proper heat till they 
could be filled. This is so much easier 
and takes so much less gasoline than to 
heat the quantity of water that it would 
take to heat that number of jars by 
gradually pouring hot water into them, 
that I think all who try it once will 
never use any other way. x. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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Address Box 1385, Niles, Ohio. 
SAMPLE TESTIMONIAL. 
Millbrook, N. Y.. June 27, 1893. 
Gentlemen —Please send me ny freight at jour 
earliest convenience, 321) rods of 24-Inch fence. 
The 06- Inch fence (4( 0 rods) Is standing straight as 
a string, and is perfectly satisfactory. 
Yours trulv. 
OAKLEIGII TIIORNE. 
Mr. Thorne is one of the most noted Importers and 
Breeders In this country. 
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