1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
723 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
To Revive an Expiring Fire.— Sprinkle 
upon the coals a few grains of sugar ; 
then put on the fuel, and the fire will 
burn in a short time. s. 
Encourage the Plants. —Primroses will 
respond to enrichment very quickly; 
both the flowers and plants will increase 
greatly in size. They need an abundance 
of water. r t. h. 
An Office Stool. —This year buy an 
office stool for use in the kitchen. It 
will be found to be such a help. Every 
wife and mother, especially if she be 
maid of all work, should avail herself of 
all possible helps to save her strength, x. 
Corn-stalks for Kindling. —Some people 
do not know that dry corn-stalks make 
most excellent kindling wood. Put in 
the stove a piece of crumpled paper, a 
generous quantity of corn-stalks, and 
upon this place the fuel. Touch a match 
to it, and there you are with a roaring 
hot fire. s. 
Cold Boiled Potatoes sliced and placed in 
milk gravy, and boiled till warm, are 
very good with any kind of pork, espe¬ 
cially ham and bacon. They are more 
delicate if the gravy is thickened with 
corn starch and enriched with butter. 
This is a way of saving potatoes, as the 
gravy forms much of the dish. 
With a Camera. —Who is interested in 
amateur photography ? Indeed, I am ! 
and those who have not tried it do not 
know how facinating it is. Then, what 
nicer memento for a friend or relative— 
especially if absent—than a picture of 
one’s home or surroundings ? Outfits 
that will do very acceptable work can 
be bought so cheaply now that with one 
of the many guides and a little practice, 
one can soon do very good work. How¬ 
ever, as in everything else, “ practice 
makes perfect.” m. w. 
Old Coats for Everyday Wear.— Men 
usually dislike to wear a coat while at 
work, but I have fixed two or three so 
that they are very convenient. I sewed 
on the buttons so that they could be but¬ 
toned up close to the neck, and made a 
buttonhole in the lapel. The collar was 
pressed so that it turned over straight 
around. For a sack coat, this was all 
that was necessary. A frock coat that 
was too small, I found I could let out 
under the arms and put a V in the under 
part of the sleeve to make it fit. e. l. b. 
Pop-Corn Cookies. —Two eggs, one cup¬ 
ful of granulated sugar, a teaspoonful of 
cream of tartar and half a teaspoonful 
of soda, a very little salt, a teaspoonful 
of vanilla, and flour sufficient to make it 
stiff enough to roll out thin. Bake in a 
quick oven. Beat the eggs and sugar 
together; then put in some flour, add 
the cream of tartar on the top of the 
dry flour (a level teaspoonful rather than 
heaping). Dissolve the soda in a little 
water. Add salt and vanilla, then flour 
enough to roll nicely. When baked, 
you will readily see why these cookies 
are so called. X. p. 
Rlcc Griddle Cakes.—“If baked properly 
these are very nice indeed,” says the 
English Farm and Home. “They may 
be served with syrup, jelly, or sugar 
and cream, or they may be buttered like 
ordinary griddle cakes. To make these, 
beat the yolks of two fresh, eggs, add 
one cupful of cold boiled rice, half a tea¬ 
spoonful of salt, a part of half a pint of 
milk, one ounce of melted butter, and 
three-quarters of a pound of flour. Beat 
these all well together, then stir in the 
remainder of the pint of milk. Beat the 
whites of the two eggs to a stiff froth, 
and add them last, beating well. Bake 
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 
on a hot griddle. If the batter is too 
thick or too thin to be satisfactory, milk 
or flour may be added as required. 
Forcing Yellow Lilies. —Says a writer 
in Success with Flowers : “Of all bulb¬ 
ous and tuberous plants for forcing com¬ 
mend to me the Hemerocallis fulva or 
yellow day lily, called commonly Lemon 
lily. I have had nearly 100 of these de¬ 
licious flowers in a single box. Dig the 
clump of tubers from the ground in Oc¬ 
tober or November; place in the cellar 
until shortly before flowers are des’red ; 
then pot and water, and place in a warm 
room. The orange-colored flower is de¬ 
cidedly inferior.” 
Fricasseed Oysters. —Fill a spider half 
full of new milk, made thicker than for 
soup, and seasoned in the same way. 
Dave a pint of oysters rinsed in cold 
water and drained, as for soup, and when 
the thickening has come to a boil, drop 
in the oysters and cook only till they be¬ 
gin to show their frills. A little chopped 
parsley stirred in at the last is an im¬ 
provement, and a good lump of butter 
must be added just as you are putting in 
the oysters. When ready, pour into a 
deep dish, in which you have laid some 
nice hot buttered toast, with the crust 
cut off. 
A Spotless Soul. —A short time ago, I 
carried a bundle of snow-white clothes 
to my stove room, with which to lift pie 
plates and cake pans, during an after¬ 
noon baking. The weather was foggy 
and the soot fell; of course the cloths 
had dozens of smutty spots on them. I 
mentally compared them to the human 
soul, created as pure and white as the 
falling snow, with every sinful act show¬ 
ing as plainly and revoltingly as did 
those dirty spots on the cloths. That 
quiet, thoughtful afternoon was the 
turning point in my life ; I feel that I 
must let no unworthy act or thought 
blemish my soul. k. d. c. 
Another Cheap Book Case.— This is made 
with a picture frame 28x34 inches in front, 
a box of rough boards, being inserted 
where the picture and glass usually are 
placed, except at the bottom, which 
should extend down as far as the edge of 
the frame, so that it will set level upon 
a table or stand. Insert two shelves 
spaced to suit the height of the books, 
paptr inside, and cover the outside with 
old Canton flannel tacked on with brass 
tacks. Curtains shirred and run on wires 
at the top and bottom, are of service to 
close while sweeping and dusting. Where 
one has to move often, or cannot afford 
an expensive case, this answers the pur¬ 
pose. MRS. A. A. A. 
A New Lamp Wick—It seems that the 
entire asbestos wick is not always wholly 
satisfactory. But some one has had an 
inspiration, as a result of which a small 
piece of asbestos web is inserted in the 
end of an ordinary lamp wick for about 
three-quarters of an. inch, a very small 
portion of the asbestos web appearing 
above the wick, and the result of this 
ridiculously simple arrangement is to 
enormously increase the power and use¬ 
fulness of the wick. It is claimed that 
rigidly conducted scientific experiments 
have indicated an increase in the inten¬ 
sity of the light of an ordinary lamp from 
six candles to eight candles, while the 
life of the new wick is asserted to be 
practically everlasting, an experiment 
condacted with a ship’s side light for 000 
consecutive hours showing no appreci¬ 
able effect on the wick. It is also claimed 
that no trimming is required after the 
first adjustment, and that the combus¬ 
tion is so perfect that neither odor nor 
smoke can be perceived. Asbestos has 
frequently been taken advantage of both 
for its heating and illuminating powers, 
and, as applied to gas, there has already 
been patented an invention similar to 
the one in question. There is certainly 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Acbv. 
a ready market for a wick which requires 
no attention, lasts forever, does not 
smell, and increases the intensity, and, 
so far as ships’ side lights are concerned, 
every one connected with shipping will 
be glad to learn that an ncrease of 30 
per cent in the power of the lights can 
be so readily produced. An American 
patent has been secured for this inven¬ 
tion. 
Independent Ideas In the Young. —Par¬ 
ents, do not think that your children 
should have no ideas of their own. Be¬ 
gin while they are still children to teach 
them to know for themselves. And 
should they not always think as you do, 
do not be too severe ; for remember this 
is an age of progression, and it may be 
that they come as near the truth as do 
you. I often think of what I once heard 
a mother say regarding her children, in 
reply to another mother: “I do not know 
that I want my children to think just as 
I do, or would have them do so if I 
could.” How different the retort of 
another mother , “ Maybe you will come 
out all right, and maybe you won’t.” 
Perhaps the words did not imply as much 
reproof as the tone. Be that as it may, 
the daughter’s heart was made to ache 
by the shade of blame when she was 
doing her very best. Geraldine. 
An Intractable Stopper.— The Bakers’ 
Helper hints that confectioners and 
bakers are not the only people who have 
trouble occasionally in getting the glass 
stoppers out of bottles. Sometimes an 
aggravating amount of time and a good 
many strong words are wasted in the 
operation. Here are one or two sugges¬ 
tions that may prove helpful: A cloth 
wet in hot water sometimes is sufficient; 
but if this fails, remember that the prin¬ 
ciple is to expand the neck of the bottle 
by heat, and not the stopper. With hot 
water the latter is often heated equally 
with the neck, and thus the desired ef¬ 
fect is not produced. By holding the 
neck of the bottle about half an inch 
above the flame of a lamp or candle, 
however, in a few seconds the most ob¬ 
stinate cork will generally come out. 
Care must be taken to turn the bottle 
rapidly, and not allow the flame to touch 
the glass, as it might crack it. When 
the glass is thoroughly heated, a steady 
pull and twist will almost always bring 
out the stopper. 
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Tough glass, Macbeth’s 
“pearl top” or “pearl glass,” 
almost never break from heat, 
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