1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
639 
recog’nized dangers, and directly affect 
the health of the family. 
What other occupation is there that, 
in order to be carried on successfully, 
requires such familiarity with the great 
underlying principles governing life and 
health, and yet needs to have the actual, 
practical knowledge of so much detail 
work, all of which must be upheld by a 
broad mind and strong executive ability? 
What inducements has a course of do¬ 
mestic science to young women having 
no homes; what material benefits would 
it bring them ? is a question often asked. 
Some who are adapted to the work of 
teaching would find employment in that 
field. Others would be occupied in food 
experiment stations and laboratories 
which before many years will be estab¬ 
lished, as are already the agricultural 
and chemical experiment stations. Still 
others prefer the work of trained nurses, 
who can scientifically prepare tempting 
and nutritious food for the sick. Many 
would get positions in families as house¬ 
keepers and cooks. When thoroughly 
trained, they would dema':'! and obtain 
the best wages for their labor; and not 
alone wages, but thorough respect. For 
whoever understands his work and does 
it well, must receive courtesy and esti¬ 
mation such as the unprepaied kitchen 
girl of to-day can never claim. To 
strive for this object, to educate the 
girls so that they may be prepared and 
fitted for any of these places, and fur¬ 
ther, to arouse in them appreciation for 
the importance, dignity and honor of all 
home work—this is the mission of the 
teacher of domestic science. 
MABIB B. SEKN. 
THE NEEDS OF CHILDHOOD. 
E children again with your children. 
It is a healthy relaxation for the 
grown-up person to forget the cares and 
worries of life, and to lay aside for 
awhile whatever dignity, stiffness, or 
“walk-chalk” manner he may have ac¬ 
quired in the years intervening between 
his childhood and parenthood. It goes 
very awkward with some of us, when 
we attempt to put ourselves on the same 
plane with the children ; but more’s the 
pity that it isn’t a habit easy to fall into. 
How much harder it is for children to 
try to live up to the grown-up standard 
of behavior, and to try to think and de¬ 
sire only as mature minds do. Some 
parents are unconsciously cruel in this 
matter, they exact so much from young 
lives. 
The parents who fail to adapt them¬ 
selves to babyhood are rare, and they 
meet condemnation on every hand. But 
are not the needs of older children of 
just as much importance as are those of 
infancy ? Life consists of many phases, 
is a continual development from birth 
until maturity; and if at any period of 
growth the healthy normal wants of 
both mind and body are not supplied, 
there will be a stunted or unnatural de¬ 
velopment. Many a mother will talk 
“ baby talk” to her baby, but when the 
child has outgrown its mother’s breast, 
it so often happens that it is also re¬ 
moved from the gentle and tender solici¬ 
tude which sheltered its infancy. Possi¬ 
bly this may be because another baby 
has taken its place, and mother is so en¬ 
grossed in the new-comer as to forget, 
somewhat, the older children. 
Some may deny the truth of these 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
Wk want an agent in every town 
in the United States to take subscrip¬ 
tions for Thb Rtjbal. Any man or wo¬ 
man can earn $50 a month at this pleas¬ 
ant work in their own neighborhood. 
Send for terms. 
assertions. Let such just refiect how 
often they have heard (possibly said): 
“ Oh, if they would always stay babies !” 
Are the older children less dear than the 
babies ? Should they be so ? Whose 
fault is it if they have grown away from 
the parents’ hearts as they have grown 
older ? Is it not, more than from any 
other cause, because the parents have 
failed to sympathize with the needs of 
the child, which grow and change just 
as the body does ? 
Why should there be less tenderness 
and sympathy with the young girl’s 
liking for pretty dresses and parties, 
than is shown when the parent engages 
in a romp with the baby in arms ? The 
needs of the older children are really of 
more importance, since they are capable 
of reasoning, and a little disappointment 
may assume gigantic proportions and 
make an impression on the mind never to 
be forgotten. How many of us carry re¬ 
membrances of childish disappointments 
that were all too heavy to bear! Yet 
few of us go back to our cradle days and 
remember the troubles we may have had 
then, when the children seem to magnify 
trifies. Remembering our own child¬ 
hood, we shall be guided best in sympa¬ 
thizing with our children. 6. h. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
These patterns retail for from 25 to 40 
cents each, but we can furnish them to 
subscribers only, at 10 cents each. The 
6191. 
Ladies’ Coaf. 
patterns are the latest styles, every pat¬ 
tern is complete and guaranteed to be per¬ 
fect. Write the order separate from 
other matter, give bust measure and pat¬ 
tern number, and enclose 10 cents. Full 
instructions accompany every pattern. 
We do this for the accommodation of 
subscribers, and patterns will not be sent 
to nonsubacribers. Any two patterns 
given to old subscribers who send one 
new subscription. 
6191. Xiadies’ Coat. 
This stylish fall coat of three-quarter 
length, has double breasted fronts, trim¬ 
ly adjusted by single darts, and closed 
with large fancy buttons. Broad revers 
turn back from the upper fronts, lapping 
from the closing at the neck snugly 
across the bust, the edges being finished 
in tailor style, with machine stitching. 
The rolling collar of velvet should match 
the cloth in color. The closely fitting 
back has large buttons on the side seams. 
A full ripple effect is produced, plaits 
being laid under each side-back seam. 
The sleeves are large and full. Coats 
are made of the suitings to match the 
skirt of the costume. Pattern 6191 is 
cut in five sizes, viz., 32, 34, 36, 38 and 
40 inches bust measure. 
....The Housekeepeb: “Lydia Maria 
Child said that many of her most beauti¬ 
ful thoughts came to her while scrub¬ 
bing the floor.” 
mothers.—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
Potato Salad.—Cut in dice pieces, one 
quart of cold, boiled potatoes; one small 
onion, or half of a large one chopped 
fine, a little parsley also chopped; add 
these to the potatoes, which should be 
salted while cooking, as it prevents them 
from boiling to pieces quite so easily. 
For the dressing, use the yolk of one egg 
beaten thoroughly, a saltspoonful each 
of salt, pepper and mustard, and four 
tablespoonfuls of thick, sweet cream. 
Mix thoroughly; then add four table¬ 
spoonfuls of vinegar. Do not put the 
dressing over the potatoes until just be¬ 
fore serving. Garnish with lettuce, s. r. 
A Substitute for Fruit.—When fruit is 
scarce and one has carrots, they may be 
used as an excellent substitute. I make 
them into butter which we call “tip-top.” 
Cook the carrots until very tender, then 
rub through a colander. Add three pints 
of sugar to two quarts of the carrot 
pulp; less sugar may be used if pre¬ 
ferred. Boil until almost stiff enough, 
then add the juice and grated rind of 
one lemon, the kernels of a dozen peach 
seeds pounded fine, and boil a little 
longer. This is very good, but I have 
never tried keeping it long. In fact, I 
should need a great deal of it to keep 
long at our house when fruit is scarce. 
R. T). B. 
PRINTED PATCHWORK. 
As life’s sammer time Koes by. 
SlnK a little bopefal song. 
It may brlgbten many an eye, 
It may make some weak heart strong.. 
Sing of rest that shall be ours 
When life's sammer work Is done, 
If, In all these passing hours. 
Good Is wrought and vlct’rles won. 
—Eben E. liexford. 
... .Atchison Globe : “ Watch your con¬ 
science ; if it approves of everything you 
do, it is an indication that you are be¬ 
coming conceited.” 
....The Housekkebeb : “Is the penny 
received in exchange for the very vitality 
and heart-blood of a woman, especially 
a mother, an ‘ honest ’ one?” 
....Pres. Angell, op Michigan Uni¬ 
versity: “No man who has not some¬ 
thing of the heroic spirit, can expect 
very signal success in life. The purpose 
of life is not mere existence; we were 
not placed here to have an easy time; 
character, and not happiness simply, is 
the goal toward which we are to strive.” 
....Hay There: “A Quakeress used to 
say in her sermons that there were three 
follies of men which amazed her. The 
first was their climbing trees to shake 
fruit down, when, if they only waited a 
little, it would fall of its own accord; 
the second was, that they should go to 
war to kill each other, when, if they 
waited, they would all die naturally ; 
the third was that they should run after 
women, which, if they would not do, the 
women would run after them.” 
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