MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
|l;ifrons  of  |)iisl)ant)i‘)). 
THE  SORROWS  OF  A  MIDDLEMAN. 
“  A  Ret Aii.Kn  "  writes  anonymously  to  Uio  N, 
Y.  GrcM'er  that  tlio  t  rraiitfors  arc  not  all  (load  yot, 
and  art*  making  himself  and  other  retailers  a  vast 
deal  of  Injublo.  Ho  says; 
“The  Grange  has  made  its  influenee  felt  in 
a  keener  and  clo.ser  couHM'litiou  annmgst  deal¬ 
ers.  and  a  nearer  approach  to  a  cash  basis  of 
business.  In  driving  us  to  sell  closer  for  easli, 
it  still  leaves  us  with  a  tnixed  i;la.ss  of  custonuTs 
wh(j  want  credit  and  who  are  not  always  the  most 
dcsirabh?  eustomers  to  have.  Dnt  the  wor.st  fea- 
tmo  of  the  bn.slticss  is  that  the  farmers  are  get¬ 
ting  in  ttie  habit  ol  rlubVdng  together  and  getting 
somebody  to  (ill  iheir  ordtirs  in  Now  York.  If 
such  a  policy  is  kept  up.  it  must  havo  a  bad  ef¬ 
fect  on  the  goncral  retail  trade  of  the  coiiiitrv. 
What  can  bo  done  to  counteract  this  tendency  .5’” 
On  this  tJje  Grocer  comtu(.'ntH  as  follows : 
“  Wo  know  of  no  Iw-tter  way  of  stoiiping  the 
clubbing  biisliM-ss  than  that  of  showing  to  the 
farmers  the  iiio\itablo  result  of  such  a  coiuse. 
^Vhether  tliat  is  practicable  is  tlic  cpiestion.  The 
agi-icultiual  painrs  might  do  It,  Imt  lliey  are 
afraid  to  touch  tlm  uiatUw  except  to  support  it. 
The  trade  impers  go  only  to  merchants.  The 
religious  paticrs  could  reach  thetn  and  should 
show  them  that  the  relations  of  retail(»r«  and 
farmers  are  so  itdenvoven  that  upon  the  pros- 
jMTity  of  the  one  class  deiKUidsthatof  Ihcouier  ; 
that  If  Ui(.<  storekeeiiei  H  are  ruined  the  towns  and 
villages  must  be  ruined  also,  aii'l  all  the  present 
advantages  of  sehooln.idiuiThes,  plaei^s  of  meet¬ 
ing  and  exchange  of  products,  in  a  word,  all  tlic 
best  fruits  of  oim  modern  (Civilization  must  be 
given  up.” 
“The  agricidtural  papers  might  do  it,  but  are 
afraid.”  Are  they,  indeed?  When  wo  see  the 
Grocer  ostentatiously  balancing  this  chip  on  its 
shoulder,  we  ore  UTOsistibly  iempted  to  knock  it 
olT,  if  only  to  see  what  will  happen, 
“Retailor’’  is  evidently  a  person  who  knows 
nothing  of  the  priucijiU's  of  trade,  cares  for  noth¬ 
ing  bnt  liis  own  personal  interests,  and,  being 
unable  to  see  further  tliaii  his  nose,  does  not 
know  how  best  to  i>iornoto  even  them.  Tlio 
Grocer,  whose  plain  duty  it  is  to  enlighten  “  re¬ 
tailer,”  being  dependent  on  his  and  like  support, 
fails  to  do  so,  because  it  pi'ofers  to  jiander  to  tlic 
prejudices  of  its  tiaUdiis.  They  all  feel  aggrieved 
at  the  Grangers,  and  tho  (irocer  sneezes  as  the 
retail  dealers  take  snuff. 
The  Grcxier’s  corresjHuidont  charges  that  tho 
Grange  has  mado  its  inlluen(d  felt  in  a  keener 
and  closer  conipidition  and  a  nearer  approach  to 
tho  cash  basis.  Patrons  plead  guilty  and  ask  if 
this  is  a  imblio  injury.  Would  not  an  entirely 
cash  business  bo  safer  and  better  every  way?  If 
not,  who  shall  decide  hoir>  much  credit  and  liow 
much  cash  would  ho  best  for  all?  If  retailers 
havo  many  “undosirahlo  customers"  .and  lose 
many  bills,  the  fault  is  their  own.  They  ought 
to  know  whom  to  trust  and  who  cannot  pay  their 
aceounts.  Tho  complaint  is  a  vindication  of  the 
Grange  priuci|ile,  wli  ieh  discoiiragisi  all  credits, 
and  aims  at  strictly  cash  payments. 
Rut  “the  worst  ol  it  Is”  that  farmers  are  in 
the  habit -of  clubbing  together  and  getting  some¬ 
body  to  till  thcii*  orders  in  Now  York.  “  Retailor  ” 
thinks  that  this  “  must  havo  .a  bad  effect  ”  on  tho 
r(!tail  trade.  Tho  only  roasoa  for  farniorH  club¬ 
bing  together  and  ordering  their  goods  in  New 
York  is  that  they  can  thereby  get  them  cheajior. 
This  th(.(y  ought  to  do.  It  is  not  only  overy- 
body’s  right,  but  duty,  to  buy  wliero  ho  can  buy 
cheapest.  If  the  mi(ldl(;imin  is  capahlo  and  ou- 
terpribing,  iKJoplo  can  Imyof  him  clieaper  than 
anywhere  else.  In  that  case  ho  is  a  necessary 
part  of  the  body  i>olitu!,  and  is  doing  as  niuehfor 
the  coimmiuity  in  which  ho  lives  as  if  ho  wore  an 
active  producer.  He  facilitatos  tho  cxchaiigo  of 
products,  and  thus  enables  others  to  produce 
more  cliea^jly  and  extensively.  When  a  retailer 
cannot  do  lliis,  tJie  fact  simply  shows  that  ho  is 
not  needed — that  ho  is  n(.>t  doing  a  ueccssiuy  or 
Ubeful  work  in  tho  commtuiity.  Tliat  so  rude 
and  imperfect  an  organizatiou  as  ttiat  of  “  tho 
clubbing  togetlier  of  farmers"  to  buy  in  New 
York,  can  limbusull  the  local  retail  dealer  shows, 
that  from  some  cause,  jioBsibly  lack  of  capital,  of 
enterprise,  or  both,  he  is  not  (it  for  hi.s  place,  or 
that  there ib  no  place  for  him.  To  argue  <liffer- 
ently  would  imply  that,  moiujpoly  and  e.xtortion- 
ato  prices  were,  in  borne  way,  piiblie  benetita. 
According  to  tliis  tlieory,  every  village  should  bo 
disiJOHcd  of  like  a  iiost-tradersbip  aud  no  outsider 
allowed  to  interfere. 
Tho  Grocer  jiartially  states  an  important 
truth,  when  it  says  that  "  the  relations  of  re¬ 
tailers  and  farmers  are  so  interwoven  that  upon 
the  prosiHu  ity  of  one  class  depends  that  of  tho 
other.”  So  lar  this  is  exactly  true ;  but  whoso 
prosiierity  is  paramoiuit— tliat  of  the  producer  or 
that  of  him  who  exchanges  products  ?  Wliy  not 
say  that  “upon  tlie  prosperity  of  the prmlueers 
depends  the  xirosperity  of  the  retailers.”  Wo  ore 
against  no  retailer  oi-  juiddlomau  as  Buch.  When 
he  can  sell  goods  cheiijKa'  than  any  other  agency 
he  becomes  not  only  important  but  even  no(!os- 
sary  to  a  community.  Rut  this  class  make  no 
complaint  of  tbe  Patrons  of  JIn»baudi-y.  The 
Grange  agents  cannot  possibly  interfere  with 
them.  Tt  is  the  retailers  who  cannot  sell  cheaply, 
and  who  thcreliy  inovc  that  they  are  not  uccus- 
sary  parts  of  the  community,  to  whom  all  buyers 
are  ohllg(!(l  to  pay  an  cxtorlionato  iirice  le.st  tlio 
“  advantages  of  schools,  clmnjhes,  and  theliest 
fruits  Ilf  oni*  niodern  civihziitiun  ”  should  have  to 
be  given  up. 
Soveiily  or  eighty  years  ago,  men  with  these 
naiTow  notions  thought  the  steam  ougino  would 
make  hoibcs  valueles.s.  and  that  improved  ma¬ 
chinery  would  destroy  the  wages  of  labor.  Tho 
wealth  w'hiidi  the  steam  engine  and  lahor-savuig 
machiiu'ry  have  created  has  doubled  tho  numbers 
of  horsi*s,  morn  limn  doubled  their  vuluo  and 
lias  increased  Uie  demand  and  wages  of  labor. 
Rut  for  tlio  steam  eugiuo,  there  would  not  be  a 
(juarter  of  the  wealth  in  the  world  that  now 
exists,  and  articles  now  regarded  as  housohold 
necuHsitios  would  tie  impossihle  luxuries. 
Tho  Grder  of  Patrons  of  Husbandry  has  saved 
millions  of  dollars  to  tho  farmers  of  this  country. 
•  by  devising  choi'.per  methods  of  exchange  between 
pi’odncor  and  consmuer.  This  vast  amount  is  so 
much  clear  addition  to  oiu*  national  wealth.  It 
is  a  great  ahsnriUty  to  supiKiso  that  money  saved 
to  fai’inerb  remains  in  farmers’  pockets.  It  is 
seen  in  a  greater  abundance  of  the  comforts  and 
luxuries  of  Ufo  in  tho  fanner’s  home  in  liotter 
facilities  for  doing  tho  work  on  his  rnrm,  in 
better  sehooling  for  his  cliildreii  and  better 
support  for  churches  and  “  all  tlio  best  fruits  of 
modern  civilization.”  Individuals  may  hoard 
money  luit  comniimities  never  do  or  can.  Any¬ 
thing  whicli  increascH  tbe  wealth  of  tbe  agricul¬ 
tural  class,  is  nocessiU’ily  felt  in  greater  jiros- 
perity  of  tho  mordmnt,  the  nuunifactnrer  and 
even  of  tho  retail  dealer.  Of  course  there  arc 
ueeasional  instances  of  hardship  an  in  all  general 
rules ;  hut  those  are  clearly  exceptional.  Tho 
“hard  times”  are  in  no  way  ohargeablo  to  the 
Patrons  of  Husbandry.  They  would  havo  been 
much  worse  if  it  had  not  c.xistod.  It  in  tho  sav¬ 
ing  on  purebases  effected  by  Grange  agents, 
wbicb  lias  so  largely  brought  trade  to  tho 
safo.cash  system  which  tlio  Grocer  protends  to 
deplore.  Ultimately  this  saving  must  be  felt  in 
the  increased  prosperity  not  only  of  fariuers  but 
of  all  classes  in  tho  oonmnmity. 
-  ■  ■  ■  — 
New  Gbanoes. — Deputy  L.  A.  Palmer  has  re¬ 
cently  organized  three  Granges,  as  follows  : — In 
Slonrou  County,  March  22d,  Chili  Giango.  Goo. 
L.  Root  was  elected  Master  and  P.  G.  Stryker 
Secretary.  In  Gcucbeo  County,  March  23d,  Ry- 
ron  Grange,  with  Goo.  W.  Prentice  Master  and 
Francis  T.  Miller  Secretary.  On  March  21,  Oatka 
Grange,  in  Oonosoo  County,  with  1).  H.  Pierson 
Master  and  \\'m.  Duncan  Secretary. 
Iloracstit  (Brononii). 
GINGER  SNAPS,  CREAM  PUFFS,  &c. 
It  seems  to  mo  that  that  young  woman  ought, 
with  a  fiiii-  amount  of  gumption,  to  manufacture 
ginger  snaps  without  a  recipe.  I  never  yot  tried 
one  that  was  good,  so  I  invented  tho  fijllowing  : 
1  euj)  biigar,  1  of  molasses,  1  of  shortoniiig,  a 
liltlo  salt  (if  lard  is  used),  ).j’  cup  hot  water,  in 
which  dissolve  a  teaspism  even  full  of  soda,  2 
tuaHiiooiiK  ginger,  1  of  cinuanion.  Pitcli  ttiem 
all  ill  together  and  stir  in  Hour  lill  it  issoyoiican 
handle  it;  dust  on  wliito  sugar  and  bake  in  a 
a  reasonablo  oven  object  to  |raving  hot  ovens 
for  cake),  and  see  whose  mouth  will  water. 
Now,  about  thesu  Potato  I’uffs,  in  this  week’s 
issue.  I  don’t  care  anything  about  tbe  six  potatoes 
—they  arc  only  15  eta.  a  Imshel,  but  1  hate  to 
spend  HO  much  time  on  chicken  feed.  One  thing 
is,  tho  chickens  don't  expect  it,  and  bosides  I’m 
rather  particular  alxmt  their  diet.  Did  you  ever 
eat  Uiese  Cream  Puffs  in  a  confectioner’s.  Gush¬ 
ing  things  tliey  are,  bnt  a  nice  change  from 
ginger  snaps  after  a  hard  winter.  Here’s  the 
way  to  make  them:  pint  water,  •!  ounces 
hntter,  6  ounces  Hour,  put  into  a  spider,  stir 
sniootlily  and  all  the  time  till  you  liave  a  lump 
that  cleaves  from  tbe  spider,  and  looks  like  putty, 
or  a  hmmj  pot-pie  (one  of  your  contributors 
knows  //n*m  well,  so  she  says)  ;  but  don’t  bo  at 
all  discouraged,  cool  yoiu-  lump,  and  add  four 
beaten  eggs,  and  beat  lump  and  eggs  well 
together,  di'op  in  spoonsful  on  greased  tins  and 
bake  in  rather  quick  oven.  Don’t  shove  them  on 
tho  oven  bottom  when  you  turn  them  round  or 
they’ll  he  Jioavy.  Do  as  you’re  told  and  every 
puff  will  bo  hollow.  When  cold  open  with  a, 
sharp  knife  on  side  and  lili  with  custard  iiukIo 
tlms z  eggs,  iiinl  uulk,  cuji  com  starch  wet 
with  a  little  milk ;  llavor  to  taste,  liave  the 
custard  cold  also.  After  you’ve  eaten  6  or  S, 
you’ll  let  yoiu*  wife  juit  25  yards  of  calico  ui  her 
dress  if  she  w’ants  to,  bnt  don’t  forget  to  bo 
thankful  that  you  don't  havo  to  iton  it.  If  i 
dared.  I’d  iron  my  clotlics  as  tho  CiiiiieHo  do,  by 
sitting  on  them  ;  but  I’ve  estahlislicd  a  reputa¬ 
tion  for  houBowifery  that  I’m  not  willing  to  give 
up,  so  I  diesH  svitli  Quaker  plainiiess,  and  let  it 
pass  for  tho  ‘\eecoutiicity  of  genius.”  If  1  can 
get  through  tho  world  without  being  called  any¬ 
thing  worse  than  ipwir  I  slmll  have  higli  liopes 
for  tho  fiitimo.  I  foci  coinjMilled  to  allndo  to 
Potato  Puffs  again.  If  persisted  in  they’ll  bring 
dmvn,  anybody’s  gray  hatis  witli  Dysiiepsia  to 
the  grave,  or  “  there  abrnxts.” 
“The  8uet  Pudding,’*  two  woeks  ago,  was 
very  nice,  and  as  tbe  Riiiui.  is  an  okl  friend  and 
has  lioon  a  sure  ono  lieretoforo,  ii.  was  witli  the 
utmost  conlldonce  that  1  launched  into  Potato 
Puffs,  I  will  forward  any  iinmbiw  of  wlietstoiies 
desired,  C.  ().  1). 
Will  you  give  mo  a  recipe  for  getting  rid  of  rod 
spiders,  that  you  can’t  see,  on  plants.  My 
“  Maple  ”  was  enveloped  in  webs  and  for  fear  of 
my  glorious  goraniiuns  and  begonias  becoming 
infested,  1  cut  it  down  to  tho  ground  and  Imrnt 
it.  its  a  sure  thing  on  spiders,  hut  calculated  to 
spoil  the  looks  of  a  greoii  liouso  if  persisted  in. 
AH  niislakes  in  tins  letter  must  ho  set  down  as 
tho  fault  of  two  children  wrestUiig  with  the  mul¬ 
tiplication  table.  With  llosiiect  Yours, 
Mas.  L.  K.  N.,  of  tho  Rig  Village 
Kalamazoo,  .Mleli.,  March  31, 
THE  ART  OF  MAKING  COFFEE. 
“  Aunt  I’uudenck  ”  writes  in  tho  American 
Grocer:— “if  wo  browned  om*  coffee,  which  wo 
confess  we  do  not,  wo  sliould  certainly  adopt  a 
pl.aii  which  we  see  siiokon  of  in  Hall’s  .Tonrnul, 
and  vvliloh  carries  conviction  of  its  excellence  to 
tho  iiiiiul  of  an  old  housokoe|ior.  It  is  this : 
Wlien  tho  ooffeo  is  roasted,  aud  boforu  it  is  quite 
cold,  while  you  can  hold  tho  berries  comfortalily 
in  your  linnd,  add  to  every  pound  of  ooffeo  the 
white  of  an  egg,  and  stir  tho  mass  thoroughly, 
HO  that  every  berry  will  lie  wot  witli  it.  It  bus 
two  advantages tho  first  is  ouo  spoken  of  by 
tho  writer  of  tho  article,  of  settling  the  coffee 
witliout  the  addition  or  aiiytliing  but  boiling 
water,  and  the  second  would  be  to  coat  the  berry 
wit'll  the  egg  so  as  to  preserve  the  aroma,  wliieli 
will  pass  away  in  a  measure  from  tho  roasted 
berry.  Wo  feel  morally  certain  that  coffee  pre¬ 
pared  in  this  w'ay,  with  the  addition  of  cream, 
would  bo  a  beverage  lit  for  tlm  gods. 
■  - - 
SELECTED  RECIPES. 
Infants'  Food. — Mix  tho  rice  flour  with  cold 
milk,  and  stir  it  into  hoiliiig  milk  until  of  tho 
proper  tliieknc^s ;  sweeten  with  loaf  sugar. 
Crrnin  Fie,— One  cup  cream  (sweet,  and  as 
thick  as  you  can  get  it),  two  tahlospoonfiils 
sugar  and  ono  egg.  Use  one  cnist,  making  it 
the  usual  way. 
Ih'lieate  ^p<rm]e  Cake, — Use  tlio  whites  of  tijii 
eggs,  ono  and  oue-lialf  tninhlors  of  flour,  toa- 
spooiifnl  of  salt ;  lemon  to  suit  the  taste.  Rake 
about  35  minutes  or  more. 
Bice  Mnfins.  To  one  quart  of  sour  millc, 
three  well  Vieaten  eggs,  a  little  salt,  teaspooiifnl 
of  soda  ami  enough  of  rice  lionr  to  thicken  to  a 
stilf  hatter.  Rake  in  rings. 
Corn  6'nte.— Ouo  ipiai  t  of  sour  milk,  three 
eggs,  one  tcacupful  of  floiu',  yellow  corn  meal 
onongh  to  mako  a  hatter  as  tliick  as  for  pau- 
cakoH.  Rake  (pucldy  in  pans  well  hntt4.tred. 
liia'.  Custard,  Into  a  quart  of  boiling  w'atm- 
stir  in  two  tablesiioonfiils  of  rice  tloiu',  dissolved 
in  a  liltlo  cold  milk ;  add  two  well  hoateu  eggs  to 
boilidg  niixturo ;  sweeten  and  flavor  to  tasto. 
liolk'it  Jelly  CViAc.— One  enp  sugar,  one  ciqi 
floim,  llireu  eggs,  one  tablcspoonfxil  sweet  milk, 
half  teaHjKionful  soda,  essence,  etc.  Beat  sugar 
and  eggs  sliglitly,  then  put  all  together  and  beat 
thoroughly. 
Wild  Fowl  Pie, — The  fowl  should  ho  tioissod 
like  a  duck  for  a  pie,  larded  with  anchovies  and 
soasonwl  with  pepper,  salt  and  sweet  herbs ;  luit 
a  good  quantity  of  butter  into  the  i)io,  and  flush 
like  all  others. 
Cocoannl  pHd/t,iny,~-To  tho  grated  moat  of  a 
cocoamit  take  six  eggs,  six  largo  spoonfuls  xif 
sugar,  half  a  teaeup  of  butter  and  a  little  soda. 
Lino  a  dish  with  puff  paste  and  fill  with  the  mix¬ 
ture.  Rake  in  a  quick  oven. 
Wnshiwjton  Pie.  One  cup  of  sugar,  ono 
tablesjMiouful  of  liutUir,  four  tablospoonfuls 
.sweet  niilk,  one-half  teuspoonful  of  soda,  ouo 
teasiioonfiil  cream  of  tartar,  one  cup  flour.  Rake 
ill  two  layers,  with  jelly  fruit  or  cream  botwoon. 
Lemon  Pw. — ^The  juice  and  nnd  of  ouo  lemon 
gralcHliuto  ono  enp  of  wakir,  ono  cupful  of  loaf 
sugar,  the  yelks  of  two  eggs,  tlurco  tablespoon- 
fuls  flour.  Frosting — beat  tho  whites  of  two 
eggs,  add  four  tablospooiifuls  white  sugar, 
Hiiroad  on  the  pie,  and  bake  lightly  in  tho  oven. 
Homy  llivijie. — White  or  brown  sugar  2tJ  lbs., 
soft  water  5  lbs.,  pure  bee’s  honey  3  lbs.,  cream 
of  tartar  8U  grains,  essence  of  roses  23-;^  droiis. 
Mix  the  abovo  in  a  brass  keotlo,  boil  over  a  obar- 
eoal  fli'o  live  minutes,  take  it  off ;  add  the  wliito.s 
of  two  eggs  well  beaten ;  when  almost  cold  add 
two  jiounds  more  bee’s  lioney.  A  pint  of  the 
decoction  of  slipjiery  elm,  of  the  eonsistcuoy  of 
cream,  will  improve  tho  honey,  if  it  1m>  added 
while  cooling. 
imiicnic  |iifoi'miitioii, 
MEMBRANOUS  CROUP  CURED. 
That  terror  of  purent.s.  the  much-dreaded 
membraiioUH  croup,  has  been  met  aiidcompiered. 
A  motlier  thus  bills  tbe  story  of  bow  it  was  done 
in  the  Western  Farm  .Joiirnal  of  Cbicago  : 
I  began  with  the  intent  to  add  a  story  of  a 
sore  struggle  with  croup,  tliat  losulled  in  a.  cure 
almost  miracitkjus  in  its  chariicter,  hoping  that, 
from  the  reiuling  of  it.  somebody  may  got  hope 
and  hiflp  in  a  similar  ease.  In  tlie  luoiitb  of 
November,  1872,  my  little  boy,  Arebie,  tlieii 
about  three  years  old,  was  taken  siiddonly  with 
eroiip,  not  of  tho  worst  typo  at  lirst,  hut  accom¬ 
panied  by  the  lioarsu  cough  and  oilier  symptoms 
of  tbe  milder  form  of  the  disease. 
Our  well  tried,  and  always  before  tills,  sue- 
cossful  remedy,  wa.s  applied  at  once,  that  is,  the 
cold  bandage  on  the  eliest  and  tlinmt,  Imt  to  onr 
dismay,  witliout  any  alleviation.  Tho  little 
fellow  had  eonsidorablo  fever,  and  there  was  a 
steadily  increasing  closing  up  of  the  air  passages 
all  that  night  and  tho  next  day.  A  physician 
was  called,  who  ordered  emetics,  etc.,  all  of 
which  had  no  effect.  Wo  flew  from  cold  water 
to  hot,  used  lard  iiib'iTially  and  externally,  and 
even  tried  a  patent  nosirmn,  to  oiir  shame  l)o  it 
spoken.  Oil  tho  third  day  we  gave  liiin  up,  or 
rather  could  tliink  or  iiotliing  else  to  do.  Tho 
pour  little  fellow  had  lost  almost  all  eoiiseioiis- 
riosH,  and  his  breathing  was  that  dry  whistle, 
that  showed  the  lerrihlo  work  of  suffoeation  that 
was  killing  onr  boy. 
An  older  and  wiser  doctor  had  boon  siiminoned, 
bnt  as  ill)  looked  at  tho  little  sufferer  lie  shook 
bis  head  and  said,  “  inombranons  croup  of  the 
worst  kind;  bo  eaii’l  live  an  boiu',”  As  wo 
stood  about  tbo  bed,  an  inspiration  seemed  to 
seize  this  pliyslclaii.  Maid  he,  “Steam  has  been 
apitlied,  I  ha  ve  beard,  with  g'jod  results  and  in 
an  instant  all  wore  alert  to  find  some  luoaus  to 
a]i))ly  this  new  remedy.  Tbo  foot  of  an  old- 
fashioned,  Jiigb  post  bodstcad  was  made  ono 
side  of  a  room,  perhapH  six  foot  sipnuo.  Quilts 
were  rapidly  collected  and  strung  around  the 
sides  aud  over  tlie  top ;  a  large  store  box,  the 
lust  thing  at  hand,  was  moved  into  tins  room  of 
quilts ;  Die  wash-boiler  was  pul,  upon  tho  stove 
some  six  foot  fi'om  this  Impromptu  steam  bath, 
its  lid  pierced  and  lilted  with  a  copper  pipe, 
which  conveyed  the  steam  whore  it  was  noedod. 
iUl  this  iiuine  about  like  magic,  though  it  is  hard 
to  tell  exactly  how' ;  Imt  in  less  than  thirty 
mlinites  1  was  sitting  on  Die  box,  wilii  Arcliio’s 
head  on  my  shoulder,  the  air  of  our  little  den 
thick  with  steani,  and  our  anxious  friends  wait¬ 
ing  outside  for  the  signal  that  tho  little  one  was 
saved. 
The  first  breath  of  tho  moist,  hot  atmosphere 
cliiHiged  tho  sound  of  his  breathing,  but  for 
four  hours  the  relief  was  uncertain.  At  tho  ond 
of  that  time  tho  whistle  had  boeonio  a  rattle, 
and  tho  little  fellow  finally  fell  into  a  sound  sleeii. 
For  Hoveii  days  and  nights  Archioaiid  I  inhabited 
that  stoaiii  den.  Tho  jirogmss  of  his  recovoi'y 
was  1 1  larked  by  fearful  strngglos  with  his  enemy. 
At  times  be  would  sit  up,  talking  and  langliing 
about  the  clouds  that  liuiig  about  las  hi.ail,  and 
llieii  again  ho  would  wake  from  sleep  half 
straiigled,  aud  for  soino  seconds  it  seemed  as  if 
lie.  must  suffocate  or  hurst  a  blood  vosl^il.  Rut 
during  tho  last  few  days  of  om*  iinpriHoumcnt, 
hard,  scaly  mattof  came  up  by  coughing,  until 
tho  little  folliiw  was  safe,  and  tho  eiglith  day  wo 
ventured  out. 
Home  more  of  the  facts  connected  with  this 
strange  experiment  may  he  interesting.  For 
twelve  hours  after  wo  entered  the  b.ath  it  seemed 
UiqioMsible  to  keep  up  the  needed  ainoniit  of 
steam ;  our  cotton  walls  drank  it  up  until  they 
were  saturated.  Wo  wei'c  obliged  to  keep  kettles 
of  water  inside  tlio  batli,  into  wbicb  hot  stonos 
were  now  and  then  plunged  ;  Imt  this  mado  us 
trouble,  as  tbo  steam  was  so  loaded  with  sul¬ 
phurous  futnei}  as  to  bo  stifling  ;  but  other  than 
this,  my  own  sensations  wore  not  unpleasant, 
hreatliiiig  was  easy,  and  I  came  out  from  the  or¬ 
deal,  to  my  ntU'r  astoui«hnient,  with  scureely 
any  ill  effects,  not  even  oxcesxivc  fatigue,  and 
(Vrehio  ilid  not  lose  flesh  or  spirit.s,  though  for 
months  there  was  a  hoarseness  in  his  voice,  as  if 
it  had  boon  woakeni.id  by  tlie  oxtraorduiary 
efforts  to  throw  off  tlio  disease.  Wo  were  long 
approlioiisivo  of  a  return  of  tbe  atlnek,  but  it 
never  eanio,  and  he  finally  was  himself  again. 
The  records  of  crouii  eases  will  show  that 
roineilies  which  succeed  in  one  ease  fail  in  all 
otliers,  and  1  am  sknv  to  eoeoiirage  tho  belief 
tliat  our  exiiorioneo  would  be  that  of  all  who  try 
our  method,  bnt  thoro  is  soniethiug  in  this  direct 
application  of  Imt  moisture  to  softening  of  tho 
menihraiie  in  Dii.s  genoralJy  fatal  typo  of  croup, 
that  makes  me  confident  of  its  power  to  amelio¬ 
rate,  at  least,  if  not  to  cure  the  worst  forms  of 
this  terrible  malady ;  and  we.  slmll  never  cease  to 
thank  the  good  angel  wiio  pronqiteil  tho  iloctor 
to  toll  us  of  it,  although  the  gooddoelor,  liimself, 
had  little  faith  in  its  success  in  our  case. 
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