JULY 23 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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era should and does engross the mtnd of every 
thinking woman of to-day. While all those minor 
matters are entitled to a moderate share of atten¬ 
tion, and are good as far as they go, stilt they 
should he considered as minor matters, and, as 
such, occasionally give place to something of Infi¬ 
nitely more importance, Damely, the battles to be 
fought and which are being fought by America’s 
noblest daughters, for God. and home, and native 
land, against their greatest enemy—the rum 
trafflo. Cannot the good women who discourse so 
wisely of securi ng the physical welfare of our chil¬ 
dren, say something of this matter? What though 
we so faithfully and tenderly care for the dear 
bny-s that they grow up into stalwart youths, 
straight as young pines and princely as modern 
Absaloms? None the less are the terrible snares 
set for them. Oh, mothers! none the less reason 
have we to fear and tremble a3 we think of t he 
dread possibilities of their future. 
So let us to the rescue, each In her own way doing 
what she cad. This la peculiarly woman's work, 
and we cannot conscientiously Ignore or set It 
aside; and so I think that in this department of 
tbe Rural the subject of temperance mtgbt wltb 
great profit receive some attention. Has any one 
of you good news to tell as to what Is being done 
In your community ? Has any one sad news, of 
failure and discouragement ? If so, sympathy is 
sweet, and perhaps we may help each other more 
than we know. 8. x. 
HELP, OR HO HELP. 
A or eat deal is said for and against hired help 
for women, though I do not recollect ever seeing 
much said on the matter of hired help for men. I 
suppose it is taken for granted that they must 
have It, when they have extra work to do. Extra 
work for woman only takes the place of fancy 
work and croquet and sucn little diversions which 
come In as a by play. She ought cheerfully to sec 
these aside for a few months in the summer con¬ 
sidering what a long resting spell she has all the 
year. At least that la the way you would think 
soma folks reasoned, about woman’s work. 
Those who sutler most rrom this peculiar man’s 
view of the question are without doubt, young 
mothers with one baby lu the arms, and an am¬ 
bitious. money making husband. Men get more 
sense as they grow older, and two or three bad 
break-downs, are warnings hot to be slighted. 
1 suppose the man does not live who has any 
conception ot the care and labor whicu one 
baby in its cradle makes for a mother. Nor Is the 
care very much lessened when It begins to crawl 
about the floor and pullover the water pall, and 
dig into the ashes and chip basket, though It la 
apt to be M so cunning ” then, It pays its way 
pretty well. 
If anybody needs a hired girl it Is a mother with 
one baby. When there are four children the older 
ones can watch the younger, and when there are 
six it is quite possible for a beall by mother to 
dispense with the Infliction of “ help,” and enjoy 
the luxury ot having her house aU to herself, and 
her work done In her own way. But it is ar, a 
fearful risk that the young mother attempts it. 
By “ putting up ” with help in the early years she 
may save herself for a happy, cheerful, mature 
age instead ot making middle fife a dreary bundle 
of infirmities. j. e m’c. 
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HINTS. 
Lemon — The juice of a lemon, squeezed into a 
glass of water, without sweetening, drank before 
breakfast at this Beason of the year, Is said to be 
a preventive or malaria, and an excellent tlilDg 
for almost everyone to take, particularly if they 
are biliously inclined 
H AtR Wash — Add to a wine glass of cold water 
a half tea-spoonful ot sal-volatile, and with a 
small piece of flannel or sponge well wash the 
head and hair, dividing It Into partings, so that 
every part is washed. This hair wash cleanses 
quickly, and that It preserves the color of the hair 
has been proved by an experience of ten years. 
Spirits of hartshorn may be used Instead of sal- 
volatlle.sLx drops to the wine-glass, and applied 
In the same manner. 
Necessity op Good Ventilition in Rooms Light¬ 
ed with Gar.— In dwelling-houses lighted by gas, 
the frequent renewal of ihe air 13 of great Impor¬ 
tance. A single gasburner will consume more 
oxygen, and pro uce more carbonic acid to de¬ 
teriorate the atmosphere of a room, than six or 
eight candles, if, therefore, when several burn¬ 
ers, are used, no provision Is made for the escape 
of the corrupted air and for the Introduction of 
pure air from without, the health will necessarily 
suffer. 
Drying Flowers in Band —To dry flowers prop¬ 
erly In sand, dishes sufficiently deep to permit the 
flowers to be covered at least an inch with sand 
should he procured. White scourlng-sand will 
suit; lay it half an inch deep m the dish. Place 
your fluwers, stem downwards, In this sandy layer 
and sprinkle sand over them till all tne petals are 
filled and the blossom quite covered. It Is as well 
to hold them flrmiy while sprinkllug them, so as 
to Insure a complete dusting. This operation over, 
place the dish in a warm and dry situation, m 
about a week you may examine the flowers, but 
some flowers will require a much longer time than 
others. Should there he any trace ot moisture In 
the dish at the first inspection, dry the sand be¬ 
fore ufeiug It again, or use new sand. This la a 
very much bitter way to dry flowers than press¬ 
ing them out They are by this method kept In 
shape, their colors are preserved, and may be re¬ 
tained even for years. Bright flowers, such as ge¬ 
raniums, carnations, pinks, pansies, gladioli, etc , 
are particularly adapted to this method. White 
flowers wilt not answer, nor will the plan succeed 
with succulent plants—as hyacinths; but terns 
win answer very well under ibis treatment. Wry 
pretty arrangements can be made of these dried 
flowers when mounted on card-board or placed In 
baskets, according to the taste of the Individual, 
ABOUT WOMEN. 
Adelina Patti Is suffering from acute bronchitis. 
“ He will not die,” are words salrl to have been 
uttered by Mrs. Garfield in relation to her husband. 
May she realize their truthfulness. 
At the wedding breakfast of Whltelaw Reid and 
Miss Mills, the groom found at his plate a slip of 
paper which proved to bs a certified check for 
$ 5110,000 from the father of the bride. 
Mrs. Luorbtia Plumb, widow of General Joseph 
Plume, of Newark, n. ,t„ died on Sunday, aged 87 
years. She was probably the oldest native resi¬ 
dent of the city at the time of her death. 
Mrs. Martha A. Maxwkll died at the house of 
her sister, Mrs. Nathan Thompson, at Rockaway 
Beach. Mrs. Maxwellobtalned a national reputa¬ 
tion by her wonderful exhibit at the Kansas-Colo¬ 
rado department at the centennial. She was a 
most devoted lover of nature. 
Mrb. John Jacob Astoi has Ju3t sent another 
party of loo children to homes In the West, through 
the agency of the Children’s Aid Society. The 
whole number of homeless little ones thus provi¬ 
ded for by Mrs. Astor, is 813, at an expense of 
more than fil.eoo. 
Miss Dog Bull is said to he the belle ot the Indi¬ 
ans at the Standing Rock Agency, and several 
duels have been fought by the young braves who 
are rivals for her hand As her father owns 300 
ponies, she Is considered a good catch, aside from 
her superior personal attractions. 
Mrs Gladstone Is a benevolent woman, and 
does many kind thlDgs for the villagers of Hawar- 
den. She bus given tnem an excellent coffee-house 
which la open week days and Sundays. She has 
also established near the castle a home for orphans 
Many of the Gladstone servants have been on the 
estate twenty, thirty and forty years. 
Miss Corson gave the first of the series ot lea- 
sons on cookery before the Training School tor 
Nurses, In the parlors of the Maternity, on Con¬ 
cord street, Brooklyn, Monday, May 30 , and 
despite the fact that it was Decoration day. there 
was a good attendance. Miss Corson bad a gas 
Btove, with which she practically Illustrated her 
lessons and entertained her hearers hospitably. 
The course of lessons were continued a week, each 
afternoon, from three to five o'clock. 
Keeping on Good Terms with a Wife.— When 
the celebrated Theodore Parker married Miss 
Cabot, he entered In his journal on his wedding 
day the subjoined resolutions, the keeping of 
which made his life a happy one : 
1. Never, except for the best of reasons, to op¬ 
pose my wife's will. 
2 . To discharge all duties for her sake freely. 
8. Never to scold. 
4 . Never to look cross at her. 
5. Never to weary her with commands. 
6. To promote her piety. 
T. To bear her burdens. 
8, To overlook her foibles. 
9. To save, cherish and forever defend her. 
10 . To remember her always, most affection¬ 
ately, in my prayers. 
Thus, God willing, we shall be blessed. 
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CORRESPONDENT’S CORNER. 
Will the lady that suggested those holders be 
so kind as to give the ladles ot the Rural a pat¬ 
tern ot a butterfly, or some other pretty pattern 
for a holder to he used about a parlor siove? 
Mas. T. j b. 
Will you please ask Miss Harvey to give me a 
description, and possibly illustration of Kensing¬ 
ton stItehes ? I would esteem It a great favor. 
[Will Miss Harvey oblige?] Mrs. W. v. a. 
Mollle E. who asked, sometime since, for a sam¬ 
ple of coverlet from Mrs. W. V. A., will oblige by 
sending her address to this office. k. c. 
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Far, far better for you than beer, ale or porter, 
and free from the Intoxicating effects, Is Hop Bit¬ 
ters.— Adv, 
f oratstir oEnntomj). 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
HOUSEHOLD NOTES. 
MART WAGER-FISHER. 
To drive flies from a room, make “ switches ” 
for the purpose: to the end of a stick—a lath will 
do—nail a newspaper which has been folded the 
long way, and which has been cut into narrow 
strips to within an Inch of the folded edge, so that 
It ts like a length ot wide fringe, wind the ** head¬ 
ing ” around or across the end of the lath, and 
secure with two tacks. Make two or three, and 
renew the trinpe of paper so fast as it wears It our. 
If the way in wntch the fites have poured into our 
house thus early is In any wise prophetic of the 
season, there will need to be an unrelenting battle 
with them for a long time to come, aud “switches” 
made and worn out by the wholesale. 
Arum fruit canning, a housekeeper tells me 
that she always runs a knitting-needle down Into 
the hot. fruit, as it lets out the air and admits of 
more Juice being put Into the can. 
A nice way to cook a year-old chicken Is. first to 
steam It until tender syid then fry it on a griddle, 
that Is, If one likes fried ohleken; or broil it, if one 
likes it broiled. The griddle should be hot enough 
to brown the meat. Oil It with a little butter. 
Make gravy of the water that has steamed t he 
fowl, which should be sufficiently reduced for the 
purpose. 
When corned beef, ham, or any meat, is 
boiled, that is apt to be somewhat dry and juice¬ 
less, It is best to leave it in the juice in which It 
has been cooked until cold, as It will then re¬ 
absorb part of the juiciness drawn out In boiling. 
Roasted or baked meats are much nicer when the 
meat Is placed on a rack which keeps it up out of 
the gravy In the roast!ogpan. 
Don’t throw into the ragbag soiled mosquito 
netting. It makes the best of cloths for cleaning 
wood-work; the coaree places In tne threads act 
like a brush, old underwear-such as knitted 
shlrtB and drawers—makes excellent wash cloths 
for smooth surfaces that require careful treat¬ 
ment. 
Cast-aslde tooth brushes are good for cleaning 
carved wood-work, especially ornamented bed¬ 
steads and other furniture that has a high polish. 
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REFINING INFLUENCES OF A WELL- 
ORDERED TABLE. 
CHIEF COOK. 
"Order la nature’s first law,'' and neatness is 
her chief - cook, 1 was going to say, and I see no 
reason f ir not saying it. Well cooked food 1 b as 
essential to health as pure air or water, but 
how disgusting It is to see It. served tn a slovenly 
manner. As well dress a pretty, graceful gin in 
fine stuff, spoiled by bad fitting and making. The 
nealDess of a table la not necessarily dependent 
upon cloths, crockery and cutlery, for a bare pine 
table may show tbe skill and taste of the house¬ 
keeper, in the placing of the food anti Its acces¬ 
saries, as perfectly as the most expensive and 
elaborate of rurnishinge. 
The dishes should be evenly rtlstrtbnted around 
the edge; the meats should be In their appropri¬ 
ate plates, arranged with a view to convenience 
of carving and serving; the vegetables, by their 
bulk, shape and color Bhould be utilized for effect 
of appearance, and the “ (out ensemble" plainly 
saying to the guests, “ Please make yourselves at 
home.” such a spread is evidence of skill and 
taste In the queen of the household. 
No one can take a seat before such a table, with¬ 
out Its banishing all unpleasant thoughts; the 
weary enjoy their food; sociability reigns, and 
pleasant, lively converse ensures healthy action 
from the food. 
Certain arrangements should be stereotyped 
from day to day, that awkward habits may not be 
fostered among the Juniors, such as the placing of 
the plates, knives and forks, napkins, glasses, 
salts, eto , etc. For the rest, a pleasing variety, 
depending upon the character of the vlandP, 
changlDg dally, prevents monotony and Is exer¬ 
cise for tbe artistic faculties 
Gentle surprises are pleasant here and may be 
produced In a thousand ways, to suit the means 
of the family. Tiny bouquets, neat as neatness 
itself—I should have said herself, for neatness 
Is feminine-green sprays and dainty folded nap¬ 
kins add much to the beauties of white cloth, 
clear glass, bright cutlery aud orderly arrange¬ 
ments. 
No one will deny that a well-spread table con¬ 
duces to, I may say compels, cheerfulness, socla- 
b’Uty, appetite, relish and health, and Is notably 
elevating In Its Influence. It ts merely beauty 
hovering o’er the car of utility. 
Each effort to Improve the family table, making 
It. a center of attraction, will, like a stone cast up¬ 
on a placid lake, spread In an ever widening circle 
till the whole house, the household, the office, 
store, ovcd the farm Itself will show by their 
growing neat and orderly appearance that the 
“angel of the household ” Is a ruling power. 
To those who are already "au fa.it r {Anglic?, 
•• up to ’’) the niceties ot the table, I need only say 
“persevere,”bucotthe great majority ot house¬ 
keepers I ask only a trial of a rew months, satis¬ 
fied that they will And that civilizing influences, 
are always progressive. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Rural Berry Shortcake. 
Crush the fruit and sweeten liberally with 
white sugar. Do this an hour or more before it 
la needed. For the cake take one quart of sifted 
flour, two teaapoonfula ot butter and milk to make 
only suff enough to roll out- Divide and roll into 
oblong flat cakes and bake in a not oven. When 
done Bpllt each cake and pile one layer on top of 
the other, with the crushed fruit between each 
and over the top. When served, pour a generous 
quantity of sweetened cream over each piece. This 
cake has been made with both strawberries and 
raspberries, and the many visitors at the Rural 
Farm have pronounced It “ the best of its kind.” 
Rive Pudding. 
Beat together one and one-half pints of milk 
and three eggs. Stir in a pound ot rice a pinch of 
salt, six tablespoonruls ot sugar, one-fourth of a 
nutmeg, grated. Put all Into pan, boll until the 
rice Is done, then add one-half pound of chopped 
raisins and bake the top brown. If the raisins 
are put in flrst the milk will curdle. 
Mumbled Eggs. 
Break eggs into a sauce pan, add an ounce of 
butter to each, and a little salt. Stir over the 
fire till ot the consistency of a soft boiled egg and 
serve hot on thin slices of toasted bread. 
Chief Cook. 
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Boston Tea 
We received from the London Tea Company, sol 
Washington Street, Boston, samples of their 
March Oolong and Japan teas, with request that 
we should try them and report thereon. The Com¬ 
pany has adopted the plan ot offering premiums 
to Induce persona to get up clubs, or for families to 
order a largo quantity at one time. We need only 
tay that the samples of tea seat us wore excellent. 
The Company will forward price list and circular 
t > au applicants free, and samples of tea will be 
sent upon receipt cf 10 cents. 
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Bad dreams, disturbed sleep, Indigestion, stom¬ 
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Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, 
Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, 
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and 
Sprains, Burns and Scalds, 
General Bodily Pains, 
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet 
and Ears, and all other Pains 
and Aches. 
No Preparation on earth equals St. Jacobs Oil as 
a safe, sure, simple and cheap External Remedy. 
A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay 
of 50 Cents, and every one suffering with pain 
can have cheap and positive proof of its claims. 
Directions in Eleven Languages. 
BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN 
MEDICINE. 
A. VOGjSXER & CO., 
Baltimore, Md., TJ. 8. JL 
PROFESSOR 
POWDER 
Made from Professor Horsford'a Add 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by leading physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
is healthier than ordinary Belli tic; _> o\v- 
der. 
In cans. Sold at a reasonable price. 
The Horsford Almanac and Cook Book 
sent free. 
Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. 
H. M. ANTHONY. 100 & 102 Reape St., N. Y. 
lie at 
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