SEPT 16 
DO NOT SEW OR RFAD AT TWILIGHT. 
HELEN BARRISTER. 
Upon calling on a neighbor lately, I found 
her putting the finishing touches on a pretty 
dress for her first grandchild, a bright little 
girl just able to run alone. “ Oh dear !” she 
said “ I must get some new glasses next time 
I go to town. I cannot see well enough with 
these to sew nicely. It is a trial to me, when 
I think the time is coming whoa I shall have 
to give up doing fine sewing. My sight L fail¬ 
ing so fast." 
Here another caller came in, and the con¬ 
versation respecting the purchase of new 
glasses was continued with her, “Why,” 
said she, '* what’s amiss with these glasses,” 
and trying them on she started with surprise. 
“Like stereoscopes indeed tfliey are ! you 
want soma that do not magnify as much as 
these. You ought tohave them at once.” 
“ You are mistaken" said our hostess, “ they 
do not magnify enough.” 
“ They magnify more than my mother’s, and 
she bought her first pair years ago. She asked 
the gentleman from whom she purchased 
them, how long she could probably wear them 
before she would be obliged to get older 
glasses. “That depends on the care you 
take of your sight. People who are careful 
to abstain from reading, sewing, writing or 
other work at twilight, that requires close at¬ 
tention, will seldom need frequent changing 
of glasses.” Although hard for her to do it, 
mother has scarcely ever read or sewed by 
twilight since then, and her examplehas been 
followed by all of us .zlth excellent result?.” 
A wise use of the sight will make our lives 
beautiful, for seeing is truly the Itoyal Sense. 
ENCOURAGEMENT. 
How often a few words of encouragement 
given when both body and spirit are weary 
with daily toil, falls like rain upon the thirsty 
earth. If we could only know their worth 
and seek for opportunites to give them! I knew 
a boy of ten years who was counted a dunce 
in his books who preferred the foot of bis 
class to any other place; he had then as he 
expressed it, “ nothing on his mind” and 
to whom study wag a nuisance. At the close 
of a term he received a prize from his teacher 
for perfect attendance. The prize had not 
been offered at all but was simply given as a 
reward for the rarest of qualities, punctuali¬ 
ty, although he had been dull and the 
sprightly ones who had stayed from school 
every dow and then, bad passed him in their 
studies, yet he had been orderly and regular, 
and the teacher with rare discernment had 
singled out his best point and thinking to be¬ 
stow a little encouragement had rewarded 
him for his own sake and for an example to 
the others. 
The wisdom of the proceeding was shown 
when the boy as he ran home, exclaimed: 
“O 1 mother there is something to me after 
all," and succeeding terms of school showed 
that the right stimulus had teen applied; the 
dull boy brighteuing, and becoming studious 
and persevering, and developing an unlooked 
for originality, and always remembering 
with pleasure his first unexpected pr ; ze. 
B. c. D. 
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ABOUT MEN. 
Now, claffir'ying these to suit myself, I will 
first proceed to discourse on the subject of 
widowers. A very interesting study they 
are, too, especially in the advanced stages. 
Now let me preface what I am about to say, 
by observing that, in all my list of acquaint¬ 
ances, I can only select four, who lam sure, 
did or do cherish a pure, true, unselfish affec¬ 
tion for their wives. Now mind, I do not 
assert that they are the only ones, lam only 
judging from my own observation. You see, 
there is all the difference in the world between 
self love and true love; so to return to the 
widowers—as a general thing, the most prom¬ 
inent thought with them is, apparently this: 
“The one who ministered to my comfort, who 
kept my house, who mended my clothes, and 
cooked my dinners, has *onel” And they seem 
inconsolable, and howl around about a 
“vacancy"—which is usually filled amazingly 
soon. 
Then there is the sham man, composed, 
externally of paper collar, hair dye and 
“dickey internally of cowardice, deceit and 
hypocrisy. Such are they who are very polite 
and attentive to their female acquaint¬ 
ances and perfect bears at home. 
Then, there is the putty man—the nice, 
mild, peaceable creature, who doesn’t know 
who is Vice-President, never takes the trou¬ 
ble to vote, and who, if he goes to election or 
primary meetings, stands around with about 
as much intelligence iu his countenance as is 
expressed in the eyes of a dead fish. He 
does not know the meaning of the word 
“courage;” what he falsely so calls, and al¬ 
ways possesses, is a certain want of seusibil- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
643 
ity, which answers the purpose remarkably 
well; for instance, the drawing of a tooth 
affects him as little evidently as the trifling 
operation of being pulled in two affects a 
wasp. But the true man—the grand, noble 
soul, gallant, tender and true—as a states¬ 
man incorruptible; as a Christian steadfast 
and earnest; as a husband, kind, faithful and 
—unselfish—well, it may be a vara avis that 
I describe. Does he exist! Let the women 
answer. Ermengardk, 
-- 
“SET NOT EVERY ONE’S DIAL BY YOUR 
OWN WATCH. ” 
This old saying has a wide application to 
the affairs of life, in other words it means 
give other people the same chance to be indi¬ 
viduals that you claim for yourself. They 
may feel and act just as conscientiously as 
you think you do, and still not entertain the 
same ideas that you do or work for the same 
end. Let every one set his own dial and 
work by that because each one is accountable 
for his own deeds, but if in acting out his own 
ideas, he infringes on your personal rights it 
is your privilege to defend yourself. 
This old saying reads well in another way, 
“Set not your own dial by other people’s 
watches." What would be thought of a man 
who changed the hands of his watch every 
time he met one whose time keeper differed 
from his own. 
We very often see people who have no more 
independence than that, when it comes to the 
more important matter of their opinions even 
on the most weighty subjects. A quiet but 
firm reliance in our own convictions if they 
have been well considered is becoming in any 
one. Dorinda. 
ABOUT WOMEN. 
Rosa Bonhedr is sixty-two years old. 
Her sisters and brothers are all sculptors and 
animal painters. She wore masculine dress, 
the better to go among animals. She is the 
only woman decorated with the red ribbon, 
which Eugene once brought her, the Emperor 
at the same time conferring knighthood upon 
her. 
The admission of women, as competitors 
for honorary degrees in common with men, is 
of so recent a date, that the position attained 
by them is viewed with much interest, both 
by those who are in favor of and those op¬ 
posed to the innovation. At the recent ma¬ 
triculation examination at the University of 
London, both sexes competed on equal terms. 
VmiK, the aged queen of Connecticut’s 50 
Pequot Indians, is nearly white, is an active 
church member and earns her living making 
baskets. 
-- 
The article in the Rural of last week, en¬ 
titled “Woman's w'ork is never done,” was 
from the pen of Mrs. C. S. Jones, one of our 
best friends. By an oversight she was not 
then credited with being its author, but we 
correct the omission at this our first oppor¬ 
tunity. Eds.] 
Domestic (L*amount 
CONDUCTED B* EMILY MAPLE. 
A COMPANY DINNER. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
“We don’t have a company dinner every 
day,” and the amateur cook poised her soup 
ladle in the palm of her hand with her eyes 
fixed thoughtfully on the handle. “No," I 
said, “we do not go through thecourses every 
day. As a family, we do not like soup, and 
therefore do not see the necessity of making 
it for 8(55 days of ilia year, and the grocer 
keeps such a stock of Boulli concentrated soup 
and gravy that it reduces the work.” 
“But the hones," sighed the cook Oh, 
they aie not troublesome, for in Summer it is 
much nicer to make the cold meat into jellied 
or potted meat, which can be easily done with 
the aid of a little gelatine after the meat is 
well stewed. Turned out into moulds it is 
a great convenience for lunch or cold dinner. 
“But a company dinner for 20; how is one 
to know what is right with everything." And 
the ladle came down disparagingly upon the 
kitchen taLle. Then l took the slate that we 
called the “cook’s memory,” as it hangs near 
her table in the kitchen, and made out a pro¬ 
gramme; 1st. Soup. A pint of canned to¬ 
matoes and a quart of canned or well-boiled 
beans. Pass them through the sieve, add 
cayenne pepper, a finely tbreded onion that 
has been slightly fried, a spoonful of mashed 
potatoes, a little stock and a small piece of 
butter. It is a good soup. 2d, Fish—There 
is a cut of salmon on the ice. Boil it, and 
serve with hot drawn butter, to which you 
have added two tablespoonfuls of chopped 
piirsley and garnish with fresh curled pars¬ 
ley sprigs. 3d, Meats—We have lamb and 
chickens; cook both or either. Vegetables ; 
Green peas and cauliflower. Salads: Then 
we will have for dessert a heaped dish of red 
raspberries and one of black, ice cream and 
cake, without any pie. Do not fret. We do 
not belong to those who consider the meat 
more than the life; and with a “feast of rea¬ 
son and a flow of soul” your company dinner 
will be a grand success. 
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A CHILD’S GARDEN. 
De Witt thought he must have a flower 
garden. I feared if we attempted it, the 
weeds and grass would get the start of us. 
But he begged so hard I nsksd his father to 
draw us a few stones, and a load of good rich 
soil. We made a mound a foot-and a-half high 
the stones sloping in enough to keep them in 
place. In the center I planted a large double 
scarlet geranium, that had been hung by the 
roots in the cellar during the Winter; then a 
row of gladiolus, and around the edge some 
double variegated petunias. I inserted a tile 
nearly its whole length in the bed which “Six- 
year old” takes delight in filling twice a day 
with suds or weak manure water. I find no 
difficulty in keeping our garden free from 
weeds. Mrs. M. B. McL. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
ONIONS WITH WHITE SAUCE. 
Boil in salted water, with a teacup of milk 
added, until tender. Drain and cover with a 
sauce made as follows: Put two spoonfuls of 
butter into a saucepan, and when it bubbles 
add two scant tablespoonfuls of flour. Stir 
until well cooked but do not brown. Then 
add two teacupfuls of thin cream, some salt 
and a dash of cayenne pepper. 
fried celery. 
Cut celery into pieces three or four inches 
long, boil in salted water until tender, then 
drain. Make a batter of an egg, a little milk 
and flour enough to thicken. Salt it, roll the 
pieces of celery in it and fry to a light brown 
in hot fat. 
CREAMED LIMA BEANS. 
Put a quart of the shelled beans into just 
enough boiling salted water to cover and boq 
until tender. Add a cup and-a-half of sweet 
cream, a little piece of butter, and season with 
pepper and salt. Let the beans simmer for a 
few minutes before serving. Mrs. C. E. 
SPANISH PICKLES. 
Four beads of cabbage, a peck of green 
tomatoes, one dozen good-sized cucumbers* 
one dozen onions, three ounces of white mus¬ 
tard seed, one ounce of celery seed, one ounce 
of turmeric, one cup of mustard and two 
pounds of brown sugar. Let the cucumbers 
stand in brine three dayp. Slice the onions 
and chop the cabbage and tomatoes the day 
before making and sprinkle with salt. When 
ready to make, drain the cucumbers from the 
brine and cut in slices. Put all the ingredi. 
ents into a kettle witn vinegar enough to mix 
all together and simmer slowly half an hour- 
Bottle and keep iu a cool place. Kate J. V. 
PICKLED PURPLE CABBAGE. 
Take nice heads of purple cabbage and 
slice with a sharp knife or cabbage cutter. 
Place in a stoue jar, sprinkle with salt and 
let stand 24 hours. Prepare a spiced vinegar 
as follows; To a gallon of vinegar allow one 
ounce of whole black pepper, one ounce cf 
whole cloves, one ounce of cinnamon and one 
of mustard seed. Drain the cabbage from 
the brine and put back in the jar. Scald the 
vinegar with spice and pour over cabbage. 
Rep; at the scalding operation two or three 
times and cover tightly. Mary B. 
CANNING PUMPKINS. 
Pare, remove seeds, cut in small pieces and 
steam until tender. Drain in a colander until 
free from juice then press into jars and place 
over the tire in cold water. Boil slowly one- 
and-a-half hour, then take from the fire and 
seal as you do any other kind of fruit. Pump¬ 
kin preserved iu this way in the Fall will 
niaka excellent pies any time during the fol¬ 
lowing Summer. Mrs. B. G. 
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