JUNE 24 
THE BUBAL NEW-YOBKEB. 
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There is likewise in its favor the fact that it i<, 
less exposed than the deep bay window to 
outer heat and cold. To sleep on unsunned 
beds in unsunned chambers and to work day 
after day in unsunned rooms, is the unrepent* 
ed sin of half a nation, vigorously aflirms n 
prominent writer. Dwell in the sunniest 
room your house alTords: if you have a north- 
windowed apartment, reserve it for the guest- 
chamber, which is seldom used. 
Mary Wager-Fisher's perplexity “over a 
note-book ready to hand,” is shared in by 
many. “I keep a “handy pencil tablet” in 
the writing-desk in the sitting room, and refer 
to it at all hours, 
I once had a cousin and class mate, who 
managed the dlllienlty to her satisfaction and 
my admiration, She took one half a sheet of 
foolscap, and folded the two ends together, 
and then folded again. This, with a lead 
pencil sharpened to a line point and a pen¬ 
knife, she always carried these, invariably 
changing t hem from one pocket to another 
when she changed a dross. By dating these, 
and filing them away in regular order, and 
placing a rubber cord arbtind the package, I 
think it might he a convenient way of man- 
agingand using them for reference. 
If Mrs. Fisher's “brilliant ideas” vanish 
sometimes before they are jotted down, I am 
sure the helpful ones do not. I enjoy all her 
articles and am truly benefited by them. 
“Marquerite.” 
P 0 most i c Cjc m (muj 
CONDUCTED RV EMILY MAPLE 
HINTS. 
A friend writes us that the most strength¬ 
ening and healthful diet, for the Summer 
months is strong ice-cold beef, chicken or 
mutton broth, with the fat skimmed oil. He 
says try it and judge for yourself. 
Of all the varieties of radishes which wo 
have raised, those known as “White Tails” in 
catalogues are the most tender and freest from 
the characteristic peppery taste of most kinds, 
It is time to cease cutting the asparagus 
l>pds, especially those which are in their third 
year. Asparagus raised from seed should 
never be cut at all until the third year and 
then sparingly. All should remember that 
the tenderness of this delicious vegetable de¬ 
pends upon its quick, vigorous growth and we 
cannot look for this if the roots are weakened 
by premature and prolonged cutting. 
Sufficient attention is not paid to the im¬ 
portance of cutting of? the flowering shoots of 
rhubarb as soon as they appear. If we would 
have a strong growth of leaf and stem we 
must not permit the roots to he weakened in 
this way. As soon as the flowering stems 
appear it will be seen that the stems become 
woody and strong, all the vitality Of the plant 
is directed towards the production of the 
flowering stem, the most enervating process 
of plant life. 
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PARSLEY, 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
This well-known herb is very much missed 
in the garden at Every-day House this Spring; 
for when the snow left us, we found that not 
one vestige remained of this our favorite cul¬ 
inary herb Aud garnish, although iu Autumn 
we had a green bed of “ Fern-leaved ” that 
looked strong and healthy. Until the newly 
sown bed is fit for use we are at a great loss 
for its pleasant greenness aud peculiar flavor 
iu our soup, aud its pretty garnish for ham or 
cold lamb. Fortunately for the saup, we have 
plenty dried and put away in bottleR, but 
w hat shall we do for parsley sauce—a neces¬ 
sary adjunct for boiled flsh or fowls? This re¬ 
quires two tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley 
to half a pint of hot, drawn butter sauce. 
However, we made a very good imitation 
with our dried parsley and a few of the green 
tips of asparagus, to give it color. But 
our parsley bed will be sadly missed for 
awhile, and I am wondering hou r so many 
housekeepers do without it, thinking it of 
little or no account. Although no longer in¬ 
cluded iu the materia mcdica it possesses 
medicinal virtues, acting on the system as a 
diuretic and eariniuuUve. In all affections of 
the bladder and kidneys it wms formerly 
largely used and a poultice of the bruised 
leaves and stems mixed with vinegar, was at 
one time considered a cure for venomous bites. 
And so with its many uses, we may well re¬ 
gret our parsley bed, especially as the season 
for fresh flsh is in, and no matter in what way 
fish is cooked, we find parsley, in one form or 
another its necessary condiment. Even in 
that dainty dish, stuffed fish, it is ouo of the 
ingredients, and in no way does a piece of 
roast lamb or veal taste better as a second 
day’s dinner, thun sliced cold, and arranged 
neatly on a dish, with tt garnish of parsley. 
HANDY HUSBANDS. 
ZENA CLAYBOURNE. 
Every family needs one! No household 
should be without at least one! He is the most 
convenient labor-saving article yet discovered, 
combining the strength and readiness of ma¬ 
chinery with t.he intelligence and adaptation 
of minds. With a quick appreciation of the 
condition of affairs, the handy husband takes 
hold when and where help is most needed, and, 
without any bluster or blunder, moves the 
work on. And oh ! how good a little help 
seems when one is very tired! It rests the 
mind more than the body. 
First of all the handy husband waits on 
himself—that is, usually. He does not expect, 
somebody else to bring him whatever he 
wants, lay all his clothes right under his hand, 
and hunt up everything lie has mislaid. I 
remember once being very much irapr. ssed by 
seeing a gentleman whose business gave him 
supervision over a hundred workers, actually 
leave the table to bring a carving-knife which 
had been forgotten by some of the t hree ladies 
sitting at breakfast with him, and he did not 
appear annoyed or make any remark about it, 
either. We should offer and give assistance 
to each other when there is special need—when 
one is sick or very tired, or greatly hurried— 
but no human heing has a right to make him¬ 
self or herself a constant burden to others un¬ 
less the “burden” is helpless. 
Next, the handy husband does not make un¬ 
necessary work. When he builds a fire he 
brushes up the litter; wh^n he gets anything 
on the floor he cleans it up with mop or broom; 
when his boots are muddy he takes thorn off 
before walking around the house. He puts 
things iu their places, which, if every one 
would do, how much work and worry would 
be saved! Saturday night he makes himself 
clean, and Sunday morning dresses for church 
without once asking where anything is, and 
on Monday be brushes his clothes and puts 
them away for the next occasion. 
The handy husband sees when the water- 
pail aud wood box are empty as well ns the 
flour-barrel. He may not bring all the wood 
aud water; that depends upon whether there 
is more help for the out-door or in-door work, 
but he does not allow a woman to do these 
things when two or three grown boys are 
about. 
The handy husband will keep bouse for him¬ 
self, if necessary, in order to let his wife have 
a holiday or short vacation occasionally. He 
will even stay home with the baby sometimes 
to let her go, aud is always ready to do his 
share in taking care of children. How much 
more care children will take for father and 
mother when they have the example of the 
parents’ thoughtfulness for each other! 
The handy husband is careful to entertain 
company, since the most of the serving must 
fall on his wife. He has a set of tools with 
which to keep the premises in repair, ami con¬ 
trives conveniences for the house and barn. 
Many a man could make neat boxes, shelves 
and benches if he had but the tools and a good 
will to try it. 
In short, it is hard to tell what the handy 
husband will not do. He is always giving you 
a surprise. He can sweep, mop, wash, iron, 
bake griddle-cakes, skim milk, wash dishes 
aud pans, make a bed, and has even been 
known to make bread, pies, cake and biscuit. 
Much of this skill depends upon observation 
and some upon home training when young. 
Let the mothers of these days raise a gener¬ 
ation of handy husban Is, hut let not the wives 
abuse these precious treasures beca use they are 
so very handy. There is always a temptation 
to expect more of them than we have the right. 
One notable instance of a handy husband 
which came under iny observation deserves to 
conclude this article. The wife was a partial 
invalid; the husband had an errand to town 
which she could do; it was the family wash¬ 
ing-day, and as he knew that ho was better 
able than she to do the washing, and that the 
ride would do her good, he kept one littleohild 
at home with him and washed while she took 
the other and went to town, did the errand 
and made a visit. 
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BUTTER NOTES. 
To insure nice, yellow butter in Winter, 
feed corn fodder instead of hay or straw, and 
yellow corn, corn meal, yellow or orange 
mangels, or carrots—never turnips—and you 
will And a decided improvement. 
Scour the butter bowl, ladle and print 
occasionally with clean sand. 
Iu moldiug butter be sure that your mold is 
well soaked in very cold water, previously 
scalded, and by the way your initials stamped 
on the butter iu some shape will always insure 
you a better price, if you sell only good 
butter. 
A.t n grand German wedding in this county 
lately, the butter was in the form of a mother 
hen with a group of little chicks about her, 
and was very much admired. 
Stir well the cream in the jar each day, and 
do not add fresh cream under twelve hours 
before churning. Mrs, D. C. Dunlap. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
TO USE THE STALE BREAD. 
Put the pieces into the oven and bake a good 
brown, then crush them with a rolling pin. 
Excellent eaten in milk, or, put into a bottle 
and used to dust flsh or chops before frying. 
_ Mary B. 
STOVES RUSTING. 
Do the stoves show signs of rust since putting 
away? Melt together a pound of fresh lard 
and three ounces of resin, cover iron or steel 
articles with this, and they will not rust. 
RnUBARR VINEGAR. 
Now, that rhuburb or pie plant is getting 
past its first freshness is a good time to make 
vinegar of some of the best of it. Crush with 
a pestle fill stalks of the usual size, put in a 
keg, add 15 gallons soft water, let it stand a 
day and add (after straining) 20 pounds of com¬ 
mon brown sugar and a pint of brewer’s 
yeast. Let it stand a month where the tem¬ 
perature will not fall below 00 degrees, and 
you will when strained have good white 
vinegar. A. L. J. 
now TO COQK RICE. 
Rice is becoming a much more popular 
article of food than heretofore. It is fre¬ 
quently substituted for potatoes at the chief 
meal of the day, being more nutritious and 
much more readily digested. At its present 
cost, it is relatively cheaper than potatoes, 
oatmeal or grain grits of any kind. In pre¬ 
paring it, only just enough cold water should 
be poured on to prevent the rice from burning 
at the bottom of the pot, which should have a 
close-fitting cover, and with a moderate fire 
the rice is steamed rather than boiled until it 
is nearly done; then the cover is taken off, the 
surplus steam and moisture allowed to escape- 
and the rice turns out a mass of snow-wbite 
kernels, each separate from the other, and as 
much superior to the usual soggy mass, as a 
fine meuiy potato is superior to the wiiter- 
souked article. The above facts are of general 
interest to the “poor and prudent,” and there¬ 
fore worthy of note. D. Talmage’s Sons. 
EGG BALLS. 
One egg, one teaspoon ful of milk, one table- 
spoonfui corn starch and a little salt. This is 
a good dish for breakfast when eggs are scarce. 
Drop one tabiespoonful in nice, hot lard and 
roll over and over until cooked through. I 
have ten in my family aud eight eggs will 
make a dish for us. e. e. k. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
TARRAGON. 
Mrs. M. B. asks to what use tarragon is put 
Axs.—The French call it Estrayan and 
think the leaves or young shoots essential to 
the proper dressing of some of their salads 
They also use it to flavor vinegar, mustard 
and pickles, the vinegar being simply an in¬ 
fusion of the leaves in the vinegar. Tarragon 
belongs to the same genus as wormwood, a 
perennial, and but little cultivated in America. 
Nutritious Food. 
The names of Prof. Horsford aud the Rum- 
ford Chemical Works (Providence, R. I.) have 
become so identified with the manufacture 
and sale of phosphoric acid and the phosphates, 
that they are justly considered as the highest 
authorities in this country, if not iu the world, 
upon those articles. 
The former, (Prof. H.) has made the subject 
of wheat and its conversion into bread, a life 
long study, and was the first to suggest the 
use of the phosphates as a cream tarter sub¬ 
stitute, whereby the nutritious elements 
which are taken from the flour iu bolting are 
restored. 
The phospbatic preparations of the above 
firm have received the hearty recommen¬ 
dations of the highest medical and chemical 
authorities in this and other countries, so that 
their healthfulness and utility are beyond 
question. They have been put upon the mar¬ 
ket in various forms, the latest, and one 
which will undoubtedly prove the most popu¬ 
lar, being “ Prof. Horsford’s Phosphate Bak¬ 
ing Pow der,” which is packed iu tins can like 
the ordinary baking powalers, and is to be 
used in the same way. It is made from Prof. 
Hereford's Acid Phosphate in powdered form. 
It contains the same ingredients, mixed 
together, as the famous Horsford’s Bread 
Preparation, is fully equal in strength, if not 
superior, to any of the ordinary first-class 
pow ders, and is sold at reasonable prices. 
The Works have issued for the present year, 
their “Horsford Almanac and Cook Book,” 
which is sent free on application, and will be 
found well worth sending for.—A fie. 
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate 
in seasickness is of great value. Its action on 
the nerves of the disturbed stomach is soothing 
and effective.—-4.de. 
IHitfccUaneotta. 
PROFESSOR 
Made from Professor Horsford’a Add 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by leading physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
is healthier than ordinary Ji^ring 
de r. 
In cans. Sold at a reasonable price. 
The Horsford Almanac and Cock Hook 
gent free. 
Knmforti Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. 
IT. M, ANTHONY, Ag’t, ICO and 102 Reatle St.,N.Y 
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. 
BAKER'S 
Breakfast Cocoa. 
Warranted absolutely pure 
Cocoa, from which the excess o? 
Oil has been removed. 11 has three, 
times the stre ngth of Cocoa mixed 
with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, 
and is therefore far more economi¬ 
cal. It is delicious, nourishing, 
strengthening, easily digested, and 
admirably adapted for invalids as 
well as for persons in health. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
W. BAKER & CO., Dorcteter, lass. 
Dobbins’ Starch Polish. 
An important dis¬ 
covery, by which 
every family may 
give their linen 
that beautiful fin¬ 
ish peculiar to fine 
laundry work. 
Ask your Grocer. 
J. B. BOBBINS, 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
Can now grasp a fortune. Outfit 
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