gtttsccUatteous; 
JUNE 
Jlomrstir Qr.ronmnjr. 
CONDUCTED BX EMILY MAPLE. 
FEN THOUGHTS FROM “EVERY-DAY 
HOUSE.” 
ANNIK L. .TACK. 
Rhubarb or “pie plant” being now very 
plentiful, we have secured some for the winter 
according to the following recipe : 
Itlmlmrl) Mnrmnlndo, 
Peel six oranges; take out pith and pips; 
slice the pulp into a stew pan; add half the 
peel cut small, and a quart of rhubaib, with a 
pound of sugar for this quantity. Boil twenty 
MAY MAPLE. 
of cottage—t hat Is to say, a refuge can be obtained 
for the sick or hurt, which Is small, familiar, safe, 
friendly, near at hand, with skilled assistance, 
good nursing, aud natlvo fre3h air, and to which 
they arc privileged—nay, Invited—to contribute 
something towards Its support, Iiy this system 
l he disadvantages and evils Incumbent on the 
sick person being removed to a large hospital 
some distance oil, and being placed amongst 
strangers, are entirely obviated. On the other 
hand, the advantage of removing the sick poor 
from their own crowded, ill-ventilated, unsuitable, 
and wretched abodes to a clean, plain room of a 
cottage hospital In the neighborhood, with Its 
regular medical attendance and good diet. Is un¬ 
questionable. 11 must be an enormous boon to a 
locality If efficiently managed. 
LOG - CABIN SKETCHES; OR JESSIE 
SEABRIGHT’S DIARY. NO, 12. 
March 20th, 18- 
Ouk little Alicia is just six weeks old, and 
already she is queen of Hie household. Bertie 
wonders every day what we 6houlcl do now 
without the baby. I wonder why so mauy 
homes are childless, when there ate so ui3uy 
little ones reaching out tiny, helpless hand9 
for loving care—fatherless and motherless 
little ones. who would with their innocent 
mirth brighten up so many sad aud weary 
hearts, and in the bye-and-bye bo a comfort 
in the. declining years to the kind, yet judi¬ 
cious foster parents. Our baby’s mother died 
when her little one was but two days old, and 
I brought the child home with me, that it 
might be properly cared for till other arrange¬ 
ments could bo made by the bereaved husband 
and father. Night and morning he came with 
a cup of milk for the little Alicia, so named 
by her mother, almost with her latest breath. 
As the days passed one after another, I be¬ 
gan to wish I conld keep her, for I was fast 
learning to love the baby as though it were my 
own; and yet it seemed impossible, for we 
had as yet. no cow, and when Mr. R. should go 
away, as he talked of doiug, there would be 
no milk to be had within a reasonable distance. 
There seemed no way for us to keep the child, 
even for sweet Ghailtv’s sake. 
Bat when the house of Mr. K. was once 
more put in order after the faneral services, 
and the neighbors hud all returned to their 
homes, the death-like elillness about the house 
was too much Ilk® torture to him, and he con¬ 
cluded to that up the honEo. Finding how 
much I desired to adopt the little one. he said 
we might have the child; and he would be 
very glad to get board w ith us for a certain 
length of time, and let us have the cow aud 
such household stuff as we might wish to 
take iu exchange. So I hug little Ahcla to 
my heart, and give her a mother’s love and 
cure,aud many times a day call her “Blessings,” 
for 1 feel that we are favored above many. 
Well, with the new baby came new experi¬ 
ences aud observations in another direction 
When Bjrtie was small, I was living near 
mother, and, of course, went to her ou all oc¬ 
casions, if 1 even imagined my dariiDg was 
not as well as usual. But he seldom received 
any medicine from her advice, unless he was 
afflicted with canker; then some golden- 
thread roots wore steeped, aud when the 
liquid was strained, it was sweetened with 
loaf sugar, and a small piece of borax, pow¬ 
dered and put into the sirup; and this was 
used as a wash for his mouth. She used to 
say that infants need a little water often, and 
if a teaspoonful was put into the mouth every 
hour or two, there would be less trouble with 
sore mouths. 
But little Alicia has beeu very well thus far, 
and knows nothing of “doping” Still, as 
even the healthiest children are liable to 
sudden attacks of various diseases, I shall be 
a close observer of the ways of experienced 
mothers, and jot down such experiences in uiy 
journal as may he likely to benefit myself or 
others. At present physicians and drug-stores 
are not numerous here, and often it is that 
some dear, old graudmother, or elderly matron 
is called upou to advise what to do for the suf¬ 
fering, and frequently such prescriptions as 
she may be able to give from long experience, 
are far more efficacious than a learned “ med¬ 
icine man’s ” would have been. 
minutes, and you have a very delicious pre¬ 
serve that tastes like none other, and is espe¬ 
cially agreeable to those fond of marmalade. 
As the time for jellies is near at hand, I 
would give as my experience in preserving 
from mold, that the surface of the jelly be 
covered when cold with a quarter of an inch 
of powdered loaf sugar. Tnus protected, it 
will keep for years without sign of moldiness. 
It is almost discouraging to feel the weight of 
care that comes upon the busy housekeeper 
with the advent of spring and summer. Liko 
the bees, we must prepare for winter, and 
gather the fruits in their season, and though 
there seems what Artemns Ward used to call 
“ a muchness” of experience on the “ can” and 
“jar” question, it is really useful to us all, 
and if in a multitude of counsels there is wis¬ 
dom, what wise women we Rural reaaers 
Bhall be on this vexing subject! For I hold 
that nothing is more provoking in the cnnals 
of housekeeping than to bring up a jar of 
fruit from the cellar in anticipation of a treat, 
and find it frothy and soured. Yet we have 
all, no doubt, known this to happen at some 
time or other, and it is Veil to search and find 
out the cause for such a very disappointing 
effect. 
Give Baby a Drink. 
I have no doubt that much fretfulness in 
little odcs is caused by their suffering from 
want of fresh, cold water. Give a little at a 
time, every hour or two, especially when teeth¬ 
ing. My own babe often at night awakes cry- 
iDg. after an hour or 60 of sleep. I have found 
that at such times a drink of water will do 
more to soothe and quiet him than anything 
else 1 can do. e. m. 
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Professor 0. V. Riley says: London Purple can bo more effectually sprinkled or Bprayed on to the Plant 
than Paris-green, by virtue of its greater lineness. 
Prolessor ('. K. Bessey says: If promises to be a most excellent remedy. It quickly kills both the Larva and 
the Winded Insects. 
Professor J. L. Budd says: A single application placed everyone of the rests on their backs over the ground , 
either dead or in a dying condition, in less than six hourB. 
O AR.PE T S „ 
SAVED BY PUIICI1A8ING DIRECT FROM 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Graham Gems. 
I have seen in the Rural, at different times, 
recipes for the above gems, but I have never 
thought them equal to those used at the Dans- 
ville Water-cure. It seems to me that so-called 
gems made with buttermilk aud soda are uot 
gems at all, but biscuits. Gein6 correctly made, 
need no soda to make them light and tooth¬ 
some. The first requisite is nice fresh flour of 
white wheat. Take equal paits of sweet milk 
and cold water, say one pint of each. Sift iu 
the flour from the baud, stirring constantly 
until a little thicker than for griddle cakes. 
First heat the oven very hot, then put in the 
gam pans aud heat, grease slightly, and with 
a spoon drop in the batter (the pans being 
meanwhile in the oven) and bake about 20 
minutes. JfcorrecUy made they will be very 
light. After the first panful the irons do not 
require greasiug. 
At this season of the year cooks have to 
rack their brains for something new to tempt 
the failing appetite, and as the winter supplies 
have run low and fresh fruit und vegetables 
are not at hand, a change or variety is bard 
to get. By way of varying out light bread we 
sometimes make 
Cinnamon Rolls and Rusk. 
For rusk, lake a loaf of bread at the last 
kneading, work in a lump of butter aud a little 
sugar. Let rise ; make into little cakes ; again 
let rise, then bake. For cinnamon rolls, roll 
the dough into a s', eel half au inch thick, 
spread \#th butler, sugar aLd cinnamon. 
Commence at one side uud roll up; then with 
a sharp knife cut into cakes half an inch 
thick, and let rise and bake. 
Flour Gents. 
These are made by taking a cup of sweet 
cream, one beaten egg. and stirring in fine 
flour until a little stiffer than griddle cakes. 
B ike the same as Graham gems. 
Mbs. (J. E. J. 
Rice Cake. 
Eight beaten eggs, a pound of white sugar, 
half a pouud of butter, a pound of rice ground 
very fine, a little salt, three lablespoonsful of 
milk aud any flavoring liked. Cream the but¬ 
ter und sugar, add the eggs, then the milk aud 
salt, stirring in the rice last. Bake in small 
pans. 
Pine-Apple Pudding. 
Line the bottom and 6ides of a buttered di6h 
with thick slices of stale sponge cake, pare and 
slice thin a large, ripe pine-apple, place in the 
dish a layer of fruit, then sprinkle with sugar, 
then more fruit and sugar uutil all is used. 
Cover with slices of cake, which have been 
dipped In cold water. luvert a buttered plale 
over all and bake iu a moderate oven one hour 
and a half. Mrs. Brady. 
Pine-Apple Cracker Pudding. 
Roll enough crackers to make two teacups- 
ful of fine crumbs. Melt half a teacupful of 
butter, mix with the crumbs thoroughly. Slice 
thin two pine-apples. Butler a pudding dish 
and put in crackers and the sugared slices in 
layers. The crackers should make the last 
l iycr. Four over hall u teacupful of water, 
cover with a dish and buke slowly one hour 
and a half. Remove the cover just before it is 
done and brown the top. Mary B. 
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