OCT. 46 
THE 
NEW-YORKER. 
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and at all times be treated as an inferior, and 
yet that is the way many kitchen girls are 
treated. Now, I don’t blame any nice, bright 
girl for keeping herself out of the way of such 
treatment. 
If we want good help in our kitchens (and 
I think if there is a place where good help is 
needed it is there), let us lay aside onr false 
pride. Let us no longer call the work drudg¬ 
ery, but make our kitchens pleasanter and 
then find a good, intelligent girl; give her 
good, reasonable wages; treat her as any in¬ 
telligent wornau should be treated, aud the 
trouble will be over so far as help in the 
kitchen is concerned. 
I do think there is great need of reform in 
this direction. IIow mauy women arc toiling 
out their lives for waut of good, reliable help, 
while there are many women and girls who 
like housework belter than any other work, 
but will engage in teaching, sewing or any 
thing else rather than be one of th e degraded 
ones. 
Much of the help now to be bad is worse 
than none at all. and why ? Because we keep 
our best girls and women from helping ns. 
They won’t do it and I don’t blame them. To 
this rule there are exceptions. I have known 
girls to rise above all this foolishness and be¬ 
cause housework was best for them, to do it 
and bear the reproach. I. for one. would be 
strongly in favor of less pride and better help 
in the kitchen. 
yacht. She always wears there a plainly made 
dress of some dark color, with a sailor’s bat, or a 
close soft hat, which Is exceedingly becoming to 
her. tier little daughters are dressed tn dark 
serges or staple cottons, and sailors’ hats always 
crown their long, fair hair. 
A woman on a New Brunswick railway displayed 
rare presence of mind t he other day. She was 
walking over a long and narrow bridge, when a 
train came upon her, and there seemed no way of 
escape, instead of losing her head and jumping 
into the water, as many would have done, she 
deliberately lowered herself between the sleepers 
and hung there until the train bad passed over 
her; then she drew herself up and resumed her 
walk. The astonished train hands gave her three 
cheers for her display of courage and muscle. 
Mas. President Bates Is not dead yet, nor like¬ 
ly soon to be. But of her, while yet living, It may 
he said: “nU nisi oottiMh.” .lust now she Is pres¬ 
ident of a charming cottage In the beautiful 
grounds of the National Soldiers’ Borne, a mile or 
two out of Washington, where, amid fruit, flowers, 
books and Innocent amusements, the first family In 
the land while the cool hours of this delightful Sum¬ 
mer away. Mrs. Hayes is noted in Washington for 
one thing which seldom gets Into print: “ doing 
good by stealth.’’ In this exercise of her religious 
principles, she knows no seasons—only need and 
suffering. Where there Is a sick man or woman 
known to Mrs. Bayes, her carriage will be seen 
there afternoons, and “Jcre,” the coal-black coach¬ 
man, who descended to this dynasly from the last 
will be found disguised as a ministering angel. 
From the modest suburban cottage, superb cream, 
rare peaches, pears, grapes, daluty pots of butter, 
every delicacy that Its vicinage aflords. finds Its 
way, via “ Jere ” and the carriage, to the bedside 
or the afflicted. Mm. Bayes’ successor will have 
to be a very superior woman to fill ber place.— 
Woman’s Journal. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES 
fully and touchingly upon our duty toward our 
brethern who are not favored with earthly riches; 
speak so truthfully and tenderly of our equality 
In God’s sight, and still have an evident partiality 
for the society of those of his people who possess 
the greatest number of loaves and fishes ? 
Did you ever know a man who would cheerfully 
and uncomplainingly squander twelve or fifteen 
dollars per year on tobacco, and yet would growl 
like a caged bear, If Ida weakly wife hired a little 
extra labor ? 
Did you ever know a professing Christian who 
prayed earnestly and persistently for the tem¬ 
perance work and workers, and yet would vote for 
“party” when there was a prohibition candidate 
In the field 7 
Is’nt consistency a rare jewel? Ermengarde. 
Sauer Kraut. 
Slice the cabbage on a “ cutter.” Prepare 
an oak barrel or keg; line the bottom and 
sides with cabbage leaves; put in a layer of 
cabbage, about four inches in depth ; sprinkle 
lightly with salt; pound down the cabbage 
until compact; add another layer of cabbage 
and salt; repeat, pounding each layer, until 
the cabbage is within a few inches of the top. 
Cover with leaves; spread over a cloth; have 
a board to fit inside of the barrel and put on a 
heavy weight. If there be not brine enough 
to cover the cabbage within two days, pour 
over some weak brine. Examine every day as 
the scum rises. Lift np the cloth carefully and 
wash off all scum—attend to this faithfully. 
Keep in a warm place until fermentation 
ceases, which will be in from three to six 
weeks. Then keep in a co. l, dry place. 
Sweet Potatoes. 
Boil until almost done, peel and bake quite 
brown, basting with melted butter several 
times. 
Celery Vinegar. 
Cut up into bits a large bunch of fresh 
celery; scald a quart of good vinegar; to it 
add a tablespoonful of sugar and a teaspoonful 
of salt. Pour over the celery. Keep in a large 
jar tightly corked. In two or three weeks 
strain into small bottles and seal or cork 
tightly. 
Brawn. 
Select a pig’s head weighing six pounds. Wash 
and clean thoroughly (a good way is to soak 
in brine for 13 hours) ; stew with a pound of 
lean beef until the bones will slip out easily. 
Take from the liquor—their should be but 
little—remove the bones, chop the meet finely 
while hot; season with two teaspooufuls of 
salt, one-half teaspoonful of black pepper, a 
dash of cayenne, half a teaspoonful of mace 
and a teaspoonful of ground cloves. Mix 
thoroughly and press into bowls. Mart B. 
THOSE HUSBANDS 
I see that husbands are taking a course of lec¬ 
tures from various sources, and I thought that I 
would have a word to say too. As to husbands 
waiting on their wives there Is something to be 
said on both sides. A wilful, selfish, or Indolent 
wife with an easy, amiable husband la capable of 
becoming a Tearful domestic tyrant. When the 
wearing care of little children comes It Is so easy 
to call on some one else to do this or that, or to 
amuse the children, and often a tired laboring 
man who enters his door at night, needing rest, 
finds that hla labors have but Just begun. So 
much Is required of him—which ho Is too kind to 
refuse to do—that he la made a slave of, by meaus 
of his noblest qualities. 
It is not always a man though, who becomes so 
situated. An affectionate wife whose delight It Is 
to mako those she loves happy, labors to please 
until her loving services are exacted of her as If 
they were a right; often unthinkingly It Is true, 
but a woman Is a drudge all the same, If her whole 
time is required of her, to be spent In pleasing 
others even her dearest friends. 
All Individuals whoever and whatever they 
are, have certain Inherent personal rights which 
they should themselves respect and then others 
will do so also. 
Men and their wives should be considerate, and 
reasonable In their requirements or each other la 
order to be happy. Aunt Rachel. 
THE PRESERVING OF EGGS 
According to a German paper linseed oil is 
the very best substance with which to coat 
eggs to render the shells impervious to air. 
The experiment was as follows: Ten eggs 
were coated with linseed oil, ten with poppy¬ 
seed oil, and ten others were left uncovered, 
the weights of all being ascertained. The 
thirty eggs were laid on sand, taking the pre¬ 
caution that no eggs touched one another. 
After from three to six mouths they were re¬ 
weighed and opened, with the following re¬ 
sults : The unprotected eggs had, after three 
months, lost eleven per cent, in weight, and 
after six months, eighteen per cent. On open¬ 
ing them they were found only half full and 
Purify the blood, Cleanse the Stomach and 
Sweeten the Breath with nop Bitters. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE 
BETTER HELP IN OUR KITCHENS 
TAKING LEAVE 
Smoky Walls. 
Brash thoroughly with a broom; wash with 
strong pearlash water, rinsing at once with 
clean water. When this becomes thoroughly 
dry, give a thin 
The question was asked in the Rural some 
time ago why girls to help in our kitchens 
were so hard to be found. The question was 
1+r/m 
Flannel Cakes. 
Make a sponge 
over night of a 
quart of new milk, 
two tablespoonfuls 
of good yeast, a lit¬ 
tle salt aud flour 
for rather a thick 
batter. In the 
morning add a ta- 
b 1 e s p o onful of 
melted butter and 
two thoroughly- 
beaten eggs. Bake 
on a griddle. 
Egg-Flaut. 
A small egg-plant, 
two beaten eggs, 
four tablespoonfula 
of bread crumbs, 
> " pepper and salt. 
Slice the vegetable 
- very thin, pour 
over boiling water 
and let stand 10 
^ minutes. Then 
_ drain, wipe dry 
with a towel and 
j clip slice by slicein- 
- ^- tQ llje t, eaten e gg ( 
season the bread 
crumbs with pepper and salt, and roll the slices 
in it. Fry in butter to a delicate brown on 
both 6ides. Mrs. M. L. 
PICKING OUT UNCURLED LEAVES.—FIG. 
answered by someone saying it w»6 false pride 
that kept so many girls from earning a living 
in that way, I agree with the writer; but, in¬ 
stead of the false pride belonging to the girls, 
I think it very often belongs to those who so 
much need help. I do not think the pride is 
false that will keep a young girl from doing 
work which is called drudgery and considered 
so degrading as to unfit .her who engages in 
that kind of labor for taking her seat at the 
table with those for whom she works, or when 
her day’s work is done for a place in the family 
room. I admire the pride that will cause girls 
to strive hard to be respectable. 
But why housework should be called drudg¬ 
ery more than other kinds of labor, is what I 
don’t understand. I know it requires much 
watchful care to prepare good food and keep 
a nice, comfortable home for a family; but, 
while it is constant labor, is it not much more 
healthful thau many other kinds of work in 
which women engage ? When I engage a girl 
to do our sewing in our house, I never think of 
asking her to take her meals in the kitchen 
while we take ours in the dining-room. I do 
not expect her to go In and out at the side door 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED 
The following gives the time and names of wed¬ 
ding anniversaries: 
First year—Cotton; Second year—Paper; Third 
year—Leather; Fifth year—Wooden; Seventh 
year—Woolen; Tenth year—Tin; Twelfth year— 
Silk; Fifteenth year—Crystal; Twentieth year— 
China; Twenty-fitch year—Stiver; Thirtieth year 
—Pearl; Fortieth year—Ruby; Fiftieth year— 
Golden; Seventy-fifth, year—Diamond. 
Lemon Pie. 
Mrs. A. 8., asks for a recipe for a good me¬ 
ringue pie—ingredients to make but one. 
Ans. —The juice and grated rind of a large 
lemon, a cup of white sugar, two eggs, a tea¬ 
spoonful of butter, a tablespoonful of corn¬ 
starch, and a cup of boiling water. Beat well 
the yelks of the eggs, add the corn-starch and 
mix smooth. Stir this into the boiling water; 
add the sugar, juice, rind and butter. Let the 
mixture thicken; then pour into a pie-dish 
lined with rich paste. Bake until the crust 
is a delicate brown. Beat the whites (t almost 
always add an extra white) to a stiff froth; 
stir lu two tablespooufuls of powdered sugar, 
and spread over the top. Return to the oven 
till a pale brown. 
Poached Eggs With Cream. 
Add a tablespoonful of vinegar and & little 
salt to a frying-pan of hot water. Break the 
eggs carefully into this. Cook much or little 
as best liked, skim out carefully aud place on 
buttered toast. Have a cup of milk heating 
in a sauce-pan, thicken with a teaspoonful 
only of corn starch, add a large spoonful of 
butter, season with salt and pour over the eggs. 
This is a very nice lea-dish. a. b. 
ABOUT WOMEN 
It has been ascertained that Amasa Stone is the 
man who will give *500,000 to Western Reserve 
College, at Hudson, Ohio, It It shall be removed to 
Cleveland. At a meeting of the trustees, hold 
lately, It was practically resolved to remove the col¬ 
lege to Cleveland and ta change the name to “West¬ 
ern Reserve University.” The college already has 
an endowment of $250,000, 
The Princess of Wales Is a picture of modest 
good taste as she walks the deck of her husband’s 
Oysters uow-a-daya are placed iu fresh water 
as 60 on as they are caught, where they are 
kept for a day or so to fatten. Though more 
plump in appearance, much of the natural 
sweetness of the oyster U thus destroyed. 
Remember Bop Bitters never does harm to the 
smallest child, but good, always and continually, 
