THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
455 
_CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
A FARMER'S DAUGHTER’S DOMESTIC 
REVERIES. 
CHARITY SWEETHEART. 
July 4tu.— It is Independence Day; the 
boys and men are off for a holiday, and the 
house is deserted ami dean—for once. I d ; d 
not care to go to the picnic, though there is 
to L>e a brass band. In Summer I am by far 
the happiest at home; I can enjoy the beauty 
of my life, as well as grumble at its disadvan¬ 
tages. 
I’ve tried picnics, too, and am tired of 
them; they are sloppy, and wearisome, and 
hot. and it always falls to my lot to wash the 
dishes, and dear up. I got plenty of that at 
homo, so to day I thought I would have a com¬ 
plete rest Of course, I had to milk, f. ed the 
calves, and see that Blrt. had attended to the 
pigs—he is so careless—and get the breakfast, 
and cream the milk, and wash up dishes, and 
milking utensils and pans. Then there was 
the boys’ lunch to be put up, and t..vo buttons 
had to be sewn on for Birt., and father’s sus¬ 
penders hail to I>e mended, and all of them 
to be brushed up, and supplied with dean 
handkerchiefs. T think men are such a helpless 
set. ’‘Where’s my hat/” inquires father; and 
all the time it lay on the window-sill where 
he had put it, aud I had gone breathless 
through the house in the search. At last, they 
were gone! I picked up the cast-off garments, 
made the beds, and swept up the house, did a 
little dusting, and, lo! it was diuuor-time. und 
once moro I must, feed pigs, calves and poul¬ 
try. Then I took my lunch. A gins* of milk, 
aud some of my good bread and butter satis 
fled me, with a few red currants that have 
just ripened in the garden; and then I could 
sit down to pen, or book, or needle 
for the afternoon. No fear of interruption; 
all the neigh hors’ boys and girls had gone 
after the brass band, and the grand march to 
the picnic, so I’ll write it all down for the 
Rural. 
July 5th.—It seems a long time since yester¬ 
day. I had hardly finished the last lines when 
Birt. came in with his houd tied up. He had 
hurt it badly with lire crackers, and was all 
used up with the pain. He thought little sbtor 
could do something for it. 1 made a lotion of 
baking soda and rain water, put a bit of ice 
in it, and kept cloths on the top of the band¬ 
ages till the fire went out of it, and he fell 
asleep, lying on the sofa. Then one of the 
neighbor’s boys came in. It would not be fair 
to tell his name; but he said ho came to in¬ 
quire for Birt. and exnressed regret that I was 
not at the picnic. I said that I did not enjoy 
such things, and he replied neither did he if 
I was absent. This was rather startling, but 
not so much as what followed, for he asked 
me to marry him. I was quit® disgusted that 1 
he could not be friendly without bothering me * 
in that way. And 1 felt sorry for him, too, 1 
poor fellow; but I told him my duty lay here at 1 
home, and that if it did not, I could not marry 1 
a farmer, aud Jive this kind of life to the end. 1 
Not even love would lighten such toil, except 1 
in theory or love stories. He went away quite 1 
disheartened, but there are plenty of girls 1 
that would be happy in such a life. He will 
soon get over it. And then I laughed as I 
suddenly remembered the writer in a late 
Rural who said “Charity” would marry the r 
first man that offered himself, though it was , 
expressed in rather rougher terms. Well, ' 
Ch tiily’ has not; and sho thinks meu are & 
mistaken in thinking all girls are ready to f 
jump at tin- first, or even the best chance. And 1 
if I wish to better my condition it must be 
done with father and the boys, not by running 
away from them. f 
around packages. A wide-mouthed fruit-can 
is a good thing to store it in. 
To be successful in the entertainment of 
your friends, you mmt make them feel tho¬ 
roughly at borne. Conceal any effort at enter¬ 
tainment and make no great change in your 
ordinary style of living. 
COVERLET FOR A CHILD’S CRIB OR 
CARRIAGE. 
I have just made for my boy a very pretty 
coverlet. The outside is of blue figured 
snteen. It, is lined with cream-colored sateen, 
and the edges I finished with a gathered ruffle 
of creamy oriental lace, t introduced a Tow 
stitches of rose-colored silk embroidery here 
and there through the flgurp.s with good effect. 
The coverlet is a success, and cost me less than 
$2.00. Of course, taste must be exercised in 
the selection of the colors and figures of the 
Sateen - MRS. B. C. 
THE SICK-ROOM. 
In’ selecting a sick-room, one is often 
guided by necessity rather than choice, but 
all things equal, the one most isolated from 
the rest of the house, provided it is sunny and 
airy, is the one to be chosen. This will be 
found best not only in case of infectious dis¬ 
eases, but in all sickness, for the sake of quiet 
for the patient. It is not possible to lay down 
any rules as to furniture, carpets and curtains. 
Tlie one tiling to do is to make the room com¬ 
fortable and cheerful. This is imperative and 
actually necessary many time* to the recovery 
of the patient. In cases of diphtheria and 
infectious fevers, all upholstered furni¬ 
ture, hanging curtains and carpet should be 
at once removed. Use disinfectants freely, 
and allow no direct communication with the 
rest of the house. nurse 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
TO COOK SMALL, NEW POTATOES. 
WAsn, scrape and boil about tea minutes, 
drain, pour over more boiling water to just 
cover, add a little salt, aud cook uutil done. 
Drain off every particle of water, add a pint 
ol rich milk in which you have mixed smooth 
u spoonful of flour, and season by addiugsalt, 
pepper aud butter as you please. Let boil for 
a minute or two and serve. If after cooking 
tender you proferthem fried, put intoa skillet 
with two teaspoonfuls of hot beef drippings, 
cover, and shake until nicely browned. 
fried lettuce and onions. 
Chop lettuce with the tops of two or throe 
small onions, add two well-beaten eggs and 
turn into a frying-pan containing two spoon¬ 
fuls of hot butter. Stir two or three times 
and turn out. Eat with or without vinegar. 
BAKING-DAY PUDDING. 
When the bread is light enough to mold into 
loaves, reserve a small loaf, add to it two 
beaten eggs, with flour enough to prevent its 
sticking, and put it into a thin pudding-bag, 
leaving plenty of room for it to swell. When 
light, drop it into a kettle of I Killing water, 
cover tightly and boil without stopping one 
hour and a half. Eat with sweetened cream. 
I can assure you that, this pudding is not to be 
despised, if the directions are faithfully fol¬ 
lowed. MR8. C. 
1 PisrcHanrou.a gUvmijstug. 
Twin Foes to Life 
Arc Indigestion and Constipation. 
Their primary symptoms are among the 
most distressing of minor human ailments, 
and a host of diseases, speedily resultant 
from them, mutually aggravate each other 
and assail at once the whole iuacliincrv 
of life. Nausea, Foul Breath, Sour 
Stoinaeh, Dizziness, lleadaehes. 
Bilious hover, .Jaundice, Dyspepsia, 
Kidney Diseases, Biles, Rheumatism, 
Neuralgia, Dropsy, and various Skin 
Disorders, arc among the symptoms 
and maladies caused by derangement of 
of tlie stomach and bowels. 
A Thorough Purgative 
medicine is the first necessity for cure. 
I lien the cathartic effect must lie main¬ 
tained, in a mild degree, just sullieieiit 
to prevent u recurrence of costiveness, 
and at the same time the liver, kidneys 
and stomach must be stimulated anil 
strengthened. 
Ayer’s Pills 
Accomplish tin's restorative work better 
than any other medicine. They are 
searching and thorough, vet mild, in their 
purgative action. They do not gripe the 
patient, and do not bid nee a costive re¬ 
action, as is the oiled, of other cathartics. 
Hitlad, they possess special properties, 
diuretic, hepatic and tonic, of the highest 
medicinal value ami 
'Absolutely Cure 
A" diseases proceeding from disorder 
of the digestive and assimilatorv organs. 
Tlie prompt, use ..f Auk’s Rills to 
correct the first indications of costive- 
ness, averts the serious illnesses which 
neglect of that condition would inevitably 
induce. All irregularities m the action of 
tlie bowels — looseness as wdl as consti- 
pation —are beneficially emfirnllcd liv 
, * T'i.i.s, and for the stimulation 
or digestive organs weakened |>v long- 
c.onfimicd dyspepsia, one or two of 
Ayer's Bills daily, after dinner, will do 
more good than anything else. 
Leading Physicians Concede 
That Ayer’s Bills are the host, of all 
cathartic medicines, ami many practition¬ 
ers, of tlie highest standing,’ customarily 
prescribe them. - 
AYER’S PILLS, 
PREPARED HV 
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. 
[ Analytical Chemists J 
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NOTES. 
The coffee-pot must ho thoroughly washed 
and scalded each time before using it. One 
cannot make good coffee without attending 
to this. ° 
When washing windows, do not use soap— 
it gives them a smoky appearance. 
A slate with pencil attached, hung iu the 
kitchen, on which to note down articles as 
you think of them, to be bought when you 
go “to town.” will be found a great conveni¬ 
ence, and will save much vexation of spirit. 
White lead is an excellent eegient for mend¬ 
ing broken dishes its only drawback is that 
the mended article must be put away for six 
months for the cement to harden, before it 
can be used. A small quantity of oil should 
be mixed with the lead, and the broken parts 
tightly pressed together and bound. Scrape 
off any cement that oozes out. 
When one is about to visit friends, have the 
kindness to state to your hostess beforehand 
the length of your stay. Your hostess will 
appreciate this bit of consideration. 
Save the cord that comes into the house 
STEWED LIVER. 
Cut into small pieces one-half pound of beef 
or calf s liver, and the same quantity of haeon. 
Put the bacon at the bottom of a tiu pudding 
dish, then the liver; season with pepper and 
salt, strew over the top one onion and one 
apple, both cut fine, cover tightly and bake 
hour. No water is required. 
SAUCE FOR COLD FISH. 
Half a cupful of sweet cream, the yelks of 
two eggs, salt, pepper, and two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of vinegar. Beat the yelks, add the cream* 
and seasoning, simmer slowly until it, thick¬ 
ens, stirring constantly. Remove from the 
fire and add the vinegar. This is excellent 
over cold fish of any description. Pick the 
fish into bits, removing skin and bones, and 
pour over the top. Garnish with a few nas- 
turtion flowers if you have them. k. a. m. 
STEWED ONIONS. 
►Select young onions, top, tail and skin, let 
them lie in cold water an hour before cook¬ 
ing. Then cover with hot water, boil 10 min¬ 
utes, drain, again cover with hot water and 
cook uutil almost tender. Turn off all but 
half a teacupful of the water, add a cup 
of milk, a generous lump of butter, pepper 
and salt, aud stew until tender. Thodisagree- 
able odor left after eating onions may be part¬ 
ly removed by eating a few grains of roasted 
coffee. r R 
Iloraford’M Add Phosphate. 
Beware of I mi rations. 
Imitations and counterfeits have again ap¬ 
peared. Be sure that the w or d “Horsfords” 
is on the wrapper. None are genuine without 
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