friend, who is blessed (?) with more worldly 
goods than you. 
Don’t accept the attentions, young ladies, of 
men whose breath is scented with liqucr. 
MRS. ECONOMY. 
gHteaUanieau.si 
MEASURING FOR RECIPES. 
There is nothing more irritating than the 
vague direction “One cup of;” for it is not at 
all likely any two families will possess cups of 
the same size. The only thing is that the 
measurement is generally mentioned all 
through the recipe, giving the proper propor¬ 
tion of the various ingredients. Every one 
has not a scale for weighing, though I can 
certify to the comfort and almost necessity, 
it is in a household. But a little rule of meas¬ 
uring may be useful to many who have no¬ 
thing with which to judge correctly: a quart 
of butter is equal to two pounds, if it is closely 
packed; a quart of corn meal equals one 
pound two ounces; a quart of sugar (granul¬ 
ated) equals one pound Dine ounces; a com¬ 
mon-sized tumbler should hold half a pint; a 
piece of butter the size of an egg weighs two 
ounces; a quart of sifted flour is equal to one 
pound; 10 eggs are equal to a pound; eight 
tablespoonfuls equal one gill; two gallons 
make one peck, and four ordinary-sized tea¬ 
cups of liquid are equal to one quart. But 
there are teacups and teacups, and this latter 
is not a very reliable rule. a. l. j. 
WORDS OF CHEER, 
against that feeliug of indolence and de¬ 
bility, common to every one in the 
spring and summer months, is of no avail 
without the aid of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 
By its use, impurities are expelled from 
the blood, and new life is infused into the 
veins. It stimulates and strengthens all 
the digestive and assimilative organs. 
C. A. Wheeler, Hotel Clifford, Boston, 
Mass., says: “A few bottles of Ayer’s 
Sarsaparilla, taken in the spring, make me 
feel well and strong the whole year.” 
C. J. t?odemer, 145 Columbia st., Cani- 
bridgeport. Mass., says: “ I have gone 
through terrible suffering from dyspepsia; 
but I have cured myself, and saved a 
great deal of money in doctors’ bills, by 
the use of 
strength and vigor follow' the use of 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Mrs. Ann H. Farns¬ 
worth, a lady 79 years old. So. Woodstock, 
Vt., writes: “After suffering for weeks 
with prostration, I procured a bottle of 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and before I had 
taken half of ii my usual health returned.” 
Thos. M. McCarthy. 36 Winter st.. Lowell, 
Mass., writes; “I have been troubled, for 
years, with nervousness, ami pains about 
my heart, especially in the morning. [ 
also suffered greatly from debility. I have 
been cured by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and 
am now able to do very hard work.” 
Henry H. Davis, Nashua, N. II., writes; 
•• I have found relief from that feeling of 
languidness, prevalent during the spring, 
by takiug Ayer’s Sar- 
I cannot tell “Charity Sweetheart” how 
much her letter in the Rural of December 27 
interested me. She has always bad my heart¬ 
felt sympathy, poor, motherless girl! and 
though sometimes I did not like her strain, I 
could never “scold” her, as shesajs some have 
done—I could only feel pity for her lonely 
lot; no mothert no sister! But her last letter 
was so good; she explains well her own state 
of mind iu the sentence, “I am trying to take 
the bitter with the sweet, and llind it by far 
the best way to cure myself cf discontent.’’ 
That sentence is golden. Keep it for your 
motto, and you will be a bappy woman. 
There is no one exempt from the bitter in 
life's cup Some may have it well sugared, 
but the bitter remaius, aud sooner or later 
they will discover it. ’Tis God’s hand mixes 
the draught; shall w r e then strive to separate 
the sweet from the bitter? Nay, rather let us 
submissively drink the cup prepared for us, 
bowing our wills to Flis, and by so doing we 
will And a peace and contentment the world 
knows not of. 
Her Christmas longings I can enter into. 
I have always enjoyed Christmas, and striven 
in every way to have my children do so; but 
somehow some men don’t enter into it with 
much heart. I wish I could e with her 
Christmas mornings. It would be uo limp 
stocking she would take down. The gifts 
might be simple and my own handiwork, but 
love would be all over them. 
Her set of furniture must look pretty; 
can’t I help her with some ideas for beautify¬ 
ing her room? Has she curtains? If not, get 
cheese clotb, about five cents a yard. Take two 
widths for each window, long enough to touch 
the floor If she can crochet, let her make a wide 
lace for one edge of each breadth; lap them 
a little in the middle when putting up: she 
can simply tack them to the window frame, 
and have a lambrequin of some pretty cre¬ 
tonne over them, then loop them back with 
ribbon to match the giouLd of the cretonne. 
Make a splasher for her wash-stand, of the 
cheese clotb lined with silesiu, to match the 
ribbons. 
If she wishes to go further, she can make 
bed spreads and pillow shams ol the cheese 
cloth; put a deep hem all around, then tack 
in a lining of stlesia. If her curtains have 
lace on them, trim the spread and the shams 
all around with the same. My oldest daughter 
fixed her room up in this way; she crocheted 
over SO j aids of wide Vandyke lace of linen 
thread to trim with, yetshc scarcely knew when 
she did it, as it was done at odd moments, or 
when waiting for something. 
Yes, that brother will make fun of her skill 
in relieving his pain; but, Charity, he is only' 
iu fun; each time you thus care tor him, he 
loves you more, aud I hope w ill show it by 
helping you all he cun. 
May this New Year be a happy one for you, 
Charity, and muy others realize how much 
you do for them, and show you by words and 
deeds of love that they appreciate you. 
AUNT ESI. 
BAD TEMPER. 
It is martyrdom to be obliged to live with 
one of a complaining temper. To hear the 
eternal round of complaint aud mourning, to 
have every pleasant thought scared away by 
tbis evil spirit, in time becomes a sore trial. 
It may seem nothing, but it is a perpetual 
nettle, rubbing against you aud irritating aud 
aunoying you more than the severest injuries. 
Worst of all is a bad temper in the home. Its 
iuflueDce is irresistibly diffused through all its 
members. The sunniest temper is by degrees 
soufed by the presence of such a person. You 
may say that one ought not to feel the bad 
temper of auotber; but it would be equally 
reasonable to lay a plaster of Spanish flies 
upon the skin.and not expect it to draw’. One 
string out of tune will destroy the music of au 
instrument otherwise perfect. One uncom¬ 
fortable temper in a family will, like a raw- 
northeast wiud, chi;l the whole family circle, 
and seems to have power to penetrate into 
every room in the house. sufferer. 
aparilla.” It will help you 
I have taken it for years.” 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Low ell, Mass., IT. a. A. 
For sale by all druggists. Price $1; six bottles for $5, 
DAIRYMEN and FARMERS ( HOC DISEASES. —The "Arm and Hammer” 
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Clean. It is the Best for all T CHOLERAandotherdiseases. 
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To iusnre obtaining only the ‘'Arm ,fc Hammer” brand Soda 
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^Implements' aud Jttarhinenj 
tub it m iyrr ID !! hollow steel standard 
new rLAIIcl Jn -horse hoe,- 
As lately Introduced, luts uo t-qnul in the World. Its ex col lent 
work in the Held Inis distanced ilia! of ill competitors. It is, 
In some sections, Joins' In inn- passage, the work td iuur or 
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machines, and such de.-i-rlpilous as will citable the render to 
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S I A| I ru 9 . rn MANUFACTURERS. 127 and 129 
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A MISTAKE. 
I feel like fiudiug fault with our Editor. 
He invites all the farmers to visit his test 
grounds, but never asks us women folks to 
come. Now I am not a farmer’s wife, but I 
love everything that grows, and nothing 
would please me more than to visit those same 
test grounds. Am I to be debarred from that 
pleasure because I am a woman? aunt em. 
[The editor bids me say that, inasmuch as 
the male readers of the Rural New-Yorker 
were in this way welcome, it would go with¬ 
out saying that the females would be thrice 
welcome.— e. m ] 
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HEALTH NOTES. 
Health connot be long continued unless 
all the skiu is washed fiequeutly by sponge, 
or bathing; for the insensible perspiration 
cannot escape if the pores are choked, as they 
canuot help being if not cleansed. Soap and 
water, a rough towel aud a little powdered 
borax are great helps towaids health. 
At this season of the year 1 some times go 
into houses where a strong smell of coal gas 
proves to me that there is some escapeef gas 
injuriuis to thofe who breathe the air. For a 
while 1 Hud a tickling iu my throat, ami an 
oppression of the chest, but by degrees it 
wears off, and Ibis is just where 1 find the 
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theevil. In dwelling-houses that are lighted 
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A llanuol dipped in hot water, and sprinkled 
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Never venture in a sick room while iu a 
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Water when about as warm as the human 
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drink for those who are dyspeptic or bilious. 
Dyspepsia 
Does uot get well of itself; It requires careful, 
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