experience and feel the emotions expressed by 
the music, either naturally or artificially, but 
have the power of interpreting it to others so 
that it is reproduced in the listener. 
Music has been said to be “an intoxication; 
a world in which to live, to combat, to repose; 
a sea of painful delight, incomprehensible and 
bodndless as eternity.” 
Music is not simply “a concord of sweet 
sounds,” it is the highest form of expressing 
emotions, emotions which are only partially, 
imperfectly expressed by our rude, Anglo- 
Saxon forms of expression. “It is the function 
of music to facilitate the development of 
emotioual language and the vague feeliugs of 
unexperienced felicity which music arouses— 
those indefinite impressions of an unknown 
ideal life vphieh it calls up, may be considered 
as a prophecy, to the fulfillment of which, 
music is itself partly instrumental.” We 
should study music then, not to “show off” at 
an evening party, or to occupy a prominent 
place in the village choir, but because it is one 
of the great forces which is slowly but surely 
beautifyiug the world; a light which is to 
'shine brighter and brighter until the perfect 
iy;" a thing of beauty which is a joy now 
id forever. j. H. o. 
“ COMFORT YE MY PEOPLE.” 
Dr. Talmage, iu his sermon on “Ordinary 
people,” says: “Wbat the world most needs is 
religion for ordinary people, in ordinary 
spheres, doing ordinary work. We spend 
much of our time in rhapsody of the remark- 
ables, twisting garlands for the conquerors, 
building thrones for magnates. What is most 
needed is appreciation of the rank and file of 
the Lord’s soldiery.” Again, he says: “The 
vast majority of you will never lead an array, 
will never frame a constitution, will never 
make a valuable invention, will never endow 
an observatory, will never propouud a new 
philosophy,* ill never decide a nation’s destiny. 
You don't expect to. You don’t want to.” 
Since farmers make up a large majority of 
what is termed “ordinary” people, none 
better than they can appreciate such a sermon. 
Though with so much of his time occupied 
with great men and great suhjects, Dr. Tal- 
mage does not forget the ordinary people,and 
shows a true appreciation of the petty trials 
that make up our every day lives, when he says: 
“Vast multitudes of you are women, at the 
head of households. You had to launch the 
family this morning for Sabbath observance. 
Your brain planned the style of apparel for 
the whole group. Every morning you plan 
for the day. The culinary department is 
under your dominion. The sanitary regu¬ 
lations of your home are under your direc¬ 
tion.” He further says: “To regulate the food, 
and the apparel, and the habits, and to settle 
a thousand questions of home life is a tax on 
nerve and brain, and general health appalling 
if there be uo Divine alleviation.” 
Every weary mother can testify to the 
truth of these sentiments and knows and feels 
more than she can ever express. It does not 
comfort her much to be told of Elizabeth 
Fry’s notable behavior among criminals at 
Newgate, or Mrs. Judson’s behavior among 
Borneo’s cannibals. But rather recite to her 
the trials and sacrifices of those in her own 
sphere, those who once like herself, traveled 
the weary rounds of domestic duties, 
performing with their own hands, day 
by day and year by year, the same fatiguing 
and never-ending tasks, seemingly so trivial 
in their uaturo, yet of so va»t importance and 
upon which hangs the welfare of the house¬ 
hold. 
Nothing so cheering and comforting to the 
housewife as sympathy from those who know 
and can understand the worrimente, and ex¬ 
asperations to which the ordinary house¬ 
keeper is put, from morning to night, and 
from the first day of the year to the last 
Would that this serrnan could be published 
throughout the land, and printed copies of the 
same put into the hands of every lonely, 
weary mother who is denied even the privilege 
of hearing a sermon for months and years some 
times, and who for the ifiost part spends her 
Sabbaths alone. No wonder tho book grcj^s 
state under her eyes, and she sighs as she lays 
it aside and tries to comfort the restless, fret¬ 
ful babe. She recognizes her friends as they 
pass by enjoying the pleasures of a friendly 
intercourse wltb the outside world and looks 
longingly after them, yearning for a breath 
of pure air, and a change from the old beaten 
path. It is these above all others who could 
most fully appreciate those grand, yet simple 
sermons preached by Dr. Talmage to that vast 
assemblage in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and 
for the printed copies of which we are indebt¬ 
ed to the press. May they continue to bless a 
tij ed world, and be a means of grace to the 
millions of toiling people, who, though 
doing ordinary work are not forgotten by 
Him, who notes the fall of a sparrow. 
M. L. HINDS. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 70 ! 
Ponies tic Ccmtomi) 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
HELPS. 
I have made some excellent lamp wicks 
out of an old, red felt hat. I first washer! the 
felt in strong soap suds, then, when dry, was 
careful to cut the strips the exact width their 
entire length. Wicks, either bought or home¬ 
made, need an occasional washing in soap suds, 
if you would have your lamps give a bright, 
clear light 
When white washing your cellar this Fall, 
add au ounce of carbolic acid to each gallon 
of wash before applying. 
When a member of my family burns or 
scalds bimself, I at once put the injured part 
into cold water-ice-water if I can get it— 
until the pain ceases, which will be in from 
one to four hours, according to the burn, and 
then apply any healing ointment or salve I 
have at hand. 
Here is a simple, practicable way of cutting 
glass bottles for vases, cups, etc. Make quite 
a deep mark with a file iu the glass where you 
wish to begin, heat a pointed poker red-hot, 
aud touch the glass at that place. A crack 
will start which will follow the hot iron as it 
is carried around the glass. 
Ieiug stirred thick with rolled hickory nut 
meats i3 delicious as a dresssing between 
layer cakes. mbs. m. b. 
WORTH REMEMBERING. 
The liquid that a leg of mutton has been 
boiled in makes an excellent base for a soup. 
When working butter, reserve a very little 
before salting to grease your cake tins. Fresh, 
uusalted butter, is very nice to grease a skillet 
for frylug eggs or eoolciug an omelet. 
When using butter milk for griddle cakes, 
dilute it a third with cold water if you would 
not have your cakes “sticky." 
Hash, to be good—and it can be good—must 
not stew and simmer aud simmer aud stew, but 
be heated through as quickly as possible and 
sent to the table at once. 
A enp of cold, strong beef tea nicely sea. 
soued and free from grease, taken during the 
night; will overcome in many cases nervous¬ 
ness and sleeplessness, mrs economy. 
• A. SIMPLE REMEDY. 
Lard as au application for bruises is consid¬ 
ered iudispensable at our house. If put on as 
soon as possible, it will usually remove all 
soreness, and prevent the discoloration that 
follows such a hurt. If the bruise Is severe it 
may not cure it entirely, but will help it iu 
auy case. A blow on the face followed by a 
black aud blue spot is especially annoying but 
uuless so near the eyes as to settle black under 
them, lard will prevent such discoloration. 
Try it when next you are so uufortunate as to 
get a bruise. a. b. 
CANNED FOODS. 
We would caution consumers of canned 
goods against allowing the contents to remain 
iu the onus after they are ouoe opened. In 
case of meats, the same care should be given 
to them as if they were freshly cooked, that 
is kept on ice or iu a cotJl place. 
Martha Howe-Davidson says: “A 
mother who feeds her baby with cucumbers, 
stale fruit aud beer when it is well, aud doses 
it with soothing-sirup wheu it beepmes ill can 
bid defiance to the entire sanitary force of a 
city and render fruitless the wisest plans for 
the prevention of disease.” . 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
GRAHAM MUFFINS. 
Two cups of sour milk, a teaspoon ful of 
Boda, two spoonfuls of sugar, a bit of salt and 
Graham flour to make a moderately stiff hat¬ 
ter, Add the soda to the milk aud beat for a 
few moments hefore adding the other ingre¬ 
dients. Bake in hot, greased gem-tins. 
CUTTING LAYER CAKE. 
I always use my apple corer to cut out a 
small hole in the center of layer cakes before 
cutting into pieces. It prevents the thin part 
of the slice from breaking off. 
to prepare cocoa-nut for cake. 
Cut a hole through the nut at one of the 
“eyes,” draw off the milk, pound the nut 
well on all sides to loo6en the meat, break 
o’pen, remove shell and set in a cool, open 
oven for half a day. Grate and use at once, 
or sprinkle thickly with powdered sugar and 
spread out in a cool, dry place. Thus pre¬ 
pared it will beep for weeks. mbs. e. v. 
elderberries for winter use. 
I prepared some elderberries for winter pies 
this August as follows: Strip from the stems, 
weight—to twenty pounds of fruit add five 
pounds of sugar, a half cup of strong vinegar 
and a dessert spoonful each of ground cinna¬ 
mon and cloves. Stew geutly for an hour 
then bottle. I always add a few bits of lemon 
to my elderberry pies. 
QUINCE MARMALADE. 
Pare, core and slice the quinces, stewing the 
skins, cores and seeds in a dish by themselves, 
with just enough water to cover. When the 
parings are cooked tender, strain all through 
a thin bag, squeezing out all of the juice. 
Put the quince into a preserving kettle 
with the strained juice, boil until reduced to 
a smooth mass aud stir in not quite three- 
quarters of a pound of granulated sugar to 
each pound of fruit. Weigh the fruit before 
cooking. Boil ten minutes longer, stirring 
constantly. Put in small jars and paste pa¬ 
per tightly over the tops. 
EXTRA GOOD SQUASH PIE. 
One pint of steamed and strained squash, a 
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little salt. Line a deep pie tin with good paste, 
hake till a light brown, pour in the mixture 
and bake. mrs. e. c. carson. 
COLD-SLAW WITH DRESSING. 
A small head of white cabbage cut off very 
fine, a cup of milk, two thirds of a cup of 
vinegar, a tablespoon ful of butter, same of 
white sugar, two beaten eggs, pepper and 
salt to fancy and a teaspoonful of essence of 
celery if you have it. Put the milk and vin¬ 
egar on to heat in separate dishes, add the 
seasoning, butter and sugar to the hot vinegar, 
put the cabbage into the hot vinegar, heat 
to a boil and at once remove and turn out 
into a bowl. Add the beaten eggs to the hot 
milk, cook until it thickens, pour over the 
cabbage, toss up with a fork, cover and set in 
a cool place. Do not serve until cold. 
APPLE CAKE. 
Two cups of powdered sugar, a half cup of 
butter creamed with the sugar, whites of six 
eggs whipped stiff, a half cup of corn starch, 
half a cup of sweet milk, three cups of pre¬ 
pared flour. Bake in jelly tins. Make the 
following dressing, and spread between the 
layers: yelks of two beaten eggs, a cup of 
sugar, three medium-sized, tart apples, grated, 
one lemon, juice and half the grated rind. 
Beat the sugar and yelks together, add the 
lemon, and grate the freshly peeled apples 
directly into this mixture. Set in a dish of 
boiling water over the fire, stirring until at 
the boiling point. Do not use until cold. 
mart b. 
baked macaroni. 
Break half a pound of macaroni into inch 
lengths, and cook 20 minutes in salted water. 
Drain, cover the bottom of a small baking 
dish with it, strew with grated cheese and 
butter bits, season lightly with pepper and salt, 
and cover with another layer of macaroni. 
Fill the dish in this way, strew butter and 
cheese over the top, pour over a small cup of 
milk, cover and bake half an hour, uncover 
and brown. country cook. 
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