THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
batter, as stiff as you cau stir it. Let it rise. 
Dip out iuto pans, rise again and bake in a 
quick oven. 11' my bread bakes slow it seems 
to be just as good—if thoroughly done. I use 
uo particular brand of flour, and sometimes 
it is thicker than at others. This quantity 
makes three small loaves. Of course one 
yeast cake will make more bread, but I al¬ 
ways use the whole cake. M RS. Osborne. 
SEA MOSS. 
I have received some sea moss from Cali¬ 
fornia. Will some one having used it, kindly 
tell me how to prepare it for food ? 
MRS. J. J. L. 
ning up iuto the sky will reach the “store¬ 
house of the rains” and abundantly water the 
soul: a shaft sunk into the earth deep enough 
will always find living water. 
MRS. C. .J. S. SPEAR. 
HOW SHALT, WE LIGHTEN THE 
BURDEN < 
In one of the late Rukalh “Kmiline” states 
that “ a large portion of the women that be¬ 
come insane are farmers’ wives.” This, no 
doubt, is true, but why is it so? Is it caused 
by over work and under-rest, or is it from 
not knowing “how” to do that work to the 
best ad vantage, thus sa viug time and strength, 
which are the two requisites needful in suc¬ 
cessful house-keeping. Our friend uo doubt 
portrayed the situation of many a hurried aud« 
over-worked housewife of to-day. Not hav¬ 
ing learned the law and order system that 
should prevail m every household, sin* goes 
forth worried and fretted from morning till 
night until the whole house is iu a state of con¬ 
fusion and she is too nearly exhausted to lie of 
any comfort to herself or those around. “A place 
for everything and everything in it.- place” is 
a law unknown to that household. 
No wonder under such circumstances as is 
sometimes the case, that insanity is brought 
on. “Work, lawful work, does not dethrone 
reason; it strengthens both mind and body.” 
I was lately reading a doctor’s talks ou the in¬ 
mates of an iusane asylum. He says: “These wo¬ 
men would have been saved by having each day 
one hours vest in a rocking-chair or ou a 
louuge. Then 15 minutes given to the read¬ 
ing of au eutertaing aud soothing book fol¬ 
lowed by a 15-minute walk.” One hour aud a 
half taken out of each da}’ aud spent after this 
fashion would have seemed,.loubt, to these 
poor women time wasted; but what would it 
have been compared to the months and years 
of poor health that followed? 
If farm lift* is becoming such a fruitful 
cause for iusauity it Is time that some system 
should be adopted as a preventive. 
iu a family where there are youug children 
there are many little things to be done which 
take up a great deal of time, aud for this very 
reason there must be good management in 
turning off work successfully. I heartily ad¬ 
vise all domestic housewives to take oue or 
more papers that have a department devoted 
to their interests, which will, if followed 
closely in one way or another, render them 
more capable of jicrforuiing the duties that 
fall to their lot. It is truly a great responsi¬ 
bility that rests upon the housewife 'if alonei 
the doiug of the many needful tasks ot the day 
aud at the same time pausing to do the many 
little acts of love and kindness that she should 
always be ready to do. Now what can be done 
to wive time aud strength? If potatoes, meat 
and buckwheat cakes are to be a part of the 
breakfast, they can all be prepared the night 
before, so that when inorniug dawns one is 
not obliged to be hurried in order to have the 
break fust ready in time. If you have a kind 
husband las you deserve to have, lieiug kind 
to him), he will place over the fire the tilled 
tea-kettle, also the potatoes that, were put iu 
the kettle the night before, aud the meat yon 
had put iu the frying-pan can be put on the 
back of the rauge,although some prefer to cook 
their meats in a different way. One way is to 
allow the frying pan to become very hot. then 
pla.*e the stake in this (after liaviug been 
pounded) and in a moment it will be nicely 
browned, then turn. Remove to a platter and 
place upon the meat a liberal amount of but¬ 
ter, salt and pepper, which you will tiud will 
make it delicious. While breakfast is uuder 
way air the sleeping rooms and bedding, so 
that when breakfast is out of the way these 
rooms can lie put in order. 
Another way to help along the week’s work 
is this; the night lief ore wash-day pick up and 
sort over the clothes, putting the finest iu one 
pile and the coarser ones in another; this will 
save quite it number of minutes for the uext 
day, which is quite an item. You can also 
economize time in baking; avoid using too 
many dishes. Pitted a papal'around the mold¬ 
ing board to catch the particles of Hour that 
would otherwise be scattered upon the table. 
When through, this can be quickly taken up, 
leaving no litter upon the table. Always 
have the materials for baking put in a place 
designed for that purpose, where they will L>e 
handy,and, as the good old rule goes, “Have a 
place for everything and everything iu its 
place.” MARY D. THOMAS. 
BREAD MAKING. 
In reply to the appeal of Rena Ross I would 
say that the following method of making 
bread is one I blundered into. She may not 
like it at all; tastes are so different. To sev¬ 
en mips of flour, take one cake of compressed 
yeast, tonspoonful of salt, and a small piece of 
butter. 
Add sutli dent wflrifl tyflt'H' (<i a still’ 
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