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tHE BUBAL NEW-YORKER. 
price is paid as knowledge of the world; and 
no one ever became an adebt in it except at 
an expense of a hardened and wounded heart. 
There are some men who are forever 
throwing the blame of their failures upon 
their environment. Such an excuse would be 
very excusable for a stunted cabbage; it is 
quite inappropriate for a stunted man. 
Titey who degiade holy things, thereby de¬ 
grade themselves. 
Courage is not reckless daring to face dan¬ 
ger without quailing. It is the power of 
standing firmly for the right, whatever may 
oppose,.. 
Ik the power of God is within, it works out 
into the life and transforms it. 
In preaching the religion of Christ we are 
not bidding mankind to come down, but up¬ 
ward... 
It is the best gift we human beings have— 
the power of giving pleasure that is noble and 
good and right, to the world that is so hungry 
for pleasure that it will take the wrong sort if 
the right is not to be had. 
Have the courage to provide for the enter¬ 
tainment of your fi lends within your means, 
not beyond it. 
Tiie selfish man has the most presence of 
mind. He never forgets himself. 
Domestic Cconoimj 
CONDUCTED BY MRS. AtJNES E. M. CARMAN. 
KITCHEN CONVENIENCES. 
KETTLE REST. 
This (Fig. 292) is a low frame large enough to 
Fig. 292. 
hold two pails. In the center is nu iron rod, 
shaped like the one iu the cut, which is riveted 
to the bench at each side. It is used to rest a 
kettle on, while pouring water off potatoes, 
and is duly appreciated wherever it is used. 
Fig. 293 is a perforated board, ou which a 
turkey is laid, whou put iu the boiler to be 
parboiled. It is simply a board sawed so 
that it will lit into a boiler. It is bored as 
full of holes as possible, aHd to use it is much 
more convenient than to lay the fowl on 
sticks and have it slipping off. The board 
must be nearly as large as the boiler or when 
the water begins to boil it will tip and make 
trouble. After using such a thing once, the 
housekeeper will always want one on hand, 
and any handy boy with a board, a saw, and 
an auger, can make one. aunt rachel. 
KITCHEN TALKS. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
The hot days of July are here, and fruit 
canning and preserving crowd us with work. 
There is no way out of it, and it does not 
brook any delay, for the fruit is as fleeting as 
the summer days, anti if not secured the seu- 
sousoon passes, So wo ‘‘can” and “jam” in 
the midst of broiling heat and hope for reward 
and appreciation by-and-bye. So many 
things must bo attended to or they are wasted. 
Even the iee will melt, faster if left uncovered, 
and the kitchen tiro has a fierce heat that 
drives us away from our favorite cornel* to 
the shade of the apple trees. Hut it js the sea¬ 
son of choice dinners, and the Amateur Cook 
is kept busy; for is it not tin; time for Jttmb 
and green peas, for salmon and chicken and 
gooseberry tart? Yesterday we made rasp¬ 
berry ice-cream. Taking a pint of juice, and 
a pint of cream, with sugar to taste. Whip 
the cream, and sweeten the juice, add them 
together and whisk for a few minutes. Then 
put into the freezer and set till it,can be 
turned out in a mould. This serves as a very 
pleasant change for dessert, when one 
wishes to keep the kitchen cool and 
not make up a heavy fire to cook the noon¬ 
day repast. During these days the men seem 
always thirsty at their work and are apt to 
indulge too much in drinking water. Oat- 
meai-aud-water or butter-milk is allowed to 
be the best bevernge, and both nourish and 
uphold as well as refresh One can almost 
read character iu the different methods of 
drinking even water, for one person uses cau¬ 
tion, and imbibes slowly, while another will 
eagerly swallow every drop without removing 
the mug from his mouth. Such people are 
apt to hurt tlieir digestive powers, aud show 
the evidence of au appetite that will not be re¬ 
strained. A great deal of the trouble is 
caused by parents allowing their children, 
while y'oung, to gulp down food and drink 
hurriedly—and the habit grows with years, 
and is a certain cause for dyspepsia in after 
life. But, dear me! it.dues not do to say any¬ 
thing to these young people with the thermom¬ 
eter at 98°, they are easily excited to anger, 
and do not believe in results, but live for to¬ 
day. Happy youth! Even if not wise, they 
eDjoy* their world aud the to-da 3 T which too 
soon with us all becomes the yesterday. 
THE. DOINGS OF A WISE LITTLE 
WOMAN. 
It has been my good fortune to be stopping 
of late with a friend to whom the above title 
is no misnomer. A wise little woman she is 
indeed, carrying on the in-door business of a 
prosperous farm, attending to the details of 
her housework with a precision which admits 
of no clashing. In fact, her executive ability 
is something wonderful, not because she is 
blessed with a great amount of physical 
strength, for, ou the contrary, she* is the un¬ 
fortunate possessor of a frail little body*, of 
which the greatest care must at all times be 
taken. I do not say that she performs the 
labor alone, as she has two young daughters, 
little more than children. to whom is assigned 
a certain share of the daily work. Aud herein 
is the mother’s good judgment displayed iu 
thus training her girls that at this early* age 
they are able to render material assistance. 
She began when, they were but three or four 
years old, to allow them to carry little thiugs 
from the table when she was clearing itaway, 
and from this they were gradually* promoted 
until now the oldest—about 15—is able to 
cook, mold butter, do up the liueu, and, in 
fact, do almost any common work. 
But with all this I doubt if these two girls 
were ever allowed to become overtired. Their 
careful mother uses every precaution to pre¬ 
vent injury to their health, and they* are 
taught common-sense rules regarding hygiene, 
so that neither of them, young as they are, is 
ever guilty of the thousand and one impru¬ 
dences which young girls are so likely to fall 
into. I do not remember having ever seen 
one of them sit in a draft, when heated, or 
come in from a walk with damp feet. The 
good judgment they use iu everyday matters 
is sometimes quite astonishing, considering 
then* youth. 
If any of the household is sick, the timely 
application of simple remedies usually pre¬ 
vents the necessity of ealliug a doctor. Un¬ 
fortunately* during my stay I was attacked 
with severe sickness at the stomach. My 
friend toasted some wheat bread very brown 
by* placing it directly upon wood coals: and 
pouring some boiling water upon it, advised 
me to take a teaspoouful at a time of it, until 
my stomach was settled, which I did, it must 
l>e confessed, out of respect to my hostess, not 
because 1 expected to find relief in so simple a 
remedy, but nevertheless, it had the desired 
effect. 
Many a useful herb grew iu this vicinity, 
aud this wise little woman knew well how to 
make a good use of them, I had often used 
thoroughwnrt made into a sirup for u cough 
remedy, but did not- know that it was also 
good for the nerves, and that steeped in cold 
water and drank cold,it is also very useful asa 
tonic and alterative. Yarrow, she said, was 
also used as a tonic. 
This lady is a person of very* good educa¬ 
tion, which tits her to boa companion for her 
two growing daughters, who are rather in ad¬ 
vance of scholars of then* age. 1 was amused 
one busy* Saturday* morning to see her, dur¬ 
ing a lull in the work, sit dowu to enjoy a 
pleasant game with her oldest daughter, 
which, being finished, they again went about 
their household tasks, both being refreshed by 
the few moments’ recreation. The morning’s 
W’DI Iy (Inne and alj necessary pjrpw&tjw for 
the Sabbath completed, the afternoon found 
mother and daughter prettily dressed in neat 
print suits with hair tastefully arranged, fitted 
for a pleasant ride along the pretty country 
roads, a pleasure they often enjoyed, as being 
quite couqietent to drive, they were never de¬ 
pendent upon the male members of I he family 
for au escort.. mrs. susie e. Kennedy. 
GIVE THE BABIES ICE. 
This will shock some mothers, who do not 
even believe in giving tiny babies a sip of 
water. A child is often fretful from thirst, 
and should be fed a little water with a spoon 
several times a day. When teething begins, 
much of the pain may be done away with, and 
the child's health be greatly benefited by* giv¬ 
ing him fine bits of iee to melt in his mouth 
Smaller in size than a pea, each piece is noth¬ 
ing more than a drop of warm water before 
be swallows it, but it has cooled his feverish 
gums. A dozen or more of these, fed at inter¬ 
vals during 10 minutes, would in all amount 
to no mortj than a tea-popnful of water; but 
the quiet and often the sleep which follow, 
are the best proofs of the relief they give It 
may be repeated hourly when the fretful fits 
caused by teething begin The ice should be 
very tt-rij small, aud should not be jaggeil or 
sharp, and baby’s Head should be slightly- 
raised so that the ice will not slip down whole. 
mother. 
HOME-MADE SCREEN. 
Use a three-fold clothes-horse for the frame. 
Stain it black, or rosewood, or gild it. 
Cover it with crimsou felt or cotton plush, 
fastening this on with gilt tacks. The em¬ 
broidery is only to be outlined in floss, aud 
will take very little time. You can draw 
your own patterns by cutting pictures from 
papers, and marking around with a bit of 
French chalk, or if this is too much trouble 
aud you do not feel quite confident of your 
artistic skill, have it stamped. White daisies 
and golden rods, with a bird or two flying, 
and outlined clouds will be pretty for one fold; 
a gray stork, aud eat-tails in green and brown, 
aud streaks of water iu sea shades of blue and 
green, with a frog on a stone, for another, and 
for the third delicate grasses and blue corn¬ 
flowers. c. B. 
BANANA CREAM. 
Soak a package of Cooper’s or Cox’s gela¬ 
tine in a half pint of cold water for an hour, 
add the grated rinds and juice of one lemon 
and two oranges, one-and-a-half cup of sugar, 
and a quart of boi ling water. Stir over the fire 
until w ell dissolved, and strain; peel some ban¬ 
anas and slice them, sprinkle sugar over, and 
when the gelatine has cooled, pour enough 
over to cover the bananas; let it harden, add 
more sliced bananas and another layer of 
jelly, letting this harden each time, and so on 
uutO you have the dish full. You may use 
auy kind of fruit instead of the bananas, and 
flavor with fruit juice instead of lemon or 
orange juice. 
BANANA PIE. 
Heat a quart of milk to boiling; remove 
from the fire aud pour it very slowly* over six 
well-whipped eggs, beating the while; sweet¬ 
en to taste with sugar, and stir in one cup of 
bauaua pulp (bananas nibbed through a 
sieve). Bake in open shells, and cover with a 
meringue. 
CHOCOLATE CUSTARDS. 
These are not cheap, unless eggs are a drug 
in the market, but they are delicious. Grate 
two ouuces of chocolate, and pour over it two 
tablespoonfuls of boiling water; let it stand in 
a warm place until thoroughly diasolv ed. Put 
a quart of rich milk over the fire, and when it 
reaches the boiling point add chocolate, one 
cup of sugar aud a pinch of salt. Stir for two 
or three minutes, and pour very slowly over 
the yelks of eight well-beaten eggs; return to 
the fire aud whip to a froth while it thickens. 
Pour into small cups to cool. It is very* rich, 
and this quantity* will fill a dozen costard 
cups. COOK. 
COLD BOILED BEEF. 
Cold boiled beef is very good with horse¬ 
radish or Chili sauce, provided the beef is 
sliced thin, but prepared n u gratin it will lie 
au agreeable change. Cut a pound of beef iu 
slices aud lay iu a baking-dish, covering with 
the following mixture. Put a tablespoonful 
of butter in a frying-pan, and fry in it one 
tablespoonful of minced onion, a teaspoouful 
of parsley, aud several mushrooms sliced or 
minced. Season with salt, popper, grated 
nutmeg and a trifle of grated lemon p el; stir 
iu half a cupful of fine bread crumbs, and a 
cupful of good gravy or broth. Pour this 
over the beef fiQd bfike for jo minutes. 
Hr ». 1. 
iUi'AcUancou^ SUvcvti.s'infl. 
You May Remove 
Those unsightly Blotches, Pimples, and 
Sores by a faithful and persistent use of 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, the best and most 
reliable Alterative aud Blood-purifier 
ever discovered. **I was troubled, 
for a long time, with a humor, which 
appeared on my face in 
UGLY PIMPLES 
and blotches. Ay*er’s Sarsaparilla cured 
me. —Charles II. Smith, North Crafts- 
bury, Yt. 
“Until recently,” writes Alice E. 
Charles, of Bath, Me., “my face lias 
been covered with pimples ever since I 
was fifteen years old. I took four 
bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, und my 
skin became as fair as could be desired.” 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, 
Prepared by Dr. ,T.C. Ayer &Co., Lowell, Mass. 
Price $1; six bottles, $o. Worth $a a bottle. 
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Lines nor under tue horse's feet. Write 
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POTATO CULTURE. 
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