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THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION. 
“My children always have colds as soon 
as the winter approaches. It seems as if 
they take a fresh cold as soon as they begin 
to get well of the old one. I wish I knew 
how to apply the ‘ounce of prevention’ in 
this case, for I have never yet discovered a 
cure for colds, especially in children.” 
So spake Mrs. B—., at the ladies’ sewing bee 
the other day, upon which the following 
sensible suggestions were made bv the differ¬ 
ent members present:— 
Children should wear hoods, or caps that 
come down well over the ears and back of the 
neck. For boys, the little visor caps, with 
peaks back and front, and earlaps that tie up 
over the top, and may be let down in case of 
necessity, are very nice. They could be pur. 
chased in New York this past summer for 17 
cents up to 75, and were very much worn for 
tennis caps by young ladies. Many a child 
pays with an earache, or a toothache, for the. 
pretty red felt Gainsborough which her fond 
mother, rightly enough, thinks makes her 
little one such a picture in the landscape, 
There is no doubt but that children’s round 
hats, as far as the picturesque goes, are all 
that can be desired, but, unfortunately, this 
will not be much comfort to a little one in the 
agonies of an earache. 
Another mother said that she was very par¬ 
ticular to make all the little ones toast their 
feet before going to bed, and on starting, and 
returning from school. Children will play 
with cold feet, seemingly unconscious of the 
discomfort, but they are none the less taking 
cold. Once get a little one accustomed to 
this, and he will look out for it himself as a 
matter of habit. It is astonishing what crea¬ 
tures of habit children are. 
Auother precaution that will avert many 
an attack of influenza or even of a more 
serious inflammatory ailment, is breathing 
through the nostrils when exposed directly to 
a very cold temperature. If the mouth be 
kept open, the freezing air strikes directly on 
the tonsils and larynx, while the nasal pas¬ 
sages are constantly kept warm by the breath 
passing through from the lungs, and these 
consequently warm the air taken in. 
Crocheted slippers were recommended for 
wearing while dressing and undressing. Di¬ 
rections for knitting these have been given in 
the Rural. They should have fleecy soles, 
and should be worn until ready to step into 
bed, and be put on the first thing on rising. 
When a heavy cold has been incurred, if a 
hot bath cannot be administered, (and in 
many country houses this could not be safely 
done,) wrap the patient in a flannel blanket 
over the night-gown, and place him in a chair 
with his feet in a pail of hot water. Wrap 
the blanket about the pail so that the steam 
may be kept in. Put a tablespoonful of mus¬ 
tard in the water, and keep it as hot as it can 
bo borne for 15 minutes. Then wrap him in 
a dry blanket, and lay him in a warm bed; 
administer a glass of hot lemonade, and after 
he has lain down, rub the bridge of the nose 
well with vaseline. This will often break up 
a cold at its commencement. a. c. 
WORTH KNOWING. 
A Chamois skin can be washed in such a 
way as to make it as soft as when new, but 
every one does not know the secret. Wash 
first in a weak solution of soda and warm 
water, rubbing plenty of soap into the leather, 
and letting it remain in soak for two hours, 
then rub until clean. Rinse in a weak solu¬ 
tion of soda, warm water and a little soap. If 
rinsed in pure water it is hard, and unfit for 
use. ltistne sma particles ot soap left in 
the water that give the leather its silky soft¬ 
ness. Wring it in a rough towel, and dry 
quickly, pulling and brushing it well. 
Old corks make very pretty fancy work to 
interest the boys. Cut into cubes, or small 
bricks, they Dear a close resemblance in minia¬ 
ture to certain kinds of stones abounding in 
brown or brownish-gray spots and little holes 
aDd indentations which resemble old masonry. 
They may be fastened together with glue, 
or by means of a small wire passing through 
them, and fashioned in models of castles or 
houses which will make a pretty gift for some 
younger brother or sister. Broken up into 
small, irregular bits, and strewn thickly over 
the frame of an old slate, which has been 
spread with hot glue, they make a pretty 
picture frame. This can be afterwards gilded 
if one prefers. 
The New York Board of Health, a few 
years ago, decided that the prevalence of 
diphtheria, was to be attributed to the fumes of 
kerosene from a lamp turned low, more than 
to any other single cause. This disease 
usually makes its attacks at the season when 
days are short and nights long. It is a sadly 
mistaken kindness on the part of an indulgent 
mother to allow a lamp to remain in a child’s 
bedroom with the flame turned low. “A 
turned-down kerosene lamp is a magazine of 
deadly gas that the strongest lungs cannot be 
safely exposed to.” aunt mollie. 
HOW TO COOK AN OLD FOWL. 
Like John Gilpin’s Wife, being always 
“on frugal thoughts intent,” I must give 
your readers a very nice way of using cold 
chicken, or an old hen that is so tough as to 
be inedible cooked in any ordinary way. 
Supposing the latter to be your stumbling- 
block, dress as for roasting, omitting the 
dressing. Put it on in plenty of boiling water, 
and cook slowly until very tender. Salt the 
water, and add such flavorings as stalks of 
celery, and parsley, and you will have the 
foundation for one or more delightful soups. 
Set away the stock until cold, take off the fat 
and reserve it for frying. A four-pound 
chicken should make at least three quarts of 
stock. Put a portion of this ov er the fire 
for soup with two.tablespoonfuls of rice, two 
of minced celery, and one of parsley, and 
cook until the rice is tender. For the next 
day a cream of chicken will be nice. Heat a 
quart of stock to boiling, and in a separate 
vessel half a pint of cream or milk. In still 
another saucepan melt a tablespoonful of 
butter, make a roux (browned butter and 
flour) with an equal quantity of flour; add 
the boiling soup slowly, and then the cream 
and serve with crackers. Celery salt, and 
white pepper are the seasonings. 
The fowl itself will serve for cutlets and 
patties of chicken. Chop two cupfuls of the 
cold chicken rather fine. In a double boiler 
heat a cup of cream. Pour this over a table¬ 
spoonful ot butter melted, and rubbed smooth 
with two of flour; stir until it forms a thick 
paste; add the minced chicken, half a teacup¬ 
ful of minced, uncooked mushrooms, and sea¬ 
son to taste with grated nutmeg, Cayenne, 
minced parsley, and grated onion. Mix well 
and turn out on to a flat buttered dish to 
cool. Form into cutlets; egg, bread-crumb, 
and fry in hot tat. Serve with a mushroom 
or cream sauce. 
For the patties chop very fine about the 
same quantity of cold chicken as above; rub 
this with three tablespoonfuls of cream, until 
smooth. If you have not cream, make this 
quantity of white sauce. Season with salt, 
Cayenne' and celery salt. Line some patty 
pans with puff paste. Now add to the miuced 
meat the whites of three eggs, one at a time, 
beating thoroughly each time. Fill the molds 
two-thirds full of this mixture, cover with 
stiff paper, and bake twenty minutes in a 
quick oven. Serve with a cream sauce. 
MRS. C. A. H. 
fanny’s ginger cookies. 
One cup of lard, two cups of molasses, 
one cup of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of soda, 
one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of 
ginger. Mix soft with flour, roll and cut out. 
Bake quickly. Frost them if desired. 
WHITE PERFECTION CAKE. 
Three cups of white sugar, one cup of milk, 
three cups of flour, one of corn-starch, whites 
of twelve eggs beaten to a stiff froth, two 
teaspoonfuls of cream-of-tartar in the flour 
and one of soda in half the milk. Put the 
corn starch in the other half, and add it to 
the sugar and butter well beaten togetner, 
then the milk and soda and flour, lastly the 
whites of the eggs. Makes two long tms. It 
will be well to follow the directions closely. 
COOKIES. 
Two cups of granulated sugar, one cup of 
butter, one of sour milk just loppered, two 
eggs. Flour to roll out. 
STEAMED INDIAN PUDDING. 
Three cups of milk, ODe half to be sweet, 
one half sour, one cup of molasses, one tea¬ 
spoonful of soda, one of salt, three cups of 
meal and two of flour. Steam two hours, 
and dry out in the oven, with the door open. 
In most cooking where Indian meal is used, 
the batter should be quite thin, as the meal 
swells very much. It always needs longer 
cooking than wheat flour. 
BREAD CAKE. 
One cup of sugar, one egg, one cup of sweet 
milk, one cup of chopped raisins, one cup of 
bread dough, one half-cup of butter, a small 
teaspoonful of soda, spice to the taste. Raise 
one and a half or two hours. 
AUNT RACHEL. 
FAVORITE PUDDING. 
This is a better dessert for hot than for cold 
weather, but if it is as new to the Rural 
readers as it was to me s week ago, it may be 
liked for its novelty. Boil one large cup of 
water with an equal quantity of fruit juice 
of any kind, that from canned cherries, 
strawberries, pineapple, or currants and rasp¬ 
berries being excellent. Add a little salt, 
and sugar to taste; the fruit sirups being of 
unequal sweetness, no exact rule can be given. 
Now add three tablespoonfuls of corn-starcb 
wet with cold water and cook until it 
thickens, stirring constantly. Beat the whites 
of three eggs until light and foamy, and stir 
them into the mixture, turning at once into a 
mold. Make a boiled custard with one pint 
of milk, the yelks of the three eggs, three 
tablespoonfuls of sugar, a little butter and 
salt; let it get cold, and when you turn the 
pudding out of the mold, pour this around its 
base. M. B. 
pickled cauliflowers.— Break the beads 
into small sprays, throw them into a kettle of 
scalding brine; let them come to a boil, and 
drain carefully, so as not to break them; pack 
in stone or glass jars, and cover with scalding 
vinegar seasoned as follows: To one gallon 
of vinegar allow one cup of white sugar; 
half an ounce of mace, one ounce of pepper¬ 
corns, two or three red pepper-pods broken 
into bits, and a tablespoonful each of corian¬ 
der seed, celery seed, and whole mustard. 
Pour this hot over the cauliflowers and seal 
at once. Glass jars are the most convenient, 
as they may be examined frequently to see if J 
their contents are keeping well. If not, re- { 
peat the scalding. In all pick les the vinegar j 
should be two inches or more above the veg- • 
etables, as it is sure to shrink, and if the 
vegetables are not thoroughly immersed in 
vinegar they will not keep. COOK. 
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