1809 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
149 
The Soy Bean for the Table. 
There is no doubt of the value of the 
Soy bean as a farm crop, because it has 
been quite well tested in various parts 
of the country ; but as a table food, I 
have heard little about it. Bast year, 
we had a patch on one side of a field; 
the plants grew very freely a ad bore 
most abundantly. When the beans were 
well grown in the pods, but had not yet 
turned hard, we thought to try them for 
house use. A mess was quickly gath¬ 
ered and the shelling began. My little 
girl and an East Indian boy, who was 
then staying at our house, took the‘job 
of shelling them. They worked faith¬ 
fully and long, bub the prospect of get¬ 
ting enough for dinner in time to cook 
them was becoming very doubtful. I 
then helped them until theq'ob was done. 
But oh ! What a job ! Never again will 
we attempt shelling Soy beans when the 
pods are still green. They were well 
filled, but they were so little and so 
hard to open that we were sorry of the 
bargain. 
The beans were cooked in the usual 
way, with a little cream, and we thought 
them excellent. We have since gathered 
the crop, and easily pounded out the dry 
beans. The entire stalks were cut, to 
which the pods held firmly, but they 
opened very freely when dry. We have 
cooked the beans and think them super¬ 
ior to the common white or soup beans 
in both taste and textfire. They have 
a sweetish and delightful flavor, and 
cook soft and very tender. 
This is the richest of all beans, so the 
chemists say, in muscle-making ingredi¬ 
ents. We can grov it cheaply, thrash 
out the beans easily, and be sure of no 
bugs or their larvae in them. This last 
is an important point in the South, where 
insects infest nearly all beans that are 
grown. The Soy bean is much better 
flavored and almost as good in every other 
way as the cow pea. We expect to grow 
and use it for the table on our farm, and 
also as a food for stock and a soil im¬ 
prover. n. E. VAN DEMAN. 
Country Life in a Live Com¬ 
munity. 
A correspondent of the Chicago Record, 
writing of the deficiencies of country 
schoolq referred to the “ isolation and 
stagnation ” of country life, and stated 
that the country schools are not and can¬ 
not be graded. As an example of the 
other side of the shield, here is what a 
Michigan man writes, in answer to these 
misleading statements : 
“I live in the country, pure and simple, 
nine miles from any railroad and the 
same distance from even the smallest 
village, yet the 1 dry-rot of the brain ’ 
of which the preceding correspondent 
speaks has not, as yet, seriously inter¬ 
fered with our community. In connec¬ 
tion with our Grange in this place, we 
have a circulating library, owned by the 
State, and every three or six months a 
new section containing 50 books is re¬ 
ceived. There is, also, a branch of a 
traveling library here, which receives a 
new section every three months, and the 
librarian tells me there are 50 members 
in this club. For the last three years, 
we have had a lecture course each Win¬ 
ter at a cost of $125 for five lectures, and 
that this has been a success financially 
is assured by its continuance for that 
length of time. We receive and can send 
mail twice a day during a period of five 
months each year, and the remainder of 
the year we have a daily mail. I fancy 
one would be surprised to see the num¬ 
ber of daily newspapers taken in this 
‘stagnant and isolated’ place. A large 
proportion of the people are members of 
a stock telephone company, owned and 
operated by themselves. They have tele¬ 
phones in their houses, by means of 
which they have instant communication 
with Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, 
and a large number of small villages. 
Pianos are by no means an unknown 
quantity, and one would have difficulty 
in finding a family which did not own a 
good driving horse and carriage. 
“ As for schools—and in this I know 
whereof I speak, for I was educated in 
these schools, and have taught here for 
five years—every school in this county, 
without any exception, is divided into 
eight grades. The children are promoted 
on examination, and in order to pass the 
eighth grade, they must write on ques¬ 
tions prepared by the county commis¬ 
sioner of schools. To all pupils who pass 
this examination successfully, diplomas 
are given which will give them entrance 
to any high school in the county without 
examination. Nearly every school dis¬ 
trict in this vicinity has its literary 
society, in which both parents and chil¬ 
dren participate and enjoy the music, 
recitations, reading and debates. 
“ This is no fancy picture—just a plain 
account of a farming community, who 
live ‘ far from the madding crowd ’—and 
enjoy it.” 
The Open-Air Cure of Con¬ 
sumption. 
A recent account in the Nineteenth 
Century, of the manner in which con¬ 
sumptives are treated at Nordrach, Ger¬ 
many, certainly contains some sugges¬ 
tions for all who are suspected of deli¬ 
cate lungs. From the moment of arrival 
until leaving Nordrach, the patient never 
breathes one breath of any but the purest 
air, as Nordrach is in the Black Forest 
at an elevation of 1,500 feet, surrounded 
by trees, and a long way off from a town 
or even a village. The casement win¬ 
dows of the sanitoria are kept wide open 
day and night, Winter and Summer, and 
in some instances, the windows are taken 
completely out of the frames. Thus it is 
practically an outdoor life the patient 
lives continuously. There is, therefore, 
no danger of chills in going out in any 
kind of weather or at any hour, as the 
temperature within and without is equal. 
So pleasant does this living in the open 
become, and so hardy is the patifnt 
made, and so invigorated, that on his 
return to this country, it is the greatest 
misery for him to have to remain in a 
room with closed windows. 
Being at such a considerable height— 
1,500 feet, with a rise in the longer walks 
of another 1,500 feet—the patient, to 
get the same amount of oxygen into 
the system, must breathe relatively more 
of the rarefied air, and thus expand the 
lungs. In this way, the lungs are com¬ 
pletely flooded with pure air; all the 
odd corners and crannies, which he has 
hardly used for years, are ventilated, 
which the easy walking uphill is emi¬ 
nently calculated to effect, while at the 
same time, the almost absolute rest the 
patient enjoys allows the lungs to be 
practically undisturbed, and so permits 
the healing process to proceed. 
It has been demonstrated beyond a 
doubt that climate has absolutely noth¬ 
ing to do with the case. There the pa¬ 
tients, who go out regularly, day after 
day, in all kinds of weather, sometimes 
walk for hours at a time in the rain, 
without ever thinking of changing their 
wet clothes afterwards. This course I 
still adopt, and find that such a wetting 
—sometimes tw'ce in one day—never 
does me any harm whatever. I asked 
Dr. Walther if he thought his system 
could be carried on with hope of suc¬ 
cess in England. He said that it could 
be worked there quite as well as at Nor¬ 
drach, or as in the balmiest clime ; that 
all that was required was a place where 
pure air was to be had, situated well 
away from a town, at a fair elevation, 
and the man to see that the system was 
properly carried out. I am now con¬ 
vinced that this is perfectly true. Abso¬ 
lutely nothing else is needed. Freedom 
from wind, a high average of sunshine, 
dry climate, and all other such things as 
are generally supposed to be so neces¬ 
sary, go for nothing. 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use“Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
An Easy Pudding. 
The making of apple tapioca pudding 
used to seem like an unpleasant under¬ 
taking, involving considerable time and 
numerous sticky dishes. Since I have 
had an agateware double-boiler, how¬ 
ever, it has been different. I have modi¬ 
fied my cook-book recipe till it would 
hardly be recognized. My present 
method would seem very haphazard and 
unscientific, but the result is most satis¬ 
factory. In fact, I never knew before 
what a good apple tapioca pudding was 
Here is my formula: 
One cupful of pearl tapioca, washed 
one pint cold water, a pinch of salt, half 
a cupful of sugar, from three to five sour 
apples, according to size, pared and 
quartered. Put all these things in the 
double-boiler and stir together ; put hot 
water in the under part, place it on the 
stove, and cook for three or four hours. 
It may be stirred once or twice during 
the time, when about half done, but 
aside from that and keeping hot water 
in the under dish, you may dismiss it 
from your mind till you are ready to eat 
it. Cream adds the finishing touch. 
SUSAN BROWN ROBBINS 
DINNER SET 
or GOLD WATCH 
with 30 lbs. S. 8. Chop Toa. Dace 
Curtains, Watches, Clocks, Tea 
Sets, Toilet Sets, Riven away with 
$5, $7, $10 and $15 orders. Send this 
“ad.” and 15c. and we will send you 
a sample of S.S. Chop or any other 
Tea you may select. The It. N.-Y. 
The Great American Tea Co., 
31&33Vescy St. (Box 280),NewYorlt 
Caution —The market is full of 
imitations, represented to be the same as 
on/) U/JUI e Bronchial 
onuwwn o rrocAc» 0 fBos.on 
Tho Genuine lias tho 
Fac-Similo S J? / S on every 
Signature of <4//<***,&*' box - 
-HlL$ 9.50 BUYS A VICTOR 8EW,N0 
man 
_____ _ OIIADK V IU I un MACIilNK 
Adapted to Light and Heavy Work. Reliable and Finely 
Finished; Guaranteed for 10 Years. Writo for 82 B ago Cata¬ 
logue. Attachments Freo. 30 DAYS FRKK TRIAL. AddroM 
Dopt.899,VICTORUFC). CO., 205-297 Fifth Avo., Chicago. 
1000 SEWING MACHINES 
AND UP. 
Standard makes. Kveryone a bargain. Varloua 
^ % »■ styles. Highest grade high arm maohlnee. We are 
closing out the atook of a well known make at 
less than factory cost. We are under con¬ 
tract not to advertise the name for at oar 
prices it would ruin their agents. Don’t miss 
this opportunity. WE GUARANTEE the machine for 
years —most for your money — satisfaction 
in every purchase. Shipped on approval. Ifnot right 
don’t keep It. A few good AGENTS WANTED. f 
BROWN-LEWIS CO.. (T) 293 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 
NEW BECKER 
Washing Machine. 
A fair trial will convince the most 
skeptical of its superiority over all 
other Machines. County rights for 
sale. Agents Wanted. Circulars free 
N. O. BAUGHMAN, York, Pa. 
Elgin Watches 
vary in sizo but not in time telling—accuracy 
is an attribute of all Elgin Watches— 
Full Ruby Jeweled Elgins 
can bo had of all jewelers—they know their 
good points in detail—ask them. 
An Klein W ntch always has the word “Klein” 
engraved on the works—fully guaranteed. 
B.& B. 
Winning—or deserving 
—big difference between these two ways. 
Some men can win business for “ gold 
bricks” without deserving it. 
Some stores can win Dry Goods busi¬ 
ness with big advertisements—so might 
we. 
But that way doesn’t pay in the end— 
either the buyer or the seller. 
We’re sticking to the plain, hard, cold 
method of merit. 
Takes merit to get the steady, in¬ 
creasing business that’s coming here 
from every State in the Union. 
And getting it that way is deserving 
it—the merit of goods and prices—best 
and choicest kinds your money will buy. 
We want to win—but we’re a hundred 
times more in earnest about deserving 
your orders—then we’ll get them sure— 
all the time—and you’ll save money. 
Get samples fine new Spring silks 7 5c., 
85c«. $1.00 —and dressy Sprirg wool¬ 
ens i$5c., 50c., 75c. —let them prove 
we’re determined to deserve the prefer¬ 
ence on such a basis of merit as will 
show you convincing advantage. 
New 1899 wash goods 10c. to $1.25. 
Canning and Preserving Fruits and 
Vegetables, and Preparing Fruit 
Pastes and Syrups. 
The experience of practical workers. The best 
methods by which the surplus fruits may well 
be saved for home use and for the large mar¬ 
ket demand. Hundreds of tested recipes from 
famous preservers. Evaporation of fruits. 
Paper.. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York. 
See what nice wash goods at 20c. 
yard—lots at other prices—samples if 
you want them—but see if this particular 
line at 20c. doesn’t interest you. 
BOGGS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
»<£* «£• «£* «t> <*>♦*» 
No. 3034 Bufcgj. Price |3T.25 
Wi th Leather Quarter Top. 
^aBgjoagjggfflga^ 
Don’t Pay Three Profits 
F'n. If you are going to pay for a carriage why not pay the leant yon 
can for the best vehicle? Get all you can In material and workman¬ 
ship—pay as little as you can for handling and “extras.” 
You save the jobber’s commission and the retailer’s profit when 
you buy direct from the factory. You pay the cost of making with 
one moderate profit added. We are not agents, but manufacturers 
of buggies, carriages, surreys, phaetons, wagens, harness ami horse 
accessories, Everything guaranteed. With our illustrated catalogue 
you can order easily and safely. I f what you order does not suit, send 
PIf'/lt hflf.h am va i raV n n * — v .. ^ . . _ 
It back and we will pay the freight both ways. Kglt thecatio^^^ 
THECOLUMBUS CARRI AGE & HARNESS COMPANY, COLUMBUS 
imm 
WE HAVE 
NO AGENTS, 
but have sold to the user 
direct at factory prices for 
the past twenty-six years. 
We ship any whore for ex¬ 
amination. Everything 
Fully Warranted. We 
are the largest manufac¬ 
turers of vehicles and har¬ 
ness in the world selling 
to the CQnsumer exclusively. Our line consists of 
Uockaways, Surreys, Traps, Phaetons, Stanhopes, 
Driving Wagons, Top Buggies, Open and Top Road 
Wagons, Spring Wagons, Delivery Wagons, Milk 
Wagons. Wagonettes and all styles of Harness. 
meml for Large Free Catalogue. 
ELKIIART 
Carriage and Harness Manfg. Co., 
W. B. Pratt, Secy. ELKHART, INDIANA. 
Tills Double Huger Harness, 
$20, as good as sells fur $20. 
This Extension-Top Surrey with 
double fenders, complete with side 
curtulns, aprons, lamps, and polo or 
shafts, for $72. 
J ust u» good as retails for $110. 
