THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 4 
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[ Woman and Home | 
From Day to Day. 
The officials of the corn propaganda 
are arranging for a corn kitchen and 
restaurant at the Paris Exposition next 
year. Corn will he prepared and served 
in all possible varieties of food. The 
great corn-producing States intend to 
contribute to the furtherance of this 
object. 
* 
Some of the newspapers now gravely 
declare that the newest idea among the 
wealthy is to have the breakfast egg 
from the same hen every day. The egg 
is received in a sealed box, labeled with 
the name of the hen and the date and 
hour when the egg was produced. A 
hen which lays a daily egg 365 days a 
year would be, surely, a genuine acqui¬ 
sition. We have heard of a city house¬ 
keeper, who always purchased dated 
eggs, who was a trifle surprised to find, 
in one dozen, three eggs which were 
dated several days in advance of the date 
of purchase. We will charitably assume 
that the hens responsible for these eggs 
were of an unusually progressive type. 
* 
Many of our readers will, doubtless, 
be interested in the description of a 
Canadian women’s institute. The value 
of such institutes must be great and far- 
reaching. The ordinary woman’s club 
does not seem exactly suited to the 
needs of rural communities, and the in¬ 
stitute idea is a most excellent one. The 
programme of a recent meeting reports 
an illustrated paper on physiology, a 
talk on bread and buttermaking, several 
papers on social topics, and a vigorously- 
used question box, the whole being in¬ 
terspersed with music. It is suggested 
that this institute be affiliated with the 
National Council of Women. We should 
like to receive reports of similar women's 
institutes on this side of the border. 
* 
Porcelain-lined refrigerators are dis¬ 
played among the newest models. The 
porcelain is not put over an iron base, 
like bath-tubs and cooking utensils, but 
is on a thick earthenware base, the 
earthenware, porcelain and glaze all be¬ 
ing burned together, so that there is no 
danger of unequal contraction. The 
lining of each compartment is made all 
in one piece, so that there are no cracks. 
There is no more trouble in cleaning 
these refrigerators than in wiping a tea¬ 
cup. Anyone who has expended energy 
on the zinc-lined refrigerators, which 
never look really clean, would be con¬ 
vinced of the superiority of the porce¬ 
lain lining after one look at the spotless 
interior. Of course, these refrigerators 
cost more than the ordinary makes. 
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Gen. Henry, the military governor of 
Porto Rico, has decided that all the little 
girls and boys in that tropic isle must 
put on clothes. For four centuries, 
children between the ages of four and 
six years have played in the streets and 
enjoyed themselves in the domestic cir¬ 
cle without any other covering than 
their little brown ski i s ; but Gen. Henry 
decides that public morality demands 
clothes, and this innovation causes sur¬ 
prise and inconvenience to the mammas. 
They can’t understand why the small fry 
need clothes, and appear much aston¬ 
ished to learn that American children 
are all clothed. Many of the natives 
are unable to buy clothes for their chil¬ 
dren, so well-to-do Porto Ricans and 
Americans united to buy calico, and 
make it into suitable garments. The 
Governor’s orders call for “ proper cloth¬ 
ing”, and this is variously interpreted, 
some children wearing only a wrapper, 
while others were attired in their fath¬ 
ers’ or mothers’ clothes. The dress re¬ 
form movement is evidently spreading. 
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One of the many time-honored cus¬ 
toms still observed by the English sov¬ 
ereign is the presentation of gold, frank¬ 
incense and myrrh on the Feast of the 
Epiphany, January 6, in commemora¬ 
tion of the gifts of the wise men to the 
infant Jesus. The gold takes the form 
of 25 newly-minted sovereigns, the spices 
being sealed in envelopes, and the whole 
placed in a crimscn satin bag tied with 
gold bullion cord. The presentation is 
made in St. James’s Chapel, the Primate 
or his representative receiving the offer¬ 
ing in a golden alms dish, and placing it 
upon the altar. This is an obligatory 
offering on ihe part of the sovereign, as 
head of the Established Church, but 
Queen Victoria is fond of old customs, 
and is indisposed to change them, even 
when they are not imposed by duty. 
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The Agricultural Appropriation bill, 
when it passes the Senate, is expected 
to carry, as an amendment, the substance 
of a bill introduced by Senator Kyle la>t 
year, for the establishment of a bureau 
of domestic science, in which investiga¬ 
tions shall be conducted, and reports 
prepared, concerning food and its prep¬ 
aration. The domestic science associa¬ 
tions throughout the country, including 
all sorts of cooking circles, pure-food 
associations and similar organizations, 
have filed with the Committee on Agri¬ 
culture a large number of petitions urg¬ 
ing that the Department of Agriculture 
be authorized to extend its investigations 
and reports into best methods and appli¬ 
ances for the preparation of food, and 
an allowance of $10,000 will, probably, 
be made for that purpose. The proposi¬ 
tion has the hearty support of Secretary 
Wilson. 
* 
The Fraud division of the Post Office 
Department is puzzled over the sup¬ 
pression of a firm which advertises a set 
of parlor furniture for $1. The adver¬ 
tisement states that it is a miniature set 
of three elegant pieces of furniture, up¬ 
holstered in plush of any desired shade, 
with handsome carved metal finish. An 
illustration of two chairs and a sofa is 
given, When the set arrives, it is doll’s 
furniture which would be dear at 10 
cents. It comes by mail in a pasteboard 
box 4x4 inches, and is exactly like the 
illustration, which is in reality nearly 
actual size. The framework is of pewter, 
with cheap plush covering. It is evi¬ 
dent that the many people who send 
orders either do not notice the word 
miniature, or else are ignorant as to its 
meaning, and suppose it to signify some 
quality of beauty or lightness or some 
style of workmanship or finish. The 
Fraud division is puzzled as to how to 
operate against these people, as the 
wording of the advertisement is a fairly 
accurate description of the article, and 
technically they are not misrepresenting 
their goods. 
Beef Juice and Beef Teas. 
Concentrated Foods.—“ He must be 
well nourished on concentrated foods. 
Give him beef juice, beef tea and such 
things,” says the physician, and the 
amateur nurse wonders helplessly how 
she is to prepare them. The doctor him¬ 
self, while he is perfectly sure that he 
wants them strong and not overcooked, 
is not likely to know the best way of 
producing these results. Yet the princi¬ 
ples involved are so simple that a little 
thought will help to a knowledge of the 
proper method. 
Every one that has handled beef has 
learned that, upon the hind legs of the 
steer, are to be found large masses of 
lean meat. These muscles being much 
used in life, are well supplied with blood 
and are, therefore, rich and juicy, at the 
same time having no gristle or tendon. 
Slices from the upper part of the hind 
legs, called the top of the round, are 
usually selected for beef juice, teas, etc., 
though sometimes butchers recommend 
the neck for tea and broth. 
The Structure of Meat. —While we 
may not have heard the names of all 
the substances that go to make up this 
muscular tissue we call flesh, there are 
two t hings we must have noticed : First, 
its structure. It is formed of bundles of 
fibers, each -heing a thread-like sheath 
containing a soft, juicy red substance. 
In the tender parts of meat, we find these 
too delicate to be torn apart, while in 
the tougher portions, there are strong 
white membranes. Then, too, we must 
have noticed that if we leave the meat 
soaking in cold water, the water turns 
red and the meat grows whiter, and if 
after several hours of soaking, we taste 
both meat and water, we find that some¬ 
thing has given the water a taste, and 
the meat has lost in flavor. The meat 
has, evidently, lost its juice, and thereby, 
much of its nourishment; still the solid 
remainder is by no means valueless. If 
we keep in mind the structure of meat, 
and the fact that it contains a rich juice, 
much of which can be drawn out by 
soaking in cold water, knowing what 
our invalid needs, it will not be difficult 
to select the right way of preparing it. 
Beef Juice —In these days of germ in¬ 
vestigation, our medical attendants or¬ 
der beef juice, when the patient requires 
a stimulating nourishment in small 
bulk, and ordinary soup in other cases, 
rather than the old-fashioned beef tea, 
as the latter is usually made in quanti¬ 
ties to last a few days, and in the mean¬ 
time become a medium for all sorts of 
floating germs. The juice is prepared 
as the patient requires it, and is served 
at once. To get the juice, cut an inch- 
tnick slice from the top of the round, 
trim off all the fat, and broil it two or 
three minutes over very hot coals, turn¬ 
ing first one side and then the other, 
and cooking only enough to start a flow 
of the juice. Place the meat on a warm 
plate, and cut it into small pieces, squeeze 
it thoroughly to get all the juice, add a 
pinch of salt, and serve at once in a 
warm cup without reheating. 
Sometimes this is more relished when 
ice cold. Should the patient object very 
strongly to the taste and appearance, set 
the cup in a pan of hot water on the 
stove, and stir until it is slightly brown 
and thick. It must be very carefully 
done so as not to overheat it, as that 
would render it less digestible. A small 
meat press is a great convenience in 
such work, but a lemon-squeezer will do 
if it be not wood smelling of the lemon 
skin. The meat from which the j nice 
has been pressed should be added to the 
family soup pot, or utilized in some 
other way, as it still contains much 
nourishment. To the beef juice, no 
water is added, but in beef tea, we dis¬ 
solve out with water all the nourishment 
we can get, and so we cut or chop it into 
very small pieces. 
Beef Tea —Put one pound of finely- 
chopped beef into a Mason jar with one 
cup of cold water. If the water were 
boiling or even hot, the little pieces of 
meat would harden, as the albumen of 
meat hardens when subjected to heat 
just the same as the albumen in the 
white of egg, and it would then be im¬ 
possible to soak out the juice. After the 
beef and water are both in the jar, there 
are two approved ways of proceeding; 
we can at once place it in a pot of cold 
water, and when the water has reached 
the boiling point, set it where it will not 
quite boil, until the juice in the bo - 
tle is thick and brown, and the meat 
looks white. Strain it carefully to 
get all the juice. Do not allow the water 
(Continued on next pa^e.) 
Mothers 
Who Nurse 
will find the 
FranklinMills Flour 
A FINE FLOUR OF THE ENTIRE WHEAT 
an invaluable food, 
increasing the 
quantity and im¬ 
proving the quality 
of the lactael secre¬ 
tion. Deficiency in 
this is one great 
cause of infant 
mortality and one 
of the most fertile 
sources of anxiety 
to careful physi¬ 
cians. 
Also Franklin 
Mills Flour, a Fine 
Flour of the Entire 
Wheat as produced 
by the Franklin 
Mills process, when 
properly prepared, 
has been found far 
superior to prepar¬ 
ed package infants’ foods. It will supply the 
child with just the material for real growth 
and sustenance, furnishing sound teeth, 
strong eyes, full development and will build 
up a strong and vigorous constitution. 
If your grocer does not keep it, send us his 
name and your order—we will 6ee that you 
are supplied. Booklet mailed free. 
The genuine made only by the 
Franklin Mills Co., Lockport; N. Y. 
B. & B. 
like counting a million 
almost, to size up this fine wash goods 
stock. Styles and colorings so many 
and of such attractive, distinctive beau¬ 
ty, that you’d not merely enumerate, 
but lingeringly admire each one. 
Nothing to surpass it shown else¬ 
where—pretty cottons for shirt waists— 
dainty, dressy things for gowns—and 
the jauntier, heavier cottons for outing 
suits. 
When it comes to noting prices, you’ll 
wonder how such choice goods, with such 
variety to pick from, are sold so low. 
Answer to that is—we want your 
orders—are striving to deserve them 
with less prices that will save you money. 
We’ve the sample system down so fine, 
that you can thoroughly, easily know 
this wash goods stock by mail—all you 
need do is to write for samples of what¬ 
ever kind or kinds you want. 
Price range of new wash goods, 8c. to 
$1.25. 
New Madras Ginghams 10c. to finest 
imported 35c.; splendid styles, 20 and 25c. 
Beautiful white goods for shirt waists 
25C-, 35c., 50c. 
P. K.’s and novelties, 12Kc. to $1.50. 
Choice American Percales, 12%c., 15c. 
Fine Dress Cottons—Dimities, Mousse¬ 
lines,Swisses, Organdies,etc.—20c to 50c. 
Want samples of the new Silks and 
Dress goods ? 
BOGGS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
TEN WEEKS FOK TEN CENTS. 
That big family paper. The lllustratedWeehly Sentinel , 
of Denver, Col. (founded 1890), will be sent 10 weeks 
on trial for 10c.; clubs of 6,50c.; 12 for $1. Special offer 
solely to introduce it. Latest mining news and illus¬ 
trations of scenery, true stories of love A adventure. 
Ad. as above & mention The R. N.-Y.; stamps taken. 
3 Favorite Flowers ft 
Sweet Peat*— over 40 varieties. 
Perfected Koyul Show PungleB— 100 colors I 
N nut nr tilling —every known good sort. 
Above 3 packets mailed for 6 cents and names of I 
two friends who grow flowers; also Floral Cultured 
which tells how to grow flowers from seeds. Dain-I 
tiest catalogue ever issued of flower seeds 
sively, sent free by the “pioneer seedswoman." 
MISS C. II. L1PPINCOTT. Minneapolis, Minn. 
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