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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May 19, 
From Day to Day. 
OF A CONTENTED MIND. 
When all is done and said. 
In the end there shall you find. 
He most of all doth hathe In bliss 
That hath a quiet mind. 
And clean from worldly cares. 
To deem can he content 
The sweetest time In all his life 
In thinking to he spent. 
The body subject is 
To fickle Fortune's power. 
And to a million of mishaps 
Is casual every hour; 
And death in time doth change 
It to a clod of clay. 
When as the mind, which is divine, 
Runs never to decay. 
Companion none is like 
Unto the mind alone; 
For many have been harmed by speech; 
Through thinking few or none. 
Fear oftentimes restraineth words 
But makes not thoughts to cease. 
And he speaks best that hath the skill 
When for to hold his peace. 
Our wealth leaves us at death; 
Our kinsmen at the grave, 
But virtue of the mind unto 
The heavens with us we have. 
Wherefore, for virtue's sake, 
I can be well content. 
The sweetest time of all my life, 
To deem in thinking spent. 
—Thomas Lord Vaux (3r>l0-1 ) 
* 
Many of the little Eton jackets and 
fancy waists are trimmed with fine knife 
pleating of silk, which makes a handsome 
edging. This can he bought readymade, 
under the name of Richelieu niching, in 
black, white and many colors; it is open- 
hemmed, and costs 25 cents a yard. 
* 
Egg lemonade is one of the nourishing 
Summer drinks served at the soda foun¬ 
tain. When made as follows it is ex¬ 
cellent ; Beat an egg until very light, add 
to it one dessertspoonful of granulated 
sugar, three grates of nutmeg and a pinch 
of salt; now beat again, then add grad¬ 
ually one tumbler of ice water, stirring 
constantly; when the water is all in, add 
the strained juice of half a lemon, a lit¬ 
tle cracked ice. 
* 
The New York School of Domestic 
Arts and Science was recently opened at 
822 Lexington avenue, this city. The in¬ 
tention is to train domestic workers of 
all classes. Especial attention will he 
paid to needlework; the directors of the 
school say that there is a constant de¬ 
mand for competent seamstresses and 
dressmakers, which cannot be filled. With¬ 
out doubt there will be plenty of pupils, 
both those who expect to make use of 
the instruction in their own homes, and 
those who will turn it to account in gain¬ 
ing a livelihood. One of the best things 
about systematic training in domestic 
science is that it gives more dignity to 
plain, everyday housework. 
* 
It is a well-known fact that parents 
occasionally get from the conversation 
of their offspring food for consideration 
—even suggestions for the revision of 
pet delusions, says the Youth Companion. 
Mrs. Brockett had issued stern orders to 
Reginald that he must not under any 
circumstances go over again to play with 
the Martin boys, lest he be corrupted. 
“Aw. mama!” protested Reginald. “I 
like ’em, an’ don’t learn anything bad 
from ’em.” 
“Well. I have told you you must not 
play with the Martin boys. I won’t have 
you with them. I don’t believe they are 
good boys!” 
“Now see here, mama,” cried the 
youngster, with noble candor, “mebby I 
ain’t so awful good myself!” 
* 
A soiled carpet can be cleaned while 
on the floor with the following soap 
preparation: Shave up two cakes of 
good white soap, and dissolve in six 
quarts of hot water (should be rain¬ 
water). Then let it go cold and add 
enough water to make tw r o pailfuls. When 
cold, stir in four ounces of ammonia and 
four ounces of ether, mixing well. Dip 
a scrubbing brush into the mixture, and 
scrub the carpet, taking a small space at 
a time, scrape with a flat stick and take 
up moisture with a cloth. Rinse with a 
clean cloth wetted with clean water. The 
scraping and prompt wiping up of the 
moisture prevents the dirt from staining 
into the carpet. Open all the windows, 
so that the air circulates freely through 
the room, to dry out the carpet before it 
is w r alked over. 
* 
Those who live in the country know 
what it is to have good neighbors who, 
in sickness or other emergencies, will 
come in to cook, clean or care for the 
children, just as the men “change work” 
in their busy season. Conditions are dif¬ 
ferent in the city, but the need for neigh¬ 
borly help is just as great, and some time 
ago the Association for Improving the 
Condition of the Poor established “visit¬ 
ing housekeepers,” who will no doubt 
become, in the course of time, as familiar 
an institution as the visiting nurse. The 
visiting housekeeper goes into some tene¬ 
ment home where the mother is ill, or 
nursing others, or perhaps where the 
mother has recently died, and some little 
girl is trying to keep up her work. The 
visiting housekeeper does the washing, 
scrubs the floor, washes the children, 
cooks dinner, shows the little girl how to 
prepare simple dishes, instructs the fam¬ 
ily in the use of disinfectants, and acts 
the part of a domestic good fairy gener¬ 
ally. Such women are paid $10 a week; 
we understand that the society referred 
to above employs three of them at the 
present time in this city, and we believe 
that they do as much real good as many 
a much-lauded philanthropist. Indeed, 
there are a good many women in com¬ 
fortable homes who would be glad enough 
if they could hire such a worker to re¬ 
lieve them in emergencies. 
Dumb Waiter for Fuel. 
We recently asked whether any of the 
R. N.-Y. family could tell us of a dumb 
waiter designed to carry fuel from cellar 
to kitchen, thus saving household muscle. 
Here is what an Oregon reader says: 
“Regarding dumb waiters for hoisting 
coal from cellar to kitchen, we use them 
nearly universally, all new houses being 
built adopt them. They are simple in con¬ 
struction, and do away with the old wood 
box (we burn wood). They can be made 
by anyone handy with saw and hammer; 
should arrive close to stove hoisted by 
pulley, stopped or held by ‘trip’ that 
falls out when hoist passes. A pull on 
hoist rope relieves weight on trip, which 
is either pulled up or by weight automati¬ 
cally; hoist can be lowered for another 
load.” _ E. J. LADD. 
Nasturtums. 
I never realized how much beauty 
there was in nasturtiums until last year. 
In the sandy soils of northern Michigan 
they thrive wonderfully, with such vivid 
colorings; it seemed the poorer the soil 
the brighter the blooms. In one bed where 
I had sown other seeds which did not 
come up I sowed nasturtiums the last of 
June. I was told they would amount to 
nothing, but before I left in September 
they were covered with blossoms, although 
small plants. In Clayton, N. Y., I saw 
such quantities of them, and so beautiful. 
They grew ranker and larger, but the col¬ 
oring was not so deep as in the sand. 
The trailing varieties can be used in deco¬ 
rating so beautifully. Before the frosts 
took them long branches were cut and 
put in vases on mantels; some of the vines 
were trained over pictures, others drooped 
gracefully below the mantel. A soup plate 
filled with the flowers and leaves, with the 
vines wound around the plate, covering it 
entirely, was a lovely piece for the dining 
table, keeping its beauty for many days, 
cutting out the dead blooms and new ones 
opening each day. A stump can be made 
a thing of beauty by planting both dwarf 
and trailing nasturtiums in, on and around 
it. MRS. FREDERICK C. JOHNSON. 
A Bed of Perennials. 
I was interested last year in Helen C. 
Andrews’ bed of perennials. I have a 
very successful one that has been growing 
over three years, and was in April a mass 
of greenery, while annuals were only just 
peeping. I wish to suggest a few varieties 
that I have found will do well and take 
care of themselves: Delphiniums, Lychnis 
Chalcedonica (London Pride), columbine, 
poppies, both Iceland and Oriental (my 
Iceland poppies bloomed in April), Japa¬ 
nese Spirsea, Polyanthus and Heuchera 
sanguinea. All these require little care 
except keeping the ground clean. 
New Hampshire. J. b. f. 
R. N.-Y.—The popular name of London 
Pride does not rightly belong to the 
Lychnis, but to a dainty little pink-flow¬ 
ered saxifrage, Saxifraga umbrosa, also 
known as. St. Patrick’s cabbage and None- 
so-pretty. Popular names for the Lychnis 
mentioned are Maltese cross, Jerusalem 
cross scarlet lightning and lamp flower. 
The Bookshelf. 
Profitable Dairying; by C. L. Peck; 
175 pages; 34 illustrations, Orange Judd 
Co., New York. 'I bis book was written 
by a successful dairyman and contains in 
concise form a large amount of useful and 
interesting matter. Among other subjects 
treated are; The secretion of milk; dairy 
breeds (pictures and full descriptions) ; 
feed and care; milking; ripening cream; 
churning; barns and silos; and a few 
standard dairy Remedies. Sent postpaid 
from this office for 75 cents. 
Diseases of Swine; by Dr. R. A. 
Craig; 190 pages; 23 illustrations; pub¬ 
lished by Orange Judd Co.. New York. 
The author is an experienced veterinarian 
and has. done a genuine service to the 
farming interests by putting the latest 
and best information regarding swine 
diseases into such a convenient form. 
Sent postpaid from this office for 75 
cents. 
You cannot dream yourself into a char¬ 
acter. You must hammer and forge one 
for yourself.—J. A. Froude. 
Something Better 
For You 
As Poor Richard says, 
or might well have said: 
“A man does well to lose 
the ‘job’ that will ruin 
him if he keeps it.” 
The sales staff of The 
Ladies’ Home Journal 
and The Saturday 
Evening Post numbers 
scores, even hundreds of 
men and women who 
joined it after disheart¬ 
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We co-operate with 
our helpers “ to the 
limit.” We even supply 
backbone until the latent 
determination to over¬ 
come all difficulties is 
fully brought out. And 
you can earn a large 
income from the be¬ 
ginning. 
Write to us if you 
want something better. 
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2486-E Cherry St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Farm Telephones 
Made by the “American,” the 
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Use our highest PA II DC fill 
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phone lines. It gives you a hand¬ 
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lines and how to build and operate 
them. Write for our free hook. 
It’s full of Telephone informa¬ 
tion. 
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A77 Englewood Station, 
Chicago, Illinois. 
Simpson - Eddystone 
Shepherd Plaids 
Dainty checks that make bright, beauti¬ 
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standard of quality. Permanent, fadeless 
color. 
Ask your dealer /or 
Simpson-Eddystone Shepherd Plaids. 
Three generations of Simpsons 
have made Simpson Prints. 
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Which will you have— 
ice cream, sherbet, an ice or frozen custard? 
Your choice of any two flavors can he 
made at one freezing only in the 
American Twin Freezer. Less effort 
than ordinarily required to make one 
flavor, because an easily rocked lever 
does away with tiresome turning. 
Divided can with double dasher, allows 
two flavors to be made side by’ side with¬ 
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Has, in addition, all improvements which its makers 
include in their famous Lightning, Gem and Blizzard 
Freezers — durable pail bound with electric welded 
wire hoop which cannot come off, can with drawn steel 
bottom which cannot fall out and automatic scrapers 
which produce extra smooth, velvety cream. Your 
dealer will gladly show it to you. 
Booklet. “Frozen Sweets." bu Mrs. Rorer, FREE. 
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