1811. 
The Michigan Woman on Summer 
Boarders. 
A discussion of Summer boarders on 
a farm leads me to add my observa¬ 
tions, if not my experience, for I live 
near Lake Michigan where thousands 
of Chicago people cross over and spend 
a vacation in our sand and fruit trees. 
The city woman has so many con¬ 
veniences in the nearby shops, the street 
car, the gas, electricity, city water and 
such things that she little knows what 
she entails on her hostess by her re¬ 
quests and requirements. As a rule, 
she is unwilling to pay what it is 
worth, for the time that is lost in get¬ 
ting back and forth, the expense of the 
trip and the expenses that go on, like 
rent and such things, all are counted 
out of the board. The children of city 
parents transported to the farm miss 
the companionship of the neighborhood 
children. They are less resourceful 
when obliged to play alone and they 
give their mother and the hostess a 
“merry chase.” It is hard for grown¬ 
ups and children to adjust themselves 
to such a different way of living, dis¬ 
satisfaction grows aided by lonesome¬ 
ness and strangeness and quietness, 
“nothing doing,” the rush and hurry 
of city life all removed—is it any won¬ 
der my lady hurries back to her own 
home, leaving the farmer’s family lit¬ 
tle better off in purse, but long on ex¬ 
perience? If she goes into a Summer 
hotel regular fixed rates are charged, 
her wants are anticipated (or not 
worried over), she does not lack com¬ 
panionship and if she dare take chil-' 
dren there, they have their own quar¬ 
ters and caretakers and separate din¬ 
ing-rooms. To take boarders with sat¬ 
isfaction to all and to make something 
one should charge at least a dollar a 
day, several should be entertained and 
enough should be engaged to keep the 
house full throughout the season. The 
woman who undertakes to care for 
boarders should have little care be¬ 
sides; the mother of little children or 
one who is not strong should not at¬ 
tempt it. She should have an accom¬ 
modating husband and one who will do 
his share as well as tell “how much we 
made” and spend the money. She should 
have a good garden and plenty of fruit, 
or get both direct from the grower. She 
should be able to serve young chickens 
and fresh eggs; if city people go into 
the country it is for farm food and 
and these should be provided. 
That city people have been imposed 
upon by farmers who advertised and 
accepted them when not able to give 
them ordinary accommodations, we all 
know. They cannot eat the farm, or 
breathe the air if a barnyard is near 
and flies plentiful. Mosquitoes are ter¬ 
rible here in Michigan at times. They 
should be subdued or checked by 
porches screened or mentioned when 
arrangements are made. Canned goods 
are the city dwellers’ year round food, 
and should not be on the farm table. 
Stale eggs and thin milk are not apt to 
keep or bring back boarders. If one 
takes a large number of boarders, say 
10 or more, one can let the less desir¬ 
able ones go and select the ones for 
another year that are easily suited, that 
are appreciative and one can know what 
kind of people are coming. Those who 
have failed at keeping boarders are 
those who rush into it and out of it 
with little experience, and those who 
try to make too much for the time 
being. It is like other business, “not 
built in a day,” one season may be only 
a preparation for another very satis¬ 
factory one, while in itself very dis¬ 
appointing. “Learn to do by doing” 
applies to this as to other tasks; no 
one should feel she has mastered it in 
one season or with one family. The 
secret is to charge enough to cover 
one's expenses, one’s time, the wear 
and tear on household goods, and to 
put one’s own interests largely aside; it 
can t be done as a side issue. 
Satisfactory help is scarce. Girls can 
have their choice of many good places. 
THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
46 
Why should they engage to work where 
exacting city boarders expect “40 trips 
upstairs” when one is tired. If one 
cannot take a girl into partnership, re¬ 
alizing her work is an asset as well as 
the rooms and the poultry products, 
better depend on daughters or labor- 
saving machines, for hired girls have 
a habit of deciding to leave or have a 
sick mother or something equally dis¬ 
turbing when hot weather and boarders 
are at the other end of the plank. 
City children we know are in a very 
unnatural environment. When they get 
to the country with its freedom from 
“cops” and dangers, they seem to let 
loose their pent-up energies, inquisi¬ 
tiveness and lawlessness. It is a great 
trial to those who see property de¬ 
stroyed and pet animals mistreated. 
This should be spoken of when engag¬ 
ing boarders, for some mothers do not 
realize the depredations their children 
are committing, being ignorant of 
country life themselves. Some women, 
like some hens, make poor mothers, 
that kind should be avoided in tak¬ 
ing them into one’s home, for their 
stay will not be satisfactory. Were I 
to take Summer boarders I should 
stock up with medicine, by a physician’s 
instructions, of such kinds liable to be 
needed, with plain directions for adults 
and children. A change of water, food 
and other things, a lack of excitement 
and anxiety all tend to work physical 
changes. Then there is the possible 
accident and no doctor near! The 
mother who brings children into 
the country should be asked to 
bring her own physician’s remedies 
for such things as they may need. 
There are prickly heat, sunburn, mos¬ 
quitoes and the ever-present stomach 
ache where green apples and cucum¬ 
bers may abound. This precaution 
would save many a shortened vacation 
and disappointment to all concerned. 
A profusion of flowers and being able 
to pick freely will help wonderfully, 
and annuals should be planted and 
cared for. A steady horse for them 
to drive will add to their pleasure and 
the pleasure they give, for who does 
not want to give satisfaction in ex¬ 
change for money. This is a good 
place to remember the Golden Rule 
and try to give the square deal. Many 
of our valuable friends came by acci¬ 
dent, and who can tell but in doing 
the right thing by a city woman we 
may not be making lifelong friends, 
such friends as mere money and pros¬ 
perity do not bring to us ? 
A MICHIGAN WOMAN. 
and looked as good as new. The lovely 
cloak was for Baby John's christening, 
and he looked very sweet indeed as he 
pulled at the beautiful lace with his 
chubby hands and looked up at the good 
old minister, as the solemn words of 
baptism were pronounced. f. 
BOYHOOD 
AND 
Making Over to Advantage. 
“Here, Huldah, are some things to 
make over for the children,” said 
Mother as she tucked a big bundle into 
the buggy just as Huldah was starting 
for home. 
The bundle contained, among other 
things, a dress of cream white wool 
henrietta cloth with trimming of fine 
wide lace and satin ribbon. The skirt 
was somewhat soiled, so Huldah ripped 
that and colored it dark red with crim¬ 
son dye. There was enough material 
in the skirt to cut one of the long waist- 
ed princess models with pleated skirt 
for her little daughter. That was easy 
for a “making over’’ process. It is al¬ 
ways more work to “make over” than 
to make up new material. But the waist 
taxed Huldah’s ingenuity, and from it 
she evolved the seemingly impossible, a 
baby coat or cloak of ample size for 
Baby John. The old-fashioned large 
puffed sleeves were immense, really, and 
they made the skirt ot the cloak and the 
little coat sleeves besides. The capote 
was fashioned from the back and fronts 
of the waist, and the yoke pieced from 
them, too. The piecings were scarcely 
noticeable in the capote, and in the yoke 1 
were hidden by the ribbon and lace 
trimming. The fine cotton lining that 
was in the waist and sleeves was used 
to line the cloak, though Huldah was 
sorely tempted to buy some silk for 
that. The waist material was carefully 
washed of course before making up, 
Stewed Red Cabbage.—Cut one red 
cabbage into thin slices, put them into a 
stewpan with a small slice of ham cut in 
dice, one-half ounce of butter, half a 
pint of weak stock or broth and a gill 
of vinegar. Cover the pan closely and 
stew for one hour. When very tender 
add another half pint of stock, pepper 
and salt to taste and one tablespoonful 
of powdered sugar, mix well together, 
stir over the fire until nearly all the 
liquor has dried away and serve with 
fried sausages as a garnish. 
Stuffed Potatoes with Hamburg Gravy. 
—Bake one dozen good-sized potatoes. 
When done cut off a cap at one end of 
each, remove inside, mash and mix with 
it one tablespoon of butter, one table¬ 
spoon of onion (minced), a teaspoon of 
salt and a saltspoon of pepper. Stuff 
the skins and put back in the oven for 
30 minutes. For the Hamburg gravy cook 
one-half pound Hamburg steak, add to it 
a cup of water, a tablespoon of chopped 
onion and a teaspoon of salt; thicken | 
with a dessertspoon of flour and a table- 
spoon of butter. 
Priscilla Cream Roll.—Pare and chop 
fine six medium-sized raw potatoes. 
Season with half teaspoonful of salt, a 
teaspoonful of onion juice, a dash of 
cayenne, and add just enough cream 
sauce to bind them together. Put them 
into a buttered shallow baking dish 
and place in a moderately hot oven in a 
pan of hot water. Cook until the pota¬ 
toes are done; then roll them over like 
an omelet, let them stand a few minutes 
linger, but do not let them brown. Turn 
out on a heated dish and garnish with 
parsley and broiled ham. 
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guise of medicine to boys. 
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