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-THE RUR-A-L, NEW-YORKER 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
EACH IN IIIS OWN TONGUE. 
A fire-mist and a planet. 
A crystal and a cell. 
A jellyfish and a saurian, 
And caves where the cavemen dwell; 
Then a sense of law and beauty, 
And a face turned from the clod— 
Some call it Evolution. 
And others call it God. 
A haze on the far horizon. 
The infinite, tender sky. 
The ripe, rich tint of the cornfields, 
And (lie wild geese sailing high— 
And all over upland and lowland 
The charms of the goldenrod— 
Some of us call it Autumn. 
And others call it God. 
Like tides on a crescent sea beach, 
When the moon is new and thin, 
Into our hearts high yearnings 
Come welling and surging in— 
Come from the mystic ocean. 
Whose rim no foot has trod— 
Come of us call it Longing, 
And others call it God. 
A picket lrozen on duty— 
A mother starved for her brood— 
Socrates drinking the hemlock, 
And Jesus on the rood; 
And millions who, humble and nameless, 
The straight, hard pathway trod—• 
Some call it Consecration, 
And others call it God. 
—William Herbert Carruth. 
* 
“If a woman nags and worries her 
husband, give her a few young turkeys 
to raise,” says the Atchison Globe. “No 
woman can nag her husband and raise anc * I thought it remarkably spry after 
young turkeys at the same time.” such an impact. There were some little 
* feathers left on the glass, and I went out 
On the accession of a new sovereign dien1 ' ^ nc ated the window, I 
of Great Britain the herald’s proclama- f uddenly topped, for there at mv feet 
tion is read in each town by the mayor. ' a ; two led ‘ eyed v ‘ rcos among the lilies 
At Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the announce- ° f the Valley ' They | ay close together 
ment of the accession of George V. was on die ” s * dcs with their lovely ruby eyes 
read by a woman mayor, for the first wide open ’ and their heaks open > showing 
tcrior has become badly encrusted, hy¬ 
drochloric acid diluted, swirled gently 
around, and followed by careful rinsing, 
will cleanse the glass. Other stains are 
often removed by putting a few cinders 
the size of peas in the bottle, pouring 
some vinegar over the cinders, and shak¬ 
ing them vigorously. 
* 
Florence Nightingale, the famous 
nurse of the Crimean War. celebrated 
her ninetieth birthday, May 12. She was 
born on May 12, 1820. King George sent 
her a congratulatory message, but as 
her friends had not told her that King 
Edward was dead, fearing the effect the 
shock might have upon the aged lady, 
the message was read to her as from 
“the king.” Miss Nightingale first taught 
the world that nursing was an occupa¬ 
tion for educated women, and thus aided 
in opening a large field of industry to 
them. After her public work was done 
she retired into quiet home life, and 
many of the present generation hardly 
realize that this heroine of camp and 
hospital is still living. 
Almost a Tragedy. 
Such an experience as I had, this June 
day! 1 was by the window when some¬ 
thing came thud! against the glass so 
hard that it startled me. I looked just in 
time to see a bird flying away across the 
street, and said it must be a robin judg¬ 
ing from its size. It flew very swiftly, 
the crimson lining of their mouths. They 
were panting fast, but were otherwise 
motionless. They did not move when I 
lifted them. I brought them in and held 
them in my hands a long time. They 
seemed to have lost all strength to da 
any thing but pant. At last they closed 
their beautiful eyes and seemed to rest. 
Gradualb- one gained strength to notice 
things a little, and after a while both 
closed their beaks, one seeming to sleep, 
while the other showed more signs of re¬ 
covery. 
I asked J. to turn over a big box and 
put some grass in it. The movements 
frightened the stronger bird, and he flew, 
but could not find the way out of the 
door, so clung to the wall. A motion of 
my hands caused the other to wake up, 
and she bit me and screamed quite fierce¬ 
ly. Tbe little black bill was sharp, and 
she put fright and force enough into 
her bites to really hurt me, and she 
screamed like a veritable little vixen. 
The other uttered not a sound at any 
time. At length I put the fierce one into 
the box and she lay quietly on her side, 
for she was still exhausted. Then I had 
to catch the other one, which I succeeded 
in doing after he had bumped himself 
against the wall many times. I put him 
beside his mate and covered the box, 
leaving a little space open for air and 
light. Presently I heard a slight noise 
and looked up in time to see one bird 
flying away and the other standing on 
the box looking about in a dazed way. 
Soon she flew too, and seemed quite able. 
They were wonderfully pretty. The green 
backs, wings, and tails were of a delicate 
shade that I never suspected of being so 
fine. The blue-gray crowns bordered 
with black, and a light line over each 
clear, ruby eye, the delicate white throat, 
all were as dainty as possible. The tiny 
feet and legs were bluish-dark. One bird 
was slightly brighter in color, and I 
Glass carafes or water bottles are not called it the male. He was the silent one 
very much used now, but when in use jj ia ! ') as nc 'cr. violent. 1 he larger bird 
. / 1 ,, that 1 saw flying away was perhaps a 
it is often a problem how to keep them s h r j ke that was pursuing the vireos, and 
clean, especially if the water is hard, when they struck the window he was 
This lime deposit can usually be removed frightened and turned back. I could not 
by putting in some tea leaves, covering s ? c k j s . C n'-° w and , ‘if 0 ? ldy A^ dp u ky k ' s 
with vinegar, and shaking them around } iave been a bj r( j 0 f prcy 
in the bottle. If through neglect the in- another bird lover. 
time in English history, that town having 
elected as its mayor Mrs. Garrett Ander¬ 
son, a. prominent physician. 
* 
To keep a stained or varnished floor in 
good condition rub it with crude oil; 
only a little is necessarj- on the cloth 
used to rub the floor. This cleans the 
floor, and also improves the surface. The 
use of a cloth wrung out of water is a 
mistake, or putting water on such a 
floor; the surface soon becomes dimmed, 
and easily soiled. The crude oil keeps it 
smooth and so little is used that there is 
no oiliness or stickiness resulting. Crude 
oil costs 35 cents a gallon at large stores. 
* 
Spring is rhubarb time, and a variation 
from plain rhubarb sauce is made as fol¬ 
lows ; Cut into small pieces a pound of 
young, unpeeled rhubarb; put a layer 
into a granite baking dish, sprinkle with 
a teaspoonful of sugar and add a few 
dates, stoned and cut in quarters. Con¬ 
tinue with the layers until a pound of 
rhubarb and a half pound of dates are 
used. Put in a few spoonfuls of hot 
water and bake, covered, until the rhu¬ 
barb is tender. Figs or raisins may be 
used. If figs are used they must be first 
stewed. 
* 
A good housekeeper who makes excel¬ 
lent chicken pies lines a deep dish with 
good pie crust, and bakes this a light 
brown. The chicken, which has been 
stewed (but not over-cooked) with a 
little salt pork and other seasoning, is 
then put in tke pie; first a layer of 
chicken, then a layer of hard-boiled eggs 
cut in rings and bits of pastry, baked a 
light brown. Another layer of chicken 
is put in, and so on until the pie pan is 
filled; gravy is added and the top crust 
put on, when the pie is baked in a mod¬ 
erate oven. 
Tapioca Desserts. 
Tapioca Cream.—Soak four tablespoon- 
fuls of tapioca over night. Add to a 
quart of new milk, put on the stove in 
a double boiler until the tapioca is trans¬ 
parent. Have ready the yolks of four 
eggs beaten together with one cup of 
sugar, into which stir the boiling milk. 
Return to fire and let it cook (being 
careful not to let it boil) until it becomes 
as thick as custard. Remove from fire 
and flavor to taste with either grated 
nutmeg or vanilla. Turn into baking 
dish and add meringue made of the 
whites of four eggs beaten stiff with 
four spoonfuls of sugar, one of vanilla 
and a pinch of cream of tartar. Set in 
oven to warm. Serve when cold. 
Cocoanut Cream.—Two tablespoonfuls 
of granulated tapioca, one pint of sweet 
milk, two eggs, half a cupful of sugar 
and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Soak the 
tapioca in water till soft. Boil the milk; 
while boiling stir in the tapioca and the 
eggs beaten with the sugar; cook until 
it begins to get very thick; stir in half 
a cup of grated cocoanut and pour into a 
dish to cool. When cool add the vanilla. 
Pineapple Tapioca.—One cupful of 
pearl tapioca, one medium sized ripe 
pineapple, one quart of water, one cupful 
of sugar, one pinch of salt. Wash the 
tapioca and put to cook with the water 
and sugar in a double boiler. Cook until 
cleared and very tender. Pare the pine¬ 
apple, remove the core and slice very 
thin. Put a layer of the pineapple in a 
deep pan; pour over some of the tapioca, 
then another layer of pineapple, and so 
on till all the pineapple and tapioca are 
used. Serve cold. 
Tapioca Tutti Frutti.—Cook a cup of 
granulated tapioca until clear, add a 
cup of sugar and a tiny pinch of salt; 
two tablespoonfuls of citron cut very fine, 
half a dozen English walnut meats cut 
fine, and half a doze ncandied cherries 
cut into pieces; a teaspoonful of vanilla 
and the well-beaten whites of two eggs 
may now be added. Serve with plain or 
whipned cream. 
Strawberry Tapioca.—Cut large straw¬ 
berries in halves; dip the cut side into 
a little dissolved gelatin and line a "lass 
fruit dish. Cook a box of nice berries in 
a cupful of water and two-thirds cunful 
of sugar until the berries are soft; then 
stir in two tablespoonfuls of granulated 
tapioca and one of orange juice, and 
cook till the tapioca is clear; then take 
from the fire and fold in the beaten 
whites of two eggs; when coo! pour into 
the fruit-lined dish. Chill on ice and 
serve with or without whipped sweetened 
cream over the top. 
Peach 1 apioca.—Soak two tablespoon¬ 
fuls of tapioca in cold water for an hour. 
Then scald two cupfuls of milk and cook 
tapioca in it until clear. Add yolks of 
two eggs beaten with one-half cupful of 
sugar and cook for five minutes. Add 
one cupful of peaches put through a 
press, a pinch of salt and two or three 
drops of vanilla. 
Quick Tapioca Cream.—Scald three 
cups of milk; stir in one-third a cup of 
minute tapioca: cook until transparent 
(about ten minutes cooked in a double 
boiler). Beat the yolks of two eggs, add 
three-fourths of a cup of sugar and a 
few grains of salt, which stir into the 
mixture and cook until the egg thickens. 
Remove from the fire and beat in the 
whites of two eggs, beaten dry. The ad¬ 
dition of the latter transforms the pud¬ 
ding into a rich, creamy dessert. May be 
eaten hot or very cold. 
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