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Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
A PERSIAN STORY. 
Once in Persia reigned a King, 
Who upon his signet ring 
’Graved a maxim true and wise, 
Which, if held before the eyes, 
Gave him counsel at a glance, 
Fft for every change and chance. 
Solemn words, and these are they: 
“Even this shall pass away.” 
Trains of camels through the sand 
Brought him gems from Samarcand ; 
Elects of galleys through the seas 
Brought him pearls to match with these. 
But he -counted not his gain 
Treasures of the mine or main ; 
“What is wealth?” the King would say; 
“Even this shall ’pass away.” 
In the revels of h4s court 
At the zenith of the sport, 
When the palms of all his guests 
Burned with clapping a,t his jests, 
He, amid his figs and wine, 
Cried: “Oh, loving friends lof mine, 
Pleasure comes, hut not to stay ; 
Even this sb/Ul pass away.” 
Fighting on a furious field, 
Once a javelin pierced his shield. 
Soldiers with a loud lament 
Bore him bleeding to his tent; 
Groaning from his tortured sidc,_ 
“Pain 4s hard to bear,” he cried, 
“But with patience, day by day— 
Even this shall pass away.” 
Towering in the public square, 
Twenty cubits in the air, 
Rose his statue carved in stone, 
Then the King, disguised, unknown, 
Stood before his sculptured name, 
Musing meekly: “What is fame? 
Fame is but <i slow decay— 
Even this shall pass away.” 
THE RURAL, 
for sitting, and just the right height to 
use her arms comfortably. On this she 
ironed table napkins, handkerchiefs, and 
other small pieces, thus lessening the 
time she need stand. We think that, as 
a real help in ironing, a mangle for the 
NEW-YORKER 
Preparing Feathers for Pillows. 
Will some one tell me how to prepare 
chicken feathers for stuffing pillows? 
W-e would like information regarding 
this from experienced housekeepers. 
What cleansing process is used, and are 
flat pieces would be a great boon; it the feathers “cured” in "any special way 
seems more often used in English than before stuffing the pillows ? ■ 
American households, though we believe 
the smaller sized machines for family 
use are procurable here. A mangle run 
by electric power would be delightful, if 
it would only come within reach of a 
modest pocketbook. 
“If you don’t gush over people, you 
don’t have to ungush afterwards,” says 
the household philosopher, and there is 
much wisdom in the statement. How 
easy it is to form an enthusiastic and 
unguarded friendship with a new ac¬ 
quaintance, to find later that old friends 
are best, and that indiscreet confidences 
and lack of reserve have placed one in 
an embarrassing position toward others. 
Kindliness and geniality do not neces¬ 
sarily mean complete unreserve; one 
may be agreeable to casual acquaintances 
without discussing family foibles or 
neighborhood failings, and if the ac¬ 
quaintance prove in time to be a friend 
indeed, we shall be none the less es¬ 
teemed if our mutual esteem has been a 
gradual growth. Young people often 
pride themselves on the absolute unre¬ 
serve of their friendships; in after years 
they are likely to realize the wisdom of 
Summer Drinks. 
Havana Amande.—This is a Cuban 
drink. Peel three dozen sweet almonds, 
pound them w-ell to a pulp and boil them 
with two quarts of milk, adding a stick 
of vanilla. Sweeten with a large cup of 
sugar, or according to taste. Let cool; 
strain through a fine sieve and place on 
ice. Cubans serve it in tumblers like 
lemonade. 
Syracuse Egg-nog.—Beat yolks of four 
eggs with half pint sugar until thick; 
then pour over two quarts of strong lem¬ 
onade, to which add grated rind of one 
lemon. Pour into a crystal pitcher; heap 
the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs on 
top and dust with nutmeg. Place table¬ 
spoonful of shaved ice in each glass when 
serving. 
Temperance Mint Julep.—Arrange 
sprigs of mint in tall glasses, fill them 
two-thirds full of cracked ice, over which 
pour a liquid made by adding the juice 
of a lemon to a pint of un fermented grape 
juice and adding a cup of sugar (or 
less). 
Tea Punch.—One pint of black tea, 
reticence, and to learn that there is rea- made as for the table; one pint of sugar, 
son for the wise provision that gave us 
two ears, but only one tongue. 
* 
When the motor-car was nearly ready 
to start on again, says the Youth’s Com¬ 
panion, one of the party, who had been 
stalled for an hour at the Gorham farm, 
fell into conversation with Ezra Gorham, 
who had been standing with gaze riveted 
on the machine. 
“Ever hear of Sherlock Holmes?” 
asked the traveller. 
“Yes, I have,” said Ezra. “We’ve a 
makes a pleasant change. Aftci putting public library down to the village, and two pounds of sugar in three quarts of 
on the dressing, toss potatoes, codfish m’wife takes out a book a week. I wa ter half an hour, 
and a little chopped onion together, ar- guess we keep up with the day as well 
range in the dish, and garnish with pars- as most.” 
“Well, now, I’m a bit of a Sherlock 
Holmes myself,” said the traveller, “and 
I’ve been looking round here a little. 
Although your farm is in such a remote 
spot, and without certain modern im¬ 
provements, I am still of the opinion 
with one teaspoonful of butter and one that you are a man with ambitions, and 
of flour and a cupful of milk or cream. that an occasional trip to the distant city 
Struck with palsy, sere and old, 
Waiting rat the gates of gold, 
Said he, with his dying breath, 
“Life is done, but what is death ?” 
Then, in answer to the King, 
Fell a sunbeam on his ring, 
Showing by a heavenly ray— 
“Even this shall pass away.” 
—Theodore Tilton. 
* 
Boiled salt codfish, flaked into small 
pieces, may be added to potato salad, 
made according to one’s preferred recipe, 
and the result is a codfish salad which 
six lemons, one tablespoonful of gelatine, 
six cloves, one quart of water and a bou¬ 
quet of fresh mint. Make the sugar into 
a syrup by boiling with half a cup of 
water. When cool, add the gelatine (dis¬ 
solved in boiling water), the juice of 
the lemons, the tea and the cloves. Let 
it stand for an hour or two, then add 
water and ice. Place the mint, carefully 
washed and tied, to float on the surface 
of the punchbowl. 
Silver Top.—Take the juice of six 
lemons and the grated rind of three. Boil 
ley, small lettuce leaves, sliced beets, or 
any other material at hand. 
* 
Eggs a la Martin, as given by Harper’s 
Bazar, will make a nourishing dish when 
no meat is desired. Make a cream sauce 
Add to this four tablespoonfuls of grated 
cheese, stir it in thoroughly, and then 
pour into a hot baking dish. Into this 
drop very carefully four eggs, and put it 
into the oven. When the eggs are set, 
serve it at once, garnishing with parsley. 
* 
Here is a bit of wisdom from the Japa¬ 
nese, quoted by Adachi Kinnosuke in the 
Delineator. It is really an epitome of 
domestic science either in the Orient or 
in our own country: “The mistress of a 
house should always and above all things 
pour her mind and hang her heart on 
the matter of food. The dwelling she 
can order the carpenters and architects 
to build. Moreover, the building of a 
house or change of dwelling does not 
occur many times. As for the dresses, 
she is not called upon to make them 
every day. Not so with the preparation 
of the food and drink. In every house, 
everywhere, and at least three times 
every day, meals are served. The mis¬ 
tress of a house may not be called upon 
to cook herself; she may have many 
servants. She should know how to cook 
that she may teach and direct her 
servants.” 
* 
A flat pad of excelsior, three inches 
is included in your scheme of life. I 
am quite sure that you made one such 
trip only three years ago.” 
“Might I ask how you deducted that?” 
inquired Ezra Gorham, in his driest tone. 
“That little outside thermometer which 
I see screwed on the window-frame of 
a chamber window,” said the traveller. 
“No country store that I’ve ever found 
carries these things, and I recognize the 
model as one new about three years ago, 
and since superseded by others. My 
wife bought one. It’s very simple, my 
method,” he added, with an affable smile, 
puzzled at Ezra Gorham’s reddening 
face. 
He was not left to puzzle long, for 
Mrs. Gorham shot out of -the kitchen 
door behind him, and spoke firmly. 
“That thermometer was left here by a 
young man, the only boarder we ever 
took, and he went off, leaving a worth¬ 
less check with Ezry for payment,” she 
said. “He hadn’t a penny in the bank; 
Beat the whites erf 
two eggs to a stiff froth, add to the syrup 
while boiling, and let cool. Add the 
lemon. Let stand over night and strain. 
Fill glasses half full of shaved ice, and 
add the syrup and a few ripe strawber¬ 
ries or cherries. 
Orange Tea.—Have the following 
orangeade prepared early in the morning: 
Pour one quart of cold water in a small 
saucepan; add the juice of two lemons 
and three oranges, a quarter of a pound 
of sugar, a quarter of the rind of a lemon 
and orange. Let it come to the boiling 
point. Strain it into a pitcher. Mix with 
strong tea, let it cool, and serve very 
cold in a punchbowl with a few small 
pieces of orange and pineapple. 
Lime Squash.—Put a tablespoon of 
simple syrup (one pound of sugar boiled 
10 minutes with one pint of water) in a 
glass. Squeeze in the juice of two limes, 
and add a tiny pinch of baking soda and 
two tablespoonfuls of shaved ice. Fill 
with water, stir and drink while effer¬ 
vescing. This can be varied infinitely. 
Crushed strawberries or cherries may be 
added or a few sprigs of fresh borage, 
which has the flavor of celery. 
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The love of dirt is among the earliest 
of passions, as it is the latest. Mud 
pies gratify one of our first and best in¬ 
stincts. So long as we are dirty, we are 
pure. Fondness for the ground comes 
but Ezry’d been took in by his smirking back to a n*an after he has run the 
ways; and he keeps that thermometer to round of pleasure and business, eaten 
remind him of his foolishness—and mine dirt and sown wild oats, drifted about 
—Ezry does, but ’tisn’t any more reliable the world, and taken the wind of all its 
than the one that left it. And I guess moods. The love of digging in the 
if we’d ever been off this farm in our ground (or for looking on while he pays 
thick, and large enough to stand on lives we wouldn’t have been gulled so an °ther to dig) is as sure to come back 
comfortably, is a help to tired feet when easy. It makes Ezry mad’s hops every 
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