DETROIT, NOVEMBER 10, 1885. TJHIE HOUSEHOLDm=§upplememu THE BEAUTY OF AGE. Say not: “ Behold! I’m growing old." 'l'hy golden locks soft-tinged with gray, That hint of age and youth‘s decay, Btcome thee more, as year by yr ar Thy riper wisdom doth appear. Say not: Alasl I fade as gram.” Thy beauty, fed by springs within, 1: comelier than it e'er hath been; A sweeter bloom, the spirit’s grace, Is kindling in thy earnest face. ___._,.*.,.-_ w What use for the rope if it be not flung Till the swimmer’s grasp to the rock has clung? What help in a comrade‘s bugle blast When the peril of Alpine height-1 is passed? What need that the spur lug pica: roll When the yunneris safe wth n the goal? 'hat worth is eulogy‘s blandest breath When whispered in cars that are hush: din death? lo, Not If you have but a wr rd of cheer Speak it while I am aliv-e, to hear. let us he like the bird, one instant lighted Upon a twig that swim; is; He feels it yield, but sings on, unaflrighted, Knowing he has his wings. —Edwén Arnold. -—-—-—-....———__ THE READING CIRCLE The long evenings of winter are a sea— lon of comparative leisure to the farm- Or's family, and the soleial enjoymezits and plans for intellectuil advancement are apt to be postponed till this time of lighter, less engrossing labor. The com— parative isolation of country life is a great drawback to sociability and co— Operation in improvement. Yet we all need the attrition of mind upon mind, the friction against other atoms of hu— manity, to keep us from letting our own limited lieile world Completely absorb us and become the boundary of our ideas tnd aspirations. What plans have you made for this winter? Shall you yawn and dawdle through the long evenings, knit inter- minable yards of lace, or putyour whole soul into a rag rug? Will you let two or three neighborhood visits and a few church socials comprise your social privileges, and find your only reading in the newspapers? Would it not be agood plan to organize areadingcirele, composed ota few of your friends and neighbors, to meet at each house in succession once aweek, or once afortnight, for the purpose of reading aloud some interesting book; with some simple programme prearranged to save atifiness, and alight lunch of apples, nuts or popcorn to satisfy the desire to “feed” on all occasions which charac— terizes us as a people? Choose some book to be read aloud, arrange for a rec— itation or two, a reading of some article or essay bearing upon the subject or akin to it, asong, if any be musically gitted; and with a bright fire and a cheery welcome, and friendship for each other. much pleasure Would be gained. as well as Something more lasting than pleasure. You will be surprised to see how short your “at home” evenings will be, and how enjoyable the task of looking up subjects and authorities. Do not make themistake of choosmg some dull nook because it is “standard.” “Little bolts must keep near shore.” Interest must be awakened. Generally the minister, the lawy or or the “ literary prig ” of the neighborhood is called on to Select the book to be read, and he feels that to maintain his reputation for erudition he mu~t advise somethi g very learned and dreadfully instructive and dry. Don‘t you be so foolish. You Will be terribly bored and stifle no end of yawns in trying to conceal the fact, and in a month the “ reading circle” will be lonely as a last year's biids’ Lest. Take my advice and begin with anovel. A “ perfec-ily shocking” prescription, isn’t it, but ever so much more interesting than somebody’s History of Civiliz:iti«_-n, which SH ms dry as the. dust of agesiu the living present. Try one of Scont's novels, and see whereit leads you. “ The Monastery,” and its sequel, “The At;— bot” and “Quentin Durward,” though not the author’s best, create a great dc-ire to know more of the history of those times, and M-ss S‘ricklzind’s “Qui ens of 'Englhd,” follows as a natural sequence, «hile the old histories “ill be routed out, to find something more. at out that queer compoundof treachery and hingiimss, Louis XI. Gen. Lew \Vailace’s “Ben H'll‘” is like a door opening upon the path of Jewish history, and the same author’s “The Fair God,” though not. equal in dramatic fore and interest to “ Beu-Hur,” is so vividly descriptive of Mexican life in Monti zumn’s tune,iliat the thrilling story of the handful of Spanish adventurers, whose determination aid will, aided by anrice and religious en— thusiasm, enabled them to imprison in his own capital the reigning Aztec monarch and trample under their feet the most sacred deities of a nation whose warriors outnumbered them as the sands ot the seashore outnumber the ships on the sea, comes to us with entirely new force and interest. One afternoon or evening in aweek, one. in a fortnight, will soon be all too little time for your reading, and your interest in books and desire for knowl- edge will grow upon you like a fever. And soon you will find your taste for gossip “growing small by degrees and beautifully less,” till you will wonder how you ever had patience to listen to the trivial details of what “ she said." Suppose only three or four can be in-: duced to join; remember “small begin- nings make great endings;" do not be discouraged, talk about your reading circle to those who have declined to join, not as if you still wished their aid, but as if i; iiti: content they should not be of 3 our number, and you will soon find them asking to be included. \thn people find an enterprise is flourishing without them they are usually ready enough to join it. And. at. all events the good you get will be. none the less good because O‘hers are too blind to accept it ft rthem- selves. Mrs. A. C. G., of Paw Paw, l“. humbly entreated to tell our HOUSEHOLD of the practical workings and methods of the reading circle to which she belongs. to help those who desire to organize similar unpretentious but pleasant circles. BEAl‘RlX. DIORAL PURH‘Y AS AN AID T0 TEMPERANCE. “ G' (1 means every man to be happv, be sure: We meet With no evu that ha; Lot soul: cure." Happiness has been said to be ill-7‘ aim and end of this life. All are striving for it. each in his own chosen way. Sime with every faculty alnrt are carefully choosing their path among the W'Hld’S labyrinthine ways, aul with just dis- crimination. selecting of ii’e‘s varied gifts such as shall most surely aitl them in securing this priceless bo:.)n»~—hsppi~ ness. Others are blindly and carelessly groping for this same COVeted treasure; eagerly grasping whatever in their wanderings shall present an outward show of brightness and give to their un- scrutinizing minds fair promise. They mmt at last awaken to the futility of theirefforts and the harvest of despair they have so laboriously gathered. If then we accept happiness as life’s greatest good, anything that interferes with that state must be an evil; and one to be fought and if possible overcome. To the successful combat of life’s evils 2 THE HOUSEHOLD. must be broughta trained intelligence; but intellectual training alone has proven inadequate to the task. Moral training must go hand in hand with it. A glance over the history of the past reveals the fact that those nations having the highest intellectual attainments, and cultivating most assiduously the best forms of art, were not the most prosperous and happy. Pompeii was most renowned for its art, yet so depraved that it is no Wonder the fate of Gomorrah fell upon it. great Alexandrian library was rich in all the literature of the ancients, and the fragments of classic poetry which have come down to us show how high were their attainments; yet many regardthe fires kindled in it by Theodosius’ savage soldiery as so much toward the moral purifying of the-world. The training of which the people stood most in need was utterly neglected, and thus they failed of securing a happy peace. Something more than cultivation of the fine arts, and scientific research, is needed to sweep back the tide of wickedness which so darkens this earth—moral culture from the nursery up. We need it to-day to strengthen our hands in the war against the many foes to ultimate happiness. Of all the evils in our way, none so effectually imtefere with and prevent the attainment of happiness as intemperance; and no form of evil more strongly de- mands the earnest thought and effort of every friend of humanity. Despite all the faithful labors of the past, it is still strongly intrenched, and its army of devotees, while being constantly depleted still is continually receiving recruits, so that while we rejoice today over some victories of the past. we feel that a great work still lies before. But still believing th at “we meet with no evil that has not some cure,” we should go hopefully for— ward and “still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait,” for no honest effort intelligently made is ever wholly lost. Though we see not all the imme— diate results we hope for, let us not be disheartened or deem our labor vain. Some one has said: ' The common deeds of the common day, A:e ringing bells in the far away." The necessity for attack we all con- cede; but at what point to mass our forces and put forth our best efforts, is a prob- lem, the solution of which is being sought in manyways. Etch has achosen line of work and considers that line of supreme importance. An addition to our school law now furnishes us a weapon which I feel assured will, if wielded by strong and willing hands, accomplish by far the most for temperance and conse— quent happiness of any force yet em- ployed, for an army that receives no re— cruits will eventually become weak and powerless. The teachers in , our schools now have a work before them, the re- sponsibility of which exceeds? any in the past. , We may carelessly receive or easily forget the impressions of later life; 1) ut what is inculcated in childhood makes an indelible impression, and is sure to The- influence to a great extent the life in after years. While we labor as we may in other directions for the spread of temperance, Itrust we shall 11 it forget or neglect the fair fields of promise in the minds and hearts of the children; but wi:h our teachers laboring side by side, so faithfully till them and so carefully sow with good seed that the harvest may be a firm resolve at manhood’s hour not to endure the evil of intemperance lest they two should at last “pity, then em brace." Mns. J. C. G. Paw Paw. ~-—-———400——-———‘-— AUTUMN LEAV ES. “The hills of autumn run red with wine, The maples blaze in the sunset’s glow, Ripe fruits in the orchard swing and shine, While beauty and gladness reign below; And she lay watching, a pale young girl, Through the opei window the hues of even; ‘Ohl beautiful, beautiful world,‘ she said, ‘Lay me there with the leaves when I am dead, With the leaves and dews of heaven.‘ " The death of a child causes a peculiarly mournful sorrow in the hearts of friends. The young girl whose life we watched growing weaker each day, was cherished as tenderly as afair, sweet flower, but the frost of disease had blighted the bud of promise. In the clear atmosphere of beautiful child-life one must ever believe in the truthfulness of feeling, rest in the pure sincerity of love. One feels nearer ap- pro ach to that larger Life which bears us all on, divine in plan, supreme in pur— pose; sweeping away frail, cherished human constructions in its full, rich cur- rent; making all pain, sacrifice, bereave— ment, toil. grani in use. There was no faltering in the purpose which bore this young life out from the arms of‘ loving friends. The stricken parents knew her grave would be made among the dying leaves. After express— ing this wish, the young girl raised her her side, with heart loving, warm and worshipful, pleads for her child’s life. How could she give up her darling? Time alone could teach her the greater gain of that triinsi-‘ion we C's“. death. But this hour in the valley is to her one of shadow. There is strength growing in the gloom which will gently teach her life’s lessons of gain and its seeming loss; which, through this hour, will bless her life calmly, deeply. “Mimma,” questioned the child, “do you think they miss us long when we are gone? See, the leaves there are so beau tiful, but they soon fade and the wind is blowing them away now.” “ Yes, dlrling,” replied her mother, “but we remember and cherish their beauty always, and so the lives we love live on with our own, through their beauty, love, and truthfulness. Time can never destroy this memory.” I remem- ber once when my mother was thought to be dying she said to us, ‘ My children, I will help you from the other side, if possible.’ That was to me a thought fraught with comfort, and gave the sor— rowful way of parting its only gleam of light. Love lives eternal in memory. It is a pearl which never slips from the clasp of life." eyes to her mother’s face, who, sitting'by' But. who would, if he could, tell what parting means? Life and death has each its farewells equally sorrowful. Too deeply is the soul. stirred. too vastthe knowledge of sorrow, for utterance. The mother watched with her child’s head on her bosom, " Till a mantle of glory flushed her cheek. White a~ the marble, cold and wan; Her voice grew tremulous, low and sweet, Like: the notes of a dying swan; And th an in a moment a rapturous strain Rang out on the air of even; - And we knew by her glazed eye's upward look She was singing then from an angel‘s book. And her songs were the songs of heaven.“ Her bed was made among the fair- hued leaves, frail, beautiful, passing emblems Wafhd down into the earth- paths we walk! The mighty hills watch by the little mound, while here each year in the gold and crimson glory of the autumn leaves, the mother reads again the story of those sad, sweet hours. Every heart has its grave; while the dying leaves fall upon one, and winter’s white-winged storms sweep above an- other. sadder still is that made in the hope and blossoming of spring timel 8.11. G. LnsLin. ——-———-60.————- GLEANINGS FROM “ BABYHOOD.” From the October number of Babyhood, the excellent nursery magazine edited by Dr. Yale and Marion Harland, we have selected a few thoughts which Will com— mend themselves to mothers: Marion Harland, in an article on “ Pre- cocious Children,” portrays the dangers to the precocious child whose “smart- ness ” causes him to figure as the “infant phenomenon ” at Sunday school celebra- t'ons and infant school anniversaries, saying: “It would bedcmandingimpossi- bilrties to warn parents not to feel pride in a child woose mental expansion is fine and rapid. But parental vanity is in ex— cess of affection when sensible people stimula‘e the already too alert mind to ac- quisition, the specific purpose of which (so far as the child can see) is exhibition. Before resigning themselves to the indul- gence of the natural emotion of pride in a bright baby, it behooves his guardians to study seriously the cause and character of the early fruitage. * * Where is the horticulturist so dull that he does not see to it that his rose—slips are rooted before he lets them bloom, and who does not hold back his young trees from hearing? Where is the stock-breeder who would put a year- ling colt on the race track? * * At least half of the child’s life, up to the age of Seven, should be passed in sleep. Sub- tract from the rest the time for eating and you have a remainder that is all working days. He is learning, taking in, assimil- ating, during every hour of these. Your business is to see that his physical system is prepared to sustain the strain, his zeal not being according to knowledge. * * Teach a restless, quick-witted infant little that is not really necessary for him to know till he is five or six years old. He will gain little and you may lose all by the forcing process. He sill not be the better scholar at five-and twenty for having read THE HOUSEHO LD . Y t} fluently at three. * -* Lay the founda- tion of bodily health firmly before begins ing to' build the superstructure of mental vendowmvnts.” Dr. Peck bids mothers beware of injur- ing the child’s eyesight at a very early period Of its life. The young eyes should not be exposed to too strong light out of doors, but protected by a blue or neutral tinted veil, afterward with a brimmed hat or bonnet. The round lace cap the doctor condemns, as it affords no protection to the eyes. The parasol of the baby’s car- riage should never be lined with white, as white lining offers protection from only the direct glare of the sun’s rays, and not at all from their radiation. The lightest permissible shade is light blue, better would be dark shades Of maroon, blue green, or even black. Dr. Peck also in- sists that it is of the utmost importance that visual efforts of the young child be limited to near objects. Under the fourth or fifth month the baby’s eye has no dis— tinct fixation of vision, because the muscles of the parts are not yet under the power of the brain to do its bidding. vGreat damage may be done to the eye by carelessness, and cross-eyed and near- sighted eyes are not unfrequently the result Of want of knowledge on the mother’s or nurse’s part. ____...._.__ FOREST LEAVES. The exquisite beauty of the foliage at this season is remarked by all, and no words can describe the gorgeous tints, the «delicate coloring. Nature, says Ruskin, is sparing Of high colors. It may be so in gray somber England, but here she holds high carnival. A maple tree is a thing -Of beauty and every shrub wears its gayest attire; even the humble catnip wears its pretty serrated 1e ives of pale pink, the ivy its rich crimson, the sumac and hun— dreds of others; and we return from our ramble laden with treasures wishing, Oh! so earnestly. for some art to preserve their rare beauty. A happy chance revealed that secret and now we have them as perfect after months have passed as at first; every shade of coloring mocking the pencil of a Raphael. The modus operandt‘ is very simple: Place on the leaf 8. suffi— cient quantity of powdered resin to cover it, iron with a hot flat iron and you have fixed the fleeting hues for future decora- tion. LEDA. BROOKLYN. — 00>- SOME DOMESTIC REMEDIES AND HELPS. As a remedy for catarrh take subnitrate of bismuth. two drachms, bromide potas- sium, two drachms; tincture of camphor, two drachms; pure water, two ounces; mix; shake before using. Inhale of the above twice or more times a day; add more water if tOO strong. Each time take in the palm of the hand and use as you would salt and water, drawing a small quantity up into the head. I have cured a desperate headache within a few minutes by causing the head to discharge by its use. For weak eyes, take weak camphor and water, put in the least little pinch of a DcLand’s saleratus; wash the eyes care» fully by rubbing the eye always toward the nose, and you will be surprised to see how it will clear and relieve them. To take streaks off window glass or mirrors, after they have beeh washed, while the glass is yet damp, put. just a little stone lime on a dry rag and wipe. and it will seem equal to polish. To lighten labor where fresh pie has to be made every day, take lard enough to last for the week’s use and mix thorough- ly with flour; keep in the cellar; then for each pie use one cup full. Wet only what you use each morning separately. This perhaps may be of use to E L. Nye in making those many milespf pie crust. I heard a sensible and judicious person say that many aday her family would have been without fresh pie if she had not adopted this plan. PERSIS. ~-—-——-oc+—-——-—-—— FASHIONS IN FURS. Ladies who possess mink furs will be glad to hear that they‘ are coming in fash- ion again, especially for elderly ladies. A mink~lined circular is a valuable pos— session. The newest circulars have shir- red shoulders and standing collars of fur. A set of furs to be worn with any wrap not trimmed with fur now consists of a small collarette with square tabs reaching half way to the waist, and a small, round mufi, or the newer flat curved muff, called the Crescent. The long chasuble collar with deep fronts and muff attached, is worn. Natural beaver fur is very fash- ionable this season, used in sets and for trimming any color except black. For trimming furs, those sold by the yard to trim wraps, the Persian lamb, black fox (a long fur) black lynx and Russian hare, are used not only on black but on gar- ments of every color. The black marten or “ Alaska sable,” which, undisgnised by furrier’s arts, was known as illeplzz'tis Americana, or plain unvarnished skunk, id much used to trim very elegant gar— ments in plush and brocade velvet; it costs from $1.50 to $5 per yard. Seal retains its supremacy and is now out into trimmings. The round capes of fur, reaching only tO the elbow,are to be worn again, but the high-shouldered appearance is not seen in the new ones, the sides being held down by elastic tapes under the arms. Fur of some kind is seen on almost every new garment for out door wear, and is em ployed to trim many street costumes. ——.-——.——¢ oo—-»———---—- INQUIRIES TO ANSWER. Do any of our members use a soapstone griddle and like it? We ‘ hoped to es— cape the smoke of burning grease by having one, but the cakes stuck to it, and itis hard to make hot enough, and we now use the old iron one. If some one can tell me how to use it I will be thank ful. Also, is there any preparation to apply to a bar-berry bush to kill the spores of the rust which goes from it to grain plants? We have one in our yard and every grain crop raised near it rusts, but we don't like to destroy the bush, as it is handsome with its red berries all the fall and winter. Corned beef may be kept until into harvest time at least. (our barrel gets empty by then) by scalding the brine be— fore warm weather comes, skim it well and pour it bar-k on the meat scalding hot; alwws keep the meat under the brine by means of clean flat. series. About a month after this throw away the 01d brine, make a fresh brine, pour it on boiling hot, and scald it once a month or six weeks, as long as the meat lasts. Nl tainted barrels should ever be used to pu meat in. EULALIE. HOWELL. , [We hear general complaint amon housekeepers that brown cakes are possible on a soapstone griddle, an their use is generally discarded. Sacriflc the bar-berry bush; it only serves to in crease a fungus growth which is one o the serious pests of the wheat crop, and for which the only remedy seems to be exterm‘nation of the plant which serves as host for the resting-spores Of the fungus] _____...___ ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. A ” Young Housekee per” asks if pickles keep better in white wine vinegar than in cider vinegar. and if so, why; and also in what respect Wine vinegar differs from cider vinegar. Wine vinegar is made from wine which is unfit for drinking, by gradual oxidation. It contains acetic acid and water, a little ethyle acetate and bitartra’e of potash. Sulphuric acid is often added as an adulterant. White wine vinegar contains no yeast plant. Cider vinegar Contains in addition to the above, malic acid, and the conversion into vinegar is hastened by the presenee of the yeast plant. It is the active fer- ment Of quite acid vinegar containing considerable yeast plant which. causes pickles to “work” or soften. The vinegar used for this purpose should not be too strong. If pickles soften, remove them to weaker Vinegar. Pickles keep better in white wine vinegar, because of the absence of the principle of ferment—~' the yeast plant. We are asked to name a few hardy flowering shrubs. not costly, suitable to plant on the lawn. The inquiry properly belongs to our H )rticultural department, but we can suggest a few which are desir- able. Tne Snoke Tree, Rims coil/ms, is beautiful in autumn, and pretty at all times; Deutzz'a gracilis has lovely white flowers, as has also Spirited tt'z'loba and the mock syringa, often called “orange tree;” the double-flowering almond and Japan quince give rich masses of color. Roses wo 11d be desirable were it not for the constant vigilance required to sub- due the rose slug. Yucca file'mentosa, “Spanish daggers” though not a shrub, is yet a curious and beautiful ornament to a lrwn, and may balance a rich red pmony. The Wiegela is also a fine shrub When my “castle in Spain ” materialize —ah me! will it everl—I shall, in spite Of all suggestions 0‘; " commonness," plant a a 4 THE HOUSEHOLD. wild crab-apple tree for the sake of its charming pendant pink flowers. and their delict us odor,which I esteem highly. It is not a beautiful tree, being angular and knotty, with short “stubby” branches. But it. is like some people; we are willing to overlook some faults for the sake of compensating good qualities, and itis rare indeed, in fruit or flower or person, toflnd all good things combined in the individual. The dogwood and the bittersweet vine will neighbor with my crab~apple tree, too. “All things come to him who can wait”—if he waits long enough! A re— quest for directions for “doing spatter- work” has lain on my desk for several weeks, unanswered, because spatter work seemed one of the lost arts. But in the Toronto Globe of last week, directions are given as follows: "For this you will need specimens of ferns, leaves, flax, grasses, and vines. Procure a piece of fine wire netting, fastemd to a frame; a cake Of India ink; 13 paper Of fine needles, and a nail brush or tooth brush. In ashallow dish eon- taining a little water. rub the ink till the desired shade is obtained; after arrang- ing the specimens fastening down with the needles all those which do not lie flat, dip the brush lightly into the ink. and try the spatters on a piece of paper to regulate the ElZ-f; they should be so small as to he scarcely disct rnible. Then give a gentle spatter over all the work. Then remove the parts which are to appear in the background, and spatter again. Then remove the parts to appear in shadow, and spatter again. Last. remove the parts to appear in the light, and give a gentle spatter over all the work. The ink must be allowed to dry before each remtiwl, or the work would be blotted.” The tasteful arrangement of the ferns, leaves, etc, is of great importance in this work, also the neatness and care with which it is executed. B. __...._._. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural Jl'ew Yorker recommends the f: llowing method of washing black stockings: “ Wash thoroughly in strong salt water and dry, then wash again in another solution, finishing in clear Water. If properly done the dye will not rub off on the feet or underclothing.” THE disagreeable odor of mucilsge which has soured may be prevented by diSSolving in water a few crystals of ear- bolic acid and adding a few drops of the solution to the mucilage. this solution in a pail of whiiewash will drive away cockroaches. A bottle of bromine, left uncorkcd in a room, will drive away flies and mosquitoes. If you wish to set together blocks of velvet or plush in any of the fancy Wd‘rk so fashionable and beautiful at present,- you can av rid the bungling seams usual on such thick material by drawing several threads at a seam’s distance from the edge, and sewing through the space from which the threads were pulled. Either velvet or plush can be pieced in this way, and the seam be hardly noticeable. Wn remember that in " war times” Au ounce of when cotton twine was rarely seen and a twisted paper cord formed a substitute in tying packages, how carefully every scrap of the cotton twine was saved for future use. Bomeof us retain the old way of twisting the long lengths which come round bulky packages about our fingers, and dropping them into alittle bag till needed. This accumulation may be util- ized by tying them together, winding into a ball, and then crocheting a square piece of sufficient size for a dishcloth. The frequent knots do no harm, and the dishcloth is neat and handy, while the labor involved is very slight. Try it. GEN. CLnteMAN, of North Carolina, thinks every family should raises. few plants of tobacco for its medicinal uses. He says there is nothing like an applica- tion of wet leaf tobacco to a wound to take down inflammation. Its use p’re- served to him a limb badly mangled by the discharge of afgun, when the phy— sicians said the “ secondary fever” would prove fatal. He ordered his attendant to swathe the leg in wet tobacco leaves, and in spite of the surgeon’s declaration that it was suicidal, the wound healed with rapidity. Southern planters are aware of the medicinal virtues of tobacco in such cases. It is also good for inflammation of the eyes, relievesa sore throat and easas a bunion. The commercial tobacco is too much adulterated to use in this way. --—--—-——¢OO————— L. B. P., of Armada, called on the HOUSEHOLD Editor last week, and left as a souvenir of a very pleasmt visit a fine cabinet photograph of herself for the HOUSEHOLD album that-is to-be. __...__ Mus. J. P. P. thanks 0. for information about creameries, and wishes to ask if she is satisfied with the quantity and quality of the cream that she gets, and if she believes she gets as much asif the milk were set in shallow pans. ”WE— MRS. A. A. Human—Inquire of your grocer for the slap you mention. If he does not keep it in stock, request him to procure it for you. This he will do if you insist; otherwise he will probably tell you some other kind, which he has, is just as good. _____...,_.__.._. WE hope to hear more frequently from our correspondents hereafter. All who areintercstcd in the “little paper” are Cordially invited to contribute. We want some hints on making Christmas presents, some tested recipes, some meth.r ds of saving labor—anything which will help womankind in any way. W Iris now nearly five years since, in a discussion on Woman’s capabilities and possibilities, “S rong Minded Girl ” as- sumed the name by which she has been known to HOUSEHOLD readers. The oc- casion having passed which rendered the nom de plume fitting, she feels it to be a misnomer. Having become accustomed and attached to in, she will not discard it. entirely, but. write over the initials S. M. G. hereafter. LUCILLE, of Pinckney, says she enjoyed Miss Bunton’s letter “From Over Seas" very much and hopes the HOUSEHOLD; will be favored with further letters from this source (a wish which the Editor heartily seconds), saying that though she has read histories and descriptions of‘ many foreign lands, and the queer ways of their inhabitants, it will seem doubly real and interesting to have scenes and incidents described by one of our HOUSEHOLD hand. She suggests that the ladies contribute some good wholesomer toothsome recipes for Thanksgiving dinner, which is drawing rapidly near, and adds her mite by sending a recipe for pie crust which she says even a dyspeptic can eat with impunity—[This recipe will be found in the proper column; please send some more recipes. For informa- tion desired, write to the Home of the Friendless, Detroit—En] .__._._._.____ Contributed Recipes. Pm Cuban—White of one egg beaten to a stiff froth; one tablespoouful white sugar; one cup lard; pinch of salt; five tablespoonfuls of' water; just enough flour to hold all together; roll thin; bake lightly. I s as good for tart- shells as for pies, and can be kept six weeks as “ shells.” Delicious. Try it. LUCILLB. Pincxmrx. Luna’s GIXGER Snaps—One cup molasses and one cup of sugar boiled together for a few minutes; then add one cup of lard or butter- two teaspoonfuls of soda dissolvcd in three tablespoonfuls of boiling water; one teaspoon, ful of ginger or one—half teaspoonful of ginger and one half teaspoonful of cinnamon; and about five cups Of flour. These are uncxcelled, and are adapted to winter use, as neither eggs nor milk are used. Lana. BROOKLYN. CORNED Bear PICKLE.—T0 100 pounds of beef take four pounds of brown sugar, four quarts of salt, four ounces of saltpetre. Pul- verize the sugar, salt and saltpetre; sprinkle a little of the mixture in the bottcm of the barrel, then a layer of meat, then another of the mixture, and so on till the barrel is full _ (if you have meat enough to fill it). Pound down each layer with a muller and in a few days it will makeits own brine. DO not use any water if you want your meat nice and sweet; putapress on the top and keep the meat under the brine. If you do not want to boil apiece and still wish cold meat for tea, take a piece out of the brine. slice it off thinI and eat it raw. It. is much bettcr than the old-fashioned way of drying bt‘l‘f, and much less trouble. PAW Paw. Ccsrann Carin—Beat the whites Of four eggs to a froth with one cup of white sugar; then add one half cup of sweet cream, and flour to make a medium batter. Sift two tea- spoonluls of baking powder into the flour. Be careful not to get too much flour; bake in round tins. Custard: Take one heaping tea- spoonful Ol cornstarch dissolvrd in a little milk; add one half cup of sugar, yolks of two eggs, one cup swcet milk. Put itin a bowl and set in a dish of boiling water on the stove ; stir occasionally until boiling hot, and when all [ruffed up, take off the stove and “hen cool put between the layers. I made a cake by this recipe and took it to the fair and got; first premium If you go according to directions you cannot beat it as a common cake. '1 BOIAS J. 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