Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-02-25

| ana ne SnrlnkS away mutterIng 10 hlmSel1,
"Well, | am afraid that stopping my paper
has not ruined him after ALL"
These swells, who stop their papers on
account Of some milf which has found It's
way into their Uranium, are sure to watch
the time of the next issue, thinking that
another number will make its appearance ;
and they are sure to borrow their neighbor's
copy to see if it does not contain the editors
farewell address to his readers.
We once knew a minister, who, in des-
cribing the Christians character, and the
circumspection of his walk, said the way to
heaven required as much care as it did for
cat to walk on wall covered with broken
bottles. 1t is something so with an editor,
if he is to please everybody.
A Word OR TWO ABOUT BED COVERING
People are often Short in that golden
product called common sense-and in rela-
ton to nothing more than bed-coyerlng.
What one sleeps under has vital connec-
ton with the health; and many day is
made miserable just as the sleep of the
preceding night has been beneath proper
or improper clothing. A popular writer
has the following
"Three-fourths of the bed covering of our
people consist of what are miscalled COM
fortable,' viz: two calico cloths with glazed
cotton wadding laid between and quilted in
"The perfection Of dress, for day or night
where warmth is the purpose, is that which
confines around the body sufficient of its
rest. Where the body is allowed to battle
expect an unhealthy action upon the skin.
Where there is too little ventilating escape,
what is called insensible perspiration is
supervenes. Foul tongue in taste, and lack
| In all cases the temper suffers, and my
dear, this is execrable coffee is probably
| the morning salutation. ~
Elbow much is the rosy health of poor
children due to the air leaking bed rooms of
their parents-and what generator Of pale
faces is close chamber!
| bed with the lightest and most porous blan-
kets. The finer the better. The cheapest
in price are the dearest in health. Com
fortables are uncomfortable and unhealthy.
Cotton, if it could be made equally porous
and keep so, we should prefer it to wool.
The same for daily underclothes. But more
than all else. let your chamber be we'll
ventilated Knock in hole somewhere to
give your escaping breath exit, and another
to give fresh air to your lungs in place of
what they have expired. So shall you have
pleasant dreams to night, and in the morn
ing, cheerful rising, sweet breath: and
good appetite. These blessings combined,
will secure to healthful parents household
of bright rosy-cheeked memorials of rich
and fruitfnl affection u
ADVICE TO HOUSEWIVES britannia should
be first rubbed gently with wooden cloth
and sweet oil; then washed in warm suds,
and rubbed with soft leather and whiting.
Thus treated, it will retain its beauty to the
last.
New iron should be very gradually heated
at first; after it has become Injured to the
heat it is not likely to crack. --
tits good plan to put new ealthen ware
into cold water and let it heat gradually
unit; it boils-then cool again. Brown
earth ware, particularly, may be toughened
in this way. A handful Of rye or wheat
bran thrown in while it is boiling, will
preserve the glazing so that it will not be
destroyed by acid or salt. sa WIZ ga
Clean brass kettle before using it for
cooking, with salt and vinegar.
The oftener the carpets are shaken the
longer they will wear; the dir, that collects
under them grinds out the threads.
If you wish to preserve fine teeth always
clean them thoroughly after you have eaten
your last meal at night
Woolens should be washed in very hot
suds, and not rinsed. Luke warm water
shrinks them
Do not wrap knives and forks in woolens.
Wrap Them in a good strong paper. Steel
is injured by lying in woolens.
Suet keeps good all the year round if
chopped and packed down in a stone jar, and
covered with moIasses
Barley straw is the best for beds; dry
husks slit into shreds are better than straw.
When molasses is used in cooking, it is a
prodigious improvement to boil and skim it
before you use it. It takes out the unpleas-
ant raw taste, and makes it almost as good
as sugar. When molasses is used much for
cooking, it is we'll to prepare one or two
gallons in this way at q time.
Never allow ashes to be taken up in wood,
or put into wood. Always have your
matches. and lamp ready for use in case Of
sudden alarm. Have important papers all
together, where you can lay your hands on
them at once, in case Of FIRE.
Use hard soap to wash your clothes, and
soft to wash your floors. Soft soap is SO
slippery that it wastes good deal in wash
ing clothes. ~ &
Y i easy to have q supply Of horse-radish
NJ winter. Have quantity grated while
the root Is in perfection, put it in bottles, fill
It with vinegar, and keep it corked up tight.
u A Yankee gentleman, conveying a
British gentleman around 10 view the diHfe-
rent objects Of attraction in the city of
Boston, brought him to Bunker Hill. They
stood looking at the splendid shaft, when
the Yankee said
g This is the place where Warren fell.n
All = replied the Englishman, evidently
not posted up in local historical matters
did il hurt him much ~
Hurt him e exclaimed he, he was
killed. STRIP II u s II i as4az
All, he was, Ell % said the stranger, still
eying the monument and computing its
height in his own mind, layer by layer;
Well, | should think he would have been,
to fall SO far !" 6sefs9s 1879
Once on a time,n an Irishman and
an old negro were fighting, and while grap-
ping with each other, the Irishmarl ey-