Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-19
Gaoits' Department.
From TIE Natioa.
Domestic Datieg.
AND
HINTS TO HOUSEEEEPERS.

held 10 appoint 8 certain hour Tor the giving
cut Of stores for The day or week, and require
puue.uau.y ca the part Of domesIies in making
their requests known. Should they neglect
from fOigeIfalness to apply for the articles they
need at the proper time, the mistress should
refuse to reopen her store room, aud thus
demonstrate to them the inconvenience arising
hon inatlsntiOn and negligsncs. A lesson OF
this kind will prove beneficial in other respects
also it will prove The ftnness and decision
Of The lady OF the house-aAd will do more to-
wards producing system oforder and prompt.
Dess, than all the lectures and advice that you
could heap together. The giving out Of stores
by the mistress also ensures a proper degree Of
domestic e~couony-for she learns how much
is required per week, of articles in use, and she
cannot be imposed upon, or be requested to
procure supplies which are wasted. instead Of
being judiciOusly used.
Il may not be improper in this connection,
10 offer a few remarks relative to the SUSPECT
on sometimes manifested by mistresses to-
wards servants. Until actual deceit aud dis
honesty is discovered, 1t IS best to maintain an
unsuspieiOus and generous manner in the ne
cessary intercourse which must occur between
employers aud domest;cs. Tender hearts off,
times beat beneath rough exterlOrs, and the
locking Of chamber doors, and ordinary arti-
I clSs offurniture, imply as great 4 want of trust
as spoken words. A writer, evidently possess
t ing a true know edge Of human nature, says
4 Il knew a lady formerly, who. during her life,
+ might be thought to anticipate the tOrments oil
another world, by the evident state OF p%erpiex-
ity and uneasinsss to which her suspicious
temper had brought her. She never had,
according to her own account, an honest ser
want, and, to say the truth, her domeslics,
mere frequently from the low desire to oul-Wit
her, than from dishonest propensities, often
afforded her cause for disquietude and vexa-
tion."
When a fault is discovered the first time,
gentle treatment will often prove far more sf.
tNSeNoi hth ~ WNooulOos W. OuC0 IChu
ofs lady who discovered theft on the part Of
u servant, and was tempted, therefore, to dis
miss her. Finding her, however, upon exam
%ination to be friendless, she took pity on her-
aud conversing with her freely relative to her
fault, told her as suspicion could not reform
her, she (the lady would try to forget the cir
Cumstance entirely if The offender would prom
Use, soleunly, never again to betray the trust
reposed in her. The promise was made, and
the lady was rewarded for her forbearancs and
gentleness by a prolonged and faithful service
Of years from her grateful and attached ser.
want.
In a previous number we referred 10 the
purchase of articles for a household, aud re.
turn to the subject, in order to state a few par.
t~iculars which may not be generally known
and which may prove profitable. Candles,
soap, and many olher things, "are more ad-
vantageously purchased in large quantities. "
andes improve by keeping, as does also soap
the latter should be cut into small pieces.
weighing about half a pound, and should be
kept in a dry and ~tslerably warm place.
1t is best not to use soap until six months after |
it is purchased. large percentage will be
saved by following out this direction. A close
and heavy grained loaf sugar is the best s. Il
to procure: porous sugar 10 not econVnica,
as almosta double portion is required ir
sWeetening, than when a hard and solid sug RI
is used. "RiCe should not be purchased nj
large quantities, as an insect is apt 10 breed inI
II; to prevent this, all seeds should be kept IL |
earlhenwars jars and be covered from the air.
In preparing for dinner parties, or in providing
conlectlons for home use, it is usually found
10 be more economical to purchase those of Il
superior order, than to prepare them. No
risk attends this course, for you are assured o
their being well made, and also do not suG.l
loss attendant upon vain attempts. Common
preserves are better when made at home, and
are less expensive.
Fruits, for winter use, may be preserved in
many vAys--but, generally speaking. the rooms
or cellars in which they are placed should be
tight and free from damp. Apples and pears
may be laid on a dry floor, or shelf, and be
covered with a linen cloth-or they may be
packed in barrels, and bs kept where they
will not freeze,
More delicate fruits may also be preserved
by wiPing them dry TO clear away the moisture
which they yield after gathering, and then pla-
cirg them in earshern jars, and covering them
with layers Of dry sand Of about an inch in
thickness, Zach jar should be- we'll filed, cL
ssd with cement, and placed in a ceol. drv
place, but where it cannot be affected be rros.
When fruit has been frOst-Aillsn. it should be
Put into cold water which will recover it, iii
be suffered to reman in it a sufficient time"
"onions and bulbs should be laid loosely on