The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-09-19
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each admit scarcely gallon Of water 2
dur;ng ten hours. will much sooner 9
wa,sr-lcs a ship than large hole q
,hrcnoh which i poured in . gallon q
minnie. In the financial affairs Of I'D
family. though the large cu'goes mavls
h. canvassed and avoided, the whole
income NAV be drilbbied awsy. ana I
~ advance he made toward c"snre- 4
tcncv. wealth.. or position AZ srn'els
the financial success OF any family de- I
penis more upon the economy o. me
Wife. than upon the earnings or husi-
ness income Of the husband. Mrs Has.
LII in her recently issued Household
Focycl.pmiia.r throws together some
az the small leaks in a household snip
which we copy for a double purpose;
1t "a show the men that their wives
have a multitude OF cares, OF little de-
tails. TO look after generally tar more
items than occur in mans business
pursuits: and 2nd. TO perhaps in some
cases indicate to housewives details
that they NAV not have thought Of
b.fore:-..Much waste is Experienced
I. The boiling etc. Of meats. Unless
watched. the cook will throw out the
water without letting it cool to take
or the fat. or scrape the dripping pan
into the swill-pail- This grease j.
useful in many ways. 1t can Dc burn
~ in lamps mixed with lard; or, when
No pork has been boiled with il. made
into candles. When pork is boiled
alone. it will do 10 fry cakes. if clean
sed. Again, bits of meat are thrown
ont which would make hashed meat.
or hash. The flour is siited in a
wasteful manner, or the bread-pan lsft
with dough sticking to is. Pie crust
i left and laid by 10 sour, instead Of
making a few tarts for tea. etc Cake
halter Is thrown out because but little
i left. Cold puddings are considered
good for nothing. when often they
can be steamed for the next day. or
as IN case OF rice. made over in othel
forms. Vegetables are thrown away
that would warm for breakfast nicely
Dish towels are thrown down wher'
mice can destroy them. Soap is lei
n water to dissolve, or more use
than Is necessary. If Bath brick
whiting, rotten stone, ETC., are used
much Is wasted uselessly. The scrn
brush i left in water. pals scorche'
~ tie stove tubs and barrels left i
the sun to dry and fall apart, cham
her pals allowed to rust, tins Nc
dried. and iron-ware rusted; mic
knives used for cooking in the kitchen
silver spoons are used to scrape ke
lies or forks to toast bread. Rinsin
ofsweetmeats, and skimmings Of syl
mn which make good vinegar, q
thrown out; cream is allowed to monl'
and spoil: mustard to dry in the Pc
and vinegar to corrode the caster; te
roasted coffee, pepper, and spices.
stand open and lose their strength
The molasses jug loses the cork, ~
the flies take possession. Swcetmea
are opened and forgotten. Vineg
is drawn in basin. and allowed
stand until both basin and vineg
are SPOILED. Sugar is spilled fro
the barrel, coffee from the sack, q
tea from the chest. Different sauc
are made too sweet, and both saue
and sugar wasted. Dried irnit b
not been taken care Of in season. a
becomes wormy- The vinegar
pickles loses strength, or leaks Q
and the pickles become soft 70
toes in the cellar grow, and the epro
are not removed until they beco
worthless. Apples decay for want
looking over. Pork spoils for VI
Of salt, and beef because the Or
wants scalding. Hams become tai
Ell. or filed with vermin. for want
the right protection. Dried beef
comes so hard il cant be cut. Che
moulds. and il eaten BY mice o.
min. Lard is not well tried in
Fall. and becomes tainted Bu
spcils for want Of being we'll mad
first. Bones are burned that
make soup. Ashes are thrown
carelessly, endangering the premi
and being wasted. Servants leav
light aud fire burning in the kitci
when they are out all the evening
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