, 1865-07-07
Household Leaks.

doubtless, who need telling Of this sort, while
there are many others who will learn something
I by reading what follows:
"Much waste is experienced in the boiling,
etc.. of meats. Unless watched, the cook will
throw out the water without letting it cool to
take off the fat or scrape the dripping-pan into
the swill-pail. The grease is useful in many
ways. It can be burned in lamps mixed with
lard; or, when no pork has been boiled with it,
made into candles. When pork has been boiled
alone it will do to fry cakes, if cleansed. Again,
bits Of meat are thrown out which would make
hashed meat or hash The -four is sifted in a
\ wastful manner, or the bread pan left with the
dough sticking to it. Pie crust is left and laid
by to sour, instead of making few tarts for tea,
etc. Cake batter is thrown out because too lit
tie is left Cold puddngs are considered good
for nothing, when oftentmes they can be steamed
for the next day. or, as in the case of rice, made
over in other forms. Vegetables are thrown
away that would warm for breakfast nicely
Dishcloths are thrown down where mice can
destroy them. Soap is left in water to dissolve,
or more used than is necessary. If Bath-brick,
whiting, rotten stone, ETC., are used, much is
wasted uselessly sThe scrubbing brush is left
in water, pals scorched by the stove, tubs and
barrels left in the sun to dry and fall apart
chamber pals allowed to rust, tins not dried,
and iron ware rusted; nice knives used for cook
ing in the kitchen; silver spoons used to scrape
kettles, or forks to toast bread. Rinsings of
sweetmeats, and skmming ofsyrup, which make
good vinegar, are thrown away; cream is allowed
to mold and spoil mustard to dry in the pot,
and vinegar to corrode the easier; tea, roasted
coffee, pepper and spices, to stand open and lose
their strength. The molasses jug loses the cork
and the flies take possession. Sweatmeats are
opened and forgotten. Vinegar is drawn in a
basin and allowed to stand until both basin and
vinegar are spoiled Sugar is spilled from the
barrel, coffee from the sack and tea from the
chest Different sauces made. too sweet, and
both sauce and sugar is wasted. Dried fruit
has not been taken care of in season, and be-
comes wormy. The vinegar on pickles loses
strength or leaks out and the pickles become
soft. Potatoes in the cellar grow, and the
sprouts are not removed until they become worth
less. Apples decay for want of looking over
Pork spoils for the want Of salt, and beef be-
cause the brine wants scalding. Hams become
tainted, or filed with vermin, for want of right
protection. Dried beef becomes so hard that it
cannot be cut; cheese molds, or is eaten by mice
or vermn, lard is not well tried in the fall and
becomes tainted butter spoils for want of being
well made at first. Bones are burned that would
make soap; ashes are thrown out carelessly, en-
dangering the premises and being wasted. Ser
wants leave light burning in the kitchen when
they are out all the evening. Clothes are whip
ped to pieces in the wind, fine cambrics rubbed
on the board, and laces torn in starching.-
Brooms are never hung up and are soon spoiled.
Carpets are swept with stubs hardly fit to scrub
the Kitchen, and good new brooms used for
scrubbing. Towels are used in place Of hold
ers, and good sheets to iron on, taking a fresh
one every week; thus scorching nearly all in the
house Fluid, if used is left uncorked, endan-
gering the house and wasting the alcohol Caps
are left from lamps rendering the fluid worth
less by evaporation label linen is thrown
down carelessy and eaten by mice, or put away
damp and is mildewed, or the fruit-stains wash
ed in Table cloths and napkins used as dish
wipers mats forgotten to be put under hot dish
es; tea-pots melted by the'stoye; water forgot
ten in pitchers and allowed to freeze in winter;
slops for COW and pig never saved; china used
to feed cats and dogs on; and in many other
ways a careless and inexperienced housekeeper,
may waste, without needing, the hard-earned
wages of her husband; when she really thinks
because she buys no fine clothes, makes the
old ones last, and cooks plainly--she is most
superior housekeeper. The next time an un-
thinking husband is disposed to be severe be-
cause some triaing matter has been neglected.;
'he should put that in his pipe and smoke it, q"
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Why is it. vulgar to send telegram Be-
cause it makes use offash language.
Why is dull book like eternity2 You read
it to no end.
Why should the ram be regarded as the prn-
cipal animal of the dairy2 Because he is the
butter; of course he is.
Why are suicides the most successful people
in the world? Because they always accomplish
their own ends.
Why does person that is poorly lose much
of his sense Of touch Because he don't feel
well.
Why does a cabman think it a fine day when
it rains hard? Because he considers il fare
weather
Why are people who stutter not to be relied
on2 Because they are always breaking their
word.
No LIKE, No GooD.-The Marysyille Express
says:
A Chinaman who visited the paintings of Par
adse Lost, asked how he liked it. John
answered, after the fashion of an American
Chinaman, mo likee, no good lie-no China
man in heaven-all melcan men-one niger
no Chinaman-no good-paradse losse, mucha
lie
Give not thy tongue too great liberty, lest it
take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is like a
sword in the scabbard, thine; if vented, thy
sword is in another's hands If thou desirest
to be held wise, be so as to hold thy tongue