Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-26
LITTLE By LITTLE.

cning and cleaning up If the house
Tho gentlemen may complain as they
will Of housc-cl, auing times. 1t
would be sorry house for them, as
we'll as every one else, if there Was no
housc-cleanin Still a good thing
may be abused by doing it in q bad
way. 1t is not wise or comfortable /
to havo tho whole house under wafer
at tho samc time. Better take the |
storm by iustalncn,s. There is roth
ing gained by this hurry and rush, aud
hustle, this determination TO have the
whole thing finished up at once. 1t
is no mark OF a superior hou>vlscepcr
either, though many imagine that
such energy and resolution arc unmis-
taxable proofs Of their superiority over
their moro comfortable neighbors.
The highest style OF housekeeping
| is that which makes tho who els move
on smoothly and evenly without Il sud-
den jar like an earthquake every few
months.
Tie cellar should receive early at
tcntion in the spring. All vegetables
| left over from The winters store should
be carefully assorted and no particle
Of dccuying vegetable matter should
be permitted to remain there. Terri
bic fevcrs often atfl citing Il whole fam.
lily, and frequently ending in death,
have resulted from Il Lcglcc. Of these
precautions. Throw open tho outer
cellar door, and let tho sunshine pour
into it if possible Let the walls be
thoroughly wLitc-w washed, ovcry sl.c!f
and cupboard be neatly scrubbed, aud
then you will have tho satisfaction of
feeling that the foundation Of your
house is all right.
Thcn take whatever order seems
most convenient for the rest Of the
house, only preserving the precaution
not to overwolk yourself, and lay the
foundation for coughs, colds and rhue
ma,ism for the next six weeks. Their
is nothing gained by it. Better take
n fortnight more for the process. 1t
don't pay t" hurry house. cleaning, rs
too many housewives have f,nnd to
their sor,ow. Hurrying and worry
ing kills more people than had work
Don't be sparing Of hitcwash.-
Whether lime is hiE Ii or low it costs
but trillc ot the most, and saves far
moro than its price on the doct"r's
bill. If your chambers are p"pored it
is pity, bat even thea you can give
them e cd, white crat overhead.
Now if the Old paper OH the famiy'
room has grown dingy AID smoky take
it off and put on fresh. Ii Will cost
but :. few dolla: S for sumo good, cheap
light paper, and oh, how IL will bright
en- up the room, even if yea b;7c the
plaincst furniture in it. Don't look al
the dingy old paper and say "may be
it will do for another year" and go of
and buy an expensive spring bonnet
Better far the plainest bonnet ant
make tho family room clean and neat
If farmers families would only save
! more where it could easily b. done
: and devote tho sum to making home
: cheerful and attractive, they would b,
!; great gainers. When eggs arc forty
T. cents dozen, it woud: hc visor te
send few dozen to market than tt
place half dollars worth on The
breakfast table every morning. Youl
= family could better afford TO wait
, week or two for tho luxury, than tt
live in dismal looking apartm mcnts tht
whole year. A careful attention t
the poultry yard, in'tho carly spring
y and litllo self denial in the use O
eggs, would add many permanent com
forts and luxuries to tho house, whicl
h would give far moro real satisfaction
n than the momentary indulg gence Of ,
table luxury.
d BY the way, farmers wives Otto,
II use double tho quantity of d g ipgrc.
J. ;. dicntai they have, than is OF all Iced
ful, under tho mistaken idea that th
eggs or the more cream and butte
: they put in the fner tho dish is
Nothing could be farther from tn
as truth.s ,. !! n - -
7 Theifnest rice puddingI ever tas'
ed was made by boiling n clip of7ric
. rsry rqpidly, in a pan of now mill
= adding only a7epP Of raisins and
" iitlEe nutmeg. There was not an eg
N or spoonful, Of cream in it, but
d. tasted like pure cream and rice an
resiBsR Ehe gadihonsot remapy egg
to Whist ever is made only renders !
thoroughly indigcstablo and is no in
provo olilont to tho taste