Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-12
Waste and Want.

Mucn WaAte o-.ens occurs in The boiling OF
metis. Ihe cook will throw oRt the water
without cooling IL 10 gave the la, OF ecrIpe the
Gripping pan ihto the swill pail. The trea- e
is useiul in many ways. 1t can be burned an
lamp, mlNed with lard, or. when no pork has
been boiled with il, made into lndl s Bits OF
meat are thrown out that would make b ,sh
The Hour is siitcd in was ieful manner, or the
or?ad pan leit with The dough sticking to it,
few tsrts Ior tea. Geld pudding is consider ID
good for nothing when Often times it might be
ste.m med for the next day. Vegetlbl-s are
thrown awav that would warm for or"as.a It
nicely DisI.cloths s-e thrown where mics
can dS. roy them. Soup is let in wa ct TO d. s.
solve. If bath brick, whii"x, rot tone. ETC.,
rre nd, much is wastcd usele sly
The scrab-brush rs left in the waisr, pliIs
scorch ID by the fire. tub, kept in the SUI to G-v
and IN APT, che nj er pals allowed 70 ru-.,
lss + Of oricd, and ron ware r1s 4: n e Edves
u for cooking in the kitchen siiv"f spoons
u. ed 10 scrape kettles, or folks TO TO, Jrcad
'Ircam s allow u TO mould aud spoil, mus I'D
10 dry IN the pot, and viuc,ar 10 corode in the
c. D.; ia, ro.etcd coff e, pepper an d spic, D
stand open and lC e their srepy,h Tee mo.
las-es jrg lo-es its cork and the fiics take pos
Sc sion. SweitmeIs ere opee cd and forgot an.
Vinegar is drawn in basjI, ard allow q to
nd till both vine gar and BASIN are spoil l.
Po' no = III The cellar grow, and the spropts
are not renoy d until they become won O1th'eSs
Apple decay for want OF looking over. Pork
spoiis for want of salt, aud bcet ccIuse the
brine wrnts sc..ldipg. Hams become t tinted or
NIL d with vel mine for want Of the right pro.
tcciion. Dri beef beeom IS so hard it clnnot
be cut; ch moulds, sud is eitsn by mice
Eonrs are burned that would make soap; ashes
are thrown out ca-etessly, endauger.ng the
premise, ard beip g wasted.
Servants leave light burning in the kitchen
VIII hey are sll out OF 81 evening. Cloths
are whiPp q 10 pie, es in the wind, fine cam.
brics rub d on the bOeyd, aud laces torn in
arehlnS. Ctpets ale swept with stumps
hardly hit to scrub the kitchen, and good rew
broons u.ed for scrubbing. Towels are u,ed
in place Of holders, and good sheets TO iron on,
liking fresh one every week, thus scorching
.rly every one in f1e house. Table linen is
thrown cireIe.sly down, and eaten by mica, or
put away damp and is mildewed, or the fruit
81 inns forgotten ard the stains washed in
Table cloths and rapkins are used as dish.
Ulpers; mas forgotten to be under hot dishes;
Apots melted by the stove: water forgotten in
pitchers and allowed to freeze in winter; and
CHINA used to feed cats and dogs in. In many
other ways careless aud inexperienced house-
she thinks, because she buys no fine clothes and
cooks plainly, that she is "most superior
housekeeper. ."-Hdskeps Howset old Encyclopedia.
SCEND AT A REPUBLIcAN MEET ING.--At a
Eepablicin meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, on
Thursday, ex.Secretary Stanton quoted ,rom
ne effect fhst we are engaged in a great civil
war o .ee II the PATTON denied the proportion
that all me q ere .ree ad equal, rnd sa.d refer.
In ,he voice OF Ab..bam Lincoln, here To-day,
II they Or d In veia. Shall we not dcdica ?
ourselves TO the work they Ieit unfinisb 4!
declare before God that the git Of this great
heri' ge, consccrafed in the blood OF our sold
fers, siall not perish from the e.rth. Here the
speaker iaised bis hands and said, 81 swear,
(which wcs repeated by the audience after hi nj,
ana be continued: ''Let your he lrts speak as
though you stood by Abraham Lncoin. and
declare that there 10 no one among You but will
labor to complete the task of the illustrious
dead, by establishing the foundation Of the Gov
eminent"
Mr.. stanton is i'll and worn with travel. but
spoke with great force and clearness. He finds
bImselt compelled to decline lurther engage.
ments during isse campaign, and returns home