The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-22
VELoc1pEDEs.-A gentleman lately

NELOCIPEDES.-A gentleman lately
returned from Europe says: Last
year was in Paris during the summer
months-just the season when, accord
ing to American ideas, the velocipede
mania in that city was at it's height.
1t is true that one or two were Occa-
sionally to be met with in the Champs
Elysees or the Bots de Boulogne, but |
never saw more than half dozen on
any one day, and those few were evil
IDENTIFY the objects of great curiosity,
and were looked upon as odd and unu-
sual articles. One morning, in the
reading room of the Grand Hotel, |
Glanced to take up New York paper,
wherein it was gravely asserted that
the Champs Elysees and the Bots de
BouIogne were so filed with veloei-
pedes that the progress of carriages
had been seriously hindcred thereby,
and that the interference of the police
had been solicited. On that same day
| came across a paragraph in a
Partisan newspaper, which declared
that the streets of New York were
crowded with velocipedes, and that the
postmsn of that city had been furnish
ed with those vehicles wherein to make
their daily rounds Our Monthly
Gossip, Lippincott's Magazine.
PoRK.-This should be broiled the same
as beef, except it requires to be done slower
and much longer. If there is too much fire,
it viii blaze. Cut l.. around the bone that
there shall be nothing that has raw ap-
pearance. Season with butter, salt and pep
per. They may be cooked in outlets like
veal, with a little powdered sage and hard
crumbs, or flour; fried in butter.
FRESH MEAT GRIDDLEs.-Chop all the bits
of cold, fresh beef or veal. season with salt
and pepper; make a griddle batter, and lay
on spoonful on the iron well buttered, to
prevent its sticking, then spoonful of the
chopped meat, then a spoonful of batter
over the meat, and when cooked on one side
then turn, and when dore carry them on
hot and they are very nice.
TRIPE.-This should be boiled render.
picked and cooked like souse, or broiled
like steak, buttered and peppered well. If
not picked, it should be kept in salt and
water, and changed every day while it lasts.
CHICKEN PIE.-Boii the chickens tender.
or nearly so, having them cut in pieces.
Make rich crust, adding a little saleratus,
and an egg or two to make it light and puff
fy. Lay ii around the sides of the pan, and
then lay in the chickens; between each LAYER
AOAAs PCPpCI+ salt ana
with a thin slice of paste here and there.
Then add the water in which thew were
boiled, and cover them. They should be
baked an hour or an hour and a half ac-
cording to the size of the pie.
SLEEP.--EXercise your body and YOUR
mind till you are tired, and no lenger; Sleep
till you are refreshed, but no longer: when
the bed becomes irksome, get up, if circunl-
stances permit; when again nature calls for
rest, follow her dictates and regard not the
time or hour: in health, custom rules but
if sickness takes the helm, nature will not
be controlled. In good health, seven or eight
hours sleep is generally sufficient: dis
position to lie in bed beyond the usual hours
generally arises from arrangement of the
digestive organs: In sickness, if the patient
is favored with sleep, nothing viii 90 soon
renovate and restore strength when nurse
perceives her patient inclined to sleep. let
every thing give way, no matter what hap
pens. A patient should never be awakened
TO take medicine; no medicine can be so
beneficial as sleep, which is the balm of Gil
cad of this state Of being, and comforts both
mind and body beyond any other thing
Sleep is sound, sweet and refreshing, ac-
cording as the alimentary organs are easy,
quiet and clean"