Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-12

of explanation, In order to throw light upon this
the fcor Is as black As Oil and coal can well make
it,-and it Is necessary to say, that in Germany,
there is . department of industry called "Hau-
shalterung." This is designed especially for
land Of poets and scholars. No young lady 10
regarded as having finished education, unless
She has spent at least one year in the house Of
some good family, learning Haushalterung.
This word means the art OF housekeeping; buff
were to judge OF its meaning by the practical
working of the art, as it has come under my own
observation, should pronounce il the art of let
ting the house keep itself.
But to return to the kitchen This Is under
the general supervision Of the lady Of the house,
with various subordinates in rank and Office.
1t 10 the seat OF active operations from morning
till night, is the custom here to eat five times
a day. As passed the kitchen door this morning,
took hasty inventory of stock on hand. On
the stove found a whole colony of cofiee-p0ts.
They were OF various sizes and hues each bear
ing evident traces Of faithful services. Vete-
riously MANNED and mutilated, some destitute
OF handle, others deprived of a nose, yet none
of them faint-hearted or discouraged 1 regret
that i cannot give the exact number of this
stalwart group, but when had counted nine
my attention was called of to a more interesting
group ofbeer bottles quietly reposing in a basket
most servieesble piece of kitchen furniture il
IL, too. Its services are called into requistion
through the whole range OF cooking. from beef
steak TO dessert. 1t sustains the same relation
TO Haushalterung that a steam engine does to a
train of cars. ans
The first active scene of the day begins in tn
Kitchen sometime in tire morning, when brisk
broiling, frying, and sleeping goes on. Ger
man breakfast consists of coffee and bread.
This is served with such delightful Indefinite
ness, that one scarcely knows whether he has
taken breakfast or not. 1T has no stated time
for beginning or ending, but begins any time
when any ore feels inclined to commence it, and
ends when there is no one to continueit. Never a
dinner without soup and beer. A soup is a most
extraordinary compound. Therein NAV be
found anything in the line of vegetables which is
indigenous to the soil, herbs of various qualities
and tiayors, the whole catalogue OF spices, and
other things 400 numerous to mention The
eating of soup gives rise to a variety of pleasant
emotions. aside from those produced upon the
gustatory nerves 1t produces a state of expect
ancy, and one would be thoroughly disappoint-
ed If something did not " turn ups
MALLEABLK BRoNzE.-It is said that In con-
sequence of the announcements made some
months ago before the Academy of Science of
Paris in reference to the subject of msleable
bronze. this substance is now likely to come
into practical use in European and American
art The existence of such substance has
long been known from specimens of very
Chinese In the construction of their tom
toms. 1t may be prepared from bell-metal
bronzed; to which 20 per cent OF tin has
been added, and heating to q dark red.
This generally brittle metel thus becomes NAL
leable, and can be readily forged and rolled out
from a thickness of three or four millimeters to
tndt OF nail 10 a OF q mllllmeIer. In
the operation the density of the metal is in
creased, and il can be welded easily, preserving
its entire homogeneity. The whole secret rests
in giving the bronze the proper degree OF heat,
since, without this, it remains brittle.
How TO MAKE MoLAssEs CANDY.-This is
the season Of the evening SOcias, and ''candy
pulling" is often the element of the happy en-
tertainment. An exchange suggests the follow
ing mode OF making the "taff," which is a de-
cided Improvement on the old process, that re-
hours cOmplptP
For small number, say four persons, the fol-
lowing quantities will answer; for larger in
crease proportionally: One teacupful of molas-
ses, halt teacupful of any kind of sugar, tea
spoonful of vinegar, piece of butter the size of
halt nutmeg. Put the whole in a skillet, on
hot ire, and boil exactly 10 minutes, stirring it
all OF the time, then set it off to cool. Pull ii as
soon as it is hard enough. If you want some
nice candy to eat, add teacupful Of hickory mt
Kernels to the above compound and stir while
hot. Let ii cool and it will be ready for use.
TRANSPARENT GREEN YARNIsH.-A beauti-
fully transparent green varnish is made by
taking small quantity of .'Chinese blue, ;" with
about twice the amount of potash, and stirring
these in copal varnish thnned with turpen-
tine thorough grinding OF tsi; mixture
incorporating the ingredients, as otherwise II
will not be transparent. preponderance of
chromate of potash gives yellowish shade to
The green, and deficiency increases the amount
OF blue. This varnish, thus cOlored, produces a
very striking effect in japanned goods, paper
haugings, Netc., and can be made very cheaply.
ROASTING A TURKEY.-If the legs and wings
are covered with common clean writing paper,
securely fastened over them, their parts will be
as nicely cooked and juicy as any other part Of
the animal, and not dried up or burned, as
when cooked without such protection. The
idea may not be new to all, but it was to us
until we saw it it the Maine Farmer.
~Farmville, Va, is to have "baby shows
on the 9Th of June next-the three best babies
to have prizes.
1rHalifax papers report a singular accident.
young girl, Miss Doncaster, of Amherst, slip
ped and fell across a stove on Monday, severing
the windpipe. Medical aid was called, but she
died in two hours from the time the accident