The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-05-24
HOUSEHOLD.

SLEEPING UNDER THE CLorHEs.-There
is reason to believe that not few of the ap-
parently unaccountable cases of scrofula
among children proceed from the habit of
sleeping with the head under the bed clothes,
and so inhaling air already breathed, which
is further contaminated by exhalations from
the skin. Patients are sometimes given to
u similar habit; and it often happens that
the bed-clothes are so disposed that the pa
tient must necessarily breathe air more or
less contaminated by exhalations from the
skin. -...-
A good nurse will be careful to attend to
this. 1t is an important part, so to speak,
OF ventilation. 1t may be worth while to re-
mark, that when there is any danger Of bed
sores, o blanket should never be placed un-
der the patient. 1t retains dampness, apd
acts like poultice.
Never use anything but light Whitney
blankets as bed covering for the sick. Tn.
heavy impervious Counterpart is bad for the
very reason that it keeps the emanations
from the sick person, while the blanket al
lows them to pass through. Weak patients
are invariably distressed by great weight
of bed-clothes, which often prevents their
getting any sound sleep whateyer.-Miss
Nightingale.
The ART OF SPENDING.-Every indus
trious, wide-awake person can find ways and
means of earning money, but after it is fair
ly earned, the great trouble with everybody
is that it slips away so easily. Every time
you turn you will find ways and means for
spending money. Now the great art in
spending well is to make every dollar show
where it is invested. There are so many
ways of dlsposing of it which never seem to
give any returns. . 80. ..-
Young housekeepers need to learn the
art of spending we'll A dollar invested
in nice covered dish for the table, USE
full mat for the hall, beautiful tree for the
front door yard, will give hundred fold the
pleasure that it would in strip of trimming
about the hem of dress, or fat chicken
for the table, which leaves you no better
satisfied than if you had dned off an mex
pensive chop. Think well over every dime
you pay out, and resolve to put it to the
best possible account The art of spending
is even more important one than the art
OF earning money. You can gain it by the
spadeful and yet fritter it all away by the
spoonful. ...... ..f... t
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs-At a place
where We boarded for some time, turnps
were brought upon the table as pickles, and
were prepared in this way: They were
washed and boiled until done, without being
scraped or cut then scraped and cut in thin
slices like beets, hot vinegar was then pour
ed over them, they were closely covered and
set away until the following day, when they
were brought to the table. Sometimes
spices were scalded in the vinegar, but no
sugar was added. They were excellent, and
surely all lovers of pickles would enjoy such
a dish. The same family prepared carrots
in the same way, and we presume those who
are fond of them would relish them prepar-
ed in this way.
Hosts of people can not eat pies because
the crusts are shortened with lard, which
renders them indigestibe. A sweet and
very excellent pie paste may be made by
using thick sour cream instead of lard and
water. Of course soda must be used in the
cream. Let those who have dyspepsia and
can not eat pies made in the ordinary way,
try this way of making their pie paste.
Others use sour milk or buttermik, and
shorten little with butter or suet, either of
which is preferable, and by far healthier than
the old way.
Here is recipe for rich and very excel
lent cookies: One pint of thick sour cream,
one teacupful of melted butter, two and one
half cups of sugar, one tablespoonful Of
ground cinnamon, soda, and -four to roll
Sweet cream will do in place Of the sour, if
you add cream of tartar TO the -four.
No NAME CAKE.-Two cups sugar, one
cup butter, three eggs, two and one-half
cups flour, two cups of stoned raisns, half
cup of sour milk, one teaspoon soda, one
grated nutmeg, one teaspoon cinnamon. 1t
makes very nice cake.
VINEGAR PIE.-One cup sugar, one half
cup vinegar, boil together few minutes.
Cool and add one egg, one spoonful of flour
or little rolled cracker, and one spoonful
of butter. Bake with two crusts.
To remove rust spots from cutlery, rub
them with a common lead pencil and polish
with paper or cloth.
"THIs Fish WONT BIrE."-An enterpris,
ing reporter had heard that Lord Palmerston
was to be present at an archery meeting in
small country village in Hampshire, and
nc dCCOruiuBIy POsIeu uOHtl u tne pldCbI
and, like Mr.. Micawber, waited for some
thing to turn up. Lord Palmerston's task
was to distribute prizes to some half dozen
blushing young ladies, and the whole com
pany present didn't number much above
score. His lordship performed his task
with his usual grace and good humor, giving
the young ladies paternal tap on the head,
but making only the most commonplace OBJ
servations. Stenographer waited an1iously
in his place, until to his horror, he saw the
proceedings brought to a close without
speech from the Premier This was more
than he could stand. He rushed from his
corner to the noble lord, who was getting
out of the room as fast as he could.
MY lord, beg your pardon, but really
this won't do"
What do you mean, sir?" was the reply
Of the astonished statesman.
Why, you've made no speech I've
come all the way to London to report it
and | must have speech Of some sort"
Whereupon it is on record, and this story
is true one, that the good tempered old
gentleman turned back, and detained the
retreating audience twenty minutes, while
he gave them genial dissertation on the
good qualities Of English women in general,
and of Hampshire lasses in particular. On
another occasion, however, he made I'D for
this complaisance. He was attending an
agricultural dinner, and saw large gather
ing OF reporters, for the times were critical
and speech of his certain to be valuable.
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