The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-22
HOUSEHOLD.

Individually, would, in reply to certain
questions, answer as follows:
What can you do?"
"Oh, most anything you please"
But tell me particularly"
"Why can do all sorts of work"
"Well, there's dentistry, teaching,
type-settlng, watch-cleaning, engraving,
and"
"Oh, don't mean such things, but
can do any common work"
Can you eook?"
"Well, not much; and then L don't
like cooking"
Can you do fine needlework?"
mo, but then can do plain sewing"
Can you make mems shirts?"
'Oh, no, l can't do that; but then
can sew on pillow-cases and sheets, if
you will show me Just what you want
me to do"
Can you do chamber-work?
"a little, but then 1 don't like going
out to service"
Il don't see, then, that you can do
anything but little plain sewing, and
for that you want superintendent.
There are at least five hundred occupa-
tlons in this city which women could
follow and earn an independent living
thereby. You come seeking employ
ment, and finally inform me that with
superintendent you can do little
plain sewing, thing which young
man can learn in three days "-Dio Le0
is in To-day.
NEAFNEss. its essence, and purely
! for its own sake, neatness is found in a
few. Many a man is neat for appear
ance sake; there is an instructive feeling
that there is power in it. When man
consults physician or a lawyer for the
first time, or comes to rent q house or
borrow money, he will come in his best
dress; lady will come in her carriage.
A man that means business and honesty
comes as he Is, just as you will find him
IN his store, his shop, his counting
house. The most accomplished gam
blers dress well; the most enterprising
swindlers are faultlessly clothed, but
countless multitudes are but white wash
ed sepulchres. Too many ''dont care.
so long as it will not be seen." Wash
ingtOn Allston, the great artist, the ac-
complished gentleman, suddenly left his
friend standing at the door of splendid
Boston mansion as they were about en-
terlng for party, because he had Just
remembered that he had hole in his
stocking. 1t could not be seen or known,
but the very knowledge of its existence
made him feel that he was less man
than he ought to be; gave him feeling
of inferiority.
Where you see a neat, tidy, cleanly,
cheerful dwelling, there you will find
Joyous, loving, happy family. But if
filth and squalor, and a disregard for re-
finlng delicacies of life prevail in any
household, there will be found in the
moral character of the inmates much
that is low, degrading, unprincipled
vicious and disgusting. Therefore as
we grow in years, we ought to watch ca
gerly against neglect of cleanliness in
person, and tidiness in dress.-HalPS
Journal Of Health.
FEATHER CAKE.-I also make cake
we call feather cake, that is quite nice
and cheap. One teacupful of sugar II
always use granulated sugar., one table,
spoonful of butter, one egg, scant half
teacupful of sweet milk in which is dis
solved heaping teaspoonful of royal
baking powder. 1t makes one large loaf
SUGAR CooKIEs.-One and half cups
sugar; half cup milk; small cup but
ter; one egg; one teaspoon cream tartar;
half teaspoon soda; half O teacup cara
way seed. Mix pretty we'll, cut into
small cakes and bake
RICE PUDDING. One and one-half
cups rice, one cup sugar, one egg, four
quarts sweet milk, one quarter nutmeg.
Bake three hours and stir often until it
is half done. This pudding is very nice
when eaten cold, as well Is warm
JELLY OR TEA CAKE.-Three cups of
white sugar, three eggs, one cup butter,
one cup milk, one teaspoon of soda, four
cups of -four sifted. Beat up we'll and
bake in shallow tins. Flavor to taste.
EXCELLENT DROP CAKEs.-Two cups
sugar; one cup sour milk; three tea
spoons soda; two eggs, one teaspoon of
cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon. Stir
very thick and drop on buttered tins.
FAT WIvEs.-The people in portions
of Africa have many curious customs
and superstitions. Among the former
may be mentioned the fashion of having
fat wives. Being introduced to great
chiefs wife, Speke thus describes her:
81 was struck with the extraordinary di-
mensions, yet pleasing beauty. of the
immoderately fat fair one. She could
not rise, and so large were her arms that
the flesh between the joints hung down
like large, loose, stuffed puddings."
The chief, pointing to his wife, said:
''This is the product of our milk pots;
from early youth upward we keep these
pots to their mouths, as it is the fashion
at court to have very fat wives
A sister-in-law of the King was per
feet wonder of hypertrophy. She was
unable to stand, except on all-fours.
Speke unblushingly requested permis-
sion to measure her. This the result:
Round the arm, twenty-three inches:
chest, fifty two inches; thigh, thirty-one
inches; calf, twenty inches; height, five
feet, eight inches. All of these are ex-
act except the height, and l believe l
could have obtained this more accurately
if 1 could have laid her on the floor.
Not knowing what difficulties L should
have to contend with in such piece OF
engineering, tried to get her height
by raising her up. This, after infinite
exertions on the par of US both, was ac-
complished, when sLe sank down again
fainting, for her blood had rushed into
her head Meanwhile the daughter had
sat before us sucking at a milk-pot, on
which thu father kept her at work by
holding ne rod in his hand; for, as fat
tening is the first duty of fashionable fe-
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