The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-06-21
HOUSEHOLD.

never make large quantity OF one thing, as
they seldom require much at a time and it
is desirable that variety be provided for
them. E-.1~t
Always have something in readiness; a
little beeftea, nicely made sDd nicely skimm-r
ed, few spoonfuls Of jelly, etc., etc.. that it
may be administered as soon. almost, as the
invalid wishes for it. If obliged TO wait q
long time the patient loses the desire to eat,
and often turns against the food when
brought to him or her. AZ
In sending dishes or preparations up to
| invalids, let everything look as tempting as
possible. Have clean cloth laid smoothly
over the tray; let the spoons, tumblers cups
and saucers, ETC., be very clean and bright
Never leave food about a slck.room; If
the patient can not eat it when brought to
him, take it away, and bring it to him in an
hour or twos time To leave the patients
untasted food by his side, from meal to
meal, IN hopes that he will eat it in the in
terva is simply to prevent him from taking
any food at all. Let the food come at the
right time, and be taken away, eaten or un-
eaten, at the right time, but never let pa
tient have I" something always standing by
him, if you don't wish to disgust him Of
everything.
Never serve beef-tea or broth with the
smallest particle of lat or grease on the sur
face. 1t is better, after making either of
these, to allow them to get perfectly cold,
when all the tat may be easily removed /;
then warm up as much as may be required.
Two or three pieces of clean Whitley brown
paper laid on the broth, will absorb any
greasy particles that may be floating at the
top, as the grease will cling to the paper.
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feet, game, fish Simply dressed), and simple
gested. Of course, these things are only
partaken OF, supposing the patient is recov-
ering.
A mutton-chop nicely cut trimmed and
broiled to turn is dish to be recommend
ed for invalds, but it must not be served
tciM all the fat at the end, nor must it be 3
too thickly cut. Let it be cooked over
fire free from smoke, and sent up with the
gravy in it, between two very hot plates
Nothing is more disagreeable to an invalid
than smoked food.
In making toast and water, never blacken
the bread but toast it only nice brown
Never leave toast and water to make until
the moment it is required, as it can not then
be properly prepared-at least, the patient
will be obliged to drink it warm, which is
anything but agreeable.
In boiling eggs for invalids, let the white
be just set If boiled hard, they will be likely
to disagree with the patient -.est
THE Best WAY TO Boil CLorHEs-Aunt
Rhody Bacon has been making Us visit
She is an ancient maiden, and is as full of
information as an egg is of meat. II hap
pened that she passed through the kitchen
as my washerwoman was preparing to boil
her clothes in kettle filed with boiling
water, and she could not refrain from re-
monstrating with her upon this subject, thus:
IF you bile the clothes in billing water.
they'll be yaller, as sure as you re gall
cried Aunt Rhody. "Gal and woman, I've
washed clothes for nearly sixty years, an
I'm old enough ter know what's what in
washin'. Put them clothes inter cold water,
let 'em KUN slowly ter bile, and bile 'em
twenty minutes, an I'll venter ter say you'll
thank me for tellin on yer ter du it. An
jist let me tell yer another thing When
your clothes stick ter the lines in winter
time, instead O. pullin' at 'em, bend or lift
EN- right where the clothes-pin was stuck
and they'll kun off jist as easy an won't
tear at all. I've seen good clothes, an
sheets, an pller-cases, torn inter strips by
bein' pulled off the line when little stiff
with frost" So Aunt Rhody had her say
to Mrs. Flanagan, who | hope will profit by
her advice" Daisy Eyebright" in Coun-
try Gentleman. 81
FIREs1DE ADJUSTMENTS. = Electricity
Two Jumps Of sugar rubbed together in the
dark produce distinct flashes of light and if
lump OF sugar be broken similar phosphor--
escence is visible.
Acid and Akah-Put lump Of chalk
into glass of vinegar, and the effect will
be a Kissing between the acid and the chalk.
which will continue for long time; demo-
ting the action of acid and alkali when in
contact.
To put an Egg in a smaInecked Bot
He.-This seemingly impossible act is per-
formed as follows: Soak the egg in strong
vinegar in about twelve hours its shell will
become soft, so that it may be extended
lengthwse without breaking, and thus in
serted into the neck of bottle by pouring
cold water, with some soda dissolved in it,
upon it when in the bottle, it will resume
its former figure and hardness, when the
water can be poured out. This is a CON-
plete curiosity, and battles those not in the
secret to find ont how it is accomplished.
An Optical Amusement Take two small
lookng-glasses, place them opposite each
other vertically about the distance Of nine
or twelve inches Now put any object be-
tween the two glasses, and look in one of
them and it will seem that great number
of representations of the object is produced.
If a little contrlvance is used to conceal the
method OF making the experiment, an unitia-
ted person will believe, at first sight, there
are several objects instead of only one.
HAIR WAsH.-Take one ounce of borax
half an ounce of camphor, powder these in
gradients finely, and dissolve them in a
quart of boiling water; when cool, the solu.
ton will be ready for use. The camphor
will form into Jumps, but the water will he
sufficiently impregnated. This wash cleans
es and strengthen the hair, preserves the
color, and prevents early badness. The
hair must be damped with it frequently.
To ESCAPE FROM FIRE. In escapinp
from fre, creep or crawl along the room.
with your face close to the ground. Chill.
dren should be early taught how to press
ont spark when it happens to reach any
part of their dress, and also that running
into the air will cause it TO blaze Immediately
Rye DRoP ,CAKEs-One ,cup of sour
cream, three cups of sonr milk or butter
milk, ons-half cup of sugar or molasses
two teaspOonfuls saleratus. Mix stiff enougb
Tor the spoon to stand erect A lit,la ,aI.