, 1873-06-29

coffoe. Most housokeepen3 are aware c
| this peculiarly to q certain extent. but fe'
really give it tho confederation 1t deserves. tn
least unpleasant odor affects it, and servant
| should be taught this. 1t ought never to b
taken of tho ice in large quantities. 4 fe
times bringing it into the kitchen, and auoWtn
I it to stand until heated in the warm atmosphere
will spoil the best butter that ever was churnec
It should only be taken out in quantities SUIT
cient TO meet Immediate needs. 4 little care 1
this way and we should hear fewer complaint
about that very necessary product.
| There is no excuse at this seaaon for no
having
FRESH VEGETABLES,
! and keeping them on the ice by no means i'm
proves the green varieties. They. should b
cooked as soon as possible sitter being picked
before they get wilted and faVorless.
Where it is possible, it il good thing to le
the kitchen-i1re
GO ENTIRELY OUT
in summer. If Bridget or Gretchen can b
taught only to make sufficient fire to get b-fak
fast by, and then to rake it out and rebuilt
later in the day, when dinner is to be cooked
both they and the mistress would find one caust
which is productive of ill-temper very muct
abated. Cook would not remain in n state sim
liar to that Of her favorito boofs:eak th1oughou
the entire day, and Madame could find Per
ceptive difference in the heat OF the entire
house. A large fire, kept up all dag in the
kitchen, by the time night arrives has, through
and By the open stai1wayB, pretty well pene-
trated every room Where there is 6 O'CLOCK
dinner, it is rarely necessary to ro1ight q
fire before or 4 o'ulock for the quick, sharp
heat OF freshly-lighted coal facilitates cooking
immensely. The saving in fuel will not be very
great, il any, un1ess wood is exclusively used
which it rarely ia in cities; but tho saving in
temper, arising from En- overheated atmosphere,
viii be incRlculable.
Insects generally, but
in particular, are another Of the housekeoper's g
annoyancee. They annoy Monsieur, we admit,
because they will crawl leisurely down his nose
when he iB busy in Bozne Abstrnse calculation,
or buz8 in bis ears Bhoa he is trying to read his
paper. But to Madame, they not only bring
evarJthing. They have propensity for trying
every article Of food, from sugar to olives, from
soup to confectionery. Then they arT7ro rapid}y
To-day one Is fly buzzes 1.-THE window-pau !" to-
morrow, several OF his relatives have arrived !;
and, before the week is out, there is colony OF
them settled in your house. It Is not OF the
least use to dispute possession. They
WILL NOT EvAcuATE.
You cannot put them On q reservation, for they
refuse to remain and they arc as hard to ex-
terminate as we're the Modocs. They fresoc tho
plate-glass windows, and Mary rebels at tha con-
tinual application Of water and hand-power
which it requires to keep that vitreona mate:ial
in transparent state. Last winter, the neat
housekeeper, no doubt, thought that, when the
registered cipher, che would
at that point which is designated By two ciphers
and unit. She forgot the flies. The recollec-
ton would have instantly made her prefer
to ''bear the ills she had She has
forgotten how, with broom and towel, she
has pursued them from one corner to another,
In vain attempt to induce them to go out Of
doors. They sro curious insect, evidently
ARTIFICIAL N THEIR TASTES AND HABITS