The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-26
HOUSEHOLD.

| A PROTEST AGAINST PArcH1No.-Some
pestilent fellows lately prostituted our agri-
cultural fairs to the promotion of patches by
promising premiums to the best member.
And there was not wanting foolish virgins
to come forward and compete for the prize.
Now, do not mean to say that patch may
not sometimes be requisite and necessary az
well for the body as the soul but there is
great deal of darning and patching and
mending beyond what is wholesome. |
have seen women darning stockings, which
as stockings, had no further existence. True
economy would have put the feet in the
ragbag and sewed up the legs into dishclothsi
and to see human being, capable Of love
and hope and memory and judgment, turn
away from this great, beautiful world, and all
the stir and thrill of multiform life, and give
itself to driving stupid little steel crow bar
back and forth through yawning heel and
dilapidated toe when whole stockings can
be bought at forty cents q. pair, is melan-
choly, not to say exasperating.
"a little darning now and then
Is relished by the best of men; bad
and there is nervous irritation which Is
really allayed by short and solitary turn
at the needle, and there are accidents and
incidents which demand stitch, and which
no right-minded woman will refuse but
protracted and repeated darning, darning
on principle and from choice, a premeditated
and yainglorious prostitution before the
shrine Of this little one-eyed despot, is sight
for gods and men to weep over, not hold out
prizes to! say again, if woman must,
she must, and that is the end of it; but she
often thinks she must when she need not
She often darns and mends and makes over
what it would be cheaper to throw away
infinitely cheaper, as regards time and pa
thence and happiness, which are real values
and not dearer in respect of money, which
only represents value. Patient Griselda, do
not let your patience-which in right meas
ure and for right purposes is divine virtue
degenerate into meanness OF spirit, insip-
idity of mind, poverty of resources, and ac-
quiescence in what is not inevitable. Life is
short and its issues mighty, and there are
things which ought to be done with pains
taking, and things that ought to be done
slightly, and things that ought net to be
done at all. She is the wise woman and the
thrifty housekeeper who accurately discrim
mates and intelligently chooses the good part
Gail Hamilton.
WASH FOR THE Sick RooN.-The following
recipe makes deliciously refreshing wash
in the sick room, and coOls the aching
head:
Take of rosemary, NORWOOD, lavender,
rue, sage, and mint large handful Of each.
Place in stone jar, and turn over it one
gallon of strong cider vinegar, cover closely,
and keep near the fire for four days, then
strain, and add one ounce of powdered cam
phor gum. BSttle and keep tightly corked.
There is French legend connected with
this preparation. During the plague at
Marseiles, band of robbers pluRdered the
dying and the dead without injury to them
selves. They were imprisoned, tried, and
condemned to die, but were pardoned on
condition of disclosing the secret whereby
they could ransack houses infected with the
terrible scourge. They gave the above re-
cipe.
Another mode of using it is to wash the
face and hands with it before exposing ones
self to any infection. 1t is aromatic and
refreshing in the sick room so, if it accom-
plish nothing more, it is of great value to
neutrality-suspicious. and Home.
AMMONIA FOR STAINs.-I am not much
acquainted with wine stains, but in any
case where an acid has taken the color from
a fabric, ammonia will restore it, and I
would suggest to A. Ii. w. that washing
carpet in ammonia water, say q tablespoon
ful Of concentrated ammonia to a quart of
warm suds, wal take almost any stain out of
it. don't know but l could keep house
without my bottle of ammonia, but
shouldn't like to try. In cleaning paint
glass. silver or gold, it is invaluable, as we'll
as for keeping the hands soft and white after
cleaning all these other things. For clean
ing windows, put teaspoonful of strong
ammonia in half of clear warm water,
wiring cloth out, and rub sashes and glass.
then rub with dry cloth.
Stains, pencil marks, fly specks, and all
manner of dirt, disappear under the ammo
mia treatment, with no injury to paint or
varnish if not used too strong.
USEFUL RULEs.-The following rules are
given for liquid measurements
Sixteen large tablespoonful are half a
pint. ''-
Eight large tablespoonful are one gill;
Four large tablespoonful are half gill.
Two gills are half a pint.
Two pints are one quart.
-Four quarts are one gallon.
A common-sized tumbler holds half
pint.
A common-sized wine-glass is half a gill.
A tea-cupis one gill. u- .F
A large wine-glass is two ounces.
A tablespoonful is half an ounce.
Forty drops are equal to one teaspoonful
-Four teaspoonfuls are equal to one table,
spoonful.
AN OMELEr-Take the desired number Of
eggs following an egg to each person. and
beat them thoroughly. beat the whites
and yolks separately il want it particular
ly NICE Add two tablespoonfuls OF milk to
each egg, stir up and pour into buttered
iron basin, not hot enough to scorch the
butter. Raise the edges as it cooks 80 that
what is on top may run underneath. Do
not put in a particle of salt or anything
else. When it thickens and is brown on
the under side, fold it over and slide it out
carefully.
An exchange has discovered that pet and
other names may be thus utilized: For q
sports wife, Betty; for lawyers wife, Sue;
for Transfers wife, Carrie; for a shoe
makers wife, Peggy; for auctioneer's wife,
10 = g Il