The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-06-07
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Bro HOUSEHOLD.
ANERIcAN TEETH.-It is said by those
who have taken pains to inform themselves
on the subject, that there is no country in
the world, civilized or savage, where bad
teeth are generally the rule, and good ones
so rare an exception, as in the United States.
And there is probably no other nation who
SO generally swallow tea and coffee, hot
enough to scald the throat, and then " cool
off by an immediate draught of ice-water.
An Englishman would regard such q habit
sensible Americans should so recklessly
jeopardize health and life. At English
hotels, people can, of course, have whatever
they demand and pay for, as at public-hous-
es elsewhere; but in private families in
England, even the wealthy, the use Of ice is
only moderate and occasional-not by any
means, the constant, everyday, excessive
affair it is with US and there it ia never
taken Immediately after hot drinks, as at
breakfast and supper among Americans,
neither do English people eat irregularly,
and at all hours between meals, as do many
OF our countrymen-a practice by which the
digestive organs must become impaired, and
the general health suffer, even if the teeth
did not. Another deeterious practice. COM
mon in our large cities especially, is the ex-
cessive use of ice-cream and soda water
Nothing is more common on summer even
ings, than for young men to swallow, at
their boarding houses cup of coffee boil
ing hot, and as rapidly as if they were drink
ing for wager and then to rush out for
an ice-cream or glass of soda, " to cool of
with the I" fruit-syrups of the soda-wa-
ter often containing fusil oil and other pois-
ons, apart from the deleterious effects on
the teeth of these extremes Of heat and cold
following each other in quick succession.
A distinguished dentist told me recently,
that it was difficult to conceive of anything
more destructive to the teeth than the sim
ultaneous use of cold and hot drinks. And
he added that he had known some scores of
Europeans, who came to the United States,
with teeth that, with the habits of living to
which they had been accustomed at home,
would probably have lasted to extreme old
age-glad, in less than five years after they
came among us, to avail themselves Of the
services ola dentist, to manufacture an ar
tifcial set'
Surely something may be done to avert
this widespread curse of tooth ache. and
discolored, uncomely teeth, or the only al
tentative that remains of wearing those not
e. to the manor BORN" SO that Americans
OF future generations at least, may cease to
enjoy the unenviable distinction of belong
ing to a toOthless nation.-IHe Science of
Health.
DAILY DuTIEs.-We must come back to
one point, which is, not to urge you all to
give yourself up to mission work, but to serve
God more in connection with your daily
calling. ! have heard that woman who
has mission makes poor wife or a bad
mother; this is very possible and at the
same time very lamentable but the mission
| urge is not all Of this sort. Dirty rooms,
slatternly gowns, and children with unwash-
ed faces are swift witnesses against the
sincerity of those who keep others vine
yards and neglect their own. Lhave no
faith in that woman who talks Of grace and
glory abroad, and uses no soap and water at
home. Let the buttons be on the shirts,
let the children's socks be mended, let the
roast mutton be done to turn, let the
house be as neat as new pin, and the
home be as happy as home can be. Serve
God by doing common actions in heaven
ly spirit, and then, your daily calling only
leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill
them up with holy service.-Spurgeon.
SOME SEAsoNABLE D1sHEs.-A very deli
cate breakfast-dish can be made Of coat
meal jelly" Soak half pint of good oat-
meal over night in one and half pints Of
water. In the morning, drain off the water
through sieve, adding 10 it one and a half
pints hot water, and put it to boil over q
quick fire. Stir till it boils. then set it
back and let it simmer ten minutes. Turn
it into moulds, and in fifteen minutes it will
be set sufficiently to turn out into saucers,
and will be warm enough to eat nicely.
Serve at once, without trimming, or with a
little milk or sweetened fruitjuce. The
soaked meal that is left can be utilized in
atter-biscuit, or corn-meal mush, or made
into porridge by itself. In the latter
shape, it is bland and peculiarly suitable for
invalids who have not yet learned to like
These preparations are in no way
better than the whole oatmeal, excepting
for variety.
Acknowledgment, one of the best
of the greens, is in full season now. Wash,
pin up in a cloth, and boil gently in a little
pure water about twenty minutes. 1t goes
well with samp and potatoes, without con-
diments, but some people will not be con-
tent without dressing. The least objection
able dressing is the white sauce-milk thick
ened with wheat-meal and slightly sailed.
Asparagus toast" is made by cutting
wheat-meal biscuit into thin slices, dipping
in hot milk, spreading on platter, laying
the boiled asparagus on it, and pouring over
it the white sauce. Asparagus peas" are
by just cutting into bits the ten
der part Of the raw asparagus, boiling in
just water enough to cover it until done,
skimming out, dishing, and pouring over it
the white sauce.
SUGAR CANDY.-Of sugar, one third OF
water, two-thirds. For one pint of sugar
put in one tablespoonful of vinegar, being
careful not to stir it while boiling or it will
grain. To tell when it is done put a little
in cold water, and when it breaks off short
and brittle it is boiled enough. Flavor with
anything you please just as it is ready to
take of. Have ready buttered pans to pour
it into, and be very careful it does not get
very cold or it will not pull Hickorynut
kernels in part make an excellent variety.
Be careful to boil it in tin or new porcelain
as it is easily colored. fae
JENNIE's CAKE.-One cup Of sugar, two
eggs, one-half cup of butter, one cup of sour.
milk, one-half teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar, one teaspoonful of saleratus, and two
cups Of -four. Beat the ingredients well to-
gether, and bake in moderate oven. A
cup OF raisins improves it. Use any kind
OF favoring preferred.