The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-01-25
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Our WIvEs.--There are certain qualities
Indispensable to q good wife. Health is
fundamental. Without this, all accomplish
ments are vain show. Nothing whatever
can compensate for the lack of good diges-
tion and quiet nerve. If the queen of his
castle sits in the darkness of dyspepsia or
writhes in the agones Of tic douloureux,
the recollection that she shone as the bright
particular star at Madame Pompadour's
finishing seminary, or that at Saratogs last
season she astonished even the professionals
with her execution of Bachs compositions,
will not penetrate the gloom of his home
with a single ray of light. His house may
be filled with servants, but only one being is
near and dear to him, and that one petulant-
ly whines.
"Oh, don't light the gas can't bear the
light and please don't walk so heavy. Oh,
Charles, please don't speak so loud! Oh,
dear me, my head is dreadful! Oh, dear me
dear mel"
We repeat, health is fundamental. It
may not be Necessary in the next world, but
in this world it is absolutely essential. With
out it, high birth, education, accomplish
ments and wealth are all nothing-all q
mere mockery. Health is by no means all
that enters into the makeup of wifely sue
cess. but without it the rarest qualities Of
head and heart will at best help her to
achieve a beautiful failure.-To-dap.
BENzINE DANGKRous.-It should be more
generally understood by our readers that
the liquid called benzine, which is so freely
used to remove grease and stains from cloth
ing, is very dangerous article. 1t is dis
titled from petroleum, and is extremely vola-
tile and inhammable, and if this vapor is mix
ed with air, it becomes explosive. Some peo-
pie are very careless with it, allowing vial
of this fluid to stand near fire, or lamp,
while its odor pervades the room. This is
dangerous, for it takes very little to do mis-
chief A four ounce bottle overturned and
vaporized, would make the air Of room ex-
plosive; and if ignited, might occasion loss
of life. Another important fact to know is,
that if the vial containing benzine is left un-
corked, fame will run to it several feet.
Most all the compounds sold by the drug
gists under fanciful names for the purpose
of taking out grease, have benzine for one
of their ingredients and it therefore be-
hooves ladies to use the utmost care with it.
EFFECTIVE DIs1NFEcTANT.-One pound of
green copperas dissolved in one quart DIVA
ter, and poured down water-closet, will ef-
fectually concentrate and destroy the foulest
SMELLS On board ships and steamboats,,
about hotels and other public places, there
is nothing so nice to purify the air. Simple
green copperas, dissolved under the bed in
ANYTHING that will hold water, will render
hospital, or other place for the sick, free
from unpleasant smells. For butchers stalls,
fsh-markets, slaughter. houses, sinks, and
wherever there are offensive, putrid gases,
dissolve copperas and sprinkle it about, and
in few days the smell will pass away. Ii
a cat. rat or mouse dies about the house,
and sends forth an offensive gas, place some
dissolved copperas in an open vessel near
the place where the nuisance is, and it will
soon purify the atmosphere.
To REMOVE THE ODoR OF PERsPIRATIoN.-
The unpleasant odor produced by perspira-
ton is frequently the source of vexation to
persons who are subject to it. Nothing is
simpler than to remove this odor much more
effectually than by the application OF such
costly onguents and perfumes as are in use.
1t is only necessary to procure some COM
pound spirits of ammonia and place about
two tablespoonfuls in a basin OF water.
washing the face, hands, and arms with this
leaves the skin as clean and sweet as one
could wish The wash is perfectly harmless,
and very cheap. 1t is recommended on the
authority Of an experienced physician.
APPLE TAProcA PUDDING.-One coffee
cup tapioca, covered with three pints. of
cold water, and soaked over night. In the
morning set it on the side FRANCE, or stove,
stirring it often, till it becomes transparent.
If too thick, add more water, till it is as
thin as good clear starch. Stir in small
teaspoonful of salt. Pare and core, with
out breaking. as many good apples as will
set close on the bottom OF medium-sIzed
pudding dish. Fill the holes full OF sugar,
add very little nutmeg and cinnamon
then pour over the tapioca, and bake slowly
till the apples are soft and well done. To
be eaten with hard sauce, which is made as
follows One cup sugar, two thirds of q cup
of butter beaten together until perfectly
smooth and white.
CREAM PIE CRUsT-Take equal quanti
ties Graham and white -four, wet with thin,
sweet cream, roll thin, bake in hot oven, as
common pie crust Or take q piece Of bread
dough, after it has risen, and roll in small
piece of butter; roll out as pie crust.
BRENTFoRD Rolls. Two pounds Of flour,
four ounces of butter, two eggs well beaten,
two spoonfuls of yeast, about pint of milk.
Make soft dough and set it to rise. When
light make it into small rolls, and bake
twenty minutes.
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