, 1874-09-12
LITERATURE,


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den: Macmillan Il Go.
II hua boon amusing in looking o1tr tho
English ior,,a}b OF month or two bao1s, to uote
the grave attention will which tho critics have
treated this slender volume on tho rtidnonts Of
cooking. Every Loudon paper Of any lttorary
protonsions Inns accorded It at 1oust column Of
that peculiarly SOLEMN, p1othorlo md nonderons
discussion, that Is tho 'EnBsh Journalists prlao,
and compared with which hc cannot sufficiently
dihdasn tho brisk, nervous, sprtgltty 1sylo OF Ills
American brcthron Of tho press. But tho lIt1lo
hook, when It comes to hand. proves deserving
Of all tho notice 1t has acquired. It Is wratton
by woman Of rank. TALENT and oulturo, VINO
l,na had widu snl ynriod experience IL Afe.
aud who has eyorywhpre distinguished Aorse!t
by lor cloar-efeltcd observation mud ready adnp-
tAtion to circumstances. Her books, or which
sAe Inns publ;shc{l scYcral ato always entertain
ing, anlt being principally pagoa from hor own
history. greatly. propossoss tho roadcr In her
favor.
Tho urosont York, M may 10 soon by'tho tito,
Ia without assumption, yet tbo English or tho
Amoricnn woman l,as seldom had ono presented
TO her Of. 30, much usefulness In proportion to
It's sIze. Itdloes not furnish reclpoa for cooking
fdod Its. plane llea bolov that stage in tho Gill;
linary department. 1tb purpose in TO- prepare
tl,o cook TO- comprehend recipps and to follow
tholr directions lnttolligontiy and u,i5 5ua'cously'
Tho nattor OF cloan, mid wholesome. and eco
no,,ical cooking cannot bo ovoreatimated. Upon
wlnt they cut dependa, III largo menauro, tho
health and hapnineas Of tue human race. It la
don,ain tho art OF cooking lion. Should naater tho
nruciplcs and practice Of 1t, than that sho should
Gaye tho suffrage. It n.hy shock tito Won1en-ro-
formers to hare t aaid, but 1t roaily is more
cssontial to tho woll-being Of tic world TINT tho
female sex should DO trained III tho most prl1-
don't and altilful wnya Of uhlhg food-nlatorials,
than TINT tley should liavo tho advantages Of 4
higher education. Fortunately, q knowledge of
tho science Of domestic economy ta not tucom-
ratiblo with a knowledge Of all othor arts and
acioncos but, II ono or tho other must be ,niGs-
cd in 4 woulan'a education, In majority Of
tasos 1t would DO better TINT tho learning Which
il gained in schools should DO sacrificed to thai
which is acquired IN tho Kitchen, in tho nursery,
within tho four walls that surround wonan's
especial kingdom. Just ms With tho other sos,
It Ia uottor that man should haTo command
Of soma trade, sone Industry aonao vocation,
ly rhlch Ito can earn support for himholf and d
education. and be turned upon society untitled
for uBeful, profitable labor, burden, or, In oth-
CT words, curse.
In considering wounans condition md. nccda,
to which eubjact public attention is nowadays
particularly called, ono ia most struok-in Wow
Of the demands made for 3 Widening Of her
6pheru. an increaso OF her privileges, an i'm
provcncnt III her ation-with hor woful
noglcct aud Misunderstanding and doprociatipn
Of tho tlutos and privileges tint lie right under
her hand within hor distinctive province. A man
plucatcs himself for tho position lie knows he
nuat Till; aervcs an apprenticeship, either to
books or tools, that ho mny make tho most Of
hls circaaata,nces a woman. Knowing. that,
will bo wifo and d mother, makes,
az rule, no preparation whatever for 1t,
but allows it to como and find her ignorant Of
How to uudortake it, to control 1t md to o1altlt,
Her ineflicioncy aud inability to manage tho nt-
fairs eho il born to, and that man expressly
ltayos to Hcr, is crying. roproach to l,or sex:
Not but TINT oo means we'll and otton tries hard
much intellect and science should be put to work
ih tho various departments Of tho household aa
nre put into tho industries aud arts pursued by
men, aud that tho reaults on tho ono hand should
le no less important, aud eloyatfne, aud honor
Aule, than on the other.
Lady Barhor has got tito right view of tho
matter. II any woman could feel justified in
ahlrkipg and despiBing domestic dntiea. sto is
one. But, as ehe Hass. ID substance. Ii her book.
tho woman on = throne has no excuse for being
Idle aud innnpablo.Et1t becomes every woman In
tho highest as we'll as the humblcEt, station In
lfo, who IL nj the head of household, or iH over
likely to be, to understand perfectly, not only by
theory, but by practice, overy domestic art, and
pdIklul4AIl3 kAAt " EVbAl4IEs HHllA AAtIId nQ
materially the physical comfort OF her family.
Il is as essential that tho woman OF wealth, who
commands rctlnuo OF BorTansB, should bo nble
to instruct every ono OF them III dutios Of fThict
faithfully perform tloao duties according to hor
tniunotfons, Us 1t il that tho laborcra wife, who
dooa all her work with her Qua pair of hands,
should understand how to accomplish it with tho
least waste Of material aad e1ortion.
And it is aa important that tho lady living in
iNvnrp bf1nni1 nnfCrrA IN tha ErT1Iit1ct 0f hnr
household wiso economy, as it is for tho woman
Rho must make every Btxpolco 60 just aH far
Il will toward feeding her husband and hor chill
Iron. There ia principle lying at tho founda-
Ind thore ie, to urge fidelity to it the part Of
the rich, the influence of their example upon
thoir poorer noiSlDors. It tho lady who fools
no necessity in point of incomo to watch oxpend-
that thoro be no waste III hor house, aud teuohos
bpr servants to practice liberal thrift, the lady
Kho doea fool tho necessity will not consider it
beneath her dignity to insure tho Bamo effects.
as Lady DarEer rosnarka, r7eh people shonId be
made TO- understand TINT 1t Is ''nbaolutely
greater good to tho commonwealth it their
Households aro 80 managed that little or no ma~
terial for human food can lie wasted in thom.
than Il they sabscribed over 30 hbcrally to ali
The grenb charities"
Lady Balkcrh littl. book ia divided into tlroe
parts, tho lrat Of which troata in tho p1aiuest
language Of the chemical compoHtion, and tho
effect upon tho human body, Of the various
substances commonly employed as food. It
shows why one sort Of food s bettor than auoth-
or, more nutritious, aud therefore cheaper; why
milk, aud cheese, and beef. and breAd are the
most nourishing articles Of Diet, and, prepared
in various careful Ways, yield tho human system
the most support at tho lghtcst cost. Tho Soc
oud part gives the best nlodos Of preparing cor
tain Aoxts OF food for uHe, with slmple OK
plunation Of their Respective aotions. nusliu
asys, in hia Tors Glaxigora." that every girl
should be taught 81 at a proper nge to cook all
ordinary food exquiHitoly;" but Lady Darkor
goes a atop further, and eays evesy boy should
bo taught a!Bo mol. to cook ex9uslto]y, per-
haps bnt 80 as to mako tow common dishes
Auothes strong point Hho makoa In thia pRrt III,
that good food ls safeguard, against dtunken.
druukard III improving cottagc-com-
fortB, wo may perhaps strike q great blow with
or frying panp mud soup-ltnttlcs) ut the Hhiniug
GlaaseH and quart pots Of tho gin-palaco.".
Women Of tho temperance -crusade. lake notice
1n part third, Lady Daykor explains tho prin-
cipleB Of diet, and presents few cheap aud easy
rocipcs closing her littlo book with sketch Of
tho work attempted by the National School Of
Cookery at South Kenaiugtou. Tho women Of
EuElaCQ lnY0 roE hold nj f1e rftrht anil nf Tho