, 1876-10-07
THE HOME.

tho 1urIner settling, 1r TIC Should be, down To
tho enjoyment of Ills home, and tho latter sur
veyIng bis store In preparation for his comfort
able rest and slcep for months. with what
pIeasuro have listened to my grandmotllcr's
description OF tho old households of her lay, of
the spinning, double an,1 twisting and dyeIng
Ut stocking yarn, +llc knitting and sewing up Ut
tho webs ot fullcl cloth, tho p1um.prcscrying,
pound for pound, tho apple-strlnging and pump.
kin-lrying, and huw they did work mid
how pretty aud good they were, md low we'll
they could talk, until so,,,ctimcs would think
perliaps thcsu homeIy occupations did cultivate
different nnture in women, and that this
eternal fancy wurk Ind destroyed the art Of con-
ting and thought felt good md ol.l-faahioned,
aud worl4 be Satisfied to wear q pressed clotl,
urrea, until IuuKed out uf the window and saw
phrhy Sowcrs with her new dress frtled and
klted to her knees, and ] wus forec,l to lay
TMat 1t Will my graddmoti!sr sIoko ka Vas tho the
converse well, They wero llospita6lc, .,ot airaI
u tue lab95 ot entertaining, an! their guests
tlIc generous, cultivated, and charming entcrs
ialt,li,cnt louu1 ut tue sa1uns Of TIC Mcsdamcs
lt Longueyiiir, Do staei, l}ceatatts Mira Thrale,
the Countess Of Blessington, anu The nerry sis-
tsrs' " " can bnt sonIpats tness receptions WY.
WI
pcrsDns II equal wealth and supposed acqutre'
inents. 1belieYa 1t ID the luck uf horticulture
with Ws.
Dumas, when asked to write q series Of
sketehcs upon the socIat life of ttc Paris VI tic
present day, sai4 there WAS 1T soStay lie. Tie
lulhlly HaS always ut tho theatre, which was one
OF tie aIcbtablc aigns Of tllc ItueS. The simple
tAste for hohc amusement lad been supplanted
sscucs Of tue play. with US tic dissipation il
not thu tLcatre, hut tho sewing soclcty, the
pruyor.mcctng church fur, the concert lecture,
welding, aud daueinG parties, until. II q nlan
sees MS latnily llulf-a+tozen times during tho
winter, IT. Is tue exception rather tIan tile rulc
Yes, we eMbrolder, sew, aud prolnenadc, visit
and daueo, and try To think we arc llnving q
good time. dec! are, often wish for the good
91 Priht!|y's ht|'s,. days ys, Of ny gsandhmot,Hr
natural medicine Of man. am
sick u tue s.gnt OF suwing- -m,uliuc, m cgg-
beatcr, or rotary. srrubbing-Urusl, and, III fat,
ul all uther aid8 to 1iUdcin housekeeping. And
our books Vt entertaih!ncnt, too, how dull and
;;pllhlcss tncy arc getting to Del Noycl-wrIting
',nust lure been Vt It's zenith In tic days u
.Thuylscsay and Dickens. We l.aye non1 but
w0tllcil VIM nuw attempt tD at1,use, and certain
1t Is tllat tile l4ttlcst bit of the niantlcs Of tho
ticrs. uul1s,n,tll once said, tAs writer's be-
come lnUrG numerous, the rcaders hrcolnc
llioru indulent," a'ld i.os. because We have
'bccotnc too lazy Or deali to crit!cjsc, from
,tHH IltttI III tu4S lltG1AE5 pIkykC1 NC
arc never Inorr to have = g,od, witty, crispy
novel. One llns but tu rea1 such titles lis .'1he
Mysterious Escape,r Laura, Dr tile History Of
D!isllsea Llfs," to l'eyo ''al enough without
fssr M @ & &nty fs os y ~ what
mediate tendsrllcsa or instant ueath. FIRST IN
elnbraye aal thcf stab, mixing daggers anl
kisses IN every perjoa."
1saw Iasa! graph In New York paper Tic
other Lay to tic e1ect that there were cluss Of
women itl I'LL Vi cur large rlties who we're IN tho
s. r. 1860 Z. were Consumed by those
Indus ,wLom one woull % suotl think
genccs ~ John Calvin, Sielaneitj.on
Or uanpah More. don't know how much truth
there IL In tue paragraph, but It s0un1s like tho
wlclcincss VI some porter III order to supply
tho country ministers with an ei1cetfye text. I
hardly heIievo It, for we American women are
the least independent in the world when 1t
comes ~ thu indulgence OF Our appetites or tIa-
'lnE anything diiItreut fru,ll our IleIgllbors VIC
couldn't lN lsersuadoI tn drink Elass Of beer
Ill brUal daylight I'll the nnnncr Thar soG,c of
OUT sensible deruian women do, however much
We might think We should bo benefited by It.
l asn nj, advocate OF some other beverage tint,
the eternal cup Vi tea. I believe II VIC used &C.
liquor wo should expsrIrnre less of What i
callcd among ue 10 general debility" Cider II
ot,c OF tbs Old drinks Of our gralluinotleEs thai
the prOlib[toEy laws OF the East have driven al
,noet out Of cxlsten.c. 1t Is ono of thu most
health-g'vi!ng beverages, and is sud ia sonc In
stances to ba equal to tie grape cu1c Of Europt
| for liver diseases. But soinc 1unatiral brnwic,
llas believed It out Of tic winter kitsen Tn tlt
score of Its creating inteInpeTance among ttlt
ysang. e. ! ioo so!..ct'mes , ;, think IT t!!srt
there would not be 60 much drunkenness nj
over our la!id as we SEQ to-day, asl sTe shoull
~
natural lsstury collection, as happened SOM
still rcEtlates tho nppectitcs Of the people.
But excuse me- only Intended to till one O.
Boston iasl,ion. Take your three pnts of beans
| pick them over, mud Let them soak over night.
cannot give you tile reason for this. lii til,
morning put them On to parboll. Let then
| cook slowly until you can take one between
your tlngera and It vii! split in two
Rinse with clean water and sklm uut tnto sal
lou jar, II you hagc nu rcyulir Boston bcan-put
Nuw take Ung pound uf salt lean pork, Wnsl
and scrapo cleal, cut II Just through, the rina
! yuur jar will, wates, anl baku steadily efyL
hours. When donc, talsc out your purk oll
| hlltull plattcr, pick out !lc hard beans On TIL
top, aud pour cut Into ;lccp dish. a steallrt
lDaf OF cOrn-brcad goes we'll With IL aud som,
ClluW-choW or pickles.
Another lady has asked for my receipt 10
picked peaches. 1t is q ltttlc late. TIN afraId
but nlnu ars 50 good this year / Will CIV,
9F s Sssfaa Ss xS sy pe. wt y tic 5S e. IT, It Fs st
tle peaelles nut u your basket II yolt can With
out removing entirely the net covering them
Tint will serve 10 Tue beat CLOTH fur, rubbing
Of The tuzz by holding the, 4ctaecd corner
oSs gSuiun eDo q 's god ay4 vnssar es sH
pounds Of cut sugar. Let y dissolve ln largs
iar Stick eloyo Into each peach. Put ovol
Tue tire aoout quart ~.ot the vino