Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05
THE IEorSEH. I'D.

I II Is FO$NlGl lNT Us - 81 fIDra itti-'.tNf
in our dwelling rooms. unless eXtrao. mar!
means are used TO bring about >ucn a -
Toe pure air will creep in through az, ~
craCk about the windows, doors ant fioN.
I In spite OF all our efforts 10 keep out tue
{ coli-' II IS all right Ia try 10 keep our rooms
( warm, and IL il very proper To ChIuR up tle
cracks, but we should see that some provis-
/ ion is made for the entrance OF pure air
| Though that which enters unavoliably
through cracks, and 10y the frequent opHuiug
of doors, may keep us from actual suiioca
ton, II Is not usually enough To keep the air
OF the room pure, and its inmates in high
health. IL sometimes seems as though psO-
pie study TO see how little pure air they can
live upon. They allow OF various needless
contamination of the air. saying, in ans wer
10 ones objections, POOH 1 guess that won Z
Kill any body" AS though this is the main
the point of death.
Many persons suppose that nothing inn
pairs the air of room, unless il be some
| thing positively poisonous, as, for instance.
| the effiuvia OF decsying animal or vegetable
matter. This is not so. Wherever there is
any permanent odor, though ii may be only
| the fragrance or flowers, or the smell OF
oranges, the air is in some degrees less pure
than when positively odOrless; and though
sweet doors give pleasure at times, amt Ia
moderate degree, they should be spsriugly
used. and hanished entirely during our
sleeping hours. Bridget. in the kitchen,
breathing more than half her time air loafed
/ with the odors OF the various Kinds OF food q,
and an occasional variation of scOrchei fat
may seem to he a tolerably healthy person;
but in spite Of her exercise aud COOL clnSu-
! tuition, she Is less healthy now. and N, IRE
/ likely 10 suffer from various diseases and 10
die IN early life, than she would be IL she had
/ really pure air 10 breathe. in her kitchen aud
IN her sieeplng-room. No one, however con
I stltutionally endowed with health and
/ strength, can erjny the finest health without
/ pure air ID breathe haOitualIy. The more
one becomes accustomed Ia pure air The
more quickly Is any contamination percep-
! Ible, and cleanliness in all respects seems
more ana more desirable.
J 81 believe you let too much air into your
! room at night" L have more than once
been told. Too much ART Is that posi-
! bic: would let Ia all out doors If / could
1 when the outside air Is not Quduly moist or
! cold. prefer not TO have the wind blow
/ upon the back Of my heal, but iC IL only
bioWS into my face, and am otherwise well
protected, do not care. l have two win
doWs open IN all moderate weather, I'm the
! large room where / sleep with the children
this winter. In all weather there is one m
closed opening which supplies pure air from
outdoors. This Is made by raising win
/ dow SIX inches from the bottom, an! filling
J the opening so made. below the lower sash,
/ with closely fitting board. The air enters
! through the spaces between the upper and
! lower sashes, and however strong the wind
/ comes from that quarter, none blows direct
/ ~ upon person sitting near the winiov
! This sutficeS for ventilation in the coolest
| weather, but / am always glad when IL IS
! warm enough 10 allow OF letting in more air.
SLEEPING WARN.
j believe IL ~ impossible 10 have too much
! pure air, but it i possible 10 have the air
/ colder than feeble persons can breathe with
! comfort or with safety. For hardy persons
! there is no danger in said air, provided they
| nave plenty of bed-covsriLg, ana keep their
mouths closed. 1t Is unwhoieSome for any
! one 10 sleep cold. Oae OF the hardest things
! for feeble PERSONS 10 endure i getting into a
/ cold bel to sleep It draws 80 mucl up,1
| the already low vitality that before the cold
! he'd Is warmed its oCcU part Is 50 Thoroughly
! chilled that l. j. almost impossible 90 gst
/ warm again. Ia this way the system Is an
! nece ssarlly taxed, ali the general health
! re,Ucei. When one musc sleep in a cold
! room, IL would b. better Ia wear H4au.l
| night clothes, warmed before putting them
| on, ana perhaps with wODlel stockings for
| nigh, use In exchange for the stockings worn
| al day. or II have the Led Var5neI before
! entering 1t Tnis can Da done with A warm
! ing-pan, or by rolling a jug Of hot water
/ about between the sheets.
nnd by experience that children rest m IRE
| quietly Ia rooms well ventilated, though tn,
air is guile cold during the night. than ,Elal
! they sleep la warmer and closer rooms, aid
/ ih:nk IL Wei TO accuS'0m their lungs ID
cold air In lnlS way. IL i very uug e~i -. "a ..
| TO make hot house plants OF our cail.r.n,
/ They should he dressed 50 warmly, both 5v
night AID by day, that they can b. comfort
able IL rooms moderately cool.
! THE TRAILING ARBUICS IN THE HOUSE
In" beauty and fragrance OF the failing
! ArbutUs, or May Hover, (EpiggT ripeasg are
| widely known, and many wonder why in -
! not cultivated, until they have made SOW
| era unsuccessful attempts 10 transfer IL To
| their garden. We have trauSplanted It, re-
4. does M
| Hour sh in the same border with cultivated
| flowers, either in tue shade or sunshine. IL
Wlthers In garden soil. Manure is death IN
~. Iranspiantet TO the cemetery lot, the
leaves turn brown and die. 1t is Gov under
all the woOing arts o. the gardener aud de-
lights not in cold frames or forcing houSeS
Madam, who Is not a gardener, said she
could make 1t live. She knew she could
"She would like to see the plant she could
not halter break, and make IL go under
saddle" She had considerable 10 say about
no ha n ~
the Trailing Arbutus growing on the
horth side OF hills, counting the shadow
OF Lodges and creeping under moss and dead
Herbage. L thought the plants would keep
green for time, and fill vacant place In
the window, even If the experiment a,ideI
10 the often repeated failures. late in Octo-
Der procured the desired plants fresh from
the WOODS with quantity OF the leaf-mold,
and gravelly soil IN which they grew She
put part OF them in the Wardian case i'm a
bed OF moss, with ferns, Twin berry, Auders-
Tongue, and other plants that love the shade
TIE Arbutus took kindly 10 the new atnos-
phere, and very soon began to make new
SHOOTS and leaves, and it is now the gem of
the CORRECTION, anu the admiration OF the
household. The other plants were put in a
bed OF leaf mold in a soup plate, two or three
inches deep, and Clue moss was trained
around the edge OF the plate for a border,
making the dish a very pretty ornament
This dish has been kept in "a room without
IRE, at a temperature varying from forty to
sixty, under shelves Appropriated to other
plants. 1t does not receive the direct ravs
of the sun, bat has plenty oflight. II is wa
tered two or three times Week and tine
mold is kept moist. Tue plants evidently
thInk April has come though il is i'd win
ter, for The leaves are starting and the mink
blossom buds are IN sight. We give il up-
Madam has triumph.
SOME RECIPES IN GERMAN COOKING
Having had inquiries from time 10 time as
10 the manner of preparing the dishes name
below, We referred them u an experienced
German housekeeper, who kindly gives the
recipes:
Ss"Oked Geese bre1stS.-Cut out the breasts
OF young, fat. and well cleaned geese rUb
Them well with salt and with "A little salt
peter, place in "A jar or other vessel, with a
weight upon them. Let them remain thus
for ten days: after which put them In SIN IKE
tor two weeks.
scar GOOSe.-TO utilize the remainderof the
goose after cutting ont the breast for smoking
III Is prepared a. follows: cut I'D the f.sn
Into suitable pieces; then take OF vinegar
and water equal quantities, enough to cover
the meat, add a handful OF mall onions and
sat- pepper, cloves, etc boil together until
The meat is done. This, If put in a cool
place, VIII keep well, and masses an excel
lent dish when warmed up or eaten COLI
american Il g7tctdtITtSf.
SMALL POTS FOR HOUSE PLANTS
how often 90 We hear the cOnU!ain.:-sSI
DON'T Know Why my plants do not hlDg.n in