The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-11
THE HOUSEHOLDS
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Let n o ole cali hoG5ekeesppihnlp a me.
NAL occupation, neither suppose thai
no ability ~ needed, TO- carry . il on.
much is Is be mbraced Gpdef TIE tSe
general term housekeepine used i'm
It's hestapA full sense, it's plain to he
seen, that there is ample field for the
exercise or the most extended ana en-.
tightening education. - Book learning
is not wasted; there ,is evary,uaNVcca-
sion for. its, use, and the more readily
and ihteifigently artistic ard scientific
knowledge Is implied In - domestic
Affairs, the. more easily the work, !iB ac-
cOmplished, and. the more pleasure Is
given In its results to all who are par
Elephants therein III '7SHy1ssi 'hniTd
~ Eo0N0MYAsINTHDrH KITCHEN; 1.-the
French butcherj separates 1.-THE bones
from from hls :s ane PLACES theR where
housewives erdenrJ just Enough for eacll
person, and no more, If chance Wis
itor drops In, somebody quietly Ietires,
and the extra plate is provided. When
the pot 10 boiled.the handful of char.
coal IN the little range js extjpguishe
and waits for another time. No roar
! day long for mo- purpose but. waste.
Values are nicely estimated, and the
smallest surplus Is carefully saved; q
thousand littleecOnOmies are practiced,
and 1t Is respectable to practice them.
n I'm 10 .sI
sanitary and gustatOry, science, A
far asian American housewife will
make, three. We should be greatly
astonished, could the computation. be
Operative power of France is owing to
her cheap food; better living, after all.
than the heavy bread, and, greasy fail-
ures Of our culinary Ignorance.
= How oPEoPLE" GER SfCk.-Eatins
too much and too fast; swallowing
imperfecuy masticated food; byrJtak-
Ing too much fluid at meals; drinking
poisonous whisky and other intoxicaJ-
ing drinks Keeping late hours at
night, and sleeping too late in tie
morning /; wearing clothing, too tight,
so as to relax the circulation /; wearing
thin shoes; neglecting ito take suffic-
lent exercise. TO keep the hands and
feet warm i. peglectingI to wash the
body sufficiently to keep the pores
OPEN exchanging the warm clothes
worn in swarm room during the day
for costumes and exposure SO jpcident
to evening parties; starving the stom-
ach to crafty vain and foolish pas
sion for dress; keeping up constant
nv nj H.,
borrowed troubles; swallowing quack
nostrams for every Imaginary III: tax
ing mealsat irregular intervals VIZ
tii EATING FRUIT--When fruit does
harm IT is because it is eaten. at
improper times, in improper guam
titles, or before 1t Is 'ripened and
fit forthe human stomach. A distin-
guished physician has said:that if1his
patients would make practice of
eating couple of good oranges before
breakfast rom February to June, his
practice would be gone. The princi-
pal evil Is that we do not eat enough
of fruit; that we drown itin cream.
We need the medicinal action Of the
pure fruit acidsin our system and their
cooling, corrective infipence,-udfedicdt
Journal. -
To SLEEP misunderstanding 10
sleep. as q growing habit, Is the first
step toward insanity. In every dis
ease 1t Is AN omen Of i'll. Hence, ITO
cultivate sound sleep, do not, sleep "a
moment in the daytime. Go to bed
81 anregular hour, and, never take a
second nap after waking yourself i'm
the morning, Never go to bed cold or
very hungry, nor with wet feet. Read
nothing aftef supper OF q very exciting
character Let no angry words he
spoken or thought barbored for sim
gle instant after tea time, for death
may come before the morning light.
~ FLIES AND FRESH .AiR.A-lEvery
hOusek eeper K nows. what D. Nuisance
flies are In, summer. sf{ Two weapons
arr. powerful against thems c(eanliness
room should be- kebt dix between
meals, and care should be- taken to
sweep every, ecrumb from table and
floor, But 1t will not do simply to shut
up the room, shutting 'up the flies i'm
It. .Olose every window and door but
oae, and through, that drive the fies
out, This is not 30 hard as it., may
seem upon paper, and practice makes
perfect here as ih All else. We have
known h6usekeepef wlio was SO ex-
pert that she rhad only to, wave her
broom and the dies dltifnlly swarlned
out as they saw the. standard waved i'm
the afr. Fly nets for the wihdows are
comfortable appendices for!iivfng and
sleeping rooms,s j., Bought ready made
they are somewhat expensive, made at
home they cost only d tffffe.' Have
the carpentef-Aor ifs0fne fthe family
knows how To lhhhdl 10 tools, Jet him
make "a frame, Of inch wide l9th, Citing
the window, frame.r On this stretcl
mosquito netting dark green IL best
and hasten with 'tacks t6lthe lAtlsf,i
II Air every sleeping room thoroughly
every morning, and If possihl let lin
the sun to shine on the bed apd bed
clothes. Often at night when Che heat
Ia we'll nigh uiibearable,a . wet cloth
hang in. the window oyer the blind.
will cool room as II Q shower had fall
len, and everyone knows how water
'p6ured ON the pavement m frontoftiie
door will ffesheA the hot dry air. nThe
principle of theEeductiop 81 teppeTA-
lure 10y evaporation Is capable Qf much
practical application. IN 1hdia and
other tropical countries, where Ice Is
almost unknown, tile natives cool their
Thinking water by. suspepding earthep
Jars filed with It In brisk current Of
air, which process Is BALD 70 Cool It
thoroughly and rapidly. So,alse, when
Ice 10 nnattainable butter may sbekept
Arm and sweet, by settling, the bowl
containing it.'fn q shallow vessel of
water AID coveringft with 6'hapkih,
the ends of which are ,welli immersed
In the water In the bottom dish: nsas
FRUIT sTAINR -1FoH rsmoye fruit
stains. let:the,spotted part OF the cloth
imbibe q littla water without dipping
It,. and hold the part over two or three
lighted brjnstone matches at proper