The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-07

on her side, and the result of her exertions,
carried on many years!with equa, resolute-
ness and good temper was the Modern
Cookery in all Its Branches" published in
1845, which continues to hold its place in
the esteem Of housewives. Its author was
Miss Action who derived from her one great
work an adequate provision for the re-
mainder of her life.
But human nature is weak, especially
feminine human nature in the adornment
question, and vanity runs 10 the ears OF the
Cochin girls. Their earrings are wonderful
to behold. They are more like the bungs OF
a hogshead. At the tenderest years the lit
tie children have great gashes cut in the
lobes of their ears, tortoise shell plugs in
serted to stretch them, and as they grow
older the plugs are enlarged till, at maturity,
they appear with things like snuff-boxes, the
size of moderate pair of fists, almost always
of tortoise shell, sometimes on ivory, plain
for everyday wear, but for grand occasions
deliberately inlaid with gold and silver, and
on every grand occasion the earplugs are
of solid gold weighing pound or more
apiece and carved in the most dis,
tracing way. 1 think I've remarked
before that the Cochin jewellers are
greatly skilled in their trade, especially re-
pousse work, which is now getting so fashion
able here, and they expend their very best
energies on the earrings for the Cochin
tiny FORCES and tiny blowpipes blown by
tiny boys, enormous horn goggles and little
hammers and dammer, or soft composition
to form a basis, for their punching opera
| ton, and the purest gold and silver and
little bellows worked by their toes. Fingers,
| toes, nose and eyes snap and CLINT as they
rapidly ply their task. Four annas, or IL
| cents, which is the regular cody or days
wages for these hereditary skilled mechanics
| (from this cody, or days hire, comes the
| term coolies for day laborers so hired(
seems trifing sum indeed for the fairy-like
results of their artistic labor.
Always serve food for the sick hot I'm
| less the plates are warmed, and the eatables
served in a smoking hot condition, they will
| often fail TO tempt the invalids appetite. 1t
is also an excellent plan to cut up outlet or
| steak, or piece of chicken, into small bits
while it is in the kitchen, so as to prevent
any extra exertion OF the patient in eating
/ it. Minced beef mutton or chicken, will
make toothsome dish for the sick room.
But by this we do not mean the minced
meat of the ordinary meal. Cut up the raw
meat into very small bits and moisten it
with little beef or chicken tea; season it
we'll and then let it stew only a few mo-
ments for the beef or mutton, but longer for
chicken. Serve it on hot toast, and have the
plates very warm, and it will usually give
good satisfaction to a languid appetite.
In preparing dishes for the sick it is need
full TO combine the strongest nourishment
with the simplest seasoning, as they require
food which will not need too much exertion
of the digestive power. Sweet breads broiled
to a nice brown oysters roasted in the shell
or plainly stewed, clam broth, and even
calves brains, are highly recommended as
articles of diet which will give the most nu.
tritious food in the smallest quantities. All
kinds of cruel are unDalatable to some per.
sons, but fortunately tastes differ and there
are those who will take with a decided relish
large bowlfqls OF flour, oat meal and even
considered the most delicate of all such
preparations, and If well made and favored
with tablespoonful of old Jamaica or whis
ky, with little sugar added to it. is not 6
disagreeable compound.