The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-04

Health Is impaired; and even lie LOST
sometimes, by using imperfect, unripe
musty or decaying articles oil food. The
same moneys worth Of smaller amount
Of good, Is more nutritious, more inyig.
Grating than a much larger amount OIL
what is Of an inferior quality. There.
for get good food and keep Il good until
used. Remember that.
FhCsh meats Should be kept In q cool
place but not freezing or in actual contact
with ice.
Flour and Neal should be kept in cool
place, with space Of an inch or more
between the floor and the bottom Of the
barrel.
Sugar Havana sugar Is seldom clean
hence not so good as that from Brazil,
Porto Rico, and Santa Cruz. Loaf, crush.
ed and granulated sugars have more
sweetness and go farther than brown.
Butler for winter use should be made in
mid autumn.
Lard that is hard and white, aud from
hogs under a year old, Is best.
CaeeSc soft between the fingers is richest
and best. Keep It tied in bag hung In q
cool, dry place. Wipe off the mould with
dry cloth.
Rice, large, clean and fresh looking is
beat.
Sage, small and white, called "Pearl, "
Is best.
Coffee and Tea should be kept in close
canisters, and by themselves. Purchase
the former green roast and grind for
each days use.
AppIeS, Oranges and Lemons keep long.
est wrapped close in paper, and kept in q
cool dry place. Thaw frozen apples in
cold water.
Breqd and Cake should be kept in q dry,
cool place, in wooden box, aired In the
sun every day or two.
All strong odored food should be kept
by itself, where it cannot scent the house.
Bor Soap should be piled up with spaces
between them in dry cellar, having the
air all around to dry 1t for months before
using, the drier the less waste.
Crdaberries covered with water will
keep for months in cellar.
Potatoes spread over dry floor will
not sprout. fthey do, cnt of the sprouts
often. II frozen, thaw them in hot water
and cook them at once. By peeling of
the skin after they are cooked, the most
nutritious and healthful part Is saved.
Uorned Beef should be put in boiling
water, and boiled steadily for several
hours.
Hominy or Samp should steep in warm
water ali night, and boil all next day in
an earthen jar surrounded with water.
SpiesJ and ReppesShould be ground fine,
and kept In tin cans in dry place. A
good nutmeg bleeds at the puncture OF a
pin. Cayenne pepper is better for all pur-
poses OF health than black.
Beans, white, are the cheapest and most
nutritious OF all articles OF food in this
country. The best mealy potatoes sink
in strong salt water.
Hot drinks are best at meals the less
OF any fluid the better, Anything cold
arrests digestion on the instant.
It Is hurtful, and Is wicked waste OF
food to eat without an appetite.
AL meats should be cut up as fine as a
pen, especially for children. The same
amount of stomach power expended on
such small amount OF food, as 10 be di-
gested perfectly, without its being felt to
be labor; namely without any appre'
ciable discomfort in any part Of the body,
gives more strength, and vigor to the sYs-
TEN, than upon larger amount, which
is felt to require any effort, giving nausea,
fullness. acidity, wind, etc,
MAX, however fresh, pure and rich, il
drunk largely at each meal, say glass or
two, is generally hurtful to invalids and
sedentafy persons, as ii tends TO cause
fever, constipation and billiousness.