The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-27

aWeu on even Win the outside sleeper to
which the lower ends of siding are nailed. |
The door is set in eighteen inches above |
the floor, or three feet from the ground. |
The crib was built in the spring OF 1SI1 ; !
has been used ever since. None OF the
family have ever vet seen a rat in it.
Ree Stings ~ n Cure for Rheuln. |
atisn.
A German paDer contains the following |
IN regard TO the cure OF rheumatism by |
the means of bee stings the correspondent !
says that his wife having suffered so much |
as TO be unable TO enjoy either sleep or |
rest Tor the space OF six months, the right |
arm being almost lame, preventing the suf- |
ferer from doing any household work, ma
king her even unable to dress or undress
herself, and having heard that farmer,
quite incapacitated by rheumatism, hsd
been accidently stung By bees and thereby
got entirely cured, he persuaded his wife to
try this remedy, as the pain from the sting
of the bees would not be greater
than that already suffered. These bets were
therefore laid and pressed upon the right
arm for a considerable time, in order that
the poison bladder Of the insects would en-
tirely empty itself The effect produced
was astonishing, as the lady even
on the first night was enabled TO
enjoy long good sleep, the first time for
at least six months, the racking pain being
entirely gone. The arm was, OF course.
swollen greatly in consequence OF the sting,
but the swelling disappeared gradually up
on the application OF some cooling lotion.
All pain was gone, the lame arm recovered
lis previous vigurousness, and not the least
of rba hos sipca cbnUn itSplt
The Table may be Made to Improve
the Mind and Heart.
kansas Spirit, 49,
Nothing is surer indication of refine
ment, taste and culture in family than
carefully arranged table for meals. The
table is as good test of the character OF
the family that gathers around it rs can
possibly be found. Some tables bear the
incontestable marks OF coarseness, rudeness,
disorder and low animal life. They are
supplied with gross, ill-cooked, unpalatable
and indigestible food, heaped up without
order or taste in arrangement, in dishes OF
the rudest kind, dirty in appearance, ill-as-
sorted both in material and color; and
around them gather in rude haste and con-
fusion an uncouth rabble of men,
women and children, with
terribly lean and very hungry
look. No poverty, however, pinching, is
an excuse for such barbarism. Cooking,
preparing food for the family and arrang-
ing the table is a science and an art and
may be made instrumental in improving
the taste, the mind and the heart Just as
much as the study of chemistry or the ar
rangement OF flower garden. We must
learn the lesson that there Is nothing in
this work of life that is common or un-
clean. Everything that We do, if done in
the best possible way, Is the means Of cul-
ture, the path of progress and improve
ment, and they way OF lite to them that
walk therein.
Valuable sugscstiOns as TO t;ie Uses
of Fruit.
Prairie Farmer, -
Strawberries, rssp5erries and blackber-
ries if 40 gritty as to require washing, are
unfit 10 be served as fresh fruit. Ii would
be better to reserve them for some other
purpose, for water will most surely impair
their sweetness ne ther is it wise TO deiuge
with sugar, and let them stand for an hour
or two TO lose their freshness and flavor.
Large fine Strawberries are especially invit
ing, when served without being hulled
Powdered sugar should accompany them ;
the berry to be dipped in it and eaten from
the stem. This l. favorite breakfast dish;
il for other occasions they are to be stem
med, it should he done only short time
before wanted, ard the sugar added at the
last moment, or after they are in the sau-
cers.
Cherries are to be left on the stems and
in clusters when intended for the breakfast
,,llA . ,.l,r
ing both stems and pits, which is certainly
not so tempting in appearance, but with
plenty Of pulverized sugar tastes WELL
Currants should he arranged in n glass
dish, with a borcer Ui Currant leIv, around
the top. ~elcc: fine large buncheS Of red
and white, and arrange them in alternate
rows, forming pyramid. Both cherries
ard ctirrant- should te iirst washed, and |
small bits Of ice sca.t, red among them.
Cherries and currau are also very nice |
frosted; to DO this beat the white of an egg |
until it is well broken, then dip in bunches .
Of fruit, ard when partly dry roll them in
pulverized sgger, and lay on a sieve to fin /.
ish drying.
Dried figs, first washed, then frosted in the |
same manner are much improved in both |
appearance and taste.
To SERVE WATERNELoS.-Lay it on
ice for four or i've hours before wanted.
then cut = slice from each end and cut
again in the center Stand the halves on a
platter, On which are arranged few fresh.
clean vine leaves. Scoop out the pulp with
4 tablespoon in nice egg-shaped pieces, and
serve powdered sugar il desired although
a melon that i really fit to he eaten will be
sweet enough without this accompaniment
If preferred TO serve in slices, cut a small.
piece from each end, then cut tie melon I'M
points
CASTALoUPE MELONS make an appetiz-
ing prelude to i summer breakfast. They
should be thoroughly chilled before serv-
ing. Cut them in half, remove the seeds.
and place piece of ice in the cavity: or.
cut every alternate section almost out. leay-
ing it attached at the top only; remove the
seeds and replace with broken ice; serve on
a platter garnished with fresh vine leaves
season with pepper and salt or pulverized
sugar according TO taste.
To ARRANGE FRUIT-If a variety Of
fruit is to be arranged choose a dish with
a standard, ard procure some pretty green
vines and leaves to ornament it. The leaves
Of the ice plant are peculiarly appropriate,
and Madeira vine, maurandia or smilax
will fall gracefully over the side and twine
around the stem. Clusters of grapes should
Troop over the edge OF the dish, As far as
possible, and still be secure, and the var
iety of fruits should be disposed with re-
gard to the blending of color and general |
contour; while all should be firmly placed, |
stiff or set look Is particularly to be |
avoided.
GRAPEs-This luscious, beautiful and |
easily grown fruit should be grown by all !
BY little observation the training and |
care of the grape can soon be learned. |
Good, thrifty vines should be selected and |
planted deeply. The cheapest trelIis Is
posts set eight feet apart, strung with CON-
mon fence wire upon which to train the |
vines Let the main vires grow TO any
length you wish. Trim in the fall, always
bearing in mind that this years wood makes
next years fruit. The Concord is the best.
sweet Cream viii YieI6 More Butter
Than Sour.
american Live Stock Journal
Mr.. l.. S. Harden, has been experiment
ing in his creamery to determine this gues-
ton, and TO find out the difference, ii any.
On account OF the age of the cream. He
tried four experiments with sweet cream,
four with cream and days old, as fol-
lows:
CREAM, CREAM, CREAM,
Day Old. 2& 3 Days cd. 48 Days Old
II l2:lbs. 3-I3 lbs. 73-5 lbs
9 10 Z" > I-3 d" 8 So 25.
10 I" 4 10 II" : l-2
% =" 5 i-g" 4l9 20a
He says:
The whole cream of a day was churned to-
yether. The cream one day old was sweet