Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-04-25
domestic.

than he even expected.
RAISED CAKE.-Take four cups Of
light dough, two Of sugar, one of butter.
three eggs, one teaspoon of soda, half a
pound of raisins, one nutmeg. one tea
spoon of cinnamon. This will make
two good sized cakes Let it get light
and bake for half an hour
REMEDY FOR BRONCHITIS. 49, Take
dried leaves Of common mullen plant,
powder and smoke them in a new
clay pipe be careful that no tobacco
has been in the pipe. Draw the smoke
well into the throat. occasionally swal-
lowing some. Use it three or four times
daily
MATTER or HEALTH. r. Never
stand when you can do your work as
well while sitting. Every housekeeper
and every mother should heed this.
Have variety of seats of different
heights, from the low cricket to the
office stool Of moderate height. 1t is a
matter not only Of comfort but health.
NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATIsM.--A
very simple relief for neuralgia is to
boil a small handful of lobelia in half a
pint OF water till the strength is out of
the herb. then strain it of and add a
teaspoonful of fine salt. Wiring cloths
out o the liquid as hot as possible, and
spread over the part effected 1t acts
like charm Change the cloths as
soon as cold till the pain is all gone
then cover the place with a soft, dry
covering till perspiratIon Is over, to pre-
vent taking cold. Rheumatism can
often be relieved by application, to the
painful parts, OF cloths wet in a week
solution of salsoda water. If there is
Inflammation in the joints the cure is
very quick. The wash should be luke
warm.
TRANSPARENT CRUsr.-Take one
pound butter, the yolk Of one egg
wash the butter dry and then melt it in
"A vessel, set in another vessel of boiling
water, stirring gently all the while to
prevent oiling. Take off the salty scum
from the top. and when almost cold
beat up the butter. little by little, wit n
the EGG, which should be previously
whipped light When all is thoroughly
mixed work in the flour, roll it out
twice, sprinkling lightly with flour be-
fore folding it up let it stand folded
five minutes in a cold place and cut out
for tartlets or tarts; if a tartlet-cutte
should be used, let it be dry and Toured
before using it, to prevent the paste
from sticking. Bake before filling the
tartlets, which are for immediate use.
and brush over with beaten egg while
hot. The paste which is left should be
kept in a cool place.
A BEAUTIFUL HOUSEHOLD PLANT.
The Gala Lily, roots of which may
be procured of any florist, is one of our
finest plants for house growing when
properly treated. The best method we
have tried is to procure an earthen Jar
suitably decorated on the outside, if
desired, by painting or FASTING on of
trieze or flower pictures, or by paper
OpenwOrk covering. In this place rich
mould some five or six inches deep, and
in this set the Gala plant. Now put
on the top of this mould layer Of clean,
coarse sand about two inches deep, and
on top of this some small pebbles. Then
fill the jar with water, and replace as
evaporatcd so as to always have the
water several inches deep above the
pebbles. Place in a warm and sunny
window, and the plant will throw up
large, luXurlant leaves, to be followed
by the magnificent bloom.
ABOUT GLOVES. Notwithstanding
that it is by some authors asserted that
gloves were used by the Chaldeans of
old, yet the first distinct and reliable
mention of them is made by Xenophon.
He tells us that the Persians, not con-
tent with protecting their head and
feet against the cold, also covered their
hands with thick gloves. When speak
ing of Laertes, Homer relates that she
wore gloves on his hands to secure them
from the thorns. Varo, in his ode
Re Rustica,' remarks that "Olives.
when gathered by the naked hand, are
better than those gathered with gloves. >
The learned grammarian Antheneus.
writing in the third century, speaks of
a celebrated bon rirdRt who made a
point of coming to table in gloves, so as
to handle and eat meat while quite hot,
thereby gaining the advantage of de-
vOurlng more than the rest of the com
pany
BREAD. The following is the recipe
by winch the celebrated Vienna bread
was made that became so famous on
e me Centennial grounds for its delicious-
uess as TO command four rrices = ~ 80
Co sell Tor lar more than it was wor,b,
Silt in tin pan four hounds of ionr
bank 1t up against the sides. pour in
one quart of milk and water. and mix
into it enough flour to form a thin
batter, then quickly and lightly add
one Pint of milk in which is dissolved
one ounce OF salt and one and three
quarter ounces of yeast leave the
remainder of the -four against the sides
OF the pan cover the part with cloth
and set 1t in place free from drauoht
Tor three-quarters of an hour then mix
IN the rest of the flour until the douyb
will leave the bottom and sides of the
pan, and let it stand two and a-half
hours Finally, divide the mass into
one-pound pieces, TO be cut in turn into
twelve parts each. This gives square
pieces about three and half inches
thick, each corner of which is taken up
and folded over the centre, and then the
cases are turned over on a dourh-board
to rise for half on hour, when they are
put into a hot oven and baked in ten
minutes.
DRESS. 1t is idle to assert in the
presence Of girls that the way in which
they dress is of no consequence. A
woman 5 dress is the outward expression
of her inward life. If she be coarse.
vulgar, fond of display and bent on
low, material ends, her dress. THOUGH
extravagant, will be an unconscious
r roJ. OF her character. If she be