Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-23

Gus school. girls, and say that their
paleness and nervousness are the re-
suits Of indigestible food, but these
traits are oftener the results of late
hours and insufficient exercise. If
] glls would keep early hours, and take
! long walks, we should not hear SO much
about the need Of "hygienic food
SWah Gamp in Rural Nep Yorker.
MEAL TIMEs.-A little more formality
in serving the family meals wouldn't
hurt some households. There is no
need of saving all tue " company man
ners" for company; If you do. the chill
dren, at least, will probably be found
wanting when the occasion comes. We
rather enjoyed hearing, recently, Of the
punctiliousness as to dress and deport-
ment with which certain college chums
are wontto grace their dinners together,
once week. Full dress suits, q care
fully spread board, silent and attentive
walters, courtesies toward each other.
such as the most polite society dems nds !;
the aesthetics of dining are thus kept
up in an isolated life that leaves so
many young fellows mannerless.
Many preachments have been di-
rected to teaching the necessity of
,heerfuiness aud contcntment at meals.
1t cannot he too often enforced. The
wisdom, on purely physical grounds, of
n Tranquil mind at meal times, is ~ old
as Bacon, in orr language, and as ancient
as the patriarchs in practice. The time
given to the table ought to be doubled
III many families, and the cheerfulness,
good nature, and domestic converse
ton increased in like ratio Golden
RIDE. ....
russian CREAM.--Two-th thirds of q
paskage of Cox's gelatine. four eggs,
two.thirds OF u cup of sugar, one quart
of milk; cover the gelatine with water,
and let it stand one hour; heat the milk
to boiling point, then stir in the gela
tine, and when we'll stirred, add the
yolks OF four eggs we'll beaten with
sugar, stirring BRISK to avoid the for
nation Of Jumps. Cook two or three
minutes, then set it of and stir in the
whites of four eggs, beaten to stiff
froth; flavor with vanilla or lemon be-
fore putting in the whites of the eggs.
Put into moulds and set away to cool.
This is u most palatable dish, and an
excellent substitute for ice cream.
INDIAN PupD1Na.-Stir into q pint
OF scalding milk Indian meal enough
for stiff batter; when cold add three
eggs, one tablespoonful each Of butter
and molasses, one-half cup OF -four, one
tablespoonful of baking powder; flavor
with cinnamon; to be eaten with rich
sauce.
To FRIcAssEE EGds. - Take hard
boiled eggs and roll them in bread
crumbs seasoned with salt aud pepper
and nutmeg, and fry them a delicate
brown in butter.
KEROSENE FOR THE HAIR.-It should
be applied twice or three times week,
and we'll rubbed in with the finger
ends. 1t is said that there will be no
odor of it left in the hair an half hour
after using it, and that it will restore
gray hair to its natural color.
BUcKwaEAr CAxEs.-To one quart OF
OF good yeast and the same Of sour milk
thicken to nice batter and set to raise
over night; just before you put them
on the griddle dissolve enough soda in
Warm water to sweeten them. If you
dSaot have plenty Of sour milk you
can leave it out avery other stirring.
This amount of yeast will run the cakes
for three weeks good.
SUPERIOR INDIAN CAKE.--Take two
cups of Indian neal, one tablespoon OF
molasses, two cups Of sweet milk, a
litfln s.lk 4, bo~.lY,,1 0f Anu~ ~,,l =
tie saleratus. ."
APPLES BAKED. Pare dozen or
more apples, take out the core care
lully and fill the centre of each apple
with sugar and small lump of butter.
Put them in o pan with half pint of
water; baste occasionally with the sy-
rnp while baking. When done, serve
with cream. i 'a
Hartshoru will restore colors taken
out by acid. 1t may be dropped upon
any garment Especially black) without
doing harm.
A MYsTERy.-A large cigar has Just
passed through, bound for the SIN oking.
car, dragging after it, willingly but
partially unhappy captives, a very large
ove'plpe hat and rather small young
man, with closely-cropped hair and a
marvelously thin neck. 1 lave often
won Tered why it is that the young nun
Win tue thinnest neck always wears his
nalr shingled, and the biggest hat he
can lind? His hat always looks as
.nough it had swooped down upon him
Il WIN the intention of swallowing him.
~ was only waiting until il could find
'ne rest OF him.-BudeHe, in Ha.ckey.