Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
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VI COURSE, tldI the WaSniQg Is uOne at uOulc.
THE sUBCUTANEOCs INJECTION OF SULPHURIc
ETHER, Ia three-drop doses, at intervals OF IL
hours, is recommended BY DIR. ComeSys Tor tne
successful treatment OF Scatlcl; ana ne also
links thai the substitution OF ether lot rSo-
tine In dealing with tlc-dooIcOreuX would CIV e
good results.
WITH COLD WEATHER come the spicy sausages
to add one more TO the attractions OF the break.
fast table. Like sam Weller's mutton pies
they are Gf liciouS when you knows the lady as
made EN- " A word 10 the wise take sausage
meat and scramble it through with eggs 1t
makes an admirable morning, or yery late even
Ing, pat.
BEFORE THE CHILDREN's STOCKINGS begin to be
thin at the knees and TO need darning put q
piece OF cloth under and sew With llIe stitches
so tnaI tbey VIII Lot show soft flannel or pieces
OF CID stockings Which are strong enough TO be
worth using are better than any heavier cloth.
BY taking the trouble to do this, ST oe&ing5 may
De made &c last twice as long as without it.
VARIOUS ARTICLES and instruments made Of
rubber are apt, witli time, to become dry to
crack, grow brittle and lose their elasticity.
DR.. Pol recommends the following simple mix
Iure: Water OF ammonia, one part; water. two
parts: in which the articles should be immersed
Tor length OF time varying from few min
utsS TO oue-half OF one hour. until they resume
their FORMER elasticity, sGlo0shne55 and soft
ness.
ONIONS HAVE MANY USES, b5th as condiments
ard medicine, and recently Dr.. Pea5e,
Plymouth. England, presents their Claims a
:, medal agents IN cases OF consumption. II
states that more imam lis o. SluerCr
from that disease have Il decided desire 10
onions. They prefer them raw, eaten With salt
but they Ike them cooked Too. He, therefore
is OF Option that onions should form part O.
the diet OF phthlsical patients.
COAL ASHES FOR WALKs.-Coal ashes are OF
very little value as q fertilizer. and are not
worth applying TO the soil unless they will make
IL lighter and loose. and thus improve it me
Chemically After trying all SORTS OF materials,
writer In The Garden (Londou) says he finds
none better FOR walks than coal ashes. The bot
tom or the walk is made OF stones aud coarse
pebbles, covered with an even surface of the
ashes, Which, when thoroughly rolled down,
makes one Of the most pleasant OF walks and
Is easily Kept free from weeds, and smooth and
compact.
How TO MAKE GRAHsH BRsAD-Almo5t
everybody would Ike Graham bread if It were
properly made, and the children ought to have
10 at least twice week. The way ID make it is
TO take some OF the white bread sponge, add a
cupo: m0laS@ IS and enough sponge FOR one
hall. little worm water. aud stir. not kneai
the Graham flour into IT, make the dough only
little SITTER than that for cOrn-ma cal bread
let Ii rise and bake IL in a slow oven. Another
way, which has the advantage OF being made
quicker than the other, is to take two cups OF
Graham flour and one cup Of white Hour, one
cup OF sour milk. one cup OF m )iaSse5. one tea
spoonful Of SaleratuS: stir il thoroughly and
put into wfllbUtteTed tin aud steam two
hOurs, then dry of 10 the oven. Any one who
does lot Ike this must be not easily pleased
". Y. Pos.
DIGNITY OF CcoKERY.-Nr. Ruskin takes 70
Iean view OF the dignity of the cooks function.
What" lie asks, 'dOe5 cookery mean? 1t
means knowledge or Medea, and OF Gree and
OF Calypso. and OF Helen. and OF ReOekah. and
OF the Queen OF Sheba- It means knowledge OF
all herbs, and fruits, and balms. and spices.
and OF all that Is healing and sweet In the fields
and groves, and savOry in meal; 1t means care
fulneSs and tnventiveness. and watc1fulne5s,
and Willingness, and readiness of appliances.
lt means tie economy OF your SrandmotherS,
and the science OF modern chemists; IL means
much testing and no wasting; 1t IaeauS English
thoT0uShnes IS and French art, and Arabian hos
pitalty; and iC means In fine, thai you are TO be
perfectly ard always ladies' 'iOlf giyerS.' and
as you are 10 see, imperatively, that everybody
has something pretty to put on-so you are ID
see, yet more tInperatiVely, that everybody has
something Lice 10 eat
OUR RECEIPT FOR MAKING SACER-KRAUT-
The best We ever ate we made ourselves for
many Years. and for a considerable time With
our own hands, and always from Savoy cabbage.
II was manufactured in this wise: In the first
place let your stand" holding from a half bar
rel TO barrel. be thoroughly scalde1 out; Tue
cutter, the tub and the stamper ais0 We'll scald-
ed. Take of al the outer leaves OF the cabbage
halye them, remove The heart and proceed with
the cutting, Lay some clean leaves at the
bottom OF the stand, sprinkle with handful OF
salt, I'LL in half bushei OF cut cabbage. stamp
gently until the juice Just makes rs appear
ance, then add another handful OF salt and SO
on until the stand is full. Cover over With cab.
bage leaves, place on top a clean board hitting
the space pretty well, aud on top OF that Ston
weighing y or IS pounds. Stand away 10
remove to the cellar 1t will be ready for use
In from four 10 six weeks. Fac cabbage should
be but tolerably coarse. The SaToy vlIlety
makes the best article, but iJ Is only half as
productive as the Drumhe3i and Fiat Dltcn.-
GeTTtGfttOyr3 telegraph.
MODERN HOUSE DECORATION. one unfor-
tunate thing in house decoration NOWADAYS IN
the opinion OF Nj. X. W. Eds. Is the everlasting
seeking after some novelty IN papers, curtains
or other hangingS. Ever O0dy wants to havt
q room different from their neigheor DCcora
ton Is being done as fashion, not from any
real love t0i ft. or course, We should not ltk:
10 see room after room repeating itself N dec
GRAFTON, bit why few really god papers
should not be the grand-work OF true artistic
CecoratlOn-when the uarrowne5S OF worldly
circumstances prevents the more elaborate aad
more expensive hand decoration in paint or
Gistemper-and let the rest follow from the de
sign, there is no good reason. II that SugeaS-
ton should be adopted there might be hope ror
real art decoration Instead or the cold formality
and everlasting Interchange OF Two or three
Colors. As a critical writer On art decoration
has SAID: If the papers On oar walls and the
curtains We hang IN our rooms were, even al
second hand, but the record OF the fresh i'm
pressions and the graceful fancIe5 or artists OF
our own day instead CT being fncJnber51 with
mechanical pattern work struggling TO be ar
tiStfc, Ii would De better than all the present
miserable striving after novelty Net 70 have
what your neighb0r possesses Is the ba1e OF
decorative art.
CABBAGE 4 IA MoDE.-ProyI9 one head OF
cabbage, one-quarter pound OF c1ld chicken.
rice. three ounces OF butter, one h tIf-Ou1ce OF
Hour, one pint OF brown stock, One teaSp 1Onful
o. pepper, one teaSp0olful Of salt. one Bermuda
onion; close, firm head OF cabbage should be
selected, and this We'll wash ~ coid water,
after which IL must be placed IN q large sauce
pan or boiling water and boiled over q brisk
fire for 10 minutes. AZ the end OF this tine
take the cabbage from the water, place it
upon platter to cool a little. and while THIS IS
cooling put into chopplug bowl a1d chop very
finely the chicken and pork; chop the onion
also and mix Ii with the meat; season al win
Pepper and salt; wash We'll the Ice and NIX it
with the pork. fowl, and onions; open the
leaves Of the cabbage gently. and tUseTtIag the
mixture between them. bind the Cabbage
round with q piece or tglue, and melting IN 4
large saucepan the butter. Try tue Cabbage in IL
Until thoroughly brown. Mix the n3ur with
little OF the stock IN bowl and when the lunps
ere all beaten out add the remainder OF tue
stock Pour this over the brown cabbage, aud
let all stew very slowly for three hours there
after. When done serve IN = vegetable dish
with the sauce housed arouu1.-Fte Arr o.
COOkDg-DOdS.
How i MADE Ny WINDOW Box-Perh&ps |
may as wen tell you about my most important
window bCX. / had II made last autumn and |
Vas greatly pleased With it. IL is made OF zinc
one yard long, fourteen inches broad, seven
inches in depth. To give Il strength II Is framed
at the top with wood. You can have this OF
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