Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-04-01
Ola Dutch Homes i'll Albany.


.,,.rul;; and aitniu. Tney were
t, r' =. Il. Of brick or stone, and
~ ..,., Nth white pin" shingles, or
~ t,nu, IL liard. NJ ut OF them had
t.srr,,..,i G.'ics iroutinS the street,
Iii la;r. r, sXfeniiug from the caves
ho,nl.i the sidewalk to carry of TIE
ro;n.,a,c,; hence the streets were al
- ir.,,.--.tbie during Il heavy storm
a., a..d ruin Tae streets were
i,.o.j .,y,! Ilrtd with sh,'s-trees, with
har.. ; ,!,,r.. :, h'i e l'iv"tuent Tn"
hon. .,t,u,t. rt.,i'. ~ :. story md 4
b.lf h.. ana %"'. ~-r"tf "''t GA the
cr,,,.} l,,r E.r'. b'","r5y thai its
oras,-p.at. nhd G'iti'A III til" rear,
Uberr ,,,.r tables "rtt produced in
,.a., ,l,.u,ia;cr Mr.. q AIT, in her
:, Manor ii the AmcrIrgn Lady, says,
era. Sci u, lcrs ui!d one or two UthcI
fannie l,rt very large gardens iUh
ont -, fa.,,ful E1ro!tar sNl TN"
"oioops" of The houses were raised
above tt,.. street., and shaded Ey trees
nl.,rt,A t. COMMUNICATION of suinr
rvel.t or The birth Of some member Of
the i.i4l,, and here gathered the
voupx pnI old at twilight. EHry fam
ily has los cow pnstared III q t4mon
field ;.' th,. END Of ;Le IOWA, ana ii was
a picturesque sight at evening to see
ench .ui.nil GOING home of its own
accord to bn m,lked, the tlnkiing bells
huug round Its nock hecaiaing its ap
prOach.
A. eight o'clock the suppaan te!i was
ring. :, signal that work Mas over for
the DIV. Aud here inst brief glance
of tie interior Of tie Dutch home.
The klt.ncn lire places were enormous
large tnouSll To- roast whole sleep
or hu;.; uud over he cracking bickur,
logs. .,t,lt uied Oh hooks and tramiuels,
bubbI, nad nl7scd the large iton pots
and he t.',,. lIeic the fimt!y gathered,
Shli'- H.. TIE hsht of the glowing lire
y BIZ Al tli.ow dip, the i.ivrows spuL
their linen nnd the hurgiIrrs smoked
their p'o =. In thu PTlor, thai rev
ere G, Il .u'1rtmcnt Of state, was II s.t.i
lar lti.,. Fireplace, with us hickory
back log, and lis shovel AID tunSs
keerlr,: yuafd over the brass andlions
(or ice 4 ~ and fender. The cAim-
ney l,,nh. were iu!niu with parti
col",ci THEA nf Srriptural desigus
brou,..t trum Holland, and were .x-
trcEsciy Innint. The rontd teatabie
stooG la TIC parlor, the lufge square
dinin, ,-'ihle III the kitchen, or fau!!y
livin4-:o iiA. In ono cUrn.r stood the
old Daatti clock M ouOt the gra1d-
fathti itching the year, month, day,
and hour. the rising and settling OF the
moou, AID wlcn each hour struck send
ing | rib III sllvery tones some antique
air. IN tai another cOrher stood the
Holuua cupboard, with its II ISIS doors,
displaying the family plato and china,
There Nt,s the massive tahkard, the
richly Engraved punch bowl, tho shell
shaped s!r4i bowl, with !i,u PROVISIONS
for the =" bie and STIR and the oo"a
or SITTER .Or cinnamon and sugar. y.
tho top stood IA dccanter OF large s'le,
alwaA y tIutcd with rum, amt beside 1t u
piece =! IA cows horn, smooth on each
end, anu hollow. tipped with silver.
Aud every morning befole breakfast
Mynhs tr must take IA horn y AS an APP
petlz.r, hence the origin of the term
In another corner stood the huge oak.
en-, rot bound chest, brimful If fac
linen, of home production. Later this
gave place to the "chest of dTa Serf,
with II, brass rings and key -A"les. ga
tue wall huug the plpe-cLse OF mihog'
any, WITH The drawer underneath for to
bacco. livery house Of pretension had
its ccck-'oit in the steep roof for house
slaves. in the middle of the hall was
the =" hoist door," through which the
wheat WAS hois;ed up Ivy crane and
stored ia the loft. q or the front door
was a shelf, with steo,' leading up to it.
Here was placed u n ge tobacco box,
Away kept filled. n'l FIR every one to
help himself. On La uarlor walls
hung tine aim portraits OF relatives i'll
t&sValcs laudt, and I'VE sconce, Il hang
ik,anulcs.ick, with a mirror to re-
Heot yo rns s.'
Chiniz calico formed the curtains,
which were put up without oornlces.
The windows were Of very sm Ill panes
of glass SIT i'll lead frames. The ii 'ors
were sundrd, with fancifnl figures made
in the sand with broom handle. The
best chairs were straight and high
backed, covered with hnir-cloth, and
ornamented with double and triple
rows OF brass nails. About 1900 the
craw foot sideboards, sofas, and tables
were generally used. The hish-post
bedstead had it's heavy curtains and
valance of camlet, and on it a bed of
live-gecse feathers, with lighter one
for covering. The patch quilt was a
most marvellous affair. Over each
door WAS usually stone with the da'e
of erection and name CT initials of the
builder. In later times the date was
built in anywhere, and the general
style Of architecture WAS altered
Harpcr's Magazine.
TEIGHrs DISEASE AND ICE WATER
A Baltimore druggist Of experience and
opportunity for observation has adj
vaucel the idea that BriRh,'s disease ia
Attributable to the ImmCderate use Of
ice water and cold drinks. He cites
the fact that the people of this country
use ninety per cent more ice IN Their
drinks than tho people of any other
county, Greenlanders not excepted.
We have seventy five per cent more OF
Brishts disease. He cites tho fact
that the wine-driHking countries of
Europe are comparatively free irom the
malay. Travellers have observed aud
commented upon the pr'jndico which
Seems to exist ngainft Ice water and
ICED drinks III all countries rntti,c of