Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26


time you use your knee1ing board Is to brush Il
carefully OF thu board into = smln steve; siit
out the tioUT II VIII BE- good 20 use gain. Wlea
making the crust for a p)t-pI5 there ia danger,
as every cook knows. or the crust falling when
10 Ia cooked n the kettle with the meat or
chicken. II instead OF doing this YOU pI5 the
crust en- plate aud steam &c for three-l IlfteT5
OF an hour tt VIII lot DC heavy. Re sure 20 have
plenty OF water IN the kettle 50 that you VIII
hot have 20 sake the steamer OF in order 10 pdt
more In Make the crust Just as ) gu DO DaAihg
IOTdeT bi3cuIt When the meat Is cooked aud
the gravy made drop the crust into the gravy
ana cave it there fu- q minute or Two
How TO HANG PICTUR Es.-No picture ought
10 De hung higher than the height OF the aver
age human eye when the owner o. Li' eye IS
standing. IL is tEr most universal RUE IN OuT
houses 20 hang pictures tn1cn ABOVE Ihls
level. and they CGnnOt % epJ0ye1 there. II
the picture IS > portrait or II has human faces
in n ~ eyes should look as nearly into oura
ne possible: ana n there &c no such Simple
gui1e perhaps a g5o1 TGle VIII % 20 have the
IiRP ina 81 FIdc5 ths picture Horizontally into
eqgl. par. 8 Level WIN tla eye IL one starts
u hanging plct res with tha d1.erat!navio n to
place JGSal - tI3E t12T can be el3iiY sea1
AMI iGy"t without S5retClia- tl2 neck tho
least. or st29oi1G tae oodg, n WI De pretty
sure 20 90 well.
ABOUT HYACISTHs-Y3u need be under 10
apprehension regarding the failure Of your
81 actnJh a-i7. even irJne bJ O5 were OILY COW
eTCd & rt-f !uc1eS deep II November. No d0u0.,
rs SCU SGpPO5P, the frost p3neJTated 70 a
g;C-;C- dap il tGau tlai: stlli We are c1EEiS1t,
" y5l Dfs4D, carefully, J0u VIII II
hem HTm with healthy roots. ana the crown
FrOw'A irt so GGd satisfactory. Bnlos pl 4nted
very late ana winch do not emit roots before
winter are nUca mere liable TO Injury than
those = bich were established before th3 occur
renee OF seEtrP weather OF having been planted
at the right tIC.C. You must no.. however, dig
Up tie bulbs TO CXaninethc3n. ii you partially
clear he soil rom aroGni one without 10 the
slightest degree inluTing the roots. we feel sure
you Y I'D fiud fl healthy. and you may take it as
type ~ the resi-. and wait patiently for your
feast or f0WeFS. journal Of horticulture.
THE LAwN-The season Is now here when at
ten1ion must be given TO the lawn or the grass
Plot whether large or small. there is nothing
z ere attractive ABOUT q residence. This Gee
ton Is famed for itS fine lawns; hut there IS 70
secret m having them IN perfection every
where or course it takes some labor. and so
Goes everything that We desire to look nice
The first thing 10 be Cone-and It should be
cone at oBce-Is TO remove all the trash from
The lawn; then, While the sod IS soft. after
rain, to TOll il thoroughly. This presses to-
getheT al the gaps and any grass or roots that
the nest mas forced NJ, making Il smooth a1d
ready 10 60 on With iJs growth as soon az the
temperature admits OF IL. " here a hole may
be too large Tor this operation OF the roller. or
WneTe from some cause there may be hare
spots IN the lawn, take q wheciO3TT0W load OF
good soil and Ill up these bOle5 and where the
place Is bare first scratch with en- iron rake or
FORK, add little or the extra S0ll, SOW some
lawn grass seed. which should always be Kept
on hand aud run the roller over. In q month
or SIX weeks everything viii look green aud
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal 0J Fequh
thinks It is doubtful If consumption numbers
rs many victims as are stricken down by the
various diseases that result from baDitual con-
stipation. True consumption IS an Inherited
disease. IL may remain always dormant, but
when aroused 10 action. decay commences at q
point. cirCumsCrib6d and gradually CXtends-
unless arreSted-untn so much OF the lungs De-
comes involved that vital action ceases. the
evils or conSu patiOn result from luattention 30
Inc calls or nature, and usually commence
with children whose habits are not closely
ICCkeu 70 Dy tEef parents. TIE processes OF
nature are always active While life lasts WHEN
enete matter is retained Il moment beyond The
tine its expulsion is demanded. the system
commences It's Efforts 20 get rid OF iJ. When
the natural egTeSS Is checked, the absoroanLS
carry the more fiuid portions OF the poisonous
mass INTO the circulation, GDd iC becomes
d1huSed throughout the body. The more solid
or clay-1ke portion is forced into the lover
TectUm. where it becomes firmly impacted,
thus cutting of the circulation in the small
CloOd vessels, causing painful ENDORSEMENTS
known Is piles or hemOrhOids. A continuance
or these troubles often results in flSsure rs
tula, or cancer. The trouble Is seldom con
kn6d here. AS result OF the blood poisoning
We almost Invariably md more or fiess dyso
pepSia, with decides arrangement OF The func-
tons ofthe heart, liver aud kidneys, accom-
panied ey Leadaene and nervous debility, often
fergtng On paTalySi5.-ScientiHC American.
The ORDINARY CHOCOLATE as rnanufact ITet
In Paris, italy ana Spain, IS composed CT cocoa,
sanlIla and sugar. Those who desire more
uCECdlc Idf vi use cinnamon instead or Vanilla.
and small quantity OF spice. 1t Is TO be noted
mat chocolate when required for use should not
Dc melted N pan, which IS liable TO absorb
the essential OH. Grlnod de la Reyneire. In
TIE ':AiHlanach GeS Commands for 1865. SayS
that 20 years before. chocolate was the break
Iast fcr old men only, bur that it had become
IN those Gays the PUNISHMENT of ali who wished
10 Keep Iler imagination fresh and vigorous
arc even or those whose brains were on q par
Win iOviS. Il may be Valuable hint to
Iacles ara gentlen ca WHO pursue the per
-s-l- E1ffN.
cause II undoubtedly destroys the appetite for
Oil. l6r-tE2L chocolate has rot that effect
IL was necessary 10 discover a substance at
oLSe IgEI aId nutritious, 1fi6Edy 10 the L.
tellect AID digestion. which, while enabling Us
10 N< late CInEer with equabtmity. would
net interfere with our dotrg honor 20 that zeal
Therefore, chocolate was invented 40 make
Chocolate 1T must never be cut with a knfrel an
ounce aid a half is requisite for q cup. Dissolve
~ gradually In hot water, stirring il the while
Hlth wooden spoon; let it boil for q quarter of
an hour. and serve IJ hot with milk or without
according TO taste. More than 50 years AGO y
relates Brillat Sayarly, mime. d'Arestrei, the
isoy superior OF the convent or the visitation at
BeIlen, told me that II | wished 70 drink really
good chocolate. IL must be made the night be
Iore In an earthenWare Dot. and LEFT. The
nights Eepose concentrates it, and gives lt A
sotness which makes II much petter."-LOndr1l
G'Cbe.
TEE SUPERSTITION ABOUT DRAUGHTs.- 10.
side comforts are almost frseperabIe from the
Idea OF an open fireplace. and from a -nygtenfc
y
on open CRATE, iSfar superior 10 8 closed stove
but II should lot be forgotten, writes Dr. o.
Nalo 10 lhe Popular Science EOHthIy that the
OPERATION OF the chimney. draught alone is in
Stlnclent 10 correct the Initiated air OF q small
room. IL merely creates an outward current
hh open WlrQOW completes the Tenovaiinr
process; in cold weather few minutes are
suHiClent 10 reyital'Ze the indoor atmosphere
Tor couple or hours Only the bIindeSt pre-
ludlce can deny the pleasant effect OF such an
nnUA or Efe-air; IL reViyes the sZctiZed lungs
as 8 draught OF cool water refreshes the
pa1ched palate. Gods are peCe1' taken in lint
ardy. The very name is a misleading misuo-
mer-lnfectton or influenza would be the rtpht
word. Long exposure 10 q freezing storm I'm
certain cases, induces true pIeuritfc fever a
very rare affection, and entirely different from
The only too familiar catarrh. What we call a
colo reimbursement, Erkaltung) fs caused by
the influence Of impure air, or dust on the SEN
sltlVe tissue OF our respiratory organs: subsp-
quent exposure 10 the open ain merely initiatpe
the crisis OF the disorder, the DISCHARGE Of tNn
accumulated mucus through the nose ar
throat. Fresh air IS here only the prCxinafe
cause, as IN tCothache, or n those paroxysns
OF retehing following upon the first RESPIRATION
or a han-droWned person. IL We postpone the
crisis by persIStsntly avoiding the open air, the
unacceptable matter, instead OF being dis
charged Will be deposited IN the tissue Of the
lungs In the form or u bercles.
CAYENNE PEPPER, QCISISE, AND SsAKE
RoOr.-The human system, so far as dlphCleria
and similar zyInOtic diseases are concerne1. ia
HElcl Ike an aDD'P- once SDnpRa1 vgfYh V,rrro,,