The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-04

not tire one, and satiate the appetite If used
all the time. All kinds of poultry make
very inviting meal occasionally, but ono
cannot relish them for many days in sue
cession. It is the same with pastry,
change is needful in order to have it we'll
appreciated. Bread is the only compound
of which people never get tired, and they
enjoy that occasionally toasted, better than
to always have it set on the table in a stack
OF thin ices. I know that some claim that
it is of no account what you eat, if It is sweet
but it is not true. Our happiness and bod
lily comfort depend in great measure up
N the food we eat and the manner of cook
ingit. Admitting this fact it is an important
branch of science to understand cooking in
all it's forms, and to be able to make
v'ctuals as tempting and palatable as they
can be cooked. do not believe in toe rich
food, or extravaganza, but light, whole some,
plain and su hstantiai food, and arranged on
the table SO as to look nicely, and taste we'll
besides.
Let the housewife seek for variety Of
dishes, not for a variety at one mea. alone,
but change for every meal. It is just as
easy as the everlasting sameness that cloys
the arpetites of family. Hash for break
fast is very we'll once week, but to have
It seven times week is six times too much.
SO with every kind of cooking. Baked
beans are very nice once in while, but to
have them four or five consecutive days
would incline one to the belief that he is
not very fond of beans. Circumstances
alter cases, but little f0rethought will gen.
orally arrange matters 40 that the mistress
Of family Can vary the bill of fare, SO as to
have her cooking enjoyed and appreciated.
IN cd mt fu of
kinds, and as variety is termed the spice of
life, SO is it the greatest appetizer for our
daily food.
How t" Sweep Carpets.
Many ways are recommen ded for sweep
ing carpets, in most of which advantages
md disadvantages are about equally bal
anced.
Tea leaves, we'll drained from supertlu.
GUS moisture and sprinkled over the carpet
before sweeping is advocated by many. and
without doubt they do clean the carpet
nicely, gathering up from between the
threads much dirt, that, if swept up with
out any moisture, would fly all over the
roon and finally settle on furniture and
carvings. But few families. unless great
tea drinkers, supply tea leaves for weak
~ sweeping. But that is only an inconven-
fence. The mischief arising from the use
If damp tea-leaves lies in the fact that they
leave sufficient moisture on the carpet after
sweeping for much dust to settle, and in
short time injure the colo1s, giving the fin
est fabrics an old, dingy appearance.
TO dip the broom in pail Of clean wa
ter and shaking off all the drops sweep the
room while the broom is damp is mode Of
sweeping carpets frequently employed.
The broom to be rinsed in clean water as
1t becomes dirty, else any one Can readily
understand that when the broom
becomes clogged with dirt after few min
ut s. sweeping, unless at once rinsed free
from all impurities, this method will be
sure to leave worse results than either Of
The ways above mentioned. For after two
or three such sweepings carelessly done,
without rinsing the broom, the carpet will
grow dingy and streaked, showing
plainly where the clean broom
stopped, and the dirty one began.
Salt is often thrown over a carpet before
sweeping, and the results will delight the
eyes of the inexperienced, as it brightens
the colors for the time being. But if there
ls damp spot on the carpet and the SALT
which has tendency to gather dampness,
iissolves, the carpet will be much defaced
md injured in short time.
In all our own experiments we have found
nothing so safe and serviceable as bran
slightly moistened, only very slightly, just
uf6, lent to hold the particles together. In
his case it is niece ssary to stop and clean
be broom every few minutes. Sweeping
be carpet after the bran has been sprinkled
'ver it not only cleans the carpet and g.th-
RS all dirt into the bran,
out keeps the broom clean
t the same time. If too much dampened,
side from irjuring the carpet, it makes the
YORK harder, because the bran becomes very
l-avy if very damp. The bran should be
suited evenly over the floor. and then the
DOM swept as usual. The bran scours and
<leanses the whole fabric, very little dust
made while sweeping with it, and scarce
Y any settles on furniture, pictures, etc.,
fter the work is accomplished; because
very particle of dirt. threads. bits of paper,
r lint is gathered up into the mass of br1n
ut is being moved over the floor, and SO
thoroughly incorporated with it that it will
OF BE- easily separated. Carpets swept in
his way retain very little dust, as i'll be
plainly demonstrated when ever they are
AIKEN up to be shaken.