Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-06-02
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that Of getting good gloss upon tn
starched clothing. A correspondent O
the Rural New Yorker" says that sh'
mixes a tablespoonful Of kerosene OF
with abont two quarts Of starch, ane
the gloss is equal to any laundrled arti
Gle. 1t is worth trying.
| YORKSHIRE MUFrINs.- Mullins are
baked on hot iron plate or griddle
and not in an oven. To four quarts O
sifted -four add three.quarters of pin
of yeast, one ounce Of fine salt, and a:
much warm milk as will be sufficient &c
tonm soft dough. Small portions o.
the dough are then put into holes made
in layer offlour about two inches in
thickness, placed on a board, and the
whole well covered and set in a warm
lplace to rise. When quite light, place
on hot iron plate and bake. When
brown on one side turn and bake on
the other.
SUEr PUDDING.-Seed and chop fine
one large teacupfull Of raisins; chop
one cup of suet after removing the skin;
add a teacupfull Of sour milk, tea.
spoonful Of soda, a little salt, three eggs
beaten together, and flour enough to
make stiff batter. Steam two hours
and eat with butter sauce.
LEMON juMBLEs.-One egg, one cup
of sugar, half cup of butter, one tea
spoonful cream of tartar. half a tea.
spoonful of soda, the juice and grated
rind of two lemons. Mix rather stiff,
roll, cut out and bake in a quick oven
SPELL1NG.-1'he greatest curse after
original sin, which we have inherited,
is our miserable. crooked, English Or
biography. If the men who invented
it had for their object to leave it i'm
possible of comprehension, how well,
how very well they have succeeded;
and if they can look down from above
where it is to be hoped they went
what consolation it must be to them
to see us floundering through their in.
tricate system, or want of system.
The much-needed spelling reform
has hot come yet, and it is not likely
to come in this generation. We must
all learn to spell, and we must spell as
our forefathers did. before Nasty or
Josh Billings were born. 1t was with
no intention of offering a newer or a
better way that 1 took up my pen; but
l wish to protest in the name of the
suffering children Of our land, against
dosing out this same photography to
them in the useless manner in which it
is dosed out in most of our schools.
The people who invented our spelling
books were greater reprobates than
those who furnished the crooked words.
How it ever came to pass that men of
intelligence should set babies to saying,
&C neon, a t-cat. con-cat, con
cate, a ma, con-cat-e-na, ito n
shun, concentration. And they call
such rubbish 1.-The groundwork of an
education" 1t IS deplorable fact,
that ia most of our schools the princl-
pal business is spelling. The filst thing
a child does is spell; the next, spell
and all along through the school course
it is, spell, spell. He generally ends
with a badspell, which ticks to him
while he lives. Not one pupil in twen-
ty who is thus introduced to education
but gets disguised with the whole thing
long before ne is master of the Ele.
Speller, or can write one
page of decent English on any subject
Remedy: throw away the spelling
book, and teach your pupils to spell
such words and only such as they can
comprehend. You can do this with
out making a special work Of spelling.
Have them copy their reading lessons
at first, and after they can do this with
ease, have them write them from die.
alton, and by the time they are ready
or The Fourth Reader. nineteen out
If twenty will be good practical spoilers
instead Of only one out Of twenty by
he use Of the spelling book. Suppose
hey cannot so to spelling school and
vim laurels, what is the odds! They
an 60 to the desk and write a respect
lble letter. which is much better. Try
his method. 1t is warranted,