The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-04-06
HOUSE AND FARM.
Dom -stic Recipes.

HOUSE AND FARM.
Dom site Recipes.
SWEET CREAM CAKE.-:O One cup OF su-
gar, one cup Of flour one-half cup Of sweet
cream, two eggs. one teaspoon of cream Of
tartar, one- half teaspoon OF saleratus. Sea-
son to taste.
HAsH.--"AIake a hash of two parts
boiled potatoes, one part boiled beets aud
one part cold corned beet. Chop fine. mix !:
season with pepper aud butter. add little
hot water to keep them from burning, and
just before you take from the fire turn over
third cupful Of vinegar with teaspoopful
Of made mustard mixed with it. Mix thor
oughly and serve"
FRIED CABBAGE.---Washa and slice me-
dium sized white: cabbage and lay it in cold
sailed water for on honr. Put two heaping
| teaspoonfuls Of lard into large frying pan
and when the lard is melted, take the cab
! bage from the water. put it into the frying
pan with the lard. amt = palatable season.
ing OF salt and pepper: put cover on the
! frying. pan and place it on the stove where
| the cabbage will cook slowly without burn
ing; stir aud turn it occasionally 80 that all
parts OF tha cabbage may cook equally.
When tho cabbage ia qnite tender pour in
| two tablespoonfuIs Of vinegar and it will be
ready to serve. ionnR. tender cabbage will
cook tender in from 90 to 30 minutes.
PRESENTATION frosting beat the white
Of two eggs to stiff froth, add gradually
half . pound Of best pulverized sugar. beat
we'll for at lesst half An hour, flavor with
lemon or vanilla for fruit cake, or with rose,
pineapple or almond for white cake. II
the cake is rough or brown when baked,
dust with little flour, cut OF all the loose
PARTICLES with cloth. rub on the frosting.
pour it around the center Of the cake and
smooth of as quickly a. possible with a
knife. II the frosting il rather stiff, dip
frost while the cake 10 still warm. Set in a
For Wo'nan'. Eyes.
The newest valances for nlantel- shelves
tave large design worked only in the cen-
ter, and, If there are curtains ut each side,
7 corresponding design is IN the corner
nearest the fire. A design Of largo lilies or
rich red peonies, or sunhowers on peacock.
| blue plush, looks most beautiful.
| Gloves are worl longer than ever this
spring. Black kid and black silk mousqu O.
t.ire gloves are worn with colored dresses
The tan or chamois colored undressed kid
or real chamois mOusquetaire gloves is as
much in favor az it WIS last.
To thoroughly rid house OF red and
black ants, cockroaches. bedbugs, spiders
| and all crawling pests which Unrest our
| homes, take two pounds of alum and d.
| solve it in three or four quarts of boiling
water. Let it stand on the fire until the
| .lum dis :ppears, then apply it with a brusl,
while nearly boiling hot to every joint and
crevice in your closets bedsteads and pantry
shelves
! A lovely tidy which will brighten up a
dark chair, ia made Of two strips of shaded
scarlet satin ribbon. Paint a little green
yioe and two or three daisies on the ribbon;
between the two strips put an insertion OF
| hand-kait linen lace; on the edge put lace
| Knit in the same way, pulling it at the cor
ners so that 1t will lie out fat. OF course
:orchon may be used for this, but the knit
lace is a little later style.
Pink is the color for rosebud" debu-
tantes, either the favorite rose tint, sea
she'll, coral, or shrimp. At recent debut
| the mother wore pale blue satin, while the
daughters dress was of Seat shell piuk.
Tho mothers dress, however, was aouuced
and draped with duchese lace, while the
rosebud's was softened with tulle plaitines.
Something About Lung Disease.
! A statement was recently made in q
| European journal. that arsenic smoking
| has been successful in the hands of some.
! in restoring eonsumptivo persons to the
| fullness of flesh and to the soundness of
health. This article. in consequence of the
reckless and careless manner in which
| newspapers are "scissored" up, daily be-
coming more common, mas been extensively
copied, and without a warning may do in
jury. 1t is a fact smoking arsenic, or eating
| 1t, will give plumpness to the flesh, and 30
! will porter or cod-liyer oil; it will paint up
on the cheek the ruddy hue Of health. and
80 Il good brandy; it will remove short
ness of breath with astonishing promptitude,
| 80 will pug OF tobacco or opium, or i
good reath Of ether or laughing gas. We
Lave no objection at all to the arsenic treat
| mcnt, except that as soon rs the patient
cea7ee to use it, he dies; and if he continues
| its use, he dies anyhow, only more rapidly
than he would with opium, cod-liver oil,
! porter or brandy. Let it not be forgotten
that no agent is curative Of cons,lmp-
ton which does not imoart
vigor to the digestion, and capacity to the
| lungs to use larger amount Of that which
great nature has expressly provided for
their nourishment, The pure air of heaven:
and which, as every educated man must
know, is tbs only thing in the wide universe
which can put the finishing stroke to that
which is then called blood" the oply thing
which can perfectly unload the blood, when
diseased or impure, Of that which has rem.
| dered it so. We conclude therefore. that
the best alt safest remedies for consunp.
ton are pure air, sunshine, exercise, com
Portable clothing and wholesome food.
The "spiromcter" is rapidly gro wing into
favor with our bet physicians, particularly
as a means Of diagnosis of lung diseases.
rheie is no doubt but its judicious uss is
decidedly beneficial, and not ouly to con-
slmptives but to all persons, and particu-
larry to those who have not an opportunit,
Tor frequent exercise in the open air, since
It brings into action that large portion OF
the lungs which the air does not reach il
the act of natural breathing 1t in fac.
supplies food to the lungs.
The Mormon Percheron Horse.
The great demand for heavy draft b orsee
has stimulated the importation of this
Dfeeu, and extensive studs are established
Tor breeding There are three breeds OF
heavy horses which have been imported 70,
this purpose, viz. The English draf,
horse, the Clydesdale from Scotland and
the Norman Percheron The last two are the
most numerous, and the contest for suprem
acy between these two breeds has been
warm and still increases. The name Nor
man has been given by the herd book as-
ISOLATION OF that name to oil horses import.
Cd from the various districts of France. II
is claimed that this class of horses compose
the breeding stock Of all the north and west
parts OF France, varying in size but all
heavy horses, the lighter being used in
ne1r native Country Tor stage, omnibus or
other work requiring action and 80 me
speed as we'll as strength and endurance.
This class Of horses has been The domi,.
ant breed OF the country for nearly ! .l)0C
years, and are the defendants of Inc war
horses OF the Franks. greatly improved