Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25
Chips From the Waste Basket.
The state of death.

The time most dreaded by the farmers
wife is upon "haying time, which, besides
its sweltering heat, usually brings much
extra work in the kitchen. the extra hired
men and their forenoon lunch, causing
considerable additional cooking, and many
of us have friends in the city who are
glad to escape to the breezy hills Of
Vermont in the sultry heat of July and
August
A literal obedience to the admonition to
keep cool" is quite an impossibility in
the farmers kitchen. but great amelio
ration of our dscomforts can be obtained
by good management in even the busiest
households. If the bread sponge is set at
night the bread can be baked by the fire
we hare to have in the morning to do up
the work; and when there is more than
one to do the work, the week. ironing
can be disposed Of in the early morning
hours before the heat becomes excessive.
always intend to get at the ironing
board by O'Clock in hot weather.
If one has head for details and can
successfully manage several things at
once, much discomfort may be avoided in
hot weather, but good managers, like
poets, care born, not made though the
right education helps much in either case.
But whatever you do to keep cool" don't
drink ice water, except in minute quaint
ties. suspect that the editor of this
department has something to answer for
in the matter of deranged stomachs, il
anybody has followed the advice he has
been giving for the last two years about
drinking ice water have known death
to result from its immoderate use.
The normal heat of the system is about
92o and everything introduced into the
stomach has TO be raised to that degree OF
heat before it can be assimilatcd and it
must be shock to the delicate membranes
of the stomach TO be submerged in del
uge of any ice cold substance. If one has
an iron clad stomach they may not imme
diatety feel any i'll effects from it, bat the
weak or diseased stomach will protest
against such treatment on the instant.
am convinced from experience that mod.
erately warm drinks are most heal,hiu
for hot weather; d coction OF boiled
cider and water makes pleasant and
healthy beverage if you wish it cold A
drink much used by our menfolks all
through the warm season is Il mixture Of
maple molasses, or sugar, with water, and
little vinegar and ginger added to give
just the right favor; this drink is very
palatable even after it gets little warm
AS it Will in the field, and it requires less
quantity to quench thirst than of cold
water alone, believe almost ANYTHING
except fire water" is better than ice
water. expect the editor will be aflel
me with literary pichforks for ,hi, attack
upon his favorite beverage, but if am
impaled in the cause of truth | shall no.
have been its first martyr
] would say to Gypsey that have had
plenty ofopportunity to exercise patience"
If | have had no time TO give her an essay
on it-but perhaps that will come some,
time. What has become of l.. w ? Has
she deserted the ranks? Give us some.
thing l.. W., grave or gay, wise or witty
| like Pansy's sensible article about Girl,
and matrmony, but think she puts il
rather strong when she says poor man
has no right to marry. | think tina,
depends very much o.. whether man is
merely poor in the sense of II lack Of
money. Most of our rich men have risen
from poverty in early life. If II man has
brains and energy he has good stock tc
begin life with even if he has very it'll,
ready money, and has just as good IL righl
TO marry AS his neighbor who has MOI e,
in the bank. A head well stocked witt
brains is II very good bank deposit. Bul
it often happens that the man who is as
poor in mental resources and physica
energy as he is in ready money finds ne
difficulty in getting wife of the better
sort. This Is an incomprehensibe fact
but | suppose it is wise provision u
nature, that the weak and lncompolen
should be provided for, but have always
telt that it was pretty bard ON the woman
who does the providing,
July 14th.
REMARKs.-ln regard to our response
hliIy for our advice TO drink ice water W,
accept i, and must bear any blame which
has come from following cur advice
which has always been Ice water Tor any
other watcD in moderate qr,n,ltes and
ice water preferred because ic,, is required
to quench tbilst. We have used it con
stantly in our f,mily for years and have
been remarkably free from stomach, |
derangemen Our friends mirk tia
she had "known death to result from it, |
use reminds US of a remark
4 man we knew once made to us when we |
suggested water to him rs beverage in |
place of something stronger, he said he
was afraid of water, he had known it to |