Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-30
THE HOUSEHOLD.

ana try t. DO we'll in life are neglect
cl AMI abused hy improvidrnt women.
They are condemned to ~; tin,
poorest dinner, when they iroviJrthr
| = the market affords.
On heavy bread. -oGgy Vegetables.
and muddy coffee and t""Gh lie
cru-t. huw can It woman expect l!cr
husband to be pleasant and loving
Such men often drink whisky be
ca,,-" their food di-trre~es them IL,
il would any one who had not Il east
iron Stomach and the habits # in
trn.,rraucr are sometimes III this
WHY Lr2Hn. through the fault Of ii
wife
II costs more to cook poorly than 10
make food good and ralatahlr
If "A woman runs hnm" from "a
nci~hhur'4 lust in time To- throw pie
together. bake il. and bring it to the
dinncr-tablr hot. She commits Il great
otlense against thc health OF tie
family.
II man has only an hour to go
home. get his dinner and return to
his business. it should be ready for
him promptly on time or he Will eat
very hot food in the greatest haste.
and start oft for rapid walk, all Of
which is very bad, and will show its
effects upon the strongest man.
WoMAN's kINGDoM-A mans foes
are those of his own household. and
the keenest enemies of women are
women themselves. No one can in
tict such humiliation on a woman as
a woman can when she chooses; for
if the art of high handed snubbinG
belongs to men, that of subtle wound
ing i peculiarly feminine ani is
| practiced by the best breed of the
sex. Women are always more or less
antagonistic to each other. They are
grpgarious in fashion and cumulative
III follles, but they cannot combine;
they never support their weak sisters ::
they shrink from those who are
stronger than the average, and if
they would speak the truth boldly,
| they would confess to a radical con
tempt for each others intellect. which
perhaps is the real reason why the
sect of the "cmancipatcd' commands
50 small following. Half a dozen
men advocating emancipation doe
trines would do more toward lcayrn
ing the whole bulk of womankind
than any number of first class women
Where they do stand by each other
II is from instructive or personal af
lection rather than from class solid
arity. And this is ono of the most
striking distinctions of the sex and
one cause among others why men
have the upper hand and why they
are able to keep it.
CRACKER PUppING.- Take three soda
crackers. roll fine. one pint of milk,
the yolkS of two eggs, one half cup
of sugar. and Il little salt. Bake half
an hour. then beat the whites OF two
eggs. add sugar, season with lemon.
pour over the pudding, set in the
oven. and brown delicately. 1t needs
no sauce.
The Scientific american gives this
as an excellent mode for preserving
eggs: Take fresh ones. put dozen
or mere into Il small willow basket
and miners" them for five seconds in
boiling water containing about five
pounds Of common brown sugar per
gallon. Place the eggs on trays to
dry. Then pack, when cool, small
end down. in an intimate mixture of
one part of finely powdered charcoal
and two of dry bran. In this way
they will last six months or more.
The scalding water causes the forma
ton of Il thin skin of hard albumen
next the inner surface of the shell
and the sugar or syrup closes all the
pores"
No one knows until they have
tried II" says an experienced house-
wife. how much they may change
the aspect of things about the house
by using little varnish On sun
shiny day take the old chairs and
tables out on the porch or by the open
door, and, after thoroughly wipinS
and ,iustinS them off with a damp
cloth, apply thin coat of varnish,
and SO cover up scratches and married
spots of all kinds. 1t will dry in a
very short time, and you will be sur
prised to see how much good you
have done. a flannel cloth, with 1,
very little linseed oil. is good to rub
furniture with, but the greatest care
must be taken to prevent any oil be
ing left on the wood to attract dust.
1t must be rubbed until you would
not know, except by the improved APP
pearance, that any oil had been used"
How EVERY LADY CAN DETECT ADrL-
TERArED BAKING POWDERS. To detect
the presence of starch in baking pow
der. which may cover other and more
serious authorizations. put small
quantity of the powder in little
water and boil few minutes. If
starch is present, it will make paste,
and, If i'll addition it contains am
inonla, q strong Odor of ammonia is
perceptible while the paste is still
warm.
y Cure FOR CoRNs The Scientific
1mcrican. avery reliable paper. gives
the following recipe As sure cure for
corns. As the remedy is very simple,
If any of our readers are afflicted
with corns it would probably be well
for them to give it a trial: TAKE
one fourth cup of strong vinegar;
crumble into it some bread. Let it
stand half an hour, or until 1t softens
into a good poultice Then apply,
on retiring at night. In the morning
the soreness will be gone, and the
corn can be picked out Ii the corn
is very obstinate one it may'require
two or more applications to effect IL