The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-24

Mix well, roll into balls. f.4tten like bis
cults, and fry 10 lard TIL we'll Drowned
| have sometimes al led nttle chopped
uDiJn but like it best without " hen
keeping small piece Il dough TO make
fresh rolls, (instea1 Of using more yea-tl,
drop the dough into bowl OF cod wa
ter. II will keep Tor days aud saves the
times it takes to soften d:y yeast Moth
ing to do but pour the water off aud use
the already sofJened dough to make fresh
bread Thi3 i not new, am only re-
minding the Household Of it; but I'll
tell something else thar | dlI ind ont all
by myself though | dare say ii i, not
new. | have not the rcmotcst idea Of
the why, or the wherefore. II struck me
like inspiration 70 try kerosene oil on
peach trees, in danger ot annlhilation Tor
any other strong term for utter destruc
III NJ from the ravages Of bJrers Ii was
a complete success poured rather liberal
Is around the roots Of trees where there
was any indication of the littl pests.
True. this piece Of Information Is only
applicable outside Of the house, but it
can't come amiss inthe f. X VI. to which
so many would they were multiplied a
thousand oldl turn for information on
minds me, Mr.. Editor TO petition for "a
continuation OF your list OF familiar quo
| tations, for the benefit of all, but espe-
cially writer's who carelessly either mis-
quote or quote without regard to the con
text, thus pervcrtlng the meaning. III
tell you why it would be materially bene
fetal to readers, if writer's would quote
celebrities accurately: namely, because
Y 3 hos lnn a DO rtIt h..
mislead b. inaccuracy, and those who do
know will be offended. if while reading
an otherwise profitable or pleasant book
or article, they come face TO face with
misquotation from a favOrite author;
and If it offend an ordinary reader, im-
agine it would altogether disgust crit
cal one. Take for example, that much
used, more ab ISed quotation-'To the
manner born. Nine times out of ten II
is used IN the sence of manor in spite OF
its being clearly defined in ''IIoratio's'
questiou-"Is it custom p aud Ham
let 5" answer -''Ay. marry ist But to
my mind, though | am native here, aud
/ to the manner born, it is custom more
/ hopored in the breach than the obser
vance" Now, of all unin-pired writers,
| Shakespeare (if indeed he belong to the
/
/ The whole literary world has never been
! able to Improve on his ideas, or the ap
( plication OF them nor better the fitness
with which he clothes them. | recently
\ heard gentleman who worshlps at the
\ shrine Of tie Poet, and whose sensitive
\ literary taste shrinks from false super
numerary word in line from Shakespeare,
as skilled musi clans ear from a false
I Of hax
often cheated out of his interest in some
literary production by that same TO the
manner born misquoted or msapplied
which very reasonable complaint melted
/ this impertinence on my part, to writers,
most of whom have lett no other fault
within my reach, save careless leaping
before looking.
Earnest" my dear, am iu love with
/ your letters but fear you might with
propriety endorse Rochefoucauld's senti
ment-"In the adversely of our best
friends We always fad something which
is not wholly displeasing to US, angels
and ministers of grace defend me If |
\ have misquoted the wretch-no, the
i phliosopher), since you owe to my rheu-
matlsm your escape from a prOtrGcted
essay on color and c0lored psalm singing
4 Oh, if your kitchen has not been built,
have il built nine miles off and if it has,
move it: move it, implore. Grand
mama, tie summer you discoursed SO
sweetly about, must have been IN your
heart. | am too accurate barometer to
suffer any delusion on the score of wealth
er.
agree, dear sisters all, to any decis-
ION you may happen to come to concern
ing badges to be worn at the Exposition !;
since it will rcqule the gift of clairvoy-
ance to see through my mask. | wish
YOU al! a happy meeting, and would fan
have each OF you scnd one little thought
over the hills and far away" for
HELEN MACGREG