The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-23

AT last, there has been a call for the
ordinary woman, aud so come. To be
sure that dear girl, Charleston, did invite
me to come again, but | thought she just
did it for manners, and so | would not
come. was so in hopes Nj. b. C's. cal
igram, for which thank her, would wake
the sleeping Household. 1t is so disap-
pointing, after the pleasant letters we have
had, to turn to our column and find none
1t makes me feel like Mother Hubbard's
dog, only none of the coffins, hats, pipes
or iigs can supply the place of the expec-
ted bone. or letters In this case. felt
that the Berries were such common fam
~, nobody cared to hear from them, but
since the commonplace are called for
shall come in. Earnest, have number
Of useful clippings from that Connecticut
Household, pasted in my scrap books,
and | am SO glad you told the editor no y
to mark his wedding clothes. | have
hoped some one would tell him ever since
he gave the wrong advice on that subject.
Just suppose the intended groom should
change his mind at the last moment
then the lady would have to cut out all
those names and put 10 patch. and
what mournful work twould be-
| intend to be rich some day aud go
advise me where to have the kitchen.
Some years ago, there appeared in a
Northern publ cation, think it was Har
per's, ludicrous illustrations of bringing
in dinner, in ante bellum days, on a
Southern plautation, barefooted darkies,
each bearing dish. through fast pour
ing rain; from distant kitchen, en- route
to the dinning room-foremost darky
falls sprawllng on tie wet steps. All that
was very funny, but my advice to every
one is, unless some member of the fami-
ly does the cooking. have the kitchen en-
tirely separate from the dwelling, and not
near enough to hear the talking that
goes on therein. Did you ever see a ne
gro that could keep from talking long at
the time? and so many of them talk or
sing 50 loudly in necessarily that it is ex
tire mely unpleasant to be near and equal
ly unpleaeant to keep the cook sulky BY
saying hush. Many of them will talk to
tho mselves if they have no companion.
have tiled cooking and living under one
roof and have often wished for dumb
cook. | think Harper might have a
companion picture OF the mistress OF the
house. rushing with hands over her ears,
1 INTO tnc Tdlu dDN NESIC " CSSdBC tuS
cooks voice. If member of the family
does tie cooking It is pleasant for tn,
kitchen to be part Of the dwelling bu
it should open on to a porch and not in 9
pcssage or another room. This Is my ex
perence. will some of you give yours
Few people build more than once in a
life time, SO want ali the advice | Cal
get before begu.
have been busy making blackberr,
wine. Don't speak of 1t for Congres.
ight hear Of it and levy tax and then
the berries would have to waste like the
peaches and apples, and | only made
thirty FIVE gallons. | have used it 1.-THE
wine) successfully for chicken cholera
| have saved them when almost in the last
stases. | would send recipe but III,
sea on is 50 ..eariy over Will wait I'll
next year. | know numbers of you, hk'
Earnest have letters written for US, which
you have not sent. Get them out and mai
at once. The cooks coming, so mus
close. She has been to church and wheI