The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-21
LOYAL W0M4N'S WORK
Household Topics Our Experience
Meeiing---Relief Corps News.
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sust as careful attention rs your FOOD aud your
clothing vour farms and your shops, your stock
and vour children, your fires IN winter and
F,antries in summer They need repenishlng.
ike your food repairing. like your clothing;
fnrichinc. like your farms; renewing, like
vour shops. patient discipline, like yonr chill
lren: fual ike year fires, and freshening and
6wecteuiRE, like your pantry-sheves Ihey
need great many more things besides; indeed,
SO nuch that you can institute parallel with
evefything Ia nature.
30. some one SAYS. Il have such poor
memory there is no use il trying TO do any
thing with il"
Bat why have you poor memory? / VIII
tell you, Ii is your criminal carelessness and
rler4pct 81 tha+ most delicate and beautiful fac
ulty OF tIe human mind. Yen have neglected
yoar memorv, If, indeed. you have not abused
T. You have treated ii with disrespect, ig-
norea IT, silubbed il, trampled upon it, spnlned
il. rolled il Ia the dust, degraded it, and then
you turn around and wonder Why 1t viii not
respond with alacrity when you really need 1t.
Now, how have you done this2 Again /
viii tell voa Ii yoa 90 to church, or q lec-
ture or q public meeting, YOU think OF thou
sand aHd one things beside the topic under
discussion When the preacher breaches, you
st back conposediy and, with bis voice max
inc a meaningless monotone n your ears, you
take an inventory Of year stock IN trade, or
yeu lav yonr plans for MonOa ay's wash. or how
YOU arc going to squeeze seven days work into
the next six, and go away without carrying so
much as The tex with you.
Or yor so 10 lecture and what do you
thereg WHY. Won gaze around TO see how
many new bonnets are in tue hall, or TO won
der why jean Saith. Jr, does not pnt the la
test patent iair-recuPe on bls bald, sAin-
ing pagc And then, when the laugh comes
in. y0a lean ever to your next neighbor. Ges-
perateiy. and ask: What was 1t ne said; l
lost thatg"
You 40 TO a pal5lic meeting Ike two women
have ia nay mind. who, the other day, were
nut uaon an important CON nnitTea, and yon go
away ard At the next meeting make such
hidcoas biander with ycur report that the
whole society is in an uproar Tor days and all
because OF veur consugnmate heedlessness aud
Observation-Disclosures You have put Just the OPP
posite construction upon the proceedings nom
what was intended by any one truly inter-
ested.
The long and the short Of It IS your memo
ries arc detective because Of your inatlention
to the subject in hand. When you ought TO be
listening your thoughts FAR away; your
body IS IN enc place, your mind IN qnite an
o1Ilur. do You wonder that your memory VIII
nor serve ven under such circumstances
The lngIs4ory has feen likened to q soft, i'm
pressioaahie substance which receives an actual
lmpre-sion from The subject, presenting itself
rs tae 4fi seaiine4wax receives the impress Of
The sienet ring. But suppose the ring is i'm
perfectly impressed and Ire seaing-yax simply
touchea shere is no impression left; or, if any
az all il Is SO faint and dim as 10 give but a
slight idea of the device employed. So it is
with the memory; ii the impression IS imper-
ieotly made the memory retains no impression
81 l. These arc the people who. having eyes,
zee not and ears hear not; and WHO, having
UNDERSTANDINGS yet comprehend not.
The 1Fst care, then If yo1 would have good
memory. IS 20 give strict and absolute atten-
tian To the subject Of the moment. Only by
become symmetrical and intelligent and even
Beised. Whether reading or writing, sweeping
sr baking. buying selling, instrucfIng yolr
children Ok planning eZTnpaign for social i'm
provsment. attend rlsIoly and exclusively 70
The bGsiaess IN hand.
The snemory is most responsive and obedieni
nnder cultivation. and becomes most docile and
serviceaiHe under an intelligent master. 1t ]:
Ike higA-bred steei. Uncontrolled, II plunge:
and rears and, breaking away, dashes wildly
over hill and plain. exharstinE its would-bt
rider. ass ten 70 ole, dashing him TO pieces
oyer some projecting freclpice. Carbed and
bridiels N.itR the firm hatd Of intelligence
upgn Tie bride rem. il VIII bear lis riEei
tlrOug. le hottest strife eyen TO the eannoni
mouth. SIRE, sioaaf-st, and uudlsmayed.
10 man OF woman can BE q success in thi
rs0rid WHO has not FIRST OF ali q good memory
since 10 have good memory means to be sn2ste'
OF Yourself Therefore, first Of al, look vel
t. your memories.
HOUSEHOLD EcoSoMY.
A variety Of excellent dishes may be mad
from tie Tesnaius OF the first days roast
a14er tAe HBe cuttings have been removed
for luncheon or tea. Among the French
who understand tie ART of cookery aRd hav
braugat iAe niceties ol lhe table TO th
p0iut O. peTfec i9n. these arc reeaTded Wit
even gapEe favor than the original dishes Il
Luro. aa cookery generally ihey give the dc
sT-d T.riety 20 every weli-laia table. FroI
al eooD8usic standpoint TOO, they are pSrtico
larg ~ be commended as well az forming
Wholesome raliei from the fred ham and hars
jaleirs sfesk tiat constitute the chief mes
pr8oue.E ~ TIE American tlbie. Our Amer
cal hes seepeIs have very much 10 lear
fTDm the alaalnuiated experiences Of the Cor
tiDentai kitchen. We append few easily
made and sayorg dishes, il addition 70 cTg
euctlcs and other dis3es heretofore given
feg Eais-1iince cold boiled OF roast beef preti
E4e. Vttl4 proportion Oi fat. add
pefner. 1Eaa minced aeriis. and stew il . snia
quantity 81 wafer nnsIl very tender. Roll pu
paste. ss~sad win the liest and bake for hol
la0re- according 40 ttie SIZE 81 The roll
ziu1oa EsorI o1ls.cni very thin slices from co
leg - ioin 81 mutton; sprigkle with pepper sal
niie powdered mace. savoy herbs. aDd two
thfce niincesi shAilois. Ty jn butter. adding
ees-eri rTipbi4 of fiDtr. ifef piHt ot gravy fro
a.. roast ard a1aI5lesostlai Of lemon juice Sin
zner iol q few niius.ics AND serve.
Ltt4fea Hnis-OIe and one-ialf pounds cold DO
e. htll, oIsc-tiird iat. Cop very ane with .hr
StA.s ana @n onion season bfwbiF WI
SIT. ceiel7-- ai5d istle cayenne. Mix thorough
and make lnlo iittle round Cakes. Nice for lanc
eOD aith bread and butter.
Coqi'fscs-cu amy kind of cold rosst meat
scrs tilin slices. about inch across season we
pouring over 3 5tle gravy, melted butter. and
Itie sour wine 20 fs8osfou. Place 80 bultered SC
loD shells; sprinkle tticSly with bread crntnl
and brown in a hot oven. Sliced mushrooms I'D
O. improve tlse dish
Mutton Pie srith T01autoos.-Place IN a dish ALI
nate layers Of tomatoes and sliced cold muffo
well seasoned. OVer the upper layer of tomato
sprinkle cracker crnInOs; bake one hour and scr
hot
Lffer settsage.-CGaop cold liver with an eql
quantity o. salt pork. Season well and make II
bais nud ify brown. Then cover with bOili
Nutor. slew half an hour. and serve hot.
Mcot Pie.-Jake bits of cold meat. Of wlatel
kind. cut small: season Wel and stesg until vs
tender. Place ia a pan lined, except the botto
with Yae paste. Cover prick with "a fork, and ba
one hour. There should DC plenty Of gravy IN
pan
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
J have been watching THE TRIBUNE TO sec
different substitutes ior brandy IN pies giS
Tor Soldiers Wife" and add mice: " Take n,
cider ana boil down llalf and Il IL ready for use
any tine. Use Witii this enough hard cider 10 <
9ne. TINS think better ihan brandy T. Sa
another soldiers wife, Hancock, III.
Jessie j.. sheibina Mo: You say your fat
belonged tO company j.. I'd Iowa cavalry
rcgincnt stood shoulder TO shoulder with the
iowa many 3 aoi-contesied field Of tie Sou