The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-12-20
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ClIILD.-Tn lifting a3childsb both hands
should be used and SO placed as To
clasp the body about tile waist, Oh
hips, and the body raised without any
force being exerted upon tile arms.
Every day upon our streets Gun bs
seen little children Just able to toddla
along who have to be carried acrosstho
street and over or around distinctions.
and the torture that they softentimes
have TO undergo from the thOughtless-
ness OF those who attend them eau es
many q headache to q careful observer
hand grasped by the mother Oh. other
persons caring i?) for the child, it lis
hurried along faster than its little legs
III carry it, a portion Of its weight
being lifted and causing a. constant
strain upon the arm; when O. crossing
is reached the mother takes Il stronger
pull, the Child DANCES by one armSun-
til the opposite side is reached and
then the feet are allowed to partly rest
upon the ground again. Sometimes
the process will be varied by two per-,
sons taking the child between them
and each taking a hand when the weight
Of the child will be divided between
two arms which is only onc.half as bad.
hut such practices should never be al.
lowed. The arms of q child were never
intended to servo as handles for tho
purpose OF lifting or carrying. Strains,
dislocatlons and fractures causing de-
formity and imperfect use Of arm or
shoulder or both, result from such
careless use Of the arms Of a. child,
which We're designed ffcr. Tx! Il %c!h;lil.,s uib 5
in doing things within its strength. 1t
would be impossible for a child weigh
ing thirty pounds to so exert its strength !:
as to lift that amount with one or even !
both hands and yet that Is what 1t is
compelled to do when the arms are
made the handles whereby the child Isl
lifted.
PICKLED MELoN.-In picklilig q
young musk or nutmeg melon, cut q
hole In the side through which TO ex-
tract the seeds, saving the piece tllati is
cut out. Then lay tho melon i'll strong
brine, which should entirely cover it.
There let it remain for three days; take
1t out, rinse it and let it lie in clear,
cold water yer night. Then, after
draining, fiji 1t with chopped cabbage,
seasoned with mustard seed, Horse
radish, q little ginger, some sugar,
cucumbers. Sew in the piece that was
cut out put the melonin i stone jar and
pour hot vinegar over it. About three
months will be taken for the piclxling,
the time depending on the size of the
melon, but when it is done u delicious
relish will be the result.
PAN CAKES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
one pint of sifted flour into q quart Of
sour milk, with q t%easpoonful Of salt,
it stand I'm q deep jar in q warm
place over night. In the morning add
one %teaspoonful bi-carbonate Of soda
dissolved III q tablespoon Of warGl
spoonful Of sugar. Bake OH 4 well
creased griddlo. The cakes should be as
large as a tea saucer anu quickly>
Drowned. Eat with maple syrup or
honey. Never mind how thick the
mixture appears oven night. The eggs
and soda Will thin it sufficiently in the
morning.
FRUIT CAKE.-One pound Of butter,
one pound Of the finest granulaleI
sugar, q t%easpoonful. each of cinnamon,
allspice and ginger, II nutmeg, grated,
twelve eggs, one pound Of flour, one
wineglassful Of brandy, one pound Of
~raisins, stoned, oncvhalf pound OF cnp-
rants thoroughly washed and dried, ono
half pound OF citron cut III small bits.
Cream and butter; add the sugar,
spices, and brandy; stir in the eggs by
degrees; rub the fruit with part Of the
flour weighed for the cake; tlenIadd
the flour, then the fruit. Bake slowly
four hours.
COLD BEEF Cur IN SLICES and laid.
in vinegar over night, and then dipped
Ill beaten egg, seasoned with salt and
nutmeg, and rolled i'll dried bread
crumbs, and fried in butter q delicate
brown, is an appetlzing entree for
lunch.
DYSPEPSIA BPEAD.-To mako dys.
pepsia bread, take three quarts Of I'M
boltcd wheat, one quart lukowarm
water, one gill fresh yeast, one gill mos
lasses, one teaspoonful Of saleratus.
SHORT CAKE.-Rub n quarter Of q
pound of butter into a half pound Of
flour; mix with a little water, enough
to form a dough. Roll out into thin,
round cakes, prick them, lay them in
shallow tins, bake.
The Boy at Eighty Years.
No doubt much IS gainel OH thnscors
Of longevity from inheritance. Anccs-
tors who have attained long lifo for
many generations hand down tho gilt
to their successors. But while this my
be the greatest fortune which an nnccs-
tor can leave, it may be dissipated like
any other inheritance. No ono Gun
count upon long life without q roason-
able conformity to the laws Of hoalth.
There are a few prodigies that suryiYf
who have never observed any laws. n q,