Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-19
DAINTY DISHING.
HAPPY THOUGHTS JOTTED DOWN
By CAROL GROUSE.
Here's to the Cook, Bless Herr
A Culinary Contrast-Down
in "Ole Varginny.''
[Written for the suNoAY uNIoN. |

ouuiSlS1 W preahiiSt Vu cOHee only ana Il
suicide. That there is a connection be-
tween the two practices may not be diff
cult to prove. Coffee supplies nothing t.
support the body's wasting tissues, but is {
stinulant only. Its mission is to arouse
the nervous forces and digestive organs fol
assimilating food, but when breakfast con
sists Of hastily-swallowed liquid, reaction
occurs that weakens instead of strength
-ening the stomach, leaving the physica
system unprepared to resist lifes trials
People who succeed. whether by superior
use of head or hand, must keep a cleal
brain, and to get it the stomach must have
food that will attract to itself blood which
otherwise crowds the head and dulls the
intellect. Business trouble, domestic sor
row, the thousand ills that daily beset us
are more readily combatted when the body
is in good fighting order, and that it is moi
unless supplied with proper ammunition
for a starter.
Furthermore, frequent accidents prevent
luncheon. Bad news by morning mail
an unexpected departure, rush of business
an appointment secured at noon only
dozens of reasons defer the midday mea
so late, it is omitted as being too near din
ner.
Heavy food is repulsive when l first
get up
Is there no happy mean in your external
imagination? Certainly to undertake
steaks, chops and vegetables before the sys-
TEN is fairly wakened must be pernicious
to those of sedentary habits. Leave them
then until the days work is over, when
one has time for thorough mastication, di-
gestion and rest. People who put in ten
daily hours at physical labor have no trouble
to eat hearty breakfast. They know
their strength will fail without all the
good food they can get, but of more import
ance Is the fact that expecting to rise at
q or in the morning they have retired at
10 o'clock and had sleep enough People
who pass an exciting evening at parties
theaters doing night-work, who retire any
where between midnight and daylight
awake from slumber unrefreshed and 10
Beelzebub in all his ugliness is not cross in
the morning like unto one of these. Never
trust person who habitually gets up "out
of sorts" Early good humor augurs well
for all day, generally for all time. Court
ing hours ought to be reversed. To fix ur
all serene when evening company is ex-
pected is easy enough, but the best of ones
temper is before breakfast What revela.
tions would ensue could sweethearts meet
then, casually
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Go to bed early. At least stay in bed
eight hours Keep the eyes shut, whether
asleep or awake, that straining optic nerves
may not produce headache Get up good
natured and in time to thoroughly arouse
the system before eating. Use fresh water
none that has stood over night in your bed
room pitcher absorbing noxious qualities
Go out of doors if possible or at least into
different atmosphere from the bedroom
Breathe fresh air until the lungs are com
pletely refreshed, the blood actively reused
Sit in sunshine and read the morning
paper before breakfast. During or after
breakfast reading diverts action from
the stomach to head, 1narring digestion
Pick flower and lay it beside your plate
Go to market perhaps, or at least to some
thing to bring your mind out of its noctur
nal shell. Eat half an orange, handful
of berries or tiny bit-not much of other
fresh fruit. Wait fifteen minutes and tn,
fruit tonic will bring your appetite.
Ell PADRE.
If you have worried all night about
business do not get up to infict your
mugwumpness on others. Your family
have their trials too, trivial to yours per
haps, but all they care to endure. Tall
the morning news at the table You
wife will probably be busy half the day
ere she can read the paper You NAV tel
her something that will please her hours
in advance of her time, maybe change her
plans for the day. Instead of leaving all
Intellectual development to school teach
ers assist them by interesting your children
in topics of the times. Teach them tC
notice the worlds progress in socialism ol
science, and to take pride in our nationa
history, as reported in newspapers.
Wherever family prayer holds sway
there are stupid children. They are com
PEELED TO sit quiet when they should be ou
in morning sunshine, TO listen to a drawlec
out Bible reading of which no explanation
is made, no use shown. Then they don't
listen to drawled out prayer, wishing tc
goodness it was abolished, learning con
tempt for religions real truths, doing then
more harm than good. 1t is questionable,
ANYHOW, whether you have right to force
on them belief you cannot Justify. Nc
matter what is preached to children, they
will Judge religion by acts CT its votaries
Unless religion improves intelligence
wins love, companionship, and above all
respect from children, its mission is unful-
filed Half an hour ever morning applied
in explaining newspapers, in teaching lit
tie ones to read and think for themselves
will make them quicker witted, give more
information and better teach morality than
by preaching topics they know not how
TO apply. He is mighty mean man who
does not notice birds and blossoms. Thou
sands of American children grow up ignor-
ant OF the commonest birds and plants in
our native land, yet, how could Gods
greatness be better proven to child than
by interesting it in the mysteries of vege-
tation, the habits of feathered tribes
They all know about Jonah in the whales
belly. Any reasonable person can judge
whether a study Of objects that God has
made, or tales man invented, is most con-
'-duciye TO spiritual development. Some
parents are SO intent on making the chill
dren love God they neglect all means
of inviting affection to themselves, but a
family circle presents no better opportu-
nifty than breakfast hours to display kind
ness and intelligence, which are outgrowths
of true religion.
"THoU ART NY OWN LOVE, BELIEVE Me-
In a party Of Bohemian bon vivants
dining together arose discussions rs
to the one most desirable accessory
to good meal. Neat speeches
were made defending Mumm's cham
pagne, money to pay for IL, good food
good cooking, pleasant companions, fresh
air, leisure, etc. Study has induced with
me belief that nothing so adds to epicu-
rean enjoyment as dainty dishing. All
other advantages are Offset by the look oi
neglect usual to breakfast, for which APP
petite requires most coaxing. Anybody
can arrange good dinner with all day,
or luncheon with two hours to think il
out, but she who can quickly rush up good
breakfasts is a household angel with pre-
pondering chances of becoming one in
Heaven. A principal reason why people
fail to eat breakfast is it is not made at
tractive. 1t is not you nor |, but always
others have easy work and good pay, so
since we must work and must get break
fast, let us get good ones and try to find
out the easiest way of so doing.
HERE'S TO THE COOK, BLESS HER
No person can cook with economy OF
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