Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09

settle themselves with circumstances
With such knowledge gained she will bt
better served if rich, more intelligent il
her charities, more considerate 10 her de
pendents.
But few of our girls will be rich. The
wheel of fortune turns swiftly, nowadays
and no girl can afford to be ignorant o.
such things. Whatever her circumstan
ces, she will always have more wants
than dollars, and the mother who can find
her children's school garments out Of
grandpa's coats and auntie's dresses, whe
can make "soup out Of sausage-stick,
and flavor plain food with "gumption, u
will have some money left out of any in
come for other things besides fare, food
and raiment.
Two gentlemen were talking about a
business enterprise, in which, though ii
involved some pecuniary risk, they were
strongly-inclined to embark. Finally one
of them remarked:
II must consult my wife before | decide
"Why% exclaimed the other, "is she
boss ?"
NO." was the calm reply, neither am
/. We are well-matched team, and we
don't drive tandem. Ny wife is as much
interested in the welfare of our family as
], and she has right to have voice in
the investment of our little property"
A woman may not be an angel, but il
she knows how to cook beefsteak and
boil a potato, her husband would not swap
her for the best angel that ever tapped a
wing.
THE ONION.
One of the healthiest vegetables, if not
the healthiest one, grown is the onion, yet,
orally as they should. Boiled onions used
frequently in family of children will
ward off many of the diseases to which the
little ones are subject. The principal OBJ
lection to the promiscuous use of this veg
etable is that the odor exhaled after eating
is so offensive. A cup of strong coffee
taken Immediately after eating is claimed
to be excellent in counteracting this effect.
Although for a day or so after eating
onions the breath may have disagree
able odor, yet after this time it will be
much sweeter than before.
For Group onion poultices are used with
good effect, providing the child is kept out
of drafts and a sudden chill avoided. The
poultices are made by warming the onions
in goose oil till soft, then putting them on
borne. Unless in very obstinate cases,
when taken in time. the Group readily
yields to the onions. This, although an
old-fashioned remedy, is good one, as any
mother who has brought up family Of
children can attest.
Onions are excellent blood purifiers, and
for eradicating boils or any of the blood
humors are very efficacious. They are good
for the complexion, and friend who has
wonderfully clear, fine complexion at
tributes it to the liberal use of onions as a
food.
People suffering from nervous troubles
are much benefited by using these vege-
tables frequently, either cooked or raw
When troubled with hard cough, if a
raw onion is eaten the phlegm will loosen
almost Immediately, and can be removed
with very little effort. A raw onion is
made much more palatable if when eaten
a little salt or pepper is used as a season.
ing. Those troubled with wakefulness may
insure good nights sleep often if just be-
fore retiring they eat a raw onion.
There are few aches to which children
are subject which are as painful or as
hard TO bear as the earache. One of the
best remedies we know is to take out the
heart of an onion Ia red onion is the best,
if it can be had, although lacking this
kind any other can be used) and roast it.
When soft, so it can be handled without
mushing, put it into the affected ear as hot
as can be borne. Unless the cause is
deeper than ordinarily the pain will cease
in very short time and will not return.
A cough syrup in which onions form an
important part is made by taking one cup
of vinegar, one cup of molasses and one
half cup of cut-up onions. Put on the
stove and simmer about half an hour, or
until the onions are soft. Then remove
and strain. Take teaspoonful of this
frequently when troubled with a cough,
and, unless it is very deep-seated, the
cough will not last very long.
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