New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

Is dried as hard sawdnst. In some country ham
lets where the farmers take their to the nearest
gnstmll and receive In return portion OF the grouno
meal. one find cornmea that has not had all us
sweetness dried out that meal-worms VIII not
touch u and the groceH need be at no pains to pro-
tect II from them.
Possibly some of our readers may recognize the
Breton dish, but do not. In reference to inc
art OF leter-writing II is doubtful II the American
girl Is the equal OF her English or French sister.
Americans are undoubtedly less punctIious IN tuS
matter than they sond be- In their efforts to grasp
at the essentials OF higher education, American girls
have missed something Of finer culture. which may
reenlncd in another generation We think the writer
will find that in the broadening Of wOman's educa-
ton In both France and England there has also been
some sacrifice OF od-time punctilio and elegance.
There is no spirit In the family that Is so fatal TO
peace and consequently happiness the desire TO
argue on trivial pretexts one person possessed OF
the mania for setting all the rest right may make
household OF worthy, easy-golng people miserable.
There is nothing right in the household except what
she herself personally suPerntends; for the indi
vduals who consider themselves delegated TO the task
OF correcting the other members of the family
usually persons who devote themselves to this en-
ployment and have little time for any other work
The hard working man woman has time TO de-
vote to the shortcomings of Others 1t is usually the
others work. who can suggest dozen ways In which
they could do better. The wise man Of Israel has
truly said "A FOOLS lips enter into contention" and
the contentious fool Is nuisance to-day
he doubt In the time OF Solomon Usually in
proportion to their lack Of actual knowledge do such
persons presume TO set themselves up dictaors to
the others OF their households II the household die
tator Is the mother Of the family older sister
she steps aside from her legitimate sphere to argue and
dictate to her husband brothers In matters OF bust
ness about which she often knows nothing Mt ALL and
neglects her homework. II the husband brother
is inclined to exercise petty tyranny the rest Of the
family, he Is in nine out Of ten hen hussy'
who fails to furnish his quota Of support to the family,
and works off the energy which might be employed In
worer debating TO the others how they should
work AS rule the rest Of the family where such
dictator makes his abode too busy to do anything
but stolidly submit to a nagging tongue, and they
usually so solidly on in their own way. Yet, like tho
dropping of water Oh stone, which in time leaves its
mark such arguing is OF annoyance and wears
upon the Of the listeners however they have
schooled themselves to bear and orbear The men or
women who exercise their energies household die
tators altogether disagreeable specimens Of
humanity but unhappy not uncommon. Tie
dictator is often the last person in this house who
realizes the discomfort that his system OF naggng pro-
duce such person in the necessities of the case is
prominently selfish individual, whose horizon Is
limited to himself and who only takes in the rest Of
the world they his and fornt part in that way
of his selfish interests.