The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-11
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. S. A. NETTLES.

that mental habits haSe an enormous
value in deciding the physical conGi.
ton, writes Julien Gordon in Lippin
colts. A hearta1d brain dissipated
in frivolous detail, in idle gossip, il
faccid introspection, in empty trivi,
alities, rarely engenders an imposing
personality. The body feels the dis
piritingefect of the regime. Fools
have dropping shoulders, wander
ing<eye, cannot fix their attention, are
egotists, tremulous, and uneasy. The
mind we'll stored, inqairing, awake,
seems to give the poor body poise
and repose The brain requires nour,
ishment that assimilates. Superficial
culture rants and roars, makes itself
heard, is exhaled in frotll and endless
bombast. Deep culture lies silent,
slips about inofensively, broods IN
the blood, which it warns and lnvls-
CRATES. Mental sloth, the want OF a
vital interest, is the curse OF half the
women in the world. In the same
way the physique tells upon the intel
lect. No good work can grow out OF
exhaustion; no fertility, no fash OF
Protean fire or genius, from nerves
unstrung, jaded, and tangled. But
the invalids are obstinate. A con-
frmed dyspeptic once swallowed IN
nv presence FIVE raw bananas just be-
fore a meal TO which he naturally
came without enthusiasm. I timidly
ventured, when he complained OF his
lack of appetite, g. the ba-
nanas!" he replied, glaring hereely,
ssfruit agrees with me"
There is a young woman who pulls
in her belt until her face is purple,
and then goes to the doctor for phys
ic or a skin lotion. You mildly sug-
gest, aLacing." "Oh," she Shippers,
at never hurts me, can breathe"
To appeal to a woman about her
health has long ago proved useless in
these matters, but every woman is
Jealous of her. beauty. A tightly
laced girl may be lovely at eighteen;
she will be hideous at thirty. Why
will not the physicians touch and
awaken the chord of vanity? But
the doctors are dull or careless. They
give pill where they. should loosen
a string.
A physician was once heard to ad-
NIT that be could not discover the
complaint of blooming flower OF
fashion who was yet constantly in his
hands. I could have told him, for [
had seen her getting herself into her
gown that morning. And how un-
graceful, how lacking in all voluptu-
Gus abandon and forceful elegance,
the movements of these strapped au-
tomatons, not to mention the red
nose, the roughened complexion, and
the startled, panied eyeball.
A PRETTY TAsLE-Get a carpenter
in the neighborhood to make a frame
work consisting of an upright leg. or
standard three inches in diameter
and twenty-five inches high, circu-
lar top-section of inch-thick stuff
eighteen inches in diameter, and a
circular foot or bottom section OF
similar thickness and twelve inches
in diameter, the circular sections be-
ing fastened at their centers respect
lively to the top and bottom of the
standard. The top cover smoothly
with pale-blue and white cretonne,
first placing two layers OF Canton
flannel upon the wood to serve as a
padding. To the edge of the top
tack the upper edge of a plated Sec
ton of cretonne, the material being
cut twice the circumference of the
circle in width to allow for fulness.
The lower edge of this plating tack
to the extreme lower edge Of the bot
tom, and a wide white ribbon tie
rather tightly midway between the
top and bottom, holding in the Gre
tonne IN the shape Oh al uoui-SSio
Love PUDD1NG.-Beat two eggs very
light; also beat a tea-cupful of sifted
-four with little milk taken from a
pint. When the -four and milk are
well mixed, stir slowly in the rest Of
the milk, a tablespoonful of salt and
the eggs Beat again and pour the
mixture in hot buttered dish that is
suitable to 20 to table. Bake for
twenty minutes in a hot oven, and
serve at once, as the pudding may
fall. Many persons, however, like it
best after it has fallen, because it is
then creamy. To be eaten with
sweetened and favored cream or
with the following sauce: