New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19

time of cooking They should after picking De seps
in cool, dark place until ready for sheling tneto
is any delay in cooking them after they are sheed'
cover them with damp cloth.
The canning Of asparagus must be careful piece
| Of work II II is to be successful. The "hgnuhS
! jars. which arranged that the vent may %
easily opened closed. better for this purpose
than the Jars with rubbers which are somewhat trou
blesome 70 handle while the vegetable is cooking,
| though otherwise they Just good. 1t Is tho
best for TIE fruit vegetable packer to buy
new ubbers every year II the Jars with rubbers are
used. The cost is riGng and old rnbbcrs can never
| be depended upon TO do the work as well as new.
To can asparagus. select fine green asparagus Oh
good size. scape 1t. and cut off about an inch Of
tho bleached part OF each stalk. Put the stalks IN
boiling water and scah them for ten minutes STAND
them In jar. with the tips uppermost The aspar-
rgus should be carefully cut such length as Will
permit 1t stand easily In the lar. When tho jar Is
full cover the asparagus with fresh boiling WATER
first setting far In hot water to prevent Its crack
Ing Add about a teas poonful OF salt to each Jar.
II II is a lightning Jar. leave the vent open II 1t Is
Jar with top and rubber. leave the RUBBER ON
and the top on lightly. Set the lars on D
wooden rack in fat -bottomcd boiler. With wsps OF
straw Kitchen towels between them to prevent
their knocking together When boiling, cover tnem
with hot water up their necks. When they have
cooked for ten minutes after the water around them
begins TO boil close the vent OF the lightning Jars
put the rnbbes the other Jars and screw the tops
down tight Let the Jars cook In the winter for abous
two and q half hours longer. Then take them out,
open the vents the covers for two or three
minutes TO allow the gases escape and then fsten
them I'D again rs closely you possibly can. Let
them COOL and when they are cold tighten them up
further II necessary. each one up In paper to
exclude the light. and set them away In closet
where the temperature does not exceed 20 degrees.
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tin boxes to facilitate its removal entire which IL
somewhat difficult when 1t Is put in Jars. But II q
little Is exercised there Will be no great difficulty
aud the STALKS may be readily taken out OF jars with
out breaking the tips.
The nursing OF the sick In summer Is moro
difficult task than In winter. In winter there is
abundance OF fresh pure air. and proper temperature
may be easily attained by the use of artificial heat.
In summer the contrary, the heat cannot be con-
trolled r,ire air is not always possible In all To-
calltie; where the neglect Of two careless
neighbors, with slovenly kept doOryards, may ill
the atmosphere with the poison Of decaying vege-
taon or some ether nuisance These difficulties are
against the invalid sufferers in country or town and
require extra on the part Of the nurse.
A wise physician has said that a good nurse is Q
woman thoroughly healthy and alert In all her five
senses. She must have good sight, In order that
she may watch the slightest changes In the patient,
catch motion OF the eye, the tips Of the fingers,
u
quick hearing to catch the slightest whisper OF
weak Invalid. She must have a sensitive as well as
q soft touch, that she may note the most delicate
changes In the skin and may test the temperature
OF hot applications that may be ordered. 1t Is
especially necessary that she have correct and
Of smell, she may detect the slightest
,mpurity In the atmosphere OF the sick room. Her
taste must be correct In order that she may test tho
food to that 1t Is properly cooked good nurse
should be also a good cook, and at the best training
schools for nurses course Of lectures with manual
training in cookery is a part Of the curriculum
A nurse has special need Of physical strength TO
endure the fatigue OF her place in the summer season.
Where the patient is very Ill second nurse is supplied
az night to give the first or day nurse her needed
rest It Is great mistake for any woman 10 under
take the duties OF nurse unless she Is willing ana
able TO endure the physical hardsbps OF such
place. nurse must have no Objectionable eccen-
tncaues OF manner; she must have general sense OF
wholcsomencss In her personality nervous woman
is In no way fitted for nurse. A great many
women manage TO pass their examinations WHO 40
not possess all these requirements, but uey 10 nos
make successful The question OF educauoh u
n second one No education beyond the rudments 10
required at the admission ON probation. Nevertne-
less Is found that uneducated u ont OF tho
ranks before the time OF probation is over, as thev
do not possess the nerve and power OF endurance
and comprehension OF details as women OF more cuiu
waited minds.
The coed nurse should certainly be woman OF tact, IN
order 10 hnor the harmless whims OF heF patient rather
than irriate him by martnettish methods. one OF
the most objectionable habits OF the indisrrcet nurse
is that OF rchearsing her sckroOm and hospital ex-
perenccs to her patient. Like wise ply stefan, the
discreet nurse says little and never talks SHOP
Where one lives IN the vicinity Of a city and tho
hair mattress can be taken to regular upholserers
for renovation, it hardly pays to do this work at
home, but in the country, where one has TO seno
the mattress a distance By rail, II becomes diiferens
mntter. DO not attempt 10 do the work unless you
have Il separate room appropriate to It, There empty
the mattress a little at time and pick over every
particle OF the hair carefully. When 1t Is all Wei
pckcd over take about eight ten pounds at q
time and wash II thoroughly 10 soopsuds ana luxe
warm water This makes ii curly and crisp ana
washes away nll the remaining dirt that cnngs 10
It. When 1t Is washed rinse it handful By HANDFUL
wringng 1t as dry as you with the haads When 1t
Is al rinsed and WIRING, spread 1t In huge sheets OK
mosquito nettig basting them together at the SIDES
to prevent the hair blowing about spread the sheets
the ne Oh n grassy knoll. where the mar
will become perfectly dried In the sunshine and air.
In the winter hair may be thoroughly dried by
slrraans Z. OH the clean floor CT q fu:race-heated
room turning II frequently, until all dampness Is DIS
PEELED The hair Is then ready to be put back In a
new ticking or In the old ticking, II that has been
washed for the purpose.
Hair is never cleaned thoroughly as this In
shops, where 1t Is quite generally picked over
by machine and seldom washed. There is a fresh
ness OF the fields about hair bed that has been
renovated at home there is about clothes which
have been dried in the sunshine and the open air.
The outside window blind Is an article Of doubtful
utility and has been virtually abandoned In most
houses in large cities. The inside blinds which have
been substituted for outside are seldom used
except when the house Is shut up, in the depth OF
summer when 1t Is desirable Ia darken the room.
In the country. great many houses are doing away
with shutters and substituting awnings for them.