New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29

suned In the Giles yet no one can possibly dispute
that the countryman lives on as wholesome diet
as bis city brother.
The concentrated stimulus OF rich soups, braises
and beef Is necessary to the brain worker Of
the Cities and in q certain degree to all residents In
cities. who must necessarily suffer more from the
waste OF nerve and brain force. and who cannot take
active exercise enough to obtain nourishment from
vegetable cereal food. The active man can digest
q much larger quantity OF food than the sedentary
one. The nervous animals. which ever on the
alert those which subsst on animal food. Tho
heavy burden bearing animals Of the world Ike the
and horse. grain eaters and vegetarans. Tho
food which Is wholesome for the individual must de-
pend largely upon his occupation, upon the climate
he lives in and somewhat upon his personal tempera-
ment. 1t is absurd to preach the doctrine Of
vcgetarianism or Of animal food to all the world, re-
garless Of surroundings, would be to insist that
the tiger should live on hay. or the OK on fresh
meat
Warm weather Is virtually with and cooling
temperance drinks Will be welcome. Among the
popular of these temperance drinks is soda water
which may be- served nj home from syphons OF
plain soda water, and Favored with the best Of home
made syrups The cost of these syphons is shout one
quarter the price Of soda at the stands security u
given for the return Of the syphon itself.
There is nothing delightful, however than
those old-fashoned purely homem drinks such -
counters compares in favor with that made in old
Connecticut days, when every farm brewed quantity
OF this wholesome drink from native roots and herbs
Of the forest. The old rule which followed then.
though somewhat indefinite, may be readily translated
by keen housekeeper:
Take one portion OF wntnrgrecn leaves and stems
OF sweet birch bark. half Of each you please.
Then take half the same quantity OF tender spruce
twigs and onequarter the quantity Of princess pine
Sometimes little sweet ccely or fennel was added
but neither OF these was deemed necessary. The
herbs and twigs put In large kettle and enough
cold water to them thoroughly was poured over
them. The water brought to the boiling point
and the herbs were simmered In it TIL their Juice
exhausted. Then the liquor strained of, and
pound OF oldfashiOned brown sugar was added 20
every gallon, and when the mixture was lukewarm .
cup Of yeast also added TO every gallon. The
beer was allowed to stand In warm place where II
could work freely for three weeks, being stirred
in twenty hours When 1t was thoroughly foam
ing II considered fit to bottle. Hence the time
II needed TO stand depended largely upon the weather
and other circumstances. When the bottles were
filled the cork In each was securely tied down and
set away in place in the cellar. Special
should be taken that the bottles are Ice cold
when they used. The beer may be served the
day after II Is bottled.
strawberry and raspberry shrub are made as fol-
lows: On four quarts OF berries pour white vinegar
enough barely to them. Let them stand Tor
forty eight hours Then drain of the vinegar squeez'
ing the juice out OF all the fruit with the vinegar
II strawberries used the vinegar must be poured
second supply Of the fruit before Will attain
the proper flavor but one supply OF raspberries Ii
sufficient Measure out the liquor when 1t is ready,
and to every pint allow u pound OF sugar. Put
In porcelain lined kettle with the sugar and let IL
boil for ten minutes then bottle 1t and set 1t away
in cold place. cupful OF this syrup is sufllciena
to favor one quart OF ice water. Either hnd OF
shrub Is very ornamental served In lemonade glasses
with little handles and is pleasant, refreshing drink
In the oden time II was always accompanied by
silver basket Of welliced white cake. Favored with
bitter almonds when it offered in the evening"
While great deal is done in gymhastic training out
side the home the valuable exercise and the pleasure
which children may take In set OF weights ana pub
leys at home hardly appreciated contnvancs
of this sort which may be fixed to any strong door
Intel can be purchased Of almost any dealer In
athletic goods and costs but s.. such an arrange
ment should in every nursery. and the children who
are large enough should be taught to exercise with
II especially dull days when 1t Is Impossible for
them to run and play In the parks IL children are
taught such systematic gymnastics at nome, are
subjected to daily rubbing after their baths and their
growth is watched by person Of some Intelligence, IL
would be impossible for any crude malformaton OF
bone muscle to develop unawares 1t is not an
uncommon thing for q mother suddenly to discover
that child whom she believed to be perfectly
formed is showing signs Of slight ma,formation. The
child is hurried TO a physician and when he ques-
lions closely TO its previous falls she Is oen able
to answer but sparingly. The entire care OF the
child has been with the nurse, and the child may be-
come chronic invalid through want OF mothers
oversight and the criminal negligence of the nurse In
failing to report serious fall IT, on the contrary,
mother oversees the bathing Of her child and assists
In rubbing down the soft little muscles, she VIII
easily detect any special soreness or the incipent
weakness Of special muscles and may consult phy-
scian before II is late to he Of practical use The
rubbing down of children after the bath is of especial
value in making the muscles firm and round.
A system Of physical training which can be put In
pac tee In NURSERY graded the needs OF the child.
in which the pulley IS made OF together with the
treatment would be invaluable. As ii is, the
mother and depend largely upon that uncertain
quality intuition, In arranging the exercise and the
physical treatment Of the growing children in their
charge. Although great deal has been written on the
ply steal training of adults. comparatively little has
been written or done toward the physical training
OF little children. In the country, perhaps this is
necessary these children have wide scope for romp
md play in the pure air and sunshine But In the city,
where children necessarily coOped up to consider
able extent too often kept on perpetual dress parade,
any system Of ply steal training in the nursery is OF
great value
one Of the greatest mistakes which mothers as well
rs law givers make is to expect uniformity Of result
from different individuals. Children, like commune
ties be regarded according TO their needs and
characteristics. Two children Of the same
may develop Numerically opposite
and need Numerically opposite
course OF training. II is unjust to lay down rigid
law embodying what we believe should be. according
to finite knowledge, and expect to mould people
to it, our conclusions are rs apt To be as narrow
al Of fhe schp
Burs's father that Gilbert was bright boy, bus
Robert clean daft and good for naethng. II 10
not gwen to us to comprehend the abilities even OF
those bound 10 Us by the nearest ties The lad who
fnls the conventional type VI bright Doy may W
but commonplace fellow beside his duller brother
he arrives ut mature years II We cannot theia
Toll the difference between the dull and the genius,
how much less should We presume to.lay out careers
Tor children 10 follow. only the Allwisc Father
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