The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
Read and Remember.

| Read and kemember.
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| Several letters have been received this week
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Mrs. Mary d. Cox, Dow, Miss.-Would like to
know the address of the little girl who wrote from
| Millken's Bend; La, to The Constitution,
! my dress as wish to write to her. Address as
| above.
! Mrs. Nancy Smith, Harmony Grove, Gal wish
| to ask if any of the readers of the Kingdom can
| tell me OF the whereabouts of my brother, An
| drew W. Harris, aged fortysix. When he last
| heard from he Lynchburg, Tenn,
| eleven years ago.
Mrs. w. NJ. Whatley, Helena, CAN. H. c.,
| Sparta, Ga, asked for good recipe for packing
in so with is the ss enG Be
they are nice fresh eggs when packed. The first
tried was this time of year for Christmas, thirty
eight years ago; they kept perfectly.
Mrs. Tampie Going, Kelton, s. CT turn to the
eleventh page first where find so much comfort
and assistance i'll housekeeping. call On the sis
tiers of the Kingdom to get help, and also give aid
VIII some one be SO kind as to tell me how to make
corned beef?
Mamie FIoyd.-Rub the widowed places in
your white dress with soft soap and salt (miX soap
and salt till stiff before putting 1t on the dress)
and lay in the hot sun, leaving it out night and
day, but taking great care the cloth thoroughly
dries during the day, or it may mildew in other
places.
Mrs A. c. Ivy, Dixie, Brooks County, Gal
come to tell the sisters that L INDUCED in real
good old fashioned laugh when ! read the King
dom in last weeks Constitution, and saw that my
recipe for green tomato soy was made to read
green tomato soup" My! my! l do hope none
of you have ruined your tomatoes trying to
make soup by that recipe. | also notice in the
fslo nU pnl hat hey have arna 8
a. G. Gray" when it should "lyy."
Sisters, want some well rooted fuchsia and ap-
pie gcranium seed. Who VIII exchange with me
for other pot plants? have quite a variety.
Mrs J. S. Lomax, Meridian, Texas.-The long
summer is over, and we have had several slight
"northers," to warn us that winter is coming, and
we must prepare for 1t. We have been blessed
with abundant rains in this part of the state, and
crops were never be ter. | have been right
cessful with my garden and flowers, but have had
some failures.
Can any one tell me what ails my tuberoses?
For two years they have sent up tall flower stalk
with as many as thirty buds; one two would
open well and the others would turn yellow and
die without opening. They were planted in rich
SOIL had plenty Of water and the foliage grew very
uXuriantly. Is II hest to plant them IN pots or In
the ground? And should they be taken up in the
fall or left in the ground? And Is best to divide
the bulbs as they increase? Will some one kindly
give me all the information possible?
Mrs. A. NJ Guyton, Guyton, s. CT will say to
the good sister at Richland, Georgia, to examine
the lump in her breast, and if it moves about it
must he growth in the breast. Take iodine and
paint the breast over the lump three times day
day until IT becomes tender; then as often you
can bear it. Use the hand and arm on that side
Just as little possible. had the same In both
OF my breasts some eight years ago, and this was
the remedy used and they never give me any
trouble now. ! think this may be of benefit to you.
To cure sore head fowls take turpentine (rosin
is the best with equal parts of tallow lard with
few drops OF carbolic acid. made into sayo.
tirease the heads of fowls morning and night I'M
- Hoo, thaff, of, jnpv n,NI
keep little cOpperas and a few drops OF carbolic
acid in drinking water. Be careful and don't use
too much acid
Mrs f. A. Fartrur, San Antonis Pasco County,
Fla.-If Aunt Susie will put lemon juice in hor
iey lust before taking it off the it will help.
II is also good to brown the sugar little before
putting it in. | use the juice of one lemon to one
quart (uessed att of Jelly after it is boiled down.
less viii do BON Juice pretty low before put
has little acid. Wild plum juice is also good to
make it conieal.
will give said to be- an infallible remedy for
rising breast. Take enough mistletoe after it is
well broken mp, stems and leaves, for quart of
water to cover boil down pretty low, then strain
off water and put half cup OF lard and boil wa
ter all out Battle freely with it. 1t is said TO stop
a rising breast after it is considerably advanced.
have tried it with success but not very bad
case.
Every lady may not know that to churn tho
cream rapidly for minute, then let 1t stand
cas. when the cream is of different ages. | am
inclined to think it makes more butter.
Mrs w. K. NJ, Tennessee.-l will give a recipe
for loroer fruit cake: on cup butter TWO cups sj-
gar one cup sweet milk, four eggs, and five cups
of -four in which sift two teaspoons baking pow
der. Have the fruit prepared as fer regular fruit
cake currants, raisins, citron, banched almond or
any kind of nuts you like Make an icing of two
cups of sugar boiled in two cups OF water until
stiff then pour slowly over the We l-beatsn whites
of two eggs; favor the icing to taste. Have every
thing ready, ice over one cake, put on layer OF
fruit, ice the bottom of the nextiand lay on this.
Set away for a few days.
| will give another for soda cake: Into one
pound of -four rub well together one half pound
each of brown sugar ana good butter, with
tie spoon of carbonate of soda and small pinch OF
salt add one pound currants, three ounces of
candied orange peel cut fine, q few drops essence
OF lemon three eggs, nearly ana cup sweet milk
Dust W rm); mix thoroughly with wooden spoon
and put in tin well butrered all around; 1t Will
take two hours to bake in an oven not too not
Thel onger the cake is kept the richer and nicer
II Is.
Mr. E. A Carlock, Greenfield, NO., Box al
nave Dee!. a reader of The Constitution for quite
awhile and enjoy it very much. we can giean
much information from Woman's Kingdom and
the poems that head its columns are lovely. am
a dear lover of good poetry. Ioiten think should
like to visit the soutll--the sweet sunny south
where the orange grows, but Missouri Is grand
old state-i have lived here since was a child
am native of Tennessee.
Twill now tell the sisters something OF my home.
Dadc county is situated in southwest Missouri;
prefer living in the timber We have many kinds
of trees, among these are different varieties OF
oaks, hickory walnut ash, elm and many others.
The principal occupation is agriculture. There
was shipped from Dade in 1891, l324SG husheis OF
wheat = 715 barrels of apples 13l .4l5 pounds OF
Doultrv $50 head of cattle besides horses, mnes
eggs, game, lead and zinc, small fruits lime, hay
hogs in large quantities.
Gur county is noted for good health and pure
water. We have many beautiful springs. Lotus
| springs six miles from Greenfield, has enjoyed
| quite a local notoriety as \ health resort.
, We live four miles north of Greenfield, when
| is the county seat of Dadc county 1t has hvc
| churches, a good college. and graded public
school: there is also a good academy AT Dadoville,
| IN the eastern part of Dade county. The county
contains 500 square miles and mas more thah sew
ty-five schoo! districts. If You wish good nome
come to Missouri. - -.
Long live our great southern paper The Consul
tuition.
| Mrs. L. A. Haynes Valdosta, Ga.-Your letters
are ever interesting and entertaining. But the
"tTncertainties of Life" has called forth laugh,
and at the same time entertained a sympathetic