Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-17
sliMMsR MOUNTAINEERING.

SOMMeN NOOoSNeeFtNo.
housekeeping In the hot months 10 to
many q subject Of dread which embltters
the closlng weeks Of the winter and The
warm, sunny days Of the otherwise vel
come spring. through the terrors OF
house cleaning and the siege OF dress
making, summer heat and summer work
are held M as continual bugbears from
which there IL M escape. That this 10
both wrong and foolish hope to lie able
To show.
In the frat place. the mind has great
influence over the body, and the woman
who cheerfully performs her daily duties
Il cooler and more comfortable than she
Who grunts and groans over the terrible
heat she Il In. Then, too, u IL not nee
essary To "stand over . hot IRE all the
time" nor Il II Incumbent on every good
housekeeper Ia "put up quantities. OF
fruit Doubtless we all know some
one Who would BE- glad To do our pre-
serving and picking, for consideration,
and 50 add = little To . perhaps scanty
Income.
While not q believer In cold dinners
for every day, nor In cold breakfasts at
any time, the meals can be so arranged
that y minimum Of heat will suffice To
cook them.
Early moraings In summer are sell
dom uncomfortsbly warm, an that there
IL no excuse at ali for cold breakfasts
but when such II the case, and the day
-. .aa..t -, n.,,iy cootsJ nv the .sme
a.. 49,. 49, ,.n.,.. an. h,s.lf.., The
~, no ~, car ~. nm, In the oven
No. ,s..I,.., .nt 4, ro, d..Ircd cola
:, d,nns,',imc N can he r,he.ted with
xs,y I'M. fire. MANY of our summer
vegetable. will also bear reheating.
Desserts should lie almost entirely of
fru,t. but N pudd,pgs or piles are pre-
fer,ed. they al.o can be made In the
..,Iv morning hour.. The tea can also
10 Jy.xn. strained and nut In A cold
ui.ce ready FOR the ice. A word about
sooJ. for n arm weather. MANY per.on.
heat their blood and make Themselves
Uncomfortable by u.lng impropcr food.
tn lecn our blood cool ws should eat
nlsn,y ~ frult and very Little meat. A
a., -, an milf eos. fruit. and xeye.
,'n,a, \. ,n,,. 'u,,ssie for the .umm.,
,.hi. ,h.n hs.vy meat. NJ horeyer.
,.., ,nn., ne hsd. lamb veal and ,ouI.
90, az. h.,,ey ,h.n heef and mutton.
po,t .honId n. strictly a,oldeJ. ,x,ep,
In an. ,o,m az ham ar bacon.
81, n.., ,n.ts. a.. d,inL x.,,, freely.
Tim. .nnnI,iny m. x..te c,u.e,i by per.
.pIr.tIon. and we naturally crave al,
meal rather than fr,.h In warm weather
az course. different nature. require
IL
,h.y cannot. do with less than their
u.u,l Quantity Of meat. no matter how
x.,m the xe.ther NAV h.. hut wher
|, h., .ne., xI,h the heat they .bould
mi. M comnl.Int.
Nnch can ~ don. ,o mitigate the bea,
aud discomfort of summer cooking b,
main, oil or ga. instead of coal or wood
for fuel. While cooking ON an oIl-stoye
YOU may be Iu.t q. uncomfortable a.
You would over coal fire, but the Who'll,
room will not lie heated, nor need ihs
heat be continuous "A that from a Goa
fire. because n can lie entirely turned Of
a. .oop A. done with.
| A yas-.,oyc radistes much le.. hca,
than oil. and N properly used 4. no NOR,
expen.I,e than coal. and 4. far les car,
Than either oil ar coal. With a ga.-.to,,
for cooking, there are no coal. tn carry
NO a.he. Ia empty, no reservoir. Ia hll
nor wicks Ia trim, so the saving 81 tim'
aud lalor ought Ia be taken Into consid
Grafton when counting the cost of sun
mer fuel. Then, too, the entire hou.,
will be cooler when not heated all IN,
thine by an unpecce..ary fire.
II ~, - - = - - -.
Portable q. possible In hot weather nj
the windows should lie opened At sun
down, and a. many a. possible left oIrI
all night and during the early morning
hours. Toward noon the windows cat
le closed, aud the blinds or shutters also
In keen oui the glare Of the sun, but A
/. no, health, IN l.ep the uIndox. az ,
hons. n.rp.tually closed a. some do botl
.,a ,l,b, Such hou... .lx.v. h.x.
d.mn .lo.e ,,u.ty .melI. sun and All
.,e ora, un,iner. and IN, NOR, "a adml
them On our home. tb. .xe.t.r. uur.r
ami healthier ,bo., home. Will lie. n A
better. therefore, Ia ba,, those window
no, facing m. sun open all dsy long.
The cellar windows, however, .houl,
be tightly closed through the day, be-
cause the heated air entering during ID,
ld,y will be condensed by the wall.
xbI,b are cool and msl. the cllaI
49, all .' 80, n, 4. ,,o.hl,
=, - a.. ,nJow' .,.,, uo,n,n, an,
49, ,..n' s.sIn :, ~ nn, ,h,
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