The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-24
another man appeared and began work
aiword of explanation or excuse.

"I tackled the new man." said the man
with the grievance, "and wanted 10
know what mis- employer meant by Keep
ing my house at sixes and sevens for half
a week after the work had been begun,
hut the fellow didn't know anything
about II or that's what he said; but I've
found out since that he knew all about
IL and that the whole thing is = miserable
scheme. 1 was mad clean through and
4 went down TO the shop TO give the boss
q piece OF NV mind. He wasn't there,
but there was a boy in charge, who let
the whole plot out. III seems just at this
season OF the year, when housekeeping
and renovation is general painters ana
paper hangers are IN great demand. In-
decd, there is more work than they can
do at once, but they mover disclose that
fact to a customer They take ali orders
and promise TO attend to them at once.
Then man Is sent out to start the work.
He does just enough 10 hold the Job, so
1t will not be givon TO some one else and
then making an excuse of poor paste, as
he did up at my house, or something like
IL somewhere else he rushes off, not TO fix
the paste, mind you, but TO stert another
Job for some other deluded individual,
and TO leave his place all a mess In the
same fashion. BY this process, you see,
these tricky painters and paper hangers
hold them, while we have TO suffer and
wait on their convenience. Now IL that
isn't enough to make man mad I'd
like to know what is. But Pm gong 10
get square. When that boss paper hanger
comes with his bill he'll cut IL In two
for the inconvenience and discomfort he's
caused through MS schem1ng, or he wifi
have 10 sue for Ii, and between the time
he'll have to wait for his pay and the cost
ofa lawyer he will not make much profit
out of me- "
This is the season when the wise man
makes "greensp q special feature OF his
diet. Much of the billiousness so prevail
ent in this country is attributed TO the
fact that the Americans are not ''yarb
eating" people and those who ought to
know, say that II they indulged more free
ly and regularly in 'sgreens" there would
be less of that "tired feeling which Is
kept prominently before the view through
the medium OF patent medicine advertise
ments. Just now one may see in the SUI
burbs or in those parts OF the city where
there are stretches OF grass covered land,
boys and girls engaged IN gathering dan
oelions. The dandelion is perhaps the
best known OF our pot herbs. Although
native of the high mountains OF America
the dandelion, as it is found in fields and
pastures, was brought from Europe. 10
the neighborhood OF Paris the market
gardens have been cultivating the dande-
lion for more than a quarter Of q century
and have developed three varieties OF II.
In France, particularly In Paris, the dam
delion is eaten as a said green or blanch-
ed. When used as n pot herb the water
in which II IL boiled Is changed two or
three times for the purpose OF eliminat-
ing the bitter taste.
One of the commonest of our pot her bs Is
Kale or as Ii Is sometimes called "German
green's" IL Is a species of cabbage that
does not form a head and like the cab
bage Ii requires very thorough-cooking.
The young leaves of the ordinary turnip
are frequently used as n pot herb, and
among country people especially the
marsh marigold or cowslip Is favorite.
Ii grows in cold swamps and wet mead
ows, shooting up In the spring through
the shallow water, and Ia gathered when
in the bud or just as the flowers are be-
ginning to open.
spinach Is, however, the most generally
used pot herb in this country and Is no
less popular in Europe where it Is careful
ly cultivated. The plant originated, it is
believed in Persia and was carried both
westward and eastward, ultimately find
ing its way to America NJ well as to
China. There are several varieties under
cultivation, among them the prickly seed
ed spinach, the Flanders spinach and
the lettice leaved spinach. CaptainCook
after his famous voyage around the world
brought to Europe the New Zealand
spinach which Is still cultivated there.