The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-11

THiiuOcipIiiI Iutictin y opiuioHs DC u
relief To the over-burdened husband
man. At Equinunk II is thought worth
telegraphing. the women Of the Metho-
dist church have undertaken to raise
funds for a new church cditice. Cast
ing aside the frivolous fairs" and
other devices usually adopted for rails
ing funds, the women of EQuinunk
have set their hands and zeals to a
contract with chemical company to
saw and cut $50 cords of wood" for
which they are to receive the regular
pay. Now, 1t may be said without in
vidious comparison with other women
that this Is something worthily new"
in the way of feminine equality with
men! The church thus built will be
thrice consecrated. 1t will receive the
chrism Of woman's toll, the sanctity Of
woman's constancy! And since the
dispatch significantly informs us that
the men of Equinunk are brave. hardy,
big-hearted mountaineers, and the wo-
men good-looking. healthy and intelli-
gent, may 1t not happen that the wood
thus cut may be dispersed all over the
Union as souvenirs of what woman can
do when she really means to be new"
in a useful way? Suppose every stick.
when cut. neatly marked with the ini-
tials of the healthy and handsome"
stout arm shaped 1t into symmetry
what q talisman this would be sent to
every fair" in the country! What an
emulation II would arouse! Then. too,
how the hearts Of the susceptible young
farmers all over the land would glow in
handing the historic piece! No Won
der the event Is, as the naive local ac-
count says. attracting attention In all
Wayne County"--for this extremely in
teresting development of the new wo-
man Is In our own state. 1t would be
monstrous to permit these ESQ cords to
be consumed in the ashes of an acid
factory! No. they should be cherished
as sacred evidences of what woman can
do when she really sets her mind on be-
ing new" in an useful way.
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HEALTH NOTES:
1t may be bad habit to toast the feet
before the fire for half-an-hour before
going to bed with the feet cold. The body
ought to be so vigorous and so well
clothed that the feet should always be
warm. Lacking this, II Is the height of
folly not to resort to artificial msans.
The modern remedies for chilblains are
legion--more almost than the sufferers
therefrom. Three of the best are: Raw
onions sliced and bound upon the sore
spots; oil OF peppermint well rubbed In:
and. thirdly, tincture of iodine, applied
with feather or camels-hair brush.
Cold feet should be dipped in cold water
for a brief period and then, Immediately
before getting into bed. they should be
rubbed till they glow, with O pair OF hair
flesh gloves or a rough Turkish towel.
After this a hot water bottle will be sue
cessful enough In maintaining the tenn
perature of the feet, though, without this
preliminary. 1t is impotent TO do SO.
Disagreeable as the plan at first sight
may appear II Is efficient, and those who
have once fairly tried II continue IL. and
find that they have put an end to their bad
nights and cold feet. Pills, potlons. lozen-
ges, might caps" all narcotics. fail To en-
able the sufferer TO WOO sleep successfully;
get rid Of the cold feet. and then sleep will
come of itself
In your instructions to your patients -
said a prominent physician to/a young
practitioner, "be particular In giving min
ute directions concerning diet. This has
especially. as their maladies are In great
measure imaginary. Give list of what is
TO be eaten at breakfast, dinner and sup
per. and You may depend upon being
made the subject of conversation. and Will
be considered clever / brought myself
into notice and gained several prominent
families by recommending To Il wealthy
old lady the left leg Of a boiled fowl.
Once, when | was away ON short vaca-
tion, this lazy fell III, and was Obliged to
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by the way. was really a well-read man.
On his attempting to persuade her that
the left leg possessed no particular virtue.
she became quite Indignant and uncoinpl-
msntary."
1t has taken the medical world q great
many years to discover that loss of hear
ing is almost Invariably caused by some
dise0se OF the throat or nose or both. But
very recent researches In these fields have
demonstrated this fact beyond question,
"a II is, l,ln f.,I hx. thN a
vanced medical men that. aside from rup-
ture of the ear-drUm there IL scarcely n
symptom if defective hearing which is not
traceablc dire city TO the condition of the
nose and throat. The use of smelling salts
is one of the most prolific causes Of deaf
ness, operating by weakening the olfac-
tory nerves, and through them the audi
tory system. All strong or pungent odors
should be avoided as far as possible, es-
pecially those which act upon the secre-
tory processes. and. as the popular eX-
preston goes, make the nose iun."
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SELECTED RECIPES:
Dried Beef --"Frzzle" with q little milk,
thicken with cOrnstarch and serve with
n bordering of scrambled eggs around it..
Is a quickly prepared and nourishing dish
for Il substantial tea.
White Puffs.--Thrce and one-half cup
fuls of fiour three cupfuls Of milk. whites
dered sugar. TWO teaspOonfuls of baking
powder. Bake In cups.
Sardine Salad. d.--Bone and skin some
sardnes and divide them into iilets: have
ter OF the dish; put the fillets all around.
alternately, with French olives washed
and stoned.
Sweetbread Croquettes.--Boil the sweet
breads in the stock pot and wnen cold cut
into small dice; cook these for ten min
n A. "a a. n vel l.
ing. II convenient. two truffics; add also
q glass of Madeira and three egg yelks (;
season with salt, pepper and nutmeg anu
stand away in a fiat dish 10 cool Divide
into even portions. shape into sausage or
pear shaped croquettes; ro.l In crumbs,
dip in beaten eggs, roll again in crumbs
and fry in hot fat.
Bean Soup-Bean sop is usually made
with meat. but 1t Ia very good without If
prepared thus: Soak quart of beans
over night in warm water. cook them in
the same water in the morning with small
onion. When very soft rub them through
a sieve and return to the kettle. Add
enough milk TO make 1t as thin as liked.
while it is scalding, as it is likely 10
scorch. When it boils up it is done.
Sugar Candy.-Six cupfuls granulated
sugar, one cupfnl vinegar, one cupful
water. Boil all together without stirring
about half an hour; then add one tea
spoonful salcratus dissolved in one table,
spoonful of hot water and one teaspoon
ful of vanilla. AS soon as II crisps when
dropped in cold water enough to handle,
pull until white. and cut in sticks.
Cream Caramels.-Half pound of
Bakers chocolate, grated fine; sift two
pounds of white sugar, put with 1t one
heaping teaspoonful of butter. one tea
spoonful thick sweet cream. Cook these
ingredients until the mixture candies lit
takes about twenty minutes hard boiling).
1t must be stirred all the time. After
taking from the fire put in one teaspoon
ful of vanilla--this makes the dark part.
For the Cream.-Take three cupfuls of
finest sifted white sugar ana one cupful
cream, boil twenty minutes: do not stir
much. Flavor with the juice and grated
peel OF an orange. Butter a dish. pour
upon 1t a layer of the dark part. letting
1t stand in cool place until partly hard
ened. Next add layer of the white