The record-union., 1897-09-19


wen-appointed dinner in England, COM
ing under that head. It is this dessert
which is the signal for the children
appearance below stairs-a treat that
is never denied them, company or no
company. They remain with their
elders about fifteen minutes, and, ex-
cept in very strict households, get
stray dainties from the feast which is
nearing it's finish. The move to go to
the drawing-room for coffee is their
moment TO say good night and retire
Those who are beginning to think Of
winter seedlings may not all of them
know that the common practice of SOW
ing seeds lightly is a bad one. In
fact, it is well to press the ground
down firmly over them, so that when
they come through they will have earth
clinging about their roots, and will also
be lusty, from their effort; not the
spindling, lightly poised examinations
that sicken and droop under the first
adversely.
Fruit lemonade is an improvement
over the plain variety. 1t is made by
adding the Juice of two ordinary or
half-dozen lemons. To get the full
flavor of lemons for the drink they
should be rolled soft, after carefully
scraping off any speck or blemish.
Slice thin, carefully taking out the
seeds. Put in a heavy pitcher and pour
over a cupful of granulated sugar. Mix
and bruise the lemons with a wooden
pestle before adding the other fruit
Of oh
ice and let it stand ten minutes. Then
add three pints of water and such fur
Their sweetening as taste may suggest
Dice of pineapple and big luscious
bIackberries enhance the flavor In the
strawberry season a pint of this fruit
may replace the blood oranges.
A most nourishing compound for the
invalid's tray is beef tea with oatmeal
One tablespoonful of oatmeal is stirred
smooth in two tablespoonfuls of cold
water. Add one cupful of strong beef
tea; cook five minutes, stirring con-
stantly; then drain and serve hot, sea-
soned with a little salt.
The way in which inventors study to
evolve small comforts for the masses
is shown in an article recently de-
vised by one of them. This is a medi-
cine glass with partition in the
center to separate the medicine from
some pleasant drink to be used after
wards. The dividing wall is so ar
ranged that higher tipping of the glass
after the ill-tasting drug has been swal-
lowed sends instantly the mitigating
liquid. 1t seems a good deal Of trouble
for a small result, but there are those,
doubtless, who will appreciate and Sc
cure, if possible, the new glass.
A writer in health magazine pro-
nounces against the present fashion of
taking something to relieve a tired
feeling after prolonged effort, or as a
stimulant before entering upon period
of work 1t is a mistake, it is urged.
that viii be paid for later. The most
popular something is one of the many
trade-marked preparations of kola,
whose active principle is caffeine This
acts quickly upon the heart and entire
nervous system, but the impetus is
temporary, and is followed by a great
er corresponding reaction. In particu-
lar is the stimulant unnecessary and
harmful at the end of a task, when a
sedative in the form of rest and sleep
is what the system Graves. Much nerv-
Gus prostration and breaking down of
the general health the writer attributes
to the practice Nature first responds
to and afterwards resents the abnormal
urging. The word of warning is, per-
haps, more pertinent to women than
to men. The nervous excitement of our
present complex life wears on the deli
cate organizations of the former more
than it affects the stronger sex. In
proportion, too. to this sensitiveness
to fatigue and excitement is the tempt
ing ease with which it can be tenn
porarily relieved. It has become so
general as to be almost universal
among women to have some favorite
bracer at hand to rally tagging ener-
gies at a trying moment.
There are several treatments, any one
of which should remove old tea stains
from linen. Clear, boiling water. poured
through the article, and persisted in.
is one that is usually successful. Or
soda may be added to the boiling water.
Or, dip the linen for one moment into
a weak solution of chloride of lime
which has been strained through mus
lin: wash out Immediately in cold
water. Or spread over the stain lem
on juice, thickened with salt, or spread
thickly with soft soap, and leave in
the sun for several hours. Or use a
solution of oxalic acid, rinsing thor
oughly afterwards with weak ammonia
water.
To destroy moth eggs. fifteen grains
of acetate of potash in pint of spirits
of rosemary is recommended. Brush
closet shelves and crevices where moths
are feared with tulpentine frequently.
In. one of Miss Pools latest stories
is a character which has the most un-
bounded and unquestioning faith Tin
print There are so many of these
readers that it behooves all writers of
advice to make it so plain that no mis-
adventure may arise from its accept
ance. A girl a while ago read some
where that chloride of lime would re-
move disagreeable odors. She placed
some, for the purpose, in a closet where
a pale-blue silk gown was hanging.
The smell disappeared, but so did the
color of her frock. A recent article
in a certain periodical advocates burn
ing "a pound of sulphur in a tightly
closed closet to remove moths That
amount of sulphur. no matter how care