Evening star., 1897-02-20
H 0 U S E OLD HINT S

'The law of heredity is natures way of
taking revenge on those who break her
rules. and nobody ever escapes the punish
ment. remarked an eminent physician. "It
Is law Of entail that no man can break"
In the light of this solemn declaration, the
truth of which is demonstrated far beyond
the third and fourth generation of bib
lical prophesy, it is passing strange that
mothers and fathers should be surprised at
the apparent degeneracy Of their offspring.
1t is simply "the chickens come home to
roost. of the sins of heredity A lady of
some prominence said, not long ago. in
discussing this subject, that in her own
family the law of heredity had given dread
full signs of its power Her own sister was
woman of most violent temper Early a
protesting Christian, she had curbed her
passions and temper with iron band, but at
times IL overcame her. and she retired to
her own room, where she locked herself in
and ragged like mad thing till the force
was exhausted: then she came out, appar-
emily the calm eQuable woman, who
never felt wave of passion in her life
Her husband loved liquor as most men
love sunshine. and drank like fish. He
died when their twin boy and girl were six
months old The children had an almost
ideal training, and yet both were vicious
given to insane fits of temper, and had
both been found in almost beastly intoxi-
cation in tender wears and both would 90
to any length to obtain LIQUOR 1t is awful
to think that that holiest Of all things. a
mother, should leave to a cherished child
such heritage as that. and yet thousands
40, yet expect the world to grow better In
stead of bewailing the debasing tendency of
the outside world, it might be as well to
lGok at home and see whether the canker
that Is destroying the bud may not he in
born, rather than cultivated.
Baby's bath is not always the thing r.
ought to be for the tiny morsel of human
ity- Too much bathing Is very bad for a
wee bit of baby, too little is almost worse
The temperature of the room should wander
up INTO the dOs. The bath water should be
exactly the same temperature as the room
and thermometer is an absolute necessity
10 OBTAIN the proper degree of warmth The
soap should be OF the purest CASTLE. or olive
Oh, winch costs but a trif1e more than the
cheap scented stuff. An old flannel sheet
TO wrap the body in as you wash a nort,on
al time and wipe dry. is a necessity. Use
SOFT hnen wash cloths. and old soft towels
pinch OF borax Is best to soften hard
wafer Baby powder, and a bottle of vasa
line are Indispensable.
Cheese fingers are a delicious appetizer
Cut nice even strips Of bread finger
VICE VIDE butter lightly. but evenly, dust over
with grated cheese and toast brown In n
very hot oven II they should seem stale
after keeping a few days, heat in a allow
oven for few moments.
Broiled shad roe Is a great deiicacv.
Wash the roe and put 1t into pot of salt
ed boiling water. which place on the back
OF the stove for ten minutes. Lift the roe
out and put on q clean linen towel to
drain dry. Then place them on a we'll
creased broiler and give them a taste of the
not Goals for five minutes. Serve with
melted butter on q hot dish,
How to make pate cases bothers soma
good housewives These may be used for
custard cups. chicken or meat ''hash''
which Is to masquerade under the title Of
pate or patties," as the case may be, or
for creamed oysters or "tarts' Make =