Evening star., 1897-02-27
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~ saikS Nne milk sunpiN or tho
FAMILY is serious consideration. Not be-
cause milk is hard to obtain or that IL 10
costly, but because pure milk is almost an
anomaly. A noted Danish physician thinks
that the danger of disease from tainted
milk is so great that no milk should bs
used that has not first been subjected to
heat OF loo degrees. which would effectual-
y XIII all germs. Notwithstanding this,
ignorant nurses and mothers leave the
iamiiy supply OF milk standing in open
vessels In a room which is full OF flying
germs OF disease and feed the same milk
10 the baby, and when IL shrleks with tho
collie or begins to pine away all wonder
what In the world ails the baby The gray
est danger tnat threatens in milk is the
turbercle bacill. cattle being singularly
susceptible to tuberculosis and often milk
ed when In the last stage of the disease A
wise supervision of this article OF diet
would result In profit 10 the family. be IL
rich pocr.
Eminent physicians say that noises in
cident 10 life in city are a prolific source
of nervousness. engendered when the child
is growing up. The blowing of whistles.
ringing of bells, the various street cries OF
the vendors of goods. all these
the nervous system of children. partieu-
larly babies. and will often transform a
healthy little animal into cross, peevtsh,
sick child. Too many mothers care
less OF the quiet they maintain when the
baby Is asleep. Ii should have darkness
and absolute quiet If IL Is TO grow rapidly
and develop its faculties properly II is
all nonsense to talk about making the
baby hard by subjecting II to such un-
pleasant thirss. IL is true that some
ment. but some babies are like some peo-
pie. born with cast-iron nerves. by far
the greater number. however. not
strong, and the practice of hardening"
them ~ better calculated to kill them.
An hut
to make a child throw off its stomach poi
son or anything else IL has eaten and
should not. is to force luke warm water
down ii till ii can drink no more, then
tickle its throat with a feather. and II will
throw up the water and the poison mass
with ii. 1t is a simple remedy. but effec-
tive in most instances.
Visiting sick people Is always to be done
ur der the eye of a nurse. and cannot al
ways be recommended. unless the patient
Is convalescent. IL admitted to the sick
room the visitor should bring only sun
shine. and should never talk of gloomy
OF depressing things. or rehearse his per-
sonal vexations and petty annoyances.
Unless you can carry cheer into the sick
room, don't go at all.
American women are not well enough
versey in left over dishes. The French
and English woman will live on what the
average American woman throws away.
Potted ham. for instance, is considered a
great delicacy. yet II costs a good deal
SO is not often used, when Il might be
quite common dish If the American wo-
man knew how to prepare it. Here Is a
good recipe. Take your bits of cold boil
ed or fried ham with the fat surround
Ing them and chop in bowl till fine as
powder, then pound and press into a regu-
liar paste. Season to taste with pepper
red-and mustard If you like. Place In
baking dish and heat in a moderate
oven for half an hour, without browning
a oil
stone jars while hot, and pour over the
top, clarified butter dripping almost
cold enough to harden at once. so that ii
will not run through the mass. Put on
the lid of the jar and put in a cool dark
place. If properly kept. il will preserve
its freshness indefinitely. Never put the
meat In tin can. This paste makes ex-
cellent sandwiches. far better. In fact than
sliced ham. and is very handy in case of
unexpected company for lunch
Left over fish seems a drug in most
households. but here is a very nice recipe
for making use of it. To every half pint
OF fish, picked clear of bones, allow two
tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs. yok of
one hard-boiled egg, half tablespoonful
of butter, tablespoonful of -four half a
cup of cream, tablespoonful of chopped
parsley. salt end pepper to taste. Scald the
cream, rub the butter and -four to a
smooth paste, and add to the hot cream,
then stir till thick. Add the bread crumbs
and stir well for a moment or two. Take
from the fire and add the fish. parsley and
seasoning. Mix IT gently, so that the fish
will not be stringy. Grease your shells
with butter, fill with the mixture brush
over the top with beaten egg, and sift fine
bread crumbs over that. Brown in a hot
oven and serve hot.
An injudicious father said one day not
long ago that if his small hopeful wanted
to begin on the pie end of the dinner
first he should do SO. The child ate two
pieces of pie and wanted nothing else. In
an hour he hungry and bowling for
more pie. He didn't get pie, but he got a
huge slice of cake and some bon bons!
Now, in the name of common sense, what
would be the condition of an adults stom-
ach if that sort of feeding was kept up any
length of time? Yet mothers and fathers
keep up this injudicious practice of letting
children fill up on the thing that a spoiled
appetite Graves. adding fuel to the flames
of a growing indigestion, that makes of a
comparatively healthy child miserable
misanthropic man, whose dinners are
torture and breakfasts a torment.