The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-14

and got what she said was a pink
| peony. 1t has never bloomed and 1 would
| like to ask for some one TO tell
through these columns the cause and how
! to treat them to make them bloom. Should
| the roots remain in the ground during the
| winter? Will some one tell me also i'm our
| next paper how the fly poison weed is to
| be used to kill flies? The lady in AIissis-
| sippi who sent the seed to me wrote me to
| bruise the leaves and moisten with sweet
| milk and set where flies are bad. they soon
| sip and die. But that process failed to
| attract our flies. The old-fashoued cobalt
| that our mothers used is tile best and
! surest remedy we have tried Get
| about a half pound of powdered cobalt and
put 1T in quart bottles. fill with water.
shake thoroughly and let stand to settle.
| Then shake before. and when It set
ties the second time pour off into soup
| plates or saucers; sweeten very sweet with
! strip or molasses and can guarantee a
lot of dead flies provided the cobalt is a
! good article. which 1t usually is. The same
| bottle OF cobalt can be used for two
| three years. by reflling with water, which
! makes il economical. ] fully agree with
! Mrs. W. II. Pridgen about the correspond
| snts OF our kingdom Offering recipes.
| patterns. etc. fer certain considerations,
! named by themselves. sometimes more
valuable than their offers. IT simply
amounts to making the woman's page
a blind advertising medium for their per-
| sonal benefit and TO my unsophisticated
mind. ls taking advantage of the publish
! erS I do not why lady cannot give
! n quilt pattern. soap recipe. or. rs for
that matter recipe of any kind. provided
n stamp be sent for postage. unless IL is
given N the Kingdom. which seems to me
| the proper place, without compensation OF
come kind
/ am sorry to see so many all for self
correspondents in our department Now,
an exchange of flowers. books, music or
anything of that kind, is not objectionable.
but the trades I often see offered, is not my
idea of what this page is designed for
have yet to see in the farmers page where
ono of them has offered to trade a recipe
or formula for anything. They give their
experience and what Information they think
| will benefit others freely.
But without being aware of II. I have
grown too lengthy. and big pardon for this
rambling communication, hoping that our
kind editress Will not place me among
fault-fnders. for really do not mean to be.
''Sonrie, L. D." Troy Tex.-I have re-
ceved much information from "Wo-
mans Kingdom / wish to add my mite
to the general fund of knowledge so gener-
ously contributed by the good sisters.
hope all the sisters who tired and 81
(and the good husband seems blind TO
everything but busiuess) viii mark that
piece by Sarah A. French Bally, N. p,
and lay It right where the good man viii
II when he picks up his Constitution.
have seen so many of my sex bearing
life's burdens so bravely. mp before the
sun cooking the meals for husband and
hands, washing the dishes. milking the
cows. churning. washing. ironing. scrub
bling. sewing. mending endless rents. tend
ing the children. the garden. the chickens.
h1s efG m
blood boils and my heart is full of sympa-
thy for all such. ! know you think you
must help John pay for the farm and oil
that, but my dear woman, do you know
you are preparing 10 make your children
mothcrless? / think we ought to consider
our health more precious than gold /
know 1t is hard TO take the much-needed
rest when we see so much Ia do. and still
harder when know that prying eyes
are looking for something To crltclse But
II Is my experience that those who are
quickest To criticise are the last TO offer
a helping hand when you are sick and IN
trouble If the work must lac done, II IS
cheaper to hire the washing ana scruboing
and save Yourself n little. or If you can't
do that and husband can't lend helping
hand lust rebel. stretch your tired limbs in
the most comfortable spot in the house.
with ineffable contempt for all surround
lnps and supreme indifference TO criticism.
saw. IL will rest" But | am tarrying too
long. | VIII add n good. simple recipe for
cake in answer TO W. J. Beverly. Rose
wood. Ala.
Cake.-Whites OF four eggs or three
whole eggs, well beaten. one and one-halr
cups of finely powdered sugar, one-half
cup butter. one-half cup sweetmilk, three
cups Of -four and one and One-half teas
poems baking powder. sifted together
flavor.
Teacake-TwO cups sugar. one cup butter
or lard three eggs. three-f0urth cup sour
milk and nearly half teaspOonful OF soda,
flavor and work 70 a stiff dough. roll thin
sprinkle with sugar. cut out and bake 10 a
nice brown.
Cold Frosting- of two eggs beat
en- to n froth add cup of sugar and
last one table spoonful vinegar; beat well
and spread on cake. 1t Will be nice and
hard Sprinkle "A little flour over your
fruit pies before adding top crust and
the juice will not boil out.
Mrs Irene Reynolds Taylorsville. Miss.
The Constitution is a most welcome Wis
itor at our house. ] do enjoy the kingdom
letters so much and there IS so much In
formation to be gained. We left the north
ern part of Mississippi eight years ago
and came here. My husband is n school
teacher by profession and has taught here
eight years. | do not like this part of tho
state much and 1t is so inconvenient TO be