The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-10
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.


Methods That Obtained I'm the Early Part
OF tho Century.
AN old cookbook, py.ntcd in the
year 1885 and bearing tho title Tho
American Frugal Housewife, with
dedication ito those who nre not
ashamed of economy" is full of in
teresting reading as comparative
study III household economies. MANY
things wcro necessary to tho house
keeper of so years ago that arc un-
known nowadays or havo complete
ly outlived heir usefulness. 1t is
Greek almost to the modern woman
to be told that "tho coverings of oil
TASKS, neatly sewed together with
strong thread, make useful table
mats" or "when white navarino
bonnet gets soiled. rip it in pieces
and wash it with soft water and,
while damp, sponge it with strong,
strained saffron ten, then press on
the wrong side. and it will look like
new leghorn Other cautions
that are obsolete today arc to "savo
walls and bottles." preserve the
backs of old letters to write upon,
elaborate directions for making over
mattresses and pillows at home,
now to plevont Il pump handle from
1reczlng set i'll cold weather and
scores OF similar directions. The
compiler advises, for example, that
II IS wlse to have always tho tinder
Dox and lantern ready on going to
ped, III case Of sudden alarm, and.
after much considering, decides that
in tho city it is better to exchange
ashes and grease for soap, but in the
country it is by far the best econ.
omy to mako ono's own soap" and
pages of minute directions follow.
so on with scores of similar direc-
tions concerning life that has
ceased to bo
The chapter devoted to simple
remedies would cause the hair of the
modern practitioner, stepped in the
germ theory of disease, to rise up
right. To prevent lockjaw, lyo, n
rind Of pork, strong soft soap, spir-
its Of turpentine and pulverized
chalk arc recommended. For throat
disteinper, the old name for diph-
theria, u poultice Of rousted apple
mixed with an ounce of tobacco, the
whole wet with spirits of vino and
spread on linen rag, to bo bound
about the throat, is Nanacea. To
stop the blood from a wound apply
scrapings of sole leather. A spoon
full Of ashes stirred in cider is eug-
gested to relieve nausea in cholera
morbus. a salve to reduce inflamma-
ton In wounds is made from lard
melted and cooled five times in sue
cession, then simmored with sliced
onions and onco moro cooled. Low
blackberry tea is prescribed for Gallo.
mel sore mouth. One suggestion
may be Of value to the modern moth
er. 10 administer doso of castor
oil to children so that they will
never suspect it's presence-will
even love the decootion-it should
be boiled with an equal quantity of
sweetened milk, and, when cold,
given as drink. The actual food
recipes of the book are held in a
dozen pages, but there is much space
devoted to herb lore, the prepara-
tions for keeping meats, tho max
ing Of dyestuffs. homemade wines,
beers and the like. Preserves are
dismissed in page with the laconid
introduction: Economical people
will seldom use preserves except
for sickness. They are unhealthy,
expensive and useless to those who
are we'll. " Altogether the Frugal
Housewife" is IN Illuminating bit of
retrospective literature. New York
Post.