The record-union., 1898-09-04

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For simple afternoon at home in
summer, when the neighbOrhood friends
and their guests gather on the lawn
and piazza, an acceptable refreshment
is iced coffee, served with whipped
cream and small cakes. A hostess who
likes to have a specially at such times
offers a peculiar, crisp nut wafer that
is very popular with her guests. Her
most intimate friends have got posses
sion of the secret that these come to
her, together with delicious chocolate
cookies, from a woman who conducts
a prosperous business in the two COM
moditieS.
Those who study carefully food values
say that to retain the useful element
of spinach, which is the salt, it should
be cooked in very little water, only so
much, indeed, as will cling to the leaves
after washing. Where this vegetable
is served with several others, however,
its cleansing property is not so much
needed, and it may then be boiled III
more water, which adds to its delicacy
of flavor. Spinach is one of the most
healthful vegetables on the list. though
it is scant in nutritive qualities.
In the trying heat of midsummer a
cup of hot tea is recommended as Of
value as a preventive against heat apo
plexy 1t is much better to take at
luncheon on a hot day than the same
drink iced. 1t opens the pores quickly
and thus relieves any tendency to con-
gestion In particular if the skin s
seen suddenly to be growing dry, is this
counteracting remedy of value. The
old woman's notion that cup of scald-
ing tea was the coolest dring she knew
has really a foundation in therapeutic
fact. Travellers in India learn this by
oft-repeated experiences.
A fair got up in great haste at small
mountain hotel for the benefit of one Of
the several war relief associations was
a triumph of ingenuity over handicap
ping conditions. To add to the limited
list OF articles that could be placed on
sale, the young folks went to the woods
and secured many fern roots. These
they potted in tiny pots, and sold for
among its freQuenters for its delicious
breakfast and supper hot breads, which
are the concoction of a skillful Southern
negress, a veritable plantation mann
my" who has been many summers at
the place. 1t was the happy thought
of one of the guests to take Juda. ban
danna, pipe and all with his camera,
and these pictures duly mounted sold
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until everybody was supplied A peck
of peanuts from the small general store
of the neighboring settlement were
shelled, blanched, salted and piled in
little baskets made from birch bark.
The cooks in charge of the home made
candy table were equal to the emer-
gency, too. Some coloring matter was
wanted that could not be got, so ,
cents worth of common cinnamon drops
was purchased. A few of these dropped
in cup with two or three tablespoon
fuls of water produced as much pink
coloring as was needed. A good sum
was realized and a pretty fair evolved.
'One is never" says physician. far
from pretty good medicine chest with
hot water at hand. 1t is a most useful
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small children, who is frightened often
to find herself in the summer wander
ing confronted by a sudden illness of
one of her flock. without her usual de-
pendence-the family doctor. If the
baby has Group. fold a strip of flannel
or a soft napkin lengthwise. dip into
very hot water and apply to the child's
throat. Repeat and continue the apnli-
;af
almost at once. For toothache or collie
or a threatened lung congestion the hot
water treatment will be found PROMPTLY
efhcacious If resorted to. Nature needs
only little assistance at the first eio-n
or trouble to rally quickly in the aver
age healthy child, and often hot water
Is all that is wanted"
Nasturtium seeds for pickles or TO 1850
as capers are easily prepared. The
stems are removed and the seeds COW
cred with salted water and left un4f1
morning. They are then packed in
small bottles and covered with boiling
vinegar in which a few whole spices
have been boiled A little sugar NAV
be added to the vinegar before pouring
it over the seeds if desired. Thus pre-
substitute for the expensive imported
capers.
The high, stiff, and tight linen COL
lars that are the correct accompani-
ment to the modish waist have made
sad havoc with the throats of women.
Many plump and youthful necks have
lines so deep set from constant pressure
of these collars that no amount of rub
bing and massaging will remove them.
The sensible young women are leaving
off the collar, using instead a pliabls
stock. to save their throats. A toilet
often seen this summer is a simple
white blouse waist of fine fabric with
a stock and belt of pale-colored taffeta
ribbon, worn with cloth or linen skirt
in place of the SITTER shirt-waist and
collar French women have never
taken TO the shirt-waist for the very
reason of its harmful throat finish. a
French mother takes more care of her