The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-27
THE HOME.
FLOWERS AS DIsINFEcTANrs.

and sunshine both assist TO the same end,
but without abundant plant growth they
would be pouerless to render the atmos-
phers fit to breathe. Every blade Of grass
that grows by the doorway. even the
sprays Of the humble door weed that
spring up in otherwise barren places,
where even grass will not grow, and all
verdure in its degrees serve the purpose OF
purifying the air and converting the I'M
wholesome things which may be menace
to life into health and beauty.
1t is only a short time since plants have
been generally cultivated for their How
ers A few gorgeous plants have been
grown in the vicinity of palaces and royal
dwelling places from unknown times. put
the democracy of flowers which levers
palace and cottage are Of modern dste'
The poor man had no briar rose Chamber
ing over his cottage, unless 1t grew there
spontaneously, and when 1t did there
was no precedent for him to preserve H.
The gardeners of the past centuries oe-
voted themselves to practical gardening,
raising only vegetables and fruits Whion
were In demand for food. grest many
of the herbs formerly cultivated nave
weeds" that grow in spots whlon wouiu
without them be bnre and brown, Ut cur
ture beus for foul germs. Where O.e
vegetation is lush and the sunshine is
bright there is no danger oil impure germs
lurking in the air. screen OF fragrant
flowers Is not only delightful to the senses
but in tbs power its roots possess OF ab'
sorbing the impurities In disnwater am
laundry suds thrown around them tlsf
are of hygienic value. Thrown over ths
leaves the laundry suds would soon XIII
all growth. Thrown around the roofs OF
sweet meas, morning glorles and other |
plants so that the leaves ara not touched, |
the impurities and the soapsuds this
water contains both act as stlnulants TO
growth No strong fertilizer ike the
soapsuds of the laundry can be- thrown
over grass or on any plant go Unat III
touches the yerdure.
The German and French peasants pos
sess in u pre-eminent degree the ABILITY
to use every thing that will assist In fer
tilizing the soil and in making every
desert place in the vicinity of their cot
tapes "blossom like the rose" They |
manage to raise vegetables on plots OF the
very smallest size 1t would be posi- BILE
for them to cultivate. The American |
householder is used to abundant garden |
space in tina country, and does not think
OF trsining peach and pear trees against
walls and to utilize all the space that 1t
is pos ,1ble to utilize. The abundance OF
the tr YES, vines and plants cultivated In
the vii snjty of cottages In Europe not only |
brir gsi it's reward in fruit and vegetable
foodib, / actually makes them more whole
some {, breathe and protects the cottage
from u IL otherwise scorohing rays OF the
sun. cultivate blooming vines and how
ers of all kinds around the Kitchen door,
because they are VIII olesome as well as
beautiful. A n9at housekeeper can be
recognized more certainly by the neat ap |
pearance of the back door than by an or
nate front door with shining knobs and
escutcheons.-N. Y. Tribune.
A CHILD'S FEAR OF PICTURES.
Re very careful in the selection OF pic
ture for the ohildren's bed-ro)m or the
nursery Remember that the lives of lit |
tie children are nude glad or sad by what |
they have about them, says writer IN |!
"Jrainsd Motherhood
One little child would never go to sleep |
in her little crib If left alone; even before
she could I'd plainly she would cry un- |
less someone was near. The mother had |
tried in many ways to make the child less /
timid, but she finally gave up and sat
beside her every night until she was in
sound sleep. AT last, one evening very |
sensible auntie came to visit mamma, |
and, after she had put Miss Baby into her
crit, she turn ID to go out of the room,
but the plSitul cry OF the little one soon
brought her back beside the crib, where
she sat until BABY was in the land OF
dreams Then aurtie reached ur over
baby's crib and tooS from the wall col
ored picture of Lite K d Rici Hood
and the wolf, and rom another eide OF
the room a picture of this same bad wolf
with wide open mouth preparing to eat
up the good cid granuma. Auntie
watched with much interest the next
night to see if the removal of the pictures
would be noticed by Miss Baby, and she
put her into the crib herself, saying very
lovingly, Good night. darling; auntie
is going into the next room now Baby
sat up in her CRIB, looked for the dreaded
pictures ana wisely nodded her curly head
as she pointed her tiny finger to the va
can't spaces on the wall, and said, in her
baby language, "All gone, all gone,
then laid down and was soon sound
asleep You may be sure that those pic
lures We're never rehuug, zbut were re-
placed by Others which did not suggest
anything disagTeeable either 10 baby or
her friends.
DOMESTIC RECEIPTS.
Wheat Drop Cake.-One pint of -four,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
half teaspoonful of salt, generous table,
spoonful Of sugar, tablespoonful of
melted butter one half pint of milk and
an egg Mix the dry ingredients and
rub through a sieve. Add the milk. the
egg hsaten, and then the butter. Drop
into boiling fat by dessert spoonfuls and
cook six minutes. Serve hot.
Caramel Cake Filling-One-half cup of
brown sugar. one cup of milk, level
tablespoonful of butter and one-half |
tablespoonful of vanilla. Place the milk,
butter aud sugar on the fire in sauce
pan set in another containing boiling |
water, and cook until thick. Remove |
from tle tire, beat vigorously until SUN, |
and add the vanilla.
Baked Eggs.-Cut very thin slices OF
bacon, allowing two slices for each egg |
to be used. Fry the meat very crisp and
of two on a large, fiat plate. Break an
egg over each group, bake in a hot oven,