The record-union., 1899-08-20

| a cup of molasses; fill the cup with
boiling water; mix all well; pour over
the beans; put in the oven and pour
over little hot water from time to
time; bake four hours in very slow
| oven.
man who has spent a great deal OF
his time in India says that he found
much comfort while there in wearing
an orange -colored shirt This was a
! practical application of the principle
recognized in photography, that the
suns rays pass with difficulty through
yellow, and may be a suggestion to
persons obliged to work in the sun,
even in temperate climate. Orange
shirts might be boon to many work
men.
can experience of mine,' said a
mother recently, encourages the be-
lief that babies are as susceptible TO
| temperamental influences as are we
T, older people. Almost any one OF US
counts among his acquaintances two or
three persons to whom a quick response
is always made We talk better, feel
! better, and are better in the company
| of these persons than with any one
else. The contrary we also find to be
true, the presence of certain persons
provoking us always to irritability, or
making US dull and stupid Now, l.
think I have discovered that babies are
| equally responsive. When my baby
was six weeks old, an English woman
"a treasure of nurse, as [ supposed
took her in charge. From the moment
that woman appeared in the nursery
the baby fretted. She changed from a
| quiet, good baby to an irritable, wor-
! rying one: For two months / kept, the
nurse, thinking it was a temporary con-
dition which would wear away when
the child became more accustomed to
its caretaker; but it did not, and, final
ly, with reluctance, 1 had to send this
nurse away She was replaced by a
much less attractive looking woman
an Irish woman this time, but one to
whom the baby went with little coo
of pleasure on the day of her arrival.
! That night. for the first time in weeks,
the baby slept quietly and during the
three months in which this second
nurse has been witl>me the child has
| shown no disposition to the irritability
/
during the reign of the English nurse.
! OF course, it is not a question of ma
tionality, but of temperament. which
in the one case repulsed, in the other
attracted the child. Mothers, I think,
may often find this intangible quality to
be the cause of the failure or success
of nurses otherwise apparently equally
capable
To keep chiIdrens stockings mated
that the wear may be equal it is a good
plan to sew three inches of tape to the
! top of each stocking leg. They may
then be tied together when taken off
and sent, thus, through the laundry.
|
To make a peach meringue pie, pare,
slice, stew and sweeten a dozen ripe,
tart and juicy peaches; season with
nutmeg or stew lemon peel with them
! for flavor Fill the crust, which
| should be very rich, and bake until
| done Spread over the peaches a
thick meringue made by whipping to a
| froth the whites of three eggs for each
pie; sweeten with three tablespoonsful
! of powdered sugar; flavor with peach;
beat until it will stand alone; cover top
| three-quarters of an inch thick, set
! back into a quick oven till we'll set
Set in the ice box until ready to serve
| An experienced traveller says that
most of the fatigue of a long journey
is quite unnecessary, and comes from
an unconscious effort to carry the train
| instead of letting the train carry YOU
| That is in resisting the motion instead
of relaxing and yielding to it. He ad-
vises always resting the feet on the rail
| of the seat in front if such is provided,
| as to keep the feet off the floor lessons
the vibration that is conveyed to the
| body and presents just that much
strain. A bag will do as well for a
| foot-stool if nothing else is to be had.
/ The body, while sitting in car should
| be as completely relaxed as possible.
| Until one attempts this relaxation in a
| railway car it is not dis
covered how tense is the effort to resist
/ the motion-all of which is in direct
accordance. with modern physical cul-
lure, which has discovered that true re-
pose goes further than mere non-action.
While candle-light continues to be
very popular upon fashionable dinner
| tables. some hostesses feel more Sc
curity in the use of a candlelabrum that
is fitted with tiny lamps, if this para
| doxical statement can be accepted.
Some handsome ones seen were of
glass-the standard and branches-the
branches fitted with little bowls to hold
the OIL special colorless oil is sold
for use with these lamps, and small
burners and chimneys accompany them.
The lamps are provided with silk,
gauze or jeweled shades and in effect
are like the candelabra, while the dam
ger of a blazing shade-as sometimes
happens with candles-in the middle of
the dinner, is obviated.
Black pique does not launder very
satisfactorily, but looks best after the
process when washed in hot soap-suds
should be dried very quickly After
being perfectly dried. it may be
starched in a thin blue starch, and
when nearly dry second time ironed
on the wrong side
Iron rust will disappear if a little
cream of tartar is tied in the stained
parts and the garments boiled few
moments in clear water.
The Small Boys View of 1t.
A small boy who lives in Prospect
street has heard a good deal of talk
about egg throwing and asks many
questions concerning it.