Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
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In planning for the summer outing so
many things are to be taken into account.
FIRST, as Holmes says, the constitution is
to be consulted. Other things being equal
complete change in climate and environ
ment is usually considered best for the
physical and mental good. If one lives all
the year around where the air is heavy
with salt, the rarer atmosphere of the
mountains may be most beneficial while
to the inland dweller salt breezes and the
flying spray of ocean come with healing IN
their wings. If persons nerves have
been on the rack all winter, let him look
for quiet place, where he may simply
Vegetate and grow strong; and if, on the
other hand, one has been immured behind
school walls or in the nursery and Graves
the stimulus of more life and excitement,
let him go where they may be found Do
not depend too largely on flaming adver-
usements Of attractive surroundings in the
country or on the mountains.
If possible, before taking the whole FAM
NY nag and baggage, to an unknown field,
WISH the premises and look the ground
over yourself. See that the sanitary ar
rangements of the house are in good condI-
tion; cast wary eye over the barnyard
ana the kitchen garden, that no cesspool
autumn poisoned with typhoid or malaria
microbes. List for the resonant epithaa-
MUM OF frogs seated at ease about the
periphery of green and stagnant ponds
ana, nearing. flee. Look into the water
supply, and if the Undiscovered bucket"
hangs in a well in close proximity to the
barns and outhouses have none of it Make
DEFINITE arrangements regarding the privi-
leges to be expected. II you wish to tend
to the laundering of the babys fine caps
or your own silk stockings, say so without
Tear, and then attend to it openly with
out surreptitious use of the washbowl
and the pouring of the soied water out of
the chamber windows. Be square and open
as TO what you eXpect-then, having found
what conforms to your expectations as
near as may be. take it, make the best of
With the mercury vaulting ever higher
higher, higher, there arises an insistent
demand for cold drinks-something cooling
refreshing and palatable. With the mar
kets filled with fresh fruits of all kinds
and kitchen gardens blushing crimson with
ripened currants, succulent cherries and
fragrant berries, one need not be at loss
to have wholesome and refreshing bever-
ages always at hand. The old-fa shioned
drinks. the formulas for which have been
handed down from one generation to an
other, have charm of their own. Among
these are the various shrubs or wine
CARS" which cannot be bought at the
of the chief of these is raspberry shrub.
Take twelve quarts of blackcap raspber-
rieS (the red ones Will not answer), and
pour over them a gallon of good cider vine
gar. Let them stand in a cool place for
twenty-four hours, then mash and strain
through a coarse cheese-cloth bag. Meas
ure the juice, and allow pound of sugar
to each pint of juice. Let the sugar melt
in the liquid. Then boil for twenty min
utes. Bottle and keep in a dark, cool
place. To prepare 1t as beverage, fill
a glass quarter full of finely Clipped ice,
put in two tablespoonfuls of the shrub,
and fill up the glass with ice water.
A fruit temperance cup that appeals even
to one who is too fond of his cups is
made in this wise: Pare the thin yellow
rinds from four lemons, taking care to get
none of the bitter white and lay the peel
in large earthen bowl. Squeeze over it the
juice from one dozen lemons, add two
pounds of granulated sugar, cover and
stand aside over night. Into another bowl
put peeled and shredded pineapple, with
quart of small fruits, such as berries
cherries, etc, taking about an equal amount
of each fruit. Cover this also with sugar
and let il stand over night. In the morning
crush the fruits and strain the liquid into
the lemon syrup. Add one pint of freshly
made cold tea-Ceylon preferred-and put
the mixture into the ice box for several
of iced water. Serve in tumblers. in each
of which tablespoonful of crushed ice has
been placed. Charged waters may be used
in place of plain iced waters if preferred.
< Currant shrub is another refreshing sum-
mer drink. Boil together for ten minutes a
pint of the Juice and pound of sugar Re-
move from the stove, stir constantly until
cold. then bottle. When serving, allow a |
tablespoonful and a half of the shrub to |
each glass of the ice water. An excellent |
substitute for the shrub may be obtained by |
taking tablespoonful of home made cur |
rant jelly and dissolving it in the cold wa 4
ter. The fruit sherbets which are so popu-
than the syrup of the various preserved