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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
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By Marion Hariando

The word comes to US from the Span
ish, and is defined by our English lexi-
cographers as "a short midday nap The
deeper root is In the Latin sessum, "to
sit" or sessitare, Ito sit long"
1t suits ray present purpose to make a
composite of the definitions that shall
cover what the siesta should mean
and be:
"a pause in the days occupations
that shall knit up at least the cuff of the
raveled sleeve of care; a breathing spell
half way UP the long hill of daily toll; a
loosening OF the tension of the human ma
chine; an interim between forenoon and
afternoon, devoted honestly, openly and
re!igiously to rest, pure and simple.
To do nothing confessedy and deliber-
ately for an hour, or for half that time.
is an improperly in the sight OF our aver
age housewife, a miSdemeanor in the eS-
timation of her busy husband. He may
whittle a stick and she twiddle her
thumbs while gossiping with a neighbor
for half as long again without offense to
conscience Not one in five hundred of
either sex has the moral courage to say:
81 make it a rule to get an hours clear
rest after luncheon (or dinner) every day,
and 1 miss it sadly when 1 do not
have It,"
A woman upon whom 1 was urging the
sieSta as WORK oI Heceselty ailu mt ~
told me that she was opposed upon prtu-
ciple to forming any habit the Interrupt
ton of which would make her uncom-
Portable.
IF | take rest at certain hour every
day l should be sleepy always at that
hour, and sometimes that would be incon-
venient, you know"
/ retorted that the same objection ap"
piled to the formation of any habit, such,
for instance, as eating ones luncheon or
taking a daily bath, or brisk consttu-
tional, or combing the hair, or brushing
the teeth
| remarked, moreover. in my haste,
what l beg leave to repeat here at my
leisure-that, in my opinion, not one of
sential to my health of mind and body
than the midday rest hour. Were l
a dictator l would enjoin 1t by law,
and enforce 1t by the ccnstabulary.
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have no affinity by nature or education.
Where we would talk of things the
folks" Their range of thought is pitt
fully narrow; the happenings in their So
ctal life are few and tame. What Won
der if they retail what we say and do and
are, as sayings, doings and characters ap-
pear to them?
What would be extraordinary If 1t were
not so common is the opportunity gratui-
touSly afforded in-we will say guardedly
one family out of three for the collec-
ton of material for these sensations of
the neither story. | speak by the card in
asserting that the influence gained by the
confidential maid over her well born, we'll
hammered, we'll educated mistress is
greater than that possessed by any TREND
in the (alleged) superior's proper circle Of
equals.
Without taxing memory I can tell off
on my fingers ten gentlewomen In every
other sense Of the word whose Intimate
confdantes are hirelings who were
strangers until they entered the employ
of their respective mistresses (0. Our
next door neighbors on both sides and
the acquaintances across the way ere
in like bondage.
I have in mind one of the best and most
rehned women | ever knew, whose in
fatuation for her Incompatible Martha
was the laughing stock of some. the sur
prise and grief of others Martha dis
puted the dear souls will, oft and again
gave more advice than she took, and be-
hind her back, ridiculed ner unsparingly-
as many of the mistress friends were
aware. The dupe would have resigned
the affection and society of one and all of
her compeers sooner than part with Mar
tha.
Another Just could not live without
my Mary" The remote suggestion throws
her into a paroXysm of distress. Her own
husband knows it to be necessary to warn
her not to tell this and that business or
family secret to Mary, knowing the while,
In his sad soul, the chances to be against
her keeping her promise not to share it
with her factotum.
Ellen is the bosom friend of a third
Bridget is the right hand, the counselor
and colleague of fourth. A fifth con-
fides to her second rate associates that
her faithful Fanny knows as much of
family histories (and there are histories
in the clam as she does, and that She
the miscalled mistress-takes no step of
Importance without consulting her.
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Choice Receipts
OeN
UorM Trying.

sugar the peaches putting them in serv-
ing dish and chilling in the ice box Be
fore serving heap with whipped cream.
FROZEN PEACHES-Mash twelve or
fourteen peaches to a pulp, add one pint
each of sugar and water; mix well ana
freeze. All frozen mixtures are better
II allowed to stand three or four hours De-
fore using.
PEACH CUSTARD-One tablespoonful
of cornstarch, one and a half pints OF
milk, half cup of sugar, one teaspoonful
of butter, yolks of two eggs When GUS
tard has cooked thick and creamy set II
aside to cool. Peel half a dozen large
peaches, cut in small pieces and add them
to the cold custard. Beat the whites of
ously, add two tablespoonfuls of finely
minced peaches, spread over the custard
and serve at once
PEACH PUDDING-One cup of sugar,
one of milk, three of -four, two eggs, one
half cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls bak-
ing powder. This should be spread over
a broad, shallow pan. On top of this bat
seeded. In the hollows put sugar, bit
of butter and a drop of vanilla. Bake
and cat warm with milk.
FRIED PEACH CREAM-Place one
pint of milk in a double boiler. Beat to-
Gether two eggs, add good half cup of
sugar and beat again, then add one table,
spoonful of -four. two tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch pinch of salt, all mixed to a
paste with a little cold milk. Stir this into
the boiling milk with a large cup of finely
chopped peaches. Let cook about fifteen
minutes and pour in a shallow. creased
pan. When cold turn out and cut in
strips, dip in beaten egg and cracker
crumbs, fry in smoking hot fat drain on
paper and dust with powdered sugar be-
fore Serding to table.
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.+++*s*++ Confidential Maids <+>+<.
Blu Marion Jtarland~s
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Two-thirds Of the scandals that poison
the social atmosphere steal out, like pes
tilential fogs, through servants gossip.
We discuss the girl in our bed cham
bers, and, If so much stirred up by her
works and ways as to forget what is due
TO our ladyhood. compare notes in the
parlor as TO these same works and ways.
Being well-bred women, the traditions of
our caste prevent US from making domes-
tic grievances the staple of drawing room
conversation and the marrow of table
talk The electroplated vulgarian never
calls attention more emphatically to the
absence of the sterling" stamp upon her
breeding than when she chatters habitu-
ally of the virtues and the faults of her
household staff.
On the other hand the most sophisti
Gated Of US would be amazed and con-
founded if she knew what a conspicuous
part the generic "she" plays in talk be-
low stairs and on afternoons and even
ings out"
The prince of satirsts puts it cleverly:
Some people ought to have mutes for
servants in Vanity Fair-mutes who could
not write. II you are guilty-tremblei
That fellow behind your chair may be
janissary with a bowstring in his plush
breeches pocket. If you are not guilty
have a care of appearances, which are as
ruinous as guilt"
We should be neither shocked nor con-
founded that these things are so. If we
are mildly surprised it argues ignorance
of human nature and of the general like
ness of one human creature to another
that proves the whole world kin. When
mistresses in Partisan toilets, clinking
gold spoons against Dresden as they sip
Bohea in boudoir or drawing room, raise
their eyebrows or laugh musically over
the latest bit of social carrion Of our
set" Jeames or Abigail, who has caught
a whif at a door ajar or through a key
hole, is the le sinner in serving up the
story in the kitchen cabinet. The domes-
tics are in, yet not of, the employers
world living for six and a half days of
the week among people with whom they
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Good COOKING
Drmgs
GOOD Heahh.

place on pieces of buttered toast and
serve with me ted butter.
FRIED SMELTS-Clean. dip in beaten
egg and roll in cracker crumbs Fry in
very hot fat and serve with any sauce
used for fish.
KIDNEY SAUTE-Brown an onion with
a small piece Of butter. Place the slices of
kidney in the pan and allow 10 cook
slowly. Season with a pint of red wine,
salt and pepper and one cube of sugar.
Cook until tender.
FRIED CHICKEN-Cut the chicken in
small pieces. dip in -four and fry in hot
a gravy of two cups of milk, large
tablespoonful of flour. Season with salt
and pepper. Lay the pieces of chicken on
toast and pour over all the gravy. Serve
Immediately.
TRIPE COOKED WITH OYSTERS
Cut half pound of tripe or as much as
you need into small pieces. Place on
stove. cover with water to which a table,
thirty minutes. Take out the pieces of
tripe and add to the liquid, butter, salt
and pepper. Thicken with flour. Put the
tripe back, adding q dozen or more
oysters. heat oysters through and serve.
BEEF HASH-Use meat which has been
left over. Chop fine and add half as much
potatoes and one apple chopped fine
Season with butter, salt, pepper and
little minced celery. Serve on toast with
a poached or fried egg.
MINCED HAM-Use cold boiled ham.
Mince half a pound. Place in frying
pan and add butter the size of hens
egg, a little water and some paprika.
When hot place on pieces of toast, and II
liked, serve with poached eggs.
BROILED SWEETBREADS- - Parboil
the sweetbreads; place in cold water for
a few moments. then dry. Cut in long
thin pieces. dip in n'alted butter or olive
oil and broil a light brown Serve with
melted butter.
BROILED VENIsON-Either leave the
steaks whole or cut in medium sized
pieces Broil over a clear fire. When
done place on a hot dish, season with salt,
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Peach Desserts.

Peaches make delicious desserts If pre-
pared carefully and served dafntily. The
following receipts are we worth trying
now that peaches are cheap:
PEACH COBBLER-Line q granite
dripping-pan or other baking-pan with
rich crust a crust too rich for biscuit
and not rich enough for pies; pare and
quarter some firm, juicy peaches and
stand them on end in the paste-lined pan,
crowding them closely together and max
ing second layer if the pan be deep. To
the parings add water and boil for ten
minutes; strain. add sugar and boil again
to the consistency of a thin syrup. Pour
this syrup over the fruit, dot with but
ter and bake. Send to the table as baked
pinning a folded napkin around the sides
of the pan. Serve with rich cream.
PEACH BETTY-Mix three cups of fine
bread crumbs. one-half cup of granu-
lated sugar. one heaping teaspoonful of
powdered cinnamon and dash of salt
Melt two generous tablespoonfuls of but
ter and stir in with the crumbs. Sprinkle
a layer of these in the bottom of deep
pudding dish which has been well but
tered, then add layer of peeled and
quartered peaches. Continue thus until
the dish is full having crumbs on top
This must be baked about forty minutes
keeping closely covered for half that time
SArve while hot with sweetened cream or
rich milk.
PEACH PUDDING-One dozen ripe
peaches, one pint of cream, one cupful
of bread crumbs, one-half eupful of su-
gar, cne wineglassful of white wine and
four eggs. Heat the cream, pour over the
crumbs and soak for two hours. Beat the
yolks of the eggs with the sugar add
the moistened crumbs and cream, and
beat again; stir in the peaches mashed to
a pulp and the wine. and just before bak-
ing add the whites beaten to a stiff froth.
Line the baking pan with pastry if pre-
ferred, or bake the pudding without it.
Serve with cream.
BAKED PEACHES-Wash and wipe
nice ripe peaches, place in a shallow bak
ing dish with just enough water to pre-
vent them sticking. sprinkle with sugar,
bits Of butter and grated nutmeg. To be
eaten warm IS a vegetable.
PEACH TRIFLE-Pare, quarter and
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Dishes Ior Breakfast.

One soon grows tired Of steaks and
chops for breakfast; then the question
What shall have?" presents itself. A
cook on whom we can rely for dinner or
luncheon may he and usually is as fond
Of sleep as her employer. A hastily pre-
pared breakfast of toast and coffee is the
result. Perhaps you care, perhaps you
don't But what about the man. He
gazes at the coffee then at the Burned
toast. Shoves the toast aside and swal-
lows the coffee at one gulp; then wonders
why in thunder he has a headache every
afternoon.
Good housekeepers always have good
breakfasts. Even if only toast and coffee
the toast is properly made and the coffee
is all IT should be.
The following receipts are for the meat
course-to take the place of steak and
chops.
BROILED OYSTERS-Dry as many
oysters as needed. Place them on a
broiler which has been rubbed with but
ter. Bron over hot Goals. When done
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cloves; put them in an earthen jar and
pour in one quart of boiling hot vinegar.
Cover and let stand two or three days.
Stir often. After the third day strain.
the stove, add four pounds Of sugar and
cook until scum ceases to rise. Use TO
pickle the following fruits:
PICKLED PEARS-Peel the fruit and
pickle for a few moments; set away to
cool, and repeat the next day. Fill jars
with them, seal and put away.
TOMATOES PICKLED-Use medium
them. Place them in a large steamer
and cook twenty minutes; drop them n
the pickle and cook from ten to twelve
minutes. Pack in earthen jars and cover
PICKLED PEACHES -scald and skin
the peaches. Bring the pickle to a boil
and turn in the peaches Boil six min
utes, pour off the pickle and boil it five
and cover with the pickle, seal and put
away.
PICKLED BLACKBERRIES- Bring
the pickle to a boil, add the berries and
glasses and set away. Blackberries pick
led in this way are very nice to eat with
mutton.
PICKLED APPLES-Crab apples are
best, though the large everyday apples
may be used. If crab apples are used
wash them and boil until they are ten
der. Boil the pickle and pour it over the
apples. Allow to stand a day and then re-
peat. After the second boiling Of the
pickle place the fruit in jars and seal.
If after a few weeks or months the
pickles be covered with mold, strain off
the juice and boil, adding enough fresh
pickle to cover the fruit. Sometimes the
most carefully put up fruit proves a fail
ure. There is no telling why; it simply
does. AS a rule the only remedy is re-
cooking and immediate use.
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to do any any work of ph Whatever de-
scription between the hours OF and IN IN
child should rest apart from the other
members of the household. And after this
manner should the sanitary season be
spent.
Dealing with the house mother as the
one most in need of this type of life pre-
be most surely followed by the rest:
She must retire to her room and let
down her hair, exchange her dress fer a
loose wrapper, when she has removed her
stays; don a pair of loose slippers, dis
pose herself as luXuriously as possible
upon bed. lounge or reclining chair, and
think of nothing, so far as in her lies, for
the full number of minutes prescribed by
law. If she cannot make vacuum of her
mind, let her read in moderation the
hghtest novel she can lay her hands upon
without exerting herself to look for it.
She should empty her mind of care, turn
ing II upside down to drain out the dregs.
For the next hour she should belong en-
tirely to herself, and have no earthly con-
cern except TO relax physical, mental and
moral muscles. If the light fiction should
interest her to the extent of making her
care what comes next in the story it
should be laid by as unfit for the pur-
pose she has in hand. Presently she. will
grow drowsy; the book will slide from the
lax fingers, the eyelids close, and sleep
that
blessed thing
Beloved from pole to pole
carry on the good work to fulfllment.
Leaving Utopia and theory, 1 would
observe that the length of the slumber-
the genuine ''nap"-is not so important
as the reality of the loss of conscious
ness. Ten minutes will as surely loosen
the invisible screw at the base of the
brain as an hour.
The busiest literary woman I know as
cribes the sustained vigor of bodily and
mental powers that enables her to work
at sixty as earnestly and happily a. at
forty to the siesta never intermitted, ex-
cept under the stress of necessity, for
thirty-ive years.
Il seldom really sleep a quarter of an
hour" she says. Sometimes I only lose
myself for five minutes and awake. made
over. Then have rapid bath. dress and
am good for another half days work"
She has condensed the life giving secret
into two words, Lose myself
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cept gas. The term ''canping QUIT usually
suggests all sorts of discomforts contingent
upon roughing it i'm the open. These pic
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pepper and plenty of butter. Place In
oven few moments and serve.
VEAL OUTLETS FRIED-Salt and
pepper the outlet; dip in beaten egg and
then cracker crumbs. Fry in hot fat, but
fry slowly.
BROILED KIDNEYS-Spit the kidneys
lengthwise. Broil over clear fire; baste
with butter while cooking. When done
pour over them melted butter and season
with pepper and salt. To this list may
be added Clipped beef coufish cooked in
cream and ham and bacon. They are seen
often on a breakfast table, while the pre-
ceding dishes are not
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The latest Government census in India
showed 6,016759 girls between FIVE and
nine years of age who were already mar
ried, of whom 10000 had become widows.
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Street Pickles.

THE PICKLE-Mix one teaspoonful
each of allspice, green ginger and CHINA
mon; half a teaspoonful of nutmeg and
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-11

1t is a common thing for the individ
ual who has no cash, or other personal
or real property to figure that he has no
capital; in other words that he is worth
nothing. This is mistake. The man
who has health and who has a Job is
worth a good fair capital. The average
rate OF interest on money in this coun-
try is about per cent. A piece OF
property that will yield per cent over
and above taxes and insurance is u rat
Ting good piece OF property. On the
same basis the man who can earn $500 u
year is worth $4,000. The man who can
earn $1,000 is worth $4,000 The indi-
vidual who can earn $1,000 is worth
100000 to his family. He is really quite
a valuable piece of property and his
wife should watch over him with a ten.
der and solicitous care. AS financial
proposition she can't afford to lose him.
Many wives, perhaps, do not realize the
Importance of caring for their husbands
until it is too late. Many thoughtless
wives allow their husbands to expose
themselves by getting up and building
fires in the chill of the winter morning
Many wives permit their husbands tc
take chances on straining their backs
carrying in buckets of coal or pals Of
water. Husbands have no doubt beer
hurried into the saccharine subsequently
on account of exposure and neglect. Re
member, ladies, that man who can earn
$1,000 a year is a valuable piece of prop
erty. Care for him tenderly.
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New York, March 5.-The Financier
says;
The statement of the New York clearing
house banks for the week ending March
4 shows a falling off of $5,756,775 in sur
plus reserve, bringing the total excess of
cash to S24 ,5S7, 1875. This is decrease of
about $4,0O0,O00 compared with the clos
ing week in January. In the same time
the loans have expanded $54, 100000 and
deposits more than $53,OOOOOO AS five
weeks record this advance has never been
equaled.
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Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa,
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Ithaca, N. Y, March 6.-Dr. +. NJ.
Chanel of the chemical department of
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result OF chemical analysis he has been
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