The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-30

good boil: put one tablespoonful of sugar
or salt to half gallon 81 tom&toes; nave ave
can; have good rubbSrs, screw On the tops
as tight as possible; turn thsm upside
down 20 see that they are air tight. l
Ecuse 1t is high off Of the ground. so
Il is not damp. When freezing weather
Genes | pack my trult IN cotton seed.
/ alWays have splendid luck with my fruit.
I he way heat my cans | set them on the
rot air closets and on top Of the reScr-
vCir TO my stove. 1t is so much less trou-
hle that putting them in pans OF water or
UraDping n wet cloth arOInd the can.
4 he way l make blackberry Jam Is this:
TO one pound of fruit thr, e-fourths OF a
pCund of sugar. 1 nash the berries all
ip with nv hands, then set them on the
stove and let it come to a good boil. then
put in the sugar, let ii cook until you
CThe other receipts have been given)
Mrs. Mary Abbott Istachatta, Fla.-I
have been thinking for some time of Deg
ging a space for a chat with the Kingdom
readers. We get information on SO many
subjects by reading the nice letters which
are printed every week; and Aunt Sus;e's
letters are a delight to myself and chill
dren. l live away down here in florldai'
where we have seven months summer
each year. and five months autumn ana
spring, comparatively speaking; ior'
while in the north and west people are
rooms. we are comfortable on our porches.
OF course the weather gets pretty warm
here in midsummer, but We have frequent
showers. ANA most OF the afternoons anu
nights are pleasant. The breezeS are de-
lightfuI Will some of the kingdom read
ers who have Scotch Collie dogs write 10
me? l am real anxious to get a male pup
or grown oog, Tor NhIh "ISh 10 -
change fine plants. thoroughbred chiSke
or nice dry goods. / have some real nice
flowers, ana enjoy tending them very
much.
Mrs NJ " Kaatz. Hurtevi1e Val
wish TO join your Bird Lovers Society.
/ one of the first lessons my dear old
father ever taught me was to be gentle
and kind to all dumb things, for though
| they cannot thank US in words, he said,
! they show their appreciation of kind
| treatment by many unm.Stakable Signs.
My mother Gied when l was an infant.
! Father has now passed his eighty-hfth
! birthday, and that lesson he taught me,
nearly fifty years ago. VIII never be for
gotten while memory lasts. IL | accident
ally hurt an animal. / always apologize
10 them for it by DattnG them ON the
head or speaking u Kind word. and they
seem to understand that ! did not mean
to give them pain. 1t IS thought by many
that boys are more hard-hcarted than
girls. but / do not know that this is true.
Boys at very early age get used To Sec
ing animals butchered and game killed,
and SO become accustomed TO their SUI
fcring and do not have the $ime feeling
about it that girls do. / have seen boys
take Il rabbit from their trap and mold II
before Il dog TO see the poor little animal
tremble with fright and struggle to get
away. This is very cruel and Ve-y wrong.
Dear boys. emcmber the golden rule. to
do unto others as you wish them to do
unto you. / relieve that can be applied to
all creatures capable of suffering. Now |
want to thank the kind sister who gave
a ne bleeding II
the nose. 1t sounded ike superstition
when ! read Il. but / tried il. and il acted
like a charm. If any one suffering with
bilious sick headache will write to me i
Will tell them how ] was cured of them.
after intense suffering for thirty years 1
have nothing TO SELL Just want to help
others.
Mrs. 7. A. Dorough-Yes, we grow so
tired Of rigid duty as year after year we
so through the monotonous duties that
comes to the busy wife and mother, and
long to leave Il all and rest far from
the maddenlng crowd. But let me say that
there IS something far sadder 1t Is
when We are called to halt in one busy
absorbed life and we have TO spend weary
days I'm waiting. no longer able 10 take our
part in lifes duties. and pleasures, then
as We look back upon the past we wonder
how we could have fefit SO discouraged
and tired of the rigid duties that would
now seem such source Of pleasure if
We could perform them for our loved
ones. And when thus called aside how
hard 10 be patient when we see others,
whom we love, bear burdens we would
SO gladly share again. We realize too
what little place We occupy in the world
that it can get along Wei without US.
! We know that mother ana grandmother is
stIll fOndly loved and cherished, but
still they have all forr ied new ties and 1
feel that ! am no longer first. What
would we old grandmOthers DO IL 1t We're
not for the dear little grandchildren who
seem to think We are 50 wise and good.
How earnestly they plead for the same
Old stories We repeated so often 70 our
own lads and lassie 50 long ago / want
to thank al the sisters who responded
/ So kindly 20 my offer TO exchange brown
knit gloves for goods. ! got some such
good, sweet letters, and. then, too. ike
the lady who wrote about the letters TAX
ing her mind off of herself ~ gave me
employment for many lonely hours and :
used the cloth / got TO make up some
clothing Tor some little orphans and how
happy II made them. | sull have few
pairs OF the gloves left ana will be glad
t. send them TO any one VINO wishes
them Just write ON postal and let
me know II you wish some. l would like
to say To young mothers. if they would
have their boys grow up 10 be sober.
honest and Industrious, they must begin
while they are small. Teach them TO
avoid the social glass. When children are
educated with temperance habits then
we will have prohibition. I know from
experience with my own boys.
Mrs. /. T. Foster Morristown, Tenn
VIII you please give my letter space in
the next issue of The Constitution. 50
that all my dear kingdom sisters ma;-
have the earliest opportunity possible for
the California cold process for canning
fruit am vegetables with or without
cooking? Not long since. ] was visiting