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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
BREATHING

l. am attending High School. and l
i'd that in gymnastic exercises boys
my size and age generally excel me
n exercises requiring strong chest
md good lungs. From that judge that
/ have weak lungs, and 1 know that l
have almost no chest at all. L am
good runner and jumper, but hate the
idea Of being weak internally. Gould
you or some Of your kind correspondents
Z tell NE of some exercise that viii de-
velop the chest and strengthen the
lungs?
so have been told by an old English
lady that eating bread dipped in the
gravy Of bacon. or drinking the gravy
alone, will strengthen the lungs. Is 1t
so?
49, Will one who has had pneumonia
have weak lungs the rest of his life? l
had pneumonia last spring. but as am
only IA, / was told I would outgroW the
weakness. M. Il ,.
l. The practice most needed by you is
the simple and most neglected exercise
Of deep breathing. ! have put your letter
In this corner in the hope that your
parents may see it, and help you to carry
out the course prescribe for you. rake
Ia rapid bath every morning. Do not
stay in the water more than three min
utes, and spend five in rubbing yourself
down, as you would groom your pony.
Use a coarse towel and rub until your
whole body is pink and aSlow- rms means
that Your blood is rushing through your
veins and visiting every inch OF your
system, as 1t should be doing instead OF
clogging brain. stomach or lungs. Now,
before YOU dress, stand back against the
door or smooth WALL with no base board
to throw your heels .'out of plumb; let
YOUR hands hang straight down, and take
seven deep, SLOW breaths. with your
mouth shut If you breathe through
your nose the air is tempered before
reaching your lungs. and you take fewer
germs into your system. Seven deep.
slow breaths will free your lungs OF
what is known as ,'.residuary affair
which is dead and good for nothing.
Next, put your arms akmbo, your
thumbs touching your spine. and draw In
four breaths of new. live air. Hold the
air in while you could count four. and e&-
pei it as slowly as You took 1t In.
Lastly, raise your arms straight up and
take four more breaths. all slow and deep.
Do this every morning and at night be-
fore YOU 20 to bed. After while go
through the exercise at noon. also With
ont undressing It will broaden and deep
en- your chest and make the lungs strong.
Q. Old English ladies are no wiser than
old American ladies. Gravy is not pure
oil, and bacon fat is often charged Win
hurtful, indisestible matter. II you VIII
take, twice or three times day, table
.noonful of the best cod liver oil. or even
excellent salad oil. it will be far better
for you.
3. Pneumonia certainly weakens the
,unEs. II need not injure them perma-
nently. But while you are building your
self UP do not tax them as If they had
never been orerstrained. Avoid violent
exercise and take much that is MODERATE.
Enn short distances, and before you are
exhausted in the gymnasium lease up a
hi, Don't crowd on steam on an up
grade. The road to recovered health is
always an upgrade
Live much in the open air. and study 70
feed your lungs with it-not TO overload
or to starve them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

among people of moderate means. Among
others who are growing hares is a. }. cas-
satt, who has introduced them at his coun-
try place. near Bryn Mawr.
This city is also the centre Of Hare
Association, which number 100 members.
Among those who serve Belgian hare IN
their homes are Mr.. and Mrs. joseph
Fels, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sargent Price, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. K. Kirkbrtde, Mr..
and Mrs. r. f. Powell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Tatnall Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas W. Barlow, ]. Renton White, a. j.
Wadsworth and Mrs. f. w. Shoemaker.
Mrs. Shoemaker is an extensive grower
Of pedigreed hares at CynWyd. Pa. Some
Of her animals have been sold for as high
as $500 apiece.
Moreover, the industry is being devel-
oped in another direction. A Philadelphia
firm. Barrett & Plowman, both of whom
are members Of the Hare Association,
have placed canned Belgian hare on the
market
Mrs. Rorer states that the special value
OF the Belgian hare as an article of food
lies In the fact that it is highly nutritious
without being stimulating. It is as rich
in nitrogen as is beef, while it lacks the
stimulant quality of beef which physicians
now pronounce deleterious.
The chemical analysis of Belgian hare Is
as follows: Nitrogen. 10 per cent; carbon,
20 per cent; minerals and eXtractiveS, 5
per cent; water, go per cent The analysis
OF. beef shows: Nitrogen, IA per cent.
The meat is white, and delicious, and
tastes much like capon. One special ad-
vantage lies in the fact that the fat is
all stored apart from the lean, and only
the lean meat appears on the table, Then,
too, it is always of delicate flavor, for
hares are what is known as the cleanest
kind of feeders. They are fed for the most
part on oats and hay and their surround
1ngs must be Immediately neat. They alb
solutely cannot live in filth.
The recipes which Mrs. Rorer gives for
preparing this, which she considers as
1.-The finest meat in the world" are as fol-
lows:
Hare en- Casserole: Remove the thighs
and shoulders, cutting each into two
pieces, thus making eight pieces in all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Embroidery

II am Just beginning to learn some
stitches In embroidery. I am espn8Rlly
anxious to learn the Kenstngto1 stitch
for solid embroidery. I have no ono
in the country to instruct NO In
the least. 40 ] would like as simple .
description Sof the Kensinston stitch az
possible. that q beginner can undar-
stand. NJ M'S
Instructions in this graceful art WIN
probably appear in our corner" before
long. But my advice to you, as ono noe-
dlewon.an to another, is to get somebody
who has practical knowledge Of the
Kensinston stitch to teach you by doing
It lii your sight, and letting you tn your
prentice hand while she looks on I
learned all know Of this branch OF sn-
broidery-and, may add, with modest
pride, that worked four porderes in IT,
from examination Of q piece Of dne en-
broidery owned by friend. Then I sat
down before it, as one besiesing city,
and wrought and undid until nasta1Sd
the stitch never could learn any man
uaI art from printed directions But many
do, and you may be clever enough tosdo Il
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
~Mother Used to Make

AFTER reading M. VS. appeal for
help in preparing a dish my mothex
used to make, through sympathy fsei
moved to send her recipe which copy
from an old cook book, but have never
tried. It is Just possible that the hus-
band may be mistaken about heating the
berries. as I think cooking never Inn
proved huckleberry.
II had most amusing experiences try-
ing to make things like my husbands
mother when we were first married. Az
ter he went home on visit to her
heard no more about It The man did
not enjoy 1t as che boy did.
Nevertheless, there Is something pathetic
and more that IS beautiful In the tensie ncy
10 '.hark back 10 mothers cookery, On
the part OF the fdilgrown man. II IS oaa
more token of the hold the mother takes
upon her caildren's hearts. another ADDED
to the mighty mass Of proofs thas neg
Mace in their hearts and lives is tnaiien-
able.
There is truth as well as sweetness In
the song often upon the worie-"eafy
mans lips-oftener In his heart
NO other worship abides and endure5.
E.afthfuI unselish and patient nkss
yours.
.E,sneciaIly patient. dear mother:
heard gay colleS1an mutIuut, Denuiu8s
ever IN kiss his mothers gray hair. as u
s,o,,no GIRL sang the old ballad That
5:,slls: win the most hayward OF us
An5old man died In BROOKLYN the other
40 Who mad survived all the friends OF
hts boyhood- But one child OF Ave born
70 him survived to close his eyes HIS
~ .,;fs was at his side. Brothers and
ais,srs had gone before him to the Change
S s.Is.s Iana In an inner pockst of the note
. nao,. he had carried for forty years they
With bay 1sany hs s'a g
when the story was told me. satd-'..s
uish i had written u
nc. mo love like mother-lovs can charm
rrors the the ,ick soul and the world-vsszy
BRAIN
lTeaya TO John. then. the dream OF Gin
parbread such as mother used 70 nal
So 4 talis1aaa - s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
CHOOSING A PROFESSION

MY wlple household reads your coll
umn from the 67-year-old German
grandmother to the youngest in the
family 15-year-old girl. Would you
kindly answer the following questions
either ~ mail or in your column? Do
you knbw if tho chances are good for
a girl of 10 to get a position with an
architect? I have a daughter of Is
who il learning: architectural drawing.
] haze, also, son of 10. VINO Will
graduate from the Manual Training
Schof next month. His only real love
for lnything Is the sea. He would
like to be clerk to the captain Of an
ccean steamship maybe some day
70 It captain. How could he get such
position. and could 1t lead to any
ting better? l am widow and feel
particularly anxious about my son get
zig at the riEht thing.
"A MOTHER
Jhat same getting at counts for 50
mich in boys career that you may well
by particularly anxious But to get at
sch a position as the lads ambition
dawes is a matter of time and labor. He
jill have to begin at the bottom and work
lis way up-it may be from ca bin boy to
saptaincy. Make him comprehend this be-
fore you take any step toward getting
position for him. Many a lad has longed
% so to sea-even run away to sea- as
The story books put it-and tainted and
fallen by the way when he found how
much lay between him and the post he
meant TO ill.
BE content for two years to do 81
worth OF work for ST. said to young
fellow just entering upon the practice Of
ais profession. At the end OF ten years
ne wrote to me: You would have hit the
ruth more nearly had you said. DO IS
worth of work for 81 for the first i've
years after you begin to work That Is
what did. owe my success to my wills
ngness TO do 1t. -
Let your boy make the acquaintance of
some practical seaman. and ask his adj
vice and help. But let him get at the
realistic facts of the business before max
ng decision he may repent.
There Is no reason why your daughter
should not become a successful architect
L she makes up her mind to und ertake
The profession with the stngleness of pur-
pose she would feel We're she. a man. a
nan keeps both eyes and all of his senses
UPON what he means to make his life
work.
As xule OF almost universal application.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
BABES AND
CHILDREN
PRACTICAL hints for Their
Care ind Training

HAV1 B. ulNc-1lQOQIH-oio oooJ
81 viii fearful temper. He
KID and throws himself back
WIN anything does not suit
hi and. being strong for his
ace. 1T is VT hard for E,e TO handle HIM
Could = advise my what to DO to
he,n1 him jerome thG habit Of giving
way to meetings?
us he 4 young to be taught! shoulo
he be purhed? y. q. D.
A child never too young to be taught
-, TOD trained in self-government
and in cd habits. You are likely 10
have a IA battle to overcome the nine
n,on.h- oihabit CT willful indulgence IN
,ren,,,er. Temper with him now calls
for CAPT le;ter-) Begin without de-
Law 10 tsacthe young tyrant that you
are TO be sereign. and not he. 90 not
saw whip No. although ungiing tap
upon the rsghty little fists would have
been saluty three months ago. he IS
stronp yosay. Prove to his complete
conyicttoniat you are stronger. He VIII
respect VI for it.
When bbegns to kick, hold his feet
fast wIthne hand, the frantic hands In
the othe, Speak decidedly. not angrily,
IN him iding him still until he ceases
to strugA II the battle be long. bring
in cold tier as an ally. Wash the red.
conyuls, face, the neck and arms. talk
ing reIy and firmly. bidding him be a
good CD.
Re y enter fully into your meaning.
+ hayeaown more than one obstreperous
Infan.nom whipping made the more vto-
lent ,uced to terms by the cold water
donch Throw a handful of cold water
snto y face and make him comprehend
that g is the penalty Of his intractable
behaIr
.han5r your own comfort, present and
e,tI,i to teach him now the management
of htemper. "A spoiled child often means
a SIZED life.
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pei of good cooking. has done 1t Until
Mrs. Rorer championed the cause OF the
hare, the epicures gave it scant welcome.
Many good people called 1t "cat meat
and scornfully shrugged their shoulders
at the suggestion of hare IS an arGcie
of food. Mrs. Rorer, knowing Its value,
set herself to overcome the objection and
make it fashionable. She has succeeded.
Belgian hare suppers are now recog-
nized social function. Some OF the lead
ing hotels serve it; private families have
1t on their menus once week, as Boston
people do beans. and prominent phys1-
clans recommend it as specially beneficial
for invalids So the hare has won IN the
race against preconcetved prejudice.
The reaction in its favor has come
through the fact that Mrs. Rorer intro
duced it among the exclusive clientele that
composes her cooking classes. She not only
told the women that it was good. but she
showed them that it was. She afforded
them the indisputable proof of the pud-
ding" that Is found in the eating. She lee
tured on Belgian hare, and she cooked it
before their eyes into the daintiest dishes.
which nobody could help but pronounce de-
liclous. She further gave the new article
of food her own unqualified endorsement
by announcing that she used it once a
week, every Saturday night, on her own
table.
That was enough. Every woman went
home to do likewise. Mrs. James I. Shinn
was the first to issue invitations for
Belgian hare supper. at which the menu
cards were decorated with pen and ink
sketch of the graceful little animal. Other
Belgian hare suppers followed. And moro
than this. many people like Mrs. Rorer
adopted Belgian hare as a regular article
of diet to be served once week. The
family Of Professor T.. r. CoggeshaIl, In
structor at Girard College. even had it
three times a week The hotels took it
UP. The Bellevue had it once week, and
the Bartram bought it in UNDERGROUND
lots.
In fact, all If. the available supply has
found ready:market at thirty-flve cents
a pound, and :overs of the new meat, only
lament that st is SO difficult to obtain.
For this reason many people have gone
into the business Of raising their own
hares, and all DYER Philadelphia the back
yards are hones-combed with the hutches
that mark thei:hare industry. Mrs Rorer
herself has gaze into the business, and
at her farm il: Bucks county is. raising
hares which y;ll be ready for market in
November. It Is her intention to sell them
at % cents pound, and by so reducing the
market price.to help to popularize them
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Huckeberries

ST may be able to help the lady on
the huckleberry question. The recipe
refer to Is OF an old German dish
which my grandmother and mother
relIshed. and which also am fond Of:
Put any amount Of huckleberries on
with water. When they come to
boil put In little squares Of rye bread:
lastly put in sugar and cinnamon to
taste. It will boil thick like a pudding.
Then put 1t into deep dish. let 1t cool.
and. lastly. set In the Ice box. 1t is de-
licious eaten cold. This is thorough
Schlesies dish. a province Of Prussia.
IF. c."
I tremble for Johns digestion IL his
wife. In loving eagerness to discover the
coveted dainty so dear to his boyish
heart, that the man-as Uncle Remus
would put 1t-..just natchully homes for
It," should try upon him each OF the
recipes sent in by the sympathizing sister
hood Of housemothers- Let us hope that.
should she not chance to hit upon the
right huckleberry compound. he may ap-
preciate the wifely solIcituds that moved
her to the quest
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

Divide the body Of the hare In three
pieces. Put in the bottom of the casser-
ole mould twelve small onions peeled,
good-sized carrot cut in fancy shapes.
two bay leaves and half a teaspoontul
of celery seed. Place the pieces of hare
on top of this. Add one quart of boiling
stock or water Cover the mould and
cook in slow oven one hour. Then ada
a rounding teaspoonful of salt, SAT-
spoonful Of pepper and teaspoon1ul OF
soy or mushroom catsup.
Planned Hare with Mushrooms: Cut the
hare as before In eleven pieces. Arrange
in baking pan and cover with stock.
Cover with another pan and cook for one
hour in quick oven. Then remove upper
pan and put over the meat one-hail
pound mushrooms washed, teaspoonful
of salt and a saltspo0nful of pepper.
Cook for one-half hour longer. Serve
with brown sauce made in the PAN Car
nisn the dish with triangular pieces or
toast
Belgian Hare Salad: Boil the hare
carefully until perfectly tender. When
cold, cut in pieces the size of dice. Mix
with equal quantity of celery. 10 each
quart of the mixture allow one teaspoon
full Of salt, a saltspoonful of white pep
per and one-half pint Of mayonna1se
dressing Serve on lettuce leaves.
Belgian Hare Outlets Chop the boiled
hare fine To each pint allow one round
ing tablespoonful Of butter, two of flour
and one-half pint Of the liquid in which
the meat was boiled. Rub the butter and
the flour together, add to the liquor and
stir until boiling Add teaspoonful Of
grated onion, a saltspoonful of mace or
nutmeg, a tablespoonful of pepper and
tablespoonful Of chopped parsley. Mix
this thoroughly with the meat, and when
cool form into cutlet-shaped croquettes.
Dip in egg and then In bread crumbs
and fry in deep hot fat. Serve with
cream mushroom sauce. A hare weigh
ing five pounds will make at least twenty
outlets.
The water which the hare is boiled in
makes excellent bouillon. Hare may be
stuffed with chestnuts and roasted like
turkey. This Mrs Rorer declares. makes
a dish fit for the gods!" 1t is also de-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Spotted Gou,n

.~wil1 you kindly advise mo .whsAto
do with dress which water spotaf Il
is brown crepe cloth. resembling an
all-wooi poplin. After being out In q
shower I md the drops OF rain have
spotted It Any way which you think
would remedy this would be gladly aa-
copied by me. J. G. B.
All cloths should be- spongeds before they
are made up. My advice would he to talso
the spotted gown to a cleaner and consult
him as to the feasibility OF spong1ng the
whole garment now Or. II you have a
piece OF the cloth, test the matter your
self by sronging It with g. cloth wrung out
slightly in warm water and alcohol II no
unpleasant results follow. try the process
upon the gown.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

woman has one eye to business and the
other upon the road along which, as she
hopes, the coming man will make his
way toward her. before long. If she could
only hold as a fixed fact, an eternal
verify, in her mind, that to Cupid may
De safely entrusted the guardianship and
pllotage Of Prince Charming, while if she
would make living she must look out
tor herselt-Women's wages would go I'D
and stay up. In which case women would
be as good architects as men, and make
fortunes as surely.
II am a little girl and we are SELL
Ing pin-wheels for charity. Is there
not something else besides them to
sell? remain as ever,
Your loving little friend
.'P. S. am In no hurry for an an
s"er. SCHOOL GIRL.
s Because you were sensible enough RI
add that p S. I am taking your no1e
ahead Of its time And also beca,,sa
want to thank you for signing yoi,rse,f
my loving little friend.' 1 am so s,Ire
you would not have written that unless
you :aeant 1t that the little quarter line
is like drop of oil upon the wheel of Ths
editorial machine. 80
Make fancy paper bags. with nret1v
colored picture on one side, fill them with
popped corn. and sell them. Pink rha
paper at the top. and tie narrow ribbon
or a colored twine about the mouth.
Or I'LL them with nut meats. neatIv
picked from the shells.
Or. cannot you make sailed peanuts2
They always sell well.
The prime principle-that is, the main
5thing-in trade is to give people 4 what
they want. And pin-wheels are not what
one might call necessity of daily living.
Fall to work upon the paper bags and I'LL
them with what you know people would
like to have. -----7--
...I hope you may still be conducting
the Woman's Page when my twin bab-
S les are old enough to enjoy it as L do
now At present they are rolling all
over the floor.
THUS writes sanguine correspondent.
May i suggest that the department may
be made yet more Interesting to editor and
to readers II she will. now and then. tell
us some of the pro blerns that confront her
in training the blessed twin babies
She who gives us q peep at her nursery 8
everyday doings and sayings Is genuine
help to the nothera OF other babtes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

/< Have light blue albatross waist
90 Can I clean it by your oft-re-
peated flour method?
.2. I also send you my fayor-=
4 tte cake recipe. It is called love
caka A. G. r.
1sTes. unless you prefer to treat II
wih ether, sponging it with perlec 10y
clehr sponge and drying quickly ~ 'ne
sh4d,, Some correspondents SPEAK -.
tie rAs of warm commentator oA et -
a fcaanser.''
II The recipe will appear in It's proper
plfc. I thank you for it, and Tor tne
kind words with which your letser con-
clbtas. -
E.Kindly tell me how may b!acken OF
AJe white sailor hat. or if same can De
made black. and oblge.
"a CONSTANT READER.
fyou can give it a lustrous black with
aa:ent shoe polish. But l warn you that
L may run" II you are caught IN the
FAN. I advise you to take it to mil
H:er or to dyer. It can be colored
Back. and a good black, which will not
Eceak your cheeks in every shower.
.eWill you please tell me how to clean
a baby's coach rug? MRS. M.
clean with dry -four, well rubbed in,
EFT on all night, tIltu DeStlSA oot.
81. VIII you kindly inform me in what
way can clean a white leather belt ?
L have taken it to, a cleaning establish
ment. but they tell me they can only Inn
nroye 1t. The leather has become yel-
low It is an expensive belt, and per-
fectly good, only thai II is 80 yellow.
q. Could you also suggest remedy for
d;scoloration OF the skin: ]. treated with
anhvstcian for this, but have received
z nsnetit The dtseoloration appears
aro,,n6 he temples. NJ M. s.
= TRY peroxide OF hydrogen. It is q
= nitai bleaching agent for straw. and
hnII|d suppose would do well with leather.
, cerrainly cannot hurt 1t
- Mrs. Henry Symes must be your ply
.ician in this matter, not We never
,.,,, ~, upon one another's preserves. Or
: Won will send me a stamped and SELF.
,ddressed envelope, ~ can put you In the
way Of getting at swhat you need
..yYtl1. you kindly tell me how car
no1ish brass l?) army buckle: also Q
5.p = one? Brass polish suck as Igen.
{ orally use through the house, does no
& a6ect them - 49,