The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-26
SCIENCE.

, In no one thing Is good or bad
breeding more quickly discerncd than
in an individuals table manners.
A person may do the sword act with
his knife, reach across the table and
spear the bread with his fork. plunge
his own knife into the butter, take his
soup la Turk, with much extraneous
) guzzling and blowing. us toothpicIl
at the table within finite vigor and
abandon. smell of his food before
tasting and cover half of the table
, with his elbows, and still be estimable
in character and OF good repute in
the community. but he is not well
bred nor yet agreeable to sit opposite
to at meal.
> Such glaring faults are all due to
negligence in home training of chill
dren and may quite often be found
, among people of wealth and suppos-
edly gentle rearing as among the de-
scendantS of the common people. In
deed children left entirely to the over
sight of nurses and servants are much
; more apt to become confirmed Offend
ers in this matter than those brought
up directly under their mothers eye.
, I have seen people of education and
family whose table habits would
shame a Digger Indian. We have all
hHOWu W our SOTTOW Tie l1ulNluull
who handles every slice of bread OH
the plate to be sure of getting the
} softest piece; who burrows" in the
cake basket for the slice with the
most frosting or the greatest quantity
, of raisins or nut meats; who captures
the cream jug and appropriates its ell
tire volume of contents. sticks his in
dividuai fork in each ear of corn to
find the most succulent and pinches
each piece of fruit in order to get the
mellowest.
One peculiar thing about bad table
manners is that the individual pos
sessing them is usually quite oblivious
of the fact that he Is an offender.
until they have become second ma
ture. and the blame goes back to
those who drought him up
just as soon as child is large
enough to go to the table it's training
should begin. and there should he no
"let up until its habits are firmly es-
tablished. Eternal vigilance in this
respect entails much work upon the
mother-but it's work that pays.
Did you know that iced coffee with
lemon Is quite as refreshing as iced
tea? Make an extra amount for
breakfast, pour what Is left off the
iHto a .ldl anu Stt uuWIl
cellar or In the ice-box to chill. At
luncheon or dinner serve In giasses
with Clipped ice and sliced lemon. BY
the way, never allow either tea or
coffee to stand on their grounas. AL
ways strain before setting away to
cool
One of the most wholesome and re-
freshing of all beverages at this time
of the year Is buttermilk. fresh and
cold IL you are where YOU cannot
buy 1t, Is an easy matter to make It,
Frequently It seems To be Just the
thing that an invalid Graves.
At the house furnishing stores you
can buy little glass churn, holding
gallon. These have a nickel cover
and a dasher, and cost $3.50 II one
makes a practice OF churning fire.
duently this will be found great la
.bor-saver. but When one has but an
occasional pint or quart of cream to
churn they can accomplish the same
result with little stone jar or pitch
er and a spoon or wire cream whip.
You can buy the sour cream at
twenty cents quart. Have 1t quite
cold and beat until the butter sepa-
rates. Collect the butter with a
spoon, press out all the milk work II.
and thus you have your own little pot