The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

dentials from one of the leading colleges
In Kentucky AS this is grape season,
will send my recipe for making nectar'
Twelve pounds Of grapes; wash and pour
on them half gallon Of boiling water, let
stand forty-eight hours; strain the juice
and to every pint add LIZ pounds OF
sugar and ounces Of tartartic acid to
the whole amount With best wishes for
all, l will now make my exit.
Mrs. r. G. Hamilton, Mills Springs, N.
CT have been silent but constant
reader of the Kingdom for a year, or
more 1 do enjoy Aunt Susie's talks and
the sisters letters SO much. Now here L
come-if | don't lodge into the waste
basket VIII first give recipe for old
fashioned ginger bread: Take one pint
molasses. one teaspoon of ginger, one
teaspoon of soda dissolved In half teacup
of buttermilk, two eggs. lard or butter
size of egg, half teaspoon salt; make
bIscuit dough. roll out and cut out and
bake. MY flowers are very pretty now;
thew have lust had refreshing shower to
awaken them out Of their drowsiness OF
three weeks dry weather-perennial
phlox, both red and white; carnatlon
roses. cannas, nasturtiums, petuMas'
azaleas, cornhoVer, ten new kinds Oh
gladiolus. clarkies, both spotted and
striped, and many colors, all In bloom,
and make q pretty garden for me; also
numerous kinds of box flowers. I'm never
without flowers to cheer the weary and
lonely hours. Whtn my friends call, to
show them my flowers Is one delight,
even though 1 don't get supper until
night Outlines when l feel tired, weary
and sad, I turn to the flowers and think
God has sent them to make me glad.
want to ask Aunt Susie and the sisters
what would be the best plan to raise the
funds to build a parsonage? We are in
great need of one for our pastor; / am
anxious to make an effort to that effect.
Love to Aunt Susie and to my good
Louisiana friend who when last heard
was sick.
Miss Lula Goolsby, Dothan, Ala.-In
reading the Womans Kingdom l recog-
nize the magic Of a cheerful influence.
David sang when in the gloom Of deep
est affiiction. Much precious time is
squandered, valuable labor lost, mental &C
tivity stupefied and deadened by vain re-
grets, and useless repinings A cloud has
darkened the spirit, weight Of sadness
Expresses the heart. How many bright
eyes grow dim, how many soft cheeks
grow pale, how many lovely forms fade
away in the tomb and none can tell the
cause that blighted their loveiness. AS
the dove will clasp Its wings to Its sides.
and cover and conceal the arrow that is
preyng on its vital, so it is the nature Of
woman to hide from the world the pangs
Of wounded affections. Many lose the
opportunity Of saying a kind thing by
waiting to weigh the matter too long. To
some souls an atmosphere of love Is as
necessary as the vital air to the physical
system. A person Of such a nature may
clothe one In imagination with all the at
tributes Of goodness and make his heart
sacrifices at the shrine. Let us not cruel
ly destroy the illusion by unkindness.
What a blessing 1t is to have friend
| to whom one can speak fearlessly upon
| any subject. with whom ones deepest
| thoughts come simply and safely. The
world Is SO full of selfshness that true
| friendship Is seldom found.
disguise so near the truth
Doth seem to run
Tis doubtful whom to seek
Or whom to shun;
Nor know we when to spare
Or when to strike,
Our friends and foes they
Seem so much alike
e. J. C.-There Is no season of the year
that is so trying for the housekeeper as
the summer months. The heat saps the
energy until the most willing worker finds
everything difficult A little management
will do wonders In relieving your work
of its disagreeable features and making
1t easier to accomplish. One hour In the
morning Is worth two In the afternoon.
so 1t is wise to rise early and do the
most of the cooking for the day while the
weather Is cool A gasoline stove saves
time and worry. Fruit may be canned In
the morning and pudding and pies baked.
Live simply, providing an abundance or
fruit and vegetables. variety of food
is moro necessary at this season than
any other time and is easier to obtain.
There should be sink in every Kitchen
whether 1t Is the city mansion or the
painest farm house. Water should be
supplied by pump or in some easier
way than carrying it, and the waste water
carried away by means Of a drain pipe.
Dish water and wash water thrown on
the ground makes an offensive spot, which
breeds disease and causes the flies to
gather. An oft-repeated scalding with
boiling water made strong with borax
will kill the germs which collect in the
dram pipes In fact a liberal use of borax
about the kitchen an pantry cannot fail
to have a beneficial effect upon the health
Of the family.
An invention which is a great help in
warm weather is the odorless steam
cooker In which vegetables buildings and
other articles are cooked They save time
and labor of watching several vessels,
cook the food TO perfection, and retain all
the nutriment. When everything IS ready,
one burner Of a gasoline stove furnishes
the needed heat. which is an economy In
fuel.