Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05

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charm of people is lost under the pressure
| of work and the irritation OF haste. We
rarely know our best friends on their best
side. vision OF their nobest selves is
constantly obscured by the mists of pre-
occupation and WEAKNESS"
If good Hannah More had lived In these
latter days of high pressure. 1t is altogether
probable that her celebrated axiom The
| world contains but two evils: sin and bile"
would have been extended to three. the last
| item being "frazzled" nerves.
! If we housekeepers could only differentl-
ate between essentials and non-esentials
could tell when to labor and when 1T is
| the part of wisdom to stay our hands and
| Invite our souls to loaf" ii would be
| good thing for our friends and family. EX-
| IRENE WEAKNESS begets worry With worry
| comes insomnia. neurasthena and nerv-
| GUS breakdown, and we anything but
pleasant to live with
In these Indian summer days, this little
] breathing spell between seasons, let us
take account of stock face our own In
| dividual circumstances squarely and inn
partially and, having found out just how
much we can do without OVERRIDING, stop
| there, in justice to ourselves and those
dearest to US.
Nerve-Racking Noises.
There are few things that work more
| havoc to the nerves than avoidable noises.
| In Vienna press and people are busted just
now in devising measures to secure an at
mosphere of tranquility SO essential to hap
| piness," of the anti-noise writer's
| puts it. Stone pavements are blamed for
much of the noise and the agitation now
| is In favor of noiseless pavements and
| the mitigation of a condition which Is be-
coming dangerous to the nerves of the
population. In our large cities. Just now,
| the constant rasping OF iron roller skates
| over stone pavings Is -nerve-rackng In the
/ wi lie no
| "ole clio " men and other peripatetic street
| vendors, the creak of pulley lines, the
gangs" the hoarse chug! chug! of auto
| mobiles stopping for repairs the foot OF
horns the jangle OF push-cart bells. the
strenuous drumming on the piano OF those
who can't play and never will play. are all
| aggravating yet mainly avoidable.
! little neighborly kindness and thought
fulness will obviate many unnecessarily dis
comforting noises. The man who likes to
! rise early and work In his garden Is a good
| fellow, but IL he stops to think OF II the
| burr of a lawn mower at I'm. may be
! far from agreeable to his neighbors. who
| Ike their forty winks So, also. at the other
| end of the day. There are many who get
their best sleep before midnight, and the
loud talking of their neighbors, who don't
care to go TO bed early. robs them of their
rightful rest. Boys are naturally noisy 1T
tie animals, and certain amount of good
natured noise is their prerogative, but even
So they should be early taught that doors
can be closed without slamning chairs can
wood floors. stairs can be assembled and de-
scended without humping and dumping.
and roofing" while all right for the ball
field is not to be commended In the quiet
walks of life.
Tomatoes Stuffed With Corn and Pep
pers.
A delicious combination in vegetables is
this. composed OF tomatoes. green peppers
and corn Take the seeds from green pep
pers, cook in sailed water for twenty min
utes then drain and chop fine Cook ears
of green corn in the water in which the
peppers were cooked and as soon as tender
eight minutes will suffice-cut the corn
from the cob. Put generous piece of but
ter IN a saucepan, add corn and peppers.
with salt to taste, and heat Have ready
tomatoes, washed and wiped, but not peel
ed. Cut slice off the top and with a spoon
SCOOP out the center of the tomato. Fill
in with the corn and pepper mixture cover
with the tops of the tomatoes that nave
been removed, stand in baking pan and
bake in a moderate oven. This is hearty
as we'll as pretty dish. and one that finds
abundant appreciation for luncheon or sup
per.
Squads Stuffed With Corn.
Another delectabIe dish still timely con-
sists of squads stuffed with green corn.
Cut the kernels from six ears of corn.
scraping out all the milk, but taking care
to get in of the cob. Put into
saucepan with two tablespoonfuls Of but
ter a half cup hot water, sat ana pepper
to season. Cook a few moments ada one
beaten egg and cook until thickened stun
the birds. lay in baking pan, with thln
slice of bacon blanketing each fat breast
put little hot water in the pan and roast
basting frequently.
Thin Corn Bread
This goes well with the breakfast cup
of coffee To make It. sift together three
quarters of a cup fne corn meal and flour.
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sugar Beat together one egg and three
quarters of a cup of sweet milk. and SUR
into the dry mixture. Add tablespoon
full melted butter and beat hard Stir In
a teaspoonful baking powder, turn into
well-greased shallow pan and bake about
twenty minutes in quick oven.
Veal Pot Pie.
Pretty enough for picture was a veal
pot pie served lately by colored Vir-
ginia cook. and 1t tasted as good as IL
looked. Furthermore. its total cost was
not more than thrty-five cents while the
steak the night before cost sixty. without
including the potatoes and extras that went
with it. A pound and half of veal from
the rump furnished the foundation. This
was cut in square pieces. covered with boil
ing water and simmered until nearly tender.
little onion was added for seasoning, to-
gether with salt and pepper. About fifteen
minutes before 1t was done three potatoes
were peeled sliced and added. When the
potatoes were done the gravy was thickened
with -four and little butter was added.
Now the whole was turned into a silver
baker and over the top was laid crust OF
baking powder biscuit cut into shape and
fitted in close enough to form a perfect
crust Then the baker was set In hot
oven long enough to bake the biscuit
crispy golden brown. When ready to serve
the baker was set In its silver frame. gar
nished with just a bit of curly parsley. then
set on the table. pretty and delicious
dish as one would care to see. The dump
lings were far cry from the usual fabby
affairs. and, being cut in shape. were easy
for serving There was plenty OF the gravy.
so that with a tomato salad. slice OF
naky, deiicately splced apple pie. a bit OF
cheese and a cup of after-dinner coffee. one