The National tribune., 1908-04-30

deal of complaint from able-bOdied wo-
men who had the cares of illness thrust
upon them. 1t seems inconceiva BILE that
one can even think of self when a loved
one is fighting with illness. What does
a tired body amount to under such cir
Icumstances? One would get that on a
holiday jaunt and not complain of it,
either. Whatever the weariness of body
and mind, they are insignificant beside
the misery of one on a sick bed, and it
is inhuman to grudge any sacrifice sick
ness demands.
/ Selfishpess is the keynote of the CEN
tury. We cultivate the people who can
contribute most to our pleasure, and a
disinterested act is so rare as to be open
to suspicion. We give presents where
1 their full value is returned and donate
where our names will appear in fat,
4 black type. "a sordid little SOUL a
woman called her neighbor who flied
a basket with smooth, red tomatoes one
/ Summer afternoon, and tripped around
to neighbor's home at time she sus-
pected the fruit was being gathered.
4 She frankly confessed that she expected
to exchange her vegetables for fruit,
hence her neighbor's unfiattering name
/ But the neighbor was doing much the
same thing every day without the frank
ness. 1t is easy to be generous and self
| sacrificing with the surety of a hand
some reward dangling over ones head,
| isn't it?
Apple slump is another old-fashioned
dish, but none the less acceptable on
account of its antiquity. Pare, core and
quarter a dozen tart. juicy apples. turn
over them a cupful of boiling water and
set where they will begin to cook. Five
minutes later add to the apples two
cups of mo1asses and cook five or more
minutes, while you prepare a very soft
| biscuit dough, using for pint of -four
a teaspoonful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls
of baking powder, a half teaspoonful of
shortening and milk to stir to dough
that is too soft to roll. Put this over
the apples, which should be tender, but
not broken, cover the-kettle closely and
cook 25 minutes without lifting the COW
er. Serve with a hot sauce, made by
| heating to cream a half cupfu1 of
butter and one cupful of sugar, stirring
| in just before using scant cupftl of
| boiling milk or water and seasoning to
taste.
To make the graham bread use q
sponge of white -four. one pint luke
warm water, one tablespoonful sugar
and one compressed yeast cake softened
| in a half cupful of water taken from the
| original pint. Beat vigorously 10 min
utes, then turn into a warm bowl, cover
! lightly and let stand three hours or un-
| til light. When risen, add teaspoon
full salt, a tablespoonful molasses
| and graham flour to make as
stiff as you can stir, but not stiff
enough to knead. Pour into two we'll
creased pans, let stand an hour, then
bake in a moderate oven for about
lthree-quarters of an hour -rua aoaer
. =. 90 l--..e- -.--
Potato biscuit or rolls are fine and
are made as follows: Peel and boil three
medium-siZed potatoes. While still hot
mash fine. add a tablespoonful lard and
beat together until the mixture is very
light. Then stir in one beaten egg, a
tablespoonful sugar and saltspoonful
of salt Have ready a pint of milk
brought to the scalding point then
cooled to lukewarm. and dissolve in this
one compressed yeast cake. Add to the
mixture enough flour to make a thick
batter. Cover and let rise about three
hours or until light. Then work into
this batter as much flour as is needed
to make into a dough that can be
handled. Take care not to get 1t too
stiff. Form into biscuits or rolls, place
in a creased biscuit pan, cover lightly
and let rise an hour and half or less,
according to how quickly the biscuits
double in bulk. Brush the tops over
with sweet milk and bake in a quick
oven.
AS to the physical development gain
ed by housework, sweeping, if a woman
will not stoop over the broom, is one of
the best exercises for chest expansion.
For the labor done by the shoulders in
pushing the broom will develop them in
strength and shapeliness and hollows in
the chest will be filed. At the same
time muscles of the arms are brought
;.,, Ill
off, so that the arms become well round
ed. 1t is an acknowledged fact that
laundresses always have shapely arms,
whatever they may lack m figure, and
the use of the broom is almost as good
as the washboard for beauty purposes.
When washing the tendency is to
stoop from the shoulders, rather than
from the small of the back. If the lat
ter is done the work, unless a woman is
obliged to do an enormous amount. be-
comes Strengthening to the back, and
will do much toward making the spine
straight.
To make a good choco pudding
put quart of milk in the double boiler
and place over the fire. Mix three
tablespoonfuls cornstarch with little4
cold milk reserved from the quart, then
stir into the boiling milk. Stir until
smooth and well thickened, then add
two eggs, well beaten with half cup
sugar and saltspoonful salt. Cook 10
minutes. Meantime shave two ounces
chocolate and put in small pan with
two tablespoonfuls boiling water and
four tablespoonfuls sugar. Stir until
smooth and glossy, then beat into the
hot pudding, which has been taken from
the fire. Pour while hot into small cups
that have been rinSed out with cold
water or into a large mold. After the !
pudding is cold set on the ice to chill |
and harden. At meal time turn out
and serve with whipped cream, sweet !
ened and favored with vanilla. If pre-
ferred, the eggs may be omitted and |
another tablespoonful cornstarch used !.
in their place.
There is more than cleanliness and |
neatness of the home to be gained do |
ing housework, for a woman who wishes
to may turn the daily drudgery into ex-
ercise. for physical development. thus
improving her figure and complexion.
To have smooth skin of fine texture
is not impossible to achieve if the orig i
inal condition is rough, for the simple
use of q daily warm bath. good soap
and a flesh brush can make a satiny
surface of one that was very coarse.
No cosmetics need be applied except in