Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-11
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

som. ninety ladies' were present at
the domestic science school Tuesday
afternoon, which op sned with 81 en-
did talk by Miss Ross a the care OF
silver, glass. zinc, bass, woodwork
hardwood floors tables and bedding
II there is anything pertaining TO these
various topics that tn itay omitted
we didn't notice 1t.
The lectures seem to L. - be grow |
ing daily more intere. ,ns aud yoiu.
able. AS one lady put it - king OF
Miss Rausch, Every isssoa grow
nobler than the last" There N en-
Of good this IS p tickle
a reporters mental palate, nd you
wonder house you are going 10 leave
anything out when all is so uniformly
excellent. If the Durango public viii
heed a modest suggestion, SUI ose you
20 and see for yourself. 1t Is absolute
ly Impossible to express how good the
domestic science course is. Like medi-
cine and mauimony you mu take it
yourself in order TO app eciate its eff
fects. Another persons expei .enee
won't count.
Miss Rausch spoke OF te advantage
of stone or earthenware Jars for hak-
ing food such as chick beans, etc.
She talked at length On preparing
meats for soups, and join aud roa
Potatoes. carrots, cabba and celery
received due attention. Tie ladies'
we're also told a number Of different
ways Of fixing liver and maokerel
Miss Rausch cooked so many good
thines that some Of the adic declared
that they wouldn't be able TO es a
thing for dnner or supper There
were two delicious soups, y salmon
loaf, baked cabbage, Boston stew and
several others we can't remember,
Miss Helen Brown opened the ses-
sion in domestic science We jues-
day morning with talk On hy-
siene, In discussing The care Of the
hair, she said that the general health
had great deal to do with the well
fare Of womnn's crown of glory, and
recommended massage of the scalp,
with the frequent use OF a brush OF
medium stiffness and comb not too
sharp in the teeth.
The tongue should be washed off
once day with an ant epic. as well
as the teeth, which should be cleaned
after each meal. The a hours for
meals, are between T and 1r break
fast, between IL and 4 nch and
and Z for dinner. T. evening is
usually conceded to be d st time
for dinuer since most p do not
work then, and all the l5is energy
is devoted to the digastng of the
heaviest meal Of the day
Sleep, baths and cold creams each
received some attention.
Miss Rausoh gave a general discus
sion OF invalid cookery this morning.
Some of the ladies said It was almost
worth while to be III, If they could
have the dainty fXings Miss Rausch
prepared Her lecture began with an
exposition of the merits of the Mon.
arch alcohol stove, a small affair for
use in the sick room at night.
The magic teaspoon is a teaspoon
with a perforated cover, which may
be filled with tea, Put spoon in a
cup of boiling water and you have a
cup ofitea in no time, without the an.
noyance Of loose grounds, and the adj
vantage Of regulating the strength Of
the liquid by leaving the spoon in a
longer or shorter time as you wish.
Costs 25 cents.
Anyone can eat oess If they are
properly cook. one OF the necessary
items being a slow fire. Cooked quick.
ly, eggs are indigestible For soft
boiled put them in a pan OF boiling
water, allowing a pint Of water to two
eggs, cover pan tightly ana ave in
nine minutes. Do not put on stove
after the eggs are in. To cook the
eggs hardboiled, put them IA cold wa.
ter and let them come to boil, then
cover and remove from the stove. leav,
ing them for twenty minutes.
Their Instructor then made a sponge
cake. samples OF which were passed
around after it was baked. 1t was de:
licious. She next made Bavarian
cream, dessert of custard and gela.
line. Dainty bread baskets may be
made by cutting bread in different
shapes, dipping in egg and browning
in the oven. The best ays to make
beef tea, and the use OF matted milk
were taken up next,
The making of iunket Ice drinks
and creams and dainty methods of
serving them, also number of al.
tractive ways Of prepal lnr oranges for
inyalids We're given. The morning
session closed with directions how 10
prepare coloring matters.
Thursday following program will be
given:
$3.50 a. m.-convenient kitchens.
lO-What to do in emergencies.
1O;3o-care of the invalid.
l1-Lecture on sewing. Different
materials