The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-25
TO BIDE AT HOME.

TO BIDE AT HOME.
So many roads lead east, lead west,
North and south, which is the one?
Which shall | take? Shall go or rest ?
Shall | follow and seek which is best,
Or, staying at home, take none?
My gypsy longings year to start
Out on the road, over the leas-
Trooping with sad and with happy
heart,
With the wind for friend, and the skies
for chart.
To wander where they please.
My gypsy longings troop away
Whittier they will sometimes they
come
Close by my gate at the end of day,
And they glance at my palm and wisely
say,
Your fortune lies near home"
Oh, two things stand all else before,
Greater than any; all of it comes
Just to adventure and love-no more
To the travellers staff or the low
browed door,
Just, dear, to roads and homes.
Run on, We roads, and leave me here;
Bring me my friends, give me guest;
Welcome they'll find, and warmth and
cheer,
But |. know when the parting time
draws near,
To bide at home is best.
Laura Spencer in Woman's Home
Home Companion.
COOL DRINKS FOR HOT DAYS.
The mint cup is one of the best and
prettiest of drinks for hot afternoon
Press the Juice from 5 lemons, add IL
cups of sugar, IL cup water, leaves of
mint to taste. Cover and let stand 80
minutes. Just before serving pour into
pitcher over large piece of ice and add
8 bottles of chilled ginger ale. Put a
bunch of mint leaves in top of pitched
for garnish
Iced tea is more aromatic and re-
freshing if served with sprigs of fresh
mint instead of lemon
Victoria Punch-Pour a cup of hot
tea over a cup of graduated sugar,
when dissolved add IL cup of orange
juice, II cup lemon juice Strain into
punch bowl over large piece of ice, and
Just before serving add pin ginger ale
and I pint carbonated water.
Lemon Syrup-Boil together quarts
Of water and 4 cups granulated sugar
for ten minutes. then add I-2 cups of
lemon juice, let cool, pour in jar or
bottle and put in ice box. 1t is ready
for use and keeps perfectly.
Canned Peaches With Orchard Fla
vor-Pare peaches, remove seed and
drop peaches in cold water to prevent
discoloring; take 4 quarts cold water,
add.2 pounds granulated sugar, boil till
,lear Pack the fruit in jars as tightly
as possible, fill with boiling syrup and |
seal tight at once. Do not attempt to
tighten thereafter. Set the jars in large
pan or tub, cover with boiling water,
ct stand until cold. Peaches preserved !
his way will retain their color and
nave the true orchard favor.
Tea and Coffee Should always be
made with freshly bailed water. Boiled
because below the boiling point the
property therein would not
De extracted Reboiied water IS fiat and
nsipid on account of escape of its at
nospheric gases. The flavor of iced |
ca is much fined if chilled quickly.
For Poison Oak and Ivy-This dis
-ressing condition may result from sew
eral plants besides the classic oak and
Wy. As soon as the eruption shows, ap-
by sweet spirits of nitre full strength,
Dr. slightly diluted This remedy is ex-
:remely effective and many of the large
green houses keep supply of it on
hand for the employees to use as cure
and preventive of this form of derma-
tits. A saturated solution of boracic
acid is.a1so useful as well as bathing
in hot solutions of epsora
salts. -Woman's Home Companion.
"A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Little Ala Rogers of Grand Cane is