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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

- s foretold. our Familiar Talk upon
~ Family Government has drawn
~ forth numerous letters from readers
Il \ and correspondents. II would be
idle and blind to overlook the truth
that the subject has gone home TO hundreds
Of hearts and consciences. II is not prac-
ticable TO publish all these letters. written
by those who yet have right TO be heard
Today I surrender the space usually oc-
cupied by my Chats with the Constituency
TO selections from the mass Of communica-
lions that heap my desk.
No. / is from Milwaukee correspondent;
81 read your article on Corporal Punish
ment and I believe the discussion Of the
subject is opportune and should do great
deal of good. One OF the most striking
faults OF the present age. in the United
States especially, Is the lack of respect and
even contempt for duS constituted author
ity in the home. in civic life, in religion. etc.
and in almost all relations of men and
women. 1 dare say mat nine-tenths Of the
crime and misery In the world is directly
traceable to improper bringing up, to the
lack of obedience Of children to their par
ents, and their consequent contempt OF all
authority when they grow up.
Parents have 4 grave responsibility
when they bring children into the world.
and 1t is their duty TO guide and control their
children so that when the children grow up
they will be right minded men and women,
an honor to themselves and to their parents.
LAS to the discipline parents should main
tain, there shouli be respectful obedience
TO their wishes and requests, and IL the
children are guilty. Of any derelictions they
should be punished in such measure as the
gravity of the dfense warrants. Where q
child from earl! youth is taught to look
upon the parenis' wishes as the law to be
followed and knows that the parents are
absolutely fair and desirous only of the
welfare of the child, corporal punishment
probably will be necessary only on rare
occasions, and perhaps never after the age
of about Il years. But as every one knows,
there are children who, with the best Of
loving parents, are headstrong, inclined TO
deceit and other faults, and for such
sound whipping is frequently the only
remedy Even with well trained children
after the age Of IL there are frequently
occasions when a strap applied to the right
place will dster them from acquiring bad
habits.
THE age Of 13 TO 20 are always looked
upon as the dangerous period in the lives of
boys and girls, when their characters are
forming ami they are molding themselves
into the mn and women they will be later.
It is Just during this period that they need
q judicious mind and strong hand to guide
and contrd them.
Take a boy of IS or 16-if he knew that
severe whipping would follow the discovery
of his freqlenting places he should not. 1t
is likely that he could not be persuaded TO
70 the first time. When he grows older
and becomes of age, IL he has lived a good
life before it is not likely that he win go
astray.
Take he girl mentioned in your article
the swiching she received probably will
deter her from staying away from home
overnighiin the future. She is now a good
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Sees Both Sides of Question.
No. 2 is an Indiana matron who {

NO. Is an INDIANA matrOn WHO can see
both sides of a question.
honestly believe that most of US think
the Englishworpan Of your Talk has right
on her side when she tells of the discipline
in her early home. The trouble with US is
we haven't the courage Of our convictions.
We lack nerve.
"Ffguratively speaking. our moral verte-
brae are like those OF the jellyfsh. We
have let our hearts run away with our
heads. The thinking man or woman who
watches for awhile the antics and unlady-
like behavior of some OF our present day
Is year old misses cannot help longing for
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- now is for dishes that may serve
as substitutes for meat. The ris-
ing prizes of flesh foods have
alarmed all classes Of society. II
they are annoying to the rich, they are a
serious Inconvenience to persons in mod
crate circumstances, and hardship to the
poor.
It Is folly to attempt to mitigate the
evil by boycottlng the unfortunate pro-
vision merchants, who are less to blame
than the trusts that boom prices by making
'oorners' in tho necessaries Of life while
they add field toheld and million to million.
Don't take alarm at what you may
think Is an intendiary growl! / am no
Socialist nor YET a reformer In the common
acceptation of the word, but a practical
everyday sort Of housemother who has
done some ha'd thinking upon the meat
question. Thst is to my way of feeling
and reasoning. the toughest problem
now before ths public. CNo pun intended
anc no play upon the quality OF meat most
Of US have TO put up with nowadaysD
"As the mdher Of three Iusty boys aged
from u to 20 who must be filled from the
head downward three times per day, have
10 disposition to joke upon the matter
And since grtmbling only makes those who
have to list,n to me uncomfortable and
does no earthly good to me, set my wits
to work to ievise tolerable substitutes for
flesh foods 4 our daily fare. am taking
the liberty b send you a few which John
and the boys approve by word and by deed.
We are no vegeta-ianA wish some
times that We were at this crisis in domestic
the cruel Prices down on the run as the
combinattoi Of housekeepers throughout
q single st.te, such as New York or Penn
sylvania {, serve no meat to their fam
uies for eTen one week. A month would
bring the beef trust sinners to their knees
"Resdefs Of the daily papers don't need
to-be tod how miserably all attempts to
bind horsekeepers into a union for pro-
lection q themselves and their sister suf-
ferers fom imposition have failed. I am
ready s,metimes to declare that there is no
such Ting as loyalty among us in this
respect
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the blows. carried the bruises for weeks.
As have said. shall carry the scar and
the burning smart to my grave. When he
went downstairs I lost not a minute in
packing all the clothes could get into a
trunk dragged from the attic. ! had a
little pocket money-a couple of dollars
which would take me to the nearest sea-
port. meant to run away to sea and never
come back. Then sat down and wrote out
the story. in brief. for my mother. The let
ter was sealed and laid upon my bureau.
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above, but doubling the quantity Of -four.
and drop by the great spoonful into boil
ing fat. Fry quickly; drain free of fat.
and serve upon a hot dish lined with soft
white paper. Mrs. C. r. E. Toledo, or
Your appetizing dish may be called " corn
souffie.' since it depends for iightness upon
the stiffened whites and falls soon in cool
ing. 1t is delightful. and IL a little more
sugar goes into the blending. is almost as
good when made Of the right brand Of
canned corn as when the season is at the
height.
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NV" 4pple Cdke.


l saw in the exchange some time ago a
recipe for apple cake. 1t was not bad"
but I fatter myself that inclose a bet
ter. Let readers judge for themselves by
printing mine-won't you?
MY APPLE CAKE: One cup Of tart
apple sauce; one cup OF granulated sugar;
half cup OF butter: a cup Of seeded raisins {:
two cups OF -four: teaspoonful of soda and
the same of ground cinnamon and of cloves +;
one egg. Stir the soda into the apple
sauce, then proceed in the usual order with
the rest of the ingredients.
while I am boasting of my cookery,
may as well slip in a recipe for what
have truthfully named:
NEVER FAIL CAKE: mo creamlng
Of butter and sugar is required in mixing
this cakel
One and three-quarters Of a cup of
flour: two level teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; one cup Of sranulated sugar.
" Sift together into a mixing bowl the
dry ingredients. Break two eggs into a
cup and fill to the brim with sweet milk.
Pour upon the -four. etc. in the bowl. and
beat in three tables spoonfuls of melted but
ter. Do not stir until all the ingredients
are in the bowl. Then beat hard and
long.
" This will make a two layer cake.
Mrs. NJ. E. c.. Walker, Ariz.''
You lay before US an odd formula so
far as the order and manner Of mixing are
concerned. Since you have christened It
confidently as never failing and We know
you to be an intelligent member" In
good and regular standing. We offer no dis
sent. Our housemother who is adventur-
Gus in the realm of novel culinary expert
ments will test It for herself and We trust
TO her qualification.
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father. who had forbidden US boys to run
with the machine as We liked to do, went
up to my room and found that was miss
ing. My sister had gone out to party, and
nobody else knew where was. At half
past came in. and ran upstairs to put
away my violin. Recollecting that my
mother had complained Of a headache at
supper time and meant to go to bed early, I
went up on tiptoe. (That wasn't bad for
IA year old who generally rushed up three
steps at q time and whistled Niger melo-
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1t is so much easier to smash a dozen
windows Of shopmen who are perhaps as
innocent as the rioters. and to drench the
meat displayed upon the stall Of a fourth
rate butcher with kerosene than to concen-
trate ones energies upon the task Of 60
ing without meat. yet providing decenuy
for ones household. that I have little hope
Of encouraging SO much as one woman to
COPY nv example in doing this
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Cucumber and Raisin Pickle.

If you and your readers are not tired
OF recipes for cucumber pickles-sweet and
sour-you may like to have mine. 1t offers
variety. at any rate:
Plump two pounds Of layer rai.ins by
pouring boiling water over them, letting
them stand in this just five minutes. then
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from Chicago, I cannot engage that you
can take tea in the arbor under her vine
and fig tree this season. But let Us have
the recipes for the delicious English cur
rant cakes. She will have a copy of them
without fail. and the rest Of US who dearly
love our cup of afternoon tea will bless you
for the gift.
You have already read in the cor
ner the letter of thanks from Home
Lover " to the donor of the coveted dresser ?
Ske thanks YOU all the same for your
friendly offer.
Somebody else may be in need of the bit
OF furniture. May We ask you TO hold II
for US?
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Loganbeny Jelly.

A California friend has sent me a jar
of delicious jelly labeled Loganberry jelly.
1t is rather more tart than raspberry. and
sweeter than currant jelly. but darker col
ored than the latter. Can you tell me
anything about the fruit? The name Is
queer. NJ. v. T. [Passaic, y. j j.
II is a new and delightful berry, little
known in the east, although horticuIturists
say 1t may be successfully cultivated in
the middle states and farther north with
proper mulching and shelter during the
severe winters. The jelly and jams made
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
because Of The enomou, numb, o

ADECAUSE Of The enormous number Of
IL letters semitic the department. I must ask
contributors 10 limR their communications 10
100 lOords. except In cases Of formulas or
recipes phieh require srecter space. I uant
al my correspondents 10 haze a shouins In
The Corner, and Il my request In this respect
I, eon,pHed uih d oil Be possible 70 print
mary more letters. )
Attention Is ealld 10 de fact hat Marion
Huland eannot r9eioe money for patterns.
as she la, no connection loih any department
haf sells them. } Marion Harland.
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Cannot but Think Letter Is a Joke.

No is from a Georgia mother:
Il cannot but think that the letter de-
crying corporal punishment must he joke,
a fake letter or written TO stir up dis.
cussion.
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all are in simmer gently for ten minutes
Put up hot in pint jars and seal. 1t will
be fit to use in a fortnight and will keep
well until It is all eaten. No more popular
pickle comes TO my table.
ANNE S. D. Buffalo. y. Y"
I can easily believe 1t. The com bina ton
is harmonious and it must be palatable.
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Father Strikes a Mem Note.

No. 3 is from a New York City father. 1t
strikes a new note in the" opus:
Your talk upon corporal punishment
arouses memories in my mind which are
the reverse of agreeable. We all had
fathers Of flesh who chastised US accord
ing to their pleasure I'm not quite sure
I quote the exact words. but am positive
as to the pleasure section. When 1t was
their pleasure to fly into passion and take
It out upon the child who happened to be
nearest the parental hand-that child
caught It! My father was a good. and in
the main. a merciful man, and ] often de-
served the rod. I have no doubt that am
the better for merited punishment. I am
dead sure that am worse for the fioggings
Isdidn't deserve. The hot. bitter thoughts
that well up at the recollection are as hot
and savage now as when l had the whip
pings and couldn't fight back because was
too small and weak.
"One scar ! shall carry to my grave
II was upon the heart, not the back AL
though the back was not spared, either,
you may be sure. My music teacher told
me to come to him one evening because he
could not give me a lesson that day. So
thinking his word was all right, went of
after supper with my violin. leaving word
with my sister where l was going. At 8
o'clock there was an alarm Of fire, and my
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Brand Bread.

6TQnd BREAD.
=" II YOU have room and care to publish
this recipe some time I shall be gratifed.
II is in my judgment far superior to any
other recipe already printed for making
declined giving any formula OF your own
for il.
BRAN BREAD.-Two cups Of sweet
milk. two and a half cups OF bran one and
a half cups of graham flour. one cup of
white -four. three tablespoonfuls OF brown
sugar. one scant teaspoonful Of salt. two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. one table,
spoonful OF melted lard.
Mix all together and stir and beat well
to make a fine grained dough. tSeam Il
for two hours and set in a hot oven to
brown.
I tried several of the recipes giver, IN
the Corner for bran bread. but they all
seemed so dry and hard that We did noe
like them. I experimental until I got this
right 1t will remain moist until the last
bit is used up and tastes more like gra-
ham than like brarf bread The quantities
given here make large loaf / steam in a
two quart granite basin. II is fine
MRS. ". D. B."
Without instituting comparisons between
recipes that are an good, We must agree
that this one promises a "nutty" and
sweet loaf that resembles nothing less than
what one usually thinks Of in hearing Of
" diet bread"
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not know for whom it was named, but il
is a cross between the blackberry and the
red raspberry. unless am mistaken. Should
You care to inquire more concerning the
new favorite Of the horticulturist. I can
give you the address OF person who can
give you all the information you need. She
is a practical housemother, a member of
our H. H. c. who has put up the berries
raised in her own garden.
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Never Admitted His Error.

1t is Thackeray who says. It is writ
ten that the sins OF the father are visited
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Dresser for Home Lover.

Dresser for Home Lover.
If Home Lover will send me her ad-
dress will supply her with the dresser
she wishes to get for her cozy lodgings.
II am likewise much interested in Su-
san BIS tea garden project. II she should
establish It. as I hope she will. I will send
her recipe for English currant cakes that
are delicious with afternoon tea or tea at
any time. And may not hope to take tea
in that garden at some future time?
KATE l. L. IChiCagoJ."
AS Susan b" lives a thousand miles
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a race Of mothers somewhat like our great
grandmothers.
Yet! may not our way have advan-
tages above that Of a former generation? !?
Would we like to see our children under
the harsh discipline and severe punish
ments thought to be necessary in child
rearing in the time Of our grandparents In
fancy? My great-grandmother came Of old
New England stock. She was fond Of tell
ing stories Of her childhood and We loved to
listen. According to her testimony, life In
those good old times was what our boys
would term ieryr
THE child who disobeyed her mother
was sure Of punishment There was no
escape, and 1t was always the rod, or some
other form Of bodily suffering. A popular
practice Of the day was to postpone the
punishment until bedtime. thus prolonsins
the agony. Granny said she often endured
the anguish of suspense all day. dreadins
the chastisement that could not be warded
or 1t was as inevitable as the going down
Of the sun.
Despite all this, Granny always main
tained that the old way was the best. Chill
dren IN those days loved and were dutiful
to their parents, she said. far more than
they are now. Better still. they respected
them. That may all be true, but that race
OF mothers is extinct. The woman who
would whip her 16 year old daughter, as
described in the Englishwoman's story.
would. nowadays. have the Humane So
ciety after her. Times have changed and
We must change with them. 1t may be
true-and 1t doubtless is-that our discipline
is too lax. Yet that of our grandparents
was too severe.
Each modern mother is a law unto
herself, and advice as TO how she should
bring up her children Is not likely to be
kindly received
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Shired Eggs.

Kindly let me have a recipe for shirrea
eggss through the Helping Hand
CONSTANT READER
sH1RRED EGGS.-Eggs shirred simply
are nothing more nor less than eggs baked
in rappies or shells. Sometimes they are
baked in groups upon a buttered platter.
then separated by cutting them with q
round cake cutter and served upon toast,
or slipped into pastry shapes Chot). a piece
Of butter laid upon each, and a garnish Of
parsley encircling them.
A more elaborate preparation is made by
putting a layer OF minced cold chicken or
veal or fish or mushrooms in a buttered
srallop shell. pouring in a spoonful of
gravy or sauce and heating to the boiling
point An egg Is broken carefully upon
the surface of the simmering meat or
mushrooms or fish, and the nappy is re-
turned to the oven TO be set It is
glSzed by laying bit Of butter upon the
egg. and when this is melted the dish 10
ready for the table. Serve in the nappies,
set In order upon a heated platte
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and I was putting on my overcoat when the
door opened and my mother stole in. in her
night gown. She had waited until my
father was asleep. and come up to say how
sorry she was had been naughty, and how
my disobedience and the punishment It had
brought upon me, had hurt her.
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dies ali the wayD I had just put my fiddle
upon the closet shelf when in came my
father. horsewhip In hand. and mad as
thunder! All he said was: You young
rascal! I've caught you at last! You
sneaked up so softly you thought wouldn I
hear you. but am up TO You. this once.'
Without more ado. he tore off my jacket
and thrashed me until his muscle and wind
gave out. He wouldn't listen 10 the ex-
PLANTATION tried to stammer out between
The Washington times., 1912-06-11
CITIZENS BODY TO
OPPOSE RENTING TO
COLOREO TENANTS
Members of Northwest Asso-
citation Say Motive Is
Economic One.

Declaring their motive to be a purely
economic one and not one Of racial
prejudice. members Of the Northwest
Citizens Association at their regular
mcnthiy meeting last night, passed rsso-
iutions that no member of the asso-
citation shall sell or rent property to
colcrrd persons. The question of the
occupancy OF property in the locality
In which the members of the association
rcslde was carefully gone ever, esti-
mates bsinG madc by different speak
ers OF the de:rensss that result in
property values where colored and white
persons live as community in any
one section without any linc of sc gre
gaticn. The result Of this condition
was shown by members Of the organiza-
the city before aud after being taken
TT with co'orsd residents.
The meeting was held in the Church
OF TIE Advent. Second and U streets
northwest, and was the last regular
monthly mecting OF the season, the
members adjDurning following tho
transaction OF business for the sum-
m"r rrcess.
Not only does .he resolution adopted
from selling OF renting to Colored per-
sons unless forced to do so by vir-
tue OF tho fact that adjaceut property
is already occupied by colored tenants"
bers will not deal with any real es-
tate agent who tries to pace colored
residents in their neighbo-hood.
That the only possible danger of pol
luton of the water used by the Dis
trtct by seeDage from Prospect Hill,
Glenwood. and st. Mary's Cemeteries Is
from a break in the concrete pipes that
carry the drainage, was emphatically
stated by DR.. W. W. Alleger. In a
paper read before the association.
The paper was in answer to state
ments made a short time ago by DR..
John Benjam min Nichols, of the George
Washington University Medical School,
tration plant Is polluted by seepase
from the nearby cemeteries. DIR. Allie
ger is chairman of the sanitary com
inittce OF the citizens association and
has spent about two months in study
ing the matter. He declared that care
full tests OF the water showed no evi-
dence of pollution.
The Washington times., 1912-06-11
Universal Language
Advocated at Meeting

At meeting Of the Washington IN
teehatlonal Language Society. held at
tie home Of Tainura Hilworth. 2S47 Con-
necticut aveEn,e. last night, r. C. Luz
ethi, secrstarI If the Swiss legation,
gave an address on the Association
for tho Creation OF World Language
Bure3u," which was organized last
year. In Switzerland.
without favoring Esperanto. lido, or
other universal languages, the new as
70 :iation aims at the appointment by
The leading powerS of a commission of
srinctists and lingllists to consider the
question Of an auxiliary language. The
Honorary president is Colonel Frey,
formerly Swiss minister to the United
States, and the president Is Mr.. Gobat,
director Of tie international peace Of
fee at Rerne.