Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-25

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from my home in Calhoun, staying with
my son in Charleston, Ga. He was TAX
ing the daily Journal and several other
papers, so l decided il looked like a
waste Of money to pay for so many
papers,. and / left of The Semi Weekly
Journal but I have missed, the House,
hold letters all the while. Last week
was down TO see my kinsfolks in Coweta
county, and got hold of Ser1i-Weekly
at my uncle's. and you can hardly i'm
agine my surprise to find out that Miss
Lizzie O. Thomas had married and gone
off TO Alabama to live. Well, Lam late,
but certainly do hope that she mas the
true; noble-hearted man that she is
worthy Of, and that he will help her in
her life's work to make others happy'
and that she may be happy as she makes
others so.
saw hut one letter from any OF stne
many that used to write for the rouse
hold mage. That made me think OF tnat
nld saving .'what is eyerybodys busl-
ness is nobody's business; for we All
can help somebody if we try. by writing
Nd giving others the benefit OF our eH
periences, and especially can we neip
the vouns sisters that have just started
ont in new homes of their own. am
really sorry that I ever lost out as
did. but 7 have tried to spend my time
a |
creatures in any way that ] had oppof-
tuuity TO do. In visiting the sick and
carving them anything that | had In
the way of nourishing food. tempting
food. or fruit or flowers, and last, but
not least. I've taken the Bible and read
some Of it's precious truths. Whatever
was most suited to eacn individual case,
then short prayer for them, and "
they liked to hear songs, would sing
Ansr "a
all know that as we do any little thing
to help others we get helped ourselves.
Deep down in our souls we can hear
Jesus say, "Inasmucn as We did it unto
the least Of these my brethren, Ne did
il unto me" "He that giveth TO the
poor lendeth to the Lord and His bank
will never break.
Now. as to the problem of what is
best for thin people to eat, as we'll as
the pale people. for about or nearly
always the kind of food that is good FOR
one would suit both. Sweet and Irish
potatoes are wholesome food for weak
people: the latter. with milk is said TO
be good brain and muscle food. There
are mant ways to cook both, but sick
or weakly folk should not eat them
fried. Baked and eaten with good but
ter, or mashed and seasoned with plen-
". of butter and fresh sweet milk, is
be better than biscuit
Then there can be many sorts Of
soups made. I have tomatoes prepared
for SOUP. cooked them done and
rubbed Them through a colander and put
them up in bottles. and corked them
tight while they were hot ] have all
the beans and tomatoes that we can eat
and some corn and okra that put up in
tin cans I canned them by using my
wash pot in the cool shade. Anybody
that has good health and the material
can have an abundance of good things
to eat if they try the right way every
day in the year. I know whereof
speak. Among the things good for pale,
thin folks are rice and any kind of
good cereals, chickens and eggs, milk and
butter turnips and turnip salad. And
to really cook a hen right, don't ever
bake IL inside of the stove. To have il
good. boil it until perfectly done, then
put some Of its own oil, or butter i'm a
vessel On top of the stove. and let it get
hot-not burned-and put the hen in ii
and keep her turned over until she is
nicely Drowned all over. Then take her
up and serve her. The juice does non
dry out when cooked this way. and the
meat is better and more. fit to digest
than when baked.
Mrs. Beecher has asked that we write
about historic places. Live in sight Of
Stone Mountain, and If any of you that
nave never seen II will come to see me
I will hitch up my little horse and 20
with you to see it. 1t is only five miles
away. and it is said to be the largest
rock in the world
I hope to write again soon, for
haven't said half I want to say about
the goodness of God TO the children OF
men. MRS. DELTA LANG.
Charleston. Ga.