Year: 1872

A CHHDs HoP.-lt was certainly pretty,
but 1t was very sober spectacle, Children
are naturally gay, and they frolic and dance
and romp with will. But childhood SEEM
ed to have been eliminated from these little
folks. They were sallow and anxious and
worn. And how stupid and sleepy they
must have been next morning! And how
unwillingly, with no shining morning face,
they must have crept to school! And what
poor little abused bodies they are. and how
surely the freshness and charm of life are
being destroyed for them Yet, Mrs. Ad
sends her children, and what can Mrs. Bad.
Cad, and Dad do but send theirs And if
Mrs. Thompson's daughter has silk dress
caught up and hounced with lace and flow
ers, know, my dear, that you do not wish
to have your daughter disgraced, and take
care that our dear girl shall be as splendid
as any of them!


These are the lessons that the children
learn, and in turn, as parents, teach. And
1t is curious that the American theory of
everybodys being as good as anybody has
this perversion, that everybody must dress
and do as anybody does. Everybody who
yields to the mania of extravaganza for chill
dren makes it harder for everybody else
not to yield. But there is no use in preach
ing about it, if only the pleasure of your
company is requested at a child's hop. Then
you see for yourself There is nothing more
melancholy than such spectacle at water
ing-place hotel. The forward rudeness of
the poor little overdressed figures is pitiful
The sweet modesty of childhood, the breezy
bloom of health upon the cheek, the plain,
simple dress, the artless ardor of joy-all
that is loveliest in the lovely age is wanting
at the chid's hop.-Haper's Magazine.


"THE OLD WOMAN was thus, few
days since, we heard STRIPPING of sixteen
designate the mother who bore him. By
coarse husbands we have heard wives so call
ed occasionally, though in the latter case
the phrase is more often used endearingly.
At all times, as commonly spoken, it Jars
upon the ears and shocks the sense. An
" old woman should be an object of rever-
ence above and beyond almost all other
phases Of humanity. Her very age should
be her surest passport to courteous consid-
Grafton.


The aged mother of grown-up family
needs no other certificate of worth. She
is monument of excellence, approved and
warranted. She has fought faithfully /" the
good fight" and come off conqueror. Upon
her venerable face she bears the marks of
the conflict in all its furrowed lines The
most grievous of the ills of life have been
hers; trials untold, and unknown only to
her God and herself she has born incessant-
ly and now, in her old age, her duty done,
patiently waiting her appointed time, she
stands more beautiful than ever in youth,
more honorable and deserving than he who
has slain his thousands, or stood triumph
ant upon the proudest field of victory.


Young man, speak kindly to your moth
er, and ever courteously, tenderly of her.
But little time and ye shall see her no more
forever. Her eye is dim, her form is bent,
and her shadow falls graveyard. Others
may love you when she has passed away
kind-hearted sisters, perhaps, or she whom
of all the world you choose for partner
she may love you warmly, passionately;
children may love you fondly, but never
again, never, while time is yours, shall the
love of woman be to you as that of your old
trembling mother has been.


BATHING.-Many persons have lost their
lives by getting chilled in the process of
bathing; sometimes by being into the bath
too soon after eating No person should take
any kind of bath sooner than three hours
after regular meal, and the room should
show heat of seventy-five degrees of
| Fahrenheit's thermometer, at about five feet
above the floor in the middle of room, in
order to avoid dangerous chills persons of
feeble circulation should have the room
still warmer; if there is an uncomfortable
feeling of GOODNESS to the body when it
comes out Of the water, the room is too
cold.


| To MAKE RICE PUDDING.-In a quart
bowl, take two eggs and two heaping tea
spoonfuls of sugar, well beaten together; fill
the bowl half full of cooked rice, bits of
butter, and handful of raisins stir all well
together, and then fill the bowl with new
milk. After the ingredients are thoroughly
mixed, bake in hot oven half an hour.
When set away to cool, take a spoon and
stir it up, so as to mix in the melted butter
on the top and the raising in the bottom.
Eat with cream slightly sweetened. Season
with nutmeg, or whatever you like.


Corn STARCH CAKE-Take three CUPS
of flour, two cups of sugar, one cup of but
ter, one pof corn starch, one cup of sweet
milk, one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one
half teaspoonful soda and the whites of six
eggs. Stir butter and sugar to a cream
beat eggs well. Sift -four, soda, cream tartar
and starch together Bake slow. / think
this makes a very good cake.


WASHINGTON CAKE-To four CUPS of -four
add three of sugar, one of butter, one of
thin cream, five eggs, and one teaspoonful
Of saleratus. 1t makes good cake.


CREAM CAKE-One pint of sweet cream,
one cup of white sugar, one cup of raisins
or currants, one egg graham -four to form
rather thin batter. Bake in gem pans,
or add more -four and form into rolls Bake
quickly.


The Postmaster-General has reversed
his former decision as to the class of postal
matter in which engravings, chromos, etc.,
should properly be placed. Hereafter all
such matter may be sent by mail at the rate
of one cent for each two ounces, and in
packages weighing less than four pounds.
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