Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1877, Page 11

* vegetable, HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE 118 TTOMI, A LOVH DITTT, Dedicated in ths Ladies of ** The Home." 1atand ontalde, a weapinz pine— 1 take this tree becausa ‘twill rhiyme, / Whero, If 1rald & atordy oak, *Fwoulil only zo with poke and Joke And fove-diftiea are full of "Ill]'mnx" And “"l‘“i"'l“md “thrills," and **chords, ! and s winer™ 3 1standontside, ar T have sald, And feel & tnmor in my. b Tmenn n tremor In my brenst, Atall the pretty damuats pross'd 1.ike choice Tiavanan in n row, Ilecause they're preclous doar you knowe. Alumberman ¥ am by birth, ‘Anih half & mitllon 1am worth Ot uther men, IF 1t was knowns And here I'm left to pine slone, And piteh my barl fn deacrtn far, ‘And coutt & Muec a5 hlack ae tart When this sprace apirit far har flown, And paead heyond tho River Rhone, Jlf take n pipe and Tur TRIRUNE, ‘And pipe a cheerful little tune To dissipate the mold and gloom! Cuicauo, Feb. 17. Jons QiLEmt. THINK OF IT, T the Editor af The Tribune. Cuteann, Feb,:20,—It In gmtifying that the columns of The Home department of Tite TRIAUNE are nut entlrely devoted to the culinary ari and {nntructions for dofng fancy work,—{hough it Is well to encourage an Interest in thee departmenta of home comfort. And.It is & malter worth of noto fliat principles of economy pervada many of those contributions to your valuahle paper, pecially In theso tmes of fnancial depres- slon, when retrenchment In the oxpensen of llving ars mnot “only advieable, hub In many Instances absolutely necessary. Occaslonal 1; thoughts upon a kigher plane of life are con- {ributed. gurely mental improvement should not bo for- gotten In tho fond puranlt of tho Eplcure, and should Intereat overybody, yid and young, marrled sawell an uninarried. And it s o sad featurs In the eventa of human Iife that so many young men and young women finish their sachuol educatlon with high honora, get married and seitle for the remaluder of iife In apparcit obacurity,. ape piying themeelves to pursalta that do not bring Into exerclso the Rnowledge and mon- tal dlscipline thoy labored for years to scquite. Thus they bury the talents they might now with great profit put to the exchanges. ' They seem to bave no Junger any use for them, This is especially true of young ladies who jeavo achool, {he sominary. or the college, and tako upon them- aclves tha respousibllitios of wife or mather to the further cxclusfon of literary pursuitd, Itin the matter toba deplored that the sced of “kuowledge thus carly sown in the fortile soil of tho young hcart and mind, that has long been gealously tended and praned, should now, that the. reallties of matare lifo -are st hand, when ity feults should be practicslly realized, bo Blmost ene trely neglected. . The beantifal troo of knowledge might now develop inore fully aud Lear precious frois of wisdom and goodness, and b of great prac- tical valne, But, do tho facta liere ntated exist of mecesslty? Or, {s it possiblo for every man and wonian, old and young, in whatever condition i 1ife, to find wome timo or opportunity ta youd such ‘books and papers, and miuglo with that class and grads of soclety that #hall be a means of cultura .and mental grow(h? Musta mother's time, (for Dion always scem 1o liave somo thine Lo rea converse upon other matters than thelr work), bo entiroly anid directly given to the temporal minis- tiations of the darling onca of her houschold? Some wives and mothers have holp to msslat tovin in thelr domestic dnties, and thus they nre fur- nished with some time and opportunity for other, ond Individual use. 3lany womon, " howover, are not 30 favorably situated, According to the pres- ent mode of ljving, the houschold are moro orless nnmeroun and vressing; ‘posscsa much strongth, It i nstance. What ‘ore can women . who are thus conditioned do, It fliey have aspiring minds and gencrous oF, zealous hearts, ut ho reslgned to n 1ife, the dutfes -and = Umits . of which they feel ia fn some respccts dwnrfing to their souls? To a certain extent theold adago, ** Where thero 1a o will thero s a way," Is true; and soma’ comfort and courage may be derived fromn the forca of thought and the prouiise it conveys. Xint lsit not_ovident that if the domestic dut] of women could In some’ way be diminlehed, which many women, 8a they bave tho ontire mansgemont 84 well aa Iabor to verform, unless they have dmflh o s term to assfst them, can do, ono obafscle wouls remayed? Although with tho preseat doman and the stylo of dress, s molher's Hme and lelsuro ato not wiich fncreascd by tha help of her daughe tors, thia is & matter worthy of attontion ond conslderation. And In these .daya of ingenal- ty, dovices, and increaso of kuowledge, may wo 1ot reasonaly hopo for some rellef fromi the " un«, necessary tax upon women's tima and nglurgL{ 4 CARING FOR TIE BABIES. To the Edtior of Tha Tribune. Wtk Piasox, Mich,, Feb, 14.—1I tho mathor with o sick baby will acod hor address to_ Beetiah, b ox 310, White Plgeon, Mich., it willbe a, icasur to tell her.Low one housohold pot was kaved after having been glyan up by his phyeiclana, We have pursned sclentidc reacarchos udied sick bobics,-and found the baby by far the most Ulesn the bablos; and tho mothers hem first on their Het of dnties-and lenaurcs. To those who uma bottles for heir littlo oues, wo would urgontly commonl the uso of sand with s littlc nmmonia in the wator for cieonsing, Instead of shot which haa been knowa to causo lc-d-pu!mnln& [ s nlways dangeroas, Do not glvu bolled milk to a delieato child; it 18 nlwn{l more or lass harmful and soldom .safe. S.et Charloy’s wifa give her ¢hifld cach morning before breakfast s tumblor of fresh milk In which she has stirrod thoroughly a htlplnf teaspoonful of sugar and Lolf 8 teaspoon of whito lye, pln{:lmd in this way: Flli a quart Bowl two-thirds full of cold water; dropin as many 2ve conls from a good hard wood flroaa the bowl will contaln; aftera few minutes remoyo these and repeat with freh coals, When strong enough the lye hios & sweot, prickly taste, If this {a not pro- carablo ‘id limowater at a drugglst's, but tho lye la better, 1f tho child does not show improved health in ono weok, give the prepared milk at evenlng nlso, Invalld would be benefited Ly a porsistent usc of tho sbove remedy, All dlscosts in which thero f8 tuberclo or ulcerstion are producod by an excess of acide in the system, Long-continied use of a harmlcss alkal ms to, neutralize this acld, and wllk 18 the beet possible article. 1f tho gentleman who abjects to white batlor ~instruct hils dairymaids to grate ono orangu carrot fot each Alyo pounds of butt §ng aweel fresh milk ononghito mix with the and _extragt the rich colorin. draln_through clothestralner and ad 1o ¢ sometimo in the process of churning, he will bave beautifal yeliow butter, withinone of the unploavant taste and ador derlved from tho nso of snnotto. To the lady who asks how to clean walle dnlshed l?olu. let ua suggust a liftle milk fn the water, or 3 much solled nn ogg broken into cach pallfo) of warm soft water uscd. Forall vainished surfaces, olicloths, ctc., an egg §n cach bamn of water, washing with & clean cloth sad wiping dry will be found the best thing pousible, For zinc, please \ry Korosens on o Ssanel, and if t proves secand Lo anything you know, favor us will ized cats matte with the best. . ., Mrs, M. E, W, B, may Nko our way of making coffue: Dugin with the raw hersy, Wash clean in coid water, dry, roast & uark brown, but without burning, ina moderately hot oven. When uflrlr cold, break in a nico fresb epy, and stir untll each berry s ulcely coated; thun relurn to the oven fo & fow moments to dry, leaving the doar open. Your colfes will be perfectly ecleared ™ at very littlo expense, and uo tasto of egg. Crind only os aceded, Put'in your coffea-pot ons heaplng tabla- wspoouful of tho powdered coflvs to ouch persony pour in o little cold water and shako well together; then poyr yn bulling water, aout two cups tu each spoonful of coffev, And'sct on fha stove fron twenty (0 thirly mitutes, where it will just escape Vollinz. Berva with milk, Aot, and If & good arti- ;l- vhprfisurfi st lhum\;figll‘l'nluu a!_ou can offer aur friends a beverage oF the guds, Gretchen 16 Just (n jimo 0 make 8. totted%ed- spread. Get ‘upbluchiod cutjon and make your Spread. Then stretch it mmoothly over quifing. Jiawes, Tay it on the foor and outliue zour Rt trn. Follow hese lines with comuioh: gapdle wicking, tskiog @ stitch back where yod want each tuft. “'To have thew large snd full, ‘g over it Swice; 81 in the patiern to sult your own taste. hen done, cut the wickiny evealy between each fultwith o '!nurol nhnrg sciurors, Sosk woll in Bot wuds, an -f,rm on { uli ipring grads ta Lleach, 'The cloth abrinks any holds the tufts Jn rnfy. “'l{l Margayot Sluart favor us with Ler experlence i ice Haka, ol il 54 Baw 1o m oull tha A wilfi«'m- bengvolent sister tell uy where to :weun: patterna fur the Centennisl wndergarments hich do ot give the wearer an outre npfi:;::‘u:u ‘-TEE DALD-HEADED ASSOCIATION, T the Kdllor ‘A of T4 Tribune, QrExwoow, 1a., Feb. 18.—1f 1a evident from the atre of \ho auawers that havd Leen given to u naalrice that fu sewdor of Tug Tiiuyss though ihat [ was teifilng with them, aud thattbe B.IL A, gl‘d noj really atand In need of asistance. 'Thoy ve derlded opr lpBllwuun 1o the most cul bearted styls Imagluable, aad,wotld no doabi s our bald Licads ¥o dawn In tar ‘water tc thy Erav 8ad drop not a ainge tear. Tho suswens thai wo aaive, bavo ihua farproved susro, and, though the meakeat of ntlepien, we arv Yot stuck up to poulight degree, Wo askud huiably for thanams of ths lady that sontributed the rst articls au far water, and thy #alythingin the guive of ap answer that wo Garrecyived Iou famark from the +* Widow ln Dlue, * ¥ho says that sbe has knowa many persdos that Bave uicd tar-wator with the dgvired succous, but that they did oot ppt iton thelr heods. ' My dear ¥ilow Tk, 13 tho paiog of wy wullerlng brethe A Where W thiy pub 118 3¢ fabut fust $0 us thst ve hl4 matter yogr serions attoutjon,end if & 4 sveag of Lals qun bo evolved frow au oceau of Tar-water, tell us In what mapocr, § prgy, We taked for somacihing that would remove tar frow the acalp, and have had two reuiedics suygested, — one uf Lusw, I bolieve, by Miss Gander. One was . Yyuse oi u 'wire bruv, and th oiber & trij to the Black ; Hills, * throught the -Bioux comoiey, and - Lt him uniess bis BATUKDAY, LBRUARY 2!, 1877—TWELVE PAGES. fieat wa have tried In good faith, but with no | gice s amall pot If yon wish plenty of blossoma, riccesn; . and, as for tho eecond, we are too ol to | rich soll, arui good deainnyre, Vhen taken in the travcl. ' n th meantima wo nré to Tie pitied, aiud | houac, give cippor full Gf bolllni ot mater every notrotiod. 1t webave no halr, e have 8 grent | morning: do not o afratiof lneiing the sialk by deal of tae, - **1t sticketh closor than & brother, | the hotiwater, for I have had it stand aronnd the yen, 1t remnineth fareyer.™ 1 one condition 14 Pitiablo nuw, what will it be swhen warm waatbor comes? 'Tha few haits I hnve atand on end when think of it ~ Feathers, dust, files, dea leaves, gmats, And Jnne-bigs will take up their abiding. place’ on our poor heada, and swe will go about walking monuments of flis_handivorkc of that woman, who dare not now sead liur Adidress to the Secretary of the B. 31 A. 1 trust that rho may difo & happy and pescefal death, and itat her Inst hours npon carth may not be disturbed by vislons of n prim-froop of bald houda with ™ tar on thicl scalps and vengeanca on their bruws. 'To Tiate hairon onr heads tina ceased to bo the firet objectof onr arpociation, and how 1o get tar oft taken ita place, ‘It was rerionaly constdered at one | kinds, and wonld 1ike to exchange with any one, of onr Inte mectinzs whetber it would notbe mde | as T waul togeta varloty for o wardian care; and visable Lo ndd 3 lfitle pravel to the tar. 1t might | forne l¥cnpmllnmn. pepperomlus, o anyihing ot improve our appearance, but it wonid certainly | suitsble for a waalian gany or fornory. make ue Jook “n0 " worse than wa do now, and wo Another time 1 will give dlrections for & yould have o roof ovet oue hieads, to sy e luaet. fernery, as 1 have o very handsome one on a small 1 wonld Hke to nsk thc opinfon of Tanl IL B, on | scale.” T have clzhtecn varleties of geraniums, hin ne o hole dreasing, 1 tho halr should sude denly commence growing, awing to the fertillzin |ranestios of tho lar. woulil the preseuce of grave inlerfrra with devclopment? If wa aro, (hmnflh the kindneas of an overruling Providence, rmflicd to escapo from our. tarry hondage, salk two inches deep for thres minntes or more while souking [y the ground, Tatuek & alip of ger- anlum this Wintar in a potof callas, and It hae grown most Jusuriantly, proving that they toe Ara not afrid of hot water. I treat my smilax the »same, only pourinz the water In the saucer instead of on the fmibe, ~ Piants, 1ike oursclves, niust roit, and Af they roct n suminos will grow' in winter, and vice vers. Lost spring | gave away Bi leaat two bushels of slips by sctual measnre- ment, and It any of The llome Trienda would like them they are welcome ta them. Why not ex- chango our plants, nnd thus make our friende, ax woil A ourselver, happy: for whodoes not treasnre n plant from a frlend? 1 have bogonine of weveral roma ecedlings of my own' raleing. ‘There aro dilferent in color, Then T linve tho applo, lemon, balm, nutmeg, rose, ote, 3 1¢los. Jinglish, Trish, German, of witer fvy, konnelworil, both piain and varicgated, tloys, plaju and variegated, oxailis, efe., cte.' I would like to get more wintor- 1t s now our firm fntention to have hats made with | Wluomers, ns care more fur them. The blue-glass crowns,and while we sit kily In tho sun-+| fmportant thiny s rno‘l dralnl'le and _good »hlnel or go ahont our daily avocatlons, we ean | roll, o nat tic afrald of charconl: your hands have the snt(afaction of knowing that the blue. gIas rays of Iight will scok aut and bring to the enrface every slumbering hale. We will nat try any moro exporiments with remedicn that have whtar in"them. We are not to bo decelved by any anch articlos as the ono in Tz TRIUNE, {o the effect that keroscne would cure baldnean, giving s authority a Beltlah Conenl at a Russian port, ‘The mau who concelvod that article and wrote It Is s _cold-hloaded, bald-headed, designing villain, The nttention of the Association wne called to the above by Hrother T.. who aaid that ho feared ho was about to ‘havo' trouble in hia family, that his wife waa anxlous to hathe his head with keroscne, ‘That he very well knaw from tho appearance of kerosenc barrela about his house will wash, and by the tima vour blossams and the briliant foligee come fofth, you will_forzetall abont that. Tt should bo an Inch deep in the bot- tom of flic pot, and not very fing elther, Then you can nse the fine to_sprinkle (hrough with the dirts 16 will keep the dirt swout and give & peeniae riciness to the follage. Danot glva double gern- niume too rich roll, or they willall go to loaves and no bloswoing apnear, for the marked leaved varlctiea need rich sofl, as 1t fa_the leaves wo wirh instond of hlossoms, If worms appear, give them n gooil drink of weak lime-water, Ammoniats goo if used In small guantitles. Do not bo afrald of thy renlobug. They will not kill the plant. Pick them off or sprinkle well, 1 any of you deajre tu address Fern Leaf, Hox o cxunps! planta o hulbs, o re wan 0o hope for him thia_ side of the | 1070, Ottawa, il althongh you wiil “probatly grave; that ajthough ho wasan old man, and had | hear again from Fray Lear, faron his head, he wanted todle in peace. Iils casg la now under consideration, Something must Tio done at once, Hia wife in u desperate woman. Imngine frother T, s eitnation if the kerosene i put on fop of tha tar. Inall onr afiction we are yet willing to do an act of kindnoss. Ona Jady has ankod for romething that wonld. turn auburn hate Lrown. 1am suthorized by the Association tosay, that tar water will pradocy t] affect almost In. stantanconsly,—a beantitnl gloasy brown that won't rubofl. Once more Lappgal for .answera to 1y former quentiona: l"ln‘-—\’vhll- the lady's’ sddress who first sald lar water' ‘Second~—What will remava tar from tho scalp and 1ot remove the scalp from tho mant Seov. B 1L A, e Eiditop e . ) Tnvine Tans, 01, Peb., 1 ow, Mr, Editor, if tharo ta etlll room in your columnw, I will give a few hintx on ** Sowing anid Coitivation " of tlower soeds, frony persona who hava made cultivation of Auwees thelr biriness, Flower sceds should L sown at the proper_ deisth, and the depth at which they are sown shonld be' guverned by the size of thereeds, 8mall seeds have amall sproats, and, Ifsown as deep ae large weed, will be unusually longt In starting, or the sorouta will perish in the gronnd, Small socds shonld ba morely sprinkied on the eurfaco of the ground, after smoothing with the hack of the spade, and barely covercd with fwely-sifted, light, mellow roll, and nftcrward A protected from the kcorching sun or heavy ralng by IAKH, TOME CHRRRVUI cloth of green brushes stuck around it.” Anothor v the_Kditor. of TAd Tribune, thingto bie conwldered I Lo roll into which fecdvare . ADRIAN, Fab 85, —Why in It necessdry always | rown. Tho best soll for lowering plunts wenerally oA o o Inta axtrement A faw weeka | bna light frinbla loam, containiiig enougn saw 10 rince, and nur Home was llmrly & reclpe book, | render it porons. A great nwany varicties will live ol now forsoath, because Ollve. and & fow of us | in any kind of Aoll,—unlesx extremely sandy or novo wrltten In rogard to mind culture, we have | dry, —bu paina kbobld be taken in nd ing to the thrown overboard all the, charming sod delightfat | sl what may \:mwnn(lna. licep digying and anbjects relating to our houachuid affalre, which enriching the soll ls tha Jeast thut shoald be done. have bitherto lnt‘m‘nllm‘ us, and ara devotlng the | If the weather De dry nfter rowing . the seed it will eecions apace sliowed us o lengthy discumions in. | bo neconeary to Walar 1h plices shera the reeila are eown WIth a fine - watering-pot, as the sced shonld be kng:t motst during tie %mu‘w"' germinn- tion, Tho hardy annanle are tho moat easily c tivated of all plants, regnril to m‘qunullonn‘lhomuclnm of Individ. o) charactera fn novels, ete. In fact some of tho lettera that have appearced in tho last few lasucs are mply trashy. Little Sally's etorles abont Thelr scedn may he wow “Wilttle one™ mny bo exceedingly Inter- | from tho irst of Aprilto the middle of June, along csting, but I_would ‘far rathor have ono of | tho border, in the garden, .or uny apot where dear unt ~Lncy's lolters, recipes and all. | they aro ‘wanted to bloom. The “seeds of the Do not lot us wasto _this opportanity which | teudor snnnals should berown' ina hot-bed, or may never be onrs n—by wnting long, ram- | in potsina green-hotse” o lnqlmmy window. Lifng letters with pothl In “them o empty, | Keep them well ehaded, whi eh’ will pravent ab- high-soundiog words, written for the mere sako of | sorption from tho rays of the sun, and the conse- aceing ourmelves In print. Lot those of us who A‘;uml necea<ity of frequent watering, which baken hoya nothing to write about—keep silent. tha soll, Towarde tho middle of May the sred- “"And notv to change the anbject, Some ono re- | lingw may be transplanted.” But before transplant- marked in a lato {sano of Tha fTome {hat nothing | Ing bardon them by fflldunlly admitting airto Wouid Indace her to keep a servant (1 uso the word | them day and night. ~ Tho biunnlal and perennial servant becauso It Is correcty 1 dotest tho snbatl- | secds should bo sown when the gronnd ls molat, tuta-** help"), Bhe praferred to do her own work, | mot very wet, fromthe 1at of pril to Augual, 1 do mot belleye that any weman wllllnrnvllnla of | Many of them may be rmised In the groand like rofinoment In her nature, unless it be Biddy Mc. | hardy annoals and traneplouted, They donot gen- Tirniser herself, delights In the Intimato contact | cenliy ULloom ‘the first ycnt, so they rhould be r e feany dishes and. tho scrubhing-brush, | thinted ont ot remaved from tha seed bed ns woon but mituated ss wo oll are fu this [ as welirooted, and planted in the garden In rows conntry, a foat apart, Iienniala must bo kept during the able _at apy moment to be ealled from the ploassnt parlor with all its do- lightfol rurroundings .of books and flowers, to these lower reglons from which the cook has de- winter in green-houses or dry collars, and the ten- der porennials shouid b prolected from frost by cloth fastened around them, und afterivards cover- fimplutd mmdn ll“l owu:lm'; l:‘ lh'IIn mrx‘:mnm). it | vd with jeaves, Puainie FLOWER. uite eraentlal, in order ee] he home ma- s e it sntoatily,, 10T e 10 b6 ‘maters of . PANGY COOKING ALL VANITT, ALL v (he_Editor of The Tridi) JanEsviLLE, Wis., ‘Fob, 10— 1 hve heen an vecasional ihe sitnation, When thus’cajled, dear friendy, go cheerfully, and 1 nm suro that the happy amliles of apa and tho HiEtl o onca will amply ropay you for | noon, ' may Icome in? }apa and tho iilo ancs will smply FOpo¥ Y AGF | Teador of o Hiome for the pastsix mantli, and 1 fiow mich meaning 1s hiddon bencath those littia | have neatly yol tho dyrpepsia by reading such a e men of Amarical do you realize, with | multitnde of rocolpts,—mizing and_counter-mix- your crusades, your suclety-mectings, your church- | ing3 *iwhita of au egg In ono dish and yeliow In e it iy one.halt of tha wrecked lvoa | anothor," rafeins, grogee, milk. cloves, hot water, B e ves 110 at your floor). Hundredd | clnnainon, pingof, and vapilla; pork Iiturlaid with young chickens, 'batter laid cayenno peper, ncas knowa how man; ow, I I weroa doctor, Tornfa™ in’ thoro mixturcs creating patients. . Aa it s, thov aro s nauseo flx‘efls‘t_lbln 8 the mixtures of the witches In =77 prootnewt, and toe of frog on an_inch thick,: ollvu-nll,‘ N of your husbands and sons “are being driven from dreary, ill-kept homes, to seek that amuscment ngl(fl"- and recreation which scems to bo s eruving of our g‘vd hnman nature 'in pla “which they would nover 'havo. seen bLad you - mado home sunshiny and bright. Have vyou sons mnd daughters 3mwln5 up, or fully grown? Do not then fn your: endeavors to make them good ant ploun cant toomnch about religion, the sin of and s dog, worldly pleasuros, ete., and, In fact; stelve to Yeonl of bat. and tongne of dog, sl ey | | IR el 08 we find ‘o olC-! onad Bunday-sctiool books. | yn theso hanl times .wany cultiyated ladles aro Combine religion with your “"U'dlf‘y‘l’-‘hgfi: obliged to do tholr own Cacuing, und it 1s. betier them frolic anil d.nui *”‘ dance. e Ol o o thaC T lope ig | tuaL th food should bo plain and anbstantial; such ie cauler gerved and muc more wholesome and nu- danco myself? l’ enjoy aceing people hflflngfl tritlous, The healthilcst people that I know ara ool timo (rmv et am In it. s Glory éald). | thiono who ignoro pics, cakes, and puddings, 1t is bava pll ihings donot burden tho shon'dory of {ust an abeucd for an Intalligont woman {o spend our children Wiih your own cares, remember that n the foturo thoirtirn will come; for, asj Longfol. low says: . Into cacn life some rain must fall Eoine daya tig Aari and droary, " ier time concocting elaborate dislice as for hor hus- Uand to carve up the fireswood inta images of Cu- llld| Minorva, or Apollo, to bo burned to boil the ca-kettlo, Wheu pluin wood answers the purposo uch better. Clilldren have usually a horzor of pious te, | ™iiero is our bill af farc: For breakfast—Good and #o have I, udo to tho IM\E- aced, t- | tome-mnde bread toasted, sweet cream butter, monious kind we are all acqual Thatiscos | froah fried egus, raro done, gond Juvn colfee—nets tled with an_egg,—** A" surar, good rich miik. ¥or dinnor—0no pound and a half of tender round stonk, fried slowly, with o cover on, mashed potatacs, excellent ade bread and ‘*glte nted wit in fact, A troe Chrlstiap carrios a llxil‘:l beart, Is cheerful, ia charitablo. A puro cad holy life, & tendor, fnvlng-ym[inmy in the pleasurea ng woll na the afiictiond of thoso around you, will have a 0m far greater influence {n tho home cirglo than too | edge™ butler; tes, best Japap, augar, and milk, e hteaching, - Trtth la tho spring \ido of glade | Supper_Tea ‘and. tanst. - For varloty, we have ness and of hope, and when the summer cometh staywod oysters tiylce & woek, and occasionaily gx- quisita nico soup. Some athier thmo 1 1nay toll how It s mado. This hos beon our fara for throe months, There are four adults of us, and it has coat ue $7 8 weak to live inthis way, and we havo all enfoycd the best of health, while our nelghbors, who bave had thofr tables loaded with tancy dishos, have had the Doctar dosing thein all win. ter, 1t hus costone of them $05 for doctor's bill, ‘bealdes the suffering endured, Amie M. Iiste, accopt thanks for {mu‘ axcellent couree of reading, I have pasted 1t inmy ecrap- book, and Infond to read tho entlre list. AGNEx. . . WARTS, HOUBEIOLD BTUDY, BTO, Ty the Ediior of The Tribune, Cinteano, Feb, 10, —Firstand foremost, If an one troubled with warts will scud his or her. ad- the procions secd you aro now sowingin thoso young lives will bring forth s glorious harver Oh moke honie l\lppl. cheerful, ond altogether Jovely, nna our desr Lord will surely reward you for tha caro you take of the lambs of Ils flock in- trusted toyou. Wixxis, OLD MATDS, MARMIED AND SINOLH. Th the Editor af The Tribuns. Curcaco, Feb. 20.—To old maids, married and otherwlse, 1 dmll‘fm theso few remarks. Old maide, marrled and otherwise, have peculiar views in regard to tho relative ncrits of a man's eudT wment and theirs, An old maid natarally coniracts habits which aftor a timo become fixed, 1t is her pat fancy to byllevo a man kuows nothing. Well atter b while, inrougl somo clisnce, tho old mafd ou ety married, She talos the notion that | dress, I will scod s rocipo that will removo and er {dens are about as good as & ‘man's, or & | Jeavenotrace. ‘This may ba important to Noou- little better, She has an fdea of her own, now and | djes, then, and can't bo made to sceany good and sufiiclent Now, T want to ask the sympathy and advico of Feason why sl shonidn't express Jt. Sl docs ex- | ali the girin and hoys, ' Laat Raturday, ofter occus rose It “She ex) ascs it In tho ‘morning bafare | pylng the forenooi In reading ‘The Hotae, 1 startud [l Sicfast, nnd lu facl all duy long, | hp esbitionsly, raked Goeiha; Schiller roak i o Kue not foryet 10 do'1 beforo ging 10 bed &t and Al tho - 'y d Tight, and somelimag sfterwards, Now, I8 80 hap- 5-‘}!%.. from out | ho w“mun' pe’r'\r:'fm e pens that,alter & while, thie kind of dictday inand | 1y domestic taske' wera performed, and, to 'aay ont for JU3 successive days in th rafects a 8l h hiiehod T o the s uan. Ils frame becomer relapse, ha looses his will, caprices of the new tyrant ass Ho comus fo regard the course of events Inevitable, aa _ someibing beyon: control, and after a few jnefectual offorts nh&uu fnfo the uofortune position of 8 han-pecked husband. 'I'ha poor man has gone uy pout, (metuphorically). y ekeeper . knowa how many extra things must be dons oo the alxth day, and so by the mid- dle of afternoon we were delving desperately deep- erand deeper, Of course tho door-bell rang just then, and I, obliviaus tosll save grand avpirations, answered it, hmkln? charming, —that ls, if a nose and ¢hin adorned with pot-black Impart beauty to a hedted face. Who was it but & yuunzfiunlhmln. whom 1')i call Charlie, and_his cousin Magd. I'm There Is no hope for ife dics. = Tleo will neverbeable | not jealous of Maud in the Jeast, but It was certain. 10 nasgrt )Ilruu"ulllla she llves. This fu the siale 1,".":1:«(11 contrasts sho In elegant (m?:u ll:n,:h of one fawily. Tt Is an oxcoptionsi fauilly, u -dreas resombliug Joseph's coat of many Now, let us look 81 aputher famnily, which anexcoption. A man, who Ip & man Inevery sensy of the word, marrics & woman good In afl thoss, ntie virtues for which true womsnhood is noted. e brings to the altar & heart flled with love, re. spect, and sdniration for the man sha Is sbout towed. They eatablish thoir home. Heossumes colors, on which I vamly end to wips my hands, greasy from a continued slege of dishwater, o nighteap, which [ ll.lll op to svoid dust In my the olnt of 14 sisnding formidably o 4 persplration end pot-bluck forming su mixture. They had come to take ma fo #ab ride, but you moy be certain 1 did not go. O {ho Sart af providur, protector, snd head of 1he | cours Maud sejoced secretly, Snd 1 don't sappon family, Bhe fakes upon herscll the dutles of | Charleswillever comotorec meagain, bg you won home-maker, nion, and comforter. 150 | des if there was a scenc afier they drove offs ¥'m 1s mindful of her trials as wifs and mother, an rry 40 say thope classical volumis that § proposed a ven her that loving aympty (1At roats ot woar B e o K 2k they ¥a dows ifo's okd together, band in hand, —impulses, aspiratious, ks 4t appiness ail 1 walsos, 40 leat y de b e P you ot fmagine that there will be two dlf. forent conceptions in segard to tho ward **obey™ fu_the minds of theso two wivest Will uot what seemns 8 pleasure—s natural consa- reading that evening lew around theroom at &2:40 rate, and, in thefe siead, | soluced mysell witha mp{ of ifyron snd one of eadle's ditne novels, Oh! what'shall [dor Lot An( vne mention bouse- work to mo within tho nyxt alsmoniis, snd there'll bo **trouble in the famly." Houorl, ant you that recipo, 8at Weller—Onco I went sleigh-tide) the slelgh tipped fntan drift 1 dldn‘zm_g%l:; oh, nos 1 throw quence—1o one Appesr oflious (0 the other! . my arms about bLis maeck er the left, " —and ‘Buppose that the wifo In the Jast examplo should | wept for sweet sympatby's eako. MMe dida't soem your husbands,” | ta feel very bad over It, after that say & WORL AbOGH ** wives, obe Sont you thiok that It would wfn;( A1 the atrong- TS 01d 10wids, marriod and oflurwist, awaop. Ing down on berdevoted head? Don't sy Woull Gl ot it i ere''; that * "wowmen were slaves fortht It appears to me tkat such wonld be the cato. le not joul maids’ spe 5 ethor 1 bla matds he married or otherwiss, Th Who find thie Girls, 1 don't sdvies youta doso; it embarrassey, ag well'as_belng unconfortable ta the young ken- 1leavo it to all the boya if it dou't. i1 ;e how to fwprove the growth oy thick and curly, but aot very ong, Thoao fellowe with procrastinatng mus- lacbis should procare Cajaput, from thy drug: store,—tell {ho drugglst it 1s 0 polson rals, —and apply once 8 -day; sl4o, kupmuklngflu uppur lfio constantly; and, laslly, have muc aticnce, Yours, in good falth, NOVEL READING. . 7o tae Kdiior o The Tribune, Wauvszoan, Feb, 17,—6tudent, of Kalamazoo, says In to-day's TEISUNE, under the caption **A Plaz of Study, &t ¥ Avoid l‘avul-. for they but unft the mind sud reoder It incapable of active thought."* ¥ taks lauus with him on that polot. the ulimct of atudy ealy to make de acute fogician or accomplished’ philolozists, or walkiog cyclo. pedias, as Studeot’s lotter secma Lo tmply? T It not 1o improve our hearts a4 well aaony andey- standings. heart, and not the trai e B TR kD it Can the generalzations of Plato and Emerson :nmfln us flvme:l an ideal of noble mankood "l Manus e—muc Il irls, kilchen servauts, or schoolmarm mu'w that the *buncombe’ of Susan and onc or two otbers (Amber_excepiod) will tura the sllly haad of some wile, but 1 bope not. - Epjru. Qrrawa, 1L ger, bul perbaps 1 cowo boldly gnd f much, and'I would take off m! wake my obeisance o you one and all, peveral years been very succesaful with plants, sud of these 1 woyld speak. The scazon will soon be here for us to sow ous seed If we would vus our Nitvest. 1have many winter LiGomers, sad suy oue may if they will follow my directions, 1f you | the mpersunation of it In Col. Nuwcome? Will wish your geramuins, fuchsiss, l{‘:ll“flm bego- | tho Lears of Andromache enliven our sensibiliti niaw, €ic., o bloom in winter, take elipe the tiret | imore than thuse of Magyio Tulliver? DoesOres! Friday inunc and start thect, aud by fall they | teach us na well the dauger ia our peaco of undlial will b just ready to (ake in the houss for winter | conduct aa does the hosbaud of Romola? g thete plooming. Start them In he fl‘uu oo warning worthy of uotlce In the **Fortunes of are 10 legvu shem o, sud, 3 you ke, } Nigel" for those inclined to per with vice? the pot cau be sunken the fower s Wickdeld Do Rteba 4 wose sod 0 Jxsbacea o Jewo! n bed of garden till timedo take lu. Take your | furniab so Uttla worthy of ulation that we callas ln? turu the pot on thy slde, and do 00t ke | shold fosbear to yead about thuse lyst we should afraid of its getiing too Jry. Lot it reat till the | be repdered ** fncapable of active thoaght V1 By the 1asd of August,then give watorallitio ats tizie sad | way, Beechor; Lowel), sad sovers] otber well- known mv? readers, are not apeciall, s heing * incapable of active thought. rosd Danta's description of a region whoso extatenco some people dare to oubt, bt acny ourselves {im plearare of pernsing that heantifnl prose-pnom of he affectlons and tho home, ** David Elzinbrod," because the Iatter I callad & novel? Let Biudent consnit his Webster and ree if the b 1liad ™ and thio tOdsrey are not o be clunted ae novels, As well a5 *“The Jast Dayaof Tompefl," ¢The Mooaier Echoolmanter,™ urany other historfeal fictian. Ftudcnt 18 (0o sweeping in his dicectinne. Let the advice b nat, **avold nov- aln," but avold soms novels, Select and readthe Dast, for thesaare 83 moccersry to comnlete the furnishing of the mind ag any otlier class of books, AXOTHENR STUDENT. WORMS IN CHILOREN, 7o the Editor of The Tvibune, *Ractxe, Wit Feb, 10.—1 have just had my firat Introduction to the saturday Tninuse, an nmake my moat polito bow Lo the members of The Tlome circle, and liope to become better nequatnted. Awm it seems thatrono of the sistera have been inquiring for a remedy for wormk In ehbidren, 1 an finpelled to give iy experience, and a8 I look hack upon the childhool of my boy, who {2 now & tall youne man, and think of the dosing he got for worins, 1almost wonder | did not kill him nn. intentionally, or at least ruin hi« health, I tried everything nny one rccommended—vermituge, woninded ogg-shells, bnent powdered beef nes, “#ae and molans 1L and water, 1) wpichtn of turpentine. § nevcr quite dared togive him pink and sennn. T had him wear a ittie bag of tankey and worm-wood on hinthroat, and presume T tried many more things that 1 have forzotten. At one time the worms came up In hia throat, when e Ioy down and net him to, eoaghing, ro traf for two dnys and m;finm he could %t no ol ccp only oz 1 provped him up i a siting position with pilfo Ine day & farmer came 40, and, on asking after the hewtth of my family, I told him of the'traubles T Tad about worins, 1fe sald, **We give our children black pepper and molussca; they sre wometimes troubled with them In suzar time (it was in Vore mont and he made maple sugar), but ene of two dores of that alwavs eettles them.' | govelt to my boy, and was delizhted with the result, and Tace tieed It for other childrén, and have told many othier mothers of it who have uscd It satisfactarily in uvery case I belleve, . tut L think a Detter way ta get the doaa down (and it §8 not ae bad to fake in one would Iniagine) s to pot & tearpoun of sugar in a tattespoon cud dust IL black with peppor, atle It in. and Just moeten It with water, 17 the first dosa does ot settle tho worms, tho ‘second gen- erally docs, 1 would 1lko the slatcrs to try this and report the reault, T shatl lank auxiously for Aunt Jernahia'a raply to Hn‘m Ever aboat the starch polish, and lope ehe will tell if 1t can be uned with coid ataech. 1§ find lI ca‘ndmnko lincn stiffer with that than when I8 Is horled, 4 ) My eon wept to the Contennlal last summer, and after ho got home T could not aait kil with coffae, Mako it as §would, o would always say, **It don't taste Itkko remtaurant cofce. ‘A few wocks agn a hopoy thonght strnck me, so T told him to Ret 6ive centy worth of roasted and ground chlcory, whicl he did, and [mixed 1L well with a pound of Java cofee we had Just bought, and now he has restanrant coffea. 1 was plenscd with Kit'a lotter, for [ get tired of potatoes and ment, and shall try someof the thinga rhe mentions. Now, will sonie of the alstern tell urof a varlety of rollsking hreakfast idishes, in which En(lloou and meat do not flgnre, and somo- Luing that can Lo eaelly and quickly prepared? These things moy have beon glven before. but 1 have nut lud the pleasure of ‘mecting with The Tlome before, and If they are reprinted it may bene- it many other new snbscribers na well o VinoINia LIawTHORNE, TAULA EXTLAINA. 70 the Fdiior of The Tridune. Miastsntrrs, Feb. 15, —Immediately after roply- Ing to Amber's comniunication of thd 20th of Jan- uary, Tleft Chieazo for & visit to thia State, and, owing to the lrrezularity of the mailsa, have but Sust roecived your fecuc of the tid fnst, My articla on obedience must have been perusci very cursorl- }y bty the persnns who have nndertaken to reply to t, for they give mo credit for opinfony which 1 have never sdvanced or posseased. The apace to which conrteay should restrict each contributor to Tha Ilome {8 1auch too limited to ennble one to rive expresaion to the many thoughts which arise In the contemplation of o important n subjectas that which P. requesicd wo should discnss, 1t was not 10'0pen It with a very brfuf expresston of my views, leaviag them to be fndorsed or condemned by those «who felt an Intercat In the subject. Amber's letter of the 80th uit. seemed 1o require o reply becanso abe cvidently misunderstood my views, aud, In my opinfon, placed hereelf in o fulso_position by that , mluconeeption. A carefn] and unblased compari- sbn of onr Jetiers bearing dato respectively Jan, 10 and Feb, *, would show that our viewsars not dissimllar, It wlil bo obacrved that I made 1o _attempt whatever to defino n husband's dutlcs, They ot being anggested by F.'s remarke, therefore, could not, in that article, {ako **mutunlly " ns my key-note, munch s L apptova of it. Amber uscs compliance, which is synonymous with obedience, neither tho one nor the other implying meanness or ler\'llll{. Amber and Pauta can certifnly ** grasp handa™ In doprecation of all wrangling and fu mutunl admir- atlon of chivalric gentlenien to whom 1t would never ocenr to thunder at any womau, cortainly not 10 the women who bear thelr names. Mra, E, AL 8. and Mrs. Cap. Brown will please accept thanks for thelr inferfarence In bohalf of Pauls's sentiments; thelr guntle, diznified style of expres- sion makew one loiig to sec fhem facs to face, A stelet seurd for truth cotnpels mo fo disclatm any relationshiln with the ‘Apostla Paul, s ing thotgh it may be to depriva iny: alory which would undoubtedly await ono who might be a lineal descendant of ® grand old hache~ lor, Nelther was Panl fn my thoughts at all when T salected niy nom de plumo tor Thio Mowe; it has reference only to my atuture, whichis diminative, nithough I am Ly no means a pweet little kitten af o creature, Incapable of an {ndependent thought, No, guess ogaln, Maud Myrtle; Uanla s neither o Tin nor an old maid, 8o your sympathy has_heen wastod on the desort alr, may scem {ncredible, bt [ really would prefer tho tyrannical Mir. Paula to a yollow dog. «ress, which shiall b carcfully preserved untll my return 1o Chicogo, 1las any one read Wiliam Black's lust sovel, **Madcap Violet™t Ishould lku to s¢0 & criticlem on It in The Jlomne, An ro- voir, AULA, TO OBEY OR SOT TO OBETY. Tv the Editor of The Tritune. Evaxston, Feb, 15.—1 am like o young minlster with hiafirstvermon. I sball tel) all I have to tell nnd say all I havo to say in this letter. Having been an interested reader of the views of varloud writars on thu **lo obey or not to \mr." It scems 10 me that they have been looking at different sidos f the shield, vomo at the silver and somo at tho inthe old story, and perhaps oven Paula and Snsan sgree more nearly than thelr diferent wni- of putting things would Indlcate, Love is the fuldilling of the law, and whether Bosan calls 1t obedlonce or not she shows that she i as da- wirous of doing what sho knows will please her husband as Paula is who calls 1t oheying her 'Tho cesence of obedience was In every woma fetter that 1 read; but theso fa momething thus these young voyagers on the sca of marrled life aro porliaps In dunger of forgetting, and thot lica decper_down than this question of obedlence, which I don't belleve hus been lerlannli dlscusses Vetween a man and hiv wifo thesa hundred years, ‘Fhey eemn to think that love will survive neglact, {il-treatment of every kind, when, in fact. 1t is & flower of vory ‘tender growth, oud, ale toagh ita roots are stroni, and _sometimes thors Is a %0“\ deal of viality left when it looks sl barren ond dead, atlll it needs very carefnl nurture to grow up lnto &)l the Deguty and worth that it e _capable of. Not this will_apply only in married” life, for just as surcly av flowers and fender vines tarn their faces to tho uun, just so surely will loving hearts turn wherever they see brightoess, chicerfulncss, 1 wunt to say to the Young Student who Lias ro- coived 80 much adyice, ana good advice, tou, as to the bonkw ehe sball read, that after all it makes very little difference where she puta her vpadoe luto the ground frat, she will accomplish just as much, whether ahio begin in this corner or that of the ficld, ~whelher It be hlstory, eclonce, or a lan- guago. One thing will lead to” another, and, more than this, the wark 18 the beet of jt. Not onug bit t endeavor will bo loat, but will tell on the character, which s tho one fuportant thing, and the greal futlnence in soclal )fe, it we careto convldur that view of it AMARANTI, LEMOXS FOR CONSUMPTION, v the Kdltor of The Tribuns. spawarizLy, L., Feb, 20,~We, too, have taking Tus TusrNg for some time, and 1 have begn very much intercsted In The Home, although thls s my first attempl to appeac in Ity columns, 1 have agreat interest {n Invalid, and feel confident that 11 abe wiil follow_my directions she will zeceive eont bepefit. Diréctions: Put s dozen of wholy emons 1a cols and boil until soft not to cze until tha juice I julee enough o be patatabl then drink, Uso s many ss & dozen s day, Should thoy cause paln or loosencas of the bowely, Jessen ihe quoantity ond usa Gve or six & day, wotil a liltle bettor, then begin and use' & dosen sgain. By the time you have used dve or six dozen, you will begin togaln strength and have s sppetlte. UC course, A8 you get belter, you need not uac as mlnr. Fol+ Jaw thess directions, wnd I know vou will never regret, it 1f Uiers ia ARy presenthelp for you, Quly keep it up falthlully, There ure two cases hure known personally timo whore both of the atients were given up by the physiciane, and were n the last afun of consuwption, yet both were cured by simply uln‘{ lemons accordiug to the di+ tections | bave atated. Onoe lady in particulur was bedridden, and very low; bad tried everything that wmoney could !HICIIXE. but all in vain, when, 0 rhuc A Iriond, she was dually persuaded to uso be lemons -~ 8he began to use thcia ln Pebru and ju Avril she welgbed 140 pounds, Shels s well wonian 10-dsy, sad llkely ‘to live as‘lon as any of us. 1f Invalld usea the lemons 1 should be glod to bear from her lhrunf‘h'l‘hullumn with what ¢ffect. §only hopesho will, and with & result of renewed health and reatoration Lo bier husbard and those dearliitle ones. - Respectfully, . M. B, 7 (hs tor af Ths Frid 3 e URg, La Porrs, 133., Feb, 18,—AsTaw very much Interested of late ia lowe depariment, [ thought I would lut soime of 114 readers heat from e, as | have never writicn anything befarc. 1’ bave beon rcading & few recipes for potato dumplings, of a4 the Germans call them kartoffol kiosse, una now I will send ** Rich Forest™ my recipo’ which at least 1think {s better than ko other ones. Holl some potatocs with thy skin on tho night before you want o wake the klocssed akln the potatocs aud grato # quart basin almast full; then pecl dvmo raw potatocs and grate them in 8 separate basln & sitlls more than tho other ot thew stand awhile, dip tho water olf, woich 7eides to the lop. as too much water would fequirg 100 wmuch fdour; thea taks some of earue my intention Lo keep up the ditcnsslon myself, but. 'hanks to A, Hyan for her sd.* white bread, ent in ml) aqnares, end fey A 1i2nt brown,' Mix yonr two kinda of potatacs 1o~ fetker, pot In soms salt to taste and some fluar to mako tho dough preity stiff. From {ais dough form with your' hands bice, large dnmplin 70 of n largo nppto; make s hole In the middle, Enzm somé of l’:' bread, and cover it np Again: it then in tais watee t{ll dane. If thoy shonid Loll 0 pleces, use a little more fivur; they are cat- én with the gravy of & nice roast (pork Ig the best) and with sourkront, *If you have none, use cold- rlaw, putato salad, or baleriscl (Bavarlan) kront. the There dumplings as rth the trial, think, T Roroat, Uhts g8 fuet what rour German hushand wantr, This rec pe. makes alx or eight damplings, and it you don’t succced the first time. try azaing and shonld you fail, let me hear what m:y‘hmlmm". I am poing to cook eame ta-morrow, Iwish I contd send yon one to try. My recipe for baferiech kront in aa folfaws: Take & hend of red cabbage (bl white will do), ent It Into 8 kattle, pnt on & little watcr, 8 small plece of butter and somne lard, salt and myf:r. with 8 small onfon cup very fine; let it stew genily an d n half; hefore aerving put in & nmall gisss ine wine, or else 8 little vinegar to muil the dredge In & }ittle floar to thicken It slightly, 3Mns. Louina Seavvu, LET WOMEN DO THE MARKETING, i the Editor of The Tribune. u, ML, Feb, 18h—''Yes," ssfd Aunt ho qaletly smoothed back her spotless ‘women- especially young married women spron, ~—can be 8 great help to thelr hn!bflndl] Il they ra derire, or they can he them.' Young honsckee for the househol the yreatest hindrance to. rs shonld do the buying Nothing makes a_woman eo careful as to havo a weekly smount put inta her: hands touse Just for lable expenes. *' Bise thought most wonien wonld take pride in neulmi what good thinga they -could get out of a little. “And then, ahie sald, 8 woman knew jnat exactly how michehie wanted of a certaln ariicle, snd therc- fore would not got a great deal more than was nec- eseary, aa 8 man [k apt to do. I carried the thought home with me, and began to puc it into_execatlon atonce, Now you_ have found ont before this that wmen hiave an idea that they can doa **lestio™ bet. ter than thelr wives can in mmskinga Ihegan sery caatlonaly by asking Jahn not flnnk I would Le more healthy 1f T to out-door exercise every day,—say awhort walk. John (miatruating nothing), ‘satd,” **To be aore 1 wonld." I inquired where ho thought I could go. ‘YO he sald, **go down town alter some Jlttle thing," At thal, woman-fashion, I rnslied pell- mell into tha subject at ropored 10 Jobn to do m told him [ would faralsh ~my table and m‘:\u. on 85 per week. ‘*Can't be di sofd Jubin, BatIbegzed him to lrg and, to make my request more forcible, I quoted to hiny hile Annt Grace and his mother, This last an- thority was tho final straw that tarned the scale in wy favor, He sald I might try. 8o { began, Whera he hought a twenty-cent soup-bona I bongiit 8 ssven- cent bone, an 1 told yon last week, and othor things in piroportion. flow do yon think I came outr Why, bioes you, girle, 1epent just $2.60. John JooLeu at. (ke. rerult, shook hie head, and trled to think If T had nnt misnsed him & Jittle. Hat 10, hu had had meat twica a day, as ueunl, snd everything elss as hefore, besides one or two' fittle extra dishos, 'Now, iny yomng friends, 1 can’t always do an well nn this, for when heavy artleles, such as flaur, lard, und butter, come, they cost. Hut 1 know that V'ean save from &1 10 82 8 week by buying for mysclf, and then not wwaste any after 1 buy. Sy swill-poll tells a differentatory this week from what it hastold here. tofore, But, aalde fromall this, I am not eo impa- tlent to have everything of which § think, now that 1 know what it ‘costs lo live and what 1 have to And this Is 8 big item in ny experlence, 1 aseure you. Do yoftrown shupping for a month, young Viousekeencrs, und If you are not of & betier dispoaition at tho end of thiat time you are very much different from Myrilo, and she will canclado that your husanda are ricli, and, therefors, there T4 o need for you to be ceonomical. Aunt Urace isonld Yke to know how to can green peas, Will eome one explaln, and ullllg‘el mo a week, YRTLE HOUAE-PLANT3 AND TLAIN FOOD, y Ty the Editor The T bune. Tatscrrox, [, Fen, 21,1 sccond Uyocinthe's motion for n plant-lovera’ column. aud will do all in my power to help sustain one, both In the way of axking and giving Information, I lave kept Tousesplants for 8 namber of years, and, knowing very little abont how they shanld managed to begtn with, | have icarned much from experience, and am alittle proud of wiy succews, as nearly every one who sees muy window-—ay with gernl- nma, fuchsiag, bogonias, and bright-tasved colens, fratuum with hehotrope, carnntions, and coilas, mbowered by climbing yines and trolling plants— thinke I am Justified in boing., Tam never with- out flowens In tho winter, and nlmost every plant that 1 have thirives well, so [ think Ioughi to be able to make somo sugyestions; and 1 will begin ‘thu *‘stating ol iy neceds' by seking adyice about my monthly roses, na I have only 1\ullnntnnll un to {'mw thent, 1 have tes, Hotrbon, and nofsctte, They grew In pote last eummer and bloomed finely, 80 1 thonzht they should bave rest, and putthem in the cellar when frost came, About thc middie of January 1 found tliey were starting, Ltowaut thein up, eat thia hrunichies back, and placed them in the windos ey aro now full of bads, and 1 expect o ine dls- rlnyolwl\umnn. But 1 ‘should kv, if possible,. o manage them ko that they will blosom every mionth next winter, and am fn doubt whetbor to Keep thew in pute through e sumuer or set them inthe ground, Ifearif putin the ground thoy will grow too large for pottiug eanly n the fall. Can sumo onu toll me how to truat mlidew? T know {hat sulptiur is the osual remedy, 1 trled it upon ono Of hiy Fose bushies (hat was alfected last sutmer, and, It died. I could not deglde whetlier to bring Ina verdict of too muach or two tiitie brimetone. Have nny of the ladies trled camellias as win. dow-plants, and with what successt 1 am gotng 10 follow some of Aunt Fanny's diroctions about panaics, as they are tavorites “of mine. 1can ap- Preciaté all sho eays abont the coming of apring ani the first garden-makiog. [ bave been a de- voted lover of flowers ever ¥ince I can_remnember, and a gardencr, since, whon at an early age, | as- #lsted my mothier in gardening by mizing fower and vegetable secds und plenting Indiscriminately over hier lower-huds, and my fother In hor'icul- ture by budding all the rose.busnos and cherry- trees {n tho garden, proceedings which soon re- sulted in my having a plot of ground and plants and secds of niy own. 1 was rejoiced to wee that queen of cooks—Mra, Sarah L.—has spoken in favor of plain diet, I think too much csnnot be sald and written upon the 'nl:lecl of proper food for overy ons, and “ut:t’:l ly the chlm{:mil ln'd (T l:uxluk‘nvgr- ought to pay more attonlion to the study of what In most hiealthful and nutritious i 43 the con. coctlon of rich cakes, ples, and puddings that Tuu the palate, butdo really far more harm than good. SUSAN, MEMORY AND NUSIC. 70 the_Kditor of, The Tribune. Burrato, N, Y., Feb. 10, =The simple reason wh, L nnflnr. eel at liberty to introduca my- welf Into The flome circle withont an nvitaiion v, that baving seen nothing to the cuntrary, 1con- clude that ** tha public ara cordially fnvited to at- tend.” liaving read Amie Hale's lotter of advico in rolation ta profitable reading, it scemed so ex- cellent and valuable that I feel aa If, perhapa. sha can belp me further, 1 do not bollove mine will bo found to be an {solated case. Althouyh pllundln,‘ fullly to n_wofal swount of ‘novel-r ng, 1 rcjolca ta wvy that 1 he no ta Tor the atyle which Amle condem M, redilectfons ara far solid readlini ny dificulty: While I can memorize lon| of musle “eanlly, when 1t comes to readin Iam discouraged to fod that my memory talle 0 retain its facts, Ay hiis- band finds the same trouble in his own case, * Note 1 had begun Rollin once before, and ot from want ol Interest, l!ll;l w 1 ha sulved womantully to follow Amie's instructlons, and am sgain ai work ot Vol. I. that author's history, [ uball aleo re-read 3liss Biricklaud's Queens, aud follow on with as many more of tho works suggested as circumstances will admit of mydoing. Can Amle think of any planof pro- cedure by which one’s mywiory can be strengthen- 5] T ahall bo most gratefal for any helpin that wav. 1should lko to say & few words aboul the quantity of Irash whnch 18 wrilion and miscaled music. the Doare of prictice wastod, e woncy 1Lraws sway. T4 denlatablo that 4. few oven ataonz those who profestioteach thort spireciate avever iy o Worke of the great masture. Theodora Thomas L parsied the At 00uTsa (h ateadily fefusingto Lnniof the geueral public, aud . fu requiriug 1t to comeup io ' Should tuls, my i i empt, not appear {n your paper, your patlence w el ok appeas iy our paper, your Ut CHACKED WHEAT AND DLUK GLABS, Tv the Kdilor of The Tribune. 1L, Fob, 20,—\We all know that od {4 very essontls] to bealth Tacked wheat ls very nutricions, nand health generally. We make , bran and al .&uu 34 Na- llfm‘d. T4 make spiendid dish for i the moat delicata can digent tomach and will make & variety for Cousin Clars, wishes for sumething more m‘-\g‘ fluulav and meat. soms one please send lxnod reclpe for mak- ing griddle-cakes of Grabam flour? 1 think they are cxcellens made of fne fuur, but very um- benltby, Thoy ars more wholesome made of cory. weal, 1 bave mada the Indian pudding glven by F. M, and fod it dellcious, bat loatend of threa table- o?oo uls of coru-meal take 1wo of weal and one of follr, . Lel L tue sukar in baking, aud ser-¢ With cream : 1 am tryin, {aes, and, ss sunebing 1y very neca b ibiok there must be 80t cul in blue rays, and If they . 3 do fmpart vitallc, d sirsngth, or electricity, heat, and magaetlom, all elements ot vital force, why not use more of the blue and nol so much of the clesr glass? For iostance, have the window composcd all of bluo, or the lower haif, s0 38 t0 it in the blue rays slloguther; and If it praves 1o be tou sirol or ihe eyed, open tha blind of a o C R P gluss theory ) om detormine out and shall tesy it thoroughly, Bruik OTTOMANS AND HOME OENAMENTY, Edl) Tie lor, Tribuna, CiicaGo, e Fab. 10 o For the Dast twa weeks T bave been patlently waiting fora duve (o maks fts appearance, but {n vain, The fact i, [ eup- Duse, that Zoe does ot take hints. and 83 1 shall nol a4k hee Lo, but bo good and says ** Wil Zoa, of Plalntield, please send dove-patiern (o the ad- dress before glven, ete." ‘Truth's advice to F”‘ is, 1 think, excellonl, for 14 o such fun to (ollow I, "L tried {4 Tsst susimer {too cold in winterl, and bave wade up wy wlud totry it again, provided ] don's forges it Please §lvo some mors zecipea of th samu chiamucter. Holons, in the lisue of Jun. 20, sked fur moss hont home adorament. I 11y second her re fnest, fortome It i A vory interesting -nn}m at s}l ttimeq, Iowever, 1 cannot mive much informa- tlog besider what has been given, § have not seen directions for a box ottoman, 1 the N“;N'lnll Take 8 , for in my nwn neighborhood T noticad s les feninzof the evil, and my heart ached for thosa enldzen who twers thos fgnorantly preparing for themnelves so mach snflering, Now, 83 the warm dara’coms on, fhess engines of denl nu“ D comg ont, and I wonid rge npon phyaician! reallze :' fl'h mg‘r“ Df.;:" e, c:?g’ cover mu‘ d'lnnucr. to ef;‘Lm"‘.’nfl’mm + the ‘nl of 1Y jfame preity places. o amd such dangerous playthings, and so earnestly that every parent mny understand nd gnard - their children from these things as carefnily as from ePntaglon of any sort. Mm, K. E. 8, wil cashion, and tise things needful for & work-Lo: and pot in the inside. Fasten the cover on, am ron will have & pretty ottoman as well aa work- X, 1 would like rome of the kind ladles of The Toine to send dlircctions for maklng some pretly ornainents for the window, If Eelle will ynt o little cold water .In_her gour milk aho will not, I trast, bave sticky cakes, The sticking is the resalt of the milk being too thick, Mee. €. M. E.: The best thing for your parrot to eat {a victoaln, 1ero 18 a recipe for mock minco ple: Six roda crackers rolled fine: one cup hot water; one cup molassce; one-half cap hrown sugar; one-half c: vinegar: one-half enp melted batter; one eup r sing chopped: one le1-xpoan each of clanamol cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. 3easure in s colloe- cup. SKr-HLUE CARDINAL. COPYER AND WARTS. To the Rditor_ af The Triluns. DaxsiLLr, 1L, Feb 20.—1 have been a constant reader of The Homa for the iast thtes months, and feel very mnch Interested Init. 1 think it 1s both fnatructive and amasing, an ot already tired out, § will send my mite lomh‘yla with the rest of the contribntionn, 1 to hear from Olive: her letters ulk‘zood. eonnd ;_cnse: hope she han not Teft In dlrgusi E. W, £,, thia Ia the way we make coffca ina coms mon eofice-pot: First place, never leave it siand with cold coffen In It from one meal to another, but wash and acald 84 you do your dishen: have ‘tea- kettlo Doflinzy of gronnd coffec in the pot: paur over them from one qnart to thres pints of bolling watery act back of tha atove to meitie till yon get your meal all ready, and It will ba clear wthout egg: be sure not 10 1t it Loll, os that apoile it. Topscy, here is & uto care for warts which T have never known to fail: Get at the drug-store five or ten conta’ worth of ofl of einnamon; wet th arts thoronghly three times & day Lll'they sappear, 1 have a nice recipe to make meat-ple, and ean COMMON-SENSE AND GOOD JUDOMENT. 70 tne_kditor of TAe Trivune. Anwreneng, Feb, 14,1877, ~Dzar Ciipnes: Stand back n little and give great-grandma a chance tospenk! [ have ont Innoceut prattle for many c tthe feast thonght of interference coling that it couid do_no harm, and \sh mnch good, Dut, dear’ ine! i lier little say T conld acarcely keep Ty withertd hand stiil 1hey ached 80 10 give WCE | (ol e oo byt martle T " n gnod shaklinyg. Iiat bt d thought cunvineed }ow to mend s rlab of marble, BNy one wan B shaklyy, ot second thought cunvineed | thom. o, as 1 am 10, and {1 b the it time 1 have put Inmy gab, plears don’t ihrow me Inta rule thelt hushands by making the poor, smupe | fhe waste-basket, Eita Hosxme. fellowa think they have everything tholr own way. Siich catey are ot uncommon, fo 1 qureted my wrath, thinking It bestto leave her to onjoy her own method of tanaging her lord1 H Bnt when a leardiess yonth, who i not old cnough to be cut “looss from hin mother's spronstrinzs, start+ up, and. after 8 tirade on woman's Inck o lnventlve genlun, do- clares lia hopea to one day protect Tovlugl care for s woman. pure, lovin®, eud olrdient, 4 o he wan attended fo, Every wrinklo on in Face feit Tk bishing foF hira, Tt A Lo i, TIOMR CONVENIRNCES. ¢ 17(4»- Edltor of TAe Tridune. 440x TiE Pnamnie,” Feb. 22.—Wo have a fi"‘ time at our houre every Saturday evening when Tns Tninoxa arives, fometimes we draw ents to se¢ who shall havo the Orat reading, bt latély ona reads, and the rest listen. We coald not _do with-, out The Home for anything; it has givan usso many nerw ideas. affording u A0 ‘much piesanre in discrissing the various suhjecta presented, Mex only laughed at his foily. b, Harry! you' and | are two young Innacents st home for the first B e B ek aame o i hecarch | time thin winter sinca we gradasted, and we Snd eye on you, 1 have no plty to waste on that p we have manoy {things lo learn fn this big pective wife of yours, for she will elther he ap onteide world “that we did not learn at the Sinpietan, who will be glad to do your bidding fur | Beminary. — We have tried —osr hands =t the vake of your loving rare, or she')l ret yon fight | Wuddings and n%‘f'{-m"m and _cookles, until we are_eatisfed i the pralse we have re- ceiyed from papn anfl Joe, Who sy we are two Aptendid girle, and we helfeve thent, of course. T here are atlier things we would Jike to do, m Kind Indies in The llome will only make it ¥o plal for us’'two_innocents that wa cannot help but un- dertand. We waot to begin with the home eon- venlences, Will some onc please tell us how to muke a foot-rest: alen & nico ximple cnahion for on the subject, after awhile; ®o here I lenve you to the enjoyment of your pleasant day.drrama, 1 would ssy {0 young liousekvepers that common- sense and [?od wilzment are the best guldes alter all, and by thoir ezerclse no ono need long remain’ in fznorance a« 1o how moach “icoffec to make for three,* or *‘erust for one je.’" Practice and obeervation will teach you thls, ar better than rules or recipes: for who knows how Jarge a ple_you want (o make,—ona crist or iwo, —thick or thin? ‘Then how many cnps of cof- fre do ‘‘thres" want to drink, and liow etrong do they require it (ieneral Infarmation may be of great lenefit: but the successful housckeeper{s one who Lan learned to thinkond judze for heraelf; at least that has been the experlence of . GREAT GRANDNA, COLD TICE PUDDING, To the Fdilor af The Tribn Cotnpwatran, Mich., Feh, 15, —Sel Texpectto resp Lenefit from the pagesof The Home If permitted to enter this thne; If 1 shail ‘**foreverafter hold my peace.” Iwlill tirst bring m{‘humhle offering, ice-prdding (to be aaten cold): One and one- half teacups of rice iboiled nntli soft); atir {t bnn- balf pint of milk, sugar, sait. and tha yolks of thiree egys, Hoil np or bake just enouch (o warm throngh. Teat the whites of three euza for frost- ing, scasoned with vaniila, or lemon it \;fl!l!"!k', and spread over the top of the pudding when done. Tutagn 1t 8o tha oven_ Just long enough o bake the frosilug. This [# & very nice dish, Toall of the ladies, and especiolly to Panla, let mo #ay, read ** Life st Lome,” by Willlam Alk- man, 1), D, (Price, ploin cloth, 81.50; gilt, extra, §2; It embraces i5 tie crandest wanner o fami- Iy reiations of husband, wife, parents, children, ow to do cretonns work, nnd how to apply It fu makinz a bed-apread; aleo how 10 make o shog- La, the kind you tack npian the Insido of a cloant< door, And 1would likesume Margaret Stanrt to tell mo_haw to proceed In making a watch-case, also woll-pocket, aud & papar-holder. Nuw whowill de-, Tight the hearts of Meo AND Mera. REMNTING PRECKLRS, o the Ediior of The Tribuna. CricAnn, Fob, 21.—~Les ma thank Pav) I, B, for both hin articlcs, and nsk how to ass the yoikof an exx for cleaning the sealp. 1 think that have a better recipe for removing freckles {han he has, for T hiave trled both, Mine 1a on followa: Tinct. benaolne, two ouncan: tinct, tol, ane ounce; oll of ruscimary, une drachi. Apply with roft’ rag twite n du{; + One of the boys asked & short time for a fera is At alt down ™" your recipe for rising A niuetache, night, ULefore golng to bed, * upper Jip, und the next day altander bluo-glask for an hour. After abouta week or two of this yuu will not need 8 microscope tu discover the dafnty” haits which begin tuaproat, This recipe wae never kuown to fall, Nsuo. enontth 3 DANDS POR CIILDRER. the Editor of The Tribune, Citreaso, Feb, 1fa—The time will not lon, brothera and meters, employers and cmv!n‘cd. befora summer {8 npon us, and ‘mota \‘hfllg treating of thelr relation and dutics of each tn | children enter on their second year wlil feel soma each, Conld we all foliow ita teaching we rhonld }»v nobler in oar ecveral relations and purer in onr e, + Ladles, how sball I wash my sllk pocket-hand- kerchlof #o as 1o kecp the colors unchanged and the white from tarning yellow? TWENTY-81X SUMMERS. dread of ths hot tweather. Let me adviso them ugh Tz Huue, If the howel complaint shanld becomie troublesome, to keep a finnnel band bound snngly around through all'the hot weather, * It ¥npporta the bowels, keeps them warm, and will often cure the trouble whien medicine and dizt hava been of noavall. I join with M. L. 8. in wanting to know he merits’ and demerite of the various ofl stoves. I have not acen_among the books rec-* ommended by contributors Motley 8 **Hiso of tha Duteh Repablle.”’ Tt Is not only good llllll)r‘. but ‘l'l-? a8 sntertalning as a first-clars novel. 'g‘nu ruly, s CHOCOLATE CARAMELS. T 1he Editor of The Tritune, . Cricaao, Feb. 16, ~Twa weeks ago I noticed In The 1lome the request of & young lady for a recipe to make chocolate cream caramels, Take four onnces confectioners’ chocolate: put it in a copper ot iron kettle; pot tn one-half dinper of water and atirovera elow fire until it dissulves: sdd more water If needed: then add three pounda of A angar, one-half pint cream snd ons-half teaspoon of cream-tartars ‘.ut them In with the chocolate and stiralow nntll It comes to o soft crack. To try it dl(l a apoon n tho kettle and then in the water, \When done pour In a emall dripping pan; ase the mn heforo putting in, When cool cut n squares to suit yoursel - CANDT-MaKSE, " INPORMATION WANTED, To the Edilor of The Tribune. OTTUMWA, In., Feb, 22=Will you bo o kind as to let o ask a few questions throuzh The Home? Wall Aunt Jerashia please tell oe juit bow ahe vre. parenher poliah forlinen? 1ohtained the Ingredients secording to recipe, but conld not put them togeth. er. The borax and gnm trajacanth utterly refanvd to assimilate with the white wax and_spermacetl, and | was obliged to put 1n water enough to dissolvo thiem, before they would agree, | have been using tuts mixture [ my etarch with so tnuch Auccers that 1 lerl‘lzclllvul of knuwing the right way of prepanng it Wil b6 Iady who recommended boiling silver In 53l noda pleaso tell ug how much rodn to use 11 aho has been uslng it long envtiph to prove it does not injure the silver ¥ 1i cleunse: ver bet- tor than enything | ever trled, but | afrald of it. I feel like asking all who send recipes to be vary expliclt, sv thal we may make no mintakes, Permit nie to asy WwJo March that ** A "woft an- swer turnelh away wrath. "'—FPror., 1 Mins. i B, T, s YELLOW PLANT LEAVES. v tha Editor af The Tribune. Pank AVEXCE, Fob, 11— huve been all winter an {nterested reader of The llome, and anxiously -nwalted certalu information which Las uot been DEBP-TEA AND WINE-WHEY, To (he Editor of The Tritune. Mirwaukes, Feb, 22, —Among the tmmerous re- clpen’ appearing In U o have nuticod some compounds which tiust. have been concocted fn the fntorest of (he physicisus piven. Sowin despalr | have decidod to venture LR T R e B u and sppeul to Aaut ll'nmm or some equally for- | a;ough to fndulge. Now,let some ane come to the sanate punvon, fun sl LA & Grekt Ioisr OF 1 reacue, uinl give us dishes which are useful i sha ‘A‘nuu. They scem almost human to me, and [ | o Gout. Letthe expericuced speak—mothera now cach soparate leaf and try (o treat them with | pedTNORs S0t S rtor T throw out a feader, T will ask **the nicest way you know of ** for making beef-tes. Aleo 8 good recipe’ for making wina- whey wonld be acceptahle, Icoulduseitnowir @ o utmnet_carey ut mive are very ungratoful, while uther ladies whi seemn to cara 1lttle for thelra huve fovely flowers. Mine have o south window ‘With sume blue glass In 1. | water them 5y | badit. 1 wantslleorts of such recl) for my Tiorning, and keep tho leaves frea from dusk: now h hes phat "more could they rousonaily awict’ 3¢ scrap-book, A ANTADD, roubles are, that, alihonghny geraniume put fort new leaves continnally, dark-greeu healty look- iy R R e L o g ing leaves, they no routier grow ta beof respocts able atza than they turn yelluw, and I'am obifsed 1o cul them off, A iouthly roso bohaves in & slm- {lar manner, and also my madeira vines, My Chincso primrore Is_contlnually budding, but ihe buds blast befare they become lipssotns, Al th grieves me yreatly, and 1 have rcad varions books @n the calture of plants, but they do uot help me. Do 1wateriliem too much? Are they kept too warm? Or fs it a case of.*' I never nursed s foud gazelle, " ct, Will some one who Lias Lad practical expeilence instruct mu? Yiover. my reclpe for chocolate Alling she will find that Dissolve onv-half cup of wrate: ate with hot wator: then add one half a cup of milk, and sugar to 1aste; mix tupethee; Loil natil it thickens. To boil set the divh contalning the mixture In 8 pas of builing water, Do not cut the cake for several liours after spreading the chocolal ‘This recipe la suficient for o modlumeslzed cake. Wil some cue please tell me Low to xla.uk A choge 'ou ¢ Tridune, Ciicaao, Feb, 18. —If Mra, Loulan P, will l¥ Is excellent olate ple? 1 TARING CARR O PLANTS. oh TuciAY Ediior of The Tribunk, o (4 Rgltor ar The Tribuna. L Crionas, Feb, 19, —1 weo that dane Dyers, | oireurmn, Sich. Feb. 15 Doos. any qon Busannay and olhers ool K b b e i | Fautthe aticen of a beautiful finater? I Lave ane planta, In the Arst place, the toom whers the planis | 4i'\ouud bo wlad 10 sond it to any ane who wishes are should never be very much warmer In the day time than at night. Water them every morsiog with soft water; do not use hard for It makee them Jook rusty. . Alays take off all the yellow leuves, and If you sca a liib of tho plant dyins cut it of, orthe whole plaul wiil dle.. Always keep thy water twenty-four hours {n the same room with the plants, 1€ you do that your plants will alwsys iook green. Boil taken froin the woods in the spring I 1t, Iwympathize with Margarct's Husband, for [ tiled vue of the rocipos, and can recommend It ag u firet-cluss enetic. Tlow old Is Chat, and {s be married? 1 kuoow a yalll\f gentleman who is snxious to know, Thers is only ono more ques- tlon | would llke to ssk, Can unybody tell e what (o 0 10 be thin? R TIRED OF JAW. Jo the Ealtor of Ths Tribune, Bram, 11l., Feb. 20.~1 have read the letters In The laing :nglua often but never thought of writing ono myself. thiuk The Homo very benedclal, but it would be more wo If the Tadl acontinual *4jo-jaw * all ti tloa la this, whieh | hopes auswer soun, Tlow do you taky pearl penboiders? the boat, 1t s very good to take a bruom-brush and aprinkle them Wwith water about every other day. Let us hoar some more abeut fasicy work. 1 am very muchobliged to A, C, I for the lcu-cream recipa, § Mke it very much. Mus. & A, L, » woald not keep up hiles but my quea- me kiud friend will ok gut of fvury aud Mo, 1OW TO STARCH NICELY. To the Kditor « Ike Tribune, Cioaco, ¥ob. 1t —0n resdlug uf lope Bver's faliurs to make & perfect polish for her Lushand's shirt bosow, 1 am remimicd of my surrows wnd truubles froin the samu cauae, but, thank fortutic, have found rellef in the use of Zoliue, You don't Mmoo how nice It la. ' 1t be really splvndid. Hero At a few of s guod qualities: ILis a dresaing as well sua polish; saves tine i ironing, owlni tu the ease with which the Work 1w duno; 1t requlres Jevu atarcts, as the Zoline thickens the' mizturv, sud the lue lias a gloss cquul to that of luundry work, Whilo the 8nid cust (23 cents) deouie igh, it 1y LEMON JELLY, Tb the Editor of Tha Tribune, Foxd pu Lav, Feb, 18, —iirate the outsldes of two lemans, snd squeess tho juicei add one cap sngar., one-half of butter, rnluu of {hree egge; beat the three last ingredients thuroughly, then add the Juice and frlml riod, and pul It over your tre, wtirring until thick; mold lofancy. OF one pa- vof pelating; leb 1t stand one bour In warm wa- ' or; then add uue quart of bolling water, the juice veally naving. You can get it at any of tha'rer- | 00100 4 e gracery storea, Try 1t; dow't bo ateaid of av. | 3F ,‘_’:“' oF faus lemnus, 8844 plt "“";J;:,_ .ot fog loo wich, | use Zollne water withoot uny | "U63% 2 aturch for laces, AN UL HousERkEPKL. OATMEAL CAKES. To the difor af The Tribuns, THE VELOCIPEDE MANI. CHICA! Feb. l.’-.—\\‘fl{ AM{I please inform os T the Edifor of The Frid whiere Vyclie, the frewids oracle, may ba found? Cuicaao, Feb, 10.—As velocipudes inve become e e tel1 s Bow, 0 taake cate Cut por socommou, and so msoy delicate children, both | 1hoar'cakes the way Scotch people wake them? 3. C g rls, arg Allowed ench coustant use of ud kuowing e | do from observation in my own fanuly, the lnjurious efecty of sucha practice, 1 Wish Lo ¢l tho attention of all pareuts, and all who sre intorested in the bealth of these little \onee, 1o the dangers sitending it 1f they will UCTTER COLOR WANTED. To the Bdtiar of The Trituns Betyvon, W. Va., Feb. 18,—Csn The Home of yout valusble paper Inform ‘s reader Liow to work 'wiup ta conslder ihe unusual strain apon the !:m- over and colur white butter after It is puschased at called Into exercise by the viforts to propel (hese | the euuntsy stores? v bowitching machines, espectally ju the excitement - of the dally races with eschi other, when the strengih o tased to the utwmost, they mu) well judge that the unuatursl call upon L,uw mascles and the uuequal exerciay oFihe body cannot b conducive Lo the propet development of the whole, sud would very usture ally rosult in fhe weakening of the parta thus forced 10 Jo o much wore tben their sbare of the T4bor, and will, if jung perelated in, bring & lasting troublo and weakness. 4 Anjsrticlo publisbed iu oue of our dally papere Jast fall. signed ** A Physician,” gave the nevded words of warning, snd yet 1 fear 3t fuv ussjed Distafectlon, . 1t bas been shown that the di(nféction of the Euglish inctropolitan refuse would require g auvuat expenditure of £4,000,000 sterling. The lute Dr. Parkes maode exbaustive cxperiments with disiniectants, and found that the disiufecs tion of ope gallon of excreta would cost about three pence. Oun this showing the estimate for London was based, ‘The izurcs sre valuable in inaking pluin the enoninous cost ab which foul draius and sewcrs can ouly be disinfected, - ROVAL BAKING POWDEL. ' " BAKING OYAL B5Siner. Absolutely Pute. Royal Baking Powder | red upo! P PR i Ry el e iy ldlfllflm laclples, in, 1) the od Seianii ciples, frowm tngredients that are . Tl Award for these mezlis. The ge: can be bad ooly 10 $in cans, sad1sfor sale by the bust grocers sverywhere. bul 1n case you canupt obl §t. scnd 60 cents for 11b., or 35 ceuts for % U'b.. direct to Rc]ll Baking Powder New York, sad yog willreceivall by roturn mnl.n‘{‘{lecupund ¢l duwciions fpr makivg mu.u&?iuwmmm. stut tree on applicatios, encloalng 8 cent st .your patience is . ut two héaping tablespoonfals apa's rocker? Biew would by delighted 1o ba told "