Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1877, Page 11

holt. Thave alread, sual bring about an Increase In tho family, and in the vood qnitlity of our tate, Mere. Vale's criticiems, thonuyvh perhaps not ine temird to be euch, eemed atmost like an attempt, aticonuckteny; for sone of thone mest reverely ate tacked are clearly among the {dois of the housce fin enbstance that one great merit af The Home consists uf the variety of aub- frets (reated and the various kinds of Information contained In its columne, y While Mrs. Dr. wht ws mich pertainins to’ hygienic laws ant neuitcal aclence,—How to preserve and how to re- able. rt all interesting and ¥: fi Hore health,-fom-Leat amt others have (nstenet- ed tus most liberally Jn the eetence of Moftcalturc, Show tv develop the xerma of the beautiful into things of lating beauty and peronnial Joy. Who will presume to assert that elther of theae brilliant representatlyer of ditorent cliercs of Instructions jealispeneahlet The taste or wants of rome may Icad them 10 prefer the former; of others. the lat- ter; but, as forme, while F would not willingly be coneldvred nf au avaricloua or graaping nature, yet Y must be porinitted to say with emphasia give ‘me doth he Aato ‘*aush" and *achool-girilem: maiter of taste,—rome like them: hot. Perhaps are guchera and gitie, home contains them, blended with a controll amount of cool, raher wledtor thing to direct and control matters; but Uttle nonsense now and srelished by the wlecst men, Wisdom te 8 go then that Is» re, V. door oy willalwaye exist whero thera The average American i No home composed wholly of paterfamiliaan ts eminently attractive? and I fear such would be tho eendition of Tur Trincsxn’s ome wore it mado np entirely of kclentific composers, fully Jon Mrs. Vale In her Invitation to Mra, Apronstrings, A and other to come for- While we che Me ward wih thelr gems of thought to adorn The Name, invite Fern-Leat, fo contints to grace ita alcove: fa) anil Insiractive pen-plcture 3 eticcess to Its ta lte Convention. Vive la liom Succes ties, inet., ith eqnalearnestnees #nil cordiality wo i Sky-Bine Cardinal with their beauti- “meeting and ple- T made an etfort to reach the piente, im Central Park, on tho 25th This we’ mn: cial heart, Chicagy, in the circulation of ber life-blood. *. &.—** Old. Bachelor Uncle,“ Springtield: To cure baldness, bathe your head in butter from the table of a country hotel. FERN-LEAI'S ANSWERS, To the Editor of The Tridune. ‘but was provented, not by the mob, but from circiinetances arising from 1, that when our grest_ comme: cases to thech, the capillary arteries conse to a) Uinoxpa, eco Orrawa, daly 31,—With your permleston, 1 will once more answer the questions before me, cM. 1t., Minnesota, ploase rend, and I will return, Nattio Lester, you can plant the seed you speak of,and have them bloom nicely inwinter. Iam glad that you havo Jearned to love flowers through me, and aintied of 1 thought of your Nttlo one who cave papa his button-hole bouqhet each morning with his good-by Thanks, E. K.; 1 have recetved. lew, sure the remembrance ts 0 pleasant one. sced In the middle or latter part of Auguet. would use, Lesldes those you your custic oox f or smilax, With mention, aome vines, Madolra, it If that ta what reminds yon of mo, 1 am Plant the For pearls and an oralla eruaps wo uf different colors, For wintet-bluoming vores send. to Enni Patton, Clinton, I received @ Ietler from thom yerter- ia. and they willa aay nd they nd slips orcuttlnga ta you of ferent kinds, Their generosity Ia unlimited, and they have writ n mo that 1 may call on thent fur Nowore and aedlatance when we hold our Uonven- tion, aud they can sccure the asafatance of Chicago Hlorists also, you cuttings of many Lam sure, Deronda, thoy can send Ich couldnot, Wecan- pot be too grateful for theif welcome offer of as: alstance, : Yes, Mattle, I shonld be delighted with the plnme of pamipas grass, send the begonia T will eeturn in your box. Trecclvod the leaf and blossom, my ‘old curloalty shop.” many thanks for the picture of the panajan, sy if you will icase ndla, It will remain in Lily, please accept iting beautiful and perfect picture of the peautlfal lit- tle facea of the panay. and will ever remain among my treautites of The Lome, aiy plant up when tn full bloom, fra 1 tember, corely tat even thouz! entire); pants nud let jt rest, do not take T have learned sup, cool atmoaphere, carly part of wo I_wish you would tell me 0 al Intoreated In her. ouand thank you an Please send, ver, not tho Sunth Water street, would certainiy cut tho vine back after blooming, Twish i conld ave you, and hope ie will make yoursg]f known at the Convontion. sind regards ¢o that dear invalid who makes your letters, It ts tho ad experience that it is sure death to them, fear your plant had too much need ‘a moulet and up your roses in tho and ahade a short time, jore of your friend; we art Kankakee, 1 shall rend to our beautifal common, that we love. Hfeso bright. oud 1 think L must send her nome- thing of twine, wish at present. have met yours at the **half-wa hands, and gone on together. box, for thought your patlonca deacrring of it. |}, I cannot. send what you 1 fear my box must honae," shaken sent yon ® large Yerhaps they stopped at dolict, and some poor pelacnee ts reatly cnjoyine aurdimay, 2t so, ws will rojolee logetuer, I am sure: but I fear It fs otierwiac, Is it hardy? Shall we try again? Thanks, Aunt Lucy, for suggestions. I did not receive your box. Tlatite, the rosa will geaw fram alip, an: ponias welll be very acceptable, Plea ‘nben, J have not tho lily, the be- in. ylat would you like tn exchange? Almira, do not grow it ‘The wallflower moat have rich Soll despondont. (fear your cyclainen fin tuo | of you put several kin of them need more wa iain & pot. ono po , oF different soll fra Bomo some in tho oshers, ang then yon wonder that alldo not do Do not wonder, uut use better Judy equally woll, ment next time. B. Ley 1 thank you for the versor, They brought to mind when I, tuo, went as Queen af the May-Day featival, an ‘returned home ‘to bo Mut lumy room for da: arms bathed in sour- soll! thought, your vicinity, wished for dtie,for my wardian carc. May- a; seud you some forne. potece why als you coula tel mo yoverimg up my hive w aud qwrantorn hein plenty of water with guod dratni 1b Important iow, and Cofion have It growing inn vase of watcr. ij dean vend you the mora our German efory Tay. WN) you ploase send your cure for corns to The Howe, Lanould like the | fore, Carrie Miller, {vy does not grow, w to atop mine, for it dine and runt insking ead havoc with my foliage Ifttcontinues, 1 fear It will annoy my y dno itt «ive hatia Kenyon. one which mu nd fern adieu, one word: with 9 notask if wo wish it, 18 so mony do, but remomber ‘I'be Momo is not yet su intellectual wlth face, neck, and i ‘and plenty of ietsure for Wisteria, Lace you havo Wintergreens in May [coin hegeing? 4 have long and can over as to Le oblivious of the common Hy, that all fics ja hetr soon be¢ome to all of you, to impart for the not tantalize we with the of kuowled; tell you such a Granted that all wi hopo Je Unnocessary a wood of mai teacen Unt i ig Ou ‘ako fut fnowteage fa acce it may very table, kivo It to us, of else picase do not mention tho i Feax Luar, and ubject af all. WOMAN SUFFRAGE, To the Editor of The Tribune. July 23,—Ever since a Rowery Home some month Watratoo, Int solatie Lecnt to TI Jo remorecly knocked into pt by tho printer, I ha deen content withtaking notes of items of interest rithont attempting ta print them, protest was delayed until it would bave boon stale, gO WES An Sndignant ind I reflected that The Hone carcd little whether {t wos the printer or the unknown A. E. D, who wodized aboutun **Enylish Joy,” cultivated ‘hardy roses in a banging-basket,” and ¢re- moved her potatoes one byons from sitting: to col en account t less penmanship ut saveprints, transformed drawn somewhat upon bis imagination! N’ tm} It a not pleasant tu be mada ridiculous, but room Cares some who lante into potatoes must have tte, bare wutvived it, Leaidin my nsate | would neser vex those Tutbuxe type-setters ain with manuscript of , but L bave been often tempted to retract, Wid seat myself this bright Monday morning to wtal wy feeolution, du wot want any doves oF olr-castl: Wo apecial wants or ailments to brit ympatuetic sietera, 1» 1 tlusity w know whata ** floator fenkral principles, bd ja . tlation, arlie i Dattersun, who wate the. ‘ten Meat, * probleme aut L have concluded tha Jon the sp YRS as {0 Bltapy ‘ery of tho ‘enbater, 1 pt tonclve the iw Tefraln from echoing che oft-repeated inquiry, Nether have I anyibing so say of the proposed Convention, not being anit: 1 have bofore the ya some ithe, is, simply on ke to know rock Billy and the Of history, oue might as well quca- heutly athome fa The Home to have any part or of in the matter. Irie to reply, if Tae Thisvxe will one remark uyon the ** Women Quersan ade ty Mrs, Jordan In the aupplement of duly 7. Ido Wt propos. to enter upon the subject of the dacticauslss) othe save cows vf ludwistion to remed, ¢ intemperance, al” unsolved, sud only lncicentally subject soman suffrage. ecout temperuuce revival: sho were more interested ‘That tes ba! e their ly and avoid prouien rotated of ‘the practicability of It_ts tede “that, alace the Bumbers of women the watter belo desire the baligt that they \legitinsge avenue through which to ma) c tarnest convictions felt, soing solid grouud on which © scat the ever with which they would siove the world, rather than on the ablfiing sanus of public opiuton, if their schemes ure * onary it is weouve other wouen, who have an equal right to be begsd, would, with Mrs. Jordan, vole ayainat trolabitory and 10, there fe teal: wo danger that i jd’ bo ** deprive af thelr social tn 1. ¢. the privilege W drinking while ad ibituul, we rant: 1d tho lective franchive, uuless public séutlnent 2, Fere so changed that a majority of vot uale and female, Shoulda prove ancl sod make thelr execution possible, Arguinent ls realiy azainat temperance legislation, tol axainst Woman Suftage . Wenge that the earnest, ent! fomen who a Ing-ateup, fur inored » both bh lawe Mrs. Jordan's but surely, it is nul aslastic, wide-swake re Working iu the temperance couse Ured of tears, and prayers, and sootn- and locg to wingle some, political with power, and work as cilizens for tho (ublic youd. mmetead of delug contisually snubbed ‘powerless petitiuners! ut Mre, J. to arup esses these temperance enthueinsts Loral wusslon, rt thing entirely’ ne Joung worsen, eine becom iucant ber to be, Al ineuds iy It Gud jonsty schemes” and keep to cate, anit 1 were sowe- Bogia dy relorutog our +. Opes vs ete and fati-e: ft yoasible you do not kuow that a way for aractered as THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUS' ren the end and afin, the Alpha tation of the woman question c.earnent this very thing hi and Omega of the from fs be roula who originated the movement twenty-five oF thirty yenrn azo labored for the removal af the legal disabilities of women, their higher ednca- tion, better Industrial opportunities, and Just re- muneration for their iabor, ‘The demand for the pallot rae but one stem In the bill of rights elatine ed, Which #oon became prominent a Just and riche In iself, and underlying all the rest; and we, the women of to-day, however we nity regard’ the woman question. thonvh we isaore it. ancer at it, orare ‘on the fence." ara enjoying the benefia of ite agitation. ‘The way if oven, There in nothing “to” provent woman from’ becoming strepieto and full-charactered.” ‘There ia scarcely Any department of Industry into, which she may nouenter; there in no grarle of edneatton to which shecannot aspire. The yrovieions of the common Jaw, #0 degrading to women, are becoming obao- lote or anperecded by special enaetmenté in which they arc treated an responsible persons and not a4 minors or idiots. It only remaina to place woman ona politcal equality with mnn, that, a4 In the family and in rociety, ro, In the’ Sinte, men and Wouen may co-operate for tholr matual and com- mon Intercrts, Now awect girl-gradnates compete with thelr brothers for unfverelty honors: men and women work aldo by alde In the top, belitnd the connter, atthe donk, and in the learned professions, and fentle Christian women £0 boldly forward in mis- tlonary and temperance work, Twenty-firo yenra ngoruch things were tinknown. I, the world is not inrned upsiie down. nor will it be when we in the ballot, and the **woman queation,” lke hat of gh (a forever settled. A. ¥, Diexsxson, SENTIMENTALISM, To the Editor of The Tribune, Locrronr, N. ¥., July 90,—Iow do yon aup- posel knew abont The Home away down here tn Niagara County, New York? We)), I wil tell you. Lhavo a biz brother in Chicago who has eent home ‘The Suxnay Thincne for yents and years. Gnee he sent the Satnrday paper instead. It came, T eawy, and Wen conauered; sol asked bim todo so some more; he did, and that's how it eame about. by the way, girls, I should infer somo vf you are worthy, and would appreciate (hat big brother of mine. He has a coo} hondred thoneand at least In money, handeome, and distineulehed looking; bat his looks and hia money are completely selipred by his yoodness, {10 han elegantly-furnlehed roonis inabluck down-town, 16 ‘not a bit fant, neither otupid nor prosy, Unmarried; ago, iss. If a rec: ipe ls ihe ticket which enables apo to enter Tho Home, Lwillofer the above quhlitics ak the req- uisites for making o good hnelband—all but tho mionuy, yet that Is not generally considercd as a positive objection, ‘Some Jike’ theirs with, and somo without. 1 notice the more love, tho Jess money {4 generally required, an now Mra, Experience will mentally efacniate, “Young!” Waoatiftiom? Everrthing has to he young once in ita life. When I have fniehed read ing The Home LU feel all write. 1 Jun tor the coin panionship of many whoso noms de P ume | recoz~ nize as fanillarhouschold words, ** Chat" I know and reverence, both becaure of hor yolame of Idens and her solubility in thele expreastan, Then, o couree, {he other general favorites aro mine alsa. Tehould like to form ® closer acquaintance with cerlcket.” Ty tell her what l chink about the ‘Anti-Flirtation Society" if slic will aend her ade recato me, And '*iaremScarem,"' "dane ag **Sky-Ilue Cardinal, and ** Lila," can't wo be- comencqualnted? I 'Itved in Clicage two yeata. Saw (t burn down and stayed til It went up again. Lived an Michigan avenue, Dert Stanford, your lart letter wan guite funny, Dot sarcasm, though {t may do plensant to take at first, leaven a bad taste in the month afterward, Aswerert ol mosatc tt will be well cnough occa. Blonally to putin something of that kind, but {t will be a stone that will attract more from its eccentricity than from Sts beauty, You probatly meant well onattzh, but there arc many nnsioue mothers in The Home. whose ttmba crow weary In chasing after little folke, whoso time for reading {« limited, and who afe not to be blamed: nor mado fan of because they aek a foolish ques- tion or two, All of us can't know everything. even about hongenold duties. Bat don’t imagine I mean to scala got, forY only mewn, don't cast any reltections on Tho Home, becanse it is, or suould be, sacred, no matter what or where the akeleton . ‘We must not quarrel amongonreclyes. A divided houxe cannot’ stand, In a good, old-fashioned home, demure grandmas and stern and often rigid Frandns had thelr places ag wallas Aunt Intel. ectuality, —who had no children and was divorced on account of tecompatlulliy. Uncle Prim should have this say also; but they musn‘t bo too bard on the young folks, must they, girls? What {4a home without harem acarem ‘eung people, bubbling over with alternating fuht, Fronts and fun? And what If they do get a little sentimental st times, Aunty or Grandma, don't hush ‘em tog much, or they will hegin 10 re- rl you kind of household torpedo, Habla to low upon any short notice, thereby ceaslng to jove and reepect you, which they would **tat for these presents." 1 lke you Western people aver so much, and when my **Ideal” or any other proper young man comes along that Tcan ovo ani Fespect and asks ine ty go, Pll join bands and ‘uurrah for the beautiful Weat, I think a certain amount of sentiment makes the wheels of life turn more ensily, besides it leasons tho jolts and quicts tho creaking. Suppose Jolin and wifeare nothing out slmple country folk; thoy Tabor bard all day in thelr reapective stations; now who would throw the first stone at thelr door, when: Jotun ia about to tel) his wifo he don't caro what they all may sari he wouldn't trade places with the bigyest ire talist in the: country, even in these ‘hard thn he had to lose hie wite and baby. Now this fs sentiuent, parely sentimental; John may have misunderstood fitineclf, and mis- caleniated the strength of his love; but he felt better for saying it. and she, dear, good, honest soul. moat too tired, to stand up after the cil, hanes lovinsly about hls neck, 00 tall to speak, feeling repald for all past labor; yes, yinld Inadvonce for muny days more, And now, if, when whe turun away to wet the supper ready, o tear splashes on Job's hand, which causes hin to move toward tho’ dour to hide his own, you may Call that wentiment sieo, and it Jes but take it away and you have a honse of duty and drudgery; leave Mt, and you havea heaven oncarth., —Urisr, jox 2, —- TNE LITERARY SISTERHOOD. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. Prrvacti, Ind., July J1.—1 want to enter my protest avalnst making Tho Home a Iterary club, We have literature enough now (auch aa it is), but T know of no ather inedium whero wives, mothers, and sfstors can talk with oach other kindly and helpfully except {n tho colnamns of Tun Trisuns. Tdo not understand that wo camo together to air our abilitics, bat to assist each other in tho practleal duties of every day fo, both moral and physical, I have Kept house more thin a dozen years, but bave been materially aided br recipes from The Home, and those lite trary ladicw who eesm to despino tho labor and taro neti 'Y lo prodnco a good meal, can use ally atand the reaulte very well when they come tothe taulc, [know that cur busbands (however literary they may Bey enjoy having thelr food well cooked, and, bam iatung as it may sccm, there {s tore truth than poetry in the idea thot tho Dearest roadtus man's neart ie over the palaio, 80 don't be dlacouraged, ladies. i ry ide ‘To those who are trodbied with Hterary as- irations, let me say In oJ] kindness to go to Work in thatde partment, but let it be work, sober, carneat, thoughttul labor; write ta dead earnest for a fow years, and you will not only fecl relleved (of ldcas), but will be glad to come to ‘The Home for a social chat where mental strain {e uouccessary, There are plenty medinms—nowspapers, maya. zines, ond the hungry preas—walting to turn your heavy manuscript tuto volumes; so co abcad, but don't bring your gonda and chattels Lomo, for hoo. eatly we don't want them here, kevangeline, I bclieve thata woman has s per- fect rightto MH suy position that Is honorable where she may earn her datly bread; but, if ehe is acecsasrily (brown (nto daily asaociation with gen- Hemen (which ene must be aa clers of o hotel), ber own dignity and Cad ald bo her eafcguard {rom even tha breath of suspicion. Ride jog with strangers. even fn the day- time is improper for either an unmarried lady, snd to clther of these socicty is more fentent thanto a deserted wife. You aro lonely, I know, but donot mako your position In- tolerate by adding thereto the tongue of scandal. For the sake of your daughter, If for no other consideration, you must be as Cesar would have bis wife. ** above suspicion.” * ‘Olive Green, may tho dear Father of light and love bind up your aching beart, and may you mect the joved and loeton the banks of the besatiful river which aball come from underneath the throne, Walitower, are you discouraged? Poor child! if your patienco jen't all gone, | should tike that auchorandenain. Je tnere anything f can sendin change? . P., of Marquette, 1 know you are vver- whulumed wlth calls, but {f you onty know how anuch { was auffering for some of that muse you would send me your address and allow me to ecod atamps for postage and then you would send it, like a good auster, or you would send the moss with addzeas in the bottom of the box snd tet me return the stamps. Queenie, | buliove the beat thing in the world for a.coro chest ts to bathe it in sicohol, @ teaspoonful ortwosta time poured into your hand sod then rub ft yourself, or bave some one else. until the skintared. The cowpresa recommended Laat week uabie remedy, but should be nade ouly night; be well protected with Maunel, then use the alcohol in the morning, Try it a few weeks and let me know the result, Enave sigued myself ** Lizziv" a fow times, butin last week's lesue & lady trom Remington put in an sppearance over that slgnature (to which she unduubiedly has a per- fect riyht), therefure I cheertutly give ttup and sign myself = Mus. HV. H., P.O. Box 431, SEVERAL NECIPES, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicago, July 24.—In last Saturday's Homo there are several recipes asked for, which I have, andcan recommend as being all they aro repr acnled tobe. Polf you will publish thea J sball be very grateful, especially as thls te tho frst time Taye troubled you. Kentucky, if you will try any of the following recipes for pickica I tilnk you will be pleased? Eugtlsh pickle or chow-chow: One peck of greeu tomatoes, twelve green Peppers arco plats onions, four caulifowers, @fiy small cucumocrs, ope ounce cloves, one ounce of cijaamon, ons ounce tameric, one pound white mustard-see ope-balf pound wustard, one small buitle of sala oll; chop the tomatocs, papper aad oulons, slice tbe cucumbers, and pick the caglisowers into tual bitv, aud then mix all well together; cover ¢ require chron ken eltranie roi i wee with cider vinegar and bo't Aftern minuten; then drain off the vinegar anit pour on freeh, Cnenntber plekle: Corer yane cucumbers with saltand water, stronzand doling hot, Let thet rtand In brine Tata Aca houre; then Aran a wash them. oil the vinegar with mixed apicer, vir: cloves, whole perpore, allspice: put the en= entirely. (Chronic disean treatment. a Fam abont t of cream and hope In abonttane vear ta ns Tae Trunese to annonce my canplete eur Ag lo cod-lver oll, tis very nau atiore, and 1 have Intcly read it ie rometimes made tram the carcasses of doz, Let those whee stomacha nersin, Jet theas boll, and then extn ont ant | are strong enonch for auch tunes continue ta tae pour fresh vinegar over them. if you donot likey | them,—they would not’ be ratistied probably with your pickles too hot, pnt your apices ina baz, and | a pleacanter remedy, atin the vinegar. J ouways nee cider vinegar, Want to protest once more acninet the nee of but some prefer white wine vineear, salt, Ties mucosa metmprane needs to be nvothed, Cucumber catsup: One bnshel of table-stzed | Tthink, not made to burn ne if onfire, 1 hare green cucimbers; pare and vente them ona largo | weed Jnet euch a nseal douche a¢ pr. Hale rream grater into a steve: eqneoze and drain the pulp tll | menda, and feund it both pain! withaat 200d vory dry. ‘To fearon, add binck pepper nnd ralt, | reenitr, te inlant be af wee, na very nid rubbed tn thoronahly with the hands, to taete, but | cave of coid inthe head, bat I have no faith in It Wie nimort impossible to get it too hot, Fill or. | when it comes tos cenuine eater lpary fruit Jara half full of patp. and then tako lous inhalers, and find white-wine eJnegar come ton boil and fill the jars, sttrring thoroughly and seal the jars while hot. 1 by their te mach Fooner than i have extend- Fou bus a tableapountul of off on top of cach Jar, ] ed there, Tree no necasion to witfeiraw my ree ie Rerps air-tisht. ommend:tion of the nae of cream: and If eatarrh ‘Mustard canttlower: Plek tne caniifawer inte | patente conid snd nome person who k rmall bits, sprinkle with ealt, pout on boiling | a cow and a conscience tow, and water, audiet stand tH cold, and then drain. | would religtonsly Mi) the preecrintion, 7 th Dresaing for above: 'Eleht erga well beaten, and | it@oula be more eatiefactory and loss expan one quart of vinecar: let thie atand onthe stove | than a trip tothe ecastta orachsnie of climate, tH AC tilekenes then add one cup of ealad-oll, two | If ne sich person {sta be found, then $30 invested tableepoone of misc mustard, three tearpuons of | inn goot cow will, J think, produce mora ren} carry-powier, two tenspnonsuf black pepper, two | hanpiness aad heath In a family whose mucors teaepounnof salts nour thi over the cauliiower | membrane» nee’ reconstructing than $50 worth of while hot, Ratio and eat with roast duck. cud-tiver oll ‘Try Mt, Anaione Muthcr, Currantejeliy soll your cueranta fifteen Wine | | (hope tr, Tate will continue to write heal utea (there inno need of stenting thein)sthen | letlers. for no subject is more important. My squeezn out the jaice, strain and menstire, Add | theozy te that each ony showid study hin.self and one pound at sugar (white) toone pint of Iquor, | find out npon what course of treatment they thrive and pnt on the feeand let them boiltwenty mn- | heat. Etrnk f have found the key to myself, and utes: then pour in batels, and let them get cold be- | therefore 1 am. JURILANT, fore covering. If you do up your currants too late fn the seaton, they are watery. and requice holling GUSH AND RLANG. To the Elitor of The Tribune, telco, Teal aenitce you, Mist ‘the ubove te tel r, ath he color ts beau! 5 maken delicious ety. ae eet aume hedtitiine or | Hianwoon, Ang. 1.—ft ta only goud wino that golden-rea}, at the dragsist’s, dissolve some In | improves by aze. Milk and water find better be water, and ah your mouth with It, besites tak- | discarded attor the recrmd day. Ia eno eo athe oe ce noure HEwuteure | Your hoyden atanda better chance to develop Tosamury, [ cured myself of several very pain. | etanilly than your rapid Miss Propriety. Nonsense, fut) curns by applying tincture of fron to them; ure | If not valgar, In like the rpice Incateup. Mind. I aay if not volear, Volzarity is never anything but indecent. . Thore ts humor {nm nonsente, not a Itwilleat them. Itcntes and hardens the corns no * yon can caally cut or pic's them ‘out witlatho, nalle. q arkie of ftin wnizarity, Ax there are oll quaite ay it every other muht, when retiring} only be nitro to let it dey before they touch tha hed-clothes, an ea of merthantiee, from siazy enuibrie ay to royal velvet, from akimesnitk cheew anil addied —_— aie i ho creat of the dairy. and tho« THY NOME PICNIC. newly-fald parte, te “yoanssters acer to find + To the Editor of The Tribune, Ty eat of fragrant” hay? eo. there ri Cmcaco, Avg. 3.—The Home plenic, falling as the appolnted time did on the evil days of the riot. will long bo remembered for !ta association with | 4, the moral epidemic which has just swept over the country, So engrasecd were wa afl with thle topic thatthe unfriendty weather passed without com- ment. Damnness, atickiness, general dlecomforl, MUmitless diforoners in language, There aro people whoso conversation {« us exemplary ad ** Letters to a Young Convert. and as uninterest~ Ingand steph. ‘There are others, througa whoes everyday talk there runs 9 aparkte of unconve tionailty, Bolhemlanism, whatever you may call 1 which $3 Hike the anap of old wine. ‘Take out sor of thelr expressions and dieeect them az botanis ual Bouracte In pieces, and nu donbt there jainnety re unermpod hair, Iinp dresses, and wilted .eollare | fille Snielisbe severely placed ander tive heat aré no novolites In the dog-days, and so Ef supposo | slang. Ibut. if you please, I like tt. Y wonld rath. nobody was really surprised when last Wednesday | er dwell in the tents of the monoionons walitrag dawned tearful and” ominous. A plenie | {40 take up my abode tn thy hails of perpetiin decorum. Long ago I went to stay with an ald under umbrelise and in rubbor boota tn | lady one terrible weeks One day Tcalted a the most forlorn travesty of the pictnresque and the most impressive Illustration of the puranit of pleasure under difficulties with which I amacqusinted. And yet a few heroic souls braved tho elesaents ag on the fret oreasion, and thus It fhopnena that instead of one we bavo had threo picnice. ¥ which was the/Ifome Picnic, took certain person. a ** maf, ani othe dear old dame never forgave nic. ‘From that time until her death she wrestled for me ona cnild of Satan, Now, It ta nbaard to condemn atl these reckless Reaees of apcech ns slang. Nobody lathes the vernacular of rhop-boss ani fast girls niere: than Ty but chai! and nonsense are no more Hike slang than ‘green peas are like pills. | Now for Mre. Vail. I ilke her, and ployed her fetter, I am sorry to make the almtesion, hut iy nex, ag Arnie, are dreadfully aditcted to *¢ieh,'* And ‘gue’? In a newspaper colamn fe lilt bine ribbons ona plumber. Let as be just as apicy and sharp n¢ you pleaec, Dut, for sweet Heaven's take, nolanguishing! Ieannot think that Mre, Vall in- tended to deplore the lack of intellectuality so much as the prevalence of the roftest kind of avn- ‘The third place Thittaday, Ang. 2. The day wan simply perfect.—adayrach as Emer- aon ‘had in hia mind when he wrote with euch quaint beamiys Ityvas one of the charmed days When the geniue of (ud duth flows 8 wind mey alter tweity waya, A tetnpert cattnot blow, at, si had teestianed ths foltage and grass,and fiment. Pie iied began to pathes recip in the atternoon, |. Hany of the mombera of The Home will make and by $o'clock a Inrze and merry circle were uy &® picnic and come to Highwood, Twill tey ond chatting together with the frecdamof ofd acquaint. | *#0w of the beauties of the Jake shore una heip Anco, Tue Tninunc oflceeent a quattette of rep- them rpenda pleasant day. Choose cool Septem: reventatives, and several gentlemen of ‘The Home | Def weather, and the more to coine tho incriier, rote pretent, to that tho! masculine aldo of “ha ARHER: jouse was inno greater tninurl than it vena: frour pusy American wocletye. Wemlened those | CANNING FRUIT---CORN-BREAD, friends from abroad whohad hatf promiacd to came, and whom wo more then half expected, but wo Jook forward to8 more elaborate and attractive pleasure party when weean tenture io urge thelr Presence, ‘rhe supper was the unique and apecinl feature. The Mphe refroahments furnished by the caterer, Mr i. €. Fish, were only intimations of tho feast. The pigtersnauentces, of dining off the grass fa only equaled by itsinconvenience. It ienteun: sient resins Into savagery which pleasca the erm of the barbarinn, which some writer assures us Hes at the core of our civilized nutares. In place of To the Editor of The Tribune. Dertsorr, Joly 91,—It ts aurprising at this Inte date to see what hard work most people make of cannlog fruit, Lhave mot but few that foliow ny plan, but have had the pleasure of convincing a great many of {ts utility that at first were inclined to regard the idea as ridiculous, and have often given a promissory Insurance before parties would allow thelr cans to be exverimonted on so ** uny reasonably." Inthe ten yeare of practice I hare the uypsy (reant camp-kettle wnich Dr E. aug. | mever broken a can! ‘My fruit keepe nicety, and poe Becylsny appropriate, fora paity at always tecely ® compliment when placed upon jchemiann, wo had tho Klorence ojl-atove ani its |, “Rian. aumirabloappurtenances, With tain we mine eats While the fruit ts scalding, piace a table close to the stove, putting on it the cold cans Won't heat them), Wrench, fruit funnel, aud barinet cold wator, Take a cloth, or old towel, folds number of thicknesses, beinz careful to Lave nu wrinkles init, Dip thle in the cold water, maceze x0 the water won't rin, and iay it flat_on the table, and Ince one or more cans on this thick, wet urface, f course, not ictone tach another, usd the can down Into the soft cloth, that there be no in- terruption in the cireutating current; mdjuet the funnel, and pour in, the fruit, gently at drat 0.28 0 have it strike the bottom Of the can before Ittouches the aides, and to Jet the steam drive vut the cold air; then fill rapidly te the very edge, as cooling Invariably lowers {t ‘same; fun adamp cloth around the thread of the glass to remove any eUlexy particles, and fit on the rubber. } always Uke a plece af white paper, lald on top the frat, with a few drops of alcohol to molatun it, Screw onthe fup immediately, This tn the mimpleat and cat plag Lever tried, and !n putting up @ hundred cans of frult every year, have never broken one. delly cupa are treated the same, Corn Uread—I am glad te seo some step ont and ask for economical. every: recipes, and heres with appatt an extra one for corn-bread which **'Thy Boye" cannot fall to like: ‘Sake, one plut niece cora-menl, scald with sudictent sailing water or milk to have it all molsteued, yet crumble; let ‘Tho Executive Committee will meet at my ofice | Coo}, then add one tablespoun of salt, ons of migar, ane eggs thoroughly beaten, and a coifee-cup of Monduy, Aug, 0, at lla, im. Amis M. Hate, {iene uread aponge, conatdering it, of cuurec, 10 be —— baking Ways The suzur und’ erg tay bo PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CANNED | left ont, ‘yet have it splendid. © Stir COUN sere oailitegcomens comely toaft not tn To the Editor of The Tribune, ann bo Rettte well lardedt, Doxnee, i0., Jaly 30, 1877.—-Ae I read Bre. atlif, Take a round-bultomed kettic we je dron in tha lost and Jet rise again. When properly Hale's Isat letter on the riot, amd her appeal tothe | hight, a » verte baled a te re Su) ey op tne Board of Directors, —almoat charging tho present | #vai i, and put Into a moderate oven, ti school ayatom with being thy cause of the Chicago | BUstly ull the afteryoon and eat wile a litte rlot,—what 6 storm of bitter memories her words | egrve, even if removed from the oven. The baking called to my mind! My own experionce as ateach= | isthe erscntis! part, and if donv right the lost er fn the Clty of Madison accords but too welt | Will be teuder, light, and wollelonse oinaaeles: with her thoughte, The teacher was “*hedgod ge in” on overy side from [mnarting any moral teach+ Ing, oxcontinga lecture of Ave minutes iu thomorn- ngs As for, the | Bible, tho people of | that city do not believe that God, through His Word, has anything todo with thetrachoaln; and eucred songs, such a6 *'God te Love, "we were requested not to with, Wo could teach *sUiithe Brown nd ite Hke, tf we chose, but I did not for corpora) punishment, the smallest feo and tea, and baked potatoes for thirty persuns, and {lustented ** Honrckeeping made eusy" by this most nsefol and captivating of all modern fa- ventions. After hanger wan satiefod there followed that foast of reason and flow of soul—to nso a striking. ly original plirsrc—which Is alwaye the best part of euch entertainments, Several short and telicit- uus speeches were made, but the clayuent remarks of Tur Trinuse reporter, Mr. ————, who spoke for half an hour with a brillloncy of witand reach and depth of philosophy which enchanted oa ail, whould, 0 ee | another phrase, vo been beard to be Bppreciated. Lack of time and space, 58 well an utter Inability to do justice to the theme, wprovents uy sepelaning: them bere. The only drawback it preeence of tho ltallan musicians, who insisted npon playing thronghont the address, and who, with painfal irrelevancy, accompanied sono of the grandcat Hights of tho orator with the strains of Strauss and Offonbach. After a buainess meeting, at which a committee’ ‘was apputnted to make arrangemonts for a general meeting of The Ilome at an carly day, the party separated, everybody Ia good tutor, Inciuding tha park policeman, whose kind aiid attention to our party is here gratefully acknowledged, BOOT JELLY. To the Editor of The Tribune, Fox Lake, July 80,—As tho readers of Tuo Home all tobeof an economical turn, and favor recipes of that kind, 1 would lixe to cal) gen- eral attention to $ho fact that jelly cas bo made from old boots! Yes, really, out of old boots. I read allabout itinascleotific Journal, Wow do- lightfat to know, when reports shill come of the Ailing of peach buds and small fraite by malicious Jack Frost, that wo havo a subutitute at hand, or at foot, and that ell the care and trouble of frull- chuoss. As child in tho ppert well koow that tho teacher im. **She muat maznetize him,” G dare not touch a0 the Board said al Vy talking to iw.” of all the police force that you ha’ x did NO} pave much effect on the late mob of 10- esralda, Neither will tt have in your pubis ichools, ae long as there ls not wanitable tear that | ralsing ond picking way be suporveded by the bull it this nese fa not sufictont there iva ‘birch | ing down of the cast-off boots of tho family, And somewhere that will be, All children do not need the whip, buc some do; and if those who peed it do not eee the effect fs bad, not only on them: selves, butalso on those who do not need It, for they take Iberiios of which they would never have thougit had thelr mates been clas- flecd at the proper time. It fe general- y needed, i ‘think, that the gallows bas a twoluld effect, It punishes the true ofender, and ene many others from committing crime, iu the effect of the alloccaniona? Na; Lh Wo nae S iaec he in e » vorily; only as a lp 1 food bebavior. ae © Bub to return. What ia tho emect on school which aro couducted on the Madison plant (I be- Neve they claim to pattera after Chicago in thelr ool syato! No corporal panishotent, Bibles thrown out, red music discarded. I answer, the refractory papi ja kindly pereuaddd, and noth: {ng more, until the teacher, after using her entire Biagpotic force to persuade him to good wort fives up in despair, and reports to the Board, ‘Tho juard counsel a trite more kindness, bat event- ually the child of frum 10 to 25 is euspended. Now, la the words of Amie Hale, “Walch fe better: @ whip at 10, or artillory at 152" What {a to becomo of these suspended scholar? Seventy-five per ceat of them are found iu the chy mobs or har pelsoue, ‘ 1 hare bess a Keaeber forten rf care, and E positive rt nder the pres- Tit ayeiou ot nonspaatskaeute tecthinde oe ik Jeatea will drup off 0 what nico Ausctilen canbe maAdS: wbere thse laa large family of s. How apnetizing, when you drop In take ten wlth a friend, to bave hor re- you praise tho jelly, ‘* Well, J think it. ien't bad, considenng that John Henry wore the boots all summer, and that they were beginning togetalitue musty befure I bad a chance todo themap,"” And to have her add: **duvt come over next wook andl willahow you some jelly! Auut Hetty has bad tender for years, and can only wear French sid, and last week whe seus ise a box of old shoes that wilhdo up just lovely.” Of cured you'lige! If I thought your rcadora wero credutgus enough to’ bullove the atury, 1 would re- qwaltothem tho startling fact that coffe can be made out of old shirts, The same sclentitic people who make boot Jolly make strtcoifev also. Frum an economical polut of view wo arc fant sopronch: Ing that epecies of antinal which fret sticd: Ke ha and then eats it, If any of ‘The Home readers would ]ixe the exact formula fur maklug the above delicacies, Twill give thei the address of the dis- coverer, Who will donbtless be happy to inatract them, Wall Fern-Leaf tell me how to prevent the leave of the rose-ceranium from turning yellow and fatl- ing o@ wheu the plant iv brought Into the Louse In ofall? 1 Lave a Guo specimen iomy garden, with yen inches scrows, but, if it of ite predecessors, thew by one upon beng brought cuergy of teachers it uscleasly expanded on edoson | lg AMS 20° Ruw'ee “witch however, come to nhs SS touory : eer caerne, Raubictank sefections Can ‘any one give me Instruction as to aa Oe keer ceatpuld tame, theso puntls, | Eis'caro of this! Will a lemon-tree nearly 3 ycate ere: | old bear fruit without being grafted? I have been cold that it would not, but would like ta know what The Home thinks. boozy DoonitrLe. —— ODDS AND ENDS. To the Editor ef The Tribune, Fansront, July 23,—J should like to hear the subject of The Home Convention freely discusscd, until a Snal decision is made, one way or the other. Rosa May, of Chicago: Recerved your Iotter, snd ‘aa coon sal receive the jewelry-boat pattern will scndittoyou. Inex, of Grand Crossing, a2 soon an Walldower will send nie pattern of anchor and chain, Iwilisesd you aduplicate. K. M,8., of Peorla, If Kitchen Devotee will pleseo bo sa kind as to send mo pattern of sand castle; I abst! be very much obliged, and will send you duplicate of same and the others you wished, a3 sugn as I receive the ergies equally on the good as well as tho bad ie puptla so tamed would eacapo the Penlten- ary. Many ladiew have jnquired ** How {to can corn?” I have tried it thie eeaebo, ang Isle aurely golay to keep. Cub the corn off tue’ cob, and scrape the cobtoectallom. Preseas much of it as you can futo ajar; screw {hatop about ball way on. Sct the jar in water deep enough to come to the neck; also, set the jar inthe water eo that itis rals from the bottom; bell three hours; screw the top tight, and remove to a dark place, Alrstig, CATARKIT CURE, fo the Editor of The Tribune. Kwoxvitts, Is., July 28.—My letter in which 1 recommended the use of cream aagcure for catarsh seeus to have been misunderstood, at least by AmleM, Hale, so 1 beg to make some explana- tlons which should have deen made stfrt. Tam wellaware of the fact that the samo remedy will | fret-named. tterns. To Georgia VW, of not prove equally belpful in all cases, bat of this | Cottage Grove, 1 will tell you bow to touch f aw sure: (hat from the fret week of the | wake some ve prety = Swiss id cream diet I daily and vieibly improved, That | India musiln _wilet-mats. Get Swi Tam notentirely free from the dlzease now 18 uot | in which the dole are stout ooe and one. the fault of the cream, but of circuustanzes, ¢ inches apart. Cute square plece two incho After four months’ use of cream 1 was free frou: | er than you dealte the bed mat, embroider symptoms of the discave, but by a combination of clrcumatances that 1 caonot explain here t was oblized to give up my room, nested by an ald-fash- foned wood Sre-place, and’ consequcotly perfectly Yeutilated, fur a cold unventilated room, while | sat through the day ins room very much uverbcaled. Merulog bathe had to be yavea up ond thy cream ify atareon every other square (desigaated by tuo dots) In auy desiratie color, of slugle sephyt, or, Jf you wish, tu match the furniture of bbe fou. ‘The wtara ate simply thready of zephyr crosstuy each utner In what ls knows as the double cruss- sttch. ‘To finlah the edge ofthe mat cut o ruffle Ureo end onc-balf inches wide, fuld a narrow bea was n0 longer foresle, For atx muutha) havo} on cach edse, and fasten it in piace by taking Deen without it, snd the distressing eymprpme of | stiches over and over with the xephyt; gather the + Eruud thief rudle with the zephyr, Icaving @ purtuw beading. catarrh are ouly just now returning. argue that, undcr toe favoraole circunstauces| rata Sew 00 the edgy Of the mat, which ts to be laid on a four wonthy referred to, the dlscas would foupdatlue of alk os cambcic ty match color of i, 1877—TWELVE PAGES, Il Mate of India mualin are very prettily fn- pir with adouble mnfle of eqnal with. Ser one ontneedve of matand the other tneide thin, Mave this raile fluted, Yours fraternally, Mitr or TH VALLEY. A RACHELOR OWT, To the FAitor of The Tritune, Mazomante, dnly 30,—Pleate give me room lo express a few rentimente. It ercma to mo tliat In thin wonderful age of progress our minds should bo lovked after as well as onr ftomacha. When J think of the amount of time and postage wasted in endeavoring ta tind ont how to make ‘‘enmmer sausage,” jelly, paper alr- cactles, and the Ilke, J tremble for the fatare of ihe country. Why will women, who are wives and mothers, expose their tznorance of such trif_ing home-matters, only to be laughed st hy the public? All have risen fn righteous indignation against Mra. Vate for daring to invade her **righta” prin- ciples Intoa department aacred to The **Sinne."* ene little school miter, not yet ont of thelr teens, bee her to deniet, with tear, we've no doubt, in thelr pretty eyes. Pshaw: Come along. Mrs, Vale. Foam eure you and 1 wonkl agree, Thero ts nothing f admire more than @ woinan who hax a sou) shove bread-moking and kitchen-work. Verhaps Bintte and Salle would vo welt to cot off their frizzes, put then tn curl papers, and leave: them st home fn the burean-drawer, w When I cet a wife, which time I pray may be far distant, wo to her should she bespatter the rooms With card-board Ozings, and not Tuave my cixar- Ugttere for thelr original use, Wo ante her should ube take me the victim of anyrecipes et ‘hy virle who shonld be Inthe nursery in: writin for papers, Clive us eome more, Rert Stanford. You are the kind Eadmise, and would like to correspond, be ‘ou **thald, wife, or widow,” oreven o bachelor ike tavecif. int to saya word In defense of the sianzy vitle, ‘There fs no earthly reacon why they should not extet, ax well as those morally voolones, whoee augelle temperaments nrc so shocked when they hear **Confound — it! Cheese Wr" ete. Angels are good In their place, but we like a little more substantial article, Astu gentlemen not respecting then, that's all honsenae, We are fond uf them, like to mect them, and know that troe friendshipe con be formed with Lhum. Come out and way something for youraclves, citle, In ang case, may sou prow per, ia the wleh of A Dacurton, —- WHIPPING CHILDREN, To the Editor of ‘The Trtbune. Rastori. Ang, 1.—-When my last article ap- peared in Tho Home {t contained so many errora that F became almost discouraged, wud fitmly re- volved to keep rilence in future; bout, after having read that very excelicnt article from Children’s Physician, I concluded to Jend a helping hand in behalf of the litte ones, being as brief as possiole. Dat, in the drat pince. I wonld bes of Mrs. Vale to be 9 iitthe more charitable with The Home writers, and discard that unjust feeling townrd thove who chance to differ with her in revani to what they shall write! If all wrote such cultured (7) Jetivrn anche docs, what a sameness there would bein The Home. There are many Mre. Vales in the world: for fa all the various walks of lite wo tind this evil eptrit of Jnjustice intruding upon the richtkof others, It ha» always found it« way into our business and political inatterr, but alas? that it should Intrade iteelf intu our Home circle, Children ‘uyaician, you ore right in binking the ittleonesriced more love and care. Uf all pateate world deal firmly, ently, and kindly with hoir children there would be no need of reaurting tothe whip. And if tuothera devuted half the time they epend Iu preparing etylieb_ garments for their Tittle onca to thy cultivation of thelr minds, chid-whipping would be among the fort arte, Many persona speak of whipping children os a part of thelr Chrintinn duty: but goservation has taught me that children have been whtpped more to yrati- fy an auiey passton than froma sense of Christian duty. Ifthy persone who are intrusted with the care of the little ones would first learn to govern thelr own tempers, there would he less need to use the tod, for chileren are keen Observers, und soon Jean to tmitate older ones. Ue drm with them, but don't let your countenance or language show the Jeart anger, but ruther let your motio be drm and gentle rule, 1 think child-whipping would tuon bo done sway with if peopic would take Bob Ingeroll's advico and have a photograph taken while in the act of whipping these littic onev. He rave, ‘'if tho whipped clild bappen to die, wouldn't it be sweet in the autumn when the maple-ieaves are turning to golt, and when the reartet vines run like a sud regret ont of the earth, wouldn't it be delightful to zo and sft on the imonnd that covered the flesh you Lud beaten and look at the photo oF yourscif In the act of whipuing ‘that child?" ConnzLa, — VARIED EXPERIENCES. To the Euitor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, July 22,—It may not be uninteresting to The Home readerato know some of the results ofthe many valuable sicgestions that have op- yenred In thledcpartment. First and outranking oll others ty the mach-abuved tar-water, It in the ne plus ultra hair-drossing. I gotabottle of North Carolina frum the cornce drug-stere, poured out halfofit, and filed up the bottle with bolling Lotitectile, and ffotcar it te ready for use, “The tar will not dteeviveor mix. The water on top when cold is simply tar essence, cooling, cleansing, and invigorate. Doe qiase te invaluable In propagating planta or renewing those that have Seen chilled ia winter, ‘The potato and cabbuve salads are erpecially nice forstmuer, The home adornments are all that any one could wish who has taste or Inciinstion to adoru thotr homes, notubly Sorento wood carving and slipper-cases, [feel ike saying: °* What we are, The Home mado ur,” Come and see, 2 wil ahuw you the recipes nicely prevervod in book- form nude with Aunt Lucy's atickun gum traga> canth. For our fadcbtedness and towards a re- turn 1 will nay; Cot tenderloins cross-wire, alp in batter and roll {ucracker crumbs, and {ry the oysters, Put eurry-pawier tn eonp theate, stows or hart, It ix “savory, appetizing, andexeellent, Stop buying Java of Mocha colle aud buy the beat green {tio fur twenty-five cents. When ground mix one part of chicory to tive parts Bo c do to of come efu aoaut the proportion, 8 firet-claes grocer oud pay cash for your Buy whitedeh when you buy any frevh bake tn a dripping-pan; never fry it. pleces and roll in curn-meal, Put a teaspa: of baking-soda fn the bath, Use pulverized borax fur cleaning bair-brushes, Head of ammonia, Vreavrve the excellent articles written hy dirs, Amie M. Hale regarding neuralgia und catarrh. Sy Wirs's Unctr, Ps \ THAT PIOUS SERVANT. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cnicaco, Aug. 1.—I_ bave only becn married a very little while, and all the troubles of the world seem ready to fall on my devoted besd. When 1 moved into my dear }ittle house, I took Broat palne lo eecure a very good xirl,—tn fect I took her because @ ploua neighbor told mo she was a Chrinian, and that if 1 would take Laura and a ental child 1 could get her to live with me for al- moat nothing a¢ to wager. and that I would fad mysol! fixed for life. f found upon seeking the ragon thotl could securo her for $i a week, rus iu ny eves acciacd & good deal to pay, but, cousidering the other comforts 1 would get thrown in, L concluded to take her, What I wanted to know {rom The Honw department is how to et pd of her, dy Erlend sald 1 would be xed for fife. 1 "on truly atrald f am. ‘The Geet meal abe cooked in the house, I went out tw see if dinner was neariv. ready, and sho wanted nic to taste the soup. Sw she took « spoonfal out, blew ft tu cool It, then tusted about balf of it her- self, and then brought 11 10 me to taste—tho identi cal same spoon and pup that she left, and when I drew back and decilued to taste, she poured tho ro- miaining fluid back Into ibe pot, The next morning shu avo us perfectly green biscuit, Jami nu cuok myself, and 1 da not know what was the matter with them, wut they were very bad, That afternuon when { went into the kiteben a comb with hulr in It Jay on tho table, With this | rushed after my pious neighbor to ece what she had tosay about ft, when she coolly 1 marked thatahe uply renched for her belng a Christan, she did nat know anything about ber as acook; and when I meekly replied that I would rather have e cook tan s Christian in my kitchen, whe looked at me av if ehe expected the ** old boy" wo fy away with me that very ininute, Wiisode ane of your ininerous lady corre- spondenta adviso me what to do? Lamafraid to Wil her togo away, Yours tn great agovy, Fuss anv Fsatuens, INFORMATION GIVEN, Broomsyorox, Il, July 33.—Is there s Toom in Tho Home? If uot, perhaps some one would be willing to share her room with me, Uric-a-lrac and Sis want to know what s ‘*float- er" fa, It jeu mild beverage which was Bret used, nod that fs etill quite ular, at Grinnell, Ia., and iid iaado by putting a cork 1atoa glass of ater, Zina, spring 1s the best thine to remove moles, Wheu ibey begin to construct tholr underground fuads, watch thein closely, and when you ace the earth being ralsed oy them, strike a spade into the ground close to and just behind where they are at work, aud you can remove them every the, Sume coulrbutors to your valusbic paper seem not desire areal ome, where ope member of tho ioily can eat sugar on tumatocs, and another eat Cheat with salt and vinegar, according as their tastes may differ, Soi, Ike Chat, want only **Uttle gotbings? and *lose.” Josh Billings says, **Love is easy to cot full of, but mut so easy foget fat un," ond 1am not disposed to believe that the addition of ** littic nothings" tothe vill of $4ro Would waterially assist the fattening proccss in the mental ayutens any piore toan it would ja the ysl ‘A proverb says, **Lanyh sod crow fu ‘but who would expecta bsrvest band todo is work and get fat with nothing bot laughter to ig him? Aro th busta vention lo be feasted **iittle noth! Wil they lake the ia A woman ‘*oon't want homies” bristling with argument"; they would tend to ber strony-minded, and. following thie, be heard bor ‘'ecotisteal vauntings.” Penaw! Can't » woolam posacss argumentative ability, or weutal culture, without belpz **exo- tatleal"? Wit.” ‘humor, and * "little noth: oge"t may Ccovatitute a dics sufficiently strong: during the period of Love's young dream, but, when we come dows to the work aud cabbage of real life, we must maintain @ groat and constant etry, hich will tax and waste both the mental aud physical systcum, and, tv keep up the repels: strony fucd is scaulred. | Fur tus latices, love al- aya makes a good seasoning, while the * little only ae relisten or ‘orthe firet time. If ho aniferer will picase write me, and J will send a enperd recipe for making @ pouitics that rill effect s certain cure, The principal Ingredient will be L. M. Bark, Care Carrier No, 3, BROWN BREAD AND THINGS. To the Editor of The Tribtme. Cnenansr, It, Jaly 21.—Please, alr, may T come In? Iknaw romething, eo of conrse T want totellit. If Sweet Sixteen will zeta houk called the Bible, turn to the book called Luke, the eixth chapter ard thirtr-frat verse, ahe will tind the quo- tation to which ehe tefera, and wiit find it Is not a “corruption of Hllel," bat ‘orders etraizht from headquarters. The Bible te a very old- fashloned book, but presame by diligent inquiry she wil) he able to Sind a copy in Chicazo, Tarqnoire, try tapiocs cream, Fonr tahterpoons of tapioca; soak several houre {n water ennneh to cover It, Holl one quart of milk; etir in the tapio- ca: have beaten the yolks of four egzr, and one tesenp of eazar, which atir in, When the mili and taploca bot! ap, tet ft boll acain, and stir in the whiten of the cgze benten to a stiff froth, Fiavor to enit. Tolwaya take the kettle from the stove before stirring in the whi Peat} tapioca in better, Unt the common siil do. If thin'docen't suit, Ian give yon a recipe for. atrow-root pudding, to be eaten cold with cream and sugar, tter-Workers will usc printer's ink If the 5 thinned with benzine, I think they will be better sutietied than «ith esther India or comman Ink, ‘tne Boys cin be told how to inake orown bread, ‘One quart Indian of corn meal, one pint oxt-meal, one-half pint fone, ane-half cup molasses or mare ff You want it sweeter, one teaspoon of aalt, ditto valeratne, neatly of quite one quart of warm water; #tesm thece bourse and dry off tn the oven. Tre tuld all I know. Chat faye ‘if anybody wants to know anything let them ask her,” ur “*wordato that effect.” Chat pleate tell ns what isa * floater"? want a photo-holder; will Wildwood pleaee rend ft with price attached? lwant to eek sume more questions, but I'm afraid I'm furnishing too much kindling for the editor, Tors, 1-0, Box -H. BPATTER-WORK. To the Editor of The Tritune. Cotonano Srnixag, Col, duly 7%—T think € have the art of epatter-work down tos fine point. ‘This is my way: Atrange the ferns, moar, or fz- ures, any you may choosa lo sult the fancy, on eard-hoard; then with 9 thimble on the anger fasten them Ormly tn place with needies, the card- onrd having been previously tacked at each curner tonsoftpine buanl. When thin is done it ts ready torpattcr, Dissolve India ink in warm water until itis ae dark as you with; patit inte an xtonizer and fasten tle top on acenrely, Screw the open sulve up cloee, ro tha: tne spray will be fine, Then by pressing the bulb the ink fs made to produce very ting spalters, and ix much neater, as well aa quicker tay than the old uatinet. When finished take out the needies and ralse the ferns essetully and ithe done, With a litte prac- tree we ean arranze the ferus with a ercatdeal of taste, and by carefully pressing them each time they are eed they williseta lony thine, I donot know whore any one can ny dried ferns for the purpuse. Theink and atownizer can be found at any draygist'’s, I gather quantities of ferns herein the canone, and anil leaves ond grasses can be found without difiiculty, I have a number of pattems of fgnres, crosace, an‘ articles fur adorn Inga house with emall expense, 1 will send any of them to May Dav ff she will send we her ad- dress, Ido not care to exchance far grasa pers. Having ecen them, J will confess I du not want any; Kill somo «ne tell mo'what ‘floater” fe? I have as little patience as # woman, and as mach curloaity. Saw Nontu. —_— CURRANT JELLY. To the Editor af The Tribune. Evanston, July 30.—Some one asks fora recipe for making currant jelly. £ have found thie the beat way: Take curranta not too fipe, look them over, and maah and strain thom through the jelly ‘bag, not tao closely. Tao a pint of jaice take a pintof granulated sugar, When well dissolved put two or three quarts on tho stove at a time and bell hard from ten to fifteen minutes, when it will Jet) onthe spoun exposed to thoalr, I find Ihave lighter colored and firmer jolly to boll part at s ‘time in thie way, Tbave been successful in making crab- apple Jeily by bolllog the apples in Just enouzh wa- ter to cover them (ecircely that), and then squeeze them in a jelly bar. Take a pint of euear toa pint of juice, aod fet stand in au earthen vessel over night, ‘The nest morning it will form inte jelly after a fow minutow polling. if any of your readers will purchase two pounds of saJ-toda and une pound of chloride of lume, Place th at earthen jar and cover with two gallons ‘of bolling water, let stand twenty-four Loure, atir- riug occasionally with a wooden spoon ur paddle, and then poured off Intoa Jag. it will be fonnd excellent to remove fruit and mildew stains, En- conrane your girl to put some into the water she washes her tea towels in, and toclean ber elnk— avout a half-cup toa pan of water; aleo to serub the Kitchen table, df unpainted, nv it will take i very white. My Mary pouts on more water thoil- ing hot) Into the Jar after the first is atrained off, and finds it strong enough for all cleansing pur- ca Pohut, lest Tshould be considered a bore, 1 will clove by signing myscit MavaMe Vinoiniz. MANY WANTS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Ocoxoxowoc, Wis., July H1.—1 would Ike to present my wants to the ludies of The Home, with yoar permission. Now that prices are to be set upon patterne, I would like to get the elephant pattern: nlso sand-castle and enpporter patterns. wny , Marquette, ‘Mich., pleare forward her andreas by nostal-card, an I world like to ex: change come native plants with hor. Is there any other Jady or gentleman of The Home who has op- portunities of gathering our native plante, who can or will, ald two gentlemen ot Brooklyn, N. Ys. who are making acollection—one to grailfy bis own taste, the other to form a8 much of s collection as pose bie to preserve them for the future, when such plants and flowers have become extinct in thelr nn ive habitate? ‘This tea plan which enould {interest na all, st being national. Inretarn for native plants Lwill'send other piants, rote, bulbs, or any each thinge wiahea in rn. May Day. Abit Kan, will you eend me a frasshoppee- or lwo, of the variety that troubles the Weat eu much, and any other curiosity you have to spare, and tell no what you would fiku in return? Chatanta, T would lke to exchange 2 Illy-of-tho- valley forother plants with you or othera who may wiab of that plant, so long as 1 havo any to epare. Will some Chicago correspunient tell mo what Planta will live ond Nassom {n a house where cual and gaa are the only fuol and lights used? An in- valid lagy of New York City would be greatly pleasca to know, If such information conld be given through The Home, others might be equally picased with it, Mas, Mantua Chaxnant, P,Q, Box Si, PATTERNS WANTED, To the Bditor of The Tribune, Tlavama, IL, Jaly 20,—Beth, I would Wko the pattern of ‘‘acrptch my back." Lilie of the Valtoy, willyou pleasc send me the dove and cuph! patterns? Colunibiue, may I have the pat- tern of yor letter-casc? What is home without « Bachelor Unclet Como often. Kentucky, Iwill give you ny recipe for chow-chow; One gallon one-half pound Engileh mus- heads caulifower (picked over and let stand in ealt-water over niyht), two gui smoll white onions, forty amall cucumber wckde 2 red peppers, one spoontal curry powder, Holl all together; whon tender re- move the picklos, and boil the liquor to saiticiont thickness, While bot, seal afr-tight, ‘Will some one givo & recipe for whipped cream and chocolat icing? WIil some ono send moe surrection plant, fern, of cact 1 desire to ob- tajnacoilection of the last two plants, and will return the favor tn some way, elther ferns or other anit, as parties may derire. 1 hope we may hear rom Kitchen Derotes and Lady Loulse, on slang and Sizting—subjects that need airing in thia de- moralised age. May we also bear from others on tha above tapica, too. Sarah Jane, come sight np to the front seat. Don't think of taking a Brastuice. b ‘Thero is rou fur more. back scat, — MINOR SCALES, To the Editor of Ths Tribune, Cutcaco, July 31.—Your musical querist, (A Minor," has not been fully anewered. The fol- lowing will aid her. There are three forms of minor scales’ : Wra—Harmonto, having {ntervals ss follows: 1to 2, major second; 8 to 3, minor second; 3 to 4, major second; 4to5, ialoe raetend Stou, ir second; Sto 7, augmented second; 7 to 4, weer econd sand Geseeutla by same, tutery , ‘Second—Melodic: Intervals L to 2, major sec- ond; 210%, minor second; 3 tod, major secoud; 4105, major second; 5 to 0, major vecond; J to 7, major scound; 7 to 8, minar second; same de- [ry thirds '—Also malodic, 1to 2 major second; 2 to 3 minor second, 8tod majorsecond; 4%0 5 wajer avcond; 6 tod major second; U tu 7 major second; 7 tu ® minor second; but In desrending the inter: vals tre Sto 7 susjor wecond; 7tod wajur sec- ond; Oto minor second; Sio4 major second: 4108 major second; 3to2minorseconds 3tol miajor second. ne latter jean encient form, often occurs in Bach end Corelli, aud occasionally In Mandel. : The ecale In common ues, in woderu awusic, Is a compound one, Y meladic form for the ascending, aud th fora for the deacendiny, wcale. But there fs no AER orale governing the combination uf tho varl- ous forms. Lizats MN. M, —_— GINGER BEER. : To the Editor of Tae Tribune. Crevetawp, O., Jaty 50. —For some time I have been an Interceted reader of your valuable paper, and have ecen many good things in Tho Home, aod mow, as I bare recelved beacit from others, I wish to say that I bavo some valuable recipes which 1 will cheerfully yive wo any who may want them, Iwill taxe she liberty of offering one at this time, and will guarantes that every oue who usce It and follows instrnctions falthfally will say that it te the most delicious and wholesome drink that can be need durins bot weather. Ginger-feer—Take of taco einzer-root fone onnces, pound {t well, and add threo ounces of eream of tartar, mix 'thorouguly, and add elght Temona eticed very thin, and fire pounds of lghtcet brown enzar; putall Into a kez and pone over {t five gallons of boHing water, and let It atand until milk-warm; then add one teacapfal of gad yoast ponred over @ alice of white bread, and tet it fer- ment fonrteen hans through the banz-hole., Then bang St tightly and put in @ good fancet, and let {¢ stand two days, when it will be ready for use, Keep it cool arid it will keep yon enol. W. C., 03 Water street, POPULAR QUARTETS, To the Edulor of The Tribune. DaLtimone, Md., July 24,—Althoagh 1 cannot call myselfa member of Tho Home circle, still t have been an Interested reader of many af the cor- respondents’ letters for many months, espectaly thoes of Fern-Leaf, .Chat, Deronds, and several others, « T noticed In tast weer's {ssue @ request :for the namer of tome popular qnattets for selected volces, I can rafely recommend the following: “Star of Descending Night," by Emerson; ‘*Sweet and Low,” by Bamby; ‘*Good Night, Reloved," by Pinsutl, Others I would méntion, but it would take tou mueb time. I wish to say to dear Fern-J.caf that | have not forgotten my nrum- I mit will rend thie week the biphylium erena- tom, with one or two other #lips that [am ante the will be pleaacd with. 1 would like very much, Fern-Leaf, to hare a cutting of a Don Pedro (6 mon) geraniom, aleo one of the Ass Grey (double ratmon} {f you have them. J wish von al) mach success in your talked-of entertainment, and wish Teouwid be prerent, as i might be of some anslst- ance to you Ina musical way. vr, SEVERAL WANTS, “To the FAttor of The Tribune, Hesveris, I., July 91.—8tep aeide a little bit, please, and let a venerable ister step In and return thanka for past favors'‘and ask for more, —woman's wants are ne‘er supplied, you know. Anna Lesh, aoecept this tardy acknowledgment for thore pre ty verses for antograph albams. They sre ait now tome, Woald any one else Ike to exchange? Vio- let, Tmost thank yon for directions for makin, broasls rugs, aivenin The Mome of April 7. fave ype almost done, and all whuses it prononnes lovely. 3 Nina, Delavan. Wie., did you sneceed tn gettin: f eure remedy for freckles? If ro, if yout Ben: it sash any fayor you wish, and I'll grant it 1f posable. Sky-line Cardinal, Ido want a erves and crown atten; and Zoe, te your dove able to fly thls fart wonder If Mre. Valo Is satisfied with the attention she drewto herself? Deronda, where are yout and Harry i. Free, and Gail. we tke your letters and everybody's; eo come wif those requested will aend the desired articles Ti return postage of send directions for making tio kings of very pretty lamp-mate, Address, ‘Axtio Wittr, SEND IT ALONG. To the Eitor of The Tribune. Peanta, Ill., July U1. —New contribstora hare to ask to come in, do they? I won't, 31! omit this reemsrto-be Important proceeding, bat if the editor only knew me he wouldn't hesitate to put this little effusion—where be might always keep Lt nea slicht remembrance of my asplratiune—to his will. Cricket, my dear, will you send shadow pleturs tolnnucence, care of Carrier No. 5%—will send rE Se EES netandJoxing 1 ish we compel 0 hacks Wise ead, ead ching 20. have" eo. much ewectness wasted (expecially Jo King's), Wonder if he and Pert have not formed a mutual admira- ging sect ety. There's many o besrt caught io the tehonnd. Will Montie rend Cupid? Will some one send Pattern of tambourine-girl in September number of Peterson's Magazine for 1800? If any one hae that 1 will gladty ps y for lt, oven if I have to raise a aubscription among my country relations,. Any- Uhing ta keep peace in the family. Blunderbuas, Dam glad you think it -thne Peoria was represented. J wonder if you are my neigh- bor, Wil you~bot no persunalities, after I Lave —— sald atl trast to, SNOCESCE, “ANOTHER BEGGAR.” To the Editor of The Tribune. Waurenna, Wie, Ang, 1.—'*Btill there's more tofollow.” But Ibave read ana **hem tell of sich pretty things," thatT would ike some too, ‘Thanks for ecreral of you for directions for spatter work, WHS. M. 1. please be very king and send directions to Jewelry boat? Will If, please de- scribe the myvterious (to mo and feta others) floater and send we a pattern of itt Will return postage or exchange anything T hava for articles gent me, Would any one like directions for @ leiter-holder, a pretty and comparatively new Air-eastle paitern ‘aud iireetions, or 8 Food vine fora hanging-basket? Clintons, will you send a slip of double purple fucksia, the round bud variety,—for two Mty-of-tho- valley pine? Did any of you ever bave a cross of pine wood paintet dark brown and sprinkled with marble sand and diamond dust; then make different-kinds of wax autnmn Jeayod and berrice and fasten on as fancy may dictate? They are very handsome, Another prety, ornament {a a wax autumn woodbine vine. eatoon over n pictoty. On the other side of tho picture have a Wax (recn) ivy vine. Cuy, P.:0. Box 22, WANTS TO KNOW. Te the Bator of The Tribune Kewayrg, Il, daly 27,—Desr ladies of The Tlome, this ia the third thme I have made an-at- tempt toenter, but far some reason, better known to the editor than myself, Ihave not succeded. I enjoy The Home very much, bat would like it bet- ter If it were strictly a home department. tWhate ever Is written not pertalning atrictly to this sub- Ject ehould be inserted in some other part of the per, but Ict the ladies who wish to beautify their omer and inake tholr families happy (wiles i of more consequence than all else) this part for thelr own, 1, too, Mrs, Vale and rome others, lke different kinds of teading, but (ama young housekeeper, and have derlved so mach benefit from ‘The Home, I hope the ladles will continue sending thelr recipes and dirocilona fur fancy work. leit decided that the ladies of Chicago will entertain their country cousins during the Convention? That might bo quite an inducoment for some of ustoattend. 1 am sorry my recipes [have sent in have not been published, "as aume were vory desirable, I will clove by aaking fora recipe for French rolle and a simplo fruit cake recipe; aleu bow to press chicken, nicely, and what number of pleces of china com- pose a ten-sct, and what isthe cost of the seme: ors, — CREAM PUFFS. a ‘To the Editor of The Tribune, Ciicago, Avg. 2.--lerhape the editor ana corre- spondenta of The Home do not realize how many silent members there are inthis circle; for may not all claim membership who look forward to Seture day's Thineve with anticipation, who silently sp- plaud and sympathize with kindred aptiee, and posalbly amile or frown at scotiments uttered which are not thelr own? Many ther ate, too, who look and wait for an- sewers to requests which they dare not make for themselves, and weep because they come not. Acase in point. Mrs, Jano G. 8. and Jerasha have the recipe, ono furnishing, the other recom mending, and Kenyon made the request. Can she not be anawered? Te there anything that anybody would like to scryo gs 4 pasaporl! Any credentials as to intel- lectuality, obcdiunce tu husband, etc., might not be sufficient. It may be thats recipe for cream uffs would bo acceplal Into one pint of boll. ine water stirelx ounces of butter, twelve ounc of flonr; after st ie cold, atir inten exgs, one a fake in ainal] pane about éftecn minute: if m—Two eggs, one coffes cup of sugar, thr waidle iN) hi! jourtha cup of flour boiled with one p' 3 Havas. Aaxxs. FAVORS WANTED. To the Editor of The Tribune. Curcaao, July 28,—Ones more I join The Home circle to a fow favora, bat before I begin I will wool recipe for taking stalns from ellk: ‘Mix together, Ina visi, two ounces of eexence of Jemon and one ounce of oll of turpentine. Grease and other spots tn alka are to be rubbed gently thn linen rag dipped io thi mistore, be “did you recelvo my pattern? I would ike to hear fron) you again, Will same uae bo kind enough to send tm of thelr double white fuchsi: ind Fhightle ‘ons for tollet-mate ami thdiea; and, Inet of alt, w Santa Hosa recelve anuther applicant for ber comb- ease pattern? ‘And, tn return for the above favors asked, I can ecnd card-recolver, Cupids, doves phato-hold and various otbers which I will mot stap to 01 Rixy, Waite, asp Buus, Hebe 7a Weat Medison atreet. PEA MULL SOUP. ; ‘To the Editar of Tas Tribune, Parwacry, HL, July 28.—Leend Tho Home the following recipo for making @ delicious soup: After hulilag the peas from the pods,“ tte the pods ina bs,z nrade of some Coarse cotton or lincn cloth; place thy bag in cold water overs modcrate fra; bull until the sweetness ts extracted from the pods; rytmove {bo bag; then squeeze’ ft #0 that afl too Juice will bo left in the water; after that ls done ‘cavon as any other soup, and depend ou it you will bavo as doe and bighly-favoreda plate of soup Ascver graced table of teuiuted ao appetite, Don't throw away tho of the peas sian exuy ¢an be bad for 40 swall a cos! cerine oD giage stop} ae B.S. —-E have tried the, and works toacharm. Thanks ta Mr. S. a of double ublto dary, Livingston, Willwome one send mea ally fuchsias? Address Mux Isa, Fi Co, Ue —- A NEW-COMER. To te Euuor of The Tribune, : Crvax Rarivs, le, July 23.—1t Belle, of Da- buque, Is, will put asolution of oxalic acid di- luted with rain-water on her goods, it will remove alltraces of grass-stalus. Jt lsalso good forthe remgval o€ fruit-atains, Columblae, will you \