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THE HOME. LETTER-ROX. There aré Ictiers in this office for the following Tlome contributors, Those intended for persons livingout of thacity will he forwarded by mail npon receipt of adidress. Teridents can call or rend to Ruom 24 Tninune Dullding, aud get thelr Jettars: press may be ratarated swith Iaudanam. Strong #alt water i1 good to prevent df colorat on. Spraine are dewa {r n eniluren than In adults, nnd ure almost aiways transient, or at leant ensily relieved by the coolfiig fotions alrendy men- tioned. They are sometimes neately painful, and ‘when this 14 the case continuons frrigation with wwater aa ot a« can comfortanly be borne I« one of the most e(ectual means of treatment. The In- Jured part ahonld be nofily bandazed and kept m repuse By an elevaftd yosition. Epraine of the arm are often cnuned by the inoxcnenblo act of hfting & Anut Ton, M W. A. 8., chitd by one sem, ~ Too mnch cannot he sald in Theo C €, Mra Del) condemnation of this common bt eenel nractice, Lady Jane Gray, Young .\{olhm 1t 18 #n every day occurrenco toseo & child lifted Wil wood, Ol Itnchelar, by one erm over & gutier, or mup or Whalliawer, Harrlette Woolsy, down a_ step. or deaggzed up by the nrcnlmf‘) Piney Woods, wrist when It chances to stumble in Annah Leah, Orlena, {ts weak 1ttle attempta to keen np with the riant Franels, Tygmey, wha etalks alon; in advance vf it Anvof theur- Winnie Good, Inyatid, ticniations from the wriat to the shoulder may oo Doy In Diue. A, injured by such rude hanallnz, and even 3 nn act- L.ONGINGS, . Our lives nre franeht with longings; We never aro fully bleat; h we long for manhoad, 1nhood we long for rest: For loved and vanished face: For the golden dreams of yonth, For the revered 1inks of tHémInhip, And lost falih In love and truth, ‘There will come an end (o onr longings, When the grave shall open wide, And riang in God's dear imaz We shall Jutly atisied, " B L SECRETARY'S REIORT. Tu the Lditor of The Tribune. Criraco, Rept. t1,—Another week. and onr fes- dvat wil) be a thing of the past; all its plensures, all its aina and wearlnese, passing away fnto the realm of fuigeifulucss. Our Aasoclatlon i8in jts Infancy, and when we consider the amount of do- nations that have been kindly offered us In every depariment, we fecl rejolced that it has attained ruch vaxt proportions in Ao shorta time, The {n- fluence of our Home has been felt in myriads of hourcholle intowhich 1o voice from the ontside world ever penctrated until ita enconraging words tauehed achord of eympathy which vibrated In uninon with the longing desires of the overtasked sonl. Tlence it has become the friend and helper of thonsands whdm amiction oand sorrow might otherwiso have overwhelmed. We have arrived at a stage of its exlstence in which a permanent orcanization seems to he a necessary step to Its forther development,—in shich its writers should form themselves inton felf-sustaining power for the purposes of mutaal ‘Denefit and assistance, and the day Is close at hand when a trial of our atrength and courage will be unavoldable, Let us not falter in onr duty, bat endeavor, with hearts and souls In the work before us, to swell the fund for St. Luke Into a gift that ehall enable more than ona poor sulerer 10 ex- clatm in words of decpest meaning, ** God bless our Ifome," Wo will now give you an ontline of onr proposed movements with regard to the Homo Festival so close at land, The feneral Meeting of day, Sept. 47, dresecs and music, and it fs intended that s per- mancnt organization shall he educted, After adjournment at or near noon a collatlon will be served In aroom adjoining thie hall, The nfternuon eession will open at i p, m. and the cxercieen will consiel of nddresses, intersporscd witE inuic, by the rentlemen of The Home., In the evening there will be & muelcal and Iiter- Jrogzamme s as follow o Convention ot 10 a. m, At 1hia meeting thers will Thura. be ad- ary entertalninent, 1n which flome talent wiil be supported by seversl popnlar artists, The musical portion of “this entertalnment as weil as that of the cntlre festival ‘alll under the ruperiatendence of Prof. Oacar Mayn, of the Evanstony Conservatory of Muslc. A flna pro. gramme for tho evening will be printed in due rea. ron, and tlokets of admission at 25 centa each will o fanncd, On the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 28, there will be achildren’s festival at the hall, The exerclaes, composeil of tableauz, dances, dialogues, and munic, will begin at2p, m, In the evening thero will be A bangnet and socla. ble ut tho Shermnn House. The fur for tho snle of flowera and fancy articles will open on the mnmlluil\f'l‘llnlsdny. ept. 27, and rales will continue during tho entire two days, All of the ahove eatertainmenta will bo free to the llomie membiers and the public, bxcept thy musical and literary solree and the supper at the Sherman lloure, The collation will bo freo to contributors to that denpartment only. All others can oltain tickets of the Chairman of the Comm:ttec on Lullation nnd her delegates for 20 cents ench, The morning of the Beptember will find the doors of lieraliey Mall thrown apen at7 o'clock for the reocntion of parties bringing contribuilons thnt have falled to reach tho hsll on the previvus afternoon, Al that ean powibly Le deposited Wednerday afternoon shonld be left with the Janl. tor, or some porson whu will be In attendancs dur- ing that perlod, ns eversthing must be in readiness for tho miorning exercises. ilring on everything you have to spare, —fancy, flural, or enlinary, —as ampla room will bo provided for all yourdona- tions, Let thotables groan beneath thewr abun- danco of wulerials, - Tea and coftee will Fa mnde and served at the collatlon. i'or these contributions of cream aro earnertly rollcited from our country frlonds, Dona- tlans of tea und coffee and sugar will not be de- clls Do not fall to hunt up every spate nook in yonr dwellinge 1or the recention of visitors, Let It be o zrail. weleom nu fa-tival, and let us all work in unlty, tho petty jars that so often mor the pleasire of slmilar eatectiinments lguored wud allowid no foot'ild iy one imdst, . Letoitr Houte be a made) home, Parties hringine sub~tont.al donatlona to the collation on ‘Thursday will be presented with checin in - exchanie, which wiil ‘entitle them to iheir Junch free of fharge, ‘e fnir wili Lo apen to the publie duting both dayw, ond we il tire to say that the clt- What [+ o flooterr* will be " q 3 antially enewerd by the prosence of the much. if, “The grand supper ta he held Tepe I nhued ariicly e “at the Snerm 0 Frithiy evenlii, wi the 1oL enjoy air of the occaslon, and la jn. fended as a strictly private bangual, accesslhle oulv to The Home' membera and thels Triendn. Mteabers of The 1ome who will take tickets to sels 10 their friends for the banquot, und alo for ihe Mterury enterta’nment ow the evening of the 27th, arc requested (o call a9 woow_as . convenfent ut extlier of tho fullowing pluces: Olices of Mr, Allen, wo., No. 113 Bundolph sireet, and Dr. AmfoM, Hale, No. 125 Siate etreot, Room 17, Guod muste will he tn attendance, amd tho sotsable and mipaes, with thelr anxiliaries, wiil be dect ded- Iy attractive amd enlovable. ickets, $1. Kaeh weriber of The Howa i requested, 1f w0 dinposed, to vro-ure a bade of white mik, and embroller, chain-ntich, or print ler nom-de-plume thereun, by which ane mny by known durmg the Canven- tion. us s iiany have woitten desle g some token by which they iy recozimzy ihelr favorits writsrs, riends from the tivalag No, 125 country will report un their are e NMecet, (toons 17, aMus. 0.8, Matresoy, Secretary, TUE ACCID To tie Editor of ‘The Tribune, Ciieano, ept, £0,--The Mabllliy of chidren to acchdents of all sorts, tho alinest dally ocenrrence of winor casualties. and the hasr-broadth cacapes of the uncunscions, lznorant hetlo victimy, make one aluiost wonder that any cver liveta rrow np, Some children are mo peculiarly untucky that the nervons mother hurdly knows au hooe's freedom from nnxe dcty on thelr account. We become accu tomed, Lowever, In a meaeare, ta most things, and the mother usuully fearns to estimato the gravity of the accldent by the charucter of tho cry, which ia outto bu Ju fnverss proportion to 1ho extent of the fujucy. Whether the accldent bo grave or dlight t le slways well fo try to keep cool. If un arm i broken or dislocated, pr ruspected of heing wo, the doctor should Lo #cot forj but It fs not usually necearary to summun nim instantly, or (o go to balf a duzen places in ecarch of him, or ta call three or four doclors scriatim, whou tho onu firet welceted hapnens to bu from howo. 1t 1s Letter, after navivg left a mes. eage and become sure (hat I8 will bo attended fo within 4 r:asonable timo, to direct onc's care to maklng the suTerer comfurtable, A wlinnte fracture, oceurrlng toa chuld, s of com- paratively hittle Importance, and oven whese come rlications exlst they ure far Jeas serious thay simie lur conditiuns in adults. The child may be care. {ully yudreassd and nade ready for the examiua. Hon; yowe Nt nourlshment may be glven if re- quirea, and the Ittie patleat sliould be soothed and Guieted If possible. If there s nut 8o much pain #3 10 prevent sleep, 8 good uap will be an excollent wreparatiua for the doctor's vislt, 1 there 49 an Inclsed wounid §t should be washea {p rewnove any forelgn subatance that nmay be In or abuut it, und the hemorehugesftceward checked by 8 butuage wnd the app ication of alcohol sy water (wue part slcohol to four of water,) T will be uch Jess puinful than pare cold u: ulthuuzh of the Lienturrhayo te very profuee dedree of cold may. N0 CHILDRY T water, grea and be requlred L) restrmin ‘l:‘. lim: r:l |mnnr'lui'lcv }ulaud llnll pleea uil“mu-- 413 10 tent, 1 an uttery in severed, Le known by the bivod I T o v Mowing |n forelbie fo iine 3 caug or ruler ted joto Dty wierwid bg SN U radsee soe Ewiat S quired pressure, e 80 ax Lo produce the re 11 the wound ls vo X i Rt l-ul:l_u-d. Pplaced that o bandage cannot SLTOLE COMpEenel ity may b wtao b Ui, S e 'resaury shiotid nut Do utermitic q oDy o d Lill the surgeon here the touralyuct ot abost | aleu be wiade, caiployed, untll it ced i poaitiun. - 1t niat. be feuemberas St cutting of one of the lurso srteries will ety fbiood fn @ very fuow minutes, and such s accideat sdunls Bever L allowed to Waopen, obiaisss and ceuglcs ngers ey bo treated itk td wounds, there {s auv uxte cera. fhun ot tssiie 1t Geviealin vo coyyaits Jascr a;{u;-dn:n‘nh the "‘“n'.“"““&"‘:,"’“ 3 U the wurm bath, uud ibe cowpress saturaty WAL b3y ram Onluted, "of diluted altona o fed lurd's ¢3trac. Arnica, and bammawelis ate usful, the palu is prolonged sud cacesslve the com. call & blyeicia Vain il usually \! ™ ] tack 1i [T o Jd, 1 D 1. K 1] N, [ ) F 4 di be 1t 1y cal b hls 1 s d 1 ut vl eprain ta not produced, pain must resnlt, T« are danacrons in prop cton to the extent of snrface involved and to their depth, A elight burn may bo the oceasion of exquisite anferng where Ui nervons ayslem I8 eapecially sasceptible. Carron o, made of lime water (efelit ouncen) nnd Tinmeed il (seven ounces), is an excellent prepara- tinn to keep in tho house for emergencies, It takes ita name from some famona iron works In Scotland, where 1ta enicacy in burna wasthoroughly tested, Poureome of this upon cotton and anply Imweaistely, The pain and the crying will qaick- Iy cease, [f it recnrs, one renewal will bo st cient, even in nuite serfous burna of amall extent, ta relleve the sufiering, but the applicution may be contianed until the " inflammation s removed, 17 1 blister hasbeen ralaed some mild cceati—tnat mnie with linseed oft I prefernble—mny be used, aud the part shonld bo kent from thealr. EKx- posure 10 cold or Irritating intluences may cause a painfu, Auppurating rore. An extensive burn is one of the most distressing ecidents which can occar to n child, nnd the doctor should be promptly summoned. Vending hie arrival, cfforta may be made to relievo the little entlerer. Immersion In cool water and cool g applications are recommended by high author. ity, and are commonly practiced. If tRis nicAns cmployed the cool water should b nle constantly renewed, A8 it rapial} nbsteacts heat from ‘the body, an it« temperatura is thereby raised, 80 thatitincreares rather than diminishes the pain, Continuous iert- f:llllm Wwith cool water where practicahle ia douht- ess better than Immeraion. 1o those dreadful ace cidents where A large suefaca fa burned ora small part deeply burned, this may be the only means of relief, by ‘externai applications, In less serious bitrns 1 am decidedly of the vpinion tiat the Carron oi] will not only give speedy reilef, but that rellef when it does come will be permanent, which is not tho the case where refrigerant dressings are used, A fenistrated cloth, ilke fine lace or tarictan or very fing Swizs musl.n, or, indeed, any aft, vpen maierial capable of preventing the cotfon from ud. hering to the blister, should be interposcd between it and the =skin, in order that the fiest dressing may be removed with as little paln ns posaible. “If any portion of the trank ls in- volved the parts shonld be kept iv an upright vosltion: the imby should be separated from the trunk by means of bandages nud cashlonas and the fingers and toea shoald bLe kept apart to prevent ndhestons in the process of heating. Inconveniont and puinfol deformities may be. prodaced by the neglect of these simple nrecantions, Tho later stages of serivus burne cannot be properly treated except by the physician, * Analarming accident In childhood s the pren. ence of o foreign body in the alr passages, orin the canal leading to the stomnch. IF ihie child hos pushed 8 ocan, a bulton, or the lixe np one nuatril it may often be expelied by blowing etrongly in Uie opposito nostetl, of o mtrcam of water iy be throwh IIF wilh conslderable force from a nasal douiche, the head belng at tao time fuclined foe- ward, Sneczing produced artificial-y inay nlsh be resorted 1o In order to eilect the dislotinent, 1f tha turel:n body figs passed into the alr pas- sages It wmay, it solible, be gruduaily dissvlved b3 the taide n” thoto tubes, or 1f in tho esophavus {t mny be dissolved and washod away by liquids, 1f @ bean, or button, or any hard suustsnce ba awal- lowed, ant give fise to aymptoms of sufocation, an attemnt should be made to extricate 1t either Dy the finger orlrllr»{ pincers. 14t I the air-paspages it will, 1t pushed down, descond in the bronchi, whence it may at some future tio be cxpelled in n fitof conpluug, tnut so hapoy an oc cureence 18 not to by calealated upon, Usually, when the substance is in the alr-passazes, Unids can ho ewalluwed, which Is not the cane 1t It be in the veophagns, ‘This, Luwever, 18 not a certain rule, for a foreirn bodv, 90 lazze nloce of wicat, may descend Into thetrachen, and 40 press uaou the esophane xe Lo prevent the awallowiug of lqu da, 1t I8 1n ull cares wafer Lo try to reach the forelun substance with furcops or pincers, or tu cause ite teturn by turning the cild’s head downwarl, str/king 1t on the back, and causing itto cuugh and cry. | Shonld It pars downward its dlsappearance will, 1f It was In the eeophagne, be followed by an abate- wment of all symptoms, and the troublp 14 nsuall atanend. 'This will sometimes be the case aleo if 1t descends Into the bronchl, Here 1t may ba for yeatsand show no Indications of its presence; inore frequently cough and other indications of Lronchlal and pulnonary ierifation ensue, 1 & pin or (lah-bone bo swallowed It will bo like- 1y to becamo fixed In some purt of the theoat, aad 1t may olten be reaclly drawn ont by the finger ar by ‘!uncera. 11 this falis, the intruduction of o bit ol dry, xoft sponge, sccurely fastened 1o the end of n pieca of whaletor 1l beof service, Theupongu fe passod ovlow the foreizn body and allowed to remain for a i nute, and thus hecoming satnrated with the finids of the throat and Incroamng in sice, thouga sull_comprossivle, it may ba withdrawn, vringing with it the foreizn bhdy, ty a child will drup something into the ear, not renoved, will tlve rise 1o pane ful inflammaitun, perhups supprcation, and o per- anent Jos4 of heanag may result, When this acci.ent occurs, great caro should he taken not tu push tha p.n, hitton, or whatovor It way bo, any fartber with.n the car. The sufcst way Is to uwait the Buctor's cuming and keep the <!id meanwhilo 1n an upright position, ‘Chicro are suveral minos alfacuta which afics most chilidren that muy Vo appropriately mentloned 8+ 1hia cluse of this paper, Ciriiblains ara vften tho occaslon of mnch patn, They are caused by expoeure to cold and wet, and, tnoligh most frequently afiecting the socs, may at- ack the fingers, nose, and vare, Compression of the feet by tieht stioce will provoke tiem, aod the werufulons diotiiesis Is a predispusing caude, n this trouble preventlon fs tha conslderation first In order, ‘I'he shoes shonld be well-Ottingand seeately Jarz: without being loose enonzh 'o al. low iriction, und the foet whould be kentdry and warm. If culibising attack other parts of the body 1hose piris nee Lo be protectedd from coldan tdamao, i1 nioro important are constitutionsl measures, onic melicines, nnunshing food, sud ‘careful ate tention to hygiene will do much {0 provent thenr, After they appear cool lotions, sea-bathing, sud wulphiir bathe ace usofuls camphoraied nathie, rub- Ling tho part with any kind of splrits diluted with watee,and with stimulating Hninents will dovood, Cornn'aze cauved always and vnly by proxsure, aid & wrinklod stocking undee 8 tluht shue 1n ofien the pruvocation. No curative muisurcd will havo a preemanent eocl as lung as the Cruso continues to act, and 11 the canse be renaved and kepl roe inuved no curative measnces will be needed, Per~ fectly-Alting hoss and aoft cioth whppers aro all Lhat 1s required. Warts a0 nctimes are a0 numerans as 10 disfgnre the hands of a culld. A grest muny suplicstions for thens are In une. out they araso cupriclons, sometnes ';ulnuumn' suddenly withont anythin bein duna fur thom, that 1t 13 nlways hard ina diven cuso, whether the nosirum s, a4 eally of availe When it desiritlo to remove thent at onca the fugers may be bandazed witin cumprovses web wevecd) timed dmly with acelie acid, A moce herold method in 10 excisa the wart a8 far 8s the Lloud-vessels which appear at the base und tuen apply u slugle drop of nitric ac d. ‘Tive wcld should rot bu alluwed to 1 part of thu biaud or the fngern of the operalor, Bulls ure somctinier very palnful and snuoying. ‘They may occur |a plethoric subjects and 1a those who are ill-nonrished, and consbatutional oiasires whauld bo ieed Rdapted 10 the condition, ‘or local applications, warm poulilees of any emollient substance may eu\rh-yem If the puln Ia vxceasive iuterposs a bit of niuslin s itunted Ju lsudanuin between tho akin and the poultico, a h any uiher They will ugnally opan of themselver, and it s generally better 10 allow then to do so. Kolon un the thumb or dnger requlees the doctor; the milder form of mammation called **zune rou ay be trestea by emiolifent ponltices. They may sonietimes be abated by & curd, ma le by salving aluin b inllk, or by paintins with colios o‘l'um. or ’:! a pn’:_lluum-lal h.umlpl l:.l uull‘:‘ hot as can roe, 'Tlie aluw and the colludion ws; 8130 be tricd with bolls, id "Tho vainful inflammation on the eyclid papular- y calleda * * may frequently be siwried, perhapd uenally, If taken in scason, by extracie g the eyc-laals at whose tout th itammation is seated, “Flle ls worth trying, since sonie children amt young people aro especlully wubject Lo thess lacesses, If not thus sborted. they may bu treated with emulliont poultices ke any other sup- purative luttamwation, Du Amis {L Uarx, ——— WINTER PLOWER-GROWING, Tv the Editor of The Tribune. PuMrsix-Ving Virta, Sept. 1L.—What s the Couventlon for? le the question cvery vae ke fng. le 5. Luke's to bo the reclpient of the pro- cecds? Will not the editor state explicitly the object? If It bs for St. Luku's many would like to contribute that would uot otherwlss do so, If §t fenot for Bt. Luke's, what is it for? Sume one ta that it {s to ralsaa fund to send dowers tors to Sitiing Bull in onder Lo cultivate his other, Lo found & retreat for Nterary Idiote; still another, to scod & freals cargo of Amezlcan gentlomen for Pashas in the Turkish ariy, 1 It 1aforany of these last-mentloned excel- duimiugl bo wade betweon the trunk and | lent causcs, fot we know, and 1 will st sud e cowpiceneicn must bo, power- | cantrioute somotbioy suitanle in the lino of reney ‘Z-‘l’,i';"'1,L‘S?.fi”lfé'fi"?."".;nyafie""‘"'fi :mm Wistever | make L should Jiki copy from T Db eets rmm b P sture, If any onu would hike to make une of tloss **dear liitie pets ™' (poudice) Lnmortal taat Wwu bave read of in vome of tae thewi W we 1ur this then 1a the usual crud isters’ Icticrs, scud %urpo-c aad [ wnl executy 0l way, and erwards make theu Into oaters, Lut *Yon uits," are_ gencrally falve. 1 atitl hope for 51, Luke's. ¥ will relate wy experieoce 1 growling plants in aculd framc or pit for (e benelt of husy who wouldllketo have flowers fu winter, but have swall humu'hw becuspe are uot able to altord fuv) for Bre at mght. Eveu Il you have au cxtensive window-garden you wonid snd it e greatald, as jn growing -~ a virlety of plante wasy ueed a blzhh temperalure, Wlile othurs | st almoat bardy, ‘fo discriminate sad procuro plants aultuble foe the winduw s tae. urel study of the dwatcur window-gardensr, Aoy une csn 41l tnelr windows with & wuss of miscclisncous silus, but they will bo disappointed if they cxpect any greut Horal exbibition. A wuch better way is 1o select 8 list of well-grown plants aud oulbs from tho Gure % 18 you, cannot adford wayy, sad bave no plnce hnt a warm livinz-room to keep them In, proenren few bulbe, aa the alfferent colored oxalin amd a cvclimen: for plants, & eupatoriam, & pink weitonfvnals begania, A jessamine, @ fo'c goran- fm, and Tast, but nut leart, o few tea L And A bax of mignonette: for & haned hanki lahelia, manrandia, and Aweet alyssu: al 0ol bloomers and cxceed): i mcthlg: for vines, a enbea ncagden, witl v teathery foliage, and frovdom from tsects, I8 cnickly and casily gro. .. Andamilax is always dexirable, ‘There is nothing very romantic abont a colil franta; net one of one poctically-fuchned fdo- ral alsters could call ita bower of roses, and then crecp dawn a jactder to get into {t. But It has its morita. Dcfore teyine the cold frame | only supe Eo-ed 1t would keep the piants throngh the winter, it great was my surprise to find that certain plants, with proper care, would blonm all winter. The frame was four and enoehalf feel deep, board- et np on the Inaide, mx foet Jong by Tunr feet wide, aelith sash resting 'on cloata mx dnchex heiow the Tevel of the prond, There were shelves for thore Pranis that needed to be near the glase, For enld niehts there wasn tieat ontaide cover of Aooring, lcvel with the ground, thua leavinzan sir-cham- Der between the saeh and the cover, Some lovely singlo_primroses bloomed all winter, and were & dellgat to nll that saw them. They were raised from secd, (:ar vinleln are aleo fine, athercd wenty-five violeta at one time Inat wintor from five plants, Laureatines, jesssmines, all kinds of gernnibms and ro<cn, do well. Begonias, cactl, heliotrope, amd colens do not uo wall, as tiiey requlce beat. “Almost any time last winter [ coull gather a bougact from my swindow and pit plants, A Iarge jessamine, 8 p nk oxalle, anda \clitrape, were in conftant bloom. A large bezonia threw up ciant sittks, crowned with immenss clusters of lovely ' pink hlossoma nimost as hivh as the “rom. Thia & A trop- feal-tovking plant, has very Warze leaves, ond 18 & fino winter Lloomer, Couln Any one telime the botanical name of this piant? 1 call it the palm begunia, for when tho nld leaves fall off the rtaik 14 lert loafless and ncarred like tue tennk uf a palm tres, [ would 1ike very much to know the correctnatae, 1 am not errtain it isa begonln, but think It {aby ita leaf and fower, ULnt enungh of this subject. ‘The reaner will say, **annther vne of those tower lnnatics. " Amber, 1 ngree with yoiton the anoject of old ma.de, It wlways palns me to hear thein ridicaled, 1 think many of our soldiers will hlgss them fur their tendee'care in those old, sasd War davs, For we all know how many of the hosplial nurses were malden Indies. Why don’t you write and defend the much-abnsed mother-in-law? Tho nemeer uked are gettinizto be fearfully stala, and 1 think it s time ta have somethingeald on the other slce. Iwounder rome indignant niother-in-law has not oxpreased hersell before this, 1 am sure it e o Hompe matter, Chat, I thonght I rocownized anold friend 1n you, Were you evor the bollo of Scrabbietown? Once on atime. a loniz while ago, a ymm%lld of that piace, u lovaiy creature, who wora So. 8 shoes, was admired and courted by .Jonathan Plonghboy, a fine youny granger, 1all and slender as o pine tree. with fect ke an clephant, 1119 suit was not fortnnate. and the reason civen by the young lady was aho woild marry no man that when they wont out huzgy-riding together, In n lumber wagon, either unie o tie other had to han:t thelr feot ou- ride, as the bax would not hold both, **lle might 0 It now," sald shv archly, **but yon better be. lieve ne wonldn't after he was married.”" Du After rendin, about the shot-gan In your last ) ter, 1 nuw tuink you sy be Suleiman Pashs. and I shall siay ,away from the Con- ventlon, ~becanse “1° nw afrasl. It the first incntloned wan you, aldress mo anote care of 'he Howe, Do not ke to plve mly post-alice nox and oave nll of the Inqaisitive ol town croas Lhelr cyes, sma«h thelr cyv-ginsses, and i tha delivery. lave any uf tacaymoathietic sleters of The Home ecnt con ,olences to the W iduw Youne? lere |, browd fietd for poolic enthusaam, sithongh nnor creatiire hios not seen aliowed to oxpre<s her ®ucrow in erape. Une or two quires of paie-tinted note paper, with an onvelopu to match, with the usually siTecting cundolences fastifonabloat such times, will do tae ining ncatly and appropriately, Atlectlunately yours, Sricy Janz, MANAGING CHILDREN, To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicano, Sept. 10.—DId 1t ever occur to any of the mothers in Tho 1fome how very nicely our the. orieaIn regard to tho management of chililren sound, but hiow difficult to successfuly practice? Loften tiink what aplendid fdeas I tind about gov- erninz vthior people’s children, and what little par- nzons I showld have madecould I have hadthe control of tiom. This was when [was a young glel. Nuw fam the happy posacssor of threo little children. I think 1 hear some ankinz what sort of chiidren thoy are. Sparo me, [ bescoch you, for, if questionsd, | must acknowleage thit thoy are thiree of the most mischilovous, lively litile tor- mente that ever eladdened or tormented a parent's life. Latterly, alter reading so many learned and nice esnays vn the subjoct of punishing children, T came to tho conclasion that | hait been very crael to ever wi'p tue Mitle ones, Preity sogn my youngest daughter, aged 3, commits 8 grave of. fense. ‘Now, thonght T, s a fine oppor- tunity to put my recently-acquired knowl. cdge In. w S50 calllog. her to miy sldo 1 commmenced a little lecturson tho Impro- pricty of her eonduct. J shawed her whe ain the odcn-o was wronz, told her hw vadly 1t wade me fecl, and wonnd up the lecinre by asking lier if eha was 1ot very surry, Ferhupa you can lmagine my rurprize and cunsfernation an “neartug her reply: “* Aintsorsy a bit. widn't do it tali]” Gone wero ull hopes of aral eussfon: wasted iny visbarated ieetnre; ruthlessly scattered the fing theodies rovolving in my mind, by this tiny maud of 3 years. Socluusly, my friends, [ think'we ure ull Weonz in many ways] Vihen § was & littlo giel our breakfast - consinted mainly of oat-nieal por- rdze, corn-starch, farina, or ‘whealon grits, ‘and rijo or cooked frufts, for dinner we bad plenty of vnaetablee, a little nieat, and perhaps a' plain puddine. Sapparat nalf pasth was composs oread und nuik, Vastey was an anthongnt.of thing, but in s place wo had :lenlly of ripy Iruit, which was mnch pratereul. Nuwadnys the littie wvies eat all norteor highly-scavoned “food, dovour un.Imited quantilics of cindy betwoen mails, and ent pickles and pustey with a'sang frold sometimen unequaled by thoir elders, . lailany wonder ihatu race of dyapoptica, with teeth munufactured by a ta<hblunablo dentiet, de- Dilitated frames, and worn.ont stomachs, are the Loak to the budlly truining of your hitlle 1 nave ofien contrutled my Indignition by the evcrest eifort on seeing children sitting duwn pread Lables, and laying the foune ed atomachs by grevdily cramiing the rich viands, Tlow {lunged to take thosa littie onvs away. and give them a meal of the simple food 1 intendod they should cat, Our bolies are fjod'n temnples, Seo” that we,make them sucn beauntiful uned thut wo shall be at libarty to do 1 will anid perform our dutice, 18 tha highest, holl- et extent. and 1hat \wu neves can do 1} wo abuse the besutiful ineclianbnn that regulates onr |ifo, Tu lcad active, u-aful llves wo must Le healthy, A constant abusc of the inws of health ia criminal. ¥ Al 14 qulio a Joap, but 1 CUnderwood know thut sho bail une apnreciativa reader cortainly bellove tn marniage, for, although my ownsvudded Liappinces was of bricf durstton, cut ahort, an | my Hfe irtetrisvably saddened by the death of iny hushand. the years apent to- ware brightened snd joade” uiemorable by ha devoted Jove we bore each other. Muny teials and crodécs wero oure, bit we bore them togelher, and love liahtensd the loal. ] thiak girls should cerininly be educated for marriaze, not as a mesns by whicn they miay aitaln fine dresees, furnitury, and a yuod tino genesslly, but asa privilege whe by they may do inuch good, making o bappy b sudde: gether me 1o thelr husbands and rawing children that saal) becoine noble suenand wowen *'1orise up an: cull them blessed, ™ But at the same timo [ contd uot d2splvenor veo the old maldsreuudiated. Slan of them lead suctimoalo lovely lves. Hat wu‘ Mrs, Uniderswuod Uam nclined to think Shey ura thoas who have buried their loved ones. If wo mjke aur ltves useful, beautiful ones, we can hiardiy fath to bnd appreciative faoaus, Only, wirla, do not be tou hasty, Form a high mora standard, hve up to 1t voursclves, amdrequire it in youe husbands, [lo erured, it your owa iife is mre anl heavenly-minded, sonie Kood man will d 1t out, und want to blend it with s, Do not uarey metuly [oF tho eaka of ewcapinz old-ma ot would be llylug from & “lesser to a greater evil, Marriage {v'an bovorsh: aad 10 bo entered into vo 14 no bliss on esrth su great tust cxperionced In a teuly happy mureied fifs. Tha total abasgasion of self, tho cunstant watchfulness tnat would spare tne otierull avoldaulo 114, and, above all, the gh]l and sorrows borno tenderly and lovingly fogother, constitute the ereatest bliss earyh can xnow, ¥, § was so glad 10 sce you back sgain, at you and your famlly must be an ex- That lave 14 a'blessrng."" 1 do wish you holy eaistp, ut the could devuts moure timo (o us, Deronda’s article was grestly ?precl ted by one who often lonzd for s few kind wo. d Iittle sympathy. 1 wieh there “'3‘ larzer stock. ou baud. *There sra 50 maoy tried and wial bearta fu tho wosld. And awoug them whil be found that of Axzxoxz, 2 — ODDS AND ENDS, L] To the Editor of Tha Tribuns. Cnicaco, Sept. 11,—A letter a| ‘TainONE vigned My Wifeand I, tlon 3 {0 climate, bealthfuluess, etc., with ze- gard 1o aceking a new home. 1 was aurry it was not more fully answered In the pape 1 had autlclpated reading cescriptions of lovely places, blassoming like the rosc, and where all ace boallhy, wealthy, snd wise. Iave we no fur-away readers of Tus Totsuss who will tell us of auch homes. snd while dolngso add one other requisite—that there the Send rhvumatism is not? As 1 write, therefralu of ac old song s ringing in my care of ** faad whers sorrow (s anknswa, ' a0d of all ills gnd sorrows that sfict mankind it scems to ws that rbeumatism s worst. Dut (ko allmeat from whbich one's nesrest and dedrest wutlcra, perhaps always soews the worst, Cau s0uis 0us tell e what the climate of Suthe ern Califoruia would be for cunsatic? I might go fartber, spueklog of evils and ills, and know yo tho land whero Spencers do Thoss cormorants who devour catucd money, sod . bow fur 8 woman tu'save mwney with ris of pretty Lolnue tempting be lam glad Ar, W vnl'udhl%fl'hw- i1, and sball bereafter carey wy usvless bank-book with wme, as Naacy fl.;ls‘:’wrkd the door-key,—es & 8120 of respect- But slast Spencers are everywhers sod unll fathers olpt:uyo (wo will l?l the poorn :r:lllha‘:: Feat foz swiule), teach them by shatounce of ex- oue hardl awfull lur({ll s allsor] amn‘e worth n ponnd of precept, that honeaty 14 the Teat polier, 1 would like to recommend My Wifa and 1 toread a book Jately wnitten by Hale, called ** Adven turen ina Pallman, ™ 1t [a very readahle snd ean- tains intereatinzdescriptions of the ciimate and zofl of ‘l'exas, Inthlsconnection let me ask Fern. L, taread, If she ha« not alrendy done so in the Atia: Mias Jewell's book ** Deephaven.™ It f«a charm efitl atory, —riich an one as we need in this btsy, exclting Chles fe.—And the only one ever wrirten, 1 fancy, without a love apinade, ¢ 'The heantiful **he™ does not appear. but It Js vzr{ nice ali the sane, and 1 smwsure Fern-leat will Tike It, as ahe loves lowersan:d *'e lovely thinge whick we sa often pass nnheeiingly by, ll:, the by, how will flowers repay ue’ for our earc ‘The other day, In a poor lacality, on A moet un. fashionable rtrect, lrl!-fli a small and old honxe, sadly In want of paint, bt its watch of turf in frant of the door was neatly cut; vines, well cared for, tralned over tne porchy at every window wera ‘boxes of acarlet geranluins and dark-colored collas, growing luxuriantlv; and near the eate wana bean- 1ifnl bed of panmes, turning their swoeel faces tuwards me s in welcome, | was sure that in that house were people of refinement, and wordered 1t thoy were not sulving in a practical \ur the prob. lem which has been propoted to ns in Tho Home: “*Huw ta grow poor gracefolly,” “Their outward appearance of poverty was certainly very arsceful, 8 {t not very nice that the iadios are raing to work for st. Luke's? 1tscemed & timely and rood sugeestion made hy the pastor of nne of our sub- urban charchiea to lua congresaiion that, at tiug scason of pekling and presecving, onca pereon should send 8 can of feuit or a glars of jolly to the hospital, Should we all do this, we conid “ralse at the coming Conrentiun gnite & monnment of (in- cana tar the comfart of the poor patients, aud to the honor of Tug Twmnrxe for alionine ua ‘‘to speait in mectine. I think Icannot bLotter con- clude my hodge-nodge letter then Ly giving & rece Ipe for mixed pleklea, ok .00 sniall eucumbdraand four headnof canti- flower, cutin smsli pieces, for Liveniy-four hours in strong salt water; dealn from the brine. sprinkile over them two ounces of winte muastar.l secd, and let them stand over night: tike cider vinepar enouzh to cover the pickles; add 1o it three larze red pepoers, sliced (no seeds), one-half bux white cpper, one teasnoonful Cayenne pepper, one of wmeric, one root horac-radin: bolls ponr hot over the pickles ready ta bottle ponr over them mustard, preoared aafor the tavle, GOT TUKE BLUES, To the Edttor of The Tribune, Cntcaao, Sepl. 0.—Is a home n homa without & black sheep in Itr I have been an occasional reader of Toa flome, and. having dlacovercd none, will Tet the appeilition often given me in child- hood cling to me still. You seem to be ocheer- ful, happy set, tull of goodand kind wishes, and may not want me among you; If not, [ will buw myzell out, and you may shat the door. Among all your recipca for good thingaand pretty thinga there are very fow that help me, not bt canse I do not love them. Few young Imagina- tlous evor dwalt more over the lovely little home, filled wi.h pretty ornaments theirawn lianda shonld make: and #tll} fewer ever feasted on the cainty dishes I had learned to Kflpflm bnt behold tno owse flled with dirty. eyed llttla chitdrom, mod you must look well as you step lest you stumbla over a apeawling (feequently squalling) Cupid, Talk abont groning poor grecefuliy! T shonld be content tu 2row poor Jecentlv: even respecia~ bly 18 out of the question. As I read roms of your letters, w2 full of kindly feeliny, ] wondeed! | wern ta present myeelf at youir dours with oabe on my urma and o aanll procession follow.ng (all very pininly dreesod and eomo to sit awhilas, would you fire mo 8 hedrty welcomo und fntroduce mo as a riend of the fash onable callers you may lready have In your parlor? No; though T might spesk to you In every known longue, write learned eseays on” any sclenude subject, in lact, be one of the most learned of women, my dress would not war- rant it shoild, 1" admitted,. be shown into a lack rovm and ss<ed to walt un- 1 my lady was discngaged. Nor do I feel that I am alune in this great city, thongh I may ba in my own neighbothood; all the boures are goml, and all the peooie are very fine. nnd I lve here be- cauwe it 1 cannot have Leautifal Lhings myself 1 will get asnear to them as 1 can for iy chiidron's rake, :\:;:uu woea nob oxtend o taem untll they zot 1o be young ladice aud gentlemen 12 and 1 yotrsold, It ia degrading fo ho poor ln thls woneration, \What [ call I'mor ia when yon have fixod over and worn out all yonr good dreases, and have no monsy tu buy more; when your farnituro has oecome worn and out of etyle, snd you hido It sway plece by plece, until there Is nothing loft; when yon o your own work, washing, sewing, baby-tending, and utl the cteeteras for a family of 8ix or oight, with not a hand to help. excopt what b bry hants can o, —thea I think ‘ou mu{ be called poor. Taik of woman'a rights! I haveaiwaya had moro than was good for me, and until men will accopt the posltion uf nure, of seatstress, and wili e willing to coax the.tr meals before thoy eat them, I do nol want to <o anv of their work, nor shall any of my danghters ever, with my cone sant, earn a'living n any of tho many avennes now open to the rulnation of wirls, if "not morally, physically and domestically. When, I hear poopit alk of stelkes, liard times, and want of mnoney, nt tho eame time the inabllity to get vood help in the kitctien, when the steesta nra flilod with jdle men and boys. 1can bat think, If overy bustness man who embloys girly to do boya'and men's work would make tne clianzs, it would help to bring things to tholr properluvel. If oneof our lurge dry-yoods liousss would amploy oniy men, { think they wuunld jucreasn ¢ sine<sonc-bull, for I hnvo heard many ladios say thsy mucn proer go- Ing whezo thev c¥n be wnito | on by men, Now, I would not have nny ono think [ am down X et 1L come to hen cold and pint bowl of ARLY DAY, realization,—a hly, bare faced, brig Far from it; [ want (o sge them lovod and reapoctod, every one of them, for thele teua worth, and_want (0 navo them learn everylhing tacy can In bonks and out of them. 1 belleve thoy have greater eapacit$ because they have groater need af knowledue than men, | would sea evary girl (a8 poon as ehe 1n capabie of niaking & home) o vory Queen tn har own house, and I often wigh whon 1 sco zicls—youny, bricht, happy girls—stop s lightly fato the higher sphere of muarried women withonta thought of tho responqibility, 1 esy there i notning worth learniue that aielé will not nake oetter wives and minthers for knawing, and that i their deatiny, With ali respacttomy matacn friends, | will say,” sho who cannot jeave behind sume one whoin_the future shail ** risa_up and call ber blessad,” han nut fulfiled hee destiny, Lut all then is not what [ meant' to weite, 1 sline ply wished to ask \f any une liasa recipe that will curc the blace, 1 suffer neverely occastonally, and want fo know how to keep cluun withuut washing and scrubviug. Brack Suxer, onm ‘DRLESS REFONM, To the Edilor of The Tribuns, Cmicaan, Sopt, 12, —0( all the sensiblo querilons ever put hy a schoolmarm'tho cne **put™ to The tlomo readora of late la the most sensible. Thero are bost-loade of women In Chicago who conld an- awer hor question, bt doubtiess thoy are too busy, Infact I'm too basy myself. In eubstance fha schoolmarin asks in what way she can refurm her drees #0 as Lo rexaln Jost health, and, at the same time, not look lke a fright. [ will tell her how to do 1t 10 38 neither Lo luok nor feel like que. Tho undersuit aubject has baer: well ventilated in theso columns befare, but it's high timo it wi or wrilten over. Mrs, lir. Conk ni Stecle, Winnlo. and **many others' wroto in fa. vor of iis adoption, givingwoo . reasons for the n||al; »:vlmlu o ferv ciainored Jouuly for s death nd ait the ather eye, howover, they falied to s grguments ‘af the firet party were h a1 to convince me, and I adopledl, ju vome mesnnre, the reforin garients one yeur ago. The pattetnof underenit, as it {s culled, was_obtained at tno [1y- gienic Institute, Dauville, N. Y. Ty sending helght ond bust mensure, and 25 cents, it will ue forwarded to youra d: As 1 sald, [ will toll the 1vdy how and justwhat 40 wear ta {niprove lier_strunith and._beaith, aml, thorefore, hor roud luoks. Firet 18 the Union uns dardanael, in ono ysrment, costing from $2 up to £0; next s the cofton-dannel uniderakiet, 10 which toned tue drese-skiet, cut ahort und round; the polonaise, o what is better, almoly & Gaorielle dress, minus the train, The walst and siceves shuuid bo thinly lined, and tug akirs faced. Ans other palrof drawers of woolen are p.ovided for outdoor wear, and must be huttuned to the under- sult All of tuese garmcnt« can bo trimmea (0 sult the taste and purs thawearer, ‘Tnero {4 nuthe Ine ungracetal In this style of dress, prov.ded they all fit the person. Of course, the material for sum. mer wear should be of lightar wilsht, f one trnas this way of dressing horeell all ovor equilly, she will bo . aurprised to sce how ga 'ckly many of the achos an't palns commnn o woman w:ll diwappear, ‘Time when to walk four Llocks waaa bard ta-k, going op atairs and down 8 tirder one, Now I can walk two or three milca caaily ana guickly, oddl{ of cunisplcaousiy dressed, nd one remarks e, and {f 1w {ou can set 1L down that | sbould have heard of 1t. The quostion uf hoalthful dress is bai one step towsid the end desired, ~health and beauty. Fruper food. vxercice, alz, ate., are to be cousldered scoarataly. There s & growing demand for knowledge uuulmz|tll thluking peonls and as 1o being uvon these questions, sailitis to be hopea that those whosc namcs give additloozl weight to their opioluns will nut, s the Jrlshnian |nl§. be back- ward acout comlng forward, and telling us what to do, aud how to doir, t1s & watter upon which ibo majurity are dlsposed to do ll!h'. 1f only they know how, and they will never kuuw bow’ if wo wait for ur grandmotbers totell them, And now, sudpose, suwme dear uld grandua will any Y Young folks thinkold folaae ate foole, Lut old {:lk‘;hl:cw that yvuog ovesare,” sud | guces she Iz VL. M. NRURAL DELIGUTS, To the Edllor of The Tridune, Hixapavs, Sept. 14, —It 1s & long tme since we have had an onportuaity to say or do sugbt (1f we wauld) to keep up this dopartment, But this 1s our birthday, and we touk & Usy's vacatlon to co- joyit. How olddid yousay! Finy, and going on & bondred, and just 38 yomng as ever. 1 have & lew gray hairs, aad gome elonguted dimples. ‘Tuls Is & provoking climate. ' Those born hera secua 1o stand I8 Lelter, but tne trees transplanted Io muddie life blight casy. But it s no matter. Beauty fu but skt decp, andif only we can grow beautiful o our inner Jife, rich in thought snd endeavor, b is euouxh. My sumwer vacstivn luated two ulgotaand a d-r. “umu tu tbis placo by tnvitatlon, Litle dres:ulog 1i the lovelicat sub- bilts and trees, with good 1 Oa the nt the !e:lll the @b ontdoor 1ife yon need cannat mazine how much Miss cpn be crowded nto such a perfeet ‘e trees were alive with biein. Thero instalximi throuzan the branches of tho moentain ash, na they Ate ats horeles, Tha blne-jay never nad o sseeter nee of the tarn-yard, with his nevee seemed a0 full of content. ‘The ol hen ecratehing for her family, R busy na any uf you for yourn, giving now and then a st inz of clncka as she finds worms far her ch cneneto *Illrrel aoant, Ianot Aa caresrorn and worrled, he feathers stand awrey nnd she reos it not, 1f Rusan or John are not better dressed and cleancr than vour neivhbors® children, yonr peace of mind 18 gone, Tamforiettinz, nan} the trec-toad rpcika hin little ptece, where I am. The bees and insecta inthe oie plend their notea in harmony. The lreezes talk to each other in the ‘leaves and earry great health-giving ¢louds of ozone on their Ahoulders, flling the air w.th the cnre for hay- feyer and homenickness, Indoors was delightful, time. Deliclons brolied icken, of home mAnutacture, Dntch-cheene, and sucrotash, with all the thick yelluw eream from Alderny milk one could desire, Itut the clinmx of indoar comfort was reacned in the cool evening, whilo sittlng by a blazing wood-fire Istd on anairons Avith bra-s heade, The n'iovel aml tonga with yel- luw topaani the old-fashioned fender made ‘the samo bright plctare wa looked L, almos dity Jesreagy Tne writer of Dack-Low stmilica can better than 1 tell the thonghts 1t bronzht tu mind. However, | (haushitof fong aro Septamber days, when we children, hand in hand, went out to meet the cowa at evening. catrying encn our cnp for & drink or nectar. 'wo of ths nnmber are sleeping now, undieturved by rlots vr hand times,) While you Are fxing thé school-girls” wardrobe, your grandmothers at this season were weavipg the cloth to make the fall snd winter varments tor thelr fanillies. We atndy the fashions for Sep- tember made in Pana & week or month ago, ‘l‘hr{ cot the coat accordinz to the amount of cloth, takin care that 1t wan lnrge enotizh for shiinkage snd 1ha growih of the weal er. Flfty years hence, what wiil onr erandehil. dron nrite abont us? Let us make and preserve 8 lome department in the edncator which wives it o r;lru worllwy I‘I‘F time in which we live; worthy o opportunilies wa enjoy. ;‘(‘m‘ E. G. Coox, M. D, unetmly al meal. [ FERN LEAVES. To the Edilor of The Tribune, OrTAwa, Sept. 10, —Three-fourths of the plens. nre of a holiday tics in the planning of It, we ato told. Weil, really, we have had much pleasure In planning for oars: for many hours stter retiriue have we lain with open cyes, snd a brain that would not bo quiet. We have wondered what such an one would do, and if Chat really wonld be there, and if we shounld succeed, etc., etc. OF this success thero remains not a doubt, fur ald has came to us from all quarters, and with ro- newed conrage we buckls on our armor, and hasten to the seld of laitle. 1 am happy to Ginform snv who may bo iu- terested in iy deparim:nt that 1 have had the promise of sume books In which 1 am snre yon will a1l be interested, and of which many of yon have made Inquiriea. We rezret to learn that man, with whom we hn‘lefl to hold sweet converse will necessanly be abwent, Many unsoifish lettera have wended their way tome, sayina, Icannot be there, but [ shall think of yonand send my offer- ing. Many thanks to all. and, &s we are all work- 1ng tor the goud of snlering humanity, I am sure those poor tnes will cail you blesvad, ‘and though yonu may not recelve the praisc of nsn, your Inaer wonltor will -ay, **Well done,™ | And yon, Qlaxinia, wouid aeslat. We sh~11 te only 0o hanpy to recelte your oiler nx, and rugrot that ou cannot accampany it, Yes, lct ua eive willing. y.and not with A flonrish of trampets which seewin tosay, [ am better than thun, accept of ny boun. ty, and then than: me. e make thein fecl that they nre truly welcome, 1t 8 a Joy to do for the sivk and neecay, and that yon (o not expect rocompense. 1), L.. | wia much nloased to hede from you, and a8 enon as possible you shnil hear from e, 1 have heand of {uu througi our ** Mu- tnal Friend," and wan much pleaecd with thie povm inectibed to ns In The Home, Pleasc let u< see your letters often. Bushnell, all ferna do well Ina wardian case, do keep it covered. Whut kind of plants do you wish for winter? Oconomowoe, | was™ made very happy on recefot of yonr box. The plania aro verd handsome and dolng slcely, I only rezret they did not comie on the early train, as a friend Jort on the traln on which they cume, and I wonld hasve been no clad to have shired them with him, 1al. wiys cnioy my plante the more when [ can nhure them with anothier, and feel that they are watchin.e thele growth with me. Borrow is shorn of balf Ita bitt-rness whan shazed with anotter, and In jt not evnally troe that foy Is_doubly enbanced when tation with anothier? Flowers arc never devoid of beauty. [low manyof s have them pressed and put Rway where no cyo may behold, Some wero gathered from the gyraves of our dead, and some were given by friemils near and dear, and with cach Is a atory pleasing to dwell on o vnr lonely moments. ’fl_'llrm aded Aowers a softer grief han bloum ng o 'Re1 Moro ten:ler nuw on nacn pale leaf ho tlots that lnger ye For kit tha ehkrme {har clicered the puat Iiang roun 1 those hucs that fade at (ast. Yes, they will fade, but they are lika tho faces of vur aged frionds, dearer than when wo first know thom in thelr youthful beauty, Carrie, by all meane bring your floster, —anylhing which you think will answer for one, 11 you can find a Meth- odirt minister willin2 to cume, vou might bring him, for | think e would answer as well - for o. fioater as any I can think of ot present. The cold winds warn us that it is time to give our pets a wariner home, anid do not let them remain ot till chiliblalns causg them to drop theirlcaves.and yon complain that they don .t bloom, and whaovo fanit In llp Do 1ot be compelled to say, 84 80 muny did one yearago: Ilost my piants by the firet frost, Tiow many of you ehail I meet at our Convention® Come one and ali, All tadies who can will pleasceend In by Weidnes- day all (he Maderia vines nnd \lrelmin ereepers posslble, to be used in decorating tha hall where Wwa meet, Faux-Lear, ' VARIOUS MOUSEIIOLD RECIPES, To the Editor o) The Tribune. Cutcaao, Sept. 13.—Defore wild plume come and go T wish to cive my alsters of th Far West, or othgy plnm sections, my way of preserving them, Prescrved in this way tno skins aro made tender. After looking the frult over carefully, ecalid 1n an’ craus-water of medium strength, n tablespavnful to five or six gillons. Do not lot them stay in 1t after thoy commence to Lreak. Aftor the saleratus-water la pourcd off take out the pits, and then welgh, preserving in the vaual mun- ner, poand for pound of sugar. 1 lived for some timo In the Tetritory whose name I have adooted, and tho scarcity of feult kept na all on the alert for the beat modes of utillzing the little we We made beautifal K\lnm ]all' ani marmalae from the samo plume, *‘thusly *: Boll the {rait in lenty of water until the pulp Ia well broken, ‘hen'straln thrmaha cloth or i‘elly-bu without squeening, Make the jelly of this clear juce, — nd liere Jot me nay that iU 1s not necar und of suzar to A pound of julcs 0 qnan- ty will anawer, I nave just’ made Siverisn crab. nple Jelly, and mace it both ways, and that made with )i ugar 18 fully ae koot and jellied equally as well, To make marmalade, take tho pluma that remain in the cloth'and rub throueh a «ove. To this take & ponnd of wu:sr 10 esch pint, and cook thorouahly. \Vatch carefully and atir almoat conatantly, Wken 1t wilt harden like Jelly after cooking I 1s dono, ltoscmary, L can tell yoi how 1 wash flannels, ana 1?1 conid ahow you hitsle skirts § have tunt have been worn year aflee year und are as woft 1y when new, you would not doubt the eMeacy of my ‘The wecret 1n, o rinse in walar of the vame cature as the wash-waler, Sumethaics [ use cald-waler & ‘\ cold water, and my it N louk just an well nu It 1 wash in tho sadsing water, 8.4mo say neves sub aoap on fanaels, but 1 do o tha suiled spots, and have nover suilered a shrink- uge from it. 1 uanaliy have a rinsinz water slicht- {'blum, soout as warm us my sid nd_ wring the flanncis mto 16, Hinse, wriny, stretch well, and hang up directly. \Vhen they sre dry do not sprinile, but lay within the folds of other gur. ments, quits da and rolied up hard. 1§ bellove sprinkhinig nanncls helps alirink ¢ .cm. Tron well, and witi only & mouerately-heated Iron. Synipathizer from Peoria tells usto usc a pestlo In our pread dourh, 1 would Jixe to have her i1, chopping it snd report resuit. When my urea Tlscaln the Iareo lodf, 1take a chopping-knife OF any uther kind and cut It down. In avery short .| tima It will be u - {luht again, Repeat the cuttiny, and do so sevoral timea. ) fnd 1t makes bread | tender and much better, snd more easily dono than kneading, 1 would ilke tolave wome of ou tey my way of making bght oiscuit, save out a little of lhu bread duugh and miz in It ono or twu eogus, one or two tableavoons shorlening, same quantity of sugur, mix well with enough flour to kuep well together. Lot it riso and xeep chopp nz 1t down uniil time to muke thom inta rolls for aupper. F'ul a Hitle but. ter betwaen thum. Lot them riso and bake. When they come 1rdus the oven take & little milk sad supar and brush over the lnB. { Schooin:arm will read Demoreat for Beptember she may gei some valuable hinte on dress reform, »Pllkln* of 4 reminds me of my kitchon apron, which I specially delight in. like many others with its blb and dress-protecting capacity, Lut the pocket { rllfll. When I ban; ovt or bring In clathes I usa [i for clothes ping, aud uu who hate never indulied fa & ke lususy can rdly imagine $ue convenience. 1 haveths pockes sbout two Mugers below the waist, sud niske It about six inches wide by four deep, F'is way [ cat my sprovs it 4 threa yards and a half of ging- Dut they are sconomical, as they savu 20 much soil v arcsscs. If young motaors will sbetain from tho use of 40ap on thelr bables' heads. the hair is very much more likely (0 remain og, 1o additiva to tus otior sot forth in Naanle's most excéilont 1t s a heutucky dish, mide of green t in slices, nol & awect pickle. Daxora, —— WABHING FLANNELS, . To ths Editor of Ths Tribuns, Cri0AGo, 8cpt. 7, 1877.—In seply'to my ingquiry 10 T Tussuxs of Sept. 1, I bave recelved & com- muagication from a gentlemay who Incloscd a Jeiter from bis dauglter upon the subject of wosbing flannels. Delieviug thers are tnany ladies who bave trouble sbout this kind of work, I fucloss a copy of toe lctier forwarded me. Iintenlto tey tbis menocr of wasling dauncls, and Lopo It may from Mrs. b .:Iollg:'fl the lettor, whidh ls Chilicu B. alles, ¥. L., Newark. N.'J.: umzsy"mu. o wmy e3pecisuce ia washing nnnets, 1w ter, bt It s were o wonde thie waan o n e tn 1w o flafineis in hot w T miatihe, in Italy my Kannels s fiey alwayacane home fram t and whlte. T iearned that (he Italian women washed them In cold water. Many Atime b have walched them kneeling in & bos, which had one end tAken to keen them out of the mud. by the bank of o stream. wasting In_ (ho funning water and otyine on the bank or gravel, withunt bolling: nnd "1 nevee hail washing tone Leuter, and dnnnels never half =0 well. 1 have tried 1t mnee, and #nd the recret of nice soft flan- neiato he the washing of them incold or [ake- warm water, and p enfy of Atrelchinz before hang- nz ont. Many recipes sav, l.on't rab soap on finnnels: but you can ran eoap an, to tho adran- tace of the fisnncls, it you will rinse (4 o:t after- ward and nen no hot waier abont them, not forset- t:ng to ateeteh the tarea s Inboih directions hefare drying, Fianncle ao cared for will noser becoma sliff, shrunken, ur yellow, Rosexany, BERVANTS AND MISTRESSES, To the Editor of The Tribune, Looaxarant, Ind., Sept. 0.—Olive Logan tells ua in /larper’s Duzar ** That 10 have agood servant wemnst first *cateh’ onr good m " What eay you to that, Fues nnd Feathers and Dakotat That a good mistreas tnaken & guod servant. we know to be true. Hut does it not take time and esperience to mske & good mistresa? [ ihink it does. What we now require a help from expo- nenced housekeenors, that will aid those jast bee Ainning to lessen one of the most tryink crosaes IL 18 the lot of yonnghourewives to henr, Tathersnot some good alater capable of givingadrice? Who will addrens lettera throngh The Ifome to servanta in general, telting tnem haw to fill their positiona more satisfactorly? I'm sore that hints, and help 10 better thelr circumstances and_wavs of living, wonld be received as thankfully by them, and in many caaes followed strctly, as in the heip and nleasure allnried ourselves, Wa all know that wiking nbouc the perversences uf servants, the tiocs.ng depravity of Mary or Biddy, will not lim- 1rave then a4 a class in the least, So et us Alin to instrict them how to command the respect of their. mistresses Ly thorouzhly under- staniing what is reqmired of them, Dur. ing meveral vears' expericnca with © servants, 1 bave had many good ones. Yet I have not found one wlithout rome falling, and that in nearly every cane carried to the exireme, through Ig- norance and fales teaching. For example, en- eaged Mattle for washing, Ironine, snd peneral housework, Fho was neat and tasty, and would have been d mouel ncrrant had she not carried her fanlt, or, in other worde, hier lnve of yood clother, o the extreme, She waa overnarticniar in reg o bet pereonal apposrance, posrearing very fool. ishand falac idess. 1 found her in the wash-tab Monday morning looking nice, but certainly not comlortable (as enc should bo with s hard day's work to do). in tight coraet, huop-skirt, laced ack, Inst and leaet ‘Imvms{ 4 small foot), ndinty palrof black cloth sliopers, bow and bitekle, 1 advised strong shoes for ontdoor work, —milking, ctc.,—but tono avall. Bhe conld not benrhuvg #hoes when slippers were 8o chean, Hhe waa thoroughly ignorant that she was sacrific ing health and comfort for useloss sppearance, making {t_nocossary for mato look for another =eryant. 1 next cndeavored tofinda girl some- what ngpn!lm in taste and temperament. Jen- nie wan large and strong, with & foot In proportlon, well shod.” Sho was wilting to do any kiod of housework given her to do, and some that was not. Before tna firer weex was np I overheard loud whistling in the kltchenand profane lanznsge, *o wsA mnot at all surprieed to fnd ner ono afternoon when the houeework was dune, back of the wo: dshod sawing wond, **Why, aennle,' sald I, **where s the boy tiat was hired to do that this morning?™ ‘*Why, Isent him 1omo; I m soing to do this myself. snd et the pay." She did. How Impossible it is to love such «nthis, and how ignorant stic was of the dattes of arcrvant. | am wondering will the time come when scrvant eils can seek o new place nét unly provided with recommondations, out with Jverything sulted to thelr work, and never forgst to provido themselves with their own combs, brushes, cte., and ueo thom only In theie own ruom? For, ton senmtive woman, there is noth. ing »o ghatastclul us the kitchon comb-box. Eirxnona, TASTFE IN DRESS. To tha Cditor of The Tribune, Grexprany, Sept. 14.—T never dil, and never could, ‘‘fullow suit'* cxacily, thorcfore, Mr. Editor, and frlends of Tho Homo circle, while ex- tending to ono and all the **right hand of fcilow- #hin,"* do mot suppose the left hand holds out s pattorn fora **crose and crown ™ (the most of us have all tho cronsca wo wish Lo’ carry) ora recine tor a temon ple, alttouch I agroc with a gentleman who sald they were 80 good he would like to make tliem up by the curd, but I advice {a needed, I sm par utclleml:o forthat. Not that I {utend to offor any. 0, no l’n our pleasant Home meetings the davotees of Flora hava sung her pralses, and none too warmly. the anblect of **Sinzle Dlcssedness® has deawn ont atrong words on both el d that aptite whona Imitials (1) aro S—P—I—T—E, prompt any of them?), bookn and bables, pickles and plaa havo all had thelr turn, vet not tao often, Bul there Ia ono fiold in which our lucas of the beautiful and practical can bo Kiorg cmnrlalely carried oot than thay often are, and that is In tho mattor of dress. Nut ihat more time or attontion Is needed, bus, betfer thought. Onr Iadlcs shonld be artiata In thelr talete; should study 1o know what' atmplo ale- jnonta alone or comblned, uo to mato up a beauti. ful wholc. The fower those munble elements in anyoue outit, the more astistic will be the result. Muny things aro admirable when viswed aions, bat 1f in:tlecriminately combined (he clfoct of each s lost in *he mencral confusion. Ur tho other extremia miay be reached by s want of varioty, and a glariug or unntonous Appearance will bo the result: For exawple, pure white or a light dellcate’ color may suggest airiness and purity, but in somowbat dazsliug and not restfui or substantial in feeling. Drape it with black lace or velvet in grace’nl outline, with por- haps the least bit of somc brizht nutural tlawer at tha throat ur in the halr, to give waroith and inspi- ration to the whoie, and wa have 1n deaatifal bar. nony delicacy, warmth, atrenath, - Or srhore Ihe vrevatling color muy bu qiite bright, sumethin more suber, porbaps, mera touches of It haru an there, may b neciled to lone it down. Orif the vencral effect s alrcady that of strenvth or beavie neas, soft folde of Jace and other dellcate fabrics, \vllhuvu A suggeation of lighiness. Nataralowers 0 worn with tine effect, but gee il cs d sed in their form, color, quantity, rangement. Paes cuuld be written on ¢ alono, but I wiil not tempt the edito much. Manr 8 SENSIBLE GIRLS, Ta the Editor o} The Tribuns, Cnicaae, Sept, 6.—I am a little girl only 14 years old, and my lotter fs Intended for girls of myownago, [ wanttotell you what I havo been doing this snmmer, and hope somo of yea will tel) your oxperiences aleo, Mamma thought it about time T should learn something of housekeeping (and when wo are golng to school we have ao Jittle time to loarn anything but lessona), #0 she pro- posed wo shaald all (1 have one sleter, 16, also at #chool) etay at home during the summer, dlscharge thegirl, and do tho work ourselves, You don't &now how much weenjoyed it and what nice thinge we have learned to make, ¥ makesiithe bread tand soveral old honsekeepers have told v they comiy not da better) for our hm“{ of seven, pati of the cake, puddinge (wo nover have nles, fur they give mammn the dyspepsia), ooef loaf, otc., while sia- ter conks (he uieat and vogetubles, koeps the kitche en tidy, efc, \When wo feel like it. we cnande work with one anotlier, anl that is nleasant alvo, enidos teaching us & greater variely of fabor, 1 imtend 10 foryot what | have "levrned (now sch al wun), especlally bread-muking, for wotiso ** Vienna Yeart,” and thiat hae 10 be sef ¢ all ready to hake u‘y nd lo it thou, af- e iLnanl . olrase dow’s Jaugh nt ma for writing thinlet. ter to The llome, for I can arsuro you all that thy summer has passed gt merriy with we, snd althouvh we diid not visit_any summer resort, or take a (rip to tho White Monntalns, wo liave had our merry-n:akings at Centeal Park and Deapliines, And, T want to eav, too, that the housawork arread with ns so well, wo all welgnmore than ever before, particularly mamma, who {s & sufferes from dvenopein, that she tnteuds Lo continue daing her work all winier, 1have some new reciped that f wouid like to acnd you when 1 have mn‘l‘ the B, . anie C. ROSES. * T Ihs Editor of The Tribuns, Carcano, Bept, 12, —8inco my offer In & former commanlcation to fiva to the ladles of The Home depariment who loved roses well enough to cultl- vate and take csrv of them some well-rooted plants, 1 have had = great many application: both from The Home members snd other lov of flowers, to all of whom I will send in due time. The most of the requests are for the Dr. Arnold, and as this ruse 13 now !n all ita glory, blooming, and making buds, it would be murder In the st degree 1o distarbor take roots from ji at present. Althourh It le perfectly hardy, standiog our cold winteis samirably well, yet it'does not iike or en- Joy belng meddfed wilh at-any lime, and more capecially, at this sesson of the yesr. Springls 1he propef timo (o remove it, Therefore I will then send to those who bave writlen ln’glnlclfllr fog thisss well 84 tle Alice Lo Roy. To thoas whi» have spplicd for tea or Louse roses, 1 will souil the Arat of the h or eaon after the cun- veotion, Bome huve seicd for slips, butldo not cara to aend them, for they src hard ta start, while 1 nen fed plaats 1 know they will live with Pproper ca be nfipre:lllcd ;and that will ba satifaction to e, Mv coliection is 8 ptivats one and | cannot s= d morp than onu or twa 19 those who have slready wd, yet it gl b pleasure to ba abls to du even thi Whete a mot!.er asis, us ia letters b me, for one to put over adedr calil's grave; and anotber for the homa which: t oas left, now so desolate. 1 & rose beil ran Lrightun that homs or 1ift a sor- row from th)t noor mother's beart It shall bo sent there even it i¢ takes the last from Oxcaeta, e NEW-ENGLAND PUDDING, To the Editor o/ The Tribuns, Comxixa, Ia,, Bept. 3,—I fear Dactyl bas not Just what she desices fn the way of # tecipe for Indian podding. While that futnished by the Bloomin;zton contributor would maka a very pal- atable dlsn, hers is ‘ono which makes the zenuing New-Eugland Indian pudding, which is a0 slmple that it comes withln the reachofsll: Twe quarts of mill,, acald “to & bolllng heat, t bolted corn-meal (ahont the l!l!:‘m‘lhlkr‘)("nh‘lvfl.h cakea) while hutling, Add nenrly ans pint of oot Iantca: rall 10 tncte, and baxo 16 nn varihen o Here alao b & recibie far > Tuston brown hreq which I zlve for tho benet of Nannie €, aud ot Tame bonteibutore: Two-Grds Tndian o Oier thied rye meal: one enp molaasen; one tosan i~ raleratna; it ke fn oven tnatena of jine ! Can nny of the nauerons lome ¢ ntrlltore g me & recipe (01 tomoving Ink-spota frum hrg P Cuarroite, ~ A CURE FOR BALDNESS, To the Editor of The Tridune, Curverann, Sept. 17.—1 have Just rotnreq from my summer vacation, and, in Tnoking avey the llome Department of your fssne of the 15¢p, | notice & request from Mra. W. A. 8., of Iflinojs that eome one would send her a roclpe to pravent balr from felling ont. I can send her a recipg which will not only preveat the halr from falling out, but, where thero are any hair buibs a ol In the scalp, It will bring & new erowth uf hatr, Abuut two yearsago T was trousled vory much wiiy dandruf® and an ftching of the ealp, and my halr commenced falllng out, and 1 was afeald of beean. ink bald, but,after using the following recipe o fory riontha. 1 noticed A new Srowtn of hait, and sine that tine nave bad 10 trouble of iteh.ng of e sealn, neither bave 1 bean Seouoled iih danr atall, aodif Mre, W, A, 3. will follow ditectling 123t uily she will s0on begin 10 aeo gnud rowjen Uo 16 any tesnciiable drugslat and et n poyng of preased hemlock-bark. 1t 18 putup in jound packagcs, Al costé Nhout 25 centn & packs s Tage » himuier and bruak up thy rang. ratine all the pieces. putting the whole into s tiree: quart Linpall; tuen pour two quarts of bailing eof;. water over it and aet it where it will slmmer elow), away, When reduced to three pints, sey ong #iletacaol and mettle, then ponr Off the cleay liquor and throw the reat away; wel tho Whols #caipthorouxhly four or five times a day, miing pentiy with the fingera (not finger-naile), and arger the acalo gets & liitle Lcalihier and stronger a little more Iriction may Lc used. I nover ured bt omopackage. If the liquor should get a ity maaldy by standing, gently renove the manjd, ang the elear liguor is a¢ soud aa before, 1 always ng linrnett's Cocoaina for 8 halr-dres.ing, as T cop. nide? it the best adapted to the necdsand conatrge, tion of the halr. Thave nu doubl thal many of onr readers are suflering from tha s1mie caure, apq if they will apply this_remedy they will fing 8 abolnte cure, - "Wl Men, W, A. B, plecre Teport 1o me the resnlt of her trial. Yourn trnly, Q. W. C., 03 \Valer sireet, Cloveiand, 0, CATARRIT, To the Bditor of The Tridune, Moxnox, Mo,, Sept, 10.—Four different timeg 1 hive essayed to mako myself seen In tho midy of the Iloma circle, but cach time have been crowded. out, or left out, perhaps,—1 ain not valn enongh to {magine this might not be, Yot I deeply regrotted the non-appearance of my several articles, because each one contalnad some. thing which I hoped might benefit in various =i fllncss, housekecplng, art-work, and forl. culturet but, reading Mrs, Bell's kindly ndrics re. Rarding the ealt-douche, I once again makean ef. fort'to say a word regarding that fearful diseare, catarrh, Igave foll particalars (in (ho letter re. ferred to above) af the mast sdvers cares upon record,—one In which the person (oat all thy bones of the noss, and niceration supervoning, one side of the faco was be.ng rapidiy dest.oyed? yot this, and other casen aluiost a3 _sevore, have been and are still contloning to oe cored by meana of g course of treatment preacribed by one of the most eminent physiciana of Chicagu. The princips] remedy was the extraet of Cudduranga. Thera was also & wash, to be used by douches op syringe; but in many cases tho Cunddrango alony bas effected ontiro and permunent cures "Jr, _— also advised the patient (o ** tako abfindance of openalr exercire doring pleasant weather, ta par- take of nounshing diet, chucolate, heaf, e cream, etc,, and tosleep In a room thronch wh: the alr passes frecly, but not over the head," The Cundurango can be procured for $4.60 per naif- dozen buttlen, e 1as Cliat recelved my lottor and vackage of frete work desluns? I feel us If T belonged to Tho 1lome, even thongh my name Las nover appeared in {ta calumns, for [ belong to il fraternities which have the Improve. nient of our American homes at heart, whether it be by means of artlatic or natural adorninent, the hilosophy of honsekeeplny, or the growin of thas ove for the beautiful which oxalts and purihes the heart and mind and lends **right onward " towards perfuction [n all things. AuXT Cannic, DOUGHNUTS AND WAFFLES, To ths Editor o/ The Tribune. Duntixaton, Ia., Sept, In The Ioms of Aug. 26 Mrs, W, P, 1. asks for & recipe for doughnuts, If sho wiil add one or two ezge to the recipe, it will prevent thelr absorblng tuo much fat. Mine aro ralsed with yeast: . 1. One pint of mllk, warmed with one-guarterof & pound of shortening (half buster, hnif Jurd), one- pound of sogar, one-half spconful of salt, o less. ono egg, & little nutmeg, two tablespoons of yeast; mix rather thin and cover with s Jight or small pillow. [f mixed in tho afternoon, It should be light enough to boll during next morning. 2. Potato Donghuuta~One pint bowl of mashed potatoes, one pint bowl of swcet milk, one piat bowlof sugar, one egq, A plece of aliorteningas Inrge as an ari. one lurva tuul un 01 yeast: sel to ‘rise In balf the milk; ciovesi mix thin, snd caver wita s cloth hil cool, after cooking. Dactyl, this Indlan pudding is “so emlly male, "1 think you will likeit: Feald aquart of milk (skimmed mlik willdo), and stir In sesen beaped tabieepoons of sifted Indiin-meal, & tes- apoon salt, a teasnoon winger, or gingor and cluna. man wixed half and balf, a tablvapoun or morsof clioppedl auct, o feacup of muinsnea: last ono ceg. ll'un want wlie! Jmnr ina little cold milk, afier it fs all mixed, ready 10 put In the oven, Leke one and & half or two hours, Wanlics for A, 1S, C. ¢ One Ew“ of flour, quarter pound of outter, four egge, wlf pint ik, tablespoon yeast., § havo trfed our sponge cake, Thors is none better, ©. L. ave you tried cucumbor peelings for cackroaches? 1 neard they will eat and disspnear ordie. [ have bean 80 often intercsted, edifled, and amused in reading The lome (hat 1 think | should nut do doing as (wonld bLs duno by wore I not to send tueso often uasd recipus. Gnanpua Drrstad, s THE BOSS DOUGHNUTS, 40 the Edilor of The Tribune. Axsoy, 1Il., Sapt, 3,—My first Impulss upon reading Mrs. W. P, 11.'a lettur of weak bofora last wae to immediately sond my Iubby d.ughout recipe for publication, bat, instead, I waited one week for those mate exporleuced to answer. Lait week you publisbed two doughnut reclpee, nefther of which Ijuuby la partlal to, If Mes, W, I JL will try the followlnit it {s ms guens that her tabot will not Lo in vain, and that her*greater purt " will be delighied with tha resalt: Fone cavn, clght s blespounfuls sugar, 8 lump of butter thosize of § walnut, une-balf teaspoontul of soda, Hour enotgh to roll well, Pz 1n hol greasy of egual parts, leal taliow, and lard. 1f ard only is usod thuy wil more apt Lo b greasy, Cledn tallow ls far uioe wholosume and health?ful than Jurd, Bhould yut wlah thent 10 **go further* add une; hil cream, Hubby says these are the ** bon: nuts, Tur Wertos. OUR CHILDRFEN, o the Editor of The Tribune, Cuicaso, Sept. 10.—Thire ls a subject now dis casscd In The Homa that 1 am very much Intereat: ed (n, and tbal ls the manayement of our children. Now, like Dactyl, | must canfess my childrensne not perfection by any means; and sometimes, when all else bas fafled, I really, yes, reaily tpow Jo not_be shocked, dear sisters), take my hand aud make things lively for a whife, And 1 annot a'brate either, 1love my children dearly, and be- Meve thst fnuness, geutlenvss, and patieuce are the greatcst nlde in managing children, Hutt scemis (0 here are ljues when a moderste whippiug aduinistered, not fa anger, but fn gnel, Is just the thing, Now, slelers, do yuu think & muther ougbt (o repronch herself wilh the rement bravca of anch & whipping? 1 certainly do nut But let ua hear more v Ihf ubject: snd If ther are any beiter reasons why we shoulil lay seidal tugetlier tho uku of tha rod, let us hear ¢ ; xx0s FOR 8T, LUKE'S, To the Editor o/ The Tribuns. g CRicago, Sent. 30, ~Tho Prealdent of St. Loke's Hospital, the Rev. Cliatun Locke, wishes to thank | the frionds In the Home circle for the kindly in® terest they have manifested in the Hospital, aud for the great palns they are taklng In arraniing 83 eutertslnment and & for its beaent, iy hop it will be & great succ and ho bege that sil ihe cx:‘ people who have the welfarc of St. Lul ' st beart will sttend, and encourage the lflofll; " R R il o s éulwu Locks. e WANTS TO KNO\A 7o the Editor o The Tribuns, Cuicaco, Sept. 17.—1 wish to ssk threes quee tions of the ladies of The Home, if yuu will give mo that much space in your paper. First, will some ono pleas we how (v make & chlflel{ pot-roast? alao, bow to make green louu!ovlf“_:-’ Ana i€ nice Jelfy can be wade from wild grapcs? 1 would like ¢ know how it s done. avig vt will ans; the ubove immediatel I“Ifil"h they 8 the editar will recsive my sincere hxis —_— PHOTO-ENABEL PAINTINGS. To ths Editor of Ths Triduns. Poxp o Lac, fepl. 12, —Ladles of The Home, wil) you pleaso tell me If there 1s anythivg berides t can be used for clesning phoios :El.n'l‘fihrl:l‘n?lxm:! 1 have beard of -oqnul:f preferable, and I very muca dealre it \uyc: apecitully, L B — COMBMUNION WINE. Tothe Editor of Ths Tribuns. i Oax Pamk. Sept. 10.—MNy grapcs sre nesr{ ripe. 1 bave been appolated tu prepare nnlfl‘ mented communion wine for two Sebhaibs Betf wipter. Cansuy of your corresponduls lnlfi: e bow Lo prepers aRd prssesre it

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