Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1878, Page 10

, . 10 " THE HOME. TO JEMIMA. Jemima, the stary you tell In The Tlome In certainly excelient reading: And yet tnere's a notion crept Into my head, ‘That, too, it Ia alightly mialeading— For in there s women now living, my dear, ‘Who'd llke to keep hanao on three hundred & year? Now, I'm & poor man, and my income is small, Or at least it I8 not very large; And, to tell you the truth. It fa all 1 can do My paymenta in fall to dischargo. Bo gladly 1 sccond this noble Idea Of learning to live nn three hundred a year. Wonld yon let me, the hand which has penned Thix advice to yonng people just starting in tife, i Which, if taken, moat surcly will tend 'To placing them where before long will appear The way to spend more than three hundred a year, 0 didn't 1 langh when 1 read what yon sald Aboul Jearning to live in one room! Bat then, for my iife, 1 dare not say a word, Or [ shonld be killed, I presnme, Tot let me just whiaper these wonls in your ear: Iiurrah for Jemima's three hundred a yearl ‘md 1 your acquaintance, I gladly would ebake, My etter-half saya that stic thinks it ls best ‘To keep single than 18 1t to wed A man who has not a good bomo for & wife; And she ralres particnlar Ned Whenever I mention your name; and I fear ‘That she does not favor threo hundred a year, I dare not say mnch, bat I think all the more, And, had 1 a echoolmnster's pen, 2 1'd do all I could to persuade our young folk To make Love a prime factor again— For with it they'll muke a three hundred appear Much more than, withont i, threo thousanda year, TINIDITY, Cnicago, Msrch, 1878, PUT YOURSELF IN ITER PLACE, 1n’The Tlome was n very nice letter— 'Twas written of course by n man. 1'd ray to that lord of creation, Put’yourself in our place. if yon can. When Fortune aronnsd us (s smiling, Secnre in onr beantiful home, We ‘Hh not for righta af the woman, Not long In new pathwaye to roam, Dt atorma of adveralty, raging, Deapoll ne of all; then, slono, = We wage for oar very oxistence ‘The war that to poverty’s known. ‘With conrage and hope for an armor, We battle llke soldiers; but then, Alas for the skirts of the womani They trip us again and sgain, We learn with smazement and sorrow Life's harder for woman than man, For Prejudice, tyrant and ruler, Kenps womnan stlii under a ban. o \Ill{» ir, have dane with romancing, And Joak you tho fac's In the face; You'll vote cqual rights for tho woman 1f you e'er put yourscl{ (n her place. Qurxcy, 1L, March 11, 1874 TO CONTRIBUTORS, To the 1ady who wiote the rather abusive letter 1o the conductor of The llome, he wonld sny no more than that he doean't Intend 10 say anything o the hornets® nest, so long as the hornets don't 83y anything to bini. llo deaites to add that for, sharp-tongued abuse, envy, malice, and all un- charltableness, ha has never in threescore years met anything equal to the criticiams of *‘some Jadica™ upun momo other ladles,—not especinlly tho letter which 18 referred to above, but genor- ally. Toscta young man to conduct thia depart. ment for half a year would make a celibate of Mm ~If e eurvived. Ho would in ono weck lose 1slith in all thoso swcet and gentle qualitics which women claim for themselves, o 5 Auxt lerex—I judge from your question that you do not read The Hlome, In the lssue of Jan. & waa given the foltowing editorfal note: Lanka LExLAXD~The origin of the quoiation {s sbsolutely unkuown. ‘Llic oldest recorded case wiicro Locturs s the fullowing from an _Kngifsh pocts but even ho cannot be feotifled further than the lines were current fully 2 ycars ago; e 4 ul.flmy Iu:l ey Illll'h thoughta resign, 40 s re crch, it in frames as fine, 8 Jewel. o' Tt is very nearly oxasperating to road in a lotter: *1 have long been 8 reader of The Home," etc., and then to tind such questions as have been ane awcred aozona 8f times, For instance, it may be 2ald, for perhaps the twenticth time, that Tug Garunnar Trinuse, contaning The Home, can bo bad without any cther edition, Com Couate: J. M., Decatur~If you could ba aure that as anrge & proporiion of good wumen as of bad would vote If allowed, then your argument would be & good one. As the matter now atandy, it {s & bun- dle of assertions withuut proper backing of fact. o A few contnbutors peralst In tho very nnpleasant practice of trying to write a long letter {n the Buest hand on a postal-card. 1f they will not write legibly, their favora will go unrend. o' Bust-Bony—DBecauso yot wrote on both sides of the paper your letter 1s refusod. Juliet, your Iettor went the sama way for the samo reason, o Turaxors—The terma sre s0 common that you can fnd thom 1n ony dictionary without taking up valusble spaco here, o lrLen~Ilave sont your letters direct to the lady who wanted the information, THE LETTER-BOX. ‘Tnere are lotters in this ofice for thoe following- named contributors. Thoeo Intended for persons Hviug out of the city will bo forwarded by mail upon reccipt of addross, Iteeldents can call or scnd to Roow 30 Tmzvws Bullding and get thelr Tetters: Moltke (2), Emd“ (0), Matcon, lorence (4), yn, L AL WL, ltose Geranlum, Haerlo U Pree, Mea; duecpblas L (2)s Zoe No. 1, Juan (2), Josenh Perkins, Debutante, Tonic, Y, Awdyl, Cousln Sars, - Ars. 31, Thory reppor Marquls, e, Pei Happy Litile llousekeaper (). A WORD TO OVERWORKED MOTH« ERS, To the Edilor of The Tribune. Srcaxon, 1., March 11,~To Amber, Romo- Is, Aunt Carrle, aud many othure, whoso strong, womauly words give 8 uew Impulse to The Home each week, a hearty grecting and godepeed. One of the eureat sudications of our natlonal progres tsscen In the lucreaslug proportion of earnest, practical, and cultivated Americsn women who spcak to us bolh with tongue and ven from out the wealth of their owu persanal knowledge aud expe- slence, stnving by examolo and counsel to eman. clpate the sex from Lhe tyranny of thoss mistakes, weakncesos, and follles that still sule the many With a rod of fron, These (L 1s that s0 often un. dermime the digulty sud prosperity uf the home toa fatal exteut; snd auy wind of reform that . would -wecpnuclniulenn of them il might bo welcomed as hittle short of the millenniun, But to my subject. The ground has been reily well covered by Amber's guns, butl may perchance fnd & corncr that has cscaped speclal notice, Theze I8 a class of mothers to whom tay heart Koes out with au slmost impatient dewire to help, hiey ura ull the more pitlable in that thelr wmistake proceeds frons oversconaciousn A case in butut s thatof & friend, who, with Nimited incoma and amblttous tastes, eiriveato dress ber tumily and keep up the apoolotments of her house on o fooung wilh those of wealthier nelyhbors. To do Uil alie must economiza somewhery. o she very often pl er needie till past midnizht, diwpenses with necded belp, sud stacves soul and body in arious olhet ways. Of coursc she ulten wakes in the morming with a beadacho to begin the weary round of anotucr duy, and augwents ber present nervou Irritability by fresh excesses, 0 ful to rew 8 face, younyg comparatively in v wilh care written all over it, and wircidy overcas with the descendiug shadows of 4il health. sie 13 thorughly possessed the idea that who is there~ discharging & most Imperativo 1 waul 1o give my children goud social Lag U know lwh:n Ln:l. implies ‘ln emarked, apoiogetic- o 1 smi willing w eacridco llumlt‘:n)‘l‘hlnl urposc.” ifer course certainly inyolves self-sucritice, and her plaintive facy is un index to her unspariog devotion t ber family: but wha argument will convince ber that she 16 \hercuy robe bing them of thelr wost preclous berilave, —tbo bright, healthful bome stmouphero that e revuc lated 40 largely by thv wother, as well as of the meutal helpfulness and duscipline that a decreased lity undts er to give! Aly infatusted, tolling sistcr, 1 just long 10 sustch thuso intermivable rufics Jrom your weary hands, take you lurcie bly from that wachine drae you out fute the breezy pasturcs of aud u‘m; 10 put Into your bands the freshest bl of our freshest Ntersture; sud. throyiy open the ciosed dours of your uaiure. fet the”** alrs and outdoor sighta swicp radusl goapels | of courss you will plcad lack of time, but [ have an arguwent worth two of that. Just puttbat foollsh Vido away on the remotest aud dusticat ahelf in youz sllic your children plaluly, teacking And yet with THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ¢ SATURDAY, MARCH J6, 1878—TWELVE PAGES, them to be both helpful and thonzhtfnl of yoni dirpente with the patlor {f neceesary, and crare to waste the most precioi things that God has be- #towed fipon wis here, Then take the rest, recreas tlon, and time for mental Improsement that will brine back some of that old elasticity. vou thonght ntterly gone. Guard your health as rour pearl of rice, remembering that it is vour best wealth, and hat the fow of healthy hlom) makes Asdible musie. Teach yonr children that there are many thinea Infinitely superior to keeplng step with the fashlona: that etrang mental, moel, and physical vitality alone will make them rich and traiy natble; and thas do your part towan! heipin.g the nest gens eratlon unward to a hivher plane of strenuth and inteihgence. Your children’s minds are gardens fn _swhieh you are commireloned ta plant every ciwoice thaught within the limits of your wisdom, alwags keeping them refreshed with shower, rtn, and hreeze from the resonrees of rour nwn natare; for, e assured that If yon neg- ect them, there In no lack of mlschlovons gar- deners who will Invade your ungnanied premires anid plant all manner of evil there; so that yon will perchance wake some day to find the piace overrun hy brambles and ceded to thistles, Lastly, Mince we cannot take away nnything but our sonls when we go hence, \hy not pnt some of your. fine atitching Into yonr children's apiritanl gare ments, so an to make them presentanle in thelr Father's honre? Itia & fact that ninetecnth-century mothers can endure only abont so much before health gives ‘way, and the question I, for what purpose shall they hueband and exert thelr lmited execntise forces? 1t is clear that the power behind the domestic throne {s the mother, and what we want there are women of character, strong. efliclent, wise, and withal tender. Can they e all this whilo wasting the preciou oil of 1ife’s Iamp far fntw the night. when Natara has de. ereed otherwise, and holda in rure rescrve a bhitter reward for ali_who tranagress her laws? Can thoy be this when thotr feet ara entangled in a sparious sacial net, nnd they ailow thelr mental and physical vitahty to be drained by those Insatinble lecches ealled” the demands of society? Methinks that while ro many crooked qnestions await out solving At home, we are by no means ready to embark In Bu)lu:a: nor dol ree that sufirage would help to ringsbont thoss reforms ro worely needed. Lot :I int udy onr most vital home intercats, — he sifng the weak outof the tolls of clrcrmatanc nd, brinming more knowlediro and energy into the domeatic fleld, atrive to make our iomes centres of cultivation and nuracries of wvirtue. Loimi Lysee, BRONCHITIS, To the Editor of The Tribune. Ciricago, March 14.—In answer o Mary Moore: Tho frst thing to do Is to try to abort the inflammation of the mncons lining of the bronchlal tubes, For thls purpoeo use aconlte and veratum in the same manner a8 directed for croup. If this js done carly it will generally succeed, but often tho first aymptoms arc not observed and the **cold" becomes ** eet- tled." You will then need, Iu additlon, and ex- peciorant and sedative slrup, This s excellont: Fluld extract sobella, jone-half ounce; fluld extract nanguinaria and sqnills, of each two drachma; alrup pronua virginians, two ounces; ofl antac, 16 drops; mix. Dose, from one-third to one tea. spoonful every two or three hours, uatil rellef o obtained, of vomiting occurs, Counterirritation s cxtremely useful, ‘The best applications for chil- dren (becaune Jeant painful) are Kerosens oll, or & mixture of one part il turpentine to two parta acctic acld, shaken up well, or fincly-puwdered camphor, rabbed up in lard. Whatever 18 used, it shonld be watctied. and not allowed to go too far, This treatment ia all that isrequired in an ordinary casg of acute bronchitia, or even in prioumonia, I£ 1t 18 important to know waat la helpful, it 1s stlll moze 8o to know what to avold as lauvle to complicate the dincane, protract its duration, or in uny \way add to the danger of the patient. ‘Thisls n point which has never recetved the ntiention that it importance demands, nand, until the sabject ia better understooq, terrible nbuses of (hia aturs wiil continue t ba practiced. Simple acute hron- chitls, such s we are consldenng, and even Pneumvnlaoccnn’lnk in healthy children, usnali; end tv recovery, with zood nursing, witbout mod« ical mterference, yet s fatal termiaation iy casle Iy be induced by injudicions medication. An a rule, it ls best to avold prensrations containing 8 for calumel and tartar emctic, they thouglit of, Oplum, which 18 con- ntantly preeent In every prescription for relisving irritation, in acute aa well as chronlc lung com- plaints, is wholly unfit for acute infianunations, although of great value in chronle condittons of the wame class, nnd in the discascs of old aze. Tartar emctic, while usefal in relieving bron- chl and pulmonary congestions, is just as hanay at setting up uncontrollabie fn- flammations in the sliuientary tract, It liaa been steadlly folnzoul of usa for a long time, and efficient substitutes havo taken its place, bat thera 18 stlll too much of itused. Tha hive sirup, of which so_much is sold for children, contains ft, Calomel was long sunpozed to favor resolution ab- sorption, etc. 'This theory gave an excuso for using it in the inflammatlons wo are considering, an wellaa 1 all uth‘n. ‘The theory has been laid asidc, —as huveall the other theories of its action, —yet calomel is still nsed trom Trslflbllulled custom, Considering tho Injuries it ia capable of producing, it is emphatically a custom **mor honored in the breach than in the observance, ** The carbonate of anunonla, which, under the pleasing ldea of stimulaiing tho patient. {s often rescribed even in acuta inflammations, has much 0 answer for by reason of the injuries it has In- fileted. Under conditiona whlich' often oxist in discase, 1t in capable of producing great, and even fatal mischlef. 1t la perhaps more immediatoly dangerous in acuto luny disease than in any other, uvt:cldllly where the substance of the lnng is In. voived. ‘Thouh a remedy of great value in many condltions, ita use n & large ranve of acute canoul e too scverely criticlsed. 'The of the ainmonium chloride would appear to be free from abjection. Lut to return to .the questions. Incrensed -nncummllll’y to cold indleates lowored vitality, the causes of which niust he sought by one ac- quainted with all the condltions in” the case, and thu remedy applied accordingly. For a nursing mother, a rather concentrated diet In hest, avold- ing the' voarver vegetables, as woli as picklos, nalads, etc., Lut dr(nklnfi frecly of any warm bland drinks that are relished, In addition to the unual tea and cofleo, The corisnder scod has a spucific effect in Increasing the secretion of mitk. 1'have used it mysclf, aud canrecommend it, ‘I'ha sceds should ho fresh, ground cus and well steeped; or the fluld extract may "Le used, hardly know the dos required In this form, but it could be nn-n{lucerulncfl by trial, Aa regards the proper food with which ta supple- ‘mont the natural infant diet, 'rurn fresh counts milk fa the best, and swectened, if 1, witl sugar of milk, Whoro this is not altainable, con. densod milk should bo tho next choice, the only Important objection to this being the canv-sugnr with which It is wwectened, If the in. fant digestion In strong, and great care in taken to pravent fcrmentatlon, “this milk will be Ilkr:,l‘{ to answer well, §f, however, It should produce diarcliea, tho sulphite of s should bo given Immedlate! nd the milk discon- tinued. Whoa obliged to discard milk altogether, ont-meal and blrlr‘ are the bewt grain foods, The or from pearicd barley cruatied wrual from oat-nical ina coffee-1tll, or what I hetter, If you can get It, the bolted four from une of thesa grains and roast. cd gontly i the oven before nmking inte gruel, Preparedin thls way you will huve an article equal o the high-priced " **infauts’ foods™ wold al the e nswered all letters recelved, oxcept the last one jrom A ladyat Kvanston, who omirted her slgnatury, having como to the conclusion that (unalka wos of the masculing gender, Sho will be glad to learn that this ia nut the case. 1 aup- puse that lobbles has boen answered under another twme, 88 1 recelved no letter with thin slgnaturoe, I have been mildiy curlous to know why § should bave bevn 80 generally mistaken for a man, and aoy surry to Lave creatod this fmpresvion. When [ wruie wy first lotter to The Ilome I had no thought of ever wriliug again, id my nam do plume was used merely assport to the editor; otherwluo, 1 would have selocted onu toure generally under- ntoud, Gukaika, THE USES 01" ADVERSITY, To the Editor o) The Tribune, auwoon, 1, March 15.—1 think ono of the sorrieat alghts in this sorry world ta the Srat reall. zatlon of youlh that all hoarts sre not kind- ly disposcd, sil protestalions not gennine, sl profe unmatched by practices of rectitude and honor, Is th & mother of us to-night, who, bending above the cradle-bed where aleeps the dearest Laby that ever was born, does not feel her whole heart welt o toars to think of the tronblo and the angulah that cher- {abed one shall surely know, if God sparca it to us out of lleavent For o few happy yeats, perhaps, the Littlu hand shall be folded close within our own, uld of our Jove shall beat the are fwed againat 1t pesce, and then, deaplto our warnings aud our prayurs, tlat storn old wentor, cxperionce, shall take the callow heart In charge, and tutor it In her uwn relonticss way, Thero wihil Le betrayals, sherper than death,—battles from which no bogle blow shall call rutreat, until the unquestionlng faith of childhood is alain, —shad- owy valleys, through whose gloom mpone Savlor's love can comfort and uphold. UJod kpows huw wo would bear it all if we could! Wa would press every thorn to our own breast 1t only thuy miglt gather roses; would driuk t0 the drezs euch cun of sorruw 1t their lips night be unwet; would Lend vur uwn shoulders Lo the burden If they could walk crect, All this we kuow, but I question if we always atop to think of the uecs of adversit nd tho hidden love that wisely ordalus hif ciplloe. ‘There are very few stroug cbaractere who have not sutained strength throush sutfening, 'Fhe dowers upon wilch the sun always shiues uso beautitul tn leafago and blovsom, but it takes the Lampest and th hnclk.:l wighty storns Lo develop pine tres, 0 that the julce of grupes the frosts myst fud thew that v bully crumbles, but the be sauds sunn, foun last decay, oun tions that are siruck o granite out- S0, 1 think, wo sbould teuch vur chi- dreu that sorrow s not su grievous thing alter sll. That dieappoinincat, and botray: and ail 1he stony paths of hife's expericace u o be beat fur character-building in the cud. llo who would bu a suldicr wust cudure hardahip, —it is toft uw-headed sud tho Indiderent alono to of the stay-at-bume vuarde, Wel urrow, Lhen, that turos the eye of the ward. As tho esyle, whosa gaz tlu sun. »oars far out of zeach of tho hunter's . #0 we, If our couragu s slcacfest snd vur aith firt, may risc above the stiugs of sorrow, Rscvud- lug evermore toward God. Let us take'our chil- deeu by e band, o, whoa the tlne comes tbat they must mincle fieat seith the worid, and tell thein feankly what difficnitien aro aire to hoset them, —what rorrows threaten, and what angaish and miteery may await them. Hut teach them to holdthemscivesin readiness for iR all, sasoidiers for e battle whose end §s certaln peace, Teach them to enidure all things, only stelving to strencthen And sweeten through snerine. Uneclfiehiness ia the mot Christhike Yirtue possible for hiinan na- titre toaftain to, nutdid A pereon ever grow un- *eiflah through a life of indolent ense? Did fenit ever yet amount (o anythinz that grew on princn teees, or A ganfen that was not intim: ncl|un|mnl with the scvero diecipline of the h UOnly when roerow cames to shake ns ont of self, as the winln shake the down from the heart of the thistle, du we learn the teue leveon of unseifish love for others, ~ Educate your children to the ex- ectatinn of sorrow: not as the monater who is to evour them, but the angsl who (4 to meet them by the wuy acd lead them up to lleaven, Teacn them ta deslre the d|-clrhne of tite, and make rendy for It content to nmlerfn tha furnace heat awhile, §f 80 be the gold shall he released from drons, ['can Imngine the terrible ontery of tho differant parta of an organ whila undet process of bullding, cach mighty ptpe com- laining of the rending tooth of tho saw, the erind OF the augnr, the wheeze of the fite. A commo- tion like the'wallinz of Novemner winas, becanso the workmen tarry carly and Iate, and the round of thelr torment {s never dona, lint when the pee. fect adjnatment of part to part a accomplished, when the master hand s 1ald upon the keys, what melodies—tender an Heaven, grand and reslatless Ar the tide of ronafnl acas—cnmpture the hearts of 8li hiearera! Well may the panua of formation be forgotten in such glorlous achievement. So we, 1 think, when at lam, we cowe to undeestand the meanine of Nfe's discryline, when the harmonies of lleaven ahall forever bamch the memory of these few dircordant days, shall bless tno wisdom that planncd one life and meted oat onr sorrows, — that wova withip the garland of our Xfi.‘:.'..{““ cypress and theghue. FIFTIT TALK ABOUT SINGING. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicano, Match 14.—~0Often, when trying to im- press nnon my punila the necessity for continnal caro with regard to _dlrecting tanes to their proper piaces, Iam greeted with the natural question of, ¥hen can we begin to stop thinking about o tanes? When will they como right of themrolves?! To this Tinvarfably answer, ** Never! You mmnst alwaysthink of them, and remember thst you have galned a great victory when you canat will, by dint of thought and care cven, pat Lhoss tones Into thelr places.” Biuging differs from nlain playing In this respect: that hero I3, or ought to be, nothiug mechanteal about it. An cvery word suug has o meaning, so every tone Jotned to a word lins u dounte significance, ~musical and rhetorical, —and requires caro and thought to make both per- fectly undetstood by your hearers. Some ono has very aptly defined **cara™ to be the *‘conscience ofmusic.” In plaooforte playing, alter A certain number of months' and years' steady practice, the finaera fall nlmost of themsolves fnto thewr proper places, and you may play cerlain paseages nig- chamcally without “giving tliem much thought; but tn singing practice glves yon only the sures ty of reaching the polnt desired, as the resull of each distinct effart; or, to make it more clear, perhaps, after you have Eh“d your voice, althaugh you must olivays think whera vach tane s to o, yet by thinking yuu are sure it will go wherever you intend It to. The moment you cease to think of your toncs they cease Lo obey you. You get intotho habit of singing rightly by always Intending to aing rightly, One often heara the reoark among singers, cepeclally amateurs, ** [ am always so hoarse alter 1 "'mvu sung, ' or **Singing tires my throat and maken it ache.” Now, rest naanred thot such a stato of aflaies is entirely wrong, If you have no cold or previons disease of tho throat, and are in no uthor way ill, singing In moderation ought never o make you huarso; nad if you study according to a nure method fonnded on nature and common senne, Instead of belng futigued (except perhaps a little around the walst and la the atdomini gion from the unaccustomed wao of thuse muscles), you ought, at the end of an hour's practice,— Uivided always into four portions of fiftecn minates each, with the vroper Intervale between,—Lo feel 80 fresh hat iym\ could go on singing forever, This fatlzue of which you complain oriscs from not singing your tones from the vight piace, or” from eluging too long and too loudly, from forcing your voice,—in short, from a bad mcthod. Therd is no fault so comnion a8 that of shouting in singing, of einging—as it is comimonly cailed—**at tho ton of your volco,” An old inaster of music used to say to his prplls, ** Any oune can bellow, out it was intended for haman be- inga to make oeautifal tones, ** Thera s no art so deltghtful and at the same time g0 disconraging ne mnging. A student generally passe through all the phases from stuuibiing efforts l‘f ;lnlmhll. then back to black despalr, thon out into ightagaln, . "Thero 18 one very Important matter: that of det, too little regqurded by singers, Inthiscountry. Yon shouid never eat nuls, for they take the tone right out of the volca; aleo avold sweets, eandios, cakes, und prescrves, ctc., all aalted and amoked meats, cheese, sweet and dry wines,and the day when you aro going 1o #ing In public avold gu-aenumlnfl yegetables, aucl) sa cabbage, caullflower, heans, an turnips, Clarets, or sour wines, mixed with water, are guod for the thruat, belng aatringent. In answer to U, L. about singing a chest G shap, 1 would simply ray that doctors of ringing do not dlsagteo on this point; and the reason she gives for taking it in thatjmanner, ‘‘because itis e g applics as well to all ‘bad habits, for they are ofttimen much easler and more agrecablodhan cor- rect ones; and it ls a pity thoy are :so very pleas- ant, since they ara wrong, I betleve that, liad Mr, Goldheck, who 1s an cxcollent plantat and a de- lightful composcr, devuted as much time to the study of the volcaas ho has to his own branch of munic, he wonld never have pormitied his pupll to carry hor chost tones beyond the K, Next week, kindly vermitied by the oditor of ‘Tho llome, 1shall give you somoe of tho exerclaes for acquiring execution, or amm{, as tho [taliang callit, and | renow my Invitationto you ail te call on me Thuradsy afternoons, from 1 to 6, Axxik M, R, Banxzrra, 300% Wabash avenue, Flat 5, MANAGEMENT, To the Editor of The Tridune, Prixcerox, 1Ml., March 13, —One thing shonld ba thonght of in discassing the bili-of-faze questlon where cconomy e nccessary, and that {s, msny of the most expensive articles usually included, such a8 aplces, raisine, rich cakc, and pastry, are not at all concntial. The phvsical systom may be prop- erly nourished—providea with all the clemonts necessary for perfect health nnd vigor—without them, whilo to many they are positively injurions, Conscquently, these abould be tho first things loft out, and the necessary outlay ba for such food as ‘will beat supply absolute neods, There 1s also an economy ol time and strength, saving many wearl. some steps to the housckeeper, accomplished by good managoment, that seems 10 me of equal fme purtance. 18 ia sstonishing how much time can bo saved by a study of this economy and a wise plan- ning of work in advance, 1o say nothing of tho freedum trom wroug and annoyance gained thera- by, Why ie it that Mra, A, with small house and a family of lttlo children, secms always to have her work ‘*done up," har nouse tidy, her- wolf and children neatly dressed, has lelsnes to mako and receive calls, timo to rs nd auiuss the little ones, keops the same girl fier yoar, is soreno in #pito of chance gucsl lnger, and composed amyd toe disagreeable datlesof washing. day; wnile Mrs, ., across tie stroet, with two yrown-up danghte TYCE and more con- veniences, is always hard at work, and always 1o # hubbub, Call at any hour of tha day, and she 12 80 buay; everything ia topsy-turvy, hor girl has Just left, or shie’ls breaklng 11 & new one, Buould nuy one be ao indlscreet as to drup in unexpectedly 1o tea, the clatter of etove and cooking utensils, the nolse of beating eges, togetherwith tho dushed and heated appearsnce of tho tadlos of {he house, teatify to the comnotion the gaest hns cansed, Ona mansges well,—iba other s not mans; sll. Ho much has besn writton about hou and the mothore of familles tinding so for rewding, 1 want to suggest toat jo alnio family there ls some one who can read alons there are many storuly days undistarbed by callers, aud long evenings that might bo spent in this way with pleasire agd proft, Thue many books and paperd may be rea discussed Ly the whole hmlly tust would otherwise be enjuyed by onl; otie, and wany a mother too tired or tow busy wit lier necdle to read heruelf receiven the benefit, My, it would greatly reduce your exuvenses to dismiss your help, 1 knuw, for Mhave telod it. [ know, (o, bow wuc faster, 3 n eptto of tuo closest surveillance to pravent waste, tho supplies will dwindle away whon the cooking ls not doue by the misteess beraelf, Did you ever think huw uch luss work tliere 1e to e dons 1o a Louae whare servanis aro not kept? No doubt 1nost of thues who dispense wilh them aro making a virtue of neceseity, but thero s certalnly a foellug of froo- doim and & quict xnd orderlinessubout the kltchen, hat to spesk of the sbesoce of tiat Inccesani gteeling in the reglon uf that apariment atter the duy's work is dooe, aud the giris of the neighboe- houd congregate: that is very pleasant. And now 1 will answer the questions aszed me Iast week., Primroscs should ‘be divided in the soring, or whien they have done blossoining, who largo enough, roputied fn rich soil and kept in & coul, shady piace during the summer, to be iu good condition ~ for toweriug the followiny winler. Flouts tnat I ralsed frowm secd aown in June c meuced to bloom early in Decomber, Bome va. tic uay require a lunger Line to grow largo enough to blussom,” Lut miue have nol. iljou Berry, [ will try und remewver you fu oy distribution of weed, dud will take your cholce auguals in ox- chisuge, It would be well if [ could have the P, O, address of il to whom fam to veud, hnke- Lwo rtamps Lo scud ooo letier in cal Qe COURT YOUR OWN WIFE. T the Edutor of The Tridune. €micaao, March 5. —Marchloness what she sballdo for Les fuchais. Wit drooping plants of various kinds I bave tried wateting with cold black tea with success. Inscct-powder [ Lave used with guod effect, sprinkled dry, over the leaves of plants, whuse lcaves foll unwilted, with no appar- cutcase. In regard 10 your follage plast, you probably water It too often. Ju warm rooms (he drler plants are kept without wilting (except when 40 bloow) the beotter they thrive, ‘Fho question of how to live on & small sum scems to engage tho stiention of The Home, and no wooder. Io thess times, when cvery bt of moucy put into s woman's haods is accompanied with the injunction, *'Make 1t g0 & fa7 a8 Do aible,* at the aame timo that a good m: s ex- rccn-d to he spread thres times a day, and clean mwele, bedding, and table Hinen, to say nothing of clean enfla, collars, and all the elceteras of dreas muat be forthcoming when needed, 1t becomen vrohlem that requires conaiderahle akill to alve, :n mnke the expenses of & family tally with the ncome. 1t the men don’t heliave (t let them try them- selves to mect the domnnda evary oay made upon the mintress of & family. The work of & man maln- 1y consiets of one or twn operstions that can bo carried on for haurs without interruptions tint a waman must be feady at any_moment io receive company, take np the baby, finil Dick's hat, or eon John'a collar or hamlkerchiel, or rew on a button, Mf” a lunch for some one golng ont in & hnrry and, meanwhile, mend, and make, and elean np gen- erally. She may be worn out by slecnless nlghts and grow thin” and pale, but too often no one thinks anything of 1t, ~ iter Jonn, ek, or larey, whaterer his name, doca not notico that, whileshe verves others, ahe rcarcely eita herelfs does not with thoughtfal care stup on his way heme for a Hitle fruit, or A new book or daluty metiro of small valne, or even some lithle versonal adorne ment, for & aurprine, to quicken the hlvod and bring & freshness to her day, No! these things cont money and thought, and ** the times are hard, ele., and 1o on."” And, again, soing postering book-agent aas been In, or ‘rome one mollciting moncy for something about which you know hittlo and care le you gave kim n dollar ** junt to get rid of him, " aad. of course, yoi mitat rconos mize. O natit would neverdo,” fho mizht urt into the habit of espectinyg such things, and then what wonld you do? \Why, yon might aven have to ?m ap your foueth cigar, and what a plece of self-denial that would be! Ah! how many swives are wearing ont_physteally and mentally for the lack of caro and love when their days might b fnll of sunahine, For In the days 6f cunrtahip and earty nnrrled 1ife theie littlo tastes and fancies wera haniored and admired: and now in the dull monatony of their livess they ofttimes feol, with bitter, hopeleas discourngement, that they are not all in all to tioro ko dear to them. And thus of itsclf, in its paralyzing influcnce, is anfllcient to sow the sccds of diseare, Try it, Yo whose wives are no different from the wonien you murried; take time to lurs them away from the fireaide, take Lime to talk with thom as you would with your male friends on the topica of the day, and seo if you have not your reward. But my letter grows too long, and has taken a direvtion not tntended when I commenced. I wan going to zive you ronme recipes far cheap dishes, but must forbear. 1f the editar does not candomn Lhis to tho wasta-basket, will give them another time. TOINETTE, TIE ITOUSEKEEPER'S OWN. To the Editor o The Trihune. Cnicaao, March 11 —Astonfahment and admira- tlon atrlve for the mastery when { hear Mabeil, who s $24 for housokeepln cxpenses, express the wish to learn to do with ono-fourhof it, I think her exceptlonally gensible,—for, after the practical object of eating Is obtalned. Icansider money more foolishly spent in that direction than in almost any other. I swonder how a 8 Christian woman, who professvs to boliove that Il women are her slsters, can consclentionsty spend dollars I money, simply for the momentary gratification of the oalate, While they know that many of thelr sisters ara suffering for a crust of bread, 1eallit 0lg3, 1 have al ya considered gour mllk one of the most bealthful things tho humnn stomach is helr to, but can’t tell the scientific reason wly the articles I mentioned aro a4 healthful combinatlon, but know fram experience thut they aro for s, 1am giad Aunt Carrie has given our mindsa jog on tha subjoct of chlldren'a literature: and,” in answerto her rlnemun, I can state that I have found sote of it to be’ positively Injurionn, My 1ittlo pirt goes lo Bunday-school.” Itis condueted by popular teacher, and I gave no thonght 1o ‘the hooks aond papers she brought home, untl) sho awoko one. night acreaming in terror, Sho had **dreanmod that anawful white tning was standing aver her bed 1ike the ono in tho Sun- day-schivol paper.,” On consulting tho paper, 1 foitna a pictire of a child asleep, and an angel, with overspread wings, abave her bcd. pointing to Heaven, Its face was hoerld enough to Irlflhlcn an adult, No effort has beon aaMelent to nduce her tosleep alona aince, A neluhbor's littie boy raid ho read a story ir: the Sunday-school paper yester- day of a boy who said ho had rather cut his tonguo out than tell alic, and added, **Iuucss he was yarninp thon ' How can you be so much interestod In your blrds and housc-plants? I love them out of doors s much as any of(uu. but I don't llke them eazed. Beveral questiona are asked about spatter-work, and, if 1 can't teach yuu anything by example, can'nt lenst bo & warning, 1 tried Margery's way wet my broom thoroughly, and tho result was apattee-work on my white wall DBut sweop gently, and you will thank Alargery overy time you swoop for dusting for yo0. Qeorginn, veal shanks cooked according to your Deefsteak which has been formuia ai once coo oven with a bit of butter on the top to keep It roft: or in a large family, whero tliers ars more scraps of meat, chop fine, boll a little while, and season, snd cook In & crust aanie as any nio, Botled Indlan pudding for "amall family: Ono cup sour milk, onc-half teaspoonful ealeratus, same of aalt, a fow carrants, or dried frull of uny kind: make s thick Latter with corn-moal, put in o bay, and boll one hour, Eat with inflk and sugar, Busix JEWEL To ths Editor of The Tribune. Citicago, March 13, —Beatrice Gace, for a frica- sca or boiled chicken, yon will find tho oldest, toughest chickenas make tha sweetest meat; thoy require from threo to flve hours' steady boiling, and A llttle ealt pork with them, For n fricaseo, cut every joint separate, the back in two, and the broast 1o threc or more. Btow In water enough to cover thom at firat, when the meat Is very tender, and only about a teacup of water Is foft in tho pot. Add a lsrge cup of sweet milk, in which a tea. epoonful of fiour 1a lmanlhlrv mixed; reason with aalt aud pepper,aud boll & fow momonte longor; 3t yon add, abont half an hour bofore serving up, & couple of stices of salt pork in tine strips, you will find It an improvement, and not fatly, unicss the pork {s poiled too long. Many liue cold soda bis- cuits, added at the samio time; cut them fn two, Mary Moore, If you wish to provent taking cold caslly, wash your body ""X morning to your watat, at least, in cool or cald wator,—frst your face, 'then the'arms, bafore tha body: ‘thon re & fes ] l:rulnh night and mornil. You'll soon be as ugh as 1 am, Lt n:ynm‘nnulnl lll?:{ to bave rich milk and tenty of It, cat all kinds of food you con got or Tancy; ‘do not stop forscabbage, saucrkraut, -or onlons; baby will enjoy the whole: rive him o 1ittle pinn of ealt evory morning bofore his brask. fast; bablea nced salt as well lambikine, ‘our hyaclnth was ruined oy the chango of water when upset; the water should” nuver ba changed, only added to, To W., Jasper County, Ind. : Taend you a prize recive for curlng hams, shonlders, ete.: For every eighteen pounds of ment an even tablespoon of saltoeter. one-fourth pound of brown sugar; rub this well all over tha ham; pack in tubs, and cover each piece with salt; ot thom stay a0 for from three to alx weeks, according to sizo, Hefore emoking rub off all tha salt, and cover woll with ground bl particularly about tho hock and bon rip a_couofe of days, then smoke frumaix ta ¢ight weeks in wood amoke. A, M, .. y dm‘mu will givo you the articlo ;‘:’ ummfinulmlnhb lo ink. A couple of drops will envugh., lhrni. your romarks on that Young Men's Christian Assoclation ovor s brewery rominds me of the lines written wbout & Fhiladelphia church long a0 that was above a wino cellar: ‘There's 2 aplrit ube Asplrit o as any other Th rf "l u":x;fll Vo 8] P.fl: d?'lhd i 02 Shirl: Soitrw 16 tho shirit of wice, 1 feel tho atrap pulled. Ouxsva, To the Editor of The Tribune. DATTLE Cneex, March 11.—The Marchioned good way to clean white silk Jace 18 to cover a bat. tlo with clcan llnen, and wind the blond around it (secura the enda with noadle and thread), not leave ing the edge outward, but covering it as you pro~ coed, Bet the bottle upright In & strong cold lather of white soap and clear soft wator; geatly rub the suds upand down on the lace, and place in tho sun, Keopin tho sun overy day for a week ; change the Jatier datly, alwaye rabbiug iiihily when you renew ihie suds, At ihe end of the wesk, take from thie bottle (without riusing). and pin it o & pillow covered with s Ught case, cailoped, caro must be taken to plu down wcallup niicely, and the the plaly edge must be straluht an 3 entiroly dry, taka it oif, bat du not star preaa it; lay It in loose folas until wantad. Bonuo Awmiw, 1 have bleached freahi-water clam- shells by boiling them lu strong lye, and soms of them aro besutitul, witiout paintiny, Veunlce, when inice refuse Lo mibble toasted Cheese, w drops of the oll of nhodium wilj crally attracs beloto moruing, Vour it on thy tut- tom of your cayo or lrap. Adelland others, a sinple Pmp.mhn for black- enlng tho eyebrowa is the juice of clletberrics or burnt cloves, Ferrcpper Marauls, dissolve scaling.wax, In the proportion of threa sticks to one pint of alcol piat your baskel over, aud, whilo wel. spriuk hrokei rico over it; when dry, repeat the proces until you have tho deatred shade, o brush used should be of halr or feathiers, Uusybody, & vory slwple and harmless remody for fieckles is cqual parts of pure glycoriue snd rosewater: -rply uyery night, aad allow to dry; or try lomon Juica alono, several timew daily, {hpnv Little Jlousekeoper, [or roachus try fresl burned plaster of Paris, with wheat flous and & Iitide sugar; mix thoroughly and distribote In places they' froquent: renew for three or four nighte, sud you will uct be troubled; or try pul- verized burax and flour, equil varts, In the sswe manuor (by wixiog sud placiog whess they fro- qne_ru{‘ Will Della . 11, send her P.+0. sddress 1o m caro of Tho Howe?" Will thou seid phiterity % CoLa, To ths Editor of Ths Triduns, Dzt Ry, Iit., Msrch 13.—Dells; B, H., mix some more frosting just as stif as possible, and, with yoar @ogers very clean and well-powdered with corn-starch, mold aud shape leaves, and vein them by pressing on with the backof & casckalfe. Make wheat heads by moldingone graln at & tim and placing i voaltion to forw o be: the bosrd parts by pressiog the back of a knlfe juto the frosting of cake wi oft. Fur vine, take a small bitdn your well-starchicd bands and ruil upttl verfectly round and the right size; place all 1a position before (Lo frusting ia quito cry or hard, . To Mary Mouts, the milk of & good, healihy, Iresh cow, regnlarly milked, and the cow fed on good, fresh, sweet feed, will he the hest far the hungry Tittle oy if the natiral fonntaln faila. Will Calla _Lilly pleane tell what propartion of camplior and water for sprouting fluwer-sceds? To Walter P, Carleton, a linnet would be probalily the best. Can mome one give me the words of A poem commencing: IWhat are another's fanits to me, Tave Ia vultnre's bili? Stampa will be roturned tf some one wiil send them to me. GERALDINE. To (he Editor of The Tribune. Avonury. Ind., March 12,—Bine, my faith in wheat bran as the best medicine for dyspepsln growa stronger with use, \Will give, an you re- quent, explicit dircctions for Ita use. Get clean, fresh bran, sife, it you profer, through a very coarss slove. Flace a Jarge tablespoonful in a tumbler by your plate esch m molsten with vour coffee, tea, milk, or warm water, and cat or drink all of It with your food. De sure not to leave it till thraugh enting. Conrse, damp salt aprinkled on carpets before aweening proventa dust arlaing, mokes them look fresh and now, and provents moths getting into them, A shank of beef costing 26 cents will make three Rood dinners far a large family, Place In n ketile of cold water, and botl 11§ the meat wh fall from the bone; removo the fat, meat, anid bones; sea- ron tho stock trith a enp of milk, a tenrpoon of sagar, salt, and pepper to tasta: drop in, while hotiing, noodies ‘made of three weli-beaten eggn, three-fourths of a cup of sweetmilk thickened writh to thick batter, Berve at once, Sextday out up the meat fnto small places, cover with cold water, add one-lialf a grated ons fon, ono teaspuon mage, sugar, and cataup, & pinch ofcelery ralt, and salt, pepper, nnd butter to tante} let it coma te a boil, and " thicken with floar and milk, and bake In 4 quick oven between two inche thick crusts made liko rich baking-powier biscuits. Uake in a deep pan or pudding-dish, 2 Tho banes bolled, as at firat, from broakfass till dinner, make a tich stock for vegetanle nonp, Thanks, Aunt Carrie, {mmnmlr yaluable lessons, Please writa next on systematic housework. 1 wanted to tell Rhodo Teland that I think her arguments for theatre-goinye far feom convincing, 1 think the puipit ahould Iift up the people, not the people draw the puipit down to um‘r level, Fattn €, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmicano, March 12,—Florence, If you will let me have yonr patterns, 1can lot you have about ten different kinds of fower-scede, Tshoula llke some one to try my pudding: One cup of bread-crumbs, two caps of chopped ap- ples (tart), one-half cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, two tablespoontnls small bits; butter a deep dish chonped apples at the bottom, sprinklo with sugar, a few bits of butter, and clunamon. Proceed In this'arder until the dish 14 fall, having a Isyor of crumba on the top; cover closely, and steam three- quarters of an hour In a moderate oven; then une cover and bruwn quickly; eat with anpar and milk. ‘This is a plain, butvery good pudding, especlally for the childron's table. noaoo, 1 havo u protty apron-pattern Ican lot you have, I have a good recips to corn beef If any one would like 1t You aro welcome to my reclpe for coring hama: Hang up the hawe a week or ten «days, tha loncer Uhe tenderer and better, It kep. perfectly sweet; miix forcach good sized ham one toacup of malf, ona tablespoonful of molasecs, ono ounce of Aatts petre: lay the hams ina clenn, dry tub; heat the misture and rub swell into the hams, cspectnliy aromd the bonee and receaser; repent the process uncoe or twvlce, or until all the mixture Ia usca; then let the hama Ile Lwo or three days, when thoy must bo put for three weeks 1n brine strong enoligh to bear un cggs then sonk elght houra In cold water; liang up to dry in tho kitehien of other more cone venient plact for a week ar moro; emoke from thireo to five days, belng careful not lo heat the lame. Corn cobs and appla-tree wood are good for smoking. Tha jnices are bhetter retained if smoked with ths hocks down, Tie up carcfoily In bags for the summer, Mns, M. To the Editor of The Tritune, Lananoo, Wis., Mareh 11.~Susan Nipper, hera s my way of proparing lemons for sarmmer use: Press your hand on the leston and roll it back and forth briskiy on tho table, to make it squeeza more easliy; then press the Juice into a howl or tumbler—nover into ting atealn outall tho. scods, as they glre a bad taste. Remove all the pulps from tho peols, and botl In water—a pint ton dozen pulps—to extract the acid. A fow minutes bolllng is enoughs then strain tho water with the Julco of tho lemons; put & pound of white sngar to a pint of the Juice; boll ton minates; bottle at, and your lumonado s ready, Put a teaspoontul or two ot this lemon slrop In a glass of water, and ing, healthful deink. Who will tell me how to dye yarn a bright scar- lett Mrs. Major asked for navy biue. [am nnz {oun to sco that too, Orlena, your lotter on tucks, ruffes, and puffs was just grand. Yhidie, with this I send yon the words of the farowell song, Hockport, I want to thank yon for your baking. powder rocipe: when I teil ‘you that 1 bake all my uread, biscuits, cake, etc., with baking-pow- dor, ynnl\vul a0e ot onca'why | am glad to be able [ to mike It mysclf., Amber, for the blcsscd letter you ‘hank_yor wroto. Ltrust it wili' save many girls from irying sliop lifo In citics. Laura Earle, in alevating woman's sphere please atlck carefully to tho printed lotter uP your texty you will sco 1 did not say Idid not care,—1 iu-s #aid 1 did not know, BuNsuwNs No. 1. To the Editor of The Tridune, Marroox, March 14.—A. D. M., dissolve a little lump of oxallc acld in hot water; whan cool rub the stalned garment In it. If tho ata! re not re- moved try a sccond apptlcation, and rinse thorough- Iy or the cloth will be tender, The acldlsn paison, Whils promenading between the dining.room and kitchen~in tho meantima clearing away tho breakfast-table—I fell to pondering upon the much-sgitated rabject of hcl{n. 1send an epitaph nearly a century ofd, which, if it doea not acttlo tho voxod quostion, may at lcast augyest tho probabliity of n porlod of rest in the dim future: Iera reats s poor woman. VAo Blwars was (red Fur sho lived In & Houss Whicra licip was ot hired. Furo ye walli I aui golng To n nisco whers there 8 nothinge Of wasitng or sowjng. Thien weep not, my (rivnds, hen death shall ussover, For Ill ive & nice time In dotnir nothink forevory or overything thers 1s exact to my wishes, Bince whera thiey don't There's uo washinis of dishes, The courts with sweet muslo Are constantly ringing, But, having no volce, snall get clear of singlng," { Bhe folded hor hauds At whlstered s st Roshin whis oi 1o Gut"motlings e Mavups Lex. To the Edtlor af 7%s Tribune, Tock Mz, 1), March 0, —Last week Desirico Qago asked for a rocipe for chilckon-salad which T will ¢i¥o, hoping she will liko it: To one chickon take two cups of chopped celery, loll thechicken and pick it into fine bite (it fs botter than being chopped); four eggs bolled bard, cut the yolks smooth with s knife, add sweet cream until thin a8 a batter, {wo tablespoonfuls dry mustard, throo teaspoonfuls salt, two teaspoonfuls black er, vinegar enough to inolaten, one tenspovn- Bl \igur, “iwa. tablespontuts maelted butters mix and pour over the chicken and celory, lluth Puuch, 1 would like the directions for & work. baskel, and will vend a canvas puttern in relum. Wili sume vno pleass sond wie pattorns of Chincss sir-caatle, scrap-bag, siipper-holder, and towel tackt My wanisare numcrous, bul, in exchanue, 1will send directions for pictors-frame, match- safe, pattern of counterpane, pair of slippers, diractions for halr-pln and balr receivor. N QW, plesso, soma one soud tncss to Mana Moss, | To the Editor af The Tribune. Dayax, 0., March 11.—Sinco somo one has re- quosted w good recipe for curing meat, I think 1 will have to send mine, which has been tried by wmany, aud 18 aiways propounced excollent; it is good for beof and pork: Toone gallon of watar take uno and ono-half pounds of salt, one-half pound of sugar, aud one-fourth ounce of salt- petre; let it stand until it dissolves, and when it will beaz an i it 1s_ready to pour over the meat, In this zatio tho picklo can bo fucreased to any re- quired quantity. Pour 1t over cold,—it docs not nculi boillay, —and lel the meat remain Bve or six ook, ' we ‘Chora should be sulliclent briuo tu cover the meat entiroly, and it should remaiuat least two daye after killlng ebightly sprinkled with salt, which will remove all tha wurface blood. If this recipe bs properly tried it will never bo asandoned, Now, 08 ono good turndescrves another, wlil some onu give tiv & 1ip-1ou recipe for making salt-rising bread! Oue that 18 not sccustumod o baking salt- rising Ands 1t diticult to muke Ib Just rigbt. Wink-Awaxs, To the Edltor of The Triduns, MuscaTins, Ia., March 13.—To ary-clean silk: Mix well equal quantitios of baking-powder and pulverized magnesia, and rab tho lace in it a8 you would in water, Suhinx, use block maguesls for s face powder. It s perfoctly harmjess and very d.” Mes, L B. .. try hot applicatioud to the ead, and & few swallows of salt water for your beadache. Can somo onse toll mehow to clean my gUS picture-framcat PrasLors, To the Editor o/ Ths Triduns Evuwoop, Ill., March 11,—1 think if Adjutor, Florence, or Margery will try clesn sawduat for sweeping carpols, they will 6nd (¢ wuch cleaner tuan salt, corn-meal, or anythlog clsa you bave ever used. ‘Two quarts to a common room; letlc #0ak i water whils you sot the furniture out of the room; sweep thoroughly; (hen take s dry bzoom and sweeg & #ccond oo, and your carpet will bs clean and fresh as now, and no dust rateed, Tockport, | have need your method of repalring 1inen collars and cnffa and hosband's wristhands for several years, only I entthe linen stralghtway instead of blas, as It irons so much nicer and looks equally saweli, Mary Moore, probadly the pot [s ton l-r'nolhnnom Cuban Llly 1 growing in. rnu wish for biooms, the roots mnst be crowded. Susybody, nothing will remove freckies withont injury to the akin, and nothing will dye the har frequently without injnring It. And why deceive? Why not be eatisfied with what natare hins done for us In that direction? Canos. To the Editor of TAe Tridune. Tovanrox, Mich., March 12.—Some one was declaiming azainst the prevalent household srchi- tectare, ller great want seemed to be closets, I have ofton felt the same t6 sach & degree that, when wo build, Mt, Snow says we will have a closet In every room except the parlors, and, §f thets should be a cornor to spare, we will have one there too, Bine-Eyed Oyoay, if you clean your white Xid gloves In benzine, but will Jea disagres- #ble smel), which will fllllngnnr ina short time, bat I always clean mino ench time I wear them, and, when only sithtly nolled, white castile son cleans them nicely, Iut on the glove, taka an ol hanakerchief, muiaten sit; hll{. and rub on the eonp, then on tho iove. Wat the glave little 8 posaibie, and only on the soticd par D any ono say they hail smilax rools to epare? If any one has, and will renitono to me, I will return atamps and maney to pay if yon wish, Like onne Amie, 1 want some lwllf‘uu pate terns. Lzrrr Exow, care lome, To the Editor of The Tribune. Garesntrna, 1ML, March 11.—Beitrice Gage wishes a recipe for chicken salad, Ilere 1s onc I know is rood: One chicken bolled and chopped fine, four hard-bofled « four tablespoonfuls butter, one tumbler vincgar, one tesspoon mus- tard, one tearpoon eait, one of black peppor, chop fino cqnal narts of celery and cabbage, not quite as much of theso a1 chicken, mix all well; add more vinegar if not molst. ‘U'hts 18 enough for twelve persone, : Here ian aplendid mock mince ple: One cup soaked crackers, one cup bulter, one cup one-hulf cup vinegar, ona cup chopped ralsing spice to taste, 1f Jted Rtioinghood and Deth will send their ad- dreasea to Leal, care of Home, 1 will aend patternn of Chiucae alr-castlo and slipper-case. 1 have all kinds of anio [ any onc wants them. Wonld like Unotioe pron paitern; can send her almost anything in fancy work, or will retnrn |llulpr. TAL. To the Editor of The Tridbune, Marsr Iottow, 1, Murch 10.—Somo one nsked for my recipe for chocolate caramels, no hero It1s: One cap of sugar, one-half cup of molanses, one-half cap of milk, onc-half cup of grated chioc- oiate, a plece of butter tho slzo of a walnut. Doll twenty minrten and ponr In buttered tine; cat in aquares an fnch wide when it 1s warm. 1 gave tho canary Caycnne yepuer in bis food, and I think 1t had a good eilect, fur ha sanga Nttle. I tried T, . M.'s remedy, and think it will prove o success, as he has commenced to plume his feathers, 1f thls don't nako hun sing { shall tey sait pork, as some one atlvised. Many thanks to those who an- mvered my questions. \Ctll that person who sald she would give directions for cotton-batting dolls piease do ro? A subscriber elgns hus name Joseph Perking. I wonder if wo are not related in some way, It 1 have any relations that 1 don't know of 1would like to hunt thosa up dmmediately. Yoruy PEngins, T0 the Editor of The Tridune. Quixcr, March 12, —1f The Ilomo sisterhood will sprinklo thoir carpets bofors sweeping with *stralued coflee-grounds, they will be weil satlsfled 28 to tha roaults, And if they wonld Ilke a nice dish for those times of economy, let them take ane or two kinds of cald meat or fowl, chion fine, with an onjon, some bread-ceumbs soaked i miik, salt, pepper, u little butter, and an ogg; mix well together; make into sinall cakes and iey. If A D, M, will ‘molaten thie frult-stalns on her white coods, rub on acetic-acld, and then pour on bolilng water, letting them' remam s suort Ume, tho stalns inay bo removed—ninso thorougn- iy, Dipping Hour-sackis in a solutlon of oxalic acid wall remove the brand. 1f tho sistarw pour melted becswax on a cloth, and keep 1t with their ironing utensils, thoy wiil fint 1t wo hendy to rub tho Izons with on 1roning. day. UK or TUEMADTIUAS, To the Edilor of The Tribune, Cnioado, March 13,—If lappy Little 1loose- keoper will got five cente' worth of pulverized borax and spread It where the roaches come, or in thelr hlding-places, sho will take much moro than five cents® worih of comfort tha next day In sweep- ing upthe remajneof her unwelcome visftora, I wish she wauld sond mo a sample of crochet trimmlag, and I will rolurn stamp for tho same. Lapr DEprock. TIE BILL-OF-I"ANE QUIESTION. T' the Lditor of The Tribune, Citicaco, 3larch 13,—1 have been interested in rending the acconnts of Georgina and othera con- cerning hiousekeeplng oxpericnces, ‘The table ex- pensea for our famlly of two average about $3,25 por week. For theae hard times [ am satfsfled and think wo live comfortably. Our account at the bakery I8 between 40 and 50 cents per weck, 1f we did not buy anything in that line wo would save about 25 cents of that amount. Wo have coffcs twice a' day; ona-hialf of a ponnd lasts abont ten days, Wa uso Jlioand Java mixed, but unground, Wedo not care for tea, Tdo not use mach butter in cake, Ihave two recipes for cake that I uso until wo_sro tired of thom, then thoy are easily variod o lttle, Fortho benofit of Olga, Iwill ray that the ex- pensu of & fanily does not increase in tha same nro- porilon aa {taeize increases, A family of six conid be supplicd with food at abunt tho saino oxponse as » fumilyof iy, and so on, 'Tho waste s supposed 10 dimliilsh as the nuners increass, With soma rucipes it hias boen vary difiicult for me to cat dowa and cook o swall gnvugh amount for two, ‘With a littlo troublo and not much oxtra expen one can inako plonty of nico distics for breakfu tes, —such as’ puncakes of all kinds, oat-m mush, fried mush, muMns, gems, wafles, toasts, obnny-cake, rolls, pufts, otc. Dcsserts miay also 0 nuade at & small cost. Thore aro & grest many Inexponaive puddings, I carefully sclect economs Ieal reclpos ofur everything. —puddings, cakens, ete, Wao very seldom fail' to have deasert. Occaslonsily 1do not have time to propareit, Wae do not often have n varlety of vegetablea, as we do not care miich for It, "W henever we with for a change, we maka It by cooking more vegetaules or treuting ourselves to fruit-puddidgs, frult-cake, or whate aver else wa crave. QOur meat seldom costs mora than 75 centan week. Thera cuos not acem to bo much differenco In expense whataver kind wo huy, Tt helps mo to make out & statcinent of expendie tures every weok, ‘Then 1 can miako the exponse Rroateror loss ns 1 choosa, Every fuw woeks [ he statements, so that I am constantly posted as to the amount spont. ‘fhe letier upon slang was fust what we sil need, It fsdificult to rofralu from Incorrect e; pressions when wo aro hoaring them coustantty on side. Letus striva to improve in every. hing, Certainly our great paitern never stooped solow. Why may we walk Ai‘llu did nott M. N. O P Q, To the Fditor of The Tribune, Ciicaco, March 11, ~In answer to F., X wonld state that L did mot include rent, boca 1 don's pay that out of my allowance. 1f yoo calculs! three pounds of butter & week for yourself and hasband, then a famlly of ten persons wonld use fitfteen pounds; don't you think thas a rather ox- travagant item? 1 certalnly vary our dlet, but I am suro that the editor would not like it (¢ T ga you & bill of fare for overy day In the month, do not use canned vegotables or fruit, but, when fresh froits and vegetables arc in season, then I aball cortainly havo them ou my table, butlam not willing to pay s fancy price for them. 1 thiuk the boat thing for a housckeeper to do is to keep account of uvery cont abe apends, otherwise sho canuot coatrol t, My, I fry my czullers in lard; don't mako thom now, because I conslder them rather expenaive for sirict economy. ‘I'hat molasscs cake of which I gavo reclpef (n my last is fnod and vory cheap, ounly the printer inade s elight wistake, It should read: one lablespoon lsrd, ~iferc 1s anothor cheap cake: Onecup lard, one pound granulated sugar, throo eggs, two cups wilk, & ltile walt, one teaspoonful soda, iwo teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, flour cnoogh to - unk & thick batier, Mero {i heap dish for a smail family: Geta beef's kidney and stred tbelean part very ut one tablospoouful of butler or dripping n auccoan, add the kidney, and one wiole onlon stuck with elx cloves, cover It tight aad let it stew for half an hour, then stir ina heapod tablespoonful of fAour, then add envugh hot water 0 wake & good, round gravy, salt and popper to taste, and a little vinegar. ° Holled potatocs are very iood to eat with it, ‘aud the whole won't cost youl wory than Ave cents. ‘aiary Mooru, if your baby hins a cold agatn, try my roclpo: Chop ¥ome unlans very tine, put theta between two cloths, ond lay that across hie cheet. 'ho eat prevention ie, 1o wash his chest ever, day with cold water, feed him with cor: el ln('fll 1o nuw milk. Aunt Carrio, ploase give me recipe for ox-tall soup. 3 Yo kind enough tosend me pattorn 3 et and Chiness sir-castie; also, some fluwer sceda? Will sond anything in retun that is wished for. epla, I would like ta jomn Sketching Ciub. My Hussaxo's Wirs, care Homs, To the Edstor of The Triduns, Avnoma, March 13.—The blll-of-fsre question is one of great importance, and I woald lixe to take My by the hand and tell her how nicely we have passed through the winter on 8 small fucome with. out Iocurring dobt, Qurfamily numbors six grown persons; we have moro or lcas company, asd bave 1ived very well on $U par week, bat to do s0 re- qulrcs care, thought, snd oftentimes hard work. 140 my one washing and Ironing, bake myowa bread, brown my cofles, and look after each meal Lo sco that overything is used to tho best advantage. 1t would bazdly be posslblo to glve you our bill-of« vary ¢ dally, belleving tha X lnl";llnhuf{h‘.“ o 0 ek change. 1y ways have eome kind of meat T o T e king of me aor break tatoes, good bread and ba'ter, sumetimen friej caker, ay8 8 good cop of coffee: wh, fried mush we do not need backwheat. cakes yg rup, For dinner, ment of course, ve times baked beana, lnml‘u potatoes, parsnips, onlons, varying them 8o that we do ot haye iy anme tiro days in anceenaian, but always somerh s nice for desnert, pudding or'pie (have much mort of m"nrmer. as ‘)h"hnlr: lz“h%xnemnr. thougy more tronblesome), which, wi read, bul coltee, make & soo(\ dinnet, e, and For tea, bread or light dlecult, often corn breaq tier, cookies, or some kind of plain caxs' ', peaches, vlams, spplea (dried), with it oceasfonally and felly for a change, sometimen cabbave ssiaidl, and'a 200d cup of feg" Wo tind roast turkey, plam-pudding, sance, with vegelahlen, and everything {,0“ lddl'nnelr‘.onCPhrmlmu-li\‘ny, ave had a family gathering where twent scated at the tabie, part of them hunery ehyiiec? and at that time na mnunnrkni. wilh vegeranlen o 3 etablen, ramg, Cranbery necensnr and since thay anet-pudding snd currant plo for dess and nata for-the evening: snd Bl " e done on $0 per wock, This includes sonp, ket aeno, ete., but not rent or fnel. Annt Carrie, have trled your sonp No, 1, and found Ill excellent. Klitle, ‘your cookao recipe way very nice, 1 wanid like to thaok the ladies of The lome for o many useful recipes; they have been a eroat benefit during the band imes. Busax Nirrxn, WIIAT THEY WANT, Ta (he Lditor of The Tridune, LATonTE, Ind,, March 12.—Mary Moore, T think 1f yon will greass your baby'a lunge overy night and morning with Konnedy's olntment you wiil #00n sco the change for the hetter; and 4f it js qip. fcnlt for him to broathe, taka a plece of whits anq soft cloth, spread ft with this ointment middiing thick, have the cloth large enough to cover hig chest, leava iton alf night, and you wiil bo sr. prined to sce how gaick bis conzh and breathing will chango for the better. If his cough shonlg atll] contlnue, In the conrso of an hnar give him y ofe or two of Mrs. Allen's lung balasm, and by congh wlll soon cease, Can any of the kind readers of The 1lome teil mo whist alls iny calla lily. Tiave had [Ltorfon years, and It nevor blossomed before thia winter, it had a very large bud, hut it binsted before it opened. DId keep 1t 'too warm or not. enoug watcr on it? Wil some one pleases anawer? 1zora, will you kindly remember me for variety cake recipe? Marguerita, ¢an yon, or somo other kind persoy fo our Ilome, acnd me a patiern of something rreuy 1o hang on the wall to hold dried grass, fai| eaves, and flowera? 1 wish to got something mads of card-bozrd or cigar lightera, W1 gladly oy postage, I['] know where to send. Aunt Mattle, I must thank you a thonsand time; for yonr tronble, and is thers not somothing tha Lcan do for yon? Must say gnnr votato saiad 4 not like mine; ao not uso cabbage, nor herrinz, o cream, tho tatter belng very scarca here. When? usg hesring I call it herring satad, Villa, have you received my last letter? Ap answer would be,very welcome. Dewnnor, Ta the Editor af The Tribune. Wansaw, Ill., March 12,—I wiil state to ty many Inquirers that coal-ofl will atop ftching of “tha acalp, eradicate dandruff, and ofcctually pre. vent tho bair from comingout. I have used i, and know it to bo sure. 1f esn will make her baty & cluak of white Turkish toswcling, I thlnk she wil like it. iave a Fronch back, catoff five Inches from the battom, and put a alde-plaltod flounce un, ‘Tle & wida brown or navy-bluo r?hlmn bow acros ttie buck at the head of the plaita. It washea well, and s warms, 1 have a great many point.lace pate ternn, wido ond narrow edges, insertion tidice, chlld's bib, ete., which I wonld llke Lo exchanp forplants, I particularly wish & Daphne, i} the valley, Japan 1lhies, or auy nico pluat. Al havo fancy-work patterns, among them a lovely washatand set and splasher, Jonx Jonx, caro Home, To the Editor af The Tribune, Cnicano, March 8.—I shonld like to requen Omnlbus or some ather of our pedants to writo ms 8 copy of the pocm beginning, **'Twas whispered In Ileaven, " or please toll ma in what collsction ] may find it? Ido notfind Itin my Byron. Also, it not too much of an Infringement, 1 should like 80 much Lo have some of onr well-lnforned lome hodies send me o l;‘y of tho familinr poem con- tainiog the line, **'Thou art so near and yetso far," "1 have little to offer In roturn sxcept a few cata ta the distressed F wiho wrato from thls village. If shie will send her littla boy over to our honse with & clothes-basket I will send her a hasket full of assorted monsers, Can spare them Justas well as not. Da not heitato to send. Manton, caro of The Llome. To the Eiditor of The Tridune. Cmicano, March 12,~A discussion hios jnst coms upin our house regarding home happlness. My father argies that It all depends upon tho wife and mother. Ho thioks & man has performed bis wiiole daty if he provides well for his family. I hold that no_mastter how good a provider a man ir, 1f no does not do his share of ovarlroking and mako it pleasant for his family, bis family cannol make it plessant for him, Our attention was called to this snbject by ons of our neighbors, who has loft his wite ‘and family and gone—no _one knows where, Father eala il his wife had made it comfortable and enjoyable st home he wonld have remained. We have leniit for The llome people to decido. Can a woman do the whole work? Must not tha man do hu 1 am only & young girl, and may po wroug. To the Editor of The Tribune. Roosns Pank, 10, March 12,~Saucebor, of Riga, N. Y., will you pleasc send me _your recips for starch for collors as you kindly offcred tados short time sincer Iconldnot get my Batunpar ‘Trinuxe for & fow Saturdays, and eo, it the recipt was publishied, 1 must have ralsscd it. Yiddie, 1 yon roceive the words of the sonz. ¢ Donglas, Douglus tender and teue, etc., will you please send & copy tome and 1 will try and teciprocate. Lnatly, hes any lady patterna forcrocheted edge 10k to exchange with me? As thore are several Amya In ‘The Ilome now, 1 will, to provent confusian, sign myaelf Rouzus Panx Axr, Care of Tho lome, To the Fditor of The Tribune, Nxwrox, March 1.—Iam very anxious to know A1 any of the Homera can toll me where I can find a poom commencing, 1 think, **Paloand still my "+ and in one vorso are thesa lines: made of light, to pleuss hi L our Jovely head, a spring aonw, **The winds of March are 1buir pazting song, " etc, When tbera is room, by and by, I can give some reeults of bulb-rateing and bloonting in the houss, 1t sny one 1s Interested, To mo they have beend constant plessura and surprisc, and so much troudla than other planis that I would like to e3- coursge others. B30, To the Editor o/ Ths Tribuns, Orrawa, 1L, March 13.—Evening Star sk what kind of yarn to use for knit suspenders. [ use white stocking yarn, or any color desired msy be used, . I Can sny of the members of The llome tell me | what will restore the color of black kid gloves! ‘Will some one pieaso send me n proity crochet rn to work on honey-coumbd tsmps. 1 recognixa some of ‘The ilome membets as (riends, But who is Pruo! And, by the way, where1s Aunt Emma? [ wonaer 111 xknow bert * ' UELAL. To the Editer of Th Tridbune, Droouniatox, March 11.—1 want some of the kind ladfes of The Liome to send mo some seeds of the pink, and will Zebrins sond me some azed of the Jerusalem cherry? am not the kind of s aniral shat ‘makes fancy work, I can't acnd you tlerna in return, nor can I seud you seeds, 88 ave none; but [ will ullllnhnlv Ppay” the money for thum. And you wili galn thanks everlasting frem ___Jux Joxzs, care Home, To the Zdiior of The Tribune, Dunvqus, Ia,, March 11.—If Questions will send me her addreas, care of The Home, will send liy-of-the-valley, also some mized piok aeed both double and single, for the little blus-eyed flower-gizl. 1 some of The llome (ricpda will send me tidy uattorn for honsy-comb canvas, will scnd in reiurn & pattern for tollos mats, 10 b4 worked on the same kind of canvas. Mros. To the Editor o/ The Triduns, ‘Wansaw, March 12.—Will some kina mother please tell me how to make, and of what matorial wmy httle lsddie’ mmer suits? He Is over 4 yes old. Coma ta the rescue, good mothers! Thm 1l some of The lHome housekeepers will ho ¥ enough to fuform me how to make biscutt like wf **husband's mother," I'}l bless you, Mans. To the Kdulor of Ths Tribuns, Paw Paw, Mich., March 10, —Will Unohoo plcase give s descriplion of the **mock aré wallery?™ And would Hatils send pattern of black **sle castie?' 1f 30 1 will scnd stamps or will exchange patterns of fancy work, recipes for wax-works skeletonlziog leaves, or of coral work, 1 will sead some cholce cake reclpes If any one would I them. Zuir. > 7o tAs Ediior o/ Ths Tribune. Cuurrox, Ia., March 12.—Will some ooe send patierns of cotton-batting dog snd doll, also biack card-board alr-castie?and yoa shall be repaid £t your trouble either oy sending patierns in retuis or atamps, if preferred. Put m salts in your starch; much lmproves the la Y work, Avxr Myei. To the Editor of The Triduns, Laroars, lod., March 11,—1 seo tbat Boston asys, In making mush, we must atir from tho bot- tow, sad Mrs. E. G. says stir st tho top of 1be watsr. Now, unless soms ons comes to theree* cue, Iamafrsid 1 shall be fonnd atirringin the center, sud then ©x **mush will be dough.¥ 4.