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' Recipes and Other Valuable t,fot'matic I
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tearnicl Seuee,---On;, cupful of
light brown auger, butter the size
of an egg. Boil batter and auger
three minutes, then add 'Slowly two
tablespoonfuls 'of flour, .then slow,
l;• honing water enough to thin.
Good and easy made.
New Confeetion.—Select, ripe ba-
nanas and cut into thin slices• Melt
confectioners' ehoeolato by steam-
ing it, and into this dip each slice
of banana, When thoroughly coat-
ed lay the slices on oiled paper and
set in a cool place to harden. The
result is both a delicious and a nov-
el confection,
Steamed Blackberry Pudding. —
Sift one cupful of flour into a basin,
add one saltspoonful of salt, ono
teaspoonful of baking powder ;then
gradually add two well beaten eggs
and one tint of milk, Stir in one
bint of blackberries which have
een thoroughly dredged with flour.
Pour at oncito a greased mold,
cover with a greased paper; and.
steam steadily for two hours. Serve
with hard Sauce.
Sponge Pudding, .Two heaping
tablespoonfuls of floor, two even
tablespoonfuls of sugar, one pint
of milk, one tablespoonful of but-
ter; rub smooth and cook to a, boil-
ing point. Add yolks of six eggs
and then the beaten white: of six
eggs. Bake one hour in a moderate
oven. Set the dish in a pan of hot
water while the puddiug is baking
and remove only when ready to
serve. Use any hot sauce with ei-
ther lemon or sherry wine for flav-
oring. This recipe serves eight peo-
ple,
Delicious Dessert. — Make a
sponge cake with following recipe:
Four whole eggs beaten light, one
teacupful, of granulated sugar, 011e
and one-half teacupfuls flour, to.
which add one and one-half tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, four
tablespoonfuls of water. Put into
a floured pan and bake about twee
tv minutes in a hot but slow oven.
When cold split through the middle
and spread with cream filling of
following recipe; One cupful of
sugar, one heaping teaspoonful of
flour, cup and one-half of milk, two
whole eggs. Flavor and cook in
double boiler until thick. Whip
one pint of cream and serve on top
and sprinkle with chopped nuts and
maraschino cherries.
Banana Parfait.—Peel three ba-
nanas, scrape off the coarse threads
and press the pulp through a sieve,
There should e one cup and a
fourth of the pulp, To the pulp add
three-fourths of a cupful of 'sugar
and the juice of half a lemon; cook
the mixture over hot water until
thoroughly scalded, then set aside
to become cold. Beat one cupful
and a half of double cream till firm.
Cut fine citron, Bandied apricots or
pineapple, and Maraschino cherries
to fill a cup pour over these three
tablespoonfuls of Jamaica rum and
let it stand an hour or, when eon-
venient, over night. Have a quart
mold lined with paper and ehor-
ougly chilled. Stu the fruit into
the banana mixture, fold the fruit
mixture and cream together, and
turn into the mold, filling it to
overflow ; cover with paper, press
the cover down over the paper,
then pack in equal measures of salt
and crushed ice. Let stand three
hours.
PIES.
Apple Pie Hint.—When baking
apple pie, put a teaspoonful or two
of strong cold tea in the filling. Al-
so try the same in your apple sauce
or baked apples, and notice the im-
proved flavor of the apples.
Old Fashioned Apple Pie.—Fill a
deep dish with thinly sliced pared
apples,' cover with a substantial
crust of rich baking powder biscuit
dough, and bake. When browned
to a turn slip a knife around the
inner edge, take off the cover, and
tura bottom upwards on a plate.
Then add a generous supply of su-
gar, cinnamon, and cloves to the
apples, mash all together and
spread evenly on the inverted
crust. Serve with cold cream.
Pineapple Pie. -A pineapple, its
weight in sugar, half its weight in
butter, one cup of cream. &at the
butler to a creamy froth, add su-
gar and yolks of three eggs, beat
until very light.' Add the cream
and pineapple grated, beat whites
of the eggs to a froth, bake in one
crust, and eat cold.
Pecan Pie. --Line a pie pan with
crust, and bake. Filling, cook one
.cupful of cream, one cupful of su-
gar, four eggs, saving the whites of
two for meringue; one cupful of
el,oppod pecan meats chopped fine.
When this mixture thickens fill the
crust and put on the meringue of
the two whites of eggs 'beaten stiff,
and sweeten, Sprinkle '.aver mer-
ingue a, few finely chopped pecan
meats. Brown in oven,
fruit Pies. --Always in making
berry pies cut a Lilly hole in the
centre of the top crust, and 'when
ready to bake make a cornucopia
of brown or any paper without
printing and slip apex into hole
and half way into he berries.` This
i.s a>i escape for all of the air, and
your pie will net ren aver or bub•
ble. Is this not worth the trouble,
WORTH KNOWING,
Do not attempt to use sour or
moldy Hour. .1)ry it gut in the
oven and save ib fol' starch,'
The white of one egg "out" with
white :vinegar makes an excellent
furniture polish.;
When whitegoods are grass
stained, saturate thein with paraf=
fin and put them out in the sun.
No soap on window panes] Rub
them with either alcohol: or am-
monia to make them shine:
To keep wooden bread boards in
geed condition scrub then with
sand or salt instead of soap.
After scraping fish, rub the steel
knife over an old lemon peel, and
it will destroy all fish odor.
The addition of a beaten egg to
the mashed potatoes used for po-
tato cakes will be found well wort,
while.
A splendid •cement 'for china is
made by mixing plaster of paris
into a thick solution of gum arabic
and water.
For burns, apply thin slices of
raw potato, or if you have time,
scrape it and bind tightly. Change
often,
1F'hen making seedless jam,
small seeds may be removed from
fruit by crushing the fresh berries
through a sieve.
Stains and discolorations in tin-
ware can be removed by dipping a
damp cloth in common soda and
rubbing briskly.
After greasing pans for small
cakes dust with flour thickly, shak-
ing out all that is loose. This
treatment prevents sticking.
Instead of parchment for jam
covers try tissue paper dipped in
milk. If pressed down neatly it
will require no string to tie it on,
When making plum butter leave
a few seeds in the butter, They sink
to the bottom of the vessel and
when stirred, prevent scorching.
If the tops af young turnips are
thoroughly cleaned, they can be
used with the diced turnips and be
boiled the same as cabbage. They
make a very good dish.
Broken orris root bas more of
the odor of violets and is better
than the powdered variety. When
Placed in bureau drawers it im-
parts a delicate fragrance to the
contents.
To clean a sponge dissolve a
handful of salt in a pint of water.
In this soak and knead the sponge
for some time, then rinse it well,
and it will be as clean and sweet
as when new.
When changing the sheets and
pillow cases on the bed, put a little
dried lavender leaves in the pillow
cases. The leaves can be used over
and over, since the fragrance is
very lasting.
A damp roam or cupboard may be
dried by keeping in it a jar contain-
ing quick lime. The lime will ab-
sorb the damp and keep the air dry
and pure. It must be frequently
renewed, as it loses its power.
If food is scorched in the cook-
ing remove the pan from the stove
and place it in a larger pan of cold
water. Then place a dish towel
aver the pan ; the towel will absorb
all the scorched taste from the
steam.
To prevent a pie crust from
shrinking while being baked, turn
pie tin bottom up and shape dough
over it, instead of inside. Bake
in quick oven, and pie crust will
retain shape perfectly.
For vaselinc stain, soak in eold
water for half an hour, and finally
wash in strong white soap and bon-
ing water. If white goods, put in
the sun.
New shoes are often difficult to
clean. Try rubbing them over with
a eut lemon, or even with a cut
raw potato, letting them dry, and
then blackening them. They will
take the polish beautifully.
SEWING BOOM.
Sewing on Hooks.—When sewing
hooks on a wash dress or a frock
ts•hich will need frequent pressing,
try •sewing the eyea on the upper
flap and the hooks on the under in-
stead of the reverse (the usual
way). The outer flap may then be
ironed smoothly and the closing
will he truly invisible,
Table Linen Help.—When buying
table linen, crit off a small strip of
it and keep, so that the unraveled
thread may be used for darning the
tablecloths or napkins when worn.
In this way a mond can be made al-
most indiscernible. Curtains can
(be darned finely with the some,
Sewing Silk: --When sawing on
the machine with silk it often tin
winds and twists around the spool
spindle in a trying manner. 7.`e
avoid this make a hole iii a small
piece of felt and slip it on the spin-
dle before the silk is put on.
Needle Book:—A strip of satin
three by twenty incites; fold two
inches at one end and stiffen with
cardboard. Line remainder with
scented velvet or flannel.. Into it
run threaded needless al many :tins
and grades of thread. Also run in
colored safety and fancy pies. A
useful present,
Ha/WY Screen.—Buy a small
clothes horse, cover the outside
with fiewei'ed ;eliietz, line the inside
with white onoleth, on which.
stitch various eiloloth pockets of
many sizes and shapes designed to
Bold vaseline, berm acid, sponge
soap, etc, More convenient than
a basket.
For the Traveler.—An apron
with pockets to hold toilet articles.
Make of blue linen, have the pock.-
ots bound with white tape and the
pocket /laps fastened with small
white buttons; pockets for soap
should be lined with rubber and.
the powder ease with chamois. In
the different pockets place a hot -
tie of toilet water, a manicure set,
a paper of pins, powder box and
puff; aoap ,and wadi cloths. This
apron will prove a blessing in a
crowded sleeper dressing room: A
kimono could also be made with
pockets.
BOERS Alil FOR BRITAIN.
South Afrieau Journalist Makes
Strong Statement.
Perhaps the most striking fea-
ture of the Imperial Press • Dele-
gates' tour was the speech made by.
Mr. Fichardt, one of the South Af-
rioandelegates, at the banquet
given by the Lord Mayor of Sher -
field. Mr. Fichardt is editor; of
"The Friend," of Bloemfontein,
He fought with the Boers' in the
South African war, and was made
a prisoner, Replying to the toast
of `The Guests, at a very late
hour on Wednesday, he said:
"England brought to my coun-
try war and devastation. She con-
quered the fiag of the country, but
she did not conquer the heart and
spirit of the rape. After the war
there was an aftermath of bitter-
ness—the bitterness of a sullen and
discontented people, who waited
the opportunity to strike another
blow for that freedom for w'
they had given xr much. But that
was a w•onderf,il day. A wonderful
thing happened. In ,spite of all,
the cost, in spite of all the mil-
lions of money that had been •ex-
pended, and the precious blood
that had been shed, you came tows
open-handed, gracious, and kindly,
and presented us with the freedom
which wo asked for (cheers). And
you then, for the first time, and 1
hope for ever, conquered the hearts
of the South African people (loud
cheers).
"What of the future? We, in
nay country, have watched with a
certain amount of envy what the
great sister dominionsacross.the
seas hare been able to do. We
are a little country and wo are
I poor. We cannot present Dread-
noughts, but this I can promise,'
that if ever a, foreign foe attacks
the Empire in South Africa it will
be the unerring rifle of the Boer
which will give Great Britain's an -
ewer on the wild and lonely veldt."
(Loud cheers).
TIIIf APPLE CELLAR.
How to Make and to Reep It Neat
and Sweet.
An apple cellar should be the
tidiest and sweetest corner of the
house, Nothing else should ever be
stored in it. Its walls should be
at least twenty inches thick and
v abundant it should have tn
a t it Ii h
t. r
g
simmer it. should be open to
draughts of air and kept free of
any decay.
There should he no mouldy
boards nor any smell of mildew ; in
other words, the air should be ht
to breathe. When the apples are
stored the draught should be stop-
ped and when steady cold sets in
you should shut the cellar tight and
let it stay tightly closed until May.
You can place such a cellar as
this 'conveniently under part of
your barn or under your carriage
house, says Outing, only there
should he no stable adjacent. The
floor overhead should he covered
with autumn leaves spread thickly
to prevent any change of atmos-
phere below. The thermometer all
winter should stand at about 33-
just above freezing. Pub your ap-
ples in shallow bins, cement the
floor to keep out rats and if bar
rels are used set them up some-
what from the floor.
HOW IT GREW.
Mrs. A. (to Mrs, B.)—"That Mrs.
Newcomer is so fond of children.
The other day when I called she was
blowing soap bubbles 'with them
through a common clay pipe."
Mrs. B. (to Mrs. C.)—"That Mrs.
Newcomer is so funny. Mrs. A.
saw her amesing the 'children with
:a common clay pipe,
Mrs. C. (to Mrs. D,) --"That Mrs.
Newcomer smokes a common clay
Pipe."
Mrs. D. (to 141rs, E.) -"That Mrs.
Newcomer smokes a horrid pipe. I
don't see how any woman in her
sober senses canlcl do that,"
Mrs. E. (to Mrs. T.) --"That Mus,
Newcomer smokes a pipe and drinks
awfully."
8'
"Do you know, sir, that I am
very particular with whom' my
daughter keeps courpanyi" said a
pompous father. "Then I suppose
IRE S. S. LESSON
Ge
/INTERNATIONAL LIISS0N,
OCT. 3i.
011 V,. Paul a Prisoner -- The
Voyage, Golden Telt, .
Pea.37. u,
THE LESSONi
WOAD STUDIES,
Time; From late summer of A, D.
88 till about November 1 of the
same year, Course of the Journey
to Rome Caesarea to Sidon in
Phoeeinia; thence northwest, to the
lee of Cyprus, stopping at Myra in
Lyc'ia, for a chane of ships; con -
tinning elose to the shore until off
Onidus in Calla; then south and
west, arotin,d Cape Sahnone, on the
extreme eastern end of Crete, until
reaching Fair Havens, half way
along the southern shore of the is-
land; thence, out to sea, south of
the little island called Cauda; be-
ing driven by a fierce wind. Links;
Paul was pronounced uncondemnod
by Agrippa, and might have gone
free had he not appealed to Rome.
Point of the Narrative ; Journey -
toward Rome, with other prisoners,
in charge df Julius, a centurion,:
Paul is accompanied by Luke and
Aristarchus. • He warns the master
of the ship not to leave the shel-
ter of a certain barber, called Fair
Havens, as the autumnal storms
were approaching, but is unheed-
ed. The ship encounters a terrible
storm, and is barely saved by
throwing overboard the luggage
and cargo. Paul, receiving a vis-
ion at night, reassures all on board
of deliverance.
Verse 1. We should sail for Italy
—This -story of the voyage to Rome
goes into minute detail, and is the
hest account we have of the art of
navigation as practised by the anci-
ents.
Julius—This narrative gives us
our only information about him,
and shows him to have, been affable,
open to religious influences, appre-
ciative.
The Augustan band—A detach.
nient of Imperial • troops stationed
a'. Caesarea, and named from Oc-
tavialius Augustus, the adopted
son of Julius Caesar.
2. Adramyttium-An important
commercial seaport of Mysia in
Asia Minor. In going thither, sev-
eral ports would be touched, from
which it would be possible to take
another ship for Italy.
Aristarchus--Mentioned ir, Acts
19. 29, asseized by the hostile mob
;n Ephesus, and in 20.4, as a com-
panion of Paul. From the Epistles
we learn that he was with Paul dur-
ing the first imprisonment.
3. Sidon—The important sea
town twenty miles north of Tyre,
and the oldest of the Phoenician
cities (Gen. 10. 19). It figured in
the shafting fortunes of Assyria,
Babylon, Persia, Greece, and.
home, and during the Crusades
was a continual bone of eontention.
Often mentioned in the Bible, The
modern town has about 10,000 peo-
ple.
5. Cilicia (Paul's native country)
and Pamphylia formed the coast
country of Asia Minor, opposite
Cyprus.
Myra—A noteworthy harbor in
the corn trade between Egypt and'
13°67 °A.
ship of Alexandra sailing
Italy= -Rome was dependent, to a
great extent, upon the corn
brought from Egypt. As verse 38
of this chapter shows, this was one
of the corn -ships from Alexanciria.
on its way to Ostia ar Pnteoli.
7. Sailed slowly -Retarded by the
strong west winds.
Cnidus--In ancient Imes, a fam-
ous seaport towu, seat of the wor-
ship of Aphrodite. Paul had sailed
these water's in closing his third
missionary- journey (Acts 21).
Under the lea of Crete -The mod-
ern island of Candle. They passed.
to the East, past Salmone, the ex-
treme promontory of Crete, and
then to the south of the island,` so
that they were partly sheltered
from the wind.
8. Fair Ravens• --So called to this
day, though unknown in literature.
' Lases—Also unknown until dis-
covered recently (1856) by its ruins.
Five miles east of the Havens,
9. The Past was , .• gone by —
The day of atonement, which fell on
the tenth day of the seventh month
of the Jewish year.
10. The voyage will be with in-
jury= and much loss—Pau] had had
much experience as a sea traveler,
and had already written to the
Corinthians. "Thrice I suffered
shipwreck." It was now time for
the.autumnat equinox, and inarin-
era reckoned it a period of great
peril
11. Owner of the ship—He would
go with his carga of corn in order
to sell advantageously upon their
arrival in Italy,
12. To winter in—For aboutfour
months from this time navigation
was suspended.
Phoenix--Prafossm' Ramsay idon•
tifics this harbor with modern .hut.
re. (See article in Hastings's
Bible Dictionary.) Paul feared the
strong wind that smote the sea. with
terrific force on the .cuter. edge of
the gulf of Messaria, which would
you are very often away from have to he crossed,
home, retorted he
smart South Loo
kin
.northeast
and southeast t
v rns tla snubbed. —This is the accepted translation
�AI!ONN� ADVN 1EMEV
Pr'ogr'ess Is of Little Value Unless It
Woks For 'Good.
And after the fire, a still small All this modern material progress
vox
12, is of very little value unless it laelpe
We have a great many things to make better men and women,
that the men encs women of 300 unless it enables and inspires us to
Sears ago did not possess, but are live larger and nobler lives, unless
w•e any better men and 'women than it brings us into closer fellawshiy
they were? with God and makes us morn wor.
We live a great deal faster than thy to enter into the life eternal,
they did;. but do we tend any better It is significant, I think, that a
01 more useful lives? We have young seemly woman should have
ruade a great many improvements announced recently her dissatisfee-
in our manner of living, 'but have tion and disgust with o, life devet-
is e made any •great improvement ed to the
'u our. characters? ., PLEASURES OF SOCIETY.
• THE REAL TEST, "No life is so monotonous and
These are the questions we ought dull as modern society life, she
to boasking ourselves if we are to says, "and I am determined to
make any comparison between our- make something different of MY -
selves and the men and women of self,"
300 years ago, for spiritual and not The young woman'e sense ofds
rnaterial development is. the real satisfaction helps to reveal the_emp
test of progress. What does it mat- tiness of a life given over wholly to
ter if soldiers do march' in splen- selfish pleasure. Life is empty and
did array along the streets if they barren of any real happiness with -
are not good soldiers in the battle out something worth while to do
of life? . What does it matter if for the glory of God and the, good
men do learn to fly in the air? eel of our fellow men.
they ever be able with their .air- God, help us to listen intently for
ships and aeroplanes to fly up to the still small voice in our souls,
heaven? What does it matter if wo the voice of duty, the voice of en-
ure richer than the men and women selfishness, the voice of the spirit
of long ago if we are not richer to- of God. •
ward God?' • Rev. J• Lyon C'anghey.
of the words which formerly were
rendered "lieth toward the south-
west and northwest." It is a nau-
tical phrase, meaning, "to look
down the southwest wind," which.
owing to the fact that Lutro looks
toward the east, has been taken to
indicate the direction in which the
wind blows, and this here would be
northeast and southeast.
13. The south wind blew softly—
A complete turn about of the wind.
Close in shore—Here, overhang-
ing mountains protected them,
14. Euraquilo—A wind blowing
from the northeast.
15. Could not face the 'wind—Lit-
erally, could not look the wind in
the eye.
18. Cauda—The modern name is
Gandho, or Gozzo. The island lay
directly south of Phoenix, so that
they scudded before the wind about
twenty-three miles.
The boat—Small rowboat carried
in tow and filled with water by the
sudden storm.
17. Helps—Strong cables, passed
around the hulls to keep vessels
from foundering. This process of
"frapping" is now -a -days abandon-
ed.
The Syrtis -The "Greater Syrt-
is," or quicksands, lay to the south-
west of the island, ou the north
coast of Africa.
Lowered the gear—They probab-
ly drew down the mainsail part
way, but left up the stormsail so
as to take advantage of the wind.
19. Tackling Either spars,
ropes, eto„ or articles of furniture,
such as beds, tables, etc. Any-
thing which could be removed from
the decks and hull.
21. Without food—An enforced
abstinence, due to the excitement
n the condition of the vessel.
and ev se
22. And now—In spite of their re-
jection of his counsel formerly.
24. God bath granted -Implying
that Paul had been. earnest in
prayer, though the fact had not
been mentioned.
26. Upon a certain island—Paul
has spoken in the tone of a •pro-
phot, and these words shrew that
the angel had revealed to him
some of the details of the method
of their preservation.,
x, LIGHTS ON LOVE.
True love talks little, and does
much.
Love is not blind, but those whom
it affects are.
A smiling "No" does not always
mean "Yes."
Love is full of disappointments,
but they are all worth .while.
The wise woman marries a plain
man because the contrast is in. her
favor.
Love may make the world go
round, but friendship keeps it go-
ing steady.
The only peifect woman is the 'at man each man thinks he loves at
the moment.
A girl's indignation when a matt
kisses her is only equalled by her
enjoyment of it.
The bachelor with sisters 'chows
best how to guarcl against the wiles
of the cuter sex.
The lonliest man in the world is
Ise who has neither old love -lettere
nor tender memories.
WAY OF 'THE WORLD.
"1 understand the Nevada ere
having trouble, remarked the
spinster. boarder. "Some people
take her part, and some others side
with hint,
`ind T suppoaey" - growled the
Scanty -haired bachelor at the pedal
extremity 'of the mahogany, 'there
are a few eccentric people who
in11111 their own business."
HAIR, -RAISING.
Traffic• in hair is a big business,
for it is estimated that well over
1,000 tions of human- tresses are
dealt with every year. And as the
heavy. styles of coiffure, ironing,
too frequent dressing, the use of
wire and leather supports, etc., are
tending more than ever to make
the fashionable lady's locks insuf-
ficient, the price of artificial hair
is, naturally, on the up -grade.
Italy, Russia, India, and China
contribute to the hair market, but
far the largest contribution is sup.
plied by the women of Brittany. On
the north coast of France the wo-
men have always worn quaint little
round eloth raps, and this habit,
combined with their active out-of-
door life, has gone far towards giv-
ing the Breton woman long and
luxuriant tresses. These they sell
to travellers who annually tour the
country. lately, however, Bretons
have allowed the cheap Paris hat
tc displace their picturesque Daps.
As result, their hair has dimin-
ished bothin quantity and quality.
Now, therefore, the ' demand for
artificial hair considerably exceeds
the supply.
HEALING EXTRAORDINARY.
Mr. Finnigan was out of sorts,
and Mrs. Finnigan sent for the doc-
tor, who came. examined the pati
ent, 'wrote a peraoription, and
said:
"Just ta'ce that and you'll be all
right;" and departed. Next day
he called again, when . Mrs. Finni-
gan opened the dose to him with a
beaming face.
"Sure that was a 'wonderful wee
ye leftyesterday,sur
lilt of paper
she exclaimed, "Terence is quite
better to -day."
"I am glad to Bear that," said
the medical man.
"Not but whatI hadn't a job.. to
get him to take it," went on Mrs.
Finnigan, "but eure I just wrapped,
up the wee bit al paper quite small
an' put it in a'spoonful 01 jam, an'
Terence swallowed it unbeknownst,
an' by night he was batter."
SLOW ART.
"I consider this painting a beau-
tiful piece of work," commented
the art dealer contemplating the
partrait of , . the sleeping Canine.
It's a dog after Laadsecr."
"Is that so?" exclaimed Neuriah.
"Well, the pup doesn't seem to be
going after him very industrious-
Iy.ai
'8
"Carne en fe lets, here's n man
who cau't it eve his arms." --life,
BELIEFS ABOUT BABIES
YATES. THAT Ii1a'l'E1iliIN
7'IL.b TR FVTI'RE,
J1011' Savage Tribes null Civilizri
People tiring Good Lamle
the Iho Iiifuu1
The peasantry of Greece firmly
eve that tiro Future of event
chilbelid is determined by thio three
fates, known by the name of the
Moral, in the popular mind ibis
trio of Fates are supposed to he
three old and wrinkled women
whose habitation is a mountain
cavo, Tbey came simultusly
tom
o r1 hoose where a new baby itis
made its appearance.
When they are expected all furn'•
ture is set aside so that their aged,
and tottering feet may not be hin-
dered, and refreshments ie the
shape of honey cakes, bread and
wine are placed ready for these im-.
Portant though invisible guests,
Money, too, is placed for them as
o
arotibeth to gettheirfavor for the
baby, so that his future may be one
.long
sweet song—the superstition
Dg that all things good and bad
THE GIVING OF THE FATES.
On no, account must the child's
beauty be alluded to when the
Moral are present, as this will cer-
tainly make its good looks disap-
pear—marks on a baby's skin are
looked upon as sent by these liar
binget's of weal or woe.
Ill luck is supposed to be the lot
of the children who out their upper
teeth first. There are one or two
African tribes who so firmly believe
this that they are said to kill all
babies but those whose lower teeth
appear first. Another race of peo-
ple in the dark continent see all
the signs of bad fortune in twine,
canfdthso they avoid it by slaying all
em.
Should a child grow up bad in
China the parents are said bo have
forgotten to bind its wrists—allud-
ing thereby to a native superstition
that if a red cord is tied around an
infant's wrists it cannot fail to grow
up quiet: and obedient.
Coming back to western alviliza-
tion, 111 luck is supposed to hover
around a baby if its finger nails
are cut during the first six weeks
o4: life, and there are many more
omens connected with .a baby's
bands. Should the desire be that
n.,babe should have riches in abun-
dance when it is grown up, then
on no account should it be forgot-
ten that the binding of its right
hand for a short period soon after
birth will ensure its coming iu for
wealth beyond
THE DREAMS OF AVARICE.
Good luck to the infant in the
future is also supposed to be as-
sured in other ways. , Tho Spani-
ards sweep their children's faoes
with pine tree boughs for that rea
song while to keep the Irish baby
from harm a belt of woman's hair
is placed about it, •and to achieve
a similar object Roumanian mo-
thers tie red .ribbons .around the
ankles of their offspring,
A very oid but very pleasing cus-
tom prevails in Iceland when the
first tooth makes its appearance,
for then a lamb is presented to she '
child' to be its "very own," In
g ,salt,
Holland arlicbread and
steak are put in the cradle of the
new ara'iva1, while to protect their
children the mothers of Wales plate
in the youngsters' cosoy beds a prat
of teams or a knife, and the latte:
weapon is utilized for a like pur-
pose in some districts in Englaud.-
LEARNED' MOTHER'S VALi;E.
Three Daughters Found Out What
Rouse -keeping- Meant.
This happened years ago, but it
is worth repeating. In a certain
'home was the over -indulgent mo-
ther of three daughters. You can
just imagine what the weelt'e
washing was with dresses for all
of those girls, each with three or
four petticoats, besides many other
-articles. This mother did the wa"h-
ing, ironing, cooking, baking and
about everything imaginable, and
the daughters --well, they were
"cultured" and did not ,do very
'math of anything except eat the
good meals and wear the clean
clothes, Ono .day the father
called the mother aside. The two
had a long talk and ho admitted
he was not able to hire a *domes-
tic. Tho next day the usual {sem-
plaint was made by the girls about
the poor dinner and the mother
quietly got up, went to her room,
dressed and came downstairs. She
carried a heavy suitcase and stop-
ped long enough to tell the chil-
dren that she hoped they would
have a better meal the next clay.
Their father took her to, the sta-
tion and she was away from home
one month. Every one of these
girls learned to cook, bake, scrub
and loop after the house, although
they admitted that for a week they
lived on bakers' bread, lemonade,
quince preserves and eithor sal-
mon or sai.lin.et, It was ib hard
lesson for -thein to learn, but they
knew the value of their mother af'
ter that,
1)ou't think a man is leolislt bo-
c.a.use he thinks eonare
