August, 1880.
. THE WEST, SHORE.
835
THE IDEAL HOUSEKEEPER,
Tho St, Iul rivtHHtr rrm gives uowi of in
dustrial education that means great deal to all
whom it may concern :
"At the Iowa agricultural oollege every girl
in the junior olaM baa learned bow to make
good bread, weighing and measuring ber in-
6redienta; mixing, kneading, baking, and regu
iting ber Are, Each hat, also, been taught to
make yeast, and biicuiti, piea, puddings and
cake of various kinds; how to 000k a roast,
broil a steak, and make a fragrant oup of ooti'oe;
how to stuff and roast a turkey, make oyster
soup, prepare stock for other soups, steam and
mash potatoes so that they will melt in the
mouth, and, in short, to get up a tirat-olass
meal, combining both substantial and fanoy
dishes, in good style. Theory and praotioe have
gone hand in hand, Vast stores of learning
nave been acquired in the arts of canning, pre
serving and pickling fruits, and lessons taken
in all the details of household management,
suoh as honse furnishing, care of beds aud bed
ding, washing and ironing, care of the aick, oare
of ohildren, eta The girls are also thoroughly
grounded in aoienoe, mathematics and English
literature; but this of small account com
pared with the foregoing catalogue of virtues.
If there is anything that oommands the un
limited respect and devotion of the masculine
mind it is ability in woman to order well ber
own household. Each one of these Iowa girls,
it is safe to say, will marry within six weeks
after graduation. 1
No one can blame the Pioneer editor for his
enthusiasm about these girls, but he need not
consign them to a matrimonial market quite so
brisk as that, or intimate that a first-rati wom
anly training will lead especially to a soramble
for marriage.
On the oontrary, it ought to load to a groat
deal of sound common sense and homely wis
dom that will teaoh the young graduates to
make haste alowly in all the groat atfaira of
life.
But what a jolly good time they must have nad
learning to ouok in such a place, where every
thing is bright, and aweot, aud olean, aud
handy plentiful, handsome and soientilio I And
not alone the joyful labor and fun of thelossons,
but think of the eating I Each girl has her fa
vorites among teachers and classmates, and to
their end of the table will she smuggle her
choicest daintioa, and enjoy with them a "dis
cussion" of her most perfect lessons. Profess
ors of chemistry and hygiene will find delicious
illustrations ready for each topio, aud the table
talk alone ought to be almost a liberal education.
There is no doubt that these graduates in
donieatio aoienoe will carry reform right and
left into the crude and dingy borne kitchens,
and "oollege notions" will become oommon
property. We all want better, handier, hand
somer kitchens. It is all nonsense to run a
stove pipe through some forlorn old " lean-to,"
put in a few rusty kettles and smutty fry-pans,
and wonder why the girls don t take to house
work. U ary Mountain in Rural 1'rtu.
8dm to Wis. The gentleman is sure to win,
in this life of ours. If you speak the right word
at the right time; if yon are careful to leave
people with good impression; if you do not
trespass on the rights of others; if you always
think of others as well aa yourself j if you do
not put yourself unduly forward; if you do not
forget the courtesies which belong to your posi
tion, you are quite sure to aooomplish much in
life which others with equal abilities will fail to
do. This is where the raoe if not to the swift
nor the battle to the strong. It is where yon
make people feel that yon are unselfish and hon
orable, and truthful and sincere. This is what
society is looking for in men, and It Is astonish
ing how much men are able to win of self-respect,
and tnoeeea, and usefulness, who possess
.. these qualities of good breeding.
' A KaKrai weekly publishes "fourteen rule
' to be observed during tornado." Only one if
nsneessry; Be soroswbsrs else.
TRAISE YOUR WIFE.
Tkumi your vifu iuiui, lor pile suite pittiao
your wife when she deserves it It won't injure
her any, though it may frighten her some from
its strangeness. If you wish to make and keep
her happy, give her a loving word occasionally.
If ahe takes pains to make you something pretty,
don't take it with only:
"Yes, it is very pretty, Won't you hand me
my paper J"
It will oost you only a moment's time to kiss
her and tell her she is the best wife in town.
You will And it to be a paying investment one
which will yield you a large return in increased
oare aud willing labor for your comfort. Loving
praise will ligliten labor wonderfully, aud it
ahould be freely bestowed. A case in point:
I oalled on a friend one day and found hor up
to her eyos in work. "0 dear," ahe said, "this
is one of my days; everything goes wrong, and
I haven't got a thing douo!"
"Let me help you," I said.
"No, no," she replied, gently pushing me in
to the sitting room, "I'm going to loavo every
thing aud rest a while; but I must just wipe up
this slop first," pointing to an ugly spot which
disfigured the pretty oil cloth.
Just as she stopped to do it her husband cams
In; he didu't aeo me, but went straight to his
wife One quick lift, and he plaoed her on her
feet, aud taking the cloth from hor band, wiped
up the spot himself.
"There, busy-bee," he said, "you've done
enough to-day. You tired yourself all out got
tiug my favorite dinner. Now I think I'd leave
the rust till to-morrow."
I suoke to him then, and he sat with me a
few minutes before going down town. Shortly
after my friend came in looking very much
amused.
"I guess I waa in the durups,nshe said, laugh,
iug, "for I've finished; aud everything has gono
twimniinulysinoe E. came in," Anna EUminU,
Rural iitui Yorker,
I'kdxhthiam ExEiil'Wi. In pedestrian ex
eroise for pleasure, sport, or health, much
power may be saved by skillfully balanolng the
spine on the pelvis, and so adjusting aud har
monising the movements of the upper aud lowor
extremities ("getting the swing" as it is oalled),
that the force of gravity does great part of
the work. This is the great secret of the pro
fessional dustriu, whose object is to eeonom.
ire strength, not to expend it. This art is easily
acquired, aud even a delicate lady, with a
week's practice, can cover a distance which at
first would seem impossible. But one of the first
essentials of true exercise is resistance. There
must be some obstacle to overcome, some weight
to be lifted, if we would break down muscular
tissue and build up with new material This re.
aiatanoe, a moderate walk will never give. One
must needs walk ton or twelve miles a day
in order to get exeroito enough to keep the body
in a healthy condition. ' To aooomplish this task
requires from two to three hours. Aside from
the benefit to be derived from the inhalation of
fresh air, the aame amouut of exercise may be
taken in twenty or thirty minutes by lowering
and raising the body, alternately, Hexing and
extending the legs, by taking a short run, or by
making a few excursions to the top of a seven
story building.
FiHirnoor Parxft. To make a fire and wa
terproof paper, Let HumU saysi Mix one-third
of ground asbestos fiber with two-thirds of pa-
Kr pasta in a solution of oommon salt and alum,
iss the mixture into a machine, plunge the
paper thus mail into a bath of dissolved gum
Ue and send It throagh the finishing rolls, when
it may be oat into sheets. The salt and alum
inoraas the strength of the paper and its resist
an os to the action of fire. The lao randan it
impermeable to moisture, without interfering
with its fitoees for the reception of ink. ... .
HOUSEKEEPERS' DRESSES,
"Sudi itiucua as Uutt do diauuuiage no so,"
said Lynda, laying down the paper with an air
whioh was a cross between a pout and a ory.
"What ia the piece about t" asked Cousin
Jane.
"Oh, it tells ut young wives how sweetly
and nicely we ahould dress from morning tiU
night If we would keep our husbands' respect
and love. Our hair mutt be arranged at it used
to be on those evenings when he used to visit
us before we were married. We must not for
get the pretty ornaments we were so cartful
about then, lie must never see ut in toiled,
rumpled dresses. Now, Jane, how can a
woman keep herself so line, hurrying at I do
from one piece of hard work to another, from
house to barn, now washing greasy kottlos and
pant, now churning and mixing bread and feed
ing ohiokeus, digging potatoes and oleauing
things for dinner. Do you suppose I can wear
pink oambrioa about suoh work, aa I naed to
when I was a teacher, or that I oan wear fine
lace at my wrists, or oan keen my hands aa
white and soft aa they ussd to be f and the
looked rather regretfully on the brown lingers
which were kept to busy all day.
"Of course, Lynda, you oauuot carry out
thoso directions in ail particular, with your
line of work, at another woman might who
bad none of the drudgery of housework to at
tend to. But the idea holds good ttiU. There
are oortain poaaibilitiea of neatness even with
housework, whioh are a wonderful comfort to a
woman and a pleasure to her household. For
one item, always have aomothing mow white
about your neck, and don't think your gold pin
too nioe to fatten it with. This ft very timiile
in itself, and it will not be much trouble
to do up a half doaen every week,
giving you a fresh one every morning.
Get a neat print and trim lb with a
bright contrasting oolor, This gives a fresh,
nest and oheoriuesa to a dress that if always
pleasant to the eye, and la no harder to iron
than a dingy brown. A woman may look pretty
even over the wash-tub, Lynda, if she will only
stand before the glass five minutet when the
dresses herself in the morning. Looking
glasses are a great blessing in a house, Lynda,
yon may depend upon it.' Aunt A'va, in Farm
and t'ireiidt.
Wxu omi Horn, In the mountains of Tyrol
it ia the custom of the women and ohildren to
oome out when It It bed-time, ting their national
tnngt until they hear their husbands, father
and brothers answer them from the hill on
their return home, On the thoret of th Adri
atic such a austom prevails. There the wives
of the fishermen oome down about sunset, and,
singing the first stance, they will listen awhile
for answering melody from off the water, and
continue tv ting and listen till the well-known
voioe oomes borne on th waters telling that th
loved one it almost home. How tweet to th
weary fisherman, at th shadows gather around
him, must be th tnngt of th loved one at
horn, that ting to oheer hint) and how they
strengthen and tighten th link that bind those
bumble dwellers by th tea.
PiKru-r Lovi. Holy aud beautiful 1 the
smile of fathomless and perfect love. Too sel
dom due it livi too seldom lighten heavy ear
and earthly sorrows. Too seldom doe It glad
den hardened heart, give refreshing dewt to
thirsty touls. Too seldom, indeed, due apt hav
a birth. Too often doe it toon loav life'
pathway, even if fairly born and dearly wel.
owned there. On the) other hand, a' th
preacher would say, th house of a man happily
married is paradise. He never leave it with
out regret, never returns to it but with glad
nes. Tb friend of hi tool, to wife of hi
bosom, welcome bit approach with a smile and
a word that sends joy to hi heart; and tb
longer b lingers ia th atmosphere of ber love,
I th more be 3aire to 4ll there forever.