The Gomirioner.
JANUARY iO.'lOOfc-
03
Mendelssohn, is "sung the wide "world,
over.
riow Ifttlo the dying poet, when ho
wrote the new words for the old air
which' Jessie Lewars played, dreamed,
dt the fame that awaited them fame
which will endure when marble and
bronzo shall have crumbled into dust.
" Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the common action of the
world. One sacrifices ease and com
fort that he may make money, which,
in. turn, is sacrificed for the purchase
off Something desired. Pleasure often
demands more sacrifice than hardships
do. For the sake of one more desira
ble thing, how many smaller things
are sacrificed daily! We are always
giving up the present that is sure for
the sake of the future that is hoped
fo'r. One often gives up all that he
has for -the something that he, ex
pects. Sacrifice is everywhere an in
vestment a- sort of purchase money
ffiF something we hope to gain. The'
worthy of the object is the measure of
the sacrifice. Nothing is given with
out an equivalent. Every step upward
is at the cost of strength. If we want
any good thing to come to pass, we
must work for it. .
.Yet people-talk of -sacrifice as though
xdt were one of the cardinal virtues,
and one of the rarest! ,
Scolding:. i
.Yes, I know you are tired and wor
ried and your nerves are" "like
needle points," "but do try not to
scbld. ( It .don't help matters in the
le&ist; ' and yoV do feel so' self-condemned
after it is all over. If only
we, could go away, by ourselves, when
wo' feel the "scold fever" coming on
us',; how much better it 'would be for
all concerned. And if only 'the fam
ily" would understand, and' take no
notice ,of it, until you could get your
self together again. But they are hu
man, too, and add fuel to the flame
by losing their temper, and blaming
it all onto you poor dear!
But for the children's sake, don't
t.old. Thoy often learn to take pleas
urp in fretting you, because, of the
continual fault-finding and fretting;
and as they are always getting the
blaine of wrong-doing whether they
deserve it or not, they grow callous
and unamlable, and lose all ambition
to please or help one who is so un-
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How Ueeful It Is In Preserv
ing Health and Beauty
Nearly evorybody knows that charcoal is tho
afest and most cflicicnt disinfoctunt and puri
fier in nature, but fow-realizo its value when
taken into tho human system for tho samo
cleansing purpose.
Charcoal ia.a remedy that tho moro you tako
of it tho better ; it is not a drug at all, but simply
absorbs tho Bases and impurities always pres
ent in the stomach and intestines and carrios
thorn out of tho systom.
Chnrcoal sweetens tho breath after smoking,
drinking or after eating onions and other odor
ous vegetables,
Charcoal effectually clean and improves the
complexion, it whitens tho teeth and. furthor
acts as a natural and ominontly Bafo cathartic.
It absorbs tho injurious gases which collect
in tho stomach and bowels; it disinfects the
mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh.
All druggists soil charcoal in ono form or an
other, but probably tho best charcoal and tho
most for the money is in Stuart's Absorbent
Lozenges: they aro composed of the finest pow
dered Willow charcoal and other harmless an
tiseptics, in tablet form or rathor in the form of
largo, pleasant tasting lozenges, tho charcoal
being mixed with honey.
Tho daily use of these lozenges will soon tell
in a- much improved conditiou of the general
health, better complexion, sweeter breath and
puror blood, and the beauty of it is, that no
possible harm can result from their continued
uso, but on the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of tho bene
fits of charcoal, says: "1 advise Stuart's Ab
florbent Lozenges to all patients suffering from
gas in stomach and bowols, and to clear the
eomplexlon and purify tho breath, mouth and
throat; I also believe the liver is greatly bene
fitted by the daily use of them ; they cost but
tweuty-fivo conta a box at drug stores, and al
though in some seiiso a patent preparation, yet
I believe I get more and belter charcoal in
Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges than In any of the
ordinary charcoal tablets.
lovely, and it is tho greatest misfor
tune that could befall ,you. Whatever
happens, try hard not to scold.
Over-Eating.
"We have all' heard tho saying that,
we "dig our graves with our teeth, ' ;
but we do not think of the matter as
earnestly as wo should. Every sane
minded person recognizes the fact that
wo greatly overtax our digestive pow
ers,, and that hunger is not only a
matter of habit, but also of a deranged
stomach. Our wisest scientists tell us
that improper eating, and especially
overeating, is one of the most pro
lific of known sources of disease. In
temperance in eating does moro harm
than intemperance in drinking, and
from the Indulgence of a falso appo
tite, the rich suffer in health, while
the majority of the people suffer both
in health and in purse, Tho very
poor suffer most of all, because of the
wretched quality of tho food with
which, at one time, they overburden
the, stomach, only to half starve it the
next One should not eat every time
the stomach craves food and a liking
for any particular dish is no evi
dence that it is the one we should
eat the most of. Hunger is a good
sauce, if the stomach is in health, but
few of us are blessed with healthy
stomachs. It Is not wise to bo al
ways solicitous about what "agrees"
with us. It is in no sense a mark of
wisdom to be always "dieting." Our
digestive powers are largely dependent
for their fullest usefulness upon tho
right usage of other organs of the
body.
Our respiratory organs should have
right usage; wo should learn to
breathe deeply; to expand our lung
capacity, and thus set our circulatory
system to work. There is no medi
cine that will quite take tho place of
deep, regular breathing, the washing
out of our lungs with fresh, clean air.
When you get up of a morning, with
that "all gone" feeling down in the
bottom of your stomach, instead of
hurrying to "get something Into my
stomach," just go out of doors, throw
your shoulders back so as to give your
lungs a chance, and just breathe. It
will do you more good than any breakfast
About Suzar.
Granulated sugar is better than any
other for all purposes of cooking. It
makes a lighter, more perfect sponge
cake and therefore more cake, than
the same ingredients used with pow
dered sugar. It possesses a grain,
and the grain even of pure powdered
sugar has been partially destroyed.
The action of the heat on the grain
of granulated sugar gives a firmert
lighter cake.
.A grained sugar is betler in pud
dings, sauces, and in all sweet pud
dings and sponge-like desserts, which
depend on eggs to make them light
This can be demonstrated by measur
ing the bulk of cake produced by the
Fame recipe, using different sugars.
It is not possible to mako a perfect
loaf of "angel's food" with powdered
sugar.
Granulated or loaf sugar should be
used on tho table, and for all cooking
purposes, because it is less likely to
be adulterated. A XXX powdered su
gar seldom is as pure as granulated
sugar or the best loaf sugar. It Is
necessary to use XXX powdered sugar
for meringues, and some such pur
poses, but granulated is certainly pre
ferable for preparing the foundation
of French candies, or for melted iceing.
For decorative Iceings, confectioner's
powdered sugar must oe used; this
cannot be made of pure sugar because
no sugar can be readily ground to a
smooth powder. The grain of sugar is
only partially destroyed In ordinary
powdered sugar; therefore, to mako
this sugar as smooth as it is re
quired to bo for the candy and iceing
in which it is used, it Is always adul
terated with a certain percentage.; of;
starch. Confectioner's sugarfr therc
fore, is of no yaluo n tho househdld,
except for certain candlos and for
decorative Iceing. For all other pur-"
poses where a powdered sugar is used,
a puro XXX sugar is bettor.
Cooking Onion.
There is no way of frying an, onion
in a pan with a little butter, as is
commonly recommended in cook
books, which will produce a satisfac
tory result. Tho onion softens and ab
sorbs the butter, owing to tho natural
law of capillary attraction, and the
result is that the butter and onion
become a dark and greasy mess.
There is but ono way to fry this
vegetable which will give tho right
result Cut the onion in slices and
soak it in milrt for at least ten min
utes; then dip tho slices in flour and
immerso them in boiling fat, hot
enough to brown instantly a bit of
bread thrown into it You cannot
keep the onion in slices, so it is not
worth while to try to do so. After
they havs fried for six or seven min
utes, they may be lifted out with a
skimmer onto brown paper and they
will be found firm and thoroughly de
l.cious. Cooked In this way, they may
be served as a garnish to a daintily
broiled beefsteak or to a dish of fried
chops or beef croquettes.
Onion fnlad.
Pare and slice as thin as. possible
four or five firm, solid onions (they
can be sliced as thinly as a sheet of
writing, paper); salt them rather more
than would seem necessary, mixing
tho salt well through them, and let it
stand two or three hours. Carefully
drain off all the water which arises,
(which removes much of tho strong
taste and leaves them sweet and
crisp). Rinse them in cold water
ice water, if possible, and cover with
good sharp vinegar, to which sugar
has been added in the proportion of a
heaping tablespoonful to a cup of
vinegar. Let stand a few minutes and
serve in side dishes.
Ploral Notes.
If your hyacinth buds stubbornly
refuse to come up out of tho foliage,
it is because of too rapid growth. A
very excellent way to coax it up is to
cover the tip with a little paper cone
having a hole in the top end; the bud
will reach up after tho light and can
thus be coaxed Into proper shape. A
better way would be, when tho bulb is
first brought out into the light, to
place the paper cone over it, for about
a week. .The same effect may be pro
duced by covering it with an inverted
flower pot; only the light which can
come through the hole in the bottom
of the inverted pot will reach the
bulb-tip, and this will stimulate tho
stem growth. As soon as tho bud is
well out of tho soil, the covering may
be removed. It should never bo neg
lected. If the spike of the hyacinth expands
unevenly, ono side of the spike open
ing while the other remains closed, the
closed side should be exposed to the
direct sunlight; this will usually
cause the stubborn bells to unfold.
If tho weather Is cloudy, tho dormant
side can be placed toward a lighted
lamp for a short time. Care should
be taken to give all sides an equal
amount of light,, by frequently turning
the pot around. Keep in a window
with very little sunshine, where the
air will be cool, and the blossoms last
much longer.
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children. At times ho tried to cobor up, bnt tho
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Subscriber's Daughter, Alma, Wis.
Cannot give you the required ad
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The Commoner will bring satisfac
tory results.
Veva, Omaha, Neb. Finger-bowls
are placed on the table, accompanied
by largo napkins, but it is not in
tended that the hands should bo
washed in them. Only the very finger
tips are to be dipped In the water,
then softly dried on the large napkin.
Young Mother, Frontier Co., Neb.
Children should be taught from in
fancy to hold the knife and fork prop
erly, to eat noiselessly, to drink with
out gurgling, to uso the napkin cor
rectly and mako no sound with the
dishes. Do not allow tho child to
spread its arms out and lie over the
plate sprawl; Insist on it sitting
erect, with its elbows close to its
side, occupying as little space as will
permit of tho free use of Its arms. Do
not tuck the napkin under its chin
unless it is very young. Teach It to
eat in a cleanly manner.
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