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  2. The Home.

    Young wives are often so very exacting, they want all "their husbands' spare moments, and think his love must be vapidly cooling if he shows the least ...

    Article : 128 words
  3. Household Words.

    "As deaf as an adder" is an allusion to the fact that the hearing of many kinds of serpents is far from acute, owing to the circumstance that their ...

    Article : 762 words
  4. Some Duelling Gossip.

    The popularity of the duel, even in Germany, is open to some doubt. Its prevalence seems to be caused by "what people wilt say if there is no fight ...

    Article : 721 words
  5. Short Story.

    "No, by gum !" Mr. Joseph Bollington was angry—:and no wonder. Just think of It—he, the last of the Bollingtons of Bollington ...

    Article : 2,625 words
  6. The Table.

    Put into a deep dish two calf's feet, two pints of milk, a bunch of parsley, two small turnips, peeled and sliced, four peppercorns, salt to taste. Add ...

    Article : 67 words
  7. Cumberland Pudding.

    Take 6oz. of flour,¼lb. of currants, the same quantity at finely-chopped suet, two finely-chopped apples, ¼lb. of sugar, the rind of a lemon minced as ...

    Article : 96 words
  8. Selecting Bridesmaids.

    "In selecting: bridesmalds," says a lady of fashion, "It is not beauty that counts so much as style and carriage. In particular, you want girls who walk ...

    Article : 162 words
  9. Inexpensive Cookery.

    Potato Tea Cakes.—Take cold boiled potatoes, roll them finely, moisten with a little water, and work in sufficient flour to make a firm dough adding a ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. Hours of Sleep.

    One of the great mistakes of parents and those who have charge of children is that they are likely to allow the little ones too little time to sleep. With one ...

    Article : 281 words
  11. History Brought Up to Date.

    After the death of Charles I. it occurred to Oliver Cromwell that now was the time for him to assert himself. Backed up by a few soldiers of what had ...

    Article : 656 words
  12. Grilled Mutton.

    Cut some slices of cold, underdone, roast mutton, trim them neatly. Season with pepper, salt, and a few drops of Worcester sauce, mixed with oiled ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. Three Good Sauces.

    Cinnamon Sauce.—Boil three ounces of sugar with a stick of cinnamon in about a pint of water. After the mixture has well balled, skim and strain. ...

    Article : 202 words
  14. The Reins of Government.

    The tyrannical man may be obeyed by the members of his household, but he is seldom loved, even by his own wife. Unreasonable and exacting demands may ...

    Article : 258 words
  15. Rice Biscuits.

    Beat a quarter of a pound of butter to a cream, add a quarter of a pound of castor sugar, and the yolk of four eggs, well beaten. Mix in a quarter of ...

    Article : 68 words
  16. Golden Toast.

    Toast and butter neatly trimmed slices of bread, moisten with hot water; take eight hard-boiled eggs, chops the whites firm, press the yolks through a fine ...

    Article : 91 words
  17. Tales of Little People.

    A short time ago, while living in the country, a little girl about 5 years of age used to come regularly to my house for eggs, and I had been in the habit of ...

    Article : 472 words
  18. A Presentation at Court.

    Scene: London Police Court. Large, Muscular. Irish Lady in Witness-box. Irish Lady (to Magistrate): "I'll trouble ye to make some anquiry ...

    Article : 517 words
  19. Some Apparent Plagiarisms.

    "Subconscious memory," and quite unconscious reminiscence, explains many apparent plagiarisms. A prize poet once described a lady's hands as ...

    Article : 452 words
  20. A Fortune Out of Air.

    The history of the pneumatic tire gives us another proof that a prophet has no honour in his own country. There has been no invention which has met with ...

    Article : 463 words
  21. How We Go to Sleep.

    Scientific men who have made a study of the subject of sleep have unanimously come to the conclusion that our senses do not all fall into a state of slumber at ...

    Article : 287 words
  22. The Eyes.

    Do not sleep in such a position that the morning light will fall upon your eyes. Never keep a light burning whilst you sleep. When reading or working have ...

    Article : 152 words
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