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For Woman's Work.
THE HEAVENLY LAND.
Have you heard of that heavenly land,
Where the King in his glory doth dwell,
Where forever the angelic band,
His wonders unceasingly tell?
Where the host of redeemed ones are heard.
Falling down at his feet to exclaim,
“Hosannah, this day, to the Lord !”
And “Worthy the Lamb that was slain!
He has washed all our robes in his blood,
And made them far whiter than snow:
We dwell in the presence of God.
And our hearts with his love overflow.”
Would you know of the wav to thatland ?
It is found at the foot of the cross
Os Jesus, the crucified One—
Without him all gain is but loss.
To all who will ask He willgive
His Spirit, and cleanse them from sin,
His cross here, but vonder the crown
And a mansion his kingdom within.
Come, enter the heavenly land.
No longer uncared for to roam.
The Saviour so tenderly calls,
So lovingly bids you “Come home.’’
There is naught in thatland to annoy,
No evil can pass through the door,"
For all there is fullness of joy,
And the blessings of peace'evermore.
The prayers of the saints softly blend
With the praise of the thanksgiving song,
And the brotherly love ne’er will end
Os the happy and sanctified throng.
Then away to that heavenly land!
So friendless and grieved'do not roam,
O hear the sweet accents of love.
Your Father is pleading “Come home.”
H. E. McCollum.
DernesliG Keys.
For this Department we ask our readers to
send their choicest and most practical bits of
household and culinary information—keys
which have unlocked the doors leading from
the r domestic doubts and difficulties. Thev may
be recipes, suggestions, experiences—anything
that is deemed of value to the housewife,
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a prize of Jo cash. The only condition is that
you send 50 cents for year's subscription to our
magazine, if not already a subscriber. Address
your letters to,
Woman's Work,
“Domestic Keys’ Dep’t,,
Athens, Georgia,
THE PRIZE FOR APRIL
was awarded by impartial judges to
Mas D. F. Reed, Evanston, Ills.
Ihe ‘Key” sent by her was “ Cleansing Blank
ets.”
THE PRIZE FOR MAY
was awarded to
- Irs ; Wolcott > Burlington Junction, Mo.,
tor “The Key to a Comfortable Old Age.”
For "Domestic Keys.”
A BUNCH OF KEYS FOR
SOUTHERN WOMEN.
Number 11.
THE KITCHEN.
There is no part of the old-fashioned
Southern home that so calls for reform as
does the kitchen. In ante bellum days it
was a separate building several yards
from the main dwelling. Perhaps then
this was notan inconvenience to the mis
tress of many servants, but in the new or
der of things such an arrangement is whol
ly impractical. This first step towards re
form has been generally taken ; the kitchen
has been brought nearer, but it is too often
a rude addition—a little unceiled room
whose rough walls soon grow smoked and
unsightly. It is a mistaken idea that any
kind of place will do to cook in. Un
planed walls are not objectionable if they
are whitewashed, which may be renewed
when it becomes discolored, and is really
better than trying to wash painted ones as
< fcen as they need it. There is something
wholesome and cheering about fresh white
walls A kitchen should suergest spotless
cleanliness, and the most faithful labor
cannot produce this aspect if the walls are
soot begrimed. I give a recipe for white
wa h recommended by a reliable publica
tion ; it is inexpensive and worth trying :
Take one-half bushel of nice unslacked
lime, slake it with boiling water; cover
during the process to keep in the steam
Strain the liquid through a fine sieve or
strainer, and add to it a peck of salt previ
ously dissolved in warm water three
pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin
paste, one-halt pound of powdered Span
ish whiting, and one pound of clean glue
which has previously been dissolved bv
soaking well; and then hang over a slow
fire in a small kettle within a larger one
filled with water. Add five gallons of
hot water to this mixture, stir it well and
let it stand for a few days covered from
the dust. It should be put on hot, and for
th s purpose kept on a portable furnace.
Abouta pint of this mixture will cover a
square yard. Fine or coarse brushes may
be used, according to the neatness of the
j>b required. It retains its brilliancy for
many years Coloring matter may be put
in if desired Spanish brown will make a
reddish pink; finely pulverized common
Clay mixed with Spanish brown makes a
reddish stone color.
Ho much for the wails.
Have window sash with clear lights j
t hat will admit sunshine. If you have no I
blinds, curtains of dark, solid calico may
be put at the windows, especially if they
are so situated that the sun comes in too
strongly for comfort. Have plenty of
light and air, but do not allow a draught
on the stove, as it will reduce the heat and
require more fuel. It is a comfort to have
a shaded porch adjoining the kitchen,
where there is a broad shelf or table on
which you may prepare your vegetables,
etc., in warm weather. For kitchen use
have one or two unpainted tables. Above
the table on which you do your mixing, it
is convenient to have a small shelf, where
the salt, soda, baking powder, pepper and
flour boxes may be kept, within easy
reach. Have nails for such utensils as
may be hung up, and a low shelf for the
pots and kettles; keep it covered withold
newspapers, changing as they become
soiled, which saves cleaning; a higher
shelf kept in the same way is nice to keep
your tins on. Have different cloths for
washing dishes, pans and pots, and spread
on a wooden rack when not in use. Have
a cloth thick and large enough to lift hot
utensils from the stove without danger of
burning your hand. It is well to provide
two of these; pieces of ticking a quarter of
a yard square will answer the purpose.
In the summer if flies are troublesome it
is a great comfort to have wire gauze win
dow sash to keep out these pests. To be
perfectly secure from them it is necessary
to have a wire door as well, but if your
windows allow plenty of air,the door may
be kept closed most of the time, and with
gauze only at the windows, the evil will
be much mitigated. Remove the glass
sash and put in a frame covered with the
gauze.
It is convenient to have the provision
pantry opening into the kitchen. If it is
roomy, and has a shelf the right height, it
is the best place to do the sifting. It takes
great care to be a neat housekeeper in a
warm climate where insects prevail. The
housewife must be vigilant to guard against
such invasions. Roaches are an abomina
tion and they like to infest wherever there
are provisions. Keep poisons at hand for
them, inspect pantries and closets often,
and scald wherever they appear. If you
are a loyal Southerner you will believe in
the wholesomeness and desirability of
beaten biscuit such as our old-time cooks
were famous for. There are machines
now for making this bread; if you cannot
afford one, make them in the old way. It
is not such a hard matter as those* may
suppose who have not tried it. A block
of oak or hickory is the least expensive;
and answers every purpose. Have the
top smoothly dressed, or spread a clolh
over it. Use a light three-sided bat of
hickory, and the dough will blister in fif
teen or twenty minute o . The exercise is
good for developing the muscles.
Os course, the water for kitchen use
should be as easy of access as possible.
Your finances and surroundings must de
termine this. I have never known a
Southern woman to be a “hewer of wood
and drawer of water.” Even among the
poorest classes, as a rule, with few excep
tions, the men folk provide these.
I do not think it is ever desirable to
have a kitchen floor covered with any kind
of carpet, for obvious reasons. Painted
floors are recommended because they save
scrubbing. A plain pine floor may be
kept decent if scoured every two weeks.
The kitchen of Old England, of which we
have read s > much, had beautifully sanded
floors. Whether this would suit us Ido
not know, for I have never seen it tried
Some domestic writers expatiate on the
delight of keeping boxes of flowers in the
kitchen, pictures here and there, and bits
of poetry and sentiment pinned around
where they may be read and pondered
over while washing dishes or kneading
bread. A decorated kitchen may be ap
propriate where it is used as a dining
room too, as it is in New England, but
such is rot our custom in tne South. We
use kitchers only to cook in; the plainer
they are, the easier it is to keep them tidy,
and in our climate of long warm summers
a room with a fire in it, is, during much of
the year, an uncomfortable abiding place.
The best rule is to cook with as much des
patch as possible, and leave for a cooler
region. Reading poetry and washing
dishes at the same time may suit some peo
ple, but for my part I would rather hurry
up with the work and enjoy the poetry at
my leisure. If we wish to be successful
cooks we must keep our minds on what we
are doing. There is o ly one task 1 can
perform well and read at the sarr etimc,
and that is churning in the old way, and
then there is dar ger of dallying. There
fore I would advise the housewife to place
her flower pots and pictures elsewhere
than in the kitchen, where she may see
them oltener and enjoy them more.
Learn by economy and system to make
your visits to the culinary department as
infrequent and brief as possible, thereby
gaining leisure for books and other pleas
ures, “Bnt a that is k another story,” about
WOMAN’S WORK.
which I wish to say something in the next
paper.
Helen C. Molloy.
For “Domestic Keys.”
FOUR KEYS.
Rub white spots on furniture or oil
cloths with camphor.
Rub wall paper with a flannel dipped in
oatmeal.
Change your seat occasionally during a
long day’s work. It will rest you.
Carry a lighted match, flame from you,
to keep it from going out.
M.
For “Domestic Keys.”
FROM MY KEY BASKET.
If you should be so unfortunate as to
spill coal oil on your carpet, use only cold
wafer to wash it out, continuing the pro
cess from time to time as the oil comes to
the surface. If you can lift the carpet and
place papers between it and the floor, so
the carpet will not draw up the oil ab
sorbed by the boards, the process will be
shortened.
Hot water and soap will set the oil so it
is almost impossible to remove it.
If a pinch of soda or saltpetre is put in
the water in a vase, the flowers will keep
fresh much longer.
Straw-matting will look as bright and
fresh at the end of summer as it did when
put down in the spring, if it is carefully
wiped off with a soft cloth wrung out of
salt and water, every time after it is
swept.
Glasses that are used for milk should be
thoroughly rinsed in cold water before
they are washed. Hot water drives the
milk into the glass.
Paint can be easily removed from glass
by wetting a penny or a silver coin and
rubbing the paint with it.
If a nail or a piece of wire is run into
the flesh, hold the wounded place, as soon
as possible, over burning sugar, and there
will be no soreness.
Kitchen knives are so badly taken care
of by servants, and so often left, >y ng in
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