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Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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are not manytimes when nerve-forcewas wasted. How manytimes we have fretted overa stalled trolley-car, afriend who has failed tokeep an appointment, or atrain just slipping awayfrom us. Such circumstances comeinto every life, every day,and we are inclined tochafe over them. Un-fortunately, we are thevictims, for greater nerv-ousness is ours as a natural result, and all this is reflectedupon those with whom we are associated. It would bemuch simpler and more economic to refrain, and we shouldsoon discover in ourselves the habit of self-control, as wegain any habit by trying for it. This effort would add to ourpoise, and the energy saved could be turned to betterthings. I am a bit disposed to scold at what I call the worry-habit of women. Most men take a more philosophical viewof things, but women devote a serious percentage of theirlives to fussing about what really never takes place. Whatan excellent resolution it would be to try to compel these TWO LUNCHEON DISHES By MARY H. NORTHEND
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wild nerves of ours to relax. To compel the body and themind to relax. Just try laughing at household trials insteadof crying. What one does is a matter of ones own choosing, and init lies ones force or weakness. We have so much morekindness in us than is ever spoken; why not make a changeand voice more of the kind thoughts which come to eachone of us? It would be bread cast upon the waters, thebenefit of which, returning to us each day, would make ourhearts merry and our feet light. This should be a resolu-tion of this year 1913, andby no means the least im-portant one, for we arenever happy in takingthings for granted, we liketo be told over and overagain the same old storyof duty. A suggestion for serving eggs and macaroni. The eggs are placed in the center of the dish and the macaroni, cut in short pieces, around it, with parsley as the decoration An attractive way to serve steamed oysters is to place them in the centerof a mound of hot, boiled rice, with a row of tiny peppers and

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