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They Wondered at the scrolls
and kept them, Petering there
*rig when they moved,
These Pedouin boys belonged
to a party of cantraiaander$,
who had, beep smuggling their goats and other goods •out of
Trenajordan into paleotine,r • . •
They were now on their way to
Bethlehem to sell, their geode 'in
the black market, and they had
PPM to the Peed Sea in order
to stock up with water, at the
spring of Ain -'-esnictia, the only
fresh water to be found for
miles in that dry, hot and desol-
ate region. . .In Bethlehem
they sold their contraband, and
showed, their scrolls to the meie;
chant who was, buying it. He
did not know what they were
and refused to pay the twenty
pounds they asked for them; so
they took them to another mer-
chant, from whom they always
bought their supplies, Being a
Syrian, he thought that the
language might be ancient Syri-
ac, and he sent word by an-
other Syrian to the Syrian Met-
ropolitan at the Monastery of
St. Mark in Old Jerusalem. —
From "The Scrolls from the
Dead Spa," by Edmund Wilson.
A COOL CAT AND HER CRAZY BROOD.— Meet a cat that doesn't "have kittens" every time she
sees little chicks. Tinker adopted three. chicks'brought..home by Michael Karns) 10.- Whenever
Karns separated the cat- from the. chicks,. Tinker -would play retriever, left, and bring them
back kitten-style to her box, The Karns- family finally, gave up._ the separation idea, and the
Tinker family, a cot and three chicks, snuggled .happily together. rPt:: When. Will Moon
Break to Pieces? Redheads Have
The Best Of It
SMOKED BEEF TONGUE
with Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 smoked beef tongue
1 teaspoon allspice
Soak tongue several hours er
overnight in cold water. Cover
with cold water, add allsiice,
and simmer, covered, approxi-
mately three hours, or until very
tender, Trim off roots and slip
off all skin. Save 2 cups stock.
Keep hot.
Spices and their placee of
;glen always suggest far-old
,colorful lands; pungent odors;
strange cesteine And to be Mere
1Pr4etie41., we would be hard Put
omen amid today's plenty in feed,
to serve even the most familiar
dishes without pepper --- the
world's most popular spice
traria India, without cloves from
Madagascar, cinnamon from. Ins
slochiee, ginger arid allspice
from Jamaica, nutmeg from In-
donesia, and paprika irom Spain,
*.
The American Spice Trade
Association reports that there,
are now 50 spices available to
American consumers, This fig-
ure includes not only the so-
called "true" spices, such as
those named above, but also
members of the herb family,
aromatic seeds, blends of spices,
and seasoning salts — all 01.
which are classed under the
general term of spices.
*
As to their primal origin,
legend suggests that Mr. Cave
Man one day used some leaves.
that grew nearby to wrap the
meat he was burying in a pit
of glowing embers to cook. Later
On, when he reasoned that the
/eaves must be responsible for
the new and pleasing flavor in
his meat, the art of seasoning,
was born.
* *
From earliest records, in cune-
iform and, hieroglyph, we know
that spices were used in ancient
Assyrian and Egyptian civiliza-
tions. The Bible relates that. Jo-
geph of, the coat of many colors
was rescued by a company of
Ishmeelites from Gilead "with
their camels bearing spicery and
balm and myrrh going to carry
it down to Egypt" (Gen. 37:25).
We look with increased respect
at our ,hardy spice shelf when
we consider that in the fifth cen-
tury, Alaric, the c,onquering
Goth, exacted '3,000 pounds • of
pepper as part of the ransom of
Rome. By the eleventh century,
many towns were keeping their
accounts, in pepper, and most of
us remember learning, albeit
dimly„ that the discovery of. Am-
erica wat an incidental result
Of the search for better spice
trade routes..
'he medical profession has a
low opinion of us who never
Carved 'PP a oada3' figured
a bentatneSit. It has succeeded
in narrowing our freedom to
pick our own pills at the corner
drug store. And now it is sup-
porting in grand fashion the pro-
gram to make us take the pills
it thinks we ought to,
This refees to that lively con-
troversy, the fluoridatioe of
municipal water Supplies, The
overwhelming medical opinion
is that this is a good thing to da.
et is a good • thing to do, it, seems,
because this is one way to make
us take our medicine. 4
This, comes out in lively fash-
ion in the fight now going on in
New Fork City over fluoridation,
The water commissioner there
is against doctoring the water
supply:- He urges instead that
New Yorkers be allowed to 'de-
cide the question individually by
the simple expedient of buying
flueride tablets. Then those who
wanted it could have it, and
those who didn't needn't.
The tablets, said' the commis-
sioner, would cost only 25 cents
a child for three years,
Well, we put the question to
a man who represents the pub-
lic health views of the medical
profession: What's the matter
with letting people take their
owir •pills instead of forcing
them to by fixing the water sup-
ply?,
First he said the cost estimate
was off. The New York Health
department .figures fluoridating
the water supply costs nine cents
per person per, year, bottled
fluoridated water $18,25, fluoride
in milk $2.14 and tablets $3.65.
But what really counts against
the tablets, he said, is that peo-
ple can't be educated to take
one every day, instead of a dozen
today and none for a month.
Though these are not his words,
the implication is that the less
the dumb herd is trusted With
-pills, •the better,
Maybe. .
But couldn't just a small, little
voice be lifted in favor of letting
people do more of their own
self-doctoring, if that's, their
willful desire? Education about
pills is harder and more uncer-
tain than withholding them or
stuffing, them down as the good
humenitarlans decide. And yet
we simple people do have our
prides—Boston Herald.
minutes. 'Add' lemon, almonds„
raisins, echinain'oe, -.cloves, and
vinegar Sweeten , „with maple
sirup , and ceremetized sugar.
Cook e5. minutes, until sauce is
well eeduced. Place tongue in
sauce, 'boil ' together, basting
tongue, foe-20 -minutes, Remove
tongue,, slicee .and. serve covered
with ,the, Sauce:
*To caramelize,ecoek over low
heaOuntirsugir is liquefied and
brown.. I A
• 2'.
• • Spice Tips
Imaginetion and a sense of
adVenture Will guide you to
many appealing ways of using
true spices.- -Here are a few tips
to .start ,you off:, ,.
.Allspice try, adding a dash
to tomato sauce.
Nutmeg' -- it's delicious on
firm slices Of buttered summer
squash.
Cinnamon — simmer grape
juice, sugar, , a touch of lemon
juice,' and cinnamon (stick or
ground) for a delicious drink.
Gingera—some folk like a bit
in pot roast, -
.Paprike ,sprin,kle it on
broiled fish for colOe
cinnamon
A laboratory lo a university
has recently emphasized: the fact
that virtually all *lees will re-
tard rancidity in foods, This is.
What the ancients knew without
benefit of laboratory. During
the centuries when refrigeration
was unknown, when sugar,
lemon, and chocolate were yet
to become a part of tnan's fare,
both the preserving Power of
spices and their ability to trees-
form dull #404 into, something
appetizing were highly valued,
e
What is the difference between
it spice and an herb? Botanical-
ly, the Spice Trade Association
says, spices are the roots, bark,
buds, seeds, or fruit of aromatic
Plants which usually grow in the
tropics, Herbs are the leaves Of
plants which grow only in the
temperate zones.
5. *
It's a good idea not to keep
apices on the pantry shelf for
much over six months, since
they tend to lose their potency.
Buy in small quantities, and
keep them tightly covered in as
dry and cool a place as possible
-- definitely not near the stove.
*
Most cooks have tried-and-
true recipes for gingerbread,
spice cake, molasses cookies and
similar dishes which use the
"true" spices. Here are a few
dishes which may be new to
you, or which will suggest end-
less variations to be achieved
with, the aid of your spice shelf.
*
APPLE SOUFFLE
ee cup quick-cooking tapioca
x./2 cup sugar
teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1.4 teaSpoon cinnamon
34 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
'Ye tablespoons lemon juice
eup, grated raw apple
3 egg, yolk's, beateR until thick
3 egg whites
Combine tapioca, sugar, salt,
and milk in top of double boiler.
Place over rapidly boiling water,
bring to scalding point (allow
3 to 5 mihutee),-and cook 5 min-
utes, stirring frequently. Add
butter, spices, lemon juice, and
apple. Cool •slightly while beat-
ing eggs. Add egg yolks and mix
well. Fold into the stiffly beaten
egg whites. Turn into greased
baking dish. Place-in pan of hot
water and bake in moderate
oven (350°F.) 50 to 60 minutes,
or until souffle is firm. Serve hot
with whipped cream. Serves 8. *
LOUISIANA NUT BREAD
4 cups sifted flour
6 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
34 teaspoon allspice
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Ya teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans or wal-
nuts
lee cups milk
2 tablespoons shortening,
melted
Sift together flour, baking
powder, spices, sugar, and salt.
Add nuts, chopped or sliced (not
too finely) and raisins. Beat eggs
until light and fluffy; add milk
and stir into dry ingredients.
Add melted shortening. Pour
into two greased small loaf pans
(about 3"x5"). Allow to rise ee
hour; bake in moderate oven
(350° F.) 45 to 50 minutes. Store
for a day before cutting — to
ripen. Note: This is a sweet loaf.
If to be used for sandwich bread,
cut sugar to % or even ee cup.
Grated orange rind may be ad-
ded also• as a flavoring if de-
Drive With Care
Scientists are planning to give
closer study to the moon this
year in a new attempt to 'an-
swer the question that has puz-
zled -them for centuries: When
will the moon break up?
Many astronomers predict that
in the next fifty million years
mankind will witness the slow
disintegration of the moon —
the earth's closest neighbour
and only satellite, whic h
about 238,857 miles. away from
us.
'One famous astronomer has
said: "We believe that the moon
will break into piecee — first
Into two pieces, then four, then
eight and eventually into count-
less particlee When, this hap-
pens, we shall have continuous
' Moonlight, reflected from the
particles."
When our first spacemen land
on the meon, they'll find it com-
pletely covered with, a dust as
fine as face powder and vary-
ing from 20 ft. thick to enor-
mous troughs 6,000 ft. deep.
-This startling prediction is
made by. a British astronomer.
Reviewing the results Of the
latest research concerning the
moon's surface, he. says it is
calculated that there are 25,000
grains of dust in a line measur-
ing less than,an inch.
At the botiorn of the moon's,
valleys and in the flat regions,
the moon explorers will find a
loose, layer of this .dust, rather
like fine, deep snow: not less
than 20 feet deep.. It may be
impossible to walk on it. There
is no water on the moon, so the
dust would not pack tightly ex-
cept under its own weight.
Only on the high ridges of
mountainous ground - will the
spacemen find, little dust, says
the astronomer,.
The moon's dust was caused
by the impadt of huge meteor-
ite's 'which in the last 7,000 mil-
lion years blasted great pits 'in
the moon's eurface, it is now
believed,, Some of these pits are
500 miles across.
The first men in the moon will
therefore have to' find some way
of preventing themselves from
sinking into the dust with their
gear.
Reclhaired children of all ages
lose their colds in winter much
quicker than other children,
says a doctor who works in one
He advanced no theory to ac-
count for this remarkable fact,
of London's busiest hospitals..
but said his observation has also
shown that grown-up redheads
are frequentry less prone to
catch colds and 'flu than blondes
and brunettes.
Ludovic Kennedy, husband of
redhaired ballet, film and stage
star Moira Shearer, has also
said: "My wife very rarely gets
a cold and when she does it
goes quickly."
Research into the characteris-
tics of redheads reveals some
other remarkable, facts. Red-
heads usually live at a higher
pitch than their fellows and
have e greater capacity both for
enjoyment and suffering.. .
"Auburn - haired women are
unusually temperamental and
many, redheads give a man the.
irresistible pleasure of feeling
that he is playing with fire,"
said one. "On a wet, dreary day
the redhaired woman challenges
attention like a patch of, blue
sky among thunderclouds. The
redhead appeals particularly to
the northern races, starved as
they often are for warmth and
color."
American businessmen were
told three years ago by re-
searchers: "Choose a redhead
when you need a new secretary
and you'll be all right. For in-
dustrious and •devoted work, al-
ways hire a redhead."
Drawing up a happy marriage
chart in 1950, a matrimonial
agency disclosed that their in-
quiries proved conclusively that
redheaded men make the' best
husbands. They pointed Out that
only ten per cent of American
divorces involve redheaded hus-
bands.
Redheaded men and women are
rarely involved_ in serious
crimes, it has also' been noted,
Equally odd is the fact that it
is quite exceptional for two red-
haired persons to marry.
Why? "Because," it is stated,
"there seems a mutual antipathy
between redhaired people of op-
posite sexes, but when they do
marry, their children always
have red hair."'
SAUCE
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 medium onion chopped fine
2 cups beef tongue stock
1 lemon, finely sliced and
quartered
34 cup' sliced, blanched almonds .
1.4 cup, raisins
2 whole cloves
34 teaspoon ground
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 tablespoon. maple syrup
4 `tablespoons sugar (caramel-
ized)"
Put fat in saucepan, stir in
flour, add onion and cook, stir-•
ring, five minutes. Add stock
gradually and boil five more
CANNED GROUND HOG—This ground hog, got his front end
stuck in a tin can while eating out of it. After being relieved
from his embarrassing position, Tinnose loped off, none the
worse for wear.
Tossed a Coin For
Which To Marry
,ACCIDENTAL. FUN — 'Child psy-
choiogy invades the bandage
business with marketing of
these new, cartoon-decorated
first-aid bands. Tears disappear
in a hurry, the manufacturer
claims,- when small fry spot if-
histrtite'd bandages.
TV ff. PG 50 11.0131,aLr,
STRONG SPIDER
It takes a 14-ounce ecull to
Open a trap-door spider's door
when he's holding it down. If
a man were proportionately as
strong, he could exert a pull of
ten tons. •
RAPS RHEE — President Syng-
man Rhee's long leadership of
the Korean people is under fire
from P. H. Shinicky, above, head
of the newly formed Demo-
est opponent in the May 15
gratic party. He is Rhee's strong-
election, Declaring Rhee is
leading Korea "up a one-way
street," Shinicky added that
Rhee has become "so set in his
ways" that he can't solve Ko-
rea's current probleme Great' Discovery
By the Dead Sea
At some point rather early in
the spring of 1941, a Bedouin
boy called Muhammed the Wolf
Was minding some goats near
a cliff on the western shore of
the Dead See; Climbing up af=
ter one that had strayed, he
noticed a cave that he had ' riot
seen before, and he idly threW
a Anne into it. There was en
unfamiliar sound of breakage.
The boy was frightened and
ran away. But he later came •
back with another boy, arid toe
gether they explored the cave,
Inside Were several tell clay
jata, among fragments of other
jars. Where, they took off the
bowl-like lids, a very bad smell
anise, which came froth the
dark `"oblong lumps that When:
found inside all the jars. When
they 'got these Itithps out of the
cave, they saw they were wrap-
ped 'LID' in length's of linen and
coated with a black layer of
What, teethed to he, pitch, or
wax. They txhtelled them and,
folihd long ineetietieptas in-
scribed` le Wallet columns eri
tine sheets' that had been sewn
-to &het, Though these Maine,
eetitate had feded and crumbled
iii places, they were iii general
tethatiobly clear:. The that.
littt*,. '00 saw, Waa not Atehie.
DOWN. AND OUT.— .Heitivywelblit toley.•••Waltdtd is shbwei
tho helped to a 'sitting position by his fitinateeg, often be rig •
knocked: .out' ta the- 10th rourid l y -Bolo•Weadoll,, Wallace welt
taken to ti freattaidiet.-
enough for him to 'propose and
for her to accept. Joan congrat-
ulated them both when they
broke the news to her, little
guessing that the turn of a coin
had settled the matter.
Even matters of Hie and
death have' sometimes been de..
cided by the toss of a coin. A
New York jury,. trying the case
of a tramway driver who had
run over a girl, tossed up for
a verdict.
The judge chanced to hear of
this extraordinary way of
reaching a decision. 'Each mein-
bet of the jury was severely
fined and the case was heard
again with another jury.
But judges themselves have
, sometimes tossed up to solve a
problem, Five judges of the.
Florida Supreme Court many
years ago could not make
their minds who should be ap-
pointed Chief Justice.
Then one of them pointed out
that under an Old and forgotten
law the Chief Justice should be.
chosen by lot. As no method
was stipulated, the appointment
was deterniined by spinning a
coin,
Four U.S. universities were
split fifty-fiete it: 1026 on the
use Of the word dish in the fol-
lowing sentence in a railroad.
citetilar:
"Along the 'night . of Way exists
„ a iteniendatS area in which is
produced' of the oats'
and More' than halt the Corn in
the United States."
Railway -chiefs, differing he to
Whether the 'word "are" should
be used instead of ere, teferred
the matter to the iniiitersitieg.
'Two universities "plumped for
"is"; tWO lei- "are":
$ighed• the railway thleist
rivect bettdr.066 endget
decision Chet way," Tifek did,
As it stall%• the word "le stay-
ed in the elieteet, and has never
been 'altered,
He was bored on his visit to
London, so the romantic young
Frenchmen decided to spend an
hour or two at a popular dance
hall. Perhaps he would meet a
pretty girl who, like himself,
was feeling in flirtatious mood?
He' stood for a few minutes
Surveying the whirling couples,
then spotted two attractive,
fair-haired girls waltzing , to-
gether. Ten minutes later he was
sitting at their table, charming
them with his, wit and trying
vainly to decide which girl he
preferred.
Both had enchanting-fig'ur'es,
and he soon discovered they
Were twins. Joan had -dreamy
blue eyes, Jean's were a les-
,. {thus brown, And it 'Was 'pretty
clear that they both liked hien.
As be danced alternately With
these two lovelies, the French-
man began to think' seriously
for the first time of marriage,
He felt quite sure that either
girl would make a wonderful
wile end .would make hint happy.
He saw them next day;' and
the 'day after. They, tee, Were
On holiday in Londo%0. Body--
Were single and quite heart-free.-
The Frexiciareart Was dote mined
to marry one of them, Beta
-which ore? eseireee
Time was short; and he Ma —
to Meke his decision, He found
the sisters equally fascinating.
Both could apeak French, both
had visited his 1106174 Paris.
On the evening before he was
due to return to Free-ice,. he Wes
still undecided, then he had art
idea. He *add tem a tole and
abide by the reedit. 1-reads" fee
&lee; "lane for 'Thee.
The shilling came down
"tails."' That everileg. he' -man-
agea. to get Jean tient keg
LOOK, MA,, NO RANO& -- '"Standingin the ddorwcty" means'
dust that to 2-year-old Joyce Puryear. Witnestes say the girl
ton stay up there almost 'indefinitely, or instil someone Slams
the door. For Variety Joyce suspends herSelf midway in the
eloarWdy With het' hands, 101410- her feet ticitigle,