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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1912-9-19, Page 3NOTES AND COMMENTS The looation a the Garden of Eden has been determined ao maey times with such ab,solute and authoritative finality, albeit each time in a different place, that not all the ,Pritieg Will, take Serieusly the artmoueoement of Sir William Wilkocks, the English ongineer who has heel) for Sevoral yearaia the empky a th Turkish Govern- ment engaged in irrigation, alad re- clamation work in Mesopot,ami.a. Sir 'William is of the old-fashioned school that firmly believes Eden Wa$ a. definite region, mad hie work in the valleys a the Euphrates and the Tigria convinces him .61°4the historical an Biblical Eden was be. low the junction ef these two rivers, and not far above this point, as many echola.re and archaeologists have believed. He has rec.-elegy (set forth his vie in great detail hefore the Royal Geographical Soeiety, and is in leo wise disconcerted, by the comment that beinakes the site of Eden iden- tical with the region a the Arabian Nights„ Sir 'William believes, niorea over, that the ancient Eden was made. an earthly paradise by much the same engineering Methede as are row employed there again atter the lapse of ages, and he is so en- theeiastie that he urges, England to bargain° Egypt for Babylonia. In the meantime, the hunt for Eden will go on—a never-ending S'eareh in which every hemaa heart seeks the earthly Paradise by methods and pathways all its owe, ; Italian e which is to be e government that aro expe lturalii Italy. Lakes mountains ipplying water when it is as of land tiow providing power for manu- tu rig piirposes, Italy's lack el native coal has held her 'lack from industrial advaneement; the "white coal," as the Norwegians call it, can be obtained abundantly from the mountain streams and trasmit- ted ceonoraically by electric cur- rents to the whole peninsula. Through such utilization of na- tural forces the face of the earth seems destined to be ehanaed great- ly and the economic rank of na- tious altered. In every mountain- ous country of Europe and in America power production plus irrigation can work wonders. The water wheel may soon be more use- ful than the eteam engine and civi- lization will gain in many ways with the change. Engineering projects and statesmanship are more vitally connected than, ever before. q,.41014,,b4106.4kA..iwtiAivibsivtveAlim 1 Sateen cushion covers are apt to II lose their gloss after washing. Add : borax to the final rineiug water, ! and you will be surprised what a : nice gloss will came when ironed. To Olean Hard Felt Hata—Pro- cure one pint of cheap benzine, and then, with a. piece of black ruateri- ai dipped into it, rub the greased Part till perfectly clean. Haw, in the open air to disperse tee smell. To Clean Willow Furniture. — Provide yourself with a coarse brush dipped in strong salt and water; scru,b each piece well; dry with a soft; cloth. The, salt cleans the willowware well and also keeps it from turning yellow. Straw mat- ting may be cleaned in like manner. To Clean Hair Brushes. --Mix a little household ammonia in lake - warm water and wash the brush in this, taking care not to wet the back. If a brush be very dirty add a little soap to the water, or rub it upou the bristles. Then rinse in eleank water. Hang in the air to dry, If the brush be laid upon the back, the water will run down into it and injure the wood or ivory of which it ie made. If laid with the back up, the wet bristles are bent by the weight. Never let the bristles rest upon anything while they are damp, Suspend the brush where the air will reach it from all aides, When winter comes, be euro to keep a pan of water upon stoves and furnaee, It will soften the air and ward off headache, also pre- vent furniture trona warping and falling apart. If you have hot air registers keepa. wet sponge in each. It requires little eare to do this, and the effect in, tempering the dry heat and keeping down dust is ieealeulably beneficial. Once a week (say, every Saturday) scald the sponges. Yon will be amazed at the dirt they have accumulated, thee saving furniture and lungs that mirth. 01.-41411,40,tivev,,frik TESTED RECIPES. Oranges.—In tropical countries favorite orange dish is made, b slicing them, either peeled or no into a dish. and sprinkling with ea and red (cayenne or Chilpiquie, th little globular) peppers to tast Very palatable and very stomacbi iaonuds eaohrzodleitsioomn:: corrective of bi Green Peppers,—Mexican cooks N(410 excel itt the use of those piqu ant vegetables, first toast the over ceals or on a stove until th thick outer 0;111 blisters; then whe it is cooled, peel it off. This no only removes the unpleasant an indigestible tough ski u but impart a different and far more agreeabl taste to the peppers, whether of th sweet or the hot varieties. Peppers with Corn ad Tomatoes --Six large green peppers, one an a half enPfnls of core. cut from th cob, half a cupful of tomatoes chopped, one egg* slice of onion one cupful of stock, salt, peppe and dust of red pepper, Dip th pepper e irt hot gref44P MKT TeMOV t114 thin outer skin. When col t aeross the stem end of the pep- per, remove the seed $ and mem braise froin the peppers, then wipe dry. Make a gitlifiug of all th other ingredients erceept the stock Eill the peppere with the etuefie ad tie with a white cord. Flat 111 a buttered baking dish, add th &tank and bake until tender. Baste often while 000king, Serve hot. Caramel Tapioca, Purlding.—Soa a cupful of tapioea in two eupful of milk over night, In the mem ug put these into a deoble boile vith a pint of sweet milk and coo til the tapioca, is tender. Tak the aire; beat in the yolk hxee eggsa `4`c,Teet)01% to taste d add half a glass of brandy pudding dish to go ke the carainel—Brown 11oi sugar itt a saucepan <we the fire, stirving as it browns When of the right eoler add a eup Ad of boiling water and cook to a up. When it is cold add the treated whites of three eggs; bea II and long, pour upon the pad ng itt the dish. Servo ice cold, Silver Cake.—lialt a cup of but- ter and two eups of powdered su- gar, erearned together. Three- quarters of a cup of milk (or half milk and half water), ono teaspoon- ful 4)f lemon pr of rosewater, whites aix gge well beaten, three heap - ng cupfuls ef lour, half teaspoon- ful el soda, and a teaspoonful of eream +at tartar, Use a white frost- ing. You may make it in a loaf or as a layer cake or it may be used as the base of a white fruit cake. If for the latter, add a grated co- coanut, half a pound of sliced cit- ron, and a pound of blanched al- monds, shredded finely. Dredge the fruits and nuts with flour and stir into the take batter. Creamed Radishes --Peel the rad- ishes and lay in ice cold water, slightly salted, for an hour. Have ready boiling water, a little salt in a saucepan, put in the radishes and took tnder. Drain off the water and pour in a second supply boil- ing hot, Bring to a boil; drain the radishes and turn into a deep dish. Cover them with a good drawn butter founded upon milk instead of water; season with pepper and salt, aed carve when they have stood in the* sauce in the open oven for five minutes to let the dressing sink into them. What are left over may be made into a salad next day (cold). Cover with French dressing and surround with crisp lettuce leaves. y•la JUSTICE IN FRANCE. Death for Murdering Daughter— One Year for Slaying Father. A melancholy -story concerning the assassination of a beautiful young woman by her mother was told to the jury at Rouen, France. The victim, Marie Gauthier, aged 20, Was insured for $1,000, and it was to obtain the insurance money that her mother, a widow of 41, who kept a small grocery store at Bottel- les, strangled her, and then placed the corpse in an outhouse in a hanging position as if Marie had committed suicide. Throughout the trial the prisoner maintained that she was innocent, but the evidence was overwhelm- ing. The two little brothers of the murdered village belle testified against their mother, and related how, during the night of 016 crime, they heard their sister repeatedly call out, "Mamma, mind, you are strangling me." . When the body was discovered • hanging to a nail, Mme. Gauthier explained that her daughter had committed suicide, and that she hacl been very melancholy for some time. This was proved to be, un- true, for the girl was to be married „in September, and had told allsher friends joyfully of her betrothal. The murderess was sentenced to death. While Mme. Gauthier's trial was proceeding at Rouen, the jurymen • of the Allier Department were con- sidering the case of a :son who mur- dered his father. They were in a lenient mood, and the parricide was sentenced to only one year's im- prisoninent. Louis Auclair, a youth of 19, was trying to break open the desk in which his father kept his savings, when M. Auclair, senior, upexpeet- acIly arrived and caught his son by the cellar. Thee struggled, and to free himself the son -seized a revel - Tar a4'hot his father dead. USEFUL INFORMATION. Maiden -hair fern will keep per- fectly if laid between the folds of a damp cloth. It is so apt to shriv- el if put in water. A little vinegar put in the fry- ing pan and then boiled up on the stove removes the odor of fish or onions from the utensil. Your black crepe de chine blouse will look almost as good as new if it is dipped in cold tea and then ironed. Joints of meat should be careful - Ip wiped with a damp cloth before cooking. They are apt to get musty while hanging in the shop. Silver will not need as much rub- bing if before cleaning it is Washed in hot soap and water with a little liquid ammonia, in it. Paint stains will often yield to alternate applications of turpentine and benzine. Try this using tur- pentine first. A small brush, such as can be bought for five cents at any oil store should hang over the sink. Use it for scrubbing the handles of cups and jags. Salt for table purposes will not cake if it is dried and pounded, and has a little cornflour mixed with it. It should be passed through a sieve. A fls.nir dredger which costs no- thing can be made of an empty mustard or cocoa tin. Bore a num- ber of small holes in the cover and it is ready for use. To get rust off keys and locks leave them to soak, for forty-eight hours mod ti rub wefl it paper Soaking a second time may I be necessary. ONE AND ONLY. "John, don't you dare to wear that old straw hat out with me. Get the one I cleaned for you." "This is it, dear." t,Vcsvaviaxs,%-los.,,e,ca.-eve,0%-st..4sAllvit, ready to hand—and it often eures toothaehe when everythine else has failed. It is also a tonic; in some cases alla,ys irritation ..ancl pain or sensations of heat; and it can also LT p.g,tit,..4,,witiritAiveolveAtAveko ACUTE BILIOUS ATTAOK. Biliousness is a term covering a group of symptoms such as hea,c1. ache, naesea and vomiting, that arc usually attributed to the disordered • action ef the liver. The word is more popular with the laity than with the doctors, for the reason • that it does not often correctly de- seribe the eondition. It is true that the liver does its work better at one time than another, and that there are people with whom it nev- er does it, very well. But it is also true that in most cases of "bilious- ness" the difficulty is principally with the stomach or the bowels, whereas the trouble with the liver is enly a sort of rebellion against the intolerable burdens unfairly laid upon it. The treatment of such cases will naturally be unsue- ee,ssful unless it is directed to the organs actually at fault. Acute bilious attacks may occur at any age, and sometimes afflict certain members of a family for generation after generation, from ehildhood to old age. Children of northern parents who are born in the tropics seem to be e,specially susceptible, Emotion, fatigue or severe physical exercise will often bring on an attank, especially ex- ercise that produces irregular vi - la one, sue as sw nging, motor - riding and railroad travel. Many eufferers from bilious at- tacks are obliged to avoid certain articles of diet. As a general rule, they are injuriously affected by sweets, excess of fats, mackerel, sardines, pork, liver, pastry and shell -Ash, The attack itself is marked by vertigo, faintness, acid eructations and griping pains, although the mb- ter are not always present. There is always profound exhaustion and semietupor, like that seen in sea- sickness. Fortunately, a bilious attack tends to cure itself, first by the throwing off at the irritating bile, and second by the rest to the diva, tive functions resulting from the complete loss of the appetite. Treat- ment should follow the hints given by nature. The patient ahould he down in a dhrkened room, If the headache is severe, ice -water cloths or a menthol preparation may be -used, and nothing should enter the mouth except a small piece of ice from time to time, to allay thirst, or a glees of hot water to assist the vomiting and help to cleanse the stomach.—Youth's Companion. HEALTH HINTS. That tooth is raging aga,in ; the dentists and chemists will not he out of bed for several hours. Why not try the application of common salt dissolved in warm water—as strong as possible. Salt is always OIC CONSCIENCE Whatever Religion Serves Man Best is the Altar Where He Ought to Worship. xxIvrioin, 1s7harpeneth iron.—Proverbs, The frictional rubbing and pol- ishing process of one piece of iron against another illustrates in a unique fashion how contact and re- sistance may became mutually help- ful and render friendly assistance. When competition is free from imposition it helps business, When partisa,nship is free from bitterness it helps statesmanship. Difference of opinion has encouraged ,scholars to take long and tiresome journeys in the search after truth. Know- ledge is the result of the mind at work. Questions and answers sharpen the wits. Power is the connection of the positive and nega- tive. Fundamentals are accepted rules that have become reconciled by mutual agreement. No question is understood thoroughly until the for and against are heard. It is difficult to define truth, be- cause truth to one man may net be truth to another, and yet both ma,y be right. It is the same with wrong. However, there are two universally recognized, spirits in this world that are diametrically opposed to each other. They are called Good and Evil. Whatever their source may be we shall not attempt to explain. It is sufficient for us to know that THEY ARE- HERE. On the side of Good we find right- eousness, justice, tolerance, know- ledge, love and happiness. On the side of Evil ,there are ignorance, superstition, intemperance, Misery and selfishness. The individual who rubs against the destructive forces and overcomes them with Good grows stronger with every stroke. The one who forsakes the voice of the conscience grows weaker. But there is no time for idleness, and there is a constant struggle to do the, right. We believe the only right one man has to claim his freedom of though., anfl LC'S rnPr of worship is to give his neighbor the same privi- lege without persecuting him. It is insincerity that provokes ridicule. Iia the last, analysis each indivi- dual must be his own defender be- fore the Supreme Ruler and render his account for himself and not upon the basis of what the multi- tude had been doing. The conten- tion that shows the strength, of will that would obey God not only will win admiration, but will turn many toward righteousness who would be otherwise inclined to fel- low the crowd and bow down be- fore the unbleating and golden calf erected and dedicated t.o the worship of Baal. The challenge of Joshua turned the hearts of the children of Israel back to the God of Abraham. THE TAUNT OF THE PROPHET on the mount when he laughed at the priests of Baal drove, them to despair and madness :—``Possibly the god of Ashteroth is absent on a journey. Cry louder and he may hear you." The man who is will- ing to deliver his soul that his body may have enough to ea,t and to drink would not fittingly represent the pillar of beauty or strength in the Temple of Life. The spirit of the triumphant sol- dier is the same spirit that nthe man of God ought to possess when seek- ing eternal life. It was the fear- lessness of Caesar that com- pelled the unwilling boatmen to carry him across the River Apus. It was Pizarro who drew the line on the ground and said to his ad- venturous followers: -- "On this side lies Panama a,nd poverty, and on this side Peru and gold." Step- ping across the line, he said, "The brava will follow me." It was the Christian warrior Paul who wrote: "Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in tbs> work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your la- bor is not, ia vain in the Lord." It was Christ who said, "Ile of good cheer I hate overcerne the world. REV. WM., H. KEPRART, rechice the size of tumors. Soap, again, another everyday article, is often of immense service in indigestam, when properly used, and it plaices a most valuable lini- ment for sprains and bruises when combined with spirit -of -wine. Blanched lettuce is an excellent soporific, and has cured acute oases Q1ionrs9minngias. Sapof raw potato, or even a piece of newspaper, will greatly reduce the pain of a burn; a drink of lemon -juice and coffee will often give immediate relief in neuralgic headache; alai the applieatioo of scraped horseradish will often ef- feet the same result. Spanish onions eaten late in the day irresistibly acne' many people to sleep; the ash of burnt wood in water has often been of service in acute dyspepsia; and the humble potato may be turned to number- less uees. Its stalk, consmered as a textile plant, produees in Austria a cottony flax; in Sweden sugar is extraeted from its root; by com- bustion its different parts yield pot - ass; its -tubercles, made into a. Pulp, are substitute for soap in bleaching; it yields vinegar by ex- posure and spirit by distillation; its starch is the equal of Indian ar- rowroot; and it can be made to fur, nish two kinds of flour and a gruel. 11 WORDS AND PITRASES. ectiotes Telling Ifow the Lan guage Ifas Been Enriched. Many readers are doubtless at,- qua,inted with the old rhyme Two noble, earls, -whom, it 1 quote, Some folks might call me sinner; The one invented half a coat, The other half a dinner, The lines refer to a fernier Earl Spencer, who made a short over- coat, ultimately termed a "spen- eer," fashionable for some time, and the Earl of Sandwich, who bit upon the idea of having his meat between two pieces of bread, in or- der that he might take, a meal with- out leaving the gaming table. In his remarkably interesting and informative book'entitled "The Romance of words," Mr. Ernest Weekley, a well-known authority on modern laneuages, thus refers to the Spencer story: "His lordship," he says, "when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, being out a -hunting, had, in the aet of leaping a. fence, the Misfortune to have one of the skirts of his coat torn off; upon which his lordship tore off the ether, observing that to have but one left was like a pig with one ear! Some inventive gen- ius took the hint, and, having made some of these half -coats, out of compliment to his lordship, gave them the significant cognomen of 'speneerd " Mr. Weekley also mentions that "hurly-burly" is said to owe its ori- gin to Hurleigh and Burleigh, two neighboring families "that filled the country round them with contest and violence"; and that the word "Boh !" iised to frighten ehildren was the name of Boh, a great gen- eral, the son of Odin, whose very appellation struck immediate panic among his enemies. "There are many objects which bear the names of individuals. Such are 'albert,' tchiela,' 'brougham,' 'victoria,' and 'wellington' boots. Middle-aged people can remember ladies wearing a red blouse called a `garibaldi.' Sometimes an inventor is immortalized--e.g., mackintosh, shrapnel, both due to nineteenth century inventors. The more re- cent 'maxim' is named from one who, according to the late Lora Salisbury, has saved many of his fellowmen from dying of old age." Again, "billycock" is apparently derived from the description of the Oxford "Blood" in his "bully cocked hat," worn aggressively on one Gide. "Pinchebeck" was a London watchmaker, and "doily" is from Doyley, a linen draper of the ,same period. Etienne de Sil- houette was a French Finance Min- ister in 1759, but the application of his name to a black profile portrait is variously explained. "icegits" was first brewed in Queen Anne's reign by Colonel Francis Negus. NOT LIKELY. "Mary,, did anyone call while I was out?" "Yes. Mr. Ba,rtie Plantagenet." "I3ertie Plantagenet? I don't kpo \V anybody of that, name" "Probably not, mum; he called to c ee Mel" 1 HE SLINDAY SC1100 LE INTERNATIONJIL IiI;SSON • SEPT. 22. Lesson XII.—The feeding of the live thousand, Mark 6, 30-44. Golden text, John 6. n. Verse 30. The apeeties—The lit eral meaning of the word "apoetle' is "one sent with erelers." The name is applied to the twelve whom Jesus selected feona amona his numerous disciples. It is de scriptive of their official work ra- ther than of their discipleship. The names of the twelve are recorded by Luke (6. 12-16) and Matthew (10. 2-4). Gather themselves together unto jesus—After they returned from their missionary tour described in Mark 6. 7-13. 31. Come ye . . and rest a while --The neoessity for rest is partially ehown in the next elause. This is hardly the full reason, however, as Jesus sought intervals of quiet fel- lowship with the twelve „in which he might more carefully prepare them for their future work. Mat- thew gives an additional reason, namely, the profound grief which overcame Jesus when he beard of the death of John the Baptist (14. 13), 32. desert place—Not a sandy waste, but simply an =inhabited region. The place mentioned was probably back from the northeast- ern shore of the Lake of Galileaa not far from Bethsaida. (Luke 9. 10). Their point of departure Waf probably Capernaum, 33. On foot—Or by /and. Outweet them—The multitude ar- rived before Jesus and the twelve. The distance around the northwest- ern shore was little farther than the COIRTse aeross, and perhaps even shorter than that followed by the small sailing boat. 34. He came forth—Out of the boat. John's aecouot differs, how- ever, dating that Jesus had spent some time in the mountain before emerging into the presence of the waiting multitude (John 6. 3-5). As sheep not having a shepherd —This unusually strong figure makes clear the hapless condition of the people. Like sheep, they were dependent, upon the guidance of shepherde. The, scribes and Pharisees, who were the religioas leaders, were themselves blind to spiritual truth, so that the people were left to weeder aimlessly with- out spiritual guidance. 35. The day was now far spent— was late in the afternoon of the same day on which they had arriv- ed at the desert place. We need not, therefore, think of his dis- course to the multitude on this oc- casion as having been an unusually long one. 36. Somewhat to eat—In the.ir haste to follow Jesus they gave lit- tle thought as to where their quest would lead them, so that they had neglected to provide food. 37. Two hundred shillings' worth --The reference is to the silver de- narius, a Roman coin, which was mare nearly equivalent to the Eng- lish shilling than any coin with which we are familiar. Its actual value was between sixteen and sev- enteen cents. It represented a day's wages in the time of Christ, SO that its purchasing power was much greater. The question repre- sents the -impossibility of provid- ing for such a multitude, as so large an amount was beyond the. meager purse of the twelve. 38. Five, and two fishes—Au amount sufficient for about one person. 39. Sit down by companies—Or recline "in parterres," a term used for flower beds of rnany colors, per- haps suggested to the writer by the eolored clothing of the different groups. Green grass—This realistic touch of Mark's story indicates his habit of close observation and love of the pictorial. It also makes known to us the season of the year, which was spring about the time of the passover (john 6. 4), since in Pales- tine the grass is green for only a short period following the winter rains. 40. In ranks. by hundreds, and by fifties—Herein is suggested i e or- derly arrangement of the people to render convenient the distribution of the food. Gereach describes the formation as follows: "Two long rows of one hundred, and a shartet elm of fifty persons. The fourtl-, side reMained--after the manner ot the table of the ancients --empty and open." 43. Twelve basketfuls --Ordinary Oriental traveling bags.Inasmuch as we are led te believe that Jesus and the twelve carried as litle "luggage" as possible on their tours (Matt. 10. O. 10), we may sup- pose that these bags wore Secured from among the people; many of whom were on their way to ;Ierusa- lem to attend he feast of tjle pass - ver <Tolin 6. 4), There was ene `basket" for each post e 44 Five thousa 1:1C1 1-0 e n --N ot in hiding women anxi ellcla oon (AL tt hiding