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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Advocate, 1914-7-30, Page 2Barley Dishes. Pearl Barley Breakfast .porridge. Put one quart of water o i to boil and salt it lightly. When it boils Stir into it one-half cup of pearl barley, Dover the kettle, clamped down covers are best•-aani put over the simmering burner turned low,. to cook for three .:hours. Towards the last the water may be cooked so that it is necessary to add •a lit- tle more. If stirred occasionally from the bottoms it will not catch on. Warm up in double boiler if Booked the day before. Any of the fresh- fruits with cream can be serv- ed with this. So served cold, as a luncheon dish, it is excellent. Thick Barley Water. .Instead of one quartuse two quarts of water and cook as above. This will yield a,, quart of barley porridge to thick- en soups "with, to use for muffins or a, pudding, etc., and a quart of thick jelly-like liquid, which may: also be used in various ways: It may be thinned and flavored for a drink or some butter, an egg yolk, etc., may be added to make of it a soup. It has the consistency of a good cream soup and is good witha little butter and nothing else, but if a little Parmesan cheese is freshly grated into it we have something like a soup and solid as food. Fruit Soups—A thick barley wa- ter. is an excellent foundation for fruit soups. Dried fruits, such as raisins, figs, etc., may be cut up and cooked in 'the thinned water, which thickens up again while these are being cooked in it. A 'little su- gar or some lemon juice or, better, lemon syrup, added to these finally will give the needed acidity and help to blend all the flavors. Barley Sauce.—A thick jelly-like barley water flavored with lemon cr some jelly, and heated, with a bit of butter added when it is taken from the strove, is a good deal better pudding sauce for an irritable stomach than one made of butter and flour cooked together. The flour is rarely cooked enough and butter so cooked it hard on the stomach. Barley Water Drinks.—A large tablespoon of freshly made Durrant jelly in the bottom of a glass makes an excellent flavoring for barley wa- ter, and is wholesome. Even old jelly will taste better in this tha,n in most combinations. In general, barley water to drink must be flav- ored to taste, but the jelly flavoring is to the taste of most people. It may be flavored in the same way as the fruit soups. Barley water is much easier on the stomach than raw cold water. Barley .riuffins.—One egg, two cups of barley porridge, one cup of flour; into which has been sifted three even teaspoons of baking ;powder, and a little barley water or milk if necessary. Beat the egg, add the barley and stir well, and then the flour and baking pow- der, making a rather thick batter. If the ,porridge left from the thick barley water -one-half cup of 'bar- ley cooked in two quarts of water —is used, no additional Liquid will be needed. Milk is likely to make the muffins sodden. Bake from twenty-five to thirty minutes. Well. made, these are good enough to give anyone an appettite. Scotch Broth.—A chef in a lam - DUB old English hotel, who had cur- riedmutton and Scotdh broth on his menu at the same time, gave the following recipe for the latter : 'Take the liquor any mutton has been boiled in and remove the fat when cold. Wash a cup of pearl barley and put it on to boil. When. done add to the liquor; also a tur- nip, carrot, onion, and .a little cel- ary. Boil until the vegetables are tender and serve.' This was thin with only ,a few kernels of barley ko be seen. Grated raw carrpt on the tap made it good looking and Improved the flavor. A single pound of mutton should- er, the fat and skin removed before it is cooked in two quarts of water, will flavor a barley liquid sufficient- ly for a delicate soup, but three pounds are generally used for this amount. The meat, if first fried a little in hot fat, ,and the vegetables the same, may be ; taken out of the broth andserved as curried mut- ton by making a' gravy and flavor- ing it with curry. Leftover barley porridge can always be . used to thicken a mutton broth, but if •bar - 'ley is added and cooked in it one large tablespoon wibh the other in- gredients will make it thick enough, Household (hints. Putting, ,wilted vegetables into ice -water will restore their fresh- ness. Winter boots and shoes should be stuffed with paper before being put away. Rub fresh lard on the grass, statin, let stand a little while, then 'wash in warm suds. Asparagus on toast with hot cream,, well salted, makes a delici- ous 'breakfast dish. A tiny piece of garlic on the let- tuce half an hour: before serving Will give a slight savory flavor. For fruit stains on linen. rake ,a paste of powdered starch and wa- ter. Dover the Oahu, leave on some time, then brush off lightly, $ilk dresses should always be re inforoed with silk under the arms, were the most wear conies. It is a good idea to add to the garden year by year two or three new potherbs and salad plants, It will • save fine hose if a piece of velvet isglued inside the heels the moment the shoe begins to rub. Overcooking always injures the color of greens; they ehould never be cooked until they become yel- low. Leftover icecream may be utiliz- ed in making"+rakes. It may tape the place of butter or flavoring. The pot in which greens are .cook- ed should never be covered. The confined steam injures the flavor and spoils the ;color. Choose sunny, windy days on which to wash the blankets. They will be dry and fluffy by night, with delicious open-air smell. Ylf a little powdered sugar and le- mon juice are added to dandelions while cooking, the ;bitterness will be somewhat counteracted. Boston asparagus ferns are said to thrive on a dose of coffee. Twice a week use the leftover coffee, with plenty of warn water added. A remedy for grass stains is cream of tartar dissolved in boiling water. Apply when the spot is fresh and then wash as usual. Always Ilse ointments in tubes instead of jars where possible. Dip- . the finger into the jar may mean infection to the next'usei" A piece of fresh pork baked with the beans is an economy, as the. pork makes the meat dish for din- ner and the beans are delicious The housewife should have ` one potherb on her table daily. The potherb is essentially a relish, but it has a distinct value in the diet. When food has accidentally been made too salty in cooking, the effect may be counteracted by adding a tablespoonful of vinegar and one of sugar. To remove oil stains from carpets make a paste with fuller's earth and cold water, and spread thickly on the soiled parts. Let it dry then remove with a stiff brush. Leftover stews containing vege- tables should be used promptly; and in making summer stock vegetables should on no account be added un- less to be used the same day. Aspic jellies in summer are always dan- gerous_ When sweeping a room, dust can be prevented from rising by dipping a newspaper in salt water, tearing it up in small.pieces and scattering: them over the carpet.: This not only causes the absorption of the dust, but brightens the color of -the carpet. RO CEEFELLER'S GEI' ER0SITY. Began When Young and Has Kept It tin Ever Since. It is very difficult to collect anec- dotal matter relating to John D. Rockefeller, the oil king. His near relatives .know his dislike for appearing in print, and his house- hold is leak -proof. But there are many stories which show the oil magnate in a generous light. The Standard Oil Company of Ohio, the parent company, has no penmen fund, but maintains a gratuity system, . which means about the same thing, with the ex- ception that no obligation is as- sumed by the company as aper- manency. When this plan was first put in operation it' was discovered that a number of old employes were not eligible for the gratuity fund, because they had already severed. their connection with the concern for old age or disability. The fact `coming to John D. Rockefeller's no- tice, he gave instructions to have every such case investigated and reported upon, with a. suitable re commendation as to the require- ments in each worthy case. James Cole, superintendent of No. 1 works, was the official investigator and made the reco;m;menda,tions. Upon receipt of the reports, John D. gave instructions to have all these people placed upon his per- canal payroll, their pensions to be paid by Mr. Cole personally and without notice to anyone. That system is still maintained. Even now some mere are discovered who years ager worked' for Mr. 'Rockefel- ler, and after some service- sought other employment. Whenever 'a deserving case is found the man is pensioned, even though . he has not been in John D.'s employ for a quarter century. Shortly defter John D. Rockefel- ler had an"ovedaway from. Cleve- land, about thirty years ago, New York observed her tercentenary; and all the Ohio National Guard was sent east to participate in the biggest parade New York had up to that occasion ever seen. Governor Foraker was anidous to show off the regiment of field artillery in, the Ohio, section, and ordered the march up Fifth Avenue to include a, gallop, battery front, unmindful of the fact that the. equipment dated back to '65. In consequence half; the 'junk, went to , the scrap heap, not, however, without seri- ous damage to the men.: One broke his arm,:` another his hip as one wheel went out :from under hien. One was killed. Aets of liintlitess,_ One of the officers was taken bo St. Luke's Hospital, then ori:West Fifty-third Street, New Fork. Shortly afterward a neighbor sent to inquire into the •details of the accident, and when ha heard that an Ohio pian had been hurt he asked permission to scud. the pa- tient's food .tohien from his own home. During. the (six weeks the man lay in a, cast all hie nroals were preparedin the neighbor'Is house. And "the neighbor was John D. Rockefeller. _ A 'few years ago Mr, Rockefeller sat in the omoe. of an acquaintance, in one of the big office buildings, waiting his turn with his dentist, whose office is in the same building. Absorbed in a snewspaper, he seem- ed to pay no attention to the dis- cu;ssion between his temporary host and a woman caller, the prin cipe,1 of a school, relating to- teacher who was obliged to go to New Mexico fon account of failing health and for whom her fellow - teachers had taken -up a modest col- lection to enable her' to reach her objective . point in the =southwest. But his memory served him well, For next day one of, his agents called on the sick teacher, handed her a cheque for a. substantial sum, and told her that the sane amount would be sent to her regi - S 3 A new portrait' of Mr. John D. Rockefeller. larly each month while she was ill.. For two years he continued to re- ceive Mr. Rockefeller's bounty, her stay enabling her to make a per- fect ,recovery. She is still a teach- er in the public schools. Early during the Civil War, be- fore the days of a Government bounty to encourage enlistment, it became necessary that something should be done to assure the de- pendent 'families of recruits that they would not want during the ab- sence of their 'husbands and sons. To this end a committee was foam- ed and went to see John D. at his works in River Street, and found him with his partner, M. B. °Clark. Mir. Rockefeller received thein kindly, and ' told them that he was sorry he could not go himself,' since his brother Frank had en- listed. But he was glad to help. With a. long key he opened the safe and produced a tidy sum of money. "I wantyou to feel," he said to the two recruits, "that your peo- ple, will not suffer while you are gone." On . the way uptown Tibbits turn- ed excitedly to Scofield. "Wliy," he said, "that man is rich! - Re =must be worth $10,000 !" At that. time Mr. Rookefeller was barely 23 years old. The Last Item. A famous novelist staying at a certain hotel,' in Canada was so an- noyed by the laok of attention he received that' in a moment of irrita- tion he asked to see the proprietor, "I just wanted to tell you," said the author when the proprietor ap- peared, that of all the hotels under the shining sun I have never been in one that' for unzn.itigated, all- round unendurable discomfort' could equal yours." After the indignant landlord had withdrawn the author asked for his bill, and he disdover-, ed that the last item on it was -- "To impudence --$3" j Discussing Their Gr.ievanees. Two married ladies 'discuss- ing ;dies were Idirouss- ilrg• their grievances. "You can't think how the increased cost of liv- ing affects us," confessed one, Why, any bilis for clothes alone are more than twice as large this year as they were last year,' `Mete cy 1" exclaimed the other, "I don't see how . your husband oltn `.afford. it. Ile can't," said the:. first, "But he couldn't afford it hist year, So whets, the ,difference V' .. . NINE. INVENTIVE EPOCHS ALTERS THE COI DI:lIOINS OF CIVILIZATION. Inventors' Ideas Mark Stages in Progress of Civilization of the World. George Westinghouse - who died recently, stood ninth in the list, of American inventors -not in point of achievement but in respeot of fer- tility. Nearly, 250 patents stand to his credit.. He .began life as ma- chinist, and was only 21 years old when he applied to :Cornelius Van- derbilt for an-derbilt'for. help in the introduction of his air brake to use on the rail- roads, The great man laughed to scorn the idea of "stopping trains with wind," and dismissed hint., say- ing that he had no time to waste on fools. It was the air brake, however, that made high speed railroading possible, The invention was, there - fere, an repo -oh -,maker, ;ono of 'two such which sprang from Westing- house's brain, the other being the harnessing of the alternating eleo- tric current, which was destined bo become the basis of enormous new industries. Every now a.nd then an invention is made that radically alters the conditions of -civilization. The tele- phone was. such .an, invention; so likewise the ,typewriter. Dr. Emile Berliner. The man whose improvements in the. telephone` made it possible to talk over long distances --said, the other day, that in effect there had been no epoch-making invention from the time of Archimedes :to the year 1438 A.D., wheat the printing press came into existence. The next one was the telescope, in 1609, and then a century and a half elapsed before the arrival of the steam en- gine. Photography followed in 1820, magneto -electric induction in 1831, the telegraph in 1844, ;and the, tele- phone in 1876. Since the introductionof the tele- phone, it might be said, ;epoch mak- ing inventions have followed one an- other with astonishing : rapidity, among them being the electriclight, the X-rays, color. photography, liquid air, wireless -telegraphy, and radium.. Not allof these epee be properly said to have altered the conditions of civilization, but even liquid air and radium represent dis- coveries which mark important steps in the development ;of human know- ledge. Speaking of the electric light, Dr. Berliner said: -"In 1877 there was at tile capitol in Washington, near the doss upstairs, a larg_, room in which was a big battery consisting of about 100 jars full of sulphuric acid and water, each containing a piece of carbon and a piece of zinc. On the Fourth of July the daily pa- per announced, to -night the electric light will be shown from. the. 'capitol Everybody was down on Pennsyl- ✓ ania, avenue to seen it. All at once we beheld A Brilliant Light in the lower part of the dome. Pre- sently it went out, and perhaps twenty minutes later the electrician managed to get it going again, and we had another glimpse of the won- derful electric illumination. It was quite an interestingexhibition, and everybody enjoyed it highly." In point of .fertility,' Thomas A. Edison :stands fleet in the list of Am- erican inventors with over 800 pat- e,nts. Next Francis H. Rich: arcs, with 600 odd—mainly in the line of weighing machines. Two electricians follow--Elihu Thoi son and Charles E. Scribner.: Fifth is Luther C. Crowell, who has done so much to develop the are of print- ing. Next in order is Robert L. Hunt- er, whose 300 patents exhibit a most vercatile genius, relating as they do to many different'` kinds of ideas, from electric railways and. electric lamps to : dental ,engines and theatre chairs. Others among the first ten American in`vento•rs are John W. Hyatt, whose contrivances relate largely to the lighting of.sub- terranean places, and Charles J. Van Depeole, who has specialized in trolleys and electric roads, Van Depoele, by the way, *as a cabinet maker in Detroit when he took up the study of electricity as an amusement for his evenings. He originated the under -running trol- ley system, Corliss, the Inventor' of- Stearn Engines. made his experiments after work - ng twelve hours a day as a meat cutter. William Herschel, after- wards knighted for his achievements as an astronomer, built his wonder- ful instruments and •astonishedthe world by his discoveries while earn- ing ;a living by playing the fiddle at el aces and concerts. The talking niaohine is ;one of' the epoch -makers that have followed the invention of the telephone. More than forty years ago, as anany peo- ple now living will remember, P, T,; Barnum exhibited as one of the. at- tractions of his circus, a machine that was supposed to talk. It made some very queer noises which might be understood -to counterfeit, human speech, with the help of a strong imagination, T,ts construction war,' a secret and of the .actual nature of itt'mechanisni there seems to !le 'no XIIiiIl LULU TO GUARD AGAINST ALUM 114 DAKING POWDER SEE THAT ALL INGREDIENTS ARE PLAINLY PRINTED ON THE LABEL,ANDTHAT ALUM OR SULPHATE`OF ALUMINA OR SODIC ALU.MINIC 5UL- PHATE IS NOT ONE OF THEM, THE WORDS. "NO ALUM" WITHOUT THE IN- GREDIENTS 1S. NOT SUFFI- CIENT.. MAGIC BAKING, POWDER COSTS NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KINDS. FOR ECONOMY, BUY THE ONE ;POUND TINS. Y1111110' BAKING PSOWDER I8COMPLl4E9 (WIRE Foulwic a INoratit• 1 EAtiDN9D10OTI PSg A7!W.14MAR& TEOFSOIEANIO OFF E. W. GILLETT-COMPANY LIMITED WINNIPEG TORONTO, ONT. MONTREAL I111I9rliltnitaitnlil(if��ir�iitairlilrll,� l tit>nA! Ilr Ili (' i i nit tit record extant. The real talking machine, invented by Edicon, did not Dome into existence until 1878. KEEPING FOOD ix $ClLFi(.I'R. Battle Should ' be Waged Against Flies in the Rome. While people should be careful about the condition of the food they eat., at all seasons of the year, they should be particularly watchful during the summer months. In hob weather, bacteria multiply far more rapidly than in cold weather and produce chemical changes . in some foods which greatly lessen their nutritive value and often make theta unfit for (human consumption. Unfortunately,- there is no quick, absolute, simple, practical way of determining the presence or hurt- ful bacilli in foods or of obtaining positive evidence of the existence of ptomaines. The average family does not have the delicate.appara- tus needed for these tests, nor the skill to detect these micro-organ- isms. The housewife will find eyes and nose the safest practical detectives of bad food in hot weather. If any article has any suspicion of an un- usual odor or looks abnormal, it should be avoided. People eating in doubtful restaurants should be particalarly careful about meats or fish cooked with .a highly spiced or ,aromatic sauce which might dis- guise a bad taste or: warning odor. Only sweet-smelling, clean food should be eaten. Spotted, green, slimy or frothy raw meat, or meat which is toft in spots should be re- garded. with suspicion. Taste, of course, is supplementary test, but one to be used aftej eyes, nose -and fingers. A another before she al- lows her child to eat anything, should examine it carefully in a good light, smell it and finally taste it. Milk, particularly, deteriorates rapidly under •summer heat, espec- ially if it contains bacteria. House- wives, therefore, should see to it that. their milk after being left by the milkman; does not stand for any length of time on a hot back porch 4r stoop before it is put in the ice- box. : Milk bottles should be kept closed, bobh in the ice -box and out of it. If there is any doubt at all as to the excellence of the local. milk supply, pasteurize all milk. A11'foods should be kept covered or wrapned, and always out of the reach of flies, which are deadlyear- riers of typhoid: All vessels, pitch- ers, etc.,' ire which food is to be stored should first ;be: scalded. Food should be 'handled as little as pos sible. The ice -'box, especially its drain'. pipe, should. -be cleaned thor- oughly and frequently with boiling water and washing soda, and given an occasional airing. ' Uncooked foods, as a general pro- position,:,•should •be ayoided. Child- ren should not be allowed to eat the skins of fruits, especially fruits. which; have been exposed to flies or street dirt on unscreened stands or push -carts. Those who go away for .vacation should not get the idea •that ' event - thing in a•summer resort or strange city.: is necessarily pore and whole- some. The danger of typhoidfever, in country resorts is very great,' .Many of the cases of typhoid fever recorded in the fall in. cities where the water is pure had their origin in water or contaminated substan- ces drunk or eaten .at some sunlmer+ resort. Insist on (boiled water. If you absolutely cannot get boiled" water, make very sure about ..the reputation of springs, wells or tap water. Refuse absolutely to bake any water that comes from a source near anyouthouse or stable or in a. neighborhood 'where` fever is at all prevalent. - Boiled water: can be made just as palatable as unboiled water. The fiat. taste which boiled water has soon after ib has been boiled is due to the fact that boiling drives out of -it bhe air which it held in solution. If the water after boiled is . put in scalded, shallow, open pans and .al- lowed to stand for 24 hours where flies dr dirt cannot get at it, it will regain its air and have its usual taste restored 'by thesecond day. A possible source of danger in t'he home, but one frequently overlook- ed, would seem to be the pet ani maxis of the household. The fur of even the .most cleanly•cats and dogs Must come in contact with many things which we would .not care to have 'touch our food. In many families where the animals are not allowed in the living -rooms for fear of soiling the furniture, they are given free range in kitchen and pantry, where the chances are they will leave more or less loose hair and dirt and which may .find. its way to food utensils or to food.` A word should also be said re- garding animal pests. Rats and mice .are regarded by all 'housewives as destructive and disagreeable in every way, and no one cares to eat food which they have. touched. Traces of the presence of mice may sometimes be noted in cereals and other foods sold in open boxes and similar' containers in . markets an+ shops 'which are careless in such matters. This suggests another reason for keeping such foods in glass jars or .tin can or similar re- ceptacles in •chops and in the pantry and storeroom. In addition to the food which they destroy and the pecuniary Doss involved, rats and mice are a menace to health, as they are known to be carriers of -disease, Bubonic plague, diphtheria and many other similar diseases may be communicated by rats. An Anti -Swatter. Alas for the poor fly! He has few friends .nowadays. One of the last to be kind to him was the dear old Countess. of X. "Julia,"' said her ladyship, who noticed • one buzzing round the win- dow and giving ,himself . a headache butting the glass, "Julia, open the• window and let that poor fly out." "But, madras., it is pouring rain." "You are very thoughtful, Julia. Show the fly into the .ante -room and let it sit -down till the - shower is over; then let it out." Mother—"1s the clock running,; Willie l" Willie—"No, ma, it's just standing still and wagging its tail." SOUTH-WEST PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LIMITED Calgary, - Alberta Directors. . W. IS. Herron, Esq•, dalgarY, President. Albert 0. Johnson, Esq., Calgary: Ma0aualand, Capital Authorized, $1,000,000. Thomas Beveridge, Esq.. -Oalgary. Vice-president. H. 1C. Heed, Esq., 0.A., Calgary, gag., Calgary. Holdings_ 4,220 Acres. FIRST WELL. This will be drilled just West 6f tete famous- Dingman Producing Well. SECOND WELL. Will be drilled on West Half Section 36, Township 18, Range 3 West of Fifth. THE ALBERTA OIL FIELDS,.aro tow 'merely avt the beginning of .their deve oppment. The meat eminent t sologiste, however,. no longer: hesitate to p that they will drove among the moot valtiablo: 011 lie:cis of tho world. 'Elie shares of good Oompandea holding -vol;-soleoted Lando are tt perfectly fair and Segitima.te speculation at tho present tdmo, and at altar be bonne in mind that .altar ,he. Oil 1i'ields aro snore fully developed 41Tc1 proved. shares in Oomilanies oath as the ,Southwest Petroleum & i)evelopment Co„ Ltd., will very likely be 'Unobtainable, e, eopt at von/mush higher gtires. THE COMPANY'S HOW:HMIS are among' the most valuable in ;tho die-' trio and are soattored throughout the oil-predt:ioing area. AllLenses ;hold,': could already bo $old ,at, a very heavy` advance over cost. SHARES may be obtained at'i vhare .A hare, $1.00 rUnder- signed, but ,are ,qubieot ;to Withdrawalp from the u' without notice. laospeotgo and full narti;oulara, upon i`egtteat. W. B. LEITCH, Bank el Ottawa 1Suiltling, Agent for fleeter!' Canada. Montreal,