HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1915-6-10, Page 2About the Household
'V seful Reeiln's,is early as good, may prove of
For Old Potatoes.—Put a e of.); nearly
value. After wasb•ing your lace
cu of milk or even a tahlespoonfai eurta;us in the usual way, select a
if more cannot be spared, into thecy your filo lase. laeeWath oft ease full,
potato kettle this time of year and i Naive a box uF sin i?I tinnedto^acs
it will prevent the boiled potato,s
from turning black. Watch them r (a' this will not sista and a clean
hammer. Let the edge of the clap-.
carefully that they do not ilia c�v4•r i board be your guide. Take each
if you put in milk. 1 allep, and stretch well. By put-.
Spice Pie,—One cup thi •k ''""r z ,,
t n., them it 3:In early in the
m: rniriQ.
me; or Create. me cup sugar, one
cup raisins (-seeded), yolks of two
eggse
eggs, cinnamon and cloves to ia,t ,
pinch of salt. Bake as you would;
pumpkin pie. When set add mer- i
ingue of two whites and brown. • For the Housekeeper,
This is de'.icious.
soft \•east. ---In learningsoak oreasi,,na ly rubbed with va,�•eline
two cakes yeast. Sea'•.d vile hint he when they are new.
flour. When flour is suffieleutly h Put pump -bows on pumps with
cool and ,-east cake:, suffiel nil , ;nap fae:ever. —it ie much easier
soft tir together. Set in i hairin than sew ng them on.
Playa tin neahl- \t lit t4eD 12 i Potaieee will be in.re mealy if as
large pote.ees in plenty
Ai.f eater. tie>th is put aver the sauct>pan be
drain save water, masa eetetoes ; fuse putt ' T on the lid.
very fine, then add poet;ato mater. r' 1' hewn frying meat or fish sprinkle
I'; taros can be put ina ts'ree-gal- ` e little salt over the bottom of the
len creak and when coneoadd sponge pan before putting in ;he fat. This
to theme It w'i 1 he ro l"ly for l,ge prevents any spattering on the
by neat d,iv. It ell nihil be l ePt : wall ter rust on the :toe.
in the cellar, Cold water eevothes the pain of
Corn 11u'in--Make a porridge of ; .any ,,udden inflammation of the
the meal 'coking it for some Time ; ett, ; hot water will help a dull pain
,'is Born meal requires slow and ' and a weak .Foluthin of boric arid
steady C eking. Add a little more' is alw'iy, good fo,r the eye.
salt. Beatup an egg or twae, ac- If possible have a outside door
cording to ;he amount you have alio in your kitchen; it will make it so
stir ins, the ,.err^rage. Push to the much ,r ?. and if it
P � c:oczlc i n siirnrrier,
hack of the stove. Have ready •`i has a light in it you will have a
hot • well greased pancake griddle. •itearpse of the outside world and
From a tablespoon, drop the corn feel happier.
meal porridge onto the griddle in Suet and lard are best kept in tin
vionfuls. Let brown nicely be- vessels. Salt pork, 'however,
fore t:irning over. From three to should be kept in glazed earthen-
f:ee Hain utee is required. Turn it ware.
over and push the griddle to the Blackberries can be preserved
in k of the stove where it can frywith a smaller quantity^ of sugar
slowly. With butter and syrup,, it ; than other fruit.
an rise. a splendid supper dish. 1 ec Tit take all of the color out of
ale's i!'• Ftlotl 111th 11 ail p , l a faded cotton garment, boil it in
(re,am, -Into a double boiler or in, cream of tartar %%neer. and it will .
a rail uliieli fits into the top of a be white.
teakettle. put am -half cup sweet With :alt b+:ilei] codfish. serve
mine. tins-ha1i carp :sugar, o+ne weal- parsnips; with boiled salt mackerel,I
beaten ear, and two squares rho- t.,,rn bread or fried eorna11 4111
to+tate broken into small pieces. mush.
Stir and let this cook until it le If von boil hooks and eyes in',
thi.•k and smooth. stirring t �,
it all Tong .esd i water heetre et -ming
the while. When it has thitkenrd, �; them1}n ,garments, it will prevent
remove from the fire, and let coc,1. "their iron molding in the wash.
In a nixing bowl cream one-half; When making tomato bisque use
cup sugar with one-quarter cup i the water in which rice has been
boiled instead of milk. It will not
curdle and is much cheaper to use!
than milk, besides being fully as
good.
Strangled With Red Tape.
dtD two pairs ata time and take
l,wn • hetere sundown. No ironing
fe necessary and they leak "like new.
Shoes will last much longer if
butter. add two well beaten eggs,
one-half vi p milk, ene teaspoon
vela dissolved in a very little hot
water, and scant one and three-
quarters Cups flour. Flavor with
vanilla, Lastly add the chocolate
mixture. stir all well together and
bake for about three-quarters of an
hour in a moderate oven. Bake in
two layers and put together with
whipped cream filling.
Helpful Mints.
Iron Ruet.---A quick and easy
way to remove iron rust from
clothes le to put a teaspoon of
Bream of tartar on the spot, tie up
the Bluth around it into a little
bag and boil the garment.
llandkerehier Breeser Scarf.—
Take
carf.Take three ladies' hemstitched
handkerchiefs, those with an em-
broidered design inside of the hem'.
are prettiest, Vse the same size
and pattern. Make into a strip
with a row of lace insertion be-
tween each, Put a row of the in-
asertion all around the edge and
then a late to match the insertion.
This is very pretty when washed,
not expensive and easily launder-
ed. Use a strip of cambric or sa-
teen of any preferred color under-
neath.
Curtain Shade help.• --If your
roller curtains are too wide for the
window it is not necessary to cut
off the roller, but you can nail two
emall blocks of wood on either side
of the window, and on these fasten
curtain brackets and the curtain
rod suporters. After the lace cut
twin is hung, the extra width of the
shade is not noticeable. If -abet-
lately necessary to cut off roller,
out off at the solid end. This is for
the benefit of talose who move free
quently and have trouble fitting
their shades.
Stretching Curtain. — Not all
housewives have curtain -stretchers
and, the following substitute, which
The late Mr. H. B. Claflin, who
was one of the ~great merchants of
the Iast generation, lived for many
years at limes Bridge, one of the
suburb~; of New York. It was his
whim to have each morning before
breakfast a drink of cold water
fresh from a spring near the house.
One very rainy morning the pit-
cher was not hi its usual place, and
he asked the waitress why it was.
missing.
"Why, Mr. C'laflin,"" she said, "it
was raining so hard and is so muddy
that I was afraid if' I went after
the water I should be too soiled to
wait on the table. I asked Michael to get it for me, but he said it was
his business to look after the horses
and carriages, not to run errands."
"Oh :" said Mr. Clain, thought-
fully. "Perhaps he is right, Ella.
Please tell him. I want the Vie
tur•ia."
Ten minutes later, with much
trampling of hoofs and champing of
bits, the carriage drew up at the
door, with Michael on the box in
his rubber coat and haat cover.
"Come, Ella," said Mr. Clain,
"get your pitcher" ; and taking her
by the arm, he 'walked down the
front steps and helped her into the
carriage.
"Michael," said he. "drive Ella
to the spring and back, so she can
get me some water without muddy-
ing herself."
Ever after Michael used to fill the
pitcher on rainy mornings. without
even waiting to be asked.
James II, is the anly English
king who has ever abdicated since
the Conquest.
The Caterpillar Pest
The following timely warning has
been •circulated by J. A. Carroll,
of the Department of Agriculture,
respecting the caterpillar, which
pest threatens to do much damage
this year. Be warned in time and
save yourself much worry, trouble
and money later on.
Webs of this insect are now seen
In thousands in our •orchards' and
on wild trees and bushes. growing
along fences. If . no attempt is
made to control these caterpillars
they will •spread all over the trees,
strip them bare of leaves,'destroy
the young fruit, .and in time kill
the trees outright.
1. Out down and burn' useless
wild trees growing along fences
and waste places.
2. Pull off the webs early in the
or in the evening (they
are out feeding in the day -time)
and crush them under foot or burn
them: or -
3. Make a torch by soaking a
RIP KITCHENER'S VISIT TO GEN. JOFFRE :f.T THE FRONT.
A photographer caught the two just as Lord Kitchener was say-
ing good-bye,
REMARKABLY STRONG POST-
TION OF THE 11ER,t'II.tNTS
BANK OF CANADA. SHOWN
BY ANNZ'.M,L RETORT
It is significant that after more
than eight months of the severest
financial strain Canada has ever
experienced, the Merchants' Bank
of Canada homes forward with a"
report :hewing not only the great-
est
reatest strength in its history compar-
in * favorably with the strongest
commercial bank throughout tale
world.
Perhaps the outstanding feature
of the annual statement as at
April 30th last, is the assets which
are or can immediately he convert-'
ed into cash. These amount to
8311,0S6.571.51 exclusive of $1,000,-
004 deposited fn the Central Gold
Reserve, and `335,004 deposited
with the Government for the pur-
poses of the Circulation Fund. Al-
together the immediately realisable
assets amount to $33,221.571, or
over 4( of the. Bank's liability to
the public. What this means will
be appreciated when it is remem-
bered that last year these items
totalled over $8,000.000 less, ur
less than 37 ^„ of the liabilities to
the public—and this. was a very
good showing for normal times,
The total assets ,of the Bank are
$86,190,464.51, an increase of over
three millions from last year. It
is worthy of note that there are no
mortgages, while overdue debtsand
real estate., other than Bank prem-
ises together amount to only $263,-
538.40, or less than one-third of one
per cent. of the. total assets. The
actual cash, coin ,and notes, on
hand were over $21,000,000, or
twice what they were it year ago.
Thus the Merchants Bank of Can-
ada is in a position of great
strength, which enables it to face
any possible development of the
war situation with perfect confi-
dence.
During•the year the Bank's de-
posit business expanded very con-
siderably. Its deposits bearing in-
terest increased over four millions,
to $50,037,101.80, and its total pub-
lic liabilities grew three millions to
$71,769.613.81. The capital paid up
and the reserve fund stand at
$7,000,000 each.
Profits were necessarily affected
by the efforts to maintain so high a
ratio of .liquid reserve or assets
that could beconverted into cash
immediately. Current commercial
loans, in Canada, the main source
of a Canadian .bank's profits, were
reduced by $6,200,000, land the nest,
profits for the year were $905,431,
against $1,218,694 for 1914.• Mese
were still further-.reduce&&'.by ap-
propriations for patriotic purposes,
by the' war taxes and by $250,000
written off for depreciationin the
market value of securities. There
is every probability that the latter
amount will! be iii, oonsiderable part
recovered in the, future, when se-
curities resumetheir normal
The appropriation for patriotic
purposes indicaite the sacrifices'
that the Blank is making for the
general good in these e-xacting
times, and the shareholders are
amply" .00nrpemsated in the fact that
the Bank'.s immense strength and
constantly widening connections
enable it to leak forward to' greatly
enhanced' prosperity as ,soon ,,s
business in Cianada, iem:roes, its
usual activity. Meanwhile is bal-
ance sheet ;su,oh as thee, after near -
nine months of war, as the best
evidence of:. solidity and 'i sound
amne that a bank could' o
rag on the end of a stick with. coal
oil and burn the webs on the tree,
or
4. Spraying is the best remedy
where many trees are affected. It
is thorough and takes only a short
time, and is so useful in so many
other ways that •the difference in
the quality of the fruit alone will
pay the:whole cost of the'spray be-
sides destroying the tent caterpil-
lars.
Use 2 to 2% Lbs. of arsenate of
lead to 40 gallons of water or 'spray
mixture just before the blossoms
are opens Paris green may be.
used -1-3 lbs. to 40 ga'tlorts'of wa-
ter. Do not use Paris green with
lime' sulphur as burning'would re-
sult. If blossoms: have opened
spraying may` be done after they"
have fallen, but` before they open
is the proper time.When spraying it would cost lit-
tle more to'apply' lime ,sulphur with
arsenate of lead and.thereby eon-
trol apple' scab.
Cool and turn the eggs every day.Take about five minutes for the job.
Do this for the first eighteen days
and keep moisture in the inoubator
for the same length of time, and if
the egg aliens get too hard and dry
after this, moisten them to nuke
them soft.
After the eighteenth day, keep a
careful eye upon the temperature.
Warmth generated by the hatching
eggs has got to be allowed for.
Use only sound, strongly fertili
Usez-
ed eggs to begin with. Have them
of uniform size.
HEW SEE TU OUtN WALLS
THE DEVICE AT PRESENT RFe
SE)IBLES A, CAMERA,
The Wizard Marconi Invents Ma.
chine Which Makes Solid Sub-
stances Penetrable by Eye.
Guglielmo Marconi. inventor of
wireless, sailed recently for Liver-
pool, whence he will travel through
France to Italy. He returns to his
native country at the outset of
Itale•'s participation in the war at
the personal request of King Vic-
tor Emmanuel. Just ars he sailed
he told :of having almost perfected
an invention by which a person may
see through a solid wall.
The device in its present state
outwardly resembles a camera, Sig-
nor Marconi said. When placed
against a wall or floor it makes the
solid wood or metal transparent—
in this respect it resembles the � .
ray.
"It is not finished," exclaimed
the inventor. "Persons can be
seen in the next room if they are
enough to the wall, but the
image is blurred if they are a, little
distance away.
Marconi saw tests of the new and
powerful wireless apparatus at
Sayville, 1',.I., in connection with
the Marconi Company's patent
suit. There was an. experiment
with the wireless telephone, but
the weather was not favorable and
nothing startling was .accomplish
ed. Some of the enthusiasts about
the wireless telephone believed that
with proper conditions it world
have been possible to converse with
the tower at Wien, Germany.
"lint the visible telephone —
where persons talking
Can See Each Other
is cumin successfully, although
White Plymouth Rocks.
White Plymouth Rocks are one of
the most popular and proflta:ble
breeds known. They had their
origin as ""sports" from Barred
Plymouth Rocks about 25 years
ago, when they were produced as
Frays, but developed by breeding
into a white variety.
The females are exceptionally
good layers of large, brown eggs,
and the chicks are rugged and act
ire, making excellent fowls far
broilers and heavy -breasted roast-
ing chickens. They weigh from 8
to 10 pounds fur males and 6 to 8
pounds for females. They are more
highly developed in shape, finish
and color than other members of
the Plymouth Rock family. Thein
plurnaee is beautifully white and
their beaks and shanks a rich
orange yellow in color,
Size and type hare almost made
them leaders for market, poultry,
In this respect they are only rival-
ed by the White Wya-ndot•tes, and,
to be exact, the Rhode Island
Reds have gained on them con-
siderably during the last few years
These are the three most widely
bred and every one is a profit pay-
er. It is a record of fact that, every
so-called breed is a fowl that has
had, as a reason for its construc-
tion. its general, all-round utility
value.
The characteristics of the White
Plymouth Rock should he the same
as those demanded for all other
varieties of the breed. In color
they should be pure white, the sur
face color, the quills and the under.
color absolutely white. Their eyes
red; legs, feet and beak rich gold-
en yellow. In this, as in all other
clean -legged varieties, the shanks
and feet should be smooth and
free from any feathers or down,
either en the shanks or between the
toes.
manag nt is �s-
ai'bly have.
Some men's ideas. of. progress is
.to stand and - ,watch others go back
ward.
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THE STANDARD ARTICLE
SOLD EVERYWHERE
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES
I myself am not working on it,"
observed the inventor.
Marconi will stop lung enough he
England to see his family. It is
expected that he, will take charge'?
the Italian wireless service. H
a commissioned officer of rho
Italian navy, but expects to remain
ashore mast. of the war.
Marconi delayed the sailing of
the Italian liner Stanipalia, whi
left for Naples. The wait was
the inventor to finish ar-
rangements for dripping wireles.
and other supplies to Italy.
The Stampalia was closely guard
eel at her pier at the foot of W
Thirty-fourth street lest some new
magic enemy of Italy try to ha '.
her. There were more than ninet
Italian reservists in the first cabiir
In the other classes there were up
ward of 100 reservists, many i
uniform.
I'
February and, 1801, saw the
e:'mhling of the first Parliament
the United Kingdom of Great licit\
ado and Ireland.
No person may estahli:•h a wiry
less telegraph station in the Brit.,
ish Isles or on board a British ship.,
in home waters, except under a. ii -
once granted by the Postmaster
General.
Here is a full list of birthstones: tune -
'
c
January, garnet; February, ne
' thyst March, bloodstone April,
1
r.hppluil•ee ; May, emerald, ,Pune,.
agate ; July, ruby ; August. sac-`
tk'nyx; Se1tember, chrysolite; Oe-
tobei•, opal; No ember, topaz; De-
cember, turquoise.
Prepare for Dear Eggs.
If the farmer wishes to benefit•by
the high prices that eggs are cer-
tain to :bring next fall and winter,
he should begin to get ready for
them at once. The way to have
eggs late in the year is to hatch
pullets early. It is . the early
hatches from which the early pul-
lets are derived that are the larg-
est money makers for the poultry
producer. , The early hatched pul-
lets, if properly grown, should be-
gin to lay in the fall "at the time
when eggs are scarce and high in
price.
Pullets must be well matured be-
fore they will lay many' eggs.
Pullets that start to layin the
fall before cold weather sets in will,
as a rule, lay all winter.
Yearling and 2 -year-old hens do
not lay many eggs in the fall', as
they ara molting at that time, and
the feed they consume goes not only
to keep up the energy and life of
the birds but also to put on or.
grow a new coat oof,feethereq.
In properlymatured pullets all
surplus energy beyond that needed
to meet the requirements ' of the
body is available for the produc-
tion of eggs.
Incubation Notes.
When using an incubator, keep
it at a temperature of 102 to 103
degrees.
Pure Ice Cream
IT IS GENERALLY CONCEDED
that Tuberculosis is transmitted
by unpasteurized Ice Cream.
City Dairy Ice Cream is Pas-
teurized and therefore safe for
even the youngest child.
The Purity and healthfulness of
City Dairy ice Cream is guarded
in every way.
The matter of flavoring is an important one—
City Dairy uses no imitations or synthetic
flavors -we flavor our "Maple Walnut" with pure
maple sugar—we use Pure. Fruits in our "Fruit
Ice Creams" and flavor out "Vanilla" with the
Pure Mexican ` aniiia flean.: The minute- specks
in City Dairy Vanilla Ice Cream are pieces of the
ground bean—"the specks hake the flavor." So
far as we know we are the only manufacturers
in Canada using, the Pure 'vanilla bean, .and no
other make can compare with the delicate flavor
of City Dairy Vanilla ,' Ice Cream -the ' cost iS
about double but the selling price is the same..
Ask for the Ice Cheam in Which
"the specks make the flavor" ---
City Dairy.
For Sale' by discriminating shopkeepers ,ever ywhere.
Look
for
the Sign.
TORONTO.
We want an agent In every town.
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