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The Exeter Advocate, 1915-11-25, Page 6About the Household - Dainty Aishes. For Spiced Pears.—Cut in half and pare 7 pounds of the best Winter pears—those commencing to soften are the best. Pour a pint and a half of a good .shier vinegar over 3 pounds of granulated sugar, Put the vinegar and sugar in a preserving kettle, add I ounce of whole cloves, one-half ounce of mace and half a dozen pieces of ginger root. Boil and skim well. When clear, put in the fruit and cook slowly for two hours; when cold put in jars and seal air -tight, Vegetable Soup is very good when properly made. Vile when slammed together: Cook ore -half cup of cel- ery, one-half cup .cabbage and one- third cup of carrot, each cut in small pieces, and two onions thinly sliced in one-third cup of butter, 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add three- fourths cup stale bread crumbs and one quart boiling water, and cook until vegetables are soft. Add one pint of hot milk and two tablespoons, finely chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper. See Real Irish Stew. — Four pounds mutton neck, five large onions, two pounds retatoes, one tablespoonful chopped parsley; 'salt and pepper to taste; water to cover. Cut meat into neat pieces, put into a large casse- role, add onions sliced and enough water to cover, Simmer two hours, season with salt and pepper. Add n, tetoee sliced thinly. Cover closely bail simmer another hour. Sprinkle in parsley gust before serving. Potato Omelet is Delicious.—Take a large, freshly baked potato and scoop out the inside, Beat this until smooth and mix with it half a saltsponful of paprika or white pepper, one-half tea - ere onful of salt, a d4 seertspoonful of ` lemon juice and the yolks of four vein:. A minute or two before the a• valet is fried fold in the whites of the egg-, beaten to a froth. Fry in a well—greased, very but pan and serve in a hot dish, Date Bread may be something new, - .. cup of chopped dates, two cups of scalded milk, a third of a cup of engine or half a cup of molasses, quarter of a yeast cake, quarter of a cup of lukewarm water, one and one- half teaspoons of salt, five cups of sifteal entire wheat; mix milk and su- 1 g:,r or molasses and salt. When lukewarm arm add dissolved yeast and flour. Beat well, let rise in buttered Bread pan in a moderately hot oven, i ee bake in gem pans 20 minutes, Oyster Pie. --Line a deep pie plate with puff paste, fill the interior with read crust (to be removed later) :and fit it on a top crust, buttered :theme`, the edge on the under side dint it may be easily taken oft. Stew quart of oysters for five minutes, et.: in very slowly a cupful of thick rake sauce and the beaten yolks of tiro cgs. When the paste is done take off the top, remove the bread c , u i s, 1111 the centre with the cream- c.l ey ter., replace the top crust, and ' eta in the oven for live minutes be- fore sending to the table. Beans and Tomatoes in Combine- tion.—Soak white beans over night in cold water, and in the morning put over the fire in boiling water, slight- ly: salted. Cook until tender. Drain with tomato sauce, made by cooking together a tablespoonful each of but- ter and flour until they bubble and then pouring upon them a cupful of strained tomato liquor, Season to taste and rather highly, unless you have previously added salt and pep- per to the beans. Stir the sauce in with these and bake, closely covered,I for two hours. Oyster Shortcake.—For the filling: One quart oysters, two tablespoons butter, two tablespoons flour, one scant cup milk, salt, pepper and cel- ery salt. For biscuit dough: Two cups flour, two tablespoons baking powder, one-half teaspoon salt, one- fourth cup lard, butter or drippings and three-fourths cup milk. Divide dough into two portions, roll out thin, lay one part over the other, 'with dots of butter between and bake. Or cut into individual biscuit rounds and bake. Make sauce with butter, flour and milk, add oysters cooked in enough of their liquid to make sauce or consistency of thin cream. Season, and when cakes are baked, put portion between layers and same over top. Household Hints, Salt and hot water will thaw a 'frozen drainpipe. Fowls should never be turned out in snow and wet. The warmest clothing is that which is both light and loose. Vinegar, hot, will remove paint marks from glass. • Salt will remove tea stains from delicate china cups. Good pumpkin pie depends on the generous use of eggs. When making a brown betty, add a few raisins to the mixture; it is. very good - Be sere that all thelants =oil P � take indoors :for the winter will get plenty t of fresh air. If you want to fatten a chicken, feed it corn if ,you want it to lay, feed it wheat. Vinegar, diluted, applied to furni- ture before I3 • olishing, ellF urn a bril- liant polish. Wax candles which have became •zesty 'can be made' peafeetly `white, }' r bbitgth m with a clean piece 'innel dipped inspirits ,of wine. To restore shabby black crepe, mix some skimmed milk and water vith a small piece of glue. Make his very hot and it is ready far use. When doing a little home paper- hanging, the amateur will find the paper much easier to bang if the paste is applied to the wall instead of to the paper. Practice real economy by using half flour when making the starch rich week. It answers the purpose ust as well, and the, saving in cost a considerable. Molasses added to the baked beans ust before they are taken from the oven gives them a rich flavor. Use bout a tablespoonful to two quarts f beans. Paint marks can be removed by oaking them for short time in benzine or turpentine, then rubbing hem with emery paper or a little pulverized pumice stone. A teaspoonful of camphor added © a quart . of soft :;Rater will kill arthworms in house plants. The plants should be quite ready for nater when it is applied. To clarify dripping that comes from the meat, put it into a pan and pour on sufficient boiling water to cover. Stir thoroughly and leave to cool, when the clear white drip; ping will form a solid lump on the top, There is no reason for wasting any of the celery root. The inner stalks can be eaten raw, the outer stalks can be stewed and the leaves can be need to flavor soup. Even the root tself is good if the outside is pared off. —.en -- THE BOX COAT. r THREE NEW BRITISH LIEUTENANT -GENERALS a SIR ARCiIII3ALD MURRAY SIR W1LLIAriI .13I.14DWQQD SIR; WILLTAAI RQI3ERTSQN Chief of the Imperial Staff at Army who is in temporary command on Chief of the General Staff. Heaadgnarters,London. Gallipoli Peninsula. lower portion of the Eton was gath- ered, forming a soft, full line across the bust, being drawn snugly in at the waist, where it was stitched to'a two-inch belt of the serge. The skirt also showed the yoke and was em- broidered with a chain -stitch design worked out in silver threads at the, joining of yoke and lower portion of the skirt, The same embroidery was carried out on the jacket, on collar, fronts and belt. One in talking of fashions must. speak again and again of fur—it is so absolutely necessary to gown and suit that every imaginable animal !that has a furry pelt, is being utilized, Pleasing Variety in ;sleeves. I and the furriers are reaping wonder - fill harvests. Among the most popu- The wealth of artistic and smart ideas in afternoon and street frocks this season, while fascinating, is somewhat bewildering, too. Of course the chief features are the same, this is -out of respect to Fash- - ion's dietates, but there are any num- ber of ways that one may vary these details effectively to meet the de- mands of one's personality. Fashion shows are becoming az popular with 6845--6841 The Modish. Box Coat. women in general as any smart social event. The dainty mannequins wear the clothes asif to 'The Manor Born," and perhaps a bit more grace- fully. Since the first showing of fall and winter fashions thele has been much diseta.'ssion as to whether the regula- tion tailored suit with normal waist- line, snugly fitted, would dominate; at first it seemed as if it would, but since then there has been a decided change toward the loose, belted Mod- els, unbelted coats with a half sugges- tion of waistline, or stranger still, no waist at all, a return in short to the box coat. ' These box models are now, very smart, indeed; they appear in tailor= made suits, separate, coats and fur coats. Most of the.fur coats, in fact,: show the box back, even if the front of the coat is belted, •a i The effectof these unfitted coats is I a bit more youthful than the fisted lines, which demand beauty and grace of figure. The French woman appre- ciates the line that is most becoming to her figure, and in most instances this is the straight line.' Among the new frocks and suits there are, too, boleros and Etons £fiat are really quite charming. These also are becoming to the average figure. ` One seen at a recent fashion show was 'ofgold lace, combined with black charmeuse;: it was on an afternoon frock, and was simple to a degree, but unusually attractive, Another of. dai;lt blue serge was made with square cut yoke, back ai-el:'front, to which the .Toronto, Ontario. 6836 A Krimmer Trimmed Serge. lar furs• for trimming purposes are beaver, seal, and to immer. The dark blue serge is smartened with a touch of natural gray krimmer, and the sa- tin finished broadcloth is enriched by narrow and wide bands of seal or beaver. We have become accustomed to the short street suit and frock; when not led to the extreme it is far: more BRITAIN NEEDS SURGEONS. I Having a Scrap, a Four-year-olci Donald was out an Medical Association Asks Doctors to, the street having a scrap with a boy • Go to Front. older than himself, and getting decid- The British Medical Association is edly the worst of it. But his quick sending out a personal appeal . to wit saw a. way of avoiding actual de - every member of the medical profes- ; feat. Did you call me, another?" he sion in Great Britain and in the shouted loudly. There was no reply, colonies for service as naval or mai-, an dw the other boy went on pummel tauoffieers if of military age anti if ling. Then Donald shrieked desper- over for co-operation to/set free the ately, Call me in, mother, dear! Oh, men who are willing to go. The ape ' do call me in, quick. peal has already met with generous response, and the number of plays], Pemmican, the staple food of Arc - clans who are joining for periods tic explorers, is made from the flesh varying between six and twelve and fat of bisons, mouths as Increasing daily. Sir Alfred Geogh, Director -General of the Army Medical Service, is de - A TERROR TO SLACKER'&.. The New ,Commander -in -Chief .in 'the Dardanelles; • All the official dry -as -dust details of the life of Sir C. C. Monro, the, new commander-in-chief in the Dar- danelles, have been published. Mere are seine more intimate detail's- from an officers' mess somewhere in France. In appearance be is a rather thiel. set. man with a short, bristly moustache and steely a las, full of character. • His voice is quiet but em- phatic. Every word he utters and every gesture he make- is inatin;ct with a restrained pugnacity and dog- gedness. On parade he is typically British, -and no general can inspire more confidence with less personal effort. You can see,a regiment stiffen under his very glance. A terror, but a just terror. He is a terror lo clad ers--officer- slackers included. Punctilious in military etiquette himself- he exacts a similar standard from 'others. One - of his most cherished convictions is that the first rate fighter keens him- self as spruce tinder war conditions as possible, and no 'one will ever for- get his rebuke to certain new troopss:. "Regiments that have been months in the trenches and seen hard fighting maintain their soldier -lire bearing and smart appearance. while you men yet untried. are going about in a` slovenly, unsoldier-like fashion and neglecting military courtesies," he said. He added, "This' will cease,"e. And it did. - Different Now. "Before we were married you ale ways gave the waiter half a dollar," she said. "Yep," he replied sadly. "Before I was. married I always had a half". dollar to give," One thousand lemons give seventeen gallons of juice. S 'MBE voting all his time to inducing medi-• � cal men to come to the .aid of the R LOSS $3,500,000 country, and has already issued sev- eral strong appeals for .more sur Through Forest Destruction Caused by Careless Settlers, Ontario Beans at the front. Re says: Loses This Stupendous Amount This Year. "There will be two classes ---men P under 40 whose services will be ac- cepted for a period of twelve months, and who will be liable for service at The people of Ontario lost over home or abroad—and men over 40 $3,500,000 worth of standing timber who may offer their services for a through fire this year. period of six or twelve months. The Nearly eighty per cent, of this loss latter will not be sent to the front, was directly due to carelessness by but will be employed in this country settlers in setting out their clearing (if they join for six months only) or fires. Such enormous penalties may in such stations as Egypt, Malta and well cause concern, particularly as: Gibraltar (if they join for twelve experts have found Ontario's men -1 months). A twelve months' contract chantable timber to be rapidly di carries a temporary commission in the R.A.MVI.C. with an allowance of £30 ($150) for outfit and pay at the rate of 24s. (5) a day, with 1s. 9d. (43c.) for ration allowance and a gratuity of £60 ($300) on termination minishing, and every citizen knows quite well the heavy increase in his lumber bills. A movement has been under way for some time to have Ontario adopt the "permit laws" of British Colum - of engagement. The terms for a six bid, whereby no settler is allowed to months engagement are similar, but start a brush or slash fire without gratuity will be £15 ($75). first obtaining a permit from a quail - "It is difficult for most doctors to fled fire ranger. This precaution is Ieave their work, and the committee, rapidly cutting down British Colum - acting in co-operation with the local bia's forest destruction. committee, endeavors to protect the How the B. C. system works is interests of those who respond to the described thus by Mr. M. A. Grainger, call. Responsibility for carrying on Acting Chief Forester of that pro - a doctor's work must rest primarily viuce: with his neighbors, and frequently Success Is Conclusive.• men have expressed to the secretaries of the committee their deep disap- pointment at finding that patients mit system in effect for, six fire sea- fail to appreciate the sacrifice made sons, and has maintained a staff each. in giving up a practice built up by year sufficient -to supervise the grant- years of work. As a general grin- ing and use of permits, Six years ciple, people agree that it is right and successful experience has convinced patriotic for medical men to volun- practically a cry citizen that the sys- teer for . military service, but too tem of fire pewits is `a valuable con- servation measure. Burning permits are required over the whole province with the excep- tion of small,•well settled communi- ties where the forest areas. are much broken;up;by clearings. Permits are required from May 1st to September 15th for clearing land, for agricul- ture, and for clearing any debris along roads and railways, around camps and mines, or logging slash. Permits can be obtained only from the regular forests guards and rangers, and .Dominion wardens, and munici- pal authorities who may be granted. special' power to issue them. Writ- ten permits only are allowed, and the regular permit form only is used. Over 11,000 Issued. In 1914, 346 provincial' guards and P rangers issued 11,523 permits for burning brush. There is naturally ,a certain 'amount of hazard in almost every , clearing' fire, but so well has rthe . issuance of permits been super- ' vised that- in only 128 cases .did the fire get away. The permitee must do 'all in his power to prevent a permit fire from getting beyond,'bounds, Be- fore a permit is issued the `guard or. ranger inspects the area to be "burn-. ed to determine whether or not it can be burned with safety, and to see' if fire lines have been made around the edge, or, in some cases, he' demands, that the brush be piled. The fact that due care has been. exec cised is'shown the factthat onlyone per cent; cents by ..of the fires` set, out under permit got' away, In every case 'this season such escaping fires were controlled with little,, damage. Tlie permittee is.re- sponsible for the control' ,of.such fires. Fortythousand-and fair acres of' . agricultural ',land . were burned over under, permit during. the ::fire season of 1914,•besides 5,727 'acres of logging slash, 7,204'acres. of :slash along rail- ways, and 290 miles of slash along Public roads. often, after arrangements are com- pleted, a patient disregards them and applies to another practitioner." HAVE NEW AEROPLANE GUN. carr , — satisfactory than a long skirt, espe- French Invention Weighs Only 15 daily with the vogue of the very wide Pounds. skirt. We havebecome used also to the round. g g dancing, and approve of its comfort- able common sense, but the formal dinner frock, with- its slinky, pointed train, and its extremely short front is somewhat disconcerting. One -un- usually striking model exhibited late- ly, developed, in a' wonderful brocade 'of`Bianchini's, was made with• one of these extremely short: skirts and a• long, pointed train;, although rich and wonderful, the gown was ' startling and decidedly bizarre in effect` Much, of the grace of the gown is sacrificed with' these skirts. There is a wide choice in style.of sleeve fee both house and street cos- tume. The later models :show a pro- nounced use of the sleeve set into the armhole with gathers"; At`present the vogue is for the ' moderately large sleeve, with a. slight exaggeration, of fulness' at' the elbow and over the hand. The flare is decidedly modish, and there is almost no limit to the. width of the flare. Slashings, trim mings, contrasting godets, and pan els, are details of the new cuffs and the cuff. may be of any length, from the very ' narrow band cuff Co the gauntlet, which reaches to the elbow and even above, leaving one to wonder when the cuff begins and the sleeve ends. Do these cuffs:and -gatherings predict,. perhaps, a return to the big sleeves; with their inside ruffles and bandings:; of crinoline which made life so interesting some years ago? Patterns• can be obtained; at; your local McCall dealer, or from The Mc- Call Company, Dept. W., Bond Street,, ecoe The MilitaryIn entions Commis- sion length even .frock- for- � Y. has' bought from a French en- gineer the patent of a iritrailleuse for aeroplane use which weighs fif teen pounds and can be operated by an aeroplane pilot without endanger- ing the balance of the aeroplane. Tests, were made at one - of the avia- tion centres near • Paris, and one of the factories mamifacturing mitrail- leuses for the French Government will hereafter devote, its capacity ex- elusively to . the new model. The model formerly used on aero- planes weighed., -fifty-five pounds and could not be easily operated by the pilot. The redoubtable Pegoud was in fact one of thefew pilots who did successfully manage both his aero- plane and his mitrailleuse. The new gun does not differ, materially from the old one as regards range. and ae- cmacy; but it requires a' superior system ofbracing to make up for the increasedshock of the kick, due to the smaller weight of the grin' itself. When elephants ,are in the vicinity � of tieers, theybeat their trunks on' the ground. r. Parent—"What is your reason for wishing to marry my daughter ?" Young Man -"1 have no reason,, sir. I am in 'love," "What is the difference between a visit and a visitation?" "Well, when your pretty young sister comes to see us that's a visit. When your mamma comes and stays a Month . that's.: a visitation." ,• esee s e Times of Special Danger. During particularly dangerous per• iods permits may be refused in the hazardous districts until rain falls. During 1914 and 1915 such tempor- ary refusal has been necessary in various parts of the province. I general, however, the obtaining of, permits is made as easy as possi- ble consistent with safety. Frequent patrol trips on the part of the forest guards, and the Arrangement of his trips so that his territory is system- atically covered, and so that settlers become familiar with his movements, are the chief means to this end. The forest guard soon becomes familiar with land -clearing operations in his patrol district, and thus is able more easily to be in the neighborhood when permits are wanted. Also his familiarity with slash which he knows the owners desire to burn during the summer, enables him in many cases to recommend burning at a particular time, a.nd by giving the owner a per- mit at such a time the area is cleaned up while conditions -are right. After several years experience an observant forest guard will become expert in burning slash cheaply and safely. Very often he is asked for advice. about when to burn, or he may be ask- ed to' stay while the burning is done. Such assistance when it can be given is never refused. Settlers Glad to Help. In every way slash burning is facil- itated by the `staff of guards, while atthe same time such burning is ren- dered quite safe.. The settlers, who are, in the majority of cases, familiar with the results of 'bush fires through observation of old burns and through occasional` accidental fires . which get away, are ready to co-operate to pre- vent the recurrence of fires. No pr o- vine' in Canada has a better public sentiment in the matter of -fire pro- tection. The permit system chiefly has been instrumental in building up this sentiment. The forest guards have, often very large -districts in their charge (average 500,000 acres in 1914), but are assisted in the work of fire detection through settles- re- porting fires by telephone or ether - wise, arid- even by starting fire fight- ing while the fires axe: small and be- fore the arrival of the forest officer. British Columbia can •prpperly "claim to have already an, effective fire pro- tection system, which system is im- proving each year. It is undoubted that the fire permit policy is the ba sis on which the whole system rests, and is the most valuable provision in the fire protective chapter of the For- est Act. Permits are the Keystone. It is safe to say that among tile.. settlers themselves 90 or 95 per, cent. support this provision, and 'wculd re- sist its elimination. It profec as' then from the occasional reckless citizen who- might otherwise carelessly cause 'damage, , From experience gained in British Columbia, the :unqualified statenient is made that unless brush burning is controlled by $nein:, of per- mits'no real fire -protection L,''':.'":.e r in a timbered: country. t.is [- Si' that in no timbered regir permits have been used t people go back to' the •old sr i : n indiscrimnzate and uncontrolled , a ii- ing .-eCanadian Forestry eeeenel.