The Exeter Advocate, 1916-8-17, Page 7olryr 4. 4A;
Aout the
House
Useful Hints and
General Informa•
tion for the Busy
Housewife
Selected 'Recipes. Ether is a very good thing for re-
PumpkinPreserves.—Make a rich moving stains from clothing.
When ironing linen, move the iron
syrup, feel and slice pumpkin in with the threads never tliagonally.
chips about :i; inches long and 14, 1 It is never economy to buy .cheap
inch thick. Cook pumpkin in the eggs• or meat. Only the best is good
syrup until clear. When about half food,
done slice in a lemon to each quart of 4 Make more use of cheese by pro -
pumpkin and finish cooking, Seal in lading savory cheese dishes instead
glasses, j e too many sweet puddings. .
Canned Pears,—Steam pears in a a If there is a pool near that breeds.
colander till tender. Have ready a mosquitoes, stock it with tadpoles;
syrup to which you have added two they will destroy the mosquitoes.
or three cloves; add the pears and cook ; If a few drops of vinegar are
slowly till transparent. The syrup added to the water in which "eggs are
and fruit will have a pink cast and poached the whites will not spread.
taste much better than, those winch A. rice padding that is cooked slowly
have not had the cloves added. $ and long will be richer and of better.
Mustard Picl;leg.,—One gallon vine- flavor than if cooked quickly.
gar, two cups sugar, one cup salt, one Restore the flavor of scorched milk
cup ground mustard. Wash fresh, by standing it in a pan of cold water
new, cucumbers and drain. Then to which a pinch at salt has been ad -
pour the above mixture over them. ded.
Use a stone jar that has never had, If there is any corn bread left
lard in it. They will be ready to use from brealkast, soak it in mills and i
in, one week. make up into griddle cakes the next
Nut and Potato Balls.—To four cup- morning;i
flails mashed end seasoned potatoes
Green vegetables can be freshened ,
add cue cupful choppend walnut meats by cutting off the ends of the stalks
one tablespoonful minced parsley andand all untidy, decayed bits and put -
whites of two eggs. Add a little ting into cold salt water for three or d
milk if necessary, Make into balls four hours,
Land roll each ball in chopped waluui An excellent household remedy for .
burns is olive o:1 or v
meats, Then in beaten yolk's of eggs, aseline. The "
and again in walnut meats. Fry in great thing is to exclude the air from
deep fat. the burned surface. and this the oil
Lamb Chop with Peas.—Two quarts„vdT tlo,
e
fresh peas, six lamb chops, one tea -The seet skinnedoyoung oaring s can g
spoonful salt, one-fourth teaspoonful easily over by pouring bailing
pepper, juke of one and one-eighth water them; theynyouon wthill
be
g skinned and boiled, and titdll have'
lemons, one teaspoonful corn starch, a delicious broth.
ane teaspeonf.al onion juice if desired. There is no more efficacious way al
Brown lamb chops, add peas and sea- removing finger mavks from wood
sonings and boiling; water to Lever. work, window panes or porcelain than '
Boil until pens are tender and meat bywiping; them with a cloth moisten- ,
done about thirty mitrates. Remove ed „i„, kerosene,
the chops and thicken the gravy with 'Chen giving sticky medicines to
the corn starch moistened in cold lea- children, heat the spoon by dipping it ,
ter Add lemon juke, errenge. chops for a moment in hot water then pour
on a platter, and pour peas around . in the medicine and it will slip easily
them, * d from the spoon. a
Cucumber Catsup. Twelve large , Vegetables that can be cooked the S
ripe cucumbers. Four medium-sized day hefoie Serving and reheated with-
onions. Peel the cucumbers and re- '' out loge of flavor are the following:
move all seeds. Grate the cucumbers spinach and potatoes that you intend
and chop tbe onions fine. Mix well j creaming.
together. Pat it in bag and let drain string beans, tomatoes, asparagus,
over night. In the morning squeeze Cut the fingers and thumb orf any
out all the remaining water. The old paid of kid gloves and sew the top
juice from the cucumber must be well f up according to the size of the toe of I
removed in order to preserve the pulp, the baby's shoe. Pad with wadding
Then moisten this pulp with vinegar and button over the boots or shoes
until about the consistency of horse -1 baby is wearing. You will find it a
radish. Add pepper and salt to taste. great saving when baby is creeping
Seal in air -tight jars. It will keep about for baby's shoes will not wear
indefinitely and will retain the fresh so fast%
cucumber taste till the last.. This is
a delicious meat relish. KILLS WHOOP GERM.
Tomato Jelly Salad.—Ono can tom- —
atoes, two tablespoons granulated Does Garlic, Says British Medical
gelatin, one-half cup cold water, two Journal Correspondent.
teaspoons salt, one piece bay leaf, Persons having whooping cough,
whoo in
and the endless thousands who prob-
ably know they deserve it, will be
interested in a communication sent in
cold blood to the British Medical Jour-
nal by T. Marl: Hovels, of London.
three peppercorns, one teaspoon sug-
ar, one slice onion, three cloves, one
green pepper, one cucumber pickle,
Soak gelatin in cold water until soft.
Cook tomatoes, bay leaf, peppercorns,
sugar, onion and cloves for twenty Mr, Hovell has given to the world a
minutes. Strain and add salt. Pour cure for the endless whoop, which is
hot liquid overr softened gelatin and guaranteed to ruin any neighborhood
stir until. dissolved. Add green pep- and in all cases to keep strangers
per and pickle, chopped fine, Pour away from the sufferer.
into wet molds or cups. Serve cold The remedy is to take segments of
on lettuce leaves or cress with mayon- the garlic bulb, the boquet of which
naise. as been less famous than notorious,
Jellied Soup.—Iced bouillon is cut them into thin slices and place the
mighty refreshing on a hot day. To slices between two pairs of socks in
a quart of the beef bouillon add a the shoe. In less than a half hour the
level teaspoonful of white gelatine, remedy can be detected in the suffer -
dissolved in a small quantity of the ers breath, and within twenty-four
cold broth. Season to tasbe, using hours the whooping germs have turn -
salt, pepper, paprika, a bit of celery ed their little pink toes to the heavens
salt and onionHeat over a slow and died of asphyxia.
In obstinate cases, the patient
fire, but do not boil. Strain. Cover should wear the aroma for a week or
and leave standing by the ice for five more, depending upon the severity of
or six hours. It may be served in the ease or the result of the neigh -
small bowls with a slice of lemon on hors' actions at law. Onions have
the top. Or parsley may be used. Itbeen used in the same way with sue-
is not necessary to have the soup like cess, but while they only confuse the
Jelly, it should be just slightly "jel- germ the garlic murders the little
, lied.” Half strained tomato juice and wretch outright.
half bouillon may also be used with If Mr. Hovell had suggested rub -
very good results. bing the elbows with dynamite or
Stuffed Green Peppers.—Soak firm wearing spaghetti in the ears to cure
, green peppers for twenty-four hours housemaid's knee he could not have
in brine strong enough to float an egg. annoyed a greater group of out -
Cut off the tops, saving them to serve patients.
as covers. Chop enough firm white
cabbage to fill the' cavities and mix HARVEST THAT NEVER ENDS.
with it one-fourth part of chopped
celery, green encumbers or. green Wheat Cut Throughout the Year in
tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and let Different Countries.
stand for four hours, then drain in a •
colander. Add one chopped onion,
one-half teaspoonful whole mustard
seed and three 'tablespoonfuls olive
oil, Then fill the peppers, place cov-
ers on top and tie firmly with fine
twine. Place peppers in parcelain-
lined pan, cover with warm vinegar
and let stand overnight. Next day
pour off vinegar, reheat and again
turn over the peppers. Pack in lay-
ers ill large stone jar and cover, and
to sixweeks they will be ready for the
table. For a sweet pickle sugar, is
added'. to the vinegar when it is scald-
ed.
Things Worth Remembering.*
A. flannel dipped` in turpentine will
clean
aceal
laiti tub well.
p
Too-. much starch will cause linen
to crack in the ;folds. -
Bananas- 'i -e more digestible baked
than in tT ti41r nsttural state.
All through the year wheat is being
harvested. In January it is being cut
in the great fields of the Argentine
and in New Zealand. In February
and March it is cut in the East Indies
anti Egypt. The wheat fields are har-
vested in April in Cyprus, Asia Minor,
Persia and Cuba, and in May in China
anis Japan. . June is the busiest har-
vest month of the whole year for
then Turkey, Greece, Spain and South-
ern France, as well as most of the
Southern. States of America, are all
cutting wheat. The more northerly
States of America, as well as Austria,
Germany and parts of Russia, do their
wheat harvesting: 'in • July. August
sees the wheat crop gathered in Great
Britain; and .September and October
for Sw'ed'en and Norway. Peru and
South Africa are busy harvesting in
November and December.
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Restitution, if made, would often
Prevent destitution.:
elivering Smashing Blows Against
Germans,
The veteran Russian Genernl. Russian
who commanded the ussian
divisions which recently captured
twenty thousand Germans by smash-
ing blows in Galicia.
A BRITISH TORPEDO.
One of the Most Remarkable New
Weapons of Warfare.
An English officer on leave from
the Cauieroons, who fully understands
the topography of the Gold Coast and
the whole district known as The
White Man's Grave says that in the
Carneroens the fighting is mare fierce
than in Flanders.,
"At times it is primitive and sav-
age," he says, "added to which are
the deadly climatic conditions, and
the fear of attacks from tarantulas,
reptiles, ferocious animals and all
the diseases of the tropics. Service
in Africa requires a varied knowl-
edge and a wide experience. An of-
ficer has to be an expert in many
directions and each has to make a
special study of ordnance and coastal
defence. .
"Seven years ago, Bleriot crossed
to English Channel in an aeroplane,
and the world wondered. To -day, this
European sky is dotted with flying
men. Without a doubt, war has de-
veloped mechanics, aeronautics and
every science years ahead of normal
progress. Every war department is
n s
stirring its brains, down to the pri-
vate in the trenches who constructs
his own periscope from a stick and a
broken mirror, which at times proves
as effective as the periscope -rifle
which enables the soldier to shoot
without exposing himself above the
parapet. There is no end to the in-
novations for destruction, but one
which the English navy claims will
actually search for a target is worthy
of mention and that is a new torpedo.
"Its mechanical simplicity renders
it the more efficient, and it is claimed
that when the new equipment is fully
installed even Heligoland and Wil-
helmshaven will cease to be safe re-
fuges for a fleet.
"This torpedo can be directed to
take any course and to alter its course
at any distance automatically. Sup-
post a warship or other target to be
2,000 yards from the submarine about
to fire a torpedo.- The range is set
for 2,000 yards plus an additional 500
yards. If the torpedo hits the target
within that range its mission is com-
pleted, but if it misses it_travels on
for 500 yards, then swings back,
boomerang fashion and zig-zags or
circles with a bias in the direction of
the moving target until it strikes.
The rudder can be so set as to oper-
ate the torpedo in a logarithmic
spiral. The return of the torpedo
covers a range of 500 to 1,000 yards
from the maximum gauge therefore,
approaching to a distance about a
thousand yards from the discharging
vessel. Should it then be unsuccess-
ful in hitting anything, itautomatic-
ally opens seacocks and plunges to
the bottom ofthe sea. Upon, striking
the seabed it explodes and is no long-
er a menace to anything afloat."
An Abundance of Obscurity!.
With an idea of testing his pupils'
knowledge of their mgther-tongue a
schoolmaster wrote on the blackboard
the well-known proverb, "A wink is as
good as a nod to a blind horse." Then
he told the class to re write this say-
ing, using their own words, bub re-
taining the original meaning of the
sentence. Some of the results, were
good, and others bad; but the.school-
inaster nearly fainted when he read
the attempt of one bright little lassie.
She had written—"A spasmodic move-
ment of the optic is as adequate as a
slight inclination of the cranium to
an equine quadruped devoid of its
capacities."
ca a
visionary p c
Solomon was the wisest man of his
day and yet he was hopelesslye; mare
ried. t,
snorts wear, :combined with. harmonize I AVIA
I THE
ing coats and skirts. 1 f�
These patterns may be obtained
f rc m your local McCall Dealer or frons
the, lifeCall Co., 70 Bond St. Toronto,
Ont.
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One of the daintiest of the ootton
GERMAN MEMORIAL CARDS,
frocks is a pale green organdy. An-
other, is a soft gray voile,. with a
Russian blouse of grey Georgette belt-
ed and trimmed with silver, The 'were
ious shades of green and gray are
favored in these cotton dresses, as
well as the other pastel shades, soft
tones of blue, pink, lavender, and pur-
ple. An especially pretty striped
voile frock in lavender and white, is
made with white Georgette, vest and
sleeves, and a white leather belt. Tiny
pockets and fine tucks make tbe skirt
interesting. Yoked effects are good
also, and another frock in stripes, is
fashioned of an awning -striped sheer
linen, with deep yoke, sleeves, and
sash of plain white. While both of
these frocks are unusually simple,
they are perfectly appropriate.
Unusual Freedom Shown in Dress
While a few years ago, we should
perhaps nave frowned upon these sim-
ple cottons and the great vogue of
0 moats,
People Refusing to Take the Kaiser's
Ornate War Cards.
Some time ago the Prussian author-
ities conceived the plan of a "Gedacht-
nisblatt," or memorial card, for pre-
sentation to the relatives of soldiers
killed in battle. The card contained
the name of the dead man, and was
decorated with the Prussian Royal
Arms, a portrait of the Kaiser, and
of certain generals pompously called
his paladins, after the 21 peers of
Charlezragra household. There were
also various war trophies, drums, can-'
non, and other military insignia—all
over the margins.
For more than a year these
"Gedachtnisblatter" were sought of -
ter by mourning households and re-
garded as a sort of State tribute to,
the memory of the departed soldier,
but as the war lein gthened out, and
grew unpopular with ler, a sections of
the people, Soeialist families showed
little desire to possess a memorial
card, and in a great number of in.
stances refused it,
It was then suggested that minis-
tars: of religion should be entrusted
with the distribution of the cares:, and
use this opportunity of, offering at
the same time the consolations of re-;
ligidte to bereaved families. The plan
has ,lot worked well, and in a report,
on the subject a leading Berlin cingy-
man states that while he is grateful
for the appreciation of his visits
shown by a large timber of persons,
he regrets that far too many show an
inclination to bear their sorrow with-
out clerical consolations, and that in
very many cases the graga of the peo-
ple assumes, on the appearance of the
pastor, such wild forms that -tale
"Gedarehtnisblatt" is paint blank re-
fused, often Scornfully.
FIRES CAUSED BY SPORTSMEN.
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Carelessness Responsible for Heavy
Losses This Year.
In additiou to the more common'
causes of sire, careitieenees on the
part of lisberinen has been responsible
for serious losses, several destructive
fires in Canada having originated in
this manner during the current year.
In April. a large malting plant in Mani-
toba was destroyed with a loos of
$300,000, due to embers blown from
fishermen's fires. Serious forest fires
were raging in New Brunswick during
the latter part of :clay, and it is defi-
nitely known that at least two of the
fires originated as a result of neglect
on the part of fishermen.
Care with fire should be oue of the
first considerations of any hunting or
fishing party. Protection from wind
is a simple mater when it is necessary
to have a fire, and,, when it has served
its purpose, it should be thoroughly
extinguished. In the woods the ground
should be scraped clear of all leaves
and other combustible matter for a'
space large enough to prevent the
fire spreading. When leaving a fire,'
' it should be thoroughly drenched with'
water to assure its being extinguished.
Trampling a fire out is never posi-
i
tive, as a high wind fans into life
again embers which may have been
simply trampled into the ground.
When the results of carelessness
are brought to their attention, it is
surely incumbent upon our sports-
men to give proper attention and eare
to their camp fires, and relieve Cana-
da of this unnecessary fire loss.
aeoseagra
Purple and White Striped Voile
bright colors now favored in the
sports clothes, at the present moment
we find them perfectly appropriate
and becoming, not at all a breach of
taste. First of all, comfort and sim-
plicity go hand in hand, and along
with our other emancipated ideas, we
have come to the point where we dare
to assert ourselves in the matter of
dress instead of following blindly as
we have done for ages. The bright-
colored sports clothes, which are daily
becoming more popular, are very be-
coming and yoathful; there is life and
spirit in the bright greens, oranges,
blues and purples, which are used in
the skirts, coats and hats composing
nine out of ten of the costumes. The
sports clothes idea promises to be one
of the strongest notes of early fall,
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A Smart Yoked Frock
and in all probability sports clothes
as we know them at the moment, will
have a permanent place in woman's
wardrobe.
Wide, Drooping Brims on Mid -Sum-
mer Hats
The wide, soft -brimmed, Bankok,
Wen -chow, Panama, Leghorn, hair or
hemp hats with just a suggestion of
trimming, are the favored hats of the
With
Moment. These . may be worn w th
sports clothes, and quite as effectively
with lingerie and soft silk frocks. The
fabrics, cretonne, and the various
striped canvas weaves are liked for
VARIETIES OF GRAIN.
Farmers Should Know the Names of
Seeds They Sow.
Twenty per cent. of the 400 farmers
visited in the Agricultural Survey in
Ontario in 1915 did not know the name
of any variety of grain sown on their
farms. In Dundas County, where 100
farms were visited, of a total of 86
farmers growing barley only 11 kne-w
the variety grown. Fifty-two per cent.'
of the 400 farmers visited in the prov-
ince were growing barley and only 18,
per cent. knew the name of the varle-;
ty.
Only 64 per cent. of all the farmers
visited knew the name of the variety
of oats they were sowing. Those who
do not know the variety used may be
sowing grain unsuited for their farms.
There is very little excuse for tile'
prevalence of such conditions. Every'
farmer sowing an unknown grain lives
within reach of some farmer who
grows a known sort of proved excel-
lence, from whom seed can be obtain-,
ed. Farmers wishing to obtain seed
for next year should arrange for it
early and choose a variety which has •
been tested and proved to be good.
The Central Experimental Farm at
Ottawa and the various Agricultural'
Colleges have carried on such tests
for the benefit of farmers,\the results
of which may be obtained free upon
application.---F.C.N., in. Conservation.
A Flank Attack.
A company of very new soldiers
were out on a wide heath, practising
the art of taking cover. ,The officer
in charge of thele turned to one of
the rawest of his men.
"Get down behind that hillock,
there," he ordered, sternly, "and
mind, nota move or a sound!"
A :dew minutes later lee looked
FONZOLRS
KAISER IS MASTER ASSASSIN,
SAYS FRENCHMAN.
Allies Will Make No Treaty With the
Royal Family of
Germany.
Joseph Reinach, in the Paris Figaro,
launches what some think may well
become an allied watchword: "Away'
with the Hohenzollerns." The allies,
he says, will agree that there shall be
no treaty with William of Hobenzol-
fern, or with any member of his fam-
ily, and he continues:
"Unless I am greatly mistaken the
question of the Hohenzollerns will
become more important every day.
It is too vague to speak of destroy-
ing German militarism, we must abol-
ish German militarism's soul, which
is the house of Hohenzollern, withits
feudal castes and all its birds of prey.
Kaiser's War.
"I have shown twenty times that
the war is the personal work of the
German Emperor. Exactly when be
began to premeditate it perhaps even
he does not know, But it is a fact
that he bad taken his stand Novem-
ber 0, 1913, when he unbosomed him-
self to the Belgian King about 'the
necessity of war soon and his ser-
tainty of success:' It is a fact that
this imminent war was the' subject
of the famous conference of April,
1014, whith Arebduke Franz Ferdin-
and, at Konopstadt. It is a fact that
finally, as accomplice of Austria's ul-
timatum to Serbia, he with his own
hand abolished all chance of peace,
refused the conference proposed by
England, and the arbitration of The
dengue conference offered by the
Czar, and declaimed-1ra _an Russia at
the very moment when the-- 'ie ns a
Government had welcomed Petro -
grad's proposals. And this though.
every pretext for war bad van-
ished.
One Lord and Master.
"Since the brusque attack through
Belgium failed, and hie bright dream
of victory vanished, since German
corpses strew the earth and the Ger-
man nation is hungry and bears the
hatred of the world while the horizon
is lowering with menace, the Ger-
man Emperor is afraid and says: '1
willed it not.' Then, who did will it?
"His feudal chiefs, his Junkers, the
Kron Prinz and his agrarians willed
it, too, but Germany of the Hohen-
zollerns is no oligarchy or democ-
racy. There is one lord and master,
Hohenzollern, the Emperor. It is he
who willed, who ordered, who began
this war. All other accomplices and
there are many, Austrian and Ger-
man both, cannot alter the fact that
the wiser is principally responsible.
His is the first place at the dock of
infamy, where others after him will
sit. He is the master assassin.
justice Awaits.
"The British Premier Asquith has
also said this in a solemn declara-
tion before the House of Commons
in connection with the case of Capt.
Fryatt. He said: 'The British Gov-
ernment will bring to justice the
criminals responsible, whoever they
may be and whatever their position.'
"Surely, in such a case the man
who is the author of the system un-
der which the crime is committed is
the most guilty of all. Who is that
man? Over a year ago, in the ver-
dict on the Lusitania, a jury at Kin-
sale pronounced guilty of wholesale
murder the officers of the submarine,
the German Government, and the
Emperor of Germany. All those gen-
erals, those officers, those soldiers
are only his tools and accomplices.
They struck the blow, but Nero
ordered it. As Mr. Asquith said, it is
he who is chiefly responsible. He
was the arch -criminal.
Death for Kaiser.
"The conduct of the war is one
thing. We will employ against the
Germans every instrument of de-
struction they first employed against
us. The conditions of peace are an-
other. We will not make our peace a
mere truce between two slaughterers.
We will insure the futur of free peo-
ples. But with hint who premeditated,
willed, and ordered all these crimes—
one does not negotiate with him; one
judges him."
Convincing Proof.
Mother (at the party) Why did you
allow that young man to kiss you ?"
Daughter—Why, ma ?
Mother—Oh, you needn't "why ma"
me. One side of his nose is powdered
and one side of your isn't.
He Did.
Wife (to much damaged motorist)
--"Why, Billy, what have you done ?"
"Well, the instruction book says you
can't go from high gear to reverse
without entirely stopping the car, but
I did it."
The man 'who never forgets a favor
aroand to see if they were all con- or forgives an injury isn't out to
sealed, •and, to, his 'despair, observed make a goo 1 friend.
something wriggling behind the small
mound. Even as he watched the r t ARE CLEAN
movements became more frantic, r_ p a
' "I say, you there! he shouted,. ! , , «Ne TIC s ESi:
angrily, "do you know you are giving E vp ;ALL DEALERS
our position away to the enemy?" G. C.B5_g
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a
sir, said recruit,' in4 t :...
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voice of cool desperation, "and do
you know that this is an ant -Bill?>, �.r�r t'ti,