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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1917-7-19, Page 6r, - u e een ousirlS; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR, CHAPTER I11.—(Cont'd.) 1and to believe in the sincerity `of the tc IeT• uNI iY01' '� cr deed • " w i s h cli he was continually call-. ing into the ears of his small vcongro gation, John, personal.ly, had, evezi in his manifestly weak moments, always looked at Father O'Br•eani with more pity than disgust. It was not a noble way of cheering enforced soli- ,tude, but apparently it was a way. ' Often, when hurrying home to his own fireside, which, whatever else it was, was certainly not solitary, the minister would cast a loot;: of curiosity and lap, while the six ea what he believed ' to be compassion to- } r old Albert was • wards the forlorn li ht, twinkling in pretending to -fetter the seven-year-old g b T You was called, minister Whunp< Y Y ds, my �vozd Not my erect the excited girl, "I' gave the Message to the missis myself; and the missis said as how you would come the moment you got back." For a brief space John stared very hard at the speaker; then, without a word, turned on his heel and went. straight upstairs to Ella. "Is this' true,. Elia ?'i he asked closing the doer behind him. ` A Young hit's. M`Donnell, in a white morning -gown, was sitting in a low chair with her youngest -born upon her. the little presbytery beside the glar- ingly -new -chapel. With only a mangy Irish terrier for company, the whisky- botte might besupposed to loom alis - ort c faiiatel pr P Y g But the whisky -bottle was going 'Co have a rest now, no doubt, since it was only in times of peace that it ever be- came dangerous to Father O'Bream;, and if the Oban doctor spoke ti;ue, these were not ,times of peace that uha with the ends of the blue ribbon which floated from the maternal waist. It was as pretty a domestic picture as anyone0 ne could wish to see,,Is what true?" she inquired, ed, wi th a flush of defiance. "That I was summoned 1"o Charlie Robson las night while I was .out?" "Yes; it is true." "And why did you not give me the. message?" Ella's underlip went out, There but she remained` silent. "Why did tit ei e c t of i yn what seemed every you not give me the message?" re- self cal of his enjoying what hed hr d a self called. one of his."grand old n ate emphatically. t. loudly, but much .flings;" and with no one, of course, to "`How ould 1 ?,,!reproach him with endangering. lives burst outrgi e the message?, that hung upon' his, Ah,well,no-dub Ella, visibly .quivering. I there were compensations doubt had just heard that the Oban doctor ccleliions to the ab had di ,nosed smallpox." scree of domestic delights. "Well's?" .(To be continued.) "Isn't that enough? Could I let you risk your life and the lives of your children by catchingthe infection? The Making of n? of a Genius. to suchWould 1 be a mother if I exposed them O'er thsouls,e Horizon of earth's common danger? And Fenella so de- ,` licate! The slightest attack would g, do for her. Oh, John, yoi. can't be A great man rises; S ,me cry, so madly imprudent ? Just look at . "A genius; fvoritE of they the darlings." gods!" John looked as he was bid, and look- Ah, vain surmises! hag, the angry retort which had ri`seii They little knowhe to der truth to his lips; hovered there for another lies t that moment unspoken. As 'he gazed at!> .. these tender., flawless faces, and North his bright name, thought of the fearful ravages .he had. A mother's sacrifice,. a father's toil,. Have made his fame. seen on others, a rush of purely hu - man panic came over him'; in the nix moment detected already, nd res utely cast aside. The ary reto came all the angrier for coming a moment late. "So yQu would hae me neglect my duties because of p sonal considera- ticns?" he asked, in the harshest voice Fila had yet heard from him. "And I sleep sou.idly in my bed while Charlie Robson goes. unassisted to his account? Oh, Ella, this is th., end of all the trust I ever had!" "Where are you going?" asked Ella, starting to leer feet, as he turned abruptly to the door. "To the Robsons' cottage. Minnie Robson is likely to follow her hus- band, it seet.s, and I cannot let all my parishioners die -without my help." AIf you, go to the Robsons' cotta you can't come back' here," declare Ella shrilly. " "We can have no com rnunication, with the village., Surel you might -have had enough regard for your own wife and children to think that, John." The last words swam in tears al ready, whereupon Julia began t whimper and the baby to bawl in sym pathy. "Very well, I won't come back," sai` John, with small trace of his habitus mildness. "I shall stop in the' vil lege, and shall have my things fetch ed." And hastily he closed the Goer upo a scene of domestic distress which it ritated him in this moment far -nor. than it appealed to him. As he hurried down the villag A LINT OR TWO, Send mea line ox' two, 'felling me how you-do-- Send on-do—Send me a line o; two, I long to hear! You are so far away, ,y I miss you every day You are so fax; away, Onee you were near! Tell "me the little things, Nothing of wars or Kings -- Tell me the little things, Dearest to me. Do ythoughts everturn yourg To the far hearts that yearn?; Do your thoughts ever' turn Over the sea? I cannot let you go, Because I love you so— I cannot let you go, Out of my life! My love shall be a shield, My prayers a blessing yield, raxY ou upon the ' field 'All through the strife! Dina Moore Jamieson. SIGN "OF "MEDICAL, GUARD." St. Andrew's Cross 'a Sign That a Doctor is on Board. When warships are in, harbor one: of them is nearly alwaysseen flying from her yard -arm. -a flag coisting of a white St. Andrew's Cross on a blue ground. This means that there is a doctor on, board, and that she . is the ship that is "medical guard!! for the time being. If medical assistance is required on any other warship inthe harbor whose own doctor happens to be away, it can be' obtained -rom the vessel flying the;flag in: question. By. this arrange/milt medical officers of the fleet are able to ' obtain leave in. regular rotation, one always being left on duty in case of emergency. Where a number of ships'are anchor- ed, it is, of course, very essential that it should" be possible for any of them t The lonely homestead, and the qui•ett to tell in a moment where the doctor 01- farm on. duty is to be found, so that he may rt Have made sublime Love's sacrifice. be summoned without delay\ <, DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME. - Second Lesson—Water , Its Source and Uses. Water- can carry many •infectious diseases, and for this reason, when the character and source are unknown, all water used for drinking purposes) should be boiled,, ego alleviate the flat and insipid taste of boiled water, it may be beaten with an egg -beater or filled into bottles and a space left for air at the top and then shaken. This' will int:orporate air into the water. Distilled water has the valuable' mineral elements removed, and be- cause of this it should not be given to children. Do not use water from wells or springs unless-yeu know' that it'' is free from ` contamination. If there is an epidemic of any diseases'in your locality, play safe: boil all your .drinking water. • Drinking a glass of water before meal time `stimulates tlle"digestive juices and prepares the stomach to re- ceive food Drinking water with` the meal e depends entirely upon- pthe 'i - Y in- dividual; if the individual is stout, it will cause an increase in weight. Drinking a glass 'of water after meals -will help the process:. of diges- tion, as it is well known that all foods must- ben -educed to a liquid state be- fore digestion is complete. The tem- perature of water should&b from 45 to 55 degrees'Fahrenheit. A glass of hot water acts as a -tonic if taken upon arising in the morning ge Water forms about three-fifths of d the total weight' of the human body, and on this account it is a necessary Y constituent of the blood stream. oe l The solvent properties of water are I well known. Water acts, as a carrier - throughout the body and is an active o participant in,the process of digestion and *Elimination :. d( The temperature of the body is re- gulated by the presence of water in, the blood. The blood flows from the -`warm interior to the cold exterior of I the body, and the water in it aets as a n distributor of heat. ; The chemical processes of the body are carried on by the aid of water, and e for this reason a large amount of it is nieces"nary. ` Two quarts dailyis the least amount that •a healthy body can • > perform its duties on. This amount may be taken either plain or in,bever- age. There pscree of mineral al dep osits and gases in water determines its character. Where these substances are of a pronounced nature, we have the so-called mineral water and effer- vescent waters. These waters have a medicinal value and are very often prescribed by physicians for various derangements of the stomach, kid- neys and liver. They are also order- ed for use in eliminating the undesir- able acids and deposits from the body. street, all his pulses still throbbed; and a certain chronic perplexity set num- berless bewildering wheels agoing in his head. For there was',truth in Elias complaints, and there ,Was rea- son on her side. Could she justly be blamed for thinking mere of the J safety of her children than of the mental peace of Charlie Fthbson's Iast hours? Human though these con- siderations might be, they yet had to be weighed; and so deep was John in the question of how his family's safe- ty could best be assured without detri= went to his own duties, that he came near to stumbling over a certain rath- er disreputable-Iooking Irish terrier with whom he had a bowing acquain- tance, and who at this moment was ting in the street with one eye upon the dead rat he ..is worrying and the other upon the door of the cottage which stood next door to that of the Robsons, and which was the very cot- tage in which, in a less free age, Popish rites were said to have been celebrated. At sight of the mangy terrier, whose boldness was partly due th ill-treatment—not unprovoked—at the bands of the village cats, John somewhat hastened his step, for fear 'Of a meeting with the animal's priest- ly owner, who was bound to be not far off: This was' " no longer Father ;~'lintel+-but'a very different sort of personage — loud -spoken, rubicund, quite as Irish, and not always rush more respectable -looking than his in- separable four -footed companion. That Father O'Breani" regarded '"'certain classes of liquids as having other uses beyond the more quenching of thrist, would have been an open secret, even had he not himself been the. first to pronounce the remorseful Mea aulpa, John knew the man as two quite dif- ferent persons: one a flushed, hazy eyed and very common -looking in- dividual, keeping the middle of the road '•,-ith some difficulty; the other, a devoted and indefatigable worker, whose fever of zeal seemed to scorn such trifles as sleep and food. His time at Ardloch had been chiefly divided between alternate bursts of over -indulgence and of remorse— the emptying of a Whisky bottle arid the strewing of ashes upon his head, He was continually falling, or, at any rate, stumbling, and perpetually get- ting tip again; and each time :freshly convinced that this was the final re- surrection, 1t was so impossible not to adtiire his courage, that it be- came possible to forgive his wealchees Tested Recipes. Strawberry Jam. -=Hull' and wash berries, then drain and cover with su- rgar. Stand over night. In the morn- ing put in a saucepan and cook until thick. Stir constantly to prevent burning. Fillinto glasses and, when cool, cover with paraffin, Store in a cool, dry place. Use three-quarters of a pound of sugar to, one -pound of fruit. Cherry Custard.—Line a pie tin with. good pastry. Fill with stoned and cooked cherries, well sweetened. Pour over them a custard made of, one cup of milk, pinch of salt, one egg and four tablespoonfuls of sugar. Bake in moderate oven until the custard .is. well set. Rhubarb Cheese. ---Cut ane pound of rhubarb in one -inch pieces. Place. in saucepan with one-half cupful of water and steam until tender. Dis- solve one-quarter ounce of gelatin in just enough water to cover, mix with the hot rhubarb and one pound of su- gar, then bring to a boil, Cook for fifteen minutes. Stir frequently. Pour into molds that have been rinsed in cold water and set aside to mold Fil center with custard made of yplk of two eggs, one ' cupful 'of mill., one-' quarter cupful of sugar and one-half teaspoonful of vanilla, Cook until custard thickens, then set aside • to Cool. Wh'n rady to use unrriold the rliubarb, pour the custard around it and son. e, Gooseberry Jelly.--=-Tivo quarts of gooseberries, two pints of water. Pre- pare the gooseberries and add the wa- ter. Then place in''a preserving ket- tle and bring to a boil.Cook' until very soft, then drain, using a jelly bag. Measure the juice and allow an equal measure of sugar. Now re- turn to the kettle anc"'boil-•for e five minutes. Add the sugar and boil for five minutes until 221 degrees Fahren- heit is reached. Pour into sterilized glasses and store in the usual manner. When Fooe Is Wasted. When anything edible is allowed to go to the garbage pail or allowed., to spoil for lack of proper handling. When too much is served at'a meal. Uneaten portions are left on the plate and later thrown into the gar- bage pail. Learn to, know the needs of your family and . serve each no more than you think each will, want. When too 'much is prepared for a meal. Unserved portions are likely to be thrown into the garbage pail or allowed toespoil, .1\lany housekeepers do not know how to use leftover foods to make appetizing dishes. When burned or spoiled in cooking. ..Improperly prepared or poorly sea- coned food will be left on the table and probably wasted, Buy food wisely ,and then prepare it carefully: When handled carelessly. ,Buy clean food, keep it clean until used, and be neat in all details of cooking and serv- ing. This lessens waste, and is a valuable health inaasure as well PURE MILK SUPPLY OF DENMARK CLEANLINESS OI, THE DANISH DAIRY IS AN ART, A Description of the System in Vogue in the Co-operative Dairies e of Copenhagen. 'Denmark has attained a distinction of which any nation might be proud she ensures to her young children the daily, yearly supply of pure milk, says Marion Jameson in The •.World's Work. "' Since more than half of the farms of Denmark are associated with the co-operative dairies, it fol- lows that ideal conditions for milking must' obtain practically throughout the country. E Milk is the one essential human" food. And y factor conti- rete • yet other e r . butes so heavily to mortality as taint- ed milk. Unfortunately this uni- vernal food is one of the best breed- ing -grounds for, good' as well as for dangerous bacteria. Introduced into the purest milk, bacteria increase en- ormously.,—uncovered- milk is always liable to infection. Cleanly milking from the Danish point of view does not begin and end` with a dean cow; it is a far cryfrom the cow to the child's mouth. The milkers, the pails, the sheds. in which the cows are milked, even the walls' and the floors; the transit of the milk from the farm to the \retailer, and thence to the `consumer, 'are all in- cluded in the Danish programme for puzae milk. - The Life History of the Milk -Can. The life history of the milk -can in Copenhagen is interesting. To start with, the cows are kept in bright, airy sheds all day; -only in the summer months, are they allowed open-air pas- ture, for the effects of cold and rain. on the milk yield are well known. There are . no fences in Denmark; the' cattleare pegged down and moved systematically over certain restrict-' ed areas. ' The beasts are examined by veterin- ary surgeons twice a month; twice a year they are tested 'with tuberculin;, s in many cases tuberculosis of 'the dder is very ^rapic'and its early de- ection imperative. These veterinary urgeons not only (ermine the ani- mals, they also inspect the conditions f the cow -sheds, the food, the milk- ails, and report on ;°•the yield and uality of the milk of each cow.. The cows are never milked; in ;the sheds; in the summer they are .milk - d in the fields, where carts are sta- ioned to carry the milk immediately o; the refrigerators; in the winter hey are milked iii scrupulously clean ooins set apart entirely for the pur- ose. Even the'rnille-pails are, spe ally constructed; they rest in an out receptacle filled with crushed ice. nd salt, and in this way the : milk oses its scow -heat, micro-organisms o notdevelop,° and the milk keeps, weet longer than three clays. Refrigeration and Analysis. The milk is conveyed at once `to the frigerators, where, by the unlimited pply of ice it is cooled to 50 deg. who say that while they are doing elsius. everything possible to assist Mre'C. A. The milk begins to arrive- at the,Y g the Controller -of Canadian Fuel a u t s 0 p q e t , t r p ci en a d re su C • iron tanks placed at different levels; in the bottom tank are three layers of gravel, that in the lowest layer about half `the size of a pea, in the middle layer somewhat smaller, and in the third or top layer a little larger -than a pin's head. The layers are separat- ed from each other by perforated tin trays, and on•`the top of the upper- most layer of gravel are six layers of fine cloth, The Cans. The cans, after being filled and. weighed, are labelled, tied up with a thread, sealed with a leaden stamp, and taken off to the milk. carts for distribution. ,� In the bottling•o z om the milk is "•ted. by as pipe into a machine similar to that used for'bottling beer, at just such a rate that it will keep six small taps going. From these taps a skill- ed bottler fills dear glass bottles; each of which holds an imperial pint; as. these are filled, they are passed on to a woman, who corks them on to the sealers, who first tie threads across. the cork, aid then put on a leaden seal,' rind the bottles s are then placed p ac in racks—in boxes,: put there by dif- ferent vanmen, each one of whom' knows the number he requires. It is interesting to note the differ- ence between the "sealed'.i••• milk bot- tle of Denmark and that of England, where the mule is' "sealed" with. 'a small cardboard disc' placed in the mouth of the bottle, which' a dishon- est dairyman can easily detach and replace. That dreadful, grey, reas zinc can of the ordinary English dairyy is unknown in Denmark. The 'Company's vans which, carry the milk. to the consumer are so con- structed that the:anilk-cans -are' lock- ed in: the van, and can only be drawn through dust -proof taps. The men in charge of the vans cannot- tamper with "the milk at all. The sealed: bot- tles' of cream and. children's' milk are kept in another ,part of the vehicle. in trays containing crushed ice. Where Cleanliness Is An Art. The cleanliness of •the Danish "dairy is an art. There is. no superficial swilling of cans and pails. Floors and walls, cans, bottles,' and pails all re- ceive the most scrupulous attention. The cans are - cleansed, in' the fol- lowing manner. They are first rinsed inside with a, powerful jet of 'cold wa- ter, then they; are washed with ,hot water and soda with a brush both in- side and outside; after that they are forced, through some, strong, lime and water, on a wheel, and finally they are placed over•a jet of boiling water, which is injected upwards into each• one. The bottrles, as' they come in are 'most carefully washed with hot water and soda;'tlie'inside is then scrubbed with a' revolving brush and boiling water, and the outside is"treated in, the, same manner with a small hard ` Cuban deposits are estimated to con - brush, after'' which they are carefully taro all the way from 2,000,000,000 to rinsed with clean cold'water. 3,000,000,000 tons of iron ore. A Transportation ,Reason ---So the dealer can [order out his fertilizer in cars loaded to. full capacity, which hold twice as much as average -loaded cars. Just; half as .many cars stere :. needed—the other half are set free for other uses. Freight con- gestiqn is relieved, You stand a better chance bf`getting your fertilizer. A Patriotic Reason -So all our industries, all, our national re- sources. all our efforts can give a full weds urea war -time ser- vice, and so fertilizers can have a chance to increase our na- tional food supply. ,„."- Write Write For Particulars SOIL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE of the NATIONAL FERTILIZER ASSN. Poital'fete ro a 6 Bldg. P. a dt¢noe Bldg. ra C Icu 0 a B t' A of ,mora G The gravel -used in the filters' is cleaned by boiling' and stirring:it about kin hot water and soda,,till the water- conies' off quite,, clean. It is then; steamed at a temperature ' of about 302 deg, Fahrenheit. The filth that: coiner from the gavel •is aston- . ishing and disgusting; yet more care and cleanliness than that shown upon the farms supplying tie company could not possibly be observed. Cleanliness of the Workers. The • personal cleanliness of the workers is no less insisted on; shower baths are provided, and the/employes are expected toeuse "then every morn- ing; their clothes are constantly changed, andif' any infectious disease occurs in any of the workers it is at• once reported. Very wisely the workers are paid full wages while they are on the sick -list, and thus there' le no fear of detection ;pr. at- tempted concealment of the complaint. Half -washed pails, the breatin. of a ' consumptive milkman, or fhe dirty hands of a dairyman are not permit- ted in Denmark •!ro carry death to hundreds of little children. To' walk through the airy and spa- cious rooms, to see the wet and shin- ing floors aiyl walls, and -the lustre of glittering bottles 'and, pails is to real- ize the beauty of cleanliness; and the fresh, smell of the plane; the white clean clothes of the workers and their well -scrubbed clogs, give one an idea ° of the purity- of the milk that goes:to Danish nurseries. THE COAL SHORTAGE The anticipated shortage in- hard coal affecting thousands of Can- adian homes'` may become a reality next winter if consumers delay their orders to the dealers till fall. -` This is the opinion'of railway men stead of being delayed by' loading with return freight,. although this move means added: expense. Within a 'few days- the coal "mer- - chants will ''thus' have prospect'of'• rapid deliveries, but' unless consum- ers co-operate by giving their orders to the merchants now for their win- ter supplies, then unloading cars quickly, the congestion ,experienced premisesof company at Freder-Supply, the co-operation ' of the con- last winter will be. : accentuated and iksberg, a° suburb of Copenhagen, at sumer also is necessary :to mei' an prices may rise to unheardo about 9 p.m. "`Upon its arrival it` is f heights. undoubtedly serious•.*situation: Consumers are.also recommended. to • sampled for subsequent analysis, The hard coal used in the east foie -be exceptionally careful in the use tasted, and its temperature _noted. - of the average furnace is imported from coal, avoiding waste and burning wood e milk is analysed both on the pre- the United States, and -the problem of where possible. The merchants' mi and in the chemical laboratory supply is largely a problem of "trans- themselves areo pP Y also Y g P being asked ed to co - the university, c th e director ' of o atioOwing"� operate rt n to the• h by, s nits. e phaving pcars loaded oade tod wh publishes monthly the result of . the of labor and a'yery hard winter, the maximum capacity acid by promptly is daily analysis. ", • Canadian Railways last year faced a unloading the cars as soon as received, The. sknnmed mills and eordinary severe congestion of traffic, which was -thus releasing them for further ser- eet milk are then placed in the'r accentuated during the' winter month'`s vice.. • ns (as they are) in large ice tanks, li the demand for furnace coal The situation er being' sampled and1 testedthere y apparently: ise more In orderer -to' prevent if possible a serious in the East then in the West' remain till early next morning, similar condition next season, the owingto the accepted use of box cars en they. are run through a filter,.railways are concentrating every of in the latter territory.Thesupply d- tapped off :into the -vessels in easof fort on the -•Supply of coal -carrying the open cars required in the ease. hich they are to be taken round the equipment.;The Canadian Pacific, for however, limited, and unless' deliveries tow , " instance,' has decided to adapt at once are spread more than they have been The' cream, after being weighed and concentrate a considerable portion over the summer, months by the re- d is filtered,,and.then bot- of additional' freight equipment for'. commended co-operation' of consum- inclear glass bottles, which are its c ers; the approaching winteri ed.. coal haulage, increasingl°� capacity , _Pp ng wall, come d away in 'ice until delivery next during the next.six months! with tragic rning. The,'children'sg by cars , g farce upon the Canadians oe g milk soi. , capable of over a- milker ad- !eel Ontario,_ QuebeZ;, and the Maritime led on account of special precau- ditional tons during that period. It'`Provinces. ns having been taken to secure its is withdrawing a' large number of cars The coal, elute' urit and wholeso' es according to Mr. Magrath, P Y engin s, is from other services, is adapting other is available. The cars according ewise put through another filter, tyres of cars,' and has just put into the railways, are coming—but to dbottled. _ � Y , oming—but" will force a new rule under which ever carrythe coal only - T e � Fitt -- . Y Y if; the orders aro h ers. foreign coal car is at once returned known before'winter . puts on the Tlie filter consists of two enamelled empty to the mines _for fresh` coal in brakes. Th m of wh th sw ca aft to' wh an w to and ti tai m cal do abs lilt an 2", and 5 Ib, artonsr s10, 20, 50 and ,1001,.:Bags, 1 Redpath refining methods ..prod>x .e no second grade sugar. We make and sell one grade only the' highest—so that you will never get anything but the `. best ~tildes the name of Zedpath. "Let Red ath Su Bete " � rt8te 9 Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited, Montreal,