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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-9-5, Page 2S the Kii t CriticalTastes-- 4 point A Tea-pot Test is better than., a page o A ve tise n.e to eaei rla,cj -Green or !Aimed .:i Sealed Packets Only. WAR -TIME CARE OF The careful housewife looks well. after her linens at .all times, but in periods like the present when they can scarcely be replaced for love or money it certainly behooves us all to redouble our vigilance in this direc tion. First let us see how certain condi- tions shorten -the usefulness of such things as sheets, pillowslips, table cloths, napkin's and, towels. Much -wear comes from laundering when by Irictien the dirt is rubbed out. Vigor- ous rubbing, such as is necessary when linen is badly soiled, wears it out much faster than when only partially 'soiled. Hence it is economy to wash It before the first named condition is reached. A gentle rubbing preserves the fabric longer than a vigorous one. Strong washing fluids cause disinte- gration of the threads and should be avoided even though they facilitate cleansing. The careful housewife understands, too, how the wind can injure articles while hanging on the line to dry. An hour in a stiff wind will shorten. the period of usefulness more than a month's wear. The rays of the sun and a gentle breeze are harmless, but avoid allowing the clothes to flap in the wind. This not only whips out hems, but actually breaks threads and does much damage to any fabric. Hemstitching should be mended as soon as the first thread gives way. It is then easily repaired so the break will scarcely be noticed. Neglected it means a bad place. Each week the pieced should be gone over carefully and the tiniest break 'mended. Darn linen pieces back and forth with ravelings or threads drawn from the best parts of old linen. This becomes invisible] after laundering. Don't leave it un- til a patch is required. A patch is unsightly while a darn is not. A well darned table cloth, towel or napkin will wear twice as long as a neglected one and look none the worse' for the stitches. Fold linen pieces l differently from time to time to avoid wear in the same places. Turn pillow slips before slits come in them. Rip the bottom ends and resew with the coxSners as first made half way along the sides. This brings the wear in a fresh place. Single width 'sheets must have a seam in the middle if turned, but neatly folded in a flat seam this will not look badly, or the centre ' may be over- handed. The sides will have to ,be narrowly hemmed but thateie a trifl- ing matter in war time. So far nothing has been said of un- derwear, but care will result in a sav- ing here also. As suggested, wash- ing before a garment becomes badly roiled saves wear, . even though it means more. pieces. Watch for breaks and mend them before they be- come large. Dry all colored clothes In the shade to prevent fading. ood Aconitin Corner The C made Food Hopei, makes the L following statement ea " ,; , "Recent aneouncenxents that the foodsituationoversee has been reliev ctxs► ��r '� ed by the special efforts of Canada , / r' and the Uxi;ited States u•e being.. me Arthur Stanwood fig ,$'`ier'r. /% � � terpreted in.some quaztels as indicat- ing that special •food production and ceermeht Ho•uithtou virtiiu compe ,y br .Daci;l arrangement with •reel. Alio& conservation etfox'ts no longer are necessary,. CHAPTER, I VIZ.—(Cont' ,) real criminal was to be rite down it "All optimistic reports relative to tl le easing of our Allies'food posh They* 'were interrupted vitt?, startle could hi .ill likelilzoo<l be done only tion are bet;,ed on the assumption that hog suddenness: He had Must. turned thzongh zntoimat>ozl fuzntshecl byIi into a 'street 'of small shops tvlien lie; have. A.nd" nothnig could be more the utznos�t effete •to maintain and to heard some distance aivtt a terrified l improbable than that Dave should 'increase production, and also to cons cry for help followed by a shot. . As I elect to remain in the neighborhood, -serve food, will he continued on this he ran in the direction. of the -sounds I howevez.. certain of Jerry s loyalty., continent as well as oversea. he saw two their 'emerge from a light' I wasroff duty that nit htl he momentld hest - ,Jerry to I "Fortunately, there has been an un - across eel doorway half a block ahead, dash ! y g- usually large grain, crop in the United en to the Scanlan,, rooms and ,if, as the street, and dart round a i he hoped, he should find Dave there, (States, leaving a .surplus over present corner. Jerry gave chase; passing ; he would compel him to tell' the full eonsumption which, with the available on the full the the lighted doorway' . i surplus from Canada, and with eon from which thefugitiveshad come, he I story of the crime. tinned conservation in both countries glanced inside, but sari= nothing excepts At three, o'clock his tour 'of duty should 'meet our Allies' 'import red an aended;d' he re orted at the station p shop. h p h d se quirement fromNorth 'A i th' pparently empty grocer's ho i an lie turned the coaxer .and'was exult -1 house. T e sergeant at t e es s or mer ca is ri ant at finding h •s nmae again ;iii sight, greeted him with interest. ;. year.f The. large supply of food for This was to be the first important, the I "Do you know a fellow named live stock, which also seems assured first exciting arrest that he had. made Scanlan—David Scanlan?" the ser- in the United States, will be reflected HOUSEHOLD LINEN. Sometimes an ugly tear can be mended so it does not show. To do this follow a thread in cutting out the part to be removed, mitre the corners and use tiny stitches and thread Qf the color of the goods. A plain mate - Irial can be so mended as to almost de- fy detection. • If new goods must be used to repair- that which hasbeen worn, the new may be placed in the strong sunshine for a few hours, or more if necessary, to bring it to the same shade as the garment This method will do away with the differ- ence in appearance and renders the patch less conspicuous. " As patriotic citizens we will each endeavor to save every bit of cotton and wool goods by using 'carefully what we have on hand, thus helping to conserve the amounts needed for war purposes. A search of attics and store rooms would probably bring to light a good many articles still usable. Fortunate indeed is the housewife who has a stock of house- hold linens to last until the close of the war. I know of no more discour- aging task than 'an attempt to buy new at the present time. What Not To Can. Our canning problem needs to be reduced to a very sound common -sense - 1 basis this year and only those pro- ducts canned which cannot be better kept in some other way. • During the furious canning cam- paigns of the past few days, I have ifoupd parsnips, carrots, onions, cab- bage, sweet potatoes and even Irish ' potatoes canned -all of which is sheer nonsense as each ofthesecould have , been kept as effectively in a much simpler way. Stone jail of small size with stone covers or with paper or cloth covers pasted on, can be used for preserves in which the sugar acts as a pre- servative or for any type of pickle in which vinegar and spices act as pre- serving agents. These containers are out of the question for fruit or vegetables which are not preserved' ince ,ioinizi • rho force. He I cant asked: in •increased reduction of ore and s $ feltex-,g , p p , hilarated and confident. Hewas fast I Yes," Jerry answered with a sink- to a lesser extent, of beef also. on his feet, as Sheehae had said,..'and ing of the heart. "Why'?" "Hopeful though recent develop- he did not doubt his iltty a to run the f "Sheehan broughthim n •i a mi "� � � i x few menu in the ..food situation have criminals down. I nutes after the murder to -night. been, it will not be safe until enor- Before gaining the next cross -street Found him running just three blocks "mous wheat reserves have been ac - one of them was lagging. The othe l away from.Walsh's store, All out of cu'mulate'd on both ' sidesAt- 'turned the corner; Jerry rapidly over breath and not able to account for of the hauled the second of ' the fugitives, himself.He said he, knew you and • who ran more and more weakly. And you'd vouch for him. 'Just the same, at last Jerry's hand fell heavily upon. him. "I didn't do the shooting, honest to God I didn't do the shooting!" The main gasped the words, almost ,in'col lapse_ • Jerry swung him round and `looked with dismay into 'his face. "Dave!" For an instant he held him• then he gave him a shove and ran round the corner in pursuit of the other fugitive. with a bad gang, and his behavior was But the man had disappeared; Jerry mighty suspicious. And being in raced for two blocks, looked down the neighborhood of the murder at cross -streets, and searched alleyways, just that moment—running away from to no purpose. He hastened back it -they seem to think he knows to the store that had -been the scene something." of the crime. In the doorway stood "I guess I'll go up and have a look. three women, frightened, awe-struck, at him," said Jerry; and slowly he as- afraid to enter. From within came tended the stairs to the top floor of the sound "of weeping; Jerry went in the building.. His thought was that and saw a white-haired, kindly -look- he might perhaps be allowed' to take ing man behind the counter 'bending over the questioning of Dave,and over some one invisible ,some one who then, if left to deal with him alone, was sobbing in the low, monotonous' might draw from him all the facts key of utter grief. Drawing a little' which the merciless persistence of, nearer, Jerry saw the woman; she Sheehan and the lieutenant would pro'" wore a dressing -gown; her hair _was' bably wrest from him otherwise. And they're stillat it, giving him the third degree." "I've known Scanlan ,for years; I was brought up with hire; •we worked together in the 'Purroy Mills. He's been down on hi's luck for the last year —but the idea of his murdering any one—it's absurd.' ' What do they think they've' got, against him 'any- way?,, "Sheehan says he's been traveling unbound; she ` knelt beside the body: Jerry had some idea that if Dave con - of ;a man who had been shot through fessed to him he would_ be able to the head. The womanlooked up, and help him. at the sight of Jerry she got to her I As he drew near the top of the feet. She was a 'comely woman of I stairs, he heard Dave's voice raised 4n middle age; the tears rained down her,desperation: "Can't you go away and !cheeks; she cried' to him imploringly,' let me sleep? I've told you all I've got My husband hadn't an enemy in the .to tell, and I'm played out; for God's world! Who could have done it!" And sake, let me sleep." then she cast herself down again be- "I wouldn't ,mind ,a ''bed myself," side the body and gave wayrto ,a said Sheehan. "But we're not going; fresh burst of sobs. I to let up on you, till you've made a On being released by Jerry, Dave; clean breast of it." again started to run; he had -taken the I "Not till you've told us all you know I first turn that he came to and had about how that man Walsh was kill - run promptly into the arms of a ed," affirmed the lieutenant., "I've told you 'I don't know a thing about it," cried Dave. By that time Jerry had reached the top of the stairs; the voices had come to him 'through an open transom. 'He stepped to the door and' knocked upon it; the lieutenant opened it, and Dave and Jerry faced each other. There "What have you been' doing?" was a moment of silence during "Just out seeing some friends." which Jerry looked steadily into "Where do you live?" Dave's eyes and Dave stood haggard policeman. ' The policeman was Sheedan; he looked Dave over deliber- ' ately. "I've seen you before," he said. • "Why are you running through the I streets at such a clip?" es "I was in a hurry to get home," D or pickled. It is wasteful to put into large con- tainers any sort of preserve or relish! that is used in small quantities only,' since there is sure -to he waste when the product stands long unsealed and is used frequently. Glazed earthenware jars are good, for putting down egge in water glass. They should be furnished with tight' covers to prevent the solution from becoming dense through evaporation.. Every housewife' should study the , ways and means for the storage of root crops, such as trenhces for cab -1 bage and turnips, which are kept from freezing by alternate layers of straw and earth. Sweet • potatoes! can be stored in baskets in a - warm attic. Navy beans and lima beans and other legumes it would be wiser to store dry than to attempt to can. CONCERNING PASCAL. Famous French ' Mathematician In- vented Many Modern Conveniences. When Blaise Pascal, the famous French mathematician, was sixteen years old, he wrote a treatise on conic sections. ;His sister, Jacqueline,' at twelve years of age, was the author of a book Mf ,poems. In the French Ideal, Mine. Duclaux tells of the fur- ther triumphs ' of those wonderful children of the seventeenth century. Etienne Pascal, their father, being compromised in a rising against the Chancellor Seguier, fled from Pe • 's in 1638, leaving his children in the charge of a faithful z housekeeper. But the children were already personages. Jacqueline, about twelve years of age; meeting Cardinal de. Richelieu one day, asked her father's p a xdozx so prettily Y in verse that Richelieu not oily recalled him to Paris bat soon afterwards gave him the important post of adjutant to the intendant of Normandyand sent him to Rouen 39• Impressed into the business of his father's •' ez s otfice at Roiicti, young Pascal, at sixteen years of age, conceived the idea of a mechanical ready reckoner, 1 ., cul irnd-nthe independent of .� i}1 V 1and d euergeti- t,all y gave himself a e tf 'a-' " I . c to tees Invention, whicletocenpied him for more than two - ye ars. wo-yeaars. lie devised fifty different in.odldl5 chid personally managed the week of the artisans who were masking the ;neehines: Soule one luta hap ily • 31e.,1 him "the' knighf,•errartt of iuritn;;i,'y, Ivanclering hither and thither in searchtpf questions worthy of his steel." The calculating machine of Pascal is the ancestor of all our modern mul- tiplicators, the little boxes that .hand out change on the counters of shops, the mechanical coniputators, of taxi- cabs and the mathematical machines used in scieniflc laboratories, Later, Pascal designed or perfected the bar- oxneterze hydraulic press, the wheel- barrow, the omnibus and the dray, Canada's Cold Storage Stocks Canada's cold storage stocks of pro- visions, though large when measured in pounds, comprise but a' very small fraction of the amounts • required overseas. Canadian Companies re- porting porting to 'the Cost of Living Branch of the Department of Labor, held on June 1st, the following stocks in stor- age:— tor-a e:— Butter, 1,689,260 pounds; cheese, 2,190,098 pounds; beef, fresh and pickled, 17,203,938 pounds; pork, fresh and pickled, 29,458,903 pounds; bacon, hints apdu smoked meets, 1 3 ,- 11.3 • 967 pounds. How shall these stocks Compare wi h the Britishi tiy h re- quirements may be, understood by not - ingh0wlongtheywould last as the source of total supply in Great Brit- ain. zit-ain. The amounts mentioned coned would supply Bx aii.sreqti rements as fat= lowsr•--Butter, 21 hours; cheese, 21/ days; beef, 21-5 days; pork, 141, days; bacon, ham and smoked meats, , r 3-4 days, E,------- "Who r1]c3 k Sows—whowho listens caps.'--••Pcr;.ia,n Proverb. "On Burke Street." ' and motionless. "If you're in a hurry 'to get home, "Lieutenant," Jerry ' said, "I'd like why were 'yea' running away from to have a word with you'about this Burke Street?" man.'" Away from. zt? The lieutenant came out into the "Yes. It's back in that direction." hall and closed the door behind him. "I guess I must have got turned He and Jerry talked' in low tones. round somehew." "I know Scanlan," Jerry said. "Ice's "What's happened to excite you so? an old friend 'of mine. He might tell Why should you be in such a hurry to me things he wouldn't tell any one get home that you run untilyou're :else. What would you say to my dear ready,,,to drop?" questioning him?" "Well, I—I run a good deal for the "You can come in with us and ask exercise:" him any questions you like," said' the Sheehan took a grip ,ofCDave's left 'lieutenant. arm and passed' a hand over him, "I,think I'd get more out of him if searching for a weapon. he and_I were alone." "I've seen you at Tony Lapatka's The lieutenant considered a mo place more than once," he remarked. ment. "Your conduct is suspicious. I'll "You wait here' I'll see how- he take you along to the station house meets the,, idea," he said; and he re - and give you a chance to tell a -turned into the room. • Then Jerry heard' him say:,— "Officer Donohue tells me he knows you from the ground up, and says if CHAPTER XVIII, he is allowed to question you he's sure you'll make a clean breast of it. Shall Overwhelmed inspirit, Jerry left we have him come in? the store soon after midnight. The Jerry listened eagerly for the rens widow had been led' upstairs to her war. When it came, it startled him. apartment over the shop; two detec- "Oh, I might as well tell you the tives'llad made a careful study of the truth. I was with the fellow that premises, the medical examiner had [c • ,, straighter story there, than. what I you've been giving me." did the ,,'hooting. But I didn't kzu come and gone, and finally the body he was going to do it, I didn't dream I' had,'been borne away. Jerry, who of it—and that's' Gocl's truth every - I had been standing guard all the while, word." �',. was free to resume his interrupted , The lieutenant opened . the door task. triumphantly. "Comeon in, Deno - The sight of the unoffending slain hue," he said. And then as Jerry en - and of, the, grief -stricken wife caused tared, he turned to Dave and'• spoke him to lament bitterly his failure to persuasively, "Now just get it off capture the murderer, That- Dave. your chest. What's the whole story?" was the guilty man'was to Jerry ab- (To be continued.) s,olutely unthinkable, -but that Dave had been a witness and in some degree rI' a parnez to the crime there was little-' room to doubt.. And. Jerry, --as he Stuffed Calf's Heart walked and pondered, was perplexed If the price of rola beef and veal as to what he ought to do. Ile did regret least not in the 1.is high try stuffed calf's heart With having e r. let Dave g go; it was the other fellow, the really vegetables. Wash the heart, remove guilty one, that it hail been his bush the veins, arteries --anti any clotted ness to catch. And anyway lie couldn't, blood, and stuff with dressing, con he simply couldn't have arrested Dave .sistiiig of ?/a cup of flaked hoitiitxa.,Py, z/ —his oldest and best friend. That is cup bread ci•umi ,r 7s ,2 level t o0 ns P what he repeated to himself et his , of molted fat, 1.8 teaspoonful ofie salt; conscience was not easy. leyltnevJ cayenne pepper a aid a few drops of Y Pp 'had n a l that heh ow, done what he had { hoped and' believed he never should do onion juice mixed 'With 14 cup of•hot 1 a e ore 1 - water or stock. Skewer or s'e•deir-ecl •e --violated the oath that he had tale- c , g en when he was sworn into the ser.with tour and fre slightlyhtlY in fat, ad- vice.. He5aid to himself defiant e ding to the fat c z2t one al,•ailc of. celei` 4 f" Y, that it was the onlydecent thing to slices of carrot 2 slims r, of ti1r11Ipp-. 1.. have done. Yet because he had done bit of bay letii', '2 cloves 7/s teaspoon the only decent thing lie questioned if. ofe. pepper corn. Turn occasionally he was, after ail, the right kind of 17 until well browned. man forsthe police force.,The right, , Put a bit of fat kind of policeman would have arrested on the top, add li/ cups of hot stock Dave, even if he had -been his brother, or water and cook in the oven. slowly Now Jerry recognized the com;dlica- for two hours. Serve with carrots tions resulting from his act. If the] and turnips. lantic, and such reserves are not yet in sight. A comparative crop fail- ure on this continent next year would, in the absence of hold -over reserves, make our Allies' position almost as desperate as lit was last winter. , "Canadians` cannot afeord to relax in food- prglluction or food conterva tion because all that can be grown or saved will be needed. Nothing could be more dangerous than to as- sume that our •-position is yet safe, The Food Board wishes to emphasize especially the necessity for the utmost effort to.eave this year's harvest from waste or loss. The responsibility resting upon city and town men to. see that the farmers have sufficient help to bring in the crops is still pressing, and must not be ignored." As a,x additional sugar conservation measure, the Food Board has ordered that, until ;further notice, manufac- turers of canned fruits for sale must not use more than an average of twenty-five poundsi of sugar to one hundred pounds • of prepared fruit. The Order is now effective. It does not apply' to- jams, jellies, or mar- malade. insects aAp Aeronauts. According to Lieut, Depret Bixio, of 'the French Army, • who is va n"aturallst as well as a flying man, many insects follow captive balloons in their as- cent. He has seen flies go as high as 2,970 feet, after ' which they die. Grasshoppers cling to the basket of the balloon until the air becomes too rarefied for them, when they let go' and fall. He says the swallows have a glorious time catching these in- sects. f oilCofZa to &cot R.G. LONG £COs d,11MnTEp TORONTO:. _ - CANADA._--,. A Song of .the Air, This is the song of the Plane— The creaking shrieking plane, The throbbing, sobbing plane, And the moaning, groaning wires— The engine—missing again! One cylinder never fires! Hey,ho! for the Plane! This is the song of the Man— The driving, striving pian, The chosen, frozen man— The pilot, the man at the wheel, Whose limit is all that he - can, And beyond, if the need is ,read! Hey, ho! for the Man! This is the song of the Gun— The muttering, stuttering gun, The maddening gladdening gun— That chuckles with evil glee • At the last, long drive or the Hun, With -its end in eternity! Hey, hot for the Gull! This is the song of the Air— The lifting, drifting air, The eddying, steadying air, The wine of its liimtless space— May it nerve us at last to dare Even death with undaunted face! Hey, ho! for the Air! -"Observer,'.! Royal Flying Corps, �.Di-ablate+ all gnat it .work_ Makes light. n j whdeeome bread. J v railti etc.. without trouble.: Seca. flour and help eaalerve ��.l.-.the Narron•, food 7/ 'at'trlr• g ►' Convenient. Quick and dean -hands do Iwt touch dour),. Delivered al! cbargea aid to your home, or lhro„gh your dealer— four loaf sue $2.75 eight ,loaf rite $3.25. E. T. WRIII-i'r CO. HAMA -TON Cf NADA Young Men ©n the Farm Who Cannot Co to War CANADA Must Have Greater•Agricultural Production. CANADA Needs Men Trained in the Best Agricultural Practices; YOU will be of greater value to your countryand to' yourself if you acquire all available information re- garding youii business as a farmer. ' You can obtain this information during the Fall and Winter months at the C/ntavio ricultairal ue2phsrz THE COLLEGE TERM.—The College opens September 20th and closes April 12th. `This Is convenient for most farm boys, as ...the hardest work of the summeia Is completed before the com- mencement of the term and students can retuf•n to their homes for the spring seeding. COURSES,—The Two -Year. Course•is particularly designed for young. men intending to be good practical farmers. It in- cludes studies which are of practical value in all the work of the farm. The Four -Year Course for the degree of B.S.A. is a two ' year continuation of the two-year course. EXPENSES.—In order to encourage young men to attend. tire college, the fees are fixed at, the lowest possible figure. I3oa,rd, $4.00 per week; Tuition Fees •$20.00 per year, Public School Education is sufficient for admission. COLLEGE OPENS SEPTEMBER 20TH Write for ar'Calendar giving full particulars G. C. CREELMYAN, B.S.A., LL.D., r reslcient ■ 18 1- iia l� ITl:E=Ti,.ELT AT 1b..)ril �^ r n k { I\ /-: Nra a 1� a:._. T �Ir- Ash/fR. ..te k i e... r .L .n (tri r Bun k le ,•;.: � WILLIAMS " > � `fi„r�- yy; r f� w . " �h �• ,� , ,, ; '•it �' "° se ,l. •1. it a � . ?l -W s1, t yy, alow Model Canada's s..+• ea •:3'13 '�� .. r, Rr+� i.�. CIWilliams dd a �r• ° > ..�F .'y f ^t. 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