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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-8-5, Page 7use/Wes eorlter Refreshing Summer Drinks. A cool, refreshing drink makes the hottest summer day seem,if not cool, at least leas' warm; and ,there are many kinds ,of summer drinks besides the well-known iced tea and iced cof- fee. Here are some of .the best of them: • Fruit Punch. -Mix together one cupful each of water and sugar, boil them ten minutes, and skim the syrup carefully. Add one cupful of hot, strained, tea, one cupful of any fruit juiee that you prefer, and the juice of five lemons and six oranges. Add suf- ficient water to make a gallon, and serve, it ice-cold. Ginger Ale.—Put one quart of chip- ped ice into a gallon jug, add one pound of sugar and one tablespoonful of strong ginger, and shake the mix - make it buttery. Pour it into g1assess and sprinkle.grated nutmeg on top. Sour Milk Recipes. The cook who is not wasteful hae. at her command a geed ninny , sour milk recipes to make use of in the summer, for then, no matter how pare- ful she may be, the heat occasionally makes the milk turn sour, It is not wasted if it is made into ciente .palat- able food. Here is a sour cream filling for cake: Mix equal quantities of thick, sour cream, chopped nuts and raisins. Add a little sugar and lemons juice, enough to give the proper taste, and spread between layers of cake. • Many 'kinds of cookies can be made with sour milk, Here is the recipe for a good sort; Cream half a cupful ture well together. Add one pint of of butter with a cupful of sugar and good cider vinegar, and fill the -jug add a cupful of sour milk. in which with water.Keep it on .ice until it three-quarters of a teaspoonful of is•very cold. soda has been dissolved, and two cup- fuls or a Little more of flour, sifted Raspberry Vinegar. — Pour two with half a teaspoonful of cloves, half quarts of vinegar over four quarts of a teaspoonful of cinnamon, and a tea - raspberries. Cover it, and put it in spoonful of salt, Chill the dough be- lt cool place for two days.• Strain the fore cutting the cookies. It must be rolled thin. • Cornbread can be made with sour juice through cheesecloth, and pour quarts t over four of fresh berries. Set the mixture aside again for two milk in this way: Sift a cupful of days, then strain it a second time cornmeal with half a cupful of flour, through cheesecloth,and three quarts half a teaspoonful of salt, a table- of sugar. . Heat it slowly, and skim spoonful of ; sugar. Then rub in a the liquid until it is clear; then boil it tablespoonful of shortening (clear twenty minutes. Seal it in sterilized )iottles. When you serve it, use two tablespoonfuls of the syrup to a glass of ice water. It is a most re- freshing drink on a hot day, and will chicken fat that has been fried out is a good kind) andthen add a cupful of sour milk and a beaten egg. Lastly, add half a teaspoonful of soda.. It is. well to add the soda last where a light keep for years, mixture is desired, as it begins to give An Egg Drink.—Beat three - eggs off carbon dioxide, the gas that makes thoroughly, and six tablespoonfuls of the dough rise, as soon as it is moist sugar, and one and one-half cupfuls and comes in contact with the acid of ice water. Whip into the mixture, of the sour milk.._ the juice of one orange and a small amount of the grated rind. Serve it Worth Knowing. in glasses topped with whipped' cream. Camphor will remove fresh peach Grape Cordial.—To one quart of stains from linen. rich, unsweetened grape juice add one - Borax will remove leather stains quarter of a cupful each of cold wad on white stockings. ter and sugar syrup, and one-half of When frying liver, if each piece is a teaspoonful of grated nutmeg. Just dipped in milk, then into flour, it before you serve the drink fill the will brown beautifully. glasses two-thirds full of crushed ice, Potatoes lose 40 per cent. of their and pourthecordial over it. food value when pared before they Currant Shrub.—Heat two quarts are boiled instead of afterward. of ripe currants, and strain the juice through cheesecloth. To every quart of juice add three-quarters of a pound of sugar, and stir the syrup until the sugar dissolves. Add the juice of one lemon, and enough cold water to di- lute the syrup. When it is cold, pour it over cracked ice, and ornament each glass with a slice of lemon or a bunch of ripe currants. Mint Sherbet Wash the mint thoroughly, then crush it and bruise it well, and add a pint of boiling wa- ter; let the infusion stand for twenty minutes, strain, it carefully, add a cup- ful of sugar, and let the whole boil for ten minutes. When you take it from the fire,' add the juice of three oranges and a cupful of pineapple syrup. ;Put the liquid into a freezer, and when it is partly frozen add the • stiffly beaten whites of two eggs. Freeze it again to the consistency of mush. Serve it in sherbet glasses, with shredded cocoanut sprinkled lightly on the top. Lemon Mint,—Wash the mint well, and pick off a large cupful of leaves. Put them into a stone jar with one quart of chopped ice. Stir the mixture until the leaves are thoroughly bruis- ed and the flavor is extracted. Strain off the water, and add the juice of two oranges and six lemons, and one pint of sugar. Put it on ice and when it thoroughly cold serve it in tall, thin glasses, with a sprig of fresh mint and a very thin slice of lemon in each cup. Lemonade for a Week. -Boil to- gether two quarts of water and four cupfuls of sugar for ten minutes. Re- move the syrup from the fire, and add four and one-half cupfuls of lemon juice. Let the mixture cool, then seal it in glass jars and put it in a. cool place. When you want to make lemon- ade, dilute a little of the syrup with ice water. Lime Punch.—Put eight cubes of sugar in a bowl 'and pour over them the juice of two limes and two oranges. Add one and -one-half cup- fuls of cold water, and when the su- gar is melted, chill the syrup with cracked ice. Just beforeserving it add a slice of pineapple and a few crystallized cherries. The receipt makes only a small amount of punch. For, a large company it should be trebled. Ginger Punch.—To one-third of a pound of preserved ginger add one quart of water and one cupful of su- gar, and 'boil the mixture for fifteen minutes.Let it cool then add one To clean a raincoat, sponge with a mixture of alcoholic and ether, to in modern warfare unless there is a which a tablespoonful of ammonia supply of cotton for the explosive which sends it from the gun, says .has been added SMART, YET SIMPLE, LINEN' FROCKS. Always practical and comfortable— yet smart—are summer frocks of linen. With the advent of full skirts linen has become more popular than ever, and when applied to simple dresses, such as the Ladies' Home Journal Patterns shown above, it is destined to remain a favorite.: Such dresses are not only easily made, but they launder readily and well. Pattern No. 8930 is a Misses' dress, having high neck with standing collar or low neck with roll collar, full-length sleeves in either of two styles and a five -gored skirt with slightly raised waistline. The pattern cuts in sizes GERMANY BUILDING' 'WARSHIPS The Final Sea Battle Will Assume Great Proportions. The fighting strength of the Ger- man navy at the present time can only be a matter of conjecture, while its power of expansion has been the subject of considerable speculation, says the Liverpool Journal of Com- merce. To her battle squadrons the enemy will undoubtedly have added the Kronprinz, which was laid down at Kiel in the middle of 1912, while the battle cruisers Luitzow, launched at Dantzic near the end of 1913, and the. Ersatz'Hertha, laid down in the same year, will certainly have joined the Waiting battle cruiser squadron by this time. The best known of the new,ships under construction are the' Ersatz Worth. and the "T," beth commenced early in 1914, These vessels are ap- proximately of 28,000 tons displace- ment and mount eight 15 -inch guns. Compared' with the Queen Elizabeth class they carry the same armament much more efficiently protected, but at an inferior speed, The German fleet is most likely to fight when the land campaigns have gone so badly for her that a master stroke is necessary in order to re- trieve the situation. When that state of affairs will arrive is, at the mo- ment, beyond mortal knowledge. Many critics still anticipate that another winter campaign will not be necessary but this view appears. to err on the optimistic side, and if we neglect it and assume that 18 months of war is a, practical possibility, then the Ger- man navy is likely to prove a much more powerful argument than it is • at. present. Early in the war the superior value of the battle cruiser was'emphatical- ly demonstrated, and if the big ship facilities of the'German yards were concentrated on rushing out this class of ship the squadron would be imme- diately strengthened. Firms such as the Germania at Kiel, Blohm and Voss and the Vulcan Company at at mon ever having chastised his people complete seven or eight battle eruis- 8034 14, 16, 18 and 20 years, requiring in size 18, 51/8. yards 36 -inch material. Pattern No. 8934 is also a Misses' dress, consisting of a shirt -waist and skirt. The waist opens in front and has pointed collar and full-length or shorter sleeves. The front of waist is pleated to the back, which extends over shoulder in yoke effect. The four -gored skirt has slightly raised waistline. The pattern cuts in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 and requires in size 18, 5% yards 36 -inch material with 5% yards 36 -inch contrasting goods. Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- chased at your local Ladies' Home Journal Pattern dealer, or from The Home Pattern Company, 183-A, George Street, Toronto, Ontario. WHY EUROPE NEEDS COTTON. Big Guns Consume Ten or . Twelve Bales in a Minute. There is no bullet or shell propelled If part of a bottle of olives has been used and you wish to keep the remainder for some time add a pinch of salt to the' brine and pour in bot- tle enough olive oil to cover brine. Eucalyptus oil will remove grease spots from ,any kind of 'material without injuring it. Apply little of the oil with a clean piece of flannel and rub the material gently until the stains disappear. To prevent cakes from burning put two or three layers of thick paper underneath the tin. To heat the white of eggs quickly a ,pinch of salt should be added. Salt'cools and causes them to froth rapidly. To boil meat for serving, put it in boiling water, allow the water to boil for a few minutes, then lower the temperature; by this means juices in the outer surface are co- agulated and the inner juices are prevented from escaping. It is a good idea to have an easy method of moving- the bucket when scrubbing the floor. Take a two- inch board, large enough to set a pail on; insert casters in each cor- Pearson's Weekly. It is the big guns that eat up gun- cotton. For instance, a 12 -inch gun uses up 200 pounds of guncotton every time it is fired. That is as much as is employed in the firing of 42,000 shots from the ordinary rifle. It is equal to the amount that would be used in the firing of a field gun 150 times. Guncotton is also burned at a great rate in any conflict between battle- ships. A. single battleship can use from 6,000 to 6,000 pounds a minute, or from 10 to 12 bales of cotton a minute, in firing all its guns. In fact, it has been calculated during the war that every innocent shipload of American cotton crossing the Atlantic to Germany is the cause of killing or wounding 500 of our men. Another estimate shows that every 100 yards of trenches require for their defense 25,000 rounds of small, arms ammunition. Now, assume that the lines of trenches along. both fronts at the present war' in tle. East and West should cover 500 or' 000 miles. For their defense a daily expenditure of 200,000,000 cartridges would be re- ner, and the pail can be pushed from quired. That is equivalent to 340 place to place with ease. 4• BOMB HUNG IN WIRES. tons of guncotton. This guncotton has entered so thor- oughly into ammunition of all -nations that it is difficult to realize that the compound was only discovered in Russian Aviator Took'Terrible Risk 1845'by the Swiss chemist, Schobein. to Release It. He invented it by treating cotton A French aviator, apparently sere- wool with a mixture of nitric and sid- ing with the Russians, tells in a let- phuric acids. He then had it washed ter 'received in Paris, of a most un- with water and dried, and even to -day usual and horrible predicament in, its appearance hardly. differs from which he found himself. He says: ' I that of the cotton wool from which it "I have been able to make two is manufactured, geed flights by moonlight. The sec- ond was the most terrible experience I have yet known. I started at 11 o'clock with Capt. M— as look -out, with' 18 gallon's of petrol and four me. linite shells. We climbed 2,500 feet, dodging all the time two Austrian projectors which were searching the done by hitting it a hard blow on an bheavens. Then, riverircling over tooktoe iron base, but it is usually exploded careful aim the bank, ourwbombs. by the use of a "detonator," composed careful aim and droppedlroar of fulminate of mercury made, by dis- explosions. could hear the muffled of the solving mercury in a mixture of ni- tric acid and aleohol. It is a greyish - "As luck would have it our third white powder, discovered by an Eng - bomb failed to get clear and became Lishman .named Howard, and is used entangled in the landing gear of our for percussion ca s for' the slightest machine. What were we to do? To.. P p' g descend was impossible, for the bomb blow or rise of temperature will cause own us it to explode. The effeet of guncotton is not ob- tained by setting it on fire, as is the case with ordinary gunpowder. In fact, when a light is put to it it sim- ply burns with a rapid flare and does not explode. To make it disintegrate suddenly it has to be "detonated."• This can be , was primed and would have blo ch- It should also be remembered that half of a cupful of lemonade and one into the next world directly we to 000 10 tons of cotton furnish, about 18 cupful of orange juice. Strain the ed the ground. We were then 7, syrup through a jelly bag. feet u . 'It's my fault,' said M.— tons of guncotton, and the eminent y p g P chemist Sir William Ramsey, calcu- of ion Cordial.—To one full quart 'so I'll go down and unhitch it. So sates that. Germany started this war of dandelion blossoms add one large we eased ourselves of the fourth bomb lemon, sliced, and two large oranges, also sliced, three pounds :of white su- gar, and four quarts of boiling water. Let the mixture stand for a few days, and then serve it with ice, . Milk Shake. -Flavor rich milk—or, if, preferred, half milk and half cream —with vanilla, and add the well -beat- en white of one egg and sugar to suit the taste. Put the milk into n screw- top jar or bottle, and shako it until it foams, but nor hard or long enough to and then started to plane down to- wards our aerodrome, "At 2,500 feet M— "climbed over the tank, threaded his way through the wires, and, on his knees, hang- ing over the abyss, with an icy wind blowing at the rate of 70'miles an hoar, bent over and disentangled the bomb, which dropped into, a `deserted field, Then he crept hack to his seat with a reserve of 900. tons of gun- cotton. Epigram. My doctor's bill would rile a saint, My rage I cannot smother.' He's cured me of 000 complaint And given me another. We have hoard of the blessings of ants soon afterwards " we were in peverty but we can't recall having port," (ever seen any of than, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL A Lesson for the Steward. King Frederick William III of Prus- sia was a man of few words; what- ever he had to say was always brief and to the point, as the following anecdote from a foreign journal shows: The king, who vies accustomed to interest himself in all the details of court management, ordered his stew- ard to take special pains to see that all the carriages and waggons were amply supplied with food and drink whenever they left for a journey of a day or so; but it sometimes happened that the steward . failed in his duty and dispatched the drivers without any food, giving them a coin, perhaps, to buy what they wanted. That usually meant that the driver went hungry, as he did not have much op- portunity to leave his horses and dine at a shop or restaurant. At length the king became aware of the steward's failure to carry out his orders, and awaited the nextop- portunity to bring the fact to his at- tention. He had not long to wait. That night the king stopped his coachman as he entered the court- yard, and upon inquiry, found that the man had had nothing to eat since breakfast. He held out a dollar in his hand that the steward .had given him to buy food with. Without.; a word the king took the dollar. He went into the castle and sum- mined the steward: That worthy.ap- Hamburg, and the Schichau yard Dantzic, could probably between them in this way. Just as "my little flinger is thicker than my father's INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUGUST 8. Lesson VI. The Kingdom .Torn As+ under -1 Kings 12. 1.24. Golden Text. Prov. 16. 18. I. Rehoboam Takes Counsel of. the Elders (Versee'6, 7). Verse 6. With the old men, that had stood before Solomon—Solomon valued good counselors highly (see Prov, 11. 14; 15. 22; 22. 6). These men were much advanced in years, as they were the counselors of Solomon, Rehoboam's father. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign (1 Kings 14; 2 Chron. 12. 13), These men probably were at least seventy years old. 7. If thou wilt be a servant unto this people -That is, listen to the popular clamor. This at least would have been expedient and, there- fore, in the opinion of the elders who were close to the people, wise. II. He Rejects Their Counsel and Ad- vices With the Young Men (Verses 8-11). 8. Young men that were grown up. with him—Men of Rehoboam's own choosing, and hence in mind and at- titude like t-titude'like him. It was natural for him to place their view and advice above that of the elders. These younger men were the privy counsel- ors of Rehoboam, just as the elders were the privy,councilors of Solo- mon. mon. Rehoboam, doubtless, asked advice of the elders in deference to the regard of the people for the wis- dom of his father Solomon, and in the hope that they would agree with him. 11. Whips . scorpions—In despotic countries scourging men to induce obedience is not unknown. There is, however, no record of Solo ers by the end of next spring, when the Germans would have available something like 20 'dreadnoughts and 15 battle cruisers. The above figures can only, of course, be 'quite general, but they serve to indicate that if the final sea Froin, Erin's Green Isle NEWS il'W NIL FROM 111110 LAND'S SHORES. Ilapponinge In .the Jimeraltl I»hl of Interest to bleb* men. The death has occurred in his ninety-eighth year, of Mr, Michael; A: McGovern, J.P. Moneensauran, Glance gevlin. "a Two hundred bags of flour have been located by the L.G.B. for diatri- bution among the people in Newry. Dr. Gray, coroner of North Long- ford, was seriously injured in a meter accident at the lower end of Drumlish district. The death is announced of Mr. Thomas M. Moriarty, LP., a former Commissioner of Police for Belfast, at the advanced age of 74 years. Intelligence has been received in Lunerick of the death of Major Charles Conyers, Royal Irish Fusi- liers, from wounds received at St, Eloi. A well-known Belfast citizen has passed away in the person of Mr, Toni Sterling, J,P., whose death oe- eurred at Edinderry House, Bally- lena. John Ernest Francis Collum has4 been appointed his Majesty's Lieuten+ ant of the County of Fermanagh, and to be Custos Rotulorum of the said county. As the result of a meeting of the Dublin Victuallers' Association, it is probable that the price of meat in Dublin will be increased, owing to the scarcity. A serious fire occurred at a dwell. ing license in Skipton Street, Bel•, fast, as the result of which an aged woman named Jane Green was fatally burned. An outbreak of typhus fever has occurred in the Cappaduff District, Ballinrobe Union, necessitating the removal of fourteen cases and to date two deaths. Two distinguished Irishmen who lost their lives in the Lusitania disas- ter were Sir Hugh Lane, the art critic, and Mr. O'Brien Butler, the well known composer of Irish music. The Ballinrobe Board of Guard- ians, though advertising for medical officer for the Cappaduff Dispensary District since last November, have so far failed to procure a candidate. The North Wicklow Platoon Camp has proved a great success. Already some thirty men are in training in the camp and it is anticipated that the full complement will be recruited. A letter has been received by Mr. T. Lundon, M.P., from Mr. Runci- man's private secretary, stating that it is not the intention of the Govern- ment to interfere with racing in Ire- land. Although no official figures are available it is understood that re- cruiting continues brisk in Belfast. During the past fortnight over 1,000 men have joined the colors in the city. By a disastrous fire that occurred on the farm premises of Mr. R. H. Clarke, Lisnastrain, many outbuild- ings, implements and machinery were totally destroyed, and a dog lost its legs, the damage amounting to over 85,000. Stirred by the death of his brother who was in the Connaught Rangers, and was killed in action last month, Constable Moran, Belfast, has resign- ed from the constabulary and joined the army. A fierce fire occurred in the drug lions" is metaphorical, so is the ex- pression of chastisement with whips and scorpions. Some define "scor- pions" as "whips having laden balls at the ends of their lashes, with hooks projecting from them." The Ro- mans had such a whip or rod. Per - battle be postponed till next year haps one was used on Paul (see Cor. the tussle is likely to assume propor-! 1L 25). Others suppose the term tions hitherto undreamed of, and fax to refer to the thorny stem of the egg plant, which, when used as a whip, leaves an irritating wound. These f•.gares of speech are sufficient to show what• kind of a burden Reho- boam's young friends advised him to place upon his. people. Their advice beyond the general imagination. 4 Saving Their Honor. Your true diplomatist is nothing if not touchy concerning his own dignity and that of the nation that herepre- cents. The lengths to which they,suited Rehoboam's haughty spirit, and have carried their sensitiveness in the! he was not long in deciding upon his course of action. III. He Adds to the Yoke of the Peo- ple (Verses 12-18). 16. What portion have we in David —David had been able to unite the tribes of Israel. Rehoboam's conduct brought about a division. These words of the people, which express their intention to revolt, are very like the words of Sheba, the son of Bich - past is shown by an amusing episode that occurred when the Peace of Kar- lowitz was negotiated in 1690. The war between Austria and Tur- key, which led to the siege of Vienna by the Turks, had just been brought to an end by the Battle of Zenta, in which Austria was victorious. Prince Eugene at once gathered the diplo- mats at Karlowitz in Croatia to dic- tate the terms of peace; but for-ri, who carried on the revolt against weeks the congress made no progress David after Solomon's death, and are because the representatives could not a clear indication of the spark of tri - agree as to their proper positions in bal jealousy which had never been the council hall. That the represen- put out. tative of Emperor Leopold should To your tents, 0 Israel—A rallying have the seat of honor was taken for cry (see also 2 Sam. 20.1). The granted; but the other parties to the words literally mean, "Go to your congress, the Turks, Russians, Eng- homes and prepare to protect your- lish, Dutch, Poles, Venetians, all selves. We shall have to fight for clamored for the'next highest seat. our right " Finally the situation became so cri- tical that it was feared that the peace would never be negotiated; so drastic measures had to be taken. As the diplomats could not be coerced, Eu- gene immediately employed a number peared immediately and made a pro- c° workmen and had them build a new found bow; but as; he raised himself council chamber. It was a round up, he;was surprised to feel a coin building, with a special entrance placed against his mouth. _ built for each representative. In the "Eat its" ordered the king. middle was a circular table surround - "But, your Majecty, L—" "Eat it!" the king again roared. "Why, Your Majesty, I can't eat it," "Oh, you can't? But you expected the coachman to! Well, in the fu- ture just remember that—the people s. See to thine own house—The tribe store of Mr. Gibson, Belfast. Sheets of Judah was now all that was left of flaming oil spread rapidly over Rehoboam. He must look to it for the street and a strong force of po- support. lice was necessary to keep the crowds from injury. A VERY HUMAN KING. Under the auspices of the Central Recruiting Council for Ireland, a How Victor Emmanuel Cheers His suc- cessful recruiting meeting was held Soldiers. at Baliymony, and a large number of recruits were obtained for the Ul- An Alpino on patrol duty met King ster Division and the Irish Brigade. ed by chairs all the same size an Victor, who, hearing firing at the top H� finish: The diplomats now came wild of a mountain, asked him to accom- pany to their private entrances, and pany him thither, says Reuter's cor- at the sound of a trumpet they en- respondent at Udine. His Majesty tered, each standing beside his ap climbed like a chamois and asked pointed seat. At a given sign they questions constantly. all sat down, and everyone's pride was When.. the King and the soldier satisfied. BARB WIRE MOST EFFECTIVE. May Even Do Away With Frontier Fortresses. eat food, not money. Do you under- reached the top of the mountain they The British War Office, as well as stand?" Thus at length, says Das Buch fur examined the positions through the Admiralty, is receiving and sift - The: steward understood; in the fu- ABS, was the Peace of Karlowitz glasses while bullets came nearer and inins g proposals of new devices, cover - tune the king's coachmen were amply the whole range of land warfare, supplied with provisions whenever theti went upon a journey. CANDY RELIEVES FATIGUE. Useful as Well as Sweet to Soldiers In Dreary War. The value of candy is recognized by military authorities The British signed, after several weeks' delay be- nearer; but Victor Emmanuel was as guns, explosives,shields, movable ar- cause of the 'foolish caprices of the calm as at a theatre. The King shard mored fortresses of attack and diplomats. ed his own luncheon with the Alpine. de- fense,together with plans for the Seeing an elderly soldier silent and greautilization of some of the de - THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. sad, the King asked the reason. The fences already known, such as bathed soldier replied that one of his children wire. He that lives in personal suspicion was ill and he had received no news.This one item of barbed wire is lives the life of a sentinel never re- The King said he himself for a working almost a revolution in the heved.—Young. whole week had received no letters accepted ideas of land warfare. Ohe A prudent man won't swallow, a'po- from home, adding, "I am also a fa - of apt chief officers, after returning tato-bug and then take Paris green then. His Majesty ordered an from the trenches in Flanders, said soldiers in France are reported as to kill •it.—Billy Sunday. quiry about the child, that at many points of the line he consuming "prodigious quantities of To be a great man one must know A Bersagliere borne on an ambu- saw the barbed wire laced into an al - sweets." A captain at the front with how to derive some benefit from every lance with his leg almost severed, most solid weave a mile in front of the British army reports that the ill�rident in ones fate.—La Rochefou- pointed to it, saying, For you, your he trenches. canteen has ve times the demand cahld. Majesty. "Such a lace -work is absolute pro - for sweets that was expected, and It is a beautiful and blessed world Victor Emmanuel saluted and re taction against sudden attack," said one-fifth the demand for beer. The Australians encamped in Egypt have eaten all the chocolate to be had in Cairo. nd that sugar has Scientists epi�te g much food veins and is a good sub- stitute for alcohol. Chocolate, .for example, is 'harmlessly stimulating. Soldiers have discovered what scien- tists knew before, that sugar will, re- lieve fatigue quickly and give a sense of strength that is real without the subsequent depression experienced by those who use spirits, Seger and candies are found to be useful not only to the physically tired, but to those who suffer mental exhaustion, we live in, and whilst that life lasts to lose the enjoyment of it is a sin.-- Chambers. in.-Chambers. Opportunities approach only those plied, "No, my son; for Italy!" he, "and it can hold back a large force long enough to permit the trenches The Youngest. British Soldier. to make every preparation and bring up,a11 needed reserves to overcome who,use them. Even thoughts cease Probably the youngest soldier in the onslaught. It may even do away by and ;by to visit the idle and the the British army to -day is Pte. entirely with frontier fortresses, as perverse, -Emerson. Michael Cowan, of Burnley, Eng., who an intricate network 'of wire Will hold The words we speak and the things belongs to the 4th Manchester Regi- back a sudden incursion across a hot- we do to -day may seem ta'be lost, but meat, At the outbreak of the war, filer more effectually than a massive in the great final revealing the small- when he was only 14% years of age, fortress costing vast sums and cap - est of there will appear,—Lowell he left his home, and his mother pub- able of easy destruction by the anon- If sympathy becomes distorted and lished "Missing from home" notices iners insteacl,of helping suer siege guns now in use." morbid it he/nears P g the papers concerning him, She sub- to the effort towatrds social settlement. sequently ascertained that he had en - Without sympathy, without fellow- listed and was stationed at Hull, 'Eng- feeling,,no permanent good can he land. He is at present in France with accomplished,--Raoseveit, the expeditionary force. Pointed chin are said by character readers to denote selfishness, while round chins denote love of pleasure.