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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-8-12, Page 3usewifeE! A- t Leiti &riier Meals Without Meat, food Supply is a serious the European nations invo present war, Frances contributed to the London Chro communication the heading, "Eat Less M suggestion may prove of value happily free from less disturbed by high pric is an follows: :neat! How is it possibl that becomes an ode by the average man The fact is neither ] about the matter. and lower classes meat n essential factor in their irrespective of the necessity or from a health They do not know the o in some cases, nor the in others, but they eat of any substitute, m they consider it aunts cause they think nothing it. "It goes farther," "It keeps me going longer else," says another, the general belief and experience in this countr little is known among of the relative values of of the nutrition derived from the c reels, • vegetables, fruits, that gr on this and other lands, and that a imported so freely; of fish, the bird the wonderful supply in nature of a that man requires to build up a soun body and mind, without worshipin the fatted calf. Health -Giving Vegetables—Half th population of the world lives on rie and works as hard as the British, wh think they must have meat to giv weight to arms and brain. Did th encient Greeks and Romans owe thei strength to meat? Neither wer meat -eaters, as we understand th term to -day. Yet muscle and brai must have been well fed to hav achieved the work of these acknow athletes and philosophers. Di these men want three meat meals day? Birds, fish and fruit sustained them, and sustained them well, if w can believe the story of their deeds As for the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians, their powers of endurance are proverbial, and they live almost exclusively on rice. To -day, when it is a matter of im- ortance p to the nation, it is seen how little the people of Great Britain know of the health -giving properties of vegetables, eaten in England as an obligate accompaniment to the meal, pot considered of sufficient import- ance to take the first place in the menu. We read in scientific articles, deal- ing with the important subject of the requirements of the body, of how much fat, sugar, etc., is necessary to make blood and bone. This is said in technical language, but if the re- lative value of each article of food were clearly stated, it would be of greater use to the million. They would learn that there are vegetables chiefly composed of water, such as marrows, that have no nutritive quall- ties, and that there are others, like spinach and globe artichokes, full of iron. These are questions that a sci- entist might deal with to the advant- age of the woman in her home. But those who come by their knowledge from experience, more than from study,. will agree that there is nothing more sustaining than rice, beans in every variety, lentils, eggs, that re - ,place the ordinary butcher's meat, if eaten in sufficient quantities, with a green vegetable or salad, cook- ed fruits, milk puddings, cheese, to satisfy a large appetite. The raw material is the same in England as it is in France, but how is it prepared? All the average inan or woman knows of macaroni is what is called macaroni cheese, with a crust as hard as a prick. Vegetables, boiled in water, flat and flavorless; rice, an unsavory mash or only con- sidered food for children. The Eng- lishman, as a French chef once ex- plained, clings to his meat because it is the only article of food English cooks know how to prepare, Dinner Without Flesh.—The French have made a study of dining without meat, for the majority abstain from it, on religious grounds, once, and. sometimes twice, a week, but nobody complains of the substitute in France. Tho menus are made with as much tare for a "maigre" dinner as for one where butcher's meat may figure. ‘,There will be either a vegerable soup or macaroni to start the meal, a dish of vegetables, an omelet, a salad, a sweet; and the variety is endless. Col- or, as we know, is an important factor in the making of menus, for we have. to please the eye without any appar- ent striving for effect, just carefully studying the green, red, and white ffi Vegetables and sauces that constitute the scheme of the ordinary dinner, .Varying bringing forward these colors: to make an appetizing, anticipatory ,sensation. To make my meaning clear, at cauliflower covered with a bechantel sauce should not follow a dish of macaroni a 1'Italienne, for both dishes are white. Tomatoes, ripe and red, green 'beans, spinach, salads, take their places at the meal, like the corn - Thepr lem innvol ed in tK zer co isle an on u der e Her countrieswar, bu none the The article Less is thease tion m a woman ono anythingIn middle has b come a liv advisabilitypoint view,good may d bar it causesit ignoranceere becauseinin and be c . replace sa one, th anythingAn this is th general where th people foo The Potato Omelet. -Who has not ob eaten the savory potato omelet at a v_ 'country inn in France and wondered ey. why it was not known in England? n_ Could anything be simpler than the preparation of this homely, classical Mea dish, extolled by Brillat-Savarin, mag - in istrate, artist and culinary expert, in IA his delightful "Physiologie du Gout"? es Small slices of potato, lightly brown- ed in sufficient butter to.make the e9 omelet when the beaten eggs are er- poured upon them, surrounding' them nd like a golden stream, mingling their softly clinging natures with the more he reeistent potato, embodied and folded e_ in .the warmth of the leveling frying - es, pan. And this is only one of the the many ways of preparing eggs in a of condensed form that appeals to the it traveler, and would be welcome at home if the cook would use her brain • for her own and her employer's good. in I am told that servants, as a chase, ly do not understand economy, and are g not interested in a scheme. that Yetouches their mistresses' pockets. Meat is their god. They even ad fail to imagine that there might come e a time when there would be no meat " obtainable. a Useful Hints. r e- Don't forget to close the refrigerate ow or door each time you use the box re the ice will last much longer. s, Melted butter poured on the top of 11 canned tomatoes before they are seal - d ed will keep them sweet. g , Ham soaked in milk over night will be exceedingly sweet and tender e for breakfast next morning. e, The bone should be left in a roast; o it will help to keep the juice and will e add flavor and sweetness, e If the aluminum cooking utensils ✓ turn black, try boiling tomato pair- o ings in them and they will brighten. e It is best not to serve the same n dish twice a week unless it be a vegee e table, as every one likes a variety. w- "Rainbow jelly" may be made as d you do marble cake, by pouring sav- e eral different kinds of jelly into the same mold. Of course, each should o harden before the next is put in. Children's shoes should be half - soled after being worn three weeks, they will be in better shape and wear much longer than if first worn into holes and then half -soled. An ordinary funnel willmake an excellent holder for the ball of string. Hang it up by its ring and put the ball into the upper part, drawing the string through the funnel. A charming serving tray is made of the printed blue and white towel- ling from Japan, covered with glass and framed in soft grey. Richer trays are made with precious Chin- ese embroideries used in the same way. When you wash lace curtains, don't rub them. Put i}tto cold water with borax; bring to a boil and boil fifteen or twenty minutes. Rinse through and stiffen in a final water, which has five cents worth of gum arabic in it. Wind a piece of paper around a pencil and fill the tube so formed with Persian powder. Stand it in a dish of sand and burn it an hour before bedtime. It drives the mosquitoes away and so insures an untroubled night's sleep. Precipitated chalk is excellent for cleaning tarnished silver. Place a little in a saucer and add just enough liquid ammonia to•moisten it. Rub this lightly over the silver, and the stains will quickly disappear. Then wash in hot suds, dry earefully and polish with a clean chamois leather. I' MANY USES FOR GUNS. They Have Even Been the Means of Saving Lives. Guns would not go even if war- fare were abolished: For .example, the signal gun of a ship is used to an- the ground floor, and the meat • is 4 • pounce her arrival on a coast: .It hung on the second and third floors. ' would be difficult to find an equally' The fires are made entirely of beech 86,000 POSTAL MEN FIGHTING. effective substitute. The 1 o'clock' wood, but the workmen constantly Large Number of British Government gun, too, which is fired by electricity! throw juniper berries and juniper from Greenwich Observatory, is the twigs on the embers. The fire burns Employees at Front. most effective means possible of an- I brightly; it is checked with beech Postmaster -General Herbert Sam - noticing the exact time to surround -1 wood sawdust whenever it burns too uel astonished the British House of ing ,towns, while nothing more im-briskly. 1 Commons the other eveningby re- pressive could be found than the min-' The smoking continued for about, vealing that 36,000 post office em- ote guns fired for public mourning eight days. Under the ancient curing ployees have enlisted in the army and and the salute given on occasions of methods, however, the hams were navy since the start of the war. More, public rejoicings. I often kept in the smoke rooms for six he said, are anxious to go and so Guns save lives as well as take weeks, and it is by this latter method soon as their places can be filled by them. In desert countries, where it that the best hams are still made by women, wounded or invalided soldiers is difficult to collect water out of h the country folk of Westphalia, i or sailors, they will be allowed to go mere dampness of sand, gun barrels I • 3 to the front. Still others are receiv- are often sank into the ground. By Happiness. ing leave of absence to help in the this means moisture is collected in! harvest fields. Mr. Samuel said the the bore and many lives have been] Happiness is the shortest distance only departments from which then preserved by a timely draw at the between two disappointments. It is cannot be spared in muzzle, the background of Hope, the reaction p proportionate line - A slaver, captured with a crew of from Despair, and the illusion of For- numbers are the telegraph and liub- ayes in the tropics, was once put in getfulness, Happiness is a brief men sections, where only trained sub- ayesstitutes can be utilized, arge of a prize crew. During the moment after something ,attained. It Speaking further of the enlistments oyage water ran out and slaves, is something we remeirtber to have he said that duringthe war avers and prize crew were all dying had after it has gone. Bappiness,is petitive examinations nod, o f. thirst. Then a sergeant (tit on a what we often envy in others who will fr held, e illiant idea. Taking a]1 the avail-' make us think they have it. It is a that the men who d w th th old ld transient in the house ofyour mind front will ben the with their of l le gun barrels, he plugged up the Who numbers. In the meantime they will eech ends of a few of them, filled ie• gone before you have shown receive their regular pay, but must eir bores with sea water and set hint to his xoom. You are always pay the wages of substitutes, ewaiting m encamongti forh' 11 a coming. thes tt . up coalsgWhen ofg W he the Another inn lley fire, Then as the steam rose: • comes you never know how to treat ovation announced was lis that any person desiring toi send ran it through the other gut. bar- nr. books or magazines to the soldiers and s till it. cooled. The coolie. sties d' a i g m sailors without xo £er e Has t- ea a• rtto- P u leered in the shape of excel]nt Occasionally we meet n man who , lar person may hand them 9n at any eh water and by this means. scores has sense enough to .do the very best, post office, whore they will be for- livas were saved. .• t can. I warded free of charge. t —rts ter ees ;w No. 8965. No. 8 WINNING DANCE DRESSES. cords. Sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 18 requires 4 yards 36 -inch ma - Undoubtedly more grace, charm and terial, with 5ei yards narrow lace for individuality is expressed in an even- ruffles. ing gown than any other kind of frock Pattern No. 8967 consists of a that a woman wears—her tastes, her waist opening in the back with round graces are all tacitly expressed hi her neck, plaited on the shoulder in the choice of a gown. Some very winning front and having scarf drapery in the evening gowns are Ladies' Horne back, short sleeves to be made with Journal Patterns No. 8965 and No. or without the frills; one-piece 8967. These frocks are not at all de straight gathered skirt with or with - trop, have infinite possibilities for the out cascades and deep girdle. Sizes expression of individual taste in the 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 18 requires 7t/.t various ways in which they can be yards 36 -inch material, made up. Pattern No. 8965 opens in Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- back and has a baby waist with short chased at your own Ladies' Home sleeves and a fitted lining. One-piece Journal Pattern dealer, or from the gathered skirt with raised waistline Home Pattern Company, 183-A and to be gathered at the waistline on George Street, Toronto, Ontario. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, LESSON. AUGUST 15. Jeroboam Leads Tool into Sin -1 Kings 12. 2543. Golden Text,--Exod. 2Q, 4, a"a, T, Jeroboam's Jealousy of Reheboam (Versos 25-27.) Verse 25. Built Shechem-.-In the early days Shechem was a strongly fortified city. It was overthrown by Abimeleclt (Judg, 9, 45), Jeroboam did not build it, Ile restored it, He strengthened it by walls and made it his royal residence. Built Penuel—On the east side of the Jordan, Jeroboam had subjects on both aides of the river. It was highly important that both pieces be strongly fortified. Penuel was un- doubtedly near the fords of the Jor- dan, so that an outpost stationed there could defend the land from invasion, Penuel was anciently called Peniol (Gen. 32. 22, 30,) 26, Said in his heart—The Feast of the Tabernacles was approaching and many of his people would go to Jerusalem. The City of God, or Holy City, still had strong attractions for the faithful. It was usual for the peo- ple not only tt attend the feast, but to remain in Jerusalem many days. Kingdom return to the house of Do- vod--Jeroboam's fear was well grounded. If Jerusalem was to con- tinue as the centre of religious unity, Jeroboam could not expect to hold his people. His own life would be inse- cure (see 2 Sam, 4. 7, where Ishbos- heth was willed by his own subjects). II. Jeroboam's Sin (Verses 28-81) 28. Two calves of gold—In Egypt, the Israelites became familiar with 9B7, the worship of the sacred ox. It was natural that not only in the wilder - WINNING EVENING DRESS. Hess (Exod. 32. 4, 8) but here also the calf was used in imitation of Undoubtedly more grace, charm just as much as Aaron, knew the Egyptian idolatry, But Jeroboam, and individuality is expressed in an wrongfulness of idol worship. evening gown than any other kind of It is too much for you to go up to frock that a woman wears—her Jerusalem—Not because the journey would have been fatiguing. The tastes, her graces, are all tacitly ex- Israelites ,were used to such foot pressed in her choice of a gown. A travels. Jeroboam meant, as the mar - very winning gown is Ladies' Home gin says, that his people had "gone Journal Pattern No. 8965. This frock, up long enough." They had chosen a not at all de trop, has infinite possi- new king and kingdom; it was incum- bilities for the expression of individ- bent upon them to choose a new re- ual taste in the various ways in which ligion. Why go up to Jerusalem to it can be made up. Basically it has a worship when they could do so at baby waist with short puff sleeves, a home? fitted lining and opens in back. One 29. Bethel . Dan — Bethel piece gathered skirt with raised waist- was at the extreme south of the new kingdom and Dan, formerly Laish, DIPLOMAT AND DANDY. teas at the extreme north of Pales- _ tine, These places had been asso- ciated with religious rites in former times (Judg. 18. 30; 20. 18, 26; 1 Sam. 10. 3). That some of the African tribes „ . This thing became a sin—In possess an idea of the diplomacy of violation 80of the second commandment. governments isillustrated by the ac -j 31. Houses of high places—Like count given in "The Land and Peo- ,.the Acropolis in Athens, so in Pales - pies of the Kasai," by Mr. M. W. Hil- 'tine the molten or carved gods were ton -Simpson, of Pongo-Pongo, who is set on high, a sort of minister of foreign affairs,' Priests from among all the people and acts as a buffer between the chief' —In the kingdom Jeroboam was and the state. (founding the priests were not all The ruler of the great Bushongo na- taken from one tribe (for example„ tion is Kwete Peshanga Rena, the the tribe of Levi). He instituted a new order of priests. III. Jeroboam's Feast (Verses 32, 33) 82. Ordained a feast—As a coun- ter attraction to the Feast of Taber - THE HAMS OF WESTPHALI A. Elaborate Process of Curing By Ex- pert Workmen. The famous Westphalian hams, which are eaten without cooking, are cured by an elaborate process that has been worked• out patiently and skill- fully by generations of expert work- men. A writer in the New York Sun thus describes the process: After being rubbed thoroughly with a solution in which there are one hun- dred pounds of salt to one pound of saltpetre, the hams •are placed on cement floors, or in vatsnd thickly strewn with salt. They Beliunder salt for two weeks, and then pass to a vat that contains a twenty-ttvo per cent. solution of brine. They remain in that solution for eighteen days. Every day they are shifted in the was placed by this Massachusetts au - vat; the hams on the bottom are thority at 3,000,000 or over, brought to the top, and vice versa. A greater proportion of accidents At the end of the eighteen days the occur on Monday than on any other hams are packed, one upon another, day of the week. Accidents are said in a cool, dry cellar, where they re- to be due often to fatigue. As, after main for four weeks, in bider ' to ripen—that is, to take on color and become tender. Then the salt is wash- ed off with a stiff brush dipped in lukewarm water, and the hams are put to soak for twelve hours in fresh water. .After that they are ready for the smokehouse. The smokehouses are two or three stories high, with holes bored in the flooring. The fires are kindled on MOST ACCIDENTS ON MONDAY. Enormous Number of Workers Acci- dentaly Killed Yearly. The enactment of laws in various States on workmen's compensation for injuries has aroused increased inter- est in the statistics and physical and psychic conditions of industrial acci- dents, The lowest esitmate places the fatal accidents to adult workers in the United States at 35,000 a year, with an additional 1,250,000 non-fatal accidents, The Massachusetts Industrial Aced Board, on the other hand, placed the number of workers killed by ac- cident yearly at 75,000, which ap- parently includes not only adults, but also workers of all ages, while the number of injured of the same classes the day of rest on Sunday, workmen. should be less fatigued than on other) days, some other factor must be And Was Much Too Indolent to be of Any Service. nyithi, or king. To facilitate the gov- ernment of his people, he, or rather one of hie ancestors, has appointed viceroys of the outlying subtribes. Isambula N'Genga is the viceroy and real ruler of the Bangongo subtribe. nodes and for the In order to save himself trouble, thepurpose, of course, viceroyhas appointedof keeping his people at home. Pongo-Pongo In the eighth month—A month to act as his representative in dealing later than the Feast of Tabernacles, with the Belgian government, When This feast was a harvest feast. As an officer went round the country to the h m sought to explain this feature of the statistics. It has been suggested that the "blue Monday" accidents are really due to the fact that workmen take more liquor on Sunday, and thus become unnerved and more liable to accidents during the following twen- ty-four hours. sl ch vo al 0 br ab br th th en be rel - posing of a Bakst stage picture, with col ft touch of black in the truffles to help .pre she modern note. ' of eel and officially recognize the local was a month later in nor - chiefs, he met Pongo-Pongo, Isom- thorn Palestine, (alohJarvest celebration) could set hula keeping in the back -ground. his feast (also a harvest Pongo-Pongo represented himself as that much later, he chief, and received the official edalliotl, Should the Banongo incur he displeasure of the government, Pongo-Pongo would have to bear the brunt of it; should the representative of the state give hint any presents, he 33. Went up into the altar—As Solomon dedicated his temple, so Jeroboam personally consecrated his altar in Bethel for worship, He evi- dently let some of the new priests (verse 31) dedicate the altar in Dan. Devised of his own heart—Jero- hands them over to the vicero y boam's religion and worship were Pongo-Pongo, therefore, has a some- man-made. They had not the sane - what thankless task, for he would tion of God. They were his personal, have absolutely no power to prevent unauthorized and wrongful innova- Isambula N'Genga doing anything for tion. They therefore became stig- which he himself would be punished. matized as "Jeroboam's sin," ▪ Of all the dandies of Misumba, Is- ambula N'Genga was the most ex- — quisite. Ile was always faultlessly tukulaed; his hair evidently gave his wives infinite trouble every morning; The pestiferous insects that infest he was scrupulously shaved, and his the region tributary to the head dress, a long loin cloth of raffia fibre waters of the Amazon make life min -1 arranged carefully in many folds, was arable for anyone who may venture, invariably clean and neat, He ap- peared almost too bored to live, and Edwards of the Bolivia -Brazil Bound- • was, much too indolent to be of any ary Commission declares that there, IS no escaping them, and that you are always scratching or slapping your; body, except when you are under your, mosquito net; and then 11 you are not asleep. In camp, ants area) continual nuisance; they eat your clothes, gnaw the softer parts of your1 boots, and ravage the food, Many kinds bite savagely. One kind, which the natives call itashi, lives in pltlo- I cantos, or "holy posts,—trees that they hollow out themselves. Their bite is like the touch of red-hot iron;: and if anyone inadvertently leans) monsa palosanto, the little red de -I a ns swarm out upon him instantly,; and so bite him that for an )tour af- r terevaid his life is almost unbearable. Most dreadedall of aro � • the tucandsras t --lack ants oris with bodies one olid one- half inches long that live in the forks w of trees. Pests of the Tropics. Oldest Vessel Over a Hundred. Some discussion has recently taken place as to which is the, oldest vessel afloat. The Ceres, built in 1811, is said to be the oldest sailing in and about the Bristol Channel. But the Jenny, which was built 128 years ego, with timbers of the' old wooden wall type, 1.e., British oak,' is regarded as the oldest steamer trading under the Board of Trade regulations, Her certificate of e lsj;ry shows that she was built lit evin, Carnarvonshire, in 1787, This ancient craft -bas wea- thered many a storm. More than once she has been driven shore, but site is so t s stoutly built It that she Y never sustained serious damage. It takes a man who never did any- thing to tell you how it ought to be done, Mme. Tetrazzini, Italian Songbird, Who Has Subscribed $100,000 To War Loan. A HEROIC BOY. How a Lad of Ten Acted Under a Great Trial. There is an Australian boy of ten. whose courage and resourcefulness under conditions that would have tried the resolution of a grown man, are worth the tribute of recital. His name is Vincent Atkins=, and he is the son of a miner who lived in a lonely district of Western' Australia. Last March, Vincent, who is just ten years old, was living with his mother and four younger children: —Robert, Isabel, Arthur, and a baby' only a few months old—at Biilili Sta.- tion, fifteen miles from Lennonville. His father was some twelve miles away, prospecting for gold. The weather was intensely hot, and one day, just after the midday meal, little Isabel, who was five, ran to the other children, crying, "Oh, mam- ma's lying asleep in the suns" They went out to her, and Vincent found that his mother was dead. Considering what to do, the lad's first impulse was to follow his father across the thirsty waste of the "out- back' gold field, but he feared that he could not find him. He next thought of leaving the younger children and going for help to Five Mile town, where his uncle lived. But he was afraid to leave the little ones by themselves, and so he decided to take them with him. First, however, he fed the poultry and the few cattle, gave them water, e turned off the windmill pump, gave each of the children a piece of bread and butter and a good drink of water, and took a big drink himself to last the journey. Next, he filled the water bag, and a feeding bottle for the baby, put the infant into the go- cart, which he pushed, and, for fear the puppy would perish if he was left behind, took it with him. Very early in the afternoon the pitiful little pro- cession started out for Five Mile town, eight miles off, barefooted, and through scorching, gritty sand all the way, with the thermometer at 115 degrees in the shade. Under the burning rays of the sun the puppy soon gave way, and had to be carried. Then little Arthur's feet became sorely blistered, and Vincent had to take him on his back. Pushing the' gocart through the heavy sand, he himself suffered indescribable dis- tress from (teat, thirst, and exhaus- tion, but he would not give up. Owing to the terrible heat, the baby required constant attention; and a sip of water every few hundred yards. Vincent's great fear was lest the water bag should give out before Five Mile town was reached; but with Robert and Isabel clinging to the go- cart, Vincent Atkinson staggered into the little mining town about six o'clock in the evening alive, and hard- ly more. 4• WHERE COWS GIVE NO MILK. Chinese Use Them Solely for Draft Purposes. Foreigners who travel through the interior of China greatly miss "Cows' milk and her butter," as a Japanese sign puts it. The people of the Orient use Little of either. Mares' milk is sold to invalids at a high price because the Chinese believe that it is a source of great bodily strength, But the natives use cows solely for draft purposes, and, having earned her living for years in this manner, bossy stands upon her dignity when foreigners demand milk of her. To her offspring she will give it, but not to man, if by any possibility she can avoid it. In Japan there are now a few foreign -bred cattle, owned by foreign- ers, that make the native cows look like goats. One of these cows was imported into Korea by a missionary, but ate, (rad �jii)'icility i~n getting has. coolie to toad the beast. The servant was fresh from his country home, where he had heard little and seen Iess. Ile took the cow for an . ole. phant and fled before her, In Korea the little native cow is a petted deme ng that has been indulged to such an extent that incredible as it seems, site efuses to eat grass unless it has been boiled. It is not unusual ill very cold nether tosee a pet cowelothed in a. thiels, warm blanket, while the chile dron of the family shiver in their cot ton garments—and often very few of ,., emr .p Some people grumble because they can fled nothing to grumble about,