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The Brussels Post, 1915-9-2, Page 3Cold Meats and Sauces for Them, Cold meats with their approximate sauces are more tempting on warm days perhaps than hot meats, or even broiled chicken or broiled fish. I-Iove- ever, they must bo properly cooked and served with the right sauces to form the main dish of the dinner,, Salads also should blend with the flavor of the meat or be a pleasing contrast to make the dinner a success. Roast. Beef, Horse Radish Sauce.—I Select the size of the roast according to the number of persons to be served, have the bones removed and the roast properly rolled, Score it well, sothat it retains its shape. The bones may be cracked and added to the stock pot. Do not allow the roast to become too well done, for it is nicer for cold service when it is a little bit rare. Let it cool naturally, but do not chill it, as that takes away the flavor. Slice it thinly and garnish with sprays of fresh cress and devilled eggs sliced into quarters. The horse -radish sauce is made in the following way: To four tablespoons of freshly grated horse radish add a'teaspoon :of sugar, half teaspoon of salt, half saltspoon of cayenne, two teaspoons of mustard sauce and moisten with a little bit of vinegar; beat it together until it is the consistency of cream. ,Just before serving add to it a tablespoon of cream. Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce.—Select a short, ;thick leg of lamb and have the bone removed. Cook it in the usual way until tender and let it cool nat- urally, but do not ice. The bones may. also be used in the stock pot. Slice thinly and garnish with parsley and beet roses cut from cold boiled beets. The mint sauce is made of fresh mint, ly covered with a clean cloth while it Strip the leaves from the stalks, wash is cooling, If it is not aired when it carefully and chop fine. Chop enough is taken from the oven it is apt to be to make four tablespoons. ' Melt two soggy. dessertspoons of sugar in one table- Fruit for preserving should be uni-, spoon of boiling water. When melted formly ripe, sound and fresh, and it and cool add to the chopped mint leaves with a tablespoon of tarragon vinegar and six tablespoons of cider vinegar. This sauce should be made at least three or four hours before it is wanted, so that its flavor will be just right. and spread thickly with a good may - malaise, lay on the upper half, lig xtly butter the top, then spread it with a small bottle of macedoine vegetables that have been drained, chopped and marinated in French dressing for one hour, then drained again and mixed with mayonnaise. Serve the short eake hot and as quickly as possible garnish with sprays of parsley drawn through thin slices of lemon, This is a rich but most satisfying dinner dish. Roast duck served cold with fresh gooseberry sauce and cold •boiled chicken moulded and jellied make agreeable changes if well seasoned and properly garnished. Hints for the Home. For stirring jam use a wooden or silver spoon, Fruit should be made into jam as soon as possible after picking. To re -heat a milk pudding remove the skin, add more milk and a piece or two of butter; re -bake. If fruit be gathered under damp conditions there is nothing more like, ly to prevent the jam from keeping. After cleaning a room leave the windows and door open, and do not lay down carpets and rugs until the boards are thoroughly dry. When beating eggs, if a whisk is not handy, try 'using time forks in- stead of one, and the eggs can be beaten in about one-third of the time. When pastry or cakes are brown- ing too soon they are likely to be heavy, but to prevent them browning, grease a piece of kitchen paper and! cover. Newly-balced bread should be light - should be picked if possible on a dry sunny' morning, and not with the dew upon it. It is a good plan to cut the stems of flowers with a sharp knife rather than j with scissors. Scissors compress the, stems of the flowers and close the tiny Ham, Southern Style.—Select a pores, so that no water can reach the good sugar cured ham, 'short and top of the stem. thick; soak in cold water one hour, Bedrooms should not be wetted late scrape and trim if necessary, then put in the afternoon, and should always a er. er it has e a so utely dry before they are used. ow off ext to damp beds boards are the on to boil in cold water Aftb b 1 boiled an hour and a half thr Q the water, cover with fresh boiling most fruitful causes of rheumati water and then cook until done enough fever. It is best not to wash a bed to slice well. Let it stand in the wa- room on a wet day. ter until almost cold, take up, remove Before scrubbing the room the fur the skin, trim where necessary, then niture must be removed or put to Dress 9000 P' - Dress 8939 Emb•14782 Emb.14731 'VMS simple border, 14731, is for braid and embroidery. • It 1 131 inches wide, and 6 yards and 4 corners are contained in' the pattern, This border is illustrated on dress 8989, which cuts in sizes 82 to 44inches. 15 cents. The transfer pattern is 10 cents. 14732—This attractive border may be developed In braid and embroidery, or in solid work alone. It is 1P4 inches wide and pattern contains -8 yards and 4 corners. This border is Illustrated on dress 9000, which comes in sizes 82 to 46. 10 and 15 cents, respectively. EMPIRE GOWNS HOLD THEIR OWN: Empire dresses of very simple cut are extremely fashionable apd will be welcomed' by the woman who does her own dressmaking, because they are so easy to make. A pattern that has the smartest of the Empire feat- ures is Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 8989. This has a simple waist. with removable chemisette with high neck or square outline. The collar is circular and the sewed -in sleeves can be made full length or shorter as pre- ferred. The four -gore skirt finishes at the top with an upstanding frill. The pattern cuts in sizes 32 tb 44 inches bust measure, requiring in size 86, 7% yards 27 -inch, 6% yards 36- inch or 5% yards 42 -inch material with 14 yard 12 -inch net for chemis- ette and 1 yard ribbon for belt. Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 9000 is a Ladies' Dress with waist closing at the side front and perforat- ed for surplice effect, a noveltycollar adds distinction and the full-length sleeves have circular cuffs; and the four -gore skit may be made with or without gathered postillion at back. Sizes 32 to 46. Size 36 requires 6s/s yards 36 -inch material with 1 yard 36- inch contrasting goods for girdle. These dresses are made charmingly attractive by some transfer pattern designs. The simple border, pattern No. 14731, is for braid and embroid- ery. It is 1% inches wide, and con- tains on tains six yards and four corners, 10 cents each. Transfer pattern No. 14732, on dress 9000, may be develop- ed in braid or solid work alone. It is 1% inches wide and contains three yards and four corners. Patterns, 15 cents each, may be ob- tained at your local dealers or at the Home Pattern Company, 183-A George Street, Toronto, Ontario. SIR CONAN DOYLE'S IDEA. - To Protect British Soldiers From Machine Gun's Deadly Fire. Writing to the London Times on the proposal that the British troops bo equipped with armor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says: "Such actions as that of May 9, where several brigades lost nearly half their numbers in endeavoring to rush over the 300 yards which sep- arated us from the German trenches, must make it clear that that it is ab- solutely impossible for unprotected troops to pass over a zone which is swept by machine guns. Therefore you must either forever abandon such attacks, or you must find artificial protection for the men. "It has always seemed to me extra- ordinary that the innumerable cases where. Bible, cigaret case, watch, or some other chance article has saved a man's life have not set us scheming so as to do systematically what has so often been the result of happy chance. "Your correspondents have mention- ed the objection that any protection may itself be broken and that splin- ters of it may aggravate the wound. One answer to that would be to arm only those points where a wound would in any case be mortal. These points are really very few, and no great weight of metal would be need- ed to protect them." Sir Conan Doyle suggests that each man should wear, firstly, a helmet; secondly, a curved plate of highly tem- pered steel not more than a foot in diameter over the heart, and, thirdly, a similar plate covering the abdo- men, He says: "With these three precautions the death rate should be greatly reduced from rifle and machine gun fire, as also from shrapnel Nothing, of course, will avail against a direct shell burst, but granting that, individual life would be saved. "This does not bear upon the cap- ture of a position, since so many would fall wounded that the weight of attack would be spent before the stormers reached the trenches.' For this armor which will give complete protection is needed, and since the weight of this is more than a man can readily carry, it must be pushed in front upon wheels. "I picture a great number of plates, held together like the shields of a Roman tortoise, and pushed by men who crouch behind them. Others are fixed sideways upon their wheels, and are used upon the flank of the ad- vance to prevent an enfilading firer There is not one tortoise which would attract the concentrated fire of artil- lery, but each conipa0y or platoon forms its own. These numerous ar- ,nor' plated bodies rush with small loss over the space which has al- ready been cleared as far as possible stick the surface of the fat with gether, to 'leave the floor as clear as cloves, using plenty of them, and possible. After sweeping and remov- then sprinkle the surface thickly with: ing the dirt begin to scrub at the brown sugar. Put it in a baking pane sides of the room farthest from the and put itin the oven, letting it stay door,- always remembering to use to heat through and lightlybrown the plenty of clean water, to scrub vigor - surface. Remove and let cool and ously, and to dry thoroughly. If boards serve with mustard or Madagascar. are well rubbed with a clean cloth sauce, according to taste. The mus they will soon dry. tard sauce comes ready mixed, as also It is often difficult for the girl who does the Madagascar sauce. makes her own dresses to get the skirt Boiled Tongue, Mustard Violette•—' to hang an even length all round. The To serve with the cold boiled tongue following hint will be found most use - Which is thinly sliced or served whole ful. Put on the skirt and fasten se - in aspic and then carved' at table, the surely round the waist, then take a Violette mustard which comes all pre-, yardstick and stand it on the floor up - pared will be found delicious. Or a right against the body. Make a little sweet sauce may be served with the; chalk mark on the skirt, just where. tongue made by melting a tumbler of the top of the stick comes. Do this current jelly and adding to it a glass' all round the skirt. Take the skirt of port wine. When cool it will be off, then measure it the same length ready to serve. Ifrom the chalk marks to the bottom Calf's Liver Loaf.—Take one-half all round. The shape being all on the of a milk liver and boil until very ten- hips above the chalk marks, the skirt der, placing a stalk of celery, an onion will, be found to hang quite straight gad a tiny spice bag in the water while round the hem. IS boiling. When very tender re- move and chop very fine, then add the juice of an onion, a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, a tablespoon of Chutney syrup and two tablespoons of carefully fried bread crumbs that have been.fried in butter and drained. Mix d SHOWERS OP FROGS. Drawn Up From a Lake Twenty Miles From Gibraltar. alt well together and mould into a Late in May, during a thunder- loaf,place a dish, spread the loaf storm near Gibraltar, millions of > psmall frogs, apparently drawn up evenly with good mayonnaise, garnish from a lake twenty miles away, fell with sliced truffles and white egg upon the earth. According to Nature, rings, and when thoroughly cold cover such showers of frogs, when satisfac- with aspic and set away to chill. When torily authehticated, are to be classed ready to serve offer a tureen of may- with showers of herring, sticklebacks, onnaise with the loaf. and even larger fish. Some of those Shoulder of Veal, Savory Stuffing. showers are vouched for by trust- -Have the bones removed from the worthy persons, and can, be easily ex - shoulder of veal and stuff with a plained. A whirlwind is sometimes dressing made of one small bottle of ,strong enough to auk up dust, leaves, Macedoine vegetables drained, one and sheaves, or water, fishes, and cup of bread crumbs, two tablespoons frogs. The tornado may transport its Chutney syrup,, pepper, salt, half gill burden in the whirling column for of melted butter, teaspoon of savory many miles, until it loses its strength herbs and one beaten egg. Mix well and ceases to turn. The sudden rip - and stuff the meat, sprinkling .with a pearancos of multitudes of small little pepper and salt. When roasted, .frogs, however, is often owing to no allow it to drain and cool naturally. thing more unusual than the regular 'Slice thinly wheti ready to serve and emigration of the young frogs from offer with it an olive sauce made in their birthplace in the pond to their the following way: Stone and 'chop: summer quarters in the fields. Simi- t half bottle of white stock, adding larly, alleged snail showers" are like- pepper end salt, and a tablespoon of ly to disappear under scrutiny, and • Chutney syrup, boil gently half an; "a torrent of periwinkles" most often hour, remove from the fire and 'add, tarns out to be a migration of Helix the juice of a lemon. When told, virgata or the like. In his "Romance serve,. Chicken Short Cake.—This veryun-1 ,t meal dish must be put together at the. last possible moment, and served s rn imediate y. Make a good short' cake, c of biscuit dough. When done split the fl cake, and butter it. Have ready a G plate of thinly sliced boiled chicken which has been cooled but not iced.I Fill the short cake with the chicken " of. Natural, History," Geese e discussed h use various kinds. of animal "show- rs," arid came to the conclusion that ome of the records were worthy of recience as regards frogs, toads, and shos. It is probable, then, that the ibraltar shower is genuine, .p Biscuit comes from the Latin words bis coccus," twice -cooked, of obstacles, and so have some chance of reaching the enemy's line, not ash an exhausted fragment, but as a vig- orous storming party with numbers intact." k NOTES OF THE SOLDIER MEN. Italians Use German -Made Guns Tricks of the Turks. Canada is to pay disabled soldier from 375 to 3265 a year. The Italian Field and Horse Artil lery are armed with Krupp' quit firing guns. There are in Britain over 6,000,00 men between the ages of 18 and 45. The Highland Light Infantry was the first Scottish regiment to win a Victoria Cross in the present war. Five peers and 29 heirs to peerage have been killed in the present war. In the South African war four peers and six heirs to peerages lost their. lives. The Belgian army is going into khaki very shortly, The uniforms and caps for the men are ready. Their tunics will differ from ours in having stand-up collars. The khaki is a greenish shade. The Turks are brave and clever snipers. They frequently place small trees on their backs, and so crawl right upon the trenches. Some Turks paint themselves and their rifles green and are practically invisible. Over 2,000 dog licenses have been bought by the National Canine De- fence League since January 1st, and of this number 1,805 have been for dogs of soldiers and sailors whose pets are being looked after by rela- tives and friends. The iron cross of the German army is not a casting, but is struck with steel dies in heavy coining presses. .After being stamped out the crosses are taken to the silversmith's where the soldiering is done, a fine silver border added, and the finishing com- pleted. The London Central Young Men's Christian Association have made ar- rangements under which 1,000 mon, who by reason of insufficient chest measurement or physique are under standard, may receive a free course of physical training for one month, or longer if necessary, in order to fit them for service in his Majesty's. forces. About 100 men have already passed through. The number of members and'elerlcs of the Stock Exchange on active and miscellaneous service for the Gov- ernment is as follows: Members on active service, 968; miscellaneous, 78; clerks on active service, 1,127; mis- cellaneous, 24; total serving, 2,192. The total number of members and clerks at the end of the last financial year in March was 6,951, so that nearly approaching a third are serv- ing their country. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, SEPTF.3113ER 5T11, Lesson X.—I'rlijah and the Prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18. 16-40. G. T.—Prov. 15. 29, I. Arranging the'Altar (Verses 30-35). Verse 30. Come near unto me— That is, unto Mount Carmel, the one great headland of Palestine, bounding the •plait of Esdraelon an the west, and from the top of which a view of the whole of Esdraelon is to be seen as well as a wide sweep of the Medi- terranean. That wee thrown down—Ahab had broken down all the altars at which the worshipers of Jehovah had been accustomed to worship. (See 1 K_inge 19. 10.) 31;, Twelve stones—(See Joshua 4, i.) The twelve stones signified the unity of worship among the tribes of Israel, earl tribe proclaiming the one true God. 32. He built an altar—That is, he "dedicated" the old altar which had been thrown down and which, accord- ing to verse 80, he had "repaired." The "building," here in verse 32, has reference to the new arrangements which were made necessary by the particular kind of offering he was to make. Two measures of seed—In Hebrew, a two -shah measure. One "seah" equalled about three of our gallons. The trench would hold, therefore, about six gallons of water. 33. In order—Elijah followed care- fully the injunction of the law (see Lev. 1. 3-91i., Jars—The word is the same as in Gen. 24. 14-20; Judg. 7. 16, 19. These jars contained less than half a gallon each. 35. Fill the trench also—As the wa- ter poured on the altar did not fill the trench, more water was added. II. The Prayer and the Consuming Fire (Verses 36-39). 86. The time of the offering of the evening oblation—Three o'clock in the afternoon. About five hours of day- light still remained. Elijah the prophet came near—He was not a "priest," but a prophet. On occasions such as this, however, the prophet assumed the priestly func- tions. At thy word—Elijah, as Moses (see Num. 16. 28), was commanded to do these things. He did not take the ini- tiative; he was only the instrument of God. 37. That thou, Jehovah, art God— "That thou are the Lord God." The name of Baa], or other such idol, to "Elohim," the 39. They fell they be blinded Chron. 7. 3.). All the people the worshippers those of Baal. d BEARS ACHARMED LIFE. tribal god, or of any could not be applied one true God. on their faces—Lest (see Lev. 9. 24; e said—Not only of Jehovah, but also s Soldier Thrice Wounded, Reported - Dead and Escaped. k- A sergeant in the Belgian army now in Paris for a few days' leave, 0 has been three times wounded, has been taken prisoner, has escaped, and has been reported dead from Belgian headquarters. The last time he was wounded he was also taken prisoner with a num- ber of companions. His wound" -being slight, he was compelled to march to a temporary camp behind the German lines. The journey occupied three days, during which tine the prison- ers were given no food, and had to exist on a little chocolate and biscuit which they had in their knapsacks. After being at this camp for two days they were entrained for Ger- many. The sergeant, however, had made up his mind to escape, and be- fore they crossed the frontier , hj: f leaped from the moving train. Te FRENCH WOMEN VERY THRIFTY HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY IS IN. STINCTIVE WITH THEM. They Are Sensible Enough Not to be Governed by Outside Appearances. Economy becomes every day more of a national necessity, and thrifty France is settling down to her task with her usual intelligence and corn- mon sense.- Individually, French peo- ple have been economizing ever fence the mobilization order was issued, and the country in general bas been 'run on economical lines. Certainly since the war they have proved themselves to be a cautious people in money matters, and what the business man does in large the housekeeper does in little; moreover, the same spirit reigns in the house- holds of the rich and the gently born as in those of the poor and lowly in station. Nowhere is there any waste, although the advantage flow into dif- ferent channels. In some houses the mistress benefits by the economies, in others the savings go to swell the funds of her servitors; but there is never any senseless extravagance. In French middle-class housekeep- ing everything is expensive, and no- thing is luxurious. The essential points are the kitchen and the linen chest; the least essential are the drawing -room and the table decora- tion: The first thing a French bour- geoise attends to in the day is her larder, and the last thing she spends money on are the flowers for her dinner table. She economizes on service and household wear and tear at the least excuse, but only on food when it is strictly necessary. Prices High. To pay well for what she eats is an accepted condition of things in the present day, and with all her care and economy the French housekeeper is obliged to spend twice as much on food as the housekeeper in England, whose notions on economy are not in- stinctive. Without her instinct cultivated, moreover, to a talent, for economy, cooking, and dressing, the French- woman would not find it easy to live inexpensively, well, and prettily clothed, in the Paris of to -day, and her natural genius is being tested to the utmost in her efforts to make both ends meet without in any seri- ous way infringing on her capital. In the rule of always having a nest -egg you find the secret of the French- woman's thrift and solidity. . To economize with the thought that there is a comfortable little sum in a QUEER SALUTES MADE BY TOO] BRITISH SOLDIERS SALUTE ¶FRE IMAGE OF A TIGER. Sacred Carpet on Which Mohammed Sat is Saluted in Cairo. Most people know that all soldiers( are required tosalute"the flag" when they are on regular duty, stand at at- tentien" during the singing of the Na- tional Anthem, to acknowledge the presence of one of higher rank by a' salute, but it is not generally known that therm are other things which British soldiers in certain 'pans of the world are required to honor thus, In India, for instance, a British guard of honor presents arms to a stone tiger every day. The tiger is regarded by the natives as a god who drives away all danger and calamity, and once some soldiers, in a spirit of mischief, overthrew the image from' its resting piace, and sent it rolling into the valley below. So shocked and scandalized were the natives that a revolt seemed imminent, - and Lord Combermere, our general there, quiet- ed the outraged natives by restoring the image to its pedestal and ordering the regiment to salute it in full view of all. Since that time a British troop has kept watch overthe tiger - idol day by day. Sentry Guards Idol. Another Indian idol which is watched over by British "Tommies" is the god whose name is Kiak Kiak, equivalent to "Lord of Lords," which is supposed to be asleep for 6,000 years and whose awakening will be the end of all things. Hence the na tives of the city of Pegu, in Burma, are terribly afraid that someone will arouse the god; so the British Gov- ernment, to avert trouble, stationed a sentry there to prevent this catas- trophe. Once a year a strange custom is observed in Cairo. A piece of carpet on which, according to tradition, Mo- hammed once sat, and which is the most famous sacred relic of Islam, is carried through the streets, and ' the Khedive and his troops all receive it in review' order and salute it as they pass. The relic is guarded most carefully at ordinary times, and the officer in charge of it each morning must salute it with his sword raised, whilst the bugler blows three blasts before it. Another object which is honored with a salute is the sacred coffin of the Prophet, which rests at Medina, the sacred town, and which once in his life, at least, every Turkish offi- cer must salute. He is expected to safe place which can always be used throw himself before the coffin, clad din a case of dire necessity is not near- in his full regimentals, and is said to ly so hard as to practise self-denial receive h;. commission in"this'man- when the least misfortune may landtr ' h fr !you into abject poverty. Under these last conditions it is so much more tempting to "take the cash and let the credit go," whereas, with the in- centive of adding to that nest egg, or the dislike of seeing it grow less, it is more or less easy to turn your back when the tempter charms unwisely. Saves Nest Egg. The Frenchwoman knows this, and avoids complete penury as long as ever she can. Her nest egg is rarely sacrificed for the sake of appear- ances, and she would rather reduce her living expenses to a mere nothing than spend any of that rock upon • which her future depends. She watches with the utmost vigil- ance to see that she is not cheated, and if she is too heavily charged for a her food and her rent she strikes balance by paying minimum price for all things over which she ha personal control, Her household ser vice is so arranged that one serval does the work of two, her contrivance or being fashionable at a relative] ow price defy description, her firm tend against any hospitality excop hat which comes within the famil traditions, and her supreme indiffer ence as to what outsiders think of her, stand in good stead just now. Anyone who knows middle-class France knows well that it is strong enough to stand heavier financial strain than.it has, and if the national prudence prevents trade opening out as much as it might, it also stands as a tower of strength against folly and F extravagance, fortified by the power t to save which is a national inherit- s once. h A Valor Rewarded by Name. p Private Jean Bonnafous of the 66th d French Chasseurs is, a hero, but is in probably destined to be known by the nickname of Soup so long as he lives, • li ler t s aig om the Prophet him- self. Image of the Virgin. In Russia, at Vladimir, there is an image of the Virgin with clothes of pure gold and invaluable gems and precious stones which must be saluted by every soldier whenever it is seen. The honor paid to this icon is said to be due to the fact that it was present with the troops when they gained a wondrous victory over a large Tartar army. The Russian authorities evi- dently sympathize with this act of ceremony, for they actually raised this icon to the rank of major -general m the army, so that it is saluted. 'by all Russian soldiers as an officer to - clay. It might be mentioned here that in ddition to "God Save the 'King" a there are two pieces of music which s all Englishmen, soldiers and civilians, s specially honor. One is the "Dead - March," and the other the "Hallett" nt jah Chorus" from the "Messiah." It s is said that when King George IV.. y first heard this magnificent song of praise he was so impressed by it that t he rose to his feet in acknowledgment y and since that time the custom has - prevailed. fell in some long grass, and escaped s shaking. The German escort on the train immediately began to fire at him, but, dashing across a field in a zig-zag course, and occasionally throwing himself to the ground, he got away without being hit. When he returned to the Belgian lines he found that he had been re- ported as dead, and he has now in his possession the official intimation sent to his parents to this effect. Making a Bargain With jean. Jean longed for a kitten. When illness made it necessary for Jean to go to the hospital her mother said, "I will make a bargain with you, Jean. If you will be a brave little girl about your operation you shall have the nicest kitten I can find." I Jean took the ether, but later, as she c came out from under the anaesthetic, she recalled how very wretched she felt. The nurse leaned over to catch her first spoken word. "What a queer way to get a eat!" moaned the child. with nothing worse than a severe t HOMING INSTINCT OF BEES... an Find Their Way Home Under Any Circumstances. In the Fortnightly Review, Henri abro, the naturalist, tells a charas- eristic stony about Darwin and him - elf. Darwin wished to explain the oming instinct of bees, and he in- duced Fabre to begin a series of ex- eriments with that purpose in view. regular plana of campaign was rawn up. Marked' bees were placed a dark box, and were carried away from the hive in an opposite direction from that in which they were finally berated. The box was repeatedly urned about, so that the inmates should lose all sense of direction, Every possible means' was taken to render useless any known or cenceiv- able method of obtaining their bear- ings. The bees were oven placed within an induction coil in the effort to confuse them. The long and elaborate series of tests was without value, 0o far as getting any explanation 6f the heel- ing power was oeneerned, Iii, Query case, from thirty to forty per cent, of the bees found their way home without apparent trouble, no matter how confusing the trip away from home had been made. t is certainly one of the moat comi- al stories of the war. "Jean Bonna- fous was carrying soup for the men of his squad, is the official account, "when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a German, The 'boche' was mak- ing his way to our second line of trenches and was carrying bombs. Without hesitation, Bomeafous threw the boiling hot soup over the German and then killed him," The bulletin quaintly adds: "Nothing is known of what tho comrades of Bonnafous said when they knew their soup was gone." _4• In Australia the original flowers were, scentless, but the leaves odor- iferous Before coined money was used in Greece, skewers or spikes of iron or copper were employed as currency. The 18th century version of the pro- verb, "Out of sight, out of mind," was "For from eye, fer from hearts." Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield, who will in the ordinary course be next; year's Lord Mayor, has been eloctcd Master of the Co'dwaincrs Company.