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PART II.
"Please see," he said, "that all of
the children have their wraps but-;
toned up tight and their mittens fas-
tened on."
"What are you going to do?" she
aeked.
"We're going to try to reach your ,
house; it's the only thing that can be
done. ti�i e can't remain here any,
longer."
'"3.`' know ,t, Something has lisp -
paned to Pete or he would have been;
here an hour ago,"
Gus returned with the thirty feet
of new bell rope, and half a dozen
girls came with their jumping ropes,'
"Line up in the middle aisle, facing
the door," Clement directed. -
'Jimn:y, take one end of the bell'
rope and stand by the door. Richard,";
addressing the crippled lad, who was'
Jimmy's age but only half hiss size,
"take the other end and stand her
by my desk. Hold the rope up unde
the right avms of the pupils."
Clement quickly* cut the shorte
ropes in pieces, banding them to Gu
and Blanche, eayiug: "Tie the Ion
rope securely to the right arm o
Clement and Mr. Vogel lifted Gus
up, and with Clement's help he was
able to walk. Big Ben led the way
to the house, Jim Vogel holding to
his collar with one hand and to the
rope procession with the other.
"Oh, my babies, thank God you're
saved," exclaimed Mrs. Vogel, as she
began removing wraps and pushing
the children to warm places about
the big hot stove. "I feared when
Pete didn''t come back that I had lost
my last child, but now my own and
all of the child'r'en of the district are
safe."
•"Hampton, you're a wonder!" ex-
claimed Jim Vogel, after he had re-
moved the icicles from his long mous-
tache, "I sent Pete at one o'clock.
Poor fellow! He has perished. At
five I started out with Big Ben for a
guide, but we couldn't tell where we
were going; we wandered around and
e i came back to the house twice. Vr
e-
ta set out the third time when Ben be-!
!when
to whine and creep forward, and'
r : when he recognized you he gave a
s 'roar that made me feel good all over.
g This is wonderful! Tell me how you i
f did it."
eaeh pupil with a short piece of rope
e'd
"That's what I want to know," put!
_gnu Blanche. "I was sure you were;
going in would h wronge havelies inof uscif yotion. u had
e `listened to me?"
e i `It is a matter of science," Clem -
e ; ent answered modestly. I have had
some experience in surveying, When
o
!I started West I bought an excellent
-1pocket compass, and to -night before!
.1 leaving the schoolhouse I cut a little;
notch in the brass rim right where'
✓ the point of the needle should he all
_ the time to guide us straight home.!
b"astern the rope close to the shout
ders of the smaller pupils, and jus
above the elbows of the taller ones.
While they were carrying out then
instructions, he stepped outside th
door for a few moments to test th
force of the storm. When he return
ed he moved quickly down the line t
make sure that they were all se
cureiy fastened to the long rope
Turning to Gus, he said:
"I want you to bring up the rea
and see that no one falls from ex
haustion or breaks Ioose from th
rope."
"Teacher, this is a bad storm. I'm
big and strong and should break th
way for the rest."
"I need you at the other end of the
line, Gus."
"I'll do what you say, teacher," was
the ready reply.
"Richard, Gus will be right behind
you, and he'll help you if you giv
out."
"I'm not going to give out," ens
wered the lame lad proudly, drawing
himself up to hie full height.
"Blanche, you step right in behind
Katie; she'll be between you and Jim
e: Then, with my finger lightly touch-!
ing the needle, I held the compass in
'my pocket all the time. That is the
e way I kept the right course."
"So that'.s the reason you refused
to put on your mitten and kept your
left hand bare!" exciainual Blanched
"And I was afraid that an educated
fool couldn't -make good on these'
prairies!" said Jim Vogel. "But how
e did you ever get Gus Anderson to do
what he did? Think of the way he
- carried crippled Richard and the
girl!"
"I gave Gus his chance and he
made good." * -
- "You certainly called out the best
my„
"Teacher, I should go first,"
Blanche protested. "I know the way;
for I was born and raised on these
prairies,"
"No, Blanche; the fact that you do
know these prairies is against you
in this storm. I've been out and
tested it, and I know that something
more than a knowledge of the coun-
try is necessary to enable one to lead
these children through this terrific
storm. I may not have strength to
breast it all the way. If I drop, don't
stop to pay any attention to me Jerk
the rope loose, take the lead, and do
your best to reach your father's
house."
It was a strange looking proces-
sion that marched out of the little
schoolhouse and started on that per-
ilous journey. The driving snow cut
their faces; the intense eold chilled
them to the bone; the whirling wind
made conversation almost impossible
and it was a grim, silent procession
that floundered through the deep
Snowdrifts after their intrepid lead-
er. When they had pressed forward
for some time, Clement felt a jerk oir
the rope and turned to see what was
tie trouble.
"You're going in the wrong direc-
tion,' Blanche declared.
"I know where I'm going," he de-'
dared confidently, and •the procession
again struggled forward. After half
an hour there was another surge on;
the rope and the Iine was l*nought to;
a standstill. Some one, they said,
had fallen; tut Gus gave the word
to go on. Others were stumbling;
some pratested chat they could go no,
farther.
"This will be the funeral march;
for us all, unless help comes coon,"
lifted Katie between them.
A muffled sound came through the •
storm. Clement thought it.was the
roar of the storm, but he was mis-
taken.
"That's Sig . lien," cried Jimmy,
"he hearts us." The big watch -dog
came floundering through the snd'cv
to meet that'll, with Jim Vogel hold-
ing on to his collar.
"Have you got the children all
with you? Blanche. Jimmy, my boy,
and Katie ---are you all there?" •he
cried.
"Yes," came the feeble response of
the half -frozen children.
A sudden surge on the kine drag-
ged them all down into the deep
.snow. Clement felt his way back
along the line as fast as he could.
One A;ILta,rann had fallen forward on
his wiace min the stint, Early
in the march Richard 'lad,
given out; without saying a word
to the others Gus had lifted the lance
lad to his shoulders and pressed for-
ward, Next a -'littje girl gave out
' and he took her on the triter ahet.-
der. • With this double load the big
fellow had struggled forward. until
)4+�; '411 tiitconeelous from exhaustion.
that was in him," said Blanche.
"Teacher, am I too old to go to
college?" Gus inquired, as Clement
bent over him where he was lying on
the couch resting from his exhaus-
tion.
"No, Gus; men older than you have
gone to college and become well-
educated men."
"Then I'm going. I called you 'an
educated fool' because I didn't know
what a thinking pian could do. Now
I know."
ELEPHANT LICANSE NEEDED
In Order to Bunt Wild Animals in
, South Africa.
If you should ever wander through
Africa and come across a wild ani- t
maldo not take it for rant
granted that
you may capture it. Quite aside from t
any objections which the animal may
offer, you may be trespassing upon f
the big game preserves of the World '
Zoological Trading Company. This
company has capturing rights over
55,000 African acres, or eighty-seven
square miles. b
Systematic Housecleaning.
As the heavier part of the clean
ing cannot be done to good purpos
until fires are out for the season, ev
will be wise to begin using ever
spare moment to get those task
done which take so much time an
can be attended to now as well R
r.
late
First of all, closets should be turn-
ed out, the contents aired, sorted an
brushed. Garments to be repaire
should all be put in one place b
• themselves such as a roomy* utilit
box. Those to be stored for the sum
mer must be cleaned and proper'
cared for. The cleaning of the egos
et itself should be very thorougl
done, and if any traces of moth
have been found, it should be tights
closed and a sulphur candle burne
so as to penetrate all crevices. One
the closet is in order again, we ar
sure to be surprised and delighted
even as we are every year to find how
much extra space we have.
• First --Carefully "scrape all plates
-1 and platters before washing.
e I Second—Do not allow any one re -
e! covering from any form of contagi-
y ous disease to halide dishes during
s washing.
c] Third—Do not cough or sneeze
s while working with the dishes.
Fourth—Have the dish water hot.
Use a cilia—en—lop,
Fifth—Rinse all dishes in 'boiling
d •
water.
Sixth—Use clean dish -cloths and
Y dish -towels.
When We Visit the Sick.
- To know just when to call, how
y long to stay and 'just what to do and
s say when visiting the sick, requires
y tact, judgment and common sense.
d The first thing to consider is the
e selection of a seasonable hour. The
e patient needs regular and periodic
, care and the visit should be timed
with reference to this and not mere-
'ly to the caller's personal conven-
Next, bureau drawers and all boxe
:and cupboards can be taken in orde
by one, for these are really the
things which take time. It is sur
prising, too, what a Iot of supplies
we will unearth which can be used to
good purpose in our spring sewing manner mer fancy work. One re-
sourceful woman already has laid
aside enough bright materials of
good quality to make knitting bags
for most of her Christmas presents
next December. You see she be-
lieved in preparedness.
It is much better judgment to dis-
card things which have outlived their
usefulness than to keep putting them
away with the idea that they may
come in handy. The chances are that
they will just harbor moths and dust.
Give them away or do something
with them which will put them to
work to the best purpose.m
During the sumer the fewer pic-
tures and pieces of bric-a-brac we
have around the better, so these art-
icles can all be cleaned, wrapped,
labeled and laid away. Heavy drap-
eries can be taken down, brushed and.
renovated. Lace hangings should be
soaked in cold water until the dust
and grime are removed, then laun-
dered. This will give them a much
better color than if put into warm
water. In fact, many a handsome
pair of curtains has been made gray
and ugly by plunging them into
warm water.
Everything is now in readiness
for the cleaning of each room when
the time arrives, and it is not nearly
so tiresome a task to do this when
there are no small things to handle
and no accessory cupboards or draw-
ers to clean.
Before beginning the remainder of
the cleaning, have everything in
readiness—ammonia, brushes, cham-
ois, furniture polish, stepladders,
pails, rubber gloves and cleaners. Do-
ing housecleaning systematically robs
it of its terrors and makes it much
less tiresome and disagreeable.
s ience.
er Most invalids are better able to
enjoy seeing their friends during the
middle of the day than at;other times.
Few invalids care to receive their
friends until the room has been
• freshly aired and set in order' for the
day, the daily bath and toilet com-
pleted and the doctor's morning visit`
over. Neither early • morning nor
late evening are favoralbe visiting,
Disease Germs in Dishwater.
Be careful how you wash your
dishes if you want to avoid typhoid
fever and other serious diseases.
Investigation made folio -vying an
epidemic of typhoid fever showed
that eaeh dinner plate as it leaves
the table in the ordinary household
harborsfrom 0
o 300 0 to 90,000
0,0 0
bac-
eria. Most of these were harmless
bacteria; still, if the plate were such
ertile ground f
o d o harmless r a ales bacteria,
� s er a,
rt would make a rich culture for dan-
gerous disease germs.
Next a long series of experiments
were carried on to learn how many
asteria were left on these plates
iter they had been washed.
The average dinner plate, when
ashed in lukewarm water and dried
without rinsing, was found to have
How many animals, and what kind a
of animals, does such a tract contain?
It is impossible to give any definite w
figure, for officials jib at taking a
wild animal census, but according to o
Mr. Jordan, the managing director1
of the Zoological Company, their
game preserves contain about a t
thousand elephants, a thousand red
bualo, herds of roan and sable ante- a
lope, eland and waterbuck, besides ti
crowds of smaller creatures. . r
Orders for these animaais�many ed
from America—are coming ib. stead- r
ily. If you want to keep a pet red a
buffalo, you had better write at once,
or they will all be booked. Arrange- p
n its surface 250,000 bacteria, or;
a most five times as many as it had;
when brought soiled from the dinner'
able! -
This statement may seem amazing
nd improbable; but a little thought
,il1 show that it is logical, and the
esult what might have been expect-
. What are the necessities for
apid bacterial growth? Warmth
nd food. And what does the house-
wife give to those bacteria when she
uts a lot of dinner dishes in luke- -
ments are now being made for the w
capture of as many of them as will f
perinit themselves to be captured..
But do not go out there yourself w
r han
a permit to kill a wild ele- is
phant go, he will have the Zoological
Company down upon him, whereas a
wild elephant needs no permit to kill a
a hunter.
arm dish water? Warmth and
ood!
Thousands of housewives are still
ashing dishes in water no hotter s
tan they can bear their hands in. It
not hot enough to kill bacteria; in
fact, it encourages them. • 1
"So they multiply and increase, •
rid the dishes that are taken out of i
is water have on them five times
s many germs as they had when put h
to it. t
This source of danger can be elim- b
ated from the household by the use s
f 'hotter dish water and the careful
nsing of dishes in boiling water.
It is not enough that your dishes
erely look clean. The only way to
�Ye Qi•,cr;te (i? i +tq is to i e boiling• t
di
water and boiling rinsing water. i
But the housewife should take
ery precaution to have clean (Helms t
n which to serve her meals. There b
e sex rules by which one may
thieve the maximus of cleanliness
r dish -washing.: t
without permission. Should a hunte
hours.
Some visitors 'never know; when to
go.: As a rule, from fifteen minutes
to half an hour is a sufficiently long!
period, for it is far better to go
while the welcome lasts. If the visi-
tor is wise, she will not allow herself
to be entreated to remain longer or to
prolong her call by the invalid's plea
that she is 'not orbit tired."
She is probably more or less ex-
cited though not able to realize her
real feeling until after her guest's
departure.
But more important than all else
in visiting the sick, is the atmosphere
the caller consciously or unconscious-
ly carries with her. Conversation,
manner, even the tones of the voice
have their effect on the invalid.
Too much sympathy with the pa-
tient is a mistaken kindness and
often positively harmful. After a
few kindly enquiries, the visitor
should tactfully lead the conversa-
tion away from the patient's ail-
ments into other channels. Diversion
of the right kind is really 'as valuable
to a sick person as a dose of medi-
I cine. ' •
The visitor should carry cheerful
i news "!'lid avoid.all that may be de-
pressing. One's own personal wor-
ries and trials should be left outside.
Entertaining news items, descrip-
tions of the latest book read and let-
ters from absent friends will all be
of interest to the lonely shut -cin.
The caller should dress attractive-
ly. Only those who have experienced
much illness, realize -what a positit
refreshment a caller's charming toil-
et may be nor with what delight the.
tired eyes take in every bright de-
tail. You must .remember that what t
is merely an episode to the caller
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PROBLEM OF THE
6dk] UUG!OUS SPY"
WHO
HELPS TO SPREAD THE
BUDDHIST FAITH.
An American Missionary Working in
Japan Describes Methods Adopted
by Propagandists.
All the world is familiar• with the
military spy. but the religious spy is
something new—at least to the Occi-
dental world. It has remained for the
Buddhists of Japan to develop and
perfect the religious spy system. Ac-
cording to Christian missionaries in
that country, Buddhism is spying out,
as it believes, the strong points of the
Christian religion as presented at the
missions and adapting there to the
spreading of Buddhism.
Buddhist girl spies committing
Christian Sunday school lessons and
gospel hymns to memory, heathen
preachers using Christian sermon
verbatim except for substitution o
the name of their god, for that o
Christ, pagan religions attempting re
vivals along Occidental lines—these
are some of the curious phases of the
life of'Japan to -day as told by Somner
R. Vinton, a missionary home on fur
lough.
"As Hinduism id trying to fight back
the conquering armies of Christianity
in India and as Mohammedanism is
attempting a like task in Africa, so
the devotees of the religions of Japan
are waking up. And just as Japan
copies western 'industrial and govern-
mental life she is trying to adopt our
religious methods," said -Mr. Vinton,
an active member of one of our Sun-
day schools, She was one of the or
naments of the church, and they were
quite proud of her.
"Six months later she disappeared;
For some time no trace of her could
be found. Than we discovered she
lead been sent to learn all our meth
ads. She lead gone so far as commit
ting our best hymns to memory. To
day she is back imparting these meth-
ods for the glory of Buddha.
"The Japanese now have regular
Buddhist institutes for training' men
with all the methods used in our
Aniertcan Christian training schools.
They have taken over our methods in
every phase, They study in these in-
stitutes our church services and --Sun.
day school activities.
Competition in Education.
"Some of the young hien in training
come to listen to our sermbns, com-
mit them to memory and then preach
these same sermons in Buddhist pul-
pits, only substituting Buddha for
Christ whenever the word occurs.
"Another side of Buddhist .conrpeti-
tion with Christianity is in the
schools. A wealthy man set up a
splendidly equipped high school for
s I girls in the neighborhood of one of
f our Methodist high schools. It was an
f opposition school, and having sin-
- limited funds, it is now graduating
more pupils.
"In many ways this Buddhist school
is excellent, but I thought I could de-
tect in the faces of the girls that it
was not turning out the fine type of
womanhood we were. A curious de-
velopment, however, is that this school
is becoming less and less a Buddhist
institution every year. The Buddhist
side is disappearing, Perhaps some
day the school may become Christian,"
Revivals in Pagan Religions.
"There is a Shinto revival and a
Buddhist revival. The first named is
an attempt to substitute patriotism
for religion. It is a huge experiment
in national psychology. If it succeeds
it may have • the same result as a
similar plan had in Germany—Japan
'may out-Prussianize Prussia.
"As to Buddhism, we have a proverb
in Burma, where I was born and lived
eighteen years, "The dying frog gives
a last kick," - .
"The Shin sect of Buddhists has two
branches in Japan, the Nichi Hong-
wauji and the Higashi Hongwanji. The
Nicht Hongwanji is the progressive
denomination which is'conducting the
revival movement. The movement
has had an unhappy history. Large
funds were collected 'and these were
used secretly by some of the insiders
for speculation on the Tokio Stock
Exchange, The result was a huge
scandal. The Japanese newspapers
printed indignant articles and the
government finally took over super-
vision of the budget. This Buddhist
budget last year was about $10,000,-
000, of which $6,60.0,000 was credited 1
o the Hongwanji.
"The Nichi Hongwanji is establish -
ng Sunday schools throughout Japan.
t has a big church and Sunday
chools in the Hawaiian Islands, and
was surprised to see when I visited
t.that the church building bore a cer-
ain type of chrysanthemum in its de -
oration which 1 '
licrm Japan an :
p can mean
only that the enterprise using it en-
joys imperial patronage.
A Buddhist f3 s Sunday Ja 5th '
y oo�.
is an event tp the patient.
Just what to take a slick friend
may, be a problem. - Flowers, .fruits
and jellies are customary gifts. If
your friend is supplied with these
dainties, a new book or magazine,
will be
even more appreciated as
bringing a fresh element into the
sick room. -
An
little tl noveltythat I1t e
Anyhelps s to
p
break the daily monotony will prove
attractive.
GIANT BRITISH CRUISER
Powerful Warship Now in Course of
Construction is 900 Feet Long. I o
Details of, the biggest and most!'
powerful warship which is being;
"I visited a Buddhist Sunday school
in Japan with amissionary friend and
was cordially received. The Buddhists
eagerly showed us ali over the build -
ng, and then they began to ask us
bout American Sunday school meth -
ds. My missionary friend gave the
nformation desired freely. He told
me later he did this because he was
built on the Clyde for the British i d
navy can now be told. The ship is 1
His Majesty's Hood, whose des�igned1
speed, the representatives of the
London Daily News learn on official; g
authority, will be 32 knots; and;
etermined to bring these Buddhist
eaders themselves to Christ, knowing
v;hat a great victory that would be,
"But the Buddhists do not always
et their information in this open
way. For instance. a young Japanese
which may be increased during her. g
trials to 35 knots.
Details of th's vessel hitherto have
been secret. She is a battle -cruiser,;
and her length will by 900 , feet, `or'
only one feat less than. the Aquitania,
the largo.^,t of the Brit'sh li:iers. T.hc!
Hood is expected to be in cbmmission
within six n� ;r;ths.
Since the keel was laid down,
everal striking innovations in
naval shipbuilding have been made,
chiefly as the result of the lessons
earned by experts during 1918, and
these have necessitated alterations
n the ship's internal arrangement.
She will be mine and torpedo -proof,
er hull being surrounded by a "Mis-
er" or outer cushion, aged there will
e steel -armored walls inside the ves-
el, which will be an additional safe-
guard.
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A heavy fail of snow in Alberta
will add to the limited moisture in
he soil, hill has thus relieved anx
ety as to spring seeding conditions.
"Better let a man give all his time'
o selling groceries if he wins there -
y the means of winning love and a
home and children, than give all his
time to the problems of Life and fail
o live "-'--Ronald Campbell Mae, ;i1
At the Peace Conference,
"Judge," said the man at the bar,
"theme's no use of you trying to
square this thing up. My wife and I
fight just so often and just so long and
we can't help it, So there you are."
"And about how long do you keep it
op?" asked the judge. • -
"About two weeks, judge," -
"All right. 1'11 give you fifteen days
in jail: in other words, you are in-
terned for the duration of the war."
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LAUGHTER -LOVING PEOPLE.
British Literature and Drama Prove
the Mirthfulness of Britons.
We British, despite an ancient fable
of the rest of the world that we are
stern-faced, are a laughter -loving
people, says the London Daily Mail.
The literature and drama of a coun-
try is always a mirror of its character,'
and British Iiterature and drama have
provided some of the greatest laugh-
ers of all time. •
Shakespears, whose surpassing
genius was a distillation of the Bri-
tish spirit, was the greatest of 'all the
world's laughers. Fielding and Sinai -
lett, fathers of the world's novelists,
were nighty laughers. Charles Dick-
ens, although so intimately, colloquial-
ly, and almost insularly a British
author, sent ripples of laughter round
the world in translations into other
tongues that will raise laughter
among generations yet unborn.
We have had, too, our great laugh-
ing poets—Herrick, who laughed at
lovers laugh, happily -and daintily;
Byron, who laughed satirically;
Burns, finest laugher of thein all. who
laughed broadly, generously and hu-
manly, and from a heart whose laugh-
ter rose More mellow from the -deeps
of sorrow, like the laugh' of the people
he our streets to -day.
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PONS iS INDIAN AND CRULLER
is DUTCH.
Tomato is a Word of Moxican Deriva-
tion,
eriva
tion• While We Get Our Word
Marmalade' From Portugal. -
A dumpling is a good uld English
dish and comes from the word dump•"
en, that meant to throw down sudden -
and the diminutive ending, ling.
The idea was ;i little cake that was
made by throwing raw dough into boil
ing water.
Froin Portugal we get our word mar-
malade, which was originially a sweet
preserve erode from quinces, and`
takes its name from rnarcelo, the Por-
tuguese name for that fruit.
Cruller is . a good Canadian dish,
though it is from an old German or
Dutch word, "lcruUen," meaning little
curled cake.
Pone is a word of Indian derivation
and an early English historian of Vir-
ginia took pains to explain that it was
not from the Latin penis, meaning
bread, but from. the Red Indian word
oppone and it was early applied in the
south to any bread made of Indian
corn.
What "Pudding" Means.
Pudding in its early form was made
of minced meat of some sort, well
seasoned and stuffed into au intestiue,
and then cooked e y boiling, There are
words in many early languages mean-
ing pudding, but it seems originally
to have come from some word mean-
ing a short body at inflated skin. s
Nobody knows what muffin carne
from, but it was probablly derived
from the word muff, and ,ve can imag-
ine that it might have been due to
some similarity between the warns
cake and the hand covering.
Fritter is from an old French word
meaning to dry or a dish of fried fish,
which conies directly rrom the Latin
frictus, the past participle of the verb
frigere.
Waffle comes from wafer and wafer
comes from the German word wabe, a
honeycourb or a cake of wax. Origi-
nally wafers seem to have been hot
cakes like modern waffles. The asso-
ciation of the word wafer with ex-
treme thinness is of modern origin.
Origin of Sandwich.
Sandwich takes its name from John.
Montague, fourth earl of Sandwich, in
1792, who used to have slices of bread
with ham between served to him while
he was at the gamiug.table so that Ire
need not stop playing. To go further
back, he derived his title from Sand-
wich, a town in Kent, England, the
name of which was nracle up of the
Anglo-Saxon word sand and "wic,"
meaning town—sandy town.
Fricassee has usually been derived
from the Latin word frigere, to fry,
through the French frier, but it is
thought more probable now that it is
derived from the French fracasser,
meaning to break into pieces, or the
Latin fricare, to rub. In French the
word is used to indicate any meat
fried in a pan, but the English mean-
ing is a' dish made from cutting chick-
ens, rabbits and other small .animals
into pieces and cooking them in a fry-
ing or other pan with a gravy,
Molasses comes through many me-
diums from the Latin mellaceus, mean-
ing honey like, which is derived from
mel, honey.
Mushrooms get their name from the
sante source as moss.
Custard was a corruption of a mid-
dle -English word meaning a pie or
tart and was allied to the modern
French word croustade of the same
meaning. An these words carie from
the Latin crusta, meaning crust.
Salad literally means salted, and is
a direct descendant of the Latin word
sal, -or salt, The use of salad to mean
the greens from which or on which a
salad mixture is placed is one of only
recent origin. The Italian insalata
and the Spanish solaria, meaning salad
in those languages, actually means
-
saltecd.
Tomato is a word of Mexican deri-
vation from tomato, the native name
in country for the vegetable. Th
origin of the tomato was the "lovelir
apple.,,
ORIGIN OF NAVY BLUE
' meen_ meararenta Color Traced Back to the Seamen of
Julius Caesar's Time.
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The blue color so prominent in the
uniforms of •almost all marines is of
ancient origin. Vegetins, in his fifth
book on the military affairs 'of the
Romans', traces the -origin of this
color to the Veneti, an ancient peo-
ple dwelling near the coast of Bis-
cay, and well versed in seamanship.
Ib was customary among then to
paint their outgoing -ships as well as.
the masts and sails with a blue calor;
also their soldiers and sailors wore
blue uniforms.
According to this author, the Latin
word "Venetus," wluich was both the
name of the color and that of the
people, points to its origin. From
the veneti the custom was adopted
by the Romans. Thus the ion of
Pom.peius, after defeating Caesar's
fleet in a naval battle, wore the navy
blue, although entitled to the purple.
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y to be feed
flavors in milk if feeding is not done
at milking time
In Italy the day
begins at mid-
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