The Brussels Post, 1912-11-28, Page 3Dainty Dishes,
Nut Bread. --One egg, one cup-
ful of white sugar, a pine& of gait,
a cupful of sweet milk, three cup-
fuls of flour sifted with four tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, one
cupful of net meats worked in at
the last. Put into loaf tine, let
stand for twenty minutes, and bake
for three-quarters of an hour.
Brown Betty.—Put into a greased
pudding .dish a layer of peeled and
chopped apples, sprinkle lightly
with granulated sugar, bits of but-
ter, a few drops of lemon juice, and
a little ground cinnamon and grated
nutmeg. Then dust the whole light-
ly with a powdering of cracker
crumbs. Put in more apples, and
proceed as before, When the dish
is full, have the top layer of fine
crumbs, dot thfcklywith bits of but-
ter, and bake for from half to three-
quarters of an hour. Serve in the
dish which it was baked, with a
hard sauce.
Tomato and Tapioea Soup. — A
can of tomatoes, run through a
sieve; a ten cent can of beef tea;
half a cup of pearl tapioca, soaked
two hours in a little mid water ; two
teaspoonfuls of onion juice; a tea-
spoonful of white sugar; a salt -
spoonful of salt; a teaspoonful of
chopped sweet herbs, and paprika
to taste. Put ingredients over the
fire (leaving out the tapioca) to heat
and bring slowly to the boil. Keep
this up for five minutes and stir in
the soaked tapioca. Simmer five
minutes more and serve, Any good.
stock you happen to have may be
substituted for the canned soup to
flavor the above.
Fruit Cako. Cream together a
cupful of sugar and half a cupful of
butter. Add two eggs, a cupful of
molasses, and hall a cupful of
strong cold coffee, in which dissolve
a scant teaspoonful of baking soda.
Three cupfuls of sifted flour, one
cupful of raisins, figs, and dates,
eut fine and mixed; one cupful of
washed and dried currants, a quar-
ter pound of citron minced fine, a
quarter pound of blanched and
shredded almonds, and a teaspoon-
ful of mixed pulverized cinnamon,
cloves, nave, nutmeg, and ginger.
Favor with the strained juice of a
lemon. Bake in a moderate oven
one hour in a mold or pan lined
with buttered paper. This cake will
keep sweet and soft for several
months if put into a tin box with a
cover. Line the box with waxed
paper.
Stuffed Perk Teuderioins. Split
pork tenderloins almost through;
make a staffing as for fowls, using
bread crumbs, a seasoning of salt,
pepper, a little thyme and grated
onion, and two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter. Spread a thick layer
of this over one of the loins and
place the second on top of this; tie
firmly together in several places.
Put a little butter or dripping in-
to a frying pan and when it is hot,
brown the meat nicely in it on all
aides.. Then add two cupfuls of
boiling water and cook over a slow
fire for thirty minutes. The meat'
should he covered after adding the
water. A Tittle browned flour may
be stirred in after the meat is taken
out, and this will make a delicious
gravy. Cooking it in the frying pan
saves the trouble of heating the
oven when the meat is the only
thing to be roasted for dinner. One
has in this a good and economical
dish. It is equally good sliced cold
forlunobeon.
White ]tread.—Chop into quart of
wheat flour a tablespoonful of but-
ter or other shortening, add a quart
of lukewarm water, a tablespoonful
of sugar, and a half yeast cake dis-
solved in a gill of lukewarm water.
Beat hard for fifteen minutes, cover
the sponge and set aside to rise for
six hours (or until light) in a warm
room where it will not get chilled,
Sift into another receptacle two
quarts of flour sifted with a table-
spoonful of salt. Make a hollow in
the center of this flour and work in-
to it gradually the risen sponge or
batter. When the dough is just stiff
enough to handle easily, transfer it
to a floured board and knead for at
least ten minutes. Cover and set
to rise as before until twice its pre-
sent size. When dight, knead again
for ten minutes, make into loaves,
put these in pans, and set to rise
for an hour, or until they are a
third larger than at first. Be sure
that the oven le .at a good steady
heat, put the loaves in, cover with
brown paper for the first three-
quarters of an hour of baking. Then
uncover and toren for fifteen min
sites, mere.
Mint to the Cook.
Care of the Stove.—Before pole
lshing the stove, wash it with vine-
gar. This removes all grease, leave
ing the surface amoeth, end keeps
the blacking from burning off ern
quickly, saving muoli time and la-
Ib<ir. A little sugar added to the h
Blacking is a good thing to true 1 I i
To Clean_ the Nitsl<ol on Stovt>,a
and Itanges.—Take a woolen cloth,
wipe the soot Prem the bottom of
elle teakettle and with this rub the
nickel. If there is grease or other
dirt, first remove this with a damp
cloth rubbed well with soap.
When food burns, quickly seize
the kettle or pan from the range
and sot into a larger pan oont:ain-
ing cold water. This will ec the
steam to escape from the outside,
instead of passing upward through
the toed. Remove to another ves-
sel and continue cooking; if careful
not to disturb VIM burnt part there
will be no taint or odor to be de-
tected by the most critical person.
Salt sprinkled on any substance
burning on the stove will stop the
smell.
Boiling Moat.—When boiling meat
of any kind, add a tablespoonful of
vinegar to the water when first put
over the fire. This makes the meat
tender, without leaving any flavor
of the vinegar.
To Soften Tough Meat. — Brush
over with oil (or butter) and vine-
gar, using one part of vinegar to
two parts of oil or butter, and 1st
stand for a few hours. This is of-
ten done in tropical countries. A
little vinegar served in the platter
with the steak adds to the flavor of
the meat.
To Improve Griddle Cakes. — A
teaspoonful of brown sugar or mo-
lasses added to the griddle cake
batter makes it brown better and
more easily.
Substitute for Cronin (good on
fruit)—Beat together the whites of
two eggs, a level tablespoonful of
sugar, one tablespoonful of corn-
starcl, and butter the size of a nub.
Stir in one half cup of cold meat
and beat very hard. Put a cup of
cold milk over the fire; when it
boils draw the dish to a cooler part
of the range and pour in the egg
mixture. Simmer till the milk
thickens and when cold strain.
Care In Serving Food.
Scrupulous neatness should al-
ways be observed in keeping, hand-
ling and serving food. If ever
cleanliness is desirable, it must be
in the things we eat, and every
care should be taken to insure it for
the sake of health as well as of so-
ciety.
Cleanliness in " this connection
means not only absence of visible
dirt, but freedom from undesirable
bacteria and other minute organ-
isms, and from worms and other
parasites. If food, raw or cooked,
is kept in dirty places, peddled from
dirty carts, prepared in dirty rooms
and in dirty dishes, or exposed to
foul air, disease germs and other
offensive and dangerous substances
can easily get in.
Food and drink may, in fact, be
very dangerous purveyors of dis-
ease. The bacteria of typhoid fev-
er sometimes find their way into
drinking water, and those of ty-
phoid and scarlet fevers and diph-
theria into milk, and bring sickness
and death to large numbers of peo-
ple.
Oysters which are taken from the
salt water where they grow and
"floated" for a short time in brack-
ish water near the mouth of a
stream have been known to be in-
fected by typhoid fever germs
brought into the stream by the sew-
age from houses.
Celery or lettuce grown in soil
containing typhoid germs has been
thought to convey this disease.
TURKEY BETRAYED, IS STORY.
King Ferdinand Bought Military
Secrets of Enemy.
Has Turkey been sold? The fol-
lowing story from Bucharest, if
true, would go far to prove that the
mighty dollar has played a leading
part in the disaster that has over-
taken the Ottoman arms:
"Turkey was sold to King Ferdi-
nand before he took the field.. He
had used part of his enormous pri-
vate fortune through his agents in
Oontsantinople to such effect that
not only was he in possession of the
most treasured secrets of the Turk-
ish War Office, but he was assured
of the masterly inactivity of some
of the leaders of the Turkish forces.
"If you will look at the direction
and daring of Gen, Savoff',s policy
it becomes at once apparent that he
had other forces to help him that
those which were ander his direct
command, He could not have
dared to face half the risks before
him if money had not spoken.
"Dissensions between Generals,.
unwise night attacks, unsupported
movements, a policy of waiting and
of fighting: at the wrong moment,
the evacuation of straltgie •pod -
tions and the checkmate always
awaiting the movement* of Generals
who thought that theywere about
ter surprise the enemy—these facts
tell their own story.
"There is reason to believe the
authorities in Constantinople know
by no, that King Ferdinand's purse,
hoe 1' at, least as long as his
arm;''
fieerybhieg comes ' to him who
waits -reelecting the women who
said tilho'd be ready in a rnieete.
Many intemperate people say that
niaforiaina Brave them to drink. It
e more Briery that drink drove
bent to misfet tinie.
SNE SUN]AY SUR STUD'I
INTERNATIONAL .LESSON,
DECEMBER 1,
Lesson IX.—'Phe lunatic boy, Mark
9. 14--29. Golden text,
Mark 9. 23.
Verse 14. They came — Jesus,
Pater, James, and John, returning
from the Mount of Transfignrutiuu.
Scribes—The professional teach-
ers of the common people and
therefore influential with the multi
tude.
Questioning with them—The sub-
ject of discussion was the failure of
the disciples to cure the epileptic
boy. The scribes seem to have
made this an opportunity for under-
mining the authority and influence
of Jesus and his disciples with the
multitude.
15. Straightway . . . saluted him
—As with a common impulse the
multitude turned from the scribes
and the disciples alike to Jesus.
Amazed.—Perhaps at the sudden-
ness and opportuneness of his ap-
pearance.
le. What question ye with them?
—Tho words are addressed to the
multitude, the eecon•d pronoun re-
ferring to the disciples. Jesus en-
tirely ignores the presence of the
scribes.
17. Dumb—Speechless.
A ... spirit -Compare introduc-
tory paragraph above.
18. Wheresoever it taketh him—
The epileptic fits ko which the boy
was subject were often of great vio-
lence and came upon him at unex-
pected times and without warning.
They were not able—The inability
of the disciples to effeot a cure was
evidently a sore disappointment to
the distressed father. This disap-
pointment is reflected in his words
addressed to Jesus.
19. Answereth them—The father
of the afflicted boy had responded
to the question of Jesus addressed
to the multitude, "What question
ye with them?" (the disciples). The
man's complaint against the dis-
ciples brings forth the exclamation
of Jesus, 0 faithless generation, how
long shall I bo with you ?—Words
referring apparently to the dis-
ciples, whose lack of faith seems to
have been the obstacle in the way
of their performing a cure.
20. Tare—Or, convilsed.
21. Be asked his father — Only
Mark gives the details recorded in
this and the next succeeding three
verses (21-24).
22. To destroy him The violent
seizures sometimes took the form of
suicidal frenzy.
But if thou oanst do anything—
The
nythingThe man's faith in the ultimate
recovery of his son had been se-
verely tested. It, however, rises
anew to meet the dhallenge of.
Jesus.
23. If thou eanst l—The emphasis
is on the pronoun. Jesus takes up
the father's own words and places
the burden of responsibility upon
him. The possibility of a euro
hinges upon his ability to believe..
All things are possible—The ques-
tion of ability turns on the question
of faith. In other words, Jesus
would have the father realize the
universal truth that faith recogniz-
es no insurmountable obstacles, no
surrender to disappointing experi-
ences.
24. Cried out, and sold—Some
anoient manuscripts add "with
tears," The father realizes that
the words •of Jesus throw him back
in the first instance upon himself
and upon his own spiritual and
mental attitude toward the power
of Jesus, the exercise of which he
implores.
Help thou ray unbelief -True
faith is not inconsistent with a con-
sciousness of its own infirmity.
25. A multitude came running to-
gether—Out of idle curiosity, such
as was always, distasteful to Jesus.
He therefore hastens to heal the
unfortunate lad, the last obstacle
to whose eure,had been removed
with the strengthening of the fa-
ther's faith. '
Come out of him, and onte'r no
more into him—The second word of
command may well have been added
for the father's sake, who, in view
of the periodical nature of the ail-
ment, might easily have been
tempted to doubt the permanency
of the euro,
26. As one dead—In utter exhaus-
tion from the severity of the final
attack of convulsions,
27. And he arose—Matthew adds,
"The boy was cured 'from thee
bout." Luke hither explains that
Jesus "gave him ,back to his fa-
then"
28. His disciples asked him pri-
vately—Luke
ri-vatelyLuke records the impres-
sion made by the miracle upon the
multitude in the words, "They were
all astonished at the majesty of
God."
20, By nothing, save by preyer—
Somne aneicnt manuscripts add
"and' tasting." The cwume of the
disciples' inability to cure the child,
Jesus nx i1•ains as due to their "lit -
ie faith" (Matt. 17. 20) and their
tri '
ick of spiritual readiness. T1110-
ug In their' commission, they scam
Two colors of silk are combined in
the Gaby silk sweater, so that the
garment has a striped effect, cuffs,
collar, and other trimmings snatch-
ing the darker color. This sweater
has a blue and white striped ground
with plain blue trimmings. A blue
cap trimmed with white matches
the silk sweater, which is warm as
toast in addition to its charming
lines.
to have neglected the means of
grace and spiritual equipment,
prayer and faith, on which the ef-
ficiency of their gift depended.
ORIGIN OF CUSTOMS.
Shaking Raids and Giving Arm to
a Lady.
Certain customs in vogue at the
present day, such as shaking hands
or offering the left arm to alady
are of considerable antiquity, It is
said that Phoenicians, introduced
the former habit into Britain, and
that upon the shores of Mounts Bay
many a bargain in tin between eas-
tern merchant and Cornishman was
ratified by this method of clasping
hands.
Certain other customs no less
widely observed have come down to
us from a later period, says the
London Globe, and yet one suffi-
ciently remote. In Mediaeval times
he who shook hands, whether in sal-
utation or as a defensive measure—
retaining the sword hand, while
some treaty was being arranged—
must needs strip off his steel
gauntlet.
So at the present time men pull
off their right glove before shaking
hands with a lady, The wearing of
glove or •gauntlet, indeed, at one
period was something of a challenge
in itgelf; thus no men wore gloves
in the presence of royalty, an ab-
sence which indicated also absence
of hostile intent.
Still a man offers a lady his left
arra, a practice which recalls times
when escort was by no means solely
a matter of politeness, but, when,
in order to guard against sudden
attack, it was necessary to have the
sword arm free.
Still when a stranger calls for the
first time, he sends iu his card,
partly, no doubt, in order that his
name and possible business_ may be
made • clear, but partly, also, be-
cause in olden days he who desired
entrance to palace or castle must
send some token as warrant of
peaceful intent.
This token was, perhaps, a ring
or some jewel known to the lord of
the castle, which would serve as a
guarantee for the sincerity of its
bearer. In a less artistic age the
stranger who desires admission con-
tents himself with a slip of paste.
board whereon his name is printed
in black letters.
A fifteen storey office building is
announced for Winnipeg.
The man who borrows anything
usually borrows trouble along with
it.
When a man says he can do.
something without half trying he
usually fails because he doesn't
hall try..
Brown --1 wonder if Smith would
endorse my note? Jones—How long
hem lie known you? Brown --- A
month, Jones--I'n afraid that`s
too longi
SUICIDES IN GERMANY..
Boys and Girls Ending Their Lives
Opens a Problem.
' The recent suicide of a schoolboy
of 10 years at Frankfort -on -the -
Main, coming after a series of such
tragedies, has encs more raised the
question of .school examinations
and the too strenuous upbringing of
youthful Germany,
In the case under notice the boy,
a son of a well-to-do and very hon-
' orable family of Magdeburg, stole
41175 and then disappeared. The
police were asked to arrest him, as
already he had shown himself an
exceedingly headstrong character.
For a week no trace of him could he
found. Finally he was discovered
'dead in a hotel in Frankfort, having
shot himself in the head,
More recently still, in Berlin, the
son of a hostler, only 13, hanged
himself in the cellar, 'having been
sharply scolded by his stepmother
for not being able to give an ac-
count of a penny piece that acciden-
tally fell from his overcoat packet.
At all events, that was the expla-
nation given to the authorities, and
which was accepted for want of a
better. Last week, again, a boy
of 14 years shot himself in bed after
showing extraordinary deliberation
and invention in fixing up the ap-
paratus by means of which ho dis-
charged the pistol.
These were three of the more re-
markable eases. One may also re-
member a case of double suicide in
which two school children, a bay
and a girl, ended their lives, and
many almost inexplicable cases of
the suicide of young servant, girls,
Indeed, a casual glance at the sui-
cide lige might lead one to believe
that in Germany suicide is more
common under 20 than in adult
ages.
The general reasons are not very
clear. School examinations and the
strenuous programme of the Ger-
man schools have undoubtedly been
a factor in some cases. It is even
said that the education system,
which has certainly done so much
toward the greatness of modern,
Germany is one that ultimately
"sends the weak ones to the wall."
Perhaps a greater factor is the psy-
chological upheaval coming in the
wake of a commercial rise of great
rapidity. Parents who were
brought up with Spartan simplicity
now find themselves able to bring
up their children in the lap of lux-
ury. Indeed, there is possibly a
tendency toward too much luxury.
The mode of living of a part of the
German race is thought to have
produced a vein of degeneration.
Still another cause may be seen in
the preooeious reading of philoso-
phy, which seems to have as strong
a hold on young Germans in some
quarters as the "penny dreadfu1a"
in other countries.
>9:
THE REAL TEST.
Bravo and Happy in Spite of Great
Misfortune.
"Of course they are happy," said
a neighbor of the Laoys. "They
have never known any real trouble;
they are always well, and they have
plenty -of means. It is easy to be
happy under such conditions."
"I think that they are happy,"
said a second neighbor, "because of
their sincere and deep religious
faith."
"They have never had to depend
on that," returned the first. "Any
one could be happy with their good
luck. Let them lose that, and we
should soon see what their religion
would do for them."
Two hours later Mrs. Lacy was
called to the telephone, The mes-
sage made her heart stand still.
"My husband I A serious acci-
dent! They are taking him to the
hospital? 0 God, be merciful! Ob,
T need Thy help 1"
The next day the stricken wife
learned that her husband would ne-
ver walk again.
,Blow after blow fell upon this
hitherto fortunate family. A seri-
ous illness impaired the sight of the
youngest chiid. Then Mr. Laoy's
income was suddenly cut in two by
the dishonesty of a business part-
ner. The family 'faced actual pov-
erty,
One day the two neighbors met
and talked again, "It is astonish-
ing!" cried the skeptical one. "1
cannot believe itl"
"What?"
"The Lacy'e. I have just been to
see Mrs, Lacy, She is the same
brave, happy woman, and he, too,
seems as olheerfet as ever. How do
you account for that 1"
"It is their religion," said the
other, "It is real; it supports and
comforts them,"
"1 eannet understand it. She said
to a e, 'We are happy. I cannot tell
you how near the Heavenly Father
has seemed to us through all these
days. 004 is very geed 1
There mist be semet1ing in a reli-
gion like that."
"Yes; did not Job say, 'Though
he slay me, ,yet will I trust in him ?'
Isn't that what we all need—a reli-
gion that is sufficient for any exper-
ience in life? Veleas we have it,
ran we tail ourselves happy? 1 wan
sura the T.aoys had it, and the test
Ilse proved it. Tn spite of their hnia-
fortthn s, ,they ate the happiest -of
lls all, r....Itouel a •Companion.
FROM MERRY OLD ENGLAND
NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT 301114
BULL AND HIS PEOPLE.
Oceurrenoes In The Land That
Reigns Supremo In the Com-
mercial World.
At a ploughing match near Thet-
ford, Norfolk, a yoke of oxen took
part in the -competition,
Rear Admiral R. 0. Tucker, 0.V.
0., has been appointed rear admir-
al in the Home Fleets at Ports-
mouth.
Viscount Olifden has intimated
tq his tenants his intention to sell
his Lanbydroek estates in Cornwall.
The King has subscribed $500 to
the new Working Men's Club, for
which he provides a site at parsing -
ham.
The King presented 0. Foy, who
rode his Majesty's horses this sea-
son, with a gold -mounted whip at
Newmarket.
Violet Dawes, a baby girl, fell in-
to the Severn et Shrewesbury and
was pluckily rescued by James
Pugh, a boy of 13.
It is stated that 130 people at
Marlborough have been stricken
with measles, and the epiderma is
still spreading,
A driver of a motor car, in trying
to avoid a boy at Reddish, ran on
the footpath, and a woman was
killed and two boys injured.
No fewer than 204,000 scholars
were inspected by the L. C. C.'s
doctors last year, More than 30 per
cent. showed physical defects.
The question of facilities for ob-
taining promotion from the ranks is
engaging the serious attention of
the Sooretary for War.
Mrs. W. J. Hopper, wife of the
pastor of Zion Methodist Churoh,
Boston, recently conducted the ser-
vices in the absence of her hus-
band.
Peter Tilker, of the "Five BelIa,"
St. Mary Cary, Kent, was fined 10s.
at Bramley for allowing a child un-
der 14 to be on licensed premises.
• Messrs, Vickers, have launched
submarine E3 for the British navy.
It is equipped with heavy oil en-
gines and will carry a couple of
guns.
Queen Alexandra received at
Marlborough. House, six nurses
from the London Hospital who have
volunteered for Red Cross service
in Greece.
Richard Law, a naval veteran of
the Crimea, and who was nursed by
Florence Nightingale, has just been
buried at Layer, Breton, near Col-
chester.
'Caniba'idgeshire County Council
proposes to establish a farm insti-
tute for specializing in fruib grow-
ing, market gardening, and associ-
ated industries.
Threepence per unit (8 cents) is
the special low rate for electricity
charged by the Bermondsey Council
for public houses and places of wor-
ship.
Eight children were seriously in-
jured in Stevant, St. Cubiti -town,
by the explosion of a ship rocket
that they had obtained froth one of
the boats at Millwall,
"You .should keep wider awake,"
said the magistrate at Acton to a
man who complained that his wife
went through his pockets while he
was asleep.
Robert Bretherton, landlord of
the Weavers' Arms. Longridge,
near Preston, niet with a terrible
death, when he fell into a vat of
boiling beer.
Mr. Walter J. Wenham, a solici-
tor, practicing in'Bedford Row. has
been suspended for nix months by a
King's Bench Divisional Court for
professional misconduct.
All the erew, numbering 21, of the
steamer Walkure, which arrived at
Barry Docks from the West Coast
of Africa, were attacked by malaria
during the voyage.
At the Star and Garter Hotel,
Putney, Lord Desborough present-
ed the "Sportsman" 5cu11ing,Cha1-
lenge Cup for the English ohanl-
pionship to Ernest Barry, the
world's champion.
Art In Opening Letters.
In Russia one letter in every ten
passing through the post is opened
by the authorities as a matter of
enurse. Indeed. the postal authori-
ties of every country have experts
who have raised letter -opening to a
fine art. Some kinds of paper can
be steamed open without leaving
any traces, and this simple opera-
tian is finished by rebnrnishing' the
flap with it bane instrumeni:. To the.
ease of a seal a matrix is taken by
means el new bread before breaking
the wax, When other methods fail
the envelope is placed between
pieces of wend with edge pa'ojootin'g
one -twentieth of an Inch, The edge
of the envelope is' first flattened,
Hien roughened, and finally slit
open, Tater a limit line of strong
white gmn is applied and the edges
united under pressure,
"Anything romantic. about their
wedding?" "Not a thihhg. Me can
conk and he ltas
When all tbee1 hits of life ere
suddenly rant estinder they are like
at rope out in two --.they will nhever
be the Nene n,gteise
ILL LUCK LITN POSSESSION
CERTAIN THINGS BRING 0
ASTER TO THE OWNERS.
Misfortunes Have Coma to Proprio•
tors of •Mummy, Idol and
Image.
That certain things bring sure
disaster to their owners is firmly
believed in by many people,
Take the case of a Mr, A.pperliy,
a young artist. A little over three
years ago he bought a small West
African idol or ju-ju. Before this,
says Pearson's Weekly, for years in
succession he had had his pioturei
hung in the Royal. Academy. He
has not had a picture in the Aca-
demy since he bought the idol.
Just after Mr. Apperly bnueh*-ik
his house was burgled and' all hip
wife's jewellery stolen. A week o:f
two later an outbreak of fire **-
tarred.
o-Burred. Next year his wife had
serious illness, and the artist had
run of bad luck and disappoint.
went.
He loaned the "ju-ju" tc *
friend, who returned it hurriedl'
in a fortnight. During that time be
lost heavily over a business deal, hie
wife, a most careful woman, scalded
herself an two occasions, his neigh-
bors bought a puppy the day after
the idol came, and the result was a
mob stoned hie windows in mistake
for those of the puppy owner. Fin-
ally he had a severe attack of rheu-
matism. No wonder
He Returned the Idol.
Still more extraordinary was the
case of the mummy of the high
priestess of Amen -Ra, now in the
British Museum. This priestessbe-
longed to the royal family of Egypt..
A party of four young English-
men
nglishmen secured the mummy about
thirty years ago in Egypt. One of
the young men was crippled before
they left the country, and another
was shot shortly before reaching
England. A third died suddenly,
and the fourth followed him after
losing a large fortune.
The sister of the last hastily pre-
sented the mummy to the museum.
The man who drove it there died
within a week, while one who help-
ed to carry it into the building soon
afterward had both his legs cut off
in a railway accident.
The first man who attempted to
photograph the mummy case fell,
smashed his camera, and cut him
face severely. The first journalise
who described the ill luck that fol-
lowed it died soon afterward.
Finally the daughter of the Mar-
chioness of Salisbury, who went to
look at the mummy, fell and
Sprained Her Ankle.
Another ill -luck bringer that was
thrown out of the house and given
to the museum was a carved teak-
wood image of Buddha.
It was stolen from a Buddhist
temple in Lower Burma by a sea
captain. When the ship carrying it
was near Liverpool a fire broke out
on board. The crew threw the
image overboard, believing the idol
was responsible, and they reached
port in safety.
The image wan washed ashore in
Wales and claimed by its owner, the
captain. Soon afterwards he died.
His daughters kept the Buddha its
their house for several years, dur-
ing which time it gave rise to con-
tinual trouble, One of them died
suddenly though perfectly healthy.;
Then it was given to the museum.
An Indian idol is said to have
been responsible for the assassins,
tion of President Carnot of France.
It belonged to one of the rulers of
India, and there was a tradition
that the idol bestowed power with
one hand and
Death With The Other.
Ruler after ruler who possessed
the idol was assassinated, When
Great Britain conquered India the
idol, .then in the possession of a roe
jalh, who lost his life fighting against
the British, fell into humbler hands.
Tt continued to bring evil fortune
in its train, however.
Among its possessors who died
suddenly before it reached Presi-
dent Carnot were a major of British
cavalry, a Brahmin princess, a rich
money lender and an old dealer in
antiquities.
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By using ail for fuel in its locomo,-
tives a Mexican railway saved
$250,000 in the last 'six Months,
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sent the whole saving that hes beam
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new fuel than the old, less to keep
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