The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-20
a0RHMa STAB AND CATHOLIC MEsaENaER.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 90 ls7o
EXCERPTS.
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EXCERPTS.
Starch and Gum IN Bread.-It is we'll known
to experienced bread-makers that the use OF
potatoes, boiled to pulp, mixed with the
-four, and fermented with the yeast, produces
q superior quality Of the staff of life. 1t ia
much lighter, whittier and sweeter than bread
made without them. The philosophy of the
process, or the transformation the potatoes
BY the action of the yeast, the starch, which
forms the principal portion of the potato il
changed at certain stage to sugar-generally
75 deg; at still later stage the sugar is
transmitted into alcohol, and this again into
acid fermentation, at which stage the dough is
sour More OF aess attends the use
seasons of the year, they are richer OF poorer
in starch, apd that gradual changes takes place
In them from natural causes. Since the princi
pal value of potatoes is for the starch and gum
or gluten, they and the bran of the wheat
(Which is bolted ont in fine flour) contain, why
not go back to the principal agent, and employ
it pure and simpler This idea occurred to the
writer, and was attended with excellent results
A certain quantity of common potato starch
(washing-starch0 say two table spoonfuls to
one quart of -four, was boiled and introduced,
and kneaded into the mass to which was
added small quantity of gum-arabic, as being
the most convenient gluten mt hand-the
amount was equal in bulk to a green pea :
yeast was added and the operation Carried on
in the usual way. The amount of water in
troduced was only sufficient to make the dough
quite stiff, as in fermenting it was found to
soften in q marked degree No raw -four was
added after the first fermentation. The bread
resulting by three successive lamentations or
MISUNDERSTANDING over a period of twelve
or fourteen hOurs-was of the very finest
quality: white, incompressible, in the sense
that it conld not be pressed down that it would
not resume it's form again, and, in u word, all
that could be wished.
The advantages are, that bread so made is
much more wholesome; the result is more
certain, and the flavor all that could be de-
ID
some time, and is remarkable for the uniformity
which attends it.
The Habits Of Frogs and Joads-There is a
curious circumstance, which should be glad
to find any one able to explain, relative to the
habits of frogs and toads in feeding. Most
persons aware that they live on insects
and frogs in particular are great devourers of
earthworms In Now, If you 60 go, out on deWy
into grass plot Tin the heat of summer
especially after shower,) you will be likely
to see many frogs and toads, sitting still (if
undisturbed) and taking no notice Of the nu-
merous worms lying ont, as their manner il,
many of them quite close to their enemies If
then cate catch worm "a1 and throw gently
brighten him, you will most likely see him
make set at it, like dog at game, and come
forward and devour it, though, perhaps, other
worms living around were even nearer to him.
Within ten minutes 1 have fed a frog in this
manner with less than three, and even four
of the largest sized earthworms, though all the
before its eyes, The toad is slower in his mo.
tions and {after earthworms, at least much
less vOracious than the frog. Each Of them
makes y most curious figure piniopipp the
worm with his fore-feet to keep it straight and
prevent it curling around the devourer's head
But how comes it that they do not-at least
never that saw-make any attempt to seize
the uncaught wormsf Have they some in
stinct reason which tells them that the
worms which are lying out have always as is
well known, their tails in their holes, into
yUlNi thay gtn Mt ha ltrvI,f
The phenomenon is certainly curious and the
experiment is easily tried.
anecdotes Of Frederick the Great.-Frederick
the Great, as all the world knows, was, I'M
happily for himself, unbeliever in revealed
religion. We fear he was even a scoffer. That
o man whose whole life had been a series of |
wonderful dispensations, of escapes from
dangers and difficulties which almost laugh
miracles to scorn, should have merged off into |
the dreary idea that death was an eternal |
sleep. is one of these strange anomalies in the |
construction of the human mind, which so |
completely battles our conception that we leave
the subject to the inquiring genius of modern |
philosophy and research, in utter despair of
graphing with, accounting for, or understand |
ing it. We have read defepces of arniable |
atheists, blood thirsty philanthropists, and
sanguinary extirpators of the heavens; and |
rian Gaul sum up an argument which en-
braced aud accounted for every conceivable |
ALTERATION of taste, temper, passion OF de- |
pravity, by the following apologize deduction
" Enfm, II faut que fous les gouts sont re-
speotablcs" AS Frederick exercised great free
dom of opinion in his person, he allowed
the same privilege to his subjects of all per-
suasiOns. Being also humorist, he induced
in his peculiar vein, even in the most serious
matters. The Protestant Inhabitants of b
on one occasion asked for IL Clergyman The
King sent whom he considered uuite
nnobjectionable in every respect; hut the
faithful lieGes found his doctrine too severe.
and petitioned for eXciaug". The kim
removed him in compliance with their wi shes |
with this observatinH: wv" are oi our,, On thot
we have given til" pruplc a. b + ;sSt-rate
minister, but as tl'.' s"rin 70 la OF II q, lcrent
opinion, shall .cni hlin eiseyvi..,,.. and
leave our loyal -L!4-4t-4+-4+.s At fulf
liberty TO so to tho ""Vi ih,.;r uwu v..s.'
English and 4Scotc, >ae,p Iry~--Of ,I..., doris
there are two kind, f,o EI2Ii>i. ron y sheen
dog which very trt"A resemble :t=N. = large
rough terrier without II tail. AID tn. scotch
collie. The English dog is "a very useful
animal, having splendid constitution and
great intelligence; but the Scotch collie is n
far superior breed, and is every wear BECOMING
more highly priced in England. This beautiful
breed has n very foX-like muzzle, expressive
but shy-looking eyes, sharp and graceful ears :
turning well over forwards and generally n
white line down the forehead between the
eyes. There are both smooth and rough yari-
cites the latter is most admired, but his coat
Is different Newfoundland, the hair being
closer and straighter and not SO long The
tail is very large and bushy, and when running {
is always carried high, though in repose it I
troops. The loins are beautifully arched and !
The whole outline remarkably sprightly and l
graceful Down the legs the coat is short s
The color varies greatly. The true-bred collie s
IS one of the most Intelligent dogs in the 1
World and perhaps surpasses all others in c