Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-01-07

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AROMA IN CoFFEE-It is well under.
stood that in the process Of roasting coffee
many changes take place in the compost
ton Of the berry. The horny material
becomes brittle, and the tannin, sugar aud
fat are partly destroyed, and the oil of the
coffee driven of by the heat. As it is to
this latter ingredient that the present
aroma of coffee, is due, it is important to
retain this as much as possible, which may
be done by introducing pieces of dry
bread, together with the coffee, in the
rooster, which will absorb the vapor Of the
oil like sponge; and, as it becomes
heated to a less degree than the coffee
beans, serves to condensc this vapor.
When the coffee is ground the bread is to
be ground up and prepared with it, in
creasng to a not incons!derable degree the
excellence Of the coffee. The proportion
of bread to be used is quarter of a
pound to three-quarters Of pound Of
coffee. The coffee, when roasted, must be
kept in closed vessel as well filed as
possible. To keep roasted coffee for q long
time, aud to prevent the loss of its aroma,
it is recommended to sprinkle over the
bean while still hot with loaf sugar in the
proportion of about three quarters of
pound to twenty FIVE pounds of coffee.
This completely envelops the bean with a
layer Of sugar and preserves its aroma.
How TO TEST FLoUR.-Place thin
blefull in the palm of the hand. and rub it
gently with the finger. 1.-THE floor smooths
down, feeling gentle and slippery, it is Of
inferior quality. though of fancy brand,
high priced, aud white as the virgin snow
drift, and will never make good. light,
wholesome bread; but if the -four rubs
rough in the hand, feeling like fine sand,
and has no orange tint, purchase confident
ly. 1t will not disappoint you. Such -four,
whatever may be its branded reputation,
though its price be at the lowest figure,
will make good, light, nutritious bread.
GET COOP TREES, VINES AND PLANTS.
1t never pays farmer to plant out poor,
cheap, unthrifty trees; and it never pays
q farmer or gardener to depend on grow
ing grape vines, or Towering plants from
slips or suckers. The farmer wants good
trees, good fruit, good grapes, good flower.
ing plants, and he should supply himself
with trees for his orchard, his vines and
shrubs, from healthy stocks, and from
sources-nursuries of established charac.
tor-where no disappointment is likely to
follow. We pay FIVE dollars for hat, fif-
81 teen dollars or more for coat, and for
our tobacco and cigars good sum, and so
on-articles, perhaps, not always necessary
and soon despoiled of their beauty-when
the amount laid out in fruit trees or shrubs,
would be a joy for long years to come.
CHECKING PERspIRATIoN.-The dan.
ger Of risking the stoppage of the pores by
sudden change Of temperature is terribly
illustrated every day. A case is related of
a leading New York gentleman who having
exerted himself on vessel somewhat un-
usually, found himself, at the end of an
hour and half, pretty we'll exhausted,
and perspiring freely. He sat down to
rest. The cool wind from the sea was de-
ightful, and, engaging in conversation,
time passed faster than he was aware of.
In attempting to rise, he found he was
unable to do SO without assistance He
was taken home and put to bed, where he
remained for two years; aud for long
time afterward could only hobble about
with the aid of crutch.
Less exposures than this have, in constitu-
tions not SO vigorous, resulted in inAama-
ton Of the lungs, "pneumonia" ending in
death in less than week, or causing tedi-
Gus rheumatism, to be source of torture
for life time.
Multitudes of lives would be saved eve
~ year, and an incalculable amount of
human suffering would be prevented. if
parents would begin to explain to their
children, at the age of three or four years,
the danger which attends cooling off too
quickly after exercise, or work, or play or
of remaining exposed to a wind. or of sit
ting at an open window or door, or of pull.
ing of any garment, even the hat or bon
net, while in heat It should he remem-
bered by all that cold never comes with.
out cause, and that. in four times out of
five, it is the result Of leaving off exercise
too suddenly, or of remaining still in the
wind, or in cooler atmosphere than that
in which the exercise has been taken.
A NEW USE FOR OLD Boors.-Excel-
lent jelly or glue is now said to be made
out Of old boots. AT a recent meeting oe
the Liberal Club, Prof. Van de Wyae de-
monstrated the feasibility of such a trans.
action. The leather being treated with
lime, under increased atmospheric pressure,
parts with its tannin aud reverts to the
condition Of gelatin, when it may be con-
verted either into glue or cast into mould
for edible or ornamental purposes. Think
Of boiled boots as light diet!
q Domestic economy is science-a
theory Of life which all sensible women
ought to study and practice. No young
lady is fit to be married until she has been
thoroughly educated in the deep and pro.