Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-30

less than three inches in length. When
anglers feel bite, will they have to wade
in and measure the trout before they land
him?
WHEN you repeat the proverb, Frail-
ty, thy name is woman!" you must cx-
cept, hereafter, Mrs Chloe Jones, colored,
Of Raleigh, whose waist at its slenderest
point, measures seven feet in circumfer-
ence.
WITH brotherly affection and fellow
feeling the Detroit Free Press inquiries:
Is the new editor of the Milwaukee Sen
ttnel perfectly certain that his forte does
not lie in chopping cordwood or tending
toll gate?"
ARTIFICIAL OYSTERS are the latest
shellflsh. They are made Of jelly, tapio-
ca, salt and water, placed IN genuine
shells. They can be eaten in any month,
With or without the consonant. But they
don't count.
The new fashion in hair, which shows
us stumpy braid hanging down lady's
back, is rude imitation Of the Heather
Chinee's pigtaiI, only nothing so like and
| symmetrical. Besides, it is false, while
| the Chlnaman's is not.
| The editor of the Golden (Col) Globe,
| have hurt any ones feelings or prospects
the past year, we're sorry, and if they
| will come around back OF the office some
night We'll take it out Of them and be
| friends "
| The Lewiston (Me.) Journal says lady
| belonging to SagadahOc County, now Wis
| iting Lewiston, has head of remarkably
| fine hair. The average length is seven feet
nm 1ai N
falling loose it trails for quite distance
on the floor.
| IT will be a relief to a large portion OF
| the community to learn that the bodies of
the Siamese Twins are not to be exhibited
| publicly. The sons have claimed the re-
mains, and deny that there has ever been
| any intention in the family to make a
! speculation by exhibiting them.
THE Principal of the Des Moines High
| School is wrestling with the measles.
| That shows the evil results of putting off
! till tomorrow that which might be done
! to-day; and if he had had his measles
like good little boy when he ought to
have had them he would not be laid up
now.
| To PREVENT MOTHS RAyAGEs.-
| Hemp, when the blossoms are just opened,
| is an infallible pTeservative of textile fab
RIGS and furs against the attacks Of moths
| The stalk with leaves and flowers is cut
when blooming (about july, and dried
in the shade. 1t is said to preserve its
| properties for several years.
SUGARED POP CoRN.-This delights all
| children, and is within the reach of every
| one. One cup sugar (white); half cup
water; boil till it tatfies, then sprinkle in
the pop corn, as much as the pan will
| hold. Ifnicely popped, this will sugar
| two quarts of corn. Stir we'll so that it
| does not stick together; the grains ought
to separate.
| EGGs COOKED HYGIENICALLY.-Hard
boiled eggs have always been considered
more difficult ofdigestion than soft boiled
ones The reason is this: The white of an
| egg is almost pure albumen. Now albu-
men coagulates with heat, and is not so
readily acted on by the gastric juice; so
that much Of it passes from the
stomach undigested. Persons with
| vigorous digestion may manage hard
| boiled egg so as to extract most Of the
nourishment from it, if it be well masti-
| Gated and mixed with other food The
| yolk of the eggs, however, is not rendered
worse by hard boiling. Eggs boiled Just
! four minutes have the white part in part
| ly 1acculent condition, more easily di-
gested, and not so soft as to be offensive
| to any one. An egg may be cooked in
| water at a temperature of about 165 de-
grees Fahrenheit for fifteen minutes and
| leave the yOlk well cooked, but the white
will not be rendered tough and hard to
! digest. Though more troublesome, it is a
good way to cook an egg to render it easy
Of digestion as well as palatable. Per
sons whose palates will not tolerate soft
boiled egg should have them poached
and dropped on tOast.-HdlpS Journal Of
| Health.
AN CNRIvALED PLUM PUDDING. Stone
and cut, but do not chop, one and half
| pounds MUscatel raisins, and cleanse
without cutting one pound of Sultana
raisins; wash and dry two pounds Of Zante
currants; cut into small, thin slices six
ounces of mixed candied peel; CRATE the
rindS of two lemons and one ounce of
nutmeg; add one ounce Of ground CHINA
mon, one-half ounce of pounded bitter
almonds, two pounds of fnely-chOpped
beef suet and two pounds of bread crumbs.
Mix these ingredients well together. Beat
| the yolks OF sixteen eggs and two pounds
of sugar to a froth; beat separately the
whites Of the eggs till they will cut
SmoOInly. Wnen JhlS is done SUR one
| fourth pint of brandy into the dry ingre-
| dents; add quickly the beaten yolks and
whites, a little at time, alternately; beat
the whole rapidly together till well mixed.
Butter well and flour a stout new pud-
ding cloth or a pudding mold; put in
the pudding, tie down very tightly and
closely; boil eight hours. Serve with
brandy or lemon sauce This quantity is
enough for fourteen persons. SGuce.-Add
the juice of three lemons or one-fourth
pint of brandy to one-half pound of sugar,
grated nutmeg, the rind of one lemon,
and one-fourth pound of butter. Pour on
one-half pint of boiling water; stir well
and serve.-HedTth and Home.
determination of Rats.