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The People's vindicator., 1876-06-10

Rice Muffns. 81 pint Of rice, | cup.
fnl of milk, ; eggs, aud rs much flour
as will make q batter tho consistcDON
o: pound-cake batter.
The People's vindicator., 1876-06-10

Good Ginger Bread Without EggA
-Ope cupful Of m"lasses, ono smsl!
cuptul of shortening, oue-half cupfal
of cold water, one large tcasroonful
of soda, one to.spoonful ginger.
The People's vindicator., 1876-06-10

According to experiments made Oy
NJ. Tisseran.l, in France, cream rises
most rapidly as the temperature ap'
nroachcs to thirty. two degrees, the
volume Of cream obtained is greater,
the yield Of butter is superior aud
the quality Of cheese and butter 10
particularly fine. Milk cooled down
to tlirty.seveu or thirty-niue degrees,
by means of y running stream Of
spring. water, will, according to NJ.
1isseraud's experiments, yield ton
per cent more butter than wnen
maintained at a temperature OF htty'
seven degrees. These facts are i'm
portant, not only to all who have
large or small dairics, but likewise I"
all who make butter for their own
use. .......-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

There is no more important branch of
preventive medicine than cooking.
Bad cooking may cause dwindling of
the race, ruinatiOn of the temper, and
deterioration Of the morals. Good cook
ing, on the other hand, is accompanied
by national prosperity and domestic
bliss! So say the promoters of the ma
tional training school of cookery, who
are undoubtedly right in the main, and
are deserving of all imaginable success.
Now. cooking is both an art and a sci
ence. For its progress as an art we are
not greatly concerned, although our
profession would undoubtedly suffer in
pocket should fine art cookery go out OF
fashion. Elegant dishes are gener-
ally whited sepulchers, and the fore
runners of blue pills and other disagree
able correctives. The bulk of people
live in big cities, and if we were asked
to name the most predominating char
acteristic of our urban population, we
should say dyspepsia. Those who
spend their days in dark offices, cham
beers. or consulting rooms, and keeping
their noses everlastingly upon their
respective grindstones, seldom know
that digestion which should wait on
appetite. Hitherto their dinners have
not been so skillfully prepared as to de-
mand the least possible effort from
jaded stomach; but let us hope that the
national disgrace of indigestibility will
no longer dim the brightness of our
hospitality, and the number of patent
medicines which are sold so largely in
this country as aids to digestion will
undergo rapid diminution.-Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05
Teaching Children Courage.

Courage is vital element of Chris
tan chivalry. Without it, indeed,
neither truth nor fidelity to promise
can be hoped for. The coward is sure
to lie when truth means punishment,
and sure to retreat from his engage
ments when they involve peril. We
need valiant souls who have learned to
endure and scorn pain, and to face dan
ger fearlessly and promptly when duty
requires. Some parents evade this vital
part of training by CLOSES and decep-
ton. A mother who has taken her boy
to the dentists to get tooth ont, will
often say, if he is shrinking, Sit still,
my boy, it won't hurt YOU" Now she
knows it will hurt him, but thinks if
she can only get him by this device to
sit still and let the dentist get hold of
his tooth. then his discovery of pain
will not hinder its eXtrication. This is
a double mistake. 1t destroys the boys
confidence in her; for he detects her in
a lie. And though it gets the boy, this
time. to sit still, it is under the delu
sion that there is to he no pain, whereas
he should be taught to face the pain
and to scorn it. This makes the differ
ence between the towards and the
heroes. A regiment of bathrooms could
march up to battery as cheerfully as
regiment of heroes if they though there
was no enemy at the guns. The differ
ence is that heroes know the danger, and
yet face it valiantly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05
Two Little Poems.

The lines which follow will be appreciated 10
cir tenderness, if for nothing more;
Now I LAY Me DowS To SLEEP.
Golden head SO lowly bending,
Little feet so white and bare,
Dewy eyes, half shut. half opened,
Lisping out her evening prayer.
Well she knows when she is saying,
"Now lay me down 10 sleep,
TITS TO God that she is praying,
Praying Him her soul to keep.
Half asleep, and murmuring family,
"If should die before / wake -
Tiny fingers clasped 50 SANITY
81 pray the Lord my soul to take.
oh, the rapture. sweet unbrokcn,
OF thu soul who wrote that prayer
Children's myriad voices floating
Tn 10 heaven, record ii there.
If, of all that has been written,
I could choose what might be mine,
1t should be that childk petition,
Rising to the throne divine.
THE UNFINISHED PRAYER.
"Now lay" repeat it darling -
Lay me-" lispcd the tiny lips
OF my daughter, knceling. bending
Ger her folded finger tips.
"Down to sleep" To sleep" she murnured
And the curly head bent low;
al pray the Lord" gently added.
"Yoi can say it all know
PRAY the Lord"-the sound came family
Fainter still" my soul to keep
Then the tired head fairly nodded,
And the child was fast asleep.
But the dewy eyes half opened,
When clasped her to my breast.
And the dear voice softly whispered.
q Mamma. God knows all the rest.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

bling, momentarily expecting it to 60
over. How the dirt flew beneath the
paws of those beasts There were SO
many of them that they made short work
of the task. In few minutes the ground
was torn away from the principal roots,
which were thus exposed. Meanwhile
the tree weakened, had cracked and
bent partly over, affording view,
through the thin mist, of jagged rocks
far, far below me.
"Heaven help mel" was my mental
ejaculation; Il am lost y
As glanced far beneath me from the
inclining tree, could already see, IN
imagination, my mangled, bleeding re-
mains living upon those rocks. 1t was
a tremendous hight to fall from, almost
two hundred feet, and my brain grew
dizzy as l looked. Hoping l might
make myself heard by my shipmates,
who, perhaps, had come this way, l
shouted with all my might, Help
Helpw There was no response
Meanwhile there were the bears now
qno,rinq al Me roots Of The cedn. No
hope for me now; in few minutes the
tree must give way. compressed my
lips tightly, resolving to jump, and run
the risk of being overtaken by the bears.
rather than remain to meet certain de-
struction by fall from that precipice,
Accordingly, prepared myself to leap
down. when, ere Icould make the spring,
the tree reeled and went over. Instinct
lively l chung to it, and it was we'll that
7 did. for the tree did not descend the
precipice. but still chung by slight
root which the bears had not yet been
able to gnaw apart.
And so there | was, hanging to that
fallen tree. suspended from the edge OF
the precipce. so that it must soon part
from its single root A frightful situa-
ton, truly. The blood seemed turned
to ice in my veins; my brain was SO
dizzy that 1 could scarce retain my
hold of the tree
Above me the bears, with angry
growls. continued gnawing at the stub
born root. After the tree should fall
with me. knew they would go down to
the foot of the precipice for my remains.
The thought was sickening, and added
to my snfferings. Soon actually wished
they would hurry and gnaw the root
asunder. The suspense of hanging in
this way, momentarily expecting death,
was, if anything, worse than the climax.
could feel my hair protruding from
my head, there was tingling sensation
in every pore of my body, and my heart
already seemed fairly silenced in my
bosom.
Suddenly heard shout; heard the
voices of my shipmates mingling with
the bears. Some friendly hands helped
me up, and there was the third mate,
with the restof the men, who, becoming
alarmed at my protracted absence, had
come to search for me, and had driven
away the bears, after killing two.
Thanking Heaven for my escape. L
went back to the beach with them, to be
picked up the same night by French
whaler, which took us to Havre.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

SEED PoTAToEs.-Some farmers save
small potatoes for seed. They say that
small ones will not sell readily and are
about as good to plant as the large ones,
and put the small ones in the cellar to
use for seed the next Spring. But in
this way they make great mistake.
For Of the small potatoes probably the
larger part are undeveloped and unripe
specimens. They are not suitable for
the table. Now I do not believe po-
tato which is not good for the table is
good for seed. The very best should be
selected for seed. Every one who grows
corn wants the finest ears for seed.
Good farmers do not choose inferior
grain for seed. In selecting vegetables
for seed, they try to select the best.
And l see no reason why the same prin-
ciple should not apply to potatoes.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

A writer in the Troy Times says:
Spoons are made from various materials.
In India there have been found spoons
made of leather, in China of porcelain,
in modern Egypt of tortoise shell, in
Persia of lockwood, in Turkey of agate
and amber. In the Koran, to prevent
excessive luxury, it was Ridden to put
spoons of gold and silver into the mouth,
but this is evaded by using these metals
for the handles only. In the South Sea
Islands they make spoons out of the
dark cocoanut shell, which is capable of
receiving polish like ebony, and it is
curious how the natives, without steel
instruments, could curve them so beauti-
fully. 1t has been supposed that the
seashell, mussel, clam, cookie, scallop,
ETC., were used as spoons in early times.
Next might be the horn of animals,
usually hollow mt one end. BY degrees
the handle became elongated, and in
many old spoons it was made ut right
angles to the bowl. An italian table
service (knives, forks and spoons, made
in the sixteenth century, is now in the
British Museum, all having handles of
made of the same stone. Refine Margat,
the beautiful and dainty wife of Henry
Nv. of France, had to eat soup with
spoon the handle of which was two feet
long, on account of the height of her
ruff. In the middle ages, brass, iron,
lead, pewter, pearl and ebony were used
for making spoons. The apostle spoons
were introduced in England in the early
part of the sixteenth century, and derive
their name from the fact that the handle
of each was moulded into or surmounted
by figure of one of the apostles. The
custom ut that time was, upon st. Paufs
day (January 25), which is the first fes-
tival of an apostle in the year, to make
presents of such spoons, the handles of
which are surmounted with miniature
full-length figures of the apostles, each
with "a glory" on his head, chased or
carved on the metal. They were the
usual gifts from sponsors ut baptisms.
Shakespeare allndes to this in his play
of king Henry VII When Cranmer,
asked to stand sponsor to Anne Boleyn's
newly born daughter, afterwards Queen
Elizabeth, appears to hesitate on the
ground that it was an honor for a mon
arch, and too much for poor and
humble subject, bluff King Hal says,
Come, come, my lord, you'd spare the
spoons" In Ben Johnson's "Bartholo-
NEW Fair" character says: "And all
this for the hope of couple of apostle
spoons and cup to eat caudle in"
Among the regalia or crown jewels of
England to be seen in the Tower of Lon
don one of the Oldest and most beautiful
is the coronation spoon. It is Of pure
gold, encircled with gems, and at the
coronation of British sovereign is used
to receive the consecrated oil out of the
ampulla, or eagle shaped receptacle
which holds it in bulk. This amounting
spoon dates from the time of Edward
the Confessor, who died in the year
1865, and was succeeded by Harold, who
was defeated and slain in the same year
by William Duke of Normandy. The
present oval bowl and fiat handle of the
spoon were introduced two centuries
back. In 1920 the fiddle pattern APP
peared.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

CARE OF THE EAR.-In his treatise on
Physiology, Hinton gives us to under
stand that the passage Of the ear does
not require cleaning by us; nature I'M
dertakes that task, and in the healthy
state fulfils it perfectly. Her means for
cleansing the ear is the wax, which
dries up into thin scales and peels off
and falls away imperceptibly. In
health the passage of the ear is never
dirty, but an attempt to clean it will
infallibly make it so. Washing the ear
out with soap and water is bad; it keeps
the wax moist when it ought to become
dry and scaly, and makes it absorb dust.
But the most hurtful thing is the intro
duction of the corner Of towel screwed
up and twisted around. This proceed
ing irritates the passage and presses
down the wax and flakes of skin upon
the membrane of the tympanum, pro-
ducing pain, inflammation and deaf
ness. The washing should only extend
to the outer surface, as far as the fin
gers can reach.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

To PRESERVE AUTUMN LEAvEs.-First,
gather the leaves from the trees just as
they are ready to fall, or as soon as pos
sibie after they have fallen; press
them Immediately for a week or more
until they are perfectly dry. Get half
a pound of yellow beeswax, put in tin
vessel, and place the vessel in spider
containing little water, which must be
kept constantly boiling on the top OF
the stove over steady fire, Take each
leaf by the stem and dip into the hot
wax. One dipping is usually sufficient.
If the wax gathers on the edges, touch
the places lightly with the hot tin. The
leaves dry instantly, and all the bright,
natural colors are preserved, and will
remain for year. BY piercing the leaf
near the stem with double thread-wire
you can weave them on coarser wire or
on large cord into any description of
garlands.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

PAINTING THE HUMAN FACE.-A we'll
known portrait painter, says the New
York correspondent of the Chicago Fri
bume, has, contrary to his own wishes,
found himself occupied quite extern
sively, the past year, in covering up
with fiesh-colored paint the black and
blue spots on the human face divine.
He recently informed me that the first
case he had came from volunteer offer
on his part to paint over bruised place
on the eye of friend. He succeeded
so we'll that soon after another case Of
fered; and still later it become noised
around among actresses and actors that
he was an adept in covering blotches
The business grew, until my artist friend
assured me that hardly day passes that
he is not called upon to exercise his skill
in that particular line.
One day, quite early in the morning,
his dOor-bell rang, and the servant an
nounced a yelled lady. She was ushered
into the studio, revealed herself as O
prominent actress, and her eye was a
frightful case of black and blue. MY
friend never inquired any particulars;
but the woman began to talk about her.
self and said that the night before she
had been most shamefully abused by
person for whom she had great respect,
and now she was anxious to hide the
mark Of the fray, as she had to appear
at rehearsal before II o'clock. The task
was speedily accomplished, and the wo-
man left the studio delighted with the
artists success. Before she had been
gone a half-hour another visitor came
this time man. He was recognized by
the artist, and began to tell tale of his
woes in an encounter the night before
with an Infatuated, jealous woman.
There was such a coincidence in the
particulars already stated by the two
visitors that the artist casually asked if
the assailant was certain actress. The
man replied it was, but wondered how
the inquirer knew her name. Nothing
more was said on the subject, but in less
than week the artist saw both parties
roll up Fifth Avenue in carriage to-
gether, and in less than q month they
were married.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05
A E'rightRul Situation.

Few of those who go out in whaler
from home ever come back in the same
craft. The hardships they undergo
inspire many with hope OF improving
their situation by deserving and ship
ping in some different kind OF vessel.
Very often, however, it is like Jump
ing from the frying pan into the fire."
We sailed in 1S-, aboard the Thomas,
of New Bedford, an old vessel, bound
for the sperm and right whale grounds:
The skipper was stout, double listed
fellow, a perfect tyrant, who would de-
priye the men of their watch below on
the slightest pretext, and could not pear
to see any of his crew comfortable Tor
moment. There was no smoking OF
pines on deck when old Captain Grim
was ont of his cabin. No matter whether
it was a mans watch below or on deck,
the captain would not permit him to
enjoy his tobacco long. Come aft
here. you rascal, and get scraper and
scrapc the rust off the anchor" And
the poor fellow would be obliged to
rocket his beloved smoking tube, and
exchange it for the article in question.
Our allowance was the most miser-
able that can he imagined. A large
"kid"-a sort of tub in which meat and
potatoes are sent forward to the men
with little more than bone in it, often
greeted our hungry eyes when we stood
waiting for our dinner. We were glad
enough when the cook, who pitied MS,
would secretly send rs some hash made
of potatoes. which the captain had Or
dered him to throw to the hogs-not
because they were spoiled, but because
he would sooner see them go to those
animals than to the "beef-eating ma
Chimes" as he termed our humble selves.
Months rolled on, and finally the
Thomas went up into the kamschatka
Sea for whales. There we lowered
every morning, to 60 out and hunt for
them. There were many other whalers
ND there ut that time, and having heard
that the captain of one OF them-a gem
tleman by the name of Howland-used
his crew like brothers, we concluded,
if possible, to desert and make our way
to that friendly vessel--the Abraham
Baker by name. We planned it all out
with the third mate. who, being treated
no better than the foremost hands, was
ms anxious as we to leave the hated ship.
So, one day when we lowered, Mr. Gray,
the third officer, who headed our boat,
said to us, the moment we were out OF
sight of the ship:
Now, boys, now is our time. Yon-
der" pointing to vessel booming along
III the distance, with the smoke rolling
up from her try-works, sis the Abraham
Baker, homeward bound-d'ye hear, my
lads? homeward bound
At this we cheered so loudly that the
third mate held his fingers to his lips as
sign to us to he cautious.
"Well, boys" he continued, 1--WE will
keep along in sight of that craft until
we get out of sight of the Thomas, and
them we will pull aboard, making n
signal first, which will be seen, when
the ship will heave to for us. Rowland
being an old friend of mine, dye see
I have no doubt he'll give us shelter"
Accordingly we pulled leisurely along
until we were out Of sight Of the Thomas,
when we hoisted our Signal blue
piece of bunting-and waved it. I'm
fortunately, however, We were now I'M
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

1T was in Portland of an evening.
Three of them were killing a cat. One
of them held q lantern, another held
the cat, and the third jammed q pistol
in the cats ear, and fred it, shooting in
the hand the man who was holding the
animal, and wounding the party with
the lantern in the arm. The cat left as
soon as it saw how matters stood, and
that ill-feeling was being engendered.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

How swift alas! the moments ny.
How rush the years along
Scarce here, yet gone already ty-
The burden OF song.
See childhood. youth and manhood pass,
And age, with furrowed brow
Time was-time shall be-but alas.
Where where, in time, Is now:
Time is the measure but of change,
No present hour is found;
The past. the future, fill the range
OF times unceasins round.
Then, pilgrim. let thy joys and fears
On time no longer lean;
But hcnceforth all thy hopes and fears
From earths affections wean
To God let grateful accents rise,
With truth, with virtue live;
So all the bliss that time denies,
Eternity shall give.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

CLEvERLY COUNTERED. -Horace Yer
net, the artist, was going from Versailles
to Paris by railway: In the same COM
partment with him were two ladies
whom he had never seen before, but
who were evidently acquainted with
him. They examined him infinitely.
and commented freely upon his martial
bearing, his old age, the style of his
dress, etc. They continued their annoy
ance until the painter finally determined
to put an end to the persecution. AS
the train passed through the tunnel Of
st. Cloud the three travellers were
wrapped in complete darkness. Vernet
raised the back of his hand to his mouth
and kissed ittwice violently. On emerg-
ing from the obscurity, he found that
the ladies' had Withdrawn their attention
from him, and were accusing each other
of having been kissed by man in the
dark Presently they arrived at Paris ;
and Vernet, on leaving the train, said +,
Ladies, l shall be troubled all my life
by the inquiry, Which of these two la
dies was it that kissed me ?"
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A BOYS ExpER1MHNT.-Mr. M. Con-

A BOYS ExpERIMENT.-Mr. M. Con-
rad Wilson tells the following story OF
his early efforts at farm experiments:
When was little boy, on my fathers
farm, I once made little experiment
on my own account, and carried II
through secretly, for the purpose OF en-
joying the surprise it might create.
With this view, as soon as father got
through planting his corn, selected
and marked off, unknown to him, a
small space near the center of the field.
To eoch stalk of corn planted on this
space l gave special attention, for the
purpose Of finding out how much each
grain planted could be made to produce
by giving it extra manure and extra
hoeing. When the corn was gathered,
the difference between my pet stalks
and the rest of the field attracted my
fathers attention, and I remember how
puzzled he was in trying to account for
It. When, at length, I disclosed the
secret, he instantly inquired how much
extra work and manure l had applied:
"Tell me this exactly" said he, land l.
can tell the value OF the experiment. !"
1 told him had simply doubled what
he had given to the rest of the field.
After examining the result and compar-
ing it with the rest of the field, he found
that his yield was at the rate of forty
four bushels to the acre, and mine at
the rate of sixty-ni bushels. "Now."
said he, ''if extra culture and extra ma
nure are good for single stalks, they
must he good for the whole crop" So
the next year he adopted my plan for
the whole crop, and found that the gain
was even larger, by seven bushels, than
in my experiment.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

No man can become thoroughly ac-
quainted with his family history with
out running for Office.