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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

\ y Ew PAYING OCCUPATION FOR LADIES
AND GESTLENES.-ThU handsome Nickel
Plated New Home Lamp, being introduced
to tine public this season, is the most merit
OriOuS article ever offered Agents to make
money with, i safer and more convenient
than the student Lamp, which has hereto
fore had the reputation of being tIie Safest
Lamp made, and has a clamp TO attach it 20
the Sewing Machine, Piano, ORGAN Desk
etc. The fear Of the ordinary lamp being
accidentIy upset or thrown from the table
Is entirely relieved by this simple clamp con-
trivance. 1t can be adjusted to throw the
light just where ii Is wanted to suit the eyes
lamp. 1t has the best argaHd burner a FIJI
ing Indicator, ami convenient match box. and
lis price IS within the reach OF every one IL
has been fully tested and editorialiv endorsed
hN the 'N eStern Christian Advocate, - - Am.
Christian Review" Herald aud Presby-
ter, journal and Messenger" and Chris
tan Standard the leading religion, paparS
of Cincinnati, and is endorsed hy the Mayor
and Postmaster of Cincinnati, the 4 gent of
TIE American Express Company and PrPSi-
dents of Insurance Companies, as being the
Safest Most Convenient aud best Iamp
made
There are three reasons why Agents should
seek such an article to canvass foT-first, foI
its absolute safety and great convenience il
Is needed in every home; second, its low
price makes its sale immense third, it will
be credit to handle such an article. One
southern Agent writes. it sells faster than
Gen. Lees Portrait sold right after the war
another writes, il beats the paimy DAYS ol
the Sewing Machine its Tanid sale lis Low
price, and liberal terms surprise old Agents
Address Home Lamp Co, Cincinnati, O.
mentioning our paper, and they will give YOU
full particulars and exclusive territory t,
canvass in. f9-l7.-13t. L
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-Tepjd water is
produced by combining two-thirds cold
and Oue-thir.i boiling water.
Old potatoes may be frtshened up by
piungiuE them into cold water befoSe
cooking them.
The yeik o. an egg binds the crust
much better than the whites Apply il
TO the edges with brush.
Never wash lais'ns That are TO he
used in sweet dishes. Ii will make the
pudding heavy. To clean them wipe in
a dry towel
In boiling duMp.IuEs Ui any kind put
them iu the water one Ut q time If
they are put In together they viii mix
with each other.
There is grseHuess iH onions and po-
tatOe5 that renIeEs them hand TO digest
For hedi,h's sake put them in warm
water fOF an hour before cooking.
Outlets and steaks may be fried as we'll
as brOiled, hnJ they must be put in hot
butter Of lard. The grease is hot enough
when it throws off q b.ueish smoke
If the bands are Kept iu water while
peeil-- lEJ s'leIug onions the eyes viii
not suffer, II IS particularly dcsir1 ble
that this should as done when prapar-
ing small onions 10 pickle.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

SOD HOUSES. On The prairieS. far
from the woods. V here log cabins are
iIupTau' icahle, the sod house is made
rs \ substitute. To build one, Il man
goes oH TO the prairie wiki Ills team and
breaking p!oW, and farms straight.
smooth sod some three or IOur inches
thick. TITS sod is very tough When
sufficient has been turned over, the sod
Is cut into squares ANA laid up IN It wall
as though IL We're Hat stones Door
frames ana window frames are sat iu as
lhe wall rises " hen Tie height OF one
story is reached Il small timber i set MP
at each end and q ridge pole placed upon
them. and the sod wall bUiit up or into
the gable. On this ridge there rest
smaller poles Tor TafterS, and on tl!c~t.
sod Is LAID IN courses, the courses over
ldppiD- eacH other like shingles. 80
many Inches To the weather. - The
uIdy money outlay Is caused uy windows
and douIs. II we'll built. the house viii
stand lOr Years iusideS. 1ne may
''SweCtcH To taste. Ia the ruder hutS
The walls axe left uncovered In others
some a"e covered wiki cheap cloth.
some with building paper aud wall pa
per pasted over is, white some are paS-
tered and mad. rs comfortable as any
room need 10 he. Once inside YOU
NOuln not Know DuJ You were IN stone
or brick house. Then you viii some
times find elegant furniture, the re-
mains Uf better DAYS; s0metimes'a piano
and the skill 10 play it : choice books,
which Indicate literary taste The latest
papers and magazines. which show that
the inmates Keep up with the times. .-
Indeed, 1t is surprising to know how
many families of refinement and culI ur-
ed taste, being unfortunate, make a
fresh start in life on the vast prairics.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

KEEP THE BEST IIEIF LE---- =. .--
heller calves OulyirCm she best ..a.
and then wedding Uut tle ia--s- .-
these. VIII soon lay the loula--... d..
choice dairy herd. Aud let his lu.-.
further important point. tH.- se.
4 pUrp-bred male from aN r
good milking strain. and thea -.-...
the heifer calves from the best I-.a.
and following up this mode ll -.as.
FOR even ten years with males ll.-- =.
same strain OF blood the blood 90 .
progeny becomes unified and M-e-s--
to a degree of prepoudeEcy almost e-..
10 a thoroughbred. The dairy man ..
then place q strong reliance upon
milking quality of the IUturt l.-s..
He has thus moulded q breed On SUI p
own wants. When daiTymel -.a- -
ceed on this systematic plan oL q.
their own dairy herds, We shan
much less of the unprodtal.en.-7 -
dairy. OF course great care A.s.
taken to study the wants oL ines
animals as 10 food and shelter
food and care are necessary % s-..
capacity of any strain oil uaea'
. best blood viii soon dettuoIa.t ...
uuskillful feeding. The lelie- ..
. from The best mixers should --
I ously fed from the beEinnll1 VII. ..
food as viii grow the frame anu
cles, consequently nitroE nous ..
most important skim milk, t- -
wheat bran. oats. barley and e..
all good. Whey must always
with more nitrOEenous food
+ Live Stock Journal.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

WORDS OF WISCONSIN, has a great
many tools; but lie is the handle
which fits them all.
Hope sticks to Il man closer than any
thing we know of-eXcept cornS.
Ceremonies differ in every country /:
but true politeHess is ever the same
An Idle reason lessons the weight of
the good ones you gave before.
People are never playing the fool so
much rs when they think themselves
extra wise.
Let your viii lead whittier necessity
would drive, and yoR Wili always pre-
serve your liberty.
1t is with youth as with plants from
the first fruits they bear we learn What
may he expected in future.
The freily only shines when on the
wing. So is it with the mind when
once We rest we darken
False shame and fear of blame cause
more bad actions than good, but virtue
uryer bushes but for evil.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

DISCOVERED IN dream. The GOLD
Hill Ne'cs of September 18th relates the fol-
lowing tale, extraordinary if true and offers
it as a hard nut for mental philosophers to
crack: "About midnight, and Just after the
accident in the Consolidated Imperial night
before last, the wife of Mat. Winnie was
found by Officer Sheehan on her way to the
Imperial works. She said she had been
awakened just before by her husband, who
came all mdngled to her bedside and told heT
he had been killed in the mine. She had got
UP, dressed herself and started to ascertain
the truth of what she was indeed only toe
well convinced was iruc. Mr. Sheehan
went with her to the works, aScertained
there that there had in reality been a fearful
accident that AEr. Winnie was indeed killed
and then took the trembling little woman to
her children and to her desoiate home. Mrs
Winnie had not been told of the accident ex-
cept as above mentioned untIi after She met
Officer Sheehan.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

BORROWING are some ppO-
pie to whom borrowing seems as natural
as breathing ; who might almost be said
to make profession of it who appear
to have decided preference for the
goods with which the gods provided
others who are never so well satisfied
as when using the tools of others who
feel more secure from the assaults OF
the weather under auother's umbrella.
better mounted on Il friends horse, bet
ter dressed in another's finery: who
would sooner borrow a book than read
their own who might naturally be sup
posed to banker after another man :
shoes. Ii does not by any means follow
that the ready borrower is always the
willing lender. Farmer RoughenOueh
may lave used his neighbours harness as
long as it would hold toget her, but if it
is hinted that lie should make return
of his new plough, he begins to feel as
if some imposition were being practiced
upon him for The first time in his life.
perhaps, he begins to look through the
speclacleS of the lender. There is the
person who bnrrows Of you in order to
De OF intimate terms ; the one who bur-
rows only to oblige, not TO seem superior
to his neighGors he who bOrrows car
tickets and postage Stamps-things too
tTifling to make an impression on his
robust intellect; who damages whatever
! Is lent him, and pays no attention tC
the fact will bring your horse home
lamed, as If that were the normal CON
dition of horses, return your umbrella
with dislOcated ribs, your books with
iingeT-prints and pencil-markS. The
borrower has usually bad memory. and
} a worse conscience the fact of his be.
ing obliged to borrow at all arises gen.
orally from imprOYidence, lack of fore.
/ thought, or an abuse of his own proper
/ ty D.; and he who takes no care of hi.
own viii hardly be scrupulous in tn,
care of anOther's. In the meantime We
encounter not only those who borrow
your personal effects and your household
Pcnates, but your opinions, your Witt
cisms, which they kindly pass off a.
their own; who never think of think
ing for themselves at aiI'' since it is 5,
/ much easier to adopt somebody else
/ thoughts, with the advantage Of no
being expect ed TO return them. Doubt
! less. the borrower was sent into tht
world TO discipline those whom hi
tricks and ways irritate and it is bare
~ possible that if the soul of the poof
hOusekeeper were not Wrung at time
by the temporary surrender of some pos
session into needless hands, she nigh
also be found among the number o
. those who piece out their own nerIi
gence and wastefulness by taking ad
vantage of the better management ot
l their friends.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
PITCH PINE.

From Wilmington. y c. soul !: ward
and nearly ali the way To Florida. the
pitch-pin trees. with Their blazeh sides
attract the attention oj the traveller
The land for long stretches are almost
wort hless, and the only industry beyond
small patches of corn or cotton. Is the
boxing of the pitc ch-piHe trees for the
gum. As il is called AMI the manuiac-
tnTe of tuTpentine and resin There
are several kinds of pine trees, includ-
ing the white spruce, yellow, R0u}nanJ
and pitch pine. The latter is the only
valuable one for boxing and differs 4 lit
tie from the yellow pine with which IL
is sometimes confoundpd at the North
The Owners of these Uipc lands CcHrT-
ally lras. the privilege for the business,
and receive. about : Sl25 for u crop. which
consists OF 10. 600 boxes The boxes are
cavities cUj INTO the tEee near the ground
in such way as To hold abOut Il quart
and from one to lodr boxes are cut IN
each tree. the number lrp n.ling Oh its
size. One lHJn can attend tn and gath
er the crop of 10000 boxes during The
season. which lasts from March TO Sep
trnbrr. About three quarts OF the
pitch or gum Is the average production
of eacI- box, but to secure this amount
the bark of the tree above must l,e hack
el away Il little every fortnight. Do
ing This So often. ana for successive sea-
SOUS. removes the bark ~ high as can
be easily reached, white the quantity Of
the gUm constantly DECREASES. IN that
it yIelis less spirit. as ht tIFpeHtiHe Is
called and them the trees are abandon
ed. The gum Is sCTapcd out OF the box
Is wiii y sort of wuOjpn spoon, and ut
the close of lie SEASON. after the pitch
on the expo ;cl Sslrlarp of the tree has
become hard. il Is removed by ScrapIDg
. aaI is only 1T Cor resin. prOduciug uo
spirit The gur sells for 81 30 barrel
tothe distilIcTS. From sixteen barrels OF
the crude gum. which Is about the aver
age quantity Of the stills. eighty gaiior~
Ol turpcutiue aud ten barrels OF resin
are mddp The resin sells for from
81, 40 To > per barrel, according tu qtl.ii-
ity, and just acUt pays Tor cost vi gam
and d.stI!liur. leaving Tie spirit. wh3c.
sells foT forty CENTS IA gallon. as ihe pro
iii of the business. Immense Guautitip,
Of resin await shipment along the lipP.
and ;hc pleasant odor enters the car VIII
dOWS rs wc are NhirieG along. Aricl
the trees are unfit for further hINiaT
and are not suitable ruc lumber, theys;.ft
sonnet lines used to manufacture tar, bu
the business is not very profitable, anC
is only done iy large ronmuIes. VI h,
can tjsus utilize their sUTFius labor
The trees are cut up into wood, which
IS piled into Il hole III the ground an,
covered with earth. and then burned
the SIme as charcoal is burned in New
~ YORK. The heat sNeHts out the gum
which, uniting with the smoke, runs OF
through Il sprnut prov idet for the pur
pO.e. y cord o5 wood wiIl make tv,
barrels OF tar. which sells for 81. -
. barrel. aEI costs thirty and hal
cents to make The charcoal is The
sold for cooking purposes.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

How MUCH WILL KEEP \ HoRsE.-
= horse weighing from ten TO twelve
hundred pounds viii eat about six tons
of hay. or it's equivalent, in a year
And we suppose one can keep his horses
cheaper ON some other product than hay
This Is am exceedingly difficult question
TO ansWer-it depends So much on cir
cUustauCes. We shall not attempt to
answer il full at this time. bat will merely
say that. in our opinion, three and "a half
tons Of corn stalks and two and d half
tons of hay would keepa horse a year in
fully as good condition as six tons of hav.
We estimate, also. that 10 viii take three
and hal. tons C3t-stUiw and two and a
half tons Of oats To keep horse a year.
a bushel of oats weighs thirtv-two
pounds. so that it will take over one
hundred and dfty-fiyc bushels and three
and a half tons o. straw to To keep a
horse a yeIr. Ii would take abOu. two
acres Of good laaJ 90 produce this
amount
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
The Positive Cure
For all Female COMPLAINTS.

This rrararation "a its name signifies consists OF
Vegetable Properties that harmless TO the most del
icate Invalid. Upon trial the merits of this Com
pound will be recognized, relief is immediate and
when use fs cortinacd ninety-ine casas in n hun
cred nreruanent is effected Thousands WI tcs-
tf On account proven merits, it is TO-DAY
commented ana prescribed by the best physicians in
the country.
II viii euro entirely the worst form cf falling
Of the uterus Lcucorrhoea, irregular and I@ir.cI
.enstrustion all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation and
liberation FlooGlngs all nisrlacements and the con
scquent spinal weakness, and is especially adapted %
the Change Of Life Il viii dissolve and expei tuuor5
from the utcrs an carly stage OF Development The
tendency 70 caucerous iuors there y checSed very
fueedlly by its use.
In fact it has proved 70 he the great
est and best remedy that has beer discover
I'd L pcrmeates every portion OF the sys;ern and gives
row life and vigor. II removes fntHess satsiecy De
rtroys all craving FOR stirulants relieves weakness
Of the stomach
It cures Bloatinr, Headaches, Nervous Prostration
General Debility slccplcssness Depression aUd Ind
eestion That feeling OF bearing down, causing ra1n
weight bacnche is always permanently cured hy
its use 1t wiIIat I'll times, and under al crcuTstnr
ccs act in harmony with the law that governs the
female system.
Fer Kiney Complaints of either sex this compound
Is unsurpassed.
lydia {. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Isrrerarcd ut - ard 20 Western Avenue, lynn, Mass.
Price slol SIX hotties for s5c0 Sent by mail in tho
form Of pills also in tho form OF Lozenees receipt
OF Price, stCo. f,c~ box, for either Mrs. TINkHAH
freely answers nj letters OF inquiry Send for pam
rblet Add.rss rs nbove SeEtiJH thS paper.
y, family should b. v-ithous lydia r. PINKHAh'
LIVER PILLS. They Const patton. BliousnosS
ana TorpidIty OF the Liver. p cents.er box.
ss- For sale hy CTEo. \. KELLY 4 Go. Gencr'
Agents. Pittsburgh. Pa, aud DIR. NN. LEMNo!
Druggist, EbcnshuTg- Pa. - Nl.-l!-I
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
The First Sleeping tar.

a writer in the Davenport Iowal
Democrat, thus tells the story of the
first sleeping car and its first public APP
pearance
speaking of railroads and the con-
stant improvement in travelling facil-
ties, brings up the recollection of the
first sleeping car. / remember the date
of its very first appearance, September
l6, 1856. ! was on my way West intend
ing to grow up with the country, etc,
and had arrived at Toledo early in the
evening. behind time, and bad Two hours
to pass before the departure Of tie tram
for Chicago Sitting IN the waiting
room. Watching the usual crowd of pas
Sengcrs. ! Hud noticed u rather queer
looking COHHtTyTaan, and soIEeWhaG 10
my surprise. he acUosted ne with tire IN
uufrr -t9y uull7'L ven like to sec some
tLiu-s new - OF course 7 Wouid and
thinking Quly 10 beguik the tine nc
C0mHMial kim ont through The deVot,
among iuEnerlbie ears. one ~ which
he uqenel and lighting several lamps
invited me to enter Well. IL WIS some
thing uew-a large car filled with don
ble tier ef beds, hunks more properly
speaking. The man was Woodruff, the
now well known sleeping car patentee,
and this was the first sleeping car, and
its first appearance in public. Mr.
Woodruff had. during several years past
been obliged TO accompany his wife, a
chronic nvilid. from Ohio TO Philadel-
phia, for medical treatment, and her
sufferings on the Journey had constantly
suggested the possibility of u more com
Portable conveyance, that at last he had
conceived the idea-undOubtedly Dor
rowed largely from recOllections Of the
sleeping Accommodations on canal packets
Of ffrsf,st Il of
able and adjustable berths, and buying
an old car. he had worked out his idea
and had, only an hour previous, brought
it in for a trial trip which was to bt
made that same night Unfortunately
his car was to be attached to the east
ward train, and as | was bound III tht
opposite direction I could not share il
the first trip
Il was considerably amused i'm disCov
eTing that Mr.. Woodruff, though Yer
enthusiastic over his invention, did no
at all seen to realize that he had practi
calIy reNUlutionizel the entire system o
travel. and had dealt almost dealt
blow 10 the passenger lake steamboats,
which were then engaged in heav
competition with the railroads. How
ever. he had secured patents on the dif
fcTeut features Of his invention, and
like most inventors, had prospect OF
long and eNDe nsiyc series OF EtIgatlOnS
And, like all inventors, his genius prove
more profitable to others than himself.
But dll these aunoyauces are nov
happily past. The sleeping car is q pei
maueut Institution, and Mr. Woodruff
stlll lives, and has reaped a rich rt
ward -
The correspondent might have adde
that the first sleeping car constructe
for Mr.. Woodruff was built in Pitt.
bUTgh
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

NEVADA X NATURAL IElE.-...
Nevada Is land oi curlaa- ua..-
phenomena. Her rivers s.ra -g -...
outlet TO ihe ocean She Laa BE-.
OF any magnitude. She haS vast st-.t.
Is OF a'kali deserts, however. t'.. -.
every Indication of having l... SD. ..-.
or bottoms of either seas gr lakes. Is...
I'm Lincoln county there .s
iye-ea.d water that bubbles ur .sr.
rock and disappears ou The ....-
and no one has been able -n #-T w..-
tie water goes. ~ another point -
the same country Is a large -f.r.I.-. al '..-
twenty feet square. tHat IS -TuIr....
only some eighteen ca twenty inches
oep,E- with sandy ag-t.l.. I..
cam be plainly seen nUt nu looking.
er ii is perceived that This sand IS d.. .
ngIpetud- state g- UuTts.. $40 ....
has ever been i0Uad ta lG.- -.E--. D.
Is said that q tcdms-r-- 0u T-a....l-
spring one day deceive. Bog '- --
ant >lalluWEg5S- C-u".#.H. rg -... .-
OF l!s wagon wheels tu cure obi.
. ness OF 5tS tire. He therefor. tH.a 3
. and rolled it Into the. a- D..
shallow water. He newer a.. .-.. -
that wagon wheel again. Cur r.
I taiHs are fun Of caves and Cav.lus.
of which have been explored .oa -
distance. Speaking of caves. 3D. -a
was held last spring over ll Iiul.r-
valley. During lis progress 4..-aa -..-
ugr OF cattle were missed and l#l
4 an uuavailiug search was u.Iat.
At last they were traced tu the Dbl
of a natural tunnel or cave iu -.. l
tain. The herleTs entered the cave. ...
following il for q long distance. -
last found tie cattle. L ar--a-5
they had probably entered t.a
which was very narrow, la -eE-.
water. 1t had finally narrowed
they could proceed uo further E
: could they turn around tn gel ga-.
had been missed some days. aud IL ..-.
had not been found must inevitably
persisted in a short time. As
they were extracted from LlaL- --.
ment with difficulty. ly The -s.-
4 squeezing past and getting lu -..- ID
them and soaring them iutc a ra--l--
+ movement 10y Tapping their hats r De-
faces of the stupid hCyiEeS--L
; Leader,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08
Cathedral and Leaning Tower OF p,

cathedral and Ieat,ft,. r.
% Pc.
Pisa Is one Of the quiates- .-..
and hands0mest cities in I-aI-
formerly much fUt4Uputed d. T...
and Americans for its soft e-.lr...
mild winieraiE THE Erav.tr... d..
rs Forsyth says, ''p-rya.e- ar.rr Ely.
bus is magnihcence is u1H e.-s..
one sacred corner. There -..r
Cathedral, ihe Iiaptiste-y. the ! ...... ..
Tower. and the Campo ~artl 81.
Oi the same marble, ADJ yar..,..... ....
same architecture, all vgrarerr.
years, and fortunate boih iu u.e.-.....
~ and their solitude.
Tie Cathedral "as began e.. -.-, ...
cousccIated in ITS by Pope q ..ssr
the funds for hIUliu- 5. r.-...
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-08

CuASgEs OT ILOUG IN BECCNINC
BBEAD.-In popular use says Professor
IIOrsefJId. We employ the word bread
10 qualify iUaves which are served in sli-
Ces. The rolls are much smaller. Both
consist alike of CTUmb and crust. The
crumb is made up of a multitude of cells
of thin walls containing CarJOnic acid
gas, the product OF fermentation III the
dough- These wallis of the cells contain
both gluteuaHd starch and traces of deX-
triue and sugar. As Il consequence of
the treatment OF water and application
of heat. the starch grains, which ill their
normal condition are little sacS filled
with minute gTlnules of starch proper,
have been sWuTH not to burst. Starch
similarly treated by itself. as in the pre-
paratiUu for StilIeuluL linen in the ldun-
dry. when dried III - thin layer upon
q lass plate fOT example. Is transparent
and presents q glazed surface. When
this glazed material is removed with Il
knife blade, It Is seen To be stih and
horny. The gluten. which IS with It III
the CTumI of bread and which may be
conceived 10 bC continuous however tHlu
throughout The wall OF the cell, has
been by the process of baking, deAy-
drafted that IS, the heat to which it had
been subjected has driven out d certain
amount OF water. which Chemically sus-
taihs something liEe the same relation
TO the gluten .rOm which IL has been eX-
PEELED that the water expelled by heat
from alum crystals sustdius TO the OrigI-
nal bOdy of alum This is the condition
of the gluten from the crumJ iu the i'll
terror o. the loaf at the instant Of its re-
mOvdl from the oven. On drying, IL ab-
stracts the water from the starch with
which it is coated or intimately mixed.
as the roasted alum absorbs the water
that is spriuhled upon il. The starch,
ened. gives its support TO tie walls OF
the cell. and renders the texture of the
stale loaf more irm than that of the
fresh loaf