Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-23
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OF Importance. a German expert says that /
the pieces put into pot are large. trichin9 II
lie middle are not certain to be killed by sucf
degree Of cooking as they are usually subjected
10. AS long as meat retains the pinky colo
known as rare" IL has been insufficientlJ
cooked to destroy the parasites. Smoking and
picking the meat are OF no use whateger.
TIE FRUIT ACIDS contained In apples, toma-
Toes, rhubarb. lemons, etc, all act upon tin
Hence fruits preserved In tin cans contain 9
certain amount OF tin In solution sitter a def
mite time Cases are known where persons were
taken violently ILL after eating canned nut 10
Ierant but tin. Cider drawn from q tin tank
has been known 10 contain this metal In solu:
lion In the proportion or III Immigrants OF
metallic tin u one litre or cider.
"CACHg POTS. "A ''cache-pot" Is an English
device for covering out of sight, the earLhern
1ower pots sometimes looking Clipped and
always 6isagTeeable to the touch. A valance
of crash is fitted TO the pot and coarsely en-
Droidered IN keDSlngt0n stitch with creWelS:
dafrodils. ferns, crocus, dahlias or marsh
grasses are easily skesched with a blue pencil
and roughly flied In. The top and bottom
are tuI ntd Ia aud stitched down on the wrong
Side. AS The upper part is wider than the bot
tom. OF curse the flower pot must be IifCed
Into the csChe-pot from above.
SAwDUsT IN M0RrAR.-Sihr recommends very
highly the use OF sawdust In mortar as SUI
perior even TO hair in preventing the cracking
and peeling OF OF rough casting under the ac-
ton OF or,nS and frost. His own house. ex.
posed to prolonged storms on tue seac 1ast. ha i
patches OF mortar to be renewed each spring,
and after trying without effect number or
subs ances TO prevent it, he found Sawdnst
peri city satisfactory. IL was first thoroughly
dried and sifted through an ordinary grain
sieve to remove the larger particles. The
mortar was made by mixing one part OF CO.
ment, two o. lime. two OF sawdust aud FIVE OF
sharp sand, the saWdust being frst we'll mixed
dry with the cement and sand
ONIONS AND TENPERAECE.-The most temper
Ia In 10 rnrrd rT,lx<.
owe 1t 10 the fact that they eat onions. There
is an Oil In the onion that Is antf-alcoholic. In
the vegetable kingdom there are plenty of vege-
tables containing essential oils, which ara an
1agoniStic TO tbs desire Of alcohol. The onion
is one of these. 1t does not make the breath
smell sweetly after eating it. which is due to
The sulphur In Ii; but 1t may be enjoyed In Va
rfous ways, so prepared as not to be offensive
! do not say that you are to do as the Spaniards
DO and eat oDi0ls at every meal; but there are
many other vegetables parsley, celery etc.,
nlcn nave essential oils, which, IL used prop
Srly prepared. are anti alcoholIc-Yood ana
Health.
A PREyKNTABLE CAUSE OF ILLNEss.-Many
people may have noticed the often disgusting
odor proceeding from the size and paste OF
paper hanging pervadlng an apartment for
hung. M. yallIB, in the Rsp,ts dIIyQtene. re-
ports an Interesting case which has Induced
him to make some inquiries ID this matter. A
lady, who from time 70 time came to town to
supervise the decoration of her house was three
times SUGGEST fully seized with violent sickness
and headache after sleeping In neHly-papered
room. Ill. Nalli1 was struck With the putre-
fact1ve door which peryaded the atmosphere,
and, after examining into The matter, came to
the conclusion that 1t proceeded from the wall.
It was found that horrible putrefactive odor
proceeded from The size pot, with which the
paper hanger Ia the next room was continuing
to hang the wallpapers, and that his size was
In stale Of putrefactive change. On making
further iuquiIies, various other cases have come
under bis notice In which Illness has palpably
Deem produced by the use, by paper-hangerS,
OF size and paste undergoing or speedily en-
fer1ng On septic change and 1t Is extremely
desirable that this should be borne In mind,
and, II necessary, little Oil OF cloves, salcylc
acid, or some other anttseptic agent should be
added TO the material which they use for this
purpose. Or at any rate, care should be taken
TO avoid these 6isagreeable consequences OF
carelessness which Is only too common.
EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT should be offered chill
dren to spend the little time which they have at
their own free disposal in physical exercise of
some kind. For this one purpose alone, II for
no other, the streets should b5 kept az clean as
broom and sweeping machine could make them,
and they should be smoothly paved. An as
phalted roadway IN every street would make
an admirable surface for roller skating, and for
hoop and rope exercise, floor for marble roll
ing. hop scotch, quoits ana every diversion that
could bring glow to the cheeks of growing
boys aud girls. Many people OBJECT to street
life fof ch1ldfen, because OF the company that
they might meet there. But it would certainly
school, about nicn not one parent In thou
sand col Germs him or herself. One woul1 SUE
pose that parents would be ever on the alert TO
guard their children from vicious comp anlon-
ship, whether IN school or out, but as TO the
former places / have excellent reason TO koow
that they are not aud as to the latter they re
Ing their Children to unhealthy confinement In
the house, which Is very inef1cieaJ as we'll as
improper remedy Each length OF street might
appoint committee TO see that the newly 40.
proprlated playground was put to its pro1e,
use; to initiate new games for the purp ls5 OF
stimulating activity. TO keep away l0afers and
ciousiy inclined Would it be impossible to
ind half q yea persons Ia each block vita
sufficient love for children TO prompt them 70
serve In such work. IL is TO be hoped other
wise, for IN order to hold such an opinion, we
would have to consider parents generally as q
t'FoOd and Health"
TAINTED GAME-As epicures demand that
game should be kept long enough to incur
danger OF tsinting, It may be well enough to
give brief directions for restoring 1t without
washing, the method generally employed.
Birds as whole as possible should be CHOSEN in
preference TO those mangled with shot; they
should be busted with pepper, hung In a cur
rent Of cold air, and examined every day; at
the first sug sestion OF faint the birds should
placed IL each, and a thin cloth wrapped
about them; this cloth should be thickly
busted with charcoal broken small, and should
all d1sagreeaole odor has disappeared; q fresh
bag OF charcoal should be placed In the neck
before cooking. Some authorities provide for
washing tainted game In vinegar and sailed
water, and then rinsing it with clear cold
water; OF course. there IL q direct waste of
both DutrimeDt and flavor In this process but
then, what can one do II charcoal will not
serve 10 destroy the Objectionable qualities?
We may hly close this part OF our subject
with the remark that TWO OF three tablespoon
fuls OF coffee burned In q room viii overcome
the disagfeable odOr from tainted meat. 10
the process or canning various meats there Is
a loss or ever one-halt the original bulk, but
more OF the Il 2vor aud nutrit1ve elements of
the flesh are preserved than In the prepare
ton OF meat extracts, which at the best re-
tain very little else than the salts or sumu-
lating properties OF meat; the aibumen being
coagulabie and the forin also being removed
In the preparation OF these extracts, the solu-
BILE salts remain; the waste In bulk IS nine
teen-twentistas More than hundred meth
DDS OF canning meats have been patented dur
Ing the present. century, but nearly all OF them
Teyariatlons OF Appert's method OF excluding
the air. Warmth and moisture do not necsS.
SarDy produce putrefaction.-yattet Corsoa.
Three Fishermen.
Three fishers went strolling Away to the stream.
To the bsbbhng brook where the fishes swim.
OF speckled beauties they all did dream,
And each felt certain they'd bite for him,
FOR men VIII tramp from morning till night,
And suffer the he-ce mosquitoes bite,