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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

In report on an investigation to de-
termine the prevalence OF adulteration
in food supplies, DIR. Smart observes,
among other things, that the examina-
tion of ground black peppers and spices
shows to what extent adulteratiOn may
be practiced when the detection by the
public is a ma ter of difficulty. The
dealer himself appears TO have lest all
knowledge of the character of the pure
article, as out of four samples sent In
by respectable New York houses for
the purpose OF being examined, only
one was pure. The others contained
baked flour and rice with sand enough
to prove the unclean condition of the
pepper itself. Out OF eighteen samples
of ground cayenne pepper, ONLY two
were pure. O1t of twenty-three speci-
mems of commercial ground mustard,
Lwenty-one were adulterated. Out oi
5hirty-six samples OF ground cinnamon
only one was the genuine article L be
usual adulterants are cOlored clays,
roasted wheat, beans, rice, saw-dust,
etc, but fortunately no red lead.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
The Date I'm Algeria.

The date tree requires not only
abundant irrigation, but great solar
heat. The Arabs say that il stands
with its feet In the water and its head
in the fires of heaven, The love of the
Arab for this precious tree may well
be imagined, growing as it does in the
sand, contenting ltsef with water so
saline as TO destroy ordinary vegeta-
ton, giving a grateful shade when all
around is burnt up by the ardent heat
of summer, resisting the winds, which
bend but cannot break its flexible stem,
and affording q fruit sought for in
every part of the world.
The male tree, of course, bears no
fruit; it has merely bunch of flowers
inclosed until maturity within a
spathe. The females have also bHncbas
of flowers which, however, cannot be-
come developed into fruit until fecun-
dated by the pollen of the male flower.
To insure this result the Arabs ascend
the trees In the month Of April and in
sert into every female spathe a port on
of the pollen of the male flower. TIE
fruit then begins to swell, and forms
long clusters weighing from twenty to
forty pounds In season. To multiply
the date tree, the Arabs do not SOW the
seed, as they could not then be sure of
the sex of the trees; they perfer to
plant the suckers from the base of a
female tree, whence the name "Phe-
nix;" these become productive in
about eight years, but do not attain
full fruition before twenty or twenty
five. The trees are about forty-five
feet high, and as they are planted very
close together they afford a dense
shade, in which, however, the air cir
culates freely, SO that all kinds of
fruit, vegetables, etc.. can be cuItiva-
ted below them. The trees will live
. for about two hundred years; they are
worth preserving after a century.
When they are no longer valuable for
lhe fruit, the sap is extracted to make
kind of insipid wine; and the heart
or cabbage of the tree is also eaten.
They are then cut down, and the wood,
although very inferior in quality, is
here valuable. where on other kind can
be produced. The roofs are used for
fencing and roofing, and the leaves
are made into mats, baskets, sacks and
cord.
Like all other species of cultivated
plants. the date tree has numerous
varieties. In the oases of the Zibas
seventy distinct varieties are recog-
niZed.
The trees come into flower in spring,
in March or April, and the fruit is
ripe about October. The date is called
the King of the Sahara, and is regard
ed as the most nutritious of fruits.
Many of the Arabs live on dates and
bread.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

In 1869 Herr Won Bezold inferred
from observations In Bavaria that there
was an increase from year 20 year In
the number Of buildings struck by
lightning. Thele seemed to be also an
Increase in the number OF thunder
stor ms, and this was assigned as the
cause. A little later, observations (by
others) In Saxony and Schleswig-H
stein also showed an Increase in the
number of houses struck, but no COM
parison was made with the number OF
thunder storms. Herr Holtz has late
ly made fuller inquiry on the basis OF
data from all paris of Germany, and
from Austria and Switzerland. In his
brochure on the subject he publishes two
tables, one to show the increase or de-
crease of thunder storms since 1854,
since 1862 and since 1870 In the differ
ent regions. the othsr the increase or
decrease of lightning risk estimate d
from comparison of the number of
lightning strokes on houses with the
entire number Of houses, 1t appears,
then, that while any increase in the
number of thunder storms is extreme
ly small, and there is in some cases
even a decrease, Ihe lightning risk
shows a very large increase, and in no
case a decrease. Thus the increase OF
risk from lightning must be regarded
as not due, unless in very slight mea
suse TO meteor otoglcal influences. This
appears more distinctly In that the in
crease OF lightning risk Is proportion
ateIy greater as the compared years
are further apart; but 1t is net 80 with
the incrt ase of thunder storms (Which,
Q. e., is less since 1854 than 1869. TO
explain the increased risk by telluric
changes, Herr HOltz supposes the
clearance OF forest land has 10 do with
it; perhaps, also, the increase of rail-
ways, both OF these bringing thunder
storms more 10 towns and villages,
Another probable cause 10 the In
creased ase OF metal in house C0nstruc-
Cion.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

LOSSES IN FEEDING 1t II q well set
tied fact that large per cent. of the
food of poorly bed stock IL utterly
wasted. On'y well tred stock Of any
kind have n good oapacity for assiuni-
lstIng their food. When given guam
tity 0f feed may th ontidence be re-
lied upon to make ten pounds Of beef,
pork, etc., when ID to well bred stock
II Is fact OF all experience that when
fed to poorly bred antmas 1t will fall
laree per cent. short of that number
Of pounds. The difference, as a ready
stated, lies la the wildly different capa-
tv to aSsim late and digest. So 1t is
seen that the loss of breeding lie at the
bottom OF the matter Farmers and
stock men. when considering the mat
ter of It OK on the farm, should con-
slider whether it is their interest TO be
content with that class of low bred
stock which certainly results in farm
waste: especially so when wi a good
animal they can soon bring no their
stock to high grades. A gOol one at
the head OF the herd may cost hun
dred or tive dollars, but not halt so
much as the usual annual waste of food
and time.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

If zoe are willing to accept the opIn-
ions which sanitarians of other ions
have formed, say s the Medical and Sur
gicGl Reporter, we have a very decided
one ready to our hand In Switzerland. /.
That repHblic enacted q law last year
prohibiting the sale of tobacco t.
minors under fifteen years of age, anu
making it an cffence against the law
for them to smoke. Hence q boy of
twelve or fourteen, who parades the
stree Is 0f Geneva or Berne with q cigar
in his mouth Is liable to be arrested
and committed to the police station ;
and as they have disagreeable habit in
that republic of enforcing the laws
hey enact, such would be pretty GER
tain to be the juvenile smokers fate
We would rec I'D to our fellow
countrymen their manner of dealing
with the habit, which, whether harm
less or not TO most adults, is unques-
t,onably of great injury to young boys.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

Some people have a fashion of con-
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mas of "patent medicines" and
in this this they are guilty of a wrong.
There are some advertised remedies
fully worth all that is asked for them
and one at least we know Of-HOp Bit
ters. The writer has had occasion to
use the Bitters In just such climate
az we have most of the year In Bay
City, and has always found them 20 be
tirst-class and reliable, during all that
Is claimed for them.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
Wilmington, Del,l Daily Republican, ]

Mrs. Adam Grubb, 23l Walnut street
has been great sufferer for number
of years from extreme pain in the
feet, something like rheumatism. She
was also very much troubled with
corns and bunions. 1t was with great
difficulty that she could walk, and
sometimes when she would visit her
husbands shoe store or any of her
children, she could not get home
again without assistance, ami often
when she was walking along the
streets she would be seized with such
acute pain tha6 she was compelled To-
stop at the neighbOrs on her way unit.
she got better. Some two weeks ago she
heard of the wonderful cures ST..
Jacobs Oil was effecting and she at
once commenced TO use 1t anu expert
enced great relief Immediately. The
pains have left her feet and ankles ana
the Inflammation has left the corns
and bunions. She is now tripping w
to her husbands shoe store and out 10
see her children without experiencing
any pain.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

The material of some of those remark
able structures called vitrified forts
found in France and other countries
of Europe has been examined by NJ.
Daubree. He does not think that the
same plan o. making them was invari-
bly, pursued, but he is inclined to be-
lieve that the fire was applied within
The walls so as to secure a natural
draught, which may also have been
assisted by current of forced air. To
vitfify walls 80 thick as those Of these
forts the heat must have been Intense
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

TAsTELEss CoD Liver OIL.-Dr
Peuteves in La France NedicdlS, rec
ommends, in order to render cod-liver
oil tasteless, the mixing of a table
spoonful Of it Intimately with the yOlk
OF an egg, and the addition OF a few
drops OF essence of peppermint and
half a tumbler Of sugared water, sc
as to obtain an emulsion. By this
means the taste and characteristic
Odor OF the oil are entirely covered,
and the patients take it without the
slightest repugnance. Besides, the
oil, being thus rendered mis- chile with
the water in all proportions, is in as
complete a state of emulsion as the
fats at the moment they penetrate the
chyle vessels; consequently absorption
is better ass sured.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

CLIMBING PLANTS. Our farmers
could easily have lots of interesting
places alout their lomes, especially
near " ooc lands. A pile of old stumps
can be covered with creeping, twin-
ing or climbing plants, and though it
brings nothing back to The purse it
will often give more pleasure than
money can buy, TO their wives, little
ones, and friends, Many kinds cf
climbing plants have some curious
things about them. One of the Passi-
foras opens its flowers with loud
noise, her ce probably its name. The
menls lermunI, ,or moon seed, has Gu
riOus shell mat partially covers the
seed. 1t looks like half hazel nut
shell with the nut in it, The ladies OF
the South collecr them to make rustic
frames for pictures. The Periploca
has curious pipe like appendage To
the flower, hence it is called Dutch
mans Pipe. The Loasa Is covered with
hairs that Will sting like bees sting
If touched by any tender part of per-
sons body.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
No More Hard Times.

If you will stop spending so much
on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy
good, healthy food, cheaper and better
clothing; get more real and substantial
things Of life every way. and especi-
ally stop the foolish habit of employ
ing expensive quack doctors or using
so much of the vile humbug medicine
that does you only harm, but put your
trust in that simple pure remedy Hop
Bitters; that cures always at tritiing
cost, and you will see good times and
have good health.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

COTTON SEED OIL.-Tne manufact-
ure of oil from the cotton seed Is be-
coming Of Importance IN the United
States. The annual quantity of seed
converted into oil now amounts TO
about four hundred and ten thousand
tons, the yield being at the rate of
some thirty-flve gallons of oil to the
ton of seed. Moreover, each ton leaves
seven hundred and tifty pounds of OIL
cake of admirable tattening qualities.
A great deal of the oil is exported to
Italy and other countries where the oil
i've is a staple; and in point OF fact, cot
ton seed oil Is there superseding olive
oil, not only for utilitarian purpose,
but also as an article OF food.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

A DELICIOUS FISH PIX which will
satisfy the cravings for flesh of the
most fastidiouS Lenten epicure Is pre-
pared in this manner: Boil two
pounds of small well-cleane6 cells
then having cut the fins quite close,
pick off the flesh and throw the bones
into the liquor with little mace, pep
per, salt and a slice or two of onion
boil till quite rich and strain it. Make
t0ree meat of the flesh of the eels,
anchovy, parsley, a grated lemon peel,
trutfle, bread crumbs, salt and pep
per and four ounces OF warmed butter.
Take the flesh of bass, shad or white
fish and lay on the force meat, having
rubbed it with salt and pepper. Pour
the gravy over, cover with paste and
bake.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

HARD SoAP.-Six pounds Of clean
grease, six pounds OF sal soda, three
pounds of stone lime: slake the lime
and put it into four gallons of soft wa.
ter; add the sal soda, aRd when dis
solved let it settle. Pour eff the water
into an iron kettle and add the grease
melted and boil. If the soap does not
come after boiling a few minutes add
more soft water till it is of the consist
ency of honey, Wet tub and pour
the hot soap into it. When cold cut it
into pieces and lay it away to dry.
Always make soap in an iron kettle.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

To Cook BEEFsTKAK.-S,it the out
side or fat part, say every four inches,
cutting through to the lean, which
prevents contraction and increases the
tenderness. Havea bright fire and
gridirOn hot before putting ton; turn
over to prevent burning. A steak an
inch and half thick will be cooked II
from seven to ten minutes. Have some
melted butter with a good supply OF
pepper and salt, and pour over the
steak just before it goes to the table.
To fry, prepare in the same way; put
a little butter or lard in the pan or
griddle and let it brown before putting g
on the meat; cook quickly, and,
whether boiled, fried or roasted, II
you want it juicy and tender, never
salt until after it is cooked.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

HELPING THE HoksEs.-The other
dGy 81 VS. newspaper correspondent, 1
saw morse fall, and Try twelve times
TO rise, and nobody knew how it could
be done, till a woman walked out from
the SIDEWALK without word, and pat
ting her hand in the sleigh drew OUT
one or the blankets. there and tnrew il
under the animals feet; he felt some
thing he could stand on, and by that
one fore foo. he brought has whole
boo y up and looked around glad and
tremOllng.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

AN elderly lady, who was very In
dignant at the conduct of man in a
street car who was smoking, punched
the driver in the back her umbrella,
and asked; "Driver, amt it agin the
rules TO smoke in this car ?'' "YOu
can smoke as much as you please, ma
dam, if the gentlemen dom. object, :"
was the response. Then she pulled
the strap and got out.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

THE BEST RICE PUDDING.-This rice
pudding is the best over made in spite
OF the fact that it is the cheapest. The
secret of its perfection Is the long
cooking it gets. For six O'Clock din
ner the rice and milk should be put on
early in the forenoon. The best thing
TO cook il in is double kettle. Let it
simmer on the back of the stove-It
must never boil-until u couple OF
hours before dinner. 1t will then be
a thick, creamy substance. Then salt
and sweeten iG TO taset, put 1t into a
pudding dish, and bake it in u moder-
ate oven until it is of a jelly like thick
ness and the top Is slightly Drowned.
lt can be eaten either hot or Geld. If
the latter is preferred, the pudding
may be made the day before, ii that is
most convenient. Ii desired q flavor
may be added. This is emphaticaliy
che perfect pudding of the kind.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

The subsoil of Paris contains abund.
ance of sulphur, now In course of for
nation, as was recently proved in
making excavations in the Place de la
Republique, M. Daubfee says that this
native sulphur has nothing to do with
the escape of gas from the mains, but
that Its origin is due to the simultane-
Gus pr, sence of various kinds of Or
ganic subs .ances and of gypsum in the
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

PUTTING AWAY CLoTHs.-When put
ting away winter cloGhes see that they
are clean and whole. 1t great COM
fort to take them out ready for use.
Have a bag to hold the stockings of
each member of the family. Label
each one, in order to save time and
not be obliged to look into each to find
the ones you wish to use.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

THE following ointment is SAID to De
excellent for an inflamed bunion /:
Iodine, twelve grains; spermaceti
ointment, half an ounce. A portion
about the size of a horse bean to be
rubbed on the affected part twice or
thrice day. If the bunion is not in
famed, the best remedy is to place on
IL first a piece of diachlyon plaster
oxide of lead and oil, and upon 1t a
piece of thick leather, this having a
hole the size of bunion cut in it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

BY large majority the people OF the
United States have declared their faith in
Kidney-Wort as remedy for all the diseases
of the kidneys and liver, some however, have
disliked the troub of preparing it from the dry
foIm. For such new candidate appears il
the shape of Kidney Wort in Liquid Form.
is very concentrated, is easily taken and ia
equally ffc.ent as the dry. Try it.-LOuis
Ultle Post
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
DOMESTIC.

BROOK TRoUT-An inhabltant of .
trout region says that brook trout are
never so good as when cooked IN the
following simple fashion. When
cleaned and wiped dry with soft
cloth and gentle hand, dip them
lightly in -four and lay them In q
"spider," or frying pan in which a
moderate amount of the most del:ci-
Gus fresh batter Is sizzling. Sprinkle
delicately with salt, and let them fry
quickly until the flesh looks done and
the skin is crisp brown. Thus served
bro trout is "a dream of delight" "
There are three necessary things
about this method: The fish must be
newly arrived from wriggling about in
their palace ofrunning water; the pan
and the butter must be very hot-the
latter sputtering-before the fish are
placed therein; and the butter must
be best of the best and freshest of the
fresh-newly churned, if possible.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

Dry saw-dust or spent tan-bark, we'll
dried, is good and cheap substance to
put in lath-and-plaster wall to dead
en-, as much as possible, sounds pro-
ceeding from one room to another.
Sand is effectual ii the lathing is suffi-
ciently strong TO admit its use.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
AGRICULTURE.

How TALLoW BUTTER rs MADE
The character and process of the man.
ufacture of oleomargarine or tallow
butter are simple enough, but are not
generally understood on account Of
the prejudice which very naturally
EXISTS against the article. The oil and
butter are made out OF beef fat. The
fat is taken from the slaughtered ami
mails and conv' yed at ence to the fac
tory, where it undergoes an overhaul
ing. The fat is then submitted TO two
distinct processes of melting and retin-
ing. 1t first passes through mGctine
in which an auger shaped shaft re-
wolves, and from this it Is delivered,
mashed to paste, into huge kettles
These kettles stand In boiling water,
which heats the tat to blood heat and
separates all substances which are
solubIe at that temperature. The oil
is drawn from the first kettles into
barrels, and as it still contains steA-
rine, it soon hardens. 1t is then put
through the final process of refining.
Packed In white cloths, made for tn
nurpose. it is put in cakes or Ia yers
into powerful hydraulic presses, by
which the pure OI is pressed out into
receivers and ctnvt yed through pipes
to an adjoining builalng, where 1T is
delivered, tasleless and Tree from odor
into barrels. The stearine remains in
the cloths, and is sold separately. AS
the oil runs from the faucets 1t is OF a
bright. clear amber color. This is the
substance which Is exported, and some
idea may he formed of the eXtens OF
the foreign demand from the fact that
three thousand barrels, cintalnihg
over one mil ion pounds of the oil,
have been shipped within the pa>tweek
on an order from q single house in
Holland. When made into the butter
the oil is put into large tanks with
fresh milk and churned by machine, y
until IL comes out substance similar lii
appearance to butter. The Dutch in
Holland will not buy the butter IS
made In this county, but bpy the oil
and make the butter themselves.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

THE Chinese must 60, and all Amcri-
cans should go-and buy bottle of
Carboline, the deodorized petroleum
ha'r renewer and dresser. Since the
recent improvement, no preparation
ever had such sale or gave such gen
eral satisfaction as Carboline. Sold
by all druggists.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

FLOATING IsLAND.-Beat the yolks OF
four eggs with two tablespoonfuls of
sugar; a teaspoonful of flour; then
stir into quart of milk, and bring it
to boil, stirring 1t all the time; hav-
ing the whites beat nicely, and slip it
on the top of the milk, dipping little
of it on TO cook the egg, then CRATE
nutmeg over the top; let it cool and it
is ready for table.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02
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In the form OF pills. also in the form Of loEengea
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

Asphalte is considered BY M, Leon
Male, as chalk strongly imperguated
with bitumen. 1t was first applied in
roadmaklng in lS49 by M. Merriam, q
Swiss engineer. In 1854 it was first
tried in Paris in the Rue Bergsre.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-06-02

He drew his breath with gasping
sob, with quavering voice he sang,
but his voice leaked out and could not
drown the accompanies clamorous
bang. He lost his pitch on the mid
die A, he faltered ON lower d. he
foundered at length like a battered
wreck adrift on lhe wild, high e.