Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-06

ganizatiOn and one OF the vigorous OnahoOts
Of the Blue Ribbon movement The mest-
ing was not public one-the hall being
densely packed by the members Of the or
ganization and their wives, with not an
inch Of room for others. A large proper
ton Of my audience were not christians, 90
I had fall evangelistic opportunity. WIN.
Palmer, Esq, Of the great firm Of Huntley
4 Palmer, biscuit manufacturers, was the
chairman. He is at the head Of every
good work in Reading aud the most inhu-
entail man in the city by long odds. His
wide and deep purse is ever open for all
who need. lie IL was who purchased Hox
ton Hall for 81, 900 (e5,OOO) and gave il
to the Blue Ribbon folks, led by our "No-
Bile William" This il but one Of his ma
ny muniGcent gifis Of similar character.
A Mrs. Cameron, from London, who wac
10 return TO the city the same night, led of
in 20 minutes address Then had the
floor for 25 minutes sermon on "lIelping
ourselves by letting Jesus do IL all" in
which the dear LORD gave full liberty
and favor with the people. Marie, dear
girl, Gang three solos. My good friend Al
lison, Of the Commercial, will be rejoiced 10
hear that no longer accompany her with
my dulcet voice, having discovered what
was slow To do at home, that the public
would much rather hear her alone all the
time. At any rate, the British public take
wonderfully TO her simple little solos, sung
in her low tones and ever effectively. i
agree with Allison, now, though i once
thought him needlessly critical, that sing
ing is not my forte. The duets, there
fore, are things Of the past and / shall
stick n preaching in the future. Sutor ne
dtro erepiddm.
Bro. Noble concluded in a few we'll .chos.
en- words ard the Forester Hall meeting
dispersed. feel sure it paved the way to
a future Reading meeting, with many souls
gathered. l had no opportunity Of draw
ing the net" at the Wednesday evening SER
vice.
Thursday morning, before returning TO
the city, we went over the great biscuit fac
tory Of Messrs. Huntley & Palmer, which ]
may not attempt to describe, only noticing
that over 5000 hands are employed in il.
When these 5000 pour out Of the gates in
the evening it is sight. Nearly every
thing is done by machinery and the differ
ent varieties Of cakes and biscuits sent out
by this monster establishment mounts up
into the hundreds. will notice also the
method Of manipulating the cracknel,
which my readers have doubtless wondered
at, as have; guessing 10 vain how il at
tains to its Aakey lightness, unlike any
thing Of the biscuit kind The secret is in
boiling the dough before it is baked. Great
cauldrons Of fercely boiling water ICON
tanning at guess rs gals stand beside
each other in the room assigned for crack
nels Into this boiling water boy emp
ties from the boards on which the machine
deposits it, the dough, cut into the ortho-
dox figure. The cakes instantly sink
When they are done they float and are
skimmed out rs fast as they rise with q
wire ladle and dropped into a cold water
tank Here they soon sink again and are
then ready for baking. Again ladled Out
and drained, they are passed into an oven
and emerging from il on an endless apron
are ready for packing. The ovens, one car
see through from end TO end. Heated Il
exact temperature and varying according
to the thickness and quality Of the article
10 be baked, when they achieve the SLOW
march from one end to the other, they arr
perfectly baked, whether the delicate wa
fer, hardly thicker than a knife blade, oil
the old-fashioned pound cake; or heavy
fruit cake six inches thick. We tasted
every thing as we passed, until we wer'
comp PEELED to cry "hold, enough" to oul
guide, who otherwise would have swsmpec
us with dead surfeit The biscuit facto
~ gone over, we saw Readings seconc
wonder, the very antipodes Of this moderI
triumph Of machinery for feeding hungry
bodies. MANY wou'u put u ",s' a"u ".i'
up uneir "A''u' !" ho'ro' ~ ''s'"' '"v'"
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