The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-01-18
ODD ITEMS.

guilty of profanity. The oldest is A
years old and the youngest 22.
"Can brutes talk :" was the questio
under debate. III should say they
could-my husband talks was tn,
answer given by woman who own
no plush or fur mantle
Who was the chicken-hearted knav,
that said There's more truth thar
poultry in this world ~ He ought tc
duck his head for being goose enough
to hatch such lie.
When the doctor advised Brown to
take care Of his health, Brown remark
ed, with q feeble smile, that really il
was 80 poor that he didn't think it wa.
worth while taking care of it.
"And what is this animal called =
asked the teacher of the class in natural
history, as he pointed to picture of a
sloth. "And the class all shouted at
once "a messenger boy y
When mans wife comes in and
sees him, razor in hand, and with his
face all lather, and asks him: "AIe you
shaving 2 it's provoking thing for
him to answer "No, I'm blacking the
stove," but it is in human nature to so
reply.
One cannot be too careful of his
health, warm days. "A tramp caught
cold and died the other day from
throwing away lot of cold victuals.
He had worked himself into high
state of perspiration begging the vict-
uals.
Ripenng and purifying wines and
strong liquors is done by the electric
current. BY this process the liquor is
freed from all its poisonous essential
oils, and the work of from three to six
years is done in few hours. Light
clarets are treated in three to six hours;
brandy requires sixty.
CnAppED HANDs.-For seriously
chapped hands try this Scrape a cake
of brown Windsor soap until tits all as
fine as powder mix it with an ounce
of cologne water an ounce of lemon
juice. Stir this very thoroughly to-
gether, shape it into cakes, let it harden
and then use it when you wash your
hands.
An English practitioner gave lady
a mixture of acetic acid to dissolve
| pin she had swallowed, and said it
would do the work in week. But
the medical authorities have sat down
upon the case and find that such mix
lures are non-operative. 1t was decided,
moreover, that metallic bodies become
quickly and considerably corroded by
tie action of the juices in the alimen-
tary canal.
Walt Whitman says that real Amer
lean poetry, as well as any American
literature in a high sense, is something
yet to be. The aims and stress of our
book making, according to his estimate,
are entirely adjusted-like our society
life-to "certain fine drawn surface,
imported ways and examples, having
no deep root or hold in our soil" He
hardly knows volume that il distinc-
lively American.
Gen. Butler wrote the following on
the fly leaf of Bible on retiring from
the office of Governor of Massachu-
sets "When l came into the Execu-
tive chamber, year ago, / could not
find copy of the Holy Scriptures. l
suppose each Governor took his away
with him. A friend gave me this. I
leave it as needed transmittendum to
my successor in Office, te be read by
him and his successors each in turn
One of the natural curiosties of
Herando County, Fla, is an immense
live oak, situated near Brookville,
which, seven feet from the ground,
measures thirty FIVE and one-half feet
in circumference ; from this height to
the top it has but two large limbs
spreading out, and at the top measure
| eighty yards across. On one side of
this singular work of nature is small
ortice from which issues continual
stream of cold air, showing some sub
terranean connection that : s unaffected
by what is going on above the surface
of the ground.
To MAKE LEMON CANDY.--Take a
pound of white sugar and a coffee-cup
of water. Cook these over a slow fire;
pour in tablespoonful of hot vinegar.
Romove the scum that rises. Try In
cold water now and then TO see if it
will 'thread" from the spoon when it
will, favor with lemon, and pour on
platter, which is buttered slightly.
This may be marked in sticks or squares.
Fruits or nuts may be stirred in just
before the candy is poured out of the
saucepan. Horehound and thorough
wort candy can be made of this by
boiling the dried leaves in a little
water and using in place of clear
wa.er.
SAUCE FOR FIsu.-Excellent sauce
for fish is made by putting one cup of
milk and one cup of water on the fire
to heat. When il Is hot stir in heap
ing teaspoonful of flour that you have
mixed with little cold water, so that
there are Jumps left in it. Beat and
then strain three eggs, and stir them in
with two tablespoonfuls of butter, and
pepper and salt to suit your taste. Pour
this over the fish If you choose you
can vary this in this way: Instead of
putting the eggs in the sauce, boil
them ten minutes then remove the
shells and cut the eggs in slices, and lay
, them over the fish; then pour the sauce
over all.
A TIP-ToP DEssERT.-A rather cost
ly but delightful dessert is made by
blanching two ounces of sweet almonds
and about ten bitter almonds (not
ounces but almonds) and then pound.
ing them until they are smooth. Add
a little at time one-third OF pint of
| cold water, Stir it all and then let it
settle. To one pint of sweet milk add
five ounces of granulated sugar. Let
this boil slowly. When the sugar is
dissolved, stir in an ounce of gelatine
which is entirely dissolved in very
| little cold water. Let this stand on