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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

Ice cream freezers are so cheap and easily
managed that many persons would make
their own cream if they only knew how.
California Fruitgrower gives few hints
which may prove useful:
Coffee extract is used in flavoring coffee
cream.
Always cook custards slowly.
In making ice cream if it is to be frozen
at once let the cooked mixture cool in the
saucepan, otherwise turn it into a bowl.
Too rich cream will spoil ice cream.
Very rich milk will make n fair ice
cream but thin cream, such as is suitable
for whipping, is best.
In making ice cream from clear cream,
heat the cream to the boiling point, add
the sugar, and if the lavoring IS added at
this time il will be better, but II larger
quantity will be needed,
For fruit cream the fruit should be
crushed, '.he sugar added and allowed TO
stand on.I or two hours, then strained.
For strawberry cream use ono quart of
cream, ono quart of fresh Strawberries and
one pint Of sugar. Crush the strawberries.
add the sugar, lei II stand two hours and
strGin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
In the Dining Room.

In selecting the furniture of the dining
room The Decorator and Furnishcr advises
to avoid the stereotyped and inartistic bull
fet There is one made with an oval bev-
eled mirror running the whole length of it
at the top, with one marrow shelf above.
Under the drawers are three sliding panels,
instead of doors, covering as many COM
partmcnts, which is unique and useful. 1t
costs SO in oak and there is no better
wood for a dining room. Chairs and a
lounge to match may be either covered
with leather or simply cane bottomed, but
they must be well made and strong.
Where the outlook is dingy and the light
poor the dining room is greatly enliyened
By extra sashes Of painted or tinted glass,
not more than twelve or fifteen inches
wide. These can be fitted into the casing
without disturbing the other sash, and the
shade and window hangings are suspended
to it's lower edge.
As for the floor, no one who has ever
used wood, either hard or soft pine, stained
will ever willingly carpet the entire room
The rug of Indian figures ought to be large
enough to prevent the scraping of chairs
on the bare floor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

A machine for making wood wool is be.
ing used in England. According to The
Commercial Advertiser, wood wool is com
ing rapidly into favor among manufacture
ers of glass, cutlery, confectionery, etc, for
packing purposes on account of its cleanli-
ness and non-hygroscopic properties, but
its adoption is hindercd, among other
things, by its comparatively high price.
The new machine is intended to reduce the
price, for it is of such size and design that
every manufacturer can have one working
on his premises, and can thus turn ont his
own wood wool. Very little attention is
required by the machine, and all the parts
are easy renewable. Timber of any con.
veniont length can be cut, and waste pieces
can also be utilized.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

Amore curious experiment may be showL
by holding the card between the eye and a
strong light-a lamp shade, for instance,
or window curtain through which the
light is shining. Then hold pin between
the eye and the hole in the card, as shown
in Fig. l. The head of the pin will be vs.
BILE, but reversed, as shown in Fig. l. The
cause is explained in the accompanying
diagrams of the eye Zig. o, where l rep.
resents the experiment under ordinary con.
ditions; the rays of light from the pin are
refracted by the lenses of the eye SO that
they cross each other, giving reversed
image on the retipa In fact, we really see
everything upside down, and it is probably
only on account of long experience that we
perceive objects in their natural position,
just as the photographer soon forgets that
the images formed on the ground glass of
his camera are reversed, but selects his
points Of view and poses his sitters with
out thinking of the inverted position in
which they appear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

The earliest flying machine that we can
trace is that invented by Archytas, of Ia
rentum, b. c. 400. The historian of the
"Brazen Age" tells us how the geometri-
clan, Archytas, made IA wooden pigeon
which was able to sustain itself in the air
for few minutes, but it came down to the
ground after Il short time, notwithstand-
ing the mysterious aura spirit" with
which it was supposed to be endowed. The
capabilty of flying has for centuries been
regarded as supernatural. Putting angels
aside demons are depicted with wings like
bats wings, while witches, etc, possessed
the faculty of flying up chimneys upon
broomsticks. We even read in childish
lore of an old woman who went up in a
basket" perhaps balloon carr and at
tanned most astonishing altitude-an ele-
walton no less than Seventy times as high
as the moon" 1t was not until l1S2, how
ever that the true art of aerial navigation
was discovered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Deafness and tho Telephone.

Dr. Francis Bowling, in an interesting
paper read before the Academy of Medi-
cine Cincinnati, says that there is much
more deafness in America than in Europe,
and this the doctor attributes to moro
general use of scientific instruments, such
as telephones, when one ear is used to the
exclusion Of the other. He cited n number
Of cases where he had examined telephone
operators, and he generally found the right
car the weaker organ, rs It was used al
most entirely in telephone communication.
A remedy was to use both ears. Either
have two audiphones or alternate the ears.
He also states that between the ages Of
10 and 40 at least one person in three is sub
icct to a partial deafness. The great ma
iority Of cases of impaired hearing date
from childhood and its diseases Another
prolific cause was colds and carelessness in
bathing. At lelst one-ffth Of the cases Of
impaired hearing are hereditary, and are
largely owing to a too close consangUinfty
of the parents Deafness is more preva-
lent among males than among females,
owing to the fact that the male is more ex-
posed to the vicissitudes of climate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Scientific Ercyitics.

Experiments are sGid'to have proved that
where electric lights have been used in
place of oil lamps for lighting the com
passes of vessels ut night, an incandescent
lamp brought close to the compass caused
a detection Of the needle.
For water proof glue soak in n COO
place half pound of glue for one night in
a quart of good milk, and boil it the next
day.
The manufacture of paper from moss Is
reported from Sweden. The paper is rs
hard as wood and can easily be painted
and polished.
A project for building canal from the
sea coast to Brussels will, if carried out
make that city practically SEQ port.
Again it is announced that the photo
graphing al colors has been achieved, thi'
time by an Austrian.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
The Horseshoe for Luck.

1t is claimed that the origin of the super
stiton that horseshoe brings good luck
can be traced back to the Thirteenth CEN
fury. The monk Gervaise, of Tilbury, in
forms us that at that time there was n
kind Of demon in England which appeared
as n horse rearing on its hind legs and
with sparkling eyes. Whenever this ap-
partition was seen it was sign that con-
Migration would soon break out. Hence,
as giving kindly warning this mysteri-
GUS horse was regarded as a friendly spirit,
and the animal in general was believed to
be a benefcent mystic power. A horse
tooth carried in the pocket prevented
toothache; it was a sign of good luck to
find horseshoe, and one was placed under
the pillow of child to cure the collie, or
nailed against a building to prevent it
from catching fire. This led to its general
adoption as protective symbol.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
A Collection of Fugitive Facts and OUT
of-thc- Ordinary Information.


In recent conversation with u represent
tative of The Pail Mall Budget, NJ. lola
gave q resume of his plan of action when
preparing new work, and observed that
before he began to write he lived the life of
his characters. In the "Assommoir," how
ever, he had drawn simply and solely on
the experiences of his youth, but before
penning "Gorminal" he spent a year among
the miners of Amin, and he had qualified
himself for LA Terre" by residing among
the peasants of the Beauce and the Perche.
After these condolences NJ. ~ was sud-
denly confronted by his intericcutor with
the remarkable question: How about
'Nara'P" The novelist was equal to the
occasion. 1t was not true that he had
spent day with the notorious demi mon
dame, and that he fell into raptures about
her boudor He did lunch once with a
lady of facile manners, to whom friend
introduced him for professional purposes;
but his chief information was derived from
the green room" of the Varieties, where
M. Ludovic Halevy took him, and where
he made the acquaintance Of Nine Judic.
All the legends published in the papers
about his search of human documents
for the reproduction Of "Nana" were works of
pure imagination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

Mix two pounds OF siftcd flour, one and
three-fourths pounds OF sugar, onS end a
half pounds of butter and seven eggs (or
half these quantities), rubbing the flour
and sugar together first, then the butter,
as you would for short bread then add the
whites Of the eggs when they are beaten
to a stiff froth. Roll ont the mixture very
thin, and cat into biscuits with a paste
cutter Bake on a hot griddle. These arc
a delicious afternoon tea cake Another
recipe is ms follows: Rub one-half pound of
butter into one pound of sifted flour, beat
up an egg and mix it with half pint Oh
new milk, and sweeten with one-quarter OF
pound of sifted sugar. Mix the -four and
milk into paste: roll it out thin, and cut
into any shape you like Bake on n griddle,
and when done let the cakes stand on their
ends till cold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Wedding Celebrations.

Additions are frequently made to the TO
celebrations Of wedding occasions. This
following, so far as we can ascertain, Is the
latest revised and improved list: Three
days, sugar; sixty days, vinegar; first an
niversary, iron; fifth anniversary, wooden;
ten anniversary, tin; fifteenth anniversary,
crystal; twentieth anniversary, china;
twenty-hfth anniversary, silver; thirtieth
anniversary, cotton; thirty-ffth anniver-
sary, linen; fortieth anniversary, woolen;
forty-fifth anniversary, silk; fiftieth ami
versary, golden, seventy fifth anniversary.
diamond.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

In2, however, the conditions are changed.
The illuminated opening in the card acts
as an independent source of light, and casts
the shadow OF the pin directly upon the
rctina; the head of the pin being smaller
than the pupil OF the eye, and being held
so close to it that the shadow is cast di-
rectly upon the re1ina, without the usual
reversal of the image, which, therefore, ap-
pears to our mind as upside down, whereas
it is really in IN upright position. This
automatic correction by the eye or brain Of
the images thrown upon the retina is a
curious fact, and cannot be said to be fully
understood
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
The Antiscptic Properties of CofTee-Deaf-
mesa Canned by Using the TCIeuhoue.

The Antiscptic Properties of Coffee-Deaf-
ness Caused by Using the Telephone.
From observations recently made as to
the destructive power Of coffee on various
microbes, DR.. Luderitz has found, accord
ing TO The Lancet, that the organisms all
died in n longer or shorter period-e g., in
one series Of experiments anthrax bacilh
were destroyed in three hours, anthrax
spores in four weeks cholera bacilli in four
hours, and the reptococcus of orysipelas in
one day twas, however, remarkable that
good coffee and bad coffee produced pre-
cisely similar effects He believes that, as
previous observers have suggested, the an
tiseptic effect of coffee docs not depend on
the caffeine it contains, but on the empy-
reumatic oils developed by roasting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Mixed rneI for Engines.

At Spezzia some experiments have just
been made on the Italian man-of-war Mes
saggiero, with n view to ascertaining the
speed attainable with coal and petroleum
mixed for fuel. They are said to have re.
suited in solving the problem of obtaining
a certain and high velocity at given mo,
aent, The Messaggiero, which never be-
fore surpassed fifteen knots an hour,
reached almost seventeen with the new pro.
cess of combustion. The engineers, how
ever, complain that the immense heat gen.
Grated affects the boilers injuriously.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Fabrication of Sewage Water.

A discovery, which may be of very great
value in a sanitary point of view, has been
made by Mr. Webster, of England, who
has applied electricity TO the publication
of sewage water. He found that If strong
current of electricity-such as is now used
for lighting purposes in our principal cities
be passed through sewer the salts Of
the metals sodium, potassium, etc, are de-
composed, while nascent chlorine and oxy-
gen are set free, which act as disnfectants.
Further researches in this direction will
doubtless lead to valuable results.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
SIMPLE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS
AND ITEMS OF GENERAL.lNTEREST.
Scientific and Curious Experiments in
Optics Graphically Illustrated by Ma
ture and Fully Explained in Popu-
lar Science News.

Take a piece of cardboard or Opaque
paper, and pierce a small, clean cut hole
through it, about the diameter of the head
of large pin. On holding the opening be-
fore the eye and looking through it, the
first effect noticed will be that the depth
Of focus of the eye is greatly improved.
Objects can be placed very near to the eye
and seen plainly, while if viewed in the
usual way they would be indistinct. At
the same time distant objects can be seen
with clearness. The effect Of the minute
opening placed before the eye is exactly
the same as when a photographer puts a
stop" in front of his objective; greater
depth of focus and clearness of definition,
but a loss of illuminating power.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

The ivy being sacred to Bacchus, the god
of wine, the ancients indicated a place
where wine was sold by hanging an ivy
bush over the door. The Romans had this
custom, and the moderns took it from
them Shakespeare's good wine needs no
bush" was familiar proverb, founded on
the Latin "vino vendibili hedera non opus
est" TO salable wine no ivy is necessary;
the French have the proverb, Eau vim qui
sc vend bien, il ne faut point de lierre" TO
wine which sells well, no bush is neces-
sary) The modern proverb is: "A good
thing advertises itself"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

She could figure to q fraction the exact aesthetic
action Of each prismatic shading down to
infinite detail
Her taste was yndisputed and twas everywhere
reputed that in color combinations she was
never known to fail
Shed oxpend upon ribbon all the energy Of
Gibbon, and to her simple threading
would transform the face of day.
I'm the art Of woman's dressing she was great be-
You'd expressing; but she bought her hub
neclCtie and be tainted dead away.
Tom Mason in Clother and Furnisher
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
4 Handsome Work BiG.

The attractive bag here depicted has it,
base formed of two squares of card board,
the corners of which are rounded off; each
piece is lined with satin on one side only,
and round one is sewn band of oriental
embroidery measuring 25lG inches by III
inches, the extra fullness allowed for the
turning of the corners beng caught in a
few plaits under a mixed cord placed 3
inches from the edge, which is also bound
with cord, and likewise the base.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20


tnls slient Inquire, anu put out hand 10 test
the rope, One end Of 1t was hxed to bale
cf wool that lay, as it had been lowered, on
the deck. Flinging myself on the other, !
found 1t sink gently from the pulley, as the
weight below moved slowly upwards; and
blinking with it, I held on till my feet touched
the deck.
Still the figure in the bows was motionless
Ipaid out my end Of the rope softly low
bring back the bale Of wool; and, as soon as
" rested again on deck, signaled to Della to
Jet herself down.
She did so. AS she alighted, and stood be-
side me, our hands bungled. The rope slipped
np Quickly, letting down the bale with run.
We caught at the rope, and stopped it just
IN time; but the pulley above creaked vocif-
erously. turned my head.
The man in the bows had not moved.
Continued in Julv Sunplement)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
ALL AROUND AZ HOUSE.
Charming Tancies in Flowcrs-A Rose
Ball Described.

A "rose ball' was the charming and ex-
pensive form of decoration chosen for re-
cent English fancy ball. Roses Of every
description smothered the house and bur
dened the air with perfume. Roses from
the deepest flame to the palest yellow. The
staircase was covered with arches of roses.
The mirrors in the ball room were cur
taincd with roses. They hung from the
ceiling, and there were trails of flowers
from pillar to pillar. Most Of the ladies
carried posics Of roses, and the gentlemen
wore roses in their button holes.
In place of the heavy bouquet there is q
pretty fancy for carrying posies from
which hang chatelaines of flowers or rib
bon picked out with blooms. They drop
nearly to the edge of the dress Women
also carry flowers in reference to theil
names Thus at a wedding the brides
n1nids will carry roses or lilies if the brides
name happens to be Lily or Rose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

The band, which is usually made with
the borders of Turkish towels, is lined
with sateen or soft silk, and inside is in
serted the second square of cardboard,
with lining uppermost; it is intended to
give more firmness to the foundation and
more neatness to the inside. \ strip OF
plush, cretonne, or cashmere is added to
the top and drawn at the mouth with two
mixed cords with tassels at each end; the
frilling produced by the drawing of the
strings is iauntily lined with silk of a con,
trasting color.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
French Pancakes.

Beat up two ounces of butter to a cream,
and add the same weight of -four and
sugar. When well beaten together add
half pint of milk, few drops at a time,
and keep on stirring. Butter some saucers,
and fill them With the mixture; bake in a
slow oven; when done, turn them out,
and arrange them one on the top of the
other, with jam spread in between They
can then be cut if desired.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
To Eefinish a Hard Wood Floor.

A practical workman recommends the
following recipe for rehnishing a hard
wood floor Melt one pound of beesway
and mix it with pint of turpentine.
When mixed it should be of the consistency
of lard or axle grease. Apply it sparingly
to the floor with rag; allow it to stand
four or five hours, until the turpentine bas
evaporatcd, and then whip the floor dry
with clean cloth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

The story is told that n young physician
attached to an English hospital has m
vented and used, it is said with success, a
machine which, in cases Of cancer, will di-
rect a current Of electricity against a dis
eascl cell strong enough to destroy it and
at the same time will not iniure healthy
cell. Those that are destroyed are said 10
turn into hard substance thar roiAains
without causing the patient any inconven-
fence. This statement is one that many
people wound Le glad To see verified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
A State Flower.

Californians favor the eschscholtzia, or
California poppy, for the floral emblem of
their state, says Nick's Floral Magazine;
and there Is legend that the name of the
entrance of the bay of san Francisco, the
straits called Golden Gate, was given it on
account of he sight of masses of flowers
of the California poppy, like sheets of gold,
on the foothills.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
To Prevent the Slipping of Belts.

One good way to prevent belts from slip
ping is to paint the face of the pulley.
This can be done, says The Industrial
World, by using hot asphaltum or white
lead made very thin with turpentine. It
will adhere well if allowed to dry thorough,
ly. A thicker coat of white lead and oil
should then be applied and allowed to dry
thoroughly before being used. These coat
ings will not scale off if properly applied
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

Advertiser-I wish this advertisement
placed in some part of the paper where peo-
ble will be sure to see it.
Editor-Yes, sir-yes, sir. l can put it
right alongside Of an editorial if You wish.
Advertiser-H Please put it along
eide of the baseball news.-New York
Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
irving. Very.

Maude (who is filing a temporary do
nestle gap)-I won't stand it another day.
Ats too hateful. (Sobbing)
Maude's Mother trying to be sympa-
Edhetic)-My dear, what is the matter?
Maude Indignantly - That miserable
Butchers boy just asked me when the
other girl was coming back.-Boston Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Not to BE Frightened.

He (as they pass a drug store)-Do you
know l read in this mornings paper about
a girl VINO dropped dead while drinking
soda water?
Shc-Oh, how romantic. Let s 90 in and
die oscther-Lawrence American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20

"Why did Caesar thrice decline the i'm
perial CROWN" demanded the Shakes
pearean student.
Il suppose it was because it was offered
to him three times, replied the matter-of-
fact man-Racket.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
The Longest and Shortest Bible Verses.

The ninth verse of the eighth chapter Of
Esther is the longest verse in the Bible,
containing ninety words. The shortest in
the Old Testament is the twenty-tifth verse
OF the FIRST chapter of | Chronicles. The
shortest in the Bible is the thirty-tifth verse
of the clos nth chapter of Sc John.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Soon to Astoni,h tic NYorll.

Two new antipyretics viii soon bu7s:
upon an Gstonishcd world, Popular Sci
ence News tells, so far as leng;hiuess #
name is concerned at any ratc-acc-y lethy
lenphcnylhydrazin and ethylcnphcnylLy
drazinsucCinic acid,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
Made a Dent in His Face.

"What fascinating dimple that drum
mer has"
yes. He was shot in the cheek ont west
last summer and it has improved his looks"
Chatter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
An Equally Great Man This Season.

Ice Dealer-Here, you. How does it
Ehappen, sir, you can't give me the suite of
Irooms 1 always occupy when l stop at this
hotel?
Hotel Clerk-Sorry to disoblige you this
time, Mr.. Blokey, but an umbrella manu-
sacturer insisted on having those apart
iments.--Chicago Tribune.