Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-17

age is of special Importance, so far as re-
iates to health. The rocks of the grand
prairie formation lie not far beneath the
surface as a rule, and are in their strata
with more or less open or porous matter
filling few inches of space between them.
In these strata there are frequent breaks,
so when the surface water settles down to
the rocks it soon finds means Of getting
between them, where it flows entirely
sealed off, as it were, by 4 rock barrier
above. Once between the strata and it can
exert no influence whatever upon the sur
face. -
Writing further on some causes OF SICK
ness DR.. Elzey says the present season OF
the year is the proper one for carefully
looking after all impurities about ones
premises. An impurlty SO insignificant as
10 appear scarcely worthy Of the slightest
attention might cause 4 spell of sickness
and possibly death. Remove every i'm
purity promptly and use plenty of Stacked
lime, in his earnest advice, not forgetting
to give special attention to all stables, pens
and yards where animals are kept, and to
get and keep them as clean as it is possible
Tor them 10 be made.
ANY person may conduct 4 very interest
ing chemical experiment tending to change
Of color in flowers. Fill 4 glass lumber,
say half full of ether, to which add about
one-tenth of its bulk of liquid ammonia.
Both may be had at any drug store. Dip
your cut flowers into this compound. If
they are rcd or violet they viii come out of
the immersion 4 beautiful bright green. The
same process will change the color Of al
most any flower experimental upon. The
upper petal Of the sweet ped. for instance,
becomes 4 dark blue, while the lower petal
becomes 4 bright green. White flowers
usually change TO yellow, red geraniums to
blue, and so on. Most yellow flowers retain
their natural color. Plunge the charged
flowers into pure cold water and they will
retain their new tint for several hours,
alter which they viii gradually take on
their natural colors.
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\ scientist writes that many who COM
plain Of slecpless nights and weak backs
nye il all 10 the shape in which their beds
are made up. The usual plan is to give the
head portion of the bed slight elevation,
aud then make the rest of it, on to the foot,
as near level as possible. Not unfrequently
after passing the middle of the bed there is
! slight descent TO the foot. This Is not the
best way, by any means. The bed should
be so made rs to form gentle curve from
head to foot, the middle being the lowest.
First make the head as high rs you wish it,
then descend gradually to where the hips
would rest, then rise TO the foot, leaving
the foot almost rs high as the head before
the pillows are put on. Try it and you will
De pleased with the arrangement.
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The Boston Journal of Chemistry says all
cooks ought 10 understand (buTthey don'D
that to fry well the lard should be very hot
before the article TO be fried is put into it.
Lard excessively hot cannot penetrate-it
AT once cooks the outside of the article with
which it comes in contact, and closes the
pores, so to speak; after which the rest of
the cooking is more like 4 bake than fry.
But, or the other hand, lard merely warm
penetrates the article through and through
and leaves ii, when done, perfectly satur-
ated with grease, and very little more di-
gestable than a brickbat. 1t is this cold
lard process of frying that makes fried food
unwholesome.