St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-09

side 20 ~ 70 be ready TO Jump upee tho
? first passer-by." ... '+''
As it is under Tewflk Pasha, o. II
J was in the time Of Rameses H., and the
experience Of the present day enables
us TO understand exactly what our
scribe meant In the passage ! have just
quoted.-M. q. Maspers. in La Nature.
SCALING HERRlNos.
The WORK is Performed IN somevAss
Peculiar Manaer.
A peculiar feature Of the smoked her.
ring industry in this country 10 the
method by which the flsh are scaled.
Enormous quantities Of them arc
captured in weirs and gill-nets and tho
catch thrown into boatA When load
has been secured the fisherman ''treads
them out" by walking brislly hack and
forth through the mass of squirming
objects at the bottom Of the boat The
motion Of the fish upon each other. and
also the contact with the feet and legs
Of the ''treader." quicklysremoves the
scales. In the course OF half IN hour
sltillful operator will thus scale four or
Eve hOgsheads Of the flsh.
Another method consists in using .
piece Of board about . foot long and
four or Eve inches in width. which II
securely fastened to . long handle.
This is thrust into the center of tho
mass and moved brislxly about until By
continued stirring the scales arc moved
in an incredibly short time. The work
must be done while the fish are fresh,
as otherwise the scales become set and
can only be taken OF with great difR-
Guilty.
Care is exercised In both proceasea a.
II not Systematically done. many Of the
catch will be only partially scaled. and
II stirred about or ''trod out" for too
long time the Aesh will be soft or
bruised, in which case the catch will he
less salable. and, IL the skin il broken,
absolutely worthless. -
After scaling. they are washed and
salted in tubs, barrels or hogsheads;
then strung on sticks. from twenty Eve
to thirty-hve being placed On each. &C
cOrding to their sise. The next step
consists in REVEALING. 20 remove all tho
blood and dirt that has accumulased
and the strings are then laid ON frames
in the open air to drain and also to
harden and dry the gill-covers This
being accomplished they are taken to
the smoke house, properly arranged.
the fires started and the smoking be-
gins
Several kinds Of wood are used for
this purpose in different countries,
white birch being preferred in France.
v~,6s Sn E~~1~,~A II
Holland oak chipe and sawdust
are considered the best In this
country pine-logs that have been soaked
In salt water are selected. - the salt
renders the wood less inhsmmable and
IL also gives OF q greater volume OF |
smoke.
Some of the curers, when the smok- |
ing process is nearly completed. build .
6re with oak logs for the purpose Of |
giving higher or brighter color 10 the |
fish. As matter Of fact, however, tho |
woods make little or no difference. the
chief idea being TO get . kind that will |
burn slowly and 1t the same time yield |
. sufficient amount of smoke TO cure |
the fish, and at the same time burn 20 |
slowly that there Is NO possibility Of |
scorching them.-Dctroit Free Press
cHRvSANTHEMUM PARTY.
This b the Way to Prepare for Oss that
WIN Please Everybody.
To give . ehrysanthemum cobweb
party successfully requires . plentiful
supply Of choice chrysanthenums. I'M
limited good taste and . slight knowl-
edge Of japanese lore.
The invitations. IL possible, should he
on Japanese parchment. with chrys-
anthemum bloom caught in the meshes
of . tiny gilt cobweb painted in one
corner. the invitation proper being
worded>in conventional English.
A medium-siEed room must ne2t be
emptied Of all its belongings. and the
walls hung with Japanese scrolls. fans
or tapestry. and strings Of small Japa-
nese lanterns crossed from corner to
corner at the ceiling. A small knob or
among the decorations Of the walls. and
then the work Of weaving the aoral web
begiuA
The twine used matches the chrysan-
themum hues u nearly as possible. and
the blossoms Themselves are tied in
wherever an opportunity occurs, with
careful eye TO the shading and massiDg
Of the varying tintA
The ends Of the twine ara fastened
near the doorwsys, % they may be Of
easy secess. one being assigned 70 each
guest, with the information that the
one who collects the largest number OF
blossoms in the processof disentsngling
and reaching the furshest end Of his
string will receive 6rst prise. while the
luelEless holder Of the smallest bouquet
will Be rewarded accordingly.
The prises. Of course. should Be pure
u japanese, - should be the hoa4ess'
costume and the details aud accessories
Of the luncheon served. Pots Of Aower-
ing chrysanthemums should adorn The
reception rooms. and . ready imagine
ton win And no dfAc1lty in ssr~ ,ting |
al sssts Il ingeaioas snd nosel eas |
h, carrying out this eharniag ssr.
tainnent "a. s.z.sf
An EASTER" party Il prIUqcs1a the
SANE way, save that only coasr,.
pale pink. yellow and U uDed
In making the web *
A pretty flfst prize II laH low. /
er-like vase Of the pae 16611D1nI
color Bur.asss ware bith tQtp1eY
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