The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27


them have reference to claimed improve
ments in connection with furniture, IN
valid appliances, cooking and education'
Several applications, however, relate 10
general industries, such as stationery,
textile manufactures, electrical and rail-
way appliances, pumps and typewriters'
Foremost among female inventions are
certainly those appertaining to their own
personal adornment or that of their
homes. Many devices have been patented
for raising the skirt when crossing
muddy road, problem essentially for
the fair ones. Appliances for the sick
have also engrossed considerable atten-
ton, and these may be supplemented by
novelties in fancy work, puzzles and
games.
New sky signs, advertising devices,
fire escapes, cameras, balloons and skates
further swell the list of last years appli-
cations. The unseltish disposition OF
women is again portrayed by their in
ventive attentions to the opposite sex. IN
such matters as improved br c5s, "trou-
ser-splash preventers.' button-hole flow
er holders, self-attaching neckties, sleeve
links, and means of securing mems col
lars and cnffs.
Not only do ladies seem fully able to
originate ideas, but also prove able to
hold their own commercially in the de-
fence and exploitation of their patents.
Several large and fourishing commercial
businesses in this country are actually
and practically carried on by women as
10 +o+ &c
One lady in the United States very sue
cessfully defended her patent dress pro-
tcctor in open court, and though conduct
ing here case herself, came off with fly
ing colors, although opposed to one of
cleverest lawyers in America.
OATMEAL CRUEL.
Pound one cup of coarse oatmeal in
mortar until fine like meal Put it into
pitcher, and add one cup of cold water.
Stir well, let it settle slightly, and turn
off the mealy water into stewpan. Re-
peat threetimes, thus obtaining one quart
of liquid. Cook for thirty minutes. stir
ring frequently; thin with milk or cream,
and season with salt. Gruels should be
cooked until the raw taste is entirely lost.
or until all the little starch grains have
burst. Do not use rolled oats or any of
the prepared oats for this. guel. What is
wanted is the starch in the oats, and in
many of the preparations this has been
nearly all removed. The water when
poured from the oats will look almost
like milk, so much starch will be OBJ
tanned. When put over the fire to heat,
stir constantly for few minutes, as the
starch is apt to settle, and would burn
quickly if not looked after. Oatmeal
cruel prepared in this way has less oil of
the meal, and is much more delicate
than it would be if the oatmeal were put
in the water and cooked, and then strain
ed.
AS the cruel heats it begins to thicken,
and when cooked it should be thinned
with cream, milk or water. Oatmeal CRU
ell prepared in this way is a delicate food,
and the word ''gruel'' will not be often
sive to the sick if made in this way and
served on a daintily prepared tray.
THE FUNNY SIDE OF woMEN's MOVE
MENTs.
Some of the little incidents which sell
dom get into the published reports Illus
trate the enthusiasm of the worker in
reform movements better perhaps than
larger matters could do. One beautiful
woman says the "Women's Column a
delegate from New Jersey, said she had
named her little girl Frances Willard,
and the child had named her three favor
lite dolls Anna Gordon, Mary Woodbridge
and Lady Henry Somerset. The two
young delegates from Georgia said they
had named their horse for Senator Carey
of Wyoming, and gave an amusing ac-
count of how much more easily the sa-
gacious animal would let himself be
caught by the sweet words of the young
ladies than by the denunciation and curses
of their old colored man servant. The
Georgia girls also acknowledged that
they had on their farm three calves,
named respectively Lucy Stone, Henry
B. Blackwell and Susan B. Anthony.
Lucy Stone was an ill-behaved calf, and
if she did not improve they were going
to change her name to that of some prom
inent emonstrant-either Kate Gannett
Wells or Caroline F. Corbin. When this
incident was related at the supper-table,
Miss Anthony told of man out in Colo
RADIO, many years ago, who had pair of
particularly intractable mules. He named
the better-tempered of the two Elizabeth,
and the one which was totally unmanage-
able, aud kicked everybody, he christened
Susan!