The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
MAJOR NAYS SORE TRIAL,
Coupeiied bT Peculiar Considerstiens "a
Foreeo the Hosor- OF IN Author.

Co-peu.a by Peculiar ConsIdersuens 90
Foreeo the hororr OF IN Author.
1T Is curious thing that even the civilian
most nearly approaching the man OF sense
will. when moved to consider us at all, persist
in referring to army officers as men OF blood.
or refer to US as having been trained in the
art OF killing. Therefore 1 shall give up my
great work on How TO Distinguish the Edible
Mushroom"
"Maier." said Mrs. Max softly what is it I
have sometimes heard you say am"
An angel. always. my dearp'
-of course always an angel but sometimes
--inconseauentialT
III the word has passed my lips in relation
to you IL was in praise. Fancy life with conse-
ouential womsnl You were sboutto remark"
That what in ever you mean by mixing
mushrooms with men Of blood. I'm surer'
Exactly. my dear. l should earn. as you
suggest. the reputation Of revealing In the
death OF my fellow creatures IL completed
and published my great work on the mush-
room. have come to this conclusion not
through any doubt as to the lucidity Of my
literary style. for compared to it have long
considered the rays from pursst gem serene
q Cimm erian atmos pheric attribute"
Majorw interrupted Mrs. Max In great
alarm; you will pardon me. won't you
did not notice your glass" She filed his
glass, watched him drink. filled n again. and
said hopefully: Now you'll talk English.
won't YOU'VE York English p
Il am pleased. Mrs, Max. that you seem to
consider the emptiness OF my glass RESPONSE
BILE for the fulness Of my speech. since you OBJ
ject to the speech and are in reach Of the glass.
In what you quantity describe as New York
English. l shall now explain that have con-
cluded that the human intellect 10 capable OF
all but one mental achievement. and that is
the understanding OF the difference between
the edible and IN edlble muehroom. Men mas
ter the mysteries Of the heavens. solve the
secrets Of the oceans depths rend. with the
aichemists thunder. the dark recesses Of the
earth; control with artful device tho"
But when they're real fresh. think. broil-
ed on toast, with q sauce maltre d'hotel.
they're lovely for breakfast" Interrupted Mira
Max. with sudden enthusiasm.
The Major called tho setter to bis knee and
pinched that amazed animals ear until the
dog whimpered with pain. Then. when Mrs.
Max wanted to know what was the matter, the
terruptei him. Thereupon Mrs. Max ordered
the setter out OF the room. and with dreamy
eral minutes silence she looked up and in
auired sweetly: What were you going to say
slowly: " Only this. that. AS 1t seems impossi-
BILE to divert human beings from the excite
mushrooms, and as, they poison thems elves
the more. tho more they arc instructed. | have
ar5 Ra
the death rate. an end commendable In itself
and saa Mss on a1 Win 5% proaa
lance Col. Bob Billings told Mr-. Jack Dar-
ing that when you were Lieutenant you
Killed more Indians than any OF your soldiers.
though Pm sure the way their spuaws carry
their papooses on their backs is qulte cunning,
powdered the paBooses and he said with puff
Bob may have studied the pun ball in Its
relation to the aboriginal infants toilet. but /
only a. an article Of diet knew It as 'aS
known as the buffer or tulist"
But, Major. you don't mean to say that you
-. Always. il / found them fresh. The pun
ball Is the southdown OF mushrooms"
full pause" Il you took the trouble to learn all
about ITS nd Latin Dstts should think you would
The Major went to his desk. and. returning
80 tns table .Svpg With sS ~ an
main unpublished. but Il shall not die as song ne
nnsung. DO not start my dear; only pro-
Speaking OF extracts and bars would you
s seG f snap'fr e S Snnaer s s6s
pun t st. ai sF sS. sSss ..h Fsa ss
ner insisted upon my bringing out this point
s,GSnTg, ,nrr TssS%e Ime ss%S people who
or tomato run to seed. or from a pear with
few soft spots in 1t. will eat mushroom that
empty heads to wondering why their full
stomAchs ache. The decAyed pun ball is not
some as any other deeayed vegetable prod
uct. And pun ball has begun TO decay or to
ali on the white. The skin turns " sort ' Of
leathery. dsad-leAf brown. nut the flesh should
h hay rhs beautiful rich white Of undressed
taking its bath. but the color OF the inside OF
Mrs, Major MaI's evening dress gloves
in Ii. bcSE eacisimsd Mr.. N Max IN Ie hsRs
No." said the Major critically examining
tsses Is merely as H.t or inf a sss
note. intsrpolated by the Professor. l resume
and Is override You will Ind n tts c GIPsR
the progress. OF decay. Only tho pure white
Little pull Tails are lust as good as big
pun balls Il you can get anouGh OF them,
them. like the white specks on hat chocolate
drop, are lust as good eating. even when they
The Size With US n IS sGoutp that US
tSna Of the s%ms Oval ana oos ssaPs Il
pun ban hardly gets to pc as big as an egg be-
remains white and wholesome iii the nun bal
Is almost II not quite full grown. Curiously
enough. the SIX 10 Is something Xix . dressed kid
t. the touch, When II begins to run to seed
the little yellow flaws appear inside; thesstqrn
purplish or olive color. and the whole inside
becomes mass OF very tns threads covered
with tie very tiny spores or seeds. In a last
years pun ball you can hardly see these
threads, but the dry, brown dust seems TO fll
the whole interior At this stage We have ali
used them In our youth. not to eat but to
throw at smaller boy; so as 70 get the dust in
his outh and eyes This is the only way in
which pun ball ever hurt anybody seriously"
have added here something about cook
ing the pun ball, Thus: Cut into slices,
thickness according TO taste say half an inch
more or less. and dip slices In yolk OF egg
sprlnkle with pepper, salt. and sweet herbs.
Fry in fresh butter and serve hot. or: Dlp
slices in yolk Of egg beaten up, sprinkle with
bread crum os FRY nice brown serve not or:
Cook In a chEiing dish with butter, very little
pepper and sAlt and dash OF MOrcesteTshire
A little beaten egg both yolk and white
stirred in with the butter and sauce adds both
TO the taste and the appearance. Don't get In
too much Moreestsrshirs.
The points about the pun ball over all
other mushrooms are these; 1t grows every
MneIe II cannot well be mistaksn for any.
thing else; everybody agrees In liking IT, and
IN llkening its flavor TO that Of an omelette
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