Evening star., 1896-08-15

ly every one makes the common error In
regard to tn. influence Of the sun on the
weather. Thus the remark Is very fire.
qrently heard that the sun Is very hot to-
| day. or the sun is very near US today, the
i'm npression being that the nearer We are to
the sun. or the nearer the sun is to US, the
warmer weather we have Now, the facts
IN the case are all the other way, for the
nearer the sun tho greater the cold. All
lofty mountains are capped with snow.
even under the equator. This effectuaily
disproves the impression that the nearer
the sun the greater the heat. Aeronauts
all tell us that as they get nearer to the
sun the cooler 1t Is. They would freeze in
the warmest day In the summer If they at
tanned any very great height If they were
ilot projected with the warmest clothing.
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The preserving season is now at hand.
and the talk of danger from the copper
preserving kettle is again heard throughout
the land" observed an experienced house
Keeper Like many others. prefer a oop-
per kettle. though I admit that the en-
ameled iron kettles are the easiest cleansed
and kept clean. Copper kettles seem to
make better preserves or jams. I do not
know the reason for it. but my experience
has always been that way. There is one
thing. however. 1 would like to impress
Upon all who use copper kettles, and that
is never to allow any preserves to cool in
them. Better pour them out when the
preserves are boiling hot In this way
there Is no danger from verdigris. The
best preserves are ruined sometimes by al
lowing them to cool in copper kettle 1
don't think l have ever seen a brass ketta
that L would feel safe in using Ordinarily,
however, the enameled iron kettles are
generally used, though old-fashioned folks
like myself prefer copper
X X Il X
Il do not know whether IT Ia s,lperstition
or fun. but there is at least one in every
SIX OF the men who walk on the slab pave
ment on the north side of the treasury" :"
said the policeman on duty at the corner Of
10TH street and Pennsylvania avenue, who
reiigiously refuse to step on q crack be-
tween the slabs. Sometimes. to clear q
crack, they have to take hop, skip and
jump motion. which is very amusing to OBJ
serve. Some men have told me that they
have never knowingly stepped on a crack.
They cannot explain why they do not. but
they do not just the same. Now, with
ladies 1t Is entirely different. They never
seem to pick out their steps, and every
thing. crack or slab. goes with them.
know some men who are SO careful to save
themselves from stepping on a crack, when
they pass up or down in front of the treas
ury. that they always turn out on the drive
way. Some men carry it SO far that they
are equally careful at night time and pick
out their steps.
X \
There Is a mother over on Capitol Hill
who has a bright little three-year-old.
whose only fault is that he Is just a trif1e
spoiled. Once in great while he sets his
mind on some vital question-and then his
will and mammals authority are bound to
clash. When bed time arrived the other
night Master Walter wasn't ready to re-
tire-in fact. steadfastly refused to bulge
from the front porch.
Mamma reasoned" with him. but of no
avail. ...
Me don't wish to doe to bed. mamma"
he tearfully explained. Me not sleepy
THE good Lord doesn't love little boys
who disobey their mammas." she replied.
The stars up In heaven watch the
raughty little boys, and tell God every
thing they do
This information had the desired effect.
and he at once consented to be put to
bed.
AS he was being undressed he told his
mamma, confidentially, Il dess I won't be
naughty any more at night, mamma I'll
be naughty in de day time, and den bod
won't know muffin bout it,
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