The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-12-03
pea,h-Giving oxygen.

1t a curious fact, discovered by DR. b.
w Richardson, that pure oxygen becomes
tleritali1ed by repeated inhalatlons' AM
mails confined in o current OF freshiy-made'
p,,yq oxygen were differently affected, hut
never became sleepy; bat when the oXy-
gon, ence inhaled, was freed from all known
impurities and again supplied, the animals
invariably became drowsy, foll asleep, and,
rndnr suceessive inhalations Of the puriiied
gas. .eyplrea. II was evident that, in breath
me. .he oxygen had undergone some change
miltsoyyu 10 the chemist What the change
d c.l only bo conjectured- though Dr. iuth'
ardson has found that II the exhauated oXy'
gen be electrically charged it is reyltaiiled'
aud will again support lie
mere Is some excuse" said the
police judge. for man becoming exas-
perated by the strains of hand organ,
but to rush out and attack the musician
with an ak is carrying things with a
little too high hand" II know it is,
jedge," pleaded the man who had never
been in police court before, "but when
a blame dago comes and stops in front
of the house jist after man has had an
argument with his wife about whether
he gifts an overcoat or her cloak and
begins playin' Home, Sweet Home it
is more than flesh an blood kin standl"
Indianapolis JournnI
lin America 1t has been observed
that bees often bore tubular corollas in
order to get at the nectar Of flowers, m
stead Of entering by the mouth, as
humblebees do in Europe. In essays on
the crossfertilization of flowers, this
supposed anomaly has been the subject
Of much comment 1t Itnowappears that
the humblebees of Europe and America
have identical habits in regard to the
manner in which visits to flowers are
made, and that it is the class of insects
known as the carpenter bee, or the
borer, which works in the outside man
ner indicated I. s,aaa4E4aa.a.s.
Rice Cups.-Wash one cup Of rice,
throw it into two quarts OF boiling
water and boil rapidly thirty minutes;
drain, put 1t into double boiler with
one pint of milk and cook for thirty
minutes longer. By this time 1t
should be quite dry. Garnish the
bottom of custard cups with any small
fruit, pack the rice into the cups, turn
it out quickly and pour over soft
custard. Boston Budget,
Baked Apples. Ii Pare and core tart
apples, place in pudding dish and flll
the cavities with yellow sugar, adding
a bit of cinnamon and butter and one
teacupful OF hot water. When done
remove to glass all but one, mash that
smooth, stir 1t into sirup and pour
over the apples. Serve cold. 2. Wash
the applesi prick them with fork to
prevent them burstingI place them on
a tin to bake, turning them occasion.
ally, Leeds Mercury.
Corn Meal Tartlets. Make two
tablespoonfuls of corn meal into a
smooth paste with cold milk, using as
little milk as will answer the purpose;
stir into the paste three gills of very
hot milk, place all in saucepan and
stir briskly over the fire till it thick
ems, but do not allow it to boil. When
cool sweeten to taste and flavor with
vanilla. Beat the yolks Of two eggs
and add to this mixture, line patty
pans with puff paste, fll with the
mixture, dust over the top powdered
sugar and dessicated cocoanut and
bake The flavoring may be varied to
suit the taste and the tartlets will
be found equally good served hot Or
cold. GOOD Housekeeping,