The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-12-25
not to leave wasteful layer Of meat


upon them. 3. 70 4.
n. When It comes to the carving of poul-
try and game. the wings and legs are
apt to prove insuperable obstacles. They
need not even be detached before cary
ing the breast. a skiliful turn of the
knife will separate them from the body,
and when the breast is all carved, they
piece OF the white and piece Of the
dark meat should be put ON each plate
unless, OF course, certain preferences are
known. The turkey breast should be
joint =
The breast of canvasback duck should
pc detached entire from the body, as it
Is ts the only delicate part. If more than
TWO portions have to be served. the
breast can be cut in half, not sliced, or
the wings can be served with whatever
meat >clings to them. -. ...s !
1t is sometimes well in defacLing the
legs or wings of poultry to follow q diff
terent plan. Lay the bird side down on
the dish, and hold it firm with the knife,
bending the leg back with the fork.
Then the joint can be easily cut through,
and so the whole leg detached from
the. body. In slicing off the breast the
fork should be firmly thrust into the
breastbone, and the farther side from
the carver should be attacked first.
fillet of beef presents no difficulties
whatsoever, as it is absolutely impossi-
Die to 60 wrong. If the dish is larded.
the pieces Of lard should be inserted
off, bit of the larding will fall to each
PERSONS share.-New York Herald
Thinks 1t Spells Woin4t.
One of the most noted physicians in
England is Sir James Critchton-Broune.
gentleman who evidently has q very
poor opinion Of the higher education of
women. In recent magazine article
Sir James takes the ground that such
education does more harm than good
The article is chiefly devoted to attack
| the outset the writer shows that the con.
| stitutional differences between men and
women are immense and far reaching
| extending from the cuticular amend.
ages. TO the marrow of the bones. and
from the crown of the head to the sole
Of the foot The eulogists of girls high
schools. says he, would have us believe
that these INSTITUTIONS have led forth a
great host of girls from the wilderness OF
| Ignorance and inaptitudc into LAND
flowing with wit and learning, but thai
is sheer nonsense. What thew have done
| is to conduct them from the unkemni
meadows of natural growth into the trim
| gardens OF artificial culture. Excellent
are orchids and camellias in their Way
but do not let us forget the buttercuDs
and daisies: Two years ago met in a
country high school girl who was read
ing Lucretius for her recreation, but She
failed lamentably in the task Bre
scribed for her-boiling potato. Now
am sure much more of the hapniness an1
wholesomeness Of life hinges on boiIine
potatoes than on the Interpretation Of
Lucretius and his dark and doubtful saw
ings."
Generalization has even developed. 6
special malady among the girls, a gas
trio disorder which is now so common
that Sir James thinks it might receive
the name of anorexia scholastica. Thi.
induces headaches. Now, a headachy gir
is not unlikely to grow into a migrainou.
and invalid woman. A voluminous men
tai state may develop into epilepsy.
| Somnambulism may lead to hysteria
Insomnia may lay the foundation of in
| sanity, and anaemia at the growth De
| Rod may entail lifelong debility. This
| and much more, this well-known physi
clan writes ID warning of the higher ed
| ucation of women.
But in fairness to him it may be wei
to point out that it is English girls, mo-
American girls. whose incapacity fol-
| severe brain-trairing he discusses.