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The Washington times., 1902-08-10

| articles of food as assimilate with them
are not injurious.
Canteloupes and watermelons and
fruits of all kinds are seasonabie food
at TINS time of the year, and constitute
| a large part of what we eat Persons
should be careful. however. to know
that the melons are fresh and are
neither too ripe nor too green.
| Hot weather also contributes vefy
| largely to the material prosperity OF
the dairy, and poultry farm. Thousands
of people practically live on milk and
eggs in summer. Fresh milk and but
termilk are equally popular. Eggs very
largely take the place of meats in hot
weather. Proprietors OF some of the
leading cafes say that in the summer
months they use from two to three times
as many eggs as in winter. AT one Of
the large down town restaurants 80
to 100 dozen eggs are consumed daily.
at this time of the year. this being
about three times the number used in
cold weather, while there is CORE
9poANih5iy ioiiihS oh III INC ii4NoS Vi
ders.
Fish, crabs, clans, and Holsters are
served in divers ways to suit the taste
of the epicure. One of the summer
stand bys in this line is the ancient bowl
of clam chowder. 1t seems to grow
more tempting and palatabie each year
as the chefs find more things to put In
it.
This is no time for hot drinks. Ices,
ices, ices. are the order everywhere.
Probably ten times as much ice cream
sherbet, ETC., are consumed in hot
weather as in cold. and in the home, es-
pecially. the coffee urn resigns its dsni-
fed position to the frosted pitcher o.
iced tea.
The luncheon list at one of the lead
ing local hotels gives comprehensive
idea of what Washington people eat in
the summer time. This must not be
understood to mean that anybody could
possibly eat some of each article, and
live to tell the interesting story. The
list is one from which selections may
be mada 1t is as follows!
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Clams-Cocktail, stewed. fried. broil-
ed. poulette, fritters. roast on toast,
patties, scalloped. deviled in shell.
| Relishes - Radishes, olives. sweet
pickles, pim-olas.
Soups-Croute-au-p consomme with
rice. chicken with rice, clear green tur-
tie, consomme, consomme (cupJ, clam
broth (cup), julienne, pea, mock turtle,
vermicelli.
Fish-Soft-s shell crabs. sauce Tartare;
frog legs. suate, fines herbes: broiled
brook trout, with bacon; sea bass. Meu-
| Mere; filet of sole. sauce tomato.
Lobster-Broiled. cold, curry. cro-
quettes. lobster 4 la Newburg. fresh
mushrooms
Entrees - Chicken croquettes, with
peas; calf's head, vinaigrette; lamb
hash, with green peppers; Emince of
f'let of beef, Creole; eggs au buerre.
Squab-Squab chicken.
Roast-Ribs of beef; spring lamb.
mint sauce. Cold - Chicken, beef,
tongue. lamb. ham. beef la mode.
Vegetables-New green corn. Pota-
LoNS -NGN Doiittt IidSuGu, dQ SidNlli,
stewed in cream, fried, hashed in cream,
Saratoga, croquettes, Julienne. fried
sweets. Boiled rice, French peas, spin
ach, new string beans. egg plant. sue
cotash, spring onions. domestic aspar-
agus, beets. stuffed green peppers. new
green peas, stuffed tomatoes, French
asparagus, macaroni or spaghetti
plain. au gratin).
Salads-Asparagus watercress, pota-
to, chicken, cucumber, lettuce, Romaine,
chiffonade. cold slaw, tomato. lobster
Tapioca pudding, porte manteaux
caramel custard. sherry wine jelly. cup
custard, apple pie, assorted fancy cake,
pound or sponge cake, meringue Chan
tilly.
Ice cream and ices-Strawberry, van
nilla, chocolate, Neapolitan, peach, lem
on ice, raspberry ice.
Cheese-Roquefort Neufchatel, Swiss.
Gorgonzola, Edam, American.
Fruit-Grapes, baked apples with
cream, peaches. canteloupe. grape fruit,
watermelon, sliced pineapple, apples.
bananas, cherries.
Demi tasse. cafe Turc. buttermilk.
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THE GINENMATOGPApH NAN
AND HIS CORONATION LOSS

while the actual lighting of the subject
was preserved. Real and very substan-
tial galleries were constructed for the
members of the House OF Commons,
with their wives. other spectators were
seated in the tritorium. But. by the illu-
sion of scenic art. the first rows only OF
the chairs were actually filled with rep
resentatives of the nobility of England.
robed in crimson and ermine. One of
the most startling effects of the display
is at the moment when the duchesses
and coutnesses assume their coronets
after the crowning of the King.
II was considered advisable TO begin
the Photographic record with the pre-
sentation of the King at the four corners
OF the theater, when the Archbishop of
Canterbury together with the lord chan
celIor, the lord great chamberlain, the
lord high constable, and the earl mar
shah speaks to the people, the King
meanwhile standing up by his chair, the
Archbishop saying: "Sirs, ! here pre-
sent to you King Edward, the undoubted
king of this realm: wherefore. all of you
who are come this day to do your hom-
age, are you willing to do the same?
To which the people cry: God Save
King EDWARD, whist tne tTuuIple.S
sound a fanfare
His majesty is then seen going to the
chair OF repose," placed for him. with a
second for the Queen, south OF the altar.
In the bioscope representation the re-
gala is now borne to the altar and de-
posted thereon. The coronation oath is
administered, his majesty is relieved of
his crimson robe and is conducted to
ST. Edwards Chair while four Knights
of the Garter hold over him a pail of
cloth of gold. The dean OF Westminster
proceeds to take the ampulla and spoon
from the altar. and the Archbishop
anoints the King on the head and breast
and hands. His majesty is then clothed
with the Colobium Sindonis and the Su-
pertu, ica and is girt with the sword by
the .ord great chamberlain, which is aft
erward placed on the altar and redeemed
by the swordbearer. The King comes
forward under the golden canopy, and he
is clothed with the imperial mantle. and,
sitting down, receives the orb, the ring
and the royal scepter, which are brought
in upon cushions. Lastly, the crown is
taken from the altar and placed by the
Archbishop upon the Kings head, the
peers and pcarcgsss at the same moment
putting on their coronets.
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PRACTICAL WORK OF THE
SUMMER SCHOOL OF MINING

and here also another system Of wash
ing coal was found to be in use
Another day was spent at small open
hearth steel plant and rolling mill
where the pig iron from the blast fur
mace was made into steel and this steel
rolled and forged into rods, rails, fish
plates, car axles, and various market
able shapes.
From Glasgow, Prof Richards and his
school made an all-day jump to Sgd
ney, and spent several days in the
plant of the Dominion Iron and Steel
| Company. Having seen the making OF
| iron and steel on a small scale the stu
dents were enabled at Sydney TO COM
pare such methods with the more eco
nomical and modern methods of big
concern. The coking at Sydney. for ex-
ample, was found to be done by the
Otto-Hoffman process, producing gas
which is used in the furnaces through
out the works, besides tar and ammonia
as by-Droducts, the 400 ovens having
capacity of about 500 tons of coke a
day. The Technology men saw four
blast furnaces with 4 daily capacity OF
$50 tens OF iron each, the enormous
blowing engines which furnished the air
blast. and the stoves for heating the air
before it ertered the furnaces. The
magnitude OF this apparatus may be
judged by the fact that each furnace Is
supplied with $1,000 cubic feet of air
minute under pressure of from twelve
TO eighteen pounds a square inch. The
application of electrical power to such
a plant by the individual motor system
was also an interesting object tlesson.
The term OF the summer school was
sh6rt-less than a month-but the
twenty-five young men came back with
their notebooks filed with interesting
facts and their memories stored with ac-
tual conditions which once seen will
probably never be forgotten. Both in
structors and pupils were enthusiastic
over the cordial welcome everywhere
received, since the managers of the
mines and works seemed 10 appreciate
that the development OF the modern
engineer depends upon the practical ex-
perieuce which is obtained during these
visits TO industrial plants. Further
more, as Prof. Richards says. students
are taught how to inspect industrial es-
Establishments systematically, how to take
notes on what they see, and how to write
them in such a clear. concise way that
they may be of use when referred b.
later"
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w yHAT shall we eat when the
| NV temperature is in the SOS?
v There is vast difference
between what people should
eat and what they do eat, although it
can be said of the present age that peo-
pie are becoming much more. sensible
| in regard to what they eat in summer.
As everyone knows. very little meat
should be on the summer bill Of fare.
1t is astonishing to hear the restaurant
keepers tell Of the difference in the
amount OF meat used in the heated sea-
son from that used in the cold weather
The most popular Of all meat in the
summer is cold ham. and the ham sand
wich is always in favor. Salads of all
kinds are universally eaten by most peo-
pie. Sweets are much more popular
than they should be. as nothing is more
injurious to the system.
The summer specialties are, of course,
sea food, vegetables and ices. The
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, and
lunch rooms find an enormous increase
in the demand for cold dishes in hot
weather, and this is taken as an indica-
tion of better understanding on the
part of people in general as to what
they should and should not eat in hot
weather.
1t is not an infrequent thing that din
ner is served in a well-to-do home with
out vestige of meat upon the table. And
as for hot roasts and stews, they are al
most things of the past. They compli-
cate digestion, increase the temperature
of the blood and generally produce Ill
effects, If what the doctors say on the
subject is correct.
It is natural that vegetables should be
eaten in the summer when they are
fresh, nutritious, and wholesome. Corn,
tomatoes. and cucumbers, are most
tempting summer dishes, though the
stomachs of all may not be sufficiently
fortified TO endure the hostile effects OF
the latter. 1t is claimed however, that
cucumbers If eaten with such other
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GOOD illustration of the practical
side of technical instruction may
be found in the itinerary OF the

| n side of technical instruction may
| ~ be fosind in the itinerary of the
recent expedition of the summer
school of mining of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology. Twenty-Five
young men under the leadership of Prof.
Robert II. Richards, the head of the de-
partment of mining and metallurgy. left
steamer for Halifax Nova Scotia.
| After landing. a 12-mile drive brought
them to Waverly. where the party spent
two days studying the mining and mill
ing of gold-bearing quartz. Dressed
like miners in rough clothes, with tai
low candles in their caps, the young
men. many of when had never seen a
mine before, went into the drifts.
watched the breaking down of the ore.
and investigated the practical methods
Of pumping and ventilating underground
workings. Having followed the ore to
the surface, they watched the recovery
OF the gold by stamping and amalgama-
ton
Taking the cars for New Glasgow the
party spent several days in that local
ity, visiting first the Drummond colliery
where they saw the mining OF coal by
the so-called long wall system. These
mines contain gas, and the safety lamps,
which are used exclusively. were nov
city to many members of the expedi-
tion The ride down slope a mile and
half long was an interesting expert
ence, and day was spent on the sur
face inspecting the apparatus for dump
ing the coal and screening it for various
marketable sizes. the washing plant for
separating the slate from the coal, the
big centrifugal fans for furnishing a
current of air through the workings,
and the air compressors which furnish
air Tor the pumps and small hoisting
engines on the lower levels.g At this
mine the party had an opportunity to
seeing a coking plant of the old fash
ioned beehive oven type, which utilizes
neither the gases nor by-products. \ day
was spent visiting a small blast furnace
which served to show how iron ore.
limestone and coke were treated to pro-
duce pig iron and Stag. Here were found
coke ovens of the retOrt pattern, placed
in series, using the resulting gas for
heating, but not saving the byproducts,
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NO-Nh LlS pIlNdlt lioStH dtlGni-
N ant on the postponement OF
4 n King Edwards coronation, few
were greater than that sustain
ed by an unfortunate cinematograph
man who had arranged coronation
ceremony of his own. This man had
spent no less than Sc, ,00G in the dupli-
cation of the gorgeous scene under Cir
cumstances which made possible the
taking of series OF photographs. The
Importance OF making such a record was
realized by those in charge of the func-
tion. and while it was out of the ques-
tion to make the pictures in the Alb
hey. on account of the dim light, every
facility was rendered the photographer
in his work. and he was allowed o make
duplicates of the robes and uniforms
and gowns and such implements as were
used in the ceremonies.
a huge property Westminster Abbey
was built, giving a view OF the high al
tar. the theateT, the entire north tran
sept with its great window and part Ct
the choir walls and two of the four great
pillars in the center of the sacred edi-
flee. This was shipped TO Montreuil,
fourteen miles from Paris. and the thea
ters OF London and Paris were drawn on
for actors to take the various parts.
In matters OF detail the camera does
not lie. Therefore, the outlay upon the
incidents of the picture has been very
great-about e1 200. Thus the repre-
sentiye Of the King has been dressed in
field marshal's uniform, complete 10
the last order. and the portrait OF the
earl marshal is astounding in its fidel-
ity. Uniforms. robes, ribands, crowns,
coronets. and jewels had all to be sup
piled from data verified to the day OF
the mimic coronation. And, although
the picture is necessarily in black and
white. regard was paid to the differ
ences OF color, the King being arrayed
first in crimson robes and then clothed
with the imperial mantle. Cloth of gold
was specially obtained, and nothing was
left to the imagination which came
within the field of view
Rebearsals were carried out with the
exactitude of the Theatre Francais. One
hundred and fifty artists Travelled by
special train TO Montreuil daily, and so
perfect were they in their parts that
Mr.. Urban, the manager of the fake cor
onation. suddenly determined to take"
the last rehearsal on his film.
In constructing the scene regard was
had to the necessities OF photography,
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what similar to st. vitus' dance. His
head is continually waggipg from side
to side, then forward and backward.
The physicians say he will never be able
to keep his head still until he is re-
lieved by DEATH
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A MONG the private losses attend
IN ant on the postponement Of
L \ King Edwards coronation, few
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Hal OlQ song OF lle sunny oOulH-
land, Down Among the Cotton
Fields and Corn is vividly
brought to mind by the inmates
of an almost unknown public institu
tion in this city.
Away out in the extreme southeastern
section of Washington. nesting beneath
the shade of great trees, are two long,
one-story brick structures. During the
civil war these buildings were Govern
ment magazines stored with gunpowder
and missiles of war. Today they are
used for purposes of humanity and are
known as the Old Mems Home.
White Topped, Aged Darkies.
The inmates are white-topped, aged
darkies, remnant of the last of the
old ''uncles" of slavery days, who, like
the American buffaloes. are fast disap-
pearing from the earth. They are all
old men-very old, and some of them
reckon their age between ninety and
one hundred years. But they are all
comfortable and happy in the home the
District has provided for them in one
of the mosl picturesque locations of
Washington.
Established in 1882.
The Old Mems Home was established
in 1882 and is under the superintend-
ence of Mr.. Walter Stoutenburgh, in
tendant of the Washington Asylum The
buildings are situated due east of Con-
gressional Cemetery and stones throw
south of the workhouse for females.
They are one story in height, about 100
feet long by 10 feet wide, and are COM
fortably furnished. Recently there have
been added modern bathrooms and lava
tory, with porcelain lined bathtubs, hot
and cold water, and other conveniences.
The Buildings Transformed.
Originally the magazines were with
out windows or flooring. These were
supplied by the District government
when the buildings were received from
the General Government and complete
transformation made. The roofs, doors,
locks, and even hinges were of copper
as protection from lightning.
To look at the structures now no one
would suspect that they had ever been
used for the storage of munitions Of
war. The home is surrounded by an
abundance of fruit trees and gardens.
The latter were cultivated entirely by
the aged "uncIes." and contain every
variety OF vegetables.
In one corner of the largest garden
is patch" of tobacco, the work of two
old Virginia negroes who were raised in
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Walks With a Chair.

Ther Is another Inmate who Is afflict-
ed with peculiar malady which affects
his lower limbs. He is compelled to
assist locomotion with chair, which
he carries before him. The chair is
both cane and crutches to the old man.
He hobbies along behind It slowly, and
at short intervals is compelled to seat
himself in 1t. With this strange meth
cd Of locomotion the afflicted uncle
has frequently made slow and tedious
trips from the home away down to the
business center of the city and back
again.
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Crows and Black Cats.

The actions and movements of crows
and black cats have all sorts of sisnif-
canoe to the old plantation darky. One
of the inmates OF the Old Mems Home,
who was lolling under tree with sew
eral companions, observed a number OF
crows flying with the wind. Pointing to-
ward them, he remarked:
"Dere's a-goin' to be rain befo' night.
Dem crows am fiyin' wild de win
Sure enough, several hours later there
was a downpour.
Only Few Can Read.
A few of the old men can read, but
majority cannot. The illiterate spend
hours scanning the pictures in maga-
zines and other publications which are
sent to them by charitable people. The
superintendent hopes there may be many
donations of this character from those
who feel an interest in thesold planta-
tion darkies, who are so rapidly disap-
pcaring from the stage Of life.
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Buildings once Devoted to
The Storage Of the fluni-
fiOnS of Wdr, With It's AC-
COTnpdnylng Carn1Jc
0ndDeVdStdtiOn, NOWfhe
Scenes OF 00ilieff dii1ld iiaD-
plneSS : Soma of fhG
Interesting Characters
Among The Inrn0teS Of
fhe PldCe-OnS of Them
Suffering from An Incur
able Nervous Trouble
and AnOfher Is Able TO
Move About Only With
The Md Of q Ch0ir, Which
He PuSheSln Front of Him
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An Almost unRnOWn Public
institution in -SOufhedSf
Washington Thdt IS Full
of Interest for Visitors.
Quaint Old Livery Re
minderS Of Southern
Fields of Cotton and the
Ii0iCyOn "BefO' dc WUh"
DQYS Of Dixie = They
Have Their Regular Du-
ties as We'll as Their
Pleasures = TORc Much
Interest in he Cultivation
of q Garden and in a lit
tie "pdtCh" Of Tobacco
10 Supply Their Needs.
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the tobacco belt of that State. This fur
nishes the inmates with much of their
smoking and "chawing" during the long
winter evenings when they sit about
the great stoves and relate remini-
SCIENCES of Dixie in bygone days.
The old men are provided with three
ample meals daily. the bill of fare va
rying from day to day. During the past
winter there were 1O1 inmates of the
home, but the grim reaper claimed sew
Lightweight names These range in age
from sixty to one hundred years.
Have Church Services.
They have church services three times
a week, with "Brudder" Williams as
leader These services are typical of
the old-time plantation meetings, and
the hymns they sing and chant are the
same they sang in bygone days in front
of the old cabin doors after their days
work was done.
Some of the Veterans.
The "uncles" in the accompanying
photograph are Jerry Stewart, 72 years
old; Cornelius Brown, of Louisa county,
Virginia, S5 years; Peter Robinson, 80
years; Edward Buckner, 9S years; John
Simms, 80 years, who was owned by the
celebrated Simms family, of this city,
and Moses Turner, whose age is uncer-
tain, but is believed he is fully 100. as
he declares that he helped to fight de
British red-coats'' when they invaded
this country for the last time, in 1914.
One Who Passed Century.
Anthony Chase, who died at the homo
last spring. was said to be 104 years Of
age. He was born at Patuxent, and told
Intendent Stoutenburgh that he was
boy big enough to go to church and was
attending divine worship at little
frame chapel near his home when the
British gunboats ascended the Potomac
in 1914 on their way to Bladensburg.
Anthony added that when the mem
lars of the congregation saw the ap-
preaching warships they abandoned the
church and fed precipitately. on foot, on
horseback, and in wagons and other We
hicles, spreading the alarm as they
went
Mr.. stoutenburgh recalls funny bit
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Two of the Afflicted.

There is a poor old fellow at the home
who was hit on the head by an infu-
rated bull which rushed at him several
years ago on a farm in Virginia. After
knocking him senseless, the bull tossed
him in the air He was so seriously in
jured that for some time his life was
despa;red of. Finally he recovered from
the effect of the blow he received, but
became afflicted with an ailmcnt some
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of rcpartee between two of the old men
which he recently overheard. They were
cronies, and frequently joked at each
others expense.
John, whar wuz you bo'n?" queried
one.
in missus' kitchen. Whar wuz you
bo'n?"
"Out In de cornfeld."
Oats right rejoined John. 'I
thought you wuz BON out among de wild
animals. de way you looks
Then the two old cronies INDUCED in
hearty guffaw.
Major Isaac Bragg.
One OF the Oldest characters in the
Old Mems Home is an "unclc" up in
the nineties, who announces himself as
Major Isaac Bragg" a hero of the war
with Mexico. He claims that he was
the identical Major Bragg. of the Amer
lean artillery, who, when his guns were
moving down the Mexicans, received
this famous order from General Scott, at
the battle of Chapultepec:
"a little more grape. Mr.. Bragg"
General Scott Was Shocked.
Isaac also relates that. sword in hand.
he attacked about 100 Mexican soldiers.
After he had slain fully fifty of them
single e-handed. and their bodies were
piled about him, General Scott gailoped
furiously up to him and exclaimed:
For Gods sake, desist, major, You
are converting this battlefield into
slaughterhouse."
When the reporter was sighting his
camera at Major Bragg" to get his
picture, the old fellow stepped aside,
and demanded:
What's dat you is pintin' at me?"
"Only camera replied the reporter.
Il knows goned well it's er can
non. Don't pint it dis way, please,
sah''
Two of the Afflicted.
There is poor old fellow at the home
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Their Ancient Superstitions.

The "uncles" still retain the super
stitipns for which the negro is noted.
The gaunt Southern pines, when they
sigh in the wind, breathe to the negroes
an omen, while the ripping of the moon
light across the marshy lakes and
bayous brings mysterious tidings, like
weird kilograms from space, foretelling
approaching misfortune or prosperity.
One of their superstitious beliefs is told
in rhyme. II is this:
Ef de he-drake fight wild de duck,
As suah rs you is BON,
You'll git news oh some good luck
Befo' de break OBJ dawn