Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
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THE YOUNG MAN WHO KNEW.
Information About skim Milk and Rcd
Trimmed Chickens Yards.

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Information About skim Milk and Rod
Trimmed Chickens Yards.
Il feel as though I'd been attending
e summer school or university extern
sion course" said New York woman
as she sank into the nearest piazza
chair of a Catskill hotel and looked
after the retreating carriage from
which she had just alighted. IF ever
there Is chair Of general information
created at any college the young man
who brought me up here Just now
should have It.
TN the first place. we'd scarcely
started when we passed a huge wagon
piled with burlap bags. each contain
ing what seemed like mammoth
cream cheese. II smelled Just for all
the world like one enormous delicates-
sen shop. said:
"'Oh, Is that the way you make
cream cheese up here In those great
blocks. and then send It down to the
city to be cut up In little squares and
wrapped in tin foilY
"'Tisn't cheese. It's casein, Skinned
milk. you know. What they matte pia-
no keys and buttons out Of was his
reply.
Buttons made Of milkr / replied,
In astonishment.
well, at that he began suoh volley
OF information that I can't remember
half he said. He told me how they
separated the cream Tor butter at the
creameries and then extracted the case
in from the skim milk.
TT seems the curd Is pressed and
baked and dried and powdered until It
becomes perfectly white and odorless.
It's almost like ceIluloid. only not In
fammable.
He said 1t was used for all sorts Of
things, like playing cards, expensive
paper and pen holders. Finally, as
sort of dismissal of the entire subject,
he said:
why, It's practically on the same
principle as making knife handles.
combs and things out Of blood
Blood? repeated.
"'Oh. yes,' he continued. in the most
matter of fact tone. Lots Of blood at
all the big slaughter houses. you know.
They'd be sure to find some use for
that. It takes a fine polish and is SOL
Id and durable
Just as was getting over the shock
of this disclosure, again noticed the
delicatessen odor. This time there
was no wagon in sight, but over In the
field was what looked like pond OF
milk.
Whatever is thatT inquired.
"'Skim milk-oversupply. Neighbors
don't like It. but the creamery's got to
get rid Of It somehow. so they pump
II over into that hollow in the field.
Doesn't smell very good. and at this he
whipped up his horses and tried to-
leave the pond Of SKINNED milk in the
distance as soon as possible.
Il settled back for q moment wait
ing to see what would come next.
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an few moments we came to sew,
eral prosperous looking farms. In ev-
cry chicken yard and here and there on
the grounds adjoining the houses were
thrown bright red blankets; IL one
place an old scarlet shawl and perhaps
further on an antiquated red portiere.
what are all the red things forT
I inquired.
Hawks he replied sententiously.
"A hawk'll never touch chicken IL
there's anything red around. Thought
everybody knew that
II felt rebulxed and kept silent for
some time. As5f ~ 49,
WED gone quite distance when I
suddenly looked down on my lap and
was dismayed to find that my fountain
pen. which always carry in my hand
bag. had evidently begun to leak and
the ink was gently oozing through the
seam in the leather.
What shall do? exclaimed as
showed him the generous black spot
right on the front Of my light skirt.
links easy enough to get OUT he
said in the most unconcerned manner.
I'll stop at the next house we come
to and get some salt
".SaltT I repeated.
"'well. any absorbent's good. but
most Of themll leave a grease spot.
Salts the best"
He reined up at the next house and
held the horses while he went In.
Soon he reappeared with handful OF
salt done UP In a piece Of heavy brown
paper.
Putting piece Of the paper under
the cloth, he covered the ink spot on
both sides HitG the salt and rubbed 1t
vigorously. blowing away the top layer
every few moments and putting on
fresh salt. AS you see, 1t hardly shows
at all now and he assured me just now
when he drove away that by putting
salt under the spot and over 1t, letting
It remain that way for an hour or so
and then finishing the treatment with
another thorough rubbing, not trace
Of the ink stain would remain"