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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21
Our Diet.

If more attention were paid to the
above subject fewer would be our
calls upon the physician. DIR. Reed
says:
In the case of constant mental ap-
plicatiOn with physical inactivity, con-
siderable attention must be paid to the
diet if this condition is to be main
tanned for any length of time.
If vital fOrce-which is nerve force
is used for mental work to any great
extent, or for any length of time, the
digestion is apt to be less active, and
consequently, the food ingested must
be of a nature not to tax the digestive
powers as one engaged ill active man.
ual labor might tax them.
In the case of brain workers, meat
once a day is often enough, and then
only in moderation, while delicate per-
sons will find it an advantage to eat
much more sparingly of meat.
Brain workers would get on better
and perform their work more easily
on a diet composed mainly of milk,
fish, oysters, eggs, an abundance of
fresh fruit, and light, porous bread.
The brain contains about three times
as much fat as the muscles, while in
nerves a still larger per cent. is found.
Hence, on general principles, fat
mainly in the form of good cream and
butter-is a desirable article of diet
in these cases. Where the digestion
is in fair condition, fat, well-cOOked
bacon might be allowed.
The superior force or nervous
energy characteristic of Americans is
accounted for by some authorities by
Continued on Page Izs.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21
A New Remedy.

In glancing over our exchange, we
find the following sample remedy for
rheumatism. The writer says:
There is nothing so good for rheu-
matism as cottOn-batting," lady de-
clared the other day to a friend who
was victim to it.
81 have tried every other remedy
under the sun, and cotton-batting has
helped me when everything else has
failed. For sciatica it hasn't an equal.
L had suffered from it for weeks,
could not turn myself in bed, and had
about concluded that l had either got
to wait and let it wear off, or wear
me out, whichever chose to happen
first, when L remembered how my
mother used to haste cOttOn-batting in
her stockings when she had rheuma-
tism i'm her knees; and, like the drown
ing man and his straw, l resolved to
try it. L sent for several sheets of
cOttOn-batting and Swathed my leg
in it, from hip to toes, leaving not
loOp-hOle through which a particle of
air could enter. In less than a week
l was up and about the house. The
pain had left me entirely, and never
have felt a twinge of it since"
In cases of acute rheumatism, cot
combating is even better than wool,
as it entirely excludes the air and
generates a warmth which is rheuma
tism's best friend.
An obstinate case of neuralgia will
also Succumb to the same treatment,
if persisted in. An arm that had
ached for weeks-a dull, heavy ache,
with sudden, unexpected twinges in
every part of twas swathed in cot
tOn-batting and lulled to rest like an
infant.
Care should be taken, however, es
peciaIly in the winter, not to leave off
the wrapping too suddenly, even
though the pain may have entirely
gone, as any part of the body from
which the air has for a time been eX-
cluded is much more sensitive to cold.
When leaving off the wrapping, there
fore, something a little less bulky
should at first be worn until the place
is so tOughened that the usual cover
ing may with safety be adopted.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

just as dOughnuts are rolled in sugar.
Banana Dessert--A delicious des-
sert of banana is made by splitting the
bananas i'm two Iengthwise, spread
each inside strip with orange MARINA
lade, put together with thin slice of
sponge cake or even light, new white
or entire wheat bread. Lay the sand
witches on a pretty glass dish and
cover them with whipped cream which
has been sweetened and favored with
almond extract. A few blanched and
chopped almonds mixed with the
cream are no detriment to this dessert.
Gluten Hot Breads.-These were
eaten at a famous health resort, and
to those to whom gluten flour is palat-
able they are delicious. For the muf
fins, two pounds of gluten flour, four
teaspoons of baking powder and two
of salt. Sift this thoroughly together,
then add sufficient milk to make a
soft batter. Put in slightly creased
muffin pans and bake in hot oven
twenty minutes. For the gems, make
a stiff batter of gluten flour and milk,
using One-half teaspoon of baking
powder to each cup of flour. Add
little salt, beat well and bake in hot
buttered irons twenty-five minutes.
A New Ice Cream.-Make a French
ice cream, and when nearly frozen add
to four cups of the cream mixture one
cup of pecans and English walnuts
which have been Drowned in sugar
and then pounded fine. Also add
cup of dried and powdered macaroOns.
sprinkle of powdered caramel i'm
proves this cream, if added to each
mold when serving.-Good House
keeping.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21
Canning Florida Vegetables.

AS most all Florida women know
there is period of summer weather,
i'm our CLINE, when there is lacking
i'm vegetables in our markets. Right
now all of our vegetables are at their
best and we have been wondering if
any one has had any experience in
canning such vegetables as cabbage,
beets, etc, for use during July, August
and September. OF course cool food
is wanted most of those days, but
sometimes a warm vegetable dinner
would be very inviting. We offer the
following recipes from Country Gentle
men, for our country women to try.
Will ask that they give us the adj
vantage of any experience they may
have with these or other recipes.
Cabbage Remove all imperfect
leaves. and quarter, or if large cut into
eight pieces; then cut away the hard
core. Plunge into boiling water, and
cook fifteen minutes. Skim out into
cold water, and leave until perfectly
cold. Drain, put into boiling sailed
water to cover, and cook until very
tender. Pack the boiling hot cabbage
into cans, shake down well, cover with
Spiced Cabbage a medium
sized head evenly and thinly, rejecting
the core. Into saucepan put a heap
ing tablespoonful of lard or butter, a
heaping tablespoonful of granuIated
sugar, a teaspoOnful each of whole
cloves and pepper cOrns. Put in the
cabbage, cover with boiling water, and
cook closely covered, stirring up from
the bottom occasionally, and adding
boiling water as it evapOrates. When
nearly tender, add half a teacupful of
good vinegar, cook ten minutes, pack
cabbage in can, press down and cover
with the liquor. 1t should be reduced
sufficiently to well cover. Seal closely,
and keep dark.
Kraut.-Slice the cabbage into a
large earthen jar; put in a siX-quart
painful of cabbage, sprinkle over
handful of salt; with wooden pound
err, press down firmly but carefully
Fill the jar with cabbage, seasoned
with salt as directed, pressing down
each layer, and cover well with a
layer of bright cabbage leaves. Cut
a follower of wood to fit the jar; over
this place a clean cloth and heavy
weight This is to be done Immediate
ly. for it will faint if left even few
hours. Keep i'm a warm place. AS it
ferments. the frOth must be carefully
removed from time to time.
Beets-BOil tender. breaking the
skin as little as possible. Drop into
cold water. slip off the skin. and slice.
To quart of vinegar add two tea
cupfuls of sugar. When it bOils, add
a tablespoonful of salt and half
teaspOOnful of ground black pepper.
To this add two quarts Of sliced beets.
When hot, pack in cans closely, pour
the liquor over, and seal.
Beet Salad.-Prepare as directed;
when tender. chop. To every quart
add slightly heaped teaspoonful of
salt. the same of mustard powder, two
tablespOonfuls of sugar. and vinegar
to make the consistency of salad. Can
hot
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

Salad ROlls.-Serve with the salad
course pieces of bread dough, rolled
the size of pencil, cut three inches
long, and when light cooked in deep
fat until light brown. These are often
rolled in powdered Parmesan cheese
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

Alum baking powders unheahful Do not them for
raising food under circumstances So detrimental alum
baking powders considered that in foreign countries their
sale prohibited In many States in this country the law
pe1s powders be branded to show that they contain
this dangerous acid while in the District of Columbia Congress
has prohibited the sale of all food that contains alum
Alum baking powders sold consumers at from 10
pound IS for IS cents, pound
and when not branded generally be by their
price.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

He who has glad news need no
afraid of making a noise.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21
FOR THIS WEEK

No good work was ever done by
accident
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25

William J. Bryan, the peerless lead
err of the democracy, will deliver two
speeches in Sioux Falls on October IL
one at 2:30 and another at 1880 In
the evening. He will not be at Sioux
City on that date, and hence those
who desire to hear him will come to
Sioux Falls on that date. MI. Bryan
speaks at Madison, Wis, on the 18th
at noon and will reach Sioux Falls at
/ p. M. on the 18th. He must be at
Lincoln, Neb, at noon on the 18th,
and has a speaking engagement at La
Selle, Colo, IN the goth, so that Sioux
City had no chance to get him, at
least not on this trip. Mr.. Bryan will
leave Sioux Falls IN the Omaha -
1890 on the evening Of the 18th and
will go through direct to Omaha.
l.. S. Tyler appeared before he
MONDAY club to interest the club men,
hers in the matter Of procuring more
train equipment on that date. The
trains come into Sioux Falls from ev-
cry direction In good time, but 1t Is
believed that the present equipment
will not be sufficient to properly &C.
commodate the people who Will want
to come. Mr.. Tyler said that the mat
ter Of securing excursion rates was
already under way, but that he would
like to have the club use its influence
to secure more cars on the various
trains running into Sioux Falls on
that day.
Vice President Fred Whitehouse ex-
pressed the opinion that the business
men Of Sioux Falls would gladly do
anything possible to aid in the COM
pletion of the arrangements, and a
committee, consisting OF G.. M. Day,
f. A. Siberian and H. c. Sessions,
was appointed to take the matter up
with Commissioner Davenport.
Mr.. Tyler expressed the opinion
that II proper train equipment was
secured Sioux Falls would e a very
large crowd on the occasion Of Mr..
Bryan's visit.
The auditorium has been engaged
for that occasion, but 1t Is the Opin-
ion of the local Democratic commit
tee that this will not be large enough,
and a movement is on foot among the
local Democrats to secure the big tent
which was used for the Populist ma
tional convention here In 1900. This
would accommodate about eight or
nine thousand people, while hardly
four thousand can be crowded into
the auditorium. 1t Is understood the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
vi BRYAN WILL VISIT SIOUX FALLS
Elaborate plans Being Made for His Reception plenty OF Cars
for Outside Visitors.

big tent is now in Sioux City, and II
Is likely that 1t will be secured on
that occasion, though this matter has
not yet been closed up. The local
Democrats have a committee on trans.
p~ortation which Is now seeking TO get
a rate Of one and one-third fare for
the round trip, and which will CO.
operate with the committee of the
MONDAY club IN securing ample a
service for the regular trains.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
A PROFESSOR OF FLEAs.
Odd Profession In France - Troubles
of One Of the lmpresarios.

of One of the lmpresarios.
Among the curious professions
which one meets with in this country
from time to time is that Of professor
Of f1eas. What the professor trains
his alert pupils to do | cannot imagine,
writes the Paris correspondent OF the
London Globe, but every now and then
at the shows which camp on the out
skirts OF Paris the flea professor has
his booth.
One Of these strange im~presarios
named Jocolino lately took up his resi-
dence in a lodging house in the Rue
ST. Charles. Unfortunately Jocolino's
pupils multiplied with far more rapid
ity than he could train them to be we'll
behaved, with the result that their
active disposition led them TO explore
the adjoining rooms Of the lodging
house, where they performed on their
own account.
Their visits were not to the liking
of the neighbors, and Jocolino was
obliged to listen to some very forcible
remonstrances on the subject. The
nuisance, however, did not abate, and
finally one Of the tenants, a plumber
named Sauvin, decided to take the
matter into his own hands. Armed
with a large quantity Of insect powder.
the irate plumber entered Jocorno's
room In the absence Of the professor
and sprinkled the exterminator In all
directions.
While he was so engaged, however.
the flea trainer returned, and mistak.
ing the plumber for a burglar seized
a revolver and shot him In the head.
Sauvin is now lying in a hospital and
the trainer of the lively flea Is In the
hands of the police.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
TO THE GRAND ARMY BOYS
Department Commander Issues an Order Which Will BE Of
Interest 10 Them.

printed in our journal, which IL sent
into every state in the Union.
I wish to tender the thanks Of the
department to the bugler, the Aber-
deem band and the Sioux Falls drum
corps, for the excellent music fur
nished, and also to the WATERFOWL
band which furnished music for the
department OF Michigan. The bands
are all No. /. There were none bet.
ter.
The Little General, the boy and
girl musicians, young ladies represent.
ing liberty and union, were conspicu-
Gus In the parade. I have received
many compliments for the neat and
soldierly appearance Of the men, for
which they have the thanks of all the
officers.
Our surgeon, DR.. Smith, Is entitled
to a great deal of credit for the splen-
did manner in which he performed
his duty, especially on the day OF the
parade.
There was one thing that marred
our pleasure there, that was the abb
sence of the president OF the w. K
c., caused by sickness. I learn that
she Is still in the hospital at Chicago.
Let us hope and pray for her recovery
to health and return to her home.
The commander of each pest Is re-
quested to appoint a eomrade as pa
triotic instructor, and send his name
to b. ID. L. Dudley, Canistota, S. d.
Let us work this year, comrades, to
bring every old soldier outside the or
der into the ranks, so they will all
be entitled to wear the bronze button
that button means a great deal.
Learning OF the death of Mrs. Jas.
Tanner, l Immediately on behalf OF
the department, sent a telegram OF
coincidence.
1t is not settled yet where our next
national encampmcnt will be held, but
let all work to increase Il member
ship that there may be a good at
tendance wherever 1t Is held.
THOS. FITCH,
A. A. General.
N. I. LOWTHIAN,
Dept. Commander.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
SOUTH DAKOTA ROADS
viii Receive Some Attention From
the Department Of Agriculture Next

Will Receive Some Attention From
the Department Of Agriculture Next
Year.
Through the efforts Of Senator
Gamble Negotiations have been made
with the good roads department Of the
department OF agriculture by which
the local situation will receive atten.
ton next season. The department
has a corps of engineers In the field
10Y at Brookings making inspections
Of the roads, but the active work on
this work will not be done until next
season. The proper blanks for appli.
cation of the assistance Of the depart.
ment are now In the hands of the 10
cal parties interested In the project,
and Il Is understood that the neces-
sary steps are being taken to secure
the cooperation Of the department
looking to the work here next season.
II is likely that an engineer of the de-
partment will be spent here to make
an inspection this fall. 1t Is not to be
understood that the department of
agriculture Is In the business Of build.
ing roads for local communities, but
the purpose is to offer to communities
throughout the country the services Of
It's corps Of engineers and experts
who will advise as to the best meth.
DDS Of construction to be employed in
a particular locality. Those object
lesson roads are roads constructed for
the purpose Of showing by practical
demonstration how to build and i'm.
prove the highways in a particular 10
cality, and the nature OF construction
depends upon the conditions found in
each place. All cost Of making the
sample roads must be paid by local
citizens interested In the project. 10
cal business men who have the prof.
ect In hand expect to greatly profit by
the object lessons In road making, and
IL the work Is extended from this city
In each direction for a radius of ten
miles 1t is expected that business will
be greatly augmented.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
BUILD BLOCKS IN GRAIN FIELDS,
Postal Authorities Can't Keep Up With
the Builders Of Towns.

wv ~V''
The makers of geography in South
Dakota are hopelessly distanced. New
towns are s%pringing up SO rapidly that
ever the all-knowing postal authorities
are behind the game. Where a few
weeks ago only riotously rich grain
fields existed, are now to be found
handsome brick blocks. In addition to
the new towns on the Milwaukee and
Northwestern extensions, the Mime.
apolis & St. Louis railroad has added
about twenty to the map.
The St Louis towns have the ad-
vantage over the other e towns in
that they are located in a country al
ready thickly settled. One Of the most
remarkable in this respect is Florence,
about twenty miles northwest Of Wat
ertown. Early last spring. Thomas A.
Way, townsite agent of the Minneapo'
lis & st. Louis, the advance agent OF
the approaching railroad, inspected a
wheatfield, the property Of n Chris
Stemwedel.
This will make a good TOWNSHIP"
said Mr.. Way, and straightway the
property was bought by the railroad
and the wheatield was plated.
Stakes were driven to show where the
streets were to be located, and shortly
after the building Of the town com
menced.
The progress Of the town aptly H.
lustrates the omance Of town build
ing in South Dakota. Excavations
commenced, building material was
hauled laboriously overland, and, in
some cases, buildings were moved bod
lily. Now Florence has its handsome
brick blocks, its cement sidewalks, it's
p~ostof1ice, it's newspaper and all the
other appurtenances Of a full grown
municipality.
The same thing was done at Wal
lace, then at Brentford and C~resbard,
and the same thing will continue IN
til all the other fifteen towns on the
main line of the Missouri River extern
sion have been brought into existence.
The wheatfield soon loses its identity
under the manipulation of the town
site man and m~agically evolves into a
city-all this because South Dakota
IL growing-growing as it has never
grown before.
The success of the Minneapolis &
st. Louis towns is a marvel in town
building. One explanation given by
South Dakotans is that the towns are
being built conservatively and the
lots sold by private sale entirely, a
unique departure in the methods usu-
ally adopted in new town building.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis is
pushing its grade work to completion
on the western end Of the line and its
big track-laying machine will soon
have the steel laid as far as Condo.
From this point the machine will work
in the direction Of Aberdeen on the
Leola branch and another machine
will work westward on the main line.
1t is planned to have trains running to
lie Beau, the western terminus of the
road, by Jan. /.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25
CORN ESTIMATE MADE.
Robinson Puts Acreage at 2,o47 ,466;
Yield 81 Bushels.

Doane Robinson has made his esti-
mate of corn production of the state
for this year, based on 600 reports
covering every county, but gives the
estimate subject to revision in De
cember. His figures put the acreage
for the year at 2,047,46 acres, and
the yield at 1920 1856 bushels, with
an average Of 81 bushels to the acre
for the whole state. Bon Homme
county claims and lead in both acre
age and total yield with 159,545 acres
and 6,3S3,S00 bushels, and an average
of 40 bushels to the acre. The high
est claim for acreage yield comes
from Yankton county with so bushels
as an average. Twenty-Five out Of
ffty-three counties of the state show
total yields in excess of a million
bushels.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25

Department Commander Lowthian
has issued the following order to G..
A. r. post In the state:
Headquarters department Of South
Dakota G. A. R.
Milbank. S. d., Oct. I, 1906.
General Order No. 3: The com
mander Of the department Of Ohio de-
clares the recent national encamp-
ment at Minneapolis, Mimi, was n
of the most satisfactory and agree
able ever held by the Grand Army.
and | can heartily agree to every
word he says. South Dakota as a de-
partment, and we as individual com
rades, returned home invigorated with
a greater degree Of loyalty. was
pleased to notice the youthfulness OF
the boys In the parade. 1t was a grand
scene, for it carried us back In men,
DRY to the days when the nation was
rent in twain, and great lines Of mon
faced each other in a gigantic strug.
gle to see whether we as a nation
would live or die. It was great, be-
cause It brought before us the tri-
umph of law and order in uniting us
as one people, with n country and
one flag, under the best government
on the face Of the earth. 1t gives
more and takes less from the people
than any other country. A country
of homes owned by individuals, where
you find true happiness and loyalty.
1t shall forever stand on the summit.
a beacon light to all other nations.
I wish to thank every comrade who
was there for the help he gave me
and the part he took in making the
fortieth national encampment a sue
cess. We had 6S5 comrades regis
tered and 518 in line armed with the
Hauser rifles. Why, comrades, the G.
A.. r. is doing more to advertise the
state than any other thing in evil
dence, for we have the products OF the
state with us, and they are taken in
to every state in tn eUnion as souve
Mrs. Would 1t not be profitable for
the state to secure a short writeup Of
the state and its resources and have 1t
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25

Livery Stable Also Is Licked Up by
the Flames.


Fire originated from a defective f1ue
In the office Of the Queal Lumber COM
pany at Lake Andes and spread so
rapidly that before the flames were
gotten under control the entire build.
ing and yards were a mass of ruins.
The fire jumped across the street and
destroyed Donahue's livery barn, and
for a time threatened to become a
widespread confiagration. The direc-
ton OF the wind, however, aided the
fire fighters, and the flames were
brought under control after the lum-
Der yards and stable had been de-
stroyed. The loss to the lumber
yards is estimated at $4,000, while
the livery stable probably sustained
a loss of $4,000. Both were partially
covered by insurance.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-10-25

ner county. captured three burglar,
with stolen plumber, including 10000
cigars. The three prisoners were turn
ed over to the authorities Of Lincoln
county and were lodged In the county
Jail, from which they escaped and have
not been recaptured.
1t appears that when the men were
turned over to Lincoln county authori
ties the Turner county officials re
tanned the 10000 cigars, and Judge
Jones will be asked to issue an order
requiring them to surrender the sigar,
to Lincoln county.