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country are mostly Of foreign birth Or
descent; and even they would not be
counted as wealthy according 10 the
standard of other European countries.
The small land owners. who form
the vast majority Of the population,
arepeasant born and peasant bred.
They are extremely thrifty. They are
content with very plain food; they
wear the same sheepskiu Carmen
from year to year, only turning thetr
coats inside out With tic changes o.
the season.
Whole families, even Of well-tO-do
peasants, sleep in the same room upon
mats stretched out on the floor. They
live under conditions of dirt and dis
comfort which no British or German
or French laborer would tolerate for
a week. Yet notwithstanding their
disregard Of the simplest sanitary ar
rangements, they grow up singularly
strong and healthy.
Moreover, they are free from the
irritation caused among other labor
ers, overwOrked, if not underpaid, by
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easily made, and fully meeting all re-
quirementS. Of these transformers,
the latter seems best fitted for all
practical purposes. 1t is easily con-
structed by taking a wire which has
been made rough on one end and
some loose cotton batting. The cot
ton is wound firmly around the wire
by holding between the thumb and
first and second fingers.
The transferrer should be placed in
the milk before sterilization begins
and should never be removed until
ready for the transfer
After incubation and loppering, a
safe transfer may be made by remov-
ing the plugs Of both bottles and lift
ing this transferrer very carefully
from the loppered milk and placing
it in the sterile milk, care being ia
ken not to allow the swab to come in
contact with anything during the op-
Grafton. The plugs should not be
transferred from one bottle to another,
but should be removed as shown in
Fig. 5.
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ITO Dance to Lutes, to Dance to
Flutes, Is Delicate and Rare"

What fads, fancies, freaks, frills and
foibles the art terpsiChcrean has
taken on lately. From one extreme
of its mountaineering to the other is
a far cry, and quite as Overwhelmingly
TO assimilate as the jump, that Dame
Fashion promises from the petticoat-
less directoire to hoopskirts and crino-
line. In New York in one week we
have Is2dora Duncan interpreting
Beethoycns A Major Symphony by
by dancing the entire thing alone, and
Bessie Mccoy, the latest craze of
Broadway. doing the stunts with her
light, fantastic toes, the while clad
in a clowns suit of satin that reaches
20 her toes! Is poor SalOme and the
fuss she kicked up with Johns head
on platter responsible for this sud
den craze for the dance in all forms?
Dancing in every tempo ever de-
vised iss certainly setting most OF the
feet in the country to keeping time.
The dancing masters have no need
now TO wall that the waltz and two
step are the only things that society
folk care for.
The tendency seems to be to adopt
one after another of the Grecian
dances and naturaljze them in Amerj-
ca. with various notifications 10 suit
Western ideas and ethics. There are
also fundamental differences in the
old tried and true waltz. When one
thinks Of dancing he usually pictures
q more Or less energetic exhibition of
clever eymnastic movements that are
mainly remarkable because they go to
extremes. High kicks, complicated
steps and lightning changes are the
cOmm0nest elements OF our stage
dancing The very newest idea of
dancing now is slow rhythmic sue
ccssion Of graduated movements that
never jerk 10 extremes, that melt into
each other by easy transition, and
that impresses one with an almost
1istIess case rather than any sugges-
ton OF effort. Every part of the body
co-operates with every other part and
one n0eture dissolyes into another al
most imperCeptibly.
Much praise is 10 be given to Miss
IsadCre Duncan. who danced BeethO-
ycn's Seventh symphony, which is d
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Fig. l..

separately. The starter is used to
overcome obnoxious heterogeneous
and adds to the finished product the
desired flavor, aroma, keeping quality
and perhaps other essential properties.
Starters are of two general classes,
viz, natural and commercial.
Under the head Of natural starters
are placed all those originating at
home, usually by selecting and setting
aside until loppered quantity of care
fully drawn milk. Buttermilk, whole
milk, sour cream, and whey are some
times used in this capacity. A start
er produced in this way may contain
several species of heterogeneous.
Thus it is not difficult to understand
why a starter produced by natural
souring may develop faint or become
gassy.
The commercial starter is generally
developed from a single micro-organ-
ism and is built up as & pure culture
or a known mixed culture. This class
includes those starters originated and
offered for sale in solid or liquid form
by various commercial firms. Though
the different brands differ more or
less as to activity at a given temper
ature as we'll as in the flavor impart-
ed to butter or cheese, yet from the
very fact that these are pure cultures,
uniform growth and acid production
may be expected. This being the case,
a commercial starter is kept free from
communications and, developed under
the same conditions, may be used for
an indefinite time and produce an I'M
varying product.
AS sterilization is to replace pas
teurization in this process, a steam
sterilizer is a necessary piece of APP
paratus and Fig. 1 has been inserted
mainly to show the parts Of a service
able sterilizer. A common copper
wash boiler may be fitted up for ster
liking purposes in much the same
way, or a box constructed of wood or
of galvanized iron may be used.
A more detailed explanation may
prevent errors on the part Of those
who set up sterilizers in their fac
tories. The inlet, A, should be placed
near the bottom and of the proper
size to fit a steam jet. The SiphOn
tube, B, for the removal of condensed
water, always has it's inner end COW
cred, thus preventing loss of steam.
The highest point Of the outlet should
be lower than the opening c, so that
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Fig. 2.

steam upon entering will not have to
pass through water. For the supports
E, some light material should be used,
as heavy metal or solid bodies con-
dense large quantities of steam; the
perforated bottom, f. should have nu-
merous openings to permit the free
upward movement of steam; G, should
be of wire netting. This causes a
more uniform distribution of steam,
thereby preventing many breakages.
AS all factories are not supplied
with apparatus for the production of
steam, a substitute may be made on
the plan of an ordinary steam cook
er with an inch or two of water in
the bottom. When this plan is used
sterilization begins when the steam
begins to issue from the openings. A
thermometer placed in the opening, d,
should register 2100 F.
In Fig. the four jars, 1 to 4, are
flied with milk to the line, m, and the
mouth of each filled with dry firm
cotton plug. The plugs should, under
all conditions, be kept dry. Trouble
may be anticipated in attempting to
steriIize these thick glass jars; but if
a few precautions are taken there
need be but few breakages. A shield
(F. in Fig. y, placed so as to prevent
hot water and steam from striking the
glass jars, and wire gauge or win
dow screen for them to stand upon,
insures almost any glass jar against
destruction by unequal heating.
The exact period of time to heat
cannot be given, for much depends
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Ceylon's Venomous Caterpillar.

When the city fathers of some of
the towns in Ceylon caused trees to be
planted in the streets to shelter per
spring humanity from the pitiless
rays of the Indian sun they did not
know that in attempting to lessen one
discomfort they would actually create
another SO it turned out. however
The trees grew up and afforded CRATE
full shelter from the sun, but they also
became the homo of a certain green
caterpillar which, besides destroying
the foliage, acquired the habit of drop
ping down upon passersby and dart
ing into them a proboscis as penetrat-
ing as the point of a needle, and al
most as venomous as the sting of a
wasp.
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revival OF the Greek art Of 2,000 years
ago. 1t seemed like a matinee at the
height Of the opera season in The Met
ro. c.ttan opera house when Miss Dun
can danced 10 the music Of the New
York Symphony orchestra, led by
Walter DamroSch. The dance illus
tratinc the scherzo proper in its joy
GUS abandon. 1.-the sinuous, fragile
grace and airy, fairy lightness of
heart. was simply enchanting. but the
bacchanal spirit Of the finale was
hardly convincing. for the movements
while spirited lacked force.
Another dancing maiden who now
has Gotham at her feet is Miss Bessie
Mccoy, who is at the Herald Square
in THE Three Twins"
MANY of the New York society
women have taken a fancy to the
Hungarian dance called the czardas,
which came into popularity by reason
OF Tue Merry widow" who wore
the big hat.
Then, Of course, there is adorable
little Adeline Genee. the Danish fairy,
who is returning to America for her
second season in The Soul Kiss. :"
Her dancing is said to be ethereal to
q degree and delicate as the fall OF
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POINTS CONCERNING
THE USE OF STARTERS
Practical Suggestions Which Helpful
and Cheese MaIers-By L. d. Bushnell, Michigan.

upon the steam pressure or upon the
vigor with which the water is boiled.
Tests may be made with a thermom-
eter to determine this point. If kept
at 210o f. for 80 or 40 minutes at each
period for four consecutive days, ster-
ilization will be effected in case of
small quantities Of milk. This, how
ever, depends upon the amount of
milk in each bottle.
A test for jars of milk supposed to
be sterile may be made by placing
them in a warm room, for a few days
If no visible change takes place we
are practically assured in saying that
the milk is sterile.
The culture of Tactic organisms
may be introduced as directions on
the package indicate, but using every
precaution to prevent any of the mate
rial from coming in contact with the
hands, neck of the jar, or other OBJ
jectS. If these precautions are not eX-
ercised the benefit to be gained from
the use of sterile milk will not mate
rialize. Under no condition should the
cotton plug of a jar be removed after
the first heating, except when about
to introduce the starter, and then not
longer than four or five seconds.
There are several factors which in
fluence the time required for Topper
ing, viz, temperature, activity of start
er, and quantity introduced. In order
to have a culture at the proper stage
when needed the temperature may be
changed or the amount of the inocu-
lating culture raised to meet the re-
quirements. Nothing but experience
will determine these points. =.
The starter, to be successful, must
be transferred daily and some mex
pensive transferrer must be devised
to meet all requirements. The operat-
or, in order to make successful trans
fers, must have something that will
convey the proper amount, be easy of
sterilization, have relative freedom
from contamination, and convenience
in handling. A vial with a wire han
die, a piece of cloth wound loosely
about a wire handle, or small
amount of cotton wound firmly about
wire, are some transferring tools
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CLEVER IDEA FOR GARTER.
Woman Seems to Have Satisfactorily
Solved a Problem.

So many women complain that the
patent fasteners on the carriers, which
are attached to the corset, tear out
the stockings, but there is clever
woman who has found a way out of
the difficulty. She sews two bits Of
white tape to the top of her stockings
and places them SO they are each just
where the patent fasteners usually
come in contact with the stocking
She then removes the fasteners from
the garters and uses, in their stead,
little pieces of ribbon which match
the color used in her corset cover.
When she puts on her stocking in the
morning she slips the ribbon in the
loop of the garter and then through
the tape in her stocking, tying the end
in neat bow.
Not only does this method save the
stockings and lengthen their period of
usefulness, but it makes a pretty fin
ish far more dainty than the patent
fastener could possibly be.
The form of the arrangement might
even be varied. Brown tape might be
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When Hanuinu a Skirt,

When hanging d skirt for any one
it is firing to lean over with the head
almost to the floor trying on the gar
ment If the person on whom the
skirt is being fitted will stand on a
box or on a shirtwaist box the fitting
will be easier and will be accomplished
more quickly, for the bottom of the
skirt will be on a level with the fit
ters eyes if she sits on the floor or on
a low STOOL When hanging a skirt
take a piece of cardboard and cut a
notch The distance from one end that
the skirt is to be from the floor. By
holding this upright from the floor a
row of pins can be placed all around
the skirt at the correct distance from
the ground.
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Permitted to Whistle in Church.

Harry P. Bosom of Reading, as his
friends in Worcester say, whistled in
church while attending divine worship
in that city recently. When asked
about it Mr.. Bosom said he was not
asleep and explained his action by tell
ing the following story: ~The minister
said just before the contribution that
any one who put fifty cents or more
into the contribution box was entitled
and expected to whistle. AS the col
lectors were on their way the whis-
Ting came from all parts of the room
and was not far from universal. When
it came to me it was up to me to dig
down and content myself with a
whistle"
This is the latest way of raising
money for churches.
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A growth of heterogeneous in a
suitable food substance as milk, whey,
or beef tea, is called a culture If
only one species of micro-organism be
present the growth is called a mixed
culture; but if two or more be pres
ent the growth is called a mixed cul-
ture. For us to be thoroughly familiar
with a starter we must understand a
culture, because a starter as used in
dairy operations is generally a cul-
ture containing one species of micro
organisms. In some few instances
where two or more heterogeneous
are found that harmonic in their
modes of growth, mixed culture is
used, thereby perhaps bringing about
better results than when developed
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Of Mouse-Co!ored Corded Silk, with
Soft Gray Aigrette.
FEATHER RUFFs FOR NECK.
Expensive to Buy, But Are Not Hard
to Make at Home.

1t is quite fashionable now to wear
around the neck a close-fitting ruff
made of an ostrich feather of small
tips. This has extra wide white ruch.
ing above and sometimes below. The
feathers are secured with a tight-fit-
ting satin band, which ends over the
hooks and eyes with a rosette and two
short streamers.
These are expensive to buy, there
fore the woman who has small feath-
ers put away can accomplish such a
ruff at home during the morning
hours. Steaming the feathers and re-
curling them with a scissor blade will
put them in good condition. The ruff
should fit the neck and be worn over
a stock with a coat suit.
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And my burden is precious-a baby
sweet
Frost. do not blight me in my flight:
Rain, do not spoil my feathers white:
For the way is long and Time is fleet
And my burden is precious-a baby
sweet
Down under arches Of shimmering blue,
Where the south wind lives and the sun
sits thro'-
Over still spaces, where moonbeams
sleep,
And the stars climb over the cloud-stair
steep,
Flew the red-legged stork,
And he sang as he flew:
Blue of the heavens. color her eyes;
Kiss her soft feet, we rose-fushed skies;
1 carry Gods message, mems love to
meet,
And my burden is precious-a baby
sweet
MADAME MERRI.
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One Victory over Gypsy Moth.

A. H. Kirkland, superintendent Of
the gypsy moth campaign in Massa-
chusetts, has determined by observa-
ton that the young Of the gypsy moth
are not able to feed On the pine for
the first three weeks after Matching.
1t follows therefore that plantations
of white pine made be made without
fear of the depredations of these in
sects provided all underground and
contiguous deciduous trees, ETC., are
cut away, as any caterpillars Matched
within territory thus protected would
Starye
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the spectacle of nei2hbors living in
anluence and case without any neces-
sity to curtail their expenditure. Rich
men are black swans in Bulgaria. I
was told by a foreign banker in Sofia
who had traded for many years in the
country that he doubted greatly
whether there were fifty men in all
the rural districts who had net in
comes Of 81 900 a year.
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WHERE RICH MEN ARE FEW.

They Are as Scarce in Bulgaria as
Black Swans.
Bulgaria is the nearest approach to
a peasant commonwealth which the
world has known in modern times.
There is not a Bulgarian Slav who is
not the owner of a plot of lan:1 upon
which he lives and out of which he
gets his own livelihood by his own
labor.
Large land owners are almost I'M
known, says the London Illustrated
News. The few men of wealth in the
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How the Hammer Struck James.

The old parish church of Plumstead,
which has just been reopened, is
probably at least thousand years old.
The picturesque churchyard, cher
shed haunt of the poet Bloomfield
during his visits to Shooters HILL con-
tains a delightfully."- choice "derange-
ment Of epitaphs." One of these, on
Master James Darling, aged ten"
teaches a lesson of moderation during
the present cherry season TO the youth
of other places besides Plumstead.
Speaking from his tombstone, Master
Darling exclaims:
"The hammer of Death was give to
me
For eating the cherries off the tree"
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WOMEN IN THE RAIN.
More HesourcefuI Than Men, az They
Are Also More Serene.

Women somehow appear to be able
to walk in the rain without getting as
wet as men do, at least the rain
doesn't show as plainly on the folds
and furbelows of their apparel as it
does on the smoother, fiatter surfaced
garments Of man, and so you may see
women walking along seemingly all
but untouched through the rain. And
while men hurry, women caught out
in the rain without an umbrella move
along still in their accustomed man
ner, serenely; and in such case
women more seldom than men bring
into use makeshift protection cover
ings.
Let man in a new straw hat get off
subway or an elevated train to find
it raining and it would not be remark.
able to see him unfold again the
newspaper that he had been reading
on the train and hold it over his hat,
to see him then start off running, anx-
ious for his hat.
A woman would but rarely protect
her hat in this way-possibly because
she would be less likely to be pro.
vided with a newspaper-and still
more rarely would she run. Certainly
in her heart she is not less solEitous
about her hat and feathers, but her
anxiety she does not betray. If it
doesn't rain too hard she walks out
calmly, as if she Thought the rain
would spare her, as in considerable
measure it really seems to do.
Still, women do sometimes cover
their hats, and even with newspapers:
and lacking a newspaper for this use
they are likely to display a greater
|resourcefulness than men in provid-
ing themselves with a suitable substi-
tute.
So a woman walking from the in
terror of a store to the street door
to find it raining might turn and walk
calmly back to large sized sheet Of
suitable wrapping paper wherewith to
cover her hat.
A womans handkerchief so much
smaller than mans, might seem to
man of little use in covering her hat,
but that is only because he doesn't
know how to put it to such use. See
this woman, for instance, who is about
to put her handkerchief over her hat
&c of nd
she cannot possibly tie it around
back of her neck or under her chin.
How will she ever manage it? But it
is so simple-to her. She puts the
handkerchief over the feather on the
top of her hat that she wishes par
ticularly to protect and then she
brings the handkerchief down on
either side Of her face to hold the
ends, the corners, between her teeth.
And then she gathers up her skirts
and moves serenely on.
But occasionally you meet a man
who is equal to the emergency. Here
for example, were a man and his wife
with a baby which they had brought
in a gO-cart, coming out of a store to
find it raining. AS the weather was
warm and fair when they started out
they had brought no blanket or lap
robe for the baby, and
What shall we do?" she said, with
the emphasis on the shall"
ooh, I'll fix that all right" says the
husband, and-perhaps he had some
time seen a woman buying paper for
hat cover-he disappears within the
store to reappear presently with
great sheet of wrapping paper, and
with that snugly tucked around the
infant in the eo-cart they start home
ward.
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Keeping Ferns.

1t is said that ferns may be kept
fresh by giving them a steaming of
three hours. Once every week or so
they should be put into the bathroom,
shutting all windows and doors of the
room to keep in the steam. The bath
tub should then be filled with hot wa
ter. 1t will give out good steam. The
room should not be cooled suddenly
after this is done.
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Is the Chionon Comma Back?

Some intrepid halTdressers mann
tain that it is. They insist that the
mass of puffs and curls worn at the
back of the head now is it's immediate
forerunner. There does seem a long
period of possible hair eccentricities
between the Psyche" and the CHG
non. which was "a feature Of civil war
times; but who knows? Meanwhile
let none of us in any capricious mo-
ment discard one single puff, coil. ring
let or switch, for if by any chance the
'waterfall' should come to town, there
is more than likely to be corner in
tresSes.
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Woe be to the petticoat that seeks
to ape the frou-frou effects of an
earlier favor. 1t will be pronounced
by the sartorially elite a hopeless has
been. II one must wear petticoat,
protest the dressmakers with patient
tolerance of ones old-fashioned ideas,
let it be of softest satin, the sort that
sinks. Let it be scant, and face it up
eight inches with something sufficient
ly heavy to prevent any frivolous ten
dency to fluff.
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Egyptian Robes.

One of the novelties offered for the
brilliantly dressed woman this season
over colored satin. It is of black f1let
tulle and covered with great zigzag de-
signs embroidered in brilliant Egyp-
tian colorS.
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A useful carrier for holding a
prayer-book in one case may be seen
in the accompanying illustration. 1t
can be made in almost any material,
and will look best chosen in a color
that will not clash with any gown in
whose company it may be seen. In
velvet, lined with silk, and with an
interlining of thin cardboard, it will
be very effective.