The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-01
Priests and WOman's Dress.

Priests and WOman'S Dress.
The North American Review for July
has highly instructive article by the
late Cesare Lombroso, under the TAX
ing title of Priests and Women's
Clothes" After a historical survey of
the practices among many barbaric
tribes in dress for priests and women.
he says:
How can it be that woman. held
as she is below beasts by man in a
state OF barbarity, should, at the same
time, be the object Of so great venera-
ton as TO be chosen as a model by
the most ancient peoples, to wit. by
the priests. 1t is not difficult to ac-
count for this. In the first place.
priests being conservative in their
usages, adopted for their dress the re-
duction OF what in early times had
been but mere winding sheet. which
Kind OF covering women also converted
TO use to wrape themselves up in. This
style OF habit was much more ancient
than that OF men, who, on the other
hand, had adopted what is but the
mere reduct ion of a mil itary attire
the coat of mail-as Haeckel has well
demonstrate d. In the second place.
when the laymen adopted a reduced
military attire. just for responsibilities
sake, the priests did not follow suit.
but externally assimilated himself to
woman by adjoining her garments,
wells, ornaments, and style of trimming
the hair for no other object but that
he might thus more easily take ad-
vantage of her greater liability to hys-
terra, hence her susceptibility to spir-
itual influence"
Clever Hints About the Home.
Coffee pots and tea pots in which
boraX water is boiled two or three
times week are purified and entirely
free from musty taste or odor.
When anything has burned in the
double boiler, instead of replenishing
the steamer part with hot water, use
cold water for the same effect.
To remore the odor of fish or onions
from pans, wish in god suds, then
place pan inverted over the flame of
the gas range or put in hot oven for
a few minutes.
Bites of insects as we'll as summer
rashes will cease to give pain if bath
ed in boraX water, and it is also quite
eticaciouS in curling burns, scalds, and
wounds.
A Novel Ring.
a stunning ring for the little finger
is made from four to six gold wires
Joined at top only with a row of stones
that reach almost to the first joint
These stones may be one kind, as tur-
quoises-and many as there are sec
lions to ring-or they can be differ
emily arranged that initial of gems
spell name of wearer.
For luncheon sweetbreads select
large white sweetbreads. Cut them
into dainty slices, dip in beaten egg
and cracker crumbs, and brown in a
pan with a little butter and a few
slices of bacon. Serve on toast gar
niShed with watercress.
Cream of Pea Soup.
Thoroughly cook one and one-half
cupfuls shelled fresh peas. Brown
one slice of onion in one tablespoon
full of butter, two teastoonfulS of salt.
two teaspoOnfuls of sugar one sprig
OF mint and one-half of a bay leaf.
Simmer twenty-five minutes or until
sufficiently tender to press through
coarse sieve. Scald three cupfuls
of milk Rub two tablespOonfuls of
butter and two tablespoonfuls of flour
together until smooth add sufficient
Min TO the rouX to. make it liquid.
stirring continually, that 1t may be
smooth, and add this to the remainder
OF the milk. Stir occasionally until
the milk thickens; add one cupful of
cream and the peas pressed through
a sieve. Season to taste, using onion
and celery extract if desired, although
the Drowned onion will give that fla
vor. One-fourth of a cupful of very
finely chopped almonds is an agree
able addition to all cream soups: and !
to the peas cupful of finely shred |
ded lettuce added five minutes before /
taking from the fire, gives an addi- |
tiOnal flavor.