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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
THE DRINK CALLED COFFEE.
Here Is the Way They Made 1t In the
Seventeenth Century.

There are in existence in Great
Britain a few copies of an ancient
cookbook, published in 1862, that gives
what is perhaps the first English rec.
ipe for coffee. The recipe reads:
ITO make the drink that is now
much used, called coffee.
THE coffee berries are to be bought
at any Druggist, about seven shilllngs
the pound. Take what quantity you
please, and over a charcoal fire, In an
old frying pan. keep them always stir.
ring until they be quite black, and
when you crack one with your teeth
that it is black within as 1t is without
yet If you exceed, then do you waste
the Oyl, and If less, then will it not de,
liver its Oyl. and If you should con.
tinue fire till 1t be white 1t will then
make no coffee, but only give you Its
salt Beat and force through lawn
sieve.
Take clear water and boil one third
of it away, and it Is fit for use. Take
one quart of this prepared water, put
in it one ounce of your prepared cot
fee and boil it gently one hour, and II
is fit for your use; drink one-quarter
of pint as hot as you can sip it. 1t
doth abate the fury and sharpness of
the Acrimony. which is the gender of
the Diseases called Cronical."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Civilized Man Needs Cheerful Sur
roundinqs at His Meals,

Robust people so long as they get
what suits their own uncultivated
taste are apt to make very light of
what they call 'fancies" about food
and overlook their real Importance
Feeding on the part of civilized man
Is not the simple procedure which it
is with animals. although many ami
mails are particular as to their food
and what is called dainty" The ne
cessity for civilized man of cheerful
company ut his meal and for the alb
sence of mental anxiety is universally
recognized, as well as the Importance
of an inviting appeal to the appetite
through the sense of smell and OF
sight, while the injurious effect of the
reverse conditions. which may lead to
nausea and even vomiting. is admitted.
Even the ceremonial features of the
dinner table, the change of clothes.
the leisurely yet precise succession of
approved and expected dishes. accom-
panied by pleasant talk and light
hearted companionship. are shown by
strict scientific examination to be i'm
portant aids in the healthy digestion
of food, which need not he large in
quantity because wisely presented
Sir Ray Lancaster in London Tele-
graph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
FREEZE" AND "BURN."
These Two Words Had q Common
Parent In One Aryan Root

Parent In One Aryan Root
We are likely to consider freeze"
and burn" as two distinctly opposite
effects, but if, for simple experiment,
you will touch your tongue to a bit
of heated iron and to a bit of iron
that is extremely cold the effects, as
shown in the blisters produced and
in the sensation of the contacts, will
be found to be surprisingly alike
1t is doubtful IL our Aryan ancestors
when they were planting the seed of
the English and its sister languages
thought of the scientific relations of
what we call heat and cold, but they
gave to us the root ''prus," which they
got out of the sensations produced by
burning and freezing. AS usual, Aryan
roots beginning with the "p" sound
change it to "f' on the tongues of
the Teuton; so with these our more
modern ancestors "prus" became
"frus," and from it came our freeze"
and frost Again, as is usual, our
Hindu brother In his Sanskrit usually
preserves the Aryan "p" sound, so he
has from this root "prush." meaning
to burn.
This root of freeze became ''freosan"
in Anglo Saxon, which is our frozen"
In lcelandic 1t became "frjosa," in
Swedish 'frysa" and In Danish
"fryse." In the Latin the original "p"
sound is retained in ''pruina," mean
ing hoarfrost, and in 'pruna," signify
ing burning coal. Here we see unit
ed two apparently opposite meanings
growing out of the old root "prus."-
New York Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
COLOR BLINDNESS.
The Incident That Opened John Dial.
tons Eyes to His Affiiction,

tonS Eyes TO his Addiction.
John Dalton, the famous English
chemist and natural philosopher, with.
out whose discovery of the laws of
chemical combination chemistry as an
exact science could hardly exist, was
wholly color blind. His knowledge of
the fact came about by happening of
the sort which we call chance. On his
mothers birthday, when he was a man
of twenty-six, he took her a pair of
stockings which he had seen in a shop
window, labeled silk, the newest
fashion"
"Thee has bought me pair of grand
hose, john" said the mother, ''but
what made thee fancy such a bright
color? Why, can never show myself
at meeting in them"
John was much disconnected, but he
told her that he considered the stock
ings to be of very proper go to
meeting color, as they were a dark
blush drab.
"Why. they're as red as a cherry,
john" was her astonished reply.
Neither he nor his brother Jonathan
could see anything but drab in the
stockings, and they rested in the belief
that the good wife's eyes were out of
order until she, having consulted vari-
Gus neighbors, returned with the YER
dict, "Varra fine stuff, but uncommon
scarcity"
The consequence was that John Dali
ton became the first to direct the at
tention of the scientific world to the
subject of color blindness.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
STORY OF A LOAN.
A Case Where the Statute of Limlta-
tons Was Not Considered.

A Case Where the Statute of Limita.
tons Was Not Considered.
A well known Kansas banker told
n story the other day about the statute
Of limitations There is smile In 1t,
plus some good philosophy.
One day an old southerner walked
into this bankers office. The south
erner was typical gentleman Of the
old school, suave. courteous to the
point of punctiliousness and honorable
to degree of martyrdom.
what can | do for you" asked the
banker.
well" replied the southerner,
about thrty-fve years ago loaned
a man down south some money-not q
very big sum. | told him that when
ever | should need II / would let him
know and he could pay me the money.
| need some money now, so | shall let
him know and | would like to have
you transact the business for me-"
my good friend" replied the bank
er, you have no claim on that money
You can't hold that man to that loan.
You say 1t has been thirty-fiye years
since you loaned it to him? The
statute OF limitations has run against
that loan years and years ago."
sir" replied the southerner, the
man to whom l loaned that money is
gentleman. The statute of limita-
lions never runs against gentleman"
SO the banker sent for the money.
and within a reasonable time there
after the money came There was a
courtly gentleman at the other end of
the transaction also. Kansas City
Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
OLD ENGLISH HOUSES.
In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatcheo
Roofs and Clay Floors.

In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatched
Roofs and Clay Floors.
The habitations of English common
people for centuries consisted of a
wooden hut Of one room, with the fire
built In the center To this hut, if a
man increased IN family and wealth, a
lean-to was added and later another
and another. The roofs were Of thatch,
the beds of loose straw or straw beds
with holsters of the same laid on tho
floor or perhaps eventually shut In by
a shelf and ledge like the berths of
ship or by small closet.
The Saxon thane or knight built
a more pretentious hail." large open
room like the Roman atrium with a
lofty roof matched or covered with
states or wooden shingles. In the CEN
ter of the hard clay floor burned great
fires of dry wood whose thin acrld
smoke escaped from openings In the
roof, above the hearth or by the doors,
windows and openings under the caves
of the thatch.
BY day the "hearthsmen" and Wis
itors when not working or fighting sat
ON long benches on either side of the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
LIFE IN ICELAND.
Farmhouses Are Built OF Turf and
Often Have Earthen Floors.

I
| Often Have Earthen Floors.
The guest room In the Iceland farm
house contained narrow bed, big
round table and an organ made In
Brattleboro, VI. Our host produced
the usual box Of snuff and with It a
box of good cigars.
The host and hostess then showed
us all over the house. II is q turf
structure and Is typical of the older
farmhouses. with narrow. dark, win
dowless corridors winding In LADY,
rinthian maze from room to room.
One passageway leads to large open
mound where fire is made to smoke
meat and fish and incidentally the
whole house and everything In 1t. An
other passage leads to another kitchen
with II modern stove. The walls are
all of turf. MS is the roof. with just
enough drftwood in the roof to make
a framework to hold 1t in place. Very
steep stairs lead up to the badstofa,
or sleeping apartment. The badstofa
frequently forms the sitting and COM
mon workroom of the family, espe-
cially in winter, as well as the sleeping
room of the entire household.
Bunks built into the wall extend
around the room and are often filed
with seaweed or feathers, over which
is thrown fold or two of wadmal
and thick coverlet of eiderdown.
The floors are sometimes covered with
boards, but more often consist of damp
earth. From the ceiling are suspended
numerous articles Of domestic econ
omy, while large chests containing
clothing and valuables are scattered
throughout the house.-Springfield Re
publican.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

Joseph Salvador, the French histo-
rian. and Jules Sandeau. novelist,
made their meeting at public recep-
ton the occasion for n dispute as to
the respective places which they occu-
pied in the world of letters.
1.-THE reading of history is like a pill
1t needs the sugar coating to make 1t
palatable," argued the novelist.
'Ah, but it is the ingredient which
cures, not the coating" remarked the
historian.
"Then let us divide honors." said
Sandeau. for If il were not for my
sugar coating your historical facts
would dry on the shelves"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
A Heartless Interruption.

A young Partisan. noted for his
grace and readiness as second In
many duels. was asked by friend to
accompany him to the mayors office
to affix his signature as witness to
the matrimonial registry He con
sented but when the scene was reach
ed forgot himself lust as the mayor
was ready for the last f0rmalities he
broke out: "Gentlemen. cannot this
affair he arranged? Is there no way
of preventing this sad occurrenceY
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

doctor. what disease is the most
prevalent among the poorY'
IAN alarming condition in which the
nerve examinations In the stomach
stimulated by accumulated secretions
of the gastric glands send irritations
to the spinal cord by way Of the pneu-
mogastric nerve.
Goodness. How awful! And to think
that we rich people can do nothing for
those unfortunate sufferers"-Cleye-
land Leader
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Tolstnu,s Intensity.

Everything in Tolstoy's character
says a Russian writer. attains titanic
proportions. "As a drinker he absorbed
fantastic quantities of liquor. AS q
gambler he terrified his partners by
the holiness of his play. As soldier
he advanced gayly to bastion four, the
bastion of death at Sevastopol, and
there he made dying men laugh at his
witty sayings He surpassed every
one by his prodigious activity in sport
as well as in literature"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
a Pretty Compliment.

His incessant work. his avoidance
of all rest and recreation and his
rigorous self denial made Joseph Pulit-
ger in his days in harness the despair
of his family,
In this connection pretty story ia
told about the famous journalists sou
Ralph. Mr.. Pulitzer had refused to
take a holiday. and Mrs. Pulitzer ex-
claimed:
did you ever know your father
to do anything because it was pleas
anti"
Eyes, once-when he married you,
the young man gracefully replied
Washington Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
The rinu shoaa She Wanted.

"Now, madam. what size shoe will
you haveP asked the salesman as
soon as he was at liberty.
1.-THE smallest and shiniest you
have" she said.
The other women buying shoes sniff
ed.
And when the clerk returned with
pair of the tiniest imaginable the
woman accepted them with the re-
mark, 81 guess babys eyes will open
when she sees these on her feet
Buffalo Express
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

fire and, as John Hay puts it, calmly
drlnked and jawed' or, gathering at
long boards placed on trestles. regal
ed themselves on some sort of porridge
with fish and milk or meat and ale.
At night straw or rushes spread on
the floor formed beds for the entire
company In the earlier and ruder days,
when the "baser sort" were glad to
share their straw with the cows
Charles Winslow Hall in National
Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Agriculture.

No other human occupation opens so
wide a field for the profitable and
agreeable combination of labor with
cultivated thought as agriculture. Ere
long the most valuable of all arts will
be the art of deriving a comfortable
subsistence from the smallest area of
land.-Abraham Lincoln.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
An Exclusive Lassie.

Grandma-Why don't you play with
that little girl across the street, Net
tie? I'm sure she's nice girl. Net
tie aged slxl-But, grandma. you
surely don't want me to play with a
girl who lives in frame housed ] only
play with brownstone front girls.-Chi-
eago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Out of the Question.

Geraldine-W What did pa say when
you asked him for my hand?
Gerald don't care to give his re-
marks in detail, but I couldn't marry
you If | went where he told me to-
New York Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Accommodating.

Applicant-Did I understand you to
say that you accommodate 200 per
sons at this hotel? Hotel Proprietor
No. I said this hotel had capacity for
0.-Browning's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

'"Talk Is cheap" quoted the wise
guy.
mot always" replied the simple
mug. Sometimes 1t costs a man his
reputation. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
a Strike

"fWhy don't you 80 to the dance to
night, Haroldf Haven't you any
fame?"
"Yes, dad" said the Harvard stu
dent, ga fame. but no fuel"-Life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
In the Beuinninu,

Adam What are you thinking about?
Eve-I'm wondering If you and I
couldn't play two handed game of
something for the worlds champion
ship.-Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
TROLL.
To TRENTON

Cars leave Bridge Street, Lam bert
vile, for Trenton 6:2o, Tao, $40,
o:2o, o:2o, 1I2:o; A.M.I2:2o,I:2o, 2:2o,
3:zo, 4:7o, 5:ao, 6:ao, 1870, $40, o:2o,
1920, II:2o, T. M; I2:ao midnight,
daily, Sunday included. Returning,
leave Trenton on same schedule from
$40 A, NJ, to 1920, p. NJ. Fare
25c. each way, or soc. return.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Smart Girl.

The Fellow-Next to a man what's
the jolliest thing you know Off The
Girl-Myself, If he's nice.-Illustrate
Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
She Was Flippant.

Artist Madam, 1t is not faces alone
that paint; 1t is souls. Madam-Oh,
you do interiors. then?-Boston Tran
script
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27
Connections At Yardley.

Cars leaving Lambertville at 6:ao
7:2o, 9:2o, A. NJ. 2:2o, $40, P. NJ.
make immediate connection at Yardley
with trains for Philadelphia, arriving
there in one and one-half hours. Re-
turning, trains leaving Reading Ter
minal at 1873, 1880, A. M, G3o,
2:r7, 3:I7, 4:I7, $3.50, 6:I7, 7:I7, ?.
NJ, make close connections for Lam
bertville. Round trip rate, $I.44--
zoe. each way to and from Yardley,
and $r.o4 return, to Philadelphia.
Close connections at Morrisyille vita
electric cars to and from Bristol and
Philadelphia.
Trpnt0n New H0ne r T9mhertVlllpSt. R
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

A grateful dog is better than an I'M
grateful man. -Saadi.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-01-27

The average person wastes lots Of
time telling other people things they
do not care to hear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Christmas Fancies.
Baltimore American.

4
No such fantastic throng Of fairies eve,
skipped across the fields Of winter IT,
the white light of the moon as one trooi.
ing in ranks and files and battaliOns ant
regiments toward the magical border o
Santa Claus realm. They are the thrOn.
of Christmas fancies. Many Of them ar,
sweet and gentle and tender; others ar
grotesque. and still others are simply re
plete with the Joy and gladness OF sum.
anticipation. If only one could have
real interview with some of these far
cies. what splendid material he Won.
have for the finest OF Christmas storie.
Many attempt to do SO. but there ha
never been written a Christmas tale. eve
with the accessories of the yule log and
roaring fire, that had more than a tou.
of the real spirit and action Of the Chris
mas fancies. Any one having an actj
mind and the power of imagery may CT
up these fancies at WILL and, In IA,
he need not call them up, for from Il.
far vistas of the past they come, indee,,
in such troups and swarms that, when
looked at under a mental microscope,
they appear to be nimble germs, rather
than actual revivals Of real experiences
at some point of contact with ones own
past life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Potomac Scenery Preservation.

Architect Gilberts plea for the pres
ervation of the natural beauty Of the
Potomac river near Washington should
be influential in directing attention a.
the Capitol to this particular form of
conservation. II Washington Is TO be-
come the model city Of attractive sur
roundings that is contemplated by those
who appreciate its importance and its
possibilities. steps should be taken with
out further delay 10 prevent the contin-
ued destruction Of the banks OF the river.
The process Of Quarrying that has been
going on for some years above George
town has already seriously marred the
appearance OF the stream at that point
Mr. Gilbert's thought for the preserva-
ton of the Potomac goes. however. be-
yond this detail He has in mind am
bilious scheme Of land acquisition both
above and below the city, with the trans
formation into public parks of spaces
now privately owned and of historical
interest. II his program We're put into
execution the water approaches to the
National Capital would be surprisingly
beautiful for all time to come. A chance
to put part Of the project into early exc
cution is at hand in the bill for the con-
struction OF a memorial bridge across the
Potomac, linking the reservations on the
two sides OF the river. At present the
Virginia holdings Of the government are
isolated from the city. whereas by throw
ing the proposed bridge over the stream
they would become part of the capitals
setting. With that union effected the
extension OF the park and reservation
area on the southwestern bank Of the
Potomac would become matter OF fu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Hearing Before Punishment.

\ new rule Just promulgated by PresI-
dent Taft amendatory OF the civil service
regulations corrects condition that has
prevailed for some time in the depart
ments, now and then to the serious pref
udice of the clerks. Under this amend
nient no employe Is to be dismissed or
furnishing him with a formal Statement.
Of the charges or allegations against him.
With reasonable time granted him TO
fefute them. In other words. every man
is to be given d chance to acquit himself
before being punished. II would seem
that no need should exist for any new
regulation on this subject. but that sucn
a safeguard against injustice should al
ways have been guaranteed to the gov
ernments employees. A few years ago.
however the then chief executive issued
partments 10 dismiss Sunlmarily without
Tearing any employees who might commit
some infraction of the rules in the i'm
mediate presence OF their chiefs. Against
this departure from the established prin-
ciple of the civil service system there was
Immediate protest. but without effect.
There was no public apprehension that
the heads Of the departments would un-
duly avail themselves of this power, but
IL was felt that the mere presence OF
such rule upon tho books cast a burden
of responsibility and danger upon the
clerks that they should not bear
Every nal. - entitled to Q hearing be-
iore punishment, no matter how humble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15

his position n his services are not
needed because there Is no work for him
to do he should be told plainly that that
Is the reason for his dismissal. II he has
not compiled with the regulations he
should be warned of his attractions. III
he is accused of improper conduct or
serious breach of the rules. properly sub
jecting him to discharge. ii guilty. he
should In every case be acquainted with
the precise nature OF the indictment
1t is the simplest rule Of justice that
animates the Presidents new order. The
extension of the privilege Of information
and reply TO the case of proposed .emo-
ton is calculated 10 improve the con-
ditions in the departments. II Is to be
suspected that here and there in the
offices injustice is occasionally done III
the changes in the grades of clerks. some
being raised at the expense OF others for
no reason that finds justification In the
records OF the favored and the disfavored.
There is no satisfactory system of promo
tons In the American departments such
as that which prevails in the English. y
clerk may stand still for many years AMI
then be reduced. He may gain promo
ton at the expense of AN associate VINO e
salary is cut down TO permit his own in
crease. Ordinarily he waits until va
cancy has been created in higher rank
BIZ death, resignation. dismissal or demo-
ton. In such conditions a rule such as
that lust written by the President is viz
tuaIIy essential to reduce 10 a minimum
the danger Of favoritism dominating in
the selection of clerks for promotion. For
there is close relationship between the
rewards that are given TO some and te
punishments imposed upon others. and
under a system of notice and defense
every civil service worker will have a
chance to protect himself against sacrl-
fee to make way for others.