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The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
Preparing Fresh Mushrooms.

FRESH MUSHROOMS. - Instead Of
brolling them upon a gas range or over the
Goals, fry them In a skillet with plenty Of
butter. keeping the tops Of the mushrooms
downward. Cover closely while they are
in cooking. When done they should be
seasoned with salt and pepper.
When cooked in this manner they do
not shrink so much as when they are
broiled, and think they taste better.
"V. E. S.
It is true mushrooms are abundant in up
land, sunny fields for most OF the summer
months. and may be had for the gathering.
It Is as true that, as Hamilton Gibson ad-
mirable work upon Edible ToadstooIs &"
tells Us, we Americans let perish under our
eyes thousands Of pounds Of delicious and
nourIshlng food through ignorance and
timidlty. Nevertheless II Is wise TO know
what you are looking for before beginning
a mushroom hunt. To the educated eye the
edible mushroom IS as easily distinguished
from the poisonous as a turnip from po-
tato. The unskllfuI and ignorant would
better let all alone.
Mushrooms offered In the markets are
cultivated from spawn" judIciously Sc
lected and absolutely harmless. French
mushrooms that come to US in cans may
also be eaten with impunity. and. as our II
tenigent correspondent illustrates in her
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

In a skillet and stir into It Tablespoonful
Of -four until you have a smooth roux.'
Stir into the soup, with salt and pepper to
taste, chopped parsley and celery enough
TO favor it nicely. Beat an egg light. add
a cupful Of milk, and pour gradually into
the soup, stirring all the time over the fire
until the mixture Is very hot. It must not
boil.
Pour into the tureen and Serve.
O MRs. j"
Our new correspondent is a resident Of
Utica, y. 7, and our constituency there
may be congratulated upon the acquisition
to the family. It will be seen that two Of the
trio OF vegetable soups she gives US are
what the French have taught US to call
soupes maigres that is, there is no
meat stock in them. An excellent variety
OF "potage" they are for hot weather.
As in other cases where milk is used in
soupmaking I advise that tiny bit OF soda.
not bigger than a pea, be stirred into the
milk before heating it. 1t does not affect
the favor OF the soup, and prevents cur
ding, which would ruin everything.
This precaudon is another illustration Of
" applied domestic science"
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WIDOW NTH Six BOYS.
Il have been a widow for three years. I
have six boys to support We have few
comforts in life-only what the boys and
work to get. Ours is a small farm, end we
work it ourselves.
I do try hard not to complain, although
1t saddens me that the little ones have not
the advantages Of education I would give
them If could. They attend school only
thee months in the year, walking two and
a half miles to the schoolhouse night and
morning.
am lonely when they are away. as you
may suppose, and keep busyto drive away
sad thoughts and lonely musings. I am
making up patchwork quilts, but have few
pieces, as there are no little girls to dress.
II there were. there would be scraps from
their calicoes, etc
II the Corner can get me some wooden
or silk pieces Of any kind that may be
wrought into bed covers, It would be a deed
Of mercy.
" And, DO you suppose anybody has q
good watchdog to spare? He would have
the best Of care and a comfortable home
as long as he lives, If my boys had him.
I will pay express upon the dog.
"EvAB. c."
As the writer Is Georgian member OF
our family, the request for the dog is espe.
cially commended to other constituents in
that region. The parcels of scraps Of silk
- - may be mailed from any quarter
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of tie enormous nunber Of
IL letters semitic The department. ! must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications 10
100 wOrds, except in cases Of formula, or
recipes which require greater space. rant
al my correspondent, 10 haze shouting in
The Corner. and f my request in this respect
Is complied uth Il uciR Be possible 70 print
many more letters.
Attention is called 10 de fact h0t Marion
RGIland cannot TsesfOs money for patterns.
as she has no connection pfh any department
dat sells them. Marion Harlan2.
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SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal and Cream
Bacon and Fried Green Tomatoes Csee recipe).
Southern Batter Bread.
Toast
Tea and Coffee
LUNCHEON
Cold Meat
French Rolls.
Whole Wheat Bread. cut thin and buttered.
Esq Salad upon Lettuce with MayonnaIse
Toasted Crackers and Cheese.
Berries.
Cream and CalOe.
Iced Tea.
DINNER
Mulligatawney Soup Cget a 10 cent can and add
tomatoes and okra to 1t to your tss,e).
Boiled Fowls. Boiled Rice.
Egg Plant.
Prune Pudding with Whipped Cream.
Black Coffee.
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MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Berries
Cereal and Cream.
Kippered Herring.
Graham Bread.
Toast.
Tea and Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Minced Cold Meat Of Yesterday. heated, moist
ened with gravy. and served upon Toast
Baked Potatoes
Salad Of Egg Plant upon Romalne IA left oyer)
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Graham Crackers and Cream Cheese.
Cookies and Jam
Tea
DINNER
Yesterdays Soup.
Chicken Pie with Rice Pastry Crust "a left oven.
Green Peas.
Asparagus
Rhubarb Pudding.
Black Cofee.
s s.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges
Cereal and Cream
Baoop
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,isve him capable OF dark and bloody deeds
because he stIngS while he sings. 1t could
not be cruel to whaek him out OF being
at sight. and whenever seen. Without re-
morse we pour kerosene upon stagnant
pools, and Hood marshes with the same.
Entomologists may prats to their hearts
content Of the exquisite skill with which
the female mosquito (who. by the way, Is
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respondents into communication with the
mother should they desire TO write few
words Of congratulation and encourage
ment TO accompany the parcels aforesaid.
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Mushrooms as Accessories.
You have referred frequently in the
Corner to French mushrooms Cham
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recipe for beetsteak and mushrooms. MAKE
a plain dish elegant.
*
Hon TO Renopdte Plush.
Please tell me OF the easiest way to
make plush look Ike new. have a plush
coat which is spotted in several places.
The spo:s are like those caused by rain .
drops The skirt is crushed and fattened
at the back where # has been sat upon. I
have brushed It thoroughly, but the spots
remain. E. n. L.
The best way Of renovatlng plush and
velvet has been described 60 often in thg
Corner that I hesitate 10 repeat the for
mula. S;IlI, as you evidently have not SeeA
II. others may have overlooked It.
Brush all the dust from the garment and
suspend it at fun length and with thu
sleeves and skirt spread out widely Chat
every part may be eKposed) from linz
stretched across the bathroom. Then run
the hot water over the tub. shutting door
and windows. When the room is so full OF
steam that you can hardly see across II,
turn on the water and leave the garment
hanging until the vapor has disappeared
and the room is quite cold Without toucha
ing the plush. open the window and do noi
handle the garment sor several hours Ths
steam will raise the crushed nap. Let thG
plush get perfectly dry before you brush II
smooth. I have renovated velvet whtc1
had been washed by this homely device
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Luncheon Dish for Friday.
"AFRIDAY LUNCHEON DTsH-Bone-
less Fish.-This Is a capital Friday dish
when fresh fish is not obtainable.
' Boil a quart Of fake hominy in water
slightly salted Empty and drain a can
Of salmon and pick the hsh fine with q
silver fork. When the hominy is thor
oughIy cooked mix well with the salmon.
season to taste, and press hard into q wet
mold TO become cold and firm.
When you would use 1t. cut into slices
about an inch thick and three inches long.
roll in meal, and fry to a delicate brown In
deep fat.
e This is a delicious substitute for fresh
fish. Indeed, It can hardly be 6istin.
guished from the fresh. and has no taste
OF homIny. Mrs. ". E. K"
Evidently we have struck vein OF novel
combinations. treatment and results, to-
day. The Friday dish should be tried BY
the summer housezeeper remote from mar
ket and lake or stream that might supply
her with fresh fish an curious to hear
how she succeeds. II what the author OF
the formula claims for It be true land We
have every reason to believe her), then
we have a notable addition to our Repertoire
Of cheap and easily made family dishSA
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It was a long time before the rank and
file Of our peopis would credit the fact
that mosquitoes and malaria occupy re-
spectively the place Of cause and effect.
That a tiny pimpls that Itches for an hour.
and then Is forgotten, may be the seat Of
disease defylng the skill Of the medical
for years. was not more Incred-
ible than that q fly may bring enough
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support Of the life that nowis Six strong.
healthy boys who are willing to labor with
their hands three-fourths Of the year and
attend school for the other quarter are a
goodly promise for the rising generation
Georgia may well point TO her sons as her
chiefest jewels IL these are " specimen
articles" I Shall be glad to put other cor
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Onions warmt6~-p In White Sauce "a Isft overl
Potatoes Boiled Plain with Parsley Sauce
Bread Pudding.
Tea.
DINNER
Corn Chowder CsCs recIpe).
Rolled Veal Outlets.
scaIlopsd Tomatoes
Green Peas.
Berries
Cream and CakG
Black Coffee
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FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST
Fruit
Cereal and Cream.
Plain omeIet
Corn Brad
Toast.
Tea and Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Veal Croquettes with Tomato Sauce "a left over.
CHOPPED Potatoes Ia left over.
Toasted Corn Bread from Breakfast
Cake and Iced Tea a Ia Russs
DINNER
Boneless Fish (See reclpsl
Mashed Potatoes.
Young Bsets
queen OF Puddingz
Black CoIee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal and Cream
Bacon.
Grandna's Shortcake and Honey.
Toast
Tea and Coffee.
LUNCHEON
Salt Afackerel with Cream Sauce
Toasted Breakfast shortcaks
Stuffed Potatoes.
Lettuce Salad.
GIneeroread and Cheese
Tea
DINNER.
Scrap Soup"
Corned Beef.
Young TurnIpS.
Squash.
CustArd Pudding.
Black co1sS.
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at trihing expense. VIII the women who
would lend a helping hand to the brave
mother Of six sons send to me for her ad-
dress and see to It that she is bount!rully
supplied with materials for her work?
DO NOT SEND PARCELS TO NE.
She is a rich poor woman. despite her
hard struggle with Mother Earth for
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TN the goo6y-goody books he Is called
harmless and sundry more active
virtues are attributed to him.
Sterne'H Uncle Toby was IN nowise
scandalized that 4" our army swore ter
rfbfy In Flanders" But what youngster
has not been reproYsd for killing a house
~ and had the admonition driven up to
the hilt into his conscience by the story OF
the old soldier who took the buEEing blue
bottle gently in his hand and raised the
window to let It 90 into the free open air
with
There is room In the world for thee and
mel"
A modern essayist may have had the in
cidsnt In his mind rather than Uncle Toby's
love passages with the widow. when he de-
gcrfbsd the veteran as the Incarnation
Of the sentImentalism Of the eighteenth
century"
A fellow sentimentaIist says that Uncle
Toby 'epltonaizes the wisdom Of love"
There was neither love nor wisdom In turn
ing a carrion breeder loose upon eonhding
world. He acted according to his lights. no
doubt but the light that was in him was
darkness so far as the natural history OF the
hy went.
Certain Species AlDdys Abhoned.
From time Immemorial. certain species Of
Of the genus Nusca have been abhorred
Of men. The "grievous swarm" that
corrupted the land Of Egypt drove
Pharaoh to negotiations with the head OF
the Hebrew rebellion. A score or so c.
years ago sitting near an open window In
a Port Said hotel was teased out OF all
appetite for breakfast by the entrance OF
a swarm Of the winged plagues-perhaps
left over when the grieyous swarms
were exercised. They had green backs and
iridescent wings, long legs, and the most
vicious buzz conceivable.
What is known with US as the stable
fly " is more like them than any other va
riety familiar 10 US in America. This fly,
as hostlers can testify. stings when mo-
Tested. They will tell you. too. that the bite
is more venomous than the sting Of bee or
wasp or even than that Of the yellow
jacket"
Neither the hostler nor his master be-
thinks himself that the germs injected with
the acid Of the sting" are especially
deadly because bred in stable filth. Iknew
Of a groom who lost his hand from the In
hammatIon and gangrene succeeding the
bite OF stable fly. also knew Of fine
young fellow who lost his lie because a
rope he had cast about the neck OF restive
colt was wrapped about his wrist and
scratahed the skin. In this enlightened day
we are on the watch for what are loosely
termed " stable bacIlH"
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Neatness the First Thought.
The greenish fly that frequents barnyard
and horse stalls is summarily chased out
Of the dwelling Of human beings should he
stray so far from home. He bites. and he
is dirty. That is enough for our neat house
wife to know. Why his bite is virulent and
how he carries dirt into clean places is
none Of her affair.
The blue bottle is a more frequent in
vader. His livery IS a degree less objec-
tionable than the dull greenish coat and
black breeches Of his distant relative on
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- LIKE the Corner! From It get new
u ideas and valuable bits Of informa-
ton along culinary lines. I am new
- housekeeper and much interested In
applied domestic science.
Should the accompanying recipes prove,
IN your judgment, worth passing on, shall
be pleased to have contributed my quota to
the general good.
CORN CHOWDER-Chop one medium
sized onion coarsely into a pint OF cold
water Set over the fire and boil fifteen
minutes. Then add a medium sized potato
cut into cubes and a cupful Of sweet corn
Salt and pepper to taste. Pour in one cup
full Of good meat stock-mutton or lamb
preferred-and cook until the vegetables
are tender. Just before removing from the
IRE add pint Of milk. Heat almost to the
boiling point, but not quite. and serve.
Emeat stock be not convenient. table
spoonful OF butter may be substituted.
This must 60 in when the milk is added.
CELERY SOUP-Clean and cut into
small pieces a head Of celery. Csave the
hearts and few Of the most tender leaves
for salad)
" Boil the celery reserved for soup in a
quart Of water until It is tender. Replenlsa
with hot water should It boil away too
much. Salt and pepper to taste. Just be-
fore taking It from the fire add one and a
half cupfuls Of milk. Heat 10 scaldlng, but
do not let It reach the boiling point. Add
tablespoonful Of butter, stir well, and
when It has melted entirely, serve.
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Boiled Eggs
Creamtd Toast
Whole Wheat Bread
Conse and Tea.
LUNCHEON
FriZzled Beef with Cream Sauce
Asparagus RorIS-a left over French Rolls s1-
cayated. heated. and hIlsd with
Minced Asparagus and
White sauce).
Salad OF Green Peas upon crisp Lettuce with
French Dressing IA left over).
Cream PuIs and Tea
DINNER
Chicken Broth Cbones and dressing Of Boiled
Fowls)
Beef Steaks and Mushrooms Cses reclpe).
Sweet Potatoes.
String Beans
Berries and Cream
Black Coffee.
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WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Pineapple.
Cereal and Cream.
Bacon and Fried Mush.
Cold Bread.
Toast
Tea and Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Stew OF Steak and Mushrooms "a LEFT over.
Chopped Sweet Potatoes "a left over.
Quick Biscuits.
Marmalade and Cookies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Yesterdays Soup with addition Of String Beans
chopped hne "a left over
Calves Tongues Dreaded. stuffed and baked.
Young Onions.
Spinach.
Corn Search Pudding
Black Coffee.
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THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Berries.
Cereal and Cream
Bacon.
Mufins.
Toast
Tea and, Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
caSveS' Tongues slieed and warmed up In Gravy
IA left ovsEl
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Scruples of Tender Hearted.

Scruplcs of Tender Hearted.
Fly specks were deprecated as tokens Of
careless housekeeping as well as because
they were unsightly. When poisoned fly
papers were invented tender hearted folk
had scruples about using them. Not for
the good and sufficient reason that should
Danish them from every home-to wit:
that the stricken wretches fell into food
and crawled into corners to die, leaving
poisonous atoms to avenge their taking on.
Our mothers thought 1t " cruel to kill the
harmless innocents"
have heard them decant upon the evil
effects Of the wholesale slaughter upon the
infant mind. Uncle Toby left his imprint
upon the generation following The fly, in
their opinion, had as much right to life,
liberty, and the enjoyment Of happiness as
the human biped.
In literature and in moralizing talk he
was, in a sense, the friend Of civilized
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mankind Is purslane is respected by senti-
mental herbalists as the white mans
foot" He had his place in the economy
Of nature or he would not have been
created. .s
Dangers of Mosquito Discrediied.
All these things are recounted that those
who have never bestowed much thought
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HOuSeJlu NCpcI w CtCOHfC SuCSIs
Our harmless house fly CGusca do
mestIca) was never welcome, even in the
middle ages OF housewifery and science.
That he was tolerated within bounds and
even excused for depredations which would
have condemned his relatives TO death Is
certainly true. well recall that lecturers
and essayists upon entomology justified
his existence upon the ground that he was
a scavenger and subsisted upon visible and
invisible noxious elemental matter which
might breed epldemics II left in the air.
The worst that could be urged against the
" harmless creature " was expressed by a
boy who. having sat half asleep under the
exposition Of the " dIvInely appointed uses
Of the dear little fly " Of a visiting superin-
tendent Chat sporadic scourge Of the Sun
day sckoolD was brought up all standing
by the question hurled across the room:
Now, will that bright little boy sitting
on my left tell US why pretty little files were
made?'
TO poster people!" stammered the
startled truth teller.
HIS elders would not have gainsaId the
statement The Musca domestica pes
tered " neat housekeepers out Of temper
and senses. They darkened rooms and
tackled netting over windows and hung
their beds with lace curtains, and in the
sunny south stationed pickaninny at each
corner Of the table during meals to beat of
the hungry hordes, which, II left to their
own devices would have settled in coffee
cups and thIckened soups and blackened
sweets out Of sight
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BEWARE OF THE HARMFUL FLY.

posted where the wind viii watt II int
our pores and lungs. He IL foul, within and
without In our kitchens he Is unspsak'
ably vile. For where Is the hired cook vhe
does not let the carcass Of a Scalded %
seorehsd fly escape her eye to scandalLzd
mistress and sIcken guest as the cake 10
broken open or the bottom Of the cup Gus
tard Is scraped? II she be- exceptionally
watchfuI, she fishes out the remains Of thG
harmless little hy and sends the dish
in nonohslantly az II he had not met hi
fate in broth, or gravy, or coffee.
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Education Long Neglected.
1t is clear that our education has beei
neglected with regard 20 this menace u
decency and health. A hy should - huntei
down and killed as zsaIously as one sEouli
chase a rat or a snake. Children should
be instructed from the cradle to look upoI
them with adherence. and to pursue then
as their natural enemies. Instead oi
which they are fed with stories Of sues
little Minnie and Jennie, whose mothers
inquiring why they sit with suspended
spoons and bated breath, gazing miHngl!
into the depths Of their bowls Of breai
and milk. are met by the answer:
- was waiting for the dear little ny d
finish his breakfast"
Cowpsr would not enter on his list
friends:
" The man who. needlsssIy. would set hi
foot upon a worm"
There is no such word as " needless " il
fly killing. Every room should have, al
part OF summer furniture. one OF the win
swats" invented by an anonymous benz
factor to the race. And to grasp II ant
rush for a fly that violates the decencis
OF the household by entering by door q
window. should be no more al infringement
OF etiquette than to answer the telephon'
with the briefsst OF apologies TO guest q
fellow member OF the family. II Is an al
OF necessity and mercy, justified by th
straitest sect OF manner makers
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One "Sudt" Eliminates Millions.
am poor in the matter OF statistics
culations. running away into the millions
OF prospective flies eliminated from thu
"curst " catalogue by one sweep OF tht
swat" know that each fly that sing
in the pane or soaks and then sucks nj
sugar. represents in the black list prOoabU
thousands OF larvae, maggots, pupa-dls
ease disseminating fun grown hies.
Strict cleanliness; the Judicious arrangs
ment Of netted screens IN doors and win
6ows. and, as the day wakes warm, grats
full shadow in the living rooms. are th
best protection against the invasion Of TIL
" grievous swarms" Add TO these. rslen5
less enmity. manifested IN swift destruo
ton OF the unclean pests. and the dminu
ton Of the hordes Is a mathematical ceS
tainty.
Appreciation Of the danger is the mrs
step toward the desired end, Cast senti
mental fanciss to the wind. The safett
Of one child Is Of more account to human
fly than all the flies that ever ahiIctet
Egypt and America.
The Musca domestica must 90 II ~
would have clean homes and healthy neigh
borhoodA
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unked IN Lle ullnd OF eFeEy ACnOoaOog hu0
farmland.
Dragon flies. once hunted by the supersti-
tIous and ignorant, are as sacred now ~
are South Carolina buzzards- Dragon hles
gobble mosquitoes by the score We dis
cuss seriously the praeticabrlIty OF cult
waiting the species.
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Aversion absurd 10 UnLhnkins.
That we should have the Ike aversion
TO the quiet house fly. that makes little
fuss in the world. is stingleSs, and minds
It's own business. except when it inadver-
tently pesters " a candy eating child, or
tickles the nose Of drowsy pater famllias on
Sunday afternoon. or leaves a TRAN OF
specks upon mirror or window pane, is
absurd.
Yet listen to a scientific description Of the
Musca domsstica:
at lays its eggs N clusters IN almost
any kind Of decaying matter or hlth-sucI
as manure and carrion-And multiplies with
amazing rapidly. The maggots hatch in
a day, or less, according to the heat Of
decomposition to which they are subjected.
The larva attain their full size in about
two weeks. and then crawl into some dry
place to develop. In a week or ten days the
perfect hy Is ready to emerge from the
'pupa.'
'' The Musca domestca has an intricate
and wonderful organism. admirably adapt
ed for Its life work The suctorial pro-
boscis exudes a viscid matter when the
fly feeds upon dry substances. This, by
moistenlng the food. prepares it to be
sucked. The feet are supplied with hairs
that terminate in fat disks. Each disk acts
as an air tight sucker. enabling the fly
to walk with its head down upon the cell
ing and upon smooth surfaces. These disks
are supposed to exuds liquid which makes
adhesion more complete than the suckers
could do unaIded"
Flies as Big as Sheep.
We are reminded. IN reading the extract
Of "Gulllver's Travels IN Brobdlngnag,"
Of his disgust In tracing the progress Of
the flies Cas big as English sheep) along
the ceiling by the trails OF viscid matter
exuded from their feet. Our disgust is as
real in thinking that when the " harmless
thief aIIghts upon lump Of sugar in our
saucer or sugar bowl he moIstsns II with
Yet we brush him away carelessly and drop
that lump into the second cup Of tea or
coffee.
His feet have trodden the manure heap.
and numberless germs OF filth and corrup-
ton adhere TO his body. We smile In
diligently at the graceful little thing as
he basks in the sunshine streaming across
the window sill and preens the hne feathers
the microscope has revealed as exqu!sitely
delicate and tinted with varied hues and
then rubs his sides and back with the
brushes attached 10 his feet He Is the
impersonatIon Of clsanliuess-a dandy OF
nicely.
The teIltale microscope. II brought to bear
upon the operation that smuses and in
terests US, would reveal tiny heaps Of rot
ting matter scrsped from his body when
the weight becomes uncomfortable and de-