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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Economy Helps.

In most households greater economy
Of time and energy can be practiced
by cooking larger amounts of food al
one time, and this means a saving in
the fuel bills as WELL
Enough mayonnaise dressing for all
the salads you will make in a week
can be made on one day. 1t is just as
easy 10 cook a kettleful of potatoes
that will last two days as it is to pre-.
pare only enough for the midday
meal.
There is hardly a vegetable one can
think of that cannot be cooked In
large quantities to advantage and that
will not lend itself readily to warming
over In a variety of ways. And on
those days when the oven is being
used for baked dishes in which the
vegetables play an important part.
double portions OF buildings should
be baked
What is not required that day can
be served few days later, steamed
over the vegetable pot, and it will be
Just as appetizing, if not more so, as
If freshly made.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Ancient Surgical Instruments.

learning and superstition-as quaint
to the eye of modern science, with Its
germ theory of disease, aseptic sur.
gerry and X-ray, as is a flint arrowhead
to the crew of 42-centimeter how.
itzer.
The exhibits came from the libra.
ries of the medical schools of st.
Louis and Washington universities;
from the library Of the surgeon gen.
eral of the United States army in
Washington, and from the private col
lections of physicians in st. Louis and
other cities.
DR.. George Dock, dean of the medi-
cal faculty Of Washington university,
supplied a facsimile of the diploma
comforting doctors degree upon vii.
liam Harvey. who discovered the cir.
culation of the blood. DR.. James
Moores BAH of St. Louis, among
scores Of other old volumes, loaned
Surgical Works" of Ambrose Pare,
the Frenchman who haunted the wars
of his time (15o9-1590) and became
the father of military surgery.
A copy of "the first work on path
ology," published at Venice in 1851 by
Johannes Baptista' Morgagni and en-
titled Concerning the Seats and
Causes of Disease" was loaned by
DR.. Robert E. Schlueter of st. Louis
Among the hundreds of other quaint
and curious volumes of forgotten lore"
which were on display were a "Regi.
men Sanitatis," published in Venice in
1495, three years after the discovery
of America, and loaned by DR.. E. G..
Streeter of Boston; the Labyrinth Of
Medical Errors" published in 1853 by
the renowned Theophrastus Paracel-
sus; the complete "Thesaurus Botan-
Observation-Disclosures" of Marcellus
Maepighius, published in 1857, and
Thomas Guidott's ION we Bathe," a
treatise concerning the medical quail.
ties Of the waters at that resort, which
was issued in 1876.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

animal life is subject to the same
laws It Is reasonable to assume tnat'
az the human being Is more interec'
tual than the COW, mental irritatioh
and anxiety may exert proportionateiy
even greater influence on the hu'
man milk secretion. But however that
may be. obviously the full action OF
these two factors will not be attained
by telephone conversations or by
means ff a written order or, drug
store; on The contrary results can be
expected Only from careful, compre'
hensive preparation and training on
the part of the mother. d..
The absence OF this training In the
individual home constitutes one of the
fundamental Weaknesses In our civili'
cation and is, to no small degree. re-
sponsible for our weaklings and the
serious problems Of intemperance and
social unrest now confronting us.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
The war's Aistorian

when the history Of this war comes
to be written" is constantly recur.
ring journalistic phrase, as if the story
of this great conflict could ever be
written. You may be fairly certain
that no one under the rank Of an arch
angel, in close touch with omniscience,
will ever write the full history of the
world war. Down below there isn't
the knowledge, and there isn't the
time. There will be some sectional &C.
counts. But If in the fullness Of time
a world syndicate succeeds in getting
some million tons of print within COW
ers, the public will Zone hopes) be
thinking of something else.-London
Chronicle. ~A
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Fla and Nut jelly.

Wash a cupful of pulled figs in cold
water. Put over a slow fire with two
cupfuls of cold water and stew figs
until tender. Skim out figs, and to the
Juice add one.half cupful of sugar and
boil until 1t is like thin strip (there
should be one cupful Of liquid. Chop
figs and one-quarter cupful Of shelled
pecans not very, fine. Soak one.half
box Of geletin in one cupful OF cold
water for half an hour. To the gela.
tin add one-half teaspoonful Of lemon
juice and to the, zig strip add one-half
cupful Of boiling water. Strain through
hne sieve Of cheesecloth. When near
ly set add nuts and figs. Turn into
molds and set in cool place for three
hours. Serve with whipped cream.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Heavy Wood Best Fuel.


Equal weights OF dry, nonresinous
wood are said to have practically the
same heat regardless of species, and
as a consequence it can be stated as
general proposition that the heav.
Ter the wood the more heat to the
cord. Weight for weight. however.
there is very little difference between
various species; the average heat for
all that have been calculated is 1900
calories, or heat units, per kilogram.,
"A kilogram Of resin will develop 9, 400
heat units, or about twice the average
for wood. AS consequence, resinous
woods have aIgreater heat value per
pound than nonresinousi woods, and.
this increased value VARIES. Of course.
with the resin content. @.s. Y}.@,,s.5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
BEST OF SANDWICHES
some NEW IDEAS EVOLVED ~
@ CLEVER COOKS.
improvements In she Popular TIt-st
Known 40 the Club" Have Been
Msds--oysters Used in Place 2 ~
.-AJ., , Of Chicken.

Tea rooms In the big city shopping
districts are serving some new vari'
cites OF the railways popular club sand
witch. While the principal ingredi'
ents remain the same each style OF
club sandwich differs from It's fellows
in some detail which makes It dis.
tinctive., - ava jr}t ">s -. ''
What 10 known as a French club
sandwich 10 served with a toasted
!, English mufiE substituted for the
usual slices o., toasted bread. 1t Is
set down before one gsrnished with q
few sprays OF parsley pressed deep
into the yielding surface Of the half
mufi1n which tops the substantial NIL.
ing Of chicken, bacon. naayonnaise. let.
tuce and sliced tomato. 'Watercress
10 used In similar fashion, the spray
Of green in either case being embedded
in the toasted mufiin so flrmly that 1t
seems to be a little flower holder.
Two halves Of crumpet are used for a
similar sandwich and filed with the
same combination, making u sand
wich still more hearty.
Where toasted bread is used vari-
ETY. Is given to the club sandwich by
reason Of some other meat or fish be-
ing substituted for the usual founda.
ton layer of breast of chicken. Thin.
ly sliced duck is delicious with the
bacon and other ingredients. and tur'
key Is also another good substitute.
Strips of rare beef, either cold or
freshly cut from hot roast and
moistened with horseradish may also
be used, and strips Of rare steak are
equally appropriate.
An oyster club sandwich has for
its distinctive feature two or three
large fried oysters. These are laid
on the under slice Of toast, sprinkled
with lemon juice and then topped with
two strips of bacon, two lettuce
leaves, spoonful Of mayonnaise and
then the second slice OF toast.
For those who do not caresfor fried
oysters the oyster club sandwich
comes in still a different form, the
oysters being poached in their own
liquor until the gills curl, when they
are drained of moisture and used for
the foundation OF the sandwich. II
preferred oyster club sandwiches may
be served with Russian dressing in.
stead Of mayonnaise, as the addition
of the tomato flavor in the chilli sauce
Is particularly agreeable with Oysters,
either fried or poached.
Sardine club sandwich is made
Of large boned sardines sprinkled with
lemon juice and arranged as usual
and finely cut lobster, either hot or
cold, offers still another variety.
The egg club sandwich is usually
served with basis of an egg fried on
both sides, and seasoned well with
salt. pepper and paprika before the
other materials for the sandwich are
added. Hard-boiled eggs, sliced or
chopped, result in a sandwich less
rich. In both cases the eggs should
be served hot.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
CAUSE 4 SMILE now COVER FOR TROOPS
Moving Shields Advocated h
Warfare.
idea Has Been Seriously Put Forth
and 10 Being Considered by Pow.
ere at War-its Method
Of Operation.

AS for q French Officers suggestn,
Of moving shields. am American, h.
already invented one and has writta
about 1t to the heads OF the bellige.
ent governments. He Offers to demon.
strate the efficiency Of his device.
q The outlet dehector." % he call.
it, is made of two sheets Of steel ii,
feet wide, eight 10 ten feet high and
one.quarter-inch thick. The sheeh
are jointed at an acute angle. 30 q
to make a triangular shield. the base
of which is open. The device, which
weighs 1900 pounds, Ii mounted on
wheels and can be trundled along by5
the ten men it can shelter. At . suit
able height are holes: through which /
rifles can bs aimed. 1t has compart1
ments for water and food, and topl
to protect its occupants from sun and
rain and shrapnel. -, ,,,.,.
1t can be used, he thinks. to great
advantage in infantry advances when
the supporting artillery has cleared
the way, as the attackers would bel
safe from rife fire until they got close
enough to charge with the bayonet If
they desired. He says that bullet
st liking one. Of the faces Of the bar
bette would glance of harmlessly, and
that It would be impervious to ma.
chine.gun fire.
For defense he thinks cavalry
charge or a bayonet charge would
beat itself to pieces against wall Of
steel. Folding shelves could be put
into it, and they would make hunks
for the crew. On the march 1t could
be drawn by cavalry horses. Its cost
would be relatively small.
Il would consider one soldier
equipped with the deflector," he says,
"of more service to his country and
his cause than so not SO protected, for
the simple reason that he can operate
all the time during long campaign
in hundred battles while the so are
dead in the trenches. am aware
that many objections will be made to
its use In battle, all of which I can
easily answer. Its advantage over the
stationary defenses, such as sandbags
and barbados, would be many.
In the first place, the men would
not have to lie down on the ground
or remain in q cramped, stopped posi-
ton for many hours. They can shoot
without exposing their heads. to the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Had Eiaht Sets o. Twins.

Squire Robert L. Mitchell, who Wis
tied his old home near Ridgeville re-
Gently, brought back q bit OF rare
news. The wife Of. West; Graves, a ne.
gro of that section, has just presented
her husband with the eighth consecu-
tive set Of twins. The young couple.
have been married about thirteen
years, the knot having been tied BY
Squire Mitchell when he was, 4 Jug
tice of the peace. A remarkable cir,
,cumstance thereof is the fact that ia
each set OF twins was q boy. and q girl,
There are eight children living, one Of
each set having died.-Caswell IN. 6. y.
Dispatch to New York Tribune. &
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Escorts for Hire in Kansas CITY,

The young man of engaging man.
ners who is willing to hire himself out
as an escort to women is said to have
a field for his activities these days.
Esen in Kansas City the new profess
sion has made it's appearance, but 1t is
said to have originated in New York.
Parents who wish to send their daugh.
tiers to concert have only to tele.
phone the beaux's burecu, indicate the
mental complexion they expect Of the
young man and say whether or not
they want him to wear evening dress
The bureau fills the order, the girl
hears the concert and the young man
is well paid for his trouble. q :3.,, : sd
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22


ing, cheerful man, regardless Of color.
What the future Of Boley will be
depends not only on the men and
women who have planted thriving
city in rough country, but also upon
the Negroes who, are trained (and Will
be trained within the next few
years) for leadership In education,
business and public health. as well as
in religion and law. L. >a@sit~.~.s'',''''. 2
"Dr. Washington's visit to Boley, his
words of encouragement and advice,
together with his vital relation to
problems r, Of race adjustment, give
the demonstration in, big business tor
the Negro more than passing signiii-
cance." e..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Scotch Broth without Mat

Soak four ounces barley in one quart
cold water over night: next morning
drain, put into soup kettle with one
onion. one turnip and one carrot, cut
into slices; add few green tops of
celery II obtainable and four table.
spoonfuls Of oatmeal; cover with two
quarts boiling water and simmer t gen:
tly' half hour. then add salt and pep.
per: strain and serve. ,a,5 -, ! !
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
= Fruit Cream.

Cook the Juice Of three lemons, and
three oranges with two cupfuls OF
sugar. set aside to cool Soften two.
tah!eslA onfuls 81 gelatin with milk,
then heat over hot water until dis
solved. Whip two cupfuls Of cream,
add the fruit Juice and gelatin, stir
until well blended. then pile high in
deep dish or mold II preferred. 4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Value Of Ashes.

~ A ton of average hardwood ashes
contains 100 pounds Of potash, 81,
pounds OF phosphoric acid, and GAO
pounds Of lime, or about one-third Of
the, latter. Tree Trimmings run 100,
so and S75 pounds. respectively.
Weeds will doubtless average about
the yield for hay and straw or 70, 90
and 100. Coal ashes are practically
valueless as fertilizer. but improve the
physical condition Of close or sticky
soils. Average stable manure con.
tains about one.tenth % much potash
as do hardwood ashes. .:at I.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Exhibition Of Crude Old Surgical
instruments.
Modern Scientists Amused at Fossils
Of Ancient Learning and superst''
tion-Some Rare Medical Vol.
umes Also Shown.

Like a museum Of geology, Of the
medical profession was the exhibit o.
rare old tones and crude surgical IN
struments which was held BY the Mis-
souri, Historical society, assisted by
the st. Louis Medical society. Dig.
ging down into forgotten strats OF
medical evolution, the exhibitors ex'
hun,ed a throng OF fossils of ancient
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Steamed i. prIs i

Here y an unusual recipe. but very.
good one Prepare q spiced vinegar as
for fruit pickles. only less highly sea
soned. Cut very. very thin slices q
dried beef in narrow strips. diamond
OF o. any fancy shape, and cut with scis.
sors. Steam the beef IA. the VINEGAR
for one as hour Serve hot With toasted
waters. AZ IA B. ,-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
IA pla,n.ui.,,,e...

What are you going to wear at the;
fancy dress ball, Mabel? w N 81 q ~
I'm going to wear two skifts and
9 pettic q and y - o 81 old.fashioned
matron. ss All.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

New Brunswick has 1895, 900 acres
OF land, Of which only 1.474,O76 acres
are cleared. ~ .5.. ss~,s g-.t - ,.,.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Steel Shield on Wheels.

- I7I1--3l'E = ~ /
enemy. A bullet striking the barrierS
Will not throw dust into their eyes tos
blind them. They will not be ex-|
hausted by the laborious process Of
digging in" =, 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Austria's population is 51,34o,O 900.

Cotton goods constitute about one.
third of Englands manufactured ex.
ports. s.. s.,s .>.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

& West Virginia declares her blue
sky" law void, overlooking : chance to
shoot It full Of holes. E.Fsa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

The Negro Year Book. 1914.lS15, has
just been issued from the Tuskegee
institute, Alabama, Monroe N. Work,
{ editor, and is more thorough COM
pendulum Of vital information than
1 ever: before, not only to persons Of
the race, but all students of the life
4 and growth Of that race, and all who
wish to be- informed in regard to
people which has had amazing growth
Il In numbers and in all material and
" intellectual development since their,
V emancipation from slavery hardly
,A6re than half a century ago, the,
L present Issue Of 44S pages is about
10 pages larger than the last previ:
4 Gus issue. Another interesting pub.
location is THE Crisis, Record Of
4 the Darker Races" published weekly
" at 70 Fifth avenue, New York city. In
both publications the question Of race
/ segregation is discussed at some
length. .'.~,-
The warden Of Georgia prison has
been puzzled by an order to give one
Of his prisoners ten days allowance
u on his sentence. As the sentence Is
X for life the order is difficult to carry
out. n ..s., ns..,,..ss..s..:.. ...4a
- 49,
Alien law may bar a red.headed
\ man. but it won't bar red-headed
Il woman. ,.s@
\. -, ---.------ ~, -.
The earning capacity Of a WON.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Statistics show that few babies die
in New Zealand. Also that few live
there. Al n. v II, ,.55
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

The earning capacity of wom-
an determines her right to vote in
Norway. a, e. sssa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Going Them, on,s 49,,

u, r.LE5 n 49, ue'n Une Setter. "a
Mrs. Newrich She haa "W,
days on her card. n, eunes-
on ours. - uay II
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Quackenbos says hypnotism can
cure divorce, but most victims don't
want to b cured. n ss
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

That the men Of the Negro race are
strongly averse to taking their own
lives as way out of this world of woe
is proved most conclusively by the
suicide and attempted suicide records
Of Houston for the past five months.
Bichloride Of mercury tablets have no
fascination for him and all other forms
OF poison are classed in the don't
touch" list.
On the other hand, the women Of
the Negro race are not so prone to
take solace in the carbolic acid bottle
as are the women Of the white race,
and in following the statistics still
further 1t is shown by the records that
there are fewer attempts at suicide by
women Of the white race than by men.
Houston (Tex.) Post. ..,-.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22


interesting and educatiye to many OF
your readers to have laid before them
certain statistics of church work
among the colored race, and CLEANED
from the recently issued Living
Church Annual and Churchman'S Al
manac for 1916. writes George F..
Bragg, Jr., in a communication to the
Living Church.
Organized congregations to the num-
Der Of 233, within IS dioceses and mis-.
sionary districts, report 23,706 colored
communicates. They are distributed
as follows:
The province of New England: In
two dioceses and five congregations.
there are 1913 communicates.
The province of New York and
| New Jersey: In six dioceses 10 con.
! gregations, 4,439 communicates.
The province of Washington: In
nine dioceses, GO congregations, 6.432
communicates.
| The province OF Midwest: In eight
dioceses. Is congregations, 2,31S COM
municants
The province of Southwest: In eight
dioceses, IS congregations, 1,1S9 COM
municants
The province of California: In two
dioceses. two congregations, 222 com.
municants.
The combined colored communicate
lists in the entire states of Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Ten.
nessee, Arkansas and Texas amount
to just 266 more communicates than
are reported by the single colored par
ish of St. Philips church, New York.
1t would certainly seem that the
church needs the Racial Episcopate,"
or something else, which promises bet
ter results than the machinery we
have tried for whole half century.
Here is the real thing which tests
the catholicity of the church.
Steps taken to improve facilities
for the education Of the Negro are
summarized in an installment just
made public of the forthcoming re-
port of the general educational board.
Assistance is shown to have been
given what the board alludes to as
some of the more efficient of the in
dustrial training schools as follows:
Hampton institute, $13S,O00; Tuske-
gee, $196,912; other institutions, $685.
1884, making total of approximately
$55S,7S0.
To provide for higher education of
Negroes, contributions have been made
to colleges and universities as fol-
lows: Atlanta Baptist college, $4,000;
Atlanta university, $4,000; Fisk univer-
sity, $4,000; Lane college, $1,000. Lee
land university, $4,000; Livingstone
college, $12,50O; Mines Memorial col.
lege $4,000; Paine college, $4,000;
Shaw university. $4,000; and Vir-
ginia Union university, s11,500. to-
tai. $4,000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Extravagance Wife who shoveled
coal fourteen hours q day INDUCED In
an expensive habit. IN, ;s.5
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Alien law may bar a red-headed
man, but it won't bar red-headed
woman. q RI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Portland, Me-, has a barber who has
been In continuous service so years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Manchester. England. has 1000 stu
dents in an evening school Of com.
merce. s.4I " Y, "a 5zz
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Western Australias gold fields cover
224, 900 square miles.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

3 Three queens remain colonels Ia op-
posing afmies. Get EN- all on one ride
md the war wilI be won.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

The warden Of Georgia prison has
been puzzled by an order to give one
of his prisoners ten days allowance
on his sentence. As the sentence is
for life the order is difficult to carry
ont. I'LL fr,..,.-as..ss...s ...4.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

success Is always due more to the
ability 70 stand the bumps than any.
.hing else. ..t' \, " 4. .54.3j .Ia,, =, 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

Rich phosphate deposits have been
discovered in Chile. $685..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22

AZ i rule the selfappointed censor
IN other peoples morals has busy
time Of IT.. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-22
Public employment bureaus are
maintained by the government In swe-

Shsntung province. China. area 55.-
900 square miles has ii population o.
S3O, 00O; ~ people. lg s