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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Substitutes for Meat

Spring is the time for tonics, purify
ing the blood and toning up the system
generally Nothing is better TO accom-
plish this end than n simple diet OF green
vegetables, especially healthful ones like
lettuce, spinach and salads of all descrip-
tions.
A return to a simple diet, to the eSclu-
sion of meats, heavy sauces. highly spiced
entrees and desserts and the like, Is ad-
Nisabls Tor at least one meal a day. Any
doctor Will tell you that meat once day
IL enough for any healthy individual, at
least for any one who isn't anemlc.
There are so many appetiZing and
nutritious victuals that one can eat at
luncheon that It seems foolish to waste
money on anything else. Take, for in
stance, f--.' lad, combination salad of
pper. tomatoes and Gu
.uu,,........ ench or Russian dress
ing, plain hard-boilcd egg salad with
slice of eggplant on the side or the good
old Southern luncheon Of spinach and
hoecakes.
The latter. by the way are not well
known In this part of the country. Use
scalded cornmeal, putting over 1t enough
boiling water to make a stiff mush. The.
amount must be apportioned according to
the size of the family or the number of
cakes required Salt the mush well. Now
simply brown the cakes in bacon fat.
They are delicious when split in halves
like English mullins and buttered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

But | wonder how many realize to what
extent the educational and emotional hogs
prevail or how voraCious they can he or
how great menace they are to society?
Like the physical gourmand. they glut
themselves at the tables where choice NOR
sells are spread, unmndful OF their fellow
men who are hungering without.
Recently we have had offered to n linn
tied number of people a great musical
feast the Mailer symphony, repeated sew
eral times Through great talent and
much labor the opportunity has been a
golden one to those fortunate enough to
obtain admission. To those outside the
pale the thought of the enjoyment of
others more fortunate has been pleasant,
until by chance. peekng through the
chinks In the wall, to see II crumb might
fall to us from the Masters Table" we
have recognized at each succeeding feast
some of the same faces, and thus have be-
come aware with sorrow and contempt
that here too has been goOdly sprinklinE
OF human hogs" who by some fortunate
circumstance have obtained repeated ad-
missions, TO be used for their own graft
hcation, while others stood without. vainly
endeavoring TO gain one admission
Is 1t too much to hope that some time
In the future either the public conscience
will be too keen to permit this sort of
thing. or that those in charge on these
rare occasions, will be sufficiently inter-
ested and intelligent to devise something
TO prevent it?
Let us hope so, Then hoggng il will
be less In evidence. DOROTHEA
Dear M'Lss-I am very much inter-
ested In rag rug-malSng. Your column
refers to Mrs X. II. who is crochetlng
rag rug from mill ends of chambray.
! would like so much to have her full
name and address. as would like to know
how to make rug like this Would IL be
possible for you to give me such informa-
tion? MRS n n
trust Mrs X H., whose address / have
not, will see this and respond In the
meantime, / shall send you the name of a
little book that will tell you all about the
interesting art of rag rug-maklng.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
KITCHEN CHEMISTRY XXX
Simple Tests Determine If You Get That for Which
You Pay
By VIRGINIA E. KILT

Second test. Hold egg before a candle
or gas iet behind which is a dark back
ground.
Around the yolk of an egg ls n thin
tissue. which holds the yolk together:
when decomposition occurs the yolk
breaks this membrane and becomes mixed
with the white. BY holding the egg be-
fore strong light the yolk can easily be
seen as a large dark spot.
II had the yolk has broken It's mem
brane and this dark spot cannot be no.
tIced.
There Ia also a tissue around the white
OF an egg which. in beating the whites
stiff must be broken into infnitesimal
pieces before the egg will become light
and fluffy.
A few grains OF salt dropped into the
white before beating viii at each turn
OF the heater help to cut this membrane.
The whites then beat up" much sooner
than II the salt had not been added
Copyright 1919 by virginia f. KIT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
TO LEARN FLORAL ART,
GO TO JAPANESE, SAYS M'LISS
Little Almond-Eyed Housewives of the Orient
Attend School to Find Out How to Put
Flower in Vase


of In a another
in pulling
and then taking them out
succeeding her desire for graceful
make for
which suggest
ohouse
s the
in
arrangement
their
methods
inferred that
the lovely blossoms her charming baskets
to
Btruchon
a one bend the
Of
housewife will
that
peniude
the rim and look though it actually spfing
seste Of the harvest believe that
quaint consider
in a
naked of leaf blossom and stands the
1t Hx AM
ambitious
learn them MTISS.
Lett to Of woma Page
Address Nn communications ss snTs % %s Evening Ledger Write
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
SLIGHTEST EVIDENCE OF SQUINT
IN CHILD CALLS FOR ACTION
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

TNHERE are still many people who main
i tain that child will outgrow various
abnormal conditions. This would be a
comfortable belief II Il were not so dis
astrous In effect upon the child Such
diseases as adenojds, spinal curvature,
decayed teeth, suffering and squirting
may, in time. cease to give trouble, but
only when the child's health or efficiency
has been destroyed.
There is, however, some truth In the
popular idea that children outgrow squint,
a baby may he seen TO squint when i'll
and the squnt will disappear when the
child recovers. Some children grow up
with suuint and the sduint disappears
when they reach their teens, or the eyes
appear almost straight. The sduint may
be noticeable only when the child is tired.
or in the evening.
There is no need of alarm about the
temporary squnt Of a very sick child. II
Is due to the temporary irritation of the
illness and usually passes with the attack.
IL signifies a weak brain control OF the
eyes. however. and therefore should be a
warning to the parent to be watchful for
Indications of eye-strain when the child
goes to school.
When n child grows UP with a slight
squlnt even though the eyes seem almost
straight, one eye is generally defective.
IT has lost the power Of focusing accurate
ly; the child is handicapped by the lack
of binocular vision. The sight Of the eye
that was crossed Is gone virtually; tho
vision Is comparable to that of the rabbits
eye-there is a field of vision, but no fine
visual perception.
Wherefore II is obvious that even the
slightest evidence Of squtnt or cross-eye
should be needed and the child placed
under the supervision of good oculist
whom the family doctor recommends. Con-
servation of vision is one of the first duties
OF conscientious parents. No vicious
notion of "outgrowng" squlnt should be
entertained for n moment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Youngest Doctor Did 1t

I wrote you some time ago, you may
remember. / had tried seven different
doctors without obtaining any relief from
a severe pain In the back and lameness.
I had also taken lot of so-called Kidney"
medicine. You advised me to stick to my
doctor--who happened to be the youngest
man in our community He came the
second time, put plaster jacket adhesive
plaster) on me (two of them), and that
was the end of my trouble. Hereafter I'll
have the young doctors for mine.
Answer-A doctor may be young at
80, and an old fogy at Git all depends
upon his mental calibre and his training.
1t just happened that the youngest doctor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

EGGS
Are the eggs for which you pay 40 cents
better than those which cost 80? Test them
10 see.
Much handling makes eggs shiny.
Those direct from the farm are duh.
II an egg is stale, some Of the water
OF its composition has evaporated through
the porous shell. DIR has entered and the
egg is light
To test. put in a deep pan of water.
First. II bad. II will float
Second n stale. It will be light enough
to slant away from the bottom Of the pan
or stand on end.
Third. II fresh. It's weight causes II TO
sink
This test will make you wish eggs
could be bought by the pound instead Of
by the dozen
Because the egg shell Is porous and
readily absorbs impurities from a dirty
shell or the air. eggs should always be
washed before being put away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Clever, Eh What?

a stunt used by one woman to lessen
the trials OF ironing day Is worth re-
counting. She gets a regular bfrd-coga
spring and hangs il on the ceiling or wall
over the ironing board. When she goes
to use her electric iron she loops the cord
or the iron through the hook at the end
OF the spring. When she makes a long
stroke like on sheets and skirts. the
spring gives" otherwise ii retains its
normal position. keeping the cord from
getting In the way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
To Gabriel--in the Spring

Gabc! oh. GabI. whar you at?
Aw. let dat dawg alone.
Run in de house en- git go hat,
Now while you mammys gone.
plant dat gyardcn?" did she say.
I'll do no sech "A thing.
Whut. dis here niger throw away
De fust fine day er spring?
No. chile: you knows whar we's a-gwine.
You run en- dig de bait
Whilst l fix dis here hook en- line;
Dat gyardenin' kin wait
u B. Reeves, in Southern Woman's
Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Bright Eyes

II your eyes aren't bright, II isn't
natures fault She meant every one to
have sparkling eyes, but strain, late
hours and a torpid liver will interfere
with this. The best way to keep the eyes
brilliant and healthy looking is TO battle
them In warm water and boraclc acid
when they feel strained. and 20 keep them
away from glarinK light for a while. A
doctor says that the light always should
come over your left shoulder when you
read. Never use artificial stimulRnts or
sya-beautihers. You don't know what is
IN them. and they are frequently harmful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Good Fun Stunts

Chafing dish parties are fun. Pair
your guests and let each man and girl
draw n card, on which the recipe for max.
ing sandwiches, salads, coffee, creamed
crab. lobster chicken entree. or Whatever
you are going to have. is written Pro.
vide large aprons for the men and dainty
round ones for the girls, Have every.
thing out on table, and make your
guests each assume part Of the responsi.
bility for the success of the dinner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Marion Harland's Corner

"VTT T. HAVE darling little boy in our
w house. thanks 70 your Corner. Just
as soon as received your letter lnclosing
Mrs. r. SIS address / corrcsponded with
her with regard to the 13-month-old boy
she wished TO give UP for adoption, When
received favorable reply went for
the hoy and brought him home with me.
II was five weeks ago. and have been
waiting until everything should be salts
factoriy arranged before informing you
of our action. We love the baby dearly,
and he seems happy with us. He certain
ly il a lovely baby, and we will always
feel grateful to the Corner for what IL has
done for us. l sincerely hope the other
little boy will be placed in a good home.
"A. A. b."
The lively interest felt by the Corner in
the transaction so pleasant described in
the letter of the adopting n.o.heT makes
the publication of the story justhable
and delightful duty we owe to our read
ers. The most pitiable object in the world
is n trlendless baby. Members will rejoice
together that this waif has found such
lovely home and a mother-heart ready TO
receive him as her own II we have done
nothing else to make the world better
within the last half year we have not
wrought in vain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Asparagus au Gratin

Now is the season for fresh asparagus.
A new way 10 serve this tasty vegetable
is always welcome. One smart restau-
rant serves it au gratin that is, cut up
the tips of the asparagus in fairly small
pieces, pour an au gratin dressing OF
Parmesan cheese and cream sauce over it,
and brown in the oven. Serve immedi.
ntplV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
HOMEGROWN Mint

IL your family fond OF spring lamb with
mint saueeG And IL II sometimes hard 10
sst the mint2 Why not raise II yourself?
AL yon need for your gardening experI-
nasni Is q glass Of clear water and a little
aunIisht Put the mint in the water and
allow Il 70 stand on the Windowsill. where
Il will get plenty OF sun and fresh air.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Salt Helps

Cocoa or chocolate for party. or for
any large affair, IL greatly improved IL
n pinch of salt Is added. This should not
be added to the Individual cup, however.
for the taste is too evident.
Many hotelkeepers use salt in coffee.
1t should be added before the cream, or
II will Curdle the cream,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Still Lots of Smoke

II a child in a scioolroom comes down
with scarlet fever, and the health officer
burns a number of formaldehyde candles
In the schoolroom the next night, does that
do away with the danger to other children
In the schoolroom2
Answer-Certainly not IL any other
children have been infected Through con-
tact with the disease Of the first child),
the fumigation cannot alter the fact In
plain words, such fumigation is waste
OF time, money and perhaps opportunity.
The first child should be Isolated, and tho
schoolroom closed for a week, to allow
any possible secondary cases TO be
recognized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
sEAsoNABLE FooTGEAR

spoiled foogear equally distinctive
to
HI had in
repay he n
n
a 81. in
bronze
a INNING of $
he
Editor
a
the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

=. All communication addressed to Marion
lInrinnd should enclose u stamped, self
addressed envelope and II clipping of the
article In which you are Interested Per-
sons wishing TO aid In the charitable
work Of the II. II. &. should write Marion
dresses Of those they would like to help.
and, having received them. communicate
direct with those parties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Selling Through an EXCHANGE

81 am a little girl II years of age. I
paint pictures in water culors that are
considered by critics to he nice work, /
should like to get my work into the wom-
ems exchange. As | do not know any of
the directors | should be grateful if you
will tell me how to go about H. K, b."
Look in the directory for the address
and get from the exchange n copy OF regu-
lations, etc, This will tell you how TO
enter yourself as a "depositor" and the
terms upon which work is received and
sold by the management This form must
he gone through with by every would-be
contributor TO the exchange, 1t is really
simple and you have our wishes for your
guppEgs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Kitchen Kink

Transparent glass dishes are very new.
Ihey serve as suggestion for the June
brides Kitchen shower Prices are reason
able, and the glass is thick enough to
stand ordinary usage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Query for Bird Owners

kindly let me know through the Cor
ner how long IL would take for canary
bird eggs to hatch? Also the meaning of
Percy and Elmer CORNERITE."
Canary bird keepers among our readers
will please answer the first query OF this
correspondent. have not kept Gagged
birds for 40 years. Percy is an old
English surname dating back to 14Os.
cannot trace it to it's derivation. Elmer
is contraction of Ethelmer, signifylng
noble greatness"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

was an active member Of his medical
society-which made us sure he would
give satisfaction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Grease Again

Chloroform rubbed we'll into wooden
goods and applied to the material over
thick padding of cloth will remove grease
spots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17
Naturally!

Keep tacks in old jelly glasses You
won't have to open a number of packages
to find out the size.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

Dear M'Liss-I am in very great trouble
over one OF those little things" that you
wrote about. My husband Is not speaking
TO me on account of H. l feel that ] am
In the wrong but knowing my husband as
do, do not want to come out and say so.
DISTRESSED
A little love, a little kiss.
From Dorothea, of Moylan. comes a
harsh letter regarding hogs in general and
musical ones in particular.
Dear M'Liss-In your EVENING LEDGER
column. where appear so many thoughts.
interesting and pertinent 20 our daily
lives. can you not find room for word
relative TO a certain type OF humanity,
whose baleful influence we all feel more
or less, but whose presence. 1 fear, has be-
come somwhat tolerable to us through
familiar associations?
refer 10 what may be fifty termed the
human hog" "a monster OF so hideous a
mien that to be hated needs but to be
seen, yet seen too oft. familiar with his
face we first endure. then pity, then tal-
moaD embrace"
/ do not refer to those ordinary petty
forms of selfishness. which are all too
familiar to us: but over and above these,
there looms this monster who epltomlZes
ordinary selfishness raised to the nth
power,
HIS field Of endeavor is as broad as his
effect Is baneful. We all know him TO Il
degree, at least. To start with. there Is
the family hog" almost as sure to be
met with as the family BELLE" and often
they are one and the same.
Absorbing everything within their power
and. like a sponge. giving back nothing
unless squeezed they suck the life blood
OF those nearest and dearest with cool
indifference.
Then there is the society hog. whose
chief interest in social events is 10 see
now many times he can go uudetected 20
the refreshment room And, OF course,
we know how numerous are the "profes-
sionRl and business hogs"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-17

Lonely at Times
I'VE have five girls, four of whom go
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-10-11
Ford
Automobiles

We hare the agency for Ford auto
mobiles for the western part of Edge
field county. There is no better car on
the market for the money. The Ford
owners who have thoroughly tested
these cars will tell you that. II you
want car, drop US card and we will
call on you and demonstrate the Ford
advantages.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-10-11
TO AID U. S. MANUFACTURERS
Uncle Sam Will Send Special Agent to
Other Side of World to Investi-
gate Field for Trade.

To extend the use of American rail-
way equipment and supplies in the far
East, Australia and South Africa,
Uncle Sam will send a special agent to
that part Of the world to investigate
the field for American products Of that
character. The investigation will be
made by Frank Rhea of the division
of valuations Of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Mr.. Rhea will make a careful study
on the ground Of the conditions as
they affect railway construction, equip
ment, traffic, the probable extension or
reconstruction Of railways, tramways,
etc. While all specific opportunities
for securing orders will be promptly
reported, the real purpose of the inves-
tigation is to gather together the fun
damental facts and conditions that
will enable the American manufacturer
to consider intelligently the different
fields and to determine whether it is to
his advantage to enter any of them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-10-11
LAUREL MAY DISPLACE BRIAR
Roots Found in American Mountains
to Be Used in Making Pipes in
Place of French Wood.

The briar pipe so familiar to the
smoker may give way to the laurel
pipe, as a result Of the scarcity and
high price of French br:ar, from which
most pipes have been made. A sale
of q large quantity of mountain laurel
roots from one of the national for
ests in the southern Appalachians has
been reported by officials in charge,
who say that the roots will be used
to make pipes.
The mountain laurel root is similar
in appearance to the French briar,
which is the root of the white heath
or "Bruyere." These roots are gath
cred in large quantities, and after be-
ing cleaned and sawed into blanks
they are placed in hot water and sim
mered for twelve hours or more. This
process gives them the rich 5ue for
which the best pipes are noted. it IS
said that in 1915 the value of the
blanks shipped to this country was al
most 100000, and in addition a large
number of finished pipes were inn
ported.
A number Of pipe manufacturers
In this country have been on the look
out for substitutes, and the Forest
Products laboratory has conducted eN-
periments to determine the available
ity Of other woods. 1t is reported
that the mountain laurel root burns
out more readily than briar, but for
est service experts are trying to find
q method Of hardening the wood, and
have succeeded to an appreciable ex-
tent. They have also found that q
number of the various kinds of chapar-
raj which are abundant in the west
give promise Of yielding material
which will be the equal of French
briar in every way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-10-11
West GETS Big Share
Awarded Large Sums for Roads
in National Forests.
Spent by Uncle Sam This Year
Gives California S140,763.

California will get the largest share
of the $1O,O00,OO0 appropriated by
Uncle Sam through the federal aid
road act for the construction and
maintenance Of roads and trails with
in or partly within national forests.
The tentative allotment among the ma
tional forest states of the million dol
lars to be expended this fiscal year
gives California $140,763.
The tentative 2I,otments to the prin-
cipal national forest states are as fol-
lows: Alaska, $46,2SO; Arizona, $685.
795; Arkansas, S11,294; California,
S14O,763; Colorado, S62,335; Idaho,
s1OS,010; Montana, S69,901; Nevada,
S19,195; New Mexico, $42,622; Oregon,
$127,I94; South Dakota, SS,115; Utah,
$40,9S2; Washington, 1873; Wyo-
ming, $40,566. In addition, total Of
S9,552 has been tentatively assigned TO
Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, North Dakota and Oklahoma, while
the eastern states, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Georgian which the government
is purchasing lands for national for
ests, have been allotted $21,057.
"In general" said Secretary of Agri-
culture Houston, "the states and coun-
ties will be required to furnish coop
grafton in an amount at least equal to
80 per cent of the estimated cost of the
surveys and construction. However,
upon a satisfactory showing by the
applicant state or county that such
proportion of cooperation is inequita-
BILE, it may be altered and the ratio OF
cooperation fixed upon a basis equita-
bic to both the state or county and the
United States"
The method followed in apportionlnS
the money was explained by Secretary
Houston as follows: Ten per cent Of
the amount available each year will
be withheld as contingent fund. one
half of the remainder will be allotted
to the states in amoants which will be
based on the area OF national forest
lands in each state. The other half
will be apportioned on basis OF esti-
mated value of timber and forage re-
sources which the forests contain.
Amounts apportioned but unexpendeu
within three years, and any balance OF
the contingent fund which remains On
apportioned at the end Of each year,
will be reapportioned on the same
basis as the original allotments.