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The Washington times., 1918-07-27
SerUGtiOn Plan

gested q merchant to q late Satur-
day evening shopper. II will let you
have them very cheap. Your young
sters viii enjoy them next winter
he continued.
"How do / know I'll be alive next
wintsr-maybe. after I bother. I
won't be faIive to eat them" And
then to a few other late shoppers
she remarked: These people that
are always worryin' about next
winter make me tired As I al
ways say, let the future take care
Of itself. I'll get something to eat
next winter-don't worry. mister"
And IL wasn't until she remem-
bered that she hadn't washed out
wIllie's Sunday school suit for the
morrow that she 'fiounced" out Of
the store.
So'she would get something some
howl And she feared that II she
put some patriotic effort into the
preserving Of food for future use
and that II she. personally. did not
get . chance to eat Il. she would
have suffered an irreparable loss
Several times within the past
wen n1No ncANu oAAnAA1I EetnAIAo
from kitchen slackers. Supposing
you do not get the fruits OF your
labors? Some other American will
How ] wish all these kitchen
siackers could have attended the
impressive military funeral given
the late Major John Purroy Mitchell!
There one could not help but feel
that no sacrifice on the part Of the
protected women behind the lines
could be too great For here one
beheld q hero who gave HIS life IT.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

Bacon is much nicer II steamed
instead of boiled. and less fat -
wasted.
If you peel onions under a run
ming tap you will ind that your
eyes will not water
Milk puddings should always BE-
cooked slowly. II cooked quickly,
the milk evaporates.
II you boil rice in water for ten
minutes before making a rice. pud-
ding less milk is needed.
II you make a Yorkshire pudding
with half milk and half water you
will md 1t just as nice
When soaking dried green peas
you should use boiling water, as
this brightens their color.
You should save rainwater for
washing and washing-up. By using
this scarcely any soap II needed.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
By Bruce Belden, M. D.

A S our army expands, and so
~ many measures for the con-
n servation and Improvement
of the health of the troops
are adoped, II would seem that the
time were opportune for greater
sanitary and hygienic efforts among
the civilian population. and par
ticulGrly among the Industrial
workers. Especially requisite, II
would seem, are efforts to safe
guard the health of the girls and
women entering upon occupations
hitherto followed by men.
In order to win the war the in
dustrial army must be maintained
at a high point of physical eff
cheney. II is obvious that what sp-
plies to the fighting forces in this
respect applies equally to the
workers.
There Is a great opportunity for
a campaign OF general enlighten-
ment in matters Of sanitation and
hygiene. Many individual workers
are alive to the importance of the
matter, and are caring for them
selves intelligently, but to all must
be carried home the necessity of
national self preservation and ply
y
In England,it has been noted that
among the thousands of women
brought suddenly into the indus
trial life Of the country there is a
strong tendency to resort to the
use OF patent medicines in a fu-
tile attempt to repair ailments due
to violations OF the laws OF health.
Standardization, in response to the
seductive allurenents of ADVERTISE
ments and the well-mAant suEges-
tions OF friends, Is always iIl-ad-
vised- This situation should be
met by a campaign OF education
and by the provision of medical
advice.
Many OF the ailments in question
are remediable by the application
Of right rules OF living and do not
call for the use OF drugs at all.
The keeping OF people we'll and
the raising of the general level OF
community health seldom involve
the prescription OF medicines. This
is truth to which the public must
finally be led to subscribe. Modern
medicine breaches IL incessantly.
and yet there is no thorough-going
cooperation between the profession
and the public along this line.
Prevention of disease is the aim
of the properly trained physician.
He should be chiefly employed In
keeping people we'll rather thAa u
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PREPARE FOR WINTER By 1sSss' 1vsss G
NOW Is the Time For EUeTy Housewife to Put Up Food
and Help in the Nations Con-
By LOrettO C

eAn home might remain intact and,
In return. he asked nothing.
Now II II not always possible for
q woman to preserve and store .
large quantity OF food. but II one
searches sufficiently diligently she
will surely and q space where she
may lay aside something for "the
worst days OF winter" 4
During the dreadful freeze last
winter an old-time housekoepeF
showed me the worst days Of win
ter" niche In her little apartment
II contained q couple Of dozen pre-
served eggs, some sliced bacon In
glass, half . dozen cans OF each
OF several vegetables. There was .
small crock Of ehesss and a couple
Of packages OF maeAroni. q couple
OF glasses Of Jelly, some canned
milk, and q couple OF pounds OF
sugar, as wen as a pound OF coffee,
and a tin boxful OF matches COM
emergency" food. She had gotten
"emergeny" food She had gotten
Il together months before and had
steadfastly refused to draw upon
Il until the weather became 30 bad
abe was unable to go out
Hoarding7 Not q bit Of II
There's a vast diRsrenee betWeen
having a little emergency food on
hand and boarding up large guam
tities Of scarce food OF which each
one OF Us requires q little.
Perhaps the days OF plenty VIII
some day come back to as. Per-
haps the days when We can have
as much sugar and nour as we
want. But awaiting that glad day,
American housewives must work
unftedly to conserve the food
There Is no better time than now
to prepare for the winter days
ahead
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
PusS inBOOts,
T.
By David Cory.

NJ oW as soon as the layer cake
mi and the peppermint stick
and the chocolate-coated
caramel mouse / told you
about in the last story appeared on
the little white napkin a big giant
ess sat down and commenced to eat
And pretty soon. the cake and
candy were all gone, and II the lit
tie chocolate mouse hadn't run away
be would have been eaten up, too,
tail aud all.
And then Puss and the parrot
went on their way, and by and by.
after a while, they came TO a messy
cave where grew a wonderful white
flower. And as soon as Puss ard
the parrot opened the little cave
door the flower sang this song:
do not touch my petals white
Nor pluck me from my stalk.
or you will rob me of my life
And end my flower talk"
'T won't harm you" answered lit
tie Phss Junior. But, tell me, what
do you do here all day in your
mossy caveT
~I am the Queen of the Flowers"
she replied. "and all the butterflies
are my winged messengers. 1 send
them from flower to flower to bring
me news Of my kingdom" And
then she opened her beautiful petals
wider and sang again:
Butterflies, hasten upon your wings
Over the meadows sparkling grass
Tell the red rose she must not look
At herself in the looking glass"
You see" said the wonderful
white flower queen, RED Rose is
very vain, and instead of giving her
perfume to the wind, she spends
much OF her time gazing at herself
in her mirror"
And then the troop Of butterflies
few away and Puss and the parrot
said good-by to the Flower Queen
and hastened on their journey, and
by and by ehey came to a small cot-
tage where a little girl stood weep
ing bitterly. And the reason she
WIS crying was because ber parrot
had flown away.
And when Puss Juniors little
feathered friend heard this, she
said: Let me stay with this little
girl" So Puss went on by himself
until he came to a pond where a
mother duck was scolding her brood
of Young ones because they
wouldn't go in swimming with her.
And, oh. dear me, she would swim
for a little while and then she
would come up on the bank and try
to coax them into the water. But
they were afraid and wouldn't leave
the land.
But as soon as Puss drew near
he began to laugh, for the young
ones were not little ducks at all
they were chickens; only, Of course,
the poor duck mother didn't know
that, for nobody had told her. you
see.
Madam Duck, you have a brood
Of chickens" said Puss. And when
Mrs. Madam Duck heard what
Puss said. she began to cry, for
she was dreadfully disappointed.
And in the next story you shall
hear what Puss did after that
Copyright, ISIS, David Cory.
ITO Be Continued-)
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
HOW TO CAN
TOMATOES
By Laura Buffum,
Domestic Science Expert of the Na-
tIonaI War Garden CommIanIon.N

n ELECT fresh, ripe, firm toma-
toes. Grade for size, ripe
ness and quality. They will
cook better If the same de-
degree of ripeness and quality, and
will look better. Wash. scald one
half to one and one-half minutes or
until the skins loosen, but do not
break. Scald means to immerse in
boiling water.
Cold dip. but do not allow them
to remain in the cold water. Cut
out the stem end, taking care not to
cut into the seed cells, or the seed
and pulp VIII later be scattered
through the liquid. Remove the
skins.
Pack the tomatoes whole in the
Jars, doing one jar from the begin
ming to placing in sterilizer before
starting on another. Shake down
well, hitting the base OF jar with
palm of hand. and also press with
tablespoon. but avoid crushing.
Do not add water. Hot tomato
pulp may be added. otherwise add no
liquid whatever. Tomatoes are an
exception to the general rule OF
hot water for vegetables, and hot
water or hot syrup for fruits
A large part OF the tomato Is
water. 1t is not necessary to add
anything but one level teaspoonful
OF salt to each quart, and II liked,
one-half tablespoonful OF sugar.
The tomato pulp for home can
ming, made from large and broken
tomatoes, cooked and strained,
should have one teaspoonful of salt
to each quart, and should be poured
hot into the filled jars, allowing II
to enter the spaces.
Put on rubber and top, adjust top
ball or screw top on with thumb
and little finger. Sterilize twenty
two minutes in hot water bath or
sixteen minutes under five or ten
pounds steam pressure. Remove,
tighten seal and cool The commits
sion will gladly answer any ques-
tions written on one side OF the
paper and sent in a self-addressed
stamped envelope
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
The Health of Workers
INDUSTRIAL CLINICS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED

miuIstering to avoidable diseases.
That which is accessible to a few
should be made accessible to all
The workers are also entitled TO
life. liberty, the pursuit of happi-
ness, and TO health.
What, practically. are the RENE
dies for the present more or less
hanhaZard state OF affairs in respect
to community health7 The answer
is competent medical supervision OF
Industrial plants, additional legisla-
tion, medical education OF the pub
lie and proper wages Industrial
clinics should be established every
where.
One OF the most effective ways
OF countering against the insidIouS
menace of quackery and nostrum
vendors is the publication in the
press of the country of the simple
truth about disease and it's preven-
tion and treatment, in which work
the New York Evening Journal is
adequately meeting the demands OF
th6 day.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
The Jury's Dimculty.

Gentlemen Of the jury" said .
Judge as he concluded his charge
IF the evidence shows In your
minds that pneumonia. even indi-
rectly, was the cause OF the mans
death, the prisoner cannot be con-
vieted" An hour later . messenger
came from the jury room The
gentlemen OF the jury" he said
desire information" "On what
point OF evidence?" None. your
lordship; they want to know how
TO spell pneumonia"
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
OF COURSE.

A young author said to William
Dean Howells at a reception In the
lAtters honor in Miami:
That was Asterbilt who just asked
you for your autograph. sir. You
don't seem much impressed.
"I can never understand" said Mr..
Howells. "why people should be i'm
pressed by millionaires. Ny own ex-
perience has been that whenever you
lunch with them they always let you
pay
Mr.. Howells laughed gaIly.
'.That, of course, is how they be-
come mIIlionaires. isn't it," he said
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
The UnluckY Number.

James" said a customer indul-
gently and yet firmly, 81 ordered
one dozen oysters. Now, in my
young days. one dozen comprised
precisely twelve. Why, then, have
you brought only eleven? James
adjusted his servietts to the re-
quired position on his forearm and
bowed elegantly. "Sir," he said
calmly and evenly, "our patrons do
not care to sit at thirteen at
tablet"
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
The Wolves of NeW York aSS SaG,K KKSsterg Sf a9ys
Lillian Feels Assured Both She and Esther Had Been
MysteriOusIy Drugged by Some
Prison.

7 am afraid So" Esther shud-
dered: 81 think so all the more
after my feelings of the night. The
sensation becomes more and more
pleasant as one yields to II. I can
only describe II as a mysterious
kind of oblivion. One hates and
ioathes the idea of returning to the
world; one forgets all the miseries
and petty troubles of life; one de-
sires nothing, fears nothing. It IL
like lotus land. Lillian-do you
think It is OF ,um I have been In
halingT'
81 cannot say" Lillian closed the
window, for the air in the room
was burifed. and she feared lest
Esther might take a chill. TT is
strange that its effects should be so
similar in your case and mine
those flashes OF light, you know,
and the revolving circles of red.
green, and yellow. / doubt IL 1t Is
opium, as we know opium, or. In
deed, any drug acknowledged by
the Pharmacopeia- But Their
are drugs, Esther, of which that
august work knows nothing. There
are herbs which have peculiar
properties ignored by all save q
few. The gypsies know OF many
such, and they preserve the secrets
in their families. handing them
down from generation to genera
ton. I know-for once during my
time at Adderley there was a
gypsy encampment in the wood,
and often used to talk to the good
people"
ITO Be Continued Monday.)
Copyright by W. R. Hsarstl.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Equal to the Occasion.

A company OF German soldiers
having entered the small town Of
Roye. one OF the officers swag-
gered into an hotel. hailed a waiter,
and called for a meal. at the same
time laying his sword on the table
The waiter returned with a pitch
fork. which he placed by the
sword. What does this meant?
demanded the officer In = grun
voice. oh" replied the waiter,
this is the only fork could and to
match your knIfer'
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
By Loretta O. Lynch.

((VH = ELL, when I think OF
0SAAI OF the thirteen below
Wv zero day last winter that
Aunt Mary and her
three shivering youngsters came TO
ask shelter after the water and the
gas had frozen in her house and
there wasn't q speek OF coal to be
had, no matter how warm the day is
now, am always preparing for win
ter" Mrs. Wills was talking. NO,
such a remark on q summer day.
when Heaven tries the earth II 1t
be in tune" was not q bit ro-
mantic-It wasn't even mildly po-
etic-it was decidedly shocking to
the writer. Of fiction, butt was
practical, foresighted.
The country housewife has long
been accustomed to intensive prepa-
ration for winter during the summer
months, but intensive preparation
for winter Is q bit new to the major
ity OF city housewives.
OF course, every woman who pos
aibly can is preserving as many
fruits and vegetables as possible
for the winter months- But there
are lots OF other foods that may be
preserved. Have you ever thought
Of buying half q dozen chickens and
preserving them for winter7 A good
soup, clear or with rice, may be
made first and canned Then the
chicken meat may be canned. The
soup and the meat viii lend them
selves 20 q dozen different, quickly
prepared dishes some busy day next
winter.
~You had better take half = dozen
boxes Of these curTants along,' sug-
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Unnecessary Trouble.

off fowl in q restaurant You See
he explained, as he showed her the
wishbone, you take hold here.
Then We must both make a wish
and pull, and when IL breaks the
one who has the biggest part OF Il
will have his or her wish granted"
But ] don't know what to wish
forE' she protested. "oh, you can
think of something!" he said TO
can't" she replied. 81 can't think
OF anything ! want very much"
"well, I'll wish for your he ex-
claimed. "wfll you YeallyF she
asked. yes" "Weil. then. there's
no use fooling with the old wish
bone" she interrupted. with glad
smile, you can have me-"
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
THEN 1T HAPPENEDI

"a dollar usually meets with ter
rible DEATH" sighed the Rummy, as
he put his glass back on the bar.
"How's that?" demanded the Bar
keep. as he grabbed a bungstarter.
at Is always drawn and quartered,
isn't it?" said the Rummy as he head
ed for the door.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Decidedly Not.

Artist-oh. milkmaid, il you will
pose for me, I'll give you . dollar
an hour"
Sorry, sir; but I'm getting .
thousand a week from q motion pic
ture concern over the hill"
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
POOR OLD PAW.

willie-Paw?
Paw-what is IT. my son?
Willie-Could you say that a chief
Of police is a copperhead?
Paw-If you don't quit asking me
questions, young man. I'll beat you
until you can't stand "
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Hard Work.

T want you TO understand that
I got my money by hard work"
"why, I thought It was left you
by your uncle"
$50 It was; but 1 had hard work
getting II away from the lawyers"
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
WUxTREEI

A big shoe factory burned today.
1t was a fearful Holocaust:
! heard one of the firemen say
At least ten thousand soles were
lot Luke McIIukO.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Yes, Indeed, Who?

'I can never be yours. Here are
your presents"
"All very fine. But who's going
to return all those cigars I bought
your father and all those dimes
gave YOUR little brother?'
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the surrender Of Ponce in
Porto Rico, to>the Americans in 1898. The Spanish
commander reported the surrender through the British
Consul and our troops held the city base for the
troll of the island roads.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
WONDERING.

The German people seem to b
Devoted to the Kaiser grim
often wonder what they see
To rave about in him.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
No. o..

After sterilizing in hot water bath
the Jars are removed and the top
frightened, says the National War
Garden Commission OF Washington.
which will send any reader of this
paper a free canning book for 4 .
cent stamp to pay postage. Watch
for step No. 10.
Readers of The Times may obtain
copies of the Canning and Drying
Manual ut any one OF the zoo dis
txthntinG stations Of The TimeA
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
YOU KNOW HIM.

All honest labor he will shirk.
speak OF Henry Heeple:
You see. he doesn't have to WORK.
He's working other people.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27
Whats IN q Ndn1e?"

THE French island Of Reunion has changed its four
times in little over half century. In 1893 it
Bourbon but the convention changed it to Reunion Un
der the Empire ii became Isle of Bonapare; at the Res
toraon il reverted to Bourbon Finally in 184S it be-
came Reunion.
The Washington times., 1918-07-27

A S our army expands, and so
~ many measures for the con-
n servation and Improvement
Of the health of the trnnns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
Machines and Some Interesting New Inventions

making electric furnaces had been con-
tracted for were at that time in actual
commercial service in the United States
These furnaces if operated twenty-four
hours day, six days in a week, would have
total capacity of 100000 tons of steel per
annum.
"Ten years ago, less, there were but a
few tons of electric steel produced in this
country The production of million tons
of steel made from cold scrap would repre-
sent at least 100000 900 kilowatt hours per
annum. A large portion Of this energy
should be supplied from public utilities, and
should contribute its part in widening the
of public service investments with con-
sequent benefits to the communities served.
Because of its uniformity, greater free
dom from segregation and it's greater homo
geneity, electric steel is somewhat higher in
tensile strength and elastic limit than steel
made by other processes. Owing to its
greater density the electric steel shows a
marked resistance to fatigue.
"No doubt the discovery that the best cru
chile quality steel can be made in the cleo
trio furnace, and the further fact that
cibles have become almost prohbitve in
price, has contributed greatly to a rapid
realization of the great practical value of
the electric furnace"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

1T consists Of special combined intake
and exhaust manifold, carbureter and water
tank. The water tank is mounted on top of
the engine, underneath the hood, and feeds a
small amount of water to a special nozzle
which is incorporated in the carbureter float
chamber
"The carbureter differs from that Of con-
ventonal design in that the float chamber
and air intake are in two separate pieces, sew
eral inches apart, the air intake having a
special bell-mouthed connection with the in
take portion of the combined manifold Be-
tween the air inlet and the throttle valve a
special pipe leads directly to the intake
manifold, through which the additional
amount of air furnished is controlled
"The water is syphoned from the tank into
the special fuel nozzle, while the air is fed
into the intake manifold through its own in
let The fuel and water mixture striking the
hot exhaust manifold is raised to high tenn
perature, the water turning into steam as it
mixes with the air fed into the cylinders
The admission of small amount of
steam with the atomized fuel tends to give
greater power and to keep the engine cyl
inders free from carbon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
The First British Lighter.
Than-Air
IN The calendar of flying men Septem.

In THE calendar of flying men Septem-
+ Der IS should always be remembered,
for on that date in 1884 the first balloon
ascent ever made in England was ATTEMPTED
and accomplished by an Italian named
Lunardi. The invention of the brothers
Mongolfier the previous year in sending
up envelopes heated with hot air, what we
now call fire balloons, had become the talk
of London; but carrying passenger was
further development, which was practi-
cally impossible upon the Mongolier prin-
clple, because the air cooled too rapidly.
man named Taylor, in fact, went up in
Edinburgh on August 81, but he only rose
300 feet and travelled half mile. and
Lunardi owed his success to the sugges-
ton of DR.. George Fordyce that he should
use hydrogen, as is still done. The aero
naut went up from the drill ground of the
honorable Artillery Company in Moor
fields, touched the ground at North Mimms
and finally descended at Standon. near
Ware, where the countrymen were too
frightened to touch his ropes and help him
to anchor, even after woman had shown
them the way.-London Globe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17
The Ostrich-a leftover

TN AN article on ostrich farming in
4 South Africa, contributed to "The
American Museum Journal" J. E. Duer-
den, professor of zoology at Rhodes Uni
versity College, Grahamstown, South AZ
RIGA, states that
in times past the two-toed ostrich (Stru-
thio) ranged over all the habitable parts Of
the continent Of Africa, and extended into
Arabia Palestine, Asia Minor, and probably
rs far as Southern India. Any specific dis
tinction within the genus is questionable In
recent times it has become practically re-
strcted to Africa, hardy leftover from a
more ancient fauna, in which brain power
counted Tut little. It's graceful plumes have
ecen employed for decorative purposes from
time immemorial, and frequent references to
the giant bird occur in Biblical and classical
writings The plumes were obtained from the
hunting of the wild bird"