The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-04-18

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Il to that we attached all the heavl
1 est weights we could think or,
such as an anvil, iron bars, ano
masses of lead. The consequent
pressure on the bag was enor-
NOUS. and the sap flowed from
it to the ground.
"Will this stuff keep any time?
inquired my wife, who came 70
see how we were getting on. "O1
must all this great bagful be used
at once? IN that case we shall
have to spend the whole of to-
morrow in baking cakes"
mot at ALL" 1 replied; "oncd
dry, the flour in barrels will keel
fresh a long time. We shall use
a great deal of this, however, as
you shall see."
do you think we might begin
now, father?" said Fritz. "There
does not seem the least moisture
remaining"
Certainly" said l. But | shall
only make one cake today for an
experiment; we must e how 1t
agrees with Master Knips and the
hens before we set up a bake
house in regular style"
| took out a couple of handfuls
of flour for this purpose, and
with a stick loosened and stirred
the remainder, which / intended
should again be pressed. While
an iron plate, placed over a good
fire, was getting hot, ] mixed the
meal with water and a little salt,
kneaded it we'll, and forming a
thickish cake, laid it on the hot
plate, when one side presently be-
coming a nice yellow-brown color,
it was turned and was quickly
baked.
1t smelt so delicious that the
boys quite envied the two hens
and the monkey, who were select
ed as the subjects Of this inter-
esting experiment, and they silent
ly watched them gobbling up the
bits of cake I gave them, until
Fritz turned to me, saying, Sup
pose the cake is poisonous, what
| effect will it have on the crea-
lures? Will they be stupefied, or
will they suffer pain?"
THAT depends upon the nature
of the poison. Some AUS violent
pain, as colchicum, hellebore, and
aconite. Others produce stupefac-
ton and paralysis, as opium, hem
lock, and prussic acid; while 9TH
ers again, as strychnine, are fol
lowed by violent commissions, or,
as belladonna, by delirium. The
effects of curse vary according
to the quantity taken, and such
remedies should be applied as will
best counteract the effect of each
poison: emeticS in any case, TO
remove as much as possible OF the
noxious substance, combined with
oils and mucilaginous drinks to
soothe and protect the stomach
in the case of irritants; stimu-
lants, such as spirits, ammonia
or strong coffee to rouse from
the stupor of the narcotics; and
sedative drugs, which are perhaps
in themselves poisons, to counter
act the over stimulation of the
nerves caused by the convulsant
poisons. But now let us think no
more of poisons; here is supper
ready and we need not be afraid
to eat roast penguin and potar
toes"
No sooner said than done; we
left the fowls picking up the
least crumb they could find OF
the questionable food, and as
sembled to enjoy our evening
meal. The potatoes were, as usual,
excellent, the penguin really not
so bad as / expected, although
fishy in taste and very tough.
Next morning everyone ex-
pressed the tenderest concern as
to the health of Knips and the
hens; and lively pleasure was in
every c~ountenance when Jack.
who a first to make the visit
of inquiry, brought news of their
perfect good health and spirits.
No time was now to be lost,
and the bread-baking commenced
in earnest. A large fire was kind
led, the plates heated, the meal
made into cakes, each of the boys
busily preparing his own, and
watching the baking most eagerly.
Mistakes occurred, of course;
some of the bread was burnt,
some not done enough; but a
pile of nice, tempting cakes was
at length ready, and with plenty
of good milk we breakfasted
royalty, and in high spirits
at our success.
Soon after, while feeding the
poultry with the fragments of the
l observed that the cap
tive penguins were quite at ease
among them and as tame as the
geese and ducks; their bonds
therefore ioosed, and they /,
left as free as the other +,
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CHAPTER vi ,
Having now discovered how to