Evening star., 1949-11-11
Tells Of q Demonstration" Of Power
OF Alcohol To Cook an Egg

M. E. NJ
Tells Of q Demonstration" Of Power
OF Alcohol To Cook an Egg
To the Editor Of The Star:
That Flaming Ice-Cream Omelet." !"
splashed over the front page of The Sunday
Star. November s. brought up some almost
forgotten memories. Mrs. Perle Mesta,
United States Minister to Luxembourg, is
with brandy over it and lit
Now here's my own story; mean one Of
those memories:
Says my father. "son. 60 and buy some
wine for me. real port"
Me? go into one Of those smelly taverns?"
why not? am making an experiment
tonight. You're going to help me. son."
So OF 60. tramping the sidewalks of
an 1berian city Chats in Europe OF course),
to buy quart Of port right from one of
those big. ancient casks. First time I
ever bought port, and the last.
So my father and plot together for our
show. There was bound to be good crowd.
This was missionary effort" and a pub
lie demonstration had been promised that
something could be cooked without fire,
and teapot spout would flame like candle.
On the podium was an egg, some port
wine IN glass, a burner, and warming up
was teapot with some more port. NV
father broke the egg into a saucer He
poured port over it. and sent me around
among the spectators to show them the egg
cooked IN port-cooked, thoroughly done, in
the alcohol.
He then lit match to the spout of the
teapot Git was tall tin one, and the port
wine caught fire and lighted the hall with
one more candlepower-in the days of gas
lights.
The moral. OF course, was that alcohol
cooks, or hardens, internal body tissues
almost Is quickly as the port wine did the
egg. and that man who drinks is in great
danger In the event Of fire. Particularly
when he is trying to smoke in bed, slightly
overcome with little too much alcohol.
CHARLES ALLEN RENTFRO.
Editorial on Poll Tax
Approved and Appreciated
To the Editor Of The Star:
4 Thanks for the fair exposition Of the poll
tax question IN The Star for November T.
It is timely and unconfnsing.
S. 1. HITCHCOCK.
A Tribute to Miss Babbington,
Remembered as q Great Teacher
- the Editor OF The Star:
It may be well to pause for moment and
teacher and ask what this greatness really
was.
The high qualities Of this person, Miss K.
G. Babbington. both rs teacher and admin
istrator, are choice and precious memories
to many Of u.s. 81
Miss Babbington always looked into the
heart Of child and solved his problem with
sympathy. love and Kindness the same with
her teachers. Never was there critical re-
mark. but only a kind and constructive
word for every one. Children felt this, and
always looked for It and so profited by 1t.
The great esteem III which Miss Babbington
was held was demonstrated at the, time Of
her retirement Is years ago. Pupils and
teachers past and present business and pro-
fessional people, friends and parents gathered
together ct her last school. where her ONCE
as administrative principal Of three schools
was located. They eamf to wish her well
in her later days and TO express their appre-
citation Of her great work as 8 teacher and
administrator. They came because Of the
memory Of kind. sympathetic or generous
deeds left Ii their hearts, and there was
scarcely family Ia the area not represented.
Tho schools will lang remember lnss .Dab-