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,, e 2.. '3‘ "I, $66€€€€€€ €(Gi6‘ifi6fi666 ' , ‘ fit 3 About the ....House I n»»»>»a»m»>)n$ . ABOUT A HAM. It is not always an easy matter for an inexperienced cook to boil a ham so that, while perfectly well done, it is not in the least ragged 01‘ stringy, and will cut to excellent advantage. Neither is it possible to formulate an infallible rule for the Cooking. Some cooks weigh the ham and putting it into cold water, wait until it boils, and then time it fifâ€" teen or twenty minutes for each pound. Ilut even this rule sometimes fails, for the ham may cook more quickly under certain conditions than others. But in Case the ham must be boil- ed. it is well to plunge it in cold water enough to cover it n ell, bring it gently to a boil, and then cook it slowly, being sure that it never gets off the boil, but being equally careful at no time to let it boil furiously. Twenty minutes for each pound, cooked according to these directions, should bring the ham out in good condition. But a housekeeper who has had trouble with boiling hams, says she will never boil another. She has “been experimenting and has come to the paradoxical conclusion that a boiled from is best baked. She ucs first of all care in the selection of the ham which she is going to cook. Next she trims off the outer skin and the back with a sharp knife. Then she makes a biscuit dough which will be large enough when rolled out to the thickness of about an inch completely to envelope the ham. This dough is rolled out, and the ham laid on it. The edges are \vetted, folded over, and carefully pinched together, so that there is not any possible Way for the steam to escape. Then the ham is laid in a baking pan and put into a moderately hot oven. It is baked for three hours, care being taken to keep the heat uniform. 'At the end of that time it is taken out, stripped of its cover of biscuit dough, which has become brown and hard, and set aside to cool. The woman who cooks her ham this way says it is far and away better than a, boiled one, for the dough keeps in the fine flavor of the ham, some of which is bound to be lost in the boiling. I remember an old lady who kept a. delicatessen store years ago, writes a. correspondent, who invariably boiled her ham for two hours took it from the pot, cut off the skin, sprinkled the fat part with grated bread crumbs, and then put the ham back into a moderately hot oven for an hour. It tasted and cut. much better than a. ham which had been boiled all the time. If you wish to use a whole ham boiled for the table, and can put it on cold. it is nice to have it prettily decorated. You might bake the ham as described above. Then you must, be sure. that it is thoroughly cold before beginning to make it look pretty for the table. Beforehand you should have prepared a thick glaze by taking a pound of good, lean beef, putting it in an earthen jar with a half cupful of water, put- ting the cover on the jar, and sealâ€" ing up the hole, through which the steam is usually allowed to escape. with a, bit of bread or biscuit dough, 9)9)>>>9§5@ or by putting a. whole cover of the ' ~w ' mm is a food-medicine for the baby that is thin and not well nourished and for the mother whose milk does not nourish the baby. It is equally good for the pale and not well nourished by their food; also for theL ‘nrticle “The Armyâ€"at it was and as anaemic or consumptive adult who is losing good flesh and strength. In fact, for all conditions i of wasting it is the food- medicine that will nourish i and build up the body and ; give new life and energy when all other means fall. so: and 5100, all druggitss. SCOTT & BO\\’NF.. Chemists. Toronto, Ont. ‘tle . . . . I hold this boy or girl who is thin and.' iobfniLingr u lpoiufs out that our fifty your: ago dough over the pot. Place this in the oven, which should not be too hot, and leave it four or five hours. Take it out, remove lllt' meat. pnf tlze cover on the pot. and return it to the oven, leaving it till llfvl‘t‘ is not 'J\'cr half a cofl‘ee cupf'ul of liquid lefL in the pot. This is to be used as a glaze for the ham. and should be brushed all over the top of the ham while the glue is warm. if the ham is quite cold the glare will set should be put pooling till the ham is smooth, brown and glossy. A small camel's hair brush can be used to put the gla’le on. PM the ham away till the glow is quite cold. Then it is ready for de- coration. Professional cooks use. for this buffer which has been worked cool ing until white, but it. must be kept cold during the process, or it. will get too soft. The butter can be used, white or harmless vegetable coloring-s, pink and green. Combinations of all three colors are. sometimes effectively used. ’l‘ake stout, white paper. and roll it into a cornucopia, closed entirely at. the small end. A little bit can be clipped off the end, and the cornâ€" ut‘opia filled with the butter, and the top folded down. 13y gently squoeYing the butter can be made to run out in a thin stream, and this is used to make all kinds of fanciful designs on the glazed surface of the ham. Very pretty work can be acâ€" hieved by practicing on a piece of clean, thin board before beginning work on the ham.“ A grapeâ€"vine, with clusters of grapes, borders of lattice work and dots, dots of all sizes, circles, stars, and many other designs, come easily, even to the novice. I When the work is complete the ham is put away in a cold place to give the butter a chance to harden. It is usually sent to the table with a del- icate tissue paper frill around the shank end. If you have boiled a ham to make sandwiches, be careful not to cut it until it is stone cold. Then you must have the sharpest knives, and for ideal results, the ham should be shaved rather than cut in slices. There are some people who like two thick slices of bread with a good slice of ham between, but there are others who appreciate a dainty sandâ€" wich carefully made. The bread for such an one should be homeâ€"made, baked in small, long tins, and about twenty-four hours‘ old. It should be cut very thin, so that the whole bread, butter and ham, together is not thicker than an ordinery slice of bread. Then it should be carefully spread with good butter, which must not be hard, but should not be ac- tually melting. Cover one slice of the bread with the ham, lay another over it, and press down. Cut the slice across, cornerways. It is not necessary to remove the crusts, if the bread is homeâ€"made, not stale, and cut thin. If the sandwiches are going on a picnic, or for a, lunch, where they will have to be kept some time before eating, wrap each one in a. bit of waxed paper, and put them in a tin or air-tight box. You can vary these by putting a thin crisp lettuce leaf in with the ham, and adding to each a half a teaspoonâ€" ful of mayonnaise dressing, or you can P150 the dressing without the let- tuce. EXPERIENCE EXTRAC’I‘S . Here are a number of valuable suggGStions for keeping the air of the house pure: Plenty of sunlight. A dry cellar at all times. Frepuent inspection of plumbing. Open war against the feather dusâ€" ter. A thorough daily airing of each room. Shaking and brushing clothing out-ofâ€"doors. Opening windoWs at night; dis- carding weatherâ€"strips. The use of stained floors and rugs in preferent'e to carpets. Daily airing and oceasional beatâ€" ing of mattresses and blankets. Removal from the bedroom at night of clothing worn during the day. Little furniture and no uncovered vessels containing soiled water in the bedroom. _.__+_ LORD ROBERTS’ WARNING. Points Out the Necessities Fitness in the Army. For “A terrible lesson awaits the naâ€" tion whose soldiers find themselves opposed by equally brave but better trained opponents on the field of bat- view very strongly, and would urge my fellow~ 1Countrymen with all the force atcmy ,command to look plain facts in the face.” That is a pregnant passage in the it is, contributed to the January lnumber of “The Nineteenth Century land After" by Lord Roberts. I "flogged courage and fearless. leadâ€" lership," s:i§s the famous fieldâ€"marâ€" lshal, "are as essential to victory as ’of yore, but indi\idual bravery must be coupled with ifltil\l.lllitl intelliâ€" gence iu the soldier, while the officer mu~t add to fhe dash and life Sulf- -s:1t-i'ilit'iug courage and power of .command inherent in him the thorn ,oiigli:;.-s~ of a \vullâ€"irninetl professionâ€" rail in i-iiliti ' if no." i l.i‘i‘-! IfJEr-i' ’ll'.‘.t‘ll§ at lf-f::;t‘i upon who lilil.‘l-"t" it' 1?“ :rmtlti v condi- itio'-\~ of warfare rampart-fl with thou- ‘ t'n-fzturj- ago, iflltl l1: it Would li:\\'o llvl‘n ll!)[‘U>‘\llrli* for u. to lia\e brought the South war to a Silt'l't'SSllil (on 1.25;“: . as in quickly, and when it is (ll‘_v a second‘ over it, reâ€"l (‘OlUN‘d “‘ilh thVLand that men of all classes must be African , ithose days there was no reverse toi call upon and the supply, transport, i ordnance, and mediCul departments l‘r I 7 Africa he attributes to our men not being abh- to shoot. and among the leS- ons- to be learan from the changed conditions of warcfare he enumerâ€" ates: f (1) The necessity for a larger pro- portion of mounted troops. (2) Greater intelliti-ncc, :flnCG. and power of lending captains and section lenders. (3; (lf‘cnfer control of small anus Iwero \‘ol‘j.’ ilitTcrcnt from what they ,arc at present. , Many of our reverses in South l Solf~1‘oliâ€" among come impossible). genulne packet is “The 14) limelopment of signalling. The late comnmnder~iuâ€"chir-f I . .. ‘tams that if we are to remain exâ€"l Quality Guarantee." _ Mixed or Green. Highest award St. Louls I904 Sold ""‘m‘ only in lead packets. By all Grocers n v Is sold only In sealed lead packets Is to preserve its ,natural delicious flavor and aroma from contam- m,,,,,,,,,,,,0,, (Wm, firing having inclination. The name “SALADA” on each and every Black erupt from compulsory service it is essential that the right classof men be attracted to the regular army, WORLD’S TALLEST MAN Prepared to undergo such a nwhmm 9 FEET 3,1, INCHES TALL. AND of trai‘r.ing as will 'euable them to WEIGHS OVER 448 LBS- l)eC0me capable soldiers. __.___‘_._.__ . . v - Somethin About the Russian P ING DANGER. g A s R Giant Now on Exhibition in London. Many People Weaken Their System by the Use of Purgative Medi- cines. There is at the present time on exâ€" hibition at the, London Hippodrome a giant who, for height, weight, and Ask any doctor and he, will tell bulk, has, without question, beaten Vou that the use of purgative medi- all known records, 1-115 name 15 blues weakens the system, and can- Ustus Machnow, and twentyâ€"four notpossibly cure disease. Thousands years ago, at, which time he was of people take purgative medicines born at Charlton, in Russia, it was in the spring, and make a mOSt chcr‘ expected that he would grow serious mistake in doing so. People UP at all, still less that he would rise in the world to the extent that he has done. I'Iis present height is 9ft. Slim, and he is stated to be still growing. and to have gained half an inch in the last year. His head measures three-quarters of a. yard round, he is hit. round the chest, and each who feel tired and depressed, who find the appetite variable, who have occasional headaches and backaches, or whose blood shows impurities through pimples and eruptions, need a spring; medicine. But they should not (lose themselves with harsh gripâ€" ing purgativcs that gallop through . . hand from wrist to fingerâ€"tips _ . 1 - . . . ' the lbo‘IdrS' ttlcmmgdth? USSXCS 1312:: measures 2ft. His weight 1s a little an ‘enmfu m Sys en‘ over 4’18 lbs. His legs are nearly medicine is what is needed in the spring, and Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills is the best tonic that science has yet discovered. They are quietly absorbed into the system filling the veins with pure rich, red blood that carries health and strength to every part of the body. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills cure skin eruptions, indiâ€" gestion, headaches, nervousness, through which a large hon's egg will rheumatism and all blood troubles. pass, It weighs Hem-1y half apound. They improve the appetite, and make At the Hippodrome the giant depressed, Casuy tired m0“ and “'0' makes many friends. He is so tall men cheerful. aCtive and strong. Mr. that he stands on the ground floor James McI‘ougall, Little Shippegan, among the stalls and shakes hands N. B., says: I have used Dr. Wil- with the persons up liams’ Pink Pills as a tonic and; IN THE DRESS CIRCLE. blood. purifier and have found them ..That.s nothing wonderful for me', superior to all other medicmes. I he remarked afterwards to the writ_ If you need a medicine this spring e,._ “I have an extensive .mach’: for â€"and who would not be the better C.ach of my arms measures nearly 6 of a tonic after the long dreary inâ€" feet, and 1 have one“, when walking. door monthsâ€"give Dr. Williams’ along the street, shaken hands with Pink Pills a trial. They Will send people up at the first-floor windows. riCh- l'ed blow} conning through This, of course, was in places where your voins and give you the bonyâ€" I Was not exhibiting; in fact, before ancy of perfect health. See that the [ began doing so, full name, "Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills "Also, I have often lighted my for Pale People,” is printed on the cigar at street lampâ€"posts, which I wrapper around each l‘ox. All deal- 'can reach easily. At lawn tennis I ers in medicine sell these pills or can stand in the back courts and you can get them by mail at 50 play all the strokes that are close cents a lTOX or six boxes for $2.50 up at the not- At one time I used by writing the 'llr. Williams Mediâ€" to play football a little. I couldn’t Cine (#0., Brockville, Ont. run very Well, as I Weigh over 448 _â€"â€"+â€"__ lbs., so I was invariably made goalâ€" THE KING’S SECRETARY. keeper, and I can assure you no Should you by any chance receive fOOtban ever got past my hands or an autograph letter from King Ed_,feet. My brothers used to say that ward or Queen ’Alexandra, the royaliioglllidostlg all the Space lmtween the D ' - - . signature may be there, but they “I ,‘ know nothing of the contents, ' be- requne sleep, â€"and eat onith fct fl Vllf c'l ci- gem-(etm‘ieosa “\\?1.it]0athlui Eh 1 breakfast I have two quartern loaves ' - {.lb. of butter, two quarts of milk, To be the private secretary of pop- - v i .. w s- h same for ular sovereigns is no smecure. Lifty 5‘11); down 03g ' and t e 51 . or sixt ' letters da ' i.‘ the \'u‘ ' 3 a 3 S a L age ing where I can the length of an ordinary man's height, and his boots are 2ft. 8in. in length. His clothes are necessarily enormous; his frock-coat. would alâ€" most carpet a room, and a child of six or seven years old disappears entirely when put into his overcoat pocket. 0n the fingers of one of his about twelve hours' get them I intend lot of little eggs. I lunch on 31b. of meat and bread and vegetables and a quart of beer, and for dinner ’ have 51b. of meat, which no one, of him the labor of reads a letter course, can save writing. Royalty and often limits its supervision to a laconic no or yes . . ~ ’ )1 1e and scrawled on the margin: then Lord;a largesl/Cd am e p ’ HALF A GALLON OI“ BEER. So it costs me a lot to live, and no- Knollys and Miss Queen's confidant, Knollys, the will take it and familiar and believed direct readers the recipe. royal dictation. notes as the King and Qucen do send to their families or intimates are long My father and normal height. I always had lofty ideas, though, even as a child, A MODERN MEDICINE. _ always lay at full length in bed, so Which Reaches and Cures All the Little Ailments of Infants and ' _ hoping times my mother was rather .‘ " t i. us “:oothluu'” . . Castor Ull and p0 souo , s a in“, about 1,. ‘stuils. 'l'he Tablets are a sweet, .hurmlcss little lo/cngc, which chilâ€" ldl‘cn take readily, and which may be crushed to it bowdi r or administered , mm, than. fur my amuqite was em.“ in a spoonful of water If 1101'C‘55ml‘dat that tilnc \‘cr.\' large. .\l‘tcr a 'be a dwarf,’ size said. My father’s s'l'his medicine curt-s all stomach and i “hilt hmVpVW, ] bog-an 10 grow S” rapidly that my mothtr became still, , . Cbowel troubles, breaks up colds, pre- ‘\'cnts croup, alloys the pain of . :more uneasy. tuition: and gives healthful sloop. immense hands he wears a gold ring, ‘ ravenously. For ‘ When I happen to be stay-|ge,-s on the of her Majesty’s “correspondence,” _, while the King's “duty” is doubled to 'have a couple of ostrich eggs,I by state papers for his signature which would be less trouble than a and, , to lengthen myself, and I; all, you see about a “Curiously enough, however, I was r for‘ cot : Children. rather small at first. In fact, - ~ - ‘the first few years, though I had a, Babv 5 Own '1 ablets is a modern 1 . * . , l . t . ‘ n- x I grew so lltll’ that someâ€". medicme which replaces barbarous m" mad’ 3’ L ‘ “ ‘I do believe that boy's going toi “The only reply was, ‘I wish hc'd eat, like “ ‘I do llt'llt‘\0 that boys going to, times, for in various cities where I have exhibited I have had quite an absurd number of letters from Indies of all ages containing proposals of marriage, and often enclosing poetry and flowers. "People often ask me if I wouldn't prefer to he of the normal size. \\'ell, no I wouldn't. For one thing, 1 should be a more nobody instead of a sort of celebrity, and should probably be earning $10 a week in- stead of SLOOO, which is my salary in most cities. 'And it's a useful thing to he tall sometimesâ€"in an orchard at apple-gathering time for instance. "Several years ago when skating it' enabled me to save three or four persons' lives. The ice brokehl don’t know whether it was my faultâ€"and several of us went into the water, which was 7ft. standing on the bottom with the water only about up to my chest. but everybody else was submerged. I pulled four people out one after another without much rlill‘icultv, but when I tried to get out myself I found it was hope- less, as the ice kept breaking away at each attempt. So ultimately I broke it all up in front of me, mak- ing a channel through which I WALKED TO THE BANK. “In many ways being a plant is deCidedly inconvenient. If I sit. on an ordinary chair it breaks, and if I tread on a friend’s toe he is my friend no longer. I hate going up or down stairs, for the steps are so small that I can scarcely get any foothold, and they creak under my weight. I should sink or capsilc any rewing boat, and a cab is an im' possibility. So is the "I‘wopenny Tube.’ When I travel by train I have a saloon carriage all to my- self, with the tables and chairs re- moved, and in the streets. as you- know, I ride in a pantechnicon, and. on board ship, as I cannot get into any of the berths, I sleep on :deck like an elephant. Here in London I manage as best I can. I sleep in five beds at onc‘c, placed side by side, and I lie across them, and I general- ly sit on two chairs with a board‘ placed across and a cushion on it When I am shaved or have my hair cut I sit on the floor. “I have the greatest difficulty in getting anything big enough for me. For instance, my eyes are too Wida lapart for me to look through ordin‘ Iar‘y field or opera glflSSCS. which I use when at sea, etc., and they had: to be specially made. So were my ‘Cigal‘otlcs, whiCh are the 'size of or- ;dinary tallow candles. My tobacco- pipe holds one ounce. I can play ithe piano pretty well, though some [people say I thump, but that also [had to be specially made, with the l keyboard about three times the usual :length, and EVERY KEY 3in. WIDE. ,On an ordinary sized piano in would. lbe impossible for me to put my fin» keys without striking ‘two note; at once. “At home in Russia I have had an ordinary dwelling-house enlarged for 1my use. The c'eilings are now 20“. high and doors 12ft, and so on. 'At I i first, as I didn't know how long I 71b of potatoes,. :might stay there, I tried to live in lit without alteration. But I found lit impossible, and as the ceiling of ‘my sittingâ€"room was a. very low one do the rest. body invites me to come and Stay I couldn‘t stand up in it.‘ So I ask- King Edward’s skilful right hand with them for a week. {ed the landlord to have it removed. man expands this into the diplomaâ€" “I can’t suggest what made me‘gnfn‘st .110 I‘QIUSCG, bUt 0“ “13' 85‘ tic style with which most people are the size I am, nor can I giv‘c yourlsm'ms “1m 1 “Cum 1'01"; ti“: Place permanently for years he said he Sllfi‘h VC‘I'V Dl‘ivatei mother and brothers were only of.\\'0”1(1 IDOL‘t 1110 halfrwa)”. and 50 he § did. i “He was rather an eccentric man discreeth burnt-d, or buried in arch« like niOst youngsters, I was very and I fancy he did It for a Joke" ives, from which it would be lose anxious to be tall. I used to swing DUI, {illlhlmb What he did 1‘05 .lllls majeste to unearth them. by my hands from the rungs of a He removed exactly. half the ceiling 'â€"+â€"â€" ladder and from beams in the stable, but llUtlling’ would induce him to ie- ‘ move the other half. Ile said I Cuulc use it as a Shelf. So I frie-‘l it ior week, and found it mort comfortable than before, but it war rather (piccr. When I strnd up .my were downstairs in th- sittingâ€" ‘room and my head \‘.as up.~t.:ir>; ir tl‘e be'iroom. In fat-t, I Could stnnn wor-lon ll‘f‘ ground floor and look out of ithe bedroom window. landlord s‘ig‘tri-slel that I ‘Sl‘lril'lll hau- my dinner brill on the- 'I‘emuiuin: half of the lml" mm floor, ‘mui no it '15 :1 table, msl ~Tuuvl up to 1:1'.‘ Mural“. but I thought the surâ€" \‘.int .woulrl irobnll}: obi-rt to Co ' lug fin-ills nilâ€"fairs for a 1 down ’nirs. so I f‘. .was ‘ v .\ffrvi‘ :1 ‘.'.'il"., his suu'Lu >l ion. and 3'0” hi‘VO 11 SOlt‘mll Ellili'ul‘lt‘t‘ ,be a giant,‘ :he exclaimed. ME (tui‘veion to it‘lll‘..lll‘l‘ I: ‘. l» rumor, “11“ h “(‘“tfilllo‘ "01 “"0 llm‘lb'll‘ “fEfafher said, "l‘here is no plea inf; cd the List of t'n’ _"x-'lil.: :“2‘ (1"""’.,. opiate or- poisonous soothing stuff. “up il!)}'\\'i1‘\"' pm my x1\()11\r-1“$ ,m;.__{,,,..1 (loin l was (i'lllc (11,2 ' T'iil-H ,- 31”- '1‘ l‘- (7315', Uk‘i‘tlllt'l‘lmlv QUE. duty was not to be Wondered at, 1'o:';fiiink n .w l E’l'.'t'll jot so I' l'llf ‘says: “1 have used baby's Own ‘on my ninth birthday ,ot \‘u- srmn'ti‘lp‘rv- f ;:t u; 'l'nllwts for stomach and bowel trouâ€"‘ I WAS (-f,_ “in. HIGH, fr ifzi. wkouilon li.-.,.l.s. 1'1"“ and 1‘11“ “1‘73"5 {0“‘1‘1 them a and I had to lift her up to Icht'll ‘ ""â€"“¢H “"" I :llorf sat} Ixrfor} ll.i"li\.‘lllt", and one ‘ my height nn 1h“ Wu”, “Md, 1-,,“ l‘oli :- . an H.) aim: .) â€"- v ‘\: 1’ that kit-sis in): children bright and ,m‘um- ym’n-S hm] 1m.” },,.1- prank-o 115‘}(i’l' ,;I i 2.! “film-H VD" U"! 9'1"- the Tablets \\‘o Cllll/il‘t‘ll gin-w tall'vr. ilf'wfl' 4 from any lilt‘liil'llli' (balnr 01‘ by mail I “I am mnrrli-IJ llt|\'- and hate ()i}lf;‘ivll‘, iv o ‘ u of ‘3 rants a lo‘. l-v writing the l‘r. lchild, a holy (f li‘d'e-L- ziioiffha who, l'l" a} :i' »: ' ' i i W! \V Medicine Co, Brockville, like my wife, is of inert-lg; normal nir, lf \wr will on int. i' l: "‘ ,size. I could have married scores of to 1.1.oc'. bit just wail. in."