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Perhaps it is Iort::nnle that we have the London Lancet and other medical and scientific journals to fall back on in our leisurely studious moments; or else we should drift along in blissful Ignorance of our follies, our extrava- gances, our disregard of the simplicity that is pronounced necessary to health and happiness. Occasionally the Lan- cet, recognizing pityingly our infirmi- ‘l‘es, condescends to sympathize with human weakness, and even goes to the extremity of encouraging us in our dis- slputlons. Physiological scientists tell us brutally that in the matter of nutrition we make a serious mistake when we order ex- pensive food; that turtle soup is not only expensive but valucless from u nutritive point of view; that 200 oysters have not the sustaining quality of a pound of beef; that a pint of beer is lnuch more nourishing than a small bcttle of expensive elanet, and that there is no difference, chemically speakâ€" ing, between a 5 cent and a 50 cent cigar. Hence our error extends not merely to the puntutive necessities but to the comparative luxuries and vim of the table. We have hypnotized ourselves into the belief that we are really getâ€" ting what we pay for in good results of sustenance and easy digestion, as of sustenance and easy digesti. Well as in pleasure of the palate. And here the Lancet comes ably to the rescue of the epicure, and the sci~ entist. with his prosy discussion of pro- '[cin and nutritive values. is put to flight. It points out convincingly, at least to the good liver, that the operation of the mind has not a little to do with good digestion and, consequently, with the 'nutriiion afforded. Of what value is a pound of beef to the persnn who abhors 'beef and whose palate craves Oysters? 'Why should a man of adequate means drink the beer he may dislike when l.e prefers a more expensive polation? In Short, cold facts of chemical analysis do not take into consideration the nintr ‘ter of digestive operation as influenced by the bent of the mind, for. as Lhe Lancet says in conclusion, “when {ood does not. appeal to the eye it is liker not to appeal to the stomach." A majority of people in this world do not listen to the warnings of the scien- tists or read the Lancet. but content themselves with eating and drinking as their tastes dictate, and profiting or sut- Tering accordingly. Hence these discus- sions of food values never reach or mo- lest them. But to the sensitive tew Who are anxious to do the right thing and yet wish occasionallyr to indulge the capriees ot the palate there is a store n! comfort in the conclusions of the Lancet and in the continuation of the old saying that what may he one man's meat may be another man's poison. {t is pleasant to know on high authority that the proscribed article willingly eat- en serves a better purpose than the pre- scribed food swallowed with a protest. Again the mind asserts itself over the body and “good digestion waits on ap- “petite.” convex Edwm King .‘ mark himso} a lube] ALtenu neu Munm accident thong o inten‘ 1t. 11 CURRENT TOPICS. 1n mneu \\‘l minute or that he w I, he 5pm For ridng 1t LABORER AND KING. n wiih his Ks murder in 3d wholly pr 3 or two In ride on his hors xis companion in that buildin; preoccupied. later, with lh his m )n ion, fling th‘ CU FAVORITE DISHES. PuffedtPolatocs.â€"Cul. baked polahoes in halves. lengthwise, and carefully re- move contents; mash thoroughly. ad- ding warm milk‘ butter. and salt; beat until light. Fill the hull shells heap- ing lull and place on lmking (in in a hot oven until lightly browned. Canned Blueberriesâ€"Take one cup I f hluobcrrics to two cups of pieplanl; cut in snmll pieces; add three-quarter cuos of sugar, and slew until picplanl. is soft. Put in cans, airtight. IL is excellent fu‘ pies or table use, as the picplant Lakes away that flat taste of the blue- berries. Â¥+++++++++++++++++++M Mayonnaise Without 0il.â€"Put one cup of milk and [our tablespoonluls of butter in a pan on the back of stove where the butter will melt. but not cook. Beat three eggs. add one tea- spooniul of salt. one tablespoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoontul of mustard, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly and strain into the milk. Put all over a hotter place on the stove and add a half cup of vinegar slowly, stirring con- stantly. When thick as custard, re- move from the stove and beat for a few moments. This dressing will keep ‘or a month in a Cool place. Surprise Saladâ€"Make a jelly of sea- soned vinegar and gelyntine, coloring it with green fruit coloring. Pour into saucers. having tumblers inverted upon them. Let it set, and then remove the tumblers. Fill spaces with cabbage sa- lad and chopped nuts or with celery, apples. and nuts. .Attractivc Lunch Dishâ€"Take nice, sweet salt pork and freshen. Place in spider and fry tttl brown. Remove [mm fire and dip in batter made of one egg well beaten, half cup sweet milk. pinch of salt, baking powder and flour, to make a good batter. Return to spider and try a golden brown. +++++++++++++++++++++? Spaghetti.â€"Boil together one and a half pounds of hamburger steak, one can tomatoes, two onions chopped fine, two large green peppers chopped, and pepper and salt to taste. Cook one and one-half hours. Boil one package of spaghetti in separate kettle; cook until tender; drain the Spaghetti dry and put on a large meat platter. Spread the pot of meat and vegetables next, as a layer, and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Novel Luncheon Courseâ€"Lay on each pinto a loaf of letiuce. rOn this set a liltie cup made of wheat fibre. Fill with chopped pineapple, ommge, cherries, or an) fruit in season. Pour over :11; a good mayonnaise dressing. " Luncheon Dish.â€"-Pare [our large. firm cucumbers, cut lengthwise, and place in cold, salted water for an hour. Stew in a shallow slew plan in clear, boiling water until transparent. Lim carefully so as not to break or make mussy. and lay each piece on a slice of brown, bul- tered toast. Make a sauce or dressing of milk and butt-er with a lillle 00m- slaroh; pour over and serve hot. Salad Dressingâ€"To four eggs beaten Salad Dressingâ€"To four eggs beaten lxght 841d one-half cup melted butter, one heuptng teaspoon German prepared mustard, [our tablespoons vinegm" one tablespoon sugar, one tablespoon salt, and one-half tablespoon black pepper. Boil all together or add cream after the rest is boiled. If it cux‘dles take the egg heater and beat the mixture till smooth. About the House lar \\'1 N n 11 1 one-Hm about flw is used I- 1 off the leavm 10 extend lo the top. and an it with creamed green peas. Decorate the rough ou|side edges of the crown with rose radishes and garnish me platter with parsley. “Rose Rudishes."â€"Cut. the : the 0nd to the 10p of the m narrow strips. and .put in ice ahout. an hour before using. Open out. like little roses. Bacon on Toastâ€"Toast 5 keep not. Fry bacon and pi un boast. ntwo sliccs of tomah per. another slice of toast. ion in the bacon drippings a a pint or more milk; thicken ll); toast, and serve hot. ion in the bacon drippings and pour in a pint or more milk; thicken, pour over tln. toast. and serve hot. Good Cup OI Tunâ€"Fill the teapot with boiling water ten minutes before it is needed. Pour out, this water and put. in a. scant teaspoonful of ten for each cup of boiling water poured over it. Do not wash out a teapot, but rinse it. The pot should hold the aroma of the tea. Dutch Stemâ€"Take the small pieces 0: a beef mast, or any kind of beef meat, cut in small pieces, add celery salt or an onion, as desired, a small lump (f liutter, and slow all together. When done thicken; have some slices of bread toasted, turn over the stew, and you have an appetizin‘g dish. To Keep Music Book Openâ€"To keep a hymnbook or other book of music open on the piano rack, lay ecmss the bctlom a bar of solder, covered with ribbon fringed and tied at each end. Be Your Own Carpenter.â€"Save money ly buying‘a few carpenter's tools and make your own light furniture, such as magazine racks. umbrella stands, shirt waist ironing‘boards; and many other useful articles. A neat finish is made by painting dead or jet black. Home Made [Mnâ€"Take one 15 cent package of gray silk dye; dissolve in one pint of boiling water, and mix thor- oughly. Set aside to cool and the ink will be ready for use. It is removed easily with hot water if spilled on toue's clothes. Drive Mice Awny.â€"A bag covered with cayenne peppers stuffed in a hole will cause the mice to migrate 10 other quar- ters. Care of Umbrellaâ€"Always unmll an umbrella when not ‘in use. After it be- comes wet open and dry. When dry. stand with handle down. This method prevents cracking silk. Clogged Chimneyâ€"When your wash- board becomes old, cut up the zinc, and on a day when you have a good tire, put it in the stove. throw back all the damp- ers. and it will clean out all the soot. 'l‘nouhlesome Flies.â€"Wlien there are Children in the family, have a carpenter divide the back screen door at the c1055 piece, near the centre of the door, so that only the lower part opens when the children go in or out. The flies set- tle near the top of the door, so this ar- rangement. keeps out a great many flies. There is a narnow strip of wood fasten- ed 1:0 the. lower end of the upper part of the door, which overlaps the lower 1):) rt, so that the whole door opens when pushed or pulled above the division line. Bookkeeping tor Housewifeâ€"Young brides and also housekeepers who find it hard to live within their incomes will find this system helpful to them: Have a book in which to keep account. of ev- erything you buy each day. Start with pay day. and on the right hand page mark C. 0. H., meaning “cash on hand." Underneath write how much money you have, and on the other side the date of the month and the day. Write down everything you buy that day. Also put aside 10 cents each day tor your gas NH. Every week when you get your house money put a certain amount away for your rent. In this way you will never run short when rent day comes, and the 10 cents each day almost will my the gas bill and you never will miss the dime. The change that is let; at the end of the week put away for your pin money. You will find the sys- tem interesting and also economical im- there are lots of little things a wo- man will buy that she does not new! so when you look your little book ove" each evening you will see them and try to be more saving each day. Majority are Apt 11' Th SE AS SERVA NTS. USEFUL HINTS. ‘ncls ‘0 Disregard Con say u. some bread; 1 put one piece nalo, salt, pep- ;1. Fry an on- gs and pour in ken, pour over J, wi ‘I'vam the want one dut skin from dishes, in water for They will l‘ y th Yses to “’hich they Were Put by People a Few Centuries Ago. “’0 are familiar nowadays with spoons of many shapes intended for every variety of purpose. but, some old fash- ioned styles are now merely curiositics. Them is the old-fashioned marrow swan, for instance, which was used for extracting marrow from bones. It. was made double, ona end being used for small bonus and the other (or those of larger bore. Another example is the mulberry spoon. This has a perforated bowl and a spiked and pointed handle, says the London Globe. 'l‘lm implements were made for use in a day when mulberries were much more commonly eaten than they are at the present time. With the perforated bowl :1 little sugar was sprinkled on the berry, which was then conveyed in the mouth on the spiked end of the handle. The introduction at (4‘8. led to the mak- i115r ol a variety of new kinds of spoons, including the neceesary teaspoon itseln some of which still remain in use, while others have disappeared. At South Ken- sington may be seen, for example, a curious collection of the little scoops so well known to our greatâ€"grandmothers as "caddy spoons." Tea caddies of the old-fashioned kind have long been super- seded. and when the caddy with its two- lidded and metal tin-ed end compartments and the sugar bowl in the cavity bet/ween went. out. of use the caddy spoon or scoop disappeared also. Another obsolete curiosity is the snuff spoon. which, in the days when nearly owryhody l-ook snuff. and took it. every- where, was used for conveying the scented powder from the box to the hand, or in some cases direct to the nose. Candle spoons and pap spoons also are out of date. A Llangollen gen- tleman a few months ago. wrote in a Shropshire paper that ho had in his p06- session a silver pap spoon which had been originally given by the Marquis of Exeler to a. member of the Hoggins family of Bolas. The possessor of this spoon remarked that it had been given to him by his father, with the wish that it should be handed over to the first mar- ried in each succeeding generation, for as such it had come to him through the intermarriage of the two families in years gone by. Three hundned years ago there was one at Ilford. in Essex, which held more than a quart. Others 0! more legitimate make were such as the curious combina- tion implement with which folk of that date wove familiar. When most people still dipped their fingers inlo the general dish to help themselves to meat, more dainty diners carried about with them an illlplelllent which was a combination of spoon and fork and toothpick. The fork was at the back of the spoon. while the handle of tho double article was finished off with a little figure ter- minal, which served as handle for the toothpick. The terminal figure was a very favorite form or spoon ornamenta- lion. It is most familiar in the Apostle spoons. of which original set; fetch such high prices and of which luLlcrday imitations are so abundant; but the figures were by no means confined to [he Apostles. In some cases the spoons were curiously finished with double heads. which can hardly have conduced, one would think, to convenience of handling. A curious but decidedly un- pleasant fomn of ornament gave its name to the “death's hem ” spoon, which was mad-e for commemorative purposes «a very unattractive kind of “hncnfiento mori.” Hmv They are Divided Among the Al lendzmls l‘pon Royalty. Parrolt‘. Myrl buy suffurxd g (Unrest, conlin SPOILH ()l" Al's'l‘fllAN COURT. Ts or by mail at : The Dr. Williams kvillc. Ont. SOME CURIOUS SI’OONS. ablels ablets “'C BABY’S HOLD 0N LIFE 1| urning quelt an in iI 3! d him, sionally an ; Jew doses .I nd now I give to prevent the d by medicine 15 cents a box Medicine str “My lilt . and crk "We still find," said Mi'. l'luzqmton, “many cold plales. Lots of more seem to regard hol. plates as a supm‘uily, or even as an affeclalion of style that is not to be encouraged. and so give you cold plates to eat. hot. food from; thus really spoiling many a good meal. “I ate dinner yesterday at a place where the food is excellent and admir- alle cooked. where everything they give you is good and appelizing and ample in supply, but where the joy of the meal was Illarrod by ,cold plates. Many of the Former Slill Found. Bu} {he Latter. Happily, Sprendivq. Just why they give you cold plales at this place I don't know, but it is simply the survival of an ancient custom, I guess. “For hot plates are a m( Formerly people got {110 without them; but. it is ( when it is so easy to pmvk yet they are by no means everywhere to be found. “You might eat today at. the abun- dnnt, the well supplied and well-equip- ped table of a family whose every mem‘ bar was the personification of kindly grace and hospitality, and yet. find hero your food served to you on cold plates; rugged people. these, by whom, out of some feeling bred in the days when luxuries were less common, hot plates would still be considered as a mark of concession to effeminacy. And by such :1 reason, indeed, might. the cold plates he accounted for in some small hotels, off the beaten track, though in many and privil 1h” food 3ft MAN-A-LIN There are many ailments directly dependent upon con- stipation, such as biliousness, discolored and pimpled skin, inactive liver, dyspepsia, over- worked kidneys and headache. Remove constipation and all of these ailments dis- appear. MAN-A-LIN can be relied upon to produce a gentle action of the bowels, making pills and drastic cathartics entirely un~ necessary. MAN-A-LIN Is An A dose or two of Man-a-Iln ls advisable in slight febrile attacks, Ia grippe, colds and influenza. COLD PLATES AND HOT PL. THE MAN-A-LIN 00., an Excelient Remedy for Constipation. thel‘ ho to slam COLUMBUS, OHIO, U. S. A. Copyngm 1906. by The Mman 00. m THEN IT'S DIFFERENT AMPLI ates are a modem custom. ople got along very well ; but it is different. now‘ easy to provide them. And l IA common, hot plates [sideer as a mark of ninacy. And by such might the cold plates in some small hotels, ack, though in many ‘ presence is due sim- idirfm'once or a failure APOI [erence ‘ nditions 111T no H mm L where it ruleful then means a sign ,I'king simply ) rise to our mmuding; it even today. ands 1nd has