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Caffeine is similar in chemical comâ€" position and in stimulating properties .-â€"as well as in its power to bring about injurious effects~to creatine, which is present in beef tea. Judging by the fact that nearly everyone drinks either tea or coffee, it is prob- able that, except in unusual cases, a moderate amount of caffeine taken daily does no special harm. Those who preach against the use of those beverages assert, however, that they contribute to the disturbances attri- Tea is the dried leaf of a plant, originally cultivated in China, but now grown extensively in India,- Ceylon and Elapan, and to a very small extent in the United States. It has no food vaue ithself. for it is a pure stimu- lant, and as such is injurious unless used in moderation. Tea and coffee have virtually the same effect on the body, and owe their stimulating pro- perties to the same chemical sub- stance, though it is called theine when it appears in tea and caffeine when it appears in coffee. .This substance, which we may as well call by its more common name, caffeine, is pre- sent in the proportion of about three or four per cent. in tea and one and one halt to two per cent. in coffee. Since we use a larger amount of cof~ tee than of tea to make a cupful. the quantity of caffeine in 8. cupful of cof- fee about equals the quantity in a cup- iul of tea. 5. Have you a cost keeping system which is a complete record of every day‘s expenditures? Can you give a yearly or monthly slatement of what you have spent and how? 6. Is your house planned through- out on sanitary, €40nomic principles, both for yourself and for all others within it? Are the heating, ventilat- ing and lighting systems up” to the maximum in quality and quantity and down to the minimum cost? 3. Have you a stated amount to ex- pend on food, operating expenses. furniture, recreation etc? 4. Have you a personal hank ac-l count for the income entrusted to you, and do you handle bills and other communications systematically and ‘ promptly? l 7. Have you accurate knowledge of all labor-saving devices applicable to your household, supplying all you can afford? Is the work of your house intelligently planned, so that each worker has a clear idea of individual responsibilities and a reasonable time of rest? 8. Have you a practical knowledge of cooking? Of economical buying, stock-taking and the balanced ration? 9. Have you taken all possible pre- cautions against fire, thievery and other dangas to the house? Have you a complete inventory of all your household belongings? 10. Have you compaxged all your housekeeping metths, in detail, with these of at least a 'dozen women of similar incomes and circumstances? Are you willing to be told that your methods might be improved by such practical housekeepers?-â€"â€"by an em- ploye?â€"â€"by an expert? . To Serve Corn. How to Boil Cornâ€"Husk the ears, remove the sflk with a vegetable brash so it will all come off. Have water boiling and boil corn‘ rapidly for five minutes. Remove from water at once and place on a plate which has been covered with a napkin, and bring the ends up so the corn will be covered. Do not add salt and do not let the ears stand in the water. Serve at once. When Boiling Corn in Huskâ€"Re- move a few of the outer husks, then turn’ the inside ones back; remove the silk carefully; bring back the husks, and tie. Boil same as above. This adds to the sweetness of the corn. Escalloped Cornâ€"2 cups grated Efficiency Test for Homemaker. To Mrs. T. Q. Franks a modal has been awarded as Ameiicn’s best home-maker. Here is the efficiency test which she would submit to every housekeeper to answer: 1. Do you consider your occupation of housewife a professicn of which you am proud and to which you bring your most‘ intelligent aflention? 2. Do you and your husband regard yourselves as business partners, shar- ing a knowledge of the family finances and prospects, and co-operate in spending your income wisely? In marking yourself on this test, allow 10 for each question, giving yourself a fair percentage if you can- not fairly claim the entire 10 points. Add results for your total percentage of 100, or “perfect.” The Cup That Cheers ‘fresh corn, V2 cup fresh breadcrumbs, ":6 cup milk, 1 tablespOun butter, :1 little pepper, 1 egg. Mix corn with milk, seasoning and well-beaten egg. Brush earthen bakedis'h with butter. ‘Pour in mixture and cover top with .buttored crumbs. Bake 30 minutes ‘in moderate oven. To butter crumbs, 'put butter on pie tin. When melted, add the crumbs and shake until the crumbs have all been touched with lbutter. Scrambled Corn and Eggsâ€"1 cup grated fresh corn, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon finely cut green pepper, 1 tablespoon butter, drippings or oil. % teaspoon salt. Put the corn, pep- per and half the milk on in saucepan and cook 5 minutes. Beat the eggs and half Cup of milk until light; add to corn and cook slowly, stirring con- stantly until set. Add butter and salt; serve on thin slices of toast. Pepper can be omitted and parsley or celery tops used instead. Are you satisfied with the returns from your rural school? You have probably been paying increasing taxes in order to have better teachers, new courses and perhaps a new school building. If your school is the cen- tralized type. the upâ€"keep has been as great as in the city School; but the central school has been found the most practical system for the presentâ€"day rural needs, giving city educational advantages to a certain degree. As an educational centre, the well- organized rural school fulfils its obli- gation to the pupil. but does not give the fullest possible return to those who support it. The stage is all set for some one to work out this lacking benefit, and it may be your school that is waiting to be made the social centre of your community. The first move in the development of the school as a social centre is to organize bi-montnly or monthly meet- ings for social gatherings. Call on your county agent or home demon- stration agent to furnish a talk at: the first meeting. Secure some talent from among your friends for the am- usement end of the program. Do not expect the teachers to work up the program of activities; the chances are that they are as busy as you are, if not busier. You should, however, call upon them for co-operaâ€" tion, for in such affairs it is advisable to combine interests and share responâ€" sibilities. There need be no fear as to lack of interest on the part of the teachers, for they are always inter- ested in things social or educational. buted to an excess of uric acid in the bloodâ€"high blood pressure, rapid pulse. headache, vertigo. insomnia, rheumatic pains and disease of the kidneys. One effect of tea or coffee taken with meals is to retard diges- tion, which is not always undesirable, as it prolongs the “staying power” of a meal; but when digestion is poor, often no benefit results from treat- ment until the patient ceases entirely the use of tea and coffee. \Ve best appreciate the benefit of tea as a stimulant if we take it in the aftfirnoon when our energy has begun to ag a little; then a cup of weak tea. without food, will give us renewed strength to finish the day's work. Two small cupfuls taken an hour or two apart will do more good than one large cuptul; but in Canada few of us seem to have the time for even one cupful. although it'would perhaps be better for some of us it we took a few minutes early in the afternoon for the cup that cheers. rather than to wait until later when we are fagged. One of the best ways to arouse interest infia community gathering is to arrange a meeting, and have for a speaker one of the local boys who has been in the service. If this is not possible, ask a soldier from a neigh- boring towq or city to speak. Adver- tise this feature and your assembly ball will be crowded. Invite a boy who has not been so fortunate as to be sent overseas to tell the audience about cantonment organization. Learning the value of organization will, in itself, be helpful in building up your community work. After you are organized, ask every returned soldier in your community to speak, Tea should be poured OR the leaves very‘quiCkly; most persons let it stand too long. and thus extract too much of the cafieine as well as of tannin. It is a curious fact that the tea habit. or its equivalent in -u-‘iee, cola. Paraguay tea, or guarana, is al- most World-wide. Caffeine is a far nearer universal fen: 791'stimuluut than alco‘:;2. What Your Rural School May Lack. In ,u-‘iee, ma, is al- is a far stimulant went over will continue to interest us for a long time to came. Later on, the main social meetings may be supplemented by soil study clubs, corn clubs, ‘or fruit and orchard study clubs, if you are in a fruit dis- trict. Domestic science and bread- maiking clubs are suitable for every type of school community. Parents and pupils both become interested in these 'clubs and will soon be compet- ing for the same yrizes. Do not try to have contests without prizes or ribbons, or you will lose much of the interest. If your organization is vigâ€" orous enough to support at least two of the clubs suggested, you will have no trouble in making up $2, $3, 0 even $5 purses. ‘ The high school classes in English, civics or public speaking. can be asked to work up debates and amateur plays. A home talent play and an occasional debate can be arranged to be given by the patrons. 'Ihis gives the teach- er of public speaking an opportunity to help, and nothing quite equals a home-talent play for bringing out an interested audience. A small ad- mission fee will cover expenses. If there is a balance, it can be used for prizes. We are now facing the grave prob- lems of reconstruction. Producers are an important economic force in this question of supply and demand. Why not have your community organ- ized from this social centre and be ready to make a study of yonr part as a constructive unit. A Dazzling Total. Nothing less than a White Paper has been issued in England in which an attempt has been made to total up the number of articles of clothing and surgical comforts made by the Sister Susies for sick and wounded soldiers under the Army Council’s scheme, and Sir Edward Ward finds that the number turned out reached the amazing total of 88,000,000; the workers who achieved it totalled 400,- 000. The Director-General pays tri- bute in the paper to “the noble self- sacrifice of the great band of work- ers at home." A great many stories have been told ot the extreme absent-mindednesa of learned men. but none is more amus- ing than that told of Ludwig Brugge- mann, whose vivid imagination helped to put him in a very embarrassing situation. , Bruggemann, a scholar, who was in 1817 a councillor of the consistory. at Stettinkhad got some reputation by his clever work with statistics. For many years he had been a widower, and since he found single life lonely, he began to look round for a wife. When the thought of marrying again first came to h , he immediately con- fided it to one of his friends. The lat- ter gave him every encouragement, and even went so far as to mention a certain charming little widow, Who was certainly attached to him, and would make him a most devoted wife. That night Bruggman went to bed in a happy state of mind, thinking of the lovely widow. In his dreams he still saw her, and even proposed to her. Did she refuse? How could she! And he spent the remainder of the night dreaming of the happiness they would enjoy as man and wife. When he awoke, it was a glorious Sunday morning. He dressed him- self in his best and wasted no time in handing to the minister the announce- ment of his engagement, to be read in due form at the morning service.‘The announcement was made without a question. Hardly had the words been uttered when a little scream was heard in the rear of the church; the widow, shocked at hearing herself so unexpectedly disposed of, had fallen in a swoon. The blunder could never be satis- factorily explained, and the visionary engagement remained visionary. The lady might not have refused an honor- able proposal from the councilor, but she neverlcould be convinced that he had not made intentional game of her. The'largest of all the‘ flowers of the world is said to be the rafflesia, a na- tive of Sumatra, so called after Sir Stamford Raffles. This immense flower, it appears, is composed of five round petals of a brickish color, each measuring a foot across. These are, covered with numerous irregular yel- lowish white swellings. r 'The petals surround-a cup nearly a foot wide, the margin of which bears the stamens. The cup of the rafllesia is filled with a fleshy disk. the up: per surface of which is covered with projections like miniature cows’ horns. The cup when free from its contents will hold about twelve pints. The flower weighs about fifteen pounds and is very thick, the petals being threeoquarters 0: an inch. A LOVER WHO WAS It is better to be brought up on onidge and milk in the country than n tea and sugar and jam in the town. â€"“eter :‘II’Iutyre. An Immense Flower. ces of the men who continue to interest ABSENT-MINDED. effect has been shown to exist. The explanation of the phenomenon is simple, and a person with a good magnifying glass can work it out for himself. The bird’s~eye figure is pro- duced by casual or abnormal buds which have their origin under the bark of the trunk. The first buds of that kind may deve10p when the tree is quite small. They are rarely able to force their way through the bark and become branches, but they may live years under the bark, growing in length as the trunk increases in size, but seldom appearing on the outside of the bark. If one such bud dies, an- other will likely rise near it and con- tinue the irritation which produces the fantastic growth known as bird's- eye. 3933§999> 35>>>>>>>9ia~659 \ Fainting. Fainting is a sudden weakness or loss of consciousneSs owing to a trans- itory failure in the cil‘culation of the blood and the consequent anaemia of the brain. For some uneXplained reason, fainting is not so common as it used to be in the early Victorian. and mid-Victorian era. It may be be- cause it is the fashion at present to wear corsets that do not greatly cun- strict the waist, or because young wo- men live much more in the open air than they used to. In an attack of fainting the person becomes dizzy and sometimes mause- ated, his sight frils, his face is pale and often covered with a cold per- spiration, his pulse is rapid and very feeble. and finally the sufferer falls and becomes unconscious. In a few minutes consciousness gradually re- turns, and after a\brief moment of confusion, full consciousness and strength return and recovery is com- plete. Because a young woman does not fall heavily but chooses a “soft spot" and sinks gentlylinto it is no reason for believing that she is sham- ming,â€"â€"feinting instead of fainting,â€" for there are always premonitory symptoms that a person who has once “fainted recognizes as a\warning. The favorite theory has been that sap-suckers, by pecking holes through the bark of young maples, make scars which produce the bird's-eye figure in the wood during successive years. Bird-peeked hickory is often cited as Theories as to the Manner of Growth of This Beautiful Wood. What makes the bird’s eye maple? That is a question which Is often asked when a beautiful piece of fur- niture made 0t this wood is display- ed. There have been a number of theories, but the real reason is sim- ple. an analagous case,- yet who ever saw bird’s-eye figures in\ hickory, though the bark may have been perforated like a. collender by the bills of ener- getic sap-suckers? The effect in the case of hickory is the Opposite of bird’s-eye in maple; the wood is dis- colored and unsightly. Some attri- bute it to the action of frost, but no sgch connection between cause and efiect has been shown to exist. The explanation of the phenomenon is simple, and a person with a good When fainting occurs in young adults it is not necessarily cause for alarm, unless the person is known to have disease of the heart or unless the attacks recur with great He- quency. In the latter case there is a possibility or even probability that the person is suffering from the mild form of epilepsy known as petit mal. It occasionally happens that the heart does not recover its strength; -after an attack of fainting its beats grow weaker and weaker until death occurs. That is more likely to happen in the old, however, and is extremely rare in the young or in healthy adults. Since the faint is owing to lack of blood in the brain, the first thing to do is to place the sufferer at full length with his head lower than his body if possible, and then to loosen the clothing about his waist and neck inlorder to allow for free circulation. Sprinkling his face with cold water and bathing the temples with e‘au de Cologne or brandy will often help. If the patient. is able to swallow, you may give him half a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of ammoni in half a glass of water, or a cupful of hot black coffee. The Windows should be open’ed and air brought to the patient by fanning. Smelling salts should be used very cautiously, as too strong a whiff would be far from beneficial. If those measures do not prevail in a short time, you should summon a physician, for the condition may prove to be something much more serious than a faint. It is said the Japanese produce arti- ficial bird‘s-eye growth in certain trees by inserting buds beneath the bark. 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