The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1894, Page 4

\ CARING FOR OIL STOVES. Simple Rules to Prevent the Unpleasant Effects of Smoking. Whenever I detect any odor in my stove I alw find a cause for it, either in the oil which has flowed over the edge of the burner and is heated, but not burning freely like the oil in the wick, or in the half-burned, oily crust on the edge of the burner, or in a tiny speck of soot from a previous smoking. As soon as the cause is re. moved the odor disappears. To clean the burners, turn the wick quite low, then wet a bit of soft cloth in hot, soapy water, wring quite dry and rub it well with kitchen mineral soap. With a dull-pointed knife or a wooden skewer rub the cloth into the inside of the burner down about one- fourth of an inch, anid scour off all the browned deposit. As in all other forms of scouring, a generous use of elbow grease is essential here. All that will not scour off can be scraped off with a knife. Scowr the outside of the burner and wipe off any oil, soot or charred wick that may be on the netting of the frame under- neath. Then wipe with a dry cloth. Turn up the wick and rub off any bits of charred wick or sand that may adhere to it. Wipe out the soot from the chimney. Brushing is not suffi- cient; it needs hari rubbing with a cloth. Use a stick or skewer to enable you to reach every spot. The wicks should be fitted so they will turn easily in the burner. Cut them even with the edge of the burner, and clip the cor- ners a trifle lower. Turn the wick up and down several times until you are sure it is even, then light it, and see that the flame is at a uniform height when turned as high as possible. Should there be any points that smoke, turn it out and trim again until it is even. When once the wick is even it will seldom need cutting. Merely rubbing off the charred part and clipping any loose threads is suffi- cient. When ready to use the stove turn the wick up gradually and begin with a low flame; watch it carefully and increase the height after a little, but do not turn it to its full height at first, for as soon as the water boils in the kettle the flame seems to be drawn up, and it will surely smoke then if it did not before. After ten minutes it may be left with safety, but be careful that no strong draught reaches it, and never turn the wick so low that the combus- tion is imperfect. When not in use turn the wicks down till the flame goes out, and wipe off the oi] from the burners. If this ofl be allowed to accumulate it hardens and burns on to the burner, and is difficult to remove, and the more the stove is used the worse it smells; | but after this crust is once thoroughly | removed it is comparatively easy to keep the burner clean by simply rub- | bing it with a damp cloth and sand soap every time before lighting it. By taking special pains that the stove 4 shall not smoke a great amount of trouble may be avoided; for just as surely as it smokes long enough to de- posit any soot on the stove just so surely will you have the odor of smoke until that soot has been removed. Merely lowering the wick does not re- move the odor, and it is much easier to prevent its formation than to extin- guish the flame and delay your other work while you clean off the soot—The Household. “Soci: “Hello, * Citizen.” Where’ve you been “Been taking a rest while ness Man’ was being inter : atting with ‘One equainted with the Facts in the How about “A Heavy Stockholder? ” “Last I saw of him he arm in arm with “A High Official.’ “I saw ‘Leading Politician’ and ‘One Eminent in Reform Movements’ just stepping into taurant looking for an ‘Inside Ps but want to ask you if you met ‘It Can Be Authorita- tively Stated, or ‘On the Highest Au- mblin did, and about half a “Certainly I square behind him I saw ‘Refused to {Allow the Use of His Name.” “Didn't you encount Leader of jastical Au- Behalf of 1 Mouth- ‘Eminent Finan- ‘Leading Di- the Opposition, thority,’ “One Who His Fellow-Officers, piece,’ ‘Politic “Say, Mr. ‘Society you're getting ahead of me. I guess hereafter T'll tell newspaper reporters to quote me as plain John Smith.”—Philadelphia Call. The Arab at Home. Dr. J. P. Peters was the manager of the expedition sent out by the Univer- i ania in 1888 io explore bylon. “During the two years I was there,” said he, “I lived with many of the wild tri around the marshes of Arabistan. The condi- tions in which I found them were most deplorable. They were a most depray- led race, robbing. cheating, lying and ighting being the « outline of their xistence. The prin 1 diet of these ple is half-cooked barley bread, and with a large percentage of the tribes this forms the sole diet. When I of- fered twelve cents a day for diggers ind guards I had half the population pplying to me for work, and was ‘orced to reduce the day's wages to en cents. When one of these men has headache his friends burn him with -hot irons, and many times I have n wornd filled with iron st. Their government, or rather lack f government, is a practical exhibition iof Anarchy. For the Lawyers In the incident related below a boy twelve years old conquered a smart and shrewd lawyer fighting for a bad cause. Walter was the important witnes: and one of the law -o questioning him se “Your father has been to you; and telling you how io testify, hasn’t Ihe?” 3 ather told “Well.” said the boy modestly, “father told me that the lawyers would try and tangle me, but if I would just be careful and tell the truth I could tell the same thing every time.” The lawyer didn't try to tangle up uy more. VALUE OF_ USEFULNESS. The Workaday World Demands Industry and Persistence of All. This is a day of industry and work. Young men who enter the great arena of life are wholly unable to battle with its hardships, vicissitudes and strug: gles unless they know something. After a boy leaves school and enters the field in search of work, equipped only with 'a smattering knowledge of “reading, writing and arithmetic,” he finds that his dream of swaying the world with the majesty of his brain is dispelled by the fact that there is no market for his talents. He is compelled to walk the streets of a large city day after day, while the fangs of the wolf snap and grit in his face, or wander through the lanes and green fields in search of menial labor. The boy who grows weary with his lot and shifts from one field of labor to another, until he event- ually acquires the name of “Jack-at-all- trades,” dies a complete failure, un- wept, unhonored and a pauper. It is the boy who, upon leaving school, has sufficient sense to know that he is wholly incompetent to face a world of labor, where men have spent years in learning their trades, applies himself to the task of acquiring knowledge price in the market. In other words, when boys start in life, without money, without friends and without experience, there is no avocation that needs their inexperienced labor, and they are in the same position as a merchant who has $100,000 worth of diamonds, and has for a market the wilds of Africa. The merchant will starve and die in his efforts to sell his diamonds, while @ savage in the same place will pluck fruit and kill animals, and live sump- tuously. A boy imay enter life with a bright intellect, cultivated and enriched first apply himself in such a manner that he can use his information and intellect in some line of labor that is in demand, before he can successfully | compete with the practical men who are living in an age of labor. Thus, the success of a boy depends, to a | great extent, upon the persistency with | which he applies himself, and his apt- | worth money. There was never a | time in the history of the world when inborn genius demanded money. It is the cultivated talent that rules the world, and in order to cultivate genius time and labor must be expended. The brightest boy on earth will not be a mechanic in two days, and he must have the nergy and manhood to select his business and stick to it until his in- | dustry, sobriety and efficiency com- mand for him a remunerative salary.— | Fort Worth Gazette. Strange Faculty of Reptiles. Reptiles and batrachians usually pos- sess what may be termed the water- location sense. My attention was first called to this by my brother, who, while engaged in a natural history expedition in south- eastern Texas, had what at the time we both considered a unique experience with a large sea tortoise. This tortoise had been surprised Some distance from the water, among the sand dunes that line the Gulf shore, and on being overtaken had its head chopped off preparatory to serving as a very toothsome addition to our diet. Much to the surprise of the party the beheaded animal continued on its way towards the water. Several times it was turned around, entirely or part way, but every time it was able to right its position per- fectly, and again make directly for the water. At the time this was narrated to me I was of the opinion that there must | have been something in the contour of the land that enabled the tortoise to ;Tegain the correct direction in each case. Since then I have had numerous proof that this ability belongs to a number of species of these animals in the West Indies and that the loss of eyes and nasal organs of the entire head and neck in fact, apparently works no inconvenience to them in this particu- lar. This is a family characteristic which, so far as I have been able to find, is not alluded to in any work con- cerning them. The same singular ability may be observed in certain species of water- frequenting snakes. The common water snake, often erroneously called the “water moccasin,” almost invari- ably finds its way to the water, if not too far away, when its head is cut off. —St. Louis Republic. Rag Carpet. Making rag carpet is by no means a romantic occupation, but it is, just the same, a very useful one, and, car- ried to a successful issue, provides the house with articles that are in some respects quite as good if not better, than a reasonable amount of money could purchase, says the New York Ledger. They are better, because one is not afraid to use them, and econom!- cal, because they consume the bits and scraps that would otherwise cumber the closets and tuck-away corners, and the carpet may be as pretty and taste- ful as the patience and ingenuity of the maker may please. Sometimes it is worth while to dye rags for rugs and carpets, but this is not always necessary. White and light colors, contrary to well-accepted theo- ries, are much more desirable than dark. They show soil less, and lint not at all, are more easily kept clean and may be washed with perfect im- punity. To make practical and simple , cut up cloth into half-inch wide strive, taking pains to make them as even as possible. Sew them end to end strong- ly, and with care make them smooth and even as may be. Put all colors Separate, making a ball of each sort. When this is done begin by crocheting with a large hook either a long strip or a circle, according to the shape of the rug desired. It is well to work back and forth rather than round and round. as in the latter case the rug is more likely to curl up at the edges. Crochet one color ; after another, to make stripes, and fin- jish off with a border of Something bright, red being the best. If carefully handled, strong and dura- | ble floor-coverings may be made in this way. Silk can be cut or torn into strips and wrought into curtains or draperies of various sorts, or very pret- | ty and delicate foot-cushion coverings ; can be made in this way, or rugs to spread over the couch or ig eover the feet when one gleepm 1 Suseiuis ness in acquiring knowledge that is | that will be useful and command a; i by a thorough education, but he must , THE DOCTOR EXPLAINED. He Didn’t Know Himself Why the Drugs Cured and Couldn't Tell. It began in this way: Col. —,, late of the Indian army, a valued patient and good friend, with no other vice’ than a mania for inquiring into the why and wherefore of things, consulted | me about certain symptoms of gout | that were causing him some anxiety, and I, having run him through the gamut of questions without which no consultation is supposed to be com- plete, prescribed for him. The seventh morning after—a morning destined to be fatal to my future peace of mind—j| he turned up again, cured, buoyant, | grateful, but, alas! curious. “You know, old man,” he com- menced, “that from a child I have been cursed with a brutal analytical mania, | and I have come to ask you (in a pure- | ly friendly spirit) a few questions about this wonderful prescription of | k yours that has so completely cured me.” ‘ He slowly drew the thing from his pocket. “I should not take this lib- erty,” he continued, “were I not aware | of the fact that medicine is of all sci- | ences the least mysterious and the most | above-board.”” I was beginning to feel a little un- comfortable, when, having carefully | read the paper, he launched out | notice there are here seven di: drugs. Now, will you kindly st: telling me if in combination th c with their seven different potentialiti unimpaired, or, by mixing them, are you aiming at some new salt that holds in solution the unaltered capacity of | each?” By this time I had broken out into a} cold perspiration, and, rising from my chair, I asked him if he would excuse me while I went to the dining-room for some matches. Returning, I sat down with the emphasis of a man who means it, and with some deliberation | think so.” He frowned his d | tion, and so, by way of parenthesis, added, “I need scarcely remind you, a man of science, that where perfect chemical compounds, in contradistinc- tion to mechanical mixtures, depend for their amalgamation entirely upon | exosmosis, the atomical efficacy of each alkaloid must remain always in the in- verse ratio of its specific gravity.” He followed me without an effort, and smiling his thanks, continued: “Quite so, quite so; but now tell which of . these seven drugs cured me. Do you | mind going for one moment into de- tails? I'll take first this one’’ (he read it with cruel slowth): “‘Potas, iodi.’ Now to what class of drug, if any, does this belong, Never mind me, old fellow; speak out.” I did, cautiously but courageously. “It’s an alterative.” “A-—I beg your pardon?” “An alterative.” “Which means?” “Something that alters.” “Alters what?” “Well, look here, Colonel—I will de- scend to the level of the lay mind—it alters your diathesis”— “My 1" “Your diathesis; which means simply the long reverberating mountain-echo of inherent tendencies, the whispered curse of progenitors that has curdled your urates and rendered your phos- phates luminous—you follow me?’ He nodded pleasantly, and said: “Thanks, awfully, for making it so clear to me; but let us go on. I want now to come to the next drug, opium— what is opium?’ “It is God’s gift to man; it is the tear of the poppy that has first blushed and then wept for us; it is’ “No, no, please don’t. To what order of drug does it belong?” “It’s a sedative.” *But I thought it increased sensation. De Quincey tells us so.” “Quite so; but—excuse me, I want some more matches.” When I returned he had helped him- self to refreshments, got his wind, and reloaded. “Now, then, I want particu- larly to know what are the intrinsic properties of opium. Of course, a spe- cialist like yourself would not prescribe so powerful a rug without knowing, but to an amateur like myself it is a little confusing. My head was beginning to swim, and, as a last resource, I suggested post- poning the discussion for some future day, as I was anxious to talk to him about Home Rule (anything was better than this). But no, there was no shunt- ing him off the line of his fad; and so, carefully closing the door, and binding him down to perfect secrecy, I laid my whole soul bare before him. “Colonel,” I said, “in the good old days when the witches danced around their caldron to the tune of weird song, medicine was above the pitiful level of & mere art. But now, we modern medi- cine men, irrevocably harnessed to sci- ence, find that we have been dragging up through the ages a cartload of vege tables (as for Covent Garden) to hawk about the streets and prate of; but the public are finding them stale and the alkaloid of faith evaporated. A blatant agnosticism such as your own, which (pardon my saying so) is to me as blas- phemus as an incubator, has ruined men’s chances of either living in ease or dying in comfort. And—sh!—I am not at all sure that a little knowledge has not made quacks of us all. What! You can’t stay to lunch? You must come again soon, won’t you?” — Pall Mall Budget. Noses Revised and Amended. If Cleopatra were alive to-day the length of her nose would have little to do in determining her career. Noses, as other traits in the present advanced state of surgery, are merely determi- nate features. It is only a question of time when one shall read on the outer wall, “Noses altered while you wait.” If a pug nose does not harmonize with the other features or a pensive dis- position, it is easily changed by removy- ing a wedge-shaped piece between the nostrils. This is done without pain by spraying the nose with cocaine. If 2 Roman nose gives one the air of being too dominant, the hump is removed by making an incision, cutting the flesh away, and a steel burr, run by an elec- tric motor, easily grinds down the hump. The skin, then trimmed to fit, sewed and properly bound, soon heals, Cocaine again renders the operation a mere detail. In the same manner large mouths are transformed into dainty shapes by removing the surplus at the corners and sewing them up. The sur- geon who is the authority for these statements says that the time will come when skin-grafting will be so easily managed that another counte nance may be ordered, like a new bon: met—New York Evening Sun. _——— | her injurie: hwar, in whic the field, and ¢ v ‘special commendation in connection , She app SHREWD MRS. LAMONT. How Baby Ruth's Photograph Was ‘Taken, Mrs. Lamont plotted and successfully carried out a clever scheme whereby she kept a promise she made, and at the same time went clear of an annoy- ance to the President and Mrs. Cleye- land. Soon after Baby Ruth was born a photographer got Mrs. Lamont to prom- ise him that she would let him take a picture of the child. The Cleveland decided that while they wanted pic- of the child for themselves and friends, they did not wish her picture to be scattered broadcast and used as an advertisement for baby food, sterilized milk and the like. The other day the photographer ask- ed Mrs. Lamont to redeem her promise. have photographed the she, “only you didn’t her promise, sent Baby Ruth to the gallery, but did not let the photograph- er know that he was looking at the President's daughter from under the bla cloth. “Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland are pleased with the pictures,” added Mrs. Lamont. And now the photographer is wonder- ing which of the multitude of infants is Baby Ruth. So far he has been un- able to fix the identity, and her nega- tive, and it is not likely that he ever will fix it. Mrs. Lamont took good care of tha Philadelphia Press. d Her Life as a Man. Austr: s fertile in sensations, says the er Gazette. The latest— a case of disguised sex—is that of Pri- vate Jorgensen, late of the Victorian Rifles. Though passing for twenty ‘s under the name of Jack Jorgen- sen, her real name was Johanna Mar- guerita Jorgens Her career has been of a most raordinary character. When a pretty girl of sixteen, ac account, she received gurement by a kick on the > and one of her eyes by a horse. f accounted for her de- by declaring that she received in the Schleswig-Holstein she had fought on the ny. She showed a medal d received for service in med to have received side of Germ; hich she ha with the wound she sustained. Whichever story be correct, it is clear she commenced her extraordinary career of masquerading as a man near- ly a quarter of a century ago, and, un- der most unlikely circumstances, pre- served the secret of her sex throughout that period. Some twenty years ago ed in the Runnymede dis- ictoria dressed as a bushman, trict of ‘and selected a block of land which she commenced to farm. She, however, , did not attend very asiduously to her country duties, but employed men to id fence her selection while she wandered about the colonies delivering lectures and canvassing for an insur- ance company. The latter found it difficult to get rid of her until a threat of medical examination induced her to retire. One of her strangest escapades was to join the mounted rifles, where her extraordinary appearance induced the commanding officer to mistake her for a Chinaman. She made a good soldier, rode well, and exhibited a knowledge of military service which was in keep- ing with her story. She was 5 feet 7 inches in height, thick set and strongly built, with a stubby moustache. She frequently rode through the streets of Melbourne, and on one occasion was selected to form part of the Goyernor’s escort, but the officer in command or- dered her to stand out on account of her extraordinary appearance. The better to sustain her character she often made love to girls, and once obtained the consent of a girl's father to marry her. She did not, however, go quite as far as another Victorian celek of the same kind named De Lacy Evans, who worked as a miner in the deep claims at Bendigo for yea without her sex being discovered, and who wa y married three times in suce many women. Jor- gensen was taken ill with rheumatism recently, but refused to allow a doctor to examine her, though he prescribed for her. On her death a post mortem was ma and the secret of her there are indications that leprosy is spreading in the United States. He has noted the existence of a number i s cities and country also the unwillingness of rities to properly deal with s, often because the lepers, if their existence were gener- ally known, would become a terror and a burden to the community. He has recommended that a national leper hos- pital be established, to which lepers could be sent from all parts of the Union, and where they would be prop- erly cared for, and thereby the safety of the whole people would be guarded. Dr. Wyman said, in a recent report, that the facts in his possession con- cerning the dread disease compelled him to the opinion that decisive steps should immediately be taken to pre- vent, not alone its introduction from the countries to the south, but its spread from cases now here, and he did not think it the part of wisdom to await for any larger development of the disease to demonstrate the neces- sity for its suppression. Perhaps a prospect of being entirely rl of their s by their removal to a national 1 might interest the people of ain Dr. Wyman’s scheme. At any rate, in view of the experience of other and neighboring countries, it would seem that the segregation of sufferers from leprosy should be made a matter of grave and reasonable pub- lic concern.—New York Sun. The Number Thirteen. Those who believe that thirteen is an unlucky number should tight sby of the American twenty-five-cent piece. It has thirteen stars, thirteen letters in the scroll held in the eagle’s beak, thirteen marginal feathers on each ing. thirte tail feathers, thirteen in the shield, thirteen E thirteen arrow-heads and thirteen letters in the “quarter dollar.” But most of us are mighty glad to get them, thirteen or no thir- teen. And then it must be remembered that the American nation started with thirteen $ & a and Trade Unions. inspect our office, even if you have | com z ry [Soa nbeciption tothe Magustaer Fira rae phoces ‘22M AND HOUSEHOLO. Box CHEAP JOB PRINTING fifty Cents Per Week $5 CASH ~~ AND~— 50e. 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