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The Fasting Womn 0"f Tutbury A vcry lange number aI uvamen e5îakonueasimming diet et lcast ce cini their lives, and m rany ai tbem spend( a greet deal aif timt in talking- abouit their xeigbi and their efforts ta eduice it. Most Of tbc-m seei cm t.gree thet dîctioig is the Most efficaýciauis way ai doing su. Rcducing sud dlictigin imast cases, secmas ta mnen modnatesterva-, tîon. Roy Christiani, as scojlmnastcr w Iho cuijoys dc1ýi1in iot cal bis-- tory, ini a nceoit IBBC broadcas;t told aaremankabletaie about a v.omian tvbo. , i the eanhy can]s ai Ihe iue3(teenith ceury, diete', rigoronisly asdfor so ongtisat she Lecarne cfaions. 'l'le t ld 'sAnr poore, hnawn a tse asting Wom- an orf Ttur.Sbc uvs bout forty 'nbca she e ta Tntbnry in Staf- faî'dsbire. Hem looks uere fading, lier farus abofirer hnsband had deserted ber sud ber past ' was bcst ignoned(,!lu was tawards the end Of 1806,,,wheii she ivas forty- five, that she claimed ta have hast -Al desize for food. This was really a mettez of ueccssity fan she was extzemcly pour. After a tme she found that she couhd exisi iithoni food for cnimpraratively long pciods witbout aiivy apparent los ai streungtbl. lu fftefollowing 'sping Aun.wbo osscsedconsiderable intelligencýc ven tbongb b ler imorals vtyre open ta question, deucided that lier gzow\in olÇ reputatinmight be put tatomccIml e rcM îs-ijliuse. S1uc took Ita ber bcdl, x occa- soaips af tee, sud thie Bible 1s Iber onhy mcIw Is of(Il sus suance. hi Junle shie ifwlai îetiunced al nood sud sotyat tis xx as said ta' be "'gnaduialhyiiniisbînlig ber lînis. ifte'en nonbsalIenîvards- twa dloctor nvsiatdbr am ;nd ixtee f aIute ou' eadiug citizes, xvtcbigin par anfour hoiirs ea ntch stayed et ber lcsd or sixýten days sd, in c74 the in)vesîigeltinjg amte.l hlias neyer 1been falunid ont bwAUn ïaaedt ecietiis "w atch omitc'buit cen'- iybe tnp- posed thet anclie o ef WeS a friesd ha mugledf(oo(ad a er. ns lgdt oîs setbeým that she bý ad gon ixteendays iv,ýithout fooadd Ithe hast thIlinenuithoùut clcam isa figure sud v"isor Camile fram a ýIl avn1 Bitai1tagazeý ;ud mrvel i berEvenIhe pact Wo(-rdIswýortb anld bis sister camle t0 cali lisd ohrdisting'uibed sud ïlashionabfl]e isitons lefi bbu a kens mre tangible than inen Jepct.It a sis ted at at anc tie Xun ade sine f our filndmcd a year fnom 111,m1 l1 1812 eScattisb d(octon calîed lxade Nedroicame ta cIIIl He'vas qniry sud dcmuaed e mre sear-ch- ing inestigaiio t iberenxarh- aible poweý,rs îihat Aun xva% s, aleged ta posets.Ano ws uniwiling to sîmita)nte ordeuai but even- ttssîly hiad taageansd the nîew test hegan :i0 April, 1813. The wtcbcrs wece h Iclergyl-en, dac- tors sud iim gist irates xvbo leit îstbing ia chance, even placing, a weig«biug machine under the bcd andkceiuga careful record ai Ani'5wcibtOn the intb day this dropped laarmiingly sud it Scecmed thaIt she wavýs ab)out ta die. The waîch wscalhed off asLAn' elanghter sen1t for. Twa bours hater the patxienlt became much hetter aud (1pratested vigorautietatthere had been na d(eceptian, but isier on she bro1ke dovvu sutîil dmitted that she bad tekemi tome- nourisb,- nment during thie"previaus five years. Christian said that on zeadling the evidence în aid newspapers il wauhd1 scem thai Aun Moore did tmuhy passcss extraardiusry pawers ai fasting sud il wass ua reahly sur- prsing that ai astute wuusan des- pcrately shont ai money sbould turti bier unusuial talent ta gaod account, espccially when she could make a good living fzomi it witbout doisg a strokeai wank. She leit Tntbnry in Every ye - i'imo ,ecand more f-ai1- îes 'are 1buyiuig or building borne fr-eezers, or es patronizing the quick freeze planits that are being estabiisbed in sa oiy- places. Na-, turaily, tbere are more1-L and more, zequests for infonrmiation about quick' freezing frits a.t borne. w'tbtisesub oct s WhdoI -c a - real expeLrt; and 1 do hope you'Il find wh at sle bas ta say bath in- teresting and helpini, Wlîat fruiLs cao 'he frozen? Frac- tically ail. Bananas are an excep- tion. Pears aren't satisfactory to freeze, either. But most of the com- môn fruits and bernies freeze A rigbt. It's been Mny experience that, fruits are easier than vegetabies te- freeze successfuily. Howcvcr. one needs ta be more partîcular ifl freezing than in canning. There are certain tinsthat-rmust be 'ob- served iii ireezing an1y fruit. Firs, fuit ustbe ound-and ripe., -,,,anfo cning, y et n11,ottfior rusy Just ight for eatingý, 1tats the ides, because it will i.test the same xvben you take it ont as when you put it in. Second, oark witlî sînali quanti- Itics. l'il prépare 6 ar 8 pints, et Ithe most, keeping the zest ai the fruit in a cool placé until I get these into the freezer, (Or ino the re- frigerator, if tbey bave ta go ta town ta the iacker.) We have a 6 cu. f t. home freezer, and I find that 14 pints is about al it will freeze satisfactorily in one Iday. If 1 have more, it must g to the locher plantin town for the quick freeze. Overloadiug a freezer is bard on the motor. Also, it slows up the quick freeze, which may result in a poorer praduct, I1aeiea ht2 pints at a time is maximum for a - ý20 cu. it. freezer, But I thnk it shuid1snri andie 30 pinýts i'f you gtit'ea, coid (10 ta A>beloi) be ousinig. "%y fezigexpériencc begen with strewbjc-eis-some 12 years ago. You cani pre-pare tbem several w ays, sù oro bihxe like better than oathers.\'We dont carc for the hernies frozen wboie-something is iacking ii iei faior. If 1 bave uiic eres uarn i not tao rusbed, I Isiice tLçern onLce. If hernies arc smali, or tho e short, 1111 just crush tbem sligîitiy. Tbrv taste eqnally ,goad, e* ber wny. I ue buseholQd scale, when ïrczi, g fruit. For such as straix- berries and nshris where no sy rup ih used, L.1 ad oanc pouund af sugar ta four (À ~s ibernies. Hoîvever, tome ike t1ie s,,eeter pack-one ta bc I 10 ra-,ýsprîrries (bath rcd and hlsck;) te bsarne as stiawberries- enly arîn careful . to kee p tbem xvhole. You îvash 1ail bennies gently in cold wxafcn ico xxater, if possilec Then drain dry Next spnead bernies ont in a large sliaîlo-w pan and caver with sugar. Use a pancake turner ta gently mix the sugar sud hernies, X an hear that red'raspherries are the only anes for freezing. But 've doue black raspherries-nice plumnp oncs-and thcy wen& delicions. lu- ferior ones imay turu Ont too secdy. Tbat's îvbere the abjection carnes te fzeeziug black ones. W7bat does best for containers? 1 like ta put my irozen fruit .inte glass freezer jars because 1 have tbern. The ncsv plastic contarners also work fine.* Peaches is anthr n th(- list of cur favorite frozen fruits, Twu years ego, I froze them in'a Syrup made of 5 cups cold wiater, 2 cups light corn syrup and 2 cups sugar. The heavier consistency of the cor-a syrup Iîelped exciude air and sa prevent darkening of the peaches. Last ycar I tricd an ascorbic- cttic acid mixture (A-,C-M), ah- tainco at aur freezer tsuppiy store. 1 uscd it as dîirected, in a sugar syrup (1 pond sugar, 1 pint xi ater, and 6 lisltesp ofaith,, A-C- M). The peachePs kept periectiy Tii- ,ear I wxant ta. try saule bath- wa, t compare for flavor. If-any suces icont of the syrup, they w iii darc cSI cuscda piece of ielohae iudplact(ed it in tbe top o f ecbpckgehfore ciosing [ba ket te scesjirssed <lown Bu iet u% s ne, i d freez Ligafc pus Tcernesout va ta oo, I ope taii ; qur iwte t i Buýito lietse c ri ta thy may cherrie, too. Mother and Daughter Act - Lassie aud Lady, inotîser and datighlter collies belanging ta C. F. Sharp, combined ta present 23 cailie pups ta the Sharp household within, 48 hotirs. . Lady, above, had a lO-ptup litter, four mare than her mother had ýever produced. Not ta he ouîdane, twa days later, I.assie, helaw, gave hlirth ta 13 puppies. At last repart, ail 25 coliies \vere doing fine, The Laies WVere Unshaken,-Police orcrD. .Cpe assists two very tfgty dami- aged yuglaisfroam thle scene of an acdn.The yaung ladies, lio happen tlo be undraped m7 îndowu mannek!ins, neyer lest their composure îve he auto of Thom,.ias McKniht cree onto thec sidewalk and crash ed thruh h glass wlindow. One cae-c n seslpsodmeh- ods iiin rryl;iiing stiifïfor [the freeze r. Still, it's reailiy easy whenýi you1 get auito it. Thre' ac hanidi- cap, 'tis truc, in uîn frcsh frozeni ifruits. Onice tliaxedontyoncsni't Istore Icitov ers Çnesfooc) E ven in a rfigr tor, ty de- teriorate' rapidly. Especisily straw- bernies. * * RULES FOR FREEZING FRUITS Fruits must be sound but ripe, Freeze small quantities at one time. Measure sugar- or syrup accur- ateiy. -i Containersi for fruit should be liquid-tight. Label sealed containers. Freeze solidly at sýub-zero tem- perature, The icane11(r îsud hesîhieýr atgar - dcen theiles l e it is ta be stteclsed by pss rqetcuilti- vation anid proper spacing f Plants i3 most importanit. A littieceiclfriies- cially rcommeuded for tha aren ivili aia e1]t(1rpi( ,PJ1alns zo- ltbis. Ast\s, ey humif it Ilcornecs! îiniretcotctxitb n()(ts or llcave-Ls ihsbiouild bf eplid are- fulliy sud acordniug ta directions; Frines aouttfloîveüýýr or vege- table gandien bai not bc ne- giected. If weeds are ailowed ta thrive there tbety wili spread. Inaý any case they are hiable ta harbar alot o insects andý other pests whih vii iv trouble at the first appaj(-rtuinityý. If pasile trim with moweror scytheli, or at. ieast spray "ltbsanecheical wed kilier. Anïother prcania is ta have ai sp)Iýray r o dstgu andy and the ýc!ieýnricals ta use w %it!iî temIt is a simple matter ta conitri bugs c isesse iuecotratcs et the (ýfirstsigui. Sfili Timre r Psni There are aIl sorts laivegeablcs and flowers, Ibath ý«Seeds amipants, thàat cen still'be trtdi0 miost parts ai Canada.Ban, eet, ar rats, spinach, Iluc nsd coru are iin ibis cstegory. Many experienced gardviners make a prectice ot plant-j inýg thiese negnlarly up ta the flrst1 -,_ek in jiy. Wbere a long, open fal is asssnred the the surmnier wce- ther flot too bat, eveis pees cen be inciuded. With. floîvers ilt i, advis- able ta get wcll-started, plants. A little extra cultivetian, chemîical fertilizer and perhaps some watcr- iîîg durng dry txCeather will pusb any late plaîstings along quickly. Tbey, May Need Support i Teil plants aînd those xith 11big,- hevy fli es sbanld be supported i or tbcy are hiable ta go dawn j Ust i'hnappraaochiog itheir rmost beau Iitifuldevelopmentii. W indý and lcavy zaîins, Calnwreck bvcwýitbsncb thinigs. For bnshyiiowers like- peanlies, \ iirebetin lithe sa01a a1,, îaopad suportd aoutý a fo ot or su, ria.in thegroun17d is cciet For sîcen!_r, 'taller pst sch as tomiltdes, dbalhi i as, dlhnus three ta six faut staesarel recomr- nicnded, Tbieccen bestlied green ci bnoiî and wo'tLentieb. S l tying p,lsstatu es, ,very si twie r peia;zffie or tics are us'cd.'l'le maiib fÂig is ta upor Made MiIlions From If al bhousew ixes b1ad tai choose a maizchine vwhich thcey considcred b ad pzoved ai the greatcst beiefit ta hiumanity dnning the pas,, ility ýyears, which machine wauild gct nsost votes? Proably the scewving mach- ine-the ivetiniaet'putan end ta mass slavery et the nie.ýl- The sew\ing iusecine wssvPnet the producti ai one man's genins, but its histazy is as, mov,,ing as any ini the story ai humein inventfiin. It begen with e Lon idon" cabinet- maker naîned Thomas Saint, wbo, in 1790, constructed a machine for sewink leaiber, or, as hýe put il, "for quiltiîsg, 'stitcbing and makiug shues, boots, spiattendashes, clogs and other articles." Foiy yeers later ea nncmn Bantelemy Thsimnipdcda cuntraption ine-d airwod wbichi used harbcdcdies , r ttcinig gloves Ilhe trede weze araid thi t machne wuhd eusewidcspread ,Invadel d ud vc-y maiine in it was sahd apligthe in- venter ta fiy fnom Paris, Iu 18.34 Thimannier pnoduced a new sud more perfect machine snd ta) cern bis deiîy brcaid Ihe demon- stirated it in towns anillaes!a a curnssty. Sisortly aiter, aunîii ýFzenchmnan Who beliex cd in bi sýuld lbis inven- tion, startcd a firi for -its maufac- ture., Al pronisc -wi until the Revolutiosii 848 b oot. 1This stoPped theW, sncus mmd bath men and Thimniez dicd ini a poorbause sacxvycarslte. Elies Hou e (s the man ta whom m'est credit is due for producing and marketing the fizst rcaýlîy praýc- tical Iocký-titch sewing ahie But bis finlal sceawsal achievcdiit- great lhrdýsips. 'Howe xves borin Massscbusett in 1819, anid -vwjlsenhewss weiy two ycars id fthe ides a (ti theoch- s titcb uccunred îta lhiu. PFor rtbzee years becxenmntdwith a, nnmu- ber ai beut wines intcd)f ieedles, Then a iriend lent bim same capital in retunsfor. s hiall share in the invention sbouid it prove a- stîcccss. Thus aided', IHawe complet- cd bis fiist machine and et1hl made birnself a suit aicLAothes witb it. Sure aifIsîs ground, he took bold stcps ta haost bis 'invention. He cbhlenged five ai the mast epr sewers in a Boston sevsîng factory ta aa matchi. ALMO ST ASSAULTED E-acb of Ilthensbad ta seac crtai stniP ofijClat tis, nd ou udrta ta sewfive stcips-, tomin elves, befure eacb me bad corileîd bi otheamzinn o ccybd 'J"', flished is ive sems bF But tbreets isef icc fo felh vcr.le was ac- cused aof tinHg ta tke Ithe bread out a)f the nmoulth i ofe oaes worhinig-mlan sd azrwlL&cpe bcig asauited by uic analgrymlt Howcver, be n ioag agtta with thie priu iacliitîse undeýr bis Parm.L 'l'le cpr .~~sof aneud Th11on1iue wneakoî eniri Hovwe toured country fai1rs,ehi- ing bis 'lvrtoy.\" tor, atrifrlînig fee. 1 n thie ued, despa)ïirînig of doing any good in Ame ica e persuladed bis brother to go ta Fngiand t sece if Ihe-cotllld sd1i h. There were l[ieraly tmillins aif paunds in thatachine yetHowýe wais onlly [oc, glad ta, acceýpt an ofe -f 250 for the patentwhichlis brother obtainecd from lastyae namied Tharnlias.Thrah eer wanted Certain alteraions mae ;n11 Howe% carne ta Engind ta exeUcuteý Hie was-paid three pounds a veeýk wbile the experimeuts werve beiuig made. But at'the end of two years he had failed ta aiLi e v what Thornaýs wanited and ver tbng as abndoned. agaýin aud h iad ta1Le ave bi"smahn in ptpa ay bis-passage hoie !mhen be got back tau rerc he found a omber ai ingeniUs1 '; iniventarlsprdinoreeinnt ing eing mcieanid somle icle aw ptntrghs Eniad an1d then took legai laction, aLgiust ail whio lbcd ifrngdis The litigation Ibotb ini tiie :and( exýpen1se was tremiendous)I, but it ý endcd in victalry, It is said tbat Hoe, wo lift odnin eb, ecivedbeore Ibis paetexpired in,1867, mre thani two million llrsinyroyý1alte alone. A number of nmestake the stage after Hiowe, ttho c wbieh flnally daminatethe sifceewas ta af Isaac Siniger, Siner wS amij wrigbt emiployed îin,,a Ncý York factory. MADYE 1AFORTUNE One day a swn abn a seuj't inforirepais, and fterexmn-: înlg its mchIaism, S -ýinger ecde hev Could makle a bettr an. Insýteald ai a curved eeas was uLsed iin Cat-rii mdlie ld- opted a')straigbt oanc anld madýe several othier imlpravcieents. Soon Siugeri'smahie aS beinig turned lout by the m2tillion anilbath sides of the Atian i, And ieb (lied in 1875 Singer lef t ani stt valued èat $l5,000,000, TIhe mist Curiaus itbîng abouit a amnen is imn *4P~or guy's cJ~trv0 Andrc~ws.