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T "SAMOA" Sealed Packets Only - Never in Bulk Black--Mixed--Natural Green E212 About the House Selected Recipes. A Fovorite Soup.--Heat one cupful minced cold roast chicken in a saucepan saucepan with one pint chicken stock, seasoning seasoning with salt and pepper. Add one cupful light cream and the yolks of three hard-boiled eggs, chopped. Let come to a boil and serve. Manv savory dishes can be prepared prepared with rabbits, and a rabbit and macaroni pudding is one of them. After a basin has been lined with a suet crust it is filled with alternate layers of rabbit, macaroni and chopped chopped onion, and, if liked, a little grated grated cheese. It can be served with mashed potatoes. J ■ Broiled Oysters.--Wipe on a cloth thirty-six freshly opened oysters. Mix on a plate a tablespoonful oil, teaspoonful salt and half teaspoonfull pepper. Repeatedly turn oysters in seasoning, then roll in bread crumbs; y ■". • prepared Tommy may be influenced to . consume - everything, in it Tn prefer-i once to passing' up food in faVot of. a romp vtifth theboys^.-wHere are - some 1 lunch-bok combinations that please ' most childfen. Notice, that these are not - all." the>perennial dry sandwich - , consequently it is a good plan to keep on hand a small vacuum bottle which fits into the child's lunch box or school bag. There are specially small sizes made for this purpose, the top cover serving as a cup. 1. Cream cheese and chopped nuts on whole-wheat bread; sliced banana between graham crackêrs ; milk. 2. Hot soup; saltine or oyster : crackers ; dates. : -3. Peanut-butter sandwich; wholewheat wholewheat bread; orange; cookies. 4. . Sardine sandwich; cup of custard; custard; piece of chocolate. • : 5. Hard-boiled egg sliced thinly on whole-wheat bread; cocoa; apple. 6. Egg; malted milk; gingerbread; a few figs and raisins. These lunch-box menus seem to include include a number of sweets--more than an adult might want. But the child's appetite for sweets is greater than the be used). This is a very simple and adult's, and it is better to satisfy rit Useful Hints and General information information for the Busy Housewife x. delicious filling. Always be careful to mositen only slighty, as a. wet filling filling becomes soggy, and this should be avoided. English Recipe for Beef and French normally than to risk having the child satisfy it in less wholesome ways, Things to Remember. Keep the house well ventilated, it Beans.--Pepper and salt about three win be easier to heat pounds of brisket, put it in a stew pan with two ounces of butter and three sliced onions. Cover the pan and Starch will be clear if stirred with- a paraffin candle. Excellent polishing cloths are made fry gently for twenty .minutes. Then frQm oM ve i ve teen. add one-half pint of water and two pounds of French bean (cut). Stew gently for.four hours. Mix one-. A torn patent leather belt can be mended by court plaster.- , Croutons or grated cheese give in- - tablespoonful of flour and one table- teregt to many plain soups . spoonful of brown sugar with a small If an ink spot has not dried, it can I cup of vinegar and add this to the. be removed water. j stew twenty minutes before serving, j To bake pota toes quickly, it helps' ar For frosting cakes, making making bonbons and other confections without cooking. cooking. Ask for it by name at your grocers. 1-lb Cartons only is packed at the factory in dust-tight cartons. Yours is the first hand to touch it. 2 and 5-lb Cartons 10 and 20-lb Bags "The A ll-Piirpose Sugar " Send us a red ball trade-mark for * FREE Cook Book Atlantic Sugar Refineries Ltd. Power Bldg. Montreal 90 HE IS OF MINGLED DUTCH AND FRENCH BLOOD. To make raisin bread take three to steam them ten minutes first in cupfuls of yellow cornmeal, one and very Iittle water one-half cupfuls of graham flour, one; s stock us ; d instead of water and one-half cupfuls white flour, one when making graV y will add richer cupful New Orleans molasses, one fl avor Potato salad is delicious if you add . , heaping teaspoonful of soda dissolved arrange on double broiler, broil four. - n one . ba ]f cupful of hot water, one or five minutes on each side. Have I teaspoonful salt, enough sour milk to six freshly prepared toasts 6n a hot ; make a soft batter. Mix flour and. dish; place six oysters on each toast, : then ^molasses with soda. Stir evenly divide celery sauce ove- them. I until f camy , then add milk and one Filled cabbage with meat balls:--! and one _ half cupful 6f raisins. Fill; Selcet a nice large head of cabbage; ' mo j d half-full and steam three hours, remove the leaves whole by scalding i them. Now, have hamburg steak j Suggestions for School Luncheons mixed with an onion, parsley, small : ■ quantitv of rice and bread crumbs; r man y households there is a stern season 'to taste and then make into ! rule, backed up by the authoritative flavor, balls- then roll each one in cabbage family physician, that under no cir- Badly spotted tan "shoes should be leaf, 'turning in edges so as to hold cumstances shall the children eat ex- put on a shoe tree and scrubbed with firmly, and then tie securely with : ce Pk at meal time. After a few rewhite rewhite thread. Put in kettle with the , fusais of "some, bread and butter" at remaining cabbage, cover with boil- 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon the ing water and cook until tender. children become accustomed to the Irish Broth.--One quart soup stock, discipline and do not ask again. But BABIES NEED SUGAR. Lack of it Has Been Killing Berlin Babies. An investigation into the increasing I His Wisdom and Strength Have Done Wonders for South Africa. In a newly-published "book Harold Spender, a London journalist, tells the story of Général Louis Botha in an interesting way. We get a good idea of Louis Botha's antecedents at once. His family was of mingled Dutch and French blood, descended from some of those Huguenots who went to South Africa after the revocation revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Through tiie lawless and dangerous times of the Zulu troubles we follow the young Botha's training in warfare warfare and government. But his influence influence over men, which was strong even in his early twenties, came not_ only from his serene and tranquil common sense, but, we are told, from the admiration excited by. his splendid splendid riding, his accurate shooting, and his fearlessness in danger. In 1895 we find Botha a member of the Volksraad, working for race tolérance, tolérance, when on the world broke the news of Jameson's raid and South Africa became the principal topic of European thought. Mr. Spender does | not enter very deeply into the causes of the war itself, but goes on to show Botha's place and importance in the war and in the confused and trying times of adjustment afterward. His military talent was soon shown. It is interesting to catch à glimpse of his a little minced celery, peppers and ' infant mortality inBerlin has establish- ° rif oe ® ' , ed that the rising death rate is due to It's always best to stand by the n insufficient sugar allowance, ac- old-lashioned dishes for holiday din- ; cordiltg t0 an Amsterdam deS p a tch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. The despatch says that it has been decid- ners Even when the material has to be bought, home canning is often profitable profitable . Rice pudding sweetened with brown sugar will have a very - rich soap and water. When milk is to be kept only for a short time pasteurization is better than sterilization. "When tired of all other ways of us ed that each child born after - December December 1 shall receive an additional half pound monthly of sugar, the rations of 1 the rest of the population being proportionately reduced. The allowance allowance up to this time has been 750 grammes monthly for each bady. A Chemical Solution. Chemistry Professor--What happens happens to gold when it is exposed to the One of the unsolved mysteries is one cup mashed potatoes, one table- ; there are conditions when this is not ing cold roast beef, try slicing and ai "? spoonful butter, one tablespoonful the best ruling. , covering with tomato sauce, then! Student (after long reflection)--It's flour, salt, pepper and paprika to taste. If the chll _d has had a cold midday baking in a hot oven long enough to! stoIen- Heat the soun stock rub the nota toes : meal acked in his lunch box he cer- have the tomato flavor soak through ' through a ricer or colander and stir i tainly should have something hot the meat. into the soup. Cream the butter and ! when he returns from school in the Sausage should not be~-cooked too _ ■ „ nn „ llTiTY ,. , flour, moisten with a cupful of the hot j afternoon. Very often lunch, being quickly, but started on the back of the J 10 ^. 1 d tach^nvLLhi^ stock, added gradually and stirred un- eaten away from mother's watchful stove, and after it is cooked through ® . . h nvanably get til smooth, add to the soup, with sea- | eyes, is gobbled down only in part, lit- browned quickly. tne wo soning, cook five minutes and serve. j tie Tommy being in a hurry to rush to If your meat-chopping machine A meat or poultry filling can be j the other boys, who have bolted down seems dull just grind a piece of scour- made in this way : Slice finely several I their food ahead of him. It is quite ing brick through the chopper and see onions and fry them in butter until ; natural that at 3 o'clock he has de- how well it sharpens and polishes it. slightly browned. Add to the bread- finite regrets over the half-finished , Rubber worn gray or shabby can be crumbs, then mix in some chopped | lunch box, and possesses an appetite ! very much improved in appearance, parsley, salt, pepper, butter and a ! for dinner. | like leather shoes, by shining them i little cream to moisten (or water can ! Perhaps if the lunch box is skillfully with the ordinary polish for shining i 'shoes. I Wash Alabaster with strong soap I and water. If still soiled or stained | cover with a paste of whiting, leave >■ for 24 hours, and wash off with soap and water. There is more heat in hickory wood than any other kind. CeresAs are most important for the winter breakfast. To remove automobile grease or any ; dark, heavy grease from .washable ; j goods, apply a small piece of butter i i and rub it in well, then wash with soap | J and rinse. 1 I i If the hands are covered well with ' | soap, and it is allowed to dry before ' polishing the stove, the polish will not! adhere to the hands and will wash off without any trouble. General Botha. enjoy, in your own home, . as smooth, clean and comfortable a shave as the city man, or as anyone else In • this broad Dominion ? Why shouldn't you own anji use the keenest, speediest, most convenient shaving tool in the world--the I The thin Gillette Blades, electrically hardened, honed with diamond dust, stropped in wonderful automatic machines, carry an' edge whose uniform, lasting keenness has never been matched. The curved Gillette head holds them rigid--guarded--adjustable by a turn of the handle for a light or close shave. With the Gillette there's no need for honing, stropping, or careful working round the chin or angle of the jaw I (There are no preliminaries--the razor is ready for business--you Just pick it up and shave, with the easy angle stroke, In five minutes or less. The Gillette "Bulldog", "Aristocrat" and Standard Sets cost $5--Pocket Editions $5 and $6--Combination Sets $6.50 up. At Hardware, Drug, Men's Wear and Jewelry stores. . 220 Gillette Safety Razor Co. of Canada, Limited Office end" factory i GILLETTE BUILDING, MONTREAL Salt and Its Many Uses. To poached eggs properly: Always add a little pinch of salt to the water in which the eggs are being poached to set the whites. To whip cream rapidly: *A pinch of salt will " cause cream to whip more easily and rapidly. - - To keep icing from sugaring: Add a pinch of salt to the sugar, and the icing'will not grain and turn to sugar. To keep fire going: Sprinkle a little salt over the kitchen fire after it is made and it will keep going for hours without requiring attention. To crack muts and leave the meats whole : To crack nuts properly' soak in salt water over night; apply the hammer to the end and the meats will come out whole. Soaking in the salt water also improves -the flavor. Ideal • -,'i Order Hard to Fill. The matron of a certain hospital in France, for some reason of hqr own, thought that the "Tommies" under her care should not visit a neighboring village I Passes were allowed, but I they were few and far between. One j day a "Tommy" applied for a pass, and the" matron asked him why he ! wanted to go to the village. "I want , to get_something from a shop there," he said. "Well, as I àm going to the village myself I may as well get it for you," was her reply. "Well, • bring me a hair cut and a shave !"-re- 1 plied the man. ^- Ambiguous. 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Waterman Compi Idmlted Montreal In Dainty Gift Box V strategy in the battle of Colenso, of the trench warfare then first seen and studied by the Germans who visited the front, and to trace in the descriptions of Botha and De Wet in the South African war the traits of character that made their widely- differing after careers comprehensible. A Wise Statesman. We read at the end of this tragic chapter, "Lord Kitchener rose ànd held out his hand to Gen. Botha, 'We are good friends now/ he said."- Then follows a long period of discussion; the visit of the Boer generals to-England; to-England; their memorable call on King Edward VII., and Chamberlain's visit to South Africa. We understand why Lord Milner's rather mechanical scheme of reconstruction was not entirely entirely welcome to the Boers. Botha became Premier of the Transvaal in 1907 and Premier of the South African Union in May, 1910, and had good need to prove himself as great a statesman as he had been a soldier. The Indian coolie : crisis, the "Hertzog Split," the great Rand strike, the railway strike, all these came during hisr Premiership, and close on their footsteps followed the beginning of the war. Soon after he had pledged x the loyalty of his country country to the British cause the rebellion under the leadership of the unconquered unconquered and unreconciled De Wet broke out. Botha, with wonderfully fine feeling, used only Dutch forces in his successful campaign against these rebels who had defied established authority. authority. Botha is again Premier of the South African Union, and the country country is at peace. His wisdom has been much greater than was Lord Milner's, Milner's, because he recognized the importance importance of decentralization. Mr. Spender gives us a description of Botha at his home of Groote Schur, leading a simple, unpretentious unpretentious life in this great house left by Cecil Rhodes with uncanny foresight as "the residence of the Premier of South Africa." " The crowds of visitors visitors from all countries are greeted with a pleasant kindness by him and his" wife. Fever. The human booty is continually producing producing heat and just as continually using using Mt up in its various activities. When the balance of gain and loss is disturbed,.the temperature oirthe body either fails below or rises above the normal--98.5 degrees. When the body heat is excessive, we ' call the condition fever. Fever is. not a disease in itself, but a •symptom of many diseases. It ranges from the slight rise that accompanies accompanies an attack of indigestion, or a "feverish cold," to the long, high fever of typhoid or the raging temperature temperature of pneumonia. In former days, the mere fact that there was fever caused great consternation, and the only thought of patient, physician and friends was to reduce the temperature temperature at all costs. For that purpose purpose a great many drugs of an antipyretic antipyretic nature were used. Those drugs did often serve to beat the fever down temporarily; but as they rarely did anything to combat the .real cause of the fever, it naturally came back again. Now we have learned not to waste out time fighting fever, and have even found out that fever is really a friend. It signifies that nature is doing the best it can to burn up the poisons-- waste matter, bacteria, whatever they may be--that- are the real cause of the illness. Of course fever, like a fire anywhere else^ must be watched, and if possible checked when it grows too fierce; for if high fever is allowed to rage unchecked, the tissues of the body as well as the poisons that the fire was originally lighted to consume must go to feed it. Small deviations from the normal constantly occur and are of no importance. importance. People who get "hipped"- on the subject of fever and live with E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO. ONT. WlNfSMPCO MONTREAL thermometers in their mouths make a great mistake. A fever that is serious serious enough to be taken into account will declare itself unmistakably. Many people of nervous temperament, and ' most children, have a feverish temperature on very slight provocation provocation ; that is only nature's effort to adjust adjust the balance, .and it is often owing to dietary errors. In long-continued fevers the treatment is a matter for the physician, and is directed chiefly to maintaining the nutrition and the strength of the patient.--Youth's Companion. Similarity of Taste. A French lady recently married because because the bridegroom's taste and hers were similar. "I don't care very much for him and he doesn't care very much for me," she explained. GOOD DIGESTION When your digestion is fau'.-ty, weakness and pain ore certain and disease it invited. Mother Seigci'e Syrup corrects and cmnulatci the digestive organs, end banishes the many ailments which arise from indigestion. FOR 40YEARS TheStmasb REMEDY FOR STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLE 7015 At all Druggists, or direct on receipt of price, 59c. and $1.00. The large bottle contains three tirnci as much as the smaller. A. J. WHITE & Co. LIMITED, Craig Street West Montreal. Cakes-Fudd imSs-Past ries to Y OUR puddings are paiat- able, why use Five Roses ? Simply because you want them more daintily porous, more digestible. Five Roses puddings digest unconsciously--- every spoonful is a tasty source of vitality. Her Own Idea. A certain little girl was discovered by~her mother engaged in a spirited encounter with a small friend who had got considerably worsted in the engagement. engagement. "Don't, you know, dear," Said them other, "that it is very wicked to behave so-? It was Satan that put it into your head to pull* Elsie's hair." "Well, perhaps it was," the child admitted, "but kicking her shins was entirely my own idea." Wear Those Comfortable Old Shoes This Winter And Show Your Patriotism and Thrift ^--Inexpensive Rubbers or Overshoes Overshoes Will Protect Your Feet The spectacular rise in leather prices has a significance significance far beyond its painful effect on our personal expenses---it is becoming - a serious matter for the Government and our soldiers at the Front. The war is using up leather much faster than it is being produced. The" reserve, particularly . of high-grade leather, is steadily diminishing. If' the soldiers are to have plenty for shoes and equipment, and if the Government is to be able to procure it at prices within reason, civilians must economize on it to the limit. This is the reason well-worn shoes are no longer a discredit, but an honor--an evidence that the wearer puts patriotism before pride, thrift l^efore vanity. Fortunately the prevailing moderate prices of rubbers and overshoes make this practicable. In most cases they cost little more than before the war, and a very small expenditure for either will prole'ct the old shoes perfectly through the winter, keep the feet dry and comfortable, and ' guard the wearer's health. Many are also following the sensible course of wearing rubber boots or "'rubbers and socks" for working around the stables, in the -woods, or in the fields during the cold, wet weather. Not the least of their advantages is their cleanliness around the house. Wearing rubbers or overshoes is one of the rare cases where virtue brings its own reward, for in addition to the very considérable money saving, what is there that affords* such solid comfort as a well- worn pair of shoes? . 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