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“a Although the jubilee of fifty years was short by a whole decade, the inhabitants resolved to anticipate it in 1859, in order to commemorate the opening of the railway from Torquay and London. So as to 8ty- cure success on this occasion it was arranged that the monster pudding should be cooked in sections, eight sections forming one layer, the whole being afterward built to- gether. The pudding consisted of 573 pounds of flour, 191 pounds of bread, 382 pounds of raisins, 191 pounds of currents, 382 pounds. of suet, 320 lemons, 144 nutmegs, 95 pounds of sugar, 360 quarts of milk and unknown hundreds of eggs. The cost was S45, and when completed the weight of it was a ton and a half, while it measured 13 feet 6 inches in circumference at the base and 5 feet at the top. Besides this remarkable pudding there were provided 1,900 pounds of meat and 1,900 pounds of bread and an un- limited supply of the staple pro- duct of the Paignton orchards - cider. Twelve lines of tables were erected upon Paignton Green, Where the dinner was to take place. Unfortunately the gentleman stage managing the entertainment had been subpoenaed to attend Exeter 'Assizes, and to his absence may be attributed the untoward contre- temps which afterward occurred. AT NOON ON AUGUST 1, which 'was the day fixed for the in- guguramion of the railway, the pro- it was placed on a car, decorated with \ribbons and evergreens and drawn through the town by eight oxen. But those who had assemb- led to eat the pudding were doomed to disappointment. The outside, from constant boiling, had been re- duced to the consistency of paste and the inner part was not even warm. In former ages it was an annual ac- tion and of that greatness that it is incredible to the bearer and thence it hath the addition of white pot, and called Paignton white pot. ’ “White pot" is an old term for food made of milk, cream, eggs, etc., and baked in a pot. Dr. James Young, writing about 1670, states that Paignton was anciently a bor- ough town and held her charter by this white pot, "wFich was to be seven years making, seven years baking and seven years eating. All other local historians appear to be silent upon the subject. There can be no doubt, however, that this custom is of the greatest antiquity, that at first the pudding was made annually for the celebrated "revel of Paignton," held in Whitsun week, which fair, long sunk to the level of a few standings, died out about forty years ago; that later the "white pot" was boiled only upon occasions of national rejoic- ings or to celebrate important local events, and that lastly it was made a jubilee festival dating from the revival of the custom on June 1, 1819, after a, lapse of many years. The ingredients which composed the enormous pudding of 1819 were 400 pounds of flour, 170 pounds of beef suet, 140 pounds of raisins and 240 eggs, Jhe pudding, which weighed in all 900 pounds, was cooked in a large brewing copper at the Crown and Anchor Inn, being contained in a huge bag, which was held in a net suspended to a beam, from which it was lowered by a, tackle into the vat. After boiling from f'Ma'f()hl'fi BIG PUDDING Lo . lLUl' sum», any: 'FA'""'-"-; 7 - diftiv,te,douldcgj,'u"y,sat1l,cf2t _ fence attempted to help themselves, ments are oeinv made to revive the The police thereupon mounted the historical /ririrs,'yi"t"iii Pudding" ies- l 'Wagfln t,,T'itti,t,. the puddipg. See- tival, which comes round every fifty g hrs/vile: ahrd t,ftf,g,Cire,ekigi'2,e ears ' . . . . . , if Isi'saplaii' 1,:ij'theisad,tu1s1as'ii/r1' eagmgeghat bhey were likely to term its, dates back biii'certuries,i,ic “in; 2f, the toothsOme deli- for Paignton is not the 'l2'i"e"r'l'1"ite'tu e t]: e1r alias and swelled iown---a fashionable watering place the “glut nous 13‘ long, by. whom --whieh its appearance would lead comm'tgr unate pgddmg, police and those ignorant of its history to sup- l mob 31. ee gem elfagured. The pose. 'aigntosr-ip Domesday Booklmitt J. 'eh") onwar , and the csrm- the spelling is Peintomr---was for-latt'teed 1e,11e,f at their menacing merly the richest manm belongfmgdin1 u f, egan to throw tho pud- tc the see of Exeter, says the Lon- _ s g 1,o/,ecteilnet,1 at them. In a few don Globe. It enjoined the ph2've1y, @013” S the scene became one of lege of being a market town fromint ooinfusmn, The wagon was up- 1294. On the meadows facing Tor- i le, an; men, women, boys and po- bay the Norman bishopé built al 1ee.s ruggled and fought for pos- Palace, the ruins of which are close 51651011 dd th? dismembered pud- to the parish church. The last IU-l THi an got inex.trietbly m.jxed 11p man Catholic bishop left the pa- In 117.1 This continued until not a lace in 1549, although Miles Cover-{@0536 Was 19m For weeks after- dale is said to have lived here from P 'Wad the Palgnton post office was 1551 to 1553, ocupying a tower com- t lupin-dam} with greasy Iojsclrets con- monly called the "Bible tower , ammg bits of the pUdding sent off which is the chief feature of the l '/1 821 many .Souvenlrs to distant cups. After the 'ic/ic/itat',';;":',:) S, and m all .pa,rts of the Paignton dwindled to a country vil- 5 stick ry people reamed letters, legs, and so remained until thel lut'y or smeared with l mysterious modern town may be said to dc,'!',,'),),)))")',',' inbstance which was .the commenced with the making of theiton' lot urst packets 9f Paign- rgad from Torquay to Dartmouth} S as mammoth pudding. a out the year 1840. ' The origin of the famous pud: ding is wrapped in obscurity. The first reference to it is found in Westeote's "View of Devonshire in 1630." That historian tells of "the huge and costly white pot these made of late, some term it ONE OF ENGLAND’S CURIOUS OLD CUSTOMS. Riot When Pudding Was Shared Out Fifty Years Ago-weighed Ton and a Half. SATURDAY TO TUESDAY. A BAG PUDDING. Having survived for fifty-two years with his spine broken but the spinal cord intact, Joseph Alcock, who was well known to summer visi- tors in his donkey chaise on the Yarmoubh (England) Parade, died at the age of seventy-two. Tne gaff of a Wherry came down with a run Since the German socialist organ, "Yorwaerts," was founded, twen- ts-five years ago, penalties amount- ing to ten years and eighteen weeks' imprisonment, seven weeks' arrest, three months' detention in a fortress, and $2,700 in fines have been inflicted on members of the editorial staff. The strongest animals exist en- tirely on vegetable food. It is the ferocity of the lion rather than his strength that makes him formid- able.. An elephant is a match for several lions and is a vegetarian. To train prisoners more thor- oughly in farm work, the British Home Office authorities are to ex- tend, under skilled instruction, farming operations in the manage- ment and care of live stock, market gardening, poultry-keeping, and dairy work at Borstal Prison. A Munich servant girl has given notice because she says her mis- tress persists in playing classical music for a. couple of hours every morning, although she has not the slightest notion how it should be interpreted. _ _ In order to encourage the mem- bers of the Barnsley (England) po- lice force to become efficient swim, mers, the chief constable offered a ham-and-egg breakfast to every of ficer who entered the public swim, ming bath the other morning. Twenty-four constables took ad- vantage of the offer. Mrs. E. Requa, whose knee was so badly injured in a railway acci- dent that she has since been unable to kneel in prayer, has been award- ed $10,000 damages against the New York Central Railroad. Experiments have shown that the Chicago air 300 feet above the street, contains in a year 7,038 pounds of dirt an acre, or three times as much as London air. In despair at his finaneial posi- tion, a man hanged himself at Berne the other day. Half an hour later the postman brought a letter for him congaixling a, cheque for $5,000. cession moved off toward the green with the great pudding mounted upon a/decorated wagon drawn by eight horses instead of oxen, the wagon of bread and two Wagons of meat folloxxriug. Arrived at..the green the people took their seats and were supplied with the breed, meat and cider. As the pudding was about to be distributed the out- side public-and it was estimated that the festival had attracted 18,- 000 visitors to Paitot1---yamH,ed for slices; and brejrk,ins.r,down, the A medical man stated at the Shoreditch (England) County Court that he attended 18,000 patients a year, an average of forty-nine pati- ents each day. I'ithy Paragraphs About a Little of Everything. "Naturalist and trainer of ants, fleas, bees, etc.," was the deserip- tion a man gave of himself at the North London Police Court. It you want to keep your chil- dren rosy, healthy and full of life during the hot weather months gos/e them an occasional dose of Baby’s Own Tablets. This medi- cine prevents deadly summer com- plaints by cleansing the stomach and bowels; or it cures the trou- ble promptly if it comes on unex- pectedly. _ The mother who keeps this medi- cine on hand may feel as safe as if she had a doctor in the home. Mrs. C. C. Roe, Georgetown, Ont., says _ "I can heartily recommend Baby's Own Tablets as a great help to baby during the hot summer months. I have used them for sum- mer troubles and am much pleased with the result." Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville. Ont. HUT WEATHER MONTHS KILL LITTLE CHILDREN BRIGHT AND BRIEF. 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It connects with the Winnower, and is easily movable from place to place. At knock-off time it is disconnected in two minutes and ridden home. One gallon of petrol cleans 100 bags of wheat, which costs, with oil used, about three cents per bag. The perambulating restaurant is the latest novelty of the Paris streets. It owes its inception to a restauranter who observed that there were daily large numbers of clerks, artisans, and workmen who have no time to go out to lunch at a restaurant. The caterer has bought a mule and a small van, in which is fitted a kitchen range with several hot dishes all ready, and sends it out along the streets in charge of a cook. A horn announces the presence of the van to the peo- ple,.who come out and. are handed on hot plates a portion' of feast meat or other dish, with vegetables, cheese, and dessert. The scheme is a great success, and the caterer is doing a large business. 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