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  2. Science and Invention.

    LANCELOT W. THOMPSON has secured a patent for a composition of matter removing scales from steam boilers. It consists in quantities to the ...

    Article : 116 words
  3. VEAL STUFFING FOR ROAST FOWLS OR TURKEYS.

    Ingredients:--4 tablespoonfuls of breadcrumbs;1 tablespoonful of finely chopped sues or butter; 1 dessertspoonful of chopped parsley: 1 teaspoonful of chopped ...

    Article : 120 words
  4. WHAT KEROSENE WILL DO.

    Marks on tables caused by hot dishes may be removed by kerosene rubbed in well with a soft cloth, finishing the process with a little Eau de Cologne rubbed over ...

    Article : 236 words
  5. ARTIFICIAL CAMPHOR.

    Herr Callenberg has produced pure artificial camphor in Germany, the product being designated scientifically under the name of chlorhydrate of turpentine. It is ...

    Article : 56 words
  6. BREAD SAUCE TO SERVE WITH ROAST FOWL.

    Ingredients:-- 3ozs breadcrumbs; ½ pint milk; small piece of onion and mace; 1oz butter. Boil the milk with onion and mace, and ...

    Article : 107 words
  7. Housekeeper.

    INGREDIENTS: Quarter of a pound of best white curd soap, one pint of water, quarter of a pound of white wax, and three ounces of common beeswax. Mode: Cut ...

    Article : 142 words
  8. THE GEAR-WHEEL.

    It is said that the gear-wheel was invented about 120 B.C. by an Egyptian named Ctesibius. It was first applied to operate a 'water dial,' which consisted of a ...

    Article : 122 words
  9. Items of Interest.

    THE possession of great powers no doubt carries with it a contempt for mere external show.--Garfield. It has always appeared to me that good ...

    Article : 493 words
  10. NICKEL ON ZINC.

    If it is desired to deposit a film of nickel [?]u zinc plates the latter should first be [?]leaned with a mixture of ohalk and oil, than well polished and thoroughly washed. ...

    Article : 148 words
  11. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

    Ingredients:--6ozs. each of flour and breadcrumbs; ½lb each of currants, finely chopped beef suet, brown sugar, raisins, and chopped peel; 4ozs, sultanas and ...

    Article : 180 words
  12. SEASONABLE HINTS.

    Give your children water to drink during the hot weather. They need this to make up for the loss from perspiration. Place a large dish of water in a room ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. A TURBINE LOCOMOTIVE.

    An effort is being made by Mr Hugh Raid, the managing director of the North British Locomotive Company, to solve the problem of the future in a new fashion. ...

    Article : 156 words
  14. THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY.

    The victim of corpulence is fed on one pound of lean meat and one pound of fish per day, and is obliged to drink a pint of hot water every two hours. Nothing else ...

    Article : 97 words
  15. GERMAN WINE SAUCE.

    Ingredients:--1 gill sherry,1oz, castor sugar, yolks of 2 eggs. Method.--Slightly beat the yolks with the sugar, add the sherry, pour all into a ...

    Article : 76 words
  16. SORE THROAT AND QUINSY.

    In cases of sore throat and quinsy this is an admirable bath, and one the nurse and patient may safely use. A teapot must be filled with boiling water, just so far as not ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. CARBON, A LIFE CREATOR.

    Most readers are familiar with the manifestations of carbon that produce heat and combination. Some scientists who are investigation the origin of life now attribute ...

    Article : 190 words
  18. MINCE MEAT FOR MINCE PIES.

    Ingredients:--1lb beef suet; 1lb stoned raisins; 1lb apples; ½lb currents; ½lb peel (mixed) ; 2lbs sugar; grated rind and the juice of 2 lemons; 1 gill brandy; 1 ...

    Article : 98 words
  19. IF YOU BURN YOURSELF.

    The pain from slight burns is very great. An excellent application is thick paste of common baking soda moistened with water spread on a piece of linen or cotton and ...

    Article : 271 words
  20. SEASONINGS SUITABLE FOR PORK, DUCKS AND GEESE.

    Ingredients:--4 onions; 4ozs breadcrumbs; 7 or 8 sage leaves; 1oz. butter, salt and pepper. Method.--Blanch the onions and boil ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. DO WE REQUIRE TEETH.

    In a highly diverting discussion that followed the reading of a paper on 'To What Extent are Teeth Necessary to Civilised Man?' Dr. Eugene L. Talbot ...

    Article : 293 words
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