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  2. Housekeeper.

    A HOSPITAL nurse recommends the following method of mixing' castor oil, so that it is practically tastless:—Beat up the yolk of an egg with about a ...

    Article : 131 words
  3. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

    Ingredients: 2 onions, 1 apple, 1 dessertspoonful each of carry powder and flour, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, ½ teaspoonful salt, ¼ teaspoonful pepper and mustard, 10E, ...

    Article : 116 words
  4. SHORT STORY.

    YOU may imagine my disappointment as I stood on the dock at Southampton and saw the Minneapolis steam out of the harbour, taking away my ...

    Article : 2,157 words
  5. ELECTRICAL WONDERS.

    Ignorance has of late years credited science with powers which are comparable only with those attributed to the genii of Arabian fairy tales, Whenever war shows ...

    Article : 195 words
  6. HOME GYMNASTICS.

    In the education of the modern girl, considerable attention is given to the importance of gymnastios or health exercises, which form a recognised part of the school ...

    Article : 126 words
  7. VEGETABLE PIE.

    Ingredients:—Equal quantities of Carrots, turnips, celery, and mushrooms; half as much onion, about 1 tablespoonful of butter or dripping, salt and pepper to taste, ...

    Article : 104 words
  8. BOILS.

    Boils are an annoying ailment, especially in summer. To prevent and cure them the patient should adopt a light diet, eating little meat, and taking plenty of fruits and ...

    Article : 110 words
  9. HIGHER-POWER MICROSCOPY.

    Mr J. W. Gordon gave a lecture recently on 'High-Power Microscopy.' The lecturer began by pointing ont the value of a high magnifying power, and explaining that in ...

    Article : 219 words
  10. HARICOT FRITTERS.

    Ingredients:—Some baricot beans, 1 small onion, obopped parsley, pepper and salt; a piece of dripping, 1 or 2 eggs, small piece of butter, breadorumbs. ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. FAINTING FITS.

    Fainting proceeds from different causes, the commonest being a disturbance of the circulation of the blood in the brain. For an ordinary fainting fit lay the patient flat. ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. POTATO AND CHEESE CREAMS.

    Ingredients:—½ dozen large potatoes, 1 oz. butter, ½ gill milk, 2 ozs. grated cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Method,—Well scrub the potatoes and ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. SPASMS.

    Spasm is painful contraction of the involuntary musoular fibres, in contradistinction to cramp. There is cramp in the legs, spasm in the stomach or bowels, ...

    Article : 266 words
  14. LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION.

    Heligoland Lighthouse carries one of the greatest searchlights actually in use, and its candle power is placed at the rather incomprehensible figure of 30,000,000. Such ...

    Article : 518 words
  15. DISH OF MUSHROOMS.

    Ingredients:—Mushrooms, 2 ozs. butter, ½oz. flour, pinch of mace (powdered), squeeze of lemon juice, pepper and salt to taste; a slice of state bread, about 2 inches thick, 1 ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. Science and Invention.

    IN an experiment with a oubical metal box, internally heated and submerged in water, it was found that steam was generated from its upper surface more than ...

    Article : 89 words
  17. THE HEATING OF BEDROOMS.

    Rooms, and especially sleeping rooms, should on no account be unduly heated. The system of the occupantt becomes heated and the vessels of the ...

    Article : 287 words
  18. THE BALLOON OF THE FUTURE.

    M. Santos Dumont says that before many years have passed a complete revolution will have taken place in modern methods of travelling. Trans-Continental aerial ...

    Article : 170 words
  19. THE SIMPLON TUNNEL.

    The announcement that the material which separated the two portions of the Simplon tunnel has been pierced will be road with satisfaction. It must not, ...

    Article : 189 words
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