Evening gazette, Wednesday, February 15, 1899 · page 7

 

 

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EVENlNG GAZETTE

 

F—lSH AS PRAIN. r"‘,1VJ.OD

The Old Theory Exploded—Good for Peo-
ple of Sedentary Habits. .

A popular misconception is shattered
in a government bulletin entitled “Fish
as Food.” 'The world has thought
that fish, beyond everything else, was
valuable for the norishment of the
brain, since it contains much phospho-
rus. This notion that fish contains
uncommonly large proportions of phos-
phorus is now pronounced a delusion.
The government experts have deter-
mined that the percentage of phos-
phorus in specimens of fish analyzed
by them is not greater than is found
in the flesh of other animals used for
food. While fish is deficient in materi-
als which yield heat and muscular
power to the human body, when it is
supplemented by. bread, potatoes. or
other vegetables; it supplies a diet
Which will meet all the demands of the
body. As a food it is particularly de-
sirable for persons of sedentary habits.
It fills two distinct places in dietetic
economy: ,(1) It' furnishes a cheap
source of nitrogenous nutrients, .and
(2) it Supplies the demand for variety
in the diet which increases with the
advance of civilization. The value of
fish taken from American waters every
year is over $47,000,000. Most of this
is consumed at home, though a vast
export trade in canned fish, lobsters

‘ and oysters is being opened up. Shad
is one of the few dishes that should be
eaten during the spawning season.
The way in which the fish is killed
affects the market value. Fish caught
by the gills and allowed to die in the
water, or those landed alive and allow-
ed to die slowly, do not keep well and
are inferior food. The fish should be
killed immediately after it is caught;
it will then remain firm and stand
shipment well. That the average nu-

 

trition of fish is lower than that of'

meat foods is shown by figures. For
instance, a. side of mutton is said to
contain 37 per cent. of nutrients, while
medium fat beef contains 33 per cent.
and turkey 34 per cent. There are few
fresh fish that yield as high as 20 per
cent. of nutrients. The general aver-
age of fresh fish is 14 per cent; Cali-
,fornia salmon contains 34 per cent;
shad roe, 28 per cent; Spanish mack-
erel, 24 per cent. and Maine salmon,
25 per cent. Fish and lean beef are
abouthually digestible. The leaner
kind of fish, such as cod, haddock,
perch, pike and bluefish, are more eas-
ily and completely digested than the
fatter kinds, such as salmon. shad and
mackerel.

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A TREELESS REGION.

Curses That Follow the Denudation of;

F01 est Lands.

Any one who has traveled through.
the comparatively treeless
around the Mediterranean,
Spain, Sicily, Greece, northern, Africa
and large portions of Italy, must fer-
vently pray that our own country may
be preserved from so dismal a fate.
It is not the loss of the forests only
that is to be dreaded, but the loss of
agricultural regions now fertile and
populous, which may be desolated by
the floods that rush down from bare
hills and mountains, bringing with
them vast quantities of sand and
gravel to be spread over the lowlands.

Tunisie, the writer came suddenly up-
on a. fine Roman bridge of stone over
a wide, bare, dry river bed. It stood
some thirty feet above the bed of the
river, and had once served the needs
of a prosperous population. Marvel-
ing at the height of the bridge abOVe
the ground, I 'asked the French sta-
tion master if the river ever rose to the

arches which carried the roadway of.

the bridge. His answer testified to the
flooding capacity of the river and to
the strength of the bridge. He said,
“I have been here four years, and
three times I have seen the river run-
ning over the parapets of that bridge.‘
That country was once one of the rich-
est granaries of the Roman empire. It
now yields scarcely

The whole round about is treeless.
The care of the national forests is :1

provision for future generations, for ,
the permanence over vast areas of our ,
country of the great industries of agri- '

culture and mining upon which the
prOSperity of the country ultimately
depends. A good foresr administra—
tion should be organized in the inter-
ests of the whole country, no matter
what it cost—Atlantic Monthly.

 

No Profanity In Japan.

Americans boast a little over what
they have. There is one country in
the world that has a good right toire-
joice over what it hasnot.

Japan is destitute of one particular
form of. evil. Its authorities never
have to put down profane swearing.
There is, says the Evangelist, no oatn
in the Japanese language——no \VC‘."i
that is equivalent to an oath. Not only
is there no native word in which pro.
fanity may take refuge, but there is
no imported word.

During the last ten years foreigners
have added thousands of new words
to the language, but not one profane
word has been incorporated. In this
reSpect Japan is believed to stand
alone among the nations.

 

Experience of 21. Popular Authoress.
Ruth McEnery tells the
amusing story about an experience in

New Orleans:

She was going to market and a color--
ed woman carried .her basket, follow-
ing in the customary fashion.
spirit of emancipation
suddenly awoke in Aunt Chloe and
she said:

, , # “Miss Ruth, I ain’t gwin to walk be-
“ hind any other lady no mo’.”
Mrs. Stuart paused and

“Lead the way, auntie.

proud.”

And auntie led—Housewife.

... Mum.

replied.
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- than a silver dollar
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Travelmg a few years ago t ioug ‘two colors in one corner.

'get-me-nots, daisies and arbutus, in

 

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1 use very dainty thimbles.

lcarved from enormous

support for 31’ bands of fine gold, on which are en-

sparse and semi-barbarous population. :

 

following .'

Thc '
and progress "

A Tweed Bcd'ce.

This
made of 1.1 1ed goods to correspond
with the shift, the trimming being
satin or vel‘: ct. It is arranged with a
fitted lining, the under—arm side piece
01 which is to he again used for cut-
ting the .ma-tcrial, and this is exactly
like the lining, and to be tacked to
same. The mateiial front is gathered
at the waist. and hooked down centre;
then arranged from the neck is a re-
vere of satin or velvet. lined with
tweed material, or else with silk, and
interlined with canvas, the outer edge
being finished with a~ silk cord, while
down the front a piece of lace is
gathered, full enough to allow it to
fall in cascade effect. The material
back, which has a seam down the cen-
tre, is stretched over the lining back
and round side piece. The band collar
cut in the trimming material, line with
silk, and interline with canvas and
bordered with fur. The coat-shape
sleeve is to be cut in lining, then the

 

under used again for cutting the ma-
terial, which tack to the lining under.
The material upper is first put into
downward pleats on either side, then
tacked over the lining upper, and the
two parts stitched together by the in-
ner and outer seams, the wrist faced
up with a piece of silk, and finished
with a. silk cord. The shoulder fulness
is gathered to lining size, and the

sleeve stitched in. Quantity of 42-inch
l

tweed. 2 yards; 22-inch satin, 1-2; yard;
fu‘r, 1-13 yard.
Colored Handkerchiefs.

Colored handkerchiefsg) are really
coming into vogue again, it seems. it
is so reported every now and then, and
they are to be seen in the shops, but
Women are actually beginning to carry
them now. The handkerchief itself
generally is of fine white linen, but it
is embroidered in colors. A pretty de-
sign has a wreath somewhat larger
embroidered in
Violets, for-

their natural colors, have first place
in these designs. Other pretty hand-
kerchiefs have single rflowers scattered
all over them, or arranged so as to
form a broad border inside of the nar-
row hem. Handkerchiefs of pale blue,
pink, green or lilac linen, checked
with a contrasting shade, are consid-
ered quite smart with sporting cos-
fumes. Conservative people prefer
pure white linen, plain or set off with
a bit of dainty embroidery or fine lace.

A Costly Needlework Kit.
In China the ladies of high class
Some are
pearls, with

graved all sorts of fantastic things,
the etchings of which serve for catch-

ing the needle,'as the holes of the out- ,
The thim- ‘

side barbarian thimbles do.
ble always has a mother of pearl case.
With the thimblc the Chinese lady has
a delicate pair of scissors of the fin-
est steel, in a sheath of pearl, and a
pearl needle case. The articles are
all enclosed in an enquisitely inlaid
case of the purest mother of pearl. .31
New York lady, whose husband was in
the China trade,.has one of these Chi-
nese needlework kits which she val-
ues at $2. ,OOU. —-E~xchange.

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Good for Colds.

An excellent drink for any one suf-
fering froma hard cold, 01' even the
cough that comes with grip. is flox~
seed lemon. It is simply made. Take
four tablespoonfuls of flaxseed and
over them pour a quart of boiling
water. Let this steep for three hours.
when the top should be poured cfl’.
leaving the flaxseed in the bottom of
the pitcher. If the liquid is too thick
it can he thinned a little with cold
Water. Add the juice of two lemons.
and sugar to taste. It is a. very pleas-
ant drink, and it loosens the cough.

 

Water as a Disinfectant.
Few of us realize how important a

. part water plays as a disinfectant. It

is really such because it is a powerful
absorbent. To flush closets and drains.
then, is not only to wash away me-
chanical impurities, but to a large ex-
tent to destroy chemical poisons. A
word to the wise is sufficient. It must
be added, however, that a large un-
covered vessel of water should stand
in every sick room and be frequently
renew ed. The water not only absorbs
111. my impurities from the atmosphoiu
but softens and tempers it. On the
same principle one should never drink
water that has stood uncovered in a
sick room.

stylish bodice is inteded to 'be.

fevery reproduction of ‘it.
in the form of a coin, showing

, The plain

 

’, c111 honor to

The Blast Beautiful ,llIust Fade.

' The late Empress Elizabeth of Aus-
tria, like her namesake of England.
was sensitive about her personal ap~
pear‘ance, and regretted the ravages of
time to more than the ordinary de-
gree. Her passion for violent riding
and long, very quick walks was con-
nected with her dread of becoming
stout. She had brought on her recent
ill health by the rigidity with which
she dieted herself in order to avoid
adding to her weight. Although she
was rather tall, .she made a “clot ot'
weighing less than seven stone, and
would practically starve herself for
sometime if she turned the scale of the
weighing machine, that always stood
in her bed room, at anything beyond
that figure. This in her case had pro-
duced the anemia that was the direct
cause of the disorder of the heart for
which she had lately been treated.
The unfortunate Empress, like
Queen Elizabeth, forbade her portrait
to be taken when she had passed her
bloom. Tradition says that Elizabeth
for manyyears before her death re-
fuse to look in a mirror, but she had
the 1'spon-sibilties of a queen regnant,
and could not exclude herself from
the eyes of her courtiers as the mod-
ern monarch did. It a curious ex-
ample ot‘ the irony of fate that the
most hideous portrait ever produced
of Queen Elizabeth is one of the few
that may now be seen in the National
Portrait Gallery, notwitstanding that
she ordered the absolute destruction of
It appears
her
very aged and perfectly hideous, with
a “nut-cracker” nose and thin, hollow
cheeks and sunken eyes. The only ex-

ample of the coin, I believe, is the spe-_~

cimen now on show in that most prom—
inent position. The Empress
beth was under no obligation to ap-
pear on ordinary coins, and on the few
medals and orders on which she ap-
pears in the company of the emperor
a youthful portrait is always to be
seen. Growing old is hard to all of us.
no doubt, but to the beauty it is a ter;
rible tragedy. — Illustrated London
News.

All the Truauts Love Her.

Mrs. M. E. R. Alger, who is doing
some remarkable missionary work
among the truant schoolboys of the
West Side, accomplishes many a con-
quest by her ability to adapt herself
to the boys’ comprehension. The
way she talks to these little rascals
is perfectly charming, says Harper’s
Bazar.

The other morning one of them was
captured by an attendance officer and
reprimanded severely for milking'tho
cows in the stock yards on the sly.
His long liarangue had no effect, but
when Mrs. Alger appeared, things as-
sumed a different aspect. In her sun-
ny way she said:

“I don’t' baieve that you are a
naughty boy, really; you’re just
naughty in spo ts. When you walked
out of school to play truant, the bad-

ness was in your feet; when you stole .

those flowers in the park last month,
and when you milked those cows this
morning, it was in your hands. Just
now. When you sat there thinking
what to do next, it was in your head.
Don’t you think so?” .

The boy nodded. This novel meth-
od of procedure was making an im-
pression.

"Now, I’m willing to give you an-
other chance,” continued Mrs. Alger.
“1 think your teacher down at the
Truant School can tell you something
that will get that badness out of your
head; then you will be good all over.
Your heart’s all right, I know, be-
cause you love your mother, and
you’re fond of me; so help your teach—
er all you can, and she will pull you
through all right."

The boy seemed to grow an inch tall-
er under the encouragement, and
walked away with a brisk step and a
determination in his eye that promised
well for his future behavior.

“’h in Shirt \Vaists.

White waists promise to iind even
greater favor than formerly, and
some of the shirt waist girls have al-
ready declared their intention of wear-
lug no other.

The white waist (citainly has some
advantages. it does not fade and as a
rule takes starch well, which those
made of the soft gingham refuse to do.
On the otln:r hand, white is not so
becoming, generally as some of the
suit shades and it is especially trying
in thick cotton goods, such as me used
in the swell waist. Most women who,
last season tried shirt waists made of
washable silk say that they will never
wear cotton ones again. The silk
waist, looks extravagant to one who
looks no further than first cost, for
silk at less than seventy-five cents
or "one dollar a yard can-
not be depended upon to wash well.
But. such silk wears at least three sea-
sons and does not fade in the least.
Added to this, it has the merit of be-
ing soft, cool and becoming, and is to
be had in the most exquisite colorings.
silks make. quite dressy
waists, while those that are striped
have no end of style.

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A Debutante 111131..

New and then a debutante has :1
really clever idca. -

Recently one of our Boston girls dis-
tinguished herself for her
tact. 5111; was bountifully remember-
ed with lithiqucts of the rarest and
choir: >1 ('11'111'1s’i‘hcy were effective-
18' 1.1;; ,;I- -1l ncar 1101. Instead of carry-
_i_5; .91- 1,;.;- bouquet the entire cron-
tlic tactful llllllllL-‘ll changed bou
little while, and Ill us 511'

as many of 1101' 1:1 ends-
as ,possibic.—~l’ihiladolphin Inquirer.

 

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‘ Daily and Sunday, by mail .

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.. . ANC‘BLE’CHARlTY.

Sisters Who Attend to the Care ofa House
as Well as Nurse the Sick.

-1n order of sisters has been estab-
lislied in New York, whose work im-
Dl‘eSs es one at first sight as being in!
t1“: . charity. It is called the Little
:3 of the A sumption, instituted
originally in Engcl .nd, and its object
the sick poor in the:
The sisters work not only as
the imitcd sense of the
word, de1o1in g themselves exclusively

 

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v“ _‘_v sns in

the care of the house
and the needs of the little children in
the case, for instance, when a mother
is obliged to star in bed and leave
m orth iing to ti e working husband
and the three or four little ones who
may be about. The sisters go early in
the morning to such a home, and. after
giving the sick one whatever care and
medicine she needs, they put the house

in order, wash and dress the children.

if necessary, cook for them and for

the mother, stay as nurses through the

112*; when they are needed, ..nd be—
fore they go they have the fathers
dinner or suppe1 cooked and ready
for :him, put the children to bed and
arrange everything for the sick
mother during the night. . The
novices, besides being trained as
competent home nurses, are thor-
oughly taught every detail of house-
'v-ori i, and as their services aiefree to
all who need them, they must be a real
blessing to the afflicted poor, for- whom
sickness is a dreadful thing, not only
in itself, but even more, perhaps, on
account of the absolute neglect of the
necessary duties of decent living that
.t generally involves. The Sisters are
supported by voluntary contributions.
and these they are not permitted to
receive individually, but the offerings
must be presented at the convent as a
free gift. Many of those will-om they
care for give whatever small sum
they are able to in gratitude for their
services, but it is wholly unlocked for,
and is a matter always of their own
personal feeling of indebtedness. The
support of the order must depend
naturally on the charitab'ly disposed
among those who are blessed with
this world’s goods, but, undoubtedly
manv of these, to who-m the care of
the sick poor has been a very real and
heartbreaking problem, are glad to en-
trust their means to these good Sis-
ters, who have solved it so well.—St.
Mary's Hospital News.

 

 

Diplomatic.

Mrs. Naborly—So your name is the
same as your Papa’s, Harry?

Harr y—Yes’ in.

Mrs. Naborlye—How do you know
when your Mamma calls whom sin-
means?

Harry—Oh, she always calls mi;
kind of coaxing-Brooklyn Life.

 

 

WEAK CHELDREN

ll’ atflll Your Boy and Girl lllea’l‘ 1121'
Are Growing.

Vinol Invaluable For Weak, Overgrown or
‘ Debilitate_d__Boys and Girls.

There is an age when many boys and girls
seem to lack energy and ambition. They
are without strength. do not eat and aloe o as
they should.

No need of asking a. doctor the trouble.
Every parent knows they have grown too
fast. Every parent also should know the
proper tonic to give boy or girl at such a
time. It is Vinol, wine of cod liver oil, the
modern rebuilder.

Vinol does good by its beneficial action upon
the stomach, w hereby it enables this Organ to
obtam the maximum amount of nourishment
from a minimum amount of food. With plenty
of material at hand, nature will proceed to

' create for herself the flesh tissue and the bone

structure which is needed 101' a growingchild.

We guarantee the action of V 11101, ando refund
to any one not satisfied with the u ay it acts,
the money which he has paid for it.

PLAISTED’S drug stor e. 43 Washing-
ton St., So. Norwalk

 

W YORK, NE W as YE n dz HARTFOLI‘
RAILRO
—Naw Your DIVISION.

DECEMBER 4,1898.

Trains leave South Norwalk as follows.

'FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
trains at 9.36, 11:403.. m., 1.11, 3.04, 4.07,
5. 33,6. 41 8. 11, 10. 20 p. m. Express trains
at. 4. 55, 5. 45, 6.15, (local). 6.55, (local).
7.13, (local), 7.54, (local), 8.16. 9.03 (local)
9.58,]0.35, 11.35 (local) a. m. 12. 47
2. 25, 5.10 5.55, 7.55 p. m. For Washing
ton via Hai lem River 12.53 a. m. (daily)

SUNDAYS—A ccommodation 9.05 a. m.
5.35, (1003‘), 7. 20, (l oca1)10. 10 p. 111. E1
press 4. .15, 5. 45 2.111.

FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST-—
Accommodation trains at 6. 28, '1'. 42,
8. 46 and 11.4211. m.. 1.12, 2.42, (ton’t)
4.18. 5.27, 6.,27 7.28 (to B’p t), 91.5
and 11.15 p.111. Express trains at 1. 1]
1.20 911,10 05.11.08 3.. m., 12.02, 3.05
5.04 (Naugatuck Express) 7.05, 9:05

SUNDAYS—Accommodation 7. 42 ,9.12
a. m. and‘1.15p. 1n. Expiess 311 and
1.203.. m. .

C. T. HEMPSTEA-D. Gen. Pass. Agent.

 

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The sudden Epidemic of Grip has startled the cou
try. The doctors confess they have no sure C are
for it, and this IS seen to be true in the sudden death
of Garcia and EX-Senator Brice and the alarming 1n-

crease In the death rate.

 

Brazilian falm.

No fatal disease of Grip was ever known where

BBIZILIMI BALM was Prompfly used

It kills the germs, arrests the progress of the disease at

once, and takes all the evil effects out of the system.

Colds, Grip, Influenza,

01d Coughs, Asthma.
Catalan... Pleurisv, Bronchitis
IT IS A PERFECT REMEDY

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