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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1877)
14 THE WEST SHORE. September, SCHOOL LUNCHEON. "Well, my boyn ami girls, summer is making ready to go, ami HOD autumn's rmlily brown face will come ping at us through the boughs; no it seems quite time that m liul our talk about KhooUmchtom. " Thus says.Vf. Nleltottu, and, though we don't have any ' autumn s ruddy brown" in this State, we have hungry school children, ami wehave DO doubt a few remarks to them about good lunches will do them good. Therefore, we let M. AVAofci talk as follows : One thing I am sorry for- which is, thatahimst all of you say that you like pics, and only alsiut half of you mention liking meat. 1'ies are popular, I know ; hut they form a had diet for children to study on, especially mince-pies, which I notice almost all of you select as your favorite. The lard and butter and lieavy sweet ness of them have the inevitable etl'cct to make little brains slmriHsh and dull. Sums won't add 11 j and States won't "bound " heads ache and eyes droop, and that "horrid" geography gets the blame, or the "old arithmetic,' instead of the real culprit pie ! Do notice bow you feel after eating pic, and 1 think you will agree with Dll about this. 1 wish, too, that more of you fancied brown bread - Uraham or rye. It is very sound and wholesome, and has a great deal more nourish ment in it than white bread, and this is an important point for you who have to grow as well as to live. On the other hand, I am gtad to sue that almost all of you enjoy fresh fruit. That is nature's own food, and if rie and perfect, it is good for every one. There is one tliiug I always think of, and that i, tin' importance of making a child's school dinner look attractive. There is something very damjieiiiug to the apetite in the aspect of thick bread and butter rolled in a bit of coarse bfOWn paper, with a cookie or two sticking to the parcel, and an apple covered with crumbs at the bottom of the pail ' Such a luncheon often will prevent a delicate child from eating at all. A little care spent in 'reparation in cutting the bread trimly and neatly, packing the cake in white paper, and the whole in a froth napkin, in choosing a pretty basket to take the place of the tin mil is not pains thrown away. Some children are bom fastid loni and with a distaste for food. They require to bo tempted to eat at all tempted, not by un wholesome goodies, but by taking trouble to make simple things dainty and attractive to Utlttb This is a sort of cn-ojierative luncheon, and or some of you 1 should think it might prove a giod idea. Suppose, for instance, that six girls agreed to arrange their lunch on this princie OH carrying bread nicely sliced and buttered; OU some cold chicken; imu a few hard-Wiled ggs, with a paper of salt; one a squ.irc of fresh gingerbread; another a jar of stewed fruit, with a spoon and some milk biscuit, and the last a supply of apples or oranges. You see what a Kiiltstauttal and varied luncheon they would have, and yet each mamma Would have less trouble than in providing a little of several things for her special child to carry. It might he worth while lor some painstaking mothers to try this plan. I will wind up with a list, putting into it not only these recipes and suggestions of my own, bat alno nil the good, wholesome things men tioned in your di lie rent letters. It will be con venient for yon to refer to them in the form of a list; and though each one of you will lind art i -Ins of food mentioned which arc familiar, each one has the chance of lighting on something new, which may come into play for the hungry noons just ahead: lii-iilniiiiitr tiii solids, we have stndwtehts ddW siloed Mtl, m ttil meul, tfrsltit litmi, Klul unit id ObsSSSl iftowsw mutton, stneu and ptpnmd; allosd tiK". ho t t,n. sejsaUne of wd or ehtcksO) csl if. iminI lutil, nsl iili'iis, mtl ml i't liirsl. potato NHliCS), UI elnVkM!. eold cnifdWI. tn.l lis nil mH t wt. tint 1 1 poii lirmhuin piffi, ollnl bread ISd a 1 frsth meters wtiii oh eiiMMe, earn itmiI, eon ' "Iki sold 1 'ii t " r nil. i,- milk bsOUlt, roll suit luitter, pfSfB, uiu bI eakst, nimrl i-rtuktr. mniiniMftSS sml nuk Hmu-liM quUWSS Hli 'i(!r, nsUil SM4SS, ippHMorB, overs tritti potato eross, toasted see) i i i v .i lUtad, cakr, eolit MiMles, ilrtvd x i lis BttSMa WMt, tiliitfrr it, I'lalu t-onklm, tiruul ', lukiil i'iiiUoI, spi'lf Imilrr frm oi in ukn EssS km h A RoMaXCl or in DUHOHD Fin.nw.- A cor- ronondtnt of fldfsywnfs Huttnoir, writing from Kimberly, .lune .'Ulth, says: "The South African diauniud fields are, at the present time at least, tolerably healthy places to live m. The Good Templars have several stronghold here, and a famous la.lv champioii oi temper ance in the person of Miss Schrvilier, who W rurot and proOOhol to large congregations with marvelous ability. This Udy is the possessor of one of the largest, if not the largest, dia mond ever found lie it. 1 believe it weighs UNS arats. It was found in her own claims, under mob peculiar circumstances that it is called the "Faith liamoiid,"for it is said that one of her brothers would not Uvom a Uood Templar on any i tumid erst ion unless he found a "rare lug stone." Miss Schreiner, limbug all ordinary means of comerting him to Omul Templar win. i I'll in tain, at Last pray til that he might tmd a large diamond. Soon alter the monster . i m was unearthed, and the brother, who was a partner in tho claim property, was as got si as hi Word, and Iwoame, and is still, a onaistt'iit I (ood Templar. The sum of t :, i w as otferwd (or the diamond by KWal merchants, but that i iii'thmg apprxcluug the a. tual value f the "Faith Ihauioud." A QOOO WoMk. Whoever has written a sin tl ii ... . : which ha trvngthtmd the Wtak, or improved the ignorant, or eiicouragtHl the faint hearte.1, given frvsh hope to the despair nil!, or softcuoti tbu aard boartnl or nlatrad the misU from the doubting mind, brought a happy smile into the ) of tlie autlentig, or turnwt a waiiiieivr imui tlie i .Instruc tion to tlie mI In of life, has certainly dons a gtHKl work, although bis reward may not tw here. His work may seem as uoUiimt lit the eye tvf thiwe who jutlgv of work aibiuy by the iliunlanr of dollars and eenU whieh it has arned, or at w luch it may Iw salimaUd. Not that It du-nld be uifurred that guod work doe not deserve rvmuueratiou; KuL whether re- wanlnl or not, our wurk ahtwild bear th test of ur owu scruUuiaitig ixiusinc THK SNOWY OWL, The splendid owl which our illustration shows this week is not a native of the United States, but he is so prone to come within our boonda ries on excursions, that his form is doubtless known to many readers. Coining from the frozen zone, he has been seen as far south as ( loonda, and is sometimes met w.th in Ohio and Kentucky, but is most often seen at the F'jut in ! the Middle States and New Kngland. On this ! coast he is also a visitor. He is a bird clad in j the most cold-proof plumage and he comes into the lower latitudes during the months from No- I fonbor to February. These, the coldest of our i months, are probably the warmest he can stand with nny enjoyment. The coming of this owl IttOOOttant as far as numbers tro. for he OOUOI I snmetimes singly and sometimes in multitudes. Within the last two years there has been a mi gration which a New England writer in tho Popular Sdtnet Monthly thinks will cause No vember, lK7'i, to go down in ornithological his tory as the time of the famous southward raid of the snowy owls. Clad as they are to resist tlie Arctic cold, and such excellent hunters whether by day or by night -it would seem that want of food must have started these birds on their journey. Could the severe Arctic win ter, so disastrous to Captain Narca's expedition. fondled. One night it persisted in getting on its master's bed. This the jealousy of thehunt Ing dog could not stand, and every time the bird Hew on the lied the dog jumped on and fought it off. At last the young man told the dog to keep quiet, when the bird came back again, and squatting by the side of its owner, kept still for the whole night. It was a great feeder. A weasel which the youth had meant to mount was Btolen and devoured by the bird. Musk-rats, rabbits and birds all went the same way, and to see him dine was a droll sight. He would open wide his great brassy optics, then insert his beak into bis prey, then, shutting his eyes excruciatingly tight, would lift his head high and gulp down whatever he had detached all of WUOII would be executed in the most grotesque batrachian style; for who ever saw a frog swallow an inBecfc but that he went it blind? Occasionally it was let ont nponthe snow. Thin was indeed a luxury, it was so like home, and the bin) would swallow the anow in motithfuls. A line uwi is tins Arctic bird. It will smilo ducks and grouse on the wing like a falcon; will swoop upon a hare on the ground and dart at a fish in the shallows, and it doef moat of its hunting by day. FiRiNit cndbk Water, Major-Oenaral Von Cehatius, the inventor of Ike new field gun adopted in the Austrian army, ha made some interesting experiments with the object of ascer taining the effect produced by. firing a rifle un der water. It is known, he says, that fishes, 'SM 8xewi Owl, Nyctta hi'wo. Graj have made this scarcity! It was during a pleasant autumn that these birds came iion ua There must have teen some (Ul shot in my own vicinity. A struw of 13 hung bv a store in New ork; there were many in the market. OtM taxidermist, it Is said, had 00 loft with him U be stiilfed, Another hi Philadelphia had aWuit as many. As early as Septemlier Hocks of lit to l. were seen in oStferciit places in Mas sachiiM'tts. A uumlier were shot in the city of Itostoii, and others were seen perched on the churches and housetops. For several days thy wore oomtuou in the city and vicinity of Fort- j land. Me., when' not les than I ' 1 were shot A worthy farmer nrar my home was taking bis family to church. A snowy owl sat on a leuc ; by the road, caring nothing for the passing WHgoii. The good man fretted, "If it wasn't Sunday I'd hag that chap." Probably the fel-; low in Washington Territory was Ires conscien tious, for he tilled two ltarrels with those noble bird. Almost eU'iy where the village taxider mist in the Kasteru and Middle States had a liarveat of employment, Says lluthven I Vane "Many f ths siH-nnens wen.' in rxi-eedumlv poor coiiihtiou. Ol some .W examined tiy me, nearly all wore in urv dark plumage, and none wore mm aiiuosi spoiies urees wnien we occa sionally see." On, f the w as brought by a puuil to my lecture room in November. It was a (me fellow but was tdly hurt bv tlie shot. It was given in charge of a young fncud, who, as a bird artist, knew the worth ofhiaprias. H kept it iu his man, which served for studio and sleep. The bird had the freedom of the room and became quite gentl, permitting itself to bt w hen they are not - much below the surface of the water, can be shot from the shore or from a boat. The armor-plate of ship of war, however, do not usually extend any lower than from two to thre meters balow the surface, as bovond that depth ships are regarded as unas sailable even by the largest shot. This is so, no doubt, when the shot is tired above water; but Maior-Cmeral Von I'cbatin ,.). aatnJ the result which would be attainod by tiring under water; for this MtpON he procured a woolen raft, to the under surfsca of which a erutu ruie was attached with iron clamp such a manner that when th,. mft tb.At.,i the water the rifle was tired horizontally at a depth of half a meter below the iiirfW An attendant then opened th lock, introduced a cartridge, placed the rifle at full-e.wk. r-1 ; it tron the shore hy means of a string attached 10 the trigger. Th target consisted of a wxkkhh iHuini an men tiuct. i he result of the exiK'rimeut was u follows: Thr u nn if. iicultv In bdiiig and tiring the rifle, and there was the advantage that after each shot the in side of the barrel was cleaned by the water About thirty shots were timt without doing , the smallest damage to any part of the rifle. n ecu snoi mere was a dull sound, which could not lie heard beyond a distance of fifty pace, and bubbles of smoke rose above th sur face. At a distance of ou and a half meters ! no impression whatever was produced on the i target ; at on and a quarter meters th bulUt entered to a depth of from thre to four milli meter, and at oae uUr th target was uirud 1 through. COOKING TOMATOES. One who travels much, save Jthe Am- AgricuUttrUt, finds that the name "stewed tomatoes" covers a great variety of compounds! the average country hotel serves under this name a horrid paste, thickened with Hour and sweet with sugar, and we cannot blame the who say they do not like tomatoes, if this a their standard. Tastes differ, but to oor indi. vidual notion, sugar, and tomatoes are incom patible. Tomatoes atewed until they are just fairly done and seasoned with salt, pepper and butter la plenty of that), form a dun quite in. like in flavor to the same treated to a long coot jug, in which the pieces are fttewed to a pulp, and the juice evaporated sufficiently to make a thick sauce, and seasoned as before. These tw methods make a pleasing variety on the writer table, Many thicken stewed tomatoes with cracKer-meai or oreau-crumtis, either beins preferable to flour, which forms a repulsive waste. Beside the aluvo two variation. I. stewed tomatoes, the only other we make is to season them with onions. Onions, used judi ciously, so blends with and qualifies the flavor of the tomato, that those whonpprove of onion at all will tind this to bo just one of the places where they are acceptable. The onion should be chopped fine, a tablespoonful or bo bein enough for an ordinary dishful of tomatoes. Especially to 'accompany roast beef, tomatoes thus cooked are as Lowell defined poetry to be "a touch beyond." SCAI.LOPKU TOMATOES, Are commended to those who like their ton toe thickened. Tho fruit being peeled and sliced, is laid in a pudding dish, with alternate layers of cracker or bread-crumbs, distributuw salt, pepper and bit of butter on each layer, and finish with crumbs. Bake half an hour) aud serve in the same dish. If tho tomato ore very juicy, bake with the dish open; othei wise cover, and when nearly- done, remova W cover and brown the top. BAUD flirrritj TOaUTOM. Good-sized fruit of regular shane is reniiiraJ Cut a slice from tho blossom end, and aooop oat the pulp; take cracker or bread-crumbs, salt nonnor. a little thyme and butter, mix wlt in. gether, and fill the cavities in the tomato, rounding it up well; sot in a dish and bake for about throe-quarters of an hour. Some replace euu iclo ui stum BUU, oue we preier to leave it off, and allow a much juice as poaaiblt to evaporate. Another tay: Cut a conical plug from the seed end of a tomato, outtinj down half through the fruit, or more; mix dry crumbB, with seasoning and butter, as abova; form conca or plugs to replaoo those out fro the tomatoes, and bake as before. ElltOll.KD TOMATOa. Uood-sized, solid tomatoes are out in halvss cross-wise, placed on a gridiron or broiler, and put over a brisk tiro, cut surface down. Ia eight or ten minutes, according to sixe, turn, put upon each half salt, pepper and a lump of butter, and cook with the skin side down, rather more slowly than before, about aa long, or until done. An excellent breakfast diin. The abova recipes are all proved and approved. The following, untried by the writer, are froay excellent sources. TOMATO OMW.KTTB. For an omelette of six MSB. use four niedium- sizad tomatoes, or fewer it large; peel, cut out hII hard and partly rino parte, and chop tin. Rub two tablespoonfuls of flour into a table spoonful of butter; mix with the tomatoes, and add salt, with pepper, if desired; stir th beaten eggs into this, and oook as for other omelettes. UnleB tho tomatoes aro thoroughly ripe, oook them slightly first. TOMATO HASH, Butter a dish, nut in a lavar nf naeled and sliced tomatoes, a layer of oold meat in this slices, and a layer of broad and butter, and a on until tno iisn Is full; add seasoning to th layers. Four beaten egg over the top and baa brown. TOMATO TOAST. Stew tomatoes until done, seasoning with bat ter and salt; aldnilk to make sufficiently thia, or cream, when the butter may be omitted, and use thia upon slices of well-toastod bread, in stead of the usual sauce made for dip or craaai toast. Said to be a hue breakfast dish. Oooxmo Amu ran Brbakitast. A lady having asked, In the Tribune, how to oook apple for breakfast, another on answer her thus: Bake them. To a tin bake-iiau that hold about IT) oomuiou-sized apples, add three-fourthi of a cup of white sugar and one cup of hot water turned over the sugar. When about half done, it ia well to turn them over, so that th whole of the fruit will bake evenly and thoroughly. When very soft, pick them int MOO dish, turn the syrup over them, and, wha used for the table, take them from the hottoat of tha dish. If hrowu sugar is used, quarter and core them, put them into a brown arthsa dish, with sufficient watr and sugar; cover them with a pat, and bake in amoderately hot oven five or six hour, if you like sauoe dark red. They are much better not peeled. For variety, add a little boiled cider. As a general nil, ia cooking fruit, do not add the sugar till renwred from th fire, as it retains mors of it oafaral nvr by s diag. Sir Joanra Reynolds. Thia distinguished painter, having heard of young artist who bad Income MuWrassed bv an iniiidicious matri monial connection, and was on the point of ba bu arrested, immediately hurried to bis resi dence to inquire into th truth of it The un fortunate man told him th particulari of hU situation, adding that forty pound would en able hint to compound w ith hi creditors. Af ter otne further conversation Sir Joabua took leav, telling th distressed painUr he woald do something for him; and wban he was bid ding him sduu at the door he took him by the hand, and, after squeezing it in a friendly maa tier, hurried off with that kind of triumph ia hie heart which th geueroua can alone exprine, while the astonished artist lonnd that b had In in hi hand a hek for on hundred peund.