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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1880)
July, 1880. THE WEST SHORE. A SYLVAN SEUMON.i tumbling once in a beautiful Kansas wood, a ight both boautiful and suggestive arretted my attention. A grand old oak atood before me, ita trunk and main branchei encircled, and ita atately head enveloped in a thrifty vine, which the tree, in ita "glorioui magniliccnce" hail "twept around itaelf;" but which, from inher ent limitation!, it could not wholly appropriate, Here and there, iudeed, a withered branoh whit pered the danger of ultimate decay from the luxuriant fullneaa of the viuc-life whoae creative ondi tho tine old tree oould neithor abtorb nor fullill, but might, to a limited extent, assistant! even arrest When both were atarting out in life the earth beneath them and the heaven above thorn, theira by primal uudowmcut tho vine, mod ostly conscious of innate power to glorify by her attachment, and obedient to the locial law of her nature, had gracefully accepted the proHeied support of tho sturdy tree. From that timo on ward, in summer'a heat ami winter's atorm, they had found auccor and refreshment, uaoh in the other's embraoe; and wheu in tho course of their development, there had come revelations of natural differences and aurplus energies, suggesting diverae activities and new departures, they had acquiesced without question or appre hension of adverse interests. To repreas the in dividuality of oither would bo to invite tho nonentity of both. Ho the grand old tree, fes tooned and crowned to his utmost, and holding faat hia allegiance, sustainod his beautiful vine, and day by day watched her, glad in hor unfold ing beneliconce, swaying in the broexe, aoaring sunward, or coyly trending to hia sido. At last there caino a day when weighed down by accu mulating leaf and llower and branching responsi bilities, her beautiful head trailed in the duat ! A mighty ruttle, a quick rebound of lithe, enfolding arma from looaod tendril, and the iirono vine lifted by the passing breeze caught the extended branch of a neighboring tree-top; and here safe in her additional sup ports, she sent out thrifty latorals to lattice the intervening space, and made of her extended aphore a bower of beauty, where the wearied body might llnd rest, and the muddled brain f;row clear, and may-hap, learn from bird and we, that in the divine economy, tree anil vino owo sweet uses outwardly, and in living for themselves or each other only, must decay and grovel in the duat Mr. V. I. II. Nirhola. "A WOMAN AT TIIK BOTTOM OK IT." In 1702, Kliabeth Mallet established and edited the London An'y Cnurttnt the llrst daily paper in the world in Ixmdon, Kugland. "In June, 1877," aaya the l,onilon Annual llnfudrr of that year, "the Chilean Congress granted to women the right to vote." Mra. Jaa. Brander, an eminent Kngliah teacher, hat been appointed by the British (lov eminent, Iuspectorof Schools for Madras, India. The appointment, aaya the N. V. TrUmne, waa wholly unsolicited. Wk frequently hear a lady exclaim, "Oh, dear! I wiah I were a man!" Hut we do not remember ever hearing a man wiah himself a woman. No; man never dared allow hia wiahea to soar ao high. He is contented to admire rather thanlbe admired. N. It. - This is not taffy. 1 .111111. wa must make the ocean wider or the steamships narrower. Something moat lie dune to enable two ships to paaa without going through each other. Society kind of demands it, and the oomfort of the passengers seconds the demand. "Our. kind of ahip 1 always steer clear of, eaid an old bachelor sea captain, "and that's courtship, 'oauae en that ship there's often no matee and two cap' as. " KYOI.UTION ADM1TTKD, WHAT THKN ! It ia gratifying to note an obvioua tuliaidence of alarm on the part of eminent divines in re gard to the acceptance of ovolutiun doctrines, accompanied by the bolder enunciation of ra tional views respecting religion. Dr. K. 0. Haven, Chancellor of the University of Syra cuse, and now a Methodiet bishop, sends a com inunioiitinn to a leading religious journal uiidor the above title, which is full of signillcant fore shadowings that arc worthy of notice. Dr. Haven uttera a very important truth whon he aays: "Men are prone to associate their religion with ita drapery. This becomes obsolete and must lie ohanged, and the lookor-on fancies that the very body and anul are gone." Thia is the view of science. Ilcligion, like other things, is progressive, ami proceeds from stage to stage, successively molting ita integumeuta with increasing expansion and a higher life, or, by tho ligure of Dr. Haven, shedding its worn out clothing as occaaion requires. It ia a great point gained in this matter to discriminate be tweon tho living body and ita accidental uud temporary wrappings lietween iorennial truth and ita olieolcto accompaniments. The credal habiliments are not tho vital thing they invest, and to iding to them aa if they wore la super stition. Dr, Haven's point of view enables us to appreciate the triviality of denominational cuts, lita and styles; ami illuntratea the futility of venerating theological rags and tatters in stead of the essential religious idoaa which re quire evor to Ihi clothed anew as men grow in grace. And what a pitiful spectacle, moreover, it is to soe people ao confused and perverted in their notions as to actually worship the heaps of old clothes that have been long ago worn out and cast off. We are glad to observe that Bishop Haven does not recoil from the conception of creation I aa a continuous, ever-unfolding work. He wisely accepts the view of liod, comielled liy evolution, aa that of an eternally-creating Spirit. He aaya, "Is there any reason what ever to believu that (toil at any past lieriod, largo or email, hail any more or loss to do than now with this earth anil all that it contains ?" And again: "Hail wo all lieen educated in a theory of gradualism and constancy ami im provement, ami thoroughly saturated with it, and yet aroused into a prefonnd lieliuf in Ood, aa ia certainly conceivable on that theory, ami then, ahciuld the them y of a Deity sometimes awake and aonietimea asleep he suggested, it would shook some feeble minds into atheism." But would not strong minds also be thus shocked, and justly ao; and would not the atheism bo real ? When evolution has become an established and familiar idea in the religious world, ami the Creative I'ower ia conceived as far aa such conception is ioasihlo to Unite faculties aa the mighty, evcr-ciiorgiiiig spirit of which the boundless universe ia but the man ifestation, a reversion to present current no tions of the method of creation will assuredly lie regarded as a lapse into atheistic tiagaiilsiii, analogous to a present backward plunge into fc tii'hiam. I'l l. K, I. Youmttn: A Ntw Skatikh St'KMra.--A skating sur face, called by it inventor, "crystal ioe," has Is-en laid down in a lindoii skating rink. It consists of a mixture of the carliotiate and sul phate of soda. The crystallization of these salts produces a floor which ao closely roeem bis ice, both 111 apioarance and the resistance of its surface, that when it is a little "cut up" the deception is said to be iiuiU astonishing. It can lie skated 011 with ordinary ioe skates. When roughened too much It is smoothened by steaming with an apparatus provided fur the purpose, "NrvKK mistake perspiration for inspiration," said an old minister in hia charge to a young pastor just being ordained. D0MKST1C KKCirKS. BUBilll anii Am.- Jaii v. Wipe, peel and cut up a bundle of rhubarb; peel, core and ouarter three nounds of apples take the thin rind of half a dozen lemons, and put it iuto a preserving pan with one and one-half pint or two quarts of tittered water and the juioo of the lemons. Boil until reduced to a pulp Strain the juice through a napkin, pressing the fruit well. Weigh the juice, and allow one pound of loaf sugar to every pound of Juice. Boll up the juice, add the sugar, boil, skim well, and when it jelliea on the skimmer pour into pota, and tie down when cold. The jelly makes excellent sauce for puddings, and, when liked, can be colored with sumo cochineal, if it ia wanted of rodder color. The pulp, stewed down with loaf sugar, can lie used for children's or servant's jam puddings, or is very iiice put Iuto a gloss dish, covered with a custard, and garnished with push y, or witli sponge cakes, cut into alioea and fried lightly in liuttor. Oat Miii nut HttKAKrAsr. In the last IWa yeara the consumption of oat meal in this conn try has probably increased '.D fold. I'oopla dif. for so much in their likea ami dialikoa that w do not inaiat iikiii anybody eating oat meal hecucc somebody else does, hut the great growth of the (Hipularity ia beyond doubt, Oonerally tho Irish and Hootch meal have bean considered liest, but they sell comparatively high, and persons well acquainted wltn the sub ject say that Akron meal of Ohio la just aa good. Oat meal should be well cooked, Ai It is usually made a breakfaat dish, it may he soaked over night, and then boiled like mnsh for, say, half aiihour, while the other part of tho breakfaat is getting ready. No duubt It la mora wliotsome eaten plain, but the temptation to ueo various "dressings" generally cream and augar-- ia too strong for any except very linn health-seekers. But where these are eaten It should be, aa the frienda say, " in moderation.' Ohamiiu an a ItniiMKN. -A vast number of oranges are eaten by the Spaniards, it being, In fact, no uncommon thing for the children of a family to consume ten or a ilnteii oranges each, liefore breakfast, gathering them freab for thia purpose from the trees, Suuh wholesale 1 on sumption of what ia commonly looked upon aa a luxury, appears to have no unwholesome effect the system. On the contrary, the taail mouy of a late eminent physician authorises the use of fruit ripe, fresh and freely aa a trust worthy auxiliary in the treatment of ohronio dyspepsia. Whim xsmuiiillt Maura. The f Wiioim I'luirtnitrrutiml Juurmii says that the following recipe gives a aauoe closely resembling "Wol cnatersliire:" Viuegar, I lit allaptoe, pow dered, '.! drama; cloves, powdered, I dram; black Mpper, powdered, I dram; mustard, powdered, 'i 01.; ginger, powdered, I drain 1 sail, 3 oa. ; shallots, - o j augar, ft oa. 1 tamarinds, 4 01 1 sherry, I lit. ; curry powder, I on; cayenne, I dram. Mix all the ingredleuta togotner, sim mer them for an hour, end strain. A little brandy coloring may ba addod to darken the aauoe. A Cnr.Av. 10 Kr irn Knurr. IU.il half a pint of cream arid half a pint of milk with a bit of lemon eel; odd a few almond beaten to iite with a drop of iter and a hills augar. Take a teaapoonful of dry Hour, rub It smoothly down with a little cold milk and a few drops of orangs llower water; mix all together, and t.t it boll; let It remain till quite .old, and than arid a little lemon juioa. 1 iiisiiutl In preparing ohooolel for fam ily use, cut off about two I no hat of the oak to one quart of water ; stir it Ant in a lltll . old water till it la toft, then pour on the boiling wa ter. After it ha botled short lima, add a pint of milk; boil up ami serve, sweeten tu tawU.