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TUB mi."l hostile critic of the Roose
velt administration cannot but admit
that It lias made history. social s
well as political. It mtt aland apart as
the In which the I'lilted States be
came a. great Nation ethically more than
geographl-ally am! through its admission
Into the rounse's of tho other countries.
As history is reckoned in the dominion of
Vanity Fair, no other administration has
tin couiparao'e to the regime of the.
Roovelts and even a meager account
of their activities will fill more pages
than are occupied hy ten preceding ex
ecutives. Time trai when the dchut of
th daughter of the rre.si.lent of the
Vnlted Stales would have been relcgntod
to the catcptry of unimportant affairs
concerning only the United States. Now
a thrill of interest is felt In every country
ef the world. Though the occasion calls
for nothing except letters of congratula
tlon and probably a few sifts from per
sonal friend who are liisch in the cabinets
of foreign lands, the event will be noted
In courts and will figure In the chonieles
of foreign c.ipilals along with the doings,
of royalt.
The slender young sir! who stands so
luminously before the world Just now is
a typo or which every American may b
jroud. She is just W and two months
and Is young for debutantes a the hudrf
are Introduced nowadays. Hut the delight
of reigning a few montl as National
hMe was too nlltiricg for even such a
level-headed vou'ig woman as Mls.s Ethel
to forego.' She poss.-ssos the healthy de
sire of all nii ls to have a good time and
certainly a debut in the White House
offers a' tempting tli Id of operation, Laol
year si: decided attains! a collegiate
eoi:rs. and after finishing her academic
training at the Cathedral school she de
voted all her attention to the accomplish
ment.s necessary for Hie lnlle who would
shine in such a complex assembly as
Washington s ofTicial society. She is a
good musician, a clever conversationalist,
almost a genius with her brush and pen
and she can "make conversation" In three
tongues besides tlie vernacular. I'nltke
Mrs. Unisncrtli, Miss Ethel is fond of
books and hc has gathered a line library
during her years In the White House.
Books are the most welcome Rift that can
be offered and at? her friends have learned
this, she has added largely to her treas
ures. Her skill as a needlewoman is al
most National anil her pretty little fancy
articles have figured In church festivals
and gentlewomen's sales for the past live
years.
As a Lot cr or Sj-orls.
The President dories in his daughter's
prowess on iiorseVaek. Site is. after him
and her mother, the best rider in the
family. Mrs. Ixnii;wo:ih never really
cared for tho exercise and rode only in
a perfunctory way to please her father.
Mrs. Roosevelt has spent more than SO
years In the addie. as her husband's
companion, and of course she lias gained
her laurels ions ago. Young Theodore
will never be the daring horseman which
his father admires so intensely, and Ker
mit. though a line rider, prefers many
other amusements to plunging on tlery
steeds over fields or hurdles or in pursuit
of game. Miss Ethel has ridden since the
was able to sit on a horse and now site
could.easily carry off all manner of
prizes were she permitted to enter such
contests. She loves to ride with her
father and mother. Tier devotion to her
parents rather than to those of her own
age has been one of her most pronounced
and plenning characteristics. She spends
hours playing tennis when no better op
ponent can be pitted against the Fresi
dential skill. liut her father says that
no better opponent Is needed and he de
lights in winning a grime from his second
daughter. When the President played
his famous game with the Archbishop of
Canterbury as hi opponent. Miss Ethel
was an excited witness and iter observa
tions proved of such benefit to her father
that the archbishop demurred that he
could not have two against one. for It
NOTED HISTORIC FAKES AND FRAUDS
.some Most Ingenious Counterfeits Tliat Hare Deceived the Learned.
nw OUT 179 Karon Kempelen, of
J Hungary, began to astonish the
civilized world of Europe with his
chess player. This was apparently a
figure controlled by mechanical devices
and able, not wit hstamling the fact
that apparently no intelligence was
concerned In its movements and de
cisions, generally to beat its human
antagonists.
The cabinet connected with the au
tomaton appeared entirely too small
to contain a hidden operator. And yet
writes J. K. Springer in the Scientific
American, it did conceal a man who
was an expert chess player, lie was a
Polish patriot who bad lost both of his
legs perhaps in the recent war over
Poland. Tins man Woronsky by name
was an expert player. With him hid
den in the cabinet the rest was easy.
The career of George l'salmanazar.
as he called himself, was one of the
most astonishing on record. This man
was born in Switzerland or prance,
but during the time of his "fame"
claimed to be a native of the island of
Formosa. He had acquired a moderate
education, but seemed indisposed to
employ himself In any regular. occupa
tion. Instead he roamed over Eiirope.
serving with tlie Dutch and with tlie
Cerman army. At one time he pretended
to be an Irishman, at another an uncon
verted Japanese, at a third a converted
Japanese.
In the last capacity he deceived the
Colonel of a British regiment at Sluys.
The chaplain of tho resimcnt a man
named I nnes however, did not eem to
have been deceived, lie and Psalmanazar
proceeded to England and there began a
marvelous career. Psalmanazar masque
laded as a genuine native f Formosa
converted to Christianity. The clergy
received him with open arms. He had
an Interview with the Archbitohop of Can
terbury, who. however, was unable to
understand his litin. But then. who
would expect a l'onucan to sueuk Latin
with perfection?
He published an invented Kormosan
alphabet, together with forged examples
of the native language, accompanyuig
them with translations. Tlie Bishop of
lindon seems to have believed implicitly
i. his claim to know the language of
Formosa, for be cinployed Psalmanazar
to Iranslate the Church catechism info
It. Ho was kcnl to the Lniverei'sJ' of Ox
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was not a square deal. The distinguished
prelate sent Miss Ethel a set of books
on tennis as played in the British Isles,
Its history and various other interesting
details about the methods of famous play
ers. He likewise sent her a silver veil
pin. shaped as a miniature racket, a
treasure which Miss Ethel prizes above
all other brooches.
Ball or a Reception ?
But that Miss Ethel Roosevelt Is a
handsome, well-equipped young girl, who
would make her mark In the social world
even without the prestige of a White
House environment, is universally con
ceded. Interest centers In the plan for
the debut party and great Is trie longing
of everyone socially inclined, young, old
and middle-aged, to be included in the
guest list on that occasion. For some
reason social experts have decided that
as Miss Alice Roosevelt was presented
at a ball, so the second daughter must
expect the same brilliant fete. But con
ditions differ widely from those when
Mrs. Longworth made her bow. Mrs.
Roosevelt was comparatively new- to her
high position and her circle of friends
was more circumscribed. Then Mrs.
Longworth possessed much independence
ford to finish his education. There he is
said to have employed his waking hours
in an Idle way. but to have loft a candle
burning while ho slept to bear witness
of his zeal in scholastic pursuits. He
wrote a treatise upon Formosa in Latin.
When this was translated into English
It had a very large success.
To corroborate his claim of being a
native Kormosan he would eat raw meat,
roots and herbs. He was lionized, and
was Immensely successful. Although he
carried on the deception with the great
est Ingenuity, deceiving great and small
he tripped at last. In an unwary moment
he Joined with some one in exploiting a
"white Kormosan ware." This led to his
downfall. Detection being Imminent, he
confessed. This is one account. An
other has It that he became conscience
stricken anJ voluntarily withdrew from
the public gaze.
A self-educated man of humble origin
of the name of Vraln Lucas, ignorant of
both Greek and I Ait in. became the perpe
trator of a fraud involving the prepara
tion of 27,uj0-odd forged documents, many
of them purporting to be letters written
by celebrated historical personages. Al
though written in French, they purported
to be letters from Sappho, Thales. Dante,
Petrarch, Julius Caesar. Alexander the
Great, St. Luke, Shakespeare, Lazarus,
Newton, Pascal. Cleopatra and others.
M. Chaslcs. the great mathematician,
was apparently ready to believe that ail
the ancients were proficient in this lan
guage, for he was completely fooled by
Lucas. In 1S67. among other documents,
Lucas communicated to the Academie
through Chaslcs two letters and four
notes purporting to have been written by
the celebrated French mathematician and
thinker. Blaise Pascal lfc3-UW2). If
these letters had been genuine they would
have proved him to have anticipated
Newton (1642-1727) in his great discovery
of the law of gravitation. Chaslcs was
attacked, but stood his ground, even pro
ducing other letters to bear him out
from Pascal to the boy Newton. The dis
pusxion lastel for two years. In 1SS9 the
academie made an official declaration in
favor of the genuineness of the letters.
France went wild. The people in the
street cheered the name of Pascal.
But shortly afterward an official of the
observatory pointed out that 16 of the
Pascal letters were to be found in 8a
verien's "History of Modern Philoso
phers." which had appeared a century
before. But SI. Chaslcs claimed that
of character as well as an income of her
own to execute her own plans. Miss
Ethel is more amenable and the wishes
of her parents have always been para
mount. A ball seems the proper func
tion but people shudder at the thought
of the Pandora box of ills which could
spring from sucli an entertainment. Mrs.
Roosevelt hitherto has displayed marked
Independence wlien it comes to planning
her private amenities. She has drawn
a rigid line between the obligations
of the President's wife and those
of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. But Just
now much depends on' the next
administration, if it be Republican,
coming Into power unencumbered
bv all unnecessary acrimony. So the de
cision is a ball for Miss Ethel if the
Taft campaign fails, and a large after
noon reception If the Republicans con
tinue In power. The afternoon reception
could embrace everybody who is anybody
at ail and no one with a grievance. Of
course it could mean only a tedious, dry
affair for the bud. but she will have
abundant opportunities to enjoy herself
at dancing parties. For reasons easily
understood there will be no announce
ment of Mrs. Roosevelt's plans until after
the Presidential election. Then the date,
the form and all the details will be given
Saverien had used them without ac
knowledging his source. And so It went.
But Le Verrier demolished the whole
fabric of the fraud. . Lucas was finally
brought to trial, convicted and sent to
prison for two years. He had realized
about fio.OOO from his activities.
Simonidcs was a past master in the art
of literary forgery. His performances
belong to approximately the same period,
but were accomplished on different soil.
His greatest achievement was the forgery
of a history of ancient Egypt, written in
Greek by Urantos. This he proposed to
sell to the Germans for a great sum. In
order to understand Just what a marvel
ous piece of work he produced it will be
necessary to understand some of the dif
ficulties. He undertook to produce a
palimpsest that is, an old parchment
manuscript which had been used again
for a more modern work.
He took a nianucsript of about the
twelfth century and wrote his history an
the same parchment. As this new writ
ing was to masquerade as the older, -he
had to avoid getting a single line of the
new upon any part of the old. This re
quired wonderful care, as there was
really but very litfle space. In addition
he had to make the Greek letters he used
agree with the style of the century they
were supposed to represent. Of course,
the history itself and the character of
the language had to correspond with the
snnnosed rjerlod of composition. As Pro
fessor Max Muller -tolls us, he followed
Bunsen's "Egypt" and Lepslus'a "Chro
nology." And so the finished fraud cap
tivated Lepsius, great scholar that he
was, for tlie dates were all correct that
was plain to be seen!
However, the manuscript had to under
go a very searching investigation which
Included chemical and microscopic tests.
Dindorf. the great classic editor, was to
edit it for "publication, and the Clarendon
Press of Oxford was to publish first speci
mens. In fact, the fraud had' almost been
accomplished when unfavorable news
began to be received in Germany-probably
accounts of Simonldes" previous
doings. At any rate, a re-examination
was made and Inconsistencies In con
nection with the Greek letter M were
found. In addition a single passage was
discovered where the supposed older Ink
was in reality seen to have ran across
the twelfth century writing. This was
conclusive.
One of the most astonishing examples
of genius devoting itself to fongery was
to the waiting world. Meantime society
must be content to judge which way the
wind blows by straws which will drift
from the Presidential mansion.
Just Enjoying Herself.
In the interim, the young girl about,
whose formal debut so much of state
revolves. Is enjoying herself just as
sweet 17 does In every part of the coun
try. She has confided to some friends
that a ball in the Bast room is on the
programme for the Winter, but whether
this ball will be tlie occasion of the
debut or after, is the question of the
hour. The younger set Is satisfied that a
dance is on the programme and they will
not cavil over its object. Dancing parties
in the White House that Is, genuine old
fashioned balls have not been numerous
In the memory of the present generation.
Mrs. Longworth's debut ball was the
most recent and it was rather a staid
affair In which the beaux outnumbered
the belles four to one. This condition
grew out of Mrs. Roosevelt's natural
modesty and reticence. She had heard
for ten years the wails of Washington
women about the scarcity of dancing
men and the impossibility of getting up
such a function to prove really enjoy
able to the girls. The mistress of the
that of the Italian Bastianini. Born In
1830 In the midst of aDject poverty, he
had. properly speaking, no systematic
education, either literary or artistic. But
he had real genius. An antiquarian of
the name of Freppa employed him for
2 francs a day to produce "antiques"
which might be sold at a good profit. So
this became Bastlaninl's life work the
production of forgeries.
One of the most celebrated works is
the bust of Savonarola. Convinced that
here was a real 15th century bust, two
public-spirited gentlemen collected 10,000
francs and purchased It from Freppa to
prevent its sale and exportation. One
critic, Dupre. declared that be must as
sign It to Michelangelo for its force and
to Robbia for the exquteltencss of its
treatment, regarding it .as a wonderfully
beautiful work of art. Sir Frederick
Leighton. the noted English painter, hav
ing received a photograph, placed it,
"like a sacred image, at the head of his
bed." It Is said that the Grand Duchess
Marie of Russia and Lippart seriously
thought of building a temple to house
this wonderful bit of art. But notwith
standing - the plaudits of those who
"knew," the bust was a fake.
Rumors having become current that
the piece of terra cotta was not what it
purported to be. one of the purchasers
abruptly demanded of Bastianini one day
at his workshop whether he was the cre
ator of the bust, and he admitted that
he was. But this was not the only great
"success" of Bastianini. A terra cotta
bust of Benevieni, a 16th century poet
of Florence, was "regarded as a contem
porary work of art. and purchased by
the Louvre for 13.000 francs, and installed
in. a room containing work of Michel
angelo himself. But it was a fake
The Louvre in Paris is both the largest
and finest collection of examples of art
that exists anywhere in the world, and
vet this great museum of art has been
made within recent years the victim of a
.. 1 nf fnrtrfrv There VflS SUD-
Birmme, fit'-c v.
mitted to its inspection and approval a
wonderful example of the goldsmith's
art. This was claimed to be the tiara of
Saitapharnes and to have been dug up
in Southern Russia. The LouvTe paid
4000 for the headpiece.
Henri Rochefort. the noted editor of
L'Intransieant, branded the headpiece
as a forgery. It is possible that he did
not act entirely Independently, although
he is an expert in art matters. To sup
port the allegation of fraud, there was
brought to Paris a certain M. Koukhojov
ski. a goldsmith of Odessa. Arrived In
Parts, he demonstrated that he could in
deed execute work the equal of the tiara.
Tlie upshot of It all seems to be that the
tiara was partly genuine, but otherwise
the work of the accomplished M. Kouk
hojovski. .
White House in making up her list.
i a ti,na. mm-, iwn thn erirls.
thinking that by this means there would
be a balance of the sexes ana me gins,
including the heroine of the occasion,
would have partners and to spare. But
voung men do not get such a chance to
display their grace in terpslchore meas
ures every evening and naturally all who
could muster a dress suit appeared on
the eventful evening. All wished to dance
with Miss Alice and her dances were
halved and even quartered, as were the
numbers of every maiden on the floor.
President Arthur gave a small dance
for the 16-year-old friends of his
daughter, Nellie, but this was only
an informal function and not to be
ranked with Miss Alice's debut. Nellie
Grant, like Mrs. Longworth, was the
last bride, as well as the last bud, to
give a genuine ball. But even Miss
Grant's lacked some impressive fea
tures, for her parents were strict Meth
odists, and that sect does not regard
dancing with favor.
So on Miss Ethel falls the burden of
reviving traditions which began under
the vivacious Dolly Madison. In her
day the courtly James in embroidered
satin and velvet small clothes led the
Some Chemical Qualities of Our Daily Food
Simple Explanation of the Science of Being Fed and Suhstances the Body eeds.
HE , chemical substances of
which the body is composea
,- rv similar to those of the
foods that nourish it, since they are
made up of the same chemical eiemenu..
There are from 15 to 20 of these," says
a writer In the Housekeeper, "the most
abundant being oxygen, hydrogen, car
bon, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorous and
sulphur.
"These elements are so combined as to
form a great variety of compounds in
both body and food, the most important
being protein, fats, carbohydrates, mirf
eral matters and water. The functions
of these compounds in food are to build
and repair the various tissues of the
body and supply it with heat and mus
cular energy. The refuse and water in
them are non-nutrient, but form a very
large per cent in many of them.
"Water contributes over 60 per cent to
the weight of the average man, and is
an important constituent, therefore, of
our food, though it cannot ' be burned
and hence does not yield energy.
"The protein compounds- (albuminoids,
gelatinoids and extractives) include Che
principal nitrogenous compounds and
form about 18 per cent of the weight
of the body, being the building materials
that make up and repair tlie framework,
and also rendering service as fuel.
"The good caterer will furnish protein,
therefore, in the shape of meat. fish,
eggs and dairy products, also in dried
legumes as beans and peas and the
cereals. The protein In meats varies
greatly; it is much more abundant in
beef, veal and mutton than in pork and
fish, and in cereals it is more abundant
In oats and the least abundant in rye
and buckwheat.
"The albuminoids (white of egg. lean
of meat, curd of milk and gluten of,
wheat, etc.) and gelatinoids, classed to
gether as proteids, are most important
constituents of our food, as they are the
basis of bone, muscle and other tissues
and also yield energy.
"The extractives, which are the prin
cipal ingredieats of meat extracts, beef
tea and so forth, contain nitrogen, and
although they neither build tissues nor
furnish energy are valuable because they
act as stimulants and appetizers. The
craving for meat is perhaps due in part
to a desire for these extractives.
"The fats furnish about la per rent
of the weight of an average rnn. though
overfed people with little exercise are
catilllon or went through tile mazes
of Sir Roger de Coverly with every
pretty belle who bloomed on the social
stage. Everybody danced in those days
and long after, but for the past 25
years the heads of the Nation have
looked on tripping the measures as
frivolous, unmanly exercise. President
Roosevelt likes to dance, and he es
sayed a few small dances for his family
or friends. But he grew disheartened
over the criticism of the general pub
lic, and he has renounced it until the
time when he can envelop his amuse
ments under the privacy of retired life.
Where Biplomacy Figures.
An interesting theme will be found
in the contemporaneous buds who will
make their bow if not on the same
day at least at a respectful distance
from Miss Ethel. All those whose orbit
is comprehended In the same social
circle or who enjoy Presidential favor
will be insured prestige and some no
table entertainment. There is Miss
Ethel's . friend, Miss Carrie Louise
Munn, daughter of Mrs. Charles E.
Munn. of Chicago, a granddaughter of
the great Armour, whom indiscreet
liable to grow fatter. But the tendency
to fatness or leanness is more or less a
question of personal idiosyncrasy, or
some other little understood factor, and
is not decided by food and exercise
alone.
"About nine-tenths of this element,
which furnishes most of the fuel for
the habitation of the soul, is also ob
tained from the animal foods Including
cream, butter and eggs as well as nuts,
oils, oatmeal and maize, but the fuel
value varies within wide limits, being
greatest In those materials which con
tain the most fat and the least water.
"The carbohydrates form only a very
small proportion of the body tissues
less than 1 per cent of weight but they
are Important because they are an
abundant source of energy and easily
digested. They play their part as fuel
also, as they include the starch of
bread and potatoes, and sugars, which
are changed to fat in the body and
stored as such.
"So the enlightened caterer will add to
her menu good, sweet bread, crisp, well
washed vegetables and fruits, sugar,
molasses, honey and so forth. But the
energy latent in the food must be de
veloped by its consumption In the body,
and the process is something like the
burning of coal in the heaters of your
houses, air must be furnished to supply
oxygen; so the good housewife will
see to it that the atmosphere of her
dining-room is refreshed from God's free
air.
"Mineral matters, though yielding lit
tle energy and forming only 5 or 6 per
cent of the weight, are yet indispensable
to the body, for they are the mineral
basis of the bones and teeth, and are
present also-in other tissues, and in so
lution are in the fluids as well. They in
clude phosphate of lime, potassium, so
dium, magnesium and iron, and are
necessary to life. But the housewife
cannot go far astray in the provision of
this element, as it is present in all the
ordinary articles of food.
'Now we have been, considering food
as "a source of heat and muscular
power, but there Is no doubt that Intel
lectual activity also is dependent upon
Its consumption: Just what substance
and what quantities of them is required
to produce brain and nerve force the
physiological chemist has yet not de-
"The cooking of food has much to do
with its nutritive value, thoueh. and
given the same material, two cooks may
friends have mentioned as likely to he-
, ...imnl chum. MisS
I come nt-Mit incii -
Martha Baeon. daughter- of the lirst
Assistant Secretary ot cmic.
Bacon, will make her bow, and t ie
event is considered second only in im
portance to tho Presidential fete. The
Baroness Ellzabetn von rtoso,
ter of the Russian Ambassador, will see
Washington society for the first time
this Winter. Her coming out is a mat
ter of congratulation for Miss Ethel,
for It Insures entertaining from the
Diplomatic Corps, which would not be
in good taste ror the rresiaeni un.uS.,
ter exclusively. Tho foreigners are
careful not to obtrude on one who
shows such decided objection to inter
national marriage or to the exploita
tion of foreign notabilities as Presi
dent Roosevelt has. The young Rus
sian, however, will be the object of
marked attention Irom ail ner tarner
colleagues and what more natural than
to includ Miss iitnei aa neroine in a.n
these functions.
-w:... A ll.a ruvlvafl imilSMial Attention
from some of the Ambassadors so much.
Indeed, that the state department sug
gested that It would bo wiser If she were
to accept less, especially when it led
to international complications. Her friend
ship for the brilliant young Countess Cas
slnl, niece of the Russian Ambassador,
at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese
conflict, iea to me uiipicmivo a.u.ui
British, and the Japanese sympathizers
that the President personally leaned to
the Russian side. Since the abrupt ending
of that friendship, the presidential fam
ily has been very formal in Its intercourse
with the corps. Some predict that few
of the diplomats win hkihc .
Ethel's fete, and only those who like
Viscount de Chambrun, brother-in-law- of
Mr. Iongworth, have the claim of ties of
kinship or long friendship.
AVIU Be Kept Busy.
But without the fetes which will be '
given by the official families of the
diplomats. Miss Ethel needs all her ro
bust health to face the ordeal which will
be hers after the debut. Some of the
most costly balls In the annals of social
history were given in honor of Miss Alice
Roosevelt. There was the famous cotil
lion given by Lieutenant Stirling Clarke,
stepson of the late Bishop Potter, which
cost $75,001). Tlie favors were all gold and
Jeweled ornaments and the supper was
prepared by chefs In New York and con
veyed to tne iew wnaiu ev.
11 rt..f-rtfo.-n fmcKts were
li aula. jin ne
brought on sp'ecial trains at the host s
expense. Mrs. ueorge wesuugnuuao s'
the most elaborately planned dinner
dance Washington lias ever seen In honor
of Miss Alice Roosevelt. Miss Ethel's
reign in the White House will be too
brief to admit such gorgeous fetes, but al
ready she has received a bewildering as
sortment of invitations to balls, recep
tions and social events in every city of
the Union. She will nnd abundant occu
pation between seasons deciding on the
merits of every candidate for her favor.
Of all the characteristics which are
noted in the close and critical view which
Washington has taken these seven years
of the President's second daughter, one
of the most admirable is her loyalty to
her old friends and her Inclination to
choose them without regard to wealth or
station. Some of her most intimate
friends are girls of good, but not high
social rank, and without the attraction of
great riches. These girls, with whom she
has been associated at Saint John's Sun
day school, and in her classes at the Ca
'thedral school continue her close friends,
and they will most assuredly figure at
all the amenities where her choice ot
guests is paramount. She recently re
marked that of all the things which she
admired most in her father was that his
friends today are the same he gained at
Harvard and that though he acquired
many new ones, he never lost or gave up
the old comrades. "I Intend to be Just
: ,, n .1 H(a atatolv VOlin? C i T 1 .
IIH0 Ulll, wiu "
who will soon be the National toast, the
supreme belle from the Atlantio to the
Pacific, and the one whoso every act
will be praised or imitated throughout
feminine domain. (Copyright. 1908, by
Margaret B. Downing.)
achieve entirely different results; for
while the thoughtless one would prob
ably burn the meat and boil soggy po
tatoes that require twice the time that
mealy ones do to digest in her haste
to 'get it over,' the intelligent, consci
entious housekeeper would see that pots
and pans are clean, that the heat is
properly regulated, the process timed
correctly and the meal served in an at
tractive way.
"Daintiness in serving a meal has a
hygienic as well as an esthetic value,
for things which please the sense stim
ulate the flow of digestive juices and
aid assimilation; and 'we live not upon,
what we eat, but upon what we digest.'
"But the careful caterer must learn
to group her menus in a way that each
meal will supply all the elements of
which we have been talking in the prop
er proportion; otherwise a one-sided diet
may result that fails ot the necessary
balance. If a person consumes a large
amount of beef or mutton and little
vegetable food the diet will be too rich
In protein and poor in carbohydrates.
"Scrupulous neatness should always
be observed in' keeping and serving
food, for the sake of health as well as
decency. There is death in the refrig
erator sometimes when it looks quite
Innocent, for of all places on earth
cleanliness should permeate there.
"Pecuniary economy of food is al
ways entirely compatible with good
living when the cook knows her busi
ness The plain, substantial, standard
food materials, like the cheapest cuts
of meat and the ordinary vegetables,
are as digestible and nutritious as any
of the costlier materials; but tlie trou
ble Is that we endeavor to make our
diet suit our palate by paying lilsh,
prices for the raw material rather than
by the skillful cooking and tasteful
service that are in the reach of all,
rich or poor. ,
"Another loss, though a lesser one,
occurs In the preparation of fruits and
vegetables for cooking, in. which proc
ess the careless cook can easily cut so
deeply In paring them that quite a
large part of the edible portion Is lost.
Another source of waste is in the cook
ing itself, and boiling is the most
abused branch of all. Rapid boiling,
should always be avoided, for no addi
tional heat Is generated by the furious
ebullitions, and much of the aroma
and nutriment of the Immersed sub
stance is thus l06t."
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