The Sunday Oregonian., November 22, 1914, SECTION FIVE, Page 8, Image 64

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WENDOLYN, the lonely and love
I a less child of luxury In "The Poor
Little Rich Girl." the Eleanor
Bates play that Klaw & Erlanger are
presenting, does not like doctors. True,
her experience with them has been lim
ited decidedly.
She never has seen one that she Is
aware of. but she has heard about them,
and of what they do to people, so she
has decided, if extraordinary, ideas of
their manner and method. Therefore,
she is reserved when the family doctor
comes to her birthday party. The guests
at this party are men and women of
oclety. friends of Gwendolyn's father
and mother, for the child has no com
panions of her own agre. except Johnny
Blake, who lives in the country and
soes barefoot and he Is not real, only
make-believe.
Organ Grinder Becomes Friend.
Eer pleasantest companions on her
birthday are an old organ grinder,
whom she calls In from the street, and
a plumber, who Is at work in the house
that day. These two understand the
friendliness of the rich little g-irl and
sympathize with her. and show a com
radeship she had never before known,
for she is left wholly to governess and
teachers and servants who are deceitful
and cruel and hypocrites. But the or
gan grinder and the plumber are hu
man and humane, and Gwendolyn be
comes confidential with them. She tells
.them what her greatest ambition is.
She intends, after a while, when she
has grown, to become a laundress, for,
as she explains to the amused organ
grinder and plumber:
"Oh, they have such fun! I can see
them from my room. They run around
n the roofs and sing."
"Ifs a grand life," says the plumber
sarcastically.
Of course, Gwendolyn dances, for she
has a private instructor who comes to
her home, and so, at her pleading and
the "plumber's urging, the organ grind
er plays his organ in this magnificent
home, and the child is skipping gaily
when the servants discover her com
panions and order them out.
Girl Fears Doctors.
Before enterinar the room. tTiA A nv
tor hears Jane, the nurse, frightening
Gwendolyn with stories of what the
doctor will do to her unless she obeys
the servant. Jane Is scheming for a
mgm out ana wishes to be rid of her
METROPOLITAN OPERA BEGINS NEW
SEASON WITH CAST NEARLY WHOLE
Closing of Chicago Company Brings Services of Mr. WhiteMU to Appear in "Parsifal" "The Masked Ball"
hy Verdi, Is First Offering Century Players to Go to Chicago.
BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21 (Special.)
Before this article sees daylight
the Metropolitan Opera-House will
have opened, and there is absolutely no
doubt that the brilliancy will be as
pronounced as upon any other season.
The entire company will be on hand,
with- the notable exception of Dihn
Gilly, something which In Itself Is In
conceivable and which has taken hercu
lean powers on the part of the general
manager, Gatt! Casazza.
That the Metropolitan, with Its stu
pendous expense, has opened makes the
closing of the Boston and the Chicago
companies the more reprehensible and
ao far as the latter company is con
cerned, those involved do not seem in
clined to take the matter calmly. The
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charge. The doctor catches the child's
terrified protest. Going to her, he
says:
"Well, Gwendolyn, I see you do not
rememoer me.
Gwendolyn I I'm sorry, but I guess
I do not.
Doctor I was introduced-to you the
mgnt tne stork brought you.
Gwendolyn (apologetically) Well,
you see. I was so little.
Doctor (amused) That explains It,
of course. I gather from your conver
sation that you don't like doctors.
Gwendolyn I hate them.
Doctor Why, I don't think doctors
are so bad.
Gwendolyn Oh, yes, they are. They
give little girls nasty medicine, and
they're Just waiting around to cut out
my appendix and charge my father a
thousand dollars.
Gwendolyn has heard that this doc
tor rides hobbies. She has not been
told what that expression means. She
has imagined the doctor as actually
riding hobby horses. Her childish
fancies are visualized and appear real
when her parents and 'guests coming
from dinner discover Gwendolyn de
lirious. '
Jane has given her an overdose of
sleeping medicine and the child is rav
ing in illness. For 12 hours her parents
and the doctor labor to restore her to
consciousness 'and fight off death, all
the while listening to her wanderings,
which disclose all her little sorrows
and griefs and longings. They discover
how friendless she has been, how
harshly she has been treated by her
attendants, how she yearned for play
mates and the country and for a boy
like Johnny Blake and a dog Rover.
At length the delirium begins to
pass, and consciousness dawns upon the
child. She hears the doctor say: "I'll
pull you through." and he draws her
through a window into Robin Hood's
barn, where the hobby horses are go
ing around, and saves her from her
governess, the snake in the grass. Then
Gwendolyn and her father and mother
and the doctor and her puffy bear that
has been alive and her best friend,
mount the hobbies and ride to safety,
which Is Gwendolyn's recovery, and she
awakens in her own room with her
dearest wishes realized. Her father is
at one side of her bed, holding her
hand; her mother kneels at the other
Bide, singing to her as she had dreamed
that some mothers did, and she learns
that her father is going to give up
Wall street and her mother to quit so
ciety, and that they are going to the
closing of the Chicago company, how
ever, made It possible for the Metro
politan Opera Company to secure the
services of Clarence Whitehlll, probably
the most noted Wagnerian singer
among the Americans.
Mr. Whitehlll will make his first ap
pearance at the Metropolitan on
Thanksgiving day. when "Parsifal" will
be sung. This -is a case where history
repeats Itself and wherein lies an In
teresting story. Whitehlll was for one
season a member of the Metropolitan
Opera Company during the season
when Gatti-Casazza and Dippel were
Joint managers, and -when the separa
tion came Whitehlll went to the Chi
cago company. V
The first performance of Whitehlll
at that time was as Amfortaa In "Parsi
fal," but at that time it made him un
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country to live henceforth foi-their
child.
The doctor prescribes a course "of
treatment for Gwendolyn,- based on his
hobbies, which are fresh air, sunshine,
sleep and wholesome food. It is: First
week The country. Take some ging
ham dresses with plenty of extra pieces
for patches. One dull garden hoe. A
bottle of ZVt per cent tincture of Iodine.
This is good for blackberry scratches.
Take every day one hour quiet driving
in the sun, also one hour napping. Mix
well with listening to birds.
Second week One hour every day
gathering flowers. One hour riding
fat pony. One hour sitting on grassy
bank while you fish. One hour chas
ing butterflies, assisted by one large,
good-natured, ordinary, long-haired
dog. One hour making mud pies.
Gwendolyn (interrupting) May I
really make mud pies? Oh, splendid!
Doctor Double the dose. Alternate
these doses with climbing hills, . hat
down back on strings. Tomboy yell
ing twice a day. with a Judicious
amount of going barefoot. I suggest
that you scuff in the dirt and wade in
the creek.
While Gwendolyn is delirious her
father's broker calls to discuss an im
portant transaction planned for the
coming day. The broker is conducted
to the room of illness, for the father
will not leave the child. Here the vis
itor is told that the father will not go
on with the deal.
Broker "1 don't think you fully
realize Just what this step means to
you."
Father '"Let me tell you something.
For 12 solid hours we've been fighting
here to shove back death back out of
this room. Some of us have to face
death before we learn what is precious
In life."
In her delirium Gwendolyn has been
afraid of the woman, almost a stranger,
who went around holding In front of
her a bonnet In which a terrible bee
was always buzzing. This woman was
Gwendolyn's- mother, of whom the child
had beard it said that she had the so
ciety bee in her bonnet, so this fantas
tic being pursued her and terrified her.
The mother in her distress and remorse
listening to Gwendolyn's . fear of the'
woman with the bee; announces that
she will cast it aside, and the child
realizes when she regains conscious
ness that her mother is rid of the bee.
To the mother on her knees beside her,
Gwendolyn says:
"O, mother, I'm so glad you got rid
of that society bee." ,
happy because he was one of the glor
ious figures of Bayreuth. where he was
much idolized, not only by the audi
ences, but also by the Wagner family,
and he had made a promise that he
would not sing la- the "Parsifal" per
formances. This promise it was not
possible to ' keep and when he found
this out he cabled repeatedly for a re
lease of the promise and In New York
It meant sing Amfortaa or nothing.
So unwillingly, and sad at heart for
the opera-house "he had loved and for
those who had loved him, be sang Am
fortas, but all the success and the
success was great did not compensate
him for what he felt to be his aliena
tion from the Wagner family and ac
tivities. And so it turned out: he was
not asked to sing in Bayreuth after
that, but there is little doubt that he
would have won his way back within
mo nexL tew seasons.
With Mme.-Fremstad gone, the Kun
dry will fall to Mme. Matzenauer, who
has been working steadily upon her
voice in the determination to turn It
from confalto Into soprano. Mme.
Matzenauer has not only the Kundry,
the Brunhildes and other heroic so
prano roles in mind, but she Ms con
quering the Isolde as well, having sung
all of these already, not all of them.
nowever, in new YoriL The title role
will be sung by Johannes Sembach, a
German tenor, who will make his first
appearance in America upon this oc
casion. . Carl Braun will sing Gurne
manz. Gorltz will sing Klingsor and
the usual cast will be heard in ' the
smaller roles, except for Mme. Schu
man, who will replace Bella Allen in
her "Parsifal" role as In the other'
parts. Alf red- Hertz will conduct.
The season is to open, or perhaps
one might better say. opened Monday,
November 16, with "The Masked Ball,"
by Verdi, with Mmes., Destinn, Hempel,
Matzenauer, MM. Caruso. Amato Roth
ler. Do Segurola and others under Tos
canini. "Lohengrin" will be sung
Wednesday night under Hertz, by Mme.
Gad ski, Mme. Ober,-MM.. Urlus, Braun.
Well and Middleton', who will make his
first operatic appearance as the-Jierald.
Arthur Middleton is one of the few con
cert and oratorio singers whom fate
throws into the greatest chance pos
sible for a singer to have.
The long (waited "Carmen" will
serve to bring forwart Geraldine Far
rar for the first time and for the first
time in her career In the title role. A
few years ago the same artist sang the
part of Mioaela. but It was obvious that
the 'title role was in her blood, as it
was a fact that she costumed and sang
it more like Carmen than like the sim
ple little girl from whom the gypsy
stole her lover. Mme. Alda will sing
Micaela: Miss Sparkes, Frasqulta;
Sophie Braslau, Mercedes, while Caruso
and Amato will sing the parts of Don
Jose and the Toreador.
Rosina Galll, the dancer who earned
the soubriquet of the "Italian Pav
lowa," when she was first presented In
this rcountrv with thu f . i u t
Company, will make her first appear-
miue wun tne Metropolitan- and it is
safe to promise the patrons more pleas
ure in the bfljletfl than tha, fr.avA a
for a long time at this house. Into the
iri ween aiso will come Der Rosen
kavalier," which will be sung Friday
night with practically the same cast
as before, except that Elizabeth Schu
mann will sing the part of Sophie in
place of Anna Case, and one of the
minor roles will be sung by a new ar
tist. Max Bloch. Alfred Hertz will con
duct.
SatUrdav a rttxrr, nnn MT Tl m
will be sung with Miss Borl as Mlmi
ana Maaamo Shumann as Musetta.
lhe Kodolf will be a new Italian
tenor, Luca Botta; Scotti will sing
Marcel; Tegani. a new Italian baritone,
will sing Schaunard and de Segurola
Colllne; Polacco will conduct. Prob
ably planning for the support of those
vu tuunut pay s a ticket, the Metro
politan Opera Company will open Its
popular performances immediately, be-
oaiuraay night with "Alda
with prices from 75 cents to 14.00.
The Cast Will ln.T,,r)a
Destinn and Metzennimi- tt , -
tincili. Amato. Dldur and Ri' ith
panini win conduct.
" a. up-
The Centunr nnr r-nn. t- ...
" SI wfc.xjr a in its
" io now i ork, after which
it will go to Chicago for an engage
ment of eight weeks. i .
ine company iropfi . nut m.
great assets and an all-around com
pany such as Is tn ha fminrf
European cities outside of the largest
in Dest opera-houses. The
aseeis are Helen Stanley and Florence
Macbeth, both nf vhnm r j
who have taken thl. ,
may ia intra in leading opera com
panies of the world. Miss Stanley has
gone on a concert tour, but will Join
the Century Company again in Chicago.
....it, miss macoecn nas just made a
sensational success In the roles of the
Doll and Antonia, both ln "Tales of
Hoffmann." Hers is pure be! canto
of the most finished type and she is
an unusually good actress:
Her next role with the Century com
pany will be Lucia, which will be the
production of the company here.
"Aida" has been enlisting those ex
cellent members who already have won
I heir spurs with this company Lois
Ewell. Gusta Bergman, Orville Har
rold, Morgan Kington and Kathleen
Howard. Henry Weldon and Graham
Narr, who have Just come to the com
pany this season, also are fine artists
and the conductors, Jacchia and Zuro,
have brought extraordinary results,
which, together with the directing hand
of Jacques Colni. the stage manager
who brought the Hamersleln success,
gives the Century Opera Company one
of the best and most pleasing organi
zations that have ever been sent out.
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There is no small degree of specu
lation concerning the presence of
Campaninl in America. He passed
hurriedly through New York on "his
way to Chicago. Some of the details
of his presence in this country are
explained by the fact that it was
Campaninl who made the engagements
with the artists Qf the company, and
several of these are suing him. He,
in turn, will probably hold the di
rectors of the Chicago Opera Company
responsible, as they certainly must be.
It is rumored quite decisively in
New York that he is planning to as
semble all these forces and open a
most attractive season of opera at yie
opera-house belonging to Oscar Ham
merstein on Lexington avenue and
thereby make this house useful for
something, which at least will save
it from the dead loss which it is now.
It is said also that Thomas Quinlan.
of Quinlan opera fame of London,
made Mr. Hammerstein an offer for the
house, but the American impresario
asked him $3000 monthly for the edi
fice and Mr. Quinlan did not see hie
way clear, which was probably what
Mr. Hammerstein wanted.
It Is stated officially that there has
never been a season when so many
successful plays were on the boards,
and it a fact that it is quite- as
difficult to get good seats at a mo
ment's notice as it has ever been, so
that it would seem as though New
York were not suffering so much in
its amusements as the companies
which go out on the road. We hear
stories of disaster and lack of Interest
on the part of . the public, but It Is
certain that In New York City the
theatrical and musical life Is at white
heat. -
So far the only tour which has
been . definitely cancelled Is. that of
Willy Burmester. the violinist, and so
far Busonf has not arrived and Harold
Bauer already, has filled several of
the dates for 'Which he was engaged.
How many more will be prevented
from coming later cannot, of course,
be stated at this moment, the great
est question of all being whether or
not Kreisler will come. .
. News is received in this country
stating that thegreat Dutch conduct
or Mengleberg is dead, ' having . met
with an accident In his own home. It
Is believed that he fell, either down a
Bight of stairs, or against an article
of furniture. All news which arrives
is difficiilt to get and It is surrounded
by uncertainty. - ' v-.
Faults of the Vonng.
Atchison Globe.
Otia of the DrlncinAl f-t n 1 1 nT1
pie find with the young is that they
are young.
Different Shades of Triumpnv'
Atchison Globe. .
Seme men triumph in spite of their
presu agents, and others because of
them. ' ' - i
TURKEY REARING EXPLAINED FROM
BIRTHDAY TO THANKSGIVING MEAL
Young Poults Need Great Care, but Breeding of Great American Bird Is Regarded as Most Profitable Branch
of Poultry Business and After First Few Weeks They Take Care-of Themselves.
BY TV IATOWIO.
THANKSGIVING day Is almost here
again and no other nation has
.-as many blessings, to be thankful
for as this great American Nation.
Peace is ours, prosperity is with us
and the whole country rejoices in the
bright outlook for the future.
Thanksgiving day is an American in
stitution and it is only fitting that the
turkey, the largest of American game
birds, indigenous to this country, and
now the largest and most profitable
of all domestic fowls, should be recog
nized as tne fitting emblem to grace
tne leading dish. The turkey Is the
largest of our domestic fowls and is
the only bird- that was found on the
North American continent by the ex
plorers that has been domesticated.
Governor Bradford, of Massachusetts,
was the first to proclaim a Thanksgiv
ing day.- While he did not suggest the
turKey as a fowl for the feast, it being
more plentiful than any other, the set
tlers chose the turkey for their din
ner. From that time until the present.
Thanksgiving has been observed in
many states. After 1784, Thanksgiving
day became National and it has been
observed ever since, and to those who
can afford it the turkey has been the
fowl that always has graced the table.
In Brown's "Races ef Domestic
Fowls" there is a supplementary note
saying that the Royal Librarian of the
Royal Palace of Madrid recently (in
iutt) discovered thai the turkey was
Introduced into Spain as early as 1500.
A Spanish adventurer discovered this
fowl on the coast of Sumana, north of
Venezuela, in 1499, and the next year
took it to Spain, along with such other
curiosities as parrots, monkeys and
bright-colored birds. Turkeys were
bred in great numbers by the Aztecs
and other nations of Mexico and Cen
tral America. On the east coast, the
bird was found as far south as the
mouth of the Orinoco and on the west
coast as far south as Peru.
Name la Source ef Wonder.
It has been a source of wonder why
this grand American bird bears this
barbarous name of an Asiatic country.
Referring to the old writers, not one
attributes the name to Turkey, yet all
agree that the bird is 'of American
origin. Some writers assert that the
name co.nes from the domineering hab
its of the bird.
Purvis says that at the time America
was discovered anything forolrn was
called Turkish: thus a merchant who
dealt in foreign goods was called a
Turkish merchant. In French the wild
turkey Is known as "Dlndon," which is
a corruption of d'Inde, in English "of
or rrom India."
The .first turkeys were sent to Eu
rope either in 1621 or 1524. William
Strickland, Sebastian Cabot's lieuten
ant. Bent home turkeys to his. family
n ttngland and s that family adonted
the -turkey as an emblem on their
crest. The turkey was valued so high
ly that - Archbishop Cranmer allowed
only one turkey cock to be served at
state dinners, and the serving of tur
key hens was' .forbidden, as they were
too valuable. About 1573 the turkey
nao come to be a popular bird In
England, and after that date they
were prized greatly for the feast at
Christmas.
The first turkeys eaten In France
were at the wedding of Charles XII
and Elizabeth- of Austria, 1576. The
King was so pleased' with them that
later he established a turkey ranch
and commenced to breed them, making
them famous at all the big feasts of
me country.
Original Bird of Tares Varieties. -
There were three varieties of tur
keys In America when- It was discov
ered. The bronze variety, a smaller
Mexican variety and another variety
couno tanner south, which lacked th
tuft of hair on the breast, but Instead
had a crest consisting of a slna-la row
of feathers on the head.
The wild turkey sUll is found In
various parts of the south and as far
norm as Pennsylvania and in soma
parts of the West. Reports say that
the turkeys from the West are the
largest and finest. The wild turkeys
travel In . flocks or herds. At night
they perch on the trees, seeking the
highest points which give them greater
security from attack. The turkey is
oi a -graceiui oira on the wing but
it is remarkable the swiftness he can
display when running. Insects, berries,
seeds and acorn 8 represent their diet.
As a rule, the wild turkey ts about
the size of the average mongrel turkey
found on farms, but is built more com
pactly, closer reatnered and appears
somewhat allnrmer though generally
heavier than domestic birds of the
same size.
.The Bronze turkey as bred ila la
oirwi aescenaani or tne wild fowl.
This variety has decreased somewhat
in size as wild ones weighing 60 pounds
are recorded. The Bronze turkey Is
the favorite in this country although
under domestication it apnears to hnvn
lost some of its vitality. To a great
extent, the domestic stock usually be
comes mongrellzed; except In Instances
wnere a variety is developed with dis
tinctive color and markings. Crosses
with wild stock in many instances at
intervals are made by many breeders.
In color, both the male and the female
are aliKe, except that the color tone
of the female is more sober.
Turkey Sale Aid Farmers.
Turkeys have been - the farmers'
friend for years. The yearly returns
derived from their sales proved suffi
cient to meet the certain running ex
penses of the farm. Turkey breeding
is considered more profitable on a small
scale than any other branch of the
poultry Industry. The cost of rearing
them is small. They eat tf.e waste
grain In the fields, many harmful seeds
and consume great numbers of grass
hoppers, worms ana insects.
In the New England states, the
turkey Industry Is ruined to a arreat
extent, due to the fatal disease "black
head" for which there seems to be no
cure, though the liberal feeding of
sour milk apparently checks it. This
disease has spread over the -entire
country with the exception of the
three Northwestern states.
In recent years, the numbers of
turkeys- have decreased rapidly and
many believe that the race is traveling
toward - extinction. The last census
showed a loss of 44 per cent as com-,
t 4 . , ' . t -
pared with the previous census and is
due In a large measure to the above
disease.
Some sections of the Northwest are
adapted practically to turkey raising
This is due. to a great extent, to the
absence of heavy dews at night which
is fatal to the young turkeys, as they
are somewhat delicate for the first
several weeks.
The habits of the domesticated
turkey, while undergoing some changes,
are Just as watchful aa in the wild
state.
The laying season occurs durinir th
Spring when there are plenty of grubs
ana worms in abundance. The hen will
lay aoout three clutches of eere-a If
disturbed whenever broodiness becomes
apparent and this averages from 25
to so eggs. The laying is done usually
in the morning.
Turkey Htn Are Best 91 others.
It always is preferable to mate a 2-
year-old cock with pullets or a cock
erel with 2-year-old hens. One service
of the gobbler is sufficient for each
setting of eggs. One male can take
care of 10 to 15 hens.
A turkey hen always is nreferahla
for hatching purposes, as they make
tne best mothers. The first two
clutches of eggs can be given to a
chicken hen and permit the turkey
hen to hatch . the last clutch. Care
should be exercised in selecting a cood
motherly hen, as, in one instance, the
chicken ben was so assiduous in her
care of her little turkeys that she was
calling them continually to eat. re
sulting eventually in their death due
to overfeeding. On the other hand
the turkey hen with hef brood will
take a few mouthfuls and then move
away. This is more like the nature
of the wild turkey and the nearer to
nature one can keep in rearing tur
keys, the better will be your success.
LJtUe turkeys enjoy voracious appe
tites and if allowed to will eat too
much. If allowed to hunt for. their
food they will do so leisurely, eating
and exercising at the same time.
Turkey eggs require four weeks to
hatch. The young turkeys should be
left In the nest from 24 to 36 hours
after they are hatched. The first feed
snould consist of hard-boiled exg
chopped fine with stale breadcrumbs
added. It is well to feed the mother
separately. This system of feeding
snouia continue for two weeks.
Another good feed is curd made from
clabber milk, cottage cheese as some
call it, mixed with chopped lettuce
leaves or onion tops. After the first
two weeks, wheat and rolled oats can
be fed In the morning with eggs and
breadcrumbs - or rolled oata in the
evening. By the time they are 6 weeks
old. they can be fed grain only. They
should be fed every night, which will
accustom them to come home to roost-
Provide plenty of fresh water, charcoal
and grit at all times. Lice and over.
feeding are the chief causes of the
mortality tn little turkeys. Use Insect
powder freely and continue to do so
until the turkeys are too large to
handle.
There Is a flavor belonging to the
meat of- a range-fed or wild turkey
that cannot be found In one reared In
confinement or even in a barnyard, for,
necessarily, tne iooa cannot be so
greatly varied and the wild berries and
nuts, the seeds of the pine cones, the
beechnuts, hazel nuts, acorns, berries
and spicy seeds Impart a flavor not
to be excelled. Turkeys fed on these
are toothsome enough for the most
epicurean appetite. All that a free
range turkey may need, is a feed of
hard dry corn at night.
For turkeys on limited range, or on
range that may be bare of Insects, nuts
and berries, we may have to assist
nature and substitute for her fare the
best we can find, and undoubtedly
that Is good hard corn a year old, so
as to be thoroughly ripe and dry, for
tnera is sometning in new corn which
is apt to disagree with turkeys.
Turkeys that have not the advan
tages of freedom or the wild nuts and
spicy berries, can be successfully
fattened M a yard. Take two parts
of corn and one part of barley, tioak
over night and in the morning put. on
the stove to boil; let it cook slowly
until It begins to soften, then set aside
and cover until supper time, when it
will be cool enough to feed; give this
three times a day as much as the tur
keys will eat up in about 15 minutes,
then remove till next meal time. Add
a chopped onion at supper time as that
is a stimulant to the liver and the di
gestion. Fresh water must be kept
before them at all times'.
Boiling the corn removes whatever
It Is In the new corn that disagrees
with the turkeys.
In fattening turkeys begin by feed
ing the fattening food only once a ay
and gradually Increase. Do not fat
ten the turkeys that you Intend to use
as breeders, for the fat weakens the
organs of reproduction in both sexes
and the offspring will be weak and
small or the eggs will be infertile. In
many cases the cause of eggs not
Imtchlnc or the poults being- weakly is j
that the parents accidentally had been
fattened at Thanksgiving time and the
next Spring the epgs were weak.
When turkeys get sick from being
fed for market it shows usually a lack
In the constitution and Is often the re
sult of a slight attack of liver com
plaint which they had seemed to get
over early In their life. The best thing
would be to turn them out on the range
again or give them a dose of epsom
salts and then follow with 10 drops of
tincture of nux vomica in a pint of
drinking water. Then feed freely
with chopped onion, mixed with bran,
and fat them as soon as possible. Do .
not breed from those turkeys, even
though they may be perfectly well, as
they will not breed a vigorous consti
tution into their offspring.
Turkeys should be kept 24 hours
without food before killing. They may
have water, but no food; this Is to
empty their crop, gizzard and bowels
and prevent the food which should re
main in them from souring and giving
the whole carcass a bad flavor.
When killing turkeys stun with a
Isutiri, mow on uie oaca or the head
with a short club as It !s hung up by
, Its feet at a convenient height. As soon
as It Is stunned insert the knife In the
mouth and cut the veinr at the back of
the throat or at the side of the throat.
Then a heavy weight should be hoked
Into the nostril to hold tho bird steady.
Picking sould begin as soon as possible.
The tail feathers and those of the wins
feathers that are to be pulled should
be plucked first.
Some leave on the feathers of the
outer Joint of each wing and either cut
the Joint off before shipping or ship
with the wings on; usually they cut the
Joint onT. For most markets, however.
It Is better to pull all the feathers from
the wing at first. The breast should
be picked next, because there the skin
Is more tender, and then the body, fluff
and back. If only a few feathers are
taken at a time and care Is exercised
even a novice will not tear the skin.
When the feathers are off. the feet.
Shanks and head should be washed and
any blood or dirt washed from the body
and the carcass hung up In a cool place
to get the animal heal out. It Is not
a good plan to put In Ice water.
Turkeys for shipment are not drawn
and as they are not fed anything for
24 hours or more before killing, there
Is little food In the digestive apparatus.
They should be packed closely enough
so that they will not shift during ship
ment and not more than a dozen should
be placed In a box. Half a dozen Is
better.
Roasting Process Advised.
Remove all the feathers carefully.
Singe over a burning newspaper on top
of the stove and then draw It nicely by
first cutting the skin down and across
the back of the neck, so you can draw
the crop out, cut off the bead and tie
the neck close to the body by drawing
the skin over it. Rinse the inside of
the turkey out with several waters,
and. In the next to the last, mix a tea
spoonful of baking soda. Often the in
side of a fowl is sour, especially if it Is
not freshly killed
After washing, wipe the turkey dry
Inside and out with a clean cloth. Rub
the inside with some salt, then stuff the
breast and body with some "dressing
for fowls." Sew up the turkey with,
a strong thread and tie the legs and
wings to the body. Rub it over with a
little butter, sprinkle over some salt
and pepper, and dredge with a little
floor. PlARA It In -
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in a cup of boiling water and set in
ii. nasie tne turkey often, turn
ing U around occasionally so that every
part will be uniformly baked. A 15
pound turkey requires between three
and four hours to bake.
Bread Dressing Preferred.
Take n nnimil i. .- i ,
a .wo. w , cuu. 1-Ul 4 It
slices and pour cold water over It (not
warm, for that makes it heavy). Now
take U f a. hanifflll At - Km.
It hard and dry with both hands, plac
ing ii, as you go along, in another dish.
This process makes it light. When all
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through your fingers, add pepper, salt
(about a teaspoonf ul). and also a tea
spoonful each of powdered Summer
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cup of melted butter and a beaten egg.
a.uu wuin. iu6"cr murougQ'y, and it
o roauy iur dressing.
A littlA RhnnnA.1 hiimit. 1 n
dressing is considered by some au ini-
yruvemeni- oyster dressing is made
with the same ingredients as the above
with Ihfl AYConrinn 1. 1 1
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oysters slightly chopped and added to
ine rest.
Cranberry Saoee Is Essential.
To one nuart of nrDnh....! j , .
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cupfuls of sugar and a pint of water
Wash the berries previously, then put
them on the fire with
a covered saucepan. Let them 'simmer
ui.iu tmuuerry Dursts open; then
remove the cover of the saucepan add
the sugar and let them hr.ii on
without the cover. The cranberries
must never be stirred from the time
they are placed on the tire. This is an
unfailinir recine for n mr0 .n.n.
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preparation of cranberries.