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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1918)
Potatoes Feed the World Different Ages and Sizes of Tubers Demand Special Prepara tion and Aid in Keeping Body Tissues Alkaline Tito general iiho of potatoes In (tin average family mid lliu butler customs prevailing In many homos In preparing tho tubers for food nro based on wound economic nnil dietetic reason, nccordliiK lo xjiucImIIhIh of tho olllcu of homo economic of (ho United Htnte deiinrtinent of agriculture. . Potatoes nro easy lo cook III n viirloly of ways. From tlio point of vlnw of dlotollcM, (hoy furnluli starch In onu readily dlgoHtlblo form, conlnln mineral MilmlnnvoH of Importance to tho body, mid n fact Ichh generally known lend to iiniko (bo Uhhiioh mid Hfildn of lliu body itlkallno, ho counteracting tho tendency of men In, oggn, Hull mid llko food to create acid cotidltloiiH. Hlnco tfio body iIoum tin work bout when Its condition Ih cither nuutnil or Htlghtly ulkiillnc, polntnoH. Illio most vegetables, perform an Important function In tho dlot beside furnishing energy-producing matorlal. TIiIh Bcloiitltlc fact JiiNtlllcN tho custom that Ih provident In many families of nerving n Koodly supply of potatoes or other vogotublcH with each helping of meat. Potatoes, however, while u vnluablo addition to a mixed dlot, alonp aro not milted to meet tho needs of tho body because of their poverty In protelnH and fat. Of those latter Important elements protein la furnished In meats, oKU, tlxb, milk, beans mid similar foods, and fat In butter, bacon, tablo oIIh and tho fats mid oIIh used In cookery. Greater euro than commonly Im exercised should bo taken In peeling potatoes. Very often 20 per cent of tho potato Ih pared away. This results not only In thi- unMo of coiiNldornblo potato but also In tho loss of ono of tho most valuablo portions of tho tuber, Hlnco tho soluble mineral snltH ore present In tho material near tho skin, which should bo removed and thrown away. Those salts can bo preserved by a moro careful removal of tho skin, an by shallow paring or rubbing, mid iiIho by boiling or baking tho potatoeH In their JiickotH, Paling beforo boiling, however, may bo tho most desirable method of cooking potatoes, which through an unduo exposure to light may hnvo oc quired a bitter laHo, or those which havo been kept until lato In tho spring, since In thin way moro of tho disagreeable flavor In ellmlnntod. Such potatoes may also bo soaked beforo cooking. While tlKBo metliodH may bo desirable with potatoes xvhlch havo been exposed to llsdit, thoy result In tho Iohh at considerable food value without compensating advantages when applied to now or well-matured potatoeH. If such potiiiooH aro boiled after paring, they should bo dropped Into boiling water Instead of being placed on tho Htovo In cold water. Uy tho latter method there Ih twice tho Iohh of protein, or tlssuo-bulldlng clement, result ing from the former. Tho Iohh of mineral matter Ih about tho snmo by each method. There Ih no Iokh of starchy material In boiling uiiIchh portions of tho tuber break ofT. Practically the only Iohh when potntocs aro baked In their skins Is of tho water which escapes an Htemii. Tho moro or less common custom of pricking holes In tho skin of baked potatoeH or brenklng them Ih explained by tho fact that untfHH tho steam which Is formed Inside the Hkln Is allowed to escape It will chnngo back Into water and produco Hogglness. Potntoen which havo turned green and sprouting tubers hnvo present a considerable quantity of solanln, an acrid poIhoiiouh substnnco which, though not dangerous In tho quantities ordinarily mot with, Rives a disagreeable flavor. It Is best, therefore, to avoid such potatoes or to cut out green or tproutlng portions. Musical Notes. Some musicians havo sharp oyes and Hat feet. Of course, tho sharp eyes aro tho moro essential. Unless a fellow can 0 natural ho may play off key. Most any musician can pass a double bar without stopping If he Ih pressed for time. Itlll Shakespeare must have been at least a dub musician or bo couldn't havo written "Meas ure for Measure." Man Is llko a violin. Some body Is always stringing him. And ho Is also llko tho string soon broke. In a quilt attached to Its tall. Ono pigeon carried to Paris dispatches rep resenting IIOO.OOO francs In postage. Balloons and Pigeons Were Used to Carry Mail During Siege "of Paris in 1870-71 Although nlrplanes wero unknown In 1870, balloons played an Important part In tho siege of Paris, relates a writer In Now York- Evening World. So closely were, tho Prussian lines drawn ubout tho city that comiminlcn tlon with tho outsldo world was cut off. Tho military authorities called upon tho aeronaut Durouf to mako a balloon flight from Paris. Carrying 280 poundB of letters, ho made tho at tempt, nnd aftor n flight of threo hours landed at Kvrcaur, far beyond tho zono of Prussian control. A regular moll servlco was then established, and though many flights ended In disaster, It continued until tho surrender of tho city. It was In this! way that Gumbrot ta, tho statesman, made his escapo from Paris to Tours, whore, ho recruit ed a now army, which offered a des porato but vain resistance to tio In vaders. Tho balloon servlco was maintained throughout tho lnvosUnont, from Sep tember 23, 1870, to January 28, 1871. Letters to bo sent "par bablonmoto" wero written on very thin papor, 'and among tho most Interesting relics of tho slego nro tho letter Journals, In vented by Lo Petit Journal. Tho nowa of tho besieged pity was printed In very small typo on ono sldo of a thin letter sheet and tho other sldo of tho sheet was left blank for personal com-' munlcatlous. About a ecoro of Paris papers Issued theso novol shoots, and practically all lottors wero wrltt6n on them. Getting lottors Into tho beleaguered city presented a moro difficult problem, but this was partlaly solved by Bond ing carrier pigeons out with tho bal loons, Lottors and dispatches wero photographed nnd bo reduced that a single pigeon homing Its way to Paris often carried thousands of dispatcher Don't Turn Out Your Toes Or You'll Get Flat Feet; High Heels No Guaranteo "Doyou turn your toes out farther than necessary when you wnlk? A good many people do, asserts an ex pert, and there nro two reasons why tho practice Is a bad one for ono thing; it gives an awkward and affect ed gait, which may even bo n mincing gait If the habit Is very pronounced; for another thing, It Is npt to produco llatfoot, that unsightly and often pain ful disability. Ono hears a good deal about flat foot theso days, nnd It Is shocking how many otherwlso nblo and efllclent candidates for tho army havo to bo turned down by physical examiners boenuKO of this disability llatfoot. So much attention Is being paid to tho welfare of the foot now that llatfoot Is likely to bo far Unn prevalent In tho next generation, hut those who havo been fortunate enough to escape tho troublo so far In Hits generation should bo very careful not to let It como upon them. Tho common causes of (In I foot nro Improper shoes and faulty ways of walking or standing. Klntfoot will not bo prevented, an many women seem to fancy, by tho continuous wenrlng of high heels. Thero aro pooplo who wear beallcss tennis shoes all summer long without Injury to the arch of tho foot. It all depends on tho way ono steps. Barefoot people for tho most part walk with the toes pointing straight forward If anything a triflo Inward. Tho Indian always walks In this way so If you will note does tho barefoot lad In tho country. Tho toes In this method of walking got a Ann grip on tho ground and help to propel tho body forward. To avoid llatfoot wear supple, roomy shoes and tnko carp not to too out ex cessively. Mako all tho toes do their work In propelling tho body forward. Must Purchase Sugar Every 15 Days Instead of Weekly Approximately 20.000,000 pounds of sugar will bo saved per year by a now ruling of tho food administration which will prevent anyone from ob taining moro. than two pounds of su gar per month. Mnny people wero un consciously breaking tho regulations regarding tho distribution of sugar by purchasing their sugar on tho basis of one-half pound per capita per week. On this basis of four weeks to tho month thero would be only 48 weeks to tho year, or 830 days. This would leavo 29 days, or practically another month, during which sugar would bo consumed on a basis of two pounds per capita. With n population of 100, 000.000 peoplo this would requlro about an additional 200,000.000 pounds of sugar. Tho now regulation requires tho consumer to purchase his allot ment of sugar every flfteen days, or semi-monthly, rather than every week. May Find Priceless Tables With the Ancient Furniture There Is a tremendous demand to day for old mahogany or oak tables. If there aro any ldstorlc associations attached to theso tables they bring fabulous prices. There aro plenty of tables In tho country possessing real historic Interest, but nmio of them Is In tho least likely at tho moment to come on tho open market The tnblo on which Nnpoleon signed bis abdica tion may bo priceless. In England thero Is a mahogany tablo which, tra dition says, was washed up on tho coust of Clare after tho wreck of tho Spanish armada. Gives $1,432,374 for Belgians. For relief work In Belgium during tho ten months ending lost Juno SO, tho American lied Cross appropriated $l,-i:i2J7-l and It bns set nsldo $1,047. 325 for tho remainder of tho present year. Salt From Salt Lake. Tho Inhabitants of Palmyra get oil their salt by dipping buckets Into the neighboring salt lako and allowing the water to evaporate. NO NEW NOTE IN FALL MILLINERY GOOD . JOKES Worklno Friend Wife: Jinks was always complaining of his wife's memory'. "Sho can never ro momber anything," said ho. "It's aw ful." "My wlfo was Just as bad," said Brown, "till I found a capital rcclpo." "What was HI" asked Jinks eagerly. "Why," said Urown, "whenovor there's anything particular I want tho missus to remember I wrlto It on a slip of papor and gum It on tho looking glass." Jinks Is now n contented muu. Old Familiar Faces. i "Did you over I 0 I havo tho feeling tuat you hnvo met n person beforo and perhaps had an unpleasant ex perience In tho dim past?" "I oftou havo that feeling In hir ing a cook." . War Sharpened His Wits. Tommy (Just off train, with consid erable luggugo) Cabby, how much is It for mo to Lutchford? Cabby Two shillings, sir. Tommy How much for my luggugoT Cabby I'roe, sir, Tommy Tako tho luggage, I'll walk. In tho Making. Boarder This tea. Is very weak. Landlady I buy only tho best toa, Blr. Boarder Doubtless I It.s weakness Is wholly structural; I believe In Right Class. "So your friend tho baker has en listed. What part of tho service has ho Joined?" "I don't know, but I guess ho's gono with tho doughboys." v' Inconsistency. Patience Why do you look so dis paragingly at that man? Ho stood up for you at tho mooting tlio other night when you were being abused. Patrice Yes, I know ho did. But I camo up on tho somo irolley car with him tonight and ho wouldn't stand up for mo thero. A Sure Reminder. "Tho ladlos In tho days of chivalry may havo been flirts, but they woro In no danger of gottlng their dates mixed." "Why not?" "Because when they gavo thcli gloves as favors to knights It helped them to remember which fellows thoy bud on hand," New York. Thero Is nothing In mil linery today upon which ono can put tho linger and say that It Is definitely new, nssorts a leading authority. In looking over the collection, ono feels that n strong struggle goes on between tho fashion for trimmed hats and the fashion for untrlmmed ones. At a meeting of all tho milliner In America, which was held In New York last spring, there was a loud clamor for ornamentation In millinery. The moro mention of It brought forth the clapping of hands. Hoses were do sired, quills, feathers, fantasies, pieces of fur and Jeweled bandings In fact, anything and everything that would create something that has not existed for n half decado. The desire of tho French for severity and that of tho Americans for orna mentation nro shown, undoubtedly, In tho conflicting hats of this autumn. Since there Is no exclusive path of fashion In which nil should walk If Kupposo sho Is concerned about tho sluipo of her bat, and If sho Isn't sho should at once ta&o tho lesson of first aid to tho Ignorant. If her face de mands n wide brim, let her choose that shape, and she will find that each mil liner has mndo dt least threo hats to suit her fancy. There arc Irregular brims; there nro brims that slope upward on one sldo and downward on the other, with tho perilous sldo tip- of nu airplane when tho observer wishes to sco what Is happening below. The milliners take It for granted that every woman does not wish to conceu! the upper part of her face, even though fashion has gono to tho most extreme limit In that line, so thero are hats that roll straight away from a tight headband and spread out to astonishing proportions when they tnko the air. They are draped, or they are made exactly llko a nlco thick THE NEW HATS OBEY NO LAW, BUT SUIT ALL FACE8j (1) Adapted Anzac hat made of black satin and turned up at one side with a huge shell puff made of Nattier-blue ostrich strands. The collar Is made from squares of seal and beaver, which Is a new idea. (2) Shrapnel helmet of violet velvet, with sweeping willow effect In long ostrich flues of black and violet. (3) Cone-shaped Mexican hat of sapphire-blue velvet, with shirred crown and brim edged with a band of Russian squirrel. (4) Oblong walking hat In Imitation of the new service caps. It Is made of gray angora with a broad quill of Jet beads. With this goes a neckpiece of angora heavily embroidered in Jet they would bo In tho procession, there Is the moro genial, broad hlghwny, in which all types are Jostled and min gled and call themselves In tho fashion. All the hats of the hour arc on this broad highway, and that suits the majority. No matter what n woman chooses, sho has some master designer back of her choice. To begin with fabrics, sho may keep loyal to velvet, or she may dip into the caprice of the moment as It Is expressed by angora, braid or even serge. Sho may insist upon satin from now until next April, nnd sho may chooso It In any color that harmonizes or cor responds with her gown. She may feel Inclined to nvold felt, for It Is so little In tho picture. As for ornamentation, sho mny adopt It If sho likes the idea. If she prefers simplicity, sho has threo dozen or moro French hots at her disposal. SOME BAG AND HAT FASHIONS Metal Brocade, Chiffon Velvet and Beads In Favor Pheasant and Ostrich Feathers Used. Very lovely In saddlc-bng stylo are bags of metal brocade, and others are of chiffon velvet and tho brocade com bined. Velvet bogs, chiffon and brocaded velvet predominating, hung on metal frames, are a feature of fall fashion Importance. Pheasant feathers trim slightly brimmed turbans of velvet, tho feath ers wound about tho crown with ends placed toward tho front as well ns to ward tho bock. Tho all-over beaded bags aro an item of fashion not to bo overlooked this autumn. Theso nro In splendid color combinations, nnd modes for evening use ns well as daytlmo uso nro shown. Ostrich feathers In taupo trim a love ly velvet turban of tho saino color and ostrich feathers in rich shades of bluo and purplo nro usod respec tively on matching turbaus and on lurbans of black. cream pufT, with n bunch of foolish or daring little feathers coming out of the top, as though the cream wero oozing out. i Inspiration From the Anzacs. We like to trace our present fash ions to an immediate inspiration, to somo fantastic or picturesque source that Is a part and parcel of our pres ent struggle for existence. It suits our mood better than going back to tho dead and gone pert-onnges who probubly figure more gloriously in lit erature than they did In fact We hnto caps on women. There Is something of undying coquetry In the rolling, dashing, spirited headgear as against tho new street suit which is flecked with an insignia never before exploited by women the stars of serv ice, the Insignia of rank, the colored departmental bands. (Copyright, 191S, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) For Chiffon Blouse. . It Is moro or less of a problem al ways how to finish tho neck and sleeves of a chiffon or georgetto blouse niado at home. Just now tho flat neck finish Is more fashionable than any sort of collar on such a blouso nnd ono may pick up n ready-raado bit of neckwear to complete one's homo creation. A very good looking French blouso of polo ecru georgetto has a deep V neck opening nnd flow ing bell sleeves that fall midway be tween elbow nnd wrist. Bands of tho chiffon, shirred nt both edges over a flno cord, edgo neck nnd sleeves. Tho shirred bands are two Inches wide and tho shirring Is dono exquisitely with tiny, hand-Set stitches. For Business Wear. Blocked felt lints, it Is thought In somo quarters, will come In for a big portion of popularity next winter, for tho reason that so many women have gono Into business nnd nro dressing either In uniform or In very business llko clothes. Itcally the only hals that look well with these trig clothes aro thoso which are blocked.