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PREAKS IN FOOD
CONSUMPTION.
GUY tLLIOTT MITCHELL.
Consumers the Trorld tvor. anil not
liloiie lu the L'ultod States, as u.is or
ten lHen asserted ly inaKiit.no writ
ers are Tory fastidious In their seleo
lion of articles of diet. lYcullar as It
may seem, this selection Is not made
with the tlea of procuring wwuetum
w hich will please the palate or which
i nutritious. Imt inort with rcxard
to the effect upon the eye of the ol
lect soncht. Sometimes, too, there Is
a Llile-lHiuml conception of how a cer
tain food should be aud tunning can
lrek the nuWIc of this fancy. The
department of Agriculture, a year or
so ajro, found that the Enpllsh eo
pie would not purchase a consignment
f American sweet potatoes, the sole
complaint being, that while the tillers
were of pood color and satisfactory in
every other respect, they were sweet
in taste. The English conception of
bow a potato ought to taste was cer
tainly a compliment to Irlshm-n.
Butter, an article of food supposed
to le purchased for food reasons alone,
depends largely upon its flavor and
perhaps, still more upon Its color as to
Its quality when it conies to purchase.
With the fine fruit produced by hor
ticulturists through modern means
we find that attention has been paid
more to the color and shape of the
product even than to its quality. The
most productive of blackberries, while
the skin and t:e color Is inherentnot
derived Trom the fat. On the contrary,
in some European countries there Is a
preference for the darker-skinned
chickens. A curious preference, en
tirely unassoclatod with tastrs. Is the
color of ogs. While in liost.in brown
eggs sell lor a cent or two per Onsen
more than white eggs, the contr.iry Is
true in New York, ami if one or two
dirty eggs are visible the price Is still
lower. It is said that Chicago is bulls
criminating lu regard to the color of
eggs, but that Sau Eram-lsco prefers
nuiie oues.
I'loughittg as n Ureal Sport.
In the Minnesota Agricultural Col
lege they are applying the lesson that
Mark Twain s hero, loin hnwyer, had
Impressed upon himself on that Sat
urday morning when his aunt set li I tit
at work whitewashing I ho fence
that Is, that what one must do is
work, nud that play may bo tiirmvl
into work or work l...o play. At the
college a ploughing contest was re
cently held, and It lias been decided
to make such contest a permanent
part of the Held day sports.
In reporting the success of the com
petition In which the tlrst prlr , a sul
ky plow, was won by a freshman In
the school and the third prlte by a
senior, the Pioneer Tress of St. Taul,
advanced the theory that If, all the
The means chosen to create the new
era mre may be desert ImmI iy either of
the words, hybridisation or pollena
tlon. That - form of citrus which
grows farthest north Is a Japanese
shrub, citrus trlfollata. It nay be
seen In the I'ntted States as fur north
as Massachusetts. Its use Is only or
namental. Its fruit under favoring
conditions attains the slue of a wild
persimmon and is globular, tawney
and bitter. In ."span, Its home, the
fruit is converted Into a conserve.
Three trees of the citrus trlfolllata
grow In the grounds of the Popart
incut of Agriculture. Km h of them
Is about eighteen feet tall.
In the Fprlng when these trees are
in flower a botanist watches till tho
uutn exudes from the stigma. This
nergv now exiMMided In foot" ball and:",1" ,o1'" l!,m that the ovary of the
other school nn.l ooll, -co sitort .po "owcr Is ripening for the reception of
ge s
directed toward turning tho soil with
Egcs Coiored Kith Coffee.
In England, where brown eggs are
the favorite, dealers go so f.ir as t
color the shells of white egg with
cither strong coffee or some dye
stuff. New York likes a white butter
but Chicago an I Philadelphia a little
darker, while Washington d uund
deep yellow butter, and New Ora;
wants a color still darker C:a ,vi
ftnirftin How fir tttis iu o vnV
or" goes may bo taken Taku a V, - f vcsvV- VKW
stance In which a carwtd of ! .!.. ." v w twn
Intended for Yh, tvoa fc'-Jj w-w
to New York, and tSe bu-tvc cf. itU,K j1 y.V-. . 'A, .i.iwy '.vvaU
consigned to New York 5-? imvv s'- s;,.vt aoi-iv
Washington. The rvwtvr i- y.'i.Mn-'K' tjii,
place reinonstmtevl ;rvurjr tV vfw i', J .-l 'l : 'rwt hr yfitt v
claituitig the buuer tv Nc tv.v kUri iJt w6 ,-wf ,vW-. ;i -t
)v vK- W arvtNl.
it a strvng
W. lie rj!rvl to
'avt :xt t er.tr feet
the pollen and the conception of tho
fruit. Straightway be clips the stn-mens-those
delicate filaments, tine 11s
hairs, which extend themselves from
the heart of the flower, lie clips them
Naue at their end hang tiny mhU
the snthers-ln which the pollen, or
the germinal dust. Is held, (ioing to
tho orangery of the department lie
gathers the bursting anthers of tho
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OYSTER BLEACHWO IN FBESB WATER AND FANCY CONDENSED MILK CANS
large and beautiful, are, if anything,
inferior in flavor to the wild ones
found along the roadside. Red apples
are the leading favorites of this sort
of fruit An Instance of this is the
Ben Davis, one of the best sellers and
certainly the poorest eater
Artificially Colored Meats
Meat dealers" nave foond that corn
beef, cured ham and some salt meats
find a much more ready tale where, in
the process of curing, some saltpeter
Las been added to Impart a bright red
color. Sausages and other forms of
minced meat are frequently colored by
analine dyes, as are also the wrappers
of some sausage ana nam. inese 00
tain more ready sale in competition
with nncolored goods. Torterhouse
steak, the most expensive cut of beef
Is in high favor, whereas beef coming
from the neck, equally as nutritious
and as palatable, it is stated, i suit
ably prepared, Be' la at a much lower
price.
At this time of the year the high
liver who goes to the swell hotels and
restaurants and Las a particular kind
of game served him because it has a
peculiar "gamey" flavor and tender
ness, may not realize that such game
has, by order of the steward, been re
tained in storage until it has become
in reality partially decomposed. IU
the other too light, and that no custo
mer could be found for either. The
matter was adjusted only through the
reshipment of the consigumentj to tho
proper places.
Consumers, of course, are appealed
toin the selection of some foods
through the quantity of advertisln?
given to a particular product Instance
of this are found among the enormous
sale of breakfast and health foods
that are so widely advertised In news
paper and magazine. Years ago oat
meal was sold only by druggists and
kept by them merely for the sick; in
deed there was long a prejudice in
England against oatmeal as food for
human beings, although in Scotland it
was the staple food. Even in our
bread the consumer usually Insists up
on the pure snow-white bread that is
robbed of the most nutritious elenvnt
constituting the wheat grain.
Bleached-Out Oysters.
Your elders now are complaining
that they cannot get oysters with the
same flavor as they used to years
ago. Instead they seem to get a white
tasteless bivalve. It Is only made pal
atable through a drenching with vine
gar, horseradish or some other season
ing. The reason for this is that while
the oyster of to-day is the same as
that of years ago, the dealer. In order
to meet the consumer's desire for n
"pretty" oyster, has allowed the bl-
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FANCY FOREIQS
odor, If smelt before cooking, would
prevent many people from eating It.
Others do not know that when they
boast about the "fine lamb"' they ore
getting, the butcher Is serving them
with kid meat instead. Our people
hold in high favor certain products
with particular names attached to
them. Eor Instance, the amount of
"Canada" lamb sold here Is enormous.
This word has the same magic effect
uion lamb prices that the word "I'hll
fldelphia" has npon spring poultry or
that of "Long Island" upon fresh eggs.
The housewife, too, in many parts of
the country has a strong pr"'eren"e
for yellow-skluned chickens under the
assumption that fat lies beneath the
skin, although as a mtter of fact
chickens store very little fat next to
CHEESES
valve In shell to remH In for about
twenty-four hours In frcth water b -fore
opening It, thus causing th"
white appearance.
And so the gratification of tasf"
in these modern days is of minor con
sideration; the eltv-bri-d people want
somelhlng that appeals to the eye, ami
the dealer appreciates that In order
to catch the fancy of a customer It is
more Important to place a product in
a showy and convenient package,
than it is to furnish a wholesome or
well-flavored food.
Hodglns automobile ran away with
bis mother-in-law and scared her so
that she's been speechless ever since.
Hodglns considers the investment a
good one.
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Uy eiJt
wkle al n 4 t -'1 :nJ " Th con-
testae: wvre 'w! t ue staki-s In !
Uyia eut the -Un.t - In Judg:nc. KS
(tit n.ii,.iH" ,-.w,.i. ui'i'di mm
evennes" of the furrow, the evenniss
of the laud and tUe tnanncr in which
the weed were turned under, were nil
considered.
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A HARD V ORAMIE.
Crosslne the Florida Variety on the
Sturdy Japanese Species.
Botanists In the employ of the
Cnited States lepartment of Agricul
ture 1ioh to bring into being an orange
tree which will 1m as sturdy ns the np
pie tree; an orange tree that will not
perish in the chill of northern wiuter,
which in Ieecmber will lKnr its
wreaths of snow and In M.iv Its car-
lands of bloom, and which when sum
mer coiium will yield fruit as cood as
that sweetened and gilded In the south
sun. This may seem to l an un
natural proposition but It only seems.
No violence upon the laws of Nature
has loen or will be attempted. It is
simply an effort to make the citrus
tree from which Is obtained the sweet
table orange, as hardy and insensitive
to cold as the orange tree from which
is obtained the bitter uucdihle orange.
Hy crossing a citrus tree which grows
n the north and which Itears an un-
edible fruit with the citrus tree of the
south It is Bought to beget a plant in
which will be combined the good traits
of each.
Government botanists are confident
that the result of this citrus nmrflace
will be a scion that will grow and
fruit at a latitude midway N-tween the
northern limits of the sweet oranire
and the northern limits of the line of
growth of the unediblle orange. If
this should be there might l orange
groves in central Virginia, middle Ken
tucky, southern Indiana, southern Illi
nois, central Missouri nnd central
Kansas. Think of orange gardens
around the home in Norfolk, Klch
mond. Lynchburg. Iexington, Tuls
vllle, Cairo and perhaps In Cincin
nati. St. Louis, Jefferson City and
Kansas City.
In Kensington, Maryland, ono of
ashlngton's suburbs, there Is
group of pretty little cot
tago InhahltiM mostly by gov
eminent orrice holders. - here Is no inu
ulclpal gaslight lug or water supply sys
toil, nud to onset the hclicllt of the
health and pleasures derived front 1 1 v
lug near to nature, there Is some dls
comfort to those who are used to thes
city luxuries. One householder, of an
Inventive turn of mind, however, hits
mi-m ed to solve tl.e problem for lilm
self and neighbors. I lie party who
lived tiext door to I1I111 owned 11 ga
Hue cm; I lie. but lie had no deep well
from which to obtain n supplv of
water t lie government employe
deal whs fixed up h:;wicii ilieui hv
which the Inventive gelili wis to set
up nud Install the engine and ninnml
It with his pump, so i v a system of
piping, water could be ha I by ith
parties without the n'ssltv of I. and
pumping or a windmill.
I his system of water supply has
worked well - so well Indeed tliat the
piping has liccu 1m Id to n coin 1 o
ticlirhhnr even more distant, and the
well, Peing of ample carmeltv. now
uppllcM half a diivon families with
water. It Is ufiderstmxl that plans are
now Indng tH-rfcct.Ml y which th
casollne engine win be railed to do
loilMo duty. In the dnvtlme It will nil
the xvater tanks, while nt night It will
Ihi connected to nil electric eenern-
lor. and thus furnish current for light
ing the Immediate liclghtorhod. The
example net by this resident of Ken
sington If. Ill, I .,. followed I.V I-O OIMTJI.
for nlHiiit ten sas.ns nnd: tlon between residents of many rural
.1... ...! . 0 Am. - till I.. ft Ik I . . . . .
EXPERIMENTAL OR AVOE TREE.
Ivisirtnw'nt of Airrlcultur.
sweet ornnees snd sprinkles the sweet
orange pollen on the stigma of tho
bitter oranp'.
The polleimtlon of these tr-es lias
hccii 11 1 :i 1
each year
ter orange
S'U the i
table fruiu
the fruit of the little bit
has improved till this sea
auges will be fairly gisid
An Adopted English Kaight.
An Fngllshman xvh vl-dtcil New
York City a short time ago bad oc
casion to nsk an Irishman the direc
tion of a certain business house. This
son of Krlu happened to be going that
way. and offered to guide his Inquired
to the place. As they walked n'ong.
I'at, to 1m friendly. nskd:
"And xho might ye be?"
The Britisher drew himself up with
dignity nt:il replied:
"I nm the Honorable John Ken
neth Kdirerton of Ixmdon, Knight of
the Garter. Knight of the Bath.
Knight of St. John Knight of the
Gol len I'lei'ce. Knight of the ltoyal
Ieglon and of the Iron Cross. And
whom have I the honor of a Idrrss
lne?"
l'at, for a single Instant was lcwlld
ered with this ng list, but quick as
a wink, he threw forward bis chest,
and responded pompously :
"Oi am Pnthrlck Timothy Flnnnl
pan of Holioken. to-nolght. lahst
nolght. nolght hefo-ir bihst, noleht be
foor thiht. to-morrow nolght, the
nolght following and Ivvery othr
bloofly nolght of the wnke, lnclu ling
Sunday nolght, be gorra!"
Pnstnr TSpyort'tgc's tniV. "Th Ttnslao
AJranre," In mill ou aali atule ou lll.
Tt U tinflprstood tnat th Kmtnrky erop
pr'mlse mi miuioinl large vutput of pur
Cuban tubacca thli tuar.
Hciiieiueiiis. t opiratlVi telepliolies
nre now a success ntul co-operative
sewer, water nnd electric systeiiiH
should prove equally vaJuablo and
successful.
"Tell me honestly, d-arle. how could
these doughnuts be Improved?"
"By making tho holes a little larger."
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