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共 162 段- Another source of dampness in dwellings, as pointed out by E
- The city of Arequipa, Peru, is particularly liable to earthq
- Recently several inventors have introduced apparatus for sep
- Vegetable carbon employed in the form of charcoal or coke wa
- The material was introduced for filtration purposes some yea
- At the top of the soil pipe will be found the commonest of a
- Of course the remedy for this--the first remedy--is to put a
- The sinks in the basement have their waste pipes very freque
- In very cold weather it is equally desirable to close all cr
- It would not be out of place to explain the cause of draught
- “Hollands’ Patent Underfed Grate” (Hollands & Co., Stoke New
- Heating by gas is now growing in favour, and under favourabl
- In the Silber lamp the burner is a simple aggregation of con
- The Albo-carbon light, Fig. 59, (74 James Street, Westminste
- With regard to dining-room furniture, get a suite of some li
- (_a_) 1 Bell and 1 Press-button.--The simplest system is 1 b
- Only as _the last_ resource should a person run the risk of
- A writer in the _Field_ expresses himself thus:--The easiest
- Plums keep tolerably well, and some sorts, like that excelle
- (4) Take a leg of pork 16-18 lb.; rub in 1 oz. sal prunelle
- Cucumbers.--Cut them small and unripe; make an incision at t
- Apple Marmalade.--(_a_) Peel, core, and thinly slice, good c
- Lemon Peel, Candied.--Cut the lemons into quarters lengthwis
- Quince Marmalade.--Peel the quinces, quarter them, and remov
- As fast as brought in, the milk should be run through a hair
- In Gruyère cheese are found long cells constricted in the mi
- A great mistake is sometimes made in ventilating cellars. Th
- In the preparation of syrup it is of great importance to emp
- _Brandy._--Grind to coarse powder 3 lb. gentian root, 2 lb.
- (_d_) 1¼ oz. essence of maraschino, 1½ dr. essence of rose,
- _Bucellas._--Press the pulp and juice out of 30 lb. Lisbon g
- _Greengage Wine._--Take 40 qt. ripe greengage plums, stone t
- _Summer Drinks._--(_a_) Cold tea flavoured with sliced lemon
- _Brandy Snaps._--(_a_) Rub ¼ lb. butter into ½ lb. flour, ad
- _Queen’s Gingerbread._--Take 2 lb. honey, 1¾ lb. moist sugar
- The dampers are metal plates which slide through suitable sl
- With the old-fashioned open ranges there is a common complai
- An extensive catalogue might here be given of the various ap
- (_d_) Take about 3 lb. shin of beef, seeing that the butcher
- _Clear Soup (Consommé)._--Order in 7 lb. shin of beef (the b
- (_b_) Minestrone.--Take equal quantities marrowfat peas and
- (_b_) Take a piece of fresh silverside of beef weighing 6 lb
- _Frying._--(_a_) No way is more successful for cooking the c
- _Chub_ (Chabot). Roast.--Scale, wash, and remove the gills,
- _Gurnet_ (Rouget, grondin). Baked.--Take some fine breadcrum
- Fillets.--Split 2 mackerel, remove the bone, cut off the hea
- Carbonade.--Slices of pike, neatly cut and cleared of skin a
- _Scallops_ (Pitoncles).--Scallops are to be obtained during
- À la Normande.--In every respect an admirable dish. Take a n
- A la Macédoine.--Cut some rump steak in slices a little more
- Steak (_a_). À la Bordelaise.--Take a rib of beef, remove th
- (_d_) Chop the bones of the meat and let them simmer 3-4 hou
- Saddle of Lamb, venison fashion.--Hang a saddle of lamb as l
- (_c_) Cut some thin slices of streaky bacon, cut off the rin
- Jelly.--(_a_) Add to 2 feet 1½ pint water, and boil them for
- (_c_) Butter a stewpan or good-sized saucepan thickly, line
- You now grasp the fowl with the left hand, and inserting the
- Broiled.--Cut off the pinions and legs and tuck the thighs i
- Stewed à la Provençale.--Cut off the feet and heads of the b
- Braised.--Truss the turkey as for boiling; stuff it with tru
- _Beetroot._--Baked.--Wash, but be careful not to cut them; p
- (_d_) Balls.--Take ½ doz. potatoes, boil them, pass them thr
- _Cucumber_ (de Concombre).--Pare off the rind of a good-size
- _Apple Cream Cake._--Rub 1 oz. butter into ¾ lb. flour, and
- _Blancmange._--Take 6 bitter almonds and 8-9 oz. sweet almon
- _Claret Jelly._--1 bottle of claret, the juice and rind of 1
- _Fruit Pudding._--May be made of fruit of all kinds, fresh o
- (_b_) ½ lb. best flour, 6 oz. loaf sugar, ¼ lb. butter. Rub
- _Nesselrode Pudding._--Blanch about 35 large chestnuts, then
- _Plum Tart._--Stone some plums and stew them for an hour, wi
- _Rice, Savoury._--Rice is not so much used in England as it
- _Treacle Pudding._-½ lb. flour, 1 oz. suet (finely chopped),
- Dessert ices are now served in many beautiful forms, to repr
- _Puffs_ (Talmouses).--Put into a stewpan 3 oz. butter with 1
- (_g_) Cut 2 onions in slices, and fry them to a light golden
- _Stewed._--Mince an onion very small, and fry it in good but
- (_o_) Take 2 large onions, shred them, and put them into a s
- _Olive Sauce._--Mix quite smoothly 1 spoonful flour in 4 of
- (_l_) Zuchillo (Tomato sauce to dress macaroni with).--Take
- Gumbo Filet.--Cut up a chicken, wash and wipe it perfectly d
- Parsley and Lemon Sauce.--Wash a handful of parsley and minc
- Sauerbraten.--One of the great national dishes of Germany is
- Jal-frizi.--It is always made of meat--veal, beef, mutton, o
- Passover Pudding.--Mix equal quantities of biscuit powder an
- Gaspacho.--There are 2 other soups much affected by this nat
- Mary Hooper: ‘Everyday Meals, being economic and wholesome r
- _Firearms._--(_a_) A good and simple way of cleaning and rec
- (_g_) Ditto.--Wash while fresh in strong soapsuds, first pic
- _Marble_, _Stone_, _Plaster_, _&c._--Marble.--(_a_) Take fin
- _Paint._--(_a_) Paint should be more often swept than scrubb
- (_d_) Soak the sponges, previously deprived of sand and dirt
- (_d_) Ditto.--Take a black bottle covered with clean linen o
- (_i_) Red Ants.--Grease a plate with lard, and set it where
- =Removing Stoppers.=--It not unfrequently happens that when
- _Fish._--Whitebait is a choice natural product. It is suppos
- _Groceries._--With regard to groceries, there are two very d
- Partridges and pheasants are much cheaper than last month. I
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- Oatmeal (Robinson’s for choice) is not adapted for making br
- Dr. Hodges does not hesitate to assert that of all the modes
- Coffee.--Coffee, like tea, when used as an article of diet,
- With regard to the way of placing tablespoons, every servant
- To prepare for the cheese course. Remove everything belongin
- Mutton.--All details about knife, fork, spoon, dish, positio
- Turkey.--The turkey, though looked upon as the king of the p
- When liqueurs are handed with the ices, young ladies are not
- _Wines._--The question of drinks is much debated. Generally
- (_c_) Wines: Moselle, champagne, hock, sherry, claret. Botag
- _Old-Fashioned Dances._--_The Triumph_: The ladies and gentl
- One of the most beautiful effects produced upon the stage is
- “Passing.--1. Take the coin edgeways, between the thumb and
- (_a_) Equilibrium.--Stick 2 forks into a cork, and place the
- Two men, dressed almost like brigands, engage to play some g
- Advantage may be taken in many scenes of the marvellous prop
- _Mill._--This is a good evening game for boys. It somewhat r
- The position of the bed in the room is of much importance, a
- _Snoring._--This is caused by sleeping with an open mouth. I
- As to the question between trousers and knee-breeches, there
- It is safer to dress rather older than younger than your age
- _Outfits for Abroad. Australia._--A necessary outfit for a v
- (_b_) Any old underlinen answers for the voyage, as one gene
- _The Room._--The English nursery should have, wherever possi
- In those rare cases where milk cannot be taken by a child, o
- Good bed-making is imperative in sickness, and nothing is a
- _Clinical Thermometer._--In trifling ailments its use is for
- Porter Jelly.--Procure a cow-heel (which should be thoroughl
- Imitation Kumys (Koumiss).--(_a_) Fill into a strong champag
- It is not imperatively necessary to do anything to a broken
- Suffocation.--Remove the patient immediately to the fresh ai
- But while admitting a very wide distinction between these tw
- Sore throat is a constant accompaniment of some very serious
- _Ear complaints._--Do not wear anything over the ears which
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- When danger is to be apprehended from this source, the body
- (_e_) Cellier’s treatment is to transfix the principal wart
- From the highest point in the cylinder is carried a pipe c,
- There are a number of errors commonly found in apparatus tha
- Preventing Frost in Pipes.--The common practice is to leave
- The “Pagoda” _Iron Heating Stove_ is placed on one side of t
- The special culture of the senses is too much neglected in m
- When the server’s hand is out, the opponents commence servin
- _Lawn Skittles._--This game may be played in the shade, even
- There are, of course, numerous skates other than the Mount C
- _Canvas Joining._--Strips of Berlin woolwork frequently run
- _Jacob’s Ladder_, or _Dropped Stitch_.--This frequently occu
- The _Field_ has often warned its readers against describing
- (_f_) Enamelled leather while new does not need much washing
- _Breeds._--In selecting a breed, the first question is the p
- =Ducks.=--With regard to the variety that should be kept, tw
- Have the lawn rough-broomed or bush-harrowed to remove worm-
- There is practically no limit to the size and power of these
- [Illustration: 206. Otto Gas Engine.]
- _Dilapidations._--Under the ordinary covenants by the tenant
- Keep out of law. If you are involved in it, remember that wh
- ---- linoleum, 524
- ---- chaudfroid, 345
- ----, preserved, 146
- ----, truffle, 380
- Weather influence on diet, 595
- The apparatus consists of an endless circuit of strong wroug
- The process has been seen and approved of by Dr. Charles, le
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