INSECTS FOR FOOD. Hen of Science Proclaim Cockroaches anil Lornoti Itnre Dalutiea, If I'roperly Prepared. A French entomologist, M. Dagin, recommends insects as an article of food, lie speaks with authority, hav ingl not only read through the whole 'literature of insect eating, but having himself tasted several hundreds of epecies raw, boiled, fried, broiled, roasted and hashed. He has even eat en spiders prepared according to the following recipe: "Take a plump spi der, remove the legs and skin. Hub over with butter and swallow. How ever, he does not recommend them, but this may be prejudice on his part. He states two objections to spiders. They are not insects, and they feed on animal food. Cockroaches are a foundation for a delicious soup. M. Dagin follows the recipe given by Senator Testelin in a speech delivered in the senate on Feb ruary 12, 1878: "Pound your cock roaches in a mortar; putin a sieve, and pour in boiling water or beef stock." Connoisseurs prefer this to real bisque. M. Wilfrid de Fonvielle, the French sci entist, prefers the cockroaches in the larval state. The perfect insect may be shelled and eaten like a shrimp; that way Dr. Gastler, member of the national assembly of 1848, used to eat them. Caterpillars are a light food of easy digestion. Not only African and American native races but Frenchmen appreciate them. M.de Lalande, as tronomer, had dinner every Saturday with the zoologist, Quatremere d'lsjon valle. Mme. dlsjonvalle, who knew his tastes, collected in the afternoon all the caterpillars she could find in her garden and served thein on a plate to her guest. The most popular insect food is the locust. It is eaten fried, dried in the sun. ground in flour, broiled (among the Beduin), boiled in milk (a Morocco recipe), or fried and served with rice as in Madagascar. The Jesuit Father Cambou thinks that locust flour might become popular in Europe as a condiment. Travelers' opinions on lo custs differ. Amicis finds they taste like shrimps, Niebuhr like sardines, Livingston like caviare. FRICTION AND SPEED. A Clear Explanation of a Lair That Ha* SCCIIHMI More or of u MjHlerj to Everybody. The following explanation of why friction is less at high than at low speeds is due to Capt. Galton, who gave it in connection with the Galton-West inghouse brake trials in England. Rail way and Locomotive Engineering, in a discussion of the subject, calls it the clearest explanation yet given. Says the writer: "It should be borne in mind that any two surfaces which are placed in con tact are not perfectly smooth surfaces, but have small inequalities or rough ness upon them. The figure shows in a very exaggerated form what two sur faces in contact may be supposed to Vi.. - ... THE LAW OF FRICTION. be like. When the two surfaces are at rest relatively to ench other, the hills of the upper surface will fit closely into the Jiollows of the lower one. Hut if the surfaces are in rapid motion past each other, the upper surface will not have time to fit itself into the lower, but would take a position like that shown in the figure. Then any point at 0 of the upper surface would first be dragged up to the vertex A, and would then fly across the space A C, till it struck some point O on B C. As the speed was greater, the distance through which O would fall in the pass age would be less; consequently the distance O C would be less, and the work of dragging O up to the vertex C would be less also. Hence it might be seen how the actual work done per foot-run of service, or, in other words, the apparent coefficient would be less as the speed was greater." Mffiihl Air for ltl<i*tirif?. In the new Simplon tunnel experi ments have been made with liquid air for blasting purposes. The cartridges consisted of wrappers filled with par affin and charcoal soaked with liquid air. When placed in the shot holes they were detonated with guncotton primers. The use of these cartridges was discontinued because they had to be fired within a few minutes after be ing taken out of the liquid, else their power was gone. But the problem of adapting liquid air to blasting is still being studied in Germany. A Safe for Every Flat. The latest convenience in the New York apartment is a private safe, built into the wall, and so arranged that only the tenant is acquainted with the combination. This makes it possible for the flat dweller possessing val uable silver, jewels and papers to keep theui in his apartment instead of in the vaults of the safe deposit or the bank. Texan LPUIIK tin- World. Texas produces aout a third of the cotton of the country. In peach pro duction the state ranks next to Geor |fi». SCIENCE IN WARFARE. KBVII Fight of the Fatare m. Contest Il»tween Klyln* Mtrkluc and Submarine Bor.t. Navies are soon to disappear, ac cording to a critic who has been watching recent mechanical depclop ment. He knows that nothing is more likely to become obsolete than aji existing naval institution, the moment something better is discov ered, and he points to the rapid ex tinction of wooden warships pro pelled by sails when the Merrimae- Monitor fight demonstrated that with such vessels the greatest squadrons under the ablest commanders were at the mercy of a little iron monitor. Man's command of the air through aeroplanes and flying machines, and his utilization of a water-blanket to protect submarine boats, will, says this critic, render ships that float on the surface worthless. The float ing warship, he says, will be subject NAVAL FIGHT OF THE FUTUR&, to nttaek from above and from be neath by enemies which it cannot reach. He draws, therefore, an interesting and thrilling picture of a naval bat tle of the future, which includes a fight between a flying machine and a submarine boat. This, he says, is not so improbable as it seems. - The flying machine can, he says, see the submarine beneath the sur face when it would be invisible to men on a vessel, just as the fish hawk can locate its submerged vic tim. As the aeroplane can move with celerity, it can hover over the submarine until the latter is com pelled to come to the surface for air or rises for attack. Then it can drop dynamite bombs upon the submarine and train rapid-fires upon its thin shell. The submarine, however, will not be quite helpless. A well-aimed shot from its bow rapid-fires (which can be uncovered the moment the nose of the boat rises above the surface) would instantly put the flying ma chine out of business, thus clearing the way for other submarines to rise to the surface or for a bevy of friendly flying machines to come up. Meanwhile, there would be no vessels in sight. The critic does not, however, utter ly extinguish ships. They can, ho says, act in a subordinate capacity, dependent upon the preliminary fight ing which must be done between fly ing machines and submarines to clear the mouths of harbors and make navigation safe. It is admitted that a big dynamite or guncotton bomb dropped from the air upon the deck of the strongest warship afloat might be likely to destroy it. Moreover, a submarine getting home a single tor pedo upon the bottom of such a ship would sink it. But naval officers (ever conserva tive and properly waiting for dem onstrated superiority before accept ing so-called improvements) comfort themselves with the reflection that command of the air and of the sub marine world is far from being ac tually achieved, and that so far as anybody can see navies will remain in existence for a few years yet. WARM WEATHER DIET. Mc~t». Heavy Soup* and Hot Ilrend Should lie lued Spuriimly from June to October. "It is astounding," said a physician to the writer, "how little thought the people give to their food in relation to various seasons of the year. To this very carelessness I lay much sum mer sickness, often an illness that ends fatally. Take the matter of left overs. A warming hash, ragout or meat pie is all right for the depth of winter, but not for weather when the blood needs cooling. 1 would en treat every housekeeper not to buy a morsel of pork, ham or sausage from June till October. Reserve even beef, lamb and veal for the cooler days of summer, and in long hot spells let meat alone entirely. Na ture provides for these burning days with vegetables and fruit, tender chicken and fine, firm, white-fleshed fish. If you have left-over foods to be utilized, convert them into chilled, appetizing salads instead of ragouts. If soups are a necessity, iet them be thin consomme or chicken soup, not purees or bisques. I would prohibit pie and rich cake, and let fruit, ices, delicate jellies or milk puddings take their place. I'd aJ»-o put a veto on hot breads. If people could turn an X-ray on the poor, overworked stom achs I'm called to care for all sum mer long and see the mischief done by overeating and eating things t>at have no business to be cooked in hot weather, they would realize I am speaking earnest truth." Good Housekeeping'. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY iB. 1901. WIDE-AWAKE FARM BOY. CTldrnllr Till* Yonnotrr In Ddcr ■ilnrd <0 Make Agriculture ft Profitable Occupation. This article is for the boys; those live, up-to-date lads that like the farm and its stock. The boy that it is about lives in Portage count}', and I know that you will be interested in hearing- about him. Last fall the writer attended the Chagrin Falls fair, and on the road from that fair we passed a boy driving a pair of calves hitched to a wagon. He was sitting on the spring seat, whip in hand, as dignified as any grown man. The calves were well broken, and they responded perfectly to a word and a light tap of the whip which he carried in his hand. We noticed that he never beat them or yelled at them, as some grown persons do when they drive oxen. We thought: "Now, here is a nice picture," so it was arranged that Harry Stebbins (for this is the boy's name) should bring his calves and wagon over to Mr. John Gould's the next day and have their photograph taken. The next forenoon Harry was on hand with his outfit, and Mr. Gould borrowed a neighbor's children to help fill the wagon, for that is the only way John has any children of his own. The sun was just right on the south side of the windmin, derrick and large maple in the yard. Sitting there in the morning sunlight, Harry looked as pleased as a "sure enough" farmer. Snap went the camera, and the picture was taken as quick as a flash, and j'ou can see all just as they looked. You will think it must have taken Harry lots of time to break these T. - , . -» • HARRY AND HIS TEAM, calves. Yes, it did, but then boj's have lots of odd hours, and Harry used his in training his calves, be sides forming the habit of industry. The managers of the fair invited [larry to bring his trained calves to the fair and go in the procession in the ring, and gave him a premium for doing so. That was why he was feel ing so gay and proud coming homo that evening from the county fair. His little yoke of steers, one year old, had won a prize all through his own efforts. One day Harry's father wanted some bran from the feed store, two miles away, and Harry said he could go after it with his wagon and calves. There was a big hill to come up on the road home, and Harry's father thought that they could not haul more than 200 or 300 pounds, but Mr. Stebbins was surprised to see them bring home 700 pounds. Some time before Christmas Harry sold his calves for $45 to a man in the neigh borhood who wanted a young yoke of oxen for his farm. He is break ing another pair, getting them ready for work on the farm. Apparently this boy is cultivating a love for farm industries that will make the right sort of a farmer.—George E. Scott, in Ohio Farmer. Onr Sturdy Country Iloy». There is no question of the influence which the sturdy outdoor life has upon country boys; and the fact that the life is harnessed to regular,imperative du ties is to the boy's advantage. He is developed gradually and healthily, his mind following his physical strength rather than the reverse. And around him, for his everyday observation and study, are the very best object lessons possible for a boy's developing life. He associates familiarly with nature during liis work and recreation; and even during his sleep, the air which en ters his open chamber window is laden with the odors of apple blossoms, or the harvest season, or, perhaps, is the pure, stimulating atmosphere of the white, undulating winter fields. But it all goes toward making him stronger, sturdier, more self-reliant, more am bitious, more observing. He is healthy all through, physically, mentally, mor ally.—Farm Journal. Remedy for Duck Cliolern. Mix up a batch of Douglass mixture and use, according to following direc tions. It is one of the best poultry tonics: Dissolve one pound of cop peras (sulphate of iron) in two gal lons water, and add one ounce sul phuric acid. The latter must be care fully handled, as it is a dangerous poi son. The dose of the mixture is one teaspoonful to each quart of drink ing water. Do not use except in cases of disease, or when it is threatened, (lood in eases of roup and cholera and as a disinfectant. Keep the ducks in a well sheltered place; don't allow them to get wet. Feed clean grain and plen ty of green grass*. —Ohio Farmer. By all means use water fountains, or at least some form of water vessel that the flock cannot be fouHvith their feet or otherwise. Set in shady {daces »nd till daily with fresh water. The ram controls the extenal point* such as color, size and wool, and th« ewe the disposition, constitution and ,0 v jrfr. i J «-* FLY BRUSH FOR CATTLE. k Simple Arrangement Which Ba uble* Stock to Wage War Against Insect Enemies, In the summer it is just as necessary to provide cattle with a place in the pasture field where they may brush oil the flies as it is to furnish shade, food or drink. The device in the illustra tion shows a good arrangement fop this purpose. It consists first of four posts set in the form of a rectangle 13 feet long and eight feet wide. At one end the posts are about 5y x feet high, at the other only three feet. Across each end of the rectangle an eight-inch board is nailed at the top of the posts. In the upper edge of these boards ara cut notches about four inches deep and 2y a inches wide. Beginning next to the posts these notches are cut at inter vals of 18 or 20 inches. Now take boards four inches wide, 13 feet long and not heavier than ons ARRANGEMENT OF THE BRUSH, inch thick. Arrange these in pairs, as many pairs as there are notches in each end board, and bore holes through them at intervals of one foot, prepara tory to bolting them together. Brush which has been collected from the thicket is now placed between these boards and clamped fast. For the sake of clearness only one of these brush is shown in the illustration. The clamps thus formed are now placed in the notches prepared for them in the end boards, with the brush hanging down. They are held down by a nar row board nailed across the tops of the posts at each end. The device is now complete. The difference in height at the two ends makes it suitable for cattle of all sizes. The brush will last for a long time, but should they become much worn, or old and brash, they may be easily rejilaced. —Orange Judd Farmer. DRESSING SHEEPSKINS. Not a very Intricate Operation If ecnted According to the Direc tions Given Herewith. To tan sheep hides with the wool on and to dye wool on the same, spread skin, flesh side up, when taken off. Sprinkle pulverized alum over it, fol lowed by a little saltpeter and plenty of common salt. 801 l up and.put where it will not freeze. Two ounces each of alum and salt will tan a sheep or other similar sized skin. When the skin is tanned the flesh on it will rub off easily. Then nail the skin to boards in the sun, stretching it tight, and apply a lit tle neatsfoot oil, which should after ward be worked out with a wedge shaped piece of wood. The skin is then wet until soft and then worked until dry. If it is not worked and rubbed it will dry harsh and stiff. For sheep and lamb skins a strong suds is visually first made with hot water, in which the skins are washed carefully, squeezing them between the hands to get the dirt out of the wool. The skin is then washed in clear water, and alum and salt, half a pound each are dissolved in a little hot water, which is put into enough cold water in a tub to cover two slsins. Let soak over night and then hang on a pole to drain. When well drained, spread, stretch and tack them to a board, flesh side up. While yet a little damp put on the pulverized salt peter and alum, rub it in well, then lay the flesh sides of two skins together and hang them in the shade two or three days, turning the under skin up permost every day until perfectly dry. Then scrape the flesh side with a dull knife to remove the remaining scraps of flesh and rub the flesh side with pumice stone and afterward with the hands, until soft and pliable. For dye ing buy the analine dyes, of the colors wanted, and get directions with them. —Home, Stock and Farm. SHEEP ON THE FARM. They Are of IncKtimnble Valne Fie cause of Their Fondness for VounK Sprouts and Weeds. The sheep is among the most use ful and valuable of domestic animals, being a producer of wool used for clothing and other purposes, and of wholesome meat. But the sheep also is of large value on the farm because of his fondness for young sprouts and weeds. According to an authority there are nearly COO varieties of known weeds, of which sheep will eat 515 kinds, while horses, cattle and hogs will eat but a few varieties. It is apparent that every farmer could well afford to raise a few sheep if for no purpose other than the destruction of weeds. Weeds increase in numbers and va rieties as the country grows older. They are ftound most abundantly in the old countries of Europe. Their steady increase in this country de mands that farmers should raise sheep as among other means looking to their extermination. By all means get two or three ewes already bred and give them the run of that foul pasture. Increase the flock by breeding and purchase if ad visable, until the number is sufficient to keep 'down the weeds on a given area. No farm is properly equipped with out sheep.—Farmers' Voice. Dwarf Essex rape will furnish green food for young and old birds. Sow now or any time up to September. The surplus layers should be started on the way to market. The chicks wiU •oou need iniure room. BEAUTIFUL LADIES GIVE VALUABLE ADVICE TO SUFFERING SISTERS.* Peruna the Great Tome Cures For Ills Peculiar to Women, Catarrhal Dyspepsia of Peruna is an Invaluable Summer. Remedy. KATIILEEN GRAHAM. Miss Kathleen Graham, 1459 Florida Ave., N. W. Wash., D. 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