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About the ....House WITH TOMA'ldlOS Raw Tomatoes and Whipped Croam i •â€" I'nir large, Niiiooth toiimloi'S care- fully and fiol on ico unlii chilled to the heart. Ci.t ouch in hull' when ready to serve, sprinkle liglitly with Bait and pnpriku and heiil> with whipped cream. Tomato and Crab Salad.â€" Carof id- ly slri|) the skin from si.t large lirm 1 tomatoes ami remo\o the lontreH. i Fill tho hollowed Vi'jretaliles with tho choi)j)ed and seasoned iiieul of six : boile<l crabs. Set llie stulTed toiiia- , toes in tho ice tor eoveral hour.. l>ay on crisp lettuce lea^'.a and put a ] spoonful of mayonnai.sc dressing uP' I t)U each touiuto. j Tomato and (Jreen Com Salad. â€" i l)ig out tho centers of jared and chilled tomatoes with a silver spoiiii; fill the cavities with boilinl grpen corn from tho cob and seasoned with salt and pcppi'r and set on the ice until perfectly cold, then mix with French or niayonnuL>o dres.sing. Ar- range tho tomatoi-s upon an i(<>-cold ' dish lined with crisp lettuce and ' leave on the ice until wanted. Tass moru uiuyontiaisu with I he siilad. i Haw 'J'omatoes and Cucumbers. â€" Cut o(T the tops of large, firm tuma- toes and carelidly remove most of the pulp. Keep pidp and totnatoes j in tho refrinorator while ,voii fieol | and cut into snuill flice iii.'-c(dd cu- j cumbers. Mix the cucumber <llce with the tomato pulp, .'ill tho tomato shells. Bet them on crisj) lettuce leaves and pour a grout spoonful of mayiinnaiso dressing over each. | Tomato and Nut Salad.â€" rrcpnre the tomatoes as in tho last recipe. ' llavo ready a pint or more "f nut Ijieuts, l)lanchc<l by pouring water over them, then skinned, and when cold cut into dice and mix with ma.\- onnaiso dressing. Fill the tomatoes with this. Serve on lettuce leaves. Tomato and Heet Salad is made like the foregoing, substituting for i shrimps or crab meat tiny cubes of cold boiled beets served with mayon- naise or French dressing. i Tomatoes and (!rwii I'eas.-wSolcct large, lirm tomntoos, peel them, cut olT the tops and remove the seels and soft fiulp. leaving a thick outer wall of tho firm flesh of tho tomato. Fill each cup thus mado with cold boiled grtH-n peas and place it upon a leaf of lettuce, .\rronge these in a salad bowl or upon a platter, and, in serving, heap a tablespoonful of nia.vonnaise on each cup, or pas. the inayonnai.so in a bowl or pitcher, in which is placed a H])oon or .smuU ladle, and let each guest help him- self. Toiimto Soup. â€" One pint of toma- toes, cut up, or tho juice from a can of tomatoes. Half a cup of rice boiled tender, but not broken, and a good cupful of water in which it was cooke<l. Ono small f)nion, minrt>d; one cup of milk, three tablespoon- fuls of butter made into a roux with as much (lour. A teaspoonful of while sugar. Season with pepper, celer.v. salt and minced parsley. Ai!d a good pinch of .soda to the ndlk. Stew tomatoes and onion togetler for half an hour, and ridi through a colander into a saucepan. Heturn to the (Ire with tho boiled rice and rice water, soascni to tasl^'. adil the sugar, then the ronx-niai!e li(|wid with a little of tho hot broth; boil up. stirring well, and pour irito a tnteen, where you havo alrendy put the .scalding milk and soilii Si rvo While still foiimlng. Tomato Aspicâ€" One pint of toma- to li<|Uor, stniined from the can oi- from fre.sh ton aloes, stewed. Half • box of gelntiie soaked for half an hour in a cujiful of cold water; ono slice of onion; one bay leaf; two clovi'S; a. spray <J patsley; salt and cayenne to taste. Slew the bay leaf, onion, parsely iind doves in the to- nuito liquor for lifleen minutes, stir in th(! gelatine, M.ason and strain tho aspic through lunnel without s<pnw.- ing. It may be used like a cucum- ber Jelly, as a siilud. servinl on let- tuce, or to garnish other salads or dishes of cold meats. Some cooks add a little bwf extract to the jolly but it detracts from the distinctive flavor of tho tomato. Spiled Tomatoes.â€" To four pounds of sound red tomatoes take two pounds of light brown sugnr, ono pint elder vinegar, half ounce of cloves, and half ounce of slick cin- namon; boil all together in a por- celain-Ilned kettle until the tonmtoes are cooko<l; take the tonuiloes out and put them on dishes to cool, let- ting the s.yrnp go on simmering slow- Ij ; when the tomatoes are cold re- turn them to the syrup for a little while; lot them become cold before putting Ihem in tho jars. Tho .syrup must be boiled down as qidck as mo- lasses, iiikI poured cold over the to- matoes, tie them down with waxed paper. CONSCRIPTION IN ARMY THE SCIENCE OF MEALS. It woidd Iw safe to [irophecy that ! every woman will at some time have i to wrestle with the perplt^xing prob- lems concerning tho saucepan and tho kettle, for no matter where her career takes her, she must bo fe.l. Until recently housekee|)ers planned their meals with a careless disregard to tho chen\ical properties of fiioils and the combinations of meats and Vegetables served at their tabl.s were tho more or less hap])y result of economy, conveiiieiuo or custom. With them it was a cp:e-;tion as to whether there were turni] s or cab- bages in the vegi'lablo cellar, and not a matter of nitrogen or fats which were needed to su[ i)lement the steak and potatoes. The girl of to-day is being elucatod to study this <iue3- lion of starches, fats and sugars that each meal may contain the nutrition most nee<led by the family. Study of the chwnical properties of foods is I one feature of the cooking classes i established in the last few yiars, | and even mothers who can them- .selves cook reali/e that there are a great many things in coimoctlon with the art which the.v aro not qualified to teach their daughU^rs, bc>- cause they have never leained them- selves. Ono nia.y bo able to mako an excellent loaf' of bread, without knowing much about tho constituents of the â- â€¢stalT of life." The girl of the cooking schools will not make the wor.so bread because she under- stands tho science as well as tho art of it. LOED ROBERTS SPEAKS THE SUBJECT. ON Remarkable Most . . . . A COOKINC TIME TABLE. Man.v housekeepers, young and t>ld, are in doubt as to the right time to cook vegetables and meats, so that the following table is given, with the hope that it may prove of value: llaking meats â€" Heef, sirloin, rare â€" Eight minutes for each pound. Well done â€" Ten to lifteen minutes for each pounil. Ueef, rib or rumj) â€" Ton to fifteen ndnuti« for each pound. lii-if lllletâ€" Twent.v-live minutefl. Land), wi;ll done â€" Fifteen minutes for each ])oimd. Mutton, rare â€" Ten to twelve min- utes for each pound. Mutton, well doneâ€" Fifteen to elgh- twn minutes for each pound. I'ork, well done â€" Twenty-live to thirty minutes for <'ach pound. Veal, well done â€" Klghlcen to twen- ty minutes for each pounil. Chickens, weighing from three to live poundsâ€" One to one and a half hour. Turkeys, weighing from nine to twelve fiounds â€" Three to three and a hair hours. I'ish of average thickness, weighing from six to eight j)Ounds â€" One hour. IUONl>?r, MADE EASY. Dry tho starched articles perfoctl.v, then dip them in a pail of boiling water, and pass them through the wringer twice, 'i'hi-y may be ironed at once, or they may be rolled uj) in a dry cloth. The fabric ma.v be ; ironed with greater ease after being i dampened in this wa.v than when sprinkled in the usual nuiiuier. Tur- lu.'ntine in starch gives an added whiteness and lustre to tho Ironwl article. Use one tablespoonful to a quart of starch. j m USINO THE MACHINE. I During these days of much sewing wonii'n an- apt to Iind the continued rinuiing of the sewing nuichine very tiresonu'. They will (Ind that the motion is not so wearisome if onl.v the toe of the left foot is allowed to [touch the t rendu-, while tho right I foot is placc'd entirol.v on it and bears the bulk of the work. SllMMEU I'lLLOWS. The flulT of ripe milkwoed pods and of cattails makes a nice Idling for a j pillow that rivals down in lightness. i One wonuxn has such a pillow \)er- funied with dried ro.se-leaves, which .she linds a delightfid suggestion of 1 sununer when tho snows are on tho groimd. CONTINUE Those who aro fralnlnari.ah and strength by regular^reat- mentwlth Scott's Emulsion should continue the tr.stmont In hot weatheri ainaller do.. anUa little cool milk with It will do away with any objection whioh is attaoh.d to fatty pro- duct, during the heated season. Send (or fret sanpit, sco-rr a bowne, chtmiit*. Toronto, Oiiurio. ioc. ud |iAi| I'd draggbu. THEORY OF CANCER. Specialists Agree That White Cor- puscle is Responsible. "It (its in with modern theories as to the cause of cancer." Tills summarl/es tho ojiinions ox- pres.sed by specialists upon tho theory that the whiti; corpuscles or "soldiers," of the blood aro responsi- blo for the birth of the cancer call. The theor.v recent l.v elaborated by Professor Metschnikoff, of Paris, that white blood corpuscles, l),v grailually exhausting tho syslein, bring about tho condition known as "olil age," is held to KUbbtaidiate the new cancer theory. "I am greatly siu'prised at the tho- or>," said ono eminent aidhority, "for wo alwa.ys DtlieviMl that the whito corpuscles enileavortrd to pre- vent cancer from invading tho tis- sue!. Hearing in ndnd tho life and functions of tho corpuscle. Iiowevc^r, it is more than possible that inve.s- tigatlon may i)rove tho corpuscle sometimes a rogue." rUOOF AT HAND. "Woman's work," sighed the young wife, "is never done." "1 gue.ss that's right," rejoined the man who had been paying the freight for six months, "especially if these biscnils of vonrs come un- {]<•!â-  I 111' head of work." Government Should Talte as Much Interest in tho Army as in the Navy. Lord Uoberts delivered a most stirring speech recently before the London Chamber of Commoice on Conscription in the Army, a report of which is as follows; At the risk of being wearisome, I should like to refer to an assertion made by the Secretnr.v of State for War in his recent speech â€" viz., that he knew 1 believed in "conscription as tho only remedy for <iiir military ills." 1 do not know wliere the right hon. gentleman gained his I knowledge. Certainly not from any | of my public utterances, and I have] not firivatel.v discu.ssed the question [ with the right lion, gei.tlcnian. CCNSCUIl'TlON LNAPPLICAHLK. In an article which appeared in last .Januarj's number of tho Niiu^ teentli Century and after, and since, in a letter to Tho Times a few weeks ago advocating (diligatory military training and instruction in rille shooting for the boys and .voung men of the United Kingdom, 1 pointed out that tho conditions of service in our Uegulor .Army were such as, in ni.y opinion, to render conscription inapJ)licablo to that portion of tho arniixl forces; as regards tho popula- tion generally, I urged tho necessity for concerted voluntary and patrio- tic elTort, in order to form a strong potential reserve in time of war, as by that means alone could this country hold its own without having recourse to conscription. (Cheers.) That my appeal has not met with the respon.se which I ventured to hope for is. I believe, owing to my fellow-countrymen never having had it brought before them that the e.x- ' istence of Knglanil as a lirsl-cla.ss ! I\)wer depends not only on safe- ! guarding the shores of Croat Hritain. but on safeguarding the whole of the Hritish Empire. C()NFIDE.\(U<; IN ANra.O-SAXON. I have the utmost conlidence in tho good seiuse and martial spirit of the .•\nglo-Sa.xon race, and I believe that thoy ore as determined now as their forefathers were a century ai^o to uphold Imperial interests and defend his Majesty's dominions. Whether I this can he done by voluntary silf- I sacrillce under appropriate organi/.a- | tion, or whether it can onl,v be ef- j fectwl by the introduction of univer- sal training and service for homo di-- fence. is a mat ter for t ho nation to decide. Hut doi;j it must be, ono way or the other, if we iire to main- tain our iiresent pobilion amongst the great nations of tho world. NEED OP U.NIVEHSAL THAININC From my own experience and from thu evidence given before the Duke of Norfolk's Commission. I for ono, consider that there is now no op- tion but to introduce universal train- ing and service for home defence. (Cheers). A necessary part of any such ^chemo is tho training of all boys and youths, up to tho time of their reaching tho military age, in drill and in rille shooting. Such preliminar.v instruction will noce.s- sarily tend to reduce tho period of sub.sequent training in the home de- fence Arm.y. (Hear, hear.) It ma.v bo objectwl that neither a voluntary s.yteni nor uniwrsal service for homo defence would provide for the de.s- patch abroad of tho large force that might be necessar.v. To this I would repl.v that it is our duty to mako such arrangements that when the emergency occurs there ma.V be a sullicient ntimber of properly trained and organized men in this country to mei't the military wants. Whether these men go to the seat of war or not, must depend on the will of the nation at the time. And, in addi- tion, even it circumstances should arise that would tend to make tho despatch of a hostile arm.y to our shores easier than it would bo at pre- sent , a system such as 1 have sketch- ed would not only place tho country in absolulo safety against invasion, but would render any attempt at in- vasion out of tho (piostion. SKLF-SACUIFICE OF NATION. Tho following ligiiras give some idea of the selt-.sacrillco tho nation underwent in former .voars, which madn Oreat Hritain tho llrst-class Power she Is to-day. In the .v'oar IHOf), just IdO years ago. with a population of less than 17,000,000, there were between 700,000 and 800- 000 men under arms. In lit02 tho fiopulation ol the United Kingdom being nearly 4!1,000,(H)0, the .strength of tile alined forces was only a little more than OOO.OOO. That is to say, that, although tho population was in 1002 rather more than one and a- hnlf times greater than it was 100 years ago, the numher of men bear- ing arms was ccjnsitlerably less. in lHOr> the percentage was 9.25; In 1903 it was only ;t.>.>2. (iUKATF.U Itl'.SPONSiniLTTIKS. I would ask you to call to mind how very dilTerent Oreat Dritain's lespoiisibilil ies weio then to what the.v am now. In India we were practirall.v bounded liy the .luniiia. and in Africa wi; ha(l no footing at all. Kow our possessions in Imlia e.\ti nd to the mounlaiua bordering the Indus, and the Ihiti.sh ling waves over a considerable jiart of South Africa. We are having abuntlnnco of ( videiicn what war means to a iinlion unprepared to iimiergo the htrnin; and I feel corlaln that evor.v soldi r wilh nn.v experience of Wi.r will si p Hilt me wliin f sny tln.t it wonhl v") the liei^ht of folly for us to enter For Its Absolut* Purity and Delicious Flavor Ceylon Tea, the World Preference. Sold only In M.Ud lead pickets, 40c, 50c, 60c. By all Uroori. Bl«. Hlchest Award St. Loulf, 1904. nixad or Orera. upon a crnipaign with a civilii'ed I'ower depending on an arm.y con- stituted as ours is at the present time. (Cheers.) DISASTKU WILL COME. Surely m.v fellow-countrymen do not desire to wait until disa.ster overtakes them before the,v look into tho condition of the aimed forces of the Crown, and satisfy llieniailvcs that they are in all resjiocts litted aiKl prepared to undertal'.o the de- fence of this great lOmpire. The Uoyal Commi.ssions, which have sat from time to time, have pointed out our shortcomings in no unmeasured words; but their warnings have fal- len altogether on deaf ears and have utterly faiknl to induce the public to take any direct and intelligent in- terest in tho armed forces. Neither havo associations, such as the Na- tional League and. the Army U^ague, had any more clTect on the nation at large. WILL HAVE A LASTING EFFECT. I cannot hope that ariything I can say will have a lasting effect, unless thu members of both Hou.ses of Par- liament will con.sent to treat the .\rmy as the.v do the Navy, and dis- cuss Army ([uestions, not in a party spirit, but as being of supreme na- tional importance; and unless lords- lieutenant, local magnates, and em- ployers of labor throughout the United Kingdom will use their in- (luenco to bring homo to those with whom the.v are associated the dan- ger of leaving nmtlers as they are, and the responsibility that rests with evor.v one who has a vote to mako sure that the candidate he sup- ports will pledge himself to ilo his part towards putting the armed forces of this country into such a state of preparedness aa will ensure the safety of the Empire. (Cheers.) SAFETY FOR UTTXE ONES. 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On tho return of spring tho vessel, the Antarctic, was to fetch off the wintering party. Hut the Antarctic was nipped by the ice, and sank, and two relief parties had ! to spend tho winter at two dilTerent I points. In ".\ntarct ica" the mem- I bers of the expedition record their j experiences during a second entorcisl I wintering. They were all liimlly ro- j scued and brought home. I Wo were perfectly unprepared tor I the eventuality. Had we planne<l a i two years' residence we should have j taken larger stoves with us, I and should not have experienced tho ' despondency and nervous uncertainty and mistrust of tho future. Wo had no books When wo wished to delight tho eye with a few printed worils we would take out the tins of condensed milk and boiled beef and read the labels. We endeavored to make up for this want of light reading by recalling what we had read under happier circumstances, Duso and I, for example, recounting all that we rejnembered of "Monto Christo" and "The Thrco Muske- teers." Strangel.v enough, it was but sel- dom wo experieucoil an.v oppres.sivo feeling that time passed at a snail's pace. We wore busy with work forced upon us by a hard struggle for existence. Wo had enending labor endeavoring to get our winter boots into proper condition. We had only one sail-needle, and it was a great piece of good fortune that it never broke as wo tuggi-d with might and main to draw it and the thick thongs through the sealskin wo u.scd. Oriinden and I made shoes after the same simple plan. Our now bot- tomless Lapp shoes were provided with inner and outer soles of the skin of tho full-grown penguin, and outside tho whole we sewed an outer shoe of .sealskin with a sealskin solo. It is easy to describe the niakinj; of such a shoe, but it took weeks to get one ready. Twenty or thirty stitches a day with the tools wo had was a good days work. Duse mado himself a pair of artis- tic outer shoes with wooden soles, tho materials for which he obtained from tho bottom of one of our bread-barrels. In onler to fasten tho sealskin upper to this sole, ho had to carve a deep groove with a Very blunt knife round the edge of the hard bit of oak. The sealskin was stulTed into the groove and held thoi'e with oak pegs driven in vertically. The.v had one great advantage over ours, that they did not become so wet during tho thaws. Duse being able to go about dry-footo<l on his wooden solos, while our sealskin soli~s flappc<l like wringing-wet rags about our feet. WINTERING FAR SOUTH. Members of an Expedition Tell of Their Experiences. In the autumn of 1901 an explor- ing expedition loft Sweden for tho South .Shetlands, whence it was to go to tho cast coast of that oxton- sivo and then unknown stretch of land which lies to tho south of these islands. There tho expedition was to penetrate as far southward as WHAT PEACE MEAN'S. "Can you tell mo the meaning of the word 'peace'?" asked Miss tJray of a little boy who had Just recited a patriotic iioeui in which the wort! occurred. "Peace means when you ain't got no children." answerecl tho child. "How is that?" asikod Miss (Jray. "When my mother has washed and dres.sed us six children (or school in the morning, she says, 'Now. I'll have peace.' " Uohâ€" "The girl I'm engagc-d to says I'm a brick." lloyâ€" "H'ml I'robably that's hecau.sc you threw yourself at hor feet." Hl'ltANOKUH ONCE. UUT LOVF.UH NOW,