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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1916)
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1916. Health Hints -:- Fashions -:- Woman's Work -:- Household Topics Facts About Tea Commercial ten 1 made from th tender leave of th tea plant, The incnsl, which In Its native state In a tree from fifteen to thirty feet In height, but which, under cultivation, U restricted hy prun ing to a height of from three to nix feet- While there are. generally speaking, three different kinds of tea; namely, green, black and oolong, all of them can l made from any variety of tea plant, although the several varletle are vari ously aulted for making the different i kinds. Perhaps It will not be out of place "here to differentiate between the three kinds of tea. In the cane of green tea the leave, when freshly picked, are subjected to an Intense heat, which destroys the oxidizing properties of the leaf and causes the leavea to retain their natural greenish color after they are rolled and dried. In the case of black teas the leaves : are allowed to wither slowly. Thl pro motes oxidization and fermentation. ', After they are roiled the leaves are again allowed to oxidize before final drying. Oolong tea are only slightly oxidized or fermented before- drying, and therefore rang between the greens and the blacks. From the foregoing the reader will ob- serve that green tea Is a natural product It la not, as Is erroneously believed, dried on copper ilaten, or colored green by dyes, Jt la true that green teas were onca artificially colored and facedwlth Trusslan blue, Indigo, soapstone, etc, but this was done to give the tea a greenish gray color, which Is more pleasing to the eye, and to conceal Inferiority, It Is also true that black teas were at one time1 faced with plumbago and other like aubstaneea to conceal Inferiority, but no teas of this character now enter the , Unite1 fitsjes, owing to the protection the consumer now receive from the govern ment by enforcement nf the tea law en acted March 3, H37, Incidentally It may be said that this law not only prohibit th Importation of Impure teas, but si gjarantees to the conrumer teas of a fait' qusilty and fl'mx (,r consumption. The reason why only the tender young lrave are uned In making i otnvrierchl tea, and why we have to be so careful In brewing our tea Is all disclosed when we study the chemistry of the tea plant. Chemically, tea contain three Important constituents; namelv, caffeine, unnln, and the aromatic principle which rlicm ttf have accredited lo a volatile eeifn t:al oil. Commercial tea contains on the average about 3 per cent of caffeine, the thief constituent to which tea owes Its utility as a stimulant. Tea, owing to the caffeine It contains, producea a marked Increase In mental activity and greatly alleviate the effect of mental strain. I'erhaps no word can expresa th effect of tea better than thee lines by I)-Tu, a learned Chinese scholar who lived about A. D. IS: "It temper the spirit and harmonize the mind; dispel lassitude and relieves fatigue; awaken thought and prevent drowsiness; lighten and re freshes the body and clear tha perceptive faculties." To any on of u who ha experienced tha effort of a cup of food tea, after a day of mental work, thl de scription of It effect by thl famou Chinee scholar neem very appropriate Indeed. The aromatic quality of tea irlve it the value from the standpoint of smell and palatabillty, and Is one of the chief fac tor In determining the value of tea The tanning, which amount to about J per cent In the a Teniae commercial tea, and which glvea improperly brewed tea It antrlngent taste, 1 really the only deleterious constituent; but, thank to the difference In aolublllty between caf feine end tannin and to the fact, that caffeine 1 localized In the eplderml of the leaf, wherea tannin is dletrlhuted throughout the leaf, we are. able. In brewing a cup of tea, to separate the aroma and caffeine from the undesirable tannin. The beat cup of tea that 1, one containing; the maximum amount of caf feine and the minimum amount of tannin should be made In the following man ner: Bring freshly drawn water to a boll; pour It on one even teaspoonful of tea for two cups, In an earthenware or china pot which ha been previously scalded,, and let It remain covered for five min ute; then decant or strain into another receptacle. The spent leave should not be used again, because practically all the stimulating and aromatic con stituents have been removed and that which Is left might be deleterious to health. , Chemistry has shown u that the young leaves, from which the higher grades of tea are made, contain the larger amount of caffeine and aroma, and the smalteit amount of tannin, wherea the coarser leaves, from which the tea of lower grade are made, contain a larger amount of tannin and a smaller amount of caf feine and aroma. We see, from thl that It behooves us to purchase the best teas, not only for the higher btlrnulatlng qual ities, but hecause they contain e of the deleterious constituent. As Is not generally well known, tea la extremely sensitive and quickly absorbs any foreign odor with which It come In contact, rmly that which la put up In airtight packages, therefore, Is absolutely free from irintamlnatlori, In buying tea for the household. It Is advisable to pur chase that which la tesled. The house wife who buys her tea put up In thl way has good reason to think that her tea Is pure. I am very frequently asked what is the best kind of lea to use, The best advice Is, purchaae a good grade of the kind that one liken best. I say a good grade because tea Is cheap at any price, since a pound of tea make about 2 cups. There I no cheaper or better drink when properly msde Oeorg V. Mitchell In Mothers' Magazine. Pin Money Frocks oj Smart Design Reproduced by Special Permission of Harper's Bazar Household Helps Always thoroughly wash figs, prunes, date and other dried fruit before using them. The itigary stickiness readily col lect dust, making the precaution a very necessary one, i Leather chair are cleaned with a raj : dipped In a mixture of equal parts ot vinegar and linseed oil and then polished j with a dry duster. iL v-' ''J; ' h ; i a ' 1 1 lmi&; A " I w V v I ' p. tl til W .V- . J a? - T. I W IV OUR CONFIDENTIAL CREDIT SYSTEM V tir, r,M1 . cl I nf ;lh finish I tlllllKII I'l. inond, i firt r,l f r i tiATCUilfl frt Dr,. u i,. n soli-l '! ,r,.,. JU l a M.nlh Is a very slmpla en ana may ba anplalnsd In two words tonfidenee and food faith. Years of axperlenca has taught us thst an honest person Is a safe person to do busi ness with, and thst II the conditions are not difficult and hiirdonsome, an honest person msy ho depended upon to fulfill them. The conditions on which wo !l Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry r not huraentom. Our price are low our crsdit terms -cotduifly easy thsro Is no red tp. no publicity. Fverylhlng is stisnlutoly conh denttl You and w r ths only ones who know anything shout your transaction. Ope a Dmfy I'nli 1 P iW . SatwJtu (nil f J4 ( .11 or writ, for Catalog No. MVt. Phono Pouflas 1444 and salesman will oil with artitlis desired. 10FYIS National Credit Jewelers Main rtM, fit, Mattsnat anh Hxt tnulh hln at., Omaha Opsv. giu(wt-NMH Dstttmai glare i, , a m e n A Hint. 14k solid ,,!d Lotus "Pertcrnnn" mnunt- $40 II a Vvt.k Na. Man's Pla. m,tnd It ma, a prone T;,t metierihtf. Ilk -!i f iM te no a Month $66 JT ...C " J rpHE influence of trie Second Empire is strongly felt in 1 this frock of tiull blue taffeta. A quilling of cyclamen-colored ribbon trims the net kerchief. QUAINT and charming is a pale pink taffeta afternoon dress with the skirt trimmed in old rose. The ker chief and flaring cuffs are of cream organdie. Memorial Day Luncheon For the Memorial day luncheon, te or dinner there is a hot of ap propriate favors from which to make a gelection. the prices ranging from a few cents upward. Of course, the national colors prevail and there are all sorts of devices and emblems that are in tune with the wave of "pre paredness" that has swept over this country. First in importance in the collection pictured is the Jack Hor ner pie, fashioned in the form of a fortress from black crepe paper and decked with red, white and blue streamers. This device is quite realis tic and according to the sie of the party and the number of favors or souvenirs to be concealed the fortress mJV be large or small In equally patriotic colors, hut less militant, is i the hn rather a huee wind raiser wbii h fits in admirably with all sorts of schemes for decorative elferti in red. while and blue and likewise the daintv silk parasol decked with a large flower ' Ice bon bon and nut rases come in a variety of shapes, the most hmil iar being the tent, shield and l.'nrle Sam's hat, gaily banded in the n. tional colors A feminine design in headgear glso does duty as a candy case and there are "preparedness American bow and buttons and horn and boutonniere labeled "prepared ness "Brooklyn Fag'e Are Ym Satisfied? Film (BOSH rape Jmice S HJU7oPure For children and f :M fv. tlt'lic.ito people fruit ' . Si jp wM fruit. AU mums - 'i r-Cr V8 crMV1 th5 ,uUiraJ to V, '7 r wck! itrkj KTfv iuK'ar. i A ' r A in Arrnuur. The ; j t yivihiiriMf-wcUniit'st t t ''ii', li 4 a iltu4 as,4 tmftitM y svntr fia.U.l "... t., . ii .,.. ' 1 fs, ke, i l AKMOi, tt CO4 144 f i I "I4 l ajA J S A'mt' ' I CMwVms.w V ttV d 4-- twL V i J k-. a nai MK i M 4aai' haJfcsasJ lgjfj m ' JT ' ,W inrrr sirs nf Vll By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. Are you a complacent, pompous, self-satished person? Do you march through life with an air that sug gests that whatever you do is bound to be right? Do you refuse to brook criticism or accept suggestions from your friends? Have you figured out your own little scheme for the con duct of life, and do you compla cently abide thereby? "If you do, any or all of these things, which are the hallmarks of self-satisfaction, rest assured you satisfy nobody but yourself! There is absolutely nothing that is more irritating, annoying and even repel lent to most people than complacent self-satisfaction on the part of some one else. Conceit is pretty natural to human nature if we were entirely dissatis fied we should probably all become melancholy But the little bit of tact and common sense that keeps some people from flaunting their conceit in the fare of the world is the thing that goes a long way to ward making them charming and lovable The person who arts as if he had nothing to learn from you or the world annoys you. How do you know that you aren't annoying some body else just that way! think about it it really is well worth your consideration. Self-satisfaction is unpleasant and repellent but it is even worse than that, for it interfere with yout own progress as well as with your lov. ahlrnets The minute you think you have arrived, you trsmg to ar- nvf And the minute vni top Irv tna to arrive you sugiutc or wnrtr In Lrn rrro! lumung; tU sic. "Throutfh loikiiig IiUm." the Rd Queen i dtsioveted hv Ahre ma-llv running in a treadmill And she informs the t, nihe! Imte girl that )tu have ti tun tmullv last lo V where sn 'e There i f'f! !! tt i!ec(. tnl,,i(hv in thai! If y m slant s'nl oi ae ue ti be swept t'a Utt l i'M ! have t "nit ve'v fast Slav hd vxu ate " n tu! Unter ti get a ) tn Ihe .iil n t ti n-iimta - rn,it )oiiiif! f4t!a.'l"it. )'kt iHil yiun'.t i (rum te knowietj o? frrm the rirti 't n ;...t mut msv an f t .11 ' ,., i wilt i,i lei !! i inai:j( Irian Ii ( in ImU(i rt ft -js'-ttvni he riiiinne i ,j gi ' e n in..( , i ' t" " a t i w '. a i t . 4 (it t . I ' atinift , i s Hl'l' t I I n -Sit not i . sirst ! t f'r,.nai tl f ' I t i ,i ,, 'I'd ., t fu,.'..v it 1 tr f ' - i .1 Memorium of Short Cake All the way from Providence on the Atlantic coast to Seattle on the Pa cific rises the wail over the passing of the strawberry shortcake. With good reason, too, does the wail arise. Real strawberry shortcake has be come as strange and rare a delicacy as the nectar and ambrosia whereon the gods feasted on Mount Olympus and well might Zeua and his com panions have abandoned their celes tial diet could they only have partak en once of a feast of real shortcake transported from some southern din ner table. The Seattle Post-Inelligencer is too overcome by emotion to do more than bid a sad and hopeless farewell to the shortcake of our boyhood, but the Providence Journal is bitter in its sorrow and rails out at the evil com munications of foreign chefs, which, it claims, have corrupted our good American rooking. We fear, though, that the trouble lies deeper than that The willingness to accept a sham shortcake, whirh is to the true as paper lace on a valentine is to real Valenciennes, is symptomatic of the decline in our national moral fiber. For the construction of a shortcake of the sort that mother uj-ed to make demanded hot and painstaking appli cation There was no cake about it, the layers, between and on top of which the strawberries were packed as close as they could lie, were rolled out of pastry dough, 'Shortened" to a niiety and baked to a turn. This marvel of cookery was dressed with sugar and buffer to taste and served hot as soon as the berries were put into it. And plain thick cream no whipped or imitation whipped stuff was the thing to eat on' it. In this day of tawdry make-believe who would take the trouble to create such a masterpiece? We have often wondered how big a fortune a New York Boniface could pile up merely by establishing a repu tation 'for serving real, old-fashioned shortcake.' And how many suitors would beset the twentieth century maiden who could make such a dish. New York Sun. Advice to Lovelorn By Beatrice Fairfax. A Case for Generosity. Dsar Misa Fsirf Two young man. who Ihivi hava bn fnlng to plaeas ot emu- mni logMher, met a young ls4y to whom thy fro'h tmmitstly bacam Sltracta4. Fr a ehert while thav would escort the one girl o tltffarant amuaement places, but fmallv ihv realli'd the Impropriety of do ing thl and onlv ens now oea with th young Isdy at a lime Now It happsns thai one takes her out, tha nihar uaually sits horns, and vira raa, thus causing s llttl frlrtion. What can ba done In a case Ilk thl.' fERPLEXED Thra should ha no lll faallng betwaan two friend If Veil are both tn loi-e with th young Isdv. It rmlne for har to make hr fhUia. in hlfh es it Is tha part of tha loalnf sutler tn 'ih her snd his friend all hapiino SlMIIIlIIffl' n "COiXEKn BKCHE AHOBIE WIllO? ' WVMJ MH' A:Ky Brilliant Pessimists Commit Unpardonable Sin By EIJ.A WHEELER WILCOX. Copyright, 1H, Star Company. Once upon a time I read the follow ing gloomy bit of pessimism from the pen of a man bright enough to know better than to add to the mental ma laria of the world. He said: "Life is a hopeless battle, in which we are foredoomed to defeat. And the prize for which we strive "to have and to hold" what is it? A thing that is neither enjoyed while had nor missed when lost. So worthless it is, so unsatisfying, so inadequate to pur pose, so false to hope and at Its beat so brief, that for consolation and compensation we set up fantastic faiths of an aftertime in a better world from which no confirming whisper has ever reached us out of the void. Heaven is a prophecy ut tered by the lips of despair, but hell is an inference from history." This is morbid and unwholesome talk which can only harm the speaker and the listener. It can depress and discourage the weak and struggling souls who are striving to make the best of circum stances, and it can nerve to suicide the hand of some half-crazed being who needed only a word of encour agement and cheer to, brace up and win the race. This is the unpardonable sin to talk discouragingly to human souls hungering for hope. When the man without brains does it, he can be pardoned for knowing no better. When the man with brains does it, he should be ashamed to look his fellow-mortals in the eyes. It is a sin ten times deeper dyed than giving a stone to those who ask for bread. It is giving poison to those r-who plead for a cup of cold water. Fortunately, the remarks above quoted contain not one atom of truth! ' The writer may speak for himself, but he ha no right to speak for oth ers. It is all very well for a man who is , marked with smallpox to say his face has not one unscaYred inch on the surface of it. But he has no prem ises to stand upon when he says there is not a face in the world which is free from smallpox scars. Life is not- "a hopeless battle in which we are doomed to defeat." Life is a glorious privilege, and we can make anything we choose out of it if we begin early and are in deep earnest and realize our own divine powers. Nothing can hinder us. or stay us. W can do and be whatsoever we will. The prize of life is not "a thing which is neither enjoyed while had nor missed when lost." It is enjoyed by millions of souls today this great prize of life. I for one declare that for every day of misery in my experi ence I' have had a week of jov and happiness. For every hour of pain I nave had a day ot pleasure. Fof every moment of worry, an, hour o! content. I .cannot be the only soul so en. dowed with the appreciation of life, I know scores of happy people who enjoy the many delights ot earth, and there are thousands whom I do not know, Of course, "Life is not missed when lost!" because it is never lost. It is indestructible. Life ever was and ever will be. It is a continuous per formance. It' is not "worthless to the wholesome, normal mind. It is full of interest and rich with oppor tunities for usefulness. When any man says his life is worthless it is because he has eyes snd sees not, and ears and hears not. It is his own fault, not the fault of God, fate or accident. If every life seems at times "unsat isfactory" and "inadequate,", it is only due to the cry of the immortal soul longing for larger opportunities and fewer limitations. Neither is life "false to hope " He who trusts the divine Source of Life shall find his hopes more than real ized here upon earth. I voice only the knowledge of thousands of souls when I make this assertion. I know whereof I speak. All that our dearest hopes desire will come to us if we believe in our selves as rightful heirs to Divine Op ulence, and work and think always on those lines If "no whisper has ever reached us out of the void" confirming our faith in immortality, then one-third of the seemingly intelligent snd sane beings of our acquaintance must be fools or liars; for we have the assertion of fully this number that such whispers have come, besides the biblical statis tics of numerous messages from the other realm. "As it was in the beginning, i now and ever more shall be, world with out end Amen." 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