Much of the flavor and other virtues of meat and vegetables are lost while undergoing the cooking operation, being carried away in the escaping vapor and heat. In a recently invented kettle, a lid is sealed on under pressure. This prevents the escape of steam and facilitates the cooking process. It is claimed that not only is the cooking done in much shorter time, but that foods prepared in this manner have a more delicate flavor. The lid is held in place by means of a lever which is easily manipulated. In order to prevent the possibility of an explosion when the kettle is on the stove, the lid is fitted with automatic safety valve which permits the steam to blow off when the pressure approaches the danger point.
Passes Her 106 Birthday.
Still enjoying good health at the great age of 106 years, Mrs. Abigail Morrill passed another milestone, and has the distinction of being the oldest person in Newburyport, Mass.
Mrs. Morrill was born on a farm in West Newbury in 1809, and has lived in this vicinity all her life. She has for several years resided with her daughter, Mrs. Abby Morrill Oliver.
She is the mother of ten children, three of whom are now living; Mrs. Oliver, of this city, Louis Morrill, of West Newbury, and George Morrill, of Lynn, the two sons being survivors of the Civil War.
Her husband was the late Jacob Morrill, of this city, to whom she was married May 4, 1835. There are eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Except for being slightly hard of hearing, Mrs. Morrill has her faculties well preserved.
Stove in Shaving Mug.
The newest shaving mug is equipped with a little alcohol lamp. So little water is required that it takes but a short time to heat it to the boiling temperature. The invention is one that will be appreciated by traveling men especially, as the mug is not much larger than the ordinary kind, and is, of course, much easier to carry about than shaving outfits. In fact, it seems odd that the invention was not thought of before. The interior of the cup is of a substance not injured by heat, and the lamp is lighted from the bottom. Hot water may thus be obtained at any time in a few seconds.
Sneezed Out a War Souvenir.
After carrying a bullet in his head for nearly fifty years, or ever since the battle of Gettysburg, Calvin Cook, a Confederate soldier living in Catawba County, N. C., has sneezed from his nose a leaden pellet commonly called “buckshot.” He was wounded in the head at Gettysburg and eventually recovered from the wound, only to be troubled many years by what was designated as some sort of growth in his nasal passages. During a recent sneezing fit he “blew” his nose with uncommon vigor, and out rolled his souvenir of the greatest battle of the Civil War. His nasal trouble vanished when the “growth” rolled out.