So,no chit.::, or tine china that will he
produced. The red crockery, of w hich
crocks, pans, casseroles, rnarmites and
stieh work a-dny dishes are made, Is
<*<>iijin«hi brick clay. It is often glazed
"itl; lit! urge of lead ground with the
i h.s glaze Is almost transpar
ent anil tIn* rieli colors of the elay
show through handsomely. The lead,
however, has been found to cause in
testinal poisoning when acid foods
liave been kept in these convenient
containers so that salt glazed ware Is
more in demand. In some countries
lead-glazed vessels may not be sold
for household use. The salt glaze Is
product d by throwing coarse salt into
the kiln during firing.
LONG-LOST BELL TOLLS AGAIN
Restored After Mysterious Disappear
ance of More Than a Quarter
of a Century.
Kx.ietly n quarter of a century, tn
the day, after the old hell that rang
in tie* church on Cheniere Cnminnda
Wv nt do- n In the awful storm that
wiecked lie settlement, it rang again
on Grand isle last October as (he party
that came to dedicate the new church
on the island stepped ashore from the
boat, says tin* New Orleans Picayune.
This bell I as an interesting history.
Fattier O’Kspinosa brought to the
beach the cosily plate of libs family.
Hut on Caminnda beach there was
little use for costly silver, so it was
sold and tin* proceeds used to purchase
a bell for the church.
After the storm the bell lay neglect
ed In the barren sand. Archbishop
Ohapelle ordered the bell returned to
the f'amlnndn people.
Then came a mysterious event. One
morning tin* hell disappeared and fftr
nil tbo.p years its locution was un
| known, except perhaps to those who
had secreted It.
