The Adversart. There can be but
little doubt that the furnace was in
vented under the direct instigation of
that personage darkly alluded to in
serious Xew England circles, as the
Adversary. The furnace not only poi
sons us with the gases of combustion
and scorches the air with its dry heat,
but it has abolished that effective means
of household ventilation, the open fire
place. When the furnace has disap
peared, diphtheria and consumption
will have lost a firm ally and supporter,
and we shall have pure and wholesome
air in rooms where the furnace-flue now
renders breathing merely a process of
slow suicide.
Apple Ptpdixo. Fill a well-buttered
pudding dish with alternate layer of
bread crumbs from a stale loaf, and tart.
juicy apples. Sprinkle the apples
thickly with sugar, to which add a
flavoring of nutmeg. Over each layer
of bread crumbs throw small pieces of
fresh butter. The under layer should
be bread crumbs, the top layer apples.
Bake half to three-quarters of an hour.
Just before it is done, whisk the whites
of three eggs to froth, with two table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and a bit
of lemon. Spread it lightly over the
whole, and return to the oven to set.
