GHASTLY "FRIGHTFULNESS."

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 191, 21 April 1915, Page 2

GHASTLY "FRIGHTFULNESS."

A horrible story irc-m Russia, alleges that the Germans are endeavouring to spread chclera among the Russian troops. Such allegations have been made in ail wars, and even in the case of Germany which r«.gurus all means as legitimate to gain the desired end, it is hard to believe that methods such its these would be adopted; but, 'at th e same Lime v; e h,had sufficient illustrations of the workings of die German mind tc teach us that frightfulness can have no limit. A cast* in j point is an article which occupies a ! prominent position in a re mit issue | of a leading Hamburg newspaper, j Housewives a»e urged ;c keep the fol- j lowing recipe beside thorn; “Roll a i quantity of eaten meal iuio a thin j cake in a hat tin and sprinkle it with j salt. Take seme bacon and place the | tin in a very hot oven. When the dough J is well baked and nicely browned, add to its surface a tablespccuful of strychnine. Though somewhat hard to digest it will remain fresh for weeks, and has an appetising taste which quite conceals the character cf some of its suspicious ingredients.” “Such a cake,” concludes the article, “if given t.» a British soldier will be a truly patriotic contribution to Germany’s I defensive.” Truly, th e veneer of civili- j sat ion is very thin in Germany j