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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-11-02, Page 6FAME 6 THE CL%NTON;' NE'VS*RECOR^D Why Dp Farms Become` Less Productive? Physicist s D' i sto L s '•t nd of or t y i; na F e a Disco er (Eaper^imental F.arfi News) Whyare ma fermis, eco becoming ars ny b mug le hung use on posts along our great r]v- ek ers to ;the 9,000,000 candlepower erg ens ig fibeam The United States lig hthouse sera:. g ice idpeacetinie.'operates 33,000 nav- igational:aids ranging from lanterns Productive? The answer is been of a? feverish' effort, to' find a. qui Method of reaehing the rainbow ca production, says H.-F.'M i crop P y U "1vi Superintendent, Dominion Expen mental Station, Harrow, Ont. Th can only result in the depletion the life in the soil unless some of farming practices in• •Southwest Ontario are changed.. The only sol tion is the ;;proper replacement , adequate supplies of active organ clatter to put new life- into.the. so and improve, its physical condition. More' power equipment is in n now, than ever before with the resod 'that more land can be ploughed each year ari`'d the land that is ploughed snare thoroughly worked in an effo to produce larger eropn. More coni mereial •fertilizer is being used than ever before in an effort to ntimulate plant growth. Disease resistant var- ieties as well as improved and larger yielding varieties of all crops are being grown. Al] of these methods are being employed and yet the yields of crops in general are no large than they were twenty-five year ago, It must then -be assumed tha the many improvements have sim!pl supplied new means further to, de- plete the productivity of the soils. beam of a modern ]nlighthouse. With our entrance into the war, n' the lighthouse ,service came under;. 'i- the direction of the United States. is coast guard and the jurasdiction'of of the United' States: navy. Thepeacetime o Aeration of a light - he P gh. house was made possible by a 19th` ern 'century ' physicist , who' 'discovered a- ...that lenses and prisms could be• so of arranged and manipulated that they it would collect and concentrate'even 11, - a feeble, flame and multiply it into a tremendous bean' of many candle - se Typical of what his discovery made possible is the $20,000 lens of the Navesink (N. J.) lighthouse where a modest 2,400 candlepower is ,lamp is magically multiplied into rt '9,000,000 candlepower, a light that probes easily through 22 miles of darkness. • This light ,revolves in a pot of lu- bricating mercury, six times a min- ute. It sends beams in two direc- tions at once, giving two flashes to a revolution. It flashes at the same spot every five seconds, thus giving. ships near Sandy Hook vital direc- tional information, r t Clean Powder Puffs to Prevent Germ Collection In all of this advancement farmer have .neglected to preserve the life o the soil. Experiments conducted- o the Dominion Exp.erirental Station at Harrow and Delhi clearly demon strata that adequate supplies of or genic matter must be regularly and frequently added to the soil to main- tain its productivity. There is evi- dence to show that the active organic matter content of • the soil relay be raised by properly incorporating al .plant refuse with the soil along with a nitrogen fertilizer where necessary to hasten decomposition, by plough- ing under crops of legumes, and by incorporating the available barnyard Manure with the soil. The specialized crop farmers in Southwestern Ontario have taken the lead in building soil organic mat- ter because such action has ,been necessary at an earlier date on the lighter textured soils. Many details, must still -be worked out but the fact remains that we can improve, our soils by changing same of our present farm practices. f on the dressing table as well as for ii the pad in the compact. s Both puffs and pads can be used and reused if given proper washings, so that the small supply on hand now can be kept in service for many months, Puffs that have a filling of surgical cotton, as most of the velour puffs do, can be washed most easily if the stitching is loosened for about an inch and the cotton is removed and thrown away. Shake Every woman knows that a clean powder puff is the only kind she ought to use. A soiled one can be a germ carrier. That goes for the puff I've Got One Good Eye Left Under the shadow of ,the solemn Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, a 23 year odd veteran of this war appeared before the microphone ready to sig- nal the launching of a new warship at Lauzon, Quebec. Before a huge crowd, gathered to take part in the inspiring opening ceremony for the Seventh Victory Loan Campaign, he was being briefly questioned -by the Master of C'ere- mmonies about his record overseas. He was Lieutenant Erskine Grant Tra- vers of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. "And you, were. wounded?" said the Master of Ceremonies, "Yes" replied Travers• modestly, and then added, quickly with a note o£ thankfulness' in hi& voice, "but I've got one good eye left and that's better than none," There` were many in that crowd on Parliament Hill. whose throats were tightened by a sudden realization of the tremendous significance which lay behind the simple words of this repatriated soldier. And; this state trent remains significant as the Seventh Victory Loan Campaign jiro- ceeds, An eye cannot be replaced, Money can. If Canadians are imbued with the same spirit -as their repatriated rince Edward Islander has displayed nd people in all provinces can -be hankful that they' have a great deal, ore money, left than is necessary or the minimumsuccess of the eventh: Victory Loan Campaign, ere will again be a • huge over-sirb- ription. Farm' Transport Farmers using their own trucks to 'ansport their farm goods to nia:ket re exempt from the 35 -mile licit 00 oad travel, states Wartime Price:, nd Trade Board. A recent'statenieni lam the Transit Controller warned Pmmercial truckers that the 35 -mile mit must be observed during the 111 movement of produce to marltet. v -- out as much loose powder as pos- sible, then soak the velour cover in lukewarm suds. If face cream or foundation cream has made the cover greasy, fairly warm suds and light rubbing will be necessary to dif- soive the smudges. When the puffs are thoroughly clean, rinse in clear lukewarm water. Pat out the excess moisture on a soft cloth and dry out. The velour texture can be restored to a Large extent by gently fingering the fabric after it is dry. Refill the puff with a little wad of cotton, sew• up the opening and the puff is ready. The soft felt -like pads used in com- pacts can be washed without any special trouble. Simply soak in suds after flipping out as much powder as possible, dunk up and down until clean, and then rinse dry. Oil From Tomato Seeds A source of oil that should not be overlooked in the United States is the oil that can be obtained from to- mato' seeds. Every year huge quan- tities are processed in the canneries of the United States; Jamieson (1932) states that seeds constitute from .5 to .6 per cent of the tomato fruit. Recent experimental work showed that the ether soluble material of dried tomato seeds extracted in a Soxhlet apparatus for eight hours amounted to over 20.62 per cent. It was also reported that when the whole residue of ' tomato cannery waste was extracted an ether soI- uble fraction of 12.4 per cent was obtained. The analysis of the residue yield- ed the following data: 1. Ratio of pulp to seed—approxi- 'mately' 1.6 to 1. 2. Moisture content of the residue 27.1 per cent. It was estimated 250,000 pounds of oil could be obtained from the resi- !due. Mud Stains Mud ,stains, especially on chil- dren's clothes, are among the most frequent clothes cleaning problems in spring time. Mud stains are not difficult to remove if dealt with promptly and properly. Clothing specialists advise letting the mud dry, then brush off as much as possible with a stiff brush. If the mud is on a wash garment, soak in clear cold water then wash with soap and warm water. If the gar- ment is not washable,sponge the stain with denatured alcohol. For rayon and colored clothes use dilut- ed alcohol. ilut-ed-alcohol. Twice as much water as alcohol is the proportion. Mud often does more damage to leather than to fabric. If left to dry on shoes it may make a perma- nent stain. It should be removed at 'once with a wet cloth or stiff brush. Polish shoes when dry. Wash Dress If an old dress shows no holes and is color -fast and reasonably shrink - proof, start washing with a good tubbing in lukewarm sudsy water. Wash each dress separately, even` if several are to be given the soap - and -water, ,rejuvenation treatment: For both wools and rayons, use luke- warm water throughout the launder- ing and rinsing: Support wool and knitted rayons with two hands when- ever lifting from one tub to another to avoid having the weight of the water pull thein out of shape. After the last rinse, roll quickly in a large 'cloth to -remove excess: moisture, un- roll and dry on a dress hanger, Says Food' Yeasts Add e Many. Missing'Vitatnins "Food Xeast-a neWly discovered vegetable food that tastes like meat 1—may eogn play: an ftn octant part !. h in the health" a our country and the feeding of s•tarving; European populations," Capt. E. K. Guinn,; Washingtop, D, C,, says' in Hygeia,, the Health: Magazine, -<but admonishes that it will' not actually take the place of meat and other staple foods. "' Food yeast is a strain of the'Teru la utilis species of yeast. It should not be confused with baker's yeast,, which is fresh and live, with a some-: what; unpleasant taste, or with brew- er's rew ' er's. yeast,.�which is dry. and bitter unless.specially treated. "Sorne have become overly .opti-, mistic over' food yeast, Captain Gu-; bin explains., "Several national pub.., lications have recently carried rath-I` er sensational articles on the subject' —so sensational that scientific facts+ have been distorted to make it ap- pear that food' yeast will'actually' take the place of meat and other, staple foods, ' Such is not the case;' too much yeast taken 'ate one time may' actually be harmful to the di- gestive processes. , "Food yeast will never replace staple items of diet. Instead, food'. yeast effectively supplements other foods in two important ways. First, even in small amounts it will pro- vide much vitamin B complex so essential to human life—thiamine, riboflavin and niacin—the vitamins that increase stamina, promote nerve health and stimulate appetite and digestion, Second, it will pro- vide protein that is high in quality, with many of the important amino acids not found in ordinary cereal proteins. People forced to exist on; diets of bread, mush and other ce- reals, without enough meat, milk or eggs, will find' that food yeast pro- vides the missing vitamins and, amino acids so necessary to health." Soak Dishes in Cool Suds, Then Wash Later Baking day brings a lot of extra dishes to wash. Put bowls, mixing spoons, egg beaters, and other im- plements to soak in cool suds the moment •they have been used. The slightest amount of soap will do— just enough to make a light suds. Then, while the cake and bread Is in the oven, all the utensils can be thoroughly washed very quickly be- cause there has been no chance for' the eggs or the dough to harden on' them. The dishwater will stay nice and clean, too, because the preliminary' soaking has removed most of the. food particles. The same soapy dish- water, with perhaps a kettleful of added hot water and a small addi- tional amount of soap, will do for washing the cake pans later on when they come out of the oven. If pans are very greasy or have dough adhering to the bottom, they can be wiped out first with a piece of paper. If this is done as soon as cakes are taken from the pan, the pans are much easier to wash. Stream's, Lakes, Marshes The native Estonians are chiefly of Finno-Ugrian "stock, unlike the' in- habitants of neighboring Latvia and Lithuania, but, related' to the Finns and iungarians. It is believeil they came originally from the Ural fnoun- tains,' between Europe and Asia, with other tribes. that,wandered westward to settle finally ` in ' Fin- land and other European countries. The. tribes that chose) Estonia for their home' found a land of forests, streams, Iakes, and- marshes. ,Low and flat, it is` especially suited to some kinds of agriculture, despite its northern climate, with snowfall often crowding the harvest season. About 70 per of the Estonians make. their living by farming and dairying; Before the war' butter, eggs, and bacon were exported to Estonia's best customers, Great Brit- , sin and Germany: The chief crops;. are rye, wheat, barley oats flax aid potatoes Es- tonia lives up to an old description of it as a "fair land of potatoes and stone." Rock -dotted, it normally pro- duces so many potatoes that nearly a ton could be given annually to each inhabitant. Forests are still abundant, and in peacetime provide many articles of export, including lumber, matches, furniture, carved toys. Oil shale is important in the national wealth, yielding asphalt, pitch, lubricating and fuel oil, some benzine and gasoline for motor cars and planes. Rheumatic Fever Strikes Children, Impairs Heart Rheumatic fever generally fol- lows an illness of streptococcal type, such as scarlet fever, tonsilitis; pharyngitis and certain kinds of colds. 'Usually the rheumatic symp- toms appear two or three weeks after a youngster has contracted one o the o f tl f regoing diseases. „ l Symptoms fairly typical of rheu- Fly Fish Half a million fertilized "flying" fish eggs, a Good Neighbor gift from the Great Lakes of the United States to famous Lake Titicaca, highest navigable lake in the world in south- ern Peru in the heart of South Amer- ica's Andes mountains, were recent- ly flown in one of the most unusual shipments in air history. Shipment of the eggs by air was the only way to insure their safe arrival during the brief time period during which they had to be kept under special conditions. It is more than 4,000 miles from the Great Lakes to Arequipa, Peru, most con- venient Panagra airport to Lake Titicaca, where the eggs were de-; Posited, but it took only four days! for the shipment to cover that dis-, Lance. Even by the fastest steam-; er—of which none would have been: available due to war conditions—the! trip would in all probability have re -1 quired nearly three weeks. Paint Landing Mats Army engineers have a double; reason for keeping steel landing; mats^ for airplanes meticulously painted. First of all, these mats„ ' which aremade in sections and can; be laid down so fast by a landing, party that under some conditions; it is said that it has been possible for planes to make use of them within 30 minutes, would be quickly destroyed by rust in hot, }tumid cli- mates if they were not protected by paint. Secondly, a coating of red," rust would look like a signal flag in, a green jungle and could draw• bombing from enemy aviators. The; colors, used on, the landing mats va- ries according to the color of the ic theby to mat fever are: inflammation of the joints which is shown by redness,• swelling and tenderness in the joints; small hard lumps or rheumatic nodules, formed under the skin mainly over bony surfaces and about the joints; and Saint Vitus' dance (phorea), due presumably to the effect of the rheumatic process on nervous 'tissue. Whatever outward form the dis- ease takes, its inner work is usually the same. It causes inflammation and swelling of the heart valves which regulate the flow of blood, and frequently as this heals, it leaves the valves puckered and inefficient. Children 'are especially suscep- tible to rheumatic fever, but adults are by no means immune. In an average year it kills five times as many youngsters as infantile paraly- sis, and kills more people between the ages of 5 and 44 than pneumonia. TI1DR ., NOV. 2nd 1.9-1].1 Flnds Thanksgiving Is Silk Culture in West ., Not of Amer ican;Origin Thanksgiving day is not the pure - 1 • y American ,mventjon we usual, si er y saYs'Dr. F, J. T§than ' professor of European 'ht. the Pennsylvania' a n ste. 's at i State college. It's. an old Roman custom, he said, and a ,tradition with th'e''ancient - Greeks, Chinese, Japanese, Jews, ,and Ger- manic peoples too, "All through h . g the Middle Ages and even today .the church has fostered the idea of thanking God not only on.- one day. but everyday," Dr. y, Tschan added. "The Puritans, how- ever, renewed the idea of feasting." Thanksgiving festivals were held. in China a thousand years before' Christ, while the Roman feast of Ceres and the ancient Greeks' feast of Demeter were closely similar in spirit, he explained, ' The Jews have been celebrating brat ng Hoshannah Rabbah — Thanksgiving to God—for many centuries, and the Saps hold two harvest thanksgiving festivals each year. Other forerun- ners are the Germanic feast of the Harvest Home and the day of thanks- giving observed by the Norwegians on either the last Friday of October or the first Friday in November. Citrus Fruits Help. Combat Winter Colds Increased intake` of orange, and grapefruit juice is advised by many doctors in combating winter respira- tory colds. The alkaline salts of citrus juices are very effective in restoring the normal alkaline balance of the body and in counteracting the overacid condition which many doctors agree makes our systems so much more susceptible to colds and influenza. The citric acid in citrus juices, particularly grapefruit juice, keeps the blood cleansed' and in a condi- tion to resist colds, and when taken into the system "acid" fruits and foods become alkaline. Most doc- ors are agreed that the moment a cold or mild "grippe" or "flu" is contracted it is best to cut Mint Family Perilla belongs to a group of the, mint family of Asiatic origin. It; is sometimes used' as an ornamental, plant because of the bright -colored foliage. The seed yields an oil with. the quality of drying rapidly and is,'. therefore; utilized in the paint and linoleum industries where it is blend ed with other oils in the manufac-• tore of various varnishes, enamels, linoleums, and allied products. in Japan it was used in the Manufac- ture of paper umbrellas, oil paper, and artificial leather. Imports of perilla oil into the United States in 1935, amounted to approximately 75,000,000 pounds, valued at 16'k cents a pound. In Manchuria, perilla oil, or Su-Tzu as it is known, is used as a fuel for lamps; a vehicle for pigments especially on metal objects where its rapid drying quali- ties are needed; in some cases as a food; and as a fence row to protect edible forage crops from animals, Apparently the strong pungent odor of perilla was sufficient to act as a barrier against grazing livestock, atcan tle, ". anuses. a. lrrogress in Brazi With the sto ` a e .of silk . imports 1?Pg � P s from Japan, Brazil is expanding raw silk production and'several other, American republics have' be un pro- duction or experiments g p. erirn n e is insericul- ture. �i ser cul- ture. ' -Silk is panther example ' of hemisphere P p re development to:help off- set loss of Far' Eastern supplies, Production of raw silk in the, Americas . has made its:'; greatest progress in Brazil. Since 1923, the - Brazilian government has 'subsidized production of raw silk and the in- dustry has made long strides. Fed"- eral, state and municipal govern- ments have stimulated enterprise, particularly in the state of . Sao Paulo: Brazil's raw silk production has passed the 500,000 -pound mark. This is about half of the average amount of silk imported into Brazil during pre-war years. Brazil aims for pro- duction of sufficient silk to meet do- mestic requirements, plus a surplus for export. In Brazil, thousands of acres of f rrtile land are devoted to the growth of mulberry trees. The trees. increased from 10,000,000 in` 1940 to 30,000,000 in 1942. In 1940, there were only three reeling mills or fila- tures, with a total of 273 reeling ba- sins, in operation in the state of Sao Paulo, At the end of 1942 there were 25 filatures and 619 reeling basins Aprons Come Back Into Own in Kitchen, Parlor The once humble apron is coming back into fashion, not.only for kitchen wear but for a proud ap- pearance in the living room. For kitchen wear, the substantial cotton apron is still tops. It can be made of practically anything, from the tails of discarded, shirts to fine chambray or percale. Criss-cross ' shoulder straps, or pinafore tops with narrow ruffles are two popu- lar styles. When buying or making aprons, the important thing is to put the accent on simplicity so that ironing will not be a chore. When the apron goes into the par - or, as it now .so frequently does, it is usually made of a fancier" though equally washable fabric. Bright plaid rayons, or daintily sheer lawn trimmed with bright ap- pliques, are used to create sophisti- cated "cocktail aprons," which are just as fetching at the tea table. The dressy aprons, though laun- derable, need the same treatment in the tub as other articles made of dainty fabrics. Lukewarm water for washing and, rinsing is essential. A little starch for the lawns and or- gandies, but none for the rayons. Iron carefully with an iron that is moderately warm. on heavy and rich dishes, omit 1 sweets and drink copiously of water and citrus juices. This will help cleanse the system, restore its nor- mal condition and reduce danger of fever. Before Dinner Bath Soothing On cold and dreary winter eve- nings, when you come home from a Iong day of hard work, it often takes all the will power at your coni- mand to be a civil companion, Fa- tigue is the cause of many a display of temper, and certainly does not add to the popularity nor usefulness of an man an or woman To recapture good humor and to rout ordinary weariness, why not take a soothing warm -water bath? Five minutes in the tub—scrubbing and lolling --will usually do the trick. If 10 minutes are available, take a longer soak or spend the extra time stretched out on the bed. Get into some cozy lounging gown, put on a new make-up, run a comb through your hair, and you will not only be in the mood for dinner but will eat it with gusto. Wash away your troubles and the day's grime at the same time, and get the most from your dinner and. the evening hours of leisure. World's Greatest Oaks An important discovery was made by an expedition of the U. S. for- estry service, surveying the timber wealth of Central and South Ameri- ca—a "lost forest" of the biggest oak trees in the world, extending for miles along the interocean di- vide, within 50 miles of San' Jose, Costa Rica. Some of the trees are 8 feet in diameter. The survey revealed a greater va- riety of trees than anywhere in the United States, with as many as 100 ps o e acre. A hitherto un- ecie s t th known species of vantanea will be use in the Inter -Ameri- can highway. Timber surveyed may go far to meet. Europe's postwar demand, estimated at 7,000;000,000 to 10,000,000,000 board feet a year. Wood Cure In 1508 a wood "cure" for man's more serious iIInesses ' was intro- duced by the medical profession of Europe. This wood, imported from' Cuba and supposedly endowed with miraculous powers, was named "lig- num vitae" or wood of life. A fa-, vorite of the courtiers, a pound of this healing tree was sold for seven gold ' crowns and two centuries passed before its medicinal value was questioned. Today, however, this strong, wa- ter-resistant wood is used ]n sub- stantial pulley , sheaves, caster wheels, stencil and chisel blocks, masthead trucks, and the bearings or brushing blocks used in lining the stern tubes or propeller shafts of steamships. Banana Trade The banana trade as we now know it is decidedly ,neW. The first ba- nanas to arrive in New York were brought there front Cuba in 1804. By 1830 occasional clipper shipswere bringing small cargoes from Cuba and the Bahamas.' This trickle grad- ually increased, but as recently as the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876,, red bananas wrapped in tinfoil were sold as an exotic curiosity. It was not until the introduction of the mod- ern refrigerated' steamship at, the turn of the century, that the real banana, indtistry'was born, 1,. Measure Animal Electricity Measurement of "animal electric- ity" in hatching -eggs and gauging the physical and chemical changes in newly laid eggs by electrical ef- fects in a radio frequency field are two methods for separation of fertile and infertile eggs now being devel- oped by scientists of Cornell univer- sity- Because hatcherymen now have no practical means of separating fer- tile from infertile eggs before they are put in the incubators, about 150,- 000,000 infertile eggs are each year ruined for human food by being put into the heat of incubators. This. amounts to about 10 per cent of the total number of eggs used for hatch- ing. Poultrymen have found that the culling of poor birds from breeding Hocks does not prevent the produc- tion of some infertile eggs, nor does removal of infertile eggs after six or seven days of incubation prove practical, because of the labor in- volved. After a few days at incu- bating temperature, these eggs have lost much of their quality. Rust. Prevention It is estimated that the navy is saving $10,000,000 annually" through its rust prevention program. Cor- rosion of vital spare machine parts for combat and construction equip- ment has been sharply reduced. It is pointed out that more important than the saving of money is the in- tangible value of preventing possi- ble delay in operations caused when vital parts arrive at the theater of operations in unusable, condition. The danger of corrosin is accen- tuated in areas of high humidity,; notably in the South Pacific. Salt spray also accelerates rust forma- tion. 'Delicate parts with close tol- erances must be provided complete protection from the time they leave the factory until their installation in weapons of war. Paint, varnish and lacquer spe- cialists have had an important part in devising special protective coat- ings designed to meet special con- ditions to, which war equipment is subjected in different parts of the world. Tell Tree's Age The age of trees - grown in the temperate zones can be determined by counting the number of annual rings, from the bark to the pith and adding the number of years re- quired by the ;tree to attain the height where the ring count starts. s The top;of a stump is idea] for counting rings but, in standing' tim- ber of moderate size,foresters use an increments borer. This' is an in- strument which removes a cylindri- cal cross-section of wood about the diameter of a lead pencil. The rings in this section may be counted.. Good Handiiiig-Iediices • Dreg ed'Chick Disease Better• •manageptent, of growing , o ie 's andpu etas in the first weeks of their lives "can help to prevent p « serious 'losses from the avian leit- lydsi s complex m x ,which took.he R a " heavy toll from pullet flocks= of 1943, Range paralysis, big liver, and several other. maladies of poultry are caused by this "leukosis coon- plex,""- says Prof. C; W. Barber of the New York State, College of Vet- s Medicine. Birds seldom recover entirely from the disease, and if' they do manage to live, never'become good producers of eggs. or meat.- They are also carriers of the disease. For reducing the damage caused I by leukosis,' Professor Barber sug- gests . the following steps' in man- agement: Keep adult birds and young , birds on separate farms if possible,! at least in buildings. separated as! much as possible. Direct travel from, laying pens to chick houses should'. be stopped; Never crowd the chicks, he ad -- vises, and keep the houses well ven- tilated. The poultryman should try to keep the brooder house at the; right temperature, should keep it clean, and if possible allow the birds..; plenty of sunshine. Birds should be kept on good clean range as much , of the rearing season as possible. • Life on Atoll Lived To Thunder of Waves.. Life on a Pacific atoll like the Mar - shells or Gilberts is lived under the glare of the gun and the pallid light of moon and stars. Temperatures run high. Vegetation is likely to... be sparse. Drinking water is a prob lem. Where coconuts grow thirst. can be, quenched with their milk. Natives look to trees for much of their food—coconuts, pandanus fruit, breadfruit, bananas, and the like. Taro and arrowroot have been. grown where soil and space allow. Fish are a staple. Atoll life is isolated, is lived to., the thunder of the rollers pounding! the sea face and the thumping of' coral fragments shaken together in: the backwash. Houses, if any, are. usually built on the lagoon side of. the atoll, have thatched roofs, are - pitched on poles. Range of animal life is narrow; only native mam- mals are two species of bats. Dogs, cats, pigs, rats have been brought, in, have increased. Islanders could once thank their lucky stars that they were free of man -borne diseases. Mid -Pacific ac- tivity of the Japanese after the first World war scourged atoll dwellers, with the ills of civilization, caused native depopulation. Bamboo Pulp Indian paper mills are carrying. out successful experiments in the manufacture of Kraft papers from bamboo. Fine quality writing and printing papers have always been.. made from bamboo, but the ever- increasing demand for strong wbap- iping and bag materials has induced. the Indian paper industry to test !the adaptability of bamboo in the. The present available facilities in India for the manufacture of Kraft pulp are inade- quate but the experiments conclu- sively prove that by improving man- ufacturing methods it will be possi- ble to produce bamboo Kraft pulps. that will compare with the beat, Swedish and American products. Face Camouflage Paint for face and hand camou-. flage for soldiers has been standard- ized in nine colors: light green, dark. green, sand, field drab, earth brown, earth yellow, loam, earth red, and olive drab. These tints of paint are put up in tubes and issued to sol- . diers in selected areas, with small booklets containing instructions for the use of the paint. The funda- mental purpose is to overcome the conspi nous reflection of white skin and to obscure the face by the appli- cation of irregular blotches of paint. The colors used are determined by the prevailing colors of the environ- ment in which the soldier is open sting, Luminous Lighting While authorities on paint are not yet ready to confirm the predictions of those enthusiasts who believe that luminescent paint will supplant light. from lamps sometime in the post- war period, many new uses for luminous coatings already have been. developed and are expected to have extensive application ]n improving„ illumination in homes, factories, stores, theatres and other structures. As an example of the development• of luminous materials, "Witcomb- ings" reports a fluorescent material which shows a warm yellow color when exposed to ultra -violet rays,, instead of the usual glaring white or bluish -white color. Brown Rot "The importance of timely spray ing to prevent brown rot in apricots, and other stone fruits, cannot be,. overemphasized," affirms II. M. But- terfield, specialist in agricultural extension, University of California. -"The . contfol of brown rot in apri- cots is mainly a matter of complete . removal of 'mummies' and blighted. tyigs of ,the preceding year, 'and thorough spraying at just the right time in the spring ,when the blos- soms are in the red -bud stage," But- terfield said.."Too early or too, late sprayings are equally useless," ' •