Clinton News Record, 1944-12-28, Page 6THE CLINTON NEWS -REMIT)
lInter-Trein Camthunicatitm S°Idiers Are Versed in Find Irradiated Yeast
• Latest Electrical Feature' Many Types of Faintini Helps Hogs Gain Weight
A long -felt need or a means of When soldiera, frindda e guar A small amount of ieradiate41 Yeast
communication between trains termaster painting school of th4 appears to speed up the growtb of
whether moving or standing, and be- army at Camp Lee, Va., return t• pigs in winter. If irradiated yeast
tween trains "and waysideatations is civilian life; 'thewfl1be•CeluiPPet continues to give as good results as
believed tie haVe been m'et in the with a new aptitude or employ if has in the limited work lone with
train telephone systerri used on the meet. In addition to general in it at the Univereity of Wisconsin,
Belvidere branch of the Pennsyl- struction in Painting, a considerahlt then it ma e become a "must" in
yenta railroad. amount of signs and general Paint whiter hog production.
Since the earliest days of experi- ing was taught and practiced whilt In •one of the experiments for ex-
mentatien "with radio a recent, issue the painting• course was in -progresi. ample, pigs Was received 4 ounces
of Railway Age poinis out, the ran- 'at Camp Lee. A report Mom the af irradiated yeast in each toe et
roads and manufacturers of electri- school stated: , feed, and had the run of the cow
cal equipment leave been attempting "They've 'painted thousands ol yard, out -distanced all others. They
to solve the problem of providing signs—street labels, traffic warnine made average daily gains' of 1.51
tellable communication on and be- signals, regimental regulating signs, pounds per head and required only
tween railroad trains and wayside mess, platoon and other building la, 375 pounds of feed to predece each
stations. bels, as. well as hundreds of dese 100 pounds a pork.
This innovation is the lateet of a signs, for use in offices and tirderly In the same trial, pige getting
long lest of improvements developed reorns. They've made countless ba• irradiated yeast as the only vitamin
by the railroads in cooperation with sic military training aids in poster: 'supplement came in second, makieg
various electrical manufacturers to for visual instruction and many gen• slightly faster and more erthnoinizal
expedite train movements and af- eral,moreee pesters. , They've done gains than those whose vitamin sup -
ford better service Mr the public. everything from painting an occa• plement was cow manure only.
Discoveries and developments in sional sige on the side of a truck The effect of irradiated yeast is
the field of electronics have been hi the. motor training school to re- ascribed to its vitaminb content,
utilized by the railroads in numerous finishing furniture and other jobs in since the type used assays $4,000,000
watts, and constant research is un- coordination with the. carpenters U. S. P. units of this factor to the
der way to find means of further school. Countless offices in carnps pound, and since it contributes only
increasing the efficiency of railroad have been painted and decorated hY traces of the B vitamins when used
merations. Among more recent con- trainees in painting school, and the at the olevel, of only fpur ounces to
tributions in the field of electrical rows of buildings used by the balring tee ton of feed. • •
and electronic developments are cen- school were painted both inside and
tralized traffic control, dragging , out."• •
equipment detectors, cab signals, The army training in painting pro- Jews Enjoyed Autonom*
radio -telephone tugboat dispatching, gram contemplated assignment ol • ,
telephone announcing systems in the•soldierePainters, after eon -Vied= ' From Ancient Times
yards anci stations, yard engine tele- of their instruction at Camp Lee, to From very ancient times Jews in
phone systems, inagnaflux method an army camp, post, or station in every land have enjoyed autonomy
of examination of axles for clacks, this country, or to a unit in the corm to a wider or narrower degree, says
Sperry apparatus sfor detecting bat zone. Many painters are needed Dr. Isaac Levitats in a study pub -
flaws in rails, and the like, in quartermaster bases and depots lished by the Columbia University
• in the theater of operations imme- Press.
- diately back of the front lines. "Autonomy reached its height dur-
.• Clean Thoroughly Be'-; ing the Middle Ages, when, in the
• absence of a law equalizing the eiti-
Dismfecting the Barn Seed Flat Useful in
, zens of the state, it became neces-
Thorough cleaning should always
Garden During Summer sary to invest each group with legal
• .
precede the application of disinfece corporate rights of its own," Dr.
tants in treathig barns, is the rec- A seed flat is useful in the garden Levitats finds.
nrnmendation of veterinarians. throughout the year. In hot, dry
"In the nature of things, the 18eh
Moistening of the litter and wood- summer weather it is often very century trend toward emancipation
work and then the removal of all difficult to obtain good germination resulted in a general curtailment of
litter is recommended. The walls from seeds of lettuce, endive, kohl- self-government. Specifically, the
and ceiling should be thoroughly rabi, and some others sown in the enlightened absolutism of Joseph II
brusned to remove cobwebs, old garden. of Austria and the motto of 'Lib -
whitewash, anceany other objection- This is as difficult in rainy weath- rty Equality, • '
ei URS., DEC. 28th, 1944
RePort Treatment of Gas Plan to Develop Amazon y tt
Gangrene With Penici
The successful treatment with The mighty' Amazon river valley,
penicillin of a case of gas gangrene now pouring a vast wealth of rub•
is reported in the Journal of the ber e fib s ocl • ls
oun* 00 s e er
Common Weed, Fleabane..
Possesses Medicinal Vein*
grigtiron canandensis, known also.
as fleabane horseweed Or butter.
abundantly in fields, waste placea
and along eoadsicles. It is widely dies
tributed in the Old World, in South
America, Canada and the northern
and central sections of the United
States. The size 'of this annual de-
pends upon the kind of soil on which
it- sprouts; it varies from a few
inches to several feet. From June to
November the weed produces nu-
merous heads of small, inconspicti-
ous white flo • f 11 b a
abundance of seed. Because of their
Ilin As Communication Artery ,•
qui= , er , wo s, minera
American IVIeclical Association. The and other tropical products into the
authors say that it was • recently united war effort of the Allies, may
stated -that penicillin, experimental- soon play another vital role M the
ly, is a potent agent in gas bacillus development of the South American
infections, but tip to that time there republics.
had been no studies of human cases. Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia,
The importance of the reeort is Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, the six
emphasized by the fact that altheugh nations bordering on the huge river
gas gangrene is a compaeativety and its tributaries, are taking con -
rake ipfection in civilian We, it is certed ection to solve their mutual
a serious menace in military opera- problems and convert the Amazon
tidos. The mortality, rate in civilian into one of the great Pan-Aznerican
c• ases has been estimated at 49.7 per arteries of the future.
cent while the death rate from the Use of the great inland waterwaY
infe'ctiori in the American Expedi- as a link between South America's
tionary forces in France in the last virtually unexplored and unknown
war was 48.52 per cent. interior and the sea, and as a means
Three California physicians report of bringing out inexliaustible natural
that "We observed a severe gas in. resources, has a precedent which
feefion in a seven-year-old girl. After goes back four centuries. More than
all routine measures, including se- 400 years ago, a century before the
rums, sulfonamides and amputation, Pilgrims landed in North America
had failed, penicillin was provided and 264 years before Lewis and
in sufficient quantities to treat suo- Clark penetrated into, the Pacific
cessfully the patient, whose Outlook Northwest, the Amazon served as
seemed hopeless. The isolation of the route for the first transcontirient-
our mountain hospital made it un- al crossing of America when Fran -
prepared and unequipped ,to furnish cisco Orellana led his hardy tattered
exhaustive laboratory studies. The followers from this `city 'to the At -
clinical significance of our obser- lantic and thence to their native
vation, however, remains important gpain.
4; . . • .
enough tcl justify rnore investigations Shorter Shap the M
of this treatment." an e ississmea-Mes-
souri system. or the Nile, the Ama- •
'elle girl was found lying on the zon is nevertheless the greatest riv- •
porch of her home with a fractured er in the world in point of volume, interceptors Aid in
For Best Freezing
In choosing fruits and vegetable
for freezing, pick varieties' which
give a frozen, product of high qual-
ity. Remember that tough mature
products are not desirable. Meats
and poultry should be young and ten-
der. Slightly immature vegetables
are e ommucahndbestttaerrchtyh.an those which
Immediately after harvest, pre -
par vegetables and fruits for freez-
ing. If this cannot be done, store
in a refrigerator. Sort, clean and
wash vegetables and fruits in cold
running water or ice water. Scald
vegetables for the proper period.
Make certain that the temperature
of the scalding medium (boiling
water or steam) is at least 210 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Chill vegetables
to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, using an
ample supply of cold running water
or water containing ice.
Drain and package immediately
in a moisture -vapor -proof paokage,
taking care to fill each completely.
Immediately place in the freezer or
—if this is not possible—in a refrig-
erator, teen transfer to the freezer
without allovving the product to
warm up, When freezing allow am-
ple space in the freezer for air cir-
' ciliation around each package. Store
at 0 degree Fahrenheit or below.
left forearm, in the middle of which and with its tributaries fortes the Conserving Waste Grease
was a bleeding puncture wound. She largest river network on earth. ,
was immediately taken to the hos- Along its surface ocean steamers The war with its tremendous need
pital and sulfathiazole powder was may soon beat their way 2,000 miles for grease has focused 'attention on
sprinkled on the wound which was into the heart of the continent, bring- the service performed by the thou -
sterile dressed, Four days later gas ing with them the products of eivili- sands of grease interceptors in hb-
gangrene had developed to the point ation and carrying out the rich tels, 'restaurants, schools, hospitals,
where amputation was necessary but natural treasures of the region. large quahtities of food are served.
and other establishments whete
there continued to be little improve -
The use of an interceptor offers
ment. On the seventh day after the
the most ecinvenient and effortless
accident penicillin treatment w
started and exactly one month af
as When Buying Clothes, way to save the grease which is such
ter
the accident the girl was sent home. Buy Them Big Enough an essential raw material for the
manufacture of munitions, antisep-
Uses Old Engine to dress a size larger and have it al- pounds of grease and oil per person,
• When buying clothes, buy them ties and surgical dressings,
big enough. It's better to buy a Americans on an average use 56
tered to fie trimly and comfortably. per year, in preparing food. An -
Split Wood for Seasenibg
promu - c o ng shouldbe other 28* pounds, per person Per
able materials. Teen remove au er as in dry, when the soil is some- gated by the rench Revolution pre- With an old gasoline engine re- loose from the waist up. It should year, is used in the manufacture of
built into a wood -splitting machine, fit comfortably, not plaster tight. soap, cosmetics, and medicines.
manure and about four inches of top. what heavy,' because -rains compact supposed a gradual renunciation by a Wisconsin farmer took the back- Clothes should not pull- against the From 10 to 15 per cent of this
soil in barns with dirt floors. Follow- the soil over the seed, the heat the Jews of their institutions of self- ache out of getting next winter's chest, the diaphragm, or the back. total finds its way inth the drain
ing this, clean soil should be sub- bakes it, and the seed sprouts can- rule; and so it was in practice. In wood supply ready for seasoning. Money spent on expertly fitted lines and sewers. The use nf inter -
removed.
stituted for that which has been not emerge. • . the wake of actual Jewish emanci- The state extension forester urged clothes is not wasted. ceptors permits the saving of virtu -
But. a seed flat can be filled with pation in the West during the 19th farmers throughout Wisconsin to Drooping hem lines, sagging ally all the grease thee goes down
.
Disinfectants should be applied in sandy loam, Placed in a shady Vet, century, Jewish identity deeneneel take a tip from the inventor who seams, pull across the middle, or the drain because the best of mod -
hot Solutions, preferably with a and easily kept moist, so that seeds dome' to a mere religious differen- solved his winter wood-splittin '013
spray pump. The force of this spray will germinate as easily as in the Cat' " asuging on
er seams can ern grease interceptors are so en
will apply the' disinfectant into all sprieg. By allowing the plants to by revamping an old three horse- make a well-groomed appearance. ficient that they will trap and hold
cracks and crevices. Some Ibiestock reach a good size in the fiat, they power gasoline engine into a split- What about our skirt length? about 93 per cent of the grease in
men like to mix fresh water, slacked can usually be transplanted to the Frozen Beans ting machine. Straight skirts should be longer be- the draM water.
First he removed the cylinder cause without fullnese they natural -
with lime, with the disinfectant as garden with small loss, and your Homemakers can add a nutritious head from his old engine. To form ly pull up when you sit down, and
infected areas
it helps in keeping check on the dis- second and third crops proceed to and teaditional American (Hell to a wedge he welded two sheath of then rote s h dul
g on c e e. s en knees aren t pretty. Gored
their menus by using the new frozen truck spring onto the end of the pis- skirts can be shorter because of the
One pound of lye to 20 gallons iA Many gardeners feel that it is .baked beans • •
ton and bolted an extra large wheel extra Mikes%
water for geneetn barn disinfection easier to transplant lettuce and en- The method of cooking the beans on one flywheel to which he applied Good posture along with well -fitted
is recommeeded. It should be re- dive from a flat to the garden* row, varies slightly, of course, with the a belt from a one-half horsepower clothes can do a great deal to lin-
membered,however, that caustic than it Is to thin out the row, when different brandseSorne of them have electric motor. The motor,
lye is e poison, and thet the worker the seed is sown in the open. By molasses added and others are engine, and a base -block 1'the old prove our looks.
7 inches
simuld avoid,breathing in or getting sowing your fiat a week or two be- packed in tomato sauce. All of them from the front bf the cylinder was
the fine lye dust into the eyes. fore the previous crop is exhausted, have been cooked thoroughly and
no time is lost. secerely bolted to a heavy plank. Keep Barn Dry
just teed to be heated. This was mounted on a light four-, Keep the dairy barn "dry behind
The frezen beans may be put in a
• Calcium Builds Teeth wheeled chassis so that it could be the eaves," suggests Prof. A. M.
Ninety-nine per cent of the calcium Griddle Cakes sauce pan with, two tablespoons of easily moved about the farm yard. Goodman of the New York State col -
water and heated about 15 minutes The blocks of wood are split as lege of agriculture, "in order to pro-
m the body is used in building and One of the comMonest faults in on top of the stove, or thee, inaY they rest against the base block at tect the health of the animals, and
repairing the bones and teeth. The griddle cake snaking is over -mixing. be served in the traditional man- one end. The wedge is forced into to prevent decay and rotting of the
one per cent does special jobs in the If griddle cakes or Pancakes have ner—a piping hot bean Pot just out each block by the forward motion ot barn structure Bea."
blood and nerves for the body's been `rather heavy antrsoggy, stir of the oven. Molasses, chili sauce, the piston from the power applied Every cow breathes out about five
health , and eta:Menai. only- until the ingredients are well intistard, onion or a slide of bacon
Homemakers should include as blended. Fuether mixing gives a emay be added while heating to iin- by the motor. quarts of water every 24 hours, he
niticb milk' and Milk prodeets in ' tottgli cake. Griddle cakes can be prove the fialor. points out, and this water condenses
'daily meals as wartime condithins made with either sweet milk or saw Don't thaw the beans before cook- • on the beams, ceilings, and even on
Water Buffalo the roof and in the hay overhead.
permit, and should waste none. milk.. The sweet mine 'ones are ing. /1 they thaw don't try to re- The water buffalo, says the Na- Ventilation through doors and win -
While milk is the number one usually thinner • and more- moist, freeze them, but use 'them at once.
tional Geographic society, is found dows does not carry off much of
source of caleium and no other food Vii, bele. buttermilk or soer. Milli gives They are at their best in flavor and in many regions of the world, but the water or else chills the cows.
,,
is nearly so nieh in it, greens frorn thd light; fluffen tender type gener- texture whMi kept frozen right up to only in India does it exist hi the A real ventilation system is neces-
the .gereen are a pretty. good number ally preferred. e ' ' the cooking time. truly wild state. It wanders through sary for most dairy barns.
two solirce. Grems that yield good As for the baking, . the griddle
: Waini returhs include loose -leaved should be het. Heat tine griddle or . the swamps and jungles at the foot Cost of new stable ceilings and
varieties 62 gieen cabbage and green heavy'iron skillet slowly, so that the of the Himalayas, in the Ganges beams, and hay lost through mold-
. . . Fancy Names Delta, in the Central Provinces, and Mg, can be saved by a ventilation
lettute, =steed and turniMereens, heat will penetrate evenly. Above A recent collection of birth cen•
to some extent it is ound in the system, says Professor Goodman,
broccoli, collards and kale. Head all, turn the cakes only once and at tiecates filed with the Georgia de- jungles of western Assam, Ventilation also helps prevent frust -
lettuce and head cabbage have rela- the proper time in order to give pertinent of public health revealed Domesticated, it has proved to be ing of metal roofs and of nails that
tively little of thie mineral. Dried them a professional look. It they such names as Sunset and ecie Rite hold the roof tight.
beans, soybeans, eggs'and molasses • 'are turned too soon, the batter will ers; reference to cash in such hinnes a valuable "worker" in Italy, Tut,- •
•
supply.
do their part toward the catchirn .spread from tuideeneath the brown as Good`, Price, Honest Price and een and in tee
key in the fertile valleys of the •
tep and glee .ragged edge. If Major Sales; geographical contrite -le ' • Marshlands Of Hun-
t Take Up Space Heavy Fleete
timed' too late, the bettom will be gar and Crimea. It is pract catty
tions like Georgia Possum, Asia
pitted and 'the indispensable in the flooded rice, Since only the seed of garden peas • Ewes with heavy fleece produce
cakes • will brown Minor, Wh, osa Cracker, China Rice
Judging .Distanee poerly. Wateii for the moment when and' some twins named Utah lei fields of the Orient where horses oi are used, the food yield is small just as good lambs as those with
How do the eyes judge the size the .c eke is *Own on the 'underside nb ' a mules are seldom used for agricul- compared to the space they take. light fleece, and will add about $2.70
Ariko ti Reyn Ids. The hope for the threl ur MM. ' They are a cool Weather crop, to the grower's revenue, saes J. Fe
ey as Waeh Saturday, Buster Good, and i /edit, em. then, nees and at comes so early that there -is time bandry on the Davis campus of the
'on the retina of the eyes. The big- come from the griddle. When cakes Be "Careful McGee. Especially to .Although slightly bluish, the thmeilk Mr them • to mature before ,hot University of California Because
ger the object, the bigger the image. are stacked, the ones on the Witten 'be elt d w P t S
n e were • er y mart, Love
Move the object away, and the get steamed and soggy,. is exceptionally rich and high in but- weather arrives; or in the northern wool is considered of secondary im-
Session, Wash • Fountain Rather
,
retinal image is smaller. Also help- ' • terfat tier of state where the summers portance in the production of fat
Bigg, Spanish Dentist, Hansome '• are relatively cool.
Solomons' Snakes
The snakes
few. There are burrowing blind
snakes with the eyes concealed be-
neath the scales- Sinall boas that
reach a length of about three feet,
with strongly prehensile tails, are
remote relatives of the American
boa constrictors. A green tree
snake and a black and yellow tree
snake, are widespread in the New
Guinea region. All these snakes are
quite harmless. There are three
kinds of land snakes that are un-
doubtedly, poisonous, related by their
fixed tangs to the front -fanged
snakes of Australia. There is no
record of any. hutnan being having
been bitten by these snakes, and
none of them are aggressive crea-
tures. In guch densely forested
areas as the Solomons, snakes are
usually found only by accident, or
perhaps in jungle -clearing opera-
tions like the preparation of an air-
field. The sea snakes' that come
ashore to lay their eggs in the rock
-crevices at high lick level are dead-
ly poisonous, but they are never
known to bite anything except the
eels on which they prey. Even if
roughly handled by fishermen, they
do net bite, at alL
aikt the dietence of ob'jects? , Chiefly and netlffed, .and lightly set, but not future was expressed in'teich names . these I and do best in sections where s rin Wil f i
by the size of 'fiee leriyniinture Mane pitteden top. Serere as soon as th s animais are kept
ful, in judging size and distance is * • • • Mann, .Vireinia Hain and Aborn Sar -
the feeling of the ciliary muscle in Benedietinn Liqueur •gent. Perhaps a rorrientie touch is
tenteacting the lees, and the pres- "Benedictine," 'the fainous aro- conveyed in Late Night Mann and Infant Mortallty
sure of the external muscles in ad, matic liqueur, .tekes its name from Pleabant Feelings. Switmrland had the lowest rate o
jueting 'the eye. . • the Benedictine order. It was the e
• infant rnertality in the World in 1942
Distance and size of objects also product ,of a 'single Benedictine ab- according to the Statistied Year
are hedged by referring them to oth- bey,' Fecampe near Le Havre, Sun's Rays book of the League -of Nations fo
er objects. Tbe size of the moon, France, arid was never made at R h' ' 19 1,42.
for example, seems larger when Monte Caesmo. ,Its hietery is ro- eyes- meee In curves, because. °I In 1942, decrease of 3 per 1,00
• wetzerland's rate was 38 per 1,00
near the horizon than when ever, mantic', In 1.510 a mos& kvho dab- the refeactiee effect of' the' atmos- since 1941. Second were the Neth
head becatisc• it is seen coming over bled in chemistry produced the 'there. Skide the ait becomes denser
'house or .tree, and appears iarge refreshing 'cordial. The monks towards the earth, ite 'refractive erlands, with a rate of 40 per 1,000
in reference to suet, familiar ole mined it after the order, ."Benedic- dee grows and the curvature of a rate of 40. Both countries showe
and the United States, also with
jeete. Optiosal illusions arise chiefly tine, InO.M•tneo Optirno lelnximo 'eeisr of eight increases ns 'it' moves decreases since 1941. Rates of :in
from geide. lines and angles that con. --to God, most good, niost great). downWerd theeugh the atinesPhcre- fent mortality in other countries fo
fee, the eye in it a judgments. • Although a conemercial product Curvature of light' rays in the at-
• teday, it' keeps` its, old name. The enoephere sometimes manee it pos- 1942 were Union of South Africa, 48
Maeganese Steel
---ennen ekoholic eoritent is 52 pee cent. The sible to ”See arAnd corners." For derniany; 68; France, 70; Belgittin
'United Kingdom, 52'; Canada, 54
present distillery buildings occupy example, beciiiise of atniospheric re -
While the effect of hydrogen is the grouhds Of the old abbey of fraction, during 'edlipse of the '78; Argentine, 84; Italy, 108s But
evident ie ordinary steel, it is ex- Fecamp. garia 127; Portugal, 432; CyPrus
ageeratecl In most steels containing moon ,goeneeitries boeheehe. sue and 185; and see,
rnaegeneee. On the ether hand, cer- • 'the eclipsed' &eon 'are' seen tibove
• the horlien antene.aeMeniinel
tain Apecial raanganese steels do not • Tomato Seed Oil
• lambs, sheepmen tend to pay no at-.
EveryWhere the first sowing 01tention to the fleece grown by the
peas
comes late, and
follows quickly, only one
e
peas should be ed as pos t
f Bible, having en mind that the finer Disproving the theory that a
, varieties, which have wrinkled seed, heaVy-fleeced ewe cannot raise a
may decay if the soil remains cold heavy lamb, Professor Wilson cries
✓ and clamP too long after they are experiments which showed that
sown. Smooth seeded peas will not Rambouillet ewes with fleece
0 decay so easily, but they are not of
0 as high quality as the wrinkled
_ kinds.
Where
a' summer
d crop of peas is likely to be success-
_ fun and for this an early dwarf yarn
e ety should be grown.
m early- o hers.
; .
Greatest Hard -Ore Mass
,
_ Deseribed as "the greatest known
:iard-ore mass, and ea*, to equie,
'
1 evelop and nf " thet ,
.,
Srakil, area. contains, an estimated
t5 • billion tons of ore suitable for
. . , .
Healthy South s g gra e s el. Beginning this year
tereht, arrangement of tha molecules fined by the use of caestic soda? ' There are now 3,000,000 more and continuing for three years, an-
DomMican Republic Seetliernere living in Other sections
in the nattiee that snakes en the bleached and' elecolorited, the oil is Soil of the Dominican Republic IS thdri there ate' natives of either 'sec- 'A- ore' will be divided between the
Mal production of Pk ;million tons
metal crystals'. In geheral, Where nintirele stlitableloredibleTurpOsen! very fertile.' Abotit. one-fifth of theJnited States arid -Great Britain.
they have the arrangenient knoWn An" /taly tee crude oil is used for lane ie cultivated, the rest isThe peak is located in the center
tions' living -in the South. This erne
as "face centered," more hydrogen soal) making, the press being ueed - ed, chiefly with pine and mahogany.
forest' gration is more likely to increase than
is dissolved than in the alternative for stock feed or fertilizer.' Johns ' 'Greeting :and processing sugar cane peolificiaini at the same time health- if Minae Geraes and rises 4,500 Met
to diminish, foe the South is More if the iron region of the province
'body centered" lattice. In body and Gersdoff state that such press is the Isiggeet endustry.eeCocoa-• is idr : ()Jove sea level. The peak has no
metered lattice, the atoms are ar. cake contains 37 per cent protein. second in, export value. tleutput has
ranged in cubes, one at each corner Rabak and 'Shrader early listed vita' 1 statistics m'ean' anything- ' In, overburden, be earth, and open pit
'than the national average if
and one a, the center. The center several diethods for separating the Other important exports are coffee, (he Confederacy lead a birth rate 14 vill begin near the top. Two large '
atom of each cube forms a corner of 'seeds from skinseand other residue, Mae' toleacdo, corn, 'and molasses, per cent higher than the average for :Metric shovels, powered by General,
adjacent cubes, and so theY inter- one being -by suspending the waste ' Side by hide on the same acreage the -nation; and in the settle year P !electric drives, will load the ore
lock.. The face centered arrange- in several volumes of water and agi- eacab trees grow with corn. Bana• Meth tete about 41/2 per centk", ,Mo trucks which will carry it three -t
ment, on the other hand,,has an atom, tetieg; the'ekins, being ligeten have nes coffee trees, and guava bushetleizair the' average. ' Seutheenee ,z; eeperters of a mile down a fairly '
in the center of °eel' face of the' le tendency to teat tvhile the eeeds
'cube, and there lb no ihterlocking: and ceres sink. ' 4' ' -- thrive on Abe earne o ground. Rice esee ee- e teep road to the processing plent.
nag arid milltiply. , •.
growing foe home use is 'foster a ' el e'r
show it. This is attribetecl to a din When crude tomato seed oil I
re -
since . 1940, the 11 states that compo,sed tuning, with drilling and blasting,
lee
weights of 13 and 14 pounds raised
just as heavy lambs as others under'
the same conditions whose fleece
weights were but seven or eight
pounds. With wool selling at 45
cents, this added profit, which is pro-
duced without any extra 'cost, makes
a censiderable increase in the total
revenue from a band of sheep.
• Farm Income
The cash farm income from the
sale of cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and
iambs was $5,960,000,000 last year.
This sum represented 30 per cent
of the total cash farm • incolne of
$19,678,000,000 obtained from 12 ma-
jor farm crops, and was an increase
of $1,086,000,000, or 22 per cent over
the preceding year, and $1,765,000,-
000, or 172 per cent greater than the
1935-39 five-year average, according
to an ahalysis of department of ag-
niculture figuros by the Ameriesti.
Meat institute.
From department of agriculture
egures, it is estimated that approx-
imately 17,027,000 cattle, 10,309,000
calves, 90,031,000 hogs, and 26,463,-
000 sheepand lambs from about
5,000,000 farms and ranches were
dressed last year.
weed is a common weed, growing
, , wets, o owe y n
pronounced aroma, the, plants may
become very troublesome on pep-
permint plantations, Imparting to the
distilled peppermint oil an objection-
able by -odor. Certain medicinal
properties which oil of erigeron la
supposed to Rossess have led to its
application in pharmaceutical prep-
arations.
The producing regions are located:
in northern Indiaria and southern
Michigan, with South Bend as the
principal inareeting center of the,
oil. Yearly consumption of the oil
ranges from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds.
The Plants are not cultivated; they
invade abandoned cornfields, and
grow prolifically. Harvesting takes
place during the flowering period in
the latter part of July. The plants are
simply mowed down with a wheat
binder, allowed to dry for 24 hours,
loaded on wagons or trucks and
hauled to the distilleries.
These are the same field distill-
eries which process peppermint,
spearmint, wormwood, or tansy,
Live steam generated in a separate••
steam boiler is blown through the •
herb materialeand the oil is collect -
•ed in a Florentine flask. The charge
per still consists of about 2,500,
pounds of dried plants which yield
from 8 to 10 pounds of oil. Several
acres are required to make up one
charge of herbs. Since the plants
are naturally quite dry, distillation
proceeds quickly, only 40 minutes..
being required to complete exhaus-
tion of eacb batch.
Fig Tree a Parasite;
Grows on Other's Limbs
As city dwellers fig trees serve as
ornamental shade trees. Left in
their wild stat, they become
gnarled giants. Their bases are fre-
quently used by the settlers as
shel-
ters for their animals. Almost all
these trees, especially those of thee
scrub lands, begizel their lives as
parasites, says the National Geo-
graphic society.
A tiny seed dropped into a shel-
tered arm of another tree by a bird
may germinate and send down long,
rope -like roots to the ground. Wrap-
ping its aerial roots firmly around •
the trunk of the tree, this uninviMd
"guest" grows into a tree by snuff-
ing out the life of its host.
The fig tree has often been called
"strangler." A. Florida legend has
it that skeletons of humans caught
and strangled in the death grip of
the tree have been found danglesve
from the root "ropes."
•
Cooking Oilers
When the house reeks of unpleas-
ant cooking odors, it's usually due •
to overcooking or cooking at too high
temperature.
Strong -flavored vegetables — the. -
onion, the turnip, and members ()ti-
the cabbage family—give off very lite
tle odor if cooked until just tender,
not soft and mushy. Bailing for a
half hour or so breaks down the •
sulphides they contain, causing a
strong flavor and odor, a dark color
and loss of food value.
Wben these vegetrailes are young ,
and "new," they give oft little or
no odor even if cooked with very -
little water. When older and strong-
er, odors can be avoided generally'
by using a larger amount of wa-
ter, leaving the lid off the kettle and
cooking only long enough to make -
them tender.
Novel to most Americans are the •
,soft -skinned and big -eyed geckos in'
the Solomons. These are lizards)
that come out at night, and they are
remarkable for their loud voices,
There are several kinds in the Solo-
mons—small ones only two inches:.
lohg, medium sized gray ones, and a
brown species with a bright yellow,
line down the back, large for al
gecko, as it inaohes a length of a.
foot. The natives are apt to be muck,
afraid of geckos, apparently on 80 -
count of the disagreeable feel of thee
clinging pads on their feet, but alit
geckos are entirely. harmless. Many
inhabit houses and come out at night
from the thatch, or from behind pic-
ture frames (if there are picture..
frames) to hunt their insect preye
on the walls and ceilings.
School Services
Lunchroom service was expanded*
In 37 per cent of 1,401 school sys-
tems surveyed since 1920, of which;
three-fourths were city and one-
fourth county; guidance service in-
creased to 34 per cent; voeatioqall
education to 31 per cent; and pupiL
transportation to 19 per cent. Twen-
ty-seven per cent increased provision for adult education, while.
nursery schools increased in 11.6 per
cent and kindergartens in 6 per cent
of the total system. Two-thirds o
the schools increased emphasis oni
science, mathematics, first aid, safe-
ty and physical education; Preflight
training was introduced in 71 per
cent of city Mime's, and inib 46.6;
per cent of county systems,