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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-04-30, Page 6PAGE :Q THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., APRIL 30, 1942 Smokies Outdo Europe • In Wide Tree Variety Primeval forests and highly va- ried wildflowers hold the center of interest for most visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National park in Tennessee. The forests are interesting be- cause of ecause"of the great variety of trees and the unusually large tracts that remain in their undisturbed prime- val condition. Half of the 436,000 acres in the park still have their original virgin forest cover. Most of that is composed of mixed South- ern hardwoods, but the higher peaks and ridges in the northeastern half of the park are' covered with virgin stands of red spruce and balsam, the trees of the North woods. Na- tional Park Service bulletins say the Great Smokies contain the na- tion's largest and finest virgin hard- wood forest and the largest virgin forest of red spruce. The great variety of trees was first pointed out by Dr. H. M. Jen- nison, professor of botany at the University of Tennessee, who listed 147 species in the park,as con- trasted with only 85 in continental Europe. Several of the Western na- tional parks have less than 20 kinds of trees. Some of the park trees often reach from five to seven feet, in diameter. Although this is small in compari- son with the Western redwoods and sequoias, it is large for the species growing in the East. Largest trees in these mountains are the tulips or yellow poplars. Hemlocks, buck- eyes, maples, basswood, oaks and cherry follow closely in order. The best place to see the big trees of the Smokies is along the beckoning trails. The Ramsey Falls trail is especially good. It passes within a few feet of exceptionally large tulip trees and winds through the best "grove" of giant cherry trees in the park. The Porters Flats trail exhibits huge tulip trees, as does the new. trail from Cades Cove to Gregory Bald. 'Perfect' Crystals Are Needed by U. S. Army Dr. Frederick J. Bates, dis- tinguished scientist, who is the chief of the optics division of the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D. C., has revealed to the Optical Society of America how silently but vigorously a search is being made for "perfect crystals." Small regular pieces of crystals. are used in devices for radio com- munication between military tanks. A mass attack by tanks is possible only through such instruments which "synchronize," that is harmonize, the time factors of the tanks rush- ing against the enemy lines. In submarine detecting devices, 'also, the crystals play a most im- portant part. Dr. Bates broadly pointed out other war uses for the crystals. But "perfect crystals" are needed for such purposes, and they are most difficult to find. America's scientific sleuths are hunting for flawless crystals through- out this country, Latin-American countries and even in Asia and Af- rica. Specific Cure for T. be May Be 'Around Corner' A specific chemical cure for tuber. eulosis may "around the corner," as the result of notable scientific ad- vances listed by Dr. Kendall Enver- son, famous tuberculosis authority, in a special interview. " Dr. Emerson is the managing di- rector of the National Tuberculosis association which has made total endowment of $40,000 this year to distinguished scientists for research in the cause and cure of 'tubercu- losis. Among the scientists co-operating with him are Drs. F. M. Feldman, H. C. Hinshaw andtheir colleagues at the famous Mayo Clinic, Roch- ester, Minn., who have made the most important discovery from the viewpoint of a chemical cure for tu- berculosis. These doctors have used the new- ly prepared drug promin in s at- tempts to destroy the germs of tu- berculosis. Last October they an- nounced that promin saved guinea pigs infected with the germs which produce tuberculosis in human be- ings. All animals not treated with the drug died. Now, according to "unpublished reports," available to Dr. Emerson, the treatment appears to be effec- tive even in uman beings. In a number of cases of "pleur- isy," that is pain in the chest and other symptoms that go with it, caused by tuberculosis infection, the administration of promin gave sur- prisingly good results. Vitamin Age Maybe instead of the Gasoline age or the Aviation age or the Machine age historians of the future will call this the Vitamin age, the age in which the world discovered how to rebuild or renovate human, bodies by the proper use of foods or extracts of foods. And out of this war may come blessings for the bodily hap- piness of.. future generations. At least, it has been discovered that wholepopulations, or large seg- ments of populations, which are suf- fering great food lacks can be kept somewhere near physical fitness by the use of vitamin candies or pel- lets which can be transported easily and which, by the spoonful or the pellet, calpain as much of certain essential vitamins as could be got- ten from eating a pound of this or that. ' Prefer Blond Hereford Steers for Fattening It's really true that blond Here- ford steers gain weight faster than brunettes. They do still better if they're also short -headed and have reasonably small bones. It has worked out that way in seven years of feed -lot testing at the University of Arizona's experi- mental farm. E. B. Stanley, animal husbandman in charge, thought it was a mere coincidence when the first two or three times that light - red steers took on flesh just a trifle more rapidlythan those that were dark or medium red. When it had happened five times straight he mentioned the color fac- tor for the first time in his test re- ports. Now, after seven years, he says that pigmentation undoubtedly has something to do with a Here- ford's ability to turn feed into beef. Stanley just can't explain it. He has read every book that might throw some light on the mystery, but not a clue has turned up. Every year careful note has been made of the physical characteris- tics of the 120 steers on test. NoW Stanley and his helper can look at an animal and tell how it is going to perform in the feed lot. If it has a fairly long head, it will gain more slowly than one with a short head. The rawboned type shows less "ef- ficiency of gain" than those with less prominent skeletal structure. The News Human Feet Not -Bunt For Speed, Says Doctor Anyone who ever has sat in the standsat a tradk meet and, seen athletes -spring a hundred yards in less than 10 seconds, or watched distance runners step off a mile in a few seconds over four minutes may find it hard to believe that the human foot was not designed for super -fast travel. But no less an authority than Sir Adolphe Abrahams, a doctor who. has looked after the health and well being of England's crack teams for many years, thinks that men's feet are not properly built for speed. ' Sir Adolphe, strange as it seems, got this notion after thinking about the close -fitting shoes that -sprinters wear. IThe British physician says that such shoes help runners hit higher speeds than they could barefooted, or with looser fitting shoes. But, from the point of view of allowing the foot's natural structure full play, the modern track shoe is an in- strument of torture. Sir Adolphe, turning to the legs of the horse—a much faster animal 'than man — thinks that Nature showed her hand in the simpler de- sign of these limbs. In the course of evolution the legs of the horse got rid of most of its smaller muscles and joints. The horse runs on the I'nail of the one toe it has left. And there seems to be no question that the modern horse can hit a much. faster pace than the prehistoric spe- cies from which it developed. Dr. Abrahams concludes human feet were intended to wrap them- selves around tree trunks, or to creep soundlessly over uneven ground. He doesn't think they were intended to travel at high speed. n eneral Best for Polishing In polishing fine furniture, a soft, clean, dry cloth, one that does not shed lint, is necessary. Worn linen pillowcases or old dinner napkins make excellent .rubbing cloths,. Where there is soil or a stain, many women go to work with mild soap and water. This treatment, while sometimes harmless, may work great damage by removing the fine old finish almeady -on the furniture. For the soft sheen that is so de- sirable, oil or wax may be used. Both are recommended, although the waxing treatment is said to last longer. But not all furniture should be treated with either. Painted fur- niture, for instance, or furniture of, pickled pine, needs only that same soft, dry cloth. A good rubbing brings out the finish; Light But Strong The Antarctic skua only weighs about 2r pounds, yet its strength is so great that its two-inch bill can carry chunks' of meat larger than itself over great distances. It has been seen 300 miles inland, where it spends the winter and returns to the coast of the Antarctic about the middle of October. The arrival is timed with clock -like precision with the egg -laying of penguins for the principal food of skuas is penguin eggs and chicks which are devoured by the hundreds. Unable to match the superior size and fighting strength of adult penguins, the skuas use clever strategy in separat- ing the parent birds from their chicks and then slaughtering them wholesale. Scores of - half eaten and trampled bodies of baby pen- guins have been found near penguin colonies. Special 'Soaps' May Aid • Synthetic Materials Development of new synthetic materials of great civil and military use may be considerably aided by a chemical discovery. The production of artificial silk, wool and other textile fibers, of rub- berlike substances and many varie- ties of general plastics, will be eas- ier than ever before, and will also follow new lines of development by the application of newly found method, according to the discoverer of the method, Dr. Harold P. Lund- gren, scientist of the Western Re- search laboratory of the United States department of agriculture at Albany, Calif. Dr. Lundgren has found how to give special "soap" treatments to proteins, "the raw materials of all life," which .are used as the source of countless plastics and synthetic Moue such as "nylon." ' Certain newly prepared and tested chemicals are known as "deter- gents," meaning "washing agents" or "soaps"—they are not like the ordinary soaps of daily use. Dr. Lundgren has employed 39 of these chemicals for the transformation of ,proteins, Under his treatment, using only a very little of the "detergent," the molecules of the protein become "unfolded," as a bud opens into a flower. But the important thing is that such "unfolding" can be regu- lated in any desired way. Testing Blanket ' A good way to test a blanket is to take a tiny piece of the nap be- tween the fingers and suspend the entire weight from it. Inferior fibers, will break; first -grade wool nap can easily support more than the blan- ket's entire weight. Another test is to hold the blanket up to the light to see if there are thin spots caused by overnapping. A third test is to bunch the wool in your band and squeeze it. If it has "bounce" and spring, feels warm and lively, it is first quality. If it feels harsh, .un- yielding, lifeless, it is second grade or even poorer quality. WHAT YOUR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CAN ACCOMPLISH $10 will stop a tank wit.' one round of 18 or 25 -pounder shells. $20 buys a cannonade of four 3.7 - Lech anti-aircraft shells. • X75 will provide a 500-Ib..bomb to i,- ,,:;,, Perlin ev Rrrchteeeaden: Portable Stove Createci By Benjamin Franklin As late as the middle of the Eight- eenth century the Pennsylvania Dutch were the only settlers who used stoves. At first these were im- ported from the old country,, but as the iron industry became estab- lished in the Colonies, stovemaking became one of its chief products. In this connection, two famous men are connected with the history of our first stoves—Benjamin Franklin and Hehry William Stiegel. As early as 1742, Franklin was ex- perimenting with some form of heat- ing device which would be an im- provement over the stoves then in use. The "Pennsylvania Fireplace" was his first effort. This had eight plates and was almost entirely open in the front. It was designed to fit into an ordinary fireplace but was portable. In the back was a hot air box behind the fire oven which sup- plied the room with fresh air and provided for the circulation of the) heat. It is said one of these stoves, probably made about 1750, is pre- served at Doyleston, Pa. Franklin encouraged others to benefit by his idea and wrote and published a pamphlet entitled "An Account of the New -Invented Penn- sylvania Fireplace." He was offered a patent on his stove but refused to accept it, saying—"As we enjoy great advantages of other* we should be glad to serve others by any invention of ours.". Rye Flour Rye flour, used for making bread, is an unexpectedly good source of certain vitamins which areessen- tial for health and stamina, it was stated recently in a ,University of Wisconsin scientific report. The discovery, significant from the viewpoint of national nutrition, has been made by two University of Wisconsin chemists, Dts. Aaron J. Ihde and'`. Henry A. Schuette. For the first time the amounts of vitamin of B -complex were meas- ured in various "milled products of the rye grain." It wasfound that rye flour sur- passes white wheat flour in vitamin contents. Particular attention was paid to these vitamins: B-1, riboflavin, nic- otinic acid and pantothenic acid. , Researches on Brain Produces Strange Effects Acetylcholine and other sub- stances, built out of the molecules of the substance choline, play some very important parts in the work- ing of the brain and of the whole network of the body's nervous sys- tem. Inhaling of some of these sub- stances would produce strange men- tal and nervous disorders. This is suggested by recent 're- searches on brain conducted in America and in Britain. In England, Dr. Denis Williams, a "squadron leader" of the Royal Air force, and a' distinguished brain sur- geon and physiologist, has found that the substance acetylcholine pro- duced powerful effects upon the elec- trical patterns of the brain. Some of the drugs, all "choline - like substances," had one effect in small doses, and an opposite effect in large doses, but they all influ- enced nfluenced the transmission of nerve messages between the brain cells, and from the brain to the nerves, and from the nerves to the muscles. In military and civil medicine, the newly investigated drugs would be used for the treatment of nerv- ous and mental disorders, including paralysis, epilepsy, and so on. Kodiak Once Cannibal Isle Some of the earliset settlers on the North American continent—can- nibalistic migrants from Siberia who settled Kodiak island -used the skulls of vanquished enemies as drinking cups, according to Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Insti- tution. These early -day Americans, Dr. Hrdlicka said, used the skulls of valorous enemies in the belief that some virtues of the deceased might be transferred to them. He said a study of the skeletons of the islanders showed they appar- ently were remarkably free from disease. Even fractures were infre- quent, Dr. Hrdlicka reported, and evidences of dental decay were missing. Buying 'Case' Goods In considering the purchase of case goods (dressers, chests, side- boards, bookcases, desks, etc.) ta- bles and chairs, if possible test the weight. The greater the density of the wood, the better. For example, you can buy a chest of thin, soft, porous wood that weighs 40 pounds; you can buy a .good hardwood chest in the same size and it will weigh around 75 pounds. How the wood is dried makes a difference, too. Always ask the salesman if it is kiln dried. This is wood that has been air dried, then actually dried in an oven so that the moisture content has been reduced to 5 per cent. Wood not so dried is likely to warp, and in warping will split, throw drawers out of line, come unglued And eiv II Proteinlike Substance From Roger Williams' laboratory at the University of Texas has come the announcement in the Journal of Biological Chemistry of August,1941, that the injury -producing proteinlike substance in raw egg white has been separated.The name of the sub- stance is "avidin." It is not harm- ful, that is, does not produce fatal injury to experimental animals if the egg white is heated before be- ing eaten. The reason given for the cause of raw -egg white injury is that the avidin combines with vita- min H also called biotin, making this vitamin unavailable to the ani- mal organism. When biotin is lack- ing to the animal organism, the ani - • Anzacs Like Fighting Perhaps the most distinctive men of battle engaged in the various European war theaters are the An- zacs, tall, colorful, hard-bitten troops from "down under" who travel half -way around the world just to get in a good fight. The Anzacs—Australian and New Zealand Arany Corps—manage to squeeze into those places where going is roughest. In the last war more than half the cowboy -hatted antipodean troops were wounded or killed. Again, in the present' conflict, the Anzacs find themselves in a difficult sector. They were chosen to drive the Axis troops from Libya. A con- tingent got as far as Tobruk but were cut off from the main army and holed up for the summer. They held ' out for five months until a British force (more Anzacs) slashed their way through the Ger- man tanks on the Libyan escarp- ment and ,released their buddies from the siege. Air Mostly Nitrogen, Oxygen Ordinary air consists mostly of ni- trogen and oxygen, and a few rare gases such as carbon dioxide, neon, argon, traces of helium and :hydro- gen. Under much higher pressures than that of the ordinary atmosphere even these gases become harmful to human beings. In submerged submarines the at mospheric pressure is necessarily very high. When it is about seven times as great as ordinary atmospheric pres- sure, then oxygen becomes poison- ous for man. Breathing oxygen un- der such pressure may produce sud- den and violent convulsions of the Cross -Stitch Rug The individual touch' that makes your home charming—a handmade cross-stitch ruga Or RUGS -for you can make several with fast, sturdy cross-stitchl The first thing is to rule squares on your rug canvas (35 squares on a 26 by 35 -inch piece) leaving a 1% - inch margin on all sides. Then to stitch, following for each square our pattern diagram. Each little block stands for one cross- stitch; the shades are for colors— peach, turquoise, brown. In alter- nate squares you might have tur- quoise, orchid, cerise. Your stitching's done with fat rug' yarn. Each stitch in the row work- ing to the right, should be from low- er left to upper right. Coming back over these stitches, cross from low- er right to upper left—all crosses in the same direction! After completing allsquares, make. a border of one row of turquoise and one brown and stitch canvas to denim backing. Crystal Has Electricity It was discovered in the last cen- tury entury that if crystal, 92 quartz or rock salt, is subjected to any stress or strain, its surface becomes elec- trically charged. Positive electrici- ty is accumulated on one side, neg- ative electricity on the opposite side of a thin crystal plate. On the other hand, if a crystal plate is put between alternating elec- trical currents then the crystal ma- terial expands and contracts. In oth- er words, the regularly spaced at- oms of a crystal dance and swing in perfect rhythms. They are won- derful electrical oscillators. That is why they are used in radio commu- nicetion devices. L a wxt matX'tizi Enemy actiou in the Far East has caused such an acute shortage of rubber that our whole war effort is in serious danger. Canada and her Allies must have rubber, 'quickly, for the armed torces, for factories, for ships. The Japanese control our source of crude rubber imports—the only other quickly available supply is old scrap rubber, which can be reclaimed. Every citizen in Canada must do his part in collecting all the scrap rubber in the country and turning it over to the Government for war purposes. Here is how to do it. THIS 8S FELT WMGENT mr, Question: Is the rubber situation really serious? - Answer: The shortage of rubber is so grave that any citizen hoarding rubber or using it unnecessarily is committing an act of disloyalty. Itis now illegal to destroy any rubber article. Question: Of what use is reclaimed rubber? Answer : Old rubber is processed so that the rubber content is reclaimed. 'This reclaimed rubber is used in the manufacture of essential articles for our war effort, thus replacing crude rubber. Question: How much scrap rubber is needed? Answer: Fifty Million Pounds. This is a large quantity, but it MUST be found. Every old piece of rubber in. Canada, no matter Trow small, is needed, QUICKLY. Question: Should I turn in any usable rubber articles as well as worn out ones ? Answer: Absolutely not I By no means discard anything that is still useful and that might have to be replaced. On the other hand, rubber tires used as boat bumpers, swings, etc., should be turned in for war uses. warwartiv. IE TWEET E ETA The school boys and girls of Canada are being organized, through the school authorities, to act as Official Collectors of Scrap Rubber. The school nearest you is, therefore, your best Collection Depot. You may dispose of your scrap rubber in any one of the following four ways: PEAL EVA Y'=k'UI Question: What kind of scrap rubber is needed? Answer : Every all -rubber or part -rubber article must be salvaged. Here are a few of the articles you must turn in: Old Tires of every kind Rubbers Old Inner Tubes Overshoes Rubber Boots, Hats, Coats, Aprons, -Pants, Gloves, Tubing, Matting, Toys Sport Shoes (crepe soles are especially good) Garden Hose Hot Water Bottles Stair Treads Bathing Caps and many other articles Question: What happens to the scrap rubber collected? Answer: The scrap is sorted, baled and as- sembled into carload lots and is then purchased by the Government at fixed prices throughout Canada. The Government pays forwarding transportation charges on these carload lots, and is responsible for their allocation. You may be sure that every pound will be used directly qr indirectly in the war effort. Question: How do 3 go about saving scrap rubber? Answer: Start hunting for it TODAY. Clean out your cellars, attics, garages and sheds right away. You will find more rubber articles than you expect. Start them all on their way to the battlefront. 1. Give it to the children for their school collection. 2. Giveit to your local National Salvage Com- mittee. 3. Leave it with any Service Station or Tire Dealer where you see the sign; "Voluntary Scrap Rubber Receiving Depot." 4. Sell it to a junk collector. When you gather up your scrap rubber and dispose of it by one of these methods, it will be used by the Government for Canada's War Effort. Do it NOWT Department of Munitions and Supply SCRAP RUBBER DIVISION ROYAL BANK BUILDING, TORONTO This advertisement is issued in co-operation with The. National Salvage Campaign, Department of National War Services w ieiee,, : u j" A HEALTH SERVICE OP THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE {NEURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA Good health has become a patroitic duty ,according to Canadian medical experts who point out the loss of manpower and working hours suffer- ed by the country through illness, malnutrition, and just plain lack of exercise. One medical writer eeccommends that everyone take some exercise each day—the younger you are, the more exercise you need. He warns that the legs and wind should be kept in condition and that the arms should be strengthend through exercise. Balanced foods is another recom- mended way to good health, milk, eggs, vegetables and come fruit once a day are indicated, Mutat Fre Underwriters to Try to Reduce Loss by Fre Will Endeavor to Cut Fire Losses This Year by 25 Percent of Five Year Average The annual convention of the 68 Farm Mutual Fire Insurance Com- panies unanimously adopted a resolu- tion to endeavor to reduce farm loss- es by at lean 25 percent this year as compared to the average losses of the last five years. To implement this resolve a meet- ing of the executive members of this provincial body will meet at the of- fice of the association secretary, Walter R Cross, Galt. The commit- tee plans to use the press to appeal to policyholders to execute all pos.. Bible care and caution to prevent fires starting from carelessness. Circular letters will be sent out from some of the companies to their policyholders, drawing attention to fire hazards and For pure reasons of geography,) over -indulgence of alcohol is dang- erous, since authorities, point out that the climate of North America is a' bad one for drinking. We live in the most high pressure area on earth— the area where climatic conditions make for the greatest amount of physical and mental activity. The templtatiolS to over -indulge is fur- ther stimulated by the fact that our standard of living is higher than that elsewhere and funds for such pur- poses are more available. Plenty of sleep andrest are some- times as important as exercise and authorities recommend that good sense be aplied in determining each person's individual routine for health. v' News From International Roland iWilliams of Exeter is the Chairman of the Lunch Committee' for the 1942 International Plowing Match to be held in Huron County an October 13, 14, 15, and 16th of this year, on a specially selected )oration. in Huliett Township between Sea forth and Clinton; "Roly" Williams has a big job on his hands . the task of feeding the hungry army of plowmen who will be taking part in this gvnt ex- position. That may sound comparativ- ely easy ,and yet ;it is not an easy task because for four days the men suggesting remedies. It is pointed out that daring 1041. the farm mutuals of Ontario suppor- ted by their 150,000 farmer pulley holders paid out losses of $1,079,693 and also that these figures show an increase over 1940 by $67,566. 'Two' foots are very significant in thew figures: (1) Something should be done to stop rising fire losess as they present a serious problem. (2) If a concerted and vigorous fire prevention program will save 25 per. cent it is a very large contribution to a national teonservation plan. From the foregoing facts it will be evident that the Fire Prevention. Committee has a big and important job to do. This committee is com- posed of H. IF McFadden, Lindsay; Oliver Drury, Chatham; H. K. Eilber,, Crediton and Walter R. Cross, Gnat, This committee will work with mem- bers of the Fire Marshal's, office in. carrying out this important task, IIMIMENOIONIclelminfm who are taking part in the competi- tion will depend on the committee headed by Mr. Williams to feed. them. Arrangements are being made at the present time 10 secute caterers who will make up; the lunches, which will be handed out to the various plowmen. The next step will be to arrange for distribution facilities . . and that is no easy task . . . scat- tered throughout the various fields where the oonpehitions will be taking place, the plowmen will have to have the lunch brought to them on time. Mr. Williams is quite optimistic 1 aboaut the general eituatien and says I he feels that the 'ca -operation exhibi- ted by the various people directly connected with the plowing match is in itself a definite assurance ,that the X1042 International' Plowing Match to be held in Huron' County will be, . in spite of the difficulties occasioned: by world conditions, one of the most suc- cessful ever to be presented, in the province of Ontario. WARNA Mrs. George Connell spent a few days with Mr, and Mrs. R. Grigg of Goderioh township. recently. A very pleasant tune was spent at the home of Mrs. G. II. Beatty an. Wednesday evening of last week,, when about forty of the ladies of the section gathered in honor of Miss. Rena Johnston, R.N., of New York, who left on Saturday morning for Crape Town, Africa, where she in tends continuing her duties in Hos- pital Red Gross work. Sinter John- ston. was presented with a Steamer Rug and Cash. The good wishes of her many firendg go with her in this, very worthy undertaking. Miss W. Thompson •of Toronto is' visiting her sister Mrs. L. Beatty. We are very sorry to report that,' Mrs. Ralph Stephenson is confined to her bed and under a nurses case.. Her many :friends hope soon to see her up and around again. - Standing committee convenosw: A.gn`cuture and Can. . Indes tty, Mi ss , Rachael Johnston; Citizenship andr Legislation, Miss Margaret liteliWate; Historical Research, MMIiss Marg'aleet, Love; . Home Eoonomics, Miss Helen Johnston; Warr Work, Miss Edith, Beatty; Education, Miss Alice Silk;• Pianist, Miss Jean Love; Lunch com- mittee, Miss Marie Huhner, Mies Eileen Hayter, 51 i s s Barbara Graham; Auditors, Miss Alice Silk,, Miss ,Ruth McAllister,