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TIE FARM FRONT
Job The Power of the Holy Spirit
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receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon MI/
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in lakes or cast, at the ocean
shore by the high tide, Nutri-
tionally it is an excellent diet
rich in proteins, minerals, and
vitaminst especially the growth
promoting factors; it was also a
fairly reliable and easily ob-
tainable food • supply. It is,
therefore, no wonder that all
great civilizations sprang up in
the river valleys and at the sea-
shore starting with the domesti-
cation of wild plants and ani-
mals. However, man by his
very nature is more a land ani-
mal and so we must not wonder
that in spite of well stocked
lakes and rivers and tremendous
food respurces in the ocean he
rather risked the hazards of
agriculture, hail and storm,
drought and inundation, insect
pests and predatory animals,
than the dangers of the open
sea or the turbulent rivers. Con-
sequently, while he became ever
spore proficient as a farmer and
husbandman, fishing had been
until very recently at about the
same stage as it was when land
was cultivated by the hoe, While
about 71 per cent of the surface
area of the globe is covered with
water, only about 2 per cent of
our food is of aquatic origin and,
while the growth of plants in the
ocean is
the
at about ten
times the Magnitude of all wild
and cultivated plants growing on
'land, the consumption of water
plants, especially seaweed s,
though widespread, is practi-
cally negligible.
Now it would be foolish to try
to change the essential nature of
man or his ingrained food hab-
its; for we, must not forget that
eating is not only a means of
survival but also a way of en-
joyment of life. But what we
ought to do is to make the food
ever better tasting and ever
more nutritious simply by re-
storing the lost nutrients to the
soil and feeding farm animals
cells of the aquatic plants and
animals,
(To be concluded next week)*
1$Z 11()ROTIIY MADDQX
Here's a recipe for a really beautiful white cake which is a
"treasure" of a treat for youf family, or to give as a gift,
For this feathery, moist cake use butter, end be acre to use
cake flour. Here's a tip for egg whites, have them, at rOom temp-
erature for quicker whipping and greater velffnie, You'll want
to save„the yolks for a custard, gold cake, or possibly for salad
dressing,
White Treasure Cake
One half cup butter, 1% cups sugar, 3 cups sifted cake flour,
3 teaspoons taking powder, Ys teaspoon salt, 1 cup milk, 1 tea-
spoon vanilla, 3 egg whites.
Cream butter, add sugar gradually and cream /well together.
Add dry ingredients that have been sifted together, alternately
with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients,
Add the vanilla,
Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry, Electric mixer can be
used up to this point, with low speed when you begin to add the
flour.
Then, with a rubber, spatula or a spoon, fold in the egg whites
with an up-and-over motion.
Pour batter into 2 lightly oiled 9-inch layer-cake pans lined
with waxed paper, Bake in 375 degrees F. oven for 20 minutes,
Or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Place on racks until cake is cool enough to handle, Turn out
and cool before frosting.
Fluffy Frosting
Two egg whites, Ph cups sugar, 11/2 teaspoons light corn syrup,
14 cup water, Vs teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla.
This luscious White Treasure Cake is a festive dessert '
to serve any time of the year
Writing in The American
Farm Youth the noted consult-
nit on Few]. and Nutrition,
Francis Joseph Weiss, Pli.10 has
ut article entitled, "The Farmer
And the Fisherman" Ivhich I
sound so interesting that I am
passing it along to my readers.
I'm sure you'll, find it well worth
reading from start to finish,
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For billions of years water
has been leaching out the soil
carrying mineral matter into
the sea, To be sure, this has
been a one-way voyage as far as
mineral 'salts are concerned; for
while the water evaporated and
was carried back to the land to
continue the age old cycle of
erosion and precipitation, the
minerals remained in the
oceans; thus while the land be-
came poorer and poorer in min-
eral matter, the oceans got rich-
er in the same measure.
We all know how important
'minerals, are for the growth of
plants and the development of
animals, including man; but it
was only very recently that the
vital function of formerly ne-
glected mineral elements,', also
called "trace elements," such as
iron, copper, cobalt,- iodine, man-
ganese, zinc, and molybdenum,
has- been ascertained and it ap-
pears now pretty sure that heal-
thy •growth- and reproduction
requires the presence not only
of adequate amounts'• of potash,
phosphate, calcium, magnesium,
and nitrogen, but also of all
aforementioned trace elements,
although only in minute a-
mounts. It might well be that
of the about hundred existing
elements still more are needed,
although in traces that elude
,even the finest analytical meth-
ods.
The more intensive the land is
utilized for growing plants and
raising animals, the greater is
the depletion of its mineral. con-
tent and even the adequate use
of fertilizers is no assurance
that all needed trace elements
are restored to the soil. The
only sure way to bring them
back where they came from
would be to collect them from
those Organisms that now enjoy
the benefit of abundant mineral
supply' in their profuse growth
and fertility and in addition
have the extraordinary capacity
to accumulate mineral matter in
their bodies far beyond the con-
centration of their surrounding
medium—namely aquatic plants
and animals,
But long before the mainten-
ance of a proper mineral bal-
ance of the soil has become so
essential for the welfare of the
world's rapidly increasing popu-
lation, man discovered instinc-
tively rather than by scientific
reasoning the advantages of us-
ing the aquatic fauna and flora
for direct consumption or ter
improving the soil or fodder of "
domestic animals. Actually fish-
ing and consumption of water
plants ,preceded by millions of
years hunting and the domesti-
cation of wild plants and ani-
mals and many prehistoric finds
of fishing hooks and fishing
spears indicate that we need not
not think of ancient man as a
vagrant endlessly drifting a-
bout, moreover as a skilled
fisherman who lived happily on
the shores of rivers and lakes
and at the ocean beaches where
food was abundant. His meat
came from fish and shellfish
and as vegetables he used aqua-
tip plants such as are growing
The disciples were lenely
when Jesus spoke of his im-
pending departure. ,,However,
He gave them a great Promise.
He would send the Holy Spirit,
the Comforter. On the day the
Pentecost that promise was ful-
filled. The. Holy Spirit came up-
on, the 120 disciples in the upper
room, purifying their hearts by
faith. (Acts 15:8,9.), and *enduing
them with power, Under their
preaching thousands were con-
verted to Christ and the church
grew rapidly.
The Holy Spirit, is not an in-
fluence of God but' a person ot
the deity co-equal with the Fa-
ther and the Son. The Spirit is
the executive of the Godhead.
He has not a body as Jesus had,
but He dwells the believing
hearts of those whose lives are
fully dedicated to Him. As he
has control of people's lives, He
works through them on the
hearts of others. He reproves
the world of sin, of righteous-
ness and of judgment. If more
people would make this com-
plete consecration to God, we
would haVe a much better
world. Billy Graham attributes
his phenomenal success in win-
ning men to Christ to the power
of the Holy Spirit given in- an-
swer to prayer.
How different the apostles
were after they had received the
gift of the Holy Spirit. Peter
who had denied his. Ike:d ,when
questioned by a little girl now
faced the rulers of the• .peopleik
and elders of Israel boldly. Hear
him, say, "Be it known unto you
all, and to all the people of Is-
rael, that by the name' of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, whom ye
crucified, whom God raised
from the dead, even by him doth
this man stand here before you
Brilliant talent or clever pro-
grams are not sufficient to win
souls for Jesus Christ. We need.
God, the Holy Spirit. Much of
the church senses this need_ to-
day. What will we do about it?
May we acknowledge our need
and earnestly pray until the
Spirit be poured upon us from
on high.
MOTORMAN—Man in rear of this English ...bus isn't pulling the
taxi; he's taking refuge, from -torrential winter rain which
stalled his cab near, Bray, England. Luggage compartment pro-
vided an ideal place from which to keep tabs on the towing Bee-Sting Cure
In the last three months Mr.
McManus, of Argyle St., Glas-
gow, has had more than 200
bee stings on her shoulders,
;arms, wrists, fingers, ankles and
"knees in a desperate attempt to"
cure her rheumatoid arthritis.
Her legs, arms and hands were
all affected. She could not get
out of the house. Then she read
of a Devon woman who had got
relief from arthritis by submit-
ting to bee stings.
A local bee-keeper offered
Mrs. McManus his bees. The
pain was at times almost un-
bearable, but gradually she be-
gan to feel the benefit. Now the
pain and stiffness have left her
shoulders, and , the swellings on
her ,hands and fingers have dis-
appeared.
Her arms and fingers are all
flexible. 'Mrs. McManus says
she feels ten years younger. She
can work away now with free-:-
dom of movement. ,Her knees
;:.and ankles are still swollen, but
they are much more flexible
than they were a few month
ago.
But she warns other sufferers
not to experiment unless they
have their doctor's permission.
Bee stings can be dangerous,
and on some people with arth-
ritis they have no beneficial
effect.
"STOP THIEF!"
The common baldpate is often
called "theif duck." Because it
is a surface-feeding bird, 'it can-
not dive for wild celeryroots, its
favorite food.
Rather than miss out on thh
delicacy completely, the bald-
pate keeps company with red-
heads and canvasbacks, care-
fully watching while they diva
for celery roots in deep water, ,
When the ducks break surface,
the baldpate is there waiting,
Snatching a juicy mouthful,; of
celery roots from the diver's
bill, he gets to heck away fast
The baldpate's social standing
among' redheads and canvas-
backs is not high.
It all started in 1802, After
the Peace of Amiens had
brought a temporary lull in the
war between England and
France, Napoleon mentioned to
British statesman Charles. James
Fox that a Channel tunnel
would be a good idea. It was
still only an idea when the war
carried on where it had left
off the following year... But ever
since then it has remained a
vision for enthusiasts, on both
sides of the Channel':
In recent years the idea has
been kept alive by' the parlia-
mentary Channel Tunnel Study
Group, led by Cornmander
Christopher Shawcross, M.P.,
and by members of both Houses
of the French Parliament, Now
• there seems a very good chance
that -work will be started in
France on a $12,000,000 pilot
tunnel which would carry phone
and telegraph cables, electricity
and natural gas.
The French Transport- Mini-
ster, M. Jacques Chaban-
Delmas, said recently that this
would be a preliminary to the
road and rail tunnel.
Already there are two lengths
of experimental tunnel, each
about a mile long — one from
the Shakespeare Cliffs at Dover
and the other from the coast
near Calais. They were built in
1881 by the Channel Tunnel
Company as an experiment.
The Channel Tunnel Com-
pany, formed in 1872, is still in
existence today, and a spokes-
man says that those tunnels and
numerous experimental bores
made over the years show that
there are no insuperable con-
structional difficulties. The only
thing that' has prevented the
boring of the tunnel is lack Of
Government support and ap-
proval.
At the moment inland trans-
port requires too much attention
for the governments of either
France or Great Britain to put
up the money. But there is a
chance that the diggers would
come across uranium or oil de-
yosits, and if these hopes are
substantiated work may start
sooner than ar.yone expects.
We may yet be taking the
London Paris non-stop express
or enjoying a smooth ride to the
Continent four hundred feet be-
low the choppy waters of the
Channel!
World's Greatest
Starvation Threat
Mix ingredients, except vanilla, in top Of double boiler. Cook
over boiling water, beating constantly, for 7 minutes or until
frosting is desired consistency. Add vanilla. Sprinkle frosted
cake with shredded cocoanut.
hitch.
Upsidedown to PreV7ent;f:Wking
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net only those mentioned, but
Cahada, India, Russia, the Dutch
East. Indies, British 'est Indies,
and even a large area in Moray-
shire.
In the U.S.A. the tragedy has
been widely publicized. Their
scientists say that if erosion con-
tinues at the present rate in
fifteen years only one quarter
of the fertile oil will remain.
The fertile layer in every
country is held together by
grasses and the roots of trees.
Grasses and roots form a thick
carpet that absorbs moisture and
retains it in a natural reservoir
when rain is scarce. If this ab-
sorbent carpet is destroyed by
cutting down trees and hedges
and digging up grasslands indis-
criminately in order to plant
wheat and corn, there, is nothing
to bind the rich topsoil. Rain
eats it away and wind lifts .the
brittle surface.
The Problem of erosion is more
urgent than that of the hydro-
gen bomb, ,
Millions of acres of grassland
must be planted, and many
miles of trees in the •fbrm of
windbreaks must be cultivated.
And then only if man is ever-
watchful will the desert be
pushed back, inch by inch,
N
Bowl. scare powerful gales
whipped 300,000,000. tens of, top-
soil two miles into the air and a
cloud 1,500 miles long and 1,000
miles wide traversed the coun-
try and was dumped into the ,
Atlantic. This mass of fertile
earth would have covered. Great
Britain as well as Ireland.
Already 156,000 once-fertile
square miles in the United States
have been transformed into des-
ert; 219,000 square ,miles have
lost three-quarters of their fer-
tility; and 1,406,000 square miles
have last from one-quarter to
two-thirds,
The fertile topSoil -almost ev-
erywhere in the world was
never more than two feet deep.
According to geologists it takes
from 400-600 years• to create
just one inch of it.
Once that topsoil is, exhausted,
death in the form of starvation
faces ,the hunian race.
In Anstralia the first cause, of
erosion has been over-grazing
and rabbits. The soil becomes
light and dry, a ready customer
for life-destroying dust storms.
' One station that geazed 100,-
000 sheep before the War can
now feed only 30,000. In 1936
the Report to the Royal. Society
of South. Australia stated that
1,000 square miles of good pas-
toral soil in the state had been
ytueranrsed into desert in a few
In China and Italy deforeSta-
tion (cutting down of trees
without replanting) has achieved'
the same result. Once-great
cities in China lie buried in
sand. The Sahara Desert was a
• fertile area centuries ago but
it 'now supports little life ex-
cept in a few oases. What is
more, it is advancing on a front
of 2,000 Miles and threatens the
rich country of Uganda.
In Australia a dust ,atorril not
long ago packed the fleeces of
sheep so thickly with fine earth
that it could not be Shaken free,
A heavy rairistorni
Which turned the Caked dust in-
to dirty. The weight of this
forced the Sheep to lid down;
they were unable to rise, and
died of starvation.
Bagdad had what IS thought
to be the' worst dust storm ever
experieneed. It was ten tititea
worse than any American duat-
et, shedding 2,300 `tons of dust
Over every square
Mari has carelessly contribtf,
ted deliberately to this form of
suicide' ever tined the world was
Young by ever-ttiltiVating the
Sell, either through ignorance or'
greed. Uetintria affected' are
Woman Kills eats
By The Thousands
During the 1914 'war an army
chaplain was riding across the
Mespotamian desert with his
batman. "All this," he explain-
ed to the soldier, waving his
arm to embrace the vast, burnt-
up expanse, "was once the Gar-
den of 'Eden." •
"Was it?" exclaimed the as-
tonished man. "Well, sir, it
wouldn't take no flaming sword
to keep me out Of. it!"
What is supposed to have hap-
pened to the Garden of Eden is
taking place with 'alarming
speed all over the world.
About twenty years agO reams.
were written about the menace
of the Dust Bowl—a vast arid
area along the western edge of
the Great Plains in the United
States. Because of the publicity
it received and the effect of dust
storms on world bread prices,
people were scared.
Once again, dust storms such
as you could never imagine in
the, U.S.A. are threatening
ruin to almost a million homes
in America. Powerful winds
whip up thousands of tons of
fertile topsoil; and after the
storm is over, they settle as use-
less particles of dust.
Children can't gp to school in
parts of "Kansas because they
get lost in storms and die. Dur-
ing a "duster" it is impossible to
cross your own garden without
muffling your entire face. Doors
and windows have to be closed
day and night, but dust seeps
through all the same, and in, the
Morning lies piled in every
room,
small towns have been
evacuated.
Mrs. Alice Towner of ' Field
Cha, New Mexico, went to post
a letter 100 yards from home.
She was lost in a dust storm and
died.
A man driving a twelve-cyl-
inder car from the eastern sea-
board, who had never seen a
dust storm, ran into one in nor-
thern Texas. Suddenly his car
came to a stop and refused to
start. The owner locked the
door and windows and lay
down, covering himself with a
rug.
When the storm subsided he
was found nearly suffocated un-
der a mound of dust. His car
was towed to a garage where
, they found the air filter packed
solid with dust, which had also
been drawn into the upper por-
tions of the cylinders.
The abrasive power of the
dust had scoured the paint from
the sides, even down to the-
glistening steel!
In one car park in Kansas
dust packed the ignition System
Of cars, so ,;that none could • be
Matted, and it piled so high on
the rail track that all train ser-
vices on one section of the Sante
Fe railway had to be cancelled,
The wind that accompanies
dusters is so violent that it
forces dust through the tiniest
crevices. In Oklahoma 4it was
once so fierce that it produced
static electricity in all Metal
fittings, and people who touched
them reeled back With- their hair
On end, Telephones, telegraph,
arid even radio stations Were put
Cita Of action.
A'contractor fit-Missouri had
the job of Moving 100,000 Ctibic
feet of earth, A duster Strtiek
his town that evening, and when
then artived4te carry out the job
next Morning, they fentid that
net Only had the 'sterns thine
their work for thenio but it had
Carved a hole Where the riteutid
had previously Steed.
Apart from the danger of
thete Stole-ea to life and littb,),
no one knows where the Sell
erosion Will 'step.
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10,000 garden pests a year. Its
work is worth about twenty dol-
lars annually.
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People who employ glanior-
ons Kay Thorburn to catch rats
call her "Mrs. -Pied Piper." This.
blueleyed housewife lives in
Middlesex and has trapped and
killed at least 3,000 rats since
she set up business with a plain
green van -- and about half a
ton of polsori,
She's never been Seared of
rata but Wilt ten you that many
Men are. The poison she uses
kills rats peitilossly.
One Of her first' jobs' was to
rid a gravel cont'ractor's pit of
an artily of rate. Working swift=
iy„ she sealed 200 rat holes after
thein full of person gas,
NO rats Were seen there- after
thatO l' a woman WheWet Scared
When she found o rat in her
kitchen, MI'S Thorkaithi Said:, "If
it liaPpetia again, rentetribet that,
the rat prObalily wants to jtinip,
on to a 'chair arid scream for
help' More than Yeti de."
Fateners who have sought this
woman rat-catcher's tad -SAY she
is wonderful. On the job she
Wears a pair of old trotitei% an
bid jaeket and a blade"
angled had Ansvimi Elsewhere on Tina "Page
EtJGAGED—Arthur Gadfrey fired producer tarry puck (left) from
his Wednesday rii'dhf TV show, reportedly because Puck had
beedind eintiageci to Mcirion Marlowe (tight), a singing itctit of
the show.
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