THE NASSAU POST, PREF^PORT, N. T., FRIIXAY, JANUARY 1«, 1918 Page*
flED GROSS IS eOOD TO THE SAMMIES
The R«d CroM eanteant wlMr«i tha Midlers gat fmI colt— nlo« and hot, •nd aandwiches—Juit liKe the SammlM were used to setting at hom«—la the Joy and eomfort of tha men aa thay are traveling. After ¦ long w«lt at •ome ttatton, ¦ "twaltow^ of that coffee and ¦ "bite" of en* of those sand- %vlch«a Is their chief daalro. And the canteens are^lwayt thero with mounds ef goodlct te Mrvo thorn. Tho Rod Crooo troatmont hat won tho hearts of tho ooldlora.
Freth Air In Both Home and Hospital Important Says a Health Offieial
wy»«h ntf !• th« •nrlronment In which man developed to hit present ¦tat* of p«»rfe<^lon. Now that onrnew»- papcrs reach to eyery nook and com*^ of the world, hesrtng tho meMfl)?e, mnnt men antl women appreciate the pnrt pnre air plays In irastalntnc health, writes Samnel 0. EHxon, M. !>., LI.^ D., D. Sc, comralsflloner of health.
Owing to the nrlons demands of rlr- IliKatlon we find It hard to be where Vo can best enrn a livelihood and at the same time dwell in an atmosphere antflrlcntly pure to mnlntnin perfect health. Kot only the medical profeft- Blon, btit now the general public, ap- preclatea that In the cure of tnberru- loala of the luniKs fresh air Is esaentlnl. and. therefore, all our best hospitals are built nnd mniiiiKed bo thnt the pa¬ tients mny receive the maximum of fresh air.
Purity of sir Is necessary for the sick. This Is often lost sight of by patients nnd those to whone care thejr are Intrusted. During conyalesccnce of patients from acute dl.*!?ases In cold weather, we find In homes and hospi¬ tals where there are the ^I'eatest lux¬ uries thot those In attendance on the sick often neglect malntnialDK the reg¬ ulation temperature. Physldans, In¬ ternes and nurses, wbo have to be ap and down at all times of the day and night, and often fall to dress thcm- ielves sufficiently for protection against the cold air that the patient ia bed should receive If thos« la charge ore to get the best results. Tbey tbonld measure the temperature of tbe room by a thermometer and not by their own feelings.
¦; FOR THE POULTRY \ \ GROWER
An egg-laying strain cannot be pro¬ duced by inbreeding. In order for a ben to be a good producer, Tom Bar¬ ron writes, she must be in good henlth and fnll of vigor. Use a male that was bred from a hen tbat laid 200 eggs or more In a year. Breed for high aver¬ ages Instead of exceptionally high in¬ dividuals. A good layer usually stands blgh in yfront and her back is not on ft level, or the rear higher than the front The best producers usually bave large oomba, a high tall, and a prominent, large, bright eye. Prefer tbe wedge shape, rather narrow in Cront but wtda behind, and wide be¬ tween tbe less. A hen inclined to be squirrel-tailed la tho best layer.
Not alwaya tho largest ben is tha bast layer; generally tbe smallest one.
Tbs hMvy laying bens are tboso .wltb white legs.
tight-feathered bird is a better layer than a looee-feathered one.
A hen that does not lay well in win¬ ter lAould not be used.
As a rule, the flrst pullets of a brood to begin laying make the best layers, and the flrst cockerels to crow usual¬ ly moke tbe b«8t breeders for egg pro¬ duction.
Tbe laying hen is usually nervous and active, according to H. A. Uc- Keene; she has a strong appetite, evi-* denced by a full crop at night; she is the last to reUre at night and the flrst to be about in tbe morning; she is also late to molt In tbe fall; she is distinguished f V width and depth of abdomen; the v.-omb is usually large and tbe eye bright
Professor Kent says tbat an exam¬ ination of tbe earlobe Is considered to be almost Infallible. A chalky white earlobe Indicates tbat a bird is laying heavily, whereas a cream-colored one shows that the bird U laying moder¬ ately, has just started or has just stop¬ ped. A milk-colored enrlobe shows that the hen has laid slightly or has stop¬ ped laying. A very yellow or dark ear- lobe indicates that tbe hen has not laid at all. An extremely white earlobe al¬ so may mean very low vitality. The more velvety the texture of the hen's comb tbe better ber health, and it is almost a certain sign that she is lay¬ ing heavily.
History of Paraguay.
Paraguay has a rich history. As- cunclon, the capital of Paraguay, Is the oldest city on the Atlantic slope of South America. But even more slg¬ nlflcant than this, Ascunclon was the colony of the new world to defy the doings of Its foreign masters and elect Its own governor. Here for the flrst time burued the fires of liberty on American soli, and here for the flrst time was poured out precious blood for the establishment of those principles for wblch so many have since died and wblch we all hold so dear. Twenty-flve years before the Plymouth brethren landed at Ply- ipouth Rock, the little colony in Par¬ aguay had elected one of its own na¬ tive-born Americans us governor, aud had forced the king of Spain to rec¬ ognise bis authority and give blm the royal support
Crude Oil Is Consumed In
Excess of the Production
It Is interesting to read that the country is consuming crude oil at the rate of 26,000,000 barrels a year in ex¬ cess of prodnctlon. A demand to rush production Is raised. There Is refining capacity for 1,250,000 barrels a dny, while the production is about 1,000,000. Mnny of us who are not yet superan¬ nuated can remember when oil was put to use. Since that time how much has gashed or been drawn from under¬ ground? Nobody can calculate, says tbe Hartford Courant.
We know whero the perpetual brooks and rivers come from. The wa¬ ter flowing to the sea returns in rain and the supply Is continually self- renewing. But how about oil? How can that return to the inner earth after being separated and burned? Every¬ body takes it for granted tbat there Is an unlimited supply of oil to be liad, and nobody discusses the possibility of Its giving out What would the world do today if it suddenly found itself without oil?
Rats, Pets of Miners, Warn Workmen of Unseen Dangers
There is one place in the world where rats are pets. Such Is the case, says the public health service, in the deep gold mines of the mother lode in California.
In those underground workings there are great numbers of rats, which are petted nnd fed by the miners. When tbe latter assemble at noontime to eat their lunch, the hungry rodents like¬ wise gather to receive scraps of food thrown to them. They are very tame.
The miners cultlvat* their good will because they believe that the rats warn them of unseen dangers, and that tbe little animals can tell by Instinct when the roof of a tunnel or gallery is unsafe. In the latter case they scurry away. If poisonous gases are present, they give notice of the fact by showing symptoms of distress.
Obviating the Waste and Trifles That Mean Great Help in Winning the War
Here are some household "trifles" that will help feed the soldiers in France and the starving i>eople of the war-stricken area:
If every family of 20,000,000 Ameri¬ can households wastes but one slice of bread dally It means a waste of 14,- 000,000 ounces of flour, or 875,000 pounds; or enough flour to make more than 1,000,000 one-pound loaves dally. As a yearly average this means the yield from 470,000 acres, figuring the average yield at 14.0 bushels.
If everyone of these families wastes just a half-cupful of milk, sweet or sour, dally. It means 2,500,000 quarts dnlly or tbe yearly product of 400,000 cows.
If every family wastes one-fourth of an ounce of butter dally, it means 312,- 600 pounds a day or tbe yearly milk product of more than 500,000 cows.
If every family wastes an ounce of edible meat, whether It Is lean, mixed fat or suet It wastes 1,250,000 pounds of animal food a day or 456,000.000 pounds a year; or distributing this amount according to tbe per capita consumption of the various meats (ex¬ cluding bones) a combined herd of over 538,000 beef, 291,000 calves, over 625,000 sheep and lambs, and more than 2,132,000 bogs.
How Work Helps. -^
Ckiunt yourself among the blest if you can work, and work hard. Work has specific healing for your trouble, although on other grounds I am its disciple—a pilgrim to its shrine. 1 had always liked my two hands Inordinate¬ ly for what they could do, writes Mar¬ garet Baldwin, in the Atlantic, but when, long ago, I learned bow inti¬ mately and fundamentally tbe hands had hud to do In primal ages wltb tbe evolution of the bruin of earliest homo, when he yet struggled wltb his eoliths and his unperfected thumbs, 1 rever¬ enced them anew. The power of the bund visibly to recreate the mentui conception of a Itupbuel aud a Praxi¬ teles Is Indeflnuble and exquisite. The hunds hold tbe sublimity of tbe spirit to the power of tbe flesh.
il Mother's Cook Book I
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Variety In Put-Up Lunches. Tbe problem of school lunches for tbe mother who bas this dally routine ts one wblch needs study and plan¬ ning. The sandwich, however good, attractive and In what variety, is not the whole idea of food for the lunch basket. The uaual hard-boiled egg which is BO fre<iuent in tbe lunch, might be replaced by a cooked egg, finely chopped and well seasoned, put Into a email jar with a screw cover. Other edibles of soft nature might be served In the same manner, sitcb as potato or other salads, a little fresh fruit in season, canned fruit, apple sauce cranberry or various custurds. OofTea or lenoa Jrily Is a creat fa¬ vorite and Individual cakes are more Inviting and dainty than sliced from a loaf. When possible In school, espe¬ cially in cool weather, u hot drink like cocoa, hot milk or a steaming hot Boup Is most satisfying.
Aridity and Crops.
In ancient civilization we find A* people showed a preference for arid countries and there the auiis were most fertile. Egypt Palestine, Persia, Syria, oases in the Libyan and Sa¬ hara deserts, Arabia, on both sides of the Mediterruueau ; lu fuct everywhere aridity oceurs is closely linked witb tbe world's greatest aud xogat vtltt-
Popular Science.
Ckimpressed peat is being de¬ veloped by a European Inventor as a sound Insulating material.
No matter In what position It ts ttttuched, the seat of a new bath tub chair remains level.
Six varietiea of seaweed are used by tbe Japanese iu the manufacture of vegetable islu-
Detroit woman fur a screw book that holds a plate above It and a cup below It at the same time. A huad-operated emery wheel wblch caa be clamped tu auy tree has been invented to shar¬ pen the tools of meu wurldug la furesta.
Barley Sponge Cake. Separate the whites from the yolks of four eggs. Beat the yolks and a tablespoonful of lemon juice and a cupful of sugar, a pinch of salt and a cupful of barley flour. Fold In the whites of tbe eggs and bake In a slow o -en.
Spice Barley Cake. Take a half cupful of shortening, u cupful of sugar, a cupful of sour milk, a teaspoonful each of cloves, clunu- uion, nutmeg nnd allspice, one egg, u fourth of a cupful of sliced citron, 2^ cupfuls of hurley flour, three teuspoon- fuls of baking powder, a hulf teaspoon¬ ful of soda, dissolved lu the sour milk, a cupful of raisins nnd two tal)le8pooa- fuls of molasses. Mix ull together aud bake In a moderate oven.
Barley Doughnuts. Take a cupful of milk, a cupful of sugar, two eggs, four tablespoonfuls ot Bi^H^ ibsftfiilnBi a ball teaspoou-
of varfous spices, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder added to two cupfuls of barley flour, using more to mix aud roll uut, about flve cupfuls la all. Fry In deep fat as jusuul. SprlnJUe with powdered sugar aud serve.
Bread Made From Cow Peas Is Both Novel and Nutritious
Cowpea bread, made from fresh green oowpeas, is Btill a nov¬ elty to many. This bread is not only wholesome and nutritiouii, but it also haa a very a^ecable flavor and a delicate green color which permits its use for dainty Bandwichcs when prepared with a filling of soft whit* cheese or a lettuce leaf and a bit of mayonnaise.
Like othor legumes the cowpca furnishes considerable protein, 10 essential in our diet It also contains valuable mineral lalts which are also of benefit to the human system.
UbciI in bread the cowpca serves as a wheat flour substitute, henne helps to conserve wheat Moreover, in districts where these peas are grown, this should prove an economical Kind of bread.
Boil the eowpeas iu the ptxls from one to two hours. Wlien sufficiently cooled, shell them and put the peas through a meat grinder or vegetable press. For each loai of bread take one cupful maahed cowpeas, one teaspKXinful salt, one tablespoonful sugar, and mfx thoroughly. For every loaf allow one-fourth cake yeast and two-thirds cupful lukewarm water (or one-eighth cupful liquid yeast and about one-half cupful water). Mix yeaet and water and add to the cowpeas. Blend with thia one cupful of eifted flour, cover and let rise until quite light Work in additional flour, about IVa cupfuls per loaf, until of the proper consistency. Kjicad until smooth, cover and allow to rise again. When light, mold; placa in greased pans; let rise until two or two and one-half timet ita bulk ; bake fifty to sixty minutes in a moderate oven.
Mathematics a Powerful Factor in Our Material and Economic Progress
Whatever may be said of mathe¬ matics aa a "whetstone of the wits" or OS a mental discipline, the fnct remains that the chief vitalising factor of tbe subject is found in Its practical uses. Historically Bpeaklng. observes 8. L. Macdonald of the Ck)lorado Agricul¬ tural college, much of our advanced mathematics, as well as most of our elementary mathematics, sprang as a necessity out of very practical condi¬ tions.
It has been remarked that "man measures and conquers," and indus¬ trially speaking we may snfely affirm thnt man's conquest depends very largely npon his ability to measure accurately. This task of measurement may be a problem in arithmetic, as tbe measurement of an excavation in terms of cubic yards or human bands or horse power or money, or tbe measurement may involve a more ad¬ vanced knowledge, as tbe measure¬ ment of the length of an elliptical curve, or of a cable swinging freely between two supports, Brooklyn bridge for example. And let it be emphasised that this measurement Is not complete until It is expressed In terms of known unlU that would be useful In a biMld- er's bid or contract
So mathematics, more than we real¬ ize, is a powerful factor in our ma¬ terial and economic progress.
Municipal Forests Being
Established in Maryland
In Moryland municipal forests are being established with professional aid from the state. In pther eastern states, towns and cities are acquiring small municipal forests to serve for water¬ shed protection or for recreation. The times seems fast approaching, notes a writer, when cities and counties as well ns states and the federal govem¬ ment win very generally establish pub¬ lic forests for the growing of timber and for providing employment and uti¬ lizing land unflt for agriculture.
Forestry Involves so long a time in maturing the crop that, while reason¬ ably profltable, private funds or indi¬ viduals are not often attracted. For¬ estry seems destined to remain largely a governmental Institution, although under special conditions nnd In certain sections of the couutry private funds are being profitably employed in grow¬ ing timber.
ground the World
The trackless trolley bas been a success In Bradford, England.
Port Arthur (Tei.> Carpenters receive an Increase in wages to $6 a day.
It Is estimated that the gross delivery expense of retail gro¬ cers In the country is over $75,- 000,000 a yeur.
Federal bureau of labor sta¬ tistics show thut in the yeur from July 15, IDIC, to July 15, 1917, food prices ua a whole have udvunced 32 per cent.
The Union Jack.
The Union Jack Is a combination of the separate national flags of the three kingdoms of Great Britain and Ire- laud, or at least of what bave been accounted such. The red cross on a -white field was, before tbe beginnings of heraldry, the dlstluKuUblng flag of England, and tbe white saltlre ou a blue field (the St. Andrew's cross) slmllariy tbe Aug of Scotland. The first union flag, lutroduced In ltl06, three years after the union of Euglaud and Scotland, blended the two natlouul flags by plating the crot>s of St. George over tbe suit ire of 8t. Andrew, retain¬ ing tbe blue field of tbe latter, uud giv¬ ing tbe fomJSr a narrow white bor¬ der or "fliubrlatlou" to represent its \%blte 9r sliver field, aud avoid the beraldU^, solecisms of color on color. At the tmiou of 1707 tbe use .ol the tlrat union flaf wu cootlrmed.
While Uncle Sam's soldiers have been traveling to camps and canton¬ ments all over the country, tbe Red Cross bas been busy proving that the boys In khaki never lack friends no matter where they go.
More than a thousand chapters bave organized "refreshment units," which make a business of serving light re¬ freshments—coflTee, sandwiches, and the like—at the railroad stations in thetr home towns when tbe troop trains go through.
Mnny chapters also stamp and mall letters and post cards for the soldiers, and send off their telegrams.
In a town of less than l.'5,000 people In Iowa, the Red Cross chapter served light refreshments to over 8,500 men In about two weeks' times. Twenty- four hundred homemade cookies and ten bushels of apples were donated for use in a single day.
When the selective draft men left the town every man took a pound box of candy, made by someone of his neighbors, with him. For another de¬ tachment, the Red Cross loaded the cook car with enough sweet com, ap¬ ples and tomatoes for two meals for the whole trainful of soldiers.
During one full day of 24 hours (for the chapters are ready night and day) the Red Cross canteen workers served homemade apple pie to 1,142 men, and every man got a quarter of a pie I
Human Development.
Human development Is a matter of growth. It comes* from within out. There's no pleasure in being shown your weakness unless y»u m^an to profit by their exposure. You can't show tbe weak spots to everybody, notes a writer. Small people get an¬ gered at the suggestion that tbey might not be up to all they should be. So you might as well let them nurse their self-opinion and get busy on yourself. You iivlll work, and dig, and polish, and often will not be able to see any progress mnde. That's dis¬ couraging, but you mustn't stop. You must Just renew your efforts at work¬ ing, digging und polishing. If you are willing to pay the price you cnn rise to almost uny height And tbe best of It Is you know how you have risen und tbe very process has made you more than a master for anything tbat rauy turn up.
Never Committed to Paper.
Great cure Is taken In guarding a diplomatic secret. No goverament se¬ cret when first born Is ever committed to paper, except ou the rare occasions, suys Ixmdon Tlt-Blts, when minutes of a cabinet meeting are taken nnd for¬ warded to the king. Once our wur cnb- inet has decided upon an Important piece of foreign policy with a neutral country it hus to be trunsuiltted to our representntlve abroad, and for the flrst time the secret Is put in writing In the form of unintelligible cipher, the key to which Is already in the hands'of our ambassador. The men who draw up these intrlcute cipher codes are rell- ulile ofilcluls employed hy the govern¬ ment, and they often obtuin from £500 to £700 for H slugle code.
Marine Peculiarities.
There are two uuturnl phenomena of quite regular recurrence which have given unique face In the Japanese bay of Toyamu. Tbe lightning cuttle-fish is a rather tiny species tbat emits a wonderful phosphorescence when aroused, uud while tbe fifch is not con¬ fined to tbe locality, It swarms along the coast In April aud lluy. As the fishermen seek them with speciul oets tbe alarmed creatures glow wltb ex¬ ceptional brilliance. Tlie second phe¬ nomenon Is tbe Shlnkero, or mirage. The mirage seen along the shore, be¬ gins ttS a fulut mist aud then develops Into a pauuraiua uf forest, castles, brldgoa and mardilag u«u aud horw-
Fresh Fruits Beneficial and Aid in Making Other Foods Far More Effielent
Tn the campaign for food conatrrm- Mon, the government advocates tha consumption of perishable prodncta, and the use of larger amounts of frenb fruits. The old expression "An appl* a day will keep the doctor away" might well become the slogan <^ a greater number of p»^ple than ^er before* writes a state agrlmlturlst.
The general henlfhtulness of suck fruits Is well known but they hnve not been used ns widely In the pnst ns they Should. Tbelr beneflclal proportle* stimulate the nppetlte and aid diges¬ tion nnd while possessing only small nutritive vnlue are a neceasary part of every diet. Too mnny people ara prone to consider fruits as luxurlea ruther thnn nerpssltlps. Growing chil¬ dren often crave fruits of different kinds, nnd no doubt would be benefited by more of them, but their parents, feeling thnt tbey are luxuries, fall tm provide them.
Mnny fresh fruits such as apples, oranges and grapes may be obtained at rensonnble prices, and there Is lit¬ tle doubt but that larger amounts of such fnilts and smaller amounts of some other foods ^as meats and pas¬ tries, would benefit a great number at people.
In addition to their other good qual¬ ities, fresh fruits are said to "mak* lOther foods more effldent,** somethingi that la worth while considering.
When One Goal Is Reached
Begin Plans for Another
The attainment of success should al¬ ways be in the future. If you succeed todny, tomorrow you should succeed again. If you bave reached a goal for which you bave struggled for many years, writes Bemarr Macfadden, in Physical Culture, you can enjoy your victory to the full, but life will becoma dull, monotonous and fruitless nnlesa you set another goal, begin another cha^. For the eternal reward comes only with a life of continuous achieve¬ ment
It matters not what you actfom- plished last year, the year before, or mnny years before. It Is what you are doing now, today, that Is of real Im¬ portance. If the time comes when you are fully entlsfled. when tbe goul yoa have reached completely fulfills every longing within your soul, then life witt no longer be of interest It will b* time to die.
His Cup Runneth Over.
Tbe new chap carrying the mesa waa a polite lad.
"How'd you like your coffee T" ha asks.
Tommy gazed up amazed, and then quick as a trigger:
"Over the toi>, mate. Over tba top."
Knew She Was Thar*.
*T see my wtfa Is in that pictiua theater."
"You can't sea her through tha walls, can your
"No, but I rec¬ ognize the babj^ carriage in tbe lobby."
Medium.
"What do you think at>out th* charges against these factions?"
"1 don't think any of them are aa black as they're painted."
"No, nor as ptire as tbey'ra white¬ washed."
He Played Safe.
"She said If any man kissed her without warning she would bave him arrested."
"What did you dor
"I warned her, of course."
Like the Country.
Yeast—Has your neighbor moved out West?
Crlmsonbeak—That's what he'i done.
"And has be paid his debts?"
"No; he's like the vicinity he'a llf^ Ing In—only sparsely settled."
At the Kennels.
"What are rou going to do?" ask¬ ed the fox ter¬ rier pup to the man witb tbe knife.
"Well, to make a long tall short" rolled the heurt- less wretch, here's where I get busy."
An Opposing Combination.
"I know a man wbo performed a dark deed which wus also one of light"
"How was that?"
"Ue was my dealer wbo gaVe me a tou of coaL"
Logical Connection.
Tbe mother of a bright little tot had ordered whipped cream on her dessert aud tbe small maiden wus much struck with the term. She turned it over tn ber wise little brain till its apparent meaning struck her.
"Mumiua," said site suddenly, "is llie whipped cream whnt wmm trum ttia ¦aufb^ *cowsr . _
