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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918
POOR JUDGMENT
With the state government Btrain- isg every nerve to meet the state's war requirements the ten Socialist Assemblymen have selected a bad time to block the I<egi.'ilature. New York State's record in the var to 4ate has been a proud one; an over¬ whelming majority of the people are thoroujfhly patriotic and exceedingly ^aloUH of the positibn New York llolds today, and they ^ill not toler- «te obstructive tactics try a handful «l Asaeinblymen at a time like this. ¦ ^
CANAL CAN RELIEVE.
it the taking over of the barge •anal by the Federal Govemment ¦leans that the Government will see to the routing of freiprht by water •od do ita share of tho work of dredging channels in Federal waters «t point« touched by the canal, the ^oblem of freight congestion will be greatly siimplified. Gen. Wotherspoon, Boperintendent of pablic works, has 9ointe4 out that daring th« season «f aavigation th« eanal can take eare mt eeveaty-fWe per cent, of .the coal 'fcmnage in this state ami release tbou- «a]ids oif cars and many miles of -track for other itsea whrbh of itaelf -wonld prevent a reoocarence of the pNsent coal shortage.
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THE BALANCE SHEET. '
la declaring thwt "the achiere- menta of this yoar, on the one side or •tlier, must determine the issue," President Wilson supports the recent¬ ly expressed opinion of Andrew Tar- dien, the French high commissioner •fc Washington, that the crisis of the -war will come within the next six nnonths, -which opinion is shared by ¦lost military critics. The United States is now actually and effective¬ ly adding its strength to the strength of the Allies, and that strength, back¬ ed by every ounce of productive en¬ ergy of the Nation, ought to insure tbe complete success of the Allied arms.
WAR MACHINE READY.
Major Fre.leric-k Palmer, recog- Bized throughout the country as a nicst reliable war correspondent and well qualified military critic, and who Is now attached to Gen. Pershing's Military Intelligence Section, says our war machine in France can handle 1,000,000 men and can be expanded to take care of 2,000,000, and de- •lares that Gen. Pershing has no time for pessimism. In other words, Amer¬ ican troops will take care of the front if we at home will take care of the troops. For the speedy and success¬ ful termination of the war every man in America has got to add his sup- I>ort, in money or individual effort, to the winning of the struggle.
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helpftd ont many • family table this winter, helped the famHy pock«*-book and left for those to whom a garden was not a po«8H)ility a larger per- centsf* of store g»o<i« There will be mor« workers in the horn* g*T- itm* this year than last, and their produce will be greater.
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LOW STATE TAX.
In spite of the extraordinary de mands made upon the state treasury for war activities. State Comptroller Travis estimates tliat the Stat* tax this year will not he higher than test year, but will be limited to the con .stitutional r«|uirement of a sum suf¬ ficient to meet the interest oti the state d«bt and pay the annual con¬ tribations to the sinking fundus '
FOILED AGAIN. |
From the day of the entrance of i this nation into the war, it has been , the effort of the administration to get some sort of grip upon the press ' of the country. Ily press censorship j legislation, espionage laws, adminis¬ trative censorship, and finally by gov-, ernment control of print paper, the | administTTation sought to got power 1 that would enable it to establish a press dictatorship Wtih that power in its hands, there would be clear sailing for the administration in the elections of this year.
It is worth while to note that the latest efTort to secure power over the press was defeated chiefly by Repub¬ lican votes in the Senate. For the bill to give the administration control over print paper there were 28 Democrats and 4 Republicans; total, 32; against it were 24 Republicans and 12 I>em- ocrats; total, .16. Of the Democratic vote, 70 per cent, was for the bill. Only 14 per cent, of thw Republican vote waa for the bill.
LDTHERANSTO RAISE SERVICE FLAG
Throwgh the icindness of a few members of the church, a Service Flag will be presented to Christ Evan¬ gelical Ohurch next Sunday, Febru¬ ary 10, at the morning service, which takes place at 10..10 o'clock.
This congregation takes justifi¬ able pride in being able to place fourteen stars on the white field of its Service Riag. This ia a very high percentage of the memhcrsMp, but it is only in keeping with what the T>ntheran Church thronghout thia land is doing.
A Baptist paper. The Watchman Kramin^er" speaking of some reli¬ gious canvasfcs made in tli:* j.rmy and navy tells us that the Metho<li3t3 have 220,000 men in service; Bap¬ tist, 21.">,000; Lutheran. 190,000; The Disciples. 110,000; Presbyterian. 10(1, OOO; p:piscopals, f>.".,000; Congre¬ gational, wism).
.\ Western pastor notes that the percentage of Lutherans to the mem- l)erahip is 7.2 and says that if Ameri¬ ca were to furnish in proportion we would have an army of seven mill-on men in service.
The names of the men for whom stars arc placed on this flag are: Dwight J. FJoland <'harles Bore hert Sargent Robt. 1). Campoell John N. Hartmann Capt. Bcnj. A. Hubbard Henry Kranz Kdward Magnus Henry G. Magnus ClifTord K. Maiinkcn Howard H. Mahnken William Noon Fred II. Plump, Jr. Walter C, Schmidt George Bogt The public is invited to this service in which we honor ourselves by hon oring these men in this manner. 4
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CHURCH NEWS
Freeport
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THB HARmt flHBPHFSn'S FOU).
tiy Jean Paul Montanye. Adown lAe path of lirtie
We tread from day to day. As faith holds out her hand
To guide us on the wav. Along this well-worn path,
There's many that we greet. But few of this vast throng.
Again we ever meet.
With faith we hurry on.
To meet bho.se gone before. The soul's own re<'ompense
For -what in life we bore. And time moves on apiace
To greet some other soul Seeking the go*l we seek—
The Master Shepherd's fold.
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METHODIST cntTRrH.
Next Sunday morning Dr. C^urlicc will speak on "The Negro in the Play."
Ilis evening sermon will be on "Lin¬ coln, the man of Destiny." 4
There wiil be preaching in the Bap¬ tist Church Iwtn morning and Cvcn ing January 10, by State Kvangclist H. E. Prigsley. Thursday evening the aecond cottage prayer meeting will be held at Mrs. -("onway's residence, corner Bedell and Raynor streets. These meetings wiil continue several ¦weeks. The new furnace is being in- ."tiillod this week, and wc hope to have a warm church hereafter.
WHY
Vital Statistics
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FOR INJURED SOLDIERS
Freeport Ass'n Progressing Rap¬ idly in Soldier Welfare'JVork.
A PERTINENT QUERY.
People with an eye to the unities —dramatic and other—luave not (fail¬ ed to aote that Secretary Baker's sec- oad appearance before the Senate in¬ vestigating committee took place on a coalless Monday when t^ Capitol was weltering in the deepest enow- faJl of two deead«s. And they could not help remarking what a pity it was tbat the scope of the eomraittee's hearing did not permit the examina¬ tion of ICt. Baker regarding his ac¬ tion, last ssmmer, in kicking over the araagement which kis eoUeaj^ifli Secretary Lane, had made with the coal operators—an agreement -which if permitted to stand, wooJd kave ob¬ viated coalless Mondays or other coal- less days, -would have saved the gov¬ ernment a lot of money spent upon the Ftiel Administration, -would have preserved to thousands of workmen their lost days of employment and would have saved to the country mil¬ lions of dollars worth of production which will be wassted without cor¬ responding gain. However, it may be s/iid that Mr. Baker will be given aj ] chance to toll about this once or twice before some other eonimitteos of Con¬ gress.
The next regular meeting of the Soldier's Welfare Association of Freeport will be held on Wednesday, February 13, at 2.30 p.m., at the res¬ idence of Mrs. M. J. Zslzer, 101 Wallace street, Freeport.
A large attendance is desired, and all memibers are asked to be present. Meetings are held on the 2nd "Wed¬ nesday of every mcnvth.
New mem'bers to this -worthy eaose may become associated with this or ganization by applying to headquar ters, 101 Wallace street; phone Free- port 764-W.
Word hail just been received that some of the boys who were stationed at Oamp Mills and who Tisited Free- port last summer have been in a re¬ cent action. One of these boys -was taken prisoner and another wounded. The Association is looking after the personal needs of this badly injured soldier.
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Town Healtb Oflicer RbameiReports.
At the nieeting of the Town B>oard of Health on Tuesday Health Officer William Rhame reported Uhe follow¬ ing cases of communicable diseases in the township: Measles, 21; chicken pox, 3; epidemic cerebro-spinal men¬ ingitis, 1; tuberculosis, 1; German measles, 12; mumps, 1; Scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 1. Dr. Rhame said the cases were widely .scattered and that there is no epidemic in any particu¬ lar section.
Freeport Arcanum Officers Installed.
PLANT HOME GARDENS.
>Jew York State last year had more amateur gardeners than ever before, and their efforts helped ma¬ terially to supply much needed food t^is winter. Not all of them succeed¬ ed in their efforts because gardening, like farming, is not learned in a day, •nd the simple burying of seeds in tbe ground does not guarantee a crop, bst a goodly percentage of those who tried met with sufficient success to encoura^re them to continue. The •tores of home grown vegetables in ths oeUsrs and of home canned froit
NEED OF JOINT COMMITTEES.
Out of the disclosures of incompe¬ tency in the prosecution of war there has grown a demand for a "war agency which shall be a little lower than the Presidency and a little high¬ er than the peace-time cabinet" That is easily accomplished. Congress is a co-ordinate branch of the Govern¬ ment. While it is mentioned in the Constitution ahead of the Presidency it is intended to be on an equality with the Executive and Judicial branches, though its powers are some¬ what greater than either of the oth¬ ers. A joint committee of Coogresa would be a little lower than Con¬ gress itself, and therefore, it would
I At a well attended meeting of Fra- 1 ternal Council, No. 1902, Royal Ar- ' canum, held on Wedne.'^day, the 2.'5rd nst.. tho ofllet'r.s elected for this yeai were installed bv D. D. G. R. Bode of Baldwin, assisted by 1). D. G. K, Gold¬ man of Midwood Council, Brooklyn, actinir as (Irand Guide.
After the meetin'j: the memher.s and guests retired to the anteroom where rofrt'shments were served, and a musi¬ cal program was provided.
The following oflicers were in¬ stalled: Regent, Henry S. Starr; Vice Regent, J. A. Cavo; Past Reg¬ ent, A. E. Brown; Chaplain, E. W. Penny; Orator, E. C. Clark; Collector, George B. Patterson; Treasurer, F. C. Morse; Secretary, J. W. Schmidt; Guide, 0. Vanderau; Warden, C. P. Kelsey; Sentry, G. Schnitzler; trus¬ tee. C. S. Braren.
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
MARRIAGE I.IOENSBS,
Benjamin Valentine Pease, Ruth Raynor, 21, both pf Lynbrook.
Alexarider Williams, 54; Lucy Ann Anderson, 52, both of Freeport.
Isaac J. Hendrickson, 24, Lyn¬ brook; Inez Carman, 28, Baldwin.
Norman C. Deas, 1!); Kmily l)e- carrideaux Johnson, 22, both of Free- port.
.lohn Franklin Smith, 21, Roose¬ velt; May Dunn, 22, New Hyde Park,
Philip Apolia Strasser, Jr., Man¬ hattan; Josephine Neefus, 20, Roose¬ velt.
Konstanten J/esuick, 26; Sophia Kondratowich, 21, both of Hempstead.
Ernest Stanley Hougliton, 30, Man¬ hattan; Edna Carman, 20, FreepKirt.
Alfred Joseph Lemaine, 19, Union Course^ Victoria Morie Kasper, 18, Elmont.
Edward Jeseph Manek, 25, Cleve¬ land, 0.; Carrie Fisher HiJl, 24, of Ocean Side.
DEATHS.
January 28, at Uniondale, James H. Biroh, aged 81 years
January 29, at Hewlett, William ^- Boone, 86.
January 31, at Itfwood, Gertrude Ji. Warner, 27.
January 30, at Baldwin, Mildred R. Cornwell, 21
January 31, at Valley Stream, Ed¬ ward Chiven, 75.
BIRTHS.
Daughter, Catherine, -to Mr. and Mrs. James A Begley, of Bellmore.
Daughter, Veronica, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McConlogue, of Free- port
Daughter, Phvllis, to Mr*, and Mrs. Charles Halcomb, of Cedarhurst 4
MAY TREAT SOLDIERS
Some BriHsh Problems Are of Interest
At this tlm«s when there Is so mnch talk of meeting onr own Inhor short¬ age by tenching the women of the land to take the places of men In the mnni tion and other factories, some of the problems that have been met and are being met hy the British government should be of special Interest, declares nn exrhnnge. In this ronnectl«-»n of¬ ficials of the depnrtinent of labor have mnde some Interesting Investigations. With the advance of the wnr. one of fhe most dlfllrult problems confronf- InR tho Ttrlflsh government hns boon so to adjust wnges of women and girls en- gnced in wnr vv<irk ns to mnke thetn fair nnd eqiiltnhle, not only to tho^e who hnvo thetn "-elves entered employ¬ ments with which they are almost to¬ tally unfatnlliiir. hut nlso to employ¬ ers who have hern forced by fhe oxlg- rncles of the situiitlon to take on InrRc ntitnliers of feninK* \vorlier><. Tn Its attempt to regtihite women's wngc.'j the l!rltl.«h trovorntnent lins. of cf)iirse, heen conilned, so f:ir ns compulsion ht corieern«'(l, to rontndled estulillsli- llshinenf.s, nnd In these npi)roxlmately 38(),(KK) out of 4(K),(KUI women hnve benelltcd liy waces adefiunte to main¬ tain th«'ni In health an<l elllcleiicy, while to n very larne proiiorticm op¬ portunity hns been given to augment their earnlnfts.
It Is said by those of onr ofHclnls who hnve looked cnrefully Into this mntter, thnt when consideration Is giv¬ en to the dIver.Me nature of the trades, the absence of any data on which the Hrltlsh authorities could work when they first took up the question of regu¬ lating women's wnges, the Lbsolute novelty of wage regulation by a gov¬ ernment department, the extreme ur¬ gency of the many dlfllcultles which arose, the reluctant attitude of em¬ ployers and the Interdependence of commercial work and munitions work, the British feel ju.stlfled In claim¬ ing a very conslderahle adjustment In the -.Jatter of women's wages.
The principle upon which the \vnge orders relating to women and girls have been designed is that a standard rate should be fixed, variable only In special cases.
It Is contended hy the British au¬ thorities that If the orders had fixed Eninlmum rates there would have been ^ tendency for the women to agitate that they should be increased on nny nnd every pretext on the principle that, having got so mnch by no efforts of tbelr own, they should be able to double their emoluments by deter¬ mined agitation. Moreover, many of tlie conditions sndcr which women ars •tnployed on mnnltk<n work mast nec- •sssrily t>« of a temporary natmv and rontlnne only fSr the war period. Tt is of advantage both to employers asd smployed lo dlvlds the work dooe by womefi Into ti^o broad classes, for which both parties know definitely the rate that will be paid. A standard Hlte differs from a mlQlmom rats In that It Is the rate which ordinarily Is to be paid, and from a maximum rata In that it is not necessarily the high¬ est rate to*be paid in all cases.
flow '^^^' ROMANS AVT>
IN •niw WARS OF IX)NO AOO. —In the old days wh«>n the Itomans and are«>ks fonght fnrl- ons battles, the charioteers drove their cars In all direc¬ tions, hurled their Javelins, and by the din and clatter of hors«« and wheel.^ commonly threw the ranks of the enemy Into disor¬ der, and, mnklng their way among fhe sqtindrons of the ene¬ my's cavrtlry leaped do-wn from the chariots and fought on foot, qnotes the St. l>onls Olohe-Dem- ocrnt The charioteers then withdrew llttlp hy little, out of the fight, nnd plnced their char¬ iots In stich a wny thnt If they were hard pressed thoy could readily retreat to their own side. Thus In hattie they af¬ forded the moMllty of cavalry with the stendlness of Infnntry. Dnlly practice enahled them to pull np tlielr horses nt fnll speefl when on n steep slope, or trt ruu out on the pole and stand on the yoke, nnd to get nimbly bock Into the chariot.
With thp Introduction of cav¬ alry In the Inter nge came larger boryea, hut their use for thla purpose seeins t<> hnve been re¬ stricted to Isolated areas. There Is no doubt that the West Ger¬ mnn tribes ns late ns the cnm¬ pnign of Caesar In Gaul, used only the shaggy pony. It Is said In cavalry nctl«)ns they held It disgraceful and slothful to use any kind of a saddle, and In¬ stead of charging In squadrons they dlsmount(?<l nnd fought on foot. As far as England Is con¬ cerned the nrt of riding Beems to have been Introduced by the Nor¬ mans. The Saxons appear to have been but Indifferent horse¬ men.
CHEAPER BOOTS FOR BRITISH
ART OF BEING GOOD CRITIC
Plmn Edge Tabercalosis Hospital Cited As Coanty War Need.
It is probable that the new tuber¬ culosis hospital to be built at Plain- edge will be used eventually for the) criticism has no more existence than
How We Are Shut Up In Our Ows Per- Bonallty aa if Is a Prison.
Criticism la^lke philosophy and his¬ tory, a sort of romance designed for those who hnve sagacious and curi¬ ous minds, and every romance Is, rightly taken, an autobiography, says Anntole France. The good critic Is he who relates the adventures of his own soul among masterpieces. Objective
reception of soldiers from Nassau County who contract tut)ercuIosis in the war on the other side. Present plans call for a building which will care for these-patients in addition to the rej^'ular inmates.
The subject of caring for men from this county who become infected with tulx'rculosi.s in the war was (iiscu.ss- ed hrieily by the Board of Supervi¬ sors at their meetinjr on PViday. John .\. .-\lbertson, a -w-cll l<nown citizen and a member of the Child Welfare ("ommittee, was present and stated that he thought the new hospital would be a splendid place to send the victims of the plague who are from Nassau County. *
BALDWIN
Mrs. Mary Thomas, widow of Isa¬ iah Thomas, died on Thursday of last week after an illness of many years' duration. She was 74 years old, and one <of the best known residents of the village. She is survived by sev¬ en sons and one daughter, via.: Al¬ fred, Martin, Charles, Arthur, Fred, Williard and Isaiah, and Mrs. Etta Suits. The funeral wns held on Sun¬ day afternoon, and was largely at¬ tended. Rev. Martin 0. Lepley, of
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be a httle lower than the Presidency. | tennent waa in Greenfield cemetery
It would be a little higher than the Cabinet, because it would report di rectly to Congress, whereas the Cab¬ inet members are rasponsibls to tbe Presidsnt, and throu|^ faim to Coa- gress. The war agency this country needs ia a joint, bi-partisan Con gressional committee of specially se¬ lected men with broad business ex¬ perience and force of character— men who will put tome spssd ia our war prspamtioBs.
I'ne snowstorm of Monday caused the sidewalks to be blocked in many parts of the village, and some of them have not been opened yet. In view of the fact that the village is not incorporated and has no street commissioner, one of our local readers suggests that the Baldwin '^uiitry Club, the Manhattan Country Club and the Woman's Advance Club co-operate hereafter in arrt.nging to have the sidewalis opened up after every snowstorm. iitrangera visit¬ ing here note these things, and the improvement mi^ht result in some of those same visitors becoming perma¬ nent residents-
MERRICK.
On account of epidemics in both measles and mumps the attendance has been seriously afTected.
The regular monthly meeting of the Merrick Hook, Ladder and Engine ("omi)«ny. No. 2, held in February, will remain in everlasting memory by its members, for the fact that three loolications were filed for member¬ ship. The number may appear ridi¬ culously mediocre by some, but if we were to consider the season of t he year and the general weather condi¬ tions, we ^vould undoubtedly arrive at the conclusion that this is clearly no time for one to feel disposed to meddle with public benefits. We cer¬ tainly would rather be sitting in our easy chairs after enjoying a hearty hot supper, reading the day's news, than to bundle up and journey to fire headquarters to participate in the discussion of questions bearing on the public welfare and safety of pri¬ vate property.
The membors who so arduously la¬ bored and succeeded in having these aplications submited merit the heart¬ iest congratulation.} from tJlieir fel¬ low firemen.
Miss Eva B. Smith, teacher in Room II., tendered her resignation, taking effect Friday, February 1. Miss Margaret Creighton, of Kock- ville Centre, is the new teacher in Room II. Miss Creighton is a grad¬ uate of tlie Jsniaica Training School.
hns objective art, nnrt nil those who de¬ ceive themselves into the belief thnt they put anything but their own per¬ sonalities into their work are dupes of the most fallacious of Illusions. The truth Is that wc* can never get outside ourselves. That Is one of the greatest misfortunes.
>Vliat wonld we not give to he able for a inonient to S(>t; heaven and earth through tho mimy-fiiceted eye of a tiy, or to comprehend nature with the rude and siiiii)le brain of an orang-outang? But to do so Is absolutely forbidden us. We cannot, like TIreslns, be a mnn and hnve recollections of having been n woman. We arc shut up In our o^vn personality as If In a perpetual prison. The best thing for us. It seems to me, is to admit this frightful condition with a good grace, and to confess that we speak of ourselves every time we have not^strength enough to remain silent. To be quite frank, the critic ought to say: "Gentlemen, I am going to speak about myself apropos of Shakespeare, apropos of Racine, or of Pascal, or of Goethe. The occasion at least la ezcelleut enough."
How Government WIII Standardlxa Supply and Proposes Four Classea
Consul Frnnklln D. Hale, Hnddera- fleld, England, snys:
"It Is reported that the shortage In and constnntly rising price of civil¬ ian footwear has caused the govem¬ ment to formulate a scheme for th» production of cheaper boots. It bs- proposed thnt four classes shall bai manufactured under gOTemment con-; trol, two for men and two for boj and youths. Those for men will from 16 shillings to 18 shllllngi slz^' pence ($3.16 to (4) P«r pair, and thos** for boys and youths. 10 shilllnga b1z!| pence ($2.56) and above. These itand-^ ardlsed boots will be especially adap^^ «d to the needs of agricultural work-j «r^ qntrrymen antS miners, and tor" commoD, ordinary to-wn wear by artla-' ans.
*Tbt plans win bs dcvelopsd ipesA-:! Uy, and soon these boots will be la^ the hands of retailers. If they laclqj finish and s^yle, tbey will excel In^ dnrablllty, for only a stout quality oft leather will be used. As the goTem> ment controls all leather sappUei^' there will be no shortage of raw ipat»>^ riaL Probably "kips* will be nsed (oet the uppers, as this material Is not; stout enough for the regular anns^ boot. Later, standardized boots for, women and girls may also be pro>- duced."
SECRETS OF SUBMARINE LIFE
Not FiOfr
Why
U-Boat Crews Need Sea Sickness.
Why
Names of States Should Bs Spelled Out A book about the United States post office says that letter writers when ad¬ dressing an envelope should write out the name of the atate In full, on ac¬ count of tbe similarity of certain ab¬ breviations—"Ind." and "Md.," "Me." and "Mo.," "Peun." aud "Tenn.," for example. An additional reason is foand In the repetition of tbe name of ¦many towns In dlffereut states—there being eleven Bostons besides the ono tn Massachusetts, twenty-six Klng- Btons besides the one In New York, twenty-five Springflelds besides the one in IlUaois, etc.—Tbe Outlook.
How to Prsvsnt Mattings from Turn¬ ing Yellow. . To prevent bamboo furniture or mat¬ tings from turning yellow wauh with ¦alt water.
It Is stated authoritatively that Hfe- on board a U-boat Is, all things con¬ sidered, quite a little more comfort¬ able thnn on a destroyer. Primarily, the former has an n<lvantnge over the Intter In thnt In bad weather she doe.sn't have to fnce It, but can sub- iiierKc until (-(mditions Improve, ob- ser\-i's the Mnrjiie .loiinial.
A U-l)oiit's ci-e\v need never risk sea slelcncss, nnd It i.s eustotiiary to avoid the conditions that produce it. Being sliut up ill 11 siiliiiinrine dues not entail nny particular discomfort to her offl¬ cers or men, who can smoke and amuse themselves uiui'h as sailors do on sur¬ face vessels. A huig submergence may result In the nlr getting somewhat heavy, but u few hours on the surfnce nt nigh^ with the conning tower ltd off purifies the atmosphere within the craft. Wlien submerged, no cooking, of course, Is possible, but when awash an electric cooker provides as good meals aa can be asked for.
How Tsnnin Is Obtained. Tbe manufacture of tanning mate¬ rials from oaks und chestnuts, which are plants of slow growth, Is respon- aible for widespread deforestation In , France, and accordingly efforts bave been made to find substitutes for these sources of tannlug among plants of rapid growth. According to a note In the Comptes Rendus a promising plant for this purpose Is Rumez bymenose- palam Torr, the tubers of which coo- tain as much as 28 or SO per cent of tannin. Ilecent etiH>rlments show that this plant, which hus been grown stic- cessfully In Corsica and southern France, will also endure tbe clliuate of northern France.
How to Avoid Grimy Colllnga Make a simple mat or cover of coarsely woven burlap aud place It ou the radiator, and you will oot be bothered with dirty ceilings lo ths future, says tbe Popular Sdencs Monthly. The upeu-weaved bemmed doth allows the air to rise tlirougta it, but sifts or filters out the dust, which ts rsmuved by au occaalooal wawtUuK.
