Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 September 1921 — Page 4

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ARSENICAL SPRAYS.

Effectiveness of Spraying Mixtures Demonstrates by Field'and Laboratory F.xoe-iments. Extensive field and laboratory tests with different arnenlcals in kilim:' chewing insects which attack apple and certain other fruit trees were made by the entomologists of the government agricultural department. These tests included laboratory and field experiments In killing the codling moth, the larvae of the fall web worm, the larvae of the tent caterpillar, the larvae of the tussock mot it and of a certain tiger moth and the Datana. In addition to testing straight arsenicals, a number of compounds and com).in.,tions sprays also were used both to determine their effectiveness and if possible to find oat what combinationwere no.t successful because of sever al ingredients in them were incompatible and formed insoluble products which were either Inert or damaged foliage or did other harm. Especial attention was given to the combination of fungicides and certain aphidicidcs with arsenates, since the prevention of fungous diseases and aphides is intimately associated with controlling the chewing insects. Following is a brief summary -of the results reached by the department’s specialists, as reported in Department Bulletin 278, Miscellaneous Insecticide Investigations. Arsenate of lead proved to he the most consi-aent and valuable stomach poison tested, giving satisfactory results throughout the experimental work. Arsenate of lead Is equally effective either in the paste or powdered form. Trlpiumbic arsenate of lead Is less rapid as a poisoning a rent than Jiplumbic arsenate, but is safer lo u-e on tender folia re. Arsenate of lead may he combined with nicotine solutions and lime-sul-phur solution for the control of certain apple chewing and sucking inserts and fungous diseases. For the control of certain sucking and chewing injects arsenate of lead may be combined with kerosene emul sion. Arsenate of lead, kerosene emul sion, and lime-sulphur is an incompatible mixture, due to the formation of an insoluble calcium soap and ihr subsequent release of free kerosene. In their experienre any combination containing lime-sulphur and sr.-in should not be used, owing to the for matlon of an insoluble calcium soap Arsenate of lead should rot be nixed with sodium sulphide compounds, since the soluble sodium arsenate formed Is destructive to leaf tissue. Arsenate of lead combined with a commercial barium teirasulpbld gave satisfactory control of the coddling molh and caused no follarre Injury in the experimental apple orchard. The most promising new Insecticide developed during the course of the experimental work is arsenate of calcium. This arsenical may he manufactured at a cheaper cost than anon ate of lead nr may be readily pro pared at home While arsenate of raleium may have certain limitations, It will doubtless prove of value for the control of chewing Insects on certain host plantArsenate of Iron and arsenate of r.inc are not as satisfactory as arsenate of lead. Arsenate compounds are dangerous to use on tender foliage. In some Instances, however, It may be possible to prevent foliage Injury some- h it by combining the soluble arsenic with the lime. Sodium and potassium-sulphur compounds gave fairly satisfactory control of the San Jose scale, In some Instances equaling lime-sulphur sola tion. They may readily be prepared at home without the use of heat.

SHEEP AND MONEY MAKERS.

Sheep are profitable and are one of the farmer's money makers. They vield two crops each year—wool and lambs. The wool more than pays tV r their feed. They are very useful In ‘erttlizlng land. For an old. wnrnout field that grows more weeds than cress, put a flock of sheep In—they will build up the soil, kill out the weeds and turn the weeds into cash. Tim care of sheep Is not so great n tr -k as other stock. They should have a shelter in winter, but should not he confined to the shed, but II should he so they can go In and out ns they will. Fher-p must have change of pasture: the oftener the bet'er: therefore, then are more profiatble and health,ler in >r. all flocks One great drawback lit t'oep rai- irg Is that large flocks are not healthy unless they ran be el .need to new pasture every few months. But a flock of sixty on a fivm Is very profitable. The wool and lambs are marketed when I he other farm productions are growing, and bring money when It Is most needed. In June and July—both are do 1 ! months for cash on the farm. The he-t time to buy ewes is after bearing or about the Inst of Jtt n e Tfie wool and Iambs will pay for tin first cost of the sheep in oae year, the weeds and burrs will be killed out of your pastures, and you will have your heap and also the raofcey they cost you In the first year. Don’t confine the sheep—they are healthier to ramble over the pasture They do not need grain if they have plenty of grass, weeds or any green feed. We usually grain our ewes in March and April to make their milk more rich to Insure the rapid growth of lambs. April Is our most success fttl time to have lambs dropped Tin last two weeks in March are good, but our winter Iambs never weighed an; better when we market them n!> u* July 1 We market our lambs about July 1 each year. We often have several early lambs, hut the April lambs are ns heavy as the earlier ones, with less work. A lamb Is tender, and col, winter winds are hard on them—the" crow slowly and, counting the loss on ♦ he winter lambs, vve find it more profitable to raise them after the warm sunshine In the latter part o r March and April. — Pennsylvania Farmer. To Shell Dry Beans. Put your dry beans on the harr floor, or put on an old carpet or floor oilcloth outdoor on a sunny day. Fse a rr.rj • t heater to shell them out with. It works like a charm.

Advice to more intending to go lure poultry rai-ing- proce- 1 carefully. It i: 1 tor to -t at the bottom and co up than to start at the top and come down with a dull, sickening t! I-enrn the business.

Fill chicks often pay well If you have a suitable place for them, fall chicks will make good fryers for the holidays or later. Many poultry raisers hatch chicks almost the year around.

TJiorwaldscn. Thorwaldsen was a Dane, born In Copenhagen, Denmark. It Is hard to answer your question about ti« greatest work. He worked slocg various lines—that of the classic mythology, that of religion and that of history, and the question you raise would bo answered differently by different people. One might say that his "chief work” was the "Mars," another 'The Twelve Apostles,” and still another the “Lion of Lucerne.” Pretty nearly everything that Thorwaldsen did was great.

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HOW DO YOU SAY IT? By C. N. LURIE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them "TO STOP AND TO STAY.” tt i >\V frequently do we hear some 11 wiie say, or read in u newspaper. "He is stopping at the Waldorf-As-toria hotel.” A moment’s reflection should tell the writer or speaker that a person d<s-s not “stop" at a hotel unless he walks or drives to the hotel and halts his progress there. It is projier to say, "The parade stopped at the hotel,” meaning that the parade ceased its motion when It reached the hotel. But the parade could not “stay” at the hotel. A [verson makes a “stay” at a hotel, not u stop, and he stays there. One should not say, "I stopped at the summer resort six weeks," but “I stayed there six weeks.” The true meaning of the word “stop” was well understood by the man who did not invite his professed friend to visit him. He said: "If you come at any time within ten miles of my house just stop,” says one authority of English. (Copyright ) i,

Tapeworms Make Pearls. Prof. Heriiman’s recent Investigations on the subject of pear! formation have yielded some Interesting cor.’. .- sions. In the great majority of casce it appears that the pearl istlue to the pre-ence in the oyster of a marine tapeworm. When the spherical larva of the worm dies nacreous matter is deposited round it. and the resulting mass is known as a pearl. The life nistury of the tapeworm is eontlnuel in lim bodies of certain sfiecies ot £'■ fi h which prey on the oysters. The e file fish. agJin, are devoured by fisheatlag rays or sharks In these latter the tapeworm becomes mature, and sets free numerous embryos into the sea. These finally enter the oysters and so complete the life cycle. The small so-called ••seed" pearls are caused by the deposition of necreous matter round small crystals formed in certain muscles of the oyster. Perhaps the most Important result of Prof Herdman’s work from the scientific standpoint is the establishment of a marine biological station at Oalle for further research.—London Globe. Lessening Fires at Sea. Carbonic acid has been suggested by an Italian inventor as means for lessening the danger of fires on shipboard. The gas could be stored in the hold, either in the solid form or in steel cylinders In liquid condition. It Is argued that in either form it would be innocuous to cargo and. as its density is very high, It would permeate all the Interstices between bales and eases and sink to the bottom of the hold Wherever It reaches nothing can burn, so that perfect immunity from fire would be obtained up to the level of the gas. The gas Itself Is a waste product of breweries and the only cost Is the expense of the condensing plant. Before discharging the cargo ventilation would be necessary.

Cure for Seasickness. “Like cures like” Is the theory of treating mal de mer The Invention consists In making the movement^ of the ship vfrhen pitching, rolling, heaving and settling less felt by the passenger by providing special chairs, couches or a whole platform, forming part of the deck, and giving to these, either by machinery or by hand, short up and down movemer.’s I Consequently, as the long movr-tn, :i t of the vessels are thus changed Into a great number of short motions which are constantly interrupted by 1 brief movements In an opposite direction, the causes producing seasickness are counteracted. The device consists of a chair with the s. it moving with respect to the It .-g arms, and back. The short up and down movements are given by a small electrical motor between ti;,. lees of the chair and connected bv a belt with an eccentric actuating e scat.

Two Chim-hes With One Yard. Two parish churches are contained in the churchyard at Wl’.lingale line, Essex, where the late rector, the Rev, Joseph Swayne, has been bin ,i —those of Wllllngale Doe and WillIngaie Spain. According to lo-al tradition, most of the land In the district belonged to two sisters v, 1 . were accustomed to worship In the church of Wllllngale Spain. But they quarrelled as to the occupancy of a particular seat In the best pow In ti e church; so the younger sister built the church of Wllllngale Do- cine, by the Norman edifice, and provt h d for herself a seat similar to that occupied by her sister in the ancii nt church.—St. James’ Gazette!

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India’s Water Supply. A British government engineer living in Bombay asserts that India has the largest artificial fresh-water reservoir in the world. He says that in the native state of Uralpur in UajpuUna, some thirty miles south of the etty of Udaipur, is the great Jalsamand, the Dhebar lake. The dam of this lake was built some 200 years ago by the Maharana Jai Singh. It cover* an area of between twenty-one and twenty-five square miles. Its depth at the dam is ninety feet and its capacity is esUmated at 153,000,0i;0,•0G ealiens.

Rainfall and Tree Growth. A report has recently been pubj Ushed which shows how close!'. t'i* I growth of trees Is dependent upon : rainfall. Not only was this seen in tho case of one and twt> year old trees, but in an Investigation e* tending over a period of twelve years, during which time the annual rings of growth wera carefully examined. With an annual precipitation of from thirty to thirty-five Inches a width of ring was produce,I varying from .11 to .15 Inch. If. on the other hand, there was either n unusually large or small rainfall any given year this was followed t a corresponding tree growth Ir. the following year.—Harper's Weekly.

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THE REAPING MACHINE. A LTHOl’GH we are accustomed to xA r.-iMnl reaping by machinery us u modern art. there are records that in Pliny's time the Gauls used a crude cornh-s|i ped affair of knives to strip (he heads from the standing grain. The tirsi real patent on a reaping mnIdm- uu- granted to John Boyce of England In ITiH). Richard French and J. J. Hawking received the first American patent rights InfcSW. But It remained for McCormick, In 18.91, to make and demonstrate the first practical reaping machine. (Copyright)

The Moor in Spain. The Mimrs sprang from Saracen*, that nomadic tribe of Arabs, which in the Eighth century overran southern Spain. They settled under the genial skies of Andalusia and found their surroundings so Ideal they were contented to leave the northern portion of the country to the natives. It was galling to the Spaniard to behold his beautiful valleys anil vineyards In the possession of the invaders and to see the crescent take the place of the cross; but. although much blood was shed in the interim, It was not until the Fifteenth century that Boabdll, the Moorish king, took his last look at Granoda on the spot that has been practically named “El Ultima Sosplro del Moro," the last sigh of the Moor. -O

TRAGEDY UNDER THK SEA.

Fate of a Dl\cr Whose Helmet Strange!) Unfastened. An accident which Is described as without precedent In the history of diving operations has been the subject of maglstria! Inquiry at Slmonstown. says the London Chronicle. Two divers, Framing and Macphall were at work at -‘ome levels on the now dock yard works at Stmonstown. They were working at a depth of about fifty feet, and, though they did not go down together, they mot under water, and were, it appeared from the evidence, discussing by means of signs tke position in regard to the levels on which they were working. According to the statement of tl survivor, Macphall, he saw his companion’s helmet suddenly fly off. In this desperate position the drowning man clung to .Macphall, who gave tho signal to the boat overhead to haul In and the two men wore drawn up to wPhln tan feet of the surface. At this point the hauling ceased, the men In the boat being unable to raise he heavy weight further, and Macphall was .compelled to loose his hold of hla drowning comrade, who sank 'o the bottom. The other man reach,>d the boat, and Immediately wont down again, but Kramlng was lying fare downward on the bottom, and was dead when they finally got him to the surface. No explanation wfs forthcoming of how It was possible for the man’s helmet to come unfastened. It was stated to have been adjusted properly when he entered the water, and the two divers were said to have been on perfectly good terms, no question as to the possibility of foul play being raised. The verdict was simply that the man was drowned, but the Magistrate confessed that the manner In which the helmet came unfastened remained a mystery.

Taints in Frozen Meats. Signs of badness in frozen meats are the smell near the bone, bone taint Frozen or refrigerated meat should he defrosted In a special chamber at 70 degrees Fahrenheit If thawed at atmospheric temperature such meat becomes dry and dirty looking and will spoil before It can be cooked. Old cold-storage meat is brick dust color and wettlsh. The American process, currents of cold air 30 degrees, is the best way to refrigerate meat

JAPAN AND CHRISTIANITY.

The Most Deadly Snakes. The most dangerous snake is. it seems, the AfrI, n mamba, one of the largest of th cobras. It tiles at everybody and everything: It g<>, i out of Its way to quarrel; It will even come down from a tree to solicit an Interview Over In India there Is the great king cobra, or hamadryad, a size larger, quite as fierce—-It has been known to chase a man on horseback: he had to ride for his life—but Its poison Is a degree less virulent. The difference, however, may be considered negligible and ceases to Interest the patient after a few minutes. Among the Australian cobras Jhe pit vipers of America and the great West African vipers there are species with evil reputations, and the most alarming feature Is that the aggressive snakes are all desperately poisonous.

Converts Include Among Its Classes Japan’s Best Element. Access.uns to Christian churches in Japan are estimated by Dr. Scherer at at), m 3,coo annually, hut they embrace mainly the influential claves —legislators, judges, army aud navy officers, lawyers, bankers and physicians. The masses seem as yet almost as immune to Christianity as are Mohammedan masses. Count Okuma is represented by Dr. Scnerer as among the Japanese of light and leading who feel concerned at the moral condition of Japan today. It is a question." says the count, "whether as a people we have not lost fiber as a result of the many new influences to which we have been subjected. Development has been intelleAuai and not moral.” Count Okuma, although not a Christlon himself, is represented as welcoming the endeavors wlAch “Christians are making to supply to the country a high standard of conduct '' There is, in a word, ample evidence that the action of church-burning mobs in Tokio reflects no sentiment prevalent in the government circles of Japan. Prime Minister Katsura seeint to think the American mind may be in the dark on this point, for he has kept Urn cables warm with assurances of official Japanese esteem for Christians and for Americans.—Current Literature.

THE SCHOOLMA’AM famine. With the define of the intelligent rustic population, the well-schooled and self-reliant farmer's daughter, aged from 18 to 25, and willing to turn an honest penny and gain experience while awaiting matrimony, has become hopeiessiy scarce, says the New York Mail, it had become tne custom in well-to-do country districts to send to the nearby smaller cities for norm" graduates. But now there is so much employment in me cities themselves that they have mAccasion to go to the country district schools. Meantime the teaching standard is being continually raised. What is to be done about it? Simply the thing which ths state superintendents and other pedagogical authorities are recommending, but which the country districts are nobly standing out against as long as possible—consouuate the country districts with the village schools, and freight the farm children to them in wagons.

Swedish Postal Custom. In certain parts of Sweden, where the most absolute confidence is reposed In the honesty of the pc-oplt a very Informal postal system is in vogue. As the mall steamer readies a landing-place a man goes ashore with the letters, which he places In au unlocked box on the pier. Than the passer-by who expects a letter opens the box, turns over the lett« ra and selects his own, without being vatched or questioned by anyone — ~>rV»a-ir' STREET WTH A HISTORY Much historic interest attaches to Russellville, Ala. The principal business thoroughfare of the town is Jack son treet and is an actual part of the military road cut by Gen. Andrew Jackson In his march from Tenn sc to New Orleans where he fought the great battle, says the Binning..am Age-Herald. It was here that Governor Sevier Tennessee's first chief executive, one lived, and here he loved and won I D wife, "Bonnie Kate.” said to have been the most beautiful woman In all the southland. In an old and much Detected burying ground near here lies the last earthly remains of Mrs. Fevier. Some years ago, when the r mains of the ex governor and soldi t were removed to Tennessee, an effoti was made to obtain permission to remove those of the dead wife as wo'l but her descendants, who still Ihe here, are said to have objected. Now another effort will be made in this direction, and It Is thought the desce., dauts will withdraw objection. T e writer is informed that the present postmaster at Russellville is a gre t grandson of Governor and Mrs. Sevier.

British Crown £175,000 Richer. As the late Capt. George Lindsay Anthony Wilson, the Folkstune recluse died without making a will, the whole of bis lortueu goqp to the British crown. Several persons in his service had expected handsome legacies. C&pL Wilson, who was the Illegitimate sou of Bir John Wilson, Bart., at one time commander of the forces in Ceylon, was a bachelor, and left no legal heirs. The estate reverting to the crown under this intestacy has been valued by the autnorities at £150,209. To this has to be added £25.663 left by Capt Wilson's father. Sir John Wilson died In 1856, but Capt. Wilson refused to touch a penny of it, with the result that the estate has remained for 49 years unadministered. Now the crown inherits both fortunes. Says the London Chronicle: “It has ven’ rarely happened that so large an estate as Capt. Wilson's falls to iht crown. Queen Victoria, during he> long Ilfs, hail only one or two as large Although the aggregate amount which annually reverts to the crown in th* case of persons dying intestate, without known heirs, is considerable, it it chiefly made up of a number of very snail estates, and there are usually many claimants. Persons entitled tt iB««cey are seldom far to seek when wnore*. but the number of claimant* of money who cannot show any title tc It ia very large indeed."

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