Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 6 May 1921 — Page 3

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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921

CLAIMS TO BE 150, OLDEST MAN IN WIRLD London—In the suburb of Topmfye of Constantinople there lives what must be the oldest man in the world, if there is any truth in the claims of those who know his history. This is Torah, a Kurd, who is reputed to have been born 150 years ago. Far back, almost beyond living memory, Torah as an old man used to be a hamal, or porter, but retired from hard work 70 or 80 years ngo, and has been supported ever since by public bounty. The Turkish Senate has voted him a spec-

ial allowance.

IfcIWANIS CLUB TO MEET IN CLEVELAND, JUNE 20-24

SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS Borax will keep the garbage can free from flies. Use one tablespoonful to each pec^: of garbage.

Children between the ages of 2 and 12 years are likely to suffer injury to health and strength if fed without milk.

The pig’s stomach is so small that it will not dig,est enough forage to allow it to grow as fast as the owner would like. Therefore the wise hog owner feeds grain to the pigs whep grazing on pasture no matter how fine the pasture may be.

Spring bulbs may be divided after the leaves die down. The leaves should not be removed, however, before they wither, as they supply the bulbs with vitality for next season’s blossoms. To rob them of this means that the next season’s blooming qualities will be lessoned.

Such ornamentals as bridal-wreath, lilac, syringa, Deutzia, golden bell, and Japanese quince should not be pruned in the spring until after blossoming time. If pruned before they bloom, many flower buds will be cut off. Cut out the oldest shoots and retain the long willowy growth. If it is necessary to freshen lettuce, let it stand one-half hour in a bowl of ice v/ater to which has been added one tablespoonful of vinegar. After lettuce is washed and dried it may be kept for a day or two, if necessary, by placing it in a tighly covered can, with no moisture added, and keeping it in the refrigerator or in an extremely cold place. 41

Cleveland, O., May 5—The International Kiwanis Club may go on record at its annual convention here June 20-24 endorsing the three big movements designed to bring relief j to famine-stricken China and coun- ■ tries of the Near East and Europe. The executive committee of the organization has just sent out bulletins to the 500 Kbyanis Clubs in Canada and the United States, recommending that the individual clubs, located in as many cities, give favorable consideration to the China Famine Fun, i European Relief and the Near East Relief. It is likely that the international convention here may make 1 plans for the active support of these i three movements. Fully 8,000 delegates and visitors, coming from practically every city of the North American continent will attend the Cleve-

land convention.

“These three organizations are recognized relief agencies, ministering to the stricken peoples of the world, and they have appealed to International Kiwanis Club for endorsement of their movements,” said O. Samuel Cummings, international secretary, in a statement just issued. “A proper investigation shows that these organizations are conducting relief work in such an efficient manner as to merit the unqualified support of Kiwanians

and Kiwanis Clubs.”

Arrangements have been almost completed for the big Kiwanian gathering in the Fifth City the latter part of June. A round of entertainment for delegates, who will come from Gulf to Lakes and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as well as from Canada, is being planned. John E. Cliristian, chairman of the convention entertainment committee, says there will be unlimited amusement and recreation to occupy every minute of the week which is not taken up by business sessions of the convention.

KING’S CLOCKS KEPT FAST Sandringham, Ping.—All the clocks at the country home of King- George are kept thirty minutes fast. The reason is unknown. It is surmised it had something- to do with daylight saving when King Edward as alive.

OHIO’S MOST DEADLY ANIMAL Among the 180 different kinds of bacteria and other organisms taken from the bodies of house flies by different investigators are: Infantile diarrhea, typhoid fever, anthrax, food poisoning, amoebic dysentery, abcesses, leprosy, tape worms, hook worms, bubonic plague, conjunctivitis, summer complaint, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, green pus, enteritis, trachoma, erysipelas, gas gangrene, stomach worms, pin worms, ophthalmia.

RAN SERVICE FROM PEW

Buffalo, N. Y.—Women worker in the Church of the Messiah are conducting the services on Sundays from the pew. Experiment was undertaken by the pastor with the object of getting the women’s viewpoint on religious service. He said the women gave him many valuable suggestions.

Allentown, Pa.—Chopping down a large walnut tree on a farm near Cherrybille, Albert Zimmerman found 135 pounds of wild honey.

ONE HANGMAN EXECUTES 2,2«0 Budapest—George Alexander, one of the four official hangmen, told newspaper men that-he alone had put to death 2,260 persons who had been sentenced to death for high treason.

• WANTED MANAGER for Meat, Grocery and Bakery Departments of a large retail market to be opened in this city. Parties qualifying for this position must be residents of this city, financially responsible and furnish satisfactory references. For further particulars and application blank, write BAKER, BRADRICK, KELLY & COMPANY, 1110 CHEMICAL BUILDING, ST. LOUIS, MO.

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“—for the Home

These new 50-watt Maiida Lamps can he used in any socket cr fbituro where you now have 40, 50 or CO-watt clear bulb lamps. They burn in any position. They arc suitable and satisfying - for every room in your home. The china-while glass bulb gives an evenly diffused, soft light—brilliant but without glare, kind end pleasing to the eyes. In these new EDISON MAZDA LAMPS will be found a beauty, dignity and efficiency never before combined in any one lamp. See them lighted, at - Indiana Gen’l Service Co.

MOTOR CAR RUNS WITHOUT NOISE

An unusual demonstration was given in London recently by the inventor of an automobile which runs without sound and with remarkable smoothness, and without the use of gears. It is controlled entirely above the steering wheel. The photograph shows the driver pointing to the controlling lever of the car.

PROPER DRIVING jjllNO SUMMER

Many People Killed and Injured Each Year Because Drivers Forget Rules.

CROSSINGS ARE DANGEROUS

Look Out for Everyone Else and You Will Be Looking Out for Yourself —Learn to Control Car That Is Skidding. Regardless of instructions and suggestions regarding safe driving every years sees its toll in dead and injured because drivers forget rules or through ignorance or just plain inability. The rules of the road are simple enough to follow, but some drivers in- j sist upon making their own rules and ! avoiding those made for the safety ol all the users of the road. One of the common causes of accidents is due to neglect to follow the rule relating to crossings. All crossings ought to be considered potential danger points. If you cannot see or if you do not get a horn signal from a- car Pkely to oross your path don’t take It for granted no car is there. Look out for every one else and you will be looking out for yourself. Skidding Is Dangerous. On a wet road skidding is the most dangerous thing likely to happen, but skidding becomes dangerous only if the car is traveling at speed. A slow car can easily be stopped; or even if It does not stop when the brakes are applied, at least the impact does little if any harm. Without tire chains, brakes equally adjusted or other assurance that the car will stay straight on a wet road, don’t take the chance. Regardless of safety devices drive slowly, apply the brakes intermittently, not harshly. If you know the car is a chronic “skidder” reduce the magnitude as much as possible by shifting Into second. If there isn’t time to shift into second or if you lose your head you are at fault. Learn to control a car that is skidding. The rule Is, steer with the skid, so as to attempt to straighten out the car. The average driver forgets about everything and presses as hard as he can on the clutch and brake pedals. Use the brakes alone and look ahead with a view to keeping the car from striking an object. Impaired Vision. The writer has seen any number of cars on the road in rainy weather and no protection whatever afforded the driver against accidents due to impaired vision. Rain on the windshield is no excuse. The shield should be kept clear. The fact that the side curtains are up and you cannot see well to the rear or to either side doesn’t bring a life back. Slow down in the rain and if you cannot see on all sides wait until the rain is over or drive with extreme caution. In going down steep grades use the engine as a brake by shifting into second or first speed. Shut off the ignition if you wish to get still better results; you can switch it on again when you get near the bottom of the grade. This saves the brakes and makes it easy to control the oar on the hill. Drive slowly up grades. Don’t try to make every hill in high as fast as the car can travel. Remember there are other users of the road. At night think of the brightness of the head lamps. Do not confuse an oncoming driver with bright lights. Pass him with dimmers on. Keep as far to the right as you can and drive slowly so as to avoid frightening the other driver. Your statement that he shouldn’t get frightened because you weren’t too close to him doesn’t repair bones or save lives.

FLOOR BOARD QUITE USEFUL

Makes Handy Support for Jack When Car Must Be Lifted in Emergency on Soft Soil. In an emergency when the car has to be jacked up on soft ground and no support for the tool is handy take out the floor hoard or foe board and use this. It will be found to’ serve the purpose admirably.

TOP OF AUTOMOBILE OFTEN IS NEGLECTED

Detracts From Its Appearance and Real Value.

With Little Consideration and Care Covering Can Be Made to Last as Long as Body—Never Fold Up While It Is Wet. When the top of your car is neglected it becomes shabby in a very short time, detracting from its appearance and value should you wish to trade it in for a new car. This is absolute carelessness, because with a little consideration and care the top can be made to stand up as long as the body or the running gear. Never fold the top when it is wet, for there is always the possibility of mold or mildew attacking it, and this results in rapid deterioration. When tlie car is laid up for any length of time, the top should always be left up. to preserve its shape. Use the slip cover whenever the ton is folded. Everyone knows that the vacuum ere-

There may be a fine car under that shabby automobile top, but the outsider isn't likely to get that impression. ated at the rear of the car when It Is in motion fills the uncovered top with dust and dirt. Mohair tops should be cleaned by brushing thoroughly with a whiskbroom and eradicating the spots with a sponge, warm water, and castile soap. A chamois wrung dry will finish the job by taking up the excess moisture.—R. L. Prindle in Fbpular Science Monthly.

CONSTANT SPEED OF EXPERT

Experienced Driver Does Not Make * Sudden Spurts, but Maintains Uniform Speed. If you follow the car driven by an expert you will notice that he maintains a constant speed, that he does not loaf along and then suddenly jump to forty miles an hour. You use more grvsoline when you accelerate. Select a safe driving speed, making only gradual speed changes when it is necessary.

AQJTOWBOILE HEWS _gSSSM&? Proper steps must be taken to prevent steel rims from rusting. * * * If the sliding member of the clutch is rusty it will give the effect of a grabbing member. * * * A generator commutator in good condition shows a smooth, glossy surface of dark purple hue. * * * A dust cover made of unbleached muslin large enough to cover the car with the top up, is a good investment. * * * Don’t try to economize by purchasing the “just as good” oil. " Buy the right, best grade and change the supply about every 500 miles. * * * Cuts in casings, if allowed to go without proper attention, soon form what are known as blisters, which usually cause blowouts in a tire. * * * It Is very important that regular inspections should be made' of the leather coverings or “boots,” which protect the universals and other parts. * # * When, in the course of operation, valve., wrings become weak, they should be stretched or else have a washer placed \ ider them.

Travel 'Si Transport Topics Conducted by Goodrich

In no uncertain terms President Harding expressed his opinion of the automobile, motor transport and good roads in his first message to congress. He said: “The motor car has become an indispensable instrument in our political, social and industrial life ...I know of nothing more shocking than the millions of public funds wasted in improved highways—wasted because there is no policy of maintenance. Highways must be patrolled and constantly repaired.”

New York State has more motor vehicles than South Dakota has inhabitants. The figures are: New YorK, 658,155 motor vehicles and South Dakota. 653,047 persons. New York leads all the states in ownership of autos and trucks while South Dakota has more cars in proportion to population than any other state. She has one car for every 5.2 persons.

In Japan you must be a man of means to own an auto! No gentleman, though it may be sporty to drive his own car, ever goes without a chauffeur. The Japanese invariably have two men, one to drive and another to perform that heavy chore, opening and closing doors, also asking directions and running ahead to measure the street to determine whether it is wide enough.

Spotlight, please! For the motor car. A few of the many reasons follows: Nearly 500,000 passengers arrive in New York by automobile daily; without autos city rents would quickly double; without autos thousands of suburban houses would be abandoned; highway transport reduces the cost and increases the pleasure of living; the automobile industry pays the railroads freight charges of $100,000,000 annually.

Privately conducted tours are no longer restricted to steamships and foreign countries. A New Jersey organization will conduct two American coast-to-coast tours this season, using regular touring cars. Each will carry four persons in addition to the driver. The promoters say that many more points of interest can be seen and explored that would be passed by on a similar trip by railroad.

Secretary of the Interior Fall says the government is doing everything possible to encourage private motor travel. Free camp grounds in each of the national parks are provided. In them <tre proper sanitary facilities; garbage is collected and disposed of each day; pure water is piped whereever nearby streams are polluted; fire wood is provided for cooking purposes and small evening camp fires.

Of all possible abuses to solid motor truck tires, overloading is the most disastrous. The first time a properly vulcanized piece of rubber is compressed beyond its power of resistance it will break down. It is evident, therefore, that solid tires are not only destroyed by continual overloading but by overloading them once. The tires should be sufficiently large to take care of the greatest load the truck will be subjected to.

Who does not want to be the proud owner of an automobile ? Those who haven’t one yearn for a car of their own, and the majority of those who already have a car hanker after a new and better one. It’s human nature and we are all victims of _ it. After all, what is more exhilarating than jumping into a new he-man automobile, pressing the starter and gliding away into the country ?

Our weekly DON’T—Don’t allow your piston rings to become inefficient. Losses through leaking piston rings commence with the suction stroke when there is a vacuum of as much as ten pounds per square inch, slightly decreasing and debasing the incoming charge. On the compression stroke the leakage increases, under a pressure of as much as 60 or 70 pounds. On the power stroke the pressure is quadrupled and here occurs the greatest losses through leakage.

WHY GRUMBLE?

New York—In Poland alone there are five miles of box cars filled with refugees, the majority of whom have not enough clothing to cover their bodies, according to an appeal sent out by the European Relief Council. “In many places the newly born babies are being wrapped in newspapers,” it says.

FIRST CLOSER SUNDAY Beaver, Pa.—One- phase of the Sunday blue laws has been put in force here at the instigation of the citizens themselves. For the first time in many years all stores were voluntarily closed. Only the four drug stores remained onen, but they sold nothing but medicine, ,

Modern Buildings and Equipment Necessary on Farm. 4 HAS BEST OF NEW FEATURES

Design Shown Here Is Excellent Type of Dairy Barn Embodying Most Important Improvements of Barn-Building Craft. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr. William A. Radford will answer 3£ e £L 10ns 8X1,1 eive advice FREE OF E.A,, * 0n , v 11 ,,l UbJects Pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for threaders of this paper. On account of ex P er l e nce as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address alunquiries to William A. Radford No. 1S27 Prairie avenue, Chicago, repl an<i ° n y lnclose two-cent stamp for The succe-ssful farm is ope that has the most modern types of buildings and the latest labor-saving equipment. In view' of the alarming tendency of the youth to leave the farm as soon as he feels his “oats,” progressive farmers are trying to make the farm as attractive find as efficient as possible. In short they are endeavoring to give the hired man time for recreation and amusement. The days of drudgery are passing. And modern buildings with equipment that makes the work a pleasure are the principal factor. In the farm building scheme there is no building more important than the dairy barn. It Ts the source of revenue day in and day out. Crops may be poor, and unless the farmer has his dairy herd to fall back on, he will be out of luck. But with a good healthy herd of milk producers, lie is sure of an income regardless of weather or crop conditions. For that reason he should give the dairy barn in which he houses his cows a great deal of attention and study. Many elements, have to he considered. An excellent type /of dairy barn embodying most of the important features of barn building craft is

Another important feature of mod- 1 em barn equipment is the drinking; | cup placed in front of each stall. Here! the cow can drink at will. As we all j; know plenty of good clean water is j ■ needed to produce milk. The more a| cow drinks the better the chances are for increased production. Moreover, it eliminates the driving of the herd twice a day to the water trough. In the cold winter days this trough is often covered with a thick layer of ice and the water is too cold for the; cow to drink. Good buildings and modern equipment work two ways. They make for; contented cows, which means increased ■ milk production. And just as impor- | tant in these days of acute shortage in! farm help, they are largely responuL ' ble for satisfied help, because they eliminate many of the old tasks that were absolutely unnecessary, make all of the work easier, and enable the ; men to finish their tasks in time to spend an hour or two fishing 7 or swimming. In the warm sultry days this hour of rest and recreation is wmrth a whole lot. Only wffien farmers throughout the country adopt this line of progress and build comfortable, clean, and efficient j buildings wdll they find relief from the present conditions which threaten to tie up the country’s food supply. In building dairy barns of the type shown here and installing modem equipment and using machinery the farmer is not only benefiting his hired help but he is insuring prosperity for himself in greater production.

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Interesting Aztec Relics Displayed in the American Museum of Natural History, New York. v Temporarily displayed in the w r est corridor of the American Museum of Natural History, on the first floor, can be seen some interesting relics of a lost race—the prehistoric people who built and lived in the great community dwelling, now in ruins, near Aztec, New Mexico, which Earl H. Morris has for the last three years been exploring and restoring for the American museum. Mr. Morris has gathered a great deal of material which will in time be placed on permanent exhibition. But the six shelves in the

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shown in the accompanying illustration. It has been designed to hold a large herd and house them under ideal conditions. Rising from a substantial foundation of concrete, its first story is concrete block up to the wall plate supporting the hay mow. Above this it is frame construction supported by stout trusses and covered by a heavy waterproof gambrel-shaped shingle roof. This barn has a large stall floor and abundant storage space above. One of the Important features of a dairy barn of this size is ventilation. This Is amply provided for in this barn by means of foul air flues and windows which let in germ-killing sunshine, the greatest disinfectant known to science. The foul air, which is warmer than the fresh, rises through these flues and is carried off while fresh air takes its place. The ventilators on the roof provide a source of fresh air. The barn which is 3G by 96 feet has been arranged so as to have two rows of cow stalls facing in toward a central feed alley. .The floor is concrete and so laid as to provide gutters and manger troughs. These stalls are of the latest design and equipped with stanchions that are easy for the cow and yet restrict her to certain limits. Modern mangers of steel or concrete with partitions prevent greedier members of the herd from taking more than their share. It also permits the farmer to lay out definite rations in individual cases. At the end of the bam are the special pens for the bull, calves, and a feed room. Two silos have been built outside. In keeping with the idea of making this barn as efficient as possible and also a pleasant workshop for the men, a carrier track has been installed over all the aisles. In the center aisle feed carriers can be run directly from the feed room or silos and stopped In front of each stall. Similarly litter carriers installed on a track which runs in hack of each row of stalls enable the hired man to carry away the litter without breaking his back over a wheelbarrow.

corridor give an idea of the nature of the objects which have been found and of the customs to which they testify. Here, outlasting their wearers by centuries, are sandals woven of yucca leaf, yucca fiber and cotton, and here the very pattern boards over which the sandals were made. Here, practically untouched by time, are ornaments of shell cut into discs, and beads of turquoise and of shell. There are arrow points of jasper, bone awls and needles and fragments of painted wood — ceremonial boards, doubtless. The basketry is of two types—coiled and twilled—some of it in an excellent state of preservation. Then there are cylindrical netted discs padded with corn husks. These are a puzzle to the museum’s investigators. Some one advanced the theory that they might have been used as snowshoes, but the small size and unsuitable shape of some of the specimens seem to refute that supposition.—Brooklyn Eagle.

The First Photograph. Eighty-one years have elapsed since the first photographic portrait of a living person was taken. This historic daguerreotype picture—• still in existence in America—was of a Miss Dorothy Draper, daughter of Professor Draper of New York. The process was then so slow that the sitter’s face was covered with white powder, the exjiosure being about 30 minutes, and in bright sunshine! One of the greatest photographicbooms was in 1857, when a French duke had his portrait placed on his visiting cards in place of his name. Disderi, the Parisian court photographer who made the pictures, saw money In the idea, and very soon it became the correct thing for every person to present his friends,with his “carte-de-visite.”

Going Some. There are more motor cars than washing machines. They toil not, but thej' spin.—Arkansas Gazette.

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