Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1922 — Page 3

[Distribution I Service and I Agriculture OVER W £ ea > T ic y ltu J al states of th e Middle West, the far-flung distribution _ system of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is rendering an essential service to 30 million people. The« immense value of this service may be visf ualiaed when it is known that more than onehalf of the farms in the states served are equipI ped with automobiles. The Census Bureau report on this point is as follows: Indiana 46.4% Illinois 53.0% Michigan 40.2% Wisconsin 49.6% Minnesota 57.1% lowa 73.1% Missouri 31.0% North Dakota .... 56.7% South Dakota .... 69.4% Kansas 62,0% Average 53.8% Average for U. S. • • - 30.7% In other words, the need for gasoline and lubricants, in percentage per farm, in the states served i by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is nearly twice that of the United States as a whole. [ On the farm, petroleum products are an absolute necessity. The farmer is preoccupied with his ' task—the mighty task of raising food for the i world. He must have petroleum products when and where he needs them. The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is prepared to give a dependable, always-on-the-job service ) ( which the exigencies of farming demand. 6600 j i tank wagons are in operation this summer of t J 1922. These tank wagons make deliveries to the 11 farmer’s door. When necessary they serve him 1 ! in the field—at his work. They reach him at j i dependable intervals and serve him with deI pendable products. Only a vast, centrally admint ' istered organization could render this effective type of service. I Standard Oil Company (Indiana ) II 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1 I 2807

H.ARGE INCREASE IN J ’ CABBAGE ACREAGE Forecast of 54,770 acres planted to ■sir* commercial cabbage in 7 promistates is made by the United Departnuut of Agriculture for 44.560 acres. The states covered New York. 25.580 acres; Wiscon-

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sin, 12,500 acres; Colorado, 5,800 acres; the southwestern section of Virginia. 3.800 acres; Pennsylvania ' 3,190 acres; Minnesota, 2,810 acres; and Oregon 1,090 acres. Reports from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are ’ not sufficiently complete to warrant 'i a forecast of acreage at this time. In I 1921, these three states had 4.618 I acres of late commercial cabbage.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1922

MUSKRATS WRECKED LARGE MILL DAM ACROSS RIVER IN PORTER COUNTY Indianapolis Ind., July 10—(Special to bully Democrat)—When a large mill dani across Deep river ,u the town of Deep River, Porter county, gave away a few dA-s ago and impounded water inundated for a short lime surrounding lowlands, it was determined that the dam had been weakened by muskrats undermining it and causing the break. State highway engineers were fearful of such when they threw a steel bridge across the stream a short distance below the dam, according to William J.' Tlntus, chief bridge engineer, so they prepared for such an emergency by sinking the abutments much lower than the dam. The result was that when the impounded water was suddenly liberated to sweep with terrific force over the nridgc, the highway structure withstood the supreme test and was not damaged. This bridge is on the Lincoln highway, halt an 85-foot steel span, and the concrete abutments rest on piling driven far into the earth. The bridge was built by the state highway commission engaged in giving Indiana a permanent transportation system. When bridges collapse and are swept away in flloods such incidents are not acts of God but the result of incompetent engineering, according to the theory actuating bridge engineers building structures on Hoosier state sinuate that on bridge built by them roads. By this engineers do not inwill succumb to flood waters. Rather they take the position that if such is ever the case then it Will be their fault and they will not alibi by blaming it onto Providence. Because all bridges should be as strong as science can devise, because the engineers should keep faith with the public which has confidence in them, and because it is the people’s money that makes possible such improvements necessary to modern highway transportation, engineers owe it as a moral obligation to see that no inferior construction goes up in Indiana, officials of the highway commission say. And in order that that maximum of strength with the minimum of cost be reached, all plans should be approved by experts, they aver. The original Deep River dam was built in by John Wood, when the little town was an important trading post for the whole territory thereabouts. Impounded water was used to provide motive power to operate a grist mill. It is rather coincidential that the wife of the designer of the highway bridge below the dam recalls riding horseback with her father

when a little girls, and took wheat to the old mill in exchange for flour for the family larder. THE BEST WAY TO USE GREEN TOMATOES Is a tomato a fruit or is it a vegetable? This question would be universally answered in this country in favor of the vegetable, but in many countries ripe tomatoes are eaten sliced as we slice peaches with sugar I and cream and are made into many a rich preserve never cooked as we cook them. Our most popular tomato preserve is green tomato. As a rule the housewife leaves the making of this preserve until the Autumn days * bring hints of frost and a reminder that al! tomatoes left out much longer will fall a victim to the first cold night. Then the green tomatoes are all gathered and prepared either as 'sweet pickle, an imitation mincemeat or best of all, a rich preserve. It is a mistake, however, to leave the tomatoes until that time as so late in the season the tomatoes which have not already ripened are apt to be getting a little tough. All through the summer there will be more tomatoes coming on than can be used and the small green ones are especially good for preserving in late July or August. Make ready the big' enameled ware preserving kettle. Scald off the skins of the tomatoes and cut into small pieces. Add sugar in the proportion of sugar to one pound and a half of the tomatoes. Let this stand in the enameled ware preserving kettle over night. The porcelain-like surface of the kettle will render this procedure entirely safe. Pour off the syrup in the mornng into a smaller preserving kettle. Boil it until it is quite thick. Skim carefully with an enameled ware skimmer. Add to this syrup either preserved ginger cut small or thin slices of ginger-root. A couple of lemons sliced thin may also be added. Let it all come to a boil again then add tomatoes and cook until all is in a smooth mass. Pour while still hot into Jelly glasses or jars. o DID NOT PRACTICE IT London. July B—A London gas company has a large sign outside its headquarters which reads: “Whatever you do, Do it by Gas.” The sign is lighted by electricity.

“life They are GOOD! 10* Buy this Cigarette and Save Money T, • For a Vacation Without Mishap Avo/d Usual DiscomfortsReturn Entirely Fit The real enjoyment, the great benefit of vacation, comes from the all-day life in the open, from the outdoor sports — fishing — swimming — base-ball — tennis —golf. But unaccustomed exercise is apt to make the muscles sore, stiff and painful. Other spoil-sports are sunburn, insect bites and poison oak or poison ivy. Vicks can be applied to prevent these discomforts and is also a soothing relief. It helps, too, in case of summer colds, hay fever or headache. Take Vicks on Your Vacation “The Remedy of 100 Uses” VICKS V Vapoßub Overt 17 Muuon Jars Useo Yearly

TAKING THE CHIG OUT OF CHIGGERS Here’s to the chigger That grows no bigger Than the point of a pin. Hut the lump its raises Itches like blazes. And that’s where the rub comes in. Lafayette, Ind. July 6.- —This is the season when picnickers, blackberry pickers, and others, particularly in the southern half of Indiana, are commonly annoyed by minute creatures known as chiggers or red bugs which I burrow into the skin and cause an I itching which is very unpleasant. ChigIgers occur in blackberry bushes, shrubfbery, grass, including lawns, weedy , places and the like, and persons walking or sitting down in such locations are liable to attack. The annoyance ' from chiggers, however, may be largely prevented by certain precautions, advises Prof. J. J. Davis, head of the department of entomology of Purdue University. Persons finding it necessary to frequent places likely to be infested with chiggers will find an excellent preventive in the free use of sulphur, siftling some of the finely powdered flowers of sulphur about the neck, through the clothing and in the socks and

MONTHS OF SUFFERING How a Baltimore Girl Recovered Her Health Baltimore, Maryland. —“For several months I suffered with severe backache

and general weakness. I could not sleep comfortably at night for pains in my back. I found your book at home one day and after reading it began at once to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. I have had very good results and some of my girl' friends are taking it

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shoes. Lawns infested mny be cleaned of the pest by dragging a piece of heavy cloth, «uch as a gunny sack, which has been wet with kerosene over the entire surface of the lawn. The clot) should be thoroughly wet. with kero sene and then wrung out so that there will be no drip before dragging over the lawn, If exposure to chiggers has been unavoidable or precautions suggested above have not been followed, It is advisable to bathe In hot water or water containing salt or strong soap within a few hours after exposure. It irrltit lon has already set In, relief may be obtained by applying a moderate strength of ammonia, or a saturated solution of common baking soda to the effected parts. The materials have a cooling effect and eliminate the irritation to a large extent. MIXING CEMENT WITH SOIL NEW IDEA IN ROAD BUILDING Mixing cement with certain types of soil to alter the characteristics of the soils and make them more suitable for road surfacing and subgrades is an experiment recently conducted by the Bureau of Public Roads, I'nited States Department of Agriculture, which Is now proving its value in actual use. The treatment was first suggested and tried out at the Arlington Experimental Station of the Bureau. Results warranted a field test, and it was arranged with the California State Highway Department to try it on the adobe soil there. A part of a Federal-aid project in Solano County was selected for the test. The dry soil was well broken up and harrowed to a depth varying from 6 to 12 inches and mixed with cement in the proportions of 1 part cement to 10 parts soil and 1 part cement to 20 parts soil. It was intended to water and roll the surface, but rain prevent ed. One section was allowed to remain untreated for purposes of comvarison. A recent inspection showed that the untreated section was badly broken up, due to the usual shrinkage cracks haraeteristic of adobe soils. The treated sections were in good condition and showed no shrinkage cracks. The treatment is not intended to make a hard surface like concrete, but to alter the properties of the soil so that it will be stable and lessen the effects of moisture. Calfornia plans to conduct additional experiments, which will be observed in detail by the bureau and cost data obtained. •

t i li ’ ft ' k ’• JJ i ■ / y The Standard J y °f Comparison Both are Buick One has Four Cylinders—the other has Six The Buick nameplate on the radiator of a car is the mark of merit. Whether the car has four cylinders or six is of secondary importance. The vital fact is that it’s a Buick. The new Buick Four is the ideal automobile for the motorist requiring a light economical car, yet having all the speed, power and sturdiness of larger and costlier cars. The Buick Six, perfectly appointed, with all the flexibility and smoothness of the six cylinder car at its best, has earned its position among motor cars as the Standard of Comparison. Both the Buick Four and the Buick Six have the famous Valve-in-Head motor, the same important chassis units, the same handsome body lines. Both are the product of the Buick organization with all its resources, its engineering talent, its wealth of ripe experience. Choosing between the Four and the Six is simply a matter of size and price. Both are Buick. < WHEN BETTEK AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILT BUILD THEM PORTER & BEAVERS Buick Distributors. Automobile Tires and Accessories Corner Monroe and First Streets

REFORESTATION OF LAND URGED TO STOP RAVAGES OF FARM CROPS Indianapolis, Ind., July B.—Ravages of Insects on farm crops in many places in Indiana, now could be checked to some extent by reforestation, according to Charles C. Deam, state forester today. The more forests there nrc, according to Deam, the more wild life —especially birds will there he. The birds as eradicators of insects aro highly effective, he said. They are also effective in preventing the spread of weeds for weed seeds are very delectible morsels to the palates of birds. Ho said further that, the effects of forests on public health are far reaching, The damp leaves of the trees filter the injurious and unheaithful dust particles from the air in the same fashion that charcoal removes the Impurities from rainwater, Deam said.

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Vancouver, British Columbia—A shipment of 500 tons of British Columbia potatoes was recently made to Cuba.

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