Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Trig DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incerporated Entered at th" l»rcatur, Ind, Post Office aa Secund t’laaa Mailer J, H Hailer ... .. ..... Ptesidenl I A, H. Holthouae, Sec y tt Bus Mgr Dick D Heller Vke-Prestdvnt j Subscription Rates: Single copies ............... I ffß One week, by carrier.... ... .1»| One year. by carrier ....... S.w One month, by ma 11.... ... S 6 Three mouths, by mai1...... lin Six months, by ma 11.......... 1,75 i One year, by mai1......... . .1 W One year, at office..... ..... 3.00 Prices quoted are within a tadtus of 100 miles. Elsewhere *3 50 one year. Advertising Kates made known on Applbatlun. National Advei Representative j StTIKKKKK * I'o 15 Lexington Avenue. New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Chai ter Member ot The Indiana League of Home iMllies > Try an advertisement in the Dally Democrat It will do you a i lot of good, whether you want direct sales or good will. if you have to drive, dou t drtuk. it you have to drink, don't drive. That s an old motto but a good one and wise folks will follow it | to the letter. We have serious doubts that th<* flve-year-old Lima, Peru, girt gave birth to a baby at the age ot Ove. Sounds to us like the story from some guy whose rye or bourbon < was about that age aud who had a good supply. It's' time to paint the house anti garage and to otherwise nx up the old home Just a little effort and expense will add so mu<h and make home so much mure dean able and liveable. Hitch up your buggy aud drive out to Hanna park this evening or' within the next lew days and take a look at the five wild visit apple trees, uo w in blossom, with * branches intermingling. You won't, see a mure beautiful sight tn any botanical garden any where tu tin world Usually when business is off there is away to improve IL Ul course that takes effect but its worth it aud the difference is the i reason why the man with forti-• tube, ideas, energy aud embus ' uam wins over the fellow who just lets 'er slide along It s a good time to pep up. Dr Frau Pulgar. until roMUiy! ot Budapest, but uow in this country, is pet haps the worlds leading hyptnutist. He baa proven that be cau hypnotise a person, give him a glass of water, tall the vktlm it s gm aud make him drunk M uud* i how they will manage to i lag that kind ot boose. About the most effective punish* meut tor vMaUoas of the irafflc ; laws, speedsters aud reckless drtv-1 ers, is the withdrawal of driving licenses. Frequently this wotks al severe loss on the convicted man i but be should think of that whea ba is doing what he knows u dangerous and in violation ot law. Potter Palmer, millionaire dn* acendent of the Palmer hotel founder, playboy, married tout time* aud a wild spurt, has paid with his lite for his Wildness. He engaged lu a light at a resort near Sarasota. Florida, a week ago. was kuocked down, received a fractured skull and died Monday night. M’s too bad but such flings always end badly The city of Huutmgtun is vot- j lug today ou whether they will J have daylight saving time or not. Ot course some are ‘‘tar’ aud some “aglu” It and the usual arguments have created a trieudiy ivutesi so but that it bids lair to become uulncudly aud * ind up m

.court as several have threatened mandamus proceedings It necessary to prevent it. In thia eouui try we can always nnd something J io disagree about. Former Mayor Oltn R. Holt and four other former ortldala of ' Kokomo have been found guilty ot ' a conspiracy to defraud the WPA. 1 It la a regrettable Ircident in Indiana history and one of the few ( cases in the country where charges I have been substantiated by the * verdict ot court or Jury, Ot coney* . there can be no defense to such «rimes when proven and the people generally will approve the efforts : of those who ferreted out the details Several others ludl< ted with these nieu were acquitted when the court directed a verdict. The 1*39 issue of Raveling*, the ‘ Deiatur high school annual Is now * ready tor distribution. It Is a iH-autiful book. with brouse cover i and partiiularly plays up the new 1 lug Well edited and with photo- * graphs ot many interesting scenes | , and individuals, those who are in-1 find many pleasing pages. Mias I [Gladys Miller is editor aud Jack I Tricker, business manager of the 1 edition and Rat clings is supported ' > l»y about thirty pages ot advents- . I ing from local merchants, it looks . ! like a winner. With the ai rival of warmer weather there la of course the 1 usual increase* in automobile lraffle. even more because each year ' the number ot cars increase aud, last week end brought a doseu deaths to travelers Many of the accidents were po ventablc if care ' had been used. In others it was the other fellows fault. There is no doubt the campaign -iow going on in the state by the state police. ‘ aided by local ottic lais it making progress and tt must go uu. The loss of life is too terrible t > rest , until travel cm the highways aud The contract has been let or] will be as souu as the details can be arranged for the construction ot about six unit ■ ot ruad on No. 334, from Magiey to Kingsland. It will be a flue road of which we can be proud aud when the stretch between Kingsland aud Maikic is built, promised early next year, we will have one of the most im- j portaut east aud west routes in the entire country. It will operate Hum Atlantic City to Sau Fiaucisco. I skirting such cities as Cleveland,' aud Akron, Ohio. Peutia, Illinois, otnaha. Nebraska aud many others. Traffic will be increased im-1 mediately tor it will be a shorter ! and better mute than ruad 30 aud , the others used now. City and state have combined to I present a doleful wonk end tor' vnuunai and accident statistics J The fine May weather, a« compauled la some cases by drunken driving. produc ed a discouraging total, of trashes Fourteen deaths oc-, ,< nr red m the state aud many injuries were reported- Three of I the fatal nee isuts were in Mar- • iou county. The driver of one car, was arrested on charges of drunkenuesa. His automobile crashed Into a safety sone guard at College and Fairfield aoemes. An av 1* deut at that point seems inex< u»- - , able. The black mark uu the traf-1 > fie record was deepened by the tragedies at Motion, where four were killed when a train tossed an * automobile against a waler lower. ' The authorities should enforce the Isw to the maximum against sur1 vlvors of act Ideuta who can be held accountable fur violatiuns of the trathe code. Lnless severe ' penalties arc imposed aud a "hardj boiled ’ policy adopted tor all traf- . sic ofii uderv the season of heaviest motor truffle will produce another deplorable accident total. Last Sunday brought a seeming majority ot ear owners out lor a , •pin —lndianapolis bjai. Trade la A Uraa Tawa DaaatM

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Your Health ißj Robert E. nanleli, M. D » , [Secretary Decatur Health Board) “Superstition And Health" I sincerely believe that there I* j burn and bred in every individual j a strnug spontaneous Interest in I the supernatural It is a desire that is never completely satisfied nor conquered Hocus-pocus seems ; t’ be as much ot a natural r»qulremcut as a dally intake ot vitamins. Apparently there isn't I ' a man or r<-maa that exists with- ' out hta or her pet superstitions-j | To assume this to be true is about the only way I know of explaining ' mu< h strange conduct ou the part ot our fallout i features. Thue is uot much regularity i about the time or the place at which our logical or natural fueling gives way in favor of a mystical or occult reaction. But I have noticed that it is rather uniform i i-abit to associate superstitions . guesswork with any phenomenon lor event that we do not clearly understand. Byway of illustration. we are toned to admit that there are very few superstitions attached to the workings of a gaaoII me engine, an electric light bulb, or a steam shovel, but when it comes to the consideration of the germination of a seed or the rotation of the planets—theu wei really have something! Pet beliefs and superstitious tn ‘ , some cases become family or racial 1 Uaditions and legends, in other < aaea merely modes of entertain- 1 tnent. They are quite prominent I among the primitive, uneducated , class ot people and less prevalent , among the modern, educated group In a general way. fortunately , the trend la dehniteiy away from lheae influence*. Rut, of course, j th« quack and the c harlatan exert . all pressure possible to keep It alive -their very livelihood dei>ends on IL Now. what la the relationship of superstition to health? Certainly it la a quite prominent oue About ; the structure and function of tb<«human body rents the greatest of ‘ 'all mysteries *ud couacqucutly the 1 greatest accumulation of superI st It ions. In the beginning, man spent »o ' time at all in studying the human body and the cause ot disease. There were a few men who might ‘ be styled den tors hut tor the most part were soothsayer* or magicians When Illness came almost 1 any explanation except a natural 1 one was offered. The power of, I the devil or the wrath of the gods, evil spirits. Me., bad obsessed the unfortunate nne. Treatment consisted of magic potion* and herbs, sometimes quite revolting in character. Charms mid mystvrtou* symbols were used to protect peo- I i pie from disease. Now and then when some inspired individual would make an I important discovery about the (body he had to be very careful least the nature of It would offend some king or witch doc tor. Theologlsts were very skeptical when 'curative treatment was announced , tor fear of opposing tked s wilt. People lived constantly undsr the . influence- of a great assortment of , superstitious i In the middle ot the nineteen th

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. < entury. unmistakable evidence of awakening intellec I appeared. With * Pasteur and Lister leading the I way. a determined assault on ignorance and superstition began IVogres. has been apparent on all sides since. Nevertheless. In spite of overwhelming evidence aa to the tutllj ity of superstition, entirely luu much of it still exists today. We still have mysteriuus old women, he rmits. c>M Indian guides, iceddkrs to leaort to when our ailments are resistant. Quaint and mysterious rituals will b<* l>assed from door to door hi hushed tones. Star gaiers and charlatans will simplify our worries and clear up the future for us. Cancer will be drawn out “by the roots “ Sympathetic land sometimes superst It louse legislators will look tolerantly toward questionable culta and theories of medteal practice The heredity of centuries is dis-, fix ult to breed out and the lure , for the supernatural and myster-1 ions panaceas will be very persist- ■ x-nt in surviving. Fate Kend. Then Unkend

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YEARS * AGO TODAY May 1?— H M. DeVoss, official court reporter hero for past 13 i years, resigns to en’er a btw pan j nerublp with tits father. U. C. De Voss An American sea plane. NC-4 ts ! :nst to fly lhe Asoreg. It made the l,2Wi miles at So miles per hour Misses Helen Cbi-siea and Mary Huackley are the cbanipiou .pellets cf the 6th grade In Decatur. Dick Bucktnaster buys the Norns farm in Kirkland townsbip. so acres for tIg.UM, through the J. A Harvey agency. The extra session of congress will convene Mondsy. President Wilson Has sent his message Secretary* T iruulty. 'eq a strange trick on Fred Green, a I buss driver. Green's bus crashed in j tc a parke dear. He escaped without injury. While attempting to find * | the owner ot the damnbed car be . slipped and fell, fracturing i should- • er blade.

* Answers To Test Quealion* Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Pago Two * 1 Alkahes. 1 Paraguay. 3. Approximately MXWO.UVQ tuihis. 4. First. 5. Oslo. fl. DeF-la-grate; not de flag'-rale 1. About 15 years. 3. Frans Von Papen. ». Amldshlp. 10. The magnetic compass. ' ' o- - Modern Etiquette I I By ROBERTA Lffff M. Isu t patience a vtrtne that every one should do his beat to require, ui order to get the most out I of life? A. Yes. "He who Las the moat patience enjoys the world," says an old proverb. Q If a woman s stationary is en-g.-aved, Mrs. Arthur Davis, and she signs a letter Ethel Davis, is it ! t tcessary for her tci write Mrs. Arthur) in parentheses? A. No. Q. What would be a good toast to give at a birthday dinner? A. May you live to bra hundI rtd—and. after that, make up your own mind." —1 —■■ 'O“ ■ — Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee Cleaning Furniture Use a cloth wrung out in rlightly ‘ warm water, add a touch of vinegar , and wipe the wooden furniture care- . Lilly before using furniture polish. ■ The wood will then be thoroughly clean aud will taka the polish bet|icr. Tempting Appetisers Hard-rooked eggs, the yolks rw- , coved and mixed with pickJe reiisn, sardines aud dressing, Uien replaced in the egg white «mss, make temptitut appetisers to serve with cocktails. In the Corners If the old whisk broom is trimmed to a point In the center. It will come in very useful for removing dust f-om the corners of the toon or stairs. Zula Porter Tours East With Singers Miss Zula Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Giles V. Porter of this city, and a member of the Ball State Teachers’ college choir, will leave Friday morning on an eightday lour of the east. The choir has sixty members snd will be accompanied by Professor and Mr. i Claude E. Palmer and Mr and Mrs. Elliott who are conducting the tour. The purpose of the trip is for

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