Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1917 — Page 3

What is Real Food Economy?

• Hysteria of the Individual Is very catching, often becoming an epidemic. Community hysteria In a representa-

nlties hysterical on the economy of foodstuffs, even to the extreme of confining themselves to a maize (corn) diet instead of having a well balanced diet with the variety of food that will pot only stimulate the appetite and the digestive glands, but will meet nature’s demands. Man Is an omniverous being. We can best economize by eating what agrees with us. To resist tuberculosis and other wasting diseases and to keep In the best form for the working of our physical and mental body, particularly In these times of high nervous tension, we ‘ should have meat or some good vegetable protein as a substitute in moderation once a day. In addition to this we want fat, preferably butter or cream or fats of animals, the latter only cooked sufficiently to heat them through. With the proteins and fats we want a carbohydrate (starch or sugar). Today there are many diet lists being given to the public worked up into tables based upon their heat-producing power. The trouble with these diet receipts is that they are based upon tests made upon those having perfect

Everything in Russia Is New Since the Revolution; Even Smile Is Different

Everything is new In Russia As one correspondent sees It, and Petrograd in particular, he declares that even the smile is different. It is without sickness or hypocrisy. The ladies are wearing revolution-color skirts, red feathers in their hats. The Nevsky prospect has become a kind of Quartier Latin. Book hawkers line the pavement and cry sensational pamphlets about Rasputin and Nicholas, and who Is Lenine, and how much land will the peasants get Returned Axlles flit through the crowd, recognizable by the Rue Bertolet cut of their clothes and their hair. Even that ancient institution, the five-o’clock procession of Chinovniks going home from government offices, has lost its typical coloring. One misses at first the staid, familiar figures, till one suddenly realizes that those rather long-haired young men, swinging or slithering along with portfolios under their arms, must, of course, be the new Chinovniks. Newsboys used to carry papers In a bag. Now there are so many papers and such a demand for them that the hawkers have had to improvise stalls at the street corners, and one may pause there and watch the play of political sympathies and antipathies as the hard-faced young workman buys the Maximalist Pravda, or the dreamy student buys the Radical Den, or some stout elderly gentleman buys the Novoe Vremya with a melancholy air of resignation.

Around the World.

Iceland has no saloons. t Ohio has 136,000 war gardens. Britain has 7,000,0000 house cats. England has tea put up in tablets. Spain Irrigates ohe-fourth of all Its farms. .Kansas City, Mo., is seeking more factories. United States aniline output is 25,000 tons. Pennsylvania pensions all public school employees. Virginia boy scouts are on strike because farmers pay small wages. £

Use of Camera in Training Marksmen Saves Ammunition

A saving of ammunition in the train-, lng of a marksman has been made possible by a remarkable Apparatus recently patented by an English inventor. The Invention can be easily attached ■to a rifle, and consists of a small cylindrical camera whicli fastens tp the under side of the barrel, and is fitted with a telescopic focusing device, so positioned that Its line of focus is parallel to the gun barrel. Immediately in front Of the trigger of the weapon a second trigger is placed, which is connected with the camera-shutter by a wire. When a marksman has aimed his gun and pulls the trigger, the camera trigger is operated Just an instant before the guh trigger, and consequently, a snapshot Is secured of the target that the gun was pointed at. Tpe position of the target as It appears on the developed” or film will Indicate the accuracy of the shot If the

By DR. SAMUEL Q. DIXON,

Commissioner of Health of Pennsylvania

tlve form of government destroys Its efficiency. Hysterical people are apt to run to great excesses and neglect those things In life which are of the greatest importance, not only to the success of the Individual but of the community. At present, we find Individuals and whole commu-

digestion and a normal amount of physical exercise In a normal atmosphere. Life la a factor scientific medicine cannot measure. -It forbids human body from being compared with an Inorganic machtoe or test tube experiments In the laboratory. The digestive tract and Its many glands that vary In their powers to prepare food for the assimilation of the body, are governed by the nervous system. They vary greatly In their life power to produce digestive secretions. For the reasons given each individual, after once realizing that meats, fat, starches and sugar are necessary In various proportions to maintain his health, will have to make an Intensive study of what digests, so as to give him the best health and keep up his weight to give him energy, and permit him to sleep, and to be of good cheer. You will always find that people differ from each other in their selection of foodstuffs, some doing well on a large proportion of vegetable food, others doing better on a reasonable amount of meat and carbohydrates or starch, while others have to avoid starches and sugar to prevent violent indigestion and ill health. We often find powerful men who live on very little food, while many frail, illy nourished people have good appetites and eat plenty. These things are hard to explain. The laws of nature are so profound that even today in this scientific age we find the digestion of people differs so that we must at present attribute it to the variation of life force. From our actual experience in life, after long devotion to the feeding of people, we have learned that a mixed diet is essential to good health. The practical experience of the individual must be a factor in guiding him in the selection of foods and the quantity he can eat.

POULTRY POINTERS

(By H. L. Kempiter of Missouri Agricultural College.)— As the chicks grow they need more room. It does not pay to let them crowd. Tough grass is of no value as a green food. Better sow some quick-growing crop. "v Feed hoppers greatly reduce the work. If they are kept filled, the chicks will never go hungry. If your chicks are not doing well something is wrong. Look out for lice and for worms in the intestines. Two-year-old hens had better be sent to the market. They seldom pay for their feed if kept over a third season. Shade Is one of the most important essentials during the hot months. Get the chicks into the orchard and cornfield. Young stock will do better if not compelled to pick their living with the old. There will also be less trouble from lice. Grit and oyster shell should be Included In the ration Yor both youhg and old. To neglect this would be poor economy. A growing chick will not thrive on short rations. If the right kind of food Is fed, there is little danger of overfeeding, especially if they are given plenty or range. Supplement the regular feeds with a wet mash —fed crumbly. Feed all the chicks will clean up before going to roost, but none should be left in the trough, for it will sour. Mark the pullets this fall so that you will know just how old your hens are. A leg band' on the right leg one year and on the left leg the next will assist in culling the flock. A hog ring will serve the purpose.

bull’seye is exactly In the center it shows that the gun was correctly aimed. —--

Seagoing Mowing Machine.

California now has a seagoing mowing machine. It is in use off the coast as a part of the government experiments to obtain potash from kelp. The curious craft has blades at the bow that cut the kelp from three to six feet below the surface of the water. A belt brings the severed kelp aboard, where other knives cut it up and other belts distribute It in the hold. The vessel harvests about two hundred tons a day, which when dried is reduced to 20 tons; that, In turn, yields about five tons of potash. The rise In the price of potash from S4O a ton to ten or more times that sum gives a new value to kelp, which grows in virtually unlimited quantities along our shores. Farmers have long used the kelp itself as a fertilizer. —Youth’s Companion.

Potash in Banana Stalks.

Banana stalks may help to solve the fertilizer problem of this country. Experiments Indicated that a ton of stalks yielded 188 pounds of dry matter, containing 13.7 per cent potash, or about two-thirds as much as is yielded by the dried kelp of out- Pacific coast. An examination of banana skins showed a total potash 1 -content of 1.05 per cent, the dry matter containing 9.03 per cent potash. • '

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

“Somewhere In France."

Our soldiers face a foe once more, Somewhere in France; On bur gallant ally’s shore. Each prepared to do his tit, And make light of doing it, Somewhere in France. Exponents of true liberty. Somewhere In France; Of freedom both on land and sea, Upholders of democracy. Opponents of autocracy, Somewhere in France. Your boys and our boys among the rest. Somewhere in France; And all Inspired to do his best, To give their lives If fate so will*, In trenches or on shot-swept hills, Somewhere in France. Qur hearts are with the boys In drab, Somewhere in France; A valiant lot, both proud and glad That they have opportunity to serve A righteous cause with pluck and nerve, Y Somewhere in France. 'The spirit of ’76 aflame, Somewhere In France; ■ Moving forward in freemen’s name, icepaying service long ago By Lafayette and Rochambeau, Somewhere in France. —Walter S. Frazier.

SOME SMILES

Making a Good Start.

“Fine!” “Your son must go.” “Let me shake your hand. I’ve been wanting to fire him for three years, but didn’tdiave the courage.” Mean Insinuation. “I do dislike foreign phrases, though I use them now and then.” “But I notice your dislike for them Is not pronounced.” HU Choice. “Only a few can be rich.” “Yep, and that’s one of the times when I’d rather be In the minority than the majority.” Heard at a Party. Edith —That Mr. Dubleigh you introduced to me is a fine dancer; he’s so light on his feet. Marie—When you get better acquainted with him you’ll discover he’s light at both ends. ' > Getting Results. “We are not eating as much meat at our house as we used to.” “Neither are we; ever since I preached war economy the cook orders only enough for herself.” A Suggestion.

“Why did the umpire put that man out of the galne?" “He struck the umpire.” “That is foolish.

In such a slow , game as this a fellow with that much fight in him ought to be left in.” On the Farm. “Yes, plants have their ailments.” “To be'sure,” said the sweet summer boarder. “I have heard of hay fever and I am not surprised the hay gets feverish out in the hot Held.”

Music a Necessity.

In time of peace music Is the joy of nations. In time of war it Is the safety valve. The physical pressure of mental strain finds relief In music. While we economize In food and other necessities we must be lavish with music. The antidote for aching hearts is music. The stirrer of red blood —in patriotic outburst —is music. Music Is an expression of love —the tone of grief—a solace of solitude — an Inspiration to war. The tear-stained melodies of the Slav —the song-told tragedies of Italy —the love-given joy of the Frenchall make our lives happier and our sorrows easier to bear. Give us life and give us music. Take away advertising, electricity, steam —the world would live. ft Take away music and the soul of the universe Is dead.—Exchange.

Little Things Worth Knowing.

The best marksmen are generally those with blue or gray eyes. Genpan silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. There is no silver in It. There aVe fifteen technical colleges in Queensland, with 8,000 students in attendance. Under perfect conditions watercress may be made to flower and seed within eight days of planting.

“We are going to re organize this business,” said the expert. “That’s the way to talk,” answered the head of the firing “Efficiency will be the watchword.”

SELF HELPS for the NEW SOLDIER

By a United Stales Army Officer

(Copyright, 19X7, by the Wheeler Syndicate, lac.) THE CORPORAL'S IMPORTANCE IN EXTENDED ORDER. We have seen that, as the squad Is Initiated into extended order the mention of the corporal becomes more frequent. In the same degree, his Importance increases. For, while a corporal commands a squad In close order to a limited extent, he exercises more authority and discretion when It is deployed in a line of skirmishers. He then has the responsibility for the conduct and safety of his men under varying conditions and rules far less minutely prescribed. If the new soldier, In verdant ignorance, has been lncllr.ed to resent the corporal and his exercise of authority heretofore, he will appreciate it distinctly now. For, exactly as the rules for extended order work are less cut add dried than In close order, generally speaking, the new soldier now feels the need for encouragement and guidance. The function of a corporal is to encourage and instruct as well as command his men.

The basis of the resentment which the new soldier may at first develop against a corporal or a sergeant lies In the fact that the noncommissioned officer, save for two or three stripes on the arm, shoulders his gun and plugs along in the line Just like a private. The “rookie” therefore dislikes to be ‘‘bossed around,” as he would express It, by a man with whom he rubs elbows. As soon as he finds himself In extended order, however, and loses the sense of mutual support that comes frpm standing shoulder to shoulder as in close order, the new soldier becomes exceedingly grateful for constant admonition, instruction and command from the corporal. These act as a prop. They do a vast amount toward filling up the 15 inches of vacancy to either side of him. When a squad is deployed on the firing line with a platoon or company, the corporal transmits to his men commands and signals from the officers when necessary. Even when it Is not, at all times he observes the conduct of

his squad and by talking In a cheerful, encouraging manner^—verbal pats on tflte back —abates the excitement “The best troops,” says the Drill Regulations, “are those that submit longest to fire control. Loss of control is an evil which robs success of Its greatest result. To avoid or delay such loss should be the constant aim of all.” In everyday, unmilitary English, this means that the last troops to “blow up” In a fight will win. Therefore, never blow up. It Is the corporal’s Job to see that the new soldier does not blow up. And the new soldier, after a skirmish exercise, even against blank cartridges, will find that he is extravagantly grateful for every word with which the corporal has helped to keep him firmly anchored to the ground. The experience of citizen soldiers on the Mexican border and, in a more important degree, in the new armies of England, has shown that obedience to the corporal and the sergeant, carried still a step further to obedience to the senior private, then to the next in length of service, rather than making men servile, has an effect quite the opposite. For each mah thereby learns automatically to command the next man below him, and in a battle, if his noncommissioned officer or seniors are put out of action, he assumes their authority without a hitch. ,

THE RUSH.

Consider the squad as one unit of a company on the skirmish line, deployed for the “Are attack.” If it is impracticable for the company to advance as a whole against the enemy’s lines, it may advance in rushes. This is done either by platoons or by squad. The new line to be occupied is indicated by the platoon leader or the captain of the company, who gives the command ‘‘By squad, from the right (left) RUSH!” This means that the squad on the extreme right of the company is to move, or rush, to the new line first. The men of the squad, who may be lying flat on the ground, or in a kneeling position, gather themselves in readiness to spring forward. The corporal, at the word “RUSH!” cries “Follow me!” and, running at top speed, and bent over to offer as small a target as possible to the enemy, leads tie squad to the new line. Here the men drop to the prone position at the corporal’s command or the signal for "halt,” made by thrusting the arm up vertically from the shoulder, and at his command reopen fire. Unless the platooii or company commander has designated the distance to be covered in the rush, the corporal of the squad selects the new line.

After the first squad has taken up the new line, the other squads follow in succession, each starting the rush when its immediate predecessor has gained the new line. The various ppsitions that the soldier takes in ’theskirmish line for firing, such as lying prone.or kneeling, will be explained in another article. It should also be stated that a knowledge of the rifle must be assumed in this and later Illustrations of extended-order work, since the.:mnnual of arms, loadings and firings cannot be adequately put down anpaper for young recruits. More so than any other part of the drill regulations, this, must bh taught by concrete example. In other words, the

new soldier cad familiarize himself with the rifle when he has a rifle In hand, bat he may otherwise school himself In the squad or company movements which accompany or are predicated upon the use of the rifle, for he can carry through the squad or company movements with a broomstick. For various reasons, depending upon the Immediate situation, it may be necessary for the squad to Increase or diminish the interval at which the men are deployed. For instance, th 6 space to be covered may be wider or narrower than the ten paces which the normal interval would give for the squad front, or, 4 he fire of the enemy may at this point be so “hot” that, In order to advance against it, the chances of casualties must be reduced by widening the space between the men.

If the latter be the case, or If, as previously stated, It is desirable to cover a wider front, instead of the command, “As skirmishers, MARCH!” (when the men deploy at half-pace Intervals), the command may be, "As skirmishers, at two paces, MARCH!” This would mean that, instead of the half-pace, or 15 inches, twice the full pace, or 60 inches, would Intervene between each two men. This would extend the squad front over a distance of approximately J}o paces, or 50 feet, and thus Increasing the front of, or the territory covered by, the squad, reduce materially the chance of each man being hit. It is essential for the new soldier to pay the closest heed to extended-order drill, for It symbolizes real fighting. He must be so grounded in the details of it that he will execute them automatically when in action, for, once under fire, he will have plenty of things to think about besides how he is to reach the designated point at the designated time. The use of his rifle will require his full and active attention.

THE USE OF COVER.

From a military standpoint—though not in the slightest sense from a moral or patriotic standpoint—a dead soldier is of no more use to his command. But if a dead soldier is of no further military value, a wounded soldier, like a sick soldier, is doubly useless, since he requires the attention and energy of other soldiers, either in first aid or in removing him to a place where he can be rescued by stretcher bearers, unless, o£ course, the action is too violent to allow for the Immediate care of the wounded. It Is, therefore, highly Important up to the point where It retards the military purpose to reduce the number of casualties. This is done, when deployed as skirmishers, by Increasing the Intervals, as explained in a previous article, by advancing in single file —In squad column —or by advantageous use of cover. All American boys will jremember the defeat of General Braddocks’ regulars by the Indians —a defeat which only the young Col. George Washington saved from utter disaster. The Indians fought from under cover—from behind trees —and the British grenadiers, accustomed to march into battle as If on dress parade, were thrown into consternation. That principle of fighting, from behind cover, was taken over by the American Minute Man at Bunker hill, and again the British regulars were Into confusion by volleys from a foe whom they could not see. The United States army has never wholly departed from this principle of warfare learned from the Indians, and the niodern system of deployment and skirmishing is but a further development of it From the American Indian, then, through the United States army, this method spread to Europe, and, rendered trebly necessary by the incredible deadliness of modern attack, has reached its most scientific stage in t&e trench warfare in France,

But it is not out of place to observe, as American officers will point out, that this very trench warfare, like nearly all the major inventions with which the present great conflict is being waged, is an American development. In the Civil war, before Vicksburg and before Petersburg, there were months of trench warfare, the same In principle, if less devastating, than that now in progress in Europe. The new soldier should give careful attention to the Individual use of cover. By taking advantage of natural cover that Is, throwing himself prone behind a clump of earth, a depression in the ground, a rock, a log or a bush —he will be able to conceal himself as much as possible while firing and while advancing, and this will give him opportunity for settling his sight, taking deliberate aim, and sending his bullet to the mark. He should, fire around the right of his concealment when this is possible, and when not possible, over the top. In order to advance in single file, the corporal will give the command "Squad column, MARCH!” He moves to the front, and the members of the squad oblique from their positions in the line toward him and fall in behind him at easy marching distances. The chief value of a squad column, however, Is understood to be to facilitate an advance over rough or brush-grown ground, since it is held to afford little material advantage in securing cover. -At "assemble,” the members of the squad advance to the right or left of the corporal, as the case may be, aid take their places in line. When in squad column, the order of the men in column behind the corporal is: No. 2 front rank. No. 3 rear rank. No. 2 rear rank, No. 3 front rank, No. 1 front rank. No. 1 rear rank, No. 4 rear rank.

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Jesus In the Midst

By REV. L. W. GOSNELL

Assistant Dean, Moody Bibls Institute. Chicago

TEXT—In the midst. The words of this text occur in several places and yield precious teach-

right answer out of the Book when Satan tempted him In the wilderness! How he astonished the Sadducees when hd proved -the resurrection by the words of Moses in the Pentateuch, whose authority they acknowledged (Luke 20:37, 38) I To know the Bible means application and toil, but the Master thought it worth all this, and the servant is not above his Lord* In John 19:18 we find him In the Midst of the Sinners—Our Substitute. He was crucified between two malefactors, as if he were-the worst of thei three. Indeed, he took our place under the wrath of God.

Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned he stood; Sealed my pardon with his blood. Hallelujah! If "the reader is burdened with the 1 sense of sin, he need wait no longer. He may leave his burden at the cross and bear away a song. “The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us aIL” In-order to be saved we have nothing to do but gladly'believe this! In several passages Jesus Is seen In the Midst of the Saints—Our Center. For example, Matthew 18:20 ehows he gives us his presence, for where two or three gather in his name there he is “in the midst.” What a difference It would make in our assemblies If we realized this! The story of how Dr. A. J. Gordon dreamed Christ came to his church one Sunday is well known. In a little Book, “How Christ Came to Church,” Doctor Gordon has told what a revolution was wrought as the result of the dream, for everything was done afterwards as though Christ were present and they were trying to please him. John 20:19-21 tells how he gives us Ills peace. He stood “In the midst” of his disciples after the resurrection, saying, “Peace be unto you.” Then he showed his hands and his side, for only in his wounds Is there the assurance of peace. After this he repeated his salutation, “Peace be unto you,” and added, “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” In other words, those who find peace in his wounds are sent as messengers of peace. What a thrilling errand! The deepest need of men is to be reconciled to God and to find rest for their hearts, yet the poorest saint Is a herald of this great blessing. Peace, perfect peace, In this dark world of aln?. The blood of Jeans whispers peace within. Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed? To do the will of Jesus—this Is rest. Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown? Jesus we know, nnd he la on the throne. Hebrews 2 :12 reads, “I will declare thy name untd my brethren, In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.” Christ did not speak of his disciples as his brethren till after the resurrection, for sonship is a blessing of the new covenant. In the text before us we see Jesus crowned and leading the praises and prayers of his church. He is fully accepted before God and is our representative; so, as our voices mingle with his, our praises and prayers ' bre acceptable. Once again, in Revelation 1:13 Jesus Is seen “In the midst” of seven golden candlesticks, representing the church. From this place amongst his people he prompts them, as in the letters to the seven churches. We serve no dead Christ, dear reader, but one who today walks amidst the churches and speaks to them words of praise or rebuke. Finally, we seA Jesus in Revelation 5:6 In the Midst of the Throne—Our Hope. The Lamb seen by John in the midst of the throne takes the seven-sealed book of destiny telling of his right to the inheritance, fqr he alone Is worthy to open it. All heaven worships him. Wo wait for the time when he shall rule over the ransomed creation, which groans awaiting the day of its deliverance. Never shall this earth have permanent peace until all other rulers are put down and he reigns who is King of Kings and Lord of tprds. But while we aifrait that day, let ua see he is enthroned in our hearts. Some give Christ a place. Some give him prominence;. Shall not we glvfc him preeminence? ,

Thou God Seest Me.

Live innocently. God is present)-* Linnaeus' Motto.

1n g concerning our Lord Jesus Christ. In Lake 2:46 we find him as a boy In the temple In the Midst of the Teacher*— Our Example. “All that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.” Jesus was a close Bible student. How ready he was la giving Just the