Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 December 1920 — Page 2

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THE GREENCASTLE HERALD

FRIDAY DECEMBER 31, 1920

The HERALD

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VIRTUES OF THE ESQUIMAUX. At least one generally accepted notion about the Esquimaux la dispelled by V. Stefansson, the Harvard ethnologist, who accompanied the Mlkkeleon polar expedition. The men of the region about the mouth af the Mackenzie River, at any rale, are aot ef low stature, some of them being over six feet In height and well ballt. The women, however, are smaller than white women. These peeple are without most evidences of what Is popularly termed civilization, but are Industrious, honest, kind, and helpful. They live on the cammunlstlc plan as regards clothtag and food, hut there is private • wn *rt*hlp of dogs, boats, rifles, and Other hunting Implements, They are migratory, seldom staying In one place more than a year, so that any Individual may take a house which bo finds deserted. Marriages are dissolved at the pleasure of either husband or wife; most of them ha\e neveral successive partners. There is a rude sort of chieftainship, the man who by natural ability Impresses his Influence upon his fellows being chosen to the leadership In their hunting and other expeditions. There • re no honors or emoluments connected with the office, however. It is needless to add that there Is no ouch thing as politics In Ksqulmauxland. Religion does not exist, unless In the form of a certain reverence accorded to the dead. Mr. Stefansson says that the more admirable qualities of the Esquimau character become weakened In proportion tu? the natives become civilized.

“TASTING WINE” IN FRANCE. The Chateau Lafitte, Margattx, (.a Tour, Kirwan, Yqueiu, and Hautlirion are known to gourmets in all countries. These chateaux are really fine old palaces remiuscent of early France, and they are used as summet homes by their owners. Dining the wine-making season large hotise(arties are entertained, and during the week-ends the entire countryside is gay with festivities. Often, in the cellars, or the portions of them where the new wine Is stored In barrels, peasants' balls are given which are always attended by the owners and their guests. A guest at cue of the chateaux and cellars enjoys the distinguished pleasure of being placed, by the consummate tact of the French host, on the footing of a connoisseur, and he is usually Invited by the head rellni man to "taste." Tasting means following the head cellarman from barrel to barrel, where a half-glass at a time Is drawn by means of a slp.ion and the visitor tries his best to din-over • >me little dlflertnce in the flavor of the different new wines sampled; but in vain, for all new wine, to tiie Inexperienced palate, tastes very mu’ h alike. The professional lastrr never swallows the wine, but takes in! a sip, looks wise, and pronounces a verdict at once.—Harriet Quintby la Leslie's Weekly.

THE WILD OYSTERThe time approaches when some lei’ novelist belonging to what may he -ailed the Fauna School of Fiction will make a hero of an oyster. Attorney General Jackson, in a letter to the State Tax Department, st-ys that the courts have held that oysters ar« "wild aninia’is,” and only hecome personal property when they a.e reclaimed or artificially planted. ''Such domesticated, tame, or 'garden' oysters," he adds "would be assessable as personal property.’’ The possibilities here suggested for a splendid romance, tracing the tragic career of a well-born oyster from Its free, wild youth, through Its period of captivity, and ending with the hero's sensational destruction by fire, either in a milk stew or broiled on toast, will appeal, surely, to some nature novelist who finds that his competitors are rapidly exhausting the list of wild animals still available for fiction. Hitherto the oyster and the clam have failed to receive the recognition due to them from the authors of •ur nature books

OLD NORSE SCALD.

Descendant of First King of Norway Entertains King of Denmark. During a visit of the King of Den-1 mark to the Norwegian court a most | Interesting figure might have been remarked among the distinguished j guests there assembled. There was i an old minstrel, or scald, close upon 90 years of age, with long, snow-white | beard and hair, and an air of proud I dignity in spite of his rude, coarse clothes. Had he not a right to carry his head high among the other nobles, he. a descendant of Harold Falrhaired. the first king of united Norway— that doughty Harold, who went unkempt and unshorn until he reached this high position, in order to fulfill a vow to his high-born lady-love, Gyda? Never before hud the old scald left

FILi il All in

Pictures Will Show Mechanical Operations and Functions— Like Animated' Cartoons. FIRST USED DURING WAR

Results Were Highly Successful— Government Now Hopes For EquaP ly Gratifying Results With Similar Pictures In Army Training Schools. The War Department has recently

his home In Teletnarken, where, true i fallen Into line with some of the

to the habits of hts very long line of forefathers, he lived in a cave. H was also an ancient custom that the scald should amuse the king and his court with song and harp, so In answer to the request of his majesty of Norway, the ancient bard left his cave and appeared at court with hia precious old viking lute. This lute, called in Norwegian a langleik, Is over three hundred years old. It Is of wood, fashioned with much artistic skill. In shape it Is not unlike the lutes of later times. Six heavy strings stretched over the opening give forth a deep, full resonance. Solemn, thrilling voices from a dim, forgotten past seem recalled to life. The scald sang many folksongs, old as time, and his distinguished audience listened with the deepest emotion. The king of Denmark was so Impressed that he warmly urged the minstrel to visit him as a guest in his palace at Copenhagen, an Invitation which the old man accepted with quiet dignity. Was he not also the descendant of a king?

IS ROMANCE GOING?

-treat manufacturing industries in realizing the tremendous importance of the moving picture for educational purposes. Scores of manufacturers xre already using the screen for the purpose of recruiting employes, training them in their new trade and teaching them lessons In stopping lost motion. The army, which has recently gone into vocational training in a large way, has decided to equip some of ita r’ourses with sets of films by which uddiers taking occupational training ?an the more readily absorb what Is before them. There are 107 courses In the army now, ranging from agronomy to zoology, and 105,000 soldiers are receiving Instruction either along vocational lines or In general educa-

tion.

It Is announced by Adjutant General P. C. Harris that a contract has been made by the War Department for new films for the automotive department in the vocational schools. When completed and approved and accepted by u representative of tho war plans division, general staff and a representative from the motor transportation corps, the pictures will be taken over by the education and recreation division, storage service, of the quartermaster general’s office. The reels then will be sent all over the country to all the military departments of the army, as well as to Panama, Hawaii, Germany and the Philippines, where they will be put to work in the various army schools

Special Privilege or Restriction of

Sexes Seems Doomed.

Romance seems rapidly passing from the world. Wars have become too horrible and wholesale to appeal to the Imagination. The law has taken the glamour from the intoxicated, whether It be with absinthe or just |

near-beer, and now the head of one cf|* hlcl1 teach automotives, our big universities laments that the J The P lctures are n, “ <le Precisely luring mvsterv which once surround-I l,ke animated cartoons, with pen and ed womankind is fast fading away. I lnk ' <ross sections of enA recent writer says that even the;f ?ines ’ carburetors and other automoladi spc. although she be a countess. biu ' machinery in actual operation, has now little romance about her. be. Thf> re is nothing military about them cause the spying business has become! “ r< ‘ P urel >’ illustrative of too commercialized, and that the light I mechanical operations and functions.

shed upon the profession of spying as practiced by women as well its men

What la most valuable In the films is j that the motion picture can be made

during the recent war has shown such '° Bbow ,bat "Inch Is iimslble. Some despicable characters and deeds so I ^ tht * commonest processes of modsordid that those who read of them 9rn i ndu8tr >' have never been seen are filled rather with loathing than I e * ce Pt in the mimFs eye. and this is

with romantic admiration.

Perhaps this is all just as well, and that women will find it more comfortable to be taken for Just what they are than to feel always under the strain of trying to live up to masculine romanticism in regard to womankind. We are accustomed to hearing these times spoken of as the woman’s day, but it seems more reasonable to regard it as the day of humanity, the day of common sense, and along with the passing of the seclusion of women in their homes we may also see the liberation of man from the "den,” once supposed to be his proper place

when at home.

Special privilege or restrirtion for sexes seems doomed and the world seems ready to be reconstructed on the basis of common sense and actual needs rather than on extravagant and romantic ideas.—Pittsburgh Dispatch

MAGNETIZING STEEL. Different Methods of “Touch” Treat-

ment Explained.

particularly true of gas engines. Explosions take place in obscured confinement, and besides they are too quick to be caught by the human eye even were the cylinder made of glass. It may be interesting to note incidentally that this kind of film was first developed during the war for the instruction of machine gunners, to show them what to do when a gun Jammed. It was highly successful. Accordingly, the same kind of films were made for depth bombs, steam shovels, flame projectors, hand grenades and cannon in the act of firing. Explosions were slowed down so they could be viewed as a progression, seen through the open side of a gun. By this means, raw recruits were turned into expert operators by th# thousands, freed from all limitations as to language, vision and perception. The government now expects equally gratifying results by using similar pictures in the army's vocational

I schools.

WASTE OF RADIUM.

liars of rtoel may he magnetized by simply touching them or stroking them from end to eud with the pole of a permanent rrfagnet. In such a ease the last touched point of the bur w ill be a pole of the opposite Identity to that used to stroke it. A more cer- ! tain effect Is produced If one pole of the permanent magnet Is rubbed on I one end of the steel bar to be mag- ! netized and the other polo Is rubbed on the other end To magnetize a bar by the “divided ' touch’’ method, lay it down horizuntally and place two bar magnets on It i with opposite poles together The bar j magnets, held at an angle, are then I drawn apart from the center of the | bar to be magnetized towards the I ends and hack again. After repeating j this operation several times the bar Is turned over and the same treatment is given. Care should he taken to finish the last stroke at the cen ter. In the "double touch" method a small piece of wood Is placed be tween the ends of the bar magnets used. They are then moved back and forth over the steel to be mag netized in a manner similar to that In the divided touch treatment. It is Impossible to magnetize a steel bar beyond a certain degree of Intensity called ’’magnetic saturation.” A steel magnet loses Us mag retUm partially or wholly if It is sub jected to rough usage Newly mag netized articles lose more strength by such rough treatment than those which have been long magnetized.

Hens are used for hatching fish tn China. The spawn Is placed In egg shells and hermetically sealed. Then the hen is Induced to sit on them. Ai the proper time the little fish are re moved and placed In carefully-tender ponds.

World’s Stock Less By One-Half Than Two Years Ago. During the war extensive use was made of radium for luminous watch dials. These were extremely useful, inasmuch as. In timing night attacks and on many oth< r occasions, it was nee sbury for officers to look at their watches, and to light a match would have been dangerous. Radium v ; s us< <1 also to illuminate gunsights, thus rendering marksmanship at night much more accurate. I'nfortunatily, since the end of the war son: thing like US per cent, of our entire output of this most pre:ious of substances has been used for luminous paint, it is a senseless squandering of what may he irreplaceable; for the sources of radium •ire few, and the deposits of "carnotite” ore in Utah, from which our own supply is mainly obtained, will be exhausted in about seven years. Considering the proved usefulness • f radium In the treatment of cancer, ihis reckless waste is little short of criminal—especially In view of the fact that, for the making of luminous paint "mesotherlum” would serve equally well. This is a by-product of the manufacture of thorium, which Is derived from monazlte sand. Not only has the world’s stock of radium failed to Increase of late, but it Is believed to be actually less by one-half than It was a few years ago.

An Aid to the Sign-Painter. A reflecting projector, such as U used for throwing post-card pictures on a screen, has been used successr ully for outlining designs to be painted on signboards Not only does this save considerable time hut It results In better work, we are told. Of course, t Is necessary to work at night on xutdoor signs. That Is practically the )nly drawback to the method.

Sorting of Clothes The icit ul good washing is nut ihe number ul hours taken to do iL Vet the first process, that of sorting the clothts, is one which cannot be hurried. For domestic science teaches that clothes must he washed in lots, each lot by itself, table linen first, then in order, bed linen, white sh,,ts, night gowns and undermushu., colored garments, knitted unuc.wenr, and hosiery. Three tubs at least arc required to make washing speedy. Some housekeepers use four, it. owing one lor table linen c xcius-vcly. When water must be caivieo i „;.i a distant faucet, a nuinhci oi il tuns and the boiler can be IUhu bclon; the man of the house leaves for work. Concerning the value of the soaking process, opinion is divided. According to the newer way, dirty articles are soaked one hour only be lore washing, the idea being that an hour's soaking dissolves and loo.-ens dirt, but soaking all night allows the dirt to penetrate every garmen*. in the tub, turns them gray, and makes the rubbing process harder. Boiling clothes alter they have been rubbed through the first suds is one of the traditional processes which modern science has sealed with approval. Uur grandmothers never used the word "sterilization,' but they always boiled the wash. Each batch of clothes should be put to boil In water which is fresh and cold, heated gradually, and boiled for 20 minutes. This rule is hard to follow when water must be carried, but boiling water which is already hot, gray and soapy will sterilize, perhaps, but will not w hiten clothing. Most women are careful to wash and rinse flannels in waters of equal temperature, and they are learning that the same process benefits fabrics of all kinds. Changing any material from hot to cold water "fulls" it, and makes it coarse, if it does not shrink the texture unevenly. Water of low temperature doc* the laundress’ work quite as well a“ very hot water, and permits tier to wash with speed and comfort.

For Housekeepers. Clean piano keys with milk. Turpentine will relieve a burn. Potatoes make fine stuffing for ducks. Oysters are cooked when the gills are curled. Lamb’s liver is as palatable as calf's liver. To serve tea at its best have the tea cups hot. Pumpkin seeds in the trap make a good bait for mice. Boil old net curtains and keep them for dumpling bags. Turpentine will remove stains made by old sticky fly paper. A good cook serves red meat rare and white meats well done. When the corner of a rug rolls up cover the back with glue. Old chenille portieres torn and sewed in strips make lovely rag lugs. Dry broken crackers in the oven and ke«p them for rolling croquets. When food must be kept without ice have plenty of wire screens to cover it. A stair broom has a pointed brush in the end of the handle for cleaning corners. When matches have left marks on paint, rub with lemon, then with whiting, and wa. h with soap and water.

Notes. Fait and buttermilk will clean copper tea-kettles. Children who awaken early In tht* t.ioiv.in:: ate often content to lie in bed uniil ll.u prrper hour for rising if to;.s nr" provided for them. A north v inflow blooming plr.nl H at demands no sunshine but which yulds bio. soms, is the ralccoiara. It requin s a great deal of water. A stiff paint bru-h which can be 1 ought lor 10 cents will be found u-c-!i:l for cleaning dwarf celery. It is ul most Intpo Able to clean celery with a vegetable brush. A leather dipped In linseed or olive oil will stop creaking of hinges. To remove putty^ run a red hot poker over it and cut off the putty with r. steel knife. A thin (dating of three parts of lard melted with one quart of ro.dn up plied to s'ovets and grates will prove it them rusting in summer. A child's broom should find place in the bathroom. It can be kept in the clothes hamper and will be useful in sweeping under the bathtub.

Household Suggestions. When cutting new bread heat your knife by dipping it into a jug of hot water, In this way you may cut the thinnest bread and butter from a new loaf quite easily. A damp room or cupboard may he dried by keeping in It a Jar containing quick line. The lime will absorbs the damp, and keep the air dry and pure. It must he frequently renewed, as It loses its power. The careful laundress does not wet a stain nor rub It with soap, but removes it by means of alcohol, boiling water, or funn of sulphur be fore v. a: hlr.s.

CAKE OF THE POULTRY HOUSE.

Study the Comfort of the Fowls If You Desire lairge Egg Production.

Of all the buildings on the farm, the poultry house usually receives the least attention, says Indiana Farmer. We have seen some of ths best farms In the country with a little old shackly pen for a poultry house. It would seem that the farmers would become more interested In poultry since the price for eggs has been so high for so long, but they think the hen Is a shifter and do not seem to think It would do any good to Improve her quarters. If It Is too small enlarge It by all means. A house 10 by 30 feet would not too large for a hundred hens They need plenty of space for a roosting room and then a larger space for the scratching or living room. They should not be compelled to stay In the same room where they roost. They will stay out In the wet ' and cold rather than do that, and I who would blame them. Fcwis must I have protection on stormy days or j they will not lay. f Don’t put In a ventilator, and If . you have one In nail It up. They are * death traps. Instead of this, line the ; Inside of the house with soms tarred > paper and nail cleats over the cracks ■ on the outside. Some farmers place corn foddedr up against the sides of corn fodder up against the sides of a great help. Place some windows on the south side of the living room to let In the light and heat of the sun. This will be found quite beneficial to the fowls In winter. The floor should be perfectly tight so no draft can blow up through It. If a dirt floor Is used It should be high enough to keep dry. If It Is damp It should be dispensed with and a board floor made. The roost sTould be made rather low and on a level. A roost that slants causes the fowl* to crowd tcgethed upon the hlghej ,afies, and by pushing one ai.'iher off Injures, usually the best .a; tug hens.

The proof of the pudding Is sometimes In the post mortem. The height of some men’s ambition Is to pull other men down. If we could neither laugh nor cry life would not he worth living. Trying to stand on one’s dignity often results In a hard fall.

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