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AKE ERIE ISLANDS, Aug. 3.+George Wires lives at the far end of North Bass Island from the boat landing. To get to his house, you walk about half a mile, borrow George Smith's old automobile, and then drive down the dirt road between the vineyards. George Wires was born on Middle Bass, at Put-in-Bay. He is 82 now. He wears farmer’s clothes, ‘chews immense hunks of tobacco, and has raised grapes all his life. I asked him if he had ever trav- _ eled far from the island. “No sir, I was never in Cleveland but once in my life,” he said. “I'm perfectly content here.” i He says he has never been sick’ enough: to have a doctor. There is no doctor on'the island. If anybody gets sick, they call the doctor from Put-in-Bay, or take the af- : flicted one across the water to the : oes: 1 th Mr Wir ; en was ere, y es’ Mz Pula brother was visiting him. His name is Will, and he’s 86. He lives on Pelee Island, on the Canadian side, and had just come over for a funeral and a few days’ visit. Two islanders—86 and 82. And both their wives are still living, too, and were right there with them. They all seemed mighty happy and in good fettle. . Rattlesnake Island is a small one a couple of miles north of Put-in-Bay. Steamers do not call there. The island is privately owned, by the rich and hard-working head of the Toledo Scale Co. It has a private telephone cable laid over from Put-in-Bay.

In the first place, there are no rattlesnakes on this island. All the islands have harmless water snakes. But rattlesnakes are found only on the woodsy west end of Put-in-Bay Island. But Rattlesnake Island has rabbits. Years ago, disease carried them all off, except one. Then one

“winter, a mate for this rabbit came’ hopping across

the ice, six miles from the mainland. And from just that pair, rabbits have mutiplied on the island until now they can’t keep them thinned out. . ‘As you come past the west end of South Bass Island on the ferry, you see on shore, sitting beautifully in a little clearing, a house. In front, the solid rock bluff drops off eight or 10

" feet from the yard down to the water. The lawn is

landscaped. The forest forms a wall behind. It is a perfection of isolation. We thought to ourselves, “Gee, what a grand , place to live! Wouldn't it be something to have a place like that? Wonder whose it is?”

Ernie's Friends’ Friends

Well, we found out. ‘It turned out they were the very “friends-of-friends” we were supposed to see. Since then we have sat jealously on their screenedporch, lain enviously on the very green lawn we saw from the boat. = The owners are Larry and Herma Gazollo. They are not millionaires. But they have turned to and made for themselves a minor castle, and the kind of life people should live in a castle. > Larry Gazollo owns a bowling alley in Toledo. The bowling leagues run hot only in winter. So in the summer Larry closes his bowling alley and comes to Put-in-Bay. ‘They've been doing it for 22 years! They found this old house that had been abandoned. You couldn’t walk up the stairs, they were so rotted. The yard was waist-high weeds, and littered with solid rocks as big as tubs. But they bought, and started in. The first year produced a roof. The next year a stairs and some paint. omer year an upper screened. porch and. sun deck. len a new water system. And pire sh ligh oo : : There are thousands of us who could do what the Gazollos have done if we just had sense and purpose enough. They make me so mad I can’t see straight.

My Diary

By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Tries Hand at Digging Clams, but Enjoys Little Success.

ATCHOGUE, N. Y. Tuesday.—Have you “Youth Tell Their Story”? It is a report by Howard M. Bell and may be bought from the American Council on Education, Washington, D. C. It is one of those rare documents about youth, in which youth has actually furnished the information. In this case we adults are being educated. It is a careful survey of one state, the state of Maryland, because within its borders there is sufficient variety to typify conditions in a great number of states, Thirteen thousand five hundred young people between the ages of 16 and 24 were interviewed personally. The facts disclosed are enough to make every adult ponder a bit about the state of the nation. The implications for the future are of the greatest concern. The majority of young people seem to expect more and more of Government, but it is not apparent that they realize the implications of this attitude. In a democracy this must mean greater responsibility assumed by every individual citizen, otherwise we open the way to undue control by one man or a small group of men. The wind blew some of our mosquitoes away yesterday and we were able to walk in these entrancing woods. They have not been burned over, which unfortunately has been the case in much of Long Island.

. They are dark and mysterious at dusk and when the

sun is filtering through they make you think of Robin Hood. Butterfly weed grows in profusion and is one of the most striking wild orange flowers I have ever ° seen.- I wish I could import some of it to our shady spots at home. These woods shelter much game and tracks in the sand keep one on the lookout for wild life. a ‘ One Fisherman Provides Supper

I had my first experience in clam digging in this bay yesterday. In the past I have walked, comparatively dry, looking for holes in the sand and digging out my clam whenever I discovered him. Yesterday afternoon, however, we went out into the bay. The wind had blown up some little waves and we could see no bottom, but the anchor was thrown over and I was told we would get out and rake clams. I was a bit dubious, but the water was only up to our chests. It was fortunate our supper did not depend on me, for I raked up just one clam. The other ladies did not do much better, but we had one good fisherman with us, so we had an ample supply of little neck clams for supper. We landed at Fire Island with every intention of building a fire on the ocean side ‘and broiling our steak while we watched the waves roll in. However, the wind blew too hard, so we found a sheltered spot in which to cook and eat. When wé came home, the moon and stars were out and the little phosphorescent bugs in our wake lit up the water. A great peace settled over us all. There is nothing like the great outdoors to wipe away the cares of the mind.

Bob Burns Says—

OLLYWOOD, Aug. 3.—Stick-to-it-iveness, I believe, is somethin" that everyone admires in either a man or a postage stamp. I don’t mean just bein’ mule-headed but in‘ploddin’ along, doin’ whatever you've got your mind set to, in spite of obstacles and discouragements. You take my Uncle Scrib, for instance. He came back to Van Buren for the first in 10 years. Grandpa said, “Scrib did’ja follow out that boyhood ambition of yours to become a writer?” and Scrib'says “I sure did, Snazzy. I hung on and wrote

. for 10 years before I found out I didn’t have any

talents for writin’ good literature.” .. Grandpa said, “And then you gave it up?” and said, “Ni that time I was too famous to

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Variety in Diet |s:Essential for Health.

(Sixth and Last of a Series)

By David Dietz Times Science Editor ARIETY, says ie of those ancient proverbs whose wisdom represents the experience of the human race over centuries; is the spice of life. In diet, the proverb could be changed to read: Variety is life itself. For the first rule of a wise diet is summed up in that one word—variety. It is the best guarantee against the diseases. that follow a deficient diet. It is the best assurance of that buoyant state of health that spells the difference between just living and enjoying life. Strong muscles, well-formed bones, bright eyes, and clear brains—these are the things that are promised by a diet of sufficient variety. The businessman always on the verge of failure,

the woman who has insufficient stamina for the day’s activities,

. the child who cannot keep up

with his playmates in school or in sports may be the victims of a deficient diet. Because variety is so excellent a guarantee against deficiencies in the diet, Dr. E. V. McCollum, famous nutritional expert of Johns Hopkins University, has called the French table d’hote dinner the ideal meal. It starts with appetizers and soup, items that awaken the ap--

petite and start the digestive

juices flowing. f

Next there is a moderate help-

ing of meat, accompanied by vegetables, bread and butter. Here are proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, in about the ratio which recent studies of nutrition have shown to be correct.

After this, there is a salad of fresh green vegetables. This is chiefly important as a source of vitamins and for its bulk. The intestinal] tract, it must be remembered, requires a certain amount of bulk. Finally, there is the dessert which tops off the meal agreeably and provides some quickly assimilable energy in its sugar. t 8 ” ”

" FOW important diet can be is illustrated by the fact

that Japanese children born in America tend to be taller and

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At left is a sketch of a young Chinese boy whose diet is almost entirely from one dish, the rice bowl. At right is a scene from an American training kitchen, showing the wide variety of dishes for American cooking. Young Orientals brought up in this country on a diet of variety grow taller and stronger. than their brothers brought up on a

rice diet in their native lands.

heavier that their parents. In Japan, children live on a diet containing little milk, cheese or butter. The diet, consisting mainly of rice, does not supply proteins in’ sufficient quantity . for greatest growth. In America, the Japanese children respond to the great variety of the American diet. The same thing is true in the

case of many. children born in

America from parents who came from parts of Europe where the diet was sharply restricted. The wise housewife, therefore,

will plan the family diet so as to

contain the necessary proteins, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts, vitamins, and ‘other necessary

.food factors. ri Pik Obviously, it is going to be

easiest for the housewife who does not have to count her nickels to provide an adequate diet for the family. 2 2 . /

HE following summary, based

upon the generally accepted -

views of the leading medical men of America, should be of help in planning the diet. PROTEINS—An adequate supply of proteins is essential to rebuild the worn-out tissues of the body. If proteins are drawn from too few sources, there is danger that some amino-acid, needed for the proteins of the human body, will be lacking. The best source of protein are animal sources, namely, meat, milk and eggs. But bread and many vegetables are also useful sources of protein. FATS—There is a tendency today to eliminate fats from the diet. While it is wise to prevent excess weight, the complete elimination of all fats will result in trouble. First of all, the fats are a valuable source; of certain vitamins. Secondly, fats are slower than other foods in leaving the stomach. If they are completely eliminated, hunger may return so quickly after a meal as to make life miserable. CARBOHYDRATES — There is

. no need to worry about carbohy-

drates until the scales show that you are gaining weight. Then you will have to cut down on them a little. Sources of carboshydrates are cereals, vegetabies, fruit, and milk. The chief danger is that the diet may consist too greatly of carbohydrates to the exclusion of other necessary items. ? ; MINERAL ' SALTS — Certain mineral salts are essential to

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health. Bones need calcium and phosphorus. Milk, cheese and green leafy vegetables are the chief sources: of calcium. Phos-

_ phorus is so widely distributed in

foodstuffs that we need give ourselves no concern about it. The chief sources of iron are leafy vegetables, whole cereals, meats, eggs, liver and kidney. While spinach is an excellent source. of iron, there is no reason why those who dislike spinach should not obtain it from these other sources. VITAMIN 'A—This vitamin, like all the others, is necessary for general health. Its specific funetion is to prevent night blindness, certain inflammations of the eye and of the mucous surfaces, secretory glands and ducts. It is widely distributed in nature. The best ~ sources are liver, butter, cream, spinach, carrots, cheese made from whole milk, prunes, peas, tomatoes, whole milk, bananas, broccoli, corn, brussels sprouts, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, ‘dates, artichokes and. leaf lettuce. J 3 nue TAMIN Bl1—Needed to protect the nerves. A deficiency leads to the disease of beriberi. The best sources are dried brewers’ - yeast, certain types of

bakers’ yeast, unpolished - rice,

whole wheat, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, whole cereals, oranges, prunes, cantaloupes, nu liver, kidney and heart. VITAMIN B2 COMPLEX—A group of associated vitamins containing the P-P factor ne ry to prevent pellagra. Yeast is the chief source of the B2 complex. Liver comes next. Other sources are spinach, watercress, green cabbage, turnip = greens, milk, muscle meats: such as steak, egg yolk, lettuce, turnips and carrots. VITAMIN C—This vitamin" is necessary ‘to prevent scurvy. It is particularly important for infants who are extremely susceptible to this disease. For infants, orange juice or strained tomato juice are the ideal sources of Vitamin C. Other good sources are spinach, peppers, raw cabbage, any of the citrus fruits, and strawberries. VITAMIN D-—Needed to prevent rickets. Its best source is one of the fish liver oils, such as cod-liver oil - or halibut-liver oil. For infants and children these oils are valuable but the proper dosage should be pre scribed in each case by the family physicians or pediatrician.

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Vitamin. D is sparsely distributed

in nature. Egg yolk is. the only important source aniong the natural foodstuffs. The -action of sunlight upon the skin is to con-

~ vert the ergosterol of the skin

into Vitamin D. It "may be,

-- therefore, that nature meant man

to get his Vitamin D from sunlight. Overexposure to the sun, however,. should be guarded

VITAMIN E—Necessary for re-

" against. _ production. This vitamin is so

widely distributed in nature that we need not concern ourselves about it. Its best sources are egg yolk, lettuce, spinach, watercress and various oils, among them wheat-germ oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil and olive oil. 8 = = N conclusion, a few words should be sald about ® certain foodstuffs: ; . MILK--All experts on nutrition unite in singing the praises of milk.” It is recommended that every child have a quart of milk a day and that the diet of adults contain a pint of milk a day. The proteins in milk contain all the necessary aminoacids for rebuilding the proteins of human tissues. It is a rich source of calcium. It contains a number of vitamins. However, its Vitamin ‘C content is destroyed by pasteur“jzation and it is for this .reason that orange juice or tomato “juice is added to the diet of infants. BUTTER—An important source of Vitamin A. It is also important as a valuable fuel food. CHEESE—This is valuable as a concentrated form of the protein, casein, which contains all the necessary aminoacids. It is also valuable as a source of calcium and phosphorus. : BREAD—It has been called the

- staff of life but it is.not a com- _ plete food. Its protein is

t complete. Moreover, it lacks calcium and Vitamin A. Bread made with milk is a more complete food by

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virtue of the constituents of the milk. -LIVER—A rich source of Vitamins A, Bl, B2, iron and the antipernicious anemia factor. Liver deserves its present popularity. A word should be said about cooking. An important thing to remember about the vitamins is the effec of high temperature upon them. Vitamins A, Bl and B2 are stable at ordinary cooking temperatures but destroyed at high temperatures. Vitamin Cis the most sensitive to heat and except in the case of acid vegetables, most of itis destroyed in home canning. os ” 2 ND now, in conclusion, ,we summarize the advice of such

nutritional experts as Dr. Henry C. Sherman, Dr. Jacob Buckstein, Dr. Mary Swartz Rose, and others,

as follows: 1. Incorporate at least a pint of milk daily in the diet. 9. Eat at least three or four eggs a week. : 3. Include one serving of meat, fish, or poultry a day. ; 4. See to it that the diet daily contains fresh fruits or fruit juices and fresh vegetables. : ‘For special - advice in special cases, consult your family physician. He can study you as an individual. If you suffer from allergies, nervous indigestion, or other complaints, you need his aid in working out your special problems. Vitamins are now available in concentrated form. Many people ‘benefit by them. If you think they would help you, consult your family physician about the subject. But remember that you cannot go on a diet so severe that it amounts to starvation and correct the situation with vitamin concentrates. _/The science of nutrition is not the sole key to health. But it offers guidance that should help you attain a longer, healthier and happier life. :

La Follette Administration Seeks Wisconsin TVA" +

Times Special ; Vy =snoon Aug. 3—The La Follette ns i pation in Wisconsin has app orma. dministrator Ickes for $26,000,000 in loan-and-grant Feder: funds to establish B51 TVA ” for urposes of public power, 1 conir stream purification and navigation improvement. Transferring - excess water - from

the Mi watershed to the ‘dryin

Great Lakes watershed is one phase of the novel plan, which is being studied by PWA engineers. Mr.

Ickes’ decision is expected within a | per

few weeks. The formal application was made by the state in the name of the not-yet-formed “Wisconsin Hydro Authority.” ~ The Legislature ‘some time ago authorized establishment of a “Development Authority.” The. State Supreme Court recently upheld the State corporation setup, but ruled that it could not pro-

t ‘Federal | RFC

mote municipal ownership of utilities.

The 45 per cent grant if made will |

come from PWA funds, and the 55 per cent loan probably from the >. The chief stumbling-block to the project, it is believed, is the prospect that construction might take several years. Two storage dams, two canals, and three power dams which will generate 275,000,000 kilowatt-hours a year, are provided in the Wisconsin plan as submitted. ; The storage dams will be the upWisconsin River and on one of its tributaries, the Eau Pleine. A canal would connect the two reservoirs presumably to equalize pressure at the power dams on the Wisconsin River below those points. Engineers propose a canal near Portage to switch excess water, which has already been used in the power dams above, into Lake Mich-

igan.

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1—How many stripes are there in the American flag? ~ 2—Between which two of the Great Lakes ‘does the Niagara River flow? = 3—In which city was the 1938 ‘Major League. All-Star game played? 4-What does ad valorem mean? © 5—Will water glass dissolve in water? 6—Name the bay in the northeast section of Lake Huron.

7—What relation was President

“John Quincy Adams to Pres"ident John Adams? _ :@ . 8—Has Adolf Hitler ever. visi

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o 2—lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

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Our Town

By Anton Scherrer

Job of Shedding Coats Wasn't as Easy for Postmen as It Was. for " Mr. Martindale of Pink Shirt Fame.

: A SHORT time ago, in a casual allusion to ~~ .the weather, I had ion to tell you about Aug. 9, 1900, the day Robert Martine dale picked to peel his coat and walk through

the streets of Indianapolis attired in nothing

but a pair of pants, a straw hat and a pink and ‘white shirtwaist. I bel I even went so far

| as tb venture a hope that some day somebody would

get around to celebrating the event, not only because it marked the start of men going ¢oatless in Indianapolis, but because it. put an end to the boiled bosom shirt. Certainly, Mr. Martindale’s performance deserves .celebrating as much, and maybe more, than some of the holidays we have. Well, today I want to tell you about the struggle the letter carTiers of Indianapolis had to get pe ion to do what Mr. Martindale did. Two weeks after Mr. Mr. Scherrer Martindale peeled his coat, a dispatch filtered through from the East telling about an order the postmaster of Newark, N. J, issued permitting his carriers to deliver letters in shirtwaists. Postmaster Mc. Ginnis and his assistant, Mr. Shideler, hit the ceil ing when they heard of it, and said the shirtwaist fad could invade the Indianapolis Postoffice only over their dead bodies. When they cooled down, they said they might consider wearing of thinner coats in the summertime, but as for peeling coats they wouldn’t consider it for a minute. ; Accordingly, the carriers got together and petitioned the local postal authorities for permission to wear snuff-colored coats, and with Mr. Shideler’s permission a committee was appointed among the carriers to look into the matter. This committee shopped around and finally settled on a coat weighing four ounces and costing $2 (in wholesale lots). After ney had everything Jesd 11 carriers kicked on the extra expense an a | to expose everybody connected with the affair, even if it meant Ex the issue up to Charles Emory Smith who was Theodore Roosevelt's Postmaster |General at the time, Mr. Shideler was pretty solid with Mr. Smith, but, even so, he didn’t care to force the issue, and as a consequence nothing was done to relieve the carriers that summer. Anyway. by that time it was almost Thanksgiving, and there wasn’t-any reason to carry the issue any farther that year. ;

Bachelors vs. Benedicts

Next year, however, the carriers got started early, On April 12, 1901, as a matter of fact. On that day, 51 of the 100 carriers petitioned P. M. McGinnis “to allow us to wear a regulation shirtwaist” P. M. McGinnis, who had been won over by this time, suge gested that a committee of married carriers be ape pointed to look into the matter and select a style that would meet the approval of their wives. The une married carriers let gut an awful yell when they heard of it, and said"a woman wouldn't know how a shirt ought to fit around a man’s belt. It was while the benedicts and the bachelors were wrangling that James H. Deery, Chief of City Delivery, took a hand and upset the apple cart. ~Said Mr. Deery:

skeleton summer coats are cool enough.” And that’s how it happened that the question of ;whether our carriers should peel their coats or not was delayed another year. To tell the truth, I don’t know how many years it took to get the matter settled,

Jane Jordan—

Vital Interest in Some Subject Usually Is Remedy for Blushers.

DEE JANE JORDAN—How does one gracefully check off acquaintances who are extremely dull and boring and who insist upon-dropping in uninvited to take up a whole evening? Occasionally this might not be so bad, but evening after evening, month after month, ft does begin to pall slightly even on the best natured of us. I have noticed that these individuals are usually a type who seem to be quite lonely and do not have many friends. For this reason, it is a little more difficult to give them the cold-shoulder. Your suggestions wil be appreciated. BORED.

Answer—A lot depends upon ‘making up your mind that you simply will not be imposed upon any longer.

and unless your friends are very thick-skinned ine deed. they feel that their free-parking space is no longer available. As it is you're torn between your desire to have some spare time to yourself and your sympathy for the loneliness of others, If your friends are thick-skinned, then you will have to take more drastic measures. When they drop in you'll have to tell them that you have something else to do. Get up and go out whether you like it or not. Go to bed with a fake headache. Give them every chance to take the hint without knocking them

use in checking them off. : 2 8 = EAR JANE JORDAN—We are two extreme blonds and every time anyone talks to us or even looks at us, we blush until it is very embarrassing. Then we get nervous because we know we are fiery red to the very roots of our hair, This makes us feel very self-conscious: and we can’t act natural. We have tried to act natural when we were blushing but since we are so blond, it is very noticeable; so this proved to be in vain.: Do you think if we would stop thinking

about ourselves, even when we are blushing, and

think more of the other person and of the conversation, it would be of any help? This is truly very serious to us.- ' THE BLUSHING SISTERS.

Answer—You. have diaghosed your case very well and suggested a good cure. Do not be disappointed if you can’t make it work right away. It takes practice and plenty of it to forget yourself. The trouble with most people who worry about themselves a lot is that they haven't anything else vitally interesting to think about. i Perfect yourself in something which gives you a chance to show off your knowledge or skill and satis« fy the urge to be noticed. Sometimes blushers are people who have stepped on their own. desire to be in the spotlight. Unconsciously they attraét atten tion by blushing. - JANE JORDAN.

Put your problems in Totter to Jane Jorda y es Son n, who will

answer your guestions in this

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