Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1916 — Page 8

USING BLOOD IN MAKING BREAD

Takes the place ot Water in Mixing the Dough and Makes the Staff of Life More Nutritious. Every housewife fknows that bread can be made more nutritious, as well as more appetizing, by adding albuminous substances such" as milk and eggs to the dough. But she knows too that milk and eggs are nowadays extremely expensive items, which the ordinary family is unable to use lavishly. But as it happens there is .a highly -nitrogenous and nutritious substance which ■might take their place at a far lower cost. This is the blood which occurs as a necessary by-product in abba--Itoirs. Immense quantities of this are produced annually, and this food substance is rich not only in energyproducing coinpounds, but in those mineral salts which are so necessary to the body. t'n fortunately. there is a widespread prejudice against the use of thi s valuable food-mater-; ial, the smell, taste, color, and even the idea of blood as food being revolting to most persons. Now, however, a German scientist, R. Droste, staff apothecary and food chemist in Hanover, comes forward with an ingenious method of using denatured blood, so to speak. By using hydrogen peroxide in mixing tpe “blood-bread” tlie sanguinary fluid is bleached, sterilized and deodorized. Moreover, the quantities of oxygen liberated when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with organic matter form a highly effective means of aerating or “raising” the bread, making the use of yeast or baking powder unnecessary. Mr. Droste states that he has been using bread thus made in his own family for six years and finds it highly satisfactory. Blood is used in place of water in mixing up the dough. Then the peroxide is added. Besides the advantages „ mentioned above this powerful oxidizing agent kills destructive bacteria in the flour, such as the thread-spinning bacillus, etc. The decomposition products of the #H. O. are, of course, water and oxygen, both of which. are desirable constituents. Mr. Droste was led to the elaboration of making thia cheap, appetizing, and body-building form of bread originally by his investigations on the subject of catalytic decompositions. At first, he tells us, he used a thirty per cent solution of ordinary peroxide, but now he uses a special perhydrite. The blood is allowed to stand in the ice box for from 24 to 36 hours. The clots are then removed by draining or filtering. The remaining serum with its rich content of nitrogen and mineral salts is what is used to mix np the bread. It may also be used for all sorts of cakes, biscuit and fancy breads. The author urges its use in times of peace, as well as in the present time of war. While it is doubtful if the average bans frau will be enthusiastic about this substitute for milk and eggs—though in truth blood is the raw material from which both are made -—the idea should receive wide application in armies, public institutions, etc.—Scientific American.

ODD THEORIES ABOUT MOON.

Some Curious Ideas Concerning ihe Spots in Its Disk Held by Various People. A great many curious ide is exist in various parts of the world regarding the dark spots in the moon s disk. In the eastern part of Asia the spots are believed tn be a rabbit or a hare; the Chinese in particular look upon them as a hare sitting Hip and pounding rice in a mortar. Most of the Siamese take the fame view. Some few. however, see in the moon a man ami woman working in a field. Curiously enough, the North American Indians have almost the same superstition as the Chinese, and on old monuments in Central America the moon appears as a jug or vessel, out of which an animal like a rabbit is jumping. , The South American Indians, on the other hand, believe that a girl who had fallen in love with the moon sprang upward toward tty was caught and kept by it, and that it is her figure which is seen on the moon’s face. The Samoan isitinders look on the spots as representing a woman carrying a child, and many other Southern peoples have similar beliefs, the woman and child sometimes being altered into an bld wTTTnan ; bearing a burden on her back. The Eskimos have an original su perst it ut ion. They say that one day Aniga, the moon, chased his sister, the sun, in wrath. Just as he was about to catch her, however, she suddenly turned around and threw a great handful of soot in his face and thus escaped him, and of that soot he bears the traces to this day. The. inhabitants of Northwestern India, who account for the moon's monthly dfsapearance by declaring th*t she is burnt up regularly and replaced by a fresh moon, explain

the dark spots by saying they are the ashes of the former moon. Other nations explain her disappearance in various ways. The Dakota Indians have it that she is eaten up by mice; the Polynesian supersition is that the souls of the dead feed on her; according to the f(ottentots, the moon suffers from headache, and when it gets very bad she hides her head with her hand and covers up her face from the gaze of the world; the Eskimos maintain that after shining for three weeks she gets tired and hungry and withdraws to take one enormous meal after their own fashion, and then reappears and begins to shine again.—Philadelphia Ledger.

What Is Profanity?

Burgess Johnson, author, has been lecturing to the students of a feminist seminary, ahd chose for his topic ’The Profanity b'f Our Best People.” ITofanity is .a word which itself has been ou tra gebu sly profaned, as is drolly made evident by Mr, Johnson when he calls such expressions ••gosh.” ‘godly,” “jiminy,” “geewhiz,”. "by jove - ' and many others profane which are merely expletives or explosives to relieve the surcharged mind, both profound and superficial. They are slangy, they are vulgar, they are really derivations from the larger oaths which have a harsh savor of irreverence and sacrilege, and in. that sense they are profane. Any degradation of a language may properly be called a profanation of It. But what would ordinary and exI tiaordinary. humans have been if they had not possessed the “gosh,” the “golly,” the “geewhiz - ’ and the rest of an almost infinite vocabulary? With the masses and the classes they have been safety valves, and lacking them the “profanity” might have leaped all limititations to revel in “good round mouth-fill-ing oaths” instead of those of the gingerbread flavor. In the elder days the French called the English the “bygods,” for a very evident reason. At the same time the “mon dieu” was on every French tongue, feminine and masculine. Ancient Latins swore i>y the head of Jove, and the Greeks by a dozen gods and goddesses. The Mohammedan swears more often “by Allah” than by any other conception. i The Chinese swear by the bones of Confucius, and millions of Orientals swear by the beards of their prophets. « They do not think of this as profanity, and it is a fact that most who indulge in supreme irreverence attach no sacrilegious meaning to their explosives. Of course, it is coarse, silly and vain, but it is an immemorial habit, hard to eradicate —Pittsburg Dispatch.

Outflanking the Smoker.

Ever since tobacco was introduced into Europe and an English monarch wrote his celebrated ’'counterblast” against the weed the tobacco habit has been attacked by its opponents on moral or hygienic grounds. And in the face of these attacks the use of the weed has grown tremendously, until now the habit of smoking is well nigh universal—among unregenerate jnen and a certain number of women. These facts indicate that tobacco using cannot be successfully attacked upon the familiar grounds. Man esteems it an inalienable right to endanger his immortal soul and undermine his health if it so pleases him. That is his personal liberty. But there is another aspect to the question, one that betrays the vulnerability of the devotee of the weed. This was not discovered by either the moralists or the sanitarians, though they may make use of it if they choose, but by the lowly statisticians of the fire underwriters. These humble servitors of the ‘public weal announce that the smoker endangers the safety of property. Their conclusions are drawn from the report of the New York fire department, which attributes 1,306 of last, year’s, fires to cigars and cigarettes carelessly thrown away in a state of ignition. It is only fair to say, however, that the careless use of matches in New York for the same period catised 1,314 fires, and that all this use of matches was by smokers. 1 .■ Here the anti-tobacconists have an opening that will let them into the very citadel of their enemy, although man may have no respect' for hfc soul or his health, he is much concerned about his property and will not knowingly endanger it. But it may not please the reformers, such is the contumacy of the tribe, t,o win a battle on any other than their own ground. And thus they may not welcome this turn of fortune after all. t— Chicago News.

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THE VEILED FUTURE.

By Walt Mason.

We know not what a day shall’ bring, what brand of weal or woe; so let us smile and let us sing, and trip fantastic toe. We may feel sure tomorrow’s sun will hide, the whole day long; and when all things are said and done, our guesses will be wrong. We may insist that dark green grief tomorrow’s brow will wear; and yet the dawn may bring relief from all the woes we bear. No man should look ahead and say, “Tomorrow is a frost, so 1 shall wail around today, and weep, and blame the cost.” And so, as I have often said, in dirges fierce but brief, it’s foolishment to look ahead for further stores pf grief. It’s vain to rend our beards and say, “Tomorrow’s charged with fate;” far better to enjoy today, before it pulls its freight. This day is ours, this cheerful morn; all yesterdays are dead; all other days are yet unborn, the stretch of days ahead. This day is ours, the dear, sweet thing, until it ambles by; so let us dance and let us sing, and throw our hats on high.

COURT NEWS

Charles W. Pdstill, adm., vs. Mary J. Cole, et al: administrator files petition for re-appraisement of real estate, and sets out that by reason of former appraisement being too high he has been unable to sell same as ordered. Court finds averments to be true and orders re-appraise-ment. Harvey Davisson and E. P. Honan appointed to make re-appraise-ment at fair cash value, and same shall take the place of the original appraisement* arid said administrator shall proceed to sell as under former order of court. A. Vandervliet vs. Fred Watson: judgment for plaintiff for $119.50 and costs. • Ethel Cambe Williams vs. Frederick Williams; divorce granted plaintiff, who is also granted custody of minor child, Ellison George Williams, until further order of court. Costs taxed to plaintiff. > Ditch petition of Milton Roth, et al; commissioners granted leave to amend report. 7 J Petition of John Marlatt, et al., to clean and repair the JunglesDavis ditch; by agreement the assessment of A. H>. Hopkins is stricken out and that of John G. Hayes and-Wife induced to SSO. Assessment of Laura B; Fate reduced to S2OO,

and that of Harvey Davisson on e % nw stricken out. Expense account allowed as set out in report. Theodore McClelland vs. Charles and Hattie Lybarger; cause continued on affidavit of defendant. Michael Kanne vs. Henry Eigelabach; supreme court opinion ordered spread of record. Amended complaint filed. Francis M. Makeever vs. John Rush, trustee; court finds that injunction heretofore granted should be modified and dissolved insofar as it restrains trustee except as to a distance of 15 feet west of the ne corner of the 29 acres owned by F. M. Makeever, gate provided. Plaintiff to modify judgment as to entire tract/ also moves for new trial, both of which motions are overruled. Appeal granted to supreme court, bond SIOO with B. Makeever approved; 30 days to file, 90 days to file bill of exceptions. Jennie M. Linton vs. Emmett L. Hollingsworth, et al; examination oi party plaintiff ordered before M. J. Wagner at his office in Rensselaer on Feb. 26, 10 a. m. George W. Infield vs. William H. Myers, et al; George A. Williams permitted to withdraw his appearance for David Hurb. William F. Banes vs. Vernon Balconi; judgment for SBO and foreclosure of mechanic’s lien.

Set for Week Beginning Feb. 21. Albertus M. Yeoman, adm., vs, Jasper Makeever, et ail; set for second Wednesday. Miller & Hart vs. John Vanßeek, et al; set for second Wednesday. Emory Elliott, guardian, v 9. Otto Schrader; set for second Tuesday. x Hettie Nichols vs. Jesse Nichols, adm.; set for second Wednesday. Harry W. Gilbert vs. J. Luce Barton; set for second Thursday. Theodore McClelland vs. Charles Lybarger, et al; set for—second Friday. Set for Week Beginning Feb. 28. State vs. A. W. Graham, (two cases); set for trial third Monday. State vs. William Goodner; set for third Monday. ('leveland Co-operative Stove Co. vs. John Greve; set for third Monday. J. I. Case Co. vs. John Herr; set for third Monday. Homer Samsel vs. Joe Wilson, et al; set for third Monday. S. H. Moore vs. Estate of Patrick Hallagan; set for third Monday. Oscar L. Dinwiddie vs. Estate es Benjamin J. Gifford: set for third Tuesday. Katharine Pieper vs. .Ed Oliver; set for third Tuesday. A. E. Bisher, et al vs. Reuben Zehr; set for third Wednesday. John T. Martin vs. Jennie M. Linton: set for third Wednesday. Jennie M. Linton vs. Emmett L. Hollingsworth, et al; set for third Wed nesday. Otis E, Gregory vs. W. H. Barnes; set for third Thursday. John A. Dunlap vs, Harry Cochran, et al; set for third Thursday. Emeline Cummings vs. Stella Inman, et a): set for third Friday. William Hintz vs. Amos J. Fess; set for third Friday. Set for Week Beginning March <5. George W. Infield vs. William H. Myers, et al; set for fourth Monday. Butler Bros. vs. James W. Spate; set for fourth Monday. A, J. Sachtleben vs. A. B. Frame; set for fourth Tuesday. Emma and Earl Williams vs. Estate of George O. £tembel; set for fourth Tuesday. James T. Nichols vs. Sarah E. Stembel. admx.; set for fourth Tuesday. Joseph W. Price, et al vs. John N. Price, et al; set for fourth Wednesday. A. Vandervliet vs. Fred Watson; set for fourth Wednesday. Charles M. Paxton, et al vs. Joseph Shindelar, et al; set for fourth Wednesday. John A. Schreiber vs. Daniel H. Turner; set for fourth Friday. Gertrude Schrieber vs. Daniel H. Turner: set for fourth Friday.

81,000 in Gold To anyone that finds anything in Kalomite Laundry Marvel that will harm clothes, will be given by this company'. Think of it. three great big washings for 15c! Does the work while you sleep without any rubbing. Send 15c and try a cate; you will get it by return mail.— PETER McDANIEL. Rensselaer, Ind. f-26 Notice Special Meeting of County Council. Notice is hereby given that t£e County' Council of Jasper County, Indiana, will meet in special session Monday, March 6, 1916, at 1 o’clock P. m. in the Commissioners’ Court Room, to consider additional appropriations for 1916 and such other matters that may legally come before them. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County.

RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. To half pint of water add 1 oz. Bay kum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and % oz. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it becomes the desired shade. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and use comp in each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and removes dandruff. It is excellent for falling hair and will make ha rah hair soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp* Is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub off.

RENSSELAER FARMERS’ GRAIN COMPANY

• See the committee having • • charge of soliciting the sale of • • stock in the Rensselaer Farm- * • ers’ Grain company and sub- • • scribe for a few shares before all • • are taken, and receive better • • prices for your grain. xx ’ ♦*••**• • • • • • •

Notice of Location of Voting Precincts Primary Election. Notice is hereby given that the following voting places are designated fpr holding the Primary Election in Jasper county on Tuesday March 7th, 1916: Barkley, East Precinct Center School House Barkley, West Precinct Cozy Palace School House Carpenter, East Precinct Town Hall Carpenter, eSt Precinct . ...; Geo. Nierangarten’s Residence Carpenter, South Precinct Remington Hotel Gillam .Center School House Hanging Grove . Banta School House Jordan . .Egypt School House Kankakee Tefft School House Keener . Demotte School House Marion, Precinct No. 1 Sample Room Makeever Hotel Marion, Precinct No. 2 . : . McEwen Printing Office Marion, Precinct No. 3 Fred Cissel Shop Marion, Precinct No. 4 .Simon Leopold Store Room ilr °y ; ■ • • Center School House Newton .. ’ ■ •••’••••• •• ... ... Blue Grass School House J. n ! OIi ’ ortll Fair Oaks School House nion South Parr SchooJ House a!ker Walker Center School House Wheatfield .. Town Hall BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, By Joseph P. Hammond, Auditor,

A Cat’s Nine Hours’ Whirl.

Additional evidence concerning the proverbial “nine lives’’ of a cat has been furnished by the incident which occurred in Hartington, Neb., one day last week, and which is vouched for by the most reliable witnesses. A kitten at the Great Northern mills climbed into the inside rim of the big fly wheel and fell asleep. The/engineer did not notice the kitten when he started the engine in the morning, and for nine consecutive hours the little creature, held in its perilous position by centrifugal -force, was whirled round and round on the giant fly wheel at the rate of 90 revolutions a minute. It was still alive when evening came and the engine was stopped for the night. The kitten traversed the circumference of the wheel 48,600 times at lightning speed. Although alive, the kitten was in a stunned condition and was unable to stand on its feet, but a little nursing on the part of the mill men revived it, and it is now as well as ever.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Man.

As a general thing, taken by and large, men are honest—except with themselves. A man will cheat himself on his score at golf, when he knows that failing to set down the' full number of strokes does not make him a better golfer. If he is a fat man, and is dieting to reduce, he will shove the weight back a pound or two on the scale, when he knows in his heart he is heavier than that. Then he will tell his friends about •going around yesterday in 92,” and “taking off a pound and a half in three days” by his diet. With these two exceptions almost every man is honest. Therefore, all you need to do is to discount what he says about golf and reducing.— Judge.

No Haircut in Forty Years.

The death of Bull-of-the-Woods, one of the quaint old Indian characters of the South Half, is reported from Keller by J. R. Sovereign. Bull-of-the-Woods was known as ‘ the man who has not had a haircut for 40 years.” This dates back to a river ride with his bride, when their canoe was overturned and Bull-of-the-Woods' squaw was drowned. The young buck was carried down at the mercy of the stream until hks long, dangling hair caught on a snag and held him above water until he was rescued. Hence his vow never to cut or comb his hair. His four dogs today are mourning his death.—Chesaw Cor. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

A Boom in Old Bottles.

Many articles of every-day use in London can only be obtained nowadays with some difficulty, there being, for instance, a boom in old bottles, and a very persistent demand for pianos, new or secondhand. A correspondent sends an interesting list of common things that the war has made uncommon. Among them he mentions: Tins, string, bottles, glass, retorts, etc., many drugp, pianos, secondhand clothes, buttons, patent fasteners, jars, jam pots, etc. Of these the majority before the war came either from enemy countries or from countries laid waste by the war.-—London Chronicle.

After Lagrippe—What? F. G. Prevo, Bedford, Ind., writes: ‘ An attack of lagrippe left me with a severe cough. I tried everything. 1 got so thin it looked as if I never would get well. Finally two bottles of Foley’s Honey and Tar cured me. I am now well and back to my , pormal weight.” A reliable remedy for coughs, colds, croup. Sold everywhere.—Advt. Only $1.65 for The Democrat and Orange Judd Farmer. Remember that by renewing your subscription to The Democrat you can get the Orange Judd Farmer, the great agricultural weekly, by paying only 15 cents additional, $1.65, for both The Democrat and Orange Judd. For 10 cents more, 11.75, you can get both the above papers and the Woman’s World, a

monthly household magazine. Do not put off sending in your renewal before this offer is withdrawn.

Notice of Letting Contract for County Farm Supplies. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will on Monday. March 6, 1916, receive sealed proposals for furnishing groceries, dry goods and meat for the use of county poor asylum. All bids to be on file by 2 o’clock of said date and to be accompanied by affidavit as required by law. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ~ By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

George L Wilder et ux to John B Latimore et ux, Jan. 18, It 1, bl 9, w It 2, bl 9, Remington, $4,000. Lena Wilder et baron to Lauretta Latimore, Jan. 18, It 7, bl 2, w % It 8, bl 2, Remington, $1,375. William H Black et ux to Chas E Hamilton, Sept. 18, 1915, pt n 22-30-6, 281 acres, Barkley, sl. Cornelius Rinsaard et al to William Hoffman et ux, Dec. 20, 1915, pt n % se, 26-32-7, 80 acres, Keener, $3,900. Abe Wartena et ux to Charles B Wells et ux, Feb. 10, It 1,2, bl 1, Rensselaer, Benjamin & MeGee’S add, $1,400. Martha J Rose to William C Rose, Jan. 3, w%e %, 4-29-5, e w%, 4-29-5, pt se se, 4-29-5, Barkley, $45,000. Mary E Lowe to Charles T Battleday, jr., Feb. 12, ne ne, 32-29-7, 40 acres, Newton, $2,600. Merrill A Freeland to Charles E Day, Feb. 4, n % ne, 9-29-7, 80 acres, Newton, $5,600. Kurg Burns to Burns, ne ne, 30-28-6, 4 0 acres, Jordan, sl,500. William D Barker et ux to Chas G Spitler, Jan. 31, e % nw, 11-27-7, 80 acres, Carpenter, $5,800. Margaret Niergarth et baron to Maggie Engelken, Feb. 8, pt nw ne, 33-28-6, 12.50 acres, Jordan, $938. Maurice Gorman, jr., to C N Brown, Feb. 9,1 U 7,8, bl 3, Wheatfield, Gorman’s add, S4OO. Marie J Finch et al to Charles Conrad, Jan. 29, und 4-5 se, 2-29-5, Gillam, $16,000. Charles Conrad et al to Joseph D Conrad, Jan. 29, und 4-5 pt sw, 1-29-5. Gillam, $15,925. Charles Conrad et al to Marie J Finch, Jan. 20, und 4-5 w pt n % nw, 16-27-7, se nw, 16-27-7, 100 acres. Carpenter, $15,000. Marie J Finch et al to Victoria Conrad, Jan. 29, und 4-5 e % tract sw, 30-28-7, und 4-5 w % se, 30-28-7, 149 acres, Jordan, $22,235. Marie J Finch et al to Blanche Mason,_ Jan. 29, und 4-5 pt n % nw, 16-27-7, 100 acres, Carpenter, sls- -

Horace C Sayler et ux to J B Sayler et ux, .Jan. 29, und % out lot 3, Wheatfield, Bentley’s add, «SSOO. Isadore Matenky et ux to Robert M Eddy et ux, Feb. 14, sw, 18-31-5,’ 16ft acres, Walker, $lO. Daniel E Lakin et ux to Grace E Shindelar, Feb. 17, e pt nw, 10-30-7, 30 acres, w pt ne, 10-30-7, 12 acres, Union, $2,520. Benjamin Harris et ux to Teresa Martindale, Feb. 18, Its 4, 10, bl 7. Renselaer, Weston’s add, s£oo Teresa Martindale et al to Benjamin Harris, Feb. 18, out lot 40, Rensselaer, pt sw, 19-29-6, pt sw, 12-29-6, Marion and Newton, $5,000. Joseph Vonasek et ux to John Matenky, Feb. 2, e U nw, 4-31-fi, Malker, Richard Smith to John G Kooy, Feb. 1, n % nw, 2-31-7, Keener, 54,300. David Hart et ux to James B McCann, Jan.. 25, e y 2 e % sw, 17-30-7, se, 17-30-7, 200 acres, Union, $ 1. Maurice Gorman, jr., et ux to Louis Albert Grube et ux, Feb. 9, It 3, bl 1, Wheatfield, Gorman’s add, $l5O. Grant-Warner Lumber Co to Oscar R Johnson et al, Feb. 1, pt sw sw, 19-29-6, Marion, S2OO

M. V. BROWN Building Contactor Have just returned to Rensselaer to live. Am open for building contracts of any kind or size, or work by the day. Fine interior finish stairways and hard-wood floors my specialty. MY MOTTO: I Try To Please PHONE No. 445.