Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 19, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 5 January 1922 — Page 7

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(Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington. D. C.) One of the world’s greatest waterfalls lies In South America, only a few days steaming from New Orleans and tittle more than 200 miles inland. This natural wonder of the western hemiipliere—Kaieteur falls of British Guiana —is four and a half times the height of Niagara; yet while 3,000,000 persons journey to Niagara each year, only a handful of white men have seen Kaieteur. The traveler bound for the great falls Sf Kaieteur does not roll to his destination by rail as do the tourists bent on seeing Niagara pr even those visiting the Victoria fu|fc> in Africa. Instead he must travel part of the way by river steamers and complete his journey paddled in small boats, with a final scramble on foot. For Kaieteur is in the heart of the Jungle. The start is made from Georgetown, British Guiana, on a small steamer which ascends the ‘ Demerara river. Georgetown itself is well worth a visit Though in the tropics, It is a comfort, able place, kept cool by the steady trade winds well governed. The streets nre wide, and through the center of many nre canals filled with enormous Victoria Regia water lilies. The Demerara flows through a low flat Country of alluvial, mud, so that the tide can be felt 80 miles from the mouth. At Georgetown it is so shallow that the steamers entering the port literally plow through the mud, and at full speed barely crawl to their wharves. Forty years ago a vessel was wrecked off the cdfTst of Guiana, and the mud has built around it until today it is an Inhabited island covered frith tall palms. Just outside of Georgetown the river steamer passes the big sugar estate established long ago by grants from the crown. At thp end of the first day the steamer arrives at Wlsmar. The town is a tiny place, consisting of the landing stage, a railroad station, a store, a gin shop. and. a few huts. But the fact that it is in the terminus of the Demerara Essequtbo railroad gives it some activity. This railroad connects the two most :tiportant rivers of the province. It of course, narrow-gauged and built, but any sort of railroad is a' blessing in Guiana. The line runs over ground as sandy as a beach —and indeed that is what it used to be. All the road below that point has beea built out Into- the ocean. Rockstone, terminus of the road on the Essequlbo river, is hardly more imposing than VVisraar. At Rockstone another river steamgr must be hoarded for a continuation of the -upstream Journey. All day the little steamer fights against n current between the monotonous shores. Asa matter of fact, one" hardly sees the shore itself, for. the bush is so Thick that it grows out into the river, leaving only lagoons, by which the Interior cnn be reached. Up the Enequibo and Potaro. The Essequlbo is a surprisingly formidable stream. It times the area drain-ad hy the Hudson and is twice as tong. Some 60 miles nbove Rockstone the steamer- leaves the great river and enters the mouth of the I’otaro, itself a stream of no menn proportions. A few hours later TumatunKiri. a tiny haMtntlop built on a bill by the side of a cataract Is sighted. Tumatumart is the place at which one usually makes contact with the Indian guides and bearers, previously engnged, upon whom dependence must he placed in negotiating the last 50 'miles of the journey. The short stretch between Tnmatumarl and Potnro landing Is covered in n small launch, from the latter point on, man power alone is available. A cataract blocks the stream above the landing, and must be passed by portage. The necessary boxes of provisions are strapped on the naked backs of Indians and carried for seven miles through the bush. On such marches cne must use every precaution against poisonous snakes.

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The Potaro river, above Potaro landing, is divide' 1 10*0 pumbe*- e* stretches by cataracts, ana the only available craft in the navigable portions are flat-bottomed punts. At a point about 109 miles from Georgetown the Potaro river gives up Its tortiious course and straightens out Into the lower gorge of Kaieteur. So straight is the gorge that proceeding up the strenm, far in the distance the tiny white patch of the falls may be seen. Once the portals of the canyon nre passed the gorge through which the falls has cut its way during the ages opens up more clearly. Massive precipitous rocks rise out of the Jungle as sharply as the sides of a Norwegian fjord. Suggestive, too, of the Scandinavian fjords are the lace-like waterfalls that cqme tumbling down from these heights. Though the-falls may be seen from thd lower reaches of the gorge they are miles away and days of labor must be spent before they are reached. Four miles below the fall even small boats must be abandoned, for the valley from there is quite impassable, | The land route lies up the steep side of the gorge along a trail hardly to be recognized as such, but which To the Indian In this back country is the highway to Brazil. With no. Idea of zigzagging up the side of a mountain the Indian has applied the principle that a straight line is the shortest path between two points, no matter what the angle. The trail, therefore, resembles a ladder of stone. The "burros of the Andes nre not used here; nnd It is safe to say* they never will be until a more gentle grade Is established. '* Though the climb is through a dense jungle, once the top is reached one finds himself in open country. The top of the plateau near the river is almost solid rock, and in spite of the heavy ralnfnll only scrubby vegetation and orchids cnn grow. Majesty of the Cataract A short walk from the head of the trail over the rocky surface brings one to tlie brink of u dizzy precipice which falls away sheeriy below. Opposite rises majestically the other side of the gorge; and to the. right perhaps 500 yards away is the all but Inaccessible fall. The beauty of this great cataract strikes the observer at once, but it Is only hy degrees that his mind compasses its magnitude. Over the red brown cliffs that form the head of the chasm pours a vast sheet of water more than 800 feet In height—a white curtain- aH the more distinct because of the dark cavern hollowed be--hind it. The waters pour down into the flepths with a tremendous roar. to be ■“heard for miles around, und the mists rise always in clouds that are striped with rainbow color so distinct as to impress themselves upon the film of the camera.. The breadth is 300 feet and more in time of flood, and the symmetry is wonderful. It is this perfect proportion, in fact, that tricks the eye into failure to grasp at -first the huge scale of the scene. To the American viewing Kaieteur perhaps the best way to realize its magnitude Is to compare Its height with ills well-krown skyscrapers. The Singer building if set with its base where the water strikes the floor of the gorge; would fail to reach the rim of the fall by more than 100 feet; the top of the Metropolitan tower would he 40 feet below the rim, and of the Woolworth building only the upper 51 feet would show above the cliffs. But comparisons with the structures of' man nre perhaps the last that should be made. The ’setting Is perfect for one of the world's greatest natural Neither on the great plateau, nor up the placid river, nor in the huge, deep gash In the earth that extends for miles below is to be seen a sign of human habitation or human works. All is wild nature at it* best.

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PIGS’ CHRISTMAS "Grunt, grant,’’ aald forky Tig. “Grunt, grunt,” said Sammy Sauau3 “Scaenl, squeal,” said Miss Ham. “Squeal, squeal," said Mrs. Pink Pig. “Grunt, grunt,” said Pinky Pig's Mother. “Squeal, squeal," said Pinky t’lg. “Grunt, grunt,” said Brother Bacon. "Gruclous," said Master Pink I’lg. “Haven’t any of you anything to say for yourselves? You mustn’t just grunt and squeal. You must grunt nnd squeal refll words, real talk, real conversation.” “That is what we were doing,” said Brother Bacon. “Squeal, squeal, that Is what we were doing.” . .•> “Well,” said Master Pink Pig, “you all seem to be making a lot of noise about nothing.” “That’s where you are wrong,” the other pigs said. “We are all practi-v ing how we will wish the fanner a very merry Christmas. It Is Christmas time nnd we are giving him our best wishes, “Yes, yes, indeed. Every one wishes every one else a merry Christmas, or the compliments of the season, or season greetings, or a happy New Year or something of this sort at this season of the year. “And so, we are doing the same. “We. can't speak our wishes Just as every one else can, but then that makes it all the better. We have our own Interesting way of wishing the fanner a merry Christmas, and we hope you will wish him one too.” “We are going to get a good Christmas dinner, of course, and we look forward to it as we should, for we are good pigs, but even so, we must take the time on this happy Christmas day to wish the farmer a merry Christmas. “We hope you’ll do so too, Master Pink Pig.” "Why, of course, I will.” said Master link Pig. "I’m sure that it had Just escaped me for the time being—l menn the thought of its being Christ-

“You Mustn’t Just Grunt, mas Day had escaped me for the, time being. I wns thinking more of dinner than I wns of Christmas." “But,” said Sammy Sausage, “Christmas dinner Is n dinner In Itself. It’s a special dinner Just as Christmas Day Is a special day. "Ah, here comes the farmer now, we must all wish him the Compliments of the Season, Merry Christmas, Season Greetings, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, Prosperous New Year, Joyous New Year. * - “For the first three of these wishes we must grunt over and over again. “For the rest of these wishes we must squeal over and over again. “And then In order to thank him for our Christmas dinner, for even pigs must thank at Christmas time, we will twist our little tails right happily and he will see our pleasure Is real. “Os course he can see that hy the way we eat, but he will see it by our looks as well as our actions. “The old saying is that actions speak louder than words, so of course we want to act our pleasure and eat as though we loved our dinner. "And we’ll do that. Pigs have always believed that actions did si>eak louder than words.” The farmer came along then with the Christmas dinner for the pigs and Grandfather *Porky Pig, Miss Ham, Sammy Sausage, Brother Bacon, Master Pink Pig, Pinky Pig, Pinky Pig’s mother. Mrs. Pink Pig, and the little pigs nil said: “Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt, grupt, squeal, squeal, squeal,” over and over again. “I do believe my pigs are wishing me a Merry Christmas and other nice wishes,” said the farmer. "Well, Merry Christmas, Pigs, and may you' enjoy your Christmas dinner." „ “We will, we will,” §aid the Pigs,, “Merry Christmas to you. Farmer, and many of them, aiid also \u| hope we may have many Christmas dinners, too l Grunt, grunt, grunt, squeal, squeal, squeal." i —t—ft The Parson’s Chance, Rev. Mr. Goodie, off on a vacation fishing trip, was horrified to hear a youthful angler using words that had a very dark blue tinge. "My boy," he remonstrated, “don't you know that the fish will never bite if you swear like that?" . “I know I ain’t very good afrit," replied the youngster apologetically. “But I thought I could get some little ones on the few words I know. Here, you take my pole nnd see what you can do.’’e-Leg!oo Weekly.

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WOMEN MAKE OWN DRESS FORMS AT HOME VERY CHEAPLY

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(Prepared by th# United States Department of Af rievltnrt ) Every woman, wbo makes garments for herself long* for ■ dress form, if she does not already possess one, and. If she does, she regards It as one of the most necessary pieces of sewing equipment that she has. It Is very difficult to fit oneself. When the arras are moved to change a pin or a basting which needs adjusting, the fit of the whole garment is changed, and the fitter does not know where the right place Is for the seam or the trimming. A dress form or Betty, as it is often called, does away with this difficulty, but because of the expense of the commercial ones few women in the past have felt they could afford to own one. Garment making clubs are among the most popular of the many organized by the home demonstration agents who are sent out by the United States Department of Agriculture, and their members are learning easier and better ways of dressmaking. The extension workers soon discovered that the farm woman who attempts to do part or all of her own sewing—and the majority of them do—encounters the most difficulty in fitting the garments arid adjusting the trimming. What she needs is a dress form, and since dress forms are beyond the means of the larger number, the home demonstration agents had to set their wits to work and invent a homemade substitute. Kinds of Dress Forms. Today thousands of these homemade dress forms are in use in the rural and small town homes j>t this country. In Merrimae county, N. H., 17 communities have organized themselves, for the purpose of making. dress forms. This means that the majority of women in that county frill have one of these conveniences.

RICE FLOUR USED TO GET BAKING VARIETY Suggested for Making Various Breads and Cakes. Not Suitable Alone on Account of Lack of Gluten—Excellent Substitute for Wheat In Making Waffles and Cookies. 48 (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Rice flour may be used in various kinds of breads, cakes and cookies, the United States Department of Agriculture suggests. Because of the lack of gluten, rice flour alone is not suitable for making bread, bnt bread of good texture may be made from mixed wheat and rice flour. Rice flour is also an excellent substitute for wheat In waffles and certain kinds of cookies and cake. Rice Flour Waffles. lit cups rice flour 1H cupo milk 1 teaspoon Halt I tablespoons meltI teaspoons baking’ ed fat powder 2 *BB* Sift the dry Ingredients together and add them slowly to the milk, beaten egg yolks and melted fat. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites and cook the waffles in a hot well-greased Iron. Rice-Flour Coconut Drop Cookies. I eggs, well beaten % tablespoon salt It cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking 1 tablespoon melted powder fat ''Tt 1 cup grated coco- ( tablespoons milk nut lit cups rice flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix together the ingredients In the order given, drop the batter by the spoonful on a greased baking sheet, and bake for 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Sponge Cake. t eggs (yolks and 2 teaspoons lemon > whites beaten sep-. Juice arately) 1 teaspoon vanilla % cup sugar % cup rice flour 1 tablespoon hot wa- 1H teaspoons bakter ing powder 1 teaspoon salt Combine the Ingredients in the order In which they are listed and bake the cake as a loaf or in muffin pans. I’hls cake may be used as It Is or as the basis for many desserts. Baked In a thin sheet, spread with soft Jelly and rolled. It makes a delicious jelly roll. It may be served with a sauce like cottage pudding, or It may be baked tn layers and p'ht' together with custard filling for a Martha Washington pie, or used for a shortcake with fresh fruit between the layers

At present four kinds of dress forms are being used. The first is the most expensive, and is made with a commercial dress form and a lining to fit all the lines of the wearer's figure The lining is adjusted over the dress form, and stuffing is put tn betweeD the lining and the form until the lining is tightly filled. Another variety is made by stuffing a tight-fitting lining with excelsior, cotton, or some like substance. This Is not as satisfactory as it might be, for great care must be exercised to give the dress form the right lines and it loses its shape more or less rapidly. A third method is to cover a tightfitting lining, while it Is on its owner, with plaster of parts; this is allowed to harden, and the whole is then carefully removed. The lining should have an opening down ’the frqot. Stuffing is then put In' until it is firm. Most Satisfactory Betties. The most satisfactory home-made bettles, however, are made with gummed paper. This variety costs less than a dollar, and is suid to give as good satisfaction as one which brings S2O across a counter. They are made by pasting two thicknesses of gummed manlla sealing paper on a tight-fitting undervest while on " the prospective owner’s figure. When the gum has dried, the Jacket Is removed by slitting down the back and front These halves are then put together again with gummed paper. The general effect is that of a heavy papiermache form. One of the best features of a home-made betty Is that it is an exact duplication of the woman’s own form. The dress form means n real paving .In money as well as time and.patlenca to every woman whether she is making new clothes or making over old ones. .7"

NEW 4-H BIG SISTERS" CLUB - —~ —- - '%• - "Mother-craft" It Basic Idea of Or. f gamzation Recently Formed in Massachusetts. “Mothercraft” Is the basic Idea of the 4-H Big Sisters’ eluh which has recently been organized in Beverly, Mass,, through the effort of the State club leader. Some of these girls who Joined this new club had already had “mothercraft” lessons through the baby welfare nurse and were able to demonstrate how to bathe a very young baby. Home visits were made by the club leader to have the real mother understand exactly what the club was for—to teach the older girls how to care for the youngest children. The members brought their “club children" to the first meeting of the health center to be weighed and measured. One glri had a little brother, fifteen months oid, another a brother eighteen months; there were three younger sisters five years old, and one girl had twin sisters two and a half year* old that she had cared for since 'their birth. The “big sisters” club includes a knowledge of washing and bathing the children, dressing them, putting a child to bed, and suitable entertainment. They are taught how to keep a record and asked to report on the games played with their “chlldren."..lhe making of simple Christ-■mas-tagw -4s -alto-taught.

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Season a veal casserole with a bit of caramelized sugar. •• • v Tomato omelet may be accompanied with shredded lettuce. • * • Substitute borax for bluing and the dalhea will be whiter. Creamed chicken is good served in scooped-out crusty rolls. • • • In making qulMie Jelly try coloring with a few drops of beet Juice, • * • Good “snow mittens” for the kiddles can be made from old sweaters. -■• • • If the oven is too hot, a basin of water placed In the bottom will cool it • • • Green peppers are appetising stuffed with chopped boiled ham, raisins, chopped apples And bread enrmba,

PROVERBS HELD IN COMMON Remarkable Similarity of Idea* Noted Among Nations, Both of the Old and New World. The similarity of Ideas all over the world Is found in the similarity of expressions to convey the Ideas. The oid English proverb “A fool and his money are soon parted,” finds its counterpart tn the phrase, “There is no medicine for a fool.” But the Japanese also claim that by good management they can do something even with fools, when they say, "Fools and scissors move according to the mode of using them." Some of us carry our Latin with us all our lives. Just because we hud n good teacher. To these, the old Latin saying, “The eagle does not catch flies." (Aqulla non caplt muscas) will recall old memories of the pride and sarcasm of the Romans. So also will they be pleased to read the Japanese aphorism, “The falcon docs not peck at ears of com,” which Is true, as falcons, especially those of the peregrine type, are much more likely to seize nnd carry small animals like lambs, rabbits, chickens. —Philadelphia Ledger.

MOTHER* QUICK! GIVE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP FOR CHILD’S BOWELS Even a sick child loves the "fruity" laste of “California Fig Syrup." If the little tongue is coated, or If your child Is listless, cross, feverish, fnll of cold, or has colic, a teaspoonful will never fall to open the bowels. In a few hours you can see for yourself how thoroughly it works all the constipation poison, sour bile and waste from the tender, little bowels and gives you a well, playful child again. Millions of mothers keep “California Fig Syrup” handy. They know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. AsR your druggist for genuine “California Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say "California" or you may get an imitation fig syrup.—Advertisement. Oscuratory. The gob was on shore lexve and happy becuuse he ha.d found a girl as affectionate as he. His Joy was dimmed, however, for a bluecoat had forbidden spooning In the park and his glri had tabooed It on the streets. But life took anew turn when he saw a man kiss his wife farewell in front of the Pennsylvania station. New York. He rushed his girl toward a crowd hurrying toward the Philadelphia express, and bade her a" fond farewell; When the crowd thinned, they Joined a throng for Washington, and repeated the act. They repeated it again before the Chicago train. This was too much for a -colored porter who-liaii been watching. He . stepped up to Jim gob. "Boss,” be said, “why don’t you go downstulrs and try the Long Island station. Dem local trains am a-leavin’ mos* all de time I” —Everybody’s. Mysterious Stove. At a recent electrical exposition a “mystic -stove" attracted no little attention. This idea is by no means new; In fact, in one of Its most spectacular forms It consists of a kettle of water boiling on a cake of Ice. The solution of such mysteries is powerful magnetic induction,-which causes the generation of powerful electric current in the pot, pan or kettle. The layman Is, of course, greatly mystified, since water can be boiled, eggs fried, and so on, with no visible source Os heat. The hand can be passed over the tap-estry-covered table without feeling any trace of heat.—Scientific American. Motoristlcally Speaking. “Hey, mister, this cheese sandwich.” “Smarter with It?” “The gasket is too thin.”—Farm Life. Once a hero always a hero to the hero himself —but not to the fickle populace

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