SEVERE CRAMPING SPELLS,
mHS 1 fftCK AND SIDES
- UoMWili—. hmipaiodic
Drftpcfj of Atjfilltftf xvXAfl*
several years these have come on 
me so bad that I had to quit my
work and go to bed. Every
month I would stay in bed from
one to two days. The psins in
my back and sides were awful.
•This went on for several
months after I was married un
til, one tone when I was having
a bad spell, my husband sug
fested that I try CarduL I said
would try it, so he got me a
bottle at the store and I began
to take it.
"It seemed like I improved
from the very first dese. When
I had taken one bottle I was very
much better. I did not cramp so
hard the next month and I ate
and slept better. I was "no*™ear
ly so nervous, either. I thought
Cardui was fine, so I continued
the treatment until I had taken
five bottles, at which time I felt
completely welL I had no more
CHINA SHIPS MILLIONS OF EGGS TO U.S.
EVEN WITH CREAT INCREASES IN OUR OWN EGG
PRODUCTION AND A TMlff WALL. IMPORTATIONS ARE HEAVY.
TOT AI IM4I »5 I lfM I IH7 1910 1919 1920 | |g?l 1923 1923
DOZENS
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+ 3y Y
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DOZENS OF CCCS IMPORTED FROM CHINA
MM M 000000 MM ' 24 TOO 000
iftj n tooooo mjo ri «oo poo
im* i j too 000 mi «1 000 000
Ml 7 4S 400000 IMI ISM 7 000
mt SI4OOOOO was x» 710 000
Chinese hens are laying millions of dozens of .eggs to be beaten Into Amer
ica* cakes and candles. In spite of the Increased height of the tariff wall.
Enough Chinese eggs are coming Into the United States anfauully to furnish
approximately one tfosen for every family. But the Chinese hen docs not com
pete with the American hen In supplying the eggs for the breakfast table. Of
the 23,710,000 deceo coming In last year practically all were In the dried or
frozen form, according to the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation.
The American hen cannot be accused of loafing on the Job. In addition to
furnishing all the eggs needed for American use, sfie produces a huge surplus
Tor export Last year this surplus amounted to 30,000,000 dozen—o,29o.ooo
dozen more than were imported. The American exports were largely eggs In
the shell, which sell at higher prices than the frozen and dried eggs from
Chios.
•la TM4. Just a deride ago, there were 10.(100,000 dozen Chinese -
mported. "By 19l8tfteImports totaled 32,400,000 dozen, and In lir.li the number
had eltmhed to 71,600,000'dosen. In 1922, the year the tariff went Into effect,
only £5,827,000 dozen were Imported. Last year the number was still further
» reduced, with only 23,710,000d0zen coming In.
I'reeent prices are lot especially attractive to Imports. The demand •«
.or strictly high quality eggs, the production of which for Uie home mtukelj
the American hen monopolUes. *"• -
Horse Markets Coming Back
XI | mil II IN HTIIC *»[| IR NIW MUS
BllpiS'
Horse markets are coming back. As both farm and city are demanding mors
and better horses, better prices may ultimately result, according to the Scars-
Roebuck Agricultural Foundation based on a study of the trend In the buying
power of farm horses during the past 57 years.
Low prices probably will continue to discourage horse and mule produce
tlon and cause a falling off in the equine imputation until nverage prices return,
the Foundation believes. But already horse breeding operations have begun
to expand In the districts possessing the kind of foundation stock capable of
producing the sort of horses the market wants. Attractive prices are now
being paid for all good, big sound shapely drafters coming to market and good
horses of the wagon type weighing 1,400 to 1.600 pounds. Trices have ad
vanced from the extreme depression of two years ago.
HOST toon the turning feoinfwtll be reached on the rank and file of horse*
is uncertain. Previous cycles of horse and mule prices as shown by the ac
companying chart hare varied greatly In length. The first lasted eleven years
from depression to depreeslon..the second eighteen years and the present cycle
Is already twenty-seven years. It seems logical to believe gut an upward
torn In prices which will last for a decade or longer will start before long
and that good horses and males produced from ma tings in the next few years
will get the benefit of that advance by the time they reach marketable age.
Good horses are the exception on farms today. It Is unthinkable that good
tarasrs wMI be content with plu«s for long.
Anclsnt Gold Klna.
The oldest gold mines for which we
po* tens literary evidence rre the auri
ferous of Hyperborla (Tibet) In Herod
otus; the oldest by Inference are the
alluvions of India; the oldeat by in
scriptions and modern surrey are the
TUsharee alluvions of Egypt, nine
teenth century before Christ.
Feminine Perversity.
Even the woman who wsnts te talk
•II the time Isn't satisfied unless her
husband wakes up long enough to say
ft» or no. now and then.
cramping spalls-at all, and my
health was as good as anybody's.
I am feeHng- ftne new ana I 'give
all the credit to Cardui, for I
had been suffering for years be
fore I took it"
Cardui is a vegetable extract, con
tainine no harmful ingredients. It is
made from mild-acting medicinal herbs
with a gentle, tonic, strengthening ef
fect upon certain female organs and
| upon the system in general. Its users
have testified to its special value at
the time of entering womanhood at
maturity and at the time of the
change of life.
For over 40 years, Cardui has been
tested in use by thousands of women
who have written to tell of the great
benefit they have received from it
For over 600 years, medical authori
ties have recommended one of the
principal ingredients of Cardui in the
treatment of certain female com
plaints.
Cardui, the woman's tonic, tested by
time, is today the product of many
years of experience and investigation.
It is manufactured in up-to-date labo* I
ratories by the most modern and
sanitary methods of pharmaceutical I
science and is for sale by all drug- .
gists. 193 |
Number of Continents.
There are usually considered to
be flv* large land areas entitled to
Ike name of continent. North Amer
ica, Bocth America, Alrlca. Bunula
•nd Australia. Politically. Kumrfa
Is subdivided Into the tiro continents
of Europe and Asia.
There ere Msny.
There are many who talk on from
Ignorance rather than from knowl
edge. sod who find the former an In
exhaustible fund of coaversatlooi—
H—rot
RAPS EXAGGERATION
OF DEFECTIVE VISION
Committee Heed Says Pe*
pie Unduly Alarmed.
Detroit, Mich.—"Exaggerated state
ments concerning the amount of de
fective vision among school children
■re being made continually with the
motive of alarming people Into ob
taining spectacle*," declared Lewis H.
('arris, managing director of the na
tional committee for the prevention
of blindness, In an address before the
annual meeting of the American Pub
lic Health association here.
"p*f Impression that the nation ip
rapidly going blind or that more than
half of our school children need to
wear glnsses Is an exaggeration," de
clared Mr. Carris.
Mr. Carris pointed out that al
though estimates have placed the ex
tent of defective vision among school
children as high as 00 per cent, a na
tionwide Investigation wlilch has been
Conducted by the national committee
( for the prevention of blindness during
the last year indicates that for the
country at large an average of only
12.1 per cent of school children have
defectlv®Klßlon.
Uniformity Lacking In Teat*.
I "There can be little question," Mr.
jGnrrls said, "that the eyes of most
children reported as having normal
vision may have some slight degree
of ocular defect; but physical vigor
and general health tone enable the
child to have standard vision In spite
of eye Importations. Until there Is
some more unli'orm procedure through
out the country In giving examinations
this percentage must be accepted as a
(air indication of the size of the prob
lem which defective vision presents
to school authorities.
"It would appear from the reports
received that the percentage of de
fective vision In rural districts is gen
erally higher than that of city dis
tricts. The figures from Pennsylvania
are representative. In rural districts
16.8 per cent of children were found
to have defective vision. In cities of
10,000 to 90,000 the percentage 'was
12J. In cities of more than 30,000
the percentage was 8.5.
"The probable explanation of this
difference Is that the follow-up and
corrective measures In the titles are
superior to those In the rural districts.
The difference can also be accounted
for by the Inferior lighting of rural
schools and rural homes as compared
with urban schools and homes."
Nature of Tests Important.
Mr. Calais pointed out the Impor
tance of determining to what extent
defects in vision and diseased eye con
ditions would be discovered by ex
aminations which It is practical to
conduct in schools.
"In actual practice," he said, "exam
inations are given by medical exam
iners, by nurses, by teachers or by a
combination of these. According to
reports from approximately 300 cities
of more than 10,000 population re
ceived by the national committee for
the prevention of blindness, eye exam
inations are now being conducted by
the following agencies:
"In 20 per cent of the cities the
examinations are made by school
physicians alone.
"In 25 per cent of the cities the
examinations are made by nurses
alone.
"In 20 per cent of the cities the ex
aminations are made by physicians
and nurses In co-operation.
"In 15 per cent of the cities the ex
aminations are made by classroom
teachers alone.
"In the other 20 of cities
the examinations are made by com
binations of the three."
Mr. Carrls announced that a study
looking toward the development of
standards of makltyt eye examinations
Is now being corißucted jointly by a
committee of the National Education
association and the American Medical
association with the co-operation of
the National Committee for the Pre
vention of Blindness.
Gas and Poison Clear
Island of Rabbit Pest
Tacoma, Wash.—A barrage of gas,
combined with the use of polaon. has
eradicated the rabbits on Smith Wand,
In the straits of Juan de Fuca, tlie en
trance of Puget sound.
The rabbits had become such a pest
on the island that they were under
mining the foundations of the govern
ment lighthouse and the naval radio
compass station there. Flnnlly an ap
peal was made to the United States
biological survey and L»-o K. Couch,
In charge of the work In this state,
planned warfare against the rabbits.
Thousand! of them were killed In a
week 4>y calcium cyanide- gas intro
duced into their burrows and by poi
son pat on applee.
Mr. Oouch has prepared data for
the information of Australian officials.
Be believes the experiment may re
sult In the eradication of the pest to
Australia.
Actual Replacement
Costs Only Exempted
Washington.—Taxpayers may de
duct from gross Income only such
amounts a* actually are expanded tor
replacement of property each taxable
year, the United States board of tax
appeals ruled In an appeal of the cane
of William J. Ostheimer of Philadel
phia, a restaurant keeper. A leasee
of chattels Is not suthorlsed to deduct
from gfoea income funds set aside an
nually for use In replacing property
"as good as new" upon expiration of
UM th* board decided
IAMANCE GLEANER, GRAHAM, N. a
Charming and Unusual Brick Home
Borrows Apartment House Ideas
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
Questions nod give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of
this paper. On account of his wide
experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt,
the highest authority on all these sub
jects. Address all inquiries to William
A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue,
Chicago, 111., and only Inclose two-cent
■ tamp for reply.
Apartment 'builders, when apart
ment building was rather an experi
mental proposition, were forced to
take their Ideas for the most part
from those developed from years of
experience in building separate homes.
And it Is high time that the apart
ment returned the compliment and
presented some Ideas which can be
used with gain in the erection of the
detached home.
This is exactly what has been done
in this charming and unusual home of
brick, fer while the floor plans show
only five rooms, the home really has
the efficiency of a six-room house
through the use of a closet bed, such
«■ are so generally utilized in the
planning of modern apartments.
The home as shown Is designed for
a corner lot, with the unusual arched
entrance in the center of the long
side of the building. The fireplace
chimney of field stone Is a decorative
touch.
The arched entryway opens Into a
vestibule which gives access to the
living room, the dining room and a
hall which leads to all other parts of
the home.
But the center of Interest In this
hojna is the large and very "livable"
Moderate Priced House
Is Now the Chief Need
That the need of today la for homes.
of moderate price and moderate size,
Is the opinion of William Elder, In
dianapolis real estate man. During
the times of apparent unrest in busi
ness, the greater part of the bnlldlng
population Is beginning to be dubious
as to the benefit in building houses,
the price of which ranges above $5,-
000, he said. Mr. Elder said the pres
ent business conditions are merely re
actions which had to follow the war
and also that the country was once
again shifting back to the prewar pe
riod. He believes that the natural
course taken will be one of less build
ing.
"Today the thing needed Is houses
of moderate price," he said, "so that
the ordinary working man who has
only the average chance of paying his
debts will be able to pay for his home.
It Is a for the average man
to pay for a~ honi£ on terrtig" regnrdv
leu of the price. A house is not like
a piece of furniture that can be
bought one week und paid for the
next. A house takes time, as any
thing that runs in the thousands of
dollars does."
If a ma!i has the "payment habit,"
which results In his spending a dol
lar of his' pay roll here and another
there, the profitableness of his buy
ing a home on payments Is doubtful.
Elder sah). It sometimes proves to
make the home buyer wish to save
his money, but this Is seldom the case
with the man who spends all his
money this way, he said.
If all the prospective home buyers
who are holding back because they
want houses ef the quality that now
cost SIO,OOO or more, would be satis
fled with houses of the bungalow type,
to cost not more than $5,000 or so,
and would go ahead and build them,
Mr. Elder said, industry would be
tremendously stimulated.
Concrete Block Used Now
for Building Entire Ifouse
' In addition to Its strength concrete
block flgst became popular with build-
ers because of the fine appearance of
the rock-face block In basement walla.
Its convenience In laying and econ
omy. Providing aa it does from 20
per cent to 00 per cent dead air space,
a concrete wall affords greater protec
tion from the cold than solid masonry,
and it will not swegt like solid ma
sonry.
Many residences have been built en
tirely of concrete block construction
In the walls and they make extremely
comfortable homes, splendidly pro
tected from the cold In winter and
the heat of summer.
Small Suite Houses
In many cities the house built after
the manner of the small'apartment
suite is popular. Wall beds are pro
vided In several rooms and are cheap
er than building more rooms.
Lighting Service Rooms
In the kitchen, pantry and cellar It
Is essential to provide direct lighting
fixtures, as that light can be thrown
4swn upon the wfjrktng pUne.
living room, with Its size Increased by
the dimensions of "the sun' parlor
which parctlcully Is part of the room.
And entirejy'out of sight and detract
ing nothing from tlje room Is a bed
s §if
i 1 . 1 J'
Floor Plan.
which can be utilized when needed,
solving the problem of the spare room
without the extra expense.
The arrangement of the two bed
rooms, the kitchen and the efficient
pantry will repay careful study.
Things About Plumbing
Householder Should Know
The trap is a curved pipe permit
ting the last of a flow of water t* re
main in the pipe to prevent a bftck
flow of sewer gas into the house.
There are many different types. The
grease trap is used to separate grease
from water in large or Institutional
kitchens and saves plumbing bills.
Traps must be in plain sight under
the sink.
The house sewer Is that part of the*
main drain or sewer extending from
a pojnt two feet outside of the outer
front wall of the building, vault or
area, to its connection with the pub-*
11c sewer, private sewer or cesspool.
The house drain Is that part of the
horizontal drain and its branches in
side the walls of a building, vault or
area and often dug to and connecting
with the house sewer.
The soil line Is the vertical line of
pipe having outlets above the flow of
~t".!te first story fox- the toilet
The waste line Is the vertical line
of pipe having outlets above the first
floor for fixtures other than the toilet.
The vent pipe is applied to any spe
cial pipe provided to ventilate the sys
tem of piping and prevent trap siphon
age and back pressure. Fresh «ir out
lets and main traps art to prevent
odors and gases entering the, house
from the sewer.—From the Designer
Magazine.
Weather Stripping Way
to Protect Furnishings
An all-warm house In winter time
Is a practical Impossibility without
weather-stripping. Buildings settle
even on the best foundations; doors
and windows adjust themselves; air
passages appear, and drafts and heat
waste result. Realising this, many In
ventive minds have developed weather
strips for doors and windows calcu
lated to be practical and efficient, and
last indefinitely.
In the old days the weather-strip
was considered simply a cold weather
advantage. Now, however, they have
been found as necessay and effective
in excluding dust and dirt. Good
weather-stripping of doors and win
dows protects rugs, drapes, wall paper,
painting and good furniture against
soiling and deterioration from the
dOst, smoke, soot and dirt sifting in
from the outside.
Let as consider the scientific basis
of weather-stripping. It Is * fact that
burning fuel at full-blast "spots" heat
at certain points. These points are
too hot, while exposed places near
doors and windows and the areas fair
ly distsnt from the heating plant are
cold.
Two Baths Better
For the small additional expense th«
family of any size will find it a great
convenience, especially when several
members of the family must be ready
to leave the house at about the same
hour, |« have two bathrooms.
Basement Convenience
If possible, plan the house with as
outside basement entrance for con
venience In the laundry snd In empty-
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'MOTHER! Fletcher's Castoria is a harmless Substitute for
Castor Oil, Paregoric, .Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups,
orepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of
Constipation [Wind Colic
[Flatulency fib Sweeten Stomach
Diarrhea Regulate Bowels
Aids in the assimilation of Food, promoting Cheerfulness, Rest, and
Natural Sleep without Opiates
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it.
Why They "Joined Up"
for Better or Worse
Little did I think what an Interesting
task I had set myself when I set out to
Inquire why some.wives and husbands
had married.
Let us get over the unpleasant part
first. I asked a young wife why she
had married, since she apparently took
little interest in her husbund and
home.
"Oh, I wanted to be free. Mother
wouldn't let me have a latchkey, and
if I was ten minutes late coming home
at .night there was as much fuss as if
the house had caught fire. So I es
caped with the first 'boy' who asked
me. He's not much of a catch, either."
Incidentally, that woman finds it is
Impossible to do exactly what one
likes even when married. Her bus
band "watches the clock" when she's
out, too!
Next a man told me he-married his
wife because he was sorry for her. She
was unhappy at home and he couldn't
bear to see her cty. Now he sees what
a fool he's been, and from what I
gather It Is he who makes her cry now
adays. It's to bo hoped that no other
man will come along and pity her.
"Why did I marry?" echoed anffther
man. "Why, because she is the sweet
est, best and dearest little girl in Uie
world, and I Just couldn't have lived
without her." Pleasant hearing words
like that, isn't it? —Vera Leslie, In
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Ring Lore
The origin of the finger ring reaches
back to ancient Greek mythology.. Pro
metheus is said to have worn the first
ring. Prometheus stole fire from
Heaven with which to cook liis food
and so brought upon himself the dis
pleasure of Jupiter, who condemned
the daring mortal to be chained for
ever to a rock. Jupiter later repented
and released Prometheus, but ordered
that lest he might forget his punish
ment and perhaps dare' to steal from
the gods, he should always wear a
chain about his linger to which a frag
ment of rock was attached, and thus
technically at least, carry out the
original sentence of being chained to a
rock forever. In this is seen both the
origin of the ring and also the practice
oLle tin rings with precious stones.
Early Envelopes
When envelopes were first made the
sealing flaps were urgummed and were
closed by applying at the point of the
sealing flap a wafer of sealing wax.
About IS-10 there appeared en the mar
ket envelopes with a small 'lick of
gum" about half nn Inch square at the
point of the sealing flap, and this very
soon supplanted the wafer of wax.
When, however, as a still further Im
provement, some manufacturers began
to gum the whole of the sealing flap,
many protested against It; and while
willing to moisten the small spot of
jfinA, for sanitary reasons they were
not willing to "lick" the entire flap
After some time this prejudice was
overcome and envelopes with gummed
flaps rapidly csme Into favor.—Path
finder Magazine.
No Change at All
■You've heard of a person being In a
(Quandary, haven't your* Peterson
asked.
"Sure," replied Brown. "Why?"
"Well, I Just had a letter from an
•lAMnd, and he's In one. He's been
In .ratter bad health for some time, so
the other day he went to see a doctor,
aad the doctor advised him to take two
or three months' complete rest. That's
where the quandary comes in. He's
teen working for the government for
15 years and doesn't know where to
1 look for a more complete neat-"
America* Legion WMUJT.
Why Mr. N. Windsor (R. I.) Put Up
with Rats for Years
"Years ago I got some rat poison, which nearly
killed our fine watch dog. We put up with rats
until a (riend told me about Rat-Snap. It surely
kills rats, though house pets won't touch it." Rati
dry up and leave no smelL Prices. 35c, 65c, CI .25.
Sold and guaranteed by
GRAIIA;-: DRUO COMPANY
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Pharaoh of the Exodus
Had Hardened Arteries
New York—Examination of Egyp
tian mummies hns revealed that the
pliarnoh of the exodus had hardened
arteries, while Itaineses V suffered
from a skin affliction Suggestive of
smallpox, PrQf G. Elliott Smith,
Egyptologist of University college,
London, said recently address
at the Academy of Medicine. Cancer,
rheumatism and mastoiditis were com
mon 4,()00 years ago, Professor Smith
declared, and although thousands of
human bodies have been unearthed
only one case of gout and one of lep
rosy were discovered. Tuberculosa
WHS extremely rare, while rickets, he
said, was entirely absent. One mummy
found In the pyramids had suffered
from cancer.
Skeleton 1,000 Years Old
Montreal.—While digging the foun>
datiun of a new warehouse in Outre
mont, a sulnfrb, a laborer discovered
the skeleton of an Indian, which scien
tists believed to be more than a thou
sand years old.
The body was In a sitting position,
head between the knees, according to
the funeral rites of the ancient Algon
qulns.
X Persons Causing Fires
| Criminals, Says Chief
« Worcester, Mass.—Persons re
♦ sponsible for fire through care
•> iPxwiesK ure criminals rind
g sliould so be treated, said lire
« Chief McCarthy at a hearing
liefore the state fire commis
si slon liere. The committee, np
+ pointed by Governor Cox, is
♦ seeking means to reduce lire
+ losses In this state.
J "I urge the passage of laws
♦ maklDg every i.erson on whose
J premises fires occur answer be
fore a court and there girt ren
-5 son for such fire," the chief
♦ said. "If he is unable to prove
J that the fire was not due to hia
carelessness or negligence he
+ should be fined to make him
♦ realise his fnillt."
Strange Inconsistencies.
Here Is one of life's inconsistencies:
A mouse is afraid of a man, a man is
afraid of a woman, and a woman in
m Jl