VOL. LI
SARGASSO IS SEA
OF MANY SECRETS
Expedition Will Explore
Mysteridus Region.
As If an enrtmous giant bad pat bis
finger into the sea and stirred it
round, the entire North Atlantic ocean
slowly revolves in the direction of the
clock's hands.
In the center Is the Sargasso sea, a
gigantic collection of floating islands,
made of seaweed and Inhabited by
countless living things.
Nobody knows how Herodotus, in
ancient times, came bjr the alarming
stories he told of this mysterious re
gion, for it Is only daring recent years
that it has been properly charted.
When Columbus and bis men were
drawn Into this oval-shaped yortex, his
ship remained out of control for 15
days, and the crew thought they were
condemned to perish In a watery
prison, closely guarded by seawe-id
barriers for 260,000 square miles. But
a strong wind luckily carried the ship
to safety.
Supported in the water by small air
balloons, the feathery weeds of Sar
gasso are mostly olive-brown In. color,
with blotches of white. The chief
source of supply has been proved to
be the Oulf of Mexico and the Carib
bean sea.
Sailors do not like this strange tract
which floats, almost like ltiid, on the
bosom of the Atlantic. It Is reputed
to be the home of barbarous fish and
the hiding place of mysterious mon
sters. Animals drifting about on the
surface of the sea, with only the scat
tered cover of moving seaweed, are
exposed to many dangers, not only
from the birds always hovering above,
but from hungry fish larking in the
patches of uncovered sea, which is the
bluest In the world
To protect .themselves, all the living
creatures imitate, In a remarkable
way, the color of their floating home.
One grotesque little animal is conspic
uous owing to the disproportionate size
of its head and Jaws, and resembles
the frog fish,* sometimes seen near
British coasts.
Making its neat of seaweed bound
together by long cords of its own man
ufacture, this singular creature com
bines all the characteristics of an ani
mal, a fish, and a bird
A short-tailed crab of the shell-less
type swarms on the Sargasso weed and
is blotched with white to match the
light patches on its surroundings.
These and many more peculiar crea
tures will be examined by Professor
Beebe, of New York, who recently set
out to explore this little-known re
gion.
▲ secret ambition of the expedition
Is to capture a monster squid, a terri
fying fish of the cuttlefish family, with
black eyes at least 12 Inches In diam
eter and a body 80 feet in length. The
body of these giants, one of which, the
explorers hope to capture. Is wrapped
In a loose mantle, {rom an opening In,
which emerges the evll-looklng head
with Its sharp, parrot-like beak.
This Sargasso monster Is the tiger
of the ocean, and, like its striped coun
terpart on land, is said to kill even
when not hungry—for the sheer pleas
ure of killing.
Victoria Inverted Wisely
Through the good advice of Disraeli,
her chief adviser, Queen Victoria of
England, Invested in Suez canal stock
and was thus enabled eventually to
leave additional millions to her chil
dren. She also was one of the original
owners of a share In the New River
Water company which provided the
water supply for London. The water
shares, originally worth a pound ($5),
enhanced In value to where they were
worth millions, and even the richest
of others like the Rothschilds were
forced to be content later with a six
teenth or a thirty-secoodth of a share.
Quake Made Trouble
All waa peaceful and quiet Saturday
night In the Springfield police atatloa
when Patrolman Clark, who waa en
tering something In the police blotter,
suddenly shouted: "For the 16re of
Mike, Mitchell, stop shaking the table.
How do you suppose I can writer Pa
trolman Mitchell lndlghantly denied
that he waa shaking the table and ac
cused Clark of being responsible. The
argument was waxing warm, with each
denying and accusing, when the tele
phone rang and gave them their first
Inkling that an earthquake waa the
cause of the table's strange behavior.
—Bostop Globe.
China's Trade in Bon-
Tot many years, the economical Chi
nese have pot animal booe-to good ose
for various ornamental and practical
articles and for fertiliser, bnt the traf
fic in this commodity In recent times
has greatly increased so that now they
are. said to be importing large quanti
ties. During the first six months of
lflfiS Shanghai alone Imported nearly
1,500 toes of cow bone valued at more
than >7BB/100. principally for tlle-gsme
makers. la 1022, China exported more
than &000,000 worth of bone. —Popu-
lar -Ifagßvtw
THE ALAMANCE CLEANER
i Farmer Well Called
"Indispensable Man"
Now goes the husbandman forth la
the chill dawn with renewed rigor la
his salt. All winter be has labored,
but not hurriedly, fixing bis barns, cut
ting wood, pruning fruit trees and cas
ing for bis animals. On bad days he
sat by the fire and turned things over
In his mind—so many acres of wheat
and so many acres of oats; this field
for roots and that for corn. And yon
may be sure that he has also turned
over the pages of many a catalogue
longingly, wishing he conld bny twice
as' many' things as he can afford—the
better to do his complicated job of
feeding the urban multitudes.
When the sun passes the meridian
the farmer knows that his dawdling
days are done; henceforth, for eight
months he will be racing with the cal
endar, with frost, rain, hall, flood and
the everlasting weed. Old Sol sends
to the husbandman a challenge along
with his blessing of fructifying heat.
Glddap I
Ve city dwellers, reflect upon the
manifold activities of this unknown
friend of yours as he proceeds with
the preparation of your next winter's
dinners. Sap bucket .In hand, he makes
the rounds of his maple trees. 1 Bring
ing the most progressive of his bens
into a warm corner, be dusts, her with
antilouse powder and leaves her to her
devotions. Then he sees to It that she
has water and food during her setting
up exercises. Next, he gets the brooder
ready for the day-old chicks he has or
dered. Presently, In a mad rush to
Qulsh a mean Job before the ground
thaws, he returns to Mother Earth the
last of the accumulated fertilizer from
the barnyard. Any number of things
must be done before plowing, because
thereafter every day will demand Its
meed of seeding, planting, harvesting,
and animal tending.
All this labor, all these chances of
life and death. Intervene between All
Fools' day and Harvest Home. The
farmer, facing the chill spring wind
and the challenge of the climbing son,
is the very embodiment of human per
sistence —the utterly Indispensable
man.—Boston Independent
V
Prmfmrencm in Mmata
In an analysis of meat consumption
statistics the Department of Agricul
ture noted that the British eat nearly
seven times as much mutton and lamb
as do Americans, and declared the rea
son has "baffled satisfactory explana
tion."
Mutton and lpmb consumed In the
United States last year made up only
3.2 per cent of the total meat con
sumption, while the percentage In
Great Britain was 22. There was 10
times more beef and 15 times more
pork than mutton and lamb eaten In
this country last year.
The department estimated that mut
ton and lamb consumption was at the
rate of 5.2 pounds per person; pork,
88.8 pounds; beef, 82.6 pounds, and
Teal, 8.3 pounds.
T reckon IH hafto quit taking ny
children to the picture shows," at the
crossroads store remarked Gap John
son of Rumpus Ridge.
"What's the matter —they ketch the
Itch, or something that-a-wayf asked
an acquaintance.
"Not yet, as fur as 1 know. But
what's the matter Is that they get so
devilish Interested in the picture that
they furglt whur they're* at They all
decide for one feller on the screen and'
whoop and holler for hlmXlll the roof
lifts, or else part of 'em are fur him
and the rest ag*ln him, and while one
side cheers the other side snarls till
directly they Jump up a-cussing and
tear into each other like fighting fin."
—Kansas City Star.
Flying Flivver Era Tardy
Cheap, light airplanes for popular
use and ownership are still a develop
ment of the future, says Prof. E. M.
Low, In charge - of the light airplane
competition recently held In England
to encourage hope for an era of flying
flivvers. The public Interest still Is
apathetic, he said, and the manufac
turers of light airplanes have not suc
ceeded to any extent in perfecting
their machines. The smaH light planes
are very noisy, dirty, dangerous and
uncomfortable, according to Professor
Low.
Where Modesty Wins
A modest person seldom falls to gala
the good will of those be converses
with because nobody envies a man
who does not appear to be pleased
With himself.
Has Penetration
The largest X-ray machine ever
boat, capable of generating 200,000
voltage of raya, will penetrate through
one-quarter inch of lead.'one foot of
aluminum and two feet of brick.
Women Win Recognition
The press gallery of the British par
liament Is now open to women, sad the
first of the sex to'take advantage of
the privilege was Miss Stella W. Mar-
I»y-
Their Way
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. MAY 28, 1925
Wotds Have Changed
Somewhat in Meaning
It the words we use could bring up,
Uke ■' cinematograph film, the pictures
which lie behind them, conversation
would be nwt entertaining than it
Is as a rale. For Instance, when we
say a thing is dilapidated, we bring,
up an Image of an ancient temple
crumbling to rula, for the root mean
ing of the word Is "crumbling stone. 1 *
Similarly, the word stonaed means
thunderstruck, and ardent formerly
mesnt burning.
What a remarkable picture the word
scandal calls op.' Its original applica
tion was to that part of a trap on
which the bait* was placed and which,
when the trap was-touched, sprang up
and caught the victim. Another odd
word is scfuple, which originally ipeant
a little stone, la weights mesas twenty
grains, and In modern use means
something which hurts or worries the
conscience.
Irritate referred originally to the
snarling of a dog. Perplexed brings
ap a picture of being tangled In miles
of string, wound completely round and
round; whilst the word eliminate de
notes what the man did to bis ba
rometer when It continued to register
"Set Fair" after It had been raining
for a week, for It means "to kick oat
of doora"
Scotch Sailor Made
Immortal by Defoe
Alexander Selkirk was a Scottish
sailor whose adventures furnished De
foe the basis for his Immortal story of
"Robinson Crusoe." Selkirk, having
quarreled with his captain on one of
his voyages, was left on the lslsnd of
Juan Fernandes In 1704, with only his
gun and ammunition, and a few other
necessaries of life. There he remained
for more than four years, living oo
game, and clothing himself with the
skins of goats. In 1700 he was rescued
by Capt. Woodes Rogers,' and became
his mate. He afterwards attained the
rank of lieutenant In the British navy.
Defoe has often been charged with
having surreptitiously takes the story
of "Robinson Crusoe" from the papers
of Alexander Selkirk, but the expert*
ences of the real hero and those of the
fictitious so little In common
that Defoe seems indented for little
more than the suggestion.—Kansas
City Times.
Midget and the Bible
My mother had a beautiful cat named
Midget. Midget waa not only fas
tidious when it came to eating, bat
would sleep nowhere but on the
family Bible. My N mother left the
Bible on the kitchen table one night,
and Midget, leaving her place In the
parlor, where the Bible was kept,
hunted around until ahe found It, and
there ahe was found In tip morning.
Just to try out the old "tabby," my
mother carried the Bible upstairs to
ber sleeping room, and the next morn
ing, lo and-behold I there jay Midget
A dictionary the same alze was placed
In the Bible's ususl place and the
Bible moved to a email clotbespress.
Next morning Midget was found on
the Bible as usual and there ahe alept
until one mornllng she was found
dead.—O. B. Montgomery, In Ov
Dumb Animals.
Disastrous Flood
The Dayton (Ohio) flood of 191S
was. In the main, caused by a record
breaking rainfall, which was due to
the meeting of three opposing air
currents, one from the west another
a cold stream from the northeast ths
third a warm current from the south.
The flood was accentuated by the con
ditions of the rivers flswlng through
the city and also by the bursting of
reservoirs in central snd western Ohio.
Four hundred and fifteen lives were
lost snd the piopeity losses amounted
to *130,000,0001
Caring for Books
Bo«ks kept la (tan-fronted book
cum arc subject to attacks firm book
wotns, moths, ate., la greater degree
than If on open bWtm. TO preserve
your books fnn tbaao pasts sprlakla
tbo shelves occasionally, say once ov
ary six months, with half an ounce of
camphor, half sa onnoa of powdered
bitter apple (well mtxad together).
Do not keep books In a very warn
room, das light affects them very
much. Russia leather Madlags la par
ticular.
'Mossors" and "MapptnT
The world Is divided into the people
who make tbo mtssss snd tbo poopfts
who mop them up. Ninety per cant
the aMasas and 10 per cent an
served out with mope. I was reading
a novel called "Keddy~ tbo other day.
rm told ifi the best picture of modem
Oxford .that has over been dene. And
from cover to cover then Isn't a single
meatloa of sach things as tectwen,
reading, oramlnatlona. tutors; or any
thing of that sort If s really mamm
ly tbo way everything trivial like that
£!»■£? H^Sach^"^
HOW
HUNQER'B EFFECT ON THE
BRAIN IS ASCERTAINED.—
Feed a rat an Imperfect or in
sufficient diet and you sharpen
her wits. Drs. Arthur FT~ Smith
and John F. Anderson, who re
ported their experiments to the
American Psychological associa
tion, put a number of female
rats Into a maze and noted the
time they required to effect an
exit. Those which had been
partially starved were quickest
to find their way to freedom
and food, and slmllaMy the
poorly fed rats won the race to
find the way out of a new and
different maze. When all the
rats were given normal rations
again they were equally adept
in solving the puzzle. The ex
periments Indicate that habit
formation IB akin to psycho
logical processes In the body,
according to Drs. Smith and
Anderson, and the results of
these will he presented to the
American I'syohologlcal society.
"The normal functions of the
organs concerned with the pro
cess of habit formation are in
terfered with by the same al
terations In nutritive conditions
as have been found to bring
about the well-known disturb
ances in "bietabollsm, growth
and reproduction."
How Sense of Smell \
Guides the Insects
Smell In insects, much more highly
developed than In man, seems to play
a leading part in the guiding of tbelr
destinies. In .the annual report of
the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. N. E.
Mclndoo shows that among bees,
jrhlle each' Individual may have Its
own odor, It is probably a combina
tion of these that gives the hive odor,
the recognition of which Is a ruling
power, and Insures that the colony
will hold together and be united In
protection agalnkt Interference from
without Associated with this or a
part of It Is the qneen odor, which
tells that all Is well within the colony,
the queen being present. The organs
by which these odors are recognised
have been traced to small pores.
These sre scattered or grouped on the
body, and each pore, often protected
by a hair, represents a nerve end
ing. In their power of discriminating
between fooda, greater than In man,
bees and other insects are believed
to depend upon smeH rather than)
taste.
How Katydid s "Talk"
The loud shrill noise of the katydid
is made only by the male and Is pro
duced by rslsing snd lowering the
wings, Pathfinder Magazine reports.
The noise-making organs consist of
transparent drum-like structures at
the baae of the wing covers. The
sound Is produced by friction. The
katydid is seldom heard except at
night although occasionally he Is
heard in the daytime. The noise
made in the daytime differs from the
night note. He is heard most fre
quently In the early evening. The
notes suggest "ks-ty-dld." Hence
the nsme. Following each shrill "ka
ty-dld" there Is s pause of several
moments. The female answers with a
chirp. Katydlda belong to the grass
hopper family.
How to Presente Painting
A member of the staff at the Cor
coran Art gallery. In Washington,
charged with the preservation of the
pictures, ssys thst It is a most deli
cate process to endeavor to recon
struct old paintings which have
either, through neglect or through the
use of Inferior pslnt or oils, become
cracked. The pointing should be
kept as free ss possible from exces
sive beat cold or drafts. It msy be
wiped over with pure olive ell ap
plied with a very soft cloth or cha
mois.
Haw Weather is Foretold
The appearance of tbo clouds gives
valusble Information to weather proph
ets, sad seme popnlsr sayings may
bo said to bo founded on act entitle
troths. For Instance, one bears people
say, "Look, how high the douris are.
Wo dull have fine weather today."
The fact underlying thla saying ia that,
aa they are ao high, they do not con
tain largo amounts of moisture, and
coaaeqaoatly are not ao likely to pro
duce rain to aay great extent
How Santa Hag Changed
The American "Santa Clans" Is a
corruption of the Dutch San Nicholas.
O. H. McHughes says: "Santa dsns
the name derived from Saint Nicholas
through the familiar uee of children
to Teotoalc countries, crossed to Amer
ica. The direct route followed by him
Is eomowhst open to question. On the
way bo traded his gray horse for a
reindeer and made changea In his ap
pearance."
Burden of Debt Not
Always a Handicap
If yW were going to employ a sales
man sad had yoar choice of a man
heavily In debt or one equally capable
bat not In debt, which would yoa pre
fer! '
A great corporation recently made a
statistical survey of common attri
butes of several hundred salesmen and
discovered the surprising fact that
men heavily In debt seem to accom
plish more than those without such
financial burden. The explanation Is
believed to be only partly that, when
s man owes a large sum of money, he
works hsrd to get this debt removed.
Still more important Is the fact that
a man heavily In debt Is probably a
smart fellow or he wouldn't have suc
ceeded In inducing a bank or other in
stitution to permit htm to owe so much
money. This same Investigation
showed that, while heavy Indebtedness
may Indicate more than average abil
ity, owing a trifling amount of money
Is almost certain to Indicate Just the
opposite. In other words, any nian
who can Induce yoa to ftnd him $6,000
must be downright clever, bat beware
of the -fellow who habitually owes
somebody s mere ISO or HO. —From
the Nation's Businesa
Gestures in Palpit
Not Pure Eloquence
▲ n4w aid to good preaching has
been discovered, a writer In the Con
tinent reports.
v During the put summer a suburban
church asked a church bureau to send
a supply for a certain Sunday. The
following Monday the cleric of session
called to tell how much tlie congrega
tion tnjoyed the preacher of the day.
"That was a line man you sent,"
said he; "the people all sat up and
took notice. His gestures were great;
he swung his arms and certainly sent
It home. Can't you get him again for
next Sunday T"
The minister was called on the
phone and told that the congregation
was so well pleased with him that they
would like to have Mm return the fol
lowing Sunday. '
"Well, I'd like to," said he, "but I
think m have to refuse. l\ liked the
people and enjoyed the service, but
there was one thing that did not ap
peal to me; there were too many mos
quitoes."
Mystery of Swastika Sign
The Swastika symbol Which figures
so largely in Japanese decorations is
so ancient, that Its origin is loat in
the mists of obscurity. According to a
writer who haa made a special study
of the subject, the device waa found
on a "spindle whorl from the third city
of Troy (about 1900 B. 0.), and it is
frequent in Greek vases sbout 600 B.
0." The symbol appears sgaln on
Hindu relics that date back three cen
turies before Christ, on Mexican and
Peruvian relics, and even on relics
found iu prehistoric mounds in Great
-Britain. The latest guess as to the
origin of the strange device comes
from one Ilsrlt Krlshma Deb, who
aays he believes it to be "a modifica
tion of tl>e mode of expressing the an
cient syllsble Om, used In religious
rites. This —a pothook with square
ends-was duplicated, one across the
other, to form the Swastika, meaning
*brtnger of blessings'." However thst
msy be Seventh century India marked
ber cattle with it
Over-Long Sentence
Bdgar A. Bancroft the famous Chi
cago Iswyer who hss been sppolnted
smbasssdor to Japan, said at a Black
stone luncheon:
"A good diplomat can couch the
truth, even the most unpleasant truth,
In diplomatic language. He is like ths
young besuty.
"•I told Oobas Golde,' ssld the
young beauty, that despite his great
wsaltb, be was too old for me, and so
I wouldn't marry him.'
"'What!' said her nether. 'You
told him to his face he was too old?
My, but he must hsve been mad.'
" "Oh, no.' said 'he young beauty,
*he wasn't msd. You see, I used diplo
matic language. He said he'd love and
cherish me till death, snd I told him
he wss too young.'"
Orchards Need Repairs
In every fruit region there are or
ebarda that need to be rejuvenated,
made over, or repaired. These are not
alwaya old orchards. Some have not
reached their prime, and some have
aever borne a barrel of fruit. Many
such orchards have not had a chance
through neglect, and others have suf
ffffd it tb# hands of lfoonot owners*
Sweet Clover Helps
Sweet clover prepares land for al
falfa. This Is especially true on any
of the poorer typee of soil where It
Is desired to grow alfalfa. The large
roots of tbo sweet clover ptsnts open
vp tbo sobortl sad tbo plants inocu
late soil with tbo peoper bacteria foe
aMMfa. Follow the sweat doves with
ia cultivated crop.
Important Japanese Feast
The "Feast of the Banners" as cele
brated in Japan Is a holiday In honor
of male children, celebrated on the
fifth day of the fifth month, which Is
now May 5. On every house that can
boast of a male child is affixed a pole
of bamboo, and floating therefrom are
one or more gaudy/flsh made of paper.
The exact number Is determined by
the number of boys In the household.
The wind, blowing Into the mouths of
the flsh, Inflates them and makes
Hhero writhe i&i?l wriggle with a curi
ously lifelike motion. The flsh are
supposed to be cnrp, which In Japan
are recognized symbols of health and
long life. Other staffs support pen
nants of every color while banners
blazoned with heraldic devices float In
the wind. Boys of all ages appear In
the street In gala attire, some having
little sabers In their belts, some hear
ing on their shoulders huge swords of
wood, gayly painted and decorated,
and others carrying miniature banners.
Tribute to a Painter
Mlllals (the painter) told me of a
real and graceful compliment paid him
by an American who bred horses.
When Mlllals had finished the Ameri
can's_ portrait, he was allowed to see
It for the first time. There wns a long
silence while he gazed at the picture
so long, Indeed, that the painter got
anxious. At last the man said, "I
brcfed horses, and It Is my habit ev
ery morning after breakfast to stand
at a certain window in my house, and
the fillies coine galloping up the
sight of me and feed from my hand.
When I get that picture home, I
shall stand It at that window, and I
am very sure the fillies will come gal
loping up."—Sir Johnson Forbes Rob
ertson in the Sunday Times, London.
Hopi and Apache Dolls
The bureau of American ethnology
nays that the dolls of the Hopl' In
dlana are never made of clay, but are
manufactured from the subterranean
branch of tl*e Cottonwood tree. They
are not necessarily rain gods, although
the need of rain 14 so omnipresent and
theae Images are copies of certain
Idols which appear on rain altars, that
they are sometimes called rain goda.
They are, however, not goda, but dolla,
snd are made by the parents and
given to the children as playthings.
The dolls of the Apache, as well as
certain other tribes, are often made at
adobe, and are probably used In much
the same way as the liopl dolls.
"All Foola' Day" Legend
There la a tradition among Jews
that the custom of making fools on
the fitat of April arose from the fact
that Noah sent out the dove on the
first day of the month corresponding
to our April, before the water had
abated. To perpetuate the memory of
the deliverance of Noab and his fam
lly, It was customary on tills anniver
sary to punish persons who had for
gotten the remarkable circumstances
connected with the date. by sending
them on some foolish errand, similar
to that on which the patriarch aent the
luckless bird from the windows of UM
ark.
Turning State'§ Evidence
State's evidence Is testimony given
by a person implicated In a crime.
Such evidence Is presumed to Incrim
inate others. A person who gives such
testimony Is said to "tarn state's evi
dence." Usually In such cases there
Is a direct or Implied promise from" the
authorities not to prosecute'the person
who testifies for the state. Naturally
such Immunity from prosecution Is not
promised by the prosecuting officers
unless there Is lack of sufficient evi
dence to convict those against whom
the evidence is directed. —I'athfiuder
Magazine.
Fire-Fighting Aid
Dnriirg many great fires, fire-fighting
equipment from neighboring cities has
proved useless because the threads In
the hose couplings did not fit the local
hydrants. In order to renledy this, the
United States bureau of staniftirds has
perfected a set of tools enabllW new
threads to be cut on the spot. Fire de
partments In many large cities now
are being equipped with these.—Popu
lar Science Monthly.
Inkwell Covert Itaelf
The annoyance of removing the
cover of an Inkwell every time a pen
la to be used haa been obviated by an
Ingenloua cover that la closed, by a
small glass ball rolling on a runway,
saya popular Science Monthly. When
a pad la Inserted the ball Is pushed
back easily. As the pen Is removed
the ball rolls forward, cloaing the well
(Tom duat and air.
Can Move Tall Treet
Tall treea are now successfnlly
transplanted by meaas at a newly in
vented machine.
Traffic in Human Hair
Ninety-nine t«db of human.hair waa
minified from Hongkong In 188*.
NCk 17
WHY m
Jealous Person Seldom Al*jl
tains Popularity
Probably the commonest Tinmnifrflriftffl
jealousy. Everyone has some tf l
It, and everyone hates it In
and other people. The rarest perapslfl
in the world and the one whom every- M
one likes is the person who is most 9
free from it. There are plenty of pM-'fl
pie to whom we can tell our troubles. 9
Hut if you will stop to think,
are very few (except our mothers) to 9
whom we can without
ness tell our achievements and our 9
good fortunes, says the Designer. ;f
You are wise if you brag only to the \
people who are not your competitor* 9
In your own line, if yon want genaina9
congratulations. Not everyone II N|
transparent as the great tenor wh#9
had a tremendous popularity with ttatfl
bassos, contraltos and sopranos who %
sang with him. He was
kind to them aIL Other tenors, how- M
ever, told a different story. Most of |g
us ha v#- the same emotions as be, S
carefully as we have learned to cover |
It is not so strange that chiidrorfl
show a perfectly frank and tinshams#fl
jealousy, and that as they grow older -Jj
and cleverer you can still sea tba9
green-eyed motive for many of tbeUrjl
otherwise Inexplicable naughtlneM£§9
Jealousy, after ail, is an offshoot, » 'I
by Instinct of that Inevitable and use- fl
ful Instinct to keep the personaltliiH
string and alive and dominant Every J
child of spirit will give you a merry J
chase to train his jealousy into S trait M
possible to live with.
They say that the things you mind m
thf most in yourself are the things you 4
most viciously attack in your children. m
If that Is true, all parents have a diA- 9
cult task to turn .this particular viea9
into a virtue. I suppose you could an- 19
alyze all into various forms 'M
of jeiilousy. It is a ditHcnlt problem.'jl
but once recognized*'Uke all others, Jt J
Is less hard to meet. One curious |
is that when by questioning you have
helped the child to UnU the underlying m
meanness, he Is relieved and acta sl-v-9
most grateful to you.
Why Onions Cause Tears
Explained by Scientist ]
Tears are a salty fluid secreted la |
the eyes to moisten them facilitate J
their motion and keep the eyeball
clean. Under normal conditions tba Jl
tear glands do not secrete more fluid 9
than can be taken off by the duet •1
which passes into the nose. But som»> a
times, when a person is stricken with J
grief or when particles of foreign ||
matter get in the eyes, the ducts ai« 'j
unable to carry away the tears sa 1
fast as they are secreted. The per- 1
; sm then sheds tears —his eyes "wa- i
! tar." When we cut an onion a very
! volatile chemical Is released * Small
particles, Invisible to the eye, get on '
the eyeballs and cause Irritation. Im- |
mediately the tear glands flood the
eyes with tears to wash away j
objectionable chemical. In some see- |
tlons of the country there Is a belief
that If a pin Is held between the
teeth while peeling onions, the eyes
will not be affected. —Pathfinder Mac*
uzlne. • •
Why Orange Tree Died |
There Is one remarkable case on' ;
record of a tree that determinedly 'r
killed another tree. A clergyman bad
a pine tree and an orange tree in bla :
garden. One spring he noticed that tba J
orange tree was drooping, and on
glng down he saw that the roots of tba •
pine, which stood at some distance, ■
had twisted round the roots of tba .>
orange tree and were strangling It to
death. The offending roots were un- »
twisted" and cut away, and the droop*'
Ing plant revived But eventually tba S
orange tree died. Then on digging
down at a greater depth It was found
that the pine had attacked the oranga '
root lower down and accomplished its '
murderous purj>ose.
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Aluminum Rivals Steel
Aluminum was a laboratory ,
curiosity a genera.".* ago, but today
It Is a real rival to copper and steel (
1 and tile center of one of the largest -.4
individual industries. Besides betas j
used In hundreds of household articles
It is iinely ground for making paints.
Is necessary in airplane and tliriglMs i
construction and Is used as cables for
high tension transmission. The out
put of the Industry In 30 years hsa i
grown from nothing to hundreds af .
millions a year.
Restoring a Lost Art
The radio and the movies have been. |
of tremendous benefit in acquainting at J
hysterical world with the benefits ofl i
the process known as "slowing Jj
They have taught people to sit quietly! *
for hours at a time, relaxed and silent! j
Listening was a lost art In this coung;
try until the radio came along.— New I
York Telegraph.
China's Great Population
China's population Is about foe* J
times tbat of the United States, accord |
tag to latest estimates.