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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLT,' HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936.
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AGE-ILLS OF PAPER
CHARMED!
NEW DESSERT COOLS KITCHEN
CURED AT CLINIC
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Old Document Seals Also
Made Good as New.
London. Some years aeo the reels-
trar o( the public record office, Lon
don, was ordered to produce in haste
a document desired by a member of the
government: all Jie could do was to
aubmlf a handful of illegible scraps of
'paper and dust
Thus Inspired the laboratory of the
office was, inaugurated, and the other
jflay, before the British Record assocla-
iljon, it gave a demonstration of re
: pairing old documents, -bringing new
I Mfe to seals and parchments, , and re
; IJuvenating riufe'ner.c
Jtioyai cnarters, early treaties and
jthe innumerable legal records in the
icare of the office are all liable, as the
; result of pasj; mishap ?and neglect, to
;inlM:.rteeajbnejit;.';av'fi case of
thelt seals, particularly, ; many years'
patient research has been necessary to
discover the best "prescriptions."
Such Is the reputation of the office
for this type of work that "a visitor
: from an important American library Is
working as a member of the repairing
staff to "learn the Job."
Ills of Seals Diagnosed.
Members of the association learned,
.among other things, that old seals
("need less air" than papers or parch
iments; how to mend "fractures" with
heated steel pins ; and that cotton
wool draws the "greasy nature" of a
8eal, go that wrapping a seal In cot-
? ton-wool is one of the surest .means of
ensuring that It will in due course
crumble Bags made of linen and cloth
'have also a .weakening effect
: For this reason the public record
office has invented a special type of
Tiullt," made of wool wrapped in
waxed tissue paper, for the protection
of their more important seals.
Lead seals have their special "dis
ease." The vapor given off by oak
attacks them, reducing them In time
ito a white powder. Any lead seals
which have to be shown in oak cases
at the record office are encased In air
I tight glass boxes.
: In repairing "fractures" in wax seals
; heated steel pins are pushed Into the
side of the seal to join up the two
halves, much as a cook uses a skewer
to hold a Joint of meat together. Any
cavity is at the same time filled up
.with wax, made according to the tra
ditional medieval recipe, but of a dif
ferent color to the original.
, There is no faking at the public
record office, and the "restorative mix
ture" used for painting weak seals con-
.slsts of beeswax and turpentine the
two chief ingredients of all early wax
seals.
Tonic-Bath Treatment
' So also with the "tonic-bath" given
.Jf' to debilitated papers and parchments.
They are subjected to a soaking in
warm "size," made by simmering down
warm parchment The effect is to
make good that part of the original
material which has been lost in the
course of decay.
Parchment consists of animal fibers,
with the interstices filled with "size,"
jand in all papers of Western manufac
ture, although their fibers are vege
table, animal "size" was until recent
years used. The "size" made In the
office by simmering down parchment Is
therefore a natural tonic for old pa
r pen as well
' fbe warm "size" bath Is normally,
jhowever, only the final stage of treat
'ment Old papers which need strength
jenlng are, mounted on, hand-mad ?llnen
;rag" paper and any holes filled on the
front aide with patches of new paper,
ton- neatly to shape; or a new sheet of
paper may be used to frame the front
of the document, Its center being care
fully torn away to that there la no
irougbneM at the Joint of paper and
'document ,
jHalf of Britons Found
to Be Undernourished
London. Half of Britain's 49,000,000
men, women and children are under
nourished because they are unable to
H spend more than 83 cents " dally for
! , food. ':
This Is revealed by Sir -Johafc Boyd
Orr, director of the Imperial Bureau of
Animal Nutrition, In a survey Just pub
. - ushed on "Food, Health and Income."
Only the 2200,000 JBrltons able to
' spend more than SZ50 each, per week
on food acquire the benefits of so-called
body-protecting foods such as milk,
eggs, fruit and vegetables. It Is this
half fit bk i population which has car
" itle4Mn? the;; physical aspect of the
. iBriton as 'a tall, rugged, strong-boned
individual4 'f -f jif v V-4':'W
f"V The Tindernoarlshed 22,900,000, , able
'A to spend only from ;U-to 83 cents
11 daily 10 luuu, wiy iu uuu; luuus,
' fruits and vegetables In order to pro
vide themselves with meats and bread.
: the world's diet of life, the survey
showed. : , '
ctiCats, Dogs to Receive
! Half of $C3,0fcl Estate
gt Louis. Only half of the 186,000
'!'.. estate of Henry O. Babcock will go to
cats and dogs through an, agreement
' reached out of court between the Hu-
mane' society and contesting relatives.
. Following the request of his wife,
J who. died In 1029, the eighty-elx-year
m old oil broker had left his entire estate
to the Humane society. The couple
? had been deeply Interested In the care
j of animals. i ,. V '
& ' 1 In his will Babcock had let. out that
- 'be bad no relatives with any claim on
;:, jthe estate, - . . -
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DRAZIL NUT marshmallow
cream is a new chilled des
sert that leaves nothing wanting
in excellence, from superb ap
pearance to ease in' the making.
An important consideration,
too, is its pleasing taste a gentle
blend' of the sweet tart of fruit
and the crunchy nut flavor.
Chilled to a stiff texture and
mounted with whole Brazil nuts
and bright red cherries, it is a
perfect dessert for a " bridge
luncheon.
The nicest thing about it, how
ever,, is the simple way in which
it is made by the approved rec
ipe: With a wet knife, slice and cut
the marshmallow squares into
eighths. Combine with pine
apple, cherries and nuts. Salt
the cream and whip it until
thick. Then fold in the marsh
mallow mixture.
The last step is mounding in
sherbet glasses and chilling in a
refrigerator for several hours.
Before serving, garnish with
cherries and whole nuts.
Anothr- -- -n originated to
WEATHER PROPHET
IS SIGNED BY NAVY
"Ace" Prognosticator Knows
All About Storms.
Chicago. On the day that the United
States declares war against any other
nation, Dr. Selby Maxwell will join the
navy for the duration of hostilities.
The United States navy says little
about anything In which it is deeply
Interested. But there's something about
storm' movements and battle fleet ma
neuvers that interests the navy greatly.
And while Doctor Maxwell, a Chicago,
scientist, doesn't know much about
fleet maneuvers, he does know some
thing about storms. In fact, be Is
known throughout the Middle West as
the nation's ace weather prognosti
cator. . The navy will back up that state
ment . Every weather prediction that
Doctor Maxwell makes is checked by
I navy officials at the Great Lakes Train
ing station, Great Lakes. Very con
serrattTely,' these officials state, Doc?,
tor Maxwell Is 65 per cent accurate
in calling Us shots. But, for the past
tBree months, they also admit, very
quietly, that he has been 04.6 per cent
rigkt . , -
: : Saved WheaS Crop.
It was only s year ago that a shab
by farmer hitch-hiked 800 miles to To
peka, KaiL, where Doctor Maxwell was
addressing a grain merchants' meeting.
.The farmer asked the question:
"Doctor Maxwell, I read last year
that yon predicted a dry spell for this
farm land again. I've lost everything
I had lfl the drouths. I have one plant
ing of wheat left Shall I plant It
No," Doctor Maxwell advised. "Save
It until next year. Plant It then. If
you get a reasonably good crop, plant
again for seven years. , If the soil goes
bad again in drouths inove out"
. Facing the ridicule of his neighbors,
the farmer refused to plant hi wheat.
His neighbors lost, their crops; he
still has m one planting, V
Doctor Ttfaxwell deals ' in nothing
more occult than simple mathematics.
.' He has ,a formula by, which he can
foretell the ; weather :'fo? any city or
country on any date,
, ' He is now a man of forty-two, slight,
getting bald, a little vague as astron
iomers always are, and finding things
extremely simple., . - (
4 Served In War. 4
- As a young man he did research at
Northwestern . university seeking the
'secrets of clouds and weather, only ln
terruptlng' this $ work -for the war,
I which, curiously, he participated In on
the staff of the Italian government's
propaganda division. , , , a,
. In 1?18 he hustled back to North
western and studied there until 1938,
Iseeklng one thing the formula for
jforecastlng storms. v -1
Three years ago he found his an
swer. ,
is it right! ,'
Pseparlng to settle down to some
pretty serious storm forecasting three
'years ago, Doctor Maxwell called at
jthe United States 'hydrographies -of-,flce
in Chicago ofae day to borrow some
BRAZIL NUT
MARSHMALLOW CREAM
1-2 pound marshmallows
1-2 cup diced pineapple
12 candied cherries
3-4 cup sliced Brazil nuts
Salt
1 cup cream
6 whole Brazil nuts
6 candied cherries
fill the need for ever new simple
summer desserts combines Brazil
nuts, .cottage cheese, and fruit,
preferably cherries, in an attrac
tive tasty dish. One of its chief
appeals is the split-second time
in which it can-be made with
articles usually - in the refrig
erator. Cottage Cheese and Brazil Nuts
1 pint cottage cheese, 1 pint
cherries or apricots, 1-2 cup slic
ed Brazil nuts, sprigs of mint.
Arrange cottage cheese in cen
ter of a deep platter. Surround
cheese with cherries or apricot
Sprinkle cheese with sliced Bra
zil nuts and garnish with mini.
data and lnstruments7
People there talked to him about his
research, what he sought, what he
found, and quite unexpectedly the
United States navy displayed the most
amazing Interest in his work.
There were floods In the East a few
months .ago. Doctor Maxwell said
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Sa- for fi&G entire torm
Irene Dunne is charmed by Helen Morgan's singing in "Show Boat,"
which ie the feature attraction at the Taylor Theatre, Edenton, Monday
and Tuesday.
there would have to be floods. Ten
days and eleven hours before the water
started rising he broadcast a warning.
He knew that from watching his pre
diction maps. He ni.-ikes these up a
month In advance for farmers and in
each square of the calendar there is
a simple weather mnp to give farmers
a clear picture of what's coming for
that month.
Colonial Fire Buckets
Shown at Smithsonian
Washington. Hand-painted buckets
Which colonial Americans used more
than 150 years ajo are on display at
"CAMELS SET ME RIGHT!"
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HUMAN BULLETS. Hugo
and Mario Zacchini are
shot from a monster can
non. Think of the )oltthty
take. But, as Hugo says:
" Camels keep our diges
tion working smoothly."
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(SsCirCEILS COSTLIER TOBACCOS
Be Sure to
BSCME HOD
Boy or Girl away at school
the Smithsonian Institution as part 67
an exhibit showing the development
of the fire-fighting equipment
These buckets were tossed Into the
street when the alarm sounded and
picked up by the volunteer firemen as
they raced to the blaze. They are
made of hand-sewed leather. Many
were decorated with family designs
'and scenes of the times as well as the
owner's name.
A hand-pump "tub" fire engine
built in 1740 at Salem, Mass., showed
the first Improvement on the bucket
brigades although water had to be car
ried to this machine and then squirted
on the fire.
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TENNIS CHAMPION. Mrs. Ethel
Arnold says: "I smoke Camels for
digestion's sake." Camels increase
the flow of digestive fluids. ..alka
line digestive fluids.
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