The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, November 22, 1933, Image 6
SUCH IS LIFE ? "Where Ignorance Is Bliss"
ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode
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Mountain
MONKEY ARAAY^
CERTAIN /MOUNTAIN BA
BOONS PROTECT THEIR TRIBE
BY ROLLING IMMENSE STONES
DOWN UPON THEIR ENEMIES.
Earthquake death rate
People living in
THE U.S., EAST OF THE ROCKIES
HAVE ONLY ONE CHANCE IN
5 MILLION OP BEING KILLED
IN ANY YEAR BY AN EARTH
QUAKE.
Atmospheric helium -
There is only a minute
TRACE OF HELIUM IN THE AIR
WE BREATHE, YET 60 MILES UP
THE AIR IS V3 HELIUM.
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WNU Service
The Household
O
ARON WALKER
IA LE BA
In this era athletics nre considered
Important for the good henlth of worn
' en as well as to men. Since It Is not
always possible for homemakers to
devote hours to training, It may be
well to suggest that there are such
things as household athletics. These
do not have the glamor which Is pres
ent when a group of women don gym
nasium suits nnd practice In a build
Ing or on grounds
devoted to physical
trninlng. Nor are
the exercises
planned for the
particular purpose
of developing the
human flgpre and
milking It strong.
Nevertheless, they
supply bending and
twisting, straight
ening and spiral,
stretching and
crouching positions,
etc., as decided as
those required in
athletics. Every
homemaker can
take advantage of
them without
spending money
nnd to the nd van
tage of her health
and her house.
There are few of
these household
athletics which de
velop as many mus
cies and Hinewa us does dusting-? m
daily routine. Uuiikh of cli?lrn, feet
of taldefl, edj<<>R of lowest shelves of
Open bookcases, baseboardR nhout
wall*, all these have to be diluted nnd
hundreds of other low nrtlcles or |>nrts
Of tham. Tho homemnker nt the tnsk
roust bend, crouch, nnd straighten up
again. There In exercise for arm1*,
wrists, hands nnd also for legs and
For Sports Spectator
A, foot muff and n robe .of super nl
p*cii give the? ultlmnto In warmth nrnl
?*0 f'%ty light In weight. The ?ev??n
?lghthfl length tweed sportn oont In
ru*t rod.
itefe''.
feet, for there Is more or less walking
about which must be done. Nor Is
tills all. The woman must stretch
some to reach tops of doors, bureaus,
and other pieces of tall furniture.
She may even have to stand on tiptoes,
thus developing the muscles of the
feet.
Exercise in Making Beds.
When making beds the muscles of 1
arms, legs and back are brought Into
action, for here again there muBt be
more or less walking and stooping and
then the arms are kept In constant
movement when pulling covers up,
smoothing them and tucking them In.
as every housewife knows.
Doing the laundry work is less of
an athletic stunt than It used to be,
if the electric washer Is part of the
household equipment. But, even so,
there Is some action requiring muscu
lar movement. Ironing calls for arm
motion, and the continual lifting and
pushing back and forth of the Iron
calls Into play the muscles of the hack
as well as arms.
It would be possible to go through
the whole category of household tasks,
viewing them In the light of their gym
nastic values. But it Is not so Im
portant to enumerate them as to sug
gest how to get the best athletic ad
vantages from them. For Instance,
when stooping, bend from the waist as
often as It Is possible, keeping the
knees straight. When crouching low,
squat, for this bends the knees ami
keeps them supple. When stretching
beware of overstraining the muscles.
Use a stool or stepladder for things
that might cause strain. B? nrl side
ways sometimes Instead of moving
the body as for n forward stoop.
Poine and Rest. i
Keep the head up and the hack as
straight as possible, for this helps
poise. Make the most athletic use of
the simple and regular household
tasks and be ready to stop for the
rest which would be demanded of one
doing regulation gymnastics when fa
tlgue Is felt. To overdo Is to lose the
value of the gymnastics or the house
hold athletics.
One of the things which helps to
make life happy Is the power of enjoy
merit. The saying quoted, "He that I
hath, to him shall be given," Is Indeed
t rue In this Instance. By exercising
whatever capacity of enjoyment we
have, the more power for happiness Is
given to us. We are given perceptions,
quick to note and to seize upon things
great or small which tend to Increase
Joy. Since happiness cannot exist
when detrimental to others, not true
happiness, the pleasure In It Is to be
treasured. ,
It Is said of some people that they
have the "gift of happiness" or the
"gift of enjoyment." This Is the
result of having made the most of
whatever capacity they had. It Is well
to remember thnt this same thing Is
true of unwelcome as welcome things
We must stem whatever capacity for
unpleasant things lies within us, If we
would draw unto us gifts of happiness,
We must stress the good, we must
note, dally, all, even the small things
which mske for Joy.
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To Fill ria?t*r C.rfttk*
To fill cracks In plaster use vinegar
Iflstend of water to mix the plaster of
parls and It will not "set" for 20 or .10
minutes. Push It Into the cra< ks and
smooth It off nicely with a table or
putty knife.
Will Our Civilization
Be Destroyed?
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
At a recent clinical congress of the
American College of Surgeons, Dr.
Charles II. Mayo
of Hoc heater
Minn., said. "The
war of the future
will be one of
swift attack from
the air. Planes
will drop explo
sives, jjasr and dis
ease germs which
will he rained on
centers of civilian
population. Tills is
a machine age and
wars hereafter will
he waged by tech
nical men. We are
spending a quarter of a billion dollars
for- warships which will be obsolete In
ten years."
Is Doctor Mayo's statement correct?
It certainly Is, If the new social order, J
now In the making, continues to bo
entirely Influenced by size, bulk and
monetary power. The present civiliza
tion has been largoly developed upon
the mlstnken Idea that quantity is In
dicative of prosperity. Popular opinion
acclaims the most prosperous man
lives In the largest house, the most
successful business enterprise is lo
cated In the most ostentatious build
ing. The most Important city Is the
one which can boast of the size of Its
parks, municipal buildings, bonded In
debtedness and the financial security
of Its banks. The average man thinks
Carnegie Tech Star
One of the Btrong men on the strong
football team of Carnegie Teeh In
Pittsburgh 1b Steve Terebus, who plays
at left halfback. His home Is In JeJins
town, Pa.
of progress In terms of statistics, and
success Is measured by the balance
sheet at the pnd of the year.
No sane person would venture the
suggestion that we return to a condi
tion of living prior to the time we
possessed many of the comforts of our
modern age. Nor would any person
auggest that less money be spent on
the development of the arts and sci
ences. Perhaps we need more of such
cultural advantages. The permanence
of our civilization, however, does not
depend upon these possessions for the
obvious reason that they all can b?
destroyed In the twinkling of nn eye.
In this respect again Doctor Mayo Is
right.
What guarantee have we then
against the destruction of our civiliza
tion? The rise and fall of nations
attest the truth of the statement, "A
man's life conslsteth not in the
abundance of the things which he pos
sosseth." "If 00 per cent of reform Is
purely educative and the rest emo
tional and legislative," then In It not
Imperative that all forms of organized
Christianity and all educational Institu
tions teach the necessity of cultivating
the spiritual values of life? Only when
the aplrltual transcends the material
will our civilization be safe from those
force* which laid In ashea other na
tions arid completely annihilated their
civilizations.
<t>, IttS. W?nt?r? N?w?p*p?r Union.
School H?? Own 3.2
Cambridge, Mass. ?Almost anywhere
else 3.2 means beer, but at the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology It la
a mining engineering course In "Ad
| vanced Ore Dressing."
Repeal Will Open
Cells of Hundredsj
Convicted Liquor Violators
to Be Freed.
Washington. ? Before Christmas day
.lawns and as soon after December Q
as It can be managed there will occur
an exodus of "prohibition prisoners'*
I from federal penitentiaries throughout
the country without parallel since a
I'aris mob threw open the gates of the
Rastile and tossed a monarchy into the
discard.
It is more than a possibility that
the governors of many of the states
which have been marking time so far
on the release of prohibition law of
fenders will follow in line with orders
from Washington and free every man
and woman convicted of crime under
the, wording of the Eighteenth amend
ment. *
\ The repe??i of prohibition law is no
longer a possibility but as certain as
death or taxes. By December 0 the
last of the necessary state ratifications
will have been made ? and a new leaf
will be turned over where the book
has lain open for 13 years.
\ Will Use Common Sense.
According to Attorney General Ho
mer Cummings, "a common sense at
titude will be maintained in the de
partment" in the matter of federal
prisoners. He added that It might
not be advisable to issue a blanket or
der for release, as many cases have
other sides to them over and above the
simple breaking of the prohibition law.
Repeal also will bring demand for
issuance of Presidential pardons for
the thousands who have been sen
tenced over the last 13 years and wj?0
now are on parole.
Already a number of those states
which have voted to throw the Eight
eenth amendment out of the Constitu
tion have freed the men and women
held in accordance with that law. In
Michigan, Governor Comstock let out
everybody.
From Indiana, where there was until
last November, a bone-dry law equal
ing that of Michigan in severity, comes
word that Governor McNutt has re
leased all persons held on simple liquor
charges and is giving consideration to
all transport and trafllc charges.
Leniency In Texas.
"Ma" Ferguson, governor of Texns,
is, on the advice and counsel of hus
band Jim, who led the wets to victory,
following In the footsteps of Indiana
nnd promising consideration to the
graver liquor charges after repeal Is
an actual fact.
Such leniency does not mean that
the federal government Intends to let
up on the nrrest nnd prosecution of
bootleggers after the Twenty-first
amendment becomes effective. Beating
the law after repeal means beating the
tax laws, Mr. Cummings has gone to
some painR to make plain.
The history of prohibition over 13
yenrs Bhows the following violation
tallies as far as the federnl govern
ment alone Is concerned :
Persons to the number of f>30,178
were convicted and fines of $7.r\3f>8,000
were assessed. Since 1020 ? records
before that time were not accurately
kept ? 152,510 persons received Jail
sentences. Ten millions went In at
torney's fees, court cost and loss of
wages.
The federal government padlocked
48,911 places, seized 75,517 automo
biles and destroyed 320,308 stills at an
estimated cost to the owners of $82,
000, (XX). From 1020 to 1020, 1,300 per
sons were killed In connection with en
forcement. The bill for trying to dry
Amerlcu ran Into an average of $10,
000,000 a year, or a rough total outlay
of $.">'.>0,000,000. During that period
America's Illicit drink hill has been
figured at $2,848,000,000.
Nobel Prize Winner
Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, noted j
zoologist and member of the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology, who
was awarded the 1933 Nobel prize for
medicine. The award is approximately
$40,000. Born In Lexington, Ky., on
September 25, 1800, Morgan has held
many important zoological posts in
universities and laboratories and is
the author of a number of textbooks
on heredity and evolution.
Frenchman Finds Petunia
Plants Kill Potato Bug
Paris. ? Abbe Cales, pastor of tha
village of St. Maxens, was acclaimed
as the St. Patrick of the potato bug.
He was credited with the discovery
that petunia plants kill the bugs either
because the" are bug poison or because
the bugs die of overeating them.
Potato bugs were Imported into
France during the World war In sacked
potatoes for the American expedition
ary force.
Abbe Cales discovered that if pe
tunias were planted among potatoes
the bugs flocked to the petunias.
Hobo Pigeon Rides
Switching Engine
Monjjton, N. D. ? There's a hobo
pigeon In the railway yards here.
Its fuvorlte roosting place Is the
tender and cab of a switching en
gine.
Upon this mobile roost It will
ride the length of the yards, but
It supplies Its own motive power
for the return trip. It flies bark
to the starting point and awaits
the return of the engine. Then It
goes for another ride.
With a number of switching en
gines busy In th? same yard, the
pigeon always picks the same one
for Its trips. The pigeon Is Jealous
of Its prerogatives and will fight
away any other pigeons that at
tempt to usurp Its rights.
New Sub Launched for Our Navy
i.ookiiir mucii like the Hleek Hperrn whale for which It wiih mimed, UnHe
Ham'a newent underaea craft, th? Cachalot, taken to Its element n? It
down the way* at Portsmouth, N. H. After rl^ld trial* thin winter It will l>?
Htatlonod on the weat eoant The submarine I* 274 feet lonj? nnd llio very Intent
of Its tyi>e.
WAR ON "HATLESS" FAD
SpA'.u's "hatless brigade," started
recently by young men, has spread
until It has developed Into a fashion
to not cover the head, and as a re
sult 200,000 Spanish families are fae
lug want. Decreased sales have
spread poverty amonfc the hat-mak
ing and allied industries to such an
extent that liatuiakers are distrib
uting printed appeals snylug : "Our
p?lght today may be your plight to
morrow. So be patriotic and wear a
hat to help Spanish Industry."
Why Children Need
a Liquid Laxative
The temporary relief children get
from some synthetic, habit-forming
cathartic may cause bowel strain,
and even set-up irritation in the
kidneys. A properly prepared liquid
laxative brings a perfect movement.
There is no discomfort at the time
and no weakness after. You don t
have to give the child "a double
dose" a day or two later.
Can constipation be corrected in
children? "YesI" say medical men.
"Yes!" say many mothers who have
followed this sensible medical advice:
1. Select a good liquid laxative. '2.
Give the dose you find suited to the
system. 3. Gradually reduce the dose
until the bowels are moving regularly
without aid.
An approved liquid laxative (one
that is widely used for children) is
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The
mild laxative action of this excellent
preparation is the best form of help
ior children ? and grown-ups, too.
The dose can be regulated for any
age or need.
Your druggist has Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. Member N. R. A.
Bronchial Troubles
Need Creomulsion
Persistent cougha and colds lead to
serious trouble. You can stop them now
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that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a
new medical discovery with two-fold ac
tion; it soothes and heals the inflamed
membranes and inhibits germ growth.
Of all known drugs, creosote is recog
nized by high medical authorities as one
of the greatest ) cnling agencies for per
sistent coughs and colds and other forms
of throat troubles. Creomulsion contains,
in addition to creosote, other healing elo
ments which soothe and heal the infected
membranes and stop the irritation and io?
flammat ion, while the creosote goes on to
the stomach, is absorbed into the blood,
and attacks the seat of the trouble.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory
in the treatment of persistent couglis and
colds, bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and
is excellent for building up the system
after colds or flu. Your own druggist is
authorized to refund your money on the
opot if your cough or cold is not re
lieved by Creomulsion. (adv.)
Dr. Parry's Vermifuga "Dead 8hot" kill*
and expels worms in a very fow hoars. One
dose sufllces. It works quickly and surely.
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