The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 14, 1916, Image 6
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Personal i^irrlcucf1. %?* I ???mIIi*k ^v??r
M of H'rtf*. had hsl M* to Ih?
liove t |ih t , fur uncanny agillt*. Add a
talent for not lieluK there wht'H you1
thought It wa*. the ordinary He* ?
ill a ? i.t till b,\ itself; Inn. I hero is a
small iuouil?er of the loon. or l?rol?e
family, kimwii locally as thf IM dnp|*tr.
that ??*?? umko a tloa ap|?onr hh clumsy
UN a cow, ami as alow motioned an a
loitering ajinll.
The IM dapi?er is about tin* alge ??f ??
- forty-live <-entn fry I iic chicken. tjulfo
small. you s4?o{ ami In- Is built for
swimming, ami not for walking. 111^
prevailing eolor, Is a dark, slatoy-gray.
almost black, a shade that hariiinulKON
well with watersoaked nxitM, ??l?l muikh,
mill drift-wood. The head and iiwk
iiiv graceful, ami at a little distance,
he might easily Ik? mistaken for a
small (link. Tin* logs m ??* so short,
and aro | i as far hark under Hit?
body. that tho> ar?? uttcrl.\ useless for
any walking pur|M>*es. Tall fca tlicfw
are entirely lacking In this ipu*or bird,
ami ho Is us guiltless of that ap|>oiid
?age lis a <iuim;a pig. In swimming,
the fW?t nri' not under tin* body'. as In
tln? ease with duck* mid giM?so. tint I hoy
extend out hohtml. like tlu* stern-pro
poller of n ^uhniurluo. TIi,m^iikh art*
ill-formed am) abort, and holt***' long
since learned not to doiM'ml on thorn.
In fact, from eontluucd disuse, they
luive degenerated into little more than
fin*. Ho could not get along very wo II
though. without them. as ho use* them
as oars In jiropetllUK himself in I ho
, underwater oiieratlons.
They ~|fretjjjont shallow lakes and
'^|a>nd?. pu,jr$-l?;ulurly those having roody,
grownup margins. Tiioy seldom ovor
leave the water. as thoy llnd tliclr, food,
and there their safety lies. Thoy
would Htand ahout as muoh chance of
em-aping from an onoiny on land as
would their next-door neighbor, the
oat-fish, mo they stiok closely to their
eliOHon element with a singleness of
|iur|M?so that Is ooiuiuelulahle.
Tiioy feed on snutll fish, ami the chil
dren of the eel family. .When a boy.
tiie writer surprised a IH-dapper In hi
small stream, ' and after an aibdity'M
race, finally ran It down, and about
sunset siu'conied in capturing the tired
out bird. SupoHing It to Ih> a sinall
wild duck, lie cleaned, drowned ami
e< h >ko< I It. hot the "ancient and fish
like kiiioII" added to file toughness of
the stringy, dark colored moat. rnhlxMl
him of much anticipated pleasure, al
though ho did manage to dis|?os<\ of all
except the bones. The female IM-dap*
l?er. true to her Instincts, build? her
nest among the weeda and reeds in
shallow water, and trusts to tli|? an
chorage of surrounding plants to keep
the nest from drifting ahout over the
open water.
-The chill of dampness scorns to ha\>?
no effect on the egg* of this wator-h?V
ing bird : but Incubation goes righA on.
regardless 'of freshets, ami a water
soaked nest. She Is said to he a very
kimmI uiother. mid her water
lathlcs until they are ul?l<* to tiare for
ih*t?-?elvr#. wtitrti tn tHetr cum1. we
(vixiltl iviihlilt'r an t'xUviiM?!)' tender
agr. When hut a few hours old, Jjhe
little foxx* . yellow halls tumble <?ut iu
Mm* water, ami follow their mother as
she forage* anions the tf1y-|*<X? and
the rushes, ox|M?rt swimmers, fruiu the
very atari, Sometime*, If the trip I*
f ih> long for them. tlu'.v vlaiulM?r up mi
her hack, or creep under her wing*,
and go on a tegular sight -seeing uxj>e
< 1 1 1 Ion, as slu* feeds. Should she for
get ami dive while giving the huhies
flu* r|i I)', they Ju*t 4l?le off. rise to the
surface, a lid float lightly over the llt
tle waves, set In motion by their moth
er us sho disappeared.. Like tint sub
iiiiii Inc. the J>Wdap))cr can swim JiihJ
us well underneath tin* water, as on
the surface; a favorite atunt. la to
swim with the hody submerged. only
tin* bend showing, which oOould readily
Is* mistaken for a drifting stfhkl lie
r???>|s so |aM*f?M'tly safe In the water,
that sometimes, lie acts In quite a fool
hardy manner, allowing one to ap
proach dangerously near, liefore lie!
has plenty of elhow i imuii, lie seems j
to lake pleasure lu gl v lug a free ex
hlhltlou of Ids diving ahllitlcH.
He has no inure fear Of a man with
a uiiii, than lie has of a girl with u
fiiii: lie knows lie Is quicker than any
bullet or charge of hlrd-shot, ever left
the niu/.zlo of a gun.
Highl here, 'are win-re the wonderful
powers of this bird art* seen. He will
ride the ripples as cairn l.v as if lie were
only a wooden decoy, and make not
the slightest effort to get out of sight.
You may raise your gun; take dellb
crate aim. pull the trigger, and exiH-ct
io so; a great splash. und then a lit
tle lifeless form floating on tlie water,
There Is tho splash all right, hut no
lifeless iMHly? only the dancing waves
? mock your ustouhdied eyes. While you
are wondering how on earth you could
liave missed, a (>erfcctly dry little
lilack head in?ps up a hundred yards
from where tho Idrd dlsupi>curcd, then
the submerged hody slowly api>enrM,
and there 1* the Id-dapper 'casually
Heating among the llly-intds. as uncon
cerned, as If nothing had hapiieued.
You try another shot. If iKMslble, tak
ing better aim than In* fore. When
you press the trigger, the head .sight
b right in the center of the target:,
there Is the same spiteful re|M>rt, the
same splash, hut not a feather Is to
he seen. You Involuntarily raise your
ey<* and glance In the opposite dlr?M<'i
tloji, Just jn time to sea u little hiack |
hraf slip behind a hunch of rushes; i
th?? next minute he swings oohll.v out {
lu plain view, as mucii as t?> say "Why :
don't you take a coiiVse of shooting
lessons by mall?" If is disconcert lug,
tills ghostly dodging of hullcts ami
scnhcrlng sliot. Hint the I M.-dttppei* moii
ag? * it witii an ease that 's hey oil <)
human comprehension. Evidently, lie
watcher /for 'the Hash of the gun. ami
then xmiin for notlilng else, hut dives
at a/iate of ?peed that would set a
iytillie policeman wild. I
When lite charge of shot arrives, the*
Pi dapper is chasing a lathy eel among !
the Illy roots, fifty yards away: and
with the infm and the gun, "there Is
nothing doing." I
INFANTHJK I' \K.\LYSIS
X# A|? if tmmunc from DIhcmm* N#w
NvtfdiiiiK (jirffr CHIm.
Tlii' it* Over an epidemic of li?
fH lit lie paralysis. m-w s or has
tilled till' |MI|M'IS fi#l till' |H*st ttft'k,
luukos the following flirt* jiIm?|II tilt*
dread disease of H|Mi*lti I Interest :
"infantile paralysis l> terrifically
sudden lit Its onset." <l(Kl?rwl h phy
slclaa. "It aff?T(s cs|M>cbtlly young
children, but uo ajie ihtIihI is immune.
The early symptom* an- fever, rest
lessness. friijueiit vomiting, ami pains
In Hie limbs. Paralysis frequently oc
ours within the tlrst ;M hour*, and
nearly always within the tlrst week.
Tills paralysis most commonly shows
np In the leus, next In the arnn;, while
all |Mi*s|hJo combinations of l*>th legs,
olio arm. one leg ami the op|H#dte anu.
ami so on, are common. Where (loath
occurs, It Is usually due to |Mtral.vsls
of the muscles of inspiration."
The following precautions have lieen
suggested by the loading health au
thorities as the host means of watch
I ful waiting to prevent the disease from
nppcarliu::
1. With the danger of an e|(lileiulc
every, chjl.d showing any symptom of
Illness whatsoever should be promptly
put In a room hy llself. ami u dis-tor
sent for at Oilce. No visitors should
Ih* allowed until the doctor Is ttOAltive
that lie is not dealing with a chho of
Infantile paralysis.
'J. The hrlngluK together of Hill
dren for any pur|H??c should he avold
ed. Home of these children may lie
developing the disease or may he car
riers and thus Infect a I a rue numlier
of others.
.'1. No mother should allow her baby
to he taken out except hy a |ku-koii Hi
Whom sho has complete coniidettee that
the I m h \ will not l>e brought In close
contaet with any one. A s|>eelul <Imh
per Is that children. es|>cclnlly ulrls,
naturally crowd around a hahy when
It Is resting In Its carriage and even
handle and kiss It. Nothing cuuid-be
more dangerous than this at^" such
times! J
1 4. Everything temll'^ to Improve
tin* general health s'.iould he done on
general principle*.. hut. unfortunately
Infantile paralysis attacks the rohiint
child as well as the weakling- Never
theless. keeping up the general health
Is. always desirable. '
f>. SiKH'ial attention should l?e paid
to cleanliness of the mouth ami nose.
While we do not know positively liotv
the contagion gains entrance to the
i ImhI.v, it is lu all likelihood through
the nose or mouth.
Curd of Thanks.
1 take this method to. thank ni.V
white and cole ml friends for the many
kind acts shown me and kind services
offered me at tin* time of my wlfp'a
ilea til and hurial.
Very sincerely,
Win. Helton.# (colored.)
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Hlack. of Heaufort/, fell out of li
moving automobile at Heaufort last
Tuesday and its skull was crushed.
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DRIVING AWAY OEMONS
ANCIENT CEREMONY RECENTLY
ISS^HiCO IN JAPAN.
Superstition Dying Slowly in the Cm
pire of the Mikado? Has Been an
Annual Custom for Twelve
Hundred Years.
Ceremonies wow held recently
throughout the Japanese empire? In
household, Bhrlae and temple to drive
away the demons of ill-fortune. The '
date corresponds to the old Chluese
New Year, marking the transition from
wiuter to spring under the ancient cal
endar.
Tradition long observed In Japan
holda the demons of HI luck may be
kept away during the year by polling
them with hard beans and by hanglug
outtilde the door a branch of holly
hock and the hoad of a herring. The
idea U that the herring, whose odor
is distasteful to the demon, will keep
the evil one from entering the house,
and thut if he succeeds in entering he
will bo blinded by the beaus. Each
member of the household takes as
many beans an he has . years, and
I throws them in all directions and lq
all the rooms of his house.
ty was about 1,200 years ago, dur
lug tho reign of the Emperor Monbu
that the first ceremony of demon re
moving was held in Japan. Adopting
the rite from China, the emperor In
corporated it with' the object of stamp
ing out an epidemic that raged
throughout the land.
Tho recent modern celebration was
like this: Toward evening house
wives become busy preparing for the
celebration' beans are crackling in
kettles and feasts are prepared for
the family god and the family. Mean
while the husbands clean the shrine,
light the sacred lights and burn In
cense. while awaiting the beans and
the feast.
Parched beans are offered In a wood
en box to the family god, and the fam
ly clap their hands and reverently bow
before the shrine. Then the master
carrying the box of beans, starts round
his house, followed by his children to
pelt out the .demons of misfortune.
\V4ien he throws beans toward the di
rection of the god of good fortune he
-cries out: "Come In, fortune!" and
when he pelts toward the other direc
tion he shouts: "Go out, demons!"
Children gather the scattered beans
and vie with each other in seeing who
gets most.
There is a superstition regarding
the word "bean" which may explain
.why it plays such, a part in the cere
mony. The Japanese for "bean" Is
"mame" and "raamo" means "health."
Therefore the bean Is the emblem of
good fortune.
? - ? In Uniform.
It seems that over there where the
W*r la, if any civilian goes to the
front, upon any of the grave missions
which permit a civilian to get within
the lines, he thinks -it necessary to
adopt a sort of uniform. He rigs him
self up like a Richard Harding Davis
war correspondent, in riding breeches
and tho leggings that go with them.
Not long ago, according to report, two
high officials of the civilian adminis
tration in Paris went to view ? the
trenches on official business? more or
less. Both followed tho fashion. M.
6 was equipped with fine molded
pigskin leggings. M. L wore put
tees, tho kind that wrap round and
round in spirals.
, A general and a couple of colonels
were on hand to receive the eminent
visitors when they left the train at
"the last station behind the front. As
fhey dismounted from the special com
partment it was observed that M.
S? ? had his leggings on backwards,
giving the extraordinary effect of
wearing the calves of his legs in front,
while M. L- had not taken five
Steps before his puttees came un
wound, and trailed sadly upon the
earth, revealing a pair of slender shins
garnished with stockings of tender
purple silk. The general and the
colonels did not even dare to laugh.
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Germans Use New Kind of Shell.
? The Germans in the Dvirfsk regions
Sure using h n^w shell, which has a
cast-iron nose grooved internally and
with a central opening nearly one Inch
In diameter, from which, several hours
?fter the shell has burst, there still
comes a strong odor of prusslc add.
_ The shell, which is j*rovlded with
jui arrangement to delay the explo
sion, generally bursts on the ground.
[ Wounds of the slightest character
from fragments of these shells, in
evitably and usually very rapidly,
death.
Real Harbinger of 8pring.
It The groundhog is accepted by many
I as giving the first clue to when spring
yy be expected. Others wait for the
robin, but ail will concede that among
real harbingers of spring is the
email boy playing "keeps." When the
genuine vernal spirit Is in the air it
unerringly is manifested by Ybung
^America who instinctively turns to
marbles. The fever is not on him long,
but it is never-failing and always coin
| cident with the break-up of winter.
r diva Libraries to War Victims.
When the Russians invaded Eaat.
Prussia they destroyed every library
tin the villages and cities they occu
I fled so the inhabitants are left with
out books. The Berliner Qoethebuad
fcn* smarted a subscription to restore
tie books. Herr Krupp von Bob I en
fctaded U with 9i.no.
All crop* have bee n retarded in growth thu yew
account of the long drouth, and particularly cotton.
And in order to make a good cotton crop we will htyf
to work it fast and apply a quick acting Fertility
Top Pressor or Nitrate of Soda.
We have a full stock of Fertilizers. Buy the Beit.
Congaree Fertilizer Company has the reputation. Aik
your neighbors* ^
We have a specially prepared Top Dresser
which we recommend.
We carry a full stock of Farmers' supplies, Hssyy
Groceries, Hay, Grain, Cow Feed, Wagon#, Buigiei,
etc. Agents for Emerson Brantingham Implements,
Grain Drills, Mowers, etc.
If you want to save money get our prices on Me*t,4
Sugar, Lard, Coffee, Flour, etc. Ig|g
'the Store That Carries The Stock
FOR SALE- '
Pure Br?d HEREFORD Cattle
"The Kind That P?y."
We are offering for sale 50 head of big bone baits I
of breeding age of highest quality and "breeding.
Camden Beef Cattle Farms
LUGOFF, SOUTH C;U*40jpNA.
FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner HENRY CUNNINGHAM, M*r |
J. W. McCORMICK, Prop.
McCORMICK &
Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
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C. W. EVANS, Manager
FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMB
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
City and Country Calls Attended Promptly
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Office and Show Rooms at 535 DeKafl)
Office Phone 91 Residence Phone
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IT WILL "BEAR" THE TEST
Wherever the pign or
"fee Cream" is, there ?
average girVa interest t
tered. And who can bJ
her? What is so coi
and delicious this hot ww
er as a heaping plate of'
matchless Ice Cream? (
and young alike find it 7
ant and palatable.
Pure, freah made
clous, and we haVe ft
the popula- !
prices.
the popular flavor
ard nrices. . Best
qu?Utr
Beleos, Proprietor.