The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 20, 1920, Image 2
ALL THOUGHTS ON "CHOW"
Matter of AM-Abeorbiny Importsnoe
Among Member* of the Amerl.
ean expeditionary Force.
"One why obMfved the United
Htui?.s army during t???? iiite ftiieis>
both In this country and In the A. K.
K., frequently fflflciii) the conclusion
Hint rhoH vmis king." writes James
10. I ?ii r?t lit (be American l.eglon
Weekly. ,fA complete history of the
war could he Indited In the terms of
tto willy, MilnuarJuo turkey, slum,
IwuinieH de terre Franca Is and pot?
**?." continues the . Weekly, ?
'??When do we eatT*
"R*?H?einher that cry u* the hom
nies~IO-<-.hfvuux 8 boxcar stood i?h?
tlrntly for hours mi a aiding while
hungry men longod tu get to the bil
leting area and hot coffee? Remem
ber that query In the trenches when
Jerry hud shelled the communication
trench and held up the chow detail;
or In the fox hole urea when the
kltclieus hadn't beeti able to keep up?
"Even way hack In the wooden gun
day* of the war chow was u main
objective In the day's plan, I believe
It Is safe to say that every tunn In
the army or navy commented at some
time In his letters homo on the food.
It was either, The grub Is tierce,' or
"They sure five a guy plenty to eat.'
"Those were the days early in the
fall of I017| when mess sergeants
were new to their art -and
rness officers, too. for that matter.
The 'bird' who mauugod to hold his
strategic position In the front end
of the line was sure to get it monu
mental helping^ - whereas the unlucky
Individuals at the other end were
apt to he told, 'No more prunes; move
oh!' or 'Coffee all out; quit shoving 1'
"That was the fiercest battle for
existence. Yon were on time or went
hungry. I>enr Ota re nee, who must
always be called three times for sup
per at home, learned to be right there
when the chow line fell In.
"Some of the vanny even learned ;
to pack their mess kits with them to^
play It safe; on much the same theory
that some men carry their tooth
brushes with them, not knowing where
they will spend tlie night.
"A tale Is told of a company In J
the depot brigade at a certain camp
that was taught standing retreat ?
holding their mess kits. Which held
the prize until a rooky In another j
'?oinpjin.v of the same battalion was
observed standing retreat, wearing a
dip hat and smoking a stogie."
Cannabis a New fyienacc.
In Brazil 'jnnnuhls smoking is be
coming ft national menace, according
to Dr. T. S. IMalr of llnrrlsburg. Pa.,
"who adds the warning that the vice
ran readily he luifmrled to this conn
fry unless we guard carefully against
it. Ho says ihe cannabis smoker near
ly always becomes an Imbecile In thin*.
In an article on Hit- "Helnl Ion of
Drug Addiction to Indus'ry ' in the
Journal of Industrial Hygiene, In.
Blair snys that business, industry and
Industrial physicians must make It
their care to see that the "Jokers" are
taken out of the narcotic laws and
that then those laws are effectively
enforced. The few debased physicians
"who Infest almost every community
and who deliberately keep up addic
tion through ignorance or cupidity." he
snys. must he taken in hand.
In many ways heroin is the worst
hnblt-fonnlng drug known, he de?Hnre?,
and add* that its legitimate applica
tion in medit inc can l?e filled hy other
drugs.
Plant Secrets.
The n<o of X-ra> |Jiotographs f??r
-evnilinir the Inner secrets of the
structure of the bodies of men and
.mimals h.-r- long ? been familiar hut
their application i<? the ph/nt world is
more recent.
The numerous mineral constituent#
? <f plants ;?11 appear clearly in the ,
X-ray ptcure. and the fact that even I
?he most delhate structure of plants :
?an he thus photographed bears wit !
;,??<? rh.11 even those bodies whhh are |
apparently transparent to X-ray- <!??. I
ihsorh them to a certain decree, which I
- jo\?>r?:ed h> 'heir consistence and
?hicknes^ then content of Mir ami of :
?ap. and their i hetulcal constitution.
I.ike <?*')!.-i ohlect*. plan's appear j
''? ? :<*???? imrardiic plate not if :
?!)??!??? v h ? h>;\ o'ct tire*. t.tlf ij> ."a I led
; .i- ?' -e<ita f hi s t giving ?
>n ? ? ??.-T !'ire?- (!imenuhci?.
.. |
CaM ?/ Nicotine
l -v.. ..i v ,|( s|r mrs were
? PV*?i:li ! t.^ e;i i li o.|m?| i|..i :r,'o.
"\f len-'t t so many month- f
? h. - . Mm," :iii he'11n necessary in or
?tor 'ha' a vlnl'ant spotter may n<>t
' >e uh!e to f't.il oil I the cuiprit. for
t \vii* worth the d< y ro '. u.*' ?
' 11 !l I ll.l,!(II'M ?<! ?
Suddenly i ?.i??r?i n -<cn. !?m|
he o* her The north . ??jj
came ?.. a cr.nd:i-*; -to), and th? ear
south hound on the other track did
ikeu i?e Vrd tleM. follow rh's:
"<?imnie h ? hew off tin oh! ping"
I Btisine-* .>) rem h I)'J f m the <tlid 1
i'tug and. pa-sitij. it o\ei l'u-:r.es
? ?f takinu' i ? he,\ :?/i?* pnvso _? it !?h?*k )
"Thank- S hmr ^tn 'he car*
?i?rr >"? '* h \ ?1|. i .
N'ev. h
Banks M?Vf R*cofd
rill re ha- h eC': mi! ^ one ?|J! t?o. :U'
hank failure in t.tenty (u<> tnont/s
with nope af ;.(? during 'tic ta?:
mlendur year a e- v< recurs n Afne*
Irai. "o ? t^-t'er than th
,? ;?i,v ? *fi Lir fwr:orl In fhi?:
for* y retire life o' th? pres.?.|,t ua 1
fIon ? hvnklnir k/vif*?ri Two hnn
?'rei i n net % eiu*t?t nvt oti.-il tianks
?.!?.? ->'? *> <{ (h?*ir IKp!f;?i '
' ? hilt 4th
EXPLAINING "JACK" IN FLAG
Origin of Emblsm of the British Km*
pire Qoe# Back to the Oaya ?f
i Pitt* Armor.
"The si;ii Spangled Banner" ?*
plains Itself; like the ?'tricolor" of
I'm nee. itut who put the Jack In
Union jack? This curious term, which
is the only nnnie by which we know
tin* Brlil.sh Hmic. hoy been the subject
of much surmise; hut so unique In Ita
history that you would never guess It
In n thousand yearn!
In ancient tlmew every Kngllith sol
dier in the field wore the protecting
"Jacque" or surtout (over all), which
won s garment of padded leather In
torspersed with pieces of plate armor,
Upon the breast the crimson cross ?#
St. George, When the soldiers had
occasion to hoard a ship their Jacques
were placed next each other along the
hulwarkH of the ship In the same wsy
that the Romans arranged their
shields on hoard their galleys.
The Jacques so afforded the men pro
tection against the arrows of their
adversaries on the water, and by their
device upon the outer side proclaimed
the nationality of the ship. Excepting
the king's own ship, which flew: the
royal arms on a silken sail, the Jacques
bore ihe only indication of the nation*
allty of a vessel.
In the course of time, when the
Jacques were not longer needed along
the bulwarks, a solitary Jacque was
probably displayed ut the bowBprlt,
and so the name "Jack" came Into use
for the flag that superseded It
lu 1801 the three kingdoms of Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland were for*
malty united and the British flag
made a combination of the cross of
St. Oeorge for England, of St. Andrew
for Scotland and of St. Patrick for Ire
land. It was this union which made
the. British flag the "Union Jack."
Reliable Information.
An American tourist recently visited
the ancient city of Chester, and was
startled by the loud clanging of the
fire alarm bell.
Seeing others run. fce ran, too, and
presently found himself ono of a crowd
gathered to witness the departure of
the fire engines. In a short time the
engines dashed out of the yard and
disappeared down?the street In- a
whirl of dust and smoke.
With a view to gathering Informa
tion. the tourist addressed himself to
a man In the crowd :
"Say, mister. I suppose In an old
place like this containing so many
timber-fronted houses, you often have
a fire?"
"Pretty often.- n?"*eiited- the mans
"How often, now. does a tire occur?"
asked the American.
".Every time that bell rings." replied
the man. nodding towards the bell
tower.?T.ondon Tlt-Blts.
Sea-Horse6 Scarce.
For h long time one of the moat
popular exhibits n( the aquarium has
been thf sc:l? horses," says tjie New
Vork Times. At the present time
there is a scarcity of these interesting
fishes with miniature horse's heads
and queer tails. \V\ L. De Nyse. as
sistant <! rector, snhl the scarcity
might in- attributed to the excessive
cold of two years ago. in which many
of the delicate little fishes might have
perished before reaching warmer latl
t tides.
When in captivity sea-horses have
to he fed on minute marine worms.
They are found In local hays, and Mr.
He Nyse has seen a* many as eight or
ten with their tail* hooked together
drifting with the tide. .They are among
the most unique of fishes, and in the
aquarium tank they may be seen with
their falls linked together like ho
many monkeys. The scientific name
of tlie sea-horse is Hippocampus. They
were known to the ancient 'Ireeks and
Romans.
Sulphur Deposits in Alaska.
located in the crater of a snow
capped volcanic mountain on I'nalaska
Island, one ??f the Aleutim group, is
a large deposit of sulpnir. In-lleved to
contain from 10,fw>0 t.? tons. A
claim has I .??en tiled for ; he location,
and mining operations probably will
start in the near fntur*. Suhfer
riin?*:?n heat and a hot vapor, the lat
ter ? ?i?i?c from cracks in the rocks,
keen the deposit free from ice and
-now. though these permanently cover
nearly all of the rt*ma'i.der of the
p. nk. which Is nhout d.tKX) feet In
heigh' Another sulphur deposit has
lieen discovered on Akun island, in the
same croup, and a third near Stepo
\ak hay. on the southern shore of the
Alaskan [wnitisula. ? I*opu!ar Mechan
ics Magazine.
Town Peculiarly Named.
Wlmi ? iii it?liiiine? In-i innt-s n maf
ter for consideration In the case of
the happy g'v-lucky manner of bestow
ing one practiced t?> the surveying
party about which Captain Reynard
son tells Iii his l?M>k on the Mesopo
tamia!) campaign This p-?rty came to
a village on 'he Kuphrates not marked
on the map. so the surveyors hailed
n l.veal Anih and asked Mm: "What
Is the name of rht?= village?" "M'adrl."
rhn Arat* replied, madri meaning "I
do not know." Hut the oarty unques
tioning! v accepted if as the name of
tho vlll.ige. anil M adri the village Is
to this day?on the survey tnnp
Filming Holy Writ.
The Bible Is to he filmed. nn?? the
men in America who are about to be
thl< stupendous work claim that
their Bible pictures will help to quiet
the unrest of the world, and that, a*
an af.} * - religion, education and social
welfare ;holr value will be aJocost la
eatmlable.
PLANETS CALLING US?
i i ii ? ' fffi' -i I
Wireless Interrupted by Myste
^ Tious Signals.
Marconi Tells of Qu#?r Sound*
Which May Com* From
Outside the Earth.
I.omlon.- li)tcrrit|t|lona of thu Mar
fpul wireless Instruments hy mysto
rinu* undecipherable signals. which
H'^re noted hf,forf the war end havo
been publicly referred to since. are
s|M'?i?iiiy fffltljrffl In the Dally Mull
untl discussed hy Marconi In an inter
view published by the paper.
"We o<*ca*<omtlly get queer nounda
find itiilicMtions. which might coiue
from Mtiuewhere outside the earth,"
Signor Marconi ? .int. "We have had
them both in Kngland aud America.
Thq Morse signal letter* occur with
much greater frequency than others,
hut we have uot yet picked up anj^1
thing that could he translated Into a
definite message.
'The fact that the signals have oc
curred simultaneously at New York
and London, with Identical Intonalty,
seems to indicate that they must have
originated at a great distance.
"We have not yet the slightest proof
of {heir origin. They jnlght conceiv
ably bo due to some natural disturb
ance at a great distance, for instamce,
an eruption of the sun causing elec
trical disturbances*"
Asked whether |>088lhly attempts
were being made by another planet to
communicate, Signor Marconi said:
"I would not rule out the possibility
of this, but there Is no proof. We
must investigate this matter much
moro thoroughly before we venture
upon a definite explanation."
He added thn'. the mysterious
sounds are not confined to any par
ticular diurnal period; they* are fr?
quent by day and night.
MISS.SOUMY TCHEN6
M!ss Soumy Tcheng of canton |
China. Just returned from the peac<
conference, where she was sent by th?
Chinese government to represent th?
Chinese women, and to report the con
ferenee. 5s in the United States, wher*
she Intends to study Amcrfcan ways
Miss Tcheng has lived in Paris elgh:
years, and she speaks French fluently I
She is a graduate lawyer, having,
studied in Paris.
ENGLISH SPEECH FOR WORLD
! Belgian Professor Favors Its Adoptior
as Lanauage of all
Nations.
Stockholm.?Knglish would undouht*
i edly he the most suitable as a world
' language, in the opinion of Profpssoi,
Carnoy of I.ouvaln university. Pel-;
, giuin.
Il?' made this statement In the form
! of a reply to the question addressed
j by the Northern IVace society tc :
prominent linguists In various coun- j
tries n<* to which language would' b? ;
i
, best adapted to universal use.
After declaring In favor of Knglish
? M. Cnrnoy wrote:
"Tito fJermnn and French language* ?
have lost their place through the war [
! The Knglish language Is n hospitable ,
! one. being a kind of compromise he i
I tweon the Latin and Oerm.inlc j
i tongues; also It Is simple and is sj.ok-j
; imi hv most progressive nations of thf
j world, and has one of the must beautl* |
; fill literatures of modern ti?nes."
Anna Gould Aids Aviator?.
Paris.?The Kosciusko squadron of
American aviator* on the Polish front
j hn>i found p much-nerded godmother
in the I )u< hex*. ile Tallvvrund. former
ly Anna fJould of Now York.
Tin* dii'-hosv has presented l.ftilO
fo tic Mpindron. The pilots
? rerofve ???? I \ S2Ti monthly and their
! fo<w| and w'nter clothing therefore
; v ere deficient
When volunteering for the ?qmid
ron the American* derlino'l 'he o fTer
of 'In- poll-* of L'reator pur. saying
that they would tnke only the amount
'he pn||?h aviators received. There
fore 1 . were overjoyed -it the gift i
of tin i.'uiheMx. \? hich mine kj* n
I priae.
Chassis $1395
f. o. b. St. Louis
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and
EVERY class of industrial and agricultural
activity is now being served by Traffic
Trucks. Their reputation has 'spread like
wild-fire.
*3
Traffic performance has pulverized the opinions of
skeptics who believe that a quality truck of the Traffics
capacity couldk.not' be built and sold for the low price of
$ 1395.' ^?; ; ?? ? .
Perhaps it has puzzled you?
Hundreds upon hundreds of Traffic Trucks are now
r "" * ? ^?rim
serving satisfied owners from Coast to Coast, Lakes to
?7
Gulf, and in foreign countries.
<Sr
Traffics are built to build prestige and big busin
for the dealer by offering the greatest truck value in the
world to the user. 1 he sale of one Traffic sells another
?the quality does it?quality from every angle that y<
can possibly figure value in a motor truck which means
repeat sales.
? ? j
When an owner of a Traffic can use friore trucks
?he buys more Traffics?many have already done so,|
which is concrete evidence of Traffic dependability on
the job. -J
. ' ? (4jj
The Traffic has many superior features not to b|
found in any other truck, regardless of price, such as
Continental Red Seal Motor, Bosch Magneto, Covei|
Transmission and Clutch, Russel internal gear drive!
axle. 34x3 1-2 in. front and 34x5 in. rear F1SK solid.
tires, etc., etc.
The question?Traffic high quality? It is answered by its specifications.
The question?the Traffic low price? It is answered by reduc?d overhead
cost in construction, through quantity production on one model and one cap^'f
?? sj
?there's a Traffic produced every 20 minutes.
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