The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 02, 1924, Image 3
Poisonous Snakes Are
Peis cf Zoo Kcjps
At Hort i/llziibnU. Suullt-Alilvu. ?u
lathed to ci?ti nutuml history museum
end uvlary^ta a large "snake KurU^u."
where tH>l*"lK>UP reptile* live In (ier
tect freedom,' 1* motif f their- natural sur
roundings. suyfc the New York World.
Tin' garden T#, <?i eoui'sij, nil off wvmi
ihe rest of the world by a voiHirctO
wall.
Its keeper Is * negro who hits
worked in the snake uurden 'from the
days of his chlldlmud and has uctuid*
ly succeeded In building up a real
friendship with his charges. Protect
?hI only l?y gauntlet gloves and leather
puttees, with his o:her clothing more*.
the regulutlv?u uniform. of the niU'
neum, ho fearlessly enters the In*
closure and freely handler his pets.
When one considers that the major
ity of the snakes In the garden are of
the most deadly varieties? the African
obbra, the puff-adder and the fer-de
lance among others?one would think
twice before offering to swap jobs
with tbe keeper of the reptile house. /
Poisonous snakes are popularly he- '
lleved to be untamable, but tbe negro
keeper at Port Elizabeth seems to
prove that, If not actually affectionate,
they can he persuaded by kindness to
tolerate hufuan companionship.
The snakes In the Port Elizabeth
garden are not used for display pur
poses only, Their venom, extracted*
Is used In the preparation of seruma
and antidotes for imake-blte. ?
Auto Driving Making
Pigeon-Toed People
As a result of continual nutomublle
driving, Americana are becoming plg
'een-toed, according to the statement
of Dr. Carl Hunt of New York city,,
after extensive research to determine
?he cause of a marked tendency to
"toe in" on the part of a large per*
centage of the population in large
cities. Complaint* of pains in the
right foot, which are becoming com
utou, also are attributed by him to the
wtrne cause.
"Automobile drivers are developing a
uew form of foot trouble that in many
cases becomes actual deformity," says
i>octor> tiunt. "Ever since the advent
of tbe foot accelerator, my car-driving
patients, In ever Increasing numbers,
have complained of pains In the out6r
side of tt^a ' middle third of tha right
foot, particularly when walking. In
-most pases, I have found that with
correction of the position of the foot
on the accelerator, manual manipula
tions, simple exercises, and properly
fitting shoes, the trouble has disap
peared." ? Popular Mechanics Marga
rine. #
Bug That Stabs Potato Bug
Against the devastating potato bug,
the United States Department of Agri
culture is marshaling an army of ene
my soldier bugs, popularly known ai
"stink bugs."
Every time a potato parasite clashes
with one of these deadly antagonists,
potato plants are just one bug safer.,
For the soldier buj< usually wins. Ad
vancing to the attack, he jabs a spear
Mke beak into %soft spot In his prey's
armor. Barbs at the tips of the Jaws
keep tbe spear Inserted. The doomed
potato bug at tlrst feigns death, then
begins a frantic scrambling over obsta
cles to shake off its assailant. Ex
haustion finally leaves the potato bug
at the mercy of the soldier bug's ap
petite, which sates itself on the blood
and juices of * the victim. ? Popular
Mechanics.
Mammals California
There are 11,000,000,000 mammals In
California.' Half of these are burrow
in k rodents, such as ground squirrels,
kangaroo rats and gophers, which give
farmers much trouble. Dr. Joseph
Urlnnell of tbe. University of Callfor.
?v'a, however, has a good word to saj
for gophers and such. Fossils show
that they have been in existence ai
least 200,000 years and he has figured
out on one tract of land that In that
tlm? gophers have given the soil thf
equivalent to .'1,400 plowing to a depth
of six Inches. It is all rljiht to keep
them ? off artlflcally cultivated iarni
but In other areas, the plowing and
fertilization furnished by them Is In
valuable.
Why Bread Becomes Stale
Dr. Kats, a Dutch Inventor, hat
been trying to discover what ra&kei
bread grow stale. He lias found, it 1*
reported, Lhat low temperature la th?
chief cause. Brend kept at 140 de
grees Fahrenheit was quite fresh at
the end of 48 hour*, but when the tem
perature was reduced to 122 degree*
the breed began to grow stale and
continued to increase In atalenesa dowi
to about three degrees below the freez
ing point. Beyond that staleness grew
less imtll at the temperature of liquid
air the bread had again become per
fectly fresh. It Is suggested tha
bread ran be kept fresh by placlnj
It In a flreless cooker immediately af
ter It i * removed t'rom the oven.
Penalized
"Why do you always use 'whilst
in place of 'while'?" asked the cl'tj
editor of the new reporter.
"Because I think it'? a nlcrr word%*
"All rlghf," said the editor. "J
think you'd hetttu- work in the Janl
torlal department for a whilst." ? Boa
ion Transcript.
"Never Told Her Love "
His Fiancee? Yes, Titus, 1 lovef
you when I first met you.
Titus Oanby ? NVhy'n time didn't yo?
my so then? Mere I've gone mm
waated $4.2I? court In' you.
ccnnosiON cause
OF HEAVY LOSSES
Engineers Estimate Effects of
Water on Buried Jron at
?3,5O0,GG0,CC9.
New York. -The annual wastage In
Iron aud steel Is placed at nearly &!,?
fitHMHXl.Otty ifji KiHInIi .tulhorllWs, ac
cording to Alfred I), Flinn. (llrniltiv of
tlu? Kugiucering' foundation, In a de
acriptlon of recent conquests of en
gineering research la eflfprts to elim
inate the ravage* ?t >>*? f t **ji 1 1?>4 iron
through graphitic corrosion. Impor
t an t revelations iivthls tleltl have lawn
made in a report to the foundation by
J. VI pond l'avlt>s of New York, "yrewl-1
deal of the United Engineering so
ciety.
"Millions of tons of east-Iron have
been put uuder ground and under wa
ter in pipes, tunnel linings and other
engineering structures," said Director '
Fllnn, "and It has been observed that
certain klndH of soil and water act
upon some kind* of cast-iron, slowly
softening them so that the objects can
l>e cut with a penknife. Strange to
say, Iron thus softened grows hard
again when exposed to the air."
Turns Red Hot on Exposure.
One of the Interesting stories
brought to light by the historical
branch of the study has to do with
several wrougbtdron wuns raised in
188f> from the Mary Hose, an English
man-of-war, sunk by the French in a
battle near Portsmouth in I54f>. Sotue
of the cast-Iron balls, with which the
cannon were loaded, should have
weighed .'K> pounds, but actually
weighed only ID, while othori* that
should have weighed 70 pounds tipped
the scales at only 4ft. on being ex
posed to the air they became red hot
and fell to pieces.
In 1822, cast-iron cannon that went
down with a pirate ship off Holyhead,
Wales, nearly m century l>efor* were
raised. They were soft when recov
ered, but hardened upoo being -ex
posed to the air. Later, when used to
fire salutes, they were. said to have
made louden reports than any other
guns*
Several cast-iron guns of the Flori
*da, one of the Spanish Armada, sunk
In lft88, were rained In 1740, and upon
.scraping, away the corroded surface
became so hot they could not be
touched.
Science Explains Phenomena.
Some of the phenomena mentioned,
it Is explained, are due to th? fact
that "gray", cast-iron, the kind most
readily attacked, contains several per
cent of carbon by welghjf. The carbon
is not dissolved by salt or alkaline
water, which eats away the Iron, and
hence, although the dimensions of the
casting may remain unchanged, its
specific gravity and its weight will be j
reduced.
Protective measures, it is explained,
consist of keeping the injurious water
away from the surface of the casting,
or of neutralizing its action. Falling
in these, It is pointed out, If the cast
ings are of a kind of iron sub*1ec,t to
attack, one can only follow the ex
ample of the circus man who exhibited
a lion and a lamb peacefully occupy
ing the. same cage and found it. nec
essary occasionally to renew the lamb.
Indian Rope Trick
Is Branded as Myth
New York. ? The famous Indian rope
trick, which haw puzzled psychic In
vest igatprs for inauy years, is a Action
and a jnyth, according to Hereward
| CarrlnKton, investigator for the Amer
ican Psychical Research society, w^o
lectured recently on psychic phenom
ena in Genealogy hall, 320 West Fifty
eighth street.
"Nobody has ever uctually seen the
trick," he said ; "there have been many
who have seen persons who have seen
it, perhaps; but the person has never
been found who has seen it first hand.
The thing has never actually happened
except In the imagination of some
people.
He admitted that a crude attempt at
the rope trick had been made by ma
gicians who used a bamboo rod that
looked like a rope.
? ! i
Mail Preffera Bullet to
Dancu^ With "Redhead"
Chicago.- Hather than dance with
a titan thatched wall flower. Philip La
Ros** took a chance on beln# shot, he
told the police.
I. a Rose was dancing with a pretty
brunette at a local dance hall Tues
day night. When Mrs. .Tosie f'acca
valo, proprietress, tapped him on the
shoulder and with a pistol in her
hand, said: "Dance with that rod
head. or I'll kill you," he took one
look at the girl and Jumped through
the window.
Police disarmed Mrs. Caeoavalo and
charged her wlfb assault with a dead
ly weapon.
Current Hurls Motorman Off Car.
Sandusky, O ? (Jenrge Fosco, San
dusky. a Lake Shore Kloctrlc railway
motorman. rerelveda shock that sent
hlni hurtling through the air to the.
cnrbfllg when he attempted to adjust
trolley trouble from the fop ?,f i,p?
car rec^itTy. He is exported to re
rover
Foreigners in Lcndon.
I,ond??n ? Foreign visitors to London
have arrived In such numbers this
year that the trrn^portatlon companies
have been forced to hire conductor*
for thHr buss -s and trams who art
able to spe. k 'orrlga languages
industrial History Is
Shown in Magazine "Ads"
If one would get a bird's ejo view
of America's Industrial development
and, In u sense, her social evolution
u* well, says tlx* Christian Silence
Monitor, hv cum do uo better than
makb n study of tl|e advertising. In
long- out -of- ?!v to iniiK.'izVt'H,
It la an absorbing hit of research. (
do to u library, or Into your own dusty
tlli's and get copies of two qr tbfce of
the older leading magazines of the
country for the years, say, of 1NIK>,
IStKi. 1K08. 1000, \\m and 1014. In
the advertising columns you uuty trace
the evolution of the American conn- j
try hoUBC and all Its furnishings, You
will see tbe bicycle begin and end,
There will pass In review before you a
whole cycle In the art of printing'
This Mage, set foi the . motorcar,
will portruy in a complete drama
Its entrance, Its transformation, Its j
triumphant domination of the scene.
Many a gigantic 10, 000-candle power
advertising appropriation of today
fan b? seen slowly, cautiously feeling
Its way along a twilight road; ftrst
guessed by faint auroral flashes sent
out from quarter-page displays.
The pages themselves will Increase
In steady arithmetical progression,
parallel with the growth of the aver
ago American hank deposit. No
treatise or text book could present
more graphically the phenomenal in
dustrial metamorphosis of tbe United
States and the alterations In national
tastes, desires and wealth.
French Now Sending
Autograph Telegrams
It is now possible to send autograph
telegrams as the result of tho perfec
tion of a device for that purpose by M.
llel In, a French inventor. This trans
mitting machine l? being Installed In
all the French telegraph and post
oflUjes.
The sender of a telegraph message
writes the telegram on a revolving
cylinder, and through a series of novel
mechanical devices It Is received by
the addressee in the original writing
of the sender.
Ofer the surface of the paper on
the revolving cylinder runs a needle,
which In Its movements breaks and
restores an electric current. Special
ink is used in writing this telegram,
po that the words are in slight re
lief .above tfxe surface of the paper.
,vTipe delicate needle strikes tke ob
stacle made by tbe letters, Is Jerked
upward and Interrupts the electric
circuit.
These interruptions are all regis
tered at "tbe receiving end, and the
result is t^at- by the Inverse process
the exact pattern *<&,the written tele
gram Is repro<tyce<V*nd,thls "tele-auto
graph" Is delivered to the addressee.
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Sea Sand for Fertilizer
In Cornwall,. I&iglajQd. sea sand Is
used very largely, for, fgrtl liter and for
dressing the soil of jhe farms. This
Is because the sea san^.from places
nearby contains a large percentage of
calcium carbonate derived from the
shells of the sea i^oiluflks, The winds
carry the sand Inland for some dis
tance, and pile 11^ up In dunes. Its
low price makes it preferred now to
lime, although for yenrs It was con
sidered valueless.
Hydromotor Bicycle
A motor bicycle which can run on
land or water, designed by an Italian,
has been ^ried out successfully. It Is
equipped with pontoons which keep It
afloat and with a rudder which is con
trolled from the handlebars. The
pontoons are filled wfth air similar to
the life-saving crafts used at the
beaches, so that they cannot b<? sub
merged. The bicycle Is equipped with I
a small engine of two horsepower, but
the designer is developing one of high
er power.
New Field? for Railway*
A great TOterprise of the early fu
ture will he building railways In South
America, Asia and Africa. In each of
those continents are now vast area*
of rich land that can be exploited only
when the railways come. In ths
United States there are on the average
88 miles of railway to every 3,000
square miles. In .Europe there are
only 62 mi^es of railway to evsry 1,000
square talles, In South America only
seven, in Asia only four, and in Africa
only three. ? Youth's- Companion.
Safeguarding the Cr paging
One traction company in New Jer
sey, realizing thf danger to the motor
ing public of grade crossings, has
evolved a sign system of warning at
each crossing. Suspended .across the
road and directly above each crossing
is a large board with several electric
lights. This board bears the following
message : "Danger I Look Out for
Locomotive 1 Stop When Lighted!"
Some Have Money
"I see tbe wife of certain governor
recently lost a bracelet worth $5,000.
He gave the finder u reward of 300
plunks." .
"Well, I'm glad to hear one governor
has some money. I thought all a gov
ernor ever had was a slouch hat and
a rusty frock coat/'
American Bee Stand g Well
Australia has prohibited the impor
tation of adult bees to prevent the In
troduction of serious diseases of adult
bees, such as the Tale of Wight dis
ease. An exception la made of tbe
United States, this being the only
country from whlcii Importations are
permitted. ? Department of 'Agricul
ture Bulletin.
Twvnty-ftvc school teacherR of New
Caatlo, Pn., art' to iveeive an increase
of $100 ia their pay next Mention pro
vided they keep thpir hair up with
hair nets to prevent it having the
appearance of being bobbed.
Wants-For Sale
FOR RKNT--- New bungalow with
four roQniH and bath complete on
Watnut street. Apply to C. C.
Whitaker, Camden, S, C. 1-t
l.OST ? Between Camden and Sumter,
Sunday afternoon, one 80x8 1-2
Goodyear tire und rim. Finder
I please return to W. S. Sheorn, e?re
[ of The Wigwam, Camden, S. C. 5pd
FOR SALE ? Show case in good con
dition. Apply to The Wigwam,
Camden, S. C. 5pd
LOST^Ono South Carolina license
tag: No. A -80264, between Columbia
and Piedmont School house in Ker
shaw County. Finder return to
E. H. Drakeford, rte 6, Camden,
S." C. 5-pd
WANTED? 500 dozen old ginger ale
bottles, white, holding 10 or 12 oz.
liquid. Clean, no broken mouths.
Will pay delivered at Sumter, S. C.,
24c per dozen. Jack (J. Metropol.
5-6-sb
FOR SALE-? About' one thousand |
bushels of corn in the shuck; at I
my place or delivered. Apply to ;
W. C. Seagle, Camden, S C.
5 ? 10pd
LOST ? One long silver handled black
silk parasol. Finder please leave
at Chronicle office and receive
reward.
WANTED ? You to learn to make
$1,500.00 to $2,500.00 per year sell
ing Chevrolet Automobiles. We
offer an exceptional opportunity to
young men from 17 to 20 years of
age desiring to succeed. A course
in Salesmanship direct from Chev
rolet Motor Co. costing only $5.00
enables you to learn while you
earn. Apply in person. Smith's
Garage, Camden, S. C. 5-pd
F6R S^LR?Dry Siov^ Wood, at $6
per load, also fresh country butter
ait 50 cents per pound. Address L.
M. Rose, rte 6, Camden, S. C. 5p
GET A COOL cushion for your car,
on sale at Burner's Garage, Cam
den, S. C. 3-5sb
WE SELL used parts for all makes
of cars. Apply to our yard or see
D. Snyder, Camden, S. C., for in
formation. 4-tf
WANTED ? Position by young
married man as Ford car or truck
driver. Address "C. B.," care of
The Chronicle, Camden, S. C.
4-6-pd
WE BUY all kinds' of scrap iron,
brass, copper, lead and inner tubes.
Wre pay spot cash for wrecked auto
mobiles. Write or call at the
Snyder Store, Camden, S. C. 4-tf
FOR SALE ? Five thousand rosemary
\ trees on the stump, fit for sawmill
purposes, within threejBgttftL fif the
outskirts . Qf Camden, S, C., between
the Southern and S. A. L. Rail
ways. Apply to B. B. Clarke, Agt.
3-sb
NOTICE ? A Ford touring car top
cover and rear curtain, complete,
standard material for $0.00 at
Burner's.
DISAPPEARING Luggage Carriers
at Burner's for .$2.26.
STOP wasting gas, oil * and spark
plugs by installing a set of Cam
Shaw piston rings, cost no more
than tln? ordinary kind. Pettigrew
& Hough, at City Garage, Camden,
S. t\ 4-Gpd
FOR SALE? Three Ford touring
ears, one Ford truck, all in A-No. 1
shape. Terms to responsible
buyers. - Address U. N. Myers,
Broad Street Filling Station, Cam
den, S. C. " 2-tf
SPRINGS for all ears at Burner's
Garage, Camden, S. C. 3-6sb
RADIATORS ALL MAKES repaired
and replaced at Burner's Garage,
Camden, S. C. 3-5sb
FOR SALE ? Tomato, cabbage, pep
per and flower plants. CAbba&e
- plants home grown and climatiis^d.
Apply to B. H. Baum, Camd^m,
S. C. 6 3-6sl>
? I
FARMERS ATTENTION ? We have
the agency in Kershaw and sur
rounding counties for the Farm
electric, the Ford Parts Plant. This
plant has everything on the market
beat yi the way of farm lighting
and power. We have one of these
plants mounted on a Ford truck
and will be glad to make a demon
stration at your farm at any time.
This plant also, can be seen at our
place of business. Can be bought
? on easy payments to suit you.
Beard's Battery Service, Phone 48G,
Camden, S. C. 2-5pd
FLAT RATES on brake lining work
and repairs at Burner's Garage,
Camden, S. C. 3-6sb
CALL The Ever Ready Pressing Club
for cleaning, pressing, altering and
repairs. Phone 159-J. Prompt ser
vice, reasonable price. J. S. Gam
ble, Proprietor, 859 Broad Street,
Camden, S. C. 88tf
WE CAN GIVE you a replacement
for your qar 'in 12 hours notice.
Burrier's Garage, Camden, S. C.
3-5-sb
FOR RENT ? Five office rooms in
building upstairs, corner of Broad
and DeKalb streets. Newly painted
and in good condition with toilet
and lavatory on floor. For further
particulars apply to F. M. Zemp,
Camden, S. C. 3tf
| REWINDING? -Armature rewinding.
I Electric irons, funs, et<;., repaired.
1). J. Creed, Carolina Motor Co.,
J Camden, S. C., day phone 210, night
I phone 12D0-J. 50-tC
| THE FA KM ELECTRIC is so reliable
j that it can run day after day, week
after week, month after month, and
year after year with a minimum of
care, and it is very economical in
fuel consumption. Heard's Battery
Service, Camden, 8. C. 2-5 pd
NOTICE ? We want every farmer. t?
let us demonstrate the Eord Parti.
Plant to them. It doesn't matter
what kind of a plant you now have
we want you to investigate this
one. Beard's Batterv Service,
Cafnden, S. C. ' 2-5pd
FOR 8 ALB ? Attractive bungalow on
Lake View Avenge, with view of
Lake. Price low and favorable
terms. Apply to Henry Savage,
Camden, S. C. 49-sb
MONEY TO LOAN? I am prepay,
to negotiate l^aps on approved Retfl
Estate Mortgages. E. D. Blake
ney, Attorney, Camden, S. C.
46tf
WANTED ? Poplar, Ash, and Cypres*
standing timber. Will figure with
you on any pise tract. Give full
details in first letter. Hoffman
Lumber Company, Columbia, S. C.
36tf
THE FORI) PARTS PLANT? It is
so simple that any one, anywhere,
at any time can understand, oper
ate and maintain. Call us for a
demonstration, Phone 486, Beard's
Battery Service, C&mden, S. C.
2~5pd
NOTICE 6F ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held by City Council
on the ^first Monday in May, being
the fifth day, for the following city
employees:
One Chief of Police
One Sergeaht of Police
Three Policemen
One Street Commissioner
One City Clerk and Treasurer
One Clock Keeper
One Fire Truck Driver
Applications for above positions
will have to be filed not latfer than
12 M. Monday, May fiifth.
By order of City Council.
H. C. SINGLETON, ,
City Clerk and Treasurer.
Awnings for HOME AND BIJSINES
High Grade Awnings of all Kinds
C.M. COLEMAN, CAMDEN, S. C.
L INSURANCE
THROUGH ALL THE LONG SEASON OF PLANTING AND CULTIVATION YOU
HAVE SPENT WEARY DAYS OF TOIL, WORKING FOR A REWARD IN HAR
VEST.
DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED IN THAT REWARD WHEN THE HARD EARNED
PROFITS ARE ALMOST WITHIN YOUR GRASP ? BE SURE THEY ARE
SECURED.
HAIL, LIKE A SWEEPING MACHINE GUN FIRE, WILL MOW DOWN YOUR
CROPS. BUT THROUGH IT ALL YOU CAN FEEL AND KNOW THAT YOUR
FINANCES ARE SECURED, THAT THERE WILL STILL BE A PAY DAY EVEN
THOUGH HAIL HAS VISITED YOUR CROPS ? PROVIDED YOU ARE PRO
TECTED WITH HAIL INSURANCE.
IT WILL TAKE ONLY A MINUTE TO DROP A CARD OR PHONE US REQUEST
ING INFORMATION ON HAIL INSURANCE. IT WOULD TAKE A LONG
WHILE TO OFFSET THE FINANCIAL LOSS WHICH A HAIL STORM MIGHT DO
TO YOUR CROPS.
BUT THIS IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE. WILL YOU GAMBLE YOUR CROP
AGAINST A DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM, OR WILL YOU INSURE IT AGAINST
HAIL WITH A MODERATE PRICED, BUSINESS-LIKE HAIL POLICY?
C. P. DuBOSE & co.
General Insuf&hce Agents