The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1933, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
Look After The Hogs
In Hot, Dry Weather
Clemson College, June 24.?The
recent dry, hot weather has clearly
demonstrated the Importance of
planting more forage than will he
needed during a normal season, say"
Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief animal
husbandman, explaining that if the
weather la dry the extra forage will
be needed to supply grazing, and.if
a good season occurs the surplus fur-,
age may be cut f<?r hay.
Speaking further regarding tht>j
management of hogs during hot dry
weather, I'rof. Starkey makes four
important suggestions:
Those win) are U*in'g soybeans for (
* grazing should not Icavey tho Jjye-1
stock on until the plants arc com- j
pletely depleted of foliage. When;
about two-thirds of the leaves are
consumed, tho livestock should be
changed to another area and tho grazed
beans given a chance to put out
another crop of leaves for a second
grazing period.
If, as frequently happens, only one
forage lot is fenced, it may be well
to keep the livestock in a well shaded
dry lot which contains running water
Such forugo as soybeans or alfalfa
may be cut with a scythe, forked up
and carried or hauled to the dry lot.
Though this is extra work, a season
of this sort demands unusual effort.
In many cases tho garden or truck
v patch affords much waste feed which
may ho utilized by the hogs. Beans
and peas past their period of usefulness,
cull potatoes, cabbage, rousting
ears too old for human consumption
and many other surplus vegetables
may be helpful in producing pork.
Above all, the pigs should be kept
comfortable. It takes shade, fresh]
water, and an abundanc6 of feed to
make pig* happy. If these are supplied
and tin? pigs are on clean territory,
gains should be rapid and economical.
When
the national air races are
staged at Los Angeles on July 1 to 4,
it Is expected that the world speed i
flying record of 204.38 miles per hour
will be easily smashed by'several of i
tin? airplanes entered for tho races.
One plane, fitted with a new 850horse-power
motor, is expected to do
much better than 800 miles per hou^r...
A Memphis, Tcnn., school teacher,
overhearing a man trying to sell a
sheet of counterfeit stamps to a tobacco
dealer .reported tho conversation
to a county tax collector. The
tobacco dealer revealed the identity
of the would-lbe salesman and this led
to the seizure of 50,000 "perfect
? counterfeits" in an unoccupied house.
The French chamber of commerce
has passed a hill putting an embargo
on the shipment of wheat to France.
Have Crop Inspected
j Before Reducing
Clomson (College, July_8.-/*Cotton
1 growers who have signed contract*
! offering to take out a part of their
crop from production tkja season
should keep in mind that Die acreage
Kit offered must be inspected by the
: local committee before the crop is
removed," warns I)r. VV. \V. , JLung,
director of extension.
"When the Secretary of Agri?ulline
declares the plan operative Vflnd
authorizes the contraction of acreage,
the grower will then proceed to reremove
the. amount offered from
production, after which the local
committee will again inspect the
I acreuge and certify that the, cotton
has been removed according to agreement
and that the grower is entitled
to his rental benefit.
"I feel it is important to make,
this announcement for the reason
that some growers may proceed to
destroy their crop immediately after
signing a contract and before the
acreage has been inspected and certified
by the local committee."
In this connection Dr. Ia>ng calls
attention again to the caution of C.
A. Cobb, cotton?production administrator
under the Farm Act, that it is
extremely important that all claims
for acre production of cotton lb? kept
at u conservative figure.
"Wo know of course that many
who were the first to sign the contracts
are among some of our best
and most progressive farmers," Mr.
Cobb said. "Naturally ^hese men use
good seed; rotate their crops; fertilise
rather heavily, and, otherwise
use their skill to produce, high acre
yields. They would be loath to offer
this acreage at too great a sacrifice
to themselves. However, C.there are
many acres of cotton (vhichjwe know
will not yield so heavily 4nd, in all
cases, the grower should plan to
play fair with the government. To do
otherwise might defeat the whole
plan."
The South Carolina Federation of
Labor, in its session at Spartanburg,
chose Charleston for the place
of meeting next year, and L. E.
Ilrookshire, of Greenville, was reelected
president. All the officers
.ivefo reelected except the third and
fourth vice-presidents. Before adjourning,
in a resolution, , Governor
Blackwood was culled upon to sponsor
a program that would increase wages
puid workers on state roads. It alsopledged
support of organized labor to
a candidate for governor in the next
election who would pledge sup.port of
a program in line with the spirit of
the national recovery act.
At Emporia, Kansas, Saturday the
temperature registered 111 degrees.
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Vacations
and
Health
*
? By Dr. ERNEST H. LINES
Authority and Chief Medical Director
Net* York Life Inrurance Company
SWIMMING
QWTMMTNQ is excellent exercise for developing the body. Most people
^ ?[>cnd their holidays near some lako or stream, or the seashore, where
they can indulge in this invigorating sport, which has been given added
impetus by the interest taken in it by President Roosevelt.
Generally speaking, swimming is
an art that must be acquired. It
should be learned by everyone at as
?afly an age as possible. The ability
to swim only a few strokes may be
enough to savs your life some day.
Seldom do beginners show any ability
to swim when suddenly immersed in
deep water. It is very dangerous,
therefore, to push a person who may
n<>' be able to swim into deep water.
If you do happen to be the victim
of such a foolish "prank" and can't
i?* ". in. don't got panicky and struggle
iv w '/nip a great quantity of water.
1 . 11.-Id your breath and by gentle
In tr.ents, keep the head above
v
A' r.v swimming accident " c. >u! 1
1. been avoided if people l.oi
t.. . certain precau'nt.s bef> r<e
: wig oi> 'living in a at range
j Learn about the currents and
l Never dive in unknown,
p v or rocl^- waters 1a en in
ci wa'ers rewemher that "a deep
dive is often a dangerous dive."
\ void weeds And< undercurrents
v n swimming in rlie o|>en. If you
- vimraing in a river and acci<i.
,.;iv get into a bed of weeds,
p op kicking ami work with your
aims The current will usually let
y> ; 'hrough. If you are carried
a - tv by the current, of a river,
pi \ 8{x>t down-stream on either
b and swim diagonally towards it.
Is. r mind where you have left your
ci. ;.? $. Your life is more important
r lf you are swimming in a rough
s< : . not attempt to breast thr
v As each wave rises, kw in
ti ii it and thus savc yourseli
tic .ffeting that might cause in
Br: -ti'y.
\> jcri swimming in either pools o
open water, investigate the cleanli
qom of th? water. Maay di?MM
are water-borne.
Ciampi
Crampe are spasmodic contractions
of the muscles that are beyond
the oontrol of the individual and
come without warning. They are a
common cause of drownings. Don't
swim for at least two hours after
eating, never drink any cold beverages
immediately before swimming,
and never swim beyond your depth
in very cold water. Severe indigent ion
or cramps may result. Cramjxi also
occur when the muscles are exhausted,
and r.o person who may be tir> ! or
suffering from dc ty of any
should go bi'votid l..i depth, or out
of reach of :usms' ir.ce.
Over six'y jvr cent of drawn r gs
..<-.'ur in the f. ur months from M iy
'o August, and nearly half of ' t so
fatalities are among men and !> ya
under t went:y-five years of age. Don't
overestimate your strength and
swim far unless you are accompanied
by a boat and a level-headed js r.on
who has been trained in life aa\ mg.
It is also dangerous to go swimtr .tig
alone or at night. Contrarx to
}>opular l>elicf, a large percentage of
drowning cases occur among people
who are considered good swimmers.
Thui u the eighth of a series <>j 1 2
articles on I'tioi/crns and lU.illh
The ninth, on F\rtl ,4 id, will
answer the questions
, 1. What is a wise precaution
, i^-fore start ing on your vacation1
2. How can bleeding from a cut
( artery be stopped? 3. What
should l>e done for burns, dog
bites, fractures and electric
shock 1
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iCotorUUU 1WJJ. .S Y L I. u> ,
! Smy Mart U Drying Up
Same Way Our Moon Did
\ If any plant or ereatura lives on
Mara, it must bo quite different from
the things on earth, observe* a writer
in the St. l<oul* Globe Democrat.
The night* are very cold, us low In
temperature as n degree* below zero
?and breathing Is difficult because tho
air Is r<ire. And there Is a scarcity
of water, which we would find quite
unbearable.
More than that, wo'd probably fe?l
very giddy. There Is no strong pull
of gravity on Mars, like that on < ii'th,
which holds us firmly and steadily
down on the ground, A hop add u
skip on Mars, and one would be souring
up In the air, uiul sailing smoothly
i down again.
Hy the help of telescopes, which pro
Ject our sight thousands of inlhui past
tho llndts of our eyes, scientists have
seen a netw'ork of what seem to he
canals on Mars. And some t\\en ha we
believed that this may he proof that
people have built them. Others say
_tk(> cupula are really marshes which
are flooded with water when the joe
at the polar regions of Mars melts, and
which dry up when It freezes again.
This, they say, makes the network
look different at different seasons.
Mars Is not so near the sun as the
earth Is, and .It is a small planet.
Sometimes as tho planets swing
around the sun, It comes fairly near
the earth?within 000,000 miles, but
usually It Is more than 00,000,000 miles
away from u?.
Gradually Mars Is drying up, In
much the same way as our moon did;
and In a few million years It will probably
be too dry and too cold for anything
possibly to live on Its surface.
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Shows Genius Occfrrs in
Two or More Generations
A study of books dealing with the
subjects of gmdus and heredity such
as Itihnt's "Heredity'' will show numerous
eases of gonitis occurring in two
or more generations. Doctor Saleeby
In his "I'uronlhood and Knee Culture"
says; "It is impossible to question
that the hereditary transmission of
genius or great talent does occur" and
lie quotes the Bach family, the Arnolds,
the Mills and others as example*. FT.
I*nii 1 Knmtnerer In his "The* Inheritance
of Acquired Characteristics"
states; "Genius can be acquired, but
Imrdly hy one individual and within
tho course of on'e generation. And
genius is hereditary, though probably
not without the contributory co-operation
of the environment. It Is necessary
that favorable conditions of heritage
and environment tnoet. In order
to make possible the grent nclrevements
In which genius manifests itself
to our eyes. The necessity of such a
combination explains the rarity of recognized
genius, and also the fact that
many more unrecognized geniuses than
we dream of tread the 30II of oar
planet." Doctor Keinnierer mentions
five of the important obstacles to theinheritance
of genius nnd adds thnt
with the obstacles removed, the law of
Inheritance will once more assert
Itself.
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Payment of Interest
The Encyclopedia of Social Sciences
says: "In the Middle ages the prohibition
(upon interest) was premised on
religious and yethicnl principles. A loan
was usually tifrtde under stress of special
need for consumption purposes,
and It was considered that to exact
interest under such circumstances was
to take advantage of a brother's need.
Indeed It was admittedly a compromise
with strict Christian tenets to require
repayment of the principal. The
doctrinal basis of the opposition to interest
was found In the concept of objective
value, any departure from
which was looked upon as unjust. It
was argued that no value could attach
to the use of a consumptive good separate
froww a good Itself, and money
was regarded as consumptive because
It could be used only by parting with
It Another argument was directed
agairtst the pnyment for timp, over
which no man could claim ownership."
Country Set to Music
The country that Mozart set to music
Is all that region of Austria which
runs from Salzburg, through the Salzkaminergut
and about Bad Gasteln.
Approaching from Hof Gasteln, the
Hoche Tauern mountains hurl themselves
dramatically against the sky,
and If It were not for some four or
five palatial hotels Jutting out beside
the ravine, you would say thai it was ;
a wild and lovely mounta.n village, :
where-one of the ino-t lain, is cis- 1
cades of Ki. r< ;>, . ! ilo Hiver
Ache. G,r.'\ss itself u :h \ i?d. ; .-e into ;
the \fiii.y nearly ." *? ! f I-.-1- The
beautiful l ikes of the Sa' l. , uiergUf
and v't.-h viihi.-.-s as Trail..;-- .ire-hen
make the region nr..que in )>- .. .ty.
"Cheater"
I'nder r.ngiish t.-nda! law ill land
reverted t > the crown if in -] ault of
heritable heirs ?in other w.>r N, it escheated
(from the initio exead'-re? to
fall away). An-) the offieers v. ho had
charge of the interests of the crown
In matters of land that should so pass
to the k.ng wen* railed "est aenters."
There is food for the honest.\ >>f those i
men whose nan.e came to t>t synony- !
tnons xv .tli "thief."
Statue Regulates Opening
Birmingham, Ala. harks bad* to the
day of the mule and waguii '...re each
year, with opening of ('.rem; rourt at
11 a. m. on the convening flay. The
law wn? mrnnt to give res tents of '
j remote sections time to r> ach tho
I I
Famous Gold Mines
In South Carolina
I
In an article written for the Associated
Press, I>r. H. H. Calhoun of
CJprosqn College says that the Haile
mine in thi^ county produced about
half of the gold that was turned out
j by this stute. His article deals with
| gold mining in general as there seems
i to be much interest in such mining in
this state at the present time. Many
of thy old gold mines are being worked
and some new ones. The reason
given for the present gold rush is
that gold Is always the same in price,
$20.07 per ounce and labor is more
plentiful at present than when times
were more prosperous. Concerning
gold mining in this state Dr. Calhoun
writes as follows: In
Scfuth Carolina thre are many
famous gold mines. The ifiost outstanding
of these are the Haile, Lan-J
caster county, She Dorn, MijCormick
county, and the' Btewer, Chesterfield
county. ' * . . * 1
Cther mines that have been intermittent
producers are the Quattle-i
baum and Iaindrum, Kdgefield county;
and the Mud Mine, the Nott
Mine, and the Ophir mine, Union
county; the Magnolia mine, the Ferguson
mine, the Caroline mine, and
the Brown mine, York county; the
Lamar mine, Kershaw county; the j
Blackmon mine and the Brasington1
mine, Lancaster county. <
Of all these mines the Haile has!
probably been the largest producer.
It was first worked for stream gold
in 1829. Later on the soft schists
were worked for the free milling surface
ore.
In 1S88 I>r. A. Thies was placed in
charge arfd inaugurated the Thies
chlorination process. This method of
treating the ores resulted in the Haile
mines becoming the'most noted j^ndj
successful east of the Mississippi riv-'
er. It is probable that nearly half'
of the $5,200,000 of gold in South
Carolina was produced at the Haile
mines.
It was worked until the early j
1900's when the ore became so leanj
that the gold recovered amounted to
less than $2 per ton. As this amount
of recovery did not pay expenses, the
mine was abandoned.
Up tp about 1880 the output of
the Dorn mine yielded approximately
one million dollars worth of gold.}
The metal occurred in pockets, many
of which were unusually rich. The
report goes that as much as $50,000
worth of gold has been takeji out of
a single pocket.
The Brewer mine in Chesterfield
county is the third of the great gold
mines in South Carolina. At one
time as many as 200 hands were
employed on this property.
In many places in the Piedmont
section it is possible to pan, gold
and to make from 50 cents to $1 per
day in wages. However such work I
is very arduous and better results
can be obtained if the gold sands are
sluiced. To install sluices requires;
some capital and plenty^ of water. It j
is necessary to get a head of water
in order to operate successfully.
, The first gold in the southeast
state was discovered in Virginia
about 1790. In 1799 a nugget weight
17 pounds was found in Cabarrus
county, N. C. Gold was discovered in
both Georgia and South (Wolina in j
182D and in Alabama in 1830. Sinco
that time Georgia has produced nearly
$18,000,000 worth of this metal.
Alabama about $800,000, South Carolina
$5,200,000 and North Carolina
about .$08,700,000 worth.
I In the southeast gold occurs in
three classes of situations. First,
tu veins in which the gold is usually
j associated yith an iron ore.^-'Seci
ond, in sparrolites or decomposed
I rock in which gold has accumulated
through weathering. Third, in placer
| deposits.
i The gold occurring if! veins is by
l far the most important from the
standpoint of quantity, but these
j veins are difficult to work.
| Placer gold occurs along old
stream beds at the lowest point of
the gravel deposit.: Often much gold
is found in the bed rock of the
stream where it has , sifted into
cracks, joints and bedding plains.
Almost all streams in the Piedmont
section of South and North Carolina
carry small gold values.
The methods adopted in reclaiming
the gold depend upon the condition of
the ore and the nature of the gold.
In the upper portion of the vein
, where oxidation has ' taken place the
gold is free. The ore is first crushed
in the stamp mill and the gold secured
by amalgamation. Where the
gold occurs in sulphurets the ore
must be crushed, then over amalgamated
plates to secue what free gold
may be present, and then carried to
concentrators where the gangue is
removed, leaving as high a per cent,
of sulphides as possible. The sulphides
are then roasted and treated
by chlorination.
The placer and saprolite deposits
are usually worked by the hydraulic
process. Gold may be either panned
or collected in sloice boxes.
The early operators seemingly had
a gift for locating the rich pockets
along a vein. iSearch in recent years
has been unable to find many that
they left. It is probable that most of
the deposits remaining in the southeast
are marginal and will pay only
through careful management and by
using the most modern mining and
milling methods.
At the present time several companies
are working along this line
in various parts of the state. A modern
plant is being erected near McCormick,
another at Edgefield and
j there is some activity in the northwestern
part of the state, especially
in Cherokee and York counties.
There is fascination about the
wealth that comes from the crust of
the earth. The hero of a thousand
I novels has been a mining engineer.
What comes from the ground is lo<l
ed upon as a gift of the Gods. Itl
quite possible that as much has lxl
spent in prospecting, mining il
milling of gold ores as has btl
taken from the mines. ^ I
In 1930 the gold mines of til
country produced $47,250,000, *hl
the quarrying of stone brought I
$178,000,000. In 100 years the gl
produced in all South Carolina v
but little over $5,000,000. In the tlM
years of 1927, 1928 and 1929 I
stone quarries returned neifl
$6,000,000. j
There is still gold"~tn South Ckfl
lina hills and steams. Some of
deposits may be worked at a prcfl
during times of low manufactur?
costs. It is said that the slaves?
John C. Calhoun, in lay-by tin?
could mahe on the average 50 MM
per day panning gold. Today
not the same amount of labor
pended on an acre of ground F?
even greater returns ? 1
Phil Towns, born in 1824, celebril?
his 109th birthday anniversary?
Macon, Ga., Sunday.
' || SUNDAY DINNER |
. SUGGEST IONS 'I
H* ANN I'AUK
IN THE days when Marco Polo ir? J
elled, trade between i :.r,t and v< iH
wua largely for the sake of \\xxmM
and chit'i1 i>r' these, were the apicM
condiments which acted both as ml
servatlves of fond and us dlagula??*!
"high" flavor. ;
Today's simplicity or aeawntat fl
made possible by our understand!
of spoilage and how to prevent it 9
proper refrigeration. This ears mu!
be continued In production, ahippi!
retailing and Anally In the home, ft!
most Important that milk, eggs, to I
ter, meats and fish be kept cold or ah!
they should be bought frequently!
small quantities.
Midsummer vegetables for aals(H
are plentiful. Flo sure to m&rlnitH
them in a dressing of olive oil, hS
sonlngs and lemon Juice or vtaegtj!
Peaches and plums are abundant thfl
Here are the Quaker Matd Kitchen'!
menus for the week. fl
low Cost Dinner
Fresh Fish Salad ;
Tomato Jelly with Shredded Cabbag!
Pan Rolls Ruttor '
Peach Shortcake " ~!
. Tea or Coffee Milk :
Medium Cost Dinner
Pressed Chicken Parsley Potatoe!
Tomatoes filled with Celery Saladfl
Currant Jelly
Bread and Butter H
Peach Tarts j
Coffee (hot or Iced) Milk !
Very Special Dinner
Jellied Bouillon |
Broiled Steak Baked Potatoes!
Hroilcd Tomato Slices i
Lime Jelly with Pineapple j
Rolls Butter
Cantaloupe with Orange Ice i
Coffee (hot or iced) Milk I
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HUNTING PRESERVES " I
Repairing and Care?Taking of Property '
ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE I
DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO 1
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