The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, May 07, 1936, Image 7
Tkt Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. CL Thursday, May 7, 1W6
LIFE—Not
By Charles Sughroe
Flood Control at
Source Saves Soil
«-
Curbing Excess Runoff of
Rain-Water Is Necessary.
Washington.—Floods must be con
trolled at their source—where the
rain falls on the land—If the recent
destruction In eastern sections of the
country Is to he prevented In the fu
ture, according to H. H. Bennett, chief
of the soil consfvvatlon service, De
partment of Agriculture.
Over-cutting of woodlands, exces
sive cultivation pf steep slopes and
generally unwise practices In the use
of land in the flooded watersheds are
to a considerable degree responsible
for the present acute situation, he
declared.
“Our work the last two years In
HI watersheds throughout the coun
try Indicates that the volume of run
off water can he reduced 20 to 25 per
cent through the use of erosion con
trol methods," Bennett states. "This
Is the margin. In most cases, between
mere high water and destructive
floods.
"There can be no permanent con
trol of floods," he added, “until we
have control of erosion over entire
watersheds, from the crest of ridges
down across the slopes where floods
really originate and where soli Is
I’rince Bortil of Sweden, twenty-four
years old, son of Crown Prince Custom
Adolf and grandson of King Custav V,
has fallen in love with Margarita
Brambeek, a Stockholm shopgirl,
daughter of a Swedish navy captain.
The prince wants to marry Margarita
ami recently went to Nice, France, to
plead with ids grandfather for per
mission. Bertil's cousin, I’rince Len
nart, also grandson of the king, mar
ried a commoner four years ago. after
renouncing his rflyal prerogatives.
picked up to choke streamways which
have only a limited capacity for car
rying water fo the sea.”
Curb Exceed Runoff.
Detention dams, dykes and similar
engineering measures are essential to
complete flood control In-localities
where the hazard Is unusually severe,
Bennett said. Such works* howe^
are only part of a complete flood pre
vention plan, which should start with
curbing excess runoff of raWwater on
the sloping lands In every watershed.
‘‘Erosion control operations already
have greatly reduced floods on a num
ber of typical headwater streams In
our demonstration watersheds. If
floods can be reduced in this manner
along the ‘little waters’ there Is no
reason why they cannot be reduced
all the way down the drainage basins
through which the larger streams
flow."
Iteports from soil conservation proj
ects In the flood area blame the pres
ent situation in large part on the
denudation and unwise use of land in
the affected watershed.
"Improper land use positively con
tributing to present situation," wired
H. F, Eaton, manager of the project
at Bath, N. Y. “Observations of field
statf Indicate all control methods
slow up velocities and redure soli
movement. Conclude from such ob
servations that erosion control meth
ods are an essential part of any care
fully planned flood control activity."
Improper Land Use.
A report by Dr. F. B. Howe, profes
sor of soils at Cornell university and
former bead of soil conservation work
in New York, says:
"I am of the opinion that the flood
problem In central-southern New York
hag. partially been created and to a
considerable extent aggravated by im
proper land use." New York experi
ments. Howe said, show that in a sin
gle growing season of normal rainfall,
runoff from a single acre of corn land
is 127,120 gallons greater than from a
single acre of meadow.
Experimental data also shows that
for the country as a whole, grass,
trc.es, legumes, and other thick grow
ing plants are, on an average. GT> times
more effective than dean-tilled crops
in holding soil from washing and five
times more effective In preventing
flash runoff of rainwater.
Sudden Intense rains were the Im
mediate cause of the present torren
tial floodwaters, with melting snow in
the highlands pouring additional mil
lions of gallons of water across de
nuded slopes into drainage streams,
Bennett stated. Vegetative covering
on the land, lie pointed out. hinds the
soil against the wash of runoff water,
increases the absorptiveness of the
soil and creates an impediment to the
rapid njnoff that swells streams be
yond capacity.
1 — . .
Hair Determines Age
A method of determining the age
of a person by examining a single hair
was recently demonstrated.
AMAZE A MINUTE
SCIENTIFACTS ^ BY ARNOLD
Goose-egg size
AT THE BEGINNING-
The lord op reptiles, the
CROCODILE, STRONGEST THING
IN ARMOR, IS HATCHED PROM
A SMALL EGG LAID IN AN
EARTHEN NEST UNDERLYING
BUSHES ALONG A STREAM
OR SWAMP.
Desert heat -
The sandy sou os
THE DESERT MAY BE
HEATED BY THE SUN
TO 200° F.
Skin tasting*
A CATFISH CAN TASTE
ALL OYER ITS BODY. IT HAS
TASTE BUDS SCATTERED OVER
ITS SKIN.
AUTOMOBILE
HOMICIDE
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
The number of deaths caused by
automobile accidents grows no less In
spite of cautionary
signals placed in
conspicuous places
on the highways.
Never was I he pub
lic better protected
by danger signals.
The cause of deaths
and accidents Is not
the lack of infor
mation or sngges :
tlon but is largely
attributable to two
much needed re
forms In laws gov
erning automobile
traffic.
The first is the need for a law com
pelling all owners of cars to have u
driver’s license. Some states demand
Ibis, many do not. The absence of
such a law encourages a reckless and
indifferent, attitude toward the public
and places at the disposal of any and
every person, qualified or not. the
privilege of driving a car. The need
for a driver’s license Is all the more
imperative when we realize that while
speed Is the direct cause of many ae-
of all of them. Some persons are
cidents. it Is, by no means, the cause
color blind, others are so organized
nervously that an imminent danger
paralyzes the processes of reason in
stead of causing an instantaneous re
action of self protection. Morons are
among us In numbers larger than we
realize. Some persons haveAflttle or
no control of the central nervous sys
tem causing drowsiness or sleep: oth
ers are by nature dangerously absent-
minded. Many other personal defects
exist and add to the danger of auto
fefiofd
ou
Btj Ltjdia Le baron Walker
T HE most Important implemen‘8 In
a kitchen are those Included in the
term cutlery, which, to be explicit, sig
nifies knives and sharp-edged tools for
cutting. The word Is broadly and er
roneously used when It Includes dull
Instruments such as spatulas, forks
and spoons, and yet common usage
and kitchen parlance give a certain
sanction to ibis comprehensive sig
nificance. Today, we
aha 11 stick to tbe
true meaning of the
word, and concen
trate on knives. It
would be Impossi
ble to do the culi
nary work of a
household without
even a single one
of these essential
utensils, and the
well equipped kitch
en has many kinds
for many uses.
NORTH-SOUTH CHAMP
WNU Servlet.
Henry I Men rd of Hershey, Pa., won
the North and South open gulf cham
pionship at Pinehnrst, X. <,\, capturing
a gold medal and $1,000. In the reg
ular four rounds Picard was tied by
Hay Mangrum of Pittsburgh, but he
won the play-off round.
traffic. Surely a cursory examination
of the causes of deaths and accidents
convinces us that if a driver’s license
were made imperative by law. it would
eliminate many from the list of priv
ileged drivers and greatly reduce the
number of fatalities.
Another Imperative need Is uniform
traffic laws. It is very perplexing to
anyone driving through different
towns, each of which has traffic laws
of its own. In one town a left turn
on red is permissible, in another town,
this would be a violation of the law.
Double parking Is permitted in one
place and prohibited In another. The
speed laws differ in nearly all impor
tant centers. In some towns It Is dif-
, ficult to find where the signals are
located. Wiille the colors of red-and
green are uniformly used, the differ
ent places in which they are exhibited
Is, to say the lea^t, very confusing.
The same can he snid of stop and slow
signals at Intersections.
Uniform traffic laws would be great
ly appreciated by every owner of a car.
Such law* would mitigate the difficulty
which meets-every tourist.
These needed changes affecting au
tomobile traffic can be realized only
through the demand of the public it
self. Tlie . easiest way is for every
corntnunlty to be a law unto itself, but
the safety of the public demands a
sterner appreciation of corporate te-
sponslbillty.
{ C Western Newspaper L'nion.
A group of the
most important
kitchen knives con
sists of carving
knives 1, 2, 3, or
more; paring
a | knives, twoat
f I I least, a bread knife
I ^ y and one or more tn
I M ^* e * {n * VPS - "’Ith
’ * > • these as a nucleus.
many more knives
of various sorts can
be added, or more
of the same types according to the size
of the family and the opi»ortunlties for
having them sharpened. There should
always be some sharp kitchen knives
Kern Edge* on Knives.
This brings us to the subject of
keeping knives in proper condition. A
dull knife is rid of its chief function,
which is to cut well. Keeping knives
sharp is, therefore, imperative for good
housekeeping. This involves having
the cutlery ground occasionally, and
the frequent use of some sort of a
home sharpening implement.
The modern wheel sharpeners are
excellent, provided you get a good one
that has Its several discs of well hard
ened steel. By drawing the edge of
the blade of a knife between the two
sets of correctly positioned wheels,
tlie knife will get a keen edge. But
do not let tills make you remiss about
having the knives sharpened on a
grindstone, too. One of Hie reasons
why duplicates of types of knives are
recommended is that while one set Is
being ground, the other remains for
use.
Doing Our Best.
Doing tlie best we can is not enough
unless that best keeps constantly im
proving. A child doing its very ut
most cannot, in reasmti, be expected to
do the same task as well as an ex
perienced adult. Persons who have
taken courses, shall we say in draw
ing, sculpture, painting, singing, or any
of the fine arts, must be dull, Indeed,
unless their best Is better than that
of persons who have not had such ad
vantages.
A cook who has studied the culinary
branch of honiemaking. or who has
learned in that great school known as
experience, certainly should excel
above the little newlywed, whose time
previously has been taken up in ac-
livity outside tlie home. Of one thing
we may be sure, the latter person will
do better the second year than the
first. Her first best will be as noth
ing to tier second year beat
An Experience.
One concert pianist whom I know
amazed her friends by becoming an
expert cook after her marriage.
—-‘Well,-* she would say, when her
friends expressed their appreciation of
some delectable dish- and their sur
prise that she had turned her hand
so quickly to preparing fancy foods,
"I thought If I bad brains enough to
learn to play the piano, I certainly
could learn to cook If I set my mind
to ttyat. *Even the uneducated can and
do cook splendidly. Why'shouldn’t I?"
Needless to say she was constantly
on the alert In her music and In her
home. To have the beat of tomorrow
be ahead of the best of today.
Turning our attention to things eth
er than mundane, none of us should
let our best actions and thoughts re
main at a standstill. Tlie best way to
grow in grace. Is to fill our hearts with
such kindly feelings towards ''others
that tlie desire to he censorious, cranky,
and disagreeable has no part in our
lives.
£ Ball Syndicate.—WNU Service.
GOOD BOY”
A •'boiled" shirt front, fastened with
string bows of starched linen Instead
of studs, and stiff white cuffs add to
the chic of this dress mid jacket suit
in navy and white lattice taffeta. Lu-
die Parity calls it 'Mlood Boy."
Able to Concentrate
Most Asiatic races possess an ex
traordinary power of . concentrating
every thought upon some dominant
idea.
Coed and Her Canine Collection
Familiarity
pAMlLIARITI makes os care-
r less and unobservant. But then
comes a day when we observe
and think. Then we suffer. As a
a boy I loved life and country
things. I used to get up to aw
the sun, as an old divine 1 once
read remarks, “coming forth from
his chambers In the East" I have
come in to breakfast drenched la
dew. How It used to glisten and
sparkle in the morning light! But
that Is all a thousand years be
hind.—J. A. Btewart. -
Brave deeds are most estimable
when hidden . . .
What was finest In them was
the desire to hide them.—Pascal
WORK. .“FIR
AGAIN
oat. usrvoua, often with I
But now. thanks to Natun’a Remedy,
wofk k ran again—Nm feda like cpng
to a movie or dance any night. Mf-
lione have twitched to thiiiintaraiaB- '
vegetable laxative. Contains no
al or phenol derivative*.
Instead a balanced
combinaiifih of laxative
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nature, that work natu-
ndly, pleasantly
no NR tonight. 1
you we how much bet
ter you fed you'll know
why a vegetable correc
tive it beet Only 2Sc
at all ‘
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FROM GIRL TO WOMAN
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Commonwealth Am.
Jacksonville, Fln. s
■aye: “My health
all to
‘&vS
m, I bad
pieces
feminine trouble,
suffered greet!
tain times. 1
_ would swim,
pains in my side.
After taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite ni.scrip
tlon I enjoyed eating, my system fun
perfectly and I had no mors pa
Buy today of your druggist.
AND
TAPEWOMI
are quickly expelled
from the human sys
tem with one single
doee of
Dr.Peery’s DEAD SHOT*
50c n bottle at dmgiriats or
Wright’s Flu Co., IM Gold 8t, M.Y. 0*.
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No Need to Suffer
n
Morning Sickness"
' “Morning sickness” — is caused by m
acid co idition. To avoid it, acid must bn
offset by alkalis — such as
\ irginia Willyard, Los Angeles Junior college coed, has a collection of more
tlmn 2.70 miniature canines. All are of china, cloth-and wood. This unusual
hobby was started when Miss Willyard was a child. The largest canine In tlie
group is 12 V4 inches tall, arfd the smallest is a mere one-half inch. The dogs
arc* utilized as door stops, cactus pots, napkin rings, lamps, ash trays, match
holders, salt and pepjter shakers, book ends, candy Jars, perfume bottles, paper
weights, incense burners and vases. , •
Why Physicians Recommand
Milnesia Wafers
These mint-flavored, candy-like wafera am
pure milk of magnesia in solid form—
the most pleasant way to take it Each
wafer is approximately equal to a full adak
dose of liquid milk of magnesia. Chewed
thoroughly, then swallowed, they corral
acidity in the mouth and throughout tht
digestive system and insure quick, com
plete elimination of the waste matters tiut
cause gas, headaches, bloated feelings aai
a dozen other discomforts.
Milnesia Wafer's come in bottles of 20 sad
48, at 35c and 60c respectively, and in
convenient tins for your handbag cootaia-
ing 12 at 20c. Each wafer is approximately
one adult dose of milk of magnesia. AO
good drug stores sell and recommend them.
Start rnlag Lhasa daHdaaa, affscMaa
anti-acid, gently laxative wafers tadaf
Professional samples sent free to re^kterad
physicians or dentists if request is SSada
on professional letterhead. SsUct PrsdurtR
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35c A 60c
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