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Tkt Ban well People-Sea tiael. Ban well S. G. Thanday. October 25. 19M 5 SUCH IS LIFE— Innocfent Accidents in Home Cause Many Deaths U. S. Bureau Starts Cam paign to Cut Hazards. Washington.—Accidents in he home cause more fatalities every year than occur in industrial plants. While the accident rate in factories is steadily decreasing, no such prog ress has yet been made in reduc ing home accidents. Carelessness, ignorance and a want of any proper feeling of responsibility are doubt less important factors in this lam entable condition. In a publication just issued en titled “Safety for the Household,” the national bureau of standards at tempts to combat this situation by discussing the hazards arising in the home and by pointing out what can be done to avoid the accidents which result from carelessness and inattention to proper precautions. Various 'laiards. The hazards from falls, from the Use of gas and electricity, from fire and lightning, from the use of chem icals, as well as those of mechan ical origin, are fully treated and many useful suggestions given for eliminating the avoidable hazards and for properly meeting those which seem to be unavoidable. The practical method for the resuscita tion of persons who ha /e come close to death through drosming, asphyxi ation. or electrical shock is ex- HEADS NEW SQUADRON With the re-establishmen. of a United States naval squadron for European waters. Rear Admiral Arthur P. Fairfield sailed on his flagship, the Raleigh, from Norfolk, Va., to take command of American naval vessels in the vicinity of Span ish ports The policy of keeping a United States squadron in Euro pean waters was discontinued in 1929. The present re-establishment does not mean a charge in policy, according to the navy depart ment, but is merely a “temporary” measure. plained. Many of the accidents which are now occurring, it is point ed out, can be avoided by the proper construction of houses to resist fire, by proper precautions in the use of gas and electricity, by good house keeping, and by conformity to the other suggestions made in the pamphlet. Precautions are decribed intend ing to give for each class of hazard a series of suggestions phrased gen erally in a positive form. In some cases, however, negative rules have been given to insure cautions rather than fear against conditions which involve risk. Particular emphasis has been laid upon the reasons for certain risks. Eliminating Risks. It is pointed out in some cases how a risk can be wholly or in part eliminated, for instance, having the frame of an electric washing ma chine permanently grounded. In this case, a person may safely touch a washing machine even if the floor is wet, as any accidental contact of a live electrical part with the frame of the machine will blow a fuse, which is the safety valve of the electrical system. Certain household appliances which have been recently intro duced into American homes are con sidered in the circular, and numer ous Illustrations are included which aid greatly in understanding the text. Giant Redwood Statue to Honor Chief Sequoia Napa. Calif—Chief Sequoia, one of the moot distinguiahed of Amer ican Indians, is to be immortalized in General Grant National park near here. The Napa chamber of com merce has taken the initiative to set aside one of the giant redwood trees which later will be carved into a giant statue of the chief. The stump of the tree when it has been stripped of its top and all foliage will be 71 feet high, with a diameter at the base of 30 feet It is planned to leave 21 feet of the tree at the base as a pedestal and to carve the figure out of the remaining SO feet C. A Covey will be the sculptor. POTPOURRI Naked Athletics The Greek word, jenmashim. means naked. In early Greek times this name was assigned to places where athletic contests were held and was so applied because athletes in those days competed without clothing. The American gymnasium, and the uses to which it is put. resulted from the early Greek ideas; in Germany, however, gymnasium means a college - preparatory school. O Western NrvsMper Uaioa. AMAZE A MINUTE 8CIENTIFACT3 ^ BY ARNOI.n Eluptical _ SPINNING The silkworm doeS NOT SPIN THE COCOON IN CIRCLES, BUT MAKES 65 FIGURE OF EIGHTS PER MINUTE, loaOOO TO A COCOON. The power of coal/ A SINGLE POUND a COAL IN BURNING VOLVES HEAT EQUIV ALENT TO LIFTING 9 OHS FROM THE BASE TO THE TOP THE- Washington Monw^ki A BEAR FOR swimming/ the Rxa* bear has SEEN FOUND ENJOYING A SWIM FORTY-MILES FROM LAND OR ICE. By Charles Sughroe GOODNESS By LEONARD A. BARRETT James Martlneau, the English philosopher who died a little more than a quarter of a century ago, was a Unitarian clergyman. H e wrote many es says on esthetic and moral sub-' jects. From one of these essays we quote the following terse sentence: “To get good is ani mal; to do good is human; but to be good is divine.” These words conveyed a vital message to the time in which they were written and they bring a most important and much needed message to our own age. “To get good is animal." Squirrels in the nutting season, bury the nuts Johnny Ftachor of Cincinnati won tho national amateur golf crown in tho tournament at Garden City. L. I. His Anal battle against Jack McLean of Scotland was exciting and did not end until Johnny made a birdie on the thirty-seventh hole. they gather, so that they may have a supply qf food in the winter sea son. Man accumulate* poaoemons and stores up things needful for his season of lack. If eight hours out oA every twenty-four are given to Mep. six to rocreation, it leaves ten hours in which one may earn his daily bread. It is absolutely necessary that we have and use time to work for our living. “If a man does not work, neither shall he eat.” But we must be good to our selves physically, or we are likely to be worsted in our struggle for food. Proper care of the body, the instrument through which most of our work is done, is indispensable. Shattered nerves and a frail physi cal constitution are detriments to progress. But be we as good to our bodies as we will, we have not dis charged our full obligation. “To get good” is only animal; “to do good is human.” There is an innate desire that the wrongs of life be made right, and that justice and fair play be alloted to every one. We instinctly want to help the man who desires to “rise on stepping stones of his dead self to higher things.” Good ness expressed in deeds for others is a virtue which goes not without its reward. The final rewards are given to those who serve their fellow-men. The beautiful story of Abou ben Adhem who saw in his room an angel writing in a book of gold, attests this fact, if we, like him, do love our fellow-men. Our names, like his, shall lead the rest. To do good to others brings a rich reward of contentment. We possess what we share with others and lose what we try to keep to ourselves. “To do good is human;” but “to be good is divine.” The ultimate value of ond’s life depends not upon what he has or upon what he does, but upon what he is. Possession! are essential; good deeds are praiseworthy; but char acter la priceless. “To be good is divine." RecalLto mind Uh* parsons who have crossed your pathway in life. Were not those you remember best men and women who were good? Persona you felt you could trust to the limit; persons whose goodaees was and perhaps autt * npHERE are two ways to give a gloss to table linen. One is to have the pieces evenly damp, and iron them until they are actually dry. The other is to put 9 very little starch in the slightly blued rinsing water when the linen- is washed. To ge* the best results in the for mer method, the linen must be quite damp. When ironed dry the material will have that excel lence of quality that it had when new. If the textile is not dampened well, it does not have a good “body,” whereas when it is, the linen seems al most as if it were starched. One great advan tage of this meth od is that the lin en does not muss and crease as it does when starched. The reason why table linen is starched is that the starch acts as a sizing, which we know is given new material in order to add weight and a sem blance of a finer quality of good* than it actually is. Sometimes sizing is advantageous in new textiles as. for instance, in moequito netting, stiffening for in ter linings, veils, and numerous oth er things. In table linens R is un desirable. When buying these lin ens. be careful not to get those sized, ss this filling will wash out. and leave the motensl without the "body” that good napery should have. When laundering table linen that is old and thin, it can be somewhat restored to its former weight by lightly starching it. Good new lin ens require no such treatment Sure bed malarial must be carefully handled as it will crease badly and muse easily A finish suggesting that of double damask can be imparted to lees ex cellent Uble linens by ironing R on the wrong as well as the right side. The Unen can be reversed when the right side gets soiled, and R anil still look well unless spotted if it has been ironed on the wrong aide Use quite a hot flat iron and press a source of Inspiration To be* is always better than ‘to know'. What are are In the organic unity of our thought and purpose* deter mines our place In the moral order. Life friendships depend upon what we are. What a man is influences his entrance into the social brdar. A man la trusted by his fdllow-men not for what he 'gets,' nor ‘gives away,’ but for what ha is. The law of getting in order to live is a basic re quirement; the law of distribution that others may live is an obliga tion we owe to society: but to so live that one’s influence inspires an other to be good: is divine. O Wcttcrn Nr*spapcr Union. with some weight. Iron slowly. Starched material scorches more readily than unstarched, so a hotter iron can be used on unstarched laundry. Table damask should al ways have a good gloss both for a fine finish and because the pattern shows to advantage when it has. A Word About Cambric. The word cambric is known to every woman, but the meaning of the word is not so familiar. To one person it signifies an ordinary cot ton cloth, fine or coarse. To another it means the finest grade of linen, and between these two understand ings of the word, there are various interpretations. Cambric may be the choicest of handkerchief linen, or a glazed cotton cloth used for linings. It may be figured, striped, corded or twilled, and in many col ors besides white. The word, origi nally of high significance has been changed in textile terminology, and in the comprehension of it, until it has lost its prestige. Cambric, in its original and prop er meaning, is the highest grade of best quality linen, fine, closely woven, and almost as soft and beau tiful as silk. Its name comes from the place in France, Cambria In the department du Nord, where its manufacture is reputed to have been originated by Batiste. Another name for this material is Batiste. This name may have a double ori gin since the soft fine linen was used to wipe the heeds of infants after baptism. In early days cambric was used for handkerchiefs and neckerchiefs sometimes called cam bric or cam bricks. • B*a 5r»A«»u—WHU larrtoa. SPORTS SUIT Three different weaves of Rodier wool ere used in this three-piece sports suit. The jacket is e multi colored ribbed fabric with brown, beige end blue predominating. The skirt is a hairy surfaced brown mixture and the blouse is a royal blue. The buttons and leather belt are brown. Spatter far Fleers Old-fashioned wide board floors, lately returned to favor, are partic ularly adapted to the painted spat ter finish. Spending about $1,000 of his bonus money to back his idee. Ernest Biegazxki. Buffalo war veteran, is here shown in the barrel snth which he plane Is make s transatlantic voyage Cm the United States is f Grapefruit Jelly Ring Itt cupfuls grapefruit juice. I % cupful orange juice. V« cupful lemon juice. 2Vi tablespoonfuls gelatin (gen* erous measure). IVfc cupfuls sugar. Vfc cupful cold water. 1 cupful hot water. Soak gelatin in cold water five minutes. Boil sugar and hot water three minutes, or until clear; pour over the soaked gelatin and stir until dissolved. Let cool, then add v fruit juice, a few grains of salt and pour into ring. Set aside in cool place for several hours to harden. 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