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Tha Brnrawll People^cntlnel, Barawell. 8. C- Thnrsday, March 25, 1937 v SUCH IS LIFE—Smart but Lazy y, r ArrfewnoM \ I X R*>- v , DEAp/ Bones, Relics, Eyeless Fish in Caves Under City. Honolulu, Hawaii. — Discoveries Just made by Fred J. Ohrt, super intendent of the Honolulu 1 water bu reau, and C. W. Wentworth, geol ogist, reveal that Honolulu can ri val Rome and Paris for its cata- ccmbs, with pools of water in which eyeless fish grope, and the skele tons and relics of former genera tions can be found. . The discoveries of the vast sys tem of tunnels and caves under lying the entire city and extending as far out as diamond Head was made when efforts were undertaken to find new sources of water supply for the city. It previously had been known that a few caves exist ed under the city, but it was only the recent investigations that devel oped the fact that the ground under neath the entire city is completely hcneycombed with them and that they extend out as far as Diamond Head, three miles away. * Once River Beds. Unlike the catacombs o^ Paris and Rome, most of those under neath Honolulu are believed to have been of natural origin, consisting of former river beds, and of caves formed by the sea thousands of years ago, when the entire district must have been submerged. However, ample evidence has been found that since then, during IOWA GRID COACH In pensive mood on the sidelines is pictured Irl Tubs, whs was named football coach of the University of Iowa recently. Tubs, coach at the University of Miami, resigned his position to take the grid post at the Big Ten institution. long periods, the catacombs were used for human habitation the same as were those of Rome when they yere occupied by Christians seek ing refuge from martyrdom inflict ed by Roman emperors. In nearly all of the catacombs pools of water and even flowing streams are found filled with eye less fish. Ample evidence exists in the catacombs of the fact that they had been inhabited in the distant past. A few skeletons have been found and also primitive household articles, and piles of charred shells of kukui nuts. The nuts were used both for light and oil. Haven for Fugitives. Various explanations have been put forward as to why the native population hundreds of years ago should have taken to these under ground chambers. The most likely seem to be that in tribal warfare they offered a safe retreat. Another is that there were in the past va rious taboos, consisting of strict re ligious and civic customs, for whose violation death was the penalty, and the catacombs offered a means of escape for fugitives. It has been impossible to ascer tain whether the skeletons found in the catacombs are those of persons who died there or whether they %re the bones of those taken there for burial. It is known that one of the ancient customs of the old Hawaii- ans was preserving the bones of those of high rank, and it is con sidered possible that the catacombs were regarded as the best place for safekeeping. From a geological point of view, Wentworth said, the catacombs probably were formed 20,000 years ago by the slow trickling of water. My Neighbor Says := Chopped olives, peppers and nuts added to mayonnaise make a tasty filling for sandwiches. • • 9 ' A lovely dressing table for the young girl is made with a deep flounce of sheer white organdy with several bands of the same for orna ment. • • • Aster seeds should be sown in flats and kept, moist until the*-svc- ond leaves appear. Plant in sand and loam and fertilize with bone meal. > —- • • • Trim poinsettia plants now. Cut down leaving about four buds on each stem. When a new growth has started give a light feeding of plant fertilizer. • • • To clean a sponge, allow it to soak for several hours in cold water, to which a generous quantity of am monia has been added. Rinse well in tepid water and dry in the open air. e Associated Newspapers.—WNU Service AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS — BY ARNOLD Gold pawners/ In 1932 in Cali porn ia 6,000 PEOPLE WORKED AT PLACER GOLD MINING, PANNING *450 J 000 AGAINST *163,000 IN 1931. Tuberculosis Germ- Seven DISTINCT STAGES IN THE LIFE OF THE TUBERCULOSIS GERM HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED. More variety- The US. government ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OP TWO NEW STRAWBERRY VARIETIES AMj PURPLE iPBERRY. -? By Charles Sugfiroe DOS I SOOPSMART ATTENTION / COME UN DEAD/ 'shucks! WENT& Catacombs of Honolulu Rivals Those of Rome ^=3 YOUR OWN CORNER By LEONARD A. BARRETT “Oh. East Is East, and West Is West, and never the twain shall meet. Till Earth and Sky shall presently stand at God's great Judgment Seat; But there Is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth. When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth.’* When shall our modern civiliza tion be done with that philosophy which says: You in your small comer, and me in mine? Our hu man progress de pends upon mu tual as well as individual respon sibilities. A trag edy is sure to arise if two strong men never "stand face to face.” Yet this tragedy is daily enacted in our so cial and economic life. Society classifies people as "those who have not" and "those who have," and the barriers are im passable. Under these circum stances wealth never comes in cqn- CHIC DINNER DRESS WNU £«rvlc* - Originality is not-theJeast of the charms of this beautiful dinner dress, from the personal wardrobe of Betty Furness, screen player. The dress is of black marquisette, epaulette-shouldered and accented with black sequins at neck and down the front. Topping the ensemble, Miss Furness wears a black sequin ribbon on her blonde hair In a perky stand-up bow. tact with poverty, nor culture with ignorance. Many of our social prob lems' arise because strong men never stand face to face. Wealth says to poverty, You stay in your comer: Just so far and no farther. Poverty and ignorance also' volun tarily withdraw into their corner. Poverty has its own, pride and con cept of integrity which it has ac quired at a great cost. The "East and the West" must meet if we are to fuse the strength of both into p permanent strong hold. Labor disputes can be solved at a conference table of mutual re spect and sacrifice. Her compro mises are effected and misunder standings cleared. It is the meet ing together that is essential, if East is to understand West. But how shall they meet? What motive will bring them together from the ends of "their comers" in the earth? A national or world disaster will do it. The catastrophe of the, re-. cent flood came to people regard less of their social or economic stat us. The flood was no respector of persons. The large buildings and the little shacks felt the mighty' rushing waters of rivers loosed from human control. The power of the ministry of the Red Cross at such times is the power of a multitude of human beings who answer the need. The Near East Relief, aid to sufferers in volcano-tom Japan or flood-swept China emphasize the meeting of men face to face in hours of need. The depression has proved itself a great leveler. Mutual help fulness and human sympathy hither to buried, are spontaneously ex pressed. The struggles of life do much to preserve its heritage and strengthen the heroic elements of character without which no nation can endure. The realisation of man's debt to man also furnishes a motive for ris- OU By BETTY WELLS yOU’D think we were all the most 1 domestic little wrens, to judge by the way we’re being catered to by the manufacturers of household wares. And when you get down to it, most of us are, for all our club papers and charity bazaars. We’re all aglow with the wonders of the things that smooth a lady’s home ward way. There’s been a house- wares fashion show in New York recently where all the latest gadg ets and utensils took their bows. Most of them are so new, they’re qot for sale as yet, but they’ll be appearing during the coming months. Something to look forward to: We were particularly enchanted with a broccoli steamer because we’ve never been such a hot broc coli cooker, but maybe we’ll im prove with such a clever contrap tion. A glass double boiler was our next choice—glass skillets and baking dishes we’d seer, before, but there’s something about a dou ble boiler that lures us doubly. A sauce pan with markings inside to indicate various measurements struck us as a very good idea, and there’s one new range with a Dutch oven compartment right in it. The nicest idea in traveling irons was shown, a flat model less than a half inch high but with the same shape and size on the bottom as a big iron . . and with just the same amount of heat. The handle folds down and the whole business packs very compactly and with much less weight to carry around than the old type of smaller travel ing iron that wouldn’t actually iron half so well as> this one. Another wardrobe device that we liked was the new slide door utility moth proof cabinet. The front section in stead of opening out like a hinge door rolls up and down lik. a roll top desk. For the cleaning fans, there are lots of grand new things. Knee ac tion carpet sweepers, for instance. They’re streamlined and self-adjust ing to any depth of rug pile or to inf above and reaching beyond the limit of one’s own little corner. We are not only our brother’s keeper but our brother’s debtor. In a democracy there is a diversity of personalities but one brotherhood. Our likes and dislikes are not the same but we all have the common desire to be understood, to bo con sidered worthy of counsel, to partici pate In universal progress. The things which separate us are artificial : the things which unite us are real. The things which sep arate us belong to social caste: the things which unite us belong to the soul of society. Let us bury all malice end cultivate human min istry. Let us week the security of human aspirations as well as hu man alms. Let us not fear to aland face to face with a weak man, for our strength can make hini strong. And there is neither East nor West when two men stand face to face. • Western Newsoeper Union. the bare floor, and we’re sure they’d even take the cat’s tail in their stride too. And then there’s a mop that has a rubber ball up a little way from the mop itself . . . this you rest on a ledge and bounce ... the mop shakes itself. see The Boy’s Room. He’s a bookish little fellow who likes to draw and collect bugs and butterflies and tinker with radio and goodness knows what else. So his mother writes for our ad vice about his room. She’d like to flx it up as comfortable as possible for him to work in. "It’s in the attic and so has quite a low ceiling. I'd like to decorate it so that it won’t appear too hot in summer. There's a lot of space —12 by 22—and it has three dormer windows looking out on woods. For furniture I will use a studio couch, a desk and a book shelf. What else would you suggest?’’ Would it be possible to have the He likes to draw, collect bogs aad tinker with radio. walls covered with one of those wall boards that Insulate at the same time? If so, it would certainly make the room a lot more comfortable in both summer and winter. And that’s important since he spends a good deal of time there. We’d like the walls In a very light fresh green, then a red denim or aail cloth cover for the studio couch and white scrim curtains at the windows tied back so that they don’t cut out any light or view. These can have a plaid gingham valance across tha top if you like and tie backs of the same plaid. Use this plaid for the cushions on the studio couch too, and if you like for a slip cover for an easy chair. It would probably be more practical to keep most of the floor surface bare—easier to clean. About furniture—he’ll need, be tide the things you’ve mentioned, an easy chair, a chest of drawers, a work table and a drawing board. The rest will be up to him! He’ll add pictures and ornaments to suit his own Ideas, and they’ll give the room e boyish charm of Its own. • Bj Battr W«U«—WMU Old Debbla St Thomas, Ont — A farmer here has "modernised" his horse and buggy. He has installed a radio under the seat He grounded the set by trailing a wire behind the buggy, and used the steel in tha buggy for aerial. The Pie-Eating Judge of Vermont Pie for breakfast, long a good old New England custom, is hesitat ingly admitted to by New Englanders these days. Not so by Judge Charles S. Dana of New Haven, Vt, however, former speaker of the house of represenUtives and undisputed pie-eating champion of Vermont He says he eats pie for breakfast, for dinner and for supper (which is the way meals run in rural Vermont), or even between meals if the spirit moves him, and he can name more than 100 different kinds of pie which he has consumed. Judge Dana is seventy-four years of age atyj his claim is that he has eaten pie at least once a day every day of his life since he was a boy. Mrs. Dana is the expert behind the scene. She makes them 100 different ways, and the judge eats them. As a result of her skill, his reputation as a fancier of pies has spread throughout Ver mont and even to Washington, from which city Representative Charles A. Plumley of Vermont wrote him recently, that certain Washington!- a ns, interested in pie-eating as a fine art, were thinking of inviting him to the capital to explain how he heeene Vermont's The Choicest Man If you would choose the choicest book, select the one that’s eoilei and worn; and ae you flnev through its laaves you’ll note how they are curled and torn. The book, by use, acquired theos marks, which show on every le*f and page, as eager eyes bam scanned the text to garner wis dom for the age. Then, if you’d choose the choicest man, select not one who’s prude and prim, but pick the man who shows some wear, and has the marks of use on him.—William A. Gearhart. Dr. Pierce’* Pleasant Pellets made of May Apple are effective in removing accumulated body waste.—Adv. Talent and Genius Talent is that which is in a man’s power 1 Genius is that in whose power a man is.—Lowell. 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