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Sunday School Lesson
BY REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
The Brotherly Love of Judah.
Lesson for June 13th.
Genesis 44:18-34.
Golden Text: Hebrew 13:1.
Judah, Jacob’s fourth son, pro
posed that Joseph be sold to the
Jshmaelites rather than be killed,
“for,” said he, “he is our brother
and our flesh.” Later, when the
silver cup was found in Benjamin’s
sack, and the brothers were thrown
into a panic of fear, Judah made
the pathetic appeal to Joseph
chosen for our lesson text. Very
appealingly he offered to take Ben
jamin’s place as a slave in Joseph’s
service in order that the youngest
brother might return to bring com
fort to Jacob in his years of de
cline. “For how shall I go up to my
father, and the lad be not with
me?” No wonder Joseph’s heart was
touched.
It seems fitting that Judah
should receive the right of in
heritance belonging to the first
born. Reuben, the oldest brother,
lost his birthright because of his
lust. The bloodthirsty Simeon and
Levi, the next in line, were defeat
ed by their enemies and fell into
disfavour with their brothers. Ju
dah therefore became the head of
the family, and his tribe early es
tablished itself at Bethlehem where
David, one of its greatest sons,
founded a dynasty culminating in
Jesus.
Our Lord was loyal to the spirit
of Jv.dah when he made the love of
man a cardinal emphasis in his
teaching. “Thou shalt love thv
neighbor as thyself” was to Jesus
the second great commandment. It
was not a novelty with him for we
find it in the Book of Lenticus.
But he gave it a much grander
setting, the parable of the Good
Samaritan, one of his happiest in
spirations. The priest and the
Levite had undoubted zeal for God,
but their piety was sadly divorced
from sympathy with their fellows.
The Samaritan, on the otner hand,
although doubtless deficient in the
technical training of the syna
gogue, cherished a vital faith. For
mercy and compassion are central
in true religion.
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S.C.Game ^Fish Association
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Since we know of one fatal case none of these little animals on
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Sweet Potato Plants
Now In Great Demand
of spotted fever, and having once
found one of these ticks trying for
a location on our person, the fol
lowing article from the department
of agriculture is especially inter
esting:
In the last few years an increas-
which the young ticks can feed
they disappear. Clearing under
brush near houses, camps, and fre
quently used walk cuts down the
number of ticks by removing
shelter for their hosts. If ticks are
very abundant near a permanent
ing number of cases of Rocky camp site, a creosote oil spray on
Mountain spotted fever have been
the area around the camp and
reported in the East. It has ap- i along the trails may help to kill
peared in nearly all states except 1 vegetation and repel them to some
those in New England, and Ohio, extent.
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Missis-
It is best to confine dogs in yards
Clemson, June 5.-rSweet potato
plants of the Louisiana type are
very much in demand in South
Carolina, according to A. E. Schil-
letter, horticulturist of the Clemson
College Extension Service. Mr.
Schilletter says that not only farm
ers in South Carolina have been
ordering these sweet potato plants
but that requests have come in
from various states in the Union
Including New York state.
The Louisiana type of Porto Rico
sweet potatoes was introduced in
to South Carolina in IJP.e bv t’-*®
Extension Service through the dis
tribution of 600 bushels to co
operating farmers. Several thou
sand bushels produced by these
demonstrators in 1936 were eagerly
sought by farmers for planting
this year.
sippi. A number of cases of this throughout the tick season, and
tick-borne disease occur each year ' examine both dogs and horses fre-
in Maryland and Virginia in the quently. Dr. Bishopp recommends
vicinity of Washington, D. C., and pulling ticks off these animals
Also Lo North Carolina, Delaware, | with forceps or tweezers and drop-
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ping them into a can of kerosene.
From the standpoint of wood This avoids handling them. Ticks
iick infestation, May and June are | that have fed on a dog for a few
the worst months for camping or hours are immediately dangerous
if they bite a person, but they are
hiking in regions where these in
sects are abundant, according to
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FINAL SETTLEMENT
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick.
In the Court of Probate.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Hanora C. Dorn, Administratrix of
the estate of J. J. Dorn, deceased,
has this day made application un
to me for a final accounting and
iischarge as Administratrix of the
estate of J. J. Dorn and the 15th
day of June. 1937, at 10 o’clock
has been fixed for the hearing of
laid petition.
All persons holding claims against
laid estate are hereby notified to
oresent same on or by above date
J. FRANK MATTTSON,
of Probate, McCormick
County, S. C.
May 12, 1937.
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disappear. The late summer is a
better time for out of doors ac
tivities in sections where these tick?
are common.
Ticks live on blood obtained by
attaching themselves to animals or
human beings. A tick bite may re
sult in nothing worse than a local
irritation. Or it may serve as a
point of entry for serious bacterial
infection of some sort. The common
dog-tick or wood tick is frequent
ly a disease carrier. Rocky Moun
tain spotted fever is the most wide
spread and most dangerous of the
tick-borne diseases. It has a high
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mortality. But some species of ticks
! also have been known to carry
tularemia, or rabit fever, and
others, mainly in the West, a dis
ease called relapsing fever, and a
peculiar form of paralysis.
I Although adult ticks prefer
the blood o< dogjs, they
may attach themselves to
horses, cattle and larger wild
animals, as well as to man.
The young ticks, called “seed ticks” j
and “nymphs” relish the blood of
meadow and pine mice and other
j small wild animals. When there are
measure to wash the hands
thoroughly after touching ticks.
Derris powder may be scattered
lightly over heavily infested dogs.
This kills any ticks on the dog and
tends to repel others. Since each
engorged female tick that escapes
will deposit about 5,000 eggs, the
importance of killing every tick
on a dog is emphasized.
If it is necessary to go into tick-
infested places, it is advisable to
wear high-top shoes over army
type trousers and systematically
to examine the body and head at
least twice a day. Ticks often at
tach themselves in the hair at the
base of the scalp. They are not
likely to transmit the disease un
less they remain attached at least
6 hours.
Ticks are very hardy. They can
live from year to year with no food.
Adult ticks put in vials ) without
food have been alive and vigorous
after more than three years. Hence
it cannot be taken for granted that
an area is tick-free. New infesta
tions may appear.
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Americas a Continuous
Strip From North, South’
The Americas are a continuous
strip of land, from north to south,
of nearly 10,000 miles, observes a
writer in the Los Angeles Times.
There is a considerable greater
range of climate than in the far
bulkier Europe-Asia continent. The
Americas extend closer to both
poles, though our lands on the north
are islands. The longest mountain
ranges in the world make back
bones for both American conti
nents. The Rocky mountains of the
north are about 4,000 miles long,
culminating in Mexico. The Andes
chain is about 500 miles longer and
is somewhat loftier. Is it any won
der we have great variations in
climate in small territories?
At the sduthern end of the Andes
the line of perpetual snow is about
4,000 feet. At the equator it as
cends to 18,000 feet. On the eastern
or more hum-id side of this great
range the snow line stands at sev
eral thousand feet higher than on
the arid Pacific side. This is also
true of the far away Himalayas,
where the difference between the
opposing sides is more than 5,000
feet. This tends to complexity of
climate and fundamentally affects
all plant life, native as well as ex
otic. Occasionally a storm breaks
over the mountains and strikes the
vegetation on the favored Pacific
slope. '
Primitive Man First to
Devise a Foot Covering
Primitive man was a horny-hided
creature with little brains. But de
spite the toughness of his skki he
could be hurt. If he were hurt of
ten enough, resentment would arise
in his pigmy brain and gradually he
would evolve a way to prevent the
injury.
Thus came the shoe. A sharp
piece of rock, a gashed foot, a few
Neanderthal naughty words, and
man seized a piece of hide to pro
tect his foot from the next keen
stone, observes a writer in the
Washington Post.
In countries thick with vegetation,
leggings were quickly put atop the
shoe to protect ankles and legs. In
sandy North Africa, this additional
safeguard was unnecessary. So
from there came the sandal. It is
the preferred shoe in that region, as
most of the people are Mohamme
dans, obliged to remove foot cover
ings before entering houses or pray
ing. The sandal is easily slipped
off.
As the shoe moved down through
the years it changed its appearance
from time to time. Materials
changed, too. At one time bronze
shoes were common in Scandinavi
an countries. In marshy lowlands
wooden shoes came into vogue and
still are used.
Origin of Irish People
When the Romans under Caesar
invaded Britain 55 B. C., they found
the southern half of the island oc
cupied by a tribe of the Cymric
Celts, a people descended from the
Belgic Gauls, who had crossed ov
er to the island from the mainland
opposite. These people were called
Britons. A tribe of similar origin,
the Caledonians, inhabited the
northern half of the island, and still
another occupied the adjoining is
land of Ireland, then called Scotia,
whence its inhabitants were known
by the name of Scots. In their own
tongue, however, says a correspond
ent in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
they called their island Eri, and
themselves Erse, from which it has
been supposed that they were orig
inally descended from wanderers
from a band of the Spanish or Ibe
rian Gauls. In the Third century
the Irish Scots invaded northern
Caledonia and largely gained pos
session of the country. Thus the
Irish and the Scotch are closely al
lied in origin.
Use of Was and Were
One of the commonest errors is
using “was” when “were” would
be correct. “Was” is used when
denoting definite facts, “were” when
denoting doubt or supposition. Ex
amples: “I was present.” “If John
were present (there is evidently a
doubt?) it was against my orders.”
“If Jack was present (as a fact) you
may be sure Jill was also.” “If
you were to meet a bull you would
run away.” “Were I to work hard,
I might pass the exam. I wish it
were over; it were idle to pretend
I’m not nervous.”—Tit-Bits Mag
azine.
Westminster Abbey Showplace
The famous Jerusalem chamber
at the east end of Westminster Ab
bey was built by Abbott Littlington
in the Fourteenth century. It was
here that King Henry IV died in
1413. It now serves as the Abbey
chapter house, as the chapter house
proper has long been under the
care of the office of works. In its
north windows are several panels of
Thirteenth century glass, depicting
scenes from the lives of the saints.
They were originally in the church.
Scotland Yard
What is called Scotland Yard, in
England is the headquarters of the
metropolitan police — the police
force which has jurisdiction over
London (except the ancient city)
and its suburbs. It takes this popu
lar name from a street or court
called Scotland Yard, in which the
police headquarters is located. The
street, in turn, was named from a
London palace of the Scottish kings,
which centuries ago stood close by.