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- Strange Facts I Halved Liner Floats Wives by Pound * Courtesy to Death ! C. The Liberty Glo, an ocean liner that struck a mine in the English channel on December 5, 1919, was broken in two but did not sink. After floating safely to Ameland island, a distance of 10 miles, the two halves were salvaged, joined together and the ship restored to active service. C. Among some gypsy tribes of Europe, fat wives indicate that their husbands are good providers and keep them well fed. Conse quently, portly women are in such demand that, at bride auctions, oids for them are often made at so much a pound, usually starting at about five cents. C Some peasants in remote vil lages of eastern European coun tries still place a tub ef water at the door of their homes when death occurs, so that the Grim Reaper, as he leaves, may wash his scythe.—Collier’s. SPEEDUP COIDPEUEF I Action begins in a short time. No long hours of painful discomfort. Follow Directions in Pictures This modern way acts with amazing speed. Be sure you get BAYER Aspirin. At the first sign of a cold follow the directions in the pictures above— the simplest and among the iflost effective methods known to modem science to relieve painful cold ' symptoms fast. So quickly does Bayer Aspirin act—both internally and as a gar gle, you'll feel wonderful relief start often in a remarkably short time. Try this way. You will say it is un- equailed. But be sure you get the fast-acting Bayer product you want. Ask for Bayer Aspirin by the full name when you buy. QKMUIMK BAYER ASPIRIM World Goes Round The world is a wheel, and it will all come round right.—Dis raeli. HANDY WctnjR tided MOROLINE ■ WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY Doubt First To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.—-Stan islaus. Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels to ■Jhattam'aMMs and easy to taka When constipation brings on add in digestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas, coated tongue, sour taste and bad breath, your stomach is probably “cry ing the blues” because your bowels don’t move. It calls for Laxative Senna to pull the trigger on those lazy bowels, com bined with good old Syrup Pepsin to make your laxative more agreeable and easier to take. For years many Doctors have used pepsin compounds, as agree able carriers to make other medicines more palatable when your “taster” feels easily upset. So be sure your laxative contains Syrup Pepsin. Insist on Dr. Caldwell’s Laxative Senna, combined with Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully its herb Laxative Senna wakes up lazy nerves and muscles in your intestines, to bring welcome relief from constipation. And see how its Syrup Pepsin makes Dr. Caldwdi’s medicine so smooth and agree able to a touchy gullet. Even finicky children love the taste of this pleasant family laxative. Buy Dr. Caldwell’s Lax ative Senna at your druggist’s today. Try one laxative that won’t bring on violent distaste, even when you take it after a full meal. VlGHLiAiyCSE COMMITTEE ADVERTISING is a great vigi lance committee, established and maintained in your inter est, to see that the men who aspire to sell to you will always be worthy of your trade. McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCQRMICK, S., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1040 *FIRST-AID + * to the AILING HOUSE ala By ROGER B. WHITMAN ^ (© Roger B. Whitman—WNU Service.) Tar on Porch Floor. Q UESTION: I have an open porch with no roof over it, and a one- inch thick cement floor was laid last fall. I noticed a few cracks, and to prevent leaks I painted it over with roof tar. It never dried, and with warm weather the tar is very soft. Can the tar be removed? If noth ing can be done, can I put down an other one-inch coat of cement mor tar? Answer: *It is practicrily impos sible to remove the tar entirely. The advisability of laying another cement floor over the present one will depend largely upon the strength of the beams supporting the porch floor. A well-known man ufacturer of insulating boards makes asphalt saturated board spe cially for use as a flooring on roofs and open porches. It is light in weight. Ask your lumber dealer about it. In the meantime, cure the stickiness with a scattering of sand. ' House Centipedes. A correspondent is greatly dis tressed over finding centipedes in her house. “There were two small ones,! about one inch long, with a great many legs, but I was terribly frightened to see one the size of a mouse. (I assure you it is not my imagination.) How do they get in? How can I get rid of them? Are they injurious to health?” Answer: If it were not for their looks, house centipedes would be welcome guests; for they live on other insects and go far to keep a house free of uninvited insect pests. They are not harmful to human be ings. There are never many, and one sure way to get rid of them is to swat each one as it appears. They breed in damp places in the cellar; such places can be scattered with hydrated lime. Gummed Paper. A correspondent writes: *T find gummed paper invaluable in my household. One of the many uses is the sealing of packages against Ynoths; gloves, wools, furs, etc., are washed, or sunned and brushed, wrapped in newspaper and then packed in large paper bags saved from groceries. These bags are then sealed with gummed paper tape two inches wide. I have never had moths molest anything in these bags. Answer: Gummed paper tape certainly is useful, not only as sug gested, but also for covering all joints of paper wrappings around rugs; for sealing cracks in boxes and chests to make them moth proof, etc. I am glad to recommend it. Curling Rug. • Question: How can I keep my dining room rug from curling at the corners? It is a constant source of annoyance, not to say danger. Answer: For a temporary rem edy, turn over the curling rug, dampen slightly and press with a hot iron. For a more permanent cure, clean on both sides with your vac cleaner, and then brush the back with shellac thinned with an equal quantity of denatured alcohol. Leaking Swimming Pool. Question: My concrete swimming pool leaks, though not cracked in any spot sufficiently to account for the loss of water. How can I make it hold the water? Answer: Coat the walls and floor of the swimming pool with a cement composition paint. This material contains waterproofing. Also, check the condition of the cement around the drain, as well as the shut-off valve for the drain. Corrugated Iron Roof. Question: What can I do about leaks in a corrugated iron roof? I recently built a shed 50 by 50 feet. Rain comes in at quite a lot of places. Would it do to go along all the seams with tar? Answer: Fill all the seams or joints between the sheets with an asphalt roofing cement. A coat of liquid tar or asphalt over the entire roof will keep it in good condition. Stiffening Chintz. A housewife noted a recent sug gestion of the use of starch for glaz ing chintz and for stiffening fab rics. For this purpose she recom- mjtnds a thin solution of tapioca, which she “used on a pleated geor gette ruffle, and it never changed a pleat. In applying the solution, stretch the curtain or iron it under a cloth. This will keep pleats in shape in all weathers.” Oil Tank in Summer. Question: Should the supply tank of an oil burner be filled during the summer, or can it go nearly dry? Answer: The tank should be filled full. If left empty or partly so, there will be condensation on the inside, and the water that forms may interfere with operation when you start up in the fall. Killing Grass. Question: In order to kill grass and weeds on a large athletic field, can rock salt be spread and rolled in, to be dissolved by rain, instead of sprinkled with brine? Answer: Yes; that will work, al though if you do the job in a dry spell the action will not be as quick. Sprinkling with calcium chloride would be better, for that is quicker to absorb moisture from the air. THE COMMUNITY SUPPER (See Recipes Below) So you’re to manage the next com munity supper? And you’re pan icky about it! Of course it’s a job to feed 200 people appetizingly and leave $25 profit in the treasury. But it can be done! If you must eye the nickels when serving church or club suppers, study the following eight-point program for “feeding the multitude”: (1) Pick a general chairman who can picture the job as a whole. (2) Appoint a responsible person in charge of each food. (3) Arrange the kitchen conveniently for the dif ferent jobs. (4) Prepare as many foods ahead of time as possible. (5) Have utensils ready and garnishes at hand. (6) Name a hostess to di rect waitresses. (7) Plan a uniform method of serving. (8) Plan menus well ahead of time. If the meat dish is different, the whole meal seems to have variety. And there’s many a trick for serv ing thrifty cuts differently. Take meat loaf, for instance. A ham loaf de luxe with a good mus tard-horseradish sauce will “make” any meal. Beef stew can be thick ened a little, ladeled into dripping pans, "covered with rounds or squares or diamonds of biscuit, and when baked it appears crustily and temptingly yours. If you wish to make it . more “de luxe” bake and serve in individual casseroles. For something different, plan for meat balls with rice. You can serve buttered turnips, and a salad made of cabbage, celery, green peas and pimento which certainly sells the men this menu. Now if pennies needn’t be watched so closely and you want to do a fall or winter dinner up brown, here’s a “ringer”: Baked ham, rai sin and cider sauce, raw vegetable salad, cranberry muffins, pumpkin pie, coffee, or milk. Ham Loaf de Luxe. (Serves 50) 5 pounds smoked ham (ground) 3 pounds veal (ground) % cup green pep per (minced) % cup onion (chopped) 2 teaspoons salt % teaspoon pep per 8 eggs (beaten) 1 quart tomato soup (canned) 1 quart bread crumbs or uncooked cereal Combine the meat, green pepper, onion and seasonings. Add beaten eggs, tomato soup, and bread crumbs or uncooked cereal. Pack into bread loaf pans and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for Vh hours. Beef Stew With Biscuits. (Serves 50) 9 pounds beef round (cut into 1-inch cubes) 2 cups flour 1 cup hot beef drippings 3 quarts boiling water % teaspoon peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1 quart turnips (diced) 1 quart carrots (diced) 1 cup onions (sliced) Salt and pepper to taste Cut beef into 1-inch cubes. Dredge in the flour and brown in hot beef drippings. Place in kettle and add boiling water. Cook slowly for 2 to 3 hours. Add peppercorns and bay leaves. Add carrots and turnips 1 hour before serving. Add salt and pepper. If necessary, thicken with flour paste. Serve hot with baking powder biscuits on top. Meat Balls With Rice. (Serves 40 to 45) 4 pounds beef (ground) 3 pounds pork (ground) 2 onions (minced) 2 cups rice (uncooked) 2 cups cracker crumbs 4 eggs (beaten) 4 tablespoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 cups milk Combine ingredients and mix well. Form into balls. Place in shallow roasting pans. Pour over 2 quarts tomato sauce or tomato soup. Cover pans. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for IVi to 2 hours, Easy Entertaining. “Easy Entertaining” was writ ten for homemakers who occa sionally run out of ideas on what to serve at tea parties, fall and winter bridge parties, and many other kinds of parties. It is an aid to those who would like to serve something a little differ ent, to give the occasion a festive air. For your copy write to “Easy Entertaining,” in care of Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michigan Ave nue, Chicago, Illinois, and en close 10 cents in coin. turning the meat balls several times during cooking. Add water if neces* sary, during the baking. Cider and Raisin Sance. (Serves 12) 1 cup sugar % cup cornstarch % teaspoon salt 1 quart cider 1 cup seedless raisins 6 small pieces cinnamon 12 whole cloves Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, cider and raisins together. Place spices in a cheesecloth bag and add to mixture. Boil gently for 15 min utes. Remove spice bag and serve hot sauce over ham. Cabbage and Celery Salad With Peas. (Serves 25) 4 No. 2 cans peas (2 quarts) 2% quarts cabbage (shredded) 2 quarts celery (diced) Pimiento (cut fine) Salt to taste Mayonnaise 3 heads lettuce Drain peas (reserving liquid for soup, gravy, etc.) and chill. Add cabbage, celery, pimiento, salt and mayonnaise, and mix well. Serve on crisp lettuce leaves. Lemon Cream Scones. (Makes 30 scones) 2 cups flour (sifted) 2 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 4 tablespoons butter or other short* ening 1 teaspoon lemon rind (grated) 2 eggs V\ cup light cream tablespoons lemon juice 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon lemon rind (grated) Sift flour, baking powder, salt and the 1 tablespoon of sugar together. Cut in butter and add 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind. Reserving 1 tablespoon egg white for glaze, beat remaining eggs well and add cream. Combine with flour mixture. Add lemon juice and stir until soft dough forms. Turn out on slightly floured beard and knead 30 seconds. Roll dough to *4-inch thickness and cut into 3-inch squares, then cut each square from corner to corner, mak ing triangles. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with mixture made of 3 ta blespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon grat ed lemon rind. Bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) 12 minutes, or until brown. Before serving, spread with orange marmalade and reheat. Cabbage and Carrot Salad With Peanuts. (Serves 25) 5 quarts cabbage (shredded) 20 carrots (grat ed) Vh cups peanut* (chopped) 2 cups salad dressing Mix together the cabbage, carrots, peanuts and sal ad dressing. Chill thoroughly and serve. HOUSEHOLD HELPS Add finely cut mint leaves to or ange juice and chill. Just before serving add cups pale dry ginger ale to each two cups of orange juice. * . * * For variety sprinkle some grated cheese over the top of raisin, apple or mince pie and heat for five min utes in a moderate oven. Serve al once. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) ** improved’"'"'"*"** UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Dean ol The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for December 1 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. AN EXACTING DISCIPLESHIP LESSON TEXT—Luke 9:49-62. GOLDEN TEXT—No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.—Luke 9:62. Weak-kneed, watered-out, and “sickly” religious philosophies and activities have no right to call them selves Christian. Following Christ is not just a sweet sentimental im pulse expressed in smooth words and formal religious exercises. It is a vital, virile, sacrificial faith which leads the true follower of Christ to be willing not only to die for Him, but also to live for Him in the face of opposition, hatred, yes, “through peril, toil and pain.” Let u8 put away these insipid im itations of Christianity which so often masquerade under its name and face our time with a call to discipleship which demands every fine, noble, manly and womanly quality. The lesson tor today re veals that following Jesus (and please temember you ate not ready to live for Him until you have been born again) calls for I. Co-operation (w. 49, 50). The placing of the little child in their midst (w. 46-48) and Jesus’ words concerning true greatness re vealed to John that he had been wrong in condemning the one who was working for Christ but who was not of their party. The true disciple recognizes that the man who truly loves and serves Christ is to be ac cepted in His name. We may not like his appearance, or his language, or his methods, or his friends, but we ought to love him and co-operate with him. Let us begin to practice that as well as to say we believe it. H. Humility (w. 51-53). Gross discourtesy, evidently in spired by national hatred (the Jews and Samaritans had no dealings with each other), was shown toward the Lord Himself. His reaction gives us an example of humility, for He said not a word against them. The true follower of Jesus should expect such treatment from a hos tile, devil-inspired world and emu late his master by showing love and III. Patience (w. 54-56). The disciples wanted to show their power and authority by bringing the fires of destruction upon the enemies of Christ. That spirit has persisted in the church, the desire to call the fires of heaven (and possibly of hell) to destroy those who hinder or op pose us. Such is not the spirit of our God and His Christ, for He is “long-suffering to us-ward, not will ing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” IV. Sacrifice (w. 57, 58). The writer dislikes to use tha word “sacrifice” in connection with our life and service for Christ, for in reality we sacrifice nothing which is not more than replaced (read Matt. 19:29). But at the same time it is true that God does call upon us as Christians to hold nothing dearer than our devotion to Him. Following Christ is more than singing glibly or carelessly, “I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord.” The one who starts out with Him is to count the cost (Luke 14: 28-33). He must expect the same treatment as Christ (II Tim. 3:12) and be willing to take it gladly (John 15:20; I Pet. 2:21). We ought to make this plain to professed believ ers. Tell young people the truth and you will see that they are ready to respond to it. They are willing to give themselves sacrifically for causes of this earth—why not for Christ? V. Devotion (w. 59-62). It has been said that Christ is either Lord of all or He is not Lord at all. Even the demands which love may present on behalf of our aged father must not be permitted to stand between the Lord and His disciple. Christianity is considerate and courteous, and our Lord is not here suggesting any neglect of the duties or amenities of life. The point is rather that the Lord must have first place whatever else may call for second thought. The blight on the life and service of most Christians is that almost anything and everything else is al lowed to take first place and the Lord must be satisfied with second or third place. Sometimes one won ders if He is given any real place at all in some lives. No one who puts his hand to the plough in God’s Kingdom and then wants to defer following through un til a more convenient season, or who wants to go back to “bid farewell” to someone who for the moment is more important than the Lord, is fit for His service. The way of joy and usefulness is the way of full and unconditional yielding to Him. In Spite of Imperfections He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, be cause he delighted in me.—II Sam. 22:20. The Main Issue Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues cf life.— Proverbs 4:23. .Ask Me Another % A General Quiz The Questions 1. Which of the following is an oblate spheroid — an egg, the earth, or a baseball? 2. According to tradition what great author of tragedies was killed by a tortoise, which an ea gle let fall on his head? 3. George Washington’s estate was valued at a sum that would now be how much? 4. What Greek philosopher was nagged by his wife Xanthippe? 5. Pilate’s words “Ecce Homo’* are translated to mean what? 6. What is mulled wine? 7. What is a blucher shoe? 8. What ship started for Amer ica with the Mayflower, but had to turn back? The Answers 1. The earth. (Flattened or de* pressed at the poles.) 2. Aeschylus. 3. $5,000,000. 5! “Behold the man!” John 19:5. 6. Wine that is heated, sweet ened and spiced. 7. One in which the quarters ex tend forward to the throat of the vamp. 8. The Speedwell. THE THING! THE SMOKE OF SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS GIVES YOU- AND— LESS NICOTINE than the average of the 4 other of the largest- selling cigarettes tes ted—less than any of them —according to inde pendent scientific tests of the smoke itself.