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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. Soil Loss From Rain Costly to Acreage This Type»of Erosion Studied by Government If all the water In a two-inch rain should be dumped on a field at one moment it would have pow er to lift a seven-inch layer of soil three feet into the air—a monstrous splash. This figure has been cal culated by scientists of the soil conservation service, U.S. depart ment of agriculture. Of course, the department spe cialists say, such a calamity never occurs. In most areas, rainfall at the rate of one inch in 15 minutes is an extremely heavy and de structive rain, and the total of the smaller splashes in such a rain can cause serious splash erosion. It is against the forces of fall ing rain that the soil conservation service is centering its efforts to keep a protective cover on the It is only in recent years that this type of soil erosion has been fully appreciated and the destructive results measured. land at all seasons when beating rains are likely. More than 100 tons of soil per acre may be splashed by the heaviest rains falling on a bare and highly de tachable soil. It is only in recent years that this type of erosion has been fully appreciated and the destructive re sults measured. Scientists and farmers have come to realize that the raindrop splashing which de taches particles from the main soil body is a primary factor in ero sion control and that it is not until jtba "Soil has been detached by the falling raindrop that the flowing water of the run-off outside of rills and gullies can remove it from the field. Cure for Swine Mange Relatively Inexpensive It will cost the average farmer <mly about 15 cents each to treat each brood sow for mange and targe roundworms. But the treat ments are worth several hundred times ^that amount in better herd health and faster gains. Dr. M. E. Mansfield, veterinar ian at the University of Illinois, reminds farmers that breeding time is a good time for parasite control. At that time the farmer usually has only a few hogs on hand, so the cost of treatment is less, and there will be less chance of trouble with the litters. To control mange, he says, spray each sow in the herd with benzene hexachloride just before breeding time. Then the affected sows and boars will be free of mange. Best of Barrows Ohio State university's "Play boy," 250 - pound Berkshire, was acclaimed grand champion barrow (market hog) at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition. "Playboy" defeat ed more than 900 other hogs to win top honors. Arthur Jordan, OSU swine herdsman, is shown with the champion. Egg Is Never Any Better Than When It Is Laid Many farmers apparently don’t think about the fact, but an egg is just as good as it will ever be when the hen lays it. Boyd Ellis, poultry specialist of the Wyoming agricultural exten sion service, points out that it’s up to the consumer to keep the quality of eggs good. To do this, eggs should be gathered soon after they're laid; should be cooled In a wire basket. MIRROR Overcome Fear Of Your * * * Of Being Hurt MIND By Lawrence Gould Can the fear of being "hurt” be overcome? Answer: It’s not easy. One main reason why so many people .do not marry—and why those who do can't "let go” enough to enjoy and truly love each other—is fear of the power to hurt your feelings which loving another person gives him. But remember that what makes this kind of hurt so terrify ing is a childish sense of helpless ness—it’s a relic of the time when you felt unsure of your parents’ love because you could do nothing to deserve it. Realize that as an adult you’re worth loving, and you’ll be less vulnerable. May childbirth unhinge a woman’s reason? Answer: Only in the sense in which a spark may be the "cause” of an explosion—that is, when it falls on explosive material. A girl who was given the impression as a child that "having a baby” is a subject about which she must not ask questions (which she takes to mean is something to be ashamed of) may be driven to mental illness when she faces the experience herself, especially if her labor is a difficult one. If you fear approaching motherhood un duly, go to a psychiatrist and get your childish fears "out of your system." Has everyone a "neurotic conflict”? Answer: Practically everyone, writes Dr. H. Giltay in the Nether lands Journal of Psychology. For what makes a man neurotic Is an undeveloped personality, and he’s held back mainly by the conflict between his instinctive urge to grow up and his wish to cling to the emotional security of child hood. The fact that we humans are dependent on parental care so many years longer than the ani mals is what makes this conflict uniquely severe. Helping children to enjoy the sense of independence is a vital goal of education. LOOKING AT RELIGION By DON MOORE ftestDENT Truman 1$ UNUSUALLY WELL LEARNED IN BIBLE KNOWLEDGE. HE CAN QUOTE MANY OF THE PASSAGES TO DRIVE HOME A POINT HE IS TRYING TO MAKE. THE RECENTLY UNCOVERED BOOK OF LAMECH WILL PROBABLY REVEAL MUCH ABOUT NOAHS ARK LAMECH WAS NOAHS MOTHER. | KEEPING HEALTHY | We Fight Nature's Healing Methods By Dr. James W. Barton T OFTEN WONDER how nature ^ puts up with our blundering ways of what we consider wise or sensi ble methods of preserving health. For instance, something irritates the small and large intestine and diarrhoea occurs. This extra water manufactured by the lining of the intestine is to help wash or clean away the irritating substance, yet we do our best to try to stop this extra flow of water; the diarrhoea must be stopped. A little head cold occurs and the lining of the nose manufac turers an antiseptic juice, which, if left alone, will put up a great fight against the orga nisms what are causing the cold. Our first thought is to shrink or "dry up" the nose in stead of letting nature’s anti septic nose juice do its fighting without interference on our part. Similarly with a cough in its early stages, nature manufactures extra juice on the lining surface of the little tubes which are branches of the large bronchial tubes. Nature then makes us cough up this mu cous while it is in liquid form. Of course, where the cough is not loosening up the sputum and is just a "nervous hacking" cough, drugs to quiet the nerves and the muscles of the chest are prescribed by the physician to "quiet” the cough and give the patient rest. Similarly with a rise in tem perature, our first thought may be to try to reduce the tem perature whereas the rise in temperature is nature’s weapon against harmful organisms which are causing the ailment. Of course where the temperature becomes very high the physician prescribes drugs to reduce it, con trol it and save life. Another thing we forget is that when eyes are irritated nature causes an extra flow of tears. It is known that for most disease-producing organisms, normal tears are much more effec tive in protecting the eye than so lutions of drugs, which are apt to be too strong. ★ HEALTH NOTES ★ Just as infantile paralysis does not cripple every patient, so also rheumatic fever seems to leave some hearts undamaged. • • • Infected tonsils cause rheuma tism and rheumatism causes heart ailments. • • • Heartburn may be caused by emotional disturbance. While there is apparently no symptom of indigestion, the fact that the aging individual is not getting the full value of the food eaten may cause tiredness early in the day. • • • Pain at the side of the head, about the ear, is in most cases caused by diseases of the ear and teeth, and even by eyestrain. No Wasted Time One of the hardest things an avid hunter cr fisherman has to face is the lack of activity engendered by bad weather or improper stream conditions. After the turn of the year, when January crawls by with madden ing slowness, February is specu lated upon only dimly and March and April seem so far away as to be entirely visionary, the sports man is hard put to find anything to interest him or anything to oc cupy his time. It seems an interminable wait between monthly issues of the out door magazine. Tackle and equip ment manufacturers haven’t issued their alluring new catalogues yet and it seems there is absolutely nothing to do. But theig. is, for here is the op portunity and the time—if properly employed — when the sportsman These periods present the op portunity, too, to clean that gun which has been neglected. can take steps that will insure him many happier hours afield or on the stream. During the long evenings there is time to get rods and reels in order and Uf check lines, go over the tackle box and fly book to de termine the need for new lures, and, in general, plan the coining season’s campaign. These periods present the op portunity, too, to clean that gun which has been neglected, to chart future trips afield as the open sea sons wane and to get special shoot ing equipment in shape for early spring forays after “varmints." It is an old adage that acquiring new equipment is a major factor in the enjoyment a man gets from hunting and fishing—and* there Is an almost equally great satisfac tion in keeping that equipment in good operating condition. To the sportsman, there are few exasperations that can match that of a reel breaking down on a fishing trip, a ferrule loosing on a fly rod, or a casting line breaking just when a good fish is well-hooked. These are some of the things that can be prevented by the sportsman who gainfully occupies the dead-of-win ter months by seeing that his equip ment is maintained in the best pos sible conditions. AAA Game laws are made to protect your property. Respect and obey them as every good citizen does. AAA Firebug Facts Here are some pointers for the inveterate "firebug" who isn't hap py unless he can start a forest fire somewhere: Before going into the woods, he should notify the nearest forest ranger of the address of his next of kin in case he gets trapped in his own fire. He should tell millions of duck hunters to stay home and shoot at cans and bottles, for^ waterfowl won’t nest and breed in foodless, fire-scarred mudholes. He should tell the fishermen, too, that he is doing his best to shrivel their bass streams to dust. He should notify all citizens hop ing to have new homes soon that he is burning up their lumber sup ply, so they might as well be pre pared to wait awhile longer. He should tell resort owners to seek some other business, as he’s intent upon destroying their’s by burning up the woods and forests that attract the vacationers. And, last, he should make a will, bequeathing to posterity and his own children, blackened hillsides, disemboweled farmlands, devas tating floods and a wildlife black out. These recommendations come from one who has had long experi ence with the "firebug” type of outdoorsman. They were written by Richard H. D. Boerker, retired Missouri forester. AAA Lake Trout Lake trout is the fresh water fish that is most like v deep sea” They have a desire for the deeper waters of the lake and thus taking them has some similarity to the long-line fishing necessitated by those fishing in salt water. There are a few weeks each spring and fall when the lake trout will take surface lures, but the op posite is generally the rule. A sal mon spoon is a good lure for lake Simple Fireside Party Eases Budgets (See Recipes Below) Entertain Simply F YOU’VE DECIDED to watch the budget but keep your friends, what could be nicer than a fire side chat party on a long winter evening? Entertainment props need be something strictly simple such as a popcorn roaster and a marsh- mallow fork or two. Serve a big pot of cof fee and pass a plate of dough nuts, and along with your spirit of friendliness and casual con versation, you have the mak ings of a suc cessful evening, easy on the food budget. The hostess who truly tfants to enjoy her guests will always plan something simple to prepare, par ticularly foods which need little last minute attention. Have all dishes and silverware set on a cabi net top, ready to whisk into the living room when refreshments are caUed in order. Entertaining is simplified, too. If you have such things as doughnuts, cakes, or cookies made well in advance of the party. This leaves you free for those last minute fur niture arrangements and phone calls that always take more time than you’ve allowed for them. Guests will enjoy nibbling on popcorn as. well as toasting marsh mallows during the evening. » * * H ERE’S A RECIPE for delicious, home-made doughnuts which can be stored in a stone crock until serving time to keep them moist: Doughnuts (Makes 2 dozen) 334 cups sifted flour 4 teaspoons double acting baking powder 134 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons shortening 94 cup sugar 4 egg yolks, well beaten 34 teaspoon vanilla 34 teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup milk Sift flour once, measure and add baking powder, salt and nutmeg; sift together three times. Cream shortening, add sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and flavorings and beat well. Add milk and mix thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients, beating until smooth. Chill dough for easier handling. Roll dough %-inch thick on floured board. Cut with 3-inch floured doughnut cutter. Fry in hot fat (375°) until brown, turning when tops of doughnuts become rounded. Drain on absorbent paper. • • • I F YOU’D RATHER serve cookies with coffee as the refreshment, your guests, whether young or old, will en joy these cook ies. One pointer to observe in this recipe is to have the short ening at room temperature be fore mixing: Chocolate Swirl Cookies (Makes 334 dozen) 6-o once package choco late chips 1 enp sifted flour LYNN SAYS: These Kitchen Cleaning Tips Will Aid Yon Refrigerators should be defrosted weekly even when weather is cool so they do not collect too much ice around the unit. A thick coating of ice around the freezing unit means that the refrigerator must run longer to maintain its cold. Enameled finishes on ranges should not be washed or wiped or cleaned while the stove is hot as the may craze. Let the range cod first. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Breaded Pork Steaks Parsleyed Carrots Baked Potatoes Apple-Cabbage Salad Hot Rolls Butter Beverage •Toffee Chiffon Pie •Recipe Given 34 teaspoon soda 34 teaspoon salt 34 cup shortening (st room temperature) 34 cup brown sugar 34 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons milk 2 cups rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned), un cooked Place chocolate chips in top of double boiler. Place over hot, not boiling, „ water until melted. Sift together flour, soda and salt into bowl. Add shortening, sugars, egg, vanilla and milk. Beat until smooth, about two minutes. Fold in rolled oats. Add melted chocolate chips, mixing only enough to give marbled effect. Drop from a teaspoon onto greased baking sheet Bake in a moderate (350°) oven for 12 to 15 minutes. • • • P IES ARE ANOTHER favorite for an evening snack, along with a beverage. Here are two types which may be prepared ahead of time: ^ •Toffee Chiffon Pie (Makes 1 9-inch pie) 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin 34 enp cold water 2 cups hot milk 34 enp sugar 34 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, separated 34 teaspoon vanilla 94 cup crushed pecan toffee 1 baked pastry shell Pecan toffee shavings Soften gelatin in water five min utes. Combine milk, salt and 4 tablespoons of the sugar, stir until dissolved. Add to slightly beaten egg yolks. CooV over boiling water until thickened, stirring constant ly. Add gelatin and stir until dis solved. Cool. Add vanilla and tof fee when custard begins to thicken. Beat egg whites until stiff, add re maining sugar and fold into custard mixture. Pour into pastry shell and chill until firm. Sprinkle with tof fee shavings. Cottage Cheese Apple Pie (Make* 1 deep 9-lnch pie) 34 recipe plain pastry 134 cups thinly sliced ap ples 2 eggs 34 cup cottage cheese 94 cup sugar 34 cup cream 34 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 34 teaspoon cinnamon 34 teaspoon nutmeg Line pie pan with pastry and cover with apples. Beat eggs slight ly, add cottage cheese, 34 cup sugar, cream, salt and lemon rind. Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle over ap ples, then cover with cottage cheese mixture. Bake in a hot (425°) oven for 10 minutes, reduce temperature to moderate (350°) and bake 30 minutes longer. Broiler pans should be scoured after each use so the grease par ticles do not bar dsn on them. To make broiler pans easy to clean, line them with aluminum tin foil underneath the broiling rack. This prevents grease and food particles from caking onto the pan. Simply fold the foil with its drippings and toss away and the pan is easy to clean. If broiler pans are removed while the oven is on, when they themselves are not in use, the pans will last longer. rvf rv[ 7“ O-'. J B j i ••• • j s fj !: Bill | SCRIPTURE: Acts 13:»—14-28. DEVOTIONAL. READING: Isaiah 40: lb-13. ! Gospel Goes West Lesson for Feburary 12, 1950 S O YOU DON’T BELIEVE in foreign missions? Then you can’t read the New Testament with my comfort. Every book in it was vritten either by a missionary, or about missionaries, or to mission aries, or to be used in mission work. Chapters 13 and 14 of Acts tell us about the first or ganized foreign ooission project in (he history of *he Christian church, it is the story of sow the Gospel was taken out of the narrow strip if coastland along Dr - Foreman (he eastern shore of the Mediter ranean, where it was born, out into the western world. • * • The Best They Had ipHE FIRST missionary party ^ were not raw untried men. Ihey were Barnabas and Saul, the toy leaders of Antioch. These men Sad done a great work in Antioch; their usefulness there was not at sn end by any means. But the church sent them away to win souls elsewhere. It is a mistake to suppose that just anybody will do as a missionary. Ignorant people who suppose that missionaries are only the "culls” of the church .don’t know the facta. A few years ago a scientist, Ellsworth Hunt ington, made a study of the graduates of Yale and Harvard who were successful enough to be written up in "Who’s Who in America." Ha found that missionaries* sons furnished the largest proportion of those suc cessful men. The reason for this, he believed. Is that only in missionary families do you find that both parents, and not just one, have to go through a rigid sifting process. Only the best —mentally, morally, physically— *re accepted by the church today is missionaries. • • • Strategic Centers S AUL, or Paul, who came rapid ly to the front in the mission ary team, was all for efficiency. He never did a thing the hard way If an easier way would save his en ergy. So we find him heading for Ihe great centers of population. In the synagogues he would find the most religious people In the city, people who already believed in the One God and who took seriously the Law and the Prophets. Barnabas and Saul stuck to cities for another reason also. Not that they despised small-town folk, but they knew that cities are where the crowds are. For every dozen peo ple they could reach in a village, there were hundreds to be reached In the cities. So today, mission work has generally concentrated first in the most heavily settled regions. • • • The Follow-Up CAUL AND BARNABAS also set ^ the example for later genera tions in their use of the "follow up." They did not suppose that limply converting people was enough. There had to be second visits. Some churches Paul vis ited as many as five times. They would appoint officers in every church. They knew that organized religion is more likely to last than iisorganized religion. They were not fly-by-night evangelists, leaving behind them only an ebbing wave of emotional excitement. -Every rose grower knows that it Is better to put a 10-cent rose in a 50-cent hole than to put a 50-cent rose into a 10-cent hole. So Paul did not stick little seed lings of new Christians into barren ground at random; he took pains to *ee that they were solidly planted In good rose-beds. • • • The Holy Spirit qiHERE IS ANOTHER, and most ^ important, way in which this first missionary effort has set the pace for all since: From beginning to end, they depended on the Holy Spirit. It was the Spirit who first mggested the idea; it was the Spirit who gave the power, and furnished the guidance. Not that Ihe Spirit was or is a substitute lor human effort. But to this very day, if you want to find persons who know about the Holy Spirit at first hand, who know what it means to depend on the Spirit and to be used by Him, then get ac quainted with your church’s missionaries. What to so many of us church goers is only a name, to them Is the deepest reality by which they ftvs. Three-in-One Cabinet To Grace Living Room rsi m The Right Music Cabinet W HETHER you need a compact three-in-one cabinet or sep arate cabinets for radio, record player and albums, pattern 300 gives directions for building it. A sliding shelf to fit your machine is an important feature. Pattern is 25c. o • o WORKSHOP PATTERN SER Drawer IS BedterS Hills, New Terfc. SeVelo ant SIX! <e w •> ■». mou • HOIST PUNTS VrtuSUPnmmmtGnm 3RA>R.TA>Ma UM Lighter, crisper crusted, richer tasting.., Roll Mix gives Prize; home-baked rolls are so make with Duff’s. Everything’* hn Just odd ■ ' A Product of AMERICAN HOME POODS 1C . . 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