ata ROR “Bellefonte, Pa., February 11, 1921. ANOTHER SWAT FOR THE FLY Supreme Court of Maine Adds its Voice to Denunciation of Almost Universal Pest. The dog having had his day befcta the Supreme court in Washington, we now find the “busy, curious, thirsty fly” preening his wings in the solema precincts of the Supreme court of Maine as a co-defendant. He finds few sympathizers. For his size he is the most malodorous and detestable of beasts, and the mischief he does is immeasurable. In this case the court of appeal was told that a summer boarder had engaged rooms at a hotel for two weeks and had left at the end of four days, declaring the flies intol- erable. The Supreme court upholds the plaintiff in his refusal to pay for his infested accommodations. The Journal of the American Med- ical association makes the case the text of one of the most excoriating denunciations of the fly that have been penned; but will the fly care? Not a bit of it. “A fly,” wrote Emer- son in his despair, “is as untumable as a hyena.” Probably a fly was teasing the sage of Concord as he wrote. The best thing Josh Billings ever said was “D— a fly!” Shakespeare would have said it if he had thought of it. As a carrier of pestilential putrescence the fly is without a peer. The help of the Supreme court of Maine is wel- come in putting him down.—Philadel- phia Public Ledger. WILL TAKE LAND FROM SEA People of Holland Meet Problem of Expanding Population in Charac- teristic Dutch Fashion. After many years’ deliberation the people of Holland have decided that they need more land, and, having reached that decision, they have gone about the acquisition of it with char- acteristic Dutch energy and determi- nation, says Popular Mechanics Maga- zine. The program contemplates the building of a 30-mile dike acrosg the outlet of the Zuyder zee and gradual reclamation of parts of that body by means of smaller dikes and a filling-in and pumping process. The damming of the north end of the Zuyder zee pre- sents difficulties, not only on account of the length of the dam, but also due to the fact that at the Friesland shore end the water depth varies from 11 te 33 feet. The foundation of the great dam will be, literally, billions of ail sizes of tree branches, lashed together into great bundles. These will be sunk, forming a supporting mat of enormous area. Upen this will be placed a thick layer of coarse crushed stone, and on this powerful foundation will be rear- ed the masonry of the dike. Plant Diszszces Costly. # Millions of bushels of grain, fruit and vegetables and a big tonnage cf cotton were lost to American farmers last year by plant diseases, according to figures compiled by the plant dis- ease survey of the Department of Ag- riculture. The survey said that the statistics indicate that lack of prompt applic: ation of known measures of con- trol was largely the cause of the loss. The plant disease survey estimated the. losses at 112,000,60G Dushels of wheat, 50,000,000 bushels of oats, 80, 000,000 bushels of corn, 50,000,000 bushels of potatoes, 40,000,000 bushels of sweet potatoes, 185,000 tons of to- matoes, 850,000 bales of cotton, 5,000,- 000 bushels of peaches and 16,000,000 bushels of apples. . Tuberculcsis Ebks and Flows. The decline of tuberculosis is lik- ened to that of leprosy by Dr. Louis Corbett, lecturer in pathology at the University of Cambridge. Leprosy was formerly one of the world's great scourges, but has become practically extinct in western countries. Tuber- culosis seems to be following, as it is declining at an increasing rate, its deaths having fallen off nearly 60 per cent since 1865. Apparent causes of the change are lessened overcrowding, otherwise improved social conditions, more and better food, and the adop- tion of methods of real ventilation. The war has given tuberculosis a new lease of life in European nations, es- pecially in half-starved Austria, where it runs riot. “Polite” Motor Horn. The magazine Motor announces the arrival of the courteous motor horn. : U to now the motor horn has been dec edly cacophonous. It squawks un- pleasantly; it bellows alarmingly ; it utters noises disagreably suggestive of naysea. But the new horn, which is appear- ing on the market, has a tone that is at ence polite and powerful. It warns, yet does not offend the sensitive ear. The Pye adjusting mechanism is so con- ved and arranged that the horn is sily regulated for gay degree of vo- ay but it yet carries a warn- ing to the pedestrian. On Their Mettle. ‘The head waiter and his assistants are flustered.” “I've noticed that.” “Ang there seems to be great excite- mept I the kitchen,” at do you suppose is the mat- ter?” “A isiting chef has j st dropped in HR {ished a Sorehi-H i FA {rm in Age-Herald. 2 Suberibe Tor the “Watchman.” HEALTH SGHOOL Pennsylvania State Department of Health. Questions, 1. Are colds contagious? 2. What are the frequent se- quelae or after effect of a cold? 3. What means may be taken to prevent a cold? COMMON COLDS The house vestibule is p.ain, but the nose, the vestibule of the lungs. has a number of bony projections covered with a membrane crowded with small | vessels filled with heated blood, which stand out like radiators to warm the breathed in air, before it passes into the throat and lungs. In health, this membrane constantly secretes a thin fluid which serves the | two-fold purpose of lubricating the parts, and assisted by the .airy growth in the nose, of capturing and prevent- ing the passage of germs into the fur- | ther air passages which terminate in | the lungs. As long as conditions are normal the mucous membrane with its secretion acts as an adequate protection against disease germs and there is littie dan- ger of their penetration beneath its surface. But when for any reason the circulatior is interferred with and the vitality of the part lessened, disease germs which were before unable to do harm, penetrate the surface and the result is what is known as “Cold in the Head,” which frequently extends into the throat and the lungs, often resulls in pneumonia and death. The Vasc Motor Nerves, which con- trol the contraction and expansion of arteries play an important part in the constant warfare which is oeing waged by the defensive forces of the body against its silent enemies—the disease germs. The blush whien suffuses the face of the timid girl, the nallor which marks sudden fright and the deep red flush whicli denotes anger in the man, are all caused by the action of the Vaso Motors, either in causing the arteries tc open up and allow a greater inflow of blood, or to become cmaller and lessen it. In whatever part of the body the Vaso Motor siimulates the blood vessels to contraction, there is a decreased blood supply which means lessening of nutrition and a consequent lowering of resisting power. The Vaso Motors have a tendency to play in pairs, particularly those governing members which are alike, as the eyes, the hands, etc. The Vaso Motor Nerves rot only appear to work in pairs in members which are alike, but certain portions of the body sympathetically respond to stimulation in certain other portions of the body. As for instance, there is a response between the ieet ard the throat. Though the body be warmly clad, cold, wet feet will result in a depression in the circulation and gen- eral nutrition of the <hroat and pharynx, with the frequent sequence cf sere throat. The nape of the eck fas a sympa- thetic relation to the whole head Frequently a draft apoa the nape of the neck is followed by a comm..n cold. Wher. the resisting power of the mu- cous membrane is lower:d the germs begir {o develop repidly. Natare at- tempts to expel tiem ny snecezing, then comes a short oeriod of dryness of the membrane, wkich is followed by a watery discharge. If the cold stop at this stoge it is attended with litile discemfort and no danger. But there is a tendency for the germs to go fur- ther. Should they go upward into the upper sinues of the bone, retween and back of the eyebrows, into the cavities back of the cheek or along the Lony tubes which lead from th2 throat to the ears, serious complications which may require long and continued special treatment is apt to follow. Should they make their way backward —the throat and lungs may become in- fected—making an open road for germs of pneumonia or tuberculosis. When a cold has once started, the germs become more virulent and when coughed or sneezed much more likely to penetrate the mucous membrane of other persons. Therefore, on account of this communicability, persons who are suffering from what is known as a common cold should avoid clese con- tact with other persons and should never cough or sneeze without cover- ing the mouth and nose with a hand- kerchief. As the germs are contained in the saliva, care should be exercised about using drinking vessels, knives, forks and spoons after any person having a cold. The secretions of the mouth and nose come in frequent contact with the hand. Therefore, “Clean Hands"— at all times—especially before eating. Whatever depresses the physical forz- es of the bedy—predisposes it to colds. As for instance, insufficient food or sleep, over fatigue—of all kinds—over- work, either mental or physical. To guard against colds, clothing should be of such texture as to permit skin ventilation—warm feet—over- shoes in damp weather, »roper house ventilation with the temperature never above T0 degrees. Keep the skin clear and the muscular system toned by systematic daily =axzerclse, Crowded places such as street cars, and public gatherings, usually poorly ventilated and over heated are ideal c¢'ther for contracting or spreading colds. If a common cold shows a tendency to extend to the throat and lungs, con- sult a physician at once, TRAVEL AT TERRIFIC SPEED wey =iectrons Can Be Sent Through the Air at the Rate of 60,000 Miles a Second. An airplane doing 200 miles an hour is considered to be a fairly speedy ob- ject, but its flight is cumbersome com- pared to another form of movement, a form that has been measured, and one that man can make at will. The 200 miles an hour becomes pale when it is known that man sends certain things at the rate of 60,000 miles a second, or more than twice around the world while a watch ticks. This is about one-third as fast as light travels, and if the objects mentioned could be directed they would reach the moon in four seconds. The units thus created are electrons. and they have been sent at the terrific rate of speed mentioned in glass tubes . from which a certain amount of air has been pumped. They are what Crookes called the “fourth state of mat- ter,” solid, liquid and was, having long been familiar to every one. There is a theory now held by some scientists that these electrons are the basic mat- ter of everything in, on or under the earth, the substance of which mole- cules and atoms are made, and that they are in themselves force or move- ment, that every one of them has been on or in the earth since the origin of time millions of years ago, and they always will be in some form or other— perhaps a diamond, perhaps a human being, perhaps a child’s toy or part of a mountain or sea. CRADLE OF THE HUMAN RACE Seems to Be Ample Proof That Mid- Asian Plateau Was the Original Emigration Point. Somewhere on the lofty mid-Asian plateau, scholars tell us, was the re- gion whence the human race dis- persed and was distributed. If the theory seems to cynics a little like a sentimental engraving, we have to trust the authorities. At any rate, in that now thinly populated district are the relics of early civilizations, earlier than any now known to history, It is significant that the most ancient civ- ilized countries that we know, Baby- Ionia, Chaldea and their successors and rivals, the peoples of the far-off foretimes in Asia Minor, Egypt, India, China are the frontiers or extensions of this central area, whence wave after wave of invasion has flowed im- memorially. Man in the hunting stage has to follow the game for his food and his clothes. Therefore it is probable that Central Asia was the old home whence ¢migrated mammals whose descendants now live in other regions. Old England's Twelfth Night. Twelfth night is a time-honored fes- tival in England, the chief feature of the evening being the cutting of a cake containing varicus small articles of special meaning. The incompar- able Pepys rarely fails to make spe- cial reference to the date in his diary. He has been to see “Twelfth Night” and finds it “but a silly play, not re- lating at all to the name or day.” At another time his wife and her com- pany stay up all night to celebrate, but he merely chooses his piece of cake and goes to bed. Again he at- tends a great dinner on twelfth night, and as his piece of the cake contains a clove, “the mark of the knave,” he slyly manages to stuff it into the slice taken by another man. A year or so later he celebrates the date with a simply gorgeous time at his own house, his guests staying all day and until midnight. He says: “In the evening I did bring out my cake—a noble cake—and there cut it into pieces with wine and good drink. And so we were mighty merry till it was midnight; and, being moon- shine and a fine frost, they went home, I lending some of them my coach to help to carry them.” Burials in “the Abbey.” Westminster Gazette: Ilow many more burials will there be in West- minster abbey? Within its walls lie the remains of close on three thou- sand people, and so numerous are the monuments and memorials that it is impossible to prevent them jostling each other without the slightest pre- tentions to artistic arrangement. Both Westminster abbey and St. Pauls’ are excepted from the general prohibition of intramural interments, but the time has almost arrived when, from sheer want of space, no further burials will be possible in the abbey. It has been suggested that a national mau- soleum should be provided by utilizing the old “undercroft” to the east of the Great Cloisters, part of which is the Chapel of the Pyx and part of the gymnasium of Westminster school. Though this is outside the abbey itself, it is in the abbey precincts. Anxious to Help Brother, A young woman in Denver had sought the advice of a woman friend with reference to the advisability of obtaining a divorce. “Of course,” said the friend, after a lengthy recital of the other's trou- bles had been communicated to her, “you’ve had your marital difficulties, just like the rest of us; but really, from what you have said, I shouldn’t think you would be justified in tak- ing this step. You have no other ground for seeking a divorce, have you?’ “To be perfectly frank,” said the young woman, “in addition to all that I have told you, I have a brother who is a lawyer, and I am very anxious to give him something to do.” OF SUNNY SPAIN Titbits That Have Won Popular- “ity in America. “Turron,” a Christmas Delicacy, Is De- clared to Be Unsurpassed in the Line of Sweetmeats. “Sea sleeves, each in his ink,” reads the quaint label on the little cans that bring us one of the queer harvests of the Mediterranean. The ink is the protective fluid of the calamare, but the chef turns it to use as a sauce. Pen-and-ink fish is another name for this small squid, because his inner shell looks like a quill pen. Sea sleeves are a delicacy that one would have to get used to, like snails, white bait, and crawfish, but those who are fond of them rather pride themselves upon it. They can be found in all Spanish delicatessen shops, says a writer in the New York Evening Post. But Spain’s masterpiece, many think, is turron—a nougat incompai- ably delicate and rich, made from nuts, fruits, and honey, its sweetness varying somewhat with each of the places which are celebrated for its manufacture: Alicante, Valencia and Murcia. Turrones are in famous de- mand at the holidays, and Spanish groceries in New York are seldom able to fill all their orders, for this is a Christmas sweet par excellence. An epicure has called turrones “a sweet- meat delicious beyond words.” The most popular of the several kinds is probably Turron Alicante. Others are Turron Jijona, Turron Yema, and Tur- ron Mazapan. Hearts of palm might be thought a tragic delicacy by the lover of trees, for every salad made of this aspar- agus-like edible means the death of a mountain palm. They come from Al- giers, as well as from Spain, and the supply seems to hold out, but conser- vation does not concern those lands as yet. The true globe artichoke, alcacho- fas al natural, keeps its unique flavor, though it journeys from Spain in cans. It is a portion of the immature, this- tle-like flower, violet or white, and in no way resembles the more prosaic Jerusalem artichoke which looks like a potato. Artichokes grow wild in the south of Europe, but they never have been cultivated here except by wealthy epicures, and though purchas- able in season at the finer markets, our public treats them rather formally —for a dish so appetizing. ; Down on Pearl street there is a large Spanish grocery where all these Spanish allurements and many others may be bought, and where you wiil notice in particular the very aristo- cratic meats that do not disdain the tin can—partridges with truffles and mushrooms, stuffed hare, Catalonian sausages, “Galician dinner,” fowls prepared with sweet red peppers. And then the quince paste, apricot paste, dried Malaga figs, almond cheese, and Spanish wafers. Reclaiming Lost Paradise. Ifforts are being made to reclaim and plant parts of the vast tract of land which stretches for several miles around Rome and goes by the name of the Campagna Romana. It has been allowed to remain idle and un- cultivated ever since the fall of the oman empire. Before that time it was a sort of terrestrial paradise. When Rome, however, was obliged to resign her position as “the mistress of the world” the campagna was aban- doned and gradually became a marshy, malaria-infected desert, inhabited only by a few hardy shepherds. Prince Aldobrandini has engaged a | company to reclaim a huge estate of several thousands of acres which he owns in the campagna. So happy have the results at the ex- perimental station been that it is hoped that soon work may be begun for the total reclaiming of the whole of the campagna. Paper Francs Until 1924. According to latest reports, it will be some time before the metal tokens to be issued by the French mint to re- place the notes of the smaller denom- inations in use in Paris and other cit- ies will be in full circulation, says the Continental Edition of the London Mail. No less than 300,000,000 of the jet- ons (or counters) are required, and, as the mint can only manufacture about 8,000,000 or 10,000,000 a month, it is likely to be 1924 before the to- tal issue necessary is made. The de- partment is also hampered by the lack of the requisite metal. : Claim Cure for Rabies. A vaccine has just been discovered by two doctors of the Pasteur institute in Paris which, it is declared, provides a certain cure for rabies. The vac- cine discovery, Professors Marie and Remlinger declare, has already been tried successfully on dogs afflicted with the disease and has effected speedy cures in every case. The treatment can also be em- ployed as a preventive, and any one taking it becomes immune to hydro- phobia, His “Home Brew." “Have you moved it yet?” asked an excited householder as he rushed up to a group of husky men who were throwing his possessions into .a van. “I guess you mean the piano, sir. We just chucked it in a minute ago.” “Piano, nothing! 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