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“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! I expected you, to
drop that. . I'm talking about a. big
hamper that was in the basement.”—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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