mn ——— Bellefonte, Pa., January 4, 1924. TURK WOMEN FORGING AHEAD Restrictions on Their Freedom Are Disappearing One After Another, Says a Writer. The contrast between the status of these Moslem women and the position of women in Turkey proper grows steadily. In fact, the restrictions sur- rounding Turkish women disappear more and more almost daily. Four years ago the Turkish woman shop- per in Pera used to throw her veil back while in the European quarter, but would draw it over her face imme- diately on crossing the bridge to Stam- boul. Today the hanoum of the upper class hardly wears the veil at all. It hangs down from the side of the char- shaf in a knot, and figures merely as an ornament, A number of Moslem girls of the Turkish capital have become pupils of Robert college, the American school picturesquely situated on the hills of Bebek, by the Bosporus. The num- ber of Turkish women active in pro- fessions has greatly increased. Dur- ing my recent visit vo Constantinopie I found that a young lady whom I had first met six years before had but two terms left to attain the degree of doc- tor of philosophy, with the ultimate aim of entering government service, The rare abilities of Halide Edib Ha- noum, the well-known Turkish woman author, have been rewarded by her nomination as minister of public in- struction in the Turkish cabinet at Angora. The last remnants of polygamy vir- tually disappeared with the ascent to the caliphate of his majesty Abdul Medjid. He is the first ruler of the Osman dynasty who adheres to the western form of matrimony.—Edward J. Bing, in Current History Magazine, LANDLORD OF THE LONG HEAD French House Owner Devises Scheme to Enlist Tenants’ Interest in the Property. The constant increase in the price of material and the wages of labor tends to make the upkeep of any build- ing an onerous affair for the owner. The repairs called for by exacting ten- ants go to increase the already heavy overhead. This is further augmented by the carelessness which many of them show in allowing children and servants to deteriorate the apartments they rent. A Paris house owner has just in- vented an ingenious method of mak- ing his tenants his allies in the care and upkeep of the apartment house he owns, says the Washington Star. He has offered a prize of two months’ rent for the best-kept apartment and has made the tenants themselves a committee of inspection and award. "As a consequence his house is now | cleaned and polished from basement to garret, children are carefully watched when at play to prevent their ‘doing any damage, while the necessity of care of the premises is impressed on servants and tradespeople. Each of the tenants, in the hope of gaining the prize, competes with his ‘neighbors In care and cleanliness. Paint and paper are kept spick and span, while floors and staircases shine with varnish. As any application for repairs would be a confession of want and care, the bill for the upkeep of the establishment has fallen to zero. The amount awarded as a prize to the most careful tenant is therefore more than covered by the diminution of the overhead. TUBERCULOSIS COMMON IN CATTLE. In accordance with its educational program, the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Health issues the following statement on Bovine Tuberculosis. Cattle are even more susceptible to tuberculosis than are human beings. Although the disease makes slow progress and may escape detection for a long time, except by experts, the milk from a tuberculous cow may cause tuberculosis in a human being. It is difficult to determine accurately what proportion of human tuberculo- sis is due to infected milk, but at least five per cent. and probably more, of tuberculesis in childhood is so caused. The only sure test of the cow’s free- dom from tuberculosis is what is known as the tuberculosis test when it is done by an experienced veteri- narian. Accuracy in the performance of the test and skill in interpreting it are essential. Unless the cows have been so tested, it is safer to pasteur- ize or to boil, all milk before it is giv- en to babies and children. Adults are much less susceptible to the action of the bovine type of tubercle bacillus, although even they are not entirely immune. One proof of the value of pastuer- ization is found by comparing statis- tics of countries which permit the sale ‘of raw milk, with those of communi- ties which require that all market milk be pasteurized. The number of cases of tuberculosis in childhood is much larger where raw market milk is used routinely. Tuberculin testing of cattle has to be repeated to be effective, and under the supervision of the federal govern- ment many thousands of herds have been freed entirely from tuberculosis. ! Repetition of the tuberculin test is particularly important on farms where the cattle live under unsanitary conditions. Cleanliness, fresh air, sun- light and good food are as necessary for the prevention of tuberculosis in cattle as they are in human beings. A safe rule, therefore, is to pas- teurize or boil milk, unless the cows which produced it have been carefully tested and are properly housed and cared for. FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. DAILY THOUGHT. Ne er a daisy that grows, But a mystery guideth the growing; Never a river that flows, But a majestic scepters the flowing; Never a Shakespeare that soared, But a stronger than he did enfold him; Never a prophet foretells, But a mightier seer hath foretold him. —Richard Realf. The travel coat should be warm, light in weight, comfortably roomy, yet smart, practical, but good to look at. London reports an increasing inter- est in high collars on dressy gowns. his is surely a radical change, but does not seem one to be taken too seriously here where such a large percentage of women would find it ut- terly impossible to wear them. Ready-to-wear especially designed for little women is the latest innova- tion of service in manufactured ap- parel for women, and is unquestiona- bly the result of insistent demand as was the origin of special clothes for stout women. A long tunic blouse of black velvet is weighted at the lower edge with a wide band of soft gray fur and has a panel front effect done in gray beads. This blouse has an incased elastic at each side under the arm at a long waistline, to give a little shaping an keep the fullness in place, and full- length flare or bell sleeves that are also trimmed with the beading. One of the latest Parisian novelties is jeweled brassiere straps, a device that has long been wanted by the women who wear full evening attire. So far these essentials have been ex- pensively reproduced in precious stones, but it is predicted that the need and novelty of them will create a demand for less expensive ones and that this demand will be filled. It is said, and by one with author- itative information, that we set the style in corsets, that the French wom- an gladly wears our style of corsets that have a tendency to flatten the bust, preferring instead a bust sup- porter that confines the figure but does not destroy its natural curves. The knitted robe or bathgown, coat style, with low side closing, long col- lar and full-length bell seeves, is so ideally comfortable, besides being good looking and new, that it is much in demand. Had you a thought of going to the dress goods department of the stores for curtain materials? A great many women are doing it with delightful re- sults. One store, realizing how prac- tical this idea is, is displaying some lovely dress materials which will make perfectly stunning draperies. One is a crepe basket weave, 36 inch- es wide, which costs 45 cents a yard and is a favorite. Pongee in a rough weave like shantung is 50 cents a | yard, and a highly mercerized poplin {1s 60 cents. This is very lustrous and I includes some particularly wonderful | shades. Any of these fabrics may be I'split, which makes them very inex- ! pensive, and there is a wide range of | charming colors. It’s often so difficult to find favors for the kiddies’ party, don’t you think? So I'm sure you will like something which I came across the other day. It will also be delightful for the little shut-in or to put away for the small Christmas stocking. It’s 2 box of perfectly adorable crayon pencils with bunny heads. The long cars are made of crepe paper and they're the cutest faces you ever saw. There are six different colors and the whole box costs only 60 cents. For four years now a certain lady has been looking at a shabby silk lampshade that has been growing shabbier as each year passed. Every spring as she dusted this rose-colored {lampshade and put it away, she | thought she would surely recover it in | the fall. But when fall came she put ; it in use “for just a little while,” and { lo and behold! the the next spring she ! would find herself packing the same { lampshade away amid the same soft promises. Poor rose lampshade that | had gotten frayed and grayed and { dingy looking! And yet, do you know, if this lady had had a picture of pretty lamp- shades right in front of her, and sug- gestions for materials and color schemes, it is likely that rose silk shade would not have had a chance to stay shabby for more than a week at most! She might have been interested in a shade which is of printed linen in green and orange and black, and lined with deep yellow silk and bound at the edge with gold braid. Or the striped shade of ecru and black pon- gee, finished at the edges with ecru moss edging. She might have obtain- ed inspiration from the four-sided shade of silver cloth lined with flame red chiffon and ornamented with an appliqued oval of black embroidered in bright colors. There are many ideas for lamp- shades which are really inspiring. | The demure shade of criss-cross black i and white silk, the fulled shade of i polka-dot silk in cherry and cream, | the green silk shade flounced with | scallops of green and white gingham, the silvercloth shade appliqued with a | flower basket of richly hued silks and banded at top and bottom with deep blue and black. And when it comes to shades for | that hanging light above the dressin | table, why there’s nothing more ef- fective and simple to make than one of checked cretonne with two ap- pliqued panels and harmonizing plain | material. Honey Sponge "Cake.—Cream the | beaten yolks of 8 eggs with § of a . | cupful of strained honey, add three- | the : i pecially important” that eankors and "blighted areas be removed from pear eightha cupful potatoe flour, aifted 3 times with a half teaspoonful of salt and a quarter teaspoonful of baking powder, and fold in the stiffly whipped | egg whites with a few drops of lemon juice. Bake at once in a deep, un- greased tin in moderate oven for forty minutes. A tube tin is excellent for this cake. When baked. invert and the cake will drop out as it cools. but refuses our types of brassieres FARM NOTES. —Are the walls of your barn cov- ered with a coating of white forst in the morning? If so, it is an indica- tion that the ventilation is poor. Pure air is just as important to livestock as good food and water. Consult your county agent on proper barn ventila- tion. —The new year will soon be here. January first is a good time to start keeping accurate accounts that will show you which of your farming en- terprises are paying. Ask your coun- ty agent for an account book and find out for yourself whether you are farming at a profit or a loss. —Corn stored in October or Novem- ber will shrink in total weight the first year from 5 to 20 per cent., de- pending on the maturity. The big- gest shrinkage comes in the first month it is stored, with a considera- ble loss of weight again in April. Remember this fact in buying and selling corn. —Experiments conducted at The Pennsylvania State College and the experience of many cattle feeders has shown that corn silage and cottonseed meal make an economical and efficient ration for fattening cattle. This method of producing beef has proved far superior to the old plan of feeding corn and cob meal, wheat bran, mixed hay and corn stover. —Delivering frozen milk to a creamery is a losing proposition. Whatever adheres to the can or cov- er, as well as all floating ice particles, constitute a clear loss. In their en- deavor to prevent freezing, many dai- rymen make no effort to cool the night’s milk until the following morning. As a result, there is a con- tinuous bacterial growth in the warm milk all night long, and the milk is frequently badly tainted. —Disease free potatoes are work- ing wonders for the junior farmers of Pennsylvania as well as for their “Dads.” Last spring members of the Beaver county potato club planted disease free seed and home grown seed to see which was best. The re- sults reported to State College show that the imported seed outyielded the home grown by 61 bushels per acre. The boys’ potato clubs in Sullivan county report the same success with disease free seed. —Automobile owners, anticipating trouble with their radiators this win- ter, are plying the Pennsylvania De- partment of Agriculture with requests for information regarding the glucose substitute for denatured alcohol to prevent water from freezing, the for- mula for which was published last year. The substitute is ordinary glucose, a simple sugar made from starch, which comes in the form of a color- less liquid. It can be purchased for from five to ten cents a pound. Three pounds are required for an ordinary Ford car, and for larger cars, in pro- portion. Investigations conducted over a period of four years by Dr. Charles H. Lowell, chemist for the Bureau of Foods, show that in proportions of one pound (1% pints) of glucose to a gallon of water, the mixture in the ra- diator will not freeze until a tempera- ture of five degrees above zero is reached. To farmers and persons not having heated garages, the discovery is invaluable since the temperature in most buildings very rarely drops to 5 degrees F. At ten degrees above zero, the glu- cose mixture becomes slushy but it does not freeze and in no way does it interfere with the circulation of the water. The slushing feature is no drawback as long as the water con- nections are large. The glucose will not evaporate, as alcohol does, and providing there are no leaks in the radiator one mixture of glucose and ‘ water will last for months. Another point in favor of the glucose is that it does not have any ill effects upon the radiator or upon the rubber connections. Wher- ever the temperature does not drop below 5 degrees F., it gives splendid results as a substitute for denatured alcohol. _—Apple and pear trees would be less likely to suffer a general attack of blight next year if the grower, when he prunes his trees, would re- move and destroy all signs of canker and blighted patches which serve as a winter home for the blight bacteria. - Although blossom and twig blight were not so noticeable this summer as in other years, specialists of the Bu- reau of Plant Industry of the State Department of Agriculture have found many isolated orchards in Pennsylvania where the apple and pear trees have suffered severely from this disease. —It can be taken for granted ac- cording to these plant specialists, that such cases arise from hold-over cank- ers in nearby trees—limbs or other blighted areas in which the organism of the disease has successfully weath- ered the winter. _A few bacteria which survive un- til spring multiply rapidly when the tree renews its growth and from the cankers and blighted branches there is exuded a sappy liquid which is teeming with these bacterial organ- isms. Insects then carry the infec- tion to new ground in making their daily rounds among the blossoms in their search for nectar. Since the bacteria multiply rapidly in the nectar of flowers the infection soon spreads far and wide and blos- som blight results. In susceptible va- rieties, such as the Grimes Golden ap- ple, infection of this kind is excep- tionally dangerous because twig-kiil- ing, which is ordinarily the limit of destruction in the more resistant va- rieties, is in the case of Grimes Gold- en, carried on down the branch so that the tree loses a great part of its top. The natural conclusion, therefore, is that all indications of blight should be removed before winter. There is no better time for the task than during the regular pruning period. It is es- trees and from the Grimes Golden. Ordinarily the organism survives in only a small percentage of the blight- ed limbs so that if a thorough job. is made of the removal, it is extremely unlikely that a few patches which may have been overlooked will con- tain live bacteria next spring. GIRLS ACROSS THE STREEET Who They Are Is One of New York City's Greatest Mysteries, Says Writer. New York is a city of mysteries in more ways than one. It is an old legend that we do not know the names of the people in the next flat and, like most legends, that is not exactly true, says a writer in the New York Sun and Globe, but there is one case of anonymity which has bothered a great many New Yorkers and does not ap- per to have any really good solution: That is the identification of the little stenographer who works directly across the court, or even across the street, at a window just opposite yours which is entirely destitute of sign or indication of what sort of a place it is. More than one man has puzzled over this problem even to the extent of searching the building adjacent to dis- cover an answer to the query in his heart, but something always seems to be coming up to block him. More than one young man has stood long hours in front of the entrance to the adjacent building, but stenog- raphers do not appear to look the same when they emerge in their street clcthes as when one glimpses them through a glamorous window. Probably it is the same way with young men—that they, too, go unrecog- nized when they stand uncertainly upon a curbstone in a cake eater's costume without the identifying eye- shade. At any rate it has been suggested that every business office should have some identifying sign upon its side as well as its front windows and that there ought to be some way of making acquainted these young persons who spend so much of their employers’ time in friendly but futile staring across the great open spaces of downtown New York. TREASURE ISLANDS ARE REAL Many Have Been Searched for Buried Wealth and Sometimes It Has Been Found. There are quite a number of islands dcattered about the world whereon buried treasure exists. And people are always trying to find it. Quite a score of attempts have been made, for instance, to unearth the treasure alleged to be buried on Cocos island. Yet so far the adventurers have reaped no reward for their toil. Fully £50,000 has been wasted, again, in futile attempts to recover the *pirate’s “hoard” reported to be hidden near the lip of the crater of an active—very active—volcano on Pa- gan island, in the Ladrone group. Still, as a set-off against many fail- ures, there have been a few successes. There is no doubt, for instance, that a Liverpool sailor named John Adams unearthed treasure to the value of be« tween £150,000 and £200,000 on Auck- land island some years back; while William Watson, a shepherd, recov- ered in 1868 nearly a ton of gold that had been hidden on one of the Queen Charlotte islands. Likewise, two run- away seamen, named Handley and Cross, successfully located and dug up a valuable hoard on Oak island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, and this after many others had failed. Figure This for Yourself. Two men were angling in the river, for some time they sat in silence, smoking their pipes and watching their lines. Suddenly one of them ut- tered an excited exclamation and dropped his rod into the river. “Did you see that fellow fall off that cliff over there into the river?” he shouted. “Don’t get excited, Tom,” answered his companion soothingly. “It may be a cinema actor doing one of his stunts. They often make films in these parts.” “But,” said the other, “supposing fit isn't and that the man {4 really in danger?” “Well,” replied the other philosoph- ically, “if he drowns he isn’t!” Genuine Admiration. As the dancer took his fair partner down to supper, she seemed to hyp- notize the waiter told off to serve them, for he seemed incapable of tak- ing his eyes off her. At last the dancer could stand it no longer. “] say, my man,” he observed. “What makes you stare so rudely at this lady?” “It ain't rudeness, sir, believe me, it ain’t,” returned the waiter. “It's genuine admiration. This is the fifth time she’s been down to supper to- night.” Couldn’t Find the Tonsils. william Dillworth, seven years old, of West Union, W. Va. had his ton- sils removed. Upon convalescing he thought he knew enough to perform some surgery himself. Seeking a pa- i tient, he found a dog. A few hours later he entered the office of a physi- cian and asked him where a dog's tonsils were located. He had searched in vain for them, he informed the doec- tor, and, being unable to find them, he simply cut off the dog's tail. In His Eye Thirty-Five Years. A sliver of coal which has been im- osedded in the eye of Jesse A. Wright of Seaford, Md., for 35 years, has final- ty worked its way out. Mr. Wright was operating a canning house at Choptank, Md., in 1888, when a ter- rific explosion occurred, wrecking the place and seriously injuring him. A short time ago his eye began troubling him. A physician treated him and re- moved a fragment of coal from his PVE; CA EE EN ER he TD) A New Year Resolution One of the best resolutions you can make for the year 1924 is to save a cer- tain portion of your income each week or month—and deposit it where it is safe and will earn liberal interest for you at the First National Bank. 4 s) min 37% Interest, Paid on Savings Accounts THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK STATE COLLEGE, PA. 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