Demoreaiic, Watdnt
Bellefonte, Pa. February 22, 1924.
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Countess Introduced
Quinine Into Spain
Quinine is obtained from the pow-
dered bark of the cinchona tree.
Early in the Seventeenth century the
countess of Cinchon and her husband
went to live at Lima, in Peru, the
count having been appointed viceroy.
In one of the provinces grew a tree
the bark of which was said to cure
fever. The governor of the province,
hearing some years later that the
countess had contracted the dread dis-
ease, sent her a parcel of the bark.
It cured her and later, on returning
to Spain, she took with her quantities
of the drug. In spite of prejudice, its
use became popular. The trees from
which it was obtained were gradually
being used up and the drug became
expensive.
In 1860 Sir Clement Markham or-
ganized an expedition to Peru to col-
lect plants of the cinchona with the
idea of introducing their culture into
India, where it was thought they
would grow well and where the use of
the drug would be beneficial in view
of the climatic conditions being so con-
ducive to fever.
Although the plants died on the way
to India, the seeds survived and now
there are flourishing plantations in
Burma and Ceylon; while more re-
cently the tree has been cultivated
with success in Jamaica and South
Africa.—London Tit-Bits.
Books of Ancient Roman
Writers Not Protected
No law of copyright protected the
Interests of authors; and when the
works of Cicero, produced by experi-
enced copyists whom Atticus had pur-
chased, were circulated in Italy and
Greece, there was nothing to prevent
an enterprising tradesman from em-
ploying his own slaves to pirate, with
gross blunders, the authorized edition.
The booksellers’ shops were situated
mainly in a street called the Argile-
tum, which abutted on the north of
the Forum, not far from the Rostra.
The books were written on papyrus
imported from Alexandria, and were
mounted on wooden rollers. The titles
of new publications were posted upon
pillars outside the shops; but their
best advertisement, apart from the
reputation of the writer, was the
praise of his friends, when their judg-
ment was known to be sound. Their
prices, considering that they were pro-
duced by hand, seem remarkably low;
handsome copies of the first book of
Martial’s epigrams were sold for five
denarii—about four shillings—a
charge which the author thought ex-
cessive.—T. Rice Holmes, in “The Ro-
man Republic and the Founder of th”
Empire.”
Wall Street Coffee Center
“Wall street” is regarded the world
over as a synonym of “high finance”;
yet it has been quite as permanently
associated in its history with coffee.
The lower part of the street toward
the East river, and the neighborhood
adjoining to the north and south, but
principally to the south, is still redo-
lently given over to the offices and
warehouses of coffee merchants and
brokers,
William H. Ukers, in his book, “All
About Coffee,” recently published by
the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, de-
votes an interesting chapter to the his-
tory of coffee trade in the United
States, much of which centers in this
small but influential locality. It is
surprising to find how many of the
best-known merchants of the city en-
gaged at one time or another in thes
coffee trade.—Detroit News.
Wood Duck Leads in Beauty
No duck in America surpasses the
wood duck for beauty and variety of
color. It loves warm weather and pre-
cedes even the teal in its migration to
the southland, The female will occupy
the discarded nest of any bird in a hol
low tree or make a new one in any
suitable place near the water. She
often returns to the same nest year
after year,
The hole which admits her to the
nest appears many times too small for
a bird of half her diameter, but she
enters with ease. When the ducklings
are ready to swim they jump instinec-
tively into the water, if the nest be
above it, but if it be some distance
from the water, she carries them te
{t in her bill.—Detroit News.
Always a Gamble
The uncertainty of the cotton market
is illustrated by the following conver-
sation overheard between two negroes
in a Texas town:
George (displaying a roll of bills)—
See here, Sam, Ah’s been on de boahd
dis mornin’.
Sam—Ah sees. But you won't have
it tomorrah! You can’t never tell about
dis cotton market. It’s liable to go up,
or it's liable to do down, or it’s liable
to fluctuate !—Outlook Magazine,
The Egotist
A couple of clubmen were speaking
of a fellow member when one re-
marked:
“1 dislike to say it, but really Regi-
nald is the most egotistical young man
I have ever met.”
“What leads you to say that?"
“Why, tast week on the occasion of
his birthday be wasnt a collect message
congratuluy.as his mother,”
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Gold in Mission Altar ;
Proves Old Mines Existed |
Perhaps the most concrete evi-
dence today, pointing to the reality of
the legends of early civilization in the
Southwest is the altar of San Xavier
mission, conducted at the present time
by Catholic sisters for the relief of
the sick and needy among the Indians.
For several hundred years the mission
was a cathedral and it is situated a
few miles outside of the city of Tuc-
son, Ariz. The altar is inlaid with
virgin gold, and pure gold was beaten
into the masonry and decorations of
the chancel when it was constructed
early in the Seventeenth century.
The records of the mission, which |
have been carefully kept for genera-
tions, show that the gold was brought
by Indians from the Canada del Oro,
where it was mined under the direec- |
tion of Spanish priests. In fact, the
old trail by which the precious metal
was transported on mules’ backs still
exists and leads directly from the
cathedral into Canada del Oro and
then loses itself in desert wastes.
The Apaches attacked the mission
about one hundred years ago and drove
away the priests. For several years
the Indian tribes used the build'ng as
a stable, but they did not touch the
altar of gold. It is believed that they
had no interest in gold intrinsically,
for their medicine men are thought to
have had, eve. at that late date, com-
plete information about rich deposits
of desert gold.—New York Tribune.
Obtain Paint Remover
by Processing Corncobs
Furfural is the aldehyde of furfuran
and is obtained from the processing
of corncobs. The corncobs and water
are placed in an autoclave and steam
at about 130 pounds pressure is admit-
ted and the mixture is permitted to
digest for about two hours, after
which the furfural is blown off by
steam, condensed and collected. "The
furfural is then separated from the
water by distillation. The yield is
about 120 pounds of furfural from one
ton of corncobs, or approximately 6
per cent.
Furfural has an agreeable odor and
boils at a temperature above 100 de-
grees C. Jts boiling point is the
same as that of turpentine. This
makes furfural a much less danger-
ous substance than some of the sol-
vents that are used in paint and var-
nish removers. It also obviates the
necessity of weighting the solvent with
wax, as it evaporates slowly enough to
do its work thoroughly. Furthermore,
it does not injure the surface under-
neath. When smeared over a surface
it evaporates after a while, but it
shows a tendency to form drops. This
disadvantage may be removed by the
addition of 20 per cent of solvent
naphtha. By the addition of wood
oil the viscosity of the furfural is ir
"reased.—Scientific American,
Whale Fishing
In early days the wecoden sailing
ships engaged in the whaling industry
in southern seas pursued only right
whales and sperm whales, or cacha-
lots. The so-called “finners,” such as
the blue whale, the largest animal in
the world; the finner whale, the small
fish whale, and the humpback, were
ali too active and sank too quickly
when killed. But their turn has now
come, for the whale gun is a finely-
fashioned cannon, the harpoon carries
a shell, and the body of the whale is
kept afloat by inflating it with air
through pipes from the engine room
of the whaler. The rendering is now
dcne in a factory on shore, or in a
special large vessel moored in the har-
bor. Besides the whalebone, which no
longer pays well or at all, and the oil,
which is graded into qualities as it
comes from the blubber. the fat of the
tongue and kidneys, the flesh and
bones and the refuse, there remain
the dried flesh and bones, which are
now also put to commercigl use. The
fresh flesh is used to make whale mea*
neal.
Oil Spring of 1629
Tre first reference to the discovery
of petroleum in America is contained
in a letter written in 1629 by Joseph
de la Roche d’Allion, a French mis-
sionary to the Indians.
He had crossed the Niagara river
and made his way southward through
western New York into northern Penn-
sylvania, where he found a spring from
which oil flowed.
This oil was highly esteemed by the
Indians for medicinal uses, says the
Detroit News. The letter of the priest
was published in 1632 in Sagard’s “His-
toire de Canada.”
A Demonstration
Pat, a new hired hand in a machine
shop, after having been repeatedly
warned to keep away from the dan-
gerous machinery, came in contact
with a buzz saw. The foreman hap-
pening along, saw Pat holding up the
bleeding stump of a finger, cried:
“Why, Pat, how did that happen?”
“Ah, sure, sir,” said Pat, “I jist put
me finger near that saw like this—
Ah, be jabbers, there goes another
one.”—Boys’ Magazine.
A Condition
The stern parent was interviewing
nis daughter’s suitor who was asking
her hand in matrimony.
“She tells me she loves you,” re-
turned the girl's father, “but that is
not all. Do you think you can afford
to pay for all the little luxuries that
she is accustomed to?”
“Why—er—yes—that is, if she'll do
~ithont the necessities, T can,” replied
the young man reflectively.
‘ established at Notley’s Landing, an
| conventionalities of a stylish summer
: and Herbert Heron, writer-poet, al-
Carmel Cognoscenti
Bar Modern Devices
An artistic Elysium where streets
and sewers and other evidences of
modern civilization do not exist, the
kindly acres where, according to Cate,
no usury stands to retard creative in-
spiration, freedom from society’s fet-
ters.
Such is the incentive of the new
artists’ retreat that well-known mem-
bers of the Carmel Cognoscenti have
abandoned town 15 miles from the
scene of Carmel itself.
For Carmel, declare these anti-con-
ventionalists, is fast becoming too
modern to be the ideal playground for
brain children. New sewers, an In-
corporated city government, all the
colony, do not blend harmoniously with
ideal artistic conception, they declare.
The movement for an artistic ex-
odus is well under way. it would
seem, with Evan Royal Mosher, paint-
er; John Howard Flanner, composer,
ready living at Notley's Landing, and
with William Overstreet, Carmel edi-
tor, announcing his plans of following
suit.
With the advent of numerous sum-
mer visitors Carmel, the artists’ state,
has taken on too many aspects of a
real city, whereas it was once replete
with freedom and artistic communism
—San Francisco Chronicle.
Roman Generals Liked
Spring Mineral Water
The Romans, who knew much about
external and internal cleanliness that
was forgotten after the downfall of
their power, attached the greatest im-
portance to the drinking of mineral
water. At Aix-les-Thermes, for in-
stance, in the Pyrenees, the waters
were used by the Roman conquerors,
and St. Louis had a pond built there
for the use of Crusaders who returned
from the Holy Land stricken with lep-
rosy. This pond is still in existence.
It was in the Nineteenth century,
however, that Aix-les-Thermes was
adapted to modern needs and became
a popular resort. Its waters contain
sodium sulphide and are very benefi-
cial for rheumatism and gout.
In this country the term “thermal”
is not in wide use, one seldom hearing
the term “thermal resort” applied to
places where persons go to take a
“cure.” In Europe, on the other hand,
the word is in common use, and a ther-
mal resort is recognized as a place
whose waters possess certain healing
and health-giving properties, and
which has also been developed to take |
proper care of those who repair for a
cure or to enjoy a period of rest and
recreation.—Detroit News.
Locate Leaks
An automatic leak indicator for
ships consists of a number of small
cast-iron boxes screwed to the bulk- |
head of each compartment and set at
predetermined distances, one above an-
other. In each box there is an elec |
trical contrivance connected with an
indicator board, either on the bridge
or in some other convenient place. !
The board is fitted with a number of
small glow lamps of different colors,
and is connected with an alarm bell.
When water rises to the level of the
lowest box it makes an electrical con- |
tact, by which the lamp correspond
ing to the height of the bulkhead that
the box indicates is lighted and so
remains until the next box is reached
by the water, when the second lamp
is lighted. Meanwhile the bell rings
continuously until shut off. :
Words Failed Her
The telephone rang and a voice
buzzed: “Say, Blanche, is zat you?”
“Yes.”
“Say, Blanche, I called you up to
tell you somepin important.” |
“Just a minute, Mittie. Wait until
I take the eggs off the fire. Now what |
Is it, dearie?”
“Hold the wire. My soup’s scorch- .
ing.”
There was a long pause, and then:
“Hello, Blanche.”
“Hello, Mittie.
wanted to tell me?
tant, you said.”
“I, dunno now, Blanche.
are burnt to a crisp.”
What was it you ;
Somepin impor-
My biscuits
Origin of Old Phrase
It is said the phrase “Throwing sand
in their eyes” had its origin in a curi-
ous circumstance.
The tale comes from the south of
Siberia, where the landscape consists
principally of sand. For centuries
this country was inhabited by hostile
tribes and primitive “running” meth-
ods of horseback warfare.
And it is related of these people |
that one of their principal weapons in
pursuit of an enemy was their native
sand, which they tossed at him, with
the result, if the aim was good, of at
least temporary bewilderment and
blindness.—Detroit News.
42 Days to Cross Sea
Seventy-five years ago the Hamburg-
american line established its first ship,
the Deutschland, in the service be-
tween Hamburg and New York. This
was a sailing vessel of 771 toms, and
was regarded as a monster craft in
those days. Adolph Geoffrey, director
of the company, at a meeting of the
directors in 1848, told with great pride
of the high character of the accommo-
dations which its three ships were af-
fording transatlantic travelers, who
passed 42 days on the trip from Ham- |
burg to New York and 30 days on the
eastward rrin.—Detroit News.
Sh ells
Pennsylvania Ton Litter Contest |
Launched.
Word has just come to the office of |
county farm agent, J. N. Robinson, !
that Pennsylvania is to have a “Key-
stone Ton Litter Club.” The State !
breed associations representing the
Duroc Jersey, Poland China, Berk-
shire and Chester White breeds voted
to get behind the project at their an-
nual meetings at Harrisburg recent-
ly. Each association decided to give
gold medals to their members who
produce litters weighing 2000 pounds
or more in 180 days, and silver med-
als to 1800 pound litter owners.
The ton litter idea has proved very
popular in the middle west, especially
in Indiana, Iillinois and Wisconsin.
It is a great means of promoting the
breed and stimulates better and more
economical pork production. Last
year Pennsylvania produced several
ton litters, among them being the
heaviest Chester White litter in the
United States. This year the breed-
ers plan to go at the project in earn-
est and show the corn belt States that
Pennsylvania has the breeding stock
and the men who know how to feed.
Uniform rules for the contest have
been adopted by all the breed associa-
tions, working in co-operation with
the extension swine specialists at The
Pennsylvania State College.
Any person can enter one or more
litters of pigs that are farrowed be-
tween February 1st and April 30th.
Enrollment in the contest must be
made through the county agent be-
tween February 1st and April 15th.
The litters must be properly marked,
must be inspected once by the com-
mittee before August 1st, and must
be weighed at the end of the 180 days
by an authorized committee. Records
of rations and management must be
kept from weaning time to the weigh-
ing period. Every contesting litter
must be ear-marked and reported
within seven days after farrowing.
Although a breeder may enter sev-
eral litters, only one prize is awarded
to each contestant. Awards will be
made on the basis of the weight of
the litter but no awards will be made
unless all the rules of the contest are
fulfilled.
County agent J. N. Robinson urges
every swine grower to get behind the
project and enter at least one litter.
He states that this will be a great op-
portunity for Centre county to pro-
mote its swine industry. Entry blanks
and rules of the contest can be obtain-
ed at the Farm Bureau office.
Ransom.
Under prohibition many New York
hotels have increased their charges
for various items of attendance. An
American was explaining these
charges to an English visitor. “And
then, of course,” he concluded,
“there’s the hat boy.”
“What’s he?” asked the English-
man.
“He’s the fellow you give your hat
to when you come in, and buy it back
when you go out.”—London Express.
Real Estate Transfers.
John L. Holmes, et al, to Curtis Lee
Corl, tract in Ferguson township;
$300.
Brooks E. Reese, et ux, to Witmer
Steel Co., tract in Gregg township;
Francis S. Ulrich, et al, et ux, to
Anna Mabel Deitrich, tract in Mill-
heim; $285.
Thomas B. Ulrich, et al, et ux, to
Anna Mabel Deitrich, tract in Mill-
heim; $300.
Fred Leathers, et ux, to J. S. Wil-
liams, tract in Worth township; $150.
Curtis E. Bechtol to James J. Mar-
tin, tract in Liberty township; $20.
Mary E. Masden to John James
Martin, tract in Liberty township;
$150.
John D. Moore, et al, to J. Elmer
Royer, tract in Centre Hall; $500.
Fred Leathers, et ux, to J. H. Pat-
ton, tract in Worth township; $20.
Fred Leathers, et ux, to J. H. Pat-
ton, tract in Worth township; $60.
H. M. Stere, et ux, et al, to Susan
E. Stere, tract in Unionville; $5,500.
Harry H. Musser, et ux, to Homer
A. Grubb, tractin Ferguson town-
ship; $1,950.
Ollie D. Gibbs to Glendon E. Fetzer,
tract in Boggs township; $7.
Adam H. Krumrine, et ux, to R. F.
Musser, et ux, tract in State College;
$450.
Mary A. Smith, et bar, to Albert
Corman, tract in Benner township;
$550.
Pine Hall Cemetery Assn., to E. L.
Suen, tract in Ferguson township;
5.
Pine Hall Cemetery Assn., to P. B.
id tract in Ferguson township;
5.
Hester S. Christ to William Bell Jr.,
tract in State College; $950.
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February is supposed to be a quiet mens clothing
month—it is too late for Furs, too early for Fans—
but not too soon for us to tell you that we have one
eye on the ball and the other on your Spring
business.
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