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Bellefonte, Pa.,, May 9, 1924.
IT’S UP TO YOU.
Fo the world you come, from the world
you go;
It’s only a year or two,
And whatever you're judged by the pass-
ing show,
Remember—it’s up to you.
Chink things worth while, though others
may smile;
Thoughts pay that are clean and true;
Chey are the seeds of many good deeds;
Remember—it’s up to you.
should troubles arise, you will, if you're
wise,
Overcome them and subdue;
Jount them as blessings sent in disguise;
Remember—it’s up to you.
Tust put out your best; it will stand any
test;
There’s nothing that right cannot do,
Chough often it’s hard not to follow the
rest,
Remember—it's up to you.
Co the world from the world
you go;
It’s only a year or two,
\nd whatever you're judged by the pass-
ing show,
Remember—it's up to you.
—Betty Hope.
you come,
SHORE PHILOSOPHY.
SEA
By L. A. Miller.
These are extremely busy days;
nore especially since women have
een made the equal of man. The
‘act of which creates a feeling among
he fair sex that they must assume
nore responsibility than heretofore.
Poor man, he has to suffer the con-
sequences. He is now busily engag-
«d in his garden work; it is spring,
he time of the year when he thinks
1e should put out his early corn, po-
atoes, peas, ete.; the boss of the house
hinks otherwise; she insists that
wbby must do the gardening and
rive a hand to house cleaning, and in
rrder to keep peace in the family he
nust submit. The fact of the matter
s that there is something agitating,
he mind of the woman, and she is
ushing her work and over-working
ier husband in order that she can en-
oy a little vacation.
She wants to go to Atlantic City or
ome other fashionable seaport. You
:now when the heated term sets in
he average society woman becomes
xcited and fidgety about going to the
ea shore. She may not know what
he wants to go for, but she knows
he wants to go, and that is enough
or a woman to know.
If she has a husband he will prob-
bly not forget the thousand and one
ittle promises he made when he want-
«d to go to the clubs, Elks, etc., last
vinter, and to the baseball games this
pring. It is right that he should re-
nember them, whether he meant what
le said at the time or not. If he did
ot, he should be kept in constant re-
nembrance of the falsehood by way
if punishment, and if he did mean it
ie should be reminded of it so that he
nay keep his promise. Suppose he
hould forget it so well that it would
ot come to his mind again until the
iext winter; and such a thing might
)e. Why, he would feel awful. Bet-
er remind him of it. Women under-
tand this thoroughly. They are not
roing to allow their husbands to do a
hing that will be a constant source of
egret for a whole year, when they
an prevent it by a single word—
‘Sea Shore.”
As a rule women are not philosoph-
cal; but there must be an exception
nade in favor of sea shore philoso-
»hy. It isn’t the cold, hard-lined phil-
sophy of the scientist, nor the radi-
nt, high-colored philosophy of the
rank, but plain, natural philosophy,
uch as can be found pure in children
nd women. They want to do a thing
)ecause they want to, and because
hey want to they ought to, is a duty,
nd duty is right; therefore, if they
vant to go to the sea shore it is their
luty to go, and it is not right to hin-
ler them. Over the mantlepiece and
.bove the dressing-case they have
vritten: “To hallowed duty, here
vith a loyal and heroic heart, bind we
ur lives.”
There is a good deal of humbuggery
bout this sea shore business. The
yenefits arising from a visit to the sea
lepends very largely upon what you
ro for, or whether you have any bus-
ness there. The mere fact that you
wre tired of staying at home is not
ufficient reason for going; neither is
he fact that your neighbor has gone
. valid excuse for you to shut up your
ouse and pack off for a month’s
roiling and steaming.
It may be the fashionable thing to
lo, but in this practical and philo-
iophical age the edicts of fashion
should have no more weight with sen-
ible people than papal bulls have with
.omets. Sick people should not go to
he sea shore except on the advise of
. competent physician. The word
‘advice” is used here advisedly. Many
»hysicians wil give their consent for
yatients to go when they would not
\dvise them to do so, and many others
vill not object even when they would
10t give their consent if asked for it.
They feel that if patients go without
speaking about it they alone are re-
sponsible for the result, whereas they
vould feel some sense of responsibil-
ty if they consented to such a move,
ind still more if it were made in ac-
ordance with their advice. Therefore,
t is the part of wisdom to have a lit-
le talk with your doctor before going,
yecause there is nothing more satisfy-
ng to an invalid than to be able to
ay every new pain and ache at the
loctor’s door. The doctor doesn’t mind
‘hem, so long as there is no harm
lone.
Delicate persons should be very
‘areful when they go in search of
1ealth. The same breeze that brings
solor to one pair of cheeks will bring
yallor to another, and the same surf
‘hat washes the noisome humor out of
me body loads another with pains,
wches and chills enough to last a
vhole year, or possibly a life time.
Had salt water and surf been desig-
nated as a panacea for all forms of
human ills they would have been dif-
fused more generally over the world.
Nature makes no such mistakes.
It would be just as reasonable to
expect fresh water fish and fowls to
be benefitted by a change of salt wa-
ter, as persons who have always been
used to fresh water baths and mois-
ture from unsalted rivers and ponds.
Some fishes and fowls are so benefit-
ted, but so are some people, but not
all. The principal benefit in going to
the sea shore is derived from the
change of location and the diversion
it affords. The bathing and sultry at-
mosphere get all the credit, but they
do not deserve it. Any one whose oc-
cupation requires him to sit in one po-
sition for a considerable time knows
how much it rests him to stand on his
feet awhile.
If people were to seek some quiet
harbor, and junket with the natives,
instead of going to over-crowded re-
sorts, they would find it more condu-
cive to both health and comfort. And
as for enjoyment, there is nothing
that can beat sailing in real fishing
boats, with real fishermen, and fishing
with fishing tackle made to catch fish.
It is neither expensive nor trouble-
some to get ready for a seaside trip
of this kind.
It must be an awful job for some
persons to get ready to go to the sea-
shore. They seem to try to see how
much trouble they can make for them-
selves, and how much they can annoy
other people. Many of these sea shore
tourists would be benefitted just as
much by sitting on the front door step
on a damp evening and listening to
the roar of ash carts in the alley.
Probably not benefitted as much, but
nearly.
Such going to sea shore is mainly
beneficial to railroad companies and
seaside resorts. True, the home doc-
tor will have a good job getting the
mother and baby sufficiently restored
to begin the winter, with a reasonable
prospect of getting through with
strength enough left to go to the sea
shore next summer.
Almost any place is as good as the
sea shore, if the scenery is in marked
contrast to that at home, and the rou-
tine of duties different from those to
which you are accustomed. For some
there may be healing in sea breezes,
but to the average landsman the for-
est winds are more grateful and in-
vigorating. Like enforcing the 18th
amendment, I fear in many of these
sea shore trips the cost over-runs the
profits.
AC EEA AOR ITE etna
DOMESTIC CAT A SCOURGE.
Dr. William T. Hornaday, director
of the New York Zoological Park,
says: “In such thickly settled com-
munities as our northern States, from
the Atlantic coast to the sand hills of
Kansas and Nebraska, the domestic
sat is probably the greatest four-
footed scourge of bird life. Thous-
ands of persons who have never seen
a hunting cat in action will doubt this
statement, but proof of its truthful-
ness is only too painfully abundant.
That cats destroy annually in the
United States several millions of very
valuable birds seems fairly beyond
question. I believe that in settled re-
gions they are worse than weasels,
foxes, skunks and mink combined, be-
cause there are about 100 times as
many of them and those that hunt are
not afraid to hunt in the daytime. Of
course, I am not saying that all cats
hunt wild game, but in the country I
foljgve that fully one-half of them
0.
John Burroughs says that cats
probably destroy more birds than all
other animals combined. He believes
that the preservation of birds involves
the non-preservation of cats.
Henry W. Henshaw, chief of the bi-
ological survey, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, says that one of
the worst foes of our native birds is
the house cat. Probably none of our
native wild animals destroy as many
birds on the farm, particularly fledg-
lings, as do cats.
“The majority of cats that have
run wild and exist in a semi-wild
condition have become so from the
fact that they were starved into that
condition. Provided they remain in
the vicinity of farm buildings and
houses and prey on rats and mice
they are undoubtedly beneficial, but
once they have learned to stray
abroad or make their home in the
woods, as so many of them do, they
Srsdindly become a serious prob-
em.
“The average farmer will shoot a
hawk or owl on sight, yet harbor, un-
known to himself a number of half-
starved cats that only await the op-
portunity to snatch a chick when no
one is looking. As a matter of fact
the food of the hawks has been thor-
oughly studied, and only two species
of our common hawks are actually
known to habitually take young poul-
try and game birds. The balance sub-
sist entirely on mice and rats.
“There is no doubt in the minds of
those who face the facts that the
stray cat is the greatest single fac-
tor, with the exception of severe
storms, in preventing the increase of
bird life.
“During the nesting season they
hunt up the nests and systematically
devour the young birds as soon as
they leave. Young rabbits and squir-
rels are likewise devoured wholesale.
“It is to be hoped that maudlin sen-
timent will not mislead people into
considering the stray cat in the light
of an injured innocent, when it is in
reality one of the most cruel and
bloodthirsty of our beasts of prey,
and has already proven an economic
burden on the farmer and indirectly,
of the general public.”
A Practical Substitute.
The pride of the family had behav-
ed so badly that punishment was nec-
essary.
“Alfred,” ordered the mother, “go
and get me a switch as quickly as
you can.”
In a little while the boy returned.
“I couldn’t find a switch, mamma,”
he lisped, “but here’s a stone that you
can throw at me.
FARM NOTES.
—With a short hay crop predicted
in many parts of Pennsylvania due to
failures in last year’s seeding, far-
mers are turning to emergency hay
crops to fore-stall a shortage of
roughage next winter.
—Overcrowding of poultry is one of
the most common reasons why success
is not had. The temptation to carry a
few extra fowls, over and above the
capacity of the buildings and equip-
ment, and thereby “increase” the
profit, is one of the commonest stum-
bling blocks to actual success.
—Little chicks often develop watery
eyes and swollen heads. Invariably
this is due to chaff or dirt getting in
their eyes. A good, clean litter should
always be used in the brooder house.
Fresh alfalfa or clover hay is far the
most satisfactory type of litter. Bar-
ley or rye straw should not be used
because of the beards.
—June 9 to 13 are the dates set for
the annual observance of young far-
mers’ week at The Pennsylvania State
College. At least 400 boys and girls
from all parts of the State are plan-
ning to attend. Instruction in agri-
cultural subjects, five State-wide
judging contests, and plenty of fun
are the special features.
—With the increased chick popu-
lation in Pennsylvania this year, out-
breaks of coccidiosis will probably be
more common than usual. Plan to
keep the houses clean at all times and
use extreme care in the disinfection of
drinking vessels and feeding utensils.
The liberal use of hydrated lime on
the land lying close to the house is
strongly advised.
—Feather-pulling destroys a flock.
When a cock begins to look as if he
were picked on the neck and breast
you may then begin to watch for the
hen that is doing the mischief; and
she should be removed at once, as she
will teach the habit to others if she
remains with the flock. Feather-pull-
ing is a vice that comes from confine-
ment and idleness. There is no reme-
dy for it, but it may be prevented by
so feeding the fowls that they will be
compelled to scratch. They should be
fed meat and bone-meal, plenty of
grass, and a little salt, in their food.
—An intensive campaign to clean
up the barns that harbor the angou-
mois grain moth is being staged in all
the leading wheat growing sections of
Pennsylvania this week.
May 10 is the final date set for the
completion of this program. After
that date, the moths will have moved
into the fields. The method of de-
stroying this pest, which causes a loss
running into millions each year, is to
gather all the loose straw together in
one mow or stack it outside. This
will uncover the loose grains or chaff
where the moths have spent the win-
ter. The bin can then be swept and
the loose grain and chaff removed.
—~Observations the past week show
that the rosy apple aphis is unusually
abundant this year. Fruit growers
who did not put nicotine in the delay-
ed dormant spray are advised to make
an additional treatment in their next
spray, whether pre-pink or pink. Use
one pint of nicotine to 100 gallons of
dilute lime sulphur. The bud moths
and tent caterpillars have hatched and
unless control measures are used, ser-
ious damage is likely to result, espe-
cially in the older apple orchards.
Spraying with three pounds of arsen-
ate of lead in 100 gallons of water or
dilute lime sulphur is advised. Do not
wait until the pre-pink or pink spray,
but apply immediately.
—That soy bean hay is equivalent
in feeding value to alfalfa is the state-
ment of the authors. They also be-
lieve that on productive land, the
yield should range from two to three
tons per acre. In comparing soy beans
and oats in a rotation including wheat,
clover and timothy, and corn, these
experimenters found that the soy
bean seed produced more protein than
the oats grain, and when cut for hay
the soy bean yielded much more pro-
tein and slightly more energy than
the oats grain and straw. They rec-
ommend replacing oats with soy beans
at least in the southern part of Penn-
sylvania. :
Six years of experimental work in
growing soy beans with corn for si-
lage shows that the soy beans did not
increase the total yield, and in four of
the six years contributed so small a
part of the total weight that they did
not appreciably affect the composition
of the silage. The bulletin reports
that in two feeding trials comparing
corn-soy bean silage with corn silage,
thé grains were too slight to justify
the extra trouble of producing the
mixed silage.
Copies of this buelletin can be ob-
tained free of charge by addressing
the mailing room of The Pennsylva-
nia State College, School of Agricul-
ture, State College, Pa.
—Approximately 892,000 acres of
white pine timberland in the north-
eastern States were protected from
the blister rust during 1923, the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, United States
Department of Agriculture reports.
This is an increase over the previous
year of 93 per cent. in the acreage
cleared of currants and gooseberries,
indicating that the control campaign
conducted by the affected States in co-
operation with the bureau of plant
industry is effective in acquainting
pine owners with the destructiveness
of this disease, the practicability of
its control and the need for prompt
action in applying control measures.
There still remains in this region
about 6,000,000 acres of white pine in
need of protection. Pine owners
should not fail to examine their trees
this spring when the presence of the
rust is evidenced by bright-colored
blisters on the diseased bark. The
protection of pine stands is accom-
plished by removing all wild and cul-
tivated currant and gooseberry bush-
es within 900 feet of the trees.
Owners who have not protected
their white pine should act at once,
since early spring is the most favora-
ble time to find and uproot wild cur-
rant and gooseberry bushes. Get in
touch with the blister rust control
agent in your county, and State for-
estry department, or the Bureau of
Plant Industry, Department of Agri-
I culture, Washington, D. C.
PRESIDENT’S SON AGED 108.
What could be more remarkable
than a son of the President of the
United States living at the unusual
age of 108. Yet this fact has come
to light. We refer to Major Edward
James Monroe. son of the fifth Presi-
dent, James Monroe who is living in
Jacksonville, Florida. In January he
wrote a letter to his cousin, General
Nelson Monroe, a mere youth of 99
years. It is said that these vener-
able old men of historic lineage cor-
respond regularly and that their
handwriting would do credit to people
40 years their junior.
Just imagine a man living who was
born when James Madison was
President and was 21 years old when
Van Buren was President. Major Mon-
roe was two years old when his fath-
er, the illustrious author of the Mon-
roe Doctrine, was inaugurated Presi-
dent. Think of a man living today
whose father was born 166 years ago.
Major Monroe has seen 25 Presidents
inducted into office since his famous
father left the White House in 1825.
Most people thought that Robert
Todd Lincoln, son of the Emancipator,
was the oldest living son of a Presi-
dent. But Lincoln is 80 years old in
comparison to Major Monroe’s amaz-
ing age of 108. There are other sons
of Presidents living, those of Grant,
Garfield, Hayes, and of course of later
Presidents. But they are all compar-
atively young in contrast to the age
attained by Major Monroe.—Allen-
town Chronicle and News.
—When you see it in the “Watch-
man” you know it’s true.
MEDICAL.
What My Neighbor Says
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When one has had the misfortune
to suffer from backache, headaches,
dizziness, urinary disorders and other
kidney ills—and has found relief from
all this sickness and suffering, that
persorn’s advice is of untold value to
friends and neighbors. The follow-
ing case is only one of many thous-
ands, but it is that of a Bellefonte res-
ident. Who could ask for a better ex-
ample ?
Harry Rossman, drayman, says:
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had to get up several times at night.
My back was lame and ached a great
deal, especially in the morning, mak-
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