SCIENCE EXPLAINS DREAMS.
Many persons are afraid of their
dreams. Superstition has more power
in this field than in almost any other
and it is because human knowledge of
dreams has come so slowly. For
‘thousands of years scientists have
‘been attempting to pry beneath the
darkened glass that has obscured this
mysterious function of the human
mind.
In the last 20 years we have made
more progress in understanding
dreams than in many centuries be-
fore, writes Dr. James J. Walsh, psy-
chologist, in the Popular Science
Monthly.. We are at least seeing pos-
sible answers to the recurring ques-
- tions of mankind: “What are dreams?
What causes them? What do they
mean? Our most recent and signifi-
‘cant experiences all point toward ex-
ternal causes for dreams.
Examination * of - thousands ‘of
dreams experienced by thousands of
dreamers has enabled us to learn that
the most common dreams are eight in
number. And every one of these can
be traced to some physical cause.
The most common dream of all. is
said to be that of wandering about
with insufficient clothing. In this, al-
most always, the dreamer awakes to
find that the bed clothing has fallen
from him, "leaving some part of his
body uncovered.
Most of us have dreamed of running
after something, a trolley car, for ex-
ample. It is terrible, for in the
dream your feet are fastened to the
ground. Exerting every muscle and
breathing as hard as you can, you
make no progress. The car disap-
pears in the distance. Then you wake
to find that your nose is stuifed with
cold and you are out of breath—again
an actual physical sensation.
The dream of food, another com-
mon experience, usually can be traced
to the sensation of hunger. Dreams
of murder and death usually are
traceable to indigestion. An altera-
tion of the blood supply to the teeth,
or dental decay, may bring a dream
that you are in the dentist’s chair.
For centuries, people have been try-
ing to “interpret” dreams. But it is
only in the disclosure of physical dis-
orders or similar things that dreams
have meaning. Thus, a man who had
a series of dreams that a wildcat was
clawing his throat was found to be
suffering from cancer of the throat.
There is nothing, though, science has
found, in the so-called “prophetic
dreams”—those that tell one where to
find lost finger-rings and missing
wills, or that disclose in advance the
winners of horse races, or stocks that
are due for a rise.
PENNSYLVANIA ABOUT TO EX-
PERIENCE INFLUX OF TOUR.
ISTS.
Pennsylvania is about to experience
the greatest influx of visiting tourists
in her history, in the opinion of offi-
cials of the Pennsylvania Motor Fed-
eration who are probably in a better
position than any other observers to
make a forecast of this kind.
J. Clyde Myon, secretary of the
Federation, in explaining the reasons
for the prospective great increase in
the number of visiting tourists also
took occasion to express concern
about the danger of an increased ac-
cident rate due to the unprecedented
congestion of traffic on main highways
that is bound to result.
“Our reason for predicting an ab-
normal increase of tourist traffic is
based upon information from the hun-
dreds of touring information bureaus
maintained by our national organiza-
tion, the A. A. A.; upon the results of
several well organized efforts to ad-
vertise the attractions of Pennsylva-
nia and upon the spreading fame of
our highway system. A special Penn-
sylvania issue of The American Mo-
torists next month will undoubtedly
attract hundreds of motorists from
otheir States and the work of the
State Chamber of Commerce publici-
ty bureau will do the same.
“And this leads to consideration of
"the safety problem. Some more ef-
fective means than yet exist must be
found to curb and eliminate the reck-
less and incumbent driver. But in the
meantime we are constantly urging
upon the members of the 76 clubs in
Pennsylvania observance of the ideals
of courtesy, consideration and law-ob-
servance while on the road.
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Memorial Coins and Stamps.
The Philadelphia mint has begun
the coinage of 5,000,000 half dollars
commemorating the valor of the sol-
diers of the Confederacy and the start
of work on Gutzon Borglum’s heroic
statue to the South’s heroes on the
face of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta,
Ga. The issue has been protested by
the G. A. R. The first million memor-
ial coins will be sold for $1 each by
various banks throughout the country
beginning May 1.
Coinage of special 50-cent pieces to
commemorate the 150th anniversary
of the battle of Bennington, Vt., has
also been authorized. Under a joint
resolution adopted by the Senate, the
Postoffice Department is asked to is-
sue a special two-cent stamp to mark
the centennial of the arrival at New
York on October 9, 1825, of the Nor-
wegian sloop Restaurationen bearing
the first shipload of immigrants to the
United States from Norway. They
are intended to be put in circulation
about the time of the Norse-American
celebration at the Minnesota State
fair next June. The postoffice recent-
ly had printed a Walloon memorial is-
sue.—Ex.
Great Scott!
A tourist went all the way to Aber-
deen, Scotland, just to see a real
Scotchman. Upon his arrival there be {kJ
found the streets deserted but for a
policeman.
“Where are all your Scotchmen to-
day?” he asked.
“They're staying home,” replied the
‘cop, “today’s Tag day!”
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.
DAILY THOUGHT.
Fools are apt to imitate only the defects
of their betters.—Swift.
A wide range of delicate tints are
being introduced for the very early
spring season and for summer. There
are all the soft blues and pinks and
corals which have not appeared for
some seasons now, and which are es-
pecially suited to the gowns of the
feminine picture type.
In a recent fashion show the colors
which were especially prominent were
yellow, blue, beige, green and a lovely
peach and apricot tint. The yellow
appears in buttercup, sulphur and
chartreuse tones, with interesting tints
bordering on gold. Blue is again at
the height of fashion, after a season
or so in which it disappeared from use
almost entirely. Madonna, azure and
pervenche are sponsored.
Skirts are shorter than ever, and
some chiffon dresses have lace hems
which barely cover the knees. Most
fashion houses, however, average a
length of 15 inches from the ground.
Styles are simple, youthful and
should be becoming. . Various details
are introduced that make for comfort
——the inverted pleat, the godet and
the flare in skirts, the straight over-
blouse and tunic, the sleeveless bod-
ice for evening, the full or fitted long
sleeve for daytime, and always a col-
lar of free line. Any one of several
styles of finishing the neckline is good
so that it fits the frock and becomes
the wearer.
There are few costumes and few oc-
casions to which a scarf is not adapt-
ed, and its vogue is sweeping. Print-
ed materials, crepes, summer silks,
voiles and chiffons are absolutely the
rage and plaid materials are seldom
seen except in the light shades, flesh,
primrose, chrome yellow, citrine, coral
and white for evening. The use of
metal, of gold, silver, steel is a con-
spicuous feature of many new Paris-
ian modes of the more elaborate soit,
and some of the handsomest things
shown in brocades, while uncomplex
in design, have a thread of metal out-
lining the pattern, to punctuate the
high lights.
What Gifts to Give.—The different
wedding anniversaries and gifts ap-
propriate are: First year, cotton;
second, paper; third, leather; fifth,
wooden; seventh, woolen; tenth, tin;
twelfth, silk and fine linen; fifteenth,
crystal; twentieth, china; twenty-fifth,
silver; thirtieth, pearl; fortieth, ruby;
fiftieth, golden; seventy-fifth, dia-
mond; eighty-fifth, radium.
Post-Nuptial Shower.—It seems
rather odd to give a bride a wedding
shower after her wedding, but it may
be done nevertheless, and it is often
a highly practical and desirable plan.
Brides are so overwhelmed with fune-
tions before their weddings that they
often welcome the affairs that come
in more leisurely fashion afterwards.
Hints for Babies.—Stewed or baked
apples, prunes, pears, peaches and
apricots are the best cooked fruits for
children, and the best raw fruit juices
are those from sweet oranges, grape
fruit, peaches, strawberries and rasp-
berries.
If the baby’s mouth and gums are
sensitive and inflamed from teething,
they can often be relieved by giving
a very little cracked ice on the tip of
a teaspoon.
By the end of the third month baby
should be able to hold his head erect.
A simple and inexpensive dish-
washing machine has been newly pat-
ented by G. Marvin Green, of Kissim-
mee, Fla.
It is a box of tinned iron or alumin-
um, of convenient size to be placed in
the kitchen sink when wanted for use
and stands on four feet to permit
draining through an outlet in the bot-
tom.
The front of the box, which opens
like a door, carries on its inner face
nine or more little pipes running hor-
izontally and parallel. All-along these
pipes are small holes. :
© All of the little pipes connect with
a pipe that runs vertically near the
hinged edge of the door, likewise on
the inside thereof, and this pipe pass-
es out through the door, offering a
nozzle to which a rubber tube may be
attached. .
The rubber tube, which comes with
the machine, has the form of a Y, so
that the ends of its two arms can be
connected to the hot and cold water
faucets of the sink.
Thus it is apparent that when the
water - is turned on it will enter the
box and distribute itself with a forci-
ble spray through the holes in the
series of small horizontal pipes.
Running lengthwise through the in-
terior of the box are steel rods, to
which upstanding arches of wire are
attached in such fashion as to hold
plates and saucers securely. For cups
and glasses there is in the upper part
a shelf, inclined for drainage, with a
turned-up edge to prevent them from
falling off. :
All that is necessary is to turn the
faucet cocks and immediately the
dishes and glasses are deluged with a
torrent of water under pressure. In
half a minute they are clean and the
machine, emptied of its contents, can
be lifted out of the sink and put aside
until it is wanted again.
Stuffed Baked Bananas.—Remove
only one side of the skin from large
bananas, then scoop out a hollow in
the fruit. Chop any candied or pre-
served fruits, cherries, pineapples, rai-
sins, etc., and add a little sugar and
the juice of any of these fruits; or
grape juice can be used. Stuff this
mixture into the hollows in the bana-
nas and bake for 20 minutes in a mod-
erate oven. Serve in the skins and
pour one tablespoonful of orange juice
over each banana.
Hamburg Roast.—Two pounds of
round steak chopped fine, one-quarter
of a pound of salt pork chopped, two
eggs beaten well, three crackers rolled
fine, salt, sage and pepper to taste.
Mix well and shape into a loaf, sprin-
e crumbs and lumps of butter over
the top and bake about an hour in
brisk oven.
The frequent cause of dyspepsia is a
multiplicity of foods and their bad:
combinations.
FARM NOTES.
—>Sow such annuals as asters, celo-
sia, cock’s comb, marigold, petunias,
salpiglossis, scabiosa, snapdragon,
stocks and verbena in flats or hot-
beds now.
—DBees sometimes need food sup-
plied to them early in the spring.
Honey or sugar syrup will serve the
purpose and keep the bees alive until
they can again gather nectar.
—Paint on the buildings and a neat-
ly clipped front lawn are pretty good
indications that the back fields and the
barnyard are nothing to be ashamed
of, remarked an agricultural college
professor, and it is not a bad sugges-
tion.
—Two former pig club members
raised ton litters in Pennsylvania last
year. The lesson of good care and
proper feeding once well learned wins
success in production. Pennsylvania
needs more such clubs and more boys
in them.
——It is not advisable to feed cows
while milking, as they will wrestle
with their mess, and, being uneasy,
they will step, stop the flow of milk,
and perhaps kick over the pail. It is
better to feed them either before or
after the milking is done.
—It is a good plan to secure spare
arts for farm machines now belore
it is time to use them. A supply of
small sprockets and sprocket chain
links will also come handy during the
season. It is best to buy new parts
to replace broken small pieces but
clean breaks on large parts may be
welded by using oxy-acetylene torch,
farm engineering specialists of The
Pennsylvania State College say.
Plants in * the hotbed should not
stand too thick. Thin them if neces-
sary, the younger the better. Too
much watering, coupled with high
temperature, helps produce a weak,
spindly growth, which makes a plant
almost worthless. Hotbed. tempera-
tures at night should be 40 to 55 de-
grees; on cloudy days, 50 to 60 de-
grees, and on sunny days, 60 to 85 de-
grees, or even higher, with plenty of
air.
—Stable manure is generally added
to the garden plot during the winter,
or in spring immediately before break-
ing the ground. About 40 to 50
pounds of rock phosphate to a ton of
manure will be found beneficial. Usu-
ally there is enough potash in the soil
for the requirements of garden crops,
but nitrogen will be needed in many
cases.
Lime is a conditioner that is usual-
ly required. It furnishes the desired
texture to the soil. A sticky soil is
made more floculent, and a loose soil
is corrected in the opposite way. Lime
cements the particles together in a
heavy, clay soil, making them larger,
allowing freer passage of the air and
water through the soil, causing it to
dry more quickly in the spring.
Lime also makes the potash in the
soil more quickly available. In many
types of soil potash is combined with
silica and is practically useless, but
the calcium in the lime combines with
the silica, and frees the potash so that
it is soluble. Lime is most famous in
the effect it has in correcting the acid-
ity in the soil. No crop can thrive on
an acid soil, excepting watermellons,
blackberries, red top and Hungarian
grass.
—The Bureau of Plant Industry
frequently receives inquiries about
chemicals that are effective in killing
weeds and other forms of vegetables
such as poison ivy, poison sumach,
etc. Dr. E. M. Gress, the State bot-
anist, has issued the following state-
ment on various kinds of weed-killers:
“Kerosene and salt have been used
with good results but with these it is
necessary in most cases to make sev-
eral applications. These remedies,
however, are easily handled and are
not poisonous to livestock and, there-
fore, can be used by the inexperienc-
e
“There are other acids and chem-
icals which are very: effective but
which must be used with more care,
due to the fact that they will burn the
skin and clothing and are poisonous |
to live stock.
“Some of these effective poisoncus
weed-killers are sold under various
‘trade names by seedsmen and other
dealers handling farmers’ supplies.
These potent weed-killers are usually
more expensive than those which are
made by mixing the separate ingre-
dients, but they have the advantage of
being ready for use, thus saving time,
labor and trouble in preparation.
“Unless the area to be treated is
very large, it probably would be bet-
ter to buy one of these ready mixtures
than to go to the trouble of making
the mixture.” :
—The anthracnose of raspberry and
blackberry is a very serious diiease
for it can easily reduce the growing of
the brambles to an unprofitable ven-
ture. :
The disease first appears on the
canes as small purplish spots which
enlarge, the centers becoming gray.
If the spots are close together they
join one another which frequently re-
sults in girdling the canes. The dis-
ease also attacks the leaves usually on
the petioles and veins but sometimes
on the blade of the leaf as well.
Be sure to set only healthy plants
and when the disease does appear cut
out the infected canes. The rotation
of crops will help greatly in control-
ling the disease.
Recent experiments have shown
that spraying with lime-sulphur wash
will greatly reduce the injury by this
disease. Use the boiled lime-sulphur
wash not the dry substitutes, as they
do not seem to give as good control of
the disease.
Make the first application in the
spring just before growth starts, di-
luting the concentrated solution two
and one-half gallons in fifty gallons of
water.
The second application is made
when the new shoots are six to eight
inches high and a third spraying is
made just before the plants bloom, In
the second and third applications di-
lute the concentrated solution at the
rate of one and a quarter gallons in
fifty gallons of water. Be sure to
cover the canes from the ground up
at each spraying. Even then there
will be some infection on the tips of
the new canes, but not enough to ser-
iously injure the plants or crop.
Are Garden Tools Ready?
Getting the garden tools in shape
for use is a good indoor job for rainy
days. Sharpening the dull ones, re-
pairing the broken ones, and sending
for new ones may well be done before
the day arrives when they are needed.
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Erect Wren Houses.
Folks who like to have wrens
around the home grounds usually put
the wren houses up early. While it is
true that the early bird gets the
worm, the house erected early gets
the wren.
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