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Benoa Walp Bellefonte, Pa., August 22, 1980. WHY ——————- Recumbent Body Requires Covering Do you know why you must. cover up when you lie down? It is because dt takes less muscle activity to main- tain a recumbent position than a stand- dng position, and therefore less heat ds produced in the body. This is one «of the interesting facts related by | Dr. B. C. H. Harvey in his series of | sgimple lessons in human anatomy which appeared in Hygeia, the health smagazine. In the article he describes ithe wonders of the muscles. Wherever movement is needed in the body, there muscle tissue exists. All muscle tissue is made up of thou- ssands of fibers. The biceps muscle, for Anstance, contains about 260,000. A movement is not always made with all the force we are capable of wsing. A piece of muscle one inch | square can lift about 140 pounds. There | are billions of possible combinations of fibers. No two persons use the And that is why signa | #ures identify people, Doctor Harvey mame ones. -gxplains. Bach person learns in child. , ‘hood what combinations he likes tg ase and thus develops his-own peculiar ~style of handwriting. Why Airmail Service Is of Value to the Nation Some idea of the value to this coun- ry in case of war of the air mail sservice 1s indicated in figures recently quoted by Assistant Postmaster Gen- =gral Irving Glover. He pointed to the training of a corps of expert pilots, who daiiy fly “44,000 miles, 29,000 of which are after agdark. The growth of the air fields coinci- -dent with the expansion of the serv- Ace, the employment at aircraft fac- “tories of skilled labor, drawing a “weekly pay roll of $1,000,000, the de- velopment of a system of airways “syhich in time of invasion of this coun- i#ry would be of inestimable value in speeding defense from one part of ‘the country to another were all cited Dy Mr. Glover. Incidentally, the daily quantity ot air mail carried by plane has increased from the 700,000 letters in the first year of the service, in 1918, to more than 25,000,000 letters which were «carried in the month of April alone. Why Called “Knickerbockers” There are few of us but at one time -or another have worn knickerbockers -—those loose trousers, fastened at the ‘knees, which have become quite the “vogue for sports wear for both nen sand women, boys and girls. This particular type of wearing ap- .parel has been worn for hundreds of years, particularly in Holland. They were called ‘“knickerbockers,” however, in America, after Diedrich Knickerbocker, a nom de plume adopt- ~ed by Washington Irving, when he “wrote his History of New York. Diedrich Knickerbocker was consid- ~ered a typical Dutchman. He wore ithe kind of trouser we know as knick- erbockers. And after him, it was 80- «called. —Kansas City Star. Why Colors for Children According to a traditional color “scheme, which is of unknown origin, “baby boys should be dressed in pink ~glothing ana baby girls in blue, al- ‘though in some parts of the country, ‘purticularly in the southern states, parents reverse the old symbolical ar- rangement and dress their baby boys “in blue and their girls in pink. One “writer says that blue was assigned to <girls because that was the color adop- ted by the Virgin Mary and the royal house of David to which she belonged. -At any rate, blue and pink have he- come associated with babies.—Paih- “finder Magazine. Why Star on Currency "Paper currency is printed and fin- “dshed in sheets of 12 subjects. The “finish includes imprinting the numbers dn series. [It occasionally happens after a serial number is imprinted sthat the bill is discarded because of some imperfection. A bill discarded ‘i8 replaced with a perfect bill, which “has been prepared for such an emer- -gency, and bears a number not in the regular series, but which 1s distin- guished by a star preceding the num- “ber, Why Exposure Hurts Coal ‘One would naturally believe coal =gould be left lying around until want- «ed without any loss from exposure to the weather. This, however, is not the case, for coking types of coal lose -much of their coking qualities through %this exposure. Coals particularly high “in oxygen absorb oxygen rapidly, and ‘An thus doing lose the qualities which smake them valuable for coke produe- tion, Why Owl Regurgitates Owls, like other birds of prey, eject through the mouth in the form of elongated pcllets the hard, indigestible portion of the food which it swallows. These pellets of regurgitated food can generally be found in the haunts of “these birds. Why Moon Is Colc Although the sun strikes the moon's wgurface with terrific power, it stores no warmth there. For the moon lacks what we possess—a thick coverlet of «alr which acts as a sort of blanket wand holds the heat from the sum, { Person of Usssual Size Classed as Monstrosity Many persons admire giants, per- | tups envy them, and imagine that | they are examples of a superior hu- manity. A complete error; for gigant- ism is an anomaly, a monstrosity, as | much so as dwarfism. | It is really a disease. The work of anthropologists has shown that the giant is a man that is still a child, in whose case growth does not stop at the age when normally he ought to have ceased to grow. The giant is rarely well-proportioned; his hands and feet are almost always too large his face is generally distorted. Physicians who have studied gigant- ism say that giants are all diabetic. Professor Landouzy says also that al- most all of them are candidates for | tuberculosis. They are subject to all sorts of other morbid troubles; they tire sooner than normal persons; they are unfit for all violent labor; their muscles are weak in spite of their size ; their nerves lack resistance, and ‘ they are often affected with neuras- thenia., Handsome giants are rare.— Jean Lecoq in Le Petit Journal, Paris. St. David’s Day Holiday for Grecian Youngsters The Welsh are not the only folk ' who keep holiday on 8t. David's day, ' gays an article in the Montreal Family Herald. In Greece it is called Swal- low day, the festival of spring, when the children go from house to house gathering small gifts and carrying wooden swallows, which they spin around to the accompaniment of folk songs. Some of these “swallow songs” have a long history. One of them has been traced back, indeed, more thap 2,000 years. Jesus college, “Little Wales in Ox- ford,” as the facetious have called it, because of the preponderance of Joneses there, has its own method of celebrating St. David’s day. For one thing there is the toasting of St. Da- vid in “swig,” an exclusive and potent Jesus college brew. This is dispensed by a ladle that holds half a pint, from a beautiful silver bowl presented for the purpose by Sir Watkin Williams- Wynn in 1732. Derivation of “Tariff” According to Edwards’ “Words, Facts and Phrases,” the word “tariff” comes from the Moorish name “Tarifa,” a fortress that stands on Cape Tarifa, a Spanish promontory commanding the entrance to the Medi- terranean. When the Moors had pos- session they levied duties at certain fixed rates upon all merchandise pass- ing in or out of the straits. The Cen- tury dictionary and other authorites on etymology, however, give the word a different origin. It comes from an Italian word, “tariffa,” meaning “cast- ing of accounts” or “list of prices,” which was itself derived from the Arabian “arif,” meaning “knowing.” Adjustable Owl An “adjustable” owl is on view at the zoo, London. It is known as a European Scops owl, and, though in- significant in size, being normally less than six inches high, it ig regard- ed as a great rarity. The color and markings of its plumage are like those of a tree trunk. When at rest the owl elongates its body and sits motionless in such a position that it resembles the stump of a branch. But a remarkable change comes over it when alarmed. It blows out its body, which visibly grows in size like a toy balloon being inflated. The bird is then almost globular in shape and quite unlike its elongated self. Theory Made Real A few years ago at a meeting a banker opined that the total amount of money in the world ought to be equivalent to the total wealth of the world; else, he suggested, people would never be able to pay their debts. He explained that in the United States there were $20 of wealth for every dollar of money, and there- fore there was but one chance in twenty of a debtor’s paying his debts. “I will give $5,” he said, “to anyone who can disprove that statement.” When no one accepted the chal- lenge, a wag suggested it was because there was only one chance in twenty | of getting the promised $5. Talcum Production North Carolina powders the nose of the United States, having one of the biggest talcum mines in the country ! near an abandoned gold mine and much more valuable than any gold mine. From the same rock which pro- vides the finest and softest talcum for the faces and arms of women comes the talcum used in roofing and auto- mobile tires. Much of that is sold to the motor industry, while the finer kind that 8Qes into dainty powder boxes measures 80,000 particles to the inch and is guaranteed to shed water, New Ford Truk With Closed Cab Model A light delivery cars were announced this week by the Ford Motor Company and are on display in the show rooms of Ford dealars. Changes in the -trucks are prin- cipally in the front end, which has been completely redesigned, and in the Ne Ford Model AA trucks and -cab. The radiator is higher with more cooling surface, fenders are wide and flowing, and a black cowl strip adds a note of distinction. The new Model AA trucks with the four-speed transmission introduced several months ago may be had with enclosed or open cab. The enclosed cab, shown above, is all steel, it is low in appearance yet with ample head room. The open cab is of black rubber top material and is easily removed. Both cabs are equipped with wind- shields of Triplex shatterproof glass and vacuum type windshield wipers. Model AA trucks may be had with a platform body, which can be equipped with stakes or a panel body. The chassis has many improvements, in- cluding the four-speed transmission, larger front brakes, stronger springs, power take-off opening and optional dual rear wheels. ~The Model A line of new commercial cars comprises a light delivery truck with pick-up body, a deluxe delivery truck, a small panel truck and a sta- tion wagon. These cars have the smaller wheels and larger tires of the new Ford passenger cars. emm—— teoland Althing First of World Parliaments Iceland in June, 1930, celebrated two great events: the one hundred nineteenth birthday of Jon Sigurds- son, its George Washington, who wrung home rule from Denmark io 1874; the thousandth anniversary of the althing, oldest parliament in the world. A century before the battle of Hast- ings, 850. years before our own gov- ernment was founded, the franklins (free landowners) of Ireland were liv- ing under a constitution (the constitu- tion of Ulfiot) and a regularly consti- tuted lawmaking body. The althing met in midsummer and was the occa- sion for great feasts and merrymak- ing, as well as numerous bruises, lac- arations and concussions. What political life and law were like in the old days is recorded in Iceland sagas and law codes. The althing did not function perfectly, nor did the judicial system which was set up, the real governing being done by the vari- ous chieftains; nevertheless, the al- thing forms a magnificent tradition, It looks down from its hoary eminence with paternal solicitude for such youthful bodies as the English house of commons and the United States congress, Many Plants That Lure Insects to Their Death There are a great many varieties of -Insectivorous plants which grow al- most all over the world. The first group of these plants is known as the pitcher plants, which have the blos- som in the form of a pitcher which acts as a death trap for flies and other insects. The insects are attracted by a fragrance or some other lure, enter the mouth of the pitcher, and crawl down toward the bottom, being forced onward by small spikes downward " pointing from the sides of the pitcher's throat. The poor fly is thus given no chance to escape and when he reaches the bottom he is caught in the sticky mass of fluid there and his body juices absorbed by the plant. types of insectivorous plants are the Venus’ flytrap genus and the Dionaea which grows only in the low coast re- gions of North Carolina. This little plant is probably the most famous stem variety of the iInsect-eating plants. A third type is a Sundew Drosera, which is common to Aus- tralia. taining a great variety of species. Bit of Greece in France Antibes, like all the other places along the fascinating French Riviera, has had a romantic history, says a writer in the Detroit News. It was founded more than 2,000 years ago by | descendants of the Greek colonists | who had built a thriving city on the site of Marseilles. Legend says that among these first settlers were some men and women who had come from Greece and that they chose Antibes as a place to build because the scenery there reminded them so much of Greece. Pheniclans and Carthaginians, Romans and Gauls, Germans and Ital- ians and French—they have all met on this coast In the centuries that have passed since, but Antibes has man- . aged more than any other town in resist fire and weather and protect all underlying surfaces.—Capper’s Weekly. | Three Was the Limit “You must give your husband five teaspoonfuls of this mixture every night before he goes to bed,” ordered the doctor. The patient's wife looked a little disconcerted. “Five!” she sald. “I can't doctor. Im afraid that’s quite impossible.” The doctor frowned. “Impossible? he sald. “Oh, non- sense! What on earth do you mean?” “Well, sir,” explained the woman. #1 don't think we've got more than | three In the house.” France to retain its Greek appear ance. University’s Art Treasure A full-size copy of Murillo’s “Im- maculate Conception” in mosaics is in i the chapel of the Catholic university at Washington, a gift from Pope Pius XI. Three artists labored nearly four years in the Vatican mosale studio to plece together nearly 800,000 bits of ! colored glass and of other mineral compounds which form the finished picture, the original of which is pre- served in the Prado at Madrid. The mosaic is 934 feet long and 6 feet wide. Without a frame, it weighs 6,600 pounds. The pieces are of ou 000 different tints and shades. —Read the Watchman and get all the news worth reading. Two other This is also a large genus con- ! emmm— Historic Buildings in City of Philadelphia Its wealth of historical landmarks and associations and its close prox- imity with other cities and places of Interest on the east coast places Philadelphia on the main roadway of eastern tourist travel. To the visitor interested in the nation’s history this city offers associations which are iden- tified with it alone and which distin- guish it among all other American towns. Chief among these is Inde- pendence hall, where the Liberty bell reposes and within whose walls the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were drawn and signed. Many of the most interesting ola landmarks are confined to a small area on the central part of town, among these being Carpenter's hall, meeting place of the first Continental congress ; the Betsy Ross house, where the first American flag is said to have been made and old Christ church, place of worship of Revolutionary he- roes and in whose graveyard lies the body of Benjamin Franklin. Congress hall is another point of interest. Bright Jap Youth Tells All About the Banana Japanese descriptions are almost al- ways good for a few laughs. One of the latest is the theme of a littl Japanese schoolboy in the Sacramentc valley. The subject was “The Banana,” and the little fellow wrote: “The banana are great remarkable fruit. He are constructed in the same architectural style as the honorable gausage. Difference being skin of sau- sage are habitaunally consumed while it are not adviceable to eat rapping of banana. “Banana are held aloft while con suming; sausage are usually left in reclining position. Sausage depend for creation on human being or stuffing machine while banana are pristine product of honorable mother nature. “In case of sausage both conclusions are attached to other sausages; hon- orahle banana on other hand are joined on one end to the stem and opposite termination are entirely loose. “Finally, banana are strictly mem- ber of vegetable kingdom while affili- ation of sausage is often undecided.” ~—Los Angeles Tires. Alaska in Summer The Alaskan summer is one of gor- geous, vivid sun, warm winds and flower gardens. The warm Japan cur- rent, striking Vancouver island, is de- flected northward and carries to the Alaskan coast the same delightful hu- midity of the lower Pacific coast. To the visitor Alaska becomes a land of great forests, rushing rivers, Indians, curious totem poles, black fox farms, salmon fisheries. The journey there through 1,000 miles of scenery such as found nowhere else is made in four days threading the almost land-locked channel known as the “Inside Pas- sage” which winds through mountain- hemmed filord-like waterways as through a fairyland with wooded 1Is- lands, tremendous glacier peaks, fas- cinating Alaskan towns and queer old settlements. Ponderous Doctor Johnson That Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 1784), famous English lexicographer, defined a window as “an orifice in an edifice,” in his noted dictionary is gq fact which lends point to the popular anecdote told by Boswell. Speaking of animal fables, Boswell said he thought it would be difficult to write such fanciful things. Johnson said it would be easy enough. In a later comment on this incident, Boswell recalled the fable of the little fishes who saw birds flying over thelr heads. The biographer remarked: “The skill consisted in making them talk like little fishes, but if Doctor Johnson were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales!” —Read the Watchman. i ! Dr. Edward F. Adolph of the Uni- versity of Rochester has stated that the elements in human bodies undergo the following changes: Water changes every three weeks; salt every 22 days; potassium, T2 days; magnesium, 108 days; nitrogen, the fundamental ele- ment of muscles, 200 days; iron, essen- tial element of the blood, changes about every 300 days; phosphorus, 800 days, and lime, 2,300 days. Certain cells, such as the brain cells, appar- ently last a lifetime. Baby Learns to Hike The word “walking” is becoming obsolete as the term “hiking” comes into general use. Before long we may be saying, “The bride hiked down the aisle on the arm of her father = Woman's Home Companion. FEED We Offer Subject to Market Changes: per 1001b 2.20 Hecla Scratch Feed Wayne 32 per cent. 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