Cooking Locusts in the Philippines. “‘IPrepared by National Geographic Joctety. : HOG legs, once almost an exclu- sive tidbit of Gallic peoples, are tables. Sixty million frog legs are consumed in New York city an- leg eating Is becoming “Americanese,” ‘for more than thirty-six million were Francisco palates were “tickled” by #more than sixteen million frog legs; Angeles slightly less, In fact, frog logs have become So wanching—has come into American in “dustrial life, California has no na- it that many pairs have been imported from Louisiana to habilitate synthetic The frog's entry on American menus ‘weecalls many strange foods of the ‘States where frog legs may be pur- ‘chased, the housewife may buy a fresh and skinning, was none other than a ‘muskrat, chusetis has supported a seaweed (Irish moss) Industry. Irish moss is used in making blancmange and many ‘other puddings. There are some 200 ‘tracted ingredients for American ice ‘creams, jellies, pastries, cereal foods are boiled with rice and strips of meat ‘and placed In a popular sandwich seaweed and in Tokyo bay the “farm- <2rs” employ more than 8,000 people, mkull, pigsking and bird's nest soun and pickled water beetles are eaten the cocoon has been unwound, Horses, donkeys and camels, after they have den, are consumed by some Asiatic ‘tribes. Caterpillars, frogs and snails Water lily bulbs make delectable oriental desserts. The bulbs are oft- tritive value Is compared with that of tapioca. ‘Chinese enjoy eggs whose owners wave long forgotten their age, The ‘oysterlike taste to oriental soups. Jellyfish also are relished along the At Japanese inns the traveler is told that “Bombay duck” can be had at a @r visions a fat fowl but the waiter brings in pieces of smoked fish about “The menu alse includes pickled sea- tweed, seaweed Jelly, and chutney, -almost as hot as Mexican chile, More raw than cooked fish is eaten particularly popular. “Japanese Lim- Fourger” is not a cheese but a Japanese Koreans, like many orientals live wnostly on rice. They cook their sea- wed peppers. Kimshee, a kind of sauerkraut, is a favorite Korean dish. <hatka relish the tongues and the nar- wow of the bones of reindeer, but the iborn fawns. From the stomach of the wélndeer ‘the natives obtain their A popular native dish is reindeer saus- :mge which has been surrounded by «On the lower 2nd of the peninsula where salmon are plentiful, dishes of ‘cacy. Some inhabitants of Asia Minor prefer sheep eyes. market for sharks’ fins from which the Celestials make a delectable zoup, sea slug found in south Pacific waters. Eel Is a Popular Dish. «of the pith of sago palms, potatoes and pananas; and dog, snake and lizard -womenfolk gather beetles, grubs and adrvae from trees to grace the festive Washington, D, C.)—~WNU Service. adorning many American dinner ‘nually. Chicago also proves that frog- eaten in that city last year. San ‘New Orleans ate slightly more, and gsopular that a new Industry—frog Zive frogs but ranchers have seen to frog lakes and marshes, ‘world. In the markets of the United “marsh rabbit” which, before trapping For two centuries a town in Massa- ‘tern from New England rocks and Is edible seaweeds from which are ex- ‘and salads, while in Japan the weeds «ealled sushi. "Raw monkey: brains on the half “in China. Silkworms are eaten after ‘Tost their usefulness as beasts of bur. dre relished when obtainable, en called water chestnuts, Their nu- Old Eggs Liked in China. rorientals claim they lend a somewhat Asiatic seaboard. reasonable price. The hungry custom- two inches long and as thin as a dime, “which resembles pickled citron, but Is oy Japancse. Raw baby octopuses are wickled diakon, or long white radish, “weed in oil and serve it with slices of To the north, the natives of Kam- plece-de-resistance is the meat of un- Ses—hallt digested balls of moss. «dough and dropped iuto boiling water. ‘dolled fish eyes are considered a deli- New Guinea patives find China a and also for beche de mer, & large The New Guinea natives are fond ‘flesh vie with that of the pig. The Board. The Japanese cultivate’ | Eel meals are as popular among Jap- anese as are Maryland chicken dinners | in Baltimore, In some Japanese cities, eel houses are nearly as numerous as | weiner stands at a county fair. When | the diner enters an eel house he is led to a large tub of live eels. He makes his choice of the wriggling crea: tures, it is speared, split along the back, ent into small pieces, and with soy sauce, is cooked over a charcoal fire, Perhaps few people live as close te nature as the pygmies of the Belgian | Congo. Tender roots are staples, but birds, small game, rodents or cater pillars are not objectionable. In addition to many viapds on th. | "The interests of Centre county | ties of the Twenty-third Congression- | al District. Congressman J. Banks A Wide--Awake Congressman | purities and excess acids that cause ir-| [ { J. BANKS KURTZ in the death of his wife, Mr, Kurtz pygmy bill of fare, the Madagascar | Kurtz, having represented a district’ has been unable to complete his | natives eat a species of spider, silk- made up in the main of farmers and personal canvas of Centre county worms, grasshoppers, and dried lo- | mechanics, is familiar with the needs custs. When a “cloud” of locusts set- | of such a constituency. tles on a crop, a sufficient number of | Congressman J. Banks Kurtz was them are coliected to offset the loss | born and raised on a farm. He is . | familiar with every type of farm of food which the Insects consume. labor: he has performed it. He knows Every good native Madagasca- | the farmer's needs and is in a posi- housewife has in reserve a supply of tion in Congress to do untold good. dried locusts to sustain the family in | He is a member of the powerful times of famine. Grasshopper soup | Judiciary Committee, to which a is a Hottentot dish of merit. Arabs | mass of important legislation is re- make a flour of the dried insects. | ferred, amoDbg rh is that affecting ol efficacy ol e constitution, a JT cheese is a staple in the Mun | ae Ian bor fin gdom of western China and would | | ments. Mr. Kurtz is dry personally not be objectionable to the western and politically ! . traveler if it were not for the numer- | ous yak hairs in the substance. Ou the table of the Corsican, a trav | eler might see half of the head of a | lamb with tongue, cheek and brain in | place. About the time the American | appetite is whetted for Thanksgiving turkey, Corsican fishermen are catch- fig eels for home consumption aud for | shipment to Nice and Naples where | they are a delicacy. i A dmer in a restaurant in Spree | State Secretary of Agriculture Mc- wald, Germany, whose order does no. | Sparran has issued a warning to the include eels will draw a curious glance public against accepting as facts the from native patrons. There, eels, cu- claims of various agents that “cer- cumbers and cherry ple, are “national |tain and gratifying profits” can be KURTZ FOR CONGRESS STATE WARNING AGAINST AGENTS OF RABBIT FARMS | dishes.” | made in the breeding and raising of Tratiios of France domestic rabbts. : | “The rabbit industry like any other The varied bill of fare of the business has possibilities of normal Frenchman includes foie gras—a paste of fatty goose livers. Truffles are rave delicacies. French farmers are frequently seen leading their pig and dog “truffle sniffers” over the fields. Truffles are small, round, blackish- : gray fungl which usually are fom | Mae's, Oho, POCiGR, EA Take 13, Ber about six inches below the surface of another will lose 15 per cent or more; the eartl, When the “sniffer” locates i that where one person will succeed a truffie, he tries to uproot it. When ' in raising rabbits at a cost of 15 cts. near the choice morsel his muster | Bot pound live weight, another will | profits under good management, but leven these possibilities become more ‘and more remote as thousands of | people rush into the enterprise,” Mc- | Sparran said. “Investigations have shown that strikes him sharply on the nose with | not be able to do it for less than 30 a stick and completes the digging. La- | to 40 cents. The profits, consequent- ter the animal is rewarded by the '1y, are by no means certain. It is rough trimmings of the truffle with a | significant inthifue glowing claims view to keeping his truffle scent keen. | Of profits in ra are usually made ; " ; by the parties who have breeding Basques about Bilboa, Spain, relish | gtock to sell at prices which are 10 white, transparent worms about two to 15 times the cost of raising the inches long. They are fried in oil and | animals. Unless the individuals who are served hot. | buy these rabbits at almost dai Sow One unusual meat is served not fu. | Prices also turn promo.ers c- from the American. border. ceed in selling. 0 at_exhorbit The In- dians of Mexico prefer Iguana flesh to chicken. The appearance in the markets of the green lizardlike body, bedecked with a crest of spines run- ning down to a long alligator-like tail, | Notwithstanding the publicity giv- dulls the appetite of the hungry alien | en to the many deaths by their own — PS ra Crocodile meat is good food in Af | withatand. is required in PDE rica and southern negroes enjoy the! thinking, not to gather the idea that tails of the reptiles. Meat of sharks | 3 much greater number of people from temperate and tropical waters are taking this step now, than for- has a good market im Africa and also | merly. In refuting that belief, figures on the Malay peninsula while the great | as collected and announced, are en- Arctic shark is a native food of Green- | couraging. land. | For each 200.000 of our population, Europe takes its snail industry se wa oa, from riously. Snail harvesting begins in | 1008 to 1915. There was nothing in June of each year when whole fam- | the affairs of the world in flies desert their homes to beat the | years to cause mental stress more bushes in the alps near the Franco- | than normal, in the people of the Swiss frontier. Like oysters, snails | Keystone State. By 1920, two years should be eaten only in the “R” | after the close of the world war, the months of the year, so many of the | rate had to 9 suicides for “ each 100,000 population, With the collected snails are taken to sual | taing of 1926 the rate went to 12 farms” and fed up on vegetables and | 30 mn ie ined it during 1927, many viii m= leaves for 1 1928 and 1920. How about the years since then? Paris is one of the w rld's leading | In 1930, the first year of the pres- snail consuming cities. Sixty to eighty | ent disturbed economic situation, the million snails are handled in the'| rate went to 14 per 100,000. In 1931, French capital during a single winter, When the dep affected more igh! fects There are peoples who literally eat | padiple uid w i" Se the : | were more widespread, dirt. In the Sudam, portions of South | Ww remaining at 14.5 r 100,000 America and in the West Indies, many | rate i = Je 4 le. The advance is so slight as tribes eat certain kinds of clay they | to be negligible. In figures, the num- find on the river banks. They believe | por gtands 1,415 for 1931. it is a remedy for anemia and for | While it is true that the number many other maladies. |is larger than in any single year ttl pis SADIE ant prices, the prices are likely tobe | anything but gratifying.” | SUICIDES NOT INCREASING | i 1 1 1 ! | | toona, for Congress, April 26. | dred —— voters which he had begun, but as- surance is given that his established record for work will be continued, when again returned to Congress. | Mr. Kurtz has accomplished more! for former service men tham a ma-| jority of members of Congress, as the Veterans Bureau heartily at-| tests, and veterans of all wars are invited to support the man who whole-heartedly supports them. | Centre county should roll up a) tremendous majority for the re-| nomination of J. Banks Kurtz, of Al-/ Last Name in Block for Congress. | CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (Political Advertisements) since records have been officially compiled, the advance is so slight in com; that it really shows a stoutness of ‘heart, and a courage in the face of | difficulties, that is eminently gratify- ing. ! VIRGIN TIMBER t Of the more than 13,000,000 acres of woodland in Pennsylvania, slightly less than 20,000 acres remain in vir-| gin forest according to the Depart- ment of Forests and Waters. i | i | | For Ready Cash i ILLS, BILLS, and there's more feed to buy!” Robert Helm leafed threugh the papers and jotted down the totals. “Here's $150 in feed bills alone.” Mrs. Helm came to her "husband's desk. “I'd sell some stock,” she coun- seled. “Those calves and the two Holsteins will eat their heads off before win- ter’s over!” “Mr. Helm hesitated. “Prices are awfully low, Sue. But wait a minute.” He hunted through the desk and found a card. “Here's the name of that dealer who wanted to buy last month. I'll call him by telephone.” In a minute or two the deal was in progress and in five minutes it was closed. “Not so bad, Sue!” ex- claimed Mr. Helm jovi- ally. “He'll be over to- morrow and the price is all right!” The modern farm home has Farm 6 | degrees East 48.3 feet to a stake “with existing conditions, Wil —— 14 —Subscribe What is a Bladder Physic? Shoud do. Work on the bladder as caster oil on the bowels. Drive out im- ritation which results in getting up nights, frequent desire, burning, leg pains or backache. BU-KETS (5 gr. Tablets fs a pleasant bladder physic. Get a 25¢ test box from your druggist. After four days if not relieved go back and get your money. You will feel good alter this cleansing and you get your regular sleep.—C. M. Parrish, druggist. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS ERE E— HERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Levari Faclas issued out of the Court of Common Fleas of Cen- tre County, to me directed, will be ex- posed to public sale in the Court House in the Borough of Bellefonte on FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932 The following property: All that certain messuage, tenement and lot of ground situate in the Borough of State College, Centre County Penna., bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stake on the East side of Pugh street, at the South corner o lsnds of B. F. Homan; thence along lands of said East 152 feet to a stake and the West side of Aupie Alley. as marked on a draft | prepared y John Hamilton; thence alon the West side of Apple Alley South Honey Locust Hedge: thence along said Hedge and lands of John Hamilton (now Foster Avenue) South 46 degrees West 146 feet to a stake and the Pugh street; thence alon of gh street North 51 de 18.8 feet to the place of beg! aining about 7 less, Being the dated June 30th, 1928, and recorded in Deed Book Vol. 139, at granted and conveyed to Emma der and Roy C. Snyder, defendants, Seized, taken in execution e 247, and ind Roy C. Snyder. Sale to commence at 1:40 o'clock P, M, of sald day. ’ Terms cash, JOHN M. BOOB, Sheriff ! Sheriff's Office, Bellefonte, Pa., Because of the importance of being’ a | blend with those of the other coun-| almost constantly in his seat in Con- | hv April 11th, 1982, 77-16-8% SHERIFF'S SALE.—By virtue of | writ of Fieri Faclas Yare o “for the Watchman. | Homan North 56 degrees in a t side of the East side West ing. Con- square feet. Hore OF | same premises which twenty-four rches to place of begin- Charles W, Stoddart, et ux, by their deed | ning. INE fifty n n he Recorder's office of Centre County, | . Sny- within named a of forty-two perches, the court of Common Pleas of Cen- same more ur less. gress and of his recent bereavement tre county, to ine directed. will be ex- LL TTI —— stone; thence along the land of Dr. J. M. | Bush, South forty-two and one quarter | degrees East forty rches to stone; along the of Moses Thomp- South fifty-one degrees West twen- it eight and nine-tenth perches to stone; thence along the land of William | Reed, North forty-one and one-half de- grees West ten perches; thence along {the land of same South thirty-nine de- West twenty-seven perches to cor- {ner on Public Road leading to Centre | Fukbace; thence along the same North | sixty-six degrees West thirty-two perches | to stone; thence along the lund of Sam- {8h Stevenson. North eleven wo hres, ers de est to place ol Faguntug. Sootaining fourteen acre: and one hun and thirty-five perches neat measure. be same more or less. Purpart No. 3. Bounded on the East by Moses Thompson, on the North by lands of P. B. Waddle and John M. Bush, on the West by lands of William Thomp- son and John Dillon, and on the South by lands of William Reed. Containing twen- ty-four acres more less, therson, erected a two story frame house and log barn with the improvements and appurte- { nances, Purpart Neo. 4. It being part of a tract of land known as Thomas West; beginning at a stone corner; thence North | thirty-nine and one quarter degrees west, one hundred and thirteen and two- | tenth perches: thence along the land of | George F. Stevenson, South fifty-seven and one-half degrees West, forty-eight | perches to stones: thence along the same orth forty-one degrees West thirteen rches to corner; thence along same | South fifty-two and one-half degrees | West, twenty-eight perches to stones, corner of William Reed and Qeorse Stevenson: thence along the land of Wil- liam Reed South thirty-nine and one- {half degrees East sixty-four rches to {corner; thence along same outh fifty- | three and one-half degrees East twenty- 'two and eight-tenth perches, and South sixty-five degrees East twenty-four perch- es to corner of William Reed: thence North eighteen degrees East five perches | to stone corner; thence along the land of the said Moses Thompson, deceased, | South eighty-nine degrees East forty- two perches to black oak: thence North | fifty-seven and one-half degrees | son, acres and forty- nine perches, be the same more or less. Purpart No. 5. Beginning at a stone corner on the line of Robert Reed, thence along land of same, South eleven and | three-quarters degrees East twelve perch- {es to stones: thence along the Public : to be Road, South sixty-six degrees East thir- sold as the property of Emma H. Snyder -Awo perchies Rc in Public Road: \ thence along land of Willlam Reed South thirty-nine degrees West forty-three and | seven-tenth Jones to stones; thence {along land of Thomas Sener and Moses | Thompson North forty degrees East for- {ty-one percligs to corner o land of Sarah fo. Stevenson; thence along the same | North fifty-six degrees Bast thirty-four | perches tu the place of nning. Con- | taining nine acres and one hundred and neat measure, be the 2 No. 6. (A) poved to public sale at the Court House | stone corner on the line of pinning Ba ie Borough of Bellefonte un FRIDAY, MAY 6, 142 The following property: All those three several tracts pe laid Situmg in Vern Township, Cone ounty, Pennsylvania, and bed as Toons nad L nning at hence 5 North (82%) degrees West one hundred fi #ix (146) perches to Spruce Oak Sapling; thence South thirty-two and one- (32'2) degrees West one hundred (100 rchés to Cucumber; thence by Reuben degrees rantz South sixty (60) East fifty (50 perches to a pine; thence South thirty (30) degrees West seventeen (17) perches; thence South fifty sevem and one-half (57%) East nil five and six tenths (95.6) perches to place of beginning, ing one hun- (100) acres measure. 2 inning at a stone corner; thence by of . Gideon Wheeland North forty-seven and one-half (47%) degrees Or ak ee Nort Hr hor and one-half (3235) de East nineteen (19) of George to post; t land Eg sto) Ts Bait 13 an y pe es the of beginning. C f elght (8) acres, be the same, more or less. ‘surveys nS the Oa; arrantee’s name of liam Miller, LL M "” “~” Bell,” and ren a {ogg kof lots No. 2% of a common corner . 9, 13, and 13 of Han Partiti thence North thirty-two and one-! (32'y) degrees East one hund,ed and fif- teen (115) rods to a post; thence North fifty-seven and one-half (57% West one hundred seventy- rods to Hemlock Stump; ben Frantz South shires 30) one hundred fifteen (115) ; thence South fifty-seven and one-half (57%) de- grees East one hundred and -eight (168) rches to the place of nning. Containing one hundred and fifteen (115) acres and ninety two (92) perches Ex- cepting from the lots described as follows: a. Beginni at post thence North thirty-three (33) red and by West degrees East one hun- teen (118) perches to stones; thence South fifty-seven (57) de- grees -one (71) pe post; thence thirty-three (33) de- grees West one hund eighteen (118) perches; thence North fifty-seven ( degrees West seventy-one (71) perches to the place of beginning. Containi fifty- two (52) acres and seventy-eight (73) pe , b. Be at stones on line of Reu- Sian orth thirty-two and N ogress East. nineteen Uf) Borchus to Blac ON eC oa ey West eighteen and one-half st) perches to stones; hance Sovth twenty-three (23) grees six eles; thence South ten (10 Ty est six (6) rches; thence South three (3) Jegrees Bast six (8) perches; thence South forty- six (46) degrees East twelve a2 rches to the place of nning, con one (1) acre and one hundred and nineteen (119) perches. The first rved having been sold to J. M. and the second having been sold to Adam Cowher. Seine ne poner of Robert. Kelley sold as 0 and Gertrude E. Kelley. Sale to commence at 1:35 ~'clock P. M. of sald day. Terms cash. JOHN M. BOOB, Sheriff. Sheriff's office, Bellefonte, Pa., April 8, 1932, 77-16-3t HERIFF'S SALE. —By virtue of a writ of 2nd. Pla, ( is- Pl TE Cte > directed, eas ol n 0 . will be exposed to public sale at The Court House in the Borough of Belle- fonte on FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1932 The following property: All those seven messauges, tenements and tracts of land situate in the ship of Patton, County of Centre an State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de- scribed as follows, to wit:— Purpart No. 1. Beginning at a small Fellow pine, thence by lands of Samuel tevenson, South -two and quarters degrees West, twenty-seven and eight-tenth perches to stone upon rock lands of Mrs. 8. forty and one-fourth stump; thence by Stevenson, North degrees West, thirty-five and one-half rches to stone; thence by lands of P. BE Waddle and Dr. Bush, North sixty. nine and three-quarters thence twenty-eight perches to stone; by lands of Moses Thompson South forty- | two and a quarter degrees East, twenty- eight perches to the place of beginning. Containing five acres and fifty-six perch- es. be the same more or less. Purpart No. 2. Beginning at a stone corney on the line of Kiva. Salle Steven- son, t along the lands of the said Mrs. Sallle Stevenson, North fifty-six de- grees East, thirty-four and seven-tenth perches: thence along the land of the same North fifty-two and three-quarters degrees Bast twenty-eight perches to eight ; | ty-seven an saven-tenth re 173) | piece last described two | ) | tenth perches said illiam ence along said Dr. Bush North eighty- she and Hisce fourtn Segrees ant ahi. our stump; ence al sald South aT and our degrees West seventy-six and flve tenth perches to corner of line of SaMie Steven- soft} thence alob lands of said Sallie oses Thompson, and one-half degrees South thence along said Moses Thompson, N ol one-fourth _ de or LTE fad grees East e rches to stone; thence along said ompson North eleven degrees West forty-four perches to the of begm- and ning. Containing thirty-six acres fifty-eight perches, neat measure, be the same more or less. This being 2 of Centre larger tract of land k nown as Purpart No. 6. (B) nning white ok, Hive No Be det grees seventy-four perches t white oak; thence South ight Swe. de grees East one hundred and eight es to a hickory tree; thence th sixty- five Re Wont ne o ed iy Containing twelve acres and eighty ah ga. heat measure, be the sade moe or Purpart No. 7. (A) Beginning at a Ho 0 and it half d WE { tw one-ha © one hundred and thirty-seven end seven- perch- tenth DE ao) guns South thirty-e 5 8 seventy perch- es to a post; vee North forty two Aid re one-half West one h perches to a thence North thirtye1ght qejjes a eres awd ng. ng -giX acres an perches and "allowance. Beginning at the | Bootjack stone corner of the farm of the | said William thence North forty- one and one-half degrees East ten perch- les to a : thence North forty and | one-half degrees West thirty to ror Bhat slot ba eatohe > i DOE I the oa n the pond, lying North of the Public Road: | thence North seventy | one rod; thence South seventeen d | West three ten {post on the thence along degrees West twent said ol nes; themts North Baty four and one- i egrees twenty-one an to stake on the line of the | Reed; thence along the [land of the said Willlam Reed; South forty and one-half degrees East seventy- eight and eight-tenth perches to the place of beginning. Containing four acres and twenty-one perches neat measure. Hi 1 sold as the { ON Ro? as 0 . j- son, E. G. Yitolen Myers. | Sale to commence at 1:30 o'clock P. M. of said day. JOHN M. BOOB, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Bellefonte, Pa., April 11th, [982 77-16-3t Good Printing A SPECIALTY Employers, This Interests You orkman's Compensation Insurance. JOHN F. GRAY & SON Bellefonte | State College
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