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UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
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SYNOPSIS.
Captain John Carter. C. B. A.'.Bt th9
closo of the Civil War row Vet pros
pecting with a friend. Attncked by honllH
.Apache. Indians, ho takes refuge in ft
mountain cave, from which emanates ft
poionou gas. overcome by this, he ap
parently undergoes a physical metnmor
phosis, some Inherent part of him being
released so that he can lew, like a second
person, his seemingly lifeless hodv Ivlng
on the cava Moor. In this stnte. through
n Series of phenomeni. he finds himself
transported to the planet Mars,
Once upon Mars. Carter starts upon ft
series of adienttires among a people gi
gantic, slx-llmbed and hideous, who. sur
rounded hy armies and huge heists or bur
den like those of the prehistoric earth's,
find In lilm a fascinating captive. Me
I guarded hy n Martian noman. Fola,
and a -Martian "watchdog." n kln.llj-,
though terrible-looking ten-legged animal.
CHArTEIt V Continued
IT, THKIUiroitR, now occurred to me
that tlio surest wny of learning ttio
exnet nttltudo of this benst townrd me
would ho to attempt to leave the room.
I felt fairly secure In my belief that I
could escnpo him, should ho pursue me,
onco I was outsldo the building, for t had
begun to take great prldo In my ability as
n jumper.
Furthermore, I could see. from the short
ness of his legs, that the brute himself
was no Jumpor. and, probably, no runner.
Slowly and carefully, therefore, I gained
my feet, only to sec that my watcher did
the same; cautiously I advanced toward
him, finding that by moving with a shuf
fling gate I could retain my balance, as
well as inako reasonably rapid progress.
As I nenrcd the brute, ho backed wnrlly
nway from me, and when I had reached
the open, ho moved to ono Bide to let mo
pass. Ho then fell In behind me and fol
lowed about 10 paces In my rear as I made
my way along the deserted street.
Evidently his mission was to protect me
only, I thought, but when wo reached tho
edge of tho city ho suddenly sprang beforo
me, uttering strnngo sounds and baring
his ugly nnd ferocious tusks.
Thinking to have Homo amusement nt
his expense. I rushed townrd hint, and
when almost upon him, sprang into tho
nlr, alighting far beyond him nnd nway
from tho city.
He wheeled Instantly nnd charged mo
with tho most appalling speed I had ever
beheld.
I had thought his short legs a bar to
swiftness, but bad ho been coursing with
greyhounds, tho latter would have ap
peared as though nslccp on a doormat.
Ah I was to learn, this Is the fleetest
animal on Mars, nnd owing to Its Intelli
gence, loyalty nnd ferocity. Is used In
hunting. In war, nnd as tho protector of
tho Martian man.
I quickly saw that I would have diffi
culty In escaping the "fangs of tho beast
on a Btralghtaway course, nnd so I met
his chargo by doubling In my tracks nnd
leaping over him as ho was almost upon
mo.
Tills maneuver gavo me n considerable
advantage and I was able to reach tho city
quite a bit ahead of him, nnd ns he camo
tearing after mo 1 Jumped for n window
nbout 30 feet from tho ground In tho
face of ono of tho buildings overlooking
tho vnliey.
Grasping tho sill, I pulled myself up to
a sitting posture without looking Into tho
building nnd gazed down at tho baffled
animal beneath mo.
My exultation was short-lived.
Scarcely had I gained a secure seat
upon tho Hill, than n huge hand grasped
mo by tho neck from behind, and dragged
mo violently into tho room.
I was thrown upon my hack, nnd be
held standing over me a colossal apelfko
creature, whlto and hairless, except for
FARMER SMITH'S
ARE YOU POSITIVE?
Dear Children The days will soon be here when you mny go out into
the country and see the fields of wheat waving in the wind. You may also
see the tall oak shaking and bending in the gentle breeze or tho great storm.
Tho thing I wish to point out to you is this the wheat field does not
move, nor does the oak tree. Both stand where they are, but gently move
ps the wind blows and moves them this way and that.
It is well for us to be that way. Always stand where you are when you
arc right, but move with the wind of opinion.
For instance, some ono says to you, "That piece of paper b white." In
ateud of answering, "You are an idiot; that paper is pink and nny ono with
half an eye can see it," simply say, "You may be right, BUT that paper
looks pink to me, but you know more about it than I do."
In this way, the other person will bo glad to consult you and then you
may prove that you are right. When we oppose any one it is liable to have
the same effect on him that rubbing the fur backwards has on a cat.
Be positive, but with it all, admit that you MAY be wrong.
Above all, when you tell a person something is wrong, do not leave the
matter there. Tell the person the right way, or do not say, "Well, it's wrong
ana; that is all there is to it."
There are two sides to every question, and if everybody agreed with
everybody else this world would be very uninteresting.
Learn by heart this one little sentence, "Of course, I may be wrong, but
Buch and such is the case, IT SEEMS TO ME-"
We learn by discussing things and sometimes it is well to ask a lot of
questions or say, "Yes, that may be true, but I do not see it." Then your com
panion will start in and tell all he knows about it and you will learn a lot.
Never waver when you KNOW you are right. Be positive and yet like
the wheat field and the great oak. If the wheat field tried to RESIST tho
wind the stalks would be broken and if the oak did not bend it would break.
Be positive, but at the same time PLIABLE. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
Our PostofTice Box
Rainbows, stand and salute John Finelll,
a spirited young man who organized a.
thriving branch club in Itoseto, Pa. The
activities of this club
will centre principal
ly In athletics. With
John as manager we
are sure that success
and fame will attend
the sports. Barry
McCulgan. of South
23d street, is very
much Interested In
Italnbqw athletics.
He suggests that the
members of branch
baseball clubs pay
due3 In order that
they may equip them
selves with Rainbow
baseball suits, etc,
What have the boys
JOHN FINEI.LI
rtoieto. Pa.
to say about this? Leonard Bailey, Addi
son street, is busy organizing a baseball
team. Please, (joys, remember that if we
have a suttielent number of baseball teams
we will, have a box-score department all
our own every Saturday night.
Horace Poleman looked out of the win
dow of his home at Ocean Grove. N. J.,
one morning and saw a beautiful thrush.
He drew a lovely picture of It so that we
might see It, too. Horace has decided to
build a. blrdhouse, bo that many of these
wee songsters may come and make theJi
borne in his garden.
Henry Stetlna's mind Is a bit mixed
up about making words from one word.
Let us clear the matter up, young man.
Taking the word Washington, for Instance,
separate the letter aud rearrange them
ouy way at all that you choose A good
plan is ti write the letters at wide inter
nals, -ut them apart one letter to each
piece and use as you would building
ktotks. In tba way you will be sure that
you are usinu only the letters that are in
the given word. Countless smalt words
Nst t .
zhE11
an enormous shock of bristly hair upon
Its head.
CHAPTER VI
Willi n New Friend
THK thing, which more nenrly resem
bled our earthly men than It did tho
Martians I had seen, held mo pinioned to
tho ground with ono huge foot, while It
Jabbered and gesticulated at some answer
ing creature behind me.
This other, which was evidently Its mate,
soon enme toward us, bearing a mighty
stone cudgel with which It evidently In
tended to brain me.
Tho crentures were about 15 feet tall,
standing erect, nnd had, like tho green
Martians, nn Intermediary set of nrms or
legs, midway between their upper nnd
lower limbs.
Their eyes were closo together nnd
nonprotrudlng; their ears were high set
but moro laterally located than those of
tho Martians, while their Bnouls and teeth
were strikingly llko those of our African
gorilla.
Altogether they were not unlovely when
viewed by comparison with tho green
Martians.
Tho cudgel was swinging In tho arc
which ended upon my upturned fnco when
a bolt of myriad-legged horror hurled
Itself through the doorway full upon my
executioner.
With n shlck of fear tho npe which
held mo leaped through tho open window,
but Its mnto closed In a terrific death
struggle with my preserver, which was
nothing less than my faithful watch
thing I cannot bring myself to call so
hideous a creature, dog.
As quickly as possible I gained my
feet, nnd, backing against tho wall, I
witnessed such a battlo ns It Is vouch
safed few beings to sec. Tho strength,
nglllty nnd blind ferocity of theso two
creatures Is approached by nothing known
to earthly man.
My benst had an ndvantngo In his first
hold, having sunk Its mighty fangs far
Into tho breast of his ndvorsary; but
tho great arms nnd paws of tho npe,
backed by muscles far transcending those
of the Mnrtlan men I had seen, had
locked tho throat of my guardian, nnd
slowly were choking out his life, nnd bend
ing back his head and neck upon his
body, where I momentarily expected to
see the former fnll limp at the end of n
broken neck.
In accomplishing this tho npe was tear
ing away the entire front of Its breast,
which was held In tho viselike grip of tho
powerful Jaws. Back and forth upon tho
floor they rolled, neither ono emitting n
sound of l'enr or pnln.
Presently I saw tho great eyes of my
beast bulging completely from their
sockets and blood flowing from Its mouth.
Tlint ho wan weakening perceptibly was
evident, but so also was tho ape, whoso
struggles were growing momentarily len.
Suddenly I enme to myself nnd, with
that strange Instinct which seems over to
prompt mo to my duty, I seized tho
cudgel, which had fallen to the floor nt
tho commencement of the battlo, and
swinging It with all the power of my
enrthlv nrms I crashed It full upon tho
,' bend of the npe, crushing his skull ns
though It hnd been an eggshell.
Scarcely had the blow descended when
I was confronted with a new danger.
The brute's mate, recovered from Its
first shock of terror, hnd returned to the
sceno of the encountor by wny of tho In
terior of tho building.
I glimpsed him Just beforo ho reached
the, doorway, and tho sight of him, now
roaring as ho perceived his lifeless fel
low stretched upon tho floor, nnd frothing
FARMER SMITH,
, KvEmNa LEoaEn:
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Name , . ,
Address
Age , . . . ,
School I attend ,...
suggest themselves and you can have lots
of fun making almost endless combina
tions. Emma Llnder, West Chester, Pa.,
seeks Information about "Things to Know
and Do." If you can onjy answer two
of the questions, send In the two, and
bear in mind that perhaps some one else
can only answer one of three. John
Doyle, South Bethlehem, you may hold
the answers until the end of each week
and mall them all In one envelope.
Charles Saylor, Hermitage syreet, there
are no dues connected with the Rainbow
Club. Irene Lewis, Yfeul York street,
began her membership by giving away
three dresses to a poor little girl who
needed them. Ida O'Neal, of Wallace
street, inquires If her 2-year-old sister,
Catherine, may be a Rainbow. Again your
editor says, "It Bhe can smile she can be
a Rainbow?'
Out-of-town mall comes from Edward
Burns, of Chester, Helen Roth, Allen
town; Dorothy and Sarah Rubenstein, Al
lentown; Harvey and Theodore Johnson,
Atlantic City; Rose Belba, Atlantic City;
Mildred Pottelger. Sellnsgrove, Fa., and
Mary Kline. Langhorne
BOYS AND OIULS.
If you wont to euro money mttt
school and ta Saturdays, write to
Jtfurmer Smith.
i ttm.ri wi'ii itritani
'dffHS,
MWA
at the mouth In the extremity of his rnge,
filled mo with dire forebodings.
T am willing to stand and fight when
the odds nro not too overwhelmingly
against me, but In this Instance"' I per
ceived neither glory nor profit In pitting
my puny strength against the Iron muscles
nnd ferocity of this enraged dcnl7.cn of
nn unknown world; In fact, tho only out
come of such nit encounter, so fnri ns
I might bo concerned, seemed Buddcn
death.
I was standing near the window and
I knew that once In the street I might
gnln tho plaza and safety beforo the
creature could overtake tne; nt least there
wns n chance for safety In flight, against
nlmost certain death should 1 remain nnd
fight.
It Is truo I held tho cudgel, but what
could I do with It against his four great
arms?
Even should I break one of them with
my first blow, for I figured thnt he would
nttempt to ward off tho cudgel, ho could
reach out nnd nnnthllnte tne with tho
others beforo I could recover for a second
attack.
In tho Instant that theso thoughts
passed through my mind I hnd turned to
mako for tho window, but my eyes nllght
lng on tho form of my erstwhllo guardian
threw all thoughts of flight to tho four
winds. Ho lay gasping upon the floor of
tho chamber, lilt great eyes fastened upon
mo In what seemed a pitiful nppeal for
protection.
I could not withstand thnt look, nor
could I, on second thought, have deserted
my rescuer without giving ns good an
account of myself In his behnlf ns ho had
In mine.
Without more ndo, therefore, I turned
to met tho charge of the Infuriated npe.
Ho was now too closo upon mo for tho
cudgel to provo of nny effective assistance,
so I merely threw It heavily ns I could nt
his advancing bulk. It struck him Just
below tho knees, eliciting a howl of pain
nnd rnge, nnd so throwing him oft his
balance that he lunged full upon mo with
nrms wldo stretched to ease his fall.
Again, ns on tho preceding day. t hnd
recourse to earthly tactics, nnd swinging
my right list full upon tho point of his
chin I followed It with n smashing left
to the pit of Ills stomnch. Tho effect was
marvelous, for, as I lightly side-stepped,
after delivering the second blow, lie reeled
nnd fell Upon the Moor, doubled up with
pnln and gnsplng for wind.
Scaping over Ills prostrate body, I
seized the cudgel nnd finished tho monster
before he could legaiu his feet.
As I delivered the blow a low laugh
rang out behind me, nnd turning, I beheld
Tars Tarkns, Sola, and three or four
warriors standing In tho doorwny of tho
chamber.
As my eyes met theirs I was, for the
second time, tho recipient of their zenlous
ly guarded applause.
My absence had been noted by Sola on
her awakening, nnd she hnd quickly In
formed Tars Tnrkus, who had set out Im
mediately with a hnndtul of wnrrlors to
seat eh for me.
As they hnd approached tho limits of
tho city they had witnessed the actions of
the npe as he bolted Into the building,
frothing with rage.
They had followed Immediately behind
him, thinking It barely possible that his
actions might provo a cluo to my where
nbouts, and hnd witnessed my short but
decisive battle with him.
This encounter, together with my set-to
with the Martian warrior on the previous
day, and my fonts of Jumping, placed me
upon n high pinnacle In their regard.
Evidently devoid of nil tho finer senti
ments of friendship, lovo or affection,
theso people fairly worship physical
prowess and bravery, and nothing Is too
RAINBOW CLUB
FAIUIBIt SMITH'S GOAT IJ00K
Billy Bumpus and the Bee
Billy Bumpus wns looking nt himself
In tho brook nnd thinking how beautiful
his horns wero nnd how bravo ho was.
"Why," he exclaimed, "there isn't a thing
In the world I am nfrnld of I"
Just then he heard n noise. "Bz-z-z-z I"
He listened again. "Bz-z-z-z!"
"I guess I had better be going. I
don't like that noise," said Billy.
"I thought you were not nfrnld of any.
thing," said a very sweet volco besldo him,
nnd looking on the daisy ho saw Honey
Bee.
"Well, well I" This was all Billy could
think of saying.
"Well, what?" nsked Honey Bee. "You
wero saying to yourself that you nro not
afraid of anything, and now you want
to be hurrying along."
"Thero is n grent dlffcrenco between
being afraid and being cautious," an
swered Billy thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?" nsked Honey
Bee.
"Have you ever seen a railroad track?"
replied Billy.
"Of course I have," answered the fellow
with the buzz.
"Well," began Billy slowly, "I always
look both ways beforo I cross a railroad
track and I am not afraid, only cautious."
Just then the Bee soared Into the air
and Billy started to run.
"You can't catch me napping," shouted
the fellow with tho horns as he scooted
up the hill.
"Don't forget tq look both ways,"
shouted the Bee as It whizzed past his
head and made him run all the harder.
Majy's Fortune
v By CIIMSTIKB TOOIIKV. N. 20th street.
One bright, warm afternoon in June
Mary Weston was Badly watching somo
children at play. She could not Join them,
for her mother was very sick. Mary was
only 10 years old, but she had to go out
to work when she was not at school.
Mary's father was dead.
That afternoon a strange coincidence
happened. Whllo she was cleaning In a
certain house the mistress looked at her
rather curiously. Then she asked Mary
her mother's maiden name. On learning
that It was Bennet, she became very pale
and told Mary she would be at her houso
next day. Mary went home full of wonder.
At 10 o'clock next day the woman came.
On seeing Mrs. Weston she screamed:
"Mabel!" Mrs. Weston In turn screamed:
"Helen!" Then the woman said: "You
are coming home with me for you are
my sister, living in a room while I am In
luxury." So they went home together
and everything turned out nicely.
To a Little Girl
Her eyes are like forget-me-nots.
So loving, kind and true ;
Her lips are like a pink sea shell
Just as the sun shines through.
Her hair is llko the waving grain
In sun is golden light;
And best of all, her little soul
Is, like the Illy, white.
Gustavo Kobbe.
Things to Know and Do
1. How many bright Rainbows can tell
what is the matter with this sentence:
"I went for a walk and, on account of
the humility in the air. I went to the sea
shore and looked at tne bilious waves."?
S. Willie, our office coy, says a dollar
WblU cannot be changed Into three pieces
of sliver. Will some of our mtia utft
matiejaasr M Win bow.- to. jio
.rifr rto.fr fr HIiW'MSjMJM
good for tho object of their ndorntlon so
long ns he mnlntnlns his position by re
peated examples of his skill, strength and
courage.
Soln, who had accompanied the search
ing party of her own Volition, was the
only ono of tho Martians whoso face hAd
not been twisted In laughter ns I battled
for my life. She, on the contrary, was
sober with npparcnt solicitude, and as
soon ns I had finished the monster, ruihed
to mo nnd carefully examined my body for
possible wounds or Injuries.
Sntlsfylng herself that I had come off
unscathed, she smiled quietly, and, tnklng
my hand, started townrd tho door of tho
chamber.
Tnrs Tarkas and the other warriors hail
entered nnd wero stntidlng over tho now
rapidly reviving brute which hnd saved
my life, and whoso llfo I, In turn, had
rescued.
They seemed to bo deep In nrgument,
and finally ono of them addressed mo, but
remembering my Ignornnco of his
Inngungo turned back to Tars Tarkns,
who, with n word and gesture, gave somo
command to the fellow nnd turned to fol
low us from tho rom.
There seemed something menacing In
their nttitudo toward my beast, nnd I
hesitated to leave until I hnd learned the
outcome. It wns well I did sq, for thu
warrior diew nn evil-looking pistol from
Its holster nnd wns on the point of putting
nn end to tho rrenluro when I sprang for
ward and struck up his nrm.
Tho bullet, penetrating tho wooden
cnslng of the window, exploded, blowing
n holo completely through tho wood nnd
masonry.
I then knelt down beside tho fenrsomo
looklng thing, nnd raising It to Its foot,
motioned for It to follow me.
Tho looks of surprise which mv
notions elicited from the Mnrtlnns wero
ludicrous: they could not understand, ex
cept In n feeble nnd childish wny, such
attributes ns gratitude and compassion.
Tho warrior whoso gun I had struck up
looked Inquiringly at Tar Tnrkns, hut
tho latter signed tli.it I be left to my own
devices, nnd so wo returned to tho plaza
with my great beait following closo at
heel, nnd Soln grnsplng mo tightly by tho
nrm.
I hnd nt least two friends on Mars, n
young woman who watched over me with
motherly bollcltude, nnd a dumb bruto
which, ns I Inter camo to know, held In Its
poor ugly enrcass more love, moro loyal
ty, moro gratitude than could have been
found Irt tho entire five million green Mnr
tlans who rove tho deserted cities nnd
dead sea bottom of Mars.
CHAPTER VII
The Children of Msir.s
AFTER a breakfast, which was an ex
. net rcpllcn of ,tho meal of the pre
ceding day nnd an Intltix of vlrtunlly
every meat which followed while I was
with tho green men of Mars, Soln escorted
mo to tho plaza, where I found tho entire
community engaged in watching or help
ing nt tho harnessing of hugo mnsto
donlnn animals to grent three-wheeled
chariots.
Thero wero nbout 2K0 of theso vehicles,
ench drawn by n single nnlmal, nny ono
of which, from their nppearnncc, might
easily havo drawn tho enllro wagon-train
when fully loaded.
Tho chariots themselves wero of largo
dimensions, commodious, and very gor
geously decorated.
In each was (.rated n female Martian
loaded with ornaments of metal, with
Jewels nnd silks and furs, and upon tho
back of ench of the beasts which drew
tho chariots wna perched a young Martian
driver. Llko tho nnlmuls upon which tho
warriors wero mounted, the heavier draft
animals woro neither bit nor bridle, hut
wns guided entirely by telepathic means.
This power Is wonderfully developed
In all Mnrtlans, and accounts largely for
the simplicity of their Innguago and tho
relatively fow spoken words necessary
even In long conversations.
It is tho universal inngungo of Mars,
through tho medium of which tho hlghor
anu lower nnlninls of this world of para
doxes aro able to communicate to a Great
er or less extent, depending upon tho Intel
lectual sphero of tho species and tho de
velopment of the Individual.
As tho cavalcade took up tho line of
march hi single flic, Soln dragged mo Into
nn empty chariot, and wo proceeded with
tho procession toward tho point by which
I hnd entered tho city the day beforo.
At tho head of tho caravan rodo somo
200 warriors, flvo nbreast. nnd a like
number brought up tho renr. whllo 25
or 30 outriders flnnked us on either side.
Every ono but myself; men, women nnd
children, wero heavily armed, nnd at tho
tall of each chariot trotted a Martian
hound, my own beast following closely be
hind ours; lu fact, the faithful creaturo
never left mo voluntailly during tho entire
tlmo I spent on Mars.
Our wny led out across tho llttlo valley
beforo tho city, through the hills, nnd
down Into tho dead sea bottom which I
had traversed on my Journey from tho
Incubator to tho plaza.
Tho Incubator, as it proved, was tho
terminal point of our journey this day,
and, ns tho entire calvacado broke Into
a mad gallop os soon ns wo reached tho
lovel expanse of sea bottom, wo were soon
within sight of our goal.
On reaching It tho chariots wero parked
with mllltnry precision on the four sides
If the inclosuro, nnd half n score of wnr
rlors, headed by tho enormous chieftain
nnd Including Tars Tarkas nnd severnl
other lesser chiefs, dismounted and nd
vanced toward it.
I could sco Tar3 Tarkas explaining
something to the principal chloftaln, whoso
name, hy tho way, wns, ns nearly ns I can
trnnslnto it Into English, Lorquas Ptomel,
Jed jed being his title.
I was soon apprised of tho subject of
their conversation, as, calling to Sola, Tars
Tarkas signed for her to send mo to him.
I had by this time mastered tho Intricacies
of walking under Martian conditions, and
quickly responding to his command I ad
vanced to tho sldo of tho Incubator where
the party of warriors stood.
As I reached their side a glance showed
me that all but, a very few eggs had
hatched, tho incubator being fairly alive
with tho hideous little devils.
They ranged In height from three to
four feet, and wero moving restlessly
about the tnclosure as though searching
for food.
As I came to a halt before him, Tars
Tarkas pointed over the Incubator and
said "Sak.'t-
I saw that he wanted me to repeat my
performance of yesterday for the edifica
tion of Lorquas Ptomel, and, as I must
confess that my prowess gave me no little
satisfaction, I responded quickly, leaping
entirely over the parked chariots on the
far side of the incubator. As I returned,
Lorquas Ptomel grunted something at
me, and turning to his warriors gave a
few words of command relative to the in
cubator. They paid no further attention to me,
and I was thus permitted to remain close
and watch their operations, which con
sisted In breaking an opening In the wall
of the Incubator large enough to permit of
the exit of the young Martians.
On either side of this opening the
women and the younger Martians, both
male and female, formed two solid walls
leading out through the chariots and quite
away into the plain beyond. Between
these walls the little Martians scampered,
wild as deer; being permitted to run the
full length of the aisle, where they were
captured one at a time by the women and
older children.
I saw that the ceremony, if it could be
dignified by such a name, was over, and
seeking out Sola, I found her In our
chariot with a hideous little creature held
tightly in her arms.
The work of rearing young green Mar
tians consists solely in teaching them to
talk and to use the weapons of warfare
with which they are loaded down from the
very first year of their lives.
Coming from eggs In which they have
Iain for five years, the period of incuba
tion, they step forth into the world per
fectly developed except in size. Entirely
unknown to their own mothers, they are
the common children of the community
and their education devolves upon the fe
males who chance to capture them as
they leave the incubator
, pOSLTUtUED. TQilOKRQW,
GARDEN FOR PROFIT
AND PLEASURE
By JOHN BARTRAM
Tiring yonr problems of gardening
to the livening Ledger for (olntlon. In
pddltlon o prnctlcni articles timely to
the season, (be editor will answer,
either out of lit own experience n n
smnll-srnle gardener or through con
sultation with authorities, nue'Hons of
reader. AddreM John Hartrum, Ee
nlng Ledger, riillnitflphln.
A Nutshell Guide to
Garden Planning
Hero, summed up In nlmost epigrams,
are a fow of tho primary principles
of garden planning nnd planting, which
overy one of this year's nmateurs should i
tnko to heart nnd learn by heart. And
it won't hurt those who think they know
something nbout homo gardening to glvo
the articles the onco over; thero may bo a
new hint or two, ns well ns several re
freshments of tho memory.
Runs rows north nnd south. This will
give the full eastern exposure to tho grow
ing things.
Hun rows along, rnthor than up and
down, n slope.
Other requirements being equal, mako
rows ns long and continuous as possible.
This means less turning In cultivating
and weeding, also In preparation of the
rows.
Plan out tho rows so ns to keep tho
largest posslblo proportion of tho soil
working the entire season.
But do not let two crops of tho same
naturo follow each other. Do not, for In
stance, let string beans follow early peas ;
or egg plants or peppers, enrly tomatoes,
or lato beets, early boots. This Is par
ticularly necessary of observance In tho
enso of tho beans nnd peas, which take n
great deal of nitrogen from tho ground.
Other groups of similar vegetables nre:
a cucumber, cantaloupe, squash ; b tur
nips, pnrsnlps, enrrots; c cabbage, cauli
flower, brussels sprouts.
If It can bo avoided, do not let tho
saino crops follow lu the Fnmo ground In
successlvo seasons. Havo your beans,
pe.is, etc., In ono location one yonr and
tho noxt year put your corn there.
Perennial plants should bo isolated nt
ono pnrt of tho garden, where they will
bo out of danger nt tho nnnual plowing.
Rhubarb, nspnrngus, the herb garden,
horseradish, nil should bo off to thorn
selves. Put your tnllest growing crops nt tho
north end of tho garden, If It has to run
cast and west. This would Include corn,
polo limns, okra, staked tomatoes. Other
wise put your tall growing crops, whenever
possible, well to the western end of the
garden, giving tho advantage of morning
Biin, without any shadow, to tho lower
growths.
Plant together vegetnbles requiring the
v.imo Intervals of space between rows,
gradually Increasing tho dlstanco between
rows.
Plant vegetables that go In drills (I. e.,
shallow trenches which nre filled up to tho
lovel of tho garden nftcr they nro seeded)
lu tho same section ot the garden. Pars
nips, turnips, enrrots, beets, onions nro
some.
Plant those In hills (I. e mounds above
tho level of tho soil) In adjoining rows.
Beans (pole and bush), tomatoes, corn nro
Included.
Plant crops that require shallow culti
vation lu adjacent rows nnd thoso that
need deeper hoeing likewise together. To
matoes, corn, lima beans nro somo of
these.
Tho reason back ot this grouping Is
simply thnt of efficiency, which primarily
In any lino of activity Is to get tho best
results and cover tho maximum ot terri
tory nt a minimum expenditure of energy.
If you use a wheel hoc, as you eventually
will, by having adjacent tho crops requir
ing similar treatment you will save rxjn-
ntnnt readjustment of tho implements and
gearing : If you use tho old-fashioned hoe,
you will savo somo elbow greaso by
working continuously nt ono speed nnd
ono sort of labor onco you nro "set."
Quickly maturing crops should bo
planted between thoso of slow growth,
which take nearly or all of tho ceason
for results.
If you nre n "small gardener" do n
llttlo seeding often, rather than stnko all
your chances on a lengthened row sowed
at ono time. Then if anything goes
wrong and nccldeuts, duo to weather,
bugs, tho human equation, and Just pure
"cussedness," will happen In the best regu
lated gardens you won't havo to swear
so much.
Get over tho ground, evory row of It,
onro a week. This will hold the con
stantly recurring weed crops down and
keep a good dust mulch nbout the rows,
thus conserving moisture by preventing
evaporation.
Always try to cultivate after a rain
or a shower. Just ns soon as the ground
can bo worked without caking.
Do not hesitate to divide your rows. For
Instance, two or three peppers, the same
of eggplants are sufficient for a family
of four. Half a dozen early cabbages
may bo enough for one family nnd half
a hundred may be too few for another
family. Put in plenty of tho things the
family likes. You can havo third, half
or quarter rows of nearly anything you
care to plant in small quantities.
Plan to get one sowing In when the
other Just peeps out of the ground.
Muko succession plantings; cabbage,
early, lato; tomatoes, early, late; beets,
early, late; peas, three times; lima beans,
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FOOD PRINCIPLES
PROTEIN
How Much Protein Food Do You Eat in a Day?
By VIRGINIA E. KIFT
PROTEIN Is tho tlasue-bulldlng food of
the body. Meat, eggs, milk, fish, peas,
beans nnd nuts aro called protein food9
because they contain such a great propor
tion of this important food principle.
Most people, how
L. c v o r, overestlmnlp
M the amount of these
tissuc-bulldlng foods
needed by the body,
In consequenco cat
too much of them
k nnd tho result Is
t overworked kidneys,
obesity, gout, rheu
X, tnntlsm and other
. ftarr less notlceablo Ills,
So7,.q,rr,v TBfl0 bj. Ussu0
every cell In your body is mado from tho
food which you cat: but tho growth of
tho body Is slow, and nn excess of body
building materlnl, such as tho protein
foods represent, overworks tho organs
which eliminate the
parts ot our food
thnt our body can
not use.
It was stated In n
recent Government
report that In work
Ingmcn's families,
out of every $lfl0
spent for food $.17
went for meat. This
S"fZ.Af olinttra ilniii.tii lUnt
JTBieor t0 muoh 'prolcln
food Is consumed by tho nvcrngo family.
What Is a good proportion of protein
dnlly? Ono nuthorlty, Chittenden, of
Ynlc, states that wo cat too much In
general and protein In particular, nnd ho
would limit tho pro
tein tnken dnlly to
SW per cent. An
other nuthorlty, At
water of tho United
Stntes Experiment
Station ndvocntes
that wo should cat
moro food dnlly and
also nil .v 1G per
rpnt nf nrfltnln In Vi(
&o paarctri ,ay'a..menu" . , .
' Whllo authorities
are thus disagreeing it Is best for tho
average person to hold neutral ground
and keep as far away from cither ex
treme as possible. An averago of 12 per
cent, protein dnlly would Just nbout ac
complish this feat.
A professional man needs his protein In
such form that his digestive organs will
not have too much work to do. When
sitting still nt a desk It is not necessary
to breathe as deeply as when working out
of doors, consequently heavy foods arc not
oxidized or broken down ns rapidly as
they should be; tho lighter, easily as-
two; string beans, thrco or four; onions,
seeds nnd sets ; corn, three.
Accept the foregoing ns suggestions, not
Immutable laws. They nro gospel only bo
far as they apply to the conditions of
your gnrden. The exposure, area, rows,
long nnd short Bide, all havo to bo consid
ered In ench Individual case.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Washing Soda and Plant Life
Friend John Ilartram Will you ploaso toll
mo what effect n mUturo of wftsliln? pnda
In wntor has on plant llfo. T. II
It would probably do no harm If It did not
touch tho follaRo or Btcms of tho plants. In tha
raBo of a very cnuatlc mixture. Homo pnr
.lencrs pour tho suda from soap on tho ground
nhout plants; theso contain a certain pro
portion of cautitlc soda tioda la usually ap
plied to tho soil In tho form of nitrate.
Tea and "Perpetual" Roses
Krlend John Ilartram What l tho distinc
tion, nnd difference. U moro than merely In
name, between hybrid perpetual nnd hyhrtd
tea roses? OLAMIS.
There aro several technical distinctions which
need not be discussed hore. but tho differences
that cencern us from the prncttcal standpoint
of tho amateur gardener, which. I take It,
Is your standpoint, are two bloom and
method of treatment.
The hybrid teas are of tho averbloomlng
class and nro almost Invariably on their awn
roots and hence nre nuro to bo true to namo.
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In Old Ivory and Fawn Gray
These beautiful bei
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lend themselves most ai
colonial and summer bedroi
in any shade to harmonize
not purchase bedsteads
inspected these daintyyfexcluaivemntf Faultless pro
ductions at our store
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TRADITIONS have a
value in Philadelphia. But
traditions in a newspaper, while
a splendid background, are
worthless if the paper does not
live up to its ancestry. Critics
tell us the Public Ledger never
was so good as right now.
sltfillated protein foods, ns eggs, lender
fowl, rare beef, whlto fish and game, nre
therefore needed by the man who works
Indoors. Tno open
nlr worker may,
without trouble eat
not only theso foods
but.nlso the coatser
proteins, heavy red
meats, pork, beans,
peas nnd fat fish.
Tnklng 12 per cent,
as nn nvcrngo of
protein needed dally,
'cass a professional man
3 1 wowwv should have H of
starchy, watery and mineral foods and
of protein foods. In other words, In a. din
ner containing vegetable!, meat and
salad, a fitting combination would be
Tender mutton, brend and butter, rice
nrd nsparogus, to-
malo salad, mayon-
B nnise dressing, baked
, or coddled apples,
'B Hero wo have U
light protein food
'Fender mutton and
It Btnrchy, fat w-
t o r y and mineral
foods bread and but-
tor. rice, asparn
crrccsc gus, tomato salad,
Ar!fooa-w mayonnaise dress
ing, baked apple.
However, do you know nny man work
ing at a desk who eats as little protein
food as th.it7 Tho averago order such
a man gives at a restaurant, or tho din
ner ho receives on nrrlvlng homo In-
clutlos usually
heavy roast beef ol'
pork, baked beans,
corn, cabbage, bread
nnd butter, pie,
crackers and cheese.
Here, out of six
dishes throe ro
classed ns protein
food tho meal,
baked beans and
. ,,L..... cheese, whllo the
? eaarnft corn and plo cach
contain a goodly portion of protein. This
makes BO per cent, or over of protein food
nt ono meal.
Don't keep your digestive system work
ing overtlmo to rid you of this excessive
protein. Bo sensible. If you work over
a desk day after day stop and consider
how much meat nnd other protein food
you cnt in ono monl. If out of six foods
you can class thrco or moro of them as
proteins you need to say "no, thank you"
when tho third protein vegetable or pie
and cheese nppear.
How much protein do you really cot In
n day? "Jos' er Instance" count up and
see If you can tell.
Copyright 1010 by Virginia E. KlfU
They bloom from Juno till November at Inter
vals of 35 to 45 days, and by having half
a dozen vnrletles tho rose garden will bo con
tinuously nbloom. , .
Tho hybrid porpetuals are much hardier.
They grow taller nnd nrn grnfted. They aro
tho so-called "Juno roses." h-ivlng ono gen
erous crop. A few vnrletles will bloom again
during tho sensoti. Tho follaco la often very,
very nttractlvo and they mako a good back
ground for a rosehed with "teas" in the
front for constant blooming.
Red and Blue Flowers
Friend John Ilartram rieaso name for
mo n. couple ot red and bluo flowers.
JIUS. C. K,
You do not sny whether you want annuals
or perennials. Rod nnnuals, aster, scarlet
sago; red perennial, columbine, galllardla, car
dinal Mower; blue annual, aster, lobelia: blua
perennial, monkshood (poisonous, though), col
umbine, campanula.
Handy Duster
"Very now nnd practical," says the
housekeeper when she Bees the now silver
polishing cloths which aro on tho market.
Theso nro mado Just like thoorrtln
cloth, i only between the 1vm
of. tho miter'al tne shnpo oP It IHrilu has
been stitched. When tho hand is slipped
Inside tho cloth will not come off during
the most Btrenuous of spring housccloan
Ing orgies.
examples of the
color and character
illy to the decoration of
s. Wcfxan furnish them
itn your color scneme. uo
er the summer until you have
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