Social and Personal
News Items of Towns
Along West Shore
Harry Eberly, City Controller of
Willlamsport, is spending some time
with his sisters, the Misses Sara and
Katie Eberly, at Shiremanstown.
Miss Flora Sutton, of Lemoyne,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
Samuel Fisher, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. John U. Reed, of Philadel
phia, visited her mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Yohe, at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. D. W. Miller, of Shiremans
town, is spending several days with
her sister, Mrs. Floyd Schelbly, at
g Johnstown.
Mrs. Mervin S. Etter, son. Lester
Etter, of Shiremanstown, are home
from a visit with relatives at Mt. Holly
Springs. /,
. Mr. and Mrs. Abram L. Eshleman,
son, John: daughter. Miss Mae Eshle
man, of Shiremanstown. spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Grlssinger,
at Mohler's Church.
Charles Yohe, of Harrlsburg, visit
ed his mother at Shiremanstown on
Tuesday.
CURIOSITIES OF HAIR GROWTH
Straight hair Is the longest known;
wooly hair the shortest. The length is
almost the same in both sexes in cer
tain races having straight hair
(Chinese, redskins), and also in the
majority of races with curling hair; it
Ij scarcely so among races with wav
ing hair, in whom it is more or less
manifestly longer in the female. The
number of hairs is also very variable.
A patient anatomist has counted 272
per square centimeter in a European.
252 to 286 in a Japanese, only 214
on the average in the Ainos, a race
noted for its extreme pilosity. The
number of hairs is also more numer
ous in the blond-haired than among
the black-haired or brown-haired.
For example, 147 black hairs, 162
brown hairs and 182 blond hairs per
square inch. —La Nature, Paris.
Are You Worn Out?
Does night find you exhausted—
nerves unsettled —too tired to rest?
scorn
EMULSION
is the food-tonic that corrects these
troubles. Its pure cod liver oil is
a cell-building food to purify and
enrich the blood and nourish
the nerve-centers. Your
strength will respond to
Scott's Emulsion—but see T ill
fhat you get SCO' IT'S.
ott & Bowse, Eiooinfield, N. J, 16-19
Job Had Nothing
on Him, He Says
"When ft conies to a question of
(ufferlng from boils and carbuncles.
Job had nothing on n.e," says W. F.
Stimeltng, who is employed In the
Bridge and Construction Department
of the Steel Works and who lives at
182 4 Fulton street. Harrisburg, Pa.
"I was all run down and for months
1 had been suffering the torments of
the nether regions from a large and
vicious crop of boils and carbuncles."
"They would swell up all over my
body and I would no sooner get rid of
one batch than another lot would
make their presence felt. Life was
really a burden to me for I was about
as miserable as a man could be."
"But thanks to the good advice of
my wife I am now well rid of them
all. She heard a lot about Tanlac as
a system purifier and she started me
In on it. And It sure did do the work
for my boils began to fade away in
a day or two and now I haven't even
got one left' as a souvenir."
"I feel about 100 per cent, better
in every way and I give all the credit
to Tanlac."
Tanlac, the famous reconstructive
tonic, is now being introduced here
at Gorgas' Drug Store, where the Tan
lac man is meeting the people and ex
plaining the merits of this master
medicine.
Tanlac is sold also at the Gorgas
Drug Store in the P. R. R. Station.—
Adv.
Vigorous Men
and Women are
in Demand
If your ambition has left you, your
happiness has gone forever unless you
take advantage of H. C. Kennedy's
magnificent offer to refund your
money on the first box purchased if
Wendells Ambition Pills do not put
your entire system in fine condition
|> and give you the energy and vigor
you have lost.
Be ambitious, be strong, be vigor
ous. Bring the ruddy glow of health
to your cheeks and the right sparkle
that denotes perfect manhood and
womanhood to your eyes.
Wendell's Ambition Pills, the great
nerve tonic, can't be beat for that tired
feeling, nervous troubles, poor blood,
headaches, neuralgia, restlessness,
trembling, nervous prostration, mental
depression, loss of appetite and kid
ney or liver complaints.
In two days you will feel better. In
a week you will feel fine, and after
taking one box you will have your old
time confidence and ambition.
Be sure and get a 50 cent box to
day and get out of the rut. Remem
ber H. C. Kennedy and dealers every
where are authorized to guarantee
them. Mail orders filled, charges pre
paid by The Wendell Pharmacal Com
pany, Inc., Syracuse N. Y. —Adv.
FRIDAY EVENING, BXRRXBBURO (fiS& TELEGRAPH
HOW TO STOP MUCH OF THE
$700,000,000 FOOD WASTE IN HOME
t
jurbagc Pails, Cureless Maudlins aiui Improper Conldiig Waste Most of
It; Hats, Mice and Insects liuin I-arge Quantities
(•UOU KOUU 19 WAITED—
!f l< Intu <ha |aiin(a pail,
( allomrd to spoil Ik |b<> liuma,
t rnineil by can-lens miskinii,
)>' careless |>uriii|t and trimming,
ft lien too murli Is heaved at a meal,
Washington, D, 0., April 6.—Good
food heedlessly thrown into garbage
pails, food allowed to spoil in the
household, food ruined l>y improper
cooking, and food destroyed by rats,
mice and insects constitute the heavy
items in the 9J06,006,060 annual waste
of food in homes in this ueuntry cited
recently by the Secretary sf Agricul
ture. Seven hundred million dollars
Is considered to be a conservative fig
ure. In household waste, of course, are
not included the vast losses of food
allowed under improper handling or
inefficient marketing methods to spoil
In transit pf in the hands of produc
ers or dealers.
Much of this *706,868,8(19 Household
waste of food, the dietary specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture declare, is easily prevent
able. This preventable waste consists
in larg part of the following items:
Kdlblc Food Thsotvn Ana?
That vast amounts pf nourishing
material aro thrown out from Ameri
can kitchens and so made useless for
human consumption, is well establish
ed by the returns from garbage and
fertilizer plants showing the amount
of fats and nitrogenous material re
covered from city garbage.
Much of the food is thrown eut, the
specialists say, because so many pee?
pie do not know how to utilize left-:
overs or will not take the (rouble to
keep and prepare them. The spe
cialists point out that leftover ce :
reals can be reheated or combined
with fruits, meats, or vegetables into
appetizing side dishes; that even a
spoonful of cereal is worth saving as
a thickener of soups, gravies and
sauces. Stale bread can be utilized in
a variety of ways In combination with
vegetables and meats M l "} il prepar
ing hot breads and puddings. Skim
milk, too widely looked down upon as
a food although it pentains practi
cally all the nourishing elements of
whole milk with the exception of the
cream or fat, can be .used as a bever
age, in cooking cereals, or as a basis
for milk soups or sauces. Even sour
milk, so largely thrown away, can be
used in making hot breads or in the
home manufacture of cottage pheese,
Every scrap of mea| im- fish can be
combined with cereals pr other foods
lacking in pronounced flavor, both to
give flavor and to add nourishment to
made-over dishes, Every bit of fat or
suet trimmed from meat before cook
ing or tried out in boiling, roasting or
broiling can be made useful in cook
ing, Many butchers, after they have
weighed meat and named the price for
the cut, trim off valuable suet and
fat, This fat which the housewife
pays for, if taken home and used,
would reduce expenditures for prepared
cooking fats, Water used In cooking
rice and many of the vegetables con
tains nutrients and desirable flavoring
materials valuable in soups or sauces.
Too often fats and such water are
poured Into the sink.
Many persons regard the saving of
small amounts of left-over food as un
Important, It they kept accurate ac
count, however, for any period, the
specialists say, many families would
be astounded by the amount of good
food they are throwing out and by the
sums that they are paying to the gro.
cer, the butcher, and milkman merely
to replace good food being absolutely
wasted,
Spoilage of food
Important amounts of perishable
foods are made dangerous or Inedible
In households because they are expos-
LOOK AT CHILD'S
TONGUE IF SICK,
CROSS, FEVERISH
Hurry, Mother! Remove poisons
from little stomach,
liver, bowels.
Give "California Syrup of Figs"
at once if bilious or
constipated.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, it Is a sure sign that your little
one's stomach, liver and bowels need
a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pa'e,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat- |
urally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs," and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the little
bowels without griping, and you have a
well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and it al
ways makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tle of "California Syrup of Figs,"
which has directions for babies, chil
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun
terfeits sold here. To be sure you get
the genuine, ask to see that it is made
by "California Fig Syrup Company."
Kefuse any other kind with contempt.
NUXATED IRON
Increases strength of
delicate, nervous, run-
U FIT I l|l|J down people 100 per
I I I """cent. In ten days In
■ II 1 I **l many Instances. 1100
forfeit It falls as
MWVHMIIIper full explanation In
|T||"JJ 3|| m large article soon to
lAJillMSMnappear In this paper.
your doctor or
druggist about it.
| Croll Keller, Q. A. Gorgas, J. Nelson
I Clark always carry it In stock.
I ed unnecessarily to heat, germs, dust,
dirt or to flies and other insects.
Much milk spoils quickly because It
! 's kept uncovered In warm kitchens.
Close observance of the doctrine "Keep
j perishable food, especially milk, cool,
J clean and covered continuously" may
make a striking difference in the food
bills of many families.
In other cases, one or two vegetables, j
beets or carrots, for instance, not need- I
ed immediately, are thrown out or al- I
lowed to spoil instead of being used in I
soups or combination dishes. Fruits !
which could be stewed and kept are
allowed to spoil. Vegetables and fruits
in quantities often are stored in hot, |
damp and poorly ventilated bins and I
under conditions which hasten wilting,
fermentation and decay. Fruits, sur
plus beans, tomatoes and other vege
tables produced in home gardens are
allowed to spoil on the vines or rot
on the ground. A morning's work
would can and preserve such surplus
age for use when fruits and vegetables
are scarce and high in price.
Much food is ruined by being stored
where flies or other insects or rats i
and mice can get at it. Much cereal
food is ruined because it is not pro
tected against weevils or other in
sects.
Food Spoiled by CareleftA Cooklnjc
Many housewives who complain that j
children and adults will not eat break- |
fast cereals fail to realize that the
cereals they serve are undercooked,
scorched or improperly seasoned an<i
thus made unpalatable. Most of the
cheaper foods require car.eful season
ing and preparation to be fully appe
tizing. In many households the spe
cialists believe proper attention to the
cooking of these cheap and desirable
foods will increase greatly their con
sumption and thus reduce consider
ably the use of more expensive foods
eaten Instead of cereals.
Vegetables properly prepared tempt
the appetite. When they are served in
soggy form or in watery or poorly fla
vored dishes, much of them will be
on the table. The nutritive value and
flavor of meat or tlsh can be lessened
by over-cooking or improper cooking.
If fats are allowed to burn even a lit
tle, they develop unpleasant flavors
j and usually cause people to refuse
gravies and sauces made with thein or
foods fried in them; burned meat is
also disagreeable as are burned vege
tables.
Waste In Preparation
Much useful food gets into the gar
bage pail because the housewife in
preparing potatoes or other vegetables
and fruit, such as apples, cuts off with
the skin a considerable percentage of
edible material. Careless paring of po
tatoes may consign as much as 20
per cent, of the edible portion, includ
ing outer layers containing mineral
substances, to the garbage pail. Many
persons are unaware that the green
I and tender tops of many vegetables
[ which contain valuable mineral and -
1 other food substances, are excellent
! cooked as greens, or even as additions
to salads.
Overuenerou* Serving of Food
Many families take pride in serving
lavish and overbountiful meals. Such
meals lead Inevitably to waste of food
on the table and to overeating, which
often impairs health and efficiency.
: The sane standard, "Eat enough food
and no more," rigidly followed, would
reduce greatly food bills In many
homes and. at the same time, tend to.
improve the physical condition of all
members of the household.
teat For Efficiency
Housewives, interested In economy,
who wish to be certain that their fam
ilies are getting proper food and not
too much, should ask the United States
Department of Agriculture to send
Farmers' Bulletin 808; "How to Select
Foods—What the Body Needs." This
bulletin classifles foods into simple
household groups and shows the house
wife how to plan meals that will pro
vide for the growth and repair of the
body and supply the energy the vari
ous members of the household need for
their special tasks. *
Suggestions For the
Control of Sweet Potato
Diseass at Bedding Time
Washington, D. C., April 6. Some
i of the worst sweet potato diseases live
from one season to the next in the
soil and on the old decayed potatoes
bedded for a previous crop, according
to the specialists of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. For that reason
it is essential that fresh soil or sand
be used every year. Under no circum
stances use soil for the hotbed from
fields where sweet potatoes previously
have been grown. Instead go into the
woods, if possible, and throw ott six
inches of tlie surface and take sub
soil. Sand will do just as well. If soil
cannot be obtained from the woods,
it may be taken from a new field
where sweet potatoes have not been
grown before. •
It is essential also that the frame
work of the hotbed be disinfected by
spraying with a solution made by
adding one pint of formalin to 30 gal
lons of water. Similar results may be
obtained by whitewashing the frame
work. Better still, spray with winter
strength dime-sulphur solution.
In the spring before being bedded
the potatoes should be disinfected by
immersing for from 5 to 10 minutes
In a solution of corrosive sublimate,
made by dissolving one ounce of the
crystals to 8 gallons of water. This
is a deadly poison. Use with great
care. Treated seed should not be left
where animals can reach it. Only
wooden containers should be used for
disinfection. After disinfection the po
tatoes should be immediately rinsed
in pure water and dried or bedded at
once.
Just enough of the solution should
be put in the barrel or receptacle used
for disinfecting to cover the quantity
of potatoes to be immersed each time
The solution should not be used more
than three times, since It loses its
strength and effectiveness upon re
peated use.
After the potatoes are disinfected,
any showing evidence of disease!
either on the surface or at the end
should be thrown out. Frequently it
is in these bruised, calloused, and de
cayed Spots that the disease germs are
concealed. It should be remembered
that the disinfection is to kill the
germs loose on the surface of the po
tato and that the treatment does not
kill the germs concealed in the de
cayed, bruised and calloused spots on
the surface and at the end.
OFFER YOUR SERVICES
If you want to render any other
form of war service or if you are in
doubt about what you should do, the
Council of National Defense will tell
you. At present the National Council
is mapping and diagramming the re
sources of this country, having; in
mind both men and material. It is
divided Into committees covering va
rious aspects df preparation. You have
only to write to the chairman of the
committee whose subject interests you
and offer your survices to be told what
you should do and what use can be
made of you. And remember, if you
are the head of a business and the
business can be useful It is better to
offer the business with you at Its head
than yourself alone. Address your in
quiry to the Council of National De
fense. Advisory Commission. Washing
ton, D. C.—The World's Work.
BIBLE CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
Wormleysburg, Pa., April 6. The
Young Ladies' Bible Class of the
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Special Sample Women's and Misses' Women's and Misses' Girls' EflStCr DreSS€S I
CTTTHTC! _ A - Easter Dresses •Ito 16 years
■OlJllO" V o Silks > 'Taffetas, Serges, , £ resses ™0
wti iji 500 Easter Coats, placed Crepe de Chine, etc., in all Dresses B
JT Or toaster on special sale for shades sizes 14 to 48. SIOO Dresses 190 I
Women's and Misses' Saturday SIO.OO Dresses ... $6.98 s l * so I)resses , 980 I
Suits, in Poplin, Serge, Apple Green, Tan, Mus- $12.50 Dresses ... $7.98 J )lcsscs •*• • • I
Velour, Gabardine, in all tard, Gold, Navy, Black, $15.00 Dresses ... $8.98 1 ) '"<- , sses . . . . $1 ..#8 I
colors. Rose, Plaid and Combina- $20.00 Dresses .. $13.98 f^OATS
Special Prices tions in all Materials 52.=i.00 Drosses ..
$16.8;) Suits $10.98 $6.30 Coat s $3.98 C*ll C a. i {n ia WU( .
$20.00 Suits .... $14.98 $8.75 Coats $5.98 sweaters , 3 n oa H
$22.85 Suits .... $15.98 $10.75 Coats $6.98 Special Prices " LVVc) I
$25.00 Suits .... $16.98 sls. dt) Coats $8.98 $5.00 Sweaters ... $2.98 $S 00 Coats $2 98 I
$30.00 Suits .... $19.98 $20.00 Coats ....$14,98 $7.50 Sweaters ... $3.98 $6.00 Coats $3.98 I
Sizes 14 to 48 stout $25.00 Coats ... .$16.98 $8.85 Sweaters ... $5.98 s7*Bs Coats ..!! I
RTS Womens ' Misses ' &Girls ' WAISTS HATS 1
Silk, Taffeta, Serge, Pop- ™" HATS
I 300 Sample Waists—one 30c Hats 390 jl|
lin, etc.; all colors. 1,000 Hats to clean up of a kind; special prices— Hats 490 I
$2.00 Skirts $1.49 sl-50 Hats 980 $1.50 Waists .... 980 I>lain clor - s ' plaids, etc. g
S£ IV too Hatssl:9B •••• MEIVS HATS
ico2 $ 4 -°° Hats $2.49 Waists .... $2.00 Hats $1.49 i
s.roo Skirts $-.98 SSOO Hats $2.98 $ 5 -°° Waists .... $2.98 $3.00 Hats $1.98 I
$6.00 Skirts $3.98 $6.85 Hats $3.49 $6.00 Waists .... $3.49 Wonderful selection for
$7.85 Skirts $4.98 $7.50 Hats $3.98 $7.00 Waists .... $3.98 Easter.
F ™tfr I BOYS' SUITS AND TOP COATS I
LAiILK LLUIHLa FTltt
Pinch-Backs, the new French J.
Coats, conservative models, in all Ages 1 to 18 years
materials and shades— $3 Top Coats $1.49 $6.50 Suits $3.98 I
$15.00 Suits $9.98 $5.85 Top Coats $2.98 o- o,. tc *, Q o ■
SIB.OO Suits $11.98 $3.50 Suits $2.49 * 1 $4.98 m
$20.00 Suits $14.98 $4.85 Suits $2.98 S B - 85 Suits $5.98 ■
$25.00 Suits $16.50 $5.75 Suits $3.49 I $10.50 Suits $6.98 [
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Church of God will give an Easter en
tertainment the church this even
ing.
spvnniKii-ExsiLur WEDIMKG
Wormleysburg, Pa.. April 6.—Samuel
C. t-'purrler and Miss Frances Ensley,
both of West Fairview, were married
at the parsonage ofrnWiSifc,,, s<
liere on Tuesday evening by the Rev?
S. E. Vance,, pastor. The couple are
well known in West Falrvlew and will
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