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OUR NAVAL POLICY
at public interest has been man-
in the unofficial announcement
(Ramsay MacDonald, the new
f the English government, will
visit to the United States to
pver directly with President
the question of further limita-
naval armaments. Just what
evelop if anything concerning
pposed trip remains to be seen.
ly Mr. MacDonald will receive
ome commensurate with the
at he is now at the head of the
ent of one of the foremost
of the world.
proposed visit would seem to
e that Great Britain has come
realization of the necessity of
itation of naval armaments.
hited States has been in favor
procedure for some years, as
idenced by Washington confer-
1921, which was made possible
all of the late President Hard-
Another conference is scheduled
1 and, of course, if any equita-
al agreement can be made in
e by the world’s two foremost
bowers this ought to help a lot.
buching on the matter of naval
ent in his Memorial Day speech
ngton, President Hoover said:
make ready for defense is a
obligation upon every states-
d adequate preparedness is an
ce against aggression. But, if
to earnestly predicate our
hpon renunciation of war as an
ent of national policy, if we
set standards that naval
h in fighting ships required by
is but relative to that of other
all nations assent to this—
fensive needs of navies are re-
Moreover, other nations con-
r contention for parity in nav-
ngth with the strength of the
With these principles before
problem is to secure agreement
nations that we shall march
ent.
to arrive at any agreement
h which we can, marching in
y with other brother nations,
reduction of armament, but
ning a just preparedness for
ion of our people, we must
rational yardstick with which
e reasonable comparisons of
aval units with ours and thus
In an agreed relativity. So far
rld has failed to find such a
k. To say that such a meas-
not be found is the counsel of
it is a challenge to the naval
ies of the world. It is the
ation of the world to the Sis-
toil of competitive arma-
uld seem that the President
s arrived at the real root of
ktion. The people of the Unit-
bs are in favor of the limita-
aval armaments, just as they
e limitation of all armament.
ir do not believe that the Unit-
as the wealthiest and one of
lst populous nations of the
ould sacrifice its national de-
d its national safety in the
of international phantoms. So
he other naval powers of the
111 limit armaments with us,
ong as we can maintain our
a point where it will be as
the best, the American people
e little to say in the way of
of the limitation of naval ar-
What they will object to
bolish sacrifice of our legiti-
prests in the fond but imprac-
be that other nations of the
hy follow our example. Such
re would be little short of
he World War, Germany was
by the treaty of Versailles.
forced into this state because
he war and it was only nat-
her adversaries should want
her powerless. But it was
rstanding at the time that
nations of Europe, with the
powers disarmed, would re-
land armaments, too. But
if the kind has happened and
5 today an armed military
it any more reasonable to
bt the naval powers of the
nld come down tc our help-
on if we were first to sacri-
naval parity with that of
ain? Not in the least.
limitation is to be secured
on the basis of a fifty-fifty
between the United States
Britain. This is of course
0 accomplish. As President
hs pointed out, the interna-
dstick for measuring defen- |
hl s trength must first be |
hen this is found, all well |
: In the meantime, the|
people may rest assured |
overnment will not in any |
sacrifice their legitimate
ig
toward reductions in naval
CITIZENS’ MILITARY TRAINING
CAMP
As the blue of the Grand Army, the
khaki of the Spanish War veterans
and the olive drab, forest green and
navy blue of those who served in
army, marine corps or sea forces of
America in the World War swung
through the city streets Memorial
Day there were few normal young-
sters whose chests did not swell with
pride in their country’s defenders,
whose hearts did not envy the right of
the marchers to wear the uniform.
But young men of seventeen to
thirty-one years find that right is
theirs if they will answer the call to
the Citizens’ Military Training Camp.
It is not a military gesture of a jingo
nation—the C. M. T. C. It is a ra-
tional preparedness measure which
gives to young men of America a
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open with a new routine to which the
average body responds with zest and
interest. In 1917 an astounding per-
centage of the citizenry of America
was found physically unfit for mili-
tary duty. The medical examinations
of the C. M. T. C. give some men their
first intimation of deficiencies which
can be corrected when taken in time.
is more than a vacation at the ex-
pense of the government. There is
much serious work but aiso a great
deal of play. Uncle Sam is not fool-
ish enough to believe that a solider
can be made in a month and knows
that too rigid discipline and training
would defeat the ends served by these
camps. Recreation has a large part
of the program and there are few
men who will not respond with in-
creased physical and mental fitness to
the curriculum prescribed.
Food, clothing, laundry, medical at-
tention, all are furnished by the gov-
ernment to C. M. T. C. students; also
mileage pay is allowed amounting to
five cents a mile to and returning
from camp.—Portland Oregonian.
ON DISARMING
President Hoover made several
good points in his Memorial Day ad-
dress at Arlington National Ceme-
tery, and the best were these:
“That (the Kellogg-Briand peace
treaty) is a declaration that springs
from the aspirations and hearts of
men and women throughout the world.
“If we are honest, we must consid-
er our own naval armament and the
armaments of the world in the light
of their defensive and not their ag-
gressive use.”
The latter is a normal conclusion
from the former. Peace pacts are va-
lueless unless actuated by sincerity.
Sincerity is questionable if nations in-
sist on armaments for offensive and
not merely defensive warfare.
If nations are earnest in their de-
sire to maintain. peace, they will not
have thought of carrying war to their
neighbors, but merely of defending
themselves.
This thought carries with it a marked
limitation of armament. This does
not, however, mean disarmament.
That nation would be foolish which
would disarm completely while others
retained their arms. We have not yet
reached that millennium in which a
nation can confidently count upon re-
spectful treatment unless it has the
means to compel it. To disarm in
the present state of mind of the worl®
would be to invite disaster. To speak
softly but keep one’s powder dry is
still the role of prudence.—El Paso
Herald.
Somerset People Are
Hurt in Auto Mishap
Mrs. Emma St. Clair, of Somer-
set, Pa., and her three children—
Minnie, 17; Robert, 14, and Mary
Lou, two—are in a hospital at La-
trobe suffering from injuries receiv-
ed Sunday when they were caught
under their automobile after it over-
turned on the Kingston road, near
Latrobe.
Mrs. St. Clair and Mary Lou
were burned by scalding water from
the radiator. The other two suffer-
ed from shock.
John St. Clair, husband and fath-
er, the driver, escaped unhurt. The
St. Clair automobile overturned when
the wheels locked while passing
another machine.
Oak Trees Are Favored
for Roadside Planting
Oak trees, of which there are spe-
cies native to nearly all parts of the
country, are more generally used for
roadside planting than any other kind
of tree, says the bureau of public
roads of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Maples are next in importance for
a large part of the country, but as the
most-used species are not well adapt-
ed for the purpose, the selection must
be carefully made.
For the cooler dry regions the most
promising trees are the green ash,
common locust, hackberry, thornless
honey-locust, and poplars, with box-
elder, willows, and poplars for the ex-
tremes of cold and drought.
In warm, dry climates the eucalyp-
tus, or gums, the palms. the Jerusalem
thorn, and the mesquite are good.
Only thrifty, vigorous trees, with
healthy foliage, look well on country
roads. To secure this type for any
location it is usually best to select
native varieties, although trees from
| localities with similar growing condi-
| tions are frequently satisfactory.
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2) EA ASIAN
Social and Personal
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Dahl and
family accompanied by Miss Geral-
dine Reich, of Broadway, motored to
Bedford the past Sunday for a visit
with relatives and friends. They re-
turned home on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Reich and fam-
ily, spent the past Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Beachy, of
Salisbury, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beal and fam-
ily, of North street, accompanied oy
Richard Reich motored to Bakersville,
Pa., the past Sunday where they held
a most enjoyable basket picnic.
Ross Leckemby and family, of Mec-
Keesport, Pa., were yisitors at the
home of Mr. Leckemby’s parents,
Councilman and Mrs. James E. Leck-
emby; of Main street, the past Sun-
day.
. George Pappas, of Lonaconing, Md.,
was a visitor at the home of his broth-
er, Gus Pappas, proprietor of The
Rendezvous the past Sunday.
Messers Harry Walsh Sr., James
Keegan, Frederick D’Amico, Leo Leif,
John McKenzie, Robert McKenzie and
Howard Tipton who are employed by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Pittsburgh, Pa., were visitors at their
respective homes here over the week
end. They returned to their work on
Sunday afternoon on Train No. 15.
Miss Margaret Foley who had spent
the past week visiting her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Hillegass, of Baltimore, Md., returned
to her home on the past Saturday.
Miss Mary Agnes Hillegass and Jos-
eph Hillegass, a niece and nephew of
Miss Foley, accompanied her to Mey-
ersdale on her return trip, for an ex-
tended visit with their grandmother,
Mrs. Michael Foley, of Center street.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Miller, of
Broadway, motored to Cumberland,
Md., on the past Sunday to visit with
relatives and friends.
Albert Machin, who is employed in
Mt. Savage, Md., spent the week end
here in Meyersdale with his son, Al-
bert Jr. He returned to his work on
Sunday evening.
Clyde Hare who is employed in
Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Co. spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
Hare, of “Caseys Cafe.” He returned
to Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Katheline Spence, of Olinger
street, has returned to her home after
visiting her father, Mr. David Spence
who is employed in Detroit.
Mrs. H. L. Blye wife of Commis-
sioner Blye, of Cumberland, Md., who
was visiting her cousin, Mrs. M. R.
Leckemby, returned to her home.
Mrs. Harvey M. Weimer, of Broad-
way, spent Sunday at the home of her
sister, Mrs. W. C. Korns, of Cumber-
land, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kretchman, of
North street, spent the past Sunday
near Oakland, Maryland.
Miss Kathryn Daubert, of Center
street, left the latter part of last week
for Spangler, Pa., where she will vis-
it for two weeks with relatives and
friends.
Harry Leckemby who is employed
by the American Bridge Co., at Am-
bridge, Pa spent the past Saturday
and Sunday at the home of his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Leckem-
by, of Main street.
on a picnic party to Cheat Mountain, ;
Social and Personal
Mrs. Grace Quinn left for Washing-
ton, D. C., on the past Friday where
she will visit for several days with
her sister, Mrs.
relatives and friends.
ill from tonsilitis have fully recover-
ed. :
the past week on a business trip.
Saturday evening, on business.
Philip,
friends.
tives and friends there.
Meyersdale.
departed for their respective homes.
Mr. and Mrs.
relatives and friends.
Johnstown, Pa.
erset, Pa., on last Friday afternoon.
evening.
Mrs. George Benford,
Pa., on last Friday afternoon.
burg, Pa.
Thursday.
relatives and friends.
Akron, Ohio.
home: on Broadway due to an attack
of appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baer and
daughter, Mrs. George East Lake of
Youngstown, O., spent the week end
here with Mrs. Baer’s mother, Mrs.
Mary Grime.
Miss Edna Davis of Kingwood, W.
Va., is a guest of her friend, Miss
Mabel Baer, Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Sellers, their
three children and Miss Edna Tress-
ler, spent Sunday with relatives in
Cumberland.
| liam and daughter Elizabeth,
Maidens and other
Truman Sanneé¥}‘of Rockwood, Pa.,
was a visitor to#Meyersdale on last
Mrs. Alfred Daubert and young son,
Miss Esther Bell delightfully enter-
tained 14 of her Sdnday School schol-
ars of the Lutherati Church the latter |had been visiting at the home of Mr.
part of last week at her home near |and Mrs.
A very delicious dinner [Hannah Finnegan returned to his
was served by the hostess, and a very |home in Akron, Ohio.
enjoyable time was had by all. The
members of the class voted it one of
the best times ever, and at a late hour | Windber, Pa., on the past Tuesday.
The Misses Bess and Leila Coulehan
of Broadway, spent the past Friday in | Mary and Gladys, former well known
Very Rev. J. J. Brady and Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph F. Reich, motored to Mrs.
Cumberland, Md., on last Thursday | street, submitted to a very serious op-
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hartle and | some time.
daughter Mary, have returned from |land performed the operation at the
Social and Personal
Mrs. William Bheuler and son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Bheuler, Jr., of Johnstown spent
Sunday here at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. Lint.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson are
spending the week visiting relatives
in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Gorman Tressler, of Akron,
0., is visiting at the home of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin,
Salisbury street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Boose and the
latter's mother, Mrs. Shirey, of Ak-
ron, 0O., motored here Sunday for a
week’s visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lleweleyan of
Uniontown spent Sunday here at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Grof.
They were accompanied home in: the
evening by Miss Pauline Grof who
will spend two weeks with the Lle-
weleyan’s at their summer home at
Farmington, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Crowe, son Wil-
spent
Sunday with relatives at Frostburg,
Md.
Mrs. George Korchner, daughter
Dorthy, sons Roy, Frank, Theodore
and George Jr., and Loretta Harvey,
all of Dunlo, Pa., were visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Kartner over Sunday.
Carl Seiler of Cumberland, is vis-
iting his sister, Miss Alverda Seiler
of Center St.
Mrs. Annie ‘Shultz who was visiting
friends in Pittsburgh has returned to
her home on High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Miller and son
P. J., of Rockwood, were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Austin of High St,
on Monday.
Miss Frances D’Amico spent last
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Daubert, of | priday in Cumberland, Md., on busi-
Center street, who had been seriously
ness.
Mrs. Harry Gauntz and daughter
Eloise left on Sunday for Somerset
Mr. John Cover left for New York | where they will spend the remainder
of the week visiting.
John Housel of Keystone was a
visitor to Meyersdale on the past
Monday.
Mrs. Francis Clark of Akron, Ohio,
left the “past Sunday for|,,.i.eq Monday of this week for a
Spangler, Pa., where they will visit |: with Mr. Clark’s parents.
for some time: with relatives and
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Carouse and
young daughters May and Betty, mo-
Mr. and Mrs. ag Smith and family | tored to Kelso the past Sunday where
of Grant street, were ‘visitors to Con- they were visitors at the home of Mr.
nellsville, Pa., the’ Tatter part of last and Mrs. Jack Davis.
week. Mr. Smith 'attended the Lodge | home on Sunday evening.
meeting of the Locomotive Engineers
and Firemen which was held in the
club rooms in Connellsville, while the | the State Highway Department spent
rest of the family visited with rela- the past Sunday at the home of his
They returned
Oliver Miller who is employed by
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Miller
of Broadway.
Earl Finnegan of Akron, Ohio, who
Roy Commons, and HIrs.
Mr. R. G. Miller was a visitor to
James Dixon, Jr., of Washington,
H. H. Bockes, of |D. C., who had been visiting friends
North street, were visitors to Scott-|here, left for Connellsville, Pa., where
dale, Pa., on the past Saturday with he will
visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Minerva Stratton, daughters,
residents of town, now residing at De-
troit, Michigan, are visiting Mrs.
Ezra Lehman was a visitor to Som- | Stratton’s mother, Mrs. John Wilhelm
at Berkley’s Mills several days. Mrs.
Stratton likes Detroit very much.
George Benford of North
eration in the Hazel McGilvery Hos-
pital Monday evening for the removal
of North |of her appendix and other complica-
street, was a visitor to Johnstown, tions.
She is resting as well as can
be expected. Her husband was in
New York, when informed of his
Miss Caroline Steinberger left on |wife’s illness by telegram and started
this Monday morning for a visit of | for home at once, arriving here Tues-
one month with relatives and friends |day about noon.
in Renova, Harrisburg and Chambers-
Charles Blocher and Clarence
Schrock, students at the Indiana
Mrs. Belle Getty underwent a minor | State College spent Saturday and por-
operation at the Allegheny Hospital |tion of Sunday with their families
in Cumberland, Maryland, the past|here.
Albert J. Bittner, son of Mr. and
Miss Sara Breig has returned from | Mrs. F. A. Bittner of North street,
Akron, Ohio, where she was visiting | submitted to an operation for the re-
moval of his tonsils, which had been
giving him considerable trouble for
Dr. Murray of Cumber-
Wenzel hospital: Paul Plitt, little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plitt of Sum-
Miss Mary Clark is confined to her | mit township had his tonsils removed
at the same time.
Miss Margaret Kretchman, a mem-
ber of the High School faculty in our
local High School left for State Col-
lege on Monday where she will take
some special work during the summer
months.
Miss. Marion Domer, who is teach-
ing in Charleston, West Virginia, is
spending her vacation at the parental
home on Grant street.
Homer Knieriem, who is employed
in Johnstown spent Sunday with his
family here.
SOMERSET LAWYERIS |
HONORARY MEMBER OF
RECIPROCITY CLUB
Frederick W. Biesecker Receives
Unusual Distinction Accorded
to Few Men—President of
Somerset County Bar Associa-
tion—Other Distinctions.
Attorney Frederick W. Biesecker,
for 10 years the President of the
Somerset County Bar Association,
has received an unusual honor in be-
ing made an honorary member of
the Reciprocity Club of America.
This distinction has been accorded
by this service club to only a few
men, including Chief Justice Wil-
liam Howard Taft and John Moro-
so, novelist, playwright and author
of the Lindbergh flight story for the
Paris “Herald.”
Mr. Biesecker is a patron of
Franklin -and Marshall College at
Lancaster and presented the Bie-
secker gymnasium which was the
first unit in a million dollar building
program now nearing completion.
He is Vice President of the Board
of Trustees of Franklin and Mar-
shall College and Vice President of
the Board of Trustees of the Theo-
logical Seminary of the Reformed
Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Mr. Biesecker is a graduate of
Franklin and Marshall College,
class of 1880, and he is a member of
the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He
read law in the office of Congress-
man General William H. Koontz and
was admitted to the Somerset Bar
in 1882. For 10 years he has been
President of the County Bar Asso-
ciation; for the same period he has
been active in the Somerset Library
Association; served two terms as
District Attorney; for years was
County Republican Chairman and a
member of the State Republican
Committee and has held numerous
appointive offices.
Attorney Biesecker is active in
the business life of Somerset and
Cambria counties, being a Director
of the Johnstown Telephone Com-
pany, a Director of the Somerset
Trust Company, Vice President of
the First National Bank of Somer-
set, and a Trustee of St. Paul’s Re-
formed Church.
On his return from Honolulu last
year a volume of 300 letters of con-
gratulations on his seventieth birth-
day was presented to him. This
latest distinction of membership in
the Reciprocity Club of America is
in recognition of Mr. Biesecker’s be-
nevolent disposition, his service to
Franklin and Marshall College and
the stimulus he has given to the edu-
cational institutions of the East.
THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
In this day when farm relief is
the paramrsant issue and three-
fourths of the proposed legislation
in Congress is intended to help the
agriculturist it is consoling to know
that at least one important branch
of the industry is prospering. This
is the livestock industry. President
E. C. Brown, of the Chicago Live-
stock Exchange, recently cited the
prosperity of this industry, and is
quoted in a dispatch to the New
York World as stating:
“Livestock farmers are now in a
position to help the grain farmer.
They can buy corn at 65 to 75 cents
throughout the belt, convert it into
beef and pork, and on a short turn-
over can market the grain that goes
into the animal, netting thereby 50
to 100 per cent profit. Reports of
fabulous profits in Wall Street are
in circulation, but none of them ac-
tually exceeds current livestock
growing profits with every prospect
of continuance.
“A notable instance of the efficacy
of livestock production in remedying
grain or one-crop farming ills is to
be seen in the Dakotas, where lamb-
raising has gained such momentum
in recent years. Application of the
same diversification principle will be
equally effective elsewhere.
“All the livestock industry asks is
secure possession of its domestic
market, which is essential if the
herd and flocks of this country are
to be protected from foot and mouth
disease. This can be accomplished
only by rigid exclusion of meats
from infested South American
areas.”
If there are any who really doubt
that the protective tariff plays an
important part in the prosperity of
the farmer his attention should be
called to the concluding paragraph
in Mr. Brown’s statement. That
foreign meat products are widely
sold in America, especially in the
Eastern cities, can be ascertained by
anyone who will take the trouble to
investigate in the markets of New
York, Washington, Philadelphia and
other Eastern cities.
There is no doubt that the grain
farmer has been in a bad way. The
recently enacted farm bill was de-
signed to help him. It ought, and
| will be, put into effect as soon as
possible, and will doubtless have
some beneficial effect this year. The
recent rise in the price of wheat
from its record low mark is due in
part at least to the effect of the en-
actment of this legislation and an
additional infgrovement should be
noted as the season advances.
In the meantime it is good to
know that the livestock industry is.
on its feet and “ming fast. This
will have a good effect on the grain:
farmer, too, who will be more and
more inclined to feed his corn into
livestock rather than tor sell it on the
open market. The agricultural in-
dustry has been flat but the situation
is not hopeless and when improve-
ment comes prosperity for the farm-
er may arrive faster than anjorie
now copteniplgtes, ro
CAMP AT BERLIN
SELECTS OFFICERS
At a recent meeting of Berlin.
Camp, No. 447, P. O. S. of A., the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, John P. Vogel; Vice President,.
Oscar T. Miller; Master of Forms,
Frank Mosgrave; Conductor, Robert
C. Ringler; Inspector, Frank H. Mow-
ry; Guard, C. W. Armstrong; Record-
ing Secretary, Charles H. Brant; Fi-
nancial Secretary, Merle W. Brant;
Chaplain, George W. Beal; Assistant
Recording Secretary, Jacob W. Ross;
Right Sentinel, Charles W. Musser;
Left Sentinel, Harry C. Mosgrave;
Trustees, Oscar T. Miller, George W.
Beal, Jacob W. Ross; Treasurer, Fred
C. Smith; Delegate to State camp,
Merle W. Brant; Alternate, Oscar T-
Miller.
Birthday Party Held
For Mrs. Lincoln Brant
The children and many friends of
Mrs. H. Lincoln Brant celebrated her
64th birthday on Friday night, June
21. Everybody enjoyed the party
which lasted far into the night. A
dainty lunch was served at a suitable
hour.
Those present on the occasion were:
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lincoln Brant, Mr.
and Mrs. Robt. Brant, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Brant, Mrs. Mary Hoyle, all of
Somerset; Mr. and Mrs. Burton Brant,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brant, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Brant, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Stahl, Mr. and Mrs. Webster Foore
and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Brant, all of
Berlin; Margurete Brant, Pauline
Brant, Rosaline Brant, Elbert Brant,
Elwood Brant, Orval Brant, Phyllis
Brant, all of Somerset; Carl Foust,
Harry Pritts, Chester Brant, Dorene
Brant, Etha Brant, Ferne Brant,
Harry Brant Jr., Donald Shaw Brant,
Evelyn Brant, Harry Foore, Chas.
Foore, Peggy Foore and Jean E.
Brant all of Berlin.
How the Useful Plants
Came to Mankind
By T.E,STEWARD
WNU Service
The Watermelon
NE becomes convinced that there
is nothing new in the world when
he learns that the watermelon comes
from Africa and grows wild by thou
sands in the native home of the race
which fancies it most. It i one of
relatively few widely dispersed food
plants that come in the first instance
from the Dark continent.
Even as recent a botanist as the
great Swede, Linnaeus, believed the
watermelon to have come from south-
ern Italy, where he had seen it grow-
ing in abundance. The plant had
spread during the days of ancient eciv-
ilizations, and at the opening of the
Christian era was grown in Egypt,
Palestine, Greece, the Roman empire,
and probably in India.
That its origin should have been
shrouded in mystery 18 not strange
when one remembers that Africa was
little explored until the middle of the
Nineteenth century. In fact Living-
stone, the famous missionary, may
have been the first to establish it as
African. In his travels he found it
growing wild in abundance and estab-
lished beyond a doubt that it was in-
digenous to that land.
The watermelon is one of the food
plants shown in drawings on ancient
Egyptian monuments, proving that
they were familiar with it. This
makes it likely that it was known also
to the ancient Israelites, who carried
on commerce with Egypt and were
carried into captivity in that country.
Spanish and Berber + names with
antique characteristics go to show that
it was also grown at the western end
of the Mediterranean in days very
long ago.
Not until the Tenth century A. D.
was this melon intreduced into China,
where it goes under the name, “si-
kus,” but the Sanskrit name, “chaya-
pula” indicates its ancient cultivation
in India.
Wild watermelons are frequently
bitter, a charaeter that has been bred
out of the domesticated varieties. The
native negroes burst the melons with
a club and taste the juice, saving the
sweet ones and leaving the bitter ones
where they lie.
Farther proof of its African origin
lies in the fact that scientists have
failed to find the watermelon growing
wild in any other part of the world.
It is a member of the citron family,
scientifically known as citrullus vul
garis.
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