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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13

We all hear great deal about the
poisons with which our daily food is
adulterated. Simple methods for the
detection of some forms of food adul-
teration are presented by two govern
ment officials belonging to the bureau
of chemistry, United States depart
ment of agriculture: w. d. Bigelow,
chief division of foods Burton ]. How
ard, chief microchemical laboratory.
Many manufacturers and dealers in
foods have the ordinary senses so
highly developed that by their aid
alone they can form an intelligent
opinion of the nature Of a product, or
of the character, and sometimes even
of the proportion, of adulterants pres
ent. This is especially true of such
articles as coffee, wine, salad oils,
flavoring extracts, butter and milk.
The housewife finds herself constant
ly submitting her purchases to this
test. Her broad experience develops
her senses of taste and smell to
high degree, and her discrimination is
often sharper and more accurate than
she herself realizes. The manufac-
turer who has developed his natural
senses most highly appreciates best
the assistance or collaboration of the
chemist, who can often come to his
relief when his own powers do not
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
FEED HOGS ON A PLATFORM.

Large quantities of corn annually
are wasted on many farms in the
corn bet where hogs are fed, simply
because they are fed on the ground
instead of on a low platform. Econ
omy is of great Importance in any
kind of feeding, and it will be par
ticularly advisable this year in feed
ing corn to hogs to so dispense it as
to prevent unnecessary loss. Much Of
the corn given hogs is tramped into
the ground and thus escapes. Wher-
ever they are fed considerable root
ing will be done, and when rains
come places are formed into which
hundreds of kernels find their way.
Every farmer knows this well enough.
We have suggested a low platform as
a means of checking the loss indicat-
ed. 1t should be of cement or coarse
oak lumber, and be large enough to
accommodate the number of hogs fed
up to a large herd. 1t would not, of
course, be practicable to construct a
platform large enough for very large
numbers. of swine. The platform
should be almost three or four inches
from the ground. Hogs fell on this
platform will get every grain of con
given them, and it will more than pay
for itself in q short time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
Glass That Keeps Out Heat.

An Austrian inventor, Richard Szig-
mondy, is reported to have made new
kind Of window glass whose chief pc
culiarity is that 1t prevents the pass
age OF nine-tenths of the heat of the
suns rays.
1t is we'll known that ordinary win
dow glass allows nearly all of the heat
derived from the sun to pass through,
but, on the other hand, intercepts all
heat coming from non-luminous
sources, such as stove or the heated
ground. This is the reason why heat
accumulates under the glass roof of a
dollhouse.
If covered with Szigmondy's glass a
dollhouse would, it is claimed, become
a cold house, since the heat could not
get into it. One advantage set forth
in favor of the new glass is that a
house whose windows were furnished
with It would remain delightfully."- cool
in summer. But in winter, perhaps,
the situation would not be so agreeable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
DETECTING BORIC ACID.

in bottle with twice that amount of
a solution of teaspoonful of alum in
a pint of water, shaken vigorously,
and filtered through filter paper. Here
again a clear or only slightly turbid
liquid passes through the paper.
About a teaspoonful of the liquid
obtained by any one of the methods
mentioned above is placed in any dish,
not metal, and five drops of hydro
chloric (muriatic) acid added. A strip
of turmeric paper is now dipped into
the liquid and then held in warm
place-near a stove or lamp-till dry.
If boric acid or borax was present
in the sample the turmeric paper be-
comes bright cherry red when dry. A
drop of household ammonia changes
the red color to dark green or green,
ish black. If too much hydrochloric
acid is used the turmeric paper may
take on a brownish red color even in
the absence of boric acid. In this
case, however, ammonia changes the
color to brown just as it does turmeric
paper which has not been dipped into
the aci1 solution.
DETECTION OF FoRMALDEHYDE
Formaidehyde is the substance most
commonly used for preserving milk
and is rarely, if ever, added to any
other food. Its use is inexcusable and
especially Objectionable in milk served
to infants and invalids.
To detect formaldehyde in milk
three or four tablespoonfuls of the
sample are placed in teacup with at
least an equal amount of strong hydro
chloric acid and piece Of terric alum
about as large as pinhead, the
liquids being mixed by gentle rotary
motion. The cup is then placed in a
vessel of boiling water, no further
heat being applied, and left for five
minutes. At the end of this time, if
formaldehyde be present, the mixture
will be distinctly purple. If too much
heat is applied, muddy appearance is
impaired to the contents of the cup.
Caution.-Great care must be exercised
in working with hydrochloric acid. as it
is strongly corrosive. Il must not come
in contact with the flesh OF clothes Of tie
operator nor with any metallic vessels
and must be greatly diluted with waller
before II L. poured into the sink.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
DOCTORS SHIFT
Now Gets Along Without It.

A physician says: Until last fall
I used to eat meat for my breakfast
and suffered with indigestion until
the meat had passed from the stom-
ach.
Last fall l began the use Of Grape
Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found l could do without meat, for
my body got all the nourishment
necessary from the Grape-Nuts, and
since then l have not had any indi-
gestion and am feeling better and
have increased in weight
"Since finding the benefit l derived
from Grape-Nuts l have prescribed
the food for all of my patients suffer-
ing from indigestion or overlooking
and also for those recovering from
disease where | want food easy to
take and certain to digest and which
will not overt3x the stomach.
81 always find the results l look
for when l prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name"
Name given by mail by Postum Co..
Baltic Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount of nutriment, and the easy d.
gestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
find.
In the first place. the starchy part
of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking. to per-
fectly change the starch into Dextrose
or Post Sugar. in which state 1t Is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood. The parts in the wheat and
barley which Nature can make use
of for rebuilding brain and nerve cen
tiers are retained In this remarkable
food, and thus the human body IS
supplied with the powerful strength
producers so easily noticed after one
has eaten Grape-Nuts each day for
week or 10 days There's reason
Get the little book, The Road -
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
KN1O RHARDsG GARDEN
SPROUTS.

In setting arbor vitae for a hedge,
let them be small, and set them about
two or three feet apart. Keep them
well headed and trimmed low until
the bottom Is well filed, or they will
never look we'll afterward. If kept
free from grass nd occasionally ma
nured there is no reason why they
should not last lifetime.
If you can get your strawberry
plants now, taking them up from the
old beds with ball of earth, you can
have a good crop next June, for they
will make almost as good start as
pot-grown ones Of course, after
they are started, much depends upon
the care and nourishment you give
them.
To prevent the evils of excessive
pruning, commence when the trees
are young to rub off superflous buds
and to cut off the small twigs. Con-
stantly keep the form and growth I'M
der control. There will then be no
check to either vigor or fruitfulness.
In setting grape vines, dig large
holes and cover the bottom with old
bones, cast-off boots and shoes and
leaf mold These make store Of
plant food for the vine to draw upon
for a long time.
If the rot is among the tomatoes,
pick every one that shows signs of
the disease and throw them away.
This often arrests the course of the
disease.
So long as the weather is dry,
leave potatoes in the ground, but dig
them as soon as rains come, to prevent
second growth.
Mulch the young orchard with straw
after having the soil in good condi-
ton. This will protect the roots dur
ing the winter.
If fruit is given special care from
the planting to the gathering and
marketing it always brings the best
price.
Where trees do not make salts
factory growth it denotes lack of
plant food, or too much water in the
soil.
Don't neglect the young trees this
month. Keep the soil stirred on the
surface.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
DAIRY DoINGs.

Exquisite cleanliness is absolutely
necessary in every part Of the dairy,
and not on "the. outside of the cup"
only.
The dairyman has just as many
perplexing problems to solve as the
man of affairs in the city. Brains
and Drawn are absolutely necessary
to make dairying success.
Many farmers regard dairying side
issue and are unwilling to provide
modern machinery to lessen the la
bors of the housemother, who strug-
giles with the time honored but tire
some ways Of long ago.
A dairy" dream of the future is
one that shows a United States
"gauger" stationed at each large
dairy (by the time they all will be
large), whose business it will be to
test the output, saddle it with a GER
tificate, put price upon it and send
it to market
1t is claimed for st. Lawrence
county, New York, that more milk Is
produced in the county than any 9TH
er in the United States. The cheese
output in 1904 was 13,777,S99 pounds,
and butter output 8,029,206 pounds.
Together with what milk and cream
was shipped out this would mean a
total production of 322,696,977 pounds
of milk In round numbers the dairy
income of the county in 1903 was 3d.
250,O0O.
In speaking of the wealth of Hol-
land, Prof. H. H. Dean said: 1T is
one of the wealthiest countries accord
ing to population of any in the world.
Now how have they made this money?
How have they been able to produce
the marvellous wealth which has &C
crued to that very small country?
They have made it out of agriculture
and the particular branch of agricul-
ture which they have given special
attention to is that of keeping cows
and the production of dairy goods.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
TESTING MILK.

avail. So the housewife, by a few
simple chemical tests, can broaden heI
field of vision and detect many i'm
purities that are not evident to the
senses. All of the tests here described
may be performed with utensils found
in any well-appointed kitchen.
DETECTION OF SALICYLIC ACID.
The determination of salicylic acid
can best be made with liquids. Solid
and semi-solid foods, such as jelly,
should be dissolved, when soluble, in
sufficient water to make them thinly
liquid. Foods containing insoluble
matter, such as jam, marmalade and
sausage, may be macerated with wa
ter and strained through a piece OF
white cotton cloth. The maceration
may be performed by rubbing in a
teacup or other convenient vessel with
a heavy spoon.
Salicylic acid is used for preserving
fruit products of all kinds, including
beverages. 1t is frequently sold by
drug stores as fruit acid. Preserving
powders consisting entirely of sail
cylic acid are often carried from house
to house by agents. 1t may be detect
ed as follows:
Between two and three ounces OF
the liquid obtained from the fruit
products, as described above, are
placed in a narrow bottle holding five
ounces, about quarter of teaspoon
full of cream of tartar Tor better, a
few drops of sulphuric acid) is added,
the mixture shaken for two or three
minutes, and filtered into a second
small bottle. Three or four table
spoonfuls of chloroform are added to
the clear liquid in the second bottle
and the liquids mixed by somewhat
vigorous rotary motion, poured into
an ordinary glass tumbler and allowed
to stand till the chloroform settles out
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
-IoNEY IN THE GARDEN.

The family garden usually pays a
or ater profit on the labor bestowed
on it than any other portion of the
farm, even when managed by the old
fashioned method of small plats and
beds and hand cultivation. This be-
ing the case, it surely can be made to
pay a much greater ratio of profit by
planning to plant every thing posi-
BILE in long rows far enough apart
so as to work them with horse and
cultivator, thus greatly relieving
your own muscles. And the saving in
cost of civilizations is only small
part of the benefit Of the long row
arrangement 1t will naturally lead
to a much more frequent and thorough
cultivation of our garden crops.
Many farmers are prone to neglect the
garden on account of their field crops,
and as under their management the
manual labor in the former is much
greater, they are more inclined to give
their time and attention to the lat
ter which might not be the case were
it so arranged that the labor was no
greater. The important advantage of
d frequent stirring of the surface soil
among all our growing crops, we are
convinced it is too often greatly I'M
hderestimated. 1t is said that it pays
10 hoe the cabbage every morning dur
ing the early part of the season, and
although this may be carrying it to
the extreme, we are convinced that a
more frequent cultivation than is
primarily given might prove profita-
Z BILE. The frequent breaking of the
crust admits of a freer circulation of
the air to the roots, and aids them to
make the most of all the dews and
rains which fall. The manufacture
and assimilation of plant food gets on
more rapidly and to a certain extent,
cultivation is found to be substitute
for. manure. Next to actual arrigation,
frequent and continual surface cult
walton aids in securing and retaining
moisture and supplying 1t the grow
ing plants. More moisture is lost by
evaporation through hard, compact
soil, than is used by the whole crop.
Another benefit derived from the long
row system is the almost certain en-
largement of the frnit and vegetable.
.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
SUMMER SHADE FOR POULTRY

When poultry are confined during
the summer to yards of varying di-
inensions, there must be a certain
amount of shade provided in order to
keep them in the best condition. The
shade of a building for a portion OF
the day is all right, although the
shade of bushes or trees is more de-
sirable. If the poultry yard is located
where it is not possible to obtain
shade in the manner indicated, it is
a good plan to either train vines over
q portion of the poultry fence on the
sunny side. In few weeks this will
be high enough to provide consider
able shade and as it grows, of course,
will furnish more shade.
If it is possible to locate the poul-
try yard where there are bushes or
trees of no particular value it will be
a good plan to arrange it in this way,
so that the fowls may have the bene-
fit not only of the shade, but of dust
ing in the soil under the trees or
plants.
If fair amount of shade is provid-
ed during the summer with an abund-
ance of fresh, cool water during the
day, and the fowls allowed to run for
an hour or two just before roosting
time, most of the breeds will bear
confinement very well. 1t will be a
little hard on the smaller and more
active fowls like the Leghorns, but
the Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks
will stand the confinement and keep
in good condition
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
Girl Horsebreaker.

Miss Winnonah Won Ohl,, New
Jersey girl 20 years old, is making
quite a reputation as a horsebreaker.
Five years ago, slender slip of a
girl, she went to South Dakota with
her mother, who had been sent thither
for a change of climate. Miss Win
nonah learned to ride bronchos out
there and on returning east she took
to training and breaking horses, in
which work she has been remarkably
successful. She has never sustained
any injury while thus engaged.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13

in the bottom. Shaking is avoided, as
it causes an emulsion which is difficult
to break up. AS much as possible of
the chloroform layer (Which now con-
tains the salicylic acid) is removed
without any admixture of the aque-
GUS liquid) by means of medicine
dropper and placed in a test tube or
small bottle with about an equal
amount of water and a small fragment
"a little larger than a pinhead-of
iron alum. The mixture is thoroughly
shaken and allowed to stand till the
chloroform again settles to the bot
tom. The presence of salicylic acid
is then indicated by the purple color
OF the upper layer of liquid.
DETECTION OF BENzoIc ACID.
Benzoic acid also is used for pre-
serving fruit products. Extract the
sample with chloroform as in the case
Of salicylic acid; remove the chlOro-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Prune the orchard now and cut out
useless branches. Leave more limbs
that will give symmetry to the tree.
How is your woodpue, is it low
down? The old dead apple trees cut
up will replenish it, and now is the
time
The tree that blew over is not
worth pushing up, for it will blow
over again. Make firewood Of it and
plant a new one in it's place.
Sweden has a law requiring the
planting of two trees for every one
cut down. Why wouldn't that be a
good idea in this country?
If the cellar is warm, look out for
rotting apples. Do not keep the Gel
lar shut up tight, open it at night
and let in the air, and close it on
warm days in the morning.
Plant memorial trees on the birth
days of your children and they will
always have a monument. OF course
if the birthday comes in midwinter,
better wait until spring to plant.
1t is interesting to note how well
trees remember good care that they
have received the previous season.
Really large share of the thrift of
a tree depends upon the store Of
nourishment and vitality laid up the
year before.
Wrap long stemmed rose bushes
with rye straw or gunny sacking.
The object is not to prevent freezing,
but to guard against alternate thaw-
ing and freezing out and to moder.
ate sudden changes in weather.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13

in. My feet and ankles swelled up, my
hands pulled, and became so tense I
could hardly close them. had great
difficulty in breathing, and my heart
would fiutter with the least exertion.
could not walk far without stopping
again and again to rest Since using
four boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills the
bloating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
GARDEN NOTES.

1t is a question with gardeners
whether it pays to stake tomatoes or
let them grow their natural way
upon the ground. I have tried near
ly all ways. and unless I am growing
only few plants for home use, pre-
fer simply to trim the vines of some
of the leaves and let them alone, but
if one wishes to grow some fancy fruit
II is best to trellis or stage.
My method of stalking is simple,
easy and not expensive. l set a post
at each end of every row of plants,
and then stretch No. IL. then trim
off all the lower leaves of the plants
and tie it to the lath.
I cut the back ends of the vines
and arrange them so that the fruit
will be exposed to the light as much
as possible. By this method I have
been able to secure ripe, choice fruit
ten days earlier than ON those which
we're allowed their "own sweet will"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13

Bees do not swarm every year, but
only such years as give bountiful
supply of honey. 1t seems by natural
instinct they can, at least to some ex-
tent, foretell the season. 1t requires
a good honey flow to induce them to
swarm, and in this they seldom make
a mistake. We have very frequently
noticed that when little or no attempt
is made to swarm, and also at a time
of a very good honey flow, that it fol-
lowed a poor honey season. On the
other hand, when it seemed that all
energy was bent in the direction of
swarming, a large crop of honey was
the result. Bees often make all prep
arations for swarming, and the swarm
is due to come of, but they failed to
come, and swarming was given up for
the time being, the surplus queens or
queen cells being destroyed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
Laundry work at home would be

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
Little Girls Desire.

Mabel had always worn hfgh-topped
shoes, much to hr own dissatisfaction.
and one day while admiring her moth
er's slippers she said: Mamma,
can't l have a pair Of low-necked
shoes next summers"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13
Scriptures in Russia.

1t is raher remarkable that, not
withstanding the disturbed conditions
of affairs in Russia last year, the
British and Foreign Bible society re-
ports banner year in. the circulation
of Scriptures, over 800, 900 copies being
distributed in European Russia, be-
sides very large number in Siberia.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-13

dropsical condi-
ton without be-
ing aware that
it was due to
kidney trouble.
The early stages
were principally
backache and
bearing do W n
pain, but I went
along without
worrying much
until dropsy set