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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
LEG WEAKNESS IN CHICKENS
Be Found Story of Overlooking
of Fat Foods.

Behind leg weakness there is usual
ly TO be found the history of over
feeding of fat-producing foods. Cases
are sometimes seen in f1ocks where a
large quantity of condiments OF egg
food is given At the first appearance
Of the trouble reduce the quantity of
the reproducing foods.
: Take away corn, corn meal and con-
diments Let them have very little
meat Put the weak birds in a place
by themselves. If the fowls are crowd
ed increase the space or get rid of
some of the birds. Feed steamed cut
clover as a noon meal, whether it be
summer or winter.
If you have peas or beans boil and
add some to the morning mash. Be
sure the drinking water is pure and
give the houses extra care to see they
are In perfectly sanitary condition.
Rub the chickens legs with tine
.ture of arnica and add one-half tea
spoonful of tincture of nux vomica to
each quart of the drinking water.
Be careful not to confound leg
weakness with rheumatism In the
latter disease there is a swelling of
the joints.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
COAT FROM SILK REMNANT
Garment Much Favored In Paris
Should Receive Favor of
American Women.

Long, to cover entirely the frock be-
meath, or quantity short and forming
a part of the gown with which they
are worn, the summer coats of silk
are crying for the American woman's
favor. They have enjoyed the sane
ton of the French for several weeks,
and are being exploited here with
much promise of successful adoption.
The silk jacket built on eton lines is
approved by designers over here. The
Russian "coatees," with peplums and
ornamental belts, and the picturesque
directoire models, with big, soft revers
or shoulder capes, are also making
progress in the fashionable field. Lit
tie wraps of soft fringed silk, that are
enlarged scarfs, so to speak, are also
approved of by our importers.
Black satin coats trimmed with gold
or silver cords hint of the days of
Louis XIV, while silk wraps that re-
fleet oriental splendor in the Japanese
colorings and lines are the favorites
for evening.
So if you have silk remnant that
is puzzling you, just make it into a
summer coat, and you will be in line
with Paris and ahead of many Ameri-
cans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08

regard to SO important an article of
feminine attire. The accident in
question occurred when a young wom-
an was alighting from a taxi-auto
She fell and broke a leg, and re-
ceived distressing bruises on her
head and face.
A leading man dressmaker of Paris,
on being interviewed on the hobble
skirt as dangerous evil declares it
was brought here by certain fair
Americans. and that reputable ma
keTs of Paris modes have always op-
posed it. 1t is only worn. said he,
by women who specially desire to
make themselves remarked on the
public streets. The hobble skirt has
never been acclimated here in the up
per social classes. Another grand
couturier said the hobble skirt is now
seen only in ready-made fashions,
and never was adopted by the really
elegant. This grotesque mode is soon
to disappear. as in winter it becomes
absurdly impossible for women to
manage gowns built in that manner
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
CURE FOR DEADLY DISEASE
Discovery at Rockefeller Institute Is
Declared Beneficial in In
fantile Paralysis.

Philadelphia discovery that may
lead to a cure for infantile paralysis,
a deadly disease of childhood believed
to be epidemic at present, is an
nounced by Drs. Simon Flexner amid
Paul A. Lewis of the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research in New
York city.
The announcement appears in the
journal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION.
AS a result of experiments on mon
keys inoculated with the virus that
causes infantile paralysis, a serum
has been found that in some cases
prevents the disease from developing
and in others cures it soon after it
appears.
The investigators also have found
it is possible to vaccinate monkeys
with an immune" serum which will
prevent them contracting the disease
Infantile paralysis attacks all
classes of children. If victim does
recover it almost invariably is de-
formed for life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Beginner May Achieve His Ambition
for $1,000 to 5,o00-BipIane
Is Easiest.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS any ordinarily
active man, on deciding to learn to
fly, may achieve his ambition in
less than months time. provided he
is prepared to spend some money.
If he is content to acquire the art OF
airmanship without actually owning
an aeroplane of his own, it will cost
him $1,000 or slightly more. Should
he buy a machine his expenditure
may be $1,000 to $4,000, according to
the make and reputation of his air
craft
But the announcement Of experts
should be cited as regards the use
of monoplanes aud biplanes from the
novice's point of view. They say.
and experience certainly bears them
out, that the beginner learns to fly
more easily and more safely upon a
biplane than upon monoplane. The
reason is that when a biplane begins
to lose it's balance in the air it heels
over far more slowly than a mono
plane. thereby giving the pilot more
time to alter his levers and bring it
again upon level keel.
The damage that can be done by a
bad descent was indicated rather
quantity by one airman of expert
ence, who contends that you can
smash up a machine apparently quite
badly. and yet the repair will not be
more than $500. An awkward land
ing, causing the breaking of a skid
or several wooden stays. will not cost
more than $40 or SIS"
To a beginner who is not well &C
quainted with aeroplane motors the
services of a special mechanic will
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
lPuJkW'|I. Alr[R21Y
l1lHS1SGd n ESV

Hot coops mean colds and roup by
and by.
Too much sun is as great an evil as
too little.
serious setback IN growth is never
fully recovered.
1t is easy to hold cockerels too long
and feed away the profits.
Market everything not making val
liable use of every kernel it eats.
If your chicks are ailing and you
don't know the reason. look for lice
One bad egg may lose a customer
and puts a question mark on the
weeks production.
Moulting is a great strain. Give
nourishing food. a little iron tonic
in the water is good.
Fresh bones from the butcher
shop, pounded fine. are superior to the
commercial bone meal
Green food is cheap feed. and hens
will lay much better than when kept
ON an exclusive grain diet.
The nesting places should he large
enough to allow the hens plenty of
room to turn around.
The profits with poultry are largest
when the fowls can eat what would
otherwise be thrown away.
Nine-tenths of the young chicks die
from being infested with lice and
mites. Grease on the head and under
the wings is good.
During the very hot weather the
chickens get dumpish and lose their
appetite. A change of food during
this period will help them. See that
they have plenty of pure, fresh wa.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Former Hawaiian Island School
Teacher Sells His Ohio Orchard
for Big Money.

Dayton, Wash.-A craving for APP
pies. possessed from boyhood, led to
the making of a fortune by J. l..
Dumas, former president of the Wash
ington Horticultural society, who re-
Gently sold Pomona fruit ranch, near
Dayton, for $4,000 after he had sold
upward of S125,0OO worth of apples
from the ranch. Mr.. Dumas said:
when | was teaching school In the
Hawaiian Islands in the early COS
l frequently had craving for ap-
pies. such as / had been accustomed
to eat. in the northwest before | went
to Honolulu. / often searched
through the markets of the tropical
city for apples. The best / could find
were diminutive and Of unsavory
flavor. They sold as high as five cents
apiece.
81 returned to Dayton and bought
tract of 140 acres, paying for 1t
$4,000. which represented my earn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
ARTICLES IN WICKER WORK
These Are of Almost Endless Variety
and Many of Them Are Elabor-
ately Trimmed.

Wicker articles are of almost end
less variety. Chief among them are
workbaskets in dainty designs Some
are deliberately trimmed and lined
with silk and satin, but cheaper ones
minus the high-priced trimmings are
made for those who want good sub
stantial working article.
A pretty basket is heart-shaped and
fitted with a wicker cover and ham
die of the same material. 1t is made
to stand on its own wicker legs and
not on table, and so makes it posi-
bic for the housewife to get off in
corner with the sewing instead of lit
tering up a table that is wanted for
other purposes.
These wicker work baskets are or
namental in themselves. fashioned as
they are in pretty designs and made of
brightly tinted material They can be
improved in any way the owner wish
es by the addition of satin bows.
When the work is finished the cover
of the basket is shut down and the
wicker basket stands in its corner. an
attractive addition to the furniture of
the room.
A wicker holder for the whisk brush
may also be improved in the way sug-
gested for the work basket, by the adj
dition of ribbons and bows. 1t is pic
tured on this page without these trim
mings.
The brush holders are sold this way,
but 1t is intended that the purchaser
shall finish them off TO suit herself by
weaving ribbons through the meshes
and fastening a bow to the bottom of
the holder.
A corner piece of wicker for bric-a-
brac is a popular article of furniture.
In itself ornamental and attractive,
the wicker corner piece shows off to
perfection the little ornaments that
are displayed on its shelves.
This is an article of furniture that
will furnish the housewife of original
ideas with some interesting opportuni-
ties for using originality in the matter
of additional decoration with ribbons
and bows.
Wicker work has been applied to the
knife box with advantageous results.
Anything that will lessen the weight
of this article Of utility is blessing,
for the silver alone is heavy enough
without adding to Ii the weight of
solid wooden box.
The wicker articles for the use of
the household pet must not be over
looked. Wicker sleeping baskets for
cats and dogs are made in sizes to
suit the dimensions OF the family
treasure. They can be bought of a
size to accommodate either the mastiff
or the lap dog. the kitten or the full
grown tabby.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
mo FRILLS,
Just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes a good, healthy CONNER
cial traveller suffers from poorly Sc
lected food and is lucky if he learns
that Grape-Nuts food will put him
right
A Cincinnati traveller says: About
year ago my stomach got in bad
way. l had headache most OF the
time and suffered misery. For several
months l ran down until lost about
20 pounds in weight and finally had to
give up a good position and go home.
Any food that might use seemed to
nauseate me.
MY wife, hardly knowing what to
do, one day brought home a package
of Grape-Nuts food and coaxed me to
try it. | told her it was no use but
finally to humor her / tried a little,
and they just struck my taste. 1t
was the srst food had eaten in near
~ year that did not cause any suffer
ing.
We'll, to make a long story short,
began to improve and stuck to Grape
Nuts. | went up from 135 pounds in
December to 1914 pounds the following
October.
MY brain is clear. blood all
right and appetite too much for any
mans pocketoook. In fact, am thor
oughly made over, and owe 1t all to
Grape-Nuts. talk so much about what
Grape-Nuts viii do that some of the
men on the road have nicknamed me
'Grape-Nuts,' but I stand today a
healthy, rosy-cheeked mana pretty
good example of what the right kind
of food will do.
"You can publish this If you want TO.
1t is a true statement without any
frills."
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Cultivated Product and Bad
Seasons Reduce Supply
Demand Also Increases Faster Than
SuppIy-This Answer Applies
Particularly to Strawberries
Culture Found Profitable.

Bangor, Me-Years ago during the
summer season everybody in Bangor
and eastern Maine had plenty of rasp-
berries and blueberries at low prices.
Now the berries are scarce and costly,
and people are wondering why.
There are undoubtedly many ex-
plantations and probably all of them
would be true enough, but the real
cause of it all is that the demand for
berries has increased much faster
han the supply. This answer applies
in a general way TO all berries but is
particularly true of strawberries.
The strawberry season is a long
one, beginning early in the spring and
lasting until nearly the first or Au-
gust. This was not always the case,
however, and the great length of sea-
son has been brought about by care
ful cultivation which has been made
profitable by the ever-increasing de-
nand for the product
Until recent years the wild or field
strawberries were the only ones to be
found in the market in large quaint
lies, and even then the demand was
not so large as TO make ii profitable
to pick and prepare them for the mar
ket, and those who did tht work
we're poorly paid for their labor. But
the women who live in the berry dis
trict are workers and they were glad
enough to do the work though the
wage was small.
The introduction of the large cult
waited berries from other parts tempted
the men of the families to try culti-
waited strawberries and to share with
the women the labor and the profit.
It was found to be profitable culture,
both the demand and the supply in
creased and each year the selling
price was better than that of the year
before, showing that the demand was
increasing faster than the supply.
Thus it has been up to the present
time so far as strawberries are con-
cerned, but with raspberries. blueber-
ries and blackberries conditions have
been different Blueberries have been
cultivated without trouble-in fact the
only trouble comes from the rapid
spread of the bushes after they have
once been planted, and those who
have taken any pains with blackberry
cultivation realize that they are even
more profitable to raise than strawber-
ries and just as easy to market.
With raspberries and blueberries the
natural supply of wild berries has
been depended upon, and this changes
from year TO year. the demand being
entirely dependent upon the supply
and the price being made by the
pickers.
Raspberries have to be picked one
at a time, and it is a smart picker
who can pick twenty quarts per day,
if the supply be large and the berries
plentiful, and these. at an average
price of from II to Is cents, would
give the picker from two to three dol
lars per day. But the supply of rasp-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08

game, one may always pin a tail on
a donkey" or put head on a duck"
or "go to Babylon" rs follows: The
players form a line, holding hands.
The player at lower end of the line.
whom we will call B, begins by sing.
ing the opening verse of the charming
ditty, How Many Miles to Babylon p"
TO this A (the extreme upper end of
the line) responds: Three score miles
and ten. OBJ Can get there by can
die light? CAY Oh, yes, and back
again. The chorus composed of all
the players, then takes up the refrain.
Then open the gates as high as the
sky and let King George and his
troops ride by. AS this is sung b
leads the lower part of the line to the
upper end, where they pass under the
arched arms of each two players. A
proposing the question and B answer
ing, after which the line is led up from
the opposite end, and as a conclusion
all join hands and dance together in
a ring.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
LACE FLOWER PINS LIKED
Dainty ami Charming Idea Is One of
the Best That Has Appeared
This Season.

The latest in dainty and charming
pins for wear on collars and cuffs is a
lace flower crocheted around an or
binary small safety pin. The flower
is usually in violet form. though in
white, and stands out stifiy from the
pin.
When crocheted to violet pin. il
may be used to fasten jabots of flow
ers, and it is just as pretty, though not
quite so new, as applied to the hat pin.
A set of these lovely white lace pins
three for collar, two for cuffs-two
hat pins and two sticks pins would be
prettiest present bride or a traveller
to Europe ever received.
The bar of the safety pin is crochet
ed over and over to hide the steel. In
black, with black pins, they solve the
question of what to use in mourning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Try to Come Back.

Not long ago Lord Kinnaird, who Is
slways actively interested in religious
work, paid a surprise visit to a mis-
sion school in the east end of London
and told class of boys the story of
Samson. Introducing his narrative.
his lordship added:
He was strong, became weak, and
then regained his strength, enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now,
boys, If had an enemy what would
you advise me to do?"
A little boy. after meditating on the
secret O. that great giants strength.
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
a bottle of air restorer."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Something Dreadful.

Wee Anita was listening to a story
of the Johnstown flood
What made it?" she asked
'Oh, the dam broke" replied grand
ma
The next morning she ran into her
brothers room and, climbing up on the
bed. inquired anxiously: "Buvyer.
wasn't it just drefful bout that swear
breaking and killing all dose people?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
SNAKES RID SPUDS OF BUGS
Kidding His Potato Vines
OF Pests.

Cadiz, Ohio-A new use for snakes
was discovered on the farm of Samuel
X. Mclaughlin, few miles east of
Cadiz, by Charles Albright. farmer.
He saw a garden snake coiled about
potato plant near him and killed It.
He was surprised in few moments
to see another snake coiled about the
top of a plant in another row. and
being curious to know what the snakes
could be doing in such a position. he
watched for few moments, and was
rewarded by seeing the snake gather
the potato bugs from all over the
plant and eat them whitman apparent
relish.
He allowed this snake to have its
freedom, and he says there would be
work for quite a little army of these
reptiles in his potato field.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08

DO you like Hamlet?" asked the
hostess of her unlettered. if gushing,
guest.
Indeed do" was the reply Il am
excessively fond of ii, but always pre-
fer savory TO a sweet one"
There was a momentary confusion,
and then the hostess realized that the
admiration of the guest was of a cul-
mary, not literary, character.
II gave her ham with an omelette
for breakfast next morning" said the
hostess. when telling the story
Scraps.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
Purifying the Yards.

Frequent rains and excessive heal
will cause the yards to be in a very
unhealthy condition. unless the sur.
face soil is spaded or turned under in
some manner, especially on heavy
clay locations If spading is too la.
borious. then the yards may be bene-
fitted by sprinkling them with a solu.
ton of copperas or blue-stone, dissolv-
ing one pound of the mineral in two
gallons of water and sprinkling
through the nose of an ordinary water.
ing pot. A few spoonfuls of carbolic
acid in the solution will also be of an
advantage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
LIFEGUARD CREW IN REVOLT
officials and Men Refuse to Take
Charge Of Woman's Teeth
While She Swims.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Oficials and
men of the lifeguard revolted on gal
lantry the other day when faced with
a request from young woman bather
to take charge of her false teeth while
she entered the breakers. Fearing
to lose her make-believe molars while
she was in the surf the woman boldly
approached the Leach tent and re-
quested that she be allowed to leave
the teeth until she Came out.
Startled guards refused to become
guardians of the teeth. and asked
the owner why she didn't leave them
in the bathhouse. They gasped when
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
BERRY CROP is SHORT

berries does not increase. 1t seems to
decrease. Sheep are kept in the pas
lures where the berries used to grow,
and that spoils the patch" Then
there are a few fires, and locally the
supply has fallen off rapidly in the
last few years.
In the large raspberry fields the
supply is large enough, but few peo-
pie care to travel any great distance
to obtain raspberries as they do blue
berries, because of the work of pick
ing them. difficulty of transporting be-
cause of the perishable nature of the
berries. and the fact of the season
coming so close TO that of the blue
berries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
LOCKING for Lice.

The youngsters should pc examined
frequently for signs Of the big head
lice beca use unless they are disposed
of they will kill the chicks.
[ The only thing necessary Is to rub
the heads and under parts very gently
with tiny bit of lard.
The red lice are even worse than
the big fellows and must be contin-
Iually fought. They will quickly sap
the vitality of a flock and so weaken
it that it is practically useless.
The interior of the chicken house
should be thoroughly sprayed over
every square inch with kerosene into
a gallon of which two tabIespoonfuls
of carbolic acid should be mixed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
The Farm Poultry.

With the common knowledge of the
earning of the farm fiocks have come
a desire to keep more fowls and make
their keeping special department of
the farm operations.
On most farms it will prove better
and more economical to allow the
poultry free range during favorable
weather and fence off the lawn and
garden
The gains made by chickens during
the summer are rapid and poultrymen
are fast beginning 10 realize that IL
they have large healthy birds they
must have abundant range during the
period when they are growing and de-
veloping
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
HOBBLE SKIRT is AMERICAN
Reputable Makers of Paris Modes
Shift Responsibility for Ridcu-
lous Fashion.

Paris-Apropos to an accident
which happened to fashionable
Parisienne the hobble skirt has come
in for lot of indignant denunciation,
all the more interesting in that an
American is credited with the inven-
ton of that garment and blamed for
its introduction to Paris This is.
probably, the first time the old order
of derivation has been reversed in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08
AMERICAN BREEDS ARE BEST
Mediterranean Fowls Most WONDERFUL
Family, and Great Credit Due for
Their Advancement.

1t must be admitted that the So
called Mediterranean fowls are most
wonderful family. Great credit is due
the American fancier for having done
so much for their advancement While
1t Is true that the Spanish countries
furnished the foundation for all these
fowls. the disappearing nations
have perfected them. We made the
Leghorns; England the other. But
today our Leghorns and Minorcas are
by far the best, to our fancy, but the
English-bred Anconas and Andalu-
SLAMS are their best
We pay the most attention to color
of shanks. beak, skin. and plumage:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-08

dry, brush the hair we'll for quarter
of an hour and it will look bright and
will be quite easy to dress.
Roughness round the finger nails is
very unsightly. Rub the finger tips
every night with some emolument and
sleep in cotton gloves.
Lines or wrinkles under the eyes
may be relieved by the use of a good.
pure skin food. Steam the parts af-
fected by laying hot wet cloths on
4 en- for 10 minutes, then dipping the
fingers into the skin food, massage
gently along the line taken by the
wrinkles for 10 or 10 minutes. Give
this treatment twice daily with steady
persistence, and after a month or SOS
treatment an improvement should be-
noticeable.