The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-16
MORTIFIED Anour MS socks.

WORRIED ABOUT IT'S SOCKS.
The Norfolk Landmark Is complain
ing again that it can't keep UP It's
socks and asks The Times Dispatch
for advice. But why should IT wear
socks at all? Why doesn't 1T go pare
footed as we'll as bare-hcadcd? AZ
this season OF the year, when THO
Norfolk peo.tle, especially the men,
are all the time in perfect lather
because OF the humidity in their
savannah-of-a-clim their calves
ought to be wet enough to make the
socks stick. The Landmark SUGGESTS
that Luther Burbank might be
able to devise plan Of making mold
ing-up straps grow on the legs offthe
male birds to which the hosiery could
be hitched; but this would probably
take a long time.
There Is q cheaper way, however.
Why doesn't the Landmark wear cor
sets? We can show 1t some fine specl-
mems in the show cases up on Broad
Street that would be guaranteed to
hold up anything in the way Of SOCKS
the Norfolk men wear They are made
low at the top and long at the bot
tom-we should calculate that they
would almost reach the Landmarks
knees. and they have straps made es-.
pecially for the purpose Of holding up
the very things that are worrying our
contemporary.
ON THE ExEcUTIoNO or CHICKENS.
'.Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, pure food ex-
pert of the Government, originator OF
the poison squad. has assumed a new
role.,' says the Washington Post. He
has Just submitted to the Secretary OF
Agriculture wilson his discoveries as
to the proper mode in which a chicken
must be deprived OF its life, liberty,
and pursuit OF happiness. without due
process OF wrinsing. He further un-
.dertakes to enlighten the American
people as to how Ito kill. pick, broil
and fry chicken
The reason which has impelled Dr..
Wiley to such an investigation Is that
an incompletely bled chicken when
shipped is much more likely to de-
teriorate than properly bled one. AT
least thirty per cent. of all the poultry
coming into the markets is incom-3
pletely bled." points out DIR. Wiley.
Much Of 1t is so badly bled that 1T
results in loss Of from two to i've
cents the pound. as compared with the
corresponding poultry which is we'll
sbled and in good order. Aside from
the bad appearance of incompletely
bled chickens, their keeping properties
are very inferior. The flesh loses its
firmness sooner; its flavor is not so
good; the odor OF stale flesh and finally
of putrefaction comes sooner. and in
every way the product is more perish
able.''
After advisingNthat the chicken be
starved for twenty-four hours before
slaughter. DIR. Wiley lays down the
following laws for its execution:
Grasp the chicken when killing
by the bony part of the skull. Do.
not let the fingers touch the neck.
Make small cut with small,
3sharp-pointed knife on the right side
Z of the roof of the chickens mouth,
just Where the bones of the skull end.
Brain for dry picking by thrusting
the knife through the groove which
runs along the middle line Of the roof
of the mouth until it touches the skull
midway between the eyes.
Use knife which is not moro
than two inches long, one-f fourth inch
wide, with thin. fiat handle, sharp
point and straight cutting edge.
This is very interesting and, doubt
less. Very valuable. but we cannot helm
wondering whera DR.. Wiley will next
begin Investigations. II he will tell
us how to grow those famous one
legged chickens such IS they have in.
North Carolina we shall be even more
indebted to him for his profound in
quirles into poultry life and death.
We don't believe he can tell our old
Virginia cooks anything about how
to fry chickens.
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The Increase in the population OF
Houston. Texas. during the last cen.
sus period was more than 7G per cent
But where did they come from and
why did they go there? What pro.
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