The Detroit times., 1910-11-22

asserts, and the man who says ne can
locate water supplies by its use' Is
pretender.
NO appliance, either mechanical or
electrical" says Fuller, has yet been
devised that will detect water III
places where plain common sense VIII
not show it's presence just as We'll
The uselessness OF the divining ROD Is
indicated by the fact that II may De
worked AZ will by the operator, that
he fails to detect strong water cur
rents i'm tunnels and other tree
courses that AFFORD no surface indica-
tons OF water. and that his location
lin regions where water flows In we'll
defined channels are no more success
ful than mere guesses. In fact, It's
operators are successful only In re-
sions where ground water occurs in a
definite sheet In porous material. In
such regions few failures 70 nho
water can occur. for wells can get
water almost anywhere.
This exposure OF the divinins roo
| fraud. however. is only side feature
of the report. IL tells farmers ABOUT
the various kinds OF rocks and de'
posits that contain and convey under
ground water, the advantages ana dis-
advantages OF different kinds OF wells
boring methods and measures for the
protection OF springs and wells IRON
pollution.
Roof Cutters Must Go.
The innocent roof gutter OF the
states. where the sparrows chirp and
spring rain drips with musical cad
ence. Is a thing OF horror ana meh-
ace to human life down on the 18TH
mus of Panama.
In newly constructed houses the
roof gutter Is eliminated entirely ana
! decree has just been issued by the
governor of Panama empowering
! the health officers TO tear down he
fective roof cutters II the owners oi
houses don't take the initiative and
do IL themselves.
Defective cutters are thosein when
pools of water collect. in which mos.
quitoes-the yellow fever standard
bearers OF tropical climates-may
hatch and begin their lives so fun OF
deadly evil.
A few years ago a roof gutter was
| looked upon as entirely harmless III
the Isthmus or Panama. There were
so many pools and swamps and quag-
mires that the mosquito had most of
| the world TO choose from as an aoid-
/ ing place. But the sanitary sharks
narrowed that domain down amazing
! " once they got to work. The swamps
were drained or coated with oil. The
pools were dried up and the quag-
| mires put ont OF business. Now IL is
hard for the poor insect 10 md
home except in some antiquated roof
gutter where the water gathers In
small pools in which they may md
refuge TO build a modest domicile and
hatch their young.
| The inspectors say that roof gut
! ters are bad anywhere and il is quite
possible that they will come under the
ban in the United States as soon as
the common people-thet is. every
body but the doctors-realize that
they may be harboring the deadliest
kind OF malaria at the sill of the gable
| window
Expenses Pile Up In Brazil.
American employers need not DC
surprised 10 receive lusty expense ac
counts from travelling statesmen sent
into Brazil. says Commercial Agent
| Turner. In a report TO the govern
ment In Pernambuco. city OF loo.
900 population. he asked an American
| salesman. travelling with three trunks
hayi a total weight OF not over soc
| pounds. as TO his expenses. This was
the result:
| IN cost 50 TO bring the trunks from
the steamer TO the shore and $3.50 to
! haul them to an empty room Tor ex
thibit. This storeroom was up one flight
OF stairs. over a shop. The salesman
hired a man for SO cents TO sweep
down the stairs and make them pre-
sentable. He had TO buy boards at
Sc cents each for his benches, on
which TO spread his goods. He EN-
ployed a carpenter TO make him four
simple horses on which 70 lay his
tables. The cost OF the lumber and
horses was $3.50 A man charged 80
cents for carrying the outfit 10 the
hired room The salesman then
bought 80 cents worth OF wrapping
paper TO cover his benches and pro-
ceeded to unpack his wares for in
spection. He had to pay a months
rent for the room, although he eX-
pected to be there only two weeks.
The room rented for SIS month. II
cost that salesman $40 before he had
shown his goods to person.
Another salesman from Europe
told me Il always cost him twice what
| had enumerated 10 get started be-
cause he had eight trunks OF Euro
pean goods and he required larger
room.
The steamships do not land their
messengers. who must get ashore the
best way they can. Each passenger Is
compelled to hire a rowboat usually
after considerable decker The boat
man lowers the baggage over the
ships side into his boat. The pas
senger descends long flight OF stairs
and upon reaching the bottom. takes
his chances when the stairway and
small boat meet and steps aboard.
The Journey 10 shore is accomplished
and the baggage deposited on land.
when the boatman's fees are payable.
The dicker with the land man to haul
the luggage TO destination then be-
gins This. when arranged ends in
having the lot deposited in room.
always at cost entirely out OF pro-
portion TO the value OF the service.
Will Urge Rural Education.
The education OF children in rural
districts In accordance with the back
10 the farm movement" Ia to be en-