The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

proposes to open buffalo farm and
1t has herds of reindeer in Alaska. A
curious feature is the probable intro
duction of the hippopotamuses for the
swainps OF the south. I am told also
that ono man has made a fortune in
skunks which he rcars for their skins
We have thousands OF men and wo-
men nursing chickens. Uncle Sam has
new methods OF fowl raising. and quite
number of people are making liv-
ing by breeding Euincas for game.
Our poultry crop is worth as much as
the cotton crop. the hay crop or the
wheat crop.
Uncle Sam, Doctor.
Another interesting work OF Uncle
Sam is the care he is now exercising
over the health of his children. The
government has scores Of scientists in
vestigating diseases OF animal and
men We are wiping ont tho mos
qutoes and Strengthening the flies that
bring typhoid fever. We take the
temperatures of the cows to learn
whether they have consumption, ana
we tell just how their milk should be
treated. Uncle Sam is also inspecting
the drugs and meats. He protects you
from bad liquor and tells just how much
alcohol there Is in every bottle OF wine
and beer. i.
lie is also testing foods and food
values and lays down rules by which
you may grow lean or fat lie has
cooking schools which arc Studying
how TO prepare meats and vegetables.
and tells YOU just what TO eat to he
come the best man physically and men
tally. mr.
| Our National Asscts.
The government is now figuring UP
| how much we are worth. For the past
| several years II has had an army OF
! investigators estimating our crops AMI
| mails and foods. and these ngures are
now about ready for use. They show
/ that we have 100000 factories with n
capital of fifteen billion dollars They
! give the wages of every state OF the
Union and as we'll MS a FUN count or
Uncle Sans children. This has been
done by the census, the work OF when
| includes new facts of grea, human In
] tcrest. G 6
| Uncle Sun,- Detective.
; One of the interesting phases or
| Uncle SANS work is the pursuit OF
srrimc and his efforts to protect his
children from frauds This has been
iinaugnarted within the past few years,
and It now forms great network
which gathers in the robbers from tho
counterfeiters 10 the trust magnates
| There are hundreds OF these detcc-
tives and spies. There are the corpora
tion detectives who are looking into
the books of the trusts and the rail-
roads There are detectives who are
examining false weights and measures.
custom house spies who are after the
ismuEglers; Internal revenue spies who
are hunting the moonshincrs ami trea-
sury detectives who are chasing the
| counterfcitcrs. This sphere OF crime
| Is very extensive. and the officials are
| Increasing their work of prevention.
Some OF the most interesting revela-
lions of the present are those which re-
late TO frauds through the mails and
| to the destruction of fake mining
schemes. land schemes and plantation
schemes OF one kind or anoNlor
Government Schemes for the Sailor.
| The government is also doing great
deal for the sailors. II has & iife-sav-.
ing service with 4S9 stations. 1t guards
our coasts by 1900 lighthouses and 1t
has forty-siX lightehips and 1000 buoys.
This service saved about sixteen billion
dollars worth OF property last year,
Including vessels worth twelve millions.
II saved also 5000 lives.
! want to tell how the coasts and
ha rbors are being surveyed and des-
cribe orr enormous shipping interests.
| Including carrying trade amount