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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-01-06
Animal Instinct.

Animal instinct is not always in.
fallible, Professor Bonier told the
French Academy Of Sciences. AS an
example he described Investigations
carried out recently by Prof. Roubaud
In the life Of wasps.
They have, 1t seems, a parasite, or
tiny gnat, which deposits its larvae in
the cells inhabited by the wasps. The
larvae destroy the wasp's own larvae.
The dead larvae are then devoured by
the wasps themselves and by that act
they free the parasites which would
otherwise die off.
To that error the wasps add an
other; the parasite gnats in their turn
have an enemy in a microscopic in
sect which lays its eggs in the gnats'
larvae. The wasps do not seem to be
able to distinguish between friend and
enemy; they destroy these eggs which
would have produced valuable allies
for them in the struggle for life.
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Nurses "Trade Mark"

AS an example of trade marks, have
you ever noticed the hands of the hos
pital nurse? The soft white hand
which in fiction is occupied in cooling
fevered brows does not exist, and
could not. 1t is a skilled hand, but it's
work makes it rough and chapped.
Try bathing your hands in disinfect-
ants twenty times a day and you will
find that, look after them as o may,
they will soon be scanned with cracks,
which an east wind often turns to
bleeding cuts. And as they are worked
hard for some twelve or thirteen
hours a day the nurse takes a some
what larger size in gloves than most
women. If you ever see the photo
graph of a hospital nurse you may OBJ
serve that she prefers to keep those
hands behind her back.
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Another

When the weekly" which sued us for libel
because we publicly denounced them for an
editorial attack on our claimS) was searching
for some weak spot" they thought best to
send a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Creek,
rs of our workmen and took their sworn state
ments before a Commissioner.
Did we object? No. On the contrary, we
helped all we could, for the opportunity was
too good to be lost.
Geo. Haines testified he inspected the wheat
and barley, also floors and every part OF the
factories to know things were Kept clean.
That every 80 minutes a sample or the pro-
ducts was taken and inspected to keep the
food up to standard and keep out any impur-
tiles, also that it is the duty of every man In
the factories to see that anything not right
is Immediately reported. Has been with the
Co. 10 years.
Edward Young testified had been with Co.
is years. Inspector, he and his men exam
ined every sack and car of wheat and barley
to see they were up to standard and rejected
many cars.
H.. E. Burt, Supt, testified has been with
Co. over 10 years. Bought only the pest
grain obtainable. That the CO. kept a corps
of men who do nothing but keep things clean,
bright and polished.
Testified that no ingredient went into Grape
Nuts and Postum except those printed in the
advertising. No possibility Of any foreign
things getting into the foods as most of the
machinery is kept closed. Asked II the rae
tory is open to the public, said yes" and 1T
took from two to three guides constantly to
show visitors through the works Said none
of the processes were carried on behind closed
doors.
AT this point attys. for the weekly" tried
to show the water used was from some out
side source. Testified the water came from
Co.'S own artesian wells and was pure.
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GOT HIS soBRIQUET EARLY
"Ronest John" Kelly Proved His Right
to the Title Long Before
Manhood.

There have been many stories about
the name in which Honest John"
Kelly, the ex-umpire, first got his nick
name. Mr.. Kelly himself, according
to a New York letter, holds that it
came to him naturally, for even as a
small boy the purity Of his soul shone
through his face. Il think the first
time l was ever called Honest John
was when / was quite a youngster,"
said Kelly. "a man engaged as an
ambulatory salesman of tinware OBJ
served the ingenious countenance l
presented to the world nd'hailed me.
You look honest, boy said he. What
might your name be?' John said l,
quite simply. .John,-just like that.
Then hold my horse while l go in
the saloon and get a drink said he.
And so l held his horse while he went
in the saloon and got a drink. But
this was on lower Ninth avenue, in a
day when the avenues honors went
to the man who could clean the most
cops in a given time. By and by the
gang came along and beheld that
wagon full Of tinware. The peddler
was detained within by a sore thirst,
and they took the tinware. And then
they came back and took the cush-
ions off the wagon. Eventually, be-
coming daring, they unhitched the
wagon and took it away. True to my
trust, I stood there, holding the horse.
And by and by the peddler came out
of the saloon and sized up the situa-
ton. Well said he warmly, you're
Honest John, all right. You saved the
horse.'"
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Now About Clean Food
Another Splendid Opportunity to
Bring Out Facts
Splendid Opportunity to
Bring Out Facts

He testified the workmen were frst-class,
high-grade and inspected by the Co.'S physi-
clan to be sure they were all in proper phys
ical condition; also testified that state reports
showed that Co. pays better wages than the
average and he thought higher than any in
the state.
F. B. Martin, Asst. Supt., testified Grape
Nuts made of wheat, barley, yeast and
water. Anything else? "No, sir" Postum
made of Wheat, Wheat Bran and New Orleans
Molasses. Statements made on his expert
ence Of about 10 years with Co.
Testified bakers are required to wear fresh
white suits, changed every other day. Said
had never known any of the products being
sent out that were below the high standard
of inspection. Asked If any one connected
with the Postum Co. had instructed him how
to testify. Said, mo, sir"
Horace Brown testified has been with Co. 9
years. Worked in Grape-Nuts bake shop.
Testified the whole of the -four is composed Of
Wheat and Barley. Attys. tried to confuse
him, but he insisted that any casual visitor
could see that nothing else went into the flour.
Said machinery and floors always kept clean.
So these men were examined by the Week
ly" lawyers hoping to find at least one who
would say that some under-grade grain was
put in or some unclean condltlon was Iouhu
somewhere.
But it was no use.
Each and every man testified to the purity
and cleanliness.
As a sample, take the testimony Of Luther
w. Mayo.
Testified been with Company about 10 years.
Tow working in the bakery department max
IL Grape-Nuts. Testified that the ovens and
oors are kept clean and the raw products as
they go in are kept clean. Also that the
wearing apparel of the employees has to be
q anged three times a week.
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WALL OF BROKEN CHINA
Detroit Woman Constructs Unique
Mosaic, Very Patchwork Of Porce-
lain, In Her Home.

Mrs. Denler, wife Of Capt. John Den
Ter, Of Garfield avenue police station,
has built a wall of china in her resi-
dence, 300 Dragon avenue, and it is
a question in the minds of her neigh
bors whether her feat does not rival
that of building the Chinese wall.
Old smashed china! Laid In kaleid.
oscopic patterns, with a keen view to
color effects and size. A very patch.
work of porcelain, bisque and glass
Heads OF Dresden shepherdesses, ex
ecuted In some catastrophe Of dust
ing; triangular scraps of white and
ruby glass, emerald and amber bits Of
lemonade Jugs long gone to perditioni
heads Of powdered marquises once the
proud center of a plate, now diademed
with glazed crowns that once did hum
bier duty as a breakfast cup; umbrel
Ia knobs and broken coffee pots are
imbedded In this wonderful wall,
among a hundred other things. Every.
thing lost is Saved"
Mrs. Denler looked at her work
with satisfs elton, as, pointing with
lust pride to the highly enameled
metal ceiling of her unparalleled sun
parlor and the neatly boarded varnish.
ed floor, she said: II did it myself.
Laid the floor, put four coats of pain,
on the ceiling, lathed the walls, put
on the hard walI-did everything.
I have saved old china for years.
explained this pattern Of housewives
Some of 1t because 1t was a house.
hold treasure and the rest because !
meant to do something with the pieces
I really valued some day. didn't
know what. Finally, this idea came
to me, and I got all my friends col
lecting, too.%
The china-walled conservatory is
lined with Towering plants and
palms, heated to the same tempera-
ture In winter az it gets in summer
from its southern exposure, and
equipped with arm-chairs and a phono
graph. Over 1t fly snow-white pigeons,
and behind 1t tiny chickens peck.
Many a piece, in it's slow and pain.
full formation, has a family history for
which it stands immutable. Not an
angle protrudes from the sleek coat Of
plaster that meets carefully with ev-
cry jagged edge; the colors have been
harmonized with the care of a jewel
maker. 81 used to put the pieces un-
der water to decide how to lay them,"
said Mrs. Denler. "They look pref.
tier that way, and you get the effect
better. It's funny the way people
stand outside the house and watch.
When I play my pianola I can collect
an audience in two minutes any night,
And I don't mind a bit. Any one who
wants to come and see my wall is
Free Press.
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Why Men Are Not Monkeys.

mother eminent scientist Is devot-
his talent and industry to the task
associating mankind with the mon
7 tribe or tribes, and Of proving
t, If the monkey is not a man, he
at least a near relative. With all
, respect for the noted scientist in
,stion, we beg to suggest that per-
IS the study of monkeys and the
,rt to connect them with the hui
n race can be carried a little too
It is not disputed-perhaps it is
'ond dispute-that the monkey Is
rsically related to mankind; but in
soul, the divinity of mind and in
ect, the monkey seems to be just
distant from men, just as far be-
human beings, Is most of the
Rooted animals. Indeed, some in
ts-the ant for example-show far
re intelligence than the monkey. It
imply the fact that the monkey is
hideous ~caricature of man that
kes 1t interesting-but it is nothing
e than a caricature-Henry Mann
he Columbian.
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GOT 1T.
Got Something Else, Too.

II liked my coffee strong and I
drank 1t strong" says a Pennsylvania
woman, telling a good story, "and al
though l had headaches nearly every
day l just would not believe there
vas any connection between the two.
/ had weak and heavy spells and pal
pitation of the heart, too, and al
though husband told me he thought 1t
was the coffee that made me SO poor
ly, n did not drink it himself for he
said it did not agree with him, yet I
loved my coffee and thought I Just
couldn't do without it.
"One day a friend called at NV
home-that was a year ago. 1 spoke
about how well she was looking and
she said:
eyes, and I feel we'll, too. It's be.
u l am drinking Postum in place
of ordinary coffee
Il said. What is Postum?
Then she told me how it was a
food-drink and how much better she
felt since using 1t in place of coffee or
tea, so I sent to the store and bought
a package and when it was made &C.
cording to directions it was so good
1 have never bought a pound of coffee
since. l began to improve immediate
ly.
IT cannot begin to tell you how
much better l feel since using Postum
and leaving coffee alone. My health
is better than it has been for year,
and l cannot say enough in praise of
this delicious food drink
Take away the destroyer and out
a r%ebuilder to work and Nature will
do the rest. That's what you do when
Postum takes coffee's place in your
diet. There's a Reason"
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read h above letter. A r.-
one appears from time to time. nv
are genuins, true, and full Of tr1ss
Interests
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Left Both Satisfied.

It all happened on n of those few
surviving pay-after-you-enter cars.
"Oh, 1 insist on paying, Gladys" said
the brunette. You paid coming
down"
mo, 1 shall pay" declared Gladys
with equal frmness. What if l did
pay coming down-didn't you buy that
last package of gum"
Let me settle the quarrel, ladies'"
suggested the diplomatic conductor.
why not use the denatured form OF
Dutch treat?"
Whats that?"
well, you each pay the others
fare"
And that was the way they solved
1t. "-Cleveland Leader.
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Breaking II Gently.

Callahan was stopped on the street
by Father Clancy. h good priests
c~ountenance took on a sad expires.
sion.
Whats this, l hear, Callahan
asked he, about your breaking Ho-
cams head last night? And the two
of you friends for years."
Callahan seemed somewhat taken
back. Sure, l vas compelled to dc
1t, your reverence" he explained apollo
getically, but out of consideration
for that same frindliness, l broke II
gintly, your ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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His Ruling Passion.

The young man waited for the mil
lionaire's reply.
e" don't blame you for wanting to
marry my daughter" said the latter.
"And now how much do you suppose
you and she can worry along on?"
The youth frightened up.
IL think" he cheerfully STAN
mered, that 5000. 900 well invested,
would produce a sufficient income.
The millionaire turned back to his
papers.
Very WE'LL" he said, II will give
you 500, 600, providing you raise a
similar amount"
And the young man went away sor-
rowing.
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His Shiny Coat,

Well" said the man with the shiny
t, 81 guess I'll have to paint her.
taken it to the tailor, but he says
can't do anything with 1t. He says
nap or whatever 1t is, the woolly
face, is all worn off and it's cotton
.erneath and you can't do anything
i.-h that. You can sponge it and take
little of the shine off it, but the min
tie you sit back in it, rub it against
omething, 1t gets all shiny again;
nd that I know to be a fact. And nov
guess I'll have to paint her.
"She looks now as if she was var
lished, and what I'm going to do is
% get a small can of dull finish paint
without any varnish in it and I'm go
ng to try that first on the sleeves,
md If it works all right there I'm go
ing to paint her all over. I can't
stand a shiny coat; 1 must have her
dull finish somehow"
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We,re ALI Her Eriends.

A pretty story of Miss Ellen Terry
and a gallant young playwright has
gone the rounds of the Players club.
Miss Terry attended in New York
the first night of this playwright's
latest work and at the end of the
third act he was presented to her.
She congratulated him warmly.
1T is very good" she said. Your
play is very good, indeed, and I shall
send all my American friends to see
it."
I'm that case" said the playwright,
with a very low and courtly bow, my
little piece will sell 3d. 900 tickets"
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Or the Dou,

A small West Philadelphia boy may
be an author some day. He has just
finished his first essay. 1t is on a dog.
"A dog is an animal with four legs,
A tale and pants but be eve changes
hem. He wags his tale when he is
glad and sits on it when he is sorry. A
log Is a useful animule because he bites
burglars but he is more trouble than
he is worth when he tracks mud on
The carpet. A bulldog is the king of
'beests."
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'urnIng Cemeteries Into Parks.

urnin9 cemeteries into PARKS.
10 well-known landscape architect,
yard Evarts Weed, writing In Sub.
n Life for November, says that
e can be but n solution Of the
graveyard problem, and that is to
70 the graveyards into public
KS. Continuing, he says: The city
3alt, Ontario, has solved the prob
in a most interesting way, and
example may well be followed by
er cities. Some years ago there
, an abandoned graveyard, Just ad-
ling the business district, which
taken in hand by the park board
made into a public park. The
numents we're gathered together
| used to make the supports Of a
COLA, while the headstones were
ced between these supports, facing
b inside and outside. This pergola
/; a cement floor. Some of the in
options a be read quite plainly,
| others are too weatherbeaten to
made out. Lincoln Park, Chicago,
s once a graveyard. Eastside park
Lansing, Mich, a the first Gene
y Of that city, and a public play
,und in Wabash, Ind, was a grave-
ID until two years ago."
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Art CritIcIsm.

Robert Henri, the painter, condemns
ed at a dinner in New York a certain
English art critic.
."This chaps observations make me
think of Whilks," said Mr.. Henri.
"Whilks, visiting a downtown stu
dio, said:
"By Jove, you know, that landscape
looks familiar!!'
"That's not a landscape" said the
artist, in a tone of annoyance. That's
a portrait of Gobsa Golde, the wheat
king
"Why, of course said the other.
No wonder 1 recognized it. Mr.. Cold
is one of my childhood friends"
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Old Women In Maine.

Gray has a quintet Of ladies whose
age is owe ninety years. Mrs. Enoch
Merrill's age is ninety-nine years and
eleven months, while Mrs. Lois B.
Small reached her ninety-eight birth
day on November 6, and both there
ladies are bright and active. Mrs.
Mary A. Frank Vas n~inety-six last
September, and is in her usual health.
Mrs. Hannah T. Rowe is %ninety-one;
Mrs. Mary Leighton also is n~inety-one.
-Kennebec Journal.
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Q. Do you use Postum or GrapeNuts your
self at all?
A. Yes, 1 use them at home.
@. If from your knowledge of the factory
which you have gained in your ten years at
the factory you believed that they were dirty
or impure in any way, would you use them?
A. do not think 1 would. No.
Asked II any one on behalf of the Company
had asked him to testify in any particular
manner. Stated NO"
All these sworn dispositions were carefully
excluded from the testimony at the trial, for
they wouldn't sound well for the weekly"
Think of the fact that every man swore, to
the purity and cleanliness so that the Atty.
for the Weekly" was forced to say in open
court that the food was pure and good.
What a disappointment for the Weekly"
But the testimony showed:
All of the grain used in Grape-Nuts, Postum
and Post Toasties IS the highest standard
possible to obtain.
AN parts Of the factory are kept scrupulous-
ly clean:
None Of the workmen had been told how to
TESTIFY.
Most of them have been from 10 to Is years
with the Co. and use the products on their
tables at home.
why do their families use the products,
Grape-Nuts, Postum and Post Toasties, that
they, themselves, make?
There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek. Mich.
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A YOUNG. PHILOSOPHER.

Time is a relative quantity. Some
minutes eem III, hours and some
hours e like rdnutes. How to con-
troll this flight Is beyond any person.
but the little by mentioned below
seems to have progressed pretty well
for a youngster.
The teacher ws surprised to see
that he remained perfectly idle all
through recess, and accordingly asked
him why he did Tot play.
cause" he sad, slowly, ut makes
recess too quick L I play, and l want
1t to la-a-ast!"-Youth's Companion.
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SOME ARE BORN LIARS
OTHER PEOPLE ARE INvETERATE
TRUTH TELLERs.
Mr.. kaWkington Discusses Perennial
Question, ais Lying Ever Justi-
fable ?"-Being Found Out Has
Important Bearing on Subject.

Some people r natural born liars
nd then" said Mr.. Harrington, I'VE
1eet some occasionally who are invet-
rate truth t~ellers, and l don't know
fhich makes the more trouble, II
ither makes any, for we are apt to
lake allowances for both. The nat
raj born liar when we have come to
now him we discount, and we are
able to be tender to those who come
nder the lash of the ruthless truth
sller.
II suppose that most people are not
ars; their conscience or the fear OF
,neenuences makes them tell the
t I dare say that with most
ere are times when we are
to lie, and whether lying Is
tifable is a problem with
ortals have wrestled since
morals were first invented.
settled this in my own~mind
I know that there are times
3 truth would infict needless
fancy that we most of us in
situation are governed as to
. shall do by our opinion as to
or not a lie so told would
found out by the person lied
the effect upon him then OF
scoyery.
is a complicated question, and
as l am concerned any lying
- he nnnndCQrU Or
such circumstances / always
somebody else to do, for one
because 1 am myself such a
ar. l can't tell a lie without
H ag plainly in face and manner
lat l am saying is a lie; l am
t bungling liar, while l have
persons who could lie with an
t inspired perfect confidence.
these have been usually per-
no lied in what they believed to
good cause, whose lies, II any
. SO, were harmless; persons
led to spare others; and who
have cut off their hands rather
ell a mean or malicious life that
cause others pain.
the same time, to be a success
II of any sort one must be pc
ly constituted; he need not be
ut a conscience, but / should say
le would need to have his con-
se more or less under control;
ec~essarily stifed, but controlled.
not speaking here of the base
whom we generally know, but OF
gentle liars who would not harm
but who might lie for what they
ved to be a good purpose, and
though far better than we, can
r more successfully.
lriously constituted we certainly
and as we journey through life,
'onted by many problems. there
be occasions when we are tempt
say things that are not SO; but
ire most of US pretty poor liars,
really the only safe and right way
is all, 1 suppose, is to stick to the
always; though that may at
S be hard for the liars natural
j"
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~Hard-Hearted JUDGE,

The Sympathetic Pal = Wotcher,
Bill! You looks, bad; been laid up?
Bill-Yes, sort of. 'Aven't been
outer doors for three munfs.
The Sympathetic Pal-Wot was the
matter wiz yer?
Bill-Nuffin'; only the judge wouldn't
believe 1.-THE Sketch.
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Seats of the Mighty.

Have you investigated those
charges against Biggun YETI" asked
the intimate friend.
Not yet" answered the distin-
guished statesman who was a mem
Der of the investigating committee.
"All we have done is to hold an in
formal meeting and decide that he
isn't guilty"
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Tho Primitive Man.
Jones Is so dreadfully primitive"
"Whaf,o hfa latnaf7o

Whats his latest?"
why, we were at the opera house
the other night and a stage hand re-
moved q table and Jones yelled 'Supe!
suDe!' We were dreadfully mortified"
Il was at a dinner the other night
and Jones sat next to me. When he
saw the row of spoons and forks and
knives beside his plate, he beckoned to
the waiter. Say, boy he hoarsely NUT
tered. I guess you spilled the spoon
holder!'"
well, it's lucky he's rich"
"Ain't TT"
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-Iife,a Nari.d Intaresta-

THE weather's ather bad, isn't itf"
asked the young woman.
Eyes," replied tie nonchalant youth.
Lucky thing it Is Helps conversation.
It would be a deadly bore to go on for
yer saying it's a pleasant day"
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Same Tnlnu.

Joakley-You're right; most people
worry over what they haven't got,
but 1 know certain people who worry
because of what they have.
Coakley-That so? What have they?
Joakley - Nothing.-The Catholic
Standard and Times.
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You Sick

or AiIing? r aSs', sa. s ssnalas
curative powers, peculiarly adapted to
restore health and strength In just
such a condition as you are up against
1t has been doing this for more than
a third Of a century. It's legions of
benefited friends telling of health re-
stored, ~sufferings ended, are found
everywhere. Give 1t a chance to help
you out by getting a bottle today.
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A Discouraqinu View.

I'VE must investigate this affair."
said the rural official.
whats the use?" responded Farm
er Corntossel. " l never saw an inves-
tfgation that changed anybody's per-
sonal likes and dislikes."
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Blue Monday.

do you know why we call this day
Blue Monday"
Maybe it's because SO much blue
ing is used."-Judge.
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The Cache.

Knicker-We are told to do our
shopping early.
Bocker-I know it; my wife has al
ready concealed a forty-nine-cent tie
in the top bureau drawer.