The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-28
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
REACHES UNION CITY
Night Session and Rain Prevents
Attendance.

afternoon, and soon Afterwards the nIst
big rain since the 4th OF May began to
fall. OF course there are numbers who
desired to visit the train and its many
wonderful things that are created and
produced in Tennessee, but the bulk OF
our people we're oyerioyed to see the
rain fall. At night when the opening
as per schedule took place the rain was
still falling and there was very little at
tendance.
1t is unfortunate that more OF our
people have not been able to see these
demonstrations. The educational value
Of the work is Unreasonable. No one
can possibly know how thisis unit! it
is seen. 1t is of practical, everyday
value, and the numbers and scores OF
things that could be taken home and
used to decided advantage is surpris-
ing.
The attendance at these demonstra-
tions, we are told, has far surpassed
those OF the demonstrations made last
year. At some points it ran up into
the thousands, eight and ten thousand
having viewed the exhibits in few OF
them.
7. F. Peck, the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture, is in charge, with his assist
tants who preside in the different de-
partments and branches Of the work in
the State.
Car No. is the farm car, superin-
tended by A. L. Garrison, Chief Feed,
Seed and Fertilizer Inspector. 1t deals
with soils and crops, and contains a
complete exhibit OF the soils Of Ten
nessee, forage crops, grasses, grains,
fertilizers, feeds, seeds, etc. Here are
all the different varieties grown in Ten
nessee, samples taken from counties all
over the State. The analysis OF soils
is shown and the proportion OF produc-
ing elements for the various soils OF the
State, such as has been given in lectures
here and illustrated on several occasions.
Car No. 2 was in charge Of G. M.
Bentley, State Entomologist, and ]. 5.
Ward, State Apiary Inspector. In COM
pany with Mr.. Bentley we saw some
wonderful things. He showed us the
economical insects and the tobacco and
other plant and tree destroying worms
and how they were destroyed; also the
insects that were beneficial in numbers
Of ways; how fruit was best canned and
kept in pure water without acids, and
many other useful things. Tennessee
is the nursery State Of the union and
much care is given to this branch OF
the work. Mr.. Bentley was very inter-
esting and very obliging.
Car No. 8, with DR.. Geo. r. White
in charge, was reached just before the
lights were turned out, and we did not
have a chance to see it. 1t is live
stock car, fitted up with the best mod
ern dairy equipment, carrying animals
which have been bred in Tennessee and
owned by private individuals located in
different parts of the State. The best
types are represented.
Car No. is the Health Car, under
the auspices OF DR.. Lucien 2. Brown,
State Pure Foods and Drugs Inspector.
1t shows the extensive work Of the State
Board OF Health, the Anti-Tuberculosis
League and the State Pure Foods and
Drugs Department in the interest OF
better health conditions and the protec-
ton OF the consumer from adulterated
and impure foods and short weights and
measure. DIR. G. G. Draper showed us
the chemical analysis OF number OF
patent medicines and preparations and
how simple some OF these things were
and the normal cost compared to the
selling price. The formula Of prepa-
ration selling for $3.50 Der bottle cost
the manufacturer about twenty cents.
A number Of the preparations contain
ing alcohol we're exhibited, some o.
these having very large per centage o.
| alcohol, such as Peruna, Wine OF Car
dui, etc. We we're also shown samples
Of short weights and measures, some o.
them taken from actual use - scales
with scoops loaded and measures with
false bottoms and nails in the bottom
to hold potatoes, etc, after they hac
been emptied. In this car we were
shown various sam pies OF hook
worm and conditions Of the typhoit
germ. 1t is shown how this germ i
spread by the househy and the unsani
tary closets. Contrary to the genera
idea, the typhoid patient discharges
these germs long after his GONZALES