The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-31
TO Teach Embaiminn.

That the mysteries OF Egyptian en-
balming are known to modern science
and that the modern embalmer Is
using methods in advance Of his Egyp-
tian predecessor is the statement OF
C. +. Galloway. who will have charge
Of courses in embalming and sanitary
science to be given for the first time
this year at the University Of South
Dakota. The University Of Michigan
a few years ago adopted courses in
embalming. The result Is that en-.
balming in the state of Michigan is On
a much more scientific basis. The
universities of Minnesota, Nebraska
and South Dakota have followed Mich
igan's lead. The course at the Uni.
versity Of South Dakota IL under the
direction of the college Of medicine.
The scientific part of the work will be
given by the members of the faculty
of the college of medicine and the
practical work in embalming and fu.
neral directing by Mr.. Galloway, who
has had extensive training along this
line. The courses are adapted for the
training of embalmers and funeral di-
rectors of the state, and will begin at
the university March s, and continue
six weeks.
A New Phase Of Insurance.
A new phase of insurance has been
brought to the attention Of the insur-
ance department, which has issued an
opinion thereon. An Iowa company
manufacturing a manure spreader pro-
posed to issue to each purchaser of
their goods, a contract insuring the
purchaser against loss or damage to
the machine, caused by fire, lightning
or tornado. The agreement called for
replacing the entire machine If it be-
came a total loss during the first year.
with a graduated scale for the remain
ing four years, and in case Of partial
loss during the five years, to furnish
a new machine at their factory. This
was held by the department to be a
contract of insurance, which the COM
pany could not enter into unless it was
authorized to engage in the fire insur-
ance business. 1t was apparent to the
department that if this line of insur-
ance were followed up, that it would
sot be long before the automobile in
surance at least might be reasonably
| expected to become absorbed by the
manufactures.
How to Avoid Errors in Primary.
Since it appears that an additional
primary will be required in this state
to select delegates to the national
conventions, it has been discovered
that the original primary act OF 1909,
on which the present act was based,
contained a like provision, and was
copied, and with it an error, in which
it is provided that the lists OF candi-
dates shall be filed with the state aud
itor, and shall be reported to the coun-
ty auditors by the secretary of state.
To any possible difficulty in this
it has been suggested that the candi-
dates file their lists with both the
state auditor and the secretary Of
state, which would cover any possible
irregularity in the act.
Belgium Still Needs Relief.
Gov. Byrne has received from Oscar
s.. Straus, chairman of the commits
sion for relief Of Belgium, a. telegram
denying the statement sent out that
there is no further need for relief in
Belgium, that the coming of winter
shows the need to be as great as it
has been at any time, and that colIec-
tons are being urged successfully
through the different state commit
tees, for clothing, piece goods and
shoes to relieve the suffering from
lack of sufficient clothing for winter
year. The misapprehension is said
TO have arisen from the fact that the
supply of food stuff for needy Belgium
is for the present supplied from other
countries.
Muiefoots Have II Too.
"Mulefoot hogs may contract hog
cholera the same as any other breed"
says DR.. c. c. Lipp of state college in
reply to an inquiry concerning the i'm
munity of this breed. 1.-THE best chol-
era experts" he says, lin all parts OF
the United States are unanimously
agreed that there is no breed of hogs
naturally immune to hog cholera. Any.
n purchasing mulefoot hogs with an
idea that they are naturally immune
should revise his idea concerning this
breed"
Save the Skim Milk.
Skim milk fed to pigs and calves
has a value of about 80 or 35 cents
per hundred. If the farmer skins a
thin cream he loses this skim milk.
Hr. w. Gregory, assistant in dairy
husbandry at Bookings states that
there is also q decided saving in ex-
press between high and low test but.
ter fat, with less handling on account
of less. quantity. He recommends IS
per CEN cream in winter and 40 per
cent cream in summer.
Silage Farmers Are Lucky.
Professor Larsen Of Brookings be-
lieves the farmer who is now feeding
silage has a nenormOus advantage over