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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Cement Is Made
Of Sugar Beets

= RANCE with all her troubles of the
past year and half. has been able
to develop one new industry not
connected with war or munitions. The
French are now turning out excellent ce-
ment from a by-product in the process of
making beet sugar. From 10000 tons of
beets treated, more than 5000 tons of
cement equal in quality to the best Port
land is obtainable, purely as a by-product.
The scum which forms when the beets
are boiled, and which hitherto has been
thrown away, is pumped into large tanks,
where 1t is allowed to dry partially.
Finely divided clay is mixed with 1t and
the mixture is thoroughly amalgamated
by beaters for an hour and then burned
in a rotary kiln, just about as Portland
cement is treated. The clinker is re-
moved and pulverized into cement.
The beet scum, formerly a waste prod
uct, was found to contain large quantities
Of carbonate of lime and water. -Four
Thousand tons of this carbonate Is OBJ
tanned from 10000 tons Of beets. To
this is added LOO tons of clay, the re-
sulting product being 3.162 tons Of ex-
cellent cement.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Character IS
TOLDby NOSE

n A1ASOGRAPHY reveals the character.
IN habits and inclinations of people.
by simple inspection Of noses. Ac-
oording to the system. the nose should be
as long as possible. as this is a sign of
merit, power and genius. Examples-Na-
poleon and Caesar, both of whom had
large noses. A straight nose denotes
Just. serious, and energetic mind; the
Roman nose a propensity for adventure,
and wide nose with open nostrils Is q
mark Of great sensuality. cleft nose
shows benevolence-it was the nose Of
st. Vincent de Paul.
The curved deshy nose is a mark Of
domination and cruelty. Catherine de
Medicf and Elizabeth Of England had
noses of this kind. The curved thin nose.
on the contrary, Is a mark OF brilliant
mind. but vain and disposed to be ironical;
it is the nose of dreamer, a poet, or q
critic. II the line of the nose is re-en-
trant-that is, II the nose is turned up
it denotes that its owner has a weak
mind, sometimes coarse, and generally
playful, pleasant and frolicsome. A pale
nose denotes egotism, envy. heartless-
ness; the quick, passionate. sanguine man
has a strongly-colored nose of uniform
shade.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

THE Acadians, expelled from Nova
Scotia by the English in 1766, were
the first people to attempt the cul-
tivation of rice in America. The Aca-
dams settled largely In Louisiana and
at once attempted to wrest from the
swampy lowlands q living ~ the cul-
tivation of rice.
We're the people of Evangeline to re-
turn to their Louisiana bayous now they
would fail to recognize the same land.
Modern systematic farming. coupled
with irrigation and the utilization Of
the underground water supply, have
wrought wonders In the Louisiana low
lands. As late as 1888 rice land. could
be purchased for 81 to $3.50 an acre.
Now 1t is hard to get at $50 an acre.
The Acadians' cultivation Of rice. al
most absolutely primitive in its methods,
was conhned>to the lowlands along the
bayous, the prairies affording pastuIage
for the Acadians' herds Of cattle. Few
Of the lowland areas admitted Of satis-
factory drainage, and they were too
small for profitable cultivation. The
crops frequently failed in years Of den-
cient rainfall, 49,
Attempts were made to create sddi-
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

a RTIFICIAL LEGS are now made SO
"a perfect that no defect In the wear
ers walk can be detected. While 1t
is not possible to conceal the loss Of an
arm, artificial arms are being made that
perform practically all the duties of the
natural limb. With the new arms, soldiers
are being taught to eat, dress and work
at the most dificult trades. 1t Is Just as
far a cry from the old wooden arm with
the hook attached as 1t is from the equally
ancient iron or wooden peg that formerly
served crippled soldiers for leg.
The improvement In artificial arms and
legs has been brought about by the clever
use Of cords, straps and joints operated by
the muscles In other parts Of the body. A
twist of the shoulder picks up coin or
enables a cripple to deliver a wellplaced
kick A slight turn of the waist operates
cords that will raise the artificial arm to
the mouth, or to any other position de-
sired. The false arms are operated more
by cords than are the legs. the latter being
SO mechanically perfect that the motions
of walking are performed automatically In
a natural manner.
Nor has the crippled soldiers comfort
been neglected. Rubber cushions under
heel and instep prevent jarring on the
stump of the leg. Modern artificial limbs
are made of light wood. instead Of cork.
English willow Is preferred. the parts be-
tween the joints being followed out to
contain the operating mechanism. and the
cords and levers connecting 1t with
harness worn around the neck and shoul.
ders. Any given motion Of the shoulder
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

A thin as paper is an old saying and
~ thinness in wearing apparel gener-
ally stands for extreme GOODNESS.
Not so with paper. however. Paper is an
excellent nonconductor. preventing cold
from entering and heat from escaping. A
favorite resort Of tramps doomed to
benches for sleeping quarters is to wrap
newspapers under their coats. The pro-
lection from the cold is perfect.
Aviators in the European war whose
duties compel them to make flights in
the coldest weather have found 1t almost
impossible to keep warm. The high speed
at which they fly. coupled with the ex-
treme freshness Of the upper air. has
hitherto foiled all attempts Of the avia-
tors to clothe themselves warmly, and at
the same time retain the necessary free
dom of movement. But now the problem
has been solved by the invention Of
paper suits, as shown in the accompany
ing photograph. The suits. consisting Of
coat, trousers and paper socks. with cap
and ear muffs of, the same material, are
worn under the regulation flying uni
forms and completely battle the bitterest
rushes of cold air.
The paper suits can be washed and
dried
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Doctor Evolves
Way To Weigh
Separate Parts
Of Human Body
METHOD of weighing parts of the
living human body. and determin-
ing precise fncreases or decreases

MLIdOD OF weighing parts OF the
"a living human body. and determin-
Ing precise increases or decreases
in certain parts. has been evolved by'Dr.
c. d. Spivak, Of Denver. Although the
system is still imperfect. it is believed
to be the first scientific attempt to &C
complish this. By means Of an ingenious
weighing device and complicated mathe-
matical equations, DR.. Spivak is able to
tell to fair degree of precision what
part Of the human anatomy Is affected
when q man gains or loses weight
The working out of the equations after
DR.. Spivak has made his weight data is
simply a question Of higher mathematics.
The real interest lies in the weighing de-
vice originated by the Denver physician.
The scales he constructed for weighing
parts of the living human body consist of
q board. q stand and two ordinary plat
form scales. The board is seven feet
long and is provided on its lower surface
with two transversely grooved steel bars
running alongsido of its margins The
stand Is made Of an iron frame. the
upper surface Of which ends in a kuife-
like projection which fits into the
grooves OF the bars and serves as full
crum.
The board Is placed on the fulcrum in
about its middle portion, and the two
scales are SO placed that each Of the two
extremities of the board rests on or is
suspended over their platforms. The
scales on which The longer arm of the
board is resting will indicate a certain
amount Of weight. and. by shifting the
board to the right orsto the left. DR..
Spivak is able to adjusfit SO that neither
Of the scales will indicate any weight
The board then will be balanced. or in
other words. the center of gravity Of the
board will have been determined The
scales represent lever Of the first order
When a man is placed on the balanced
board. the upper extremities in the ana
tonic position. one or other Of the
scales will indicate a certain amount Of
weight. BY shifting the subject to the
right or to the left, he can be adjusted
so that neither of the scales will indi-
cate any weight. In other words. the
center of gravity Of the man in the hori-
zontal position will have been deter
mined. The line Of the center of gravity
is then marked on the body of the sub
ject.
Shifting the subject a distance to the
right of the fulcrum. the amount indi-
Gated on the right hand scales is noted.
The amount on the left hand scales is
next noted after the man has been
shifted to the left of the fulcrum
From the following given mathematical
quantities. then. it is possible to figure
the weight Of the body on either side Of
the fulcrum: (1) the weight of the en-
tire body, (2) the center of gravity,
(3) the distance to the right and to the
left Of the fulcrum to which the man was
shifted and 90 the two weights when
the man was shifted.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Uses of FeIdspar

THE feldspar quarries in the United
States, with the exception Of those In
California, are restricted to nine of
the eastern seaboard states. Most Of the
feldspar mined in the eastern states is of
the potash or the soda variety or a mix
ture of the two, and these varieties are
used in the pottery industry because
after being melted and cooled they form
a glass. Feldspar Of the lower grade
is used as binder in making emery
and corundum wheels, in manufacturing
opalescent glass, as a poultry grit. as a
constituent Of roofing material, and for
surfacing concrete work Small guam
titles of the purest grades Of potash field
spar are used in the manufacture Of arti-
fetal teeth
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Old Fortress Of
Cliff DWeIlers
Just Excavated

A HUGE stone building, believed to BE-
"a An uncompleted fortress. has been
uncovered in the Mesa Verde Ma
tional park. 1t is across the canyon
from the ancient home OF the cliff
dwellers. generally referred to As the
Cliff Palace.
The structure is Of cut and polished
stone. The building has the form of
capital d. The straight elevation is 123
feet long and the curved part 245 feet in
length. The outer walls are double and
between them are a series Of narrow
rooms. As the outer walls are unbroken,
the entrance to this building must have
been either subterranean or by means of
ladders through the top.
DR.. Jesse w. Fewkes, Of the Smith
sonian institution, who conducted the
excavation for the department Of the in
terror. believes the ruin was an uncom-
pleted fortress abandoned when the cliff
dwellers disappeared FROM the Rocky
Mountain region. He does hot think the
cliff dwellers were exterminated. how
ever, but believes that, about the time
they abandoned their unfinished fortress,
they had become strong enough to leave
their mountain refugees and mingle with
the tribes of the lowlands. After that,
perhaps. they became smalgamated with
the various Indian races and lost their
separate identity.
At Moki Springs,a a short distance from
these ruins, there are a number of other
tree-grown mounds very similar in ap-
pearance to the one Just excavated. 1t Is
possible there is a buried city beneath
these mounds. DR.. Fewkes hopes next
spring to find whether there is a buried
and prehistoric city concealed beneath.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Through
CONVlCTS

THE cause and cure of pellagra have
been discovered to the satisfaction
of government experts and state
oficials who have just concluded ex-
haustive experiments on convicts at the
Mississippi state farm. The United
States public health service and the Mis-
sisstppi medical authorities are con-
vineed that pellagra is caused by a
restricted diet lacking in proteids and
containing too many carbohydrates or
cereals.
1t is estimated that $1,000 persons
suffer annually from tpellagra in the
United States and that 1900 deaths are
directly due to the ravages Of this
disease. Now officials of Mississippi and
other southern states where pellasra
has hourished the most virulently are
taking steps to eradicate the disease BY
educating the people to eat more cereals
and fewer proteids.
On the promise of q pardon from
Governor Brewer after . years expert
mental work. eleven convicts at the Mis-
sissippi farm. near Jackson, volunteered
to submit to the diets proposed by the
the cause of pellagra. These men were
put on q plentiful but restricted diet.
They were given biscuits. fried mush,
grits and brown gravy, syrup, corn
bread, cabbage, sweet potatoes. rice, col
lards and coffee with sugar, but NO
meats, milk, eggs. beans. peas or simi-
lar proteid foods.
In fve months. six of the eleven con-
victs developed definite cases Of pellagra.
other. .conviSts. drinking the same water
and doing the same routine as the eleven
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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

stricted diet, remained free from all
traces of pellagra.
When pellagra became a menace in
the south a decade ago. il was at first
believed that it was due to eating damp
or spoiled corn. This theory was soon
dissipated by the work of the public
health service.
Experiments were conducted in sever
al institutions. In an institution for
girls II was found that no babies under
five years of age incurred the disease.
and none of the girls over sixteen who
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
CAUSE and CURE of PELLAGRA Found

we're doing comparatively hard work.
Between the ages of five and sixteen.
however. the disease was very prevalent.
except among those girls who worked
in the kitchen.
1t was discovered that the kitchen
workers were stealing all the meat, eggs
and milk they wanted, while the other
workers of the same age did not get
these proteid-containing foods. This
was the basis on which the convict ex-
pertinent was started-to determine
whether the theory about the lack OF
proteid foods was correct.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

muscles causes some definite movement
in the artificial limb.
In the Carne artificial arm, manufactured
In the United States and preferred by
British officials. the elbow Is bent by a pull
on the cord. At the wrist Is a system of
bevel wheels and ratchets by means of
which the hand can be revolved at the
wrist by pulling a cord. The pulling of
another cord closes the fingers.
The Hanger leg. another popular
model" has a thigh portion and leg por-
ton connected by a knee hinge. The
bending of the knee is effected by lever
pivoted in the thigh portion and con-
nected with an elastic spring inside the
calf This leg also has a central ankle
pivot and rubber cushion under the
heel and instep.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
DOGS Declared MENACE to
Farm STOCK, BY Carrying
Germs of Serious Diseases

for ages dog
~ agriculture
the city that attacked this time The farm place for
although
farming complete without the of
True dog for rural been enforced
for soe time generally attacking biting killing
running Of stock.
But il seems agricu
t interests that infect
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

worm parasites develop. 1t is well to de-
termine whether a dirty or uncared-for
dog may not be carrying infection on his
skin or hair. or be conveying disease
from carrion directly to the food and
persons Of his friends. Even II NO one
Is infected with disease. the folly Of al
lowing a dog to remain dirty and have
the freedom Of a home where personal
cleanliness and hygiene are respected, is
apparent.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
CALEXICO WALLOPS
THE HOME TEAM

Lefty Williams of Calexico stopped
Ell Centros rush yesterday and could
lave scored shutout had it not been
for a high fly that was dropped by
Jimmy Dean, local youngster, who
succeeded Dick Bayless at center in
the seventh inning, with two on bases.
Gipe pitched weak ball throughout the
game and was batted all over The field
Wilhoit's base running and sensational
fielding were the features. The ma
jority of the. local business houses
were closed from 2 to and a large
crowd was present jim Scott of the
White SoX will make his first ap
pearance in a CaleXico uniform next
Sunday against Imperial in the border
town. Score: r. II. e.
Ell Centre =. 600 600 300 10 1
Calexico :. ..301 142 1O0-12 5 3
Batteries-Gipe and alexander;
Williams and Schmidt. Umpires-
Finney and Phyle.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08

fined to his home as a result OF a Sc
we're attack of tonsilitis.
S. +. Willard, local agent of the
Southern Pacific Company, will leave
on the 18th with his family to take the
agency at Banning. For health con-
siderations he is seeking a higher al
titude. His successor here has not
been apnounced. Mr.. Wizards many
friends here regret his departure.
Michael Sorenson, formerly resi-
dent of this city, where he practiced
low, is once more a visitor to FL Cen
tro, this time accompanied by his
bride of only few weeks. Driving
from San Diego by automobile, they
arrived here yesterday, expecting to
resume their trip through Colorado
and Kansas by rail Sunday night. Dur
ing their stay here they will be the
guests of Mrs. Paul Boman, Seventh
and State streets. The bride former
ly was Miss Jessie Marsh of San Die
90.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08

Looking to a new statewide cam
paign against booze in 1916, and ma
tional prohibition, meeting has been
called for Tuesday next at the Meth
odist church, from to a p. m. The
following program has been arranged:
Song, GAS Goes America. .....
............ Mrs. Phil d. Swing
Scripture reading Rev. Mr.. Hoff
ffayef ........ .'....... ..'''''.
"Victories Achieved in 1914'. -.
.............R Rev. w. G. Conley
Song Mrs. Swing
States Rights as Applied to Ma
tional Prohibition, and Co
Operation of the Nation with
the States. Phil d. Swing
"Plans for Advancing Constitu-
tional Prohibition. e. F. Howe
Song, "Out From the Hearthstone
the Children Co.. Miss Watkins
''The Outlook and the Prophecy"
Rev. Mr. Reed
"The Battle of Today" .......
.............R Rev. Bruce Brown
Reading and adoption of resolu-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
Hamilton, Los Angeles, and T. S.
Hamilton, Bellingham, Wash.

Hamilton, Los Angeles, and T. S.
Hamilton, Bellingham, Wash.
l.. & S. Tonight-Who wants to
adopt an orphan baby? There will
be an opportunity to do so at the L..
& S. tonight. A fine, bright-eyed,
healthy orphan will be given away by
the Booster, and some family will be
made happy tonight. There are two
applications already for the baby, in
case the holder of the lucky ticket
does not wish to keep it. That re
markable motion picture, "The Ninety
Black Boxes" will be shown tonight.
There will be booster matinee Satur-
day at 2:30, at which all the chill
dren's pictures will be shown again
for the benefit of those who missed
them the first time they were shown.
Revival Growing Daily-The inter-
est in the special services led by Dr.
Bruce Brown is growing daily. You
can hear people talking everywhere
about the meetings and expressing
their appreciation of the splendid worl;
of the evangelist. The chorus, led
by r. H. Maddux, is growing each
night, and social music is provided
daily. DR.. Brown has begun "ques
tion box" which is awakening much
interest. He proposes to answer oues-
tions concerning vital problems of life.
The subject of the sermon tonight is
of especial interest and is always de-
livered by DR.. Brown to large audi
ences of interested hearers, and is en-
titled, "The Great Conflict Roman
ism, Professionalism, Infidelity. Which
Will Win the World?"
Pioson Accident Victim Critical-W
H. Smith, Los Angeles cement work
er, who yesterday through mistake
took bichloride of mercury tablets, is
still in a critical condition at St.
Thomas hospital and physicians today
were unable to say whether the man
would recover. Smith had been in
the habit of carrying the bichloride
tablets, which he used on his knees
to prevent blood poisoning after work
ing with cement. ell also carried
headache tablets and, becoming con-
fused, swallowed six of the deadly
bichloride pellets Wednesday evening.
The mistake was not discovered until
yesterday afternoon, when Smith
was discovered writhing in agony at
a point between this city and Impe-
rial, where he was attacked with con-
vulsions caused by the bichloride tab
let's. Physicians were unable to say
when he would be out of danger, as
in many cases more than two weeks
olapse before mercury poisoning
proves fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
Realty Transfers
Reported daily by Peoples Abstract
and Title Company:
Deeds

Frank G.. Weir and Nora j. Weir,
wife, as joint tenants, to Charles E.
Sprouse, lots 47 and 48, block 8, Ell
Centro.
Eunice f. Swarts to Frank f. Bez~
decheck, block Z, Imperial subdivision
No. I.
Frances Rody Page to James w.
Mabie, all of below property south
Of Alamo river, lot IA, section %, Is
Is, 13 MI.
Darcy u. Young to Hugh Davis, lot
u, block 25, Imperial Park addition.
Hugh Davis and Hattie J. Davis to
Mrs. M. e. Davis, same property as
above.
j. G. Humphreys and A. J. Humph-
reys, wife, to Horace B. Gillespie, lots
1G and II, block s, Holtville.
Imperial Valley Improvement Com
pany to Edwin Lee, lot 2, block IA,
+ in rasubdivision of Blocks 6, and 10,
Calexieo.
/ S. G. Narver to Elmer Straley, lots
+ II, 13, II, "a, rs and NE 4 Sc Il
section SO, and lots 8, 25, 26, section
"a, 1913, 100 acres.
j T. P. Banta and Carrie A. Banta
wife, to A. A. Cox, all of N u and
E 20 feet along E line of S Y of
tract So, IA and 1918. Also all OF
tract "a, 1913.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
FIERCE FIGHTING
TO CONTROL MEXICO

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
Although it has been persistently
stated that General Hill at Naco was
willing TO agree to all the United
States propositions, it turns out now
that he has been summoned to Vera
Cruz by Carranza to talk the matter
over with him."
The state department announces
that the Mexican government is about
TO issue $3O0,00O,0O0 worth of bonds
Mr.. Canova is said to be fully in
formed about this financial plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
Anti-Saloon Rally For
New Campaign Called

Reduced Rates on HoltOn lnterurban.
Effective Wednesday, December %,
fare one way between El Centre and
Holtville will be 35c; round trip, 6Oc.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on
a good roadbed.
Leave FL Centre, 1880 a. M, 1900
m., 1:O0, $40 and 6:3O p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 900 a.
M; 1:3O, 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
,TTY AND VALLEY

! body will be taken to Los An
where funeral services will be
from Trinity auditorium at 1C
ow morning, Rev. E. ID. Ryland
v. r. B. Howell officiating. In
will be in Rosedale cemetery
ged With BOotlegging-Arrest-
charge of bootlegging, Frank
Y yesterday was brought to the
Jail by Deputy Sheriff Hen
following his recent arrest al
ria. Murphy is being held
: a hearing before Justice OF
ace Keener of Brawley.
Selling Lottery Tickets
d with selling lottery tickets
Doghanardt yesterday was ar
1ere by Officer Tyson. Doghan-
presented San Francisco firm
deals in lottery tickets, thS
ranging in price from 25 cents
nd it is alleged he disposed OF
ber before he was taken into
heatre Tulane TOnight-The
ul drama "Aftermath," by Viii
Harry, will be shown in -four
With Virginia Pearson and Owen
as principals. The picture is
~ the Famous players and is
= of the pictures that have
aking Friday nights at the Tu-
pecially attractive. A comedy
Cure" will be shown, and Sid
e will entertain with song Sc
). You will enjoy this pro-
h of ]. II. ThOmpsOn-Jose
mpson died at his home in this
6:30 last evening of asthma,
age Of 72 years. He came here
ears ago on account of his af
finding relief in the dry at
re of the valley. The recent
weather developed another at
the disease, however. He is
d by his wife and three daugh-
Irs. J. d. Belden of Los An
Mrs. R. r. Snow of Ell Centre
iss Jane H. Thompson, a Bap-
visionary at Jerome, Ida. The
/ announcement will be made
!. Hamilton Dies-After a pro
d illness, Mrs. Julia S. Hamilton
2, succumbed last night, at the
of her daughter, Mrs. M. w
1g, 457 Brighton street, to ar
Of bronchial pneumonia. Mrs
pm was a pioneer of Los An
, having settled in that city forty
ago. Her husband died in that
in 1907. Mrs. Hamilton is sur
by four daughters and a SON
W. M. Conkling, Ell Centre; Mrs
Harris, Ell Centre; Mrs. A. c
er, Los Angeles; Mrs. Edgar