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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
CLUE TO CAUSE OF CANCER
Perhaps There 10 Good Reason Why
Moses Forbade Use Of Pork
to Hebrews.

The latest scientific support for the
Mosaic code is perhaps not a very
great matter, but it is immensely in
teresting, writes the medical CORE
spondent of the London Times. In
the last issue of the British Journal
of Surgery there appears a paper de-
scribing the appearances Of certain
blood cells in malignant disease (can-
cer). The author is q wellknown OBJ
server. Certain peculiarities Of the
cells of the blood we're noted by him
in cancer cases, and 1t then occurred
to him that these changes might also
be produced by taking certain ar
ticles of diet. He carried out various
tests. and the following is his con-
clusion:
1T was found that one can repro
duce the blood picture of carcinoma
(cancer) In respect to 1.-The nuclear
pseudopods by partaking of certain
articles Of food-notably pork. and to
q less extent other red meats" He
adds: Incidentally, these observa-
lions suggest the physiological reason
for the dietary imposed upon the He
brew race (Gen. 9. 4; Lev. H."
While no hurried conclusions must
be arrived at on the strength of what
is, after all, only very small item
In the picture oftthe disease, 1t is yet
fair comment that "since one phase
of the blood picture produced by cir
culating toxins of malignant disease
can be initiated by ingestion of highly
heterogeneous food q. e., pork, etc., it
suggests that long-continued overuse
of the same may form an advantage
Gus substratum for the subsequent
development Of the disease :.
This statement has only a speculative
value"
The passage in Leviticus runs:
"And the swine, though he divide the
hoof and be cloven-footed, yet he
cheweth not the cud; he is unclean
to you"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

differentiated from the brown boys
of the mountains. II the whole island
were brought to q mean level 1t
would rise 400 feet above the sea.
The lakes, or loughs, of Ireland are
among its most widely appreciated
physical characteristics, their scenic
beauty being the inspiration of poets.
painters and musicians. Nor have the
Irish rivers been overlooked in ap-
praisals of the islands beauties. The
Shannon, which flows for ESQ miles
from the county of Cavan in the
northwest to the Atlantic in the
southwest, is the longest water course
in the United Kingdom. 1t is navi-
gated by large steamers for half its
length, and is connected with Dublin
by means of the Grand and Royal
canals.
Although coal is found in most Of the
80 counties into which the island Is
divided. and there is considerable
iron ore, mining is not an important
industry. Gold was being mined in
a modest way in County Wicklow at
the time of the rebellion Of 1898. but
the works were destroyed and the
source of the metal has never been
re-discovered.
Industries Of the Island.
Agriculture and stock raising are
the chief occupations Of the inhabi-
tants. At one time the wooden manu-
features of the island were formid.
able rivals of English factories, but
hostile legislation gave the industry a
check from which 1t has never recov-
cred. As the Irish have raised fax
for centuries the manufacture of linen
early became one of the important
industries of the country. Irish
whisky is an important article Of ex-
port and one of the largest breweries
in the world is located at Dublin. The
islands production of beer is three
and a half million barrels annually.
Shipbuilding In the great yards at
Belfast Is one of the most widely
known of Irish activities. and the deep
sea and coast fisheries afford live
lihood for many thousands.
Thanks to the temperate influence
of the west winds from the Atlantic,
the thermometer rarely reaches freez-
ing point in winter, while the aver
age for a summer day is 60 degrees.
At Toor Head on the north the dis
lance to Scotland (Mull of Cantiri)
is only 1914 miles. The Giants Cause.
way, a short distance to the east OF
this point. is the outcropping basaltic
formation which in former age
Joined the two islands.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Europe Has Shrunk.

An extremely interesting map Of
Europe, during the, third interglacial
age. shoVs land extending far into the
Atlantic, with rivsrs where are now
the English and Irish channels. the
Shannon river beginning a little out
to sea from its present mouth and the
Rhine Rowing into the Arctic ocean
at a point twice as far from its pres
ent mouth as the modern river is long.
What these river would be in the good
year 1916 was not one of the things
that bothered the doughty piltdown
man, Ecanthropus Dawsoni, who
scampered about Britain at that time,
estimated at 100000 to 100000 years
ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

TIME historical and political i'm
portance of Ireland has Gre
ated in the minds Of many
Americans an exaggerated idea
OF the islands physical proportions
and the density of its population. two
vital factors in England's task of sup
pressing the rebellion which had its
inception in the capital and largest
city, Dublin. According to the Ma
tional Geographic society's bulletin
the whole of Ireland embraces an
area slightly less than the state Of
Maine. but with population almost
six times as dense. In comparison
with the governing country. it is
three-fifths as large as England and
Wales. with one-ninth the population.
The island is one OF the very few
sections of the civilized world where
the population has shown a marked
decrease during the last century. The
first census of the island. taken in
1921, recorded population almost
SO per cent larger than at the pres
ent time. while the census OF 1841
showed the high-water mark of more
than eight millions, nearly twice the
present population Of 4.375,000. This
remarkable decrease, due largely to
emigration, began after the famine
brought about by the destructive dis
ease which attacked the potato crops
OF 1S45. This calamity resulted in
the withdrawal of more than a mil
lion acres from cultivation within two
years. Incidentally the potato. which
has played such an important role in
the life Of Ireland during the last 300
years. IL not Indigenous to the island.
but was one of the food gold mines
discovered by the SpaEiards in their
conquest of Peru. The country Is d.
rectly indebted to Sir Walter Raleigh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Wise Practice Of the lncas.

The Incas, ancient rulers of Peru.
were one of the earliest authentic ex-
amples of the high eugenic develop
ment of the human race. Their sys-
tenn of choosing each year the finest
physical specimens Of young woman
hood from all classes to become
brides of the sum-" or wives of the
ruler. having quite an opposite effect
to that of the limited and unfortunate
matrimonial customs of present day
royalty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Adding to French Wealth,

Sixty families of the Maisons Abort
suburb Of Paris have received assign
ments Of uncultivated land for plant.
lag potatoes and other vegetables, the
action being under a decree by the
French minister Of agriculture. This
is the first practical application of the
measures adopted for the utilization
Of all previously uncultivated lands.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Jenny Wren 10 Particular.

Sometimes when / have mentioned
my wren family to a friend and told
how the pair came to the little house
almost as soon as 1t had been put up
the first time, someone has said: Il
have had bird boxes set up for years
and no birds have ever occupied them"
The reason for that state of affairs
must be that the boxes are not in the
right position They should face the
south and are better. so / think, IL
somewhat sheltered from the rain and
heat by overhanging eaves.-Philadel-
Dhia Ledge
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

The capacities ofs circular tanks
may be found in the following: Ca
pacity in gallons equals diameter in
feet. squared, multiplied by 0.7854,
multiplied by the depth in feet, null
tiplied by 7.4S. One cubic foot equals
7.8 gallons. When located in build
ings wooden tanks are commonly
made rectangular. They may be lined
with timed copper, but never with
lead. To obviate the use of heavy
planking, rods are used to rigidly
tie together the end and side braces.
The pneumatic tank system consists
Of force pump, an alright steel
tank, necessary pipe, valves, fittings.
ETC., and power for operating the
pump. The system may be a small
one, operated by MAID, windmill or
small engine: or. it. may consist Of q
large pump operated by q powerful
engine with two or more tanks of
large capacity.
=: The tank may be placed in the base
ment or underground, thus keeping
the water cool and preventing freezing.
In the operation Of the pneumatic
system water is forced into the air
tight tank, thus COMPRISING the air
into a smaller space and creating an
air pressure which forces the water
to the discharge cocks.
In determining the capacity of the
toni ~ ic pococcorv that about nvo
third Of the computed storage capacity
be added to provide space for the com
pressed air.
In the auto-pneumatic system the
water is delivered fresh from the well
to the faucets. This system consists
essentially of an air compressor driven
by a small gas engine or electric
motor, an alright steel air-pressure
tank, and one or more auto-pneumatie
pumps. No water tank is required
since nothing is stored, but compressed
air. The pump consists of two small
metallic chambers submerged in the
water, and when q faucet is opened
they automatically fill and discharge
owing to the air pressure from the
storage tank, thus giving a continuoul
flow of fresh water.
The auto-pneumatic pump can b
used in wells, springs or lakes where
the water is free from sand and mut
and does not have to be lifted NOR,
than 100 feet or where the working
pressure does not exceed IS pounds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
LOOKING II Over,

A visitor to Indianapolis, whe is .
six feet four inches in height. was
asked by an acquaintance If he had
seen the federal building.
No" said the visitor. Il was in the
neighborhood, but did not see it."
You probably overlooked it," was
the comment Of the acquaintance.-In.
dianapolis News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

for its Irish" potatoes, as it was he
who brought them from what is now
North Carolina and planted them on
his estate near Cork in 1885.
Mountains, Boys and Lakes.
Ireland lies on the western rim of
what was once part of Continental
Europe. 1t has numerous mountains.
the highest being the McGillicuddy
Reeks GAIA feep. in the Killarney
region, but there is no mountain chain
or elevated backbone" There is a
more or less well-defined central
plain. however. the distinguishing fea-
ture of which is its bogs-the black
bog producing the famous peat fuel,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Montana,s Sapphire Mines.

The state of Montana is one OF the
worlds richest fields for sapphire min
Ing. competing on fairly even terms
with the great sapphire districts OF the
tar East and has already produced
nearly 100000 worth Of these high
~ valued gems.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Bad At Countino.

Il see five times as many earth
quake shocks are recorded on the Pa
cific coast of the United States as on
the Atlantic" said the New Yorker.
well, perhaps you Eastern people
are like some golf players" replied
the Californian; you forget to count. 4"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

Farm water supplies may be divided
into three classes, which in the order
of their liability to pollution are sur
face supplies, shallow underground
supplies, and deep underground sup
plies. The surface supplies are OBJ
tanned from streams, ponds, reservoirs
and cisterns; both shallow and deep
underground supplies are obtained
from dug, bored, driven or drilled
wells, and from springs.
Surface water supplies should not
be used for household purposes or for
washing. milk cans. They should not
even be used for laundry purposes
unless no other supply is available.
Rain water from the roof is often
polluted by dust, leaves and the drop
pings from birds. Any person who
drinks water from surface supplies
'endangers his health IL such supplies
are not adequately protected and then
purified. -
Where underground waters are hard
to obtain, cisterns may be used where
the store of rain water and surface
supplies will be filtered and partially
purified.
The cistern should be of water
tight construction, to prevent leakage
and to prevent pollution from the
neighboring soil. 1t should have an
overflow drain and a tight cover.
There should also be suitable pro-
vision for straining or filtering the
water previous to its entrance to the
cistern.
Unpolluted springs are, as a rule.
good sources of water supply, since
the water usually comes from great
depths within the rock or is filtered
through many layers of sand and
gravel. However, springs are subject
to pollution from the same sources as
wells, and should be closely watched
in this respect. Farm spring supplies
are often polluted by the drainage
from buildings and stock pens. Spring
water supplies from limestone are also
subject to pollution from distant gar.
bage and sewage dumped in sink
holes. The same precautions should
be taken for safeguarding spring sup.
plies as in the case of wells, and in
addition the spring should always be
fenced to keep out stock.
After a pure-water supply has been
made available for the farm home
the quantity Of water needed must
~ attic h1A nj n q
equipment must be chosen and then
q satisfactory means for distributing
and storing the water must be pro
vided.
There are three general systems 'oi
storage and distribution which may be
readily applied to farm conditions:
the gravity, pneumatic, and auto
| pneumatic systems.
In the gravity system water II
forced into the elevated tank placed
higher than the highest discharg'
cock. A storage tank may be placed
in the attic, on the roof, or on tower
outside. The agricultural experiment
station at Ames, Ia, has designed
silo with storage tank placed on top
Since there is considerable frictiona
resistance to the flow Of water through
the distribution pipes, the tank SHOULD
be placed at least ten feet higher thar
the highest discharge cock to insure
a flow under pressure.
Water weighs 62.5 pounds PEI
cubic foot or about S.4 pounds PEI
gallon, so that in placing a tank IL
the attic or on the roof the supports
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
EVIL AMONG THE PRISONERS
HabituaI Criminal Injuries Wronsdoer
With Better Aspirations-New
Era Editorial.

The habitual offenders released from
prison, who continually persist in their
criminal pursuits. are the men who
bring disrepute on men now in and out
of prison who strive to follow the
straight path. says a writer in the New
Era, federal penitentiary, Leaven-
worth. Though these criminals are
reaping the harvest OF their misdeeds
and their sins are steadily finding them
out yet they cast q reflection on us
that is a barrier to even better condi-
lions within our walls. They are the
men who shatter our hopes of speedy
release by piling up statistics Of DAM
aging record against us. They are the
men who are responsible for the con-
sentative policy and cautious decision
when our own lives are in the balance
Of consideration for more privileges
more -paroles-liberty and freedom.
They are the men who wreck our
homes and tear down the structures of
hope that we have spent years in build
ing. They are the builders Of more
prisons-architects of abuse-instru-
mentalists of .barbarism in our penal
institutions.
Therefore we should, with firm re-
solve, wreck the ambitions of our de-
stroyers of salvation. We should unite
our forces and bring every pressure to
bear to bring them to their right
senses of thinking. Society cannot,
through selfish economics. hope to
make better men out of habitual crimi-
nails nor reform even first offenders.
The habitual criminal is more to be
pitied than censured. He must not be
deprived of his chance to make good
and it is society's duty to uplift him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Improving Quality of Iron..


The variable Impurities of the best
iron and iron-carbOn alloys available
have made unsatisfactory certain work
of the United States bureau Of stand
ards. The working investigators,
therefore, have sought to produce ma
terials of great purity and for this
have adopted the plan of melting cleo
trolytic- iron with sugar carbon in
magnesia crucibles. The. electrolytic
iron was prepared from. .ingot iron
anodes in chloride bath. Blowholes
and impurities in the ingot iron gave
trouble in the beginning, but the diff
ficulty was overcome by melting in a
vacuum furnace in specially made
crucibles of very pure magnesia. Iron
and series of iron-carbon alloys were
eventually produced, in which the i'm
purities did not exceed four-hun-
dredths Of one per cent.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Teach Girls About Electricity.

That the girls who are being trained
to be the housewives of tomorrow may
have a clear knowledge and under
standing of the various and important
uses of electricity in the modern
household, the domestic science de-
par:ment of the Washington irving
high school, New York city, maintains
o thorough course in electric house.
hold appliances. Eight hundred young
women are enrolled in the domestic
science department.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Water Seemingly Flows From Tree

At Mount Lowe, Cal, the thirsty Wis
flor has only to turn on a faucet pro-
jecting from a large tree near the ho-
tel and water begins to flow. No wa.
ter pipes are to be seen. and curios-
ity is aroused at once. The lower part
of the tree is hollow, and the pipes are
run underground and up through the
hollow part to a knothole. where q
faucet is attached. Around the faucet
the hole is plugged up with cement
which looks like the tree itself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
salt for Chickens.

Fowls, unlike cattle, cannot be ri.
lowed Q salt supply to eat at will -
they win invariably eat such quaint
ties. - to cause salt poisoning and
deat1s .,-,.t....--s
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Wooden Kind ONLY.

Newcomer-Can you tell me, please,
where l can find good board in this
town?
0ld-Time City Dweller-Only in the
lumber yard, l fear.-Jud
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Clearing the land.

Stump pullers are now made in q
number of sizes, suitable for all
classes of work, and where conditions
are at all favorable, 1t Is surprising
how much use can be accomplished
ln q day by their use.
Where time Is available. probably
the best method IL to cut on the trees
one year and pull the stumps the next.
A years time for the stumps to die
makes q great difference In the time
and labor required to do . given
amount Of work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Grocer and Butcher.

II never worry over other peoples
troubles"
II do. There are a couple of men
down the street whose troubles give
me a lot of worry"
what are their troubles?'
my debts. Boston Evening Tran
script. s. . 49,.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
Just So.

Just SO.
"Just what do you mean BY classical
music?"
why, it's the kind Of music you like
because somebody tells Jon you ought
70 like t."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

When radishes are pulled for use.
II q seed is dropped into the soil
which has been loosened by pulling
the radishes from the ground. con-
slant supply can be kept on hand a.
long a. you need them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-13

sent to him? He does not always con-
.(jl Relations between the school ON
5The Method Of Distribution Of the
EVENING SESSION-7.So TO $50.
SIJGGESTED TOPICS FOR GENERAL
DISCUSSION.
Of greatest fnterestl. =.
taught in the rural schools?
THE best method Of teaching history
SHOULD algebra be taught in rural
schools?
1.-THE value Of Parent-Teachers' Assoc
EThe value Of School Improvement
Leagues.
els medical inspection necessary in
the schools Of small towns?
LHoW far should the school committee
control school activities, athletic, social,
etc.?
s-Under what conditions is an eight
grade system advisable?
9-The three-six-three grading for Maine.
public schools? II SO. by whom?
1.-THE present method Of distribution
of State school funds.
I-To what extent should school build
ings be used for outside purposes?
13-Should physiology and bookkeeping
be taught in grammar grades?
1+How can the high school curriculum
be remodeled to be Of greater utility?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-13
Banking Department

Irving e. Vernon of Portland, State
bank commissioner, on Wednesday issued
a certificate Of authorization to the
Orono Loan and Building Association of
Orono to do business. The petitioners of
the association are Charles F. Nichols,
Crank G. Gould, James I. Park, C. H.
Bayard. Robert j. Aley Percia v. White,
Albert G. Durgin, Euger Leveille, Will
liam E. Barrows, Jr, Charles Il. Brown,
P. B. Palmer. George A. King, John M.
Harrington, w. H. Luro, James A. Gan
nett, Joseph B. Lyman, F. H. Parady, ].
H. Stnchfield, H. S. Boardman. c. j.
Noyes, e. j. Virgie, A. A. King, P. H.
Houlihan, John Ii. Davidson, Edgar B.
Wingard, A. ]. Durgin, w. A. Mosher,
c. H. Ring, Abe L. Goldsmith, Harold
Hamlin, Dunton Hamlin and A. F. Saw
yer, all of Orono
The State banking department has been
notified Of the organization of the New
port Trust Co. at Newport with a CAPT.
tai stock Of $4,000. The incorporators
are H. M. Wardwell, J. O. Gilman, C. E.
Smith, c. E. Jones. Frank M. Deering,
George M. Barrows. c. R. Weymouth, all
of Newport, H. E. Collett of Brewer and
Isaiah K. Stetson and Irving G. Stetson
Of Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-13
STATE HOUSE
Continued from Page Ten)

agricultural department, is a busy man
at present, having almost every date
filled for some time ahead. Last week
was passed in visiting the farmers of
Poland, Mexico, Canton and Sumner, with
an address on dairy work at Andres
coggin Pomona at South Lewiston on
Wednesday and a like visit on Friday
evening to Turner's Corner Grange at
Lewiston. Somerset Pomona Grange was
visited Tuesday evening at North Arson,
giving an address. Minot Center Grange
was visited and addressed Wednesday
evening.
Dates booked ahead include: Thursday,
April 10, address to Franklin County Po-
mona at North Jay; Friday, April H. ad-
dress to Dyer's Valley Grange at North
Newcastle; Saturday. April Is, address to
Auburn Grange at Auburn: Wednesday,
April 10, degree work and address to
South Lewiston Grange; Thursday. April
20, day meeting and address at Minot's
Corner Grange, and evening meeting and
address at Stevens Mills Grange.
Mr.. Blanchard on Thursday, April q,
will attend the meeting of the New Eng