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The herald., 1917-08-30
Went to the Ant

go TO the ant, thou sluggard," said
the Wise Man. Consider her WAYS
and be wise" Once there was q slug
gard, and when he read these ringing
words he determined TO take the Ec-
clesiasts advice. SO he went to the
ant and started in to consider her
ways, says the Cleveland Plain Deal
or. But unfortunately, he picked a
day in which the anteater was also
getting busy. And as the slugcard
considered, the anteater ate ants. as
was his nature. In fact. he didn't
cease eating until the supply was ex-
hauSted. Then the sluggard went
back home and resumed his ancient
occupation of slugging. Having con-
Sldered the ways of the ant, he was
wise.
The herald., 1917-08-30
a Sculptor's Error

whenever there is military parade
in Washington, u. c.. and the soldiers
or others who have had military expe-
rience are in the vicinity Of the magnI.
nceht statue of General sherman
which stands just south Of the treas.
ury, there is sure TO be commont %,
the birnder which the sculptor made
IN connection with the equipment Of
me figures at the base of the statuo
Inc blanket roll. which is properly
carried over the left shoulder by sol.
uierS' IS here shown over the right
shoulder. where, as even the small
boys know nowadays. it would inter.
1ere with the gun.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The herald., 1917-08-30

an artificial cork invented in Swe-
drn Is made of cork waste and bind
ing paste.
Pet canaries in this country con-
Sumed a total of 3.704.625 pounds of
DirdSeed during the last year.
Last year there were shipped into
Los Angeles 100000 pounds Of but
ter at p cents pound in carload lots.
The Puget Sound division of the
Northern Pacific railroad has adopted
the policy of employing women instead
Of men wherever women are able TO
DO the work required.
An Englishman is the inventor OF n
device for calculating the money val
ues of one country in the terms of
others and applying the values to vari-
Gus weights ard measures.
Marseilles, France, is the great CEN
trail market for peanuts, more than
10000 metric tons of peanuts in the
shell and 100000 tons of shelled nuts
being crushed there in Il single year.
The "front!ets" or "phylacteries" of
thu Hebrews We're strips of parchment
o. which were written four passages
VI Scripture. EXODUS IS :2-1O. Hill;
deuteronomy $40, 1929 in an ink
for the purpose.
The herald., 1917-08-30

been eliminated from the five-room de-
sign-in addition to its ordinary use.
which must not be interfered with.
or all the rooms in the average
house, the bedrooms are actually used
fewer hours than any other rooms.
Consequently. if the bedrooms can be
eliminated. Il maximum saving of space
is accomplished. How may the living
room and the dining room of our three
room house also be used To serve rs
two bedrooms? The problem has
been solved in the disappearing bed.
During the daytime. the living room
and the dining room Of our three-rOom
house will occupy their ordinary ca
pacity, ia the house. At night their
usefulness in this capacity dwind!eS
and. by an easy Encouragement of the
The herald., 1917-08-30

ger HOUSES is iusr a~ effective If not
50 striking. Any hou~" might have
one or NOR" disappearing. beds in
stalled rs i substitute for the extra
b"druom~. Houses having sun par!ors
are not yielding the fullest return on
the investment unless the sun parlor
i also serving as Il sleeping porch.
The type Of building which is Sc
lectcd will determine largely to what
degree economy Of space can be car
ricd into the design of the house itself
The herald., 1917-08-30

built into the attic floor. has neat ap-
pcaraucc from the floor below, IS
strour. substantial and Scrvicrahlc and
is very easy to operate. All that can
be- seen from the floor below, when III"
stair + folded up. il carefully hh-
ishcd panel of wood, which is finished
To match the trim in the room where
II is located.
We have mentioned only very
small house in connection with these
pace-Saving articles of home equip
mrnt. because the results obtained by
their use in very small house is very
striking. Their application To the lar
The herald., 1917-08-30
Several North Stare

IN the Known course Of history theirs
have been several successive nortb
stars. "hen the great pyramid of
Cheops was built Alpha Draconis was
north star. and the Egyptian astron.
omers made a northward, sloping pass.
age several hundred feet long, from
a place deep under the base Of tho nv.
ramfd straight through its vast mass
OF masonry, and this served them 90
an immense telescope tube. without 6
glass, for observing their sentinel In
the sky. The present North Star is y
huge sun, between fifty and one hun.
dred times brighter than ours.
The herald., 1917-08-30
To Clean PAINT

Direction for washing painted vta
Common baking soda works mlnds
it has been found. Use two pals
tepid water, wet cloth, sprinkle q III
of the soda on il and wash space .!
can be easily reached. Rinse 10 ID
water and wipe dry. Be sure 10 vi
IN one direction in order 70 iFa
streakS when dry. All grease sEt .
Will disappear with very little rIbsH
and you will be pleased with rsaA
US the soda sparingly IA tTeH
package viii be sufficient for the i's
age kitchen). In cleaning paint 90
teaspOOnful Of kerosene oil TO w
water.
The herald., 1917-08-30
Sable Sonesters

The arrival Of a European ,
Zulu village, the opening Of rallE'
a war, a famine, a plague OF lOcusai
pcStilence. may become topics FOR %
public songs that are soon cirtals
among the people. Songs are uSt
the public functions Of chiefs Sl :
the feast Of the first fruits anl
royal marriages. War and pS
songs are possessed by every chla !.
tribe. At marriages and other p''-
ceremonies II IS the Zulu eusl'n :
render not only the songs Oh 'as 7, I,
ing chief. but those mace iaiHON "
his father and grandfather.
The herald., 1917-08-30

great aS during our own
Civil war, the vast number Of com
batantS engaged in the great battles
of today has resulted in the loss of
many tens of thousands of arms and
legs. No official figures have been
made public for any Of the bclligerent
nations, hut 1t IS estimated that at
least $4,000 soldiers have recovered
from their wounds minus at least Il
leg or an arm. While the various
trades of war are all doing booming
business some Of the collateral indus
tries designed To overcome or anchor
nte the havoc wrought by war are
equally busy. Not the least interest
ing of these is the manufacturing of
artificial legs and arms.
OF the hundred or more American
artificial limb factories everyone has
been surfeited with orders. some large
ones having been placed by the Eng
fish and French governments while
many private orders have been re-
ceived from soldiers themselves.
Large shipments are continually being
made abroad. the British blockade of
course restricting the sales to the sol
oilers Of the allies. One pioneer Amer
lean firm has completely equipped fac
tories not only in six large American
cities. but has found ii necessary to
establish branches in London and
Paris, all working night and day in an
endeavor to meet the abnormal de-
mands.
1t Is somewhat of a coincidence that
the crippled soldiers of France should
depend for their best artificial limbs
upOn the product of American skill
constructed principally of English will
low, in spite of the fact that the faith
er of real surgery was Il Frenchman,
Ambrose Pare. 1t Is true that Hip
pocrateS, the great Greek surgeon, who
lived 1000 years before Pare, per-
formed amputatiOns, but only small
percentage of the patients survived the
shock. Pare's greatest work came on
the battlefield some 300 years ago,
where he performed dozens of opera
hons which advanced the knowledge
of surgery more than it had been for
warded since the beginning of time
There he discovered that instead of
pouring boiling oil In gunshOt wounds.
as had invariably been the custom,
much greater percentage Of rapid re-
coverieS were mOde when the oil was
omitted and the patients were handled
carefully and clearly, thus bringing
about the first step toward modern
antiseptic surgery. Yet while surgeons
from the Greeks down learned how to
cut Off legs and arms without killing
people, but little was accomplished I'M
I'll the present generation In replacing
the lost members. Egyptian hero
glyphics show one OF the lesser known
of the Pharaos, who had suffered the
loss of his legs, struggling about with
BLOCKS of wood held in his hands. not
bike the street fakirs Of today. Even I
me crutch did not appear until the !
fourteenth century, and the crude
wooden limb or ''peg-leg" was invented |
not until after the time Of Pare.
The artificial limb of today IS some !
thing OF marvel. Many men with a
leg on below or even above the knee |
The herald., 1917-08-30

i"' >ab g.a.t"r To- four and ha,f
pounds. "a vastly Giiicr.u. thing tram
The solid 'u.--l--" Moreover it ia
perfectly hinged ut The knc. and art.-
cuIa,cd II ia" foot. The cost Of such
Il leg i about Sl0o, but it j. guuran-
iced for five years. Such Il leg. which
must tit perfectly. cannot be turned
out like shoes ny the million: each one
must be particularly. personally fitted.
Although machinery is used III limb
making, there is much exact hand
work necessary, for il is said that no
two amputations are exactly alike.
However. by making q plaster cast Of
the stump and giving exact measure
mcntS orders can be satisfactorily han
died by mail.
The United States government al
lows lis legleSs and armlcss veterans,
IN addition 10 their pensions, new arti-
fetal limbs every three years. and
since European governments will
doubtless carry out a similar policy. il
seems unfortunately true that arti-
fetal limb factories will be assured
of busy times tor many long years ~
come
There j. one man among the many
manufacturers Of artificial limbs in
this country who can SympathiZc with
the unfortunate soldiers of the Euro
poan war who have lost an arm or a
leg. He IS Joseph L. Hanger Of Wash
ington. l.. c., who owes his present
success in life to the loss of leg on
the battlefield during the Civil war.
Most men would have become discour-
aged 10 have To battle their way
life handicapped in this way,
but, with keen insight to conditions
brought on 10y that terrible conflict,
Mr.. Hanger, after making his own ar
tificial leg, started into the business
in small way.
The herald., 1917-08-30

...' Harold would not -.
strengthened his posltio n'If's
>". T.. and '.... there awaited td' tSp % :.
1885,. ~ Shading on a hin ~ VI. %
, ,.,......' OBTAIN general view VIZ, .
,'''''" his army in tbr.a ', S,' E,>
.''."S his soldiers: For r' ",
Spar" not; strike hard :, ;, G %,
, ,..., sway not to take spoI ln'
,.,, D.. shan b" in comno os'' u, =
M'.' h" plenty for overvons 'Is
y" may fly to the sea o'' h.. III
..N .' farther. You with s ~, ~
' OF ...@S" there. and the En- Es,1 !,
"|'.'"a" You and slay y ru'l \
>"u u.., Fishr and conquer sys
William attacked with i1r n.
'.'-~ tn Nh" front line ,n MY a. oq
'' "".sii'N on horSehscL g..
iHs them The English , ,a,s /, w
.'.'.' '' Mont claiming the H..
.,' .''- HE ilrSt assault and q
'N."'us themselves ,bs
r .... I'd. ''' Kings standard ~
'..I2~ person. The first s,-..
..''-'' .h hy one Teller. All
49,, "', claimed from ROB-
, advance Singly and br
HAS being grsrs |
".''' ar the gallon g..
Vs., ~ Ir English before
.....'." ''' slain. Follora, q
- Engagement with,
'' ~ wy SWORDS spears, BARI,
-'',' "''''N' In a der,,
,.'' ~ me English hur'G
~. '' ''''..'N' 'u'ilo'lng many q
''.'' ,''' 49, "Ilereupon The u.
,., ,''r ''.' /" 'ehd the horSN p
Nv ~ ny had not OdO, The
''''''' VINO WIS a bishop, taIe 7,
~ d" ",''' Il great war club al \
nv" 'i'at they feared bin al
- -, nv saxon ioemen.
'n ., ',' norman archers slt
-. "'S'''S nhaValllng agsius \
i'" i,i"'ectioh OF Shields b& !
'i,'"''ilS hleil IN Inc air, the mis-.
"''''''S "s 'le! descended. One d h
81 '""N I"ui'u us marx In Hsr1
,iSi' eye hIlhuing MIN and MN
,,'''i Utmost Irah'ic With pain Z
'H' r'hSIiSh Heid on, and the N0ru
,'''' 'lc ruSe OF pretended Al,t \
The herald., 1917-08-30
SOME BIRDS AND THEIR PREY
Stone as Slaughter Block on
Which to Break Snail Shells.

In districts where shellcd snails
are abundant 1t is no rare thing to
come across stone utilized as Il
slaughter block by some particular
thrush. Even if the bird Is not
caught in the act, numerous broken
and empty shells scattered in the
neighborhood betray the place where
the mollusks have been done TO death.
The method adopted by the thrush
is simply that of dropping a snail from
height time and again until the shell
IS broken and the succulent body
within is exposed TO the captOr'S beak.
But the anvil is sometimes made use
Of in a different way, and with n diff
ferent end In view. In the depths
of Highland birch wood an observer
came upon such Il Sacrificial stone. at
which a thrush was busily occupied.
Field glasses made evident that not a
snail but n common black slug was
his captive. This he grasped by the
middle with his beak, daShing it re-
peatedly with reSOunding smacks upon
the stone, whence ii occasionally re-
bounded, only to be caught and ham
mered once more.
Subsequent examination of the
stone revealed with what effect the
operation had been carried out. But
what Of its purpose? Here was no
shell to be broken. 1t may be that
the thrush simply wished to kill its
prey, but the fact that thrushes Swal-
low wriggiing worms without hesita-
ton renders this explanation improb-
able. Il is more likely TIM. the skin
The herald., 1917-08-30
"Busted Out Aoain -

The late Father Benson had the
habit OF preaching long sermons. on
one occasion, after 80 minutes dis.
course, ne went to the altar To give the
messing when he remembered there
was notice he had been asked to an
hounre. He turned bacl; To do 50.
'HieSS me grumbled the verger, IF
he amt busted out again."
The herald., 1917-08-30
The Gcst.

According 10 some experiments -
bv the New York experiment va, =,
the average cost of food per ga !
the wear is about 81, and the
milk during the year OF best pl'-.
tion Is 1.27 cents a quart Ins
IS palatable, nutritious ana cas-! y.
gcstcd. very helpful 10 ee'tsln :. =,
Of poor nutrition, without Oo@ =
drawn under proper cOndlnO1 W.. /,
practically free from the llso ,l...,
transmit certain diseases Ike Wv 4,
losiS. which may be transferieO "
dren from cows.
The herald., 1917-08-30
DisappeaFance

What has become Of the political
bOSS:"
"Out Of date out our WAY" ro,r,od
Senator Sorghum. Anybody with
brains enough 10 be n political hiss "a
too smart to take q chance on the con.
sequences
The herald., 1917-08-30
Nancy Not Main ooj''.

"All hcalthily mIndeu ,,ss 4 .
making moncy-ought to I lss \; n
enjoy the sensation OF " u No 5 >
the main object Of their -. ,i1 I,:t,ss
money. \ good soldier i,sa n u.
mainly wishes to do his nsr urspS
He is glad Of his pay-yeL.. "a. n
So. and Justly grumbies "n Ill y
him rGn years without sin nfs
,cnin notion Of life IS " ~, no
not TO be paid for wlrni''
John RuShin.
The herald., 1917-08-30

gain later self-e.tabllshm9l 80,
finds happiness in its OWL =
that is thrift, for that Is 49, ss.,
living. For others thrift may
spending money for education, ,I !" {
rcation. for esthetic surrouH' -
these objects increase the \
power and in that way safesY ~
uncertainties Of tomorrow ..ras
snrnt for wise training Of a., !,
may be considered as potent ..,,,,.
tcction. From this angle, 'N -,
luxury may become immedl'. .,,ris
Sity and affect the surp',, ,,,,so,ss
for Other constructive anu p
cuds.-Eychange.
The herald., 1917-08-30
A Realistic Eiip,

rms Is very realistic picture"
Very said the manager. "Would
you believe 1t, the first time we
showed this film eight young women
waited for half an ho1r after the show
TO see the leading man come out n,
the alley behind the theaterY"
The herald., 1917-08-30

Oh the slug was too thick and coarse
10 De palatable, and that the thrush
was simply endeavoring 10 dash ont
me edible portions within. or that II
was attempting to render tho toucb
SIKH more tender by a method analo-
sous to the domestic batting of a
steak"
The herald., 1917-08-30
ZlNNI2NANNNMMN sASAAAMNNNN

p,I,,r,,.a ,L,, Iisrnri,,u asserts ,har
,n,a,'.., rrot,r r.., Ind ror r,viptf.J
~ eva hrnnl ,I. would mo-, have. fa-rf-
u,t,d DIXIE Robert OF Normandy. II
I,n had NOT wed her she would uu'
have brcomr the mother of WiIIum m"
Copou.ror If there had been no Wi
I.,p tbn Coucuornr there would have
hacn no battle of Hastings. Harold
would NOT hay, fallen. NO AuGI"-Nur-
man dynasty world have arisen. anil
,l.ra Womb have boon mo- British rtu.
miro PM Arfp,r,'s feet did twinkle.
Homo, HASTINGS 81 rgIt which changed
rnolond and mpJn America what ID
Is today
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The herald., 1917-08-30
Spoke the Truth

Look here, Finklestein. when 7
bought this suit you guaranteed sotis.
action growled the irate customer.
We'll. veil. volts dc madden of voui
| voS satisfied"
The herald., 1917-08-30
Kept His Word,

He's a man Of his word
"So!'
ayes. He said he'd black my eve
if ! repeated what : had just said, and
repeated it. and he did"
The herald., 1917-08-30

itTIFTCIAL limb factor
IT,, hJyr been running at
double capacity since the
beginning of In" great
war in Europe. Al
though modern surgery
has advanced To such Il
degree that the percent
age Of amputatlonS now
necessary is not nearly rs
great aS during our own
The herald., 1917-08-30
SPACE ECONOMY
IN HOUSE PLANS
Modern Dwellings Have Very
Little Waste Room to
Catch the Dust.
BEDS DISAPPEAR IN CLOSETS
Design Described Here an Example of
Architectural neenuity-StUcco
and Brick Blend Well in
Decoration.
BY WILLIAM 4. RkDFoRO.

NJ. William a. Radford viii answer
Questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject Of building, for the readers Of tins
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, hc
t.. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
10 William \. RadforG. No 1877 Prairie
avenue. Chicago IL. and only enclose
two-Ccnt stamp for reply.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05

one sister. He was a nephew of Frank Il.
Bigwood Of this place.
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Mongeon of 81
River street was quietly celebrated
Sunday at their home and the anniver-
sary high mass was celebrated at eight
o'clock Tuesday morning. There were
present at the celebration Sunday Just
the family, which took the form of a
family reunion, there being So in all,
including the grandchildren. Each Of
the celebrants parents lived long
enough to celebrate their golden we'd
ding anniversary. Thersille Langlois,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Damien
Langlois, and Alphonse Mongeon, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Xavier Mongeon. were
married at the old st. Joseph's Church
In Burlington July 1, 1867, by the late
Rev. Father Cardinal. There were IL
children born to them, of whom nine
are living. They are: William. Ira.
Ernest, Archie, Albert and Theodore
Mongeon, and Mrs. Fred Baillargeon,
Mrs. Mary Bushey and Mrs. l.. N. Petite.
There were present 3S grandchildren.
Mrs. Mongeon is 20 years of age, while
her husband is II, and both are in good
health for their age and able to be
about each day. They received a purse
Of SIS in gold. including many other
presents and bouquet of SO roses one
for each year of their marital life. A
picture of the entire gathering was
taken. William Mongeon is the only
one living away from here, but he. with
his wife. and two children, motored here
from their home in Laconia, N. H.
Miss Ella Bigwood has resigned her
position with the Porter Screen Maun-
featuring company and will leave for
washington, d. c., where she has a po-
| sition in the foreign and domestic COM
merce department of the government.
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FAIRFAX.

George Hewens is visiting DR.. and Mrs.
S. ii. Phelps.-Ralph Buck and family
spent Sunday in Waterbury.-The Misses
Clara Southland and Edith Corners ex-
pect to go this week to Johnson to attenc
the summer school for teachers.-Miss
Helen Aiken received the free scholar
ship to the University of Vermont at the
graduation.-Mrs. Fannie Alfred and
daughter, Kathleen, are at Camp Ricn.--
The Rev. and Mrs. Harris, whose sum-
mer home is in Bradford, N. H., are Wis
ting their son, the Rev. NJ. Harris, and
wife.The condition of Mrs. C. y. How
ard. who is seriously Ill. is not as favor
able. Her daughter, Mrs. Edith Hanson,
is with her.-All the teachers Of Bellows
Free Academy have gone to their several
homes.-Samuel Phelps is Visiting his
parents.
The funeral of Mrs. Martin L. Hicks,
who was drowned Monday at the Georgia
shore, will be held this afternoon at two
o'clock at her late home. the Rev. o. T..
Aiken officiating. The interment will be in
the Plains cemetery.
The Baptist pulpit will be supplied next
Sunday by the Rev. Alvah s. Hobart,
an old resident of Fairfax. His many
friends will be glad to welcome him back
again this summer and Of another OPP
portunity Of hearing him speak.-A busi-
ness meeting is called by the secretary
of the Fairfax branch Of the Red Cross
at the time Of the work meeting next
Tuesday, July 10. 1t is desired that as
many members as can possibly attend
be present.