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The midland journal., 1917-08-31
LIMBS MADE OF CARDBOARD
Artificial Leg, Invented by Danish Doc
tor, Enables Wearer to Walk Soon
After Amputation.

A Danish doctor at hospital In
Paris has invented a cardboard leg
which enables the wearer to go about
without crutches two days after his
limb has been amputated.
The materials used are two sheets
of cardboard about three-siXteenth of
an inch thick, and bandages soaked in
starch solution. After careful meas
urements have been taken the card
board is cut into what looks like two
peg-tops, which after being soaked in
the bath fold round each other and are
secured with bandages.
The principle is that of an egg in a
cup, and the patient can wear the leg
long before the wound is completely
healed He can thus get air and exer-
else, which it is usually impossible to
obtain at this phase Of his GONZALES
cence also he has to suffer none of
the inconvenience of crutches, stick
suff1cing for his needs. The leg, prop
erly treated, lasts from six months to
a year, by which time a permanent
artificial limb is ready to be fitted.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
CodIina Moth Trap.

trap, which consists of a burlap band
covered by a strip Of wire screen, is
made as follows:
Strips of burlap six inches wide are
folded into three thicknesses. The
loose bark from the lower branches
and trunk of the tree is removed and
strip of this burlap folded once around
the trunk. 1t is held in place by large
tacks, which should be driven in in
such a way that the edge projects
about one-fourth of an inch beyond tbs
burlap. The burlap is then covered by
black-painted wire screen with II
meshes to the inch. This is cut into
strips six inches wide and the edges
of each strip are folded twice, allowing
one-fourth of an inch to each fold.
The strip of screen should be long
enough to allow for an overlap of three
to four inches when placed around the
trunk of the tree. The wire screen is
placed over the burlap band and tackled
to the tree in such way that both the
upper and lower edges fit srugly
against the bark. The projecting tacks
used to faSten the burlap to the ire
prevent the wire pressing against the
cloth. To make sure that no moths
may escape through openings along the
edges of the trap or along the flap, a
thin coating of pitch tar may be used.
This material, when heated, may be ap-
piled readily with brush.
1t must be clearly understood that
this trap is not substitute for spray
ing, but merely an additional precau-
tion. Nevertheless, some larvae will
invariably escape, and the offspring of
these are largely responsible for the
damage to the fruit crop. By the use
Of the codling moth trap, in addition
to thorough spraying, the majority of
the imprisoned larvae may be captured
and injury by later broods will be ma
terially reduced,
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
The Great Need.

The Prince of Udine, head Of the
Italian commission, said at lunch
con in New York.
"The Germans need, above all
things, a spiritual bath or cleansing.
When l contemplate them l feel like
the restaurateur.
"A restaurateur in the galleria in Mi
Ian was waited on by tramp who
wanted work. The restaurateur, be-
ing short-handed, agreed to take the
tramp on. But, heavens, he was dirty.
"Ill put you Nthe dish washing,
said the restaurateur, and then he took
out a two-lira note. But, here. take
this first, and go and get bath
'As the tramp, bowling and scraping,
started off, the restaurateur called him
back and said:
"There may be some change. In
that event, take another BATH"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
GOOD MIXTURE FOR THE CALF
Something Must Be Given to Replace
Butterfat When skim Milk Is Sub
stituted for Whole Milk.

When skim milk is substituted for
whole milk in feeding the calf, some
thing needs to be added to replace the
butterfat removed in the cream. Corn
can be used to good advantage. 1t is
better cracked than ground fine. Bran
is good and ground oats are splendid.
A mixture is better than just one Of
them. The calf will begin to eat feed
when two to three weeks old, and
should have access to it. The best way
to feed grain is dry and care should
be taken not to allow any of it to re-
main in the corners Of the feeding box,
as it will sour and may, cause diges-
tive troubles. Boiled ground flax seed
is also used with skim milk to make
up for the fat removed.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
EFFECTIVE MOTH TRAP
New Device to Be Used in Place
of Banding" Method.
Attractive Place Afforded for Larvae
to Spin coeoons, and Prevents Es-
cape of Insects-Wire Screen
Is Used.

A codling moth trap has been de-
vised by E. Fl. Siegler of the bureau of
entomology, United States department
of agriculture, to be used as a substi-
tute for what is known as the 'band-
ing" method for destroying the codling
moth. The banding method, in which
a folded strip of burlap is wrapped
around the tree trunk, demands con-
siderable amount of labor, and the new
trap is designed to minimize this.
The trap affords an attractive place
for the larvae to spin their cocoons,
and it prevents the escape Of the moths
sfter they emerge from these. The
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
AIR-TIGHT SAo FOUND BEST
SiIage VIII Keep Indefinitely If Air
Can Be ExcIuded-coVer With
Chopped Hay or Straw.

Practically all the trouble from spoil
ing of silage comes from the action Of
air on the material after the first nee
essary fermentation is over. The first
fermentation or heating" Of the green
material uses up all the oxygen of the
air which is present in it when it is
packed into the silo. If no more air
can get in, no further fermentation or
decay can possibly take place. If the
silo is air-tight, therefore, silage will
keep indefinitely. OF course, most silos
are open at the top and some spoilage
will take place from the top Of the
mass downwards. But this can be pre-
vented, in large part, by covering the
silage, after it has finished settling,
with layer of chopped hay or straw
well wetted down.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Why She BIushed.

Flossie, the waitress, was very keen
on certain handsome young man
who always sat at one of her tables.
She fluttered round him and ogled
and giggled and explained the young
mans lack of response by the fact that
he stammered.
''Is there anything you want?" she
asked cne day, and there were several
shades of meaning in her tone.
The young man glanced at her and
said:
''Will you let me have a xxx"
The maiden blushed violently at this
significant sound and threw a glance
of triumph at the other mattresses.
"a k-k-cup?" finished the young
man.
The girl blushed deeper than ever
at this and the young man went on !:
81 kn-know why you're blushing.
You thought l was g-going to ask for
a k-k-k-clean cup"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
SKIM MILK IN FEED RATION
Not Valuable as Fat Producer When
Fed Alone on Account of Lack of
St2rah and Sugar.
(By JOHN c. BuRNs.)

Skim milk, on the basis Of it's COM
position, is of the class known as pro-
tein feeds. Being too deficient in
starches and sugars (carbohyrates) as
well as fat, it is not very valuable
as a fat producer when fed alone.
When combined with corn or some
similar feed in the proper proportions
the protein of the skim milk supplies
the deficiency of the protein in the
corn, while the carbohydrates of the
corn supply that deficiency in the skim
milk, the two feed stuffs thus forming
a balanced ration. This means a ra-
ton which contains the nutrients in
proportions to meet the needs of the
animal body for its best development.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
POOR CULTIVATION OF CORN
Reason Given for Low Yields in Corn
Belt States-Hired Men Have
Forgotten Hoe.

In the corn-belt states, where. one
might expect the largest yields, they
are in many cases very low. The rea-
son for this is largely poor cultivation !;
too many men try to get over about
twice as much as they can handle prof
itably. The average hired man in the
corn belt has forgotten how to run a
hoe handle, and but little effort is
made to get the weeds out of the hills
in many cases. Better cultivation is a
vital need in corn raising.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
IdIeness Makes a FORTUNE.

IF you sit idly you will lose money
every minute" is liberal paraphrase
of well-known japanese proverb and
serves as a protest against idleness,
but the Tokyo Hochi cites the case Of
the great Buddha at Nara, which,
despite inaction, is reaping fortune.
During the year ending June 25 the
Buddha received 351, 900 visitors, who
paid admission fees aggregating $9,350.
The exaction Of fee to visit the big
Buddha began in 1911, since which
time $127,500 gate money has been re-
ceived
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
HOW INSANITY HAS GAINED
Increase in United states Revealed by
Census Taken by National Com
mittee for Mental Hygiene.

Insanity in the United States is de-
cidedly on the increase. This fact is
revealed by reason of census taken
of the insane, feebleminded, epileptics,
inebriates and drug addicts by the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene. Analysis of this census is found
in the Mental Hygiene. 1t was com
piled by Horatio NJ. Pollack, statistici-
an of the New York State Hospital
commission, and Edith M. Furbush,
statistician of sthe National Committee
for Mental Hygiene.
The federal census bureau estimates
that the increase of population from
April 10, 1910, to January L, 1917, was
11.S0 per cent. The same government
agency found in 1910 that the number
of insane in institutions was 1879
The census taken in the present year
revealed 234,055 insane persons in in
stitutions. Thus the increase in the
insane in institutions during the corre-
spending period was 24.64 per cent, a
general population.
Moreover, the rate of increase of the
insane in institutions was relatively
greater than that Of the general popu-
lation in every state except Arizona,
Kansas, Mississippi, Nevada and South
Carolina Illinois is one of the states
in which the disparity between growth
of population and increase in insan-
ity has been greatest. In this state
the population increase was 9.S4 per
cent, as compared with a percentage
of increase of insane in institutions of
27.3S The neighboring state of Indi-
ana shows an even greater disparity,
with percentages of AGA and 27.44 re-
spectively.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Not What He said.

A recently commissioned second lieu
tenant was drilling his command in an
indianapolis street.
Something went wrong and the sol
diers found themselves trying to march
over a 6-foot fence.
The lieutenant halted the company
and said:
Men, why don't you do what want
you to do instead of what I tell you
to do?"-Indianapolis News.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
A Wise Provision.

The witty journalist was conversing
with a friend about raising carp in
ponds for food. The friend remarked
that such food supply would not be
much in demand here, but that the
Germans liked carp.
Germans will eat anything" re-
marked the witty journalist, but inn
mediately qualified his remark. THAT
is, when they can get anything to
eat"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

decided to try bottle Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t worked
from the first bottle, so I took q second
and third, also bottle Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's 3 Blood Purifier, and now ! ann
Just as well as any other woman. ! adj
wise every woman, single or married.
who is troubled with any Of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me. -
Mrs. ELSIE j. VAN DER SANDE, SO MOI
York ST., Paterson, N. j.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, (confdentiaD Lynn, Mass, if you
need special advice.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Alert for the Future.

"You've got a lot of weeds in your
garden"
"Pretty fine weeds, too, don't you
thinkf' rejoined Mr.. Crosslots.
Surely you are not nursing them
along7'
Eyes, sir. I've been finding out that
SO many new things are edible that
I'm holding out to see whether sci
ence won't discover some way of fry
ing the jimpson or stewing the bur-
dock"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
HOLDING MOISTURE IN SOIL
One Of Chief Points in WeII-PuIverized
Soil, Without Which Soil Is
Only Ordinary.

One Of the chief points of value in a
well-pulverized soil is its moisture
holding capacity. 1t is to hold water
that we introduce organic matter as
well as to feed the plants, for humus
holds soil moisture best, but pulveri-
zation alone is highly effective.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
A HeIpful Hint.

do you think it really necessary to
go to the trouble of having the suspect
ed courtplaster analyzed by bacte-
riologist?" asked j. Fuller Gloom.
Haven't you a brother-in-law that you
can try it On?"-Kansas City Star.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
cUTIcURA is so SOOTHING
To Itching, Burning skins-lt Not Only
Soothes, but Heals-Trial Free.

Treatment: Battle the affected sur
face with Cuticura Soap and hot wa
ter, dry gently and apply Cutcura
Ointment. Repeat morning and night.
This method affords immediate relief,
and points to speedy healment. They
are ideal for everyday toilet uses.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
CARE FOR STRAWBERRY BEDS
Good Plan to Renew as Soon as Fruit
Is Pieked-Hoe Out All the
Weak Plants.

AS soon. as the Strawberries are
picked if the bed is clean and the
plants thrifty, it is good plan to re-
new the bed. Now the tops and rake
them off, then hoe out all old weak
plants and thin to row of strong,
vigorous, new plants, not nearer than
ten inches apart. Cultivate the rest
of the season.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
ALL SOILS SHOULD BE LOOSE
Lumpy State Permits Drying Out Too
QuIckIy-Where PuIverized Crops
Are Success.

Loose soils and lumpy soils are not
one and the same condition, for where
as all soils should be loose, none should
be lumpy. The latter state allows dry
ing out so quickly that crops would
fail whereas when soil is pulverized
the same crop would be marked Euc-
cess.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Plausible.

Tile Ginger says that the reason
she thinks her new boss's wife is keep
ing cool through the hot weather is be-
cause her telephone voice sounds.as if
it were right off the Galveston
News.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
WATER BASIN FOR CHICKENS
tage of Keeping Fowls From Get
tinq Into Vessel.

This device has the advantage of
keeping the chickens from getting into
the basin wherein the water for them
is kept. The mouth of the vessel con-
tanning the water also is protected by
an inclosing shield, while the top is
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
ELIXIR BABEK a coon TONIC

Ahu UFIVeB NAaIHfIb Out OF inc system.
ssYour tBabeks acts like magic; Ihave given
e to numerous people in my parish who were
suffering with chills, malaria and fever. rec
ommend it to those who are sufferers and in
need of good tonic. s. Szymanowski,
st. Stephens Church, Perth Amboy, N. J..
Elixir BabeIks SO cents, all druggists or by
Parcel Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski q Co.,
Washington, D. O.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
DRUGGISTS PLEASED WITH
GOOD KIDNEY MEDICINE

l have sold your remedy for the past
fifteen years and have sufficient confidence
in it to give it my personal recommends
ton. / believe it is one of the best medi.
cines of its class on the market today and
find pleasure in. selling it at all times.
Very truly yours,
HAMMERS DRUG STORE,
F. V. Hammer, Prop,
Nov. 4, 1916. Spartanburg, S. G.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Horse chsstnuts as Food.

An effort is being made to adapt the
horse chestnuts to the human dietary.
The nuts are more than half starch
and sugar, with some protein and fat.
and are nutritious. Their value chiefly
depends on the elimination of the bit
ter elements and the irritating sapeni-
like glucosides.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
COOKED TOMATOES FOR HOGS
Where There Is an Excess Amount Of
Vegetable They May Be Prepared
and Fed to Swine.

On farms where there is an excess
of tomatoes, the surplus may be cooked
and fed to hogs. The hogs would not
eat the green tomatoes unless cooked.
That which is not needed for imme-
diate use is stored away in air-tight
barrels for future use. The top layer
decays, but that beneath remains good.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
BRoILER DUCKS FOR MARKET
Fowls Are Easy to Raise and Develop
Fast-VaIue of Feathers Is
Quite an Item.

Ducks are easy to raise and develop
fast and soon are ready for the mar
ket. There is a good profit derived
selling them for broilers, but if kept
until five or six months old before sell
Ing them the value Of their feathers
cuts quite an item.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Nov. 4, 1915.
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer q Go.
Binghamton. N. Ys

Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable in.
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
tion this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eraI Tonic because it contains tho well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 90 cents
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Something for Jones.

Drill sergeant (sarcastically to little
Jones, who is continually out of step)
Company, all except Private Jones,
change step! really 'aven't the
cart to trouble i'm again Passing
Show.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

| nave made me well
and healthy. Some
time ago / felt SO
run down, had pains
in my back and side
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. ! read your
advertisement in
tho r1axuananaru and
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Nature is So Natural.

ooh, don't you love nature?"
Eyes, indeed; it adds so much.
Christian Register.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

Constipation generally indicates disordered
stomach, liver and bowels Wrights Indian
Vegetable Pills restore regularity without
gripping. Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

Portugal this year produces 376,S31,-
577 quarts of grape wine
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

After mans friends really know
him they often cease to know him.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Just So.

'Mrs. Jones told me those new furs
of hers came from the arctic re-
gions."
what far-fetched story!"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

The wise worm doesn't crawl out un-
til after the early bird has eaten his
breakfast.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

Sore Eyes. Blood-Shot Eyes watery Eyes.
ly applications of Roman Eye Balsam. Adv
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

covered with a screen which keeps
the poultry out of the water, yet does
not keep the water away from the air.
Places for drinking are provided at
the side of the device.-Farming Busi-
ness.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

The first submarine cable was laid
from Dover, England, to Cape Crimes.
France, in 1850.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
The Reason.

Let that man down easy"
"Why should II"
Because he's so hard up"
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
WOMAN NOW IN
Perfect HEALTH
What Came From Reading
a Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

Paterson, N. J.-"I thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

Some men invest in hair tonic as
soon as they begin to come out on top.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31

Jamaica in 1915 imported $72,313
worth of confectionery.
The midland journal., 1917-08-31
Feed the Fighters! Win the War !!


Harvest the Crops = Save the Yields
Canadian boys fighting side side for the World the that P
muscle that be must go into use this short
combined
the soldier boys in France and Flanders demonstrating
The Combined Fighters France and Flanders and the Combined
aEvesrs In America WILL Bring the Allied Victory Nearer.
HELP YOUR CANADIAN NEIGHBOURS WHEN YOUR OWN CROP HARVESTED II!
100000 ACRE WHEAT FIELD.
tamne efrom o the
International Boundary.
High Wages, Good Board, Comfortable Lodgings.
SOON HARVEST SAVED
JAFFRAY. Walnut Broad Philadelphia. Pc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-30
Have Your Car
Heated

Furnaces are the keynote of comfort
in civilized cold countries, in the winter
time.
Nobody wants to be an Eskimo-ex-
cept, perhaps, an EskimO-and few
homesteads are conspicuous in the dead
of winter because they are run without
fires. 1t was only before the perfection
of heating systems of one kind or an
other that homes and offices were cold
in winter. Today you manipulate a
draft, or phone janitor when the ther-
mometer drops below 65 or 70 degrees.
where you live or work.
And so, it was only before the day OF
efficient heating devices for automobiles
that you had need to wrap yourself up in
the costume of an Arctic explorer to
drive in your motor car during the winter
when you need it's service most. Today
you can ride with the greatest of COM
fort-clothed as the occasion or fancy
demands-in the face of biting wind or
driving storm, in an automobile that is
heated like your home-except that the
heat from your UTILITY Protected
Heater is free.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-30
Help YourR Radiator
Do Its Duty

In cold weather unless
we are properly dressed
we get cold. The same
applies to your radiator.
One Application of John
sons Freeze Proof and a
Radiator Cover remove
all danger Of freezing and
we have covers for all
Radiators and at prices to
suit everyone.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-11

made by Secretary r.. T.. poakc with
the Nllano Italian seNtct compris. q
OF two vocal soloists three striugcd
instrument artists and pianist. The
leading woman of the company Is
Mime Emile Bcrnaho a soprano VINO
has attaiuod great distinction as an
entertainer In THIS country the tenor
is Lorcazo Trepiocione Both these
singers were solOists for two wears
with Croatores band and the company
has been appearing ON two leading
vaudeville circuits several years They
viii appcir here in Italian folk cos
tune and viii divide their tim" be
tween tho five floors Of the show.
I'VE have finally reached the time
In motor shows when We must have
q comprehensive setting fer the oN-
hibits,' said Secretary Peakc Yostei o.
day. This year win be The first N"ar
Wher decorations have been attempted
IN proportion 10 the magnitude OF the
show Booths viii have indiN'du"I
settings that will make each display
a show Of it's own This years show
viii uc a multi colorCd orc. II VIII
have more dash 10 the colors Spc.
cill Jobs i'm paint and upholstery VIII
appear In great abundance Artist
VIII finish the decorations late thi-
week and by Thursday thc nrt of
the show ears will be placed i'm the
building \ now feature of the show
this year viii he a checking sNs'em
tor mems aud women's wraps In
each booth in the show viii Doe sta
toned a porter who Will attend {
checking wraps in the large check
room. and these wraps may hc secured
from that or any other booth i'm IN,
huildmg
Sanitary drinking fountains hav,