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The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
This Is Important News

Those who study prisons and try to
find out why men get there will be in
terested in this news from New York
city:
Out Of 1900 men Of military age reg
istered on June 5 in penal institutions
Of that city less than five per cent were
physically fit for service.
In Blackwelrs island prison NOT ONE
WAS EFT FORTHE ARMY. Everyone
was a physical discard.
A great many persons who have stud
led such things much will say THAT per-
haps the physical condition Of these
young men may be the chief reason for
their presence in prison.
And most Of US feel quite sure that
fine, healthy bodies and normal minds
are most likely to keep their owners out
Of prison.
1t is with some satisfaction that we
reflect upon the fact that this war will
do great deal to make human bodies
stronger and healthier-and to that ex-
tent make prisons useless.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

other cause. and sunburn involc
ing the greater part II nc skin
surface of the body NAV BE- fatal
Much hardship and suffering has
arisen from this foolhardy practice
Treatment OF -unburn BE- M f.f
fercnf from treatment of any other
Kind on burn. and whore largo areas
Of No body are affected he services
~ u physician should be had at
once Bhefered and cracked sur
faces frequently are avenues % in
fecuon and -h0ul be Vell protected
hy suitable dressing and surgical
covering.
Exposure 20 The suns rays when
wc' very readily brings about OIL
'ter.Hg and. general opinion go the
con rary persons brown no sooner
when Wct fhan Whon dry on tho
other hand, extreme burns may re.
suit from Jsuch a procedure when
thoughflessly carried ont
Children who wish 10 play about
ia bare feet should be allowed to
play Only in clean and washed shore
sand Samples taken from variuus
andpiles and submitted 20 abora
fort tests showed thar whereas Boz
one gram of clean. unused SAND
there were usually some 5000 germs
in the samples taken from sandplles
ufed b. many children ia play a.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

am glad, said the invalid, that have
two sides.
Why? l asked.
Because when | get tired of lying on
one side can turn on the other.
That's queer thing to be thankful
for.
Oh, don't know. Think Of how many
people there are who are so feeble they
can't turn over. have to lie abed all
day. and often think of the poor devils
who are sicker than |, and cannot change
position.
But how many more there are who are
better off than you, healthy people, who
can walk about, while you must lie here
and suffer. Aren't you sorry for yourself
when you think of them?
Sorry for myself? Oh, no. have my
troubles. but not that one, thank heaven!
What do you mean?
! mean that what trouble have is
bodily Being sorry for myself is dis
ease of mind. Fate has spared me that
What is it, some kind of religion?
No. Just sense | worked it out for
myself. found out that my feelings
depend a good deal upon the direction
| look. II compare my condition with
that of those more fortunate it makes
me unhappy. If contrast myself with
those less fortunate il makes me cheer
full. | want to be happy. | don't want
TO be gloomy. and if so important an OBJ
ject can be attained by projecting my
thoughts the right way why not do il?
II is a simple thing to do.
! know, but you can't get away from
facts. You are bedridden.
Facts are relative xlere are no abso-
lutte facts. The moon seems as big as a
barrel when it is just above the horizon,
and the size of saucer when high in the
sky. Which is its real size ?
Neither
Correct. It's all a matter Of relation.
A dollar is as big as a cart wheel when
you have only ten cents to your name,
but if you have big roll of ffty-dollar
bills a dollar is nothing.
You're quite a philosopher.
A while ago you suggested | was some
sort of religionist. Why do you insist
on labelling me? Can't a person just
think clearly and act sanely without be-
longing to something?
| suppose so.
No | have simply discovered and
proved to myself, that nave inside of
me the machine that manufactures con-
tent or discomfort. II is my mind And
I've found out I can control it. | used to
think il controlled me. | have one thing
that distresses me: it's this bad leg. So
turn my mind away from it as much
as possible. But | have hundred things
about me that are pleasant ! have my
wife, | can sleep pretty well, my appe-
tite is good, can read | can talk. my
nurse is an agreeable person, can play
chess. Oh, there are a lot of things. AS
a matter of fact, I've never been waited
on and pampered before in my life. and
| rather enjoy it.
Oh | see you're one Of these
There, there. For goodness sake. don't
pigeonhole me.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
Summer Complaint
BY eERToN eRALEY

I've lot Of admiration for the ant and heap of approba
ton for the bee and ought to emulate EN- but can't for
their stunts unendurabe to the spring and the
winter and the fall follow in their footsteps way but
IN summer don't care for them at aland want to be but
tcrfy, and play.
When the atmospheric orpor makes pant and the per-
raon running fast and free I'm disgused with the antics
Of the ant, and think I'd be fool to be bee shudder
at the thought of work and duck much Of labor
may I'm pagan I'm oafer I'm a shrk and butterfly who
wants TO go and play.
Oh drowsy lay of aziness chant and long go and
cool me in the I'm antagonistic wholly to the and
being quite contrary to the bee and that labor
and that strenuous endeavor doesn't pay the
minute have finished with this going to be but
terfly-and play.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
The Old Gardener Says

An unsusps cted cause OF
poor pea crop is often lice on the
plants II YOU find these tiny
posts on the under side OF the
leaves go along the rows az noon
on hot day and beat the plants
lightly with A piece OF brush.
This will knock on the lice and
'he sun will Kill them Tobacco
mst may also be used 10 advan-
tqRo II sparrows bother the
peas cover the plants with mos
quito netting
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
Not Change In Men But
Alteration of Principles
IsNeed In Germany


Even II the Kaiser has abdicated his
throne. as rumored in dispatches from
Amsterdam. that will not end the war.
The war, so far as America, at least,
Is concerned. is a war against autOcracy.
It is directed against the Kaiser only
inasmuch as the Kaiser is the outward
and visible symbol of autocracy.
Abdication of the Kaiser in favor OF
one of his sons, even tho that son should
be the be-t intentioned young man IN
the world. would accomplish nothing SO
long as the autocratic system, thru
which the Kaiser rules, remains intact.
Such a change would be d mere shift
ing of men, not an alteration Of prln-
ciples.
What is needed in Germany is not
necessarily the downfall of the reign
ing house. OF course, it is difficult to see
what purpose could be served by the
maintenance of the house of Hohenzol-
lern as the nominal ruling family Of
democratized Germany.
However, if the Germans would IKE
gilded figurehead for their ship OF state
it is none of our business.
Other nations have kings, notably
Britain. which seem to trouble them not
at all.
But there is vast gulf between the
position of George V. in the British
scheme of things and that Of Wilhelm
II as emperor of the Germans.
George " may be king and emperor
by the grace of God, etc" but rules by
grace of the British people. As matter
of fact, he could be eliminated tomorrow
and the machinery of the British empire
would not slip a single cog.
His chief governmental function at
present is being nice TO distinguished Wis
itors and affixing the royal signature to
proclamations, carefully written and sub
mitted to him in advance by the cobbler's
apprentice and his assistants now elected
to the task of governing the destinies of
the empire upon which the sun never
SETS"
He is explained by Britons as simply
the living symbol of that empires unity.
If William ii were content to be SYM
Dol, no one here would object to him.
But he isn't.
He's the real thing in the king line.
He exercises the last word in the govern
ment. He alone can remove the chan
celor. No reforms can be inaugurated
without his signature.
He holds himself and his house the
divinely appointed overlord of all Ger
many, and acknowledges responsibility
to God alone.
And millions Of brave and otherwise
intelligent men and women among his
subjects freely subscribe to his ideas
Just so long as this philosophy OBJ
tains in Germany or elsewhere, just so
long can democracy be endangered by a
monarchs dream of conquest.
co Just as soon as this archaic theory
of government is rooted out, and the ul-
innate power placed in the hands not of
one man but all the people, will the world
be made safe for democracy.
mo lasting peace can be had" says
Lloyd George, until government respon-
sible to the people is established thruout
the world"
And until such government is estab-
lished, and the system is abolished which
makes the Kaiser power for evil, the
war must go on, regardless of who may
occupy the imperial palace in Potsdam.
Once the people GOVERN, it will be
of little practical moment whether kaiser
or president rules" in Berlin.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

The old gentleman gasped:
But you were going 10 say So"
Who told you ! wasg inquired the applicant.
seeing his advantage.
But you want me TO let you marry her, don't
you2"
NO"
Mo-" exclaimed the old gentleman, almost o
falling of the chair
That's what said"
Then what the mischief do you want"
II want you to give your consent" replied the
youth pleasantly. II am going 10 marry her
anyhow. but we thought your consent wouldn't
be a bad thing y start"
n took the old gentleman a minute tn realize
the situation When he did he put out his hand
Shake hands, my boy" said he. I've been
looking for son-inaw with some pluck about
him. and I'm sure you'll do first class"
Two local friends OF a noted magician were
the guests AT dinner
you do some wonderful things on the stage
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
From Another Point of VieD
~ g 7. S.

Naturalists are al loss TO explain the
fact that a whale can descend 10 a depth
of 5000 feet without being crushed bv
the pressure For pressure-proof quail
ties, the whale ought TO make a pretty
good prosecuting attorney Of Wayne
county.
You owe it, as duty of patriotism. to
attend the military fete at Navin field.
Furthermore, you have the assurance
that military fete cannot be fiat.
MEMORY TEST.
In wns. game did Oscar stansse run for
Ty Cobb
BORING holes into the stumps Of hard wood
trees and filing those holes with equal parts
of nitric and sulphuric acid will so soften fhe
wood that u can De- removed by ordinary picks.
1t reads like a recipe for taking off a
swollen wooden leg.
It is the contention of scientists that
the world is getting hotter instead of
colder. Whole July opinion was il that
1t is getting colder?
The great fault with paying a coroner's s
juries double lies in the fact that they are
not worth paying even once.
There seems to be nothing to do, Bert.
but get out and crank 'er again.
Keep quite, Rover, it's the landlord.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

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20 500 who hall
gef tanned" first
Bur iu 3 wee
hf ~ warning IN
connection with
-unburn. A eun.
burn Is A burn
iust AZ much as e.
burn from ans
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

favor When the young man
called he was ready for him.
so, he interrupted. fiercely,
almost before the suitor could
commence, you want me TO let
you marry my daughter. do
you ?"
The young man very coolly
replied:
= didn't say so. did -"
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
Knew the Job

Sergeant Where were you ever
on picFet duty7
Recruit ~ home Whenever they
killed. a chicken had 10 pick it,
Puck
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
Hese- Questions Answered

Hestr Questions Answered
o r rs there such q hing as
broken r.art2 4 lady whose son
was killed. the war died suddenly
and f-r,ds say II was caused bv a
broken art. altho tho attending
nh, e.r savs tho real cause va
rreun that her weak heart 1re
vented r-r0very
TieatH VAS not caused bv hrokon
heart Iu the sence that friends
meant The causes given By M"
phveiciar very likely were correct,
alfho ef over the death % her
son bly, stified any fight for re-
c0yer g70n her part
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
Laugh With Us

The old gentleman in his heart did not object
10 the young gentleman as scnin-law bur he
liked 10 raise objections and then reach an agree
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
ant,ueen Girl Friends.

Edith The man ! marry must be
bold and fearless
Ethel Yes. dear he innsbruck
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

All right Take. for instance. this steak, the
brussels sprouts and the salad
Yes"
I'm a very few minutee we will cause all OF
them to entirely disappear"
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

one OF his fricnds observed:
but am inclined 10 think you
are handicapped when you are
away from your apparatus.
ITO an extent. yes. the ma.
gician admitted: but there are
many things | can do anywhere
on a moments notice
Let me see YOU do some
thing nov "
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

N-ls DEPARTMENT Of the
advertising s~indler u
n
oNped
Advice viii also
the ard
vii
fsrred. Acmirror. Detroit. Mich
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

mans 10000 germs were fouru
pnr cubic cc1timefer
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16
What Was He?
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)
The Detroit times., 1917-07-16

-rorI urderstond yoa have ruhlished several articles
t-t a. newcomer j. Detroit rissst them
-e "a enough - gvs Information you may have
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23

ed. For said, These Hollyhocks need
Shelter from the Cold Winds. May
hap they will bloom ever earlier than
those already in my Garden.
And found place where Cookie
burs were thick, and among them /
saw an Hollyhock. And it had grown
so in the Weeds it looked like Weed,
and at first l blieved not that it was
an Hollyhock. And said to myself
Thou hast enough. Behold, in dig
ging one Hollyhock from that place
tou shalt transplant also Ten Cookie
burs, and get an hundred of them on
thy clothes. But ! digged it out. for
it was not my will that one of those
Hollyhocks should perish.
Now / labored till i took off my
Coat and my Vest; and the Palm of
my Hand grew Sore. But / gave no
rest to my Flesh till / had digged out
every Hollyhock | could find. And
leaned on my Spade. and / prayed to
my God. and said, Bless thou my
Hollyhocks, an dmake them grow; and
as | have dealt with them. so deal
thou. o my God. with the Belated and
the Disinherited and the Sincursed
among the sons of men.
And the Men who drove the Horses
were careful not to drive their
Horses upon my Twelve Hollyhocks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
How to Can Rhnbarb

Rhubarb is classed with vegetables
because it is the stalk of a plant, but
it is used as fruit on the table. In
itself it furnishes very small amount
of fuel, but the sugar always used
with it increases its fuel value. 1t
does supply very generous amounts of
minerals, which go to make up the
bones and various soft tissues of the
body and which aid in the regulation
Of body functions.
Variety in food is necessary for
health because no one food answers
all the food requirements for adults.
Variety in preparation is necessary
that an appeal may be made to the
appetite and the flow of digestive
juices stimulated.
Recipes for rhubarb pie were Civ
en- week or two ago. Here are two
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
Parable Of Twelve HolIyhocks

Now one morning | woke from my
slumber, and / said within my Soul,
Today is Friday, and tomorrow will
be Saturday, and the next day is the
Sabbath; and / have two Sermons to
write, and many more things to do
/ will Hasten to my Study and Lock
My Door, and Ny Labor shall be
Strenuous.
And while | was speaking, behold
there came Men, and Horses, and
Plows, and Scrapers, and they began
to Work on the Vacant Lot that lieth
near my House, even the House that
had been Moved, and set among the
Weeds. And l went out and spake
to them, and / said, What do We?
And one of them answered, We are
to Excavate a great Hole, for here
shall be builded an House much great
er than thine.
And as / ate my Breakfast, /
thought within myself, Peradventure
there are Hollyhocks in the Weeds
where they Plow.
And FASTENED, and took Spade
and a Coal Hold, and / went among
the Tall Weeds.
And one of the men spake to his
fellow, and said, What will this Old
Duffer do?
And he asked me, saying, biggest
thou for Buried Treasure? If there
is Gold Mine here and thou knowest
it, wilt thou not let US in on the
Ground Floor?
And i said, / dig for something
more precious than gold, even a thing
that hath Life; that mysterious Quail
ity which no man can Define, which
proceedeth from the Life of God, and
in thee and me maketh Manhood, but
in this flower it maketh Beauty.
Knowest thou not, o Man, that the
Hollyhock came to us from Pales-
tine, and was brought to Europe and
thence Hitler at the Time Of the
Crusades? It may be that the Flow
er from which these sprang. grew once
in the Garden of Mary, and the Child
Jesus may have gathered the Seed.
And the man returned to his fellows,
and he said, The Old Fellow Diggeth
up a Flower, and he speaketh most
interesting concerning 1t. And
heard him tell them what had told
him.
Now l Digged in Divers places, and
I found Twelve Hollyhocks. And
set them all in Row just South of
where my North Fence Is to be build
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
Salad Dressing

A delicious salad dressing for plain
lettuce can be made with mashed po-
tatoes as a foundation. Imagine
mashed potato made into salad dress
ing.
This calls for one-half cupful Of
mashed potatoes seasoned with tea
spoonful each of mustard and salt and
sugar. Add one tablespoonful of vim
egar. Press drought sieve, and add
three-quarters of cupful of olive oil
very gradually, and another teaspoon.
full of vinegar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23

Kidney Pills, / got supply at Con-
nell's Drug store. My back was ach-
inc severely through the small OF it
and the kidney secretions were too
frequent in passage. A few boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me and l
haven't been bothered since"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Honson. Foster Milburn
Co. Buffalo, N. Y.--Advertisement.
Sprinkle little salt of economy on
the tail of riches and they will not
fly away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
why THAT LAME BACK?

That morning lameness = those
sharp pains when bending or lifting,
make work a burden and rest impos-
sible. Don't be handicapped by
bad back-look to your kidneys. You
will make no mistake by following
this Bedding residents extmple.
Lewis Honson, 900 S. Bridge St.,
Belding, says: "A few years ago
was having trouble with my kidneys
and as l had known of others who
had been greatly benefited by Doan's
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
POTATO Balls

First of all in the list of things to
do with mashed potatoes come po-
tato balls, and no one should look as
kance at this dish when well cooked.
After the balls are formed from the
potatoes and ready to cook, make a
hole in each and fill with mixture of
a cupful of grated cheese, favored
with salt, butter and celery salt.
Form the top of the ball over and
whisk into hot oven. Try this, and
see whether you don't think potato
balls are delicious.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
rood ways of canning rhubarb for

good ways of canning rhubarb for
sauce:
No. Pack the rhubarb as light
lv as possible in the jars, and then
fill them to overlooking with a syrup
made i'm the proportion Of one cup of
water to two cups of sugar and
which has been boiled until it spins
thread. Adjust the rubber and
tighten the lid as far as you cap us
ing. the little finger and the thumb
This adjustment will not make the
jar air-tight. Set the jars on rack
in pan or boiler of water, having the
water come one inch above the cans.
Sterilize for fifteen minutes. Then
seal the Jar and allow to cool. The
water in the boiler will not enter the
jar, and by having the water come
above the lid the entire jar of fruit
is subjected to the same temperature.
No. 2.-Another method is to fill the
jar with alternate layers of rhubarb
and sugar about one inch in depth,
having sugar on top. Adjust rubber
and lid and sterilize as previously de-
scribed. This makes a richer sauce
than the first method.
TerIecJ rnuDarD can DE successfully
canned without cooking. Fill the jar,
hold it under the cold water faucet
and allow the water to fill every crew
ice. Seal the jar and store in a cool
dark place. This method will not be
satisfactory if there are any bacteria
on the rhubarb. and even if satisfac-
torily preserved, the flavor of the rhu-
barb is not so>good as that prepared
with sugar.
Let us question the thinkers and doors,
And hear what they honestly say,
And you'll find they believe, like bold
wooers
In-"where there's will, there's a
way"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
Potato Salad

Here is way to make potato salad
from mashed potatoes. 1t calls for
two cupfuls Of well-seasoned mashed
potatoes, a tablespoonful of chopped
onions. Beat until light and then add
two chopped hard-boiled eggs. Serve
with French dressing seasoned well
with mustard and celery salt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
Enough Is Enough

gay, pop.
Lets have it." said the tired bust
ness man, who had answered already
fifty-seven varieties of impossible
questions.
"Do you believe that if at first we
don't succeed we should try, try
again ?"
mot in every case. For example.
you have been trying for the last half
hour to wear out my patience. If you
take my advice you will stop right
where you are."-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
Today's Poem

Liberty Enlightening the World"
Thou warden of the Western gate,
above Manhattan Bay.
The fogs of doubt that hid thy face
are driven clean away;
Thine eyes at last look far and clear,
thou liftest high thy hand
To spread the light of liberty world
wide for every land.
No more thou dreamest of a peace
reserved alone for thee,
While friends are fighting for thy
cause beyond the guardian sea;
The battle that they wage is thine;
thou fallest if they fall;
The swollen flood of Prussian pride
will sweep unchecked Ger all.
o cruel is the conquer-lust in Hohen-
zollern brains;
The paths they plot to gain their goal
are dark with shameful stains;
No faith they keep, no law revere, no
god but naked Might
They are the foeman of mankind. Up,
Liberty, and smite!
Britain. and France. and Italy, and
Russia newly born,
Have waited for thee in the night.
Oh, come as comes the morn,
Serene and strong and full of faith,
America, arise,
With steady hope and mighty help
to join thy brave Allies.
o dearest country of my heart, home
of the high desire,
Make clean thy soul for sacrifice on
Freedoms altar fire;
For thou must suffer, thou must fight,
until the Germans cease,
And all the peoples lift their heads in
liberty and peace.
Henry Van Dyke.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-23
HER PARTY COAT.

Draperies on skirts rival barrel ef-
fects, but 1t is a new note to also
drape your coat. This one is rich
black satin with dashing back pan
ell, the tip OF which is picked out with
Chinese embroidery to match the round
deep collar and the baggy cuffs.