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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18

Here is an excellent ways to kill
moths In carpets which never fails:
Wiring coarse crash towel out Of
water and spread 1t smoothly on the
carpet, iron 1t dry with good hot iron,
repeating the operation on all parts Of
the carpet infested with moths. There
is no need to press hard, and neither
the pile nor the color Of the carpet will
be injured, and the moths will be de-
stroyed by the heat and steam.
Irons wiped on cloth dnmpened
with kerosene will not scorch clothes.
Kerosene used to moisten stove pol.
lsh makes stoves look like new.
Salt and water removes the lime
in new curtains and makes washing
easier.
Washing fabrics that are inclined to
fade should be soaked and rinsed in
very soft water to set the color before
washing in suds.
To clean burned pan dip hard
crust of bread in kitchen suit and rub
the burned portion. then wash In hot
soda and water.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
EXPOSED WATER PIPES.
How to Keep Thorn From Freezing In
Cold Weather.

Exposed water pipes are apt to
freeze In winter. causing much annoy
ance, which may be prevented by COW
ering them with the following mixture,
says contributor to Popular Science
Monthly; To solution of thin boiled
starch add sawdust until the mixture
forms thick paste. fine sieve may
be used to clear til Absawdust from
Jumps.
Heavy cord is first wrapped around
the pipe, spacing the turns about one
half inch. A one-quarter inch layer
of the mixture is smeared on and al
lowed to dry; then a second layer ID
put on and smoothed up. The string
acts as an anchor to make the coating
adhere to the pipe closely. Whitewash
or paint may be used to give finish
for inside pipes, but for outside work
cover the coating with hot tar. If It Is
desired to have a very neat covering
wrap the sawdust coating with cloth
or canvas. applying 1t in narrow strips
like a bandage and painting the out
side surface. An even coating Of the
sawdust is necessary when covering
with cloth
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
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TO SILVER MIRRORS.
How They Should Be Treated With
Nitrate Solution.


Thoroughly clean the surface with
soap and warm water, to which add a
few drops of lye. Rub the surface dry
and then keep it covered to protect
from dust. A wall Of putty or clay
should be built about two inches away
from the spot to be repaired, being
very careful not to touch the clean
surface. This Is to serve as reser-
voir for the silvering bath. For each
nine square inches to be covered pour
one-half ounce of 3-per cent solution
of silver nitrate. To this add ammonia
water. drop by drop, until light
brown sediment appears and does not
dissolve. There should be very small
quantity Of this sediment produced.
Dissolve piece Of glucose about one
fourth inch square in a half ounce OF
water. Warm the solution and add to
the nitrate solution on the mirror,
which should he In a warm place pro
tected from dust and allowed to re-
main for twelve hours. Pour of the
solution, dry, remove all traces OF put
ty, ETC.. then cover the entire surface
with shellac.
Diluted nitric acid will dissolve the
silvering from piece of glass.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
FOOT TREATMENT.
Why Your Feet Go to Sleep and How
to Wake Them.


There Is hardly man or woman
who has not experienced the strange
feeling of having his or her foot
asleep. Few of them really know
what is taking place. Though the pain
ia strange one, the cause Is explained
readily.
The strangeness of the foot going
to sleep" 10 due to mechanical OBJ
structiOn Of the great sciatic nerve.
When we sit for a long time with our
legs crossed or with the back Of the
thigh pressing upon the edge Of chair
the sciatic nerve is squeezed.
The sciatic nerve Is the largest In
the body. 1t springs from the small
of the back and supplies nearly the
whole of the nerves OF the leg and
foot. The sciatic. like all other nerves.
is really a great bundle Of nerve fibers,
each of which has its own sheath.
The whole nerve is elastic. and pres
sure on 1t will fiatten 1t. as rubber
hose is fattened by pressure. The
nerve tlbers are like bundles Of thread,
but finer. They run longitudinally,
each thread having its ending some
where In a muscle or In the skin and
passing, without branching or commu-
nicating with the other threads with
which 1t is wrapped up, straight to its
nucleus In some nerve center Of the
brain or spinal cord.
How these nerves carry sensation Is
not known, but the operation Is similar
to TINT Of messages passing by electric
ity over n telegraph wire If nerve
fiber be cut 1t no longer carries sensa-
ton. Sensation can also be cut of by
COMPRISING nerve, for the nerve
matter that does the work is soft, and
the sheaths that inclose 1t are firm,
but elastic. Pressure at one point on a
nerve Is similar In its results to pres
sure on rubber hose through which
water is passing. In the latter case
the flow Of water Is stopped. In the
former the soft nerve matter within
the sheath is pushed apart, so that the
continuity is actually broken and the
messages can no longer pass to or fro
over 1t.
When the pressure on the nerve is
released the soft contents of the sheath
gradually return to their place.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
How to Snapshot Yourself and Poss
At the Same Time,

The man with camera rarely has
his picture because Of the difficulty Of
being in front Of the camera and be-
hind 1t at the same time. A simple
manner Of accomplishing this seem
ingly impossible performance is de-
scribed in recent number Of pho
Geographic journal. which was worked
out by foreign genius. Secure
wooden clothespin and shape out one
end SO that 1t grasps the bulb Of the
shutter and the spring tends to press
on the bulb. Then the other ends are
brought together SO as to release the
bulb and are tied with string or thread.
On this is put piece Of fuse Of some
length. Lighting the fuse. the person
goes to the distant point before the
camera. and when the string is burned
the clothes pin presses the bulb and
makes the exposure.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18

To Run Furnace Smoothly
and With Comfort

- NE house owner writes: In our
heater we have a damper In
W funnel, one at top OF heater,
one In fuel door and one In ash
pit door; also at top Of heater Is
small door which when open allows air
to get into funnel, thus checking draft.
This Is between funnel daiHper and
one top Of heater. we have fourteen
radiators in a house of twelve rooms
and two bathrooms.
Assuming your radiators are large
enough and full Of water, you should
have no great trouble. However.
1t Is very important to keep the air
out of the radiators In the top floor
and we test ours on that floor every
day by opening the little air valve on
radiator until the water flows in each
one, then closing II the water does
enough in the system to fill all. We
then run more In until 1t shows in over
flow pipe.
Another important thing Is to keep
the ashes from of the shelves at the
top OF heater. We have a small door
for each shelf admitting Of cleaning,
which we do with wire brush on long
handle. We brush shelves every morn
ing, taking one minute to do 1t. While
doing this have every damper wide
open 80 as to draw the ashes away.
we keep closed just as tight as we can
get 1t, there being sufficient space by
hole in middle Of 1t and around 1t to
take of gas and make fire burn. We
are particular to keep heater well
shaken and well cleaned out In nshpit,
as we get the best results by good bot
tom draft. Shake during day If neces-
sary, but surely late in the evening, get
ting fire in good condition for night and
putting on fresh coal on retiring. We
then leave the hampers as follows:
Funnel closed, top of heater closed. lit
tie door between slightly open, allow
ing some air into funnel; ash pit damp
er open the very least. The water now
in heater is about ITO degrees and In
the morning should be about 100 de-
grees.
In the morning close little door at
top, open damper at top Of heater, open
ash pit door, leaving damper in funnel
closed tight, and while we are getting
the kitchen range a-going the heater IL
warming up nicely, and when next we
go to the cellar we find $50 to 10 de-
grees of heat. We then open some Of
the radiators on the lower floor that we
closed the night before. This we al
ways do. as we think our plants do bet
ter II not in too hot place at night.
As for managing the heater during the
day, 1t depends on the weather, but
anyway we endeavor to obtain results
by use of damper in ashpit door. believ-
ing bottom draft most economical and
carries less waste heat into the Chin
ney Hope this will be of some use to
vOII
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
NEW DEATH TESTS.
How to Tell Whom Life Has Actually
Ceased,

Ceased.
An Italian scientist describes the fol-
lowing three new methods Of deter.
mining the cessation of life:
The first Is the ether test. A drop
Of ether is instilled into the conjupc-
tival sac Of one eye. If this Is fol-
lowed by reddening Of the conjunc-
iva 1t affords proof that the circula-
ton is intact and that life is still pres
ent. The other eye Is used as control.
The second test consists in the SUBJ
cutaneous Injection of fiuorescin, which,
II the individual is still living, Is soon
followed by yellowish coloring of the
skin. and mucous membrane Of the
mouth and particularly Of the frenum
OF the tongue show this coloration
most distinctly. A negative result Is
obtained In cases Of marked slowing
or enfeeblement Of the circulation.
The third test consists In direct ex-
ploration Of the heart by means of q
stylet. This Is introduced through q
small incision In one of the intercostal
spaces. Any movement in the heart
Is communicated to tho stylet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
Observation-Disclosures
SANITARY PILLOWS.
Why One should BE Careful In Select
ing These Necessary Articles

Why One should Be Careful In Select.
ing These Necessary Articles.
With feathers an ounce Of prevention
Is worth several pounds Of cure. Read
the tags on the pillows you buy to sec
II the feathers are new. Dirty feath-
ers, from which the lumen or protein
matter in the quill has not been re-
moved, carrying barnyard filth. mean
q smelly pillow, with possible danger
from disease. 1t is very difficult to
purify them perfectly even by factory
methods.
Never buy pillows made Of second
hand feathers. You can never tell
whence they came or whittier they 60
This was where our grandmother
got her start. She had feathers of
known origin, from her own barnyard.
sun or oven baked, and she changed
the ticks faithfully, often with thor
ough washing Of the feathers them
selves.
Modern cleaning establishments, US
Ing either live steam or an electro.
chemical process. offer the housekecper
every opportunity for the bncteriologi-
cal cleanliness of her feather beds and
pillows. II the inside Of the cup should
be clean, 80 also should the inside Of
the pillow.
Buy only pillows made In factories
which have process for complete
sterilization. One woman after see-
ing film picture Of the factory meth
cd Of removing dirt from feathers and
the mute evidence of how much 1t
was needed wrote to the factory for a
supply of the sterilized article. saying
that she hadn't had nights sleep
since seeing the pictures.
Uneasy lies the conscious head that
rests on unsterilized feathers!
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
HOW -
To Give Tone and Charac-
ter to a Room

T\HAT your home, whether it be In
four room fat or II twenty
room mansion, shall lie artistic
Is a laudable ambition. hut ii
Ia well to remember that art is defined
as the skill OF handicraft and thai
nothing Ia skillful that Is inapproprl'
ate.
The first and perhaps most impor
tant rule in furnishing house is the
following: Don't put big features intos
small room.
To begin with the parlor. that apar-
ment In the average home OF today Is
not sufficiently capaciOus to accommO-
date massive upholstered furniture
without conveying the impression OF De-
Ing stuffy and OvercrOwded, and yet
many women refuse to eliminate what
they have been educated to regard as
essential.
Such a parlor Is most often entire
ly without character. 1t fails to strike
the mean between luxuriousness and
utility, which its circumscribed dimen-
slons demand. Harmony and simplici-
ty could effect wonderful reforms In
many drawing rooms. One large mas
terpiece by Corot, beautiful as 1t Is In
itself, could wreck beyond repair the
gentIlity of any IL by u drawing room
in which it might be hung.
The fault of overcrowding and an In
congruous mixture of styles Is not 80
general In dining rooms as in parlors.
but character Is frequently lost through
oyerornamentation of mantels and side
board.
The dining room, II it is dining
room and not compelled, as, OF course.
many are, to fill the double function Of
refectory and sitting room, should have
its purpose made attractively apparent,
not only by its chief central feature,
the table, but by chairs Of amplitude
and comfortable solidity. 1t Is mis-
take to install cheap dining room
chairs; far better. If necessary. to econ
omize in some other direction. Let the
chairs typify ineXhaustible hospitality
rather than be merely seats at table"
The excellence of a library is natural
ly Judged by the choice number Of Its
books. But be your books what they
may, II you would really boast IL
Drary in your house. have the room ar
ranged SO that reading appears to be
its primary purpose. Do not imagine
that small central chandelier, which
would serve the purpose in your front
hall, can fill a like mission In your IL
brary.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
ABOUT BILLIARD BALLS.
Why They Click When They Strike
One Another.


One Another.
What makes the ''click" when two
billiard balls or other spheres Of any
solid material strike each other? Pro-
lessor Banerji has found that the dis
tribution OF the intensity Of the sound
In various directions around the line
of Impact IL very remarkable. and he
has found methods Of measuring the
force of these sounds SO exactly that
he is able to set down the following
conclusions:
The sound, he explains, Is not due.
as has been hitherto thought, to the
vibrations of the spheres, which in any
ordinary material. such as ivory. wood
or metal, are both too high In pitch to
he audible and too faint In intensity
to be heard. The click Is due to air
vibrations caused by the reversal Of
the motion of the spheres as a whole.
He has ascertained that the intensi-
ty is at its highest or maximum In q
line Joining the centers Of the spheres
1t gradually dIminishes almost to zero
ut m angle of about sixty-seven de-
grees with 4 line Joining the centeHs.
when it again increases to a second
maximum at an angle of ninety de-
grees. In other words, the click is
loudest at the very point Of contact Of
the spheres, which Is what we would
naturally expect.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
How to Max. . Watch Dial Luminous

The first thing to do Is TO procure al
ounce of calcium sulphide, luminous.
The cost since the war Is 81 or more
an ounce, but you can Ak fifty watches
with that amount. This element alb
serbs light and after being exposed to
any bright light for five minutes will
glow with purple light for about
four hours, says the Popular Science
Monthly.
Remove the crystal from the watch
to be treated and with pen dipped In
shellnc go over the numerals and the
hands. Some may prefer to make dots
only at the numerals. Pour out the
calcium on a clean piece Of paper, dip
your finger in 1t and press some on the
moist shcllac. Allow about five min
utes for 1t to dry. The calcium not
used may be returned to the bottle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
Why Som. Of U. Ar. Color Blind.

That part of the eye called the retina
is divided into little structures, some
Of which can perceive a slowly moving
ray Of light. Others can see only me-
dium or rapidly moving waves. The
slow waves look red, the medium green
violet. When any Of these delicate eye
structures lose the power Of visualizing
the colors which they were destined to
see the eyes owner becomes color blind,
being unable to differentiate between
red or green or blue.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
skIDDINe AUTOS.
Why Cars Skid and How to Overcome
This Danger.

Why Cars Skid and How to Ovsreoms
This Danger.
This Is the time of the year skidding
is prevalent, much more SO than at
other seasons. This is due to the fact
that rain and ice keep the pavements
wet or Icy, according to the tempera-
ture. There is another element enter
ing into the situation, however. Be-
cause of the cold and discomforts Of
motoring most folks who travel at this
dime Of the year desire to get there
and so travel faster. The very fact
that they are uncomfortable causes
them to pay less attention to driving
with care. The result is they run up
close behind some other vehicle which
stops quickly. Then they jam on the
out of side street suddenly. making
1t necessary to swerve quickly to one
side or stop, and the result is skid in
either case.
Probably the greatest cause of skid
ding is turning corner at too high q
rate of speed. This often causes
skidding of the front wheels as well as
the rear whecls-that is, the car Is go.
ing so fast that the front wheels do
not get traction enough to change the
direction, and when they attempt to
make the turn they skid and the car
goes for the curb. Applying the brake
will usually overcome this skid.
In rear wheel skid the worst thing
one can do is to apply the brake. 1t is
best to let the car coast, turning the
front wheels In the direction In which
the rear fnd Of the car Is skidding If
it is trying to so to the left, turn the
front wheels that way. If there is
something In the way, so that 1t is nee
essary to stop, the brake may be ap-
piled little as the wheels take hold.
leaving the clutch engaged. which pre-
vents locking the wheels. rs the engine
is pulling against the brake and there
is not SO much likelihood of locking
the wheels. 1t keeps the wheels re-
volving slowly, SO that you get bet
ter traction for stopping.
1t takes a greater pressure applied
laterally to start the wheel sliding than
to keep it skidding once it is started.
and you can bring the car to stand
still much quicker ii you can keep the
wheels from sliding. A little practice
will teach the driver just how much
he can apply the brakes without caus-
ing the wheels to skid.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
How to Walk and Grow Thin I. the
Main Question,


Main Question.
Here is simple method to reduce
weight which has been used with
great success:
Rise early and take half hour walk
In the air. walking a steady but alert
gait. On returning home drink q cup.
full Of hot water with plenty of salt.
After a light breakfast, leaving the
table not quite satisfied, take a hand
working vacuum cleaner or Garnet
sweeper with long handle and keen
up a steady, long reaching movement.
This reduces the tops of the arms and
removes the fat about the neck. Then
take a duster and dust the legs Of
chairs and stretch to the tops Of doors
to get a steady bending and stretching
movement. The treatment takes about
two hours morning, and by abstemi-
GUS eating and occasional cupfuls of
hot water with salt during the day,
also Que on retiring. the desired result
b obtained and the health improved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
Why Ysu Hsys oeossHssh In Chilly
Temperatures.

Goosefesh is nothing more or less
than a contracting Of the muscles un-
der the skin. This causes the tiny
blood vessels also to contract and
drives the blood out. The skin tight
ems, and this acts directly on the hair
follicles, which are always at an angle
with the skin and not directly inward.
Therefore as the skin exerts pull
the angle Is changed and the hair is
made to stand straight up. As the
growth Of hair on the body is SO slight.
the hair follicles are clearly visible.
and what we term gooseflesh is the
result But 1t is nothing more or less
than the hair standing on end.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18
How to Make q Lamp Shade For Par
lor or Bedroom.

Begin by cutting strip Of silk an
inch wider than the depth Of the wire
lamp shade frame and two or three
times as long as the circumference of
the lower part Of the shade. Turn un-
der top and bottom of the silk so that
d strip just the width of the depth Of
the lamp shade results and shir both
edges twice. Make a small French
seam to Join the two ends Of the ma
terial and then slip 1t on the frame,
pull up the shirring threads and dis
tribute the gathers evenly. Tack into
place and cover the raw edges with
braid. Use narrow gilt braid for the
top and for the bottom fringe on braid
For a bedroom. II light blue or rose
silk is used. a cotton two colOred braid
and fringe may be used instead Of the
tilt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-08-18

1 HOW TO TEST DIAMONDS \
:. I'D Wv ~ n ~ q IT n IL " I

" HOW To TEST DiA"osDS
" LIN" AND NOT BUY
" PAsTE.-well made imitation
" diamonds commonly scratch
y glass, but they do not cut 1t. A
y real diamond drawn lightly over ,
~ the surface cuts the glass 80
" completely that the slI'ltest
I. blow will cause a separation.
n Another old test is that in which
" a file is employed. In the case
" of a real stone 1t is impossible to
y make any impression with the
" implement. An imitation article
" is easily marked. Or the sus-
" pected gem may be placed be-
" tween two coins and pressed
" hard with the fingers. 1t will be
u impossible to make the slight
" est impression on a real dia-
" mond, but in the case OF paste )
" article the edges may be crushed.
y The effect can be discerned by a
" critical examination with lens.
" When diamond is quite clean
" and dry carry out the following
u experiment: Place on the surface
" a tiny drop of water. Now take
" needle or pin and try to move
v the drop about. II the diamond
" is genuine the drop can be rolled
u about intact. On the other hand,
" where the gem is an imitation
v the water spreads directly it Is
u touched with the needle point.
" Another very good test may be
u carried out with tumbler OF
" water. Into this put the sus-
u pected article and examine its
v appearance. A real diamond
y will show up in the water with
u startling clearness. and 1t can
" never be COMPOUNDED with the
" water. On the other hand, the
" Imitation looks indefinite, and 1t
" Is sometimes difficult to see 1t
" clearly at all.
" Generally speaking, the facets
u in n real diamond are not cut so
y truly as those In the imitation.
" This is on account of the fact
v that diamonds arc sold by
" weight; hence the cutter tries to
" preserve as much of. the original
u as possible. even making small
y sacrifices in the matter of regu-
u larity. In the case Of paste
v article or cheaper stone no
" such need arises, and the cutter
" endeavors to make the stone APP
" pear as perfect In shape as pos
u sible. To observe such irregu-
" larities as sometimes occur In a
~ real diamond 1t Is needful to ex-
u anime it with great care.
u
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