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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

1 blocks around came pouring in to esk | why we were disinfecting and whether
 it had been smallpox or scarlet fever. 'Imogene didn't pay much attention | to them because she was trying to 1 pry loose several square inches of black enamel which she had inadvert- | ently sprinkled on her arms and face. Scarcely had the memory of this worn off when Imogene discovered several old cans of paint partially used in the basement and she told the l furnace man that by mixing them all | together he would have enough to paint the front and back porch floors. When the paint was mixed, Imogene told me afterward between her regret full sobs. it was lovely mysterious : shade of smoky gray-but after it got on the floors and dried out it seemed to shade from an orange to an angry purple
 And while I may have admired cubist art I admire many things wish to keep distinct from my own home. This I desire to be a place of peace and rest. I defy any one to be either peaceful or rested in a pla ce that is orange in front and heiiotrope stares of curious crowd of criticiz- ing acquaintances. Till we got those rorches painted again people in our region would say Let's go and look ists nurmur. Come on, let's go look
 at the falls or the Lovers Leap!' When the stock of paint was ex-
 hausted Imogene began composing
 symphonic color schemes in dinners.
 She said a sea green dinner was war ;anted to soothe the tangled nerves of
 any tired business man. It may have
 eiped my nerves but I'd hate to tell
 you what it did to my digestion for
 three days and nights.
 But when I came home and met a rink dinner face to face I rebelled. told 1mogene that as fsr back in my family history as the stone age. pink
 had always transformed my male rel atives into bowling savage maniacs. and I couldn't be responsible for what # would do to me: SC she'd better get on her hat and come on rourd the corner to the 50 cent table d'hotel.
 Tt must have been the table d'hotel. but, anyhow, Irnogene ignored me completely for five days. Last night she seemed more cheerful. but it was because she had been studying a paint catalogue all day and I tell you I'm discouraged! I'm scared to go home!"
 "Cheer up," said the Woodlawn man. She's Q woman and no woman ever remembered to clean paint brush after she usPl it, so by this time hers are all dried up, petrified and ,IseIess,"
 ''Whoopeei" shouted the Hyde Park man joyously.-Chicag ago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
Views of the Vigilantss
MIXING POLITICS AND RELIGION By Hermann Hagcdorn of The Viei-
 iantes.

The Messenger of Pea ace'' ("Der Friedensbote) is the dovelike title of q religious weekly published in St. Louis by the German Evangelical Sy- rod of North America. It prints on it's front page two biblical texts, a
 pious poem and two sermons, and contains in each issue, besides these, 9 number of religious articles. reports one or two pices of Sunday school fiction. At the end of each issue 1t contains furthermore a department entitled Aus Welt and Zeit.'' In this department is given in brief words the weeks news from the four corners of the earth. It is here that the Cloven Hoof appears.
 Here is a sample of the tone of the editorial notes printed in this sec tion of religious weekly:
 Our yellow press has recently been speaking with particular glee of for eign language papers" We'll. isn't English a foreign language? We hope that no one would assert .that it had grown up on American soil. It comes from another, from a foreign land. The fact that English is the language of the courts makes no difference. After all, English is only a German dialect anyway Where did the An gles and the Saxons come frorn?''
 On the same page with this gem of erudition is an article quoted from
 
 Soul in the World War" explaining and upholding German n1ilitarisn.
 The following page is devoted to advertisements of four books glorify- ing the heroic exploits of the Elm den" the "Ayesha," the Deutschland" and of "zeppelins over England" It is noteworthy that, whereas these ad- vertisements nave nothing to do with religion, they do make excellent pro- paganda for Germany.
 The "Friedensbote" is not the first religious paper which the German Government has used for it's own sec ular ends. Tn Strand House, London, there is a room devoted entirely to books, magazines and pamphlets pre- pared by Germany to be scattered over creation. Every language and many dialects are represented. and practi- cally every religion of the world is there used as a medium of pro-Ger- man arguments.
 The German armies are no greater menace to the freedom of the world than this insidious invasion of news papers and magazines by German pro- paganda. It should be thwarted it raises it's head. Papers like Der Friedensbote" should be told sternly to keep out of politics or sus- pend publication.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
CANNING LESSONS
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In selecting beets. carrots and tur- I,ips for drying, avoid varieties hay ing a large woody core, says today s bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, which Is CO., operating with this paper in it's na- .ion-w wide food conservation campaiSn Use only the roots which have grFsn quickly and are young and tender. Turnips and beets may be washed and peeled. sliced into Is inch pieces and dried, or tfev may be cooked un- til 3-4 done, cold dipped for an in stant, peeled and then sliced and dried Feeling is facilitated by dipping the beets into hot water until the skin ioosens.
 Carrots may be washed, peeled and sliced lengthwise into Is inch slices and dried, or they may be nianched for six minutes after washing and peel ing and then cold dipped for an in stant, the rest of the process being the game as the first method.
 Turnip tops and beet tops in suit able condition for greens are just right for drying. The whole leaf and stock should be cut into narrow cross-sec- tions and spread in tin layers on the screens.
 There are three forms in which string beans may be dried. For this purpose, only beans in the right con ition for table use should be selected
 CD Prepare beans as for cooking run them through the slicer if desired and dry.
 CD Prepare beans as for cooking, but do not cut them into pieces. String them on strong thread and dry. If desired, the beans may be cooked till nearly done before stringing.
 (3) Prepare as for cooking, cut into 3-4 inch pieces and blanch for six to ten minutes depending upon the matu rity of the vegetable. Cold-dip for an instant after blanching and then spread on travs to dry.
 Cabbaye-Nature heads of cabbage should be selected and the loose out side leaves removed. Split the head lengthwise of the leaves and cut out the woody core. The rest of the head should be cut crosswise into l-4 inch slices and dried in thin layers.
 Another method is to shred or cut the cabbage into strips. blanch for ten minutes, plunee inediately into cold water for an instant and remove sur face moisture preparatory to drying.
 Condition all dried ms teria1 by pour ing back and forth from one box 10 another every day for several days until if has a uniform moisture con tent. Return to drier All pieces which q re too moist for spoilage will result if the product is not dry enough. Store
 n moisture proof containers bearing the Ia bel of the contents in place free from verrlin and insects.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
MUST UPHOLD THE LAW.

It was not long ago that Massachu-
 setts was referred to as common wealth where the right steps had been taken to overcome the dazzling headlights on motor vehicles through early recognition of the danger which existed to all users of the highways, and the adoption of legislation to rem edy the situation. In keeping with it's erdeavors to bring about respect for the law. it was supposed that the au- thorities of the Bay state entrusted with such duties were insisting upon the obedience Of the auto owners but there has been evidence presented of recent date which indicates that the enforcement is not being given as much attention as 1t deserves. Whether this refers to isolated cases or whether it means the general condition through out the state is not disclosed. but it must be apparent that a law of that kind is as useless if it is not lived up to as the non existence Of the law Where laws are not enforced their dis obedience is encouraged rather than discouraged.
 Connecticut has recently placed in effect a law to overcome the dazzling headlights and the department has notified auto owners that they can use one of several kinds of lenses which will be accepted as compliance with the law There has been, from all observations, an effort on the part of motor drivers to see that their cars are so equipped as to overcome this danger which goes with the powerful headlights, but it must be Aalzed that this is a matter where
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

ou do about this new p1an7 First of all IL is hardly likely that any one will read it through. This is grave error for in that plan as print of eolored gentlemen whose habitat IS the probial woodpile. T. Is one thing to say you favor the city man ger plan but quite another think 70 know just what you mean when you say it. These are busy times and our city fathers ought not impose upoH us this voluminous pamphlet. ft is too hot to read such dry stuff, and we haven't time If this were a pros pectus of something to be sold to CT C Iublic. it's promoters would not dare bring it out in such unattractiye form. and so crowded with stilted words aT q phrases. Perhaps some genius w!.i give us in a few words what the Hut here is the very danger to Our municipality. No one Is expected 70 read this thing. in fact the hope is that no one will read il. For thus are such schemes put over on the people. I repeat that al first sight ,he new plan is a fine one. So lt would be if 1t meant all the Vort implies. think of no greater boon for this city than a manager whose skill and genius would equal hat of the manager of any large and successful business enterprise. But little reading of this document will reveal the fact that Wnlle the name city manager Is there. as some have said 1t is in reality a city czar In the long run 1t Is the personality of the man who makes the office either wise or evil. Under our present plan it ls hard enough 10 oust dishonest public servants. Under the new plan the power will be vested fin a few men and it will be almost impossible to rid our selves of the incompetents and graft CTS. People who throw 10 one eide this pamphlet unread, will be doing exactly what the powers that be hope they will do. Had they wanted you to read it they would have made it reada dable.-Bridgepor Post.
 The New Haven railroad is adver- tizing for women for crossing tenders and the NorwaIk trolley lines find it 70 hard to get men that the local manager is talking of motorwomen and lady conductors. The war is wo- mans industrial opportunity here as
 That cry, "cut out the middlemaH- Is so threa dbare that even it's humor ic getting drab. It's very simple A [ rominent Connecticut peach grower said two months ago that he would rromise anyone who would come @ is orchard in the season all the first grade. hand picked peaches he could carry away. by hand or motor truck. at fifty cents a basket. But he prob ably will not move much of his crop that way. Until the ultimate con sumers change their mind and their man will in most cases be a neces- sity-Hartford Times.
 Sir F. Elliott, the British Minister at Athens, was received by the For eign Secretary at the Foreign ohice.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
MUST BE PROPER SAFEGUARDS

From Chicago comes word to the effect that physician has permitted d a child to die without performing an operation which would have saved it's life under the belief that he has done the best thing for the child. the par ents and society in general It was a
 case similar to one which secured widespread publicity not so long ago That called forth commendation and condemnation. But in both instances
 and the doctor is free to declare that 1 he has other cases of the same char
 acter where the children are going to
 be allowed to die without putting them out of the way though making them as comfortable as possible while they live, the important question has
 been whether science should be em-
 pIoyed to it's limit to preserve the hu- man life. where deformity which can never be overcome and there is every reason to believe that the child can never be anything but an imbeciIe or whether the infant which is doomed to be a handicap to itself and others because of conditions which cannot te corrected should be allowed to ex- pire.
 As in the case of the parents of these children, who have agreed to the course followed, no one can be desirous of bringing up monstrositie3. They are danger to the race and the fact that science is able ito prolong their life and their sufferings is not sufficient reason for it's employment
 There is a, grave responsibility how ever, in arriving at a decision in such cases. It calls for the exercise of fex- tren1e care in determining the future capabilities of such babies. There is danger that poor judgment may be used or that sufficient attention may not be directed to those cases. It is a matter which ought not to be left to the opinion of one physician or two. There should be the utmost care used to see that great mistakes are not made in matters of such vital import ance. There must be adequate safe guards.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

individuals cannot be allowed to do as they please. Each and everyone should be made to respect the previs- ions of the law. The authorities should be active in looking into this requirement. for soon as it is real ized that one driver is allowed to do as he pleases others are going to look upon it as a letting down of the bars and it will not be long before every body will be doing the same. A law to amount to anything needs to be enforced and it is only just to those who are doing their utmost to obey that those who are inclined to take changes or to evade the law should be called to account
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
WARNING TO HARD COAL MEN.

At the time when the arrar cement was made with the producers of bitu . | minous coal to dispose of their product at a fair figure in order to prevent 1 the taking over of that business by the government, it was announced that the matter of bringing about better state of affairs concerning the an- thracite situation was to be taken up by the federal trade commission. in or der that there might be proper treat
 ment accorded the users of such fuel. From a statement which has just
 been made by Ex-Governor Fort of New Jersey, a member of that com
 mission to the Pennsylvania associa-
 tion of retail coal merchants, such an
 investigation is underway and he gave
 them warning to the effect that if the
 coal men themselves do not agree on
 fair and reasonable price for the
 consumer to pay the government
 would step in and fix the prices. The commissioner declared to those deal CTS that a profit of dollar a ton was enough, that it was no time for ex- acting eorbitant profits and that it was not the intention of the comnis- sion to treat the coal men any differ ent than those in other lines of bus mess.
 What is aimed at is a fair regu- lation and in connection with this he made it plain that there was no req son why 1t should not be brought about for he laid emphasis upon the fact that there is an abundance of coal, meaning that there is plenty to go around and that no one should either experience 8 shortage or be forced to pay unfair prices under the impression that the supply was short This is evidently an effort on the part of the commissioner to bring the anthracite coal men into line the same as the bituminous men, but there ap- parently needs to be some haste shown in this matter if provis- ion is going to be made for Q proper distribution throughout the country before cold weather sets in.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
LETTERS TO HE EDllo7
What Goes for Drink Would Help.

What Goes for Drink Would Help. Mir. Editor: I do not know if Cliff ford l.. Williams receives profit if rancially from the rum traffic or is fishing for a political office as am not personally acquainted with him. do not think he is a drunkard for I never met one (and I hare seen a few) who was not better informed d than he seems to be when they were sober enough to write a letter.
 Many a drinking mans wife would like to build a house if there was money enough left after the bills were paid to buy the lumber. Few work ing men get over SIS a week and if they drink at all they spend at least s2 a week or S1o0 year and that would help. Some people would buy bureaus and other furniture if they had the money. A man can't buy bu- reaus and liquor these times.
 If the sons and daughters of hard drinking men of the working class are better dressed than others it is be- cause they, or the mother, work and earn t1le money; or because they have friends who make them presents. A workingman's wife likes a new up-to- date stove well as MT. Williams wife does, but she has to keep the old one until she can get another. Has Mrs. Williams used her stove 30 years? If 50 he ought to be proud of it.
 ETTA BARBER.
 Plainfeld, July 26, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Of all the male residents of Hart ford between the ages of twenty one md thirty, inclusive there lives but one with soul so dead to the appeal of euphony that he has his name be- gin with x He is James Xauios, he lives at fol Main street and he is 5uly registered for the seIective draft in the Third registration district. Alone and unsupported, he represents, so far as Hartford is concerned the drawn with the more familiar Ps and Qs to preserve this country from Prussianism. But how will the ser geant pronounce him when 1t becomes necessary to call the roll?-Hartford Times.
 There Ia still a flood of literature pouring in telling what to do in the way of food saving. The idea is to live as far as possible on things as they ripen from day to day, fruit and garden produce. and leave the things hat will keep till the temporary things are passed out of season, con stunned or decayed. If is to prevent the waste of decay that much advice IS given. What can't be eaten in sea son must be saved for future con- sumption. Get the can. By feeding itself for the next two or three months every home and every community can help to store up the stock from the great sources of food supply against the winter consumption. There is enough for us and our Allies if we use, as it comes, all we need and save the rest till the present supply Is gone end the world must fall back on that which is stored up by economy and provident foresight Waterbury American.
 The new charter for Bridgeport creating a new office of city manager is now before the people. The elect ion is just a month off. What will
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

One German paper says that the U-boats will dispose of all the ship ping in 45 months. which might be taken as indicating that an early end ing of the war is not looked for.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

The kaiser doesn't think the United States is going to amount to much in the war, but he will have a chance to revise his views as Lloyd George says he did in the case of Great Brit ain.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

With all efforts that are being put forth in. behalf of conservation, the fruit raisers and gardeners are hay ing as great a time as ever getting .'id of their surplus crops because there is no satisfactory way for those who have too much and those who do not have enough to get together.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

With Emperor Charles said to be at the front and Kaiser Wilhelm and Premier Kerensky hastening there, it isn't so much a question as to who gets there first. but who will have the greatest influence upon the Russian army after their arrival.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

After seeing the trouble that is re- sultfng from the attempt to have two heads in charge of the shipbuilding g operations, it would seem that con- gross ought to see the advisability of one over three food administrators.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

Not little time and attention has been given to making articles for the soldiers across the water. It ought to be realized that there is now a magnificent opportunity to do some thing for those who are going into the service from our own city
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

Siam bobs up to enter the great conflict just at the time when the trouble in China appears to be sub- siding. The east cannot stay peace full for very long at a time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: An cient history is entitled to attention when it claims that there were never any such goings on in it's day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

Steamships are reporting icebergs drifting south, which of course ac- counts for the present hot wave throughout the New England states.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

During the first five months this year 57.03s,eOo gallons of petrol were imported as against 49,65S, 900 gallons in the corresponding period of 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27
TAKE THE BULLETIN ALONG

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have t follow them daily and thus keep in touch with home affairs.
 Order through The Bulletin busi- ness office.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

A lot of mystery has been spun about what some writers have called The Hush Boat" There is a class of them, but what is the part they are rlaying in the war? A correspondent furnishes two little peaps at their doings:-
 It was a Flush Boat" that carried Mir. Balfour across the Atlantic She Is the pride of the Navy. The greatest ship of the Fleet, and out and home she did the trip in something under six days-how much I won't say Here is another glimpse of her
 prowess:
 I remember the afternoon that the word passed like lightning through a Little village that the Germans had by some miracle got something "big" through our blockade-one of the dead Hest and most rapid and dramatic of peaceful commerce destroyers, a big raider.
 Quickly most of the inhabitants were watching one of the Flush Boats' that lay not far out. Soon she swung clear of her moorings. and. by heavens, she went on the prowl at knots and knots more than any Clyde engineer believed a ship could thresh through water.
 That she did her work all right we knew in time, for one morning. when the grey Scottish mists lifted there she lay again, silent. brooding the secret Of the deed she had done sit ting lightly on her massive size but as impenetrable as the secrets she contains.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

If it be true that the Gazette de France" has suspended publication it hrings to an end a journal that has had exalted connections. It was found ed in 1881 under the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu who acted as for eign correspondent, keeping it well supplied with foreign intelligence" al the term was then. And among it's special paragraphists at one time was a King-Louis VIII-who used to take lis "pars" round to the printing of office and wait to see them set up in type.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

Some of the bombs dropped on Lon don on June 13 discharged a powder which produces severe dermatitis Cir ritation of the skin) when handled and a warning is issued by Dr. James Sequeira, physician in charge of the London Hospital skin department. He T-rites:-
 "On June 26 I saw at the London Hospital IA cases of severe dermati- tis due to contact with powder from bombs. The majority were work people handling material which had been irnpregnated with dust from the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-27

The Liberian Government has or 1ered the deportation of all Germans in the country, and the complete wind Ing up of all German business there The American, British and French receivers of Customs have been en- trusted with the work in liquidation, and the Germans are expected to be removed to France immedia tely. The President of Liberia has issued a pro- clama ton ordering all Germans in Li- beria to hold themselves in readiness to leave at :he shortest notice, and forbidden all Liberians or alien resi- dents to act as trustees. agents, as signees or nominees of German firms or individuals.