The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-02

Platinum rings, pins, cigarette
cases, and mesh bags are not factors
In winning this war explosives are. !
wonder It the purchasers and wearers
Of platinum jeweIry know that explo-
slyes cannot be manufactured without
the use Of su1phuric and nitric acids
| that the manufacture Of these acids re-
( qulres the use Of supplies Of platinum
that alrplanes must have platinum for
important instruments they need; that
platinum Is absolutely necessary in the
manufacture Of special promoters
that promoters are necessary In all
steel treatments; and that no guns can
be made without the use of promoters.
/ There Is a shortage In the supply of
platinum. Russia has corner on the
worlds supply. and Germany is in Rus
/ sia. Our domestic production of plati-
/ mum Is negligible, while our military
requirements are increasing at rapid
rate" !.
Many housewives have learned from
sad experiences in loss of perishable
foods that next to the Ice is not the
coolest place in the home refrigerator.
4 To the housewife who has notshad this
4 experience the food administration
gives this advice:
"Many put their butter and milk
right next to the ice because they
think this is the coolest place, but as
matter of fact, the coolest place is
at the bottom of the refrigerator. Hot
air rises and air that is not being con-
stantly purified by circulation around
the blocks of ice soon is unfit to
come into contact with the food.
When the warm air In the refrigera-
tor rises 1t carries with 1t impurities
and moisture which are absorbed from
the surface of the food and which IL
allowed TO remain in the air spoil
the food. The air which is warmed by
passing over the food comes in con-
tact with the ice, where the moisture
Is condensed upon the surface and the
impurities are carried off by the melt
ing ice. The air is thus dried, cooled
and purified. The cooled air immedi-
ately descends to gather up more mois-
, 4
process is repeated continually.
at Is advisable to allow heated food
to cool off before placing it in the re
frigerator. If put in when warm i
raises the temperature of the refriger
ator higher than it should go anC
melts Ice unnecessarily. The trapdool
through which the meltage passes ou
Mt the bottom Of the refrigerator
!, ,hould be kept in place, because If i
! Is broken or lost constant stream o
: warm mir is allowed to flow into til,
refrigerator"
: The war department has opened
r great storage lumber depot at Gilmer
n ton, Va, to meet emergency demand
J. of the army for lumber, Through 1t
e operation it is estimated that yearl
p saving of approximately S250,000 wi
e be effected.
3 Whenever army constructors in tn
d past were required to buy additions
e lumber the purchases were made q
l. yards In the immediate vicinity. TIL
d average increase in price for this ms
it terial over the lumber originally pul
r chased for the job would run from S
ito So per 1000 feet. BY purchasin
5, in large quantities. and charging onl
b. for yard maintenance the greater pa
m of this excess price is expected to /
" saved 10 the government.
u. 4 stock OF from twelve TO fiftee
II. million feet of lumber will be carrie
IS and II Is estimated that the year
or turnover viii amount to between fift
H. and sixty million feet A fund
5. S500,000 has been set aside by the W,
III department for use by the eonstru
90 ton division Of the army as necessai
working capital for the yard
Mt The supply of Kerosene will r,
M short next winter and the governme
IL is urging every user To do his pa
ne toward making every gallon to do fl
or war duty by giving forth Its fl
rs measure OF light and heat. Saving CT
on be accomplished, 1t Is said, only
n. care Is given lamps, lanterns, heate
,r- and stoves.
.rs The director of oil conservation
the United States fuel admlnistrati
nj. issues these rules for fuel-oil savin
,et Keen all lamps and lanterns cfes
i'd Let the light out; don't confine II
MI hind smoked and dirty chlmneys.
IL See that burners and wicks Of
mr. oil.hurning devices are clean. Gle
So burners require less oil and give b
ats ter lights.
,er Don't allow lamp, lantern, heai
he or stove 10 burn minute longer tn
If Is necessary. Don't light one you G
we do without.
he Don't use coal oil for cleaning p
poses. Hot water viii do the work.
OF Girls ne helping In airplane prod
'ts tion by splicing cables and in otl
OUT ways, according TO II. Il. Miles eh,
MY man of the section for industr
Pc trainIng fos war emergency OF
ger council OF na,ional defense,
the NVe"