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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

. monsters. and the air by winged crca-
/ lures. The submarine and afrplane
are merely limitations. and the very
'"IorS and shapes of these forms have
heeh found to be the most protective.
In the gliStening snowy wastes of
the North. life has taken upon itself
through long ages Of trial and error n
white raimcnt initiative of the white
SretcheS surrounding them. This is
"oth protective and destructive in its
use
lake' Tor example, the polar bear.
swimming through ice-broken seas or
CialhDerlng over snowy mountains. If
Is enabled by its color TO approach
within striking distances of its prey,
Other animals of the far North ar az
Show-coVered countries, like the white
lox' the penguin, the ptarmigan and
the white owl, are armed with the
same adaptive covering.
In the tropics and jungle regions are
round The most astonishing examines
or imitation and mimicry. Here is q
protuse specialization of color and nat
tern 10 harmoniZe' and fuse with tho
usual environment. in order 10 render
the bearer indiStinguishable. or TO sim
ulate with fidelity some particular nh.
Ject. The spotted skin of the leonard
dull orange and black, is natures way
of protecting this animal from the eyes
OF the hunter. for the colOrations are
In harmony with the notified lights and
shades of the sun-flecked jungles. The !
tiger, giraffe, zebra and other African
Wild beasts, are covered with stripes |
representing the barred lights of safar-
Hand.
The camoufiage of the butterfly is
the most astonishing of any creature |
Notified wings, gay-cOlored markings,
initiate the hueS of flowers on which 4.
the butterfly rests and feeds. A pass-
ing bird, ever on the lookout for some
such dainty mOrSel, passes over. seeing
only yivid-hued mass of petals. Bur-
nished beetles, painted dragon flies.
green katydids, llchen spiders and
other forms of life which in
habit the plant sphere, might be cited
Everyone is acquainted with the
grass snakes, sand snakes and tree
snakes, which hide easily in their re-
'pective environments. How like some
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31
nnnhnHEnnm
TRUMPET BLASTS
- snE Hhnn

The law in Switzerland protecting
rare plants is so strict that To be found
In possession of specimens illegiti-
mately collected is a penal offense.
Sex distinction in animals has been
known since the dawn of history, but
proof of the sexuality of plants Was
first made known by Camerarius in
1891.
Bishop Henderson of Detroit. Mich,
haS issued an order that every Method
list church in his diocese shall display
the Stars and Stripes for the duration
of the war.
To Surmount the difficulty encoun-
tered in signaling by wigwagging with
nags and lamps when the atmosphere
Is foggy, q system has been proposed
which would enable bugle to be used
Messages would be trans
mitted in code by dots" and clashes"
ana the calls projected for consider
able distances by utilizing a portable
soundboard, designed to be strapped to
the back of the bugler.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

ing in strong soap solution and dry
Ing in good sunshine will probably re.
move the worst stains that simple rub
blng with soap will not remove. A
little turpentine or kerosene rubbed on
the spots before boiling will help 10
soften the fat The best method to use
III dealing with fresh grease stain is
to use soap and cold water on it; The
hot water fixes the fat in the fiber of
the linen and makes a most difficult
stain to remove.
Fruit stains of various kinds of long
standing may be removed by sulphur
fumes if the use Of peroxide and sun
light fail to be effective. The perox-
ide which, we buy commercially is not
so strong that ii needs 10 be washed
out, but If fresh from the chemical
laboratory it should be carefully
washed and rinSpd out or it rots me
fiber of the cloth. The same is true
of sulphur fumes. Place q little sui
phur in a dish, light II, cover with a
funnel and place the spot over the
small end of the funnel where the
fumes will strike il, changing rs often
as the spot fades. to another one. Then
carefully wash the garment or linen,
to remove the sulphur.
Ink stains, If fresh and on white
cloth, are best put To soak i'm sour
milk, repeating the process until the
stain is gone
Acid stains should be sponged cure
fully with ammonia in water, one ia
blcSpOonful to six Of cold water.
Alkali stains are treated with nm
acid solution. lemon juice or vinegar.
Fresh stains are treated with an aciC
solution, lemon juice or vinegar.
Fresh fruit stains. like those from
berries, may be removed by pourin,
boiling water from a height through
the cloth stretched over a bowl: then
wash rs usual.
Iurpentine will dissolve paint. An
ply and rub well, then wash On soan-
SudS.
For vaselinc stains soak I'm Kerosene
before washing in soap and water. II
goods are unwaShable clean with
chlOroform. A small bottle of cbIoro-
i"rlA Is most helpful TO keep on hand
for small spots on silk, ribbons and
lingerie waists. Salts of lemon moist
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31
Clerks and Salesman

Sometimes you walk into store and
clerk Jumps TO be the first 10 wait
upon you. observes the Ell Paso Times.
He Is there to sell goods and work
never bothers him. He is willing to
take down half the goods in the store
in his efforts to please you. He makes
sales and will rise in life. But there
Is another class Of clerks. They let
you hunt them W when the boss is
not around, show you as few goods as
possible and are not ut all bothered
IL you walk away without finding
what you want. They get their sala-
ries just the same-it is the employer
only who loses. And they will always
be clerks-just clerks.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31
HONGKONG USING MOToRCARS
ony and Many Cars Being Or
dered From United States.

The use of mOtOrcarS in HOngkOng
is comparatively limited, but at pres
ent there may be said to be almost an
automobile boom in the colony. The
colonial government, recognizing the
increased demand for automobile roads
as Il means of healthful recreation, and
also as q means of opening up resi-
dental sections not now in use, has
announced comprehensive policy of
road building and road Improvement,
which in fact already is under way,
according to Commerce Reports. Sew
cral enterprises are on foot in the col
ony which demand increased and i'm
proved means of transportation to and
from the outlying districts. The
weather. Chinese residents have Ia
ken to automObilinG most enthusiastic
ally, and are by far the best customers
Of the public garages. The use of au-
tomobileS by private owners also is
generally on the increase.
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During the past few months the
number of cars in use has grown rap
idly; there are more garages. and a
good volume of orders has been placed.
There are now licensed in the colony
10 mOtorcars and 11S motorcycles,
compared with 105 cars and 81 motor.
cycles in December, 1916. A canvass
of the dealers and garages indicates
that between % and 30 new cars have
been ordered, all from, the United
States. Most of them are Dopular-
priced machines, but there is an in.
creasing demand for the higher-grade
ones. An order for II placed by one
garage included five of high grade. In
spite of excessive freight rates, the
demand promises To continue for
some time, although the market may
easily be OverStOcked.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

| into pointing out our house and they
viii come down here with q rush. Do
you see it, Mrs. BOwser?"
Hardly" she replied, what should
they want of your"
why, I have defied them tooth
and tocnail for the last year. Now.
then, our house stands almost on
the west line OF our lot. On the east
side, there is an open space of 80 feet.
There are gates by which a coal cart
can come in at the front and deliver
the coal, aud so out of the alley gate
In rear. Is this open space defended?"
why. does it Iced any defense, Mr..
BOwSer?"
IF the Germans come you will see.
They will tear away the front gate in
4 jiffy, and pour in and have the
house surrounded in sixty seconds, You
know what that means. l am repre-
hcnSible and almost criminal because
| did not see this thing long ago and
prepare for it. Mrs. BOwser, ought
20 BE- sent 10 Jail for two or three
dayS!"
"EUt now that you see il at last Won
are going to prepare, are you?" was
the query.
Il am gOin0 right at Ii tomorrow
morning. and shall work around home
until il IS finished. / shall build a fort
to protect this open space. 1t won't
be fort after all. It will be breast
work facing the street. and on this will
he mounted cannon and Quick-flring
guns, and, when the hour Of peril
comes, will be found behind it with a
rifle in my hand and five or six flags
flying defiant"
Haven't yCl planned a pretty big |
thinS?" asked Ms. Bowser, in doubtful |
tones.
Yes, it is pretty big thing, but
| can carry it out" was the reply. |
The breastwork will be made of sand |
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

bags. and 7 must see n contractor nc
very first thing in tho morning. must
( also go 20 army headquarters ami So,
about cannon, quick-tiring guns. rifles
and ammunition. Not until that breast.
work is finished ana ready for bust
/ ness, Shall | draw long breath of re-
/ lief. What are you getting out pencil
/ and paper fort"
"Oh, just To figure n little" was the
reply. I'VE want to see how much is
going 10 cost 10 win the glorious vic
tory of the Germans and save our lives.
Now. then, how many sand bags VII
You USc?"
about 200, and each bag will weigh
2oo pounds, I don't seq any use in f.
urin@."
We'll. IL won't do any hurt. Mr.. Bow
ser. Nou Get contractor. He n1-
got +" buy POO stout ra-~. and lrrr
them filled. and drawn her. uu Ills
tru"E and delivered. Edun't believe yuu
can @"t them 81 less ihau two G.r,.rs
bag. They may ha.r ,o be draw
great distance don't You ~oo:"
Then" continued Mr.. Bow,cr. "y,u
must have az least one nam to asst
You in placing th" bags. and you can
count on three hard days wurk-,r~y.
be weeks You must add al this into
th" expense. aud Won will probably
have t'r" cannon What do cauuuus
cost apiece Mr. Bowscr:"
- I told YOU this tigurin. is an
'N>h.' S'iikiIy replied Mr.. Bow~cr.
Il don't believe you can get Them
for less than $500 each. and you never
loaded nor fired cannon in your lie.
II looks t" me rs if YOU would have To-
hire an artillery company. And read
IN tn" paper that Quick-fring gun
cost $3.50. You will want two of ,hnm.
and about 10 rifles at SO apiece"
Are You donc?' Sulkily demanded
Mr. BowSer, as Mrs. Bowser stopped to
wet her pencil on her tongue.
Just a minute. Mr. BOwser. There
IS The ammunition for all Of these arms
that Is going To cost pretty penny. |
There is no doubt hut that you will /
Kill at least Il thousand Germans, but
let us see how much II will cost you a
head"
We won't see anything of the kind" /
half shouted Mr.. Bowser. II am 20. .
Ing ahead and build that fort, and an .
hour before the Germans come YOU can
start out on visit to your mother and .
leave me here alone l shall perish
defending that breastwOrk."
Just word, Mr.. Bowser. II, when
the Germans come and before they
have drawn down the gates, you asked
the commander TO step inside and see
what sort of trap you had arranged
for them, wouldn't they surrender 10 a
man and permit you to march them off
to the police statiOnT
woman, don't talk to me. I never
should have talked TO you about this.
Not word. This comes of my taking
you into my confidence. We will say
10 more about it."
IL just want TO ask one more dues
ion" said Mrs. BOwser. Your breast.
work will front toward the street. Your
lrtillery will all point that way. The
pace between your breaStwork and
he alley will be all open. Have you
bought the Germans might come down
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

y new electrically lighted egg can
dler prints names. dates or other in
ScriptionS on eggs with a rubber stamp
as they are inserted into it.
The high price of gasoline is said 10
be creating Il new demand for electric
vehicles for both pleasure and CONNER.
cal purposes in the United Kingdom.
On April u, 1889, the first vedalia
were allowed to escape from tent in
IN orchard in southern California. In
two years this lady bird had cleaned
the trees of the devastating icerya or
cuShiOry cotton scale.
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ION. Simmer until the peas are ten
o.r, about six oI seven hours. u pur
INTO iircicSS cooker. use two quarts
OF water. set on a hct radiator and Goods
over night Rub the peas through 81
c"Iandur. add >eaSuulu-s Of summer
sav"ry. sage, salt and pepper. Thick
Ell with two tablcSpoUufuIS Of flour
mixed with little cold milk; boil five
minutes and serve.
The pork may be scored into half
inch pieces, Drowned and served with
mustard.
Sausage Loaf.-Take one and one
half pounds of sausage, one ana one
fourth cupfulS OF stale bread crumbs.
and one egg. Slightly moiSten the stale
crumbs, beat the egg combine the two
and add the sausage meat, which
should be well seasoned. Form into IA
loaf, dust with dried crumbs and bake
thrce-quarterS of an hour.
Ox-Tail Soup.-SliCe one onion and
fry in tablespoonful of drippings
Wash and dry the joints of oxtail. but
them into the pan with the onion and
brown on all sides. Turn the contents
Of the frying pan into the soup kettle,
add sliced carrot, two stalks of cell
cry, cut fine; parsley, cayenne. salt and
pepper TO taste, and cover with cold
water. Simmer slowly until meat is
ready TO fall from the bones. Add
cupful of strained tomato and serve.
Taffy Pudding.-Soak cupful of
pearl tapioca over night, well covered
with water. In the morning drain and
add two cupfuls of light brown sugar
and cook in water in the oven three or
four hours. Serve cold with cream,
favored with vanilla.
y cupful Of ginger ale may be thick
med with gelatin and chopped fruit
added, making most dainty salad.
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The drawback to such meal Is that IL
does not keep and SO must be fresh.
Spider Corn Cake.-Take one and n
half cupfulS of COrnmeal, n half cuD-
full of flour, teaSpOOnful of soda. n
half teaspoonful of salt and one egg.
Mix thoroughly, then pour into a hot
iron spider which has been well
creased with two tablespoonfuls of
shortening. Let stand on top of the
stove for q few minutes until well
cooked on the bottom, then place on
the upper CRATE of the oven and finish
baking.
Corn Muffins.-Take a Cupful of
cornmeal n cupful of sweet milk. one
half cupful of flour, two eggs. three
tcaspoOnfuls of baking powder. a half
tcaspOOnful of salt and Il tablespoon
ful of shortening. Beat the eggs sep
aratcly, adding the yolks with the
milk, then all the dry ingredients sft-
ed and fold in the whites at the last.
Bake in twelve well creased pans.
Beef ScrappIe.-Takc a shin Of beef.
Il tablespoonful VI lINult one grated
nutmeg two gallons of water. table
spoonful of summer savOry, two table
sp0onfuls of salt, Il tcaspOonfui Of
pepper. or few duShcs of cayenne.
Cook the meat, cut in bits. with the
bones, covered with the cold wafer
When the meat is very tender and
the water reduced to a gallon. remove
the bones and add the herb season.
ingS. Take the marrow from the bones.
add il 10 the meat and chop fine.
Moisten the meal with enough cold WA
ter 10 pour. then add to the boiling
hot broth slowly to keep it from lump
Ing cook for an hour. add salt and
pepper and the meat, then pour into
mOlds to cool. Cut in slices and fry
in a little hot fat for breakfast.
The. cOrnmeal which is made of the
who'll grain is equally as nourishine
as wheat and when ground by the old
water process it viii cook and every
grain stand 4. like grains of rice.
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Beauty or UqIiness.

Speaking of the personal appeor.
ance of Lincoln and other presidents. a
Boston lady who has had the honor
of an introduction to President Wilson,
explains why she was disappointed in
his looks. She says: 'He isn't home
ly enough to be handsome and he isn't
handsome enough to be attractive" A
famous Parisienne once said that next
to being the most beautiful woman In
Paris, she would prefer to be known
as the hOmeliest. She would then
achieve distinction in either case.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

deadly snake Is the long. Sunntn-lar.
relied gun. lying in wait behind pr,.
pared mound eff SURF for the enemy to
appear.
'"n"oalinc al trenches is bat an imi-
I"ii"h "l The instructive protection rre-
pared over The burrows and holes Of
Wild animals.
When fighting in a desert land or an
ARA country, The trenches are hidden
with sand emplaccmants-if the Vi
entity i wooded or brush covered, bur-
dies of woven withcS. fa>cinrS. shrub
h'fE, ara hedges ar" employed To hide
'h' actions of the opposing forces.
The uniforms which our soldiers have
adopted are those which most readily
iuN" INTO the Topography.
: comparison of the natural inStinc-
Nv" coHcoalment practiced by the hunt.
er and hunted animal. with the ca
h"Hhage OF our Soldiery. will render
more clearly the imitation practiccd
by man.
In the jungle huge python lies
hidden from its prey. waiting. II re.
NemhleS some twisted. fallen branch.
ana Is unnoticed by the Small-furrcd
creatures which pass near. Suddenly
the python strikes. the captured crca.
ture IS crushed and disappears into
the gorge of the hunter. Another in
stance is the tree toad, which clings
like some green bOugh OF a tree. and
seems To be knot or lump in the
wood. Through the entire day il will
hang there, while flies and butterflies
hover near without fear, only to be
snapped up by a long, forked tongue,
the prey of the willy hunter.
One of the adaptable and known
forms is the chameleon or salamander,
which changes its hue to fit the color
of the object on which il rests.
Fish Of the stream and lakes are
dappled or striped with celebration
which fuses into the bed or rush-cOv-
cred depths Of the water. whereas the
fish of deep seas are frequently dark
in color to render them indistinguish- |
able from their enemies.
Man has constructed the submarine |
TO course the ocean depths, initiating |
in shape and dark hue the sea mon |
sterS. He has produced winged ma
chine, along the lines Of bird or but
terfty, and has painted II white that
he may speed among the clouds un.
seen. Recently, however, a new mode
of mimicry has been used by the war.
ring nations. Just as many of the
birds and gay butter
flies use their brilliant raiment for at.
traction, squadrOns Of our war air.
planes are being lavishly coated with
cOlOrs 10 attract the en-
envy into danger zone, where SUI.
Of numbers lie.
The old way of fighting battles and
If laying siege with all due fOrmality,
5 past. The weapons utilized in the
present day force the cOntending ma
ions to invent every manner of shell
er and protection. No longer do ar
MES meet armies on the open plain.
usually a stronger force
o win the battle. Science in every
,haSe has stepped into the ranks and
orced the warriors To become cleo
ricians, sapperS, chemists. Invention
oday is the mainStay of fighting prog.
eSS, and yet, what is our invention
ut means of overcoming as nature
las taught her children for aeons?
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Woman inventor.

The only really important household
idea patented by a woman up to date
is the ice-cream freezer, credited to
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Johnson of Philadel-
phia. The original model (now pre-
served in the National museum at
Washington shows that modern con-
trivances of the kind are In no way
materially different from her design.
In its way, her invention dated Sep
TENDER 0, 1S43) was an epoch-maker.
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powder one egg, tcHSp0Onful of salt,
one cupful OF water, one tablespoonful
of condensed mill, ANA one tablespoon
ful of drippingS or other sweet fat.
Mix the milk and water. add egg, we'll
beaten, the dry ingredients and. last,
the melted fat. Beat well ana bake in
well-greaSed shallow pan.
The powdered milk may also be used
in these recipes, in the proportion of
one teaspoonful To a cupful of water.
Dainty Muffins.-Take Il third of "a
cupful Of shortening, one tablespoonful
Of sugar, one egg, one cupful of water
and teaSpoontul of powdered milk,
two cupfuls of barley flour and four
teaspoonfulS OF baking powder, with a
Tablespoonful of salt. Mix gradual
ly with the water, beat well and drop
by spOOnfuls in well-buttered muffin
pans. Bake twenty minutes in hot
oven.
If tea leaves are ground they will
make twice the amount of tea.
Hermits.-Cream One-third of a cup
full of shortening with twO-thirds OF a
Cupful of sugar, add two tablespoon
fuls Of water with teaspOonful Of
condensed milk, one egg, one and
three-fOurths of cupful of flour. two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and II
third Of cupful of finely cut raisins.
Cream the fat and sugar and CHINA
mon, Glove, nutmeg and allSpice, the
raiSins well Toured. and mix with the
cut with cOoky cutter.
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the alley and take you in the rear. and
you couldn't fire gun Mt them?"
BOwser gave start and fumncd IN
his feet. and without a word he left
the house. An hour later and mile
away, he was standing leaning against
a shade tree when n patrclman STONED
before him and said:
Come. old man, be moving along
You act to me like a man who is afraid
to 90 home and face his wife, but YOU
can't loaf around the streets. Go home
and beg her pardon, and tell her you'll
never do it again."
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Joppa, Jerusalem.

Joppa. the port of Jerusalem. con
tainS several mosques and churches,
converts. and fine gardens. 1t exports
chiefly oranges, corn, wine. and SOAP.
1t figured largely in the CrusadeS and
in 1879 was captured by Napoleon. The
population is estimated at nearly
10000.
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Nt.4 1Nnfm .eo
First Woman Journalist.

1t Is said that the first newspaper
woman was an American. Mrs. Anne
Royal, who was not only the first
woman Journalist, but the first woman
to own and edit a newspaper. Il is
also curious that she is said TO have
originated the idea Of interviews"
She was born In Maryland il 1889, put
her first printing press On Capitol hin
In Washington. d. C.. and published d
small weekly, first called the Wash
ington Paul Pry, and later the Hunt
ress.
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Somewhere in France.

Mrs. Bacon-Thls paper says that
over 300 women are employed by the
French railways as stationmasters.
Mr.. BacOn-And like lot of women
over here, no doubt, many are liyina
above their station.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

ltE tbU'l lH u. me
thia-~ produced Hr,
Lighter. often. ami more
tender than when fresh
milk is used.
Corn Bread. - Take
rhyrc-fuurthS uf a cup
lul of CUrumcal. one and
Our-fuurlh Cupfu', of
flour. four Tablespoons
tulS of sugar. four la.
blcSpOuufulS of baking
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Joined the Army.

Bacon-How's that boy of yours you
sent to college?
Egbert-I guess he's all right.
rs he behind in his studies?"
NO; he's at the front now"
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I, - reported to be the chief
~ NE worlds wool supply.
lsr.', sald that South America
n !, y have about the same
h ' Sheep approximately 1OO,-
u !, y Of cultivation of silk. the
s,,,. ne Worm and the Keeling
\ ola ~ Salna for hundreds Of
|ssAoS. e :, prints show that
'sa,,s' ,s = vogue today are much
muse employed 1900 years
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rectlOnS for re-
moving spots and
stains.
There is no more
obstinate and an
nOying stain to re-
move than Il cream
stain which has
been allowed to be
overlooked Poll
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31

an hour or longer.
Where it is pcs
sible to get corn
meal with the
whole of the corn
ground by the old
process, (not the
kiln-driCd cOrn)
it will be found
most enti. fysn,r