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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
REMARKABLE PHOSPHATE
 MAKES THIN PEOPLE FAT
Specialist Tests French Discovery One Patient Gains
 B lbs, Another 27 lbs.

women who have faulty memory, sleepless nights. fits cf. depression. tbe Shlues,' or any ailment directly or in- ity.
 Physicians and hospitals everywhere recognize it's merits by It's use In ever increasing quantities, and IL Is there- fore a matter of more than ordinary interest to all such sufferers to learn that this organic nerve building sub- stance is now obtainable from Lee ss Osgood and most all good druggists in the form of 5-grain tablets Of pure Pitro- phosphate at q cost so low as to De within the reach of everyone.
 One of these tablets should be taken with each meal and the results in many instances are little short of mar vicious. Before beginning to take 1t. weigh yourself. also test your strength t? see how farT. yon can walk without tlring-tfien after two weeks or so see how much you have gained in weight and how your. strength has increased. Note, too, if you do not feel more buoy ant. have better color. better appe- tite. stronger nerves and increased Sigor and energy
 k. As there are. a great variety of so- called phesphates., care should be ex- ercised to procure the genuine. stan dard bitro- phosphate, which is com posed wholly of tue original organic phosphate discovered by Pelouz.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
TREATING SEED POTATOES :.

All seed potatoes should be treated before planting to prevent disease, not only in the crop this year but to avoid getting disease into the soil. No matter how good looking the seed potatoes are they should be treated, as the cost of Urea atment is very small compared with the saving which it will make.
 The well-known formalin treatment is the simplest but it is not so es- fective as the corrosive sublimate treatment which is now recommended. The old method will control scab but is not effective in preventing rhizoc- tonia. If scab is the only disease to be feared the formalin treatment will be sufficient. It should be prepared in the proportion of one pint to 30 gal Ions of water and the seed should be soaked 2lA hours. The same solu- tion can be used repeated. The cor rosive sublimate solution should be used in the proportion of four ounces to 30 gallons of water. Soak the tubers 115 hours. This solution weak ems. after four or five lots have been treated
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
GA55sEN INSECT CONTROL,
Careful Preparation of Soil Has Direct
 Bearing Now.

It is especially desirable at this time that those wishing to obtain the maxi mum amount of vegetables from their war gardens give attention to the careful preparation of the soil. This has direct bearing on the control of such insect pests as cut worms, white grubs, and wire-worms.
 The fact that garden crops are dam aged each year. particularly potatoes, turnips, cabbages, etc, by these pests which are in the soil They are par ticulary prevalent in sod land which has not previously been used for gar den purposes.
 When young plants are cut off close to the ground, you can be almost sure that cut-worms are present, and they In the small garden, where there are only few plants, they can be pro tected by wrapping the stems of the plants in paper. Another way to elim- mate this pest is to trap them by placing small boards on the ground under which the cut-worms will crawl and hide during the day. The boards can then be lifted, and the worms killed. In larger gardens poisoned bran mash may be scattered on the ground. This poisoned bran mash may be prepared by mixing 10 Tbs. of wheat bran with 8 oz or S2 level tea spoons of Paris green or white ar senic. mixing them dry. Then squeeze the juice from two lemons, and cut the pulp and rind into small pieces. Mix one quart of cheap molasses with s7 quarts of water, and add to the bran and poison. If there is danger of poultry or birds feeding on the poison bran mash. it can be covered with a small board.
 In case of white grubs, much can be. done to eliminate this pest by deep
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
HOPKINTON
Teachers Attend Convention Miss Carpenter Resigns, to Become Prn- cipal at Taunton-Personai items.

The schools of this town were closed Friday and the teachers, in company with those of Charlestown. attended a a teachers institute held in the con- ference room of the Baptist church at Shamrock. Rev. E. P. Mathewson. chairman of the lIopkinton school con mittee, was also present and Charles J. Greene, superintendent of Richmond schools. $. Hussey Reed, superintendent of schools of Hopkinton and ChariestoWn. arranged an attrac- tive and helpful program and the teachers and school officers of Charles town royalty entertained their guests.
 Principal at Taunton.
 Much to the regret of her pupils and many friends, Miss Dorothy Carpenter has resigned as teacher in the Ash away school and left town to become principal of a grammar school in Taunton, Mass. a position made va cant by the call of her brother to a training camp.
 Charles I. Blake has been away from home few days. acting as cook for a company of Westerly High school stu dents at Pleasant View.
 Mrs. Harriet Robin of Matunuek is visiting Mrs. Sarah A. Kenyon.
 John l. Champlin of Matunuck call ed at the home of Walter F. Mills Sunday.
 Misses Zoe L. and Essie T. Kenyon of Westerly spent Sunday with their mother, Harriet c. Kenyon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
Had Wonderful Trip.
Somewhere in France.
 Friday Anril : 1l1S


 Friday, April ,. 191S
 My Dear Sis: We'll, I am somewhere in France, at last, and believe me ] had a wonderful trip I was not sea sick at all.
 We were jolly lot, let me tell you but rather nervous, when we hit the war zone, It took us (censoredD days to get over here.
 Everything iS green here, and it is beautiful. I do wish that you could see it S's, I know you would like it. am little tired, but outside of that, am feeling fine. l hope you are all well at home, and are not worrying about me. Please do not as I will be back again. perhaps in time to enjoy that miniature garden in the back yard. so cheer up.
 Be sure and give my regards to Mir. and Mrs. Miller, and remember me to the boys. Tell Mrs. Stockdaie that I received the box she sent me just be- fore I left the island, and it was some feed and all decorated so beautiful it was a shame to disturb it; however. we made. quick work of it and I thank them all very much.
 This will take long time to get there, so I won't expect to hear from you right away, but keep the letters coming as they will help a whole lot and I am anxious to hear from home Once more I want to tell you all. do not worry over me. but remember me in your prayers.
 This is all I can write this time. but l could tell you whole lot if I were home, so I will clcse now, with love to all
 This is the address:
 ARTHUR H. FITZGERALD
 Battery E, 56th Regt. Arty.,
 A. E. F., via New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
tout de suit. mais je vouseirirai main tenant

tout de suit. mais je vouseirirai main tenant.
 It seems ages since I left the States and it looks as if it might be Q long time before I get back. But my work is very interesting and I am with Americans now, and. that helps a lot. There is very little to write about with them. They are all wonderful boys and the best soldiers. barring none, and Pm proud to be one of them. Let me tell you this: they are fight erstt every one. They tell me that the draft army is wonder, too. l hope they will all come over soon and get in on the final struggle. And l hope they will learn as much as l have. It is a struggle that has come to a scien- tific point that never was attained before and it is gradually. but surely, working our way and will finally be our victory. We have all suffered and the suffering is more evident behind the lines than in the trenches. Fear and personal larm are all thrown away after seeing the women and children suffering and who have sui fered for nearly four long years. A man throws away such things as fear and apprehension and faces the Boche with grim determination to do his best to avenge the things he has seen.
 Fritz is a busy fellow and there isn't anything that can't be expected from him. Many times I've sat in a hole in the ground and cussed him and wished I could give him -. I am not allowed gun and so cant do any shooting My most warlille wea- pon is an hypo. But I have enough respect to stay down when he's shooting except when it is necessary to help some poor fellow who was unfortunate enough to be hit.
 I have been transferred since you got my address and am with a bunch of Missouri boys They are all reg ular fellows and I like them best Of any I've been with yet,
 Somehow or other9I run into assign ments that are more or less danger ous. Tie machine gun battalion is popularly known as a suicide squad and this bunch I'm with now goes into more open and dangerous places than they do. I don't know what ter ! TOT is any more.
 It's a great life and like 1t and hope to be here when it winds up. I'm like most fellows in some respects. I'd like to go back to America again. Thank you, George, for writing and do it again. Remember me to Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
THE FARM MACHINERY
 SITUATION BEING SOLVED
Plans Under Way To Help Connecticut
 Grain Yield.

The plea being sent broadcast to the farmers to raise more grain, has been replied to by the farmers of Connecti- cut with the statement that if they grew more grain there would not be adequate harvesting and threshing machinery. With this in mind an agricultural survey was planned and carried out by towns in one county of the state and later in five other coun- ties. This survey shows among other things the probable total acreage of grain that may be grown this year with the increase over last year. Also the number of reapers, binders and threshers in the various towns.
 It was then planned to visit all the owners of these machines and inspect them and find out as nearly as possible exactly how much work they could and would take care of, which information compared with the acreages grown in the various towns, would immediately indicate whether or not more ma chinery was needed.
 This plan is being carried out as rapidly as possible. and where more machinery is needed, ara ngements are being mace to secure it. The work is just getting under way in good shape, but already meeting has been Itlu III one town where InaGninery was lacking, and very definite plans launched for buying the necessary ma cilineTy on co-opera tive basis.
 The survey of this town showed that the total acreage of. rye, oats, spring wheat, buckwheat, barley and 8 mix ture Of barley and oats was 2s0 acres more than last year, with total acre age Of 459 acres, more than double what it was last year. Considera ble difficulty was experienced fast year in getting the grain harvested, but the plans now under way in this town should insure the successful handling of the crop for thJnis year, and a still further increase in future years.-F. W. Duffee, Connecticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
EGG CROP LOSS $50, ,ooo,o ,ooo A YEAR

the roosters. Avoid wastefuI methods in handling poultry and in marketing eggs.
 Enormous Waste in Eggs.
 The waste in eggs in the United States every year amounts to over $SO000,0 ,000. It is estimated that r per cent. of all the eggs produced in this country become unfit for human food before reaching the consumer be- cause of careless methods of handling.
 These losses can be prevented very largely by producing infertile eggs, by not letting hens nest on the damp ground, by keeping the nests clean, by being careful not to crack eggs while handling, by gathering eggs daily, by storing them in cool, dry place, and by marketing tham at least once a week, and twice week if possible.
 Few people understand that eggs are almost as perishable as meat or milk; that eggs will not stand any kind of reatment. The truth is eggs belong to the same class of food as meat.
 If we do not produce more eggs, let us at least care for our present production-that is duty as well as good business.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
PAsTURE! PASTURE! PASTuRE!!!
Advisable Not to Allow Pasturins Too
 Early.

When Uncle Soil casts his smiling countenance more directly upon the hills of old Connecticut, the first well come spring foliage noticed by the dairymen are the blades of grass peep ing through the hoed winter garb of nature. They mean that after long hard winter of expensive grain feed ing the cows may soon graze to their hearts content upon the most ex- cellent food to which they ever have access. The dairyman finds it hard to wait until the starting gun is fired, but for the good of his pasture, and the good of his COW. it will be advisable not to allow pasturing too early.
 Even now in many places cows are nibbling what little grass appears at this time. In so doing, the grass is retarded in its growth and the old stalks and roots necessarily consumed by the cows are lige so much saw dust.
 The soft condition of the sod at this time of year makes the, tramping of cattle over it quite detrimental to a good productive growth of grass. Let the sod harden up and the grass get a good start
 The economy of the pasturing prac- tice must depend on the amount ot feed the COW can gather. At this time of year there is not sufficient grass tc sustain production and close grazing at too frequent intervals will. destroy any pasture. The time to turn tC | pasture must depend on the quantity l of growth. Enough grass should bt present to allow three days feeding before more growth is needed. Thi' gives the first grazed parts a chance . to replenish the supply enough tt 1 supply sufficient food. Supple1nentins ! pasture with hay or other dry rough 1 age is beneficial in that it retard scousr which often times reduce thu l flesh of cows when first turned t | pasture.
 i The pasture cannot be relied upol for the entire summer at best ant
 early pasturing will mean an earl,
 return to barn feeding in the fall-
 Karl B. Musser. Extension Dairymar
 Connecticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
By p, G, HOLDEN

At present prices. the value of poul- try products in the United States is fully three quarters of a billion dol lars annually. It should be much more.
 Government reports show that poui- try is raised on only 4.ooo,O0O out of 6.000,000 farms in the country; that average number of fowls to the farm is 50, while in Iowa it is 130;, and that the average form hen produces 60 eggs a year, when with proper feed and care she would produce 100 eggs.
 If the 6,000,0 farms in the United States had an average of 100 chickens per farm, and each hen produced 100 eggs year, the annual income from eggs at present prices would be worth nearly $2,00o, 100000
 These figures show the possibilities of the poultry industry
 Since the beginning of the war our annual exports of eggs have been in creased from 16.oe0,000 to 26, 900, 900 dozen
 Large focks of poultry are needed on every farm and every farmer should keep his young bullets, which will soon be his best layers. Get rid of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
Nothing Like Bitro-Pbosphate to Put on Firm. Healthy Flesh and to In- crease Strength, VigOr and Nerve Force.

New York-The organic phosphate discovered by Prof Pelouz the famous French scientist. concerning which so many astounding reports have been published has again won high recog- nition in medical circles. At an annual meeting of the New Hampshire Medi- cal Society the report on two rather striking cases showed one patient to have gained B pounds and another 2 pounds in weight after a few weeks use of this substance. Both claimed they have not felt so well and strong for years. These clinical tests, with many other similar ones have led au- thorities to the definite conclusion that this organic phosphate when taken into the human system is actually con verted into healthy body tissue.
 Moreover, the real benefits derived from it's use are not confined to the mere increase in weight of thin people. Being an efficient and harmless nerve food which supplies the essential life giving phos pnorHs directly to the brain and nervous system, it comments itself to all men and women who are irTi- table. restless. nervous; these who tire easily or lack vim and vigor; men and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Are Doing In Various Branches of the Service.
Had Good ,Eats.u


 Mrs. Frank L. Chapman of 2S Foun- tain street has received the following letter from her son, Ralph w. Chap man, formerly of the Third company, but now with the Supply company 56th artillery regiment. A. B. F.,
 Somewhere. in France.
 April f, 1918. Dear Mother and All:
 Just a few lines to let you know I am well. and hope you are the same, and no doubt you will be surprised to hear from me.
 We'll, l had very nice trip and we had some good weather nearly all the way, except the last few hours. and it was not so very rough and there were not many sick, so you can see we were not so very bad off.
 We'll you can say that Buster is with the bunch, and so is Metcalfe and John Alberts and all the rest of the boys are around. Well, there is not a great deal of news to tell you, although could tell you a great deal more but we are not allowed to-. How are all the folks, and have you seen anything of Kid L.? If you see anything of him tell him I am over there" and also tell him that this is some place, espe- cially what I have seen of it.
 We'll, we had some very good eats coming over on our trip; at least, say we did. One night some of the boys went up to the kitchen and came back downstairs with their arms full of chicken, and I want to tell you thar the Supply company had one feed tha know of.
 We'll. I will close for this time, hop | ing to hear from you soon. I remain Your loving son, RALPH CHAPMAN. Supply Co.. '56th Artillery Regibent l A. B. F.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

blowing and narrowing White grubs feed on grass and weed roots, and will be found to be more prevalent in sod land than in ground which has been cultivated for several years If you are planting your garden on land that has been in sod. it is essential that you blow deep. and, if possible allow either hogs or poultry to have access to the freshly cultivated ground. They will seek out the white .grubs and eat many of them. If a plant is killed, you usually find the grub by digging up the soil beneath the dead plant. | The grub itself is a dirty white color, and one inch to one and one-quarter inch in length. with a brown head
 This insect may be termed general l feeder, attacking as it does a great
 number of plants.
 Wire-w worms, like white grubs, are common pests in the garden, and they l also feed on great variety of plant i life. Wire worms are also more diffi- cult to control, and where prevalent,
 crop rotation should be practised.
 Fall blowing helps in combating this l est as well as early planting, particu- l larIy of corn Heavy fertiliZing, which
 encourages rapid growth, helps some
 what. The larva of this insect is hard, shiny, slender, and light brown in color,
 and is about three quarters of an inch l long.
 l To summarize:
 | Plant on old ground if possible. By 1 this is meant land which has been free | from sod and weeds for number of years. If it is not possible to secure
 such land, be sure that when sod and weeds exist you blow deeply.
 In addition to this, keep constant
 watch for these insect pests at the start of the growing season; and
 where they are found. it is time vel I spent, especially on the smaller gar
 den plots, to seek them out and xii
 them, either by using 9 poison brar
 mash or by catching them in traps l-G. M. Codding, Special Field Agent of Entomology, U. s. Dept. of Agri culture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
DON'T KILL LAYING HENS.
FIoeks Should Be cuIed Sparinsly At
 This Time


 Killing the hen which laid the golden eggs is just as unfortunate now as it was in the old fable. The modern eggs are not gold, but with the present war prices they are just as good as money And the farmers and poultrymen are still killing them with disastrous results just as in the old fable.
 When the food administration put a ban on killing hens and bullets last February, it saved the lives of millions of fowls and added many millions of eggs to Uncle Sam's table. Now that the restriction is removed, there is grave danger of a disastrous reaction. Fowls which might have been killed during the last two monts may be slaughtered all at once and result in a glut in the market and the wasting of valuable food.
 Prices for poultry scared to un- heard of heights during the time the restrictions were on and the tempta- tion is great for the poultry man Or farmer to dispose of his surplus stock while the topnotch price holds. It would be a great misfortune if every poultry man should make a whole sale culling of his flock under the influence of the high prices. A glut in the poultry market would result in a below normal price and it is pos sible that some poultry would be spoiled.
 Under these conditions the farm CTS and poultry men are advised to go slowly and cull their f1ocks spar ingly at present. The hens are still laying at maximum capacity and will be for another month. It will be poor policy to kill any hens that are lay insanywhere near full capacity as the cost of keeping has decreased con siderably now that he hens are out side and picking up part of their living for themselves. Farmers and poultry men should look over their fiocks and .cull out @ few each week and not put them all on the market
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01

pastor of the Baptist church, Packer, oficiated. There was many beautiful flowers. The hymns sung were, Refuge. Just as I Am. and Rock of Ages. Relatives and friends were pres ent from Mystic, Franklin, Vernon, Jewett City, Lisbon and Willimantic. Burial was in the Cary cemetery. Un- dertaker G. G. Grant was in charge of the arrangements.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bert Allen of Willi- mantle, were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred L. Hyde.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank R. Burdick and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
Walter Moran in Cheerful spirit.


 MT. and Mrs. John A. Moran have received a letter from their son Wal ter, who was one of the first boys to first Norwich boy to be wounded The letter reached here Friday. He says:
 France, March 30, 1918. Dear Father:
 Just line to let you know that I am getting along good now and will be out in fighting trim again shortly Well, Pa, l am sorry you went to the bother of cabling here, and I certainly do appreciate all the things that you have done already and that you are doing now. I suppose the doctor gave you good report on it, as I would have been out week ago only that they found two more pieces in my leg. so they had to cut it again and take them out, but now I am fine and will be out shortly.
 Well. Pa, I suppose everything is pretty dull around there now. but you people over there cannot realize what this war is or how it is carried on. It is sure some war. and everybody here is in uniform, and girls doing all the work. even blowing the farms. It is certainly terrible.
 Dul all we uO IS pug along, ana uO the best we can, and if we get through it o. K. and everything will be fine, but all we can do IS trust in God for the best. Drop me a line once in a while and let me know how you found out about me. I was not going to tell you about it until I was well. but if anything serious happens I will let you know as soon as I possibly can
 Will have to close for now. with love to Ma and all the kids. Give my re- gards to all my friends. Dr. Callahan, Dr. Donohue and all the rest. I re- main
 Your loving son.
 WALTER P. MORAN. Company c, 102d U. s. Infantry
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
FERTlLIZE YOUR LAWNS THIS
 WEEK.

Top dressing of your lawns with fertilizer should be done this week as the grass has taken a good start. Use good top dressing or fertilizer analysing at leas: 5 per cent. or more ammonia and 10 per cent phosphoric acid at the rate of 11a pounds to the square rod. Do not apply this fertili- ger when the grass is wet as it will stick to the leaves and cause burning and browning of them.