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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Bathing Is a Luxury, Not a
Necessity, According to
Arctic Explorers Theory

It is not essential to one health that
one battle frequently, according to the
hypothesis expounded by Vilhjalmur
Stefansson, the arctic explorer, in a
philosophical discussion of scurvy in
the Medical Review of Reviews. Mr..
Stefansson asserts bathing is purely
an esthetic principle and that the
value of cleanliness to health has not
been established by the medical prac-
titioners.
Mr.. Stefansson's announcement
will be greeted with jubilation by the
elements which possess an ingrown
dislike for hydrogen and oxygen in
proportions of two to one. 1t has been
accepted as dogmatic by the Mexican
peladOs for years, who as religious
function, battle only on st. Johns
day. which is celebrated early in May.
''Much of what the ordinary practi-
toner tells you about bathing for
health is either not yet demonstrated
as true or else is demonstrably I'M
true,'' declares Mr.. Stefansson. 1.-THE
fact is that, according to the point of
view, cleanliness is a matter of ,esthet-
les or else of taboo observance rather
than of health."r
The explorer makes an apology in
the article for his attack on medical
orthodoxy by declaring he has been
divorced from medical books and jour-
nails for more than ten years. Mr..
Stefansson wrote the treatise while
in the arctic region, in 1916. He was
reported as dangerously ill frop ty-
phoid fever on Herschel island.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
WARFARE ON WEED ENEMIES Ito INCREASE SUGAR SUPPLY
Recommendations Given for Mantle
nance and Extension of Domestic
Cane-Sugar Output:

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The growers of cane and sugar beets
can materially increase the nations
supply of sugar by giving better care to
their crops so that the yields will be
increased. Following are recommen-
dations for the maintenance and eXten-
sion of the domestic cane-sugar supply !:
Extend the cane-growing areas; use
better cultural methods; adopt crop
rotation system improve cane varie-
ties; control diseases and insects; util-
lie more by-products; feed tops and
leaves to live stock; substitute cane
strip for sugar; improve the grade of
sirup produce raw sugar to conserve
the refined sugar.
To maintain and increase the domes-
tic beet-sugar output the following rec
concentrations are given:
Improve cultural methods; practice
proper methods of crop rotation and
cultivation; feed by-products to live
stock; work for maximum mill runs !;
cultivate new areas; drain wet areas
and cultivate them; develop new irri-
CATION systems and extend the old
ones; induce more farmers to grow
beets; harvest the beets more careful
ly; develop labor-saving machinery !;
produce an adequate supply of high
grade sugar-beet Seed and develop bet
ter strains Of sugar beets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
THE THINGS THAT COUNT

Now. dear, it isn't the bold things,
Great deeds of valor and might,
That count the most in the summing up
of life at the end of the day.
But it is the doing of old things,
Small acts that are just and right;
And doing them over and over again, no
matter what others say;
In smiling at fate when you want to cry,
and in keeping at work when you
want to play
Dear, those are the things that count.
And, dear, it isn't the new ways,
Where the wonder-seekers crowd,
That lead us into the land of content, or
help us to find our own.
But it is keeping to true ways,
Though the music is not so loud,
And there may be many a Swallowed spot
where we journey along alone;
In floating a prayer at the face of fear,
and in changing into a song groan-
Dear, these are the things that count.
My dear, it isn't the loud part
OF creeds that is pleasing to God,
Not the chant of prayer, or the hum of
a hymn, or jubilant shout or song.
But it is the beautiful proud part
OF walking with feet faith-shod;
And in loving, loving, loving through all,
no matter how things go wrong;
In trusting ever, though dark the day, and
in keeping your hope when the way
seems long
Dear, these are the things that count.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

wardrobes. These are made of white
or colored organdie, laid in bias folds
worked around and around, like straw,
and fastened on light buckram frame.
The quilted muslin hat is another i'm
novation, quite charming in effect. It
is literally quilted, in little squares,
over some sort of soft frame. Usually
it is made of light-colored muslin, and
its only decoration is a soft muslin
scarf, knotted at one side, and perhaps
ending in fringe.
There are also hats for sport wear
crOcheted from heavy spool cotton.
These have shape sufficient to render
them becoming, and they are not diff
cult to make. OF course you can carry
out any color scheme you desire in
making them.
And then there are hats of cotton
and straw combined-a hat with az
band of straw about the edge of the
brim, with another trimming the
crown. 4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Rockinq-Ch Methods Are Unavail-
ing-Hard Work Is Necessary to
Eradicate Them.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In a sense, farming might be called
a warfare against weeds. Some farm
ers emerge from the struggle victori-
Gus, while others go down to defeat.
So powerful are weed enemies in re-
ducing crop yields, while at the same
time multiplying labor, that the farm
er should at every turn strengthen his
position against them. He should bear
these invaders in mind in planning the
crops he will grow and in deciding on
the fields where he will grow these
crops, in choosing the implements he
will use, in buying his seed, and in
many other farm activities. Lack of
careful planning with reference to
weeds is apparent in nearly every COM
munity. Here a man planted more
corn than he could properly care for.
There a man has left his field in
meadow too many years. Here man
did not thoroughly prepare his land for
alfalfa. There man has seeded
clover that was full of weed seeds. And
for just such causes weeds not only
make serious inrOads on the current
crop yields, but at the same time thor
Oughly infest the land and fOrtify
themselves against future attacks.
Some men do not attack weeds with
enough vigor; they look for rocking
chair methods of work. There is no
royal road to weed control. In the
main, the old doctrine of ''hard work
and plenty of it" must be observed, but
unless this work is applied intelligent
ly vast amount of labor may be ex-
pended and but little accomplished be-
yond temporary abatement of the
evil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In some sections of the country the
need for better breeding stock was out
standing when the United States de-
partment of agriculture began, its boys
and girls pig club work.
In such cases the pig-club agents
have practically insisted that only
purebred pigs could be used in the
breeding projects. This necessitated
the importing of registered pigs of both
sexes. The results of the demonstra-
tons made by members handling these
pigs under instruction from the pig
club leader have caused a great de-
mand for pigs "just like Soany's." The
club members demonstrations of the
advantages and possibilities Of we'll
bred swine when intelligently fed and
managed have caused a. great increase
in demand for breeding stock from the
purebred breeders. At first the breed
ers were inclined to be skeptical, as
they expected the boys to buy regis
tered stock, allow it to deteriorate,
then offer purebred scrub pigs at meat
prices-thus destroying the demand
for the breeders pigs. The breeders
were happily disappointed and are now
lending their support and backing to
the work. One professor says, "Pig-
club work has created the greatest de-
mand for breeding stock that this state
has ever experienced"
Demand Registered Pigs.
In some cases the refusal of club
members to accept anything but reg
istered pigs has induced breeders to
have their herds registered in order
that they might share in the demand
for pigs by club members. A typical
case of the influence the purebred pigs
brought in by pig-club members is
given by county agent in Arkansas.
When the agent began work there
were two breeders in the county pro-
ducing pigs of sufficient merit to meet
the demands of the club work. In the
first year of his work he had 80 pig
club members. Four of these members
secured registered boars. These bOars
sired So filters of pigs from scrub
sows, thereby improving the blood of
4O2 pigs. They also sired Al purebred
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Chimney $40 Feet High on a
Hill 430 Feet Above SmeIter

In many cities In various lands are
chimneys which have been proclaimed
as ''the talIest in the world" but the
structure which without doubt truly
possesses this title has recently been
completed in Sagonoseki, Japan. 1t is
Of REINFORCED concrete and stands $40
feet high on a hill 430 feet higher than
the copper shelter with which it is
connected, SO that it discharges its poi
sonous fumes 1000 feet above the
plant The chimney is ~ feet in di-
ameter at the base and its inside
diameter at the top is 26A feet.
The foundation is 95 feet in diane
ter and contains 200 cubic yards of
concrete. The first $50 feet of the
chimney has concrete lining sepa
rated fromsthe outer wall by five
inch space. Four hundred tons of
steel were used in the whole con-
struction.-Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
HATS ARE MADE OF COTTON
No Apparent Need of Conservation OF
Straw, Yet Bingham Headgear
Is Popular.

There is apparently no need to con-
serve in straw, observes millinery
authority, yet the summer additions
to fashionable millinery might suggest
that straw was needed for the victori-
Gus progress of the war.
At all events, there are many hats
designed for midsummer wear made
of cotton in various forms, and they
are a really interesting donation to the
milliner's stock in trade.
There are, first Of all, the gingham
hats, made of ginghams of every de-
sign and color. These are sometimes
made to match the Bingham frocks
with which they are worn, but very
often pink and white plaid Bingham
hat, for instance, is worn with white
skirt and a pink sweater, or a blue and
white hat finds favor for wear with a
blue frock.
Then there are the really lovely or
candle hats, fit companions for the
other members of the garden party
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION BAND ON PARADE
New Mexico .|
Training Station
thousand hundred miles played
accorded military
Besides
million billion
section the larger cities
Americans who never before in this had realized the caer
Secretary Treasury
Daniels
band"
to
of
&
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

An American designer has brought
back the neck ribbons, which have al
ways been coquettishly called "suivez
moi, jeune homme," which, translated,
is, follow me, young man." For in
stance, they are made of kings blue
velvet half an inch wido, and they are
caught at the front of the neck of
midnight-blue crepe de chine gown,
cross the bare shoulders, are fastened
again In the middle Of the back neck
line, and then float away to the
knees. The reason for their revival
is easy to guess. The house of Callot
brought out afternoon and evening
frocks that were surprisingly low in
the neckline and without a collar.
When there was a transparent back
width or cape or folds of satin drap-
cry the gown had a narrow strap of
velvet or ornamental ribbon running
straight across the shoulders at the
back, and this transparent width was
caught to it at each end, dropping
downward. This trick gave rise to a
great many variations, and the rib
bons fiuttering from the back caught
the fancy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Great Lakes Naval Training Station Band
Famous Military Musical Organization Which Aided Third Liberty
Loan and Red Cross Drives

campaign
the Lakes Naval Training Station
peoples pockets and into Its the subject of nation
wide William
Lakes he
Today reality
brought forth
regularly enlisted men, including the only battalion band in the world They
direction of
Philip
band divided
and three week stands Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland ST.
Louis Kansas City Duluth Missouri
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
To Test Eggs.

The freshness of an egg may be de-
termined by placing it in pan Of wa
ter. According to an expert If '"strict-
ly fresh" the egg will lie on its side
on the bottom of the pan. If stale it
will stand on end and If very old will
rise to the surface. When just few
DAYS old the egg will begin to tilt
trifie and as it ages more and more the
angle ar which 1t tits will increase.
Thus the relative freshness may be de-
termined by noting just how 1t lies in
the water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Pigs Pig Being Judged FAIR

hogs for farmers. Farmers also pur-
chased three boars and sc sows. The
second year in the work the club had
AZ members who had six purebred
boars. They sired II filters from scrub
sows, producing 496 pigs. They also
sired 104 purebred pigs. The agent
adds, 81 think l can trace seven boars
and Al sows (purebreds) purchased
by farmers, as result of pig-club
work in communities, during the sec
ond year of the club"
introducing Purebreds.
Arkansas typifies the manner in
which purebred breeding stock is be-
ing introduced into sections where they
are needed. Last year 1900 phrebred
gifts were placed with as many pig
club members. The bankers of the
state financed the members. This year
between 2,200 and 2,4eO pigs also were
placed in a similar manner. Another
instance of the introduction of we'll
bred breeding stock and the re-eStab-
lishment of a waning industry is TAX
ing place in the free range cholera
infested section of eastern Texas. The
pig-club agent, assisted by the Fort
Worth Stock Yards Co. and the state
and federal veterinarians, is sending
many car lots of immuniZed sows to
the club members In this region where
the industry was being destroyed by
the ravages of hog cholera.
Increased Swine Population.
Demonstrations of the sort are Of
far-reaching Importance. The swine
breeders and swine-record, associations
bear witness that there is great de-
mand for purebred breeding stock, es-
pecially in the Southern states. The
pig-club members take many purebred
pigs and have been q powerful stimu-
Ius in creating demand among the
adults. 1t is interesting to note that
of the four states, Mississippi, Georgia,
Virginia, and Delaware, reporting in
creases in swine population on Sep
TENDER 1, 1917, over September /, 1916,
Mississippi and Georgia, stand second
and third in pig-club enrolment. These
two states report an increase of 10000
hogs while the country at large shows
decrease of 100000 for the period
mentioned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Quality, Style, /
Timely Question

America learned a good trick FROM
Paris when she arranged to have the
best models instantly copied in cheap
materials, and sometimes slipshod
workmanship, to be sold at small
prices.
1t is this trick over here. however,
that is the despair of the high-priceo
dressmakers and the delight of the
shops that sell cheap clothes.
The dressmakers rest their increas~
ing optimism concerning high-priced
clothes-an optimism based on the
fact that the dressmaking business
has not suffered since the war--on the
idea that women will always need to
be fitted for good gowns. The average
figure can buy the cheap gown; but
the fastidious woman cannot wear IL
because it does not fit her, and the
woman who has figure that departs
from the normal, cannot even cOntem~
plate such a gown.
However, one must say this In
praise of the cheap ready-to-wear
frock in America: 1t is cut on the
most exceptionally good lines thai
can be expected at such a price. Even
the best workers of the Galleries La
fayette do not surpass, and sorie+
times do not equal, the American CUT
tiers, who work by the hundreds orr
gowns that are sold by the thousands
We must have an exceedingly good
national figure. That is the comment
of the foreigners who see our women
in the ready-to-wear, quick-tO-buys
smart-to-look-at, cheap gowns that
are sold in every city on this con-
tinent.
Watch for Medici Collar.
Two women have worn French
gowns with high. wired, outstanding.
Medici collars of lace and tulle. Don't
let this fact slip your memory for an
instant, if you are vitality interested in
the new things that come up sudden"
Iy over the horizon and promise many
followers.
The Medici collar is symbol of the
history of human nature pressed into
few short, mad years of French
life. 1t represents what the Three
Feathers of Great Britain represent
1t is more than a fashion; it is the
| symbol of a dynasty.
| Now and then, it has flickered in
and out of fashion. 1t was taken up
| by other queens beside Catherine and
Mary; it was worn by debutantes on
stately gowns with trains quarter OF
| Z hos, iTlf0 i n q
in a measure in half the courts OF
Europe, and it may be revived this
summer.
1t was made of point lace, wired to-
! it's EXTREMIST points and worn with
! black satin dinner gown that was
guiltless of all trimming and received
/ its high light from string OF pearls,
1t was also worn in black embroid"
cred net gown dropped over black
satin, with curious little jacket of
| black velvet fastened in front, below
the hip-line, with a glittering tassel.
There are One-piece frocks creep
ing into the fashions that show the
Medici collar of double tulle, hem
| stitched at the edge, and there are
soft wolfe gowns over colOred taffeta
| that have outstanding neck ruffles OF
white chiffon that are deftly and
| carelessly held up by wires.
copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
BristIed RIoht Up,

Miss JONES'" said the hostess, ''per-
NIT me to Introduce Mr.. Hogg,e author
of those delightfully."- clever poems you
must have read"
81 am glad to meet Mr.. Hcgg," said
the young woman. Pardon the ques-
ton, but is that your. real manner"
Certainly" said IIogg, bristling up.
did you think 1t was my pen Manner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Touching Up the Dimity Blouse.

Do you happen to have cross-bar
dimity blouse, or frock, or collar, for
that matter? Are you at all in doubt
about trimming treatment for it? Here
is a suggestion for you. And you are
going to be ever so appreciative of
it, especially if your particular dimity
is uninterestingly plain. Treat it to-
cross-stitch.
Say, suppose it all white; then the
Stitchery offers a charming chance to-
introduce some color. Let it be YOUR
most charming one by all means, then
map out your course-a simple conf
ventional design preferably-and JUST
follow your little squares. If yox
want more work, but more effective
results, you can emphasize each
"cross" where the stitches meet with
French knot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

Importance of Potato Diet.

Potatoes are nutritious and health
full food, of which one may eat freely
without ill effects, according to the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. They can be used in many ways
and help to save wheat. Potatoes may
be added to the diet in bread itself
by mixing a portion Of finely mashed
potatoes with flour. Even more can
be said for them-a liberal consump-
ton helps to supply the body with al
kaline salts, which it needs for nor
NAL health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

not tell if it was genuine or not. She
did not wish to risk sending com.
paratively large amount of money to
an imposter, SO she hit on, the plan of
sending a return message asking the
sender Of the first cable to cable the
name of the family'sstwo dogs, names
which would only be known to mem
Der of the family.
The answer with the right names
came at once, and the son received the
money. He has been boasting of his
mothers cleverness ever since.-Ex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
BRIGHT coIors in Neckwear.

The neckwear departments in the
shops are gay with bright cOlors,
Pinks, rose, blue, yellow, linen-color,
and a Bingham plaids and small
checks are seen, and almost every
shape in collar, vest or vestee that
anyone has ever seen can be had. The
fabrics include organdie, wash satin,
crepe de chine, Bingham, pique, and
georgette crepe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Names of Family Dogs Used
as Means of Identification.

When, few months ago, one of our
troopships was torpedoed there were
of course, many worried mothers. One
OF them received cable message tell
ing her of her sons rescue, and was
naturally much relieved. But this
cable was followed almost Immediately
by another asking for money by cable.
The mother Of this lad was rather
puzzled by the message, as she could
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
No Difficulty With Sheep.

Many persons have the idea that
sheep are hard to care for and handle
and while it is true that sheep have
peculiarities, there are no secrets nor
anything difficult in the care and man
agement of flock Of sheep. All that
is needed is an exercise Of patience,
perseverance and good judgment. Any
country with dry, open winters, album
dance Of roughage and splendid mar
kets has a decided advantage In this
business. Q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
CONTROL PASTURE WEEDS

prepared by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture)
Such weeds as wild onion,
bitterweed, and the ragweed
cause great annoyance to dairy
men and milk dealers. These
weeds, when eaten by mich
cows, give a very disagreeable
odor and flavor to the milk, and
consequently to all other dairy
products. When cows eat such
weeds in large quantities, the
milk is not marketable. The
control of pasture weeds is
big problem to dairymen in GER
tain areas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Table for Flour

Four cupfuls, or one quart, equal
one pound; four ounces equal one cup
full; one ounce equals one-fourth Of
a cupful; two ounces equal one gill;
one gill equals one-half cupful, or one
eighth of quart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Discard. All Abnormal Enns.

Discard all eggs which are abnor-
mally large or small, those which are
too long, too round, fiattened on one
side. elliptical, wedge-shaped, and
those which have any excrescence or
ridge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Cottage Cheese Sausage.

Take a cupful each of cottage
cheese, cup of dry bread crumbs or
rice or a mixture of both, two table
spoonfuls of butter or sweet fat, a
fourth of cup of chopped pecans,
or peanuts, half teaspoon of pow
dered sage or poultry dressing. one
teaspoon of salt, tablespoonful of
milk, a third of teaspoon of soda
dissolved in the milk, tablespoonful
of finely minced onion. Cook the
onion in the fat until tender but not
brown, then mix all the ingredients
together and form into balls, roll in
bread crumbs and brown in a frying
pan in little hot fat Serve hot, gar
nished with parsley.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Mothers Cook Book.
COTTAGE Cheese Dishes.

Our government food experts real
ize the need that all housewives learn
to use many foods which have high
nutritive value, but have been given
but a small place in the family diet
airy. Cottage cheese is one of these
wholesome dishes. There are some
who have not learned to like this nu-
tritious food, and so it may be given
in small doses, camouflaged in such
a manner that in short while even
the most obstinate objectOr is fully
immune. One way to introduce this
into the diet of biased member of
the family is to make
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
SUMMER SMILES
The DisagreeabIe Man!

"Are you still
taking painting
lessons, Jack 2"
! "No; / left off
yesterday. 1 don't
like my master"
"Why not?'
He has spch a
disagreable W ay
Of talking. He told
me that If I kept
on for some time
longer II Ynfphfs