The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-07
ecoTLAhD. SOUTH DAKOTA

49,
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France around the problem of provid.
Ing husbands for the young women OF
the republic. after the war, French
psychologists and economists have in
dignantly rejected any suggestion OF
the adoption of the ersatz'' or substi-
tute marriages, as put forth by Ger
many. An extensive campaign is being
carried on by DR.. Robert de Simone.
a noted physician for the legalizirg of
contract marriages. for q period of
three years. Ills plan is for the con-
tracing parties to be at liberty to dis
solve their union at the end Of the
three years. Any issue of the marriage
is to be cared for by the state in the
event of the father and mother being
unwilling to assume responsibility, the
parents to devote percentage of their
earnings to the education and main
tenance of the children
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Through the ingenuity of French
chemist who was struck by the fact
that IN the military hospitals of Paris
alone about 400 pounds of absorbent
cotton was used daily, a process has
been developed which makes it possible
70 use so1led cotton a second time. The
first step is the removal of all grease
by boiling 10 or IL hours in soda pres
sure for three hours in a sealed con-
tainer filled with the same solution.
After this the cotton is thoroughly
washed in a machine, and all the nois-
sture removed by placing ii in "a high
speed centrifugal drier Drying is fol-
lowed by bleaching with hypoehlortte
OF lime and second washing and dry-
ing. Finally the purified product is
carded, packed and again sterilized,
Sugar is extracted from is varieties
OF palms that grow in Ceylon.
If actual trials prove the scheme tn
De practicable, it is understood that in
order to check the depredations of the
enemy's U-boats. immense ocean going
Darges towed by powerful armed tugs
may De used instead of steamships for
transporting freight through the sub
marine zones. Long, low sitting In.
closed craft of steel construction will be
.esled. Crews being unnecessary. the
oarges are to be decled a few inches
apoVe the water line so that from q
distance they will be practically inyis
iole to a periscope. AS is perhaps gen
I e sisA RnoWn. a tug, because of it's small
Size and comparatively shallow draft
Offers torpedo a poor target. In a gun
duei, should a U-boat risk such a fight
the tug would have nearly an even
break with the enemy
The example OF the value Of colleea
Elris IN real farm work which was given
last season by Vassar students is ijkelv
TO prove catching. Next year it will he
even more evident that the United
states needs to coax all the food out of
the ground that it is possible to Obtain q
AZ Wellesley. for example. DR.. Margaret
8 Gay ferguson, head OF the botany de-
pArtment, has proclaimed the doctrine
tnat the knitting needles must give
WAY, WAY 20 the noe. So it is likely to be
5W ~, young women there and elsewhere,
Inc necessity which put MANY Young
Engltsh women into farm work is nreftv
certain to be felt here. The nresant
lnought at Wellesley is to request .he
trustees to turn college land over 10
W n students when planting time
comes again e.
The food production department OF
Lonuon reports that the tractor has
Juslliied itself and the farming com
n .,iutu,.y may pe said to have been com
pleteiy converted, for the demand for
tractors sis, today bids fair to exceed the
{. luIl con ~. pieinen ordered by the depart
IH sit. me Figures collected from .
woe range OF counties are, In fact
ou owe thus, in west surrey
"a l 10 plosHed SO acres in six days
~ ~ acres N a week; In Dorset. IA acres
SiMliar results are quoted from tLa
q 2 OF the agricultural co,ntv ~
lSiAcO1nSnire -
The swift deyelopment n no 1885,
y y AVIATION has produced q r,,Irnha,. -
M n, important questions which <.
liz, liz oplnloH OF experts, must he aniyad
g inc chemist. Ways must loe fon ma
MI Nj pae. 20 Overcome the suscepti
changes Of temperature .,n,l so,,,s, ..,s,..
oI chemical compound Is neefiad Sss -, |
make cloth, used in airplanes. ana s,ss =
s WMere. waterproof. airproof and sin,.,
~ Other fields for the chen;st
,s,,ss..r !" sA s.stsn by the demands for INST
p1OoI metal parts and light allows
= : =
$3.50 ~ sAaTiea Parsons. who has been
~ for over 30 years ,Inn,,l
TN pssoanction OF artificial diamonds.
Lute sOl metals on the res1,lt a. i,,s =,
:pors: He has probably more invenssas,s
81 NJ credit than any other Hri,,s. Es,..-
q 1.sI ] ne turbine kinp,-fny -
sIoaexn turbine in Its Application hnth
sIsi1 ~. Nnsps and war ships is the
s.s ~ Sc Sir Charles took OF his eoat
scme ~ Years ago as an apprentice MI EN- q
w Sc AI1nstrong workshops. n
ssnsenx tiae greafesf producer 81 Ia.
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e lne SPREAD Of d disease nee,,lSar1s.
elneenk and from robIerias tysss t,,t,, 3.
! Mas Dr0NEllt to ii standgtilI. Maze
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~ ~. The area under cui.
Sis4l autqtlnt Of medicinal rsnsenss ia
1xoEn 70 10000 Kin. Z e-''sS'' q 's'u
@ ben Dayid p Weaver, 81 Saxon
eeyered gold mine White "a : =, ~ ~.
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