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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
MAKES STEEL HEAL ITSELF
Remarkable Machine Deslgned and
Constructed In French Workshop
During the War.

One Of the most remarkable ma
chimes ever built Is In operation at the
great workshop In France. where the
Royal Flying corps repairs its damaged
airplanes. This machine, the only one
of its kind, which was both conceived
and constructed In that workshop, is
described by Gustave Babin In ILLUS
tration as one that makes wounded
steel heal itself In exactly the same
way as wounded flesh heals.
It is almost automatic. h operated
by electricity and tseh gaivanlsm as
It's principle. h needs only one o. two
men to watch h, they being guided by
chart. showing Ii many ooiot6 the
piece Of metal TO be repaired. the ex-
act repairs necessary. the composition
Of the galvanic bath, the current need.
ed, the diameter Of the wires that con-
duct 1t and the time OF Immersion. All
this is worked out mathematicalfy to
the minutest fraction and the machine
does the rest.
It Is used for restoring worn OF
broken parts OF delicate motors, most
of which are difficult to replace. When
M. Babin saw 1t there were tying on
the table beside It parts 1t had just
repaired that would have cost $4,000
and much time to replace. In the
previous week it had turned out 800
pieces, all Of great Importance, fol
nothing less is confided to it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
LAY IN SUPPLY OF OXYGEN


You Are whiEEbang, fve-nine and
, E20howitxer shell all rolled into one
IN you only knew 1t. You can explode
moro forcibly than the 200-pound, thin
bhell aero bombs on moonlight nights.
And the only thing that saves you from
Moving yourself up every minute Of
your life Is natures provision for dis
6ibuting the spark throughout your
byBtem.
Well. its like this:
DR.. Ronald @. Macf1e of Aberdeen.
Scotland has discovered that every
muscular movement is accomplished by
an explosion. You are different from
an airplane motor In three essentials,
component matter. design and the man.
ner Of exploding.
When an aero cylinder explodes,
just 30 much gas Is gone. not to be re-
generated within the motor. But when
you WELD the hoe In your war garden.
your muscles Of the hand and arm are
propelled by an explosion of part Of
portion Is automatically replaced by
natural processes.
II you require great deal Of mus.
cular power-if you explode a good
deal. DR.. Macfie explains-you must
eat starchy foods and take all the oxy-
zen you can get.
In other words. LAY off" the meat,
eat potatoes and go walking in the
open air at night instead Of going to
the movies.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Some oId.pax Battles.

The great odds in numbers which
the British army has had to face on
the western front is no rare expert
ence in its annals. Wellington has
borne witness to that fact in his re-
marks that Talavera was the only
battle in which he had a numerical
superiority, owing to the presence Of
the Spaniards, who, while showing
much personal gallantry, were badly
led. At all his other battles he had
fewer men than the enemy. AT Sala-
maca had 10000 men, and the French
perhaps $4,000 At Vittoria had co.
600 men against 10000 At Waterloo
the proportion was still more against
me. l had $4,000 to $4,000; Napoleon
had near $4,000. The whole army in
the south of France under my com
mand was considerably larger than the
force of Soult at the battle of Tou-
louise, but in numbers actually EN-
ployed in that battle l had less than
he" All of which goes to show that
strength and success do not neces
sarily lie with mere weight of mum
bers. There are other factors vastly
more ssential.-Chrlstian Science
Monitor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Nation of the ataamhoaa.

Edward Hungertorm. writing of the
evolution Of the steamboat IL the Ma
honal Marine, opens his argument
with the following paragraph:
THE United States has been and
still remains the nation Of the steam
boat She was the srst nation to sue
cessfully apply steam propulsion to
boats. and even though England shot
ahead Of US In her development Of the
steam vessel upon the salt seas-while
we still chung rather proudly to our
vaunted clipper ships-we had great
pride In the steamboats,. big and little,
which piled upon our inland waters.
And the affection that the steamboat
gained In the hearts OF Americans
more than century, 1t has never lost"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Never Mind Abort DADDY.

It's poor policy to be always Drag
ging about what your daddy did. The
contrast is not to your credit. It's
tcil thousand times more convenient to
have your own bank account than to
lean on his. AS long as he honors the
appeals of your Incidence the teller
will pay, but every check cashed on ia
TIERS account is charged against your
lack of one. Should anything happen
to him his name would never put you
on the credit list. Neither coat Of
arms nor the glory of your grandpa
Their count much In democratic age
where the son of washerwoman can
become governor of a great state and
the son Of a mud-fioor hut become resi-
dent of the White House. In this great
land of equal chance we konw the arts
tocracy of achievement, but we're from
Missouri on the other kind.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Watch Heart In Lobsr Pneumonia

Deaths Of pneumonia patients are
due either to heart failure or to sep
ticemia. seldom, If ever, to insufficient
aeration Of the blood In the lungs. says
DIR. q. P. Hershey Of Denver in his
prize answer to the New York Medical
Journals question, slow do you treat
lobar pneumoniaT
DIR. Hershey says the heart must be
watched and stimulated with digitalis.
If it can be obtained the appropriate
vaccine Is to be used. In spite of
prejudice, he recommends the ice bag.
II the patient be alcoholic he must
have whiskey or brandies; If not. all
liquor must be cut out. A generous
diet. but without meat, is necessary.
Open-air treatment is conquering an
cient prejudice. Sudden rise Of tenn
perature on the third. fifth or seventh
day is no cause for alarm, and de-
pressing medicines at this time may
mean death.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
A Mount Holly
Interview

Nrs. Kinsler Tells Her Experience
The following brief account of an
interview with Mount Holly woman
three years ago, and its sequel. will be
read with keen interest by every citi-
zen.
Mrs. George F. Kinsler. 70 Pine St.,
says; 81 never knew what it was to be
without backache and / was down in
bed as long as ten weeks at time.
perfectly helpless and suffering with
awful pains across my back. / could
mt move without knife-like twinges
catching me. suffered everything
with inflammation Of the bladder too,
and my kidneys would hardly act at
ell. had headaches and dizzy spells
and sometimes / could see nothing
two feet away. My nerves were all
unstrung and got SO discouraged and
respondent. wanted to die. Doan's
Kidney Pills were recommended and
after had used several boxes the re-
suits I got were wonderful. / felt
better in every way. My back dose'nt
ache any more; my kidneys and
bladder act perfectly natural and my
health is all right. "[Statemeni
given November IL. 1914.
On October 8. 1917, Mrs Kinsler said
ST still take a few Of Doan's Kidney
Pills now and then. more as q proven
tive than anything else and
they keep my kidneys in good con
dition. In that way / have avoided
any serious kidney trouble"
Price Coo at all dealers. Foster
Milburn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
FIRST Rear Admirable

The first rear admirals In the Unit
ed States navy were commissioned In
1862, when that rank was created by
act of congress. David Farragut, for
his valor In the Civil war, was made
vice admiral In 1854, and two years
later the rank of admiral In the Unit
ed States navy was established for
the purpose Of honoring him. The
grade Of admiral was revived In 1899
and conferred upon George Dewey,
the hero Of Manila. The highest rank
Of the American naval officers in &C.
tive service was, up to a short time
ago, that Of rear admiral. The title
admiral was first used In France, and
the first French admiral was appoint
ed In 1884. A few years later the
title was adopted by the English, and
the rank Of admiral of the English
seas was first given to William de Ley
bourne by Edward / In 1891
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Courtesy.

Did you ever think what kind Of
manner you are developing? Or how
1t pleases folks who meet your Well
you'd better get busy and think about
1t. You have no idea what q differ
ence 1t makes. We have in mind q
man who has gained some measure of
fame; he has standing In the world and
In his business. But he owns man.
ner that we wouldn't keep In the
woodshed. He is exceedingly cultured
and apparently possessed of beautiful
manners, but his manners hide a nasty
superciliousness. He is in reality an
extremely disagreeable and conceited
person-and the fact has lost for the
business he represents many thou
sands of dollars year. Consequently
1t has lost many thousands for him.
If his manner were actually courteous
instead OF counterfeit courteous, no
would be nearly great man.-From
American Boy.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Works as Brain Food

Language is sometimes called the
instrument of thought. But very wise
man says that really it is the nutrient
of thought; the atmosphere in which
thought lives; medium as necessary
to the activity Of our mental powers
as air is to the lungs. Coleridge said
that every new term expressing fact
not previously defined was new organ
of thought for the mind that has
learned it. To think new thoughts.
then. new words are necessary. Like
food for the body, they become food
for the mind, and by the subtlest Of
all mental chemistry they become
transmitted into ideas.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Use spiInts Of Wire NettIrn.

A new kind Of surgical splint in
which galvanized wire netting takes
he place Of wood, has been put on
the market. says the Popular Science
Monthly. 1t has been tried and offers
many advantages. The steel entering
into the construction Of this woven
wire splint is so tempered that 1t can
be nodded by hand. Being galvanized,
the wire is sterilfzed and at the same
time welded into single piece that
can not fray out at loose ends. As
the splint is porous. Il allows certain
amount Of evaporation END air circula-
ton to the dressing beneath, which
wood or plaster does not. The splint
comes rolled like bandage and Is
lighter and less bulky than wooden
spllnts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Army Horses cood-rempered.

It's a weary. wicked world If you
are an army horse. You may or may
not approve Of shoes, but you've got
to have them just the same. The
French authorities have an ingenious
contrivance which SO pinions a horse
that he has absolutely nothing to say
In the matter. II holds his head. and
holds his feet and holds his body. and
forcibly prevents him from expressing
an opinion, or choosing his shoes, or
making protest in any way. If they
would only let fellow get In Just one
real horse-size kick one could-but
what's the use. In the meantime the
farrier gets In his fine work, and then
II is too late. Yes, it's hard, cold
cruel world, so 1t is. Still, shoes are
not so bad and they give dandy heft
to ones hind hoofs in arguments later
on In the camps.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Sun RIses After we Sec Il.

Has 1t ever occurred to you that
we never see our sun either rise or
set7 asks Popular Science Month
ly. When it seems to rise or when it
seems to set 1t is below the horizon.
These statements are absolutely true.
Our eyes do not deceive us. but
the atmosphere does. 1t possesses
quality Of refracting or changing thu
direction Of the suns rays. These
rays enter our earth's atmosphere, al
sunrise or sunset obliquely, and then
instead Of proceeding in straight line
they are so bent out of their natural
course that the suns rays reach US be-
fore 1t begins TO appear above the
eastern horizon. and after It has wholly
disappeared below the western hori-
zon. In other words. our sun really
rises after we have seen 1t rise and
really sets before we have seen it
set.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
ArpentIne Meat.paoklna Plant.

Some months ago group Of Pata-
CONAN capitalists sought and obtained
a concession from the Argentine gov
eminent to establish packing plant
In Rio Grande. in the territory of Tier
ra del Fuego, the southermost district
OF the republic. The plant was to fur
nish market for the stock of the
sheep and cattle owners OF that dis
triet, and to stimulate the growth of
the industry there. The company or
ganlzed. brought In The necessary ma
chinery, and commenced at once on
the construction Of the plant itself. On
February 20 operations were begun
with the killing 81 1000 animals.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

Cleaning Surfaces Of ceiiuIoid Articles.
Celluloid articles can rarely be re-
stored to their original Wilderness If
they have been thoroughly discoiored
throughout, but II merely specifically
0ascolored. wipe them with a wooden
rag wet with absolute alcohol and
ether mixed in equal proportions. This
dissolves and removes minute layer
OF the surface being cleansed and lays
bare new surface. To restore the
polish, rub briskly with wooden cloth
and finish with silk or channels. A bit
Of jewelers. rouge will facilitate mat
ters.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
A Bad Habit

1T will never be noticed" is an ex-
preston we hear constantly. Unfor-
tunately it becomes habit with some
people In an effort to cover a multi
tude Of sins, and in the greater num-
Der Of cases It is used In reference
TO something that might much better
be otherwise. Conspicuousness is a
characteristic well to avoid, but ii
would be much more TO the point to
be noticed because ones clothes are
trig and have that just right look
which Is the result of careful care
as to detail. Assuredly one does not
wish to appear In clothes or mentality
as something that will never be no
ticed.-New York Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
A Roland for an o,,ver

"A Roland for an Oliver" generally
means blow for blow, or tit for tat.
Sometimes it is a synonym for the
matching of one Dragging lie against
another. Roland and Oliver were two
of Charlemagne's most famous pala-
dins, whose exploits were so similar
that 1t is difficult to keep them distinct.
What Roland did Oliver did, and what
Oliver did Roland did. At length the
two met in single combat, and fought
for five consecutive days on an island
on the Rhine, but neither gained the
least advantage. According to some
writer's. Roland received his death
wound at the hands of Oliver in the
battle Of Roncesvalles, A. d. 778.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Mule Is DOING His Bit.

The Missouri mule Is doing his bit,
and doing it well. In the present world
conflict, just as he did it in the Civil
war. In many sections at the front
and along the lines of communication
are places where mules are almost In
dispensable and where horses and
motorcars are virtually useless.
Pershing's engineers have testified
to the worth of the mules in the
acquisitions they have made to Wash
ington for the animals.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Shortest Railroad.

You have heard of shortest rail-
roads before. Always they're the most
abbreviated ever. But off-hand one
would grant the prize to Missoula
Mont. 1t has a railroad only 100 feet
long. 1t connects the Northern Pacific
with the c., NJ. & st. p, and is used as
a transfer. 1t has no equipment, no
employees, and no stations. yet the
company that owns 1t gets so cents for
every car that passes over Its rails.
Sixteen thousand have done so thus
fa.. Think of itl-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
BrakInq AirnIane While Flyino

A braking mechanism for airplanes
has recently been introduced, accord
ing to the Popular Science Monthly.
This consists of two rectangular planes
of small area, mounted on a shaft that
runs along the rear edge of the main
plane, and passes through the fuselage.
The control is by means of hand
wheel and connections, which act Ia
conjunction with mandrake.
When an airplane is flying at rate
of a hundred miles an hour the air
pressure is not less than 80 pounds to
the square foot. 1t will thus be seen
that the added resistance of few
extra square feet of canvas has very
great retarding action on the speed Of
the plane
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
To Adorn Eahrlca.

Gold and colored powders can be ap-
piled By pad and stencil process on
thin fabrics so as to make attractive
designs in the following way: Silk or
cotton powder is sprinkled on table,
and ON it is laid the tissue, held in a
frame or otherwise. A zinc stencil is
laid on, then a mordant or other adj
hesive substance is applied, this being
a paste made Of rye -four. gelatin, gly.
cerin and other substances. The stem.
ell is raised, then the fabric is lifted
off the bed Of powder. Gold powder,
ETC.. is then sifted upon the surface.
and 1t adheres to the stencil design.
producing very attractive effects. flow
ers or embroidery motifs; gold span.
gies. even of rather large size. can also
be applied.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Scouts. War Gardens.

The food production and garden
campaign of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea is well under way, says Boys Life.
Every scout and, indeed, every troop
and every local council, according to
reports, is definitely interested In some
way.
This year every scout is asked to be
responsible for securing one adult to
agree to work with him on the scouts
individual garden or on the troop gar
den or on the local council garden.
The adult might be scouts father, his
brother OF his sisters best fellow, his
uncle or indeed any man who will
faithfully stick to the job until the
crops are harvested.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
shs Would waM

A little girl went over to ner play
mates house to play. Since her play
mates grandmother was sick the chill
ldren were asked to be quite still. But
they soon forgot about that and be-
came noisy. and Of course the little
visitor got ready to go home after they
had been scolded for their noise. But,
nevertheless, she took time to say
this: swell. Jane. when yonr grand
mother dies let me know and I'll come
lover and play with you"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Do You Sell Yourself to oshers7


In an editorial note, the editor Of
American Magazine says: Some
people fail utterly when 1t comes to
selling themselves to others. They
arouse antagonism. They are con-
stantly In hot water. They don't make
friends. Their associates dislike them
and do all they can to block them. Yet
selling yourself to other people Is
the most important sale you can make.
The ordinary man is no king. He can't
order folks to bend the knee. He can't
break their necks If they refuse to do
1t. He must win them to him, get
them with him. gain their loyalty by
careful handling. Many man In bust
ness needs. above everything else. some
good hard practice in the gentle art
Of coming off his perch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

Manager OF Hicksville Academy Of
Music-"What's your musical comedy
cailed2 Advance Agent" Hot Air.
And, take it from one who knows
whereof he chatters. it's the snappi-
est. iveliest, glngeriest, cleverest,
cutest, effervescent package Of COM
pressed brilliancy that will ever cleo
trify this burg" Manager-"Hmi
Did you ever assume the title role in
NJ"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
uses Of PsrversIty.

Abstractly, disapprove Of fish
ing hunting / think barbarous; me
who wantoniy treads on worm is no
friend Of mine;" and yet / fish. do
not merely carry rod and creel; use
them. I suppose 1t is like smoking
that seems to me Predetermined hab-
1t, and vet smoke. Working, too,
seems sometimes as foolish, and yet
I work. Some pessimists have con-
vinced themselves that living is a
waste Of time; and yet. so far as !
have observed, they continue to live.
Sweet are the uses Of perversity.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
That Lonolnu.

Louise and Virginia, sisters and our
nieces. were spending. the summer
with us and were very happy. Louise,
the elder, was born on May "a and is
quite proud of her advent on the an
niversary Of Queen Victoria. We gave
her a birthday party and the little
folks were having the time Of their
lives with plays. Ice cream and cake,
and all the goodies and Joy that go
with q real party, wheh Virginia left
the bunch and running into another
room In distressed voice said to her
aunt: "Oh, dear, my birthday don't
come till September, and do need 1t
so bad"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
TO Avoid Spontaneous Combustion.

Unless coal piles are well ventilated
spontaneous combustion will follow,
says Popular Science Monthly. To
prevent spontaneous combustion, the
bureau OF mines gives these sug-
gestions: ~ Build coal pile on
dry ground; (2) Store only one size
Of coal In each pile; (s) Remove fine
coal for immediate use If possible;
"a Don't wet and dry the coal alter
nately while piling; (5) Store the
coal In small piles near the place
where it Is to be used; (6) Use small
bins In storage yards
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Quiet water Supply Pump.

A nioseless water supply pump of
small capacity is described in poular
Mechanics Magazine. At distance of
ten feet. it is claimed, the only sound
to be heard is the hum of the motor.
It operates at speed of 500 revolu-
tons minute and therefore can be
belt driven. The pump is supplied
with an air cock and is used with
either open or pressure tank systems.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
Laws Of Healing Wounds.

That research has indicated that
large noninfected skin wounds heal
according to certain mathematical
laws. is the finding of Lumiere In the
Revue de Chirurgie. Paris. The time
required is proportional to the size OF
the area that is to be healed. The
healing proceeds at the same rate at
the end as at the beginning. The laws
and rate of repair seem to apply indis-
criminately to different animals of the
same species of about the same age
and state of health. These laws afford
a standard of comparison Of the effects
of different methods Of treatment.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10

"There are bound to be differences
of opinion ''Yes." replied Senator
Sorghum. ut is an unfortunate fact
that mans opinions are largely regu-
lated by what happens to be good for
his own particular business.f
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
OF Small Account

Splitting. when one is conversing
18th somebody whom one regards as
ones social superior. does not convey
that impression Of ease and self-com-
mand in ones social relations which
many seem to think 1t does.-Ohio
State Journal.