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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Wheat Not a Necessary Food,

Wheat is not necessary. We are
accustomed to regard wheat as more
or less indispensable article Of diet.
1t isn't. 1t is an article Of luxury, and
absolutely nothing else. Wheat pos
sesses over oats. corn and rice abso-
lutely no nutritional quality for man
or beast. 1t has no more protein, and
no better protein. 1t has no more fat,
and no better fat. It has no mineral
salt better or in larger amounts. 1t
has no more fuel or better fuel. 1t is
just one of the cereals, and there isn't
the slightest evidence that 1t is the
best one, because so far as compara-
tive tests are concerned in animals,
1t isn't the best one; it is very far
from the best one.-A. E. Taylor, MD,
q. s. Food Administrator.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
PIGS PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY
Black Swine Considered Evil Because
1t Was Identified With the
Black Clouds.

If we add an Irish 'bull" to the
story Of the Roscommon pig, the vision
Of the small girl Beirne might be de-
scribed as an echo of certain events
that occurred more than sixty centu-
ries ago, when mankind was laying the
foundations of civilization and it's be-
liefs for all time. 1t carries our minds
back to the mythical sow that is re-
puted to have sucked King Minos Of
Crete and the infant god Zeuz- Diony-
sius; to the sacrificial pigs which the
initiates into the Eleusinian mysteries
washed In the waters Of the Aegean !;
to the evil swine that determined the
fate Of Osiris. Adonis, Tammuz and
Diarmid; and to a still earlier phase
in the groupings after light and con-
ISOLATION when the SOW was Identified
with the Great Mother, the creator of
all. who, In her capacity as the moon
and the sky, regulated the universe
and controlled the destinies of man.
kind. Hence the pig was fate, and
the black pig was evil because it was
identified with the black clouds which
obscured the light, at first In the purely
literal and physical sense, but after
ward In the ethical and moral accep-
tation Of the phrase. - Manchester
Guardian.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
NOT AN UNMIxED BLESSING
washington Man Rejoiced Over "Au.
toless Sunday" Until Awful Thought
Came to His Mind.

Something is always happening to
take the joy out Of life" he said,
mournfully.
Something always happens, or
somebody always says something, and
II they don't I have to think of some
thing myself" he continued.
when | saw that news about the
supply of gasoline being short, with
probably not a months supply left, 1
rejoiced. You see, / don't own an au-
tomobile, and, what is more, my
nerves must be sensitive, because they
worry me.
"They awake me at midnight with
terrible banging and snorting, and
disturb my slumbers at six o'clock In
the morning with mingled roars and
explosions like unto antediluyian
monsters.
If l had my way I'd restrict the
use of automobiles from nine O'Clock
in the morning to six o'clock at night
But-well, when 1 thought the gaso-
line was giving out, 1 must confess
l reJoiced. Selfish? Maybe. But l
had no sooner rejoiced than I thought
-
The mournful man smiled sorrow
fully.
II thought" he said, "that with all
the automobiles out of business, there
would be just that many more people |
to ride on the street cars."-Washing- |
ton Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

Death Of an Army Jester,
By Ad cartss

Capt. Gordon Bell, who lost his life
While testing his airplane in France
was a great character and a source Of
Joy to everyone who knew him. He
was the licensed jester of the r. A. ri
and the originator of half the Quaint
phrases in the language Of aviation.
Most Of the wild jests perpetrated nv
flying men were credited to him. Il
was Gordon Bell who was popularity
supposed to have landed in free in
France and to have said. when a syn,-
pathetic general came up and remark
ed that he feared there had been an
accident: mo, you old fool; 1 always
land like that" Then, when the gen.
eral asked for his meme and squadron.
he is alleged to have replied: IF You
want to be comic policeman, climb
up the tree and take down my number
off the tail Of my machine"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Blue Heron Worth Protection

The great blue herons have no in
furious feeding habits except for the
few fish-usually not species Of COM
mercial value-which they consume !;
hey are distinct attraction In the
localities which they frequent, and,
thanks to the wise regulations recently
out into effect by the United States bio
ogical survey under the provisions of
he federal migratory bird law, are
low rigidly protected throughout the
United States.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Rounded Out Lives.

Many bright good morning has
changed the business outlook of firm.
Many grouchy greeting has lost thou
sands to many a business. 1t is not
because the words mean anything-it
is what is back of the words. Just
as long as persons are thrown closely
together they must consider one anoth-
er. After all it comes right back to
the golden rule-do unto others what
you would have others do unto you.
And mighty good working rule it is
to go by, and a pretty safe one, too.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Confession of an Aviator.

For myself, writes Charles B. Word
hoff in Atlantic, there is nowhere and
nobody l would rather be at present
than here and a pilot. No man in his
senses could say he enjoyed the war;
but as it must be fought out, / would
rather be in aviation than in any other
branch. A pleasant life, good food,
good sleep. and two to four hours
day in the air. After four hours Tin
two spells) over the lines, constantly
alert and craning to dodge scandalous-
ly accurate shells and suddenly ap-
pearing Boches, painting in the thin
air at 10000 feet, the boys are, think,
justified In calling 1t day. ! have
noticed that the coolest men are
good bit let down after a logged ma
chine fight far up in the rarefied air.
1t may seem soft to an infantryman-
20 hours Of sleep, eating and loaflng
but In reality the airman should be
given an easy time outside of flying.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

WY nnOSitSt tHtStbCtE0s
Miss Gush-And. Ethel, dear, what
Is the baby's name7
Mrs. Newmother-rve named him
Ethelbert Algernon.
Miss Gush-But ] always thought
the father named the boyf
Mrs. Newmother-H you could hear
what his father calls him when be Is
walking the floor with him in the early
dawn You wouldn't wonder that / took
matters In my own hands.-London
Tit-BitS.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Eskimo Names.

Eskimos are not able to trace their
ancestors back for more than a genera
ton or two because the Eskimo names
do not run from generation to genera
ton. and In every Eskimo family each
person has a separate name. This Is
pointed out by Charles Menadalook, an
Eskimo teacher, writing In a recent is
sue of the Eskimo, the only publica-
ton issued for the benefit of his race.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Prisoners Of Duty.

The Turkish government is shortly
to effect an exchange of 1000 British
prisoners. but there will be still many
left over there, and naturally they will
need doctors. Under the Berne agree
ment of December last 1t is arranged
that one British doctor and five of
the medical personnel of the ranks
should be detained for every 1000
prisoners. No inspection Of prison
camps under the Berne agreement has
yet been made, but 1t is very probable
that conditions there may necessitate
Eore doctors being detained. There
are some things In warfare which are
harder than actual fighting, and to
stay behind In a prison camp tending
wounded and nostalgia men when
others joyfully set sail for home or
active service requires all the unset
fish devotion to duty with which doc,
tors are credited by the iaity.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Old Trees HearIr,.

A good deal Is heard about tie tenn
porary nature of fruit trees, and 1t has
been large factor in preventing
planting in this region, says nm Eilens-
burg, Ore. dispatch. There seems to be
an impression that In dozen years or
80 apple and pear trees are down and
out.
To those who hold such an idea q
visit to the orchard of John Catlin, on
the west side of the river, win be an
eye opener. These trees are carrying
phenomenal load of fruit this year
and look as though they may be pro-
ducers for years to come, ret they
were planted in 1878-forty years ago.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Turning From Gold to Silver.

The Yukon is turning from gold to
silver mining. While the value Of the
former, or Its purchasing power. has
decreased. that Of silver has been
doubled. There is great activity In two
silver bearing areas tributary to Daw-
son, the Mayo district on the upper
Stewart river and along the Twelve
mile creek. These fields are $50 miles
apart. Silver was discovered in these
areas years ago, but no work was ever
done.
The Canadian government has dis
patched party Of biologists to In
vestigate the prospects of developing
the silver mining industry In this Sec
tion.-Dawson City Dispatch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
corks Of Pine.

Owing to the scarcity Of true cork
In Sweden. wooden, corks are being
used In that country, the substitutes
being made from quick-growing pine.
This wood has wide annual rings, and
pne Of its characteristics is its tend
ency to swell somewhat after 1t has
been fashioned into stoppers.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Emneror and Kim.

The title emperor is assumed by the
ruler of an empire, that is of ma
ton composed generally of several
countries once separate but later
brought together by conquest, coloni-
cation or confederation. Thus George
is king Of England, emperor of India.
A kingdom may be part of an empire.
The kingdom Of Prussia, for instance,
is part Of the German empire; the
kingdom Of Hungary is part Of the
Austro-Hungarian empire. The title
emperor is considered superior in dig.
nifty to that of king.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

Know What You Want

Do you know what you want most of
all In life? Most people imagine they
have an object In life, but some have
never found out what 1t is. The first
essential to getting what you want is
to know what you want, and the sec
ond is to want it enough. Purposes
so vague that they cannot be defined,
wishes so faint that they do not in
spire to sacrifice are not factors in the
-uccessfpl life,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Figures Never Lie.

1t Is amusing, though, how much
printed figures can lead the imagina-
ton astray. One good lady came to
sell a quite modern coffee pot, with the
catalogue number, 1431, stamped on
the bottom. Now, 1t might have been
worth, perhaps, dollar and a half,
and she asked five hundred for 1t be-
cause 1t was made before Columbus
discovered America. Alice Van Leer
Carrick, in the House Beautiful.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Place Confidence In Soil.

Confidence in the soil means much
for good farming. If you believe your
soil VIII respond to good tillage you
are apt to trust it to that. If you be-
lieye your soil will pay for extra In
vestment in lime, drainage and fer
tilizer you are likely to make the
greater investment. But after all 1t is
self-confidence, for the soil will do Just
what you let it in the way of pro-
duction.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Frank Comrent

Martin likes to go next door every
Sunday morning and have his Uncle
AL read the ''funnies" to him. One
morning the pictures were particular
ly alluring and he was deaf to all i'm
portunities to get ready for Sunday
school. Finally Uncle AL added to
Martins discomfort by urging the
benefits Of attending Sunday school,
offering as an argument that he had
attended until eighteen years old.
Whereupon Martin cast a whitening
glance upon him and said: II don't
see where it did you any go95,' Chi
cago American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Efficiency Can Be- ovarian.

It may be that the new and much
Wanted religion Of efficiency can be
carried too far. A little less Of it, at
times, might work no great harm. Not
that we would decry efficiency, mind
you. Doubtless 1t is fine thing. But
look what it has done to the Ger
mans.
The Idea we are trying to get at is
That IL man follow always and eter-
nally the cast iron rules Of efficiency,
1t Is apt to make him stale as any
other steady diet would do, or to
weary him as it would weary him to
be always prim and sedate and al
ways to wear stiff collars and tight
Sh0eS.-LoS Angeles Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Words often MIsspeIIed.

The most frequently misspelled
words in the newspapers are, accord
ing to sharp. patient watcher !:
Hailed" as in the sentence "haled In
to court"-it is often spelled "hailed" /;
and identify" which curiously enough
In instance after instance is spelled
indemnity; the third is Ecstasy"
which is often spelled "ectacy" or
'ecstacy."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
ImaoInIno Teeth In Stomach

~a''b CSkII ~ VtVtHaUtIs
The Revista dos Cursor, Brazil,
warns against putting too much trust
In patients statements. A man swal-
lowed his false teeth and insisted that
he could feel them In his stomach. The
stomach was opened and nothing
found. AS result Of the chloroform
the man vomited profusely. bringing
forth the teeth. which had lodged in
the esophagus.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
New Shoe VentiIstor.

Working on the idea that lack Of
shoe ventilation is responsible for
many foot troubles, New Jersey man
has devised shoe ventilator. The de-
vice fits in q hole punched to accom-
modate 1t somewhat after the manner
Of collar button. By simply turning
the screw the flow Of air into the shoe
can be regulated or shut off as de-
sired.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Fireproof ceIIutoId.

Great interest has been aroused BY
the announcement that a professor in
one of the japanese universities had
invented a successful incombustible
substitute for celluloid, to be manufac-
tured from soya bean cake.
The new product has been given the
trade name Of Satellite" derived from
the name of the inventor, Prof. S. Sato,
and company for its manufacture has
been started with a capital of 2,000,-
900 yen ($1,000,0O0).
Satellite is described as galalith
made of the glucine of soya bean, CO
agulated by formalin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
kInu Salmon Ran Late.

Big king salmon. which run in mil
lions up the Yukon river every sum-
mer, were about four weeks late in
making their appearance this year.
As a result white residents and ma
tives along the river who depend on
the run for their winter food talk
ed Of salmon famine and tho horrors
Of fishless winter.
Delayed winter Ice in the Ee. ing sea
at the mouth of the Yukon, 1t is be-
lieved here, made 1t impossible for the
fish to enter the stream. Boring sea
ice, this year, according to reports.
moved later than at any timo IN the
last decade. The fish are taken from
the river In nets and wheel traps and
are cured In camps along ne shores.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
MIdoet Volume.

The smallest printed volume In ex.
istence is complete French trans
lation Of Dante's 'Divine Comedy" It
measures less than half an inch
square. and, though comprising 500
pages. required only two sheets Of
printers paper for its makeup.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Everyone Satisfied.

My little daughter, four, loves to
treat her playmates. After passing
around bread, butter and sugar to all,
she came In and took out one peach.
Later said, "June, tell me how you
divided one peach" She replied !:
well, mother, Netty said she just
loved skins, and I gave Irene the
stone, then ate the peach."-Cleve-
land Plaindealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
pestrnva Plant Worms.

Worms may be killed in Jars of
potted plants by taking a dozen horse
,hestnuts and pouring over them two
quarts of hot water. Let stand over
night and with this water thoroughly
saturate the earth In the jars. 1t will
not in1ure the plants, but the worms
viii be dead in a few hours.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Anxious About Rahx.

Harold is rather Jealous since wee
brother came to his home. 1t was bed
time, and mother was busy with baby
and could not rock Harold, as had been
the custom. Coming up to his mother,
he asked: 'fDon't you fink baby ought
to lay down in the bed so him can rest
his backT
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Short but Exsntful caresr.

Timgad. or as it was known In Ro-
man history. Thamugas, was built In
100 A. ID. by the order of Trajan. The
city had an eventful history during its
short career. repeatedly invaded, de-
BtrOyed and restored. Finally, at
ter the Arabian invasion of $40 A. D. II
was left to the mercy of the wind and
desert.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Just to Be on Record.

We have observed for some time
that there is a disease called auto-in-
toxtcation. The possibility for pleas
antry and punning on this word is SO
wonderful that there's probably not o
chance in the world that side-split-
ting joke has not been made of II. We
dare not take the chance of passing 1t
by, however, and want to be on record
as knowing 1t exists.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Biblical War Bread.

The Scriptures give us many lessons
IN thrift, according to a writer In
thrift Magazine. Ezekiel warned the
children of Israel that during the siege
Of Jerusalem they would have to be
thrifty. Re said: "Take thou also unto
thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and
ientiles, 2nd mlllet, and fitches, and
put them in one vessel, and make thee
bread thereof."-Ezekiel 40 The b.
Bile shows that Ezekiel ordered the
children of Israel to eat their meat by
weight, and even thus only "from time
to time"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

A "wet moon" is when one horn Of
the crescent Of the new moon Is much
lower than the other, like a bowl
turned up on edge and unable to hold
water. The wet moon is a popular but
fallacious sign Of coming wet weather.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
The PrehistorIc Buffalo.

A huge buffalo with enormous horns
d conspicuous In prehistoric rock draw
ings lately found in Algeria. The Afri-
can elephant Is also a striking feature.
and other animals include the lion,
leopard, gazelle and domestic goats
and sheep.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
81,
Seems Queer

Seek and We shall find" is a grent
truth (says the Philosopher of Follyy
but it can be overdone. For Instance
the man who is always hunting for a
job is the man who meyer seems to
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

"More money! Do you think I'm
made Of money!
no" replied his wife quietly. eff
you were made of money you'd be apt
to shcd u little now and ti:cn."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
TRUE ana FaIae Freedon,

There are two freedoms-the false.
where man is free to do what he
likes; the true, where man is free to
do what he ought-Charl Kingsley.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
London,s on,v Street Archway

St Johns gateway, which spans the
north end of st. Johns lane, Smith
Geld, is the only medieval archway re-
manning over London street. and was
built In 1904.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Advice TO Glrla.

If girl can't marry her ideal, the
next best thing to do is to marry some
other girl's.-Philadelp Record.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

Jones-"All that I am owe to my
wife. She eloped with the chauffeur
right after the honeymoon and have
never seen her since"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
For Toothache

For tecthache heat two tablespoon
fuls Of vinegar, dip absorbent co,.on In
1t and apply to gum at base Of tooth.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Candidates In Japan.

Candidates for the japanese parlia-
ment must be thirty years old at least.
Members are allowed salary of about
$1,000 a year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
T. NEWS ABOUT
BrnttLebOrO's War Chest
To Be Filled March 10 to 16, 1918
So That 1t May Be Emptied
AS Need Arises

When
tell them
Brattboro relief
that will
relief
Bratteboo
of in
what
shop they have
filling the
the War
been carefully
while appears prewa
susceptible
o argument.
c. A Harris eharman L.
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