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ing cattle. although twelve pounds is
safer ration.
For dairy cattle horse chestnuts are
not recommended, but horses, if they
can be induced to eat them, may take
up to six pounds per DAG.
In all cases a liberal use OF green
food should be given or other laxa-
tive material, such as roots or silage,
to which the Chestnuts will prove a
satisfactory supplement. The use OF
salt also corrects their binding effect
For pigs horse chestnuts should lie
fed in the form of meal mixed with
other foods up to one and quarter
pounds per day. The chestnuts in all
cases should be allowed TO fall before
being harvested.
To prepare the meal the nuts should
be dried by spreading out in n thin
layer and occasionally turned The
drying, II possible. should be COM
pleted in a room with heat where they
will become thoroughly dry. They
should then be husked and roughly
crushed. soaked for twenty-four
hours in one or two waters and then
boiled for half an hour. The water
should then be drained off ard the
residue dried and reduced to meal
by means of "A grinding mill. The
feeding value will then be about
equivalent to corn.
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degrees is required. Select good,
strong roots.
The asparagus roots should ne three
years old or more. The larger the
roots. the larger and more succulent
the shoots will he. Force only Il few
roots at time. keeping supply in a
cool place until needed, starting them
at intervals of about three weeks. to
maintain a succession.
The roots can be planted in boxes
obtained from a grocery store. Set
the plants six inches apart. except
very large roots, which will require
more space. Cover with soil SO the
crowns will be an inch below the sur
face. Keep the soil moist with water
heated sufficiently to take off the chill.
In about six weeks the first tender
white stalks will be ready to eat.
Witloof chicory, or French endiye, Is
forced the same as asparagus.
Rhubarb does not seem to force we'll
until after January l, as for some rea-
son II will not grow we'll before
this date. Some growers insist that
rhubarb roots must be frozen before
they are planted. but proof of this
seems to be wanting. II is, however,
an easy matter to keep the roots
frozen until they are wanted for fore
ing.
Be sure to select large, strong roots
of rhubarb, planting them foot
apart in the same manner as aspara-
gus. Start the forcing at intervals OF
ten days. Growth can be fastened by
covering the bottom OF the box with
fresh stable manure. and this with a
few inches OF loan. The roots are
placed on this and the crowns covered
an inch in depth.
Plants forced in total darkness will
produce perfectly white shoots, while
light tends to make them green.
Rhubarb is usually forced in the
dark, as the preference seems to be
for stalks that have been blanched
white. The leaf growth Will be small
but the stalks will be long and thick
| The growth OF rhubarb Is slower than
asparagus.
II the cellar is too warm the shoots
will be spindling; IL too cold, the
! growth will be slow.
Lanterns are sometimes used to in
crease the temperature. in which case
it is a good plan TO paint the chimney'
! black.
| The cellar can be made to yielt
| these delicious vegetables until growth
| starts out of doors in the spring. As
paragus has sold for 80 cents buncl
OF six shoots during winter, and wher'
a high price can be obtained and am
pie cellar space is available asparagus
rhubarb and chicory may be profitabl!
I grown for market
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Christmas greens with berries and
ribbons of red are universally used for
the winter holidays. Not only our
homes but stores and places of BUSH
ness are now decorated.
Florists and seed stores supply gar
lands of greens, holly wreaths and
sprays, wreaths of red immortelles,
sprays of mistletoe. &C.. at moderate
prices. In the dead midwinter the live
freshness of the greens suggests and
symbolizes an everlasting life.
The decorations should be light and
airy. II too heavy the room is made
dark and gloomy.
In the parlor. living room and din
ing room wreaths hung in the win
dows, in the middle or a little higher;
q wreath hung over the. mantel or a
light garland draped from the mould
ing above. and a garland wound
lightly about the chandelier Is about
oil the rooms will stand. The garlands
and wreaths If made from ground
pine will be lightened and made more
attractive by tying on at proper dis
tances apart small punches of red inn
mortelles. If placed too closely to-
gether the punches Of red will have
TOO gaudy an effect. Wreaths of holly
with the natural red berries supply
their own combination Of red and
green.
Open fireplaces, not in use. and vases
standing on the floor can be" filled
with sprays OF oak foliage.
Avoid fiimsy chains of paper which
only disfigure the walls they were In
tended to decorate
For table decoration a few greer
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HORSE CHEsTNUTs FOR STOCK,

In some parts Of the country horse
chestnuts are extensively used as
shade trees. In the autumn the
ground under the trees is covered with
nuts and il is a question whether any
good use can be made of them.
In England during the war horse
chestnuts were used for feed for stock,
and though we'll suited for sheep and
goats in the fresh state. were found
to be poisonous for fowls ducks and
geese.
To sheep they may be fed, crushed
in quantities OF one pound per head
per day. well mixed with chopped or
green food Ewes with lambs should
not he given more than half pound
day
Cattle will readily take the crushed
fresh nuts, but they must be crushed
and as much as twenty pounds per
head per day has been fed to fatten-
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leaves, light spray OF smilax with
few flowers and a basket OF fruit
for a centrepiece wilLzgiye an aspect
of Christmas cheer to the holiday
feast
The decorations shown in the illus
trations were made especially for
THE SUN by Max Settling, 1855 Fifth
avenue.
Simple outside decorations are at
tractive and add greatly to the spirit
OF the season. A wreath on the front
door, a garland draped neatly over
the door and down both sides. a
wreath on the door may be used with
this. Where there are gate posts a
wreath hung on each looks we'll
Florists supply lockwood greens.
bouquet green wreathing and wreaths.
holly wreaths and sprays, laurel
wreathing, magnolia wreaths, mistle-
toe. wild smilax. ruscus, red and
green: birch bark. pampas plumes,
Japanese roping and bells.
BE careful TO keep fire away from
decorations, particularly pampas
plumes,
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and will give 1t TO the reading world OF
amateur gardeners he will be a philan-
thropist OF great merit.
Find it. Bring it to tho garden and
immortaliZe your name in its chris
tening, Then you Will not have lived
in vain
Those who have enriched cur gar
dens by these efforts will never be for
gotten. Their names are writ large
on the scroll of fame. So do not de-
spise the trowel and the mountain
where treasure trove abounds! Seek
and yo shall md. Do you know the
story OF that magnolia the Gordonia ?
1t is the most beautiful Towering tree
that exists. II was discovered on the
banks OF the Altamaha and sent to
Benjamin Franklin, who gave it to DR..
Gordon. The real discoverer IS un-
known. but the gratitude OF the world
is his.
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PROTECT HERBACEoUs PLANTS.

To prevent the winter killing OF
valuable plants they should be prop
erly covered and at the proper time.
Every winter many thousands OF
herbaceous plants-that is, plants
which die down during the winter and
come up again in the spring-are killed
by improper covering They should he
covered as la:e as possible in the sea-
son, preferably after the ground has
been frozen. \ mulch of straw, leaves
or we'll rotted manure will not only
help the plants through the winter
but will give them start in fertilizer
value when growth begins next year.
Some plants retain their foliage
through the winter and these should
be covered very lightly; a solid mat OF
material is likely to kill them. a
slight covering of pine boughs or
coarse straw-not enough TO COM
pletely hide the foliage-is the only
safe method.
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HOMEMADE BONE FERTILIZER.

DR. Nichols suggests the best way
to use bones is to break 100 pounds
into small fragments and pack them
in a tight cask or box with 100 pounds
Of hardwood ashes, which have pre-
viously been mixed with % pounds OF
dry. water slaked lime and twelve
pounds OF powdered salsoda. Twenty
gallons OF water will saturate the
mass. and more may be added as
required. In two or three weeks the
bones will be soft enought to turn out
on the barn floor and mix with two
bushels of good soil.
In the spring the fertilizer can be
spread over the garden.
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NEW BULLETINS.

The Velvet Stemmed Collybia-a
Wild Winter Mushroom. is the title OF
Bulletin No AIS OF the New York Ex-
perimental Station, Geneva, y. y.
Those who gather mushrooms should
have tie bulletin. II describes a COM
mon wild mushroom which should be
better known and more generally used
for food. Its season is October. No
vember and May and during spells OF
mild weather in winter
The Peach Tree Borer is the title OF
Bulletin 1929 of the Experiment Station
at Wooster. Ohio. It is we'll illustrated
and shows the habit OF the borer, the
moth parents and the means OF con-
troll
These bulletins may be had free on
application.
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INCREASING POULTRY PRODUC.
TON.

With the passage of the agricultural
stimulation bill, Senior Poultry Hus-
bandman Harry Lamon of the United
States Department of Agriculture is
forging ahead with the campaign to
increase poultry production. Poultry
men should bear in mind that even
with the war won there will he a
heavy demand for fowls to rcstoclS
practically all Europe and the sub
stantial increased production is needed
this coming season.
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A GOOD GRINDING MILL.

Personal experience with the Apache
grinding mill proves it to be all
the manufacturer claims; easy run
ming, on ball bearings. doing the
work rapidly and well, 1t will make
graham flour. corn meal, rye flour,
cracks peas and beans, grinds coffee
and spices. 1t is useful also in grind
ing poultry feed. such as corn, oats
and wheat, and grinding the food
helps the egg production. 1t is a
good implement for every suburban
home.
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FRENCH ENDIvES, ASPARAGUS
AND RHUBARB IN WINTER.

French endive (witloof chIcory) is a
favorite salad plant in Europe and
America. This. with fresh asparagus
and rhubarb, may be had fresh about
all winter, grown in boxes in the cell
lar or under the benches in a green
house.
A temperature OF about so to ca
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GOOD BULLETINS FOR POULTRY
MEN.

G.. 26-Producing Infertile Eggs.
G. 25-Candling and Preserving
Eggs.
G. 2S-Hatch Early.
G.. 3l-Culling the Flock.
Farmers Bulletin 957. Important
Poultry Diseases.
All sent free on application to L. S.
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton. D. G.
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COMING MEETINGS.

New York State Dairymen's Asso-
citation. annual meeting, Syracuse, n.
V, December 10 to 10.
Western New York Horticultural
Society and New York State Fruit
Growers Association. joint meeting,
Rochester. y. Y. January IL, 1919.
Third annual New Jersey Agricul-
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P0TTED PLANTS FOR XMAS.

Living plants embody the spirit of
the Christmas season and therefore
make suitable gifts. The poinsettia,
Jerusalem cherry. ornamental pepper
and other red berried plants form good
combinations Of red and green. and
there are many red Powered plants
offered by florists at this season
Plants require daily care, willingly
bestowed. and thus are daily re-
minder OF the giver.
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GLADIOLI CATALOGUE.

The 1919 catalogue has been received
from A. T.. Kunderd, Goshen, Ind
Eight years ago the first price list of
Hundreds gadioli was issued, little
more than a price sheet The new
catalogue is we'll illustrated and offers
only gladoli originated by Mr.. Kun
derd. The prices Of bulbs range from
10 cents to s25 each, and only one bulb
of this valuable variety sold to GUS
TONER
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SULPHUR FOR FEATHER EAT
ING.

Birds eating their feathers are out
of order. Flowers of sulphur and a
change of diet should be given, if too
much heating food has been given.
Plenty of green food should he &C
cossble. The sulphur may he incor-
porated with the soft feed and given
daily at first. if the fowls are in a bad
state.
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The New York State College OF
Agriculture, Ithaca, y. Y, has bull
letin entitled Keeping Christmas,
which gives several recipes for pud-
dings for the Christmas dinner and
for making candies of various kinds.
The directions for candy making are
quite complete, so no trouble should
be experienced in making candy for
Christmas at home.
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GROUND Is STILL WORKABLE

GROUND Is STILL WORKABLE
eo Not Too Late Yet to Naturniize our
Giant Powered Hardy Chrysanthemums
~ clumps for 800. 80 for $500 Towering
with leaves and litter as you plsnp. all
ceiors. assorted. ORDER NOW Cactus and
Dec, Dahlias. strong field ciumps as dug
- for 400 NEWEST Giadioli. 100 for t2.oo
Keep these bulbs in sand or dry soil In cell
lar over winter and plant May LIST l0T
extra IL you mention SUN added to your
quantity. HARLowARDEN GARDENS
GREENPO2T. y. Y.
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The "mess OF pottage" for which
Esau sold his birthright was a dish of
peas, according to antiquarians. The
word pea is derived from Pisa. a
Greek city of Ellis, which seems to
have been the centre of the pea grow
ing industry before the time of Christ.
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COMING LIVE STOCK SALES.

December 12-North Carolina Here
ford Cattle Breeders AssoriutiOu
Charlotte. y. &.
February /, 3. 19l9-Holsteins. Pure
Bred Live Stock Sales COMPANY,
Brattlcboro. Vt.
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FARM PRODUCE.
FRESH SAUSAGE AND sCRAPPLE

Direct from the farm. Fresh Sausage.
a. cts. per ID; Smoked IS cts. Sausage
Meat. 43 cts per lb.; scrapple, 90 cts. per
ID. Made from choicest farm aised meat.
Prepaid In orders Of lbs. or more, Less
than lbs, 10 cts. additional for postage
packing. &c. Cash must accompany order:
also checks accepted. trial will convince
that our products are the best obtainable.
8. H GOOD son, Route !. Lancaster, ia.
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CULLING THE FLOCK.

Weed out as soon as discovered
any hen which is not up to the
standard.
Go over the whole flock and care
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The soy bean is more drought re-
sistant and also less sensitive to an
excess of moisture than either cow
peas or corn.
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, tural convention, Trenton, Janu1.y
IS to II, 1919.
New Jersey State Poultry Asso-.a-
ton, annual meeting and exhibition
the Armory, Trenton, y. J.. January
- to II, 1919.
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POULTRY.
Special White Rock Sale
DOGS.

HOUND Pup. 3 months male -: ter
ri"r-setter cross, ~ months. male long
haired, 81 Napledale Farm, westwood. y. j.
FOR SALE-Four hne pedigreed Bos-
tun terrier puppies. seal brindlc. perfect
markings screw tail; also registered Bos-
l9h months old, weight ~ lbs. great
SO" tog; make a. elegant Christine
adams, Mass
pplIcE Dog, bred from Imported stock,
I, dlgreedI and registered; Intelligent and
mo: ADOLPH NOGT. Bedford Riding
Nrhdemy. II TO "a Ocean Parkway. Brook :
N Telephone Flatbush 2ieO.
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fully separate the better producers
from the poorer producers. From the
better producers select as many of
the best as will be needed for
breeders. Band these. so that only
their eggs will be saved for Matching.
Market the poor producers.
Plenty of exercise increases the egg
WELD
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LARGE ASPARAGUS, RHUBARB
AND WlTLOOF CHICORY ROOTS

for forcing in cellar or greenhouse dur
ing winter: these delicious vegetables are
easily grown and may be had fresh and
crisp all winter. Catalogue and cultural
HARRY z. souIREs. Good Ground. y Y.
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HONEY.

ONLY sweet our torefsthers knew: pure
New York state Bee-made honey; 10.
pals ;l.s5; 10 Id. pail, s3.20, and so In.
can, 1850: delivered to your door; either
Glover or Buckwheat flavor.
The DerOy Taylor Co.. Newark. New York.
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WHAT IS A SPIT7

The question has been asked; What
does a spit mean IN garden literature?
A spit is the top soil OF the garden
equal in depth to the length Of the
blade OF spade. Two spits deep
means twice the length Of the blade OF
the spade. The top spit is generally
the richest soil and the second or third
spit subsoil. AS rule the top soil
should be kept on top and the bottom
soil also in its place. To dig 4 garden
two spits deep for flowers or vegeta-
bies and get the top soil on the bottom
would be disastrous, as the seeds
would not thrive in the poor soil from
the bottom which had been brought 10
the surface until it had been well fer
tilted and worked for at least three
seasons
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SWINE,

OIL. C. CHESTER WHITE CROSS PIGS.
six weeks old January sth. IS each: 2i1
months old. Sl2 each; large husky stock.
MUELLER, Mapledale Farm, Westwood,
=. j.
REGISTERED Duroo Service Bears; also
bred sows and baby Durocs; express paid.
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MAPLE SYRUP AND HONEY.
PURE MAPLE SYRUP

Absolutely pure. finest quality. $3.50 gal (;
half gal, sI.6O. Pure Honey. $l.25 liz. can {:
q ID. can. slT5. Vermont Maple Syrup Co.,
Washington Market, New York
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CATS.

BEAUTIFUL ANGORA Cats and Kit
tens: make the best ratters, $500 up.
stamp for reply. BAY VIEW FARM. North
Haven, Maine.
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Farmers week at Cornell will be
held this year from February 10 to Is.
Onions are said to be useful in cases
of coughs. colds and influenza and for
relieving and building up a worn out
system.
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The name holly comes from the con-
secration OF this tree to religious OH
servanceS and thus it has become the
holy tree.
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Any family of flowers may have
two of the three cardinal colors-red
yellow and blue-but never all three.
We have red and yellow roses, hut
no blue: blue and red verbenas, but
no yellow.
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Bulbs in permanent beds in the open
ground have made considerable
growth, and self sown seeds of peren-
NAL plants have advanced more this
season than usual. Does this indicate
mild winter?
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A quart bottle with a long neck
such as n wine bottle, is convenient
article to water window plants with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
DETECTION OF DESERTERS
AND DELINQUENTS.

To the Several State Councils Of
Defense:
The adjutant general Of the
War Department requests the
State Councils Of Defense to as
sist in the detection Of deserters
and delinquents including tech
nical draft deserters, that is, reg
istrants who have failed to file
questionaires; appear for physi-
cal examination, or otherwise
comply with the Selective Ser
vice Law. The excellent work Of
the Department Of Justice in this
field can well be amplified by the
State Councils Of Defense with
their extensive local Urganiza-
tinoss especially in the rural areas
OF the country which the agencies
Of the Department Of Justice can
not reach SO effectively. Through
their publicity machinery and
through their County and Com
munity Councils Of Defense, the
State Councils touch every sec
tion Of their state.
The following program is sug-
gested for the State Councils Of
Defense:
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country seem different and anus
ing. Of course we know ancient
history was altogether of coun-
tries on this side Of the sea, and
/ cannot help but think of history
at times. l really do not like to
say that, for one might think from
reading my letter l am trying to
compare that with the present.
The reason they have no wooden
buildings as we do is because
they havn't the forests that we
have. Another thing that is
real amusing is you never see
no one family living off to them
selves. In other words the coun-
try. Every one is from city or
village, and these are most al
ways on a stream that runs with
the clearest water ! most ever
saw.
Mother, it is late, so l will not
write more tonight, as have
work to do tomorrow.
With much love, I am,
Your affectionate son,
SGT. III. A. TRAILER,
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istrants.
6. Inform each Community
Council that any deserter from
the Army should be delivered at
once to military post for dispo-
sition and that any draft desert
er should be reported or deliver
ed to the local agent of the De-
partment 70 Justice. Expenses
may be recovered from the War
Department or the Department of
Justice as the case may be, and in
the case of an army deserter,
there is the alternative of a re-
ward of $50.
In addition to direct results Of
these specific activities the a.
rousing of public sentiment will
be of great value. If it is widely
known that Council of Defense is
taking an active part in the detec-
tion of deserters it will result in
the citizens reporting suspected
cases, and will be deterrent in
the minds of would-be deserters.
Yours very truly,
ARTHUR H. FLEMING.
Chief of Section, Council of Ma
tional Defense, Washington,
D. C.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-26
JEWISH RELIEF FUND.

/ appeal to all who have been
appointed to collect for the Jew
ish Relief fund as well as those
who desire to contribute to this
humane effort, to send in to me as
soon as possible any amounts col
lected that l may forward same.
A small contribution will hurt no
one, and will help a most deserv-
ing and prosecuted people, who
are in grievious want. These
people are suffering and starv-
ing in lands over-run by the COM
mon enemy, apd with winter COM
ing on their condition is deplora-
bic. Won't our people help in
this worthy and humane cause?
Respectfully,
PAT HENRY,
Chairman.
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FROM OUR BOYS.

Camp Mills, N. Y, Sept. 23.-
Dear Friend May: You asked me
to write and let you know how
liked the army, and how / am get
ting along.
As for liking the army, l am
well pleased with the life. Of
course, / miss those familiar faces
back home, but this is war times,
and we can't expect to stay at
home and fight, too.
+ was in Camp Shelby from the
9th> OF August until the 18th of
September, on which date we left
! for this camp.
: Camp Shelby is nice camp,
and is fixed up nicely. The only
objection / had TO 1T was the dust
and heat, but Of course such
things couldn't be considered an
objection.
We had fine trip to this camp,
and 1 enjoyed it very much. The
whole Regiment (151st Inf.) trav-
eled in Pullman cars, and had
the comforts and conven-
fences OF any one in civilian life,
travelling for pleasure. We pass
ed through some Of, the greatest
cities Of Observation-Disclosures,
Chattanooga. Manassas, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jer-
sey City and New York, and to a
fellow that hasn't travelled much,
Of course this was very interest
ing.
Camp Mills is on Long Island a.
bout twenty miles from New York
City. It is a pretty place, but
isn't fixed up as conveniently as
Camp Shelby. It isn't q training
camp, though.
It has been pretty cool since we
arrived here, but we are well
supplied with woolen clothes and
stay comfortable all right.
Would like to say right here,
that L never really appreciated
the Red Cross as / should have un-
til we began to pass through the
cities. They are certainly the
soldiers' mother" and when you
good people back home have the
privilege Of helping the Red Cross
you may know that your own boys
are getting the benefit Of it.
There were nineteen boys in the
crowd from Rankin with me, but