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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
EYE STRAIN HAS MARKED
EFFEc- UPON CHARACTER
Missouri University Expert Cites Re-
suits Upon Children and Advises
Parent and Teachers.


Columbia, Mo.-Defects OF the eye.
such as farsightedness, nearsighted
less and astigmatism. have marke |
influence on character. especially in
growing children, says DR.. Nj. +.
Ravenel OF the Missouri University.
Department of Preventive Medicine.
These can be classed under the gen.
eral head of eyestrain, the most COM
mon symptoms of which are rapid IA
tigue of the eyes during reading and
writing, pain in the eyes. headache,
hlurring OF the print. pain in the back
OF the neck between the shoulders.
redness of the edges of the lids, a de-
sire to rub anG press on the eyeball.
dread of light. cross-eyes, floating
spots before the eyes, brain flag. drows-
ir ess and a tendency TO develop stys
ir crops.
The near-sighted child whose visit 4
is often restricted to things which he
can touch with his forefngers grad
uaIly loses -. all those things
which he cannot see clearly. By 10
or II years of age the danger TO has
eyes may have become beyond cure,
ais) beyond help from the use of
glasses. In the beginning of school
life, about 2 per cent of the children
are near.sighted. whereas in late
school or early college lite it is found
in SO per cent of pupils.
The far-sighted child is working un.
der an overload all of the time. His
power of mental concentration fails.
/ ,ing submerged by disagreeable cen.
sations which he experiences but does
not know low to locate. He soon be.
comes discredited both in school and
at home. Punishment which he re-
ce.ves he feels l. be unjust and
trrancy is the natural result.
Astigmatism produces a very much
the same trend of symptoms and
of,en-times is combined with far-sight.
edness.
teachers an parents should re-
member that the child does not know
What good vision means, and does no.
realize his defects. In the presence
of any of the symptoms mentioned a
,ecialist should be consulted and the
- examined. proper glasses can
generally be adjusted without a grea.
dcai of difficulty, and the child there
by often changed into a happy and
proficient student
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
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How to Choose Protein
Foods Economically

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Since protein is one OF the most
important food elements which the
body needs and in most forms is ex-
pensive, housewives should take par
ticular care in the selection of foods
rich in protein in order that they may
provide this substance in their diet
economically, say specialists of the
US. Department of Agriculture. The
principles underlying the choice of
such foods are discussed in Farmers
Bulletin S24, Foods Rich in Protein.
Protein. the Bulletin points out, is the
only form in which the very important
element nitrogen is furnished to the
human body. The substance is abso-
lutely necessary for the buildngsand
repair of body tissues.
The best known foods rich in prote
in include meats, fish. eggs, milk,
cheese. legumes, nuts. etc. The pro
teins OF the different foods vary some
what in character. 1t does not make
much difference from which materials
older persons get their supply Of pro
tein, though a variety of kinds usually
is considered desirable. In the case
of children. however, milk is the, very
best source Of protein.
Housewives may solve the problem
of furnishing the needed protein or
The diet economically, says the bulle-
tin, by learning how much protein Is
Il L. ind NJ
food and then choosing the kinds
which will furnish what the family
needs for comparatively low cost and
with little waste For the assistance
of housewives in making such com
PARSONS, tables giving the amount OF
the protein in pound of various pro-
teinrch foods, and also the percent
ages of protein in the different foods
are included in the bulletin.
In discussing the relation OF the
protein food consumed in bodily
health. the bulletin points out that
healthy persons should not make the
mistake of assuming that it is neces-
sary to measure their food as care
fully as doctor measures his medi-
cines or even the food which he pre-
scribes for an invalid. If the body is
in good. condition it adapts itself to
the ordinary variations in its food
supply The danger comes when, day
in and day out, the body gets too
much or too little food. or when the
kinds provided are not the most suit
able. While there is no need to mea'
sure exactly how much protein is OBJ
tanned with every meal, if the diet as
a whole is to be healthful and econo-
mical the person who plans it ought
to know in a general way how much
protein and other nutrients are need
ed and how much is contained in the
different food materials, and then
choose accordingly. The bulletin con-
tains recipes for the preparation OF
economical dishes rich in protein.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
CHILD HOLDS UP BANK
TO GET 'HUNDR'D BILYUN'
Servants, OttermobiIes n Every
thing" He Confesses.


Minneapolis, Minn.-An 11-year-old
boy, whose name is withheld by tto
authorities, held up the Robbinsdale
State bank to get "a hundr'd billyun"
dollars to build a castle in the woods
and have automobiles, servants n
everything. But let him tell the story:
They hold me that there was a
hundr'd billyun dollars in the bank"
h' said I'VE boys were going to hold
up the bank and get the money. Men
We were going to take part of the
money and buy fine, big house in
the woods, where no one could find us.
N we'were goin' to have ortermobiles
n horses, n a lot Of servants, n not
go TO school any more.
N, oh. gee, We were goin' to have
everything fine n grand n live there
forever. Men we were goin' to put
The rest of the money in some other
bank and we were going to get three
hundred thousand dollars a minute
nt'rust on it men we would have
money enuf to last us frever.
Men we planned it all out after
school n we went out to our camp at
q spring along Nineteenth avenue,
Ien We started for the money. One OF
the other boys gave me my gun n
tod me not to put a mask over my
face cause real brave hold-up men
never wore 'em any more. Men they
went with me as far as a big bridge
almost to Robbinsdale. NJ they hid
under the bridge and were to wal.
for me there.
Men l went into the bank, n |
pushed that gun. only it wasn't loaded
at that woman, and l guess ] would
have got the money T she hadn't
started that bell to ringin.
Men | run like ev'thing and had
to pull my gun again to get past the
people that was runnin' up, n I'd
got away if it hadn't been for that
man that hid behind that tree and
told me he would shoot me dead f I
didn't stop. | thought his gun was
loaded, so | stopped
mo, | didn't want to do anything
bad. 1 just wanted to get that hun
Ord billyun dollars sos't we could
have a fine time the rest of our lives.
Don and Ray musta seen the folks
chasin after me and beat it cause
they wasn't under the bridge when the
! oice brought me into town."
Miss Frances Farr, 20, is the woman
VINO foiled the youthful bandit When
the lad pointed his revolver at her she
pretended to start for the cashiers
wicket and en- route stepped on floor
button, ringing a burglar alarm bell
outside the building.
~- Al the sound o. the bell the lad fed
pedestrians attracted by the gong He
acair drew his pistol and brandishing
it forced his way thru the crowd He
began TO run up the street and was
halted some blocks away by a man
VINO pushed revolver around the
tree-trunk behind which he was hid
ing, threatening to shoot. The lad
stopped and was arrested. He was
taken to the county Jail and is held on
a charge of delinquency.
The boys father is employed at
night and his mother is washwoman.
When she is away the lad is under the
care of sister only three years his
senior.
The two boys accused as accom-
plices have been taken into custody.
The youths got their hold-up inspira.
ton, it is said, from cheap novels and
the movies.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
Man Eat. Slack Lime, Lives.

Wilkesbarre. Pa Finding pan
filed with what he thought to be cot
tage cheese. Sandy" Harris. so years
old, of Plains Township, hid himself
in a barn and ate most Of the stuff.
Children later found him writhing in
great agony. and a doctor was sum-
moned. After cleaning out Sandy $
stomach with pump. the physician
learned that the cottage cheese" was
slaked lime.
Harris has recovered, except that
his eyes have become badly crossed
as a result of his experience. The
physician says they will remain in
hat condition Tor the rest of his life.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at aRy pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of
boiling water upon it, pour through
Gieve and drink a teacup full at any
time during the day or before retiring.
Il Us the most elective way to break a
>oid and cure grip, as it opens the
PORES OF the skin, relieving congestion.
Also loosens the bowels, thus driving a
cold from the system.
Try il the next time you suffer from
Z cold or the grip. It is inexpensive
md entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
TO FIX STANDARD
FOR MOTOR FUEL
~ CORPS OF GOVERNMENT Elk.
PERTs AT WORK TO DETER
MINE WHAT is PURE
GASOLINE"
TOO MUCH KEROSENE BEING USED
~ Many Complaints Received About
High Percentage OF
Constituent

Washington.-The Government has
SCI to work a corps OF experts who
will shortly announce an absolute
standard of motor fuel which will be
available to the lawmakers OF he
State. In fact, the real purpose of the
pure gasoline" inquiry which the
Bureau of Standards OF the Depar.-
ment of Commerce is conducting is
to provide accurate scientific data,
for the time is believed to be fast
gasoline now being sold will be
frowned upon by the law.
The trouble with gasoline is its
kerosene constituent.
For more than a year inquiries have
been pouring in upon the bureau FROM
trade and commercial organizations
from coast to coast, all asking: What
is pure motor gasoline?"
In almost every case the question
was accompanied by convincing proof
that the fuel sold as gasoline" by
garages and other sources Of supply
contained a kerosene constituent that
ranged anywhere from per cent to
Is per cent Of the fluid mass.
Very recently the Board of Trade OF
the District of Columbia started a
campaign in the interest Of purer gas
oline. The Bureau of Standards was
called upon to inaugurate series Of
laI. ctn do I'd fnT
gasoline so that the board could bring
prosecutions under local statute
which provided a penalty for false
advertising.
The board was successful in obtain
ing the cooperation not only of the
Bureau of Standards, but of the Fed
eral Board Of Mines as well, and at
this time the gasoline investigation is
well under way. 1t was started, bu-
Ieau officials pointed out, because of
the almost inevitable demand for
pure gasoline" laws which is expect
ed tC come within the next few
months.
The development of the gasoline en-
certain kerosene content in all gaso-
line sold for fuel. This constituent
was low in the first days of gasoline
adulteration, out it has increased
month by month until it is now so
large that it will leave film or grease
on cloth dipped in the ordinary grade
OF motor gasoline.
The increasing of the kerosene adul-
terant has caused motorists endless
trouble, such as the clogging of cylin.
ders with carbon deposit, and so
poor is the ordinary grade of gaso-
line that certain firms are charging
higher prices for the pure product.
The Bureau of Standards believes the
time is not far off when all states will
pass laws aimed at this evil.
No effort, however. to pass a ma
tional pure gasoline law will be made,
1t is believed; the matter will be left
solely to the State, but the Bureau OF
f, standards expects to be in a position
10 furnish legislators with data upon
which such laws must be based.
The work of adopting an absolute
standard for pure gasoline is alto
gether too technically scientific to be
easily understood by the lay mind,
yet it can be summed up by saying
thas the bureau experts must deter.
mine at what temperature real gas
oline distillate may be drawn from
the petroleum base"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
RUB bACKACHE AND
LUMBAGO RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
small bottle of old honest
st. Jacobs Lniment

When your back is sore and lame or
lumbaeo, sciatica or rheumatism has
You stiffened up, don't suffer! Get IL
80 cent bottle OF old, honest "St
Jacobs Liniment" at any drug store,
pour little in your hand and rub it
right into the pn;n or ache. and ~ 4 ie
lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippledI' This soothing,
penetrating oil needs 90 bc used only
once. IL takes the ache and pain right
out OF your back and ends the misery.
il Is magical, vet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica
and lame back misery SO promptly
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
!. HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.
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Instant relief-no waiting. Your
ciogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of Your head clear and You can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff,
fling, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t PEN
etrates through every air passage of the
head, soothes the inhamed or swollen
mucous membrane. and relief comes In
stantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
PoRcUPINE ATTACKS A DOG
Man Gets Few Quilts When He Goes
to Animals Rescue.

Witten, s. D.-Burnis Simans was
called outside by the barking and
bowling of his dog and found that it
hal stirred up = porcupine. After
considerable difficulty the animal was
killed The dog was pretty well filled
with needles and Siman also received
a share Of the porcupine's natural
weapons.
These animals are very rare In this
part of the State. They must have
beef more numerous years ago. as
rfhe Indians used the quilts. colored
with pigment, in forming some Of the
designs in their dresses on gala &C.
casions. A few days later A. l.. Lin
dahl killed the supposed mate to the
porcspine killed by Simans.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
THANK GOODNESS IT'S DONE
Woman Finishes Wonderful Quilt Be-
uun 80 Years AGO.

Philadelphia. Pa.-Mrs. w. X. Scott
has just finished a quilt containing
1888 variegated pieces. She started
the quilt 80 years ago. when she mar
ried but the entire time consumed
in the making totals only five months.
The quilt is beautiful piece OF
work.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21
Cabbage Recipes by Uncle Sam.

How to vary the preparation of cab
base from plain boiled" is suggested
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture in the following recipes:
CABBAGE WITH SOUR SAUCE.
After taking off the outside leaves,
remove tough stalk from small head
of cabbage, cut in quarters; soak in
cold water and cook in boiling. sailed
water in an uncovered dish, adding
"a teaspOonful of soda. Cook slowly
from 80 minutes to one hour, drain
and serve with the following sour
sauce:
Melt one tab spoonful each of but
ter or other fat, p then add -one table
spoon of flour and IL cup of milk.
Stir over the fire until hot and add
one teaspoonful of made English mus
tard and two tablespoonfuls of warm
vinegar. Pour over hot cabbage. If
preferred plain cream sauce can be
used.
SMOTHERED CABBAGE.
Cut fine II head of cabbage. Melt
two tablespoonfuls of butter or other
fat in a pan and stir in two level
tablespoonfuls of flour. Add the cab
bage, one cup of sweet milk, 1 tea
spoonful salt and q teaspoonful pep
per- Cover closely and simmer slowly
80 minutes.
CABBAGE PUDDING.
Shred the head of the cabbage close
ly and cook in sailed water until ten
der. Drain and place in buttered dish
in layers with sprinklings of grated
cheese between. To two level table
spoonfuls of melted butter or other fat
add 2 tablespoonful -four, add a cup
of milk, yolks of eggs, teaspoon
salt and u teaspoonful of mustard
Stir over fire until it boils, then add
beaten whites of eggs. Pour over cab
bage, mix well and bake one hour.
STUFFED CABBAGE.
Remove coarse outer leaves and
core. Parboil for minutes. Fill core
and inside of each leaf with finely
chopped leftover meat (raw meat is
besD, or sausage. Tie securely in
cheese cloth. Place in kettle with
or 3 carrots and onions. Cover with
stock, and let simmer slowly two
hours or until tender.
COLD SLAW.
Slice small cabbage very finely.
Soak in cold water until crisp. Drain
and dry between towels and mix with
cream salad dressing. It will improve
the dressing TO add to II a very little
curry powder.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21

The excruciating pain of an aching
ear will be soothed by dropping into
il equal parts of glycerine. laudanum
and sweet Oil.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21

Two Of the persons listed in the
latest issue of the st. Paul (Minn.)
directory were in the very first vol
ume put out sixty years ago.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1919-02-21

A good business qualification is the
ability to attent 70 your own.
The Washington times., 1919-12-26
B0RAH WILL DEFEND
FREEDOM OF PRESS
Will Fight Drastic Sedition Clause
In Bill Introduced by
Sterling.

Tho Sterling antiseditlon bin, which
VIII b1 taken up By tho Senate soon
arter II reconvenes. will fac. a hard
nght' II was indicated today, Sena-
tor Bornh OF Idaho gave notice that
he would demand amendment of the
Dill 80 az to remove some of tho
power for control over the press given
the Postmaster General
Under tho terms OF the bin Il Is
unlawful Tor any newspaper tn print
heditiouH matter, and wide discretion
Is given the Postmaster General in
determining what constitutes seditious
matter Senator BOrah objects to
these provisions on grounds that they
glVe the Postmaster General a virtual
censorship over the press.
senator Steiing of South Dakota,
author Of tho bill, hopes for It's pas
sage carly in January, and he pre-
diets that an agreement will he reach
ed on those provisions of the bill
which are Objectionable to some mem
bors of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1919-12-26
PROTEST SEIZURE
OF AMERICAN FURS
Importers Ask State Depart
ment to Prevent Holding Up
of Goods by Russians.

The State Department has been
asked by American fur importers TO
urge the Japanese government and
General Semenoff, commander OF Rus
sian forces in Siberia. to permit Amert
can-bought furs TO come through from
Siberia. Congressman Siegel OF New
YORK, presented the request OF the
importers to the State Department
1t is stated that enormous quantities
OF furs have been purchased in Siberia
by American merchants for export 10
the United States. General Semenoff.
the Russian commander, is alleged to
have seized most OF these furs for
military purposes. But IL is charged
that the furs, instead OF being used
by the Russian soldiere, are being
sold to Chinese and Japanese traders,
and are finding their way Into the
Russian territory now occupied by
the japanese.
The matter of the return of these
furs to their American purchasers
has been taken up with the territorial
court in Siberia. and an appeal has
been made to the American consul at
Mukden to do what he can in the mat
ter. Ambassador Morris, at Tokyo,
Japan, has been asked to assist, but
the American fur importers do not see
that they are making any headway in
their efforts to get possession of their
property, and hence have made their
appeal to the State Department
The Washington times., 1919-12-26
MUSIC SUGGESTED AS
CURE FOR BOLSHEVISM
Lecturer Declares Germany DOwned
Spartacists by Using
Brass Bands.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-An antidote for
Bolshevism in brass bands and the
lifting note of the lutte as cure for
gout were some of the interesting
suggestions put forward by A A.
Frey, OF the Psycho-Therapeutc So
ciety, in lecture on "Musico-
Therapy and Chromopathy," deliv-
cred recently in the Red Lion square.
The title of the lecture, translated,
means healing by music and color,
and Mr.. Frey dwelt on the medicinal
properties of both, when properly ap-
piled.
Historic and classic instances were
quoted in support of the methods
proclaimed. David" he said, was
one of the earliest practitioners and
treated Saul with the harp for his
liver trouble.
"The Romans cured sciatica and
gout by music, probably produced by
a lutte, which Appears to have been
very efficacio4 household remedy at
that period.
Even Bolshevism," added the lee
turer. was amenable to the treat.
ment The Berlin authorities checked
the Spartacist rebellion, not SO much
by the use of machine guns as by the
vigorous application of brass bands.
which Jared out comic opera and
other tunes until the streets rccxed.
some music was disruptive. The
strongest bridge could be destroyed
by the prolonged note OF II violin. In
the same way every human being had
keynote, and by expert manipula-
tion Of that particular tone, could
be disrupted"
Mr.. Frey. however, warned his
hearers against the example of the
country parson who eXperimented on
= patient with tho village choir to
tho strains of
Soon may you and be lying
Each within our narrow bed"
The Washington times., 1919-12-26

chair. which he has not been able TO
leave for two years.
As q small gift from a thoughtful
citizen was presented to him yesterday
he rolled himself closer to the minia-
ture stove that stood in one end of the
parlor, and amid profuse thanks
smiled again. He began to explain
that the gifts Of such benevolent citi-
zens would not be necessary II he
could only get on his feet again and
go to work.
Big "Eats" Missing.
In the back room of the three
room home, Mrs. Jones. the sole pro-
wider OF the family. busted about pre-
pairing the Christmas dinner. The or
dinary odors of good things TO eat
that filled thousands of Washington
homes yesterday were lacking in that
dwelling near the Potomac. Only
the activity of the housewife indi-
Gated that the family would not be
without some cheer.
The wifi. worked with more than
the ordinary deftness OF a good
mother in preparing Christmas din
ner, for between the cook stove ana
the kitchen table, numerous cracks
in the wall allowed the cold breezes
of the day to bio wwithin.
Since Frank Jones was rendered =
cripple. two years ago, his resources,
whatever they may have been, were
entirely depleted in an effort to regain
his normal physical condition.
Now he has secured the services OF
physician who gives Jones free
treatments. But it is long way from
1868 Thirty-first street northwest to
the physicians office, and the meager
earnings of the mother have gone to
pay Jones' taxicab fares from his home
to the office of the physician. Jones
cannot walk, and IT is necessary that
he make the trip in an automobile.
The physician has promised him three
treatments week free, IL Jones viii
find someone to take him to and from
the doctors office.
Would Appreciate "Lift."
And still Jones is hopeful that
some good Washingtonian will come
forth and lend him the use of an au-
tomobile for that purpose. He is
hopeful that he will get well and find
a job that will pay him enough to
support his wife and their two little
children.
A year ago he could not have
his lower limbs. Today he raised
himself by his arms, moved his
feet, and expressed the confidence
that with a few more treatments he
would be able to get about on
crUlches.
Mrs, Jones, upon whose burden the
support of the family rests, was also
hopeful that conditions would be bet
ter before long. With the stoicism
of the ancient Romans, she went
about her work, neither complaining
nor commending. while her little chill
dren were being take care of by
sympathetic neighbor.
What Christmas cheer there was in
the Jones home yesterday came from
the bright eyes of the playful children,
who, unmindful of better home.
laughed and played, and seemed
happy