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Health of the Men
IN Uncle Sans Care

When n man is selected for military
service the immediate anxiety, the I'M
mediate concern, Is his destination, hts
housing, feeding, clothing and health
The new soldier Is under the direction
of the Provost Marshal Generals depart
ment from the time he Is accepted until
he takes train for the camp he Us assigned
10. Then the transportation department
takes him IN charge II his journey Is n
long one he travels by Pullman or tourist
sleeper. Meals are provided 10 him along
the wsv, at "a MAXIMUM cost of go cents
by the government.
Under a recent ruling the selected man
Is Immediately gwen an armband. Tins
is an insignia of military standing and
is worn until he is fitted with uniform.
This arm-hand carries the same authority.
protection and responsibility that the
uniform does. The enemy would have q
right to fire upon hun or take hlm prisoner.
and anyone selling mm liquor would be
subject TO prosecution under the federal
law.
Arriving at his cantonmcnt the soldier
Is assigned 10 quarters usually IN a two
story wooden building. with plenty of
air and sunlight. and with the cleanest
Of floors floors that would meet the old
t8flc test Cietu enough ~ tat lEtIu
He sleeps IN "A we'll ventilated room with
other soldiers, but not too many, the
number being regulated hv the 1Ibic
feet of air space IN the chamber. The
army bed Is an extra width cot with good
steel springs and bedding suited To tho
weather and climate, never less than two
blankets are assigned hum. all wool
blankets, khaki color. Sometimes he
gets three and two thick comfortcrs
more if weather demands.
Lsvatories are located at the rear Of
these qusrtcrs, with water pressure and
fixtures Of 4 design similar to that used
IN the best hotels IN the country, and for
every company unit there are from four
"a six shower baths. Cleanliness Of per
son and surroundings are absolute re-
qlircmcnts Of the United States army.
Every possible precautIon Is taken by
the sanitary corps 10 insure that the
camp conditions are 100 per cent sanitary.
Drainagc Is installed along strictly
scientific lines, and the most scientific
disposition Is made ot all camp sewage
During previous wars mon men hsvC
died from prevCntahlc disease than from
bullet wounds During the Civil War
soldiers pershicd by thousands from
typhoid, camp fcvcr. dysCntary and
kindred diseases resulting from unsanItarv
conditions about the camp. Those days
are gone. Surgeon General Gorgas,
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who made the building of the Panama
Canal possible 10y draining the Canal
Zone and fitting 1t for human habltstion,
is In charge of the army sanitation.
As soon as the soldier il assigned TO
quarters he Is given the most searching
physical examination. All scientific medic
al tests are applied to detect disease.
For instance. if there are indications of
tubcrcular infection the patient Is put
under observation that there may be no
mistake IN the diagnosis. Ii there is
incipicnt trouble he is sent TO one Of the
army Sanitariums and restored to health.
If his ease is advanced he Is relieved from
military service or exempted until physic-
ally fit.
Besides the examining surgeon there
is the dentist Teeth arc put in good
condition here, and there are dentists
overseas To keep them IN good condition.
Also there is an orthopcdc surgeon to
examine the soldiers feet. II has been
said that during past wars there were
more descrtions from foot trouble than
all other causes combined The attention
given TO the selection of shoes for the
soldiers in the American army IS SIDE
light on the care we give our lighting men.
When a soldier gets his first pau OF
shoes he gets pair that ht his feet no
account is taken of the size nc wore be-
fore. His feet arc placed III c1nnngiy
devised form where tho length ana
width are exactly determined. lie bears
his weight on this little machine ana an
officer and non-commssioncd officer
take the size record Of both feet, his
name, company and regiment hen nc
puts on q pair Of shoes OF the size caueu
for But that doesn't end It There Is a
further device that checks on the measur-
ing machine and catches any human
error in recording This IL put INSIDE
his shoe and hc runs down an incline OF
80 degrees. striking his heels on the
clcats nailed tn it, II this little machine
does not mskc itself felt and the shoe
after examination hy IN officer IS found
to hc satisfactory the man IS fitted and
his SIxc Is added 10 his service record.
cur soldiers are provided with clean
socks, and at the end of long marches
the icct are carefully inspected by the
surgeon III charge
Nu army III the world has ever attained
such a health record as ours, the death
rate being eight out Of every thousand,
here and abroad This would be even
lower but for the large number Of men
who come down with diseases 70 which
they we're exposed before leaving home.
The average gain IN weight oi the
American soldiers since entering the
service II IL pounds per man.
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HIS AfOTHE
[ haFlotte Becker.

She sat serenely knitting him a sock.
When the word camc her boy was killed
at EauX
She made no sound; ii was as If i blow
Had struck her IN the darka nightmare
shock
That dropped her worn hands idle on her
frock
For one strange moment, then her
needles flew
As il they followed his brave spirit
through
The starry regions where young heroes
flock
The neighbors came to give her words ol
cheer
And sympathy and comfort, marveling
That in her sudden sorrow she could
bring
Herself to sTnile-she never shed tear
just asked, touching the worsted on her
knees,
Tell me some other lad who might use
thcSc
Philadelphia Ledger.
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EQuAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.


In the feadiustmcnts incident 10 the
change Of industries from i war 10 a peace
basis. the principle Of equal pay for equal
work, niorced BY the Department of
Labor wherever 1t had power TO dictate
will have u widespread influence, accord
ing to economists. In his report just Is
sued the secretary outlines the policy
pursued by the War Labor Board as
follows:
THE rights of women in industry have
been rigidly protected by the War Labor
Board With respect to questions OF wages,
health and general welfare In all cases
where women perform the same work as
men they shall according to the policy
ot the War Labor Board. receive precisely
the same rate OF pay. and IN no ease be
allotted tasks dispropoi tionate 70 their
strength
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Henrietta Granel.
WEDNESDAYS MAIL BAG.

AdaJ Goose feathers are he softest
and Therefore he best for making pillows
and filling ticks 4 feather bed should
weigh al least twenty pounds. DoWny
feathers from other poultry may be used
but should not be mixed With the goose
feathers Strip the qulllS and strip all
large, coarse feathers, making sure that 40
skin adheTCs When YOU have enough FOR
a pillow or Tor = tick. put the bags con
tanning them i hot oven and afterWard
hang them on q line and beat thoroughly
then turn them into the casing. Ticking
IS made - well, nov, that feathers DO
not work through; but II goods IS coarse
Is viii need waxing II with paratFine on the
wrong side before il IS made up
Iron Worscr TO clean ,heilsuds IRON
st4ia>. make q Ssud >aap using Z box OF
soap powder ,liSSolved ,n tno quarts OF
hot water add an equal amount of washed
sand after he soap powder ha, cooled
STIR tins until Il Is firm and keep IN lar~
Pun1lce stone. a >llcc ol lemon. or cut
potato viii also remove stains.
inquirer 70 ,Weetcu five pounds of
rancid butter. uSe one half teaspoon of
baking soda Melt the butter in 4
crock set in not water Add the soda
in the above proportion; when the butter
stops foaming strain it into another clean.
scalded crock, work in q little fresh salt
and il will taste fresh. II very strong
It should be washed in cold water before
it is heated Lard and dripping arc also
renovated with this process.
Curious kcorns Will grow in water II
started carefully but they must not
touch the water or the nuts Will rot before
the roots start Use hyacnth glasses
or bottles with small necks Use ripe
acornS, remove the cups from the base
and pass 4 threaded needle through the
nut at the base and faSten 1t To a cork
bv the thread Rub paraAinc over the
holes where the thread comes through
10 make the nut air and water tight again
SET them in the glasses 50 the acornS ar.
upright. The corks will draw sufficient
moisture TO start termination Three
acorns will soon fill one glass. and the
miniature trees make interesting pets
for Youngsters who all belong to the
" Nantonoit' club.
Mrs Jay Laces Of al kinds NAV be
whitened and refreshed by washing in
warm suds DO not rub laces tss tins
breaks the threads but dip them in and
out. Rinse and blue and pin out the
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". III. NJ. 5. RALLY.

The Conference W. II. NJ. :. will have
an all day conference and evening rally
with national leaders in St Pquls Church
on January 10, under the leadership Of
Miss Carrie Barger Of Delaware, ohio
secretary Of field work for the National
". II. NJ. :. Every missionary woman in
the Methodist church Is urged to attend
Sessions will be at 10 III the morning, at
> IN the afternoon and 4 I III the even
inr, and luncheon and supper will lc
served ut the church for a nominal charge
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are piled up in an inverted position
The hig one comes first, the middle-slzed
one next. and the small pot is on the top
The chimney Of the lamp should be
nearly covered by the lowest pot
Soon after lighting the lamp the whole
surface Of the pots Is radiating warmth,
and this is the case even where the lamp
used Is quite small one
No heat is wasted at all, and this little
stove Is sufficient to warm a room IN
moderate weather without Gre By
following this plan YOU get more heat for
less fuel than almost 10 any device that is
available.
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go on knitting these on ore nee lie onls.
Increase the first row not the neck
end itch every fourth row till you saxe
added ) stitches always increasing
on the last stitch but one After this cast
on SO stitches this IS the beginning Of the
sleeve knit plain rows. than decrease
neck k-end, then stitch every slNth row.
S times Knit , plan rows
Then q the cother sdein same manner.
JOIN mp the two side casting on I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
DELAWARE COLLEGE WOMEN.

Tho Delaware Association Of College
Women will meet at tho home Of Mrs
Harvey Whlteman. Friday afternoon at
$50 O'clock, and after the business ses-
sion, the meeting Will he devoted to the
Nonan's College Of Delaware
Dean Ninifred !. Robinson and several
undergraduates 81 the college will de-
scribe the life and work there in brief
talks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
JOHN r.. BANGS LECTURE.

John kendrick Bangs will give his
new lecture on what he saw in the war
zone. at the meeting OF the Primary
Teacher. Association next Monday even
ing in the High School Auditorium at
clock II is the first time for this lee
ture and unusual interest is being taken in
it.
The pubhc is very cordially invited by
the association to attend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
Wonen's
Organizations
CALENDAR FOR TIE WEEK:
WEDNESDAY,.
Happy New Year.
THURSDAY.


Happy New Year.
THURSDAY.
200 p. M.
Ladies Aid Society, Eastlake Freshly
terian Church
$50 p. m.
Woman's Missionary Circle, North Bap
fist Church.
Wcster6cld Union, " G. T. L.
800 p. m.
Woman's Auxiliary, st Andrews Church
500 p. IN.
Artcrs ". G. r. T.
$40 p. m
Mite Society, Union Church
FRIDAY.
tl.00 a. m.
Woman's Missionary society, Grace
Church
~3.t5 p. m.
Junior League, Harrison Street Church.
Junior G. T., Second Baptist Church
Junior G. f., Central Church
Junior {. F., Eastlake Presbyterian
Church
Junior G. f., Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church
7.30 p. m.
Girls Friendly, st Andrews and St.
rnabas, Marshallton
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I'D LOVE TO BIZ A FAIRY'S CHILD,
Rober RI Graves.

Children born Of fairy stock
Never need for shirt Or frock,
Never want for food OF fire.
Always ger their hearts desire
jingle pockets full of gold,
Marry when they re seven years old.
Every fairy child may keep
Two strong ponies and ten sheep;
Al have houses, each his Own.
Built % brick or granite stone:
They live on cherries, they run Wild
I'd love 70 be faiTy's child
> Fairies and Fusihcrs Alfred A kn0pf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
A SIMPLE HEATER.
Read How IL is Made With an Oil Lamp,
Bricks and Flower Pots.

A very effective little heater can te made
on the lines shown in the picture
The articles required are lamp
this need not hc large one three pots.
and four bricks
The pots should bc Of different sizes.
one heing somwhat barge the next \
middlc-sizc, and the last the smallest Of ali.
The bricks arc placed two on cith.r
side Of tho lamp, IS shown, and the pots
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REQUIRED No & neetlles t"a pairs.
Int you viii only tcfHelle E"ad tiirrc
needless tbout one pound l-plS taEerlhg
or mcdium-slzcd figure. bust 81 ieehes
This is quite a loose jumper 50 Il vii
fit practically any figure
. pur, plain. Then knlt i inches oi
stitch to make the edges even Divide
these STITCHES equally on two needles and
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EMMANUEL CHURCH
TO HAVE MOVIES

Movie show tn help paw the debt az the
church are tle latest thing II Emmanuel
parish house, and thev begin Friday night
of this week ,,th I'LL including MARY
Pickford and fattl trhucklc
After this week they will 10 clvcn We'd
ncsdav evenings. 1T o'eloct. and the
Red Cross work viii bc discontinued on
those evenings
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Red Cross
Calendar
Headquarters, Old Town Hall.


900 10. to 500 p. m, every week day
except saturday.
900 a. N. TO - noon Saturday.
80 T.. m, Monday. Wednesday and
MONDAY.
800 a m
Westminster Church.
$50 .. m.
st. Elizsbeth's Church.
ZOO p. m.
Old City Hsl.
7-30p m.
Grace Church House.
TUESDAY.
9.0t a m.
Trinity Church.
1000 a. m
Central Church.
st. stephen 5 Church.
West Church.
Second Baptist Church.
100 p. m.
st. Eliasbeth's Church.
7s3o o. m.
Bethany Baptist Church.
Urcuhne Academy.
Grace Church House
WEDNESDAY.
500 a. m.
Westminster Church.
1000 q m.
ST. Paul VI L. Church
100 p. m
THURSDAY.
800 4 m.
Friends Meeting House, Tenth and Har-
rlson streets
81. EliZabeth's Church
1000 a. m.
Hanover Church.
ImmAnuel Church.
LadIer Auxiliary OlInteer fIremcp's
Rehei Association, II East Pour
tcenth street
ilrst Presbyterian Church
81. John Church.
brandvwlne NJ l.. Church.
HARRISON Street Church
St Andrews Church.
II Ptd VI l.. Church
700 .. m.
80 p. m.
bethany Baptist Church
FRIDAY.
900 a. m.
Westminster Church.
Enends Meeting House Fourth and
Vest streets
Grace Church House
1000 a. m.
zoo p. m.
Second Baplst Church.
$50 .. m.
-. LlIzabcth Church.
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points On Z board. Delicate lace may
be pinned around & bottle covered with
a cloth and be cleaned with = soft brush
dipped III sllds, and then rinsed an dried
on the bottle. stained Iace may require
boiling i a solution Ot water and little
washing .oda, rinse thoroughly.
Constance Cloves may De used with
cinnamon. snd both these spices are used
With tomatoes. Whole cloves are pressed
into nam hat Is I'D be baked. Mace ana
nutmeg are not used together because
their haVors are me same. Nutmeg Is
more delicate ian the other spices you
mention and Is uSed alone, usually.
There are rot last, guiding rules Tor ne
use Of spices.
baker BucAzheat thickens more than
wheat flour. but Il cannot be used Tor
thckening sauces and grayles as You s,Ig-
gest as you would quickly discover It
YOU would try IT.. When you combine
DQckwheat with other hOurs use more
Is ater and the mixtures vii not be TOO
dry BuckwheGt Is extremely heating
anG 1 used IN the qQanIty you recommend,
would soon cause an outbreak ot tiny
pimplcS bat il Is wholesome Hour
= hen used moderately.
NJ r. To make the polishing cloth
for windows, silver and other similar Uses,
merely till canton flannel bags with lev
spoonsful Of whiting and shut the opening.
Nfoisten the bag ana rub over The surface
to be polished. let thi, dry then rup with
j buffer or cloth 10 keep steam 'rom
forming on windows, rub the glass with 4
sponge saturated plth gIycerinc after
the windows are washed, dHed and
polished rhc application may have y
III INSIDE twice 4 week i hero Is nuch
steam
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01

Arm the only girl you ever Owed.
No hut YOU are the only one Who has
sense enough to appreciate n. -
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
BIZ KIND To THE DOG.

For your own good don arm yourself
with sticks and stones against 3 cross
dog nor vet try to make friends with him.
Better wait for an Introduction and ignOrc
hin ia the meantime
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Terrifying.

"Reiused him az the altar How s
that
"Nhy. there was 50 much sobblng BY
various married ladies present that the
bride got scared Louisville Courier
Journal
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II a dog follow YOU in! YOU iai 10 find
hi, owner and cannot take care of him
yourself don't Try t. lose him again 4
good home Is not hard 10 find
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FUTURE DATES.

IL May Avoid Duplication of I'm
portani Occasions and Fine Speakers
if Those Arranging for Lectures,
Meetings, etc, will Consult This
Column, and viii Notify the Editor
Of the Woman's Page, when such an
Occasion Has Been Arranged Noti-
fication can be by Telephone or
Postcard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
How to Make a One
Piece Sweater

The Simplest Pattern Invented for Knitted
Now the Yarn is Not Needed for War Purposes
Women Can Knit Again for Themselves--knit the
Front First.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01

Solicitude Of Holland for the cX-
Kaiser would bear investigation The
Dutch give nothing for nothing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01

League to Enforce Peace is now warn
ed off the lunelight.
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tho French High Commission. at : l5 J..
M Subject, Tho Pcasantry of France.
January 20.
New Century Club Leon H. Vincent.
y. Il. AZ SIS p. m. Non-mcmberS 80
,.Iafnfs
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Don't tie a dog where he will suffer
from heat wet or cold OF where he can
shorten hi- chain and be in danger Of
choklng Don't tic him Al AL if it can be
avoidcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01

A!tcr dong what YOU can for SICK
animal. y np veterinarian can be had
leave u alone with food aud water If it
suffer and there Is nu chance for re-
cOycry, II j. kindness to end its life Our
Dumb Animals
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January 10.

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Alfred Victor .du Pont a the Marine
Corps, was home from PARIS Island, ,. q
for Christmas week and left yesterday 70
return ~ camp
The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-08
You Do More Work.

You are more ambitious and you get more enjoyment out of everything when yom blood is in good condition Impurities in the blood have very depressing effect on the system, causing weakness, laziness, nervousness and sickness.
 GROVES TASTELESS Chilli TONIC restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel it's strengthening. invigoratine effect. see how it brings color to the cheeks and how 1t improves the appetite. you will then appreciate it's true tonic value.
 GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC is not patent medicine. it is simply IRON and QUINlNE suspended in Syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs Quinine to Purify 1t and IRON to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop critics never fail to drive out impurities in the blood.
 The Suen9th-C Creating Power of GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made 1t the favorite tonic in thousands of homes. More than thirty-hve years ago, folks would ride long distance to get GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a member of their family had Malaria O. needed bodybuilding strength-aivine tonic. The formula Is just the same to. day, aIid yUu Can got t from any dFsas
 store. 60c per bottle.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-08
NEW AND MYSTERIOUS DIs- EASES AMONG ARKANSAS HOGS PROVE TO BE cHOLERA--lN- INSPIRATIONS CONTINUE.
By Dr. J. H. Bux.

Numerous reports of outbreaks of new and mysterious diseases among hogs in Arkansas have been reported during the past six months. A num- Der of these reports were investigat- ed by members of the State Veteri- narian's office and by members of the Federal Hog Cholera Control office, and the greater per cent of these cases proved to be hog cholera. Some of the herds investigated were af- fected with hemorrhagic septicaemIa and other ones with the so-called mix ed infections of swine Some of these reports would indicate that hemor rhagic septicaemia and tue so-salled mixed infections of swine have not baen recognized until the past few Federal Bureau of Animal Industry described all the conditions now ob- served in swine in a comprehensive report in the year 1885.
 The farmer and hog man should bear in mind that the majority of the losses among hogs due to disease are due to hog cholera which fact Is acknowledged by federal, state and other authorities. but these same au- thorities recognize that hemorrnagio septicaemia does cause some losses among hogs. However. it has been proved beyond the possibility of any doubt and accepted by all authorities that hemmorrhagic septicaemia is practically always found along with hog cholera which makes it difncult to detect a pure outbreak of hemor- rhagie septicaemia from hog cholera complicated with hemorrhagic sepri- caemia.
 Tn outbreaks of disease among hogs the first fact to be established is whether or not the hogs are dying of hog cholera, as this is the disease causing most of the losses, and for which we have reliable preventa- tive. hog cholera serum and virus. Tn outbreaks of disease among hogs which have been previously vaccinat- cd with serum and virus the presence of absence of hog cholera must he es- tablished as a number of herds in Arkansas have been given hog chol- era by the application of serum and virus treatment by Inexperienced ope- rators. These herds should, of course. be re-treated with serum and virus.
 Recently. a number of reliable bio logical houses have been making and selling a bacteria (vaocine) to be used in outbreaks of hemorrhagic sspticaemia and the so-called mixed infections of swine. which apparently has given excellent results Tn some cases. However, it is said that the immunity conferred by these bactsr- ins is of 8 short duration. ranging frem week to a month.