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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
RefriUeration of Food.

AbOAA CA @AAOA VI II VUua
Water derived from melted ice
often contains not only living
germs but even living worms
Some germs are not killed by tenn
peratures far below freezing. The
germ of anthrax will survive an
exposure of many days to a tenn
perature of 15S degrees below freez-
ing. Germs will survive the ex-
tremely low temperature of liquid
air (315 degrees FL Therefore,
refrigeration merely delays fer
mentation or decomposition OF
food; it acts as an antiseptic
merely, and not as a germicide.
Milk, meat or eggs undergo slow
putrefaction even when kept at a
temperature near the freezing
point In milk this putrefactive
decomposition produces an alkaline
reaction and bitter tasta. 1t is
doubtful, however, that any ac-
tually poisonous product is formed
in such putrefaction.
Preventative and putrefactive
decomposition of foods are due to
germs which are naturally present
and do not cause disease in man.
But disease producing germs also
withstand freezing temperature.
Typhoid germs may live in ice.
Most human parasites are de-
stroyed by freezing temperature.
The beef tapeworm dies in II days,
and the poor tapeworm may sur
vive 20 days in cold storage. Trich-
ina is an exception, for this dan
gerous parasite (from pork is not
destroyed by cold storage.
Meat and poultry are best pre-
served when actually frozen. Eggs
and milk are injured by freezing.
Too many home refrigerators are
useless. The temperature in the
icebox should not rise above 40
degrees, but few household refrig-
orators maintain temperature as
low as that, either through faulty
construction or insufficient ice. A
little toy icebox is an extravagant
luxury, whereas a big refrigerator
is true economy. The refrigerator
should be placed in the shadiest
available place, and never near a
stove. Many household refrigera-
tors maintain a temperature no
lower than SIS to SIS degrees F.,
which is not unfavorable as an in
cubating temperature for all kinds
of germs.
Undrawn poultry keeps as we'll
and is as wholesome as drawn
poultry in cold storage. Drawn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Federal Control Scores Point.

Federal control of railroads has made pos
sible prompt action to avert losses resulting
from the drouth in Montana, Wyoming and
western North Dakota. Recognizing the dis
tress which has resulted from the practical de-
ptruction of all pastures and the reduction of
cultivated crops the railroad administration
has authorized special reduced rates, effective
Immediately, both for the transportation OF
feed into the affected area and for the trans
portation of livestock to feeding grounds or
market These concessions have been made
necessary. by conditions of exceptional severity
existing over an extremely large area and az
ford the only possible means of relief.
1t is believed that the plan adopted will re-
suit, not only in making possible the saving
of the livestock affected but will also permit
restocking the ranges next spring.
The rate concessions consist of applying half
the regular charges shipments of all classes
of stock feed into the drouth area; also ma
terial reduction in the rate on cattle and sheep
shipped to outside grazing points and returned
next spring when grass is again available.
Special concessions have also been granted un-
der which immature stock in this district may
be shipped to grazing and feeding points in
other states and forwarded to permanent mar
kets at any time within period OF one year.
The railroad administration has also in
structed the representatives of all the railroads
in that territory, to cooperate with the public
in every way to expedite the movement of stock
and to render all possible assistance from a
transportation standpoint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
THE STAMP OF APPROVAL.
BY Eunice Lee.

Copyright. 1919, by the Western
Newspaper Union.)
A busy man was Walter Doane,
but not so much so that he did not
pay attention to extraneous
things about the Office. particularly
Miss Olive Raymond. She had
flashed in upon the humdrum life
OF Doane with bewildering and in
spiriting influence, a sweet, modest
strip of a girl worth paying atten-
ton to, he at once decided, for she
fitted into the working harness
without making a mistake
Her mission was to file away
correspondence and make a record
Of all orders received by mail In
a way she was under the direction
of Doane, who had charge of the
entire mail Of the Office. He was
a man of system and precision and
had reduced the opening OF letters
and notation and distribution of the
same to a positive science. Doane
had the greatest assortment of
rubber stamps on his desk ever
possessed by one man: Deliver. -
~Hold," Accepted" Department
A-B-C" and SO on down the line.
When this epistolary marvel and
expert had got through with his
work he had fed the last Letter di-
rect to its point OF final utiliza-
ton.
As said, pleasant faced, helpful
Olive Raymond had cast a spell
over him. They got on famously
together, they worked In harmony,
the days seemed shorter and less
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
TlHQE DAILY SHORT STORY

irksome amid mutual companion
ship. Then came a cloud. The as
sistant manager of the Office, Dex-
ter Brill. a loudly dressed, auto
cratic and fully disagreeable fop OF
%. began to annoy Olive. He OBJ
truded his attentions upon her in
his suaye. smirking way whenever
it was possible. With a Jealous
pang Doane noted him wait on the
street after the days work was
over and intrude his company upon
Olive, until in sheer self protection
she managed to join a coterie of
girls and evade his special COM
partnership. She came to Doane
one morning, nervous and wor-
ried.
Mr.. Doane." she said, 81 am
sure you are my good, true friend
and / wish to confide to you my
troubles. Mr.. Brill was waiting at
q side street for me when / left
home this morning and walked
with me unlimited clear to the
Office. This is the third time he has
done this and if it continues 1 shall
be compelled to seek a position
elsewhere"
"Oh, you mustn't think of thati''
declared Doane. why, I've
would all miss you. see you don
like Brill, and probably less than
yourself. He presumes on his po-
sitf0n here. / don't want to offend
or quarrel with him, but I think
/ see a way to gently give him hint
that he is an unweleome intruder.
II you are willing to substitute the
company Of q stAid old fellow like
myself, ! will be pFoad to be your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Where To Draw the Line.

Please tell me all you know
| about carbuncle. What is the
| cause? What is the treatment? Do
| you approve of the knife? Would
not poulticing bring to head, etc.
(Mrs. B. B. Al
Answer-A doctor should never
tell quite all he knows. The cause
of carbuncle is infection with pus
producing germs, extending into
the simultaneous layer of fat it's
sue. If the knife is sharp and
welded by the doctor and the pa
tent under an anesthetic, l think
it is the best treatment, and the
earlier the better. Instead of any
poultice, for such an infection ap-
ply large hot congresses kept
moistened with a solution of
heaping tablespoonful of salt and a
heaping teaspoonful of citrate of
soda in a pint of freshly boiled
water, changing the congresses
every two hours. This affords any
relief or advantage any poultice
affords, visible, heat and moisture,
yet does not favor multiplication of
pus germs, and does favor drain
age.
Close to the Skin.
Please inform me whether the
part of the potato close to the skin
is poisonous? &c. d.
Answer-On the contrary, that
is the best part of the potato,
though it is often thrown away.
The skins of baked potatoes, old or
new, should be eaten along with
the potato. The skins are as ap-
petizing, once you have learned to
eat them. as the crust of bread.
Thus you get the iron and other
mineral salts; also the laxative
effect of the skins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

turn postage. Be brief All inquiries are
to each individual. No attention viii be
all nations. AS such they were
known as high seas.
Q. Who was the inventor of the
submarine? ID. S. W.
A. Simon Lake, an American, de-
veloped the first operating subma-
rine. The idea of the submarine was
first set forth by William Bourne,
an Englishman, in 1873.
O. Is the United States a produc-
er of seal-skins? c. V. II.
A. There are but a few colonies
of fur-bearing seal in the world.
The greatest of these is on PribfIoff
Island off the coast of Alaska. This
island belongs to the United States
and the seals which inhabit il are
government property They have
long been protected by the govern
ment to prevent their determination
and the government kills those in
dividuals that can be spared and
markets the SKINS. Thus does the
government have a monopoly in
sealskin production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

friend says I have no right to~fet
any one but him come to NEE me. l
say I have, as ! am not engaged.
Which of us is right?
WORRIED.
You are right. Let the other
young man come to see you. The
first young man has no right to tell
you he loves you without asking
you to marry him, or at least to
ask you to become engaged until he
is in a position to marry. 1t looks as
if he refrained to become engaged
so that he can back out at any time
he wants to. Go with your new
friend too and il the old one does
not like it, let the old friend 50.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: think
great deal of man and he says he
loves me also. But he is Lot the type
to show it unless asked. How shall
/ govern myself in order to have
him show his affections? I am a
type who wants attention.
PLEASE.
You and the young man do not
seem suited TO each other. IL you
always have to make him show ar
lection for you, you will not he
happy with him. Also IL he has TO
be affectionate when he does not
want to, he will not be happy with
you.
Perhaps If you leave che matter
entirely to him and do not make
any effort to make him show his
love, he will do so of his own &C
cord. Try this. and if he still re-
mains cold, give up hope OF affec-
ton from him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What can
l do or eat to make my finger nails
grow fast and what can I do so they
will not break of so easily2
IN DOUBT.
II you manicure your nails daily
and keep the cuticle we'll pushed
back they will grow faster Every
night rub the nails with sweet oil
or oliver oil and they will tougher
and break less easily; at the same
time they will become smoother and
prettier from the use Of the oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

! tire wheat -four. one-halt cup
sugar, one cup chopped English
walnuts, three-quarter teaspoonful
soda, two teasp0onfuls baking
powder, one teaspoonful salt, one
or two tablespcoufUls fat. ono sr =
Beat the egg in the bowl. add the
sugar. beat again and then add all
the remaining ingredients; mix and
kneal into two inaves. put into he
pans, cover aud set in warm place
ipr 20 minutes; bake IN d moderate
even As minutes or one hour.
Yeast Biscuits One half pruHd
latter 2.eaniGI with two p,E.~5
noUr, 2 cents worth Ci yeast dis
solved in milk. enough sugar and
salt to taste, one or two eggs.
Knead all well together Prepare
dough at night, put away to rest;
next morning roll and cut into
small biscuits. Paint the Top OF
each biscuit with beaten egg; lhis
will make each nice and glossy.
Bake slowly.
Jewish Bread Four eggs. one
half pound sugar, one teaspoon
cinnamon, one teaspoon powdered
cloves. lind of lemon grated, NIX
ingredients we'll for about one
kalf hour; then mix one half pound
nuts not too finely chopped, ~ -
teaspoon bdkirg powder; NIX all
well. Pour into butteTeG pan aal
bake over same FIRE as for, sponge
cake. Cut into diagonal slices.
inexpensive Candy - An mex
pensive. wholesome candy may be
quickly made by placing a cup Of
white sugar in a frying pan. Places
over a moderate heat and slowly
melt the sugar, stirring constantly,
When all the sugar has turned 10 a
clear brown syrup add one cup or
peanuts, pulled wheat or popcorn
and turn quickly out on an oiled
pan. AS it cools cut into any desir-
ed shape. The long narrow strips
are attractive and easily handied
Icing for Cake - One cup pow
dered sugar enough milk to make
real stiff dough- add one teaspoon
butter, melted; one quarter tea
spoon vanilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

escort"
olives face frightened. Il can
not accord, nor anybody else. with
the staid and old element" she
said with a pretty smile, but to
put you to the trouble"
TROUBLED" repeated Doane and
the emphasis of the expression
caused Olive to blush, and that
evening Brill, waiting at the cor
ner, sneaked off with a dark scowl
on his vengeful face, and the next
morning as Doane passed Olives
home she promptly joined him. and
the baffled Brill, lurking in the dis
lance, made himself scarce.
Where he domineered in the
office. however, he made all kinds
OF excuses to visit Olives desk. He
several times invited her to a
theater, he presented her with oc-
casional notes to which she paid no
attention. All the same she was
clustered /and distressed in part
over "the trouble" she was giving
Doane
One day as he was nearing the
office he fingered so as not to join
Brill, who was directly ahead of
him, and whose companionship he
evaded whenever possible. AS Brill
turned into the building a stability
dressed, keen faced fellow glided
to Doane's side.
Mister" he said shrewdly, 1--WE
been noticing you and that fellow
ahead Of you to know that Won
don't like him. Neither do /, and
/ happen to know something about
him that would take him down a
peg or two If II was sprung on hmLl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
HEALTH TAI dKG
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd.

, poultry decomposes more rapidly
after withdrawal from cold stor-
age than fresh food.
Refrigeration or cold storage is
the most sanitary method of pre-
serving food 1t does not affect the
taste, digestibility or nutritive
value of food. 1t is a question
whether as much can be said OF
any other known method of pre-
serving food.
A refrigerator should have a
thorough cleaning once a week
throughout the season, and for
this reason the porcelain or white
enamel lined refrigerator is prefer
able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

Representative Kahn Of California, who
thinks that wines ought to be exempted from
the provisions of the prohibition amendment
sees in the Washington race riots sign of
protest against separating people from their
favorite brands of ihtoxicants, which he terms
an unwarranted abridgement of personal lib
erty. Perhaps, but more likely it's the CAPT
tails VIGOROUSLY uncomfortable climate during
the heated months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Those Unreasonable Britishers.

English miners have staged strike in pro-
test against the increase of $3.50 a ton in the
price of coal announced by the government.
Those Britishers are extremely hard to pIa-
cate once they get their dander up.
Over here as a rule employees are pleased to
see the concerns they work for get higher
prices, for it means that it will be possible to
pay them more literally. The railroad brother
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

NOhhAcftAAdAf huu fGpbGH DClH6 sent ulIE9
paid TO anonymous lettersl.
@. What are the present bound
aries of Roumania? r. H. n.
A. A map showing the new bound
aries of all the nations of Europe
can be secured free of charge by ad-
dressing a request for it to The
Rock Island Argus Information
Bureau. Washington. D. c., and en-
closing two-cent stamp for return
postage.
@. How many passenger cars and
motor trucks were shipped to the
American Expeditionary Forces? T.
S. o.
A. The War Industries Board re-
ports that there were 1904 pas
senger cars and 54,343 trucks saip-
ped overseas.
Q. What was the original mean
ing of the term high seas?" +. S.
A
A. This term in law applied to the
seas outside of territorial jurisdic-
ton which were free highways to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

Action taken By the street railway workers
seems to make certain strike, with its losses
and inconvenience to the public. This climax
OF the contention for more adequate compen-
sation should have been avoided. 1t could
never have come to pass before the present
out of town holders got control of the property
Of the COMPANY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Long Cool Drinks.

Long Cool Drinks.
Pineappleade-Pa and crate
one pineapple Place in a sauce
pan and add two cups of sugar, two
cups of water Bring to a boil and
then simmer slowly for 10 min
utes. Cool and then add one pint
OF crushed ice. ono quart of car
donated water, juice of two lemons.
Egg Lemonade Place the yoiS
of an egg in small bowl and adj
three tablespoons of pulverized
sugar, two tablespoons OF lemon
Juice, one half cup of ice cold
water
Beat to mix and then pour into
tall thin glasses and add stiffly
beaten white of egg, folding in
carefully. Add four tablespoons of
crushed ice and fill the glass with
carbonated water. Orange juice
may be used in place of the lemon
juice.
Ginger Ale Cup-Place in a
saucepan. juice of one lemon,
grated rind of one-duarter lemon.
one cup of sugar. Simmer slowly
until the sugar melts into the
syrup. To use-Place three table
spoons of this prepared syrup in a
tall thin glass Brd add one-hait
cup OF shaved ice, one sprig Of
mint. one-half cup of gingerale, and
MI with carbonated water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Household Hints
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Prune. Soft Boiled Egg
Bread and Butter Milk
LUNCHEON.
French Vegetable Soup
Baked Beans Brown Bread
Fruit Jello Tea
DINNER.
Fruit Cocktail
Peas Buttered Beats
Individual Lamb Pot Pies
Cucumber Salad
Sliced Peaches Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

Most people, if an inspector condemned
their scales and offered others for sale to re-
place them, would grow suspicious. There
must be a number of trusting souls among
Rock Island business men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

The volume OF the rocky crust OF
the earth, estimated at ten miles
thick, including the mean elevation
above the sea. is 1855, 900 cubic
niles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24

The highest team-nayigated
body Of water in the world is Lake
Titicaca. which lies at an altitude
of 1885 feet, partly in Peru and
partly in Bolivia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Argus Information Bureau

Director nEtonD efufn
sare
CONFIDENTIAL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-24
Breads.

Buttermiik Bresd-One and ono
half cups buttermllk. Sour cups eli
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-17
SERVICE SCALED DOWN
Employment Bureaus Are Cut to
Bone by Federal Order


WASHINGTON, D. c., March IT,
Reduction of eighty per cent in the
United States Employment Service
force, effective March %, was an
nounced today by Mr.. Densmore, Di-
rector General. This reduction was
made necessary by the failure of
Congress to provide funds to con-
tinue the work.
Mr.. Densmore said the number of
employment Offices would be reduced
from $50 to Sc, but that none Of the
work in direct connection with the
return of soldiers and sailors to civ
ilian employment would be discon-
tinued.
"The reduction cuts the service to
the bone," said Mr.. Densmore. "The
special work in placing engineers and
other highly trained men, persons
handicapped by old age and physical
disability and vocational guidance for
juveniles must cease March %
Maintenance Of a skeleton or
ganization in Washington and the
States and the continuance of camp
representatives soldiers bureaus and
the clearance system, together with
Sc branch offices in industrial centers,
will permit the direction of national
employment work by the service and
enable it to resume full operation
when Congress appropriates funds.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-17
LOCAL NEWS

St. Patrick's supper tonight.
John Frances Hinch spent the
weekend in Boston.
Evelyn Streeter of Concord was in
town Monday.
c.. e. Reed of Waltham, Mass, is
he& visiting his family.
Raymond Stenson has resumed his
work at the Goss Supply Co.
A. e. Counsel & Son u-Aoaded
car Of seed oats today.
Charles Darling Jr of Lyndonville
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Philip Rheaume of Lyndon
was here on business Monday.
Leo Roach from Hardwick spent
Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. Ellen
Hurley.
Mildred Beck Of Lyndonville spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. F. Beck
George Clement and son, Fred
Clement of Woodsville, arrived Mon
day to visit Mrs. Frank Blossom.
Mr.. and Mrs. True Montgomery OF
Pike, N. H., are moving here where
they will make their home.
Mrs. J. w. Thurston of Walden
spent the weekend with Mrs. Elmer
Jackson.
w. w. Farr has returned from a
three weeks visit with his father, C.
NJ. Farr at Middlesex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Page of Easi
ST. Johnsbury were here on business
Monday
c.. B. Chase has finished work al
the Peck Co. store and has opened his
shop on Railroad Street.
Mrs. Bernie Blair OF Glover was
in town Monday on her way to Con
cord.
Sergeant Reed, son of F. S. Reed
has arrived in Hoboken, March 10
on the U. S. Iowa. He went overseas
in 1917 and belonged to the 504th en-
gineers.
Charles Metevia left Monday fol
| Boston, where he has a position.
Mrs, e. G. French of Danville is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Foster, who has been in the
ST. Johnsbury hospital for treatment
is at the home of Harry Balch or
Orchard street. Mrs. Balch lie caring
for her.
Miss Vera Barrett went Monday
night to New York where she will
visit Miss Marion Mcleod. From
there she goes to Boston, and expects
to be away ten days.
Miss Cecile Belcourt of Montreal
is visiting Sister Superior at the
Convent, also Miss Alberta Landry
a former schoolmate of Mount ST
Mary Academy of Montreal.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-17
NO MORE DREADNOUGHTS
England Will Work for Present on
Construction of Merchant
Ships

London, March 1.-THE British
1919, transported more than 26,500,-
900 soldiers and other personnel con-
nected with the conduct of the war,
Walter Hume Long, First Lord of
the Admiralty, said in the House of
Commons today in moving the naval
estimates for 1919. In addition near
ly 100000 prisoners, 2,250,000 an
imals, more than 100000 vehicles, 48
million tons of live stores had been
transported by naval transports.
Mr.. Long described the immense
amount of construction work carried
on during the war, especially the
new harbors at Rosyth and Invergor-
don. He said a mechanism had been
developed for the navy by which
hearing had been made to serve as
effectively as sight.
Since the armistice, Mr.. Long
added, $500 moored mines had been
destroyed by mine sweepers and no
merchant ship which adhered to the
prescribed route had been damaged
by moored mine. No merchant ship
had failed to sail for want of men,
although among the crews were men
who had been on ships torpedoed or
mined three, four and five times.
In introducing the naval estimates
| for 100000 officers, men and boys,
Mr.. Long said that until the peace
conference decided what the worlds
armament for the future should be,
it was idle to ask any naval expert
to frame recommendations for the
future.
However, he added, the British
navy intended to apply the lessons it
| had learned in the war in the devel-
| opment of the feet. The number of
men for which the vote was asked
was the maximum from which it
was hoped to work down.
| Work had been stopped on great
number of ships of all classes which
were under construction when the
armistice was signed.
Mr.. Long said that while avoiding
any expenditure that could be avoid
ed consistent with the safety of the
country, the government felt it was
its duty to see that the navy was
able to perform its double task of
maintaining the integrity of the En-
/ pire and playing continuously lead
ing part in preserving the peace of
the world.