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The Washington times., 1919-11-05
Dining Table As the
Gathering Place of the
Family Should Be Cheerful.

Even IL the cloth is oilelOth, II
ear be clean and fresh, ana Win
the new luncheon sets in stencilleo
ell cloth no one can have the eK-
euss that the cost OF cleanliness Is
too high.
Even a single flower on the din
ing table radiates cheer and gayety
Few people can afford fresh flowers
except on special occasions but the
shops are full now OF the most at
tractiva artificial blooms which
must be handled to convince one
they are other than real saw
some red peoples as reasonable as
txenty-dv cents each and four
would be sufficient for a Jolly
table decoration and could be used
until the family, wearied OF the
same poxies, when others could be
substituted Then later when the
poppies have been quite forgotten,
they can be brought forth again
a new blaze Of color and new de-
light.
As most families must serve
without a maid. TO observe the ac-
cspted rules for. maid service would
be an unnecessary tax on both time
and strength. but even so. the serN-
inE can be done quite nicely II at
tention is paid to certain points.
TO avoid disturbance and frequent
rising from the table, all foods
which the temperature Of the room
will not affect should be placed on
the table at the beginning OF the
meal 1t is a good plan to have
some Young member OF the family
perform what service Is required,
and plates and dishes may be re-
moved two at a time, which. OF
course. Is contrary to good service
E--.fH
The Washington times., 1919-11-05
Russia VS.. English
In Table Service.

Few people know that the formal
or side-seryice with a maid. Of
ooursel, emsnates from Russia. The
family" service (where the food Is
all placed on the table at once) Is
the English style and is the most
informal Many families use
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

No fewer than one hundred and
seyenty-six different kinds of
bananas are grown in various parts
Of the world.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05
Saving Money in the Home
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
By ELIZABETH LATTIMER.

Many people are At times puzzled
as 20 what Is the correct form OF
table service. and even those VINO
claim they care nothing for style
still like TO be quite correct on spe-
eIaI occasions and for company al
fairs
Personally. 1 believe that no fam
uys means are so small that they
can claim exemption from dainty
and careful table service. Good
service Is half the meal and, In
many homes where the food is not
one whit better or more expensive
than In another. it seems better be-
cause il is daintily and correctly
served.
II Is especially desirable to have
such service where there are grow
ing children because the habits and
manners observed during ehildhood
are fnxrained and can never be so
thoroughly acquired in later life.
Nothing is so pathetic as a grown
person, not carefully trained IN
childhood, who is suddenly thrown
With people in better circumstances
and Is wholly at sea as to correct
tahfe efioue4te
The Washington times., 1919-11-05
Hints For The
Household

Mother pearl articles should
be cleaned with whiting and cold
water-soap discolors them.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

pS SItdHtu Win "HlllHs SOiu
water-soap discolors them.
Oilcloth or linoIeum should not be
washed with hot suds. Use tepid
water and wipe with a cloth damped
in equal parts of cold milk and
water
Young nasturtium leaves chopped
up and used for sandwiches with
mustard and cress will be found a
refreshing novelty.
Before using any new tins, 1t is
advisable to take some fresh lard
and rub it well over them. after
first heating il in. the oven. IL
treated in this way the tins will
never rust.
When sewin with a machine any
material that is inclined to "ruck,"
lay a piece of soft paper over and
stitch through this. The paper can
he easily torn away afterward. and
it will he found that the material
has not puckered.
4 dust cover from an upright
piano tackled to the back of the
instrument, will be found very use
full. The cover should be wide
enough to cover the piano and be
thrown over il when sweeping
When not in use the cover may
hang down behind the piano, wholly
out of sight.
Porridgc in the cool season in
Burma is almost as popular as
breakfast food among Europeans as
IL is in Scotland. but. although oats
grow in the country. the oatmeal
used to make it is imported from
Europe and costs about fifteen
times as much as the locally
grown oats.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

Aeronauts aver that the barking
OF dog can be heard at an eIeva-
ton Of four miles.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

1t is said that diamonds have
been discovered in fallen meteors.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05
DO You KnOU
That

whales can swim at the rate OF
zen or twelve miles an hour.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

The most valuable pearls are
perfectly round in shape: next come
the button shaped. then the drop
Of pear shaped.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

whales can swim at the rate OF
zen or twelve miles an hour
1t Is said that diamonds have
been discovered in fallen meteors.
AeronaUts aver that the barking
Of a dog can he heard at an eIeya-
tion OF four miles
No fewer than one hundred and
seyenty-six different kinds OF
bans mas are grown in various parts
Of the world.
The most valuable pearls are
perfectly round in shape: next come
the button shaped. then the drop
Of pear shaped.
Madrid g. said to be the highest
city In Europe. IL rs built on a
mountain plateau 2.2OO feet above
the level OF the sea.
In the japanese variety of the
common pheasant the splendid
green which decorates the neck
only cf the English pheasant or the
ring neck Chinese species Is car
Tlcd dow over the whole breast.
\ lsr=e nlmber OF animals wash
thsnseiyes ard battle. as elephants.
stays. birds. and ants Some animals
get rid OF their parasites by uginr
duet. mud. clay. etc. Those, suffer-
Ing from fever keep quiet. seek
darkness and airy places. drink
water and sometimes even plunge
into 1t.
The Washington times., 1919-11-05

Madrid g. said to be the highest
city In Europe IL is built on a
mountain plateau 1900 feet above
the level of the sea.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
Science Believes This Is Why We Hate Snakes
An Unusual Photograph of Monkey Mother Asleep
While Seathy Serpent Steals
Experiences When Trees, Says, Is
sponsible for Our Instructive Adherence Reptile

the poison of these reptiles; but we do not
know why and we wish we could find out
The bill of indictment against them Is
this:
l. The poisonous ones are mighty bad to
come into contact with.
Q. All serpents produce In most OF us
the most unpleasant of sensations.
3. They catch birds and eat them, par
ticuarly song birds. AS against this the
defense offers in evidence that our domes-
tic cats kill and devour more than all the
snakes do and are not fraction as useful
Therefore, II this point is sufficient to sign
the death warrant OF the serpent. it ought
doubly to sign that Of the cat.
4. They rob birds nest, eating the eggs
particularly Of species that nest on the
ground. Snakes can, and do, to some ex-
tent, climb up trees and rob nests that are
posing himself while robbing a nest, Is like
ly to be seized by hawk-so that nature
nicely balances matters.
5. The snake Is carrier OF at least two
fatal diseases. 1t is subject to cancer
Cancer. however, can only be ingermed in
humans by eating the snake that has it
and humans do not eat snakes. 1t con-
tracts the jungle fever, propasmosis, from
ticks to which 1t is not immune 1t seems
to be immune to ticks that exist in the
localities where 1t lives. But If we do not
handle the snakes we do not get the ticks.
OF our many species OF harmless snakes,
not one can make an effective bite larger
than pin prick. This is because the harm
less types have teeth set solid in the
sockets. adapted for selling and swallow.
ing. Poisonous snakes, on the contrary,
have movable fangs in front of their solid
set teeth, with which they can make ugly
gashing. slashing bites. OF all our harm
Jess snakes the adders. which fiatten out
their heads. hiss and comfort themselves
menacingly, are the greatest buffers Also
they are among the most shocking to
touch.
Here are - harmless snakes: We
have one boa on the Pacific coast. We have
eleven species Of striped, or gartersnakes
the females Of some of which produce as
many as sevc nty-flve young alive. All are
affectionate and in confinement love to be
petted. They are the very last species to
go into Winter sleep. remaining In the open
until the soil actually freezes. 1t is one OF
the anomalies Of reptiles that the poison
GUS snakes are SO sensitive to cold, so
ardent for heat, that they retire into the
deepest recesses Of rocks or punk logs and
stubs at the very first Autumn chill.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

chairs when a mouse comes around look
Ing for cheese?
How many snakes have we to conservef
Allowing two billion square acres for
the United States, and an average Of ten
snakes to the acre, we have 10000 900 900
serpents to commence conservation with.
1t must be remembered that our snakeless
areas are more than compensated for by
rocky and mountainous regions, where a
single acre often swarms with thousands
Of snakes.
female snake. whether she lays eggs
or gives birth to her young, will produce
from twelve to Beyenty-fve progeny per
year. according to species. gartersnakes
being the most prolific. Allowing half the
above population to be females, producing
an average each OF thirty young annually,
and we have an increase each year Of 300;
0.O00, 900 snakes for the entire country
An infant snake emerges into the world
complete snake however small in size.
His growth in size begins Immediately and
he is able to take care OF himself upon
birth. although II his mother be vivi-
parous, he may run In and out of her
pouch for few days while getting &C
quainted with his surroundings. Snake
mothers. however affcctionate. are unAl;; .
Great Britain Rights Reserved
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
BY Dr.. w. H. Ballou.

THE United States Department of
Agriculture experts are asking the
people to refrain from killing harm
less snakes. California has passed a law
protecting the gopher snake Of that State.
and Gopher Snake Clubs TO carry on the
campaign OF education have been formed
by the dozen In that commonwealth. In
New York City a Reptile Study Society
has been organized for the same purpose
of being kind to mankind's legendary worst
enemy. Legislation similar to that passed
by California is being considered in other
parts of the country.
What Is 1t that has so changed opinion
upon the creature whose shape was taken,
says Scripture, by the Prince OF Evil to
tempt Mother Eve: but the repulsion for
which almost universally shared by man.
kind comes really. science says. from the
long ages when mans hairy progenitors
were still roosting in the trees Of the pri-
meval forests. and were the constant prey
OF serpents, both OF ground and treeclimb.
Ing varieties7 The serpents lay in wait
for these shaggy ancestors Of ours when
they shambled along the trails. and they
crept silently upon them through the shelf
ering branches of the trees. Consequently,
declares science, the human fear and alb
horrence Of the snake is perhaps the old
est; it is not only prenatal. but pre-human;
ingrained within US.
What has been discovered. then. Of the
crawling tribes that can conceivably end
mans ancient feud with them?
This-that snakes eat various and sun
dry enemies OF man, or, rather, enemies Of
his food supply.
XIII q snake"-this Is one Of the aphor-
isms Of the Reptile Study Society and Is
supported by the Government-"and you
destroy 100 pounds of wheat, because the
number Of rats and mice that would eat
that much wheat In year are just the
number one snake would itself eat"
The defense for the snakes files the fol-
lowing points,
1. They feed on insects. slugs. snails.
ETC.. that destroy grains, vegetables and
fruit.
Q. They feed on mo!es and gophers-the
latter plague Of the West resembling a
cross between squirrel and prairie dog
which destroy lawns and gardens.
3. They feed on rats and mice, which not
only destroy foodstuffs. but carry disease.
A. Some species. such as the king
snakes, live almost exclusively on rattle.
snakes, copperheads, moccasins and other
poisonous varieties. They are immune to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

species OF rattle
snakes, under the
local names OF Ed
wards. black-tailed,
red. tiger. horned.
green. Texas, Prices
and white. In GEN.
trail United States Is
the massasauga rat
tier In the south
east are the pigmy
and diamond back
rattlers.
Not only the hu.
man family, but the
apes have instinc.
tive fear OF snakes,
more or less devel-
oped according to
the individual.
Pyecraft, the Eng
lish scientist, made
a m pie demonstra-
lions. He Gagged some
snakes, then brought
In, one at q time.
different species Of
apes. All apes. in
Guiding the most ter.
rible OF them, the
gorilla. trembled and
were exceedingly
nervous In the pres
ence OF even the
Gagged snakes. Query
did q mouse nibble
Ewes toes since
almost all Ewes
daughters hop on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

to show affection long, as her young soon
scatter, eithe, to be seized and eaten by
other animals or to escape all hazards and
live long on the fat OF the land.
II snake conservation could be carried
out fully, that Is. If all snakes born here.
after could be FREQ from all enemies. in
twenty years America. would be one vast
snake den, with some six to ten trillion
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

One of the Useful Activities of the
Snake-Dining on a Destructive
Disease-Carrying Rat Which 1t has
Killed. (And Below Another Use
full Serpent Activity-a King Snake
Destroying a Poisonous Viper.
The King Snake Is Harmless to
Man.
serpent. The bite Of this terrible brute ia
usually fatal. often within less than an
hours time.
Practically every part Of the United
States Is Inhabited by one or more species
OF rattlesnakes. which, in conjunction with
the eastern copperhead and moccasin, con-
snakes. There are Ill species Of snakes
In this country, Of which only II species
are poisonous. The ma jority Of the poison
GUS species are found in southern ATTITUDES,
yet venomous snakes are actually more
common in sections of Pennsylvania and
New York than In the South"
In the eastern States are the timber
rattlesnakes and copperhead In the Mid.
die West Is the prairie rattler, and In the
FAR western States the Pacific rattlesnake,
In the southern States is the deadly water
moccasin. our most dangerous snake In
southern border States are two species OF
coral. or poisonous. snakes related to the
Asiatic cobra. In the southwestern States.
which are sparsely populated, are nine
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

snakes to its credit, and there would arizs
loud calls for st. Patrick.
Certainly the snakes destroy certain
demons that possess US.
But there are verses In the Bible that
tell about a man possessed OF demons who
had them cast out-but, alas, others
swarmed in their place-"and To-, that
mans last state was worse than his axat!s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03

Snake Mother with Matching of Although
Iolc has More Enemies to Guard Against
OF Animals Combined
lily 'ra where the Ratters and Other
Kept Pet the hv
Medical Scientist for Variou 80 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06
Lloyd George Fears
Polish Corridor May
lnvtie German Coup
Ne,p Yorb tribune
WushinGtom Bwreav

Warrington B@r6oW
WASHINGTON, April b-According
to advices received through official
channels, the opposition BY Premier
Lloyd George to granting a corridor to
the Poles through German territory 70
Danzig, together with tho assignment
Of Danzig by the peace conference to
Poland, because he does not desire to
allow Germany any pretext for organ
izing an irredentist movement east Of
tho Vistula River, where Germans are
numerous.
The Premier contends that by con-
Meeting Danzig with Thorn and Warsaw
by two independent railroads it prob
ably would be possible to make Poland
economically independent.
The loss Of Lemberg by the Poles,
advices from Paris assert, is regarded
there as not only shock to the Poles,
but blow to the Allies as we'll, Lem
berg being considered, in the possess
sion of the Ukrainians, as opening the
road for the Russian Bolshevik army
to Hungary. Danger was seen of Poland
being surrounded by ring of Russians,
Hungarians and Germans, all hostile to
the new state, and the possibility Of
Poland and Czecho-Slovakia also fall
ing into q Bolshevik trap.
1t is declared to be these considera-
lions which are moving the Poles to
insist upon the necessity of rushing
the Polish legions in France to Poland
and Of giving the Polish government
every moral and material assistance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06
Unrest Growing Among
South African Natives
Police Wound Several in .yohan.
nesburg Clashes at Trial
of Leaders

LONDON, April b.-Increasing agi-
tation among the South African ma
tives, growing out of the recent trou-
bles In white labor circles, is report
ed by Reuters Johannesburg CORE
spondent, telegraphing under date Of
April 3. There is a movement among
the natives, backed by influential
chiefs, against the law requiring them
to possess registration passes, and the
authorities are rounding up the ring
leaders.
At the trial Of the ringleaders the
natives made demonstration outside
the magistrates court and were
charged by the police with bayonets.
Several natives were wounded and
many arrested.
In the native quarter, after a white
man was attacked and knocked down,
the police restored order after three
natives had been injured by rifle shots
and some of the whites also had been
injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06
Other Routes Suggested

Dispatches from Spa state that the
agreement with the Germans was
signed at 1880 o'clock last evening,
after two conferences during the day
1t was stipulated that General Haller's
troops could be moved to Poland by
other routes, the first mentioned being
the route by rail to Coblcnz, Gieszen,
Cassel, Halle, Eilcnburg, Kottbus, LISA
and Kalisz; second, by way Of Stettin,
and third, by way of Koenigsberg.
The troops are to be allowed to pass
freely across Germany, in ten trains
daily.
BERLIN, April 5.-The transport Of
Polish troops from France to Poland
under the agreement reached at Spa
will begin ON April 10. The transfer
of the troops, it is estimated, will take
about two months.
COPENHAGEN, April 5.-A German
version of the agreement reached at
Spa says that Marshal Foch promised
to recommend that the British give
freedom to German coastal shipping
for the duration Of the passage Of
Polish troops through German terri
tory.
After giving the various routes to
be taken, the dispatch says the Ger
mans guarantee the complete safety Of
these routes. On the other hand, meas
ures have been taken that the troops
being transported do nothing that
might cause a disturbance among the
population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06
Last American Troops
I'm italy Start Home

GENOA, April 1.-THE last contin-
gent Of American troops In italy left
here to-day on the italian steamship
Dante Alighiert. Military and civilian
authorities babe the Americans, fare
we'll. Italian troops accompanied the
Americans TO tho dock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06

keep their agreement regarding the
use of Danzig, and that at least por-
ton of the Polish troops will be sent
into Poland through that port. while
others will go either through other
ports specified or by the land ruote
recently suggested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-06
New Rajah Turbans

New Rajah Turbans
INSPIRED BY PARIs-MADR
m OUR OWN WORKROOMS
And a regal head-dress these
turbans make with two new
materials, Batavia cloth and
French hai~cloth, in chic cclor
combinations, swirledahd draped.
Rajah turbans vie with Watteau,
cloche, sailor and Directoire
shapes as the favored millinery
to wear with the tailleurs.
1900 TO 1850
FRENCH MILLINERY SHOP
Fourth Floor
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-08
iWSSl [ftl .WSSl
DESET PROCENT Z AMERI-
CkYCH DlTEk MAJf
ADENOIDY.

Adenoidy, (zarustani nos
Mich zlaz) prekazi vice nez 10
procentum americkych ditek V
dosazeni normalniho vyvinu V
statneho cloveka, die nedaN,
no vykonaneho Setreni V slime
obydlenych strediskach, vede-
neho zdravotni sluzbou Spoj.
Statu.
Vysledek lekafsk6 prohIid-
ky provadene odvodnim ura-
dem poukazuje, re velka cast
techto objeVenych vad, jest
beze Vsi pochyby vinou rodicu,
9venovali do3ti pozornosti
temto vadam, kdyz byly d6ti
male. - Vyiimaje vadne zu-
by, zkusenosti Z celych Spoj.
Statu dokazuji, ze adenoidy
isou nejvice rozSirenou vadou
deti.
Adenoidam So muze prede-
jiti, neb mono je vylecit, ,kdyz
Jsou vyvinute. Jako jeden z
leiich pfispevku, ku zlepseni
zdravi naroda a posilneni ieho
statecnosti, Vydala verejna
Zdravotni Sluzba knizku O a.
nenoidach k rozdeleni mezi 10
dice a skolni urady.
Vysvetluje Sc V nj rodicum
o prvnich priznacich adenoid,
ktere mohou byti zpozorovany
kdyz dite dycha dsty, zvlaste
We spanku. Jalikoz priroda sa-
ma urcila, re name dychat no
sem, coz Jest zai'izenim pro
cisteni a zahrivani vzduchu.
drive nez pride do pile, Jest
Vidno, re dychani usty Jest ma
sledkem necistot vniklych do
nosnich direk. Jest pri tom
mnoho ncbezpeGi, vSak mnohe
Jest zylaStG vazne. Dite trpici
adenoidami, nema skoro nikdy
sVoJi prirozenou vahu. ma pro
padla prsa, sklesla ramona,
nasledkem spatneho dychani.
Znetvoreni obliceie jest jinym
naslcdkem. Horeni zuby vycni
vail, isou nahrcmadenv V re-
tolnuou skupinu a stavaii sc
pficinou We VIvinu ruznych ne
moci. Deti trpi castym nastu-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-08-08

hlavni, byla dokonale cista a
vsem predpisdm zdravotnic-
kym uplne vyhovovala.
Francouzsti inzenyri hledeli
napred ma podnik ten S velikou |
|ned1verou. Nelibila Sc Jim ami
hraz ami pristroie a cisteni voI
dy. Jedcn vynikaiicf francouz-
sky inzenyr priSel odporucu-
jicim dopisam cd vlady, ktera
Sc byla zatim dovedela, ze
hraz spadne. Zadal, ably mu
byly ukazany vseckY nakresy
a vypocty. Pfesvedcil Sc, re je
obava opravnena, nebot' "a
klad byl melky. Ale Cooper ial
Sc MIN Znovu pocitati a pre-
svedcil jej konecne, re Sc myli.
Byly to vypocty a zkusenosti
move, americke. Hraz nespa-
dla. Podobne bylo to fill
tracnim apparatem. FrancouZi
2 poGatku n9vefili, ze Sc da vo-
da vycistiti, ale pax byli pre-
/ kvapeni a nadseni a vyzvali
/ Coopera, ably tom napsal ella
mex do iejich odborneho caso-
pisu.
Jak jiz bylo recena, praco-
vail pod Cooperom vojaci, kde
to bylo mono, iinak zamest
naval take francouzske i Spa
mel Ike civilisty, mad nimiz a.
mericti vojaci dohlizeli. Start
muzi lide zmrzaceni drtili
kamen V lomech a dostavali
osm franku "a krychlovy metr,
cili asi dollar "a krychlovy
yard. | slime venkovanky pra-
covaly tn vydelavaly 81 sko-
Iro tolik, muzi. Ma sklonku val
ky vojaci nasi jiz nepracovali
a bylo treba upln6 spolehati
t 9e ma civilisty a nemecke zajat
ce. Zatim Sc dovazeli delnlci
: re Span6lska, Portugalska, il
! nych evropskych zemi, ano
: Ciny. Cooper pravi, ze ne
, mscti zajatci pracovali zvlastt
dobre j bylo mozno Sc ma ne
Y spolehnouti. NejvetSi prekaz'
/ kou V praci bylo, aspoi 2 po,
/. Catku, re nebylo velikych s,rc
:. ju v6tSina prace musela s.
q d6lati ien lopatami a motyka
mi.
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zenim, chronickym nosnim ka-
tarhem a casio zraci cich a
sluch.
Phi primefenem leceni jest
znatelne naSleduiici zlepseni
dite pocne nabyvat ztracenou
vahu, dostava zdrayou barvu
a brzy stane Sc normalni oso-
bou jak no priroda chtela NIT.
Tato knizka pod imenem "A
deonids' So poSle kazdomu M
po1adani Piste ma Public
Health Service. Washington,
D. c.