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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to flush Kidneys
if Back Hurts or Bladder
bothers.

IT Nou must have YOUR meat every
dss cat ii, but flush YOUR Kidneys with
salts occasionally. says noted authori-
~ who tells US that meat forms uric
acid which almost paral7zes the kidneys
in their efforts 70 cNPcl II from The blood
They become sluggish and eaken. then
you suffer with dull misery in the kid
ney region. sharp pains IN the back or
sick headache. dizziness. your stomach
sours. tongue is coated and when the
weather Is bad sou hesc rheumatic
twinges. Tho urine Gets cloudy fun OF
sediment. the channels often get sore
and irritated. ohliging YOU to seek relief
two or three times during the night.
TO neutrslize these irritating acids
to cleanse the kidneys and Aush Of the
body's urinous waste set four ounces Of
lad Salts from any pharmacy here;
tske a tablespoonful in \ glass or wa
ter before breakfast for few days and
YOUR Kidneys viii then act 6ne. This
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice. comb med with
lthis. and has been used for genera
lions to flush and stimulate sluggish
Kidneys. also 10 neutraiize the acids IN
urine. 50 It no longer irritatsS. thus
ending bladder weakness
lad salts is inexpensive: cannot in
jnre END makes delightful enerN IS
cent Ithia water drink.-Ady.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21
LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
From Writ Morea.
fieiIes enratl. Gerrnarr
Ian. IL. 1a1a

Jar. H. 1912
Dearest Mother oM.ne
am on tho sick-lsus list TO-
dsy and IS have nothing better TO
dc. an not doing ID quite logical
reason. dent you thtnkc
Ne. there is nothing very serious the
matter with me. except 4 sore arm.
caused ~ an incubation received day
before yesterday said arm being quite
sore and swollen But VIII be O. r.
IN a day or two. Yesterday and today
had the doctors permission u re-
main tn the quarters Today missed
a big msneuyre which IS being pulled
off not far from here 1t has just
started By the sound Of the one pound
er, and that sound. the only one or its
kind IN the world. reminds one OF the
cid days At Cautigny. ST. Mihiel the
Argonne and Sedan. which now begin
to seem so long ago but which in
reality arr only few weeks and
months old. Tbs 75s are now sound
ins ofr-ths good old .75s-you sure
nave to take your hat or 70 10 III
y the queen Or all field pieces. This
> the first artillery fire that the civil
an population OF these towns around
mighty thankful for that They GER
tainly are nervous and here's hoping
that It puts the fear OF God" ia them
and gives them or rather let them
think OF what the people Of France
and Belgium haze suffered.
I received one % the Christmas
boxes couple q DAYS ago The 9TH
ers I am waiting for
Now dearest Mother ONine you
have often wondered why / transfer
red from the Ammunition Train.
viii admit the A. r. Was the better
branch Of the service. but ] don't see
where ID vas any safer, according to
my theory or when mans time
comes The A T vas by no means
a tplpe) as any battle-scarred dough
boy Will tell you. But 7 wanted TO sec
something more real and exciting than
n bursting alongside me. only
few yards away and (now this Is
little secret that only three Other lads
are I'D on1 Al SCISSORS I pulled out
from the outfit fer aIrno@. thirty-siN
hours and Joined ~ with doughboy
outfit gong over the tor. There
were four or us and We sure Rad some
wonderful experiences and sport out
~ the adventure from thnn on there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21

vas sort or fascination about going
over the top so consequently when
the chance came to transfer ] Jumped
I'll ii. No, ii was not merely as SOU
yenir hunter that I wanted TO become
douzhboy. for, as YOU very wen
know I never was very good hand
- carving bunch or junk around
Il vas the excitement and the adven-
tnra or setting IN in new game
and have never regretted IT,
one thing. an feeling 50 much
better and little thinner. So II be
my douEhboy has been or no other
benefit 20 me 1t has done me good
nbv.tcaIly and as ono OF the secrets
81 nhysicai welfare Is early 20 bed and
oarl,. to rise I am bidding you good
night at $50 p m. on a SATURDAY
night
have no, very much news or par
tfclla- interest this time. We are
nreparing to 20 on "ths target range
IN the next few days SO We are put
Eng In all or our time on the sub
ioc+ Or How to Become An Expert IN
ONLY SIX Lessons VIII say that III
have TO do some pretty good shooting
n order 10 equal or better the scores
Of nv beloved brother he has told
ne what they were
That boy certainly has the blues
over his hard luck in not getting over
here.
4 few DAYS ago I was in eohlens
on pa.s-had fairly GOOD time
ON. feature about said pass that wlll
mention IS that It was the first writ
ter pass for pleasure have had N
little over eighteen months. Ny last
pass vas to Wilmington. Delaware.
Jlly /. 1917
Gee that's long tin's ago. ism
II. week ago last Saturday tn
oolors OF the 2sth Inf. were decorated
and the decoration was for the second
citation or the regiment and was CIV
en- for conspicuous bravery IN the pat
tie Of Cantigny. There are YET t"0
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21
he middle OF The summer.

the middle OF the summer
When YOU mentioned about the cold
around old Lake Michigsn-it gave me
the shiyers. Ii has been pretty cold
around here. but I don't think II has
been Ave below yet. II - whole lot
different from last winter IN France.
7 assure you we suffered. ct least
did and this mild weather certainly
suits me Chow call so good bye Love
TO all.
Tour loving son.
WRIT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21
Get Rid of That
Persistent Cough

stop that weakening. persistent cough or
cold threatening throat or lung afsec-
tons with Fckman' s Alternative. the
tonic and upbutlde- Of 20 Years success
ful use soc and $3.50 bottles from
druggists. or frons- ECKMAN LABORA-
TORY. Philadelphia.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21

Times news service is the best
that money can buy and honest
effort can furnish.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21

Well, ". are a litue deeper into
Germany. having made another move
yesterday OF about ten kilometsrs.
Guess We are to continue these It'll.
moves until we finally come out Oh the
other side OF Germany.
A few weeks aso We were in hopes
of being in the States in q couple OF
months. Now I looks as II II Will be
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-21

more decorations for tho colors OF this
regiment which VIII make four. all
told
50 you can readily see, Mother
OMiue. the grand and glorious record
OF the 1sth Inf. L. S. 4 There IL
no better and lerv few as good
Beard. Germany.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

F. at all. times. The boxes were
shipped in baggage cars to Ch.cago,
and most of them were not re-
iced along the route. An inspection
of. the samples on arrival at Chi
cago showed that of the .vlrious
methods of packing, the insulated
box filled with crushed ice was the
most effective. The bottles of milk
in these boxes were entirely sur
rounded by the ice, which was pack
ed in as tightly as possible. One
or two samples which were packed
in ice and sawdust arrived in, a
spoiled condition, due to the fact
that a low enough temperature had
not been. maintained. The ice in the
insulated boxes Tasted well, and
one box from PoFtlandsnaOre., which
was re-fced at minneapolis on Tues
day did not arrive in Chicago until
the following Saturday,: but,twas
still in good condition. '",~f
When milk is produced and han
died under Athe right conditions it
can be shipped to almost ny point
in the United States. or 10 foreig
countries, and arrive in good condi-
tiony according to dairy specialists
Of the United States department Of
agriculture. At present considera bic
quantities are being shipped to Pan
ANA, and are used on ocean liners
plying between this country and Eu-
rope.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Worker and Stacker Hens

The worker hen-the fowl that
produces persistently and econom-
ically-usuaIly carries ragged, worn
plumage; is a late molter; has a red
large, sleek, plump comb, and white,
thin, fat shanks. The beak and ear
lobes are white, while the pelvic
bones are thin, pliable and wide
apart, and the skin is thin, loose,
and shows no indication of hard fat
The space between the pelvic bone
and the end of the breast bone is
narrow, while the small bones on
either side of the breast bone are
hard and well covered with flesh.
The skin is thick, hard and under
laid with fat.
; In making physical examination
soft the fowls for production eff
cheney! hold the hen with the breast
TbonGF in the palm of the hand, with
the flesh part Of the legs firmly held
firmly on either side of the fore
finger. The feeling Of the breast
bone in the palm of the hand will
indicate the quality of the skin,
while with the other hand the ex-
aminer can measure the distance be-
tween the pelvic bone and from the
pelvic bone to the rear end of the
breast bone. AS he holds the bird
he can also examine the plumage,
comb, shanks, beak, ear 1obes, and
thus accumulate information for mis-
diagnosis of conformation and pro-
duction ability
1t is essential that he consider all
points in respect to their Importance
and not place too much dependence
on one or more prominent character
istics.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Examine Labels on Gale uim Arsenate
Carefully for Success With Cotton

When a farmer goes to buy calcium
arsenate for boil weevil poisoning. he
should look carefully at the label.
It should be printed on the label
that the material is satisfactory for
cotton busting and that the manu-
facturer specifies straight use of the
material WITHOUT the. addition of lime
Or any other carrier. This is the
urgent advice of the boil weevil
specialists of the United States de-
partment of agriculture If it, is
neglected, they say, the farmer may
get. material that either will not
control the weevil or that will kill
his cotton.
Poisoning, they continue, will con-
troll the weeHil, but the whole scheme
is seriously imperiled by careless
buying Of poison. Much of the sup
ply offered last year was worthless
or worse than worthless. Many con-
Germs are beginning the manufac-
ture of calcium arsenate, and there
IS danger that there will be even a
larger percentage of unsatisfactory
material than last year unless care
is exercised in purchasing. AS many
farmers are already making their
purchases or will shortly do so, now
is. the time to exercise such care.
The farmer should not buy calcium
arsenate merely because it is label
ed or sold as such, the specialists
say, but should buy calcium arsenate
by specifications. 1t should contain
not more than three-fourths of one
per cent of water-soluble arsenic
pentoXide, on account. OF danger OF
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
p UndraWn Poultry Better

Extensive investigations have Con-
WINGED specialists of the bureau of
chemistry, United States department
Of agriculture, that undrawn poultry.
contrary to the general impression,
keeps better in cold storage and in
passing through trade channels than
does drawn poultry. The expert
ments revealed that the drawing Of,
poultry as practiced commercially al
ways resulted In the bird becoming
contaminated with bacteria, which
caused spoilage.
These bacteria multiply rapidly.
Their growth is checked by cold
storage but is not entirely stopped.
If it were practicable to- draw poul-
try with the same precaution used
by surgeon in performing an opera
ton with sterile instruments and
rubber gloves, and under strictly sci
entific and sanitary conditions, SO
that there would be no bacterial con-
tamination-the drawn poultry would
be preferable to the undrawn. How
ever, it is not regarded as practicable
under ordinary commercial conditions
to adopt such safeguards.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

Moles are trapped principally in
the United States because they are
troublesome and destructive ins up
roofing growing crops. In Euro
pean countries they are trapped ex-
tensively for thei rpelts. Millions
of these European moleskins are be-
ing used by fur manufacturers in
this country. Why not capitalize
the industry in American
Like the saying about the jack
rabbit pie, the, immediate object is
to catch the rabbit. So it is with
moles! Steel traps, rat traps, go
pher traps and similar devices are
important to insnare the under
ground rodent. Choker loops, grip
ping or scissor-jaWs and impaling
spikes are the three types OF Ameri-
can mole traps.
A garden trowel is the most eff
fective instrument for setting traps.
For example, the scissor-jaw' trap is
used in this fashion,: Loosen the
soil and free it from sticks, clods or
pebbles with the trowel. The jaws
of the trap must close in the soil.
Make the excavation for the trap a
little deeper than the level of the
bottom of the runway
Having located the runway, fill in
enough loose earth to hide and OBJ
trap snugly into place, the jaws
straddling the course. Trap the
trigger end down with the end of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
KEEPING OFFICIAL TAB
ON POULTRY: PRODUCTION

Many farmers know little con-
corning the individual production Of
their hens and pullets, but this is
a cscIor IN flock mismanagement
which merits close attention, partic-
ularly in view of the high price OF
eggs during the winter season. II
is relatively as simple for the farm
flock owner to keep tab on the
production of hens as it is for him
20 keep track of the milk yield of
his cows and. in every respect, The
keeping of flock records results as
profitably as where similar accounts
are kept concerning COW activities.
Efficient use of the trap nest is
the most satisfactory method of
detecting the unprofitabIe hens and!
pullets in the flock. AS soon as the
trap nesting records show that GER.
tain birds are ':loafing on the JOB"
the quicker these fowls are dis
posed of the better, as poultry feed
ing .stuffs are corr'espon dinghy as
high in price as are the commodi-
ties which form the human ration.
N-lrE FLOCK Should Produce
A great many poultry keepers
have no real standard or guide by
which to determine whether or no;
the egg yield of their flocks is sat
isfactory. The data compiled by
The officials who have had charge
of the international egg laying con-
test at the Storms (Connecticutp
Agricultural Experiment Station, are
OF special value. These records
cover eight years results in poultry
keeping and include data from
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

burning plants. It should contain
not less than 40 per cent total ar
senic. If it contains much less, it
will not control the weevil. It's dem
sity should be between so and 100
cubic inches to the pound. Other
wise it will not make a satisfactory
dust cloud. and the plants can not be
treated successfully with it.
In order to- be. certain that the
material is suitable for cotton DUST
ing, the farmer should, as shortly
after making purchases as possible,
send samples to the Delta laboratory
of the bureau Of entomology at Tai
lu1ah, La, for examina ton. In pur-
chases of any size, samples should
be taken from at leaest three pack
ages. A safe rule is to take sam
pie for every ten packages. Each
sample should weigh half a pound
Full information~as to the source ana
history of the material should ac-
company the samples.
Success in boil weevil poisoning
the specialists point out, depends on
observance of these precautions. The
farmer who is not willing: to- exer-
else that feature Of care would be
wise not to attempt poisoning at
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Lack Of Sugar to Supply Nectar to Bees
May Seriously Affect Honey Production

a great loss If the bees are allowed
to die of starvation.
For the many bee keepers who are
unable to get sugar at this time 1t
will still be possible. to save the
bees by feeding a thick strip of
granulat2d sugar at the very first
of the spring brood-rearing. about
the first of March in ATTITUDES such
as Washington; somewhat later
farther north. This strip should be
should be replaced as soon as the
sirup is given ana the feeder left
packed. Bees wintered in cellars in
the far north should be fed as soon
as they are removed from the cell
lar, or, if they are short Of stores,
strip can be given not more than
three or four weeks before they are
removed to the outside stands. Di-
rections for making thick strip for
fall or winter feeding are found in
Farmers Bulletin 695 of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
In providing stores Of sugar sirup 1T
is best to feed in one lot rather
than to extend the feeding over sew
era1 days. The department does not
recommend the use of cakes Of
candy for winter feeding.
With scant winter stores it be-
comes unusually important to pack
bees thoroughly for winter to con-
serve their stores as well as their
vitality. Explicit directions for win
ter care of bees are given in pub
locations which will be sent free or
request to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Cut Wood by Machinery
And Save EnQine'S Cost

Use of power machinery in pre-
pairing firewood will reduce labor re-
quirements to a point where the
farmer should be able to get his wood
ready to burn without seriously neg
lecting other work, says the United
States department of agriculture. A
great many farmers already have
gasoline engines suitable for furnish
ing the power for wood-saWing ma
chimes. The saving machines them
selves are comparatively inexpensive
and the labor one saves will be uf-
ficient to pay for it long before it
is worn out. One outfit can do the
work for several families each year.
The purchase of complete outfit,
including an engine to furnish power,
may be profitable for a group of
farmers or for one who has an OPP
portunity to do custom work for his
neighbors.
Where the cooperative plan is not
feasible, many farmers prefer to have
their wood cut with a hired outfit
rather than to purchase an individual
rig. The machines are sometimes
hired by the day or hour and some
times by the cord. In cutting poles
put into cordwood, the outfit is US
usally hired on a time basis. When
the saw owner furnishes the fuel
for the engine and his own time. 81
or less per hour is usually charged
in, the eastern part of the country.
If the saw is kept busy wood can
be cut, at the rate. of at least two
cords per hour. Thus the use OF
a hired machine for cutting WooG
will cost the farmer less than fifty
cents per cord. In cutting cord
wood the outfit is often hired at
a fixed rate per cord. Where the
saw owner furnishes the fuel and
only sis own time, the price is
usually thirty-five to fifty cents per
cord. If a custom rig has a great
deal of saving to do every year
the charges for depreciation, interest,
and probable repairs will be consid-
erably less per cord than on the In
dividual outfit. Consequently, the
custom outfit can do the work at
a price equal to or below the cost
of doing it with an individual out
fit and still return a profit to the
owner.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
Set "SSciissor-Ja Jaw Trap
For the Moles on the Farm

the trowel handle, and lastly, re-
lease the safety hook that holds to-
gether the bows of the trap
The Pacific coast states abound
with the burrowing mole. The trap
ping in the Pacific coast country
may be prosecuted successfully at
any season of the year. In the
eastern states the industry will be
hampered in winter by SHOWS and
freezing weather. However, the
mole is alert and active all winter.
For marketing purposes the pelt
must not be injured. The job of
skinning the mole is simple and con-
slant practice will enable one to
put eight to ten pelts an hour on
the drying board. When the skin
has been lifted from the mole, pick
from it any bits of dangling fat.
The bulk of moleskins supplied
manufacturing furriers in America
are dressed and dyed by special
processes involving the use of ma
chinery.
The leather side of the pelt is
commonly dyed to prevent it's light
color from showing at the seams in
q garment.
From a dozen to twenty skins of
the common mole are sufficient to
make an average size neckpiece for
ladies' wear. Twenty skins will
make q medium-size muff, and thirty
skins large one.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30

In certain parts Of the country,
especially in the white-clovel reg
ion, there has been a lack of nectar
during late summer and fall, and
many colonies of bees are not pro-
vided with enough stores to last
through the winter and to enable
them to build up properly next
spring. This lack is especially de-
plorable just now because of the
bright outlook for good honey mar
kets next year. Bee keepers whose
bees are not adequately provided
with good honey stores in album
dance should do their utmost to
get granulated sugar from which
a thick strip can be made to take
the place of the honey stores. Moth
ing but granulated sugar can be
used with safety for this purpose.
The shortage of sugar makes it
difficult to get sugar in quantity
for feeding bees. Bee keepers east
Of Buffalo and PittsbuTg will be
compelled to buy cane sugar, while
those west of that line must use
beet sugar. Either sugar is suitable
for. the purpose. The extension divi-
sion of New York and the State De-
partment of Agriculture of Pennsyl-
vania are making arrangements to
provide bee keepers of those states
with sugar. In other eastern states
bee keepers will find it difficult to
get sugar unless they can combine
with others to buy in car lots. Bee
keepers west Of Buffalo should at
tempt to buy sugar direct from beet
sugar refineries. Every effort should
be made to get sugar, for it will be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-30
New Farm Publications.

The following publications were
issued by the United States depart
ment of agriculture during the week
ended November Is, 1919:
"Buckwheat.' Farmers Bulletin
1862.
"Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer."
Farmers Bulletin 1865.
1.-THE Mosaic Disease Of Sugar
Cane and Other Grasses" Depart
ment Bulletin 829.
Regulations for. Grain Ware
houses" office of the Secretary Cir
cular 141.
Revised Regulations for Cotton
Warehouses" office of the Secretary
Circular 143.
Rules and Regulations of the
Secretary of Agriculture Under the
Food Products Inspection Law. of
July "a, 1919" Office of the Secre-
tary Circular 144.
Copies of these publications may
be obtained on application to the
division of publications, United
States department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. G.