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The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

swers as an ante-room to prepare the
candidate for further icing.
The cold-storage room Is 81 by IA
hold produce in considerable quantity.
The other room in the main part of
the building holds the ice.
Good Construction Required.
To be satisfactory cold-storage
building requires good construction.
This plan provides a good, solid, con-
crete foundation with walls and foot
ings solid enough to be permanent.
There are concrete floors laid as a
foundation for the insulation. Above
the regular insulation is a carefully
made floor of cement.
The walls and ceiling are made the
same as the floor with the exception
of the concrete floor underlayer.
Waterproofed insulating board is
used all around the cold-storage room
and the ice room, as shown in the
cross sections.
It will be noticed that the packing
room and preceding room are built
In the annex to the main building and
have lower ceilings. The space be-
tween these ceilings and roof is util-
ICED for the storage of packing mate
rails.
Such buildings are useful in COM
munities where small fruits and veg
etables are grown to be shipped some
distance to large market sections. The
man in charge of the cold-storage
plant attends to the packing and load
ing, SO that the packages are uniform
and true to weights, measures and
grades. The farmers simply grow
the stuff and haul it to the packing
house in packing trays. The man in
charge keeps track of each farmers
account and renders a statement the
first Of each month.
Ice Easily Kept.
It Is easy to keep ice all summer
IL you know how. When Ice is Stored
away for summer use and leaks away
before it is wanted there is a reason
for it. In the first place there must
be sufficient quantity Of ice together
to keep cold, and there must be pro-
lection against warm air and there
must be no leak in the roof.
Some of the first farmer ice houses
were built underground or partly SO.
1t often happened that drainage was
imperfect and that water accumulated
in and around the bottom of the house
and melted the ice SO that by the mid
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

die of summer, sometimes even be-
fore the month Of June, the Ice would
all be gone.
Years ago 1t was considered neceB.
sary to make very expensive walls to
keep the ice from melting and great
many experiments have been conduct
ed for the purpose of finding out the
best way to build ice houses. The
right principle of refrigerator brdld-
ing has confused builders of ice
houses, and some of them have not
yet recognized the difference.
An ice house is intended to preserve
ice while refrigerator is intended to
make use of it, economically, of
course, but when a piece of ice Is put
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

brown, dark blue, dark green and the
dark purplish reds.
The velvet coat pictured here
hangs in straight lines with the full
ness at the top gathered to shoulder
yoke. The collar and cuffs are Of
beaver fur. A small melon muff Is
made of the same velvet as the coat
and has a narrow band of beaver
about the center. The big. crowned
hat has an air of much Importance
but ribbon ties at each side give IL
baby-bonnet touch to suit the Lit.
tie wearer. The soft, upturned brim
has small needlework squares set
about 1t and a narrow band of fur
really caps the climax in this am.
bilious little performance of the
styles. The muff hangs from the
neck with a heavy silk cord and
safety first" requires that 1t be pro-
vided. Unless they are unusual, win
ter styles cannot expect to command
attention This last word in outer
clothes for little girls proves to be a
most interesting finale.
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

alright, but 1t must be porous enough
For this reason base formed of rough
stones covered with cinders and the
cinders covered with a foot of saw
dust makes a good bottom. A very
satisfactory substitute is made by
laying small round poles in the bottom
of the ice house covered with straw
and the straw covered with sawdust
about foot deep.
There is a good deal in packing the
Ice In the house to make 1t keep well.
1t should be put In during cold wealth
er and all the chinks carefully filed
with broken ice and the whole mass
well frozen together by pouring on
water. BY doing this very carefully
the ice can be frozen together almost
solid so the air will all be forced out.
There should be space of foot
between the ice and the sides of the
house all around and this foot filed
In with sawdust tamped down. The
sawdust should be at least a foot
deep on top of the ice; Is inches is
better.
Must Have Attention.
A great deal of ice is lost during
the spring months when the weather
is getting warm, but not warm enough
to require the use of ice In the re-
frigerator. During these weeks tho
Ice house Is forgotten, and 1t melts
a little and settles. The settling proc
ess opens cracks in. the wet sawdust
and some of these cracks will extend
through to the Ice. After the house
is filled and covered with sawdust IL
should have attention at least once
week. If the sawdust Is kept packed
down well all around and on top tho
ice cannot melt very much.
There are other details to think
about, such as ventilation and shade.
1t is great help to have the house
shaded by a large tree or another
building. When the sun beats down
hot on top of the roof the temperature
inside the building is great deal
higher than it would be with the ROOF
shaded.
In choosing the location convens-
ence in using the ice should be con,
sidered in preference to convenience
in filling the ice house, because the
filling Is done in day or two where
as the unloading process occupies sey-
eral months and requires innunerable
trips between the kitchen and the leo
house.
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31
First Fresh Air Crank.

Methuselah was the first real fresh
air crank, according to the version pre-
sented by DIR. Vincent Y. Bowditch of
Boston. The reason why Methuselah
lived so long, he said, was that he
knew enough to get all the fresh air
that he could and to live out of doors
day and night. Hippocrates, the ia
nous early Greek physician, recon-
mended fresh air as a cure for many
diseases, and number of ancient and
medieval writer's in medicine follow
his suggestion.
Benjamin Franklin, in an article
written in 1916 extolled the virtue of
fresh air and emphasized how easy it
was to prolong ones life by living in
the open.
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

Il hate that girl p said Martha and
she meant it SO much she broke the
point of the pen when she jabbed it
into the potato that served as a
holder.
Marthas feelings toward Elizabeth
Ross were not improved by an incl
dent which took place the day after
the latter's arrival. Knight, the ter
rier, liked to be friendly with all the
guests, and he tried to be with Miss
Ross when the latter assembled the
steps to the yeranda after a walk witt
Harold along the shore.
Did Miss Ross stoop and pat Knight
as he frisked about her? Decidedly
she did not Instead, she kicked him
with her dainty foot, and Knight went
away with his tail between his legs,
surprised and mortified.
Came the day when Harold and his
bride-to-be were to leave. Martha
had her eyes open for a last glimpse
of him. and she finally spied him
through window, coming toward the
hotel, in company with Miss Ross.
They were talking earnestly-at
least, the girl was-and Martha re-
joieed that there might be some kind
of a dispute.
Slowly the sun crept out of sight
behind the rim of Walloon lake, leay-
ing a streaked blaze of blended red,
gold and blue. In a secluded dell,
fringed with family rustling naples,
stood a freckled-faced, pug-nosed girl,
one arm against a tree, her gaze fol-
lowing little steamboat that was
lazily putting a path through the
placid water.
A shrill scream pierced the sky as
a seagull, circling overhead, spied
dinner and swept down to snatch it
from the blue. The little boat plugged
steadily onward, the sound of its ex-
haust carried distinctly on the clear
air. The waves Tapped against the
shore at the girls feet. From the
hotel came the photographic notes OF
a jazz band melody.
The girl stopped and patted the
head of the white dog, which stopped
swapping at fly long enough to
earess the hand with his tongue.
Hes gone. Knight" she said. He's
on that boat, seer" And she turned
the animals head toward the ferry
which just then uttered a hoarse blast
and glided behind point that shut
it from the view of the watchers.
Tears could not be kept from Mar
tha's eyes, and Knight shifted as
though he were crying, too.
Nov you're my only Knight" she
told the dog.
Something rustIed behind them and
the dog growled as he sprang toward
the sound; but the growl was smoth
cred in his throat and his tail began
to wag furiously.
Martha looked and her eyes met
those of Harold Kingsley, standing
with his hands In his coat pockets, a
queer little smile curving his mouth.
For a moment Martha was too as
tonished for words.
"Why, why-I thought you and Miss
Ross left on-left on that boat" she
finally managed to stammer.
He reached and picked leaf from
a tree, and crumpled it in his hand.
you thought right, partly" he said.
Miss Ross is on that boat, but We
well, we had disagreement after she
made a show-after she kicked this
little dog, and so things are not-they
are different now. You see, she's one
of the artificial kind; and l rather
prefer girls like-well, the natural,
the plafn-yes, the freckled kind"
The Pulaskian., 1919-01-31

Starfishes have considerable power
of reproducing lost parts, single arm
having been known to grow up into q
new starflsh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27

Committee reported out the Cumnins
measure, and that the result was not
officially published because the as
ISOLATION did not want to appear IL
the attitude Of attempting TO threaten.
Congress.
The machinists' membership IS
around half million, but not more
than $4,000 Of this number are en-
ployed on railroads.
President Jchnston explained that
the strike vote stipulated that union
railway machinists would quit work i
tile Cummins bill was passed by both
branches of Congress not by one.
"When the roads were taken over
by the government the employees were
free" Mr.. Johnston said. "and we pro-
pose that if they are turned back to
private ownership, the employees snail
be equally free. There is no ncces
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
IT'S YOU!
If YOU want to live in the kind of a

If you want to live in the kind of a
town
Like the kind of a town you Ike,
You needn't slip your clothes in a
grip
Ard start on long, long hike.
You'll Only find what you left be-
hind {.
For there's nothing that's really
new,
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock your town,
1t isn't the town-it's you!
Real towns are not made by men
afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead,
When everyone works and nobod!
shirks
You can raise town from The
dead.
And while you make your persona
stake,
Your neighbors can make one, too
Your town will be what you want tt
see
1t isn't the town it's you!
BOOST ALEXANDRA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
CREED OF ANARCHISTS
saloon


What kind Of world, would this
be If all the women and allgthe men
in It subscribed tc the creed Of
Emma Goldman? This IS Ter creed
IS stated At enc CT her meetings:
II represent tie devil. ] am an
apostle uphclaing glorious freedom
the apostle standing out against
law and order and decency and mo
rality. l am for the devil who leads
the way to the absolute yielding up
20 all the emotions here end now.
Women are the slaves Of little laws
md conventions. They'll learn to
break the laws some day"
This is. an honest, if d;abolical,
confession Of faith, 1t IS thc pat
form CT the moral anarchiss and CT
Tie political anarchist-freedcm
rom al! forms CT obligation, free
dom to be beast or q dc'il. 1t
nav be glorious to Emma end other
apostles of unrestrained savagery,
but it will have little attraction for
most men and women. even the IL
religious and immoral. because it IS
clear that it would be extremely I'M
pleasant and uncomfortable in &C.
:uai practice. II would ret mean
ereeacm st ALT won! mean
:imp!y the tyranny CT the stronger
,nimal. 49,
Emma belongs in the human
Jungle, md she goes where she will
rave larger opportunity % prac-
ice what she breaches. Bat, after
III. naked an; avowed disciple
If the devil is not so dangerous as
mo who comes with a subtier and
'ess repulsive doctrine. Tr2 Cold
mans and Bsrkmans are their own
entidcte. Perhaps We have lest
something in depr;ving our elves Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
CHARLES F. BUTTON DIES
Brother of State Commissioner CT
Insurance Victim of Attack
cf Pneumonia

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 26.-ehas'
Fletcher Button died Monday night
at his. home, Laurel Hill, Appomat-
tox; County. after one weeks illness,
g.. the immediate cause of death
being pneumonia complicated with
paralysis. He was born in Lynch
burg, being son of the late Chas.
". and Mary E. Button, and for
some time was associated with his
father sin conducting the Lynchburg
Virginiar s.
Later, he removed to the old coun-
try home in Appomattox, where ne
had lived ever since. At the time
Of his death he was justice of the
peace, an office he had held for p
years = He was unmarried.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
QUIET CHRISTMAS DAY

An English shoemaker, Of pniIan-
thropic instincts, upon entering man
hood. said he would not leave the
world until he had in some manner
bettered the condition of his fellow
beings. A public road had for
years been closed by certain lord,
TO the Inconvenience Of many. and
the knight of St. Crispin made a
move against the peer fer .hc pur-
pose Of forcing him to cpSn the
highway. After long years CT llti-
cation and disappointment the de-
spotic lord was forced to cpcn the
road by an edict of the coz t. Inc
shoemaker, after the &C 'nfpllsh-
ment Of the aim OF lifetime,
said he would die contented.
During the past two scole years
the Gazette at the approac.: O. the
Christmas season suggested that the
celebration of the anniver. sry of
the birth OF the Prince " Peace
should be of mere quI' nature
than was the custom at t: 1t time.
The streets of the city v re con-
verified into an inferno ~ the i'm
moderate use of explosive. while
the effects Of too much CT :Tivialty
were always in. evidence.
1t took time to bring alb 1t any
perceptible change, but eve' >:aliy it
became noticeable that tin were
changing. The custom Of i;:ening
open house on Christmas nd the
circulation of intoXicants W: not Sc
much in evidence, and vest H.'av It
seemed to be wanting ali ogcther.
Explosives were seldom hec i, and
in the greater part of the civ were
conspicuous by their total :.a:ence.
But everybody was happy. as we
can be without abusing TIC bless
ings of heaven.
A quarter of a century g = was
the custom to place about dozen
extra policemen en- duty f>~i&tmas
Day, AMI ti,ai: services V a2sd-
ed. Only the usual force r. On
the streets Yesterday, ard q" ser
vices were net invoked. ,Ir.c Of
long docket or the Guy H2M.in"
Christmas, no eases were y 80 the
pc!icc Court this morn; :, nor
have there been fer four .a2sscu-
tive days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
PROPOSED VIRGINIA MEIoRIAL

The special session of TIE Legis-
lsture last summer passed a joint
resolution known as. Senate JOINT
resolution No. 6, which pro7ides for.
a memorial to "All OF Nirginia,s
sons who have contributed, TO the
nlorious record thus made, whether
by having made the supreme sacrl-
flee, or whether surviving, whether
on land or sea, whether a. the battle
front or in other lines of service. "
This Joint resolution furth-
& provides for commission
10 BE appointed by the Genera! IS
sonbly which Is to consider md re-
oort 1t the next regular session
some suitable form of memorial.
We trust the commission viii r.
port in favor of some memorial
which will serve a@usefGf as well as
sentimental purpose. Tie sceun-
try is now filled with silly ar5S%nse- :
less monuments: 1son!ea:55es these
not only inspire no sentiment OF
reverence btu excite deris:on by
their ludicrous effigics ana sreses-
Que caricatureS. Washingten is q
notable example Of city afflicted
with the worst equestrian statues
in the world.
a handsome bridge, fine turn
pike or some useful public building
or institution it seems to rs IS the
fitting way to commemorate valor
consecratea to service.
The bronze here caraco!i1G on
bronze stallion in city park has
scarce the dignity and certainly not
one half the useful functicn Of .
wooden Indian in front Of 4 tobacco
shop.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
CONTEMPT FOR POLIO I EN-

Harry Handen. 8 taXicah driver.
was fined $50 and costs b Justice
Johannsen, in Central Po,i~e Court.
! Of Baltimore. Wednesday ), .-Gsc Of
his attitude toward Patyolr = Loor
and Kohler. when they aT."cached
him Tuesday night to make n in
quiry.
Handen, according to tn patrol
men, called them "bums and
pigeons" He was fined s..:5 and
costs on the charge of tisa"dcrly
conduct. After paying his me he
sneercd at the policeme" when
: leaving the courtroom. Re was
brought back on the charge e con-
tempt Of court and was fired SO.
We have copied the above fer the
purpose of directing attention not
only in Alexandria. but il every
place. to the fact that jeer.Ae Off
GERS Of the law annoying c. inter-
frring with them in any manner
while in the discharge Of tr>'r du-
tics. is actionable Such offenders
can be handled for disord;:'ly con-
duct, and the Baltimore justice act
cd within his powers.
It Is not often that bystanacrs in
Alexandria make Themselves oaj2c-
tionable to policemen while il the
discharge of their duties. Occa-,
sionally. however. some ontspoken
individuals do. and such ara .rener-
ally made to face a charge Of dis
orderly conduct.
Should q member of the police
force commit an overt act ne would
be made 10 answer the charge be-
fore the Police Commissioners.
Every member Of the force should
be treated with proper c!rility.
Should any che have Uclbrlge
against an officer of the law he
should remember that it is caused
ny personal Givergences. and that
the officers position should be re-
spected.
One Of the laws Of Confucius was
to the effect that positions must
receive proper respect, no. matter
who may be filling them. The in
junction of our New Testament is
based upon the same principle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
THE DEADLY SUBSTITUTE"

The rapid increase in TIL number
Of deaths of persons who sill per-
sist in drinking so called liquor.
furnished by bootleggers, is causing
alarm. Deaths from such ;ecoc-
lions ara reported all ever The
United States many having occarred
during Christmas week.
The Gazette has sever&l times
sounded warning, as during The PAST
few months considerable au@ntity
of SO called liquor has bscn seized
by the police of this city n Il ids
upon suspected places. Their Is
every reason to believe that f2t~f-
ties have occurred here dQ"i-g thu
past year from the use Of Goa1ly
potions. while in some cases c.r:ain
perscrs addicted to drink hava Lad
their constitutions greatly impair
ID.
The secret manufacture q: sub
stitutes" and OF alcoholic &i>trses
with 'kick," but also with :
ting that threatens life Itself, is
.aking or large proportions.
Wood alcohol chemical 91i"ta"es
nd corrections that are ro!s9r Il
y Their effects are '"boct,c~gei" tc
n alarming extent. T,%cr2 ~es
hat cen Be made IT. cell&r-can be
I'D arc Sid TO The unwa1',.. Il i
let difficult TO fores2a an enormous
ra:fie in deadly stuff brcw@d By
lnscrupulous profiteers who care
only fer TIE financial gain t!,at
here is in Illicit traffic.
Eighteen persons are Ge.t.. and
eyaral others are criticalIv i! in
,ospit2ls n SPRINGFIELD. Mes, and
IoiTole.. Is the result il is believed,
= drinking sc5ne form uf alcohol
,ontainsA, il liquor, which Ire r,e2
re SAID TO have bought Christmas
lay. Fourteen Of the men di2d il
Chiccrce and the ether fovr in
Iolycl;c. while many Of these II II
he hospitals are not expect2! to
live.
Eight men Of foreign b;r:h IRE
lead in Hartford, Conu.. from dr.nk
mo linror which thav thGupht y.aS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
MISSES FINE COATS

Beautiful materials = Bolivia,
fortuna, lustrola. silvertone and
peacl2bloom, richly trimmed with
fvrs or plain tailored in handsome
models. The colors are brown,
beaver, tan, new blue, etc. Large
collars, muff cuffs, blouse backs,
new belts and beautiful Innings are,
some Of the appealing features Of
style. Sizes run from s to IA years,
$3.50 Coats now ...... $500
$500 Coats now ....... $3.50
$1,000 Coats now ...... s14.oo
$500 Coats now S1z5o
's2e. 80 Coats now =. $3.50
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
suffering Described as Torture &C.
Iiaycd. BY Black-Draugllt

liefe12 by Dldck-DTausHt
Rossvilie, Ga-Mrs. Kate Lee Able.
i this place, writes: "My husband is
N engineer. and once while Lifting,
ne injured himself with n piece of
heavy machinery, across the a5do-
men. lie was 50 sore he could no:
Gear 10 press en- himself q; all, on.
hest c. abdomen. He weighed l65
os., and fell eff until he weighed no
9s., in two weeks.
lie became ccnstipated and i lcok-
d ike he you'd die.1We h&d three
'is:feran. doctors; ycs %;:h 81. taeE
Medicine, rs bowels failed tp &ct. lie
would catch nc, and st 50 |
,&etor oil. and drink it two or three
.ays IN succession. He did This ye;
Without result. we became desperate:
lo suffered so. lie was swollen terri
IL. He told NE his suffering could
My be dccri5cd as torture.
| sent and bought Theford's Black
Draugh5. I made aim take a zig dose,
md wnen il began to act he tainted.
ne was in such misery, bu5 he got
,eief and began to nerd at once. He
got well. and re both feel ne owes
MS life to Thcford's Blac!i-D"au@i,f.'
TheforG's Black-Draught viii help
you 10 keep fl, ready for The d:y's
work. Try it! NC-121
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
PLANNED BIG STRIKE

Ninety eight per cent. of the 1885,
900 Union Railway nachinists voted
in November to strike with other
trades in the event Congress enacted
the Cumnins railroad bill with its
antistrike provision.
In making this announcement yes
terday VIM. H. Johnston, president of
the International Association of Ma
chin:sts, said the vote was taken be-
fore the Senate Interstate Commerce
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27
WOULDN'T SHAVE MOUSTACHE

Paris, Dec. 26.-Appendicitis
caused. by moustaches is TIE latest
curious case just reported to the
French Society of Medicine by two
Paris surgeons.
They declare they recently ope-
rated OH a patient in whose case the
inflammation was found to be due to
hair from his moustaches which
ne hsd swallowed with his food.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-27

The number of coats included in
this sale and the desirability Of each
coat in quality, color, style and
workmanship commend them to
every woman, even at regular price
Now at greatly reduced prices, the
interest of careful buyers should
be largely increased.
Coats made of the finest fabyics,
such as velours, kerseys, silver
tones, Bolivia, heavy coatings for
the coolest weather and fancy mix
lures in splendid variety.
s25 and $3.50 Coats now $3.50
$50 and $3.50 Coats now $3.50
$3.50 Coats now ........ $500
$3.50 Coats now .... $3.50
$3.50 Goats now ...... $3.50
SIS and $50 Coats now :. $500