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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

clans examination and a thorough one,
including a blood test. 1t will pay
parents and 1t will be profitable for
the state and nation to e that every
child Is examined every year. BY the
| system of height and weight charts
sent out by the children's bureau, any
mother may know whether her child
approaches the normal or not and, II
underweight. he should be examined at
once.
Children need whole wheat. Other
cereals may be used for variety. They
need fat, particularly butterfat, which
contains the wonderful substance
which promotes growth. They should
have sugar in moderate quantities and
an abundance of fruit and fresh vege-
tables, especially those like spinach,
chard and lettuce, for In them also is
this life-promoting principle found In
milk. butter and cream.
Another food that a well-nourished
child should have II the egg Serve
one In some form daily for each child.
AuG1 liuit "a ious Minus, orange
Juice particularly. are good for infants.
Prunes. figs, dates and raisins when
well masticated or cooked. are most
wholesome for children. Apples, baked,
are especially good; bananas when
thoroughly ripe and scraped to free
them from the stringy abers are also
good. As each fruit has some valuable
property In Itself 1t Is wise to have a
variety. Children fed on prunes with
no other fruit will develop scurvy, so
that orange juice with potatoes is
recommended for that trouble. The
young child can take orange juice; the
older ones are able to take potatoes.
Fish. If fresh and carefully cooked.
is a food which may be given children
in place of meat. Poultry. If one can
afford II, is another good food for the
child. Cornrasal. mush, rice and pota
toes once a day to young children are
all good foods, provided they are well
cooked. /
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

~Pimentoes, chives. and hard boiled
eggs thinly sliced make attractive gar
nishing, AS do olives stuffed or green,
when shaved and placed On cheese or
on pineapple salad. Capers and sweet
green peppers are good in comblna-
tion with lettuce. tomatoes or chicken.
Lemon sliced and %sprInkled with
chopped parsley or sprays of parsley
with quarters of lemon make a fish
salad most dainty.
Beet and Potato Salad.-Take ak
beets and six potatoes, n cupful Of
chopped olives and chives, with may
onnalse dressing. Cut the cooked
beets and potatoes with a potato cut
ter into small balls. Put the potatoes
In the mayonnalse dressing to which
has been added the chives and olives.
Dip the beets In vinegar and dish III
ternately, serving on lettuce.
Poinsettia SaIad.-Take six tomatoes,
a stalk of celery, a sweet green pepper
n three apples, one-half cup of wal
nut meats and m~ayonnaise dressing.
'N''H h.1 hpA''hi'tNt III 'iNft III
with n sharp knife, mark five dlvi-
sions from the top center over half
way to the base. Carefully turn back
the skin TO form i've petals. scoop out
the pulp and fill with apple, celery
and nuts. Heap a little extra dress
ing on each and garnlsh with a ring
Of green pepper.
JciIicd Egg Salad.-Take one quart
of chicken Jelly; this may be made
very economically by cooking a half
dozen pairs or more Of chickens feet.
Scald, then cut Off the toes and skin,
then cook In a quart or more Of water
until the flesh falls from the bones.
Slice the eggs, using six. and stir them
gently In the cooling jelly so they
will be evenly mixed. When cold
place on a platter and garnish with
mayonnaise dressing and parsley or
water cress.
Fruit Salad with Orange Dressing. |
Take a half a pound Of dates, scald-
cd and seeded. two small apples. half
a cup seeded white grapes and quar-
ter of a cup " black walnut meats
chop all but the grapes and mix well
with n dressing made by using one
fourth OF n cup OF orange juice, three
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. one
fourth Of n cup of sugar syrup and
large egg. Cook together In a
double boiler until thick.
Sliced oranges with French dress
ing make a dainty salad to serve with
game.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Popular Uses for Black Satin.

Shoe-black satin Is being worn to
COZ siderable extent. when made in
%af,evuoon frocks and smocks cut
along oriental lines. with flowing
sleeves finished with a border OF fan
tastic embroidery worked In bright
colored worsteds. Pretty afternoon
dresses OF this material are made SIM
ply. with shallow necks and draped
relieved by q touch Of color In
The form Of piping around the neck.
md perhaps 4 slender ostrich feather
= H. same hue ct the belt. The pip
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

many tempting dishes, from soups.
jellies, blancmange to ice cream.
Toast Is the most common of tray
foods. 1t should be dry and well
Drowned, then cut in finger strips TO
make II easier to handle. When
serving any creamed dish or egg on
toast It should be cut in small squares
before placing the egg.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
N.,1 hls~s4e
Royal Road to learning.

The local soviet In the town OF
kronezh. Russia, has discovered what
everyone else has failed to find, hith.
erto, a royal road to learning. And.
like every really great discovery, 1t is
simplicity itself. Placard the principal
thoroughfares Of your town with 'por-
traits and brief news items,'' and
what have youf WIZ. a Street uni
versity.' I'm this way" declares the
.Isvestia, amy citizen. instead Of spend.
ing years at q bourgeois university.
can pick up a general knowledge Of the
subjects ~ he walks along
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Gert's MjshaD.

Nayme-What has Cert been doing
lately?
Myrt-She bought some face lotion
that was guaranteed to give her a new
skin.
Mayme-Well?
Myrt-The stuff made the logical
start and took all the old one off
first.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

plain but show an inset at the back
in beige color. But these two-color
pumps are less popular than those
that are all black. The thin black
silk hose shown with them have grace
full insets Of chantilly lace at the
front.
The strapped slipper with broad
tongue that completes the group Is a
novelty. 1t is fastened by a strap
across the instep with a single button,
and the tongue indicates that this
shoe may have been intended for more
practical service than the others. n
this Is the cas- these slippers are in
the wrong company; for the pretty
gewgaw, with pendant beads worn
about the leg is altogether impractical
and thoroughly frivolous. However, II
Is pretty and that Is excuse enough for
wearing II.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Swcaters Of SILK.

Some of the new silk sweaters have
wide turn-back collars of contrasting
color, that extend to form revers down
the sides Of the front. They are held
back by the wide belt. The belt and
collar on the cerise sweater are
OF gray. and on a purple sweater they
are Il soft old gold.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Such Is Fame.

did you see the house where the
great poet lived?''
"Uh. huh.'
And the landlord, did he have no
"reminiscences of the great poet?"
"None beyond the fact that the great
poet moved away owing him rent"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

we reaIlze how valuab1e
proper food Is In the re-
covery of a patient. A
trained nurse should be
well equipped In knowl-
edge of food values and
how to prepare a tempt
ing tray, yet II Is not al
ways possible 10 have a
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

Inc popular food may be
welcome.
French Chocolate
Melt two ounces of bit
ter chocolate; add two
tablespoonfuls Of sugar
and a half-cupful of boil
ing water: cook three
minutes sold the,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Probably on All Four Tires.

Caughlin-When Cheapleigh bought
that bargain car with the poor tires
he invited all the neighbors for a
long celebration trip.
Laughlin-Yes-they had a regular
observation-disclosures Magazines.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

INDIRECT TESTIMONY.
Judge-What's the charge?
Officer-Rocking his wife to sleep.
yer honor.
That's no case.
oh. but yer honor. yer should hev
seen the soize Of the rock.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

or FbfUDi0H-
lions should be
used with care,
not mingling too
many In one dish.
Bright ~splashes Of
red, vivid green
or yellow give
Zest to the appe-
lite.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Natural to Him.

THAT doctor who is such q favorite
with actors is something Of an cpl
cure, isn't hep
"Of course he is. Doesn't he make
1t his daily practice to cure 'hamsr"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Cheerful News.

Editor-That dog Of mine Is some
thing Of a literary critic.
Author-HOw Is that2
Editor-He can tell a poet as far a.
he can see him.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
In the Court.

PrOsecutor-Here is a man who
made it a speciality to victimize coun-
try ministers.
JUDGE see; a regular shepherds
crook.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
About IL.

He-Oh, yes, I've written a few
poems and stories.
She-Indeed! And what Is your pen
name?
He-"Dennis" so far.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Candid About IL.

He-H | was rich, darling. would
you o me more than you do?
She-Well, / might not love you any
more, but | should look forward to our
wedding day with a great deal more
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

our country should be en-
courHged, for there Is no
system Of care or feeding
which insures a child's
health. Further, a child's
appearance can never be
trusted. No mother can
be sure that her child is
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
The Usual Way.

Hello, kids, where are the mother
and Mabel?"
MAS in the kitchen making up her
bread and Mabel's upstairs making up
her face"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

To set the face in the right direc-
ton, and then simply travel on. un-
mindful and never discouraged by
even frequent relapses by the way.
II the secret Of all human achieve
ment.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
knockin0.

Reggie haven't-aw-been quite
myself lately don't you know.
Miss Keen-Indeed. / haven't no.
ticed any improvement.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Apprehensive.

She-I tell you, the time Is coming
when men will M more dictate to
women.
He-Good heavensl Are the ste
n~ographers going to striker
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Mean Revelation

"What beautiful coloring Miss Ma
bel has!"
ooh, yes she never gets any but the
most expensive kinds"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
A Dark Outlook.

"The office should seek the man.
Maybe SO. But when that time
comes us heelers won't get no credit
for electing him."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

inE at the neck may be pinked in tiny
folds, If preferred. Lavender and
g7een are both effective trimming for
black.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

A child IL not a blank paper on
which we may write our W ideas.
but an individual. who has a char
acter 10 be developed and a place
to make In the world.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Soft for knocker,

The knocker has 1t pretty soft,
For almost any siammer
Can land his blows both hard and soft,
And never use the hammer.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

When not In use a new crib for In.
fants can be folded and slid between
the springs and frame of an adults
bed to save space In a room.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Tie


WGuld ypI remain always young
and would you carry all the joy
a~n9.buoyancy of youth into
maturer years2 Then have O care
concerning but one thing.-how you
live In your thought world.-Ralph
Waldo Trinn
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
FOOD FOR THE sicK-ABED.

: Illness will come In all homes Mt
times and II Is vitality important that
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
FEEDING THE CHILDREN.

The "child welfare movement
which is doing such splendid work In
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
SUM Err SALADS.

Skill liz required In arranging salads +;
the gnrnishing In most important.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
FOR THE CHOCOLATE LOVER.

Chocolate Is 50 well liked by nearly
everybody that II few recipes using
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Cranky.

Cranky.
HAS your cook been with you long,"
with us? She's been against us
Utmost from the start"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02
Delicate Mechanism

Despite its scope Swift /
Company is a business of in
finite details, requiring infinit
attention.
Experienced men must knoY
livestock buying with a know
edge of weight, price, the amount
and quality of meat the live
animals will yield.
Eachmanufacturing operation must
be done with expert skill and scientific
precision. A highly perishable product
must be handled with speed and cate
to avoid loss.
Chemists, engineers, accountants,
and other specialists are required to
take care of our intricate problems.
Alert wisdom and judgment must
be used in getting stocks of goods into
the open channels of demand through
our four hundred branch houses.
Branch house organizations must
show activity and energy to sell at he
market in the face of acute comptti-
ton from other large packers, and
hundreds of small ones.
All these requirements ofintelligerce,
loyalty. devotion to the task, are met
in the personnel of Swift & Company.
Yet the profit is only a fraction of a cent
per pound with costs at minimum.
How ear the workings of this deli.
cate human mechanism be improved
upon7
Do you believe that Government
direction would add to efficiency
or improve the service rendered the
producer and consumer?
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-08-02

Must Have Looked Prosperous.
Taxi, STRIP
mo, but thank you pr the compli.
ment."-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
CARRIES WEALTH IN MOUTH
aowhead Whale Worth Much Money
if Only That Part Of Its Anae-
omy Were disable.

A full-groWn bowhead whale ~
worth $4,000 merely for the whale
hone it carries in its mouth. This IS
the species that furnishes the bulk OF
the commercial supply of whalehohe'
which is now worth $50 pouhH' IL
is - denizen of the arctic seas.
The howhead, like other whhIrh"he
whales. has no teeth Instead, It's Avs
,ro furnished with series of long
toneripp slabs of horny substance
fringed with hair. or these S'ahS'
which are the whaIebone of commerce.
there are as many rs GOO
The biggest of them are ~ 10 y
feet long, and they are inserted IN the
cum of the upper jaw, from Wl'ich
thev hang. They serve us sieve 10
strain out the whales food. SWIM
ming along, it takes ii huge m"u'hfni
Of souids and other pelagic small Try
Then the huge trap is closed and' me
slabs entering and fitting into grooves
in the lower jaw. the water Is eH
pelled
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
GAMES FOR CHILDREN
AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

It may be for Christmas party or
for the family gathering, that you VIII
need ideas: for either, the following
Games will furnish fun for young ana
old alike.
The Game of Tip.
This old English game requires Inc
use of enough assorted Christmas can
dies, nuts, raisins, and other dalntleS'
to make a small pile upon table;
also pair of sugar tongs. One OF the
party is chosen, who must retire to an
other room while the remaining play"
ers decide upon one of the daintles
in the pile to be known as Tip. me
chosen person is then recalled, ana
with the t0ngS removes pieces from
the pile. trying to avoid the piece
named Tip, of which, however, he does
NOT know the location. All pieces
removed belong to him, unless he re-
moves Tin. when all must be returned
TO the pile. and the turn passes to the
next PLAYER, who retlres to the other
room while another Tip is named. A
PLAYER may pass his turn when, after
drawing several pieces, he wants &c
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
Bumper World Crops Of Corn,
Potatoes and Other Products

Observation-Disclosures world crops
of corn, potatoes, barley, rye sugar
beets and rough rice for this year are
shown in estimates by the lnterna'
tional Institute of Agriculture at Rome,
made public this week by the depart
ment of agriculture. The production
of wheat, oats and flaXseed, however
show a decrease from the average FOR
the five years ended in 1917.
Wheat production in fourteen coun'
tries. excepting the central powers
will reach 2,040, 100000 bushels, 96.5
per cent of the five-year average
Corn will amount to 3126l94,OOV
bushels, or 1913 per cent greater man
the crop produced last year ana a.
per cent greater than that produced
for the last five years, Other crops
the departments cablegram shows, are
/ estimated as follows
RIVE 169,414,000 bushels, 124 per cen
of fiye.year average; barley 55O,o9O,9s
bushels, 1918 per cent; oats 2,OSo, IS6
900 bushels, 9O.3 per cent; rice 425
375 600 bushels, 1913 per cent; pota
toes 6O7,O32,OoO bushels, 1Ol,2 pc
cent. sugar beets 1894 tons, ia
ner cent; flaxseed 26,492, 900 bushel'
800 per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
SUBSTITUTE FOR ROYAL ARMS
PLACING of Cap and Bells on English
Paper Was the Origin OF the
Word "FooIscap."

Several explanations have been CIV
on of the meaning of the word fools
can" as applied to Il certain class Oh
paper. One of the explanations IS that
when Charles | of England found his
revenue short. he granted certain PRIV
ileges, amounting to m0n0polleS' anu
among these was the manufacture OF
naner, the exclusive right to when
was sold to certain parties, VINO grew
rich and enriched the government az
the expense Of those who were oblseu
TO use the paper. At this time all
English paper bore, in watermarks'
the roval arms. The parliament under
Cromwell made a jest of this law ana
among other indignities to the mem
ory of Charles it was ordered that
the royal arms be removed from the
paper and the fools cap and bells DE
| substituted. These were in their turn
removed when the Rump parliament
was dismissed, but paper for the SIZE
! Of the parliament's journal still pears
the name of "foolscap."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
AREA CLEARED OF
THE CATTLE TICK
Over $4,000 Square Miles Of
Territory Released From
quarantine.

wasbington.-Near $4,000 square
miles of territory in the South was
released Monday from the federal
quarantine against the movement OF
cattle this territory having been clear
I'd of the cattle fever tick, the worst
snemv of live stock in the South.
In making this announcement the
depsrtment of agriculture said the TO-
tai area released this year would ne
5O,555 square miles, divided between
six states. Alabama leads the ilst
with 1891 square miles placed IN the
unrestricted area. The others are
Louisiana with 9,299 square miles
Texas, S.S47 square miles; Arkansas
1870 square miles; Georgia, 6,942
SQUARE miles, and Oklahoma $3.50
square miles. No releases are ORDER
ed in Florida or North Carolina, where
active work is going on in prepare
tion of strong attacks next year
The countries released by states IN,
clnde. Arkansas-Counties released
from quarantine: Arkansas, cleveland
Drew. Howard, Little River. Lincoln
Pike. Polk and Sewer; the remainder
If Prairie and Pulaski and a portion
of Clark, Miller. Saline and NhIe
ST Francis County and a portion O
Conway and Faulkner counties are
requarantined.
Observation-Disclosures released IRON
quarantine: Assumption, Iberia La
fayette. Livingston, NatchltocheS
plaouemine, st. Martin, st. Mary Fei
million and West Carroll and the rf
mainder of Ascension, lberVllIe' ,
James and st. John.
Oklahoma Counties released irol
quarantine: Carter, Coal and put
burg; the remainder of Cherokee, ia
keu. Johnson, Muskogee, Love ana
norton of Latimer, Lefore and >
| luoyah.
| Texas Counties released lro
| quarantine: Bowie, Hamilton, Liam
Madison, Menard. Tarrant and VI
II Zandt and the remainder OF Jac
Il Johnson Hood, Mccullough and Far
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
Favorable Indications.

Dinner was all ready and her sister
had not yet arrived Her little one
was at the window eagerly Watching
"'Is there no sign Of your aunue YET
dear?' she inquired
mo, mamma, but fink she'll De
bere soon now. cause the women com
ing along the street look more anu
more like her every minute. '-Bosfon
Transcript.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
READY !!
FOR FLU"
Your Liver Active, r,. Your
te ,9. Nv ~ Taking Calotabs,
~ T.b Sss,, that are 81, De-
light iilghtful, Safe and
Sure.

....n. and Druggists are adyls.
Fby' i, friends to keep their systems ;yatsant
BE- . then and their organs IN per 1;'sSs
a, s arder as protection against ;Io,t
vott i.t',r moi Of influenza. They . Know now
by ,,s sl@Ss colds, influenza and serious
n .St short cold overnight tan and or TO
Vsf !ss s y bedtime with a swallow ,'.o OF
oisD all, No salts no a na9sss'
= iping no siekeninsg att a6.eE vs S1IIS,S
St a So is active, your system is s Pgri +,
F9 I l,jGi refreshed and you are i t ll!
q a ,li9h a. a hearty appetite for break
p WIN Fat what you please-rlo danger;
a,,ot his are sold only in orl asnt.
sasa g g,uprist is authorized to refund
LT.is ,o uruss # you are not perfectly
g{%i.A t with Calotabs'-(AdV]
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06

pasebo;uu orig. -, eight laIhs 10 cut
in half for side strips, a few finish
ing nails, and 81 round-head biued
screws. are all that you need for the
nretty waste-basket shown in Fig. !.
Plane the laths smooth, trim of
their ends and bore holes a trifle
larger than the screws, near the ends.
Screw the side strips to the base
edges four to Il side, then prepare the
top frame of the form shown in Fig. 3,
and screw the upper ends of the strips
to it.
Wood stain and wax, or two coats OF
paint or white enamel may be applied
TO finish the woodwork.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
rorcot He Did It.

:. ,ros quite common story IN 'he
~ =" court a neighborly argument
le,' s,aon,o 4 brawl, and now the APP
aID, gt wanted summons for assault
rssiost her ncighbor.
'' s,,a van Iaarried?" asked the maSIS-
". syss. sir. replied the applicant
.whqre is your husband!
away sir" ,.,.,,.,.o
a,uoy y excIaimed the magistrate
Il, coed woman what do you mean
6 agay2'" 49,, ..o,,,n n,r.
INV avon nut him away yourself
~ week london Answers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
SNOW AND FlREFLlEs.

The oriental is always and ever PIC
turesque. The student of the East
does not "burn the midnight OIL He
works by snow and fireflies. There Is
an ancient legend about a Chinese stu
dent who was too poor to buy oil. so
in the summer months he studied al
night by the light of firefiies caugh.
and imprisoned in paper lantern, ana
in the winter by the reflection OF tne
snow.--Gertrude Emerson in Worid
Outlook.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
Mrs. Tom Thumb Dead.

Middleboro, ass.-Countess PRIMO
Magri, known to the general puDllc
as Mrs, Tom Thumb, and one OF the
best.known Liliputians in the world
died at her home Tuesday after a
long illness. She was n years OF age
and had travelled around the world
several times under the management
of the late P. Z. Barnum.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-06
IN THE DAYS or BEAVER HATS.

In the olden days in the United
States soon after the Revolutionary
war, a good beaver hat became
kind of family heirloom, and was
handed down from father to son. For
some strange reason it was considered
to be rather frivolous and extravaganza
to he seen wearing a new beaver hat,
and it was the custom when man
bought one to leave it out in stormy
weather before wearing it, to take
the newness off.