The broad ax., 1921-04-30

W EuO IN luOEOueniy neat S-IOOl OIL.
The other Is to dissolve three ounces
Of alum. seven ounces Of salt and one
and one-half ounces saleratus In SUM-
Gent hot rain water TO saturate the
skin. When cool enough not to scald
the hands soak the skin In IL for u
hours; wiring out and hang up TO dry.
When dry repeat this operation two or
three times until the skin is sufficient
" soft.
Freedom
Freedom Is the word that 70 many
sided There are those who boast Of
freedom OF conscience who seem 70
interpret Il simply as with that Of
other people. There are those who
seem to fancy that their rights as cit
liens entitle them TO unquestiOned
trampling upon rights OF anybody else
who chances TO stand In their way
Aontresl Herald
The TroubIG
Everybody about that bank seems
- b catching cold. u Il dampP
10; but there are % many drafts
about IT,"
How Kisses Came.
OF course It doesn't really matter
who invented ki5sing-but the legend
Of the Grecian shepherdess who found
an opal on one Of the hills near
Athens and, wishing to give 1t to a
young shepherd whose hands were &C.
cupied, let him take it from her lips
with his own, Is one OF many stories
which give Greece the honor Of the
very first Kiss.
tuberculosis and Stomach.
tuberculosis rarely attacks the
stomach, and the reason for this Is ex-
planned by DR.. wilhelm Baetzner Of
Berlin in describing one case in Ber-
liner Klinische WOfchenschrift. He
says the gastric juice aided by the &C
tive movements of the stomach, kill
the germs Of tuberculosis before they
get a chance to take hold.
Argentina Not a Paradise.
The distribution Of rain seems 10
be poorly managed In the Argentine;
II the country is not suffering from
drought, it is apt to be complaining
Of floods, or, in the warmer and more
fertile north, Of the locusts, which
sometimes sweep from the wilderness
Of the ChacO in such clouds that the
project has seriously been considered
Of erecting an enormous net, support
ed, perhaps, by balloons, against
them.-Harry A. Franck in Century
Magazine.
Jesuits Brought Sugar Cane.
Sugar cane was introduced into
Louisiana from SantO Domingo by the
Jesuits in 1851. The first refined
sugar was made by Antonio Mendez
In 1892, but the first refined sugar on
q commercial scale was made in 1874
by Etienne De Bore The plantations
Of these two planters now form a part
Of the city of New Orleans.
No Room for the Incompetent.
Much Of the work done in this world
has to be undOne. Incompetency Is
the greatest drawback to progress. In
competents are the most costly men,
bers Of society, and always will be.
That's why there is always a premium
on brains and skill. which combine to
produce MISUNDERSTANDING.
Ancient chapman"
In Olden days there was a merchant
who would buy his stores n the cheap
est market. load them into a wagon,
and drive about the country, selling
where he could. He was known as q
chapman and the modern name Is de-
rived from that word. As the mer-
chants chief stock In trade was a
jovlal personality the word chap has
long meant a jolly fellow.
Smell but Don't Taste.
MyraIl or violetwOod Of Australia,
the product Of two species Of Acacia,
has the delightful scent Of violets
which becomes very pronounced when
being worked. says the American For
estry Magazine. II one wishes to re-
tain a high opinion Of this wood It r.
well not to taste It.