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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
ART AND SCIENCE ii 'xp1s
Piaythlnos for The kiddIes Necessary
to the Proper Conduct OF
Their Society.

WHILE the making. OF toys u an
w art that is probably practically
as old as the world itself, 1t has been
only within recent years that science
has bothered itself about them. Less
than half a century ago they were re-
garded merely as playthings-amus.
ing diversions for children that were
by no means necessary to their we'll
being. Today, however, science insists
that there Is well-defned philosophy
underlying the use of toys; that they
are the tools with which the little ones
ply their trade; the paraphernalia nee
essary to the proper conduct Of their
society; that dolls, for example, are
Ipore to them than the associates that
help to entertain them in that they
aid them In the attainment Of their
mental growth by stimulating the
natural emotions which must be ex-
perienced in later life.
Whether this theory Of the scientists
is correct or not, the fact remains that
children have always had the play
things requisite for their limitations OF
the domestic life and business affairs
Of older people; that they have always
required their elders to provide them
with such inventions, and that, when
they could not obtain these toys by
any other means they themselves have
sought and found objects that might
be made to suit their purposes. Ever
the somnoent middle Ages did not put
an end 10 their pasti1nes. The toys il
which they found diversion may have
been more simple, but, as they met
the demands of nature, they played
their allotted part in the scheme OF
human development.-Publ Opinion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Encouraging the Hen,

The modern method of increasing
the quantity Of eggs that may be OBJ
tanned from hens Is turning on electric
nights in their pens in the middle of
lhe night, thereby awakening them, to
Inc end that they eat an extra meal
and thus approach closer than ever be-
fore the ideal Of laying an egg a day.
week after week. One cannot but
think that this lengthening of the
working day for hens is a device of
the same genius who discovered that
there was no need Of arising at dawn
to feed the poultry. He simply waited
until after the henyard denizens had
gone to roost, and then scattered their
morning meal. The hens found their
breakfast waiting for them In the
morning, while the ingenious one arose
and went about the affairs of the day
only when he felt so inclined. No
chanttcleer called him to work
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Peculiarly of Dreams.

A curious hint is given by dreams
of things which are impossible sub
jects, it would seem, of thought.
hardly know how 10 tell my mean
ing, but fellow dreamerS will be able
to interpret by their own experience.
We have dreamed something, it was
clear, the impression fingers when we
wake, But it is not reducible to terms
of thought, much less words. We have
no grasp on it as an image or a SEN
sation, yet in some remote corner OF
ourself We know perfectly what 1t was.
It is not matter of having forgot
ten-the thing is tne1pressibIe 10 9TH
ers or ourself. Only itself knows
what it was, and itself is buried away
somewhere within US. When vainly
trying to master the conception of the
fourth dimension we are reminded OF
those dreams.-E1change.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01

She was tall and exceedingly thin
and when she emerged from the exit
Of the building where she Is employed
In taking dictation she carried in her
hand bag of fresh eggs.
The product of the hennery was nc
more fresh than are some members
of the Washers club that is wont to
frequent that corner and as she passed
one young man he ogled her and ss-
luted her with Hello Slim"
Turning square around In her tracks
the girl took an egg from the sack
and with an aim that would do credit
to baseball pitcher she pasted him
with it in the very middle of his back.
Then she went on her way uncon-
cerned over the merriment resulting
from the little episode.-Tulsa World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01

London. England, boasts mlcroDe
factory. Biologists in general, ana pac-
teriologists i'll particular, are able 10
serve humanitarian interests only by g.
close study OF authentic strains OF rec
ognIzed bacteria, carefully cultured III
taeir various species and classes. 1ea
X is only quite recently that the needs
OF medical workers in tins respecI
have been fully met. For their sup
DIV OF disease microbes for experiment
tai purposes, British scientists We're
very largely dependent upon the
courtesy OF colleagues in other couu~
tries. Before the war, for instance
O polite note to NJ. Binot of the Pas
teur institute in Paris was quite the
recognized procedure adopted by
medico who wished to start or add to
microbe menagerie. Characterisucals
an effort to commercialize this all-im-
portant traffic was made by kral at
Prague, but that source Of supply was
never satisfactory.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
PAPER FROM VENEER WASTE
Possibilities In Material That Has
Hitherto Been Considered to Hs
Without Value.

In the wood waste from veneer fac
.ories the United States forest prod
ucts laboratory sees considerable raw
material suitable for the manufacture
Of high grades Of paper. The cores Of
many kinds Of veneer logs, now used
in a large part for fuel, would make
excellent pUpwood. In addition, q
large part Of the clippings could be
turned into pulp stock with profit
Among the veneer woods whose
waste has paper making possibilities
are red gum, yellow poplar, cotton
wood. birch, tupelo, Eastwood and
beech. Many veneer factories cutting
these species are already within ship
ping distance of pulp mills. In certain
other cases veneer factories are SO
grouped that they might furnish pulp
wood enough to warrant the erection
Ut centrally located mill. Other
economic factors being favorable, such
mill could probably operate on a
daily supply of veneer waste eQu1ya-
lent to so cords of ordinary pMap-
wued-Scienttf1c American
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Pemaquid, 1907.

In this time of commemorating the
Pilgrims, the people of Pematluid
Maine, rise to remind the world that
a colony of English settlers landed at
Pemaquid about fourteen years be-
fore the little company that GRO Ssed
on the Maytlower debarked at Ply
mouth. Pemaquid had developed into
quite a trading colony before the Ply
mouth settlers managed to gain foot
hold in the new country, and the
Maine settlers provided the Pilgrims
with large quantity of food, accord
ing to the records. when appealed to
by Governor Bradford. At Pemaquid
may still be seen the remains of a
fort that was erected in 1890 at a
cost of 100000, which was two-thirds
of the entire appropriation Of Massa-
chusetts, which then included Maine,
for that year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
OBJECTED TO WOE AAN'S SKIRT
Peculiar Reason Adva need by China
man for Refusing to Consider
Matrimonial iliiianss,

In spite Of the sue cess with which
the campaign against the binding Of
women's feet has been. waged in China
there are still parts where men will
not marry girls who have natural feet,
Missionaries try, so far as possible
to arrange marriage between Chris
tan girls and Christ ian men. One Of
our Christian girls, writes a CORE
spondent was gett ing quite an OLD
maid, having reacht I'd the age of TWEEN
ty-elght. Several heather had asked
her, but she refuses them all. One Of
our preachers app reached a country
tenant farmer and tried to persuade
him to ask the tyEenty-eight-year-o
lady. We all thought It would come
OF. The man was, about the same age
as the lady In question, and had not
yet succeeded in f,etting engaged. But,
to our surprise, he would have nothing
to do with the rhan, and gave as his
reason: "Who w5uld marry girl with
a skirt like tlsata" The girl had her
skirt embroidered In a different way
to the girls and the women in the VI
lage where the Jsarticulaxeswain lived.
and he felt ths t he dared not make
such an innova don on the fashion u
his own Villages A beautiful pair q
brown eyes, 1oa u, fne, black hair, ana
good Christ1a u character countsd -
noeh1ne aeaina - 0Konee skJ1a Xane,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
aooD-NATURED AND PATENT
English Visitor Pays Tribute to Vir-
tues He Noted as Distinguishing
American People.

A while ago I published a little
book on tour made in America dur
Ing war time. dedicated il ITO the
kindest people In the world" and
put the dedication in Latin to spare
their bushes. Should write another
work of the same kind, I think |!
should dedicate it ITO the most good,
natured, tolerant and patient people
In the world, writes Sir Arthur e.
Shipley in the Outlook.
Although as the election grew I'm
minent interest in it became keen and
discussion eager, still 1 only once
heard an acute disagreement between
the supporters of the rival candidates,
and this was between a husband and
wife. 1t seemed based upon a funda-
mental difference Of opinion on that
most innocuous and uneXciting fluid,
milk
AS a rule the discussions were most
amicable, and usually finished up, aft
er the method of Lincoln, In joke or
story. Their liberation equals their
good humor. They bear patiently
every variety of religious dogma
these are almost as numerous in the
United States as are patent medicines.
They quietly endure and ignore the
most Internal noises. Owing to tine
enormous distances one has to trav-
erse in the states, one spends con
siderable part Of ones time on the
train and it is this reason which pos
sibly accounts for the fact that Amera
cans persist in talking on the cars.
Mr.. Lucas has recently reminded uf
| that Carlyle bequeathed certain bookl
| to Harvard university because of hiF
| esteem and regard for the American
} people-''particularly the more silent
| part Of them" The latter exist not
| only in the imagination Of the Chelsea
! philosopher. They are perhaps no
very numerous, still they exist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01

In the big desert of Chile there is
a considerable amount Of brackish
water, but no water that either hui
man beings or stock can drink.
Science, however, has come to the aid
Of the rainless section of the coun-
try In the form of an ingenious desert
waterworks, consisting Of q series Of
frames containing 10000 square feet
Of glass The panes of glass are ar
ranged In the shape Of V, and I'M
der each pane is a shallow pan con-
tanning brackish water. The heat Of
the sun evaporates the water, which
condenses upon the sloping glass and.
made pure by this operation, it runs
down into little channels at the bot
tom Of the Y and is carried away into
the main canal. 1t is said that nearly
a thousand gallons Of fresh water IL
collected daily by this means.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
SOUR STl:,1,i.s<s3,H
INDIGESTION
Thedford's Black-Draught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
suldng from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville. Tenn The effic-
iency Of Thedford's Black Draught, the
genuine, herb, liver medicine, is
vouched for by Mr.. W. N. Parsons, a
grocer Of this city. ut is without
doubt the best liver medicine. and I
don't believe could get along without
1t. l take it for sour stomach, head
ache, bad liver, Indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result of
a torpid liver.
Il have known and used it for years,
and can and do highly recommend 1t
to every one. won't go to bed with
out 1t IN the house It will do all It
claims to do. can't say enough for
It,"
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black.
Draught just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable in regulating the liver to
its normal functions, and in cleansing
The bowels Of impurities.
Thedford's Black Eaught liver medi-
dine Il the original and only genuine.
Accept no initatipus Or substitutes.
!. A,11vs - ~ x1ton61a -,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Rheumatism
ReIief--25c.
Wssursss Remedy (NR Tablsts), Are
s4eIpins Thousands Who Tried Ex-
pensive Things Without Result.
It's Guaranteed.

There are three vital processes Of
human existence,-the digestion of
food, the extraction Of nourishment
from it and the elimination of waste.
Poor digestion and ,; aHsi no,l1isba
ment from food and that in turn often
means IMPOVERISHED blood, weakness,
anemia, etc. Poor elimination means
an accumulation of waste matter
which poisons the body, lowers vltanty,
disease and leads to the development
of many serious ills.
Rheumatism,-due to some inter-
ference with the process OF el1mlna-
ton, failure to get rid OF certain BODY
poisons,-cannot be expected to yield
to any medicine that. fails to correct
the condition responsible for 1t. Cou!o
any reasonable person expect to ria
himself of rheumatic pain as long as
rheumatic poison is allowed to remain
in the body.
Think Of this. It explains the sue,
cess of Nature Remedy <NR TabletsI
medicines have failed. Thousands are
using Mr. Tablets every day and get
tines rsef much R fsr pay xs e ehnss
A Csc box of Natures Remedy tNR
Tablets, containing enough to last
twenty-five days,-must help you,
must give you prompt RELIEF ana SAT-
Natures Remedy is not only for
the relief of rheumatism. It Inn
proves digestion, tones the liver. reg
ulates kidney and bowel action. i'm
proves the blood and cieanses the
system. You've tried the expensive
real test You'll get results this time:
Just try it. Natures Remedy .(NR
Tablets5 is sold, guaranteed and
recommended by your druggist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01

have seen the sea dashed into fury
and tossed into spray. and its grand
eur moves the soul Of the dullest man
but remember it is not the pillows
but the calm level Of the sea. from
which all heights and depths are
measured. When the storm has passed
and the hour of calm settles on the
ocean. when the sunlight battles its
smooth surface, then the astronomer
and the surveyor take the level from
which to measure terrestrial heights
and depths. When the emotion of the
hour has subsidized. we shall find that
calm level Of public opinion below the
storm, from which the thoughts Of q
mighty people are to be measured,
md by which their final action Will be
determined.-James A. Garfield.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
One Thing After Another.

1t is many years since man was TO
be cured Of all his Ills by the removal
Of a largely super1luous appendix.
When the magic of that operation be-
gan to pail pyorrhea became the chief
criminal and the substitution of den
lures" for the unruly teeth of nature
the elixir of life. But mans health
was still Indifferent, and the discovery
of the dead tooth" in all its peril
promised a pathway to centenarian
vigor. Passing by monkey glands. we
now come to the nerve centers of the
spine as the seat of all trouble and
to q delicate combination OF osteopa-
thy and massage as the infallible re-
cipe for perfect health.-London Ex-
press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Cause for Terror.

"a couple Of months ago." related
the landlord of the Petunia tavern,
"this town was afflicted by q Jack
the Kisser,' who grabbed girls and
women in the dark corners, and
Rugged and kissed 'em like a maniac.
Altogether he manipulated some forty
nine ladies that way"
Il presume such outrages cause a
veritable reign of terror among the
feminine portion of the populationY'
replied guest.
st did so, Why, for quite a spell
after the scoundrel had quit his d.
abolical capers entirely Miss Lucretia
Lanks, Miss Arabella Flutters, Miss
Twiny Thynn, and several other old
maids, were roaming around unlit
Streets and lingering in dark corners
every night, in terror of missing their
chances, and it is whispered that they
haven't entirely quit terroring even
yet !"-Kansas City Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
MANY VARIETIES OF SHARK
Some Sea Monsters More TO BE Feareo
Than Others, but All Ferootous
to q Degree.

There are many families and varle-
ties Of the shark. Some Of these lam
flies are smaller, more cowardly ana
less successful as killers than otnel
families, says the Kansas City star.
They are not especially fierce TOWARD
things that are bigger and stronger
than they The dusky sharks and the
sand sharks are not believed TO be man
killers. but they are man eaters when
the opportunity arrives.
The largest and fiercest shark Is the
great white shark. His disposition Is
to kill and eat, and he is SO large ano
strong and self-confident that he Will
attack anything that swims, and a man
is little more than a minnow or her
ring 20 him. The great white sharh
inhabits the tropic and subtropic seas
The normal length Of the teeth is one
inch and they are fiat, triangular anc
saw edge Many of these sharks have
been killed that were 80 feet long.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
ISLANDS FOUND sY sPANiAaD
soIomons, in the Southern Pacific,
Were Discovered In 1867 BY
Aware de Mendana.

The Solomon islands. in the south
ern Pacific, long before Australia was
discovered, were known to taria ,
voyagers. In 1867 famous Spanish
navigator named Aware de Mendana
sailed from Peru to discover great
south continent. Three months cruis-
ing brought him to the Solomons and
ISABEL island, which he named as his
log states latter his much-loved
wife"
Mendana cruised for six months IN
the group, and was so impressed with
the richness and fertility Of these
tropic lands that he named them the
Solomons, in the hope that on his ~
turn his countrymen would believe
they were the source from which King
Solomon obtained the gold for hls
great temple This story, he thought
would encourage the colonization II
the islands, and ne conceived the
vainglorious ambition Of becoming the
king Of new Spain. On his return
home, so brightly did he paint the
prospects that he was soon able to
prepare an expedition Of many hum
dreds of settlers including his wife
and her three brothers. In the party
We're also two sailors, afterward
Known to fame as connected with the
discovery Of Observation-Disclosures de
Ouiros and Fuis vaes de Torres
The expedition failed through sick
ness and bad mana cement; In fact
it never reached the Soiomons at all,
but instead-owing to faulty naviga-
tion-arrived at the northern islands
of the New Hehriaes group. Here after
Il few months. Mendana died, disap-
nninted and hrnk hearted man
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly Al The
RAID Or + ICE,
Arc and Microscope.

Before the Royal Microscopical %
ciety in London there was described .
method Of photographing objects mag.
nified by the microscope. The light Of
the electric arc itself Is employed.
that Of the incandescent lamps being
shielded; the light itself Is filtered,
and thus a powerful monochromatie
light, at the extreme limit Of visible
ity, Is obtained.
With this light excellent photographs
of minute objects, under a magnifica-
ton Of 1900 diameters. were made and
exhibited upon screen. The ex-
perimenter suggested that lenses spe-
cially corrected for the ultraviolet
rays would enable photography to do
for the microscope what it has already
done for the telescope.-New York
Evening Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
japanese Marriage Customs.

Marriages in Japan are generally
brought about by older married cou-
pies who act as go-betweens. There
Is popular saying that everyone
should act Is go-between at least
three times. The go-between, know
Ing young man and woman whom
he regards as suitable to each other,
proposes the match confident1ally to
the parents Of both. II preliminary
reports are mutually satisfactory to
the two families, a meeting Of the
young couple and their paren is and
relatives 4 arranged on Neutral
ground. Any intimation Of d 10 real
purpose Of this meeting is d .ctfully
avoided at the time, though i be pur-
pose Of it is, Of course, fully under
stood by oil concerned. Und er this
arrangement either family may,
without giving oftense, dra tha
matter after the first meetinx, but II
the results Of the prelimtna r. IN.
spectton are satisfactory q bod
sides, the parents ineet 81 i .aA(
lennitely arrange ~ I1
= - hln1l1e y - 0 q
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
SATISFIED WITH SUN DIALs
Not Demand EHactitude in the
Matter of Time.

John G. Tomlinson of New York hGfs
made a speciality OF sun daIs, and o
writer In the New York Post says u,
an interview with him:
people used to be less particular
about time, OF course, than We have
grown to he. with our famous exacti-
Jude The old English stage coach
LETT at four but thar meant ar about
four Only noon could he depended
upon-an1 Tint when the sun chose
to shine. Clocks did not come into
use 10 1urer- until the Thirteenth
.eutury, Portable clocks We're not N
verified until toward the end of The
Fifteenth hut sun dials We're very
commonly Worn--not set up in gardens
merely as we are accustomed 10 see
ing them now. Thev we're used quite
generally In this country until the
early part of the Nineteenth century
and even today where conditions are
primitive, they are the reliance Of
guides and huntsmen. Occasionally
they become the tirnepieccs Of the
British army in uninhabited regions,
Washington was in the habit of
carrying q sun dial, although he pos
seSSed many watches. The escutcheon
Of the United States is .eopied from
m escutcheon upon Ia sun dial
in England belonging$ to one Of
W2>aington's ancestors. Thomas JET
ferson was proficient dialist, and
Mr.. Tornlinson has two q ais made by
him; one in 1907, when ] 4e was Pres
tdent.
Clocks were not onlyA long unpopu-
lar, hut were denounced. 10y the clergy
because they are not dnentioned in
Scripture
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
Tests for Diamonds.

The true diamond is not cut by a
file, has a specific gravity of 352 and
luster that shows clearly even when
the stone is immersed in water. A
small drop Of water dropped on the
face Of clean, dry diamond preserves
its globular form and does not spread
When a line is drawn on a diamond
with an aluminium pencil, and it is
then rubbed briskly with moistened
cloth, the line disappears. The com.
monest test Is to draw the edge Of the
stone over glass; the diamond cuts II
without much pressure. while the In
ltation merely scratches 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-07-01
The CaGch.

a New England splnster was much
enamored Of nedghhoring farmer, but
the affection was not returned. One
day, starting on one Of bis weekly
visits to town, the maiden came rush
ing out, crying:
~Yoo-hoo Mr.. Simpkins, do you
mind taking me with your
The farmer considered warily and
finally allowed her to climb in.
In vain the lady tried every topic of
conversation without eliciting response
and finally In desperation fell back on
the passing bits of scenery. Going by
the minister's house. she cried: "Oh,
Mr.. Simpkins, what a beautiful hitch
ing post Pastor Watson has"
'Gol durn," cried the other crack
ing his whip. 'I knowed there was q
hitch in It somewhere. Dobbin,
giddap. Ma'am, that's fer bosses
only."-American Legion Weekly