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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
Smoke Asphyxia.

SMOKE AepHy An.
Asnhvxia. my dear children, is
ono of those confused or confusing
words derived from the ancient
Greek II means without pulse lit
orally, but we know more than the
old Greeks did, if l do say it as
shouldn't, and every schoolboy to-
day, with the exception of those
who like to smoke cigarets and
show off, knows that asphyxia
means smothering.
Ffremen who are overcome by
smoke suffer with asphyxia. They
are poisoned by carbon monoxide
gas in the smoke This carbon
monoxide is the poisonous element
in Illuminating gas, in the exhaust
from an automobile, in coal gas es-
Gaping from a stove or furnace into
an apartment with no open air
vents, and in the mine damp after
the use of dynamite or other ex-
pIosives Carbon monoxide gas Is
colorless, odorless, and tasteless
so the victim scarcely realizes that
anything is Happening until he be-
comes frozen" and, helpless, though
he may experience a weakening at
the knees for an instant before he
loses consciousness But the gas,
though capable Of producing poison
Gus effects on man. when present in
the atmosphere IN SO small a pro-
portion as two parts in 10000. OF
course, the number of seconds or
minutes tne victim is exposed to an
atmosphere polluted with carbon
monC9ide would have an important
bearing on the question of poison
ing. According to Prof. Yandell
Henderson, the ventilation of the
proposed tunnel under the Hudson
river for vehicular traffic will as
sure something below four parts per
10000 and the Is minutes vehicles
will be in the tunnel will be too
short time for occupants to be
come woozy or in any way affected
by the co given off by automobile
eXhausts. And when it comes to co
and it's effects, Professor Henderson
is right there with the data every
time Still and all, I'm willing to
give my space in that vehicular tun-
mel TO any one who may be more
pressed for time than l ever intend
to be.
Prof. Henderson makes the start
ling assertion that carbon mon
oxide is not in any degree whatever
tissue poison. Whereupon the
somewhat smoke aSphyxiated doc
| tors who make up his audience sit
up and take notice, while the pro-
fessor proceeds to elucidate. 1t
seems that carbon monoxide kills
simply by uniting with the home
globin of the blood, and crowding
out the oxygen, SO that the victim
succumbs because of the serious
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
Half a century ago the free trade par

N Half a century ago the free trade party in
Hthis country WAS fighting all attempts to fos-
ter the steel industry on the ground that we
could compete with England. Forty
years ago when Charles M. Schwab president
OF the Bethlehem Steel company. started in
the business at the bottom of the ladder, this
country was masking 100000 tone of steel
year. Now. in normal times, make 50,000,-
600 tons a year and are turning out steel cheap
er than England. besides providing livelihood
for hundreds of thousands of men. Nearly half
of the steel industry of the world is in the
United States, Did it pay to make a little sac
rifce TO get such industry under way? Look
at the reward. II all came to pass inside the
span of ones man career, not yet near its
close.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

Q. What is the present value of
Russian rubles? r. F. X.
A. All Russian bonds ard cur
rency have been repudiated by the
Bolsheyiki, who have issued cur
rency of their own.
@. How many miles of pipe lines
in the United States? R. J. Nj.
A. The geological survey says
that their latest estimate is that
there are about 1900 miles of pc
troleum pipe lines in the United
States.
0. How many cooperative so
cieties are there in the world?
S. g.
A. Societies cooperative in char
acter are scattered over all the
world and while no data are avail
able regarding this number, 1t IS
estimated tina. between 100000
and 10000, 900 people participate in
such organizations for one purpose
or another.
Q. In dropping a golf ball out OF
a water hazard, how far back
should or may one go? D. A. H.
A. The rule does not limit or
fix the distance. 1t provides only
that the ball must be dropped in
line with the point where it entered
the hazard.
@. l have heard that Napoleon's
return from Moscow to Paris was
accomplished in record breaking
time How long did it take? c. l..
A. On the retreat from Moscow,
Napoleon travelled from near Wilma
to Paris in 312 hours, a journey of
about 1,400 miles. This was an
average of almost five miles an
hour. and was remarkable cOnsid-
ering condition of roads and wealth
er.
@. Who was the original owner
of the land on which Boston stands?
E. F. G.
A The Rev. William Black
stone who had left England Ito
avoid the lord bishops" SETTLED OIL
this spot, and later sold the land
to English colonists and moved on
to Rhode Island ito avoid lords
brethren"
G. 1 like peanut butter, but OBJ
ject to the greasy feeling it has in
the mouth. How can this be over
come? MI R.
A. Thinning peanut butte with
cream, milk or waite. helps TO
eliminate this taste. a good sand
wich cream may be made of pea
put butter as follows: heat one cup
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
COLD-PACk DESTINY.
By Adeline r. Phelan.


Copyright, 1921, b. the Wheeler
Syndicate, InCp
The spring day and the orchard
called aloud for lovers. Even the
gnarled old apple tree, heavy with
sweetness, seemed to reach Its
branches down to touch the warm
earth. Something of this magic
Prudence felt as she looked at all
this blossoming promise. She
seemed to promise something her
self as she stood in the garden,
very fresh and fower-like, indeed
Andrew had insisted on doing all
her ploughing and narrowing and
planting since she had been left
alone, but her heart had lain falloW
to the seed he had hoped to plant
there. His detected figure disap-
peared over the field: she had just
refused him for the third time. An
other image filled her imagination
the new doctor in the village. He
had been pointed out to her at the
county fair, where they both
CHANGED to be enjoying the races.
Later she had seen him stop and
look longingly at her alluring array
of jellies and preserves. prudence
Moffet," he read. First prize" But
since he was no housewife, he had
been a little shy of the orders TAX
en-" and had gone one. He was
faring none too well at the only
available boarding house and was
SO lonely and detected evenings
that he amused himself experiment
ing with the effects of various Sug-
ar-coated drugs on the flies, which
were all too plentiful at Mrs. BIS.
But this Prudence could not know,
nor did she dream that upon this
very old apple tree under which
she stood her destiny was ripen-
ing.
She almost picked the very
branch-and then it might never
have happened-but she didn't,
thinking of the sage who warned
mo flower, no plum"
Her mind went back over the
winter months. Everything had
conspired to keep her from meet
ing him. although she heard glow
ing accounts. If there was a so
cial." Mrs. Firms baby would ar
rive that afternoon. If she called
at the Johnsons the doctor had
Just left. Oh, yes, he knew there
was such a person, who owned a
sizeable place and who was the vii
lage authority on preserves, but he
thought she was healthy old maid
who never needed doctor.
Now fall had come around once
more. Andrew had helped her col
lect wild grapes, and had carried
in the fruit from her garden. AS
they gathered the wind-falls under
the gnarled apple tree, she came
across a freak apple, sort of ST.
amese twin. 1t had two distinct
pits at the base and Joined together
finally into d stem.
"Philopena," said Andrew. lets
eat it together" but Prudence had
something else on her mind.
I'll cold-pack it," she announced
land exhibit it as curiosity at the
fair"
Now, for the next three days il
rained steadily. but Prue didn't
mind, for she was busy as a bee
canning. There had been a regular
cloudburst and the drains had been
unable to carry the water off fast
enough. The cellar was flooded
She put on her rubbers preparing
to carry the freak apple into the
storage closet. so that its colors
should be undimmed for the fair
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
MIX Is Food.


Drink More Milk" seems to be
the slogan of the day. How is milk
for an athlete? Will it give him
pep or will it slow him up?-'b; M
Answer A reasonable daily
quantity, say from a pint to quart,
of fresh milk, is good for an ath-
lete or any one else. 1t will not
slow an athlete up. At the fancy
prices charged for milk in many
cities, however, it is no longer an
economical food, and if one has a
reasonably varied diet, it isn't even
an essential food, except for young
children.
Car Sickness.
Will you please advise as to the
cause of car sickness and what
remedy or preventive may be used
for it? III. r. h
Answer-The cause l do not
know. This is the best preventive !
know: For two days before the
journey and the first two days OF
the journey Gears or ship take each
morning on arising half a bottle OF
Liquor Magnesium Citratis (soluton
of citrate of magnesia). And each
morning, noon and night OF these
days take, about an hour before or
after meal time, two drops of tine
ture of belladonna or tablet of one
two-hundredths part of a grain OF
its active principle, atropine sui
phate. Before boarding cars or ship
place in each ear a cone of gauZe
lightly packed in, to dull all sounds
Wear this for the first two days OF
the journey.
Cold Feet
Is it injurious to health in any
way for one to get cold feet, aside
from the mere discomfort of it?
am a great lover of outdoor life,
and in the summer l practically
live in a bathing suit and bare feet
at our camp, and sometimes while
sitting reading or writing my feet
are cold. Friends say that I'll get
my death, but if l like it how can
it hurt my health I'M W
Answer-It can't injure your
health If cold feet gave US our
death the graveyards would never
mold US.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

milk in double boiler Blend l -
blespoonful flour, tablespoonful
water and / cup peanut butter 10
smooth paste. add teaSPo0nful salt
half teaspoonful papriha and one
egg beaten slightly. Mix Win nO-
milk and cook in double boiler lot
five minutes. Add half cup chopped
stuffed olives. two tablespoonful
vinegar. cool and spread on brea1.
Q. In the test given immigrants,
is it necessary that they be aD!s
to read and write English
- A C. y.
A. Ii is merely stipulated tina.
immigrants read and writ d certain
amount of some language, not nee
eSsarily English
, @. What was the PhaT0s Oh
Egypt, which Is listed AZ one OF Jl5
seven wonders Of the anclel'
world? a. II;
a. The wonder of The world Re
ferred to was 4 famous HglLhol5E
built upon the island Of PAa' ",
The name Pharos was aftlE"t-1
given TO at least 20 other Asn'
houses.
@. In poker, must the cards %
cut? D NJ. y.
4. Cutting the cards before IA5
deal in a poker game is optlon---,
They are offered to the player q.
the dealers right. If he refuses "
cut them, no ether player ma! "
mand the right to cut
@. When was John Trumout.'
picture. The Signing Of the DeL-a
ration" made, and when the ~
rand etching? T. Il. ii
A. John Trumbull was employee
by Congress to paint The 0ignl-s
of the Declaration OF IHleps-
dence," in 1917. Asher B. Duranas
etching of this work was IlA-'
about 1925. 80
and wasps will gather on spTeO'
trees? u A. "
A. The bureau of entomo.og!
saws at times there is an ACID %
spruce trees which contains none.
dew and when bees are unable i"
find flowers they gather on lleS'
trees.
O When " ere side saddles mrs.
used? ii T.
A. Side saddles were INTRODUCED
as carly as the 18th century Dc.
were developed FROM the Plllioo o.
pad on which a LADY rode SIDE ~
behind her escort and steadFed Ae-
self by holding on to his beL[
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

If you like good music you should support
the Tri-City Symphony orchestra. 1t is home
institution and as such is doing great work
in promoting interest in and appreciation
of the better things in music in the community.
You get three concerts by the Tri-City Symph-
ony orchestra at a price you would pay to hear
a single program by big city organization, and
the concert by the latter would not be any
better
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

: The MARKET reports tHe OtneI uay UIOusII1
the information that stock of the Yellow Taxi
cab company of Chicago had jumped 10 points
or more in one day. Increased business fol-
lowing a reduction of rates appeared to have
aided Yellow Taxi" said the report. And while
the Tri-City Railway company is claiming that
1t is losing money every day some people are
wondering if reduced fares wouldn't work to
the financial advantage of the street railway
company just as it did in the Yellow Taxi
line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

OF which could take the initiative in leading
celebration. All that is necessary is leadership.
The people are not unpatriotic or unapprecla-
tive or ungrateful They are merely forgeuui-
It is somebody's business to see that Armi-
stice day is not passed unobserved In ROCK
Island Who will lead the way?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M. D.
Noted Physician and Author.

shortage of oxygen his tissues re-
ceive.
According 60 my poor understand :.
ing, that rs perhaps what kills on
so many smokers prematurely---
oxygen shortage-and commend
to Prof. Henderson's attention the
peculiar shallowness of breathing
which is associated with smoking
What | mean is that the drug eHect
or narcotic influence OF TOBACCO
seems to be marked by a SLOW, snail
low respiration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

! One dispatch tells of the issuance of permits
to breweries to manufacture beer. Another
announces that congress is to be asked for
an appropriation of s1OoOO,ooo to enforce the
yoIstead act. No wonder many Of the prohl-
bition agents have been discovered to be
crooked.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

While others may dabble in the business
e mast he conceded that the greatest fortune
-. :, this copntrv are Bradstreet and Dunn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

Now that river traffic is coming back all
concerned for a natural governor on tfslnc
rates should bear in mind that shipments 10
points on the Mississippi route may pront by
its % per cnet discount over rail rates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

It speaks we'll for the faith OF the people
in their government that the Nctory ioaN ID
above par and that the others are clin1oihs'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

Maybe Japan would compromise Dy pei ihA'
ting us TO use her Pacific on tuesdays "h'
FRIDAYS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1871

The author of the national pronioi'ion
says that his life has oeeh tnreH'oe1' Wv
we'll wager no bootlegger did It,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
Signs of the times-Near Colona:
NO ADMITTON WITHOUT PERMlTlON

THE gentleman. who Hughes to the sport
page split an infnftive in the hrst paragraph
of description of the Independents victory.
But we don't blame him We almost split our
throat when the first touchdown was made not
to mention barely escaping the fond embrace
of the deliriously happy Mr.. as0rouck'
"Ex-MAYoR Chosen as Past Master."-The.
Argus
OF what-mayoring?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
Argus information Bureau

ornS
Haskn Director WASHINGTON D. S'e
individual No Su-
paid
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

a headline. says
But if he decides to use it he'll probably
nna lie valera has the door bolted on the
@Assoa R z. MIG
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
STANDARDIZE AND GROW
THE SAME VARIETIES

Standardize and grow only Rural
New Workers. or Green Mountain pota-
toes a. late varieties-plant only
sell, led and treated seed was the mes
sage brought to the farmers by Prof.
J. G.. Milward at the potato institute
held at the Masonic hall in Bruce on
Thursday. April Z. The central sell
ing agency plan was explained by w.
ID. Campbell. of Chetek and enthusi-
astically received by the thirty-five
farmers. representing Ladysmith,
WcycrhaCuscr and Bruce cOmmuni-
ties. who attended the meeting.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
CongrC gatiOnal church served very
fine lunch to everyone at noon.
The meeting acted as Il stimulant
to the present Bruce Potato Growers
Association and as Il result a campaign
has been started for the re-instating
of old members and the procuring of
new members for the association. Mr..
Golf. who was elected secretary. be-
gan his duties by collecting % cents
from each old and new member.
The newer soils of Wisconsin pro-
duce the finest quality of potatoes with
which quality the older sections of
the state cannot compete. With this
condition we should not be content to
produce mediocre potatOes-we should
produce quality potatoes that top the
market.
Whether one should grow Rurals or
Green Mountains depends primarily
ON ones soil. Generally speaking the
Rurals will do better on lighter soils.
Willie the Green Mountains do better
on the cool. heavier soils. Each pOta-
to grower should experiment to see
which variety responds best 10 the con-
dtOns on his farm.
Mosaic is making inrOadS on our
potatoes. especially on the Green
Mountains and Triumphs. This can
be controlled only through selection Of
seed Treating with corrosive Snbli-
mate will control scab and rhiZoctonia,
or black scrub. spraying with Bor-
dealIX at 125 pounds to 100 pounds
pressure will prevent late blight and
rot
You should have Wisconsin Circu-
lar 10. - Control Potato Diseases"
LEO SCHOEPF,
County Agent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15

Kerosene was first used for illum-
mating in 1896
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
VISITOR SHOCKED

\ farmer who was in the city on
Tuesday called the attention of Il
News Budget reporter to the unbe-
coming behavior of two young girls,
who, he said had been walking the
streets and trying to attract the atten-
ton CT boys for an hour.
Visitors possibly. notice such things
more readily than we who have grown
used to it. Wen wager the behavior
of these girls is as much due to the
carelessnesS and slacknesS of parents
as it is to the tendency of the girls
to be unseemingly bold. Some of
grandmother old-fashioned discipline
lis needed in this town, and this APP
plies 70 the boys as well as to the
girls
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
SCIENTISTS FATTEN
SKINNY CHILDREN

Science. which has been
breeding fatter hogs, more productive
hens, faster horses and bigger potatoes,
stepped off its pedestal long enough to
experiment with 800 school children
with astonishing results.
Underweight and underheight chill
dren of nine public schools were given
daily classroom instruction in nutri-
ton for six months. At the end of that
time. school officials found that the
children had gained an average of 121
per cent in weight and "a per cent in
height in excess of the normal gains.
No special formulas were used. Ac-
cOrding to Dr. Katherine b. Rich, who
told of the experiment in the journal
of the American Medical association,
it was case of wholesome food, suffi-
cient sleep, exercise and hygiene
Milwaukee Journal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
SPRING CONDITIONS. IN
SOUTH NOT FAVORABLE

III. r. Blanchard received letter
last week from his brother at st. Joe
Mo. in which he stated that frost
had ruined his garden. This reminded
him of the year he was married when
he was living at York, Kan, when he
put in large garden along about the
first of March, and when the potato
frost killed all vegetation except the
hardest Last week there was kill
ing frost in Kansas. where the fruit
trees were well along III bloom. Gar
dcnS in northern Wisconsin are not
put in until abont the first of May,
but they grow mOlp rapidly than III
the south ana are not so liza bic to dam
age by frost Another thing about the
more rapidly growing gardens of the
north is that the produce is more ten
der and Of better flavor.
In a letter to her husband, the edi-
tor Of the Barron County Shield,
Mrs. Gordon writes from Rio HOndo.
Texas. that times are hard there and
crops poor and buggy. The onion crop
was nearly all eaten up. Don't any
one want to stay here, but have invest
ed all they have and can't sell any
thing. The land men don't know what
to do next, ! guess
From published reports from over
the country it would seem that north
ern Wisconsin is the favored area.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
HIBBARD PRAISES
RURAL LEADERSHIP
Believes This Insures Success in
Farmers-Co-operative
Enterprise.
BY 3. n. HIBBARD,
OF the University of Wisconsin

Many excellent examples of sue
cessful cooperation among farmers
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
Ration for Draft Colts.

"What makes good ration for the
draft foal?
THAT depends somewhat upon the
feeds that the farmer has available"
says J. G. Fuller of the animal hus-
bandry department of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture. '.In trials here
at the Wisconsin experiment station
we have obtained the best results with
q mixture of two parts rolled oats,
one part bran, and one part chopped
alfalfa, although good grade or
clover hay may be substituted for the
alfalfa. We found that when the foals
were fed this ration they ate very little
additionaIshay for the mixture makes
a very bully feed"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
BUY SEED NOW

If you are farming in the county let
me know what seed you have for sale
what price you want for them, and
send me samples of them, I will try
to sell them for you. These seed should
be pure bred and free of weed seed. |
would also like to know what seed
YOU want. You ought to order as soon
as you can, because it is getting more
able price.
LEO SCHOEPF, County Agent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15

Miss Hazel DeerweSter, teacher III
the Grant Center school and one of
our experienced and dependable edll-
'catOrs. recently resigned from her po-
SitiOn Miss Pearl HOagland has as
sumed the responsibility of this posi-
ton and will finish out the year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-15
THIS MAN OWNS A
TEAM THAT'S JUST RIGHT

John DeyOrak, Of Tony, was i'm La
dysmith Monday and moved his friend.
George .Jackno to an eighty which Mr..
Devorak owns 213 miles southwest of
this city near the True farm.
There is Il house on this land but no
clearing. Mr.. DevOrak owns fine 40
acre farm near Tony and has it about
three-fourths cleared. He has good
house and barn and millls five cows
The pair of horses he owns is a beau
tiful pair of handy-siZe farm chunks
just right for all-arOnnd farm work.