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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
CsRGOES THAT SAILORS FEA
Either Sugar, Coffee, or Cotton Ars
Considered Far More Dangerous
Than Dynamite.

At first thought it would seem that
dynamite was cargo TO be careIulII
avoided, but from a sailors point OF
view there are far aore dangerous
cargoes. He breads, for instance,
cargo of sugar. Put hundreds OF tons
Of cane sugar In casks i'll the hold
Of a vessel and let the ship steam
through spell Of hot weather. The
odor Is sickening The sailors cannot
get the sweet taste out Of their
mouths, and crave vinegar or lemon
juice-anything sour, They lose their
appetites and are always glad When
voyage on which the cargo was
sugar Is over. Coffee Is as disagree
able as sugar, IN addition to being
very dangerous.
Cotton is q really dangerous cargo.
If a little OIL happens to touch raw
cotton the result is spontaneous com
bustion. \ single bale Of cotton sat
urated with such IN oil as boiled lin
seed and lying ut the bottom Of the
Aold can be compared only TO SLOW
match attached to a bomb.
Acids and other chemicals form
dangerous cargoes. Carbide Of cal
cium for example, is more dangerous
than dynamite. Acetylene gas Is
made from this chemical, and the
gas is constantly given off if the
: product is exposed 10 air.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Siuns Of SpIendor.

In a Richmond household a negro
woman By the name Of Clarissa comes
In occasionally to help for the day
She had been clearing the dinner table
one day after a plentiful repast, which
among other delicacies, included a
huge watermelon, and as she passed
through the doorway carrying In each
hand well-filled can Of the glisten-
ing melon rind, she rolled her eyes at
the lady of the house and asked:
"'Scuse me, Mis- Alice, but would
yo all mind eff l carried home one Of
dem cans?'
mo, Clarissa," was the reply, "but
what on earth do you want with it,
You don't keep pigs or chickens, do
you?'
"Lawd, no, Mis- Alice, don't keep
no animals. What / wants to do ID
Jes to make dem neighbors Of mins
Jealous. DEFY don't never have sich
garbage ~ dis a-settin' outside dere
front stepsr'-HarperG AaeaxfnA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Popcorn Powders.

A certain man suffered from q Sc.
we're case of insomnia. Try as he
might, he couldn't get good nights
rest until at last, driven to despera.
ton, he resorted to sleeping powders.
Even these didn't give him relief. That
compelled him to increase the dose
until he had reached the stage when
morphine was about to claim him for
her own. However, he was prevailed
upon to visit a physician whom he
begged for prescription for this dan
gerous narcotic. The physician, wise
In his generation, did not argue the
point, but pretended to readily fall In
with his patients wishes. Retiring
to private room, he quickly ground
some popcorn into a fine powder and
did 1t up in some regulation powder
papers and handed them to the insom-
MAC. Some weeks passed, and when
the physician again saw his patient he
was informed that the morphine had
done the trick and that he had slept
peacefully every night since he began
taking the powders. This 10 what sug-
gsoticn did for him. Pictorial Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08

ORIGIN OF DRINKING PLEDGE
Custom Said TO Have Originated at
the Time of the Danish lnva.
sion Of England.

In q work entitled "Observations on
the Popular Antiquities Of Great Brit
ain; Chiefly Illustrating the Origin Of
Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs,
Ceremonies, and Superstitions, by
John Brand, NJ. A., fellow and secre
tary of the Society Of Antiquaries of
London, those curious about drinking
customs could find much entertain
ment. Under the head Of 'Pledging'
it gives the origin of that custom.
The word pledge is most probably
derived from the French pledge, a
surety or gage, Some deduce the eN-
preston I'll pledge YOU i'll drh ing
from the time when the Danes ore
sway in the island. 1t Is said to lave
been common With these ferotious
people TO stab a native III the act Of
drinking, with knife or dagger !;
thereupon people would not drink in
company, unless some one present
would be their pledge or surety that
they should receive no hurt whilst
they We're in their draught.
Or. Henry history on GfSat bllt'
ain" says:
If an Englishman presumed to
drink in the presence Of q Dane, with
out his express permission, it was
esteemed SO great mark Of disre-
4pect that nothing but instant death
could expiate, Nay, the Euglish We're
so intimldated that they would not
venture to drink even when they were
invited. Until the Dunes had pledged
their honor for their safety"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
SHARK FISHING Is EXCITING
IN Australia the Element Of Danese
Adds to Its Attraction fer
the Sportsman.

Shark fishing is q sport in Australia
mat has found many devotees among
EEghshmen because of the lure
OF danger. AS the native practiced 1t.
there were times when the sharks
mad all the fun, as in large numbers
they could transform the sport to
native hunting, remarks an exchange.
FISHERMEN are sometimes the victims
OF the vicious tiger sharks, most dan.
gerous Of the species, with their
swift hinges through the water and
powerful jaws. They are hated and
reared with equal intensity.
An English sportsman describes hfs
efforts to catch a shark and his fei,.
ure after all his hooks were gone. Thu
shark would take the hook. allowing
himself to be drawn almost TO the rocr,
where the sportsman stood. Then tha
shark sharp jaws would sever the line
and he would swim slowly about until
ahother hook could be dropped in. A
stout hook was attached to a line nv
chaln. and with this the shark wa,
drawn half way out Of the water. Thor
wave tossed him about and the lina<
passed through his jaws, to be cut ar
one slash. After this several hook.
attached to brass line, were tsken
os the shark, but could not hold him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
HIGH VALUE OF SAND BATHS
From Findings Of Danish Medical
Men, 1t Would Seem Their lmpor-
lance Is Underestmated.

From the earliest history Of man
baths of hot sand have been used
to relieve bone and Joint disease, es-
pecially govt and rheumatism. Faber
and Plum, in Danish medical Jour
nal, tabulate the findings during and
after the sand bath In q number Of
cases as regards the pulse, respiration,
temperature at different points Of the
body and the blood pressure, urine
and changes in weight as well as the
effect on the patholog!c condition.
Their conclusions are to the effect
that the hot sand bath seems to CON-
bine with the benefit from the heat
reducing pain and stimulating local
circulation-a direct action on the
muscles from the weight Of the sand.
This relaXes the muscle and tends to
break up the various circles Of pain and
muscle contraction. This relaxing ef-
feet on the muscles from the sheer
weight Of the sand has been over
looked before, they think, but they
regard 1t as an important factor In
the effect, promoting resorption as
well as combating the possibly unsus-
pected hypertonia in the muscles An
other advantage of sand baths is that
they can be graduated with precision
to fit conditions in the weakest The
only CONGRATULATIONS are febrile dis
eases, yalvular defects, great instability
Of the circulation, and possibly anemia
and asthenia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Cures of Early DAYS,

Some Idea of the state of the medI.
cal profession in the early colonial Pc
Rod Of America can be gained by read
ing a prescription recommended by
Sir Kenelm Digby, an eminent Eng
lish writer, to John Winthrop, Jr., In
1855. The medicine was for "miracu.
lous cures in all sorts of vicers. and
by knitting soddainly broken bones"
Here is the prescriptions
"Beate to subtle pouder one ounce
Of crabbes eyes, then putt upon it
in a high glass because of the Ebulli-
tion) four ounces of strong vinegar.
1t will instantly boyle up extremely !;
let it stand till all be QUIET; then
strain 1t through fine Hnon; and of
this liquor (Which will then taste like
dead Deere without any sharpness)
give two spoonfuls att a time to
drink three times; and you shall see
q strange effect in a weeke or two"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Wise Animals.

A polar bear In q geological park
used to sit on rocky peninsula that
ran out into a water-illed quarry.
Visitors were in the habit Of throw
Ing buns into the water and some Of
them 1oated on the surface. 1t was
often easy for the bear to collect half
dozen by plunging into the pool, but
he soon discovered q more interesting
way to get them. at the edge of the
peninsula 1t scooped the water gently
with its huge paw and made current
that brought the buns ashore.
An elephant in another garden used
10 collect pennies from visitors. When
1t got q penny in its trunk it put IT in
the slot of an automatic machine
which delivered up a biscuit. The an
iaal rejected every other coin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
6 Long Period Of Mourning,

Mourning fashions in some Of the
foreign quarters 60 TO lengths that to
the average American seem unreason-
able. For instance, in the Siciltan
quarters, when the father Of family
dies, his wife and daughters are ex-
pected TO dress in mourning lndefin-
itely. No matter how young ii girl is.
she is expected to wear dead black all
through her girlhood until she Is en-
gagged to be married. OF course. the
rule is not closely observed, but no
girl breaks it, even with the consent
Of her mother, without coming in for
some criticism. Three years Of wear
ing mourning are quite usual.-New
York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Revealed Geafus In Youth.

Gainsborough's mother encouraged
her sons first attempts at drawing. At
twelve he was filling books with
sketches of flowers and clumps Of
trees in the Suffolk lanes and woods.
He showed so much talent that the
family decided to send him to London
TO study painting.
The occasion of the first portrait he
painted was very romantic. He was
working on a landscape when a young
lady came unexpectedly upon him. He
Immediately began to transfer her to
his canvas. This took some time-long
enough for painter and model to fall in
love, When he was nineteen he mar
ried her.
His work became so much the rage
that his friends jovially punned upon
his name and dubbed his house Gains
Borough" Though he disagreed with
Reynolds and others Of his famous
contemporaries, they all saluted him
as q brilliant man and great painter
Designer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08

PARENTS, as intended by nature ara
the ultimate judges of their own sons
declares Good Housekeeping. Thew
are the courts Of last resort Tbav
are the guardians, with the double ~
sponsfbility of protection and euid.
Ance. They must not fan in tho n.
rectlon of growth. In orde. that nor.
sonal prejudice and constant contac+
may not warp their attitudes, the how
"ust become to them labor,torv
problem. he must be analysed to dis.
cover his hereditary, physical, men
TAI and environmental constituents
his composition and the materials tha,
enter Into it his actions and re.c.
IONS, the thought-processes that On
into the creation Of his mental hs.
navior' the capitalization Of habit, OF
ooing, feeling, and acting-all mus hs
Considered collectively. ana Controlled
curing the devious process Of bow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
GAVE WORLD POWER TO ROME
conqueFins leeions Carried the Eaolss
to Victory In Practically Every
Known Land.

In the early days Of its history the
republic Of Rome consisted of a city,
but wars of conquest extended its
dominion over the whole Italian pen
insula. For centuries only the citi-
zens Of Rome had a vote in the cleo
ton Of the ruler. The republic was
a conquering state, and extended Ro-
man power as far north and west as
Spain, the British isles, Belgium, and
Germany, and as far east as the Black
sea. AT first the army consisted Of
levy of citizens. AS Rome came to
need more than one army at once and
warfare grew more complex a stand.
Ing force was built up, and 1t was
largely because Of its superior equip
ment and discipline that the armies
of the barbarians, often superior In
numbers. were defeated and crushed.
The unit OF the Roman army Of that
time was the legio, translated into
English, the legion. 1t correspondent to
regiment in our army but was much
larger, for g Roman legion contained
from 1000 to 5000 men. They were
heavy infantry with some cavalry. The
legions comprised the frst-class troops
while the auxilta, or auxiliaries, were
| the troops of the second class.
At the time of the death Of the first
emperor, Augustus, in the year ID A.
D., the Roman army consisted Of Is
| such legions. This heavy infantry lost
| much of its Importance when the bar
| barian invasions altered the character
Of ancient warfare and made cavalry
more important arm than infantry in
the late Third and the Fourth GEN.
turtles
The word legion came to express
any large number with the accessory
ideas Of order and subordination.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
ANTS MUCH LIKE FIREFLlES
Species in Brazil, Travellers Assert,
Throw Off Small but Quite
Distinct Light.

at least two Brazilian travellers
have described an extraordinary phe-
nomenon connected with the nests Of
white ants, or termites, DR., da Fon-
SEGA, who saw the exhibition on the
headwaters of the Rio Verde, gives the
appearance as that Of tiny stars, at
tording the nest the look of a min
lature tower brilliantly illuminated.
When the nest was struck with a stick
the lights Went out only to re-appear
little by little.
Castelnau, in the middle Of the last
century, beheld q similar spectacle
near the city of Goyaz. He says that
the lights We're produced by an i'm
nense number Of small phosphores-
cent larvae, which withdrew into the
galleries of the mound when an at
tempt was made to cdpture them.
Branner of Stanford university re-
marks that this exhibition is prob
ably confined to some particular spe-
cles, or to some special occasions or
conditions of termite life, since he has
lived and travelled for years in Brazil
without seeing it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
ALWAYS SKELETON AT FEAST
Egyptian Merrymakers Had Custosa
Which Must Have Been Something
of Check on Revelry.

Accounts which have come down
Of Egyptian banQuets indicate that
among the wealthy people and those
Egyptians who were "in society" they
were very elaborate affairs with q
great variety Of rich and high-spiced
and hlgh-priced food and many wines
wines rare and strong.
But no matter how jovial and hap
by and hilarious the feast. mummy
vas there as a reminder Of death.
AT the conclusion Of the most sub
stantial part Of the banquet and wheg
the wine began to flow most freely,
an attendant, perhaps one of the wait.
srs, would carry afbund a coffin con-
tanning the image Of a dead body
carved in wood, and as the Greek his,
torian. Herodotus tells US, made as
IKE as possible in color and workman
ship, and in size generally about one
or two cubits in length" The bust
ness of the waiter was to show this
to each member of the gay and low
Gus company and say, Look upon this,
then drink and enjoy yourself, for
when dead you will be like this"
Herodotus wrote about $500 years
BE- that this practice they HAYS a
H drinking partie4"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
The Meaneet Man.

Many years have passed. s,nee Mart
Twain died. and the greatest trtbute -
his genius Is that no humorist ~
arisen to take his place. Opinion.
differ as to which was his fnnnaeet
story, but there ate those vho tnscS
that his yarn about the meaneat na.
Is not easily beaten. TIA msnneef
man ever knew" he said .atyid IN
Hannibal. He sold bis soo-m - the
half OF very ina COW. ana - n.
fused to share the milk w1tA IN On
the ground that he had onay ~ hin
the front half. The sn<n0v - Al.
ways compelled to preytdA \ - -.
foddar, and 70 cAEU n -
twice : d4y. Finally - - 3na3fa ~
I'D neaA MrepsA I -.
aqt 2 suad he - - ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
CAPTAIN SUBDUEs MUTlNEERs
Hooch-Crazed Crew of Steamer Ches-
ter Kiwanis Finds His Fist
Worse Than Hurricane.

Latest reports from the mutiny on
the shipping board tramp steamer
Chester kiwanis while she was an
chored off Staten island early the other
morning indicate that II was not for
assistance Capt Job Cunninghap
called the harbor squad of the police
department, The captain and his chief
engineer, although they were only two
against thirty-four drunken and
quarrelsome seamen, finished the Job
of quelling the mutiny In such work
manlike manner that they thought It
shame there were no witnesses tc
the results of their efficiency, the Ner
York World states.
The mixup started when some of lie
white sailors, having smuggled aboard
q quantity Of bootleg hooch, renewed G
quarrel with the eight negro members
of the crew, who appealed to the
captain for protection. There had
been friction all the way over from
Boulogne, from which port the Chester
Kwanis cleared and Capt Cunning
o''iA1 " as pASllS NS1A AcN up Will Ill s E-
ment
Therefore he went to the fo'clsle,
where he found the crew had bar
rcaded itself In. With one blow of
his huge fist the captain shattered a
panel of the door, driving his fore
arm clear through. At this point a
sailor made a tactical error of biting
the captains wrist. After that the
captain laid out. every sailor within
reach, and he managed to reach about
all Of them. Chief Engineer Michael
son Joined the fray and although he
got couple Of black eyes, he gave
better than he received, and it was
not long before all was quiet along the
Staten island shore.
That was the time that the captain
and the chief decided 1t was too bad
no one could see their handiwork.
Therefore, when one Of the crew below
started to yell they summoned the
police boat, explaining thar they
feared a second outbreak
Current opinion among the crew 10
that those two officers are not In fear
# anything
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
The Helpful Caddy.

At one Of the New England golf
hubs young lady who IS very popu-
ar with her cGQdles arranged q match
With al old woman who is proud Of
4er mediocre ability. The young lady,
a good player. wished to lose the game
1ut Of courtesy and for social reasons.
der opponent was in even worse form
han usual and the -trl grew desperate
She seemed unable 20 prevent her OPP
puaent from los!n- Finally She told
aer caddy that sLa would like TO lose
The match. "Ah, miss" he muttered
4 didn't know that, Here I've been
Stamping on her ball every time 1t
gets in the long grass"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
EmbarrassirQ Moment.

One evening my friend and I went
to church. AS it was raining we both
wore our ruiz 2rs.
We had to 60 upstairs in the bal,
cony because the lower part of the
church was filled. My friend took lis
rubbers off and one of them accident
ally fell through the opening in the
railing. The dirty wet rubber hit
bald-headed man squarely on the top
of his head. He turned around and
gazed at US long and hard. So did
everyone else. We made our escape
hurrledly with profuse blushes.-Ex-
eAange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Voices of the Dunes.

The voices of the dunes are In many
Hays. The cries of the gulls and crows
>he h'eioaies OF the songsters-the
wind tones among the trees-th e roar
Of the surf on the shore-the soft
rustiihg OF the loose saads. eddyine
among the beach grasses the whir of
startled wings IN the ravines -the
piping of the frogs and little toads In
The nlarshy spots-the chorus of the
satydids and locusts- 1.-The prolonged
loteS of the owls at highland many
,ther sounds, all blend into the
he greater song Of the hills, and be-
come part Of the appeal. in this Land
Of enchantment and uyntery-NaA n
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
GroWnups Played With Dolls.

It is told how sailors of the Span
ish armada carried with them dolls
as mascots and actually to play with.
Cortez, the conqueror of Mexico, en-.
terlng the court of the king, Monte
yuma, on the evening of November 8,
1919, found the whole court seated on
the floor playing with dollsl But for
this history might have been different.
Later, when Cortez sent an expedi-
ton northward into what is now
Iexas, he found curious worship Of
COILS among the Hopi Indians, tho
coils being given to the children for
toys after the ceremonies custom
which persists among these people b
this day.-LeslieiD Wenady.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
immense Production.

Some idea of the productivity Of the
volcanic soil Of Hawaii may be had
when 1t Is stated that While there are
only 109,810 acres devoted to sugar
cane. the annual average production
of this area Is $40, 24s tons of sugar
While Cuba with a cane acreage of
approximately 100000 acres In har-
vest annually produces a yearly aver
age of 100000 tons of sugar. 1t is
claimed that In no part of the world
are such improved and intensive Gull
tural methods used as In Hawaii.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08
Meaning of Word nAIreadyn

The word already" means "by this
or that time; previously to- or "at
some specified time" or ''the time pres
Snt, thus early; even them" or "even
now; a., "He has already performed
the taskIThe Correct WeCd ~ u.
Hophlne Turek BakE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-08

AS good and better than
many for less gateage. We
DO not operate for dividends.
We spend I'LL our money for
our patrons pleasure. enjoy
ment and education,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-02-11
NOTAS DEL SUR

-Durante el pasado mes de enero Sc
radicaron Ell la Corte Municipal de
Ponce 5S3 casos. Ell tribunal dict0
sentencia condenatoria ell 297 Y abso-
lutoria Ell Sc. Las sentenciaS apeladas
sIbieron 10: 10 scasos sObreseidos o
trasladados, llesaron 1866 queda-
ron pendientes 313.
En- una tinca agrfcola de la Sll-
cesi0n Suarf. encontr0 la policfa, an
teayer. ocho pipas de miel en- estado
de fermentation. es de creerse que des-
tinadas Il la elaboration de alcohol
en- alguna destiltria clandestina.
-Antier tarde una chispa escapada
por la chimenea de una locomotora
incendi6 una peZa de cailas, Ell la Co
lonia F6. de esta Jurisdiction. queman-
dose como dos cuertlfis de cailayeral
Al considerarlos cJlpables de un
deito de hurto de mayor cuant1a, CO.
metido al sustraer 243 d6lares en- bile
tes, que don Joaquin Ferran guarda-
la ell su eScritOrio. la Corte Munich
pal impuso un al0 de circel Jose
Garcia seis meses su c6mplice Ave
limo Lopez.
Cuando los arrest6 la policfa, tenfan
adn encima Glen d6Iares de los srstraf-
dos.
Para actuar como Juez INFERNO de
la Corte de Disp'ito de esa Capital,
secci0n primera. aver sali6. de esta
ciudad, cl Hon. Juez Charles +. Foote,
de la Corte de este di$trito.
Su interinidad serl una semana
Al veeinq Ernesto Cardona, el sus-
traieron, sin que soSpeche qui6n sea
.autor de. In haIaia, un reloj de Ia ha-
hitaci6n en- que,duermI3e,, zen la calle
VILLA. de- esta poblaci6p. 4,IaTP 81 ali
LOS estudiantes dc Ia Ponce High
Scl0ol. han 0rganiZado I'm certamen
de. Simpatlas, al objeto de elegir una
Rena. de Simpatfasa que ssera- proela-
mazda s0herana en- ell bale de contain
"a, que Sc pr0ponen ccelebrar diciios
alumnoS el sdbado IS del aoutal, por
la n0che. -u.4 JfatH}} d
.,,Antes de anoche. la Asociaci6n
Nacionalista de esta ciudad. reunida
! Ell Asambea eXtraordinalia. aprob6
una Resolution en- que: Sc ratilica Ia
f6 en- el ideal independentista Sc acpp-
ia el Bill Campbell Sc declara CON
far Ell la justicia que anima al pueblo
| americana.
! Aver pOr la nmnana emprendid
viaje de regreso a San Juan, ell nota-
| BILE juriscOnsuIto elocuente orador
Lcdo. Rafael Martinez Ddvila. senadol
p0r el Partido Republicano.
.- COFTcSpORSQt