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The Washington times., 1922-08-27
CHICAGO COMPLETES
JOB OF, RENOVATING
" MUSEUM FOSSIL S

Chinese maps. made By cartog-
raphers who lived q hundred
years before the discovery Of
America; reproductions Of prehis-
toric rnen. including busts Of the
Pithecanthropus. the Neanderthal
and the Cro-Magnon ancestors;
japanese, Indian, Turkish and
Javanese swords and daggers.
Perhaps the most interesting Of
the new gifts are the $50 "suri-
mono" rare japanese color print
greeting cards for New Years Day
and other festival occasions; samu-
raj ceremonial costumes; Chinese
tapestries and Z painted scrolls;
fossil plants from the eocens beds
Of Louisiana, and mounted Cana
dian bighorns, as well as skulls
and horns Of South African game
animals.
The japanese surimono were the
gifts Of Miss Helen Gunsaulus, In
memory other father, Frank W.
Gunsaulus. g..
The surimono collection Is q very
rare one. according to DIR. Bertrand
Laufer, curator of the Far Eastern
section of the museum. The va
rious prints show in O wealth OF
detail the customs, costumes and
popular traditions Of ancient Japan,
delineating every step in the i'm
portant New Years celebration,
with its many games and festivals.
Pictured also are incidents taken
from folklore, history and classical
drama of japan, while the flower
ing cherry tree, the snowy peak Of
Full and the nightingale's first
song have quite as frequently in
spired the artist.
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MODERN CANDLES

Of a deputy pilgrim. the priceless
gift Of health.
BY the side of the grotto, mouldy
from the ravages Of time and
weather, hung the crutches and
artificial supports of the lame and
paralytic, who, having bathed in
the waters of the Shrine are said
to have been completely healed
and to have left blind these tokens
Of suffering, as evidence u the
miracles" that, in their cases, had
been wrought. ...
Surely this Is the strangest mu-
scum in the world, filled as II is
with-these sileDt witnesses of great
faith. greatly rewarded. before
which even the scoffer is dumb.
The town itself thrives won.
drousiy. There are all the acces-
sories OF a great health rendezvous
fine hotels. up-to-date restau.
rants. and scores OF shops retail.
ing momentoes bearing the image
OF Our Lady.
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had been reported; now that he
was old one might almost argue
from his impasslve, abstract look
that the rapture Of revelations had
passed away, leaving in its stead
something calmer-an mistaken
and undisturbing belief in the
permanence and continuance of the
cures" of Lourdes.
PAIN.WEARY PILGRIMS.
Battle in the waters Of the
Grotto," is. broadly. the message Of
the shrine. "and by the grace Of
Our Lady you shall be healed"
The ever-burning candles. fixed
for an endless procession of sup
plants, are a monument to the per.
sistency Of human faith in an age
of withering scepticism and fading
beliefs.
Year after year, how many pill.
grims has this venerable ministrant
not seen pass, with pleading eyes.
before the rail of the Grottof Rich
and poor, old and young, men and
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Dried peaches. apples and other
fruits are all right. but the ex-
perts in the chemical bureau have
been thinking for some time that
their appearance might be i'm
proved. Look at . fresh-tinted
peach or apple on the counter Of
the fruit stand, then take . gaze
at the dried article as II is handed
out by the pound In the grocery
stores. and you win understand
why the department experts think
the dried article should b dressed
up.
with this object In viswa they
have been working on . process
that win allow the extraction Of
the water from the fruit which
will only slightly interfere with
original shape and appearance. By
this new method, . much larger
percentage of the food value Of
the fruit win be retained.
Another line where the knowi-
edge Of the department expert
has proven very valuable to the
farmer is in the prevention Of
grain and mill elevator and cotton
gin explosions. over six thousand
plants were visited last year and
a number Of recommendations
made to the companies providing
greater safety from dust ex-
plosions were adopted.
1t is believed that these recon-
mendations were responsible for
the prevention Of the loss Of large
sums Of money through explosions
and fires. Experts from the Bu-
reau Of Chemistry are even now
experimenting In utilization Of the
waste products Of leather and
doubtless Il win be only . matter
OF a short time before al OF the
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these by-products. At present
there are a large number Of con-
Germs operating. with . total
capacity Of 100000 pounds of cit
rate of lime, and over $4,000
pounds of lemon OIL. The total
output OF orange by-products
during the present year will be
over 1000, 900 pounds. The price
Of the culls and damaged fruit
now ranges from $50 to $40 q
ton.
The Government laboratory
keeps in close touch with the
manufacturers, advising them in
processes and assisting them in
establishing their business.
Even the lowly corn-cob has not
been overlooked by Uncle Sans
workers. After many experiments
they have perfected a process by
which they are enabled to extract
sugar xylose from it. This ex-
tract is very valuable to the gum
trade, being used in making many
articles of an adhesive nature.
Studies on the utilization Of this
sugar has revea1ed a simple pro-
cess for its conversion into gulonic
lactone, which also offers possibil-
tiles Of extensive commercial use.
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A VERY old man. bowed. both
"a by both reason Of his
AA years and constant bending
over his unchangins toll, was plac-
ing lighted candles in position at
the famous Grotto at Lourdes
when our motor car drove up
within shcrt walking distance of
the celebrated pilgrimage shrine
at the loot Of the Pyrenees.
None of the sights of Lourdes
had for me the fascination of this
cave Of the candles" One could
not help but be interested in the
aged acolyte who, standing amid
the amber glow of the many lights,
suggested a figure that, somehow
or other, had strayed out Of the
Middle Ages. Looking at him, I
rubbed my eyes TO be sure that ]
wss living In the troublous year of
1872.
In spite OF my insistent gaze. he
went on with his work slowly.
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pilgrims. is symbolical Of the spirit
of Lourdes.
LOVELY SCENERY. "
You come and go, but the shrine
remains, perhaps for all times.
Just as he takes your candles this
year, so he will take the candle
of some fellow sufferer next year.
For there is no finality to the army
Of affliction which looks to Lourdes
for salvation.
It is nothing for the Shrine to
have as many as 100000 pilgrims
in one year. ....
Even Lourdes has its seasons. /
arrived in the quiet time: there
were not many people about. The
place Of miracles" was compare.
lively deserted. Only a few rain.
drenched pedestrians we're to be
seen scurrying across the great
square, which, on occasions such
as the passing Of the Holy sacra-
ment, echoes with the agony of
prayer. rising like incense.
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By A. j. LORENZ,

Universal Service Staff Csrrespondent.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20.
<<THAT's better now." trum-
peted the ectoplasm Of
the Columbian mammoth.
1t was the first sound the giant
fossil in the Field Museum Of
Natural History had made since its
prehistoric bones had been assem-
bled thirty years ago.
During all that time the giant
skeleton had stood. with its neck
craned in an unnatural position.
Officials Of the museum recently
took pity on It and relieved the
strain. While they were at It,
they scraped several coats Of
white paint from the massive
bones and the big ivory tuslks.
After several million years
bones are apt to soften, so that
It was found necessary to harden
them. In short. the mammoth
was given q new lease on its pre-
historic life.
How the work was accomplish
ed is amply explained in the
annual report of the museum.
which has just been issued.
A complete job Of renovating
the museum fossils included the
restoration Of the Colossochelys.
or mammoth turtle, Of antedi-
luvian days; the Calcharadon,
shark and q dinotherium.
Among the acquisitions to the
museum during the past year are
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old shoes IN the country wm b
made into something valuable.
WATCHING FOR WASTE.
These are only . few Of the
fields that occupy the attention Of
the Department Of Agriculture
workers. They are scattered all
over the country watching for the
slightest indication Of industrial
waste and when they find It, they
cork the leak. ~'.
The Chemical Bureau also has
charge Of the enforcement Of the
Federal Pure Food and Drug Law.
II ID ready at any moment to give
you all the information you want
on fats and oils Of any kind. II
you want to know anything about
the nutritive value Of proteins.
write to the Chemical Bureau aid
you'il got the Information In the
next days man.
The subject Of sea foods II like
an open book to the bureau work
ers. They can ten you what kind
Of fish to eat and when to eat It.
They win bs glad to furnish you
with information and advice that
win cure your horses. cattle and
chickens Of almost any disease
They know an about dairy prod
ucts and win tell you the best way
to raise hogs and how and what
to feed them. They know the CON-
position Of every soft drink on the
market and are ever willing to I'M
part that knowledge to you. Any
kind Of . plant. from . tomato to
. watermelon. can't poke It's head
out Of the ground without the boys
Of the department being on hand
to Investigate and experiment with
Il.
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The average man knows little or
nothing Of the Department Of Agri-
culture or It's work. In his mind
the department Is associated with
some place where he can get free
seeds once or twice a year. He
pictures its workers as being
grubby looking men, wearing huge
spectacles and forever chasing after
bugs and butterflies.
He's wrong. Numbered among
the hundreds of experts and field
agents employed in this branch Of
the Government work, are some Of
the most brilliant men in the world
in their respective lines. The field
they cover runs the length and
breadth of the country and their
duties embrace many strange and
interesting subjects.
COVERS VAST FIELD.
Each subject would make a story
IN itself and volumes would be re-
quired to give the details Of the
combined work Of the department.
This article will deal only with that
branch OF the chemical bureau
which is endeavoring to teach the
people Of the country the advantage
Of domestic economy. Experts In
this particular field have proven by
actual demonstrations that millions
of dollars can be saved each year
by utilizing what farmers and fruit
growers have been throwing away.
Down in the lower portion OF
Virginia and in most Of the other
Southern States, grows a bush
known as Casino" 1t grows
without cultivation or attention
and is SO common that it is con-
sidsred as being virtually weed.
Back In the days Of the civil war
when the soldiers in gray were on
mighty short rations. they picked
the leaves of this bush and brewed
q sort Of tea which they found to
benvery stimulating. During the
late war, when there was a slight
chance that our supply OF tea ana
coffee would be cut off, the ex-
perts of the Department Of Agricul-
ture began experimenting with the
"Casino" bush.
Their experiments resulted In
producing tea that greatly resem'
bles the regular household tea
in taste and appearance. When
iced. there Is no Offence in the
taste of the two, but when served
hot, there Is q slightly unfamiliar
taste. It would require the con-
firmed tea hound, however. to
notice the difference. Not salts
fled with this, the experts con.
tinued their efforts. The later
experiments produced a delicious
soft drink with invisorating quail
tiles. This drink Is known as
Casino" 1t has been patented
and protected in the name of the
people of the United States. Any
person or firm can. make It for
either domeStic or commercial use,
but no firm or person can exclu-
siysly control the manufacture or
sale Of It. Casino" far excells
many Of the soft drinks OBJ the
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market, both in taste and stimu-
lating properties.
SWEET POTATO FLOUR.
The sweet potato is a favorite
dish on many tables and yet If you
showed your wife some of the sweet
potatoes, just as they come out Of
the ground in the Southern. States.
and asked her to prepare them for
dinner. shed be perfectly within
her right in applying for a divorce
on the grounds of cruelty. Some
OF the sweet potatoes that grow
down South are wonderful sights
to behold. They are almost a yard
long, possess Joint for every
inch. and have as many twists and
turns as a Boston side street.
1t would require a half-hour and
try the temper Of the most sanity
housewife to peel one or them.
These potatoes are never allowed
to reach the market and up to
the time the experts from the
Department Of Agriculture began
studying them. they were thrown
away, a dead loss to the farmer.
At first a sweet potato flour was
sought, but the attempts We're dis
appointing. The same methods as
used in the production Of the white
potato flour were employed, but
after many experiments it was
found the sweet potato meal pos
sessed qualities that made 1t i'm
possible to keep the flour without
spelling. The experts again got
busy and now there is available
for public use a sweet potato
syrup which both in taste. quality
and sweetness far excells corn
syrup. and can be manufactured
and sold much cheaper.
USED IN CANDY.
Besides making a welcome addi-
ton to many tables where hot
cakes and mullins play a promi.
nent part, 1t is expected the syrup
will be a great boon to bakers and
candy makers. The Department
of Agriculture has sent samples Of
the syrup to all manufacturers
who use syrup or sugar in their
trades and 1t is expected it will be
used quite extensively CONNER
cially.
The fruit growers OF Florida,
California and other States have
always banked heavily upon the
assistance Of the experts of the
Department of Agriculture and
they have never been disappointed
In a thousand ways the planter
has been assisted.
This is particularly true Of the
planters in those States where
oranges, lemons and grape fruit
are grown. Only the very finest
specimens of these fruits have ever
been shipped to the Eastern mar
kets.
For years the disposition of culls
and the smaller fruit, which, while
perfect. were not suitable for ship
ping purposes. has been a vexing
r,rohlern
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Minor defects, such as small
bruises or punctures from thorns
or gravel or rough boxes, de
stroy the shipping value Of such
fruit and such defects offer
points for infection to various
bacterial and fungous growths
which cause decay. Fruit that
is too small, too large, unsightly
or misshapen also has a doubt
ful shipping value. The amount
Of this waste amounted to about
per cent of the total crop and
the planter considered himself
lucky IL he could secure 81 or S.
a ton for this clasAof fruit.
In 1914 experts from the De.
partment of Agriculture began to
give the matter their attention.
A laboratory was erected at Los
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g ONE coseups of the activities in the Bureau of Chem
- isry at the Department of Agriculture Upper left:
sampling beverage made from cassna plant which grows
abundantly in wild throughout South Atlantic and
Gulf States Upper right Making syrup from sweet pota
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DISCOVERY OF STRANGE USES FOR COUNTRYS WASTE MAKES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE VERITABLE NATIONAL Mi

toes Dr. W. W. Skinner Tin oval assistant chief Of the
Bureau Of Chemistry and w. O. Campbell acting chief Of
the bureau who directs work Of enforcement Of the food
and drug act Below are shown laboratory and view Of
cassina bushes.
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SWEET POTATOES,
ONCE SCORNED, NOW
TURNED INTO FLOUR

High Grade of Syrup, Used for Griddle Cakes
and Manufacture of Candy, Comes From
Southern Potatoes Heretofore Considered
ValueleSs- Fruit Growers Save Thousands
Of Dollars Through Experiments.
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BY Y-PRODUCTS MADE
FROM REFUSE YIELD
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD
sfilliant Experts Working for Uncle Sam Seek
0ut Industrial junk and Search for Methods
of Utilization Many Cases 'Reclama-
tionS'' Are Better and Cheaper Than the Main
Products Already Established. .:.
BY HARRY sHREvE.

~ NE branch of the Government is accomplishing
wonders in teaching the citizens of the country
how to make the most of the great resources OF
the United States. ...'
while wars and rlnors of wars with their resultant
waste and destruction hold half of Europe in their
deadlyg rip while the harvest fields of many countries
LID barren and untitled; whiel the grim specter of
starvation stalks abroadwise old Uncle Sam, through
the medium of the Department of Agriculture is telling
his children how to and conserve, how to make
useless things useful and turn waste into money.
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pilgrims. is symbolical of the spirit
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Universal Service Staff Csrrespendent
CHICAGO. Aug. 20.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-11
CANNON makes
HACERTY0 OFFER
Will Quit State Committee
man Race If County Seat
Man Will.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. IL
Bernard M. Cannon. recognized
county leader, will retire from the
race for state committeeman in fav-
or of compromise candidate, pro-
viding Thomas Hagerty will do like
wise. The county clerks decision
was made known this morning and
results form his desire to keep "har-
mony" in Middlesex county Demo-
cratic ranks.
The county clerk deposited his
hat in the ring for the state COM
mittee office about three months ago
and later Hagerty made known his
intention of seeking the Office. 1t is
not known whether the offer of the
county clerk will be accepted by the
latest entry.
In a statement made this morning
the county clerk Informed a News
representative that he is friendly TO
both John w. Kelly and Lawrence
Dalton, mentioned as Democratic
candidates for freeholder, and that
if they should run he will not take
sides for or against The county
clerk did say that he thought Dalton
the legitimate candidate for this
Office.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-11
GOAL SHORTAGE FOR CITY AND STATE
New Move At Washington To End Railroad Strik1
Big ADDITION FOR CITY PARK SYSTEM
EDWARDSTAKEs sCRACK
AT FRELINCHU SSEN IN
SERIOUS COAL famine

TRENTON, Aug. 11:-Governor
Edwards, who will be the Democra-
tic nominee opposing the reelection
of United States Senator Freling-
huysen, takes crack at the senator
today in a statement issued by his
office announcing that he has re-
ceived replies from practically all
New Jersey representatives at
Washington pledging their aid IN
preventing the discrimination
against New Jersey, and in favor of
the northwest, in the matter of coal
shipments, which the governor says
is threatened. The senator, charges
Edwards, does not realize the exist
ence of the discrimination. "al-
though Senator Edge and the New
Jersey congressman had no difficulty
in viewing my communication IN
that light, and acted accordingly by
pledging their hearty support in
every effort that was being made to
see that New Jersey industries did
not suffer by any discrimination in
favor of other sections
Senator Frelinghuysen told the
governor that Industries in the
northwest will not have preferential
treatment as compared with those
in other sections of the country
The governor today makes public
a reply to the senator's answer. il
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-11
NO. 0WAR:RENITE |
JOBS GIVEN
Asphalt Block, Concrete and
Sheet Asphalt, Materials
to Be Used on 6 Streets.

The Board of Aldermen turned
it's lack on warrenite road surfacing
last night as far as the present city
projects are. concerned. Six con-
tracts for paving were awarded and
no warrenite was chosen although in
five instances bids were received
on that material.
Streets effected by last nights
action include Woodruff Place, Le-
high avenue, Harrison Place, Grant
street, and portions of Fayette street
and Gordon street. Material select
ed was asphalt block, sheet asphalt
and concrete.
Contracts were awarded as fol-
lows:
Woodruff place. Liddle & Pfeiffer,
sheet asphalt, $4,74S.S0.
Lehigh avenue, Graham & Nc
Keon, concrete, $13.S92.65.
Harrison place, Liddle & Pfeiffer,
asphalt block, $S,606.14.
Gordon street, Liddle & Pfeiffer,
asphalt block, S6,356.06.
Fayette street, Liddle & Pfeiffer,
sheet asphalt, $5,S63.S2.
Grant street, East Jersey Bridge
Company. sheet asphalt, S25.972.11.
The bid Of Graham & McKeon on
Grant street. in which a mistake was
made. was rejected by resolution. as
being irregular and informal. When
the bids were received the Graham
& McKeon bid was $4,000 lower
than it should have been. owing to
a mistake in totaling the items.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-11
BIG US. Marine SAND
GIVE CONCERT HERE
THIS COMING MONTH

The United States Marin band
will give a free concert in Perth
Amboy on Wednesday night. Sep
tember 27, according to q statement
this morning by members of the
joint committees of the Rotary and
Lion Clubs of this city.
The Rotary Club endorsed the
project at it's weekly luncheon on
Wednesday and the Lions took sim
liar action yesterday. Both organi-
cations agreed to get behind the
proposition and make it a big thing
for Perth Amboy and this vicinity.
Committees of five from each club
have signed a contract with the rep
resentative of the band and its pres
ence in this city on the above men
toned date is now a certainty.
The concert will probably be
given in some centrally located
point. None has been chosen as yet,
but it is understood that the joint
committee Of Rotarians and Lions
will settle this phase of the situa-
ton at is next session to be held
in the near future.
Both clubs are well pleased over
the prospect of having the Marine
Band here. The organization, the
best known in the country, played
at the Majestic theatre last year but
the concert to be given under the
auspices of the Rotary and Lion
clubs will be absolutely free, as far
as expense to the people at large is
concerned. Getting the band here
entails considerable expense to the
two clubs but they have undertaken
to meet that.
1t is planned to advertise the
coming of the Marine Band 'exten-
sively throughout this section of the
county as well as in Perth Amboy.
A chance to hear concert of this
calibre without cost is rare and
present plans of the committee
point to the presence of record
breaking crowd.
Representatives of the Rotary
Club directing the event are Aylin
Pierson, Dr. George w. Fithian. j.
Logan Clevenger, Charles Petersen
and George Reynolds. while the
Lions committee is composed Of
Louis p. Booz, Jr., Emil Stremlau,
Thomas l.. Hanson, Benjamin Gold
berger and Albert Leon.