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Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14

A new study class in psychology
for mothers, particularly dealing
with the study of the adoleSceut
period of children. WAS proposed at
the meeting of the Pareut-Nacher 5
Association yesterday afternoon ut
the Wilson school. a number of the
mothers present expressing a de
Sire for such course. which Will
probably be conducted by A. p.
Shibley. Further details of the
classes viii be decided later.
Miss Agnes Ferris, city librarian.
gave a splendid talk on "Child-
zen : Reading, during the meet
ing, pointing out that childhood is
the impreSsionable period and that
good habits and the foundation of
the spiritual life are formed in
childhood, so that the guiding Of the
children : reading is not only inn
portant but fundamental.
" In order to meet the actual con-
ditionS, when guiding the children 5
reading, all parents should know
the nature Of the books that fail
into their children 5 hands. = Miss
Ferris stated I'VE should know
that the book is wholesome and has
something very positive to recon-
mend 1t, for there are too many
juvenil" books which appear 10 be
good, and are often written by au-
thors with a good reputation. while
they are simply adding to the mem
ace of books without character or
ideals.
The really vicious stories, which
are SO glaringlv bad. seldom reach
girls and boys Of the better class
but there is an equally dangerous
class. she declared. in which SEN
sationalism is respectfully clothed.
There are numerous inferior and
miscalled Boy Scout stories, many
of them No better than eur old enc
my, the dime novel. in disguise.
There are the cheap imitator Of
the Beatrix Potter animal stories,
and the evil of the "iust aS good
books which are recommended.
Cites Good Books
.'While there are some books
which hold first place in juvenile
literature we must not hold the
idea that the older books are the
only ones worth while. There are
numerous recent books which we
do not call Just as good rs the
older books. but which we must &C.
knowledge can be read with al
most as deep appreciation as tins
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
Missionary Society
Enjoys Fine Program

The Missionary society Of the state
Street Christian church met vcStcr-
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Phillip Knights, at S83 Euclid ave.
nue., the subject of the afternoon
program being Meeting thes Chal-
Iengc Of Christianity through Evan
gelism."
Rev. Arthur p. Craven opcued the
program with a general discussion Of
the main topic, which was followed
by Il short taiH gwen by{ Mrs
Knights concerning the work done
by the - Brotherhood House Of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Irwin Maupin discussed the
Russian church in New York, and
Mrs. Earl Trey "In the Arghipcl-
ago" The Slovak, was the sub
jeet of the paper given BY Mrs.
Blanche Graves and Mrs. William c.
Collier discussed the interesting sub
icct, " Ia the Coke Regions offWcst-
crn Pennsylvania. "
At the conclusion Of the splendid
program delicious refreshments wcrc
served by the hostess who was as
sisted by her mother, Mrs. II. Shaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
NAH JONGG CLUB
ENJOYS MEETING AT
McARTHCR HOME

Members Of the Nah Jongg club
were delightfully."- entertained yes
terdav afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Clifford Macarthur ON FL Cen
tro avenue. The afternoon was
spent in playing NAH iongg and
first prize was won by Mrs. Elmer
Todd while Mrs. William Norris re
ccived the prize for second high
score. Following the games the host.
ess served delicious refreshments.
Members of the club present in
cluded Mcsdames Duane Stafford.
J. f. Nichols, II. c. Stevens, W. f.
North, Elmer Todd, Byron Bibbons,
L. l.. Martin and the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
CLUE ENJOYS
INTERESTING STUDY
OF QUEEN VICTORIA

Members of the Book club spent
an enjoyable afternoon on Monday
at the home of Mrs. Howard =.
Meyer at 5l5 Wcnsley avenue,
Queen Nictoria' by Lvtton
Straehcy being the subject of the
afternoon 5 reading. Tca was serv-
ed following the study and mem
bcrs who were present included Mes
DANES }. u. Huston of Imperial,
Henry Loud, G. f. Scott, Don Bitter,
George Anderson, u p. Naffer. For
rest +. Kutl, Leroy Holt, John B.
hepiey aud the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14

Tonight one of the most spec
tacular films ever thrown on the
screen will receive its premier val
lev presentation ut the Palace thea
ter when Dantc's Inferlro' is
shown. The production, which uses
Dantc's immortal masterpiece as its
theme, is brought down to date by
weaving Il tale of modern life into
the vivid depletion of Satan 5 abode
us told by Dante some six hundred
years ago.
The photography, the spectacular
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
Large attendance at
X. c. Dancing Party

One of the delightful affairs Of
last evening WIS the knights Of
Columbus dancing party given for
the entertainment ef their ladies
and friends at st. Mary's haii. Over
80 members and friends o. the or
gU.izarion We're present including
many from GaleXico, Brawley and
Imperial, y splendid orchestra fur
ni>hed Hu>ic Ter the occasion and i
light luncheon was served II a late
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
u. S. Gold Supply
Has Begun to
Shrink

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-For
the ficst time in four years, the
huge gold supply of the United
States has Legun TO dwindle.
$11O,O03,o0O Dawes plan loan
70 Germany was powerful fac
tor in overcoming the trend
which was threatening to concea-
trate the worlds gold in this
country and render foreign
countries unable to buy American
goods.
Withdrawal Of gold from this
country does not indicate re-
vcrsal of the general prosperity
which caused the gold TO come,
it was pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
CHOPPED BEEF SAUTE

For two people have three-quar-
tcrS a pound Of rounI steak ground
W. Season this % taste with salt.
pepper and paprika and add one
finely chopped onion, tablespoon
ful Of flour or cracker dust and
one raw ogg. Stir i:As thoroughly
into the meat. Melt one tablespoon
ful Of butter and when il is sizzling
add the meat and let it brown. Then
pour in a cup of boiling water, coy
or tightly and let it simmer for -
minutes. Serve ON toast or with
boiled potatoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
DETRICk is NAMED
TO HIGH OFFICE

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1i-Char-
les K. Detrick, formerly state
brilding and loan commissioner,
was today appointed state insur-
ancc commissioners by Governor
Richardson. DetriclI succeeds Geo.
d. .Sqrires. who WAS recently nam.
ed railroad commissioner. The va
clucy caused by the elevation of
Dctrick VIII be filled by A. FL
Faleh, ncwspapcrman, Los Gatos.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
College Club 10 Meet
in! H0ifUiiIe Saturday

\ discussion of drama will form
the main topic Of interest at the
next meeting OF thc College club
which viii bc held in Holtvillc next
Saturday, January i. The Holt
Vile clUb members viii be host
'c>ses OF The day and luncheon will
. be served At ! O clock. One feature
.ot the afternoon : program Will be
a ono-ayt play TO be presented by
. the Holtville members.
Members of the club from FL Cen
tro Who expect to attend the meet
ing Saturday, are asked to commun-
icate with Mrs. r. G. King whose
telephone number is 237J.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
Mss MILLER, BACK FROM CONFERENCE,
REPORTS SPLENDID SERIES OF LECTURES

hall, on the first day of meeting.
The entire menu was composed Of
eraporated food products that had
been preserved in the evaporator in
stead of canned. and included cream
tomato soup, vegetable chowder,
string beans, spinach, corn, rasp-
berry jelly, fruit gclatinc and 4
variety of other foods.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14

settings, the arrangements of the
diabolical scenes are said to be little
short of marvellous. The acting with
Lawson Butt, Ralph Lewis and
Pauline Starke is all that could be
asked and the beautiful women are
Il big feature Of the film.
If one Graves something decided
" different, he will not miss seeing
Dante 5 INFERNO which has ust
closca Il six weeks ngagement i'll
los Angcles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14
U. S. WORTH NEARLY
THIRD OF A TRILLION

By United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii
The United States is worth
S320,803, ,862, 900, the census bu-
reau announced today on the
basis lof 1922 compilations.
The NEST dangerous word in this
of ours is Hkes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-14

IN Maine Il man has eieck 81
years old which runs PERHAPS be-
cause he Gever has tried ~ fi1 It.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
Fruits and Vegetables
PreUent LiUer Troubles

Spinach, onions, rhubarb and other
foods are sometimes said to be espe-
cially good for the liver, because they
will stir it up" 1t is common be-
lief that many ills are due to slug
gish liver and that these ills can be
overcome by eating certain foods. The
apparent beneficial effect of these foods
is probably due to the fact that they
are mildly laxative, and nutrition spe
cialists now believe that many of the
ills ascribed to disordered liver are
really due to intestinal disturbances.
Most of these ills would be avoided if
the diet were well chosen and if va
riOus health habits were established
which would do away with constipa-
ton. The United States Department
of Agriculture has published much in
formation on the rational diet and how
to choose it. Such facts can be found,
for example, in Farmers Bulletin 1913,
entitled Good Proportions in the
Diet" which describes the five food
groups, and recommends that the diet
Include some food from each group
every day. the proportion indicated.
When vegetables and fruits occupy an
important place in the diet, many of
the supposed liver troubles disappear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
SEEING IN THE DARK

rNTHY can some people see better
w in the dark than others? Why
can some animals, especially cats and
their second cousins lions and tigers,
as well as owls, see clearly at night?
We know, by common observation.
that these differences exist but no
careful investigation of them has
been made until recently.
Curiously enough, the subject has
been taken up by a physician in the
British navy in an effort to discover
ways in which the night vision of Of
ficers and seamen in the navy can be
improved. Night is the time of great
est danger at sea. Electric search
lights are of great value in lighting
up objects, If one knows where to
look. But 1t is impossible to light up
the whole ocean and even If it were
possible, searchlights are almost as
dangerous as they are helpful, for they
are just as much service to the enemy
in revealing the presence of ones own
ship. To the officer in charge, the
wheelsman or the lookout, they are apt
to be confusing.
In recent issue of the Proceedings
of the Royal Society of Medicine, Dr.
Sidney Russ reports some interesting
experiments he has made.
Doctor Russ found that the human
eye could see better at night If it had
rested during the day and had been
protected from the bright sunlight or
from strong artificial light. This ex-
plains why animals with keen sight in
the dark instinctively rest during the
day in dark places. The owl, whose
ability TO see at night is well known.
rests during the day in the darkest
place he can lind. Tigers hide during
the day in the depths of dark caves,
resting the eyes so that they can see
best in the darkest night. 1t has been
found that lookouts and watchmen
can see best at night if they spend
the day resting and sleeping in dark
rooms.
Doctor Russ also found that there Is
a marked difference in the eyes of diff
ferent persons. Sunlight, when broken
up by prism, is made up of violet,
indigo, blue. green, yellow, orange, and
red The violet rays are the shortest
and the red rays the longest. The
yellow rays, which are the greatest in
number in sunlight and daylight, are
also the rays of medium length and
I consequently those which most eyes
can see, while the violet rays. which
are the shortest and which are most
common at night. are those which en-
able some persons to see better In the
dark and are also those which are of
the most value to owls. tigers and
other nocturnal animals.
(@. 1926. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
oooooooooooooooooo ooooooc
HOW TO KEEP
WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
REST IN TUBERCULOSIS
OoOOooOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoc

TN THE twenty-five years since 1900
= most of our knowledge of tubercu-
losis and practically all our knowledge
of successful methods of its treatment
have developed. Many medicines of
different kinds have been used. None
of them has been found to be of any
real value. Many different kinds of
serum have been tried. Not one has
come up to the expectations and
claims Of its discoverer. Every few
months, the newspapers announce that
some one who Is or who claims to be
an authority on tuberculosis has found
new cure of wonderful value. None
of these has ever fulfilled the promises
Of it's promoters
So after centuries of ignorance and
a quarter of century of investigation,
our knowledge of the treatment of
consumption can be told in a few
words. Outdoor air; sunlight; food
and rest.
And the greatest and most impor-
tant Of these is rest. 1t is also the
one which apparently is most difficult
for the patient to take or at least take
effectively. Tell the incipient or the
convalescing consumption patient that
ne must stay outdoors a certain num-
Der of hours day, that he must sleep
with windows wide open, that he must
get all the sunlight possible and that
he must eat certain amounts of certain
foods every day and he will probably
obey. But tell him that rest Is the
most important treatment and he will
too often follow his impulse and his
feelings rather than his instructions.
Especially is this true of the patient
who is recovering. His fever is prac-
tically gone; his cough is disappear
ing; he is gaining weight The holes
In his lungs are closing up, he feels
new life and energy. He's tired Of
1ying around" Then, too, the dis
ease itself is strangely and peculiarly
stimulating. 1t has often been re-
marked, by students of tuberculosis,
that the very poison of this disease
acts like stimulant.. on the human
Douy ana mlnQ.
So the patient wants to be up and
doing. And right there is the danger.
He doesn't know the limits of his own
strength. Often he may undo in a
day or an hour the slow gain of weeks
and months.
Here's where the home treatment
of tuberculosis falls down. The con-
sumptive at home may have plenty of
good air, sunlight and food. But I'M
less his rest, work and play are care
fully supervised by some one who
knows just what it is safe for him
to do, he may ruin the good effects of
months of self-control and self-denial
by a single hours indiscretion.
For this reason a consumptive is
better off at good sanitarium than
anywhere else.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
No Place for an Outsider

/ used to know New York bush
ness man who delighted to tell yarn
of his boyhood. He said that when
he was about sixteen years old his
father, who was presiding elder Of
the NJ. E. church, took him from his
home in Pennsylvania to a town out
in Ohio where the son was to be
entered in small college.
"When we got off the train," said
my friend, "the whole town seemed
to be in a battle. 1t was coal
mining district, and two groups of
husky miners with fists and clubs
were doing their level best to destroy
each other. There were 20 fights go
ing on at once! The town marshal
was in doorway looking on calmly.
II rather enjoyed the sight; but my
father as minister of the gospel was
naturally very much shocked. Hold
ing me by the hand, he made for the
place where the town marshal stood.
"'What does this outrage mean ?
the old gentleman demanded.
This is pay day by the mines,' ex-
planned the marshal in a strong Teu-
tonic accent. 'und every pay day this
happens-the Irish miners they fights
NIT the Welsh miners"
"'But why don't you stop itr asked
my father.
the marshal simply. I'm German = "
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
The Current Rate on Suckers

The late Tom Williams dropped
into a gambling house In Reno. New,
enc night, and, playing roulette,
speedily dropped his roll, but not be-
fore he had made up his mind that
the game was crooked.
On his way down stairs in deep
disgust he met the proprietor, Long
Brown.
What kind of dump Is this
you're running?" demanded Williams
"Pve just been skinned out of four
hundred dollars"
"Who brought you In here?" said
Brown.
II brought myself in." said VIII
liams.
..Oh. If that's the case" said
Brown, Il owe you eighty dollars"
''How Gomez"
swell, you see. pay twenty per
cent apiece for all suckers that are
steered in. You appear to have
steered yourself in. Here's your
eighty"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02

in two and crushed with q potato
masher. The stones need not be re-
moved Mix cake of compressed
yeast with small portion Of the juice
and add it to the mash. Cover the
jar with a double layer of cheesecloth
to keep out insects, and a cover to
exclude light Stir the mash daily. In
four to six days. alcoholic fermenta-
ton will be complete.
The juice is then separated from
the mash by straining 1t through a
cheesecloth, or using hand press at
the last Return the juice to the
jar with q starter in the form of
vinegar. Use one part of the vinegar
to four parts of juice. Cover as be-
fore. Within few days thin coat
ing or film will appear on the surface.
This mother of vinegar" which is
composed almost entirely of acetic
bacteria, Is essential for a successful
fermentation. Great care, therefore,
should be taken not to cause it TO
fall by stirring or agitation.
o OeISTfIiifle ACIQiIy.
During the acetic fermentation fire.
quent tests should be made to deter
mine the increase in acidity. AS soon
as this has reached it's maximum the
vinegar is filtered and bottled Can
ton flannel is good material for fill
tering vinegar.
The strength of the vinegar can be
determined roughly by tasting. When
the vinegar reaches point where it
is comparable in taste to that of a
good, strong vinegar, it may be regard
ed as complete. For accurate results
"a vinegar tester, in which the strength
of the vinegar is determined by the
volume of gas given off when bicar-
Donate of soda (baking soda) is treat
ed with measured quantity of the
vinegar to be tested, should be used
Farmers Bulletin 1924 on Making
Vinegar in the Home and on the
Farm gives full description Of this
apparatus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
Narrowing Down to the Facts

There were two brothers; a truth
full brother and a brother who was
the most incorrigible and persistent
liar in the county. As result of the
latter's chronic embellishments Of
facts the whole family was getting a
bad reputation.
The truthful brother took him in
hand.
Look here, Bill" he said, you're
disgracing the name This thing has
got to stop. The next time you start
in to exaggerate just keep your eye
on me. When you begin to go too
far I'll give you hard look and that'll
be signal to you to begin soft
pedaling."
The very next day the two brothers
were in the company of a group of
their fellow citizens. The talk drifted
to the, subject of big city hotels. This
was cue for the liar.
"Speakin' of hotels" he said, II
know hotel out in Californy that
is twenty-five stories high, has a
thousand rooms in it. eight dining
rooms, fourteen bowling alleys. twenty
two swimming pools. thirty soda
water fountains. forty-eight billiard
halls and" here he caught hard
look from the good brother-"and Is
three feet and half wide"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
The Surest System Yet

The Surest System Yet
When you hear story from the
man in the street and shortly there
afterward go to a vaudeville theater
and hear performer on the stage re-
peat it, you may know by this sign
that 1t has undoubted merits. 1t Is an
evidence of distinction on the part of
the story.
Here lately, popular yarn of other
days has been enjoying theatrical
revival. The story has to do with a
man describing poker game which
he was invited to join while visiting
In strange town.
''The first hand that was dealt" he
says, 81 had threes. / opened the pot
and one other man stayed He drew
one card. We bet back and forth for
while and finally he called. I've got
three of kind said, and showed
down my three mines. I've got a
straight-ten high he says, and
pitches his hand in the deck and
reaches for the chips. Hold on
says. 4 didn't see what you had He
looks at me sort of surprised and the
fellow who's givin' the party speaks
up and says to me: This is gentle
mans game. If a man wins pot here
we never ask him to show his hand.
We just take his word for 1t that he
holds the winning cards and we let 1t
go at that That's our rule"
did you keep on playing after
that?" asks bystander.
Certainly l did," says the first
speaker.
'And did you win?"
did I VIM" Huh-the first pot
was the only one l lost"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
Worth knowing

To induce cooks of the Bahamas to
use electricity, the rate for current
viii be cut in half.
From few hundred five years ago,
Ffnland's automobile registration has
increased to 10000.
Professor Cartier waltzed for 16
hours without a stop at Tammany
hall. New York city, April 16. 1873.
The coal fields of Washington. Mon
tana and Wyoming produce annually
over $5O,OO0,000 worth of fuel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
Electricity to Do
Worlds Hard Work

Electricity costing about one-fftieth
of the present price Is coming. pre-
diets the scientist, ]. B. Haldane, says
Capper's Weekly. Then ITO light a
lamp as source of light will be as
wastefui as to burn down ones house
to cook a pork roast" In England.
where Mr.. Haldane lives, he thinks
the power question will be solved by
covering the country with rows Of
metallic windmills working electric
motors, which In their turn will sup
ply current at high voltage to great
electric mains.
At suitable distances will be great
power stations where, during windy
weather, the surplus power will be
stored by an electrolytic chemical
process and made to run motors as
needed. In time to come all the hard
work in the house or on the farm will
be done by pressing button.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
PIECE THAT DON'T
SPOIL APPETITE
Child Is Fortunate Who Has
Been Brought Up to
Like Milk.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Is your child hungry between meals
or has she merely formed the habit
of eating at all hours? 1t is easy to
find the answer to this question by
checking up on the kind of food she
wants between meals or by observing
whether or not she eats full meal
at the table without fussing A rapidly
growing child who is very active may
well have food in the middle of the fore
noon and afternoon If it does not dull
the appetite for regular meals, accord
ing to the United States Department of
Agriculture. But the patronage of the
ice-cream-cone vendor and the everlast-