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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
TYPHOID FEVER
(@ by Mcclure

A S ALMOST everybody knows. this
"A is one of the commonest Of dis
eases, more or fewer cases being pres
ent almost constantly.
Wherever insufficient attention Is
given to drainage, water supply and
general sanitation, there typhoid fever
is apt to be prevalent.
1t most frequently attacks young
adults or those who are mature, but
no period of life and neither sex Is
immune to it.
Essentially it is Inflammation Of GER
tain groups Of small glands In the In
testine and its supporting band. the
mesentery, and of the spleen. The
germ which causes 1t is known as the
bacillus typhosus and it may be found
in the excavations from the bowel.
1t gets into water that Is used for
washing, drinking or cooking and
finally gets back into the human body.
Typhoid carriers are people who
carry the germs about with them. per-
haps for years, and do not themselves
seem to be injured by them, but by
injecting materials, particularly food
with which they come in contact, they
may transmit the disease to any num-
Der Of people who happen to be sensi.
tive to 1t.
When these germs reach the intes-
tine of those who are sensitive, they
attack the glands which were men
toned as the essential seat Of the dis.
ease and, during the subsequent ten
days TO three weeks, the disease is In
cubating or developing.
The patient may feel rather miser.
able, but may be able to keep about
and frequently promises himself he
will be all right tomorrow.
But now his temperature begins to
mount up, he has chill, and every
day during the following week his tenn.
perature rises steadily.
After this 1t may drop little
mounting up again toward the close OF
the second week.
Then 1t begins to go down very
gradually and in two weeks more has
reached normal again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
MYRA

TAKEN from an evolutionary stand.
point, Myra represents the eternal
genealogical question. 1t is said t.,
mean "she who weeps." but where il
comes from and how 1t reached its
present form is clouded In mystery.
The consensus of opinion seems to
be that it comes from the word marah.
meaning bitterness, which was then
supplied to the bitter gum, myrrh. The
same term was used to designate the
brackish springs in the desert to
which the desolate widow of Bethle.
hem referred when she cried "Call me
not Naomi (pleasant), call me Marah
(bitter)."
This is, on the whole, the most sat
isfactory derivation of Myra, some
times referred to in the Middle ages
as Myrrh of the Sea. Myra was fire.
quently used in the early days of Bib
lical history and the heritage of sor-
row which the name suggests seems
generally to have accompanied its
progress 1t has been a great English
favorite and has likewise had wide
spread vogue in this country, its popu-
larity, curiously enough, being con-
fined largely to the South.
Jet, the emblem of sorrow. is Myra's
talisman gem, but by wearing it the
ancients believed that she could es-
cape her legacy of tears. 1t should
be worn, however, against the flesh
TO insure it's potency. Tuesday fs
Myra's lucky day and her lucky
number.
&C by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DIR. FREDERICK R. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
WHAT is A CHARLEY
HORSE?
! r

livery American boy, who plays
baseball from his childhood and
who knows all about the game. knows
what Charley horse" is. In run
ming or sliding TO base or In sprinting
after hit, the player has a sudden,
sharp pain, usually In the calf of the
leg. Sometimes he keeps going at re-
duced speed. Sometimes the pain Is SO
severe that he cannot move his leg and
so falls down.
In short time after the accident,
hard painful lump appears In the
muscle. The skin over the lump may
turn black and blue, like a bruise. Nov
ing the leg Is extremely painful. In
few days or week, If the leg Is
Kept at rest, the pain and swelling dis
appear.
The muscle Of the arm may be SINH
larry injured. A fielder throwing a
ball from deep field to the plate, a
pitcher in an unusual effort to put
the ball over" at critical point in
the game may have a sudden pain in
the arm, usually in the back arm near
the shoulder. The throw or pitch is a
failure and, in short time, a lump ap-
pears in the muscle, making any use
of the arm impossible. This is gen.
orally called by ball players "glass
ARM" although some authorities apply
the term Charley horse" to either the
arm or the leg.
In either case, what happens? The
severe strain on the muscle, either in
the arm or the leg, tears the muscle
hbers loose from the tendons breaking
the muscle fibers and the blood vessels
and causing hemOrrhage under the
skin. Any effort to use the muscle
causes pulling on the torn fibers and
consequent pain. The more the arm
Is used, the more tearing and the slow
er the recovery.
A broken muscle needs rest, just as
broken bone does. In the first stage
OF charley horse" massage does
harm. The arm or leg should be kept
quiet, In the most comfortable posi-
ton possible. In a week or two. de-
pending on the extent of the tear,
the muscle fibers have grown together
and the pain and swelling have disap-
peared. The muscle Is whole again
but Is still weak. Any attempt to use
it vigorously may easily cause another
tear. Continued rest is needed. But
now Is the time for massage. Rub
bling, hot applications, manipulations
and gradually increasing exercise will,
If carefully used, restore the torn mus
Gle to usefulness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
THE DEADLY BLANK
PISTOL

THE newspapers report the death OF
= boy, aged fourteen, from lock-
jaw following a wound from a blank
cartridge pistol.
This kind of accident is compar-
atively rare today. Twenty years ago,
when we celebrated the grand and
glorious Fourth" by killing and MAIN
ing thousands Of American children, 1t
was common occurrence.
In 1903, four hundred and six chill
dren died of lockjaw following Fourth
of July injuries, and three thousand
nine hundred and eighty-three persons
were injured. That was certainly a
grand and glorious day.
While the injuries were caused by
various kinds of fireworks, the four
hundred cases of lockjaw were almost
all caused by the blank-cartridge pis-
tol. So deadly was this shown to be,
and so destructive of human life, that
their manufacture and sale were for
hidden in most states. Today, such
an accident is rare, but 1t is we'll to
recall the havoc that these pistols
caused so that, through carelessness,
their sale and use may not be allowed
to become common.
Why is the blank-cartridge pistol
so dangerous? For three reasons.
The first is the very fact that it is a
blank-cartridge pistol. Carrying no
ball, the boy (and too often, his par
ents, as welD considers it harmless.
He is consequently much more care
less in handling it than he would be
with an ordinary revolver, and so is
more apt to shoot himself with the
wad, usually in the hand.
The second reason is that the blank.
cartridge pistol is not made Of steel
as is revolver, but of cast iron.
Owing to defects in casting, it is very
liable to explode, driving the wad and
bits of iron into the hand.
The third and most dangerous fea-
ture of the blank-cartridge pistol is
the wad. Blank cartridges are made
as cheaply as possible. The wad of
the cartridge is made of "shoddy."
RAGS anu
very apt to contain tetanus germs.
The wound made by the wad, when
the hand is injured, is not clean
wound but a shallow, ragged burn
in which fragments of the wad are
forced under the burned skin margin.
The wound, apparently trivial, is Civ
en- no treatment. Often the boy con-
ceals it from his parents. 1t is not
cleaned and often apparently heals.
This is exactly the kind of wound
in which tetanus or lockjaw is apt to
develop. In ten days or two weeks.
the poison develops. But it is now too
late to save the boy, and another life
is sacrificed to the blank-cartridge
pistol.
The lessons of the past should not
be forgotten. The sale of this dealer
of death should be everywhere for
hidden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
MR.. HUNGER WOLF

NJ. FOX and two of his neighbors
AVA were sitting around the place
one night In Mr.. Fox's kitchen.
Mr.. Fox had been sitting quietly
listening. Not word had he spoken
for Mr.. L OK was lost in thought and
you may be certain he was not think
Ing about anyone else but Mr.. Fox.
1t had suddenly occurred to him
that he had heard his grandfather tell
a story about old Mr.. Hunger Wolf
that always appeared to the wood folk
when the winter had been long and
cold.
YES" spoke up Mr.. Fox. sit does
seem mighty hard on us folks here
In the woods these long cold winters
and Of course that Is the very time
that old Mr.. Hunger Wolf gets in his
work"
"WhoT' inquired Mr.. Possum and
Mr.. Coon, their eyes growing large
with fright
MIR. Hunger Wolf" replied Mr.. Fox,
gazing into the fire as if he had no
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
Q1our Health y d 5s:';:;: 4 !: ..

During all this period inf1ammatory
changes in the glands are progressing.
the spleen gets very large and soft.
the glands in the intestine swell and
break and sores or ulcers are formed,
from which, when formed, decom-
posed and putrid materials proceed.
This is very poisonous and more or
less of it is usually absorbed and car
ried by the blood to all parts of the
body.
On the surface Of the abdomen there
is usually a rash of small red spots.
the bowels become distended with gas,
perhaps to an enormous extent.
The patient suffers from loss of ap-
petite, heart weakness. rapid pulse and
frequently with great disturbance of
the brain.
Vaccination with suitable vaccine
furnishes an excellent means of pro-
lection from the disease. and is prac-
ticed as routine measure
Protection by vaccination lasts three
years and is therefore Of the greatest
value to all who may be exposed to
this disease by out-of-door life.
t@ by George Matthew Adams.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
CRITICISM

TT is surprising how many things and
I people one may discover to find
fault with if one cultivates the proper
frame of mind. 1t takes neither genius
nor unusual intelligence to detect err
ror or to discover imperfections. In
fact, l have sometimes thought that
the more imperfect the critic the
more likely he is to see the shortcom-
ings and the weaknesses Of others
rather than to be impressed with their
admirable qualities. Where one man
begins to accuse another Of trickery
and classifying have not infrequently
had my own suspicious. / have never
known man found guilty of stealing
who did think the practice of theft
quite common If not universal among
his fellows.
Most of the criticism which we hear
every day Of individuals and Of or
CARNATIONS is offered with the mis-
taken idea that it reveals superior
knowledge, a keener intellect, and a
better judgment, and a keener insight
into human nature than that ordinarily
shown. The fellow who criticises the
member of the basketball team who
fails in making basket, or the minis
ter whose sermon is not up to stand
ard, or the government or college Off
cial who is not running public or edu-
cational affairs to his liking, usually
does so in a way to give the impression
that he knows a tremendous lot about
basketball, or public speaking, or po-
litical or college matters, and that If
he would only take a hand in any one
of these activities he could show the
public a thing or two. There is no
form of conceit so colossal as that
shown by the self-constituted critic.
Most of the criticism we hear is en-
tirely destructive. 1t preys upon the
weaknesses and frailties of human be-
ings, without trying in any way to
remedy them. This is eminently true
of feminine gossip, which is seldom
little more than destructive criticism
of the character and conduct of indi-
viduals, incidentally for the purpose
of making the critics intellect and
character by contrast seem the keener
and the more immaculate.
well, I'm sure / don't understand
how people can act that way" is usu-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
.{$&6XRRS4i4{

For many nights Mr.. Coon and Mr..
they returned with full bags and add
ed to their supplies.
At last the deep hole In the cellar
was filled with food. "Now we must
finish storing wood" said Mr.. Fox.
81 have bad spell of rheumatism.
am sorry to say, so you fellows will
have to finish bringing it in. but
can manage to hobble about and cook
our dinner"
When spring came Mr.. Coon and
Mr.. Postum ran off to their own
homes but before they parted at the
end of the path In the woods, Mr..
Postum said: 1T strikes me that Mr..
Fox got the best of our winter ar
rangement and he is by far the fat
test of the three"
YES" replied Mr.. Coon, "he always
cooked the meals which he said was
the hardest part of the work, but
noticed that he was never hungry
when he came to the, table. Next win
ter shall watch for old Hunger Wolf
from tall tree and not from home
on the ground"
Mr.. Fox was laughing to himself as
he stretched out In the sun by his
door. swell, shall have to work all
summer, l suppose" he said, "but
lived by my wits this past winter
and | am pretty slick looking AMI,
NAL. which goes to prove that / am
very clever creature. very clever
indeed"
C0 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.p
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ally the closing sentence of the critics
searching analysis Of his victims
character.
Eager as we are to criticize others,
very few Of us accept criticism of our
selves willingly or react to it logically.
If you indicate to your wife at the
breakfast table that the coffee is cold
or the biscuits UNDERGONE, she very
likely meets the criticism by asking
which she gave you yesterday, or by
reaching across and picking a bunch
of lint from your coat collar. She
justifies her own mistakes by showing
that you, also are in error, and meets
criticism as is usually done, not by
reform but by counter-criticism. 1t is
the same principle which actuates the
small boy, who, when caught in lie
and accused of it, meets the accusation
not with denial or explanation but by
telling his accuser that he is San
other"
Not long ago l wrote a gentle, polite
note to an official with whom / am
associated know it was courteous
because before mailing it I, had it cen
sored by the chairman of the English
department, who pronounced it Ches-
rfieldian-calling his attention to
certain Objectionable conditions which
existed and which 1t waU his official
business TO correct and which I further
thought. if he knew them, he would
be eager to correct. His only reply
was to certain Irregularities in my
own administration, and to suggest
that If / would give my energies to
modifying these l could do as great
service as to interest myself IA his
affairs.
We use almost precisely the same
methods in politics. During a recent
political campaign most of the impor-
tant points in question were thought to
have been adequately met if some vitu-
perative counteracting criticism were
discovered. The fact that one man
wore set Of unbecoming whiskers
and that the other had made a hasty
second marriage was enough to satisfy
most men and all women with regard
to disputed international questions In
each respective csse
We criticize too much both private
and public individuals; we take per-
sonal criticism badly.
&C. 1925 Western Newspaper Union.)
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Were sitting Around In Mr.. Fox's
Kitchen.
idea they were scared. Did you never
hear about him?"
Mr.. Coon and Mr.. Postum shook
their heads and looked around to
make sure the window and the door
to Mr.. Fox's house were securely
fastened. .-...
He is a pretty bad creature to
meet" replied Mr.. Fox, worse than
any / have ever heard Of, but as he
never comes around only In the win
ter time when there has been a long
cold spell. we have nothing to fear at
present.
1--WE can hide somewhere, where
he cannot find u.s." suggested Mr.. Pos
sum-
THAT is the worst of old Hunger
Wolf" said Mr.. Fox. MY grand
father said he could get in anywhere,
did not have to go through a door
way; the only way to keep him out
Is to have plenty Of food on hand"
ITO feed him?" inquired Mr.. Pos
sum.
mo, to feed yourself" answered Mr..
tox. HE never comes near those
who eat plenty and keep plump"
The next night as soon as it was
dark enough for hunting Mr.. Coon and
Mr.. Possum started out with big bags
over their shoulders while Mr.. Fox
stayed al home to dig place In his
When the hunters returned the next
morning and looked at the hole Mr..
Fox had made Mr.. Postum remarked
that il was deep enough to hold all
three of them and a few others their
size.
'"That is about what will happen
unless you bring in enough food TO
fill it, said Mr.. Fox in solemn tone
of voice. "A full storeroom is all
that will keep old Hunger Wolf from
the door. But of course you do not
have to stay here, Mr.. Postum. am
certain that your own soft bed will
be far more comfortable than my poor
house."
MIR. Postum FASTENED to say that
he was just joking. He knew per-
fectly well it would take a whole lot
CT food to keep away Hunger Wolf,
and he was willing to do his share of
the hunting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26

thrown into the garbage pail. Ihese
small scraps could be made into palat-
able and wholesome creations, to say
nothing Of the saving.
All crumbs left from the bread
board, all trimmings Of sandwiches,
all brokeL pieces not available for
toast should be gathered. dish
which is both appetizing and filling
may be made of these crumbs and
bits while they are still moist. Try
the following:
Egaed Bread.-Remove the crusts
from broken bits Of bread. Break 1t
into small pieces-there should be two
and one-half cupfuls. Melt four table
spOonfuls Of butter or two Of butter
and two of ham fat; add the bits Of
bread and toss them lightly until well
coated with fat. Pour over the bread
three eggs slightly beaten and diluted
with one-half cupful of rich milk. Con-
tinue to toss the mixture lightly with
q fork SO that each bit Of bread is
enclosed in coating of egg. Season
with salt and pepper and serve.
Tomato Toast.-Dip slices Of stale
bread into water and place In hot
oven to become heated through, or
steam in q steamer until moist and
hot. Butter generously and cover with
well-seasoned tomato and serve hot.
Rhubarb Pudding.-Butter slices Of
breed and lay in deep pudding dish,
cover with finely cut rhubarb, mixed
well with sugar; repeat until sufficient
bread is used to serve the family; add
a few spoonfuls of water and bake un-
til the rhubarb is soft. Serve hot or
cold.
Bread Fritters.-Cut stale bread
into thin slices, shape with small
biscuit cutter, spread with butter and
raspberry jam, press a pair together
and dip into fritter batter, fry in deep
fat and serve hot with maple strip.
There are bread buildings, milk
toast, and any number of dishes in
which a few buttered crumbs add to
both the appearance and nourishment
Everyday Good Things.
Dried beef cut into bits, added to q
white sauce and used with scalloped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26

of eggs, then a layer of toast, then a
layer of riced yolks. Pour over q
highly seasoned cream sauce and heat
in hot oven.
Cheese Nuts-Blanch and brown
lightly almonds or walnu-s, chop and
place in buttered pan. Sprinkle with
grated cheese and bread crumbs; sea-
son with salt and pepper. Soften with
boiling water and bake twenty min
utes. Serve with toasted crackers.
Oatmeal Pudding.-To one quart of
milk add one cupful of urcooked oat-
meal, one-half cupful Of sugar and
one-half cupful of molasses. Season
with salt, dot with butter and bake
slowly In moderate oven one and
one-half hours. Serve with cream.
Raspberry FIummery.-Cover a
quart of raspberries with cold water,
boil ten minutes and strain; add a
cupful of sugar mixed with half a
cupful of cornstarch, thinned for pour
ing with little cold water. Cook to-
gether until the starch is thoroughly
cooked. Pour into wet molds. Serve
with whipped cream.
Peach Cake Pudding.-Line a baking
dish with slices Of sponge cake soaked
In orange or peach juice Fill the dish
with fresh sliced peaches well sugared.
Cover the top with meringue and
bake until brown. Serve with cold
cream.
Dreamed Chicken Salad.-Soak a
tablespoonful of gelatin in half a cup
full of chicken broth. Chop the white
meat from well-cooked chicken or
put II through the meat grinder Beat
well the yolks of four eggs. add one
and one-half cupfuls of hot chicken
the gelatin and seasoning TO taste.
Stand in cold water TO chill. Mold
and serve with mayonnaise.
Parsley will keep for two weeks IL
well washed and placed in mason
Jar. Set in the Ice box and sprinkle
once with cold wafer.
Savory Sliced Ham.-Mix together
three teaspoonfuls of dry mustard.
one-fourth of teaspoonful of pepper
two tablespoonful OF catsup and a
few dashes of cayenne. Have ready
pound Of thinfy sliced boiled ham.
Spread each slice with the mustard
mixture, with a sprinkling Of grated
American cheese, using cupful.
Place the slices on top Of each other
and bake for fifteen minutes in a hot
oven. Remove and chill. When ready
TO serve cut down at right angles to
the layers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
Saws the PHILOSOPHER

If wisdom can be extracted from
bad luck it is not such bad luck.
Men may be pretty slow in the
amenities, but none asks a woman
her age.
If all those who want to uplift the
people would take it out in running
for office instead of pushing laws to
forcibly reform them, they might be
more successful.
Argument is seldom wholly lost on
a child. while whacks often are.
People who habitually raise hade.
are usually not re1entant.
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SuperHuous Detail

From a story: Neil stirred his cof-
fee with steady brown hand and ran
a casual eye down the columns of his
newspaper" Precisely the color hand
we should expect him to have after
stirring his coffee with it.-Boston
Transcript.
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Then He Understood

A little Neodesha (Kan.) boy, ac-
cording to the Sun, was SHOWN drop
Of water through powerful micro
scope, and was impressed at the tiny
objects which he was told were mi
crobes. 81 know now" he said, what
bites you when you drink soda water"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
@HE WHY ST b. K ssv1Sa
- SUPERSTITIONS

desses as Juno was the chief of the
Roman goddesses.
So it is the breath of Juno that rises
in bubbles in our coffee cups and
Juno, under her name of Moneta,
means money. Doubtless when the an
cient Romans practieed this rite with
cup of water they invoked the god
dess.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26

macarOni makes
q good luncheon
or supper dish.
Charleston Egg
Toast--Lay mar
row stri ps o t
toast in a pudding
dish, then a layer
of sliced Whifaa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26

piece or Dreao
that has become
dry Is usually con-
sidered useless by
q vast majority
OF cooks. There
are a countless
leftover bits that
cannot be used
for toast, that are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-26
Ancienfs Knep Corn

Corn is found among the relics OF
the most ancient tribes of Indians. II
was cultivated by all the agricultural
natives of which there is any record.