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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
GETTING NEXT TO
NATURE

GETTING next to nature is the
- present-day fad, especially during
the summer months. This is all right
but for those who are going out into
the woods and fields, it is also desir-
able for those to "get next" to nature
for their own protection.
For there are dangers in the fields
and woods, as there are in the crowd
ed city streets and the tenderfoot who
picks some pretty little white berries
may regret his enthusiasm as much as
does the city girl who tries to pet the
'1ovely little black and-white kitty
she meets in the woods.
There are three common and poison
Gus plants which every one going on
a vacation or even to picnics ought to
know. They are the poison ivy, the
poison oak and the poison sumac.
While it is well to know how to treat
ivy poisoning, 1t is far better to learn
to recognize these poisonous plants
and to stay away from them.
Poison ivy is by far the most COM
mon. 1t is usually found in patches,
either close to the ground or growing
about one foot high. 1t has broad,
pointed, bright green leaves which al
ways grow in clusters of three. 1t has
greenish-white berries.
Poison oak is a shrub with oval
pointed leaves in clusters of seven
to thirteen. Its berries are greenish-
white.
Poison sumac grows on swampy
ground, so that, although it is the most
poisonous Of the three, it is not so
dangerous, as 1t is harder to get to.
Sumac is bush from three to five feet
high. Its bright green leaves grow
in clusters of from seven to thirteen.
Its berries, like the poison oak ber-
ries are greenish-white.
These characteristics of the three
poisonous plants have been put into
rhyme. Learn this and follow it and
you will be safe from poisons in the
woods.
Berries red, do not dread.
Berries white, poisonous sight.
Leaves three, quickly fee.
Poisoning generally results from
picking the leaves or breaking the
stems and getting the sap on the skin
or crushing the berries. Infecticn is
much more apt to follow if the skin
is moist, either from bathing or perspl-
ration.
Even with the utmost care, one may
unconsciously come in contact with
one of these poisonous plants during
a stroll or hike through the woods.
Keep the hands away from the face
AS soon as possible scrub the skin,
especially the hands, with strong soap
suds. Any kind of soap will do, as
soap suds destroys the poison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
B, H. IRVING KING
RATS

THE popular saying RATS desert
= sinking Ship" imperfectly describes
the superstition to which 1t Is sup
posed to give expression. The belief
Of sailors-and Of many who are not
sailOrs-fs that when a ship is In port
and the rats suddenly swarm ashore,
forsaking her, that ship. in all prob
ability, will go down on her next voy-
age. Many ship has been held for
long weeks in port wanting a crew, the
old crew having refused to reship be-
cause the rats had been seen leaving
the vessel as she lay at her dock.
A common explanation of the super
stition Is that it has foundation In
physical fact. A ship in bad repair
unseaworthy-is damp down below
and the rats desert to dryer quarters
ashore. And leaky ship is, of course,
most likely to go down IL she encoun-
tiers heavy weather.
But sailors scout this explanation
and will tell you that well-found ships
are as likely to go down as any others
II the rats desert them-which is not
so. of course. The common explana-
ton of the superstition. unromanric
and unclassical as 1t is, is undoubted-
ly the true one. But chat innate pro-
clivity for superstition which pertains
to all mankind in general and sailors
In particular, prefers to see a mys-
terious omen in the desertion Of ship
by her rat inhabitants rather than q
plain prosaic intimation that the 'old
hooker" needs calking.
60 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
FwA s. IN the IS
|8 JUNGLE
With cheerups and the ouixies
EHsSf55) ~ Grace bliss Stewart

afraid of. Churly Gorilla" cried Cheer
ups. 'The raindrops are so gentle
that they couldn't do any one harm.
In this hot climate they ought to be
very refreshing"
But" grumbled Churly. "you don't
understand how 1t Is, Mr."
"Cheerups; at your service, sir.
Cheerups Is my name and these are
my four good friends and travelling
companions : Brighteyes. Quickear,
Softfoot and Sniffsniff. They are
broadening their acquaintance, too, "
replied Cheerups. "Now that we are
so nicely introduced, what were you
saying, Mr.. Gorilla?'
Il was saying that you really don't
know anything about my troubles, sir.
Excuse me for contradicting you. My
temper is never very good, but today l
am most dreadfully upset. You see,
when 1t rains in the Jungle 1t rains
very hard, and though Ii Is only D
shower which doesn't last long, the
water comes down like a solid sheet.
Then my thick coat gets wet way
through to the skin, and am very un-
comfortable. Please, Mr.. Cheerups,
could you tell me some way to keep
dry?'
"Well, well, WE'LL" unused Cheerups,
that's different Now let me see. !
have it," cried Cheerups the next min
ute. and he looked so happy and his
round merry eyes twinkled so kindly
that Churly Gorilla grew more hope
full. "Now. Brighteyes, just look at
the hair on Mr.. Gorilla's arms and tell
me If there is anything unusual about
the way IT grows"
"Why,Cin the first place, sir, 1t Is
very thick and long, and in the second
place it grows downward from the
shoulder to the elbow and upward
from the wrist to the elbow" said
QuiXie Brighteyes.
Good" cried Cheerups, nodding his
topknot madly. 'Your troubles are
over, Mr. Gorilla. The next time II
ders with your arms, and the water
VIII roll or them as 1t would from 8
matched roof, all on account of the
way the hair grows Then you will
find yourself quite dry.
"Goody, goody, goody," cried Churly
Gorilla, dancing up and own and bark,
ing so loud that Brighteyes and Quick.
ear and Softfoot and Sniffsniff were
frightened out of their wits and went
hurrying and scurrying into the tall
Jungle grasses to get out Of the way.
Dear kind Mr.. Cheerups, you have
taken such load from my mind Now
l know / shall never be wet again,
chartered Churly. 81 am going right
off to tell the other Jungle folks about
you" and away he trotted into the
dusk, chuckling softly to himself and
feeling very happy over his good for
tune.
The thick, velvety curtain Of dark.
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DIR. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
HEALTH FIRST

GO. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)

ONE Of the most valuable move
ments of recent times has been the
safety First" campaign. 1t was I'M
heard Of 20 years ago. People were
killed or injured on railroads, street
cars and steamers. WOrkmen were
killed, MANNED, blinded or otherwise
injured in factories and machine shops.
Everyone said that certain number
of accidents were bound to occur;
that they couldn't be prevented.
Then some skeptical gentlemen be-
gan to look into the matter. They
found that there was almost no such
thing as an unpreventable accident.
Every time any one was hurt. some
one was at fault, not knowingly or
Intentionally, but through carelessness
thoughtlessness, stupidity or ignorance.
Then they got the big corporations and
the large employers of labor interested.
They showed them that accidents were
not only largely preventable but also
that they were very expensive, both
to the men who were hurt and to the
firms they worked for. In word.
they showed that accidents were pure
waste. And waste is just waste. It's
time and money and energy and life
thrown away. 1t never does anybody
any good and it does everybody harm.
So they started the National Safety
Council and took as their war cry in
their battle against unnecessary acci.
10 w
see that sign everywhere, on railroad
trains, in factories and shops, even on
the little stool the pullman porter sets
out for you to step on. Industrial acci-
dents have been greatly reduced as
result, though the steadily increasing
number Of automobile accidents is
more than making up for this reduc-
ton. If Safety First, why not Health
First? A man Is just as dead if he
dies of typhoid fever as he is If he
is struck by a train. A child who
dies of diphtheria is just as dead as
one run over by an automobile. And
typhoid and diphtheria are more easily
prevented than train or automobile ac-
cidents.
Most disease Is due to carelessness,
thoughtlessness or ignorance. We eat
too much and then wonder why so
many of us die from apoplexy. We
run for street cars and trains and
can't understand why our middle-aged
friends died of heart failure. We over
work our bodies and then bewail the
fact that so many of us die from
Bright's disease. We expose ourselves
to infection and think 1t strange that
we have influenza and pneumonia.
Most disease is due to someone's
ignorance or carelessness. Learn how
to live, be more careful and so live
longer and happier lives. It's worth
trying, anyhow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
HABIT-FORMING DRUGS

A NY substance used In any way to
"A treat disease is drug, even
though it may be used for other pur-
poses.
Tea, coffee, alcohol, mustard. prunes,
soap, bicarbonate of soda, and many
other things in daily use in the house
hold, have a medicinal as well as their
ordinary economic value.
Habit-forming drugs may be perfect
ly good and useful and legitimate for
medical purposes. but they often tempt
people to use them unnecessarily and
poison them.
People who are thus enslaved think
they cannot get along without their
dope; their will power and self-control
are lost and, sooner or later. II not
cut off in other ways, they get fatal
disease from use Of the drug.
Frequently an overpowering dose Of
the drug carries them off suddenly.
People are differently affected by
the same drug at different times. A
dose of morphine has more effect on
an empty stomach than when the
! stomach is busy digesting food. and
will take effect more quickly when
you are tired and sleepy, than when
full Of life and activity; moreover. If
II Is taken to relieve pain, more VIII
be necessary IL the pain is severe than
IL II Is not.
People are also differently affected
by different samples of the same drug.
A quarter of a grain of morphine
made by one chemist may produce the
utmost effect desired by the doctor
who gives it. while half grain made
by another chemist may fail in pro-
ducing that effect, the first specimen
being q pure drug, the second adulter-
ated or unnecessarily made.
Drugs are taken to influence disease
or produce sleep or relieve pain.
1t is because they make you COM
Portable or produce certain agreeable
sensations that they allure you when
they are not required incidentally.
Drugs ordinarily harmless, like tea,
coffee, or tobacco, may be taken In
such quantities as to be injurious.
Doctors have often been accused Of
laying the foundation of drug habits;
this may be true In some cases, but In
many years of experience have seen
few such cases.
They usually come about because
people prescribe for themselves. and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
THE HIRED MANS ROOM
Bv THOMAS ARkLE CLARK


TIP IN the country where I was
- born and where 1 spent few
weeks last summer, they were COM
planning not little about difficulty of
securing competent and regular help
on the farm. The hired men were a
shiftless lot, they said, nomadic, drunk
en- sometimes, unreliable and likely to
leave man In the lurch just when he
was most needing help.
The farmer is seldom an optimist.
I presume that the uncertainties Of
prices and the changing weather and
the variable crop conditions conduce
to create in him a pessimistic state Of
mind, and knowing this tendency so
well, l was inclined to discount these
statements as to the utter depravity
and worthlessness Of the hired
man.
Besides, had had some experiences
of my own as farm hand during the
summers Of my undergraduate course
in college, and I have still vivid recol-
lections Of the hired mans room. /
don't think 1t was worse than the
rooms in which others of these COM
monty unappreciated toilers are quar-
tered perhaps, on the whole, it was
better, but the thought of 1t today is
similar to that feel when / contem-
plate life in the trenches.
We washed our hands and faces at
the pump in tin basin or In the tub
from which the horses drank, and
combed our hair, If this tonsorial serv-
ice were performed at all, in front Of
battered mirror hanging outside the
kitchen door. There were no facilities
for general bathing, save the creek a
mile away or a bucket of water car
ried discreetly behind the corncrib
after the shades of evening had gath
cred. One was not required or ex-
pected to battle, however.
The room in which we dressed and
slept (if we loafed we went to the
barn) was reached by a dark precipi-
tous stairway formed of steps Of diff
ferent widths. I think / never quite
committed to memory its intricacies
and irregularities, for even the last
day of my ascent of It's heights had
as many jolts and Commissions as on the
first day.
The room itself was about eight by
twelve feet in size, and was just I'M
der the leaky roof with side walls
scarcely two rect high and one single,
shadeless window looking toward the
west. 1t was a hell hole in the sum-
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mer with the burning sun beating pitt
lessly upon it during the long after
moons and with no possible chance for
ventilation; what it was in the winter
I can only imagine, for the walls were
as thin as paper. 1t was only because
when we crawled up into it we were
tired to exhaustion that we ever slept
| at all.
1t was not overfurnished. There was
| an old rickety, frowsy bed in one cor
ner damned up against the side wall
| as closely as the slanting roof would
| permit. A broken-backed chair and a
packing box in lieu of a table stood on
the bare floor. There was an unsteady
greasy lamp on the improvised table,
the chimney black with smoke and the
burner choked with dead flies and
other insects. A few nails were driven
awkwardly into the wall upon which
we might hang our Sunday clothes.
There was no dresser, no drawers or
shelves Of any kind. Such changes Of
clothing as we had we kept in our suit
cases which, when not in use, we
kicked under the bed. 1 presume this
room was sometimes cleaned, but not
while was there, for the woman Of
the house was cruelty overworked and
did not get to the cleaning during the
summer.
was not engaged in library re-
search that summer, though 1 remem-
Der did read Robert Elsmere,"
which the farmers wife had got with
a fifty-cent order of laundry soap, but
l used to wonder how a man would
have managed If he really wanted to
read. Oscar, my companion in toll.
had no taste for books, and found no
books to satisfy my taste, so the read
Ing question was for us easily settled.
If there is anyone who deserves to
be treated well, 1t Is the hired man on
the farm. He Is up early and out late
during the busy working season. He
has ordinarily few resources, and if
his environment Is not comfortable and
attractive he grows restless and dis
contented. AS l remember the condi-
lions under which he existed in the
neighborhood in which lived when a
boy, am surprised that he was ever
sober at all, or stayed as long as he
did.
1 suppose things are different now,
and that the hired man on the modern
farm is not styed in a hole such as I
have described. Perhaps he is treated
like real human being who loves
comfort, who enjoys convenience. and
who would not mind a real home
(0. 1925. Western Newspaper Unionl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
JUMPING INTO THE
JUNGLE

THROUGH the air flew Cheerups
and Brighteyes and Quickear and
SofrfoOt and Sniffsniff, so fast that
you could hardly see them.
This must be Africa" cried Cheer
ups, as he stretched his legs and arms
and looked about him. Jumped right
into the Jungle, / should say. Great,
isn't it?" And he beamed upon the
bewildered little Quixies with his
broadest smile But what Is that
strange crying sound, like some one
feeling very sad? Do you hear 1t.
Quickear? Hurry, Softfoot, and find
out where it comes from! And you,
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tard: Cook one pint of milk with six
eggs; while warm stir in one-fourth of
cupful of butter, season with salt,
pepper, one tablespoonful Of wor-
cestershire sauce or anchOvy paste,
soften with little hot water and two
teaspoonfuls of lemon juice. Put the
faxed fish in a baking dish and pour
cuStard is set.
Summer Soup.-Into one quart OF
water, add one quart of fresh ripe to-
matoes, peeled and sliced thin, one
cucumber also peeled and sliced and
one Glove of garlic. Add salt, pepper,
and one tablespoonful of sugar. Strain
the soup and set aside to cool. When
thoroughly cooled add few pieces of
ice and one and one-half cupfuls of
thinly sliced cucumbers sprinkled with
pepper salt and vinegar. Let chill in
the ice chest one hour. Just before
serving toss into the soup tureen, one
cupful of croutons which have been
sprinkled with tarragon vinegar.
Pineapple Punch.-To two cupfuls
of water add four cupfuls of sugar,
cook until the strip forms thread.
Remove from the heat and add two
fresh grated pineapples. Let cool
slightly, add the juice of six lemons
and let stand over night. Strain and
serve poured over block of ice in a
punch bowl Add a pint of apollinaris
water during the first serving and an.
other when the punch bowl is partly
empty.
Virginia Spiced Squash.-Take sir
loin of beef or rump piece that has
been in the pickle eight days. Put
into a kettle with cold water over a
slow fire. Skim well, add one or two
lemons with the seeds removed two
bay leaves, dozen peppercorns, and
two tablespoonfuls of tarragon vine
gar. Let the meat cook slowly until
tender then allow it to remain in the
liquor in which 1t was cooked, over
night. Remove, drain and put under
weight. From five to six pounds Of
beef will be required
Savory Dishes That Satisfy.
Green corn which has been left from
dinner makes a nice salad added to
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Horizontal.
i-Acting with violence or harshness
IA sugar mill which grinds for sew
eraI plantations
13-The villain in Othello
IA dinner course ia precept
IA hard, heavy and durable wood
I9-CIamOr 2O-An exploit
21-A means of sweetening
23-Same as above
25-A certain kind of mammal (pIuraD
27-Triumphed 2s-Antitoxin (pIuraD
ga group of animals worshiped I'm
primitive religion
34-The mark of a wound
36-A small bed
SS-Pertaining to an amorphous acid
containing phosphorus
4O-A suffix denoting an agent
41-Brings forth
42-One of the sources of indigo
43-An Egyptian god
IA titmOuse (obs.) 47-Rested
48-TO ornament
5O-A watery projection
53-To venture 54-HaiI!
55-TO acquire
57-A demon of deserted places
6O-Ohicers OF colleges 63-The head
GA carriage
Ca piece of buffoonery
6S-Descended
89-Pertaining to a certain organ
IA Roman emperor
strain of mind 73-Feared
Vertical.
Amy small cubical body
"A Jewish title of respect given to
BabylOnian teachers (pluraD
S-The crab-eatfng raccOon
IA lyric "Part of verb ito be-
Ga low bred. presuming person
(slang) IA container
S-A mans name shortened
9-Allowance made for waste
1O-Country folk
IA kind of singing voice
12-Opposed to weather"
15-The rim of a mug
1S-A staple replacing the potato I'm
southern regions
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stand to season we'll before serving
Hot Potato Salad.-Cook potatoes in
their jackets and peel and cut them
as hot as possible. Mix with good
salad dressing, chopped onion, little
minced celery and a few leaves Of
fresh shredded mustard to give pun
gency. Serve at once
Toast With Ham.-Prepare a white
sauce. using thin cream, one cupful Of
cream, two tablespoonful each of but
ter and flour cooked together before
adding the cream. Season with salt,
pepper and one-half cupful of minced
ham. Pour over well-buttered toast.
Onion and Chicken soup.-Peel and
slice three green onions and cook in
a tablespoonful Of butter four minutes,
then add four cupfuls Of chicken stock
with one cupful of fine dry bread
crumbs. Bring to the boiling point and
simmer 45 minutes, then rub through
a sieve and add one cupful of milk
Melt with two tablespoonfuls Of but,
ter; add an equal amount of -four, and
when well blended pour over the hot
soup. Cook for five minutes; add one
cupful of cream and season well.
Prune Ice Cream.-Soak one cupful
of prunes in water to cover. overnight.
Cook in the same water until tender;
put the pulp through strainer; add
one cupful of sugar, four tablespoon
fuls of lemon juice, pinch Of salt
and one and one-quarter cupfuls of
heavy cream, whipped. Freeze and
garnish with chopped nuts. Thin cream
may be used with the juice of two
oranges and the rind of one.
Aristocratic Johnny cake.-Take two
tablespoonful of shortening; add the
beaten yolks of four eggs, pint of
milk. a cupful of corn meal and flour
sifted with four teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; tablespoonful of sugar.
teaspoonful of salt. and lastly fold in
the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs
and bake 40 minutes in a hot oven.
This recipe may be halved for small
family.
Pea Roast.-Take three cupfuls of
dry bread crumbs that have been
rolled and sifted. Take ? pint of
green peas. cooked, and put through
PURGE sieve while hot. Mix the
crumbs with the pea. PURGE. There
should be about three-quarters of
cupful; add one fourth cupful of wal
nut meats chopped, one egg slightly
beaten, one teaspoonful of sugar and
one-fourth of cupful of melted but
ter with three-fourths Of cupful of
milk. Mix we'll and turr into we'll
buttered pan. Bake 40 minutes in a
slow oven. Serve with tomato sauce.
M. h 10
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GROW YOUR OWN LILIES

If people only realized how easily
water lilies car be grown in the gar
den, the flowers would be as familiar
as asters or sweet peas. says Nature
Magazine. Even the tiniest garden has
all the requisites, and lilies have been
grown successfully on the roofs OF
city skyscrapers. rub or tight half
barrel of water, little good soil and
sunshine are all that the gardener
needs for modest attempt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-07
MAGELLAN'S TRAVELS

Magellan was killed in the Philip
pine islands on his voyage around the
world. The trip started in 1919 and
was completed in 1922. but without its
leader. However, on this voyage he
had sailed westward to longitude 124
degrees east of Greenwich. while on
an earlier trip he had sailed eastward
TO 100 degrees east Of Greenwich. so 1t
can truthfully be said that Magellan
circumnayigated the globe.
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Worth knowing

Cultivation of the casSava plant for
the manufacture of starch will soon be
started in the Philippines.
Enough cargo passed through the
Panama canal in 1924 to load a freight
train 5000 miles long.
People who saw the queens doll
house at Wembly exposition, London,
last year numbered 1,617,556
The collection of brains in the medi-
cal museum of Cornell university is
said to be one Of the finest in the
world.
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HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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wore lily. N
a o the
wor Wilt viii
No sin the
yords,ex cept prope nam and
obsolete fornsae dicated in
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Cal.
Fish Pudding.
Free the fish
from skin and
bones and flake
with a fork. To
a One-quart bowl
full, prepare the
following Gus
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Fight on Boil WeeUil

In winter the boil weevil retreats to
wooded country tt, pass the cold sea-
son. Plans are now being carried into
effect to surround these winter re-
treats with poison gases and 80 de-
stroy the weeyils before they have
q chance to come out In spring.
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potato. & u t Ii
from the cob and
add with a bit Of
minced onion, a
few slices of Gu
cumber and half a
dozen p o t a t o e s
with a good dress
ing. Mix and let