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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRVING KING
EYEBRIGHT

THAT lOwly plant, the eyebright,
= which learned people call the eu-
phrasia, was formerly very popular
In this country as cure for weak
eyes, styes, etc., and In the rural dis
tricts it will be found still to occupy
a place of consideration in folk-medi-
cine. In Europe it is popular rem
cry for all diseases Of the eye, even
as 1t Is here.
Its reputation is an Inheritance from
past ages and originated in the doc
trine of signatures"-that form of
primitive, sympathetic magic which,
as man advanced in civilization, be-
came a medical theory-the theory
that every plant had signature
which indicated for what medical pur-
pose 1t was intended to be used.
The eyebright has In its corolla a
black. pupil-like spot suggesting the
pupil Of the eye. Therefore 1t is good
for diseases of the eye. In olden times
the eyebright was supposed not only
to be good for sore eyes," but to
confer, also, upon both the mental and
the physical eye greatly increased
powers Of perception. Milton repre-
sents the eyes of Adam as being
"purged with euphrasy" for he had
much to see, and Spencer speaks Of
the plant as giving dim eyes power to
wander leagues around" while
Thompson asks Urania to purge away
with eyebright ''the mists which dim
the mirror of the mind"
(0 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,)
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open he ran out into the kitchen and,
seeing another open door, he ran out
into what proved to be the hallway.
Against the wall stood an open trunk,
though of course Graytail did not know
1t was trunk. He only knew 1t was
something new for him to play In, so
he ran up the sides and down into the
soft fluffy things he found inside.
He was having a jolly time all by
himself creeping in and out among the
laces and silks when suddenly, as he
peeped from the folds of something
soft, he saw two men. Down went Gray
tail to the very bottom Of the trunk to
find a hole through which to escape,
for he was certain they had come to
catch him.
There was no hole, and before he
could make one or even select q place
TO gnaw he heard dreadful crash and
then felt terrible jolt which sent shiv-
ers of fear all over his little body.
With his eyes closed tightly Gray
tail began to think about the pantry,
and he wondered If he would ever see
1t again. But when after awhile moth
ing happened but jolts and no one came
TO catch him, Graytail grew bold and
crept toward the top of the trunk
The cover was closed. There was
no way TO get out. Then, as he was
thinking he must gnaw an opening and
make his escape, crash worse than
any other he had felt sent him sliding
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
NEURITIs

TT is often difficult to draw an ac-
= curate line between neuritis and
neuralgia.
Take, for instance, the atrocious
pain in the back of the thigh and
leg called sciatica; 1t may show, In
the ordinary bedside examination,
clear evidences Of Inflammation of the
sciatic nerve except sensitiveness and
pain; but If portion of the nerve
were removed and examined with the
microscope, very clear evidence of in
fiammation, that is Of neuritis, would
probably be found.
One or many nerves may be in
volved In a neuritis, the destruction
Of tissue may be slight or extensive.
and the trouble may last a few days
or many years.
The pain of it may be bearable or
unbearable-an ache, or stab, or just
sensitiveness.
The skin may be swollen and
glossy, with sweating ami crop Of
blisters following the track Of the
nerve.
The joints may be swollen, perma-
nently stiffened, and contain fluid. If
the nerves are badly injured, the
muscles to which they are distributed
will shrivel and wither.
II the nerve system In general Is
involved, the patient may get hysteri-
cal or excited or even crazy.
The skin may not only be painful !;
1t may have a sensation of burning
or tingling or of insects crawling over
1t.
Instead Of being excessively sensi-
tive, the skin may be without feeling,
not responding to what would ordi-
narily give pain.
In those forms of the disease In
which many nerves are involved, there
Is not only whitening of the muscles,
but twitching; bending Of the fingers
and toes; possibly falling of the
nails; gray hair; and other symptoms
of bad nutrition.
Causes of neuritis are draughts of
air, dampness, heat or cold, cuts and
bruises, poisons like lead. arsenic
mercury, opium and alcohol
1t may also result from tuberculo-
sis, syphilis, Inflammation of the
bones, bacterial poisoning In typhoid
fever, diphtheria. and malaria.
1t may come as an epidemic, like
beri-beri, or with an eruption on the
skin like shingles.
1t may be due to pressure-for in
stance the pressure Of crutches In the
arln-pits.
1t may begin with chill and fever,
develop slowly or rapidly. may para
lyze the muscles of speech. swallow
ing. and respiration and be quickly
fatal; or 1t may be long drawn-out
and finally cause death from pneu-
iuonia or tuberculosis.
It's treatment invoices many agen-
cies, some helpful, others questionable
or useless
Rest is always an important meas
ure of treatment. Other measures
are moist and dry heat. cold. mas
sage, electricity. vibration irritants
bIisters. light. etc.
Drug treatment Is sometimes Of
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COST OF CARELEssNEss

A UTOMOBILE accidents are in.
creasing steadily. In February,
1925, "a cities, having a total popula-
ton of over twenty-seyen millions, re-
ported an increase in automobile acct
dents. These cities reported total of
$40 persons killed by autos In single
month"; This is a daily death rate of
437 per million, as compared with 1853
in January. This Is at the rate Of 15
deaths per day for the entire United
States.
But this is only from one cause.
Forty-seven cities reported for the
same month total of 81 fatal public
accidents from other causes than the
automobile. Twenty-seven cities re-
ported 176 fatal home accidents of vari-
GUS kinds and Is cities had As fatal
industrial accidents. The daily home
accident rate for January was rs per
million or about 80 deaths every day
as the result Of all kinds Of accidents
In the home.
These figures are from the report Of
the statistical committee Of the Ma
tional Safety council, which Is endeav-
oring to collect each month complete
reports of all accidents of all kinds, so
as to find out the full cost In human
life we are paying for carelessness and
also to find out how this needless
waste can be avoided.
The February report shows that
twice as many men pedestrians were
Injured by automobiles as women and
that ten times as many men were killed
in automobiles as women.
1t also shows that the largest group
of injured. by ages, was the group from
FIVE to fourteen years. We are kill
ing more children than grown-ups.
AS might be expected, the crossings
are the danger spots. Out of 1883
motor accidents, 843 occurred at cor
ners. or street crossings.
Practically all these accidents, with
all the suffering and loss which they
caused, were due to some ones care
lessness They are the price we pay
for hurry, recklessness and thought
lessness.
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ITHE baby's bath Is one of the most
important events of the day For,
of course, every baby should be bathed
at least once day. During hot wea-
Their, one or two extra sponge baths
may be given to keep the baby COM
Portable, but the principal bath of the
day should be given In a tub. 1t can
be done more quickly and thoroughly
and the baby is not so apt to take
cold.
The room should be warm so that
the baby will not chill If it is pos
sible to have it, an open fire is an
advantage in cool weather The water
should be from 80 degrees to 90 de.
grees b. This is warm but not hot.
1t Is not safe to test the warmth of
the water by the hand, as the hand Of
an adult is much less sensitive to
heat than a baby's skin. Whenever
possible, bath thermometer should be
used, so there con be no mistake abou.
the temperature of the water.
Have everything ready before I'M
dressing the baby. Pure white CASTLE
soap, uncolored and unscented, is the
best for the baby's skin A box of
pure talcum powder, box of boric
acid, plenty of safety pins of different
sizes, a clean washcloth, clean towels,
and clean clothing should be gotten
ready before the bath is begun.
Spread large bath towel on the
lap to protect the baby's tender skin
from contact with the mothers or
nurses clothing. Undress the child by
taking the clothes off over the feet !;
wrap him in a small blanket and wash
the face, head and ears with the wash
cloth before putting him into the tub.
Very little soap should be used, care
being taken not to get the soap into
the baby's eyes or mouth. Rinse the
soap off thoroughly and dry the skin
with soft towel, taking especial care
to dry well behind the ears and In
the creases of the skin of the neck,
where moisture is apt to lodge and
cause Irritation. Wash the eyes with
a bit of absorbent cotton dipped in
boric acid solution, using clean piece
of cotton for each eye. Wipe out the
mouth, ears, and nose carefully with
a little cotton wrapped on the end of
a toothpick. Ask your doctor or nurse
bow to make these little Swabs.
Lay a bath towel in the bottom of
the tub and put in small amount OF
warm water. Put the baby in the tub
and add water gradually, being careful
that the temperature Of the water In
the tub never gets above 95 degrees.
Soap the baby's body carefully and
thoroughly, holding him with the
mothers forearm under the baby's
neck and shoulders. Rinse the soap
off with plenty of warm water, then
lift the child out of the tub and wrap
him In towel. Dry with soft towel,
patting rather than rubbing the skin.
Sprinkle little talcum powder in the
folds of the skin, under the arms, and
around the buttOcks. Do not put the
powder on the skin until 1t Is as dry
as possible to get it and never put
on enough powder to clog up the pores
of the skin.
The bath should be given as nearly
as possible at the same hour each day.
not less than one hour after feeding.
A young baby should be bathed in as
short time as possible, not more than
three minutes being taken for the
process. AS the child gets older and
stronger, 1t may be allowed to remain
in the water for a longer time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
Crystals Become Tired;
Improve After a Rest

The sensitiveneSs of any receiver
using a crystal detector depends to a
great extent upon the particular crys-
tai used. If after the receiver has
been In use for some time the strength
of signals from distant stations de-
creases without any good and appar-
ent reason for it, nine times out of
fen YOU will find that the crystal de-
tector is not as sensitive as it was. OF
course the trouble may be in other
parts of the receiver, the tubes and
batteries, but if these are checked up
and found to be o. X. the trouble can
almost certainly be laid to the crystal.
If the crystal Is of the fixed type it
may need rest. Lay 1t aside for a
couple of weeks. When you come TO
use it again you will find that it has
improved in sensitivity. Peculiar as
il may seem, it has been found that
CRYSTALS become "tired" and if given a
rest improve noticeably.
If your crystal is of the adjustable
type +he trouble is more apt to lie in
the fact that the surface of the, crystal
becomes clogged with dirt and grease
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neceSsary-deep granite cups are best.
Beat one egg until light, add one-fourth
teaspoonful of salt, then beat in one
cupful of milk, then one cupful of
flour; beat well. Pour into well-but.
tered pOpOver cups and place in hot
oven for the first fifteen minutes then
after the popovers have popped well
reduce and finish baking three-quarters
of an hour.
Baking Powder Biscuit.-Take one
cupful of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one-fourth teaspoonful
of salt, one tablespoonful Of fat, and
one-third of cupful of milk. Sift TIE
dry ingredients, cut in the fat, and add
the milk. Drop by rounding teaspoon
fuls in baking pan. Bake in a hot
oven. This recipe makes eight biscuits.
Potato Sour.-Scald cupful of milk
with a slice of onion; remove the onion
and add one-fourth of cupful of
mashed potato, salt, pepper and minced
parsley. Let come to the boiling point,
add teaspoonful of butter and sprin-
kle the parsley over the soup as 1t is
served. Chopped chives make nice
garnish and flavor, If desired
Norwegian Pudding.-Soak one cup
full Of sage or use the minute tapioca.
Boil two cupfuls of gooseberries in
two cupfuls of water, add sugar to
taste. When the fruit is soft, rub
through a sieve and return to the
saucepan with the sage. Cook until
the sage is clear. Mold, and when set,
serve with plain or whipped cream.
Tapioca baked with apples, pine
apples, pears or peaches and served
when cold with cream and sugar makes
most dainty dessert.
Fruity Dessert Dishes.
Fruit combinations are always de-
lightful and 1t is q good way to use a
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salad dressing, or with a sweet dress.
ing, makes nice dessert.
Apricot Whip.-Take two cupfuls OF
apricots, one-half cupful of sugar, one
teaspoonful of lemon juice, the whites
of two eggs. If the fruit is fresh, rub
through a sieve; if dried, cook and
put through sieve, adding the sugar
and letting them stand to season. Fold
In the egg whites, beaten stiff. Bake in
buttered dish In slow oven for 20
minutes. Serve with cream or soft
custard, garnished with cubes of bright
| jelly. 49,
Delmonico Special.-Select six or
anges of medium size. Cut slice from
the end Of each and carefully remove
the pulp. Mix the pulp with one-half
cupful each Of dates and walnut meats
coarsely chopped and one-half cupful
Of coconut. Refill the shells. Beat
an egg white until stiff, add one-fourth
of cupful Of sugar and place marsh.
mallow on top of each. Brown In the
oven until golden brown; serve at
once.
Apricot Ice.-Soak four cupfuls of
dried apricots in four cupfuls of water
until soft; cook until tender. Press
through potato ricer to remove the
skins, add one-half cupful Of sugar
to the pulp and the water In which
they were soaked, and cook ten min
utes. Remove from the fire, cool, add
the juice Of three lemons and freeze.
When partly frozen add the stiffly
beaten whites Of three eggs and finish
freezing.
Fruit Ice Cream.-Take quart of
crushed, strained berries, adding a ia
blespoonful of lemon Juice. sweeten to
taste and add quart of thin cream.
Freeze as usual. Later In the season
when peaches are ripe Cor canned
peaches may be used) this makes a de-
licious dessert. Bananas, with the
juice OF oranges and lemon, the ba-
nanas put through sieve, is another
well-liked combination.
Plmento Cream.-Measure and COM
bine two cupfuls each Of hot milk and
veal or chicken stock. Place In a dou-
Bile boiler and heat. Cream four table
spoonfuls Of butter and add three of
flour, mix well with two tablespoonfuls
OF cold milk and add to the mixture in
the double boiler. Take one-half can
of pimentoes, press through sieve. or
potato, ricer. add one teaspoonful of
grated onion, a speck of cayenne, one
half teaspoonful OF salt, pepper and
tobasco sauce 10 taste. Mix well and
serve with bit of whipped cream on
top OF each serving. Accompany with
toast strips on which grated cheese
has been melted.
Nl1-< No. s<sQ.
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N1ADCE

THE numerous names which come
= from the Persian word for pearl,
Murvarid (child of light), include the
charming Madge. 1t made it's first ap-
pearance as Margarine and named the
virgin martyr who became, before the
Fifth century, the recipient of the al
legory of feminine innocence and
faith, overcoming the dragon. Though
the legend was Greek, 1t did not -four
ish in the Eastern church, but Gre
mona laid claim to the maiden's relics,
and Hungary, in its first Christianity,
eagerly adopted the name.
Curiously enough 1t reached Scot
land almost at once and from there 1t
went to Norway with the daughter of
Alexander III, whose marriage cost
the life Of Sir Patrick Spens. II
nearly came back from Scandinavia
with her child, the Maid of Norway.
but the maid died on the voyage and
her name reached England through
France and Germany
There were many English forms of
this pearl name" Marguerite was the
general favOrite. though Margery ran
it a close second. 1t is from the lat
ter that Madge is descended. 1t found
great popularity In England, but 1t
remained for its appearance here to
mark the zenith of It's vogue.
The pearl is, of course, Madge's tai
ismanic gem. The Persian notion that
pearl is formed from a drop of dew
on which the moons rays shine, i'm
bues this gem with the power to be-
stow its charm and its exquisite pu-
rity on its wearer. Monday is her
lucky day and her lucky number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
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GRAYTAIL'S VOYAGE

GRAYTAIL was one of a large fam
lily Of mice that lived in the walls
of the pantry of the Big House. 1t was
lucky for them that the cook was care
less and left plenty of crumbs around,
Tor Father Mouse could never have fed
them all, even after hard days work
bringing home all the scraps he could
find.
SO when Graytail was quite young he
had many times ventured as far as the
door to the kitchen by himself and
learned to be quick at lodging Black
Cat, which though too fat and sleek
TO bother much about such a small
mouse as Graytail, sometimes did chase
one just for fun.
But Graytail was eager for adven-
ture and one day when the door was
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A Non-Radating Four-Tube Set With
Frequency AmpIification.


201-A or 100 tubes can be used. In
the circuit shown 1919 tube is used as
the radio frequency amplifier and
201-A's for the detector and audio
amplifiers. The 1919 Is practically as
good as a 201-A as a radio frequency
amplifier and is somewhat more easily
neutralized. The larger tubes give
more volume than 1905 when used as
detectors or audio amplifiers and for
that reason are recommended in these
positions in the Browning Drake four
tube receiver.
An amperite of the right value for
l99-tube is used in series with the
filament of the first tube. A 30-ohm
rheostat permits the control of the
current TO the filament of the second
tube and 20-ohm rheostat is con-
nected in the negative filament lead to
the two audiO amplifiers. Two amper-
ties can be used in place of the 2O-ohm
rheostat If one wishes to reduce the
number of controls to minimum.
The values of the various condens-
ers, the remainder of the instruments
and the correct connections are shown
plainly on the diagram.
Those who have built receivers Of
this type are very high in their praise
of the efficiency of the circuit. The
four tubes give greater amount OF
amplification than Is obtainable with
five-tube set having two stages of
radio application. Regeneration In
} the detector of the Browning Drake
set affords much greater application
than one stage of straight radio fire.
quency application. One tube has
therefore been eliminated, and by the
use of one 1919 tube the current drain
on the "a" battery has been reduced
materially. This receiver will be of
particular interest to those who have
asked the question, How can l add
one stage of radio frequency amplif-
cation to my regenerative receiverf'-
st. Louis POst-Dispatch.
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Brief Information

Roller bearings to make street cars
less noisy are being tested by trolley
companies to meet bus line compe-
tition.
A locomotive has been built in Italy
that uses compressed air for power,
SO 1t can run safely over flooded
tracks.
The fair sex is decidedly In the
majority in Vienna. according to a
census taken by the city authorities
on January 1, 1926. The figures are
1,006, 200 women and 62.03S men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12

they sat looking out of the hole that
led to the kitchen. They were waiting
for the cook and his helpers to go to
bed.
81 am sure you would like 1t very
much" answered Graytail. "Then you
can have two homes. We can live a
while in the Big House in the pantry
wall and then we can take trip on
the ship. Don't you thin'f that would
be nice way TO live the rest of your
life?"
And that was the way Graytail asked
Creepy Shipmouse to become his wife,
and I would not be bit surprised II
some day you saw Graytail or Creepy
when you take trip on big ship
sailing on the ocean.
t@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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Q]our Health y a a::3:;' I ..

great Importance, especially in reliev-
ing pain.
Cathartics are often required and
must be char ged as their efficiency
seems to diminish.
Nourishing food in abundance must
be taken, but indigestion is to be rig
Uously guarded against.
90 by George Matthew Adams.)
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New Loop Antenna Appear.

A new type of loop antenna that
has appeared recently in Vienna con-
sists of round wooden hoop, like
barrel hoop, with number of pegs
of insulating material inserted in the
edge of the hoop so that they project
on one side of 1t. The loop is then
wound on these pegs. The advantages
are sail to be firm support by the
hoop. and the small amount of di-
electric material in contact with the
wires of the loop or inside them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
Causes of Whi.tlinp

Whistling is common fault with
tube sets, and is sometimes caused by
the lead-in being too close to metal
and not properly insulated. A wire
connecting the frame of the condenser
to ground lead win ground condensers.
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from the finger tips. In such cases it
Is well to present new surface to the
exploring finger of the cat's-whisker.
This can be done by filing away thin
layer of the crystal or by cleaning the
surface with stiff toothbrush with
alcohol or gasoline.
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small quantity Of
fruit. A few slices
of pineapple, a ba-
mana or two and
an apple with a
bit Of chopped
celery makes. a
most tasty salad,
90 NI ,skL
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STRIKE HERE

Bulb Should Be Held SO Plate Is In
Position Shown.
bulbs require much less current than
the ordinary tube with almost as good
results.
The bulbs described are those of the
older make (UV-200 and POLY; how
ever, the newer ones (UV-2O1) may
be repaired in this way in many
cases.-Radio Digest.
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given for families of five
or six, it is convenient to
have a few reliable small
recipes which will serve
for two. The following
are some:
Popovers-This recipe
makes half a dozen and
there will never be any
leftovers, If they are we'll
baked. Popoyer cups are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
FOOD FOR TWO

Almost all housekeepers commence
their housekeeping just for two. AS
rnoOt standard rooipoc ro
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A LINE o. CHEER
by John kendrlck Bangs.
i-i-s-i-s-i-i-s-f-i-s-i-f-s-i-s-s-f4-f-i-s-4-
YOUTH OR AeE7

IF ALL my wealth were gold
L Made az of dollars cold,
To give away my pelf
Would not enrich myself.
But If that wealth were cheer,
In giving II 'tis clear
The more | give the more
Is added to my store
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
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The KITCHEN
CABIN ||EHaob
20, 1925. western Newspaper Union. )

20. 1925. Western Newspaper Union)
Isn't II fine when the day is done,
And the petty battles are lost or
won,
When the gold is made and the ink
Is dried,
To quit the struggle and turn aside
To spend an hour with your boy
in play
And let him race all of your cares
away?
Edgar Guest.
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What's in a Name?"
BY MILDRED MARSHALL

Facts about your name; its history;
meaning; whence Ii was derived; Sig
nificance; your lucky day. lucky jewel
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Fruit combinations are always de-
lightful and 1t is a good way to use