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New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

hams Vegetable
 Compound for my nerves and other bad feelings and it has been help ing me all this time so that I am able to do all my work now and walk about five miles 2 day besides. I am still taking your m e q icine Q and
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

feel like | young woman although I am about 45 years old now. l feel well and happy and if anyone wishes to write to me about your medicines l will b. glad to answer "-AIRs. J. IAcLIAMQSI1 Il Pequot- Street, Providence, R. I.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

Throwing old shoes at the groom is said to be fraught with danger- a blow on the head often resulting in a fatal injury.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
Personals

John szczerbinski of 1S6 High street. has returned on the liner lie de France after two months soJourn in Europe.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

ANsiNS GU !ti q lN U lIlOII nS sojourn in Europe,
 Mrs. Mary Jezewskj and her sis ter Anna Senk Of 25O Washineton street have returned on the Levia than after spending two months in Europe visiting places of interest.
 Henry Augustyn, popular men Der of the younger set. has returned on the Inner Paris from a three months stay in Europe. where he visited among other places, the former hat tlefields of the World War in which he participated.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Romani, IF. and Mrs. Charles Bulicki. and John Gasparini will leave Friday night on a motor trip to Montreal and other Canadian points.
 Dr. Henry Martin has returned nome from Block Island where he spent his annual vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. o. J. Donnelly. MT. and Mrs. w. J. Donnelly and daugh- ter of Binghamton. N Y.. are visit ing with Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Mur- ray of S5 Hamilton street.
 Joseph Kincaid of Church street has returned from Asbury Park and |
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
GAN WALK FIVE
 MILES 4 DAY
After Taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound

Providence, R. Tt is two years ago since 1 first took Lrdia E pinI.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
NOTE FOUND IN BOTTLE
Message signed Frost and Scott Possibly Written by Pliers Lost in Hawaiian Attempt.

Redondo, Cal, Aug. % LF - The handwriting of note found in a bottle picked up at the beach here is declared by J. l.. Scott to re- semble that of his missing son, Cor don Scott, who with Jack Frost. aviator, was lost a year ago in the Dole flight from California to Hawaii
 Although the elder Scott first de- clared his confidence that the mes sage Was written by his son. later he expressed himself as not abso- lutely certain. Despite the evidence or the writing, he said. there were clreumstancs which made it difficult to believe that his son had com posed it.
 Kun out Of gas Dropped 9 ooo miles southwest Of So. In sight of desert ls. Not sure of reaching if Please send help. Not much water left.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

The most expensive chair in the world belongs to tho Pope r is of solid silver and cost sa0, n06
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

1eoree Goodreau and family of Chlon street are on an automobile tour of Massachusetts,
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
sea Girt. N. J.. where he spent . vacation,

Thomas F. Butler of Highland street left today for Milwaukee, where he will stay for an extended visit.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29
".I. FROST. "G. SCOTT"

The note was said by police to hdNe been found on the beach by TWO Los Angeles boys who turned the bottle over to a motorist ,o o;,a 'o 'ne pollce' The motorist did not ieaNe the bottle with the police and ap effort k being made to find him to identify the container.
 mat a tightly corked bottle u'llelhg on top or the water, cou]d hdNe tfaNeled o,0e0 miles in q year was declared quite possible by off clals Of the government weather bureau at Los Angeles They said ,nat "lhas could have carried the po''ie along in a generally north eastern direction and might eventu- any bring it ashore on this coast
New Britain herald., 1928-08-29

Joseph Kincaid of Church street has returned from Asbury Park and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
A Land Of Faery. /.

A most marvellous sunset this eve
ming, outside the Bah Djedid. The
vast plain in its arid desolation gave
the impression of a desert, flooded,
with the gold light Of the level sun.
The clouds hung over the mauve
mountains Of ,Trozza and Serdj, in1-
pregnated with purple and trimmed
with bright gold. 1t was a land Of
faery, dissolving under the enchant-
ment of the sun, whose power drew
forth such fantasies In blue, red,
green and yellow. Behind us lay the
walls of the city, in the rosy light Of
evening, which fell upon towers and
cupolas. Then In the still air, as the
world faded under an emerald sky,
came the clear voice Of the muezzin
calling the faithful to prayer, while
through the gates the shepherds slow
~ led in their f1ocks.-From the Diary
Of Russell Beresford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Christmas Seals
Finance Priceless
Health Work
Health Activities OF Maryland Tuber.
culosis Association Embrace
II Entire State

- Christmas Seals give to the little
06pper. the value of gold when it is
yealize0 the priceless health work
made possible by these tiny mes
sengers OF health
For twenty-three years, the Mary
land tuberculosis Association has
been fighting and preventing tubercu-
losis throughout the state. Each year
1t sponsors the Christmas Seal Sale,
from which it obtains its funds to
carry on the health activities for the
ensuing year.
Health Activities Made Possible BY
Christmas Seals
A brief outline of health work in
Maryland under the direction of the
Maryland tuberculosis Association
follows:
Free Chest Clinics over period OF
five years have accounted for the ex
animation of more than $4,000 pa
tients, resulting in the discovery OF
many cases of tuberculosis. With the
cooperation of 735 practicing physi
clans. as we'll as the cooperation OF
official health agencies has made
these clinics one Of the outstanding
pieces of preventive health work in
the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Officers Dignity Cut
No Figure With Pat

A young man who had spent three
years at different G. M. T. C.'s was
reminiscing. He told several Of his
experiences In the camps and wound
up by relating the following:
"We were all scared to death Of an
officer that first day In camp, but not
so with Pat whose name, by the way,
was Abraham Levinski. The general
rode up on his horse to observe the
procedure Of our being modified into
service. On his appearance officers
snapped to attention and we remained
motionless until the general gave the
customary AT Ease
"'Pat' stepped out Of line with a
camera in his hand and took the gem
erals horse by the bride and turned
it around. The horse SHE'D back and
Pat turned it around again. Then
he stepped off about ten PAGES, and
with much elaboration focused the
camera on the puzzled officer.
"'Now, SMILE Pat soothingly re-
Quested, while the company broke in
to roar, Joined by the general on
the horse"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Wedding Cake Made
Symbolic BY Romans

Some one has credited the invention
of cakes to certain Thearion, a
baker, who lived In Sicily in. the Fifth
century B. G. Certain it is that the
Romans were extremely fond OF
pastry. Cakes or "galettes" appeared
on the affairs, at the tables Of the
wealthy, and in the scanty repasts OF
the poor. When the Romans invaded
England they took with them the Gus
tom of breaking cake or biscuit over
the brides head.
The fragments we're picked up and
given her to distribute among her
friends. The custom betokened fruit
fulness. hospitality and prosperity and
was in vogue many centuries after the
Romans left England. Wedding cakes
came to be composed of many rich
and aromatic ingredients and were
crowned with an icing Of sugar and
bitter almonds emblematical, 1t was
said, of the mingled pleasure and pain
that attends married life.
The Teutonic pagans also had their
customs of offering Yule cakes of fine
flour sweetened with honey to the god
Thor, which in time became our
Christmas plum cake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Great Britain Noted
for Varieties of ColUs

Recently a local contemporary in
formed its readers that certain ST.
amese nobleman, whose interests in
the dairying industry are well known
and meritoriously popular, has Aus
tralian cows. He said that he hadn't,
that his cows were Zebu, the Indian
bumped COW, or the purely native one.
Which leads us to remark that Of
all the lands on earth Great Britain
presumably has the greatest number
of breeds of cows. The Royal Agri-
cultural society recognizes the Short
horn, Hereford, Sussex, Welsh, Long
horn, Aberdeen-Angus, Belted Gallo
way, Galloway Park, Dairy Shorthorn,
Lincolnshire, Red Shorthorn, Devon.
South Devon, Red Poll, Blue Albion.
British Friesian, Ayrshire, Guernsey,
Kerry and Dexter. Which would
seem quite lot for the small area
that is their habitat.-Siam Observer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
SDeetness Found IN
LIES Little Things

1t Is as great mistake to expect
too little Of life as to expect too much.
No one is immune from trouble and
no one has a monopoly of 1t, even IL
self-pity-a most insidious form Of
mental indulgence sometimes appears
to suggest it.
So many Of the sweetest things OF
life come almost unnoticed. We look
forward, says the London Chronicle,
all the year to our holidays, but often
despise the hours Of leisure which,
perhaps, are really more important to
our well-being.
Retrospection will sometimes make
clear how much quiet pleasure q
single day has brought-a letter by
the mornings post, a word of encour-
agement which has formed an under
tone Of harmony to the melody Of toll,
child's gratitude for some trifie, even
the welcome Of our dog with the soul
In the shining eyes Of him."
There are, Of course, days when
duties pail, when friends seem to fail
us, when we grow weary of ourselves.
There are times of disappointment and
bitter sorrow. Yet, on the whole, 1t Is
glad truth that
In small measures life may perfect be.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Loue of Open Inherent

The impulse to get into the open
Is primitive in us. We love the breath
of the spaces not cluttered with
houses and rank with the odors OF
civilized life. Under the stars and the
moon we can think clean thoughts.
From the busy fields we can drink
Inspirations unknown to the office and
the counting house. In the song Of
the winds we may hear the cradle
lullabies of our infancy or the strange
melodies which thus come, different
and alone, to the individual SOUL
Kansas City Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Death Only Can Open
Gates of Greatness

The trouble with great men Is they
always are dead. You have to be
dead before the world will admit that
you were great. And the greater you
are the longer 1t takes the world to
take your measure. Great men are
like great mountains. You have to get
a long way from them to realize what
big fellows they are, writes A. =. e.,
in Passing Show. London.
When we are near them we see all
the little kinks III them. He, a great
man? we say Why. he doesn't pay his
butcher bill, or he drops his litches
about the floor, or he was rude to MIS-
wife-anC so on and so on.
II took this country couple OF
hundred years to discover that even
Shakespeare was something quite out
Of the common. daresay that when
he died the. people at Stratford
Thought no more of his departure than
If he had been the village parson.
have no doubt that Abraham Lin
coin was a very great marl-one OF
the greatest-and also one Of the bes'
men that ever lived. But even his
colleagues in the government hadn't
a suspicion of the fact until he was
dead. They thought he was queer
country pumpkin whom prodigious
Jest of circumstances had flung into
the White House.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
The Natiue Doctor

The native trained in medical work
is becoming a main factor in bringing
about the new day in Africa, states
the Missionary Herald, an English
Baptist monthly. It says further: M.
Louis Franck's humorous description
Of the native medical assistant con-
fronting the witch doctor could be
echoed by every missionary. "Stand-
ing before the witch doctor he says
to that ancient charlatan-'You are
an ass and then proceeds to prove
It, Look says he, Through the lens
of my microscope at the minute crea-
ture shown there. This is the cause
Of disease. not the entrance of an
evil spirit. You know nothing at all
about 1t. l am the one who knows
Hence the end of the witch doctors
Influence"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Saber-T ooihed Tiger
Victim Of T0othache

Studies being carried on at the Los
Angeles museum show that the saber-
tooth tiger additionally associated
with tie struggles Of early man, had
tooth disturbances, which they bore
without the benefits Of painless den
tistry.
More than 1000 jaws Of this mighty
feline are in the possession Of the
museum and some thirty observations
are being made on each jaw. A diff
Guilty In the work Is that so many
teeth dropped out after the animals
left their bones in the asphalt pits, at
Rancho la Brea. Scarcely a half
dozen jaws in the whole 1000 possess
full compliments Of teeth.
Carries, or tooth cavities, have not
been found In the saber-tooth jaw, al
though there are many jaws where
the teeth are greatly worn. Pyorrhea
is probably present, but rare. I'm
FACTION, the bane Of modern human
.'wisdom-tooth" sufferers. is dearly
shown in jaws Of the saber-tooth,
Alveolar assesses show clear in some
OF the X-rays.
Dead teeth are known in which the
root-canal is filed in. The root itself
becomes dubious and acquires exces-
sive growths, as in human teeth. The
dead teeth are always blackened.-
Kansas City Stars Science Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Wildcat Never Loses
Its Savage Instinct

There may be a more unpleasant
disposition than that owned BY the
wildcat or bobcat, but If so, it would
be difficult to locate. Nature has
been kind in keeping the wildcat small.
Ii is untamable, intractably savage,
and, after years of captivity. will snarl
and spit at every one who comes near,
even the keeper who feeds it.
1t is a night-hunting animal and
lives ON small animals such as rabbits
or squirrels and on birds and even fish
paved out of shallow streams. 1t Is
lightning swift in its movements,
sharply clawed, and its teeth, while
small, are needle-pointed. II is a
great climber and jumper and often
catches birds by leaping three or four
feet into the air as its victim rises
from bush or the ground.
Even the kittens of wildcat are
ili-teinpered and snarl and scratch at
the hand that attempts to stroke
them. The wildcat ranges in many
parts of the United States, in Europe,
and has close cousins in all parts OF
the world. It will attack anything
that seeks to corner 1t and is more
than match for stout dog. Detroit
News,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Primitive Counting

While enjoying a holiday in Fin
land. writes an English traveller, few
across by seaplane To spend day In
Reval the capital of EsthOnia, and l
was very interested to see that in all
shops they still use the ancient and
primitive abacus. the frame with COL
ored balls. used in kindergartens, for
purposes Of adding. went first to
a bank to change sovereign. They
accepted the coin with some suspicion
and checked the notes they gave me
on one. of these ball frames, and
when i went to the post Office to get
q set Of stamps as souvenir they
totalea the amount / had to pay by
the same method. I am no mathe-
matician. but got my total first.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
lnventions BY Women

One woman had the idea to make
silver forks and spoons with curving
handle, which prevented their slipping
into the plate, such good idea that
it is strange no one ever thought Of
it before. The traveller who finds his
portable desk joy has woman to
thank for the invention. A lock fau-
Get for metal containers is an inven-
vention in practical demand for hotel
storerooms and an important safety
device. The same woman invented
also a handy needle threadet to use.
on sewing machines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
When Gasoline Was
Dumped Into Ocean

In the process of distilling petr0-
leum, the lighter oils, naphtha and
gasoline are first obtained, and these
were considered waste products for
many years. Kerosene, the heavier
oils and greases, constituted the great
est demand, and gasoline had only a
limited use in exceedingly small guam
titles, such as the cleaning Of fabrics.
Not only was gasoline practically
useless in the. good old days." but 1t
was dangerous because Of the attend
ant risk of fire which was ever present
wherever quantities were stored. Mil
lions of gallons were loaded into huge
tanks on barges, transported far out
to sea, and there dumped. Thus was
the fire hazard averted.
The advent of the internal combus-
ton engine changed all this, and gaso-
line in a few years became the princi-
pal product Of the petroleum trade.
Kerosene lost caste with the coming
of the electric light. The development
Of the automobile made the petroleum
industry one of the richest of the ma
ton, and the dangerous byproduct"
became one Of our principal articles
of trade.
In the early days of the automobile,
when fuel was cheap, few manufac-
turers paid much attention to operat-
ing costs of their cars. Automobiles
were costly, and the men who pur-
chased them were wealthy. Gasoline
was comparatively cheap, and the early
automobiles used plenty of it.
Modern times have changed all this,
and economy of operation is one Of
the essential requirements Of the pres
ent-day automobile. Exhaustive tests
are made and every available scientific
aid is used In this research.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Origin of Playing Cards

Many nations claim the invention
of playing cards. but it is generally
believed that they came from Asia,
probably China. The great Chinese
dictionary (l67S) states that they were
invented, in the reign of the Emperor
Seun-ho in 1920 A. D. Some authori.
ties are of the opinion that they were
invented In 1890 to amuse Charles vi.
king Of France, who was subject to
fits of melancholy. The inventor pro-
posed to represent the four classes of
men In the kingdom-the clergy of
hearts; the nobility and military By
the points of spears. now known as
spades; white diamonds stood for citi-
zens, merchants and trades people, the
clubs referring to peasants and farm
ers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Danger in Tra,splanting

Trees, like people, lose adaptahility
with advancing age, and compare.
lively minor change in their environ
ments may be fatal.
Entomologists of the Department Of
Agriculture say that transporting al
most always is severe test for trees
af considerable size and many trans
planted trees are attacked by insects.
If most of the large trees in a grove
are killed, leaving only q border of
trees or small groups, the survivors
often suffer serious damage and die.
This may be the result of a dis
turbance Of moisture conditions and q
change from general shade to large
areas Of san-baked soil. Borers then
may complete the deadly work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
She Kne.p

The mistress of the house was CIV
ing the new maid, who was fresh from
tile country. list of household re-
quirements.
"There you are, Alice" she said, and
then suddenly remembered an item
she had almost forgotten. "Oh--er--
don't forget we shall want q new
.griller for the kitchen, too"
Alice stared vacantly.
.Don't you know what griller is?
asked the other sharply.
Il should think do" replied the
maid, significantly. "It's big, hairy
monkey the size OF man. And II
you want one of those In your kitchen.
Pm leaving Mt once"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Veneration for Salt

The veneration Of salt spread IN a
most remarkable manner throughout
the whole Eastern world. Thus, even
among pagan tribes to this day. We
find salt springs being saluted as gifts
from the gods. On the Sahara and
,Libyan deserts. where the great cara
van tracks. like the chief of the R0
man roads. we're opened for the c0n
veyance Of salt, the salt springs are
used for effecting supernatural cures,
covenants are sealed by a simple
gesticulation over their bubbling wa
tiers. and repentance is offered and
protection implored on their lonely
brink.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Milky Wey

The most stupendous OF all celestial
objects is the Galaxy. more commonly
known as the Milky Way. In fact 1t is
our whole universe. Of which the sun
with all its attendant family Of plan
cts, including asteroids and satellites,
as well as comets. forms q very hum
Bile member. Its appearance as dim
white band crossing the heavens is
merely matter Of perspective; that
band marks simply the plane OF great
est extension Of the Milky Way-the
direction in which the stars. In reality
fairly uniformly distributed. appear
congested by the effect Of distance.
Many Of these stars are immensely
brighter than the sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
Ocean Temperatures

The weather bureau says that avail
able figures Of ocean surface tempera-
lures for a five-year period for the
North Atlantic ocean only, show the
greatest annual ranges as between Au-
gust and January to occur over that
section of the ocean extending between
Newfoundland and southern New Eng
land. Within this area the average
annual extreme is about % degrees.
The maximum range is % degrees,
over the 5-degree square covering the
western end Of Massachusetts bay and
the waters immediately south of New
England. Here the extremes-mid-
summer and midwinter-are 68 de-
grees and 4S degrees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23

Teaching Clinics for colored doctors
are maintained where colored practi-
TONERS may obtain expert advise on
the diagnosis of chest diseases, enabl-
ing them to properly diagnose tubeF-
culosis among their own people.
There are few people in Maryland
who do not know or have seen the
results of the work accomplished at
Maryland's Miracle House for under
nourished and underweight children.
For ten years this preventorium has
cared for more than 1900 children,
many of them from tuberculous
homes.
Last fall for the first time the
Miracle House was kept open during
September and October for the bene-
fit of women in industry who needed
preyentorium care. It is planned to
keep the Miracle House open in the
spring and fall months for this pur-
pose.
A public health nursing service IL
maintained throughout the state in
cooperation with county and state OIL
cial health agencies.
The. Child Health Education Depart
ment maintains special advisory
service for teachers. Here teachers
may obtain material and advice in
working out their health projects.
An all year health education pro.
gram is carried on, through the media
of the press, motion pictures, book
let's, talks, ETC., advising the public
that tuberculosis is durable and pre-
ventable. The idea of at least one
physical examination each year is
stressed.
Industrial Service, Medical Re-
search and Legislation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-23
The Call,

The late Marcus Loew, the movie
millionaire, said one day to a New
York reporter:
"When man don't like his work
his work don't like him.
"a friend of mine hurried into his
nttice and found his clerk asleep one
morning at ten o'clock. 1t wasn't the
first time, either.
"My friend walked the clerk up and
said:
"'You can go. Meyer. at the end of
the month";
"'My gosh, said Meyer. what need
to call me SO soon for thatYr