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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
All Countries Readily
Follow Americas Lead

Through the aid of American labor
saving devices and American movies
and American educational institu-
tons, the whole world is becoming
Americanized. The sanitary toilet
processes of this country are being
adopted abroad through the instru-
mentality of the movie reels. Left
hand right-Ofway is being displaced
all over the world in favor of the
right-hand driving, which has been
the rule in this country. The type
writer was adopted in offices in vari-
Gus parts of the world years ago and
it has paved the way for accounting
machines and other pieces of office
mechanism. 1t is no source of pride
that we taught the world the delights
of the chewing-gum habit, but it is
another case where the foreigners
have followed the American lead.
American griddle cakes and strip
have been successfully introduced
into Japan, demanded, it is said, by
students who have been in this cOun-
try for their education.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Science Explains Why
Man Has Superiorii

In an address before the London
Royal College Of Surgeons, Sir Ar
thur Keith presented some interest
ing facts about the brain of early
man. The cast of the brain in fos-
SLICED skulls is usually quite distinct,
so that it's size can be measured al
though it's owner died half a million
years ago. The Pithecanthropus, the
fossil man of Java, was at the stage
Of brain development where he was
just learning the rudiments Of speech,
since his brain weighed about thirty
ounces. 1t is when the brain reaches
that weight that child learns to
speak. The primitive brain, however,
lacked the ability to associate ideas.
1t is said that mans brain developed
more than that of the other animals
because nature had placed the factor
of safety in his brain rather than in
the muscles. That is, he was de-
pendent upon his brain in an emer-
gency, while the lower animals exert
ed their muscles to their fullest ex-
tent when placed in predicament.-
New York World Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Great Soldiers Birthmonth

The merry month of May gave
many great men to the world. To
Ireland it gave the duke of Yelling
ton. When the lads and lasses of the
land were dancing round the May
poles and the cottages were all be-
decked, Milady of MOrnington house
in Dublin was delivered of her fourth
son. She did not think, when the
nurse brought in the red-faced.
puckery little atom. that he was to
he the conqupror of England's great
est foe, that he WAS to be honOred by
his country and by his sovereign as
man is seldom hOnOred. 1t
never occurred to her, for example,
that one day, the queen of her coun-
try would name child after this red
faced, puckery little thing the nurse
brought in.
Yet all these things came to be-
Which proves that May has many
secrets up her flowery sleeve and you
never know when she is going to drop
one.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Natural for All Dogs
to "Point'' Their Prev

Even before the dawn of history,
dog helped man kill his game, accord
Ing to scientists. The first pointers
We're owned by Neolithic man, who
went a-hunting in skins and with
spear or bow and arrows as his
weapons, the theory goes.
Originally the pointing" of bird
dogs was only an exaggerated pause
as they prepared to leap on their
prey. Even today nearly every type
of dog will point game after fash.
ion. The pause gave the Neoithic
hunter an opportunity to locate his
meat before it ran or flew away. 1t
brought him a distinct advantage
Consequently. by selection and
breeding of the best pointers" the
hunting dog was evolved after count.
less centuries. This theory is adj
vanced by Iroquois Dahl in Field and
Stream.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
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Politics Had No Part
in Tammany's Founding

The Tammany society in New York
was founded on May II, 1889, by Will.
liam Mooney as Fraternity of pa
triOts solemnly cOnsecrated to the in
dependence, the popular liberty and the
federal union of the country" In
its early history the society was
patriotic organization, with men from
all political parties as members. The
society held its first meeting in the
Old Fraunces tavern. The first Tam
many hall was built at Nassau and
Frankfort streets in 1911, one room
being reserved for the meetings of
the society and the remainder being
rented out as hotel. This hall
was used by the society until 1868
when their home on Fourteenth
street, between Third avenue and Irv-
: ing place, was occupied. This home
was used by the Tammany society I'M
I'll 1923, when they laaHsai-ato =, Vt-w
building on Union square. The So
ciety. which was at first entirely a
social and benevolent organization,
still retains these features to some
extent, though it has become better
known as the headquarters of the
Democratic political organization of
New York city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Use Common Sense

In the nature of things all ordinary
stunts and feats Of strength are at
the same time wonderful exercises for
those physical culturists who are ad-
vanced enough to be able to do them.
You can combine the spectacular with
the practical. The human system, no
matter how robust, was never intend
ed to handle packages weighing a
couple Of tons. Why not leave tina
to the elephants? Indeed, intende
record-breaking lifts Of any kind. vii
bar-bells or other weights, are not q
be regarded as exercise in the prd
sense, and should oily be undertaA
by highly developed professionals
this field-or by Amateurs who haN
attained professional standing by way
of accomplishments Easton vii.
liams In Physical Culture Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Norway Maid Gorgeous
in Her Bridal Finerv

A wedding feast in Norway used
to be an affair that stirred the i'm
agination of the whole countryside,
and there are some beautiful pictures
with the bridal couple mounted on
their strong mountain ponies heading
the long procession of guests in
painted carts and wagonettes making
their way to the village church, writes
Karin LILA Whyte in the London
Daily Chronicle.
On the flowing golden hair of the
bride rested a crown, which was usu-
ally the property of the parish and a
piece of handicraft showing the high
standard of efficiency reached by the
Norwegian godsmiths.
She would wear national costume
richly embroidered in the bright
cOlors prescribed by custom. and her
snow-white skirt would be Of the I'm
sestt home fabric with exquiSstsay
stitched drawn-thread work. ~Adbrn-
ing her neck and breast were heir
looms of chains with clasps and buck
les, fine specimens of filigree with
semi-preci0us stones.
For that one day she was the queen
OF queens, and her stately BRIDE
groom, more mOdestly attired in a
dark costume, would be entirely out
shone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
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.eft-Handed Children
Born With That Trait

From families in which one or both
Nf the parents are left-handed we get
4 percentage Of 1874 per cent Of the
children left-handed, while in fam
HES in which neither of the parents
are left-handed only 81 per cent of
the children are left-handed. If left
handedness is not inherited we would
not find more than 5 per cent of the
! children left-handed in any of these
families, regardless of the handed
Aess Of their parents.
1t is very evident that there Is some
$ex influence manifested in the In
lieritance of left-handedness as shown
by the larger number of left-handed
boys in this population. 1t is also
apparently transmitted differently
where the father is left-handed, as
note the small number of left-handed
girls in these families. There can be
no doubt that the trait is inherited.
Siemens presents 81 cases of ap-
parent identical twins in which one
was left-handed and the other right
handed, and cites this as evidence
that left-handedness is not an heredi-
tary factor. The probable explana-
ton Of this is mirror imaging, so
often found in identical twins, or it
may possibly be the prenatal position
of the right-handed twin, which would
prevent it from developing into a left
handed one.-Journal of Heredity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
SAFETY CONSCIOUS.
NESS'' ESSENTIAL

There are but three causes for oul
disgraceful automobile aocIuen, rec
ord: carelessness, incompetence u~,.
lax enforcement of tranic laws.
1t is time for Americans 10 ADM,
that the accident problem has redcn
ed a point where it is a menace "
che lite and property OF every person
and that the prevention" INGENIOUS
Of the past have been failures. AZ.
much-lauded solution by compulsory
insurance was found 10 increase
cidents, rather than decrease them.
Insurance can only indemnify. II
can never prevent. 1t is a minor
phase of the accideF problem, not
the crux.
In most communities, traffic laws
are inadequate to meet mouern con,
ditions. Drivers are licensed wnole,
sale, usually without tests to deter
mine their mental and physical
fitness. The irresponsible and the
reckless crowd the highways.
America has not gained highway
safety consciousness"
An insurance law, such as New
York has adopted, which forces a
motorist to prove financial RESPONSE
bility after he has caused an acct
dent, or lose his license, places re-
sponsibility where it belongs, on the
party at fault.
We must rid ourselves of the
reckless and ignorant and instill the
basic facts of safety in the mind of
every driver and pedestrian using
the highways.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Airplane Plays Poor
Second to the Birds

A group of French scientists have
proved to their own complete salts
faction that wonderful as airplanes
may be, they still come long second
to bird flights. A single swallow is
three times as swift and economical
a flyer as the very best pursuit plane
in the French army. Three scientists,
Huguenard, Magnan and Sainte-
Lague, have used new machine
gun" motion picture camera with a
double objective to evolve method
for testing the "finesse" on real air.
planes in actual flight and on birds
in the air.
The camera gives simultaneously
on the same strip OF, film clear images
of guiding mark on the ground six
feet from it's lens and of an airplane
flying away, as well as clear image
of man placed $50 feet away. U.s.
ing it, the scientists discovered that
a good pursuit plane gave "6nesse"
inferior to 6. The ''finesse" of swal-
low was found to be at least 10.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Danger From Marchers

The director Of the Engineering So
cieties library says that soldiers
marching in step across bridge
might cause failure of the bridge due
to too great load or due to vibra-
ton. If the type is known, together
with certain other details of its con-
struction, 1t is possible for bridge en-.
gineer to calculate whether or not the
bridge will break. 1t is sometimes pos
sible to produce oscillations in
bridge by men marching in step, and
these oscillations may be sufficient
cause to break down the bridge. In
1850 suspension bridge at Anglers.
France. gave way when 4S7 soldiers
were marching over it and 226 were
killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

An error often made is to attribute
Dutch success in the war for indie
pendence too much to William and to
Dutch pluck and endurance. Both
these were inestimable factors in the
defeat of Spain. But William died
% years before Dutch independence
was recognized and Maurice of
Orange and Oldenbarnvelt must both
be given their due for their work aft
er his death.
Nor must Spanish inefficiency and
poverty be forgotten. A Spanish cap
tain once said: eff death had to come
from Spain we would be sure of
long life" and twice Philip had to re-
pudiate his national debt.-New
York Herald Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

Another Fourth of July happen
ing across seas was the presentation
to the Spanish National Assembly OF
the new Constitution of Spain. This
will have to come up for plenary
action in October. BY this consti-
tuition Spain is made constitution
al monarchy with Roman Catholic
ism as the state religion. The rights
of free speech and publication by all
Spanish subjects are guaranteed
with certain exceptions. This new
constitution places the executive
power in the hands of the king and
the legislative power in single
body called the Cortes. Also the
king must consult responsible min
listers on important affairs. AS for
the Cortes half of it is to be elected
ny universal suffrage, 80 appointed
by royal decree, the rest elected by
special classifications or professions.
The Cortes will be opened to women
members as we'll as men. After
adoption of this constitution, Primo
de Rivera has declared that he will
retire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

favored gelatin in one-half cup boil
ing water. Add one and one-half
cups crushed pineapple and one and
one-half cups of Strawberries and
allow to stand until cold and Begin
ming to set. Then fold in two stiffly
beaten egg whites and chill we'll.
Serve piled in glasses and topped
with whipped cream and whole
strawberry.
Product of the Vine
GRAPE Sponge: Soak two table
spoons gelatin in four tablespoons
cold water. Bring three cups grape
juice, one cup water and one-half
cup sugar to boiling, pour over gel
attn and stir until dissolved. When
cold and beginning to stiffen, add
one tablespoon lemon juice, one cup
of canned, moist cocoanut, one-half
cup of vacuum-packed walnuts and
one-half cup of cream, whipped.
Chill in molds.*
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Confidence

Garden enthusiasts are weird peo-
pie. They believe that anything will
grow and also believe in most nursery
men.
A certain lady wanted some oak
trees in her garden, and the local
dealers promised to plant them.
Later in the day they sent up a
man who planted a number of acorns
in the ground and then rendered a
large bill.
'"Are you sure they'll grow into big
handsome trees?" asked the woman
"Quite," answered the gardener.
"Then please send me up one of
those covered hammocks that you ad-
yertise," concluded the woman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Non-Shatterable Glass

The bureau of standards says, in
general, non-shatterable glass is of
three distinct types. One of these is
usually thick, another consists of two
or more layers of glass cemented to-
gether with an organic binder, such
as celluloid, and the third is pre-
pared by special heat treatment. The
first of these can be identified by its
relatively great thickness, the second
by examining the edge of the glass
for Illuminated structure, and the third
by the irregular figures seen when
the glass is examined in polarized
light.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

An effort made by a younger wo
man, Dorothy Deter, of Washing.
ton, to obtain passport in order t,
attend the sixth International Con
gress of the Women's international
League, which is to be held ir
Prague during August has brough
out the fact that the State Depart
ment is revising it's ideas about oath
of allegiance as a result of the S h
WINNER case. The oath Miss De.
ger was finally required to take
reads as follows: II do solemnly
affirm that l will support the Con
stitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and do
nestle; that I will bear true faitr
and allegiance to the same, and that
l take this obligation freely without
any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion. So help me God"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Phenician Remains

The city of Granada is reared upon
three abruptly rising hills. On the
lowest of these looms up. the more
redly against the background of the
snow-capped Sierras, the "Torres Der
mejas" or Vermilion towers. Much
mystery surrounds these tremendous
ruins. Some historians claim them to
be the work Of the far-roaming and
adventurous Phenicians.
Upon the highest hill is the Alham-
bra, city in itself, once said to have
housed 10000 men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Blood Elements

Blood specialists now believe that
the three chemical elements in the
ldy which keep us alive are hemo-
pbin, cillorophyll and third, COM
W of phosphorus, which is still
Y unknown. The bemaglobip
|lppli ffUn and forms the red cells.
NE ehlorophyll, which is the same
distance that tints plants green.
Fkes up the carbon dioxide gas from
be air. The phosphorus compound
has the function of forming the CEN
trail nucleus of living cell and 1t is
supposed that 1t was with this mys-
terious chemical that animal life first
began during the earth's early days.
New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Exemplary Bird Parents

Among the most tenacious of bird
parents are the killdeers, probably the
most widely distributed of American
shore birds. Both the male and the
female incubate the eggs. When one
is scared from the nest the other
steals behind the intruder and takes
its place. These birds are experts at
the broken wing" act with men. dogs
and predatory animals to draw them
away from the. nests, but with hoofed
animals, which might step on the eggs,
they adopt an attitude Of defiance.
They will spread their wings and run
into the animals face, trying to star
tie it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

So rapid has been the develop
ment of automobile travel in this
country that many highways built
but comparatively few years ago
are outmoded and dangerous.
AS a result progressive sections
are building for the future. Low
cost pavements are being construct
ed, wide enough for several cars
abreast, with banked turns and
mathematical grades.
There is no place with our modern
5O-mile-an-hour cars for 2O-mile-
an-hour highways. The roads OF
today must be built with an eye on
the years to come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

1nnE all sympathize with the
HH stricken lady on shipboard who,
I when the steward approached
her with dish of quivery gelatin,
moaned, Steward, take that away!
1t wobbles SO it makes me sickw
We may sympathize, but probably
it will be with an air of condescen-
sion, for we are on no wobbly ship
but on our own porch with the
dappled light sitting through the
leaves, and the garden scents drift
ing 1azily up to soothe US. But more
than that, there is the ideal con-
clusion to an idle porch luncheon
on the table in front of us. Yes, a
gelatin dessert. Not one that we
have eaten time and again, but some
thing a little new, little different,
intriguing. just what? Why, here
are the recipesi
Strawberry and Pineapple Foam:
Dissolve one package of lemon
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
DO 1T NOW

A black spot on the record OF
American progress and prosperity is
fire waste.
For two years, since the high
mark of over half billion dollars
was reached in 1925, losses have de-.
7efined, an iildication that fire pre-
vention work is bearing fruit. Yet
we have the greatest per capita loss
of any country in the world.
The tragic part of the waste is
that at least eighty per cent of al
fires are preventable and inexcus,
able. We sacrifice thousands OF
lives and millions of dollars in prop
erty, merely because of carelessness
or ignorance.
Fire prevention organization. botl
public and private, have labored
untiringly to instruct the people iI
the menace of fire and the means
prevention. 1t is a common occur
renee for losses to greatly decrease
during the annual Fire Prevention
Week." only to rise again when tn
period is past.
Fire is the most hopeless and ter
rible of all wastes. Property and
lives destroyed. can never be com
pletely replaced. And the indirect
loss, in time and business and en-
ployment, is inestimable.
Americans who pride themselves
on intelligence and education must
further reduce the fire waste. They
would do well to glance around their
homes. offices and factories and
eliminate hazards they are sure to
find. Do it now, not after the fire
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Three.Minute Egg

A Detroit woman who put in long
distance telephone call wanted to talk
only three minutes. She decided to
time herself with contrivance used
for timing eggs being boiled. The de-
vice is fashioned on the principle of
the hour-glass and by setting it near
the telephone where she could see it.
she felt she was able to get the full
benefit of her conversation over the
telephone without any danger of talk
ing longer than she desired.-Detroit
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
The WAY IL Goes

THAT bird is so lucky that no mat
ter when he gets downtown he always
arrives at parking place just as
some other fellow is pulling out and
he can back right in"
"And am so unlucky that If
turned into street, hunting one, I'd
get there just in time enough to see
a dozen machines backing into open
spaces that hadn't been occupied for
1t least half and hour"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
BY Installments

All the morning she had been try,
ing to teach her small pupils the
mysteries of simple addition.
One small boy seemed far behind
the others at grasping even the sim,
plest ideas.
Look here, BObby!" she said, for
the fifth time. Lets suppose your
father saves IS every week for four
weeks. What will he have at the end
of that timer"
Bobby had his answer ready
"A photograph, new suit, wire
less set, and new furniture for the
house." he replied. proudly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

The Fourth of July. 1929, was
celebrated in other countries, as
we'll as in the United States. In
Denmark, a gathering of 10000 peo-
pie in one of the towns of the low
lands listened to speeches about the
United States made by the Danish
Prime Minister and the American
Consul-General.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02
Favorite Vegetable

Joseph was spending the day with
his aunt, who is more indulgent than
his mother with his capriciOus appe
title. AS his aunt was preparing to
cook dinner the lad said: "Be sure
aid ,ook my favorite vegetable.
abntie."
"What is 1t today?" asked the
atntie.
\ RDoughnuts," was the reply. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

When a man insists that he knows
what he is talking about, make him
prove it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

He is a mean man who will DELHI
erately talk in his sleep for the pur-
pose of keeping his tired wife awake.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

Don't indulge in irony except with
intelligent people; they are the only
ones who will understand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-02

Drop nickel in the toy bank to-
day and have 5 cents worth of ex-
ercise trying to get it out tomorrow.