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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
Proof That Apes Have
Faculty of Reasoning

We have said that chimpanzees
sometimes manufacture implements to
meet the conditions confronting them.
At, one time when tempting banana
was lying outside the cage beyond the
reach of any Of the bamboo sticks
within, the chimpanzee picked up two
of different sizes, inserted the smaller
in the larger, and with this heightened
stick obtained the fruit.
Shortly after, when the experiment
was repeated with different pieces of
bamboo, the ape looked into the open,
ing of the larger and then threw both
upon the ground without trying to
combine them into one. Examination
showed that nOdule in the hollow
end of the larger tube would prevent
the insertion of the smaller.
What went on in the mind of the
ape when lie observed the obstruction
and threw both sticks away we do not
know; but he behaved as human be-
ing would who saw the obstruction but
had no means of removing it.
The employment of boxes to reach
the fruit was amans the striking.
achievements Of these chimpanzees.
In time they learned to lift one box
and place it upon another. then three
were used when two were not high
enough; and at last they built struc-
ture of four boxes, marvellous alike for
it's ingenuity and danger. 1t is inter-
esting to compare the achievements
of these chimpanzees with the efforts
of children between and years of
age.
A boy three years and four months
old, with whom Professor Yerkes eX-
perimented, was unable to use two
boxes to reach an object suspended
from the ceiling. The object was
placed at such height as to be easily
accessible If the child had put one
box upon the other and climbed up.
Neither fear of falling nor the size and
weight of the boxes caused the fail
ure. Some thirteen attempts were
made without the child once seeing the
only solution of the, difficulty.-Edgar
James Swift in Scribner's Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

checked a nervous scream, then sobbed
in quick relief as she saw two bent
over figures approaching at run
Ned and John. Janice began humming
loudly. Again she heard the tell-tale
creaking board in the floor above. The
man was apparently still listening
from the door of the room, but he was
getting impatient. A. louder creak at
the head Of the stairs-he was coming
down!
Slipping quickly to the back door,
Janice motioned' frantically and the
two men, painting, took their stations
by the door of the old built-in STAIR
way just an instant before it opened
and a close-crOpped bullet-headed in
dividual sneaked forth.
With yell Ned fell upon him, John
helped subdue the wildly struggling
man, who, taken completely by sur
prise, and outnumbered two to one,
was quickly bound hand and foot.
"We'll all hop in Lizzie and take the
rascal to JAIL" cried vengeful Ned.
"But first, just minute" John cried.
bewildered. "How in heck did you
know he was hereY
Janice laughed shakily and Ned
frightened his arms about her as he
answered. "When we were kids and
played Indians and pirates and such,
we had a watchword that meant 4
am In danger, help me- The watch.
word was the sorrows of job When
Janice said the sorrows of Job l
knew she was in danger, and since
she didn't dare say what the matter
was knew it must be some one who
could hear her phoning. Naturally l
guessed there was thief after the
money"
"Some clever little wife," declared
John admiringly.
"I'll tell the world" agreed Ned.
The prisoner family grunted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
EXAMPLE OF PRINTED VELVET:
EXPLOITING SPANISH BOLERO

COME fabrics so hold the interest OF
- the fashionable world, their vogue
repeats through more than one season.
There are printed velvets, for instance;
1t cannot be said that they reached
the zenith Of their glory last winter,
perhaps because women did not suf-
f1ciently appreciate "a good thing
when they saw it." But in the au-i
tumn mode printed velvets have as
suredly come into their own.
In the high marts of fashion, gowns
of transparent rayon printed velvet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
Her. Uppishness Wasted

Reminds me of Seth Tumley,
back in New England. Mrs. H. Uppe
snubbed Seth every day for 80 years,
and the joke was on her because Seth
was in no wise unhappily affected by
twas not aware of it. in fact. He
pulled one of the Uppe grandchildren
out of the river one day and Mrs. Uppe
went to him and humbly apologized
for her snobbish treatment of him.
always thought you treated me first
rate" declared Seth, "Calc'lated you
was just bein' natural, and don't ex-
pect nothin' of nobody beyond that
D. II. Talmadge in the Portland Ore
gonian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

laid to begin with colOrs. Perhaps
hat Is why the costume in the pic
IRE is carried out In gay yellow, even
Ito the matching yellow taffeta slippers
which add a perfect finesse to this eve
ming ensemble. We might add here
that In this matter of color black and
red are also playing their part in the
fall style-drama. as a result of the
Spanishward trend.
Even our hats have gone Spanish.
the sailor with its pOmpOns being con-
spicuously featured. And black lace
Well about-the smartest thing in prom
ise is the lOng-sleeved dinner gown all
of black lace. A ravishing new frock
recently shown was fashioned of all
over black rayOn lace. the skirt be-
ruffed true to Spanish tradition, yet
withaI given modernized interpreta-
ton which at once insured its appeal
to the styIe-wise woman of today.
JULIA BOTTOMl.EY.
fM 1929 Western Newspaper unlon.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

The coffee berry when ripe re-
sembles a red cherry. The berries
are picked, washed and hulled, re-
vealing two small green beans in
each. Coffee in the green state is
allowed to season for year and
often two before 1t is roasted. The
green coffee is shipped to the United
States and here it is roasted for the
market. Originally the coffee was
sold in its green state to the house
wives, and the browning was all done
in the home. Now. however. coffee is
Drowned and placed on the market.
whole or ground. This method in
sures a uniform quality and blend
which was not possible in the old
days. Containers are alright for we
know we lose the delicate aroma of
coffee when it is ground and left ex-
posed to the air. Package coffee
may be obtained in various degrees
of grind for different uses.
A few cents to the pound will mean
a better coffee, often of greater
strength and so more economical than
the cheaper grades. Flavor Is the
important consideration when pur-
chasing coffee.
When coffee is ground the cells
which hold the aromatic substances
which give flavor and aroma. are
broken and exposed to the air. Many
good housewives prefer to grind their
own coffee daily. With the modern
alright can, all the labor of grinding
the coffee is eliminated. The method
of making coffee regulates the coarse
ness or fineness of the grind. The
finer the grind the quicker is the re-
lease of the good qualities of the
coffee.
Those who have studied the best
utensils for preparing coffee agree
that any metal pot yields q flavor
when cooked with on organic solu-
ton like coffee. Even a short con-
tact of hot coffee solution with tin
makes chemical deposit upon 1t.
Other metals, perhaps in a less de-
gree. Glass and earthenware uten-
sils are considered best and by far
the most sanitary. The pot is much
more apt to be kept clean and shin
ing if of glass or pottery.
!. N1. hlAln,.eQ
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

At first glance one senses the n
ence of the girlish cuffs and co
which addssuch zestful note to
costume. It's just this way: linz
cuffs and collars and plentiful
"fixings," jabots, fichus, capelets
lars and such. are the big thought
the new fashion program.
"starched" sets are the dernier Ct
some very puritan-like with dee
fiaring cuffs and prime turnover
colors.
Then, continuing to analyze the
fetching costume in the upper picture,
have you glimpsed the little rag" Of a
knitted rayon hat which is this young
woman's browning glory? These Pc
tite headpieces have so endeared them
selves to American and French wom-
en- they are acquiring whole collections
of them-a hat tuned to the color
scheme of each costume. One can
have box full at little expense. for
one can make them oneself of various
lightweight rayon weaves. Caps Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
Give Us a Pronoun

A pitfall in pronouns is when you
are talking about two different peO-
pie of the same sex. For instance ::
HE seized him by his throat. but he
at the same moment caught him by
his hair"
It's puzzle to know which is which.
Robert Louis Stevenson once suggested
an indirect pronoun to get over this
difficulty and proposed stu" for he,
stun" for him and ''tus" for his as the
indirect forms. Then his sentence
would read: "He seized tum by tus
throat, but tn at the same moment
caught him by his hair."-London An
sMers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

knitted soaring are also very popular.
Some of these develop soft bow at
one side which falls to the, shoulder.
Then, too, caps of velvet or In any of
the fashionable colors, smartly top
frocks of printed design. $50
The exposition in Barcelona must
have been visited by most of the
worlds great designers, for Spanish
influence is everywhere present in the
mode. Boleros and sweeping Spanish
like skirts are some Of the results of
this new: movement. Sometimes the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

A small boy had been sent to a
store with long list of things he
was to buy and bring home. After the
clerk had done them all up the boy
added, "And package of saleratus. .
"But that isn't on the list" the
clerk objected. mo matter" insisted
the boy, "she told me to be sure and
get saleratus." "Then why didn't she
put it on the list?" queried the gro.
Ger.
"Well," blurted out the boy, "if you
must know, she didn't know how to
spell it."-Brockton Enterprise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

(0. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
Then up from the earth and through
the seventh gate rose
And on the throne of Saturn safe
And many a knot unravelled by
the road -
But never yet the MASTER knot
Of human fate.
Omar Khayyam.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

bolero IS merely suggested, sometimes
it appears on one side of the frock,
then again. as in the rayOn faille din
ner gown in the lower illustration, 1t
becomes a real bolero. having the adj
vantage of being removable when.
after dinner. the smart young woman
wishes to be more decollete for dane.
ing.
Nor is the bolero confined to the
evening mode, Indeed no! 1t espe-
cially flourishes In youthful daytime
frvcks. Picture, If you would vision
advance nodes. a. smartly flaring skirt
of dark red rayon crepe, a trim little
long-sleeved bolero topping a tuck-in
blouse of yelIowish bastiste,. the hip
line graced with a black toreadOr sash.
II Course ~ --s.;ss ,..ss-~ :, naalSlack.
n az nv assints in the Unitel -
81 Ringesg gH9a d ! Z! y -
unto the moment Il the captivating
costume In the picture where even the
necklace and edrrings mflady wears
carry suggestion of old Spain. Their
metals and crystals revive the CLAM
orous colors of that land of romance.
Indeed, the fair for things la Es-
pagnole in our modern mode may be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
A Word About Coffee.

hemisphere about two
centuries ago. 1t is'grown
in Central and South
America. but Brazil is
the worlds great coffee
country. A large part
of the coffee consumed
in the United States
comes from Brazil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
MakesLJe
SueeteSr

Too much to eat-too ricR diet
or too much smoking. Lots of things
cause sour stomach, but one thing can
correct it quickly. Phillips Milk of
Magnesia will alkalinize the acid.
Take a spoonful Of this pleasant
preparation, and the system is soon
sweetened. .
Phillips is always. ready to relieve
distress from over-eating; to check all
acidity; or neutralize nicotine. Re-
member this for your own comfort;
for the sake Of those around you.
Endorsed by physicians, but they al
ways say Phillips. Don't buy some
thing else and expect the same re-
suits! tsarc IL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

What child eats is a vital factor
In his health and they suggest three
sample menus that are suitable for
school children.
For good breakfast:
Fruit, fresh or canned, or stewed.
Hot cooked cereal with milk.
Bread or toast with butter.
Milk or weak cocoa.
For a good dinner:
Dreamed vegetable soup.
Whole wheat bread and butter.
Baked potato. stewed tomatoes.
Ginger bread. - '''+'
For good supper:
Spinach with hard cooked egg.
Whole wheat bread and butter.
Milk and piece of chocolate.
Any good candy.
Sugar, strip. jelly, molasses and
candy are listed among the food
groups which are suitable for chill
dren. --'s.. IN
Milk, fruit, vegetables other than
potatoes, whole grain bread and,
breakfast food, meat or meat substi-
tutes. little fat and sweet make
well-balanced diet. b..
Candy should be of the best to give
little children. Another important
item to bear in mind is not to give
them candy before a meal, as it is a
food and dulls the appetite for the
things most necessary to the child's
growth. A piece Of candy as a des-
sert is good and will satisfy the nat
ural craving that every normal child
has for sweets. Two hours before
another meal small amount of candy
may be given. Our military schools
are beginning to realize the value Of
little candy. The result is that the
boys gain in weight. eat their regular
meals with more zest and improve in
physical health and scholarship.
Candy is now on the daily bill Of fare.
Molasses cansx.T lake ope cupful
- \, <ahla }
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

way, medical j., d.
rector Of -. the
board Of educa1
ton, distribute I'd
parents Of school
children a little
book, "For Your
G hill DIS Good
Health"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20
FOOD FOR THE CHILD

In Toledo, Ohio, Doctor Orr, COM
missioner Of health, and Doctor Brock
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-20

brown sugar and one ounce OF melted
butter. Nix and boil together with
out stirring until it hardens when
dropped into cold water. Add one
half teaspoonful of soda. Pour out
and cool. Pull.
A Word About Coffee. r.
Coffee is the fruit of the coffee tree,
a native of Abyssinia. 1t was intro
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
Giants

The Graf Zeppelin is ITO feet long and has gas
capacity of 3,707970 cubic feet The RICO is not quite
as long but 1t is considerably larger While It's length
is only 724 feet it has gas capacity of 100000
cubic feet.
The RICO has five motors for which twenty mine
tons of fuel will be carried.
One of the novelties of the ship is heating and
cooling device which will maintain constant tenn
perature in the cabins and staterooms, irrespective
OF what the weather may be.
Passengers will be accommodated two decks
lounge go by 1872, feet, with promenades either
side, is the feature Of the upper deck. This deck
also includes dining room to seat fifty people and
the stateroon1s.
The lower deck will contain the smoking room
chart room. galley and crews quarters.
The two ships being built at Akron, however, are
still larger than the RICO. They to be known as
the ZRS-4 and ZRS-5. They will each be 7S5 feet
long and will have a gas volume of 6,5o0o0o cubic
feet
1t is expected that the first will be completed
by the end OF 1880 and the second by the begin
ming of 1892.
1t is believed that President Hoover favors the
leasing of the two ships by the United States Navy
to company for commercial purposes so this ma
ton can hold its in the commercial airship field
In that case, the navy may order the building OF
two additional ships, 1t Is thought.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
Speed

A sxty-hour service both ways across the Atlantic
is the present aim of airship experts. With such
service. it would be possible to leave New York at
a. m. Monday and arrive in European capital at
6 p. m. Wednesday.
Commander Burney believes that Zeppelin serv-
ice will not pay unless it make that schedule and
carry at least fifty passengers on each trip.
On its last return trip from here to Germany,
the Graf Zeppelin did better, setting record
of ffty-five and half hours. 1t was helped, how
ever, by the winds.
The big ship took four days coming over when
it had to buck the wall of wind"
1.-THE zeppelin's four-day passage to America
would not pay a regular service" Burney said.
With steamships taking only day longer and the
fare much cheaper, there would be competition
But DR.. Karl Arnsten, vice-president in charge
of engineering of the Goodyear-zeppein Corporation
OF Akron, believes that sixty-hour service is very
conservative.
He believes that thirty-sixhour crossing will be
a commonplace event within the next decade.
DR.. Arnstein, while in Germany, supervised the
design OF ninety zeppeins, including the Los Angeles,
Dr. Arnsten designed the two huge ships which
the Goodyear company is now building for the United
States Navy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
HEALTH SERVICE

Goldberg emphasizes again, consti-
tute the important trilogy by which
the person with tuberculosis must
regulate his life. The sanitarium
teaches the person how to follow
this triiogy automatically and as an
everyday procedure.
The person with active symptoms
must have absolute rest. AS Symp-
toms quiet down the competent
physicians is able to tell the patient
how much exercise is to be taken
along with the rest to secure the
best results.
To most people fresh air means
lusty breeze pouring through G
window or below-zero weather on
an outdoor sleeping porch. 1t is i'm
portant to realize that fresh air
does not demand physical discom-
fort.
Windows may be kept open, but
the temperature should be equabie
and draughts are unnecessary.
tuberculosis is particularly
disease of bad nutrition. The disease
and the fever place great demands
on the tissues. The person with
tuberculosis must be fed a diet on
which he will gain weight, or main
tain his weight if it is satisfactory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
.oMMANDER M'NUTT of the

~OMMANDER MNUTT of the
" American Legion, recently ex-
pressed his opposition to a British
proposal for a congress Of veterans
from all the warning countries,
both friends and foes. McNutt said
that the time was not yet ripe for
such a meeting.
The decision of the legionnaire
will give comfort to those who wish
to keep war hates alive. 1t has
been truly said that in all armed
conflicts there is no passion as great
as that of a on-combatant. Surely
there was more lively faith in the
authenticity of German atrocities
among people back of the lines than
ever obtained in the trenches.
But now the commentators are
likely to say that the attitude Of the
head of the American Legion dis
proves the forgiveness which is said
to come readily from fighting men.
And yet there is a catch in this.
The Legion does not in any &C
curate way represent the opinion OF
the average doughboy.
Very many men who served in the
A. E. F.. are not members of the Le-
gion, or, if they do belong, pay small
attention to it. So large an organ
ization must inevitable come to re-
fleet the views of a small but active
managing minority.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
Real Thinking

TINE American Legion is no eX-
L ception to this rule. Admittedly
the president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is less than
universal spokesman for the people
in the federation.
Thousands of Methodists are out
of sympathy with Bishop Cannon
Millions of Republicans remain wet,
though Hoover is dry. And Al Smith
could not swing all Democrats to
the support of modification.
But I think it is peculiarly true OF
veterans organizations that the
group at the top has small relation
ship to the people in the ranks. The
Legion lives to a certain extent by
keeping the old war prejudices alive
The G. A. R. continued to wave
the bloody shirt years after the vast
majority of Americans had any de-
sire to keep alive the animosities
of the Civil war.
I don't believe that Commander
McNutt represents the spirit OF
American soldiers in general in re-
fusing to meet old foes upon a basis
of friendship.
An army which began to fraternize
even before the last shell had been
fired is hardly likely to be stiff and
naughty in its attitude at this late
date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
Propaganda Cry

XXTHEN China removed Soviet Of
w f1cials from the Chinese East
ern railroad, she claimed that it
was to destroy nest of propagan-
dists, and denied any attempt to
seize the railroad permanently.
Russia was not satisfied with this
explanation, but took the view that
the cry of propaganda was raised
as mere sham, and insisted that
China permit the railroad officials
to resume their former positions as
a preliminary to arbitration.
The appointment of a new Soviet
manager for the railroad would not
only clarity the issue, but furnish
each country a way to save its face.
BY consenting to it, China would
have offered tangible proof that she
was not trying to recapture control
Of the railroad, without being
obliged to yield her contention that
the former manager was a propa-
gandist.
Russia, on the other hand, would
have regained her share Of control
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
1T SEEMS TO ME By H BSoUS

been particularly successful as an
enforcing officer.
Her so-called inside history Is for
the most part mixture of surmise,
conjecture and crazy quilt OF ru-
NOR and assumption. The mind
which she spreads thin upon the
printed pages is surely not OF legal
caliber.
Some of the reasonings in which
she INDUCES herself is of highly
fiimsy order. For instance, Mrs.
W1llebrandt devoted an entire chap
ter to a justification of the very
many murders committed by pro-
hibition agents. And these she
justified by mentioning the never
denied fact that bootleggers have
killed many agents.
Mrs. Willebrandt seems to feel II
u rum-runner kills a coast guard,
some other member of the prohibit
ton forces is entitled to shoot down
an innocent man passing in an au-
tomobiIe. One wrong and still an
other wrong, she thinks, add up to
a right.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-28
War in Holy Land
TINE outstanding feature of this
i Arab upheaval in Palestine is

TINE outstanding feature of this
J. Arab upheaval in Palestine is
its suddenness.
Now that it is well under way,
those who have a mind can discover
many signs, symbols and causes, but
the fact remains that they failed to
see it coming.
If British authorities were slow
and Indifferent, they can find an
extenuating circumstance in the
general feeling of security.
To judge from dispatches thus far
received, even those marked for
butchery had little idea of danger
until the knife was at their threats.
It may be true that the Arabs had
been planning and preparing to rise
for long time, but if so, they seem
to have been very successful in
avoiding suspicion.
It may be, on the other hand,
that their rising was due to the
spontaneous combustion of old ira
ditionS and hatreds.
Regardless of how the outburst
originated, it gave scant warning of
its imminence of fury.