Milford chronicle., 1929-09-27
Our Weekly
Washington Letter
Arlington Restoration
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Second only in interest to Mount
Vernon for Washington visitors is
Arlington House, where General
Robert E. Lee at one time lived. 1t is
not merely, of course, that the dis
tinguished Confederate general made
it his home, that attracts the visitor.
It is because of it's connection with
Washington, it having been built by
George Washington Parke Custis, his
adopted son, and because it is at the
shrine of the nations dead-Arling-
ton Cemetery. From its portals is
the finest view of Washington City.
It overIooks the tomb of the I'm
known Soldier. It's surroundings are
singing birds, beautiful trees, and
earth mounds and cold marble that
tell of heroic men. Congress voted
a sum last year for restoration of
the mansion. So far as possible it
4 will be furnished in the Colonial
period style, and already some gen
erous gifts have been made to this
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Labelling Canned Goods
There has recently developed in
the canning trade practice of des-
ignating the goods "mixed vege-
tables" The labels display number
of vegetables. Investigation by Gov
ernment officials show that in some
cases the pictorial designs represent
vegetables not present in the cans or
fail to depict others which are pres
ent. According to the Federal Food
and Drug Act this is misbranding.
Listing the names of the vegetables
present is not regarded necessary,
but when a list is given it should be
complete and include only vege-
tables actually present. A list cor
rectly stating the ingredients does
not serve to correct false and mis-
leading vignette.
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When the HOney'S in the Comb
The bees summer store of nectar
that is now appearing on breakfast
tables is seen in Washington stores
wrapped in transparent moisture
proof material which keeps the comb
honey free from dust and prevents
contamination by contact with hu-
man hands. Dealers say that the
sight appeal" of honey in the comb
displayed in show windows and on
counters is a factor in increasing
sales.
Poor FOre-Thinkers
It started us thinking, but we can
not put it all down on paper. We
Just wondered how much it was go
ing to cost us to clean up the old
house. Painters in Washington are
going to get eleven dollars a day and
have a five day week. No, not too
much money, nor too much rest
only, relatively speaking. Man needs
something more than bread and but
ter, and he needs rest. But are not
things badly mixed in this old
world? Now painters think you have
to have a mighty long experience to
mix paints, and sure enough it is no
easy job to move brush up and
down. To learn the art of painting
a brick or a piece of wood takes a
long, long time. But one consolation
Is that a fellow can smoke and talk,
tuO OfCA OAoS0OO POAAIAOO WAi1AC AC 10 | .
loing it. He does not have to sit
'broken-backed" over fast running 4
where slip of attention .
means perhaps lost finger. He
Ioes not have to do the exacting 4
york of matchmaker, with long 4
ears of training and a magnifying
lass to his eye. Say, how do they :
.et that way? Lucky were those
ids who practiced on the old barn I
ence; mighty poor fore-thinkers
yere we fellows who thought there =
-as money in "literatoor." :
Many Children Hurt by Blasting =
Caps 2
In using dynamite on the farm 8
nd for mining, quarrying, excavat-
lg and aiding in many kinds of en- =
enterprises, little object =
lown as the blasting cap is one of 4
10 chief factors in bringing about &
10 necessary explosions. It is used =
detonate the dynamite and is q
of a powerful explosive. It 3
sensitive to friction, heat and z
and although very small, e
capable of blowing a hole through y
steel plate one-sixteenth of an inch p
ick when it explodes. e