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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
ANDES MOUNTAIN
TOWERS BEYOND
FAMED EVEREST

Mouiz Everest Is accepted as the
highest mountain In the woild. Bur
what do we meat by hlgai Eleva
tions are given la terms o. sea level
II we measure item from the cen
ter 81 the earth Il turns ont thn;
Chlmbornxo In the Andes Is 2.spo
meters G.21Ts feeD higher than
Mount Everest.
In presenting this argument In DIE
Umschau. Or. G. Rosch points out
that accurate measurements have
been made of the dlstnLce OF sea
level from the ceater % the earth
from the equator 70 the poles. Where
the distance Is Mt known {. can b.
detIuced with an crsor of b4l a few
meters While II - true tAat the
earth Is not periee: sphere. Gr even
an elllpsold. no correction aeed be
made on the score 81 Hgure because
the earth's diamete< does not vary
sufficiently.
Measured from the center of the
earth. Mount Everest Is exceeded H.
height no, only by ChlmhoraEo but
by Huascarnn. on his first lllght
into the stratosphere Picard reached
an altitude Of l3.S KIN. t9.70 milesl
or 63S2 KIN. t3.a6j.6 mlles) from the
center OF the earth. His height"
was therefore about that % Mount
Everest. Had he assembled from IA
place on the equator or from one Of
the mountains of Ecuador he would
really have reached an altitude great
er than any ever attained By man.
As II Is. the worlds record must
be given 10 any avlators who may
have flown over ChlmboraZo. Even
the Russian stratosphere balloonlsts
who came TO n tragic end after
reaching an altitude Of 1874 KIN.
I'll rs mIles) did not oyertop Pic
card. measured by the earth-center
standard. inasmuch as they ascend
ed from a more nortQerly and there
fore a deeper latitude-New York
Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Easy to Make Good Jelly
Modern Housewife Who Assigns This Task to Herself
Has Far Easier Time of Ii Than Did
Her 0ld-F fashioned Sister.

currant. apple or green grape or with
commercial pectln.
Whatever method you use. frst OF
all you must prepare the juice.
Wash the fruit well Cut large fruit
and pct into a large, heavy kettle
with little water Put berries IN ket.
tie and smash with wooden spoon 10
draw ont Juices. Then cook fruit un.
iil soft. Forr into n thick jelly bag
Of flannel or double cheesecloth. tie
and lci drip. II you are thrifty you
viii then take The pulp. add a little
water and make second extraction,
cooking Il again and allowing II 70
drip. This extraction Is not quite as
clear as the first and II does not con-
tain quite as much pectin. You may
combine II With the first or cook Il
separately.
You are now ready 20 mix the
juice with rect.n according 10 dlrec-
tlons or ia test the Juice FOR pectln
to make It rs Itself we no longer
use the oils Jelly formula. "A cup OF
sugar 10 cup of juice" We take n
tablespoon ~ hot juice and put II In
glass. add an equal amount OF al
cohol and let IL stand FOR a few min
utes. n the jelly which forms Is stln
enough 10 llft IL on the spoon with
out breaking, We may use a cup OF
sugar to a cup OF Juice. II the juice
Is Jellled but separates Into pieces
when you pick II up. three-quarter
cup of sugar to cup OF juice. II
you do not get either 81 these tests.
don't try TO make jelly without the
addition Of extra pectin.
After your sugar is added. stir con-
stantly until II Is dissolved. and then
cook until you get good jelly test.
This Is shown by dipping In a spoon.
holding II sldewlse and allowing the
juice TO drip OF. When two drops
will remain hanging side by side
the jelly Is ready to pour into the
glasses. II should be skinned just
before and at no other time
II you have made jelly with com
mercial pectin. you will put II In
glasses as you would the other. The
next step is 10 cover 1t with a thin
layer Of scaldIng hot melted par.
ATTN. When II Is cool and set. per
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Frogs Reveal the Earth's Past
From Them Scientist Has Learned of Lost Continents
and Vanished Seas; Furnish Information
Of Long-Ago Ultra Far West

when the frogs eroak you can well
Imagine. with scientific backing. that
you hear the nature songs of lost
continents and vanished seas OF the
past 100000 years
For. In new kind of frog geog-
raphy. the records OF these los;
places have been found To living
frogs by Maynard 81. Meiealf Of the
National museum. Ills studies are
al almost unique method of reading
the earth's past. fie has published
the Irst report In the official Journal.
Science.
The FROG map shows the possible
existence of 4 great continent In the
Pacific. In Trlasslc times. iT5.cco.cpo
years ago. This was Gondwanda.
land. some evidences % which scien
lists have found previously By other
methods. Gondwandaland probably
connected with South America.
Another lost frog continent was
Lemuria. II likewise was about iT5.
OuOOpC years back. but In the Indian
ocean. Il appears TO have connected
Africa. Madagascar. Ceylon. south
ernmosi India. the Islands of south
west Maylasla and probably some Of
the southwestern Malay archipelago
islands
Then the frogs show an ultra Far
West. This WIS a strip of land west
Of the present Paclnc coast % the
United States. II ran from Siberia
down past Alaska. Central America
and perhaps even for a time. May
nard nrds. 10 Ecuador and chile.
It's heyday was 100000 TO 10000
opO years ago.
In this same crctaceous times
there probably wasn't much Texas
Instead the frogs Indicate an arm of
the sea there. running up from the
western Gulf of Mexico all the way
into the Arctic ocean.
Finally. 100000 years ago Byrd
apparently might have walked to
Little America from South America.
Australia OF Africa. as be chose.
Seemingly then there was an ex
tended AniaTctiea. connecting with
all three condiments
The usual method of reconstruct.
ing the past 's through skeletons of
animals. but the frogs left too few
bones Maynard gets bis frog map
from the "commensals" of these ami
mails.
A commensal Is "one who dimes az
the same board with another or 9th
erE.-
In human society some commen-
sails are honored positions. bn, In
frogs they are Jus; plain parasites
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

heard H. He thought II n Joke. but
II was no joke to a child with a
musical temperament.
At two years old, Ursula recog-
nized any OF Beethoven's sonatas and
would find the one she wanted In
the volume. She began then TO rec
ognize slmilarities. and once wher I
was playing the NO. 10 Lied" she re-
marked: like 'Pastorale'" / was
playing bars 6T-73 and IL is notice
able thar bars 1918 OF the pas
torale" are similar.
She now began TO recognize the
styles OF different composers and
would remark confidently: Dat
Grleg" or Dat Gounodr' Before
she was three, she was taken TO n
planoforte recital and sat through IL,
one of the most Interested listeners.
The Jesuit who was confident that
IL he might have the care OF child
during its early years he need not
fear the influence of any later en-
fAi"uhlShl itoS given US ioOu loT
thought. Ursula seems to support
his theory. She will always choose
the companlonship OF good music.
She Is n genius, doubtless, because of
inheritance. though we know not
from what ancestor or ancestors, but
her cultured taste-who can douhe
that such ideallstic discrimination
Is The result fher early education7
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
That Body
of Yours
Results in Thyroid
Operations
By
JAMES ". BARTON. VI. ID.

ONE % thu problems facing both
- patient and physician IN golfer
% thyroid ailments Is whether an
operation should De performed AZ
once or whether treatment By rest.
Iodine. X-ray or other methods
should ersi De tried.
Now 20 one likes the ides Of an
operation because there Is the an
es,heiic. the time In hospital wiih
iis expense. and the danger of the
operation. Naturally then II all
this can be avoided IL would seem
Ike good sense 10 salt
However. physicians always keep
in mind that ihe extra Juice from
The thyro!9 gland makes the heart
beat more rapidly al the time and
This extra work. together with pols-
nus in the system. can 50 damage
the heart that rest and other forms
% Treatment are ~ no avail.
Therefore. we cox nnd that the
coudltlun % the heart itself and
the strength % is muscular walls
ia pumping the blood. Is the factor
that Influences the physician whsth-
- or not 70 advise operation In
fact. many surgeons favor opera
ti1u ersn when heart symptoms are
mild.
What IL this nnsraflon7
The operation consists In the re
moval % large part. bu, not all.
a. the thyroid gland In the neck
Ia former times this operation was
considered 40 dangerous that pa.
tieuis Travelled hundreds and often
thousands % miles 70 have II per
formed By some renowned surgeon
Today. In practically every hospital,
surgeons are performing this oper-
alton with splendid results and with
very low death rate.
Thus Dr. J. Be J. Pemberton In
Journal o, Surgery and Obstetrics
reports a death rate Of less than
Per cent
What about the results obtnlned
d. op@railoni
Statistics from Kocher's clinic In
yienna and Mayo's clinic. Roches-
ter. 1linn.. give 81 per cent of sat
lsfactory results after operation In
serious cases Of the severe type OF
golfer.
The thought. then. Is that where
rest and other forms of treAimen,
are 10; g;ylng results In these thy-
rold cases when the heart is affect.
et. the earlier the case Is turned
over 10 the surgeon the less danger
there Is from the operation.
Sometimes the operation ls per
formed because tho patient can't
spare the time required By the rest
treatment
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Overweight individuals

OVERWEIGHT individuals will
~ cut down on bread. potatoes.
pastry. butter and cream. In an ef-
for; TO reduce their weight but
will contiuue 10 drink large guam
titles of water aud other liquids
because liquids DO no; put on fat
Strictly speaking. liquids DO not
put on Fat tissue. but they do put
on weight and they DO prevent fat
from being used Up Hs readily as II
would be were the liquids not
taken.
Il isn't q matter OF water not
being good for all mankind. Water
ls the very nrst thing needed TO
maluiain the proper working Of the
body. Just as food Is needed 10 pro
Vide the structure OF the body.
But the body NJ all times has a
good supply OF water on hand. and
only needs a certain amount every
day 20 keep It's needs supplied
Just as you see storage tanks OF
water on the roofs Of factories 10
De used Ia an emergency. 80 all
your tissues have a goodly supply OF
water stored away. This water Is
not In any one place ike the sior-
age tank, but In and about all the
tissues. and actually forming part
OF the tissues themselves
When you exercise and the pers-
plratlon pours out on the surface
OF the skin. then your tissues have
given up that much water and you
are Just that much lighter In weight
some FAT tissue has been used up by
the exercise. but water makes up
most OF the weight lost
II. however. after exercising and
losing all this water. or even II you
simply persplre without taking ex-
ercise. and because you feel thirsty
drink three or four glasses OF wa
ter. then Immediately you are Jus;
that much heavier again.
With those OF normal weight. this
persplring and then drinking wa
ter Is helpful 10 the system; In fact,
II Is helpful also 10 the overweight
Individual In a general way. but as
a matter OF fact he doesn't need all
this water. and II only Increases bis
weight.
In other words. the tissues and
spaces OF the overweight hold so
much more water han he needs.
that he has really too large q -sior.
axe tank" OF water. Thus. II he
ioses considerable water by perspl-
ration and uses up some OF the wa
ter In his storage tank. he Is bound
20 lose some OF his weight
GCopyriEhtl-wSu Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
CARE OF CHILD
IN FIRST YEARS
Character Then Built Lasts
Through Life.
By I. =. RAMSEY. National Kin
dsrgarten Association.

dargarten Association.
Ursula has just been TO see me.
She Is a yogng composer. in the twen-
ties. Of whom the world will hear.
And when recognition comes, as II
surely will, no one will be more
thrilled than !. who had a share In
developing this musical genius.
Please notice that l said, only. "ln
developing"
In the beginning, It just happened.
| used to practice the piano each
morning during the time Ursula's
Mamie was having breakfast. and
from the age Of three weeks the baby
was brought into the room and lay
there while / played. II made no DIFF.
! ference whether she was awake or
asleep: she never cried. When she
was able 10 sit up | was startled one
morning TO see her swaying back
wards and forwards to the rhythm
of the music.
At six months old, she sang her
/ FIRST musical sounds. two notes at
the interval OF a third. In imitation
OK the sound made by the swinging
OF n hanging lamp. At eleven months
old. she sang the first phrase of q
song. Of which | had Just played the
/ introduction-R phrase which did
not occur In the planoforte part.
Ursula now began to show strong
likes and dlsllkcs. Mendelssohn's
Lied No. 10" In II minor was IA
vorlte and she always chucBled when
l played IL. Heller's Studies" ap-
pealed to her and Handels "Har-
monlous Blacksmith" Before she
was a year old. she surprised every
body by snatchlng at a copy Of her
brothers Little Folks" which CON
tained page Of music. shouting glee-
fully: "PIan'. plan"
\ pile OF old magazines was
brought and she picked out the page
Of music from each one, with the
same cry. She now began to identify
me with the instrument, calling out
Plan. plan'," directly she caught
sighr OF me. At twenty-five months.
she could sing fifteen songs. such as
"Slnce First / Saw Your Face" aud
other old English songs.
She never wearled Of listening.
One Sunday Afternoon, played to her
for over three hours, and she sat by
the piano In her high chair listening
intently and occasionally volunteer
Ing n comment: Dat welly jolly %
or asking. "Whar dat called?"
One OF those popular airs that
spread throughout the world like an
/ epidemic was all the rage and |
I played Il over one day to Ursula. be-
fore she was two. She was standing
by the piano and had never before In
terrupted me. but before / had sung
two lines she protested mo, no. .
/ Then. as | paid no attention. she
threw herself face downwards on the
floor. sobbing out: Baby not like -
II was just about this time that her
brother had a hummng-rop that was
| not In tune and Ursula would howl
with her hands 10 her cars II she
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Seven Years Work on
Worlds Smallest Book

Completion of what Is described as
the smallest printed book IN the
world. a tiny volume % = pages of
verses by the Persian poet. omar
khayyam. was announced recently at
Worcester. Mass
The book. 50 small that rs entire
contents would barely cover hair %
an ordinary postage stamp. contains
90 quairalns ~ omar's poetry from
a translation made several years ago
BY 4 Worcester man. Ebeu Francis
Thompson. a widely known student
of Persia.
The tiny book ls The work of phlla-
delphla publishers. who completed Il
some time ago. after more than sew
en years effort. In is Hnal form.
bound In leather covers. II f. $40 by
5-ig % an inch IN dimension.
II was printed from copper plates.
Seven plates. each containing four
pages. were made BY photo-e enxrav-
Ing. Two quatralns appear on n
page. The completed book weighs 4
third of carat
The smallest printed book prcvl.
ously known was a miniature print
ed In Cleveland. Ohio. In 1900 This
volume. which has since become a
literary rarity. was also n book Of
Omars verses. made up from the
fourth edition of FitEEerald's trans.
latlon. II was approximately one
eighth ~ an inch taller than the 10
cal book.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

Modern Jelly making T. usually no
longer an even; which keeps the
housewife in the kitchen from morn.
Ing until night and which shuts out
all other activities. 81 least this Is
the case around city markets. where
one can get usually as good or al
most as good bargain FOR half
dozen boxes ~ herr!es as FOR crate.
Also IL has been proved thar n
small amount of Jelly can be made
with much more certainty ~ result
~ course. II you md q bargain you
can cook your fruit. lei your juice
drip. pat into hal'.sealed hot ems
and heat them Ten minutes In a hot
water bath. finish the seal and put
the juice away to use whenever you
Ike.
The use 81 commercial pectin has
had much 90 do with the Increase tn
the amoun, OF jelly made by the In
experienced housewife. She finds
that n she follows the directions
which come with the product she
VIII always get tender but firm jelly.
and that gives her confidence. Just
few boxes OF berries. combined
with the proper amount OF pectin
and sugar. are all that are needed
for a goodly number of glasses.
II you realize that bottled pectln
Is really concentrated apple juice you
will understand that your lnal
product when made with this VIII
really be combination jelly. Be
cause the method of using this pectin
calls for little cooking. the natural
flavor OF the fruit you are using Is
preserved and you obtain a jelly OF
delicate hayor.
II you prefer more concentrated
jelly you may get this by making II
according 20 the original method,
which is made more certain OF re-
suits by testing the juice for It's
pectln contents. which differ In yari-
Gus fruits and which depend as we'll
upon the rIpeness OF the fruit. The
less ripe contain more pectln than
the ripper fruits. Certain fruits. such
as raspberries and peaches. lack this
necessary pectin. needed TO jelly by
themselves. These juices must be
combined with other juices. such as
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Mankind Not Ready to
Give Up Individuality

II We we're all only as different
and individual In our opinions and
our behavior as the science OF Grim
lnology show Us 20 be In our thumb.
prints. Yet we are Oft accused Of
being entirely too homogeneous and
mass conscious. In political excite
ments are we not often told we are
sheepl.ke7 And there. plain as the
nose on your face. Is your thumb
print. no two OF which have been
found 20 be duplicated In the whole
world. Nature can turn out billions
Of beings, with n qulrk here and a
whorl there on the ball OF the thumb
that can't be repeated. yet we think
We know people who are ''as Ike as
peas In the pod" Perhaps on min
ute inspection. shades ot difference
In tastes. dlstates. peuchauts and
modes of thought would always be
found. but that has not been as In.
fnlllbly proven as In the thumb
print made matter OF record.
some one has lately been advocating
that the whole adult population be
thumb-prlnted In order to make
Identification complete In n question
of doubt: but there does not yet
seem 10 be q sufficient justification
for such regimentation. There Is
s;lll enough retlcence and desire not
70 be slagled out In the public eye
NJ leas, the official eye-to make a
more or less incognIto existence hap.
pier. The absence Of privacy OF the
goldfish has never been enyied.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Women in Government

Practically every form Of employ
men, Is open to women In the serv.
Ice of the United states government
Among the usual occupations In
which women have achieved success
are listed dairy farming. ceramics
industrial photographer. map max
Ing. taxlderlny. bridal counsellng. ex
port managing. contract bridge teach
INK. refcreelng in bankruptcy. lobby
lng and sen diving TO recover valu
ble cargoes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

These studied by Mr.. Me,calg are the
intestinal commensals, the family
opallnIdne A remarkable family. too.
Il has developed 80 species In the
'roE.
These species are the ciews TO the
frogs geographical migrations lie
couldn't swim the oceans There
had 20 De land 10 account FOR all the
places he has gone. The commen.
sails show where these places were.
by the changes thcy underwent and
evolved while dining with the frogs
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Madrid Upholds BeRRars

A campaign 20 stamp out begging
IN Madrid has met with storms Of
protest. The people declare that the
begEnrs form one OF the chief sights
of the city. which. II removed. would
rcsul, In hundreds of visitors taking
their custom elsewhere.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Longest Police Beat

The longest beat In Britain ex,
tends over the $4,000 acres OF the
New Forest. and is patroled by
Two leaf-green coated policemen.
who report all transsressors OF the
forest laws to the 1.0oO-yea--old
''onrt ~ Swalnmote.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

haps the next day. add another layer
OF paratin. Cover The jelly and DO
not worry II your tops are loose. The
old '~'hloned pasted paper covers
are perfectly satisfactory.
Now a recipe FOR apple Jelly. The
above Instructions should be fol
lowed. The addition of bit OF cln-
namon or OF some other fruit juice
is advisable. rs apple jelly itself Is
rather Hat The juice can also be
used as a basis FOR mint Jelly and do
you remember the old-fashloned rose
geranlum jelly that your grand
mother made? The leaves of the
geranlum are boiled. as are mint
leaves. with the juice before the
sugar Is added. Mint Jelly Is col.
orcd green with vegetable coloring
before putting In the glasses.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

You will find II much easier 10
make sandwiches IL you soften the
butter before spreading IL on the
bread. Here is the easiest way to
soften IL. Place the butter In a
small dish. Pour a few drops Of hot
water on the butter. Work IL In
until the butter is soft enough 10
spread easily.
THE HOUSEWIFE.
Copyright by public Ledger, Inc.
WNu Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

2 EDUCE your ironing time one~third
~ your labor one-halfl The Cole
man Self-Heating Iron will save you
more time and work than Sl0o wash
ing machinel Iron any place where you
can be comfortable No endless trips carrying
iron from stove 20 board. Operating cost only
hs an hour. Helps you do better ironing,
easier. cuicker-
See your hardware or housefurnishIng dealer.
II locn. dealer doesnt handle. write Us.
THE COLEMAN LAMP g. STOVE COMPANY
Dept WuaG wichita. Kans.: Chicago. III: Los
Angeles, LAlif: Philadelphia. Pa; or Toronto
Ontario. Canada 1881
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

N~Ea ~ = kNANA"I JUG"
8 "a cups GA pounds) sugar
bottle psciin
Stem and crush about three pounds
fully ripe cherries. Do not pit. Add
one-half cup water. bring 20 n boil.
cover and simmer FOR ten minutes.
tFor stronger cherry flavor. add one
quarter teaspoon almond extract be-
fore pouring). Place fruit IN Jelly
cloth or bag and squeeze out juice.
Measure sugar and juice into large
saucepan and mix Bring 10 n boil
over hottest FIRE and az once add
pcctln. stirring constantly Remove
from Ere. skim. pour quickly and
cover with paratiin.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Good Sign

Good Sign
IL you forget 10 take your medl
Icine. your allment Is letting go.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Medley Marmalade.

quarts raapherrieB
quarts strawberries
quarts currants
"a pounds sugar
Mash the berries, add the sugar
and boil about forty-hve minutes un-
I'll thick, stirring occasionally Pack
and seal.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Raspberry Jelly.

Raspberry Jelly.
cups q pounds) Juice
level cups t3h pounds) sugar
bottle pectln
Thoroughly crush with masher or
run through food chopper about three
quarts fully ripe berries. Place
fruit In cloth or Jelly bag and squeeze
ont Juice. II sparkling Jelly is de-
sired. drip juice through cotton Han.
mel bag. Measure sugar and then
juice into large saucepan. stir and
bring TO boil. At once add pectln.
stirring constantly and bring again
TO full rolling boil and boil for one
half minute. Remove from fire. let
stand one minute. skim. pour quickly
and cover hot jelly at once with hor
parafiin. Use same method for other
berries
r. Bell sYndleats.-wSU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Cherry Jelly.

cups 0is poundsl juice
8 y cups GA pounds) sugar
I bottle psciin