Evening star., 1935-08-07

When Mrs. John G. Citizen goes to
market these days and orders variety
of fresh fruits and vegetables 1t seldom
enters her pretty head how much she
owes to modern science and invention
for this privilege. If it were not for iced
refrigeration, which rushes the select
growth of distant orchard and truck
patch to market, she would not have
the unending pleasure of placing tempt
ingly before her family and guests a
constantly changing menu. In develop
ing this system of rapid food transporta-
tion the United States Bureau Of Plant
Industry has made valuable contribu-
tions Some of its most recent investi-
cations, according to D. r. Fisher and
c. w. Mann, two of its experts, have
helped to improve transit-refrigeration
methods. 1t has been found, for in
stance, that oranges need reicing only
once during transit, instead of every
twenty-four hours, as formerly, if they
are cold" at the start. This discovery
alone saves the industry $50 to $40
car, or about 81 900 900 annually-a saw
ing, it is pointed out, which may well
mean the difference between profit and
loss in fruit growing.
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With the setting forth by the Ambas-
sador of Brazil, Oswaldo Aranha, on an
extended automobile "ramble" which will
take him into the Far West and on in
spection visits to a number of agricul-
tural experiment stations and public
work projects and into the cattle country
of the Southwest, officials have pointed
to the advantage which this "go-as-you-
please" method of seeing America offers
to the visiting diplomat. Senior Aranha.
who came to Washington less than a
year ago, has manifested keen desire
to become better acquainted with the
people and resources of the United States
as a means of furthering the already
good relations and the commerce which
exists between the two republics.
Washington, which during the month
of August will house stamp exhibit of
unusual interest in honor of the Golden
Jubilee Convention Of the American
Philatelic Society, is mecca" for the
collector. This includes all classes of
philatelists from the President down to
the small boy who is just starting this
fascinating hobby. Mail days" at the
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been marked on the calendars of
youngsters eager to secure new speci-
mems, and on these days the frequent
query is made at chancery doors: Mister,
have you any stamps today?" And the
boys are usually rewarded with a few
current issues, because the head Of the
mission-sometimes collector himself
or his secretaries save incoming stamps
for this purpose, as well as for friends
who seek these small pieces Of govern
ment paper. The State Department,
too, is another fruitful source of foreign
stamps. In addition, Washington has
the regular philatelic Office, and the
Philippine Trade Commission does a
thriving business in new stamps from the
Philippines.
President Roosevelts practice Of tax
ing with him on fishing trips officials
with whom he wishes to discuss matters
of state "far from the madding crowd"
is a reminder of similar methods pur-
sued by former Chief Executives in get
ting out into the wide open spaces" to
talk over important affairs, both of ma
tional and of international importance,
with prominent persons or visiting dig
nitaries. Former President Hoover es-
tablished the Rapidan camp largely for
this purpose. Coolidge resorted mainly
to the Mayhower, when that trim and
graceful yacht was still o presidential
retsnats Harding used the golf links.