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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
Inside Stuff

Edith Minkwitz, whose lovely soprano voice has been charming WATR listeners for the past sev- eral weeks at 6:45 on Sunday eve- nings will be heard in the future at a new time, s o'clock Sunday evening. Each week Miss Mink witz adds new listeners to her large audience who thrill to her artistic interpretations of light classical and classical selections.
 WATR Is planning campaign of special assistance for tho On To Cleveland fund of the City Am ateur League.
 Pat Bredice and his novelty or- chestra, which was accepted with such enthusiasm in its broadcast from Lakewood park Thursday evening, will be heard in another program on Sunday at 12:S0. We advise you to take this feature in. It's a clever com binat4on of in- struments and the boys go to town in the well-known manner. Sport fans have shown that they appreciate the Racing Results from the Yankee Network daily at | 6:55 and the baseball scores each evening at 7:15. WATR is on the spot with the latest sport news. The first in new series of one hour programs will be brought to | WATR listeners on Friday, Aug. 23 at 8 o'clock. There will be a great array of singers and instru- mentalists. Between songs and dance numbers, the sterling an- nouncers Duffy, Brooks, and Par ker promise to do things with a script prepared by the latter. There'll be plenty of fund. and our advice Is .. LISTEN! Dr. E. J. Godfrey's timely talk on the threatened infantiie par alysis epidemic on Thursday night has attracted much favorable comment.
 | Simmy Colgan's "Telephone Tunes. keep the phones buzzine daily at 2:45. Jimmy plays num- bers that listeners request by teie- phone during the broadcast en- tirely from memory.
 Time of the popular Movie Mir- TOT program will be changed Co lio:so beginning Monday morning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
WATR PROGRAMS
Saturday

Saturday Moments. 12:30-Waterbury Democrat News
 Bulletins. Moments (Cont'd) 1:00--Ray Laviana. 1:15-Hawaiian Echoes. 1:30-Yankee News. 1:46--Uncle Harry. 2:00-May Howard, Songs. 2:15-Volpe's Italian Ensemble. 2:30-Man About Town. 2:45-Telephone Tunes with Jim-
 my Colgan at the Piano. 3:00-Baseball Game, broadcast
 from Braves Field; Boston
 Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds; reported by Fred Hoey. 5:15--Melody Parade. 5:45--Advenures of Flash
 Gordon. 6:00-Yankee Network News
 Service. 6:15--Hits and Bits. 6:30-Yankee Minute Men. 6:45-Hits and Bits. 6:55-Race Results. 7:00-Man About Town. 7:15--Baseball Scores. 7:15--Naugatuck on the Air. 7:30-Lawrence Larivec. Songs. 7:45-Mildred McDermott,
 Songs. S:00-Sign off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
PULLMAN DINER
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

What, we ask, could be finer Than an air-conditioned diner, Eating chops and creamed potatoes, Lettuce cucumber and tomatoes Taking bites between the lurches As your eye the scenery searches, Speeding through the open spaces, Studying nearby pullman faces Thundering around the bend of river With roar and mighty quiver- Along side of rock elevations Pulling up at small quaint stations, Working hard at your railroad platter As occasional bread crumbs you scatter, Thinking-if that waiter fell he'd get sinner On this grand old pullman diner.
 -Em Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Editor Tau Tover Topics: saeg your wr.tenp son n' @ ne closed contract aUith the Hartford Shrtners to do y high dive at their oater caua at the East Hartford Country Club August 30, S1 aud September They intend to bring tue sensational oaer ccus n'c@ @ nianed at Jones Beach N F. last month intact to Hdrt- ford # the ifamte paralysis scare doesn't lmtertere am booked to play the folIoVimg tolrs M'datetowm' N r. Balson Spa, N r., Greenteld Mass. forma"S- 7aa tou Me- Damroscotta, Me-. Topson, Me-, Acton, Moss, Norfolk Va aud then the Chamber of Co'nmerce Fd'r in South Carolina Captain Oscar LaVduey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

radio editor closes his review of one of their BEG broadcasts by wondering If the Mills Brothers really played saxophones and the rest instead of reproducing with their voices the sounds these in- struments make, would they be as popular as they are? Of course, they wouldn't. Naturally enough, too. A potential saxophone player is born every minute; a Mills Brother is like Mills bomb - strikes you once in a lifetime" T. |. A complete replica of the Rainbow Room in Radio City was built in the Paramount studios at Astoria. Long Island, for Ray Noble's se- quences in "The Big Broadcast of 1936."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
4 Tribute to Carl Cicchetti.

A Tribute to Carl Ciccheth. .. God has called c troubadour to sound hoy notes or Him. ccled ome '1ho hns heped pass cheery hours ath his genius hch hs sroo,irq sarophone afforded Several bands clatmed kis excellent musical ability among them D. Vatos Waverg Inn orchestra the local EZRA Band and not to one of the otstamding orchestras of the sate Such Iovig father aud husband and true friend aoe nd 't hard to beeve that he has gone but cam realtze that are shall see hin, agai-someday-Ohe aoe are called and can be sure that Carl aOU croon the "Way to our God .... M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Notes from the cuff - George Bauby of Baubys Corner is back in town after vacationing in the wds of New England . The bathing at Bayview in the dead of the night midnight to be exact is great according to Art Smith, Marty Crean, Tony Dellacamera, and Dud Hennessy The boys ought to know it's part of the daily routine with them when the tides are favorable Tne good ship Richard Peck had passengers, when 1t et the wharf at Bridgeport yesterday three comedy Water bury maiden Margaret Moran Doris Matthews and Mary Conrck. Bayviewites received momentary fright few nights ago when George Storm local Holy Cross unaer grad walked down the street at dusk atred in Palm Beach outfit All the shore residents could see was the suit supposedly walking along all by itself closely did friend Georges sun tan resemble the ebon shades of the night Witnesses are still talking about the crash Ben Maloney made when he sprawed the bank bordering one side of the Willow Tennis courts while making ol1 fcut CD get. No casualties reported, however.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
The morning mail honored us with three

The morning mail honored with three post cards, Anne Kennedy Peg St. John Florence Parker Ann Cromwell Peg and Irene Tehan Rita onea and Helen Roberts send their greetings from Bayvlew where they're giving the vacationss eyefu for week.
 Jimmy ODonne pens us from the nations capita t'. to let us know that his two weeks are flying by qucky and that the weather there is terribly hot. Joe Down. ing, Elks Magazine Good Will Ambassador, torwards greetings from New York city Joe visited the local odge here some time ago and made big hit with the boys ne which took him from Lowell, Mass to Columbus, Ohlo Tor the Elks National Convention last month He made the tip in the New Chevve he exhibited In hs stay here
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Editor, Tau Toaoer Topics: Your recent article on the Upson reunion to be held this a0eekend greatly appreciated. belieue have Waterbury contact arich ac interest you Mrs. Harriet Thorpe icho yoG probabu knoaU operates restaurant in Wdterbay is o do the catering for the dinner at ts gathering This is particularly appropriate asuch as she herse s a
 Upson and sce were verv much pleased that she felt nble to do this servce for the association With se- sere thanks 6bn. Stuart A. Upson Nei0 Britdin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

' When Jack Benny returns
 to NEG networks this fall, he
 win bc starting his fifth ser-
 ies of sponsored broadcasts 1 with his fifth different sup- : porting cast. The suavc come.
 dian got his radio start three-
 and.a.half years ago on a { ginger ale program for which he had the support of George OIson's band and
 Ethel Shutta at flrst, and later of Ted Weems, crew. Then
 came an automobile sponsor and Jack was hccklcd by Frank Black and Jimmie
 Melton. Switching to tires,
 Benny brought Don Bestor
 and Frank Parker to the mic-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
2Ss..WTIC.-Hartford..1O ..1O4O

1:00-NeWs. 1:15-Lee Gordon's orch. 1:30--Weather; Market Report. 1:37-Conn. State College
 Program. 2:15-Rex Battle Concert
 Ensemble. 2:30-Week-end Revue. 3:30-Music Guild. 4:15-Travers Stakes. 4:30-Our Barn. 5:00-Blue Room Echoes 5:30-Wylie's Orch. 6:00-Wrightville Clarion. 6:30-News; Baseball Scores. 6:45-Merry Macs. 7:00-Modern Mountaineers. 7:15-Jamboree. 7:45-Thornton Fisher on Sports. S:00-Hayton's Orch. 9:00-G-Men. 9:30--Al Jolson; Young's orch. 10:30-Dorsey Bros. Orch. 11:0O--News. Orch. 11:30-Pollack's Orch. 12:00-Silent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
Throuqh the crystdl ball.

Through the crystal ball. Wilham Y. Quinn ot feS Wolcott street is ten dolIars richer today B~ submitted "Quassand" the neao name tor the mey- remodeled beach at Lake Quassapaug, Whtch Manager John McNelis rated best. Joe Palmer of the post office staff s passing hs vacatiom acquring s~ tam playng gof daily Joe had easy pckngs agaan % h's snatch aoitk Alderman Harry Baumel yesterday. Ctv Ed BH Burlington takes the second aoeek ot h.s vacation mert week. Nuke Donovan, Thomdstoms git to the Fourth Estate, aDU haue mothng to do tor fhe mert fourteen days Irene McKenna, the gat qchose elodious voice responds aohen you d'el the Central r. is Home -Beacmg for feD '0eeks, but er poets to ring in couple of trips before deddt'ne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
AnslOers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to
 test questOins printed on
 page 6. -
 1. Argentina. A'' ' 2. A mechanical device for hanging some object so that 1t should keep a horizon. tai and constant position, whilet the body from which it is suspended Is fin free mo. ton. ,, 8. Rudyard Kipling's poem, "T'llc Ladies'" - 4 4. It Is the French word for caterpillar and is q twisted velvet cord, woven SO that the short outer threads stand out at right angles tO the central cord. thus giving a resemblance to a cater. pillar.
 5. Brazil.
 c. English historian.
 q. The end from which the bullet cmcrees.
 (. Tool used for boring small holes.
 .. The Divine Comedy. 70. Cheops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Connie Boswell and the Boswell Sisters, after over two months of theaters in Great Britain, plan to sail for New York on the s. s. Manhattan, August 29th. But addi- tional engagements have post poned the date once, and may do so again. This Is old home week for Bing Crosby and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, all guest star ring on Paul Whiteman's Thurs day program. When Bing was one of the Whiteman Rhythm boys, Jimmy Dorsey played sax and clarinet and Tommy trombone in the Whiteman band. Now they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

feed the dead kings. All were splendid struc. lures that even today are mas. vels of construe. finn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

The Mills Brothers are still abroad on their tour of Great Britain, and the Glasgow Record" has added its voice to that of the newspapers over there who think they're pretty good. The Records
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
WlXBS PROGRAM

1:00--W1XBS Luncheon
 Ensemble. 1:30-Tuning Around. 2:00-Correct Time.' 2:O0-Victor Gould, Lonesome
 Cowboy. 2:15-Hands Up-Sketch. 2:30-Master Singers. 2:45-Joy Remer, Blues Singer. 3:O0-Children' Toy Theater. 3:15--Ben Cooper, Popular
 Songs. 3:30-Afternoon Playhouse
 Parade. 4:30-Make Believe Ballroom. 5:O0--Warsaw Polish orch. 5:30-Let's Read the Funnies. 5:45-Weather Report. 5:45-Carl Copeland, Accordion
 ist. 6:OO-w1XBs Dinner Ense mble. 6:30-News. 6:45-Baseball Scores. 6:50-New Haven News. 7:00-Correct Time. 7:00-Singing Bill. 7:15-Sweet Adeline of the Air. 7:30-Domenic Mecca, Accor-
 dionist. 7:45-Waldo s. Newbury, Pianist S:0O-The Evening Playhouse
 Parade. 90:0-The Cubanettes. 9:15-Marcel Doucette. Tenor. 9:30-Nathaniel Shilkret's Orch. 10:00-Timmie Crowe's Orch. 10:30-Jack, June and Jimmy,
 Trio. ] 10:45-News. 11:00-Correct Time. 11:00-Worthy Hills Orch. 11:30-Phantom of tho Organ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Harry Richman Is making a picture for Columbia while he's on the coast. .. Bob 'Bclieve 1t Or Not" Ripley's Is the only newspaper syndicate that has continued to rise in circulation during the dcprcs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

End of the week items . Willard B. Rogers chairman of the State Publicity Commission, has prepared in pamphlet form copies of his Adventures in Connecticut which originally appeared in the July issue ot Connecucut Industry It's an interesting study the state from tour ist angle and we'll worth having And may we comph-
 ent the Connecticut State Chamber of Commerce on the fine booklet just off the press entitled Little Journeys Through Connecticut" Between the of this 4Spage book can be found that's necessary insure of fine vacation right in this little state of Where to swim
 where to picnic where to camp where hike selected motor trps and tercentenary hghspots make for book that constitutes of the finer reference volumes ot l95o An there have plenty good too In fact so great has been the demand for the Connecticut Guide that the State Planning Board has had to order second printing It's souvenir of much value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
Phone Interviews
 Offered Over WATR

tremey timely nature, and even aside from its uniqucness was an absorbing and valuable radio fea- ture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

head the Dorsey Brothers orches- tra at Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York, and on NEG and Decca records, and their friend Bing is doing pretty we'll, too. .. Bob Crosby and his or chestra open Sept. 9th at.the Adol- phus hotel in Dallas, with an NEG wire. <. Al Donahue and his or chestra, at the Sands Point Bath club on Long Island, are regarded as rapidly. oyertaking many of the long established society" bands in popularit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Copyright, 1895. NEA Service. Inc,
 NEXT: What Italian colony Is much in the world news today?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
Tomorrow

Tomorrow A. M.
 9:3o-Victor Zembruskis Orch.-- Polish Variety Program. 10:15-The Watch Tower. 10:30-Broadcast of St. Johns
 Episcopal church services;
 conducted by Rev. Dr.
 John N. Lewis. 12:00--The Sizzlers. P. M. 12:15-Organ Tones with James
 Colgan at the Console; William O'Brien, Tenor. 12:30--Pat Bredice and his
 Novelty Orch. 12:45JItalian Melodies. 1:G0--Catholic Truth Period. 2:0O--Edith sacco, Songs. 2:15--Front Page Drama. 2:30-Piano Recital-Miehael
 Feronne. 2:45-Yankee News. 3:00-Songs and Violine, Brone
 Basins. S:15-The Waq of the Cross. 3:4b-Broadcast of City Anna
 teur baseball game from f' Hamilton Park; Washing
 ton Hills vs. Recreations
 A. c. 6:00-Yankee Network News
 Service. 6:15-The Cosmopolitans. 6:30--Twiiight Reveries. 7:00-Atty. Chase Kimball. 7:15--Triple Towners. 7:30--Nicholas Sanzari and his
 Italian Serenaders. S:00--Edith Minkwitz, Songs. S:15-The Gospel Singer Wm. Petke. S:30-Dance Music from Lake,
 f., wood Casino. 9:00-Sign off. Program for Monday A. M.
 S:0O--Yankee Network News Service. S:i5-The Chapel Singers. S:30--Songs of Yesteryear. iS:4S--Popular Pleasantries. s:00-Morning Devotions. 9:15-Melody Express. 10:00--Musical Prevues with Jim
 mic Colgan at the Piano. 10:15--Whispering Strings. 10:30--Movie Mirror. 11:O0--Cecil and Sally. 11:16--Women's Shopping Reviey with Miss Antoinette. 11:45--Memory Song Girl--Sally Swanson. 12:00--Noonday Musicale. P. M.
 i2:i5-MeIodic Moments. News. 12:lS--Melody Moments. i:00--Ray Bonds, songs. i:ig--Hi fIiiarlties. i:s0--Yanise Network News Service. i:ts--Amerisan Family Robin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

rOphones. In the 1035-38 set.
 up, which will be his second series for his present sponsor,
 the NEG comedy ace will have
 the assistance of Johnny Greens bandsmen and tenor
 Michael Bartlett.
 Arthur Lang, NEG baritone who will be a guest artist on the Weekend Revue program over an NBC-WEAF network, today at 2:S0 p. m, is going to sing cou- pie of sea songs, 50 he went down to Delaware Bay Friday and do a little fishing by way of getting at- mosphere.
 He hopes to sing China Sea- and "Tramps at Sea'--hopes, be- cause someone mentioned getting seasick. Arthur's just a-wondering.
 "What! No ChinarnaM2" ex-
 claimed Fred Barron, NEG
 dramatic actor, in the midst
 of q rehearsal for .. "Ca1l of
 the Sea" program, when he
 discovered that during the
 presentation of the fifteen. minute sketch he woull play four character roles--a cock-
 ney, a New York tough,
 Scotchman and Negro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
New York Stations wEAF--sso - wols--sio = wJz--7so = wABo-seo
Marble Collegiate -aH

Marble Collegiate
 Church.
 WOR-Sports Resume Stan Lomax.
 WABC-Hamp orch. 7:15-WEAF-variety Musicale. WOR-Conn Orchestra. WJZ-Master Builcer- Talk. 7:30-WJZ-Spitalny Orch. WABC-San Francisco
 Symphony Orch. 7:45-WEAF--Sports Thorn {. ton Fisher; Joe Medwick of St. Louis Cardinals, Guest.
 WOR-Studio Music. S:00-WEAF-The Hit Parade Lennie Hayton's orch; Fred Astaire, Songs. WOR-Gypsies Orch. s:15-String Ensemble. S:30-WOR-New York Philhar- monic Symphony Orch. WJZ-Goldman Band
 Concert.
 WABC-Troopers Band. 9.00-WEAF-Drama. WABC-Concert Orch;
 Catherine Toomey.
 Soprano. 9:30-WEAF-Al Jolson, Songs; Young Orch; Lionel
 Barrymore, Carmel
 Myers, Guest.
 WJZ-National Barn Dance.
 WABC-California Melodies. 10:00--WABC-Canadian Concert 10:30-WEAF-North Carolina
 State Symphony orch, Lamar Stringfield,
 Conductor.
 WOR-Ben Bernie Orch. WJZ-Carefree Carnival. WABC-Garber Orch. 11:00-WEAF-Coburn Orch. WOR-News.
 WJZ-Spanish Musicale. WABC-Lyman Orch. 11:15-WOR-Dance Music (To A. M.) 11:30-wEAF-Whiteman Orch. WJZ-Ray Noble's Orch. WABC-HopkinsJ Orch. 12:00--WEAF-Duchin orch. WJZ-Shandor, Violin;
 Chester Orch.
 WABC-Jones Orch. 12:30--WEAF-Pendarvis Orch. WJZ-Dornberger Orch. WABC-Hogan Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Glen Gray and his Casa Loma orchestra make their debut in Scptcmbcr, opening on the 9th at the Metropolitan thcater in Boston, the 18th at Iocw's Century in B, 'timOre, and 20th at Ilocw's Fox in Washington! The boys are particularly happy about the Baltimore date, since they have . 78 year old fan there, an old lady who couldn't very we'll go to the dances they've played in Baltimore, but who is going to occupy an honored position i'm Q box when they play the Century. She doesn't go for their sweet numbers; she wants them hot, and i'm her letter she never fails to call for more double tcmpos from Tony Brlglia, the drum. mer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

sion. Not n single paper has ever cancelled Its subscription to "Bclieyc It Or Not," with which Ripley returns to the air on October 9th. The Park Avenue club, where Louis Armstrong opens with his orchestra on Sept. 18th, will be renamed "Aux Vinger dc France"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
20O..WDRC.-Hartford..133

1:00-Conn. Market Bulletin. 1:05-Jack shannon, Tenor. 1:15-Jack and Jil. 1:30-Yankee Network News
 Service. 1:45-Billy Mills and Company. 2:00-Saturday Musicale. 2:S0-Down by Hermans. 3:00-Boston Braves vs.
 Pittsburgh. 5:15-Frank Dailey's Orch. 5:S0-Elsie Thompson at the
 Organ. 6:0O-Yankee Network News
 Service. 6:15-Dalton Bros. 6:30-Allen Leafer's orch. G:55-Baseball Scores. 7:00-Hamp's Orch. 7:s0-To Be Announced. S:30-To Be Announced, 8:45-The Troopers. 9:0O-Columbia' Concert Hall. 9:30-California Melodies. 10:00--Fiesta. 10:3O-Jan Garber's Orch. 11:00-Yankee Network News
 Service. 11:15-Abe Lyman's Orch. 11:30--Hopkins' Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17

Saturday scribblings '. One of the best transcription features heard regularly on the air is the ''Hi Hilaroties' program which WATR airs regularity ... "Nauga- tuck on the Air" still holds its pop ularity in the daily evening spot from 7:15 to 7:30.... May Howard brings another batch of popular songs to the mike at o'clock this afternoon .,. An hour earlier Ray Laviana offers 15 minutes of song.
 Jimmy. COlgan broadcasts
 another program of "Tele.
 phone Tunes" this afternoon
 at 2;4S .., Call up WATR and
 Jimmy will play your number
 from memory ". We warn
 you, Jirimy's hard to stump
 as far as popular songs of the
 present or past are concerned
 ... At 3 o'clock today there
 comes another ball game from
 Boston, with Frey Hoey doing
 the honors.
 Eddie East and Ralph Dumke, as "The Sisters of the Skillet" have been signed for Q new CBS commercial each Sunday afternoon beginning in September. It was quite remarkable honor which the citizens of David City, Neb., accorded Ruth Fitting, a home town girl who made good. Although their new postoffice had been completed since January, they held Nup its dedication until July 50 that their favorite daugh- ter could preside, since her radio series would keep her in New York until that time. The shifting of her br. Adcasting from New York to Hollywood, so that she could fulfill picture contracts, afforded her and opportunity to stop off on the way to the coast to, cut the | ribbon on the postoffice steps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-17
5OO-.WICC--Bridgeport.-6O

 1:00-La Rosa Program. 1:30-Yankee Network News
 Service. 1:45-WICC News Bulletins. 1:50-The Shoppers Matinee. 2:O0-Saturday Musicale. 2:30--Down by Herman's. from
 Milwaukee. 3:00--Baseball game: Boston
 Braves vs. Cincinnati. 5:15-Frank Dailey's Orch. 5:30--WICC News Flashes. 5:45-Tito Guizar, Tenor. 6:00-Yankee Network News
 Service. 6:15-Dalton Brothers, Harmony
 Trio. e:3O-The Yankee Minute Men. e:45-Leafer's orch. e:55--Baseball Scores. 7:00-Hamp's Orch. 7:s0-san Francisco Symphony
 Orchestra. s:s0-New York Philharmonic
 Orchestra. iO:3O---Garber'r Orch. if:00--Yankeo Network News
 Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Science Seeks Enduring
Paint Used bY Indians

Mysterious Indian spirit" pictures
have given clew to a paint which
can withstand exposure to weather for
hundreds of years, states a Washing
ton Press correspondent.
The Smithsonian institution recently
announced that DR.. John p. Harring-
ton, ethnologist, will visit southern
California to study the basic ingredi-
ents used In Indian drawings on noun
tain cliffs which still retain their orig
inal luster $50 years after they were
painted.
According to Indian legends, the
pictures were painted by spirits of the
dead. Investigation revealed that the
work was done at night by medicine
men.
On an expedition among the Mission
Indians of southern California last
fall, Doctor Harrington found that an
oil pressed from the seeds of rare
species of wild cucumber was used in
mixing the paint.
Doctor Harrington will try to find
enough of these cucumber seeds to OBJ
tain a supply of oil for experimental
purposes. From a chemical analysis,
It may be possible to find out the re-
markable element which enabled the
crude Indian paintings to last through
more than a centurys diverse weather
conditions.
The Indians obtained the oil through
the simple, process Of crushing 1t out
of the seeds with stone pestle. For
merly, these cucumber plants we're
fairly common all over the United
States, but now they are botanical
rarity. The Indians obtained FIVE col
ors-red, white, yellow, black and blue
by mixing the oil with clay and min
erals found in southern California.
Indian women also use the oil Of
this wild cucumber as a sunburn To-
tIon. In spite of their red skins, the
women burn readily when exposed for
long periods to the summer sun. APP
parently the oil has the ability Of abb
sorbIng the harmful rays In the sun
light.