The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-04-03

Sac Paulo, Brazil, worries about re-
ports brought by health officers from
the forests of the upper Sorocabana
area. In that region, where mosqui-
toes are thick, explorers frequently
saw monkeys with high fevers' drop
out Of trees and die, dozens Of them,
victims of yellow fever.
Fortunately for Brazil cities, the
Jungle mosquito that bites monkeys and
gives them yellow fever keeps away
from cities. The fight against disease
bearing mosquitoes and rats would
keep men busy, if they were not busy
already killing each other in war.
Edward VIII, new king of England,
visited the magnifcently luxurious
ocean steamer Queen Mary in Glasgow,
then went from house to house, knock
ing on doors, visiting some Of the worst
slum dwellings in all his kingdom.
Later talking to Lord Melchett, the
king put the problem of England, this
country and the whole world in these
few words:
"How do you reconcile world that
has produced this mighty ship with
the slums we have just visited?"
A marvelously illustrated ancient
manuscript of the Koran, found in a
shop of an antiquity dealer Of Cairo,
Egypt, was bought for fifty pounds.
Heaven knows how many thousands of
pounds it is actually worth.
The Koran is said to have been writ
ten by a highly educated Jew, who
suggested ideas to Mohammed, the lat
ter being unable to write.
It is possible, however, that angels,
supposed to have revealed divine truth
to Mohammed, also taught him to
write.
Good news for tree growers, fruit
trees or others. You may get rid of
insect pests by hammering the trunks
of trees with a riveting machine, such
as is used in driving rivets in city
skyscrapers.
A California inventor patented the
process. This writer proposes to try
it in New Jersey orchard at the
earliest possible moment. The rivet-
ing is said to loosen insect pests, after
which it is easy to wash them off
with strong spray of water, no chem
icals needed. To save the tree from
injury, it is probably desirable to put
several thicknesses Of old automobile
tires or tubes between the bark and
the riveting machine.
There is plenty Of money in this
country, billions of it, Jesse Jones will
tell you, but it is not circulating, as
unhealthy for money in a country as
for blood in your veins.
You know the strange, perhaps true,
story of a man who unwittingly passed
a counterfeit $40 bill. 1t went through
the hands of ten individuals, paid
for 500 worth of goods, and came back
to the man who originally passed it..
He identified and destroyed it.
One hundred dollars worth of debts
had been paid, nobody was any the
worse. Money is queer thing.
Do not give living toys" to your chill
dren for Easter presents. Many par
ents and friends thoughtlessly give
children helpless living creatures, cas-
lily hurt-live chicks, or newly Matched
ducklings.
The helpless creatures are roughly
treated, mutilated, fortunate if they
happen to be promptly killed, by chill
dren that know no better.
Doctor Townsend promises 5000 a
month to everybody past sixty. That
would cost twenty-four thousand mil
lion dollars year. Congressman
know 1t can't be done, but do not dare
say so individually.
Townsend clubs have organized mil
lions of votes. The $200-a-month
promise made that easy. Congress
men do not want those votes cast
against them as individuals.
The Woodworking, intelligent Swiss
nation is said to be disturbed by the
prospect of another war as by none
other.
Every Swiss under fifty is armed
trained and ready. Even in the big
war nobody tried to invade Switzer.
land-too much hard climbing, and
the conqueror would not know how to
run the hotels, even if he acquired
them.
The immediate business of this coun-
try is to find some way of controlling
flood wasers-probably not impossible
GKing Features Syndicate. Inc. 3.
WNU Service.