The Coolidge examiner., 1936-04-03

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trian independ-
'""r ence against any
attempt by Germany to absorb Aus
tria, for instance. There is pos
sible cause for war if any cause
were lacking.
Sac Paulo, Brazil, worries about
reports brought by health officers
from the forests of the upper Soro-
cabana area. In that region, where
mosquitoes are thick, explorers fire.
quently 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 Eng
land, visited the magniticently lux
uriOus ocean steamer Queen Mary
in Glasgow, then went from house
to house, knocking on doors, visit
ing some of the worst slum dwell
ings in all his kingdom.
Later, talking to Lord Melchett,
the king put the problem of Eng
land, this country and the whole
world in these few words:
''How do you reconcile a world
that has produced this mighty ship
with the slums we have just Wis
tied"
A marvelOusly illustrated ancient
manuscript of the Koran, found in
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
written by highly educated Jew,
who suggested ideas to Mohammed,
the latter being unable to write.
1t is possible, however, that an
gels, 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 ma
chine, such as is used in driving
rivets in city skyscrapers.
A California inventor patented
the process. This writer proposes
to try it on New Jersey orchard
at the earliest possible moment.
The riveting is said to loosen the
insect pests, after which it is easy
to wash them off with strong
spray of water no chemicals need
ed. To save the tree from injury,
it is probably desirable to put sew
eral 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 circu-
lating, as unhealthy for money in
a country as for blood in your veins.
You know the strange, perhaps
true, story of a man who unWit-
tingly 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 idend-
fed and destroyed it.
One hundred dollars worth of
debts had been paid, nobody was
any the worse. Money is a queer
thing.
Do not give Giving toys" to your
children for Easter presents. Many
parents and friends thOughtlessly
give children helpless living crea-
lures, easily hurt-live chicks, or
newly hatched ducklings.
The helpless creatures are rough
ly treated, mutilated, fortunate IL
they happen to be promptly killed,
by children that know no better.
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
Switzerland-toO much had climb
ing. and the conqueror would not
know how to run the hotels, even