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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Secret of Pre-Inca Dyes
Revealed in Mummy Pac

Dyestuffs and cosmetics Of Paracas.
old pre-Inca site In Peru. have been
studied by a professor of Industrial
chemistry at Santa Fe university, Ar
gentina. Rich textiles found in Par
acas mummy packs rival the finest Old
world tapestries. Because of their
brightness after many centuries burial
in the earth, speculation was aroused
as to coloring matters used. AncieEt
"elbow grease" that is to say. careful
workmanship rather than miraculous
dyestuffs, account for the results, an
alyses disclose. In their descriptions
of dyeing methods used by the Incas
of Conquest times, who probably in
herited their knowledge from people of
Paracas and other predecessors, the
Spanish monks enumerated ten good
vegetable dyes in use, although most
Inca work was also done with indigo
and cochineal on naturally tinted llama
wool. In dyeing intermediate shades
on cotton, one color was dyed over an.
other to obtain desired tones. The In.
cas- knew the use of mordants. Their
textiles were the envy of the Span.
iards.-Montreal Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Early Grown Onions Will
Bring the Fewest Tears

Onions bring tears to the eyes be-
cause of the powerful volatile oil they
contain--but their strength" depends
somewhat upon when and where they
are grown.
"Onions grown during the winter,
spring. and early summer have
milder ordor than those of the same
variety grown later in the summer"
says w. R. Beattie, of the bureau of
plant industry, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Hot growing
temperatures enable the onion to pro-
duce more of the tear-produclng oil
than cooler temperatures"
Dicovery that tears from onions are
caused by volatile oil is accredited to
a German chemist. He distilled more
than ton of onions to obtain less
than one-tenth of q pint of pure oil.
A drop of this oil is said to be enough
to make the odor Of onions noticeable
throughout several large buildings.
One variety Of italian red onion Is
almost odorless when grown in Its ma
tive Italy, but decidedly stronger when
grown in this country. The most pun
gent varieties grown in the United
States are the Red Creole. White Por-
tugal, Australian Brown, and Ebenezer,
and in the mildest group are the Ital-
ian Red and sweet Spanish types.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
The Plimsoll Mark

That mark on the side of ship that
looks like the sign on the end of a
well-known cracker box is the Plimsoll
mark, or sailors safeguard, originated
by Samuel Plimsoll Of Bristol, Eng
land, and adopted by act Of parlia-
ment to protect insurance companies
from dishonest shippers who criminal
ly overloaded unseaworthy ships, over
insured them and then sent them out
to their doom in the seas. Even though
sailors have signed articles, says a
writer in the Washington Post, they
cannot be compelled to sail on a ship
loaded deeper than this mark. Its po-
sition is automatically accurate, be-
ing figured on the form, displacement
and cargo-carrying capacity of the
ship. 1t has been adopted by all coun-
tries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Wooden Shoes of Holland
Put to Variety of Uses

The Hollanders' wooden shoes, or
;klompen, serve more purposes than
merely to protect the feet, states a
writer in the Chicago Daily News.
They can be, and sometimes are. used
as weapons Of defense. A Dutch Da-
vid will get even with Dutch Goliath
by aiming the first klOmp, and when
the wooden shoe is used for the same
purpose that other people use fists,
1T can be said that the fight is on a
more equal footing.
In their old age klompen add much
gayety to the life of the children who
live in this land Of canals, for they
constitute most of the sail-boats Of
youngsters. They also bring amuse-
ment to many travellers, for when boats
pass through the lock of canal the
.tollkeeper is as likely as not to bangle
over them an old klomp from the line
of fishing rod. The boat owner then
puts the toll in it.
Klompen are seldom seen in cities
except on market days, when country
men come to town. They look very
uncomfortable to city folk. but country
people think nothing of jumping over
4-foot fence without losing their heavy.
unlaced footgear. In some sections
klompen are skillfully carved and form
quite as decorative part Of the cos
tunes of girls as do their quaint lace
bonnets. The Hollander would GER
tainly lose many a foothold on life
without his klompen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Engineer" an Old Word

The term engineer" has been in the
English language since the early Four
teenth century at least. It meant at
that time zone who designs and con-
structs military works for a type Of
defense" A century later the mean
ing was extended to include lone who
designs, contrives, or invents, as an
author or designer; also, plotter, a
layer of snares." The term is from
the late Latin ingeniatorem, from the
early Latin ingenium. Spelling and
pronunciation have varied from the
Fourteenth century engynour through
yngynore, ingenor, inginer, engyner, in
gener, engenier, to the spelling engi-
neer, in the Seventeenth century, the
form still prevailing. Pronunciation
prior to the Eighteenth century can be
assumed only from the spelling. In
1870 John Walker indicated a pronun-
citation identical with that in use to-
day, and this pronunciation is COM
mon now in England and America
Literary Digest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
By GRANDMOTHER CLARK

Totholders are necessary in every
kitchen SO why not make them at
tractive when you do make them?
These potholders are crocheted with
heavy string crochet cotton forming
Jap lanterns and in colors red, green,
yellow. The design is the same on
all three but the colors are reversed,
giving very attractive and pleasing
effect. The finished holders measure
6 inches each. No padding is re-
CURED If made with heavy cotton.
The instructions for making this set,
Mo. 1872, will be mailed to you for 10
cents. Instructions with material
will be mailed for 40 cents.
Address Home Craft Co., Dept. B,
Nineteenth and st. Louis Ave-, st.
Louis, Mo. Inclose a stamped adj
dressed envelope for reply when
writing for any information.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Exploit. of Belle BOYD

Belle Boyd, Confederate spy in the
Civil war, was but seventeen wher
her exploits began. During the nexOe
two years she made use of opportuni
ties in her home towns of MartinsburgG
and Front Royal, Va, for gathering
information on Union activities. unsus'O
pected, and conveying it to Stone;nc
wall Jackson. She was twice arrested
and imprisoned, but each time soon
released. In 1858 she escaped to Eng :
land, where she went on the stage
Subsequently she played in New Yorl }
and in stock companies in the Ohio ant
Mississippi valleys. }
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Plants Breathe in Oxygen

Plants, just like human beings,
breathe in oxygen and breathe out car
bon dioxide. both by night and day.
But, in the day time, says Answers
Magazine, the light acts on the chlor-
ophyl, the green coloring matter in the
plant, and causes it to produce oxygen.
During the day, therefore, the plant
produces oxygen to counterfeit the car
bon dioxide, but in the night darkness
only the latter is produced. Hence it
is that flowers may have harmful eff
feet in sick room by night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Musical Instruments Are
Made From Many Material

Observation-Disclosures" according
the technology Review, "have trie
many materials, ranging from the ear
use Of sea shells, the horns and pom
of animals, and wood, to clay, golt
silver, bronze, ivory, hard rubber
nickel, the plastics, and the metal a. .
Toys.
I'm the making of embellishments
the manufacturer seeks materials
which may be readily shaped to vari'
Gus intricate designs. Wind-ln-
struments are far more complicated
than their appearance indicates. A
saxophone, one of the most simple, has
no fewer than 54S separate parts, with
% tone-holes and So key-posts.
"French and Sousa horns are stih
more intricate. Some of them contain
as much as II feet Of tubing"
! The development of modern wind
instruments owes nearly as much to
scientists as musicians. 1t Is espe
cially indebted to the genius of scien-
tifically-minded Antoine Joseph Sax
the son of Charles Joseph Sax, BaA
gian musical-instrument maker.
"The older Sax improved the clart-
net, and the son, working with him.
made so many contributions that he
is known as the father of modern
wind-instrument structure. To those
! who think of the saxophone as COM
paratively new instrument, 1t will be
surprising to learn that Antoine Sax
designed it in 184S. Although he
worked chiefly in brass, Sax also made
wood winds which became famou
among European musicians. H.
died in Paris in 1894" @
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Album Contains Signature
of Nearly Every Famed One

The signature Of virtually every
famous person in the world TODAY
has been recorded in at least one
autograph album.
A recently completed collection Of
signatures, acquired by its owner
through % years Of travel and at a
cost Of $4,000, contains every one
Of the 10000 autographs that he
wanted, including those Of kings,
presidents and dietators, with the
one exception of Pope Plus XI's.-
Golfers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23

The Mind ,oR B.
Meter Q HENDERSON
The Similarities Test
q Bell SUPERINTENDENT servies

In each problem Of the following
test there are three words.
The first two words bear a GER
tain relationship to one another.
Write in a fourth word which bears
the same relationship to the third
word that the second does to the
first.
l. Fish-swimming; bird /.
2. Ball-baseball; puck
3. Wall Street-New York; The
City
A. Wright brothers - airplane !;
John Fitch
5. Horace Greeley-journalism !;
]. P. Morgan
9. Arrow-bow; bullet
z. Baseball-bat; polo
8. Ferry boat-river; liner .
8. Mendelssohn-music; Longfel-
low
Use only these words: flying, Lon
don, mallet, poetry, banking, ocean,
steamboat, gun, hockey.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Guilty, Without a Doubt

II had the right of way, yet you
say I was to blame for this smashup."
"You certainly were."
"Why, officer"
Because his father is mayor, his
brother is chief Of police, and I'm
to marry his sister" STRAY Stories.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
SEdSgR
Not Retroactive

"Look here" said the irate travel
ing man to the small-town hotel
keeper, ''don't you know that roller.
towels in hotels have been prohibit
ed in this state for three years?"
"Sure," replied the hotel man,
shut that there towel was put up
before the law was passed."-Cap-
per's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Cotton in Lacquer

Nitrocellulose, which is an ingredi-
ent of most lacquers, is made by treat
ing cotton with nitric acid. The sub
stance thus produced is dissolved in a
solvent. A clear liquid results and to
this coloring matter is added.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23

He-How shall l express my SEN
timents towards you?
Sheen paper, please. Then you
can't wriggle out Of it In case
want to sue you for breach Of prom
ise.-Pathfinder Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Longitude Defined

Tommy, my son, what is longi-
tude?"
"a clothes line, daddy"
SLOW do you make that out?'
Because it stretches from pole
to pole"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Answers.
Dare. and Dare Again

Let the man who has to make his
fortune in life remember this
maxim: Attacking is the only Sc
cret. Dare, and the world always
yields; or, If it beat you sometimes,
dare it again and it will succumb.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Truth at Last

Film Star-Yes, I said / wanted
a home with at least ten children.
Friendly dear, what makes you
say such foolish things?
Film Star-The publicity depart
ment.-Film Fun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
The Easy Enithet

"Father," said the small boy,
"what is demagogue?"
"a demagogue is man who can
persuade people to listen to argu-
ments with which they do not
agree"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Better Choice

Judge-You can take your choice,
$40 or ten days.
Prisoner-I1l take the money,
your honor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Bayer Aspirin
O.

Church Organizations. Schools, Scout
Lodges, Clubs. Auxiliaries, etc. earn money
easily by using our new plan. Write today
for particulars. JOSEPH DOUGLASS, Ga.
zette Block, Cape May Court House, n. j.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Don't Entrust Your
Own or Your Family's
Well : Being to Unknown
Preparations

THE person to ask whether the
Il preparation you or your family
are taking for the relief ofheadaches
is SAFE to use regularly is your
family doctor. Ask him particularly
about Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN.
He will tell you that before the
discovery of Bayer Aspirin most
pain" remedies were advised
against by physicians as bad for the
stomach and, often, for the heart.
Which is food for thought if you
seek quick, safe relief.
Scientists rate Bayer Aspirin
among the fastest methods net dis
covered for the relief of headaches
and the pains of rheumatism, neu-
ritis and neuralgia. And the expert
ence of millions of users has proved
it safe for the average person to use
regularly. In your oDn interest re-
member this.
You can get Genuine Bayer
Aspirin at any drug store - simply
by asking for it by its full name,
BAYER ASPIRIN. Make it q
point to do this - and see that you
get what you want.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12

damned through Congress behind
the screen of enthusiasm induced by
the party conventions, that it re-
ceived little or no publicity. Few
people are aware of its provisions.
and. only handful realize its prob
able consequences.
Signed by the President on June
80. the new law provides that enter
prises agreeing to furnish the Gov
eminent with goods in amounts of
$4,000 or more must conform to GER
tain requirements.
Labor must not be employed long
er than hours a day, or more than
40 hours a week. Wage rates must be
those prevailing in the locality; and
no 'kick-backS" can be demanded of
labor by contractors. Children. con-
victS, and home workers must not be
employed, and working conditions
must be sanitary and safe.
The trouble does not lie in these
provisions. however Many manufac-
turers are in sympathy with most of
them. 1t is rather with respect to the
heavy penalties imposed for viola
tons of these conditions. to the high
cost of investig ating attractions
thereof. ard to the small social bene-
Ats derivabie from this backstairs
NRA that difficulties are bound to
arise.
Loss of the privilege to bid on a
Government contract for years. and
large fines are prescribed for any OBJ
served evasion of the terms of the
act, and any underpayment of wages
address questions to the a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
THE SOVIET BACKS THE LEAGUE

The Soviet government, through its
ambassador to Great Britain, has served
notice that it will oppose any weakening
of the covenant of the League of Nations.
ssa This will surprise many citizens who
were under the impression that the League
was dead and awaiting the funeral serv-
ices What the Russians think of the
League, as future instrument of peace, is
plain. They insist that it has not yet had
a flair or conclusive trial.
We are well aware of the fact that
the people of the United States, acting
through their political servants, have re-
jected the League of Nations, and that, so
far as the eye can see, there is no senti-
ment to reverse that decision. However,
facts are stubborn things, and we might as
we'll understand that the world today is in
mad race to arm for warfare largely be-
cause the League, or substitute, has not
been adequate to the trying problems of
the age.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
PROGRESS FOR SOLDIERS

We hadn't thought of it but Major
Edgar E. Hume calls attention, to. the: alb
sence of any epidemic of major proper
tions in the camps of the CCC and points
out that this indicates that modern medit
cal protection will save the lives of SOL
diers in the next war;
1t is undoubtedly true that scientific
advances in medicine, surgery, sanitation
and diagnosis have made warborn plaques
less likely to strike down armies. Now, if
some progress will be made toward MAX
ing these advances available to all the peo-
pie of the world, even in times of peace,
the civilization of the globe could be mark
ed up peg or two.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
CATS AND RATS

What does a cat do when it sees a rat?
Sounds like a foolish question, doesn't it
And ordinarily it would be, but ling Yang
Kuo, noted Chinese psychologist, says it
all depends on the cats bringing up
After innumerable experiments with
SO kittens in his laboratory, he finds that
sometimes cats and rats become affection
ate playmates. This occurs when the cats
and rats are placed together practically
from birth. Even without this contact only
45 per cent of his kittens attempted to kill
rats unless they had seen their mother do
it, while after seeing rat killed nearly all
followed the mothers example.
SO, Prof. Kuo says, ''our studies show
that kittens can be made to kill rat, to
love it, to hate it, to fear it, or to play with
it."
All of which is interesting, even
though the practical benefit of this knowl-
edge of cat psychology is not apparent to
the layman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
ROADS in THE AIR

Aerial traffic has developed so much
venting collisions between aircraft near
large air centers has already begun to at
tract the attention of authorities. AS some
air ports even now air schedules called for
the arrival of several planes at approx
mately the same time, for, just as with rail
roads, air travel is enhanced by proper
connections between planes from differ
ent sections. At the large air ports today
rather elaborate radio communication and
directional equipment is used and some
times it is necessary for incoming planes to
remain in the air ten or fifteen minutes
while other planes are landing.
To avoid the danger of planes collid-
ing while en- route, the Federal Bureau of
Air-Commerce has announced flying alti-
tudeS SO that east-bOund air craft must fly
at odd thousand-foOt levels such as 1000,
5000, 5000, 1000, ETC. feet, and west
bound air craft at even thousand-foot
levels, such as 1000, 1000, 5000, etc.
feet. The regulations also provide when
an air craft has to cross the line of other
air craft it must increase it's altitude by
five hundred feet, providing clearance to
avoid collisions between two planes which
might possibly coincide at the same time
in the same place.
Air travel is increasing by leaps and
bounds. 1t is comparatively safe for, de-
spite several bad accidents, the passenger
miles safely travelled per accident reflects
a very certain and secure method of rapid
transportation. More and more the pub
lie will take to air travel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
TODAY'S WEATHER

over California, and is also low in
the western Gulf of Mexico, the
slight disturbance that has been
there for the past several days be-
ing central a short distance off
the northeast coast of Mexico with
indications that it will move in
land north of TampIco this after
noon or tonight. Scattered show
ers and thunderstorms have oc-
CURED during the last "a hours
throughout much of the East Gulf
and South Atlantic States, being
heavy at Charleston, S. c., 1.6O
inches, and there have been light
widely scattered showers in the
Rocky Mountain States. Unseason-
ably high temperatul prevail
ed again yesterday in the south
ern Pla ms and northern Texas,
Oklahoma City again breaking it,
local record with maximum of
ia degrees. Temperatures CON
tinuc near or somewhat below
normal in ea,tern DISTRICTS.
&. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12

must be restored Furthermore, the
Secretary of Labor. is empowered to
make Investigations. to hear COM
plants, to subpoena witnesses and
evidence, and to make juStiiable ex-
ceptions. All this will call for an en-
larged staff of investigators and spies.
and of course more expense for the
taxpayer, whose pocketbook is, SEEM
ingly. never overlooked.
Obviously, few concerns will be
willing to run the risk of sustaining
heavy fines Few will desire to be an
noyed with more Government in
quirIes into their affairs. Few will
wish to face the hazard of adverse
publicity. provoked by their Compel
itors.
Naturally, then, sharp decrease
in the number of enterprises bidding
on Government work may be expect
ed: especially in the case of COM
panies whose Government business
is relatively small anyway. And. to
the extent that these concerns are
low-cost producers, the Government
will be compelled to pay higher
prices than private users for what it
purchases Another indirect way of
soaking the taxpayer!
Moreover, this broader act will
necessitate more delays and addi-
tional bureaucratic routine in hand
ing down decisions. Hence, deliveries
of materials on Government projects
will be slower Ano, when it comes
to paying prevailing wages" the
union scale of wages will undoubted-
ly be applied even though union
workers in many cases are now TAX
ing less. This will tend to increase
production costs all around,
Supporters of the new law have
argued that at least rs per cent of the
country'S business will be affected.
But, as the provisions apply only to
goods used in the performance Of
the contract" and to goods not avail
able in the open market, and as the
proportion of total Government buSi-
ness to private business is small,
the new law will not affect wages
and working conditions materially
throughout the country.
At best, it is just another case of
cultivating the sands. No harvest to
speak of can possibly come from la
boring with the old MIRA pillow. And.
as before. the taxpayers will be COM
PEELED to keep the implement in re-
pair and its plowshare sharpened
thor. care of this neWSpGperJ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
Wealth 3R FORECAST
Gill 8 p. M, Thursday

Gill 8 p. M, Thursday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
oudy with scattered showers to-
night or Thursday; gentle to mod
crate winds, mostly southeast.
Florida: Partly cloudy, possibly
scatt red showers Thursday and
in extreme north portion and near
extreme south coast tonight or
Thurrday.
Jacksonville TO Florida Straits
and East. Gulf: Gentle to moder-
ate southeast and south winds;
partly overcast weather tonight
and Thursday, scattered showers
Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-08-12
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print il
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
| public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
/ injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue;
commend good done by individual or organ.
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contamirate the reader; never coma
promise with principle.