Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-02


sorb Austria, for
Arthur Brisbane instance. There is
possible cause for war If any cause
were lacking.
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 feyers" 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 magnificently 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 a world that
has produced this mighty ship with
the slums we have just visited?'
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 writ
ten by highly educated Jew, who
suggested ideas to Mohammed, the lat
ter being unable to write.
1t 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
~ASNSe pOoIc w AdLuuuCA1uS Tic u uAhS
of trees with riveting machine, such
as is used in driving rivets in city
skyscrapers.
A California inventor patented the
process. This writer proposes to try
1t In a New Jersey orchard at the
earliest possible moment The rivet-
ing is said to loosen insect pests, after
which 1t is easy to wash them off
with strong spray of water, no chem
lcals needed. To save the tree from
injury, 1t is probably desirable to put
several thicknesses Of old automobile
ures or tubes between the bark and
tne riveting machine.
Ihere Is plenty of money in this
country, billions Of it, Jesse Jones will
tell you, but 1t is not circulating, as
unhealthy for money in a country as
1or blood in your veins.
You know the strange, perhaps true,
story Of man who unwittingly passed
counterfeit $40 bill. 1t went through
tne hands Of ten individuals, paid
1Or SlOO worth Of goods, and came back
- tne man who originally passed 1t.
ne identified and destroyed it.
one hundred dollars worth Of debts
mad been paid, nobody was any the
worse Money is queer thing.
10 not give living toys" to your chill
uren for Easter presents. Many par
ents and friends thoughtlessly give
uniiuren helpless living creatures, cas-
ny hurt-live chicks. or newly Matched
ducklings.
Inc helpless creatures are roughly
Heateu' mutilated, fortunate If they
Happen to be promptly killed, by chill
uren that know no better.
Doctor Townsend promises 5000 a
NORTH to everybody past sixty. That
, "oulu cost twenty-four thousand mil
nOn dollars year. Congressman
nuow 1t can't be done, but do not dare
say SO individually.
- townsend clubs have organized mill
LUIS OF votes. The S2OO-a-month
p mor made that easy. Congress-
oua, HoI want those votes cast
against them as individuals.
no .ne Woodworking, intelligent Swiss
nro e,on IS said to be disturbed by the
other. wal do ny none
tra nvery Swiss under fifty is armed,
war eo and ready. Even in the big
Lana NOBODY tried to invade Switzer.
tba 100 much hard climbing, and
RIM evnqueror would not know how to
them. e'en Al ne acquired
trv - immediate business of this coun-
aood 70 md some way Of controlling
waters- probably not Impossible.