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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
History of Cremation

The custom of cremation is very
ancient, and was almost universal
among the Aryans of early India,
the Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Kelts
and Teutons, states a writer in the
Philadelphia Inquirer. The graves
of North Europe throughout the
Bronze age contain only jars of
ashes. Christianity, and a belief in
the resurrection of the body, gradual
ly suppressed the custom of crema-
ton; but, beginning in Italy in 1870,
the custom revived, and has been
legal there since 1877. The practice
spread throughout Europe and very
rapidly throughout the U n t e d
States. Germany's first crematorium
was erected in 1878, England's in
1885. The first municipality owned
crematorium in England was built
by the city of Hull in 1900. Crema-
forums in the United States date
from 1876, when DR.. F. j. LeMoyne
established one at Washington, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
SURPLUS MARYLAND POTATOES
BOUGHT BY FEDERAL
AGENCY,

More than $1,000 bushels of Irish
potatoes were purchased recently
from Maryland producers by the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corp
Grafton in an effort to remove sur
pluses from normal trade channels,
it is announced by S. B. Shaw, chief
of the Maryland State Department
of Markets. Officials of the State
Department of Markets inspected the
potatoes and cooperated in other
ways in making the purchases.
The potatoes were consigned to
the relief agencies of Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Maine, Indiana and
the District of Columbia for con-
sumption by persons on relief rolls.
A program for the purchase OF
surplus potatoes has been under way
in a number of states, MIR. Shaw
says. 1t was instituted when it be-
came evident that the potato market
would be greatly burdened by cur
rent supplies far in excess Of normal
requirements, which would force
down prices and reduce returns to
farmers. The purchases benefit not
only the individual from whom they
are made, he stated, but all produc-
ers of the commodity involved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
Creep-Fed Calves Thrive
on Corn, Cottonseed Cake

Calves creep-fed made their best
and most economical gains on ra-
ton of shelled corn and cottonseed
cake in a test by the United States
Department of Agriculture in CO.
operation with the Missouri state
experiment station at Sin-a-Bar
Farms, Grain Valley, Mo.
At the end of the 140-day test
calves fed the shelled corn and cot
tonseed cake averaged 8 pounds
more than another group fed ground
shelled corn and cottonseed cake,
IS pounds more than calves fed
ground corn, cottonseed cake, and
alfalfa-molasses mixture, and %
pounds more than a group receiv-
ing shelled corn, cottonseed cake,
and alfalfa-molasses mixture.
The calves receiving ground corn,
cottonseed cake, and the alfalfa-mo-
lasses mixture, ate Is per cent more
feed and acquired a better finish at
the end of the feeding period than
those fed shelled corn and cotton
seed cake. The difference in mar
ket price of the two groups, how
ever, did not justify either the cost
of grinding the corn or the addi-
tional cost of feed.
Calves from each group, when fed
in dry lots for 1856 days after wean-
ing, on the same rations they had
received before weaving, showed no
significant difference in total gains.
Those fed shelled corn and cotton
seed cake were the heaviest at the
end of the experiment although not
so well finished as the ones fed
ground corn.
High-grade Shorthorn calves were
used in the feeding tests and the
market value was estimated at the
end of the feeding experiment by
commission merchants on the Kan
sas City stockyards.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
James Smithson, Founder
of Institution, English

James SmithSon was natural son
of Hugh Smithson, duke OF North
cumberland, by a Mrs. Elizabeth
Macls of Wiltshire, England. He was
educated at Oxford, and early be-
came chemist and scientific writ
er. One of his maxims was: "The
man of science is of no country; the
world is his country, all mankind his
countrymen," a maxim which was
illustrative of his life and death; for
he spent most of his life in France
and Germany, was buried In Italy,
and left his entire fortune, some
half million dollars, to the United
States government to be admins
tered for "the increase and diffusion
of knowledge among men,"
Snithson was born in England
about the year 1754; the exact place
and date are unknown, notes writ
er in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He died at Genoa, Italy, June ",
1929, and was buried in the English
cemetery near that city. In 1905
his remains were brought to this
country.
AS a scientist he was honored
by being elected to the Royal So
ciety and many other learned
bodies, but that which does most to
immortalize him is the Smithsonian
Institution, established by act of
congress in 1916. From the income
of the fund, the Smithsonian build
ing was erected, while gifts and ac-
curnulated interest have since great
ly increased the endowment.
The institution aids investigators
by making grants for research and
exploration, providing for lectures,
publishing scientific papers, initial
ing scientific projects, etc. It has
administrative charge Of the Ma
tional museum, the National Gallery
of Art, the National Geological park,
the Astrophysical Observatory, and
other agencies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
Labrador and Britain

Labrador extends across nearly
the same ATTITUDES as the British
Isles, but the shores Of Britain and
Ireland are washed by current
northbound from the tropics, while
the icy waters of the Arctic flow
down past the irregular northeast
ern coast of North America. There
is, therefore, a vast difference in
climate. The British climate is for
the most part comfortably temper
ate, with winters usually milder
than those which prevail in Ohio.
The Labrador climate is described
as very severe, cold and stormy.
Toward the north its forests grad
ually diminish, the upper part of
the country consisting of bare tun-
dras. The Labrador winters are
rated bearable and healthful, due to
their dryness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
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Termites Destroy Wood,
PAPER, Sometimes Cloth

Termites are tiny, blind insects
that destroy wood, paper and some
times cloth. Their nearest living
relative is the cockroach, writes a
correspondent in the Boston Herald.
There are many species of termites,
but in this country the most COM
mon are those called subterranean
termites.
These termites live in colonies
deep in the earth where it is dark
and moist, not in the wood as many
suppose. They shun light and soon
die if cut off from moisture.
There are three castles of termites
in colony: The workers, which
provide food and shelter for all. The
soldiers, hard-headed and with
fierce jaws, who defend the colony
against attack. The sexed termites
at mating time, spring and fall, de-
velop wings and eyes, they swarm
from the ground, fly a short dis
lance, mate and then shed their
wings. Each mated pair tries to
creep back into the earth to found
a new colony. The queen spends the
rest of her life laying eggs, hun
dreds a day.
Most of the termites in any SUBJ
terranean colony are the workers.
They never stop work, day or night.
Their chief duty is to provide food
for the entire colony. Their food is
cellulose. AS wood, paper and cloth
are mostly cellulose they naturally
attack articles made from these
materials. Their chief source of eel
lulose supply is the wood in build
ings. Even if the walls are not wood,
the floors, stills, joists, ETC., are. Ter
mites are seldom seen at work be-
cause they are blind and work in
the dark.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
FISHING FAIR GRAND CONTEST,
SEPTEMBER 18TH.

Hundreds of anglers and well
known people will make their way
by land, water, and air to the Fish
ing Fair at Solomons, September 49,
tn and 18th. This picturesque sport
fishing port will be the hub" of bay
fishing these two days, and, from
the program outlined, all will have
a good time.
The people of Solomons have left
nothing unturned to make the visit
ors feel at home and to catch the big
fish.
The Fishing Fair Is more than
big fish catching contest. 1t is the
annual convention Of the anglers. of
the East-with a full program OF
activities, contests for twenty-five
beautiful trophies and fifty prizes,
and a display of the best the bay
offers in sport fishing cruisers, equip
ment and captains.
Trophies will be presented Sunday
afternoon, September 18th, at about
three o'clock by Congressman Steph-
en- w. Gambrill, Congressman T.
Alan Goldsborough, Sentor George
l.. Radcliffe, Mayor Howard W. jack
son, and others.
Solomons is ready and promises
to give the visiting anglers and
guests the best that they have in
food and entertainment, and to the
visiting guides and yachtmen they
offer without charge their docking
facilities. You'll want to go to- the
Fishing Fair, so make up your party
and call your favorite guide and say
to your friends "I'll see you at the
Fishing Fair.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
AIDS FOR PRESSING CLOTHES
In THE HOME

To do good pressing of odd shaped
parts of clothing, curved seams, and
sleeves, the large ironing board needs
to be supplemented by two or three
pressing pads that will fit into corn
ers and curves. Miss Helen Shelby,
clothing specialist for the University
of Maryland Extension Service, says
that pressing pad should be made
of ticking or heavy canvas, filled
with sawdust or shreds of wooden
cloth. She suggests making one
board long and narrow for the
sleeves, and another somewhat in
the shape of a ham for armholes
and curved seams. To make a tail
or's ham,, as it is often called, cut
two oval-shaped pieces of the tick
ing or canvas, each about IL inches
long and graduating in width from
6 to inches. Stitch these together,
leaving an opening for the filling,
stuff tight with sawdust or shredded
scraps of cloth, and close. Cover with
outing flannel; then have a remov-
able, washable cover of muslin.
Another pressing help is roll
for pressing open seams that might
become mussed if pressed on board.
A small sleeve board has its place.
too, Miss Shelby says, in the collec-
ton of pressing accessories. 1t should
be padded and covered like the reglu-
lar ironing board.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
Musk-Ox Was First Seen
Along Hudson Bay Shore

The musk-ox was first seen on the
American continent by a French Of
ficer along the west shore of Hud-
son bay, Canada, in 1870. The s.
shaped horns are indigenous to the
musk-ox in North America and
closely resemble the horns of the
dangerous African cape buffalo.
At one time, according to scien-
lists, the musk-ox roamed as far
south as Philadelphia, but now they
are non-migratory. One record tells
of a bull that roamed less than a
half mile from one spot during a
whole summer.
The oxen eat the Arctic grasses,
lichens, and moss and in winter
they use sharp hooves to break
through the snow crust to reach
vegetation beneath. They have de-
veloped "pushers" on their nostrils,
similar to the snout of a pig.
When attacked by Arctic wolves,
the oxen form a threatening pha-
lanX, heads outward
Arctic explorers frequently have
urged domestication of the animals
and their importation into the Unit
ed States.
Its odor is the musk-oxen's only
defense against the hard-biting flies
that thrive in the Arctic circle. The
musk-oX has no tail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
In the Farmlot
Careless handling kills live stock
on its way to market.

Careless handling kills live stock
on its way to market.
The greatest boon to farmers and
their wives is running water in
stalled in the home.
Except for dresses, shoes repre-
sent the largest clothing item
bought by farm families.
The horses collar should be thor
oughly cleaned each evening after
the days work is done.
For safety dairy products are best
kept covered and in the coolest
place in the refrigerator.
Alfalfa leaves are worth saving;
they are about three times as valu-
able in nutritive value as the stems.
Unless cows have an abundance
of pure water to which they can
go at any time, milk flow will be
affected.
The general belief that grasshop-
pers make an excellent turkey feed
was not upheld in experiments at
Oklahoma A. and M. college.
.
Except for air, water is the most
common. most readily supplied, and
often the most inexpensive SUBJ
stance that poultrymen can give to
their hens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES
Matter" will be the subject of
the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 10,
The Golden Text will be from Lev.
1874 Turn We not unto idols, nor
make to yourselves molten gods; I
am the Lord your God"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible Matt. 6:24-
mo man can serve two masters,
for either he will hate the one, and
love the other; or else he will hold
to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures, -
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following, page alive
bow down to matter, and entertain
finite thoughts of God like the pagan
idolator. Mortals are inclined to
fear and obey what they consider a
material body more than they do a
spiritual Cod"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
ADVENTURE is COMING In THE
AMERICAN BOY

Readers who like adventure and
the lure of far places will find plenty
to please them in coming issues OF
The American Boy Magazine. They'll
read, for instance, of seamen and
sabotage and San Francisco water
front trouble; of daring adventure
in the world of pseudo-science, and
of a feud aboard a plunging, battle
ship.
They'll read, too, of excitement
aboard a transport plane blaring
over jungled Mexican mountains,
and of stranger planes that are not
bound to earth but swing through
the noiselessness of space. Readers
can follow young ex-Mountie as he
searches for clues in the wild north
lands, and Tierney, the pie-eating
detective, on the trail Of city
criminals.
A new feature in The Americon
Boy is picture pages that tell stories
show a day in the life Of a coast
'guardsman, and how an Eskimo
husky sled dog does his work. They
transmit the thrill of battling
hundred pound, Understanding tar
pom. Tips on how it's done are also
given ctorially-ranging from how
to run a broken field to how to be
correct in a ballroom!
NOTE: Subscription prices of The
American Boy will be raised in the
near future. Send your subscription
order at once to take advantage OF
the bargain rates now in effect: one
year at $1.O0 or three years at $2.00~
Foreign subscriptions soc a year
extra. Send your name, address and
remittance to The American Boy
743O Second Blvd, Detroit, Mich. On
newsstands the price is 15c copy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
cold LaFaxette Houseo

The ''Old Lafayette House" built
in East Haven, Connecticut, by Cap
tain Bradley more than one hum
dred and sixty years ago, is pre-
served in excellent condition. The
house received its name from the
fact that Lafayette stayed in it
on two occasions. When Captain
Bradley built his home, it was paint
ed white. The house was moved
to Darien. Connecticut. -,---l.41szl4..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
SAFETY FIRST

Before stripes of gold braid In
dicated the length Of service by
trainmen you could tell about how
long a man had been on the rail-
road by the number of fingers he
had saved while coupling cars by
hand and without the aid of safety
devices.
The first great industry in America
was farming. The forefatheIs MIXED
the cows and tended the horses be-
fore sun-up. At the same ungodly
hours the foremothers were starting
their days work, that ended with
setting the bread" hours after dark.
The second industry that arrived
had to do with numbering. Forty
years ago lumberjacks worked six
months at stretch with short night
ly intervals for sleep. In the spring
the men went to twon, blew off the
lid, blew in their dough, and went
back to camp for another long
stretch.
The working hours in early times
were unlimited. Believe it or not,
thousands of people were killed by
horses and mules in those days. I'm
protected wheels on threshing mach
ines and farm implements accounted
for lots of accidents. About the only
old-fashioned way to- meet with an
accident is to get struck by lightn-
ing.
How different the above is from
the record of eight General Motors
automobile plants that have just fin
ished seven months competition of
the Sloan Award" without a lost
time accident. They worked a total
of 4,517,661 hours. The record of
the entire General Motors Corpora
ton in the safety drive is the best
sustained plant safety record in its
history. More than 5000 foremen re-
presenting 225,000 employees, were
enrolled in the contest staged in rs
plants, and 266 foremen received
radio sets while 266 additional fore
men received merit certificates for
their records in reducing accidents
among the men in their charge, eli
mination of industrial hazards, safe
ty education and good industrial
housekeeping.
1t is almost impossible for the lay
man to- realize the methods employed
to prevent accidents unless he has
gone through an automobile plant.
The mark reached in the safety drive
is ass accidents per million hours
worked, resulting in only .511 days
lost for each thousand hours worked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
How to Re-Glue Old Joints

Scraping and sanding the surface
of old glued furniture parts is often
found to be unsatisfactory in pro-
viding a new gluing area. Old glue
clogs the wood pores and prevents
the new glue from setting firmly.
An easy way to assure a solid new
joint is to steam the surface of the
part to be glued with damp cloth
and a hot iron. The steam raises
the grain, loosens the bond of the
old glue, and "opens up" the wood
pores so that new glue can enter
and gain a solid anchorage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
FARM
Tories
4 NEGLECTED BIRDS
NOT GOOD LAYERS
Low Summer Production
! May Continue Into Fall.
By Roy S. Dearstyne, Head of Poultry De-
1 partment, North Carolina State
/ College.-WNU Service.

By Roy s. Dearstyne, Head OF Poultry De-
1 partment, North Carolina State
! College.-WNU Service.
Low egg production in hot wealth
er often causes poultrymen to ne
glect their flocks, with the result
that production continues low in the
fall when it should be increasing.
Good management in hot weather
not only keeps birds in better con-
dition for heavy production later,
but it also keeps up production
through the summer.
Shade to protect birds from the
sun during the hottest part of the
day is essential to thrifty birds. A
portable range shelter provides
shade where birds can feed and
rest.
Since range crops usually become
dry and unpalatable in summer,
the birds need an ample ration in
their feed hoppers. Plenty of fresh
water should be available at all
times.
Plenty of grain should be fed dur
ing the developing season. A good
mash should be fed also as it con-
tains vital food elements that are
not provided in a grain diet alone.
Where crippled and subnormal
birds are found in the flock, they
should be culled out at once. Such
birds never pay a profit and their
low vitality often makes them the
starting point for an outbreak of
contagious disease.
Lice and mite infestations occur
frequently in summer and result in
heavy losses unless checked at
once.
Fowl pox can be prevented by
vaccinating the birds at an early
age. The disease usually breaks out
in the fall when the birds are in full
lay and making a profit for their
owner. Leghorns are especially sus-
ceptible to pox.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
First Before British Royalty

Born in 1744, Abigail Smith be-
came the wife of a young Massa-
chusetts lawyer, John Adams, when
she was twenty. Acknowledged as
one of those who helped shape new
nation, John Adams was rewarded
with the appointment Of first United
States minister to Great Britain in
1884, and his wife and eighteen
year-old daughter Abby joined him
in London. The following summer
they curtsied, as the first bona fide
Americans, before British royalty
thereby leading off a picturesque
procession which a favored few of
their sisters have continued for
years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
How to Remove Wood Dents

When you accidentally put dent
in the wood upon which you are
working it can easily be removed
by the following process: Place a
dampened cloth or blotter over the
surface of the dent and steam with
a hot iron. The steam releases the
pressure on the bent wood fibers,
and they Immediately come back
into place. Finish by sanding light
ly over the spot with fine sandpaper.
This method is effective on both
hard and soft wood.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
ORPHANS COURT

The Orphans Court for Cecil
County, in regular session transacted
the following business:
Bonds-Hammond c. Nickle, Adj
Illustrator of Mary H. Nickle; Alan
Kirk, Executor of Holiday H. Kirk;
Clifton Waters, Administrator Of
Maggie Runner; Alfred Harris,
Guardian of Paul Anderson.
Final account of Anna M. Penning-
ton. Trustee for Robert E, Garrett
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17

The principal owners of the land
on which the city of Washington is
built were Daniel Carroll, Samuel
Davidson, Motley Yount and David
Burnes. The land on. which the
White House stands belonged to Da-
vid Burnes, an aged Scotchman,
who very reluctantly gave up his
900 acres for the federal city when
negotiations were in progress for
buying up land for the national cap
ital. Daniel Carroll owned a large
tract of land along the eastern
branch Of the Potomac river, which
includes the site of the Capitol.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
How to Shake 4 Bottle

There's a right and wrong way
to do almost everything-even the
simple job of shaking a bottle. The
right way is to grasp the bottle by
the neck, with the bottom up, and
give it four or five snappy shakes in
horizontal plane. This will do
more to distribute sediment in the
bottom of the container than dozen
shakes "up and down."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17

The Chaldeans were not Egyp-
tians but were Semitic tribe, SINH
lar to the Babylonians, who prob
ably migrated from Arabia into low.
er Mesopotamia about 700 B. c.
They were absorbed in the great
Persian empire and some of their
descendants probably remain in
that part of Asia. They were poly
theists and noted for their knowl-
edge of astrology and occult sci
ence. 1t appears quite likely that
the Wise Men from the East were
Chaldeans or Babylonians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
Mountain Lion Is Large

The American mountain lion is
one of the largest predatory ami
mails in the United States, some
times weighing more than 200
pounds. It is recognized by game
conservationists as the greatest ma
tural enemy of deer, and stockmen
learn to their sorrow that when
game is scarce, the mountain lion
attacks young domestic stock, par
ticularly colts. lambs and kids and
even tlll-groYn horses snd esitlak i
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
Claims First Sleeping Car

That the first sleeping car to be
built and placed in actual service on
this continent was designed and
made in Canada is stated in an ar
ticle in the Canadian National Rail-
way Magazine. The plan for Sleep
ing car was prepared in 1859 in prep
aration for the visit of the then
Prince of Wales, later to become
Edward VII, and the actual con-
struction was carried out at Brant-
ford, Ont, in a plant later used for
malleable iron castings for passen-
ger and freight cars.