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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Blarney Stone Attracts
Visitors From All Lands

When the pleasant ht5eon Of the
Blarney stone began is lot histori-
cally dated, though the expression
'"blarney" is said TO ite to the
Elizabethan days, acco ling to q
writer in the st. Loui Post-Dis-
patch. It is supposed define q
peculiar form Of wheedI / Irish elo-
quence. originally asc bed to a
Lord Clancarthy in his ,mniunica-
tons with the English ueen. His
failure to fulfill his pror ise TO sur
render the castle and I , hmack Of
explaining plausible e. uses with
wordy lengths left the { aeen indul-
gent but never satisfied. !. ~
The stone which is { ided into
three was the work o. lunatic
who cast the loose ston rom the
top. Which Of the thres yarts was
placed In the present position 10 net
clear, but the drop Of the stone and
its replacement involves an aero
batic feat for kissing. II In neces-
sary to lie dat on the battlement,
extending the body backwards and
downwards into the hollow In the
wall, and then kissing the stone,
which Is above the face
All Barney. no less d In its cas-
tie, goes back a long Z ie. In the
Second century, ii was he seat OF
Eoin Nor, who shared kingship
Of Ireland with Conn the Hun
dred Battles. He was d ancestor
Of the McCarthys. T. original
castle was built in 1445 " Cormac
Mccarthy, ''the Strong It was one
of the Jeffreys who wasSeesponsible
for the establishment OF. The town OF
Barney in its modern aspect. The
establishment dates bacI to the mid
die Of the Eighteenth &C ury, when
a grandiose scheme Of own plan
ming and building caugh the imagi-
nation Of the owners Of larney. In
the plan the village ,as to be
strangely embeilished { quadran-
giles and triangular lawr In order
to fulfill the ambitious ,heme, an
effort was made to ange the
course of the Awrnarti river by
means Of a cut and ine stone
bridges. The project wsS undertake.
en- but abandoned because of its
elaborateness of purpose
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Word Candlestick's Origin
- Traced to Rushes, Knots

The origin of the word candle
stick is found in the long stick OF
wood to which was fastened bum
die of rusf1es or pine knot. This
was carried from place to place as
needed or spiked to the wall. Later,
relates Alice r. Rollins in the Los
Angeles Times, when the art of
candIemaking was developed, the
candles were placed on candle
beams-a rude chandelier of cross
sticks of wood or strips of metal
with sockets or spikes, III sliding
stands, in sconces, which were also
called prongs or candlearms.
The candles were made OF tallow,
spermaceti and bayberry, the lat
ter obtained from bayberries which
grew plentifully in New England
and was noted for its pure, spicy
fragrance. In a letter written by
Robert Beverly in 1705, he states
that mice people often put themi
out on purpose to have the incense
of the expiring snuff"
ALI the lighting devices in the
American colonies for the first 200
years were generally the work of
individual workmen. They were
made by blacksmiths, tinsmiths,
pewterers, glass-blowers, carpen-
tiers or whatever the craftsman
might be. Each of these created
his own designs which were made
for local distribution as necessity
demanded and of which no two were
exactly alike.
Candlesticks were made in wood,
iron, brass, pewter and later silver
and glass. AS the Colonies became
more prosperous and trade with the
mother country increased many
beautiful examples in silver, glass,
pottery such as delft, and later in
the Eighteenth century porcelains
such as Chelsea were imported.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
First Airplane Letter
Is Claimed for India

. WASHINGTON first actual
airplane mail service available to
the public was flown not in the
, United States, as is commonly be-
heved, but over a seven-mile route
out of Allahabad, India, for a week
in February, 1911, Paul Edward
CARRIER, curator Of aeronautics,
Smithsonian institution, told MEM
bers of the Washington Air asso-
citation.
/ CARRIER showed a Photographic
copy of one Of the letters carried
by the pilot, a Frenchnan named
Peret, on February 10 Of that year.
The service was sponsored by the
commanding general of British
troops at Allahabad.
The worlds first regular airmsil
service, however, was that estab-
lished by the United States army
on May IS, 1873, between Washing
ton and New York, CARRIER said.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Fire Pro lection Made
Much Cheaper by a
Flamepr oofng Acid
By ROBERT d. POTTER

Dallas, Texas. - Increased
low-cost fire protection for
Americas homes should soon
be possible through advances
in chemica al engineering re-
vealed at the meeting of the
American Chemical society
here.
Chemistry, by a new process, Is
now able to make cheaply and in
vast quantities an acid from which
can be made . unique fiameproofing
chemical. The chemical. known "a
ammonium sulfamate, does not
change the appearance or feel Of
fabrics or paper impregnated with
1t. Moreover. it is not affected by
dry cleaning methods so that il will
safeguard draperies, upholstery and
other household furnishings during
their lifetime.
Parent raw material of the flame
prooAng chemical is suffamic acid
which, while known for more than
100 years, has previously been made
only by costly laboratory processes.
Thus its hameproofing ammonium
salt was too high-priced to be read
lily available to most people.
A method for the large scale pro-
duction of sulfamic acid has now
been devised and put into opera
ton, Martin e. Cupery, chemical
engineer of E. I. du Pont de Ne
mours & Co, declared in his report
to the chemists.
Developed Here and In Germany.
Sulfamic acid is made from urea
and Tuning sulphuric acid by the
new process which, by one Of the
condolences of science. has almost
simultaneously appeared in Ger
many and in the United States mde-
pendeptly.
The new large-scale commercial
method of making sulfamic acid,
said Mr.. Cupery, has made avail
able for many uses new industrial
raw material. AS prepared, it is q
colorIess, crystalline substance look
ing something like the naphthalene
of moth balls but without the odor,
for sulfanic acid is odorless.
A particularly useful property of
sulfamic acid, Mr.. Cupery asserted,
rs its inability to take UP water. Be-
cause it is non-hygroscopic this very
strong acid can easily be shipped
and stored without danger of wet
ting
However, the salts Of sulfamic
acid of which the ffarneproofng
chens5caI is only one, are soluble
in water with enc exception. I'm
mersion, in fact is the way the
fianeproofing chemical is applied to
fabrics; or paper. For thus reason
the. materials fiameproofed cannot
be washed without destroying the
fre-eonrbating effects.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Showers for Brides Are
Among Ancient Customs

Bridal showers are said to have
originated many centuries ago when
a poor miller wished to marry but
could not afford to because of his
benefcences to others in his VII
lage. So they gathered together and
contributed to his home, enabling
him to wed the lady of his CHOICE
writes Rae Lewis in the Washing
ton Post.
Likewise dowrFes and trousseaux
are habits of long standing, although
the dowry has faded from common
usage in many countries Girls de-
light, though, in assembling finely
made linens and clothing in their
''hope chests" The old idea, how
ever, was that every stitch in the
trouSseau must be made by the
bride herself. Gifts TO the bride
from the groom are said 10 have
their origin IN the ancient purchase
price for the maiden.
In the brides apparel the tradi-
tfon of orange blossoms goes back
centuries to the golden apples"
presented Hebe when she married
Zeus, and they are liked because
of their beauty and fragrance, as
well as the fact that the plant bears
frnit and blossom at the same
time.
Wells date back TO the days when
a woman must be kept yelled and
seen by no man until her marriage,
when her husband had the privilege
of raising it to see her beauty.
Of course, there is a language
of flowers and some old books have
some absorbing descriptions Of elo-
quenr bouquets used in wooing. A
few people like to select apprspri-
ate flowers or combina tions for the
bride to carry, but most of the lin
gering customs concerning bouquets
are ZIP the brides throwing it after
the ceremony, the girl catching It to
be the next bride.
Rings, of course, have been sym.
bolS of unity for centuries.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Some Weigh and Mcclure
in n Haphaxar Manner

All our measurement are gov
erned by the most acct ste stand
ards imaginable, but bee Sc this is
50 it must not be thou !. that a
great many people do n measure
and weigh and reckon ,Hne in a
most haphazard name declares
a. writer in London Tit Bits Mag
aZine.
Our mile is 1850 var. ), but the
Burmese reckons his mi } as equal
to the distance he Ca walk in
the middle of the day, when it is
hottest, without stopping or rest.
In Egypt the Great Pyramid
throws a shadow at sumo wn which
is said to reach for nlils and this
used to- be a sign for the rice work
ers to knock al.
Some people in the 10 Ireland do
not boil eggs by mess of auto
matte timers; they pre- ~ the old
way of repeating the LefI Prayer
slowly, when they knos he eggs
are done
Even the canal men ! Holland
do not always look at m a $ to see
the number OF miles. they ave COW
cred. They know by the srnber a
pipes they have smok.. . on the
journey.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
NAVAL POWERS RACE
FOR SEA SUPREMACY
United States Leads With
81 Ships Begun.

WASHINGTON seven lead
ing world naval powers. engaged u
the greatest race for supremacy q
the seas in history, have started
construction of. or have approprf
ated funds for, approximately so
warships, according to Official Unit
ed States navy department figures.
The United States Of America and
Great Britain have taken undispsit-
ed lead In naval building, each hay
ing nearly 100 warships under co..
struction and many more authorized
rs soon as funds become avaifxbl6.
Dictator Fleets Masked.
Full details of the japanese. Itai-
ian, and Soviet Russian programs
have never been divulged. Italy,
however, Is known to be building
at least IS fighting ships. whi1e
Japan Is believed to have undertak-
en- an equally large program. Rus
sia is repeatedly concentrating ON
submarines and suicide fleets q
small, speedy torpedo boats.
Germany is rapidly building UP -
its prewar strength, with af least 81
of the worlds most modern war
ships being built or appropriated
for, and France has IS craft on ne
ways.
The United States of America
holds a slight edge over all contend
ers with 81 ships being built. or Ter
which money is available and win
be spent as soon q shipyard facik-
ties are able to take the load. Pres
ident Roosevelt has asked for five'
more warships, including two super
dreadnaughts, one 1000 ton air.
craft carrier, and two cruisers, and
for experimentation with a Suicide
feet"
APartiaI Catalog.
Vessels already under construc-'
ton in America include four battle
ships, three aircraft carriers, one
heavy cruiser, ii light cruisers, u
destroyers, and - submarines.
At the discretion of the Presidens
this programs will be augmented by
three battleships, two aircraftsc
riers, nine cruisers, q destroyers
and nine submarines.
Following closely behind the Unit
ed States is Great Britain with .
warcraft being built and nearly that
many more contemplated within the
next few years. The mighty British
armada, now the most powerful In
the world, is being increased by
the addition of five battleships, five
aircraft carriers, II light cruisers.
40 destroyers and Is submarines.
The strength of the German navy
is determined indirectly by the pow
er of the British feet, since Lon
don-Berlifi naval treaty fixes the
reich's sea defenses at IS per cent
of the entire naval power of the Brit
ish empire.
The Nazi government is rapidly
building toward that goal, with the
following ships under construction:
five battleships, two aircraft car
riers, three heavy cruisers, four
light cruisers, IL destroyers, and 8
submarines.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
"Anotber fpe gallons"
said Mrs. MOLLA PROPP,
81 need lots of power for that big hill. !"

went all to pieces. I started to
pick up the parts hastily. J. re-
member picking up the agitator
and four piston rings. ! had an
awful time putting the compres.
sion back into the manifold and
the displacement just wouldn't
fit up in front where Il belongs.
But I had 4 notion that Henry
would be back IN just three min
utes -. and il seemed that ! was
picking a daisy and pulling the
petals of, saying. HE will
he WON'T!
And there was a clock on the
wall, although I was outside all
the time and il kept saying.
three o'clock. three o'clock
in the morningl"
Then the engine seemed to
move by itself and I gave q jump
and there was Henry in the
bathroom, shaving and singing
on top of his voice, "Its three
o'clock in the morning.
-John Jensen
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Weather Bureau Finds
Blond Hair Is Tickle

DIES MONES.-The weather bu-
reau here IS having blond trouble.
Charles D. Reed, government me-
ttorologist, said q hygrothermo-
graph, whose mechanism includes
0 hair from the head Of a blonde
woman, has been none too accurate.
He explained that science has
found nothing more effective for
measuring humidity than . blond
hair.
This one is too fickie," Mr.. Reed
complained
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Find Grant Signed
By Patrick Henry

LOUISVILLE, KY. - Docu-
ments and land grants signed by
Patrick Henry and three other
Virginia governors more than 100
years ago were unearthed in the
courthouse recently by WPA en-
ploSees engaged in restoring and
re-cataloguing Jefferson county
records.
The grant signed by Patrick
Henry was dated April I, l7es.
Others were signed by Thomas
Jefferson IN f779. Edmund RAN
dolph in 1887, and Henry Lee in
1872.
Each Of the documents vas
well preserved and the ink-writ-
ing still clear.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

TT MAY have been because
Henry il always taking the
car down and putting II to-
gether again, or maybe the rare
BIT sandwich ! had just before
going to bed had something to
do with it. my dear. Anyway. I
bad the awfullest dream last
night.
] seemed to b driving along
the most beautiful road, and al
Of sudden something went
Bang" ! kept on driving, bat
something told me to 60 back
and see what I dropped. Sure
enough, the engine had fallen
out.
Well, there I was, without any
engine in the car, although II
seemed that the car ran as well
without Il. II seemed to me,
dear, that somehow I just had to
get the engine back in place or
Henry would be coming along
and laughing at me.
But when I took hold Of Il, II
Copyright 1s3
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Stops Bleeding

Munich. - A new German prep
aration, derived by chemists from
the spinal fuid Of snimals, il re-
ported here TO be.eifectiye il stanch-
ing minor hemorrhages. "Manetol,"
injected intramuscularly after first
being dissolved in water, stops
bleeding of Wounds in which the
tissue Is 50 injured that blood eozes
in a number Of places and is difficult
to stop by any other means. :.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Center Of Florida

The geographic center and the
highest point of the state of Florida
are located at Lake Wales. Within
a lo-mile radius are planted more
than 5000 acres Of orange, grape
fruit and other citrus trees, 50 Lake
Wales is alsodhe center of Florida's
citrus industry. On the highest
point, Iron mountain, is located the
Mountain Lake Singing Tower and
Sanctuary.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

The, first land sighted by people
who JOURNEYS to England or France
is Bishops rock, q. smt Y member
of the archipelago kn0Sn rs the
Scilly islands . miles beyond Eng
lands Lands EsA The legendary
title. of the LAND of !. yonnesse
indicates the Scillies' eonnectios
with the romanees of ] ng ArthsR
and the tragedy of istan and
Isolde. The Gull Strea winds in
among these islands. although
they are as far north q. a1e Geld
tip Of Newfoundland, be wiAter
thermometer rarely go' below a.
The climate is always temperate
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

The harp eagle has the most pow
erful feet Of all birds of prey, the
toes being as thick as a mans
thumb and the claws as big as a
BEARS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Total Abstainers From Water

Among mammals the total abb
stainers from water are all vege-
tarians, while among birds it is
mostly the meat eaters that can
dispense with drinking.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

M0Snef WAS WI ~
A mother sent this 81 iewhat sa-
tirical note to the TEA ef OF nef
small son:
"Pardon me for call : your at
tention to the fact tn. you have
pulled Johnnie's right q until It -
getting longer than the her. Please
pull his left ear for while and
oblise his mother. TT Bits Maya
zine.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Meaning of Racing Terms

Straight" racing term, means
to bet to win, place" a bet on
second place, and "show" a bet on
third place in a race.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Paintings ON House Walls

AT Mittenwald. Bavaria, valuable
paintings can be seen on the walls
of houses. One of the finest. The
Flight From Egypt" was painted
500 years ago.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

The worlds biggest known bird
was the Aepyornis, which stood II
feet tai, and lived in Madagascar
within the time of man.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Young Cuckoo Gets Food Easily

So insistent is the appeal of
young cuckoo for food, even after it
can fly, that birds of another species
will feed it.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Died on the Guillotine

Lavoisier, regarded as the chief
founder of modern chemistry, died
on the guillotine in the French rev.
olution.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Castle Used for Centuries

Windsor castle has been a resi-
dence of the British monarchs since
the time of William the Conuueror.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

MYTH startled eyes, Kathleen
w Dale listened to the cracking
Of underbrush that warned her, Of
the approach of some unknown dan
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

Fish Eleat at Different Levels
Fish are able to float at different
levels by COMPRISING or expanding
their gas-filled air bladders.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

The first magazine to be issued
was the Gentleman's Magazine,
published in London in f73l.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Sudeten. Plural Of Sudetes

Sudeten is the German plural Of
Sudetes, a mountainous region be-
tween. northern Czechoslovakia and
lower German Silesia.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Grapefruit IN Florida

The grapefruit was brought to
Florida b. the Spaaiards IN Inc
Sixteenth century.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Many Flying Squirrels in Nest

Many Flying squirrels IN Nest
From Is to 80 young of flying
squirrels have been found pooled"
by their parents in one nest. Two
to six are a litter.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
TYNE Of Automobile IN f77e

A three-wheeled. self-propelled
steam carriage built in ITO repre-
sented one of the first attempts to
design an automobile.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

Species 81 Fish in Mediterranean
More than 400 species of fish have
been observed in the Mediterranean
sea.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25
Cats Do Not smother Babies

The idea of many people that cats
actually suck the breath Of babies
and young children has 10 sfounda-
ton iii fact.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-25

ger, doubtless a
bear. This was her
first venture into he
Maine woods, aid,
child of apartment
houses and paved
streets, she feared
all the forest sounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
ScribbIers' Club
Hears Program
On ART

Members of the Scribblers club
met Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. C.. Buehner on
Hamilton avenue. Art was the
general theme of the program chos-
en- by Mrs. Robert Elliott, chairman
of the day.
Opening the program was Mrs,
p. l.. Hamburger who read her
humorous short story entitled THE
Art of jig Saw Puzzles This was
followed by Mrs. Buehner's delight
full poem, us He?"
Mrs. ]. d. .Townsend's essay,
Word Painting, drew a fascinat-
ing word picture Of adventure in
travel and experience through read
ing. Mrs. Arno Yaeckel told in story
form of an evening in an art class
which she called art on Holly
wood Boulevard"
Mrs. Malcolm Macurda read two
contributions in free verse, the first,
"Randim Thoughts" and the sec
ond, Miracle"
'Art?" was the title of a treatise
by Mrs. Elliott, which briefly cover
ed the history of art.
"An Affair" was chosen to be the
subject for the next meeting which
will be on June with Mrs. Yae-
kel. 1434 Euclid.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Churches Invite Attendance

for its Golden Text these words of
Jesus from Matthew: Take heed
that no man deceive you and de
nounces ancient and modern nee
romancy, alias meSmerism and
hypnotism.
One of the Bible selections in
the Lesson Sermon includes these
words from Nehemiah: so built
we the wall; . for the people had
a mind to work" Another passage
includes Paul's words to Timothy:
Study to sheW thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing
the word of truth. But shun profane
and vain babbling: for they will in
crease unto more ungodliness."
The Lesson Sermon presents also
these words from Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
by Mary Baker Eddy: "Christian
Science reveals Truth and Love as
the motive powers of man. viii
blind stubborn, and headlong
operates with appetite and passion.
From this cooperation arises its evil.
From his also comes its power
leSSneSs. since all power belongs to
God, good"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Junior World Wide
Guild Meets With
Jean Bennett

Members of the Junior World
Wide Guild of the First Baptist
church met Thursday at the home
of Jean Bennett, 870 Olive avenue.
They started the evening by play
ing lawn games. Barbara Jean
Measures presided over the busi-
ness meeting which followed.
The next meeting was set for
Thursday, June and it will be a
missionary meeting. Next Thurs
days meeting has been postponed
because of school activities.
The devotional service was led
by Margaret Johnson. Each girl
took part in the circle prayer
which closed the meeting.
Mrs. E. L. Bennett and Jean
served refreshments.
Present were Margaret johnson
Bobbie Jean Russell, Wanda Joy
Epperson, Juana Jean Riggs, Ger
aldine Bryant, Gloria Jones, La
vella Anderson, Anna Ruth Thorn
as, Betty Louise Riggs, Barbara
Jean Measures. Mrs. H. f. Doty
end the hoStesses, Mrs. Bennett
and Jean Bennett.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-27
Lutheran Pastor
TO Examine
Junior Class

SUNDAY the First Lutheran
church Will hold public eXamina
ton OF the Junior church member
ship class.
Since the Lutheran church be-
lieves in thorough indoctrination
of its members. no one is allowed
to join unless he has first been
instructed in the fundamental doc
trineS of the Bible, Rev. Paul
Neipp, pastor of the Ell Centro
church said Friday.
I'VE want no one to join our
church, said Rev. Neipp, unless
he first knows what our church
teaches and is in full agreement
with our doctrine. A church can
only be truy unified when it is
unified by one spirit, namely COM
plete harmony in doctrine as well
as practice"
The services will be on Sunday
at the Seventh Day Adventist
church, South Tenth and Holt
streets.