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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Predetermining Sex Is
Possible, Claim Doctors

For at least $500 years, man has
tried to control the sex of his off,
spring. In 1882, DR.. Felix Inter
berger Of Koenigsberg, Germany.
pointed out that semen is normally
slightly alkaline, and the female
vaginal tract acid. In some mar
riages, he said, an unusually aka
line semen produces a preponder-
ance Of boys, a strongly acid vagi-
nal tract a majority Of girls. Sex
Of children should be controlled,
then, by adjusting the acid balance
Of the vagina. After some animal
experiments, DR.. Unterberger tried
the method on humans, claimed to
have determined the birth Of "a
boys. His method: mild vaginal
douches Of alkaline baking soda and
water before conception.
In 1888, Capt. Joseph Medill Pat
terson, publisher, got interested in
sex determination. He hired a
couple of scientists, set them to
work in an old laboratory douching
rats and rabbits. For two years
he issued bulletins on the sex Of its
baby rats. Alleged rate Of success:
IS per cent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Blast in Heaven 1000, 900
Years AQo Becomes News

An event that took place 1000. 900
years ago became news recently by
the fastest means of communication.
the speed Of light, 10000 miles 4
second.
DR.. Joseph ]. Johnson, research
fellow in astronomy at the Califor-
mia Institute Of Technology, an
nouncer the discovery of a new
exploding STAR" or supernova,
which actually blew up about
1000. 900 years ago, according to his
calculations.
When observed for the first time
from Palomar mountain, the nebula
apparently had passed its period Of
maximum brightness, DR.. Johnson
reported. and was too dim for pho
tographic record Of its structure.
The discovery. which Is the fourth
credited to the scientist, has been
confirmed by Observers at Mt. Will
son and Harvard university, he said.
He estimated the stars distance
from the earth to be about 1000, 900
light years. If this were translated
into miles, the figures would more
than fill the entire paper.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Machineless Wave

From the standpoint Of comfort,
the machineless wave has the adj
vantage of leaving you free to
move, and it is generally lighter
on your head. Neither Is the SEN
sation Of heat SO intense as with a
machine, and for these reasons old
er women and children prefer the
machineless method. On the other
hand. the machineless system re.
quires a little more heating time.
which Is scarcely important when
you consider that complete wav-
ing operation Is a matter Of two
and a half to three hours. What Is
generally considered an advantage
of the machine wave Is that the
operator has greater control Of the
heat than she does in the machine
less wave which latter she controls
only by the strength Of the prepara-
ton used on the hair. or by remov-
ing the chemical pads before they
are entirely cool.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Phage v. Staph

Recently doctors hailed an old
conqueror of the dread staphylococ.
Gus germ. Considered by some SCI
entists virus, by others an engine.
this germ eater is called bacteria
phage. Strains Of bacteriophage
are found in the human intestinal
tract, in urine, pus, blood and sew
age. About Is years ago. bacteria
phage was first isolated by British
scientist from a dead germ colony.
The mysterious substance that
killed the bacteria was able to pass
through fine filter and infect other
colonies. Some doctors soon
dreamed Of It as a universal pana-
cea. (Sinclair Lewis dramatized
this hope in his novel Arrow
smith.") Compared to the early
days, the claims seemed conserva.
tive.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Some Tip

Mr.. and Mrs. America leave
about 500. 900. 900 a year behind
them In tips when they 60 dining
out
This is according to the estimate
Of Miss Grace E. Smith, president
of the National Restaurant associa.
ton.
Miss Smith said that despite ef-
forts Of some restaurants to abolish
the practice Of tipping 1t seems to
be as popular as ever.
She stated that the $500, 600, 900
figure was arrived at by considering
the $2.l85. 000. 900 worth Of meals
served by restaurants last year.
eliminating cafeterias and certain
other restaurants that have a no
tip" rule and estimating the range
of tips ON other meals as from 10 to
80 per cent Of the price.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Vitamin X Substitute

A new drug soon will be used In
the treatment and prevention OF
hemorrhages, according to Prof.
Carl Joseph Klemme, head Of the
Purdue university chemistry de-
partment.
It is phthiocol, a substitute for
,vitamin X, Professor Klemme said:
'Phthiocol is easier to isolate and
manufacture than vitamin K and al
the same time has greater power to
cause blood to clot.
1T has been suggested as a SUBJ
stitute for vitamin K for admins.
tration to a baby at birth. A peep
into the future would probably re-
veal that such treatment will be as
routine as the present use Of silver
nitrate in the newborn child's
eyes," ... Vs..
Use Of atebrin, another new drug
as q replacement for quinine In
treatment of malaria also was pro-
posed by Professor Klemme.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Cleaning Moth Germs

Don't forget drycleaning pillows.
sofa and chair cushions. draperies,
slipcovers and rugs is the best in
surance against moth larvae. Lar
vac cannot stand the immersion in
the drycleaning solvent and for that
reason all forms Of moth life are
Immediately destroyed. So, too,
are any germs that may have been
fitting around in the air and set
tied happily on your household fur
nishings. In these days with cold
and influenza germs rampant, it
is something to remember. One Of
the ways to keep your home a sani-
tary. healthy place is to make fire.
quent use Of your drycleaner. But
for your own peace Of mind, and
for the sake of your budget patron
lie only a reputable concern.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Old Man Forgets Because
Memory Tract Shrinks

"A narrative of the dilapidation of
the master organ of life is lugu-
brious and depressing" said DR..
Foster Kennedy of Cornell. IAN
cells in the body can multiply and
reproduce with the exception Of
those in the nervous system" These
cells "are laid down in the embry-
onic life and grow with the individ-
ual until he reaches maturity"
After that they never grow again.
never reproduce themselves"
An old brain of 60 or 70 years "is
characterized by an amazing reduc-
ton in mass" It shrinks from its
skull casing like dry sponge in
wooden box. The membranes
which enfold 1t, in youth tough as
cellophane, grow delicate as tissue
paper. Often they are patterned
with small plaques Of bone. Brain
convolutions shrivel, the valleys
growing wider than the hills.
Strangely enough. said DR.. Ken
nedy, only the cerebral cortex, seat
Of intelligence, grows wrinkled and
old. Other more primitive brain
structures remain almost normal"
The cells of the cortex, usually
some IA billion, "are reduced in
number many have vanished
utterly"
An old man, continued DR.. Ken
nedy, is forgetful because his men,
DRY tract, the corpus callosum "a
belt of fibers connecting the two
brain hemispheres) shrinks to one
third its size. And he loses interest
in his environment because he is
plagued by sensations from his
gut" which his brain is not strong
enough to control.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
CHRISTMAS BURROUGHS
CANCELLED FOR TIME
Sank Centres Boys On West
Coast Take Their Work In
Stride-Blackouts Experienced

All leaves and furloughs have
been cancelled "for the time being
for men in the 217th Coast Artil-
lery (AA), in which Is Sank Gen.
tres Regimental Headquarters Bat
terry, Sergeant James Rattle, clerk
for the Battery, announced in a
letter to his parents received Wed
nesday morning.
He indicated it might be pos
sible for a few to go home at
Christmas but for the present no
furloughs of any type will be is
sued for these west coast troops.
Address for the men in the
battery is now: 10th and Fallen
ST, Oakland Armory, Oakland,
California. While in another
section of the Herald it states
to continue sending mail to
Camp HAN, orders to disregard
those advices were received this
week. Faster service Is accom-
plislred with the Oakland adj
dress, Sergeant Rattle said.
Friendliness of both the San
Francisco and Oakland people, he
said, has gone long way to make
the soldiers feel at home. Gall
you have to do is stand on a COR
ner and the first car that comes
along will stop and pick you up"
he wrote.
He told of two hour long black
outs and said that now the people
are beginning to cooperate much
better. And he wound up with,
yes, Nom, we are all OK"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Great Power of Emeralds
ID Ascribed to Color

Emeralds, birthstone for May,
sharpen the wit. confer riches. give
the power Of prediction, and. In
powdered form, cure poisoning.
So legend says.
DR.. Frederick H. POUCH Of the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory says the emerald's great pow
ers probably can be ascribed to
the color" In the museums mag
azine. Natural History, he adds:
Green is thought to be q restful
hue, and many references to the
use Of an emerald to rest the eyes
can be found. Gem engravers kept
on their tables an emerald at which
to gaze when their eyes became
fatigued. Water in which an EN-.
erald had stood was supposed to
cure Inflammation Of the eyes.
The emerald is one of the oldest
gems, but no really fine examples
had ever been seen by Europeans
before the Spanish Conquistadores
found the beautiful stones of the
Peruvian Incas.
1.-THE finest examples Of this most
precious gen." DR.. POUCH writes.
came from the mines of Colombia,
which were known to the Incas but
which thereafter were lost for many
.ears-some even to this day."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
JUNIOR COLLEGE
LOST FIRST GAME
Continued from Page One)

height and reserve strength and
their zone defense was a stickler.
The Buccaneers floor work was
able but they were short on their
setup shots. Weak on rebounds
and defensive in spots, the Buc-
cancers showed top defensive work
in Jim Arneson and the offensive
work Of Smith at forward was
tops.
Crosier lead at the quarter 10
to 10, % to Is at halftime and by
the third had piled up two to
one lead. 80 to 10. Crosier brought
five regulars back from last year
and their standout men were
Sawalniki, at forward, and Tellers
at guard. Tellers piled up IL
points while the other converted
for IA.
Crosier's return game here with
the buccaneers comes January II
in the senior high school gymnas-
ium.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Lung6sh Can Live Out
OF Water MANY Months

A common everyday fish may
have an air sac in its body. but 1t
is not used for breathing. Fish
breathe with gills. In other words.
oxygen Is taken from the water as
1t passes through the gills.
The chief purpose Of the air sac
is to keep the Ash in balance, so II
won't fall over when it swims about.
In the Lake Victoria region Of
Africa. also in some other parts,
there are fish which have turned
the air sac into a lung. It serves
to take oxygen from the air.
An African lungish (also called
a mudfish) Is from two to three
feet long and has weight Of six or
seven pounds. When the river in
which it swims dries up. 1t goes
into the mud at the bottom and curls
up. The mud dries around it.
Balls Of mud taken from such
river beds can be shipped thousands
Of miles without death coming to
the fish inside. When an aquarium
receives such mud ball, man
may crack it open a bit before it
is dropped in tank Of water.
The mud melts away in the wa
ter, and from it comes a fish more
or less like an eel. 1t uncurls. but
seems rather sleepy. In an hour or
SO, it swims about in lively way.
Mudfish Of much the same kind
are found in certain river swamps
Of South America. The Australian
"Barramunda" is another relative
Of the African lungfish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
SAUK CENTRE WON
FROM SWANVILLE
Continued from Page On,

coaches and players alike were
carrying a healthy respect
around this week for the 500
line cagers.
Score Of that Swanville game in
dicates a close contest. It wasn't
for minute, Rasmussen asserted
Wednesday. The locals lead by
nearly Is points when he began
running his reserves IN and chang
ing positions about.
At times, under the fast break
ing ball Sank Centre uses, that
club rose to new heights. At times
they were off form with their pass
ing, but they were driving.
Leading the scoring for Sank
Centre was John Cotton with 16
points. Elmer Proell moved into
the second scoring spot with six
points, Mooney got five, Hansmann
two, and Rowland a free throw.
For Swanville Prottengeier serv-
ed up 10 points at guard while
Clabaugh at center got five, and
Bailey and Helm each took 2.
In the second team game Fred
Cooper and Rowland lead the scor-
ing with 5 points each. Simmer,
Conkey, Moore and Grindy were
other scorers in the frame.
For the first team it was their
second straight victory over district
opponents and their fourth in five
starts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Hispanic Society

The Hispanic Society of America
is an international organization.
with a membership limited to 100
active and 800 corresponding mem.
bers, which include specialists and
scholars Of all countries who have
become distinguished In the His.
panic field. The deed Of founda-
ton provides for the establishment,
in the city of New York. Of pub
lie library and museum designed to
be link between the English, Span
ish and Portuguese-speaking peo-
pies. It provides also for the ad.
vancement Of the study Of the Span.
ish and Portuguese languages. Lit.
erature. art and history and the
study of the countries wherein Span
ish and Portuguese are or have been
spoken languages.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Used Car Statesmen Have
Their Own Jalopy 1--WE

Used car statesmen have an ex,
pressive slanguage Of their own, de-
signed to say in one word what
might otherwise require half a
dozen.
Here are most Of the more COM
mon terms, although not all Of them
are in good standing with reputable
Dealers:
BALONEY-A worn tire.
CANARY-A jalopy which is full
Of squeaks.
CHISELER-A customer who
won't buy unless he can get q car
for less than the dealer has in 1t.
CRACKER-A car that's been
through a collision.
DOUGHNUT-A used tire: same
rs baloney.
GUMS-Another term meaning
tires.
HEAT AND MUSIC-A car
equipped with heater and radio.
HOP TOAD-The chap who drops
In about once a week to look 'em
over, but who never buys.
JALONEY-A jalopy equipped
with baloney.
JALOPY. JERKER, CRATE or
DOG-Just junk on wheels.
KIBITZER-The customers pal
who comes along to point out all the
defects and perhaps queer the sale.
LONG SHOT-A non-standard
make Of car which may bring a big
price from the right customer or
on which the dealer may have to
take a big loss.
MOLASSES-A single coat Of
cheap paint.
OIL BURNER-A car which is an
oil-eater-upper.
ORPHAN-A discontinued make
Of car.
PACK-To sell a car at a low
price and make up for it while fg-
uring the finance charges.
SAGAMoRE-A jalopy that lists
or says.
SKY WRITER-A car which pro-
duces plenty Of smoke from the ex-
haust.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Tree Rings

DR.. Andrew Ellicott Douglass,
University Of Arizona astronomer,
is the founder Of the Twentieth CEN
fury science of "dendrochronol-
ogy"-telling time Gin years. by
means of tree rings. The thickness
of the annual growth, rings in trees
is proportional to the years rain
fall. Thus the rings fall in patterns
corresponding to the varying rain
fall supplies during the life span
of the tree. BY matching patterns
from logs of recent date to success
sively older and older specimens,
DR.. Douglass carried a continuous
record back several hundred years.
Examining logs in the ruins OF In
dian pueblos built before Columbus.
he was able to tell the exact year
when the wood was cut.
Recently DR.. Douglass announced
that his rainfall calendar had been
carried back to the lifetime OF
Christ, specifically. to the year II
A. d. .-...
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Huge, Historic Trees
Stand Out in Tennessee

Tennessee is noted for its large
and historic trees. Three Of them
stand out in particular because Of
their size and tradition.
The largest pecan tree in the
world stands in Natchez Trace state
park in west Tennessee. It is seven
feet in diameter and has a limb
spread Of 125 feet and is still produc-
ing pecans.
Another huge tree that owes its
existence to a girl is an American
elm that stands on the farm OF
Will Hicks, near Doeville, at the
foot of Roam mountain in east Ten
nessee. It has limb spread OF l42
feet. Ten thousand people can stand
on the $1,000 square feet Of ground
over which it casts its shade.
This tree was saved ITS years ago
by Loretta Stout, who threw her
arms around it and said she would
die with the tree when her brother.
Dave. attempted to cut it down.
The third famous tree is the Penn
berton oak, that stands on the farm
Of Thomas Pemberton, six miles
from Bristol, Tenn. This oak Is
about 600 years old and is said to
be the only living tree that played an
important part in the American
Revolution. It was under its wide
branches that the rugged mountain
GERS from Kentucky and Tennessee
gathered before marching to the
battle Of Kings mountain. This tree
has a circumference Of 10 feet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Gaining Maximum Yield
From Peas, Beans, Lupins

Peas, beans and lupins belong to
family Of plants known botanical
ly as legumes.
They have the unusual attribute
Of taking nitrogen from the air and
secreting 1t in the roots in little
bumps easily seen when the plant
is pulled up.
These are usually referred to as
nodules.
A special form Of bacteria per.
forms the work for the legumes Of
taking the nitrogen from the air.
In some soils these bacteria are
absent or deficient and it is neces-
sary to inoculate it with a culture
containing it. To accomplish this
the seed is treated before sowing.
To gain the maximum yield from
peas, beans and other legumes. par
ticularly in large paintings. the seed
may be inoculated with nitrogen
culture now commercially available
and sold by all seed houses, the
cans containing complete direction
for its use.
The various legumes require diff
ferent cultures, clovers and alfalfa
being legumes as well as peas and
beans. 49,
It would be an interesting expert
ment for the home gardener to plant
a row of inoculated peas and beans
and another row which has not had
the nitrogen incubation and note the
difference in the vigor and growth
Of the two rows. "-'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Uncommon Scents

Perfume is usually most effective
when applied to the skin with the
stopper-a drop on the inside Of each
wrist, the hollow of the throat, the
crook of the arm, the ear lobes. To
achieve a different effect, an atom
izer is preferred.
Toilet water is, most simply stat
ed, a less expensive and lighter form
Of perfume. 1t can be sprayed or
sprinkled on handkerchiefs or lin
gerie-or can also be used as a
lighter form of perfume. Classic
eau de cologne, however, Is an en-
tirely different story. 1t is primari-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18

gave a short talk on the subject
Tuesday followed by a brief dis
cussion. Mrs. Parks was appointed
legislative chairman to report on
the progress of the price control
bill now shelved by Congress dur
ing the emergency.
Mrs. Anne Reznecheck and Mrs.
Schmidt were named as co-chair-
men for publicity. Mrs. Allan
Meigs is chairman for literature.
Awarded first prize for perfect
attendance at the classes was Mrs.
w. L. Engle and second was award
ed to Mrs. DeLong. All members
received complimentary pencils.
Refreshments at $50 consisted
Of fresh cranberry rolls iced with
red crosses and dates stuffed with
fondant and nuts. Mrs. Ward
Roberts and Miss Clifford Everhart
poured,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Thursday, December IS, 1e41
THE LIGHT HOUSE ON
THE SHORE A SYMBOL

THE SHORE A SYMBOL
The lighthouse theme of this
years Christmas Seal has a sclassic
symbolism. Just as lighthouses
dotting the shores Of the United
States help prevent vessels Of the
sea from the fate Of shipwreck, so
Christmas Seals assist In keeping
the fate OF tuberculosis away from
men, women and children. Out Of
his own experience with tubercu-
losis Stevan Dohanos, the artist,
conceived the lighthouse as the.
symbol of the 1911 campaign. The
Christmas Seal Is the stamp of
our security. It's use at Christmas
time has become an accepted part
Of the holiday celebration In this
country-become another American
tradition. This year, the Christ
mas Seal life-saving program as
sumes a new national significance.
This year, the use of Christmas
Seals becomes a patriotic as well
as humanitarian act. Buy your
Christmas Seals nowl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
War Deaths

Although the U. S. was not at
war Operations Of war" are listed
as the cause Of four deaths in the
census returns covering 1899. Three
of these were deaths from injuries
during the first World war and one
was the death Of an American citi-
zen from injuries received in the
Spanish Revolution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
TIPPING CLASSES CLOSE
UNTIL JANUARY 9TH

Adult education classes in CONF
mercial subjects, that have run for
a fourteen weeks period this fall,
will be discontinued during the
holiday season until January 5th,
instructor Victor Nelson announced
this week. Glasses were well at
tended for the fourteen weeks just
closed, he said, and a new fourteen
weeks session will open during the
first week in January. Glasses
are conducted in the commercial
rooms Of the senior high school and
courses are given in tipping, short
hand and bookkeeping. Further
announcements will be made re-
garding the opening of the new
course. Il
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18
Woolens, Worsted

The consumer should remember
that large or small percentages Of
other fibers-rayon. cotton, silk
have been added to wool fabrics In
the past years. Often these com.
bination fabrics. as "silk-and.wool'
dress materials. are beautiful and
with unusual possibilities in taking
colors and dyes.
One other point on which every
buyer should be alert, is the diff.
ference between ''woolen" and
"worsted." Woolens are soft. fluffy.
spongy, and their wearing quail.
ties depend on the twist Of the yarn
and the weave of the material
Worsteds are more wiry and free
from nap. and provide excellent
wear. although they tend to gel
shiny after continued use.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18

RISTMA CARDS WITH
NAME IMPRINTED AT THE
HERALD OFFICE.
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RED CROSS SEWING
AND KNITTING CLASS

CONTINUED from Page One)
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Get Your Christmas Cards at the
Herald-Name Imprinted-last call.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-12-18

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