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Show • mE MIDV ALE JOUR NAL Sterilizing Soil · Is Old Practice HIST ORY 'S MYSTERIES Summer Gr ea ter Unsolved Riddles That Still Puzzle Authorities Here and Abroad Burning Over Surface of Seed Bed Kills Weeds and Many Insects. The Secret of the Miserico rdia doubt the most mysteriou s B KYO:"'D brotherhoo d In the world is that Thurs day, Augus t 7, 1930 WATCH AMOUNT OF FEED PULLETS EAT , (Prepared by the Unlted States Department ot Agriculture .) COLDS Almost everybody knows ho~ a coldbut why not prevent it? Take a tablet or two when you first feel the cold coming on. Spare yourself the discow£ort of a summer cold. Read the proven directions in every package for headaches, pain, etc. ~layer Aspirin breaks up . of the "Misericor dia," the strange Drop in Mash and Grain An ancient practice, burning over fraternity whieh has its headquart ers the surface of crop soil to sterilize It, 1 Used May Bring Slump. in !<'Iorence, Italy. has bE.>en modified and brought up to The ongm of the 1\Iiserlrora ia date by the modern agricultur ist and A coming slump In egg laying of dates bad> to the Thi1-teenth century is now coming into general use wherdead· the of one early hatched pullets can be <letected during the time when ever tobacco Is grown or vegetable I Europe. l:ly watching the amount of feed con ly plagues was scourging forcing houses are found in numbers. sumed, warns the poultry deJlartmen t Thousand s died in every city and the on Kills Disease. Sterilizati !l.t Cornell unl\·ersity . bodies of the dead were left where soil-borne destro~·s Sterilizati on A flock of 100 leghorn pui!Pts laying they had fullen lest the living conplant diseases, weed seed.s, and some 50 per cent must !:'lit from :14 to :la tract the dread disease. E·ven the sick of the soil-hibern ating insects. Ordipounds of grain and mash daily. A were shunned, heill8 left without the '!'ortnne Telling Charts, your hand tell& it also Improves soil fertility narily only two pounds of feed ot decline your fortune. Illustrated Instructions . Mlm· slightest care or comfort, and It was condition, according to Farmers' BuivJe. complete. lOc, postage paid. Western from the necessary amount that then that the workingm en of Flor· Specialty Co .• Box 1325 Salt Lake C'lty. Utah. on of Sterilizati "Steam 1629-l<', Jeting 3houlcl be eaten hy one hundred hirds. ence, prompted hy a humane desire and Other Crops," Tobacco for Soil pos· as is enough to cu use u falling olr of to be of as much assistance the United by published recently a Into egg production . slble, organized themsel.,e s e and Agricultur of nt Departme States the The feeder's prublem Is to hnve the brotherhoo d or mercy to nurse n. distributio free for available now Hock eat the required umount daily. One of Bucharest 's Modern Public Buildings. sick and to give Christian burial to Centuries ago primitive man fired For various reasons. some dillicult to the dead. burning logs soil, the of surface the lng landless peasants, numbering determine , the birds may refuse to After the plagne had run Its course (Prep&red by the Na.tlonal Oeograpblc FLORESTON SHAMPOO - Ideal for ue 1D practice Is still this and brush, and I C. D. eonnectlon with Parker'oHa.l r Balsam. .Ma.kee the Society. Waahlngton , they should. At the sume whut 600,000. eat about the secret society was still h~Jd todespite the ba.lr ooft and 11nlf7. 60 eenta b)' ma.ll or at drnlrregions, tobacco In common the of latest the UllfANIA, nation has tts own national tln1e they become lnc.:reaslngi_,Y luacThe W.COx Chemlca.IWorka,Pateb<>~rUe.N. Y. gether, but gradually dropped some of .Wta. danger of "burning" the soil and dam· change to s monarchie world's par· a church. continues, Eastern slump the Orthodox the lf the today th·e. church, e,·en until Ideals high Its aging It, says James H. Johnson, the kings, has undergone such Other churches have numerous mem- tlal molt rur.y result. Such conditions mention of the name of the brotherthe soil over a fire Roasting author. great changes In the past dozen bers, however, amanr; them the Uni- may start as the result of changes In hood Is likely to bring a shudder and chemical sterili- years that it has In e1Tect had a bloodand furnace a In or feeds uud feeding and" general man · tarian church. a quick glance of apprehens ion In alhave been found less practi- less revolution . This period has seen zation of capital l), (Bucurest Bucharest ugement, outbreaks of disease. poor most any city In Italy. far the most satisfac- the distributio n of 8,500,000 acres of by But cable. as known been long has Rumania, \·entllutlon , o: poor breeding, but probFrom the very conception of the orto the author, land to mort> than 1,400,000 peasants. according results, tory It' Balkans." the of "The Little Paris ahly most frequently fl·om \'iolent ganization a considerah le amount of sterilizing with steam, by obtained are couna was Rumania war the Before French the of has many earmarks changes in the weather. secr!:'cy was maintaine d in order that preferably using the inverted pan try of the landed rich and the land- capital. One ot Its wide tree-llned It is best to try to check the slump all classes might be brought Into a method. holdmaximum the Today "Little poor. less thoroughf ares Is called the before It has progressed far. If, howbond for the good of humanity ancl, Cost to Sterilize. Conquerin g Diphtheri a is Individual one to permitted Ing .Arc an Is there and Elysee" the birds have dropped off in cor· a Champs e\'er, poorest, the to richest the from 100 It costs from $1 to $2 to sterilize Modern publicity methocts allled 1,235 acres. King and nobles gave up de Trlomphe, both of which suggest production , the next best thing Is to dial Invitation was extended to entPr soil by the inverted their estates to fulfill the demands of the atmospher e of Paris. The bridle of feet square the applicatio n on a vast scult> with bring th~m out of it as quickly as the Misericord ia, the members of pan method. Steam Is forced for 30 latest principles of public the Ruilsla, ot the agrarian reform. What paths flanking the thoroughf are con- possible. In either case there are sevwhich wore the all-concea ling gown through the bottom of Mexico· and other countrlel! have done stantly resound with the thud of hoots minutes 40 or health administra tion, were so effeceral practices that may prove helpful and mask which they still affect. In an Inverted pan \vhich fits snugly over tively used against diphtheria In In the matter of land distributio n at of blooded horses, mounted by smart at this .>euson. addition, not only were the "Brothbed. This, the author says, the cost of many llves and much looking men and women : and the plant the New York last year that th!:' disease Increase the hours of artificial fl. ers of Mercy" unknown to the pub- ts more satisfacto ry than steaming Is expected to be extinct here within money, Rumania accomplis hed without seemingly endless mass of pedestrian s .umlnatibn . If necessary, so that the lic at large, but they were Ignorant although bed, the 'n burled pipes with five years. Such was the purport of strolls In a gay mood with no apparent birds have a 14 hour day. Feed cod of the names of the other members in green houses that method Is not un- a shot. the first annual report of the diphBut reform was not without cost. destination . lh•er oil, mixing 1 pint In each 100 of their organizati on, for they never oommon. Sterilizati on by heat .temto commissio n concernin g Its on theria organizati of lack ies, thoroughUncertaint fine Here and on other pounds of dry mash or 1 ounce dally conversed when on duty or while porarily retards seed germinatio n and 1020 under Dr. Shirley W. of In lack work and , conditions new tares lined with palatial residence~ In the scratch grain or In the wet wearing the Insignia of their order plant growth and causes the soil to meet the comm1ssw ner of health. Increased Wynne, facllltles tion nt transporta and fine church and governme mash for 50 hens. Feed a wet mash and the affairs of the body were con- dry rapidly. out that a half ceo 14 pointed and 12 which to cost ot borrowed money buildings a sad countenan ce is out composed of the regular' dry mush ducted with such ~:eerecy that even of Farmers' Bulletin 1629-F, per cent. Credit Is tight In a country of place. However, this portion of Copies of every two conout one ago tury moistened with skim milk or wabrothers mij::ht belong without one "Steam Sterilizati on of Soil for Todied of lt. disease the circulation tracting the city has no corner on smiles for ter, preferably just before the night ever knowing that the other was a bacco and Other Crops," may be ob- where all the money in treasmust pass through the national the doorways of the humblest Bucha- feeding of grain. Continue to keep the member. free by writing the United ury as taxes three times per year. tained Liquid rest homPs In the cobbled byways of dry mash uefore the birds. A secret council go.,erns the entire States D!:'partme nt of Agricultur e, three nearly Is Rumania Greater are city the of section the poorer skim milk Is advised even though membersh ip and this council alone Washingto n, D. C. times as large as pre-war Rumania. filled with smiling, chattering parents there Is powdered milk in the mash. knows the names which nppear upon The new nation took In Transylva nia, while their children boisterous ly run The revised Cornell mash formula calb the roster of the order, assigning the the Banat, Bucov!na and Bes!'arabla , here and there while playing native for 50 pounds of dried skimm!:'d milk different members to th!:'ir duties. The Erosion Continues to and has yet to digest them. Old Ru- games. The meat vendor with whole or buttermilk in every 500 pounds of headquart Ns of the Misericorr tia Is Soil Much Away Wash mania was the size of England. Great- slaughtere d animals swinging on the the mixture. In the Piazza del nuomo at Florenee the away er Rumania Is larger than England end of a long pole, vendors of sweet Erosion continues to wash and In this building each brother Itself Wales, Scotland and meats, and ev~n some of the multitude keeps a secret locker which contains soil resources ot the nation. A re- adding to Breeding Peafowl for Like the units of Great of beggars are a cheerful lot. valley Ireland. his gown and mas!;ed hood. A signal cent survey of a typical small Ressarabia rn Kansas shows that 86 Britain, each Is different: Bucharest Has Fine Shops. Ornament and Profit i~ usE.'d to ~ummon the members to~ in northeaste Ru~=;sian black the of extension the an Is comprising rand, impresses the traveler the of cent Bucharest per duty and, wh<'n this Is given, they On a farm r1eafowls may be kept lost earth prairie; Bucovina, a forested re- !rom the time he emerges from one of arE.> under oath to drop whatl'\"E.'r they greater part of the valley, h!.ts much. trouble. They _ar~ v~ry without It gion; Trans~·l.,ania an upland notable its modern hot!:'IS downtown . Shops\ may be doing, present themselve s at from 8 to 40 Inches of soil since l b1rds, and alwa~ s ~urest ornamenta capUnited for industries as W('ll as agricultur e; as fine as can be found In most n pre\·iouRiy di'Rignnted meeting place, was cleared 40 years ago, the It is perhaps expens1 ve to attention. ltals of the world line the business e the Banat a lowland. don tl1eir disguises and receive the States Departme nt of Agricultur streets. Behind large plate glass win- start off with n . pen of th.ese birds. Farming Comes First. reports. command~ or the council. Some may comnst of four Thirty-fou r acres had lost an averAfter the war Rumania saw vision~ dows the American traveler finds such 1 which would reqlllre to be called npon to carry the sick or doubtless they but had of an Industrial future. The country familiar articles as American- made hens and one cock. wounrle(l to the hospital; others to as- age of 11 Inches of soil, 43 acres would return a profit in hntching lost 21 has ample resourC"es: oil, water power, flashlights , radios and phonograp hs. sist in tile nursing of a rase of con· lost 18 inches, 10 acres had It Is not necessary to find an auto- eggs and In young birds for sale. 23 inches wood, ore. and a good labor supply. tagious disease and still others may inches, 2% acres ha1 lost When birds a1·e first installed it Is 1 son. Ten years have dimmed the vision but mobile salesman to see American auhe assi:::n<'d to certain duties whic-h and 1% acres had lost 3 ~ feet of the have not wiped It out. Eil\"ht out of tomobiles on display. The streets are necessary to wuteh that they do not the council may conRirler to he in the The "yard-stic k" for measuring so full of them. In front of a hotel or wnnder too far away, which they luterest <>f humanity at In rge, though losses was found in a few remaining ten Rumanian s still are farmers The common cause of di~estivG the soil was the nation has decided to make a g-ood bu~iness building six to eight of a I might he inclined to do, bl'fore tl~ey th<>y are hardly connC'cted with the patches oe timher, where is excess acid. Soda canwh1ch difficulties place. new 11 to down settled get Amerlas nature originally built it-a mel- job of farminr: before turning to in- dozen automobil es are popular snfcty of the lndid<lual . condition, and it bums this alter not weeks' three or two in do will they a street can makes and across · the At the my~terinuR call the noble- low, rich silt loam almost black with ' dnstry. Co-~erotiYes have been orthe stomach. Something that will billboard Is plastered with an adver- time. The own!:'r should endeavor to they find producpPnsnnts of of capable Groups nnd ganized. humus, spongy artisnn the pnlnc-e, neutralize the acidity is the senman l<'aYes his tisement of a popular car made in encourage them to roost in an openmaNow farm acre. an American buy corn to of afford lmshels cnn 75 ing his quits pPa~ant the sible thing to take. Tilat Is why drops his tools. Michigan. The doorways of the large I fronted sh!:'d. Like the t1:rtrey the was law . grading productive less _grain A much very is chin!:'ry. land the perphysicians tell the pnblic to use of humble home and. upon terms or cinema houses display bright peahen likes to select a hedg<· t• hatch movie starting culture In Silk 1!)28. weeds. In with passed overrun is it of Much Phillips 1\I!lk of :\Iagn!:'sia. !g71oranee fect ~quality and in pntire ents with the names out her young. As a rule she will sit advertisem colored en· an to increased has proceeds. nothing washing from the meantime the One spoonful of this delightful of the Identity of tho~e with whom actresses emblazone d in when shP has laid fn.m 8 to 10 eggs. American ot and workers 4,000 enlistingn can neutralize many terpr!se preparatio they are working, they proceC'd to the The incubation period is one of 28 letters. large in acid. It acts volume Its capital. times $18.000,000 mPetlng plnce, there to receh·e the Sunshine Hay Is Best Is a walled town, without days, and the )"OUngsters nre, as a Bucharest s quick, and very Rumanian is war relief World instantly; the Since orderR of their leaders, the supreme cus· rule. very nctive and bright. The the was as Crowded, wall. the is dispelled; all to gas All wheat from apparent. definitely turned have t Conten Vitamin for council. long a fur them broods hen mother mllln the were walls acreage is tom when city sourness is soon gone; the whole Feeding experimen ts at Wisconsin American corn. Greater It is no unusual sight In Florence time. Is sweetened . Do try this from system away drops Corn Bucharest wheat. defense, than corn in planted to see !{OWned and masl;<>d persons experimen t station show that the old perfect anti-acid, and remember it as a national the glitter of the Calea Vlctorlei and saying "Make Hay While the Sun mush displaces bread Jn1rr~·ing alon~ the street in the perjust as good for children, too. is a looks like Kansas. the boulevard s to the run-down Orh!O· Rotate Chick Ranges formance of their duties and the in- Shines" means more than getting one's food. Bessarabl pleasant for them to take. and a second drought hit the talism ot the outer sections and then drug store has the genuine. Any habitnnts of the city have grown so work done promptly, and that ])ay But In 1928 osis Coccidi void A to plain. \iusty empty, failure a the was to crop corn abruptly The country. onal product. greatno much prescrlptl has made in the sunshine used to the sight thnt th<>y make Rotate chick ranges as you would doubled exhas than which more has country a population Its Rumania, nod in effort to pierce the mystery which er vitamin content than hay made cereals for years, had to import In the last decade and houses, as else- crops. '!'hey shoul1l not be allowed to smrounds the lrlentlty of the lndl- the dark. Hence the proper thing is ported The governme nt acted to fore- where in eastern Europe, are at a range on the same ground oftener than vldual. nor to discover the mission on to make hay In the sunshine, but to corn. In some rep;ions. premium. It requires influence, per- once In three years. notating the which he has heen rll~patct1ed. When use a side delivery rake to turn it as stall famine Rumania The similarity of parts of sistence and bribery to get into one range will avoid coccidiosis and insummonPd at the rleath of some dls- soon as well wilted and let the coarse for to Kansas extends to sunflowers of the few hotels, the main attraction s testinal parasites that live on the tingufghed brother. the Miser!f'or. lia stems cure while the valuable leR¥es wlllch both regions are famous. In ot which are the dining rooms, often ground for several years after the tum out in 11 h()(ly. They may be seen are protected from drying too much. chicks have been taken off. Rumania snnflower s are a standard open to the sky. not lnfrPquent ly carrying the remains Any range with plenty of grass is crop; 394,355 acres were planted In Surrounde d as it Is by rich farming of their dead comrade on a Iller, sunflowers last year. Oil pressed from country, Bucharest has not lacked for desirable for sanltntion and economy. Literally TTue while other members of the secret constituen t food, and the restaurant s are well A green range is more sanitart than a as serves seeds sunflower The ship\' 1·ecked !;ail or found himorganizati on proe<"cd and follow with growThe ground. bare only with one . Rumanian substitutes The butter times. of all filled at self left high and dry on the sandy lighted torche~ whil<> dirgellke music stones support life loves the uniform, and high heels on ing grass hides and utilizes most ot shore. foundation Four ndds to the solemnity of the occaIn Rumania; cereals, oil, lumber, and soft laced boots like those of the the organic waste. "I'm through," he said, "washed sion. The method used to propagate young live stock. Production of oil and !urnFeed bills are cut materially it amthe of fancy the suit aviators French up!" vl~'<ltor to Florence mn:v b~ curlThl' trees is unimporta nt. That they be her has progressed vigorously , not ' young dandies whose perfumed mus- pie range with good grass is available. ous ns to the id<"ntity of the men well-grown , healthy, number one trees In losses offset to enough, however, taches preserve their dignity by reach- I It will supply a tender, juicy feed Behavio1· is a mirror in which whose lndi\•itlual ity is concealed he- ti:ue to name is important. along with all the necessary minerals up stock. live turning and of cereals instead out straight Ing one shO\YS his Image. every neath the flowing robes and masking and vitamins. s of many nations lnclud. at the ends. The women are chic. Companie hoods, hut the natl\·es have learned Weeds in walks, drivewa)'S , and ing the Unit!:'d States are working RuSome Striking Contrasts. to r<>:::nrd thPm without curlm;ity and other places around the yard may be near Ploestl, northwells oil few fine buildings are mixed The manian Time to Fight Mite haYe almost censPd to spef'ulate upon eradicated by using some of the weed· west of Bucharest (llu<:urest i). They In with unassumin g structures which tt.e hehind lies the my::<tery whkh Summer is the time when lice and killing preparatio ns obtainable from have Increased production to 4.265,194 would never be at home In Paris or Miserithe most deadly work in centn1·ies-old secret of reliable seed houses. metric tons of oil per year. Rumania Berlin, and opposite the imposing War mites do their Lice live on the cordia. • stands sixth, supplying 2.4 of the College Tzigane women may be work- the poultry l!of'k. ((C) bY the Wheeler Syndicate.) The best time to pick se<'d corn Is world production , although Rumanian ing at a noisy power saw which Is re- birds, while the mites hide in cracl>s In the fall. In selecting seed for high oil represents 13 per cent of the In- ducing crooked poles to firewood. The and crevices in tbe nests. ro!lSts and Pretty High Explosive the day ttme an•l production , ears should be chosen only Strength ened by Lydia E. few main streets are lined with mod- droppings boards in and l\I l'S. Bust were very from stalks which are h~althy, stand crease in world production . ~Ir. the suck and night at bird,; the on get ern buildings and new residence avePinkham 's Vegetab le Com&uys American Automobil es. pleased with the new twins. l\Iany erect, and have had no unusual ad· the sap pests these of Both blood. the toward out stretching of are nues De;opite the depression . and lack and fu1·ious hnd been the arguments vantage in location. pound egg producof most periphery of the circular city; but In hirds' vitality an<l lower s, automobile of sal!:'S roadt<, darlings. little the of naming over the for tre11te!l he should The birds • them American, continue to Increase. the crowded center of the town the tion. But nt last they had ngre~d. and now La Junta, Colo.-"Af ter my little of bortieaux mixture as a In 1928 12.000 were sold-a J"E.'Cord. confusing litter of tiny streets and lice and the houses cleane<l and disln· use The they wPre at the church for the chris- fungicide for controlllng vnrlous fruit was born, one of my neighbors daughter rou:<ts. hoards, the dropping~'! them )l:O to the oil fields alleys reminds one of a rabbit warren. fected, of Many tening ce1·emony. :;:m~gmpersuaded me to G;:;~wffi and vegetable diseases is very e1Tec- where they permit the engineers in and nests being painted. traveler the place, market the In try Lydia E.Pinkgirl, little the ~!other was holding tive. It is unwise to wait until the charge of outlying wells to get to gets a glimpse or the rural folk who ham's Vegetable while father b!1d the boy. plants become badly infected. Spray Ploesti occasional ly for the !:'njo~·ment cluster about stands of vegetables Compou nd to s moth· Turkey ng Fatteni The clergyman turned to the build me up. The at the first indication o! disease. of companion ship ln the Internatio nal which they bring to the city from the er. · first bottle mado Begin on the first of October hy Here the nearby. land farm rolling cluh. "Well, ~frs, P.ust-whn t are thP lit· quite a. change in gradually increasing the feeds morn Parsnips and salsif.v are often Ie:t't Automobil es are the biggest item men seem to display no particular type tle girl's Christinn names to be?" me. I got an appeIn the garden over the winter and of American Imports which include of .costume. most of them wearing ing nnd evening. If the birds a1·e fed tite and can sleep ''Florence May." used in the e;.rly spring. \Vhy not accessorie s, film!':, oil field equipment , European coats and trousers and there enough th!:'y will not move about very much better, I am ''And how nhont the little hoy?" Tlwre is no ndvantage In shutmuch. caps are there as (;i~ these V!:'getables In the fall, store derbies many as are so nervous aa en· records. and hs radios. phonogrnp "John \YiiL"-Lo nrlon Answers. them In shnllow p\t!':, and have them glnes, insecticide s and electric refrig- and soft hats and fez-shaped woolen ting them up. The more mill• fed the I was. I have six: the bird ; so feed as much bur available during tlce winter also? children and do . erators to the amount of $12,000,000. head coverings. On the other hand better Getting Canned time. this my own work. all during PO!\Sible as · termilk * Walnuts and fur sldns nre Rumania's the women folk blnze forth In brightthan I could now II "\Yhat have you to look forward to more elear much so all troughs do can and I properly hoppers all bPildings Keep To protect colored shawls which cover the head chief exports to the United States. Vegetable the taking began I when in your present joh ?" asked Bill. witl: hirds the groundwell Provide be lightning rods f'l.ouhl Among the improvem ents to which and shoulders, and aprons with stripes ' at aH times. recom• certainly shall I and Compound I "I imagine ahont what a ho.~ on the !:'d. A wooden tr()u~h nailed oyer the mash, wet for of a half dozen uuhlendin g colors. deep wooden troughs reclamthe is forward looks Rumania I have whenever medicine your mend way to tl1e pael<ing hou~e hns," re- down rod~ IYill prf'vent live stock or 1 swamp land. 'l'heir dref'f'es are just short enough made fr<'m 10-lnch or 1:!-inch boaid::. of OsnoRN, areas Jomr vast of ty."-MRs. ation opportuni an filled .Jim, gloomily. -Cinciunu ti En- fnrm implement s from running into R. 12, Do.x 216, La ~unto., Colorado, Seven thousand squar!:' miles of marsh to reveal In the summer time that all or planks. I quirer. them and loosening or breaking them. I will atrord ample land for the remain- feet are not shod. I R •• I I Ac idi ty ' PofMMil k. agnesta HIW PS • 1· I . • • • TOOK IT TO • • BUILD HER UP • ' , • .. • • • • I ... |