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Show CACHE AMERICAN LOGAN. CACHE COUNTY. UTAH Dust Bowl Looms as Proving Ground For Enlightened American Agriculture Scientific Fanning, Rain Combine to Cut South wests Blow Area Next Summer. By JOSEPH W. LaBINE The sun is beginning to shine through Americas southwestern dust clouds. Where five years ago there was drouth and desolation, encouraged farmers now prick up their ears to hear rain pound on windows that were once pockmarked by sandstorms. This is taking place in the dust bowl region, comprising western Kansas, eastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Panhandle and northwest Texas. But it extends northward, too, through desolate wastes of North and South Dakota where a scant few years ago farmers fed their cattle Russian thisUe because nothing else would grow. Rain has been parUy responsible for this new opUmism, for the depressing dry cycle of the 1930s appears to be ending. This years Rsrttnsas t, WHAT to EAT and WHY C. Houston Goudlss Discusses Vitamins And Vision; Explains How and Why You Should Feed Your Eyes By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS C OVfsf. MEX. 'TEXAS 100 I MILES well-balanc- DslUa How the dust bowl has been shrinking, and a fairly accurate Contour farming, prediction of next years trouble-centethe soil are responsible. and other efforts to r. or spreads like a cancerous disease. Americas cancer lies in an area the dust bowl seems to shrink when that from 1928 was the "breadbasket of the nation, producing some it gets wet. 300.000.- 000 bushels of wheat a year. But behind the dust bowl's shrinkFrom 1932 to 1936 production age is something far more fundamental than rain. It Is a definite dropped to 150,000,000 bushels. The cancer is still spreading, mostly to change In America's treatment of toe northeast into Kansas' corn belt her No. 1 industry, agriculture. But the encouraging factor is that rains have been the heaviest since 1932, and like a great piece of wool, New Century, New Problems. OldUmers recall how, 50 years ago, each midwestern homestead was an independent kingdom on which the farmer lived without concern for high neighbors The land was new and good; no problem was bigger than the homestead itself. But since free land disappeared, since culUvaUon began loosening the soil from its anchors, problems have sprung up that are not localized. It all boils down to the problem of preserving our land. This Is far more Important than the matter of agricultural prices and surplus. When land begins eroding and blowing away it man can now reconquer the original dust bowl, and is at least learning how this precious farm land should be handled. Todays farmer admits toe good earth has been misused. Through a half century of boom era farming its resources were drained and no attempt was made to restore them. Years ago there was no such thing as crop rotation, nor did a washed-ou- t hillside cause much concern. But eventually the good earth got plain mad, dried up and blew away. Agriculture's Proving Ground. The dust bowl offers agriculture's best example of what must be done throughout toe Midwest, and what will result In this 97.000.000 acres of wasted land once highly productive farm territory fostered by the United States department of agriculture is winning a painstaking battle. Though thousands have migrated, though countless farms stand deep in churning sand, toe dust bowl is emerging as a proving ground for American agriculture. It was not enough that farmers learned to leave a good ground cover during winter months, nor was it enough to learn that terracing will prevent erosion from both causes washouts and blowing. It took money to carry out these plans. First, toe Farm Security administration offered loans to farmers who would handle their land scientifically, making further loans if they wished to lease adjacent neglected blow land and anchor it down. Though 220,000 dust bowl farms have been placed under good management this way, and although toe act permits toe government to purchase remaining idle blow land, toe new spirit of cooperative attack is best illustrated by still another method toe soil conservation district. necessary to preserve the general health and efficiency of every bodily function and that there is were found adults. Mild a close relationship betiveen a to moderate among degrees of vitamin A good diet and good eyesight. deficiency were present in from 10 to over 50 per cent of each Your Food and Your Eys group tested. Yet here is the remarkable thing Many people regard their eye-o-f in nearly every case, a diet rich the five senses which operate in In vitamin A for a few weeks resome mysterious stored the vision to normal. manner of their ownt If they suffer A Significant Experiment from An even more striking example Indigestion, they recognize that of the power of food to affect the it is quite apt to be eyesight Is to be found in the redue to something port of an experiment in which they ate. If they breeding sows were given food in are troubled with abundance but lacking vitamin A stomach, liver or for 160 days before and for 30 kidney complaints, days after breeding. In three litthey quickly ap- ters of 35 pigs, all were blind. In preciate that pro- another Utter of 14 pigs, all were longed dietary indiscretions may sightless. But under normal feedbe at the root of the trouble. But ing, the same animals produced it never occurs to them that what Utters of pigs with normal eyes and vision. This experiment Justithey eat may affect the eyes Just as profoundly ns it affects the In- fies the conclusiou of one of our most noted food scientists, that ternal organs. It is not uncommon, during an the deficiency of essential food eleattack of biliousness, to suffer a ments may so alter vital processes disturbance of the vision. But that that even changes may disturbance usually disappears occur. with the disorder that caused it. On the other hand, a deficient diet Cause of Other Eye Disorders may produce eye troubles that blindness is not the only Night have a far reaching effect upon eye disease caused by an Improphealth, efficiency, and even per- er diet. Xerophthalmia or consonal safety. junctivitis, characterized by ex pre-nat- al Night Blindness Explained For example, it has been estab- lished that there is a definite relation between your vision and the vitamins in your diet; between your ability to drive a car safely at night, and the amount of vitafoods that you min consume. To understand this astonishing fact, St is necessary to know that vision under faint illumination is accomplished by means of chemical changes in the pigment at the back of the eye. This is known as the visual purple of the retina and one of its important components is carotene, which is the active form of vitamin A. The visual purple might be compared to the film in a camera. When you are in a dim light and the eyes are suddenly exposed to bright light, the visual purple is greatly reduced or bleached. This change results in a stimulation of the optic nerve and enables you to see clearly. When an adequate supply of vitamin A is present in the body, the visual purple is rapidly regenerated. But when the supply is inadequate, a much longer period elapses before the corrective chemical change takes place. During the intervening time, many people find it difficult to see. That is the condition known as night blindness. And it accounts for the fact that a large proportion of serious motor accidents occur at night. Victims of this deficiency disease are first blinded by approaching headlights, then cannot quickly readjust themselves after the oncoming car has Given U. S. Assistance. Their ability to drive passed. This is a simple plan. Farmers safely is subsequently impaired in a certain area can form an asso- for they cannot clearly see the ciation to lease abandoned land, road ahead, and they may miss thereby qualifying for a special pay- dangerous curves, pedestrians or ment from toe Agricultural Adjust other vehicles. Germany Builds New Zeppelin , Unshaken by Past Tragedies Jones-Bankhea- d A year ago last May, when the giant Hindenburg exploded while landing at Lakehurst, N. J., the craft world thought lighter-than-air were a proven failure. But though one after another airship has been wrecked by structural defects, wartime shells, storms and explosions, Germany still has faith. Just launched is the new christened "Graf Zeppelin" after an The earlier lighter-than-aship. new Graf Zeppelin is a sister ship of the Hindenburg, and in outward appearance is the same. But a visit to the hangar at Germany, offers convincing proof that toe similarity ends there. 0 is 803 feet long with The a beam of 135 feet. When inflated it will hold 7,060,000 cubic feet of gas, helium if toe United States government will supply it. Germany wants to avoid hydrogen, whose inflammability caused toe Hinden-burg- s LZ-13- ment administration. The government provides machinery to remove buried fence posts, level hummocks and put toe abandoned land In shape. Funds for additional treatment come from the Farm Security administration, and this loan is repaid when AAA allotments are made to toe district This work has been going on unnoticed in toe dust bowl and other drouth areas, and this autumn toe amazing results were brought to toe publics attention for toe first time. There is a popular misconception that toe dust bowl is a new "great American desert," but farm experts are quick to point out that it is a potentially productive region of generally good soils. Most of toe land is level and can be operated with modern farm machinery. It has produced bumper crops in toe past and can again. ir Fried-richshafe- n, LZ-13- TOP The new Graf Zeppelin soars over Friedrichs-hafeon her first trial run, outwardly a carbon copy of n the ill-fate- d Hindenburg. Dr. Hugo Eckener, guiding spirit of Germanys research which The guiding genius behind Germanys dirigibles is Dr. Hugo Ecke- dates back to Count Ferdinand ner, who has devoted most of bis von Zeppelins experiments 40 research. years ago. life to new feaMost of downfall Eckener Is Leader. ABOVE lighter-than-a- ir lighter-than-a- ir toe new tures can be attributed to him. For example, the mass of metal inside LZ-130- 's toe ship is made of duralumin, an amazingly light alloy. Helium if Germany gets it will be stored in 16 doughnut-shape- d compartments. The ship is powered by four motors capable of taking the ship from Germany to Lake-burs-t, N. J., in two and days, returning in two. Store rooms, baggage compartments and passenger accommodations are Inside the monster's belly, but actual navigacontion takes place in gondola-lik- e one-ha- lf trol cars. The Graf Zeppelin has 20 cabins, accommodating 40 passengers as compared with the Hindenburgs load of 70. The tmaller load is necessitated because helium lifts slower than hydrogen. Dining quarters are located in toe center of the e - of years, scientists have stressed the FOR a number diet as a means of maintainof a ing health, promoting growth and preventing disease. Recently, an even more significant development has occurred. It has been determined that a carefully chosen diet is absolutely well-bein- Gat matkt for a dust ttorm. Vied tinea 1932 in the south-wesbut toon they may be stored away. PAGE SEVEN main runway, flanked on one side by a lounge and reading room, and on toe other side by another lounge, a smoking room and a bar. Promenade decks are fitted with huge slanting windows that enable passengers to watch toe world below. When regular transatlantic passenger service is inaugurated, it will cost $450 to come from Frankfort to Lakehurst against $400 on toe Hindenburg. Smaller pay loads are responsible for toe added fare. Strong in her faith, Germany is to be already planning toe larger still. Americas contribution to the dirigible field will be a $3,000,-00- 0 U. S. navy training ship, authorized by congress last year. The principal reason it has not been started is that engineers cannot decide whether it shall be covered with metal or fabric. Department of agriculture ficials confidently predict that a of- n I Western Newspaper Union. Children Often Victims Since the discovery of the close connection between vitamin A and the ability to see in dim light, scientists have tested large numbers of school children to determine whether vitamin A was present in their diet in adequate amounts. It was revealed that from 26 to 79 per cent of the children examined had incipient night blindness. The same deplorable conditions fish-liv- half-efficie- half-efficie- half-efficie- WNU C, Houiton Goudl IMS S3. How You Can Look Slimmer new and very becoming style, most flattering to large women. This dress will be lovely in velvet, crepe satin, thin wool or silk crepe. The Patterns. 1559 is designed for sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 35 inch material. 21k yards of ricrac braid. 1613 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. With long sleeves, size 38 requires S yards of 39 inch material; with short sleeves, 4 yards. Collar and jabot in contrast would take yard. Fall and Winter Fashion Book. The new Fall and Winter Pattern Book which shows photographs of the dresses being worn is now out. (One pattern and the Fall and Winter Pattern Book 25 cents.) You can order the book separately for 15 cents. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) each. F YOU take a womans size, youll certainly enjoy having both of these smart, new, slenderI izing styles. They're extremely becoming, and made up in materials and colors of your own choosing, they will be the joy of your life, one for house work, and the other for afternoon and dinner engagements. Both of these dresses are so very simple to make that youll thoroughly enjoy doing it. Each pattern includes a detailed sew chart for the guidance of beginners. The House Dress. Notice how very practical and comfortable this dress is, with every detail you want for working freedom and slim lines. Darts make the waistline slim and neat, but not tight. The armholes are ample, the sleeves very short, and slashed for greater freedom. The skirt has sufficient, unhampering fullness at the hem. Its a diagram design, that you can finish in a few hours. For this, choose percale, calico, or gingham. The Afternoon Dress. Just wait to see how nice and slim your hips look, in this cleverly designed dress, with just a little fullness above the waist to emphasize the slick, smooth cut below. This design gives you the fashionable bodice detailing, in soft, lengthening jabot drapes that have a dressy, but not a fussy, look. Bishop sleeves are another At a Standstill The world is held back chiefly, not by bad men and women, but by good ones who have stopped growing. W. T. P. Faunce. SALT LAKE'S NEWEST HOSTELRY Our lobby la delightfully air cooled during the summer months HOTEL Temple Square Rates $1.50 to $3.00 The Hotel Temple Spiere bee a highly desirable, friendly atmoe phere. You will elweyefind itfmmee ulate, supremely comfortable, and thoroughly agreeable. You can there fore understand why this bote la l HIGHLY RECOMMENDED You ean also appreciate why t 9 a mark of distinction to atop mt thia beautiful boatalry if ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. rel- atively small percentage of toe land operated this past summer will be subject to blowing next winter and spring. They have found some of the land not suited to crops about 6.000.- 000 of toe 32,000,000 acres now under cultivation and this will be put back to grass immediately, eventually becoming suitable for grazing. The latest figures on dust bowl progress look good. Its original 97.000.- 000 acres are now reduced to an expected 16,000,000 acres for next year, which means toe proving ground has succeeded and that similar technique can be applied to drouth-riddefarms throughout the Midwest. LZ-13- A Common Complaint Unfortunately, the prevalence of night blindness is not generally recognized, though it is held that urban dwellers are more conscious of it than those living in the rural areas. This is borne out by the fact that ocular disorders from vitamin deficiency are less common in urban than in rural areas. cessive dryness of the eyeball, has long been known to be caused by a vitamin A deficiency. It la also well known that a liberal amount of this vitamin wUl prevent that serious disease and wiU' ev-- n effect a cure where destruction of the cornea has not progressed too far. This suggest a the tremendous importance of including in the diet foods rich in vitamin A cod- - and other oils; milk and other dairy products; green leafy and yellow vegetables; and egg yolk. Experiments with rats, whose dietary requirements are similar to those of man, show a close connection between cataract and a deficiency of another vitamin vitamin G. This is found most abundantly in meat, milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables. Were she concerned about protecting the blessing of good eyesight alone, that would be sufficient reason why every homemaker should plan meals that are rich in vitamins. But it is not only the eyes which are dependent upon vitamins, for they have many other functions to perform. An improper diet may cause people to drive automobiles blindly at night 60 that they are dangerous not only to themselves and their passengers, but to everyone on the streets and roads. A deficient diet will also send them bodthrough life with brains, ies, senses. That Is why I urge yon to learn everything yon can about food, so that in planning meals you will not only feed your eyes, your husband's eyes and your children's eyes, but will take advantage of the wonderful discoveries of nutritional science to make every member of the family so efficient that they will enjoy the best of health each day of their lives. AROUND the HOUSE I To Press Ribbons. Dampen ribbons and iron them between tissue paper. ... Bright Clothes for Children. You may not like vividly colored clothes, but they are the safest thing to wear in traffic. It is advisable to dress children in such costumes to help protect them from accidents. 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