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Show TT THE BULLETIN Bridal Veils Used in Ancient Times to Scare Demons Keeping Up WiShsjcience Greeks of Old Followed Qiemist Patents Process for Raising Oil Yield WASHINGTON. f i Spent or up oil wells would be made to ooze forth more black gold, according to a "process for increasing the productivity of wells" recently patented here (patent No. 2,038720) by Melvin De Groote, of St. Louis. Such simple chemicals as hydrochloric acid and sodium fluoride, powerful roach killer, when properly emulsified and injected into the well would do the trick, claims the inventor. The sick oil well when given a dose of this medicine would again yield oil trapped in the earth beyond the reach of man. Wells Not AU Dry. Not all oil wells that stop producing are really dry, that is, their supply of oil is not completely exhausted. The stoppage of output may be caused by the building up of solid deposits of wax or of inorganic salts, such as cause water hardness, in the channels or pores of the rock. Naturally, when pores and channels are clogged oil will not flow and the wells output eventually declines to the point where it is not practical to work the well, although there may still be much oil present. The inventors mixture of hydrochloric acid and sodium fluoride is intended to regenerate the productivity of such wells. It has the property of dissolving out the mineral deposits which clog the pores and channels. Acids Blake Opening. Not only that, but injected into the well, the chemicals eat out new openings in the rock making it more porous. The hydrochloric acid in the mix ture dissolves out the calcareous or limestone-lik- e deposits. At the same time some of the acid reacts with the sodium fluoride to liberate the powerful hydrofluoric acid which dissolves away the clogging silica deposit most difficult to dissolve clogging mineral. dried New Magnesium Pellets May Help Save Wild Ducks W ASIIINGTON. Magnesium added to the lead used in duck shot may give wild ducks a chance for their lives if the hunt- er. misses, the U. S. Biological Survey has announced. Paradoxically, the widespread use of this new type of ammunition would result in increasing the number of ducks. Lead pellets of the kind now used get two chances at the ducks. Survey scientists explain. The first is the hunters honest chance to knock down a bird when he fires. The second puts no ducks in anybodys pot, but only kills the poor fowl by slow lead poisoning. Havoc Is Wrought. Shotgun pellets falling thick into hunted-ove- r marshes where wild ducks feed are shoveled up as the ducks grub in the mud for food. They are retained in the gizzard like small pebbles, and as they are slowly rubbed down some of the lead dissolves and finds its way into the blood stream. Among these is a paralysis of legs and wings, so that if the poison does not kill the birds outright they either die of exposure or fall easy victims to predatory animals and birds. Steepest Railroad Is Located in Oregon RIPPLE, ORE. What is worlds steepest be- lieved to be the railroad is located is 3,421 feet in here. It near up on a 28 per starting length, cent grade, continuing on a 79 per cent and cutting down to 50 per cent as it nears the top of the instandard-gaug- e cline. plagued the ancient Greeks in a fashion reminiscent of the fairy-tal- e fear of the wicked fairy who always turned up for trouble at weddings and christenings. Brides Disguises. Describing lengths to which wedding parties would go to foil demons, Prof. Deubner said that brides in Sparta were dressed in mens clothing. The Spartan maid, dressed like a man and with her hair shorn, was shut up in a dark room to await her bridegrooms arrival and a dramatic rescue. Other ancient peoples tried other confusing practices. On the island of Kos, near Asia Minor, it was the bridegroom who dressed up. He wore women's clothes. Prof. Deubner finds evidence that Greek marriage customs are related to customs of other Aryan peoples, and some can still be found surviving in parts ic of Greece. Parents Made Matches. Describing ancient Greek weddings, Prof. Deubner stated that as marriages were arranged by the were not parents, the couple-to-b- e consulted and often became acquainted only after they were wed. The popular month for weddings corresponded to late January and early February in our calendar. The bride sacrificed her hair, her girdle, and her toys at the altar of Artemis. Corresponding to a modem church wedding was a sacrifice rite to the goddess Hera. During the wedding banquet the bridegroom removed the brides veil. Wedding gifts went by a name meaning unveiling, because they were received after the removal erf the veil. Guests accompanied the couple to their home and threw old shoes to ward off evil. The groom lifted his bride from the cart in which they rode, and .she like ancient walked thrice German .brides in token of around the hearth-fir- e her entrance to a new family. CHICAGO. large cities have honor roll of the ical association, Twenty - four a place on the American Medhaving had no deaths from typhoid fever during the year 1935. These cities are: Bridgeport, Conn.; Cambridge, Mass.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Erie, Pa.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Grand Rapids. Mich.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Jersey City, N. J.; Milwaukee, Long Beach, Calif.; Wis.; Newark, N. J.: New Bedford, Mass.; New Haven, Conn.; Omaha, Neb.; Paterson, N. J.; Peoria, 111.; San Diego, Calif.; Scranton, Pa.; Mass. ; Springfield, Somerville, Mass.; Tacoma, Wash.; Trenton, N. J.; Wichita, Has., and Youngs- town, Ohio. Eight of these cities five of them in New England had no deaths either from typhoid or diphtheria in They are: Bridgeport, Cambridge, Erie, New Bedford, New Haven, Scranton, Springfield and Tacoma. Death Rate Declines. The total of typhoid deaths for the 93 large cities annually surveyed by the American Medical association was notably less in 1935 than in 1934, 385 as against 470. At the other end of the scaie are seven cities with high death rates from typhoid. In the order of high mortality from the disease, they are: El Paso, Texas, New Orleans; Nashville, Tenn.; Tampa, Fla. Norfolk. Va.; Knoxville and Memphis, Tenn. 1935. Research in Soybeans Brings Federal Medal WASHINGTON. Expeditions bringing back to the United States over 2,000 distinct varieties of soybeans, as well as numerous other useful and ornamental plants, won for P. H. Dorsett, veteran scientist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Meyer Medal for Distinguished Service in Plant Introduction. Presentation was made by Dr. David Fairchild, on behalf of the council of the American Genetic association, at the plant introducvery valuable, covering a great tion station of the U. S. Departspace, so the matter of its removal ment of Agriccltura at Bell, Md. is an important one, involving as it Mr. Dorsetts expeditions have does the lowering of logs 1,500 to taken him to C lLna, Brazil, and the 2,500 feet down the narrow and preWest Indies. It was from his Chicipitous side of the canyon of the nese collections of over 6,000 seed river and getting samples that the 2,000 soybean vaS&lmonberry them to the railroad at a con- rieties were isolated. Some of venient point. these are already in wide use. The railroad brings logs from a stand of timber lying on the high mountain ridges and delivers them at the foot of the canyon. The stand of Douglas fir and West Coast hemlock to be cut is 300.000,000-fo- ot L F "Here Lies" Aon, Mum, and In a VISIT Cape there you'll And a headstone A Bum Steer " By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter there was a time when wild animals roamed the spot YOU know, New York city stands now. Authorities differ on exactly when that was, though. The historians say it was a couple hundred years ago, while Anthony E. Di Lorenzo of The Bronx, N. Y., says it was in 1923. And of the two, I'd take Tony Di Lorenzos word before I would the historians'. Those doggone historians are only talking from hearsay, but Tony was on the spot, and saw the things he's going to tell us about. Now Tony will be the first to admit that there were very few wild animals roaming New York in the year 1923. Game was d street, and even as far uptown as very searee In Morningside Heights, there was little wild life except an occasional mosquito. As a matter of fact, Tony doesn't claim to have seen more than one wild beast roaming the streets of New York in all his life. And it was just his luck that that one had to single him out. Steer Stampedes in the Heart of The Bronx. In the fall of 1923, Tony was working for an automobile concern at street and Gerard avenue. The Bronx. At this place it was customary to do small repair jobs on new cars while they were parked on the sidewalk. That's just what Tony and his helper were doing. They were installing a pair of heavy wire gratings on the sides of a newly purchased truck. They had just put In one grating and, while his helper held the other, Tony went inside the building to get more bolts. He was on his way back to the street when he heard a clatter of hoofs outside. They seemed to be about a block away, and Tony wondered vaguely what they were. If he had known then what he found out ten seconds later, hed have turned around and gone right back into the building. Tony came to the doorway and looked out. As he did so, he saw a man, working on another car down the street, jump to his feet and climb onto the roof of the car. At the same time he started waving excitedly to Tony and pointing to something up the street. Tony couldn't see Drain all juices from fruits or vegetables used for salads before arranging them on the plates. Placing the food in a colander for five minutes is a good idea as then all juices will drain out quickly. see To wash black cloth garments, - add a tablespoonful of vinegar to every gallon of water; wash in hot but not boiling water with soap. If very dirty use turpentine instead of vinegar, rinse thoroughly, put into strong blue water, leave for six hours, then dry without fire or sun. Beneath these cold and silent stones Lie the remains of Samuel Jones, Hie name was really Smith, not Jonas. But wa changed hia name to rhyme with atones. On the tiny baby frocks where neatness and daintiness .mean so much it is wise to have a line pf hemstitching- made where- you wish the lace to go. Cut through the hemstitching and sew the insertion on either side with fine stitches. There will be no rough edges anywhere and mean the daintiest sort of work. however, was experienced by the uian who engraved an epitaph for a former slave who Is burled near Savannah, Ga. It aaya: No such difficulty, Forty-Secon- ' e r a e Add a tablespoon of cream to roast beef or lamb gravy. It makes it a delicious brown. with this Inscription: "Here Llea the llody of Boatswain Allen Whose Body Was Lost at Sea." The explanation for this paradoxical statement la thia: Boatswain A lieu's body really was lost at sea.1 When his relatlvea commisto prepare sioned a headstone-make- r a memorial shaft for the vanished seaman, he began It "Here Lies the Body " because he always began the Inscriptions on headstones thus and didnt know any other way. So they Just let him go ahead. A somewhat similar situatlou Is reported by an American traveler abroad who gleaned this epitaph from a headstone In an English cemetery : - . Hare Ilea old Kaetus Sommlny Died hominy In 'SI, anno domlnL But A. D. gets a different interpretation in this epitaph, found in a Connecticut graveyard, even though the second rhyme la a bit lame: Do not wash art muslin cur- tains in warm water. Make a lather with hot water and when Here Ilea cut down Ilka unrlpa fruit Tha wife of Deacon Amoa Shut: it is nearly. cold wash the cur- Sho died of drinking too much coffea tains. If the. muslin is green add Anny Domlny eighteen 'forty. a little vinegar to the water in What must have been a thrilling In- which they are washed; if lilac cident in frontier history la compressed or pink add a little ammonia. into this laconic statement on a block of sandstone which stood for many years near the old Buffalo Tract In Indiana. It said : To wash feather pillows soak in soapsuds for several hours, changing the water as it becomes soiled. Then put them through a washing machine or wash them by hand. Rinse them well in clear water and hang them in a sunny place to dry. Turn frequently to change the position of the feathers in the tick. Hero lies Dick Elliott. He was akulpt hy a injun. I akulpt the injun. ' Alliteration 1825 when the cornerstone of tha IN Hill monument was laid and Daniel Webster delivered his greatest commemorative oration, some unknown poet inspired perhaps by the eloquence of the "god-lik- e Daniel, composed this classic of alliteration: THE Bt'KKEH HILL MOXCMKXT - Custards may be' cooked on the top of the stove when the oven is in use, and they are just as good as custards cooked in the oven. Put the- dish into a kettle of water and keep the water boiling until the custard is set.. CELEBRATION 6 Aseseluted Americana arrayed and armed attend: Beaide battalions bold, bright bcautlaa bland. Chiefs, clergy, Sltlsene conglomerate Detesting despots, daring deads debate; Each eya amblaioned ensigns entertain Flourishing from far, .fan freedoms , 24 American Cities Escaped Typhoid Deaths During 1935 Place a glass pie plate over the top of the kettle when making a stew. The stew may then be watched while cooking without lifting the cover or allowing steam to escape. By Elmo Scott Watson Club custom of veiling THE ancient was once a trick to mislead mischievous demons. Thus Prof. Ludwig Deubner of the Berlin university explains bridal veils, which in ancient times were more enveloping and mysterious than the airy veil of a modem June bride. Fear of demons, it appears, WNU Mrvlc Dried Up Wells Made to Produce More Petroleum if Adventurers Quaint Marriage Rites fyScit QScIcsca Svnrlca. Curiosa Americana Tony Could Hear the Animal's Heavy Breathing. flame. see what he was pointing at then, but a second later he did. Around the Guardi greeting guards growa gray guest greeting guest. corner came a steer a wild one, with fire in his eye, his head down, end heroes, hither, homeward, his long horns set for action. hast. Ingenuous Juniors Join In Jubilee, Tough Bovine Begins to Pick on Tony. Kith kenning kin, kind knowing kindred key. Tony remembered then something that had been in the back of his Not far away, Lo, lengthened lines led Liberty llego mind ever since he first heard the clatter of at the Yankee Stadium, they were having a rodeo. The whole of the Mixed love. musics, marshaled, monument-war- d wild and woolly West had been combed for the meanest and most move. vicious steers in creation, and the lot of them had been shipped to New Note noble navies near no novel notion. York for the rodeo riders to work out on. Without a bit of doubt, here our oppressors overawed old Ocean; was one of those steers, escaped from the corral and coming full tilt Oft Presumptuous princes, pristine patriots at Tony. paled, The steer was almost on top of him before Tony saw it. ne Queens' quarrel questing quotas, quondam quailed. had no time to climb on the top of his truck as the other fellow Rebellion roused, revolting ramparts did. The big, lumbering animal charged him as he emerged rose. from the doorway, and Tony gave a jump to one side. The steer Stout spirit, emitlng servile soldiers, strove. shot past him a few feet, then turned and made for him again. themes, to' thousands Tony turned to run for cover, and as he did so, the steer was so These thrilling truly told. close behind him that he could hear the animal's heavy, labored breath- Usurpers' unjuat usages unfold. ing. The only safe place in sight was the truck, but he didnt have Victorious vassals, vauntinga, ' vainly veiled. time to open the cab door and get in. Where, while since, Webster, warlike Maddened Animal Has Tony Cornered. Warren wailed. 'xpressed. There was one other place, though, that offered a certain degree 'Xcuse 'xpletlves of safety. The truck was parked a scant two feet from the wall the Yielding Yankee yeoman seat space between looked too narrow for the steer to squeeze through. Diphphiculties Tony's helper had already taken refuge in the narrow alley thus created, on tne and Tony followed him. PUBLISH KHS of newspapers frontier often had many I ran around to the front of the truck, he says, with the handicaps to overcome In getting out steer right after me. But when I started to squeeze into the their little weekly Journals. Few, hownarrow opening, my heart almost stopped beating. My helper ever, experienced a more discouraging had the way blocked with the wire grating he was holding using start than a pioneer Colorado editor it as a fence between him and the bull and he was too frightwho explained his situation to his readened to move it and make room for me. It was the tightest jam Tony had ever been in. In another second ers In the first Issue of his paper thus: the steer would be on him, pinning him against the wall with his long, Wa begin tha publication ov tha y Mountain Cyclono with aoma phew sharp horns. There was no time now to get out of the comer. He in the way. The type just had to stay and take it. He squeezed himself as far back as he diphphlcultlea whom wo bought our could between the radiator and front fender of the truck and waited. phounder phrom this printing ophhice. outphit phor phaled to supply ua with any epha or Whitey, Bad Steer of Rodeo, Meets Bad End. will be and it a, phour or phlve Well," says Tony, he came eyes all red and steam coming out ray weeca Tha get hard UDPw head his with for of his nostrils. He hit sideways, luckily me, up n ot "found out tliYa day be-1 or two ago. w hava ordered th miss-loagainst the fender. One horn was above the fender and the other it. His horns had nails driven through them for the cowboys' i tng letters, and win hava to get along them till they coma, ffa don't ropes, I suppose and one of those nails stuck to the bottom of the without liana Ika Imaw aw tnlw iiaplafw nw anall fender. Then I saw my chance and reached for the other horn. Tony grabbed that horn and held on. Then he reached around to the under .Ida of the fender with his other hand and got hold of the second horn. The steer tried to push the truck over, but he wasn't strong enough for that. Then he ehanged his mind and tried to pull away. That was just what I wanted, says Tony, so I helped him by letting go of his horns. Once free of the fender he ran at top speed down the street toward the stadium, but he never got there, for I read in the papers that, after damaging an automobile and turning over a stand hill of tomatoes, he was shot by a policeman on University In mm Clara Barton became Interavenue. That was the end of Whitey, the bad steer of the rodeo. High-mind- ed hoof-beat- s. 'xtra-que- Newspapers. WNU Sarvfea. WiseraW irackachWI WHEN kidneys function badly and suffer a nagging backache, with dizziness, burning, scanty or too frequent urination ana getting up at nignt; when you fed tired, nervous, use Doan's Pills. air upset Doaa's ate especially for poody working kidneys. 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