The Chemawa American, March 26, 1919, Page 4, Image 4

THE CHEMA W A AMERICAN
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FLAG ETIQUETTE
habit the seas is Ihe sea horse or hippocampus. The
When the colors are passing, the spectator, if a name hippocampus is of Greek origin, from “ hippos”
man, should halt if walking, arise if sitting and un­ —horse—and “ kampos” —sea-monster. These fish—
cover, holding the headdress opposite the left shoulder they are really fish, despite their unfishlike appearance
with the right hand; if bare-headed, you should salute —are found in various parts of the waters off our own
with the right hand. A woman should stand at atten­ Atlantic coast.
One of the most remarkable characteristics of the
tion as the Flag passes by.
When the Flag is waving from a stationary flagstaff sea-horse is a sort of external pouch in the front
of the male’s body. In this the eggs of the female
or pole it is not saluted with the hand.
In decoration the flag should never be festooned or are deposited in the mating season. The pouch pro­
draped. Always hung flat. If hung with stripes tects the eggs from various agencies which destroy
horizontal, Union should be in upper left corner. If eggs of other fish and in it conditions essential to the
hung perpendicularly, Union should be at the right. development of the life germs contained in them are
When the Flag is carried in parade, or when crossed maintained. When the young hatch out they are
with other flags, the Stars and stipes should always be nourished by a substance secreted by the lining of the
pouch.
at the right.
The baby sea-horses remain in the pouch until, in
The law’ specifically forbids the use of the Flag
in any manner or in any connection with merchandise Father Sea-Horse’s opinion, they are large enough
to fend for themselves. Then he swims up to a shell,
for sale.
rock or anything else that may be convenient and by
The Flag should be raised at sunrise and lowered at a rubbing
against it forces them out of the pouch.
sunset. It should not be displayed on stormy days or
The mouth and jaws of the sea-horse are at the end
except w’hen under fire of the enemy, left out over­ of its tube-like snout. Its body is sheathed in a stiff
night. Although there is no authoritative ruling armorplating so that it cannot bend itself about as
w’hich compels civilians to lower the Flag at sun­ most other fish do. In swimming the body which is
from six to 10 inches in length is maintained in a
down, good taste should impel them to follow the vertical
position.
traditions of the Army and Navy in this sundown
Like ®ther marine creatures, it has an aii -bladder
ceremonial. Primarily the Flag is raised to be seen, and w’hich normally contains just Me proper amount of
secondly, the Flag is something to be guarded, trea­ gas to insure its equilibrium. The adjustment is so
sured, and so tradition holds it shall not be menaced fine, in fa'ct, that if the gas in the bladder is diminished
even a very minute amount, the sea-horse drops to
bv the darkness. To leave the Flag out at night, un­ by
the bottom where it is obliged to crawl about until the
attended, is proof of shiftlessness, or at least careless­ air bladder has been sufficiently filled to restore normal
ness.
buoyancy.
On Memorial Day the Flag should be displayed at
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
halfmast from sunrise until noon, and at the peak
from noon until sunset. It should, on being retired,
Following overthrow of Napoleon in 1815 Russia,
Germany, Austria and France formed an alliance for
never be allowed to touch the ground.
When the “ Star Spangled Banner” is played or purpose of preserving the balance of pow’er and sup­
revolutions that might occur within their do­
sung, uncover, stand and remain standing, in silence, pressing
minions. Mexico and some of the states of South
until it is finished.
America revolted against Spanish occupation and in
Applause at the end of the “ Star Spangled Banner” 1822 U. S. recognized independence of these states.
There were grounds for believing that allied pow’ers
is out of place.
Worn-out and useless flags should be destroyed by of Europe might come to Spain’s assistance and for
that reason President Monroe in his message to con­
burning.
gress, Dec. 2, 1823, enunciated certain principles that
A Flag torn or frayed by the w’ind and w’eather came to be called the “ Monroe doctrine.” In this
should never again be hoisted until it has been re­ message he declared “ that the American continents
paired. This is a regulation of both the Army and are henceforth not to be considered as subject to
colonization for any European pow’er. With the
Navy and should also be follow’ed by all civilians.
existing colonies or dependencies of any European we
have not interfered and shall not interfere, but w’ith
A BIT OF NATURAL HISTORY
the governments which have declared their indepen­
Many of our young readers are interested no doubt dence and maintained it, and whose independence we
in the mysteries attending nature in her many mani­ have acknowledged, we could not view any interposi­
festations, and it is well that they are. We believe tion for the purpose of suppressing them or controll­
ing in any other manner their destiny, by any
that the following article on the “ sea horse” will be European power, in any other light than as the mani­
of interest to a great majority of our subscribers:
festation of an unfriendly disposition toward the
Among the strange, interesting creatures that in- United States.”
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