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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1920)
DISASTROUS FLOODS IN SOUTHERN STATES REARRANGE PERCHES IN CHICKEN HOUSES See That Roosts Meet Require ments of Various Fowls. Birds of Heavy, Large Breeds Should Not Be Compelled to Jump Too Far— Dangerous to Permit Hens to Crowd at Night. Georgia, Alnlmma and Mississippi suffered most heavily In the recent floods. Heroic rescue and aid work was done by the Ited Cross. The property dumuge was estimated at many thousands, and over 1,000 persons were made homeless by the rushing waters. Here is a photograph taken at West I’oint, near Atlanta, Ga.. where the Chattahoo chee overflowed its bunks. ELABORATE RAILWAY CAR BUILT FOR FISH This specially constructed fish car Is the newest of six used in distributing the fish produced at stations of tho United Stntes bureau of fisheries. Lnst year the bureau’» cars traveled 07,571 miles. The total output of the fcurenu for the year amounted to 5,876,085,000 Ush, which would have been valued at $1,030,006 If they had beeu pro duced at private fish hatcheries. COL. R. E. W YLLIE DIFFICULT OPERATION IN BIRD HOSPITAL When making readjustments in the poultry houses it is always well to look over the perches and see if they meet the requirements of the birds. If fowls are of the heavy, large breeds the perches should not be as high, for many ill effects are the result of.Jump- ing from high perches. The lighter- weight fowls are usually better flyers and can assist themselves in getting up and down much better than can the heavy ones. The two kinds should never be kept in the same house at night If for no other reason than the above, says a writer in an exchange. The height of the perches also brings trouble If every one is not on the same level. In endeavoring to secure the safest place in the house all fowls will try to reach the highest perch and the lower ones nre practically useless ex cept to the ones that could not fight their way higher. Always aim to have the perches at the same height and have room enough on them to avoid crowding. There are dangers in crowding the hens at night, to say nothing of this discomfort. No hen likes to be uncomfortable, nor does any animal, in fact, and if we make domestic fowls of the hens we must give them the privileges and liberties, ns nearly as we can, resembling that of their natural state. High jumping from the roosts is likely to injure the legs of the hens, and if the birds have not attained their growth they will be more liable to deformities. It is the natural in stinct of the fowls to want to roost high, away, as they suppose, from their enemies, as they do in the wild state; and while rats should not be permitted to infest the houses there is less danger from them when the fowls are high up. Then, too, the little streams of air (that should not be al lowed to flow in on the hens) will do less damage if the roosts are not too low. While very high roosts are disap proved of It is, nevertheless, advan tageous to have them high enough so that the birds may feel safe and at the same time have them on the level for the whole flock that Inhabits the one house. GOOD SHED FOR IM PLEM EN TS Orainage Should Be Sufficient to Keep Different Machines From Stand ing in Wet Place. A serviceable implement shed should be thoroughly drained so that the im plements do not stnnd in a wet place. It must protect articles from sun, wind and moisture. It must not be loo expensive. It should be situated in a convenient spot nnd so arranged as to be easily used. The material from which the shed Is made will depend upon the cost nnd the locality. Very good sheds are How Competition Helps You The competition that exists among the hundreds of meat dis tributors, large and small, means Rivalry in Prices Rivalry in Service Rivalry in Economy Rivalry in Quality Swift & Company sells meat at the lowest possible price, con sistent with quality and service. Our profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound on all products is evidence of keen competition. Swift & Company must provide the best service to your dealer or he will buy from our competitors. This means a supply of fine fresh meat always on hand for you at your dealer’s. Swift & Company must keep down manufacturing and selling costs, and use all by-products to avoid waste, or else lose money meeting the prices of competitors who do. Swift & Company must make its products of the highest quality, or see you turn to others. This means bet ter meat for you and a greater variety of appetizing, wholesome food. W e are as glad for this competition as you should be. It helps to keep us on our mettle. S w ift & C o m p a n y , U .S .A . It Works! T ry It Tells how to loosen a sore, tender corn to it lifta dut without pain. Col. It. K. Wyllle, general staff. U. 8. A., Is responsible for the designs of nil war department equipment, from a “housewife" to a 18-Inch gun. Thou sands of articles which the depart ment makes or purchases are ap proved by him before they nre avail able for use. Writing on Bottles. The following Is n published formu la for making o waterproof Ink for vrlt'ng on bottles. It Is practically a solution of shellac with coloring mat ter added. Take brown shellac, 80 parts; methylated spirits. 1B0 parts; borax, 35 parts; wnter, 2;>0 parts; methyl violet, 1 pnrt. Tho shellac should first be dissolved in the spirit, and the >ornx should be dissolved sep arately in the water. The shellac so lution should then be warmed (by plac ing the bottle In hot water), nnd added gradually to the borax solution, the mixture being rapidly stirred mean while. The dye Is added Inst. On Loving. Without distinction, without calcu lation. without procrastination, love. Ynvtsh It upon the poor, where It Is very easy; especially upon the rich, who often need It most; most of all upon our equals, where It Is very difficult, and for whom perhaps we do least of all.—Henry Drummond. No humbug! Any corn, whether hard, soft or between the toes, will loosen right up and lift out without a particle of pain or soreness. This drug is called freezone and is a compound of ether discovered by a | Cincinnati man. Ask at any drug store tor a small bottle of freezone, which will cost but a trifle, but Is sufficient to rid one’s feet of every corn or callous. Put a few drops directly upon any f tender, aching corn or callous. In- New York boasts of a hospital devoted entirely to the care of birds. The An Inexpensive Shed for Various stantly the soreness disappears and photograph shows two of the “surgeons’’ removing a tumor from a parrot, an shortly the corn or callous will loosen Farm Implements. and can be lifted off with the fingers. unusually difficult operation. drug freezone doesn’t eat out made of wood-frame construction, cov the This corns or callouses but shrivels ered with sheet Iron. Other good them without ON TRIAL FOR CRUELTY TO PRISONERS ones can be made of wood-frame con rounding skin. even irritating the sur struction and closed In with barn sid Just think! No pain at all; no sore ing, drop siding, or with ship-lap. ness or smarting when applying it or % Shingles, corrugated Iron or patent afterwards. If your druggist don’t have freezone have him order it for roofing make good roofs for machine you.—Adv. sheds. Ì EY ES OF ANIMALS R ELIEVED Ten Per Cent Boric Ac!d and Ninety Per Cent Pure Water Is Most Excellent Remedy. Sore and watery eyes of animals may be relieved by a solution of 10 per cent boric acid and 00 per cent pnre water. Apply It on absorbent cotton and use a fresh piece every time the eyes are treated. Remarkable Tattooing. L etC u ticu ra B e Your Beauty Doctor AIT druggists: Soap 25. Ointment 25 & 60, Sample each free of "Cutlcura. Dopt. E, Be», Talcnra 25. Garfield Tea was your Grandmother’s Remedy for every stomach and intes tinal ill. This good old-fashioned herb home remedy for constipation, stom ach ills and other derangements of the system so prevalent these days is in even greater favor as a family medi cine than in your grandmother’s day. —Adv. One of the Family. We had a beautiful outdoor weddii for our sister on a September mornir Elaborate floral arches, altar, etc., h; been arranged. Our guests were i sembled. From out the house car the procession, the minister Ieadic the bride and bridegroom with the attendants, when to the merriment all, our family dog joined in the pi cession, walking along slowly as tl rest, and he laid down by the alt during the ceremony. Perhaps the most extraordinary tat Don’t Forget Cuticura Talcum tooing idea ever carried out was that When adding to your toilet requisites. of a French coachman, who, at the An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby time of the celebrated Dreyfus trial, and dusting powder and perfume, ren had his body covered with no fewer dering other perfumes superfluous. than 120 Illustrations of the case, in You may rely on it because one of the cluding portraits of the leading person Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and ages. The work occupied nearly two Talcum). 25c each, every where.—Adv. years. Naturally Road Is Crooked. For the benefit of automobilists USE OF Q UICKLIM E FAVORED who have wondered why the road from Exeter to Hampton. N H.. is so to Put in Graves of Animals crooked, it is explained that when the | Dying From Different Con first settlements were being made in tagious Diseases. New Hampshire, a bear made a night Quicklime is good to put in the raid on that part of the Hampton set graves of animals that die from con tlement known as Wigwam row, and j tagious diseases. In using it the car men in pursuit the next morning fol-j cass be surrounded and cov lowed its tracks in the light snow toj Capt. Karl W. Detzer (left) and his counsel, Lieut Thomas L. Heffernan. ered should with twice Its weight of the its watering place at Squamscott t Captain Detier was accused of cruelty to prisoners at Le Mans, France, aud quicklime. Falls, and built the road accordingly. | was tried by general court-martial at Governor’s Island. New Houston Hotel Ora. P. a MORGAN. I