The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969, February 20, 1920, Image 3

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    WHY
rET a package today. No
tice the flavor-the whole
some taste of Kentucky Hurley
tobacco.
Why do so many "regular
men'. buy Lucky Strike
cigarettes? They buy them
for. the special flavor of the
toasted Durlcy tobacco.
.. There's the big reason it's
toasted, and real Burley. Make
Lucky
THB QUINCY MANSION,
p if
Americas classic example of t clapboard building preserved for over
two hundred years by careful and frequent palming. It has secret panel,,
chimney staircase gnd biding places, sold to have been used by smuggler,
later the home of grcut atatosuien and ot the funioua belle, Dorothy Quincy
ANTIQUITY OF
! DECORATIVE ART
Stranrje Sources From Which
! Pigments Used by Modem
! Painters Are Derived.
PRESERVATION OF SURFACES.
Cruda but Effective Processes Employ.
ad by the Egyptians and Greek of
! Pllny'a Day-Nbah Prudently !
I ' Watorproofed the Ark, ,
Whethor pnlnt was Invented In an
swer to a need fur a preservative or to
,Bieet a deklro for boauly Is a question
fully as knotty as the ancient one about
the relative time of-arrival of the.
chicken or the egg, It was Invented,
jthough, and It serves both purposes
(equally; o whether It Is an offspring
of mother necessity or an adopted son
,ef beauty remains; forever a disputed
jQuestlon. , .1
j Tha first men, cowering under the
fierce and glaring suns of the biblical
countries, constructed rude huts of
wood to shelter them. The perlshnblo
nature of these structures caused rapid
decay, end It Is probable thnt the oc-
. ...... . .
iimuw, eeening some artmcini means
of preservation, hit upomthe pigments
of the earth In their search. U Is per
haps natural to iipofljbat It was
Otnke your cigarette.
) Guaranteed by
QUINCV, MASS, BUILT IN I0S5,
the" Instinct, of preservation that led
men to the search, although the glorlea
of the sunsets and the beauties of the
rainbow may have created a desire to
imitate those wonders In their own
dwellings. ,
The earliest record of the applica
tion of a preservative to a wooden
structure dates from the at, which
was, according to the Bible, 'pitched
within and without." The pitch was a
triumph of preservation whatever It
lacked as a thing of beauty,
Decoration applied to buildings tlrst
comes to light with ancient Babylon,
whose wnllg were covered with repre
sentations of hunting scenes and of
combat, Theao were done In red and
the method followed was to paint the
scene on the bricks at the tim nt
manufacture, assuring permanence by
baking.- Strictly speaking, this was
not painting so much ns it n th
curliest manifestation of our own fa
miliar kalsomlnlng.
The first Hebrew to mention paint
ing Is Moses. In the thlrtv.thlrd h.n.
ter of the book of Numbers he In.
stmcts the Israelites, "When ye have
passed over the Jordan Into tho inmi
ot uanaan, then shall ye drive out all
the Inhabitants of the lnnd from be
fore' you and destroy all their pic
tures.'.; ."
At. inter periods the Jews adopted
many customs of (he peoples who suc
cessively obtained power over them
nnrl In thrt nnnmil..l U I. -J iL
Mnccabees Is found this allusion to
the rt of decorating, 'Tor as the mas-
ter Milder of a new house must care
tnr tha U-hnla Im.M.II..., h.A L- iv.i
for the whqle . building, but he that
tmdertaketh to set It out and Mint It.
must seek out things for the adorning
thereof." - .- . .. , .
'- !ih?i!Bhomer glvea credJttoa
Woastedi
Greeit fuT We" (MoverTbt fiTHtT the
auusiona to It In the books of Uosea,
tho painted mummy casta of the Egyp
tians and the decorated walls of Baby
lon and Thebes fix Ita origin at a
period long antecedent to the Grecian
era. The walls of Thebea war mint.
ed 1,600 years before the coming of
uirist ana vw years before "'Omer
emote his bloomln' lyre."
The Greeks recognised the 'value of
paint as a preservative and made use
of something akin to It on their ships.
Wnjr wrltea of the mode of boiling
wax and painting ships with It, after
which, be continues, "neither the aea,
nor the wind, nor the aun can destroy
the wood thus protected."
.. The Nomina, being .essentially a
warlike people, never brought the dee
oration of buildings to the high plane
It bad reached with- the Greeks. For
all that tha ruins of Pomnell show
many atructurea wbose mural decora-
lions are in fair shape today. The
colore used were rlarinr. A hiMr
background was the usual one and the
combinations worked thereon red, yel
low and blue.
In the early Christian en th n r
mosaics for churches somewhat aun.
planted mural nalntlna. Still. dm-in.
the reign of Justinian the Church of
haint sopnia was built at Constantino
ple anu ita walls were adorned with
pulutlngs.
In modem times the' usee of paint
have come to be as numerous as Its
myriad shades and tints. Paint Is
unique in that Ita name Jas no syno
nym and Tor It there la no aubstltute
material. Bread la the ataflf of lit., hm
Taint is the life of the staff.
No one thinks of the exterini- r
woo:leti building now except In terms
or paint coated, Interiors, too, from
painted walla and stained furniture
down to the lowliest, kitchen utensil,
nil receive their protective mvrtn
Steel, so often associated with cement
re-enrorcmg, la painted before It goes
to give solidity to the manufactured
atone. The huge girders of the sky
scrapers are daubed an ugly but eQ
dent red underneath the surface coat
of black. Perhaps tha best example
of the value of paint on ateel is found
In the venerable Brooklyn bridge, on
which a gang of palntere la kept go
ing continually. It la scarce possible
to think of a single manufactured ar
ticle which does not meet paint some
where In the course of Its construc
tion. , So has paint grown Into the
very marrow of our Uvea.
Their Epitaph.' '
"There Was the tun. ntlll In nnaltlnn
and beside It two' dead aunners. In
front, of one lay two dead Huns; In
rront of the other there were three.
Our fellows had sold out (fane, unit
held out long, as the heaps of cartridge
snens around the gun showed plainly."
xney som out dear, they held out
long. You might write a biography of
those two Yankees, fill it with citations
of their sterling conduct, recount the
whole atosy of the short, sharp, bitter
encounter northwest of Toul In which
they died, and In the end all your fine
words, all yow fair-phrased tribute,
could express nothing, finer than those
two simple statements of face. They
sold out dear, they held out long. -Their
epitaph? It was there beside
the two bodies, written; In those heaps
of carti.dge shells that had brought
five Huns to their doom right at the
gun nozzle, and who shall aay how
many more beyond?
FAIRYTALE
tHarCrahamJonner
.THI IAIT WIND.
"What do yon uy about Itr askef
.... un tvioa oi Mr. gun. "Wouldn't
yon like holiday
for t few - rinvii
ion know when I
come around I
"" to stay
around for sever-
" days, and so it
would be One If
yon wanted that
rest."
"So yon want
to get rid of me.'
aid Mr. Sun,
smiling brightly.
Td hardly aay
that," anawered
the Eaat ' Wind.
"I only meant
that perhaps yon'd
Army of Rain.
like 1 rest, and If
drops.
yon would. I am
quite willing to
come around then and do tome work.
n net, i would tike to very much.
"Ion know hnw itifr.n ...
ne continued. "I am an old rtiwim
soul, who rather enjoya my gloomi
ness, and I like dull or rather gloomy
ineoos. i aoD't consider them gloomy,
oi course.
'And yon ara an hH.hi Ait
' . ..... hh. mr M.t-
fereot I could narar kun tin fw.nA.
' wua you, Mr. Bun, though I do
uuii jou io much in the distance.1
Mr. Sun laughed hard. "All right.'
oe said, "i in t.k. . k,iM.. r.
fart I would like one. When would
yon like me to start off on my jour
ney? Would this afternoon tult yon
"I Wish you Wouldn't maVa It an.
i as uougn I wanted you to co.'
Mid the Eaat Wind, "i nni th.ht
yon really might like to take t little
"OH, yOQ mustn't fl aanaltWa
about It," said Mr. Sun. "I don't
can aaaure you." . ,
Bo Mr. Sua tot ant hi. ht
from behind a cloud and off he went
"Now, King of the Clouds," the East
Wind Said. "I hnna vnn win fai .
for a talk. And I would be pleased If
oia nurse Fog and the Mist grandchil
dren and the irmv of Rainrfmna m
join me, too."
"We Will all COma." thav anavfA
and along they came. Nurse Fog. the
Army of Raindrops, tha Mlat rrann.
children, and all tha rest
What fun thev did hv vhn th
Earth people aald: '
"There la (hat aid Kaat Xrinrf-
will have bad weather now for a few
daya." .
And the Eaat Wind lanrhnt t him.
self and aald:
"They don't Ilka my frlenila. hnt I
will ahow them that I like them, and
mat i don't get tired of them rlcht
away. lea, they are rlaht wa win h
around for a little while."
"They don't like rou. hr alri
the King of the Cloude. "Well, they
don't like me much, you know. No,
they don't care about me." -
"And they don't like me," aald old
Nurse Tog. "No. thev think th. .mi.
dren and the grandchildren and their
aear old nurse are terrible creatures.
But I am your friend. East Wlnrt. anri
1 will come when you want me."
"That la the way to talk," aald the
East Wind. "That la the way to
talk.
"And I am glad that I have friends
even If the Earth people aren't aa
glad to see me as tbey might be.
"Yes, we will always be
friends,",, they all answered. '
"And so will I alwava he
your
your
friend," aald a voice.
"Who la that?" they all asked.
"Yon don't know me, and yet I am
the most Important friend you ' all
have," the voice went on.
"The voice la very familiar." thev
all aald. "Who can It be?"
"Well, to think
that I am not
known." said the
voice again. "To
think of that."
"Tell ; us, tell
ns," they all
ehouted.
'You can see
me," the voice an
swered.
They looked.
and along came
an old man with
a crooked stick,
wearing very
shabby clothes. He
carried a worn
umbrella In add!
tlon to the stick. Kln' ot the cl"os.
see my old clothes, anil mv am
hoea," he said. "Oh. don't
me?"
'Why, you are old man Rait w.nth.
er, they said. "How could we have
mistaken you. It'a because you have
another old cape on today." -
"Oh, we are glad to see you," they
all laid. - . A .
"We're ao glad.'1 the East Winn
added again
In Another's Place.
It la a pity that we make such hard
work of forbearance. In the majority
of cases It would be easy and natural,
If only we could succeed In putting
ourselves In others' places. Oni- lm.
patience Is Cue aa a rule to Inability
io raae anomera point of view, and if
once we could see ava tn
sympathy would be assured.
1
We All Do Certain Thintfj
involuntarily
Have you ever realized tha nmi...
of things you do without really know
ing why you do them? To say lhat
you yawn because von are Hk.i1 .
sneeie because you have bay-fever, or
laugn because a stage comedian It fun
ny, la bardly less superficial ihnn a
child'! "Ob, just because, you know."
wny, ior Instance, do you sneeze?
Could you write out a lucid en.lann.
tlon on an examination paper?
Sneezing la due to the entrania nt
particles of matter Into your nostrils.
These particles excite the nerves of
feeling and smell, and the sneeze la
your physical attempt without n
conscious direction on your part of
course to expel the Intruders.
ir tne Brut sneeze la unsuccessful,
second and a third may foiii.w 11 n.
til the battle bas been given up or won.
wny ao we yawn? Shortness of
breath la one of the Drinelnal ran
When we are tired, the nervoua lm.
pulses which control our breathing are
weakened, and fall to earr
duties with their usual regularity. Thus
mere occur momenta when the action
of breathing ia suspended. Just aa
there are momenta when a weary man
may pause in working a pump.' Dur
ing the pause there la a momeotarr
lack, or shortage of breath, and the
yawn which followa la a spasmodic ac
tion, urged by sudden necessity ta aun.
ply tha deficiency .
FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS
Why the Man That Can See Ahead
. Alwaya "Pute It Over Hia
' 8lower Competitor.
M. B. Hoagland, salesmanaeer of a
motor truck company. Detroit In ad
dressing a group of salesmen, gave
some pointers which are applicable
not only to the truck business, but to
any business. Mr. Hoagland said:
'I class men by the ranie of their
vision. There are three classes the
man who looks backward, the man
who looks at the present and the man
who looks ahead.
'For the man who looks backward.
there la little hope In business, for
you will find that the same cobwebs
are in hla business that hl era nn.
father allowed to collect '
"The man who looks at the nreaent
baa some chance, for be Is at least nn
to date, and being so, Is assured of a
measure of success. He Is posted on
conditions aa they are at DresenL and
while there are no cobwebs around his
office, the trouble Is that the ahutters
are all drawn tight and not a gleam of
the future percolates through.
"But the real man, the big man. the
successful man is the chap who looks
at hla business thrnneh a rmworfni i.
escape and seea It as It will be In the
days after tomorrow. Instead of al
lowing bis business to die out with
the fading of the present day, he la
planning on the .demands and pros
pects of the future, so that, later nn
the sun will come up and shine on an
ever-Increasing business."
, How Welsh Coar Trade Began.
Less than a century aro Welsh mnl
was scarcely known outside of Wales.
The natives had burned It for son
years, but only la a small way, for
they preferred the more readllv nm.
curable peat In 1829 the London
smoke act was passed, and a demand
ror a smokeless coal arose. Two deal.
ers, one of whom became afterward
Sir James Duke, hearing that such a
coal was to be found in Wales, set out
to Investigate. In due coijrse they
came to Merthvr. where thev fnnnii
Mrs. Lucy Thomas In a hut near the
mouth of.a pit of which she was the
owner. When thev told her thnt tho.
wanted to buy a shipload of her coal
she was utterly Incredulous. : She de
manded 4s u ton and money down, and
was absolutely dumfounded when both
conditions were promptly agreed ta
The coal was conveyed by mules to
Cardiff, thence by sf a to London, where
It was sold to eager purchasers at 18s.
a ton. Thus began the Welsh coal
trade.
Why Rest Is So Necessary.
Your physician will tell you that
whenever possible you should lie down
for a little rest each day. To do so
Will take Some of the lnnd nit thnt
faithful heart of yours which keepa
pumping away without cessation day
and night. Your physician will emlnln
that when sitting down, as compared
witn standing, you save, your heart
nine beats a minute, and that when
you tie down you take off an additional
six bents. So merely lylug down means
less pumping to be done, and less wear
and tear on the body's most vital or-
ean. , , ,
It Is thrift of time to take a few
moments each day from the activities
of one's work and stretch out full
length. Housewives and others whose
work keeps them on their feet a great
deal should sit as much as possible.
increased vitality and loncer lives will
result from following these simple sug
gestions. Why England Will Raise Flax.
We find manufactured flax fibers tn
the lake dwellings of Switzerland ; we
nnd it in the tombs of Egyptian great
ness, where it. wrapped the mummies
of kings and queens whose life stories
we know. From it we fashion linen
and cambric, as well as sails for boats,
and dainty lace.
But England's new department
is to raise 10,000 acres of flax largely
for airplanes. That seems much, but
her prewar Imports represented the
yield of 500,000 acres, and three parts
of It came from now Isolated Russia.
Iiondon Chronicle, . '
JM'
LICE INJURIOUS TO TURKEYS
Common Body Louse f Chickens la
urten Found In Sufficient Num
ber to Be Harmful.
(Prepared by tha OnltM ftutes Depart-
- ,
Four species of lice ara rnmmAnlv
luuna ou lumeye in this country. One
of these, which occurs particularly on
turkeys associated with chickens, la
the common body louse of chickens.
This species la not found In treat
numbers on turkeys, but It sometime
becomes sufficiently abundant to cause
consldecable Irritation and doubtlesa
ia Injurious both to the grown fowl
and to the young. The ahaft louse of
chickens also has been found on tur
keys, but probably does not breed on
that host The other two apedee
seem to be native to the turkey, prob
ably existing on this fowl Itf the wild
state. The large turkey louse prob
ably la most abundant It occurs on
the feathers on various part of the
body, especially on the neck and
breast The slender turkey louse I
a species of good lxe, though rather
elongate, resembling . In shape the
head louse of chickens. Normally
neither of these species la excessively
abundant but on crippled or unthrifty
turkeys they may cause serious annoy
ance and undoubtedly they are Injuri
ous to poults.
INEXPENSIVE HOUSE IS GOOD
Fowls 8hould Be Given Serviceable.
Fairly Roomy and Well-Ventilated
Structure.
(Prepared by the United states Depart-
mem oi Agriculture.)
It la not necessary to build emenslvB
houses for poultry, but' they should be
serviceable, fairly roomy, well llahted.
and well ventilated without drafts.
The house should be built with a view
to simplicity, economy, and eonven.
ience, and should be constructed ac
cording to the location and climatic
conditions.
The walls may consist of 0) one
thickness of boards, matched or un
matched; (2) one thickness of boards,
if
it;i--ftr . w- ' :
"ft '
U V.
An Inexpensive Open-Front Hen
House.
matched or unmatched, covered with
one or two thicknesses of hnlldinir
paper or roofing: (3) one thickness of
boards covered with paper, then shin.
gled or covered with lapped siding or
matched lumber, making a solid double
wall; (4) double boards with dead air
space between; (5) double boards
with space between filled with straw,
hay, or other similar material. The
second and third methods are tho
most common. , ..'. .
BIG EGG LOSS PREVENTABLE
Consumer Compelled to Pay Higher
Price for That Portion Which
Finally Reaches Him.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In marketing poultry and eggs there
is an euormous preventable loss In
Quality and value between the produc
er and the consumer. It has been
conservatively estimated that this loss
amounts annually to $75,000,000 In
poultry and $45,000,000 In eggs. While
this loss falls upon all who handle
poultry and eggs It Is borne chiefly by
the producers and the consumers. The
producers' loss, caused bj a decrease
in price, under present conditions rep
resents that due to spoilage or poor
quality. The consumers' loss Is due
to a curtailed supply because nf th
pouuds pf poultry and dozens of eggs
mat are eitner or poor quality or
totel loss; hence the consumer has to
pay a higher price for that portion
which finally reaches him. -