INTEREST IN SOAP BUBBLES
T h o s e M a d e of S o a p W a t e r to W h i c h
G lyce rin e H a s Been A dded
A r e Q uite Attractive.
INTERESTING LORE OF HAND
F e w M e n C a n T e l l t he T r u t h W h i l e
T h e ir
Hands
Re m ain O pen—
So m e S ig n s and Sym b ols.
W h e n a m an Is n o t telling t h e t r u t h
h e Is a p t to clen ch his h and s, a s few
m e n can lie w ith t h e i r h a n d s open.
A m an who holds his th u m b tig h tly
w ith in his h and h a s w eak will pow er.
S tr o n g willed p e r s o n s hold th e i r
th u m b s o u ts id e w hen s h u t ti n g th e i r
h a n d s.
S h a k in g h a n d s In g r e e t in g w a s orlg
in a lly a n ev id en c e t h a t each p e rs o n
w a s u n a rm e d .
A m o n g sa v a g e tr i b e s w h en a m a n
h o ld s up h a n d s It is a sign of p eace,
a n e v id e n c e t h a t b e Is u n a r m e d or
d o e s n o t In ten d to u se w eapo n s. An
o u tl a w says, “ Hold up y o u r h a n d s ! ”
m e a n i n g th e r e b y to m a k e his victim
p o w e rle s s to r e s i s t a tta c k .
W h e n a m a n k is s e s th e h a n d s of a
w o m a n h e e x p r e s s e s h is su b m issio n.
T h is is a ls o th e id e a w h en k is s in g th e
h a n d s of kings. By th is a c t th e i r s u
p e r i o r it y is ack n o w led g ed.
W h e n a n o a th Is t a k e n It Is d o ne by
r a i s i n g th e rig h t b and , o r lay in g It
u p o n a blble.
In t h e c o n s e c r a ti o n of bish o ps,
p r i e s t s a n d d e a c o n s, an d also In con
firm a tio n , th e lay in g on of h a n d s Is th e
e s s e n c e of th e s a c r a m e n t a l rite.
A bisho p gives h is b le s sin g w ith
t h e th u m b an d first nnd second fingers.
I n t h i s t h e th u m b r e p r e s e n t s God th e
F a t h e r , t h e first finger s ta n d s fo r God
t h e H o ly G host, t h e t h r e e t o g e t h e r
s y m b o liz in g th e Holy T rin ity .
T h e w e d d in g rin g Is placed u p o n th e
t h i r d finger of th e w o m a n ’s h a n d to
sh o w th a t , a f t e r th e T rin ity , m a n ’s
love, h o n o r an d d u ty Is given to h is
w ife.
B esid es th e d e a f an d d u m b t h e r e
a r e m a n y people, n o ta b ly of I,a tln and
S e m i ti c races, w ho talk w ith th e i r
hands.
FISHING POINTERS FOR BOYS
P r o p e r M e t h o d of F a s t e n i n g L i n e to a
Hook Is S h o w n — S o m e Q u i t e U s e
ful S u g g e s t i o n s .
T h e d r a w in g s h o w s th e p r o p e r w ay
to lin e a hook.
T h is m e th o d ho ld s
t h e h oo k a t r i g h t a n g le s w ith th e line,
a n d t h u s k eep s It from g e t t i n g
ta n g le d . T h e b e st p lace fo r sunflsh
Is In a shallow , q u ie t p lace by th e
aid e o f a larg e s t re a m .
A f te r you
c a t c h th e first one, be very q u ie t and
t r y to k e e p y o u r lin e c o n s t a n tl y In
t h e w a te r, for th e y tr a v e l In sch oo ls
n n d a r e e asily scared . T h e y will n o t
li n g e r a b o u t th e s a m e p lace lo ng u n
l e s s s o m e th i n g to e a t Is In sight. If
c
Lin e
T ie d
io
Hook.
y ou a r e p u llin g t h e m u p ra p id ly Just
h a lt t h e to p b a rb of y o u r hook.
B u llh e a d s a b o u n d in w eedy p laces
n n d b ite b e s t a f t e r u rain, w hen a w est
w in d Is blowing.
Q u i t e a D iffe ren ce .
L i t t l e B e s s — W h a t d o es y o u r f a t h e r
«Jo?
L it tl e N e ll— H e 's a h o rs e doctor.
L it tl e B e s s —Oh, d ear. I g u e s s I'd
b e t t e r n o t play w ith you th en . I ’m
a f r a i d you d o n 't b elo n g to o u r set.
L it tl e N e ll— W hy , w h a t d o es y o u r
fa th e r do?
L it t l e B e s s —H e ’s a v e t ’n a r y s u r
geon.
H a v e you e v e r s to p p e d
to th i n k
w h a t a re a lly In te r e s t in g t h i n g a soap
b u b b le Is? Soap b u b b les a r e n o t only
I n t e r e s t in g to boys and girls, b u t th e y
h a v e lo ng b e e n a so u rc e of w o n d e r
a n d In t e r e s t to m en of science.
In
fact, s c ie n ti s ts h a v e em ploy ed soap
b u b b le s In tr y in g to p e rfo rm c e r t a in
| e x p e rim e n ts.
A soap bu bb le Is n o th in g m o r e t h a n
a film of w a te r m o lecu les (tin y p a r
ticles t h a t c a n n o t be se e n w ith th e
n a k e d e y e ), held
to g e t h e r by th e
s t ic k i n g p o w er of dissolv ed spap. As
m o s t all of us know . In m a k i n g b u b
bles t h e bowl of a co m m o n clay pipe
is d ip p ed Into soapy w ater. T h e bu b
ble m a k e r blow s a ir Into t h e pipe
a n d th e b u b b le
at o n c e
ex p an d s.
W h ile b u b b le s m a d e of plain soap
w a t e r a r e I n te re s tin g , th o s e m a d e of
Scientists Believe There Is a Reason for Bugs
that
l o w - down
BEDBUG
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I MOVE
TWATj/Ui.
X
jfo r
jtç m he Y kjävuc
T Is p ro b ab ly difficult fo r t h e a v e r
a g e to u r is t , h e a l t h s e e k e r o r
s p o r t s m a n to re a liz e t h a t w ith in
l o u r d a y s R e y k ja v ik , t h e c a p it a l
)t Icelan d , c a n be r e a c h e d from
L eith.
Y et such Is t h e case, an d p e r h a p s
It m a y be m o r e s u r p r i s i n g to l e a r n
t h a t d u r i n g th e s u m m e r m o n t h s th e
c l i m a t e is mild a n d e q u a b le , a lt h o u g h
t h e e x t r e m e n o r t h e r n p a r t of th e
c o u n tr y is n o r t h of t h e a r c t i c cir c le
s a y s a wrr i t e r in t h e D u n d e e C ourier.
L a s t y e a r I s p e n t f o u r m o n t h s in
t h i s h is to r i c a l a n d r o m a n t i c isla n d ,
th e I n h a b i t a n t s of w hich still k e e p to
t h e i r a n c i e n t c u s t o m s in la n g u a g e ,
d r e s s a n d g o v e r n m e n t.
T h e l a t t e r , a lt h o u g h n o m i n a ll y D a n
ish, a s th e k in g of D e n a m r k h a s th e
veto, have, s in c e 1903, h a d th e i r own
m i n is te r , who, u n d e r t h e d ir e c ti o n of
a p a r l i a m e n t w h ich m e e t s e v e r y tw o
y e a rs , looks a f t e r t h e affairs of th e
c o u n tr y . T h e c ro w n h a s n o t y e t o n ce
e x e rc is e d t h e r i g h t to
d is m i s s
or
a m e n d an y of t h e bills p a s s e d by th e
a l t h i n g sin ce t h e
p ra c t ic a l ly
home
ru le bill of 1903 w a s passed .
D u rin g m y v is it t h e o n e -liu n d re d th
a n n i v e r s a r y of th e b ir th o f J o n S ig urd s-
son, t h e g r e a t p a t r i o t w h o e s t a b li s h e d
fr e e t r a d e w ith all n a t i o n s in 1854,
w a s held, a n d th e o p p o rtu n ity t a k e n
to op en t h e n ew u n iv e r s ity . F o rm er-
s t u d e n t s h a d to s t u d y a t C o p e n h a g e n
o r o t h e r r e c o g n iz e d u n iv e r s it ie s , but
no w th e y c a n t a k e t h e i r d e g r e e in law,
m e d i c in e o r d iv in ity a t R e y k ja v ik .
T h e o p e n in g w as v e r y im p re ss iv e
a n d p ic t u r e s q u e , th e w h o le to w n and
c o u n t r y s i d e t u r n i n g o u t in g a la a ttir e ,
m a n y c o m i n g fro m v illa g e s o r lonely
f a r m s f o r ty to fifty m ile s d i s t a n t on
t h e i r 6 tro n g little ponies, w hich are
a l m o s t t h e on ly m e a n s of tr a v e l
ing, a s t h e r e a r e no r a i lw a y s In the
c o u n tr y . A few had litt le c a r t s d eco r
a t e d w ith s h r u b s a n d a rtificial flowers.
A fte r th e c e re m o n y , w h ich took place
In th e p a r l i a m e n t h o u se ( t h e u n iv er
sity p r o p e r Is In th e p a r l i a m e n t house,
b u t t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l c la s sro o m s in
v a rio u s p a r t s of t h e t o w n ) , th e m a y
o r m a d e a s h o r t speech , a f t e r which
t h e b a n d s t r u c k u p t h e Icelan d ic na
tio n a l a n t h e m , a v e ry w e ird a n d dole
ful tu ne.
I
M aking Soap Bubbles.
so a p w a t e r to w hich som e g ly c e r in e
has been added are even m ore a t
tr a c ti v e , b e c a u s e th e y h a v e such p r e t
ty colors.
T h e r e a r e m a n y w ay s of m ak in g
bu bb les. F o r Instan ce, sm o k e m a y be
blow n t h r o u g h th e pipe Into t h e b u b
bles o r o n e bu bb le m a y be blown
in s id e of a n o th e r .
V e ry large bub
bles c a n be m a d e by u sin g th e h a n d s
I n s te a d of a pipe. C ov er t h e B ands
well w ith su d s an d th e n hold th e m
so a s to fo rm a cup, as If d rin k in g
w ith th e h a n d s from a sp rin g , bu t
le a v in g a sm all hole In th e bottom .
W ith th e m o u th a b o u t a foot fro m th e
h a n d s , blow a c u r r e n t
of a i r Into
th em . S om e of th e b u b b les will be
m o r e t h a n a foot In d ia m e te r . T ry
th is e x p e r i m e n t t h e n e x t ti m e you
w a sh y o u r h an d s.
PUZZLES.
H ow c a n I g e t th e w in e o u t of a b o t
tle If I h a v e no c o r k s c r e w a n d m u s t
no t b r e a k th e glass, o r m a k e a n y ho le
In It o r in th e c o rk ?
A n s w e r — P u s h t h e c o rk Into t h e b o t
tle.
A p e rs o n tells a n o t h e r t h a t h e can
p u t s o m e th i n g Into his r i g h t h an d ,
w hich t h e o t h e r c a n n o t p u t In to his
left.
A n s w e r — T h e l a s t p e r s o n 's le f t e l
bow.
H ow m u s t I d ra w a c ir c le ro u n d a
pers o n placed In t h e c e n t e r of a room
so t h a t h e will n o t be a b le to Jum p
o u t of It t h o u g h his le g s sh o u ld be
free?
A n s w e r d r a w It ro u n d Ills body.
W hat
Made
B a b y Cry.
" W h y , N e ttl e ,” said a m o t h e r to
h e r sm all d a u g h te r , w ho h a d been
left In c h a r g e of th e l i tt le b r o t h e r
“ w h a t Is bab y c ry in g for?"
“I d o n ’t kn o w ,” a n s w e r e d
N e ttl e
“u n le s s It's c a u s e he c a n ' t t h i n k o'
a n y th i n g e ls e to do."
Aw ful
Solem n
S m e ll.
It w as a c h u r c h w e d d in g an d the
church was
h a n d s o m e ly
d e c o ra te d
w ith flowers, t h e a ir b ein g lad en w’lth
th e i r fr a g ra n c e . L ittle L ola e x c la lm e i
In a n a u d ib le w h is p e r : “Oh, m a m m a
d o e s n 't It sm ell a w fu lly so le m n Ir
here?”
IN THE CAMP OF THE “ CAMP FIRE GIRLS."
On the Estate of Mre. Thom pson Seton, Greenwich, Conn.
A p r i m i ti v e way of m a k i n g o n e i to ilet.
A m i r r o r bu ng on a c ro s s
p i e c e a n d t h e r e you have m l l a d / ’a d re a a tn g room, w ith th e d o m e of tits
b lu e sk y o v e r bead.
R e y k j a v i k a n U p to D a t e C a p it a l.
A p r e c e s s io n w as th e n formed,
h e a d e d by t h e b a n d p la y in g t h e D an
ish n a ti o n a l a n th e m , followed by
t h e fo re ig n c o n su ls, w ho w e re all in
u n if o rm s , th e to w n a n d c o u n ty cou n
cilors, th e d e c o r a t e d c a rs an d little
g ir ls a n d bo ys ( t h e f o r m e r all d re s se d
in w h ite ) c a r r y i n g t h e n a ti o n a l flag
c a m e In t h e rear. T h e p ro ces sio n
t h e n p ro c e e d e d to th e c e m e te r y , w h ere
a m a s s iv e la u r e l w r e a th w as placed
on
S l g u r d s s o n 's
g ra v e ,
w hich Is
m a r k e d by a h a n d s o m e m o n u m e n t.
T h e c a p ita l Itself Is m o d e r n
and
u p to d ate. W h ile I w as t h e r e a D an
ish t h e a t r i c a l c o m p a n y p e r f o r m e d In
t h e l i tt le t h e a t e r , a n d a n ex cellen t
c in em ato g rap h
en tertain m en t
was
h e ld e v e r y n ig h t, w h e re o n e m ig h t see
e v e r y t h i n g fr o m t h e c o ro n a t io n pro
c e s s io n to t h e G ra n d N ational.
O n e of t h e tw o la r g e a n d c o m f o rt
a b le h o te ls b o a s t s of ex c e lle n t mnslc
In t h e r e s t t a u r a n t e v e ry even in g , both
s u m m e r a n d w in ter.
T h e a lt h i n g or p a r l i a m e n t co n sists
of fo rty m e m b e r s , w ho r e p r e s e n t the
70,000 I n h a b i ta n t s on t h e Island, of
w h tc h 11,000 re s id e in R e y k ja v ik .
It Is n o t g e n e ra lly k n o w n t h a t Ice
l a n d a n d n o t B rit a in Is t h e m o t h e r of
p a r l ia m e n ts . In 929 a r e p r e s e n ta t iv e
p a r l i a m e n t w a s c o n s t it u te d , a n d Its
first m e e t i n g w a s held a t T h in g v ellir,
a g r e a t s u n k e n p la n e b e tw e e n two
la v a rifts, w ith T h in g v a l la la k e before
It a n d t h e g ig a n t ic I lro a d s h le ld m o u n
t a i n loo k in g d o w n u p o n It.
T h in g v e llir,
w hich
Is thirty-five
m ile s d i s t a n t from R e y k ja v ik , h a s a
w e ird a n d In d e s c rib a b le b e a u ty and
f a s c in a t io n of Its ow n
T h e r e are
m a n y r i f t s a n d fissures in t h e la v a cov-
v e r e d plains, w h ic h m a k e It d a n g e r
o u s for s t r a n g e r s to ro a m w ith o u t a
gu ide. M any of t h e s e r i f t s In th e
l a v a ro c k a r e a lm o s t h id d e n by th e
u n d e r g r o w t h an d a n u n w a ry step
m i g h t p re c i p it a te o n e fo rty fe e t In to
loe cold w a t e r of an u n k n o w n d e p th
Q u ite close to t h e Inn a n d t h e p a r
s o n a g e Is t h e la r g e s t rift. In t h e c e n
t e r of t h i s Is t h e R ock of I-aws. whtch
la a lm o s t an is land, w h e r e n e a rly 1,000
y e a r s ag o la w s w ere m a d e a n d Judg
m e n ts
passed .
F arther
s o u th
a
d e ta c h e d ro c k is k n o w n a s t h e blood
stone, w h e r e fo r c e r t a i n offen ses t h e
b ack s of c r i m i n a l s w e r e b r o k e n a n d
th e bodies w e r e t h r o w n in to t h e d e e p
t r a n s p a r e n t w a te r , w h ic h r i s e s fr o m
som e s u b t e r r a n e a n s o u r c e a n d r u n s
from th e ri ft u n d e r g r o u n d t o w a r d th e
lake.
The r u i n s of th e b o o th s w h e r e t h e
m e m b e r s of t h e th in g , o r p a r l ia m e n t,
and w h e r e a t t i m e s lo n g a g o
th e
h ero es of t h e S a g a s dw elt, a r e still
visible.
I c e la n d
an
A n g l e r s ’ Paradise.
T he T h in g v a l la la k e t e e m s w ith
tr o u t a n d c h a r , a s do a l m o s t all th e
la k e s a n d r i v e r s
in Icelan d.
The
riv e rs m o s tly b elo n g to f a r m e r s w ho
ow n t h e i r o w n la n d a n d w ho c h a r g e
from 1 to 2 k r o n e r (1 k r o n e r is e q u al
to ab o u t 25 c e n ts ) a d a y p e r rod.
T r o u t of fro m o n e to five p o u n d s a r e
plentiful a n d it is a r a r e o c c a s io n In
deed w h e n o n e d o e s n o t r e t u r n w ith
a full b a s k e t .
T h e re a r e a n u m b e r of s a l m o n r i v
ers. th e b e s t of w h ic h is t h e L a x a s.
n e a r R e y k ja v ik , w h ic h is l e t to a n
E n g lis h m a n , b u t e x c e l le n t s p o r t c a n
be got In r e m o t e r d i s t r j e t s a t a m o d
e r a t e c h a rg e .
In t h e s e a s o n e x c e l le n t s h o o t in g
c a n be o b ta in e d .
No l i c e n s e is r e
q u ire d a n d t h e f a r m e r s g e n e r a l ly give
p e r m is s io n to s h o o t o v e r t h e i r land.
P t a r m i g a n , snipe, w h im b r e l, plover,
d u c k s a n d wild s w a n abo u n d .
A m o n g t h e t r i p s w h ich c a n be t a k
e n fr o m R e y k ja v i k a r e T h in g v e l li r
a n d H e k la , th e l a t t e r a b o u t 5,000 f e e t
a b o v e s e a level, w h ich Is t h e h i g h e s t
v o lc a n ic m o u n t a in in Iceland, a n d a s
l a t e a s 1878 w a s in e r u p t io n a n d did
a g r e a t deal of d a m a g e to t h e s u r
r o u n d i n g farm s. F o r t u n a t e l y , no lives
w e r e lo st. It c o m m e n c e d on S e p t e m
b e r 2 a n d la s te d o v e r fo u r m o n th s ,
t h e a s h e s a c tu a lly b e in g c a r r i e d a s
f a r a s S h e tla n d .
E x c e ll e n t a c c o m m o d a ti o n c a n be
h a d a t t h e P a r s o n a g e . F e llsm u li. I t
Is u su a l, h o w e v e r, to t a k e
several
p a c k ponies, a s w ell a s rid in g po n ies,
to c a r r y t e n t s a n d o t h e r e q u i p m e n t to
c a m p out. If t h e G r e a t g e y s e r is i n
c lu d e d t h e tr ip w ill l a s t a t l e a s t a
w eek .
T h e r e is a n Inn n e a r t h e g e y s e r
w h e r e a bed c a n be o b ta i n e d a n d
s o a p p u r c h a s e d . S t r a n g e to say, t h e
G r e a t g e y s e r will s o m e ti m e s n o t c o n
d e s c e n d to s p o u t u n le s s h e r e c e i v e s
fr o m 20 to 60 p o u n d s of so ap, an d
t h e n h e m a y r e m a i n s u l k y fo r a full
w e e k o r e v e n longer, b u t on o c c a s io n s
h e m a y s p u r t s e v e r a l t i m e s a day.
W h y t h e s o a p a ffe c ts h im is u n k n o w n ,
a n d lik ely will r e m a i n u n k n o w n fo r all
t i m e com ing.
On th e m ain country roads c a ra
v a n s of p a c k p o n ie s fro m five to
tw e lv e In n u m b e r a r e f r e q u e n t l y m e t
w ith .
T h e p o n ie s a r e tie d h e a d to
t a l l ; t h a t is t h e le a d e r will h a v e a
r o p e a t t a c h e d to h is tail w h ich
Is
f a s te n e d to th e b rid le of t h e fo llow ing
pon y, a n d so o n : an d s o m e t i m e s cow s
and g o a ts a r e Included.
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w ith t h e Ic e l a n d e r s , a few h o u r s h e r e
o r t h e r e m a k i n g no d ifferen ce In k e e p
in g a p p o i n t m e n t s . T a k i n g t h e m all
ro u n d , h o w e v e r, th e y a r e a good na-
t u r e d a n d e x tr e m e l y In t e ll ig e n t lot.
and c ertain ly put th e av erag e B ritish
e r to s h a m e In t h e i r k n o w le d g e of
la n g u a g e s , n e a r l y all s p e a k i n g D a n is h
a n d E n g li s h , a s w ell a s t h e i r ow n.
T h e re c o g n iz e d g u id e s ar.e h ig h ly e d
u c a t e d a n d c u l t u r e d m en. w ho c a n be
r e lie d u p o n tc p ro v id e good ponies,
rid in g s a d d l e s a n d p a c k saddles.
I c e la n d h a s n o t r e e s w ith t h e ex
c e p ti o n o f tw o o r t h r e e s m a ll w oods
on t h e e a s t coast. T h e g o v e r n m e n t
h a s b e e n e n d e a v o r i n g to c u l t i v a t e
p in e s a n d firs n e a r R e y k ja v i k , b u t
h i t h e r t o h a v e m e t w ith b u t l i tt le su c
cess.
In R e y k ja v i k t h e r e Is a l a r g e an d
h a n d s o m e m u s e u m , w h ic h fr o m an
a n t i q u a r i a n point of view Is of Im
m e n s e In te re s t. A m ong Its c o llectio n s
a r e m a n y m a n u s c r i p t s b e lo n g in g to t h e
old S a g a w rite rs. U n d e r t h e s a m e
ro o f is a n a t u r a l h is t o r y c o llectio n
e m b r a c i n g s p e c i m e n s o f all t h e a n i
m als. b i r d s a n d fish in Ic e la n d T h e r e
Is a ls o a sp le n d id l i b ra ry a n d a good
r e a d i n g ro o m w ith so m e th o u s a n d s o f
b o o k s of r e f e r e n c e in Ic e lan d ic Eng-
Ush. G e r m a n an d F re n c h .
W A S H IN G T O N .—S ecretary
W ilson
wf is lo o k in g fo r b e d b u g s in h is offi
cial a n d n o t h is p r i v a t e c a p a c ity . Mr.
(Vllson w a n t s all t h e b e d b u g s h e ca n
?et, a n d f u r t h e r m o r e h e is w illin g to
?ay a f a i r p ri c e fo r th em .
T h is is n o t a h o b b y w ith T a m a
lim. In fact, h e h a s no i n t e n ti o n of
sver c o m in g in p e r s o n a l c o n ta c t w ith
:he u n p o p u l a r b ip e d s o r q u a d r u p e d s
)r c e n ti p e d e s , w h ic h e v e r c la s s th e y
Happen to belo n g to.
Mr. W ilson
w an ts a s m a n y of t h i s s p e c i e s of th e
bug fa m ily a s h e c a n buy a t a n ick el
«piece— fo r p u r e l y e x p e r i m e n t a l p u r
poses.
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na, a few m iles fro m W a s h i n g to n ,
:he d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r e m a i n
tains a n e i p e r i m e n t a l farm .
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Mass of b u g s t h a t h a v e a n y p a r t w h a t
soever in f a r m life a r e b e in g s t u d ie d
by t h e d e p a r t m e n t ' s s c i e n ti s ts .
In t h e r a i lr o a d s t a t i o n a t V ie n n a
this s ig n w a s p o s t e d :
“W A N T E D — B ed b u g s. F iv e c e n ts
will be p a id fo r e a c h b e d b u g deliv-
sred a t t h e office of t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l
f a r m of t h e d e p a r t m e n t o f a g r i c u l
tu r e ."
T h e f a r m e r s of V ie n n a I n t e n d to
call a t t h e f a r m a n d m a k e s u r e t h a t
a c c o m m o d a ti o n s h a v e b een m a d e fo r
th e s a f e k e e p in g of t h e bugs.
S o m e of U ncle S a m 's s c i e n t i s t s b e
liev e t h e r e is a r e a s o n for b e d b u g s
an d If th e y m a n a g e to s u b s t a n t i a t e
t h i s t h e o r y th e y I n te n d to p u t t h e m
to w o rk a t a m o r e g r a t u i t o u s t a s k
t h a n t h a t u p o n w h ic h th e y a r e g e n e r
a lly eng ag ed .
T h e r e is a t h e o r y t h a t m o s t self-
r e s p e c ti n g sp e c ie s o f b u g s w ill h a v e
no d e a lin g s w ith b e d b u g s — in fact,
t h e y will n o t live in t h e s a m e n e ig h
borh ood.
T h is t h e o r y is b a s e d u p o n tw o a s
s u m p tio n s. T h e first is t h a t b e d b u g s
a r e s c r a p p e r s a n d b e a t u p a n d kill
a n y t h i n g e ls e t h a t h a p p e n s to c ro s s
t h e i r w ay in bugdom .
N ow t h e d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r e ’s
s c i e n ti s ts h a v e a b o u t d e c id e d w h ic h
b u g s do t h e m o s t d a m a g e to
fr u it
tr e e s. T h e s e e x p e r i m e n t s h a v e b een
c a r r i e d on a t t h e L e w is f a r m s
for
m a n y m o n th s . T h e m o s t d e a d ly b ug s,
a s f a r a s f r u i t is c o n c e rn e d , h a v e b een
s e g r e g a t e d in b o x es a n d b o ttles .
T h e b e d b u g s a r e to be in t r o d u c e d
to t h e s e s e l e c t f r u i t k ille r s a n d t h e n
t h e s c i e n t i s t s a r e g o in g to s e e w h a t
h a p p e n s.
If t h e b e d b u g s c a r r y off t h e h o n
o r s U n c le S a m m a y t r y to Ind u ce
t h e m to l e a v e t h e i r p r e s e n t a b o d e s fo r
f r u i t o rc h a r d s .
Ah, It Was a Sad Day for “ Count“ Perreard
E A N P E R R E A R D , t r u e so n of
P a ris , h e of t h e C afe de P e r r e a r d ,
was d is c o n s o la t e t h e o t h e r day.
It w a s t h e S a b b a t h a n d a ls o th e an-
i n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e fall of t h e B a stile.
And fo r t h e first ti m e in y e a r s th e
“c o u n t,” a s h e is fa m il ia rl y k n o w n ,
failed to o b s e r v e t h e day. T h e c o u n t's
c e le b ra tio n s h a v e b e e n n o t a b l e e v e n t s
In W a s h i n g t o n
fo r y e a r s , b u t t h e
count l e t th e day p a s s q u ie t ly b e c a u s e
it fell on a S u n d ay .
E v e r y t h i n g a b o u t t h e C h a t e a u de
P e r r e a r d w a s n o rm a l, e x c e p t
that
from a w in d o w b re e z e d t h e tr ic o l o r
of L a B elle F r a n c e .
S tille d w e r e t h e c lin k in g gla s se s,
b ec a u se it ’w a s t h e S a b b a t h day. T h e
h e a r t y c h a n t i n g of “T h e M a r s e il le s ,”
i s o n ly t h e c o u n t could c h a n t it, w as
not w a f te d o u t in to T h i r t e e n t h s t r e e t
from t h e c h a t e a u w in d o w s a s in th e
past.
In fa n c ifu l r e t r o s p e c t i o n t h e c o u n t
recalled t h e c e le b r a ti o n s of y e s t e r
y e a r a n d h is f r ie n d s m is s e d th e m .
The bon v i v a n t s of t h e to w n , w h o call
P e r r e a r d t h e co u n t, re c a lle d t h e tr ip s
down t h e r i v e r a s h is g u e s t s an d
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a g ric u ltu re , w h ic h d e a ls w ith th e c o t
ton a n d o t h e r fibers of w h ic h our
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th e food we e a t an d t h e t i m b e r of
w hich o u r h o u s e s a r e built.
T h e c lo s e n e s s of t h e r e l a t i o n be
tw e e n t h e d e p a r t m e n t a n d t h e people
Is In g r e a t m e a s u r e d u e to th e fa c t
t h a t t h e u s e w h ic h Is m a d e of a g r i
c u lt u r a l p r o d u c t s r e c e i v e s a s m u c h
a t t e n t i o n a s t h e i r p ro d u c tio n , a n d th e
g r e a t b u lk of t h e s e p ro d u c t s Is u se d
in t h e hom e.
C o m m e n ti n g on th i s p h a s e of th e
d e p a r t m e n t ’s w o rk S e c r e t a r y W ilso n
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s o n g s of d e a r old P a ris . A n d all re
m e m b e r e d how t h e c o u n t u s e d to say,
w h e n a s k e d how h e w ould c e l e b r a t e
t h e In d e p e n d e n c e d a y of F r a n c e :
“Oh, e e t will be ze g r a n d e ti m e .”
T he continental Sunday has about
a s m u c h c h a n c e in W a s h i n g t o n a s
t h e c o u n t w ould h a v e h ad in th e
M a r a th o n , a n d so t h e only w a y t h e
h e a d of t h e h o u s e of P e r r e a r d could
o b s e r v e t h e d r y w a s to sip a little
g r e e n stuff, a s It filtered t h r o u g h a
lo a f of su g a r . B u t all t h e ti m e t h e
t r i c o l o r floated In t h e b re e z e fr o m t h e
c a s e m e n t of th e cafe.
T h e c o u n t could n o t h a v e a p ub lic
p a rty , a n d so he h a d none. I t w a s a
bad d a y fo r F r a n c e .
A n d t h e c o u n t w a s v e ry , v e r y sad.
an Aid to Housewives
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ago s t u d ie d by scien tific
m e th o d s,
s in c e it w a s found t h a t g a in i n g k n o w l
e d g e by e x p e r i e n c e w a s m u c h m o r e
c o s tly t h a n g a in i n g it b y s y s t e m a t i c
stu d y . I t is only la te ly t h a t we h a v e
c o m e to re a liz e t h a t it is e q u a lly
profitable to s t u d y t h e h o u s e k e e p e r s ’
pro b lem s.
“F if ty y e a r s ag o few s u c h
q u e s
ti o n s h a d b e e n t a k e n to t h e l a b o r a
t o r y a n d few sc h o o ls g a v e in s t r u c t i o n
in su c h su b je c ts . T o d a y v e r y m a n y
m e n an d w o m e n of scientific tr a i n i n g
h a v e t a k e n th e h o m e p ro b le m to th e
l a b o r a to r y a n d a r e finding w a y s o f
h e lp in g t h e h o u s e k e e p e r to solve h e r
p ro b le m s sa tis f a c to r ily .
“T h e d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r e h a s
s tu d ie d m a n y q u e s t io n s w h ich r e l a t e
to th e u se of a g r i c u lt u r a l p r o d u c t s o n
t h e f a r m an d in t h e h o m e, b u t p e r
h a p s n o n e of t h e m h a s a c lo s e r r e
la tio n to t h e h o u se h o ld t h a n t h e n u
t r it io n I n v e s tig a t io n s of th e office of
e x p e r i m e n t s t a ti o n s , w h ic h h a v e to do
w ith t h e u s e of a g r i c u l t u r a l p rod u ct*
a s h u m a n foods a n d w h o s e o b j e c t is
to h e lp t h e h o u s e w if e in h e r efforts
to p ro v id e good liv in g a t r e a s o n a b le
c o st, w ith o u t u n d u e la b o r .”
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' W I L L be n e w s to m a n y d o u b tle s s
t h a t t h e m u c h - c ritic is e d “t u r k e y
t r o t ” h a s b e e n d a n c e d to t h e ra in god
of a s a v a g e t r i b e in t h e n o r t h of B o r
neo for m o r e t h a n five h u n d r e d years.
S e v e ra l y o u n g w o m e n of o n e of W a s h
in g to n 's ex c lu s iv e circ le s w e r e a s
to u n d e d w h e n P rof. E d w a r d D avid
son, a W a s h i n g t o n d a n c in g m a s te r,
m a d e t h i s s t a t e m e n t to t h e m d u rin g
a l e c t u r e on t h e h i s t o r y of dan cin g.
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P r o f e s s o r D a v id so n sa id t h a t th e tu g a l m a d e a loud o u tc r y a g a i n s t th e
" t r o t ” is o n e of t h e holy of holies 'h e a t h e n d a n c e ,’ b u t t h e p h y s ic a l cul-
In t h e re lig io n o f t h e s a v a g e M u ruts. t u r i s t s a n d d a n c in g m a s t e r s f a v o r e d
W h e n t h e r e c o m e s a p r o lo n g e d d ry It on t h e g ro u n d t h a t it w a s good ex
spell t h e s e h e a d h u n t i n g n a ti v e s p e r erc ise .
In t h e f a s h io n a b le d a n c in g
fo rm t h e t r o t day In a n d d a y o u t u n til sc h o o ls of R o m e It w a s all t h e ra g e
th e g r e a t ra in god h a s h e a r d t h e i r fo r a s h o r t tim e. * T r a c e s o f t h e tur-
p ra y e r s.
T h e p r o f e s s o r v is it e d th e k e y t r o t c a n be se e n in t h e folk
n o r t h of t h e Is lan d s e v e r a l y e a r s ago d a n c e s of S w itz e r la n d , P o r t u g a l, S p ain ,
H e s a y s h e sa w t h e m d a n c e a r o u n d It a ly an d F ra n c e .
th e Im ag e of t h e god a n e n t i r e nig h t.
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" D u rin g t h e l a t t e r p a r t of t h e C aslnl in tr o d u c e d t h e d a n c e to 8 a n
e i g h t e e n t h c e n t u r y t h e t u r k e y t r o t F ra n c isc o . F o r a t i m e It w a s n o t a p
w as In tro d u c e d
In to t h e d a n c in g p r e c i a te d m u c h o u ts id e o f B a r b a r y
scho ols of It a ly a n d P o r t u g a l, an d C o a s t circles. T h e n it c a m e to N e w
soon e v e ry b o d y w as d o in g It. In th e Y ork a n d c e r t a i n p r o m i n e n t d a n c in g
first p a r t of t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n tu r y m a s t e r s In tro d u c e d it Into t h e F o u r
U g ra d u a l ly died '*•'*
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