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POLLY PARROT’S DILEMMA
••p o o r,
m orning, good m orning,
good m orn in g I" ir r u m e d I ’ o lly
P a rro t at th e to p o f her voice. " I t s
tim e to get u p ; I t ’» tim e to get U p !“
“ O il. d e a r !" yawned Cheerups s le e p ­
ily , iia lie atretched h im s e lf and opened
one eye. “ W h a t was th a t noise? I
d id n 't te ll th e Q uisles to ca ll me. Oh,
here’s a v is ito r alreudy. Ilo w do you
do, P o lly P a r ro t! I have seen some
o f yo u r cousins In th e U n ite d Stales
and so I recognized you r ig h t aw ay. I
hope you’ll excuse me fo r not being
dressed.
I 'l l Just s lip on t ills h iith -
robe,’’ and C heenips w rapped u large
fe rn sn ugly about him.
“ O f course I ’ll excuse yo u ." cried
P o lly, fla p p in g h e r gray w ings and
snapping h e r beak, “ b u t w h y people
are such lazybones Is m ore than I can
te ll. A n d th a t, by the way, Is w hat I
have come to see you about— la zy­
bones and how to cure them , I mean.
I so, I ’o lly ? ” In q u ire d t ’heem ps.
“ W e ll, I'v e scolded a lo t about It,"
I rep lied P o lly sheepishly.
“ T h a t w on 't do.” said Cheerups. w ith
as n e a rly a severe look as his m e rry
lit t le eyes w o u ld hold. “ T h u t w o n ’t
do at a ll. W hen you go home. Just
ask M r. P a rro t as p le a sa ntly us you
can I f he w o n 't s it on the eggs p a rt
o f th e tim e. M en tio n th a t ’tu rn about
Is f a ir p la y.' and say th a t you w ill
tly o ff anil fin d a Juicy w o rm o r a b it
o f fr u it fo r Ida supper w h ile he Is s it­
tin g on the nest.
And, m ind you.
here’s a n other good Idea w h ich m ay
come In handy som etim e. I f you ever
th in k th a t danger Is com ing too near
y o u r precious eggs, ca ll the rest o f
the P a rro t flock to come and help you
d riv e o ff the enemy. M o th e r N a tu re
te lls me th a t they w ill g la d ly do It.
"But th e v e r y b e s t w a y , a s y o u w ill
find,
T o Ket y o u r w is h , la Juat be k in d .”
P o p u la r “ J im m y ” M o rriso n , p ro m i­
nent in th e "m o vies,” w as born a t
M a tto o n , III. A fte r a lib e ra l arts ed u­
cation a t th e U n iv e rs ity of Chicago,
he en tered upon a stock and v a u d e ­
v ille c a re e r w hich led him s tra ig h t to
th e screen. M r. M o rriso n weighs 135
pounds and is n e a rly six fe e t ta ll.
Poor P o lly wna bo ashamed o f h e r­
s e lf th a t she hung h e r head fo r a m in ­
ute, then she scream ed d e lig h te d ly ,
“ I 'll tr y It, M r. t'he e ru p s, I 'l l tr y be­
ing kin d and p le a s a n t; and I w o n 't
fo rg e t w hat you say about u sklng the
o th e r P a rro ts to help me, e ith e r.
T h a n k you ve ry m uch. N o w I m ust
go home, fo r no te llin g w here F a th e r
P a rro t la and those eggs may be g e t­
tin g cold.”
“ W o n 't you stop f o r a h it o f breuil-
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SUBACIDITY OF STOMACH
B u t as you are one y o u rse lf, I doubt
O O R G A N o f th e body gives people
I f you can te ll me. Y ou w o u ld n ’t go
more tro u b le and distress th a n
to th e but to And o u t how to see, now, ’
the stomach, th o ug h It also gives m uch
w o u ld you?”
"D o calm down, P o lly, and te ll me pleasure and s a tis fa c tio n .
Its trou b le s ran g e fro m th e sim plest
w h a t Is th e m a tte r," said Cheerups In
a gentle voice. “ A t least you can give dyspepsia to th e serious u lce r and the
me th e chance to he o f some help." fa ta l cancer.
“ W e ll,’’ began P o lly m ore ple a sa nt­
E s p e cia lly
n fte r m a tu rity ,
when
ly, “ M r. P a rro t and I b u ild o u r nest — people are co n sta n tly In d u lg in g in a ll
no, we d o n 't e ith e r; we d o n 't'r e a lly aorta f»f Im p ro p rie tie s In e a tin g and
b u ild a neat at a ll, we Juat And some d rin k in g , is the stom ach prone to he
idee coxy hole In the tru n k o f a tree reb e lliou s and refuse to su b m it to m a l­
and th e re I la y my egga. T hen the tre a tm e n t.
tro u b le begins I F o r I do get so tire d
T h e stomach la a t w o rk so m any
s ittin g on those eggs day and nig h t,
hours o u t o f th e tw e n ty -fo u r It Is not
and M r. P a rro t never o ffe rs to help
strange It should give out nnd show
me out. I t re a lly seems to me th a t
Its e xh a ustio n by disease.
he ought to do his share."
A ll kin d s o f food pass In to th is or-
“ H ave you naked him n ice ly to do
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“G / I RHAT’S
IN A NAME Q ”
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By MILDRED MARSHALL-------------------
Fact* about your n a m e Ita history; meaning; whence It
w a , derived; significance; your lucky day and lucky )ewel
ELLEN
E R Y fe w people kn o w th a t E lle n
be apelled E llin and a tlll re­
m ain th e auuie ch a rm in g nam e w h ich
sig n ifie s a “ lig h t " o r “ ra d ia n c e ."
In
these days o f affe ction w hen E d ith s
tu rn In to Edythea o ve rn ig h t and A lice
becomes A lys, It Is In te re s tin g to d is­
cover th a t even th e som ew hat sim ple
name o f E lle n Is capable o f ad a pta ­
V m ay
tio n
T he nam e comes fro m th e Greek
ro o t E le w h ich was firs t used In the
name o f the moon d e ity Selene. F ro m
E le again sprang th e m ost noted o f
a ll G reek names, Helene, fro m w hleh
Ellen Is d ir e c tly derived. T h e la tte r
name m ade Ita firs t appearance In
Scotland
w here
th e
p ro n u n c ia tio n
caused th e I I to be dropped fro m
Helene.
In W ales. E llin was adopted In
place o f Helene.
It came In to being
th ro u g h th e E g lw y s lla n , th e church
o f Helen, w h ich was g re a tly revered
by th e
In s u la r K e lts.
E lle n
has
achieved alm ost as great p o p u la rity In
th ia c o u n try aa h e r predecessor Helen.
I te r vogue was g re a tly Increased by
S ir W a lte r S e o tt’a c h a rm in g poem,
"T h e I.a d y o f th e L a k e .” M an y E n g ­
lish c e le b ritie s have hom e th e name,
am ong them th e g re a te st o f E n g lish
actresses, E lle n T e rry .
A m b e r Is E lle n 's ta lls m a n lc atone
T h e a ncients believed th a t I t w o u ld
p ro te ct Its w e a re rs fro m co n tag io n
and w o u ld g u a rd them fro m d a n ge r
when tra v e lin g . T h u rs d a y is E lle n ’s
lu c k y day and 8 h e r lu c k y num ber.
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CTHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By
H.
IR V IN Q
made t ills section o f Im po rta nce In th e
ru b b e r-p ro d u c in g w o rld .
A fr ic a has
•^ts F u n tu in ia e la stica o f the Iv o ry
Raising Trees — H ow
coast and th e Congo, a ta ll, ere ct tre e
g iv in g a k in d o f ru b h e r k n o w n as
Product Is Treated.
Lagos s ilk . T h e re are o th e r lesser
W ashington.— F ro m B urm a o r the centers and o th e r In te re s tin g trees, fo r
Congo to I he o th e r end o f a lend pen- n a tu re has w id e ly d is trib u te d h e r la r ­
ell In a lit t le red schoolhouse In the gess o f rubber.
U n tie d S lates Is a lung stre tc h , but
Get Seedlings From Nurseries.
runner 1ms made It. T h is substance
M ethods o f c u ltiv a tin g ru b b e r p la n ­
th u l enable» the school hoy to snap ta tio n s d iffe r as w e ll as processes o f
paper wads at G o ld ilo cks bus made g a the rin g . A ru b b e r p la n ta tio n Is cre­
autom obiles possible and has ta ke n Its ated m uch as a fo re s t-tre e p la n ta tio n
place w ith coal and o il as a m aker o f w o u ld he. N u rs e rie s are m a in ta in e d
history. In d u s try la lo o kin g fo r new fo r th e p ro d u c tio n o f seedling rub b e r
fields not co n tro lle d by fo re ig n powers. trees, raised fro m seed. T h e seed o f
The U n ite d S tales D e p a rtm e n t o t th e Para ru b b e r tree, w h ic h m ay be
Commerce, In a re p o rt Just out on an accepted as th e most tr u ly rep re se n ta ­
exhaustive In v e s tig a tio n o f Ihe po­ tiv e o f Its lurge co te rie o f fe llo w s . Is
te n tia l value o f the P h ilip p in e a r c h i­ a m o ttle d brow n, som ew hat lik e a
pelago fo r crude rubber, expresses the ch e stnu t though la rge r. I t Is enclosed
opinion th u t p ro fita b le p ro d u c tio n Is In a pod und drops out as th e h u ll
possible there.
cracks. In th e b e tte r p la n ta tio n s cure
The rep o rts hold th a t under fa v o r­ Is exercised In se le ctin g th e seed fo r
able co n d itio ns an an n ua l m axim um the n u rse ry.
o u tpu t o f 70,000 tons could he pro­
T he y o u th fu l trees s p ro u t q u ic k ly
duced In th e Islands. In the southern and are soon ready fo r tra n s p la n tin g .
p o rtio n o f w hleh a p p ro x im a te ly 1,800,- In row s o f about tw o hu n dre d trees
(sst acres are su ita b le fo r rub b e r rais­ to an acre the le a fy sources o f o u r
ing. T he re p o rt
m a rk s the com­ rubber su pply c lim b up w a rd , and in
p letion o f a n o th e r slage In the de­ the case o f Para ru b b e r a re ready to
p a rtm e n t's w o rld wide survey o f the produce th e ir firs t sm all crop a t the
rubber s itu a tio n , s ta rte d 18 m onths end o f five years. M ea n w h ile , care
ago at th e Instance o f congress a n il the has been ta ke n to keep dow n weeds
trades, when It became apparent th n f and to cut out the trees th a t do not
the legalized re s tric tio n o f the p la n ­ liv e up to th e prom ise o f th e seed.
ta tio n rub b e r o u tp u t In B ritis h pos­
W hen 20 Inches around at 3 feet
sessions m ig ht menace A m e rican con­ fro m the g ro u n d th e tree can s ta rt
sumers. In recent m onths high rub b e r to serve nnd can go on se rv in g fo r
prices, feared by Ihe A m e rican Indus­ several decades I f the good n a tu re o f
tr y at th e outset o f the B ritis h re­ the trees Is not Imposed upon by too
s tric tio n program , have been realized. m uch ta p p in g o r by disease a llow ed
The 70.000-ton p o te n tia l P h ilip p in e o u t­ to a ttn ek them fro m la ck o f care.
put w ould com pare w ith an an n ua l Im ­ T a p p in g Is, then, an Im p o rta n t episode
po rt now o f 340.000 to n s by th e U n ited In the life o f tn e ru b b e r tree. It Is a
States.
science th a t th e n a tive s have long
Juice Known as L a tex.
p ra ctice d , and In w h ich th e y have
When n a tu re p lanted the rub b e r tree gained re m a rk a b le deftness. I t Is also
In the tro p ic s she endowed ntan ric h ­ som ething about w h ich th e c u ltiv a to r
ly. Most people th in k rub b e r comes ts s till le a rn in g .
fro m the snp o f th e tre e Just as does
Must Be Tapped Properly.
m aple siru p . Instead It Is a s tic k y ,
A d a lly c a ll upon the ru b b e r tree
m ilk y Juice o f the tree flo w in g th ro u g h and w id e slushes upon Its a kin are g iv ­
su rfa ce cells Just beneath th e hark. ing w ay to a lte rn a te ta p p in g and m ore
I t Is kn ow n as la te x and nourishes the re s tric te d slashing. T a p p in g is an
tree th ro u g h the latex system .according e a rly m o rn in g act, b e g in ning at d a y­
to a sta te m e n t by the A m e rican N a­ lig h t and sto p p in g by n in e In the m orn ­
tu re association o f W a shington. T h e re ing. A th in s h a vin g o f b a rk Is taken
are m ore th a n one hundred trees o ff d ia g o n a lly across a v a ry in g p a rt o f
th ro u g h o u t the tro p ic a l belt e n c irc lin g the tre e ’s c irc u m fe re n c e w ith a sharp
the w o rld th a t produce Juice tlia t w ill tool lik e a f u r r ie r ’s blade. It req u ire s
m ake ru b b e r. I t , however, Is a some­ deftness and care, fo r a cu t too deep
w h a t h e lte r-s k e lte r p ro p e rty . Some o f exposes the tre e to disease, and one
th e trees In the fo u r groups g e n era lly cu t too th in Im pedes th e flo w o f Juice.
c re d ite d w ith p ro d u c in g caoutchouc T h e re are v a ria tio n s In ta p p in g In­
do not liv e up to the fa m ily tra d itio n , cisions, but they u ll seek to reach the
w h ile o th e r ou tsid e la n d s do possess v a lu a b le la te x to fre e It so th a t it w ill
th e p ro p e rty .
g a th e r In th e p o rce la in cups at the
A q u a rte r c e n tu ry ago th e w o rld lo w e r end o f th e Incision. T he prop­
d re w Its ru b h e r from the n a tiv e fo r­ e rly tnpped tre e w ill heal q u ic k ly , hut
ests. W a s te fu l m ethods p re va ile d and Just how long p la n ta tio n trees w ill live
th e w o rld commenced to ro ll about In and y ie ld u n d er s c ie n tific and ca re fu l
horseless c a rria g e s w ith s o ft tires. h a n d lin g Is s t ill In th e re a lm o f con­
Dem and leaped fo rw a rd w ith the en­ je c tu re . T im e has not yet been long
couragem ent o f custom, d iscovery and enough to a llo w conclusions.
In v e n tio n . T h u s the T w e n tie th cen­
Once the ru b b e r tre e had yielded up
tu ry has seen fo re s try p rin c ip le s ap­ the g if t th a t n a tu re stored w lth tn It,
p lie d to ru b b e r-tre e p la n ta tio n s set out, man tu rn e d his In v e n tiv e genius to
ro ta tio n o f crops Invoked, and an ag­ tra n s fo rm It.
F ro m th e po rce la in
r ic u ltu r a l o rd e r b ro u g h t In to ru b h e r cups the s tic k y flu id Is em p tie d Info
p ro d u c tio n th a t e v e n tu a lly m ust find m ilk enns. d u s k y n a tive s g a th e rin g the
Its w ay In to A m e rica 's tim b e r-p ro d u c ­ run u n d er tro p ic suns, m uch as fa r
ing areas.
n o rth V e rm o n te rs g a th e r m aple sap un­
der the cold b lu e o f an e a rly s p ring
Various Trees Produce Rubber.
T o th e v a lle y o f the Am azon and the sky.
F o r th e m a rk e t th e Para ru b b e r Is
c o m m e rc ia lly kn ow n I ’ara ru b b e r ts
g e n e ra lly accorded th e palm f o r su­ prepared In several form s. T he m ore
p e rio rity . In th e low lnnds, hot w ith crude m ethod o f m a k in g “ b is c u its "—
steam o f tro p ic sun and r iv e r courses. rich bro w n . OO-pound b is c u its o f crude
Hevea b ra z ilie n s ls prospers o fte n to CO rub h e r— s t ill p re v a ils som ew hat, p a r­
fe e t In h e ig h t and g row s w ith tw o o r tic u la rly In B ra z il. A wooden paddle
dipped In th e flu id , held over the
th re e near relative s, a ll o f w hom are
atiioke o f b u rn in g leaves, dipped again
ric h producers o f rubber.
In
B ra z il
a s m a lle r tre e
p ro ­ and again, g ra d u a lly a cquires Its ru b ­
duces Cerea ru b h e r when It has ber b iscu it.
Three Forms of Preparation.
reached tw o ye a rs o f age. In Guiana
N e w e r practices, the A m e ric a n Na­
tw o species o f Hevea guayenls and
p a u c ifo lin p ro vid e th e rub b e r y ie ld tu re a ssociation p o in ts out, have Im ­
w h ile th e Pernam buco rub b e r comes proved the h a n dlin g. T h e re are three
fro m a sm all d ro o p in g tree possessing m ain fo rm s o f p re p a ra tio n , smoked
s h e e t th in pale crepe and th ic k pale
a som ew hat In fe rio r ru b b e r q u a lity .
M uch o f the ru b b e r com ing In to th e crepe. T h e firs t looks fo r a ll the
U n ite d States o rig in a te s w ith a re l­ w o rld lik e th e good old b la ck m o­
a tiv e o f th e b re a d fru it tree. T h is rub ­ lasses candy. I t has Its th ickn e ss o f
ber tre e Is C a s tlllo a elastlca, n a tive about a q u a rte r Inch, Its ric h b la c k ­
o f E cundor, M exico, C olom bia and Cen­ ness and sh in y surface, b u t It sm ells
tr a l A m e rica. T h is tree grow s to con­ som ething lik e bacon. I t has been
s id e ra b le h e ig h t and o fte n reaches coagulated hy a sm oke ha th, and on
It th e va riou s p la n ta tio n s g e n era lly
th re e feet a ro u n d the tru n k .
In M alaya. Slam . B urm a, Ceylon nnd stam p th e ir p a rtic u la r brand.
T he th in pale crepe Is about the
o th e r tro p ic a l states grow s the rubber-
fig, F tc u * e la stlca . h u t th e tra n s p la n t­ th ickn e ss nnd co lo r o f lem on-colored
ed Para ru b b e r trees o f B ra z il have flannel. T he th ic k pale crepe w ould
1,500,000 Acres Suitable for
“ No, th a nks, too much o f a h u r r y ,"
ch a tte re d P o lly and was gone.
F ro m th u t day to th is the ru le In
th e P a rro t fa m ily has been share and
share a like .
i(e ) b y
QJour Health
C ried
Excuse You,
Course
P o lly , F la p p in g H e r W ings.
To Get Rubber
in Philippines
K IN Q
CROWS AND THE CROPS
L ittle .
B ro w n
A Co.)
By -Andrem F.
J Currier, M. D.
gun, hut It digests o n ly the p ro te id s
or a ll umenoids.
T h e m ucus secreted by Its glands
gives m o is tu re and sllp p e rlne ss to the
food muss, and the h y d ro c h lo ric acid
und pepsin digest o r liq u e fy It.
These substances m ay he In excess,
they m ay he d e ficie n t, and in ra re
cases m ay he absent.
S u b a c ld lty , o r h yp o ch ylln , means
th e re Is not enough o f them fo r diges­
tiv e purposes, ju s t as in s u p e ru c ld lty
th e re Is too much.
S u b a c id ity Is less comm on than
a iip e riic ld ity .
occurs
ofte ne st
w ith
those who have Rome k in d o f nervous
d iso rd e r and Is una tte n d e d by In fla m ­
m a tio n o r g a s tritis .
I t comes and goes nnd a lte rn a te s
w ith p e rio d s w hen th e re Is too much
h y d ro c h lo ric a d d .
T h is fa c t Is d e term in e d by e xa m i­
n a tio n o f th e co n ten ts o f th e atomnch
rem oved when d ig e stio n Is a t Its
height.
C onnected w ith s u b a c ld lty Is a con­
d itio n k n o w n as “ a to n y ” o f the stom ­
a c h ; w h ich means th a t th e tn u sculur
coat Is m ore o r less p a ra lyze d and
does n o t c o n tra c t and c h u rn its con­
te n ts about, w h ich Is an essential p a rt
o f th e d ig e s tiv e process.
T h e c o n d itio n s causing su b a cld lty
m ay c o n tin u e u n til a t length no a d d
at a ll Is secreted, w h ich w ould mean
th a t some o f th e tu b u le s w h ich pro­
duce g a s tric Juice have a tro p h ie d or
w ith e re d and w ill be o f no fu rth e r use.
i
I f th e re la o n ly m od e ra te su b a cld lty
th e re m ay he no u rg e n t sym ptom s o f
any k in d ; t u t I f th e c o n d itio n persists
anem ia m ay develop, w ith possible te r­
m in a tio n In c a n c e r; hence the m a tte r
m ust n o t te neglected.
T h e o rd in a ry sym pto m s are discom ­
fo rt and a sense o f w e ig h t and f u ll­
ness when d ig e stio n Is going on. w a n t
o f a p p e tite , belching, headache, d iz z i­
ness and c o n stip atio n .
In tre a tin g It th e gtffieral c o n d itio n
a h o ulil he Im proved by sim ple food, a
glass o f hot w a te r be fore meals, sleep
In abundance, o u td o o r exercise, sun­
shine and freedom fro m w o rry I f poa-
A S A ru le cro w s a re b ird s o f e v il
* * omen. B u t th e re la one co n d itio n
u n d er w hich a fa rm e r m ay see a erow
to his advantage.
I f a s o lita ry erow
is seen w a lk in g about a fie ld Juat be-
Pore It la p u t to seed then It Is an
omen o f good crops. B u t sh o u ld the
lone erow perch on a lim b o v e rlo o k ­
ing th e Held as th e seed Is be in g p u t
In the corn w ill ru n to s ta lk und th e re
» III he precious lit t le g ra in . A nd I f
the crow caws th e c ro p w ill be a to ta l
fa ilu re .
T h is ts because th e c ro w —o r th e
raven, w hich Is p ra c tic a lly th e same
th in g la an a tte n d a n t b ird o f (Id in ,
the c h ie f o f th e N'orse gods, and O din
had a d irect In te re st In a g ric u ltu re , as
m any sto rie s o f him a tte st.
I t was
fo rm e rly th e custom In th e S ca n d i­
navian peninsula to leave sta n d in g In
the Held n fte r th e h arvest a sh e a f o f
wheat " F o r O d in 's horses,” and the
god Is represented ns once h a v in g p ro ­
tected In person a fie ld o f rye near
T ro le n b o rg In w h ich rye gre w w ith
astounding fru itfu ln e s s . Now when
the b ird o f O din w a lk s q u ie tly o ve r a
field. Inspecting It, he Is a ctin g fo r his
m aster givin g It O d in 's p ro te ctio n ,
i T h is Is m ythology, a s u rv iv a l o f the
Norse re lig io n
B u t In th e p e rch in g
o f the crow upon a llm h o ve rlo o kin g
I th e field we see th e In tro d u c tio n o f
magic. He is perched on a Hint»— a
I sta lk, as It w ere— and so. by sym p a ­
th e tic magic, the fu tu re crops w ill ru n
slhle.
S hould the disease become ve ry
troublesom e th e co n ten ts o f the stom ­
ach should he exam ined snd a course
o f tre a tm e n t In s titu te d by one w ho Is
fa m ilia r w ith stom ach diseases.
< £ by Oaorga M atth ew A dam s )
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W hat Really Matter»
I t does not m uch m a tte r w h a t o u r
w o rk m ay b e ; w h a t. I th in k , does m a t­
te r la th a t w h ich we are p u ttin g Info
It.
W h ile o u r b ra in s are busy w ith
Ideas and o u r hands w ith tools, we
m ay be p u ttin g In to o u r w o rk some­
th in g w h ich la n e ith e r o f b ra in n o r o f
hand.— Exchange.
A L IN E O' CH EER
By John
K e n d ric k
Bangs,
t t » l i t H I H H I I l I 1 I I'
B L IN D
K N E W a a o la m n e h o ly fe lle r
W h o d w e lt so m u ch d o w n in
hla c e lla r
H e n e v e r k n e w th e lig h t e c s ta t ic
T h a t g lo r ifie d h ie d u sty a ttic
H e liv e d ao m u ch In t h o u g h t s of
d oom he
D e e m e d lif e a d u n g e o n d ark and
g lo o m y .
A nd In th e d a r k n e s s e v e r grog*
tn g
L o st a ll th e g i f t s o f J oyou s h o p ­
in g
T h at w a ite d fo r h im 'm id g lo r ia s
T h a t flood ed a ll th e u p p er s t o r ie s
I
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by M cC lu re N e w ap eper S y n d ic ate )
WHITE WOMAN MAKES WAY
INTO CAPITAL OF TIBET
F ra n k VV. M o n d e ll, fo rm e r represen­
ta tiv e fro m W yo m in g and R e p ublican
le a d e r In th e house. Is now being men­
tio n e d In S w am pscott, the sum m er
c a p itu l, and In o ffic ia l c irc le s In W ash­
in g to n as th e p robable successor to tile
la te E d g a r B a n c ro ft ns A m e ric a n am­
bassador to Japan. M r. M on d e ll hns
Just re tire d as a m em ber o f th e W a r
F in a n c e c o rp o ra tio n . T h is p h o togrnpb
o f him wus ta ke n a t H o t Springs, Va.
puss fo r tr ip e In any com pany w ith
its lem on tin tin g , and h a lf-in c h th ic k ­
ness. A chem lcnl, u s u a lly ace tic acid.
Is used to husten co a g u la tio n and th e
h e a v ie r mass, a fte r s tra in in g and m ix ­
in g th e acid. Is m ille d and pressed In to
one o r the o th e r o f the crepe form s.
A f t e r a b rie f d ry in g It is ready to be
haled and shipped o ff to th e m y ria d
fa c to rie s w a ttin g to tu rn It In to tires,
tubes, b a th in g caps, erasers, ru b b e r
bands, hulloons, and a thousand and
one o th e r th in g s.
F rench e x p lo re rs o f e a rly days made
special studies o f rub b e r. N everthe­
less It was regarded m a in ly as a cu­
r io s ity fo r a lo n g tim e . N a tiv e prod­
u c ts came fro m th e colonies In S outh
A m e rica , nnd ha p ha za rd e xperim ent
w e n t on In several L a tin countries. It
wns in E n gland, how ever, th a t the firs t
success a t m a n u fa c tu re wus won, and
an In te re s tin g page In nature-econom ic
h is to ry w ritte n .
A f t e r fa ilu re o f a p a te n t In 1771 fo r
w a te r-p ro o fin g clo th w ith a th in la y e r
o f m elte d ru b b e r, and the collapse fo r
w a n t o f p ro p e r m a ch in e ry o f an at­
te m p t to weave s trip s o f rubber,
C h a rles M acinto sh , o f Glasgow, In
1823, ob taine d a p a te n t and started
m a k in g c lo th w ith ru b b e r between two
la y e rs o f fa b ric . H e gave his name
to th is ty p e o f m a te ria l, and so It Is
k n o w n to d ay. A b o u t th e same tim e
T hom as H ancock was e xp e rim e n tin g
a n il m a k in g su cce ssfully a rtic le s using
th e e la s tic ity o f rub b e r.
Vulcanized Rubber Discovered.
E a rly a tte m p ts to m a n u fa c tu re rub­
b e r in th e U n ite d S tutes w ere made
d u rin g th e firs t fo r ty ye a rs o f the Nine­
teenth ce n tury. T h e y w ere not 'c r y
successful, a lth o u g h N a th a n ie l Hay­
w a rd , e x p e rim e n tin g w ith tlie rubber
stock In a W o b u rn (M uss.) fa c to ry that
had fa ile d , w o rk e d o u t a process o f
m ix in g rub b e r w ith s u lp h u r and tre a t­
in g It w ith a cid gas fum es. Charles
G oodyear, o f C o n n e cticu t, had pre­
v io u s ly fig u re d o u t a s im ila r method
b u t n e ith e r w ere e n tire ly sa tisfa ctory.
G oodyear purchased th e H a yw a rd
rig h ts and set a b o u t to devote his for­
tu n e and his lif e to ta m in g rubber.
It Is to ld th a t he had made a m ix tu re
o f ru b b e r w ith s u lp h u r and was dis­
cussing It w ith frie n d s one cold night
In th e k itc h e n . A piece o f rub b e r In
h is hand h it th e red -h o t door o f the
k itc h e n stove. I t stu ck to th e stove
and hardened w ith o u t m e ltin g . Good­
ye a r e x c ite d ly g o t a k n ife , scraped the
lu m p fro m the stove and washed It.
H e had discovered vu lca n ize d rubber
nnd fo rg e d th e lin k th a t connected rub­
ber w ith the tho usa n d s o f uses It has
today.
N a tu re stored h e r w e a lth to man In
m any strange places. L ik e coal oil
and o th e r treasures, she takes care
th a t m an has to expend much hard
la b o r to tu rn b e r w onders to bis use.
som etim es by bands o f nomads, hut
were never a tta cked , though they
c a rrie d th e ir live s In th e ir hands and
w ere s tric k e n w ith fe v e r through
thirst.
O nce across th e m ountains, they
was confident o f b e lrg able to pass
w ere tn an u n kn o w n land, never be­
easily as a n ative.
fo re tro d d e n by strangers.
Through
H e r firs t a tte m p ts w ere baffled, and
a t Lhasa.
deep snow th e y to ile d on. w ith depth
several tim e s she was beaten hack,
e v e r a t th e ir heela. u n til nt last t l ev
London.— F a n ta s tic a dventures o f s her a tte n d a n ts and r a t t le d yin g o f w ere a t th e gates o f Lhasa, and
F rench e xp lo re r. Mme. A le x a n d re D a ­ cold nnd hunger.
trud g e d In to th e c ity fo r w hich they
Convinced th a t th e g re a t Journey
vid Neel, who re c e n tly re tu rn e d to
had dared go m uch.
P a ris n fte r an nhsence o f fo u rte e n could not he made by a p a rty , she
T h e re th e y liv e d f o r tw o months-
set
out
In
1922
on
fo
o
t
w
ith
a
single
years In the little -k n o w n regions o f
n il th e tim e as beggars, w ith o u t
servant,
crossing
passes
blocked
w
ith
C hina and T ib e t are relate d In the
th e ir disguise being penetrated or
M atin , says a P a ris d isp a tch to the snow nnd ta k in g roads th a t overhung th e ir Id e n tity being suspected.
p e rp e n d ic u la r precipices.
London C hronicle.
"T h e re .'' said Mme. David. "
B u t again she was tu rn e d hack, “ ns
H a v in g heen sent to In d ia In 1911
liv e d th e lif e o f poor fo lk among
I
f
by
some
m
ysterio
u
s
fo
rc
e
,"
tn
her
en a m ission hy th e m in is try o f pub- I
these stra n g e people. I t Is. I believe,
lie In s tru c tio n , to s tu d y llu d d h 's tlc | own phrase, a n il a fte r a long de tou r
the fir s t tim e th is has ever heen done,
te xts o f p h ilosophy, she met tn In d ia she again fo u nd h e rs e lf back at ber and I am pleased th a t It should have
1 'h e d a ls l lam a, who had heen d riv e n base.
heen a wom an and a P nrtslenne wh®
F in a lly , In 1923. she m ade th e a t­
out o f Lhasa by th e Chinese.
has succeeded In do in g IL "
te
m
p
t
on
fo
o
t
fro
m
Chinn,
accompa­
“ F ro m th a t m om ent." she said. “ It
nied
o
n
ly
hy
a
young
T
ib
e
ta
n
whom
! became an ( ■'session w ith me to enter
$100,000,000 From Fish
the F orb id d e n C ity Its e lf a t a ll ahe had adopted.
O tta w a , O n t.— I t was predicted th **
I costs.”
T hey were disguised as m endicants.
She kne v the language and customs and begged th e ir way T h e y trave le d C anada’s fish e rie s w ill soon ren h sn
I of the Country ao perfectly that she th ro u g h fo re s ts by n ig h t, fo llo w e d a n n ua l o u tp u t valued a t
w
Mme Neel of France Dons Biggar's
Garb and Spends Two Month*