DIGESTION AND HEALTH
Dy DR. OAMUEL 0, DIXON,
Commlnloner of Health of
Pennsylvania.
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Upon tho liciillli of every man, worn
nn mill child depend our nntloiml do-
rciixo. i,vt uh,
therefore, slop to
rcnllzn tlio neces
sity of laying thn
fotimlntloii for tho
tOlliplll Of Jlt'llCO.
This structure
lutiNt tin iiintlo up
of Individual mil tM
strong mill resist
fill to Invnulmi.
Thin strength de
li t it il h 1 ii r k o
ly upon assimila
tion of foodstuffs.
Attention inny ho called to tho fnct
tlint Mnrchy foodH nni moro quickly
mill thorotiKhly digested In tho secro
tloiiN of tho glands of tho mouth than
In tiny other part of the digestive sya-
Origin of tho Wedding Ring
Of Today Has Been Traced
Back to Days of Old Egypt
How ninny lirltlcii, nn they tremu
lously present it coy linger for tho
dosp of tho magic circlet, oven suspect
that tho welcome symbol of hymeneal
bliss coined down to them from Old
Kgypt? J n the Innd of tho sphinx
mid tho pyramid was tho crndlo of
emancipated womanhood, where mater-
fnmllliiH ruled her willing household
with despotic Hwny n fnlr and benev
olent despotism hut uouo tho less ty
riinnlcnl, borrowing her hiiiuc author-
Ity from tho mnthergoddes lals, tho
Indoml tnhlo nnd Nuprvtiie.
In iiuclent time tho Influence of
the Kgyptltin wife extended fnr be
yond the domiiln of thn fitmlty ilwel
ling, for nlie wns mistress of the
storerooms, the granaries, nnd nil tho
provisions: "Mistress of the Heals,"
"Mistress of the Linen," "Mistress of
tho Khotcmu," tho Mealed roouiK. All
tho doom, boxen nnd Jam of tho house
hold were elaborately wealed nnd un
der her nolo mipervlitloii. Thin, It Is
said, account for the great number of
scarab nenlit found by tho Hide of fe
male In mummy case.
In thin capacity n Kupreinc nrbt
ter of the hoiiHehold nnd It appur
tenances, on the wedding day tho
Kgyptlnn woman's lord, but not her
mniitor, preiieiited her with n little
string of seals which Mio woro llko
n bunch of key. At first tho Jewel
were suspended from n string hung
ubout her neck. Then sho woro them
on n cord or Htrlng tied nround her
wrliit, nnd Inter, for grenter security.
they went attached to tho linger by n
titrlng or a wire. Thin wire Is sold
to bo tho direct forhenr of tho signet
ring and of tho wedding ring.
With the ndvent of locl;n theso seals
gnvo way to keys, nnd tho hiiNbaud
ceremoniously presented his mistress
with tho keys of the household or es
tate on n ring. These becoming too
cumbersome or uncomfortable, n plain
metal band wits given with tho keys.
8nys Cicero: "Tho koy was given
to tho bride on entering her home to
signify that she was appointed mis
tress materfaiulllas of the house-
In fnct, to ho used by her to lock up
her storeroom, and In case of dlvorco
was taken nwuy."
Thus tho wedding ring comes In
proud perpetuity to the brides of to
day from tho sacred shores of tho
drowsy Nile.
Bargain Sale.
A small boy had n bicycle which ho
wished to sell, so ho placed a sign In
the bnscment window, which rend : "Ill
cycle for snlo. rivo or seven dollars."
MERIT
Dy QEORQE MATTHEW ADAMS.
Merit docs find Its truo rownrd. In
tho final summing up, people pass for
whnt they actually nro. Tho gnu go of
Morit works straight nnd sound. Luck
and Chnnco nro tho mcro tensors of
Pate.
Merit nothing beneath you.
Do moro than Is expected of you.
Do each task better than pcoplo think
you can. Uellove all things nro pos
slblo with you nnd you cannot fall to
Merit big. It Is hotter to nitn for Per
fection and miss It, than to aim at
Imperfection nnd hit It.
Merit nothing beneath you.
Ho not troubled over tho accidents
of Doitlny. Tho rulo of Merit will
safely guide you Into tho wldo way of
Winning. Truo Merit Is the rulo and
not tlio exception. Thousands of pages
of nistory lllustrato this truth.
Merit nothing beneath you.
Whatover you Merit and nro worthy
to receive, you will get Concentrate
your thoughts for the purpose of elevat
ing your Alms and Ideals, for thM
re they that lead yon en and Bp.
torn. Tho digestion of starch always
begins with tho saliva. Tho proper
miisllciillon of starchy foods depi'ii'li
upon their being held In the mouth
long enough to permcato lliein thor
oughly with plynllii, If tho starch Is
swallowed without being saturated In
(hi) mouth It passes on through tho
stomach proper Into what might bo
called tho second stomach, where lis
ingestion Is ngnlii taken up, but there
Is no substance llko tho secretions of
the mouth.
The expert chemists am constantly
testing the commercial substance sold
us digestive agents, yet I never heard
of any of them that would compare In
digestive strength with the sallvu of
tho mouth.
DOULTRTNOIK
Tho Important lesson to maintain
health In youth nnd old ago Is the prop
er digestion of tho starchy foods by
mixing them up with tho saliva In I ho
iiuitilli nml mil uwnllowlllir them down
'until' tlmt lakes place. This will pro
duce (ho chemical condition necessary
for It to bo taken up und circulated
through the body and give strength to
It nlong with that given by meats,
beans and fats.
Tho following represent some of tho
starches to bo well masticated and
mixed with tho saliva before swallow
lug: Potatoes, corn, rye, hominy, rice,
white bread, toast, macaroni, bananas,
crackers, all cereal breakfast foods,
tapioca, arrow roots, sage, buckwheat,
barley ami parsnips.
FAVORITE OF THE FILMS
The chicken huslues Is old tho
Egyptian built Incubators und raised
chickens ages ago.
NInrty-tlvii per cent of tho poultry Is
raised on the farm us u sldo issue.
No man makes a success In poultry
keeping unless ho has tho right Idea
and right aim."
Don't forget to keep the chicken
limine In sanitary condition. It Is Im
portant to do this In cold weather us
well as In hot weather.
Poultry raising Is nn Industry which
needs special attention. It should be
taken up as a business and managed
as u busluess and tlmu and effort put
Into It.
Hgg of Inferior market quality, as
to site, shape and color, should not be
used for hutching because the pullets
hatched from them may lay tho same
kind of eggs.
No business pays better than poul
try raising In proportion to the money
Invested. Tho ioultry Industry of
.South Dakota nearly equals In vnlue
that of dulry products.
The pouliry raiser should stick to
one particular breed nnd mako n spe
cialty of that breed. There I no best
breed. Tho best breed Is tho breed
which one likes best.
If n hen has to sit on a cold roost nil
night, with all tho warmth sho gets
drawn from within, sho will not bo
likely to layMho next day.
Watch tho water supply nnd sea
that tho hens drink only pure water,
nnd that they get plenty of It, ulsa that
they get It In clean vessels.
Cut n head of cabbage In halves nnd
hang where tho hens can help them
selves. The green food will bo greatly
relished nnd is a necessity to their diet
Produces Patriotism.
A people that studies Its own past
nnd rejoices In the nation's proud mem
ories Is likely to ho a patriotic people,
the bulwiirk of law and the courageous
champion of right In tho hour of need.
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Anna Little.
Piquant young movie actress who
has won many friends.
Modernized Proverbs.
Never put off till today what you
can do tomorrow.
Poverty Is no sin, but it's moro un
populnr.
Necessity and lots of lawyers know
no law.
There's nothing good nor bad but tho
moving picture men have mado It do
Its bit.
Little pitchers have wldo ears; lurg
er ones, wide curves.
A good workman never quarrels with
his boss.
A fool and his wife nro soon parted.
Whatsoever n man seweth, that shall
his wife have to rip.
Charity pictures cover u multitude
of screens.
MUSIC'S INFLUENCE ON CHILD LIFE
Dy JOHN D. 8H00P, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools.
Tho vnlue of music in the economy of human life is neither widely
nor fully appreciated.
Wo reflect to a greater or less extent in our own personalities the
rhythm nnd harmony which porvades all nature This rhythm relieves
tho monotony of existence nnd is tho agency through which wo are able
to bring ourselves into harmony with tho forces of nature and the thoughts
and emotions of our fellow humankind.
Music constitutes one of tho most pleasing and highest forms of
expression through which thought and emotions find uttornnce. It is
tho avocation which provides rcstfulnces from. tho strain of dnily pursuita
and comes as a solace to the weary brain, and as a stimulus to tho depressed
spirits.
Music forms tho basis, also, of tho most effective correlation and con
centration of tho oncrgics nnd tho purposes of tho social body. Tho church
has long recognized its power and utilizes it in blending the emotions of
its worshipers into n harmonious and unified whole. Thoro is a psycho
logical vnluo iu tho song which precedes tho discourse. It correspond to
tlio preparation of tho seedbed by the farmor to encourago germination
and a growth of that which ho sows.
Thoro is a marked analogy botweon tho rhythm of naturo and that
of which tho mind of man Boouor or later becomes conscious. It should
bo tho aim of education to encourago tho discovery of this relationship
through tho adaptation and application of music in tho training of tho
child at ovory etago of his existence.
Tho jinglo of tho Mother Qooso molody, that ia always so welcome,
and tho soothing lullaby that brings to tho child peaceful slumber indi
cate clearly that music is indigenous to tho naturo of childhood.
If wo aro careful not to conventionalize too early in tho lifo of tho
child that which is to supply this yearning and longing for tho form;
fcf Rhythmic expression, rousie will naturally and unconsciously weT
itself into the fabric of character and personality.
STATE NEWS I
TTVT PPTL'L' t
Report received, by Superintendent
Churchill from various parts of tho
state soom to indicnto that n county
unit plan of taxation for school pur
poses Is meeting with considerable
favor.
Irrigation for Langcll valley lands
in tho Southeastern part of Klamath
county from the waters of Clear Lake
In California, was indorsed at a big
meeting of prospective water users nt
Lorctltt po8toir.ee In Langcll Valley
Friday.
At tho regular meeting of the Med
ford city council Tuesday night a spe
cial election was colled for April 3,
when tho so-called extension payment
plan will bo voted upon. Tho call
was mado in answer to initiative pe
titions signed by over GOO citizens.
Dairy meetings were held during tho
past week in Grants Pass, Mcdford,
Ashland and Gold Hill. Subjects of
feeding, breeding, marketing and co
operation were discussed by E. B.
Gitts. of tho O. A. C. extension serv
ice, and J. D. Mickle, Dairy and Food
commissioner.
Tho National party will have diffi
culty entering Oregon if it wishes to
sccuro a foothold here, in light of the
recent opinion of Attorney General
Brown, which holds that the Prohibi
tion party cannot assign its rights to
tho National party and allow it to
hold a convention for the nomination of
candidates.
Professor F. G. Young, of the eco
nomics department of the University
of Oregon, has received appointment
as representative of Oregon on the
national war prison board. Professor
Young has wired his acceptance, and
been instructed to nominate county
representatives to act under him in
tho new work.
Tho contents of five five-gallon kegs
of whisky and alcohol gurgled joyously
down tho Toledo courthouse hill Tues
day afternoon and when Sheriff Bert
Gccr, in tho presence of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney McClusko and quite a
crowd of citizens, bored holes in the
containers and created the necessary
gravity, there was an unmistakable
odor that savored of the days gone by.
Tho California-Oregon Power com
pany, of Klamath Falls, has been ap
pointed by the Federal authorities as
agent to make a survey of Southern
Oregon and Northern California. A
military map is being prepared to out-
lino the work for the power company
in that section. Every tunnel must be
shown, with its capacity; every cul
vert, train, highway bridge and ford
ing place must be shown.
Fears of Marshfleld people that the
$20,000 appropriation of tho last legis
lature for tho construction of an arm
ory there might lapse and revert to the
genrcal fund before the city is able to
present a suitable site to the state,
are set at rest in a letter from At tor
ney General Brown to tho Marshfleld
authorities. He assures them that tho
appropriation will not revert at the
end of the present biennium.
Father's old clothes cut down to fit
Willie, or mother's dress of last season
transformed into dainty garments for
tho littlo girl of the family, as a re
sult of the war and the national call
for economy and thrift, are to be given
places of prominenco in tho list of pre
miums to bo offered by the Lane
County Fair next fall. Made-over
garments are to be given the place of
honor. Provision will be made for
special awards for knitting and the
making of Red Cross supplies.
Outlook for tho salo of tho 9600,000
worth of highway bonds for which bids
aro to bo opened in Portland March 15
scorns to bo particularly bright Nu
merous Inquiries aro coming In from
bond buyors all over the country, be
twoen 15 and 20 having boon received
In ono day alono by tho department
offices at Salem. Creator Interest ho
been shown In this block of bonds
than In any other slnco tho stato be
gan selling road bonds.
Hog production In tho state of Ore
gon Is rapidly falling off. according to
Professor E. J. Fjaldsted, of Oregon
Agricultural collogo, who has Just com
pleted a series of lectures to Lane
county granges in an effort to encour
ago hog ralBlng and glvo instruction
In propor mothods of feeding at a min
imum cost at present high prices of
feed. Thoro nro about 100,000 hogs
In tho stato at present, as compared
with 145,000 to 150,000 in normal
times, he stated.
Amodco M. Smith, of Portland, was
Thursday reappointed by Govornor
Wlthycombo as a member of tho In
dustrial Wolfaro Commission for a
term of throo years.
Announcement was mado this week
by President James Snipes, of The
Dalles Diamond Mills company, that
ho had sold tho ontlro plant to the
Kcrr-Qlfford company, wheat export
ers of Portland. Tho now owners havo
stated that they will Improvo and en
largo the mill to from 4S0 to 500 bar
rels more capacity.
War Recipes
Cut out the following recipe and
paito them in your cook book to help
you Hoorertze. They have been
thoroughly teited by Initructori and
pecliil lecturers in tho department
of home economics at the University
of Washington.
Baking is one of the most satisfac
tory rnchods of cooking fish. Largo and
small fish may bo baked, but small
ones aro usually broiled or sauted,
baked with the head and tail on, or
removed, and tho body split open.
Steaks and filets may also bo baked.
Fish may be stuffed for baking, or
baked in a sauce, such as tomato or
brown sauce, or may be brushed with
fat, and sprinkled with fine bread
crumbs or corn meal. Fish without
decided flavor is improved by being
marinated with a mixture of vinegar
and spices for an hour or two before
baking. Granyfish, red snapper and
flounder are good prepared in this way.
Salmon trout and rock cod are good
stuffed and served with tomato sauce.
Halibut, red snapper and catfish are
good baked in tomato sauce. Bake
fresh mackerel in brown sauce, covered
with crumbs.
Baked Catfish With Mock Holland-
also Sauce Dressed catfish, salt, pep
per, melted fat, fine bread crumbs.
Wipe and dry the catfish. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper and rub with
melted fat. Sprinkle with crumbs and
bake until tender, basting frequently.
Serve with mock Hollandaisc sauce.
Mrvk Hollnndnlse Sauce 3 tbsn
vptrptnhln oil or butter substitute. 3
tbsp cornstarch, 2 eggs, 2 cups milk,
l tap salt, juice oi one lemon, specs: oi
cayenne. Melt the fst, stir in flour,
and blend welL Add milk slowlv.
stirring constantly until thick. Add
lemon juice just before serving.
Stuffed Rock Cod Rock Cod weigh
ing 3 lbs., salt, melted fat, pepper.
Dress fish, leaving on the bead and
tail. Remove scales, beginning at the
tail and working toward the head.
Rinse the fish and dry well with a
cloth. Fill the cavity with fish stuff
ing. Sew the sides together, using a
piece of twine. Place in a dripping
pan; bake until tender; baste fre
quently with melted fat. Serve with
tomato sauce.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Wheat Bulk basis for No. 1 grade:
Hard White Bluestem, Early Bart,
Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05.
Soft V(hite Palouse bluestem, forty
fold, white valley. Gold Coin, White
Russian. $2.03. White club Little '
club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, So
nora, $2,01. Red Walla Red
Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, Cop
pel, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less. No.
3 grade 6c less. Other grades hanlcdd
by sample.
Flour Patents, $10.
Millfecd Net mill priceo, car lots:
Bran, $30 per ton: shorts, $32 per
ton; middlings, $39; mixed cars and
less than carloads, 60c more: rolled
barley, $6668; rolled oats, $66.
Butter Cubes, extras, 51c; prime
firsts, 60c. Jobbing prices: Prints,
extas, 52c; cartons, lc extra; butter
fat. No. 1, 65c delivered.
Eggs Oregon ranch, current re
ceipts, 3535ic per dozen; candled,
37c; selects. 39c
Poultry Roosters, old, 2022c per
pound; stags, 2426c; springs, 27
28c; broilers, 35c; ducks, 32 36c;
geese, 2021c, turkeys, alive, 26
27c; dressed, 3537c.
Veal Fancy, 2020ic per pound.
Pork Fancy, 2121c per pound.
Sack vegetables Carrots. $1.50 per
sack; beets, $1.50 2.00; turnips,
$1.60; parsnips, $1.502.00.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, $1
1.26 per hundred; Yakimas, $1.60;
sweet potatoes, 65c per pound.
Onions Oregon, buying price, $L76
per hundred.
Green Fruits Apples, $12.25;
pears, $2.25; cranberries, Eastern.
$17.50 per barreL
March 14, 1918.
Cattle
Med. to choice steers. . . .$10.6011.60
Good to mod. steers 9.6010.60
Com. to good steers 9.0010.00
Choice cows and heifers. 8.60 9.76
Com. to good cows and hf 8.60 9.60
Canners 4.26 6.25
Bulls 5.00 9.00
Calves 7.6012.00
Stockers and feeders.... 6.60 9.50
Hogs
Primo light hogs $16.8517.00
Prime heavy hogs 16.6016.85
Pigs 14.00(3)15.25
Bulk 16.851C.95
Sheep
Western lambs.... :..,.$16.0016.60
Valley Iambs 14.60116.00
Yearlings 13.0013.60
Wethers 12.5018.00
Iwea 0.00312.00