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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1919)
Lung Diseases Lead Army Ills EitimaledTlial There Art 40,000 Caiei Which Will Require Superviiion Out of 7,710 ciibos of difchnrgcil disabled men from nriny, linvy and muriiio corps whoso ensoa lmvo been jinFfcd upon by tlio wnr rink insiirnnco burenu, nntl who therefore are eligible for frco vocational retraining by tho fedornl board for vocational education, 2,7'J1, or per wnt, havo luberculosiH or lung coinplnlnlH. 'J'lio federal tannl fslntod it i'h informed that first and lafil there will bo between thirty thousand and forty thoucand tuberculosis, cases. Not all of them will roqulro vocational retraining, but tho number expected is largo. These eases will bo handled on a Hcparato basis from the rest of the injured and disabled men, and will require constant supervision and med ical attention to insuru tho arresting of tho diseaso and coniplelo restora tion to health. Tin's i'h tho primary consideration, and training will be only such dur ing this period as to furniMi enough occupation to keep the patient busy, contented and hopeful. Canada has been very sumwiful in dealing with her tuberculous nrmy men, and the Canadian cystem will, in many particulars, bo followed by tho federal board with men of tho United States forces. Tho old idea that a man recovered from tuberculosis chould do noth ing but out-of-doors work is exploded, and, according to tho federal board, there is a great variety of indoor occupations U can follow with perfect safety, provided his living and working conditions nFo proper. According to ollkiul advices the tolnl of "major amputation cases" in the United States forces to date is 3,031, of which 2,808 arc arm and log cases, and of these approximately 000 are arm amputations and 1,708 nro leg amputation. The remaining 720 arc hands, feet and two or moro lingers. Not all of these men require special training to cnablo them to mako a living, the federal hoard for vocational education pointe out; in fact, the iwrcentagc is smaller than one would imagine A lawyer, doctor, draflMuau, bookkeeper, dentist, stenographer, ofllco man or salesman is not necessarily allcdcd unfavorably in making a living by reason of having lost a leg; but the loss of an arm may -bo a very serious matter. Those who in tho main requiro rc-cducation on account of leg or arm amputations arc farmers, artisans whoso trado required great activity, such as carpenters, teamsters, structural iron workers and the like. There are no hard and fast rules, and cannot bo, for each case must be judged on its own merits, as for instance that of a professional vio linist, who, having lost a finger joint of his left hand, found Ins occupa tion utterly gone and had to learn to do something oho for a living. The . Monroe Doctrine Ai Announced in Menage to Con gress in 1823 Tho Monroe doctrine, as announced iiy President .Monroe In his iiiomniiko to oonKrcKK In 1B23, vnn n simple state ment of tho nttltudo of this country toward tlio South American republics. Henry Clay hnit made an effort to have tho Independence of tliwio repub lics recognised, and In 181i2 their Inde pendence wan acknowledged by con Kress. President Monroe, had recalled John Qulney AdaniH from tho court of St. James to become his secretary of state, and many historians credit Adams with tho authorship of tho mes Hugo, In which tho doctrlno was stated uh follows: "As a principle, tho Amerlcnn con tinents, by tho free and independent position which they havo assumed and maintained, nro henceforth not to bo considered ns subjects for future colonization by nny Kuropenn power." Eucalyptus Fastest Growing of Any of Hard Wood Trees Hard, nno grained, durnblo wood usunlly grows slowly. A most remark nble exception Is the eucalyptus, and this gives the tree Us great vnluo In reforestation. It Is an Id that tho euca lyptus grows llvo times as rapidly as any other tree. Seedlings havo been observed to mako an nverngo growth of six Inches u day, and ono tree at tained a height of 125 feet and a di ameter of !I0 Inches In nine years. Tho eucalyptus will not thrivo whero there nro frosts, but In tho South It promises to go a long way toward lining tho place onco occupied by other hardwooilH which havo been greatly reduced by demands for furniture and cooperngo stock. Mexican Oil Exports In 1918 Valued at 140,557,553.20 Pesos Pctroloum exported from Mexico during 1018 was valued at 110,557, r5!l."0 pesos, according to data fur nished by tho department of petroleum of tho government, (loveriiment dutk'H on thoso oxporlH amounted to 31, 120,m7.10 pesos. Of (ho 7,077,-'77 tonH exported, 0,057,55(1 were crude petro leum and Iho remainder rellned. From Tnmplr was shipped fi,W0(000 Ions, from Tiixpam '.V.SMMno Uuh and from Puerto Mexico 110,551 Ions, Simplest Remedies Found To Bo Best Disinfectants During Severe Epidemics Years ago Marseilles .was visited by a great plague. Hlch and poor died In their hundreds, and to rob tho for mer four men Invented nromntlc vine gar, which, used ns n disinfectant, on aided them to rlllo the dead without fear of infection. During tho great plaguo of 1005 thoso who were deputed to bury tho dend always carried a phial of nromntlc vinegar, and his tory tells us that whenever Cardinal Wolsoy lind cause to go among tho poorer members of his flock ho Invn :lably held to his nose a golden orange ll'led with tho sumo preventative Cnnary wine, too, was used In 1005 ns n disinfectant. Doctors carried lit tie cassolettes on tho top of their nines, which they sniffed when visit log the stricken, and In tho affected houses tho mnoko of Juniper was used. Amusement Tax In Voguo Moro Than 150 Years Ago Declares London Writer The entertainment tar of tho pres ent day was anticipated over 160 years ago by tlio Inventive genius who pro posed that all places of public diver sion, Including playhouses, operas, masquerades, Itanelngh, Vauxhnll, Sad ler's Wells and Astley's tho fa mous resorts of tho fair and fashion- able of his day should be taxed, says a writer In London Tlt-Hltx. An other proposal was that tho very statues In tlio garden and tho lakes and tho groves, tho grottoes and tho temples of thoso days, wcro thick set with statues of heathen gods and goddesses should have a prlco put on their heads. Tlmo wns when taxes were put on' tho watches attached to tlio seals that dangled from tho fobs of the beaux or hung on tho girdles that encircled tho waists of the belles. Those who owned clocks wero also re garded as Jit subjects for special taxa tion. The "guinea-pig" tax tho tax a householder had to pay for every per son In his household who woro a pig tail and covered his hnlr with powder -had Its day and passed away. So, too, had a tar on soup tho Impost that gnvo Lord North his nlcknnmo of "Old Soapsuds" and a tax on salt. Gloves and mittens wcro onco taxed, and so nlso wero scores of other arti cles and the shops In which they were sold. Home Output of Peanut Oil Is Now Only Second to Jhat Of Linseed and Cottonseed The wnr lins brought the peanut Into Its own. Reforo 1011 peanut oil wns almost unknown ns an article of domestic manufacture nnd thousands of gallons wcro Imported even J'cnr from countries that grew no peanuts, although the South wns producing mil lions of pounds nnd capnblc of In creasing that production nlmost In definitely. Hut In 1017 the output of peanut oil had so Increased that It ranked third among all the vegetable oils made from home-grown products, being exceeded only by cottonseed oil end linseed oil. Tennut oil, It Is point ed out by experts In aliment, serves prnctlcnlly tho same food purposes ok does cottonseed oil, nnd lins the ndvnntngo thnt It can bo obtained by cold pretwlng like ollvo oil, and becomes thereby a superior table oil. It hns tho advnntngc over cottonseed oil also In that the cake, after the ell Is pressed out, forms a pnlntnble human food very high In protein. A survey by the federal bureau of markets shows the great gain In the production and use of peanuts, not only for oil but for peanut butter, nnd as a substitute for moro costly nuts or as a component part In confectionery. Pineapple Fi&er Cloth. Aside from Its edlblo qualities the plnenpplo Is little known In tills coun try, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. In Chlnn, however, It Is especially cul tivated for the uso of tho leaves In making cloth. The fiber Is extracted from the leaves by n slmplo process, nnd made Into thread. It Is then run onto bobbins nnd spools, nnd Is ready for weaving, the old nntlve looms be ing employed. OYOfl n dJGCSB Not Meant That Way. "I sco this show advertises a chorus of forty." "Hotter get somo younger girls." Here, Here. "This Is a very worthy cause." "Hear, hear." "Whero Is tho man who will cou tribute $1,000 ob a Btartor7" "Tho hear, hear" was not repeated. Visit. "Angels' visits aro fow and far bo twecn." "It's dlfforcnt with my wlfo's rela tives. Ain't no angels pn thnt list, however." Freeh. "Is this n strictly fresh egg?" "Strictly. The hen that laid It, ma'am, hasn't quit cackling over tho fact -yet." Tho Effect. "Tlicro Is ono queer thing about a man when ho I full." . - "What U that?" "lie gtmuraHy looks so vacant." Its Kind. "Smith hns n nice Job on his hands." "What's that?" "To put his married son on his feet." Tho Special Kind. "When a man courts -n girl, It la deeds, not words, thnt count." 'Tes,. especially If they nro real cs tnto deeds." Natural Affinity. "How como such a duck of a girl to marry that phoney doctor!" "Isn't It qulto nntural to find a duck with quack?" A Question. 'Tes, sir, wo women can undertake any obligations thnt men can." "Ddes thnt Include closing street car doors?" The Instinct. "Whnt Is tho first thing a man does when ho gets a feather In his cap?" "What does ho do?" "Ho plumes himself on It." Ways of the Sex. Mr. Itliighum Why did that woman keep you Munding at tho door for half an hour7 Ills Talkative Wife-Sho said she! hadn't lime In coma In, MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. Tho Premier Municipal Bond House MOKK1S BUILDING, 309-311 Stark St. Covemment and PORTLAND, OREL- Established Over Municipal Bonds Phone Bdwy, 2151. Twenty-Five Years WRIGLEYS r 5 "HI long-lasting bars in each package. The biggest value in refreshment you can pos sibly buy. A BENEFIT to teeth, breath, appetite and digestion. The price is 5 cents. WW The Flavor Lasts WHAPPtO III iiiiiiiiii Cuticura Soap Is Ideal For the Hands V Granulated Eyelids, I OUI 1 I Eyes Efti inflamed bv expo sure to San. Oust and Wind .uickly relieved by Mcrlne veRemedy. No Smarting, tint Eve Comfort. At Vnnr nmrrcriiii nr hv mail 60c tier Bottle. For Book ol the Eye free write his Murlno Eye Remedy Co., Chicago. LIVK AGENTS mnko blr money In spare time selling oil leases. lilB commissions Quick selling proposition. Permanent po sition. Write J. E. 8herldan Co., Slaugh ter Hide-. Dallas, Texas. Rhine Long a Boundary. Tho first pooplo who took posses sion of tho banks of tho Rhine, wo aro told, wero tho hnlf-savago Colts, who nfterward received tho nnrao Gauls. In tho height of his glory Caesar crossed tho Rhino and shortly after ward took tho ontlro river under his Jurisdiction. Tho rlvor was, In Ro man tlmos, n boundary botweon tho provlnco of Gaul and tho German trlbos, nnd nt a later date nnd until 1871 was tho frontier botweon Gor many and Franco. Two Timely Tips. lodlno stains may bo romovod from buroau scarfs, towols, etc., by using poroxldo. If tho first application does not romovo It lot tho artlclo dry and try again. Do not uso poroxldo on colored clothes, as tho color will como out ns well ns tho stain. Arc You Satisfied? J6SjSg8fE8ofc la the bltcesi.. most perfectly squlpuej liusiness Trniniriif wcnooi in uio west. Ht yourself for a il-hjr position with mors money I'ennsnvlit positions assured our OraUuates. Writ, for caUIok Fourth and Yamhill Portland. "p.Nrur "NoTloriOID LISTEN TO THIS! -SAYS CORNS LIFT. RIGHT OUT NOW You corn-pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Clncfnnatl authority, because a few drops of freezone applied directly on a tender, aching corn or callous stops soreness at onco and soon the corn or hardened callous loosens so It can bo lifted out, root and all, with out pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug storo, but will positively tako off every bard or soft corn or callous. This should bo tried as it Is Inexpensive and is said not to irritato the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezono tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug houso. It is fino stuff and acts like a charm every tlmo. Adv. To Have a Clear Sweet Skin. Touch pimples, redness, roughness or Itching, If any, with Cuticura Oint ment, then bntho with Cuticura Soap nnd hot water. Rinse, dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leavo a fascinating fragranco on skin. Everywhere 25c each. Adv. Ono of tho persistent charges of tho Intellectuals against the majority of pooplo is that they aro commonplace. That, of course, Is a thing only a few avoid. Out of every hundred, ninety sevon aro certainly commonplace, and what wo call tho lntollectuals aro not tho exceptions. E. "V. Howo's Monthly. New Houston Hotel Slitli ami Everett SU Portland. Ore. Hour tilocVa from Union Daeot Two trioclu from Nw VotUMt, Madura an4 fireproof Orer 100 outU rooms. KaU. 7tc to B.0O, CI I AS. a HOPKINS. Mauser. ' f