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FRIDAY. APRII. 9 ft, lOSft TIIK CASCADE LOCKS CHRONICLE TIPS,, „ W HAT (jardeners ‘The Old Pioneer’ Proper Watering ITA C H year, more and more gar- deners are learning that gar dens shou’** not he watered by sprinkling. Sprinkling usually moistens the surface soil only and thus the roots naturally come up there for water. When the root system is concen trated near the surface there is more danger of injury by hoeing; and if sprinkling is not done con stantly, plants will be quickly a f fected by drouth. Considered from the time angle, moreover, sprinkling is impracti cal. Many hours can be wasted holding the hose and directing the spray. Tim e of watering is not of great importance, but it is usually considered more economical to water thoroughly early in the fore noon or late in the afternoon since the soil can then be thoroughly soaked with less loss from evapo ration. The most efficient method of w a tering. according to Walter H. N ix on, Ferry Seed Breeding Station vegetable expert, is to lay the hose on the ground. Do not have too heavy a flow’ of water, or there will be a washing of soil and ex posure of roots. Let the water run slowly in one place for 20 minutes to half an hour. K E E P TH E SUBSOIL MOIST. Plant for a CROP not for a sample ! A C E N T U R Y ago newspapers In * * various parts of the country fre quently printed contribution* signed " B y an Old P ion eer." The man who thus signed him self was one of the most interesting characters in the history of the West— John Mason Peck, preacher, writer, teacher and editor. A Yankee by birth. Peck arrived in S t Louis in 1817 as a young and zealous preacher sent out by the Baptist church to Missouri territory Except for two or three years, the remaining four decades of his life were spent in traveling thousands of miles on horseback, preaching, exhorung. establishing schools, churches and Bible societies, mak ing friends and giving counsel to many a settler far rem oved from civilization Also during this time he was making an even greater contribu tion to posterity. He w as recording his observations and impressions of the people and the country through which he traveled. He interviewed many frontier notables, among them the venerable Daniel Boone and la ter wrote a biography of the great Kentucky pioneer. By the time of Peck's death In 1857 his journals num bered some 53 manuscript volumes which he willed to a library. At the beginning of the Civil war. the librarian went aw ay to fight and Peck's m aterial was stored temporarily. When the library was moved to new quarters at the end of the w ar it was left behind and eventually w as acquired by a paper mill and turned into cardboard. Thus much priceless his torical information was lost. But despite this loss. Peck's life had not been lived in vain. His writings, published in the newspa pers. had a great deal to do with bringing settlers into Illinois and Missouri and in establishing those two commonwealths. * V- PLANT FERRY’S • • Under Five Flags A L P O L F R O L A N D is believed to have been present at more historic events and known person ally more historic characters than any other Am erican who is not fa mous in his own rig h t He served under five flags, with N ow you can distinguish l>rtwcpn seeds the British, as a m ajor in the T u rk in their prime and seeds that may be ish arm y during the Crim ean war. too old to produce a first-class crop! a colonel of cavalry In the Mexican Ferry’s Seeds pass rigid tests for vitality arm y, a general in the Chinese and germination each year before being arm y under Li Hung Chang, a scout packeted. T hen each packet is dated . This date is your assurance of live and for Custer in the Civil war. During vigorous seeds. the Crim ean w ar he waa an eye witness to the famous Charge of the Be sure your seed packets are marked “ Packed for Season 1939.” Select them Light Brigade and in India he was from the convenient Ferry's Seeds dis present at the 'Relief of Lucknow.” play at your dealer’s. Popular favorites He knew the Duke of Wellington, — many at 5c— and new introductions Napoleon III, Sultan Mejdid VI of too. A l l tested and dated for 1939. Turkey, who decorated him. and Send for Ferry’s Home Abraham Lincoln, who expressed his Garden Catalog. Ferry- gratitude for Roland's leaving the M orse Seed Co., Seed Chinese arm y to volunteer in the Growers. San Francisco Union army. Roland went 20 miles and Detroit. into Confederate territory and re turned with the topographical maps upon which the famous battle of Gettysburg was fought At the age of 71. he volunteered for service in the Spanish-American w ar and was rejected as being phys ically unfit. But 13 years later, at the age of 84. he was lost in the Canadian woods for 21 days without food— and cam e out of it without any Multiply Faults Injury to his health. In fact, he Not to correct one's fault is to lived to be more than 100 years old. make new ones.—Confucius. but this war-worn adventurer spent hia last days In a poorhouse in Detroit • Western Newspaper Union. U W D A T E D SEED S FER R Y’S . D ^ SEEDS i. P & 40 , KILLS MANY INSECTS ON FIOWIRS • FRUITS ViOITABLIS ft SHRUBS D e m a n d o r ig in a l K4i sca led frodi«*, from uamr < ‘ We Honors Woman Explorer lit recognition of her work In mak in f photographic surveys of the F a r North. Denm ark named a large sec tion of Greenland Miss Boyd Land in honor of Miss Louise A. Boyd of San R a fa el. Calif., polar explorer. France m ade her a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and Norw ay a Knight of St. O la f She was the first woman to be elected a m em ber of the Am erican Society of Pbotogr amir.etry. PARE TURKU to EAT and W H Y C . Houston Goudiss Explodes Some False Notions About Food; Warns Homemakers Against Fallacies and Superstitions By C. HOUSTON U.OUOISS f T HAS been well said that a little knowledge is a dangcr- 1 ous thing. This is particularly true of dietary facts, for half-truths can be more misleading than lies. There should be no place for half-truths, misinformation or superstition in a matter so vital as the choice of food. Yet judging from the letters that come to my desk, thousands of homemakers are being influ- --------------------------------------------- enced, not by scientific knowl- >uch as fruits, vegetables or whole edge, but by “old wives grain breads. When these foods tales,” and a multitude of are omitted, it is not the pres ence of cheese, but the absence fads and fancies which there of hulk that is responsible for the is not a shred of scientific meal being insufficiently laxative. Homemakers who have the in evidence to support. Some food fallacies are harm less. Others may be detrimental to health. For they result in an unbalanced diet that deprives the body of substances needed to maintain physical efficiency at the highest possible level. Misinformation About Meat Many common and persistent fallacies concern the eating of _______ meat. It is wrongly ch a rged that light meats are more wholesome t h a n dark meats . . . that veal is not completely digest ed . . . that meat is a contributing cause to disease, and many other equally foolish no tions. All these misconceptions are in a class with the absurd ideas that eating turnips w ill make you brave, that lettuce is a cure for insomnia, or fish a food for the brain. There is no evidence to support the belief that some' meats ure less desirable than others because they are less completely digested. Tests show that the length of time meat remains in the stomach va nes with such factors as the quan tity of fat present, the method of cooking, and the amount of chew ing it receives. Hut there is no marked difference in the thorough ness with which the different kinds of meats are digested. terests of their families at heart will banish the notion that cheese is either constipating or difficult to digest when properly used. They will give this splendid food u regular place m their menus and thereby provide valuable nourishment at a most economical cost. It is doubtful if any other food provides such a variety of important nutrients concentrated in such a small space. Itesides its tine quality protein, cheese is notable for its energy values, for supplying the minerals, calcium and phosphorus, needed for teeth and bones, and as a source of vitamin A. spite of their acid taste, however, most fruits have an alkaline reac tion following digestion. My earnest advice to home makers Is to disregard all such fads and fancies. Don’ t be guided by hearsay advice. Fat a wide va riety of foods in moderation, l.earn ph.it constitutes a well balanced diet. And make that your health ideal. Quostions Answered >1 rs. F. H. L .—The refreshing flavor of pineapple makes this fruit useful for stimulating a lag ging appetite. It contains valua ble minerals and the vitamins A, U. C and G. .Mrs. A. I*. T.—Children require more protein than adults in pro portion to their body weight. Nu tritionists estimate that about 15 per cent of the total calories of the child's diet should he taken in the form of protein. c W'NlT C. Houston Ooudlas ISO» «0. Being Tactful Tact ts the knack of keeping quiet at the right tim e; of being so agreeable yourself that no one cun he disagreeable to you; of making inferiority feel like equal ity.—G. 11. Lorim er. r Correct Don’t Make Miitakei About Milk Not even milk has escaped a variety of groundless supersti tions. It is said to be “ fattening” when the truth of the mutter is that no food is fattening unless consumed in excess of bodily needs. The food faddists say that fruits and milk must never be tak en at the same meal, for the fruit ucids will cause the milk to curdle. Here is un outstanding example of the misleading effect of hulf-truths. For it is a physio logical fact that milk is always curdled in the stomach by the action of the hydrochloric ucid! Some people are afraid to eat acid-tasting fruits because they have the erroneous idea that they produce “ acidity” in the body. In Constipation Before—Not After! An ounce of prevention U worth a IMHiiut of emergency relief. Why let yourself suffer those dull lifeless days brcnu.se of conaUpaUnn. srhy bring on the need lor emergency medicines, when there may be a far better way? That way Is to KKKI' regular by getting at the cause of the troublo. If HIQQBUB ou constipation,due to lack of ‘‘bulk” In the diet, a pleasant, nutritious, ready-to-eat cereal-Kelloggs All-Hran-goes straight to llie cause by supplying the ‘ bulk” you need. F.ut tills crunchy toasted cereal every day-w ilh milk or cream, or baked Into muffins-drlnk plenty of water, and see If you don't for get all about consultation. Made by Kellogg's In UalUe Creek. Bald by every grocer. Erroneous Ideas A b ou t C h eese Other fallacies that continually crop up in my mail are the ideas that cheese is constipating, nnd that this good food is not complete ly digestible. Neither belief is in accordance with the facts. Numerous tests have shown that when cheese is given a proper place in the diet, it is usually well digested. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that there is prac tically no difference between cheese and meat with respect to ease of digestion. As for the completeness with which this food is utilized by the body, studies made by investiga tors for the United States depart ment of agriculture, demonstrat ed that on the average, about 95 per cent of the protein and over 95 per cent of the fat of cheese were digested and absorbed! Some few persons may have an allergy to cheese just as they are sensitive to a variety of other pro tein foods. But that is an abnor mal reaction and has no bearing on the use of cheese by persons in normal health. C heese Is N o t C onstipating The mistaken idea that cheese is constipating doubtless arose from poor menu planning. Cheese is s highly concentrated food. It enjoys the distinction of being the most concentrated source of pro tein known. Kecsuse of this fact, menus containing cheese should he balanced by the Inclusion of foods containing bulk or cellulose, CHANGE NOW TO Acid-Free Quaker Slate M otor O il is a scientific achievement in motor osl purity. 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