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(uESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1923
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DEVILFISH, SHY AND
RETIRING, GOOD FOOD
SLICED TENTACLES SERVED
IN RESTAURANTS AS DELI
cIOUS FRIED STEAKS.
GAN FRANCISCO, Cal—Deyil
fish, better known as ‘‘polypus octo
p;}s ho”gkongcsis,”. are bei.ng c?ugl'n:
ot Santa Cruz, California, like flies in
s trap and the tentacles are being
shipped tO fish markets in San Fran
hi-cn. New York and other cities,
Chere they are sliced and sold at
}‘om 50 to 60 cents a pound, accord
. to C. B. Florence, secretary of the
ing 0 - A 1
California State Fish Exchange here.
Mr, Florence says the sliced octopus
tentacle makes a succulent- table deli
cacy when_properly fried. ;
While fishermen emulate Victor
Hugo and other writers of fictxon_by
welling of terrific battles with giant
devilfish, usually ending by explaining
how the fish reached one of its eight
arms above the water and wrapped it
around the boat, breaking the craft
in two, Mr. Florence and Prof. Har
old Heath, department of zoology,
Stanford university, California, state
that this is physically impossible. Prof.
Heath describes the octopus as be
ing “of a shy and retiring disposi
n. 4
% Not a Man Killer.
“The devilfish has no bones or ne
structure of any kind,” says Mr. Flor
ence. “It cannot swim, but can only
float on the water, or propel itself on
the floor of the ocean by means of
fastening its suckers on a rock and
pulling itself along.
“Each of the eight :tentacles are
covered with cup shaped suckers, and
these form a vacuum when fastened
on an object. Fishermen haul them
out of the traps with their bare hands
and throw them in boxes in a man
per that is extremely undignified to
. fish that has an age-old fictional
rephtation of being a man-killer and
boat-smasher.”
In the picturesque food shops that
jine the narrow streets of San Fran
cisco’s colorful Chinatown the tenta
ces of the devilfish may be seen hang
ing from hooks alongside many other
edibles that are strange to the native
American. On the floors of the whole
sale fish houses here the devilfish may
be secen stacked in jelly-like heaps,
with tentacles, in some cases, extend
ing ten feet across, five feet from each
side of the small, egg-shaped head.
Caught in Wire Trap.
The traps at Santa Cruz, where the
majority of the devilfish are caught
on the Pacific coast. are built like fly
traps, only much larger. The traps are
made of wire, with a cone-shaped en
trance for the octopus to squeeze
through in order to reach the bait fix
ed for him. He has no trouble in en
tering the ever-narrowing funnel, but
finds it impossible to leave. Usually,
fishermen state, two or more are
caught in the same trap.
Instead of being a fighter, the devil
fish protects itself from -attack by
changing its color and hiding from its
| cemy, according to Prof. Heath. He
Savs:
Can Change Their Color.
“To agility and naturally acute
senses should be added their surpris
inz ability to change their color to
harmonize with that of their sur
rundings, so that prey and enemies
aike are usually unaware of their
proximity. This color change is based
gpon minute elastic sacs filled with
pigment and supplied, with muscles
for causing their expansion. 2
“As a devilfish crawls about on the
sea bottom its color can be seen to
change in a twinkling from deep choc
olate through dull red and to gray. If
sand or rock is encountered on’ the
journey the skin is usually thrown
mto lumps and ridges, so that under
all conditions the body is practically
invisible.”
However, if Prof. Heath’s opinion
of the devilfish as a food is heeded
the fish will continue to be eaten by
its celestial admirers and by a limited
f-w who crave the unusual. Properly
to place before the American epicu
rean a dish of tender octopus, Prof.
Heath says, something must be done
“to_destroy its rubber-like consisten
ey,
$50,000 AND TWINS.
At Kokuk, la., on the day Henry
Patton fell heir to $50,000 he also be
came the father of bouncing twin
Feelings
‘“Some time ago, | was
irregular,” wrltegs'Mn. &%
Robie, of Pikeville, Kx.
suffered a great deal, and knew
I must do something for this
condition. 1 suffered mostly
with my back and a weakness in
mr limgs. I would have dread
fudheadaches. flhi:;dlxot ‘l}'a:l;?
and v ueer fee 3} )
how n‘iryy I?ead hurtlnrread of
y
The Woman's Tonle
and of others, who seemed 0
have the same troubles I had
bcinfi benefited, so 1 befi.:'
m 1 found it most |
I took several bottles
* s 00 M Wll m”“m
better 1 didn’t have an
trouble of this kind, reg
ulated me.”
Cardui has been found very
helpful in the correction ofuw
cases of painful female
orders, such as Mrs. Robie
mentions above., If you suffer
as slhe did, t!t)l‘z: Cardul—3
urely vegetable,
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years. It should help you.
Sold Everywhere. e
ROt Tiy ——
Nutrition and Conservation.
By Mrs. W. H. Gurr, County Home Economics Demonstrator.
- The maintenance of neutrality or
slight alkalescence of blood and tissue
is essential to health. This depends
upon the predominance of foods con
taining lime, magnesia, potassium and
soda in the diet. Foods which upon
digestion leave such ash constituents
as sulphur, carbon and phosphorus
form acids in the tissue which are
poisonous. The former is termed base
forming elements, the latter acid
forming elements. Meat and bread is
an acid forming diet and detrimental
‘to health. Meat and potatoes balance
icach other.
~ Rather than medicine and mineral
‘water a more pleasant and more ef
fective method of maintaining this
‘neutrality of blood tissue and enabling
the blood to rid itself of the poison
ous acids is to include in the diet
foods rich in- basic elements—milk,
vegetables and fruit.
~ The pear and scuppernongs or
grapes_ are now ready for conserva
‘tion and will be the last fruit to
ripen in this county before wiater, de
sirable for canning or preserving. It is
NIGHT MAIL SERVICE
BY PLANE FOR ALL U. S.
FEDERAL POSTAL OFFICIALS%
PREDICT A SERIES OF |
LIGHTED AIRWAYS. |
OMAHA.—Addressing the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon
in his honor at the chamber’s head
quarters, Col. Paul Henderson, second
assistant postmaster general, here di
recting the aerial experimental flights
from ocean to ocean, gave it as his
opinion as the result of the spectacu
lar connecting up of New York and
San Francisco with air mail service
performed in 26 hours and 14 minutes
that within a relatively short time all
important commercial and industrial
centers of the United States will be
connected by lighted airways over
which mail, express and other import
ant movements will be made at night,
always providing that the distance
between such centers exceeds 500
miles and does not exceed 1,200 to
1,500 miles. _
“Our real purpose in these testsis to
find an affirmative answer to the ques
tion as to whether or not air craft
might be sucecssfully operated at
night. Our success is definite. Air
craft may be operated at night, with
a certainty, safety and regularity, said
Col. Henderson.
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“Every Man Has His
2
Gethsemane,” Is Some of
Last Words of Harding
Late President Made Significant Re
marks When He Became Member °
Knights Templar Order. .
MARION, O.—Three days before
Mr. Harding was inaugurated.as pres
ident of the United States he was
made a member of the Marion com
mandery Knights Templar at a special
conclave. After being knighted Mr.
Harding made these significant re
marks:
“I love these reproductions of tra
dition. Tradition seldom has preserv
&d anything not worth while. I have
loved/ the story of Christ. You cani
bring it home to every man. Every
man has his cross and the measure ofl
mankind is how he bears it. Some {all
under it. Some die upon it, but the
man who performs a service in life
never ifails to live again. |
“There’s a finer knighthood today
than in the days of the Crusaders,
only we evident it differently.
“The world is growing better every
day. One of the twelve disciples be
trayed Christ. Today were there a,
Judas in twelve it would mean an|
upheaval. We are going onto a finer
and a better order in the world. I
“The world war isn’t chargeable to
the Christian religion, but to the fail-!
ure of those who profess it. Too of- !
ten we take an obligation carelessly. |
Too often we do not give it the con-!
sideration which it should have. !
“] am mindful tonight that, three |
days hence, I am to take an oath—a
solemn one, one that no man can ap
proach without solemn thought. I
mean to take that obligation to defend |
and preserve it in humility and faith |
and in the love of truth. I want your |
help. |
“T want you to realize that the next|
administration of the greatest land on !
earth is yours, not mine; its that of!
one huhdred million and 1 want the|
help of all of them.” - '
More Births by 33,903
In Georgia Than Deaths
Vital Statistics of Interest Given Out
By the State Bureau.
There were 33,903 more births than
deaths registered in 1922, the final re
port of the state bureau of vital sta
tistics reveals. There were 65,753 live
children born and 31,850 deaths dur
ing 1922. This gain in the population
gave the white race 26,224 and the
negro race 7,679. There were 42,820
white live children born and 16,592
white deaths, with 22,898 live negro
births and 15,219 deaths, and four rec
ords not showing the race.
Among the whites there were 258
births to 100 deaths, among the ne
groes 150 births to 100 deaths. For
each .100 deaths there were 108 more
births among the whites* than among
the negroes.
The white race showed 326 deaths
from typhoid fever, the negro 388;
malaria killed 256 whites to 326 ne
groes, and tuberculosis 991 whites to
1,692 negroes. There are approximate
ty 58 whites to 42 negroes in the state
and there were 16,000 whites to 15,000
negro deaths during 1922. .
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NO SUBSTITUTE OFFERED.
Say what you will about druggfits
offering something “just as good” be
cause it pays 2 better profit, the fact
still stands that ninety-nine out of a
hundred druggists recommend Cham
berlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy,
when the best medicine for diarrhoea
is asked for, and do so because they
know from what their customers say
of it that it can be depended upon. ad
less expensive to conserve these than
to have to buy the citrus fruits later,
for the diet for your family nmust con
fiain fruit once, and better twice per
ay.
There are seven of the grape prod
ucts—bottled juice, jelly, ketchup,
mince meat, canned for pies, spiced
for sandwiches, marmalade—and five
of the pear products—canned for pies,
canned for salad, spiced for sandwich
es, gingered pears and pear preserves.
Any of these receipes are contained
in Canning bulletin of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture, which
may be had by applying to the home
demonstration agent.
For Pear Preserves—l pound pears,
1 ¢ water, 3-lb. sugar. Pare, half or
if very large quarter, core and drop
into clear boiling water and boil till
casily pierced with darning needle.
Drain, drop into syrup made by boil
ing sugar and water together 10 min
utes, and continue cooking rapidly
untit transparent and the syrup reach
es 224 degrees. Cool, plump, pack,
process and seal.
JULY TRADE GAINED
OVER LAST YEAR’S
BUSINESS LARGER THAN DUR
ING SAME MONTH IN 1922
. BY A GOOD MARGIN.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Emphasizing the
fact that the slackening in the pace of
business during July only followed
the usual trend during that season of
the year, the Sixth Federal Reserve
bank, of Atlanta, in its monthly bus
iness review showed that most lines
in wholesale and retail trade reported
July business this year larger than
during the same month a year ago by
a substantial margin.
Reports from 38 department stores
throughout the district showed that
sales were over 13 per cent larger
than in July, 1922, with stocks of
merchandise 10 per cent larger than
at that time, and six .Jifies of whole
sale trade reported their July sales
greater than during the same month
the corresponding period last year.
“Because of the great influence
which agricultural production and
the money returns from the crops,
have upon business conditions all
through this section there is more
or less of an attitude of waiting at
present until accurate indications of
the size of the cotton crop and the
other crops can be obtained,” says
the bank’s statement.
The report showed commercial fail
ures in July substantially smaller in
both number and liabilities than last
vear. :
WANT A CHINAMAN.
The Leader says citizens of Cuth
bert are feeling the need of a local
laundry, and the Randolph County
Advertising Club is endeavoring to in
duce a Chinaman to open a “washee
shop” there.
The Leading Cotton Factors of Southwest Georgia
SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF ALL COTTON
PRODUCERS TRIBUTARY TO DAWSON |
We have been in business longer than any firm in Terrell County and believe we are better
prepared. to serve the public than many of our competitors. We have every equipment
| necessary tor handling the farmers cotton to the best advantage.
'EFFICIENT SERVICE IS OUR SLOGAN ,
We have competent men of experience in every department who render satisfactory service to
our customers at all times. Simply having’a warehouse to receive cotton
does not necessarily mean Efficient Service. :
o SALES DEPARTMENT
We especially call your attention to this department as our salesmen are experienced classers
who are prepared to class and price your cotton, enabling us to get the highest prices.
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLING SYSTEM ’
Our Warehouse is installed with the Grinnell Automatic Sprinkling System, giving us the
lowest rate of insurance.
THE BEST LOCATION IN THE CITY
Our Warehouse is the most centrally located in Dawson. This alone adds to your convenience.
Market quotations bulletined in our office every 15 minutes during market periods
Make Our Warehouse Your Headquarters and Let Us Serve You :
Lowrey and Davidson
COTTON FACTORS—WAREHOUSEMEN
THE DAWSON NEWS
MILLION. DOLLARS
WORTH OF GINGER
ABOUT HALF TO THE UNITED
KINGDOM AND 11 PER CENT
TO THE UNITED STATES.
The average yearly exports of gin
ger from Hongkong are estimated, in
a repoft to the department of com
merce from Consul Leroy Webber, at
$1,000,000. gold. About 45 per cent of
this amount is shipped to England, 15
per cent to Australia, 15 per cent to
Holland, 11 per cent to the United
States and the remainder chiefly to
New Zealand, Canada and India. Ex
ports to the United States have in
creased gradually during the last §
years. In 1922 they amounted to
$110,623, gold; for the first 3 months
of 1923 they amounted to $28,714,
gold.
Practically all of the ginger export
ed from Hongkong is grown in the
nearby provinces. The green ginger
is shipped to Hongkong, where it is
peeled and prepared for the market by
pickling in brine. The dry products
is made by drying the salted ginger.
Preserved ginger lis boiled in sugar.
Green ginger is used by the Chinese
the world over. :
For export purposes ginger is class
ified as wet cargo, wet stem, dry car
go, and green ginger. The kind most
in demand is wet cargo, although a
fairly large business is also donme in
wet stem ginger. All of the various
kinds are shipped to the United States.
Alaska has about 250,000 reindeer.
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray,
streaked and faded hair is grandmoth
er’s recipe, and folks are again using it
to keep their hair a good, even color,
which is quite sensible, as we are liv
ing in an age when a youthful appear
ance is of the greatest advantage.
Ngwadays, though, we don’t have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready-to-use prod
uct, improved by the addition of other
ingredients, called “Wyeth’s Sage and
Sulphur Compound.” It is very popu
lar because nobody can discover it has
been applied. Simply moisten your
comb or a soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur
Compound, is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after a few applica
tions, it also produces that soft lustre
and appearance of abundance which is
so attractive.
olorist @B '
‘;,*E, :_": . :
Besides saving you a whole § G fiit’flHP'AfNY
lot of bother in waifing for & m‘?@?&“’"‘@ s
change, or of carrying extra . ;m-“-i-“fi L I:"'m""EIEEh 1
change along, I save you | SSEonoTreoETERY.
money when you buy me o '
and just as long as you use ;
me. 4
% : = .
You get me at a discount and trade me, full face, at
any of the following, or any other Standard Oil
Company (Kentucky) Service Station, for Crown
Gasoline or Polarine Motor Oil, whichinsure you
more mileage and more satisfaction for your money.
Main Street Station
DAWSON, GEORGIA
' Better Stick To The Standard
A N A D ¥ AAT BT
STANDARD QIL COMPANY
INCORPORATED :
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