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ADVENTUROUS
AMERICANS
By
Elmo Scott Watson
Machine Gun Maestro
MOST men have to decide early
in life whether they want to
become soldiers of fortune or stay
home and make money in business.
Sam Dreben never could make up
his mind. But he was successful
at both.
His record was only ordinary in
the Philippine insurrection, the Box
er rebellion in China and the La-
Guardia campaign in Honduras. But
that was because he hadn’t yet laid
his hands on a machine gun.
In 1912, when Gen. Campa led an
uprising against the Mexican gov
ernment, Dreben joined the rebels.
Near Parral, when Gen. Campa’s
son was killed in front of him, the
rebels’ morale broke and they began
to retreat in confusion.
Only pudgy Sam Dreben remained
calm. He sat at a machine gun and
covered the retreat with a constant
hail of bullets that permitted the
rebel troops to take up an orderly
position in the rear.
When the revolution was put down,
he crossed the border to El Paso
and made a small fortune selling
guns. But Huerta led an uprising
against Villa and Dreben decided
to go to the latter’s defense. Sit
ting astride his famous machine gun
at Bachima pass, he held off the
Huerta forces. Single handed he
delayed them until Villa could re
organize his troops and turn a re
treat into a victory. Then he re
turned to El Paso again and made
a half million dollars in Green Mon
ster copper stock!
Although Sam was rich and al
most 40 when we entered the World
war, he enlisted. Leading a group
of doughboys, he silenced a menac
ing German machine gun emplace
ment in a battle near Etienne. Forty
Germans had to be killed before
his mission was accomplished and
Dreben killed 23 of them himself.
For that feat, General Pershing
himself pinned the Distinguished
Service Cross on Dreben’s already
medal-heavy chest.
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Lee Christmas
V\7 HEN Lee Christmas was engi-
W neer for the Yazoo & Missis
sippi railroad, he got into a scrape
and was sent to jail. His fellow
trainmen dynamited the building
and got him out. That’s how his
adventurous life happened, literally,
to start with a bang!
Pursued, he stowed away on a
ship for Honduras. There was a
war going on when he got there and
he joined the army. It was a wise
choice of vocation—he was rapidly
promoted through every rank in
cluding general.
Then he went to Guatemala and
got into another fracas. No dyna
miting was necessary this time,
however, as he shot the officer
and several members of the group
that were sent to arrest him. Then
the entire army was called upon to
capture him.
Running through side streets, he
saw the rear door of an unguarded
armory open, ran in and barricaded
himself. He found more than a thou
sand rifles, plenty of ammunition
and many loopholes. He went
around the building for a day and a
half, firing as fast as he could from
one hole after the other. Not only
did he give the impression that he
was more than one man, but he
actually killed about 80 soldiers.
He didn’t come out until, of all
things, they offered him not only his
liberty but a commission in the
army.
He won 36 big battles in Central
America and even went so far as
to start a revolution of his own in
Honduras—and won it. Later he
succeeded in getting into the United
States army intelligence service
with an assignment to Central
America. In 1923 he died peace
fully in a hospital in New Orleans.
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Varmint Killer No. 1
f-4 E HAD keen eyes, steady
- 1 nerves, infinite patience and
knew no fear; it was natural that
Ben Lily should love big game hunt
ing. But it was only because he be
came one of America’s most de
pendable hunters that he was em
ployed by the United States biologi
cal survey to kill mountain lions.
Ben began to hunt in Louisiana
when he was a child not much taller
than the length of his rifle. Later in
life he took Theodore Roosevelt
through the Louisiana canebrakes
on a hunting trip. Then he trailed
big game in Mexico, up in the Yu
kon and in the distant wilds of
Canada. He even got to the jungles
of Africa before working for the gov
ernment in Arizona.
He worked in the Blue river sec
tion of the White mountains of
Arizona protecting cattle from lions
and bears. Ben worked all year
round, traveling on foot with noth
rng but dogs for companionship.
In the Apache forest reserve alone
Lily stalked and killed more than
150 mountain lions and two score
club-foots” besides. The mountain
stock owners figure that each rov
lnB lion destroys $5,000 worth of
cattle each year.
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REMEMBER . . .
"It’s All In The Examination”
Ur. L. N. Huff, 54 Broad Street,
Healey Bldg., Atlanta - A Spe
cialist in Eye Refractions for
over 30 years, and a State Hoard
Examiner for Optometrist since
1923, leads the South in eye ex
aminations.
Let Dr. Huff take care of the
only pair of eyes you will ever
have.
DR. IN HUFF
Location of Libby Prison
Libby prison, which was a ship
chandler’s warehouse prior to the
Civil war, was secured by the Con
federate government and used as a
military prison during the Civil war.
It was located at Richmond, Va.,
was three stories high in front and
four behind and contained six rooms
(100 feet by 40 feet), where as many
as 1,200 Federal soldiers at one time
were confined for months.
Many Species of Wild Ducks
There are about 200 distinct spe
cies of wild ducks in the world. One
fourth of this number is found in
North America. Some of the divers
have been recovered at depths of 90
feet by fishermen with nets, says the
American Wildlife institute. The
ruddy duck is one of the smallest of
our ducks, but his lady produces an
egg as large as that of a great blue
heron.
Ginseng Much Used in China
Ginseng, also called “sang” is an
aromatic root highly valued as a
medicine in China. Its taste is
sweet, somewhat like licorice. Medi
cal men say the root has little use
except as a demulcent, but the Chi
nese use it for almost every house
hold and medicinal purpose.
Wrote ‘Joy to the World’
“Joy to the World” was written in
1719 by Isaac Watts. This Is a para
phrase of the Ninety-eighth Psalm
and is a song of exaltation. This
song is most generally used with
the hymn-tune “Antioch,” taken
from a composition of Handel.
Favorite Spawning Place
Despite the fact that passage from
the ocean to Flathead lake in Mon
tana is cut off by the Poison dam,
state game officials report the num
ber of salmon that spawn in the lake
each year seems to be increasing.
Oldest Marker
One of the oldest highway mark
ms in the South is near Salisbury,
N. C. It is located on the Salisbury-
Salem highway and was erected in
1809. It denotes the fact that Dan
ville, Va., is 81 miles northward.
First Western Dam in 1790
Possibly the first dam ever built
In the Western United States was
located on the San Diego river. The
work is attributed to the Padres
about the year 1790.
The Life of Humans
The past of human life from the
Neanderthal man is estimated at
about 1,000,000 years, so-called civ
ilized life at about 4,000 years.
Area of Canada and U. S.
The area of Canada is 3,694,863
square miles; United States, without
possessions, 3,026,789; United States,
with possessions, 3,738,395.
‘Worm’ Name for Any Reptile
“Worm” was used at one time as
a general name for any reptile or
Insect.
Jail Built of Marble
At Jasper, Ga., the Pickens coun
ty jail is built of white Georgia mar
ble cut from quarries in the county.
Did Not Originate Scalping
American Indians did not originate
scalping; it was practiced by the
ancient Scythians.
Thousands of Different Coins
A London expert estimates that
there are more than 32,000 different
coins in the world.
Planet Shrouded in Fog
The planet Venus Is continuously
shrouded in fog.
Crusoe’s Author Not Ignorant
Halleck’s English literature says.
“It was for a long time thought that
Defoe was ignorant, that he acci
dentally happened to write ‘Robin
son Crusoe’ because he had been
told of the recent experience of Al
exander Selkirk on a solitary island
in the Pacific. It is now known that
Defoe was well educated, versed In
several languages and the most ver
satile writer of his time. ‘Robin
son Crusoe’ was no more of an ac
cident than any other creation of
genius.” _ -r .
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY |
CHOOL Liam csson |
By HAROLD L, LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Biblo Ii rtitute
of Chicago.
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Lesson for March 5
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
PETER PREACHES TO
GENTILES
LESSON TEXT—Acts 10:30-48.
GOLDEN TEXT—Look unto me, and be
ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I
am God. and there is none else.—lsaiah
45:22.
“God is no respecter of persons.”
Sometimes one wonders whether
many of His people know about that
glorious attribute of the Godhead.
One thing is evident, that very few
care to practice this divine princi
ple. Just now the world seems to
have gone entirely berserk in its
proclamation of race superiority.
Along with undue and improper rec
ognition of wealth and position,
there has always been in the hearts
of men a measure of prejudice
against other races. These hatreds
seem now to have been fanned to
a flaming intolerance of such as
are not of what some regard as
their own superior race. The more
definite this intolerance, the more
unlike God people really are. Let
us weigh ourselves in the balances
and see if we too are found wanting.
I. “In Every Nation” (vv. 30-35).
Peter was a Jew, and God now
used a vision to teach him a much
needed lesson regarding the carry
ing of the gospel to the Gentiles.
The Jews were (and still are—let
us remember it) God’s chosen peo
ple. However, they were not cho
sen for their own comfort, conven
ience, or glory, but that they might
be channels for the outflowing of
God’s blessing to all nations.
Cornelius was typical of those in
every nation who are ready for the
preaching of the gospel. He was a
God-fearing, righteous man, but
none the less in need of redemp
tion. God brought this man who
was ready to receive the message
together with the man Peter who
was prepared to preach it, and the
result was salvation.
Whatever it may be that keeps
us from carrying the gospel to all
nations, we ought to recognize as un
christian, and put it aside. It may
be race-prejudice, for it still per
sists; but it may be an equally dead
ly indifference to the needs of oth
ers. Let us, like Peter, go to them
and open our mouths (v. 34) to pro
claim Christ.
11. “Good Tidings of Peace” (vv.
36-43).
The death of Christ for their sins
(v. 39), His resurrection from the
dead for their justification (v. 40),
the coming judgment for sin (v. 42),
and remission of sins in His name—
these are the essentials of Peter’s
message. Note how plain is the
truth. Jesus has come and has
wrought redemption for all who will
believe. Now we must choose wheth
er we want Him to be our Judge
or our Redeemer. It is a case of
“either—or.” Either He is your Sav
iour, or He will be your Judge.
“God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might
be saved. He that believeth on him
is not condemned: but he that be
lieveth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of
God” (John 3:17, 18).
The proclamation of this message
of redemption was never completed,
even “while Peter yet spake these
words, the Holy Spirit fell upon
them all” (v. 44). Blessed inter
ruption! Would that we might have
more like it in our churches and
Bible schools.
111. “The Holy Spirit Fell” (vv.
44-48).
Notice that He came upon “them
which heard the word” (v. 44). Book
reviews, political addresses, discus
sion of civic or social problems will
not bring the result. Forums, clubs,
discussion groups, unless they have
for their subject the Word of God,
need not expect anything like this
to happen. But preaching of the
Word of God concerning the person
and work of Christ, whether it be
in a home (like that, of Cornelius)
or in the great cathedral (and thank
God some of them do have such
preaching), will result in some
soul finding Christ, and receiving
the Holy Spirit.
It is worthy of note that these be
lievers gave evidence of their new
found spiritual life by magnifying
God, obeying His word, and testify
ing to others. It is to the credit of
Peter and his companions that they
recognized the workings of God’s
grace in the lives of these Gentiles.
May we also be quick to see, ap
preciate, and encourage every true
gospel work, whether it be among
our own people or with some other
race, whether in our church or in
some humble cottage. “God is no
respecter of persons.”
Revelation Must Speak
Let Reason count the stars, weigh
the mountains, fathom the depths—
the employment becomes her, and
the success is glorious. But when
the question is: “How shall man be
just with God?” reason must be si
lent, revelation must speak; and he
who will not hear it assimilates
himself to the first deist, Cain; he
may not kill a brother, he certainly
destroys himself.—Henry Melvill.
WHAT to EAT and WHY
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Advice to Homemakers on Howto Feed Families During
Coldest Days of Winter; Essential Nutritive
Values Described in Terms of Everyday Foods
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
TOWARD the end of winter we sometimes experience
some of the coldest weather of the entire season. Tem
peratures remain below freezing for days at a time. The air
is often raw and penetrating, and blustery winds make it
seem as if man is being persecuted by nature.
Moreover, this trying weather comes after months of short
and often sunless days . . . days which many people have
spent in overheated houses,«
and without sufficient exer
cise. So it is no wonder that
the body is on trial . . . fight
ing to maintain health ... to
avoid the colds and other re
spiratory diseases that are so
prevalent. This is, perhaps, one
season when food has a mightier
power than at any other time to
influence physical well-being.
Food Your First Defense
In general, women seem to be
more aware of the power of food
than men. This is
S with the solemn re
foods their families
times makes the
difference between
sickness and health
their husbands and
children are the
unhappy losers if they fail to rec
ognize the need for even one es
sential food substance.
Occasionally the homemaker’s
task is made more difficult by
men-folks who pooh-pooh the idea
that meals should be planned sci
entifically, and who point out that
generation after generation sur
vived without a specific knowledge
of nutrition.
People who hold this view fail
to take into consideration that
many of our ancestors donsumed
a satisfactory diet without know
ing it.
Safeguarding Health
They should realize also that one
can suffer from dietary deficien
cies and live . . . though he may
not live well! A man can exist
upon much less than the amount
of iron required for normal
health . . . but he probably can
not escape secondary anemia. He
may be able to get along on a
meager supply of vitamins . . .
but the chances are that his vital
ity will be greatly diminished. And
he will face the constant threat of
disease that follows in the wake
of lowered resistance.
Nothing Is more foolish than to
suppose that what a man eats is
entirely his own business! It is a
matter of grave concern to his
wife and children. For it has been
suggested that fully one-half of
the illnesses of the American peo
ple may be traceable directly, or
indirectly, to dietary deficiencies.
Let no man, therefore, twit his
wife "for trying to feed him cor
rectly !
Time for Good Eating
But don’t imagine for a moment
that correct eating and good eat
ing cannot be synonymous. It is
true that there is no time of year
when correct eating is more im
portant. But it is also a fact
that there is no time of year when
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»r\EAR MRS. SPEARS: The
leaflet on making Rag Rugs
that just came with your two
books is most interesting to me,
and I thought you might like to
know about a rag rug that literally
grew up with our family. When
we first went to housekeeping I
started what I hoped would be a
large braided rug for the dining
room. When it was big enough to
go under the small table we were
using then, I put it down. Each
winter I have added more rows
to the edge. The family has grown
and we all fit on the rug quite
nicely now.
“I save the best parts of old
sheets and dye them different col
ors; then tear them into one-inch
strips. I have a power machine,
so I run these through it turning in
the raw edges. The stitching
strengthens the strips and makes
them firm and neat for braiding.”
good eating is more distinctly in
dicated!
These are the days when break
fasts must be especially hearty
... to satisfy keen appetites, to
provide generous amounts of fuel
or energy values. That means ce
reals always, and some form of
breadstuff, pancakes or waffles.
Cereals are primarily energy
foods, but they may also carry
substantial amounts of precious
mineral salts and vitamin B.
Whole grain varieties are also a
good source of bulk or cellulose
. . . so necessary for regular
health habits ... so often over
looked in diets that are carelessly
planned.
Eggs belong on the breakfast
menu, too, because they are a top
notch protective food. And there
must be fresh or stewed fruit—
for vitamins, minerals and rough
age.
Balancing the Big Meal
Whether the main meal of the
day is served at noon or at night,
rt should be well-balanced, to help
safeguard health, and appetizing,
to make it so enjoyable that it will
be digested efficiently.
It should be built first of all
around a protein food; meat;
fresh, canned, or quick-frozen
fish; cheese, chicken, an egg dish,
or a casserole of hearty baked
beans. There should be an energy
food such as sweet or white po
tatoes, rice, macaroni, or noodles,
though frequently this can be com
bined with the protein food, as in
cheese macaroni or beef stew. For
variety and palate pleasure, oc
casionally serve baked bananas.
They rank as an energy food, and
also contribute important miner
als and vitamins.
Vegetables—Raw and Cooked
There should be vegetables—one
or two of them. Green leafy vege
tables, either fresh or canned,
should be served several times a
week . , , for their iron and vita
mins A, B, G, and sometimes C.
Thece may be alternated with the
yellow vegetables which are par
ticularly notable for their vitamin
A. Don’t overlook onions—they
are inexpensive, and a fine source
of bulk. Served raw, they provide
a substantial amount of vitamin C,
the vitamin for which we espe
cially prize oranges, grapefruit
and tomatoes.
Include a salad at dinner, lunch
or supper; it is well for most nor
mal individuals to eat some raw
food daily. In cold weather, dress
it generously with salad dressing
for extra fuel value.
Dessert may be pie, pudding or
gelatin. The choice depends part
ly upon the other foods served at
dinner, partly upon the dessert
to be served at the third meal of
the day. But here Is a good gen
eral rule to follow. Serve a fruit
dessert at one meal—and a pud
ding containing milk at the other.
Of course, the fruit need not be
served plain unless you wish.
Fruit pies are splendid for cold
If this letter inspires you, I have
made a sketch here showing how
to start your room size rug. If
you are not quite that ambitious,
you will find many ideas for
smaller rugs in the leaflet offered
below.
NOTE: Now is the time for all
of us to give our houses a fresh
start. Crisp new curtains; a bright
slipcover; new lampshades; or an
ottoman will do the trick. Make
these things yourself. Mrs. Spears’
Book I—SEWING, for the Home
Decorator, shows you how with
step-by-step, easy to follow
sketches. Book 2—Gifts, Novel
ties and Embroidery, shows you j
how to make fascinating things
from odds and ends and will save
its cost many times. Books are
25 cents each; if you order both
books, copy of the new Rag Rug
Leaflet will be included free. Ad
dress Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des
plaines St., Chicago, 111.
In a Motor Car
When you buy an automobile
you buy a ton and a third of steel,
33 pounds of copper and brass, 1
2 pounds of tin, 27 pounds of lead, I
144 pounds of cast pig iron, 110 !
pounds of rubber, a tenth of a bale !
of cotton, 13 square yards of up
holstery fabric, Vk gallons of
spraying lacquer, 37 pounds of pa
per and fiber board and 18 square
feet of glass, Commentator
Magazine, _
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weather meals, fruit and gelatin
combine nicely, and fruit may bo
incorporated in cakes, as in applo
sauce cake.
Rounding Out Day'* Nutrition
Whether the third meal of tho
day is lunch or supper in your
household, it should round out tho
day’s nutrition. If you need to
get more milk into the diet, lei
your lunch or supper include a
cream soup. If you haven’t served
eggs previously during the day,
choose a souffle or a dish contain
ing creamed eggs. A starchy
food, a salad, a dessert and a bev
erage will complete a meal that
both satisfies the appetite and
meets nutritional requirements.
It is not difficult to obtain tho
day’s quota of minerals, vitamins,
cellulose, protein, carbohydrates
and fats. These substances aro
to be found in delicious, whole
some foods. All you need to re
member is not to serve toe much
of one food and too little of an
other.
Let the balanced diet be your
ideal—and cold weather will prove
a tonic instead of a possible men
ace to health I
Questions Answered
Mrs. G. M. L.—At the present
time, nutritionists have not yet de
termined the exact amounts of vi
tamins G and E that should be
supplied daily. It is known, how
ever, that a diet which furnishes
plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole
grains and milk will protect the
body against a shortage of either
vitamin G or E.
Miss K, P. D.—Fatty foods have
several important functions in the
diet. They are a concentrated
source of fuel; some of them are a
good source of vitamin A; they
improve flavor and texture in
cookery; and they help to prevent
hunger because they slow down
the emptying time of the stomach.
However, they are highly concen
trated, and should be combined
with other foods.
©—WNU—C. Houston Goudlss—l939 -52.
Common Sense
About Constipation
A doctor would tell you that the
best thing to do with constipation
Is get at its cause. That way you
don't have to endure It first and
try to cure It afterward-you can
avoid having It.
Chances are you won’t have to
look far for the cause if you eat
the super-refined foods most
people do. Most likely you don’t
get enough "bulk”! And "bulk”
doesn't mean a lot of food. It
means a kind of food that isn’t
consumed in the body, but
leaves a soft “bulky” mass in the
intestines.
If this is what you lack, try
crisp crunchy Kellogg’s All-Bran
for breakfast. It contains just the
"bulk” you need.
Eat All-Bran every day, drink
plenty of water, ahd “Join tho
Regulars.” Made by Kellogg’s in
Creek.Sold by every grocer^
Force of Habit
Great is the force of habit; 11
teaches us to bear labor and K
scorn injury and pain.—Cicero.
Plant for a CROP
not for a sample !
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too old to produce a first-class crop!
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and germination each year before being
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This date is your assurance of live and
vigorous seeds.
Be sure your seed packets are marked
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from the convenient Ferry’s Seeds dis
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