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Have You Any Idea* as
To Who Is Right Here?
! Now that St. Patrick’s day is past,
it should be possible to bring up
the questions: “When is a sham
rock not a shamrock?" and “What
is a shamrock anyway?" without
provoking too heated a controversy
among partisans of various plants.
For. while nearly everybody
speaks of the shamrock as if it
were a specific plant, actually there
is considerable dispute as to what
particular plant is the true sham
rock, it is learned by consulting J.
.Francis Macbride, associate curator
of the herbarium at Chicago Field
Museum. (Incidentally, as a Cale
•donian Macbride, and not a Hiber
nian Mcßride, he is severely neu
tral among the disputants.)
About half of the Irishmen, and
about half of the other people who
have considered the matter, regard
the plant known as the wood sor
rel, which bears the scientific name
Oxalis acetosella, as the true sham
rock. The other half just as vocif
erously vouch that the true sham
rock is the white clover, whose
botanical-Latin designation is Trifo
lium repens. Another smaller school
of thought has claimed that the
rightful emblem of Eire is another
clover called Trifolium minus. Still
another asserts that the true sham
rock is the black medic whose more
esoteric designation is Medicago
' lupulina, and half a dozen other
plants have adherents, among them
even the water cress.
Cows Are Allergic to
Garlic—Even Sniffing It
Garlic sniffing should bo taboo for
the cow giving milk. How fast gar
lic flavor can get into milk when a
(cow gets into a garlic patch is shown
by some studies made by the U. S.
department of agriculture.
A cow doesn’t even have to eat
the garlic to have her milk affected.
She need only smell it—or at least,
inhale it steadily for 10 minutes, as
she might when browsing a garlicky
pasture. The milk will have a strong
garlic flavor and odor two minutes
after a cow inhales garlic for 10
minutes. Milk drawn 90 minutes
fter such inhalation is free from
garlic flavor and odor.
Still faster is the effect of eating
the garlic. When cows were fed
half a pound of garlic experimental
ly, slight garlic flavor and odor were
detected in the milk one minute lat
er. The intensity of the garlic flavor
and odor increased with the inter
val following the feeding. In 10 min
utes both were very strong, and
even after four hours, the flavor and
odor of the milk were still objec
tionable. Not until seven hours aft
er the garlic feeding did the unde
sirable flavor and odor disappear.
Insecticide Material
Sulphur and arsenic are probably
the oldest insecticides of which there
are records, Dr. H. L. Haller of the
bnjji-cau of entomology and plant
quarantine, U. S. department of ag
riculture, declares in a report to the
American Chemical society on “The
Search for New Insecticides.”
Sulphur was mentioned by Homer
about 1,000 B. C. and the Chinese
used arsenic sulphides as early as
900 A. D,, Dr. Haller points out. “A
variety of other materials such as
hot water, brine, lye, whitewash,
soap suds, vinegar, petroleum, tur
pentine, fish oil and decoctions of
aloes, pepper, soot, tobacco and
wormwood have also been used as
insecticidal agents for a long time,”
he continues.
“Arsenic and honey mixture was
recommended more than 250 years
ago for the control of ants. Tobacco
dust was advocated in France for
use against plant lice in 1690. Pyre
thrum or common insect powder and
derris have been used for more than
100 years.
Even Irish Agree
There is almost unity, at least, in
the fact that nearly aW of the plants
for which the name shamrock is
claimed have three leaflets, and that
these leaves represent the symbol
ism of the shamrock, the story be
ing that St. Patrick chose the plant
to symbolize the Trinity. However,
even this is disputed, for example,
by the adherents of the water cress.
Some say the three leaves are em
blematic of love, valor and wit, three
charming traits of the Irish char
acter.
Perhaps it will be a shock to re
veal that the trefoil plant was held
sacred in Iran, and was emblematic |
uf the Persian triad, long before St.
Patrick’s day; and that “shamrock"
and “shamrakh” are Arabic words
designating such plants.
A point brought out by those who
acclaim the wood-sorrel as the true
shamrock is that it is said usually
10 reach its growth perfection in
Ireland about St. Patrick’s day,
which is not true of the white clover.
11 Oil From Seed of Thistle
Safflower belongs to the thistle
family and has been cultivated for
many years in India, Egypt, and ‘
Europe as an oil-seed crop and as a
source of red dye obtained from the
flowers. An effort was made to in
troduce the crop into the Northern
Great Plains of the United States
about 15 years ago. Although satis
factory yields were obtained, the
crop has not become commercially
important. Safflower oil, which is
obtained from the seed, is used for
edible and technical purposes. The
011 has good drying properties and
is suitable for use in making paints,
varnishes, and linoleums, _
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with good tires, it will pay you to buy it while
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REV. 6.6. TAYLOR COMPLETES!
52 YEARS 111 THE MINISTRY
Rev. G. G. Taylor, colored
Baptist preacher of Perry, has
completed fifty-two (52) years of
gospel ministry. Rev. Taylor
has four churches which he has
served for different periods of
time. During April and May, he
observed these anniversaries of
his pastorates with special ser
vices at each church. The mem
bership at each church raised an
anniversary offering in apprecia
tion of Rev. Taylor.
Sandbed at Kathleen in Hous
ton county is the church this;
preacher has served the longest
time. On May 24, Rev. Taylor
observed his 52nd anniversary as
pastor of Sandbed, the church of
his parents, brothers, and sisters (
and where he was converted and,
baptized. Sandbed contributed !
$56.84 of which amount $20.50
was given by the Willing Work
ers club composed of Baptists
and Methodists. This was raised
at one service. I
Rev. Taylor observed his 44th
anniversary as pastor of Rich-1
land church at Myrtle in Peach
county on May 3. A series of
services beginning on April 29
were held there and $71.41 con-|
tributed. 1
At Unadilla in Dooly county,
Rev. Taylor held his 30th anni
versary service on Sunday, April
12. In a six day meeting, $6l
was contributed.
At the First Baptist church in
Ocilla Rev. Taylor celebrated his
38th anniversary with a five day
service ending on May 31. $47.81
was raised with $5.25 from the
Woman’s Missionary society.
At all these churches, speeches
of appreciation were made, pap
ers on the history of the church
were read, and floral decorations
were arranged.
in addition to these pastorates, j
Rev. Taylor has been Moderator!
of the Middle Georgia Associa-j
tion and also of the Union Asso
ciation for 22 consecutive years. ,
These associations are the sec
ond and third largest, respective
ly, in the state of Georgia in the
colored Baptist work.
Rev. Taylor attended the The
ological school in Atlanta with
the help of his mother church,
Sandbed, years ago.
In speaking of his anniversary
meetings, Rev. Taylor said:
“I want to express my very sin
cere thanks to both my colored
and white friends for the contri
butions and other expressions of
appreciation given me by all my
churches on these occasions. God
will reward their liberality. I
am deeply indebted to the minis
ters that preached for me during
these anniversaries. To all lam
most grateful for the honors
given me and the appreciation
expressed for my pastoral ser
vices. lam praying the good
Lord to bless and keep all my
churches.”
GOOD PASTURES URGED
AS AID TO VICTORY
With Houston county farmers
directing their operations toward
production for war needs, the
development of good pastures
and efficient pasture manage
ment assume greater importance
than ever before, says W. T.
Middlebrooks, county agent for
the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice.
‘‘This means the production
goals that depend on pastures—
such as dairy products, beef,
wool, and mutton—may prove as
important in winning the war as
the production of ships, planes,
and guns,” the agent said.
For practical guidance of far
mers in the Cotton Belt, the U.
S.Department of Agriculture has
issued a new publication, “Pas
tures to Hold and Enrich the
Soil”--Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1900
-which details the use of vari
ous classes of land for pasture or
meadow.
The publication points out that
agriculture’s goals can be reach
ed through conservation farming
that increases crop yields by pro
tecting and building up the soils.
The sod of good pastures pro
tects the soil while it is being
used for grazing, makes the soil
more productive when it is brok
en to grow crops in rotation, and
reduces erosion during tillage.
To supplement this informa
tion, Mr. Middlebrooks says de
tailed recommendations on seed
bed preparation, seed mixtures,
and fertilizer application can be
obtained from a bulletin of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service, Bulletin 457. A copy
may be obtained from the county
agent’s office.
WAR RISK & BOMBARDMENT!
INSURANCE I
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Land War Risk and Bombardment Insurance, with pay I
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by the War Damage Corporation, an agency of the Federal I
Government, and a pool of private fire insurance com I
panics. I
We have volunteered to handle this insurance WITHOUT I
COMPENSATION, either through the companies We I
represent or for the Government. We are informed *hat I
you can expect to secure this War Risk coverage about I
July 1, 1942. when as the law provides the insurance un . I
der the WDC plan will be available to property owners I
War Risk and Bombardment insurance protects you I
against fire and explosion damage during war or invasion I
naval or military bombardment, and aerial craft, hostile I
or otherwise, while engaged in active war service, during I
wartime, including bombs, shells or missies dropped or I
thrown from the craft or discharged at them. I
The rates are very reasonable. For example, you can ob- I
tain War Risk and Bombardment coverage on your dwell- I
ing or farm property for only $l.OO per thousand. I
It is important to note that coverage of fire and explo- I
sions caused by war hazards is not included in the various
standard Fire policies. We will be glad to discuss with
>ou, Without Charge, the relation which War Risk and
Bombardment will have to your other insurance.
HOUSER INSURANCE AGENCY
ANDREW and TUGGLE
Conservation of rubber is vital to Victory and
the cooperation of everyone is a national necessity!
Southeastern Greyhound Lines, already in all-out ef
fort, now goes still further. It Is cooperating with the
Governmental recommendation for 40-mile-per-hour
maximum ... to conserve tires.
War-time travel has reached unprecedented volume
• . . facilities and equipment have been pressed into
service of military men on duty trips and furloughs,
government men on important missions, war workers
between defense plants and homes, civilians on busi
ness.
It's a big job to maintain accommodations to meet
the increased demand and provide emergency serv
ice. But! Far bigger Is the all-important job of
every possible contribution toward Victory. Com
pared with that, a few minutes additional running
time becomes a very small matter.
We've got to win this War. Rubber is needed,
urgently, and Greyhound has pledged Its coopera
tion to conserve it.
L
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