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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL.
JULY 8, 1921
HOW DO YOU SAY IT? :
THE RIGHT THING
By C. N. LURIE
AT
! Common Errors in English and \
THE RIGHT TIME
How to Avoid Them
By MARY MARSHALL DTJFFEE
"GENTS" AND 'PANTS."
WHEN HE DRINKS TEA.
D ESPITE the £nct that oil critics— !
and even many writers who are
not disposed to he very critical—-have i
condemned the use of the word
“gents,” for “gentlemen," the former
word is still used In common speech :
and In numerous advertisements.
“Clothing for ladles and gents” Is ad- 1
vertlsed, end in announcements of. en
tertainments we are told that “Cents’ j
tickets are $1, ladles' 50 cents.” The ;
following was ovei heard recently: 1
“Oh, Mary, did you t_.ee the man who i
picked up iny purse?” “Yes; he
looked like a perfect gent.”
Never say “gent;” gay ''gentleman.”
The word “punts.” us an abbrevia
tion for “pnntnJoons,” is also con
demned by critics; but “pantaloons” is
now seldom used, s<^ the only word
that Is left when one wishes to de
scribe n man’s nether garment, is
“trousers.”
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Haw ItiStiirted
CHEWING GUM.
O RIGINALLY men chewed spruce
gum, which exuded from the
trees; later pure paraffin wax became
popular. The modern gum, with the
chicle base, comes froiu the Indians,
who used to chew ehluJe to quench
their thirst. The growth of the indus
try may he seen from the fact that
while in 1885 the United States im
ported 929,950 pounds, In 1010 6,000,-
500 pound* were Imported.
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Nail-Making in United StaUi.
Of the early American inventions
for the manufacture of nAils the only
one which has survived Is that pat
ented. In 1780 by Kzeltlai Reed of
Brldgewuter, Mass. In 1**83 cut nails
were first made of stetj, and wire
nHils were manufactured for the Aral
time in the United State* about 1861.
Twenty-five years later Father Goo-
bel, a priest, began their pinnufacture
in Covington, and the American Wire
and Nall company was established u
year later under bis leadership. The
output of cut nails has varied from
1,000,000 to 2,000,000 kegs a year,
while their exportation rose from 1896.
when it amounted to 20,000,000
pounds, to over ten times those figure*
in 3914.
I N THE minds of a good many young j
men afternoon tea drinking is es-:
spatially a feminine pastime and the j
young man who Is versed in the gen- '
tie ceremony is by these looked upon
as n Mips Nancy sort of person. But
many of our soldiers who had 'been in
England came home with quite a
teste for the cup that cheers but tines
not inebriate, and before long tea will
be quite the most stimulating beverage
that any one can get, anyway. The
prediction is made that tin* custom of
tea drinking in the afternoon—already
as popular among men as women In
England-—will become much more
general among all classes of Ameri
cans. The largo hotels are preparing
to see many more men in their lea
rooms. .So the up-to-the-minute young
tnan had better become fairly expert
In the gentle art of drinking tea.
The idea used to be that when one
drank tea in the afternoon one must
hold one’s cup and saucer deftly in
tin* left blind. It was considered quite
Incorrect to let it rest on a conven
iently placed table or stand. But now,
although we certainly do not sit at a
table when we drink tea itt our homes,
we do not spurn the assistance of the i fUm. Ch
little Individual stands that come in j in an ox
sets of five or six and form a “nest” j ebriated.
when not in use. At hotels and “tea |
rooms,” however, one takes afternoon
ten from a table Just as one takes any
other meal.
Now, of course, one Is not supposed
to “make a meal of it” at afternoon
ten. If toast and cakes are served, a
couple of small piece* of toast and one
or two cakes should lie sufficient. It
is unusual to serve anything more
than toast or little cakes or sweet
crackers, with sometimes candies, or
Jam with the 1nns;t. When Jam Is
served, It is usually placed In small
portions on a bit <>f toast. When Jam
Is served, of course a plate must ho
used. Otherwise the cake or biscuit
is very often simply placed on the
saucer.
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FOND OF THEIR “WEE NIPPIE”
Many of the Lower Animals Have a
Pronounced Fondness for In
toxicating Liquor.
Although camels will go for many
days without water, they are always
ready to drink whisky, and have been
known to prefer it to their usual bever
age. The effect of strong drink upon
lions Is to render them quite tame,
in 1899 there was a well-known race
horse which was regularly doped with
whisky before the race, ow'ng to Its
fainthearted nature. 'Fills practice led
to many successes; but finally the day
came when the jockey was utterly un
able to make it go faster than an ordl-
! nary walk. After proceeding a few
l yards In tills fashion, it leant against
i the railings, and subsided upon the
i course. ”lt’ I did my duty,” said a
i nearby policeman, “I should run that
| boss in fur being drunk and Ineap-
| able!” Dogs are perhaps the most
I abstemious' of animals, but even they
1 have been known to like the bottle.
* A doctor reports the ease of n Skye
terrier which suffered from distemper,
! and became so ill that port wine was
I administered three or four times every
j hour in order to save its life. After
j (lie dog recovered, his master found
| lie had become a perfect dipsomaniac.
I Whenever there was port wine oil the
| table, he would climb upon a chair in
; an endeavor to satisfy Ids craving. If
you put whisky in pussy’s milk, you
: would find her raise no violent objec-
, like other animals, behave
aordinary fashion when in-
SpMled Ink.
A mixture of sail and milk will en
tirely remove spilled ink from a car
pet if It is applied at once. The milk
should first be poured over the ink.
when it will float to tin* fatty surface,
then soak up ns much as possible with
an old sponge or piece of soft rag.
The stain should next be rubbed in a
circle with salt damped with a little
milk until It cannot be seen. As soon
ns the rag is soiled it should be re
newed.
A LINE 0’ CHEER
By John Kendrick Bangs.
EAST AND WEST.
T HAT EftFt and tVq t shah
never meet
I deem a any ins Indiscreet.
For in despite the Poet'* rhyme
The twain arc meeting all the time,
And in them both I find an urge
In a completed whole to merge
Until they reach that stale of worth,
The oneneaa of grounded Earth.
(CopjYlfht.
AS EXPRESSED BY FLOWERS
Beautiful Products of Nature Have a
Language That Once Learned
Is Never Forgotten.
RUIN0U8
Alice—You were foolish to get
angry with Marie Just bscauss she
kspt you waiting.
jack—But, Great Scott, I was wait
ing far hsr with a taxi.
To the
Trade
The* language of flowers is given as
follows: Arbor vitue, unchanging
friendship; camellia, white, loveliness;
candy tuft, Indifference; carnation,
white, disdain; china aster, variety;
clover, 4-leaf, be mine; clover, white,
think of me; clover, red, Industry;
columbine, folly; daisy, innocence;
daisy, colored, beauty ; dead leaves, sad
ness; deadly nightshade, falsehood;
fern, fascination; forget-me-not, fus-
clila. scarlet, taste; geranium, horse
shoe. stupidity; geranium, scarlet,
consolation; genmiuin. rose, pref
erence: golden rod, lie cautious; helio
trope. devotion; hyacinth, white, love
liness; hyacinth, purple, sorrow; Ivy,
friendship; lily, calla, coquetry; lily,
white, sweetness; Illy, yellow, gayely;
lil.v, water, purity of heart, elegance;
Illy of the valley, unconscious sweet
ness; mignonette, your qualifies sur
pass your charms; iponks-hend, danger
is near; myrtle, love; oak, hospitality;'
orange blossoms, chastity; pansy,
thoughts; passion flower, faith; prim
rose. inconstancy; rose, love; rose,
damask, beauty ever new ; rose, yellow,
jealousy; rose, white, I am worthy of
you; rosebud, moss, confession of love;
smllax, constancy; straw, agreement;
straw, broken, broken agreement;
sweet pen, depart; tuberose, danger
ous pleasures; thistle, stern ess, ver
bena. pray for me; wldfe jasmine,
amiability; witch hazel, a spell.
We can make the
following' terms on
McCORMICK
DEERING mow
ers, also C H A T=
TAN00GA cane
mills
Till fall without interest,
one-half this fall and bal
ance the following fall.
For further information call in to
Harding Supply Co.
How Toasts Originated.
When John Smith .get* up at h
banquet and, lifting a glass of legl
tiinate or illegitimate liquor, calls out:
“The ladies, (iod bless ’em!” or, “Rob
ert Brown, our honored guest!”.
whatever else comes to ids mind, lie
doesn’t, realize tliut in thus proposing
u toust be is only going through the
relic of an ancient ceremony.
Originally, when the ancient Greeks
or Homans were at a feast the
tom was to bow before the statue of
Bacchus, the god of wine, exclaiming,
“Be propitious, O Bacchus!” and
pouring a little wine on tlie ground.
This was also done to other gods.
Emperors, being deified, this honor
was paid them. Then wealthy peo
ple and beautiful women were thus
toasted, and the habit of toast
ing was established, and later, show
ing sense, people decided to drink the
liquid instead of wasting it.
Icc Made in 1fc57
Early In the development of science
ice occupied the attention and engaged
the researches of famous scientists.
Galileo in 1597 discovered that ice was
lighter than water, but it does not ap
pear that lie made any particular prog
ress beyond tills fact.
Kegel ailo
by Fa
day in 1850, and the investigation car
ried on by J. D. Follies, by Tyndall
and by Thomson led to the knowledge
that commercialization of ice produc
tion might lie turned into a great in
dustry.
Americans came to the fore immedi
ately after. Boston exportation trade
was begun by Tudor in 3800, and in
1857 Harrison perfected the machine
whereby the use of ether and salt wa
ter made possible the mass production
of artificial ice.
Ancients Did Not Temper Copper.
The general belief that the ancients
were able to harden or temper copper
to a greater extent than is now possi
ble is a myth in the opinion "of the
United States geological survey, De
partment of the Interior. It Is well
known to metallurgists that processes
of rolling will harden copper to some
extent and that it can also be hardened
by tlie addition of other metals. Speci
mens of ancient so-called “tempered”
copper that have been examined have
invariably proved to lie no harder than
copper that is manufactured to-day, or
to lie simply an alloy of copper and
some other metal.
re s why LA
E VS CAUSE we put the utmost quality into this
' one brand. Camels are as good as it’s pos
sible for skill, money and lifelong knowledge of
fine tobaccos to make a cigarette.
Nothing is too good for Camels. And bear this
in mind! Everything is done to make Camels the
best cigarette it’s possible to buy. Nothing is done
simply for show.
Take the Camel package for instance. It’s the
most perfect packing science can devise to pro
tect cigarettes and keep them fresh. Heavy paper
—secure foil wrapping—revenue stamp to seal
the fold and make the package air-tight. But
there’s nothing flashy about it. You’ll find no
extra wrappers. No frills or furbelows.
Such things do not improve the smoke any more
than premiums or coupons. And remember—you
must pay their extra cost or get lowered quality.
If you want the smoothest, mellowest, mildest
cigarette you can imagine—and one entirely free
from cigaretty aftertaste,
It’s Camels for you.
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY. Win.lon-Solem, N. C,
T HE Buick Valve-In-Head motor car is interna
tionally recognized as the “first choice car.”
It has gained this unusual distinction through
twenty years of dependable service.
Motor car purchasers have watched the perform
ance of the thousands of Buick cars in daily
operation and they have witnessed their wonder
ful efficiency and endurance. Buick speed and
power have proven to their satisfaction that
“there is no substitute” for the Buick Valve-In-
Head, and these buyers are demanding the Buick
and patiently waiting for their local dealer’s
ability to deliver.
Each week and month this list of buyers steadily
increases—those who delay in placing their orders
early must expect a longer delay in ownership.
Prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan
Mode! K-44 - $1595.00 Model K-46 - $2235.00 Model K-49 - $1863.00
Model K-45 - $1505.00 Model K-47 - $2465.00 Model K-00 - $2895.00
Prices Revised April J, li)20
When better automobiles arc built, Buick will build them ; *
PAUL D. SELMAN, Dealer