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ROCKDALE RECORD Official Orpin of Korkdale County and the C'ity of Conyer* iußSCurribN, in advance One year $1.60 Six months •76 THE HOOK HALE RECORD ussume* no resiKinsihillty for views expressed hy (’orresjsindents nr <*ontrlhutors. All ropy siilniittted fur |iiililifutloi must he signed li.v (be author. Drain Tile “Logs” Used as Building Material A “log house" In which the "logs" are formed hy common red drain pipe tile has been built In Kingsville, On tario, Canada. Charles Miner, who erected the unique dwelling, chose tile for the material because It pro vides dead air space In the walls to protect the Interior from cold In win ter and heat In summer. The house stands on a foundation of concrete Nocks, except for the potch and steps, which are supported hy the tiles. A wooden framework, sheathed with hoards In the usual manner, was first erected and the tile “logs” were laid In courses like brick veneer up the sides. At corners, the ends of the tiles overlap In criss cross fashion, much as did logs In the cabins of pioneer days. Where the ends of the logs are exposed, they are closed with cement colored to match. This Insures dead air space and pre vents birds and squirrels from enter ing The cost of the unusual house Is said to nave been moderate as com pared with the cost of the conven tional wood or brick home. —Popular Science Monthly. Early Man Had Faith in Arrow Divination Kong ago, in the most high anil far off limes, primitive man resorted to the making of magic to determine what course to pursue In the vast wilderness of his ancient world, writes Catherine Hargrave In the Boston Transcript. Arrow divination was a favored kind. To make this magic a circle was drawn on the ground with the proper rites and incantations and divided itdo t lie Four Directions. With more mystic ceremony arrows were cast into the ring and upon the manner of their falling depended the future. The American Indians did tills as well ns the Asiatic peoples, and In both countries gaming sticks re sembling arrows, sometimes with ac tual feathered shaftments and some times with the feathers pninted upon them, were used to play a game much like the older magical processes, with a circle on I lie ground, divided Into four or eight parts. Cat* Once Deified Egyptian deification of Hie cat, says the Golden Book Magazine, lias been traced as far back as four thousand years, and for many centuries the bod ies of favorite cuts were carefully em balmed and Interred near the temple of Bubastis, the cat faced goddess of Beni llasan or of Heliopolus. One of (lie strangest archeological discoveries was that which disclosed the mummies of thousands of cats near Hie tomb of Beni liasan recently. Whether tho domesticated eat Is a native of Egypt is not known, but the first mention of the cut In Chinn was ns recent as 400. The eat also was un known in Europe until just before tlie Christian era. Character Come* First Music, of all I lie arts, touches most widely on things which are humanly interesting; and If you shut out the knowledge of what Is Interesting In your fellow human beings, how is your art going to grow? Art, like many other tilings, gels itfeod from outside, and it is a mistake to suppose that it can feed exclusively on itself. And art Is always interwoven with char acter, and we have even frequently to observe lliat character counts for more in the end than natural gifts of any kind, whether artistic or lit erary.—From “Hubert Parry His Life and Works, ’’ by Charles L. Graves. Moon Viewed From Ve**el The Naval observatory says that the change In an observer’s position from day to day on an ocean trip would affect Hie moon’s apparent posl tlnii so slightly ns to be scarcely no ticeahlo — that is, the moon’s local time of rising would change from day to day Just about as it would If the oh server were stationary. However, II the rising of Hie moon were timed by a watch keeping for Instance. Eastern standard time, the speed of the ship might lie such that the risings on successive nights would be at ap proximately the same watch time. Tree Saved by Wacbington The American Forestry association says that Hie Washington oak in Audubon park, New Orleans, Ln., is famous for its beauty. Its name, the number of annual visitors mil its size. It is said to have acquired its name In the following fashion: President Washington was visiting a family by Hie name of Horry. At dinner Mr. Horry noticed that a tree obstructed iiis view and gave orders that It should be cut down. Washington heard tills and objected. The tree was not cut down and lias since been known as the Washington oak. Amethysts and Opals Used as Road Material A street almost literally paved with amethysts lias been reported to the Berlin geographical society hy Prof. Otto Quelle of Bonn university, says an Associated Press dispatch from Berlin. He found It In Brazil, In the prov tnce of Bahia, where he visited Ger man gem cutters’ and polishers’ colo nies that have mined and handled 0,000 hundredweight of amethyst Whole streets, he said, are paved with the waste material, that gives them n lovely violet sheen. Doctor Quelle said tie knows of a place In Siberia where opals are so plentiful tlmt the coarse grades are used as road building material. The Deutsche Allgemelne Zeltung reports roads at Bernstein, In the Aus trlnn Bugenland, graveled with waste from the semi-precious serpentine stone. In the same country, near Rejnltz. are roads of a beautiful green shade, sold to be free from dust. They ore surfaced with waste from nsbesllc stone. •*rt**w - • Vegetables Offered to Gods of Ancient Times Turnips, beets and radishes were a respected trio of ancient Greece, all three having been acceptable offerings at the temple of Apollo In Delphi. Their respective rank may he Judged from the custom of dedicating turnips In dishes of lend, beets In silver and radishes la beaten gold. Though radishes ore thought to have come originally from China, tlielr cul tlvotion Is of great antiquity In Eu rope. In earliest times they were gen orally boiled, hut later Homan physi cians recommended that they he eaten raw, with salt, before breakfast. A sirup made from them was used to cure whooping cough and maladies of the chest. Turnips, too, were thought good for hoarseness and coughs, and ulso ef fective ns a poultice for the feet. So important were turnips to the poor In the Middle ages that they appeared on armorial hearings to denote a per son of good disposition who relieved the destitute. Tracing Popular Idioms Professor Smith in Ids “Words and Idioms” gives many expressions com ing from the chase, and from hounds and horses In particular. A few of the canine Idioms, he points out, come from dog fighting. From Ids list we pick tlie following: “To dog the footsteps of,” which points to the faithfulness of the friend of man; “Not to have a dog’s chance,” meaning having no chance at all; “To have a bone to pick with"; “To tench old dogs new tricks"; “A hone of con tention”; “To bristle up”; “To go off with one’s tail between one’s legs”; "Top dog”; “Under dog”; “His bark Is worse than Ids bite,” und “A hang dog look.” The commonest phrase of all is “dog gone,” especially as used as an ex pletive with “it" following. Governor Obeyed Order* A governor, the talking motion pic tures reveal, was giving a memorial address in the South, before a large crowd whicli applauded ids utterances, but those who saw 1 lie pictures found humor In the scene which ids gather ing probably missed. The microphone, being on the stage, gives (lie theatergoer some of the con versation which is missed by (lie most earnest listener in Hie crowd which stood in front of Hie platform. The governor was closing Ids ad dress and ns lie sat down lie put Ills hut on, but, ns Hie applause began, a woman standing beside Id in, probably Ids wife, spoke up quickly, “Take your lint off." And the governor did. —Springfield Union. Got the Knee* Mixed Johnny was complaining fa badly bruised knee. It had always paid him well when lie took Ills hurts to moth er beeuuse she soothed his feelings with a 5-cent piece. On this occasion Johnny needed 5 cents for a top. He remembered that he had a small bruise on his knee and If he could only make mother believe that it pained him, all would he well. Mother listened to Johnny’s tale of how lie had fallen on Ills knee and bruised It. She asked to see Hie knee and Johnny sensed victory. He hur riedly pulled Ids stocking down, hut alas and alack! It was the wrong stocking ! —Philadelphia Public Ledger. Good Customer •Tve forgotten what the other thing jyas I came for,” suid the small gill In the grocer’s shop. The grocer tried to be helpful. “Was it cheese, bucon, butter, marg arine, lard, tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar, Jam, marmalade, biscuits, bottled fruit, chutney, plccnlilli, bloater paste, potted meat, baking powder, soap, soda, spice, rice, tapioca, semolina, macaroni, currants, raisins—” “1 remember now. It was can you tell me the right time, please?” Don't Be Quitter Quitting is one of the worst traits of the human race. And one of the most common, too. One little setback nnd we tiirow up our hands in dis gust. The fellow who wins Is the one who can take a reverse and come back smiling.—Gilt. THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA Important It is important that you know with whom you aie dealing where your eyes are concerned. Out twenty years optical experience plus the latest in struments for correcting errors of the eye enables us to render a service that will please you. School will soon open, have your child s eyes examined now, start them right, good vision is essential to the child’s welfare. We make a careful, thorough and scientific exam ination of Ihe eyes and fit the proper lenses and frames, ask any of our patients. Our charges are most reasonable. We are on Broad St., between Marietta-Walton. R. D. Sherrill Optical Cos. 36 BROAD STREET, N. W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Labor day Trade-in sale; And these are Silvertowns we the Goodrich water-cure proc- 1 ess* and finished off with that 1 in .• . let us see your old tires. j||||| Ijt 1 Goodrich ♦ Silvertowns McCllelands Garage Conyers, Ga. We give very careful attention to all businesl entrusted to us. An opportunity to serve you wil be appreciated. Bank of Conyers W. T. Baldwin, President It. L. llufT, V. Pres. M. W. Hull, Cashier H. D. Austin, Asst. Cash. Phone Walnut 5764 DR. CLAUDE E. BATTLE Dentist 406-7 Connally Building Cor. Whitehall & Alabama Atlanta, Ga. Let The Rockdale Record Dl Your Job Printing I