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ADVENTUROUS
AMERICANS
By
Elmo Scott Watson
Fightin’ Irishman
C'ARLY in the Nineteenth century
an Irish lad named Jimmy
fhields ran away from his home in
County Tyrone. The ship on which
he set out for America was wrecked
off the coast of Scotland and he
was one of only three survivors.
Undaunted by this experience, the
boy set out again. An Atlantic gale
drove this ship upon a reef off the
Carolina coast and Shields, who had
been aloft, was thrown to the deck
with both legs broken. The boat was
wrecked but by an almost miracu¬
lous chance he was rescued by a
passing vessel.
After recovering from his injuries,
he enlisted in the army and fought
in the first Seminole Indian war in
Florida, after which he headed for
the new state of Illinois. There he
made a living for a time by teach¬
ing French in the French village of
Kaskaskia!
Then he studied law, soon passed
the bar examinations and within a
few years was successively elected
representative in the legislature,
state auditor and justice of the Illi¬
nois Supreme court. At the out¬
break of the Mexican war he raised
a regiment and fell desperately
wounded at the Battle of Cerro
Gordo.
Chosen United States senator
from Illinois he served for six years,
was defeated for re-election and
moved to Minnesota where he was
again sent to the senate. At the
outbreak of the Civil war he was
made a brigadier-general and was
again desperately wounded in bat¬
tle. But he survived and was again
elected to the United States senate
—this time from Missouri. When he
died in 1879 Shields had the distinc¬
tion of being the only man in Amer¬
ican history who had served as sen¬
ator from three different states.
• • •
Patriot and Painter
QEN. besieging GEORGE the British WASHINGTON, in Boston,
wanted accurate drawings of the
enemy’s positions. So a young Con¬
necticut Yankee volunteered to get
them. He crept close to the British
lines and made sketches which
pleased the commander so much
that he made the young fellow a
colonel and his second aide-de-camp.
The young colonel next served as
adjutant-general to General Gates
and in 1778 accompanied General
Sullivan as a volunteer against the
British in Rhode Island. When this
expedition proved unsuccessful, he
resolved to give up soldiering.
He went to London to study under
Benjamin West and soon became
the favorite pupil of that great
painter. When Maj. John Andre,
the British adjutant-general in
America, was caught and hanged as
a spy, the young painter seemed to
the British the logical man to be
used for reprisal. So they put him
in prison. Instead of protesting, the
truculent young Yankee boasted
that he had been an aide to that
“arch rebel,” George Washington,
and was proud of it.
Only the intervention of his paint¬
er friends, West and Copley, saved
him from hanging. Lucky for
America that they did! Otherwise
John Trumbull might never have
lived to paint such great historical
works as “The Battle of Bunker
Hill,” “The Signing of the Declara¬
tion of Independence,” and "The
Surrender of Cornwallis at York
town”!
• • •
Franklin’s Nephew
\\7 ’ ' HEN his 19-year-old Benjamin nephew, Franklin Benja¬ sent
min Mecom, to Antigua in the Lee¬
ward islands in 1752 to run the
newspaper he had established there
four years earlier, he wrote to his
sister, Jane Franklin Mecom: “That
island is reckoned one of the health¬
iest in the West Indies. My late
partner there enjoyed perfect health
for four years until he grew care¬
less and got to sitting up late in
taverns which I have cautioned Ben¬
ny against.” followed his
Presumably Benny
uncle’s advice but he was too much
of a Franklin not to be restless. He
soon became dissatisfied, even
though Franklin increased his share
of the profits, and wanted to “go it
on his own.” So Franklin sold him
the press which he moved to Bos¬
ton. There in 1758 he issued the
first separate edition of Franklin’s
“Father Abraham’s Speech,” later
famous under the title of "The Way
to Wealth.”
Unfortunately Benny didn’t apply
its lessons to himself. He became
something of a fop, strutting around
in fine clothes instead of sticking
to work. Failing to prosper, he
moved the press to New York in
1763 but had no better success there
Then he went to New Haven where
he rented a press from Postmaster
Parker, whose deputy he became
But he failed to make good there
as he did later in Philadelphia and
Burlington, N. J.
Benny Mecom had inherited his
uncle’s name but none of his genius
for making a success. Finally
about 1776, he went mad
© Western Newspaper Uiuoc
Skin Disorders
Usually Curable;
Need Treatment
By DR. JAMES W. BARTON
TIKE many other physicians I
-L' have repeated the old story
about the skin specialist who
the -statement
that he had
chosen to be a
skin specialist be¬
cause his patients
never got him up
died, and never got well. The
idea of repeating the story was
to show that skin ailments were
often difficult to cure and re¬
quired much patience from
patient and physician. That
the repeating of this joke has
really done harm is stated by
Prof. Carroll S. Wright of
Temple university, Philadelphia, as
guest editor in Medical World.
Dr. Barton
never got well.’ ”
It can be understood then why
patients with skin ailments will
often neglect to undergo treatment
if they believe it to be just a waste
of time and money.
May Be Serious.
In answer to this old joke, Dr.
Wright states that as a matter of
fact he has been roused from bed
by skin patients with severe pain,
has seen patients die because of
skin ailments, and fortunately the
great majority of skin ailments “are
entirely curable or can be greatly
benefited by persistent medical ef¬
forts.”
The eight most common skin ail¬
ments in a series of nearly 1,000,000
cases, in the order they occur, ap¬
pear to be eczema, acne (pimples),
scabies (itch), psoriasis (white)
patches of silvery scales), seborrhea
(dandruff), urticaria (hives), der¬
matitis venenata (inflammation due
to touching substances of a chem¬
ical, vegetable or animal nature),
and verruca (warts). Figures from
the private practice of Dr. Jay F.
Schamberg and Dr. Wright show
ringworm to be as common as
eczema.
Dr. Wright points out that’ the
above diseases can be helped by
treatment although the disease may
return because the cause is not and
perhaps cannot be entirely removed.
In order, then, that patients and
physicians will get away from the
idea that skin diseases cannot be
cured, Dr. Wright says: “It is my
belief that the results of treatment
in skin diseases are at least equal,
if not superior, to those achieved in
other specialties.”
• • •
Rheumatism Result
Of Many Causes
Although rheumatism or arthritis'
is as old as man, it is only during
the last 25 years that a knowledge
of its cause, the damage it does and
how best to treat it has become
known. Figures prove that every¬
body past 50 years of age has arthri¬
tis to a less or greater ailments, degree.
Just as with other rheu¬
matism or arthritis can only attack
the individual if-his tissues are in
the necessary condition to develop
rheumatism. And his tissues are
put into this condition by infection
of tonsils, teeth or other organs,
which is carried to the joint and its
surrounding tissues. Other causes
which put his tissues into condition
to develop rheumatism are cold and
wet (indoor and out), changes in
glands, overweight and underweight,
injuries, poor posture—position sit¬
ting and standing, physical defects
in spine, hips, shoulders and occa*
pation. If one or more of these con¬
ditions is present in addition to the
infection, a more rapid and more
serious arthritis may follow.
“An adult complaining of pain,
stiffness and disability in one or
more joints which came on without
causing much thought on the part of
the patient and which progresses
slowly may be assumed to be suffer¬
ing with chronic arthritis.
Remove Infection Source.
“There are the two types, atrophie
(where joint actually loses- tissue)
and the hyperatrophic (where there
is extra tissue—bone and gristle—
formed in and around the joint).”
After removal of the cause—infect¬
ed teeth, tonsils—any defects in the
patient or his surroundings are cor¬
rected such as avoiding cold and
dampness, then the usual treat¬
ment is rest, heat, passive or active
exercise, together with a diet con¬
taining plenty of fruit and vege¬
tables but cutting down greatly on
starch foods— bread, potatoes, sugar,
and to some extent also on fat foods
—butter, cream, egg yolks and fat
meat.
Treatment may be necessary for
a long time after cause has been
removed because of the need for
better circulation to remove wastes
from joints and surrounding tissues.
Copyright.—WNU Service,
Tom's
HEALTH
COLUMN
on numerous occa¬
sions, had patients
inform me that they
understood that skin
diseases, for the
most part, are in¬
curable, and a phy¬
sician once told tne
that he had no in¬
terest in treating pa¬
tients with skin dis¬
eases when even a
skin specialist ad¬
mitted that ‘they
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Or. L. N. Huff. 54 Broad Street
Healey Bldg.. Atlanta — A Spe¬
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over 30 years, and a State Board
Examiner for Optometrist since
1923, leads the South in eye ex¬
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Let Dr. Huff take care of the
only pair of eyes you will ever
have.
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Monkeys Learn Barter
System in Record Time
Chimpanzees, like their human
counterparts, quickly learn a mone¬
tary system with all its attendant
bickering and hoarding, Dr. John
B. Wolfe, of the University of Mis¬
sissippi, has learned.
They learn to work for food, then
for “tokens”—and,how to spend
these tokens for food, water, tid
,
bits, the psychology professor told
students at Tulane university.
And just by way of education the
professor, during his four years of
experimentation with the chimp col¬
ony at Yale, introduced a token
which would buy nothing. The
chimps discarded the worthless to¬
kens.
Dr. Wolfe introduced tokens of
varied value and vending machines
which dispensed water and food. The •
Chimpanzees soon learned which to¬
kens bought one, two and three por¬
tions of food and singled out the
ones which bought the most.
They learned to work for the to¬
kens, as they had previously learned
to work for food, and began hoard¬
ing the valuable pieces of tender.
In one experiment, Dr. Wolfe de¬
prived one Chimpanzee of water for
several hours and another of food
for the same period. Then he gave
the ‘ thirsty chimp tokens which
would buy only food, and the hun¬
gry brother tokens which would buy
only water.
The wise chimps looked at their
money, exchanged the tokens
through cage bars, and went to the
vending machines.
‘New Deal’ Isn’t New.
General Sherman, not the Roose¬
velt administration, invented the po¬
litical use of "new deal,” but Sher¬
man’s phrase was not capitalized,
according to the sixth section of the
new American English dictionary.
Sherman's “Letters,” written back
in 1863, first used the combination
in this comment: “Charleston is not
taken, the war is prolonged, and but
little chance of its ending until we
have a new deal.” The sixth section
of the dictionary, published by the
University of Chicago Press, will
appear soon. It comprises words of
strictly American origin, slang and
colloquial expressions and mutations
of the mother tongue. Starting with
“corn pit,” the section ends with
“dew.” '
_
lhc Pneumonia Rate
The pneumonia rate in the colder
Canadian provinces is lower than in
any American state.
Spend and Lose Balance
Uncle Ab says if you spend too
much you will lose your balance.
Transition of a Sign
The doctor’s prescription mark, R,
was born in a lore of 6,000 years
ago—that of ancient Egypt, where it
symbolized protection.
U and I iu Business
Uncle Ab says he agrees with the
saying that U and I are the most
important parts of the word busi.
ness.
Why Honey Flavor Differs
Differences in flavor and color in
honeys are due to the differences
in the flowers from which nectar
ts gathered.
First Turnpike Law
The first turnpike act, permitting
a private company to construct a
road and charge the public for its
use, was passed in England in 1663.
Old-Time Chairmakera
As a chair maker Hepplewhite
lacked the genius for symmetry
which Chippendale possessed.
No Important Town Along River
Although 2,350 miles in length, the
Mackenzie river of Canada has no
important town along its course.
From London to New York
The distance from King George
V Dock, London, to New York is
3,300 miles. The journey is some¬
what shorter from Liverpool to New
York, being 3,073 miles, and also
from Southampton to New York,
which is 3,183.
HCWJq SEW
4^ Ruth Wyeth Spears
A Crochet Rag Rug With a Modern Air.
TJERE is another rug to add to
your collection. It is not in
either of the books, or the leaflet
offered herewith. Use wool rags
in strips %-inch wide and a cro¬
chet hook with %-inch shank. The
circles, squares and triangles are
joined with the crochet slipstitch.
The border is in single crochet
with stitches added at the corners
to make it lie flat.
Circles: 1st row. Chain 3. Join.
Make 6 single crochet stitches in
circle. 2nd row. 2 s c in each
stitch. 3rd row. Change colors.
Add 1 s c in every 2nd stitch. 4th
row. Add 1 s c in every 3rd
stitch. 5th, 6th and 7th rows. Add
6 stitches spacing them different¬
ly than in preceding row. Change
colors at beginning of 6th row.
Squares: 1st row. Ch. 3, 1 s c.
in first ch. Ch. 1. Turn. 2nd row.
4 s c ch. 1. Turn. 3rd, 4th, 5th,
6th and 7th rows. 2 s c in 1st and
last stitch of previous row. 1 s. c
in each of the other stitches. Ch.
1. Turn. 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and
12th rows skip 1st and last stitch
In previous row. Ch. 1. Turn. 13th
ANOTHER ASK ME ?
The Questions
1. What is an alliteration?
2. Claustrophobia is the fear of
what?
3. Can anything that has been
done be undone?
4. What is the largest number
used?
5. What is the date of the flood
in the Bible?
6. Is brass mined?
7. What is the difference be¬
tween being interested and cu¬
rious?
8. Is there any soda in soda
water?
9. Are there any of the books of
the Bible in which God is not men¬
tioned?
The Answers
1. The recurrence of the same
sounds at the beginning of two or
more words in a sentence in close
succession, as: “An Austrian
army, awfully arrayed, Boldly by
battery besieged Belgrade.”
2. Confined spaces.
3. Try unscrambling an egg.
4. A vigintillion is the highest
figure listed in numeration and
consists of a numeral followed by 1
63 noughts.
6. According to Hebrew chronol¬
ogy, the deluge destroyed the
earth in 2348 B. C.
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Let up —
Light up a Camel
row. 1 s c in last stitch of pre¬
vious row.
Triangles. Same as squares
through the 7th row.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Effective
with this issue of the paper, Book
1—SEWING, for the Home Dec¬
orator, and No. 2—Gifts, Novel¬
ties and Embroideries, are offered
at 15 cents each, or both books
for 25 cents. Readers who have
not secured their copies of these
two books should send in their or¬
ders immediately, as no more
copies will be available, when the
present supply is exhausted. Your
choice of the QUILT LEAFLET il¬
lustrating 36 authentic patchwork
stitches; or the RAG RUG LEAF¬
LET, will be included with orders
for both books for the present, but
the offer may be withdrawn at
any time.
Everyone should have copies of
these two books containing 96
HOW TO SEW articles by Mrs.
Spears, that have not appeared in
the paper; Send your order at
once to Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des
plaines St., Chicago, 111.
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects
6. No. Brass is an alloy of cop¬
per and zinc, which are mined.
7. Being interested means, to
have attention aroused. Curious
is generally used to mean a desire
to learn that which does not con¬
cern one.
8. No. It is properly called car¬
bonated water.
9. The words “God,” “Lord”
and “Almighty” are not men¬
tioned in the book of Esther, nor
is the deity so much as alluded to
in that portion of the Old Testa¬
ment. The deity is not specifical¬
ly mentioned in the Song of Solo¬
mon, but that book is symbolical
and the deity is continually al¬
luded to. “God,” under one name
or another, occurs in all the other
books of the Bible.
Our Education
fjOD educatea their men by casting them Man
upon own resources. tossed
learns to swim by being into
life’s maelstrom and left to make his
way ashore. No youth can learn to sail
his life-craft in a lake sequestered and
sheltered from all storms, where other
vessels never come.
Skill comes through sailing one’s
craft amidst rocks and bars and oppos¬
ing fleets, amidst storms and whirls and
counter-currents. Responsibility alone his
drives man to toil and brings out
best gifts .—Newell Dwight Hillis.
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It Seldom Happens
The best news a pessimist can
hear is the coming true of one of
his predictions. and
When you feel sour cross,
look at yourself in the mirror.
That ought to be a cure. something
Dictatorship may do
for democracy yet—through the
reaction that results from them.
Distinctive Difference
Great minds run in the same
channel. But a channel is not a
rut.
Always behave so discreetly
that you will not regret putting
your name in your hat.
Even if a man isn’t well up in
the social scale, he dislikes being
cut by his barber.
A mother can start her son in
his infancy to like her cooking,
but a bride has not that ad¬
vantage with her husband.
be miserable with
MALARIA
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bub ccc will check MALARIA fast and
gives symptomatic cold relief.
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