The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1910 Page: 3 of 12
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GNAT CAUSES PELLAGRA.
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Committee on Disease in Europe Says
Corn Is Not to Blame.
London, May 14.—Dr. Sambon, a
member of the Field committee which
has been investigating the disease
pellagra, telegraphs from Rome that
the committee has definitely proved
that maize or Indian corn is not tho
cause of pellagra.
The committee finds that the para-
sitic conveyor of the disease is the
"simulium repans," a species of biting
gnat.
ROAD—FARM
IMPROVEMENT
A Child's View.
Scarlet fever was in the house next
door and a little girl of eight had lis-
tened to the recital of what was hap-
pening. A caller came and the child
attempted to entertain the stranger
until her mother came into the draw-
ing room.
She told about the trouble next
door, but in the telling "broke in" and
"broke out" got tangled in her child-
brain.
"Johnny's got scarlet fever, because
his face is all red and his chest is
broken in!" she announced.
Humility is the first lesson we
learn from reflection, and self distrust
the first proof we give of having ob-
tained a knowledge of ourselves.—Zim-
merman.
Jimmy's Definition.
"What is geography?" asked the
father, who was testing his son's prog-
ress in study.
"Geography," replied little Jimmy
Jiggs, "is what you put inside yoair
trousers when you think you are going
to get a whipping."—Sunday Magazine
of Los Angeles Times.
Reasoning of Youthful Mind.
A schoolmistress whose hair was
of the blackest hue, was one day giv-
ing a lesson on a coal mine to a class
in Suffolk, England. To make the les-
son interesting as possible she went
on to say she had herself been in n
coal mine. A little lad put up his
hand, and when pointed to said:
"Please, teacher, is that what made
your hair so black?"
A Taste
A Smile
And satisfaction to the last
mouthful—
Post
T oasties
There's pleasure in every
package. A trial will show
the fascinating flavour.
Served right from the pack-
age with cream or milk and
sometimes fruit — fresh or
stewed.
"The Memory Lingers"
Pkgs. 10c and 15c.
Sold by Grocers.
A
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
FARM NOTES.
There Is very little difference be-
tween venison, bacon and beefsteak.
All are "dear" meat this season.
Bees can fly for two miles from |
1he hive and are then able to return
after gathering their supply of honey.
Every gardener should now "make
hay while the sun shines." It Is very
essential that we cultivate our plants
while they are young.
If you expect the hired man's con-
fidence you must put confidence in
him. You will find that it pays to
talk matters over with him.
Mustard should be taken up and de-
stroyed after it has become too tough
for use. Its pungent odor attracts
insects which often attack other
plants.
If an embargo of the same force
were laid on the ports that are laid on
farm traffic by bad roads, the noise
that would follow could be heard
around the world.
Plant beans, radishes, cucumbers
and tomatoes for further use. If the
seasons continue favorable they will
furnish you fresh vegetables when
you need them most.
No community can have a more val-
uable citizen than he who understands
the theory of road building and who
is at the same time a practical road
builder and an enthusiast on the sub-
ject.
not be too wide, as they might cause
tue soil to collect and pack under-
neath.. The plank a and b should be
set at angle of 30 degrees to d-d; and
the joints should be secured with two>
bolts each. This drag is simple and
strong, will stand a lot of rough usage
in the field, and its use will give satis-
faction to the user, and particularly
where it is desired to level up inequali-
ties of the surface. This drag cannot
take the place of a harrow, roller or
disk harrow, but it can do a few things
more easily and quickly and in some
cases far better.
BUILD COUNTRY ROADS GOOD
Still a Chance.
"Have you ever loved and lost?"
asked the sweet young thing.
"Not yet," replied the man who had
been divorced three times.
PRACTICAL PLANK SOIL DRAG
Cannot Take Place of Harrow, Roller
or Disk Harrow, But Can Do
Some Things Far Better.
The writer has used several kinds of
drags on plowed fields, and has seen a
large number in use, ranging from a
gled upside down to a lever harrow
with the teeth set back. Of all the
When our names are blotted out,
and our place knows us no more, the
energy of each social service will re-
main.—John Morley.
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Top View of Drag.
devices used for dragging the. soil, the
drag shown in diagram here is prob-
ably most effective, says a correspond-
ent in Rural New Yorker. The plank
drag made by lapping some two by
eight-inch plank works all right in very
dry soil, but is all wrong for soils
properly moist for best results in
working. The drag shown above will
work anywhere, and at almost any
time. Such a drag is easy to make
End View of Drag.
end not at all expensive. In the dia-
grams a and b are 2x6 or 8-inch plank
seven feet long for two horses, or 11
feet for three, a and d are 2x4 pieces
bolted to the plank, c is a draft chain,
and may be fastened where shown or
farther back, while xx are two short
boards nailed in place for the driver to
stand on. The latter pieces, xx, should
Highway Commissioners Charged With
Responsibility Do Not Inform
Themselves on Subject.
(By HOWARD H. GROSS.)
One of the chief drawbacks to the
good roads movement is the slipshod
methods of road building. Highway
commissioners, who are charged with
the responsibility of road building and
maintenance, do not as a rule take the
trouble to inform themselves upon the
subject, and the result Is what one
should expect—poor construction and
expensive repairs, and good roads
given in somo degree a "black eye."
It is a costly fallacy to assume that
anyone can fix tho road. The writer
heard a commissioner say:
"I hauled ten wagons of gravel and
dumped them into that big mud hole
by Jackson's pasture."
No attempt was made to drain the
road, and yet thi3 was what was most
needed in that particular case.
The most important rule In road
building is to drain the road. Get tho
water off the surface and away from
the road as quickly as possible. A road
that is well drained is half built.
The amount and kind of material
used is as important as the method of
construction. Ordinarily the main
body of a road, the first layer, may b<*
of any hard material—stone, gravel,
slag or cinders. The top course of
three inches, however, ought to be
hard, so as to resist the wear, and for
this purpose the best material in the
central west is crushed granite, largo
deposits of which cover nearly one-
third of the state of Wisconsin. This
is excellent road material and can be
furnished from at least half a dozen
different points of the state, upon as
many different railway lines, and it is
feasible and practical to ship this sev-
eral hundred miles for road building
purposes. On a well-drained roadway,
four inches of stone, gravel, slag or cin-
ders, covered with three Inches of
Wisconsin granite, making a hard road
seven inches deep, will last longer and
wear better, and require less repairs
than twice that thickness of any of the
softer materials, and the dust will be
less. The increased first cost will be
more than offset by the less repairs
and the longer life of the road.
In Lake Superior districts trap rock
is found, which is also an excellent
material for a wearing surface.
Nearly all states have an experi-
enced and capable highway engineer,
and local authorities who desire to im-
prove the roads should always consult
him. If his advice is followed, better
work will result and money v/ill be
saved. These men are employed by the
states for this very purpose, and the
highway commissioners should make
use of them.
At the great International Good
Roads congress in Ffcris the writer
beard the question asked of an emi-
nent French engineer: "How soon af-
ter the road is completed should re-
pairing it begin?" The answer was:
"The next day." This means, of course,
that in taking care of the road, "a
stitch in time saves nine," and it some-
times saves 19. One of the great trou-
bles with us, where roads are built, is
that we spend a large sum of money to
build the road and make no provision
for taking care of it.
There's more strength
in a bowl of
Quaker Oats
than in the same
quantity or the same
value of any other
food you can cat.
Most nourishing,
least expensive
racked in regular size packaRos, and In
hermetically sealed tins fur hot cli-
mates. t>0
Food
Prod^clj
Libby9s Cooked
Corned Beef
There's a marked distinction
between Libby's Cooked Corned
Beef and even the best that's
sold in bulk.
Evenly and mildly cured and
scientifically cooked in Libby's
Great White Kitchen, all the nat-
ural flavoi of the fresh, prime
beef is retained. It is pure,
wholesome, delicious, and it is
ready to serve at meal time.
Saves work and worry in
summer.
Other Libby" "Healthful"
Meal-Time-Hints, all ready to
serve, are:
Peerless Dried Beef
Vienna Sausage, Veal Loaf
Evaporated Milk
Baked Beans, Chow Chow
Mixed Pickles
" Purity goes hand in hand
with the Libby Brand."
Insist on Libby's at your
grocer's.
Libby, McNeill
& Libl>y
Chicage
Frames of sealed honey can bo
given on any warm day to colonies
that seem iikely to full short.
BEAUTY!
The Discriminating
Woman Demands
FRECKELEATER on her
toilet table. It is a face
cream so exquisite, so
effective that it has be-
come a necessity. It is
beauty for your asking.
Two sizes—50c and 25c.
All Dealers
Baker-Wheeler Mfg. Co., Dallas, Tex.
DEFIANCE STARCH the package
—other starches only 12 ounces—same price and
"DEFIANCE" IE SUPERIOR QUALITY.
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Barnard, W. F. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1910, newspaper, June 9, 1910; Cashion, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc106888/m1/3/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.