Calumet Weekly Criterion (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911 Page: 6 of 8
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CONCRETE FLOORS MOST
DURABLE AND SANITARY
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Material In Also Recognirerf ns Economical for Dairy
Stable Floors and Every Effort Should
Be Made to Install Them.
Housework Tiresome?
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The average dairyman of 20 yars
tgo gave the sanitary floor or stall
little consideration in the construction
of bis row stables, and used any ineth
od of building which b st suited his
Individual Ideas. He cared little about
the condition of the cow at mllkir g
time so long as she gave the milk.
The most of the old dairy barns are
so arranged that it is impossible to
keep cows clean in them
The doors now commonly found are
dirt, wood, either block or plank. trick,
stone, and in some cases concrete.
Dirt of course is very und sirable
since it afTords an excellent haibor
for bacteria, insccts and vermin In
order to maintain a s nitary stable
•uch floors must be eliminated Wood-
CD floors are about as undesirable as
those made of dirt, but when car is
exerted may be so constructed as to
be fairly satisfactory.
lirick or concrete are the only
floors one can safely say are snni* y
Hrick should be laid up< n a good ? b
base and if this la not a good firm
foundation it ftbOQld be well tamped
before laying the brick. The br:rk
floor having been completed, the
WALK
In making a corcrete floor be sur%
that a substantial sub base is secured
Upon this spread three inches of mixed
concrete, consisting of one part ce-
ment. 2'j parts clean, coarse sand,
and 5 parts broken stone or clean
gravel spread in one continuous layer.
Unless there is to be excessive wear
no finishing coat is needed If sucb
a coat seems desirable In the drive-
ways it should be mixed t part ce-
ment and 2 parts sand. The finished
coat should be about three fourths
of an inch thick and laid off in 4 inch
squares, the grooves about one fourth
inch deep. Finish a floor in this way
and horses pulling a load *111 not
slip and fall.
Stall mats should be constructed of
s^ven-eighths inch lun ber and so
p aced in the stall that they may ba
ren > ved frequently to facilitate In
cleansing the stall, since it is quite
evident tb®t6 will be a small amount
of filth collevting from time to time,
thus roluting the sanitary condition of
the stall.
In the illustra'ion four design?* of
gutters are shown. The fall of a gut-
ter should be about one Inch in 60
feet but this may vary to meet con-
Genuine Relief
"For five years," writes Mrs. L Fulenchek, Houston,
Texas. "I suffered with pains all over, especially in my back
and side, and was so weak I could hardly do my housework.
A friend told me of Cardui. Since taking it, 1 feel so much
better! Now I can do all my housework, and am not bothered
with pains at all. Cardui has been a wonderful help to me."
Cardui, the woman's tonic, has proven especially beneficial,
in cases of womanly ailments with pain as a principal symp-
n, whether the pains come from too much walking, standing,
Take
stooping, or just as a symptom of general female weakness.
Cardui is a strength-building medicine. You need it if
your system is out of order, or if you suffer from any of the
pains, to which women are peculiarly liable.
Women who need strength, should find it
in Cardui.
Fifty years of success have produced a con-
fidence in Cardui, that cannot be ignored. Dur-
ing this time, Cardui has benefited a million
women. Why not you, now? _
All druggists keep Cardui in stock, all the
i\" time. .
V" Get a bottle and try it, to-day.
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A Mennonite Custom.
When a young man reaches the
marriageable age and shows those
well-known symptoms ti e elders of
the church hold a meeting They
decide if he is honest and reliable
to buy bim a farm, usually an eighty
Into the farm he puts his savings, and
then members 01 the congregation
raise the rest of the funds to pay for
the land.
This amount the young man must
pay back with a small rate of inter-
est Thus ^y example and material
assistance ttey bind him by the
strongest bonds, that of debtor 'o the
church They know full well that
nothing can be lost, for the land Is
always worth what it will cost After
the young people are located on their
farm the elders assist with advice
and help. Do you wonder that this
thrifty people are gradually buying
the best of all Kansas land and the
bect part of the nicest little dtv
within the borders of that great
state?—Seneca Tribune
1 did not receive any answer to my
petition as yet. Though I am flagrante
delicto, fiat justltia aut ruat soelum.
My yoi nger Fra has gone articula mor-
tis. Ipso facto O! tempora O! mores.
Does the life of a man go out like a
candle" Sic transit gloria mundi that
venl. villi, vici. It is a outrance af-
faire d'honneur which Is agenda for
your pertinently consider."
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Four Types of Gutters in Common U se
The form moBt generally used is shown at A which Is similar to B. ex-
eept that the latter is shallower and wider C and D are less generally
used because of the greater depth of C near the stall and the sharp angle
In the D which may be difficult to clean
ditions. If a cistern Is used for re
talning the liquid manure it may be
desirable to have more fall
The liquid manure cistern should be
so situated as to permit of as few
angles as possible in the pipes lead-
ing from the gutters Traps should
be so constructed where the pipes
have their beginning in the gutters
as to permit of quick cleaning. Open-
ings should be provided in the floor
at each bend of the pipes. In this
way little difficulty would be experi-
enced in keeping the drains free.
Valuable Crops.
Carrots and mangel wurzels, or
mango d8, are two neglected crops
that are valuable and easily grown
Kither of them produces heavily on
good corn land and makes excellent
winter feed for all kinds of live stock
and poultry. Carrots are especially
good for cows and horses, while a few
mangolds for cows, shtep and pigs
promote health and growth For poul-
try they make a i erlect substitute lor
green feed or other kinds.
cracks should be filled with a mixture >
of cement and sand. The proportion
which will best fill the requirements
Is 1 part cement to 1 part of good
clean 6and. This should be mixed thin
enough to spread easily and then
• wept into the cracks with a heavy
barn broom or steel brush. Such a
floor will be found very sanitary and
not so slippery as concrete. For drive
ways wher« loads are to be drawn or
where horses are to stand, a better
grade of brick will be required.
Concrete is the best and most sani
tary floor that can be used in a dairy
barn and effort should be made to
have such floors installed wtat never
a barn is being constructed They
should be laid upoL good foundations
and finished with grooves to prevent
the animal slipping upon them. The
stalls should be provided with mats
of lumber so placed that they may be
frequently removeu for cleansing All
parts of the stalls which are made of
wood, should be removable so that
they may be readily replaced vs hen
morn out
When Publicity Is Desired.
"X Y. Z. this office." was the way
the woman usually wound up the nu-
merous lost article advertisements ne
cogitated by her absent •nv!:: i-Mness
The otser day she tired of anonymity
and returned In about ten minutes with
the request that her name be substi-
tuted for the initials.
"I attended to that in the first place,
raadame," said the clerk.
"You did?" she exclaimed. "How
did you know I wanted to use my own
name?"
fie pointed to the words "Metropoli-
tan opera house" in her advertisement.
"Because that is where you lost your
bracelet." he said, "I never yet met a
person who wished to keep his identi-
ty secret when advertising for any-
thing lost at the opera house. People
who lose things any plare else in New
York often resort to initials when ad-
vertising. but if it happened at the
opera house the more publicity they
can get the better."
A Shame to Spend the Money.
"Pianissimo, pianissimo." said the
vocal teacher to the student, "your
voice is too loud. Learn to shade your
tones."
And the student worked hard to
carrv out instructions.
When she went to her next lesson
the teacher said: "Better—but still
too loud. Try again—you will get it
after a while."
Again the student returned to her
mom and tried for a softer tone. Again
the teacher told her it was still too
loud.
Now William, the colored butler,
it whom the house would never
hav trnne on properly, had heard and
w ndered at this-gradual diminishing
First Owners of Furs.
"Women who expect to buy furs this
winter show a lively interest in the ,
Zco animals," said a Philadelphia ani
mal keeper. "They want to find out
what the animal looked like that were
their fur coats and muffs before the j
furs were made over for them
"The recent warnings against imita-
tion furs have made them particular-
ly curious. Somehow they imagine
that by comparing the fur of a live
lynx with a cat or a rabbit they will
be able to detect the difference in dyed
furs. Of course they won't, but any-
how this little excursion into natural
history will do them no harm.
"Women with caracul coats are the
most persistent Investigators. Very j
few people except furriers know what
kind of an animal caracul grows on. :
an 1 the specimens of the Russian j
sheep that produce real caracul and
the Chinese sheep that cheap wool
that is sold for caracul grows on have |
been trott. <1 out for inspection so often !
that they have become as blase as a
New York show girl."
gout during the later years of his lif<^
and had to be carried about on a litter.
Alter his dea h this litter was careful-
. t r\ rv• 'l in ()ld St. Paul's, where
he was buried, and in course of tiin®
miraculous virtues were attributed to
it. it was h id to be a sovereign cure
for fever, and fever-strickc-n pilgrim®
from all parts of the country would
tiock to the shrine of St. Erkenwald.
of Ti
the
It
id seem a shame to spend
money He would interview the
who occupied the room below
of the vocal pupil
Yhat does you think about de
e above*" he asked, pointing to
ceiling. "Hit strikes me hit's
k in' weakah ev'y day."
An Awful Warning.
To those students of English litera-
ture who like to write of le dernier
cri when they mean the latest craze,
and nerally to pepper their pages
with tags of Latin and French, the fol-
lowing authentic composition is pre-
sented as an "awful warning," says
the University Correspondent. It is
the letter of an Indian subpostmaster
who is anxious to be promoted: "Sir:
I have the honor to request you that
Her First Vote.
It wes the evening of election day,
and H'ggleby had just returned home.
"Well, my dear Jane," said he, as
he kissed his wife, did you vote to-
day?"
"Yes." replied the lady.
"Straight ticket. I suppose?" smiled
her husband.
"Well, no." said Mrs. Higgleby. "Aft-
er thinking it all over and reading the
platforms of both parties, I felt that
one was about as good as the other,
so I split my ticket;"
"Split it?" roared Higgleby. "Why,
how did you do it?"
"Why, instead of putting an X over
the name of one candidate." said Mrs.
Hisrg'eby, "I divided it in half and put
a V over both."—Harper's Weekly.
Their Happy Time.
Caroline—Are Emily and her hus-
band happy?
Carl—Well, part of the time.
Caroline—Part of the time?
Carl—Yes. when she's at home and
he's at the office.
London's Standards cf Length.
Londoners have access to authori-
tative standards for comparison pur-
poses. These are fixed on the outside
of the wall of Greenwich observatory,
uid the various lengths are decided by
passing the measure to be tested be-
tween raised points inserted in metal
plates. At the Royal observatory also
is a pound balance, by which any
pound weight may be verified. Stand-
ards of 100 feet and one chain (CC
feet), with subdivisions accurately en
graved cn them, marked on brass
plates, are available for public pur-
poses in Trafalgar square, b ing let
into the granite steps on the north
side of the square. Where rigid ac-
curacy Is desired recourse must be
had to the Standards office in Old
Pa'ace Yard, where the t^sts are car-
ried out under the scientific conditions
as regards temperature, etc.. prescribed
by act of parliament—Dundee Adver-
tiser.
St. Erkenwald.
A ch'irch at Southend. England, has
been dedicated to St. Erkenwald—the
only one of its kind in existence. Erk-
enwald. who v.as bishop of London
from 67" to 693 A. D.. was at one time
a very popular saint in his country. It
was he w ho bui * th first stone cathe-
dral of St. Paul's He, too, It was who
erected in 'he eastern portion of the
city the gate which gave the name to
Plshopsgate. This prelate sufferi-d from
Mixed on His Melody.
A well-known newspaper that boasts
the authority and the excellence of its
dramatic and musical criticism pub-
lished recently a criticism of a certain
charming light opera. The dramatio
editor was lavish in his praise of songs
and singers, remarking, with a digni-
fied reminder to his readers that it
was his business to pass judgment, not
unmixed with censure, that the plot
was slightly unconvincing.
Of the music however, he wrote in
terms of highest commendation. And
he closed his article with praise for
the char - ing entr'actes.
The typesetter got free with the
copy, hi e\ r, c r there was a mistake
made by the printer's "devil." At any
rate, this is what appear< '1 as the
closing sentence of a really masterly
piece of criticism:
"Last • t's n isicl etween the acta
was unusually melodious."
Abolish Bear Traps.
Wllliamsport sportsmen intend to
circulate petitions to the legislature
looking toward the abolition of bear
traps. The only persons using traps
are those who hunt bears for mar-
ket, and sportsmen are anxious that
the bear be more fully protected
th n under the present laws It is
pointe-l out by those back of the
movement that the catching of bears
in traps not only tends to exterminate
the specie.; of game but is a cruel
practice, as the animals frequently
•r-ee themn ves by leaving parts of
their legs in the trap.—Philadelphia
Record.
"Expert" Testimony.
A Marseilles medical expert" has
just distinguished himself by declar-
ing that a young woman found dying
on the pavement of one of the streets
had been assassinated His expert
knowledg enabled him to state that
the cv • s of wath was a dagger stab
in the back. It has been proved that
death was really due to a fall from th®
fourth floor of a house on to the pave-
ment below. The "dagger wound"
was a bruise caused by the fall.
BUILD BARN WITH ROUND ROOF
The barn Illustrated is built on the
plan of a prairie schooner, as It is
mostly roof and has no beam or mor-
tise In Its make-up. and ordinary farm
help can do all the work, says u corre-
spondent of Rural New Yorker The
barn Is 40 feet long and 69 feet wide;
the arches, which represent the bows
of a prairie schooner or mover's
wagon, are made of 1 inch boards 6
Inches wide and 6 boards deep The
boards can be of any length or van-
cur lengths Each board Is bent to
shape as It is nailed to the others, us-
ing plenty of nails and giving a good
lap over each Joint.
The half circle arches are made In
a form constructed of posts set u fe
feet apart in the ground and to the
outside of a half circle line drawn
with the proper radius The | '>sts
should be net perpendicular and ti
I lend 3 or 4 feet out of the ground to
I make room Tor several arches to be
; made at one time. These arches are
placed about 3 feet apart on the side
walls, which were built of stone 4
fret high and 2 feet thick. The arches
nr rafters were covered with sheatb-
r.g and shingles, except at the top.
| which was too flat for shingles, and
i he nte'll roofing was used. Six
round posts were used In each end,
i xtendlng from the top of a stone wall
| 1 foot high to the arches The gir
j ders and siding were nailed to thest.
posts.
>, The floor Is paved with field stone
about 12 Inches deep, except in Ihe
stalls, which were lllled with sand 8
inches deep and covered with wooden
; blocks 4 Inches long set on end The
stone wa_i covered smooth with hard
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Now About Clean Food
Another Splendid Opportunity to
Bring Out Facts
When the "Weekly" which sued us for libel
(because we publicly denounced them for an
editorial attack on our claims) was searching
for some "weak spot." they thought best to
Find a N. V Atty. to Battle Creek, summoned
25 of our workmen and took their sworn state-
ments before a Commissioner.
Did we object? No. On the contrary, we
helped all we could, for the opportunity was
too good to be lost.
Geo Haines testified ho Inspected the wheat
und barley, also floors and every part of the
factories to know things were kept clean.
That every 30 minutes a sample of the pro-
dmts was taken and inspected to keep the
food up to standard and keep out any Impur-
ities, also that It is the duty of every man in
the factories to fee that anything not right
Is immediately reported. Has been with the
Co. 10 years.
Edward Young testified had been with Co.
15 years. Inspector, he and his men exam-
ined every sack and car of wheat and harley
to see they were up to standard ard rejected
many cars.
H. E Burt, Supt., testified has been with
Co. over 13 years Bought only the be?t
grain obtainable. That the Co. kept a corps
of men who do nothing but '.;oep things clean,
bright and polished.
Testified that no Ingredient went IntoCrare-
Nutt and Postum except those printed In the
advertising. No possibility of any foreign
things getting into tho foods as most of the
machinery is kept closed Asked if the fac-
tory Is open to the public, said "ves" and "it
took from two to three guides constantly to
show visitors through the works." Paid none
of the processes were carried on behind closed
dcors
At this point attys for the "Weekly" tried
to show the water u«ed was from some out-
r'de source Testified the water came from
Co's own artesian wells and was pure.
Ho testified the workmen were first-class,
high-grade and inspected by the Co.'s p-ysi-
tian to be sure they were all in proper phys-
ical condition; also testified that state reports
showed that Co. pays better wages than the
overage and he thought higher than any In
the state.
F. B Martin, Asst. Supt. testified Grape-
Nv.ts made of wheat, barley, yeast and
water. Anything else? "No, sir." Postuin
n ade of Wheat, Wheat Bran and New Orleans
Molasses. Statements made on his experi-
ence of about 10 years with Co.
Testified bakers are required to wear fre?h
white suits, changed every oiher day. Said
had never known any of the products being
rent out that were below the high standard
of Inspection. Asked if any one connected
with the Postum Co. had instructed him how-
to testify. Said, "No, sir."
Horace Brown testified has been with Co 9
years Worked In Grape-Nuts bake si op
Te titled the w hole of the flour is composed of
Wheat and Barley. Attys. tried to confuse
him. but he Insisted that any casual visitor
cou'd see that nothing else went into tie flour.
Said machinery and floors always kept clean.
So these men were examined by the Week-
ly" lawyers hoping to "find at le ist one w ho
would say that some undergrade grain was
I ut In or some unclean condition was found
somewhere.
Put It was no use.
hach and every man testified to the purity
and cleanliness.
•4s a sample, take the tertimony of I.uf. er
W Mayo.
Testified been with Company about 10 yen-^
Now working In the bakery department nnk-
irg GrapoNuts. Testified that the ovens and
fioors art? kept clean and the raw products ns
they go in are kept clean Also that the
rearing anoarel of the employes has to bo
charged three times a week
Q. Do you use Po'tnm or Grape-Nuts your-
self at all?
A. Yts. I use ttem at home.
Q. If frcm your knowledge of the factory
vhich you have gained in your ten years at
the fartory you believed that they were dirty
cr impure in any way, would you use them?
A. I do cot think I would. No.
Asked If any one on behalf of the Company
had asked him to testify In any particular
manner. Stated "No."
All these sworn depositions were carefully
excluded from the testimony at the trial, for
they wouldn't sound well for the "Weekly."
Think of the fact that every man swore to
the purity nn 1 cleanliness fo that the Atty.
fer the Wee was forced to say in open
court that t^e food wa-* pure and gcod.
What a disappointment for the "Weekly!"
l'"t the t^c,--"pny showed
■ : :Vut«. Postum
; ~ ^ 'chest standard
>i i I.-I 1 <■:
sible to oh' 7"
. • i r : ( f ■ ■ • ..-y nrf. ^ (tenipulous-
"P ef the y nr„ h.vn told hoT t0
te-tity. —
o t of them have b^en from 10 to 15 years
'1 ^ ^ .1 ::tl u«e the prn l on ti eir
i t ies at lo:-e —
W hv do their families use the products,
Crape-Nuts Postum and Post Toast ten, that
they, themrelvi s, make'
"There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.,
Battle Creeh, Mich.
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