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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1915)
DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY. NEBRASKA. Home Time s Here to P Lengrand Tow No. 59002 HELP5 Is a bay Belgian Bullion, 9 years old; weight 1000 lb.; small Brip In forehead, and right hind foot white. He was bred by Mr. Follx Conpez, of nasHly, and wbb Imporlod Maroh 1, 1011, by W. A. Lang & Co., of Greet?, Iowa. Ho wbs foaled In 1006. VKgL mmmmm Suat the Fly mar -mm- n?Tac pt ipo ... .11 ... ... 9mr mM TOWN PLANNING AN OLD ART Ancients Well Understood the Value of Making Their Cities as Beau tiful as Possible. Town planning la not a modern art, Tho nnclonts appreciated the valuo of a clvlo center; tho Roman forum and acropolis at Athens nro examples of this. Coming down to mcdloval Hmos, wo have tho Piazza dclla Slgnorla at Florcnco nnd tbo Piazza of St Marks at Venlco, public squares beautified at tho public oxpenso, from which many a mighty dictum for weal or woo went forth. Paris owes a great debt of gratitude to Baron Ilauaa mann, whoso ingenious city planning lias produced ono of tho finest cities In tho world. Tho Fronch capital has probably moro expatriated Americans in rcsidenco than any othor European city, for a beautiful city will always attract people. Although tho Fronch respond quickly to an authentic ap peal, their nativo thrift Is never lost sight of. They know that a beautiful city is suro to bring commercial pros perity and they havo learned well tho art of making boauty tho handmaid of utility. Lot us then follow tho ox amplo set uu and begin to teach our young pcoplo that thcro is no nntng onlsm botwecn beauty and utility nnd that civic prldo is only local patriot ism. With a city plan dovolopod un der competent leadership and a town planning board Invested with proper authority, tho hasty building of tho present moment will bo obviated, and a city will bo developed that future generations can pronounco a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. SUBJECTS FOR CIVIC CLUBS Chlof Matters Concerning Welfare of Town That Should Come Up for Discussion. Tho question Is of ton asked: What can parochial social servlco organl zatlono do In tho way of promoting In tcrcat? Hero is a list of subjects on tho program for tho Chicago Cathedral Civio club, which Is reproduced bo cauBO of Its BUggestlvencss. Tho club Is auxiliary to tho parish social serv lco committee. Markets, Puro Food; Housing, Sani tation. Infant Wclfaro (A visit to tho station at tho mission houso); What Is Doing Done for tho Children in tho Public Schools. City Garbage (Illus.). Evening Meeting (beforo election); Election Issuos. Work of tho Juvenile Protcctivo Association; Bathing BoachcB (Illus.). Visit to tho Under ground Tunnol or Some Other Excur sion. Clean Air; Fresh Air; Cloan Up. Jdlls. Telophono airls; Rest Rooms'fu'id Vncatfon Houses for Tired Girls. Tho Immigrant Girl; Our Play grounds. City Wclfaro Work. County Work; County Board. Conservation; Forest Preserves; Wild Flowors; Work af Sanltnry District Trustees; Taxation, etc. Evening Mooting; Elec tion IssueB, followed by Illustrated lec ture Ilecoptlon to Civic Workors nnd Club ProsldontB. Tho Living Church. SCHOOL GARDENS AT CAPITAL Washington's Plans Have Been Fully Perfected, and Good Results Are Confidently Anticipated. The. first homo garden club to bo organized In tho public schools of Washington was formed a short timo ago. Thw object of tho club la to stimu late Interest in vegetablo and flower gardens in tho homos as well as on tho school grounds. Sovoral gardens havo boon mado on school grounds by the Btudontu undor tho direction of teachers. It 1b tho plan of tho teach ers at tho Drookland school and paronta of children attending school, to arrango & course of lectures for bo glnnera in gurdenlng, and to visit tho gardens of tho children in their homos regularly In ordor to sea that tho work Is o'arriod out according to tho In structlonu ot tho teacherB. A "garden show" will bo given next fall. It will consist ot exhibitions of products from, tho gardens. In addition, a com mittee will report en tho gardons in the liomos and prizes will bo awarded for tho work done Importance of Good Chimney. An examination of flro statistics would show that dofcctlvo flues nro tho cause of a groat majority ot tho Arcs that occur in dwellings. It Is an old saying among architects that monoy put into a thoroughly good chlmnoy is novor wasted. So far as safoty from flro is concerned, tho chimney Is tho most Important struc tural featuro of a building. But al most couutloss fires havo shown that caroloss workmanship, nnd in some cases bad design, in chlmnoy construc tion provail to an alarming extent Care of Residence Property. A cholco section is not created by costly dwellings. A street ot plnln, botnoly or oven ugly houses is trans formed, becomes a smart suburban residence district, if scrupulous pains are taken to keep out disorder. And a street of handsome and oxpenBlvo houses looks dowdy, decadent and run down If tho back yards nro allowed to become slatternly. Long-Flange Hostilities. "Don't you think It rather repre hensible to conduct a quarrel ovor the tolophoaoT" "No. The ndorsoment of tho high est modern military -authorities has been extended to tho battlo with an unseen foe." Hie Affliction. "I hear, my poor woman, your hus band Is a dipsomaniac." "No, ho ain't, neithor. Notbln's the matter with him, except he's crazy with drink." fy m m uuse flies carry dlseaso from ono H human being to nnothor. This has been proved scientifically. And now it remains to prevent theso Insects, or to reduco their numbers In tho com munity, that tho diseases they convoy may bo reduced also, or oven abolished. Ono method of dealing with disease bearing Insects Is to trap and kill as many as wo can. For this reason "kill that flv" nr "dunf ftmf flv" frnaiwloa havo boen Instituted In many places. But it has boon found by experiment that wo cannot hope to kill sufflelent fles to reduco seriously their total numbers. This Is because flics breed at a very groat rate when tho woather Is warm, and tho total numbors which wo can kill Is so small, when compared to tho total numbers born, that tho ro suit of tho "swatting" campaigns has boen disap pointing. All our efforts should bo directed at proventlng houso flies from breeding for prevention Is bet ter than cure. Tho best, way to do this Is to ob servo strict cleanliness municipal cleanliness and homo cleanliness. Then theso Insects will desort tho neighborhood, and tho dlseasos they convoy will vanish. This was tho policy pursued on tho Suoz nnd Panama canals to prevent mn larla and yollow fever, which nro convoyed from ono person to nnothor by mosquitoes. Tho method was most successful. Tho houso fly breeds In filth. Each female fly, as soon as tho weather Is warm enough, lnys about 150 oggs on collections of mnnuro, decom posing gnrbago, street rubbish or houso refuse, and tho eggs hatch Into tiny maggots. After flvo days havo passed, each maggot becomes a rolled up, bean-shaped chrysalis, and nftor another Ave days each chrysalis gives birth to a two-winged, six-legged, whiskered, brlBtly flying insect known to us as tho houso fly. Bluebottles breed similarly, but they prefer to lay their eggs on rotting carcasses or docaylng animal matter. Tho houso fly nnd tho lesser houso fly convey dlseaso by bathing their legs In germ-laden ma terial, which they And during tholr feeding forays. Tho gorms stick to tholr legs and to tho lips of tholr toloscoplc proboscldes, and then nro carried to tho milk Jug, tho teacup, to tho cut loaf, and to tho culinary utonslls. Somotlmes tho flies swallow tho gorms, which multiply Inside them, and afterwards tho concentrated dlseaso focus is again deposited wherever tho fly settles. Wo can bo rid of flies If wo observo tho ordi nary common senso rules of cleanliness nnd sani tation. No fly lairs, or brooding places, must bo permitted near human habitations. All unclean places must bo mado clean regulnrly onco a week by tho sanitary or municipal authorities, nnd thon tho fly maggots will bo unablo to come to ma turity, and so tho post will bo exterminated. Re cently a war on flies has been taken up assidu ously by tho press, and tho medical officers of hoalth aro exerting thomsolves to start nntlfly campaigns. Thus tho municipal authorities havo mado a start, and It remnlns for tho individual house holders to holp them. Each ono of us can do our sharo of fly prevention. Wo can provont flies in our own homes. On ono morning, ovory week wo must inspect our own premlsos. Begin In tho kitchen. Observe every nook of tho scullery tho pantry, tho collar, oven tho dining room, and sco that ovory corner nnd cranny Is scrupulously clean. Noxt, wo must exnmlno the dustbin to soo If It Is completely cleaned out. Lot thoro bo no Bmall collections of ten loaves spilled out of It, or rotting peelings or scraps of bread, or any othor places whoro flies can breed. Lot tho cheeso bo well covorod, and tho bread bo In Its pan, nnd nil food within tho lardor In its proper placo. And lot everything bo cloan and whole Homo. It is most Impqrtnnt, also, to Inform our neigh bors on ovory convenient occnslon of tho disgust ing nnd dangerous character of houso flies, and to ask them to co-oporato In proventlng them, Thon thoro will bo an organized campaign against theso Insects. Tho moro wo talk about It tho soonor will tho thing bo dono. Tho education of children In tho mnttor Is also most essontlnl. Thon a now generation will grow up knowing tho dangers of flies and how to omvnnt ihn Schoolmnstors nnd schoolmistresses should bo in- vitou to tench tholr chargos about flies, and BhOuld Bet tho examnlo by Instructing thnm in hn ti.ni.io of school cleanliness. This will holp us greatly. u wo nu Keep our own nomes swoot and clean, our children's llvos will bo spnrod tho horrors of summer sIcknosB, typhoid Will bo lessened, doc tors' mil will bo reduced, nnd tho health of tim community will bo improved onormouBly. With rognru to nouso tiles and fly-borno diseases thn remedy is simple. Lot us apply It. As a result of oxnerlmnntn. thn nnnMniiata of tho United Statos department of agriculture havo discovered that a Bmall amount of ordinary borax sprinkled dally on manuro will effectively prpvent tho breeding of tho typhoid or houso fly. Similarly, tho samo substance applied to garbago, roiuso, open lonois, uamp tioors nnd crevices In stables, collars or markets, will provont fly eggs from hatching. Borax will not kill the adult fly nor provont It. from laying cggB, but Its thorough uso will prevent nny furthor brooding. Tho Investigation, which Included oxporlmonts with many substances, was undertaken to dis cover Bomo means of proventlng tho brooding ot flies in horso manuro without lessoning tho valuo ot this manuro as a fertlllzor for uso by tho farmer. It was felt that If somo moans of pre venting tho brooding of flics nenr a human habi tation could bo dovlscd, tho diseases spread by thoso filthy germ carriers could bo greatly ro ducod. While tho "swat tho fly campaign," traps and othor dovlces for reducing tho numbor of typhoid-carrying flies aro of valuo, thoy aro- of less importance than tho provontlon of tho brood ing. It was realized, howovor, that no measuro for proventlng tho breeding of AIcb would como Into common uso unless It was such ttiat tho farmer could uso It on his manure pllo without destroying Its usefulness for growing plants, nnd without introducing Into tho soil any substance that would lntorforo with his crops. As a result ot experiments carried on at tho Ar lington farm, in Virginia, and Now Orleans, La., -v" ni 1 mi iv 'X'wy xiTl At. ft. l ",nWWWSr- LmmmmlZrmmmmmmmm1m&mm?WyrmmmmmmmmmmWm 9 mmmmmW mmmmmWJmmmmW9t"'mi - wmmmW ' mmmmmmW mmWmW IsmmmW m "" "TWWWMj tLWF J? mfLWW "mWWmW ftrK IL-,1 J WmWmmmW W MB mmmmm TMmmmr-?l2mmmmm wmmmm mu - JBBBBL Tmmmr Jmmmmmmm dm Sr JPB mmmmmm mmW'jmmmmmmmm m Jr w SfcflftSBSBSBBBM BSr mmmmmmmma SJU J mmmmmmmmmt. v&mmmmmmmmmmm LW X mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Jc2'J X I mWi If Jr ' mOJtWm U .'LmWmmmW. 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Upon the sale or removal of mares from the county, foal bill beoomes due at onoe; or when mares are not properly returned for trial serv ioe, fees become duo at onoe. Duo oare t1I be taken to prevent aocidents, but at risk of owner of maro, if she sustains any. Owner & Attendant Homer, Nebr. Leonard Ross j&pzjvy; jm?w?vei zzi&rd? iwzptfj&ctj&TFjzscrfijj tho Investigators found that 0.62 of a pound of borax, or 0.75 of a pound of calcined colomnnlto (crudo calcium borato) would kill tho maggots and provont pructlcnlly all of tho flies ordinarily brooding in eight bushels of horse manuro from developing. This was proved by placing manuro In cages nnd comparing tho results from pllos trontod with borax and from untreated pllos. Tho borax, it was found, klllod the fly eggs and maggots In tho manuro and prevented tholr growth Into flies. ,In tho cubo of garbago cans or rofuso piles, two ounces of borax or calclnod colomanlte, cost ing from flvo conts a pound upward, according to tho quantity which is purchnsod, will effectual ly provent flics from breeding. Whllo It can bo safely Btatod that no Injurious action has followed tho application of manuro treated with borax at tho rato of ,G2 pounds for eight bushels, or oven larger amounts In tho caso of somo plants, nevertheless borax-treated ma nuro has not bson Btudlod In connection with tho growth of all crops, nor has Ito cumulative effect boen determined. It is therofore recommondod that not moro than IB tons of tho borax-treated manuro should bo applied per acre to tho field. As truck growers uso considerably more thnn this amount, Is Is suggosted that all cars containing borax-treated manuro bo bo marked, and, that public hoalth officials stipulate in their directions for this trontmont that not ovor .02 (C2-100) of a pound for eight bushels of manuro bo used, as It has boen shown that larger amounts of borax will injure most plants. It Is also recommended that nil public health offlclals and others In recommending borax treatment for killing fly oggs nnd maggots In mnnuro warn tho public against tho Injurious offocts of largo amounts of borax on tho growth ot plants. Purchasers of manure produced in cltlos during tho fly-breeding season should Insist thnt tho doalors from whom thoy purchase give thorn a cortlflod statomont as to whether or not tho manuro in tho particular car or lot Involved In tho purchase has boon treated with borax. In foodlng to hogs garbago that contains borax caro Is also recommended, especially when tho animals are bolng fattened for market. Borax Is not a very poisonous aubstanco and tho foodlng of garbago that contains it to hogs Is not likely to bo a soriouB matter. On tho other hand, -borax In largo quantities does produco gastric dis turbances nnd for this reason a cortain. amount of caro 1b advUablo. Tho method for using this substanco In th caso of stablos Is to sprlnklo the borax or cole manlto in the qunntitles given above, by meant of a flour sifter or othor flno sieve, around tha outer edges of tho pllo of horso mnnuro. Tin manuro should then be sprinkled Immediately with two or three gallons of water to eight bush els of manuro. It Is essential, howover, to sprla klo a little of tho borax on tho manuro as it it added dally to tho pllo, instead of waiting until a full pllo Is obtained, because this will prevent tho eggs which tho fllos lay on fresh manure from hatching. As the fly maggots congregate al tho outer edge of tho manure pllo, most of th borax should bo sprinkled there. Borax costs five to six cents per pound In 100 pound lots in Washington, and It Is estimated that at this rato It would cost only one cent pet horso per day to prevent all brooding of flies la city stnbles. If calcined colomanlte is purchnseii in lnrgo shipments, this cost should bo conslden ably loss. At tho same time, If tho borax is used on tho manuro only In tho proportions stated, its valuo for uso in tho garden or for sale to farmers will not bo lessoned. In view of this discovery, there now seems llttlo excuse for any horso owner or resident of n city allowing typhoid flies to breed In his stable or garbago can. It Is believed thnt this Information will greatly help the health authorities In their campaign ngalnst tho typhoid fly. Tho health authorities havo long trlod to prevent tho breeding of fllos In city stables through tho uso of iron sulphnto as a larvacldo. In tho caso ot Iron sulphnto, however, n largo amount Is required, nnd other Insecticides, such ob parls greon or potassium cyanldo, while o.Toctlvo In killing flies, aro very oxpenslvo or extremely poisonous. Borax, which Is used free ly In most households, and is readily avallablo In all parts of tho country, has tho advantage ot bolng comparatively nonpolsonous and nonln flammable, readily solublo In water and easy to handle. It can bo purchased at retail for ten conts a pound, and n slnglo pound used as di rected In a garbago pall or open toilet may pro vent tho brooding of hundreds ot dangerous fllos. EXPERIENCE A3 A TEACHER. -Paw. why do so many people Llttlo Lemuel borrow trouble? Paw Bocauso, son, thnt Is tho only thing most u. muni uu uuwuw wiiroui sucunty. Customs In Malabar Are Described by One of the Most Prominent Chiefs and Lawgivers. Sir Chottur Sankaran Nalr a great Indian chlof and lawgiver from Ma lms, recently aponod tho oyos ot his audlonco at tho London School of Economics by explaining tho ndvanco )f tho Orient ovor tho Occident In fnr llalnbar. Thoro women rulo, tho ma triarchal systom of tho Naira of Mala bar bolng, In his opinion, an example for tho world. "Agitation," he Bald, "Is now going on In this country for a good deal that had already boen rocognlzed In my country nnd which tho British courts of Justico havo always taken Into con sideration. "Whllo social marriages did not ex ist among royal or ruling fnmlllos In Malabar, tho mlddlo or lower classes of Nalrs aro duly married. Itollglous ceremonies nro unknown, but tho as trologor8 consult tho hoVoscopoa of tho parties, and, as a rulo, tho unions remain permanent." Whoro tho women enmo In, ho said, was when the husband did everything In his wlfo's natno and tho property was completely under hor control. Tho husbnnd went to tho wife's homo nnd wns fed and maintained thoro. Ho only wont home on loavo, occasionally. That was tho method of tho upper classes Tho second typo was a Bys torn under which thoro woro really two fnmllles, and tho third type was that lu which a husband found a homo for Ills Wlfo in Ills own linunn. Theso threo systems had prevailed for about 3,000 years. Thoro was no dl vorco law. Tho wife shared her hus band's property, and had complete control of hor own. All property wns vosted In tho woman. A Sorry Swipe. lvnowltt (after tho show) That play was takeu from tho French. Crltlcus Well, If tho Germans took it, thoy ought to bo ashamed of thorn-selves. Westcott's Undertaking: Parlors Auto Ambulance Old Phone, 426 New Phone 2067 Sioux City, Iowbc Ask Your Dealer to Show You I CO CD CO o The Famous Sturges Bros. 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