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r EER FARMING IN THE United States MS w 7A- Ijv &V K :W3i vvVi uu'Wi'tmflKSt ciW3C2K 4aBBaaQQaMaaaBa7aaaaBBaaBaaBaaaBaaflaaaaBaaaaaaaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaW SS u CBT D.e.LANTZ - BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 111 IMvftfl v rv tg& s 'V; - - 5 -.'' ' J i TW the rising prices of beef and mutton in the United States can be partially over come by raiting deer for venison, is maintained by Dr. C. Hart Merriam. chief of the Uni ted Slates biological survey. According to Dr. Merriam elk meat can be produced cheaper than beef or mutton in many sections of the United States, and icith comparatively little effort it is possible to make raising deer for vnison as profitable as any other live-stock indus try. Everyone who has seen the large numbers of dcr brottwing on private estates in Eng land as peacefully as cattle and sheep tcondcr-i why Amcruan enterprise has not long since di'vHoped breeding deer for food in this country. wra I , w ." h ' . " Saw . v j- Lv tt. vf-t-i. tsssg&m -" SI -".- IT V-1 - -! -"J ' -"VI 5 "Airr" "-" -y . j i . X ' - -. .l v :v ' - - - vO1l Is IfV S: V o X-'- .n l.V ' &! t .-r-; - , v -.C & - t VN' 1.-41 Strange Inventions at Patent Office U.- l?c; ? I5i.i-- i.'r-.j' f- t r.-z.T -rCH. - fcvJl3. -v' y y' ETERAI species of deer are suited for breeding In en closures In the United States; the axis deer, the Japanese and I'ekln slkas. the red and the fallow deer of Europe, and especially the Rocky Mountain elk. or Wapiti, nnd the Virginia dvT. While experiments t. it!) the forolpn sp cies named offer every promise of surress to the owners of American preserves, the elk and Virginia deer are ree- onimonded as best adapted for the production of veal-r.n in the Unitc-d States. Tho flavor of venison Is distinctive, though It fit::;:; --is mutton rather than beef. In chemical composition It is very similar to beef. A lean v-r.iM):i roast before conkins has been found to corral!) on nn average Z per cent, of water. 20 l r cent, of protein or nitrogenous material and 2 per cent, of fat; a lean beef rump, some fi3 to 70 per cent, of water. 20 to 2?, per cent, of pro Mn and 5 to 14 per cent, of fat; and a lean leg of mutton. 07 per cent, of water. 19 per cent, of ;.-otein and 13 per cent, of fat. The general popularity of venison Is so great and the demand for It so widespread that over production Is Improbable. The other products of th- df or skins and horns are of considerable Importance and in countries where doer are abun dant and especially where large herds are kept in -ml domestication, the commerce In both Is very extensive. The wapiti, known generally In America as the ellv. K next to the moose, the largest of our deer. It svas once abundant over the greater part of the United States, whence its range extended north ward to about latitude CO degrees la the Peace river region of the Interior of Canada. In the I'nited States the limits of Its range eastward w'.-e the Adirondack's, western New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania; southward It reached the flouthern AHeghenies. northern Texas, southern Now Mexico and Arizona; and westward the Pa ciflc ocean. At the present time the elk are found only In a few scattered localities outside of the Yel lowstone National park and the mountainous country surrounding it. where large herds remain. Sn.allr herds still occur in Colorado, western Montana. Idaho, eastern Oregon. Manitoba. Al Ivirta. British Columbia and the coast mountains of Washington. Oregon and northwestern Califor nia A band of the small California valley elk siIJ! Inhabits the southern part of the San Joa juin valley. Th! herds that summer In th Yellowstone National park and In winter spread southward and eastward In Wyoming are said to number about ao.000 head and constitute the only larjje tionds of this noble game animal that are left. Although protected In their summer ranges and partially safeguarded from destruction In winter ly the state of Wyoming, there is yet great dan gpr that these herds may perish from lack of food In a succession of severe winters. Partial pro vision for winter forage has been made within the national park, but the supply Is Inadequate for U:j large numbers of animals. Further safeguards are needed to place the Wyoming elk herds be yond the reach of winter starvation. in addition to the wild herds there Is a con fif rable number of elk In private game preserves and parks, as well as In nearly all the public zo ological parks and gardens of this country. The herds In captivity form the nucleus from which, under wise management, some of the former -ranges of this animal may restocked and from nfclch a profitable business of growing elk veni son for market may be developed. At the pres ent time this species affords a most promising -field for ventures in breeding for profit. 'i The elk Is both a browsing and a grazing nnl--ma! While it eats grasses freely and lias been known to subsist entirely upon pasture, it seems to prefer a mixture of grass and browse. The elk is extremely polygamous. The adult bulls shed their antlers annually In March or April and new ones attain their full size In about -90 days. The "vehet" adheres until about Au- ; gust. While the horns are growing the bulls usu- . ally lead solitary lives; but early in September. j when the herns are fully matured, the mating , aeason begins. Fights for supremacy then take plare and the victor takes charge of as many cows aa hs can round up and control. Although the elk is less prolific than the com mon deer and some other species that have been bred in parks. It increases fully as rapidly as the common red deer of Europe. Moreover, it makes up tor any lack of fecundity by its superior har diness and ease of management. It has been ac climatized in many parts of the world and shows the same vigor and hardiness wherever it has besii transplanted. In Europe It has been suc cessfully crossed with the Altai wapiti and tho red deer and in both instances the offspring were superior in size and stamina to the native stock. The flesh of the elk. although somewhat coarse. In superior in flavor to most venison. That of the bulls is in its best condition about the time the velvet is shed. In October their flesh is in the i;ooret condition. As the open season for elk Is usually in October and XoTeinber and only tmlls are killed. It follows that hunters often ob tain the veulsou when it !s poorest. The meat ; t&xm tfyrmNLHj t5& r5 BSi? VrMUrJ i? S l& S1EJ? OF- XOMFSTCATD V&GMA DFFQ. Is not best when freshly killed, but should be left hanging for four or five days before it is used. With few exceptions the early attempts to domesticate elk were made by men who were wealthy enough to disregard all thought of profit In raising them. They were usually placed under the care of servants and the bucks were left un castrated until they became old and unmanage able. Soon the serious problem of controlling them outweighed the novelty of their josses.sion and one by one the attempts at domestication were abandoned. A desire to preserve this important game ani mal has caused a renewal of attempts to breed it In confinement and at present there are small herd9 under private ownership in many places in the United States. The biological survey has re cently obtained much information from owners of herds in regard to their experience in breeding nnd rearing the animals and also their opinions as to the possibility of making the business of raising them profitable. Of about a dozen suc cessful breeders nearly all are of the opinion that raising elk for market can be made remu nerative if present laws as to the a!e of the meat are modified. One especially Important fact has been devel oped by the reports from breeders. It is that the elk readily adapts itself to almost any environ ment. Even within the narrow confines of the paddocks of the ordinary zoological park the ani mal does well and increases so that periodically the herds have to be reduced by sales. The fullest reports that have been received by the department of agriculture from breeders of elk are from George W. Russ of Eureka Springs. Aik. Mr. Russ has a herd of 34 elk. They have ample range In the Ozarks on rough land covered with hardwood forests and abundant underbrush. The animals improve the forest by clearing out part of the thicket. They feed on buds and leaves to a height of eight feet and any growth under this Is liable to be eliminated if the range is un restricted. If not closely confined elk do not eat the bark from trees nor do they eat evergreens. In clearing out underbrush from thickets they are mere useful than goats, since they browse higher. Coats, however, eat closer to the ground, nnd as the two animals get along well together Mr. Russ recommends the use of both for clear ing up brushy land ami fitting it for tame grasses. The Increase of elk under domestication Is equal to that of cattle. Fully 90 per cent, of the females produce healthy young. An adult male elk weighs from TOO to 1.000 pounds; a female from 000 to S00 pounds. The percentage of dressed meat is greater than with cattle, but. owinc to hostile game law, experience In mar keting it is i-ery limited. An offer of -JO cents a pound for dressed meat was received from St. I-ouis. but the law would not permit Its export. Mr. Russ says: "From the fact that as hich as 11.50 a pound has been paid for Mie meat In New York city and Canada and that the best hotels and restaurants pronounce it the finest of nil the meats of mam inals. we are of the opinion that if laws were such that domesticated elk meat could be fur nished it would be many years before the supply would nsaxe the price reasonable compared with other meats. Elk meat can be produced in many sections of this country at less cost per itound than beef, mutton or pork." Mr. Russ thinks that large areas of rough lands in the United States not now utilized, espe cially in localities like the Ozarks and the AHe ghenies. could be economically used to produce venison for sale and he regards the elk aa espe cially suited for this purpose. Another feature of Sir. Russ's reiort Is of more than passing interest. He says: "We find from long experience that cattle, sheep and goats can be grazed in the same lots with elk, providing, however, that the lots or inclosures are not small; the larger the area the better. We know of no more appropriate place to call attention, to the great benefit ol a few elk ea- in the Fame pasture with sheep and goats. An elk Is the natural en emy of dogs and wolves. We suffered great losses tu our flocks until wo learned this fact; since then we have had no loss from that cause. A few elk In a thousan.l arre pasture will abso lutely protect the flocks therein. Our own dogs are so well aware of the danger In pur elk park that they cannot be In duced to enter It." Elk thrive best In preserves having a va riety of food plants grasses, b u s It e s and trees. Rough lands, well watered with clear streams and having some forested area, are well adapted to their needs. About as many elk can be Kept on such a range as cattle on an equal area of fair pasture. There should be thickets enough to furnish winter browse, but this should be supplemented by a supply of winter forage. Except when dicp snows cover the ground, elk will keep in good condition on ordinary pasture and browse, but a system of management that pro vides other food regularly will be found more sat isfactory. Hay and corn fodder are excellent win ter forage, but alfalfa hay has proved to be the best dry food for both elk and deer. Elk are much less nervous than ordinary deer and less disposed to jump fences. When they escape from an enclosure they usually return of their own accord. If tame, they may be driven like cattle. Ordinarily a five-foot fence of any kind will confine elk. The cost of stocking an elk preserve Is not great. Usually surplus stock from zoological parka or small private preferies may be obtained at low cost, arying with the immediate demand for the animals. The Virginia or whitetail deer Is the common deer of the United States. Including the half dozen geographic races that occur within our bor ders, it is distributed over mosj of the country, except Nevada and the major portions of Utah. Arizona. Washington. Oregon nnd California. It is extinct in Delaware and practically so in a num ber of states in the middle west. South of our borders a number of closely related species occur. In view of the wide natural range of the Vir ginia deer, its adaptability to nearly all sections of the United States cannot he doubted. Testimony as to its hardiness In parks and preserves Is not so unanimous as that concerning the elk; but the general experience of breeders Is that with suitable range, plenty of good water and reasonable caro in winter, raising this deer for stocking preserves or for venison may he made as profitable as any other live-stock Industry. Not only do deer thrive on land unsulted for rattle or horses, but. like elk. they may be raised to great advantage In brushy or timbered pastures fully stocked with cattle or horses, as the food of deer rarely Includes grass. Advocates of the Angora goat Industry state that within the United States there are 230.000.000 acres of land not sult;d to tillage or to the pasture of horses, cattle or sheep, which are well adapted to goats. Much of this l:nd Is suited also to deer and elk and can be utilized for these animals with less Injury to the forpst cover than would result from browsing by goats. Virginia deer have often been bred In parks for pleasure or In large preserves for sport, but the economic possibilities In raising them have re ceived little attention. Recently breeders have recognized tho fact that they are profitable under proper management and would be much more so wore conditions for marketing live animals and venison more favorable. The chief obstacle to profitable propagation of deer in the United States is the restrictive char acter of state laws governing the killing, sale and transportation of game. Many of the states, fol lowing precedent, lay down the broad rule that all the game animals in the state, whether resident or migratory, are the property of the state. A few states except game animals that are "under pri vate ownership legally acquired." The laws concerning the season for killing and the sale of deer are often equally embarrass tng to those who would produce venison for profit. The owner of domesticated deer cannot legally kill his animals except in open season. Instead of hampering breeders by restrictions, as at present, state laws uhould be so modified as to encourage the raising of deer, elk and other animals as a source of profit to the individual and to the state. It is believed that with favorable legislation much otherwise waste land in the United States may be utilized for the production of venison so as to yield profitable returns and also that this excellent and nutritious meat. Instead of being denied to &9 per cent, of the population of the country may become as common and as cheap la our markets as mutton. WVSHINGTON. "Labor-saving de vices are always in demand; the thousand inventors of this country are all devoting 90 per cent, of their time to producing such things, each in the hope of winning for himself fame and fortune, cash and credit." said a pat ent attorney the other day In Wash ington. "One of the strangest of these schemes to lighten the world's work Is a patent recently obtained by an Ingenious person in Des Moines. la. It is called the self-tipping hat. and Is designed to save the popular per son from the fatiguing labor of re moving his hat every time he meets one of the fair sex with whom he Is acquainted. "'Much valuable energy Is uMIized In. tipping the hat repeatedly says the Inventor, "and my device will re lieve one of It and at once cause the hat to be lifted from the head in a natural manner." It Is a novel de vice. In other words, 'for effecting po lite salutations by the elevation and rotation of the hat on the head of the saluting party, when said person bows to the person saluted, the actuation of the hat being produced by mech anism within it. and without tho use of the hands In any manner. "No truly rural person ever could have been responsible for the inven tion of eyeglasses for chickens, which was protected by United States patents iscently. The glasses are modeled much after the fashion of grandpa's 'specs.' the nose rest being enlarged to go over thj chicken's bead, while the ear hooks are joined In the back. "No claim Is made that the chick en's eyesight Is poor, or that magni fiers ever are needed that It may tho better discover the reluctant worm or the elusive bug. but the inventor does say that tle glasses 'are designed to prevent chickens pecking out each other's eyes.' The inventor's attempt to enforce all chickens to wear the device by legislative action In Kansas did not succeed. I may say. "Members of secret societies, who sometimes may be put to much trouble to secure a sufficiently iraclble goat for the purpose of Initiating new members to their respective lodges, will be glad to learn that the invent ive genius of America has come to their assistance. The device is a me chanical goat, which can be put In the closet when not needed: that requires no feeding and practically no care. Also. It may be handled by Its keeper without fear of consequences. "The candidate, blindfolded. Is led to the side of the animal, and on It he takes his seat, placing bis feet In stirrups on cither side. As the goat is pushed about the lodgeroom a series of wheels and rods, geared to the wheels on which It runs, causes the animal to buck and rear In a fear ful manner, keeping the candidate In continual danger of being shaken off "Residents of Kansas and other states in the cyclone belt, who are forced to retire frequently to cyclone WORLD OWES MUCH TO WOMAN Flrene Nightingale Worthy of All th Honors That Can Be 1 Paid Her. The honors paid to Florence Night Ingale on her ninety-first birthday serve to recall how brief has been the period during which the sick have had the benefit of the competent nursing on which their recovery so largely depends. It Is Impossible to conceive of mod ern medical practise without the aid of trained nurses. Their efficiency has undoubtedly been an important factor In the increased curability of disease. Yet but little more than half a century has elapsed since Miss Nightingale set out for the Crimea on ber mission which was to revolution ize hospital work, and it was not until 1872 that the first class of trained nurses was graduated from the Belle vue Training School. From these small beginnings has grown within a generation the great humanitarian profession for women for which they have shown a special apti tude and to which they are attracted In annually Increasing numbers. The Influence of the woman whom. England as also the civilized world honors beyond perhaps all others has extended to every sick room. She gave to the afflicted a new lease of life and to her sex its noblest vocation. SKIN BEAUTY PROMOTED In the treatment of affections of the skin and scalp which torture, disfig ure, ifph. hum. srnlo nml rtcxtrnv hn cellars, and then organize searching as we ag for prcscrvInR purI. parties to find their home when the - d beautifylng the complexion, storm has passed, will be pleased j namj8 and Cutlcura Soan and with the invention of a tornado-proo j olntmcnt are we.nlgn ln. house. This Is built in the shape of .,, Mnna nf vnmnn th wh. a submarine, or a dirigible balloon. From one end there is a vane, or tail which Is designed to keep the other pointing in the direction of the wind the house being mounted on a pivot at its center, and turns freely on a circular track. 'Tails are common enough on wind mills and weather vanes, but here Is out the world rely on these pure, sweet and gentle emollients for all pur poses of tho toilet, bath and nursery, and for the sanative, antiseptic cleans- I InCT nf lltpemtrl tnflnmml mtriia cttru. faces. Potter Drug & Chcm. Corp., Boston. Mass., sole proprietors of the Cutlcura Remedies, will mail free, on roniiiu:) thl!- lnt-Gfr fl-nm-n PiitfrMirA probably the first time that the Idea, . ,. ... , ,,. J , , . , . . , ,. Book on the skin and hair, has been adapted to residences. The wind-breaking end to the house, the in Conditional Piety. ventor says, is reenforced and win-1 Two Scotch fishermen. James and dowless. and the door opens on a Sandy, belated and befogged on a flight of steps, wheeled at the bottom. rough water, were ln some trepidation which follow a circular path that ten-' lest they should never get ashore onte triii olu-nvu Iiova n1ifa tr !&. ' scend. The inventor says his idea Is particularly applicable to hospit als, and that by anchoring It It can be arranged to permit continuous sunlight-" How One Senator Viewed the Comet "I HAD no particular interest in Hal ley or his comet." says Senator Simmons of North Carolina, "but Mrs. Simmons had. Every morning while the papers were full of the phenome non, we would get up at two or three o'clock. Then Mrs. Simmons would lead me to a window and point out a dark line in the sky. It didn't look much of a comet to me, but she in sisted that it was. and 1 took her word for It. One morning we went through our regular performance. The more 1 looked then the less I was convinced that we had seen the comet at all. At length, after an Investigation. I dis covered that our 'comet' was the dim outline of a church steeple against the sky. Nice performance for a dignified senator to rise every morning to look at a steeple." Ail of the members of the house are not acquainted with eacli other, and this often leads to funny mistakes. Though Adam Monroe Brrd has been in four congresses, he made one of these mistakes the other day. Byrd was making a tariff speech. He sgain. At last Jamie said: "Sandy. I'm steering, nnd I think you'd better put up a bit of prayer." "I don't know how." said Sandy. "If ye don't I'll chuck ye overboard." aid Jamie. Sandy began: "Oh. Lord. I never asked anything of ye for fifteen years, and if ye'll only get us safe back. I'll never trouble ye again, and " "Whist. Sandy." said Jamie. "The comes from Mississippi, and. of , boat's touched shore; don't be be- course. he thinks the present tariff Is about the worst bill that could have been framed. He reached the woolen schedule, and he went up and down the aisle, directly addressing first one member and then another. At length he paused at a desk occupied by a small man with a Van Dyke beard. Byrd allowed to this small man that the woolen schedule was vicious. The small man nodded sympathetically. Byrd pounded the small man's desk vehemently. "Knowing ail the things 1 have said Lto be true, why did you vote for this schedule?" Byrd demanded of the small man. I did not vote for It." "You mean to tell this house that you did not vote for the tariff bill?" "I do." said the small man. "Well." said Byrd. "1 admire you for your convictions." By this time the house wa3 split ting its sides. The small man was Representative Edward W. Saunders of Vireinia. who is. of course, a Democrat, and who, equally, of course, did not vote for the Payne bill. He had merely moved over to the Re publican side so that he could the better hear what his political brother had to say. holden to anybody." Short Stories. Wrong Diagnosis. A drummer was taken HI suddenly. He went to see a physician of consid erable standing, and the following conversation ensued: "I feel very sick," declared the drummer. "What's the trouble?" asked the physician. "Severe pain In my side." "Humph." said the doctor slowly. "I think you have appendicitis." "You have made a mistake, doctor." replied the sales man. "I'm not a millionaire, just a plain drummer." "Well. I guess you fust have the cramps, then." replied the indignant personage. "Five dol lars, please." Oklahoma Kids See Sights of Capital Right Name at Last. "Let me show you our latest novel ty." said the clerk in the haberdash ery. "Here is the 'north pole collar button. Named in honor of Cook and Peary." "By Jove!" laughed the humorous customer. "They couldn't find a bettwr name for a collar button." "Why not?" "Because it Is so hard to locate." THE unususl privilege of the floor of the house of representatives was granted to Louis and Temple Ab ernathy. Eons of United States Mar shal "Jack" Abernathy of Frederick. Okla.. a few days ago. The boys, who are nine and six respectively, rode their ponies from their home in Okla homa to New York, where they were to meet their friend. Colonel Roose venL On their way they stopped in Washington for a few days. "Uncle Joe" Cannon was responsi ble for the appearance of Louis and Temple on the floor. They wore their sombreros and long cowboy pants tucked into boots, and the six-year-old had upon the front of his top piece a deputy United States marshal's badge They were the breeziest things in the juvenile line to have struck Capitol hill recently. The congressmen gasped and flocked around them. "How do you like Washington? the speaker asked the joungsters. Similarity. Eva Then you are not fond ot press-ed flowers? Jnck No. they always remind me of a kiss through a telephone. Eva Gracious! In what way? Jack They have lost their sweetness. Baroer-ous Humor. "Bully." said the boys, who used tc ' Barber How would you like your know President Roosevelt, and had hair cut. sir? some White House slang. ' Stude Fine. Do you think I came "Well, my lads." said the speaker ' in here to discuss the tariff? "tills city belongs to 10,000,000 of peo pie. You own just as much of It aa Adversity is a searching test of friendship, dividing the sheep from the goats with unerring accuracy; aad ' this is a good service. Watson. Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rocke- feller" i nc oany deputy marsnai iookpg j very important. lie ga.td longingly Grief is the agony of an fnstant. out of the window as much as to say j The indulgence of grier is the blunder that if ho could have his sharo he of a life. Dunegan. would take the Washington tuonu , unjeut My thoughts are my own posses- "How much do you ride?" askea """ mr aci " "J J the speaker. country's laws. Q. Forster. A DETERMINED WOMAN Finally Found a Food That Cured Her. "When 1 first read of the remark able effects of Grape-Nuts food. I de- "Oh. forty or fifty miles a day." an swered the wolf-catcher's son. "You kiJs! You mean a week." said the speaker. The Abernathys looked bored. "Naw." they said, "a day. We make termined to secure some." says a worn 50 miles a day easy." an in Salisbury. Mo. "At that time "But the army test." said Uncle ( there wa3 none jpt ln thfs town but Joe. "that's 10 miles in three days. I m7 husband ordered some from a Chl thought that was a pretty severe test ' caga traveler. In horseback riding, for grown men. ! had been greatly afflicted with to-" ' sudden attacks of cramps, nausea. end vomiting. Tried all 6orts of Millionaire Soldier Causes Big Stir Ztf2r i?JZ and neat lawns in front. In thesr began to use the new food the cramps houses the officers live. The privates disappeared and have never returned. ScSZ325H5H5Z52SuZSH5H525Z5ES252S2SHS25H5cS325S525S5H52S2 Each variety of fruit or ornamental tree when it reaches maturity under Trees in Their Right Place Ona Writer Who Asserts That Con servation Can Be Carried to the Extreme. Among persons who use more senti ment than reason, or lack knowledge of the facts, it has become a fad to say it is a crime to cut down a tree and that it is always, under any cir cumstances, an act of great virtue to plant one. To one who gives thought to the matter, these accepted principles may be reversed, and we can say with all seriousness and truth that there is no town in this country where the judicious use of the ax among trees in some neighborhood or other Is not demanded; and, on the other hand, thousands of trees are planted where no tree should be planted. reasonably favorable conditions has Its established size or spread of branches. Among the better shade trees this reaches 40. 50. and even a greater number of feet in diameter. In dense forests we see the trees stretching up after air and sunshine, losing their side branches and becom ing a collection of giant telegraph poles with pitiful bunches of green at the top, nothing beautiful about them. Every tree to be beautiful must have room to expand and develop to Its proper proportions, and to retain the side branches with which nature al ways furnishes them, unless she is thwarted by the bungling hand of the hired roan with ax or saw. Milwau kee Evening Wisconsin. When They Married. "Her husband makes a fool of her!" "I don't make a fool of you, do L dear?" "You did once, but not since." THEY are fussed up out at Fort Myer. where the cavalry has its headquarters. Recently a Washing ton youth, who got tired of bis ways and the ways of the world In general, and who had sufficient money to go those ways swiftly, decided to enlist. He did fo in the ordinary manner. Then one day when he had leave an automobile was drawn up outside of the fort and the recruit sauntered out and got Into It- The officers saw him driven away, and their amazement was considerable. The lines are definitely drawn at the fort. There are several streets with square bouses mess together in the big main build ing in the inclosure. The officers couldn't quite see a private coming to and from headquarters in a machine. "My old attacks of sick stomach were a little slower to yield, but by continuing the food, that trouble ha.i disappeared entirely. I am today per- But they couldn't help themselves, fectly well, can eat anything and because he wa.s entitled to certain everything I wih. without paying the leaves, and when he got them he was penalty that I used to. We would not at liberty to ride in a balloon If he so keeD house without Grape-Nuts. chose ' "My husband was so delighted with Then, to cap the climax, one nlgbt the benefits I received that he has there was a ball at a swagger down been recommending Grape-Nuts to his town hotel. It wa3 given by members , customers and has built up a very of the "set" In which the young sol dier had been wont to move. He was Invited and he went. The officers cast large trade on the food. He sells them by the case to many of the leading physicians of the county, who recom- ,anv W ctareH hU wav. hut he let "u "-I'.'uw Buucrmij. .v o r hro , ).. a i,.t ! There is some satisfaction in using IUC1U RiJ. JW v. M w.. of talk in officers' row at Fort Myer. but there has been no action. It is saddening to a gilt-braid man's heart to see a thing like this and to be able to do nothing about It. a really scientifically prepared food." Read the Utfle book, "The Road to Wellvllle."in pkgs. "There's aReason." Ker re4 Ik abarr totterf A bot e npemrn from lime to tlm. Tfeey are Krawr. time, ua fail af kuua latere t.
