Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1917, Page 5

DECEMBER 21, 1917 COAL GAS FGR AUTOS * May Be Used as a Substitute for Gasoline. ddea Originated ,Abroad Where it ;. Has Been Used With Complete ! Success. ‘'Washington.—Officials here are preatly interested in a new plan for conserving gasoline by substituting ‘conl gas for propelling automobiles and other engines requiring gasoline. The idea originated abroad, where such conservation is vital. Details of \ “the formula for the substitution have been sent to this country and the idea promises a speedy development. Besides, the high. cost of gasoline, many factors make a substitute desir- able. So successful has the substitute . Droved in England, for example, that i3 charging stations may be found about every five miles in some parts of the country. In view of this success much S\ attention is now being devoted to the y- development of .the plan here and -abroad. " About 250 cubic feet of coal gas is “required to equal a gallon of gasoline. . For! this reason suitable containers have not been found. The best ar- Tangement now consists of ‘a’ gas bag made of balloon fabric, fastened to a llglit' wooden rack on top of the car. From this a supply pipe runs down the .edge of the wind shield on the carbu- : retor ‘side. of the engine and dis- -.charges the gas either directly into the carburetor or into the intake near the -carburetor. A check valve obviates ‘the danger of a backfire, and a cut-off .énables the driver to use gasoline while carrying gas, or vice versa. In the ;same pipe is a connection for the gas supply main to be used when the gas bag-is filled. ‘The operation requires -about ' ten: minutes. A difficulty, however, is that an en- gine propelled by coal gas develops - -only 90 per cent of. the power that is . obtained from gasoline.: It is neces- gary, to drive at a high speed to get e best results. One remedy, how- er, is the mixing in of a regulated pply of acetylene gus, which supplies ‘the necessary Kkick. KISSES BRING RECRUITS ‘Miss Marie Antoinette Elliott, pretty New York society girl, in ¢ speech at a navy recruiting rally iu New York, offered to kiss the firs young man to ewlist. Twen young patriots in- the audience 1 rush for the platform. As th~y all ar- rived at the same moment, i1 was im- ‘possible to decide which was the first. ss Elliott wishing to be strictly im- al, kissed each and every one of COLOR CURES SHELL SHOCK Famous British Expén Believes, Vibra- tions Will Restore Ailing Soldiers. London.— A novel experiment of Areating soldiers suffering from shell shock and overwrought nerves by color vibrations is being made in McCaul's ! ‘hospital. The test is the idea of H. Kemp Prosser, a famous color ex- pert. «“Shell shock is a diseasz of the tis- xges of the brain,” he said. “The cor- Jéct vibrations of color will build them up. I plan to do away wih the sense 4 -of ‘confinement which affects the i}’ merves by introducing the color vibra- 4 tions of out-of doors. I puint the ceil- “Ying the color of the sky, the walls 1emon-yellow, the color of sunlight, -and use a few touches of green, the color of bursting buds. “As the patient becomes stronger ™ Antroduce stronger vibrations, such as ~violet and orange.” Veteran’s Long Walk. fizleton. Pa.—Col. James D. Tlarris, ! nty-eight vears old, a Civil war rnn of Washington. D. C., sur- prised his son. George H. Harris, here the other dny when he walked in after a.march from \Washington. He said Christmas Seals By CLARISSA MACKIE «=ma P was only a few days before Christ- mas, and little Amy Wells was so happy. The teach- er had given her some Red Cross seals to sell, and when Miss Smith had distributed the red and white and green seals among her schol- ars she had ex- plained to them all about the pur- pose of the Red Cross-society and how the money earned would be used to help the wounded soldiers. And she had not sold one singlé, soli- tary stamp of her twenty-five! How she had trudged around from door to door, only to meet the same kind smile and shake of the head ! Amy told her mother, and when Mrs. Wells offered to buy all the stamps herself the little girl shook her head. “I ought to be able to sell them out- side my home, mother, dear,” she said. “That would be real work.” Mrs. Wells sighed and smiled. She couldn’t very well afford to buy even the twenty-five stamps that Amy want- ed to sell, for every penny was needed in that little household. Mr. Wells had died a year or two before, and Amy’s maether had to sew for a living. She was very busy, for she was trying to finish some work so as to receive the money in time to buy something for Christmas. “Kiss me, little daughter,” Mrs. Wells said, with a smile, “and then carry this dress up to Miss Granger on the hill.” The Grangers lived in a big house at the top of the hill. It was quite the largest house in Little River, and the three ladies lived there alone with two servants. They were Miss Belle Granger, Miss Lucy and Miss Beth. They were not very young, but they were very kind and sweet. The maid admitted Amy to the front hall, all warm and glowing from great fire on the hearth. i “How do you do, Amy? Wouldn't you like one of theee little mince tarts?” And there was Miss Beth Granger with a plate of mince tarts. “QOh, thank you!” gasped Amy as she took one. “Wait a moment and Annie will wrap it in a paper napkin so you can carry it home,” sald Miss Beth as she pressed a button for the mgld. But when Annie came with the paper nap- kin, which was all gay with holly and Christmas bells, Miss Ruth pat all the |’ mince tarts in it and gave it to Amy. “QOh, thank you so much!” repeated Amy, thinking how her mother would enjoy the tarts. ‘“Mother sent the dress.” B “My sister is trying it on,” said Miss Beth. “Wait a moment, Amy, and I will get the money for you.” She had just disappeared when Miss Lucy Granger came bustling through the hall. “I wonder if you would mail thesé little packages for me, Amy?”’ she said. “I am so provoked because I have used up my Christmas seals.” “Of course I will mail the packages, Miss Luecy,” said Amy; then she added shyly, “I—T have some Christmas seals if you would like them.” “You have? How very fortunate!” Amy told her about the seals and'! how. she. 1! e Lmable 4 sell even “] Hope You Will Have a Happy Christmas,” Miss Lucy Said, one of them. To her greit joy Miss Lucy bought the whole twenty-five and put the money in Amy's pocketbook, together with a bright silver quarter for herself. “I hope you will have a very happy Christmas, dear,” Miss Lucy said. The next day Amy took the Red Cross money to her teacher, and Miss Smith told her she had done very well. Early Christmas morning the Gran- ger auto car stopped before the Wells door, and the chaufféur brought in a great basket for Mrs. Wells, There " was a new dress for Amy, with a warm cloak for her mother, besides a cunning doll. The bottom of the basket was filled with good things to eat. «My Christmas week began with tears.” laughed Amy as bright drops fell on her round cheeks, “and it is ending in tears tool!” «wlears of happiness, darling,” said he took the 400-mile jaunt for exar l Ser mother. A I cise, FOOD - ECONOMY TIPS IN BOOK FORM COMING St. Paul, De¢. 20.—Minnesota Housewives will soon receive from the office of A. D. Wilson, federal food adminijstrator for Minnesota, copies of a book on war economy foods prepared under direction of| the federal food administration. The} book contains s estions for buy- ing and recipes for conserving in cooking and framing menus. The| first allotment of books has reached| Mr. Wilson’s office. Perhaps few housekeepers know how many navy beans there are in a pound. P bly it isn’t import- ant they should know, but this book 2 1-3 cupa of navy beans weigh a pound, and it says so. slices can be cut from a pound loaf of grahgm bread. And when it comes to prunes, the food experts| have figured it all out. There are 40 small prunes to the pound, they say, and 28 to 30 large ones to the pound. The bhook contains tables of weights and measures, concerning many other foods. Suggestions are made for observ- ing the wheatless days a week, the wheatless meals a day, and the meat- less and porkless days. There are meal plans, food classifications as to protein, starch, sugar, fat and min- eral content and conservation tips of many kinds. The books are to be sent to food pledge Signers. A. V. GARLOCK, M. D. SPECIALIST EYE EAR NOSE Glasses Fitted — e THROAT DRS. GILMORE & McCANN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS " Office—Miles Block — e — DR. EINER JOHNSON PHYSICTAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. - —————————————————————————— DR. J. T. TUOMY DENTIST North of Markham Hotel Gibbons PRlrck Tel. 230 believes it worth while to know thatp Also, it submits that 14 half-inch |k and know it wont crush or break. He’ll appreciate, more than anything, a durable loose leaf note book. One he can carry in his pocket or pack It's a Splendid Gift. Comes packed in attractive Christ- mas box. These handsome books are also used as Diaries, and they purpose admirably. Order One Now | Pioneer Publishing Co. 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