Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1920, Page 3

AMERICA FIRST IN WORLD RED CROSS Over Ten Million Adult Mem- &‘ ’ bers Now on List in i i ) America With over 10,000,000 adult memb- ers, the American Red Cross has more than three times the enrollment of all ther Red Cross societies put togeth- In point of Red Cross membership Japan _comes second 'to the United States, with 1,900,000 members. Ac- cording to the latest available figures .Argentine has 4,000 ‘members; Bra- zil, 6,600; China, 26,000; Denmark, 25,000; France, 250,000; Holland, 18,000; Ttaly, 300,000; New Zealand, 10,000; Norway, 9,000; Poland, 50; 900; Portugal, 5,500; Roumania; 14,- 900; Senbia, 2,850; Sweden, 65,000; Switzerland; 42,500; Uruguay, 300. Current figures ‘for England, Canada “.and - Australia, which have important organizations, are not available. i Figures may-talk but the Amerfca dollar screams. And to keep thislead in Red Cross membership the: dollar must holler ‘a little this fall. -~ The Red Cross Roll ‘Call starts on No- I vember 11, Armistice Day, and ¢loses | _| on November 25, Thanksgiving. The -annual membership is'$1.00 and it is well to remember in this.day of the H. C. L., when-the buying power of the dollar in most instances is only 50 cents, that the Red Cross dollar has a valuation of 98 per cent, only two small pennies out of every 100 going for current expense. e penny a day for one hundred ys will buy a membership in this réat organization which'extends its tendrils over so much area;.which brings timely aid to the service and ex-service man and to his family; which brings assistance in time of. disaSter, ‘clothing to the naked and food ‘to the starving; ' and ~which, above ‘all, brings- health to a com- munity and paves the way for future generations. ¢ JITNEY TO OUST RICKSHAW March of Progress in Japan Means End of Vehicle So Dear to Heart of Tourist. That familiar ancient relle, rick- ghaw, a slender carriage drawn by man-power, seems now on way to its deathbed, to the great wail of curious tourists. _The existing narrow and bad roads alone are keeping up its {ife. Whether for good or for ill, the growing severity of the world-wide struggle for existence has been com- pelling the reluctant Nipponese to for- sake many of the antiquated things and institutions that had long been dear to their hearts. Esthetically dis- posed men like Lafcadio Hearn would tiave Japan remain forever “pictur- esque” and curse the skyscrapers and factory chimneys; but a nation, like an individual, must live, and live decently too. Present age IS no doubt an age of machinery; and no man- power can cope with the general tide of the world, and hence the mechaniza- tion of almost everything. Neither can man-power pretend to rival with me- <chanical force—it must give way to a roller, an automobile, and a cinema. And rickshaw now must give way to Jitney. It had its day. But the rick- shaw men do not think so. They have the love and respect of their trade. ‘When lately the city of Yokohama granted a license to a big jitney bus company, the rickshaw men attempted a desperate effort to smother the proj- ect at the outset, but it proved In vain. And numerous baby-motor cars, allowing two passengers, will soon be speedily carrying people around at the rate of 25 sen per mile.—East and West News. = Weary of the Thought of War. The imperinl war museum at the Crystal palace in London has been al- most entirely deserted. There s a t to be seen under the great glass roof, but few persons are sufficiently interested to make a visit. The long avenues of armaments are seldom vis- ited. . Among 200 or 300 visitors on one day there were only two private soldiers. Their opinion was: “It 1s mournful, gloomy and uninspiring.” A Dafly Mail representative who wmade a tour of the exhibition found that the majority ef the people re- garded the display in the same light as the soldiers. A war widow and her sixteen-year-old daughter, with the knowledge of how “father died,” shed tears in front of the Warspite exhibits end then walked slowly out of the bullding. It was a pathetic incident that moved other visitors. But it was enly oue of itr kind. CTharge for Fuse Replacement. It has been the general custom among the electrical companies of this country to make free replacement of the fuses which are blown out from time to time but there is now a gen- eral tendency among these corpora- tions to make a charge for this serv- fce. It is necessary to have men ready at all hours, especia}ly at night, to answer calls so that the service may be restored with the least possible de- lay and the expense of this has been found to be a burden which it is now proposed to relieve themselves of by making a charge. Some companles ch hesitate to take this step are rging their patrons to lay in a sup- ply of fuses which are sold by the company at cost and in case of a blow- out they can make the renewal them- gelves.—Exchange. THE PIONEER WART ADS | BRING RESULTS ‘Spain 63,000; \ | SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920 _M —_———,__—_ == “LUNATIC” CHINKS e The Eight Lunatic Chinks, 4 New York Hippodrome act, will be a big vaudeville feature of the Min- nesota State Fair, Twin Citles, Sept. 4 to 11. EVER SYMBOLS OF RELIGION Before the Days of Christianity Leaves of the Clover Plant Were Used as Illustrations. Even in Druidic worship, in pre- Christian times, the trefoil leaves of the clover plant were symbols of re- ligion, setting forth the three grades of Druids. Bards and Neophites. In Christian mythology its leaf is fre- quently held to symbolize the Trinity, and some Irlsh authorities insist that it is the true and original shamrock wkich St. Patrick used to fllustrate how three separate objects, such as leaves, could be one. The four-leaf clover Is a freak 'gro\\'lh. and the causes that produce it are heredity and nutrition. After 2 moist season clover plants with fron four to seven leaves, and some hav- ing only two leaves, are found. Some plants are abnormal by heredity, and reproduce themselves with the same characteristies in successive years when their envir@hment -remains the same, external influences merely modi- { fving the size of the leaves. The four-leaf clover is everywhere held as an omen of good luck to the finder, partly on account of its rarity and partly because of its crosslike form. In Germany it is believed a four-leaf clover will overcome witch- ery, win love, guard one from danger when traveling, and secure a safe re- turn, and if plucked on St. John’s eve will enable the finder to work won- ders in magic. EAT LESS MEAT - IF BACK HURTS Take a Glass of Salts to Flush ‘Kidneys If Bladder Bothers You Eating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well known authority, because the uric acid in meat excites the kidneys, they be- come overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, par- ticularly backache and misery in the kidney region; rheumatic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con- stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irritation. The moment your back hurts or kidneys aren’t acting right, or if blad- der bothers you, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending wviadder dis- orders. Jad Salts can not injure anyone; makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. A THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FIRST AID TO THE INJURED Third of a series of articles on First Aid, authorized by the Northern Division of the Amer- ican Red Cross. BE A HELPFUL BYSTANDER By Captain G. R. G. Fisher. FRACTURES The bones which break most fre- quently are the lower jaw, collar bone, ribs and those of upper or low- er limbs. Great care must be taken in handling fractures, as it is easy to turn a ‘“simple” fracture into a “compound”’ fracture, and utmost tenderness must be exercised in re- moving clothing or shoes, where that is necessary. JAW.—Always examine teeth on side where the pain is. If these are irregular or gum is bleeding, the evi- dence of fracture is clear, so place the lower teeth against upper, get some- one to hold in place, and take a nar- row scarf, catch under jaw and car- ry one end over top of head, cross at temple above ear, and carry one end around forehead and other around nape of neck and tie ends on op- posite temple. COLLAR BONE—Always run fin- gers over both collar bones, and if broken the comparison will usually reveal a lump on the injured side. Make a large pad of some article, a scarf, a cap or paper, place under armpit on injured side, and carry forearm over chest upwards inclin- ed. Make a wide scarf of triangular bandage, carry over forearm and hand, bring round oyer arm at side and tie tight behind. RIBS—A fracture of these is most distressing. and usually causes one to faint, the pain being due to the mo- tion of lungs in breathing, and con- sequently the injured person tries not to breathe. The distress is shown on face plainly. Take a towel, reach from the armpit to waist, and long enough to encircle body; lay injured on back and two persons with strong, steady hands pull tight until the pa- tient can take a littie breath. (secure with safety pins or - stitch with thread). ARM.—Carefully place against side with forearm across chest, and fasten with wide triangular scarf the width of limb, on opposite side. FOREARM.—Fold several newspa- pers the length of limb and secure same thereby with strings of tape or string tied around, and place in large arm sling. i FINGERS, HAND or WRIST as above. LEG.—Use splints on each side of limb reaching from middle of thigh to heel; boards or folded blanket will do. KNEECAP.—Splint on back of leg from middle of thigh and lower part of leg and fasten above and below knee. THIGH.—Splint must reach from ! i i armpit to ankle, using small pole, four-inch board or gun with butt in armpit; secure at armpits, waist, high in thigh, over knee, under knee, and at ankle and tie both legs to- gather. If a woman, fold skirts smoothly and tie all bandages below waist around dress over both limbs. ANKLE or FOOT—Make an ell splint by nailing a short board, size of foot, to one long enough to reach middle of leg, and secure. HOW TO FIGHT LATE BLIGHT ON POTATOES Late blight is the most destructive leaf disease on the potato and gen- erally makes its appearance during August under weather condfions favorable for its development. Cool damp weather produces just the right kind of conditions for the disease to develop and spread rapidly from plant to plant. It can be controlled by bproper spraying with Bordeaux mixture, but most growers wait until the disease has commenced to destroy their fields ‘before they will take the proper measures to combat it. Any amount of spraying may be done after the plant is once affected will be useless as far as that particular plant is concerned. It is important to begin spraying as soon as or before late blight appears, and to keep the vines covered with the spray solution un- til the end of the growing season. The formula known as the 5-5-50 Bordeaux mixture (5 pounds of cop- per sulphate, 5 pounds of stone lime and 50 gallons of water) gives the ‘best results. Spray before rather than after a rain, because it is when the leaves are covered with water that the SMALL TOWN MAN GETS $120 JOB Peter Schillo of Golva, N. D., saw no opportunity in that little vil- lage. He traveled 400 miles to attend Dakota Business College, Fargo, N. D. He graduated re- cently and was placed with the Milwaukee R. R. at Marmarth, beginning at 3120 monthly. Pupils come to this famous school from far and wide and are in great demand by business men. Positions will be open for 1000 D. B. C. pupils the coming year. Join the 1000-New-Pupil Club, and “‘Follow the Succe8gful.”” Start now. Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo, N. D.. spores of the blight germinate- and enter the leaves so that the greatest protection is needed during rains. The greatest amount of {infection takes place thru the underside of the leaves. It Is essential, therefore, to spray from beneath as well as from above. This can only be done by using two or three nozzles to the row. 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