Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1923, Page 33

FIND MANY USES FOR SWANP MOSS “Sphagnum” Good for Bread. Bandages, Fuel and Live Stock Feed. Commerce has again invaded the Precincts of poesy and moss, hither- to of little use except for its appeal to the eye and as a stimulant to the creative abllities of poets, has risen to the rank of an important com- modity. Sclence and business spired to make from it a great variety of articles ranging from bread of a sort to an article indis- pensible in the wardrobe of all proper babies. The particular moss used is known = as “sphagnum” or ‘peat moss.” It is found largely in cran- berry swamps and in other low, marshy places. The temperate zone seems to about fill its requirements from a temperature point of view, although it has been found as far north as the Arctic region where na- tives have made a bread, nourishing, if none too palatable, of it and where tt has found extensive use as a fod- der for cattle and reindeer. @reat Use as Fuel. As its name of “peat moss" sug- Eests, it is one of the principal com- | ponents of peat and has a great use as a fuel. Then, too, turning its attention away from the immediate needs of mankind, it ha n found to supply an excellent growing medium for cer- ypes of flow nts. of man- ability to have con- s0 of its gr ture, it has found exten- as a rough dressing for w During the world .wa land alone, by means of dressings| made from this material, saved hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in the treatment of soldiers. The moss not only absorbs discharges from wounds | very readily, but seemed to have heal- | ing properties for many cas ord of first-aid use of the mo: indicated that the wounds d were found to be healing n Many Other Uses. This ability to absorb also explains the part the moss has played and still does play in the wardrobe of babies. It has been manufactured into building paper, into wrapping paper and in other such lines. As an Insulating medium, it has been found excellent, excepting in cases where it has been exposed to moisture. { For packing for raw fruits it has| been P! minent, for when part of ! the shipment has spoiled en route, the moss absorbs all the moisture, preventing the rotting process to spread as is often the case with saw- dust. That much has been accomplished already with sphagnum, and com- merce is just becoming interested. Its future is replete with possibilities. s on rec- pads later Right to His Teeth. Prom (he Baltimore News After a row with his dentist, declared that he would h some- thing to say to that gentleman. The | boys at the club did not think Hoffy ould have the nerve. 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The bags also con- tained mementoes of many far lands —Java, India, the Straits Settlement, China, New Guinea and Borneo. When Germany declared war nearly all of the German merchantmen in the Pacific _hastened toward Hono- lulu for safety. The cruiser Nurn- berg, pursued by British and Japanese vessels, put in for coa] and supplies. There was need for haste, and all of startling announcement came to light when the luggage was | SEPTEMBER 30, 1923—PART 1. D. C, | |the reservists aboard the merchant- {men were transferred to the Nurn- berg. The men could take only & small portion of their effects with them. The remainder were placed in the trunks, boxes and bags, which | were taken'in charge by the collector | of customs when the United States declared war on Germany, For six yéars the eftects have been in the customs house. Recently, as | the' result of correspondence between the German ambassador at Washing- {ton apd the State Department, per- mission was granted to auction off the luggage and .to return the purely | personal effects, such as pictures, let- [ters and trinkets that represent hu- VERY Fall new samples of Ranges and Heaters are placed on our To make room for them our floors must be cleared of the stove samples displayed last season. .in the shortest possible time every Range and Heater displ season has been greatly reduced in price for quick sélling and—right now—when every housekeeper or rather homemaker in Washington —in need of a new Kitchen Range or Parlor Heater—is scanning the newspaper ads in search of money-saving prices on stoves of reliable make — this should prove itself To accomplish this ed last welcome man Interest, to the German consul at San Francisco, who will forward them to the families, of the men in Germany. 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