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CHECK water l DRAINAGE I SYSTEM [ FOR LEAKS In checking for the cause of wa ter in the basement, first see if the eaves, gutters and downspouts are carrying off the water from the roof in a satisfactory manner. The downspouts should lead in to a storm sewer, dry well, open water course or some other suitable out let. If this situation does not exist, a good way to keep water from the basement walls is to set up a .board underneath the downspout to direct the water away from the sides of the house. Another remedy for this is to grade against the basement walls. This grading should extend at a considerable slope from 8 to 10 feet from the walls. The ground should be planted with grass or sodded. Still another method is to run a concrete pavement around the house from two to three feet wide. This prevents water gathering close to the cellar walls and slowly seep ing in. Tiling Often Helps In low, damp places, where there is a large amount af water in the subsoil, a draintile system is some times installed around the footings to carry the water away before It can find its way into the basement. 5Ovdep grading prevents •• MOIST BASEMENTS ■ To lay the tile, dig a trench ad joining and to a depth of a few inches below the level of the bot tom of the cellar floor but not be low the footing level,” Vincent B. Phelan of the United States bureau of standards advises. "The tile should be at least four inches in diameter and should be laid so that the grade of fall will be smooth and as sharp as possible i to avoid settlement of mud within the pipe. Cracks between the joints should be covered to prevent against sediment running into pipe. The pipe should be connected to an out let similar to those recommended for the downspouts.” Waterproofing a wall is another way to keep water out of the base ment. Of course, the best place to apply the waterproofing material is on the outside of the wall. This prevents moisture from entering the wrall at all. Waterproof Coating Some of the various coatings ap plied are cement plaster, for homes where ground-water conditions are not especially bad and dampness is only to be guarded against, and a bituminous coating, where more than mere dampness exists. The latter material may consist of a simple coating of coal-tar pitch or asphalt, or may be a build-up cover ing of alternate layers of the bi tuminous material and tar paper. Frost and running w’ater has a tendency to crack cellar walls and floors. Water seeping through the cracks wears them larger until it runs through freely. [waterproof THE CELLAR WALL “If the walls are in good condi tion otherwise, minor cracks and places where mortar lias fallen out may be repaired by an unskilled workman,” Phelan says. “If, how ever, a wall is badly cracked and crumbled and beyond the aid of minor repairs, it may be necessary to engage an experienced workman to reconstruct all or part of the wall.” How to Fix Cracks For minor repairs the amateur workman should proceed as fol lows: First chip out the mortar be tween masonry courses and brush out the joint to remove all dust and loose particles. Before applying new mortar, dampen the joint. A mixture of one part of cement to two and one-half parts of sand, or one part cement to three parts sand is recommended in ordinary cases. For damp cellars, however, a one to two mixture is better. The finished work should be wet down daily for several days to in crease the strength of the cement. A damp cellar can be dried out considerably by giving it more ven tilation and sunlight. This is ac complished by cutting more win dows in the basement walls. Ordin arily, this is a job for an experi enced workman. A coat of whitewash will greatly aid in brightening the cellar. Pennsylvania Plans Psychiatric Hospital Harrisburg, Pa., —(UP)— Penn- ! •ylvanla will have a State Psych laric Hospital as a center of leader ship in training physicians,nurses and other personnel for mental in stitutions; for research and for in Prerision in Measuring Distance. Dr. O. J. Lee in Scientific Monthly. Perhaps the most accurate work Of distance measurement ever done was carried out under the direction of Col. William Bowie in measur ing the distance of 22 miles between two points on Mt. San Antonio and Mt. Wilson in California as a base line for Michelson's determination of the velocity of light. The probable error is not greater than one part In 6,800,000, or about two-tenths of an inch in 22 miles. The princess who could feel the presence of a pea through seven thick feather mat Jbtmscs was no more sensitive than tensive study of mental institutional pioblems, and for vigorous treatment of selected groups of patients, ac cording to a statement by Governor Gifford Pinchot. The hospital will be established at Pittsburg, where the Universi ty of Pittsburg has offered the state a site for the institution. A the engineers who checked and tested every tape, every instrument and every operation in this notable achievement in measurement. BEAR HUNTERS USE PLANE Great Falls. Mont. — £BS of 7HS A?R\CAt\ BAomi i mt HtA scwvicc, me IzLL Daily Health Service Copper-Containing Foods Help Build Blood, Survey Shows OYSTERS. LIVER, PORK CON TAIN AMOUNTS OP MINERAL BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN. Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association, and of liy gria, the Ilealth Magazine Recent research carried on in many institutions has indicated anew the Importance of minerals In various food substances. These minerals are concerned primarily with the building of blood, but also with other processes of growth and repair in the human body. Not only iron and copper are important, but there seems to be some question as to the exact parts played by manganese, zinc, nickel, and other metals. Investigators In the University of Wisconsin Jound that the addi tion of copper to the diet was of great importance in rebuilding blood In anemia. Investigators in India and elswhere believe that mangan ese is of Importance in improving growth and that it, as well as cop per, is concerned in the develop ment of hemoglobin, or red dbloring matter, in the blood. Because of these facts investigat ors in the University of Wisconsin have recently been making a study as to the amounts of these elements available In various food substances. They find that|10 foods are particu larly high in their manganese con tent. These o r blueberries, whole wheat, split peao, navy beans, cho EXPLORERS SEND HOME 1 STRANGE FOREIGN PLANTS t A Washington, D. C.— (NEA) — Foreign climes have yielded to plant scientists of the office of foreign plant introduction, of the depart ment of agriculture, several inter esting plants which, it is hoped, will be adapted to soil conditions in the United States. Several of these plants are de scribed by Knowles A. Ryerson, chief of the office. There is a palm tree which yields an edible vegetable from its roots, a sugar from its sap and a fragrant fruit; a potato substitute which grows to the size of a pumpkin, and a blueberry that grows well on dry, 6andy soil. Then there is a raspberry with fruit three-quarters of an inch long, a type of Japanese grass which is expected to be of value for use on golf courses, a 35-foot tree, the leaves of which may be substituted for spinach and honey suckles which, after blooming, bear an edible fruit. May Not Thrive Here “Seeds and cuttings of these any many other plants brought in by the office's explorers from all parts of the world are being planted and grown experimentally in parts of the country deemed most suitable," j Ryerson advises. "Many probably will not gcrmin- j ate, and some which do germinate * probably will not tlnive in the cli- ’ mate of the United States. "For these reasons it is Impossible to say which will prove to bo satis factory for cultivation in this conn- t try, although many which will not ' grow in the states undoubtedly will do well in regions such as Hawaii, the Philippines and other tropical countries under administration of i the United States.” All Is Not Joy This everlasting search of the de partment of agriculture for new plants has Jed many a plant scien tist into danger. On a recent expedl tion into the Orient, a party was at- i tacked by tigf rs. Several natives were killed before the American scientists could beat off the animals. Not only do these explorers ex pose themselves to attack fiom beasts and hostile tribes, but they encounter disease germs of foreign nature In the dark swamps and un dergrowth of the jungles into which they grope for new food for fellow ( citizens back home. A Happiness Test. i Prom the Chicago Journal of Com merce. Columbia university has com pleted a test of 500 men between the ages of 17 and 35 years, that measured their individual happiness —the only thing of the kind we ever heard of. In general the test showed even temper, health and re ligion to be sources of happiness. Some sources‘of unhappiness were listed, among which were worry, personal appearance, bad habits, money matters, laziness, lack of freedom and education, sex diffi culties, love affairs, family trou bles and heavy responsibilities. No report is made as to what pro portion of the 500 now are reason ably happy, or think they are. We are wondering when was our happiest period. Tt may have been in our early married life, but the one event that made a close second in our happiness, was when we got all our debts paid after 25 years of in Maple Syrup 50 Years Old Still Kept Flavor Andover, Ohio — (UP) — A can •f maple syrup 50 years old, found in the attic of her home, still was of goed flavor and quality, Mrs. Fanny Lindsley reported. The syrup was made by her late husband, who iad a nationwide trade. 5 Plus 0 Equals 9 Here’s a five-piece wardrobe you ean make into nine different cos tumes without adding a single thing! Ope white drew* one white lack debtedness. We are not opecting. great happiness now, such as ante to us after our son returned home from the World war safe and sound. Of all things those we desire most now arp freedom from pain and peace of mind.. There are 1,000 things wc have U be grateful for now, daily joys with out which life would not be worth living, and we have become recon ciled to pain, so long as It does not become intense. And whenever we write a column that we think n» good, it yields pleasure. Up and Down. Prom the Humorist. Two members were talking in -the smoking room of the club “I understand your wife thought of taking up law before she mar ried von.” remarked one of them to his friend. “That's right,” replied the oth er. "But. now she’s content to lay it down.” et, one colored dress, one jacket in the same color, one print dress combining the color and tire wliite. The trick is this: Each dress worn alone makes a total of Hues costumts; and each dress worn with each of the two Jackets makes she more costumes. Result, nine cos tume variations. CONTRASTING EVENING COLOR One way to get the fashionable color contrast into the evening cos tume is this: Have a black velvet wrap lined in a color that cofitfasts with the dress but matches the Jcw *lrv and yiinoersi colate, beet greens, bananas, kidney beans and chard. Copper va» lea from a very small amount in celery to a very high amount in calve* liver. Poods that contain good amounts of copper are oysters, beef liver, mush rooms, currents, chocolate, split peas pork, liver and lobster. Ten foods particularly high in iron are beef liver, spinach, lima beans, calves liver, navy beans, lean beef, chard, watercress, kidney beans and oy ster*. It is obvious from these facts that anyone who eats a widely varied diet with good quantities c»l the various meats, fruits and vefetabie* that have been mentioned will get all of these essential minerals that he is likely to need. The average daily intake of any of tiiew' metals needs be relatively slight. It reaches barely more than one hundredth of a gram a day for any «me of them. The average daily Intake of six families indicated that the amount taken daily by any lndivkl i ual would be for mangan»«e 2 39 I milligrams; for copper 2.26, and for iron 15.46. The important fact is to realb* the value of these minerals in blood building and to see to it that the daily diet contains plentiful quan tities of the loc'Js that have beep mentioned.