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WESTERN KANSAS WORLD Our Part in Feeding the Nation j (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) GUARDING AMERICA FROM NEW INSECT PESTS hi 1 f 1 " Lf-:w?- m I N f' " ' n "ft iit.ii-' sjh It -1 v iJ 1 if ' mo - Top, Inspector Examining Bananas on San Francisco Docks; Center, Cucurrw ber and Watermelon Decayed and Deformed by Fly Attacks; Bottom, Baggage of Travelers Arriving at San Francisco From Hawaii Being In spected for Infested Fruits and Vegetables. INTERCEPT AND - DESTROY FLIES Half of Insect Pests Could Have Been Kept Out of Country by Quarantine. FRUIT FLIES ARE BEAUTIFUL Immense Losses Caused Annually to Fruits and Vegetables of United States Could Be Prevented Precautions Being .Taken. More than half of the Insect posts Hint annually cause immense losses In fruits and vegetables of the United States could have been kept out of this country by thorough quarantine against them, according to officials of the United States department of agri culture. .To guard against more in jurious insects being brought in from other countries!, is the object of the federal plant quarantine act of 1912 which, with the development of knowl edge of insects throughout the world, has resulted in the bars being put up wherever the pests are likely to enter. Among the insects of other lands that have not yet become established in this country are the serious pests known popularly as fruit flies. They resemble ordinary house flies but are far more beautiful. Inasmuch as their wings are prettily spotted and band ed and their bodies are usually more brightly colored. They are like house flies also In that they lay small, white eggs that hatch into whitish maggots. However, the maggots do not develop in refuse or decaying matter as do those of the house fly, but they, feed npon the living tissues of fruits, nuts and vegetables. Eggs are laid Just nnder the skin of the host plant or fruit and these hatch Into the mag gots which burrow in all directions through the pulp. As the maggots tunnel about they cause decays to develop and these rotting areas often produce greater Injury than the mag gots themselves. Where Danger Lies. Increasing imports from the coun tries where fruit flies now abound, ex tension of trade to remote corners of the earth, increasing density of population In the wanner portions of this country, are making greater each year the danger that fruit flies may eeome firmly established In the Unit ad States.. . To Intercept and destroy fruit' flies as well as other pests, the federal horticultural board of the department of agriculture, charged with the en forcement of the plant quarantine act. prohibits the entry of all horticultural products likely to carry Insect pest, unless they have been rendered free from danger as pest - carriers, either by federal inspection or by treatment by approved methods nnder federal su pervision. The department also has estab lished in the Hawaiian islands a sys tem of inspection that Is heartily sup ported by fruit growers and transpor tation companies, whereby y all planta tions and packing houses from which frnJi is shipped are kept from becom ing sources of fruit-fly dissemination. Mr. .,. No shipments of fruit can be made from Hawaii to the Pacfic coast or unloaded there unless they have first received federal approval. The fed eral horticultural board also maintains a fruit-fly specialist whose duty it Is to gather available information regarding this pest either by travel In foreign lands or by correspondence with spe cialists serving foreign governments. Aid From the Public Travelers from foreign lands have been called upon to help to the ut most in seeing that they do not be come the carriers of insect pests. Printed matter calling attention to the serious consequences that mayfollow the careless and unintentional Intro duction of fruit flies from Hawaii is distributed to all persons entering Pa cific ports from the Hawaiian Islands. Each passenger must sign an affidavit stating that he has In his baggage no fruit subject to fruit-fly attack. In spectors who search the baggage of In coming travelers for fruits carrying fruit flies or their maggots find infest ed fruit every month. Any one of these instances if not dealt with promptly and properly might mean the loss of thousands or millions of dol lars to American farmers and fruit growers. t FRUIT FLIES SPREAD 4 The Bermudas probably would, not now be infested by the Med- Iterranean fruit fly had not a 4 sailing vessel bound for 3few Tork from the Mediterranean re . gion during the Civil war times. been blown from her course and I f rorcea , to unload her cargo forced to unload her i J containing Infester fruits at j St George. The Mediterra- 1 -r t- j, , , uctiu i nil ujr utu uui uetrume t - tablished in Australia until J steamships and cold storage made It possible for the Infested j. Mediterranean countries to ship oranges to Perth and Sydney. X With the pest established in eastern Australia the ships ply- ing between Australia and Ha wait carried the mn??nts rn Tlon- olnlu, and today the; Inspectors J of the state of California and the United States are Intercept- f luff InfaefMl fViilro An china a- riving at San Francisco and San 1 1 1 ! tl t ! I' T"F1"M"T"1 II 1 IH f Fertilizers From Wastes. Industrial wastes furnished about 40 per cent of the potash, 8 per cent of the phosphoric acid, and 85 per cent of the nitrogen used In this country In 1916. according to a recent United States department of agriculture pub lication, "Fertilizers From Industrial Wastes. . - The potash was obtained from such wastes as tobacco stems, cottonseed hulls, hardwood ashes, wool washings, blast-furnace flue dust, cement flue dust and sugar, residues; the phos phoric add from bones, shells, fish scrap, basic slag and other materials; and the nitrogen from wastes In the manufacture of castor, linseed and fish oils; from animal wastes, as blood, hair, horns, hoofs and hides ; from leather and wool wastes, coke, and many other substances. " Mating Guinea Fowls. Guinea fowls have a tendency to mate In pairs, but one male may be mated successfully with, three or four females. The Stage Woman's War Relief Is a large charity with many branches. Among Us activities Is a committee which has charge of the making of wind-proof vests for aviators and oth er fighting men who find It difficult to dress so as to keep warm. These vests are made of old gloves and pieces of leather and , are warmer than sweaters. It Is said they are a great protection against "beastles that are sure to assault the soldier. Gusts of wind cannot get by them. Everyone who has old kid gloves to spare should contribute them to the army or learn how to make the vests. The Stage Woman's War Relief has a large light loft, installed with electric sewing machines, where the vests are made. Many of the gloves are sent In already cleaned and this Is a great help others are sent to the cleaner. Then they are cut to form flat pieces of leather. These are matched up for size arid color. After they have been pressed out they are basted together and stitched on paper patterns. The reverse side of the vest Is made of canton flannel or other cloth, pro vided with a practical and roomy pocket and then the vest Is neatly bound with braid. Leather book cov ers and leather postcards can be used in these vests, as well as gloves, and some interesting not to say amusing vests result from the use of these. Any sort of usable leather may be commandeered for this purpose pil low tops, table covers and book covers. The leather must be firm and whole, and contributions are doubly welcome when they come In clean. It Is easy to understand that better vests can be made where large con tributions of leather are received and the pieces can be matched up, than otherwise. Also then the women making them become expert. Anyone wishing to do something useful in almost any community can undertake to accumu CORSETS FOUNDATION OF GOOD DRESSING r y..-4i' r-- i & ; H JpM- hi l $ i The problems of the makers of cor sets are many and difficult, but the cor sets of today are-marvels of skillful designing. In the first place those who create corset styles must understand thoroughly the various types of figures and they must undertake to make each one of them shapely without the sac rifice of comfort. This is not at all easy; for the too-slender woman must be given pretty curves and the fat woman must have hers smoothed out. Besides, women demand corsets that are light In weight and have few bones or steels. Fashion decrees that wom en shall be so carefully corseted that they look uncorseted when they are dressed. The contour of the figure must conform to beautiful lines. - The new corsets are . made of firm but very flexible materials and with the fewest possible number of bones. They are nearly all very low in the bust and give perfect freedom to the diaphragm. There are equally , good models In front and in back-laced styles so that each woman mnst deter mine for herself which is best suited to her figure. The" corset is the foundation of suc cessful dressing and should be fitted with the greatest care. We have all met women who achieve the best style in the simplest frocks and suits. It is all a matter of beautifully balanced lines and one must begin at the begin ning to possess them, and the begin ning is the corset that fits and shapes the figure- All good dressmakers un derstand this. A front-laced and a back-laced cor set are shown here. At tee left the corset designed for a slender figure is late leather for this purpose. Through the schools a great many gloves have been gathered, the pupils getting con tributions at home that are brought to the teachers and sent by them to the collector. Stores will sometimes make contributions of old styles and clean ers give gloves that have never been called for by their owners. The col lector may place her materials through the Red . Cross or send them to the Stage Woman's War Relief at 18 West Thirty-fourth Street, New York. The Touch-Stone. The well-dressed woman knows that It is in detail that she can prove her right to the title. Even last year's frock can be given a very up-to-the-minute air with a becoming new veil, new neck accessories or a girdle of decorative value. Any one of these ald-de-camps will work wonders in re juvenating a costume. Take, for In stance, the girdle. The plainest of dresses becomes Interesting at once when one is added. The importance of the girdle In this year's fashions was exemplified the other day in one of the new plays, in which a young actress wore the plainest dress of white crepe, which had a girdle that was turned once at the left side and the ends fin ished with deep silk fringe. It made the costume, and the ensemble was stnnning. Evening Gowns Passe. Evening gowns are now almost a lost art. Few women are buying them. In their place we find afternoon frocks of lace or net or point d'esprit, com bined with satin. Above all, however, come the pretty soft chiffons in neu tral shades beige, navy, black, mauve and gray. These clinging chiffons round out afternoon and evening occa sions. For the older woman they are the type of frock par excellence. a trifle higher in the front and consid erably higher in the back than the model designed for a fuller figure which is shown at the right. Corsets for stout women are very low In the bust ; for It is their province to length en and straighten lines that are too much curved. When the corset has been properly fitted and the contour of the figure made as nearly correct as the corset can make It the way of the dressmaker Is easy; all she has to do is to preserve the lines which result from good corseting. Length of Blouses. - It is evident that all blouses that bear the stamp of fashion will extend halfway between the waist and knees. These blouses are often sleeveless when worn nnder coats. They are built of colored chiffon that does not match the gown, or of linen, albatross, silk and woolen jersey and corded silks. Every effort is being made to put ont of fashion the blouse that ends at the waistline and cuts off the figure. Neck Lines. Both tie high and extremely low neck line are introduced in one dinner dress. Over the slip of firmer mate rial, which Is very low cut, an over dress is nsed, of lace or tulle, which has the higher neck line and long sleeves. - Another new type of these dresses is the gown, which is very high at' the bat's of the neck and low in front. . 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After using Doan's Kidney Pills a short time, my back regained Its strength and my kidneys were so strengthened that they gave ma no further trouble. The above statement was given In November. 1908, and on August 15. 1916, Mr. Hall added: "I think ISoan's Kidney Pills are the best kidney medicine on the market. I still take a dose now and then and they keep my back strong and my kidneys in fine shape." DOAN'S 60c a But At All Stoa FkJMU-. ncc-i a v i Eleven million women and girls are at work in our industries. Lemon Juice For Freckles Girls! Make beauty lotion at home for a few cents. Try itl Squeeze the jnlce of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shake, well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and complex ion whitener, at very,' very small cost. Tour grocer has the lemons , and any drug store or. toilet counter- wjll supply three ounces of orchard'white fo a few cents. 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