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What The Packers Do For You Not very many years ago in the history of the world, the man that lived in America had to hunt for his food, or go without. Now he sits down at a table and decides what he wants to eat; or his wife calls up the market and has it sent home for him. And what he gets is incomparably better. Everyone of us has some part in the vast human machine, called society, that makes all this conven ience possible. j The packer’s part is to prepare meat and get it to every part of the country sweet and fresh —to obtain it from the stock raiser, to dress it, cool it, ship it many miles in special refrig gerator cars, keep it cool at distrib uting points, and get it into the consumer’s hands your hands through retailers, all within about two weeks. • For this service —so perfect and effective that you are scarcely aware that anything is being done for you — you pay the packers an average profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound above actual cost on every pound of meat you eat. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Women in Banka. The First National bank of Boston. Mum., had 124 women on April 1. It now has 240. A restroom with kitchen ette and everythin* to make the wom en comfortable at luncheon hour has been established and tables with writ in* materials and magazines make it more homelike. The girls have formed a club, called the Firnnbnn, use letters of each word in the name of the bank, to help the men who have gone from ilie bank to the front. Most of the banks can show the same increase In women workers. Lemon Juice For Freckles Girls! Maks bssuty lotion at horns far a few cents. Try It! Squeese the juice 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 whltener, at very, very small cost. Tour grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands and see how freckles, sunburn and tan disappear and how clear, soft and white the skin becomes. Tes! It la harmless. —Adv. The Price Goes Up. A penny for your thoughts.” "Not in war times. The least I could take would be six cents.” Train up a hired girt the way she should go, and It will not be lqng be fore she Is gone. * ■■ ■ Vahm Oranlated Eyelids, | lllll' Eye* inflamed by expo ___ sore to Saa, Best and Inad B- quickly nlisvad by N arias rVBS gyi— <y. No Smarting, 4r just Eye Comfort. At Yaw Druggists or by mail Me per Bottle. Far Seek el ffee Eye free write set Merlas Eye Beaefy Clltigi. Find Ancient Roman Art. Excavators In Cyrene have recentlj made a number of valuable discoveries of ancient art dating from the early Homan period. The latest Include two magnificent statues which were found In Beda—one the likeness of a Roman matron of the second century, and the other a "Winged Victory,” which will be placed in the museum of Benghazi. At Cyrene the exploration is par tlcularly active of late, and has brought to light a number of busts and statue?. The latest Is a tempi* with a colossal statue of Deineter and a long inscription from the third cen tury B. C. Get New Kidneys! The kidneys are the most overworked organs of the human body, and when they fail in their work of filtering out ana throwing off the poisons developed in the system, things begin to happen. One of the first warnings is pain or stiff ness in the lower part of the back; highly colored urine; loss of appetite; indiges tion; irritation, or even stone in the blad der. These symptoms indicate a condition that may lead to that dreaded and fatal malady, Bright’s disease, for which then ia said to be no cure. Do not delay a minute. At the first in dication of trouble in the kidney, liver, bladder or urinary organs start taking Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, and save yourself before it ia too late. Inatont treatment ia neceaaary in kidney and blad der troubles. A daisy ia often fatal. You can almost certainly find immediate relief in Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. For more than 200 years this famous prep aration has been an unfailing remedy for all kidney, bladder and urinary troubles. It is the pure, original Haarlem Oil your great-grandmother used. About two cap sules each day will keep you toned up and feeling fine. Get it at any drug store, and if it does not give you almost immediate relief, your money will l»e refunded. Be sure you get the GOLD MEDAL brand. None other genuine. In boxes, three sizes.—Adv. Appropriate Place. "Where Is this shipment of pig Iron going?" "I don’t know, unless it is t«* Hog Island.” Smile on wash day. That's when you nee Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whiter than snow. All grocers. Adv. Be true to your trust —especially if you are one of the stockholders. Hard times breed one class of sin ners and prosperity breeds another. THE ELK MOUNTAIN PILOT. RED GROSS DOING ITS BIT AT HOME Aids in Contentment of Families of Our Soldiers. PROVIDES RELIEF FOR NEEDY Human Touch It Found Necessary in Addition to the Allotments of Pay and Various Allowances From the Government. (From the Committee on Public Informa tion, Washington, D. C.) Last Christmas a woman walked into the office of one of the Ited Cross home service stations and laid down $21.50. It represented the profits of a luncheon served at her home for the benefit of Ihe children of the soldiers of the First Separate battalion. "It is my bit,” she said. “You were sill so good to me when I was sick that I wanted to do something for oth ers now that I am able to.” This woman has been one of the first applicants for relief from the home service of the Red Cross. Her husband had volunteered in the army, and, after his enlistment, she had done such heavy work that her health had broken down. She had been ill In bed and had been attended by a doctor who had signed false certificates for her insurance. Finally, In despair, she sent word to the lpcal Red Cross. The Red Cross home worker came to see tier and learned the facts In the case. A better physician was secured, and It was found that she had Incip ient tuberculosis. She was immediate ly sent for treatment to a tuberculosis dispensary, where she remained dur ing the summer. Within a few months she had improved so wonderfully that she could hardly be recognized as the same woman. This was only one of a very large number of cases In which the Red Cross has proved a blessing to the families of our fighting men. War disturbs tho even current of our lives. Few Indeed are the families who are not Intimately touched by the call which has gone forth to the young men of the nation. Sons, brothers, fathers, and close friends have gone to the training camps, or will soon go. They will leave more gladly If they can be assured that the ones they love are being watched and cared for in every possible way during their ab sence. The Human Touch Needed. Most soldiers have a friend to whom they can entrust the welfare of the mothers and wives. But many have not. The government does the best it can by providing allotments of pay and allowances for the families of sol diers and sailors. But something more Is necessary. The human touch Is needed. There are bound to be emer gencies which call for ministrations of a special and extraordinary sort; situations calling for wits and re sourcefulness. Obviously the best way to deal with such cases It to turn them over to trained social workers, whose skill and experience lit them to deal with these troubles. Hence, the gov ernment has done a wise thing In turn ing over to the home-service workers of the American Red official re sponsibility for such soldiers’ nnd sail ors' families as come into difficulties. The home-service work of the Red Cross Is a logicul extension of Its mis sion of mercy. No other organization has so splendid a record In administer ing relief, and none is better equipped to do what Is now required. Its serv ice stations are established in every district of the United States, nnd It is well prepared to look after the de pendents of army and navy men wherever they may be found. The soldier Is apt to worry most over his wife and bnbies. And this Is i not to be wondered at, because the i predicaments they may fall into are ; legion. The story which has already been told illustrates one type of dan ger which may lie in wait for the sol dier’s wife. The records of the Red Cross are filled with stories of service rendered to the wives and children. One of the home-service offices re- I eeived from a young corporal a letter I which contained these sentences: “I am so thankful for all you have done for me. I will never know how’ to : thank you. But for the help that you i extended to us we would have been in u destitute condition." Lost Their Baggage. The story behind this simple testi mony was a pathetic one. The hus band had been ordered to Washington from a Western post. On the way all the family baggage had been lost. They recovered only $25 from the rail road company, and when they finally decided to appeal to the Red Cross the wife was nursing a baby a few days old. The Red Cross worker found them living In a very poor little house. The ( oldest child, a boy of nine, was doing i all the work for the family. Ills lit tle sister, eight years old, had abso- j lutely no clothing and was wrapped In a strip of flannel. A caretaker was secured for the mother, and the boy was sent back to school. Then cloth ing was secured for the little girl. When the mother was able to get up It appeared that she had no clothes which were really fit to wear. When the Red Cross visitor first saw her up and about the hohse she was wearing one old w’hite woman's shoe and one man’s shoe and had on a threadbare , wrapper. A remarkably good outfit was purchased for $25; a pair of shoes, a coat, a skirt, a hat, two waists, and two corset covers. After the start, things begnn to be better. The husband made an allot ment of his pay and took out war risk insurance. As soon as the pay ments from these sources begin to come in the family will no longer be in need of financial assistance. In the meantime the Red Cross worker is keeping in touch with them. The legal committees of the home service have been especially valuable aids. Not infrequently a soldier’s rela tives are badly informed on the law and allow themselves to be duped Occasionally they are not aware of the* rights which accrue to them when the man of the family goes into the army. Every sort of sunrl and tangle arises, and It usually seems as though tho services of a lawyer may be too costly. The legal committees meet this need. All over the country lawyers have gen erously given their services to this important work. Children's Welfare First. Nothing is more vital than the wel fare of the children. One of the home service directors Issued this statement to the workers of the district: “The home service Is especially Interested In children, and we feel that Its most important service isi in the conserva tion of the child and the home for the future. For this reason we stand ready to see that any child does not have to leave school to go to work because its father has either volunteered or has been drafted Into the army. We also stand ready to see that no woman with small children has to go to work because her husband or son is serving the country as a soldier or sailor.” A short time ago it was reported to th.? Re. Oro3C home service station in one of the cities that a little girl of fifteen was about to be taken ont of school hecuuse her family needed the money she could earn. Irene’s father was dead, ner oldest brother, Alex, was contributing $lO a week to the family treasury, but he w’as saving to get married, and that was all that he could spare. The second boy, Joseph, had enlisted. The oldest girl, Helen, made $lO a week, while Harry, sixteen years old and Just returned from a runaway jannt, only earned $7. There was another little girl, eleven years old, who was still in ccliooL The Red Cross worker explained to Irene’s mother why she felt so strong ly that the child ought to have at least a grammar-school education. In June she would be through with the gram mar grades, and in the meantime the lied Cross offered to pay Irene’s fam ily $0 a week, which was about all thut she could be expected to earn. The arrangement wns made, and Irene Is still in school, while the mother Is gradually paying off her debts. When June conies Irene will graduate*, and she will probably.be able to earn more than $0 a week. It Is a splendid thing to help de serving families, but It Is still better to put them In a position to help them selves. That is, of course, the ulti mate purpose of social work as it is practiced nowadays. One of the large home-service sections was able to car ry through a very large Job of this sort recently. The family in question had been public chnrges for years. The husband und father -was a heavy drinker and never displayed the slightest inclina tion to support his wife and‘children. The mother wns serene and happy-go lucky and had no other thought than to get the most she could out of the different charity organizations. Tho house was dirty beyond description and everything was at sixes and sevens. Pawned Hia Wooden Leg. Douglas, the eldest boy, was in the navy. The second boy, William, was consumed with a desire to enlist, too. He had tried, but had been turned down because of a physical disqualifi cation, and. In rage nnd disappoint ment, he had gone off to the West where he wandered for several months. When he finally came home, he, too, settled down to he a charity patient. A third hoy, Raymond, seventeen years old, had also taken to tramping, although he had a w<! den leg, the souvenir of an accident In the railroad yards when he was a small boy. When absent one one of his hikes the en terprising gentleman ran out of funds and chose the expedient of pawning Ills wooden leg. Helen, the oldest girl, had St. Vitus’ dance, and there were five younger children, nil of them j growing up in dirt and Ignorance. By the time the mother applied to the Red Cross for help the family was suffering for want of food. The work er paid a visit to the household and found the conditions as they have been described. First of all, food was supplied to the family and their most pressing wants were met. Then a court order was secured requiring the father to stay away from his family. He was always drunk, and his laziness and bad temper were the principal causes of the family shiftlessness. Then the problem of William wns attacked. It developed that his rejec tion for service In the navy was due to his being underweight. He simply had not had enough to eat nor food' of the proper sort. It was arranged that he should go to the Y. M. C. A. cafeteria for his meals, and that he should go to the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium to exercise. In an Incredibly short time he was able to pass his physical examination for the navy. His only disappointment was that he could not he taken right away. The Red Cross worker was able to arrange that, too. In view of the special circumstances, the recruiting officer found a place for him immediately. Our Part in Feeding the Nation (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) WAR GARDENS MORE PRODUCTIVE Hoes and Rakes at Work Producing War Food In a Well-Kept City School Garden. FOOD SUPPLY IS MUCH INCREASED Spread of War Garden Movement Is Reported From Every Section of Country. ADDS MUCH TO POCKETBOOK Examples of Progress of Home, Chil dren's and Community Gardens In dicate They Have Come to Btay —Some of the Advantages. War gardens as n whole. Including home, children’s and community gar dens, are more numerous und far more productive this year than last, accord ing to tho department of agriculture. This is the consensus of opinion of j those who have been working on the ' garden problem, and is based on specific reports of the department’s agents, and upon the observations of j its specialists throughout the country. While It is reported that seedsmen sold less seed to home gardeners this « year than they did last, this does not mean that there are less gardens or smaller plantings. Amateurs learned ! last jear that they bought too much seed. Borne of this seed was un doubtedly kept over, and many gnr -1 deners saved seed from last year’s : crop for planting this season. A few gardeners going to work In 1917 with more enthusiasm than experience de ' elded not to plant this year, hut n great many more who did not make gardens last year made them this season. Estimates Net Reliable. Estimates of the number of gardens very, and there are no figures other than conjectures. Department garden specialists say that nn estimate of 10,- 000,000 home gurdens Is conservative, but admit that this figure represents only a good guess. Specific examples show how* the gar den movement has grown. Before the war, according to the gnrden leader of the District of Columbia, there were not more than 5.000 gardens In the federal district which contains the capital of the country. Now there are 28,000, Including school gardens, with a marked increase in 1918 over 1917. Chicago has 483,000 gardens, 140,000 of which are home gardens, 90,000 chil dren’s gardens and 238,000 community gardens. Okluhoran City had more than 13,000 gardens last year. Gardens on Farms. It roust not be supposed, either, that city man and suburbanite constituted the only classes that needed admoni tion to start gardens, and the only ones that heeded the admonition. The county agent of Oswego county. New York, maintains that the majority of farmers in his county have not had gardens and that much of the effort toward more and better home gardens should he expended on the farmer rather than on the city man. In the South last year more than 315,000 new gardens were started through the efforts of farm demonstra tion agents, and this figure tnkes no account of many gardens established ns an indirect result of the work of the department of agriculture. Of even greater significance has been the great amount of gardening done through the co-operation of Industrial enterprises. Many of the great lumber mills and cotton mills of the South have en couraged their employees to have home gardens even to the extent of furnish ing the ground and the plowing, and allowing time off with pay for the planting, cultivation and harvesting of the crops. In Bibb county, Ala bama, mine companies furnished land, seed and fertilizers. In Calhoun county, the same state, home garden ers co-operated with the inilitury au thorities nt Camp McClellan, Anniston, In growing food for the camp mess. The city of Mobile has 4,000 war gar dens. On innny railroads, particularly in the South, the unused portion of the right of way has been given jp to gardens made productive tqr section hands and construction gangs. There has been a decided movement for fall gardeus and even for year-round gar dens where there is a long growing season and the “fall food acre” of the South has been a direct result of the government’s campaign for more home food production. Gardening Coma to Btay. These facts are significant as show ing a tendency, and are nn Index of activities in every state of the Union. The most hopeful aspect of the gar dening situation, according to the de partment officials who are willing to venture an opinion. Is the unanimity of their belief that the home and com munity garden has come to stay, and that those who have undertaken the work as a wartime measure will con tinue it after victory has been won. Their opinion Is based, they say, upon the advantages which garden ers have found: cheaper vegetables, better quality and greater freshness, zest and healthfulness in gardening as recreative occupation, and the growth of community spirit and action through u common ground of Interest. HOARD Plenty of home-enuned fruits and vegetables. All garden products dried that can’t be canned. Sugarless homemade fruit Juices and sirups. Your gnrden root crop in prop er storage. Be a patriotic hoarder. Better Marketing. Last year the production of perish ables Is estimated to have been 60 per cent greater than normal. Notwith standing the large output, the market ing difficulties were relatively less than In former years because of the effective effortr. of the people through out the country, assisted by federal ami state agencies, to conserve these products for future use by canning, preserving, pickling and drying. The department is again actively assisting in the conservation of perishables, ns it did last summer, and Is able to ren der more effective assistance with its largely increased staff. More effective assistance also Is being rendered in the marketing of perishable products through the greatly extended dally market news service of the bureau of markets and the weekly reporta of truck crop production prepared by the bureau of crop estimates. Potatoes. The normal acreage of Irish and sweet potatoes should he maintained In 1018, notwithstanding the large crops of 1917. This is especially true *n view of the necessity of releasing more wheat for export. Potatoes, both Irish and sweet, are the most popular and most generally used of the perishable staple crops. The department, through its extension and publication activities, is encouraging their greater use, espe cially the use of the Irish potato as a partial substitute for wheat in bread making. The yield per acre can be made more certain by greater attention to the selection of disease-free potatoes of good varieties, by treatment of seed potatoes immediately before planting, and by the use of sprays to prevent loss from blight. Those who are to fill the silos this year for the first time should exer cise care in determining the ripeness of the crop to be cut for silage.