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FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 1, 1916.
THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA.,
PAGE NO. THREE.
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The Nation s Thanksgiving
EDWARD EVERETT HALE
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The people of the United States
celebrate Thanksgiving day with more
and more accord every year. Indeed,
one might say they have more and
more reason.
The fathers of New Lnglaml, nem
ed in between a wilderness and the
sea, watched their doubtful crops m
anxious memories of other years of
famine. When they found that once
more there was fish enough and pork
enough and corn and beans and pump
kins and squashes and turnips enough
to carry them through the winter they
met to thank God, knowing full well
First of all, he remembers that he
is no longer dependent on the crops
of a few hundred square miles or the
fishing voyage of a single summer.
Thanks to the providence uf God as
it has worked in history and to the
work of brave men who believed they
were children of God, the petty colo
nies which were thus described are
now one nation. Of that nation the
meanest citizen, the most foolish, the
weakest and the pourest, has every
right and prvilego before the law
winch belongs to the strongest, the
rii-hist and the wisest. though he
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itix time to speak as if such a simple busi
ness as daily food came to us as a
matter of course. There is, indeed, a
careless habit in which Americans
often speak, as if, because they are
Americans, they have everything
without so much as asking for it.
j Fourth of July orators and street cor
j ner braggarts alike talk of the natur
al products of this country almost in
! the tone of the emigrants who expect
; to pick up a doubloon upon the side-
! walk, line is tempted to ask sucn
A THANKSGIVING .
.-. .-. OF LONG AGO
cow manv hazards thev had pa
through, for those days as compared
with today were days of pinching pov
erty. The New England historian,
Dr. Palfrev, savs, with a certain dry
ness, which shows probably some per
sonal preferences, "Baked beans point
a the time when it was desirable to
make the most of the commonest veg
etable bv flavorinir it with the flesh
of the commonest animal."
All this is haDDilv chanced. ror
the world, indeed, the old peril of
amine is well nieh forerotten. And
why? The American of today gives
thanks that famine is well nigh im
possible,
v...j i tt-cn' horn m t ie ur on- 01 ra.u.
i braggarts why the country did not
: produce such wealth 100 years ago
1 or 200 years ago. Why was Dakota
then a desert? Why were the hills
I of Alabama only a hiding place for a
few thousand Greek Indians? Why
did they not forge the iron under their
j feet ? Why did not the Iroquois in
western New York pick from their
trees the peaches and the pears such
1 as have been growing there this au-
! tumn ?
i The answer is this:. All the wealth
; of America comes to her from the
j work of her men and women. The
! vietorv which vields it is their vic
tory. It is the victory oi spirit con-
To the widow s son nt the poorest
citizen of that nation, then, there will
come his daily bread in answer to his
ibiilv nravor. thouirh it come from the
milling of California wheat or hethe j ;iljvo in njs ijf0 am fellow work
salmon caught, at the falls of the Spo- l -.i ni t.alTV out his designs
"The fondest memory I cherish is
of my boyhood Thanksgiving," said
Chauneey M. Depew, "and, although
Thanksgivings may be now just the
same as they were then, they do not
seem the same to me ;;ot by a long
shot.
"When I was a lad I lived at Peeks
kll upon a farm, our country estate
and the same which now belongs to
me. We awoke on Thanksgiving day
at early dawn and were up dancing
and singing with glee. There were to
be no gifts, of course, but the house
was full of company, who were with
i ,1 1 . 1 a. C i.
i ,,uering matter. It comes in the dai-, to,rtjier witn tne presence of about a
jly miracle of daily life, where chil- doen Httlu C0UsnS( made the )epow
n oi uou, icu oy uuu, iauK'"- i i.nve nnf; ,r ,. , verv ear v risers and
merry from the minute the sun avoKe
l-:ini uitllollt U't
any power of earth. If there is food
in plenty m one reirion, as ny me i.m
of an avalanche down a mountain, it
will certainly seek consumption in an
other region. And this the American
bov and girl owe to the good Provi
dence and to the brave men who made
this country one and have kept it one.
It is too'muc'u the blindness of our
hindrance !rom'.u,a Slliue the earth.
The Next Issue of
The Bell Directory
GOES TO PRESS SOON
Every Bell iubscriber, .lmost without exception, is able
to buy the good advertised in th! directory. Reserve
your spice today. Aalt the Manager for rate.
Supplements
your other
advertising
but does not
conflict
with other
mediums.
Changes and
corrections
in listings
should be
made at once
for the new-book.
f
It is nether
sensible nor grateful to speak ot
teemng granaries, of increasing trade,
of new mines, of oil, of iron or of
..lis as if these things were wealth
followed on Thanksgiving night, just
like a Nemesis. And its program
was this: When it came time for all
to go to bed my mother would call us
children in the pantry, and then came
the little dose which was to counter
act all bad effects of the overstuffing
process. My dose was always castor
oil. And well I remember how it
was prepared. First into the cup
went a great deal of molasses. Then
came a spoonful of the oil. Then
more molasses. This I had to drink.
Since then I have spent many Thanks
giving days, but I never enjoyed any
as well as those except the castor
oil afterward."
him up" in his winter garments next
to the skin, and he won't be "unsew
ed" until the grass shows green in
the park next sprng. However nec
essary such winter garb may or may
not be, in the North, the sxmi-annual
change has no place in Florida. The
doctors say we here in Florida should
wear the same weight of undercloth
ing the year through, and then heav
ier garments are needed for protec
tion against lower temperatures, they
should be thicker outer coats and
wraps. ' These are conveniently put
on and off to meet the more or less
sudden changes of temperature and
need not be worn when coming into
a warm room from the chilly out-of-doors,
which naturally is impossible if
the increased thickness of clothing is
next the skin.
There is also a danger from wear
ing heavier underclothing in a south
ern climate from the fact that such
garments next the skin cause exces
sive activity of the skin and sweat
glands, stimulating them undully.
Then when the individual stops the
exertion or in any way becomes chill
ed, the blood which has been drawn
to the body surface, is driven abnor
mally to the internal organs. This
has a tendency to reduce to a marked
degree the vitality and resistance of
the individual and the body is then
less able to resist the attack of the
many omnipresent disease germs. In
other words, such conditions favor dis
ease and the "catching" of bodily
sickness.
Now, if heavy underclothing has no
place in a Florida wardrobe, how
about furs? Certainly, fur as a neck
wrap, from a health viewpoint is ob
jectionable in Florida, and quite as
certainly it contributes nothing bu
I risk to the woman who wears it in
this climate, however much it may
add to her satisfied feeling that with
them she is striely in accord with the
fashions. Isn't it pitiful, when the
"styles" in the North decree furs to
be derigeur, for woman's street cos
tume, to see the Florida woman on a
bright October day sailing down town
with her fur "piece" drawn up to her
ears, while the thermometer registers
up among the high 80's? We've all
seen it many a time, have seen it and
smiled.
The neck is particularly susceptible
to changes of temperature, and care
should be taken to protect it from
these changes. In fact, some of the
doctors urge that th ebest way to pro
tect it is not to protect it at all, that
the neck should not be wrapped, ex
cepting under unusual conditions, as
in riding and at times when the en
tire body is clothed more heavily.
But as no amount of reasoning is
likely to prevail against the styles,
even if they call for furs, and the
consequent risking of health, it is well
to call attention to recent discover
ies of vaccines, which properly admin
istered prohibit the catching of colds,
influenza, the grip and like throat
and lung diseases. They work on the
same principle as vaccination against
typoid, by which injection of dead cul
tures of the disease germs prevents
the existence of that disease in the
protected individual, in fact, renders
him immune.
There is no guess work about it,
no more than about the efficiency of
smallpox vaccination, or of the anti
typhoid vaccine. These diseases can
be, have been, and are being prevent
ed every day by the employment of
these vaccines, and there is no more
necessity of colds than of these dis
eases. They are preventable.
But after all, a sensible way to pre
vent colds is to dress sensibly. And
remember there is much more danger
in dressing too heavily, too warmly,
than in not dressing warmly enough,
even in a Florida winter. State
Board of Health Bulletin.
My father and mother were very
strict. They did not think 1 hanks
giving a day for play or merriment
of any sort until one had been to
church and given thanks. So my
iii themselves. They are only wealth , us ..nusnej up am my father also
when man strikes the rock and is j ,u.ose tQ bg su).e that we did not d0
waters How. And this man must be j aug;:jnfr. We always had a good
not the savage man who cares on.y j m.eakfast.
for his own personal appetite. It j "-rhm came church time! And in
must be man, the child of God, seek-, tQ a Kreat slcif;h we aU bundled. It
ing a future better than today, deter- peemg tQ m3 nQW that we hnd snow
mined to bring in a nobler age than c.n.isr ; those days, for I can re-
that which be lives in. member beincr slowed away under the
robes like a little animated mummy
not expected to see light until un
veileld at the end of the journey.
There always was a very long church
service, and poor mother employed
all her time comforting or frowning
upon us as the occasion seemed to
demand. After a time church was
out. Then came the dinner and the
fun. For in the old time Thanks
giving celebrations the whole charac
ter of the day changed after church,
and what had before been the strict
est Sunday conduct became r.s riotous
as the revelers could make it.
"Oh, what a dinner we had! I
think now we must have been very
rich folk to afford so much. In those
days no one had course dinners. And
the t;ble was 'set' when the family
tiled into the room, and the center of
the feast was turkey nothing but
turkey.
"After dinner came the dessert.
This always consisted of thirteen dif
ferent kinds of pie. I used to eat
all thirteen, and my father was proud
of me for it. If anything happened
so that I could not get beyond the
twelfth kind of pie father rallied me
upon growing weak and mother look
ed anxious for my health. I can see
those triangles of pie now. There
was mince, of course. Then came
'pumpkin,' apple, custard, cocoanut,
lemon, prune, blackberry (canned),
dried peach and several others, wind
ing up with cranberry. It was a
great treat for us boys, who never at
any other time in the year really had
alf the pie we could eat. After din
ner we sat down quietly m tne parior
and my grandmother told us stories.
We were, ourstlves, quite too full for
utterance. Surely too full for play.
"But the sequal to Thanksgiving
day was most interesting of all. It
A
i CM'SK FOll THANKSGIVING
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I
I Of course you who talk of "good
old times" do not believe this.
You point to the tables ot prosper- t
ous farmers which "groaned" with
good things. Well, the tables did
groan on high feasts and holidays,
but the rest of the year was of-
ten lean living.
This, then, gives us our first
reason for thankfulness that we
are well fed on common days as
well as on holidays and that we
do not know actual want.
As for clothes, when did worn-
an ever go in such fine array? I
mean the average women. Your
grandmother's best black silk
needed manv turnings before it
could be discarded, and every day
she wore unbecoming prints, while
you in your white blouses or your
one piece frock, may be as charm-
ing in morning dress as when you
are more fomially attired.
And comfort? Do you ever
know what it is to bo cold? And
did your grandmother ever miow t
what it was to be really warm?
The fireplace in the living room
seemed to make even colder the
bedrooms which were oeyona u.e
radius of heat. And there was
ice to break in the pitcher o
mornings and the necessity for a
warming pan between the shivery
sheets at night. Temple Bailey
in Philadelphia Press.
$
"For delicious hot Biscuits use Juba
Self Rising Flour at all Grocers."
A GLAD THANKSGIVING.
Wisely and well in earlier times
This happy day was chosen
That, though the earth grow stiff
and bare,
Our hearts might not be frozen;
That fall by fall and year by year
Kind words know no declining;
The wilder storm, the warmer
cheer
Where light of love is shining.
Oh, let us hold unruffled still
The pure peace of believing;
The clear, rich anthem of our
praise
Be free from notes of griev-
ing!
In swTect, serene and thankful
hearts
Lies all the joy of living.
Lift pure and strong your choral
song
And make a glad Thanksgiving.
"Use Juba Self Rising Flour for
delicious hot Biscuits at all Gro
cers." 9-15-tf.
Nervous Women.
When the nervousness is caused by
constipation, as is often the case, you
will get quick relief by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets. These tablets also
improve the digestion. Obtainable
everywhere.
4 i
CLOTHES AND UNDER-
CLOTHES.
ou would be distre.isel if your
doctor told you that you didn't know
how t dress but the chances are that
lie would be confining himself strictly
to tho tvvth if ho r.aid it.
Most women and some men do not
garb themselves an they should, and
that means, as they should for health
conservation of course, it has no ref
erence to imitating Vogue's fasion or
following tho modiste's latest dreams.
In northern climates the coming of
cold weather means that Ma gets out
Pa's red flannels and Ike's mother,
down on the lower East Side, "sews
Made a Cale.
v man is u salesman.
all
That
right."
"What did he do?"
"He had a lady in tow just now who
looked at refrigerators, desks, porta
ble bungalows, bathing suits, porch
furniture, imported rugs, tireless cook
ers and grand pianos. Nothing suited
Uer Some fellows would have let her
get away."
"And lie?"
"lie sold her a spool of thread."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
HIS FRIEND HURT;
HEJELPED HIM
Injured Man Laughed When Simple
Treatment -Was Suggested, But
He Thanked His Com
rade Later.
Once upon a time word came to
Henry A. Voehl, of Plainfleld, N. J.,
that a closer friend had been injured,
and full of anxiety he visited the af
flicted man, who was suffering from
a sprained ankle.
"It was so bad that the leer had
turned black," said Mr, Voehl in relat
ing the story. "1 told him I would
have him out in a week and he laugh
ed at me. But I took him a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment, that night he put
some on and noticed the ankle felt
better. I told him to use it every
day, and in three days his ankle was
practically well. In four days he was
working. He gladly admits that
Sloan's Liniment "put him on his
feet."
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained
at all drug stores, 25c, 50c, and $1.00.