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PAGE TWO THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER INKLING S EDITED BY JEAN HALLOOK If I by Justin Were Kin? Huntly McCarthy If I were king —ah, love If 1 were;; king! What tributary nations would I bring To stoop before your sceptre and to • swear Allegiance to your lips and eyes and hair, Beneath your feet what treasures would fling;— I > The stars should be your pearls upon., a string. The world a ruby for your finger ring, • And you should have the sun and moon J to wear If I were king. Let these wild dreams and wilder words!; take wing, Deep In the woods 1 hear a shepherd [ sing A simple ballad to a sylvan air, Of love that ever finds your face more ; fair. I could not give you any godller thing If I were king. f a new Idea for us. 1 Our vegetable course at that lunch- ^ eon was a combination of shredded ! !grcen beans and baby limas. It was ; ;unusual, and good! P. S. It's a good \way to serve two leftovers when there ; [isn't enough of either alone! '! There was one other idea that your ; [icebox might imitate. It you're serving - \a birthday party treat, you might try an ice cream cake! It should work In your electric icebox. And it takes a big candle in the middle just like any birthday cake. It happened to be the ;;forty fourth meeting of our Cornell Club for the yearly luncheon, so we ' [had forty four cakes with candles, and - each table had an ice cream cake for dessert after the waiters had circled the dining room in a procession of ; jighted candles. Another P. S. — It's ; ;an Idea for your club anniversary lun- ; cheons and other big gatherings where ; [you need lots and lots of ice cream! t Around Our House ; Ask The Scientist Finishing Floors Whether your floors are old or new, they can be made and kept attractive K^ l t v;lll present answers to Umely sclen- sanding, either by hand or by an elec- u.. a.. trie sander, \he floors should first be This is the first in a series of arti- cles in which Tiie Long Island Traveler Spring Is News 1 PersonaUy- I ' \ still enjoying the • • • • • • ^ • • • • • • • • • • f • • • • • • • t • • skating. But Spring is fashion news. Don't you think these lines of verse would make a nice Valentine? I t would have to be a real old-fashioned Val- entine of paper-lace and hearts and flowers entwined with cupid darts! Can't you see it. . . . Imaginatively speaking? We hope so, for we're send- ing it as our Valentine to you, on the Fourteenth of February, along with all the other lacy hearts the mailman will bring. Because he will bring some, I'm sure. Someone you know will be sure to send one. Perhaps It will be an im- pudent verse, the better to hide a sen- timental heart. Perhaps it will be a gorgeous affair to do you honor. Per- haps it will be one fashioned with bright bits of colored paper and the •sticky stuff from the big blue pot that never will seem to behave for very young fingers. But it will be a Val- entine for you, because, after all, who could resist Sending a Valentine — just once a year? as her mother had told her to. When questioned, the youngster admitted that she didn't know what her package contained, but she wouldn't put it down because her mother had told her not to. The package was opened by the other travelers, and there was a tiny Finnish baby, warm and safe in the many layers of brown paper! A little Finnish girl had carried her baby brother to safety without knowing it! So the stories come from Finland, and the help goes from our cotintry to theirs — bandages from the Red Cross, clothing from all who will don- ate it, money from benefit drives. From Finland Fiom Finland's shores have come •several great athletes. They're soldiers, fighting for Finland behind the lines, raising money by their athletic prow- ess to help the army of their country. From Finland comes a strong sympa- thetic appeal for help that sets our actresses to giving benefit perform- ance's our women to knitting socks, our Red Cross to rolling bandages. Prom Finland comes stories of a small nation fighting hard for Independence. We've heard of a party of Finnish fishing women who were shot down by a troup of raiding Russians. There were twenty women, in all, quietly go- ing about their task of embarking In the fishing boats. There was a large force of the Russian invaders. A bit In- land there were a dozen Finnish sol- diers. The soldiers saw the incident of the fishing women and the invaders. They quietly took their positions and held their rage. When the Invading party had left the shore, the Finns started to fire. One of those waiting Finns scored fifty seven direct hits! So goes the story from Finland. A •story of waiting quietly, then taking calm aim, the only story by which a larger invading force can be withheld by a smaller army. We've another story from Finland, too. One about a little girl who was given a package to carry. Her mother gave the youngster the package and told her to go onward with the rest of the people who were fleeing to safe- ty, away from the battle line. The mother felt she could walk no further In the snow and Ice. The youngster trudged along with her bundle. At night when the refugees reached a shelter, she still held her bundle tight, A Store We were in a store the other day that was different than any other store we've ever seen. Tlie floorboards creaked when we entered tiie door. There was a little heater sitting in one corner with plies of merchandise in almost too close proximity .The whole floor seemed to have a downward curve toward the center of the room. From the celling to the floor every nook and crany held a pile of goods, curtains, clothing, nlcknacks. And all this right in New York City! Hardly what could be termed the fashionable part of New York City, but the metropolis of the V orld, nevertheless. We learned the buying technique for such a store by watching the lady ahead of us. A dollar and a quarter on the price tag of the set of long woolen underwear she w ^ buying! Be- side her was a small pile of other ar- ticles she had already decided to take from this same store. She looked a them and remarked to the storekeeper that she was a good customer of his. He made the first statement by re- ducing the underwear to a dollar in price. Our stolid Italian lady looked again at the pile of things she had arranged terms other than those on the price tags for — and made her offer — eighty cents — nothing more — and the storekeeper could take it or leave it! He left it! She took the other bartered for goods. But before the storekeeper wrapped them for her, he held them up to his partner and quoted the prices he had made on them — just in case the lady decided to return any of them when he wasn't there! We were very intrigued by the whole proceedings!- Wonder what iv(^uld happen In Our Town if we walked in and offered twenty cents for a quarter magazine! Take It leave it — we'd be left! For Your Kitchen Our Cornell Women's Club of New York had its yearly luncheon at a big hotel known round the world for Its excellent menus. Of course, we pick- ed up an Idea for you! At least. It was or So well give you the few fashion ideas our wanderings have netted us to date. Already the shops are blossoming forth with fUmy blouses. Chiffon seems to be quite in style. And this is going to be another year for those delectable, easy to wash organdies that makes perfect blouses for our navy blue suits. And of course ,no sooner do the fashion editors start taking the capital letters that make up SPRING out of their winter storage boxes than the print for \navy blue\ comes out of the type box, as well. For there's never a spring without navy! The only thing that startles me is that each year navy blue gets such first fashion head- lines — as a \newcomer.\ Perhaps navy is always new — but we prefer to call it a tried and true standbye that's coming forth again with the milder weather — (when and if such weather arrives — and we don't mind waiting a month or two longer.) But already there are signs that our friendly blue color is going to be big fashion news again this year. The blue accessories are already with us. It's even getting so that you can buy a navy blue hat In February without causing a shop- girl's uplifted eye. At least we've seen them in the shops already! And we'll even go a step further and report to you that white straws are not only being shown In the shopwlndows but are actually being worn along the city byways! (You'll have to pardon us, but that's one fashion highlight we can't quite believe in for February. But there it Is, anyway!) In the cruise sliops there are, of course, intimations of what summer will bring. Gay beach shoes not only continue in popularity, but outdo themselves! We saw one gay navy and red pair with rubber soles — that was quite enticing. The lady who was look- ing at them was collecting a shoe wardrobe for Florida — but we think they'd grace our nothern summer beaches just as well. These particu- lar shoes had the cut toes and heels that seem to be a lasting style — and look better on beaches than city streets. We're going to enjoy our ski suit for another month or so — but If you're fashion minded you may want to start making one of those organdy blouses — to be ready for that first spring breeze when it comes! Or, if you're ambitious enough to be making your navy suit — you might want to know that of course, the military influence is still with us in style! cleaned and dried and then the finish applied. (Open grained woods, such as oak, need a j n a i n filler like the nat- ural color o f t n b wood.) Three types of finishes are availa- ble; those that sink into the wood, those that stay on top, and those that harden the vfrood. Here are directiom for several common finishes suggested by the New York State College of Home Economics: Oil and Turpentine: Oil and turpen- tine finish sinks into the wood, pre- serves, and nourishes it. It is rather hard to apply but has a lovely sheen, it lasts many years, does not show scratches or waiterspots, and worn places may be mended. For the first coat, use a mixture of % boiled l l n « | ^ oil and % turpentine. Paint iit Oh;* small area at a time, about a yaixT square. Wipe off the sur- plus and rub this spot with a flannel cloth wrapped around a brick or flat- iron for about twenty minutes, or un- til no sign of oil remains on the sur- face. (This is important because If the surplus oil is allowed to remain It will become sticky and hold fast.) Con- tinue this painting and wiping process over the entire floor. After several weeks, repeat the pro- cess using % boiled linseed oil and % turpentine. In about a month repeat this process again. When the wood is fllled and polished the flnlsh is com- plete and should need only wiping with a clean dust mop to keep it in condi- tion for a year or two at least. This oil and turpentine flnlsh is good on all but the soft woods; old woods will absorb the moist oil and will look darker than originally. Wax: Wax Is one of the surface fln- ishes; either a clear floor wax or a colored one may be used. (The color- ed wax makes a warm looking floor.) Use a small amount of wax and do a great deal of rubbing, following the grain of the wood. A flannel cloth may be used to polish it by hand or a heavy weight inside of the cloth, or an electric brush may be used. The floor will need to be waxed every two or three weeks for the flrst six months after flnishing, and after that about twice a year. This finish has a soft sheen and is easy to apply and care for. A dry dust mop may be used to care for it, and worn spots can be mended without showing. Sealers: These flnlshes penetrate the wood, hstfden and preserve It. Sev- eral makes Ire oft the market. They are a liquid applied with a brush and each make has its own directions. If these floors are kept waxed, the sealer Is supposed to last a long time. This is one of the newer finishes. tific questions prepared by the Science Board of the Radio Workshop at Sy- racuse University, composed of mem- bers of the university's science facul- ty. Readers who desire to have a sci- entific question answered may send it to the New York Press Association, The Castle Syracuse, N. Y. The Board v.-ill answer each week those questions it considers of greatest interest and timeliness. QUESTION 1. What sort of a coun- try is Finland so far as climate, moun- tains, and natural barriers to the pro- gress of the Russian army are con- cerned? ANSWER. Finland is a fair-sized country containing about 126,000 square miles which is 2¥i times the size of the territory in the State of New York. About 900 miles in extreme length and 350 miles a t its widest point, the coun- try contains some 4 ,000,000 people. Dotted with thousands and tiiousands of lakes, Finland is low in the south but rises to elevations of 2,000 to 3,000 feet in the north. Well-nigh impenetrable forests of birch, spruce, and pine with a few hardwoods in the south cover more than 75 percent of Finland. Since the only roads through these forests are narrow trails fllled in winter with deep snow, the Russian army has found the Finnish forests very strong natural barriers to its progress. Average temperature In February is 7 degrees above zero in the extreme north'and increases to 23 degrees in the southwest. In summer, the temper- ature averages range from 48 degrees in the north to 61 in the south. Win- ter temperature as low as 30 degrees below zero is not unusual, however. Snowfall is not excessively heavy, vary- ing from 18 inches in the north to 30 in the southwest. Most of Finland is a rugged, worn- down plateau, knobby and hilly, but not extremely mountainous except in the far north. — Dr. Sidman Poole, geographer, and Dr. Ernest Reed, gen- eticist, a member of the American Ex- peditionary Force at Arkhangelsk dur- ing the World War. QUESTION 2. Can a person be al- lergic to tobacco smoke? ANSWER. Allergy or sensitiveness to tobacco or tobacco smoke is not com- mon. But there is no reason why to- bacco cannot cause allergic conditions Just as other substances do. Some per- sons are sensitive to such foods as eggs, milk flour, oysters, and otlier jcommon foods. Certain parts of these foods may react with different tissues of the body causing a variety of illness such as asthma, hives, eczema, and digestive disorders. Things other than foods to which various persons react when they come into contact with them include pollen from flowers, dandruff from cats, dogs, end horses, and face powder. The substance to which a person is allergic often can be detected by sen- sitivity and most persons who are sen- sitive to tobacco will react to this test. However, they may react to one vari- ety of tobacco and not to another. This means that a single test Is not always conclusive. — Dr. Verlus Llndeman, physiologist. QUES -nON 3. What is the differ- ence between a safety match and one you can strike anywhere? ANSWER. If you take a safety match and an ordinary strike-any- where type of match and bring them both gradually closer and closer toward the flame of a candle, you will notice that the strike-anywhere match will catch on flre flrst. This test indicates that there is something on the end of the ordinary match which has a lower kindling temperature that the material on the end of the safety match. On the strike-anywhere rfiatch is a substance known as phosphorus tri- sulflde which will ignite with very lit- tle rubbing, while on the safety match is a sulfide of arsenic which does not Ignite at a low temperature. To make it possible to ignite safety matches easily, the manufacturer puts some red phosphorus on the side of the safety match box. The red phosphor- us is mixed with a little sand, glue, etc,, and this mixture causes the side of the safety match box to appear dark red. Wiien the safety match Is rubbed against the side of Its box, a little red phosphorus reverts to the white form and catches on flre at once. Just as soon as the phosphorus catches on flre, it ignites the tip of the safety match.— Dr. Albert Elder, chemist. lohn and Pete (Formerly Busao's) FRONT STREET GREENPORT Phone 177 Domestic and Imported Groceries PURE ITALIAN OLIVE OIL Orders Called For and DeUvered Texaco Water White Kerosene At Tank Wagon Prices E. W. BAKER GREENPORT, N. Y. Phone 614 I Incorporated 1836 Suffolk Co. Mutual Insurance Co. (FIRE) Southold New York tUUMe and Fromvl JOHN E. BliOOMFIELO President and Treasurer AI;BERT W. AliBERTSON Vice President NATHAN O. PETTY Attorney J. raVINO FANNINO Secretary Represented locally by Ralph O. Duvall, Shelter Island Ibui7 H. Terry, Orient Katherine W. Reeve, Oreenport J. Irving Farming, Southold Frances O. Rich, Peconic J. Eteest Howell, Cutchogue Eliaabeth B. Fleet, MatUtuck William N. Wells, Jamesport Nathan O. Petty, Riverhead John M. Bidiop, Westhampton William h. MiUer, Wading River Elvin H. Rogers, Pt. Jefferson Station PEPSI-COLA SIGNS LARGEST SKYWRITING CONTRACT IN HISTORY :: A Dish for the Week Christian Science LINCOLN'S FIRST DOLLAR The first dollar Lincoln earned looked big to him. Your dollars invested in our Savings Depart- ment, will not only look big — they will multi- ply for you. We invite you to become a depositor. Deposits made the first 3 business days of any month draw interest from the first, except January, April, July and October, when ten business days grace are allowed. Southold Savings Bank tQUTAiaiD : t UMOLK COUNTV. N.Y, \Spirit\ is the subject of the Lesson- Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Sci- entist, on Sunday, February 11. The Golden Text is: \God is a Spir- it: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth\ (John 4: 24). Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: \But as it Is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto \us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God\ (I Cor. 2: 9-11). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following selection from the textbOok of Christian Science, \Science and Health with key to the Scriptures,\ by Mary Baker Eddy: \Spirit Imparts the understanding which uplifts con- sciousness and leads into all truth Spiritual sense is the discernment of spiritual good. Understanding is the line of demarcation between the real and unreal. Bplritual understanding unfolds Mind, — Life, Truth, and Love, -4ind demonstrates the divine sense, giving the spiritual proof of the uni- verse in Christian Science\ (p. 505). Winter Party Refreshments Part of the fun of a sleigh ride or a skating party Is to come home to hot, tasty refreshments. Besides some- thing hot to drink, such as hot cocoa, hot spiced cider, tea, or soup, sand- wiches are always In demand and can be fun when the guests themselves make them. Fillings for toasted Sandwiches: Toasted sandwiches are especially pop- ular with men. Mild cheese, sprinkled with salt and cayenne, or cream cheese with chopped nutmeats and moisten- ed with french dressing, make delici- ous fillings. Chopped chicken or left- over meat is also good when moisten- ed with white sauce or stock and sea- soned to taste. Orange marmalade, jel- lies and jams also make suitable fill- ings for toasted sandwiches. Among the more elaborate sand- wiches are ribbon, rolled, and open- faced sandwiches. Ribbon Sandwiches: Ribbon sand- wiches can be made by putting three or more slices of bread together with creamed butter or other soft filling be- tween the slices. Alternate Vi-inch slices of white and dark bread may be used; wrap the slices tightly in a damp cloth, press them under a light weight, and cut them in '4-inch slices just be- fore serving. Rolled Sandwiches: Spread thin slices of fresh bread with creamed but- ter or other filling such as a cheese mixture, roll them, fasten with tooth picks, and put in a cold place. Remove the tooth picks before serving, If de- sired, these sandwiches may be brush- ed with melted butter and toasted. Open-Face Sandwiches: Spread slices of bread with creamed butter ,then with filling, and decorate them with nut meats, bits of cherry, slices of stuffed olive or chopped nuts. Farm families are the best-fed pop- ulation group in this country, and the village families are the poorest, accord- ing to a recent government survey of family food consumption. Wm. H. Terry & S OB Stevens Building Main Street •ooraoui^ M . T . Insuranoe Arthur F. Qagen, Mgr. Td. SS52 Walter S. Mack Jr., President of the Pepsi-Cola Company, announced to- day the signing of the largest contract for skywriting in the history of this new and spectacular sales promo- tion medium, when he made known the Pepsi-Cola Company had contracted with the Skywriting Corporation of America. 50 East 42nd Street, New York City, for the writing of a mini- mum of 2,000 and a maximum of 3,000 celestial inscriptions of the trade- mark name \Pepsl-Cola to be em- blazoned in the heavens over all parts of the United States. The 1940 Pepsl-Cola skywriting con- tract which, last year, proved most suc- cessful and called for something more than 1,000 inscriptions, is effective im- mediately, Mr. Mack said, and actual skywriting operations began over New Orleans on February 3rd, to continue during the Mardl Gras, now in prog- ress in the Louisiana City, and there- after. Major Talbot O. Freeman, aviation pioneer, World War Ace, and mana- ger of Pepsi-Cola's Franchise Depart- ment in Long Island City, has been charged by M^. Mack with the duty of co-operating with Allen J. Cameron, President of the Skywriting Corp., in working out a schedule to \follow the sun\ throughout the country in the skywriting campaign. Mr. Mack added that following the New Orleans-Mardi Gras flights, the skywriters would pro- ceed to Miami Fla., and then traverse the cycle of Southern Cities where the sun is, when cold waves are not. Allan J. Cameron, President of The Skywriting Corp., of America, and since 1922 a member of that most ex- clusive order of fliers, known as Order of the Quiet Birdmen, signed the con- tract for his company, and Mr. Mack for the Pepsi-Cola Company, the con- tract being drawn by Mil ward Wyatt Martin, resident head of Pepsi-Oola's Legal Department. Provisions of the contract which terminates January 31, 1941, require that, lA writing inscriptions, the name \Pepsi-Cola\ must be written during fair weather, after 8 A. M., in letters from one-half to one mile in height and three miles in length, and at an altitude of 8,000 feet above ground lev- el. Eight specially equipped skywrit- ing planes are to be used in writing the inscriptions, and the pilots of the ships will be those who, last year, did such a spectacular Job in the Pepsi-Oola Skywriting Campaign throughout the nation. All the pilots who will make the flights are also members of The Quiet Birdmen organization. Pepel-Oola skywriting in the Met- ropolitan Area will not begin until May or June, Major Freeman said. The amount of money Involved in Pepsi-Cola's new skywriting campaign, was not made public. Fine Weather far SKIING- hut bad Weather for SHOPPING Shop by TELEPHONE FROM THE COMFORT OF HOME You'll Get Just as Good Value and Service. 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