Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1926 Page: 2 of 10
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fTY SENTINEL
ZAVALA CO
•tar as
>vie Artists
rilms of Pla3|^^^H Rival
Screen ThriUe^^pade
by Humans.
'Washington. — When Uncle Sum
wants to stage an agricultural movie
thriller he selects u nasty insect for a
villain and puts the pest through re-
hearsal. Some of the pests are natu-
ral movie actors; others are as tem-
peramental us any Hollywood star.
The primary reason for this, Depart-
, ment of Agriculture officials explain.
Its that certain Insects shun light,
[whereas others exult In the glare of
[he studio Klelgs.
riskier the case of the common
moth. The department desired
Pake a picture showing the de-
Iructlve habits of this pest, but the
(sects refused to work under the
right studio lights. Moths placed on
L urtlele of clothing flew so rapidly
[to a seam of goods that the close-
rs were a failure. The camera man
en hit upon the novel idea of eliloro-
Irmb.g the Insects to retard their
J>ced, and the picture was a success,
j Cotton boll weevils, on the other
Jiand, perform best under the Intense
lights. They are regarded us star ac-
tors, only close-ups seeming to sutlsfy
the vanity of the pest. Not content
%vlth flying close to the lens, the boll
weevils fly into the machine so that it
■ Is necessary every now und then to
I stop cranking in order to clean out
the camera.
Bees Are Hard Subjects.
Honey bees tire catalogued as bad
actors. In the midst of a picture one
jay last summer the bees descended
en masse upon the unprotected
(camera man, who fled and hid In a
\etlar. The picture could he com-
peted only by erecting a canvas shel-
lr over the camera so as to make
\ade. Bees will not fly Into shady
bees.
\lore than 20 motion pictures fea-
\ig insects in star roles have been
by the Department of Agrlcul-
They Include pictures of pests
as the pink boli worm, which de-
motion, the Mexican bean beetle,
ropeat^forn borer, stable fly,
^Ty louse cockroach,
others. The pictures
free to agricultural
agents, a mi other ag-
(lelos, soi^flfe the reels
world.
Hie depa^^Bt camera
| special ti^B (irasshop-
Montanel^Bohotograph
azen ^ eliMoric grass^
Is famous. It
liests were swept
ligh the ages by
Jrh dashed them
jdtous walls, the
fulling Into the gia-
Jrrozen in the Ice.
Indreds of years old,
ne grasshoppers of the
|ve lieen found there.
Freed. The melted Ice
Lhe glacier deposits the
T both banks, tons of
|ing been (died up in
department camera
Sscent of 12.000 feet to
fake their pictures.
Live grasshoppers are difficult to
photograph. The lady grasshoppers,
particular, are camera shy. Kecent-
making some movies of a female
*eggs It was necessary for the
.man to crawl along a road-
kch on his stomach and "shoot"
Tge, catching the insect un-
Wcrking Far Afield,
federal quarantines on pests, such
ns the European corn borer and the
Japanese beetle, are strict and the
department camera men are prohibited
from bringing them Into the District
of Columbia so as to work on them
In the studio. This result# In consider-
able expense, In that the movie force
must sometimes go far afield to take
pictures of the Insects in their natural
environment.
The expense Is, however, Justified,
say the department movie men, who
point out that It Is much better to
take authentic pictures than to "fake"
insects In the laboratory. Faked In-
sects are used occasionally, but only
In animated cartoons. An amusing in-
cident In this connection was the con-
struction of a mechanical reproduction
of a Mexican bean beetle, so life-
like that It fooled even the department
entomologists, who thought it real.
The occasion for this deception was
the building of an outline map on
which It was desired to show graph-
ically the spread of the pest since Its
Introduction into the United States.
The habits of the beetle were studied
carefully by the movie men, and an
imitation was made that bore a life-
like resemblance to the original. It
was made to crawl around the map
at will, and the entomologists wanted
to know how the photographers had
contrived so perfectly to train the In-
sect.
Bedbugs, like the clothes moth re-
fuse to act under the glare of the
studio lights, or even in ordinary day-
light. In order to make them perform
It was necessary to build a miniature
tied In which a ferret wearing a night-
gown was placed. The ferret had to
he chloroformed to Insure Its remain-
ing stationary, and the bugs, scenting
easy prey, readily came out for a
feast, despite the bright lights.
Making Up the Rat.
Outside the insect family, hut among
the pests that destroy millions of dol-
lars’ worth of property annually, is
the common house rat. The depart-
ment wanted some pictures of the
nature' habits of the rodent, but the
rut also shuns light. Some trained
white rats were procured. Their coats
were dyed brown, and they were then
sprinkled with theatrical powder to
give them the precise hue of the house
rats. The pink noses were also dabbed
with dark powder. But the ruts rel-
ished the taste of the powder and
licked It off as fast as It was applied.
Only by frequently stopping the
camera and powdering the rats' noses
was it possible to finish the picture.
Tne “Ox-Warble — A $110,000,000
Tune” Is the title of a picture recently
made by the department. Great diffi-
culty was experienced In photograph-
ing the ox-warble, inasmuch as It had
first to bs squeezed from Its refufs
In a cow’s back to bs “shot.” Tbs ox-
warble 1s a small fly that lays eggs
In the hoofs of cows. The eggs hatch
a grub, whtch works through the cow’s
body and comes out upon the back, In-
juring the hide and seriously curtail-
ing milk production.
The department's movie laboratory,
located In Washington, D. C„ has been
In existence for over ten years. Re-
cently a new Btudlo was built and
equipped with thoroughly modern
movie apparatus, such as slow motion
cameras, a large glass-enclosed studio,
rapid developer tanks and drying
racks, and apparatus for making art
titles and animated pictures. George
R. Goergens, Hie originator of slow
motion camera attachments, which
have been perfected since then to de-
pict muscular movements in sports. Is
chief cinematographer of the labora-
tory.
A device recently developed by one
of the department camera men Is a
so-called "time lapse" motion* picture
camera, which automatically photo-
graphs the development of growing
plants, from seed to final growth. The
machine may he sot to make single ex-
posures from ten seconds to one min-
ute apart and, thus set, produces an
accurate pictorial record of the growth
of plants. The hatching of Insects may
also be recorded plctorially through all
stages of development.
The department’s educational films,
officials Bay, have proved a valuable
medium through which to teach Im-
proved agricultural production and
marketing. Confronted, however, with
competition from commercial films,
the camera men must make their pic-
tures Interesting as well as Informative
—a combination that is accomplished
by weaving the educational material
Into an orthodox movie plot.
The department's success in doing
this has been such that many of ibe
big city circuits of exhibitors show the
films on their programs and thus get
the department’s message over to a
large urban public as well as to rural
people. Over 200 pictures have been
made by the department.
A few of the titles of the films will
readily Indicate the Imagination of
those competing with the commercial
thriller. They are: “Clean Herds and
Hearts," "Out of the Shadows,” "The
Golden Fleece,” “The Charge of the
Tick Brigade.” "She’s Wild," “Cloud-
Busting,” "There’s Magic In It,”
"Weighed In the Balance." The films
have been held by leading critics to
be the best type of educational pic-
tures ever produced.—New York limes.
(MOTHERFletcher’s Cas-
toria is a pleasant, harmless Sub-
stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, -
Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared ft>B
Infants in arms and Children all agts. f .. - /fl
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it.
Disappointed
“Did you go to-the wedding?”
“Yes, but nobody cried or fussed,
and it was so dull and happy.”
Some men are proud of having
scended from their' ancestors, othe
boast of having risen above them.
DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear If You
See the Safety “Bayer Cross.”
Warning! Unless you see the name
“Bayer” on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians for 25 years.
Say "Bayer” when you buy Aspirin.
Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv.
Nearest to Europe
Portland (Maine) is the nearest
United States port to Europe.
Anoint the cyethis with Roman Eye Bal-
aam at night and see haw refreshed and
etrengthened your eyee are 1C the morning.
Send now to 372 Pearl St., N, Y. AtV;
The way of the transgressor may
be hard, but it’s generally pretty
smooth.
WATCH YOUR DAU<
Dallas, Texas.—”1 took Dr. Pierc
Favorite Prescription at middle life
it was a wonderftj
benefit to me.
summer my daug
ter was compla
ing all the time
pains in her siae.j
urged her to ta
the ‘Prescripts
and she finally
It completely
lieved her in a,*
time and we
_ glad to recomii
it to any ailing woman as a wondt
tonic.”—Mrs. J. M. Hammonds, 21|
Phelps St. 1 , . r-
Girls, health brings beauty. Go
your neighborhood dealer and
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription^
tablets or liquid or send 10c, for
pkg. tablets to Dr. Pierce’s
Hotel. Buffalo. N. Y.
Invalid
RUB YOiffi EYES?
Great for Barbers
London.—Among the millions receiv-
ing unemployment doles are no bar-
bers, since English women are spend-
ing $100,000,000 or more annually on
shingling and bobbing.
George Does It
Tarpon Springs, Fla.—A Greek col-
ony of sponge fishers has bought some
Florida realty for King George.
Get back
that lost weight!
Cuba's Fine Monument to Gomez
When you start to waste away
to a shadow, when the color
leaves your cheeks and your
poor, tired legs win hardly hold
up your weakened body It’s high
time you started taking a fine
tonic and builder like Tanlac.
Tanlac will build you up and
make you feel that life’s worth
living. Made from roots, herbs
and bark gathered from the four
corners of the earth and com-
pounded under the exclusive
Tanlac formula, Tanlac Is jusf
what tho poor, starved body
needs.
First of all It cleanses the
blood stream and puts the di-
gestive organs in order. You
find, after a few days’ treatment,
that you want to eat. Pretty
soon the welcome color steals
back Into your cheeks and tha
scales tell you that you’re gain-
ing weight. From then on It’s
only a short time until you’re
feeling fit as ^ fiddle.
Millions of men and women
have taken Tanlac with great
benefit. More than one hundred
thousand people have written ua
glowing tributes to this wonder-
ful tonic.
When you know It has worked
wonders for so many folks It’s
folly not to take advantage of
Tanlac’s help yourself Don’t
Second Bottle of
Tanlac Brought
Big Improvement
• not ».ocund night's sleep la
two years. Nervousness, cramps
and lack of energy were chronic
symptoms. Second bottle of Tanlac
restored natural sleep and appe-
tite. Now in sound health and
thank Tanlac.**
John H. Peltier
2128 Hall Avenue
Marinette, Wis.
put It off another day. Get fl
bottle at your druggist’s nol
and start the good work rigi|
away. Take Tanlac Veget "
Pills for constipation.
This striking monument to Jose Miguel Gomez, President of the republic
of Cuba from 1902 to 1913, Is the work of the Italian sculptor, Niecolini, and
Is to he erected in Cuba.
IDS BIGGEST VOLCANO
WAS ACTIVE IN VIRGINIA
A. Nelson, Stats Geologist,
■ra Ash Which Was De-
' Millions of Ysars Ago.
Va.—Discovery of a
—Jtah ten feet deep In
„ count/, four miles south
/on, has j -sf- been announced
nder. Dr. Wilbur A. Nelson,
pgist and head of the sthool
of the University of Vn
, v say* Doctor Nel*
ejected by one of < ^
volcanoes In America,
scides with similar de-
»vered by Doctor
ago In Kentucky,
iiessee.
[eposlt Is the ^k.k-
ys the statejPeol-
iat In early geo-
years ago, the
Ot Vir-
ginia, now burled under the Cumber-
land plateau, were a region of great
volcanic activity.
From the measurement of the area
over which the ash fell and was^de-
posited in the ancient sea aroj
Island volcano, It
that more than
was ejected,
posits li
tn<
they dwarf into Insignificance when
compared with this event which oc-
curred during the Ordovician period.
We
greatest’
Volcanic er
mous during j
Kraktol and
or ten cubic,
scattered ov
son added,
are co
Frenchman, in Flood,
Saves Mattress First
Paris.—The recent floods have pro-
duced abundant Illustration of the fact
that the first household article which
the Frenchman rescues when his home
threatened with inundation is the
^ »ss. Strangely enough, the bi-
jsecohd.
tceptlon to this order
correspondent who
■n moving the Inhabl-
|Of the Paris subufbs.
dry eyed and stern
taken from thetr
obviously were
otlonal stress
otonoua,” said
reed to move
010, 1020
Constipation!
How to Keep
Bowels Ri
DR. W. B. CALDWELL
AT THE AGE OF 83
To Dr. W. B. Caldwell, of Montl-
cello, Dl., a practicing physician for 47
years, It seemed cruel that so many
constipated men, women, children, and
particularly old folks, had to be kept
constantly “stirred up” and half sick
by taking cathartic pills, tablets, salts,
calomel and nasty oils.
While he knew that constipation was
the cause of nearly all headaches, bil-
iousness, indigestion and stomach mis
ery, he did not believe that a sicke»'
“purge” or "physic” was nec
- “ ~ ip P.
causes a gentle, easy^_
but, best of all, It never
ens, or npsets the system.
Is absolutely harmless, and so
that even a cross, feverish,
sick child gladly takes
Buy a large
store that sella
for yourself.
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Stinebaugh, Jack. Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1926, newspaper, February 26, 1926; Crystal City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1115517/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .