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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
7
Extension dairy expert describes new hoof trimming device with long handles and angled edge for easy shaping on a ground contact hoof. Guidance covers positioning on level or cement floors, using snippers and knives, and rope technique to lift hind feet safely.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note highlights the value of a grading bench for egg packing on poultry farms. It describes a six by twenty six inch table top set about waist height with a 12 inch by 24 inch shelf above for scales fillers nails and other articles, plus an egg scale and egg candler.
The Montreal Herald advises against wooden pig bunks on floors and favors concrete for pig geries. A dry hardwood sleeping bed on concrete is acceptable, but wet conditions favor coniferous lumber like pine or cedar for bedding as a warmer option.
The passage notes several caponizing devices including forceps and an electric current tool. It stresses the operation demands practice to prevent slips that cause incomplete removal of organs and failure to achieve the intended outcome.
A December 25 lesson centers on the Wise Men visiting Jesus, urging readers to seek the Saviour in God's Word, worship Him, and let Christ transform life. It contrasts genuine seeking with Herodlike motives and stresses Christmas as a sacred holy day.
The article explains cod liver oil as a vitamin D source crucial for growing children and adults. It notes rickets links, calcium and phosphorus needs, and lists natural vitamin D sources such as fish liver oils, canned salmon, egg yolk, milk, and greens. It emphasizes dietary balance for bone health.
Seven forms of vitamin D have been identified and scientists solved how cod liver oil sun exposure diet and balanced photos and UV light support the body. The vitamin’s discovery followed investigations into nutritional diseases with controlled lab experiments guiding the clues to the mysterious substance.
The article traces the link between Vitamin D and rickets, noting sunshine in temperate zones as partial protection and reporting rickets as a historic health problem in England and Northern Europe. It mentions the disease appearing in England before the Roman conquest and evolving understanding from early literature.
Cod liver oil long used as a tonic was observed to cure rickets in children and also the corresponding adult form osteomalacia where bones soften as calcium and phosphorus are lost.
Early scientists noted paradoxes in nutrition, finding cod liver oil cured rickets while butter fat did not. Further work revealed butter fat lacked vitamin A, whereas cod liver oil contained two vitamins, later named vitamin A and vitamin D.
The text traces how sunlight led to understanding vitamin D and its role in preventing rickets. It notes the development of fortified foods such as irradiated milk and milk with added vitamin D, and margarine enriched with vitamins A and D.
The United States Children’s Bureau urges cod liver oil or other vitamin D sources for babies from two to three weeks old, guided by a physician. Families should ensure regular vitamin C intake through eggs salmon irradiated and fortified foods, and consider fish liver oils if needed.
The note confirms sweet potatoes contain a small amount of protein with four essential amino acids. Boiling may reduce protein, while dry heat preserves it. It also states lentils and kidney beans have over 20 percent carbohydrate and lists low carbohydrate vegetables.
A discussion on beauty notes that facial movement driven by amiable feelings imparts a higher order of beauty than mere feature form. Mrs S C Hall argues expressions born from kindness stamp character on the countenance.
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