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28 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 192-l GIVE HINTS FOR .OUTDOOR SLEEP Institute Tells How to Make Our Boy Scouts Wilmrllt Troufl Activitus USED-CAR BIDS OFFER PITFALL Local Dealer Points Out Danger in Trade-ina The fact that a prospective automobile purchaser is offered an unusually high price for his used car on a trade-in does not always mean that he is getting a better bargain in his new car purchase than if he had accepted a lower bid . High usedcar bids ususlly accompany low newcar values, according to C. M. McDonald, north shore Dodge Brothers dealer. TrooP No.4 At the meeting of November 12, the merit badges were presented, and the regular . program was gone through As Mr. Leach, the scoutmaster, is in St. Francis hospital recovering from appendicitis, Mr. H. }. Leach took charge of the meeting. The Scouts of Troop 4 voted to send Mr. Leach a bouquet of flowers . Assistant scoutmaster Kenyon sent them. At the latest report Mr. Leach is doing fine, and we hope he will be at the meetings again before long. the Bed From the Grosse Point Health center comes more advice in connection with the Outdoor Sleeping campaign now being conducted by the Chicago Tuberculosis institute. The following description is for outdoor sleeping in extreme-ly cold weather and may be modified according to changes in temperature : Use a small iron bed with firm springs, or a wire cot, if bed is not available. Over these springs place building paper, or several thicknesses of newspaper, making it secure by sewing over it heavy muslin or ticking. This is to keep cold air from penetrating from below, as it is as important to have the patient protected in this wav as from above. ln·nre Cl-olin··· Cover the mattress with a muslin cover, as there is more dirt out of doors than in the house and greater care will have to be taken to insure cleanliness. Over this place a mattress pad , covering it with a sheet and securing this firmly under mattress. Next, place a double blanket with one edge coming to edge of bed, allowing other side to fall over opposite side. Use a second blanket with edge coming to opposite side from the fir st. Now place pillow on bed. Next place a flannelette sheet, which should be five yards in length, and this should be doubled crosswise, as patien't will sleep between the two thicknesses. The lower part of this should come well up over pillow and can be folded unde·r and used at ni!/ht to wrap around head and shoulders. Fold corners of this double sheet to make extra protection for feet. Now take the part of second wool blanket which is hanging down and place over bed; then the same with the first blanket ; over this place a comforter or other blanket tucking 1n firmly at sides and botto~. allowing a part of sheet to fold back over covers. O"er all this place a waterproof cover of khaki or canvaL The patient slides into this bed between the two portions of the fllannelette sheet . and this is done by sitting on pillow and entering this sleeping bag fir st. . If very cold, hot water bags, cans, JUgs, or soap-stones, may be placed 1n the bed. .-~- -- -- - - ·-Better Than Ba· This bed has the advantage over the sleeping hag in that it can be taken apart and aired. The dress for outdoor sleeping should be warm and fairly loose, a suit of underwear, flannel or flannelette pajamas, bed socks of flannelette, eiderdown, or lamb's wool, and a night cap of flannel or flannelette. Great care should be exercised to make the patient comfortable enough so that he will find outdoor sleeping a pleasure and not a hardship; and that he keep nose free to the air, as sleeping in a room with head covered by blankets and canvas is fat" worse than sleeping under ordinary conditions. Caution Better have some protection from wind and extreme cold than use up your vitality keeping warm while asleep. Too much cover fatigues by it weight and soothes the skin. Your skin needs to breathe. You can use only so much air. Get outdoor air and plenty of it, but use judgment too. ReaJ the Want-Ad· "Handling of used cars in connection with new automobile busineSs has been one of the biggest problems with which the dealer has had to contend,' said Mr. McDonald. "The automobile buying public is, slowly, acquiring a more. i~tellig~nt understanding of the pnnctples tn· yolved. "The unfortunate and surprising thing is that so often the new-car buyer shops around to get the highest possible allowance for his used car, instead of concentrating on the Yalue to be received in the new carthe only thing which should interest him. "The proper price for a used car is just what it will bring in the open market, less proper deductions . or reconditioning, selling and overhead expense. Any allowance made in excess of this amount is a false value, entailing certain loss in resale. .- "Suppose a cus·omer ta.. to the dealer and. geta $200. He then takes ' · dealer who· offers $300 Dotto peting deal~r think the ca! $300? Or ts he willit~t t0 the extra $100 to make tbt if he is wi_lling to make this not only tn one instanct -. after day, how can he ness? Y· "The obvious answer of that !he margin of profit 1111 car tS large enough to dealer to make the excessil ance. The customer ·the excess allowance. "We frankly tell our margin of profit on our car provide for absorbing any losses. There is only ont our Dodge Bros. cars and chase~s benefit alike, whether turn m an old car in trade or the full cash price.' sta . m-H, Engraved Christtnas Cards Christmas ts drawing near and you will Want engraved cards to send to your many friends. Our samples are complete, a variety of sizes, styles of print, colors and sentiments. -- Early choice is the best. Visit us and we will give you complete information without feeling under any obligation. In order to guarantee yoar complete graved wori alter November 2£. aGt- Three· Essay Conteab Under Way at New Trier Three essay contests, the winners of which will be given awards, have been announced for New Trier high school students. B. F. Affleck of Winnetka has offered $50 to be distributed in prizes among students who write the best essays on Benjamin Franklin. There is to be a first prize of $25, a second of $15 and a third of $10. This prize contest is being held in commemor21tion of Benjamin Franklin's birthday which falls on January li'. Manuscript must be filed on or before January 9, 1925. The Illinois Dauqhters of 1812 offer three prizes of $25. $15 and $10, respectively, for dissertations on the War of 1812. This contest is open to freshmen exclusively and closes January 1, 1925. Otto R. Barnett of Glencoe is offering $10 and $5 prizes for the two hest ~ssays of 1,500 to 2.000 words on some political or civic problem. All these eS!Iays must be submitted before the Christmas vacation. .i·laction, we cannot tale orde,.. lor en- Lloyd Hollister, Inc. Printers and Publishers Children's Playhouse in Tree Brines Fire Alarm A children's playhouse perched in a tree at 13th street and the railroad tracks caught fire Sunday of this week, necessitating a call for Chief Zibble and his men. On · {onday the department was summoned to the Thomas F. ] ordan home at 1612 Washinaton avenue to extinguish a small blaze in the basement of the Wilmette 1920 WILMETTE residenr:e.