The South Marysburgh Mirror 5 Personal Notices, Announcements & Random Notes It's January, there's not a lot to talk about… A couple thousand sheep moved from Milford to Waupoos Island today. Not something you see everyday or everywhere. Jen Ackerman's Christmas decora(cid:415)ons at Live Laugh Eat in Milford looked terrific this year, as did the inflatables on the lawn across the road. Something you should have known before tucking into Christmas dinner: Drinking water a(cid:332)er ea(cid:415)ng reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. And for those depar(cid:415)ng for sunnier climes or exo(cid:415)c travel (1): Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F. Amazon obviously took note: Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver le(cid:425)ers and newspapers. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is a(cid:425)ached at only one end. Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite number of (cid:415)mes. "Well, it already is kinda subterranean": Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years. "Why are you late for class?": The University of Alaska spans four (cid:415)me zones. And for those depar(cid:415)ng for sunnier climes or exo(cid:415)c travel (2): Everything weighs one percent less at the equator (including people a(cid:332)er Christmas!). The le(cid:425)er 'J' does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements. Follow The South Marysburgh Mirror on Facebook Local Maple Syrup for Sale Wilbur Miller 119 County Road 16 Black River 613.476.8350 Sarah's Research Notes Insight, Information & Anecdotes About Nelson Hicks' Journal Entries Mirt and Nelson stay in town for the poultry show, a popular event with significant effort going into exhibi(cid:415)ng: "Birds are trained for the cages used at and shows and washed manicured in prepara(cid:415)on for an event." This photograph is of stock breeders "preparing birds in the Crystal Palace, 1929." Was it Crystal Palace Picton or London? We don't know; poultry shows were held in both. In the UK poultry shows were at the height of popularity during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and in the US, un(cid:415)l standards were set for a breed, fights over judging were known to break out. Royden is not at all well, for a week, with what Nelson guesses is "Lagriep". There was in fact a flu epidemic in 1928/29 which was serious. Mortality was high and memories were fresh of the Spanish Influenza pandemic a(cid:332)er the Frist World War. During the winter of 1928/29, newspapers were full of advice about not neglec(cid:415)ng colds and also full of adver(cid:415)sing for remedies, notable for their superiority to whiskey.