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75TH YEAR CHRISTIANSTED. V. L. U. ?A FRIDAY 22np OCTOBER 1920 THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS---50 cents monthly i1 advance. 2 cents per single copy. Entered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Oifice at Christian- stod, St. Croixc, V. L of the U. S. A., un der the Act of Marcih 8. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mai- ters of general interest, and 18 accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a guar antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views ofhis correspon dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. To PREVENT THE RAPID DECAY OF RIPE FRUIT. The Tropical Agriculturist, May 1920, contains an interesting article on .the above subject. Experiments conducted recently in the Jodrel laboratory, Kew,s, with the cbjeet of ascer-aining the vaiue of va.ious substances in preventing the rapid decay of ripe fruit, appezred to point to the conclusion that commercial formalin was most effective. cheap, and easy in application, there being aiso an entire ahsence of danger in its use. [hLe method of the treatment is as follows: - The fruit :hould be immersed for ten minutes in cold water containing 3 per cent. of commercial formalin, and after- wards pfaced on wir: netting, or some similar material, to drain and dry. It was found in the Kew experiment that in every case fruit freated with for- malin in the foregoing manner remained perfectly sound and fre from mildew for many days after the uatreated check fruit had become covered with mould, and quite unfit for use. Bananas, for instance, treated with formaln solution, kept sound for ten days longer than the untreated lot. : However valuable the method of pre- servation alluded to above may be for extending the duration of time in which ripe fruit may be kept in good condition for local use, doubtless the greatest ben- efit will be in connection with the’qurt of fruit. Many kinds of tropical fruit whieh, owing to their rapid deterioration and decay, are never sent on long jour- neys, may possibly be exported success- fully, if treated in this manner before shipment. 1t is true that many tropical fruits deeay very quickly in their native -ecountries, Hat that only shows that, ow- ing to moist and warm conditions, the spores of fungi, ete., waich lodge on the surface of a ripe fruit, verminate rammdly and attack the tissues, and so set up a rermentation that is often mistaken tor normal decay due to over-ripeness. —A4g- ricultura! News, 4th Sept. THE SCARCITY OF SUGAR IN FRANCE. We pote from the weekly circuiar pub lished by ihe 3vndicate of t'rench Sugdr Manufacrurers, under date of August 29nd, -that the ocontrol of sugar con sumpcion is stk held carsfully in hand by the government. Ths under Sceve tary of thes department in calling atten- tion t> tho existing law, states that af.er September 1, 1920, the sugar fur nished by the goverament service will no longer be delivered except to specially named categories who are duly rationed i. e.. first children less than 13 vears; second vld people of more than 65 years third, poor sick people, native incurables. Yhe ration of sugar is fixed at 750 grams or three-fourths of a kilo, equal to 2 1-5 English pounds per person per month. The various forees connected with the servie are isstructed to proceed ac- cordingly. Still we have people in this country who can scarcely believe that sagar is searce anywhere. Apparently the whole world has been combed with a very fine comb throughout to bring out every pound of sugar avallable for exocrtation to the United States during the first half of this year as being the highest priced market in the worid. Some,. or many of these people, are now buying sugars in the United States. Louisiana Planter, Sept. 25th. NOTICE. PUBLJC notice is hereby given that the annual examination of applicants-for teachers’ licenses will be held on March 21, 22, & 23, 1921. Any citizen of the United States or of the Virgin Islands, over sixteen years of age, who is known to be a person of good moral character, is eligible so sit at these examinations. Information regarding said examina- tions may be obtained from the Director of Education or the Assistant Director of Education. DANIEL R. NASE, Director of Education. e p i - A\\ ;/> Il s (‘/"1 \‘\ P~ sBN A e'Q | A {\{s ',?\ PR \v_,;i i ' L'l 49 | Poa & i 3 AN @) /R AR S \ \)’ ! ~\\\\;§( \ —‘:‘ \s ‘ :é»; l| ! .?’\ ~: : ’ 5 \_\ /‘_\ ‘A\ s ,h: N 5 R L taii L) ‘? 0 245 <49, No:'ce To The Pubh - INoice 10 Ihe rublic SANITARY RULES : - L regarding *he saie oi bread, cakes, pies, pasiries and can- dies in the tow:s of Christian- sted and Irederiksied, Muni- cipaiity of St. Croix. NDER the provision of paragraph 28, Sanvitary Regulations for the towns of ‘'uristiansted and Freaerik- sted. Municipality of St. Crnix, of Janu- ary 50, 1886 authorizing the Board of Health tc control the sale of provisions and by the authority placed in the Chief . Sanitation Officer by the Governor to assume the functions of the Board of Health, the following measures are here by set torth to take effert November Ist, 1920: - Bread, cakes, pies, pastries and candies offered for sale or kept for the purpose of beirg so!d must be protected from flies, dirt and dust at all times. All persony engaged in making bread, cakes, pies, pastries and candies for sale, must do so 1p rooin so screened that is absolutely fly-proof, such room not to be used as a bed-room, living room. or for any purpoese other than the making -of bread, pies, cakes, pastries and candies. i It is forbidden to allow dogs, -ecats, chickens, ducks and all orher animals in - any room used for the purpose o making . bread, cakes, pies. pastries and candies. | All persons engaged in the preparation, ' handling or sale of such provisions as | enumerated above, must be {ree from | disease, wear clean clothes and have | clean hands, including clean finger nails. | All shops, stores and stands keeping i any of the above enumerated provisions | for sale must do soin a screened con- | tainer that is absoiutely fiy-proof. ; . All provisicns as enumerated above . not prepared, kept or sc d in accordance i with the above rules will be considered | as injurious to health and will be des- | trcyed as provided for in paragraph 28 . . " 9 | of the Sanitary Regulations for the - towns of Christiansied and Frederiksted, ' Municipality of St. Croix of January 30, 1886. . : H. V. HUGHENS, _ Chief Sanitation Dfficer.