12 THE * OMAHA DAILY : J9Ott.FRIDAY ; , APRIL ' 1 , ' 1808.
MODELS OF NAVAL SHIPS
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It Manufacturers , Catering to Popular
Sentiment fnv Youths.
GREAT FUN FOR THE BOYS
The Mont AMmclIre Mlilelft an t How
They Are Mndc Tip * for
llnmlr Trlllt
Kalf .
The recent development * In the American-
Spanish situation have aroused a keen In
terest In hatttciblps , cruisers and other
Tcsiels built for war purposes. Not a day
passes but one or moro of the newspapers
print Illustrations of armored vessels. A
well known toy firm In New York , recogulz-
ing the Interest which has been aroused In
the ships of our navy , Is offering for sale
mall models of war-vessels Representing the
Maine , Iowa , New York , Terror and other
Ironclads.
It Is not necessary , however , to resort to
the shops to acquire a well-constructed and
fully armed battleship , or even an e < itlre
navy. Many of the boys whoso attention has
ibcen turned to these models have already
utilized their Ingenuity and have constructed
for themselves one or more modern-typo war
vessels. These ships may be of two kinds
wooden or pasteboard , and can be easily put
together. In addition to the fua which maybe
bo had In making your own navy , and tne
natural pride which will follow Us comple
tion , the builder may follow his Inclination
ward of I he ' center of tfc * hip/ and In a
parallel line'two Inches apart. The whlattea
can bo made of small pUce * of wood , one *
halt the circumference of lead pencil ,
and * fe to be fastened against the smoke
stack * , toward the front.
A third turret , one-halt the site of the
others , in to be fastened at the forward end
of the top of the cabin ; tola Is the captain' *
conning tower. Small turrets may also be
faattacdl to the deck opposite the rear com-
panlcriwajfl and jthe Kiina arranged BO at
to point'outward at right angles it 1th the
length of the vessel. The davits , for holdIng -
Ing the small boats , can be made of largo
hair pins or wire and are to be fastened
to the top of the cabin on either side of the
I ear mast ; the davits should be about three
inched high.
The mast , cr military towers , can be made
of heavy pasteboard ( the cover of a pill box
would answer ) and must be fastened to the
masts about two-thirds from the dock sur
face. The masts should pass directly
througb the center of tbe bottom of the
towers.
The rigging of the war vessel consists of
a rope ladder on either elde of each mast
running from the military towcra to the
outer edge of tbe main deck , aud widening
as they approach tbe deck. These { adders
may be made of three strands of heavy
string an equal distance apart ; the steps
can be- made of h'eavy thread tied to each
of the strands ; they should bo about half an
Inch apart , The other ropes In the rigging
can be ser-n In the picture of the ship aad
can bo made of heavy string.
The ship being completed , the next step Is
to paint It properly. If possible a colored
plate should be secured to guide this Im
portant' port of the work. A good rule to
follow Is :
Tbo hull and the railings and davits white ;
the deck , meets and cabin and turrets a dull
yellow ; the rlgg'.ng , smokestacks and can
non black. The effect of the model will bo
heightened If the under elde of the hull Is
painted red , from the keel about four Inches
uoward. The flags to be ueed on the ship
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DIAGRAM SHOWINQ HOW TO CONSTRUCT A MODEL BATTLESHIP.
In that he can produce a model of whatever |
ship ho desires ; be It a battleship , cruiser ,
i gunboat or torpedo boat. A few suggestions
about the construction of a miniature war
vessel may bo of Interest to boys la general.
The more popular moJols ot naval ships arc
those made of wood , bcth because of their
stability'and from the fact that they can be
floated In water. The first requisite In the
making of a ship Is the hull , or body of the
vessel. For this'the best material Is a
block of soft pine , free ot knots and with the
grain running lengthwlse.wlth the ship. Th
length of the hull can be made to meet the
desire of the maker , but the most convenient
is from two to three feet. The smaller the
hip the moro difficult will be the work.
THE MAIN BODY OF" THE SHIP.
Havlog secured the block of wood for the
hull , a sharp Jacknlfe , a plane , a chisel and
a piece of sand or emery paper ( for smooth *
ing ) are ail the tools necessary for beginning
the work. Having at hand the wood and
tools , the former should be shaped in accord *
ance with the lines ot the cruiser or battle
ship which it la to represent. It is wise
to procure a picture which may serve as a
guide ( one can be obtained from almost any
of the current magazines. )
Draw wtth a lead pencil two parallel lines
lengthwise along the bottom of the block of
.wood and in the center. With the knife cut
carefully along each outer line , leaving a
ridge about a sixteenth of an Inch wide and
an eighth ot an inch high ; this will be the
keel of the vesel. From the keel upward
. carefully cut tbo block , being sure to keep
the contour ot the sides equal , that the hull
nay ride evenly. In figure B can be seen
the shape of the hull , which Is rounded out
ward from the keel to a point'three inches
below the deck surface.
Having finished the sides of the bull , begin
at a point eight Inches from ono end1 of tbe
block and cut the wood evenly In a straight
line to the end , carefully rounding the corner
which marks the turn from the side toward
tbe end.
Beginning at the keel , cut the now nar
rowed end upward as ahown In figure A.
Tbte will form the bow of the ship. For the
* item follow the directions used In tbe shap
ing of the bow , except that , bavlng-cut the
block toward the end instead of drawing the
knife upward at an angle , shape the wood
as la shown In figure A ( x ) . Having followed
these directions , a side view of tbe bull will
* bear a resemblance to figure A , the curve
downward beginning at the dotted line.
When the shape ot the bull Is completed a
free use ot the emery paper will give the
necessary smoothness. Aa much of the beauty
of the ehlp depends upon a uniformity of
smoothness In the hull , no pains should be
apared to accomplish ttila end.
Tbo outside of the hull being formed , the
next work la to farfUon the deck , OB ohown
in figure C. Having carefully leveled and
smoothed the surface with the plane and
emery paper , with the chisel hollow out the
wood to the depth ot halt an Inch , following
tbe dotted line. At the points marked O
cut an opening , a third of an Inch wide , from
the top of the ridge thus made to the new
surface of tbe deck ; these will form the
companlonways ot the ship. At the point *
marked X ( In figure C ) cut oc bore a hole
half an Inch In diameter and half an Inch
deep ; these are to be used for the reception
ot the masts.
FURNISHING THE SHIPS.
The main body of tbe ship being completed ,
the next step Is to make and set the masts ,
which con bo made of soft wood , and when
finished should be about a foot blgh and
three times as largo around as an ordinary
lead pencil. The masts may be glued In the
holes. The turrets , or conning towers ot the
war ship should be securely fastened to the
deck directly opposite the openings made at
the forward O , coo on either side. The
turrets can be cut out ot wood , or , what la
better , a wooden or pastboard pill box , two
and one-halt Inches In diameter can be used.
Two port holes must be made in each turret ,
BO that the guna will point toward the bow
of the ship ; having made the port bolea , glue.
< fee cannon ( which can be made ot an ordl-
oary black lead pencil ) In the holes so that
bout on loch of tbe cannon will project be
yond the surface of the turret.
The cable of the ahlp can be made of a
Ingle block ot wood , and when finished must
be" three Inchea blgh by four In width. U
should be firmly fastened to the deck , be-
elnnlng at a point opposite tbe turrets and
running back to within three Inches of the
tern. .Hole * must be- cut in tbe cabin
through which the masts can pacaJeave ; a
( ace of two inches , between the sides ot the
aabln and the edge ot the deck. ( It # 11 be
well la amailng the deck works that the
tmllder consult'the picture ot the ship which
be wished to represent ) Tbe cabin being
ecured la place , the doors and windows can
be painted to correspond to those seen Ir
ike picture.
( SMOKESTACKS AND RUKUNO.
' The-amokfatacka. which are four Inctsei
fclfh by an-inch In diameter , ahould U
* lMtat4 to the to 9t the cabin a , little far-
can be purchased at any toy store for a few
The dlrestlons given above are for a ship
two feet and a half long.
1IBKUIC RESCUE.
-A. ' ' yrnulo Inclilrn't In/ / the Career (
( Admiral Slcnrd.
Mlsfprtjune did not visit Admiral Slcard
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'for tbo first 'tfme. in- Havana , relates the
Illustrated' ' American.
The sinking of the Maine was not tbo firet
loss of a chip under his command. Twenty-
eight yearu ago he was the central figure In
a wreck not leas' tragic and perilous than
that of the noble cruiser that now lies at
the bottom , of Havana harbor.
In the latter part of 1870 1 tell the story
aa one ot the survivors lately told It to tne
Admiral Slcard , who held tbe rank ot com
mander , with command ot the Saglnaw , a
fourth-rate eteamer , carrying ninety-eight
men and officers , was vent to the Midway
Islands In the 'Pacific ' ocean , a ten days' run
southward from Honolulu , to deepen the bar
there and remove obstructions in the chan
nel. Seventy miles to the westward of the
Midway-Inlands Is Ocean -Island , a mountain
peak rising three and a halt miles above the
water , 'and 'on-thto-bleak and barren rock
Slcard's vessel waa wrecked on the morning
ot October 29 , 1870 , all bands being font
whirling through the breakers and counting
themselves fortunate to get ashore vlthout
the loss of a life.
The first news of the wreck of the Sagl
naw came -to this country from the American
minister at Honolulu , jndjhe received hla In
formation trom a" tragedy" that was f.ravted
on one.ot4hje Hawaiian Islands. In the early
morning ot December 19 , 1870 , a whileboat
belonging to air American man-of-war wts
thrown upon the beach among the breakers
that wash the shore ot the Island of Kaual ,
most westerly of the Hawaiian group. Soon
a sailor was seen struggling with the waves
and was cast upon tbe beach. A little later
the bodies of. several men floated ashore.
A month-and a1 day before tbe whaleboat , a
tiny craft , less than thirty feet In length ,
had left Ocean island to seek relief for the
Saglnaw's shipwrecked .crew. In the boat
were Lieutenant J. Q. Talbot , than whom
no braver ever wore the blue , and four
sailors. Tossed for thirty-one days on the
mighty swells or the Pacific , losing a sea
anchor , oars and square sail , with Lieutenant
Talbot for a time sick nigh unto death , the
boat's crew at the end of a voyage of up
ward of 1,000 miles sighted tbe Island of
Kaual , and When almost ready to spring
upon shore , with hope for the future rising
In their boats , their' boat was caught in the
breakers and all perished miserably ave
William Halford , tbe coxswain.
'Four ' days after the rescue ot Halford he
reached Honolulu and told his story to the
American minister , who at once dispatched i
fast-ealllng schooner and a steamer with ra
tions , clothing end medical assistance tc
Ocean Island , where Commander Slcard and
ninety-two officers and sailors were anxious ! )
waiting relief.
The Saglnaw left Midway island on Octobei
28 and Commander Slcard resolved , befon
shaping hla course for Honolulu , to touch QI
Ocean Island and see if there were any ship
wrecked persons upon it , the place being re
mote from the usual track of vessels. Nexi
morning , as before Mated , the eteamei
struck a reef and the ship's company barelj
escaped with their lives. From the first ti
was clear to all that starvation and deatl
were ahead ot them unless succor ehoulc
shortly come , and so on November 18 Lieu
: enant Talbot and four men , selected to un
dertake tbe trip because of their excellen
phytlcal condition , left Ocean Island in thi
whaleboat to seek relief.
Following Talbot's departure , Commandei
Slcard , who had found by taking a reckonlni
that be was more than 1,000 miles from thi
nearest Inhabited land , set about bulldlnt
a flat-bottomed schooner , forty feet In lengtl
and twelve feet beam. She was ready to
planking when tbo relief eteamer Kllauea
sent out from Hawaii , hove in sight on th
morning of January 3 , 1871. One old buck
saw and a rlp-eaw were all the aws on ham
to do this work , but it kept the crew stout
hearted and gave them something to emplo
their minds.
The Kllauea and the schooner Koona ar
rived at Ocean Island on succeeding day * A ]
hands at once went on board and on Januar
14 reached Honolulu , departing a fortnigh
later for the United States. A court ot In
qulrjr found Commander Slcard blameless to
the lees of his ship. Coxswain Halford , fo
nls part In the voyage to Kaual and hla ser\
Ice In conducting a rescuing party back t
Ocean island , was made a gunner In th
navy. The boat in which he and his cow
rades passed -thirty-one trying , heroic day
Is preserved at Annapoltawhere there bi
also been erected a monument to the nemor
of the latter bearing the inscription :
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: Greater Love Can No'Man Snow Than
: to Give His Life for Hl Friend.
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THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
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Fact ? Abjut the Eleotrlcil Equipment cf a
Submarine Terror.
PERFECT SYSTEM OF STORAGE BATTERIES
Compact Ret letr. of Recent
in the Domain , of Electricity
1'omrlble Dllndnena from
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Electricity will play n Important part ta
naval engagements. The electrical eaulp-
ment of modern war vessels ranks. . In Import
ance next to steam power and armament.
The only vessel In which electricity Is the
sole power Is the Holland submarine torpedo
boat now undergoing tests preliminary to Its
purchase by the government. Tbe detall of
Its construction have been skillfully con
cealed from prying eyes , and the exact In
terior arrangement Is known only to those
fv'ho have been concerned with her building.
The Electrical Review of New York , how
ever , has been able to secure the following
facts regarding the" electrical equipment of
the Holland : , ,
The boat Is about flfty-six feet long , and
resembles a clear la shape. The boat Is
"propelled by a single screw , and tbe means
adopted for controlling direction and speed
wbcu under water are at once rlmple , Ingen
ious and effective. The Holland's armament
ccnalats of an elgbteen-lnch torpedo expul
sion tube opening at the bow of the boat.
Thrco automobile torpedoes are carlred abcard
There Is also an eight-inch aerial torpedo
gun which will throw an eighty-pound dyna
mite shell over a mile and one-half. Point
ing aft Is a submarine gun capable of dis
charging an eighty-pound dynamite nhell 800
yards under water with a blgh velocity.
These guns are all Operated by compressed
air. There Is room on the boat for tweiity
dvnamlte ehells. A crew of five men Is re
quired to operate the Holland , and the boat's
chief value , It Is expected , will consist In
Us ability to discharge Its guns while sub
merged. The normal speed of the Holland
Is nine knots an hour for six hours , with
an expenditure of fifty horse-power , although
on spurts the speed can be Increased to
twelve knots for short perltfds of time.
So far no successful plan" for running a
submarine boat by any , other " means than
ho electric current r-us be"cn successfully
mployed. The compactness and effcctlve-
CPJ of the storage battery system Installed
in the Holland may be understood when It
is etatcd that to etore enough lr to operate
uch a boat would require apparatus
weighing at least slx tlmfs as. much , . , Be-
Hea this the pneumatic system Involves
umcrous mechanical -difficulties anil _ a
much lower efficiency. The electrical
iqulpment of the Holland la chiefly remark-
bio for the amount of power developed
rom the apparatus""contained In a limited
npace. Everything concerning the. opera
tion of the beat has been refined to a
minimum , and this Is especially true of the
ilectrlcal devices.
STORAGE -BATTERY - SYSTEM.
Current for the-operation of the boat Is
applied from a storage battery composed
of sixty special-type chloride accumulators
manufactured by the Electric Storage Battery
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company of PhlladelphlaY""Th"cse celfs are
built wildly Into one .compartment flfteen
feet long , six feet wide and thirty Inches
high. The weight Is-to distributed'that the
batteries arc held firmly In any position
and cannot be thrown out of alignment or
crushed by their own weight. The storage
battery compartment Is located about the
center of the boat and Is bounded on each
side and below by compartments containing
water ballast , and Is covered with a deck.
The total battery weight Is 45,000 pounds ,
and the cells arc capable of discharging SOU
amperes per hour for six hours. On spurts
of speed lasting for a'bout ' half an hour.tbe
discharge rate may be Increased to 1,000
a'mpercs per hour. The battery cells are
constructed of steel , lined both Inside and
outside with lead. The plates are secured
In the cells against am/ possible motion , and
the cells are firmly secured In tho- battery
compartment. The cells are constructed In
euch a manner that the boat can roll or pitch
twcnty-flvo degrees without-spilling the elec
trolyte.
The batteries ore-charged by means Of a
gasoline engine and dygajnogej , Charging
Is done only when the boat Is on the surface
of the water. An * axcaogemenUof.special
gearing permits the flfty-horse-power Otto
engine to run the-dynamo or'to turn the
propeller shaft la case of emergency. I :
the boat were running on the surface , the
gasoline .engine 1 ; . capable of operating It
for 1,000 miles at eight knots an hour with
the amount of fuel carried. The -dynamo
Is a special machine , constructed 4 > y the
Electro-Dynamic company of Philadelphia ,
and has two commutators 4and a double-
wound armature. * * Th'e 'normal capacity o ;
the machine Is fifty horse power. Its weigh *
Is 3,500 pounds and the armature speed Is
800 revolutions per minute. The- dynamo
Is capable of being overloaded to 150 horse
power for two hOnrs aT"a "stretch without
an excessive rise of temperature. _
The other electrical apparatus on the Hol
land consists of a ten horse-power motor- used
for running a seven horse-power Ingersoll
& Sargent air compressor , which Is 'capable
of supplying to the storage reservoirs thirty
cubic feet of air at 2,000 pounds pressure.
This motor Is also , used to operate a bilge
pump. A one-half horse-power motor is
used to ventilate tbe boat while submerged
b)7 ) forcing the foul air out Into the water ,
Its place being taken'by fresh air'from''the
reservoirs. Another one-half horse-power
motor Is ueed to ventilate the storage bat
tery compartment by means of a suction
blower for carrying off the battery fumes
durlng-charglng.
ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.
A notable feature of the electrical progress
of tbe last year has been the awakening In
England and Germany In electric .railroad
ing , and the recognition of the superiority
of American plants for this purpose , evi
denced la the large orders for electric equip
ments that have come from England to this
country. The Franktort-Lauffen transmis
sion of electric power on an experimental
nolle over a tllst nce of 107 miles , which ex
cited much wonder a fe.w years ago , has
been approached closely during the year by
a prospective transmission In California of ,
seventy-five miles , under the unprecedented 1
commercial voltage of 30,000. Niagara has
nearly doubled Us power of utilization within
the twelvemonth and at Massena , N. Y. ,
a 75.000 horse-power electric plant has been
started. These are startling figures.
Another point remarked In the electrical
record of 1S97 Is the largely Increased num
ber of electric motors used In printing. In
one largo lithographic establishment , newly
equipped , no less than 140 motors of various
sizes furnish power to the presses and other
machinery. Tbe electric cab has become
recognized as more than a fad , and New
York has ordered an addition of 100 vehicles
to Its electric cab service. The electric
launch also Is making Its wav , although Its
progress may be delayed for aome short time
bv the difficulties1 of procuring current. In
lighting , tbo Inclosed arc has established'Its
practical excellence , and phosphorescent
lighting has made substantial progress. The
storage battery ha forged aheadIn a re
markable way , especially for lighting , and
In central station * tbe three-phase high ten
sion system , with rotary transformer Bub-
stations , gives promise of soon coming Into
bleb favor. The obtalnlne of electricity di
rect from coal baa roadn distinct advance ,
and some Interesting new phases of electric
beating have been entered upon. The long
distance teleohone has enlarged Its borders ;
Omaha now talks with New York ; tbe quad-
Tuplex has extended Its possibilities and
wireless telegraphy , notwithstanding tbe ex
aggerated claims which have been made foi
lit" promises to resolve Itielf Into quite a
I 'practical ' system of communication , more ei-
f ipccially with lighthouse * and In marine
work.
to SUBSTITUTE FOR GUTTA-PERCHA.
IB Electricians ore greatly exercised over the
n- Introduction of percbold , a new product , and
nys a substitute for gutta-percha , the supplj
aa of which of late has shown such dlsquletlni
signs of collapse. Perchold , tbe taventloc
of Dr. Napier Ford , la oil -mfalch , has under
gone a high degree of oxidation. Stimulated
by the fact that linoleum , like many kindred
substances , la oil , Imperfectly oxidised , Dr
Ford experimented for auj ytam to pr
dace method wfetrrir oil could be fully
oxidised , and 'att iMbnha ouccetded. The
result to perchold. T Tfce oil U heated with
litharge , stirred lowytpA continuously , and
then allowed to weVu Specially prepared
tow then la dlppeditajtt , placed In wire basv.
keta and subjected tooeurrenta/ / air. The
ot | adhering to th namehU | _ of the hemp
becomes 7 ± CI ! > osfciiwu. under tbe mi
croscope the htsoptn threads appear
sheathed with coattatfof amber. This Is
run through roller * and comes out aa a
leathery material , elowly allied to , It not
chemically Identical with , rubber. Us
tenacity Is Increased , by "mixing.It with sul
phur. It can be roiled as thin an a pleca
of tissue paper on wnjrfabric , and makes
leather Impervious * to' notature , though not
to air. It U said tcr h * eight times cheaper
than rubber , and more durable. One of Its
great flelda probably will be the making ot
pneumatic tires. It Is said that a chemical
manufacturer In London , whose hydrochloric
acid tank used to be lined with gutta-percha
at a cost of $50 , had a lining made ot
perchold for $1.50 which serve * Just as well.
Perchold should be a boon to the electrician ,
as It never becomes brittle and never leaves
the wire two most desirable qualities In an
Insulator.
VACUUM TUBE LIGHT.
From time to time the various Inventor *
who are engaged In following tbo elusive
problem ot a method ot making a method ot
phosphorescent light available for use In the
Streets and Inside houses give their results
to the press. Some of the experiments de
scribed through this medium are very beau
tiful , and others are not a little promising ,
but so far It has been most difficult , or , to
be nearer the truth , Impossible to secure any
figures or "curves" on which reliance could
be placed , In * regard to the relative cost ot
producing this new light , and the candlepower -
power attained. The. mere statements ot a
sanguine Inventor go for very little ; experts ,
and the public , too , want facts that can bo
proved. When a phosphorescent light plant
Is put up under the supervision of reputable ,
and capable judges , and tbe amount of cur
rent used and the quantity ot light given for
the expenditure of that current Is scientific
ally determined , people will be able to judge
Just how far the new light has gone toward
taking the place of the arc and the Incan
descent lamp. While there have been no re
cent signs of progress on the part ot in
ventors who have been Identified with In
vestigations In th's field , a new man , John
H. J. Halnes , has taken up the work. Mr.
Halnes sajs that within three months his
apparatus will be on the market. His
vacuum tube light Is pure white , and Is sail
to be of great brilliancy. One of the leadIng -
Ing features of the apparatus Is a discharge
which takes place between two pairs of brass
spheres , which Mr. Halnes terms a double-
spark gap. The outfit for producing the
light Is self-contained , of simple construc
tion , and ot low cost.
BLINDNESS FROM THE ELECTRIC ARC.
Prof. A. J. Rowland advises people to be
verv careful In the matter of exposing the
eves to the direct glare ot the electric arc
light , or an arc caused by any accidental
short circuit. After gazing oa the Intense
light the eyes suffer a sort of paralysis , and
ca looking away one eees aa through a fog ,
This effect eoon passes away , and can usually
bo cured by a sojourn In a dark room for
one or two hours or one or two days , accordIng -
Ing to the severity of the case. At night
one notices the brilliance of the light and Is
on his guard , and It Is In daylight that there
Is the greatest danger.- Men who have to
work near such ai. light In daytime nhould
not only wear such ; glasses as are made for
those who adjust and ! repair common arc
lights , but use a mask covering the whole
face. The light would get right around the
glasses , and even If one thinks to protect
himself from all dlrecti rays by holding hla
hand before his eyes , there will still be like
lihood of his suffering. The eye may no'
feel the effect of working with the arc Im
mediately. It may ; be-some hours before a
slight scratching IB noticed In the eye , as
though the"re werejsome fine dust or cinders
there. This Is followed , by a feeling of dcy-
ness on the eyeball , accompanied by a very
orofuse shedding of tears , end all the symp
toms of a heavy cold In the head are felt.
It the attack.Is . a bad cne the pain becomes
a very Intense aching- and may be accom
panied by a twltchfcigiot the eyelids.- ag-
eravated cases the'afflicted ono can bear no
light on the eyeball , and If the eyea are
opened he finds he la blinded. For a slight
attack Prof. Rowland recommends the use
of six gralnsi-of borax/In a fluid ounce of In
fusion of sassafras pith , oc ten grains ot
boric acid In an ounce of camphor water.
The last recipe Is one ot the most soothing
remedies for tired or Inflamed eye * that wan
ever discovered , but Prof. Rowland thlnfia
that the first Is just as gojd , and possibly
a trifle better. In a very bad case a physi
cian may apply cocaine , but no one else. Af
ter a few hours the pain passes away , and by
keeping In a darkened room and then wearIng -
Ing smoked glasses for a couple of days , ap
plying the eye wash constantly meanwhile ,
the patient should be all right. He la sure
to be more careful next time.
TO CURB COLD IN OXE DAY
Take Laxative Brome Qulalne Tablets. All
druggists refund tbe money If It falls to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
DINNER WHICH COST f3OOOOOOOO.
Vet It Wn Only n Very Common
place Mcnl.
Recently a man who is fond of arithmetic
made up hb mind that he would find out how
much a dinner really cost , says the Memphis
Appeal. He first ascertained that the din
ner he w * Mrg i-xi 75 cents , presumably.
He contradicted this and then made out the
following statement about the cost of that
dinner :
The pepper , he said , came from 10.000
miles away. It grew on a little bush about
eight feet high , which must have had a
growth of at least five years. The pepper
was picked green ; It had to be dried In the
sun , and this meant employing women. II
took one ship and 1,000 miles of railroad to
bring the pepper to the United States. The
flour of which the bread was made came from
Dakota ; some one owned tho.-land , and thai
meant the Investing ot capital , and then he
had also to pay wages to worklngmen. The
flour had to be ground , and the building ol
the mill , and the plant or machinery , meanl
more money Invested. The millers had to be
paid , coopers had to be paid for making the
barrels , and , of course , the wood ot whlct
the barrels were maJe had to bo cut one
sawed and shaped , and this meant the em
ploying of more men. Then the flour had tc
be shipped over the railroad and handled
again by cartmen before It came Into thi
house.
The tea oa the table came from China am
the coffee from South America. The codflgl
had to be brought from 'Maine. ' Men had t <
be employed to catch the flsh ; other mei
and women were employed In drying , pack'
Ing and boxing It , and It , too , had to make I
long railroad journey.
The salt came from the Indian reservatloi
in the northwestern part ot New York state
The spices in tbe cake came from the Splci
Islands In tbe Indian archipelago. Tbi
canned peaches came > from California , am
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thejr < too , represented.tlio employment , of
capital and labor. The little dinner repre
sented , directly and Indirectly , tbe employ
ment of HOO.000,000 0 ( capital and 6,000,000
men.
SOME
M n Who Altnoit Drlfr Their Stom-
notm ,
Americans are eternally quarreling over
the question of wine drinking , says the New
York Press. Some want their claret hot , In
email .glasses , while others take It In pint
tumble wltb ico. Still nlhera mix it with
water or vlchy or carbonic a thoroughly
vlclouB habit. la-the French boarding houses
In this city the chcapeet cMrets arc diluted
either In the cellar or at the table. Flno
wloga.are. , ajjped , from .small glassca , and
never moro than a gilt is drunk. When the
quarrel waxed warm at Facclnl's he would
ettle It by the brand ( bat la , by cost and
quality. And bo Is always right. Hla chlanti
must bo drunk In ono way , his valtelllna la
another , hla zlnfandcl in another.
At Facclnl's a man is permitted to eat ac
cording to hla particular stjlo and capacity.
Many Italians went there years agoand may
go there now , though J ( Is really moro fre
quented by Americans. 1 have seen artists ,
singers , actors , writers , preachers , gamblers
and poets at the same table , each eating as
if ho expected a famine. It was no task for
Borne of them to drink a gallon of wine t a
sitting and eit a peck ot macaroni , not to
mention In detail welttite aad measurers of
what might be termed accessories. A poet ,
when be 1s not poetizing , Is a fearful eater-
fearful of starving. Preachers come next.
A gourmet Is ono thing , a gormand another ,
Youspuf , the "rrerrible Turk , " eats eighteen
chops at breakfast and drinks two quarts of
beer. He Is a belly-god. Brlgnoll ate a dozen
mutton chops after singing at the Academy
and drank three bottles of champagne. He
was a gastronome. Pouycc Qucrtlcr ate a leg
of mutton at a meal , with sundry vegetables ,
while the limit of his capacity for cham
pagne was never reached. John H , Inmnn , a
disciple of tcetotallsm , killed himself with
eating. His appetite was so ravenous and
his capacity for food so Illimitable that ho
was ashamed to cat In public. New York Is
full ot .human cormorants , but those that
"take the butchery" ere euch aa Ike Frommo ,
Pat Dlvver end Mayor Van Wyck In their
ctcik-devuurlnc cor testa. All gastronomic
tournaments are disgusting.
Arnold's I3romo Celery cures headaches.
lOc , 25c and COc. All druggists.
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