THE OMAHA DAILY JVEE: TJU'HSDAV, APRIL I, 1001.
ELECTRIC AID TO THE DEAF
the modern car trumpet is the greatest
favorite on n-coui;t of lt cheapness and
portability.
HAWAII IS THEIR MECCA
Koditn Methods Adopted to Assiit the
f hjiiciliy Imperfect.
SCIENCE SUPPLIES THE DEAD SENSE
Appllnurr Tlml Alloiv titr Trniiaiula-
Inn nf ti it il lo Hip Criifpri of
Hip Urn I ii (iovornlni;
Hi'iirliiK-
RIDES RUBBER-TIRLD HACK
Went I'nriuini .Mroi'l .Mnn Stlij Out
All Mulil ( "imlliiR
tin- Dot.
The recent attempt to utilize electricity
to magnify sound, for the benefit of tho
deaf, naturally sneKCsts n review of the
principal means that have been employed
of late years for that purpose. Ono of
the, and probably tho smallest, Is tho
artificial car drum, reports ithc New York
Tribune. This Is a tiny object, plncod
inside tho ear, and practically out of sight.
It requires no outside means of support,
but it Is tutted to only n limited number
of cases, nnd Its merits have been sadly
overstated by qunckH. No onn should try It
unless the natural car drum has been per
forated by disease, or In conacqucnco of n
surRlral operation.
Another device which helps n coinpnr.f
lively few In nhaped like a small fan. It Is
of hard rubber or other stiff material, and
is held In front of tbo chest, with Its upper
edgo against th'o user's teeth. Thco mu.U
bo natural teeth, nnd the person's auditory
nerve must be In Rood condition. Tho In
strument works on a familiar principle.
Many ft machinist who Is exploring thn In
Hide of a pump by bis sense of hearing has
detected faults In tho worklnR of a valve
by renting one cud of a stick against the
machinery and the other against his upper
teeth. In this manner fnlnt sounds will
sometimes bo caught which elude even a
keen oar. Tho rubber fan was rather pop
ular with deaf pcoplo twenty years ago, hut
Is now rarely heard of.
Onn of tho most serviceable pieces of ap
paratus over employed to Improve tho henr
Ing Ih the car trumpet. This hns undergone
several transformations. Originally It was
it long, cumbrous nnd conspicuous horn, en
tlroly of motnl. Now It has been greatly
reduced In size nnd Its efllclcncy has hren
Increased In two or three ways. The old
car trumpet wns a foot or more In length
mid had a Daring mouth five or six Inches
across. Tho modern form of tho Instru
ment looks llko a cup, not morn thnn thrco
nnd ono-hulf or four Inches deep, and usu
ally from two to three Inches wldo at tho
mouth. Knr trumpetH nro made In several
sizes, but theso nro tho most common. They
rarely weigh moro thnn two or three
ounces, attract llttlo attention nnd can bo
carried anywhere. Tho Inner surface of tho
boll Is metal, but tho outsldo Is hnrd rub
ber. Tho rubber Is useful tin well as ornn
mental, Inasmuch ns It overcomes nn un
pleasant rattle that onco accompanied the
sounds which the Instrument conveyed.
Another marked Improvement In the truiri
pct Is the parnbollc shnpo Imparted to the
renr of tho hell, This focuses the sound
waves, which thou enter a still nmnller
funnel and tube In order to reach the car.
ApiiiinIIc Tulip,
Next nftor tho trumpet In vnlun comes
tho llvxlbla ncaustlo tube. Sometimes this
Is only about two or threo feet long. Tho
user applies ono end to the ear, and offers
to tho speaker tho other, which termlnntes
in a rubber funnel. Thn efllclcncy of this
apparatus depends chiefly upon tho slzo of
tho funnel. An Interesting development of
this system wan provided In a dining room
in Ilrooklyn several years ngo. Speaking
tubcn vero arranged under tho table, lead
ing from cneh sent to tho plnce occupied by
tho host,, who was denf. Hy this meatix ho
could" hear what any ofv his guests said.
In fact, there- were two sets of tubes, ono
colored black and tho other Invender. The
latter were used on especially fcstlvo oc
casions and tho other every day.
Another outgrowth of tho samo method
is nn Invention of Prof. K. H. Currier of the
New York Institution for tho Instruction of
the Deaf and Dumb. In the work In which
ho Is engaged training denf people to use
their vocal organs It Is essential that thoy
should hear themselves ns well ns the pro
fessor. Otherwise they cannot know how
good or how Imperfect 1b their Imitation
of the Instructor's utternnccs. Hence tho
student puts to his ear n device that Is
forked llko a wishbone. Ono prong con
nects with ft spcnklng tubo used by the
teacher, nnd tho other with n second tube
into which the student speaks.
Special combinations of trumpet nnd tubo
Jiavi been mndo for exceptional uses. A
bell measuring thrco feet across, wna once
suspended over a pulpit In church nnd nn
acoustic tube led thence to ono of tho pows,
Not long ago h business man In this city
had an Instrument, fifteen Inches long and
ten Inches wide, so arranged on his desk
thnt It could be mado- to disappear when
not used. When ho wished to convoke
with a visitor tho appnratus was raised.
Into position, the outsider talked Into tho
Mr trumpet and tho proprietor nppllcd ono
end of n flexible tubo to his car.
UtlllsliiK tho Telephone.
Within tho last two or three years ex
periments have been mndo with Instruments
resembling tho telephone by M. H. Hutchi
son, a bright young electrical engineer who
hns come to this city to live, nnd Dr.
Bnmuol 0. Tracy, n physician who employs
electricity In n variety of ways for remedial
purposes. Theso two Inventors lmvo worked
independently of each other nnd their.
methods differ lu detail, but thoy both
wako uao of three devices a storage bnt
tery( a transmitter and a recolvcr. The
last two are connected by wires with the
battery and consequently with each other.
There aro two style's of receiving Instru
ments. One Is held In tho hand, llko a
lorgnette, and ministers to ono ear only.
In Its handle Is a tiny switch which turns
tho current on or off, so that it. may not bo
wasted when It Is not required. Tho other
form of Instrument Is clasped over the
head by n light spring, and cnrrlcs two ear
pieces. Tho transmitter U also found In
two forms. Mr. Hutchison's may bo laid
on n table near thn listener or in tho hit
ter's lnp several feet away from tho
speaker. At present Dr. Tracy's Is meant
to bo held In tho speaker's hnnd. This ap
paratus Is not yet fully developed, how
ever, and he alniB eventually to modify tho
present arrangement, There are points of
difference botwoen tho two styleB of stor
age battery 'employed, but theso need not
bo pointed out here.
It Is said that a number of well known
mon and women In this city have tried the
electrical apparatus Just described, both In
their homes nnd nt tho opera and theater.
A dining table has been equipped with
transmitters at every place, and a receiver
for tho hostess, Thus she Is nblo to enjoy
the conversation of tho whole company.
To get tbo benefit of musical nnd dramatic
entertainments, u doaf person using this
system must sit nenr the front of tho house,
but it is not necessary to put tho tranB
mlttlng device on tho stage. If It rests In
the listener's lap merely, the object Is nt
talncd, nlthough for "long dlBtanco" work
It Is well to attach to tho transmitter small
funnels called "concentrators." Hither
style of receiver may bo used, nnd. of
course, thore must bo a storage battery nt
hnnd.
Tho electrlcnl aystem Is not yet fully de-
velopcd, and it rnnnot bo fairly Judged
from Kb proscnt status, perhaps. It Is
costly, nnd tho need of a supply of
electricity makes tho apparatus lew port
able than It othorwlso would be. Hut for
tho very dent it seems to promise- great
things, nnd those who can afford to use
it may possibly find It more helpful than
any other resource. At present, however,
A West Parnam street man who ranks
high as a downtown entertainer, did not get
homo until 1 o'clock yesterday morning.
Tho man got nut of tho hack a block or
two this slda of his resldqnce. Ho thought
ho was mighty wl.o. Hue ho wnsn't. His
wife rubbered that Is, she scented tho rub
ber tires of tho hack nnd she had a posi
tive grasp on the chronological situation
.the moment tho man poked his head Inside
of tho house.
"Whero have you been, you brute?"
This Is what she said to him.
"Ilccn countln' tho dots."
This Is what ho said to her.
"Well, then Its all right If you mndo no
mistake," said tho wife.
Some people bay the West i'arnam street
man had been counting spots instead of
dots, but If his wife doesn't know the differ
ence, what's tho use of tclllni; her.
Tho mnn already hns trouble enough
he's been married ten years.
Speaking of dots mils to mind tho fact
that Tho Dec's prize dot counting contest Is
Just now the paramount lsauo in Omaha and
surrounding country.
New schemes for holvlng the famous dot
jiiU7.li! nro being dovlscil every day by somo
of thn Ingenious contestants who arc anx
ious to secure one of tho prizes. Many of
tho solvers havo confided to tho ninnago
ment how they managed to reach whnt they
nro suro Is tho right nnswer. Strange lo
say, nil their skill in seeking methods has
been of no more avail than tho steady work
of those who havo simply applied them
selves to tho tnsk of counting the dots In
regular order. All tho answers contlnuo to
vary as much now ns those submitted at the
opening of tho contest, showing that tho
later attempts havo not been any moro suro
than the ones mndo by tboso who sent In
lists the first day.
As nn Instnnco nf whnt hats been donn In
tho contest, a story in told of ono enter
prising mnn who, fastened the paper to a
board, and patiently picked out each dot
with an nwl. checking off every ten. After
pursuing this performnnco threo limes ho
found that ho had thrco separate results,
Ono man who 'eturned n count yesterday
said thnt he had tried to count tho dots four
times nnd each time ho obtained n different
nnnwer. Ho then added nil four nnswors
together nnd took tho average of his four
attempts,
Ono gucsscr took a peculiar view of tho
description of the puzzle, Ho found that
Hi the mlddlo of tho rcctnngulnr there Is
tho tlguro of a shield. Thn description of
tho puzzle speaks ot n "figure:" IIo out
lined this flguro and counted 400 odd dots
therein. He took a chnnco nn being right.
Tho guesses keep coming In each day by
the thousand. As more people learn of tho
puzzlo they become Interested nnd after
they havo tried their hand nt counting they
toll others nnd so tho list grows. Yet In nil
the grent number of nnswers recolvcd thoro
Is shown tho same extensive variation. A
collection of n dozen guesses, tnken nt ran
dom, shows n dlfferenco of over 300 between
tho lowest and tho highest, with no two of
tho Intervening ones alike. It can thus be
seen that mistakes nro still botng made.
If you want further enlightenment ns to
Tho Ileo's dot counting prlzo contest, rend
thodlsplny announcement which appears In
each Issuo of tho pnper nnd It will glvo you
full details.
Immcnte Crowds of Laboreri Emigrate frcm
Porto Rio;.
SUGAR PLANTERS PAY THE BILLS
W'nii I tn CilnlilNIi Tin-in t'rriiiiiniMill;
nn riiiiilttllaiiN Thpy Arc .im
Kim cliipliiu llPlterlH Until)
nn I'lirlo Itlt'ii,
PONCU, Torts Itlco, March 2S. (Corre
spondence of tho Associated l'rcss.) An
other expedition of ilawull-bound emi
grants sailed for New Orleans yesterday
on the California. There were S33 In the
party.
Th expedition was composed of the finest
appearing lot of people yet to lcavu for
Hawaii. Nearly all tho travelers com
prised entire families. Tho number of per
sons to n family averaged ubotit six and
there wns one family of eleven persons
Of tho 2,700 I'orlo ltlcaus who have gone
to Hawaii over 05 per cent havo been
women, The party which left nu the call
'ornla were fair specimens of I'orto Hleo"u
labor class and were ns sturdy as the gen
eral ruu of I'orto Illnnus. lleforo the first
boatload of emigrants was sent out to tho
ship nbout 1.200 people congregated on tlm
bench and two priests celebrated mass in
the open air. Two weddings nnd two chris
tenings wero nlso performed.
I'luiilprn I'll. (tin 11111m.
Whllo on their way to New Orleans the
emigrants, moat of whom wero In rags
when embarking, will be cheaply but sub
stantially clothed ot tho exprtiHo ot the
Hawaiian Sugar l'lnnters' nspoclatlou, nnd
tho cntln pnrty will be vaccinated, na
tions of codfish, beef, potntoes, rice, beans,
bread nnd coffee will be served twico dally.
Thu only reasonable objection advanced
o fur to their emigration from I'orto Itlco
Is that the Island's best laborers nro leav
ing. Tho recruiting agents havo orders to
enlist no Spaniards, nnd no pure black
people nro taken, tho Idea being, presum
ably, to hiivo tho men marry Hawaiian
women nnd thus lose their Identity with
I'orto Itlco. In nil events, after being
ttnnsported so far It Is not likely thnt they
will over return. It Is considered that
Potto Itlco Is over-populated and the sooner
this population Is thinned down the better
off I'orto Itlco will he.
Tho numbers ot I'orto Hlcnns who have
lately so willingly emigrated to Hawaii,
there to seek n livelihood under unknown
conditions, is regarded ns conclusive proof
that want nnd even starvation do exist
here.
PREPARE TO RAISE HORSES
SUES FOR SIX DOLLARS
Killior of A'nllpy XiMvopnppr llpalri'M
to I'.xImIiIInIi ii I'reppilent
for llplliitnpiil.
Chnrles K. Hyors, publisher of the Valley
Enterprise, evidently believes tn nttcndlng
to thu small details of his business, for he
has brought suit in tho district court to
recover $6 from an alleged delinquent sub
scriber. Tho enso Is against William
Nightingale, who Is said to havo subscribed
for the Enterprise. In 1802 nnd to havo en-
Joyed Its Christian Influence for a period
ot four years without onco remembering
that It was necessary for tho editor to cat.
in nmount this is probably the most un
important case ever tiled In tho district
court, but Kdltor Hycrs asserts that the
principle Involved is of International Im
portance.
Habltu.il constipation is tho door through
which many of thn serious ills of the body
nro admitted, Tho occasional uso of
Prickly Ash Hitters will remove and cure
this distressing condition.
Wj out I hi; Itiiiielimi'ii Arp AhiiIii Till.
Iiik I p Imltistry fur Army
Supply.
CHKYKNNI2, Wyo.. April 3. (Special. )-
Dnlan Hros. ot Pino lllurfs havu purchased
ilOO head of horses nnd will establish n largo
horse much on Muddy creek, in tho north
enstorn pnrt of this county. May 1 they
will purchase another bunch of horses. It Is
their Intention to breed liortes that will
meet tho requirements of the army, both in
the United States nnd in Hnglnnd.
There nro other ranchmen In tho stnto
'who are going Into the horso business, ns
higher prices nre anticipated. Horses havo
been growing scarcer every year, due, no
doubt, to tho fact that many horse raisers
had gone out of tho business nnd tho In
creased demand caused by tho Philippine.
Spnnlbh nnd South African wars. Wyoming
horses nre preftrred by tho Ilrltlsh, as ex
perlcnco has taught them that horseflesh
from this section gives hotter satisfaction
than animals from other localities. Specu
lators have been promised a salo In Eng
land for all hdrscs of certain height nnd
wclglit that enu bo secured In Wyoming,
nnd the next fow years promise to witness
a remarknblo growth In tho hoi'so-roistng
Industry in this state.
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Weighed in a scale of nutritive comparison a pound of California Prunes
is more valuable than a pound of sirloin steak.
The question of nutritive value is a serious one when the price of meats
and other foodstuffs are constantly rising. There are more essentials of
life in the prune than almost any other article of ordinary diet, and, further
more, when vou buv fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, etc., T5 of the money
you pay out is for water by the pound at provision prices. There is no water in the California
Prune as you buy it.
Eat less meat, eggs, fish, milk, potatoes and butter, and eat more prunes by themselves or
with rice or cereal and you will solve a problem of household economics and a problem of health.
There is only one prune on the market carefully grown, packed and inspected. The proof
that you are getting this prune is the brand of the California Cured Fruit Association, as dis
played below, which is now placed on all of the Association's goods. It makes no difference what
the name of the prune is, if it is on a box on which you find this brand it is safe. But if you
do not buy by the box, be sure that you get from a box on which you see this brand.
STEWED PItUNES WITHOUT SUGAR
Try this recipe for Stewed Prunes without sugar,
which won fourth prize in California Prize Prune
Cooking Contest a few weeks ago:
"Menourc the prunes, wnstl thoroughly nnd put on
tin Homo nmount of wnter nn pruncn. Let them nook
nil night, then In the inornlnft plnce on tho stove and
ntninicr nbout nix or seven bourn."
JThe Association Issues n hook containing IOO
recipes for preparing prunes tn ecr,v wiiy, which
were ohtnlned Inn prljo contest pnrtlclpnted tn
by the very best cooks nnd chefs of California.
This book, together with n "Prune Prlmor,"
which will tlollght the little folks, will be sent
free on request. Address
CAUPORMA CURED PUUIT ASSOCIATION
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Hartford, Conn., scratched his leg with
a rusty wire. Inllnmntlon and blood poi
soning set In. For two years he suffered
intensely. Then tho best doctors urged
nmputntlon, "but," ho writes, "I used ono
bnttlo of Electric Hltteru and eleven nnd n
half boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salvo and
my leg was sound nnd well as ever." For
eruptions, eczemn, tetter, salt rheum, sores
and all blood disorders Electric Hitters has
no rlvnl on earth. Try them. Kuhu & Co,
will gunrnnteo satisfaction or refund
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Eastern Comment
on Western Service
"Rolng out to Omaha the other day over
tho Burlington Uouto I heard nn old word
used with n new application. The con
ductor in speaking of his passengers re
ferred to them ns guests. The word Im
plies that you nro under tho roof-treo of
your friend. Every comfort nnd conven
ience of tho plnco Is yours. Hero your
welfare is guarded, your privacy respected,
your wishes anticipated, and tho servants
of tho place seem to huvo been hired Just
for you, for they move quietly, yet quickly
to do your slightest bidding, nit without
obtrtmtveness, demonstration or thought of
feo or favor."
Elbert Hubbard In tho March Philistine.
"Every comfort nnd convenience" Is
yours If you travel via the Ilurllngton
in going East, West, South, Southwest
or Northwest.
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Haley, Tenn., February 2, 190O.
I havo been suffering from Female diseases for four years. At times I have
to qo to bed. I have had several doctors but none of them did me any
good. My menses have not been right for years and they get worse every
year. My friends advise me to take Wino of Cardui and Thedford's Black
Draught. I will tell you of my troubles and ask you to write me whether or not
I should take Wine of Cardui. I have pains ail over me. I have no appetite to
eat. At times it hurts me to stand on my feet. I have spells in which I nearly
smother. My stomach and bowels are in bad shape and it hurts me to lie on
my side. I have catarrh in my head so bad, my head nearly kills me some
times. What can you do for me ? Mrs. DELIA PEARSON.
The future seemed about hopeless when Mrs. Pearson wrote
this letter. Four years had been full of pain for her. Doctors
had failed. Just think of the agony of such years of menstrual
suffering! This good woman knew she was gradually growing
weaker. She couid not eat. It was painful at times to lie down.
The awful menstrual trouble was sapping away her life. The
pain grew sharper and continued longer each month, and each
month she grew less able to bear it. What was she to dor A
friend answered that for Mrs. Pearson by advising her to take Wine of Cardui. Mrs. Pearson can never fully repay that friend.
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Haley, Tenn., June 17, 19OO.
1 have used fivo bottles of Wine of Cardui and five packages of Thedford's Black-Draught, and I feel like a new woman. My husband and my friends
say I look better than I have in some time. I wrote you in February about your medicine, and I have been taking it ever since. I am doing all my work
with case, and am resting well at night and sleeping like a child. My menses come on regularly now for tho first time in three years. I have no more
smothering spells and no more headache, and I am feeling better in every way. When I wrote you last February I was not able to sit up. I began mending
as soon as I commenced taking your medicine and have been improving ever since. Your medicines have done me more good than all the doctors'
medicines. ' DELIA PEARSON.
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IOO years. It is not an untried experiment. A million healthy women arc examples of the health-giving power of the Wine. It is
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health is open to you go to your druggist and buy a $1.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui. Don't accept substitutes. These women
Were CUred by Wine of Cardui. For advice nnd literature, artdrcta. KllD)f jrmptom, "Th I.adlfa' Adrlaorr
Department," The Chattanooga Mrdlcine Company, Chattanooga, Term.
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