THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. JULY 4. 1910.
HUMOR.
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Things You Vant to Know
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BT AMrTRE MAN.
The Pokb ft the Establishment, absorbed
In ht favorite snorting page, waa scarcely
more conscious f the present of hii wife
than he "was of th subdued tickling of
the French cluck In The mantel piece.
And. strangely enough, the lady, poring
nrr the awigl sheet, of the evening paper
me had "bees able to lure away from him.
soemed fq'ialjjr rapt.
Suddenly,-however, the Bosi' Wife gig
gled. The gigglo deepened to a gurgle,
a whole aerie of gurgles and then broad
ened Into' n hearty .laugh.
"Wttsfe tha matter?" Inquired the
Halt led Beta.
"There's aoinethtng so funny In the
paper.! Oh, so awfully funny!" hia wife
explained. .' "'It's about a married couple
that went t court aak the Judge to de
cide which u the bona. And the Judge
told them they1 should taTte turns the man
giving ordrra for the first six month and
thn to, "soman 4evlng her chance for the
lime tlrne',.".
"That's aiUy enough." returned the Boaa
ungraeteueTyy birt- I fail to fee any par
ticular ,omof it, it" -
"Of courae, that' inot the funny part,
the .snWu- retorted, "it's what the Judge
said.. aflrYWar.afJ. N Hd aid. if they hever
tame bat he'd, know the hueband bad de
cided t. let-ilB rfe boas all the time and
they .would' JfVa nejjjy. jvef after."
"So liaa. jeour'Jdea of humor, la It?"
the Boaa e,netlro-d grimly. "It doesn't
occur to J du that wheti a man works hard
all day v bav onV littl comer of the
r 4 world fcwuearC call tils home, taking orders
f all tha time "that jha may keep a wife In
!" luxury, be aspect a little consideration
' v vn v-Httle 4eferenota return?"
TVw fvrhra nt th ladv'a mouth furl!
' dangerously and Trier eye narrowed. When
he spoke her Vukjs sounded aa If it had
been fi lea for a month.
"Reallyf" aba said freealngly. "I never
heard you utter sueh a platitude before)
But I dbn't "mind your aaylng ouch thinga
If only you don't believe them." .
"Believe what?" tha Boaa echoed. 'That
a man ffhvld "he maater of his 'own borne?
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I certainly do. believe it, and what'a more,
live up to tt. and always win!"
ia wife'- laughed ' again, but this time
her mirth ' xu not spontaneous, being de
signed aaoi naively te- irritate the Boss.
"From the day we ; were married," the
Boaa continued. With more heat, "I aaw
that you .wens, the -sort of woman that re
quired. tlrrne.es hi a husband, unless be
wanted 'to become a mollycoddle. I don't
mind say.Mxg it' t was no easy matter to
make '-you see that-1 wag determined to
rule!- -.t- ,
Tha'. Bona ix.lt e,o- deapotlcally. that far
the first Urn In their married Ufa bla wife
threw, all discretion ti the T.India and told
tha truth aa the .Boss never expected to
hear It till tbev Judgment Day.'
"You think, men boss wore so, don't you?'
she aaid. "Tou and ether nea feed your
sex erotism an euetaeasy generalities! But
get down to pases! .Of all the married
coupIesoT ofXrt acqualntaaoe can tou men
tion oo Ja.' Whir the Wife doesn't lead
the bweband aroand by . th. nose? How
about your friend Jones?"
Oh, ha s a mut," the Boss retortetl In
bls naoat superio manner.
W.eJJ, Brown, then or Mr. Blank, or anr
body' yai knew! Men are tha easiest things
in the world te managat Why It takes less
Ingenuity to make the roost masterful man
Si .
TV Keep Rooms Cool in Summer : ' -
: ;v . Close Windows and Shut Out Air
Whatlfar-you rllva in town or' country,
hut your house through the day r soon
as hot weather begins, says aa ol s oune
keeper,' and the'. theory -and pracute are
exoeilena, . For In the early morning the
air Is cool after the night, if the windows
have been wide open since sundown tha
day before; and so the house la fresh and
the cool air should be closed in. exclud
ing tha heat, which comes quickly from
yavementa ar roads.
Life " in tropical countries during hot
weather would be Impossible unless this pro
cedure wars followed, but In this tempera
tura even fifteen degrees difference In the
mercury may be had by these simple pre
cjautlcna. '
Before tha sun begins to strike warmly
on tha house or apartment tha housekeeper
should seel that every Mind In the place
is closed. It makes so difference If the
sun may cot reach that particular win
dow) tha mere fact that tha tempera
ture la affected is enough to require that
Jt shall be excluded. '
In the country a greater current of air
may be secured by "bowing" the blinds.
This corksurut In putting on a abort hook
that will bold them together at tha outer
edges, ao that tha two latter Just meet.
This means that the blinds are about one-
OXJLttA PUBLIC TJB1AET ASS
; , khseum.
Ittneteenth and Harney Btreeta.
gladles la Dealers. .-
Albrlslo and others, S bordures.
Bee her. Ornamental Penmanahlp.
Bender, Modem Art .Embroideries.
Brown, Letters and Lettering.
Clrfford, Vertod Decoration.
Colling. Art Foliage.
Day, Nature In Ornament
Dekorativw Vortllder.
Dresser', Studies ia Design.
Goodyear.. Qiww of tba Lotus.
Heney. "ancy Alphabets.
J ones, peatghs rar-Mpsais Pavoaneota.
Grammar ol Ornament. .
Lsasuag, .Ancient Orioatsl Carpet Patterns.
Meyer, Head book, of Ornament
Prang", standard Alphabets.
Shaw. Cyclopedia of Ornament.
Standard Scroll Book.
Wyatt, Oaomatriuai Mosaics of tha Mla-dleAgeav-
' Rataa sad ten Hear.
Whan Nelson waa still a led ha sailed as
coxswain -with Oaptaut tuudwldga oa an ex
pedition to Jha North aaa. He was than
very delicate, but so full of courage and
daring that it waa difficult to restrain him.
One nlgbt during mid watch, when tba ship
was embedded ia -an loe floe, he and a fa
vorite companion dole away to kill a bear.
Armed only with, a rusty uuaket. Nelson
scran bled, -foyously over yawning loe
chasrua, Jfeeertnc' hia lass oouragreoua com
panion with Jokes' and laughter. They were
sooa m Uinta fiom the ahip, and, aa a thick
tfEji We. tub oaresr things
W THS. VneiJD T6 MANAQe..
on earth eat out nf your hand than It does
to induce a 4-year-old baby girl to swallow
her oatmeal! Any woman-who can manage
little children and you know you tell us
that's our greatest talent can boss any
man alive with her eyes shut!
"Huh!" said the Boas of tha Establish
ment, "women hare a few little tricks that
may work with college boys, but when a
man has been around a bit he understands
women and can't be taken in by them."
"No, his wife replied, earnestly, "men
don't understand women, at least not as
we understand men. We've hade a study
of it. There's as much difference between
what men know about women and what
women know about men as there is be
tweem an amateur and a professional In
any line. It's a shame to take the money,"
she added, flippantly.
. "Well," aaid the Boas, with exasperating
tolerance, "if it makes you feel any better.
think so. I don t care. But there ian t
woman alive that could make me do any
thing I didn't want to do! Why, I couldn't
care very much for a woman unless I could
boes her!".
A gleam came into the lady's eyes, but
this time she did not laugh at the Boss.
Instead, she leaned forward and said. In
her most cajoling manner: .
"Oh, of course, dear, I didn't mean you!
Tou are different! . Xo woman would be
foolish enough to attempt ta Influence any
decision of yours! And you know that I
hare always relied ao much onyour won
derful Judgment! Why, I don't see bow I
ever made up my mind about anything
before I met you! Doesn't he want to
taka her to the theater tonight?"
Tb cot . shaved," he protested weakly,
though his face ahona with a great right
of victory. '
. "But It won't taka yon long, and I want
to go."
"Tou know I have to gwt up at Cclook
tomorrow morning hesaid,more. weakly.
"Oh, I hadn't though about that! I'm
so sorry! Are you veryvery very tired,
dear?-
"Tlred nothing!" the Boss replied In his
most positive manner. "Come, get ready,
if you're going and stop this nonsense!
And remember." ha added. In stern tones
of mastery, if . you're not dressed by $
o'clock you don't ge!"
Copyrlght. H0, by the N. T. Herald Co.)
quarter open. A long hook, going from
the window. Bill to the bottom of the blind,
ia required to prevent- the wind from blow
ing In both flat. In this way tha sun Is
kept out. while a draught ia created. .
Windows and blinds la tha country may
be open Just aa soon as the sun goes down,
because foliage' does not hold heat, and
whan tha aun goes none Is left. But in
cities pavements and buildings throw off
heat for several hours after sundown, and
so It Is well to delay opening .the windows,
etc.. until dark. - -
To arrange a room so the windows can
be opened at the top la highly desirable,
and In tha third or top story of a country
bouse this method should be considered im
perative. No placa holds more heat than
the roof, and Its speedy . egress must be ar
ranged for. If the windows open only at
the bottom tha top story will not cool off
before morning, unless there is an air
chart. ber above, but with the tops down
it will be fresh In a couuie of hours.
A hand shower to use in tha bathtub la
an indispensable article for comfort In hot
weather, and fortunately lnexnenaiva Dur
ing nights that are1 too humid to aleep one
or two showers may be taken without la-
Jury, and they refresh the body, son
times by reducing the temperature, and aa
make rest possible.
fog had come on. Ibe captain was anxious.
About I o'clocl. In the morning it cleared
a little and tha adventurers were seen
through the ship's glasses to be attacking
a large bear. Nelson's musket flashed in
the pan and hia ammunition was exhausted,
out be was. still undaunted.
"Never mind." ha cried, aa his comrade
urged him to return td tha ahlp. "Just let
me get at him with tha butt end of my
musket and we rhail have him." The
other lad ran away, but Nelson, squared
up to the bear, who was only separated
from him now by a narrow chasm In the
lca Before ho could reaoh him. however,
tha captain, seeing his danger, ordered the
shlp'a gun to be fired, which ao soared the
enraged bear that he, too, turned and fled.
much to Nelsons disgust says Home
Notes.
When reproved by his captain for 'such
foolhardlnesa Nelson excused' himself by
aaylng: "Sir, I wished , to kill the hear
that 1 might carry Its akin to my father
The Cbusraa ( Navwltr.
Familiar pleasures never seem
To gladden man a dull lot;
We alight the Joys we have and. dream
Of those that we have not
If skies were always bright and blue
And daya were always warm.
Teu'a pay your cash, and gladly, too.
Ta see a thundar storm. I.tH,
The Ctrl (iraaaala.
She understood botany, locle and Dutnh
And fenoing and Swedish gymnastics and
suoiu
6as was thorough In Oraek and In Latin
aspen.
Though ana aak eg far a gridiron to Iron
start -T. 7C. M.
Straws Car AassuUia.
"Taka my seat madam."
"1 thank rou. air, but I gat off hers, too.
Chicago Tribune.
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ft AOlfXierrMER. KIQHT- fe THH TOMS -MAT- rAAKC
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COPTRIGMT. 19ia BT THE
The Tired Business Han :-: Reported
BT WALTliR A. SINCLAIR. .
What do sou make out . that Ute senate
committee wnicn investigaiea me causes
pf tha Increased cost of living reported?"
asked Friend Wife.
They reported that they had spent the
163,000." answered the Tired Business Wan.
'Oh, that waa easy! Aak me something
hard. I say, for one, that It was vry
clubby and hlghmlnded of those senators
to coma to the surface at all long enough
to gasp the awful news that they hud
blown the coin and were now ready to go
back to the people.
"Iidsn't know what the people expected
when' they saw the ' senate designate a
committee and Appropriate that fSS.OuO frr.
ah Investigation Into the Increased cost of
diving what else but that the mon-.y
would be spent and then the committee
would report that the increased cost of
living waa due to the increase In the cost
of living. Just between you and me, the
increased cost of living is increased by
such extravagances as appropriating 85.000
for an investigation which doesn't dis
cover anything.
Senator Lodge, speaking for the Jury,
brought In a verdict of not guilty for tha
trusts and their mother, the tariff. The
verdict was expected, however, and there
s no demonstration in the court room.
No doubt the defendants waited for a
more auspicious chance to shake Hands
with the Jury.
'The verdict mentioned . that the cold
storage plants were cold propositions, but
exonerated the farmers and the . unions.
There la a hint that the jury had vague
misgivings about that vast but unorgan-
Items of
Charming scarfs that will be a real pro
tection can be made from wide printed
chiffon, and from three to four yards are
necessary. In making the material should
be chirred across th width in groups' of
pin tucks until th goods is only half Its
width. Thea groups are st in at Inter
vals, leaving flowing ends.
Then the whole is lined with a soft thin
silk, the latter frilled to underlie the ends of
the scarf.
The edges should be finished with marl
bou. Though of fragile materials, the con
struction ot them results in a really prac
tical and fairly substantial accessory.
A new and attractive Idea In many In
stance la tha addition of braid or a fold
to all edges of a coat that forms part of a
suit fashioned from white serge displaying
a colored pin atrip. Often a suit ot such
material Is apt to lack character, and
tbla th coat edging supplies.
Tb color of th braid or mold Is, of
course, chosen to match the atrip In the
serge. '
In th cas ot ths suit being worn by a
short or stout woman. It will b better te
omit th trimming, using something defi
nite In color for deep collar and cuffs In
stead for relief.
Aa authority on dyeing gtvee the follow
ing valuable information for home dyera.
He says: "OH or grease killa any dye,
and Ha presence will absolutely prevent
satisfactory reoulta Should there be any
grease fch a garment It ahould be allowed
to soak for half an hour In warm water
containing ammonia, and the goode then
thoroughly rinsed before being plaoad In
th lye bath.
It is tmpoaaibl te over emphasise the
necessity of - resnovmg avery trace of
.Tb fact ahould also bs borne In mind
that son materials ar spun with oil, and
tb failure t remove the oil before placing
ta th bath explains many of the trouble
NEW YORK EVENING TELEQRaM (NEW YORK HERALD
I WTsTMlii I inr"' .yitHMWIlBTfit
lzcd mnss of peo)He who insist on rating
three times a day. So have I.
'We brush elbows with the guilty par
tlee every day. Some' of us who assist In
barber shops and boot shlneries not only
brush elbows, but also brush lightly at
backs and collars In hopes of tips. But I
distress. It would take no Sherlock Own
yourown Holmes to sleuth ont the ones
who are responsible for the increased
cost of living. Why, even the price of
pressing trousers Increases right al:n,c.
They are the great American public whs
like to eat when they are hungry, like
to wear clothes when they get ragged and
occasionally like, to go home, attboug'i
this does not apply to married men.
Interest to the Women Folk
ordinarily encout tered In the ' washing.
Soap, too, If used for washing goods pre
vious to dyeing should be thoroughly rinsed
out of the fabrics.
The floating' sospa ars not satisfactory
for cleansing garments before dyeing.
The home-made dress form, fashioned
from a cotton filling and a lining that fits,
is a well-known device, but a great im
provement to my thinking, is the corset
contrivance.
To make this a aucceaa the corset Is first
adjusted carefully and accurately to the
body, and then a lining Is painstakingly
fitted over It The corset Is then trans
ferred to a bought Jersey covered form and
the waist lining stitched. Cotton is used
flASBIN JUN&
"Have you any eggs you caq
ell me. madam?"
Tm aarry, air; but I sold this
eveeka ejf thjj KKXVinz t tbR
IB
COX M Rights Reserve.
It Spent the Money.
J
'If there had only been soma report hur
rledr in, back Ruling those exciting .lays
ot tha boycott when ws were refusing to
'meat at the beautiful shore dinner !' But
no, they slipped It to a senate committee,
everybody said "Oood night! and by tha
time they bobbed .up we had SO many
more interesting things to think about:
"Tou remember the mad enthusiasm that
marked the day when those noble senator
lal patriots sgreed to sacrifice themselves
by getting into a 'bucket and going to th
bottom of the well to find the truth. Band
played and women searched the cook book
to find a recipe for frlcaaseeing old sbjoi.
Then the faint tugs at the rope became
fainter and finally no bubble came to the
surface, alnwough It might come to tne
garage. About that time we got our minds
off our stomachs by the record and neck
breaking of the aviators, the Juicy legisla
tura acandals, tNe perambulations of the
moving picture fighters, the beginning of
the base ball season, the rumbling ip
p roach through Africa and Europe and
finally the grand crash of the Big Noisa.
We had forgotten entirely about the in
trepid investigators until they peered or
the edge, pale and tired, but with wan
smiles on their faces, for they had fouid
the answer a good one that nobody can
understand. And I suppose the eminent
Massachusetts senator will now retire to
the woods, as the poem says."
"What poem?" demands Friend Wife,
biting easily.
The one containing the line:. 'Oh, tor
a Lodge In some vast wilderness!' " replied
the Tired Business Man.
(Copyright- 1910, by the N. T. Herald Co.)
between dummy form and corset at found
necessary and padding is placed (If needed)
above the bust line. Th figure l then
ready to be fitted.
A pretty, but Inexpensive work basket
for us on the venanda or for the bedroom
is a specialty at an art store. Th basket
Is open, nine inches in diameter, and is
covered and lined with English chlntx in a
pretty floral design, the foundation being
a light wood.
Two handles of self material are attached
to each side.
The fittings Include two spools of stlk.
two of cotton, a celluloid thimble, two
bodkins In different sixes and a pair of em
broidery scissors, all of which ar held In
with self material straps.
Thus ses lng msy be placed in the basket
and will not become entangled among
threads. The price Is ILIO.
Sensibls girls whose position when mar
ried, will be a oomfortabls middle class
one, will be well advised not to Indulge
In a long honeymoon. Th Ideal wedding
tour should be short, quiet, ' and not ex
pensive; it la foolish to tear hurriedly to
rather hackneyed French or Swiss resorts
merely to say.. "Oh, ws went on the con
tinent" There are many comfortable hostelriee In
ths quiet beauty spots where a young
couple can enjoy each other's society un
disturbed by the quisling glances usually
leveled at a nervous bride whea she makes
her appearance at a crowded table d'hota.
says Horn Note.
A wis bishop said: "A ta long bony.
moona they ar a wast of money
at a moment whea every shilling Is wanted
for much more pressing objects; they srs
at a loss of time, which eooa come to
b dreary and weary. Six daya, by alt
means, and then, oh, happy friends, go
straight horn; and tha sooner you are at
hums the sooner you will find out what
married happiness means."
Today is the "danger mark" on tl s
years calendar for the American noy.
For the one hundred and thirty-fourth
ma th signing of the Iwclaratton cf
Indrpendenoa will be celebrated, and t-vrr
I nee tha youth of tha country began to
give explosive expression to Its petrtotHm
the Fourth of July hat been a day f
dread for parents. It Is only within very
recent years, however, that any active
atepa have been taken to check the exu
berance of spirit which manifests ttsMt
with toy pistols, firecrackers, cannon and
dynamites. The toll which the unsane
and unsafe Fourth has exacted from the
minors of the land never has been com
puted, but It Is safe to aay that the to:al
coot of the celebration in human blood, is
o enormous as almost to discredit cnr
person who would hasara a conservative
estimate. The Washington Post declared
recently that the number of dead and
wounded as a result of the Fourth of July
celebrations for ths last seven years w-as
more than thirty times as greet ss the
number Of Americans killed and wouni'd
In seven battles of the revolutionary war:
Lexington.. Bunker Hill, Fort Moultrie,
White Plains, Fort Washington, Monmoir.n
and Cowptma
The appalling number of casualties which
Invariably followed what was primarily
designated as a patriotic, harmless cele
bration eventually quickened the public
oonsolence of many cities throughout
America and saused atei to be taken to
put a check to the wholesale maiming
and killing of the children of the nation.
Restrictions are placed on the sale and
use of fireworks. From this has devel
oped a well-defined movement for what is
known as the "safe and sane" celebration
of the Fourth of July, the cities adopt nj
Tit plan having enacted rigid police regu
lations prohibiting the uae of fireworks
except In restricted areas, and In norno
cases even forbidding their sale. Toy pis
tols have been put under the ban and the
health departments of many large cities
Issued bulletins annually giving lnstruc-
tiona as to how powder barns and wounds I
from the wadding used In blank cart
ridges should be treated In order to pre
vent tetanus infection or lockjaw.
Several years ago the Chicago Tribune
Joined In the active crusade against the
noisy aad dangerous celebration of the
Fourth of July and in furtherance of Its
plan to prevent the useless sacrifice of
human Ufa on the altar of boyish patriot
ism, ths statistics of th accidents and
fatalities resulting from such celebrations
were collected and aach year published In
connection with those of previous yeara
It was only when tha accidents throughout
ths country were corelated that tha enor
mity of the evil was fully appreciated, and
even then it was some time before the gen
eral public awakened to the fact that the
number of casualties could be reduced by
municipal legislation. Within the last year
or two there baa been a very appreciable
diminution In the number of dead and
wounded la "safe and sane" cities when
considered m connection with the increase
In population, and the probabilities are
that today will mark a still further Im
provement In conditions, for the communi
ties v which havs adopted the rational
method of celebrating are determined never
to go back t ths old order. While new
converts are being added rapidly.
The Chicago Tribune on July 6, last year,
published a comparative table showing the
improvement In conditions over the pre
vious year. .
In fourteen cities the report for actual
deaths and injuries showed, In 1V08, thirty
seven deaths and 1,034 injuries, while In
ISO the report showed only nine deaths and
8S7 injuries. Six of the fourteen cities
last year had adopted a "safe and sane
Fourth" policy. In these six cities, Chi
cago, Cleveland. Los Angeles, Milwaukee,
Providence and Washington, the record for
1908 was twenty-three deaths and 338 in
juries. In 1M9. under the safe and sane
regulations, there were no deaths and the
injuries were reduced from S3S to only 7.
Of course, these figures were Increased
as the tetanus germ began to flourish
In the days immediately following the cele
bration, but the number of fatalities was
confined largely to the cities which had
not taken precautions as to the manner of
celebration. On the morning of July the
fatalities had reached sixty-five with 1.24
Injured. Oa th same day the year pre
vlous the fa uu titles had reached seventy-
How Amatucrs Can
It is no Bsc to cut and par cuticle
around th finger nails to make them
almond shape, tor If nature haa not started
them that way such than cannot be de
veloped, and the best that tan be done it
to care for the cuticle, prevent it from
creeping up on the nail, and file the tops
of th nails In a slight round. To point
them wlM simply accentuate their flatness
and width, by making a aharp contrast
Nor will any but harm be don If th
nail ar cut down at the side of the top
In effort to make them narrower. Tha re
sult of this invariably Is to cause tb flesh,'
which should be hld by th nail, to droop,
and tbn th tip will be wider than they
wars befor.
Bevsr digging at th cuticle In effort to
reveal th moona which are there will only
cover the nan with while spots snd make
the akin thicker, while gentle and daily
puahlng. keeping the cuticle soft will im
prove th snap by permitting the moon
te show, but this will be a matter of weeks,
If not of moot ha.
One of the fundamental methods of treat
meat Is to keep th cuticle soft And In
thi way tiang nails will bs prevented and
the akin Will be less likely to grow to the
nails... I Ilk nightly applications of vase
line, pushing The grease down so It will
corns under th dg between the nail and
tha rounding dry skin. In th morning
this grease must b brushed out with soap
suds and water. Whenever glovea are
worn for a few hours a little more grease
may be put aa in th asms way, and it th
fingers are carefully wiped first the grease
will nitt rub oft oa th kid.
Before taking off any cuticle which ad
heres to tb nail th finger tips must be
soaked for at least five minutes In warn,
soapy wstsr. T try to scratch off tn
kin when it is dry will Invariably lead to
injuring tba enamel and cause hang nails.
After frr mioutea' soaking ths hands must
b gantry wiped to remove th greater
Quantity of water, and then an orange
wood stick dipped tot tb basin, ao that
a drop af water remains on th point which
may be placed oa the nalla. Tha stick
mast then b gently rubbed back and forth
around th bea of th nail, working frets
two. with I.TS6 Injured; In 1X7. fifty-eight
dead-and a,WT Injured: 1. fifty-one dead
and S.6M Injured; Ws firty-nlne dead and
.! Injured.
Figures compiled by the Journal of ths
American Medical Association show much
larger totals tha a those nf the Tribune,
largely because mora time Is taken In pro
paring them and many cases that are re
ported aa Injuries at the time later rosuR
fatally. These figures show that In tha
last six years there have been 1.03 death
and r.tso serious injuries. Of course, the
vast majority of these were children.
Of ta persons Injured last year it a as
found that tha following weapons shared
the responsibility: Fireworks. 1; cannon,
7; firearma. ; gunpowder. ; torpedoee.
C; toy pistols. ; eombcanes, 6, runaways,
14. While the toy pistol tanks fourth ia
the number of Injuries caused. It leads tba
list by a wide mtrgln in the fatalities. In
fact it Is this Implement of destruction
against which the efforts cf tha cities are
chiefly directed for It Is from Ha wounds
that most of toe lockjaw rases develop. It .
frequently happens that, the tetanus in
fection results from the wadding of th
blank cartridges, which penetrates the skin,
and as the injury at first see nit trifling,
tha victim Is apt to neglect It. The symp
toms of infection do net appear In tha
patient In the early stare' of the disease,
but usually when he is dying.
The virulence of ths telsnut bacilli, af
course, Is a potent ' factor tn the outeoma
of any case, atlll tha general means of
treatment Judiciously used ' increases tha
chancel for recovery ia many doubtful
cases. The chief precautions to be taken .
after a case has developed is to guard tha
patient against any excltemnl or stimulus
that might bring on convulsions. It Is es
sential ' that floors should be padded In
order to prevent noise or Jarring, and doors
should be so guarded at to prevent any
possibility of slamming. Darkness is also
an aid. In the treatment morphine Is
freely administered together with chloral
and bromides In order that the patient
may be kept In a stupor, . it possible. If
these drugs fall, resort Is frequently had
to chloroform when exhaustion follows the
spasms.
The bacilli which causes tetanus are
commonly found In the soil,- particularly In
garden soil. In the ordinary dirt of streets
and dwellings, in stable msnure and In
other similar substances. Th germs ar
harmless until they find their, way Into
the tissues of the body. They do not mul
tiply In the presence of a free supply of
fresh sir, snd, therefore, they are dan
gerous only when they find their way
into wounds from which ths air is ex
cluded, particularly the deep narrow wounds
commonly known aa "punctured wounds."
The fact that the toy pistol usually make
a punoture wound Is the explanation for
the many fatalities resulting from Its uss
on the fourth. When the germs have found
their way Into the tissues of the body It
makes little difference whether the wound
be large or email, painful or otherwise. If
the conditions ar favorable ibsy multiply
so rapidly that th entire system is soon
affected.
The danger of tetanus is so great that
the service of a surgeon is, of course, im
perative, but where th victim Is not able
to secur medical attention at one, these
getrsJ principles should be borne In mind:
Th bacilli which ar to be dreaded ar
those which . may become buried tn the
recesses of the laceration or hidden (n
the depths of th puncture. They must b
reached and removed If possible, and If
removal Is not possfbl they must be de
stroyed and the wound must be left In such
a condition as to prevent growth of any re
maining bacilli which have escaped destruc
tion. To accomplish these results it It necessary
that the wounds be laid open; first 10
render posihle the washing away of the
bacilli by means of water or germicidal
solutions, and In ths second place, to ex
pose the wound to the fresh air and thus
prevent the multiplication -of the bacilli.
It is usually considered a good plan to al
low the wound t,o bleed freely, as tha
blood may wash away any remaining germi
after the washing. No attempt Is mad
to close the wound or prevent a Scar by
drawing the walls of the wound together,
for, ss one health officer hat remarked.
It is better for a pa tit nt to recover with
a scar than to die without one. I
BT raXBXKIO J. XAJIKIbT.
T o morrow' Th Coafeotisaary Trad.
Keep Cuticle
of Nails Soft and Shapely
ths top to th bottom. s:a rule, but some
time across. Except when the skin It
tough this method will remove any speck
of skin. When obstinate piece adhere It
may be necessary to rub then gently with
a cutlole knife, taking the greatest care
not to scratch the enamel. After a thor
ough wiping grease must be applied to pre
vent overdo'lng the skin.. , ,.
Tins Hiif Heavy -mm His Haads.
A Chinese laundryman in Oakland, Cel.,
recently had his trouble w ith a watch that
habitually lost time. So he took the tlm
plec to tb nearest watchmaker.
"Watches no good to Charlie Lee." said
he, briefly, pushing It across the counter.
"Tou fixes him, eh?"
"Certainly," said the watchmaker.
"What seems to be the trouble with it?"
"Oh, him too muchee by 'a by," said
Charlie Lee Harper' Weekly.
TAKINQ NO CHANCE.
Di4 you pwk to t)M lajvUorsI
about painting- the houaeT
'Yea. but he said we'd better
wait awhile and aoe what tha
comet ia roirtg to 4a; It might not
ex neervr