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    TOURING WORLD
WITHJJORN CROP
“Corn,” in Other Countries
Don’t Mean What It
Does in America.
Washington.—Because the three-bil
lion-bushel corn crop In the United
States for the past season apparently
cannot be marketed satisfactorily
either In the sack or "on the hoof."
corn holds the center of the economic
—and even the political—stage in
Amerlea Just now.
“Just what Is corn?" asks a bulle
tin from the Washington (D. C.) head
quarters of the National Geographic
society.
"The youngest farm lad will be sure
be can answer that question fully,”
continues the bulletin. “But can he?
“Tell an Englishman that a bumper
corn crop Is causing our farmers eco
nomic distress ami he will not think of
fields of great, tall stalks ami big gold
en ears, but of waving wheat and huge
elevators. You must speak of ‘maize’
If you would have him understand.
“Talk to a South African of either
com or maize and he will fall to get
your meaning. He grows the same
plant with Its grain-studded cobs, but
It Is ‘mealies' to hint. So around the
world you will find wlmt we know as
‘corn’ growing under half a dozen
aliases, while In other English-speak
ing countries ‘corn’ means something
entirely different.
“ ‘Corn' Is an English word of long
standing. Of old. It meant any small,
hard, granule. ‘Pepper-corn’ Is one
survival, while 'corned' beef Is, sur
prisingly, another ‘Corned’ meat gets
its name from the fact that It was first
prepared with coarse grains of salt—
‘salt-corns.’ Even ‘acorn’ has bad a
misspelling legitimatized because early
Englishmen naturally mistook Its der
Ivation to be from 'oak-corn.'
Corn and Lawn Grasses Are Cousins.
“From Its very general meaning
‘corn,’ used alone, came In time to
mean the small grains of the cereal
plants such as barley, wheat, oats,
etc.: and finally, In England and some
of the colonies It usually meant wheat.
‘Cora’ meant the cereals In general
at the time of the colonization of
America, and since ‘Indian corn,’ was
the predominant grain crop in the New
world, It soon monopolized the name.
“To those who have not dabbled In
botany the classification of corn, often
reaching s height of 20 feet, as a
grass Is a bit surprising. It Is, how
ever. Just as truly a grass as the tiny
plants that carpet golf greens, the suc
culent foliage that covers pastures, the
cereals, wheat, oats, rice, and the like,
or Its closer kinsmen, the sugar canes
and the sorghums. Corn Is often
called a 'giant grass.’ It Is rather a
conservative giant, though, beside It*
cousin, bamboo, '(he gras* that grow*
Into the sky.’ Bamboo attains a height
of 12’> feet and more.
"The confusion in regard to corn Is
Increased by the existence of still otb
er ‘corns.’ ‘Kaffir corn,' also a grass,
and a cou*in of Indian corn, Is one of
the grain sorghums. It carries Its
round seeds not on ears but In an
upright plume at the very top of Its
stalk where Indian corn has Its grain
lass tassel. It did not reach America
until after 1880.
“Jerusalem corn Is somewhat like
kaffir corn and the other grain sor
ghums (mllo, maize, durra. etc.) but
Its seed-clusters hang downward, the
ends of the stalk being bent over. It,
too, is an Immigrant.
“Broom corn is the queerest of the
cousins that hear commonly the corn
surname, and Incidentally It Is the old
est of the nonsugar-bearlng sorghums
to be cultivated In the United States
Brooms were made commercially In
Amerlea from locally grown broom
corn as early as 1708, and the plant
was grown for home broom making
some years earlier. The seeds are
of little value In broom-corn, but the
stems of the seed-clusters, are ad
mlrably suited to use In making
brooms.
Corn That Turns Inside Out.
“Popcorn Is merely a sort of dwarf
Indian corn bearing small ears stud
ded with small, hard kernels. The 1 at
ter have the property, however, of puf
fing or popping when heat Is applied.
The hard outer shell bursts and the
grain puffs out so violently that It
turns Itself Inside out. Millions of
dollars In nickels and dimes have
changed hands on American street cor
ners because of the contortions of pop
corn grains.
“It Is generally accepted that Amer
ica gave Indian corn to the world
A few students have supported the
theory that the plant came from Asia
to Europe and from America to Etl
rope at about the same time, soon af
er the discovery of America. There
are no generally accepted records of
corn’s existence In Asia before the
beginning of the Sixteenth century,
however, while It Is known to have
been cultivated In America for many
centuries before the arrival of Co
lumbus.
"Since the Fifteenth century corn
has spread all over the world arid Is
now an Important crop In parts of all
the continents as well as In New Zea
land and other Islands. It Is one of
the most Important food grains In por
tions of Portugal, Spain. France, Italy,
Yugo-Slavla, and Rumania. In Burma
the corn grain is a sort of by-product.
The lype grown there has fine, silky
shucks or liuskH lndoRlng the ear.
This Is the highly-prized product. It
Is used to wrap the ‘whackin white
cheroots’ smoked by Burmese men,
women and babies.”
HAS CLEAREST
SKIES IN WORLD
—
Quetta May Be Chosen fot
Smithsonian-Geographic
Observatory.
Washington.—Quetta, in Baluchi
stan, near which It is probable that a
new solar observatory will be estab
lished by the National Geographic so
ciety and the Smithsonian institution,
is familiar—as u name—to readers of
Kipling and workers of cross-word
; puzzles, but probably means little to
most Americans. The city and its re
gion, recently visited by Dr. C. G. Ab
i hot, assistant secretary of the Smith
j sonlan Institution, are the subjects of
I a bulletin from the Washington head
! quarters of the Nutional Geographic
] society.
"Quetta exists primarily for military
i purposes," suys the bulletin, "but the
Bax Brltannica that has been substi
tuted for the lawlessness and banditry
j of former days has made an Important
j civil community and trading center of
It as well. BaluciilstHn is India's fort
ress to the east, and Quetta is its don
jon keep. The British have been In
control of the place since 1877, and
since 1882 have held it under per
petual lease from Us old ruler, the
picturesquely named Wall of Kalat.
“When the British went In Quetta
was only a little group of mud huts
surrounded by unhealthy plains that
were virtually swamps. Drainage and
sanitation have made the place over.
Now Quetta has a population of about
30,000; and the once swampy lowlands
furnish a setting for villas and farm
houses surrounded by orchards and
planted groves.
Mud Gives Way to Iron.
“The outstanding feature of Quetta,
still, however, is the cantonment where
six or eight regiments of British and
Indian troops ure quartered. This ex
tensive post is to the north on relative
ly high ground while the civil town Is to
the south on a lower level. Mud. In
the form of sun-dried brick. Is still a
most important building material In
the town, though not to the extent that
it was two decades ago. Then mud
brick domes formed many of the roofs,
and were considered safe because of
Quetta’s scant rainfall (about 10
Inches annually). But there came an
unusually wet spring, and most of
Quefta's buildings melted away. Since
then many Iron roofs—less picturesque,
but better Insurance against weather
vagaries—have surmounted the mud
walls of the town.
•‘The permeation of Quetta by Brit
ish, or perhaps more broadly, by West
ern. influence. Is a phenomenon that
cannot be escaped by anyone who has
known the town over a series of years.
The standard of living rises before .
his eyes. Tea, a little while ago a
marked luxury. Is becoming a com
mon beverage. Leather footwear has
displaced sandals to a noteworthy de
gree; all classes are wearing warmer
and more comfortable clothing; and
the native women are decking them
selves out In more ornaments, after the
manner of thplr prosperous sisters In
other climes.
“The climate of Quetta has Interest
ing aspects. The place is In the same
latitude as Cairo; Jacksonville, Fla.;
and Shanghai; but. because of Its
6,000 feet of altitude and the physi
cal u§i)eot of the surrounding country.
Its climate Is very different. Each day
the mercury hohs up and down through
a wide range. The difference between
dally maximum and minimum has been
known to reach 80 degrees; but such
excessive changes are confined to cer
tain short seasons The hills Rnd even
Ihe valleys of Baluchistan are largely
treeless, and when the sun Is down
heat radiates away rapidly. As a con
sequence the nights are always cool—
*‘Tn the matter of combating the
climate, there is nothing like an Amer
ican standard of comfort In the homes
even of Enropesns In Quetta. The win
tars In genernl are no more severe
than those of Washington, but the
houses are so constructed that It Is
most difficult If not Impossible to keep
warm. The rooms are huge—16 by 25
feet or so. with ceilings 18 to 24 feet
high. Small fireplaces are set far Into
the very thick walls and what little
warmth they radiate Into the rooms Is
lost In their vastness. Yet coal of fair
quality Is mined nearby and is used
In the town. Its use In modern heat
ing systems could make Qnetta homes
as comfortable as any In the-world.
"Clearest Sky In the World.”
“If the National Oeographie-flmlth
sonlan solar observatory Is established
In Baluchistan It will be placed on
fop of 7,525-foot Kojak peak about 40
miles noBfh of Quetta near the rail
road which pierces the Kojak range
and extends to f’haman, ten miles be
yond on the Afghan border. To the
east beyond the Kojak mountains the
Beglstan or HMmand desert stretches
for more than 100 miles. It Is 60 miles
to the nearest mountains In the north.
To the east lies a long, broad valley.
Qn this relatively Isolated mountain
ridge on the edge of the desert the
precipitation Is even less than in
Quetta—probably seven inches or less
per year. When Doctor Abbot visited
the Kojak peak In January he report
ed that the sky was perfectly blue
right up to the sun’s edge and added;
‘It was the clearest sky *1 have ever
seen In the world.’"
Can’t Be Mike
Milwaukee.—An Itallun who want
ed the name of Michael Maloney
was refused that privilege In the Clr
cult court here.
Tennessee Man Makes Interesting
Experiment With 100 Cows On
His Dairy Farm.
Knoxville. Tenti. A milch cow will
give an solilllioiuil quart of milk a day
when "My old Kentucky Home," re
produced from instrumental music. Is
played for her eats by a phonograph.
At any rate, J. <1 Sterchi, president
of a furniture concern which operates
2d retail and wholesale stores and
seven furniture factories In seven
Southeastern states, says he proved
the statement by getting 26 gallons
extra a day from the 100 cows on his
dairy farm Just outside Knoxville.
Mr. Sterchi asserts that he was con
vinced after four years of trial that
cows must he contented, and that
the soothing strains from a violin
make them feel at home.
“Just now I am building a large
pool which will lie stocked with gold
tlsh for mj Jerseys to look Into," he
said. “The slow and graceful motions
of the fish will make any cow lie down
and chew her cud. and then I have
ordered 50 pairs of canary birds for
my barn. A cage, containing two
birds, will he suspend between the
stalls of every two cows, and the
music of loo canaries will perhaps give
me another additional 21 quarts a duy
In fact. I am confident It will."
Mr Sterchi Is erecting a 15-story
building for Ills Knoxville store, which
will he completed within the noxt year,
and on the ground door w ill lie a foun
tain spouting f res 11 buttermilk from
his farm A sign will lie placed, he
said, reading something like this: “A
Man Full for a Nickel." so that a per
son can think all the milk he wants
for 5 cents.
Tlie 1,.'ton-acre farm on the outskirts
of Knoxville I- tin nine one he left
56 years ago to work for $1*) a month
In a furniture store.
I 1 H-! I H-H
Gets Submarine Letter
Mailed Nine Years Ago
H-t i !■ I •H- l-H- i-HH-H-l—F-H-1-1 I ++
' J
A member of the New York Time*
staff lias Just received a Idler marked
"Submarine Mall.’’ sent In 110 7 from
Germany. Evidently the U-bo»t
turned back when United States de
clared war on Germany. Nine year*
later the letter was sent In the or- ;
dlnary way by the original sender tin- !
opened, explaining that the document
should become more and more valu
able us the years pass.
First White-Collar
Stowaway Hails Home
New York.—It was a handsome
Scottish scarf that won Koyal I'lchon
away from the security and comfort
of lund about two months ago, hut all
ihe woolens from Scotland couldn’t
coax him back to the waves again.
Plchon, who Is twenty-live, grew up
In New Orleans as a bellhop and then
a clerk in hotels. Working In New
Orleans, he suw a sailor with the
Scottish scarf that Invited him away
to sea. Working his way across on a
freighter, he soon found himself broke
In London. Selling *hls |85 overcoat
for two shillings and a worn-out
Jacket, he hid under the boilers of a
liner.
He hud four bananas and three rolls
for his two shillings. These kept him
alive for the two days before he was
discovered, lie turned his one suit of
clothes Inside out while he was hidden
so that when he landed here he might
be presentable.
He was presentable when he was
unlocked yesterday, the first white
collar stowaway discovered. “Go to
sea again? If I ever go to New Or
leans, I'll die there. European liquor
Isn’t what It's cracked up to be."
Official Greeter
East Orange, N. J.—Miss Mildred
Huntoofi, twenty-four and a college
graduate, Is the city's officlul greeter.
The chamber of commerce has made
her municipal hostess.
Bar Collectors
Mary, Neb Hill collectors are not
permitted on the grounds of the
agency here when the government Is
paying the Omaha Indians
NEW STATUTES FILL
3 FEDERAL PRISONS
Swelling Ranks of Convict*
Present Problem.
Washington.—In spite of the increas
ing maze of government activities that
have sprung up since the war, Uncle
811111 Is spending more money and en
ergy every year in the work of rehabili
tating the lawless members of society.
Due to tiie increased number of fed
eral statutes passed in the last few
years, tiie federal prisons are becoming
an ever greater factor in the enforce
ment of the law and the administration
of justice in tiie United States.
Previous to tiie lust decade tiie total
number of federal prisoners was much
less than at present and a greater pro
portion of tiie lawbreakers, having vio
lated various stale laws, were confined
in tiie state institutions.
On June *0 of this year the total
number of federal prisoners was 8,51s.
This was 851 more than tiie number
for tiie previous year.
Tiie Increasing number of convicts in
the government's charge lias brought
about a need for a corresponding exten
sion of tiie nation's prison facilities and
also for a general Improvement in tiie
equipment and methods in the present
Institutions.
If tiie plans now Imlng worked out
are carried into effect, the United
States will have probably tiie most ex
tensive anil scientific prison system in
tiie world, according to tiie experts of
rhe Department of Justice.
At the present time the country lias
three federal prisons located at At
lanta, On.: I.cuvpnworth, Kan., and Me
Neil island. Washington.
Prisons Are Inadequate.
During the tlseal year which ended
Iasi June 80 It cost (lie government
Sl.7-tX.opi.s5 in maintain and operate
these three institutions Tills was an
increase of $200,000 over the expendi
tures of tin- federal prisons for tiie
previous fiscal year.
Yet, despite tiie greater expenditures
for operating these institutions, federal
prison officials claim that the three
penitentiaries are wholly inadequate
for housing tiie steady stream of con
vict being turned over daily by tiie
courts Last spring ilie crowded con
ditions of the prisons, particularly at
Atlanta, became so acute that tiie su
perintendent of prisons appealed to the
adjacent state Institutions to take over
some of tiie federal prisoners. By
“hoarding out” groups of prisoners in
tills fashion It was possible to find
quarters for all tl p federal charges
In order to relieve the situation, the
superintendent has recommended to
the attorney general that steps lie
taken to procure new corrective insti
tutions for the government
Last spring tiie site was chosen and
work begun on the new penitentiary
for women now under construction at
Mderson. W Vo Tills institution Is
Intended to lie a model corrective in
stitution and will he modern In every
respect. .
Wliile tile new women's prison wlU
solve tiie question of what to do with
female federal law breakers, who are
at present confined in slate pris ms. It
will not aid tiie congested situation In
tiie penitentiaries for men
Prison for First Offenders,
Tile Department ol Justice now fa
ors as a solution of the congestion
iroblem the consti uctlon of a prison
i i lie lllled entirely by first offenders
'flu government prison experts advo
cute tills plan, because It is thought
that, by keeping first offenders segre
gated, they will lie loss likely to learn
the tricks of the trade front the hard
ened lawbreakers with whom they
would mingle In the regular penllen
liarles,
due of the outstanding problems In
the administration of the prison sys
tent. In addition to the congestion ques
tloii. Is that of providing suitable ern
ploymenl for all the prisoners. At
present large numbers of able-bodied
prison inmates are in enforced idle
ness.
The whole theory of tiie federal pris
ons Is based on the conception that
a prison should lie a corrective rather
than a purely punitive Institution. It Is
believed that tunny novices at law
breaking can tie redeemed if trained in
useful trades, which would make It pos
slide for them to support themselves
honpstly.
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* Says Methuselah
iDied Too Soon I
New York.—The cost of sick l
ness In the United States jear- J
ly amounts to $2,000,000,000, for ¥
^ mer Health Commissioner Dur 2
¥ llnglon recently told the Rotary ¥
j club of New York in the McAl- *
¥ pin hotel. He asserted It was ¥
2 possible to live six score years. 2
* “Nearly every one dies preinu- t
2 turely.” he declared. “Vital *
* statistics show 4 per cent of our 2
2 population die of old age and the *
* do per cent prematurely. Inves- 2
2 tlgatlon of the 4 per cent even 2
* shows that they might have lived t
2 longer. ¥
2 "Even Methuselah died pre 2
2 maturely, lie was drowned by ?
I the flood when IKK) years old." X
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Old Documents Displayed
Washington.—Tl*<; originals of the
nation's most historic documents—
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution—long stored In a vault
and displayed only on special occa
sions. now arp on public view In a spe
dallv constructed shrine in the con.
greftslonnl library.
■in I III II IWT-n——TO ■—X-L— r iur T >
Business Directory
_ART_
HIGH CLASS PICTURE for sale.
Picture framing a specialty. High
grade toilet articles; newspapers
and magazines.
STUART ART SHOP,
1803 North 24th Street.
'BAGGAGE AND If AIMING
J. A. GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Hag
gage, express, moving, light and
heavy hauling. Reliable and com
petent. Six yenrs in Omaha. 2622
Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120.
C. H. HALL, stan-i, 1403 No. 24th.
Baggage and express hauilng to all
parts of the city. Phones, stand,
WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1056.
BEAUTY PARLORS
MRS. J. H. RUSSELL, 2914 Erskine
street. Poro hair dresser. For ap
pointments phone WE. 2311.
MADAM ANNA E. JONES TUBBS.
Scalp and hair treatments. For good
and quick results cal! WEbster 5450.
1712 North 25th Street.—Poro.
MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific
scalp treatment. Hair dressing and
manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St.
WEbster 6194
MADAM WILLIE DIXON, 2426
Blondo street. WEbster 6153. Poro
hairdressing, facia! massage, Turk
ish baths. Home comforts.
COAL DEALERS
C. SOLOMON COAL AND ICE CO.
At your service winter and summer.
All kinds of good coal at prices to
suit. Phones WEbster 3901 and 4238.
DRESSMAKING and SEWING
-- -i-.--.
DRUG STORES
BOSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th
Street, Two phones, WEbster 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th
and Erskine Streets. We carry a
full line. Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbster 6328.
HOTELS
PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018
South 11th St. Known from coast
to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P.
Patton, proprietor.
THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Cum
ing St. Under new management.
Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell,
proprietor.
NEW LAMAR HOTEL, 1803 North
24th street Tel. WEbster 5090.
Semi-modern, comfortable rooms,
reasonable. Cafe in connection.
Mrs. E. V. Dixon, proprietress.
LAWYERS
W. R BRYANT, Aitorney and Coun
selor-at-Law. Practices in all
courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block,
17th and Farnam Sts. AT. 9344
or WE. 2502.
W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantic
9344 and JAck.son 0210.
H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-I.aw. Twenty years’ ex
perience. Practices in all courts.
Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and
Famams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180.
A. P. SCRUGGS, Lawyer. I,arge ex
perience. Handles all law eases.
1516V4 North 24th St. WE. 8667.
Residence, WEbster 4162.
NOTIONS
-Li '~i. i "/ * '' xi- 7-"niir ' %~T " "
PAINTERS AND
PAPER HANGERS
A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor
ating, wall paper and glass. Plaster
ing, cement and general work. Sher
win-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St.
Phone WEbster 6366.
PRINTBRS
FORD PRINTING COMPANY, Jew
ell building, 24th and Grant Sts
For good printing see ub. We. 1760.
JEnTjii-LL'-e-jg“uV. .-riXT.V.:ri
PLUMBERS
NEBRASKA PLUMBING CO. J. F.
Allison, manager. Estimates fur
nished. 3025 Evans St. Phone
KE. 6848.
No Advertisement Accepted fer A»is
Classified Directory for I>eas
Than Six Months
RESTAURANTS
PEATS RESTAURANT, 1406 North
24th Street. Where those who de
sire good home cooking at reason
able prices go. WBbster 0530.
SHOE REPAIRING
| BENJAMIN & THOMAS always givo
satisfaction. Best material, reason
able prices. All work guaranteed.
1415 North 24th St. W'Ebster 5084.
UNDERTAKERS
JONES & COMPANY, Undertaken.
24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 1100.
Satisfactory service always.
j
H. A. CHILES & CO., funeral direc
tors and licensed ermbalmers. Cour
teous, efficient service in the last
sad hour. 1830 North Twenty-fourth
street. Phones, office W’Ebster
7138; residence WEbster 6349.
Classified
FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT IN
modern home. Call after 4 p. m.
Web. 4535. 2-T.
FOR RENT—Modem furnished rooms.
2204 N. 19th St. WE. 3308.
FOR RENT- Two unfurnished rooma.
2310 N. 22nd St.
FOR 1:1 V! I • keeping
rooms, partly furnished. Modem ex
i cept hent, 2635 Parker street. Phone
after 6 p. m. WEbster 1259.
FOR RENT — Three-room apart
ment, nearly furnished. 2514 North
i Thirty-first street. W’Ebster 0562.
For rent Four room modern apart
merit*, 1547-1551 North Seventeenth street.
$15.00 per month. At. 61(63. tf.
For rent. Neatly furnished room. Ileal
and kitchen privilege. Wel^. 2089
FOR RENT Two furnished rooms In
modern home. WEbster 6834.
FOR RENT—Model n furnished rooma.
-team heat. Close in. On two car
lines Mrs. Anna Bunks, 924 North
Twentieth street. Jackson 4379
FOR RENT—Light housekeeping
rooms. 1 block from car. All mod
em conveniences. 1714 North Twen
ty-fifth street. WEbster 6460.—tf.
FOR RENT—Apartment, furnished or un
furnished, for couple. Web. 6975, 2216
North Twenty-eighth Ave.
FURNISHED APARTMENTS
FOR RENT—2 and 3 ROOMS
WEbster 1166
*
2130 NORTH 28ih STREET
FOR RENT Nice front room. Modern
home. For two gentlemen. WE. 6789. tf
FOR RENT—Light house keeping
rooms. Modem home. 2514 Caldwell.
WE. 2180.
FOR KENT—Furni»hed room*. One block
from car line. Web. 4064. 1405 No.
25th »treet
FOR SALE—All modern five-room
house. Good location. WEbstar
2478 or WEbster 8030
FOR RENT — Neatly furnished
rooms. Heat and kitchen privilege*.
Prices reasonable. 2433 Franklin.
WEbster 2089.
FOR RENT. Two unfurnished room*.
Reasonable. Web. 5188.
FOR RENT—Four furnished room* for
light houaekeeping. $20 per month.
2814 Hamilton atreet. Web. 6552.
tf. 2-26-28.
NEGRO WEALTH INCREASES.
(Columbian Press Bureau)
Washington, D. C.—The present
estimated wealth of Negroes in the
United States is $2,000,000,000, ac
cording to a recent survey made for
the Research Section of the American
Sociological Society by Dr. Monroe
N. Work, of Tuskegee Institute. The
wealth of the group in 1912 was esti
mated at $700,000,000. The race has
also made decided gains in the mat
ter of health. The death rate, which
was 22.9 per thousand in 1912, has
now fallen to 15.7, or a decrease of
31 per cent.
Whoso hateth instruction loveth
knowledge; but he that hateth reproof
is brutish.