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EXPERIENCES OF TWO WOMEN
WHEN THEY MOVED.
Each Found They Had Done a Whole
Lot of Unnecetsary Worrying as
to How Their Furniture Wi
Going to Look.
, "I moved In tho summer," remark
led a Brooklyn womnn. "I didn't move
ivcry far, but It makea n great differ
ence. I moved from tho rather
(cramped and Beml-dark first floor of
kur ripnrtmont up to tho top floor,
.flooded with sunlight and swimming
(n fresh air. Now, JuBt before I
tmoved one of my best friends came
jto see mo a woman with whom I'm
no Intimate llml slie and I never hesi
tato to say to one another exactly
"what wo think. 'I supposo you're go
ing to buy a lot of now furniture.
When you got these old things of
yours up Into that sunshlno above
ihoro and Bpreud out Into bo much
moro space you will seo how shabby
and Inadequate It all Is and you'll
havo to replace It.'
"Now, I "was rathor fond of my old
.furnlturo and I didn't at all relish tho
(Idea of losing It or of spending monoy
for new.
"I moved. Then nnothor Intlmato
friend called to boo mo. She looked
ground at all my things with their
Tcry souls visible In tho bright now
light and all spread out conspicuous
fly as thoy never had had to bo down
ibolow In tho smaller apartmont. As
I watted for moro criticism sho turn
ed to mo beamingly nnd said: 'How
;flno your furnlturo looks up hero. It
has a chanco to bo shown right. I
never realized how well It looked
jdown In that llttlo apartment where
you didn't havo room to display It
find where It was too dim to let any
one nppreclato It. It makes all tho
difference In tho world to bring It out
ilnto tho good sunshine.'
' "Isn't that dellcIous7"
"It Is," answered one of her hear
jcrs. "I had an ciporienco similar to
lit earlier In the year, and I think
jwomen who contemplate moving to
larger quarters and dread tho expense
f a lot of now furniture should know
icf It. Wo mavod from a tiny, narrow,
lugiy house in a row to u big detached
(houso. In tho old place tho furnlturo
Sooked shabby and Inartistic and we
wero always dissatisfied, though wc
knew it had cost a good deal In tho
"beginning. It had to bo put in stiff
rows, because there would hnvw bn
po room for us to walk around, other
wise. Tho cumbersomo pieces wo had
brought from tho big houso wo had
Originally lived In looked hideous.
Tho placo wo were moving to lookod
bo much larger that everyone said we
phould have to buy quantities of
Uhlngs to fill It. My husbnnd, oven,
wanted to sell most of our 'old truck,'
us he called It, and start in brand
now, but I convinced hlin that wo
could not possibly afford that, so wo
furbished things up as well as possi
ble, closed our eyes as thoy woro ro
taioved, andthen set about fixing thfc
now houso.
"Tho first thing wo discovered was
Mint wo had enough. Thoro wore
things for every room. I reveled in
5' preadlng out, for a change, and found
could mako tho stiff-looking old
ifashlonod artlclo tako on now airs of
Attraction nnd fit comfortably Into
big, irregular rooms, whoro thoy had
ptuck out resentfully In ugly rows of
stralghtness before. I am not raving
pbout my home, for I know it hos
many defects and If I- hnd plenty of
jmoney I should mako many improve
ments, but I do know that In my now
big sunny rooms everything we for
merly half-desplscd, looks far bettor
than ever it did boforo. And positive
ly nil wo havo had to buy has been
jcouple of chairs that wo had been In
tending to got for a year past, nnd a
.few rugs to roplnco our heavy old car
petswhich I refused to put down,"
jGIVE AIR OF DISTINCTION
fThat the Braided Waistcoat la to
Remain Will Be Welcome
Intelligence.
Urnldcd waistcoats are in ngaln and
long may thoy remain in favor, for bet
ter than any oilier ueoessory they
llress up and glvo distinction to a
iiilalu tnllor-ma.lo suit or to a simply
tamlo silk frock. Tho model which
imudo the hit belongs to one of the
jflrpt of tho Eton Jnrkat columns, and
pny clover womnn can dupllcato It.
jfor tho walstcont is merely a nloovo
jlcss bodlco of white silk, fastening In
tho back, ito neck slightly rounded out
Bid Its front elongated into a squared
off llttlo tab extending half-way to tho
"baso of the hip?. Doublo rows of nar
row colored silk soutacho running
Btralght across tho front of tho waist
roat, form stripes which nro filled In
with other rows of the brnld pot on
f.n scallop or pointed offoct, Tho now
rwalstcoot must always bo bolted from
Ibolow tho arms across tho front.
Kneeling Cushions.
Among tho gifts showered upon ro
(cent brides, kneeling cushions havo
ibeen observed. Thoy nro mado with
alio express purposo of being used by
'the bride nt her woddlng. Sho is to
llciieel upon a soft cushion whllo tho
iceremony takes place.
In a recent caso tho bride's Initials
rvrtro ombrpidered upon a white satin
ibackground, and at tho cornors of tho
cushion there wero shor,t but very
llnrgo gold tassels.
Thoro was another enso noticed re
cently of u kneeling cushion ombrol
Kletcd with whlto flowent. Tho bride's
(first namo was a floral one, nnd tho
(allusion was thoroforo very tender and
sippioprlato
The only drawback to tho cushion Is
(that ii is rather in tho way sonio
times. 8electlon of Hangings.
In selecting draperies nnd hangings
Avoid largo figured materials. Light
walls and hangings will mako tho
israall room ceem largo. A pillow or
"two and a rug of a deopor huo than
the tint? of tho predominating color
f the characterless room will bright
ea such a room into a tlngo of beaujy,
T . ... V ,
How to Raise Money.
Our Sunday echoed cIasb, consisting
of eight girls about 1C years of ego,
wish to donate some muny r
now church. Ploaso (suggest to us how
wo rnuld ralso this money. Maple
Leaf.
There aro many ways to make mon
ey. Not knowing tho circumstances
In your ca'e, it is hard to suggest. I
attended a very clovor "experience"
meeting, where each girl had mndo a
dollar by her own efforts during the
summer vacation. Of courso, the dol
lar limit was not obligatory, but all
had to mako 100 cents.
One girl mado currant Jelly and sold
It to her friends at so much a glass;
another pressed her brother's trous
ers; ono stopped buying Ice cream
soda, and ono saved curfaro.
You might have ono or two sales
on Saturday afternoon for houso
wIvch, hnvlng nil sorts of homo-cooked
delicacies. I am suro with eight clov
or girls tho now church will receive a
liberal donation..
A Difficult Question.
Your advice has helped moro thaD
ono girl, no 1 come to you for tho first
time, hoping to ho htiipod nlno. I
have been engaged to n young man
for a year, but wo do not feel ablo
to marry now nnd probably will not
for two or three years. What wo wnnt
to know Is, is it right for ub to still
bo engugod, knowing this? Wo have
talked of breaking tho engagement,
but as yot wo have not, not knowing
which Is best to do. I do not believe
In long engagements. Wo nro both
anxious to do tho right thing, what
ever that Is. Unhappy.
Now don't bc unhappy about the
situation, but Just agree this way:
break tho engagement with the full
consent of you both, then when the
time comes that clrcumHlHiipnH will
permit tho marriage, why do It. You
aro perfectly right about long en
gagements. They are not fair. You
should both feel porfectly free; somo
ono elso may come Into both your
lives, you cannot toll.
A Wedding Supper.
Wo are nbout to give a wedding
luncheon, nnd cannot decldo what to
servo that would bo dainty and yot
elaborate Tho suppor or luncheon
Is to b served at 8 p, m., nnd wo
would like to havo courses and de
sire you to nrrnngo tho monu. Wo
want nB elaborate an affair us you
think would bo In keeping. Ono thing
that I had bettor mention Hint nmy
assist you In arranging tho menu
Is that, wo wish to sorvo cold turkey
for tho meat. Mother.
At that hour you should servo a sup
per, not a luncheon, which Is a mid
dlo of tho day functipn. 8rv rolrt
turkey, escallopod oystors, hot rolls,
olives, colery, cranberry jolly, then a
fruit salad, chooso straws, Ice crtam
In Individual forms, coffee and the
wedding cake.
To Entertain Informally.
Can you suggest somo wuy of onter
talnlng a party of young peoplo be
tween tho ngos of 20 and 30, very In
formally? Thoro will bo about 12
In tho party. Also what would you
suggest for Blmplo rofroBhmonts, and
prizes, If thoy bo awarded? X. C. L.
Did you ovor hear of a really now
method of entortulnlng? Nearly every
novelty Ib only something 'old done
In a new way. I think cards are tho
boat In most cases, with perhaps a lit
tle contest nt tho end whllo the host
cbb soes to rofroslimontB. Tho other
day I saw a Jolly hour spent In guess
tng whnt flowers each guest represent
ed by weuilng munu article to Indi
cate tho blossom. Tho rose, peony,
violet, tiger Illy, pansy, otc, woro
there.
Entertainment for a Bride-Elect.
In a few days I nm going to mtor
tnln 12 young Indies In honor of ii
brldo to bo, and will ask you to kind
ly BUgggst Bomo form of entertain
ment, prefornbly a guessing contest.
A. II. L.
At a pretty entertainment given for
a bride-elect the guests wore passed
pink hunt t-Hhapud eunls bt'iutng words
transposed, apparently a hopoleBS mix
ture Tho hostess explained thnt when
properly spoiled tho words represent
ed tho articles In the trousseau of a
brldo. There wero two prizes offered.
Tho refreshments woro heart-shaped
sandwiches, coffee served In tho draw
lug room, hoart poppormlnts and dell
cIoub pink Ice cream la heart forms.
Not Necessary to Reply.
Should n woddlng announcement be
answered? P. D.
A wedding announcement with no
"at homo" inclosuro does not require
an answer, but If olthor of tho couplo
nro intlmato friends it would bo court
eous to write a uoto of good wishes
and congratulations. 4'uoplo nro al
ways pleasod to bo romombored.
The Proper Thing to Do.
Kindly toll mo the proper way of
eating a club sandwich In n restau
rant, also whether bouillon Is sipped
from tho cup or cnton with a spoon?
Country Girl.
A club sandwich Is eaten with a fork,
tho toast, if vory dry, may bo broken
and outon with tho fingors. Iloulllon
is taken from a spoon except tho last
fow swallows which may bo taken
from tho cup by lifting with ono of
tho handlw and rUIng tho cup to the
llP. MADAME MERRI.
CALLS PACKEY MTARLAND RING WIZARD
f6 ijm rJ
Packy McFarland, Stock
Packy MCFarlnnd of Chicago, known
"throughout the pugilistic world as tho
"stockyards champion," bocnuse of his
bolng tho Idol of that Bectlon of the
western city, Is rated by boxing ex
perts ns tho "wizard of tho ring," says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Mc
Farland Is a fistic marvel. Now at
tho ago of 24 years, ho Is accumulat
ing a fortuno rapidly and hns set his
plans to mnko $100,000 In tho next
year. This Ib to bo dono by a com
bination of his brainB and hands.
ifcParlnnd hns gone about his ring
contests tho samo as a contractor as
sumes a contract. If tho task can bo
completed In threo days tho brainy
contractor realizes that It Is folly to
waste six, and submit his machinery
to unnecessary wear. It Is tho samo
with McFarland. If ho sees that a
bout can bo ended In threo rounds ho
raroly fights ten, but If In trying to
end tho bout quickly nnd decisively ho
feels ho Is endangering his tools,
which aro his hands, why, ho simply
wins by tho scientific route.
It Is thnt eloment of uncertainty
which has mado McFarland tho mag
not to attract ring-goers. His Bci
onco nt times is bewildering and ard
out followers of the gnmo are oft
times nt a loss to follow his plan of
attack and defense.
McFarland hns boon boxing eight
SN0DGRASS HOLDS HIS JOB
Will Not Be Fired for Muffing Fly In
Recent World's Series Error Ex-
cusable, Says McGraw.
Porslstent reports that tho Now
York Giants would dlsponso with tho
sorvlccs of Fred Snodgrass as a re
sult of his costly error In tho Inst
world series game nro sot nt rest In
n statement given out by John J. Mc
Graw, mnnnger. Ho says:
"I do not blamo Fred Snodgrass In
tho least for his falluro to cntch that
fly ball In the last gnmo of tho world
norles at lloston.' Snodgrass Is n val
uable nnd conscientious player, nnd
he will bo a member of tho Giants
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jsWMTSLK?
Fred SnodgrnES.
lioxt Boason. Ills falluro to mnko tho
catch is bomutliliiK that would happen
but unco in u thousand cases, and
I want to say that ho is deserving of
sympathy for this failure. It hurts
him moro keenly than It hurts anyono
elso.
"In this connection 1 may sny that
I feel oven worse for Mathewion than
for Snodgrnss, as Matty pitched threo
excollent gnmus without winning nny
of thorn. Thoro nevor was and never
will bu another pltohor like Matty."
Kracnrleln to Go Abroad.
Alvln Krneuzloln, formor coach of
tho University of Mlolilgnn track team,
who is ono of the groatost all-round
athlotos ovor developed In America,
will spund two yuaru abroad. It Is
poeslblu ho may sign to coach same
of tho ISuropeun athletes In prepara
tion for tho 191C Olympic games In
Dorlln.
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X rawR
Yards Lightweight.
yenrs, has fought moro than 100 bat
tles, ranging from ono round to twen-ty-flvo,
and In that tlmo has never
taken tho count. Ho ctarted his
career by knocking his opponents out
In short order, winning his first six
contests In that dcclsivo fashion, nil
being won Inside of six rounds. Ho
continued hlB knockout record In tho
second, third nnd fourth year of his
ring career, winning 27 out of 37 con
rests that decisive fashion.
It then began to dawn on McFar
lnnd thnt a skilled mechanic would bo
nt loss without his tools, and he real
ized that he must nurse his hands,
not slug and try to knock a man's head
off with each punch, but deliver his
blows scientifically, block those of tho
slugger and avoid punishment. Like
all men who have studied real boxing,
ho Boon discovered that It was far
moro pleasant to glvo than receive.
From that day McFarland has truly
been tho wlznrd of tho ring. Ho is
proud of his defense and only dur
ing tho last year, when a New York
slugger reached him and blacked ono
of his eyes, McFarland was so asham
ed of tho discoloration that ho passed
up a ?l,000 six-round engagement.
No man had ever blacked his eyo be
fore, and It Is said he remained In
doors, away from Ills friends, until
thov discoloration had disappeared.
Chick Gandil, tho Senators' great
first baseman, bus had his tonsils re
moved. Germany Schaefer has received an
offer of n Job managing an athletic
park at Detroit.
Hob Harmon of St. Louis said tho
Pirate squad was tho best in either
loaguo this season.
Eastern writers seem to think Evors
If anxious to get rid of Tinker.
Johnny doesn't talk that way.
Joe Kolly of the Toronto Interna
tionnl leaguo team will tako his team
to Macon, Ga., to train next spring.
When the football regulars are
humped hard, tho scrubs begin to move
about as though thoy woro bolng over
looked. Topsy Hnrtpnl'B admirers nt Phila
delphia gave him a dinner when ho re
turned homo after a successful season
at Toledo.
Joy riding nnd attacks on tho wlno
crop nro to bo. dismissed on tho Ath
letics' team next season. So says
Connlo Mack.
Jake Stahl. chaporon of tho blush
ing world's tltlo holders, fnvors letting
the players in on tho picture money of
pout season series i
Several clubs in tho Pacific Cons?
leaguo aro after Frank Chanco. They
should bo commended for wanting to
Improve themsulvos.
Fans of Now Orleans nro going to
havo much boxing in a short tlmo.
Anothor now club is to bo started. It
will bo known ns tho Now Royal
Athletic club. .
Zbyszko, tho Polish wrestlor, is after
Frank Gotch agnln. His mnnager,
Jaok Jlorniunn, say tho Salt Lake
AniUBoniont company Is ready to post
$5,000 for n bout botween tho two
heavies.
New York's Bowling League.
The Eastern Howling loaguo, run by
alloy keepers of Now York and vicin
ity, will bo mndo up of oight cltlos this
,Honsan New York, Brooklyn, Trenton,
N. J., Newark, Paturson, Jorsoy City,
Union IIlll and Hoboken. Tho host
bowlers of eneh city will roll in tho
individual and flvo-tenm games, the
most victorious out of five games In
each sorles winning tho championship.
Krug Wants Regular Job.
Marty Krug, tho utility Inlloldor of
tho Rod Sox, will probably bo soon
nt short next senBon In tho rogular
llno-up. Krug snyB It Is too hnrd a
task for him tobent out Holnu Wag
ner this yenr, but ho will do his best
and try to get In tho regular llno-up
the coming soasou.
OTES f
SPORTDOM
PUNTER AID TO TEAM
Accurate Kicking Is Important
Under New Code.
Field Not a Handicap and Criticism
of Shortening of the Gridiron to
One Hundred Yards Is Mis
placed, Says Eckeraall,
Although changes in tho football
rules have met with almost universal
approval, thero is ono alteration in tho
codo which has como in for a lot of
criticism. The shortening of tho grid
iron from 110 to 100 yards has handi
capped tho punters, nnd this chnngo Is
tho ono which the coaches do not like,
writos Walter H. Eckersall in the
Chicago Tribune
Opinion Is thnt tho punter docs not
havo a chance to placo hlB nttompts
as ho did under tho old codo and that
tho alteration docs away with ono of
tho most Important factors of the
game. This may bo truo In a certain
senso, but a reliable punter Is Just as
essential to tho success of a team as
he was under tho old code. It Is ad
mitted that moro touchbneks result
becauso of tho shortening of the play
Jng field, qnd the abolition of the on
side kick, but an intelligent kicker
doeB not have to kick tho ball in a
;manner which will result in touch
'backs. In tho games played this season tho
Usual custom .of the punter has been
Ito get tho ball away without regard as
.'to whore it Is going. Tho punter
iklcks tho ball high nnd as far as ho
'can. Ho never thinks of kicking it
lawny from tho men in the backfleld
jor placing It in such a manner that tho
catchers will fumble it. Ho also never
thinks to boot It out of bounds forty or
fifty yards down tho field.
If these facts aro borne in mind and
.carried out there will bo few reasons
;for criticising the rules committee for
shortening tho field. If a team Is on
'nn opponent's forty yard lino it is a
jwliolo lot better to boot the ball out of
bounds on tho opposing eleven's five
or ton yard lino than It is to drlvo It
over tho goal lino.
' When a touchback results tho of
fending team has tho privilege of put
ting tho ball In play by scrimmago
.on its twenty yard line or punting
Ifrom tho same mark. If the latter Is
adopted there Is no chanco to block
tho kick and tho ball generally goes
,to the opposing team on tho thirty or
.forty line yard.
' If tho ball Is kicked out of bounds
on the defensive team's five or ten
line tho opposing aggregation has a
chanco either to block tho attempt or
hurry the kicker in such a manner
that ho will not obtain tho best re
sults from his punt. Thero are so
many possibilities to tho result of a
punt that tho coaches should not over
look the principle of teaching their
kickerB to either kick away from the
men in tho back field or boot the ball
out of bounds.
The kicking game is a mighty good
ono, and It has been responsible for
many hard fought victories. A man
may bo ablo to boot tho ball fifty or
sixty yards, but the value of. his at
tempt Is lessened when tho catchers
run it back twenty or thirty yai;ds.
As the avorago punter boots tho ball
from distances ranging from eight to
Jen yards back of his scrimmage line,
his efforts are of little vnlue whon ho
places tho oval In a position where It
can bo caught and run back with ap
parent ease.
In this connection It Is nerPRssry to
mention tho varloiiB forms of defense
which aro employed to assist tho
catcher of punts to bring the ball back.
Some coaches Instruct their players
to charge through and attempt to
block kicks. Others teach their men
to block their opponents, stay with
them, nnd enable the catcher of the
punt to bring tho ball back a consider
able distance. In ninny instances the
.coaches have tho defensive half backs
and ends check tho ends on tho kick
ing side. This Is a mighty good move,
especially If a fast, clever, suro catch
er is stationed in the backfleld.
CAPTAiN SPALDING
O 1'wm..-vi &
One Player Who Is Always Bending
His Best Efforts Towards Making
His Team the Football Champions.
Horses Appeal to Ireland.
Tho Irish derby of 1911 will be
valued nt $10,000, the largest stake
ever completed for in Iroland.
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SCIFNCFji
:ntioh
FOR WRAPPING SMALL COINS
Paper Tube Closed at Bottom and
Folding Flaps at Top Intended
to Aid Bank Clerks.
A llttlo devlco which will savo
bank clerks a great deal of tlmo Is
tho coin package Invented by a Now
York man. With this the clerk will
simply drop, say $5 worth of dimes,
Into the receptacle and closo tho top.
Thero will be no rolling the coins up
In a flat piece of paper and closing
both endB. Tho devlco hero shown
consists of a paper tube closed at one
end with the open end slightly en-
Tube for Coins.
larged and having two projecting
wings. Tho requisite number of coins
is dropped into tho tube, it is given a
sharp tap on tho desk to sottlo them
all evenly and the wings aro bent
inward and tho top turned down to
close tho package. The wings and
top flap can be gummed if desired, but
this Is not necessary.
DATES REVOLVE ON HANDLE
Calendar Pen, Intended Especially for
Forgetful Business Man, Recent
ly Put on Market.
An Ingenious devlco, and one that
will be useful to the forgetful business
man, is tho calendar pen, invented by
an Illinois man. If the user wants
to know the dnte of tho month, all he
has to do is to consult the handle of
tho pen and find It thero. Tho handle
has a barrel revolving on it and a
calendar in the barrel. Of course, It
must be sot each day, but that can
bo dono by the office boy, whose mem
ory in somo matters, notably the
Calendar Pe.i.
batting average of tho big leagues, Is
marvelous. -The dates of tho thirty
one days are mounted on a series of
rings on the handle of tho pen and
the barrel has openings trough which
tho right date can be seen when tho
calendar Is set. Dy means of a lock
ing device thero Is no possibility of
tho bnrrel turning to show the wrong
figures.
Nature of Fatigue.
Recent investigations by Dr. W.
Weichardt, professor at Erlangen uni
versity, havo at last elucidated the
nature of fatlguo (physical or mental).
Tho muscles of small nnimals (mice,
guinea pigs, etc.) subjected to exces
sive exertion wero, in fact, found to
contain a poisonous (toxic) albumin
ous product called kenotoxlne, which
could bo as well obtained by artificial
means. This product then, forms
spontaneously nn antidote (called anti
kenotoxlno), which counteracts Us
prejudicial effects. When injected be
neath tho skin of animals, kenotoxlne
will pioduco a drop of temperature,
slackening of respiration and a pro
nounced drowsiness. If however, the
snmo subjects bo previously treated
with nntl-konotoxino, thoy will re
main absolutely froBh, their respira
tion undergoing no slackening. Re
cent experiments have even shown
such nnti-kenotoxino Injections to In
crease, In man, not only physical vigor,
but even mental efficiency.
Hunger and Thirst.
Whether tho hunger sense hns Its
eeat in tho stomach, nnd the thirst in
tho throat, has boon n subject of
much scientific controversy. n Italian
physician, Vnlentl now puts tho seat
of both theso emotions in tho gullet;
ho found thnt a cocaine Injection In
tho aesophngus resulted In Immediate
suppression of the feeling of both
hunger nnd thirst. Savages have long
known thnt the chewing of cocoa
leaves renders tho gullot Insonsitive
nnd destroys any doslro for food or
drink.
Convertible Coat.
Frank P. Matthews of Ilaltimore has
Just received n patent for u convert
iblo coat. It can bo worn in tho day
tlmo as a frock coat or a cutaway and
can bo changed Into nn evonlng coat,
or swallowtail in a fow moments.
Gasoline Stations.
GaRolinu bupply stations, which can
bo placed along highways to pormlt
fuel to bo obtained when a coin Is
dropped in a slot, aro n new conven
ience tor automoblllsts.
I i vnm n -
NOVEL USE FOR BLUE LIGHT
Remarkable Demonstration by Doctor
Titus Showing That It Produces
Complete Local Anesthesia.
One of tho most romarkablo actions
of light has recently come to our at
tention, tho Journal of Surgery re
marks. In an address before the
Boston Physlo-Thernpeutlc sociefy.
Dr. E. C. Titus has demonstrated that
blue light possesses remarkable an
esthetic power.
In his experiments ho used n soriei
of slender glass rods about one-eighth
of an Inch In thickness, placed side
by sido and tied together so as to
form a kind of flexible mat which
will adapt Itself to various parts ot
tho body. The glass must bo of cobalt
blue and transmit no red rays, this
being a very Important point Tho
rods are to bo placed upon tho area
to bo anesthetized, and some form of
white light, preferably a tungsten
lnmp, brought as closely as possible
without causing discomfort.
Strange to relate, in twenty minutes
tho part becomes insensitive, so that
superficial and even deep Incisions or
punctures are no longer felt. This
nnesthesia lasts for one-half hour or
moro, and has occurred so constantly
thnt thero is no reason to bolieve that
it is tho result of suggestion or ac
cident Minor surgical operations havo
been performed under this method
and without tho least pain or discom
fort, ana there seems to bo enough in
it to merit attention.
Moro thnn thirty years ago there
prevailed what was nfterward termed
the blue glass crnze. All sortB of
ailments wero thought to bo amenable
to the action of blue light, and the
newspapers wero filled with glowing
accounts of cures. Enthimlnsm ran
riot for a time and then the matter
dropped out of sight. ,
Some time later thoro was a revival
of interest In phototherapy when
FInsen demonstrated the curative pro
perties of tho ultra-violet ray In var
ious afTectlons, especially lupus. Since
then tho physiological action of light
has been carefully Investigated, and,
although much remains to be learned,
thero can be no doubt that wo are
nearer to an appreciation of Its pos
sibilities in the treatment of disease.
HANDY DEVICE FOR WATCHES
Metallic Support Fastened to Leather
Cack Makes Stand for Timepiece
While on Table.
In the accompanying drawings is
shown a combined watch protector
and suprort. The former is of leather
and leaves the dial visible, being of a
typo already familiar. Tho metallic
support attached to it, however, is
Support and Case Protector.
something now, says tho Popular
Mechanics. It pivots nround the two
points which fasten it to tho leather
sack, and can be so set to constitute
a support when the watch is placed
upon a table or other flat surface.
When not In use, tho support ilea
closely around tho watch case.
System of Identification.
A system of personal Identification
based on ihe patterns of 'the veins on
the back of the hand has boen Invent
ed by an Italian scientist, who claims
that in no two men are the veins ex
actly alike.
NOTES OF
SCIENCE M
AND Z2g?i?i
ATVENTION
Twenty-five per cent ot accidents
in aviation aro due to poor construc
tion. A minister of aviation has been
added to the staff of the French war
offlco.
Esperanto is taught In somo of the
state supported schools In England,
Franco and Germany.
A fly killing instrument that works
with a trigger, resembling a pistol, has
been Invented In England.
A man weighing 150 pounds con
tains enough grease to mako 73 can
dles and a pound of soap.
A burial casket that holds a corpse
seated upright on a stool has boen
patented by a Philadelphlan.
Dr. A D. Wndsworth, Columbia
university, Now York, Is developing
a serum for tho euro of pneumonia.
Tho reason many persons walk in
their sleep Is because ono part of
tho mind is wldo awake whon the
other Is asleep.
A utensil In which meat may bo
cooked and then automatically cut
Into pieces of equal size has been In
vented by a Massachusetts man.
Near Now York there is being built
nn aeroplane with eighteen wings
which its Inventor believes will car
ry him across the Atlantic ocean.
A lead pencil sunrpouor invented by
a Cnllfornlnn operutos like a pair of
scissors, ono blado holding a pencil
while tho other cuts away tho wood.
According to a Vienna physician tho
Increase In diseases of tho respiratory
organs In that country Is duo to the
prnctlco of men going clean shaven.
A brittle shell which, on bursting,
will onvolop nn enomy In a deadly
gas Is fired from a gun doslgned bv a
fnmous German artillery building
firm.
A miniature fountain attachment for
bottled water holdors has been pa
tented to onable persons to drink with
out touching their UpB to nny rccep
taclos. The suggestion that roofs of houses
display distinguishing lottors or num
bers to guide aviators has boen up
seriously In several Gorman cities and
towns.
The Malays mako use of a coin
which Is worth ono-tenth-thousnndth
part of an English penny. This is
thought to bu the smallest pleqo of
money in circulation
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