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300 C
F SHERMAN 8AVE PERSONS On
SHIP RUNO, WHICH WAS
SUNK BY A MINE.
LINER IS BLOWN TO PIECES
Large Portion of Ship Is Scattered by
Fearful Explosion 'Crews of Eng
lish TraVvlers Push Through Dsbrls
to Pick Up Passengers.
Vwtcra Niwiptptr UnlM Kins Bertie.
GrlmBby, Eur. Nearly 300 persona
were rescued from Jtho Wilson Hue
iteamor Runo by trawlore hen thi
utoamor sank In tbo North B i, a vio
1.1m of a contact tnino. Tht prompt
vork of four trawlers, the Ellancon,
Strethon, Cameo and Prlncs Victor,
laved the lives of nearly everyone
in board,
The Wilson line officials Buy that
ill of this crow, and all but iwonty
tieven passengers are safe In this port.
The Sllancen picked up 128 survivors
practically all she could hold. Th
Cameo saved nearly 100 and the other
two trawlers 70.
The Runo was bound from Hull on
the long trip across the North uoa to
Archangel and her passengers were
mostly Russians from Amorlca, who
.,.-l . TM.caln with thnlr
"0'D lot"1 "'"". K" T'"SM: 7C na Boll balmy winds, seems very enervating. Walk
wives and children. Tho boat hit tho .n In th ,,,,.. ,,, ,, ',., ",
mine In midafternoon In fine weather,
Tho explosion was terrific and a large
portion of tho ship was shatlorod,
while several passengers wore Injured
and ono killed.
It was extremely fortunate that the
little fleet of four trawlers, homoward
bound with their holds full of fish,
chanced to bo almost within hailing
distance of the Runo at that moment
Tho trawlers, regardless of the con
sequences to themselves In view of
tho possibility that thoro were other
mines In tho neighborhood, pushed
through the wreckage and picked up
sailors and pasaengers who wero cling
ing to sticks and rafts. These were
people who, In the first panic, had
jumped overboard or had been blown
Into the sea. Others wero gathered
from the decks of the fast sinking
ship.
FLOOD LOSS MILLION AND HALF,
More Than 3,000 Persons Are Driven
from Their Homes.
Kansas City. As a result of the
greatest rainstorm ever experienced
hero moro than 3,000 homes have been
flooded and hundreds of persons driv
en into tho streots. Despite tho fact
that tho waters are receding, thera
s much danger from collapsing
k..lMlnn TVin Iaio la not Irrtn t n,l of 1 .
EOOO To6' Trfr.;r
500,000. Telephone service through
out' tho city was demoralized am
street car service was suspended U
many sections.
The flood already has cost threi
lives. Two-men were killed whoa
they camo in contact with a broken
trolley wlro and a woman was drown
ed when tho waters engulfed hoi
home.
" ; waiian. With this blending of races Is a complete
Golden Anniversary. breaking down of the usual racial lines In Call-
Chicago. Knights of Pythias from , fornia the Japanese has no social standing and
all parts of the country concluded a a whito girl who marries a Jnpaneso Is ostra
tbxeo days' celebration of tho goldon cized. In Hawaii tho Japanese and the Chlneso
anniversary of the order with appro- when crossed with the Hawaiian, has as good a
priate ceremonies. The feature of the social position as the whites,
closing day of the celebration was a This extraordinary cosmopolitanism was shown
parade of 10,000 members of the op very clearly at an entertainment nivn in w.
ganlzatlon, which was reviewed bj
Brlgham S. Young, supremo chancel
lor; John J. Brown, supreme vici
chancellor, and Mrs. Cora M. Davit
supreme chief of the Pythian Slsten
Pulp Shipment.
Seattle, Wash. The steamer Asth
mian took as part of her cargo to Nou
York 500 tons of spruce wood pule
from British Columbia. This Is the
first pulp shipment from British Co
lumbia to tho Atlantic coast and Is
expected to bo tho forerunner of many
more, the supply of Umber having
been nearly exhausted on tho eastern
coast of the United States.
Germany Exonerated.
New York. Several hundred pas
sengers of tho Holland-American liner
Rotterdam, which arrived from Rot
terdam, signed a statement doclaring
false tho roports that Amoricans had
been ill treated in Germany. The
statement closed with tho request that
a copy bo forwarded by tho Associated
Press to President Wilson and Socre
etary Bryan.
To Preserve Art Works.
Washington, D. C Neutral diplo
mats havo asked Ambassador Herrlck
it Paris to sound the American govern
ment op tho question of making Joint
representations to Germany to protect
certain buildings and works of art In
the attack on Paris. This Is the sub
stance of official advices received.
Crack Racers to Race.
Grand Rapids, Mich, It is an
nounced that the match race between
William and Directum I., considered
the two greatest pacers In the world,
will tako placo hero Septembor 21
The horses will contest for a $6,000
purse.
Paris. A dispatch to tho Tfavas
agency from Rome says that mem
bers of tho Italian socialist reform
party met in Romo and adontod res-
XTl!!?mvSi M dGcmrnt,on
Italian neutrality In tho present war
wmninp. m vhi...-... ...
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ansson, tho Canadian explorer, Is ma
rooned on tho Ice off Horschell Island,
according to Rov. W. H. Pry, a mis
sionary, who has been among tho Es
qulmos and who arrived horo from
Kittlgagjsdlt. Stefansson Is In no Im
mediate danger.
London. A dispatch to the Router
Telegram company from Sofia says
that a new comet has been observed
with the naked eye from tho pbcerva
toy at Plovnn It was locate i thi
conbt'-lUtloii f Gemini.
J5T
s HE Hawaiian Islands are
l .A' !-! ...1 I. ,
miiu, wuure u is always aueriiuuu imu
whero tho call to strenuous work is sel
dom heard. They are an Ideal placo for
a vacation, especially In tho winter
months, when Ice and snow hold fast
most of tho United Suites. Even to a
Callfornlan the climate Is singularly
cquablo, as tho mercury seldom drops
lower than 65 degrees and In midsum
6
mer It rarely climbs nbovo 85 degrees.
tO II hnrflllPr ntlmnfn ,la nnnnliln nMM.
.. " 7 . """- """ vuuu.o wmiiwaiu.u, nil
splratlon and energy Is much relaxed. It Is a posi
tive effort to walk more than a block or two, and
mental work Is not pleasant. After ono Is acclimat
ed, however, tho blood becomes thinner and old resi
dents, of Honolulu declare that they can do nearly
as much work as on tho mainland.
Thoroughly American
ized as they aro, these Is
lands present a variety of
races that make their fu
ture a problem for any
thoughtful observer. Whilo
tho Hawaiians aro a rap
Idly dying race, tho Jap
anese have leaped into the
foromost placo in nura
bora and have seized all
the small manufactures
and petty trades and In
dustries that wero once
controlled by the natives.
With thousands of Chi
nese, these two neonln
havo orientalized mnnv
quarters of Honolulu,
while they givo a peculiar
stamp to many of the
small towns throughout
tho island. Together they
form 60 per cent of the
population. These orien
tals retain their nntivo
dress and customs fnr nnm u 41
fornia. In fact, in passing through
,.111 -.1. . . b """"fa"
"lant-
. , ..,..., 1H reminaeu or tho country
towns in Japan.
It is the exception in Hawaii when ono meets
today a native Hawaiian of pure blood. Tho best
cross Is that between tho Hawaiian and tho Chi
noso, the oriental blood giving that business abil
ity which tho native lacks. Next to this comes
tuo Japanese and Hawaiian, a blend that produces
many beautiful girls. The energy of tho white
man is greatly impaired bv union with Mm Hn.
lulu. It was a variety performance for the benefit
of charity, held in the roof garden of tho Alex
ander Young hotel, and all Honolulu society was
out in force. Girls of great beauty, with com
plexions like rare porcelain, had tho slant eyes of
the Mongolian; othors had almond eyes and tho
dusky skin of their mothers; others wero dark as
southern negroes, with thick lips and bold, rugged
features representatives of tho native race which
Is fast disappearing. And all theso people of va
rious races mingled in perfect amity and good
will.
It Is curious to observe tho nbsolute breaking
down of nil race projudlco as seen on tho street
cars and at nil public places and entertainments.
Tho man who is used to tho Jim Crow cars for
colored people In nil our southern cities will do
startled in Honolulu to seo a dusky Hawaiian
woman, with her bundlos of household purchases,
drop down into the seat besido him on any crowd
ed street car of Honolulu, or n Japanese or Chi
nese share his sent, with no feeling that he is
an intruder. It is this absoluto assumption of
social equality by what wo havo como to regard
inferior races that gives a shock to tho American
visitor to Hawaii. But after the first surprise
ono is apt to ndmlro this new social equality,
which takes no count of rnce or creed or train
ing, of color of skin or setting of tho oyes.
Tho two most wonderful sights in Honolulu aro
tho work of man. Theso aro the Aquarium and
the Bishop museum. Tho first belongs to tho city,
and, because of tho extraordinary variety and
coloring of the fishes, it surpasses in interest tho
great Aquarium at Naples. Tho other was found
ed' by Charles Reed Bishop, a wealthy merchant
of Honolulu, in momory of his wife, the Princess
Pnuahl, who was the great-granddaughter of the
ruling chief at tho tlmo of Captain Cook's visit
and a direct descendant of Kamehameha tho
Groat. The museum is housed In a flno stono
building in the center of tho Kamehameha school
grounds at Knllkl, n suburb of Honolulu.
Tho Aquarium is located near tho famous Wai
kiki beach and is easily reached by a car ride of
about twenty minutes. The building Is unpre
tentious, and tho tanks aro not arranged with
the art shown in tho Naples Aquarium. What
impresses the visitor almost at tho outset is tho
wonderful variety of tho fishes apd their equally
wonderful coloring. To describe them as. thoy are
w i H,0r fi.i, nt fw .,,
lays one opon to tno ennrgo of exaggeration.
UKht blue, orange and other primary' colorsbut
tnPR0 color8 are blended In many variations of
str1"08 otl,er nMo marklngi.. Then, too,
LUCKY FOUR-LEAFED CLOVER
Explanation of Abnormality In Growth
has Been Given to World by
French Scientist.
Sinco four-loafod clover la said to
bo "lucky." It might bo well to know
how it happens that while moat clover
has only threo leavoa, one U found
now and then with four.
According to J Porrlraz, who dis
cusses tho question In tho Archives
des Sciences Physiques et NaturelleB,
a lotus eaters'
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To one usod
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UlS JWTlilASK TO
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many of tho
"IBny OI IHO
Bcores of theso fish aro marked by queer patches
of vivid colors apparently set Into tho body of
tho fish. Qthers have elongated nosos or long
streamers of white or yellow that follow them
liko a pennant.
Tho Bishop museum,can bo seen very fairly in
two and a half hours, although n second visit will
befound profitable. Tho location of tho building
Is singularly flno. Prom its windows ono may
look out upon a noblo stretch of territory. Mrs.
Bishop, after a lifo-of usefulness to her people,
left her ontiro estato to found schools for young
Hawaiians. Amid a flno park nt Kalikl are
grouped the buildings of tho Kamehameha school,
whero a largo number of young boys and glria
nro educated In thoa ordinary English branches
and in manual training. The original museum
consisted of an entrance hall and three rooms;
to this have been added two wings, ono for
Hawaiian curios and ono for Polynesian. Bo
sides its unique collection of Hawaiian articles
that sorvo to illustrate tho old llfo of tho people,
tho museum is tho richest in the world In Polyne
sian exhibits. Much of the pleasuro and profit
which tho tourist gains from tho museum Is duo
to tho flno arrangement of tho exhibits and tho
admirable casts of Hawaiians mado by the direc
tor, Dr. William T. Brlgham, "who has been in
charge of tho institution slnco Its foundation.
Doctor Brlgham Is well known to scientists for
his works on tho volcanoes of Hawaii. '
Though nearly eighty years of age, ho Is full
of enorgy, and If you nro fortunnto enough to
carry a letter of Introduction to him ho will not
only show you nil tho treasures of the museum,
but ho will glvo you a mass of Information ubout
early Hawaii and Its peoplo which ho has gath
ered during his fifty years of residence on the
islandB. Tho doctor is violently nnti-Jnpanese,
and he is not pnrtlal to tho natlvo Hawaiian, as
ho declares little good can bo oxpected of a rnco
whoso language has no words for virtue, honor of
home.
Tho nucleus of tho museum was the largo and
priceless collection of mats, calabashes, feather
work, tapa and relics that woro bequeathed by
Mrs. Bishop as tho last of tho royal lino of tho
KamohamehaB. To those havo been added many
treasures given by the late Queen Emmn and fine
collections of 9,000 spocies of shells, of Hawaiian
plants, birds and insects and rich oxhlblts of
othnological specimens not only from Hawaii,
but from all tho principal islnndB of Polynesia.
Tho rare treasures of tho museum aro In tho
Kahili room. Theso aro Kahilis or large feathor
standnrds usod at funerals of royalty, and tho
famous robe of tho first Kamohamoha, made on
tlroly of feathers from tho orange and black ma
mo bird, which is said to bo valued at a million
7" u "'
clovors with moro than throe leaves
aro duo to two causes one hereditary,
tho other nutrltlvo. After a moist sea
son clover planta with four or ovon
Ave, bIx or aoven loaves aro relatively
common, nnd plants with only two
loaves nro also seon at such times, but
these nro very rare.
But some aro abnormal by horodlty
and reproduco thomselvos with tho
,amo characteristics in successive
' ears when their environment remains
the snmf external Influence j mi rely
modifying tho bIzcb of the leaves
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Petroleum Output.
Pennsylvania at ono time produced
practically nil tho potroloum of tho
country, but lost year its output was
littlo over 3 per cont of tho totni.
nnd was oxceodod by that of aoven
states. Tho total production In 1913
as reported by tho geological survey
was 248,500,000 barrels, 11 per cont
moro than In 1912. California pro
duced 31 per cent of tho country's
total Inst year and Oklahoma 25 per
cont theso two stateB yielding more
thnn nil tho others Tho averago price
azisrjirffatroLvzzr
dollars. Theso birds, as well as tho yellow ami
black oo, tho scariot llwl and othors, wero pro
tected by stringent decrees, nnd tho fenthors
wero used exclusively In tho making of theso roy
a! cloaks and stnndards. The rich yellow of tho
mamo clonk is contrasted with tho more common
cloaks of tho oo bird. Tho British museum hns
a smaller mnmo cloak than this, which wns given
to Queen Victoria.
Tho Hawaiian hall Is rich in articles that llhis
trato tho early llfo of tho peoplo of tho Islands
Doctor Brlgham devised tho IngonlouB plan of tak
ing plaster caBts of living Hawaiians who woro
good types of their race. Then from theso casta
woro made tho figures that now represent the
worship and tho industries of tho people. Thus
for instance, wo havo natives pounding tho taro
to make pol, the nntlonnl dish, and others cutting
from stono tho pounders
used In this work. Othort
nro shown spinning and
weaving and making wrap
one nnd fishing tackle.
Ono of tho most striking
groups is thnt of a kahu
na, or mediclno man
praying boforo a big caln
bash, In order to draw
down a curso upon his
enomy. So superstitious
aro tho natives that oven
In theso days if a man
learns that a kahuna Is
praying for his death he
takes leave of his friends
settles his estate, turns
his faco to tho wall nnd
gives up tho ghost
Among tho valuable
specimen's In this room Is
n unlquo collection of
kapa, or tapa cloth, mado
from vegetablo fiber. Of
all tho lBlandcrs of' the
Pacific, theso Hawaiians
mado tho finest tapa, and
Doctor Brlgham has giith
ored horo wonderful spec!
mens of their skill. Mqtft
of this cloth i was made
from tho paper mulberry
a shrub that was cultlvnt
ed by all Polynesians
Tho bark from tho lower
branches of theso trees
was stripped off, dried and
then laboriously benton.
and tho fiber welded U
gether into sheets. The
pattorn carved on tin
beater gavo flguro to tho
tapa cloth, and tho color
lng was dono by vegetable dyes. Tho museum
contains also many flno specimens of tho old
baskot work, which has now become extinct.
Perhaps the moat interesting exhibits In the
Hawaiian hall nro the largo central cases, ono
containing nn ancient grass house and the others
a replica of an ancient sacrificial templo. The
grass houses have woll-nlgh disappeared from
the Islands, although over thirty years ago thoy
woro universal in tho moro remote parts of the
islandB. This house was found in Knunl, tlio
gurden Island, and It was ovidently made by
skilled workmen. The frame Is of timber, with
strong rafters, tho whole being bound ,togotJier
by tough braid and thatched with pell grass. The
only opening usually provided was the door, al
though sometimes a small holo was mado in one
gable. The door of plnnk was soldom over thro
foot high. A small clrclo of stonos on tho ground
floor was raised slightly and, covered with fine
mats, served as tho family bed. There was no
furniture, ns tho Hawaiian squats on his haunches
when working or taking ills food. These houses
woro - wholesome when now, but they soon be
came musty and vermin-infested.
Surf riding Is n sport peculiar to Hawaii, It
furnishes moro thrills to the minute than any
other known sport, with tho posslUo oxcep'.lon
of volplaning In an ncroplano. On tho Walalk!
bcn'ch at any hour of tho day men may bo een
surf riding on boards. Beginners roll about In
shore nt the morcy of tho waves, which bat tor
thorn about and throw thorn up In huddled heaps
upon tho sand, nmld roars of laughter from tho
onlookers, In tho far distance, tiny flguros with
outstrotched arms, like tho wings of a bird, fly,
hover, float, with perfect polso and grace, upon
tho crests of groon brcakors.
Describing his first experience in this sprt a
writer snys:
"Clad In scanty bathing dresses, wo venture
forth, a party of thrco, nnd trust ourselves to the
mercy of two brawny, mahogany-colored natives.
Tho long, narrow canoo Is steadied by nn outrig
ger, a slender log hold by curved crosspleces. As
wo paddled out, brcakors rose liko green walls
in front of us; thrilling enough, but nothing to
tho oxcitoment when wo turned to como in. I lav
ing got some way out, wo waited, paddling gent
ly, for a Teally big wavo. Suddenly our black
men began to shout wildly, nnd away we went, a
huge wavo gathering up behind us, while we fled
down its green and gleaming surface amid show
ers of blinding spray and tho shouts of tho men,
drowned by tho hissing of tho roaring water.
Tho steoper grow tho wavo, tho faster fled tho
canoe. Wo woro going at racohorso pneo, tho
water whirling In our faces. It was so thrilling,
wo forgot to bo afraid."
paid in the entlro country was
95.1 cents a barrol In 1913 and 73.7
cents in 1912.
Right Size Too Large.
Boll A French ahoomakor linn pat
ented a machine that mnkes a plaster
cast of a customer's foot and from It
forms a last over which his shoes are
mado,
Boulah That would novor do ovor
horo. A shoo mado liko that would lib
altogether too largo for a New York
woman.
i- i uuuaiuciiiai
Principles of
I Healths I
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(Copyright, 1914. by A. S.Gray)
NATURE'S ALARM BELL.
"Denr Doctor am fifty-eight yenrs
of ngo and I have ahvays been hoalthy
except that I havo had rheumatism In
my legs for tho past 15 yearn and It
hurts mo to bend my right kneo. I
am the mother of threo healthy sons
nnd they hnvo Inherited my rheuma
tism so thnt thoy are frequently troub
led with muscular rheumatism. What
will euro rheumatism 7"
It Is easy to picture the writer of
auoh a letter as n plump, placid, kind
ly faced, motherly soul. A good cook,
alio is proud of the fact thnt she can
preparo tho aamo diahos on which her
mothor nnd her mother's mother bo
foro hor successfully raised their fam
ilies. But alio haB "rheumatism" and
her soiib havo "lnhorltcd rheumatism."
This la a fair anmplo of n typo of In
quiry froquontly received from peoplo
who look upon rhcumntlam aB a sim
ple disorder which, qulto as a matter
of courso, every ono Is bound to have
aoonor or later as a reBult of wot feet,
damp clothos, or tho weather, or as
tho result of "Inheritance."
It is cUBtomary to apply tho word
"rheumatism"' to almost every Imagi
nable ache or pain occurring In any
part of tho body. From long abuse
the word hns lost Its significance and
has como to sound harmless; It docs
not convoy any ldert of dnngor and
most pooplo aro perfectly satisfied It
told that their various ailments artso
from "rheumatism," It is a nlco, con
venient word, nnd It does not Jar on
their sensibilities.
Rheumatism la an acute inflamma
tion of the synovial membranes of
various Joints with tho accumulation
of fluid; it Is duo to nn infection of
unknown origin and runs n courso of
nbout six wooks. "Muscular rheuma
Mams" on the other hand", aro either
tho'rosult of Btralns, as wo havo al
ready noted, or they nro palna aris
ing from organic dlaonaca, or thoy aro
caused by ono or more of many con
dltlona, practically all of, them con
nected either directly or Indirectly
with defective metabolism. Hero is
tho basis of all our degenerative dis
eases, such aB dlabotes, Bright's dis
ease, arteriosclerosis and apoplexy, all
of which are on tho Increase, In spite
of the numerous "euros," and all of
which aro allied to anemia.- Whether
anemia Is tho cause or tho result of
most of these metabolic disturbances
Is yet to be decided, but cortainly clr
cumstanlal ovldonco points strongly
In tho former direction.
Why ar6 those chronic pnlns so lit
tle understood? Because wpdo not
want to know tho truth If It will In
volve a thorough overhauling nnd re
adjusting of diet and of our mode of
life.
With vory few exceptions all of our
troubles arise from the fact that wo
are unablo easily to bring our mental
pictures to coincide with tho facts, to
harmonize tho subjectlvo with the ob
jective, i
Health Is a normal condition and ill
health 1b a departure from the normal
hence thero Is a strong, persistent
forco continually working toward tho
normal and, barring orgnnlo break
downs from lnhoront weakness, we
nro certain to "relapse" Into good
health Boonor or later if we do not too
persistently Work against it. There
fore a raw potato in the pockot, a
nauseous draft or faith and a cheerful
mind nro certain to bo cquully effec
tive or Ineffective, depending upon tho
angle from which you vlow them.
If you wero to Interview our friend
of tho letter you would undoubtedly
learn that during these 15 years sho
has takon many kinds of liquids, pills
"and powders, used many liniments and
ointments and hns probably worn a
few charms, such as magnetic rings
that turn elthor green or black as they
"absorb tho poison." Mo3t of tho sup
posed remedies doubtless .she haB
tried at the solicitation of well mean
ing friends; each perhapB offected a
"euro" fn due tlmo. But tho trouble
always returned and eho still has it.
Of courso sho wants to be comfort
able and to get well, but she wants
to do it in hor way. To usk her to
change hor dlot and modo of living
or ovon materially to change hor
method of purchasing supplies, is ask
ing her to tear up deep-seated and thor
oughly Intrenched habits, prejudices,
tradition nnd beliefs and to go to addi
tional trouble.
CAT LIVES 40 DAYS ON BEER
Weary Feline Traveler Crawls on
Water Wagon for Rest of Life
After Tasting Milk Again.
When nn ordlnnry blnck tomcat
with back-fenco vocal habits and a
tendency to eat chickens nnd canaries
disappears, thoro Is usually no sequel
to the story. IluV when a white cat
with a black tall that has lived all his
llfo at war with rats and at peace
with pigeons, disappears that's a dif
ferent story.
There was grief In tho home of Mrs.
Annq Llndborg of Milwaukee when
Puss, the truatod family cat, suddenly
dropped out of the domestic life of tho
family.
Later Mrs. Llndberg took a clipping
from a Vancouver, British Columbia,
paper to tho humnno society offices.
The clip told of tho opening of a boor
oar nnd tho finding of an emaciated
oat that had beon shut up since tho
car was aont from Milwaukee, on
April SB.
That my oaV' "old Mra, Undbem
That's Pubs, aura."
Lonrn what la wrong and correct It
before serious organic changes take
place. Obviously the first Indication,
of something being wrong will b
found In tho blood streams.
ThfE RIGHT START.
In United States bureau of educa
tion bulletin No. 24, page 14, appcara
tho following: "Thoro nro In tha
achoolB of tho United States today ap-
proximately 20,000,000 pupils. Ertcn-i
aivo observations of child health foil
20 years and careful study of statis
tics nnd estimation of all conditions
load to tho following conclusions:!
From 300,000 to 400,000 (1.5 to 2 per
cont) of theso pupils havo organic
heart dlseaso. Over 10,000,000 (50
per cent and In some schools as high.'
as 90 per cont) have defective tcoth,
which nro potentially, if not nctually,
detrimental to health. About 15,000,
000 (75 per cent) of tho school chil
dren of this country need attention to
day for physical defects, which aro
partially or completely remediable."
This report seems to lndlcato a con
dition in this country but littlo, if any,,
superior to thnt shown to exist In Eng
land, nnd tho character of the troubles
points to a like causs namely, InsufH
floient tlssuo building material, entail
ing starvation and anemia.
Every human individual boglns life,
as a alnglo cell of about ono hundred
and twentieth Inch In diameter, and
from that microscopic beginning la
tho brief poriod of 40 weeks, it at
tains an averago weight of approxi
mately sovon pounds, and normally la
born with a smooth, pink skin and la
otherwise perfectly developed.
Thoro Is no direct mlxturo of tha
blood of tho mother and that of the
dovoloplng ombryo. All the processes
contributing to Its growth and main
tenance, Including thoso of respira
tion and excretion, tako placo through
Intermediate structures. This Is an
extromely wise provision of nature,
whereby much of nn injurious char
acter in tho blood of tho mother is
barred from reaching tho embryonlo
tissues. Undoubtedly, tho cello which
form tho organs of nutrition for the
embryo have a capacity for selecting
tho elomonts required for tho purpose
of nutrition not Influenced by the ex
igencies of commerce.
Woro it not for this Intermediary
process, tho ombryo rarely would es
capo being poisoned or otherwise In
jured by all tho varied unhealthy
prodncts and substances which the
Ignorance of somo motliers nllows to
bo present In their blood during this
Important period. Even with this
means of protection, tho maternal
blood may be so utterly deficient In
nutritive qualltloB that tho fluids
which reach tho embryonic cells may
bo vory much Impaired in quality.
All the tissues, Including tho bones,
aro dependent during the Intrauterine
life on tho supply of nutrient material)
derived from the maternal blood. Our
tissues require protelds, fats, carbo
hydratoB, salts, water and oxygon,'
from tho Inspired air. If tho blood ot
tho mother is deficient in these ele
ments tho growth and development
ot tho embryonlo bones will be re
tarded and tho Imperfections thus bo
gun will be continued in infants
whose blood is not restored to a nor
mal stato after birth.
Individuals insufficiently nourlshod
before birth enter tho world handi
capped by blood deficient In nutritive
and oxygon-carrying power, and un
less this Is early corrected, thero la
as a result arrested development. The
effect of a faulty dlot In tho causation
of disease is demonstrated by experi
ments on animals. Puppies fed on
raw flesh exclusively for six months
bocomo rickety, nnd pigeons and
chickens fed on starch dovelop poly
neuritis. Therefore, a diet of starch.
or patent process flour and a small'
amount of milk is not to bo recom
monded for oven tho child of strong,
robust parents nnd should be relig
iously shunned by those of low vi
tality. An Infant cannot thrive on
library paste.
Life, blood and food are so Inti
mately blended that It Is Impossible
tn rnnRider ono without tho other.
nnd, blood being the connecting bond
between life and food, It Jspf tho ut
most Importance thnt It bo maintained
at its highest point of efficiency,
which Is, of course, the normal,
,' Wo know comparatively little about
tho process of digestion or of tho finer
Btructuro and composition of tho rod
blood corpusclo and of tho blood
stream In genoral. But thero Is ono
fact conclusively proved and found to
bo constant and universal, namely,
that good health and hemoglobin
content aro synonymous.
If your hemoglobin content ranges
between 90 and 100 you are rated nor
mal approximately; if below 90 you4
aro anemic, and tho gravity ot tha
condition can bo very accurately
measured by the amount of hemoglo
bin content distributed among tho
number of corpuscles present.
It is desirable to keep this fact well
In m'nd. It Is the poorly fed, 111 clad
nnd .poorly educated child of today
that la to become tho parent of to
morrow. When Mra, Llndberg found tho hu
mnno society could supply her with
another cat, but do no moro, slip told
Mlaa Martha McConnell that she will
get her eon to send a description of
Pusb to Vancouver, nnd If It tallies
with tho feline of the beor car. sho
will havo tho animal sent back to St.
Paul. Mrs. Llndberg says her cut had
tho habit of trespassing on tho rail
way proporty near her home, looking
for rats In the oars.
Anyway, tho cat which reached Van
couver, British Columbia, according
to the account, was a moro shadow of
Tom. Travol in a beer car had not
agreed, with him, and ho wbb fain to
crawl toward n saucer of milk given
hlra by tho custom house officials and
swear off boor forever.
Windmill Kept Busy.
A windmill In England furnishes
elootrlo light for a church and rec
tory and power to blow a church or
gan Women Barred From Funerals,
Mexican women never attend funerals
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