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NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TIU1UJNE. Plan Clinic Psychiatric Research Offers Pos sibilities in the Solving of Problems. WORK RENEWED AFTER WAR Preventive Rather Than Cure lo the Watchword of the Modern Psy chiatrist Reach Them Beforo Crime Becomes a Habit. New York. Ilrond pc dbllltloH for the operation of psychiatric clinics In connection with courtH and correction al Institutions during the reconstruc tion period are outlined In an article appearing In Mental Hygiene, written by Dr. Thomas W. Salmon, medical director of tho national committee for inentnl hygiene. The title of the ar ticle Is "Sotno New Problems for Psy chiatric Research in Delinquency." Tho work of which Dr. Salmon writes was well under way In a num ber of Institutions, notably In the vicinity of New York City, when war Interrupted It, taking many of the trained psychiatrists Into the service and otherwise curtailing the effort to apply the principles of modem psy chiatry to the handling of persons ac cused of crime nnd those nlready con victed. Sufficient progress had been made with - the work, snys Dr. Salmon, to assure It of nn Important place In all futuro efTorts to get nt the roots of crime and delinquency nnd to make It certain that these condition "can no more be successfully managed with out Investigating the state of the or gan of conduct than disorders of other kinds can be treated without under standing the processes responsible for them." Its Importance In Courts. Tho beginning of tho application of psychiatry to crime and delinquency was through clinics In children's courts. Successful here, It spread In to other criminal courts nnd Into In stitutions where, nccordlng to Dr. Salmon, It Is destined to piny an Im portant part In determining the best methods for handling prisoners so as to do tho best by tliemvand by society na well. In connection with the part the psychiatrist Is destined to play ' In modern court procedure Dr. Salmon believes that tho establishment or such clinics, presided over by experts with no connection with either side of tho cases tried, will go a long wny toward bringing about better conditions. Con-corning- tho so-called "alienist" and his "expert testimony," Dr. Salmon says : "Why supremo courts and cpurts of tho general sessions content them selves with the so-called medico-legal testimony of 'alienists' employed by tho district attorney nnd the defense which is nolthor medical nor legal remains a mystery. The Mndlngs of n psychiatric clinic, scientifically nnd Impartially conducted with the sole ESTHONIA MAKES The Kxihonlun delegates at the conference at Dorpat. signing tho peace treaty between Esthonla and tho soviet gqvemment of Uusnlii. Cannot Speak English Three Normal American Boys Never Tautjht to Talk. Invent Queer Gibberish When Neglect, ed by Hard-Working Parents. Pomona, Cal. How easily the chain of civilization Is broken and how doll nltely Its very maintenance depends upon every parent's training of the child, Is drnmatlcnlly Illustrated here In tho case of the three Ifeown hoys. Harold, Udell and Hoy Keown, ten, nlno and flight years old. aro healthy, physically normal American young sters, living In a bustling town, who havo never learned to talk, simply be cause their parents neglected to touch them how. The astonishing case wits placed be fore the Welfare league of Pomona a few days ago b.v a teniltti' who, when to Study Grime purpose of aiding the Judges In dlspns lug of human Issues before them, hnv more practical value than all the ex pert testimony that either side could purchase with the proceeds of a liberty loan," Wide Field for Investigation. Interesting especially Is the sugges t ton by Dr. Salmon of tho possibilities of finding out the deep seated causes of antl-soclal conduct In the Individual through psychiatry. Ho says u com parntively small element furnishes the crime 'nf a community and affords a field for scientific and Impartial, tin prejudiced study that Is rich and al most virgin. lit? thinks that this phase of crlm ( Innlogy has barely been scratched w ret and believes It should be carried far In nn endeavor to trace to their sources the original Impulses for crime, so that eventually remedies may i be found. , Prevention, rather than cure. Is tin watchword of the modern psychiatrist as It Is of the modem physician, nl though neither Is Inclined lo neglect the person who has fallen 111. Dr. Salmon emphasizes the need of clinics that may reach first offenders before crime has become a habit. These, dis covering the sources of criminal Im pulses and applying tho proper, remedies, may restore many persons of antl-soclal tendencies to society as normal citizens. In the opinion of Dr. Salmon, Industries In Need of Women Small and Agile Hands Are Spe cially Adapted to Certain Work. MANY EMPLOYED SINCE WAR They Now Make Watches, ( Electric Light Appliances and All Kinds of Garments Many Married Women In the Industries. Chicago. "The forewomnn has come to stay," says Mrs. Anna Lalor Hur dick, special agent for trado and in dustrial education for girls and wom en, federal board, for vocational educa tion. "Tho typical watchmaker of the United States Is a nineteen-year-old girl. The number of married women In Industry Juts Increased 100 per cent since the war. Certain Industries nre limited In their expansion only by the number of woman employees to bo ob tained." In the course of her work Mrs. Ilur dlck meets all sorts and conditions of women. Following nre some of her PEACE WITH RUSSIA the boys ntmeared at school, discov ered that while apparently otherwise normal, they seemed bereft of speech. The irlhborlsh of the three Keown boys, who never learned to talk Intel ligibly, has a curious similarity to Ha waiian dialect. Tito following words comprise most of their vocabulary: "naa hunger. "Wait" thirst. "Dan" sleep. "H-r-r" dog. "Meah" cat. "Oh'h'h" spanking. "Ooop" tree. "Sw'sh" water. "Uuckuck" chicken. "Hap" shoes, "Deodee" pants. "La bi" shirt. "Choo" train or trolley cars. A whistle designated a bird. What they lucked In words they made up In signs. An examination by specialists showed no defects. The boys' father and his wife have worked early and late for years, hav ing a hard time making a living for their brood. In addition to Hoy. Udell and Harold there nre live older chll drcn, The harassed parents, too busy REFUSES FILM OFFERS Miss Kitty Dalton. said to he tho prettiest Irish girl In New York city, who has rejected many enticing film offers so that she may still serve ns a secretary In the Knights of Ccluui bus hut at Forty-sixth street nnd Hroadwny. Interesting observations of women Ir Industry: "Women's small and agile hands an especially adapted to the work of cer tain Industries. Women are needed li garment and hat work, the hosiery in dustry and soapmaklng. The expan slon of the hosiery knitting jind gar ment making Industries Is limited onlj by the number of women obtainable. "Women make and assemble the del Icate parts of adding machines, ofllci nppllauces, Mazda lamps, electric light equipment and appliances. In 101-1 five eighths of the employees of the Wnl tham watch factory were women. It Is surprising to know that tho typical watchmaker of the United Stntes Is a nineteen year old gl "Before the witr'tl Irl. there was only the foreman In all Industries where worn en were employed. Since the wat there are both tho Instructional fore woman and the production forewom an In all woman-employing Industries , In tho Retts Artificial Limb company. Hammond, Intl., women nre admitted to tho classes In foreman training along with tho men. Women In Many Lines. "In tho Hotts company women ulsc do the sot-up work. Certain machine! have to be 'set up' to run a Job lot through. Formerly a 'set;up' man set up the mnchlno and n woman operated It. The innchlno got out of order and she raised two fingers ns a sign fot the set-tip man to come. Today worn en do this set-tip work. "In Mllwnukee. Wis., n street car ad vertisement from some factory which needed woman workers exhibited a picture of a bride, groom and prench or. Underneath were the words, 'Many marriages are made In our plant. Come down and pick out your Job.' Then there was u long list of the social advantages accruing to the girl who would work In that factory. Needless to say, the factory dltl noi expect the girl to quit work after her mnrrlage. "Married women In Industry have In creased "00 per cent since the war. "At Grand Rapids, Mich., the ftiruh turo factories ndvertlso for housewives who will work nt least two hours a day, stilting their own convenience as to when they will come." Problnn the Hlnh Cost of Dying. Louisville. Ky. The high cost of liv ing commission will turn attention to the high cost of dying. In a probe Into alleged exorbitant prices for caskets. to give them much attention, simply turned the younger ones over to the oldor. The boys have now been placed' In three separate homes, where they two associating with other lads and whom they are rapidly learning to speak. Don Ends Five-Year Vigil, Dying on Master's Grave Faithful unto death. This l tho tribute that can be paid to Jack, a homeless yellow cur, known as the graveyard dog, found dead on his master's grave near Hamburg, O., having perished In a recent blizzard. For tlve years he had kept a lonely Vigil over the grave of .lohn D'ndore. leaving It only Ion enough to tihtnhi food In the neiglibiirlitMl i ,iiv. County minister" lmc proni'h eil - ' i.i' - ' v,.ti,. an ' LARGER CLOVER CROP iS URGED Hgh Prices Should Serve as Ad ditional Reason for Plant ing Seed With Care. PREPARE GROUND PROPERLY Of Utmo3t Importance to Provide Seed Bed Which Is Firm, Moist and Fine 9owlng With Drill Assures Good Stand. Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tho great hindrance lo nn extensive Wanting of clover this year Is the rlce of the seed, which has advanced 0 the unprecedented figure of 00 cents 1 pound wholesale for the best grade. Ugh prices, however, should not stop ho planting of clover and tho return o proved rotations, but .should serve amply as an additional reason for owing the seed with the greatest care, iccordlng to the United States depnrt nent of agriculture specialists. Plant the Seed Right. Clover should not be planted at all mless It Is planted right. Scattering xponwlve clover seed on poorly pre- View of Clover Plant Showing Roots In Which Nitrogenous Foods Are Stored. pnrcd ground Is tho poorest economy. Tho crop should be provided with a seed bed which Is firm, moist, and fine, and the quality of the seed should be of tho best If tho land is "sour" It should be limed for red aud sweet clover. Probably the most certain way to obtain a stand of clover Is to sow It with a drill alone, on especially pre pared ground. Special clover or alfal fa drills are now available and when a sutllcient acreage Is being grown to Justify their purchase the use of these Implements Is to be recommended. On smaller areas a regular grain drill can bo used If provided with spouts lead ing from the grass seed box back of tho shoes or disks. On most soils a better covering of the seed is obtained If the drill is equipped with chain weed coverers, as these leave n Hat furrow. Unless the soil Is In a mellow condl tlon a shallow seed bed must bo pro- pared for the drill. "When a drill Is not available the seed can be scattered with a rotary seeder, a wheel barrow seeder, or by bund. Tho ground, however, must be In lino mellow condition, which means that seeding must bo delayed until the soil can be stirred once- or twice with u spike-tooth harrow. Whcu seeded In this way the seed must bo covered, usually with a spike-tooth harrow, but sometimes1 with a heavy brush drag. One-half Inch In clay soils and an Inch In lighter soils Is about tho proper depth of planting. Clover Seed Is Easily Tested. First-quality clover seed from a re liable seedsman can usually be de pended upon to possess good germina tion and be freo from weed seed However, If there Is any doubt us to the quality of the seed It can enslly be tested for germlnntton In the same way that corn Is tested, by counting out 100 seeds and placing them In a sand or rag doll gernilnntor for a week. The number of seeds which germinate In thnt time Is the percent ugo of gernilnntlon of the lot. The percentage of weed seeds Is border to detect, as many weed seeds re semble tho clover seed In appearance, However, with tho use of a magnify ing glass the majority of the weed seeds can easily bo seen. The per centage of weed seeds can bo roughly determined by taking 100 seeds Just us they come and counting out the weed seeds. Not all foreign seeds In clover aro harmful but tho farmer paying for clover seed should get It Home-Grown Seed Is Best During the past 12 months targe quantities of Italian-grown red clover Heed have bcou Imported Into this country. Tests hnvo shown that seed grown In Italy produces plants which aro less hardy and moro subject to disease thnn pluuts from American grown seed. DEMONSTRATION WORK IS MADE PROFITABLE Science Applied to Practical Agri culture in Idaho. Report Recently Given Out Shows Saving of $10.27 for Every Dollar Expended Variety of Sub jects Treated. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Tmpresslve results from the applica tion of science to prnctlcnl agriculturo are shown In n report recently given to the county commissioners of Idaho regarding tho extension work In that stnto for 1010. A saving of $10,127 for every dollar expended In the exten sion uctlvlties was made. The total expenditure was $274.f00. Including the amounts the counties provided from their own funds and the money received from state nnd federal sources. The savings resulting direct ly from this outlny were figured nt $2,820,217. In all more thnn 2,100 demonstra tions wero held during the yenr and were sttended by more than 22,000 persons. In calculating the savings Indicated above only the Increases re sulting directly from these demonstra tions nre Included, no account being taken of tho large benefits arising from the spread of Information to farmers not sharing in the demonstra tions. The great vnrlety of subjects treat ed by the agricultural experts Is shown b.v the following Items selected from n summary of their work: Dem onstrations relntlng to seed testing, corn for silage, control of smut In wheat and in oats, potato variety dem onstrations, alfalfa variety demonstra tions, orcbnrd spraying, cow testing, control of rodents, co-operative pur chasing nnd marketing, poultry cull ing, eradication of hog cholera, drain age and Irrigation doinonstrutlons tiso of fertilizer and feeding of live stock. READ LAST LINE TWICE During the wnr the fanners planted wheat. The world needed bread. Now Is the time to get back to clover. Tho land needs clover. PLOW DRAG WILL SAVE LAWN Simple Device Recently Invented by Tennessee Man Will Prevent Injury to Grass. Hero is shown a device recently pat ented by a Tennessee man to prevent n walking plow from cutting the lawn to pieces when It becomes necessary to drag the plow through the yard to plow n Utile sirlp of Karden, says Farming Business. The teeth are at- Plow Drag. tached to n swivel bnr Just behind the plow and to the handles. A spring from the plow to the bar jerks the bar back when rocks or heavy clods are struck and the bar Jerked to the rear of Its keeper. IS NOT DIFFICULT TO OPERATE Pruning and Training of Grape Vinci la Extremely Simple When Once Understood. The pruning and training of grape vines Is not n difficult operation, nl though It too often Is so considered by the Inexperienced. There aro a few fundamentals about tho operation, which when once grasped, makes the operation become extremely simple. In fact, there Is less perplexity about grape pruning than there Is about pruning tree fruits. KEEP BARN SMELLING SWEET Milk Takes Up a Foreign Odor With Surprising Rapidity U6e Broom Freely. Tho man who uses the broom free ly Is the one thnt has the sweet smell ing stnble, a condition worth while, for milk tnkes up a foreign odor with surprising rapidity, and unless every thing Is sweet smelling tho milk will tell it, and eventually the customer will (hid It out and take his trade elsewhere. PUT LOAFER ACRES TO WORK Many Farmers Would Be Justified In Rearranging Fields and Clearing Away Obstacles. A farm, of large slzo with Irregular outline, or one badly cut up by ditches or needless fencing, is operating un der a handicap. Tho Increased ease of working, nnd the reduction of tho cost of working, would Justify much labor and expense on many farms In the rearrangement of fields and In clear ing away obstructions. EAT LESS AND TAKE SALTS FOR KIDNEYS Take a Glass of Salts If Your Back: Hurts or Bladder Bothers. Tho American men and women must guard constantly against Kidney trou ble, because we eat too much mid all our food Is rich. Our blood Is filled with uric acid which the kidneys strivo to filter out, they weaken from over work, becomo sluggish ; tho ellmlntitivo tissues clog and the result Is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and u gen oral decline In health. When your kidneys feel like lumps of leud ; your back hurts or the tirlno Is cloudy, full of sediment or you are obliged to seek relief two or threo nines during tho night; If you suffer with sick hendache or dizzy, nervous spells, ncld stomach, or you huvo rheu matism when the weather Is bad, get from your phnrmaclst about four ounces of Jd Salts; take n table spoonful In n glass of water beforo breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then net fine. This fa mous salts Is made from the acid or grapes and lemon Juice, combined with llthln, nnd has been used for generations to- flush nnd stlmulato clogged kidneys; to neutralize the acids In the urine so It no longer Is a source of Irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot In jure, makes n delightful effervescent llthltt-water beverage, and belongs In' every home, because nobody can mako a mistake by hnvlng a good kidney Hushing any time. Adv. Two-Thirds Our Army Workers. One-third of the men of draft ago In the United States are engaged In agriculture and allied occupations, and.' one-third in mnnufncturlng and me chanical Industries. Cutlcura Comforts Baby's Skin When red, rough nnd itching with hotr baths of Cutlcura' Sonp and touches of Guticurn Ointment. Also mako use now and then of thnt exquisitely scent ed dusting powder, Cutlcura Talcum, one of the Indispensable Cuticurc Toilet Trio. Adv. 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