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THE TEACHERS FOE
A LITE ALWAYS THEEATENED BY
NERVOUS PROSTRATION
One Who TIrnlto Down from Six Years ot
Overwork T11 How She ICscnpcd
Misery of Enforced Idleness
I had been touching in tho city
schools stendily for six years said oVfiss
James whoso recent return to tho work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention They
were greatly overcrowded especially in
the primary department of which I had
charge and I had been doing tho work
of two teachers Tho strain was too
much for my nerves and two years ago
the crisis came
I was prostrated mentally and phy
sically sent in my resignation and never
expected to be able to resume work It
seemed to mo then that I was tho most
miserablo woman on earth I was tor
tured by nervous headaches worn out by
inability to sleep and had so little
blood that I was as white as chalk
After my active life it was hard to
bear idleness and terribly discouraging
to keep paying out tho savings of years
for medicines which did me no good
How did you get back your health
A bare chance and a lot of faith led
me to a cure After I had suffered for
many mouths and when I was on the
very verge of despair I happened to read
an account of some cures effected by
Dr Williams Pink Pills Tho state
ments were so convincing that I some
how felt assured that these pills would
help me Most people I think buy only
one box for a trial but I purchased six
boxes at once and when I had used
them up I was indeed well and had no
need of more medicine
Dr Williams Pink Pills enriched my
thin blood gave me back my sleep re
stored my appetite gave me strength to
walk long distances without fatigue in
fact freed me from all my numerous ail
ments I have already taught for several
months and I cannot say enough in
praise of Dr Williams Pink Pills
Miss Margaret M James is now living
at No 128 Clay street Dayton Ohio
Many of her fellow teachers have also
used Dr Williams Pink Pills and are
enthusiastic about their merits Sound
digestion strength ambition and cheer
ful spirits quickly follow their use They
are sold iu every drug store in the
World
If all men were wise -the gold brick
industry would cease to flourish
ANOTHER RECORD IN LAND
HUNTING
This Springs Exodus to Canada
Greater Than Ever
It was thought in 1903 when over
forly fivp thousand people went from
the United States to Canada that the
limit of the yearly immigration to
the wheat zone of the Continent had
been reached But when in 1904
about as large a number of Ameri
can citizens signified their intention
of becoming settlers on Canadian
lands the general public were pre
pared for the announcement of large
numbers in 1905 No surprise there
fore will be caused when it is made
known that predictions of fully fifty
thousand more in 1905 are warranted
in the fact that the Spring movement
Canadaward is greater than it has
ever been The special trains from
Omaha Chicago St Paul Detroit
and other gateways has been crowd
ed Many have gone to join friends
and relatives who have prepared
homes for them and others have gone
relying upon their own resources sat
isfied that what others have done can
also be done by them This year
much new territory has been opened
up by the railroads which are extend
ing their main lines and throwing out
branches in their march across the
best grain and grazing lands on the
continent This new territory has
attractions for those desiring to home
stead on the one hundred and sixty
acres granted each settler by the
Canadian Government Many also
take advantage of the opportunity to
purchase lands at the low figures at
which they are now being offered
It does not require much thought to
convince one that if Iowa Illinois
Minnesota and other lands with a
value of from fifty to one hundred and
fifty dollars an acre will give a good
living by producing ten to thirteen
bushels of wheat to the acre and thir
ty to fifty bushels of corn to the acre
the lands of Western Canada at seven
to ten dollars an acre producing
from twenty to thirty bushels of a
superior wheat to the acre should
produce a competence to the ordinary
farmer in a very few years These
are the facts as they confront the
reader There are millions of acres
of such land in Western Canada in
addition to the other millions that
are considered to be portion of the
biggest and best ranges that ever in
vited the cattle and horse producer
of the North American continent
What is particularly evident in West
ern Canada is the fact that the wheat
lands adjoining the grazing lands
make farming particularly agreeable
and profitable The agents of the
Canadian Government who are al
ways wlin to give information and
advice to intending settlers say that
the acreage put under crop this sea
son is greatly in excess of last sea
son
The less a man has to say the
greater is his reputation for wisdom
airs TTinsiows Soothing Syrup
For children teething softens the gums reduces to
liammatloa allays pain cares wind colic 25c bottle
Love may not last long but the
scars it leaves last forever
Dr David Kennedys Fnvorlto Remedy
cored my wife of a terrible disease With pleasure I
teitity to It marrelous efficacy J Street Albany N V
Never judge a womans religion by
icr Lenten devotions
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IM aWA
Complete List cf Bills Passed by the Recent
Session of the Legislature
Continued From Last Week
Senate file No 31 by Jackson of Gage
a bill providing regulations for the forma
tion of sewer districts In cities of from
5000 to 25000 and allowing a majority of
the residents to sign the petitions to
create said districts Signed March 20
Senate file No 20 by Fries of Valley
a bill permitting farmers to organize ir
rigation districts under tho government
laws
Senatp file No 220 by Sheldon of Cass
a bid limiting the state levy to 5 mills
and the school levy at not more than
V mills
SENATE BILLS
Senate file No 43 by Senator Meserve
of Knox a joint resolution authorizing
the governor of Nebraska to enter into
and sign a compact with the governor of
South Dakota as agreed upon by a com
mission appointed by the governors to fix
the boundaries between the states Emer
gency clause Signed February 3
Senate file No 3 by Senator Good of
Nemaha a bill classifying property under
the revenue law and authorizing the state
board of equalization to raise or lower the
valuation by classes Under the revenue
law property could not be so classified and
a raise in valuation by the state board of
equalization had to be appnea to uu
property pro rata within the county
Emergency clause Signed February 23
Senate hie No 14 by Senator Jennings
of Thayer a bill allowing school districts
having 150 pupils to erect school houses
worth 3000 and to vote bonds therefor
Under the old law the limit was 5000 for
each 200 pupils Emergency clause Signed
February 23
Senate file No 57 by Senator Cady of
Howard a bill for the relief of Daniel L
Johnson The bill allows the board of edu
cational lands and funds to surrender to
Johnson a lease and issue a certificate of
purchase for the southeast quarter of
section 36 township 13 north of range 12
west of the sixth P AL at the appraised
valuo of 2G00 Johnson was the victim
of a clerical error in the lease Signed
March S
Senate file -No G by Senator Alockett of
Lancaster the juvenile court law This
law anplies to all children under 16 years
of age who are Inmates of any state in
stitution or any training school for boys
or girls organized under the laws of the
state A dependent or neglected child is
defined as any destitute or abandoned
child under 16 Parents are declared to
be negligent when they allow their chil
dren to be surrounded by vicious or im
moral Influences Children under the age
of 8 who sing play or peddle on the
streets may be taken from their parents
and placed under the care of a guardian
District courts of the counties of the state
shall have jurisdiction in all cases aris
ing under the provisions of the bill Where
there is no district judge the county judge
shaft have jurisdiction In counties of
more than 50000 the probation officer shall
have two deputies Probation officers shall
receive 3 per day for the time actually
employed Children under 12 years of age
arc not to be committed to jail nor con
fined in any building with adult prison
ers Parents are responsible for the sur
roundings of their children and may be
punished for neglect The state board of
charities shall have jurisdiction over the
state institutions and shall visit all chil
dren confined therein The probation of
ficer is the executive official of the court
and it is his duty to visit prosecute and
report on all delinquent children in the
jurisdiction of the court Emergency
clause Signed March S
Senate file No 9 by Senator Thomas of
Douglas A bill exempting from the pen
alties of embezzlement any agent or at
torney who shall retain the amount due
him for fees commissions or charges on
collections It shall be no defense to a
prosecution for embezzlement that the of
fender was entitled to a commission out
of the moneys appropriated The bill
amends section 121 of the criminal code
Signed March 9
Senate file No 62 by Meserve of Knox
A bill forbidding attorneys to practice in
the state without being admitted to the
bar A fine of 100 is provided or impris
onment in the county jail not exceeding
thirty days or both at the discretion of
the court Signed March 9
Senate file No G6 by Senator Jones of
Otoe A bill exempting boundary streams
with the exception of such portions as are
within 100 feet from the mouth of any
stream tributary thereto from the oper
ation of the fish laws of the state Emer
gency clause Signed March 9
Senate file No 69 by Senator Jonea of
Otoe Requires the county board of equali
zation to hold a session on the first Tues
day after the second Monday of June In
each year to equalize the valuation of per
sonal property Every four years begin
ning in 1904 the valuation of real prop
erty must be equalized This affords re
lief particularly to certain counties where
whole precincts had been over assessed by
error of the assessor Provision is also
made that in case of division of real es
tate assessed as entities the board shall
apportion to each parcel its just propor
tion of assessed valuation Signed March 9
Senate file No 46 by Senator Shreck of
York A bill requiring railroad companies
to issue return transportation to shippers
of live stock One man may accompany
two cars two men may accompany six
cars Signed March 9
Senate file No 200 by Senator Cady
granting graduates of osteopathy schools
authority to practice osteopathy in Ne
braska Signed March 17
Senate file No 44 by Senator Gibson of
Douglas the South Omaha charter bill
Emergency clause Signed March 17
Senate file No 125 by Thomas of
Douglas a bill prescribing penalties for
the neglect of children Parents or
guardians may be fined not to exceed
1000 or imprisoned for not more than
one year Emergency clause Signed
March 21
Senate file No 34 by Giffen of Dawson
authorizing publication of the biennial re
ports of the state board of irrigation
Signed March 2S
Senate file No 107 by Cady of Howard
transferring 234615 from the peniten
tiary special labor fund to the general
fund Emergency clause Signed March 2S
Senate file No 12S by Epperson of Clay
permitting the wife to be a -witness
against the husband in desertion cases
Signed March 2S
Senate file No 129 by Epperson of Clay
providing for remitting the sentences in
desertion cases when the husband pro
vides for the support of the wife Signed
March 2S
Senate file No 19 by Ennerson of Clay
a bill to confine Inebriates dipsomaniacs
and narcotic fiends in the asylums of the paid in cash and the money to be ex
rtate commissioners ot insanity in each bended in improving tne nignways xu
county to hear
the application which iacent to the city or the village Jimerg
must be made in writing by a relative or
who knows the dipsomaniac The
Eerson habits of the erring one must
be proven and the dipsomaniac Is con
fined in the asylum until cured He may
bo paroled on promise of good behavior
but must be instantly returned to the
asylum should he lapse into drunkenness
Signed March 2S
Senate file No 63 by Jackson a bill pro
viding for the redemption of tax sale
certificates and applying only to Gage
county Signed March 2S
Senate files Nos 64 and 66 open the
Missouri river to fishing at all seasons
by the use of seines or other legal meth
ods but except so much of the river as
Is within 100 feet of its tributaries There
fishing is prohibited during the closed
season Unconstitutionality is avoided by
terming the Missouri all boundary
streams Emergency clause
Senate file No 7S by Tjaverty of
Saunders a hill allowing the fish commis
sioner to have charge of spawn Emerg
ency clause Signed March 28
Senate file No 111 by Ttfeserve a bill
making aaultery a reiony and providing
a penalty of imprisonment for a term of
two years in the penitentiary Signed
March 28
Senate filo No 123 by Thomas a bill
repealing section 4465 of Oobbeys statutes
This section authorized country attorneys
to employ legal help in tax litigation
Emergency clause Signed March 29
Senate file No 11 by Sheldon of Cass
revising the list of fees for the justices
of the peace Signed March 30
Senate file No 13 by Laverty a bill
prohibiting the Illegal expenditure of
public funds Boards in villages cities
and counties are forbidden to let con
tracts when the funds for the payment
of the expenses are not available or au
thorized Signed March 30
Senate file No 15 by Gibson of Doug
las a bill providing penalties for jurors
or referees who receive bribes Imprison
ment from one to five years in prison is
provided Emergency clause Signed
Senate file No 113 by Thomas of Doug
las a bill allowing the secretary of the
Omaha board of education to be elected
for a three year term Emergency clause
Signed Marcli 30
Senate file No 152 by Gould of Greeley
fixing a speed of eighteen miles an hour
for the transportation of live stock to
market Signed March 30
Senate file No 42 bv Senator Thomas
the Omaha primary bill This measure
places the primaries under the direction
of the county officials prescribes pen
alties tor tne violation ot tne rules ana
regulations and In addition pledges each
one who participates in the primary to
abide by the results Each candidate
must at least thirty days before the pri
mary file a written application with the
proper authority requesting that his
name be placed upon the official primary
ballot and pledging himself to abide by
the results of the primary These appli
cations shall be filed in the office of the
city clerk for city offices and for mem
bers of hoards of education For offices
wholly elective in one county except city
offices the papers shall be filed in the
office of the county clerk The filing
fees shall be computed at 1 per cent of
the emoluments authorized by law for
the desired office during the term for
which the candidate would serve if elected
and must be paid at the time of filing the
petition No filing fee shall be less than
10 except for offices without emolument
in which case no filing fee is required
Delegates to a convention shall pay a
filing fee of 50 cents for each delegate
Nomination papers my be filed for non
partisan candidates Separate primary
election tickets may be had by any poli
tical organization represented on the of
ficial balleitt tl last preceding general
election if anv of its candidates receive
1 per cent of the total vote cast at the
last general election in the state On the
sample ballot the names of the candi
dates for each office shall be arranged
alphabetically according to surname no
name appearing more than once on the
same ballot When printing the form
shall be set up with the names in the
order in which they are placed upon the
sample ballot In printing each set of
tickets for the various election districts
tile positions of the names shall he
changed in each office division as many
times as there are candidates in the of
fice division in which there are the most
names as nearlv nossible an enual num
ber of tickets being printed after each
change The primary election shall be
held in each district at the place where
the registration of voters occurs for the
election next ensuing All primary ex
penses shall be paid out of the treasury
of the city or county by the same officers
as in the case of elections Penalties for
committing any fraud or wrong tending
to defeat the result of a primary election
are fixed at fines of not less than 100
nor more than 500 or imprisonment in
the county jail for not less than sixty
days nor more than one year or both at
the discretion of the court At all pri
mary elections the polls shall bo open in
cities at 8 oclock in the morning and
close at 9 oclock in the evening of the
same day in all other places from noon
until 9 oclock in the evening In cities
where a registration of the voters is re
quired by law the city authorities in
whom by law is vested the power to ap
point registrars shall appoint two resi
dent electors in each precinct to serve as
clerks of tho primary one of whom shall
be appointed from the party casting the
largest vote at the last general election
in the state and the other from the party
casting the second largest vote Tho reg
istrars shall act as judges but shall re
ceive no additional compensation for
their services Any person desiring to
vote at a primary election must first
state to the judges what political party
lie affiliates with and whose candidates
he supported at the last election A first
voter need not state his past political af
filiations Emergency clause Signed
March 31
Senate file No 155 by Jones of Otoe
A bill forbidding the killing of red fox
or gray timber squirrels or for maiming
or wounding them between the season of
January 1 and August 31 of each year
The penalty for the violation of the act
is a fine of 5 Signed March 30
Senate file No 16S by Epperson of
Cliv A bill abolishing the office of state
architect Emergency clause Signed
March 30
Senate file No 1S4 by Gilligan of Holt
Forbidding horse racing ball play
make estimates of school district ex
penses when the school districts fail to do
so Emergency clause Signed March 30
Senate file No 181 by Gould Allowing
a tax of twenty five miles for a road
fund in townships where the freehold
ers desire it Signed March 30
Senate file No 232 by Hughes of Platte
oFrbidding horse racing ball play
ing or anv game or sport on Decoration
day The penalty may be a fine not ex
ceeding 100 or imprisonment not more
than thirty days or both Signed March
30
Senate file No 2SJ by Beghtol of Lan
casterMaking the county surveyor of
Lancaster and Douglas counties
inspector or bridges and judge of
the material in county bridges Signed
Alirch 30
Senate file No 74 by Thomas of Doug
las authorizing the use of voting ma
chines and allowing counties to buy the
machines and expend the difference of
the costs of elections for payment there
for Emergency clause Signed April 1
Senate file No 90 by Wall of Sherman
a bill giving district courts instead ot
county commissioners jurisdiction over
cases where charges are preferred
against officials Emergency clause
Signed April 1
Senate file No 13S by Tucker a bW to
quiet the title to land which has been
platted and laid out in lots alleys
streets and parks The bill applies to
cities of the second class having less
than 5000 inhabitants and to villages
where conveyances have been made with
in the last twenty five years Emergency
clnusG
Senate file No 174 by Gould of Greeley
a bill fixing the poll tax in cities of o000
- iocs nnri nrovidinsr that S2 may be
ency cioaise
Senate file No 122 by Epperson of Clay
a bill requiring the tabulation of the
vote on constitutional amendments on
separate sheets and that the results be
sent to the legislature to be canvassed
Senate file No 75 by Thomas a bill
codifying all the negotiable instrument
laws of the state The revision of the
statutes was made by tho American Bar
association and all the laws concerning
negotiable papers are arranged under con
venient headings The bill takes effect
August 1 1905 Signed April 1
Senate file No 14S by Breseo of Sheri
dan a bill to make uniform the laws for
the laying out of roads Grounds oV
flower gardens are exempt from condem
nation for roads and no roads are per
mitted to be laid out when the existing
roads meet all the exigencies of travel
Signed April 1
Senate file No 104 by Meserve of Knox
a bill allowing small estates to be settled
without the expense of administration
The estates must be free from debts of
the decedents Emergency clause Signed
April 1
Senate file No 149 by ThomasoCDoug
las a bill to distribute the funds col
lected under the terms of the defunct
High school law The funds are to be re
turned to the school districts which have
maintained free High schools for non
resident pupils proportionately to the
number of non resident pupils instructed
and the length of the time of such in
SBsnaaBPaoBBaBmi
struction Emergency clause Signed
April 1
Senate file No 173 by DImery 6f Sew
ard limiting the fees of the clerks of the
district courts If the fees exceed 1600
in counties having a population of less
than 25000 3000 in counties having moro
than that number or 3500 in counties
having less than 50000 and 3000 in coun
ties having more than lOOOoO tho clerk
shall turn such excess into the county
treasury Reports must be made to the
county commissioners of all fees re
ceived
Senate file No GO by Dimery of Seward
a bill raising the salary of the deputy
game warden from 1200 to 1000 a year
Slirned Anril 1
Senate file No 222 by Jones of Otoe
a bill permitting school officers to as
sume the duties of truant officers out
side of cities Complaiuts may be filed
against parents who fail to send their
children to school
Senate file No 10S by Tucker of Rich
ardson The board of canvassers in elec
tions must prepare a list of 500 voters
From theso lists the grand and petit
jurors are drawn Emergency clause
Senate file No 196 by Cady of Howard a
joint resolution for a constitutional amend
ment creating a railway commission Tho
commission is to consist of three mem
bers to be elected by the people and to
havs general authority over railway
traffic
Senate file No 206 by Dimery
to permit the leasing of state property
which may become vacant
Senate file No 130 by Epperson
of Clay amending section 812 of the code
of civil procedure so that three referees in
partition must be appointed Under tha
old statute the court was directed to ap
point referees
Senate file No 7 by Sheldon of
Cass providing for a 1 mill levy to pay
the slate debt The money derived from
taxes must bo used to pay interest and
principal Emergency clause
Senate file No 18 by Gibson of Douglas
a bill defining the crime of jury bribing
This is stated as any overture which will
affect or bias a verdict Any person who
offers sucli a bribe may be imprisoned in
the penitentiary for not more than five
years Emergency clause
Senate file No 150 by Thomas of Doug
las a bill revising the statute for burg
lary and incorporating the statutes for
housebreaking therewith Emergency
clause
Senate file No 141 by Meserve of Knox
a bill regulating water works in small
cities and villages and requiring a two
thirds vote instead of a majority to issue
bonds Emergency clause
Senate file No 211 by Cady of Howard
relieving small cities from damages aris
ing from defective sidewalks unless notice
has been previously filed regarding the
condition of the walks Emergency clause
Senate file No 213 by Meserve of Knox
to relieve small estates of the expense of
administration when notice of the death
of the Intestate has been given and the
statements of indebtedness published
Sonate file No 256 bv EnDerson of Clay
a bin allowing county agricultural so
cieties to receive aid from counties when
detailed expense accounts have been filed
Failure to do this within two years results
in the sale and execution of the property
and a quieting of all titles in fee simple
tc the county Emergency clause
Senate file No 18S bv Gibson of Douglas
the South Omaha charter bill Citizens
and damaged persons may recover for
grading and the damages may be assessed
by throe disinterested freeholders Emer
gency clause
Senate file No 191 by Good of Nemaha
a bill allowing the deputy state superin
tendent and the deputv attorney general
to give bonds for 10OCO Emergency
clause
Senate file No 2S0 by Epperson of Clay
a bill allowing an action against an insur
ance company to be brought in the county
in which the cause for the suit originated
Signed April 1
Senate file No 255 by Hughes of Platte
requiring a three fifths vote instead of
two thirds of the voters to change tho
county seat of a county Emergency
clause
Senate file No 236 by Meserve of Knox
permitting licenses for fishing to be issued
to non residents for 2 The price was 10
under the old law Emergency clause
Senate file No 16G by Harsh a bill
amending the Ramsey elevator law and
providing for a site on railroad right of
way for an elevator with a capacity of
15000 bushels The bill requires that cars
be furnished pro rata to all shippers with
out discrimination Emergencv clause
Senate file No 171 by Gibson of Doug
las requiring the redemption of trading
stamps at their face cash value and pro
hibiting their use unless so stamped
Emergency clause Signed April L
Senate file No 210 bv Giffin of Dawson
to allow credit to Lincoln county for the
money paid for the maintenance and sup
port of insane patients who were not resi
dents of the county
Senate file No 217 by Thomas of Doug
las a bill making judgments good for five
years This is done by declaring that judg
ments in Nebraska do not outlaw until
they are barred by the statutes of the
state in which they are secured
benaie file No 0 by Siieldon of Cass
requiring railroads to keep depots open
and to stop all local trains for pas
sengers
Senate file No 1S7 by Gilligan of Holt
allowing the state to sell the Boyd county
lands to the settlers This bill is de
signed to end the dispute between the
state and the squatters
Senate file No 238 by Meserve of Knox
allowing guardians and executors to
maintain suits for damages for trespass
on the property under their control
Senate file No 269 by Bresee of Sheri
dan requiring the state reports of the
departments to be distributed to the
county clerks to be circulated among the
people Emergency clause
Senate file No 233 by Meserve of Knox
giving the county court the authority
to let guardians sell the real estate of a
ward Emergency clause
Senate file No 229 by Sheldon of Cass
limiting the senate employes to forty
eight Emergency clause
Senate file No 276 oy Gould of Greeley
compelling live stock companies to unload
ihe stock consigned to them within an
hour and a half After that time a
penalty of 250 per hour per car is as
sessed
Senate file No 214 by Thomas describ
ing the conditions under which real es
tate may be sold for taxes
Senate file No 215 by Thomas of Doug
las providing for the redemption of prop
erty sold for taxes
Senate file No 246 by Cady of Howard
allowing cemeteries to own eightv acres
of land in small cities and in villages
and peiiitting the municipality to own
such property for cemetery purposes
Emergency clause
Senate file No 271 by Saunders of
Douglas revising the procedure in ob
jection suits against assessments
Senate file No 262 by Sheldon of Cass
to allow the use of standard gas and
electric light meters in cities
Senate file No 54 bv Sheldon of Cass
allowing the majority of the resident
stockholders in cemetery associations to
hold elections Emergency clause
Senate file No 185 by Cady of Howard
repealing the 7 mill lew limit of the
revenue lav Emergency clause
Senate file No 2S1 by Mockett allow
ing insurance companies to file an an
nual Instead of a semi annual report
Emergency clause
House roll No 3S4 by Andersen tho
Omaha charter bill This measure em
bodies a thorough revision of the exist
ing charter provides for an increase from
nine to twelve councilmen consolidates
county and city treasurership makes
county assessor city tax commissioner
and abolishes the board of public works
giving more power to the mayor and city
council Emergency clause
Senate file No 40 by Beghtol of Lan
caster providing penalties for cruelty to
animals Overworking torturing and tor
menting animals may be punished by tht
fines and penalties for misdemeanors
Emergency clause Signed March 30
WORK FOR HEALTH
Exercise Absolutely Necessary to Keep the
Doay in rroper rnysicai uunuuiun
The sedentary man is like a stag
nant pool while the active man is like
the mountain stream In the stag
nant pool reptiles of many descrip
tions crawl and croak and from it
noisome odors rise The mountain
stream is pure and sweet and crystal
clear
The body is a form through which
a stream of matter flows Exercise
is the means by which the movement
of the stream is accelerated so that
the blood is kept pure and the tissues
clean The Bible says that ho that
will not work shall not eat and Na
ture says the same A man who in
sists upon eating even though he
does not work pays the penalty for
his violation of natural law The food
he eats becomes poison in the tis
sues his body is not only like the
stagnant pool but it becomes even like
a cesspool and ready food for germs
Exercise increases the ability of the
body to resist a disease It encour
ages every bodily function creates
appetite for food and the ability to
digest when eaten It strengthens the
heart clears the brain and enlivens
the spirit
How much must one exercise How
much muscular work must one do to
maintain good health According to
recent English authorities the average
man should do daily work equiva
lent to climbing a perpendicular lad
der one half mile or twenty six hun
dred feet high If one lived in the
vicinity of Leukerbad Switzerland or
in the neighborhood of certain deep
mines he might actually climb such
a ladder Ordinarily some other more
convenient method of exercise must
be adopted It has been determined
that walking twenty feet on a level
at the rate of three miles an hour is
equivalent to lifting the body perpen
dicularly the distance of one foot
Hence one may if he chooses walk
ten miles instead of climbing a lad
der half a mile high Of course hill
climbing and mountain climbing will
accomplish the same thing as ladder
climbing and if one chooses to do
the work indoors he may work out his
task in stair climbing Going up and
down a flight of stairs ten feet high is
equivalent to raising the body about
twelve feet perpendicularly Hence
one might do the required amount of
work by going up and down such a
flight of stairs one hundred and sev
enteen times But first he may do
the work while standing in a corner
and raising himself on his toes In
such exercise the body is elevated
about three inches Hence four heel
raisings would be equivalent to rais
ing the body one foot and to raise the
body half a mile or twenty six hun
dred feet it would be necessary to
rise upon the toes ten thousand four
hundred times One might easily ex
ecute this movement at the rate of
one a second which would be fifteen
feet a minute or nine hundred feet
an hour At this rate the days task
would be accomplished in about three
hours But it would be very tiresome
to do the work in this way for almost
the entire amount of work would be
thrown upon a single set of muscles
By placing the hands upon the back
of a chair or upon a table the arms
may be used to assist in lifting the
body so that the movements can be
executed much more easily More or
less weight can be thrown upon the
arms
By raising upon the heels and bend
ing the knees the body may be alter
nately raised and lowered through a
distance of about two feet The exe
cution of such a movement requires
nearly four seconds or fifteen to the
minute The body would thus be lift
ed thirty times a minute and an hour
snd a half would be required to do
the days work By placing weights
upon the shoulders the rate at which
the work is done would be increased
and time shortened But on the whole
there is no method of accomplishing
the work so good as walking and par
ticularly climbing a hill with a mod
erately steep grade
Bicycle riding if not overdone is
excellent exercise To accomplish the
same amount of work riding a bicy
cle one must cover about four times
the distance required for walking
Most city people outside the labor
ing classes take far too little exer
cise As a result the deficient oxida
tion of the body wastes and the accu
mulation of uric acid and other tissue
poisons after a time result in rheum
atism neurasthenia apoplexy prema
ture old age and a great variety of
disorders which may be traced more
or less directly to uric acid accumula
tion
Vital Statistics
Everyone who is troubled with
symptoms will be interested in the
statistics prepared by a leading life
insurance company showing at what
ages different diseases may be expect
ed to stop human machinery The
figures deal with a period of fifty
three years 1845 1898 during which
time 46525 deaths passed under re
view They of course tell nothing of
individual cases but of the average
or typical cases they reveal much
Skilful physicians are connected
with the large life insurance offices
to examine into the physical condition
of applicants for insurance and to
make a careful investigation of the
causes of death in cases of policy hold
ers
The records of the company in ques
tion show that the chances are about
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six to four that consumption will car
ry off its victims before the age of
forty five Fifty nine per cent of suf
ferers from this disease die before
they reach this age Ahove sixty tho
per cent of cases is only twelve
In general diseases such as small
pox diphtheria measles etc the
chances do not differ widely Thirty
per cent of the deaths from these dis
eases occur under the age of forty
five 3G per cent between forty five
and sixty 34 per cent above sixty
Apoplexy softening of the brain and
paralysis chiefly afllict elderly people
55 per cent of the deaths from these
causes occurring above sixty and only
12 per cent below forty five
The probabilities are that sufferers
from other nervous diseases will not
reach the age of sixty only 27- per
cent of deaths from these causes oc
curring after that age
Heart disease afflicts principally
the elderly and middle aged only 11
per cent of deaths from this cause
occurring before forty five years of
age
Although pneumonia has been called
the old mans disease the chances
are sixty four to thirty six against one
dying of this disease after the age of
sixty Twenty nine per cent of the
deaths from pneumonia occur under
forty five 35 per cent between forty
five and sixty and but 3G per cent
above sixty Other respiratory dis
eases such as bronchitis pleurisy
etc grant a little longer lease of
life
Derangements of the digestive sys
tem do not glean from the aged a
very large number of victims the
chances being more than two to one
against those so afilicted reaching tho
age of sixty Thirty per cent of the
deaths from this class of diseases oc
cur under the age of forty five 38
per cent between forty five and six
ty 32 per cent above sixty
Victims of Brights disease have a
fair chance of reaching sixty only
1G in 100 dying of this disease before
forty five
Complaints classified as genito
urinary are old age diseases 77 per
cent of the deaths from such cases oc
curring at ages above sixty
Fifty per cent of the deaths from
violent causes occur under forty five
Fully G8 per cent of the typhoid fe
ver deaths occur under forty five and
only 9 per cent at ages higher than
sixty
A Preventive Measure
A practical plan for checking the
spread of tuberculosis in public con
veyances has just been proposed The
Anti Tuberculosis league of Cleveland
says the Leader has received the sug
gestion that the conductors be sup
plied with small cards on which is a
printed- request that passengers de
sist from spitting on the floor togeth
er with a copy of the law on the sub
ject When the conductor notices a
passenger violating the rule he is ex
pected to hand the offender one of
the cards He avoids all dispute with
the passenger the other passengers
note what has been done and it is
thought that the expectorator will
either become embarrassed and leave
the car or take the suggestion in good
faith and abstain from repeating the
offense
The Anti Tuberculosis league which
was organized recently is having a
great deal of literature printed to dis
tribute among the schools the work
shops the tenement districts and in
all places where the seed of education
along hygienic and sanitary lines tend
ing to prevent the spread of tubercu
losis would show promise of growth
HEALTHFUL RECIPES
Salad Sandwiches Boil three eggs
ten minutes drop in cold water two
minutes peel and while still warm
mash fine with a silver fork work in
a tablespoonful of thick cream two
teaspoonfuls of lemon juice salt to
taste and a little watercress chopped
fine After cutting off the crust but
ter sparingly the end of a square loaf
of good Graham bread then with a
thin sharp knife cut as thin a slice as
possible Butter and cut until you
have slices to make the required num
ber of sandwiches Spread a buttered
slice with egg mixture place over it
a lettuce leaf washed and dried then
another slice and press well together
Trim the edges removing tough crust
cut across twice diagonally and ar
range the triangles on lettuce leaves
on a wooden bread plate
Toasted Granose Flakes With Nuts
and Fruit Juice Toast the flakes in
the oven delicately but enough to
crisp them well sprinkle over them
a cupful of ground pecan or other
nuts dust lightly with sugar and
serve with fruit juice
Baked Bananas Beat two eggs and
a cup and a half of water together
Peel one dozen bananas dip in egg
batter roll in granola or bread
crumbs repeat Place in oiled pan
bake twenty minutes in hot oven
Serve with
Orange Sauce Mix thoroughly half
a cup of sugar and a rounded table
spoonful of cornstarch Then add in
the following order a tablespoonful
of lemon juice the juice of one
orange a little of the rind three quar
ters of a cup of boiling water Cook
in ten minutes in double boiler stir
ring constantly Remove from fire
whip in the whites of two eggs beaten
stiff
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