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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1914)
TTTK TOE: OMAnA, TUESDAY, AUGUST is 1011 1 --l - M M- mm II 0 r ' """ 'Meditation" 3j .n.,,.,, N, B(rvl py nell drinkley t&dgfiZ&7T Madame. Iie'Mk 1 ! i And nis eyes Rlitter with Please have a heart-you lovers who scrap-d listen to mediation. By GARRETT P. SERVISS. "At Bpokeemani for a rrup of about twenty, I am prompted to aak you to dikcuas in an articl the whjri and where fores of th influence of the moon on the tides of the ocean." S. K. W., Arverne. U I. There are many mysteries that science has not solved, and among the greatest of them is the nature of gravitation. Newton discovered certain "laws' which show how gravita tion acts, but he failed to find out what gravitation is, and on that point we are virtually as Ignorant as he was. For practical pur poses we may define gravitation as that force. Inherent In all matter, by virtue of which every ma terial body, no mat ter how large or how small, seems to attract, or draw to ward Itself, every other material body, and to be attracted, in like manner, by every other body. I say "seems" to at tract because there Is reason for think ing that the force may be more of the nature of a push than a pull. This to equaUy true whether the bodies in operation are microscopic particles or gigantio suns and worlds. The Intensity of the force depends Upon the mass or the quantity of matter contained in the bodies concerned. A body with ten times the mass of another has ten times as much gravitatlve force as that other. This appears quite evident, and in ac cordance with what one would expect, just as an elephant is stronger than a horse. But the next "law" affecting gravitation la not self-evident, except to those who have studied it msthemetlcally. although It is the cause of the moon's influence In producing the tides. This law says that not only does the force of gravitation vary with the dis tance between the attracting bodies, be coming greater as they are nearer and less as they are farther apart, but that the amount of variation is measured by the square of the Increase or decrease of distance. It Is the famous "law of in verse squares." which appears to be one of nature's fundamental principles. To give a single example: If you double the distance between two bodies you diminish the force of attraction between them four times tfour being the square of two), and if you halve the distance you Increase the attractions four times. One other, still more curious, law or fact about gravitation remains to be con steered before we can understand the way la which the moon -makes tides in the earth's oceans. It is this: In the case of spherical bodies, like the earth and the moon, the whole force of attrac tion tends toward the central point of the body, and the two attract and are at traoted by one another Just as If their entire masses were concentrated at their respective centers. In other words, the moon pulls the earth, as a whole, exactly as If it had a string attached, not to the surface, but to the central point of the earth. Now, keeping in 'mind all these stats - meats concerning the way that gravita tion acts, let its consider the effects of the moon's attraction upon the earth. The distance between their centers is, in round numbers, Me.ftoo miles. But the earth be- '-V- ' :P -4! tears while he roint his. hlnnt Law of Gravitation Has Made the Moon Mistress of Ing ,O0O miles' In diameter. Its surface, on the side that happens at any time to be toward the moon, is 4,0M miles nearer the moon than Its center is. Consequently the force of the moon's attraction Is greater at the surface than at the eenter in the Inverse proportion of the square of 240.000 to the square of 236,000, or. which is the same thing, the square of sixty to the square of fifty-nine. In other words, the moon pulls about sVi per eent more strongly at a point on the earth's surface directly under It than on the earth's cen ter. If then there exists on the earth's sur face, under the moon, a mass of liquid, such as the ocean, whose particles, like those of all liquids, move freely among one another Instead of being fixed rigidly like those of a solid. It is evident that this lulquld will tend to be drawn away from the solid earth by virtue of the greater attraction to which It is subject, and in this tendency lies the origin of the tides. I call It a "tendency," since the water is not actually drawn away, from the earth, because the lifting force of the moon upon It . Is leas than ne-lght-mllllonth of Its weight, due to the earth's attraction. Nevertheless the alight dimin ution of weight that the water expert, encea suffices to cause the surface of the ocean to swell up on the side toward the moon. Theoretically, the water is drawn By DOROTHY DEC Once upon a time there was a man wbl had the misfortune to be married to a noble and conscientious woman who be lieved that a husband and wife should be one, with but a single thought It was her boast that he and John had never been separ ated for a day sine they were tied up together. The man endured thle with great pa tience for many years, but at last too much Maria 0 Zi us got upon his nerves, and be be gan to make a rough house st home, and hand his wife a line of back talk that he would not have dreamed of passing to any lady with an able- ooaieo orother. "Gee!" he said to himself, -but'. la a candidate for the bughouse when he slips his neck in the matrimonial halter, and I cannot attend to buatnau tar Coring what made me tie up with that bunch of calico I did. If they did not read all of your love letters in Murt It would be me for a eunntn mi j4iv.. for I would rather pay at Ira on y than to rave to lamp the asms face every mora Ing at breakfast Nor was the wife eniovin tk. n... petual tete-a-tt any more than the hus band. "It seems to me." shs said to her own soul, "that as a thriller matrtmon i. Summertime Fables $k MMSiEKMuecgfliB kina- the Seas toward the line joining the centers of the sarth and the moon from all parts of the moonward hemisphere of the earth, but since the oceans do not cover the whole earth, and are of Irregular outline and of varying depths, and since, moreover, the revolution of the earth on Its axis Is con tinually carrying the center of the moon ward hemisphere out of line, the crest of the tidal wawe is never directly under the moon, and the height of the tide, and the direction In which it causes currents to flow, depend upon many local' circum stances, so that It is a very complicated problem to calculate the tides for any particular seaport But there are two tides per day, owing to the fact that the same differential ef fect of the moon's attraction is felt. In a reverse way. on the side of the earth that Is turned from the moon. On that side the ocean water is farther from the moon than the center of the earth Is. In consequence the earth Is drawn away from the water, and the latter is raised Into a tide analogous to the one on other side. The sun also raises tides, but these, owing to the great relative distance of the sun, are only about two-fifths as high as the lunar tides. At new and full moon the two tides are combined, giving the "spring tide," and at first and last quar ter of the mcvn the two tides act against one another, producing the "neap tide." considerable of a false alarm. Perhaps I missed my real affinity, or perhaps all husbands are to the wearv whm them home. At any rate, this domestic sium nas got me going, and if I have to listen to John pull off anathop nt hi. ancient witticisms, or tell how he would setUe the Mexican difficulty If he were ' anau scream and throw the coffee pot at his head. Oh, dear. I won der what is the price ef a first-class ticket to Reno?" Being a perfect lady and gentleman, the husband and wife carefully assem bled their real sentiments towsrd each other, and merely relieved their feelings by dally scraps which they fought with out gloves. Finally, however, they could endure their misery no longer, and they each went secretly ta the asm to consult him about the most rechereche way or getting a divorce. My wife." said the man. "Is an orna ment to her sex. but It is me for a suicide grave if I have to live with her another day." "My husband ta a model of all the virtues." said the woman, "and the only objection I have to him Is that I cannot bear him la my sight" "The trouble with both of you." said the sagacious lawyer, "Is that you are suffering from an overdose of matrlmnoy. All that you need Is to take a summer vacation as fsr from each other as you ea get. Break away." Thereupon the wife htks ,, Europe, and the husband went west, and, s ine lawyer Bad predicted, when the autumn came they found themselves once more la love and pining for each other's society. Moral-Thfs fable teaches that a ehjrt vacation saves a long divorce. i. j , , nu woauem now anyuoay u.a get mad on anybody ii i i r 1 1 r Home Interests By MRS. FRAXK LEARNED. Lve of home and of being a home maker and homekeeper will be cultivated in a daughter by a conscientious mother. That education la most helpful which teaches a girl that she Is to take her part In the faithful performance of the duties of life. Home is the true training ground for each personal life. It Is in the home that one should learn the duties of mutual help and comfort, brightness and cheefulness. patience and self-restraint which springs from solid principles. Much of the happiness or sorrow ol life depends on small things, tones of temper, looks, words or manners. It Is not always on the thlna that t ih la done, but on how It is done or said. that happiness or sadness Is caused. This very Important how should be learned in the intimate family life. The art of being a homemaker consists In diffusing an atmosphere of kindness, doing one's share In making home happy hy graclousness of manner, couiteny of speech. In a good home a alrl lum what la so Invaluable In the wide field of the world respect for others, for their tastes, wishes and opinion, their Internt joy or troubles. In home life It Is Important to learn tiAw how to make concessions, to give up In sisting on having one's way, to look at things from another's point of view, to be generous-hearted, broad-minded. Just and charitable. And so family life teache the claims of others and one I roper relation to them, not only within me circle of home, but In the universal family to which we belong. t'nhapplness In II. is undoubtedly tsuaed more by temper than anything eise. Selfishness, thoughtlessness. Con tradiction, self-assertion, disregard for others, are sorrowful things, and It Is a duty to overcome them. The habit of complaining and grumbling, the miserable Idea that all that does not conform to one's Diana ami i.h. I to be treated a a peraonal injury mree inings make an unhappy home. In the wholesome round of e very-day home duties many things worth knowing are learned. Under a wise mother's In fluence a girl finds that there Is content ment In simple duties, that commonplace tasks are not drudgery if they are done la the right spirit, but are an enjoyment, because they are part of the harmonious regulating of home life, necesssry for the comfort, pleasure and peace of others. The doing of little tasks faithfully will develop habits of accuracy, thoroughness, neatness and orderliness. Much peace of home depends on understanding many piain and practical details of house hold management. Although . a woman rray never be obliged to do the actual work, she should know how tn An. n order to superintend and direct others rnrtrt. aklll and wisdom are needed In home regulation. A sen.ibl. ,,.. teaches a girl that extravagance and weaterulness are wrong. In l,r ..n- training a girl learns lessons which will bs of use when shs may have a home of her own to manage. Taet ii Enasatr. Mrs. Jellus (to prospective parlor maid) I am afraid you won't do. You see you '-'-ery good looking, end my hus- of"i-jT.nl rtlj tt admirer or female neauty end Parlor Maid (Internoslnsl-Yea m m anyone ran see thst by Ills marrying you Tattler "V yU monlh trial."-L-oadon , , , . . ... By BKATRICB FAIRFAX. "My mother," writes Koi. "doe not like the young man I am keeping com pany with, and 1 do nt know what to 'do about It. Phall I marry hliu?" . . A boy writes: "I am 15 and earning a salary of W week. Of Into my par enta and I can't agree, and t have a boy friend Whose mother is willing to have me board with them. Shall I leave home?" "1 am 17 and protty, writes Madeline, "and in love with a young man of 21, who plays tarda anad gaihblea, and for thia reason my parents object t htm. 1 cannot give him up. What shall I do?" "I am a worker in a mill," writes a girl,' "and my sweetheart parenta re fuse to lot him go with me for that reason- Because he hss had 1 1 give me up he has gone back to drinking What shall I do?" "Heventeen" complain because her piother won't let her go to theater and moving picture show with young men. "Is it treating me right?" she ask. "Dimple" doesn't tflvo her sg, but It must be extremely young or she would use a more sensible signature. Hhs says her mother won't let her keep company with a young man she loves and ahall she elope? "Blue eyes" is 17, and her parents and hi parent object to her engagement to a certain young man. -What, she asks, shall I do? "I am 20," writes h, "and in love with a girl four year lny juulot. Her mother ha forbidden r.i the bouse. I would like to know if we continue our love whether the motnr woulU Inter fere with our future happiness." A woman goes down Into the valley of death, and if she returns she carries a child in her arms. Bhe- devotes the beat years of her lift to Its care and regards it as no sacrifice. And when the ohlld, boy or girl, has reached the most danger ous turn In the path of life the placo where the footing Is the most Insecure, and it Is easy, oh, so easy, to slip! It turns upon the hand still held out to guide It, with snarling and complaining! Kurely the dear Ixrd makes up In the next world for all the sting of Ingrati tude a mother suffers In this! Thanklessneas, disrespect, complainings, contrariness, humiliation It means all these and more to be a mother! To I lose: If your mother doesn't like your young man, respect her reasons They are good, for she is as far ahead of you in her knowledge of men as though she were reading the last rhspter and you were beginning with the a, b. c's. The boy of fifteen whose boy friend's mother is coaxing him to leave hornet Homethlng Is fundamentally wrong with any woman who will advlae a boy of fifteen to leave his mother. The girl whose sweetheart gambls. the one whose sweetheart prove he never was a man by going back to drinking the other young things who are kept In the house evenings, or who want to elope, or who are afraid "her mother" will In terfere with their future happiness: One and all of you, you deserve to be soundly spanked for on moment doubting the wisdom of the best friend you have on earth your mother. And what Is more, the world has a way of seeing that those who disobey their mothers get a punishment far worse ? " " ' i ,1 Mother Knows Best r ' Hi else in tte summertime! than any she ever meted out to them. " This Is the snswer to all the letters: Obey your mother. Phe knows best! Advice to Lovelorn F BXATTIC3 XAXXXAX !- i I Men Who Takes Drink Ocraaloaatly. Pear Miss Fslrfsx: I am 19, and am keeping company with a young man of 21 My family objects to him because he takes a drink orraslonslly and was arrested a short time ago for operstlng his automobile while under the Influence or liquor. I am very much In love with this young man and consider my family's grounds for objection very unreasonable. ould you advise ma to marry him ussier these circumstances? DOLL.Y. I strongly advise against you marrying a man who ha been arrestsd for drunk enness. The man who operates an auto mobile In this condition shows a shame ful disregard for human safety In addition to a lack of sobriety. Tou are very young and a long life stretches ahesd of you. Don't foredoom It to unhspplness by mar rylng this man unless he reforms abso lutely and finally and proves It by at least three year' test. l.eve aad Absence. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am In love with a young woman who lives out In IMtts burarh. Bhe in return loves ms very much. Phe wants me to come out there; she aava she haa a position for me, and a raying position at that I am now la a position where I can save a dollar or two. Now. Miss Fslrfax. would you ad vise me to go to her, as I would hate to lose her? Ml'RRA Y H. rorest Hills. L. t. If you are In a good position where you csn save money and have the oppor tunity to advance, would it not be better to remain and work diligently so that you can save enough to marry your sweet heart? A temporary separation ought not to break the course of true love. Tell the girl that with th's goal In view you think it wiser not to leave a posi tion where you are successful for one. however good, st which you have not proved your ability. Dear Miss Fslrfsx ;-L'pon entering the elevator nf lr k.,,-j..--. t a gentleman a ......... . . - thete are ladles In the car? U there are .-..lmh-ii in car and a young alrl enters Is it their place t remove their It is becoming more and more a matter of course thst men will not remove their hats in elevstors In business buildings whsn there are women In th c- sonally I consider this a iriva itim.... and feel that a real gentleman el.! un- iuv,r in me rar of an office huhding as well as In the elevator r . ... - - s.iuriivi building Ceaslas gheaU mt Marry. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young- man of taenty-three and am deeply in Wve with a young lady aged twenty-two, who la a first enlialn 1 ' - - j present 1 iTJJX 0',,tl"', get married but expect to be aoon. I have been going out with her tor about three years. I want to ask you whether It Is right of me to keen hir cmnufia w.,.. ....... - r . jvur VIIIUVII B.UOUI cousins marrvlnir. r a Bcieace and medicine aarea that ennin snouiq not marry. It would bs better and kinder of you to nut basis of family relationship and de away wiui me lovamaking. Uo not let this girl wait for you on the suddosuiob that w.,. will marry some dsy. Better be seem- ins'7 unama man marry so near a blood relation. The Hair ml mln. nr I. Hstr In comrioiW 0r f.ie same element tlist enter Into the Mt rut lure of thn nails. Hint Is. s certain hardening and modifica tion or the cpll-rtnl.i which In tho case of the Itnlr forum little tiitie-likc depressions called hair follll". ThneMt cmtwded In tho second eKIn nnnnlt the capillary and pehnreoiis islands whlrh bring thcin noiirlilimrnt, and the hnir' Itself epr'ngs out of these follli-ten. Ilulr la cellular; It grow hy the ronstnnt pushing up of the cells always fnnvlnx at the root. Tlieie la considerable illftoiciti'f of opinion a to the life 'of a single v linlr and It' un doubtedly varies In different (-use. " A lirnlthy hslr should live about five )enrs: at that period It fall out nHturally and a new hair kpilngs from tlic'same follicle, lf'lhe liatr fulls before it Is mature, It Is duo to uome weakness at the hair rnot,' Insufficient nourishment or possibly the' preKcncc of noma form of bacteria. Th: ht'liiK so, the hair that hikes Its place In the Inilr follicle will lie equally weak und of short (e. A condition r,f msl-mitrl-' tlott or persistent disease will result In complete atrophy of the lislr. follicle which means that no new hslr will push out and complete Rsld'nees rvxnlte . Tills explanation of the nature of the origin and growth of tho hair shows how necessary It Is thst the ca!n In which the hair follicles are embedded ahotild be kept In healthy condition. A healthy scsln Is fat and moves loosely over the skull. It contains a plentiful supply of blood vessels to nourish tho hslr roots and Its surface la free from dandruff or an1 de- I posit thst may clod up the countless sweat and oil glands with whlrh It Is supplied. In this and following lessons we Shall take up thn various forma of scalp troubles and learn how to recognise and overcome them. I .Mabel D. The chapped lips come from lack of oil In the skin. You may have ex htuieted this by biting or wetting the Hps and, If so, correct these untortunsts habits at once. ro not use glycerine or the lips; It I too drying. Treat them tc a plentiful supply of cold cream at ntghi and rub In a little always before coins out. Do You Know That A dove belonging to Mr. George Kerr; of Iwford, Essex (England), which hai Just died, was picked up by Its ownei when a boy twenty-three years ago. . Fifty men are now engaged in paintini the Ktffel lower In Paris. Forty-flv thousand pounds of paint will bo used, and tho work will cost $,000. lndon. with ,noo,n) people, has onl.v eighteen murders annually, The t'nlted States, with 0,0i0,00, has 10.0H0 murdert a year. r.ergsrs In China are taxed, and havn certain districts allotted to them In whlcf to make appeals for charity. Falmouth la probably the oldest port In England. It was used by the I'hoenlcani at least 2,500 year sgo. It Is not an uncommon experience to make $1.6o8 per acre from the best straw berry plantations. The gnldflelda of western Australia are the largest known. ' They cover KM.oo square miles. Fifty thousand knives are turned out' delly by the Sheffield (England) cutlery workshop. All the blood In a man' body passes through hi heart one In every two mln-, Tobacco pine ef meerschaum are boled in oil or wax before being sold. ' Ths msgnol'.a has a more powerful per fume than any other flower. About 2 per cent of the weight of meat Is lost during cooking. Baby of Future Is Considered Much thought has been given la lat year to the subject of maternity. In the cities there are maternity hospitals equipped with modern methods. .But most women prefer their own home and In the town and villages tnast prefer them. And slnoe this la trus we know from the great msny splendid letter written on the eubject that our "Mother' Frlena" Is a great help to expectant mother. - They write of the wonderful relief, bow it seemed . to allow the muscles to expand without undue strain snd what a splendid Influence It was on the nervous system. Buch helps ai "Mothers Friend" and the broadei knowledge of them should have a helpful Influence upon babies of the future. Bclenoa saye that an Infant derive Its sense and builds It character from cutaneous Impressions. And a tranquil mother certainly will transmit a more healthful Influence than If she ta ex tremely nervous from undue pain. This I what a host of women believe) who used "Mother's Friend." These poluts are mora thoroughly ag. plained in a little boo mailed free, i "Mother's friend' ' la sold In aU dru stores. Write for bonk. Bradfieldl BeguJLt, ieg Lkw U1 Lemaa JiiJku AUaou, tie. l " ii'"i niiiwsiMi.n-.