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The Cause for
Typhus Fever
Flounces, Reminiscent of the "Travatia" Scheme of Dress, Will
Replace Overdraperies, Which Have Outworn Fashion's Favor
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njr WOODS HUTCHIXSON, M. D.
The World' R.t irnn.. t-.i.
Medical Subjects. I
It's an 111 wlnA . ki t . !
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Our greatest permanent advances In
sanitation have been made In the fight
fierce epidemic of pestilence
end even the savage whirlwind and hur
rlcane of war may be followed by heallne
ahnwcrs. Hecent dispatches from Mexico an
nounce that General Carrania flnda that
one of the dragons In hla path Is our
ancient and Intimate enemy, typhus
fever.
There la nothing surprising about this,
because up to about fifty years uo thi.
Ilsease was as common as pneumonia Is
ay ail over tho civilised world.
How common may be Judged by two
elsrnlflcant facts, one that our common
nnd still disgracefully prevalent typho'd
It a namesake of thj oider disease. I s
name being derived from it by the simple
ur-ocess of adding the Oreok suffix "old -
meaning like." and when flrsr oaratd
by Mtirchlson wae regarded as a variety
or typhus.
The other that there Is In one European
hospital, that of Edinburgh, a memorial
tablet erected about the middle of the
,last century commemorating the death
in discharge of their duty of forty-five
doctors, nursea and other members of the
hospital ataff within the last thirty year
by typhus alone!
The disappearance of typhus from west
ern Europe has been so sudden and com
P'ete as to have aomethlng almost un
canny about It.
Beginning to decline only about fifty
or sixty years ago. It d'ed down so
swiftly that within thirty years It had
become one of the rare dlseasea In Eng
land and America, while today the aver
age physician who graduated less than
twenty-five years sgo has seldom seen a
case of it unless studying abroad. It has
gone from northwestern Europe and
America wlrh almost tho completeness J
ftho t'rent plajtte or black death. i
he cause of this striking and delight
ful decline of a danscrous nest'lencn . I
for many yeera a -mystery, but now that !
wc have discovered 11 It turns out to be j
s.- astounding simplicity.
N'othlnw more nr Its th.m the white
sl'irt. with Its accesoiy institutions slid
Kf-coinpunylns beb ts. the steam laundry.
running water In the house and the tub i
bath. Iw'crd. fee vernacular term. '
"!ikrl" l,irt. plirasfs It more precisely, '
s tno hrUt of bollln? all human garment-;
ot. .'.-eciiient interval is the key
note of ti c cure, for the lmp but sig
nificant reason that boirn? kills vermin.
Ku' eoiiM n ficre mutter of pcr-
fo-ol c'esr.llnosj. almost Indeed of vanity
end pride of apper.ronce. have such a
rol erred ur on the fpreid of a danger.
Because the sole eaiyie and carrjer of
typhus Is that loathsome parasitic Insect
whose name is not permitted to be men
tioned 'n polite society.- ' .' '.
This dircovery Is quite a comparatively
nt affair, partly because the disease
bad become so rare before the science of
liocterloiopy was born, ot at least before
it had got fairly on J! feet, that H was
".CNciT. to Eceure enough material for
prepcr Investigation by laboratory melti.
rOs. "
To do this we had to equip expeditions
sr.d pus-sue It Into irjpieal regions where
it stl'l held out, among them, Mexico,
where we have Just heard from It again.
In fact, we are entitled to take a na
tional pride In this discovery, since It was
chiefly due to the work of American
scientists. Dr. Rlcketts. of vhe University
of Chicago, and Drs. Goldberger and An
derson of the United States marine hos-
al service.
All of them risked their lives In the
service of humanity, as 4he disease IS
frightfully contagious to all who come In
contact with Its carriers, and Dr. Rlck
etts, alas, actually laid down dying from
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Character
Ferni-nttlti!? elaborate ncsllceo. made of peat'j.
rllvor lr.ee, lace and pearls, cap of self-material.
By GKIIMAINK OAl'TIER.
There 'a a disposition to get away from
ovcrdraped effects such as have been
been thrut..on one's patient notice for
the last fhoJHh or two It is not that
'irspcries .are ungraceful In themselves,
but hey have lacked variety in their ar
rangements, and so a return to certain
of the flounced effects seems Imminent.
The flounces are, indeed, reminiscent of
the Travlata scheme of dreas rather than
of the modified effects which were very
popular less than twelve months ago. In
other words, the skirt does not boast of
more than three flounces and sometimes
of only two. and those are cut very full
and are usually distended by a reed or
hoop to give a greater resemblance to the
style of dress worn by the heroine of
Verdi's popular opera.
It will be recalled that very few of the
srttsts singing the title role of that opera
essay to dress It consistently. Generally
ppeaking, the soprani prefer tu appear
In extremely modern- garb, which does
not look as Incongruous as It might for
the fact that all the subordinate do like
wise. The one brilliant exception to this In
artistic rule during recent years Is found
the bite of an Infected insect only a few In the Travlata of Melba. who lent sar
weeka after he had announced his dls-
torial distinction to herself and to ths
production by wearing the sort of clothes
that fitted the period which Verdi had in
mind when he wrote the opera the story
of which he borrowed from Dumas'
""Dame alix Camllllas.';
Incidentally, it may be said that, one
of the' foremost couturiers to Paris has
built a gown on the very lines of Ca
milla a operatic dress. This model Is in
cluded In the collection that was recently
sent to America by the French syndicate
formed for the protection of French
dressmaking are In all its varied
branches.
Bullox Is responsible for the wonderful
Travlata dress, which is msde of yellow
satin brocaded in silver threads and
trimmed with silver lace. It has the
tight waist line, the sloping shoulder and
the bouffant skirt, characteristic of the
type of dress which It seeks to revive.
It seems that just now the woman ot
fashion selects an evening gown of yel
low, rose, purple or Garibaldi red when
she does not favor all black or black and
white. Earlier In the season It waa
thought that the paatel shades woul'" be
In wide evidence, and although they ..re
seen here and there at the opera, the
theater and private social functions, they
by no means Indicate the trend of fash-
Ion.
covery of the cause of the fever, thus
T.iodish ircr- of white cloth with unique pocket
effect. The collar Is extreme In design end the
muff decoration adds to the charm of the costume.
ottrjtjttfwstti
Leather pltatlng coat of American beatuy, collar
of i:c!t velvet, trcd ler.ther buttons (on the right).
Hlack velvet is very often combined
with black tulle by way of marked fabric
eontraBt. For Instance, a very unusual
mcdel has the skirt of black velvet
dropped with an Irregular hem beneath a
long shswl drapery of tulle which is
bordered with fur. The fur serves not
only as a decoration, but It keeps the
hem in an outstanding and. therefore,
very modish line.
The net. by the way, is interspersed
with bands of white crystal beads that
Illuminate it In a most fascinating man
ner. This beaded garniture likewise
manifests Itself on the bodice. The latter
la cut with a square neck and without
sleeves. Over the shoulders are passed
bands of crystals.
Mention must be made of the panta
lettes of white net which are So shaped
thr.t the wearer may reaulate their
length. In other words, the newest nolher
garments may be worn ankle length or
extend half way between the knee and
ankle. Tho Irregular edge of the ol'trt
hem Insures glimpses of the eastern sub
stitute for tho petticoat, no matter in
which length It Is worn.
Quite a llttlo gray has been used In
the composition of afternoon and even
ing frocks. The fabrics most liked are
chiffon. Georgette crepe, tulle and soft
satin. It 1s a fad Just now to trim the
gray frock with fox that has been dyed
Just the tone of the fabric. As a m t'.
ter of fact, gray fox Is one of the ami l
est and newest things In the fur realm.
A girlish afternoon dress is offered in
a model made of gray chiffon, which Is
encircled by flounces ot finely ptai'ed
gray taffeta. These flounces are spa -e l
so as to show band-like revelation of thi
foundation fabric. The skirt escapes the
ground by about seven Inches and th.s
adds to its youthful suggestion.
The bodice has a deep bust band of
flowered silk In tones of petunia, yM
low and white, which make a delightful
foil for the gray background. Over thla
la worn a sort of Jumper smock, made
of the chiffon and embroidered In gray
crystal beads. Either aide of the Jumper
Is extended below the walat line to form
a deep point, and these points are tippd'l
with crynlal tassels. Tha sleeve are
wriHt length, made of the chiffon aad
rather wide. -
High gray shoes should be worn with
this sort of 'dress; or, if one prefers, thtt
shoes mav be . low. mad of sued or
glased kid and completed by silk hosiery,
both the latter and tho low ahoea h uM
be of the (own color.
By liVMAN P. POWELL,
President of Hobart College.
(From Ms annual address before tha
Fht Heta Kappa society at Cornell uni
versity.) Character Is the power to stand alone,
even If all about take another point of
view.
Character la social grace. It Is tha
ability ordinarily to get on with others,
to turn the chance acquaintance Into a
real friend. It is no by-product of a
model college to stand alone when there
Is no need. That Is, In fact, merely an
Idlnsycrasy. having no connection with
college and never a by-product of the
model college.
Character is tha ability to see the point
ef view of others, and a Quick readiness
to admit that one may possibly be wrong.
Character Includes even tact and pleas
ant address and quick forgetfulneas ef
untoward things. Hew tn the line ws
must, to have the highest character, but.
as has been truly hinted, there la ns need
to pick up chips.
Choraeter Includes tho power to dis
criminate between good and evil, be
tween the Important and the trivial, be
tween tha service of others and the
thought of self, between good cltisenshlp
and bad. or. as ha too often been said
with truth of collets men. Indifferent cltl
sensh'p, between thoroughness and super
fidelity, between truth and falsehood.
Character gives an absorbing Interest
In life. It to ens of the most Important
by-produots of our beat collage that out
of many Interest In llfs the graduate
chooses ens and gives himself with a
ens of proportion te that tingle In
terest. No normal person can go through a
modem college In theee days and not get
this feeling of absorption In on thing to
the exclusion of many other things per
haps as Important, but to which ha can
not devote himself without Inviting th
humorous counsel of Mr. Cro there that
there ar as many significant things In
life today that w ought to eonoentrata
n all.
One can be an optimist and yet make
all thet distinctions and hold in mind
all these considerations, for optimism,
af.'er all, la trained forgetfulneas of many
thing; it Is the highest motive of real
research; la I th emphasis of th tru.
th beautiful, th good.
I like to think of that wise woman
who in giving counsel to a friend In need
of It remarked: "I nvr pick up thing
that do not belong to ma, not even
light."
Again, character is coming to be r.
garded as having a closer dependence
than in the past on a property trained
body. Th model college has no place
for th "unglrt loin." and President fas
ter of Reed college Is entirely correct in
a Judgment to which we are trying t
contriDiite both at Cornell aad at Ho-bart-that
everybody should have phyg
Ual training.
Perhaps all Institutions will one day
agree to abolish intercollegiate ports. I
am not yst ready to suggest that credit
be givsn In the eollsg curriculum far
physical training. Important a It is. I
am Impressed by ths fact that mn who
have graduated recently seem physically
more fit than earlier graduats Statistics
oam to Justify this view. A much can
meanwhile be gained In collages with a
history, if w think of physical develop
ment. a a by-product, as though
give It college credit.
Why should we not? Whn w think
desply Into th mysteries of life we find
that all th thing worth while ar by
product. Did you ever know anybody to
find happiness by seeking lt7 Duty dons
faithfully whan sometimes weariness is
th day' toll may lead en to that
bringht star In ths sunset whose ether
name 1 Joy; but whether it doe or not.
th duty must be done and every college
hould make ture that among 1U many
Important by-products is th training of
the body a a proper sotting for th
higher life and an aid to th aohleve
ment of th same.
Ilterallly, In th language of th earlier !
martyrs, "sealing his testimony with hla '
blood." j
The habit which most greatly dls-1
courage the parasitic typhus pest is j
that of wearing white or light colored
shirt and underwear, which show the J
dirt readily and have to be frequently
changed. ,
Ths chief merit of the old brown, or j
blue, or gray shlrtsiand underwear was
that they didn't show dirt and didn't
need to be changed too often. Incl
dentally, also, the diminishing use or
wool for underwear and shirtings has
helped In x terminating vermin, because
woolen fabrics furnish better cover for
the game, are more difficult to clean
end It is not considered advisable to boll
them very frequently for fear of causing
shrinkage.
If we had needed any proof of the
close connection between the two-clesn-shlrta
a week and bath-on-8aturday-nlght
hsblt, and freedom from vermin and ty-
s, th acute breakdown of civilisation
across the Atlantic ha supplied It at
once.
One of the first steps of that relapse
Into barbarism, called war, 1 the break
ing up or serious Interference with all
habits of personal cleanliness.
The thing that the soldiers In ' tr
trenches en both sides complain of most
bitterly Is not the shells, nor the bayonet
attack of th enemy, but. first, the
mud, and, second, ths swarms of ver
min which Infest them.
Th reason Is plain: trench fighting
among other peculiarities means that tho
soldiers on the first line are compelled
to stand and fire or crouch down and
sleep day and night for five days, tun
days, two and three weeks at a stretch,
without a single opportunity of changing
their clothing or getting a Vleceat wash.
Even when they are laid off for their
term in reserve, to sleep and wash and
clean up, washing of their clothing ia
extremely difficult, because the display
of it in doing will Instantly catr.'i th
eye eX hostile air scout and draw a
shower of shells.
Th result is that all Imaginabla ver
min riot through the trenches as the)
iid in the Dark Ages.
Anita Stewart's Talks to Girls
No. 7 Some of the Temptations in the Office
and on the Stage.
Bv ANITA STEWART.
I, Ana as a natural, logical consu jueu-e
jjjAhln three months of the declaration of
ftar typhus had broken out furlouely
along the southern parts of the eastern
front, raged all throuah Barbla.and Aus
tria and even mads several suiorvaJi in
IB Oeranea camps.
Copyright. 1915. International New
Service.
A great many parents object to their
j daughters going on the stsge or In busi
ness because of the dangera that they
picture the girls as encountering at eve y
step. They think that the only way
they can keep their little ewe lambs
safe Is to keep them within the -shelter
of the home fold.
Personalty, I think that most of the
perila of the stage, and office, of which
we hear ao much, are all nonsense. Of
course, there sre stage door Johnniea,
and "angels" with nefarious designs, and
flirtatious employers, but these are few
and far between, and perfectly easy to
avoid, unless a girl la one of the kind
that has gone out' hunting for tempta
tion. What most people seem to overlook is
the fact that tne atage and the business
office are nothing but workshops for
those who earn their livings In them,
and that ths girl actress and tha g rl
stenographer ar Just part ot the too
! of the trade with which a man makes a
successful deal, or a play that la a hit
He isn't thinking of her in terms of
feminity. He Is thinking of her In terms
of achievement Neither is the girl
thinking of the man as a man. She is
thinking of him as a steppng stons to
something higher in her work, or a a
means to attain through her g od woik
to a better salary.
Moreover, It takes all th concentrated
thought and Intelligence any man ha
got to hold hi own in his work in
these days of fierce competition, and
be has no leisure to philander tn busi
ness hours. He saves his love making,
aa he doea hla playing, until after the
day's work is djne. The result Is th?.
On the average. Just about as mu h flir
tation got on In a business office a in
a convent.
It's true that once In a blue moon there
la an exception to this rule, and the girl
dues et In an office where the emplayer
1 a cad who thinks that a klsa. goes with
the Job, but she doesn't have to stay, .-'liu
can put on her hat and walk out. Just as
she can call th policeman to get rid
of the attention of any annoyer that
hangs about a stage door.
And that' the heart of the whole mat
ter. Whether a girl goes straight or
crooked Is In her own bands, and her en
vironment hasn't very much to do with
it, not nearly so much as most people
think. A girl doesn't have to go away
from home to look for danger. Bhe can
find It right in her own drawing room If
she's one of tha adventurers who thinks
it fun to see how near tha edge of the
precipice she can walk without toppling
jver.
Of course if a girl Is ailly. and has been
brought up by a goose of a mother who
thinks ignorance 1 innocence, and that
the best way to keep a girl from falling
into the pits slong the road she must
'ravel Is not to tell her a word about
there being any pita, why, naturally she
should be kept at home under lock and
key. It' th only safe way.
But if ths girl is a sensible, level
headed, clear-eyed American girl, and if
she's been raised by a mother who has
taught her good principles, and
who has pointed out the moat dangerous
curves In ths road, why, you can trust
that sort of a girl to go anywhere, and
come out with flying colors.
And there's this funny thing about men.
too and If Just a true ot the men you
meet In society as It I in your work
when you first meet them, every mother'
son of them will try to find out whether
you are gad and giddy, or not.
And if they find out that you are not,
ninety-nine times out of a hundred they
will turn right around and help you, and
be glad that you are good. ,
Perhaps there are cases where the vil
lain still pursues, but I have never seen It
in real life. Bo far as my observation
and experience go. any girl with an Inch
ef backbone and a desire to run at right la
Just a safe on the stage or in business
aa she would be st home. Living right
la a personal matter, after all.
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