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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
FORGOT EVEN HIS MOTHER.
A Calffornfan's Memory Gone rs n
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A Ca1ffornfan's Memory Gone as the
Result of q Surgical Operation.
From the San Francisco Examiner
George c. Hunter OF Oakland has lost his
memory as completely as II he had never
had brain. He is alive and well, goes
about just like any ordinary person, but
can recall nothing Of his past life. His
mind is blank. He does not remember
his wife or his mother. Though he had q
good education he has forgotten how to read
or write, and the multiplication table had
fed into regions from which he cannot re.
call 1t. He remembers that q face il famil-
lar. but that is all. The name Of anything
about the person he cannot recall
The accident bringing such consequences
occurred on the 18th Of October. Young
Hunter was working on a locomotive In the
railroad roundhouse In West Oakland when
an iron plug was blown from q steam pipe
and struck him on the head. fracturing the
prain. be was removed to DR.. WooIsey's
Hospital. and placed under the care of Dr.
Dunn. A large part Of the skull where the
iron struck II was splintered and pressed
inward against the brain. So serious was
tne case that 1t seemed almost hopeless to
attempt to save the mans life. Neverthe-
less the attempt was made, and from the
surgeon standpoint was q most successful
operation. Hunter lived. The splintered
poa eioi " tuS shull, measuring ABOUT two
inches In width and about four inches in
length. was carefully removed and the press.
ure upon the brain relieved. It was then
seen that the splintered bone had lacerated
the membrane Of the brain. The doctors
then began to cultivate the injured brain
and its coverings. The process OF granula.
ton has gone on day by day until the en-
tire membrane has been restored. The gar
in the scalp will now be repaired by The
difficuit operation which involves the use OF
skin gratis taken In long strips from some
other portions Of Hunters body.
For a period Of four weeks after the &C
cident Hunter lay in his cot In the hospital
unconscious. He gave no sign of life save
that he breathed. Suddenly one morning
consciousness returned, and memory was
gone. All his past was a blank Dr. Wool.
sey asked him his name, but Hunter only
shook his head and looked at him wonder.
ingly. Paper and pencil were given him and
he wrote the letter g." but could go on nc
further, and gave the paper back. When
his mother and wife visited him he looked
at them for awhile. and then said that theil
faces seemed familiar, but who they were
he could not say. Hunter 10 now able tc
walk about and he is TO all appearances
we'll He remembers what Is told him. talks
intelligently about everything that has hap
pened since his return TO consciousness. bu,
back Of that he cannot go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
COLLEGE GIRLS FUN,

4 Lot of FreshwOmen Give . Sensa-
tfonal Rise to the Venerable Prex.
From the New York Advertiser.
They may talk about the college boys
and their hazings and tricks, but for real
genuine fun you can't beat the college GIRL
said young freshwoman the other day.
Last year-you know the mems college is
right near our seminary, and SO they call
on us every evening-the president made a
new rule.
He declared that we must dismiss our
guests at $50. and we decided We would
not do 1t. After a great deal Of plotting
and planning We hit upon a delightful plan.
and 1t was great success. The boys Sc
cured big basket and two ropes and a
pulley for US. and this we hid during the
day and at night fastened two great hooks
on the sill Of our study window. The boys
sent up their cards in the basket, and then
after inspecting them with a lantern to
make sure they were not burglars we haul
ed them up
But one night the grave and dignified
president caught us and planned little
surprise for u.s. He found one of the boys
cards In our rooms and placed it in the
basket. 1t worked beautifully, and We haul
ed him half way up before any one thought
of using the lantern.
Then Miss Flyaway held 1t out the win
dow and took a peep at him. One glance at
the spectacles and bald head was enough.
1t was lucky for that president that we did
not let MIN fall to the ground in our hor-
ror ana amazement, but we held on to the
ropes until We decided what to do.
we couldn't let him down again; he
would only come up and catch us. and we
couldn't drop him, bad as he was. and we
certainly didn't intend to help him carry out
ms plan by hauling him up so We compro-
missed oy securing the ropes and letting
him hang there in mid-air
HE begged and implored to be let down.
oHereo us any bride We could wish for and
wasted more eloquence on us in that first
nour than he did during his yearly lectures
BUT we had no visitors that night He
amused am. SEQ us and We wanted revenge so we
he tried to jump, to climb down the wall
ana up on the rope. but failed in eyervrbine
AZ AZ, last he howled. yelled like an Indian
TIL every one in the town was aroused
ana even the boys turned out TO see the To-
TOT OF their worst nightmare, crimson with
basket" III ciothes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
the Ladies Home Journal.

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
When an American girl marries q foreign
er. especially II he be a nobleman banlxrup,
In purse ana health, she must be resigned "a
sacrifice her Independence. have her Amer
lean ideas. views and customs set at nsught
and accept her position as the inferior, not
the equal. OF man. In Europe. woman Is not
regarded as she 10 IN America where she
realizes and embodics the great factor OF
equivalence in the social forces. ana where
she is regarded as the mental equal or COM
psnion OF man. OF course. there are Arnerf-
can women who are welded 70 Europeans
who have been happy. They seem 10 be az
happy as any woman who has married At
home But their husbands were rot ruined
noblemen.
II is by no means impossible for foreign
er and an American woman 30 be happy
together; but she risks more and has fewer
chances Of happiness than another. In the
case OF the girl who has married an ''ar-is-
tocrat," the situation 10 worse. As such
marriages are almost invariably based on
money, IL Is more especially to these that
refer. The husband makes a point OF con-
trolling his wife's fortune. and considers
Misunderstanding TO national custom-free
sulting her II extravagant, IL is not long
before he has run through with IL. and she
learns TO her sorrow that the devoted cav
alier OF a few months before has developed
into a selfish, unsympathetic companion,
from whom she can neither expect nor exact
consideration. He seldom fails 10 crafty all
his personal caprices, pleasures ana even
vices Self-denial and unselnshness ire
nothing but names to him. Any rcmon-
STRANGE on the part OF the wife is IN vain /.
II the husband chooses, he has the right TO
ill-treat her. She can appeal TO no one for
redress against this; and O woman who
complains OF her husband or his vices ana
extravagances, especially IL she be an Inner
lean. evokes little genuine sympathy In for
eign society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
A DOMESTIC DRAMA.
What the Passengers ON an Eastern
Road Heard and Saw.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Coming over on the Michigan Central the
other day a tall. fine appearing man and q
Handsomely dressed refined looking woman
were seated Just In front Of plainly Dress
ed. sweet faced old lady about seventy
years old. Every little while the man would
turn and address a remark to the elder
woman. and her eyes would glow with
pride. for he was her son. and though his
wife did not seem ver-cordal--perhaps she
was not proud Of the old lady-yet she
would deign to drop q word or two once in
a while.
Finally the son turned-as the porter in
formed them OF the dining car In the rear
and said: well, mother, Emma and will
go now and get our dinner. You know she
needs good warm dinner. You have
brought your lunch. I see. 1 will send you
in a good cup of hot tea and the couple
rose and passed into the dining car.
After they had left mother" sat looking
out Of the window, and appeared to be in
deep thought-not over-happy. perhaps. FL
nally she reached under the seat and
brought up the little WORKOUT black basket
son" had noticed and held it on her lap.
lingering the ribbon 1t was tied with in a
thoughtful way. Just as she opened it the
!
suddenly flung open and a cheery-faced
handsome blonde stepped in. He appeared
to be looking eagerly for some one.
lady. VIZ
Mother he cried IN a delighted voice.
Ny John, my John!' and the two were
clasped in loving embrace so genuine as to
cause tears to rise in the eyes Of one of the
passengers, and the rest looked on in an in
terested manner.
Where are Frank and Emmar' he in
quired.
They have gone into the dining car. EN-
ma isn well, You know, and has to have a
sood' not dinner" She repeated this in an
apologize way, for she saw a look in john 3
eyes that she did not fail to read-and
Frank, was he not her son. too?
but you didn't wish any dinner I SUD-
pose, and his eyes fell on the little basket
He saw It all at glance, but he must not
nurt mis- mothers feelings thus.
And are You not glad to- see me? Are you
not surprised? found could Join you here
instead OF waiting until you got to Chicago
ana ana now tel me. dear heart. isn't this dear
little basket the same that Frank and
took our lunch in to school? thought So"
as smile rose on the faded sweet face.
wen, I'm awfully hungry; s'pose we
keep this Tor supper and you come with me
ana eat a nice. hot dinner. No. no ex-
cuses."
AS they left the car they met the other
couple. Halo! John! where did You come
from = How do you do, Emma? came
FRANK, lust In time to see our mother had
SUBSTANTIAL meal" and they passed on.
Wnen the passengers who heard and saw
II all arrived at Chicago they saw a hand
some young man with a little black basket
ranging on his arm tendery assisting a
sweet-raced old lady through the crowd. A
carriage was called and they drove Off No
couple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Electrical Frauds,

Under the head of Medical Electrical
Frauds may be classed all electro-galvanic
belts. shields. insoles. brushes and rings
They are all absolutely worthless so far as
any electric or magnetic effects are con-
cerned. Imagination is a wonderful aid I'm
curing certain diseases: especially is this
true when the ailrent is more or less i'm
aginary. The agent is ever ready to take
advantage of every opportunity to help on
the deception. He will call attention to the
glow (warnth) produced by the insole the
blister made by the alright lining of a
belt or shield, or the sore caused by the
zinc or copper as the effect of the electric
current. The writer had the privilege of
examining an electric belt with a spinal
column attachment. the cost of the whole
thing being SO. This was rema rkably cheap.
considering the disease it was warranted
TO cure. The box in which the combination
was packed was covered with a long list of
diseases ending with &c, &c, leaving one
10 INFER that had the box been larger they
would nave been longer. The current gem
Grated from this belt was not sufFiciuet to
anect delicate galvanometer-a galvano-
meter capable of indicating one-tenth of n
milltampere. The minimum electric current
used Dy competent medical men is from two
10 nVe milliamperes. In a recent libel suit
In England it was brought out that the or
olnary current generated by an electric
pelt is from one-four-hundredth to one-fye-
hundredth of a millampere, and considering
tne various paths open for the passage of
this current-the lining OF the belt, the un-
cerclothing, the surface of the skin-the
cnance or any of this infinitesimal charge
entering the body may easily be imagined
doSt or these belts and shields are worn
IN such a manner that they form a closed
CIRCUIT around the body, thus putting the
body in magnetic field. IL there were am;
current. Some recent tests in the Edison
laboratory show that this can have no ef-
rect Ine armature OF large, separately
SActed dynamo was removed. A person
men placing his head in the strong magnets
neld occupied by the armature was unable
70 tell when the current was turned on or
OH Experiments were also made by ranidIv
reversing the current in field magnets AVID
Is before no effect was felt The I,on1on
Times has refused to advertise any Of those
electrical frauds. The electrical Journals
are rull OF advertisements of all kinds of
electrical goods, yet not one of them will
Puonsn an advertisement OF any electrical
peit or similar contrivance rhis fact alone
II suf1cient evidence OF the Character NJ
tnese goods. In a leading agri,ut.u-a1
paper that guarantees it's columns to be free
from frauds, there appear weekly from
tnree to tive Illustrated advertisements Of
electrical belts, insoles or shields Rut peo
pie Ike to be humbugged. and this is prob
hoIy as harmless way as any.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
IN CHINESE PRISONS.



From Pail Mall Budget.
The Chinese are law-abiding. With those
of their own number who are law-breakers
they have but little sympathy. and the gov
eminent has none at all. 1 ike China. i
like the Chinese. Moreover. ! respect them.
But In two details OF their national life they
merit unqualified condemnation. Their hos
pitals and their prisons are unmitigated ma
tioaal disgraces.
The deplorable condition Of the Chinese
prisons is justified in the national philos-
ophy. To the Chinese mind q law is a
thing to be obeyed. law concerns millions
and conserves the welfare OF millions. II
must be held invioIate by the Individual.
be his whim--his personal bent whatever II
may. The Chinaman who disregards any
item of the Chinese law becomes q social
leper. Individual tendency, moral Ill health.
inherited traits-they are taken into &C
count not at ALL This il cruel? Yes! But
it renders existence possible in the over
density of Chinese population.
No Chinaman is noble" except through
personal fitness. There are two exceptions
to this rule-two only. The direct descend
ants Of Confucius have a rank of their own.
Ii is a high rank. 1t Is respected. But II
gives them no power of interference with
national affairs. The descendants of an
emperor are never less than royal But
they have no necessary power. In brief.
| then in China every man ID served accord
| ing to his deserts"
A Chinese prison is called 'cangue."
Its outer door is barred with bamboo, and
| is guarded by petty soldiers or policemen.
The ''cangue'' contains two rooms and two
yards One room and one yard are for men.
The other room and yard are for women.
The space set apart for women is very
much smaller than that for men. But the
women's quarters and the mems quarters
are alike in being entirely devoid OF any
provision for personal comfort or for per-
sonal decency.
Chinese prisoners are by the government
provided with absolutely nothing but the
space beyond which they may not pass. IL
| their friends thrust food to them through
the bars Of the prison fence the law does
not interpose. Otherwise the prisoners may
starve. The law does not interpose.
1 used to take food to the Shanghai prison
yards. 1 was not jeered at. A Chinese
crowd is, I believe, INCAPABLE Of 1eering at
woman. But l was condemned for It.
And a high Chinese official demonstrated
with my husband. / used to buy Chinese
food at a cheap chow-chow shop. and, when
reached a prison fence. hire a coolie to
feed the poor, starving wretches. did not
quite care to feed them myself. And IL was
quite impossible for them to feed them
selves. No Chinese prisoner can reach his
own mouth, for his neck Is invariably lock-
ed in a board. which is about three feet
square. 1t Is very heavy and gals the neck
1t blisters or ossifes the shoulders. The
pig tail" drags heavily over II, and pulls
the poor eniocked head uncomfortabiy 70
one side. 1t prevents the hands from lift.
ing rice or water to the craving mouth. and
from brushing from the tingling nose one
OF the myriad insects that infest the prison,
and the prison yards Of China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
TO WORK THE BRAIN.
A Desire to Nap After Eatfng Denotes
an Unhealthy State.


From the Hospital.
For the healthy q nap In the afternoon
Is not necessary. and the brain viii not de-
mand It If man finds himself mapping ct
tnat time. either he has eaten too much at
his midday meal or his cerebral circulation
is feeble.
1t is the universal habit Of the pig that So
being fattened to sleep In his sty after his
midday meal The working horse. on the
other hand. which gets nothing at midday
but feed OF cornJa small but highly nu-
tritious meal-does not sleep at all after It
but In fresh and ready for work In half an
hour.
One would like to persuade all literary
workers to work In the day and to sleep at
night They should never go for more
than eight hours day. Early rising would
be good for most Of them A cup Of coffee
and piece Of toast at ESQ O'Clock might
be followed by an hours work from 20 8.
The whole hour between Z and 8 should be
devoted to q thoroughly good breakfast Ghd
. short walk. Work from to II.
Half an hour should then be spent In
gentle sauntering in the fresh air and q
light lunch should follow-say q chop and
bread, with q modicum Of light pudding.
From TO pipe. saunter and az
cup OF black coffee. From TO 4. work: at
Z. cup Of afternoon tea and a rest until
.. From to or half-past. work. and at
$50 the real labors OF the day should be
over and completed
At z a good. well-cooked. appetixing.
slowly eaten dinner followed by one cup Of
black coffee. but no tes- At 1905 q small
cup OF cocoa and one or two pieces Of toast.
At IL, bed and q sleep till 9 or $50. The
brain worker should not work more than
Eve days q week in this fashion. He
should have two days Of leisure In the
week
The first OF these should be devoted 20
brisk and thoroughly fatiguing exercise In
the open air. and the second TO lolling,
lounging, a little light reading and the like.
This is the kind OF life which physiology
would suggest for the brain worker. and in
this scheme OF life" there IL neither space
nor necessity for the afternoon nap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16

like to have in their stockings on Christmas
morning. Some Of the children have evil
IDENTIFY learned from experience, poor little
things, that the patron saint is not as IA
miliar with their needs and wants as they
have been taught to believe. So they con-
ciude that they will write to him themselves
and a number Of letters have been received
at The Star Office addressed to Santa Claus,
Zero Land, care of The Star.
A perusal Of these missives will convince
anyone that they are the honest expression
of childish hearts. Take, for example, the
following:
Dear Sandciose wish that you will bring
me somethink for christmustgift, / whont
a imagination, And a set fire Sunew., and
shae And my little sitter won't q badly and
| stove and some disis.
And my Mother and Father sumthing to
Sandclose. 1893
This one has a variety Of wants.
Dear Santa
I would like you to bring me a Doll house
and little doll to go in ii and the house
furnished nicely. and 2 dozen marbles bring
Papa some book. and Mamma watch case
Aunt Lima pair Of White Kid gloves. and
Lille watch and chain Neila 2 bisk fig
ures and Papa i little bottle Of Rose col
Mrs. II. box Of Powder and Tom a nice
necktie and me a little dinner bell and
nice things and a slate sponge, and dress,
the dools nice and bring me a silver watch
chain, and a Doll IS inches dressed nice,
and some picture cards.
The writer of the following letter has tust
begun to learn the use Of pencil
Dear Santa
1 thought I would write you q few lines
to ask you bring me a pair Of gloves and
an express train soldier set and a gun and
drum.
The stocking or pair of stockings that
this young man had In mind has probably
not yet been made:
r
gun IN my stocking. A hoby-horse a
drum. boat, a STAY, ball, a sord, a whip,
knorr's Ark. a soldier suit a horn a game
OF ten pins, tents bat and ball, a WHEEL
barrow, little bango a box Of candy and
lot Of nuts and five cents and some pic.
tur books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Frost Fancies.

from the Omaha Bee
The Frost King came from his home in the north
And busily while slept.
The magic touch Of his ice-tipped brush
Over my window he swept.
Hhe wrasthiike scenes Of his northern home
In spectral lines he wrought
HE aerial touch Of his cunning hand
Outlined his subtle thought.
HE cleaning caves where the icy winds
In deep recesses hide.
And feathery pines and hemlOcks tall
With branches reaching wide.
And fceberrs fast in frozen sens
And branching reindeer horns
And quaint and whimsical elm forms
Like grifdDS and uniforms
And castle white. with shining tov'rs
And fancif1l fragile walls
With iOOphOles and ports OF curious shanes
And strange mysterious halls.
But the jcalO1s srIn. when day bad davned
Cared hard nj the Frost Kings work,
Erased with burning, fiery glance
Each queer and freakish quirk.
And castle and seas ard spreading trees
All vanished. ! know not where.
Like the phantom shapes Of my fairest dreams
As frail and heetlng air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
To outwit the Dynamiter.


Our Paris correspondent tells US that
chemistry Is Offering means to oblise
would-be dynamiters to bet-ay themselves
should they try to carry about hand gren-
AIDES and cartridges. 1t is to mix dynamite
with certain salts that give out a stencil
and to plunge cartridges into a solution Of
these chemicals. The fetid smell thus
eaussa Is not 70 oe got rid Of and il COM
municable. A person carrying an infernal
machine or who had carried or handled one
unless with leather gloves which had been
taken on with great care. would be al once
this manner of the presence of mice soxs.
ana musk rats. Of wild felines ana OF differ.
ent species Of snakes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Not at All New to Hin.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago If1bune.
This is a photograph Of my brother" said
the young woman. who was showing the
family album to the visitor from the far
west Poor Jack! He's In trouble at col
lege. He's fond Of horses. and has wasted
80 much time training his team OF bays
that the college authorities have suspended
him. Did you ever hear the lika?'
why, yes" said young Mr.. Lariat. Its
a common thing in Arizona for men TOTO
get suspended, you know. on account OF too
much fondness for horses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
their contents briefly described in the mark
ing on the outside


The Santa Claus Club.
Nearly everybody knows now about The
Evening Star Santa Claus Club. 1t was
organized originally for the boys and girls
In the city to enable them by cooperation
to do good deal of good with the dimes
they could spare from the Christmas
money. The idea was that those who had
Christmas at home, with all that the
word means. should share in this way with
the less fortunate, the Tiny Tins and the
scores and hundreds Of others besides whose
state Tiny Tins condition would seem one
OF afhuence. Members Of the club take part
IN the active work Of charity by finding and
reporting cases of need. As a token OF
membership to each Is given a badge a
handsome pin bearing the emblem Of the
club, a star, and having q ribbon suitably
inscribed. This charity, conducted In the
name of the children, was found last year
to be one Of the most effective agencies en-
ployed In relieving distress. Considerable
money was raised and 1t was expended
5udiciously, the club having the advantage
OF the assistance Of the organizations al
ready In existence for relieving the Door.
Its own far-reaching organization, extend
Ing to every quarter of the city, gave 1t
facilities for Investigation and for the adj
ministration Of relief which no other or
ganization enjoyed. This year the club pur-
poses to do even more than last year. 1t
wants the help Of all the good people of
the city, and so the question Is What shall
put you down for?'
WRITING TO SANTA CLAUS