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The morning call., 1893-01-29
TRADITIONS OF THE FLOOD.
One That Agrees in the Main Details
With Our Biblical Account.


It may be said without fear Of contradic-
tion that at least two-thrds Of the nations
and races Of the globe have some tradition
lin many eases very faint Of what we call
the deuge or food Of Noah. In India these
myths or semi-sacred legends appear in
many forms, one at least. that contained
in the Hndo Mahabharata, agreeing
with our biblical account in all of It's main
details. Brahma did not "Speak with a
voice of thunder from cloud" but ap-
peared to Manu-, the Hind0o's Noah. in the
form of a fish, this on the River Wirni.
From there he was transferred 10 the
Gauges, having grown too large for the
Nlrini, and after an astonishing increase
of bulk from disporting in the sacred
river he was transferred to the Indian
Ocean. But even here Manu- (Noah)
was within speaking distance, and it was
from that oceans depths that Brahma gave
orders for the building of a great life-sav-
ing vessel (arK). Manu- did as Brahma d.
rected. aud on the approach of the great
food took good care to stow away seeds of
all kinds, a. we'll as the living creatures of
the earth. Last Of all he provided quarters
for the seven Rishc or holy beings which
were to outride the storm.
Then the flood came, much in the same
way that that Of old Noah did, but the ac-
count does not say in as many words that
"he fountains of the great deep were
broken up and the windows of heaven were
opened" When the flood was well on"
and 1.-THE whole surface Of the earth was
covered in water 10 a depth of 100 cubits,"
Brahma appeared to Manu- In the form Of a
great FISH swimming alongside the vessel
This Brahma fish was an enormous creature
with gigantic horn, and to this horn Manu-
dashed his vessel with 4 stout rope of viz
gins hair. Then began a series of wander
ings that throw Ulysses and the Flying
Dutehman's" feats into the shade. For
years the great vessel plunged hither and
thither, now on this side Of the globe and
then on that but always at the mercy of
the goldfish. the horn and the hair rope.
After an age of amleSs plunging over the
great sphere of water the outlook at last
catches glimpse OF land. or, more properly,
rock. for 1t WAS the very apex of Mount
Hmarat (probably meaning highest peak
of the HimalayaS), and to that point
the fish pilot steered the great craft.
God now appears on the scene and gives
orders for the hair rope 10 be removed
from the Brahma fish's horn. and its trans
ference 10 solid column Of stone on the
mountain peak God also commanded that
the mountain wonld ever after be known as
Mount Naubandhana. which means 'mOun-
tain of ship binding" After the subsistence
of the waters the powers of God. Brahma
and Manu- (Noah) seem to have been
strangely interviewer; for. We are told,
latter the flood. by favor Of Brahma, Manu-
created new race of people, which from
that time forward were known as Manudsha
or people born of Manu."
The morning call., 1893-01-29
WALTER B. COOKE.

ooh. don't know as have any partlcu-
lar way OF caring for my Clothes" said
Walter B. Cooke, the society journalist, "at
least no different way from all other men
whose tastes or occupations make it incum-
bent upon them to dress we'll"
Both these are true of Mr. Cooke His
professional duties render 1t absolutely
necessary that he should dress neatly and
in the way acceptable to the best society.
And his instincts and tastes in the matter
OF dress make il easy for him to conform to
the requirements Of bis calling.
Il think there is a good deal In that say
ing of Henry James," continued Mr. Cooke.
LAS rule Engiishmen do dress better than
Americans.
''As to my own clothes? Well, IL you
will know, | have them seen TO by the tailor
at regular intervals, or as often as they
need il.
NO; don't intrust the matter to the
tailor | don't need a tailor to tell me when
a garment needs the iron. Al rule have
him come to the house and get whatever
needs his care about once in every month.
"Of coursx il l see anything that needs
special ca#I don't wait so long Every
few mornings l look over my wardrobe be-
The morning call., 1893-01-29


Ing with the whisp once In while is all
that is really required, and It doesn't do
much harm.
ITS good thing to have your clothes
pressed frequently. | fad IL 30, at all
events. Nine are pressed very often. 1t
keeps them In shape and they look much
better for 1t.
But, then. really, when one has proper
wardrobe he don't have a chance 10 wear
out his clothes. Once in a while l take
bundle Of them up to the ranch and give
them 10 the boys so g to get rid OF them.
NO; there isn't much danger in getting
too large wardrobe. The styles are stable
so FAR as the cut goes, at least most Of them
are There's the d0ubla-breasted sack, the
slngie-breasied sack, the cutaway coat and
ali that kind. They remain about the same.
Once IN while a new pattern comes out.
Well, man ought 10 have new suit about
that often anyway.
"Of course, with trousers the styles
change more or less continually, but then
they wear out more rapidly than do the
coats and vests.
''Ihe man who hasn't very large Income
must take all the better care Of the clothes
be has That's the way / figure 1t out A
man ought TO take good care of his clothes
al all events.
"If young man with little money de-
votes bit OF thought TO his garments, is
careful 10 fold his trousers whenever be
takes them of, and hang up his coats prop
erly, and his vests as they should be. he can
dress well.
"a good many men who spend whole
lot Of money on their clothes 10 year do
not dress as well, that is DO not make as
good an appearance as many men who are
limited in their finances. I've seen that
worry often -
The morning call., 1893-01-29
WELL-DREssED MEN CARE FOR CLOTHES.
Interesting and Practical Hints From the Experts.

fore going out. and If find anything out OF
shape or sOiled IN any way ! stop at the
tallOI's on my way down and have him go
up after that particular garment. He has
it done in a day usually. l find that the
most convenient way.
mo; don't throw my clothes down any
where at night Whenever | take off a
garment hang IL up on one of those wire
frames, you know what they are like. But,
of course, that doesn't include the trousers.
They should be folded so al 10 pres erve the
crease and laid away on a shelf or in the
bureau drawer. 1t is better 10 have shelf
long enough to enable you to stretch the
trousers cut TO their full length.
Il brush all my clothes, or have them
brushed, very frequently. us absolutely
necessary if you would keep them looking
fresh aud new.
DRESS suits require more care. l have to
wear mine about hve nights a week. They
get out Of gear and begin to set badly n a
very short time. l have mine pressed very
frequently, l could hardly tell you how
often, and, indeed. that would be pr ftleSs,
for man must be governed in such things
by the amount of usage this or that gar
ment gets.
Now, don't believe I've told you any,
thing new, or much different from what
most men Will tell YOU. Clothes get out OF
shape very easily. The price that must be
paid for dressing well is eternal vigilance.
That's al -
The morning call., 1893-01-29
A Fly-Killing Brigade.
New Orleans PIcayune.


The Siam Free Press of July 10 says that
an order has just been issued from Siamese
military headquarters directing that the
troops in garrison at Koh-s-chang should
be employed in killing flies. Each man,
said the order, must exert himself to the ut
most, and capture each day at least match
box full of bluebottle flies. or be punished
In default.
Says the paper: Though the order reads
exceedingly ridiculous there Is no small
need for thinning down the myriads of I'M
pertinent biuebottles that bask in the smile
of royalty at Koh-si. Chang. The Siamese
warriors will have their hands full and are
not to be envied. The pity Is that the
troops were notexercised in some evolutions
by which the nimble enemy may be annihi-
lated at one stroke.
However, with our new colonies we have
sufficient military talent to guarantee the
success of some strategy by which the
grand army of bluebottIes might be de-
stroyed and at the same time very COW
eted decoration well earned-commander
of the fiy-eatchers in ordinary to II. NJ. s.
may yet be eagerly competed for among
SiameSs military men,"
The morning call., 1893-01-29
They Do Things Better Abroad

81 LOUIS GtObe-Dem0crat.
II don't know what's the matter with the
American laundering system" George D.
Murtram Of Cincinnati remarked, after be
had complained to the clerk that his linen
had not been returned on time. 1--WE pre-
tendto be swift on this side of the water,
but over in Europe they can give US cards
and spades and beat US all hollow. Why,
over there they'll wash every stitch OF
clothes you've got on while you wait, and
you won't have 10 wait many minutes
either. had it done at Berlin. They have
big bathing establishment there. You 90
In, pay a small amount for your bath, and
are assigned to your room. You leave what
ever clothes you want washed your door
say your socks, undertaking, collar, shirt,
etc.-take your bath, and when yout get
thrOugh-ln perhaps a halt h0ur-yOu open
the door and there are your garments
washed and ironed ready 10 put on. The
laundering is done by machinery, and the
drying is done in an oven"
The morning call., 1893-01-29

important thing is to
brush them carefully AID frequently. They
should be- bru b j every night without fan,
and not with a whisp broom.
"Nh!sp broOms simply ruin clothes.
You should have good bristle brush,
not too stiff. Then brush az often a0d as
much as you Ike and your clothes will look
the better and wear better for It,
Il have passed through the period Of
limited means with which to purchase
clothing aud therefore know what economy
IL this sense means. Yeti always managed
to dress well. ! brushed my clothes every
night, hung up the coat on TWO pegs instead
Of one, folded the trousers in three, the vest
In TWO, aud laid the trousers on TIE chair
and the vest on the trousers.
81 do pretty much the same at present
When take off air OF trousers stretch
them bit with my. hands after folding
them once with the crease In the front. and
then lay them out full length on the shelf,
or perhaps | fold them In three and lay
them on the chair.
Il turn the coats inside out when / Law
them away-not the sleeves of courae; /
let them hang straight inside and fold the
coat once.
Goats that l wear frequently I keep
hanging up on a wire frame. do the slime
with the dress suit coat, though the trousers
of the dress suit | lay out at full length with
the crease in the front
a man can, by taxing a little care or his
clothes, dress well, though be is not
In independent circumstances financially.
But, after all. the great thing is In
wearing clean linen and having the shoes
polished. The finest clothes in the world
won't make man look veil If his collar or
cuffs are soled.
''0n the other hand, il the linen is clean
and fresh, If the clothes are well brushed,
and II there is flower I'm the button ole
one a. WaYs looks preseniabIe
"NO. / don't have my clothes pressed by
the tailor; not often, at least l think IL Is
the dude who does that most; or perhaps
the man who only has two suits and wants
to appear something that he is not. Such a
man will be found sending his clothes TO
the pTesSer every other day.
whenever garment gets spotted I have
IL cleaned. Then. of course, it gets good
pressing. but that is often enough for the
irnp
The morning call., 1893-01-29
Determined by Accident
New York Tribune.

II. G. Barnabee tells Boston interviewer
that pnre accident determined his career for
him. Some dramatic entertainment was To
be given by the old Mercantile Library
Association In Boston when he was a Young
man and the person who was to take the
role of the typical Yankee was prevented
by sickness from doing so. Barnabee was
pressed into the service on short notice, but
made an lnstan taneous success ms a
comedian. he was choir singer for
several years, but his debut In n concert
was not made until 1865, the occasion be-
ing benefit performance, in which Annie
Louise Cary participated
The morning call., 1893-01-29

In his Modern Warning" Henry James
points out that the average Englishman is
well dressed in old clothes, while the
American, as rule, looks poorly enough in
brand new clothes.
Is this true?
The general impression seems to be that
there is at least a grain Of truth in it.
Yet travellers agree that the men Of the
Eastern cities who attempt TO dress well
succeed quite as markedly as do their EURO
pean cousins who have similar tastes.
How about San Francisco?
Well. if the truth be told wholly and
solely. the number Of well-dressed men IN
his city can be counted over in very
short while If one is st all familiar with
them.
Asitis pretty generally agreed that the
mere possession Of an abundance Of clothes
or plenty Of money to purchase them with
does not OF necessity make a well-dressed
man. the question naturally is then:
What does make the well-dressed manP
Clothes that fit well, set well, are clean,
and look fresh and new.
That answer is easy, if ons presupposes
good taste in the matter of wearing the
clothes.
But that answer IS no answer at all, for
It only opens the inquiry. or rather narrows
it down to this query:
How shall a man treat bis clothes that
they may always ft well. set well. be clean,
and look fresh and new?
And that question is not to be answered
ofhand. Only experts, men who dress
well themselves, would seem to be qualified
to answer his question.
And such men have been selected by
The CALL, and to them has been put the
query. how to care for ones clothes?
Those who have answered do not constl-
tute the entire contingency Of well-dTessed
men in this city. There are others who
dress weli-not many. but still others.
But the gentlemen interviewed are them
selves faultless dressers, as you viii TecOg-
nlze yourself when YOU read the names.
The morning call., 1893-01-29


the woman who Will look like a picture
with only a clean calico dress and a bit Of
cheap ribbon.
We'll. It's good deal that way with
man. II he's at all artistic or refined he
Will dress well. l think the well-dressed
man is one Of the natural products Of our
civilization.
MY advice to the young man who wants
TO look presenable, no matter what the
condition of his purse be. is to take care Of
your clothes and exercise little thought
about them.
Don't take them off at night and throw
them in heap in the corner, nor yet let
them be in the middle of the floor where
they happen TO fall
IF your means be limited. pick up your
garments and brush them carefully before
you 90 to bed Fold up the trousers so they
will keep the crease and lay them come
where. under a weight if you can, for that
presses them. and the pressing You will find
makes them keep their shape longer.
IF you can afford il you will probably
have somebody 10 do this for you while your
brains or hands are occupied with some
more important work
Goats that are in use at least three times
a week or oiteneT should be hung up in the
closet on wire frames, but never before
brushing.
Vests are best treated by folding and
laying under something heavy that will
press the creases out of them. l have
heard of young men putting their trousers
and waiStcOats under the mattress. It's a
good plan if 10 better offers.
The shoes must be cared for. too. A
shine costs but nickel and backing and
brushes are cheap. Any young man can
afford 10 keep his shoes polished. Is the
same with neckwear and linen. / don't
bother myself much about these things. but
I'm certain that if man wants to dress
we'll either he or some one else must look
after his clothes carefully and couscien-
/ tltusiY.
There's q utility In dressing well,
think, as there is in everything that is
beautiful A young man who wants 10 get
along in this world will find il pays to dress
oil
The morning call., 1893-01-29
WHAT NEXT +?
An Experiment That Makes Us Ask
What Is Coming 2"


Mr.. W. II. Preece. chief engineer and
electrician to the poSt0ffice. has put up a
wire a mile long on the coast near LAYER
mock. and shorter wire on Flatholm, q
little island three miles off in the British
Channel lie fitted the latter wire with a
''sounder" TO receive messages, aud sent a
message through the former from q power
full telephone generator. The message on
the mainland was distinctly heard on the
Island, though nothing connected the two
or. in other words, the possibility Of tele-
phone between places unc0nnected by wire
was cOncluSlvely established. There is a
possibility here of interplanetary commune
cation a good deal more worthy OF attention
than any scheme for making gigantic eec-
trio flashes. We do not know II we can
communicate by telep phone through the ether
to New York or Melbourne, with or without
cables, bat we do know that, IL we cannot,
the fault is In our generators and saunders,
and not in any prohlbitOry natural law.
VIII our habitual readers bear with Us
for a moment as we wander into another
and, as many OF them will think, a supra
sensual region? The thought in a mans
brain which causes him TO advance his foot
must move something in doing it. or how
could it De transmitted down that five or
six feet of distanceP If it moves physical
something internal to the BODY, why should
wave, as we all agree 10 call IT, which on
another mind prepared to receive lifted
with a sOunder, In fact-wiIl make an inn
pact having all the effect in the conveyance
of suggestion, or even Of acts, of the audi
billy of words?
Why, in facr. If one wire can talk to
another without connection, save through
ether should not mind talk to mind without
any wire at all? None of us understand
accurately, or even as yet approximately,
what the conditions are, but many of US
know for certain that they have OCCASION
ally. and by what We call accident. been
present 10 particular individuals. and that
when present the communication is COM
pleted without cables, and mind speaks to
mind independently of any machinery not
existing within itself.
Why. in the name of science. is that more
of a miracle that il, Gan occurrens pro-
hbited by Immutable law, than the trans
mission of Mr.. Freezes message from La
yernoek to Fiatholm?
The morning call., 1893-01-29
VIII Hurt the Fair.

Six months or more ago number or COM
panies were organized in the Eastern cities
for providing cheap trips to the Worlds
Fair. The buyer of a ticket was to receive
his admission to the grounds, his hotel ex-
penses Tor week, his cab fare and
an accident insurance policy included.
An officer of one of these companies
admits that they are not doing the business
that they had expected, and lays the failure
to The rapacity Of the Chicagoans and of the
railroads. II Think" said he, that we
shall niek up trade as soon as the fair
actually opens, but at present the common
people--the people that we want to reach
are holding off for big reduction in rail-
road fares. The extortions If railroads ar @
going to make the fair unpopular"
The morning call., 1893-01-29
Cures for Writer'S Cramp.

paper, q desk Of convenient height with
ample room To allow the arm full swing.
loose sleeves. using the muscles of the arm
to form the letters, changing the manner of
holding the pen, using the typewriter.
ETC., all form important factors in
preventing the disease, especially in
those who experience such Fremont
tory symptoms as slight weakness OF
the muscles, slight pain and sudden con-
fractions and spasms OF the fingers, writes
Leonard S. Rau. Md. In an article on that
most troublesome OF diseases, writers
cramp, in the February Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. The best and quickest result may be
obtained by the use OF electricity. massage
The morning call., 1893-01-29

I'm a while or as often as
i want 10 and have the
boy see that il is taken
proper care of.
And if | happen to
find anything that needs
tending TO l have the
boy notify the tailor at
once.
Yes; a man ought
to have some method in
dressing. He ought 10
exercise his artistic
sense a little.
IF he lacks that?
Well, he probably won't
dress well, no matter
how abundant his
means. You know how
it is with a woman.
Some of them will
spend thousands of dol
lars in buying silks and
satins and jewelry and
other fine things and
yet look like a perfect
mig h I N are when
dressed. Then there's
The morning call., 1893-01-29
WALTER L. DEAN.

One of the well-dressed men of the city is
Walter l.. Dean. The CALL man found
him in his apartments at the Palace Hotel.
1t was true, he said. that Engiishmen. or
even Frenehmen, were better dressers than
Americans.
The morning call., 1893-01-29

wickedness. A short time ago a young
woman came to this city from a town
about two hours ride from New York, to
study. In the examination that she was
required to pass she was told to name some
Of the principal English authors She did
so. emitting Shakespeare. for the reason. as
she stated to a friend, that she might Of
fend the teachers by putting in the name OF
man who had written plays for theaters. q"
The morning call., 1893-01-29
Who Got the Contents of the Boxes ?


Our Berlin correspondent sends the fol-
lowing story: "A Russian Grand Duke
who was recently, for some reason or other.
in Stuttgart. had two high officers attached
to him during his stay for his personal at
tendance. AS Is customary, on his return
home he expressed his recognition of their
services by letter OF thanks aud a valuable
present. A few DAYS after the two officers
CHANGED to meet. We'll what have Won re-
celved?' asked the first. a piece of card.
board, was the answer. That's what I've
got replied the other. Only the cardboard
boxes which had contained the presents
had arrived +"
The morning call., 1893-01-29
ROBERT r. GRAYSON.

81 tlD the boys a. the club to look after
MY clothes" said Robert r Grayson. who
resides at the Pacific Union Club.
81 have to break 10 a new man once In a
while, but rs rule the boys there know
about what to do. They have bean Wallets
and consequently know how to to take care
The morning call., 1893-01-29

LOOKS We. 10 olu Il would hardly know
how TO give advice about
taking care Of clothes. / have never given
the matter any thought, have never had
time 10 do SO,
YES; know what TO do with my own
clothes ! take care Of them or see that
they are taken care Of. That's the secret,
fany there is, IN having ones clothes set
we'll and look neat.
"a man can't expect bis clothes 10 look
well if be throws them down IN a heap when
be takes them of
"He wants 10 take them of carefully,
brush them well, and hang them in the
closet or wardrobe. Id0n't use wire frames
for the coat but 1 suppose they would be
very good.
"NO; don't hang up the trousers. | fold
them aud lay them away. Once ia awhile
have my clothes pressed aud cleaned. but
not very often, only when l think garment
or a suit needs 1t.
81 wear a sut Of clothes about six months,
IS rule. Not cOusecUtlve!y; oh, no.
change every daY e. least. In that way the
wear on the entire ardI0be Is very slight
| think a man Z dress well ought to change
frequently, for Z you wear one suit right
along and never sc X rest, il gets to look
badly much quicker.
It's the same with shoes and all articles
Of personal attire. Change them often.
brush and cleanse them frequently. and
care for them. That's about all there is to
Il. The fact is, I've had very little time in
my life to bother much about clothes"
Almost invariably Captain Smith wears
a large white chrysanthemum in his button
hole. Usually white satin tie OF one shape
or another is tied neatly about a collar that
IS ever spOtless.
The morning call., 1893-01-29
A Novel Challenge.

w. j. Weeks of Yaphank, l.. L., man OF
y years, challenges any person In the
world. regardless of age" to match ct
skate-wriiing. He proposes that the con-
test shall consist of writing words and SEN
fences comprising not less than 100 letters,
to be given out by the judges at the time of
the competition. and to be judged by three
eXnertS in nenmanship.
The morning call., 1893-01-29
Behind the Times.
New York sun.

Purtanism exists among rural communi-
ties TO an extent unreaized in cities, and as
there are no theaters In the villages to act
aS object lessons in disproof of the old ira
ditions, it is still supposed in such places
that the playhouse Is the sum of all