davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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grown. Thanks, however, to dental sur
gerry, this deformity can be remedied-in
fact, absolutely removed.
Another cause of the defects in the
mouth or the jaws is the absence of the
proper number of teeth or in having too
many. But whatever the trouble may be,
the expert dental surgeon can remove it
and distorted, homely face can be made
into fairly good-looking one. Experts
say the best time to operate on such de-
formity, in the case of children. is between
the ages of 10 and IA years.
While the field for the dentist is not so
extended as with the general surgeon, the
progress made in his profession is as pro-
nounced and has brought as much Joy to
humanity as has the former. Changes in
the human face have been wrought by the
dental surgeon that seem almost beyond
belief, and when to-day a person is seen in
society with any deformity of the teeth it
IS safe to say that the parents were either
indifferent to the matter or were unable to
have the proper care taken in time or per-
haps they were ignorant of the possibili-
ties science offers.
So also may it be said of any other de-
formity. There are but few that cannot
be remedied, or perhaps actually removed
Observation-Disclosures Times.
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sixty miles an hour, a cannon ball fired in
the same direction from one of the cars
and having a muzzle velocity of sixty
miles, would it reach given spot at the
same time of the train or before it?'
"Why, it would reach the spot in Just
one-half of the time" promptly replied the
inventor. "That's easy and just illus
trates the principle on which am work
ing"
YES" asserted the other cynically.
"Now, have another question. Suppose
the gun were on the rear end of the train.
Given the same velocity of the train and
cannon ball, would the latter, if fired in
the opposite direction, go any distance, or
would it simply fall from the mouth of the
cannon?"
"Oh, I'm not dealing with cannon balls"
replied the inventor. I'm not an expert
in gunnery. Pm dealing with rapid travel
of human beings If we could travel on a
cannon ball, well and good, but we can't.
But my principle is all right"
And Mr.. Edison, who works wonders in
big brick laboratory at Orange, when
seen few days later, admitted that the
principle was perfectly sound. And he
generally knows what he is talking about.
"Yes," said he, 'if a moving plane had
train upon it and the train moved in the
same direction as regards any fixed object,
the train would be going at the velocity of
the plane plus its own. That's all right.
If several planes were adapted speed of
1000 miles could be reached and even be-
yond that. Indeed there is no limit to
speed in itself; the only drawback to it is
the adhesive power Of metals.
'tI cannot view any scheme such as this
in other than commercial light. l have
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If people only knew how easy some OF
these operations are they certainly would
not suffer from deformities, as many do all
their lives. All kinds of warty excres-
cences, wens, etc., can easily be removed,
and without putting the patient to sleep.
A local anesthetic is used, either coo aine
or freezing. This latter is the most often
employed, as it is the simplest. piece of
ice with some salt rubbed for five minutes
on the afflicted spot will freeze it and re-
move all possibility of feeling, when the
operation can be safely performed.
Birthmarks or the red splashes on the
face also succumb to treatment, though
in some cases there is difficulty, and if in
the angle of the eye there is more or less
danger to the sight. The most certain
remedy is in the use of the knife, though
the electric needle is very effective. This
means is also employed in removing an
excessive growth Of hair on the female
face.
While of course accident is the cause Of
much of the deformity in the human
frame and face, nature plays some scam
dalous freaks, and the lack of care with
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performed in the operations of plastic and
dental surgery. If q man is not satisfied
with his nose, if it be too much Of a Roman
to suit his face he can have it made over
into delicate Grecian. Should the ewes be
afflicted with horrible squint, or be al
mond-shaped or otherwise unnatural. thew
can be corrected with a simplicity of opera
ton that almost causes smile when the
method of treatment becomes known. Let
it be what it may, misshapen limb or a
hideous face, the result of either freak of
nature or an accident, the means of
Strengthening the one and of beautifying
the other are at hand.
AS regards the face the hare lip is the
r-ost common defect. This trouble is due
to the failure of union between the margins
Of the maxillary and the front nasal bone.
1t not only causes total Disagreement of
the face, but it makes speaking an IN
pleasant matter, both for the speaker and
the hearer.
The defect is ordinarily seen on the upper
lid, and is often double, the lip on both
sides of the ce nter being painfully drawn
up Bad as it looks and inconvenient as
il is, the remedy is as simple as can be
imagined. 1t merely consists of triangu-
lar incision made under the nostril. A
silk ligature is then put through the in
'cision and drawn downward. This inverts
the flap and brings together the opposing
surfaces, which may at once be secured
with sutures. A slight projection is left
on the border of the-lip, but it soon dipap-
pears The operation for the double hare
lip is practically the same, simply entail
ing little more work for the knife. The
hare-lip deformity is seldom found on the
lower lip, and when it is it extends down
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oxygen of the water, combines with the
calcium, forming calcium hydrate.
This apparatus is of the type Of the
familiar hydrogen gas generator of the
chemist. In all such apparatus for the
production of acetylene due regard has to
be had to the extraordinary rapidity of
evolution, comparable only to the evolution
of carbon dioxide gas from sodium bicar-
Donate and acid. In the outer casing,
which is about half filled with water, a
fixed bell or receiver is inverted, whose
lower lip reaches to within short distance
of the bottom of the containing vessel. A
rod passes through the top of the receiver,
the Joint being made gas-tight by stuff
ing box, so that the rod can be pushed up
and down. To the lower end of the rod a
conical wire basket is secured. From the
top OF the receiver tube passes off to con-
duct the gas to the burners, and hole
with tightly fitting screw stopper is pro-
vided in the top for the introduction OF
calcium carbide.
New Idea in Carving-Forks.
A carving-fork with a plunger for re-
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children is another source of trouble. It
is no uncommon thing to see a person
with the upper jaw and the teeth protrud-
ing while the lower jaws seem shrunken
or to recede. This in ninety-nine cases
sucking its thumb. Some children are
persistently addicted to this habit, and it
is only with difficulty and close watching
they can be cured OF it. The end of the
thumb is inserted with the nail side in
and the ball out, while the first joint
presses against the lower lip. Keeping
this habit up will naturally force the
upper jaw ana teeth out, while the lower
jaw becomes much depressed. The direc-
ton can quickly be given, ana in grow
ing child that direction quickly becomes
fixed condition. The result will readily
be seen when the child has become full
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not enthusiastic. He was brutally cynical.
Only practical demonstration would sat-
isfy him. ''Y ou have been reading The
-Tachypomp,' he sneered.
1.-The Tachypomp!" exclaimed the in
ventor. Never heard of it. What is it,
anyhow"
Don't you know any Greek"
"Not a word. +" was the reply.
Ever hear of Bishop?"
(Which Bishop?" asked the inventor.
"Oh, never mind, so long as you don't
know" responded the other, But let me
tell you that you have only gone back to
that cannon bail problem, and If you fool
with that long you'll go daft sure"
81 think you are daft from the way you
are talking" retorted the inventor, with
some asperity. II doI't know what you
are driving at, What is the cannon ball
problem, anyway?
"Weu, it's just thls,p said the railroad
man. "Giyen train going at the rate OF
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Stevenson at the University.

Charles Baxter, the early comrade and
lifelong friend of Robert Louis Steven
son, says that the author in his uni
versity days was an immense lover OF
books, and was always writing away.
"But somehow, Notwithstanding the vel
veteen jacket, the Spanish cleak and the
poetic hair. we did not look upon him as a
literary person. There was none OF the
pale cast of thought in his character, and
indeed he never at any time developed
such a characteristic. He was simply a
young fellow brimming over with life and
laughter; great reader but a desultory
one, and never a grinding student. He
was persistent scribbler, only, as say,
we thought that he was doing nothing
more than wasting his time"
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to come off. Surgeons, however, now
make noses that perform all the functions
OF the natural organs. After the solid
portions is completed II Is. of course,
necessary to have it covered with cuticle.
This in done in various ways. The most
ordinary manner is to cut triangle of
skin from the forehead and bring it down
over the false bridge. The edges are in
serted in Sits made on each side, when, in
the course of time, being live and retain
ing life from the natural circulation OF the
blood, the piece grows fast and perfect
nose is the result.
This is called the Indian method of treat
ment, and although it leaves scar on the
forehead, it is not as painful as the Italian
method. In this latter the skin is grated
from the arm, but in order to preserve the
circulation that member is bent up with
the forearm on top of the head and securely
/ bound there and kept in position until the
parts have grown together. This opera
tion is very painful and is not frequently
used.
The nose is queer organ, any way, and
has way of getting into constant trouble.
Some strange stories are told about noses,
but DR.. Dieffen bach, a learned surgeon, in
book on plastic surgery, tells of man
who had his nose bitten off in a fight and
was at once taken to hospital. He
was told there that if he would go back to
the scene of the fight and find his nose it
could be put back and would be as good as
ever. The man did go, and was just in
time, too. AS he reached the spot dog
had seized upon it as q choice morsel and
was making off with it. The owner finally
secured it, and the surgeons were as good
as their word. Although several hours
had passed, the nose was replaced and the
man experienced no diff Guilty or incon-
venience from the accident.
Next in order are the squints of the eyes.
This is distressing deformity, very
common one, and withal one that can be
easily and safely remedied. The move
ment of the eyes are controlled by four
muscles. One of these muscles may be
too weak or too strong, and must be made
to act equal. The operation is simple.
The patient need not be laid up for day,
and there is not the slightest danger to the
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a Journey on the 81" from south ferry to
One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street.
1t would be possible for him to leave his
home in the morning and reach San FRAN
cisco so as to have ample time to transact
his business and still reach home again IN
time for dinner.
A thousand miles an hour would, OF
course, make this great country much
smaller, but then it would give the various
sections of Uncle Sans family magnlh-
ouainted with one another. Alaska would
undoubtedly become fashionable sum
resort, toward which the weary business
man would turn his way on Saturday after
noon for the purpose of spending Sunday
with his family, and leaving again on Mon
day morning in time to reach his Office by
10 o'clock.
And the commercial side of it! The
man to make it entirely practicable would
probably be crushed under the avalanche
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This operation is performed entirely from
the inside. The instrument is introduced
into the nostril and the bone cut away,
great care being taken not to fracture the
skin. The surplus cuticle readily con-
tracts, and, accommodating itself to the
reduced space it is required to cover, the
bridge of the nose Is left entirely smooth
on the surface, while straight and comely
organ has been produced.
The same operation may be performed
on pug or turned-up nose. This work is
also done from the inside. Enough of the
cartilage on the tip is taken away to re-
duce the excessive protuberance and the
same result as in the case of the bow Is
attained.
But the making of a new nose to take
the place of the missing one is a different
matter. It is easy to form the organ in
any shape or size desired out of celluloid
or aluminium, or even pasteboard, and
have them fastened by adhesion or held
on by spectacles, but they are not good
noses. The owner cannot blow them, and
if some one should, in moment of excess
sive hilarity, tweak one, it would be likely
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A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR.
Edison Is Confident That 1t Will Soon
Be Accomplished.

BE Accomplished
Il is possible, writes a New York CORE
spondent of the st. Louis Globe Democrat
that some time during the twentieth CEN
tury dwellers in this land of invention
may enjoy railroad travel at the rate Of
1000 miles an hour.
Sixty miles. or the maximum of the
westbound liers on the great railroads,
NAV prove sufficient for the nerves of the
average person of to-day, but science is
constantly unfolding marvels that soon are
accepted actualities and the daring dream
of to-day becomes the cold commercial
fact of the morrow.
And in these times it is the commercial
idea that is the mother of invention. No
less authority than Thomas A. Edison
himself admits the truth of 1t, and this
overturning of the old saw demonstrates
how human ingenuity is constantly attain
ing the new.
thousand miles an hourl That means
that a New Yorker could go to Philadel-
phia in less time than 1t takes to cross the
ferry to Jersey City; that he could go to
Chicago III less time than is consumed in
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France,s Famous Librarv.

1t was to-day stated in a morning paper
that the catalogue of the National Library
of France cannot possibly be sent to press
before 1900. The truth is that it could be
sent to press tomorrow were there funds
It has been two years completed, but no
Minister of Public Instruction could find
money to print it. Perhaps it would be
better to have fewer costly funerals at the
expense of the state, and to place the
great dead in closer relation with the pub
lie through the noblest library in Europe
by printing a general catalogue. Four or
five of the snowy funerals that have taken
place in the last decade came to much
more than would be required for this lit
erary work.
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cogwheels, revolving at the speed trans
mitted by the propeller, which is attached
to the ring at the end of the capsule by
rope. The propeller has four straight
wings, which are easily set or repaired,
and which will revolve quicker or slower,
according to the speed with which it is
dragged through the water. The rope
transmits the movements of the propeller
to the axis of the apparatus, which in turn
moves set of cogwheels. the largest of
them containing twenty-five cogs, and
every time these move around once a
small platinum knob comes in contact
with another platinum knob set on a
spring, thus closing an electric current,
which fact is announced on the ship by the
ringing of bell. The frequency of the
ringing of this apparatus on The ship
within given time establishes the speed
at which the ship is travelling. AS before
mentioned. the advantage of this log is,
that it will register a speed of five knots
per hour with as much exactness as when
the ship is driven at the rate of twenty or
more knots.
It is said that the roe of the Goldfish con-
tains more latent living creatures than the
whole human population of the globe.
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a dim recollection of it having been applied
somewhere. Now, on the hypothesis that
! was to perfect such road | would, If IL
came anywhere within the requirements,
make it a complete circle. In that way
serious obstacles would be overcome"
Here Mr.. Edison drew a circle on the
paper before him. In it he traced smaller
circle. 81 do this for convenience, he
explained, ''for the moving roadbed and
the train upon it are on the same line, and
If the train made a omplete circle 1t would
be of the same circumference as the track,
of course. In this figure the plane is going
at the rate of 100 miles and so is the train.
There are two one hundreds. The train,
of course, would be making the absolute
speed Of 200 miles.
"What would I do If the scheme were
applied to Manhattan Island?" Here the
wizard smiled. Il would make belt line
about it something after this fashion"
And he drew an ellipse. with electric
motors at an interval along the plane Of
say about ten cars the plane could be kept
at good speed. The same allotments of
here you are
"How would passengers be 1anded2" he
repeated, with twinkle in his eye. "Why,
that would be easy enough" Here he
drew a smaller ellipse in the first one and
marked arrows to show them going in the
opposite direction. Then he made rec
tangle in like position upon each of
them. "As in the circle" he explained,
"these ellipses are exactly the same size,
the inner one in the figure being that made
by the train.
"The rectangle on each represents the
station at which the train wishes to stop.
The roadbed is going at the rate of 100
miles and SO is the train. Now, when the
train wishes to land its passengers at the
station it simply reverses its engines and
goes in the opposite direction at the rate of
100 miles. That makes it 100000, and so
far as the station, which is fixed, is con-
cerned, the train is standing still. The
passengers can aiight with ease.
"And let US wish the inventor OF the
scheme every success"
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sight in its performance. The straighten-
ing of pair of almond-shaped eyes is not
quite so easy, but it can readily be done.
In this case an oval portion of the skin is
cut off the nose directly between the eyes.
edges together, which has the effect of
pulling the eyes down into their proper
position.
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on the chin, practically dividing it. This,
however, can be remedied as easily as the
other.
Next to the hare lip in the line of fre-
quency comes the absence or the deform-
ity of the nose as congenital defect. In
the making of the nasal organ plastic sur
gerry has achieved wonders. The bow in a
Roman nose can be effectually reduced.
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of gold that would pour in upon him as a
result of his genius. There is one New
Yorker who is developing plan which
will place this astounding rate of speed
within the range of possibility, and Mr..
Edison, to whom 1t was submitted, admits
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To Gauge the Speed of Ships.

A new apparatus to take the log OF
ship has been invented by Lieutenant
Boule of the French navy. 1t is remark
able for the exactness with which it reck-
ons the speed of slow as well as fast ves-
sells, and it is superior to any of the
electrical logs previously constructed, says
L'Electricien. As shown in our illustra-
ton, the log itself consists of two distinct
parts, one, In the shape of projectile,
containing within a conical brass capsule
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operating. between the prongs and an ex-
tension beyond the handle. When piece OF
meat or a vegetable has been picked up it
is only necessary to touch the handle end
of the extension and the plunger drops,
forcing the morsel from the prOngs.
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B73 MARKET STREET.
Will remove to Flood Building Jan. 1st.
GRATEFuL-COMFORTfNa.
EPPS'S COCOA
BREAKFAST-SUPPER.

DFIGAhE AS ASl-SOEFEH.
'DY THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE
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tion OF the fine properties Of wellselected Cocoa.
Mr. Epps has provided for breakfast and supper
q delcately favored beverage, which may save US
many heavy doctors bills. It is by the iudicious
be gradually built up until strong enough to resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle
maladies are floating around us, ready to attack
wherever there is o weak point. We may escape
many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well forth.
hed with pure blood and properly nourished
frame."-Civil Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in half pound tins, by grocers, labeled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO., Ltd, homeopathic
Chemists, London, England.
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By heating in an electric furnace mix
ture of lime and carbon a com bination of
the two substances ensues, and stone
like material the calcium carbide, is pro-
duced. When water comes in contact
with it, part of the hydrogen of the water
combines with the carbon, forming acety-
lene; the rest of the hydrogen, with the
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UGLY PEOPLE MADE PRETTY.

Wonderful Operation Performed by
Modern Science.
What seem to be almost miracles are now
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AcetyIene Gas.

The new illuminant, acetylene gas, is
attracting a good deal of attention in
the Eastern cities. The cost of its pro-
duction in London where coal is very
cheap, is one-twelfth of ordinary coal gas.
The process of manufacture is thus de-
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moving anything which has been picked
up by it has been invented. The plunger
has reclprocating motion, with one end
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-08-14
A Personal Text.

There occupies the pulpit of a
we'll attended church clergyman
who still recalls with mingled feel
ings the sharpest rebuke that was
probably ever administered to par
son in public. He was at that time
inclined to what his father, a much
respected rector and a low church
man, regarded as ritualism, and in
order to prove that the high church
service was less sinful than the old
gentleman appeared to imagine he
begged him to come and see and hear
for himself. At first the rector de-
clined, but ultimately consented on
condition that he should be allowed
to preach the sermon. Permission
was readily given. On the appoint
cd day the evangelical clergyman as
cended the pulpit stairs, and to his
sons chagrin gave out as his text
the words, Lord, have mercy on
my son, for he is a lunatic. Lon
don Telegraph.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-08-14
A Generous Child,

A few days ago I ran in to see a
woman friend of 1nine-one of those
dear, conventional women who take
life seriously and wouldn't do an un-
usual thing for half your kingdom.
While we were talking my friend s
little daughter came into the room.
She sidled shyly up to her mother.
Mamma, she said, may go
down to Mamie just for q minute?"
The day was cloudy, and the moth
er demurred. The little girl insist
ed.
II havo to 60, mamma, she said.
"Why. dear?" asked her mother.
The little girl hesitated q moment,
and then, to her ultra peculiar moth.
er's dismay, she cheerfully explain
ed:
Why" she said, II lent Mamie
my chewing gum last night, and
want it myself now. Washing
ton Post.