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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
The Influence of Tea. Coffee
Cocoa ON DiEestfon


An Interesting series of cxperlu
On the action Of common beveras,
siomachic and intestinal digestion "a
been ccopled 10y Or James W. Ina.
ser While these experiments give
some yalrallc hints on the digestion Of
the chief allmcntary principles, they
have not an absolute bearing on IN.
dividual vibrations Of human dlges.
ton. They are. however. In the main.
Of much value Ia showing what our
ordinary daily beverages arr likely 10
do when they ap allowed free action
on the digestion of various foods. The
findings from Dr Fmscr's experi.
mcnts, as synopSizod. are. that ID is
better rot % eat most alhumlnoid food
stufis al the same time as Infused h.,
crages aw taken. Tor as a rule. 10
which there arc possibly exceptions.
digestion VIII BE- retarded Absorb.
ton may be- rendered more rapid. hut
there Is a loss Of nutrltve substance.
on the other hand. the digestion OF
starch food appears 20 be- helped hy
tea or coffee. Gluten. the alhumlnoid
OF Hour. Is the principle Ia digestion
least retarded by tea Il IL affected
much morc 10y cocoa, while coffee has
q Eiill greater reiarding action un Il.
II VIII thus hc seen that bread Is the
natural accompaniment Of tea aud
cocoa when used as the beverages al
n meal Possibly the action ~ coffee
Is the reason why. In some countries.
England. for Instance. IL l. usually
drunk alone OF az breakfast. a meal
which consists much of meat. aud OF
cdihlcs Hike eggs and salt meats.
which are not much retarded In ligrs.
ton by cOnee Among the points ~.
iablished 10y Dr Fraser q Is. shown
that eggs are the best form OF animal
food 90 De taken along with infused
beverages, aud they arc best lightly
hnllcd N tea j. used aud hard boiled
II accompanied by coffee or cocoa: that
the beverages Is probably absorbed IN
a large degree from the stomach. that
the butter used with bread mdergocs
digestion more slowly m the presence
u tea, but more quickly Ia the pres
cuce of coffee or cOcOa aud. that the
use u coffee or cocua as cXcipieuts for
cod liver oil, etc, appears Ia depend
not only on their pronounced tastes.
hut also on their action Ia assisting
the digestion of fats.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

People In general look upon an
species Of the frog as perfectly harm
less should you be travelling In New
Granada Omitted States Of Colombian,
however. you would do we'll to lot q
certain little tree erOaker severely
alone, tie secretes poison equally as
deadly as that OF a rattlesnake. Il ex-
udes from his skin In the shape Of a
milky liquid and Is used by the natives
as a poison for thsir arrows
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
An rs.l.rn woman. clnn An.lr.

The Colonial Danes OF New Haven.
Conn, have just closed a most inter.
esting colonial exhibit The three DAYS
OF exhibition had each their distinct.
i've afternoon tea" On Wednesday
the table and service were distinctly
puritan In decoration and dress. on
Thursday the revolutionary period.
with its colors OF old blue and white.
was honored, and on Friday the table
and attendants were gorgeous in the
colonial colors Of red, blue. and bun.
Many interesting articles were exhibit.
ed. representing not only the old fam.
lilies Of Connecticut. bu, Of other New
England states aud OF New York,
Delaware and Virginia. No article
shown represented later date than
1858. There were several autograph
letters OF Washington. handsome old
silver and china. some OF Il once used
at Mount Vernon. and miniatures
laces fans and gowns. A eoodly sum
was realized. which will be used In
founding a genealogical oWncr" In the
Connecticut Historical library.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
STERLING HELLO.
oRrAr cHAlklNo ERoLIc.
Making Lite Miserable for UamarrIsd
lads aud IAssieL

Making Lite Miserable for Unmarried
lads aud LassieL
The old custom OF chalking the
youths and maidens who remain I'M
married after Shroyetlde Is generally
known In the south OF Ireland. says
the London Globe. In Irish agrlcul-
tural districts the time for weddings Is
limited to the interval between Christ
mas and Ash Wednesday. Shrovetide
ends with the gayeties Of carnival.
which, Ia this country, brings with Il
none OF the wild excitement often wit
messed on the continent Lent then
comes on. and there Is a temporary ces-
satlon OF all frollcs: but on the FIRST
Sunday Of Lent the lighthearted have
"a fresh opportunity Tor fun. All the
children arm themselves with, pieces OF
chalk Ur with sticks ohalked at the
end this latter IL a device OF the more
wary TO Keep them beyond the reach
OF those passersby whose tempors are
easily rutned. Sometimes In a cottage
doorway. a group or little urchins may
be seen indus,riously covering each
finger. and even the whole front OF the
hand. with a thick coating OF chalk.
Then they wair 'ltlently for a favor
able opporiunity to print the marks -
q nicely brushed black coat or, ID
s,ill, a lady's sealssln jacket. In the
country all this goes on when the peo-
pie are golng to OF from church. but Il
Is carried on to a much greater extent
In towns. There, toward evening, the
achievements TO the chalking army
are so strong that few can so many
yards without some chalk marks. In
the excitement OF the moment tho
original meaning Is forgotten: or. por-
haps, like Morgiana In the Forty
Thieves" those who have been iudici-
ously marked try to turn attention
fiom themselves by chalking all indls-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
Do RocRtEen Rays Anect the
Retinaf

II has been rcccn,ly proved that the
Roentgen rays. when directed for any
length of time upon the scalp. have
the cnect Of causing the hair % drop
out over the cutirc area that has been
subjected 10 their influence. An equal.
~ Interesting point has been raised by
DR. Rundcs, of the University OF Hale.
who states that Roenlgen rays affect
the rciina. Ills experiments wcrc
hased ou the hypothesis that the lens
uf the eye Is opaquc % the rays. hut
werc Il removed the retlna could be
influenced. Al operation was per
formed on patient Tor cataract. After
both lenses had been removed almost
entirely the subject claimed that she
perceived light upon being brought
within the neld OF the rays The In.
designations we're continued and it was
found that the nays really affect the
retina ~ the normal eye u the head
be- mcloscd IN a covering opaque to
ordinary light. This apparently was
conclusivcly demonstrated hy inter
posing a sheet OF aluminium betwc :
the tuhc OF the eye. when the perct
ton % light stlll remained. aud IA
interpOsing plate uf glass. viii
caused perfect darkness EXperimct
are being continued 10 asceria
whether the nays can directly afc
the nervous parts 81 the eye, or whet
er their action consists Ia rcnderl
the retina fluoVsccnt. thereby lndlre
ly producing the sensation OF Hight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

In a recent number Of the Popular
Science News an electric cane was de-
scribed. which serves the double pur-
pose Of walking stick or lamp. Much
Interest was excited In the Ingenious
devIce-the invention Of Herr Vohwln-
kel. a clever Austrian-nnd a. much
VIII doubtless be aroused now by his
application of the same principle 10 an
electrical p0cket-lamp.
The lamp l. made IN several shapes
aud sizes. The common form, shown
In Zig !, looks very much like a peck.
et-nask; and really !, wouldn't be a had
Idea for temperance ag.tators 10 lay In
n supply for distribution among ire
clalmahle drunknrds Sir Toby Bdch
would place Il 10 his lips aud zip Il up
hut Instead ~ the tempting liquor
there would gush forth a blaze like n
realization Of the fiery symbolism OF
anii-salooa orat0ry.
The other form-see Ok 2-rcsemlics
a pocket telescope. and Is lifted with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

the end Of the roots o. the gold-caprcd
tooth there was a dark spot That"
said the physician. rs 10 my mind.
the seat o. the trouble: take The plcl.
ure 20 your dentist and think be- will
tell you So" The dentist first made n
diagnosis 81 the ease. and then IN
spected the picture. lie said; Il ind
my diagnosis was perfectly correct;
but what neither nor any other prac-
tltioner could discover was this
crack" and be- pointed q crack very
delicaiely shown on the root Of tie
tooth. "Nor could form an ex ist
opinion az 20 how the roots Srso
placed; but this shows them Clearly.
and will make q much easier 10 Der.
form the operation" Another evil
dence Of the thoroughly practical
stage which the y rays have reached
la surgery Is the fact that the British
government. on the advice ~ the med.
lcal department q the war Office. has
ordered Two sets OF soentgen ray ap-
parnius % be- ient a. the Nile. 10 be
used hy the army surgeons Ia boating
bullets In soldiers aud 20 determine
the extent Of the bone fractures.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
mrMoR ENpAoEns AMnIrIox.
Men whose Reputation for Wtt
Uandlcnpa Them Ia Politics

Men Whose Reputation for VIE
Iandicnps Them ia Politics.
III were not Tom C0rwin ! might
be president" said one Of the greatest
wits Of his day. alludlng 20 the DIM
Guilty that bcsets a wit In his endeav-
ors % have people take him seriously.
Sunset Cox. whose wit made him the
idol Of Washington society. uttered a
similar complaint Chauncey Depew
firmly believes that his reputation az
an after-dlnner taiker Is standing be-
tween him and the presidency. Gen.
Porter has repeatedly voiced the opln-
ION that wit u an impossible barrier
% high distlnctinls Perhaps Tom
Reed. In view Of the failure Of his
presidential boom. win harbor the
same theory. for Reed i about as gen
uine a wit as could be- mentioned His
sallles are " that sparkling. happy
sort that flash and cut. but rarely ran
kle AZ his BEST he Is largely reminds
rent % Cox. who had the same spon-
iauclty. the same lmperturahle coed
nature. the same causticiiy when &C.
caslon demanded. Depew's wit Is Of
the ;ouch-and-go order. The fun q Il
lies less In what be says than IN how
he says Il. His wittlcisms do not lcck
well Ia print Porter. on the othur
hand. IA one Of the testers whose jestB
gain In the types. They are even fun
nler when carefully thought out than
when heard al the table Hopkins0n
Smith. the author aud painter. IL
eqrally fcliciious In the construction
Of the Jokes. Their polish Is as adj
mlrablc In the types almost a. when
reflected in his carefully modulated
sentences. What Is the secret % this
popular disirust 81 the wits. n distrust
Il heg Are wits less profound In their
grasp Of public Affairs than their more
solor feli0wsf or can Il be possible
that the wise men IT the nation fear
the consequences Of n well developed
sense OF humor In the cabinct2-Fam.
ily Call.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
Pre,entlna Nol.e Of halfway trains

PrcVentinE Noise OF Hallway Trains
The time has not yet come. although
Il may not De far distant. when Amer
iCan municipalities VIII think Il worth
while % save IN, nerves of their citi-
Gems by an organized suppression %
many Of the avoldahie noises Of the
clty streets When that day arrives
method devised by n German engineer
Tor preventing the noise made by
trains In passing over iron bridges
may come Ia for consideration He
puts decking 81 iA-inch planks be-
tween the cross girders. resting on 3
inch tlinhcrs laid on the bottom
iianges. On the planks a double layer
OF felt Is laid. which Is Fixed 10 tho
vertical web of the cross girder AZ
the connection with the gir,lcr a timber
covered Joint Is placed on felt and thu
whole IL bclted 10 the bottom flange.
-Four Inches 81 slack gravel cover The
decking. which - sloped toward the
center 81 abe bridge for drainage pur-
poses 4 layer OF felt Is laid between
the tlmhcrs and the planks they rest
on. aud the iron work IN contact with
decking and ballast Is asphalt. This
method Is found very satisfactory IN
reducing the Noise ~ passing trains.
and Il II to b. hoped that Us principle
will soon be- largely adopted Ia this
country Already the fact that some
consideration Is due 20 oue's neigh
hors In the matter 0f piano practice
aud other domestic noises i becoming
rccOgnized. and quite trade has
sprung up In the "deafcnlng" materl.
ais Of THESE probably that most in
request Is mineral wool. a layer Of
which Is placed under the floor. In the
walls. and over the ceiling. u need De.
In a room thus surrounded. the most
mhld musician can DO his worst With
ont interfering IN the least with tho
peace of mind Of the rest of the In
handled material which forms an Il.
fcctual dam for the vibration % SOUND
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

A Georgia man a going TO run lor
any Office he can et on the following
platform: Il never was in the war;
never hollered at the surrender, aud
never killed anybody that let me alone.
end the only thing I know about the
financial question is this; | need
money"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22


The prediction made three mouths
ago. that the Roenigcn rays would he
used Tor disclosing the whsle Of the
concealed pathology of the mouth and
jaws. aud thus help the dentist IN
making his diagnosis. has been fuEW
verified, A person In great pain n,
an aching tooth went 10 a ccichrag
clcciro-iheraplst In Jew York. whs
work ON the y ~ has led 10
extended use In surgery. aud ash
that q shadowgraph be- taken Of
Jaw. This was done. When the NJ,
ure was taken 10 the developing ~
nothing al first was visible on
black aim. and Il was several mlnul
bcioro a large. round spot appear,
which was rccornlxrh a. ~
capped tooth. Then. after a whI
Encck In n front tooth had hccn devA
oped where there was hlt ol hllm|
the outlines Of all the teeth gradnalI
came Into view. thonlng The Dol
chambers and zach delicate detail. 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

MammA-"Bus, Flora. how DO you
know that this young man loves your
Has he told you scr' Flora-"oh. no,
mamma. But II you could only see the
way he looks at me when am not
looking At m."-Tld-Blls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

women were taken into custody on the
one charge Of drunk aud dlHorderly.
Magistrates. clerks. missionaries Gnd
othora whose daily duties ohllge them
TO frequent the metropolitan police
courts say that the trouble Is increas-
Ing. Mr. wynno Baxter. the we'll
known coroner. has just been testifying
on the subject.
Generally speaking" he says. "lhe
question Of drunkenness enters into
half the inquosts ! hold. Ny usual
question u.s. Was the deceased worse
for drink and the reply given In an
unconcerned tone. Is. on. shs had
drop as II II were the proper thing 10
do. believe there are countless NUM-
beers Of Woodworking men who would
have good homes u they only had
good wives; but the women are never
az home TO meet them or have any
thing ready for them after their days
work The husband goes quietly 10
bed. while his wife is still out OF doors
drinking with her friends Monday IL
essentially day for drinking with the
womcn. Many men are unaware that
their wives take their husbands Sun
day clothes on Monday morning to the
pawnshop. pledge them. and spend the
money In drink through the week on
Saturday, when the man brings home
his money. the clothes are taken out
again"
The charge sheets at most London
police courts are almost always hcav-
a esi On Mondays. the proportion Of
women heinz ludicrously large II Is
y common TO see thirty women charged
az single court In one dag. A, oaca
metropolitan police court the Church
Of England Temperance society main.
tains a missionary whose duties con
cern tbs reclamation of womon adj
dicted 10 drink In one Of its annual
reports the London Police Court Mis-
sion. as the Organization D. called.
presented the following statements.
At the North London Police court In
twelve months 3i5 women were
charged with simple drunkenness and
az more with being drunk and dislr-
DERBY OF 2 55l women appearing q
Clerkenwoll "a much poorer district
% per cent were the victims OF drink.
one Of the missionaries said. conc
woman aged 49, and twelve over so
years OF axe wei, charged wi.h
drunkenness The youngest drunkel
case was that Of girl l5 years OF age
There have been as many as Eve girls
IN one dag charged with being drunk
who were only u years OF age %
one day forty-seycn women have
passed the bar charged with drunken
ness"
n have been dealing with a largo
number OF drunken women in my dis
trlct." saya another missionary cone
class b. composed Of low women. but
there are many OF what may bo called
the lower order Of working people
We often have the wiyes OF r,specia-
Die mechanics and Of men employed
N the city. II Is easiest TO handle the
xooufcr women. Of whom we have
number from Il 10 20 years Of age. ]
thiak drinking b. Increasing among
young married women from rs 10 "A.
some Of them having very good hus-
bands We have a number OF Young
girls ono girl OF 10 was found one
morning In the street sensclcss she
had been drinking with organ grind
ers The mother Vas In court and was
terribly put about"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

When a light Is wanted the lamp Is
Tilted forward and the fluid. reaching
The poles OF the battery. generates the
current. one filling insures oue and a
half hours continuous Hight. There Is
no waste when the light Is not In use:
"a this hour and half % illumination
can be distributed as required.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
NERVES.
NO MORE or THE DISEASE
HERE THAN ELSEWHERE.
Statistics SHOW That the stamina Of
the nsee In America Has shown
4 Deterioration ylEor Of eur

HE. belief in the
greAer nervous
ness Of the Amerl
can seems very
widespread. The
late Dr. Beard OF
New York was one
Of the FIRST 10 de-
scribe nervouapros
tration. and 10 give
Il its medical name
Of nourasthenia. 80
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
TUr DIVINITY

In dealing with these girls and wom-
en- the London magistrates are puzzled
what To- do They say Il is no use
sending them to prison or reformatory
homes. because u only hardens them.
One magistrate will impose lnc OF
half crnwn go ccntsl Tor the frat Of
tense. while another. sitting on the
same bench. will iyt the lady" 10 with
q caution Circumstance alter eases
and ON the second olensc the nnc may
be made Eve shillings woman who
has been arrested several times may
be imprisoned Tor several days. and
the more lncorriglblo she fbecomcs, the
seyeft Is the punishment. until the
maximum OF one month IL reached.
4 Al the northern end OF Holaway
.road there Is a lively highway branch
s. to the right. with eight large aud
.fiag tayUrRs within the space OF
I'd quarter OF a mile. We though,
va onld 20 In and ont OF them TO see
o. sights. II was not Summing.
The ncighborbood Is respectable,
" desirable" In the language of
h sc agents II was nine o'clock IN
tho svenlng when we called for the
nfst lemon squash. and got a glass Of
"four-ale." They we're too busy
mix drinks. In our compartm
there weFe nine women. or fifteen.
~ count two baby glrls IN arms d
~ nt,lea misses brought by TN
One was being treat
quite o decent body. v
and Md gloves. cal
sOFn Of Irish warm,
r. parts Of Il. =
child with a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
bringing the Moon within rhirt
Etaht Mites

French astronomers arc congr,A
laIing themselves that they VIII
have the most powerful telescope
the world. one that will bring
moon within thlriN-elghl miles. n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22

NloI II I L. ID l. Y
the women Of Eng
land are good
hard drinkera
throughout but il
80 among the lower
middle classes OF
London that you
must look for the
sweet hablt In its
fun perfection
Last year 0i50
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-12
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

Mary Alice Almont-Livingstone Fleming
Charged with Poisoning Her Mother.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE trial of Mary
Alice Alment Livingstone Fleming. who is
charged with having poisoned her mother,
Mrs. Evelina NJ. Bliss. on August 80, 1925,
was begun to-day in general sessions be-
fore Recorder Goff. The trial promises to
be long drawn out and a great deal of ex-
pert medical testimony will be offered on
both sides.
The prosecution charge that Mrs. Fiem-
ing gave her mother poison in a dish Of
chowder, which she sent to her room.
Mrs. Fleming is a daughter of the late
Robert Swift Livingstone. Her suit for
breach of promise against Fleming. an oil
broker, was a sensational case of sixteen
or eighteen years ago. She was arrested
at the funeral of Mrs Bliss, her mother
During her Incarceration she has given
birth to a child. which has shared her
prison cell up 10 the present time. Last
week she won a suit for the possession of
$500 which was left by her father.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-12
THE ARGUMENTS UNDER WAY.
The Scott jackson Case to Go to the Jury
on Thursday.

The Scott jackson Case to Go to the Jury
on Thursday.
NEWPORT. Ky, May 11.-At 1O:3O
to-day the argument in the Scott Jack
son trial began. 1t has been arranged
that Col. Nelson shall speak first, ,Craw-
ford next and Lockhart shall close. At
torney Nelson. after a very plain and
touching story of the crime, took up
the testimony of Jackson. comparing it
with the opening testimony of the COM
monwealth's witnesses as to his move
ments on Friday and Saturday. and
asking the jury if it was likely that
all these disinterested witnesses for the
prosecution would deliberately perjure
themselves and the truth be told only
by Jackson. whose interest in the trial
is supreme. Judge Helm announced
this afternoon that the Scott Jackson
case would not be submitted to the
jury till Thursday. lie then postponed
the trial of AlOnzo Walling for the
murder of Pearl Bryan till May 26.
Col. r. w. Nelson concluded his argu-
ment at ten minutes before o'clock
this afternoon, having spoken four
hours and twenty minutes. Attorney
Hayes returned to Greencastle tonight.
He will return as assistant counsel in
the Walling case.
Throughout Col Nelson made the tes-
timony Of Scott Jackaon in his own de
Tense the point of departure. pivot and
nucleus of his argument. He never
Strayed far from his starting point.
Item by item he held up the testimony
of Jackson before the jury and arrayed
in contradiction the evidence OF d null
titude of unbiased reputable witnesses.
More than once. with cOnsummate art.
he made reference to the John Seward
conspiracy to suborn witness, and
which was cOnsummated only in part
by the introduction of VIM. r. Trusty,
whom Col Crawford disclaimed imme-
diately after he testified. Scott Jack
son, the prisoner, never before came so
near to losing his self-composure. He
was unable 10 look the fiery attorney in
the face For the most part his eyes
were averted. In that dramatic scene
when Col. Nelson shook in his face that
bloody satchel. ald when he read TO
him the intercepted letter to Will Wood
he very nearly broke down.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-12

TO svmpathize with the Spanish minis
trv. suddenly called 10 choose between
the loss of SPANS best colony and a
war with a great power. In the event
of war European sympathy will be
wholly with Spain Continuing, the
Globe says: The inaction of the
American authorities in the Bermuda
affair has caused much irritation at
Madrid. The Spaniards are apparent
ly less accustomed than ourselves to
the vagaries Of the diplomacy Of shirt
sleeves. The recent developments Of
the Monroe doctrine find little favor
abroad. Although the pretentious ar
rCgance az Washington lately betrays
indications of spelling for a fight, we
believe the true explanation of the
meddliGg policy is a determination to
render American commence para
moUn- throughout the western hemis-
phere."
The St James Gazette remarks:
There are conditions in both the
United States and Spain which mill
tate against a peaceful settlement.
America is quite capable of doing more
than talk when Cuba and the lives Of
Americans are concerned. Senior Can
Ovas del Castillo viii have 20 consider
the effect which a surrender to tbs
United States might have upon the
stability Of the monarchy. He may
have 10 choose between a rupture with
the United States and a revolution at
home