The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-26

formed beneath them. causing them 10
como to a stand still and dodge sidewise
in the effort to obey the law of gravi'atlon
with this theory In mind, young BALDWIN
invented parachute made of canvas. Ike
an ordinary sail. but umbrella shaped.
and with hole at the apex permitting the
column of air to escape and the parachute
to descend gently but steadily with this
new tangled parachute Baldwin went 10
San Francleco made an ascent In bal
loon at Golden gate and dropped from lilo
parachute aud landed safely In the bay.
Since that day parachute jumping has
become a recognized vocation. There Is
hardly a country fair at which there lsu
u balloon ascension and a parachute leapcr.
pupil of Baldwin's named forsman, has
this TO say about the dangers OF parachut-
Ing.
brightly conducted and with proper pre-
cautions there rs much less risk IN para
chute lenp than the observer would sup
rose The accidents that occur are almost
without exception due to careless OF az
solute ruclIlcssness on the part oil the "o'o-
naut and his assistants. FOR Instance
through utter neglec, the parachute Is per
mitted To get into an unsafe cohhhloh.
Again, the Jumper Ia sent up In close prox-
unity TO n large body Of water, without
w,urinu a life preserver. The consequence
is that cross current OF wind In the upper
atmosphere carries him out over the wafer
and when he drops he is drowned peiore
assistance can reach him The greatest
danger. however. that confronfs the para
chute lcaper he daily meets IN order IL
save a little trouble. II Is this way an
inflated balloon of normal CONSTRUCTION
Will after the acronaut has cut me- par"
chute loose, travel miles out into the conn :
try before It finally turns over anu iahA
| 10 the ground This would neeeshita'e
| long trip In wagon out into the count
| IN find The balloon and haul II back 1ha'
| means time trouble aud money 10 uv"iu
| this the top OF the balloon IL we'bnteu nu
| that a moment or two after me paiarhu'.
IL cut loose and drops, the balloon TURNS
| over and comes falling down ater IL. ~
| balloon weighs good many POUNDS ~ "
| misses the parachute. all right u J, Nus
| ,he parachute, that's the end oil Tue para
| chute leaper. This Is the greatest ua.ihe.
| in parachute ieaping. and IL Is one lnaa
| parachute lcapers daily court WIN M W.
| nerve that Is astounding
| II isn't alone In parachute ieapins that
men. in order to save little time, money
and trouble. deliberately set traps for thelr
own lives. a man doesn't have to embark
I'm The foolhardy enterprise Of dropping
| from above the clouds In order TO haIaru
| his life. Thousands anu tens OF 'houshhus
| Of men daily court death win all the nom
| chalance of tho par1chute ieaper. ,poy
neglect the little Ills OF life uiSi they
grow into big. deatb-dsaiing Diseases.
When they recognize that dangerous
disease confronts them they do not pro-
tect themselves with life-preserver IN
the shape OF q safe and sure remedy The
parachute Ieaper over weights the balloon
and IL brushes him. Tie average man
oyerworks at his business and It brushes
him.
There rs lfe-preseryer. precaution
against disease, within tho reach OF the
thousands OF men and women who have
I0yerworked and who feel run down
That fe-preseryer and that precauiion ID
DIR. sPieroe's Golden Medical DiDovery. II
cures as per cent Of all eases OF consump-
ton. II is the great b!ood maker and
flesh builder. 1t cures brnchitis, asthma
nasal catarrh and throat troubles. II
lstrengtheps weak lungs and cures splitting
Of blood. bleeding from the lungs. and lin
gering coughs. 1t acts directly on the
blood, driving out all impurities and sup
plying In their place the Ne giving prop.
critics Of tho food. Old. inert. half dead
tissues are forn down and excreted and
new. firm. healthy tissues built up In theii
places Ths nerves. which are dependeni
upon the blood for their nutrtmsnt, ~.