Evening star., 1898-03-12


Written for The Evening star
There is a constant call being made on
congressman for the reports of the world s
fair al Chicago" said an official of the doc
Cment room of the House of Representa-
tives to a Star reporter, but we can only
tell them that there have been no official
reports published, and, from present indi-
cations, that there are not likely to be. The
fact is that the affairs of the worlds fair
wound up in a big row. The various par
ties who had the preparation of the reports
in charge refused to make them to ex-Sen-
atOr Palmer, who was the director of the
fair, and though he did all he could to
smooth out the troubles he was unable to
do so. There was no appropriation made
to publish them. even If they had been
completed. and now that several years
have been allowed to elapse, it is not prob
able that there will be any. There is no
doubt but the reports if published would
Rave been the best ever published by the
government. and would have excciled the
reports of the centennial. the Vienna and
last Paris expositions, for the reason that
the facilities for illustrating reports are
Much better now than they were when
these reports were published. Many took
it for granted that the reports of the
worlds fair would be published, and sup
posed all they would nave to do was to
ask for them, that they would be printed
the other reports We're, public docu-
ments. In this. l said before, they were
mistaken. great deal of time and intel
lgence was consumed in the collection and
preparation of the matter for the reports.
only to md after it was secured that there
had been no appropriation made to publish
them Somehow, the worlds fair got away
Srom what the oririnatorS of it intended.
Though it was big event looking at it
frfY -I1n- rhara
of a national interest in it after it was de-
cided to hold ii in Chicago. Every one now
sees that a mistake was made in not hav-
ing the fair in Washington, which was the
original proposition.
"There is hardly any telling what can be
done by determined effort, if the effort is
made in the proper direction, remarked
well-known gentleman to a Star reporter,
land to illustrate my idea I have to relate
something that passed under my personal
experience less than three years ago.
There We're several vacancies in the med
ical staff of the army. and as the places,
assistant surgeons. are very desirable. there
Were of course a number of applicants.
The examinations for the places took place
in this city One young man who present.
ed himself was rather under size physical
ly, and he desired to be thoroughly in
formed to what was necessary in the
way of height and weight. He was told,
and he had himself measured and weighed.
He was a quarter of an inch short OF the
minimum height and some pounds lighter
than was absolutely necessary in the way
of weight Three weeks elapsed before the
physical examination took place, and when
the time arrived he was found to be quar-
ter of an inch above the minimum and sew
eral pounds heavier than what was neces-
sary. 1t transpired that the young man
spent about the entire time in bed or on a
couch, having system of puleys
weights SO arranged that they actually
stretched him half inch during the time
II is a well-known fact that a person is
taller in the morning than at night: that
one settles down, as 1t were, during the
day. To avoid this as much as possible
the young man determined that he would
not stand up during the three weeks, and
though he might have done so occasionally
il was very seldom. for he contented him
self lying down with the weights pulling
against his feet and neck. To put on
weight he ate five meals each day, and.
taking no exercise, he put on several
pounds more than what was necessary.
That young man has, during the less than
three years he has been an assistant sur
geon. put on twenty-five pounds in weight.
and he stretched himself out so We. that
he has maintained the height he secured
for himself
1.-The hair furnishes considerable for
study" said a physiognomist to a Star re-
porter, land much more than a careless OBJ
server would suppose. 1t is an investiga-
tion that is easily made. The hair I'M
questionably indicates temperament and
feeling. fine or coarse. and of character and
constitution. Black hair accompanies what
is known as the bilious temperament which
gives power. endurance and strength. On
the other hand. or head possibly. light hair
indicates the exact opposite, delcacy, fine
ness and the lighter tone of character. No
tice person with auburn hair. man or wo-
man. and you will discover easily that their
susceptibilities are quick. BY the same
reasoning red hair marks a sanguine tenn
perament. those who are possessed of in
tense feelings, Of ardent. fiery or passionate
natures As the hair is curly or inclined
that way, the emotional and impulsive is
indicated. a perfectly straight hair tells
IT'S story TO all who desire to know it, for
whoever knew one with straight hair who
was not of d mild and tame nature? those
who have fine light hair, it will be noticed
while they can do almost any amount of
indoor work, are not to be depended on for
heavy work. Here again they are the on
pOsite Of the black-haired people who can
endure the heaviest and hardest kind of
labor SandOw. the strong man. has light
haIr- but ] don't think he would be as re-
liable for heavy continued work.as a black
haired man of half his strength Here is
another thing to study. The coarser the
hair the more the owner of it is marked
with individuality in thought feeling man.
ner and action. / do not think that any
man or woman whose hair is fine can nv
any possibility ever make a great mark in
public life Fine hair may do well for the
student, scientist artist in a general
way. but when you notice those who have
made the greatest marks in these lines Won
viii discover that their hair is coarse The
same rule holds good with man and wo-
man.
The person who has coarse brittle hair
u matters not what color. though the
darker IL is the more strength of character
and persistence there Is likely to be- has a
careful mind generally and is of a very OBJ
serving nature. They also remember what
they see or hear for long time and have
besides the faculty of calling up in their
minds what they have ever observed or
heard They are the material that goes
INTO the makeup of successful detectives
They are of special value as librarians or
as searchers of titles. They are rarely in
ventors. though they are likely to remem-
Der more of the points involved in inven-
tIons than inventors. In departmental life
they are very valuable in being able 10 mt
their hands on papers which are long filed
away They also remember accurately r,,I