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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20
WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE A MAN
A Celebrated AnatOnist Describes to Readers of
The Age-Hera1d the Contents and Pow
er of the Human Body.

'Man, know myself" is an old maxim
but 1t is one that has been pretty gener-
ally disregarded for there is not one per-
son in a thousand who knows what a
queer combination of things exists in
the. human body. Years ago a witty ply
stologist said that the greatest man on
earth was nothing more than so much
white of egg alive and in this observation
he came very near striking the mark for
everything that is required to construct
the perfect man of $50 pounds weight Is
contained in 100 eggs. If we only knew
how to do it we could take the contents of
eggs and from them make a perfect man.
But even this assertion, astonishing as it
may be, is only a general statement of
the case, az any careful student of ply
siology will attest, for this remarkable
machine that walks, eats, sleeps. thinks
talks, laughs and cries IS made up of the
most complex mixture of gases, liquids
and solids of which one could possibly con-
ceiye.
Solid as the body may see it is largely
composed of gases, the five gases, oxygen,
hydrogen, nitrogen. chlorine, and fiourine
constituting all but small fraction of
the body's bulk. In fact 1t has been esti-
mated that there is enough gas in a mans
body to fill a gasometer capable of hold
ing 1850 cubic feet. The nine substances
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seventy horses. Strange as this assertion
may seem 1t is a matter that may easily
be proved by mathematicians. 1t Is mat
ter of general knowledge that the pressure
of the atmosphere at sea-level Is Is pounds
to the square inch. The skin area of the
average man is about $500 square inches,
so 1t is simple problem to figure out the
result At each step he carries an external
load Of nearly seventeen tons. The reason
why he Is not crushed fiat as the --LATEST
pancake by this enormous burden is due
to the fact that the internal pressure in
the lungs as well as the expansive forces
of the gases of which his body is SO
largely composed are sufficient to counter
poise the external pressure.
Another fact that is not generally
known Is that the average man produces
eight ounces of pure charcoal every day
of his life. In the course of the twenty
four hours he will breathe out about 1900
grains of carbonic acid and this, IL the
oxygen should be removed, would produce
the charcoal and this leads UP to one of
the most interesting of the examples The
normal capacity of the lungs Is 230 cubic
inches, residual air occupying 100 inches,
complemeltal air 100 inches, and 30 inches
are tidal air. The average man breathes
from fifteen to seventeen times a minute.
BY doing this he exerts a force that, IL
concentrated in single effort, would en-
able him to support on his chest block OF
iron Weighing nearly 1900 pounds, while
the amount of air used by the inspirations
and expirations would be sufficient to fill
a balloon Of $50 cubic feet capacity.
The heart is Just as powerful as the
lungs and the amount of energy 1t de-
velops is simply astounding. During the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

enough to supply the dining table in a
fair-sized boarding house Small as this
supply is the body is e0travagant in its
use and loses half an ounce every day.
Another substance of which there is but
a small amount in the body but that does
large amount of work, Is washing soda,
or sodium in union with carbon and oxy-
gen. Its mission in the body Is to act as
scayenger Dissolved in the body it travels
from one part of the anatomy to the other
and wherever 1t finds a particle of car
bonic acid 1t seizeS upon 1t and carries it
to the lungs from which 1t Is discharged
into the air. This carbonic acid, poisonous
as 1t Is, Is also necessity, but if 1t was
not quickly removed 1t would clog the ma
chinery and death fould follow.
Among the trifing substances without
which existence would be impossible are
chloride of ammonia, chlorate of potash
and hydrochoric acid, the latter being
the substance that kills most of the
microbes in the food we eat that prevents
fermentation and assists digestion.
Starch and fat produce fuel for the body
and this fuel is consumed at once or is
held in reserve need may require. Most
of the fat that is eaten meets an a1kali
in the intestines and thus soap is made.
There is enough fat In the body to make
from 81 to 71s pounds of candles and the
average manufacturers tons of soap dur
ing his lifetime. There is scarcely an occa-
casion when he does not have what would
be equal to a large cake of soap concealed
about his internal organs. and. as in every
well organized soap factory, he manufact-
ures large quantity of glycerine as by
product.
Another important constituent of the
body is starch In the intestines little
water Is added and the starch becomes
sugar, in which condition 1t goes into the
blood. 1t is estimated that there Is al
ways enough sugar in the body to fill a
large sized bowl.
There are but few of the compounds
that may be found in the human structure
and similar remarkable comparisons may
be made in regard to his energy. One of
the most astonishing facts is that man is
not crushed to death before he takes his
first step because he IS always carrying a
load that would break the backs of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

that go to make up the solids in mans
composition carbon, calcium. phos-
phorus, iron, sulphur, sodium, potassium,
silicon, and magnesium. In some people
traces of other substances such as copper.
aluminium, magnese, lead, mercury, ar
senic and lithium may be found but in
such cases the unusual substances may be
In $50 pound man 1t is no less than 106
The amount of oxygen that is contained
in human body is something prodigious
In $50 pound man 1t is no less than 106
pounds and If 1t should be set free it's bulk
would be equal to a beam of wood one
foot square and nearly a quarter of a mile
long. If measured by the gallon 1t would
fill 202 barrels, each holding So gallons
Thus it can be seen that the oxygen rep
resents many times the bulk of the body
itself
While tho hydrogen is much lighter
than the oxygen it is much more bulky.
enough being contained in each $50 pound
man to initiate balloon large and strong
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20
IMPORTANT CHANGE OF
SCHEDULE VIA CEN.
TRIAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.

Double daily trains to Co.
lumbus and Macon. Through
sleeping car line and quick
time between Birmingham
and Savannah. Best schedules
yet offered. For complete time
tables, sleeping car berths and
steamship reservations to New
York, Boston and the east, via
Savannah and the Ocean
Steamship Co., apply to Scion
Jacobs, Commercial Agt., 2Ol5
Firstavenue, or Jack w. John
son, Union ticket agent, Bir-
mingham, Ala.
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at a sitting and all the things that go with
steak up to a double serving of pudding at
the end. Feed the machine" c. p.
Hunting once said to the writer who was
excusing himself from an invitation to
lunch on the ground of too busy to eat,
land the machine will wear you twice as
long," - F
The Drink of Rhodes
The favorite hot weather dish Is the one
introduced last summer by that gourment
the Duke of Marlborough. The recipe for
1t is half an ice cold canteloupe filled with
vanilla ice cream. Good Is the word, if
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

1t Is composed of stout men who want to
reduce their weight. Since President Nc
Kfnley went into golf by the advice of his
physician, who thinks the president should
be lighter by twenty pounds. 1t Is quite the
thing to golf off ones fat. The President S
Golf club plays over links that cover only
three miles, as a three mile run, with ac-
companying exercise with the golf sticks.
Is enough for a putting beginner. .st-,-s,
Gotham's Girls
A wave of CONSERVATION Is running
through the the systems of the erstwhile
business women of New York who see their
positions being usurped by women who are
not compelled to earn money. OF course
you might as well say that rich man
must be debarred from trade and the pro-
LESSONS, that a rich woman must not
work, but 1t is contrary to precedent that
girl who can write her check for five mill
lions should work to earn S.. Yet 1t looks
as If 1t would be that way.
Miss Elsie Clews, daughter of Henry
the banker. has accepted the position OF
school inspector to which there Is, I be-
lieve. however. no salary attached. Miss
Lawrence of the millionaire Lawrences
writes for money. Helen Gould is prac-
ticing law for her own benefit and for that
of her societies, and several of the wealthy
concerns which, though charitable, injure
money-making shops.
Mnsic Mourns
The world of music has gone into MOURN
ing over Paderewski, who, since his mar
rage. has given up the piano for the baton.
His new Polish opera, soon to be given in
Dresden, will be brought to this country,
but it is doubtful, the musical world says,
If Paderewsh will ever got as large sums
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

In the matter of ornament we are getting
near to natures heart. In the Palm Gar
den of the Waldorf-Astoria the other even
ing sat party of six, three of whom were
ladies' One of the fair ones wore a hat
tipped up in the back and filled in, over
her psyche knot, with American Beauty
roses Just off the stem. There were six
big ones. The front of the hat had soft
white cloud around 1T. The second woman
wore bunch of sweet peas in her corsage;
her hat, which was turned up at both
Sides was massed in front with the ma
tural flowers, and there were little punches
of the peas looping a fiounce around her
skirt. The third one was more picture
sque still, in big bunch of half opened
chestnut buss, which revealed the green
chestnuts inside A big prickly mass of
the chestnuts stood tall at one side of the
white chip English walking hat and under
the back there was another bunch. For de-
scription Of styles your correspondent is in
debted to a lady who wore natural pussy
willows on a black hat; the flowers he saw
for himself.
Rich Workingmen
II surprising to see the number of rich
men who stay in town and work while
their wives go to Newport and to Europe
and spend the money Their expenses are
so great that poor pater must stay In Wall
STREET and watch the millions or they will
melt; and with the evaporation OF tho
money goes the income which supports all
the style.
A member of the stock exchange whose
fortune Is quoted at two millions told me
I the other day that his annual income was
100000, and that 1t was necessary for him
to earn every cent of that money. villa
at Newport costs $4,000 season; and a
town house exactly a thousand week to
maintain including servants, horses and all
hot,sehould expenses. The remaining $685.
900 went upon entertainments, trips to Eu-
rope and dresses for his wife and two
daughters, and not a cent of this was
spent upon a son at Harvard, whose ex-
penses last term were $1,000, most modest
sum for a rich mans son at Harvard.
And so it Is that you see Russell Sage at
work when the thermometer plays with
three figures; Henry Clews with an Of
flee full when the waves are breaking
around his Newport cottage; John Jacob
Astor at his office up town when Fern
cliffe is calling him; and George Gould in
the Western Union while the polo party
waits at Southampton. Remember that
millions require as much nursing as ba-
bid and you can't leave them day or
tlVy will suffer.
The healthiest of all rich men who work
in town In August is ]. Pierpont Morgan,
who lays his good health to his good APP
petite. which aauals twa nortarhansA steaks
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body the more vigorous is the life without
1t nothing could be done.
Iron is another substance that has an
important part to play for without it the
oxygen could not pass from the lungs to
the remote parts of the body. The amount
of iron in evidence, however, Is very small,
scarcely more than As grains. or about
enough to make four or five good-sized
tacks.
Ordinary table salt, which is a mixture
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

twenty-four hours this vital engine pro-
duces energy aggregating 100 foot tons.
or, in other words, power sufficient to
raise 5000 pounds one foot from the
earth. and 1t requires but a little calcula--
ton to show that during the day this little
pump of nerves and muscles does the
work of eight cart horses. A similar
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20
OFFICES FOR RENT.

The Hood building, corner
of Third avenue and goth St.,
is being renovated and fitted
up for offices, which will be
ready for occupancy about
Sept. 18th. Can be rented
now. Call on VIM. Hood.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

for the single performances as he got for
his piano recitals at which the women
gladly paid $40 a seat, and for which they
clamored the privilege of giving the door
man IS to let them in after the sign
Crowded House had gone up.
Paderewski's wife Is said to be very jeal-
Gus of him. and this may account for the
giving up of the seat upon which he was
such an ornament; and he has had his
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

amount of energy exerted at once would
enable a man to stand on shore and drag
three 600 ton ships at a speed of six knots
or to carry 1000 pounds of coal to the top
of tower $50 feet high.
Such comparisons could be carried on
indefinitely, but these are sufficient to
prove that there is nothing more wonder
fully constructed or powerful than this
strange machine that we term the human
body.
ERWIN MARKS. NJ. D.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20

you like canteloupe. Beer and egg we'll
beaten is the drink taken by those who
are tagged out; and the favorite lunch dish
when you don't want anything is a club
sandwich made of two slices of toast with
slice of chicken and bacon, two lettuce
leaves, slice of tomato and a generous
layer of mayonnaise over all. That Is what
Cecil Rhodes eats.
ADDISON RYMAN.
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As your grocer for Crown
Jewel or Silver Leaf flour, in
paper sacks.
LESS THAN IA HOURS

Is the schedule of the Alabama Great
Southern Railroad between Birmingham
and Cincinnati by leaving at 5:55 a. m.
Supper in Cincinnati. Beautiful scenery
and service unsurpassed.
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of sodium and gaseous chlorine is quite
necessary to the welfare of the body, it
being found in both fluid and solid SUBJ
stances. In spite of this, however, there
are not more than six or seven ounces
in the whole body, or a little more than
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-20
WEAK
" NERVES

come from q
weak stomach.
Strong ner We s
and a vigorous
stomach follow
the use of Hos
tetter'sStomach
Bitters, Itcures
dyspepsia, liver
a n d k i d n g y
troubles: See
that a Private
Revenue Stamp
covers the neck
of the bottle.
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ADDISON RYMAN'S
NEW YORK LETTER

Continued From Ninth Page.)
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Wearing Real Things

hair cut again. Sic transit gloria Pad
erewski!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
ARCHDUCHEss COMES OF AGE.
Court Honors for Daughter of the Late
Crown Prince Rudolph.


Crown Prince Rudolph.
Vienna, Nov. 2O.-The Archduchess
Elizabeth, only daughter of the late
Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, has
been proclaimed of age. Her mother,
the Crown Princess Stephanie, surren-
dered her to the guardianship of her
grandfather, Kaiser Franz Joseph
The latter has assigned a court for
her in the Imperial Burg palace
where she will reside in extensive
apartments, served by full staff of
court officials.
This is the event for which the
Crown Princess Stephanie has waited
anxiously, as it was her desire that
her daughter should be settled in eth
.er this way or by marriage to Prince
Ulrich of Wurtemburg, who is a lieu
tenant In the kings regiment of Uh-
lans.
Crown Princess Stephanie leaves for
Hungary this week to visit her be-
trothed, Count Lonyai, in his ancestral
castle. Despite the opposition Of Kais-
er Franz Joseph, of her father, King
Leopold of Belgium, of the pope, and
the courts Of Europe generally the
crown princess persists in her deter
mination to marry Count Lonyai. The
wedding will take place In London at
an early date.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
WINSTON CHURCHILL LIVES.
He Is Held Prisoner by the Beers at
Pretoria.

He Is Held Prisoner by the Beers at
Pretoria.
Lourenzo Marquee, Nov. 20.-Ad-
vices from Pretoria, under date OF Sat
urday, say: 'At noon today fifty-six
British prisoners, including men of the
Royal Dublin Fusileers and several
blue jackets. arrived here. There were
large crowds at the railway station,
but no demonstration were made.
Winston Churchill, who is wounded
in the hand, was taken to the Model
school, while the rank and file are be-
ing sent to the race course. One spy
was lodged in Jail. The wounded have
been treated at Colenso. The Boer
version of the conflict in which these
prisoners were taken says that two
British were killed and ten were
wounded.
The mining department has discov-
cred beneath the managers house at
the Ferriera mine a passage leading
to suite of apartments forty feet be-
low ground, with gas and water laid
on. This Is supposed to have been
intended to serve as rendezvous for
the employees of the Ferriera mine in
the event of a bombardment of johann
nesburg. Three female prisoners.
captured near Mafeking, were brought
to Pretoria. The male PRISONERS will
follow
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
KAISER REACHES ENGLAND.

Imperial Yacht TendeloI a Royal Re-
ception at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, England, Nov. 20.-The
Prussian imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
with the kaiser, the empress and two
of their sons aboard, has arrived here.
A dense fog prevailed, partially inter-
fering with arrangements made to
welcome the HohenZollern. A fleet of
six battleships, four cruisers and eight
torpedo boat destroyers, joined the
imperial yacht at Spithead and ac-
companied her here, after firing the
royal salutes.
The Duke of Connaught, in behalf
of the queen, greeted their majesties
at the pier. There was no demOnstra-
ton. The railroad station is close to
the pier, and the royal party after dis
embarking fastened to the special
train for Windsor, escaping the atten-
tions of the crowd which had gath
cred. A few English military and
naval officers were present to assist in
the reception of the kaiser and his
party and a guard of soldiers escorted
them to the train. The special left for
Windsor at 11:30 o'clock amid some
cheering.
The Emperor and Empress of Ger
many and their party arrived at
Windsor at :45 p. m. They were re-
ceived by the Prince of Wales, the
Duke of Cambridge and the Duke Of
York, all wearing German uniforms,
and there was tremendous cheering in
the streets as the imperial party drove
to the castle, where they were re-
ceived by Queen Victoria at 2:05 p. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
Used by British Soldiers in Africa.

Capt. G. G. Dennison is well known
all over Africa as commander of the
forces that captured the famous rebel
Galishe. Under date of Nov. A, 1897,
from Vryburg, Bechuanaland, he
writes: Before starting on the last
campaign l bought quantity of Cham
berlaiH's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which 1 used myself when
troubled with bowel complaint, and
had given to my men, and in every
case it proved most beneficial" For
sale by Brunt & Parman, druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
MOB At A DEDICATION.
President Loubet Rescued from
Anarchists by Police.
DIsGRACEFUL SCENES IN PARIS.

Fete Broken Up by Riot and the Presi-
dent Forced to Leave the scene-An-
archists Surround His Carriage, Wave
Black and Red Flags and Shout Vive
Social Anarchy and the Commune -
Other Foreign News of Interest.
Paris, Nov. 2O.-The fete Of the
Triumph Of the Republic organized
to celebrate the Inauguration Of Da-
LOUIS statue, was converted into an
anarchist manifestation. President
Loubet was obliged to leave the scene
of the exercises under circumstances
closely resembling his exit from the
mob which assaulted him at the
Auteuil race track last spring. The
president went to the fete protected by
q regiment of cuirassiers. There was
no enthusiasm over the ceremony. The
crowd cheered only Dalou, the artist,
when President LOubet threw around
his neck the Gordon Of a commander
Of the Legion of Honor and embraced
him.
Surround Loubet's Carriage.
The working syndicates had hardly
begun their demonstration when the
police noticed that one was headed by
a red flag with the inscription Jus
tice against the scelerat laws"
President Loubet's carriage was or
dered, but before he could get away
the anarchists syndicate surrounded
his carriage, waving red and black
flags. The crowd yelled 'Vive social
anarchy and the communew The pO-
lice charged the mob and many ar
rests were made, the fete being bro
ken up with scandals and riots.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
CANNOT LOCATE AGUINALDo.
Tho Whereabouts Of the Rebel Leader II
an Enigma.

an Enigma.
Manila, Nov. 15.-The whereabouts
of Aguinaldo and his army and cabinet
Is a perfect enigma. General Otis
has learned that Aguinaldo recently
issued proclamation transferring the
capital to Bongabong, giving as rea-
son for the step the unsanitary condi-
ton OF Tarlac.
1t is supposed that the leaders of the
insurrection who are not already at
Bongabong are retreating to that
place, though when they left Tarlac,
whether they are travelling with the
army, how many soldiers they are able
to hold together, and whether the
leaders or the troops have got beyond
General Lawton's line are all unknown
1t is hoped, however, that General
Wheaton has effected a junction with
Young, forming Gordon from San Fa-
bian to San Isidro.
General Lawton has 5000 men and
General Wheaton 2,700-a small force
to control so many miles, but 1t COM
mands the main roads by which the
insurgents must move to the northeast
With the Americans advancing at the
present rate they could drive the in
surgents from Bongabong In fort
night; and 1t is impossible for the reb-
els to establish another capital In Luz
zon which cannot be captured within
q month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
Is Life Worth Living.

Sleeplessness, debility, nervousness
and palpitation of the heart are not
diseases; they are symptoms indicat-
ing that the various vital organs are
not working in harmony. Morley's
Liver and Kidney Cordial restores
order and rids the body of all waste
products that clog the system. 1t in
sures sound digestion, sound nerves
and sound sleep. Brunt & Parman,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-22
patri. aoe. to tn. Bottom.

London, Nov. 20.-The Hamburg
American liner Patria, which caught
fire on Wednesday last, is now sunk
two miles of South Foreland. between
Walmer and Deal. 1t lies a total wreck
in six fathoms of water. 1t apparently
has been completely Quilted, but the
surveyors have not been able to get
on board to ascertain the prospects Of
salvage. Captain Frolich says that
had there not been a panic among the
passengers they could have saved their
personal belongings.