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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

lulas, just to the north, the people
worship snakes, lizards and vultures.
Any one killing one of these creatures
is wrathfully put to death to expiate
the crime. AS their neighbors, they
have their day of sacrifice, but the
offerings are always of human beings.
By lot the victim is chosen, and on the
appointed day he is slaughtered and
cooked before the crowd, who sit on
the ground in a circle around the
burning stake to watch the merriment.
In another tribe to the east the inhab-
ltants Of the dark region are no bet
ter. With axes they chop the heads OF
their offenders and cast them into the
rivers. In that land whenever a per-
son dies he is supposed to go to an
other land and continue his life just
the same as he has lived here. So,
naturally, they want to make him as
comfortable in death as they possibly
can. They send all his earthly possess
sions along with him so that he will
have no trouble in his new home.
Whenever a king dies all his wives are
brought forth and beheaded that they,
too, may join their husband in the next
world.
In Africa religion and gods do not
mean the same as they do in civilized
lands. Their religions are all Of this
earth, as their beliefs of the next world
readily show. They do not worship
for things spiritual but pray for bless
| irgs Of wealth and fortune. Ii IS com
| mon among all the people to have three
/ gods--a national god for everyone to
worship, household god for the fam
lily, and a personal god which each per-
son should wear.
The little personal gods are for good
luck" Rev. Tagoe says that they mean
nothing more than the charms worn in
America, and that ne was surprised
that in a civilized land like TILE people
would be victims to the superstitiCns
of Darkest Africa.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

raise himself only about one-twentieth
of that distance. These estimates re-
flute themselves.
That it is some tremendous force
that does send the blood through the
arteries is easily seen by its squirting
for yards when an artery is cut; but
that the heart and blood vessels could
withstand all this dynamic pressure
from birth until death is impossible
What machinery could Withstand
all this terrible strain? Had we not
better look about us and see if nature
has not provided some other means
more rational, less liable to derange-
ment, not contradicted by every law
Of dynamics? This tremendous power
blood is the same as that which fur
nishes the motive power throughout
universal nature. 1t is furnished
through the lungs by the air we
breathe.
Instead of the blood carrying oxy-
gen through the system, it is the oxy-
gen from the air that sends the blood
bounding through all the minute ca
pillary blood vessels, exactly reversing
the old theory that has been believed
by us for nearly three centuries. In
other words, it is the oxygen we
breathe based on the fundamental law
of electricity"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

world polite, polished negro. Rob
ert 7. Tagoe is the mans name. Fifty
years ago, when the village of Akra
was wild settlement in West Africa,
Tagoe was born under the influences
OF the dark kingdom and reared in all
the superstitions of his ancestors. To-
day he is a minister of the gospel and,
by some strange working of fate, a
missionary from darkest Africa en-
gagged in the conversion Of souls In
preaching to a st. Louis audience the
other evening the African minister told
the story of his life and the miracle by
which he was converted. He said he
had always been a heather, but from
some strange curiosity, when the mis-
slonarles came to the village, he went
forward for prayer, to experience what
the white man could do and to solve
the mysteries Of his religion. He went
forward an unbeliever and, behold, he
came back converted man. In telling
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

by breathing the lungs stay charged
from birth until death.
another proof Of the power that
propels the blood is furnished by hold
ing the breath. The longer you hold
the breath the slower and feebler the
pulsation becomes in every single per-
son, well or sick. Try it on yourself,
but not too long, and note the slowing
Of the pulse, and see how full and
bounding the circulation becomes after
taking a few inspiration of pure air
In many instances the rate Of the pulse
will increase from seven to twelve
beats, besides being much stronger.
by suddenly cutting off the breath
ing, as by hanging or drowning, the
pulse beat keeps up full for few mo-
ments, but gradually becomes feebler,
and as the lung cells become exhausted
of their air supply the circulation stops
and life is extinct.
why do you feel so sluggish in
muggy weather. just before storm
or during any hot weather? Because
you do not get the force and power OF
the circulation of the blood. For the
lack of quality or of oxygen in the air
the pulse will be found weaker, not
having the volume nor force as in
clear or cold weather
THE reason people suffocate by gas
in a room, or when packed in a closed
room, or in a room filled with smoke,
is from want of oxygen and not from
the gases, as formerly supposed, al
though the smoke or gases are respon-
sible for the disappearance Of the oxy-
gen.
Another practical illustration Is,
when cutting the arteries of the necks
of bullocks in a slaughter house with
out cutting the trachea, and when the
animals have nearly bled to death, the
blood running leisurely, they often
make several strong efforts TO breathe
when the pulsation and squirting of
the blood will renew with activity.
Another strong argument that the
heart cannot propel the blood is that
size (all other things being equaD Is
a measure of power. 1t is estimated
that the heart in order to accomplish
the task of propelling the blood to all
parts of the body exerts power at ev-
cry pulsation equal to fifty pounds,
varying in different persons according
to health, labor, etc. This would be
equal to 10000 pounds every hour
awake and asleep-and this would
mean that the heart puts forth energy
sufficient to raise its own weight 10000
feet every hour-where an active Pc
destrian climbing a mountain can
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
GOODBYE"

of those delightfully."- irresponsible crea-
lures who always manage to shift the
blame of their shortcomings on to 9TH
er peoples shoulders, and whom no
one-no man, at any rate-ever dreams
Of judging by ordinary standards. No
ra wondered, as she stood there idly
looking into the street, how she could
ever have been foolish enough to take
Betty's love troubles seriously.
! Meantime, that same folly of hers
was going to bear some very unpala-
table fruit. In less than ten minutes
young Markham would be there. He
had arranged to call for Miss Helm
sley and her aunt, Lady Hewitt, to es-
cort them to an afternoon concert. The
elder lady had declared at luncheon
that the weather was far too depress-
Ing for it not to be madness to risk the
probability of further fall in ones
moral barometer by couple of hours
of orchestral music, and that Nora
must give him some tea and her ex-
cuses.
Nora was conscious that this was a
neat pretext for giving the young
man the chance for tete-a-tete with
herself. Lady Hewitt was too indo-
. lent, naturally, not to be heartily
weary of her duties as chaperon to her
niece. An attractive heiress was q
responsibility little to her taste, and
the girl felt that, ineligible as most
mothers and responsible people would
have termed Ted Markham, with his
post in the foreign Office and his mea-
ger personal fortune, Lady Hewitt
would open her arms gladly to him If
he would but relieve her of her oner-
GUS duties Of watch dog, and would de-
clare that Nora had money enough for
them both.
Nora sighed as she stood at the win
dow. 1t was topsy-turvy world, and
the wrong people were always being
thrown together. If only
Am 1 disturbing you? I was told
to come in here"
Nora started, and the color rushed to
her face.
ooh, hadn't heard you come in! Do
sit down. Aunt isn't we'll. am so
sorry YOU should have had the trouble
of calling for nothing, but she hoped to
be able to go until the last moment
Won't you let me give you some
1 tear"
She smoke with nervous hurry,
scarcely pausing for an answer.
Ted Markham took the chair she Of
Tered him. and listened in silence while
she ratified on. Suddenly she stopped,
conscious Of his fixed glance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
few have integrity with progressive in

few have integrity with progressive in
tentions.
Study and test this subject of the
circulation. You will be delighted to
find it correct every time. 1t is uni
versal law l have been trying to
prove during four years that l was
wrong, but the tests never failed.
1t is nearly 800 years since Harvey
demonstrated that the blood circulates
in the blood vessels. During these
centuries all teachers on the subject of
physiology have maintained that the
heart was pump and by its muscular
contraction propelled the blood
throughout the body.
DR.. Rodermund insists that this
theory is absurdly false, and an abso-
lutte physical impossibility.
According to his thesis the heart has
no more to do with the propelling of
the blood through the arteries than
the stomach or liver.
II am convinced" he writes that
the power which propels the blood is
received through the lungs and not
chile thought that the heart does not
propel the blood was in observing the
pulse of sick people. We find in the
sick that the weaker the patient and
the weaker the action of the heart the
faster the circulation. Again, we have
very quick circulation of the blood
where the pulse is as full and strong
as In the healthy subject. Take, for
Instance the circulation in children.
The younger or more delicate the child
the faster the circulation. Tracing
these we'll known facts to foetal life,
1t is still faster, but at the birth of
an infant we can notice several
changes that are strong and incontest-
lble evidence in demonstrating the
power that propels the blood.
1.-THE lungs of the newborn child
are charged'by air pressure. This air
pressure is about 1000 pounds to every
square foot Of the hody's surface, and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
BREAKING THE NEWS.

'{ 'Do you think he'll take it very bad
|ly, Nora?'
MA Nora Helmsley shrugged her should
ers
ia "My dear Betty, you ought to know
more about Mr.. Markham's powers of
Endurance than II
"But what do you think he'll do?
What do you suppose"
q '.Why waste our time in supposition?
He'll be here most likely this after
Moon, and you will be able to judge for
Fourself"
Betty Oakhurst sprang to her feet.
"Ted is coming here this afternoon?
why on earth didn't you tell me be-
fore?" And she fdgeted nervously
with her hat before the glass as she
spoke.
"But you knew. Betty, where are
|you going?"
Anywhere out of this" cried the
girl, laughing nervously, as she stoop-
ed to kiss her friend.
Nora, however, caught her arm.
Nonsense, Betty! You'd much bet
ter tell him straight out now and get
1t over. 1t will be ever so much more
him from outside"
4 81 don't see that at ALL" returned
Betty, quietly, as she drew away from
her companion. II am sure that Tiff
you
She paused tentatively.
you don't mean to say that you ex-
pect not to tell Ted Markham that you
have Tilted him?"
81 certainly don't expect you to put
1t in that way" replied Miss Oakhurst
with a little laugh, "but l am quite
certain that you would explain it to the
poor fellow much better than any one
else"
"Explain!' exclaimed Nora, impa-
tiently. II don't know that there's
anything to explain, except that you've
put yourself and me in most ridicu-
lous position"
Mora!
Nora flashed an indignant look at
her.
II think you might be serious now
and at least pretend that you're asham-
ed Of yourself. You begged me to help
you to get my aunt to ask him here,
to act as screen, in fact, so that
your people might imagine it was all
over, and that you had both changed
your minds, and now-now-"
The sound Of bell broke in upon
Miss Helmsley's eloquence, and Bet
ty caught up her gloves.
I'm awfully sorry, Nora. Abuse
me as much as you like. Goodby!"
And before Nora could stop her she
had darted through the door and was
on her way downstairs. She let her
go. After all, it never was Of any
use to argue with Betty; she was one
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

uale VI vienna, ana tn1S TACT AUS JUS
ter to his idea. In short, he affirms
that the heart does not move the
blood or force its circulation; that
the air one breathes is the incentive
to blood action, and that the heart
relatively acts as a mere governor of
machine.
DR.. Rodermund is evidently bold and
sincere. for he wrote the following to
a Chicago member of the profession
who asked for full explanation of his
theory:
Dear Doctor: l am pleased that a
lew persons are at least becoming in
terested in the subject of my theory of
the circulation of the blood. OF course
L cannot expect to have my theory ac-
copied in such an important matter,
lnasmuch as l am the first physician
that ever framed such an idea. AS
am not known-that means skepti
cism. Well, 1 think that will prove
good in the end, for | did not want
TO spring fad on the profession or
the world.
The profession now rests on a foun
dation of fads and will be written
about in the future as a great humbug.
L mean medicine-not surgery. l claim
and can demonstrate that internal
medicine can be as accurate as sur
gerry, and hope to live to see revolu
ton in our practice. But l fear 1t
Will have to proceed from the pressure
of public opinion.
Most M. DIS don't care. All the in
terest they have is expressed in the
thought, How much can l make out
Of It," which creates dishonesty. A
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
Lightest of All Liquids.

Additional experiments by Professor
Dewar have shown that liquid hydro
gen is by far the lightest of all known
liquids. Its density is one-fourteenth
that of water, and, curiously enough,
this happens to be the same ratio of
density that hydrogen in, the gaseous
state bears to air. Heretofore the
lightest liquid known has been lique-
fed marshga which possesses about
two-filths the density Of water
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

rs anything the matter?" she a,lt-
ed, in a slightly alarmed voice. II
was surely not possible that he could
already have learned Betty's treach-
cry.
Yes. We can't go on like this,
Miss Helmsley!"
mol" Nora felt the color go out
of her face.
1T isn't fair to you, and besides /
Things have changed"
You mean that Betty"
Miss Oakhurst is going to be mar
rled. Nora gasped, but did not
speak. She is engaged to Lord Bar
thorpe. l met Lady Oakhurst just
now, and she was overlooking with
loving kindness to the world in gen.
eral'
Betty has behaved abominably!"
put in Nora, Indignantly.
Ted Markham smiled.
i think, on the contrary, that she
has shown remarkably good sense. l
am going to leave London; l really
came this afternoon to say good-by."
Nora bit her lips
Il am very sorry" she began, hest
tatingly. Il am afraid l was rather
to blame, but l thought Betty really
cared, and"
She left the sentence unfinished. Ted
Markham's demeanor puzzled her; he
was quite white. and there was look
In his eyes which troubled her. What
was there in her fluffy-haired, blue
eyed little friend to move a man SO?
That her companion had taken some
great resolution, and that a singularly
difficult one, it was easy enough to per-
ceive.
Are you going to be away long?"
she asked, awkwardly. 81 mean, are
you going far?"
Il think of going to have look at
the antipodes. My father has some
interest, and 1 hope to get sent off to
Melbourne"
"But haven't you made'up your mind
rather hurriedly?" she objected, tim
idly
"Hurriedly? Why, put things in
train weeks ago."
Weeks ago!" she exclaimed. But
Bettys engagement is quite fresh. Did
you suspect"
Il suspected nothing. 1 knew"
you knew!" she exclaimtd, indig-
nantly "Then why didn't you speak?
Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you'll" She stared at him, his
tone was so vehement. "Oh, about
Betty, you meant"
"Of course. What else could
| mean?"
Nothing, of course"
Really, I don't understand you."
He laughed drearily as he rose.
"No, I must not explain. Good-by!"
She looked up at him with startled
eyes.
you are too hard on Betty She"
"Oh, Betty? Don't you know that
haven't thought of her for weeksvthat
l found out long ago that we had
made a mistaken"
Then why are you going?"
She managed to keep her eyes upon
his face, though her cheeks burned and
she felt almost choked
Don't you know that I am almost
| pauDer% she. asked, in a trembling
voice, because you want to make your
fortune, or because-because l am too
rich?"
Moral" T.
She covered her face with her hands.
ooh, IL you were not in love with
Betty, didn't you see-didn't you guess
weeks ago-"-London World.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
ROBERT TAYLOR. AGED 1874.

This is a portrait Of Robert Taylor,
the oldest person in Great Britain or
Ireland, who died recently at an age
much above 100 years, according to the
Westminster Gazette. He was 1874
years old, having been born in 1854;
others put his age at only 119. At any
rate, it is on record that he served as
a fifer for the British troops during the
rebellion of 1898 in Ireland. On the in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

Mrs. Challenge-Why did you not
start up the photograph while mother
was here? Mr.. Challenge-There Is no
harmony in two talking machines run
ming simultaneously New York Even
ing Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
HAS A NEW THEORY.
HEART NOT THE MOTIVE
POWER OF LIFE.
The Blood Circulates by Force OF In
halation of OIyGen-ChemicaI Action
and Not Heart Pumping-Dr. Rod err
mund the Discoverer.

r. M. ]. RODER-
MUND of Wiscon-
sin has PROFOUND
a new theory as to
the law and power
that propels the
blood. Though
ministering to the
ills Of the honest
folk in a far-away
pinery town, the
doctor is a grad
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

PRODUCTION of penny postage he was
appointed postmaster at Scarva, Coun-
ty Down, Ireland, and held the office
at his death, attending to all business
himself till few days before he passed
away. Last April Queen Victoria sent
him a framed portrait of herself as
birthday gift. He was a Methodist and
had built large hall back of his house
for religious services.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
WAS ONCE ACANNIBAL.
COMES FROM AFRICA TO SAVE
SINNERS.
How He Became Converted-Strange
Story of the Man Who Passed His
Early Life In Savagery - Religious
Rites of the Natives.

N st. Louis is a
man who ror years
ran wild on the
cannibal plains Of
Africa. Since COM
ing in contact with
refinement t h / S
man has abandon
ed all of his for
mer habits, GUS
toms and peculiar
tiles, and is to the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12

There have been twenty-seven cases
Of insanity in the Bavarian royal faH'
lily during the last 100 years
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-01-12
AUSTRIA'S ROYAL FAMILY.

The ex-chef of the Austrian imperial
family in an interview has given some
interesting particulars of the habits
and meals of the emperor and empress.
We are told that their majesties never
breakfast and lunch together. Nor
does Francis Joseph treat these meals
with any Formally as when he is alone
and there are no guests he has them
served by his side on the table in his
cabinet where he works. The emperor
is very early riser, getting up in sum-
mer as early as o'clock, and at he
has breakfast of cold meat or game,
with coffee, French roll and butter.
He takes dejeuner in the same sim
pie manner at II or II, and nothing
more, no IS o'clock tea," before dinner
at 8.
The empress does not rise till 9, and
breakfast is served at 10 in her own
apartments. This is a substantial
meal, la Anglaise, with a variety Of
hot dishes and even potatoes and other
vegetables. prepared in continental
fashion. With this meal her majesty
takes tea. Between this meal and din
- he empress takes nothing wha--
1890 -0ueh. coy I'D
mine afternoon lea, anl she ascTi5es
her good health and ability TO walk
and climb for hours between these
meals to this simple regime.
Their majesties dine together with
their ladies and gentlemen in waiting
and both dislike a long dinner and
lot Of courses. Still the cuisine is one
of the most refined and superb imagin-
able Both are very abstemious as
regards wines, the empress generally
drinking some champagne, while her
spouse INDUCES in a glass or two OF
his favorite imperial Tokay from his
own vineyards, npurchasable, Of
course. but said to be worth $25 a bot
lie. OF this famous vintage, by the
way, there are some dozens at Wind
sor, presented from time to time by
the Austrian kaiser, some even dating
back to the days OF Prince Consort,
whose favorite wine was Tokay, which
was served to him specially at dinner
every night.
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