Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15
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make them green, and jellies made
from the gelatine obtained from the
skins and cores Of apples, boiled, strain.
cd and mixed with glucose, with the
addition Of tartaric and In some cases
sulphuric acid Is an accOmplice of the
wretch who sold him the goods. The
dairyman who milks his pump as well
as his COW has long been standing
Joke; but his boric and salicylic acids
which he Introduces into uns,ispectlng
human stomachs are no joke. They
prepare the way for the patent mcdl.
cine man and the fake healer. One
sham makes another.
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Germany was the star performer mt
the Hague when she not only blocked
the Cars scheme of disarmament In
a very effective manner, but also an.
nounced her conversion to the Anglo.
American arbitration plans. Those
prophets were right who declared that
the Kaiser was meditating a move that
should put him at the center Of the
stage and demonstrate that he had
very large part in the play. That he
has consented to the principle of per-
manent arbitration tribunal Is well
come news. His country is both n
great and a growing power, whose In
fiuence should be made to tell for all
the objects of the peace conference
that are practical and praisewOrthy.
and the permanent tribunal Is one of
these. 1t has been criticised because
it Is said that the questions that will
come before 1t are not such as to pro-
woke war. but the establishment of the
principle Is likely to have far-reaching
effects. Once the nations have begun
the practice Of appealing to the court
its value I'm the case of larger interna-
tiOnal problems Is sure to be recog-
nized ana wider application of the
principle will follow. The triumph for
arbitration In the concession of Ger
many Is particularly gratifying to this
country. to whose efforts II il primarily
due. Our Government and our dele
gates deserve congratulations on the
eminently practical way In which they
formulated and advocated one Of the
few great and feasible schemes of the
conference.
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The relation of the cigarette to crime
was the subject of some startling sta
tistics presented before the National
Conference Of Charities aud Correc.
tons at Cincinnati. or the boys in the
Illinois state Reformatory between the
ages Of ten and fifteen. ~ per cent.
were confirmed cigarette smokers. and
81 per cent. so addicted to the habit.
ut the time Of their conviction, as to be
| termed cigarette flends' by the court.
The superintendent who compiled these
figures asserts that the cigarette works
tenfOld more injury to the boy under
fifteen than do intoxicating liquors,
ana more than any other one factor
starts him on the road to criminal life.
While It Is true that not every cigarette
Aend becomes criminal. the fact re.
mains that the habit Is acquired
through evil associations; It Involves
demoralizing deception on the part OF
the boy Mt home; and by enfeebling
health ana will makes the Ind an easy
prey to temptation. Prof. DE Motto,
Of Bryn Mawr. visiting n tobacco house
In Brazil. noticed black iiuid trickllng
slowly into the vat Of tobacco about to
be made into cigarettes. Upon asking
what II was he was told. Rum. mo-
lasses and opium. to give spice to the
| cigarette" These are specific facts
which admit of no controversy. De-
ductiOns thereupOn can be easily made
by every reader.
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The Chinese Government Is actually
showing considerable enterprise and
intelligence In its efforts to regulate the
floods of the Yellow River. The plan
recommended by Ii Hung Chang and
his Belgian engineers was referred to
the grand council. six boards ana nine
ministries. composed altogether Of oOO
mandarins. aud after a long discussion
it, adoption was favOrably recon.
mended to the Empress dowager. The
old lady Immediately ordered an apprO.
prIation of 100000 taels 81 900, 900 In
silver, GOO.OO0 taels to be furnished by
the general government and 100000 by
the governors OF the provinces through
which the river runs. The board OF
revenue was instructed to order the
work commenced ut once, and there
are encouraging signs that the plan
which has been recommended so often
will finally be carried out. The general
plan follows that Of the Mississippi
River commission and consists OF
dredging u deeper channel for the river
and building levees or bikes along the
banks.
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Along with GOethe's dying cry fol
more light" must go laundering down
the ages the cry of the Kaiser FOL
more soap" When II delegation from
the medical congress called upon the
latter he listened attentively to an ac
count of their proceedings and asked
many questions bearing upon the work
Then In conversation. after the formal
reception was ended, he remarked with
characteristic impulsiveness, Soap
more soap! That's the weapon to check
disease" Technically the Kaiser Is
right. Saponihcatlon Is civilization.
| General Wood proceeded upon that the,