davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

Per sozen stalks 1O425c per basket
10 Pef oox Zoq00ci do Norfolk per Dbl 25q5ec;
ueunber pickles. Jersey, 1000 S19S3 egEpiants,
Jersey per half hbl 81 25Gs1 80: per bush $16
90 ieuuce, Western NeN-York dozen. 20Q6Oc: DO
90 S rzog4oe; onons Connecticut red bbl 81 SOC
- 20 hentucky and Tennessee bbi So do Orange
SSouuty, red, bag S1a$1 So Jersey and Long
req per bb 81 50Qs2 % per basket
SItSl 20 do yellow. bb 81 50a$2 %: Southern
p1tato per basket 5ea55e; do white per basket 75c@
peas Western Nev-York per bag S1fS2 70; do per
SIs basket S1GS2 peppers Jersey. per bush box T5eG
e. s'f'ng beans Western NewYork. round green per
push ~ 20QS1 20; do fat green $1dSf so do SIG
% do Boston round green, per box, S1Q$1 50
40 nat green S1qSl %: do T5cfS1 %; do Baltimore
ssseh n, per half Dbl basket. S1QS1 20 squash marrow
be Sl0S1 25 do yellow. 75cGS1 23; do white I5c9
81 tuTnips Jersey. Russia per bbl s0caS1;
syoFt and upper Jersey box 5Oc6J$l so; do South
Jersey Acme. I5cGS1 25. Stone 50c1$1. do Grant seq
oOc; do Southern. per carrier 25675c
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

COZTON-The market started quiet 10 tone, with
prices Pos points higher light pit buying ana stCe
ing foreign demand Flrmer Liverpool cables tan 5oo1
weather from the greater part OF the s1ti
and altogether favorable crop news pfole1
rts the supporting orders were soon *
hsusre7 . feature sIfall way
pressure prices eassd on slowly until a Ist
decline or points evidence Prom TINS
business was stupidity entirely professional
character There nothing n The late news 70 arec
sentiment whole trade seemed 10 he hooing ao
-rr ne August government of Moncay Busi
ness from South snEuiarly Light while collils
SION houses failed the public spot cotton mar
ae here and in The South exhibited fair degree Of
eteaEness but neglected and generally unchanged
feaurelesE showing sustained
prices ut summer duh trade conditions crop accounts
ccnd 0Ds east Of The MISSISSIPPI hui
more Imperative large west Of thar
river --fafly Central Texas Paris Tex received
inches RusEeliyfle. received 3 incne6 Win
n the tentyfour But these rains were
ev local and relieved drOuth only at those points
me suglet option the local market received very lit
~ attention and very notices were Issued. Liver
rool cables about expected after the cary ac
arce showing general desire abroad 10 conform with
- variation the market here. IN the last half hour
snened several points on room covering
Of STEADY, with prices
re- > points higher . points lower-
The range prices the local market to-day
follows
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
NAVAL STORES.

The market spirits slightly to-day unda,
ack 4 support and sympathy with Southern weak
gess Rosin also easy. while and pitch ruled
,Tuef but steady. We quote:
TAR-Reguiars. s. % DO oil bbls - %
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-3JAs y a354c.
P4STN--Co=nmon good strained, s E Goa
81 81 r 81 20. 81 So n 81 so. 81 80; X, 81 IS; NJ
- 65. n S8: C. 50 So; W "a. So c..
STOCK OK HAND
Sol
Far 90
wilmington July sI-spirits turpentine steady s2a
&c. receipts ~ bbif. Rosn nm B5caSI receipts les
IhIs Grade turpenine steady $qS2; receipts SO bbIr
Tar caet 81 90 receipts, l46 bbls.
t-harlestc9. July Sl-IuEpeEine steady. 81. RosIu
h-T. sales 200 bbis: b. G D. 81 E. 81 05: F. 81 10; g.
G 81 IS -
cesrfs 20 bbls; sales IlOO. exports, l952 Ro-.a
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

The MIX Exchange directors at their regular monthly
.-
PQULTRY-ALIVE-Rec to-day included 10 cars
ot western and Of Southwestern hy freight and few
cunuiatt from previous receipts showing
viii ersduaijy esn l I,a 1ao I II ~ % opsd W. We nots
Spring chickens. Ohio. Indiana etc peg ~ 40 Far
roosters old SC: turkeys Sc ducks western per pair
6gU oc; do Southern and Southwestern 40G5Oc geese
ern. s0a90c; pigeons per pair l5Q20c. -. DRESSED
Supplies Of fowls were somewhat larger to-day. and Wit"
invoices more beral than expected the shele
easier Spring chickens however as plenty the
about steaey win fancy large Western chickens scarce
and arm. Long Island spring good demand and
squabs plenty quality Very frozen
stock left. except turleys which selling SLOWLY
spring chlckens PhladeiDiia n and over to pair 1ea
2os Do mixed sizes ieqse DO Pennsyvania prime oP
picked or scaldsd i0@iIc: fowls Wesiefn dry picked
fancy small i0dioltc do western sesi6ed fancy small
l0c DO heavy. 9nc; do Southwestern dry picked small
loc Western and Southwestern prime 10 good. sG3se
nearby lS=c: Western. 7G9e; geese spring Eastern
per dozen So 25; DO mixed 81 75@s 81 do dark 81 25a
81 90 FroEen-IaTkeys s., young hens No L II llg9iicS g9
lsg2Oc 90 sealded fancy. l4e chickens fancy. soft
picked No l. loe; 90 plain. 9g91se ducks. fancy l2g
l2izc; geese. fancy s3sal0c-
POTATOES AND YEGETABLEs-D Demand for potatoes
continues and market quite firm full former
prices Sweet potatoes steady Domestic onions little
more active. but prices unehsnged Corn steady Cab
Elephants steady Peas in light supply and while fancy
lower string beans and lower Tomatoes in liberal
supply and weak Other vegetables range about as
per bb sSqS4; 90 upper Jersey. far % prime ~ I99
% rs do South Jersey fair 10 prime s3a$ DO southern
poEt 1es North Carolina red prime per bb sSas4
Hhekensae per 100 sl1s1 Is DO South Jersey. choice
sss3s: 90 Waksasid. 81 5OSS2 co celery M1e:sau small
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
LIvERpooL corroN MARKErs.

Liverpool. July 81 D m--Cotton spot, quiet prices
easier American mddling, 1S-32d- The sales OF the
day bales. which 500 speculation
and export included 500 bales American
opened quiet closed barely steady American nIddng
! n august. lS-64d sellers; august and September.
13644 II 64d sellers: September 13-64d4 sell
October o 6-64di T-64d buyers; October and
November I 5-6+d buyers November and December.
sd buyers December and January. 4-64d buyers:
January and February, 4-64d buyers February ana
hun
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

ding 7c ordinary T-fsc: receipts 25 bales
receipts 154 bales: shipments 80 bales: sales. 10
bales; stock. 27.429 bales =
Augusta. July 3I.-Cott0n quiet: mlddlng Sac; low
middling 7se receipts BOG bales: shipments oaies'
sales, bales: stock. 10. se4 bales
Charleston, July S1-Cotton nonnals receipt, pale
stock. 1.942 bales
Houston. July 3lCottoa quiet; mddinE, SCI low mic
ding 7rsc good ordinary ec; receipts 5T2 bales ship
ments, f16 bales stock. 6.429 bales
81. Louis July 3I.-Cotton dull: middlins. Sc: low
middling. TAc ordinary 69sc receipts, 80
bales shipments s7s bales; stock. 6.15l bales
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
ERIE RAILROAD.

rr,rorrh trains leave York. OF Charnhar.
as follows and minutes earlier from W. 23d ST:
0-O0 m Dailv.-SOld train for Buffalo. Arr 4
Bnghamjoa Waverly. Emira and Bradford Coaches
except SUNDAYS
CWeco Waverly ElTnira and Delawsre VALLEY Doinrs
Pullman Paror Car DaS 10 EoFt JeTFis and Monticello
Pullman Paror Cars
tram 10 Chicago arriving $50 Arr Cleveland 5O
Chicago. Cleveland DfDfp,y
80 p m. -Igflao IA and cleveland ExpresseArr
Buffalo G5. Bradford 10 Jamestown 200 Youngs-
80 ana Cleveland. - 80
1T6 D. m Daily SOLID train Tor Bingfau1top w.
Iy EimTa Chcage. Sleepers TO Buffalo. Chicago en-
cunatf. Dinins car.
TTVCKETs. LOCAL TINE CARDS AND PULLMAN
Broadway I5T Fat 125th ST. and 2T3 West I55th 81
Chambers West Esd 81 ferries New York: 3ss ana
$50 Fulton St. rs Broadway Brookiyr l92 Piver 81
Hoboken and Jersey City Station New York TTansf-t
co. and checks baggage to destination.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

Cotton FRchsrea sre-sl Liverpool cabes-Spot cotton
qet bales speculation and export 6ysg na.ss
cheuge1 closed barely steady unchanged 70 p9lht nj
love-. August lGs Augast- 1loef and SeptIl
Feter zg51. November December, osb; December
ssu-@ry, svz5i JanaaT3 enraa-ys 5.O4b Ee1Tasr3 @
Aarch. Cos Aarch-Ap.iL so5Qa-oo Aanehesief yarns
e-4et. and cloths Quiet lut steady
Flour AND MEAL.-There was only small trade IN
lp-r again enc Lo change IN prices c4CsilE
sprng patents 70GS4 winter stTaghts, - 224SS -
Elre4 patients 55GS3 So spring clears, - sJuSo l5
2irl A winter - 7pS2 So extra No winter S- o.
- -o1 grace SIS 5U1SlS. spot and u arrive ~ Z
tsEey 81 l5gSs s5--- CORN AL iTrnt geoIeo,
- DRIED. - e. s. ~. 70 brand sAS SAAEAL---
s-.a- 7e Ha.te ana yellow - Z2e$- -. CO.. -,
- ot sa-s arrive. 20 n Sl5gSl7 -. sprng nign
- ~ - c1arse R-stef uiah - tte- 900 -
- slAeals o1s corrrreai 80 inseed oA taEs - -
- 81 CAKE. S2l haIniny chop SIS 1888 olHleA4'
,e5.AINv-IzEAT- a good part q the DAY wheat
- urt final unloading selling wound Up the
Z 1t ratteI weak a. hsc net decline OUTSIDE oI
--'-ls prices They Included satisfactory AofthWeSt
+-.H it. flfaA export trace II comparison Win
-t t-slifss liHi e-Les Ae@e
s-..t el- eafis ipfe4sn selspg AGcb q ne -
f-alfe trade wac slow ane featureiess with prices
49,. He orerlng point. Except for the European saes
80 e-ety = focal business opening prices, IN
r Liverpool sttac:nesss were practically IN
ron ~ preFio1s night al Isisc FOR sepIemeeT
taaiy SID on - p n l6c WIKI the close al nae
s is-y receipts aggregated ll2l5gJ bush, compared
s1%lefs Hefe falr. The close Liverpool some
80 easier orly I'D advance whsle Paris markets
- 2 fo Do points advance. A Rz-ln prices
- lp and Budapest point net higher Export
5ss Tor cash wheat ? ahoat basis. were as FOL
iss7iis1e = : No-thern NeW-York. 7e1ae. PromPt. 10
Il - pfqnIf i0 august Z No red New-York 75Ac
y II ~ y lef 80 hard New YORK. 76Ae. August 10
ION - a seE,ercsy On return ~ bul-ish crop news
80 "tA- - prices representing practically t9S
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

spot cos-or closed dull steady, with quotations
changed on Tie basis l-I6c for mddAnE upland and
s ! -6. rudSing go bales southern
f0t markets were relegraphed follows; NeTJrlsars
quiet Unchanged. 3-1Gcs Noble nominal unchangel
e. s.. Savannah quiet unchanged, az SC Nliilng1on
UNCHANGED. Norfolk llbc lower
l8-I6c Titirore nominal unchanged, Sic; Calves
tor ouet UNCHANGED at ssc Augusta quiet, 3sc lower
& ~. ~ Louis dull, unchanged, al SC
Receipts az ports interior points to-day compared
Nlt1 Tie same Gay last week and LAST EesE:
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
NEW YORK CENTRAL.

HARLEM DIVISION.
Dos a. " and 335 P. N. Daily. except Sundays. -
PittsheId and North Adams. Saturdays only. . IS
P NJ SUNDAYS Only. at 20 A. N
Pullman all through trains.
Trains Illuminated with PintsCh Light
Ticket 1I3. PSI and 1915 Broadway 25
Union So. W. 275 Columbus Ave. I33 West 125th
I25th I3Sth ST Stations New York. aSS -of
Fulton ST.. and los Broadway <. D. BROOKLYN.
Telephone 800 3Sth STREET. for New Central Cab
Service Baggage checked from hotel residence By
Westcott Express Company.
P. s. BLODGETT. GEORGE II. DANIELS.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
RAITlNnBE, :. OHIO RAuRnAD
WEST SHORE RAILROAD.

Trains leave Franklin ST. station New YORK "a nas-
lows. and IS min. later foot West 42d ST. n z
s71O A M-For interm. points 70 Albany AoaVL
$40 A Nh Rip Van Winkle Flyer TO Gatsklts.
A N-Saratoga and Buffalo Express.
A M-C2l Lake Mohonk. Minnswaska Express.
tI2.45 p NJ -Cl-Catsklu Mountain Express.
81 90 y M-ChicagO Express
s225 = M--Con-. Lin for Detroit. Chi. & ST.
i M-CN IlsteE Express 70 CRtskiM Ma
1S45 No For Hudson River Points Albany
M-For ROch.. Buffalo. Cieve'd Chfcago.
M-For Roch.. Buffalo DetEoit & Louis.
pf5 M-For SyFa.. ROch Mag Fails Dst 4 chi
.DaiIy italy except sunday Leaves BrooEiyn An
mex No I, f9:t5 NJ: . 41O.s5 A al $3.50 p
81: q az 1905 ? NJ Lsaves Jersey city. ?. r. r. sra.
No I az PAS \ NJ; AT fii2O A ~ at ti2 so p 81 4
t3.a5 NJ Time tables AZ principal hotels and oces
checked from hotel rs Wesscotfs.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo July s1.-FIour frm wheat-sprfng limits
firm; No Northern old. carloads IeAe DO new, T5Ac
Winter red T4c No 1 white. TAc; mixed, I3c Cora
firm; No yellow. 5s&c; No do 5Shc; No 2 corn.
5S45SAc. Oats quiet No white; i&5ae' No z mixed
40Iac. Barley 54E5sc IN Rye No ?. sac o1eFea
track Canal freights steady.
Chicago July S1.-The leading futures ranged fol
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
Railroads.
CENTRAL R. 4. Of kEH JERSEY.
Liberty St South Ferry avs
- Aarli liert thann excao - -
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

EOk PHILADELFHIA. A.
Ts43O f73O fS.OO 800 1000. Ill Co A M II o0
-1sO 1900 $40 t4OO SS40 t4-SO 500. 100 IL 80
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
Fs43O. $500. 1000. "1130 A NJ. 41O0 sI3- s340
$500 100 p. NJ, s12.15 mdt-
SANDY HOOK ROUTE.
From foot Of Rector 81.
Through to Point Pleasant 600. 1000 100 A. NJ IOo
. 90 as 4 80 p NJ. Through Ocean Grove. & no
P. NJ Sundays, through to PoRt Pleasant 1000 A. M
loo. 400. 500 P NJ
oices: Liberty ST. Ferry. South Ferry, 1Ia 2sl 4s4
1900 1884 Rway IS2 5th 737 9th Av., Union 60
west 153 East Iahth ST. 2T3 i25th ST 245 Colun
bus Az. York; Court ST. 344. SEQ Fulton ST
Rrookyn: gS Broadway. Williamsburg New York Trans
Ter Co CO for and checks baggage 10 destination
VFron1 Liberty 81. only. 'Day- TDaiy. except sun
dav. sSundays only.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
L,aCkawanna Railroad


tickets 95 Flfth Ave. G54 Columbus AVE- ia IN
and Llss Broadway = Park PL. ISs W. i25th s. aad
s3e FULTON ST.. Bfooklyn-
Westcort's Express Company ~in call for aaA chsck
tagg.ss 70 dsstinaton- tExeeot sunday. 'paly.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
Railroads.
pENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

p RAILRoAD
sTAT9s tsss g AB IYESTTTzEP SoE AND
OThe leaving time from Desbrosses and
cortiandt streets Is five minutes later than
that given below for Twenty-thtrd street
station. except where otherwise noted
100 A n FAST MAIL~-LiEted to TWO Buffet Parior
"a aTs 1nI New HSrS 20 Ptseurs Sleeping Car Fs01's
NJ FAST SoLfSfs = T.s1 sns Cleveland
800 a. M PENSsYLyANIA LIMITED 3D.
IloR For cScso Ds's csysa9d Toisdo ciSeiaaaf
iss 50, ro1, eIcASo 4ND 81 LogEs T5asssss,
Shieago. st Louis. Dining Car.
issiinspaGi, G ,.a sT L9uIs s 1I5 car
o.55 p. N. WFsTERN ExPREss-For chIeaso. Fs=
Ts5 2. NJ PAcIFTc ExPREss-For Siss Pis,ssuFE sd
Route conSeets for Cleveland except sasuTasy.- =,
49, SLEyEASD AS9 SSS1NSm SaSSTIs m en-
zu sWSAsHTNGToN AND THE SOUTH s.,
10 s DSiHs csr i6 ss Dns. ses Car, % i2 40
GDeseEossss and coriiandt Streets. 200. g 3 co9
pnas esr 4ss al bnas Fia1T ca9 s9a SisTS 25 @
Snsrs.so1a 5 ~ In 10 - ~ PHSs Ps4aS Ss9 Sss nns m eS SIS
80 80 tDinins Carr ass Dining ce1 s25 ,. NJ l@le
SOUTHERN s RAILwAY.-Express s25 as p NJ Il 10
ATLANTLG 1s;, COAST LINE-Ezsrsss. ssS n and S-2S
sAGGARD is5oaS AIR IISE sna E q
NoRFoLk or DIX AND WESTERN RAI4wAY.-Far Memphis
caEsAIEAE1E s5 = OHIO R1iLW1Y.-sSS a and AS
FOR OLD FONT COMFORT and xoRFoLK--5.sS a
Meek-dGys and . m daily.
- nc -ClTT--955 m. and 2 IS veek-days
SsnlaySS, tSS a. Through Vestbued Trains 6llec
Parlor Cars Standard Coaches weekday Paror
coaches
4--l2.55 m weekdays
POINTS OF New York and long Branch Railroad tfron
N'SSt IWenty-third Street Statio1l SIS A. L 70
az az n,sst1rdays only). 22S 2 IS. 325 40 ass and
20 oo oSssS and Cortlandt Streets). $50. 800
lZSD % Saturdays only. 30 3.IO 80 40 6l0.
~ , FoR oIsnfsfi PfiIItbEfPhi II sti 4 g. ''' m
ard Cortlandt Streets 2n. 725 t5S
20 soS % C955 Penna- Limited iOl0 (DesoT1
end Cortiandt Streets 70 Dining 10 50 Dining
Sarl IL a. 70 55. 10 (Desbrosses ard Cortantt
Streets 2O). 255 sa5 S3 4e5 AS Dining Carr
80 tDlniag Carr J55 Dining carr. T55. S25 S55.
- n ~ 10 night. Sundays TO- T55 no eoachesl.
a. m 30 50 Dining Carl. 3-25 3-55. 42s Dining
-e,oS 10 .. m. l21O nghr
Ticket ofices Nos. and
- Futh avenue fhelOw 23C ST.; Asor House Vest
Dresses and Cortlandt
street 9S Broadway AMI Pennsylvania Annex Station
Brooklyn station Jersey City The New Transfer
company viii call for nd check baggage from hotels
and residences through destination Teephone
vice. - -
J. 3. HUTCHINSON 7 r WOOD
General Marager- General Pass'r
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

Ro-C5ree market steady: No RIO 4Ss25: receipts.
bags; cleared the United states 1900 bags;
cleared for Europe, 1000 bags; stock 42l 600 bags
The statistical position Of Brazilian coffee Is as fol-
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
EEHECH VALLEY.
Foot ed = Cortantt Des5rosses streets q
Daily. Except sunday. sGndey changes: l2-A Gl2a

TicKets Pullman oHmOtslions
I5i Broadway Ave- f5 Mon Columbus
n. y
Brooklyn. transfer will call for check baggage
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01
COnaensed

MILK AND CREAM-The daily average receipts Of mil
and cream including bottled milk DIS
rbutng routes reaching the city week ended
q follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

--T-- --T-6E- --l-f-s-I-oIes oueT' El5d
rr- Santos 4S-OO receipts $4,000
tsrs Harnburg-Coree market opened = pfg lower; at
80 IT. Ad& Ifg lower: sales, 1900 bags.
Havre-C-fee market opened steady 4 franc lower al
i rl unchanged; quiet and Unchanged al $3.50
= % unchanged; total sales. 25,000 bags.
-,--.--- a d. yufv ...... 50 so
r-r--r--v "a sd. aue7lst .-............. 80 so
March SAB September %
October $50
November 4oO
JI5-e s. d December ...-.......... 81 IS
New-York tribune., 1901-08-01

Receipts OF hreadsgus al interior points IN th9usshos
cphers omitted -four bbls grain oush as
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-25
Sii!!iiiifii1!{IE i!iiiii! {IEI;S;{{R%iie!|I. ii!!i[
: INSECTS FOR FOOD.
Men of Science Proclaim Cockroac ch es
and LOcusts Rare Duii1ties. II
Properly Prepared,

A French ehtomologist, NJ. Dagin,
recommends insects as an article of
food. He speaks with authority, hav-
ing not only read through the whole
literature of insect eating, but having
himself tasted several hundreds of
species raw, boiled, fried. broiled.
roasted and hashed. He has even eat
en- spiders prepared according to the
following recipe: "Take plump spi-
der, remove the legs and skin. Rub
over with butter and swallow. How
ever, he does not recommend them.
but this may be prejudice on his part.
He states two objections to spiders.
They are not insects, and they feed on
animal food.
Cockroaches are a foundation for a
delicious soup. NJ. Dagin follows the
recipe given by Senator Testelin in a
speech delivered in the senate on Feb
ruary IL, 1878: Pound your cock
reaches In u mortar; put in a sieve, and
pour in boiling water or beef stock"
Conuoisseurs preferthis to real bisque
M. Wilfrid de Fonvielle, the French sci
enlist, prefers the cockroaches in the
laryai state. The perfect insect may
be shelled and eaten like a shrimp;
that way Dir. CASTER, member of the
national assembly of 1913, used to eat
them.
Caterpillars are light food of easy
digestion. Not only African and
American native races but Frenchmen
appreciate them. NJ. de Lalande, as
tronomer, had dinner every Saturday
with thezoologist, Qua tremere dIsjon-
vale. Nine. dIsjonvalle, who knew his
tastes, collected in the afternoon all
the caterpillars she could find in her
garden and served them on a plate to
her guest. The most popular insect
food is the locust 1t is eaten fried,
dried in the sun. ground in flour, broiled
(among the Beduin), boiled in milk Ca
Morocco recipe), or fried and served
with rice as in Madagascar. The Jesuit
Father Cambou thinks that locust flour
might become popular in Europe as a
condiment. Travellers opinions on To-
Gusts differ. Amicis finds they taste
like shrimps, Niebuhr like sardines,
livingston like caviare.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-25
THUMB MARK NONSENSE.
there Is No Truth in the Notion That
the Marks Never Change
Through0ut life

"a tremendous amount of nom
sense has been written about thumb
marks" said q New Orleans physi-
sian, who has liking for the by-
paths of science, reports the Times
Democrat: 1T is claimed, you know;
that the curious skin confguration
Of the ball and thumb is never thA
same in any two people and that it
never changes from birth to death.
The first statement is, of course, cor
rect, as no human being in the world
is exactly like any of his fellows.
But the assertion that the thumb
marks never change throughout life
and would serve as means of iden-
tiica tion from the cradle to the
grave, is, to~say the least, . decided
exaggeration. 1 have given the sub
ject careful investigation and have
shown by number OF experiments
that the configNration is liable to
such changes as render it entirely
unrecognizable when compared with
a print of the original markings: The
alterations may come from q variety
Of anything, in fact. that will
destroy the outer layer of skin.
II took an India ink impression of
my own thumb several years ago and
not long after -blistered both of
them pretty severely while rowing on
the lake. As usual the outer skin
peeled off and it occurred to me one
day to take new impression aud see
whether the flesh surface>was an ex-
q mt fon-c;u,i1o ~ ho o11
tonished at the variations and all my
preconceiyed ideas,of the immutabil-
ity of the mark were knocked higher
than kite. 1t is true the changes
were more in the nature of distor-
ton of the former patterns than a
complete rearrangement of the lines,
but they were SO pronounced that
any value the marks may have had
for Identification purposes was en-
tirely lost. They excited my interest
and persuaded a few of my friends
to loan me their thumbs for expert
ments. I first took India ink impress
sions and then removed the top skin
with a solution of arnica. The skin
layer that came off was mere film
not nearly so thick as in my case
yet in every instance there were dis
tinct and unmistakable alterations in
the lines. One mans second print
was SO changed you would never in
the world have identified it with the
first. Another modifying cause is
the tendency of the thumb to develop
little horizontal crea ses as one grows
old. This is especially true of me-
chanics and other working people
who use tools, and eventually the
creases will break up the skin con-
figuration to such an extent that it
is equivalent almost to a rearrange-
ment of the pattern.
Eyes, 1 know that popular belief
is dead against me on the subject -
added the doctor in response to a
question, "but there are a lot of
things we take for granted in the
world that won't bear scrutiny"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-07-25
WARM WEATHER DIET.
Meats. Heavy Soups and Hot Bread
should BE Used SparinEly
from June to October.

"It is astounding said a physician
to the writer, chow little thought the
Deople give to their food in relation
to various seasons of the year. To
this very carelessness lay much sum-
mer sickness, often an illness that
ends fatally. Take the matter of left
overs. A warming hash, ragout or
meat pie is all right for the depth of
winter, but not for weather when the
blood needs cooling. would en-
treat every honsekeeper not to buy
morsel of pork, ham or sausage
from June till October. Reserve even
kbeef, lamb and veal for the cooler
days of summer, and in long hot
spells let meat alone entirely. Ma
ture provides for these burning days
with vegetables and fruit, tender
chicken and fine, firm, white-feshed
fish. IF you have leftover foods to
be utilized, convert them into chilled,
appetizing salads instead of ragouts.
IF soups are necessity, let them be
thin consomme or chicken soup, not
purees or bisques. I would prohibit
pie and rich cake, and let fruit, ices,
delicate iellies or milk puddings take
their place. I'd also put veto on
hot breads. If people could turn an
X-ray on the poor, overworked stom-
achs I'm called to care for all sum-
mer long and see the mischief done
by overeating and eating things that
have no business to be cooked in hot
weather, they would realize I am
speaking earnest truth 1"7 Good
housekeeping,