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The evening times., 1902-06-11
Value Of Sleep.

One great secret Of NapcIeon's power
vas his ability to sleep. If ne had but
an hour for sleep he slept an hour.
even though the fate Of an army or
Of an empire hung in the balance while
y slept General Grant was another
great example of this ability TO lag
aside work at quitting time. Even in
responsibility of the movements Of the
nations armies stretched out in battle
line a thousand miles long, lay on his
shoulders; when his goodnight com
mands involved aIl-night marching and
fighting Of his Army of the Potomac
and his waking orders might mean vic
tory OF defeat. the killing or the saving
OF a thousand men-undeT il all he lay
down and dropped to sound sleep as
quickly as you or I when we read our
selves sleepy over an old story book.
Grant had what a great writer has
called a -TrietionIess mind He saved
Tor the wear of work what others throw
away on the tear Of worry.
Here is sample OF the other ex-
treme. said Minneapolis lawyer to
me today; When I began the prac-
tiee of law 1 always lost two nights
before had ease in court, tossing
about and combating every thinkable
standpoint Of my opponent. And ! lest
as much sleep afterward upbFaiding
myself for not having thought OF GER
tain points at certain pat occasions
in the progress of the case" OF what
value were these night thoughts to this
young attorney About as much value
as night sweats to a consumptivel
venture TO say that all the business
planning a man does in life while ly-
ing On his back at night isn't worth an
hours good thinking on his feet on one
June morning. AS compared with the
sleep it displaces, such night thinking
isn't worth forty winks after dinner.
Burning the candle at both ends some
times makes a fine bonfire But it
always makes a bad grease spot of a
] good candle.-Commercia West
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Nerit il Old Simples.

It is a curious sign of the times that |
the medical faculty are beginning to
realize that there may be some merit in
the old simpIes, cures and ideas of the
common folk. SAYS the New Orleans /
Picayune.1 Time was when the simple
remedies of the cid nanny were
thought to be based on superstition.
The medical man turned up his nose at
them. but in the broader views which
science is taking in the things Of every
cay life a great deal Of good grain has
been found to be mixed with what was
once thought to be altogether chan-
TIE old simple may be one which has
been handed down for ages, The NAM
my is but one stage in its passage, and
she knows nothing beyond that il is
good for such and such disease Her
knowledge is confined to the effects o
the simple: the specific element produc-
ing the effects are beyond her ken
Here is where the analytical chemist
comes in. Under his manipulation the
active principle of the simple is iso-
| lated. and it forthwith becomes a staple
drug. Hundreds OF instances could be
| enumerated in which the chemist has
gotten his insP ration from just such
! source as that above mentioned In the
treatment of smallpox. science has just
demonstrated the efficacy OF the red ray.
Yet this treatment has been known
among the common folk for hundreds, it
SAY have been for thousands Of years
/ AS far back as the reign of Edward "
Of England patients were treated by
wrapping them in red covers, putting
red balls in the bed, and screening the
windows with red cloths. It was thus
that John of GaGdesden treated the
Prince of Wales. IN Tonkin the patient
! Is isolated in an 2Icove which is screen
ed with red hargings. a similar custom
IS known in Roumania, while in Japan
1.-THE patient is covered by a red blanket
and the children are given red toys TO
play with. Here is treatment which the
scientific men have copied from the
common people, only instead Of the red
blanket We have now the ray produced
by other means. Again. who has not
heard the warning to keep out OF the
sun. as the heat produced malaria Dr.
F. A King, in a recent communication
to the Medical Society Of the District OF
Columbia, advances the theory that sun
light is necessary for the speculation OF
the malaria germ (plasmodiun nlalaTie}-
Although he does not say SO, his theory
seems to be based on the well known
warning. and while 1t may seem fanciful
to some, there may be some foundation
Of truth in it. The speculation Of the
pIasmodium has besn worked out. but
the condition under which it best OF
most rapidly multiplies does not yet
seem to have been demonstrated II IS
just possible that Dr. Kings hypothe-
sis may lead to further discoveries
which may prove that the old time
warning. keep out Of the sun. has
more truth in it than the physicians aT'
at present willing TO allow
The evening times., 1902-06-11
BEAUTIES OF THE COMING
CORONATION OF KING EDWARD

irish peasantry on her fathers estate,
sEd is delightfully."- Unsponed by admira-
tion and wealth. She is to take her turn
as court lady during the coronation,
in association with one Of the prettiest
women and boldest fox hunters in the
United Kingdom, the Honorable Ethel
Gerard.
The horse has not yet been found that
this courageous young lady fears to
ride. and yet, despite the fact that she
comes OF d long line of hard-riding ma
ternal as we'll as paternal ancestors. she
is in nc sense a horsey girl. on her
horse she is as frou-frou as a Partisan
marquise, and she has long been a prime
favorite with the Queen, who admires
her high spirits and her gentle voice and
big, appealing gray eyes.
If women below the rank OF a duchess
were permitted to bear the canopy over
the Queen in Westminster Abbey, it is
safe to predict that the Countess Of Gro
martie would have been one of four
chosen to this high Office. As it was,
the Queen deliberately passed over the
claims OF many superior elderly ladies'.
who believed in their divine right to as
sist at coronatIons, and picked out her
| four canopy bearers, because they were
young, pretty, and eminen-ly Ifl,eable
Their graces of Sutherland, MarIbor-
icGgh, Montrose, and Portland are to
support the Queen, greatly to the dis
gust OF the Duchess of Devonshire. etc
Among the assisting ladies only will be
seen the pretty, piquant Countess OF Gro
Imartie. who is a countess and heiress
quite in her own right She is frs
cousin of the Duke OF Sutherland. anC
through her father inherits the earldon
of Cromartie. which he inherited from
his mother. who was also Countess O
Cromartie in her own right Lady Gro
Imartie, with all her wealth and goo;
looks and high lineage. chose to MARI
Major Blunt, and ne and she live q
Castle Leod or at Tarbard house o.
CromarJie Firth IN all things, even {
her Draw accent, she is Scotch, an
speaks Gaelic as fuently as her High
land tenantry Her sister is the sturd
Lady Constance Mackenzie, who ride
astride, anG swims like a South Sc
Islander, and travels as industriousl
as Sinbad the Sailor, and cares not tn
: snap Of her fingers to be at court Lad
: CrOmartie is gentle and domestic an
4 truly warm friend OF the Queen whC
though old enough to be her mother.
: not in the least overshadowed BY tn
: fresh young beauties she pleases t
2 gather about her.
The evening times., 1902-06-11
Safety for the Workmen.

A French association of employers
formed to further the use of safety ap-
pliances and safety methods managed
to cut down accidents in the factories
under its supervision nearly 80 per cent.
and accordingly a movement was started
in Holland looking to a similar end.
This has taken shape in the Amsterdam
Museum of Security, which endeavors
to keep up to date a collection of de-
vices 10 prevent accidents to working
men. AS an instance that an institution
Of this kind would have something 10 60
in this country. it may be stated that
our record, says the Providence
Telegram in the matter of injuries on
railways. for instance, shows that we
have ample room for Improvement be-
fore we reach even the status Of some
of the European countries. In Belgium,
for example, in 1898, in the railway ser
vice. one man was killed in every 1900
employed. and one injured in every 800;
one passenger was killed TO every TO-
uJV-Vtp. anu OALc nun Cu ~ CNCA- OOorNvS-
Against this set the record OF the United
States for the same period: One train
man killed in every 450. and one injured
in every IS; one passenger killed in
every 2.3O0. 600. and one injured for
every-470. G00 In the Amsterdam Muse
um all kinds of normally dangerous pro-
cesses are constantly going on-machine
work. electrical work, chemical work
grinding, rag picking. wool sorting
/ match making. and dozen other ac-
tivities-each protected by some kind ot
safety device in the way of equipment
! or ventilation. Methods of avoiding
| falls. injuries by machines. explosions
awful diseases, and in the way of chemi-
| cal poisoning. injuries TO eyesight and
consumption. through breathing dele
| terious dust, all are studied and the
means of prevention shown. An institu-
| tion of this kind, inteIIigently admins
tered. would show factory inspectors the
/ lines upon which their efforts nigh
most profitably be directed, and woulC
afford a needed aid in shaping legisla-
| ton.
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WOMEN AS MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

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The evening times., 1902-06-11

Queen Alexandra IS very like Queen
Anne, in that she takes the siEcerest
pleasure in flowers and pretty women.
says the st. Paul Dispatch" Since her
husband has assumed supremeIy royal
state and influence she has slowly.
gently. but firmly. been retiring. from
all the posts Of homer about her per
son and household, the good but frumpy
elderly ladies wno mfnistered to the
pleasure Of the late gracious Queen.
By the time the coronation takes place
the English court viii be justly famous
for galaxy Of lovely girls and youth
ful matrons. ali VGrtny the brush OF
Sir Peter LeIy AID the admiration CT
that notable Judge of feminine beauty,
gay Charles Il About the court this
preference OF the Queen for good locks
and good tempeTs and good hearts is
well known. and nobody was in the least
surprised when two of the most pic
turesque twin beauties in Great Britain
were chosen as her first maids of honor
These sweet girls are the Honorable
Doris and the Honorable Violet Vivian.
Though they are twin sisters, they are
not counterparts one CT the other, and
the Honorable Violet is esteemed rather
the faire- Of the two. Il the Honorable
Doris is just a tri1e less perfect than
her tall, slender. chestnut-haired, vio-
Iet-eyed. Rosetti-mouthed sister. she is
keenly witty and quite as popular with
the Queen. who is not so severe stick
| Ter for royal etiquette as was her prede-
! cessor. and likes to hear the Jokes and
| pranks OF her shrewd maid of honor
| The Honorable Doris is one of the few
/ persons who can read aloud TO the sat
isfaction of her mistress. who is hare
o hearin'. but does not wish to be re
minded Of her weakness.
Next after the Vivian girls, as thes,
sweet ueids are frequently spoken 0
in London drawingrooms, the Queen :!
fondest OF the Ladies Butler, the daugh
ters Of the Marquis OF Ormonde and ar
counted the two handsomest women i
Irish society Last year Lady Beatric
Butler, the Oldest sister, married 70
Hove the gallant General Pole-C -Carew
and her sister. Lady Constance, is invit
ed to serve at court. Lady Constance
an alI-around modern girl; almost fault
less in feature and coIoring; f1nishe
horsewoman, an expert in and on tn
water. a clever water co1orist. a make
Of the most delicate varieties Of ffn
Irish lace. a linguist, and a charmin
companion She yachts with her father
physics and advises and jests with IN
The evening times., 1902-06-11
PROGRESS MADE IN FIGHTING
A GREAT DESTROYER OF MEN
By ALICE L. BANNoN.

vsicans but the use of the microscope for baeterio-
logical examination of the spua has done much toward
correcting the error While generally accepted
that consumption is curabe IN all stages. 1t neyerthe-
less true that the most speedy and permanent
invariably obtained in the early cases.
The rapidy with which the opposition to This sani-
tarium has been overcome by the good results obtained
NAV be perceived from the fact that while formerly pa
tients we're permitted to remain year, the number OF
applications has increased to such extent that has
been found necessary to limit the time to SIX months
Visitors are always impressed with the prevailing cheer
funess and the absence Of the usual signs OF disease
which is result of the out-of-door life.
Fur coats and blankets are found necessary for sit
ting out during the extremely cold weather which pre-
walls in this region during much Of the winter. Pa
tents are expected to spend least eight hours outside
in winter. Pneumonia is extremely It Is nsw
theory that people who are accustomed to outdoor life
seldom take cold and it remarkable how very quickly
the newcomers adapt themselves to the conditions IN
spite Of very natural reluctance at the outset Patients
make much greater progress toward recovery during the
cold weather than in the summer months
The experience of this institution has been very
similar to that cf the sanarums In Germany and other
foreign countries Of 1,200 patients who treated
at the Adirondack Sanitarum up to 1900, onethFd Of
whom had remained only three months less about p
per really incipient TwenythTee per
of the whole number had been discharged apparent
y cured 56 per cent with the disease arrested or much
improved, 10 per cent stationary unimproved con-
dition and per had died at the institution. In
1900 was aseerained by correspondence that about
one-haf of the ,176 patients discharged alive still
living, OF whom onehaf were heard from as beng per-
fectly we'll The percentage of these latter m
creases with the advance of time early
received The question Of pemaneney Of the reeovee
depends to considerable extent upon the conditions to
which the patients return. Employment Of eonining
or fatiguing nature IS mueh likely to
lapse than the contrary conditions but not few have
stood even these severe tests satisfactorily Others who
discharged the road recovery have continued
to improve at home.
The evening times., 1902-06-11

Great progress has been made in recent years IN the
cure Of consumption, and probably no thing Is
ponsibe in greater degree for the steady advancement
which medical science Is making IN the battle against this
dreadful seourge Of mankind than the numerous santa
RUINS which have been established IN various parts OF
this and other countries Each person who has been an
inmate of one of these modern sanitarius, whether he
gees home cured or not goes as sanitary missionary.
He has been disciplined by precept and example IN by
gene system of living. and has been thoroughly taught
how avoid endangerine others and reinfeeting him
self Thus the value Of the educatve influence of san
itarium IS inestimable
There Is in this country at least institution
which has bad marvellous success eecng actual cures
of consumption ard which Is not conducted for fnan-
caI profit but solely the purpose of aording treat
ment TO those whose resources limited A mile or
two northwest of the village of Saranae Lake, in the
heart of the Adirondack region and protected the
north by stretch of fragrant pine forests and the
west by chain of imposing mountains, IS the settle
ment known as the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium-
the first American tution for the exclusive treatment
of tuberculosis In the course of eighteen years has
developed into tiny village of twenyfour cottages
accommodating about 100 patients It's origin, however
was one humble cortage built in 1854 through subscrip-
ons by Dr. E. L. Trudeau with the idea of putting to
practical test the methods employed at DR.. Brehmers
sanitariun in Goebersdorf Germany since 1885, and es
peeiay the hope OF aiding worthy men and women OF
limited means in the recovery Of health By reason of
this fact the charge for board only about two
thirds Of the running expenses, and the deficiency is
supplied through subscriptions For several years there
was the difficulty to encounter of the reluctance OF the
public and of the medical profession to accept the
idea Of an ope-air life IN climate and also
the mere serious difficulty Of receiving only advanced
cases for treatment 1t has been melancholy fact until
the past few years that physicians have either failed tc
detect the disease It's earlier stages else have beer
too Indifferent faint-hearted to speak frankly tC
the patient The fact that the ncpient stage the vie
tim rarely has the wasted and appearance usually as
soeiaed with the cosumptive has probably msled many
The evening times., 1902-06-11
June Everywhere.

Oh, there's June overhead and there's
June at my feet,
Where the sun filters through the deep
shadow,
And June in the OdOr of strawberries
sweet.
Hiding down in the tree-0Ordered mea-
dow.
Harki Down through the air in a silvery
sprinkle,
a melody drips with a crystalline tinkls.
A heart-thrilIing. soul-flIing. ecstasy
spilling,
MeHifuous rippies so Iimpid and cool,
Like handful Of pearls dropping into
pool.
'Tis joy set to music, tbs rapture IA
The boboIink greeting the advent -
June.
On. the peace Of the days that ara
dreamfully long.
Sweet moments with rose fushes glow
ing;
But the heart of dead June throbs agaia
through the song
From the throat Of the bobolink foW-
ms.
Juliet Older Carlton. in Home ana
| Flowers.
The evening times., 1902-06-11
FOLKLORE ABOUT SNEEZINO

The custom Of utteTing good wish
when a person sneezes dates from the
earliest times. and according to Strada
the practice originated from belief
among the ancients of the danger attend
ing the act Of sneezing. it being the
habit in those days for the person sneez-
ing to offer short prayer % the gods.
such as Jupiter. help ne" Afterward
it became The rule for the by5tanders to
offer the prayer. this being usually God
bless vou,'' for the benefit u the sneezer,
a person who sneezed being at one time
supposed to be under the influence Of
fairies and demons. and as he name Of
God repelIed ali evil spirits. the bene-
diction OF God bless you" Irove away
the demons. and counteracted their IL
fuence. Among the ancients, Homer and
Pliuy likewise refer to the custom. as
do The Jewish rabbis and others. lhe
legend Of the Hebrews being 20 the ef-
feet that when Adam and Eve sinned in
the Garden Of Eden it wes decreed tisat
man should die by sudden death. ending
in a fit Of sneezing, which would prob
ably be induced by the sweat of man
brow being checked by a chill But ia
cob-evIdently set back a few years foI
the benefit of the story-5aw this ter
rible state Of affairs. and fought with
the angel over the point as to whether
aer should fall to pieces when they
sneeze. Jacob gained the victory. but
the angel made a condition that the
zneoze should only prove fatal wher
standersby omitted the words ''GCd bless
you!''
II so happened that afterward Jacof
sneezed one day when no one was neal
to utter the pious ejaculation. with the
result that he became sick and expired
Of lingering Illness, which was quite
contrary to cbe heretofore sudden deatf
by sDeezing. So much for the Tabbinl'
cal legend. Coming te other OF the an
cIents Polydore VergiI tells us that II
took its rise at the time of the great
plague in Italy in 55s. when the infected
fell down dead sneeziug- though IN aD'
DarentIv sound and robust health; anc
Tbucvdfdes also informs US that sneezinf
was fatal symptom of the great Athen-
i'm plague The custom OF salutinG tins
sneezer. before referred TO. was ont
which the ancient Greeks claimed Il
have derived from Prometheus, who
stole celestial fire TO animate his newly
made figure Of clay, tradition assert
ing that as the fire permeated its
frame the figure sneezed, which caused
The evening times., 1902-06-11

Kaiser William has wrought many
changes in the German Empire which
bear the impress of his aggressive in
dividuality. says the Brooklyn Eagle,
but perhaps nowhere is his majesty's
influence so marked as IN the transform
alton Of Berlin from provincial Ger
man town into a city Of beautiful
SQUARES, q multitude of statues and
above all. its cosmopolitanism. For no
emperor since the days Of PericIes has
devoted such wealth TO the artistic en-
beIIishment of the imperial residence
city as william has upon the kaiserstadt-
The newly completed '-Sieges-ailee" in
the Thiergarten is beyond doubt the
most massive Hall Of Fame" devoted
to the forefathers and rulers Of mill
tant dynastic house. No sovereign in
Europe does so much TO perpetuate and
reawaken il the minds of his subjects
the deeds OF his forefathers as William
II. Traversing the Lustgsrten with its
grand old places. covered with their
massive cupoIas, green stained with age,
the massive statue erected by Begas oi
William the Great" through Branden-
burger Thor, and then along the RuhTnes
Alice one encounters a maze Of statUary
OF finely ornamented public buildings
and bewiIdering architectural sights
such as only the old ruins Of Greciar
and Roman times suggest
Berlin the BeautifuI~ is the name
bestowed upon the German capital by
the throngs OF visitors who pour through
every summer. Those who have not visit
ed Berlin on previous Pilgrimages anC
also those who saw Berlin a decade age
stand in astonishment before the mighty
progress CT the kaiserstadt- To Paris
stil belongs the charm and the gayet5
which attracts visitors from all parts o
the earth, but TO Berlin IS now awarded
the prize for its artistic aspect, its i'm
macuIats clean streets. well groomeC
public squares and its statuary and Orna-
mental bridges. Add TO this that Berlin
is the acknowledged pivotal center O
political Europe and that upon the Ger
man Empire. with its vigorous ruler
rests the decision OF peace OF war il
continental Europe. and it is no wonder
that BeEsin is pressing Paris verl
closely
There IS another side Of Berlin G.
which the outside world knows little
and 10 which only the foreigner whc
remains steadily in Berlin for few
seasons is admitted. It is the gayety o.
the winter seasons, when travellers are
few. For Berlin has its Maison d'Or. its
Maxims, its ball houses with ballet d.
The evening times., 1902-06-11
THE OVERCROWDED CAR

There Is 4 spicy article BY ~}oro-
thy DIX IN the Kew York jour
nal" IN which that lady uses all her
powers of language, which are con
siderable, III protesting against the
overrowding Of the cars IN that city
She says among other things 5hat II
every woman who suffered from the
nnsolence of a conductor wrote to tie
company about it, the irst day there
would be about 100000 letters sent
III. but by the end OF the week the
street railway company would estab
Esh n scHooj OF manners for theu
employe<
fortunately, Washington does not
have 1nueh trouble with tie manner:
CT its conductors. The conductors e
Washington are, rs a rule. consider
ate, polite, and intelligent. IN New
York they treat the passengers as i
they were loading ear with stock
But we do occasionally suffer from
tie overerowding Of ears by peopl,