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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07
THE EYES OF ANIMALS
Points of Similarity in Members of
Mammalian Order-Results of
Scientific Research,

One of the most remarkable scien-
tific Investigations of modern times
is now being brought by DR.. Lindsay
johnson, f. r. c. S., to the close of
its earliest stages. 1t is some years
ago now since the doctor, bordering
certain appearances = called the
"fundus oculi''-at the back of the
human eye, began to wonder wheth-
er monkeys possessed the peculiar
spot in the center of vision known
as the "macula lutea," or yellow
spot-the part of the eye in man
which is used in reading, says the
London Chronicle.
He betook himself to Jamrach's
collection of animals, and other
menageries, and found with aston
ishment that all the monkeys did
possess that spot as in man, but
that it varied with each genus. Fol
lowing up this clew, he discovered
that every family of the mammalian
order possessed a distinct appear
ance of its own in the eye, by which
any one seeing the back of the eye
with an ophthalmoscope and a light
would be able to recognize not only
the family, but the genus of the ami
NAL.
He then proceeded Systematically
to examine all the animals to be seen
in the geological gardens of London,
Antwerp, Amsterdam, Hamburg and
elsewhere; and as a result of this
gigantic labor he found many new
and striking facts. For instance, he
realized that certain organs, such
as the pecteh, which sticks out from
the optic nerve inside the eye of all
birds without exception, and of GER
tain reptiles, was 2iso to be found in
large number of the lower ami
mals-rodents and marsupials. This
of itself was an interesting piece of
evidence in support of the Darwin
! ian doctrine of evolution; but the
doctors various discoveries are to
be found recorded in the proceed.
ings of the Royal society.
His method of investigating, how.
ever, has not been yet recorded, and
this to the general public will be
the more interesting portion of the
story of his work. To examine the
eyes of the animals it was necessary
for DR.. johnson to darken the cage
to sit beside the animal with lamp
behind his head and to look through
the opthalmoscope at distance Of
half an inch from the animals eye
for period of not less than two
hours at time. The total time
spent over each animal would vary
from eight to sixteen hours. He ex
amined the eyes of about thou
sand animals, and made drawings o.
about $50, some so of which have 81
far been published by the Royal so
ciety.
In cases of the larger animals il
was, of course, necessary to confin.
their movements. Thus the ele
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07
Dust and con.umntion

That dust is cause of consumption
is clearly shown in the statistics of the
patients treated at the 60 institutions
of the German empire for the cure of
tuberculosis. In 1905 cases, or more
than one-half of the 2,161 persons I'M
der consideration, the origin of the dis
ease was alleged to be due to the con-
tinuous inhalation of dust involved by
their employment, as follows: Four
hundred and thirty-one cases from the
effect of "dust" without more exact
designation; 1872 cases from the effect
of metal dust; 1919 cases from the effect
of stone, coal or glass dust; 116 cases
from the effect of wood dust; III cases
from the effect of wool dust, and 1876
cases from the effect of various kinds
of dust.
These facts suggest to hygienists
and inventors the necessity of devising
dust consumers and dust preventers
for factories, workshops, etc. This is
fact that legislato should bear in
mind Medicine.
Wasting Valuable Time.
A great deal of valuable time is
wasted listening to good ADVICE
Atchison Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

and South America. 1t exists
wherever there is savage mind to
harbor it. 1t exists in the extreme
southern portion of South America,
and also among the native Indian
tribes of other portions of that great
continent. 1t may be found in vary
'ng forms among the bushmen of
Australia, and somewhat more adj
vanced form is to be found in por-
tons of Central Asia.
Stanley, in his first expedition into
the center of Africa, found evidences
of the existence of general fetish
worship among all of the savage
tribes that led to the belief of the ex-
istence of a fountain head. Others
since that time have observed the
same conditions. American ministers
and consular officers to Liberia have
commented upon it; English, French
and German officials living in the ter
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07
SPELLING REFORM
is NOT NEEDED s
By JOHN MCDONALD,
Editor Western School Journal. Topeka. Kansas.

has that attempt had upon the Engsspeang What
effect has had upon 7ooooooo Of people the United
upon the American The main effects
that the reform supported by three educational journals
Our reforming brethren might the people of the
language of the Spure eve pped unto YOU but We
have danced"
Now is proposed to the reform still farther through the
agency committee prominent might meet that
by saying great always wise do the aged m
derstand judgment"
English photography assuredy the rugged the world
but the of the ruggedness, character characteristics
Engh-speaking is no demand
for reform of this kind AM OPPOSED 10 DEPREDATIONs
ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE and hope depredator like
their right minds"
Do not glory in having beaten competitor by some sharp
practice Such practice very likely you interest
added
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

and said, Let there Be orthog-
raphy," and there was orthog-
raphy. By vote of eighteen to
seventeen, at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Nation
al Educational association, eight
cen men undertook to say to $780,
100000 people how they should
spell twelve English words, What
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

A Human Skulls G Rock Ledge Platform
b Cloths II Water
G Native Mating ] PERCEPTIONS Rock
d Source OF Stream X Palm Trees
Z Altar made of Trade l. Pile of Fetish JULIUS
Guns and Skulls
3 Wooden Altar M Outlet to stream
THE HOME OF THE LONG Ju.JU.
number of native African troops and
some few whites, and all commanded
by white officers. Yola, native city
of considerable size, was in the very
center of the affected district, and it
was against this that the expedition
was directed. After many hardships
the place was taken, and a scouting
expedition few days later discov-
cred in the vicinity the "Home of the
Long Ju-Ju," or the headquarters of
fetish worship in Africa.
what is the Long Ju-Ju?" is a
question that will very naturally be
ASKED by every reader, and an inter-
esdng answer is given by a CORE
spondent who accompanied the expe-
dictionary force that captured Yola.
Loag JuJu is described as the native
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

When you tempted to be and stngy prone
caeuness the expenditure of either your money your
pay and help be careful that actions do boom
erang you the shape of broken friendships
loss of of neighbo and associates Many testify
that such things happened to him.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

We that Gin the beginning ad Let there be light
and light few educational brethren Washington
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

ETIsH worship, in some
form, has been known in
practically every continent
of the globe, and is yet to
be found in some portions
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-07

s%ySSWa-gg compished by arbitration, and further ap
1e~soHeas peas rendered unnecessary
. o' " " "'"' UNFORTUNATELY THIS UTOPIAN
PERIOD SEEMS FURTHER AWAY TO-DAY THAN EVER
BEFORE the increase in the numerical strength the armies main
tanned by the great nations the world afford reliable indication
Russia leads the list worlds with
establishment that has grown years the
portions of than million of having her rolls at the
present 100000 Germany
with 6ooooo France follows with about Soooo Great Brit
has nearly the number France including her Indian
troops strong Impoverished Italy, and mpecnos
Turkey each maintain standing force of $4,000 and the Unit
ed States has her rolls to-day about $4,000 with legal a
thorty for $4,000
In addition force, Great Britain AT
vessels and host of sailors to and sail them France
has 48 vessels Russia 34 Germany 2o Italy and the
United States 135.
THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE GREAT ORNAMENTS
TIE ROOM TO HOPE THAT THE PERIOD IS NEAR AT
HAND WHEN THE SOLDIER WILL NO LONGER BE
NEEDED and moral religious sentiment will prove sufficiently
strong enable the peaceful settlement serious disputes between
nations evidently too early by to think Of
dsbandng armies and converting vessels into
These great ornaments are told maintained IN the inter
est Of condition of readiness for being regarded the
best possible security for the continuance OF friendly relations be-
tween the nations
hypothetical by respectable minority THE EXISTENCE OF
THESE VAST ARIAMENTs this minority asserts, AFFORDS
MEANS OF GRATIFYING HUMAN PASSIONS THAT MIGHT
BE APPEAsED BY PEACEFUL METHODS IF THE CONDI
TIoNs OF READINESS FOR WAR DID NOT EXIST.
An advocate Of the majority view while visiting in ST. Petersburg
not long favored with place honor the occasion Of
by Of imperial
about the capital.
The reflections of gentleman friend
view of these great not generally entertained
Several the passing the
of guns and horses and moving before their sovereign with
marvellous precision the giving evidence by their sodery
bearing Of the high training which they had been subjected The
gentleman stood not far from the emperor and for endavoed
study the emotions shown in his maes face he gazed
the brilliant display The visitors however, presently
lost in his emotions he began consider the possible things
he might be prompted do if he the power
of all the Rssias and held his bidding perfect seemingly
hle thafn ccinohe foreh
The ended finally and the gentleman retired his
the thankful that the question the aggrandzeen of
country by the qualification of his ambition by
tary conquest not in his keeping.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
THE YOUNG CORN ROOTS.

was confined to a piece of ground
about as large as the hill. | use level
cultivation and just stir the top of the
ground to keep down weeds. After
corn is planted find the ground is all
full of corn roots, even running from
one hill to another, says a Maine cor
respondent of American Agriculturist
The best time to work the ground is
before the corn is planted, using the
spring tooth and disk harrow. This
can be done to perfection If we go over
the land times enough, always in an
opposite direction from the last time
we went over the ground. Then we can
get a good seed bed on every foot of
ground.
When corn sprouts. the first sprout
is straight taproot going down one or
two inches before the stalk starts. as
shown at No. |. AS soon as the stalk
begins to grow the root puts out its
feeders (No p just beneath the sur
face, and these develop, as shown at
No. and No 4. No. 8 shows where
the roots have been cut off by deep cul-
tivation. The plant stands still for
about a week after cultivation, when
it heals and puts out more little root
lets.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
4RHzSz;ER|fesx
FOR HANDLING FRUIT.

Packages of Several Types Popular
In Various Regions.
A study of the markets in any large
city. New York in particular, shows a
great variety of fruit packages. The
most popular and satisfactory package
for strawberries is the thirty-two
quart carrier, now quite universally
used. Fruit properly ripened, packed
and shipped under favorable condi-
tons usually arrives in these packages
In the most distant markets In first
class condition.
The greatest irregularity is seen in
from the south is packed and shipped
In the six basket carrier, one of the
very best and most convenient pack
ages ever placed upon the market, par
ticularly where fruit must be shipped
long distances. Our illustration shows
package of this sort. The crate
holds six baskets in two rows, with
rest or partition between. The bas-
kets usually contain four quarts, the
entire package containing about FIVE
Fights of bushel. The crates can be
purchased knocked down" ready to
be put together. The baskets are com
plete and ready for use. The price for
six basket carriers varies somewhat In
different sections of the country. The
average per 100 for carrier and bas-
kets is about SIS.
In Maryland and Delaware the FIVE
eighth bushel Delaware basket. shown
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Mend a lamp loose in the collar with

Mend lamp loose in the collar with
sifted plaster of paris mixed TO very
soft paste with beaten white of an
egg Have everything ready before
wetting up the plaster and work quick
ly SO it may set in place. With sev-
eral lamps to~1nend, wet enough plas,
ter for one at a time. Ii takes less
than five minutes to set and is utterly
worthless If one tries working il over.
Metal work apart from the glass needs
the soldering iron. Dust the break
well with powdered rosin, tie the parts
firmly together, lay the stick of solder
above the break and fetch the iron
down on it lightly, but firmly. When
the solder cools, remove the melted
rosin with a cloth dipped in alcohol.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
GOOD TYPES OF FRUIT PACKAGES.

GOOD TYPES OF FRUIT PACKAGES.
Il, the popular six basket carrier; q bushel
basket with Slated cover g. fiye-eighths
Delaware; 4. one-thtrd bushel New York
basket: 6. one-fifth bushel Climax bae-
ket; 8, five-eighths Delaware splint COW
er. OF these the six basket carrier and
Climax types are the most universally
used and very popular in all local mar
kets.l
in our illustration, is quite extensively
used. 1t is conceded by most growers
that for fruit of superior quality the
six basket carrier is supreme above all
other packages. In New Jersey. Della
ware, Maryland and West Virginia the
five-eighth and one-half bushel baskets
are quite commonly used. For lower
grades of peaches the seven-eighth
bushel crate or box Is very popular.
Few peaches of the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny mountain fruit belts are put
up in smaller baskets. In Michigan
and Missouri the six basket carrier Is
largely used for the best grades of
fruit.
In the western New York peach belt
the one-third bushel basket shown is
very eAitHblNSiy used lol iotdI ihui
kets without cover. The baskets are
filled rounding full and covered with
tarlatan. They are very inconvenient
for handling and shipping long dis
tances. These baskets are sold in the
local markets with cover for about $50
per thousand. In some sections the
five-eighth bushel basket is covered
t..
picture. The common fiat Stat cover is
more generally used, however.-Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
ROCKEFELLER'S
STOMACH.
Obliged to Live on Bread and
Milk but Worth Over
S200,0OO,0OO.
Blood Wine Effects Interesting Cure
of Dyspepsia.

Few people know that the Standard
Oil King, whose wealth is so great that
he can't count it, but estimated to be
somewhere between two and three hun
dred millions, has been troubled for
years with serious arrangement of the
digestive organs, and while he could live
on the best the markets of the world
produced he has been compelled to exc
out an existence on bread and milk. His
case has recently been brought before
the attention Of the proprietors of
"Blood Wine, who after careful study
of his trouble decided that theiI remedy
would help him; and several bottles have
just been shipped to the multi-million-
aire. If Mr.. Rockefeller takes BLOOD
Wine' as directed by the chemist, whose
skill figured prominently in compound
ing this splendid remedy, we shall un-
doubtedly hear of his normal functions
being restored.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Or. Hexamer in his recent work on
asparagus growing explains that shall
low planted asparagus sprouts earlier,
but soon exhausts itself, sending up
spindling, tough shoots. while deeper
planted crowns produce large and sue
culent shoots throughout the season.
When green asparagus is desired and
there is no danger of beetles eating the
sprouts before they are fit for use, a
depth of two or three inches is suffi-
Client, but for white or blanched aspar-
agus depth of from eight to ten inch
es is necessary. Heavy manuring, care
full cultivation and plenty of space
rows four feet apart-are advised.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Stomach troubles, weaknesses through.
out the digestive organs which cause
constipation and upset the equilibrium
of the whole system are brought on by
irregular meals, imprudent eating and
drinking, and lack of the proper nour-
iShment for the organs which secrete the
gastric juices and make assimilation of
the food possible. Some discretion
should be exercised where stomach
trouble is apparent, which if done and
directions followed in using BLOOD
Wine,' permanent cure is almost sure
to follow ''Blood Wine" makes diges-
tive fluids. 1t supplies the missing some
thing in the stomach that aids the diges-
ton. 1t will overcome sick stomach,
nausea, vomiting, help you to retainyour
food, and give you good appetite
1t extracts the nourishment from the
food and turns it into flesh, tissues,
membranes, nerves and muscles. 1t will
cure in a reasonable time old cases of
constipation and give the bowels free
easy action at regular periods. "Blood
Wine" contains no wine or opiates.
al sat at my desk all day and for twenty five
years was troubled with constipation. My
bowels would not move except by fits and starts
and my breath and saliva threw off an awful
odor; my face burned, eyes ached and had a
dragged-out feeling all the time. Regular medi-
cal aid failed to produce but temporary relief.
With some prejudice l tried Blood Wine
One bottle helped me. l then had more faith in
it and got another bottle. BY using a little
common sense in my mode of living and the use
OF four bottles l effected q thorough cure and
now | am actually different, practically a
new, man. William Curtin, Box l246, Bosf IN,
Mass"
BLOOD Wine" costs fifty cents bottle,
but you can sample it free of charge at
FRANK w. BUCHANAN.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
WHEAT HARVEST.
Use of the BsAider and Header
Shocking and Thrashing.


Where the binder is used provision
should be made to cut and shock the
grain as rapidly as possible To do
this have change of horses handy 50
that the team can be relieved every
hour or two. This is especially neces
sary in hot weather. If barrel of wa
ter is taken to the field or some pro-
vision made for watering the horses
two or three times during each half
day, the animals will do much more
work besides being much more COM
Portable. The cost of harvesting will
depend upoS the price of twine, the
cost of farm labor. etc. An ordinary
farmer under average conditions can
harvest and stack his grain for $1.25
to So per acre. a binder, with plenty
Of horses TO change, can cut and bind
fifteen to twenty acres a day. OF
course If the ground is soft and any
thing delays the driver this much is
not possible The average is probably
around twelve or thirteen acres.
In the drier parts OF the wheat belt
the header is fayorite method of cut
ting grain, as the work can be done
much more cheaply. a twelve foot
header will take care of thirty acres
a day. A good plan is to begin with
the binder while the grain Is a little
bit on the green order and when it be-
comes thoroughly ripe to use the head
er.
Great care should be used in shock
ing, so that the grain will dry out thor
oughly and yet not be exposed and
bleach. In many places the earliest
cuttings are worked in low shocks by
placing two bundles side by side and
standing them half a dozen pairs in a
line. This method of shocking favors
rapid drying out, but the heads of
wheat, being uncovered, are apt to be
injured by the weather and the quality
of the crop lowered.
When the grain is well ripened,
standing up twelve bundles In circu-
lar shock and then breaking two bun
dies at the bands and placing them on
top as cap sheaves Is a favorite and
very satisfactory method Of working.
OF course the top cap sheaf is exposed
to the weather, but all the others are
protected. Unless the season is very
bad shocks of this kind can withstand
considerable rain without injury.
1t Is also customary in many local
tiles to simply stand up ten or twelve
bundles in circle and not attempt to
put on caps In dry country this an
swers much better than In a wet one.
Thrashing from the shock is very COM
mon and in many respects is the most
nomical.-American AgricuHurist.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
POTATOES CUT FOR SEED.

duced are not of the best quality. This
Is true whether the vines are destroyed
by the bugs, blight or frost.
We have received many inquiries re-
gently as to the size OF the seed pieces
which should be planted. We can best
answer these questions by some out
line drawings showing how we would
cut potatoes. In the first case the pota-
70 is cut in two pieces: in the second
and third, in three and four respective
ly. BY cutting potatoes as indicated we
use about ten bushels of seed per acre.
Much of the success with the crop de-
ponds on starting right. With a good
strong growth at the start the battle
is half won. The other half of the bat
tie may be won by proper spraying and
tillage. says l.. A. Clinton in Country
Gentleman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17
Farm for Sale,
THE SIRE OF

Situated in Cornvlle six miles from Skowhe.
gan, on stage road leading from Skowhegan to
Athens, opposite Town, Grange hall and church,
near postoffice, store and schools. Farm of
thirty acres, will keep two COWS and horse
Good fences, wood enough for home use, some
timber, orchard. two wells, one never dry. Nice
shade trees in front and along the road. Good
neighborhood and the best location in town.
House has eleven finished rooms, ell, wood shed
and barn all connected Buildings insured for
5000 with three years to ruD. Buildings nearly
new. have lately been painted inside and out and
are very convenient fitted this place up for a
home and think 1t would suit most anyone who
wants to live in the country. With the place
will sell all the furniture, bedding and every
thing for housek eeping Every room is carpet
ed, two velvet carpets laid this spring. Furni-
ture, pictures, shades. draperies mostly new.
VIII also sell one good driving horse. two riding
wagons, sleigh, two driving harness, one new
work harness, one dump cart for one or two
horses, one good horse sled and many things
that takes too much space to mention here.
This property can be bought right and on easy
terms.
27tf c. w. FROST, Cornville, Me.
Or If am away enquire of Walter Morrill,
across the road.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

Have you ever tried a slice of cucum-
Der instead of soap when washing your
face? 1t does just as well, and the
juice is excellent for the skin. Or a
very good plan is to wash your face
and, after drying, rub the cucumber
over and let the juice dry in. If the
stem end of the cucumber is kept
standing In water, 1t will keep fresh
for days.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-07-17

THE way to gain good reputation is
to endeavor to be what you desire to APP
pear That is precisely the manner in
which Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy
has gained its reputation as a cure for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough Every bottle that has ever been
put out by the manufacturers has been
fully up to the high standard of excel
lence claimed for it. People have found
that it can always be depended upon for
the relief and cure of these ailments and
that it is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by g. K. Fogg, Skowhegan; L
G. Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton,
Jackman,