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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-22

what I eat, in order that may feel good
and strong. fully believe If any one
suffering with indigestion or torpid liver
or chronic cold should take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant
Pellets and observe a few simple ny
gienic rules they would soon be greatly
benefited, and with a little perseverance,
would be entirely cured"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-22

Wild rose lour is the cream Of wheat,
nutritious, the sweetest, the best high
grade goods.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-22

q
Pellets and observe few simple hy'
yienic rules they would soon be greatly
benefited, and with a little perseverance,
would be entirely cured.'
THE scHooG-BoY's POCKET
is notorious for the miscellany it con-
tains. Tops, string, apples, marbles
chewing gum, nails, jack-stones, are all
mixed i'm one confused mass. What
would be said Of one who used that
pocket which we call the stomach for
such heterogeneous collection OF ma
terials? This is done not alone by the
human ostrich at the circus, but by thou
sands of good people who do not consider
the relation Of the stomach TO the other
organs Of the body. The purpose Of eat
ing Is TO provide nutrition for the body.
But how many people think OF the nutn-
tive value OF the food they eatp For the
most part the choice Of food IS
made 10 please the palate. The
palate is a creature Of education.
IL may be taught 20 crave things
bitter or things sweet; to desire
spicy or fiery condiments which
irritate the stomach or dainties
which distress it, and in which
the lOOO Nalue IS ItuuCGu " AAlN
minimum. As a rule the palate is
taught TO desire the most unde-
srable things from the view
point Of nutrition. The result is
NJ that the stomach has to thresh a
NJ. great quantity Of straw 20 obtain
- one grain Of nutrition.
The body is sustained by food
u properly digested and assimilated
IL and converted into nutrition. But
- when the food lacks nutritiye
E value the body and its organs
/DE must be starved. Exactly the
~ same thing happens when the
ef~-G food eaten is nutritious, but the
- stomach and other organs Of di-
- gestion and nutrition being weak
ened by disease, fail TO extract
the nutrition from the food pro-
,ided Then the BODY is starved also.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-22
Miss Shirley In "A Young Wife"

Weeks Engagement Company the Grand Opera House
The Appointed the North Pacific Coast
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-23

"Kellar came in for a hair cut the other
day. Told him l was sorry not to oblige
him, but the fact was, I didn't have a
microscope about the place. He-he.
But he does do some fine tricks. They
certainly are fine. l was over at the
show the other night. He took guinea
pig out of bottle; yes, sir, right out of
a bottle. Thought 1 was back in the hos
pital again-only they weren't always
guinea-pigs, there in the hospital. He-he'
Painful reeollections, sir? Yes, sir. deed
they were
AN he poured all kinds of drinks out
of the same bottle. too. But that amt so
wonderful. All your drinks come out of
the same bottle at the place on the cor
ner. He-he. Jim must have one of those
bottles.
"Speakin' of bottles. Kellar went out
in the middle of the performance. If I'd
known how long it was goin' to take him
to get one, I'd have gone out. too.
THAT trick of raisin' the little Egyp-
tian princess in the authorization? Yes,
sir-that's what he called it. That was
a good one. You've seen that? Yes, sir;
that levitation'd be a great thing for hod-
carriers, now. wouldn't it. sir? Stand at
the top of one of those big, tall buildings,
and wave your hands. an have the bricks
come right up through the air. Good as
an elevator, sir-yes, sir. He-hei But
that would mean another set of union
rules. sir. wouldn't it? Amalgamated Or
der of Hod Northumberland.
"Bay-rum or witch hazel, sir? Yes, sir.
''And you ought to see him grow roses
out of sand. Yes, sir-iust sand in an
ordinary flower pot. He put roll of
cardboard down over it. and when he took
it away. there they were. Agricultural
Department ought to buy that secret. and
save money on greenhouses-yes. sir.
Then he had another one the Govern
nent ought to have. He could turn dark
wine into water-yes. sir; clear wate-.
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new things if he keeps his eye skinned
and amt afraid to ask questions"
That he is, and am bcginnin to think
that it is more practical than book learn
| in. Besides. like as not twill save yer
quarter that their guidebooks cost if
yer want a Twin example OF it,
That was the last seen or heard of that
| pair. but they were the principal exhibit
OF the evening.
! In the periodical room, especially in
the evenings, you will find the chairs oc-
cupiod by the Government workers of
the departments. who go to the Library to
read their home papers. Modistes and
ladies' tailors are busy over the fashion
plates from London and Paris At the
magazine tables cid and young are read
| ing for recreation or study.
| There is one set Of tables in the maya
| zine division that the attendants in the
periodical room have christened the Lat
IL Quarter" II is the section where the
foreign magazines are kept-the German.
the French. and the Italian. Here you
will see fuzzy Germans Of immense size
and grizzled hair. looking very much like
the grotesque panels one sometimes sees
in rathskeller. Here and there are
Frenchmen with pointed boards and IN
American clothes. Once in while you
will meet desperate choking creature,
who resembles pictures of anarchists you
Eaye seen. You will not be surprised
should he get in a little work with an in
fernal machine, incidentally reducing the
Library toia dust heap. The villain looks
quite up to that sort of thing.
over in the main reading room school
girls are working; upon essays and biog
raphies, teachers are adding to their
store of learning, and the man 81 science
finds frcm this treasury C: -a ning all
that may be known on 4 sf.u subject
Often you will see Il bih,lt-auJ i4c whose
skin, muddy yellow. Seem IS cid as the
pages Of the ancient first oilticn over
which he gloats.
More sweetly human, however than any
attraction to be found in watching the
Library visitors is the geyer-ceasing
presence of bridal parties. From all see
tions of the land and from all stations
OF life they come to visit the Library,
drifting through its corridors and halls,
and NEST specifically noticing the beau
ties abou. them. The realization of life's
sweetest fancy is too fresh with them to
be diverted by masterpieces of sculpture
or of art. OF course you cannot mistake
them There is a something to betray
tnem-in the appearance Of their ethes,
which are consistently new throughout.
Again there is a respectfully familiar def
erence in the attitude CT one toward the
other which stamps them rs bride and
sroo,a. and as such they are the In-st
charming incidents in the passing slow
at The Library.
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the brain. The operation was evidently
performed with fake Of flint, and from
the appearance of the holes must have
been successful; the edges OF the bone
are somewhat smoothed and rounded. in
dieating that the patient survived the OPP
GRAFTON sore FEARS.
The Medicine Devil
The entire museum building contains
no more powerful fetch than the
Medicine Devil" which appears in the
illustration. The figure, which halls from
the Congo River, Africa, is scarcely more
than a foot high. yet more uncanny OBJ
ject would be hard to find. The head is
large in proportion to the body. and the
face, which is quite a creditable piece of
wood carving, wears half surprised. hall
sardonic expression, heightened by a
pair of glass eyes. SO arranged that they
appear to gaze straight at the beholder,
no matter what his position.
Around the neck and waist are strung
all the charms and medicines of the
tribe-bits CT bone, cloth. hair, stones,
claws, ETC.. the whole thoroughly
smeared with blood and grease. The
figure was supposed to Brighten away the
evil spirits to which the disease was be-
lieved to be due. simply by its repulsive
appearance. which it certainly seems
capable of doing
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Yes, yer right. but there are twelve
| on EN-, an if | reeoilect Alright. them ere
things were used ont in Asia to tell time
! of day
Il want ter know. cal'iate that they
stuck EN- in here just to show how much
| people have picked up in sense since then,
Z days"
+ Il guess yer right about that" was tho
response; and the twain were of in
search OF new wonders.
| You could not mistake that pair even II
! you had not heard them talk. Bright
( eyed sharp-ncgeG, and tufted as to their
/ chins like goats. they were for all the
world the typical New England rustic.
Wearing their best clothes were they; not
new ones. necessarily. but their Sunday
best" which had been doing Sunday duty
| perhaps for going on five years. The
shrewd and thrifty Yankee was apparent
in every feature and in their dress. They
would be hard to beat in "dicker." but
they were short on mythology and the
long-named accomplishments that their
daughters are picking up down in Bos-
ton" There were other prosperous and
home like looking people whom you could
not fail to perceive were from the same
section.
Here and there were Boston danes and
misses. ultra refinement stamped all over
them, from cast of feature TO cut of
clothes. Their demeanor you might call
frost bitten, even the young and pretty
ones suggesting to your mind thought
of frozen sweets. Some of them were
schoolmarms, without doubt. and I'M
compromising prudes. That could be
easily seen from the way they shifted with
evident disgust as they looked upon the
mural paintings in which the human form
is displayed au naturcl.
Let those good Puritans pass, with
prayer that they may some day find the
same enjoyment in life that makes it
worth living for this breezy group of
Western people that is approaching.
Here come life and vitality. Listen TO
the rumbling of the RS, and see how they
are enjoying everything, seemingly glory
ing in the fact that they belong to coun
try that is able to build such palace as
the Library.
Following this array was an overflow
party Of the game Western variety. head
ed by the ever-prescnt strenuous sight
seer running a little personally conduct
ed tour of his own. He is the centre
OF a crowd Of docile matrons and meek
looking husbands. Guidebook in hand
he diiates upon every painting AMI bit Of
art, brooking no interruption from any
OF the timorous flock that follows him.
He confesses Ignorance to nothing. be il
what it RAY. a Who is Who" ticgrarki-
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and were even hung about the necks Of
idols and sacred animals to protect them
from the influence of evil gods.
Eye of Horus."
The ''Utchat," or "eye of Horus,' was
charm commonly used for the protec-
ton of the deed. The Egyptian religion
taught the theory of actual resurrection
of the body, consequently every means
was used to ensure its preservation after
death. The Utcnats were sometimes cut
from stone or gems, hut were more often
nodded from glass or porcelain. They
were either hung about the neck of the
mummy or placed loosely in the sarcoph-
agus, and at times, as a special pre-
caution, representations of the eye were
painted upon the wrappings of the body
and upon the outside of the coffin
The Medicine Rattle.
The Alaskan Indians use the medicine
rattle in the preparation of medicine and
in their practice of exorcism or witch
craft. The rattle illustrated represents a
raven flying with outstretched wings,
bearing upon its back a sick man in
recumtent position. From the mouth of
the patient a second bird is drawing
forth the causes of the disease with his
bill The body of the raven, which is
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-23

once an elaborate spell. and when written
or repeated in the following manner was
considered an absolute cure for any
disease: Abracadabara. bracadabara, ra-
cadabara. aeadabara. cadabara, adabara,
dabara, abara, bara, ara. ra.
A Poetic Charm.
Scarcely less powerful than the fore
going is a bit of verse effective only
when said on ST. Agnes eve, by the eldest
daughter of the family:
Tremble and go;
First day SILVER and burn.
Tremble and quake;
Second day SILVER and learn.
Tremble and die;
Third day never return.
AS the words indicate. it is used as
cure for chills and fever
Egyptian Superstitions.
The ancient Egyptians. who were the
first to establish permanent systems of
medicine, used a vast number of charms
and incantations in connection with their
drugs. In the early days, during the So
called "0ld Empire their charms were
of a very primitive Lature: generally two
stones, one thrust through hole in the
other, hut later they assumed more beau
tiful shapes; generally that of the heart.
These were worn by all classes of people
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-23

n H0ULD you wish to look over sam
pies OF your countrymen from all
~ sections of this big land, the Lii
brary OF Congress is the place to
visit, that you may see them in the
greatest number and variety. Today it is
an excursion from Maine. tomorrow a
party from Minnesota, and yesterday a
band OF pilgrims from Texas.
The hall OF the nation is the Library
of Congress. There you will hear the
great American language disguised in a
babel OF dialects. The fashions OF Keo-
luk are on parade with those of Broad
way Beacon Hill of The Hub" lines up
with Tupelo, Miss. You may note, if you
will, the development OF the stove-pipe
hat from the beaver Of three generations
ago to the latest New York shape. In
feminine attire there is TO be seen every
thing from the perennial made-over to
the latter day creations OF famed mod
istes. There is no limit at the Library to
the strange and interesting people that
you may see. When you are satiated, as
from too much dessert, with the beauties
OF the palace OF the golden dome on Cap
itol Hill, you will find a world OF inter-
est in watching your fellow sightseers-
and in listening to their sometimes in
structive and frequently quaint comments
on the glories OF the Library.
II was on a recent evening when an
unusuall. large party of tourists were
taking in the Library that representa-
tiyes of remote sections of the States
could be seen in the throng and each
class was Enthusiastically distinguished by
some familiar sectional characteristic.
Just within the square where the signs
of the zodiac are sunken into the marble
floor were standing two men of more than
middle age. They were gazing in dumb
admiration and wonder at the brilliancy
of their surroundings. The carnival of
color, the richness of the marble with its
various hues, and the glare of the lights
seemed to have stupeled their senses. A
glance sufIiced for the observer to deter
mine that they were New Englanders. IN
doubtedly from the country, and they
seemed as fresh and wholesome ar did old
Joshua Whitcomb amid the artiiciaiitieS
of New York.
One of them happened to let his gaze
fall TO the floor where the images OF
Capricorn. Cancer, and company attracted
his attention.
Say" he remarked to his companion
blessed If these ain't the things tibet arc
on the front page OF tibet almanac
bought from a peddler 'roand the first &c
the year"
Look like the symptoms of too much
strong drink don't they?" replied the
other.
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| cal sketch would size up this wise man
from the West as a sclf-made article
| born barefoot earned every dollar he
| owns, never had any education, and is
proud Of it: never had vacation until
this year. owns a city block in Shutdown.
| and every time he gets a dollar it goes
cut Of circulation. He knows everything
a little bit is a great traveller. having
done Continental Europe in seventy-two
hours. and he also took in London while
waiting for the steamer train for South
amoton.
Up in the gallery were met again the
two Yankees who had previously settled
the significance of the signs Of the zodiac.
Drawing near to them one was heard 10
say to the other.
THAT picture yonder looks like the
curtin at the opry house ter home"
Blamed if it don't. and them women
have bout as much clothes on as them
actor women the minister cusse1 out
from the pulpit when that singin' opry
stopped Off at our town and gave a show
last winter"
This here's art. though, and there amt
no harm in it."
"Mebbe you're right. but l can't see
the difference"
They would not have been the true Yam
kee whose instincts OF thrift are power
full enough to conquer surprising Gu
riosity If either one had INDUCED in the
extravaganza OF a guidebook. The mo-
sale between the entrances to the gallery
of the reading room had attracted their
attention. They could not make it out,
but one of them, spying a lone sightseer
who was studying the mural beauties with
the absorption of an art deyotee, hailed
the stranger in a tone that provoked a
frown ON the face of guard.
Hey, neighbor, what's that big picture
up there, the one made out OF chips of
stone and brass findings"
That is mosaic of Minerva" replied
the one OF whom the noisy enquiry had
been made
That so?" echoed the twain, endeayor-
ing to assume an expression of compre-
hension.
She is big Soman, that Minervy."
commented one of the rustics when the
Intercepted person was cut OF hearing
Il am glad we asked that yOun. man
what it was for ! have been shearjng
about mosaics from Lindy whenevr she
comes down at vacation. Not wantn' to
own up TO her that l didn't know Ayhat
they We're | never asked her. Smehow /
got to thinking that mosaics was sbme-
thin like them Tuxedo coats tae boys at
home are gettir' 10 wear at parties A
fei!er is tSu1l 10 ;ceet up With all t.ese
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hollow and contains a few pebbles. forms
the rattle, while the tail acts as a handle.
4 large number of minerals possessing
curative powers constitute a part OF the
exhibition. or these the pearl and dia-
mend, besides having many other virtues,
are said TO be endowed with the power
to cure insanity and epilepsy; but 10 the
magnetic iron ore, or lode-stone, are the
greatest medicinal and magical properties
attributed. Among its many powers are
the following: If carried in the pocket it
cures cramps and govt; hair may be re-
stored by rubbing the bald spots with it,
and husbands and wives are reconciled to
each other if the stone is kept in the
house.
An Ancient Skull.
Perhaps it would not be amiss to men
ton here a skull which, though not in
any sense a charm, is sufficiently inter-
esting to command attention. 1t is a part
of the same exhibit. classed under the
head of surgery. The relic was taken
from a tomb built by one OF the pre-
historic races of Peru and shows unmis-
taxable signs of having been trephined-
The photograph gives front view Of
the SKULL showing an orifice in the era
mum nearly quarters of an inch in
diameter. and there is another larger
opening in the rear, just at the base Of
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-23
Secluded Corner in One Of the Galleries Of the
United States National Museum Contains
Most Unusual Objects on Exhibition ais
mans of All Countries and All Times. = -

with the negroes of the United States, is
here. too, but it is the right front foot,
and, while a powerful charm, does not
possess the virtues of the more desirable
left hind foot. The ''voodoo,'' or "hoodoo, -
bag. is another favcrite charm among the
colored people. 1t consists. generally, Of
a chicken feather, bit OF human hair. a
drop of bleed On a rag. and pine silver,
the whole sewed up in shifting, and worn
suspended about the neck. 1t is believed
10 bring luck to the wearer, and to pre-
serve him from sickness.
One of the NEST unique objects in the
museum is a part CT a colored woman
hand. carried as charm by John e. ans, a
negro. Rumor has it that it brought him
a long run OF scvd luck, and that lie sold
the fingers and thumb to supe-stitious
persons fer fabulous sums; but. in the
end. the charm turned against him. He
was suspected Of crime, the nature OF
which is unknown. and through the hand
was identified and proved guilty. After
his arrest. the charm was confscated and
presented to the museum.
Chinese Medicine.
Chinese medicine is a peculiar mixture
CT superstition and real medical knowl-
edge. 1t is somewhat similar to the be-
lief prevalent in the West some years
ago known as the Doctrine of Signatures,
which taught that nature indicated. by
certain exterior signs. the medicinal
properties Of minerals, herbs, etc. For
instance. red ccral was held to be a cure
for hemorrhages, porcupine skin for
cutaneous diseases. etc.
The use Of ginseng root By the Chinese
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is an example of this belief The root
in its natural state bears a slight re-
sembiance TO the human form; the speci-
mems shown have been rendered more
potent by being folded to represent Chi
nese idols. In this condition the part
forming the head is used Cor eye trou-
bles, the bo.y for general complaints. and
The legs for diseases of the stomach In
Korea the root is used as a stimulant by
those who can afford the price which
ranges from So pound for almost worth
less herbs to $500 an ounce for the best
The Specimens shown in the photograph.
which were presented to the museum BIZ
the Korean Legation, are exceptionally
valuable.
Another Chinese Custom.
Another Chinese custom, which is a
treatment truly savoring of the heroic,
is the use of accupuncture needles These
formidable instruments, which range in
length from two to six inches, are intro
duced into the flesh of the patient: some
times for the whole length, at others
only an inch or two. The punctures which
result are supposed to permit the egress
of the vital spirits causing the disease.
The Chinese also carry tigers bones as
charms, and give them in powdered form
as medicine; the belief is that the
strength of the tiger will be impaired to
the user.
The collection contains lamentations,
too. as potent and powerful as the charms.
The word 'abracadabara." SO great a ia
vorite with stage magicians of today, was
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-23
:.PUT ON WITH THE BARRIERS LHTFIER:

P'raps he could filter the Potomac the
same way-he-he,
AN he could turn it back. too-turn
the water back into wine; yes, sir II
everybody could do that, the city pumps
would run dry and the saloons go out OF
business. Yes. sir-he-he,
''All right, sir. Thank you, sir. Good
moruin. Come again, sir.
Next"
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+ the many rare and interesting
curiosities which fill the spa
cious halls CT the United States

~ f the many rare and interesting
curiosities which fill the spa
" cious halls CT the United States
National Museum in this city
the collection of charms and fctiches.
occupying secluded corner in enc Of the
galleries, contains what are. perhaps, the
most unique and unusual objects on ex-
hibition.
Here are to be seen talismans of all
countries and times; from the -Utchat' OF
the ancient Egyptians TO the medicine rat
tie CT the Alaskan Indians. as well as
many which owe their origin to the su-
perstitions common among us all Today;
i'll short. all sorts and conditions CT
things \supposed to bring coed luck CT
health 10 their owners.
The Collection.
The collection. which is portion of
the medical exhibit, is composed chiefly
of charms relating to the cure or preven-
ton of disease. An array of various CD
lects fills the shelves; some scarcely pre-
tentious enough TO attract the attention
of the casual observer. but TO each, no
matter how commonplace and uninterest-
ing it may seem at first glance. some &C.
cult power is ascribed.
Some Of the charms are simple in the
extreme; for instance, an old and much
battered horseshoe, one Worn on the left
hind foot of a one-eyed mule. is said to
possess the power to cure the cramps:
the ability to strengthen the muscles is
aScribed to n leathern straD and skein
of scarlet silk tied in nine knots is con-
sidered a sure preventive for ncsebieed.
The famous rabbits foot, so popular