New-York tribune., 1903-01-27

In the schools Of japan they have adopted an
other detail of Western civilization by placing
seats for the children and this innovation may vet
do away with fascinating pose OF the Ce.sha
girl The little people Of the Orient whose
ceverness and sesthetie charms OccidentaIs have
come 10 admire. are said 10 be very sensitive con-
cerning their diminutive stature but not all the
physical prowess which the japanese have won ~
athletes seems 10 vary their height one lot Their
shortness is most pronounced from the knee down.
and this. they have decided. must be the re-eit OF
sitting on the floor with the legs folded For
growth is hereditary. But beginning with ne
!5 cthlofen Us the pest possiDihty OF change An
oIheT generation nay produce stalwArt race of
Japanese.
The Carlsbad Germany physician who has been
experimenting with thirty-two infants in various
hardening" processes has apparently come to The
conclusion that such treatment is disadvantageo5s
to health. OF those severely hardened during
their first year-that IS. subjected cold shower
baths and other cold water treatment oftener
than once day-he reports 81 per cent as showing
unusual liability to colds. Only 10 per cent have
developed into perfectly healthy children. while IS
per cent contracted severe illnesses. which left
them more less permanent invaIids The hard
ening" process also produced unfavorable effects
on the nervous system. OF those only mildly
hardened" given the cold water treatment but
( day. the percentage Of illness found TO
be very much lower among the thirty normally
treated infants with which those hardened" wers
compared. Commenting these statistics.
ordinarily rational mortal would have known all
the German professor has demonstrated without
helpless human beings
The introduction OF organized play during re-
cess hour in the Indianapolis public schools has
given rise to more less humorous criticism Of
the press the button children and slightly
humanized mechanical toys that may thereby re-
suit. The fact that every child there plays "on
1 for hing 70
for tag eighteen different games in fifteen min
utes''-is characterized living by the time
table," and automatic nerve skeleton Is feared
the result But when. the other hand, it ia
universally admitted that the education OF the
coming generation must be abreast OF the times
tbem bV their eIerg eaa be found han that af-
forded by the habitual playing OF eighteen difIer-
ent games in fifteen minutes?
| The surmise Of a certain far sighted reviewer
that far distant day the pressing Of buttons
will constitute the total OF human activity Is
daily substantiated by trade mark journals. pat
Office reports and such delectable sources OF
| data Now it Is automatic beautifying ma
chine that makes it's debut IN Berlin 1t is de-
signed for the dressing rooms Of dance halls cafes
railway stations. etc penny in the slot OF
this gic bit OF mechanism results in toilet pow
s ad D S fair and % pG 9hs ms
honored handbag out Of business
sixty-dve years of sock knitting and quilt piecing
is the unique record OF the Hfework Of Miss Lucy
Read of Dandy VT. who has been blind since her
tenth year. Previous to that she had lost both
hearing and speech also. When about fourteen
Miss Read was sent to Boston 10 be educated.
where for a time she the friend and companion
Of Laura Bridgeman Failing health and home
sickness, however, resulted in her home coming
after short stay, and since then her time has
been given to the making of mittens, socks quilts
and fancy articles Miss Read designs her own
patterns for all her work. doing all the cutting
for patchwork without assistance. Different color5
/ hL- he nj ILL.,.
rarely If makes mistake in the threads
Savortts color is green but any bright color pleases
her. and she delights in jewelry and trinkets The
pleasures of her narrowed life and the now inrm
ecso0 os T0an f the can hour 0Itn Of Her
distribution OF her daily labors little red mit{sns
friends among the little people whom she 50 dearly
| loves
Faith and world Of energy" plus bit Of va
cant ground and twenty-five thousand young pine
apple plants have combined to make a snug living
for Mrs. Ella Williamson. of Arcadia Fla Most
Of the necessary work, including the setting out
Of the plants, has been done by Mrs. WillamsonS =
own hands The business has increased 80 o now;
ulittsns is employed 70 gather the fruit from tns
Whics is now one of the show places OF the town.
covers about third OF an acre ana Is enors.. a.
under sheds as in Florida The plants need gLeat
amount OF shade to grow their largest JulciesSt
asfv anH nnsided in her venture which covers va
can't block in the heart OF the town ana lhciud-S.
besides
tables fruits, etc.
II is not often that awful examples volunteer
thetr services as such and allow themselves TO D.
exhibited "fn the act' minus good fat fee
speciuon of hopeless fntoxcation. however. recent
ly assumed the side show role at temperance lect
ure given In a New-Jersey town by a well known
wbits Rfbboner The special obsession Of the illus
trative specimen it seemed, was minicry. He
reproduced the facial cOntOruonS OF tn9
choir EupressiveIy reiterated the "Amens' and
acted a general echo for the audience The lect-
urer's oairnness throughout this performance gave
rise TO a small suspicion that she and the aWluA
example" had soTe secret understanding especlat-
" as she once referred him the object les
However that may be, II Is certain thaC tne
combfnat was effective one