The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-10

feeling which is so often a precursor Of
slunber IN view of these facts it was
wise judge who decided the other day
at 1t was no crime to snore In church
and he had no jurisdiction TO interfere
with human nature.
It is interesting to speculate lust what
Mr.. Perdiearis will do when he is releas-
ed from captivity. After putting at rest
all doubts as to his good American an
eestry and ehe former place of his resi-
dence, which seems to be at present South
Carolina, he will probably write several
accounts of his adventures In Morocco
for the Sunday editions of yellow papers,
after which he will no doubt feel JUS
titled in going on the lecture platform.
One thing Is certain. Henceforth Ion Per-
dicaris is made man.
There Is cheering disposition among
church folk to make the attendance upon
religious services less of a task this sum-
mer than ever before. One preacher al
ready advocates the abolition of the stiff
bosomed shirt and high collar for sun
days and the Jersey city Y. NJ c. A. will
furnish fans and lemonade to attendants.
If the idea were to become popular It
would be possible to make churches very
desirable places to go. Lemonade and
fans on a hot day are not to be despised
and if Dame Fashion could only be pre-
vailed upon to give her sanction to neg
ligee attire for Sunday morning we could
look forward TO enjoying some elevating
sermons without tie attendant punish
ment of sweltering during the process.
Herr Drutschel has arrived on our
shores bringing along with him some new
ideas as to dress. In fact Herr Drutschel
advocates the abolition Of underwear and
to show that he is In earnest he has dis
carded this useless feature of dress, and
there is nothing at all to prevent his
trousers from caresslng his shins at every
step. Herr Drutschel of course halls from
Germany. where he came to the conelu-
sion that underwear is unhealthy, respon-
sible for rheumatism and many other
ailments that flesh is heir to, and general
ly to be avoided. 1t is mean to hint that
the gentleman eschews underwear for
like reasons with certain members of our
population who have not the price. He
seems to be in deadly earnest and has
come to teach the nation how to live Sue
cess to Herr Drutschel. He has the right
idea about cutting down clothing bills.
The girl who dances will stand better
chance of getting safely on or off a
trolley car than the girl who does not
trip the light fantastic. This is the con-
oIt had I,xr. da Ell hn
might be accused of trying to drum up
trade were 1t not for his standing in the
community where he resides. This dis
tinguished instructor In the art Terp-
sichorean says that dancing tends to make
girls light on their feet" SO that when
they see an automobile bearing down up
en- them or a ri shing surface car in close
proximity they will be able to skip out
of danger expeditiously and gracefully.
Perhaps there is something after all in
the sayings of the dancing master. His
plan is worth trying if it can reduce the
number of street fatalities.
The suggestion made by the American
Medical association at Atlantic City that
doctor be included in the Presidents
cabinet is a good one. They plan to have
a national department of health, with its
head a cabinet officer. Were a doctor to
be provided whose sole duty it would be
to look after the chief executives health,
and that of his family the plan would
not be a bad one. Being a cabinet officer,
the nation would know to whom 1t was
entrusting its President, and then the doc
tor would be able to keep close tab
on measles, mumps and other ailments
that sometimes visit the White House
when there are children in the executive
mansion. +. Z.