The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
THE NONPAREJL MAN.

THE NONPAREJL MAN
Promises to Satisfy Us with Long Life
and HeaIth--Wonderful Discovery Made
by Professor MetchnIkoff Of the Pasteur
Institute Somewhere In Europe.
Professor Metchnikof of the Pasteur in
stitute says that any person who desires
to attain a ripe old age should consume
large quantities of sour milk. Of course
there is a 'colored bacillus in the wood
pile" Sour milk, says Professor Metch-
nlkof, wisely, contains a bacillus that
Is whale, microscopically speaking. He
produces a great quantity of Tactic acid
and, besides that, he is a regular Japanese
hghter. He does not exist normally in
the human body, but can be adopted with
great benefit to the health, for as he
reaches the large intestine, he finds there
lot of cheap, common microbes who are
engaged in doing man up by feeding off Of
him. When this sour milk mcrobe sees
these other cheap microbes gorging them
selves he is mad in minute. Get out of
here. every one Of youse,'' he says, fierce
ly, "or I will eat you up" The other
microbes refuse to quit and he preys on
them. So man benefits and lives long and
happily to an advanced age 81
You may think this is a fancy SKETCH
but it isn't. Professor Eli Metchnikoff
Of the Pasteur institute tells all about it
In the Pail Mall Magazine for October.
In, the old days it used to be thought that
a mans health depended on certain meri-
tai and moral conditions. After he had
fulfilled these it was said of him:
with long life will satisfy him and
show him my salvation & f%
But we are now taught that we must
- IL e,
our health and long life. How different!
How very different! X a
Nebraska has been written down by the
corn sharps the one state having a
bountiful crop, provided the frost hasn't
taken the edge off. If this is the fact,
we may look to see Doc Bixby making a
fine collection of government steel engrav-
ings printed in those pleasing shades of
green and yellow There is no collecting.
fad that equals this for genuine heart
interest. -
One Of those unfortunates suffering
from kleptomania has just taken all the
lead pipe out Of an empty house in the
eighth ward. ,.-0-s
On Sunday last DR.. Dowie, the restorer,
amid throng of $4,000 people, gently
pushed st. Peter to one side and as
sumed the place of First Apostle and
| High Priest of the Church" 1t was
very serious occasion in Zion and vast
| throngs of people gathered there from all
| quarters. The doctor wore strange robes
| that might have caused a smile on the
| faces Of the non-elect First there was
| long robe of white silk. 1t extended to
| his ankle. The next garment was a
| robe Of purple velvet. 1t extended to his
knees and was fringed with gold. Then
[ came coat that truly wonderful. 1t
i xvlo;4 ,4o3 So
signs worked in thread of gold. A inter
Of white and purple was on his head. But
the shoes attracted the attention They
were of white cloth and his socks, dis
tinctly visible, were of the same color.
The assumption Of the apostleship was
a simple ceremony.
! ''Do you select John Alexander as first
apostle of Christian Catholic Apostolic
| Church of Zion?' asked John Alexander.
| eve do" came the chorus.
"Will you follow me as follow the
apostles Of old?'
1--WE WILL" was the VOW.
''Will you pray for me while bring the
| whole apostolic system into eXistence"''
| 1t was a question that they had been
waiting for. They thought that it would
/ be followed by the announcement of the
remaining eleven apostles.
| 1--WE WILL they answered, and waited.
''It may be months, yes, years, before
the list is completed" came John Alexan-
/ der's answer, and they were disappointed.
| The members of the restoration host
!, were then. invited to sit down. They were
4 hardly prepared, for there were still sew
eral things they wanted to hear about
! They wanted to know whether the first
apostle would receive confessions. Moth
ing was said on that subject.
Leaves of Healing contains the infor-
nation that the first apostle will continue
as the general overseer He will relin-
quish none Of the offices that were his
when he was Elijah the restorer.
The Fargo Forum tells of little boy
who saved himself by a witty speech He
had been cutting up in school and the
!, teacher made pass at him.
I'm going to punish you, bad boy, "
she said
. ,"Please ma am, may-nlay have gasp
j asked the lad, doubtless with some vague
recollection Of a visit to a dentist.
George Wayne, colored, better known in
Fargo as Tin Can George, tried to take
a bath in the Red river Sunday and was
|, fercely pulled from the water by a bunch
of excited people who thought that George
was trying to commit suicide. George
had taken off his glad garments under
the north bridge and plunged into the
deep The people passing on the bridge
heard the splashing and leaped to the
rescue. ..-r 1928
"Who's tryin' to- commit soocide?' asked
the indignant George. "Dis am shame
dat a man KANT take a mornin bath
wifout havin' lot of hoboes buttin' i'm
j., George said that the water was a trife
cold and admitted that he would not have
remained in very long, even if he had not
been pulled ashore After this the barber.
shop bathtub gets Georges manly form
. go '...T -. "A. J. r.