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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03
WORK OF THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT
IN INDUSTRI4L ENTERPRISE NOW CARRIED ON Sue
CESSFULLY At CHIPPING-C4MPDEN ENG.

and the coming holiday they expect to DO The
School for Scandal The proceeds from these and
various other entertainments to go at present
toward a swimming pool, which has just been
completed
A workman's club is Instituted by the guild. and
guests be housed Braithwate. the hail OF
residence where tie unmarried live.
There is also a sports club The men prefer 10
work in the country. that they there, and
find they have more freedom and pleasant
partnership than was possible in the city.
The guild is conducted on cooperative lines, and
the workers have a share in its government. Mr..
Ashhee considers that every man who is to work
for the place permanently, should have a share and
interest in il. Until 1898 the system was as fol-
lows; A manager was elected by the committee OF
guildsmen Of which Mr.. Ashbee was chairman.
All members of the committee were legally copart-
ners with Mr.. Ashbee. and the rules made by the
committee for the division Cf profits losses
binding upon the whole body The manager had
Tree hand in the workshop discipline, but in
diEidual guildsman had right 10 lay his case be-
fore the committee. This system proved eminently
satisfactory, but the guild grew so fast that It
was decided II would be better TO register
Limited Liability act. All Of the men had been
jointly liable with Mr.. Ashbee and some OF them
owned their own homes and had other property in
dependent Of their holdings in the guild So at the
time OF the formation OF the company, a rear
rsnsement OF the bonus system was made an fol-
lows: The accumulated bonus was allotted in
shares. and additional SIS worth OF shares for
each year Of standing was allotted to each man in
the concern as his share in the goodwill In addi-
ton 10 this the decided increase their hold
ings by deduction of Pa per cent weekly from
their wages. this accumulated amount being al
lotted In - shares at the close Of each year This
accumulated Pa per cent represents annual ad-
dition TO the capital Of about $500 1t increases
with the number OF guildsmen drawing wages and
the idea is that when at any time the capital
from inside and outside shall suffice for conducting
the concern the annual allotment shall be en-
ployed in extinguishing outside holdings thus
gradually leaving the members OF the guild sole
owners Of the business.
further clause in the articles provides that on
the declaration OF profits, after IL per cent over
the average yearly bank has been paid TO out
side and inside shareholders alike. any subsequent
division should be in the ratio of TO to inside
as distinguished from outside holders.
MI Ashbee has written little book about the
guild which he calls An Endeavor." and the
title page is written sentence which well defines
his whole lfe An endeavor toward the teachings
Of John Ruskin and William Morris" NJ IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03
MEDICAL USE OF FISHES.
Quaint Traditions of Surprising
Effects Secured.

In medicine fishes have filled unusually large
space, nearly all of the better known species hav-
Ing been. at time or another held az a cure
FOR or the cause OF some sflrnent These supersti-
tons not confined 20 one country alone hut
seem to be spread all the world and are COM
mon from the earliest ages few of these ira
ditfons are. founded on fact but the great ma
jority are fiction pure and simple.
The common tench has been termed the Fishes
Phyhcian," and Camden. in his Britannia" states
that he had seen the bellies of pixies closed by the
touch Of the tench and by their slutinous slime
perfectly healed UP. At time certain ichthyo-
logical writer's believed that pike, perch and eels
knew OF this propensity of the tench and spared
II IN consequence. In olden times 1t used to be
applied to the palms OF the hands and feet in
order to absorb fever; laid the liver In
OF jsundice. when the fish, it was asserted
became yellow and retained the disease. 1t was
to be buried at once after being removed In case
OF nervous headache. the fish would lie tied to
the temples. while for eyes 1t was wound
around the neck. 1t would also stop hernorrhage
and said be eficsclous in obstinate cases
OF worms.
In Russia the small milIer's thumb (Cottus
gobio) is employed charm against fevers In
the time of Galen the flesh OF the electric fishes
recommended TO be eaten by epileptic per-
sons. who were likewise TO have shocks from the
living nsh applied to their heads. Even prior TO
this. Dioscorides had recommended its external
application for pains in the head while In
recent times persons suffering from govt were ad-
ysed 10 place the affected part of these
fishes and keep IL there until the numbness
tended as high the knee. In Abyssinia fever
was cured with electric eel while the tetrodon
was said 20 be excellent in lung affections.
The Welsh consider the oil from the liver OF the
sting ray to be good for burns and other wounds
while the Norwegians the oil from the liver of
the king Of herrings (Chimara monstrosa) for
treating disorders OF the eyes. The latter is
also said to be good for all wounds and bruises
The oil Of the burbot is considered a good ex-
ternal remedy for swellinss. while the gall is said
TO be excellent for affections the eyes. The oil
from the liver of many fishes is used incidentally
the more notable examples being the cod and the
oolaehan. or candlehsh. OF the Pacific Coast
The eggs OF the angeIfsh one time
dried and used incidentally. while its skin was
also dried. and when powdered prescribed for itch
and other skin diseases. When the flesh OF the
s;x-gilied or Mediterranean shark is eaten 1t is
said se a4t ~ strong pursatiyA ebarEs tessh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03
PROSPECT OF LIVELY ICE YACHTING SEASON
WHERE THE SPORT is u OST POPULAR-ITS ORIGIN
AND GROUIH

minutes the partisans of the jb and mainsail type
of ice ,achts ware greatly alarmed 1t soon deve-
oped. however. that. while the lateen sail gave
Va III tas speed of a whirlwind in gale 1t was
practically worthless in light or ordinary breeze
The Hudson River Ice Yacht Club. whose sta
ton is at Hyde Park. just above Poughkeepsie IS
the largest organization Of it's kind, with Meet
of yearly fifty yachts. Charles q. Sands Ava
Iancke carrying $50 square feet; Archibald Rogers
JACK Frost 10 square feet: Irving GrinneA
Rores go square feet: John A Roosevelts Icicle,
$50 SQUIRE feet and DR.. j. G. Rarron's Northern
Light $50 square feet. the biggest or the meet
From this they taper down in four classes, to 200
feet of sail area Just below Poughkeepsie is
hourishEg club with twenty-eisht ice yachts.
known a. the ew-Hamburs Ice Yacht Club, and
near by is the Carthage Ice Yacht Club, with a
large membership and ;hirty-two boats. But me
longest ice yachting season in the East Is at
Orange Lake. six miles back of NeWDurg. Inc
beautiful sheet of water has a smooth surface
when frozen, unmarried by cracks and air holes
Among the noted racing yachts OF the Orange
Lake Ice Yacht Club are Commodore H G. His-
girson's Winiward and Cold Wave; Nice-Commo-
dore WiIlett kud's Snow Drift, II 5. RaTsdeil :
Esquimau c.. N. Stebbins's Ice King, Robert NeT-
rahan's Troublcr J. B. >4uiaau's Impulse r.
Kfhln's Frolic Frank G. Woods Flying Jib, ii. j.
Iova's uateen) Graziea. Elijah Walshs Arctic
and Gtorge e frimbles Eatotos tIons s ,ne
ishing yacht clubs The most prominent Is t.le
tSrtV Tachts enrolled Notable among these is
the three tines peunaut winner the George. the
huge Scud and the big Rocket
In Canada ice yachting is still more popular, al
though INDUCED IN on such scale as on tne
.Ifudson The foremost club Is the Kingston. IN
Ontario. with a membership Of seventy-six and 4
fleet of thirty ice yachts The International
Wake Cup and the Calvin Macnee Trophy are
the coveted emb!ens of Canada Among the noted
Canadian flyers are the Whistlcwing, the Blizzard
the Breeze the Jack Frost and the Pastime. Lake
Ootario has numerous clubs the New-York as
well as on the Canadian shore, on the Bay or gum
~ and on the ST Lawrence River The Cape Vim
cent IN. W Club boasts fleet of forty-fye yachts
vo6r Shl
The Yachts average from 2T5 to 500 feet of sail
area In the provinces Of Canada the sport is fol-
lowed with zest From the zone of Canada work
ing through the States is long land stretch diver
sified by many lakes and bays. only TO be seen on
AT Rochester. n. V. is O. club known as the Iron
deouoft Association On Lake ST. Clair, Michi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

gan. is n large feet OF swift Ice boats and much
oils Is now the headquarters. for ice yachting n
the West THIS greet boom Of Ice yachting in the
dore Theodore WetmOre. Of Minneapolis. Mr.. Wet
m0ed was Up on shs uq 5 RyfT ana
Lake Minnetonka held for ice yachting To him
dispatched from the Hudson the Reindeer ' and the
St Nicholas; and the craze spread TO Lake Pepn
Though free from actual peril there is still
zest this to all sports The only real danger
on an ice yacht is in jumping wide crack or an
the assure at the rate OF a mile minute As the
the ice and files through the air for distance OF
speeds on Imagine a smooth ieid Of ice stretch
ing for miles. ana at Its further edge a tremendous
under half gale at the the rate Of mile min
frosty mist dances before i the eyes Of the Yacht
occupants. They have hardly time 10 think he
ment Of intense anxiety the occupants eaten their
breath, their hearts pump wildly, a smothered oN-
air. The good boat has cleared the gap
at seeminsiy redoubIsd eS '' l>','
The first iceboat in this country was built by
crude runners are stin In state OF good preserva-
ton. This boat simply rough box on run
B. Cook of Red Bank. n J.. mounted ducking
sliff on runners Three years later Mr. Allaire
Of the same town. designed triangular frame.
Gradually the sport spread up the Hudson River
bany but the ice yachts of the lumber box
order-hard riding and difficult to control. often
throwing out their hClmsman and occupants to
sail off at their sweet Will. and usually bring
ing up against the shore. total wreck. This style
OF craft continued through the latter part OF the
COS and los Not until 1879 did II. Relyea revolu-
tionize the build by discardirg side bars substitute
Ing wire stays In their place, and placing ellipti
standard OF the steering apparatus. Good ideas
followed fast, and each year has brought out
and progressive improvements. The origin OF the
sport Is shrouded in the darkness of antiquity but
il Is known that centuries the people of North
Europe possessed ice yachts. used them In
traffic, and probably raced with them American
yachtsmen do now. A Western novelty. closely re-
sembIing the ice Yacht, is the tobogsan or snow
yacht, which Skins over the praires at high rate
of speed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

warned that my people will suffer a prodgious loss
and Will always regret that I refused hear the
cry Of the orphans OF the Little Strugglers' So
ciety. He asks me to read notice in my morning
service that he, the agent of the aforesaid society,"
Will preach az the Baptist church Sunday niSht
when many thrilling incidents will be related etc.
He has evidently forgotten that he wanted 70
preach at my church at the same time and
mentally wonder how he could. by any means now
known 10 mankind. be in two places at once.
This piece of ecclesiastical tmpudence is too big.
ard while am baking out walks the agent SIAM
ming the door sort of a benedlction-
1t is now Almost noon I climb 10 the study TO
coax back my straying thoughts. when I called
to luncheon. Before that is finished there is ring
at the door. and l called 10 listen the plants
of a woman who is suing for divorce. She Is
virago and I inwarily-and possibly wickedly-
congratulate her husband wishing him success. Z
advise her to go to a lawyer and as she leaves me-
I imagine myself something OF diplomat in
getting rid OF her easily But she goes an
old man. with three books under his arm. calls.
and makes me listen e the evidence he has for
believing that the world Will come to end in
1894. T try to dodge. but he heads me off and as
he does not come often.
My afternoon funeral permits me 20 escape and
when I return 7 find several friends who have
stopped IN to visit for a short time or course,
glad 70 see them. and I ask them 10 stay 10
supper which they do.
When the evening meal is finished GO To
PRAYER meeting, where are greatly refreshed.
As I TO the parsonage I find 1t full OF 4
jolly set OF young people. VINO have come from
Winthrop 70 see two Of their number get married.
unite the candidates in matrtmony. and have the
JOYOUS privilege of seeing stairs covered with
rice as with roars Of laughter. in which join. the
party disappears.
1T is now nearly II O'Clock. and remember nv
sermon and start for the study. but I am waylaid
by Morpheus as I attempt to cross my chamber
door NIuttering as / crawl into bed. oh, Lord.
thank thee for a good bed soon know nothing
until next morning when the same process IS
undergone again. Such Is day at the parsonage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

rhoea When eaten. while the vertebral coIu1nn OF
the sea lamprey according to early writer's should
be entirely removed before the fish is cooked as II
is said to be very indigeStfole, some even
IL ia e poisonous. =. ;o31o l.
When Japanese desires to commit SUICIDE N, ne
frequently eats one species of the Tetrodon lally
and it is said TO make the presence OF the coroner
absolute necessity in very short time IN some
parts of India il claimed that this nsh is Isnly
pc isonous while in others Il is SAID I'aTe SS, 20
occasion indigestion. The gall paddeP - - f1
the dangerous part Of the fish. Two Dutch sailors
once poisoned in simons Bay by eaIrng me
liver of the fish and both died in from seventeen
TO twenty minutes after partakinS OF ~.
The fishes of the genus Balistes. whlch InnaDit
ingly poisonous at times when eaten III is reported
that the poisonous flesh acts first on the nervous
tissue OF The stomach occasioning viruent spasms
Of that organ and shortly afterward or al the
muscles OF the body. The body soon becomes
racked with spasms. the tongue thickened tine eye
fixed the breathing labOriOus and the patent eX-
pires in a naroxysm OF extreme suffering.
The Trachinus. weever hsh; sometimes IN
nfcts a very serious wound with It's spines Plny
and Dioscorides advised that the body OF the fish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

rubbed on the gums were said TO help children
speedily through the trying teethins period. while
the liver of the Muruna cured poisonous bites.
The lamprey, while having an iil-omened reputa-
ton was said TO remove smallpox scars when ITS
fat was applied to them. That rubbing the part
affected with a red herring will cure rheumatism
is still positively asserted by the OLD nshermen on
England while in Scotland toothache can be got
rid of by carrying about the person piece OF dog
fish the fish being returned alive TO the water
after the excision is made. quite general trad-
ton is that whooping cough can DO cured by
putting a live fish into the chiids mouth After
being used the fish must be thrown back into the
water alive. Cancer couio De cured py Tying
crab to the affected part.
Eals were favorite subjects with the old physi-
clans Hippocrates forbade their use food in
tabes and diseased spleen. while Galen prescribed
them as @ medicine in nephritic complaints where
the gluten might be thought to concrete gravel
into stone Plny claimed that their use as food
Unmarried the singing voice while they cleared
choleric or phlegmatio humours out OF the system,
likewise the nfirnities of the spleen The monks
of Salerno did not like them and complained that
10 live on GELS is a sure recipe for spelling the
voice"
In an old manuscript OF the fourteenth century
rersons who desire to avoid collie recommended
to make a girdle of the skin OF an eel and long
as this is worn around the waist the wearer is
safe, IN Scotland the fresh skin Of an eel was
Il Is said that even 70 this day many Scottish
women the eeIs skin as a garter For per-
sons suffering from weak nerves the old English
remedy to mix wormwood root. gall of trout
brain of pike and oil of eel together hot
IRE and take this mixture in doses OF three spoon
fuls at time powder made from the cells liver
was considered for deafness, while in GER
tain parts OF England fever cured by the
application Of n eel. Cesner the naturalist sug-
gested to the oldtime doctors that they recommend
patients suffering from constipation TO swallow
small cells. which would pass through the body
thus cleaning 1t out.
In England the jawbone OF the pike, beaten I'D
good for pIeur1sy and other Kindred Aim snts
else tor pesn " tRe asegt and iu1Gk Ia anal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

Ice yachting promises to be exceptionally lively
this season. Not only have the weather prophets
predicted cold winter, but there are more men
taking an interest In this thrilling pastime than
ever before Many of the new deyotees of the sport
have been recruited from the ranks of the auto
nlobilists who quick that ice yachting
furnishes excitement days when it is irnpossi-
bic to drive motor car. The feature Of the sport
this year will be the for the worlds cham
pionship which is held by the Jack Frost
owned b. Archibald Rogers, of the HUDSON River
Ice Yacht club OF Pnughkeepsie. The Orange
Lake Ice Yacht club has challenged the HUDSON
River Club to race FOR the championship. and
the contests all probability viii be held on the
Hudson River time this month. The hala-
mazoo Ice Yacht Club has decided to hold an inter
national ice yacht regatta on Gull Lake on jan
uary 10 to -. Besides the for the Stuart
International Trophy for boats carrying less than
$50 square of sail there will be another inter
national for boats carrying not over 4o square
feet sail for the Hearst trophy Boats from the
Hudson River Nev--Jersey Canada. Michigan and
Wisconsin viii sal in the $50 foot class Among
the boats that VIII he in the big regattas this
season are several of = type Boats Of the
new style weigh considerably less than the old
crack racing craft. They weigh from leJ TO I''oo
pounds as against 900 10 5000 pounds or the ola
STYLE The owners of these boats assert that
their craft are much the faster. as they are but
they say. more scientific lines Old ice yachts
men say that they may be faster in proportion 10
their size. but that they cannot beat the larger
boats which carry much more canvas
In the East the ice yachting enthusiasts are IN
force on the Hudson River Poughkeepsie, on
the North Shrewsbury River at Red Bank. n D.
and on the glasslike surface Of Lake Champiain'
The Hudson River and North Shrewsbury yachts
men have sailed worlds championship races nearly
every year since 1881 and contests for the hudson
cbarnntorsbip have been OF annual occurrence since
1869.
What the Americas Cup Is to international
Yachting on the sea, the New-Hamburg challenge
remnant Of America is to yachting on the ice
The pennant is only faded strip OF red ana "hite
silk inscribed with letters of sold' ana WINE its
intrinsic value is innitesima its sentimental value
c,pno+ he estimated in dollars ice yachtsman
who has built g. swift yacht and who is AMBITIOUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

Sssrt sa =, used to dry up Tn.
ereign cure for ague and bad eyes and to abate
fevers, etc
The older physicians as&rIbed various miraculous
powers. to the rat of the carp Among other dis
eases for which it was remedy was peculiar
tism ism, 1t was applied by frequent rubbing the
modifying and salutary. small Triangular stone.
believed enormously to be found in the jaws of
a bleeding nose. was said to act az styptic The
CAB w"t the used saw, an "a for
little bones exist sem-circular in shape. which
In hE he aaSen al
an old medical work, the carp is comprised in the
principal In the preservation of health" and the
author adds. 1T Is in great wholesomeness. OF
pleasant to carpng ladies'
freely by wounded men. women in ch,idbed and and
for dangerous fevers. Old doctors used pre-
Walton quotes Gesner to the effect that the fat
day or two in the sun, in little glass is very
thing that breeds in the eyes, Ladies Should take
The "otoliths," ear stones. from the sciaena
aquIla are comparatively large. and were formerly
deemed eicacious against collie. provided they had
believed to lose their virtue Thes we're oune
IN gold and worn suspended around the neck. and
Many fishes are said to have poisonous qualities
their teeth woundng with their spines or ms
The sting ray had an evil reputation among the
generation. The serrated spine the tail OF this
l a5,o occasions severe laeerated wounds. Pliny
which II was endowed was capable OF causing in
trees losing their verdure and rocks even being
are .. The natives Of the Gold Coast colony.
made BY tails rays taken in time by usns
the de eandal spine OF like fish, mixed with
The funny Is said frsauensy to occasion ina.-
ssna :sd % ss: sss ssa ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-03

10 Il flying the emblem that represents the
championship The pennant first offered by
the New-Hamburg n. Y. Ice Yacht Club In 1881,
and its yacht Phantom defended the trophy against
the challenging yachts OF tho Poughkeepsie Ice
Yacht Club. Since then the trophy has changed
hands frequently, and some OF the sviftest ice
yachts the world has seen. including the
Haze. the Avalanche. the Northern Light. the
Icicle and the Jack Frost. have won the trophy.
In contests for the championship the yachts
sail over a twenty mile course. and the usual
average speed, according TO the winning time
of the different victors, IS about twenty
one miles hour. but, the boats lose
considerable time in making the turn and by re-
peated taSking from one side of the river to the
other this estimate OF their speed Is hardly fair
one. Experienced yachtsmen declare that speed
mile minute Is not at all unusual and that
# has been demonstrated that yachts have at
tanned the terrific velocity Of 100 miles an hour. 1t
is asserted 'by leading devotees of this sport
that the Yachts move even faster than the wind
that carries them along. At first this statement
seemed absurd but IT has the support of no less
an authority than Professor Park benjamin. who
declare that, while an ice yacht cannot run be
fore the wind faster than the wind itself the same
yacht with the wind abeam and the sail cleaving
the air in such manner that IL presents no re-
sistant surface, may attain speed far greater
than that OF the wind propellng IT, This theoreti-
cal statement has been confirmed in practice by
Hudson River yachtsmen. who alege that their
Whlte-WlESeu Ice ShIhHletF' "heh specu'ib wan
thirty-me wind abeam, have repeatedly passed
railroad trains moving along the Hudson's banks
at the rate OF forty live miles an hour.
All ice yachtsmen have their favorite rigs. and
the controversy them is as heated as was the
time honored dispute between Enslishmen and
Yankees as to whether the centreboard yacht or
the cutter is the best type Some years ago nut
ter was caused among yachtsmen who favored the
lib and mainsail ice yacht by the advent OF the
lateen SAIL which could be made fiat and tight
as a drumhead. Several lateen rugged yachts did
fairly good work. but when the Scud. with her
TBS feet of lateen sail, defeated the famous Dread
naught aud covered a fve-mile course in about six