The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-31
1--we T0PICs ADoUr TOWN,

ENRON tnelf voCabularles II they Visiteo
one or two 60 a. you please boarding houses
near the Grand Central Station where train
crows lodge between trips. The pet names
by which the railroaders call their food
carry the local color OF the craft. The
dining room tables are "round houses,
the kitchen Is the freight dump and the
~f No5osay s sS Sss es hang snn snd
thing but ballast" and an order Of ice
cream - Q manifest rum" 1. O., carrying
perishables. II man desires sugar In HIS
coffee he asks his neighbor to sand the
right Of way for him. The latest gem
corner when the girl came in with platter
Say, sister" he called ont, akick that
string OF fats down this siding"
Fireworks manufacturers are getting
busy again. Almost before they have
rested up after the rush OF Fourth Of July
business In the North the rush Of Christmas
business sets In In the South. Unlike their
Northern contemporaries, Southern young
folks celebrate Christmas week with red
fire, crackers and skyrockets. Pitched
battles with roman candles for weapons
are fought In the streets Of every
Southern town the night before Christ
mas, sometimes with hundreds OF men and
boys participating: On the other hand,
very little burning up Of fireworks. For
some reason, possibly the heat, the South
erner observes the Fourth In rather half
hearted fashion.
One Of the Injuries for automobilists Is a
portable ice box in which one may stow
away drinks and food. The ice box Is Of
wickerwork, basket shaped, zinc lined, with
wooden cover in two sections. also zinc
lined, with an arched handle over the top
which may be lowered to save room.
Between the zinc and the wlckerwork In
the more expensive brands Is lining OF
asbestos.
Inside the basket box there is a section
partitioned on with zinc, occupying about
third Of the interior. This section holds
the ice. and the water from it cannot leak
to the rest Of the box. The water can be
drawn OF by little vent at the bottom.
Il have a theory about dyspepsia and In.
digestion said the head waiter in French
restaurant, -that think ought to be con.
sidered by sufferers from stomach com.
plants. believe that much Of this class
Of trouble is due to peoples persistency
in eating the same kind Of bread for weeks
months, and sometimes years, without q
change.
Now, nobody does that with any othe,
kind of food; meat, for instance, or vege-
tables, or fruit or other dessert Yet
the average man viii eat the same kind OF
bread twice or even three times q day ano
think himself wise. The stomach. unless
naturally get tired Of this monotony and
refuse properly to digest this eternal bread
Then the bread eater knows he has dys'
pepsia, and starts on q. course OF dieting
(generally sticking religiously to the same
old bread) that most often leaves him II
worse plight than ever.
There are many varieties Of bread
corn, rye, whole wheat, graham, Boston
brown, aerated, barley, Vienna and French
bread. All OF these differ In the making
and the material, and il the average mar
would only take a turn at some Of them fol
change from his regular loaf he woulc
find himself healthier and happier
II wish some Of the traffic arrangement
OF my own country were introduced here.
said Jap who was hanging on for deaf
life to a subway car strap, which he coulc
barely reach. sOf course, conditions arr
very different" he continued in explana.
ton, "but one plan we have would be handy
here, In japan when man rides IN g ii ain
or car such as this he can buy any one Of
four kinds OF tickets, first class, second
class, third class or platform. The class
divisions wouldn't do here at all, but
think they might we'll sell you a ticket tc
That's the cheapest way We have OF travel.
ing, and 1t would mean quite saving here.
In answer to an advertisement which
appeared in daily paper for q cook in THE
household OF Colonel on Governors Island
an old negress made application in person.
The wife OF the Colonel met the applicant
at the door and asked her inside, when the
Colonel, in the military outfit Of his rank
happened to pass through the room. The
old negress looked up and inquiringly re-
marked.
"Yes," replied the Colonel's wife.
my husband an army officer, too
Indeed, and how interesting; was he q
Volunteer or In the Regular army.
.Reg'lar army, ma'am. the regular Sal.
walton Army
From the time Of Darius Green to the
present every inventor Of airships has
studied the fight Of birds and endeavoreo
to apply the principles Of their movements
to his device. According to man who wa,
a school friend of Israel Ludlow in Texas
this latest dabbler in aeronautics designed
the good ship Riverside to emulate the
easy movements OF the turkey buzzard.
aYoung Ludlow" he said, .~a. dafy
on kites when boy and used to say that
sometimes he would have q big kite that
would soar through the air like our turkey
buzzards. The buzzards, you know. far
their wings few times, get good star.
and then simply float through the air foI
miles without making q movement Of the
wings. The Lord only knows how they
do It, and I'm afraid He hasn't oommuni.
Gated the secret to Israel"
Hat stores on Clinton street, without
excer ton, display this pla ard:
SILK HATS RENTED TO PARrIxs.