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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
PTCKPOCKET IN AUTO"
Robs Man in 125th-st.-Escapes Hue
and Cru IN Machine.

Henry C. Pfaff, of No. 364 Lake-ave.. Chicago
playwright, visiting here, left the subway last
night at 125th-st.. and while making his way
through the crowd felt hand in his right hand
hip pocket. He saw a thief take his pocketbook
containing 1912 and run.
Pfaf pursued, as also did the crowd The man
ran down the street until at point between
Lenox-ave and 5th-a he jumped into wait
ing automobile and was whirled away. A
passing cyclist lent his wheel to Pfaf and the
latter pursued. The machine too fast for
him and he soon lost sight of his quarry.
There was TO policeman in sight, and when
asked why he did not report the case to the
police Mr.. Pfaff shook his head and said
whats the useE'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
MECHANICS LIENS.

42d-st, No 126 West: 41st-st, No 129 West; New
York Slate Works agt c c Shayne owner :
George Varney & co. contractor; National
Bridge Works. subcontractor =, =:
Same property. same agt Shayne. owner
George A Varney & Co, contractor. - -
198th-st n s. 100 It W of Broadway 1lSX1eo;
136th-st 8 6 125 # Of Broadway, o4Xlo0;
Solomon Huss azt Emerson Realty Company
owner and contrsct2r C,aii, a,t 10
seph Greensteiu and Kalman Hirsche, owners
and contra St9 e. - c.rasnuicaye 4oxse sz
irregular New-York F1reproof Works agt Aora--
ham Beckhardt. owner; Francis ] Schnugg'
.
Cherry-st No 10: Thomas J Mooney sgt Etine
Sachs, owner: Samuel Stertz, contra actor. 1890.
6th-st No 429: same agt Samuel Alter owner;
Samuel Stertz. contractor.
sd-ave n e corner s5th-st. 5Ox100; Powhatan Clay
Manufacturing Company agt Yoskville Bank
owner: John Brady & Co, contractor. ......--.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23

.--..-s.- -. ,orr.rd. G nor cent. 65. 600
oNeill. F. 70 L Murray. Essex s 81 cn To . 1000
Brown H to Title ,Ga naEa aTe9a and trust 5000
F-hrenberg. Y Bankers Realty and security
Company Robin-ave S, 100 IT Of Madison on
cQPDn sla William j. TO b.r Bs Grove 1000
Curtis Albert A. to aAt Sire 2lst'' No ioo VS. 1000
Murphy 10. ? to NexY0r Sayi saJ Bk 1000
Gopher Wiits tS Ti5S s Ss s 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
HANGED HIMSELF WITH STRAP.
Louisville Mans sister-in-Law Cut Him
Down Too Late-Was Insane.
fBy TELEGRAPH to The tribune

louisville Sept 22-FTank Braun, one OF the
best known real estate men in the city
$50 a. an .ar;v hour this morning by hanging
,,r,-ei4 in his stable with hitching strap.
Tza had been considered mentally unsound- Nhen
= left he house and did not Immediately return
hts stster-n-lsw. NI-s Philip Smith hecsHis
sisr-oAd snd began 2 search I0r him. Atte: some
minutes shs found Lin hanging from faiier N
49,. s+arie tfa body still oUtva:1nS.
Ts-sfbout g moments hesitation she crt the strap
.i7st sf-pported Braun and employed all the 9rtlIl.
efni 1nsans possible 70 bring back the breath OF
Her efforts were fruiuess-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
HELD FOR ALBANY DIAMOND THEFT.
Released On ST. Louis Charge, Little JEFF
Is Rearrested.

st Louis. Sept, 22--Jmmediately after being
leased bond to-day IN stand trial on the charge
Of getting furniture worth $50 fraudulenty from
St Louis firm, 4 known r ]. Mason was
arrested as Little JEFF Sherman on complaint
from Albany. y. Y. that Little JEFF Is wanted
there on a charge of stealing diamonds valued at
81 0D5 He admitted his identity, bur had nothing
saw regarding the diamond theft charge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS,

East Houston-st No 925. for a six story brick
tenement house, 25xS7 Roosevelt Hospital; own
er: G L Wills architect. --.......
7th-st No POP East. for six story brick tenement
house, 25x77.10; Rockmore e. Gleich, owners; II
Zlot, architect
Thompson-st, s. 1879 # Of Broome-st, for a
six story brick tenement house 50. SxsT; Cohen
& Kraft owners; NJ Zipkes. architect
Thompson-st, s, 1902 # " Of Broome-st, for
two six story brick tenement houses and stores,
s7.7xs7; Cohen 6 Kraft. owners; NJ Zipkes.
architect j. .........
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
POTATO CROP A FAILURE.
Farmers of Northern New-York Threatened
with Heavy Loss.

Malone. y y, Sept. 22.-Farmers in Northern
A-evpyorll. who have just begun TO dig potatoes,
a.. alarmed at the prevalence Of rot The condt-
lions are so serious that some farmers whose yield
gave promise Of 225 10 ESQ bushels 70 me acre nave
- +be,r fields entirely because the few
sound potatoes would not pay Tor r dgglng
an 80; - Ncorrhern New York. tho loss of the
' U.s. .SsoYtiol Of the crop VIII be seriously felt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS.

Marion-ave e s. 80 # : of 1sad-s st. 5ox1Oo viii
lam ~ Mck 1e65 ae' ea'He''!'7 81. 2o1
silleck. tr. agt Catherine Mulhoiland ct al OK,
110tb1st No 236 to PA East; Louis Z sylvester
agt Louis Levenhof ct al: September H. 1900 900
Hester-st No 112 David G Nochamkus agt Aaron ooo
Smith ct all September 1a 1905 -; @''
Mas hnRton-ave, n 16Tth-st: Worm "
Messsr agt Joseph Lyman ana aho '''i. 525
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
FOUR WEST SIDE FLATHousEs SOLD.

A L. Mordecai & Son and Stahl & Hoffman have
sold for Julius S. standIer to Felma stahl i've
story athouse on plot 4OSx10o feet. at the north
west corner of 94th-st and Amsterdam-ave; Also
at the southwest corner Of 95th-st and Amsterdam
ave, to Sarah Blau- A..
A l. Mordecai & Son have also sold the two
Ave story fathouses each plot +Oxloo feet, ad-
Joining The northwest corner of S4th-st and Am
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Landi Joseph to H Powell; 152d-st :. 1903 TT .,
Eettman. Lena to s. Herman. 7th-st No 2is a.
Hammer AndIs% and other to Hawley.
6 2t S6e aR Of To qoss ssm16d
wiE 3 5.Tt to < %6ilreiPh i87ti No SCI
Mf sssi EsT' to smthson 258d:t $ 155 # o.
= of 4th-aye: prior mortgage $1,000; due March
Pansan0. Louisa to c Tuoti, 2d-ave. -
Moody. George F to johnson ct al Morris-ave
G6tFie doT Elias is to E Taer Ste '0'
No. !28 East; year p S.. :: Ia
! year prior mortgage $4,000 l year.
crakoS g. D to NJ NJ BenseI. washngton.ave,
Wa ~ # I OF l82d-st: years P C s. &C.
l95 # Of 2days; years R.-,n.t.;3 ~
146th-st; $ s, 800 # of Amstsrdam-ave; de- -,
R;6r e ADDISON, 'i i45th-ss No bla West: y,
GoldbeTser. J to Thaler and another, Manhat-
tan-ave. No 10; prior mortgage S26.5oo; .,
Ebert P s to ThaIeT and ANOTHER. Manhattan 80
sanford eha II TO 10 4 H6on fist
225 # of Broadway; Years; IL
No i46 west; years 21O
Yoks to I Iagg 1asd-st No lO7 West; -
s sHs 5sRua Essna l' to Cromwell soth
German 3,G N :. A. to George f Brewer; chsTry-st
Miller w to H n Roeenthal: 124th-st No IA
a Mf5s "a to P sarines and Loan COMPANY
Downing No %: instruments; per cent ~
Road. s two lots partition map of and
Ro Julian nus cosa Pe lot 7 map of
Daily estate years; per cent s.tor =. 5za 2'
Stoff Harry NJ to Kind and another: 112th-
st; No IS East; due December l. 1907. per
20
Scott Emily A, to seamans Bank for Savings;
$7h-st. No SO West; year: per cent cent. 10
410 # OF 6th-ave; due March 10 1907; per .
c,ifterman. H. to A A Gi,terman: 46th-st n $ 40
It Of 6th-ave: years; per cent 100
ZeItner Brewing Company TO a G Gerster; Pros
pect-ave, corner Jennings-st; years; 5is
Magic K J. to A NJ Harrison: 12sth-st. No 2: due
February 1. 1906 per cent ...-..- ,.-....,... 20
lot 129 map of Brentwood; years; bls per
&C. T reiiss Eliza to Thomas Ritch trustee Ssth-
s. n g. so II Of 8th-ave; year; ~ per cent 70
HelboTn Moses Ella W Baird; West End
ave. So Il OF 72d-st; years s99,s
Rosenblurn Max and another to II Cohen ana
another; 187thast $. go # W OF Home-ave; mr.
Graham NJ to city Mortgage CompFny Pros
rert-ave a g. 294 8 II Of Westchester-
ave demand per cent. u = ei,,:c 900
Vaientns-ave corner 1S+th-st; ] month. ID
Ciordan osher to Commonwealth mortgage t TSna-
paHy' vs w9sPiP per cent 49,,
r,Cfsdy J J 10 L E Roth; Marton-ave g. lot
81 q Bsrrian years per empsny o.
p0th-st Nos 2is and 800 East: years % per
cent; mortgages. each. $4,000 Sa'
"a prior mortgage. 5000; due October IL
Heller. Becky. and another 10, Z Frank; sd-st,
No "a East: years: per cent ~
Mckinley Realty and Construction Company 10
city Mortgage Company ibist-st. :. SO It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
LIS PENDENs.

68d-st. n s. 1873 # " Of Co1umbus-aye 16sx1Oo5:
American Mortgage Company agt George Dunn ct al
todecIosure OF norlsage1 attorneys powers q Eanas
32d-st No East the Mutual Lifts Insurance Company
Of NewYork Matilda de Dorticos ct al foreclosure
of MORTGAGE: attorneys Richardson & Rasqun.
191st-st 100 # OF 11th-ave. 150104 Ok Irregular
591st-st 100 It of 11h-sve, 150x10O Harry Fried
Isaac Mayer ct al (counterciam; attorneys Moss &
Feiner.
Lots 80 81 and g. block B. map of Lester Park. Will
!amsbridge Ludia scohed agt Maggie Donovan
foreclosure Of MORTGAGE; attorney NJ ] Farley
115th-st No II East; David Sommer Katie Herold
(specihc performance); attorney A Sllberg-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY.

At Il NeBey-st-By Joseph P Day: 5th-ave, = 8 block
front bet 26th ana 9th 1917 ex15Te vacant:
Tict site CO hgt brunswick; Construction al .
CcmstocS, hys n Lewis ref: amt due SlsA $40 20;
etc IS 90 sub mtgs aggreEane 81 600 600
interest S3i37S from June l. 1905 To the Dltff for
81 3Ss 99: 52s i62d-s 45s IT Of Broadway lex
al Knox D. attys: p B la Fetra. ref amt due Sill
$1,000. go
By Bran i Kennedy; 75I Pelham-sve : 100 # " OF
Cronin ct al: spier B. atys r d Jaetssn re sgt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
REALTY NOTES.

H. [. Maxley & Co have leased the tenth floor
If No $40 Broadway TO Charles Falkenberg: the
fourth floor at the northeast corner of Elm and
worth-st to BurreIles Clipping Bureau, me me
eieh+h Hnnr of No $50 Broadway to Curr1ck, Liehen
< Co and the third loft of No, 1876 West 2Sd-st to
d Toring a Gale is the buyer Of No, Psi to 21Sl
FroadWav Samuel Kadin OF No. 80 to $40 EaSt
503d-st and Samuel Grossran Of Nos. 2ls and ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

sedgwicl-ave " $. 241 # n of Balley-ave
two story attic frame dwelling house. 23x4J;
Kingsbridge Building Company, owner; Herbert - ..
135th-st. 5, 100 # of Park-ave. one story
frame shed. 60x14; Nassau Industrial Company.
owner: Brown Pirie. architects ...--...----. q
Decatur-ave 2 corner Oliver Place, three
story brick studio, 62x100; Edison Manufactur
tects '.......a... q n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that of the debtor and the sec
ond that of the creditor and date when Judgment
was fled
Braker. Henry ID NJ Nesbtt ct al. August g.
1904; reversed. So 1l5 IS
Barrone, AngeIo-H schlosser April H. 1904
1905 62s 81
Desrosiers. Haspire-w de Maud August g.
3agnier Joseph--W Maud. August 9 1905. 1855 so
is57 Cancelled 'U.'' 4os "a
Cancelled Co., 800, 1oo7 45
same-The Twelfth Bank Of New York,
October 81 1901. cancelled. las OIL
called do linen " -. 633 O5
Same Mackey, January Is 1897; cancelled loo II
1Se- 1g iS98 cancelied o4O 10
EJsTner Adam ii Shea April 4 1887 41O OF
Iepscher. Hermann Lepscher ct al. october
80
Otacsh. David M-Metropoitan Paint Company.
July Z, 1904 - %
Peterson Wilma-M 2 Kesten September 20.
Rach CARP ] Donohue ct al. November rs. ~ -
Roche Patrick IA D Bendheim. ct al. jan
uary 20. 1905: vacated ia 81
Seleck Herman IA Fletcher, July 3, 1901 1,1so 40
steele George PA Bendhetm ct al. November go.
Wolfram Louis schewsk September 7, 1908: nee,
vacated 49, 10 o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS.

Intervale-ave n e corner kelly-st. 5T.5x45Sx If
regular James NJ Wentz loans Wahlig & sonsin
Company
146th-st s g 300 # of Amsterdam-ave. 25x
cell: Isaac NJ BERNSTEIN leans Davis Kari and
MOTIFS Heller
108d-st No 2O5 to 215 East: Isidore Jackson and
Abraham Stern loan Julius Wetnstein
l37th-st, 8 s. $50 It Of Home-ave, 15E1OOi her
man Cohen and Abraham Ruth loan Max Rosen-
baum .........-....-.. -..-'--'.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
a aoTH-sT. LEASE REPORTED.

Harry b Cutner has leased for John Davis the
store and basement at No. IS TO % West 2oth-st.,
extending through to No q West 1sth-st;5 odor =.
term of years at an aggregate rental OF SS@"" 10
ITllmann.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
nEsAIE oE EIErH.AvE. PARcEL.

Abraham B. Keve has resoId No. 1,463 5th-ave'r
five story triple fathouse, with a double store
25xs feet, TO David S. Karnan. The buyer owns
an adjoining parcel, and now has plot 0JAoS Ieel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
CHOICE HOUSE CHANGES HANDS.

Henry D winans May have sold No. Is West
55th-st for William Halls Sons. This is one OF
the row of six story American basement modern
houses built from designs by Clinton & Russen.
architects. It is lot 20ElooS feet Inc ouyer
will it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
MAS ! WEST ROOSEVELT A SELLER.

Mrs J. West Roosevelt has sold to William h
Wheelock No. 1874 East 71st-st; -FOUR Story u"eil-
ing house, lot 22.6X100o feet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
THE CASEY ESTATE SELLS.

The Casey estate has sold the plot 5o7x1oo feet
81 the northwest corner of 107th-st. and Amster-
dam-ave, for about $4,000 In 1902 the property
changed hands five times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
ReaL Estate " anted.

T WANT TO T7r-Y 4 FARM ON LONG ISLAND for
L nv own occupancy small large: must be Well
located for gcntlemans country home; water front
preferred: will nav all buildings tmmaterial; send
exact location particulars TO be noticed. G. W
PIITr. College Point N y.
MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTIES anywhere in New
vi York; viii give personal attention; client
references and security. HENRY ! FERRIS. SOS East
SOth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Eroo1e- st 40 az. s. 25xTB: Solomon schs-
man 81 a Abraham Krvitsky and another
u part: mortgage SlsS1o tte "a
Morton Nos IS and 40 $, 4s11xsG6: WIN i "a
lam Boeckel 70 Clarence II Lewis: mortgage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-23
JUDGM ENTS.

The following judgments filed yesterday the first
name being that of the debtor;
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02

Mr.. Charles s. Howe, the Genera
Secretary of the American Association
for the Advancement Of Science, said
at n dinner of scientists:
False science, the pserdo-sciertific
method, with its explanations that ex-
plain nothing and help us in no wise.
may be illustrated, perha os, with a
little episode that heard of the other
day.
"A student went to his instructor and
said:
81 am informed. sir, that people arc
sometimes born with desire to eat
soap
THAT is quite truc,' the instructor
answered.
"'What is the cause Of it, asked the
student.
These people, was the .cply, are
the victims Of sappessomana.'
"'What does sappesomania mean,
professor? the student said.
"'It MEANS the professor answered,
a desire to eat soap Buffalo En-
quirer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
The Ignorant Landsman.

Capt Kaempf, of the Deutschland
was entertaining a little group OF
passengers with sea stories.
why is it," said Capt. Kaempf
that landsmen are so ignorant Of the
sea? Seaman are not ignorant of the
land. 1t is only, in fact, through
knowing the land well enough to avoid
it, that seamen keep their ships af1Oat
But landsmen's ignorance of the
scat is deplorablc."
in Bremen. one day. I saw farm
er looking at the shipping in the har-
Dor. A longshoreman was explaining
the shipping to him. Finally heard
the longshoreman say:
"It is low water, now, sir.
"The farmer took his pipe out of
his mouth and pointed 1t solemnly
toward a heavily-laden tramp steamer
that was passing
Its a good thing for that vessel
going past that 1t is low water he
said The waters near over the edge
Of her now"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
Rs.9srings We're Protrdr'ei and S'rer'
Tried Eccry Knorn Remedy WttoM
Kelicf-Serious Stomach Troujte CMred "
Three Bottles of Peruna

Capt. w. w. Jackson. 7oJ G st., n.
w. Washington, ID. C., writes:
III am eighty-thrce years old, veteran
Of the Black Hawk, Mexican and the
Civil Wars. | am by profession a plysi-
clan. but abandoned the same.
"!SOn,e gears ago ,rns seriously
affected ,Cith cGtHrrh Of the stomach.
MY sMHeri,lJs rcre prOtracted and
seUere. Tried crery knOCn remedy
eCithOMt obtaining relief.
I'm desperation 4 began the SC Of
your PerHnH. 1 began to realize
Immediate though grad uat imprOrc-
nent.
CATER the use of three bottles every
appearance Of my complaint was removed,
and | have no hesitation in recommends
ing it as an infalib!c remedy for that dis
order. w. w. Jackson.
Address DIR. S. b. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Santarium, Columbus,
Ohm
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02

the house the back ache has been SO
bad that it brought tears to my eyes.
The pain at times was so intense that !
was compelled to give up my household
luties and lie down. There were head
aches, dizziness and blood rushing to
my head to cause bleeding at the nose.
The first box Of Doan's Kidney Pills
benefited me so much that l continued
the treatment. The singing pain in
the small of my back, the rushes of
blood to the head and other symptoms
disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers. 80 cents per box. FOster-Mil-
burn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
"There'll Be No Pie.p

An energetic pastor who was max
ing preparations to tdild a new churcl
received all kinds of advice from
parishioners, and the greatest amount
came from those who had contributed
the least towards the erection of tho
church. So at the regular services OH
the following Sunday he said: II have
been receiving lots of advice durin.
the last few weeks. l have been told
by certain members OF the congrcga
ton that it will not do to have too
many fingers in the pie. can assure
you that | will attend to that part &c
it; there will be no pic."-uarner.s
Weekly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
Still In the Stone Arc.

The Eskinps of Arctic Alaska arc
Still in the stone age. The manufac
ture of arrows and spear heads fror1
flint is living industry. Stone lamps
stone hammers and chiscls, and "a
some extent stone knives, are still in
ordinary use among them. Fish lines
and nets and bird snares are still made
OF whalebone, sinew, or rawhide. Ar
rows, spears. nets and traps are used
IN hunting. although improved breecll-
loading arms are being introduced
among them, and will soon superscdc
for the larger game, their own more
primitive weapOns.-The Metropolitan
Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
BABYS TERRIBLE SORE
Cody Raw With nunor-Cnuse.l Untold
A2ony-Doctor Did No Good-Nother
Observation-Disclosures Cured at Once.

MY child was very delicate baby. A
terrible sore and humor broke out on his
body, looking like raw flesh, and causing
the child untold agony. My physician pre-
scribed various remedies, none Of which
helped at all l became discouraged and
took the matter into my own hands, and
:ried Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
with almost immediate success. Before
he second week had passed the soreness
was gone, not leaving a trace of anything
Mrs. Jeanette II. Block, 2Sl Roscdale St.,
Rochester, N. Y"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
Shed Rather Loop the Loop.

my daughter got me to loop-the.
loop at the park last summer-once. F"
said the woman with the vinegar
visage as she stepped from the main
elevator OF big Office building, ac-
cording to the Kansas City Journal,
but that's baby's swing to this
when 1t comes to mixing ones vital
organs.
1.-THE trouble is that the elevator
boy changes his mind oftener than a
woman. I never came down yet that
he didn't decide on a different speed
In transit. When he did that quick
stop at the fourth floor just now
simply telescoped inside. My hearts
in my mouth yet. and l can't locate
my stomach. No; no luncheon for me
until l get over this scrambled feel.
Ing"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
ARSENIC IN DYES.
Practice Of Loading Dress Materials Will
Mineral Substances Condemned.

Mineral Substances Condemned.
We have frequently referred III these
columns to the possibility of contamin
alton of dress fabrics with arsenic OW-
ing to the use Of that poison in thu
preparation Of many dyes. We hole
that it is just as important that ON
clothing, and especially that which is
worn next the skin, should be rs free
from arsenical compounds as our food
Arsenic is readily absorbed by tbs
skin, and symptoms Of arseniral poi
soning may easily arise from the pres
cnce of the metal in 4 garment. Per
Spiration, too. has the property of dis
solving many metallic substances
which would be otherwise untouched.
We object strongly to the present
practice OF loading dress materials
with mineral substances. We have
found quite a large number Of the me
tallic oxides known to chemistry pres
cnt in WOODEN garments and silk goOls
and we suppose that there are very
few of the silk ties worn chiefly by
IL
proportion Of mineral substances.
These substances. of course. give con
siderable weight to the material. Thll::
compounds Of zinc. tin and ainminnm
are used which dissolved in r"rspra-
ton would, we have little doubt. form
corrosive salts. The presence OF ar
senic in dress material is, however.
generally accidental. the poison being
introduced through the dye.
1t has been stated that hosiery is
very liable to such contamination.
With a view Of investigating this point
large number of samples of cheap lln-
siery have recently been bought ami
tested. The results Of the tests show
that at least fifty per cent. of the
cheaper forms Of hosiery contain very
distinct quantities Of arsenic, the
amount rising in some eases to as
much as half grain per pair of stock
ings. Although not highly soluble,
this arsenic can be extracted by water
and slightly acid solutions. and there
is, therefore, a possibility, il not likeli
hood. of its being gradually absorbed
by the system. This arsenic is due to
ID the use Of materials for fnishin.
and dycing which are themselves con
taminated. and 90 the "stovillg" of the
yarns with impure forms of sulphur
Among the chemicals used in Tie
finishing and dyeing operations the
most likely source of arsenical contain
ination is sulphuric acid. A great
many dyes are used in acid baths. ard
commercial sulphuric acid may contain
as much as fifth of Il grain Of arsenic
per pound. Arsenical contamination
can be avoided by using only brim-
stone acid. The greater part of the ar
senic found in wooden goods is. how
ever, probably derived from the pro-
cess Of "stoving" being followed by IL
sufficient washing. 1t is a common
practice to expose wooden yarns to the
action Of sulphur dioxidc, which is usu-
ally obtained from burnt sulphur or
pyrites. Sulphur obtained from the
latter source will always he highly
charged with arseniOus oxide. Tile
quantity of arsenious oxide found in
these 'stoyed" yarns is sometimes OK
tremely large. In one case 4 recent
analysis showed the presence of one
twelfth Of grain of arsenious acid per
pound of material.-The Lancet.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-09-02
The Lightning Cure.

Here's story Of man who was
cured Of rheun>;ism by being struck
by lightning"
''I'll risk the rheumatism every time"
faid Brother Dickey. Il don't want no
foctor what's ez quick ex datr'-At.
)anta Constitution,