The Opelousas courier., 1905-11-18

According to the London Lancet too
much bathing is harmful, as it tends
% "naceration of the superficial part
If the epidermis, which is too fire.
luently removed, and occasions prob
ably toossrapid proliferation Of the
cells OF the malpnighian layer"
Irrigation has enabled Arizona to
add olives and dates to her products.
If the regions now within the rain
belt do not look a little out the So
called arid regions, through irrigation,
will leave them in the lurch. II irri-
cation is good for one section, it Is
good for all, and there is nc reason
why even the most favored regions
should not arrange for irrigation, It
only to be held in reserve in the event
Of drought, reflects the st. Louis Star.
u is a curious fact that two of what
may be called the greatest gun inven-
tors of England of the time are Amer
ican-born men. AS is, wellknown, the
United States claims Sir Hiram Max
i'm as its own; while the other cele-
brity who was born under the Stars
and Stripes is Dr.. Richard J. Calling.
ffAh4F EELE 4. b. ELHEs EE Dr. 8.
who completed his eightythird year
recently. 1t is hardly necessary to say
sat the veteran Is the inventor Of the
rarneus Calling gun, which has been
computed to have killed q quarter OF
a million men since 1862. sssa ID
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During. the. past summer Mr.. W.
G. Mills, curator OF the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical society,
In the course Of a tour of exploration
to various parts Of Ohio. excavated the
noted Odena Mound. This mound,
situased In sight Of Chillicothe. was
perhaps the largest In the Scioto VAL
ley. 1t was twenty-six feet high and
445 feet in circumference. It contained
5000 cubic yards O faearth, all of which
was turned over and examined.
Thirty-two skeletons. with many inn
plements and ornaments were found.
One specimen is a very, fine carving,
about eight inches long, representing
the human figure. In execution 1t lie
not surpassed by any Of the objects
found In the Scioto Valley. 4 . " j
Jean va5iean, Of Hngo's masterpiece,
stepped from heights WON under a new
name andsproclaimed himself . felonl
to save another man from suffering
in his stead. President r. +. Wolfe,
ofathe Shoe Trust, prosperous for
years id q new life in Ohio. lays bare
tt. the world that he may thwart .
gang OF. ~blackmailing scoundrels,- .
page@of hisaearly manhood which In
cludes asbrief term in prison. Two
fine exhibits Of courage these. one in
fiction, one In fact. MI. Wolfe's con-
science made no coward Of him. He
expiated bis offense long ago. He did
not propose to endure an endless q
pfation through persecution His ex-
ample should go far among the my
Rad cases wherein blackmailers -four
ish today. He Ii a winner through
his brave ayowal not only In peace Of
mind and in pocket but in public con-
fidence and approval, observes the
New York World.
An Illustration of what may be done
In the betterment OF the conditions
for Wage-earners. through the hearty
cooperation Of employer and en-
ployes. and the cultivation OF a spirit
Of arnity rather than OF hostility be-
tween them, is furnished in the record
DC a. large sshoea naanufactory in Ros-
ton This establishment has ~voluntar.
lly reduced the hours Of work for its
1000 employees to eight. The employees
are so well pleased with the new
conditions that the output is as great
IS 1t was when the Aoncern was work.
Ing ten hours every day. The payroll
III $f,o0o;0 900 annually. and the daily
uutputtis 80oosfnishea pairs OF shoes.
The change from ten to nine hours,
and from4nine to eight hours. has been
erected without reducing the daily
wage OF the week hands. which COM
prise. cne-dfsh Of the total working
forces while tho piece hands earn 40
mheA money weekly as under the ten
hour schedule, uss ssassa
M N n u #Hs m8 XII
a largs mass meeting III Chicago
adopted Fssolusi6ns aympathisine|
With the Beers and uxging the presi.
gdsnt NJ tntsrcsds u their behalf.
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