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Sea water and Insanity.

From Public Opinion.
French periodicals are giving considerable
space to some recent experiments In the
treatment of insanity by the hypodermic
injection Of sea water. AS described by
DIR. Gaze in La Revue, the injections are
given every five days In increased doses,
commencing with thirty cubic centimeters
and ending with one hundred. Twelve pa
TENTS were submitted by DR.. Marie to the
treatment-three epilectics. three general
paralytics and six maniacs All Of the pa
tents We're then methodically observed, the
state of every function being registered;
respiration circulation, temperature, and
so on, before, during and after the treat
ment, as well as the chemical characters
tics and eliminations. AS a whole, the con-
dition of the patients showed marked i'm
provement, there increase of weight
and improved physical condition. The
method, as DIR. Gaze says is as yet in its
infancy, but the results so far are highly
encouraging.
Henri de Parville a French writer on scien-
tific subjects, IN the Journal des Debats,
accounts for the success of the method on
the rather fancfful and inconsequential
ground that man by descent is a marine
animal as Is every other animal" The
theory on which Drs. Marie and Pelletier
have been proceeding, according to NJ. de
Parville, Is that many mental derange-
ments, such melancholia, precocious de-
mentia and general paralysis, are infec-
tious, and are the result OF some peculiar
toxin. Assuming that infection is the real
cause of mental disease Drs Marie and
Pelletier have tried to treat the condition
by injections of sea water. BY bathing the
cells in their original medium they believe
1t Is possible to rid them of the toxins which
clog them; but this is on condition that the
cells have merely been altered and not de-
stroyed
THE injections quickly result in produc-
ing recuperation of the digestive powers.
The appetite improves and constipation, so
frequent among the insane. speedily dis
/ appears. In the case of melancholy persons
the appetite returns and the digestive func-
lions improve, the same being true for
paralysis At the same time there is
amelioration along other lines"
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ana carry them out smoothly when the
time comes.
That makes pretty interesting reading
Usually Blue Books are not so enterta ming
That is the civil and military situation
that Lord Mimic is going out to manage
Lord Kitchener wants to make the military
commander practically independent of the
viceroy. The Indian government is afraid
that he will succeed. The English home
government has already given its support
10 Lord Kitchener by allowing Lord Curzon
to resign.
Now for the final humorous feature of
this solemn official communication. Lord
Kitchener points with pride to the organi-
cation of the Japanese army as a sample
of what can be done If the commander is
allowed to have his way
Sir +. r. Files, the military member of
the Indian council, in cOmba ting the pro-
posals of Lord Kitchener. also points 70 the
organization of the Japanese army and SAYS
that it is practically based on that of the
Indian army.
Strange how different conclusions can be
drawn from the same hypothesis.
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ieat, he Is quite different from the officer
AFTER the long columns which at Tieh-Linx
mad come forty-flve miles, had borne the
additional burden Of eight days more of
sorrowrul, monotonous retreat saw the
WORKOUT soldiers sleeping all along the
road, as they had been doing day by day:
sleeping, oh, so soundly. Were they dream
Ing of that constitution which the govern
ment was making such TODD about, l
wondered in passing?
But no; 1t was said they have no politica1
IDEAS no military ideas, no ambitious ideas
Ihey were only machines of a plain, sim
pie, peasant order, but men worn out by a
greater machine.
Was it comedy or a tragedy? AS q mat
ter OF fact, of many men who live in or
pass through a crisis, an ordeal a great
calamity. half say tragedy, half say COM
edy. The cold blue dusk brought on the
foriorn bleating Of flock of sheep and the
sounds which dumb driven cattle make
There was a likeness between the trudging
men and the animals at the other side of
the road-and superiority in their drivers,
For the moment the influence of the off,
GERS with the soldiers was gone In the
midst of an alteration with a soldier on
the road the latter plunged viciously at my
servant. Not being able to leave my own
horse l appealed to officer walking be-
hind, but to no purpose. The officer only
looked helpless and unconcerned and the
soldier, in great rage, lifted his rifle to
shoot me If l did not stop. The officer did
nothing. l had exhausted my vocabulary
and having no other word left 1 launched
that word of disgust and contempt, niche
volt is no matter-turned my back and
continued on down the furrow. Poor devil
| of a common Russian soldier, he was Won
| dering in his hot brain why he was sent
| Into the ends of the earth to be lost II was
! a magic word, this "nichevo" Order and
not go low that "nichevo" could not reach
| them.
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me were ready to do so, but what Of the
others? No, not all not all I assert 1t.
Many, many others went into action be-
cause there was no other course, and as IL
driven with the cudgel. and then only so
far the cudgel could reach. When the
retreat began these rushed back with the
force of an irresistible flood contending
among themselves with blows for the
path"
Not only is this extract interesting in
itself, but further in showing the form of
criticism of those in high places which
passes the censorship. 1t is important,
also, as the estimation. scarcely disguised,
by an army officer of the generalship ex-
ercised by Russia. And now, while the
army is busy nursing its wounds, throwing
up trenches against the Japanese. who are
hard on the rear, and establishing itself
in new headquarters some incidents of
the last few days of the flight northward
Will serve better than an essay to show why
Russia has never won a battle and how
Russians feel in defeat.
II was just before the evacuation of Tieh-
Ling Officers and civilians We're still ar
irving from the south mpty-handed, COM
planning that they had lost their baggage.
The heads of staff departments were arriv-
ing sans everything. The Mukden branch
of the Russo-Chinese Bank, which had been
detained at Mukden until the last moment,
for effect upon the populaCe, escOnced
in the depths of the PUBIC river, from which
the manager escaped on a flying Caisson
after leaving his horse and the cashier was
seen numbering off the field atop a soup
wagon, astride of and hugging the flue, a
situation scarcely less warm than that he
was trying to escape
The manager was lamenting and making
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station on the Manchurian railway Rus
sian correspondent and myself stopped to
camp and. If possible, to get something to
eat. The eatables, we found. had been
promptly exhausted the day before. About
in groups, trying to get their bearings,
making plans and directions in the sand and
gravel to show how the battle was fought,
or to illustrate their new and strange sur
roundinss. One group studying the
upper end of a map. which gave only the
toughest idea of the topography of the re-
gion. AS matter of fact the army had
literally been swept off the map. There
was absolutely nothing to guide 1t when 1t
reached kai-yuan. 1t was not even pro-
vided with military maps of this vast region
which it had been progressively forced back
upon during the last twelvemonth.
An officer recognizing me as correspon-
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a great fuss over his lost plano. which yes
terday was a conspicuous object In the
flight. Soldiers passing with wounded on
filters were heard to remark, Wounded
men are left on the field, while officers are
carrying off their pianos!' Earlier in the
soldier who had been told off as caretaker
Of a fine dog. resembling the celebrated
breed Of Mexican hairless" which he en-
gineered. blanketled. through tie burrows.
while some women-elite of the Red Cross
from the interior of a great hospital van
led two other dogs of other breeds by
leashes. which allowed them to trot sub
mlsslVely behind. Such was the impede
menta OF an army in a critical situation,
y =
IN the midst OF the retreat at kai-y1Ian
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dent, Joined me in following the obstructed
road, and said by way Of salutation, Now,
what will you writer He was walking.
and persisted in polite and familiar con-
versation in the overcrowded road, in among
the wagons until both he and / got rudely
and unceremoniously damned. This only
seemed to increase the ardor of his con-
versation. He volunteered the curious OBJ
servation that this was Napoleon's retreat
from Moscow repeated 1T looks that way
to me- said he. He seemed to foresee
disaster. but did not fear t-though fore
boding in the excitement of the moment
was exhilarating. To him the army was
disorganized. but strangely enough, he was
doomed.
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Among other amazing and curious incl
dents illustrating the character OF the Rus
sian soldier in the crisis of a retreat, | re-
call the evacuation of a Russian settlement
Pilfering soldiers were running here and
there tasting wines and liquors in the aban-
doned suffers shops. contesting for drink
with the fire and smoke and with the ma
tive hoodlums and cut-throats Later on
they fell into disorder and insubordinat ton
and In final orgy, ancontined, roamed
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That is Lord Kitchener's idea of the army
management. What he thinks OF Russia is
indicated in the following:
india is no longer in her former fortu-
nate position of comparative isolation, in
which she had to guard only against posi-
bic rebellion within her borders and pro-
tect her frontiers from tribesmen and adj
joining native states. Slowly but surely
the deserts of Central Asia, once believed
to be an impenetrabe barrier, have been
crossed by a great European power They
are now SPAWNED by railroads that can have
only one possible significance We have
every possible indication that our great
northern neighbor Is pushing forward her
preparations for the conflict In which we
shall have to fight for our existence
War will have to be waged under Indian
administration as II then exists. We can
not initiate changes at the last moment and
1t must be remembered that we will then
have not only the army in India to deal
with. The resources OF the empire will be
freely placed at our disposal and we shall
have to account to the empire for their
use. Are we really sure that our present
system will discharge the heavy obligations
placed upon It? / am convinced that such
is not the case. / therefore urge that we
make use of such breathing time as may
be before us, not only in reorganization and
preparing our army for war as I have be-
fore recommended. but also In remodeling
the machinery for administering It so that
we can make the best plans for protection
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The modern advertisers appeal Is to art
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all make fetish. 1t Is clever appeal
But there was much to be said for the old
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WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY, SI-PING-
KAI, Manchura, July Is.
~ HATEVER the outside world may
M think of the defeats ending with
wv the climax of Mukden and the
Korean straits, battles each in
many respects without parallels
in recorded history, the effect upon the
Russian army is certain. Unbelievable as
1t may seem to one who imagines that
Russia Is the land of the repression OF
every critical sentiment the situation is
being fully exposed in the Russian news
papers and given unrestricted publicity.
The officers have opened their hearts after
the retreat, opened them for self-examina-
ton and self-criticism as well as criticism
of Kuropatk against whom. indeed, all
that can be alleged Is that he is beaten.
An example of this determination and
self-criticism, sincere and interesting
that 1t is of the highest Importance is a
letter that has just appeared in the Hardin
''Vestnik,' and verbal translation will
serve better than any attempt of my own
TO convey an impression of what succeeds
the conflict.
II think" says an officer writing in the
"NeStnk,' that here Gin Manchuri1) we
are quieter and better. You say, We did
our duty honorably, We Were beaten. what
could do? If We're unsuccessful
the blame lies with those weak old men
who led us II may be that you are right
In saying so, but. nevertheless, the feeling
of anguish remains. And. in addition did
all of us faithfully perform our duty in the
face of the nation? Is It fact that all
we living Russians were ready to give our
whole lives for the common cause? Is it
so" Jones, Brown and Robinson they tell
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over the fields and town and were taken
for advancing japanese. Spectators OBJ.
served soldiers about noon of that day,
when the japanese were at the north end
of the town. comfortably and deliberately
eating and drinking, along the west It
was moment when the japanese threat.
ened to cut the army asunder ten yersts
TO the north.
The army was savage. Some old friends
were still the same and few common sol.
diers who knew me smiled and spoke. Cons
ing up from Lin-shen-pu, however, l passed
the Both division, which was familiar body
to me, and l attempted to photograph them.
Russian equipoise had been impenetrablo
heretofore. defeat been victory. that 10
seemed indelicacy here 10 photograph.
but the colonel was offended and ordered
me back. He said l was a correspondent.
not a photographer. He was mighty angry,
and ordered me back a second time. He
little rude, but had more soldiers
than 1 and must be obeyed. He came
around IN a few minutes, however, and was
very nice. 1t was no matter had the
photograph and he was very sad about the
retreat. His tired men, remnants Of the re-
treat, Were going heavily and compactly
back
General - passed with his staff.
had met him, talked with him. But he
did not speak. Though one did not look
at him. 1t was easy to see that he turned
his head away and passed by, his cavalcade
dragging considerably behind as he went
back with bowed head.
/ followed then the faces IN the ranks.
They wore the same haunting looks as at
a dozen retreats further south. The dust
OF the roads was mingled with smoke and
low-creeping flame came down from the
hillside. Cattle and horses were dying
The dead ones lined the roads, and above
them were sown the red gauze and BAN
dages 1t was vast army that was COM
ing up ii seemed to feel that God had for
saken Russia. Later il became calmer and
sounder of mind. but some of the leaders
still seemed to think lightly OF what the
war had cost and still to regard the pres
ent army as lannon's food.
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1.-THE Moro's day began by their rolling UP
their mosquito netting ct half past or D
o'clock and Immediately commencing to
chew betel-nut, sitting on mat with their
heads close to their knees. They kept this
up for twenty minutes or 80. till 1t was
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There is the opinion of the Indian gov
eminent on Lord kitcheners army reform
scheme in nutshell. Lord Kitchener
wants to abolish or subordinate the mill
tary member of the council of India and
make the commander-in-chief supreme in
all military matters, in fact to establish
a military despotism." He calls the pres
cht organization system of dual control i"
whlch ties the Commander-in-chief's hands
ana makes any attempt on his part to re-
organize the army and put 1t on an effective
roofing abortlve. The Indian council fears
that If it loses its military member IT viii
also lose control of the commander-in-chief
ana OF the army, in fact that the COM
mander VIII be in position at any time
10 take the bit in his teeth and run away
with the whole conveyance.
w nat Lord Kitchener thinks Of the pres-
eht situation is very plain, from his COM
nents on the comments of the council
Rotten Is one of the terms that he ap-
plies to the present army system His
language regarding Russia is quite as free.
IN speaking OF the present organization of
the indian army, Kitchener says
In war the system would break down
and unless 1t is wished deliberately to court
disaster. divided counsels, divided authority
ana divided responsibility must be abol-
ishcd.'
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In the midst of the retreat at Kai-vuar
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DIFFICULT TASK AWAITS
LORD MIMIC IN INDIA
1888

of the sort in the air. for they warn the
government of the danger of military su-
premacy in this solemn language:
The tendency of kitchener's scheme
would, in our opinion, be for the head of
the military machine to become less and
less in touch with the civil government.
The principle that the army exists for the
country and not the country for the army
would tend to drop more and more into
where the civil and the military govern
ment is so closely interviewer, and where
military counsels of perfection require to
be so often subordinated to civil or polit-
ical eNigencies. Ills might develop into
source of considerable danger. In fact, we
can imagine no part of the British en-
pire where military desDotism would be
less desirable and more fraught with pos
sibll!tles of mischief than in India"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-02
ADVANCE OF THE CHURCH.

1t can no longer be charged that
the present church, all denominations
included. is made up of women and
children.
No other institution on earth ocn-
tains today, so many hard-handed,
hard-headed, practical, driving. busi-
ness men as the church. This class
of membership is constantly increas-
ing. even in a greater ratio than that
of the women and children.
Not alone In Pendleton is this the
absolute fact, but all over the world
In Wales within the past two weeks,
over 10000 confessions have been
made, most of these being miners to
whom religion has never appealed be-
fore. In Denver during the present
winter, over 5000 additions have been
made to the various Protestant de-
nominations, in Chicago a proportion
ate number has been added to the
rolls and in ninumerable smaller
cities, revivals of especially vital in
terest have been conducted with as
founding results
1t is folly to deny the inevitable
triumph of the church on earth. 1t
may be ages before it is accomplish
ed. 1t may be centuries before the
last lingering, defiant force of evil
and wrong will yield, but it will yield,
just as certainly as the sun will warm
the buried seed into life and fruition,
Every year marks forward move
ment. In local circles this advance
is especially marked. In Pendleton'
during the present winter every Pro-
testant denomination has either con-
ducted a revival or will conduct
such a meeting this year. The meet
ings now in progress are being at
tended by Just as large and interest
cd crowds, as when they began si%
weeks ago. The interest has not nag
eed and every night additions are
being made to the already large
memberships.
Men of the highest national repu'
tations have been brought mere W
the different denominations, at grea'
cost and with equally great results
Some of the best addresses and ois
courses ever heard in this city have
been delivered from Pendleton pull
pits this winter, and it Is encouraging
to the Christian people to see tn
gradually yielding evils melt befor'
the influence and sunshine of tn
truth and the right.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-02
IRISH NATIONAL BIRD.
Good luck to the aigle, Ameri
bird

Good luck to the aigle, Americas
bird,
That stands for the land o. the free!
Faix, Pm not the wan to be sayin' a
word
Thatd ruffle its feathers. Not me!
I'm proud O. the bird as I'm proud o.
the land,
An glad to be under its wing.
But there is another bird, aiqually
grand
Whose praises I'm wishful to sing.
Now let ye not pucker yer face wild a
smile,
'Tis soberest truth that we've got
A national bird in the Emerald Isle
That's aisily king O. the lot!
Ay! national bird" He is certainly
that,
Tough others may claim him at
times,
He's busiest most wild the fortunes of
Pat
At home an in far-away climes.
AM fax, 'tis the Irish that love him
the best
An welcome his favors the most
The mans not true Irish that has him
for guest
Widout feelin' proud to be host.
He seeks out the Irish raygardless of
place
At home or abroad in New York
So here's to the national bird of the
race
Here's Hip, hip, hurrah" for the
| Stork!
-Catholic Standard
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-02
THE GUARDIAN OF OUR BODY

The foremost biologist Of our day,
NJ. Metschnikof, has shown the world
of science that there are leucocytes in our
blood that act as scavengers o: policemen.
These policemen which are called phdgo.
eytes look out for the noxious or poisonous
elements in our blood. Various offending
elements are picked out of the blood and
tissues by these policemen and destroyed.
Therefore our lives are protected by
these blood cell policemen, the pkagocyfe5,
and we enjoy immunity from disease so
long as our blood contains plenty Of phago-
cytes and red blood corpuscles.
"a new broom sweeps clean and in
order to put our own house in order we
must get rid of all the poisons in the blood
with new broom such as an alternative
extract made from roofs and herbs-with-
ont the use Of alcohol, as DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, a specific foi
making rich red blood-for eradicating the
poisons from the blood. In some way the
policemen in the blood are increased in
number and strength-so that we are put
in the best possible shape to resist disease
to cure neuralgia, colds, catarrh, and in
cipient consumption.
"The more study and time is given to the
subject the more we find that the blood is
the center Of life says DR.. r. V. Pierce,
the noted specialist of Buffalo, rthe health
and comfort of the average person depends
entirely on this blood supply-tor the heart
must have pure blood or it will not pump
and keep the body supplied regularly like
the beautiful automatic engine il is. The
nerves must be fed on pure blood-or We
suffer the pain of neuralgia, which is tiiS
cry of the starved nerves for food. Head
aches, cold in the head catarrh-and many
other things are due to stagnation of The
blood"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a milo
laxative. No other medicine equals then
for gentleuess and thoroughness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-02

With no United States senator to
elect, the general interest in the leg
islative session lags. The people are
interested in local measures, but it is
one of the most uneventful sessions
ever assembled. And yet, its radi-
cal reform features should not be
overlooked. Speaker Mills has prov
ed to be one of the most practical
of presiding officers, and there have
been more safeguards erected around
tive session than ever before. On the
suggestion of Speaker Mills, no bills
are to be introduced in the legisla-
ture, during the last five days of the
session. This measure of safety has
been adopted to prevent the rail
reading" of Objectionable legislation
at the last hour, Half the legislative
wrongs of which the state has suf-
fered in the past have been enacted
in the rush of the last day, when the
friends of the state were off their
guard and too busy to closely scru-
tinize every bill rushed through.
This one radical measure of protec-
ton is the greatest advance ever
made by one session of the legisla-
ture.