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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Negro Not Heavy Eater

There Is a very popular, but very erro-
neous. belief that the negro is a hearuer
eater than the white man." said a southern
senator to a Star man yesterday but,
after some little observation, 1 have come
to the conclusion that the negro IS really
much smaller eater than the white man.
MY attention was called to the matter some
time ago by Senator McLaurin, who asked
me II had noticed the fact that negroes, as
a rule when we'll fed and when they could
get their meals regularly. ate less than
white men. l frankly confessed that l had
noticed no such thing, and said further
that did not believe It was so. Of course.
my conclusion was merely a haSty gem
,eraliza ton, and was due mainly to the pop
ular belief. My interest was reused by the
very firm statement made by Senator Nc
Laurin, and so / made a series of observa-
lions. the results of which have been rev.
citation, for they have upset the opinions of
a lifetime.
Il now in a position to assert that If
the negro is well and regularly fed he will
eat third less than a white man. Prob
ably / should put the proposition differ
emily. What l mean is the normal negro,
under normal conditions. will eat less than
the normal white man. Extreme types may
be found of both races. There are negroes
with abnormally large appetites. But we
cannot consider these types in dealing VITA
the question. They would not lead to cor
rect conclusions.
In other relationships in connection, for
instance, with aggregates in consumption,
II would be proper to consider all the types
for the purpose of determining averages.
But they are not pertinent to the simple
question Does the normal negro eat less
than the normal white man? He does
Why I'm not prepared to say, and l pass
this aspect of the problem to those who
have keener observa tional senses and who
have more time for tedious Investigations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Aliens in England Long Ago.

From the London Chronicle.
England. except for the remote days when
King John found II profitable TO pull out
the teeth of wealthy Jews, has troubled
herself little about the alien. She did how
ever, get tremendously excited In the time
of James / OF England over the question
whether the enterprfsfng spirits he brought
with him from Scotland should be admitted
to the privileges of English citizenship. The
matter was the subject of solemn trial. and
q sort of compromise was evolved. All those
born before the union of the crowns were
held to be aliens, and all those born after
ward were TO be brothers and citizens 1t
was also decided that child born abroad
whose father or grandfather on the fathers
side was q British subject might claim
similar privilege. He could not however
successfully claim IL his father at the time
OF his birth traitor or felon or en-
gagged in war against this country In the
1745 rebellion several jacobites found this
provision useful, for, being regarded as
aliens, they found themselves treated hon
prably as prisoners Of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Had Lady Assistant

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L have seen many laughabIe things dur
ing my trips Through the country, for our
business Is naturally one fun of humorous
complications, but witnessed something a
few days ago which though, was partic,,-
larry good" said j. c. McMllen. who
travels for the Milwaukee Casket Company
and was at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
at was up in the n iddle of the state in a
town of about 5000 inhabitants. A local
undertaken had come out with the adver-
tisement that he was now prepared to fur
n.sh the services of n lady assistant, in
cases where she might be desired. II really
attracted considerable attention up there
and as is usually the case, there was much
&C mment and the village gossips wondered
who the woman could be who would dare
to engage in such revolving dn their
opinion) business. They felt sure that she
would not dare to come out and make her
self known to the community at large.
1t happened that when l had struck the
town last week there had Just oc-
Cured the death of one OF the prominent
society women in the place. Tie enter
prisfng undertaken was called upon and pre-
pared to make his visit. Securing a heavy
dray wagon for he had vehicle of his
own, he put the coffin In this and took his
place on the drivers seat. Then while the
people were watching the proceedings with
considerable interest as a death was an
event lHtTe, the woman assistant came
from the shop and instead of taking her
place on the seat. jumped up in the body
of the wagon and calmly seated herself on
the coffin.
Inc horses were started and the pair
then made their way across the Intervening
four or five blocks to the residence OF the
deceased. Although the affair itself was
nothing wonderful, 1t caused an enormous
sensation in the place, and the Inhabitants
were still talking about II with amaze
ment when / came away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
FISH CULTURE NOW
A PERFECTED ART
How Shipments Are Made to All Parts of the Country

| fish begin moving up stream in search Of
spawning grounds. Advantage is taken Of
this circumstance to trap them and secure
their eggs. The fish are dipped from the
trap with soft nets, assorted according to
sex or condition, to facilitate manipula-
tion and placed in floating wooden pens
which are moored to the bank in front of
the spawn house. These pens are about
grated sides and floors, affording sufh-
cient circulation of water and generally
saving the fish from injury by crowding.
rs
The spawn-taking operations begin as
soon as the females are ready to yield their
eggs. The spawning house consists of a
single room with two doors. From one of
the beams hangs steelyard and bag in
which the salmon are weighed. At one
end is a stove. in which fire is built in
graduated board. upon which the fish are
laid for measurement. At the front Is a
narrow table, on which the eggs are
washed. and at the rear the entire side of
the room is occupied by a series of shelves.
on which the eggs are placed after fecun-
dalton and washing.
The spawn-taker, clad in waterproof cloth
ing and wearing wooden mittens, sits on
stool and on box in front of him is
clean tin pan of about ten quarts capacity,
which has been rinsed and emptied, but not
wiped out. A female salmon is dipped up
from one of the pens and brought to the
operator, who seizes her by the tail with
his right hand, holding her up head down.
ward. If unripe the fish is returned to the
pens. If ripe, the spawn will be loose and
soft and will run down toward the head
in which latter case the operator places
the head of the fish under his left arm
with the back uppermost, the head highest.
Almost instantly the eggs begin to flow in
a continuous stream, rafting against the
bottom of the pan with great force. If
the fish is fully ripe nine-tenths of the
eggs are obtained at the first trial. After
the eggs are removed the fish is weighed
and measured and finally returned to the
water after ten fifteen minutes in the
open air, which results in no permanent in
jury. Large salmon endure transportation
and confinement less successfully than
smaller ones, and the record therefore
shows large numbers of salmon about
thirty inches in length and weighing from
nine sto twelve pounds, including eggs,
yielding from two and one-half to three
pounds of spawn, which makes from 5000
to g. TOO eggs, with now and then fish
thirty-fve or forty inches long yielding
in some cases as many as 5000 to 10000
eggs.
AS soon as the spawn Is taken from a
female salmon male fish is brought and
the milt expressed upon the eggs. The pan
is then swayed and shaken violently until
the milt becomes well distributed and in
contact with every egg The eggs are then
pa Used over to the washer. who repeats the
small quantity of water, goes over the mix
ing process for the third time. After this
the eggs are Immediately washed by pour
Ing in an abundance of water and turning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

BENARES, India. April 21.-The home
and shrine of the religion which sways the
Hindu peoples, no other city can compete
with Benares in the matter of the divine
merit conferred on the devotee entering its
gates and threading it's narrow and filth
coated streets. Two hundred thousand peo-
pie live here and fatten upon the half mil
lion pilgrims annually coming to the idola-
trous stronghold. Benares attracts this
tide of devotees from all the tribes and ma
tons of many -peopled India; they come TO
her trimming with love and piety, and
after a season spent in her temples, at her
shrines, and by her sacred stream, she
sends them forth again overlooking with
zeal to carry her fame to the farthest out
posts of the faith.
1t is computed that more than two hum
bred thousand gods of the complex Hindu
religion are represented at Benares, but tie
city is pre-eminent as the special domain
of the great god silva, whose ensign Ga gilt
trident and perforated Disc flashes from
the pinnacles of hundreds of temples and
palaces
This weird city is the Brahmin's para
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

1t off until the water appears quite clear,
when the eggs are placed on shelf and
the process OF swelling is awaited.
When the eggs first come from the fish
they have a soft and velvety feeling to the
hand and the outer shell lies loose against
the yolk. The presence of water excites
the she'll to action, and In the course of
half an hour the eggs are partly filled with
water and firm and hard. They are
then laid upon trays and carried to the
hatchery. Here they are spread on other
trays inclosed in frames and these placed
in the spawning trough. About 1000 At
lantic salmon eggs are placed In a single
tray. and trough of ten feet In length
with these trays piled one upon the other
leaving free passage for water will hold
about 10000 eggs. The water is fed in at
one end and allowed to escape at the other
The eggs pass the winter In the stacks,
being carefully picked over from time to
time, the dead ones being removed In
transporting the eggs they are placed in
trays containing about $500 each, thin
layer of moss being placed at the bottom
of each tray little fine snow is sifted
upon the moss and on this Is placed piece
of mosquito netting which has been soaked
in clear water. Upon this the eggs are
more snow and more netting, then another
layer of eggs and so on until the tray is
filled. The temperature of the packing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

all the many details of the work are placed
in the cars and there is a man in charge
of a crew of tried experts whose duties are
to see that the little particles which are
to some day become edible fish are duly
cared for and sent to their natural homes
in safety.
There are stations all over the country
where the spawn are sent to be further
taken care of until the time is ripe for
their introduction to the elements where
their fathers and mothers were wont to
live and move and have their being" At
these stations are all the facilities at the
command of those in charge for the care
full handling of the material sent them
from the principal station in Washington
and from the substations, the men are all
trained in their work and each seems to
have taken such an interest in 1t that there
Is nothing now to do but work along GER
tain well-defined lines laid down by the
men who have made the study of the art a
life work. Among the most interesting OF
the fishes that are sent from the ponds OF
the fish commission to various points in
the country to supply the places of those
unfortunates who have given up their lives
in the interest of the fish food market fs
the salmon, and the method of propagating
this fish is a good example OF the methods
used with all the varieties handled by the
commission.
The natural deposit of spawn by the At
fantic salmon in the rivers of the United
States occurs during the months of Octo-
Der and November. In artificial operations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

when the monkeys show their appreciation
at distance From three to four hun
dred of these animals belong to the tenn
pie. and are held to be sacred. At Benares
everything specially nasty or repuIsive Is
protected by the cloak of sacredness
You are glad to get back to your car
riage. so thankful that you throw a couple
of rupees to the mob Of appealing priests =
possibly In your heart wishing that the
money might be invested in soap and scrub
bing brushes for themselves. and In poison
for the monkeys. You urge the coachman
to drive speedily for the open space and
Ing as you proceed what place In religion
can reasonably be occupied by the revolt
ing customs and beings you have witnessed
at the monkey temple.
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tic structure Of carved red sandstone. dedi-
Gated to Kali. the goddess wife of Silva
The image of Kali Is black fury Of
hideous countenance. whose red tongue
droops to her waist. She is dripping with
blood. and crowned with snakes. while
hanging from her neck Is a garland Of
skulls. Kali wants blood. and II not pro-
pitiated daily something horrible Is certain
to happen Every town has a temple to
thin monster; and everywhere throughout
what KipIing calls 1.-THE great, gray. form
Ing to appease the wrath of this ogress
with an insatiable appetite for blood.
The entrance to the monkey temple II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

India diagonally. after the manner Of
''Kim's'' holy man from Tibet.
The business of Benares is the be-
stowal of holiness-the manufacture OF
brass wares for tourists is quite incidental
In Importance and in revenue.
The religious section of Benares runs
three miles along the brow of the plateau
overlooking the great Ganges river, and
every rod of the distance is curious and in
teresting. Just below the temple resorted
to by pilgrims from Nepal, beyond midas
frontier and 1.-The SHOWS is the CHAT "a
CHAT Is large stone stairway descending
to the river) where the true Hindu gives
his dead to the flames, and the muddy in
let where this occurs Is dedicated to Wish
nu. "the sleepers on the waters a name
singularly appropriate to the spot where
the ashes of the dead are consigned to the
bosom of Mother Ganga."
A visitor observes a number of platform
like structures of masonry that are deco
rated with roughly carved figures of men
and women standing hand in hand. Upon
these and until British rule put a stop to
the custom, thousands of fanatieal wives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

stately chieftain from remote Kashmir
ceaselessly mutters prayers beneath huge
umbrella of matched straw hired from a
Brahmin for the hour; and ten feet away
a holy aScetic, naked in the scorching SUM-
smears his skin with the gray ashes of
penitence.
Below this grotesque medley of human
beings is the multitude of men, women and
children breast deep in the sanctifying
Gauges. Thousands of them have come on
foot from remote villages of this great land
of paganism; and from all goes up con-
tinuous murmur of prayer and alteration,
like q moaning wind over a distant forest.
Eye and ear alike are flooded with an in
describable rush of sensations, and the
heart is oppressed with the august mean
ings which lie behind the awe-inspiring
sight.
X
All the Hindu cults are here-the Ganges
makes them one in her holy embrace; but
conspicuous above all others is the Brah-
min priest, attracting annas and rupees In
devious ways from enthusiasts dazed by
the realization that they have bathed In
Mother Ganga. Some want a certificate
of purity, others want seals placed on YES
sells of water to be carried to loved ones
suffering from infirmities. The Brahain
gives certificates, places seals and does
many other acts enabling him to reap
golden harvest
Now and again q moribund Hindu is
hurried to the rivers edge, whose friends
seek for him something akin to last bless
ing. 1t is an office that cannot be delayed
many minutes-and the Brahmin fortunate
enough to be appealed to charges emer-
gency rates. When business slackens this
harpie composes his nearly naked body on
a board overlapping the river and executes
with studied elaboration a program of
publication that is marvellous in it's de-
tails. Receptacles Of brass and silver are
brought him, and for an hour or longer he
rubs his handsome frame with oils and
perfumes slowly stripes forehead biceps
and breast with the ash-marks of sanctity,
and places wafer of his caste on his fore
head. He climbs the CHAT later to his tenn
pie, probably content with the emoluments
thrust upon him at the water SIDE or may
be goes to the bazaar to learn the latest
gossip of Hind. India's two hundred mil
lions of Hindus direct ceaseless flow of
gold and silver to the Brahministic ring
controlling things at Benares.
A curious sight of Benares is the mon
key temple. pretentious and not inartis-
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disc They constitute goodly share Of the
population. they line the Ganges bank, and
infest the temples. sitting like spiders wait
ing for their prey Their emissaries are
everywhere in India, promoting pilgrim-
ages. or lowering about the entrances to
the town to make certain of the unwary
enthusiast with well-lined purse within his
garb.
4 Rich and poor high caste and low, come
to the sacred city. Some travel in state
by lordly elephant caravan, others by rail-
way; but none follow a surer avenue to
eternal grace than those who plod on foot
over the Great Trunk highway. crossing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

underwent suttee and We're burned alive
with their dead husbands
1t is seldom that a cremation Is not in
progress here. From the deck Of a native
boat moored not forty feet away I saw in
a single hour eight corpses In varying
stages OF consumption by fire. The trav-
eler, hardened by gruesome spectacles by
extensive journeying In India. experiences
none of the sickening sensations through
witnessing primitive cremation at Be
Parsee Towers of Silence at Bombay. The
Benarcs operation is sanitary and practi-
cal. and something may be said on the side
of sentimental appropriateness In having
corpse borne to the riverside by ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

Fish culture and the transportation of the
eggs, fry and other appurtenances of the
business has become a perfected art In the
United States. something for which the peo-
pie of the country have to thank the United
States fish commission. 1t has been but
few years since the study of the subject
began. but every season sees it broadened
and every detail of the subject more and
more carefully looked after.
Where a few years ago the eggs and fry
of the fish were sent from the station in
Washington to all parts of the country for
further propagation in buckets. today they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

of the fish commission and the eggs placed
In the rivers and brooks where they find
their natural habitat and the further pro-
cess of growth and development proceeds
Sometimes the eggs Matched at the
various hatcheres of the commission and
afterward sent to the rivers where stocking
is necessary.
The fishes reared are mainly brook trout
of both the American and European varie-
ties. rainbow trout steelhead trout, lake
trout, Swiss lake trout, Scotch sea trout,
Atlantic and landlocked salmon and kim
bred fishes. The work is an immense one
and of the greatest benefit to the people Of
the United States. 1t Is growing every year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

From the Detroit Free Press.
Old Friend-So you have at last consented
to marry some one. How did 1t happen?
Miss FIippant-Well, every man that has
ever proposed before has said, "wiil you
be r. wife?" But Harold asked II he
Nigh ave the honor of being my husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

ening odors. Through a stone doorway the
goddess may be seen enshrined grinning
Economically. Twenty horrible men, har-
monizing in looks with a visitors concep-
ton of thugs, gather in the court The
frontal part of their heads is shaven
smooth, and each drools betel nut saliva
looking like blood.
A goat is led into the Enclosure and tied
to stone post, and the evil-looking men
form a circle about the helpless animal.
One of them holds the rear legs of the goat
clear of the ground. chant issues from
the betel-staned mouths, and a human
fiend forces through the circle. He BRAN
dishes a straight-blad sword. heavy and
shiny, just blessed before the altar of Kali.
He is the official executioner.
X
This functionary makes a sign of readi-
ness. swings the blade at arms length for
a moment-and lands a blow on the under
side of the beasts throat that sewers the
head from the body. The gushing blood is
directed to the silva emblem close by, the
head is borne triumphantly to the feet of
Kali. each pious thug smears his face with
blood taken from the silva symbol, and then
dances madly about the carcass.
Assuming that the spectacle has favor
ably impressed the visitor, the high exc
cutioner begs a contribution with which
to purchase goat for q second sacrifice.
You decline, probably feeling that you
would subscribe literally to have a priest
substituted for the helpless animal.
On important days in the Hindu ealen-
dar many goats and sheep are sacrificed.
and frequently buffaloes. In time of pesti-
Ience or famine it is not unusual to find a
chiId's head deposited at kali's feet.
The inner court of the monkey temple,
like that of the slaughter pen, is open to
the heavens, and surrounded by cloister
lined with cell-like inches for solitary medi-
tation. On the terrace, on every protrud-
ing bit of architecture, on every window
ledge-wherever foothold can be secured
are monkeys, loathsomely fat, and made
more disgusting from years Of pampering
even than the human freaks beneath.
Great tamarind trees everhanging the
temple are alive with monkeys. They drop
to the ground, run between your legs and
dash before you at every turning. You are
urged to pay for basins of parched corn
thrown to the revolving creatures by your
priestly guide, and do so, but are glad
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curious sight of Benares is the mon
key temple, a pretentious and not inartis-
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BENARES, HEART AND SOUL
OF THE HINDU RELIGION
Impressions Pous Fh-Seen
at the Burning Chats Blood Offerings for the Great
Gods silva and Kali.
BY FREDERIC CoURTLAND PENFIELD.


India diagonally, after the manner o
'Kims" holy man from Tibet
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1t on until the water appears quite clear
when the eggs are placed on a shelf and
the process OF swelling is awaited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-27
A CONTINUAL STRAIN.

Many men and women are constantly
subjected to what they commonly tern
"a continual strain because Of some
financial or family trouble. II wears
and distresses them both mentally and
physically, affecting their nerves badly
and bringing on liver and kidney all
ments, with the attendant evils of con.
stipation, loss of appetite. sleeplessness
low vitality. and dependency. They
cannot as rule, get rid of this ICON.
tinual strain but they can remedy its
self-destroying effects by taking fire.
quent doses of Green's August Flower
1t tones up the liver, stimulates the
kidneys, insures healthy bodily func-
lions, gives vim and spirit to ones
whole being, and eventually dispels the
physical or mental distress caused by
that continual strain" Trial bottle
of August Flower, 2sc, regular size,
75c. For sale by Connell Brys.