The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15

morning call at Ludlow Street Jail. Tie
time the Sheriff leaves the jail varies little
from o'clock every morning
Aside from making II a business call.
the sheriff frequently chats with the pns-
oners. and they welcoms MN every tlmc.
and personally attends 10 many of the
details. The Sheriff says that he ENJOYS
his calls at the old jail as much as any par.
Of his dnues.
The raw food idea said an uptown
physician who takes more stock IN diet
and hygiene than in drugs. is no longer
a fad, but a vital fact in the lives OF thou
sands Of persons In this city
1t would astonish a person not familiar
with such matters 20 know how much I'm
cooked food is eaten these days and how
many physlcans are prescribing II.
In my own practice have known many
cases Of physical breakdown IN which a
regimen Of raw cereals, eggs, milk, fruits
and vegetables have effected complete
cures that am confident, no other treat
ment would have accomplished
Women take more readily TO raw diet
than men do. but the number OF men " 10
are taking It up is increasing all the tune
strange thing is that when patient once
acquires a taste for raw food he rarely
goes back TO a cooked diet.
'The prevailing fashion In jewery,' said
young broker, lis ornamentation. and |
am sick Of 1t. You can't get stickpin or
a pair Of hnks that is not plastered over with
n1ermaids, wild animals or impossible
flowers. Talk about the simple life Why,
wa are getting further away from II every
day. But complex jewelry for men Is the
last straw
The two story frame building that has
! a.. - oh
and Franklin streets for more than $50
years is to DO torn down to make way for
a five story building.
The house played part in one Of New
York's most notable murders. H. was a
boarding house a century or more ago and
among it's boarders were girl named
Elma Sands and n carpenter named Levi
Weeks. Elma was supposed TO have left
the house with Weeks about $50 one night
in December, I7p9. He came home alone
about 10 O'Clock. Several days afterward
her body was found in well In Lispenard :
Meadows near the site Of the building al
so Greene street Weeks was tried and ac-
quilted Of the murder.
A man who Unexpectedly came into n
fortune not long ago found among his new
teloug ings three pictures. They were
painted bv Spanish artist eminent in his
lifetime and Of increasing fame since his
death Before he had had time to become
accustomed TO the joys Of possession
hs was startled by a communica ton from
the Spanish Government severely official
in appearance and language. He KIN "
enough Spanish 10 make out that It was an
inquiry into his identity. the condition OF
the pictures. and the dnte on which they
came into his hands, ana not as he al nrst
feared challenges of his right Of owner
ship. In due time he learned that in con-
Quoting this inquiry. tina Spanish Gov
eminent WAS following its usual course in
regard 10 tho notable painters of Spain.
Every picture Of Importance painted 10y
Spanish artist is accurately described in the
catalogue compiled under Government
supervision, and each incident Of its history
is noted in the record. The fact that j
change Of ownership OF these pictures in
New York was known 50 soon in Madrid
shows with what vigilance these records
are kept
when tho distribution of gifts brought
home by European traveller took place
the other day, a brooch Of gold and enamel
fell 70 the lot OF one If her friends. To
show her appreciation the friend wore her
new brooch. a souvenir OF Paris, constantly.
After several days she found thar the pin
was loose and took It at once TO a we'll known
ieweller 20 have It mended.
As the clerk took the brooch from it's
box light as Of recognition came into his
eyes and he exclaimed, not too discreetly.
What another
Upon being urged to explain be said that
his firm had had these pins IN stock for
some months, but finding that they did not
meet with ready saes here 1t was decided
70 send them 10 a branch store in Pens.
This vas done last spring, and since early
autumn Eve o! these eXpatriated pins had
como hack 10 the home shop Tor repairs
tie one then under discussion making the
sixth