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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
The Art of Keeping Cool.

w THEN the hot summer days are
MI upon us and II is impossible to chance
w our environment the best help toward
Keeping cool is to learn to adapt our
selves 70 II, But with all of us habit Is so
SIohs mat few Of us think of adaptation,
and as a consequence we suffer from a way
or living which Is suited only to the cold
winter months.
The cultivation Of peace OF mind is the
nrst requisite. Next, the essential Of a
daily bath. A cool bath taken on rising is
the best tonic to prepare one for the day s
LABOR and exposure. A tepid, cool bath or
a short hot bath may be taken In the even
ing and il greatly fatigued II is one of the
most effective means OF bringing refresh
ing sleep. Another necessity to keeping
cool Is not only in the exercise Of body
but I'm the matter OF diet as well. All
bodily heat arises from the oxidation or
burning Of the food we eat. So when the
temperature rises the body needs less fuel
warm weather breakfast should be a
very light meal As four-hfths Of our food
Is used for fuel II u easily seen that in
summer We need only a small quantity TO
supply vitality for bodily and mental work
The ideal breakfast would be whole wheat
bread or zwleback with some wholesome
ripe fruit such as stra " berries, plums
melons or apples.
BY giving ourselves the beneft OF our
go forth to the trials OF a day IN the heat
prepared for II by a diet conducive
TO health How many men prepare
for such day with a breakfast
made up Of grlddle cakes. soda biscuit.
fried eggs and bacon, sausage. Wor-
cestershire sauce and strong coffee. BY
noon he feels the heat 10 such an extent
that he feels compelled TO drink large aan-
titles OF ice water beer or other cooling
beverages. Contrast the discOmf1rts Of
such a one In the temperate zone with a
cOolie working bareheaded in the direct
rays OF the sun in o climate twenty de
grees cooler. The coole Is not uncom-
Portable because he has adapted his diet
TO his environment Any man who exclfes
his heart and irritates his nerves by a diet
OF flesh foods must expect to need an sorts
Of artificial means 20 make his ne hear
able IN the hot weather.
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France has Al24Is4 acres Of vineyards
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
Liquid Air in Medicine and Surgery.


4 IALUABLE experiments have been
" made In the therapeutic value Of liquid
air. In an account of the work with
TINS medium a specialist says:-"Any
ma iiiriinatory process. where cold applica-
LUIS IN any form are desirable part OF
ene treatment, can be administered more
90 satisfactorily with some form Of liquid air
~ appilcation than In any other way. For
80 e'lpie, an infamed knee or other joint
~ oe exposed to the dry, cold vapor en-
lung from vessel Of boiling liquid air
ana any degree of temperature can be
gwen and the temperature of the Joint or
pelIt can De reduced to any desirable point
"a method, quicker IN its after effeots
Is 10 soak towel IN the LIQUID and apply
II quickly and internationally till the part
ns as oeen thoroughly chilled. A glass bulb
.Aieu with the liquid and rolled over the
surIace or the joint Is another efficient
means Of accomplishing the result A cur
Ien vi, on AIR can be sent through the ice
oou' providing there Is protection between
the coll and the skin, to great advantage
Wnen cold Is desirable adjunct an IN the
oase OF acute abdominal troubles. such as
To produce an Inflammation or stinulat-
ING enect the liquid air must be applied
1direcuy and Internationally to the skin
a ne pest example Of this effect Is seen in
4
oy spraying here and there over the sur
aces Just sufficiently to freeze for sec
ond only, good, heilthy. graduating sur-
ace VIII be obtained after only a few
treatments of this character.
~ can be readily understood that any
Loreisn growth upon the skin or u,itbin
eacn OF operation can be DESTROYED bv
uuuld air. 1t may take two, three or move
applications. The only danger 70 no svoId
"a Is excessive freezing, which results IN
Inflammation. The air Inflammation sub-
sides quickly and responds readily 70 Rot
ooraclc acid OF carhollc fomentations To
such a growth as naevus or anv blrtb-
mark or tumor be treated judiciousIv II
can be removed much more quickly and
with less pain than by any other methoJ
II not done too rapidly no scar is left 70
show its location.
In the treatment Of carbuncles not too
FAR advanced. not more than three inches
in circumference. liquid air seems to act
as a specific In all cases treated under
this size activity has been aborted within
an hour after freezing. II liquid air could
be OF service only in the treatment of the
carbuncle its success in this one lesion
would be sufficient reward for its dis
covery.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
Inoculatinp the Soil.

/ " GERMAN agricultural chemist named
[ Hellregel discovered at least half
u Ncentury ago that leguminous plants
enrich the soil by supplying nitrogen
which they asslmilate from the atmosphere
by means Of their root tubercles. Modern
science has taken advantage of this fact
and Is able to utilize the action of bacteria
Tor the purpose OF enrichlng the ground
from which the powerful nitrogen has been
removed by too severe cropping. This In
oculation makes II possible to work cure
in tired soil and render it again fertile and
productive.
The bacteria which are to accomplish this
end are sent out to the farmers by the
Department of Agriculture In the form Of
small package like a yeast cake When re-
ceived this cake OF dried germs Is dropped
Into barrel OF water, in which the germs
revive and turn the water a milky white.
The seeds of clover. peas, alfalfa and all
leguminous plants which are moistened In
this liquid are given marvellous strength.
The same soil which has produced alfalfa
only few inches high in spite of the
farmer toll will produce from seeds which
have been soaked in this preparation a crop
which reaches a height of several feet.
The main reason for once productive
lands becoming unproductive Is because
the nitrogen In the soil has been ex-
haustsd. A nitrogen famine has been pre-
dicted for the next forty or fifty years, and
though there is a bare possibility Of such
catastrophe II Is extremely unlikely. Su!l
Il has long been known that successive
crops Of wheat and grain exhaust the soil
by taking the nitrogen, without which no
crop will flourish The difficulty has been
To get the nitrogen back into the soil For
though there Is an inexhaustible supply OF
that element in the air the problem had
been how to get II. But when the discov-
cry was made that various leguminous
plants were able to put back nitrogen into
the ground the dlfffculty was met and the
question answered. The reason OF this is
that the plant absorbs the free nitrogen by
means of bacteria tlibercules growing on
their roots, these growths varying in size
from pinhead to large clusters. However
It Is only the seeds OF leguminous plants
which are benefited by the process
A-AN-H-NANA
An Italian engineer has recently devel-
.oped a very efficient and economic process
for welding steel and iron by means Of
acetylene gas. The heat produced by the
combustion of acetylene and oxygen mixed
at the moment OF burning is about 1900 de-
grees Fahrenheit, which is higher than
the temperature Of the oxyhydrogen flame
and near that of the electric arc.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

the Mississippi River, where such acct
dents are not infrequent. The device con-
sists most Importantly of a sort OF bel
lows running along each side OF the steam
boat, which, by being inflated with air,
can be made to uplift the craft and so float
Il clear. The invention was patented May
q, 1919, and the number Of II 10 e,4ss.
Beer In Japan.
According to the Yokohama Mail. a very
recent development in Japan is a beer
trust, formed largely upon the advice of
me Minister OF State for Agriculture and
commerce. The manufac ture Of beer In
Japan amounted TO 100000 gallons in 1901,
Delng almost double the production for 1902
however. the production of 1901, before the
imposition or a tax, reached $500, 900 gal
Ions. The exports Of beer in 1904 were
valued at $4,000, while for the first ten
months OF 1905 the exports reached S65OOOO
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man who deserted his wife in the town
or Wlgton, Scotland, gave the court as one
Of his reasons for the desertion that his
VIE had punctured the tire OF his bicycle
torty-two times with a hatpin.
karachi, port in Northern India, has
most unpleasant climate. The parched
desert country behind Karachi has a ter
ritc heat. Jocobabad, thirty miles away,
often records lS degrees Fahrenheit. The
one mail train a day carries a coffin in
the hot weather season for the use OF
passengers" II need be. and in one year
long ago twenty-three European engine
drivers died while working their trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
The Batavia Experiment.

r He superintendent OF the schools Of
Batavia, N. Y, has apparently solved
] one of the most vexing questions
which have to do with modern educa-
ton. II is realization Of the Pestalozzian
theory that each pupil has a right TO be
educated personally for what he can best
achieve. For many years II has been
charged against the public school system
that the standards were set for the clever
pupils, to the detrirnsnt OF the backward
and dull ones. II the Batavia expert
ment," as IL is called, proves after long
trial to do what II h hoped II will then our
primary education will be infinitely bet
tered.
Mr.. Kennedy the originator OF the
scheme. proposed to the Governing Bolrd
OF Batavia to procure the services Of an
extra teacher for each room whose duty Il
should be, not to listen TO recitatiOns, but
to help and encourage any pupils who were
falling behind the class. 1t was 10 be en-
tlrely a work of sympathy and demanded
great tact and discernment The plan was
tried In single room and the result was
so marked In both pupils and teachers that
the experiment has spread rapidly and 10
being introduced in all the better schools
In the United States. Its value cannot be
overestimated. The teachers are stmu-
lated to do less nagging, while the pupils
themselves are relieved from going beyond
their ability and strength And the effect
on the health OF the children was also
marked. No books were taken home for
night study, and six times the number OF
pupIs remained TO graduate from the high
school.
The sacred city OF Benares' now sets the
standard OF time for all India.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
Industrial Art Schools.

80 NE are at present in France asia.
t me national art schools tLrao
Injured provincial and muptcin.I
voure- us OF me arts, which are free 10
ns men and women. While Ioa,,,.'.
90 - sChool the development Of tbo ia,
di-oat,S' Ecu 10 tocal needs the State civ.
dr,lo,tnoH py annual visits Of inspectops 90
80 ins. The application 10 trads Is 80. VI
~ a. anu complete The "adrnintst P.1 a.
.iie arts selects and sends the 80 o, on
VI the models useful To instr,,S.i1e
eI'vs prizes, scholarships purses ara vi.
guisbesS S'. .seht TO pupils who have dist,n
stndIoS themselves during their course 'ls
lHnuence Of artistic trstr,
az az industries Of France Is nsrsr,,t,ls upon
sue urinary observer "a str,,otr u!'' ana
t eAaihlning an rticIe IN ~ Ir oIiCe
S"tDps OF nome manufacture ~ g.. iolCh
10y over similar goods D,oda q superb
,,,,I res II one visits an art gaIia-, liner
t,ith IN France on Sunday ~ Vi
1890. eSt OF the working peopIe MAJ, sr .5,.
setI".u IN the arts and sciences 0S..' WI
80, win these workers revaaIs .s'r
interest Of the masses IN rno,t.,Iss eIl.
anu It's general application, Vi
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.. Vi IJGr steffansson, now stud.r,
- -. award has been appointed n 49,
- u me newest expedition in sea-ch 20
,1e North role, which will leave earl, ~
10y from vancouver under commanS 90
CaPdlh Elmer Mikelson The rvard
STUDENT VIII be the youngest member %
the expedition. Vi
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Typhoid Fever and Oysters.

~ NE of the great aims OF modern medI-
II cine is the prevention OF disease, and
- certainly this Is fully as important
as the cure after the disease has
round seat in the human body. The wis
dom OF prevention was shown. to great ad-
vantage IN the Japanese treatment of
water supplies during the recent war with
Russia. The corps of bacterioloRists pre-
ceded the army and examined the sources
OF the water supply. BY the time the
soldiers came over the ground they could
tell from the notices posted which water
could be drunk, which could be used after
being boiled and which was safe only
for bathing.
Scientists are at work to close every ave-
nue. by which disease may gain an entrance
INTO the human body, hoping to do away
with any false conditions OF life which
may foster disease. Typhoid fever and
! IT'S causes have been the study Of scIen-
| tine men for many years, and though thev
can trace most Of the cases TO lack Of
sanitation Impure milk and contaminated
water there are sporadic cases which can
not be traced to their sources. In Eng
land shellhsh have been proved to carry
! typhoid infection, so there has been rigid
inspection Of the oyster supply and varl-
Gus experiments have been made In this
/ line.
Before oysters are shipped for the ra-
] htNS tllty are kept TOT some days in Oystar
houses and on floats which are below the
level OF the water. 1t has been found tina.
! II the water is not entirely salt the oyster
| increases in size and assume a Whiter an
pearance. These oyster houses and floats
are usually placed a little distance I'm
stream, and It is while here that thew are
exposed to contamination These little
streams run out into the ocean ana carry
with them the sewage and drainage OF
the nelghboring villages as well as fac
tories and farms along its banks.
Experiments have been made at the
Aquarium to find ont If oysters carry ty-
phoid germs and for how long a time in
fected oysters will remain Infected. The
oysters were put in a tank containing
braekish water which was Infected with
typhoid bacili. At the end of twenty
four hours II was found that the tynhoid
bacilli could be isolated from the oysters
as late as the ninth day; that the oysters
would keep the bacllli alive for nine DAYS.
but the ninth day the bacilli could not be
obtained alive. When the tank was 1rst
infected there were found twenty thousand
organisms to the cubic centlmeter. and
at the end Of nine days none were found
Ii was shown that the death Of the bacilli
in oysters was due to salt water or dilu-
ton. Further experiments showed that
many oyster died on the way to market
and the dead oysters afford a favora Die
culture medium for the increase az the
organism.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

HARD to believe, but the accompanying
photograph shows a primitive cotton fac
tory of this kind In actual operation in
Alabama.
London walters have appealed 20 Parlia-
ment for aid. At a recent meeting Il was
resolved that the tipping system is "a
curse, a scandal and a disgrace to the
nation, and that it should be sternly re-
pressed by law"
Not very many people will see the next
total eclipse of the sun. II will take place
January 3, 1905. and it will be visible only
from two Islands in the Pacific Ocean-Huil
Island and Flint Island. Both are unin-
habited Islands inclosed by coral reefs. and
landing is said to be extremely difficult.
The duration OF totally will be three min
utes on Hull Island and four minutes on
Flint Island.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

sils would be required 10 complete the
composition II was expected that IGu..
using these utensils would be able 10 "a
terprst the music.
NNSANNS&
The ceremonies OF celebrating the OMEN
ing Of the SimDlon Tunnel viii begin on
May al Lausanne and end two dals
later a. Milan.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
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THE LARGEST LEAF IN THE woR Id.

THE plant which has this most remark
able Leaf is named after Queen Vic
toria. II was the tribute OF British
traveller in a far away land when he
discovered the unusual growth. The leaf
was more than five feet In diameter, and
around IL extended a rim about three to Ave
inches high, on the inside light green, like
the surface OF the leaf. on the outside like
the leafs lower part. Of a bright crimson.
The stem Of the flower was an inch thick
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
An Ants Strength.

THE ant is the champion weight holder
or the chronological world II a man
] had the relative tenacity of hold as
the ant an ordinary well muscled
map might with ease hang from a Titanic
aerlal bar with one hand and with the
other swing the Washington Monument
OF into Su1ce. In London during the laSt
year some marvellous demonstrations were
maze with the little insects of which sir
John Lubbock has written so instruotiveIv
here Is shown an ant supporting a half
sovereign In midair while IT hangs bv one
leg from pair Of micro forceps. Those ~
us who are not inclined to strenuous
things and avoid effort OF any sor, win
view this exhibition and realize batter
than ever before the real signihcanco ~
that ancient injunction. Go to the ant
thou sluggard"
In the course Of a London law case IN.
OF the witnesses, questioned as 10 a GER
tain speech he had made at a banouet "a
mltted that he did not con9ne bimseI,
strictly TO the truth. Blu" 10 added IT
was regarded there as a humorlst and one
can't be humorlst and always speaL tbs
truth" '''
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Burmese Women.

excellent wife. A Singapore paper says
that her highest ambition is to maintain
her husband in lordly idleness and to sup
ply him with abundant funds for cock
fghting. bullock cart racing and gam
bling. And many of the Burmese women
do big deals in timber, buying M in
vance the paddy crops of a whole dis
trict and so on. on a scale that requires
big financing.
Eighty Christian missionaries, are re-
ported as entreating Evan Roberts TO Visit
the Holy Land TO hold services on Mt.
Carmel and las a modern Elias once more
10 defeat the false prophets of Baal."
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
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REMARKABLE MUSICAL KNIFE.

|OMPLETE sets OF musical knives.
L forks and spoons were cOmmon In
NFrance more than two centuries ago.
Upon The blades Of these knives some
quotation which might be used as a grace
was not only deliberately carved. but set
% music as well. The musical notes OF
the bass would be carved on one knife. so
that four or i've knives or similar utsn-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

when fully developed. covered completely
the calyN with its hundred petals.
When II first opens the flower Is white
with pink In the middle. which spreads
over the whole flower the more II advances
In age, and IL is generally found the next
day OF pink color. As II to enhance its
beauty. It is sweet scented; like others Of
its tribe. Il possesses a heshy disk, and
petals and stamens pass gradually into
each other, and many petalbid leaves may
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

near the oalyx. and studded with sharp
elastic priclles about three quarters Of
an inch In length. The calyx was four
leafed, each upward Of seven inohes in
length ana threa n breadth at tha base;
they were thick. whlte inside, reddish
brown and prickly outside. The diameter
OF the oalyx h twelve 70 thirteen inches:
on q rostsd ths aASnanoeEt dover, Witch,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Lord Rosebery hopes the new Hberall
Ministry in England will take General
Booth, OF the Salvation Army, into its.
counsels in dealing with the awful prob
lem of Londons unemployed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

be observed. which have vestiges Of an
another.
We met them afterward frequently, %
sag an explorer. and the higher We ad-
va ped thu more gigantic they became;
wetmeasured a leaf. which was six feet
ave inches in diameter its rim five and
half inches high, and the dover across
hftSsn inohsa."
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

cal il A@pyof
al @mIssn6
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

is there that the best evidence places the
tomb of John the Baptist, whose words
still ring out to the world in all their fervid
earnestness.
II is stated by the Irish Independent that
collins for children are being supplied by
a contractor to South Of Ireland aims
houses at four cents each.
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

THE Indians in Arizona are exceedingly
picturesque. They live in huts made
on a stout framework of tree branches
tied together with leather tongs over
THIS IS placed adobe, or wet clay. mixed
with straw and coarse fibre The doorway
is never closed unless by a curtain made
from the hide OF some animal. Vent,la-
ton Is of the worst kind, and the stove IS
placed In a depression in the centre of the
hut. stu the Indians seem to thrive and
live to old age. The hot sun and sand
storms sweep around this primitive struct-
ure, which stands them better than a mod
.ern house. The old basket maker in the
doorway Is making one of the Pima bas-
kets a type known by basket lovers as
among the best She has probably been
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

months on this one basket and every
color and design Is full Of symbolism. Such
a basket would sell for $40 where Il Is made.
out In the large cities brings a much
larger price. When vegetable dyes are not
usel the dye pot occupies prominent part
of the hut, and at certain times Immense
quantities OF roots and weeds and straw
are dyed In preparation for the years bas-
Ket work Strange as 1t may seem. these
adobe huts are comparatively cool and the
atmosphere seems much like a root cellar
in this North
NNANAANA
King Sisowath Of CaanbodI, is soor, En-
visit Paris and will bring with him a mn
m M T0H reunue including a special retinue
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

\ IAN is not the only animal capable OF
vi closing his ears as he desires. Under
| 1.-THE outer edge OF the ring Of feathers
which surrounds the eve of an owl
- a sort OF valve of skin which the owl
can ra Sc or depress at pleasure. Beneath
A. MS valve OF skin Is the ear, which in
a1ape bears some resemblance to the hu-
"an ear. The bird has the power of rails
Ing the valve as much rs is represented in
the cut, which is Of natural size.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

n a UI4A1 BD-NIlAZIZ, Sultan of Mo-
rocco. regarding the proper govern
I Ting OF whose country a conference
has Just bean held at Alseciras, lie
quite incapable OF directing affairs for
himself. He is fond of amusement and
devoted TO all sports, and his palace is
run OF billiard tables, pianos, monographs,
cnematographs, cameras and kodaks, and
bicycles, hanson CABS and automobiles
which he regards as 80 many toys. Not
long ago he surprised his subjects by fly
ing through the streets OF his capital on a
bicycle with his white jellabo tunio
tucked up around his waist.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

German punishment for Ieze-ma iestv
tals especially heavy upon the soldier ~
ne says anything that can be tU,istai
slightly In reference to a certain augrst
ana imperial parsonage II goes hard Vyjtb
MIN. 4 private was recently drummed ont
OF the army and sentenced to seven ve.rs,
imprlsonment for saying 10 a comrade thai
the Kaiser might have slowed down me
train in which he was travelling IN orIsr
to see the salute OF the soldiers who were
lining the route.
King Edward VII is the uncle OF the
Emperor OF Germany. will soon he ~
uncle Of a Queen OF Spain. Is already he
uncle OF the Crown Prince Of Roumanfs
the Crown Princess Of Greece and tbc
Crown Princess OF Sweden. and is The
father OF the Queen OF Norway.
A travelling man received the folloWtpe
telegram from his wife: Twins arrived
tonight More by mail" He went an
once 10 the nearest office. and sent the
following reply:-'I leave for home to-
night. II more come by mail send 20
dead letter office"