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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
The DIET QUESTION.
Eat What You Like, What Agrees
With You, but Eat Slowly.

That instinct is a much better
guide to diet than faulty reasoning
is the conclusion of DIR. Woods
Hutchinson, writing on dietetic fads
in McClure's Magazine. Here are
some of his findings condensed:
Men should eat what they like
and good deal of it. "Given our
age, sex, size, horsepower and the
work to be done, the suitable fuel
is only question Of cost and acces-
sibility." ~
Fish is no richer in phosphorus
than many other foods. Even if it
were it would not therefore be ''good
for the BRAIN" as some suppose.
Spices do not cheat the blood"
That notion confounds the "hot
taste with actual heat. Spices arc
antiseptic. The Egyptians preserved
mummies in spices. In tropical
countries people cot more spices
than in cold ones, and the diet does
them good.
Pork is all right. 1t digests slow
ly, but that is an advantage. The
more rapidly digested foods are not
the most healthful. The digestive
machinery must have work to do
like the rest of the body.
Vegetarianism is 'the diet Of the
enslayed, stagnant and conquered
races" A diet rich in meat is that.
of the dominant races.
Few people who eat much meat
ever become consumptive. "Tuber-
culosis sweeps like a pestilence
through the grass and grain eaters
cattle, antelopes, chickens, pleas
ants, turkeys-but is decidedly rare
among meat eaters-dogs, cats, IL
gers, lions, civets, badgers, hawks,
eagles, crows"
Breakfast foods are well enough
if you must have them, but ''be
sure and eat your breakfast first"
White bread sis the best, most
healthful and most nutritious food
which the sun has ever grown from
the soil" Wars have always been
tiercest>for the possession of the
great wheat growing plains. No ma.
ton eats brown bread when it can
get white. Instinct is here also cor
rect. Whole wheat meal, or ezra
ham," contains more nitrogen than
white, but the white has more
available" nitrogen.
"Nlush makes a superb sour
mash in a weak stomach" ''The
fortunes of the chronic dyspeptic
are aggravated and in very many
cases chiefly caused by the very
foods which he takes for their cure"
The chief value of ''mush and milk
(meaning also other coarse cereal
foods is in the milk and sugar.
Eat slowly, eat what you like,
what agrees with you and as much
as you need, seems to be DIR. Hutch
inson's idea.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Glass Broken hv the Noics

1t is scarcely credible, but it is a
fact, that glass can be broken by
the voice. If you strike thin wine
glass while you hold it by the stem
1t will emit certain note, in most
cases a pretty deep one. On bring
ing the glass rapidly to your mouth
and shouting into it the same note
as loudly as possible, the vibrations
OF the glass being thereby extended,
It will be shivered into fragments.
This used TO be fayorite expert
ment of Lablache, the renowned
singer, who would thus break, one
after the other, as many glasses as
were handed to him.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
GLASSMAKiNG.
Thsbes, Workers Were Adopts In tina
Art Forty Centuries Aoo.

The glass blowers of ancient
Thebes are known to have been 90
proficient in that particular art aa
Is the most scientific craftsman of
the same trade of the present. dav
after lapse of forty centuries of 50
called progress" They were we'll
acquainted with the art of stamina
glass and are known to have nroo
duced that commodity in great pro-
fusion and perfection. Rosselpi
gives an illustration of a piece Of
stained glass known to be 1000
years old, which displayed artistic
taste of high order both in tint and
design. In this case the color il
struck through the vitrifed struc-
ture,- and he mentions designs
struck entirely in pieces from half
inch to three-quarters of an inch.
thick, the color being perfectly in,
corporated with the structure Of the
piece and exactly the same on both
the diverse and reverse sides.
The. priests of Ptah at Memphia
were adopts in the glassmaker's art,
and not only did they have factories
for manufacturing the common
crystal variety, but they had learned
the vitrifying of the different COL
ors and the imitation of precious
stones to perfection. Their imita-
lions of the amethyst and of the
various other colored gems were 50
true to nature that even now, after
they have lain in the desert sands
from 1000 to 1000 years, it takes
an expert to distinguish the genuine
articles from the spurious.
1t has been shown that besides
being experts in glassmaking and
glass coloring they used the dia-
mond in cutting and engraving
glass. In the British museum there
is beautiful piece of stained glass
with an engraved emblazonment of
the monarch Thothmes III, who
lived 3,400 years ago.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
When POSTAGE Was H;ob

Letters were luxury beyond the
reach of many people in the old
days before the time of cheap post
age. Coleridge as a young poet was
roaming the lake district. lie came
to a village inn in time to see the
post messenger hand a letter over
the counter to the girl behind the
bar. She gazed at it earnestly, re-
luctantly handed it back and sighed
deeply as she said she was too poor
TO pay the necessary shilling. The
tender hearted poet, in spite of the
girls eager remonstrance, paid the
money. When the postman had
gone the barmaid confessed that she
had arranged a system of hero
glyphlcs with her brother-signs on
the envelope which she could under
stand, and that told her all she
wanted to know.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Preferred Papa.

Mother (at a, reception)-Why
didn't you accompany Mr.. Nicefello
out to supper?
Sweet Girl preferred to go
with papa
Mother-Mr. Nicefello is devoted
to you and seemed much detected
by your refusal. l thought you-er
rather liked him?
Sweet Girl (blushingly)-I do.
Mother-Then why didn't you go
out to supper with him?
Sweet Girl-Well, if you must
know, it's because I was ravenouslv
hungry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
To Stop a 5aby's Crying.

; A physician told a young mother
how to silence her crying babe.
Lay the child on its back" he
said, "and with your thumb and
forefnger close its nostrils gently.
The sudden stoppage of its breath
will surprise it immoderately. It's
howls will at once cease"
"But the cruelty the mother
began.
Cruelty? Nothing of the kind"
said the physician. ''There is moth
ing cruel in stopping a baby's breath
for second or two. Try this meth
cd. have tried it on dozens of ba-
bies and never have known it to
fail"
Perhaps I'll try it," said the
mother in a cold yoice.-New York
Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
AI5oi4 and Royalty,

Among the many anecdotes told
Of that famous Italian contralto,
Nine: Alboni, is one which, reading
like fiction, is nevertheless perfectly
true. Many years ago at state
concert at Buckingham palace Nine.
Alboni was commanded to appear.
And appear she did and sang ex-
qmsitely. As she turned to 90 after
her last aria she slipped her hand
INTO her pocket and drew forth a
pair of scissors, sharp and new.
Sending down, she quickly shipped
the rope which separated the artists
from the audience. Il have done
1t, she whispered triumphantly to
a friend and escaped as gracefully
as might be. Nine. Alboni had re-
publican tendencies.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Largest Loaves In the World.

The largest loayes of bread baked
III the world are those of France and
Italy. The pipe" bread of Italy is
baked IN loaves two or three feet
long, while in France the loaves are
made in the shape of very long rolls
four or five feet in length and in
many cases even six feet. The bread
of Paris is distributed almost exclu-
slvely by women, who go to the vari-
Gus bakehouses at $50 a. m. and
spend about an hour polishing up
the loaves. After the loaves are
thoroughly cleaned of dust and grit
the bread porter" proceeds on the
round of her customers. Those who
live IN apartments or flats find their
loavcs leaning against the door.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Gettinq Around Her.

mo" snapped the woman with
the square chin, 81 don't want no
burglar alarmsp'
''Then the lady next door was
right, I suppose" rejoined the
agent as he turned to go.
"What did she say?" queried the
square chinned female, somewhat
eagerly.
ooh, she didn't say very much. /"
answered the agent. after pur-
chasing two of the alarms she said
it would be a waste of time to stop
here, as you had nothing worth
stealing"
"The impudent thingm exclaim-
ed the other Indignantly. "Here,
give me half "A dozen of them
alarms" Chicago News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
HARVEST OF THE SEA.
A Peculiar Occupation Followed OF the
Coast of ireland.

Along the northwest coast of Ire
land, on the borders Of the Atlantic,
dwells a hardy race of men whose
chief occupation. when not en-
gagged in fishing, consists in the
manufacture of kelp.
This kelp is of great commercial
Importance, as from it is obtained
nearly all our iodine, a body of vast
use in medicine.
During the winter months the
kelp burners. set out in their frail
little "curraghs" (small eanoe-like
boats about twelve feet long, made
of canvas, and, proceeding along
the coast, FL the boats with sea-
weed, from which the kelp is made.
In this they are assisted by the wo-
men, who, bareheaded and shoeless,
take their turn regularly at the oars
and are almost as expert at it as the
men,
After a storm is the time selected
for obtaining the seaweed, as by
the force Of the waves it has been
torn from its bed and is cast in
along the shore in large quantities.
When the boats are laden the sea-
weed is brought to small creek and
there placed in heaps out of reach
of the tide From this it is carried
in creels on the backs Of men and
women to a point farther inland,
where it has to undergo process of
drying.
The drying consists in exposing it
to the sun and wind, and the better
to do this they have rows of loose
stones laid about twenty yards in
length and a few feet in height.
Along the tops Of these they scat
ter the seaweed.
The drying takes months, so that
spring is well advanced ere it is
ready for burning. This does not
matter, however, as, owing to the
fuel-tbe peat, or turf, got from
the Dogs at hand-not being yet cut
and dried Tor win" as it is term
ed, it is summer before the burn
ing in the kilns can commence.
The kiln IS a deep trench dug in
the ground Alternate layers Of turf
and seaweed are laid in this till full,
and the whole is kept burning for
about three weeks, until it cakes to-
gether in a large black mass resem-
bling coke, but much more solid
and heavier, This is the kelp.
1t is then broken into blocks
about fourteen inches square and
brought by boat to the villages,
where it is sold, to be shipped to
more profitable markets. = London
Standard.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Getting Rid of Visitors.

Mamma wants two pounds of
butter exactly like what you sent
her last. If it amt exactly like
what she got before she won't take
it" said young boy to the proprie-
tor in an East Germantown store
recently. The grocer, his face
wreathed in smiles, turned to a
number of customers who stood by
and remarked blandly: "Now, some
people in my business don't like to
come IN contact with particular Gus
toners, but | sincerely say | do. |
take great delight in serving them
and try my best to secure for them
what they desire. Just wait anoth-
er minute, my little man, and | will
I'LL your order with pleasure" The
little boy, being thus encouraged to
speak, admonished the busy grocer
to "be sure and get the same kind
of butter, because a lot of pops re-
latlons are visiting our house and
mamma doesn't want 'em to come
again. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
A Plea For Pork.

Pork, including ham and bacon,
is easily our second most valuable
meat food and has laid the literal
foundation of our western civiliza-
ton. What would an army, an ex-
plorlng party, railroad gang, a
lumber camp or harvest field be
without bacon? Most of the re-
stricted 'hygienic" diets on which
our patients put themselves are
chiefly notable for the fact that
they axe deficient in proper food
value, and whoever lives on them
viii be dyspeptic just as long as he
does So McClurc's Magazine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Water With MeaIs

Water taken with meals should be
slipped as well as taken sparingly.
Ice water should be taken as seldom
as possible-never would be better
rule-and the habit of putting chip
ped Ice in the drinking water is to
be avoided, as one never knows what
may be taken into the stomach
through this medium. The better
way is to fill bottles with water and
allow them to stand beside ice to
chill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
How It Happens.

What do YOU mean by saving
That our company causes grief to
little children" asked the street
railway official.
We'll" answered the irresponsi-
bic logician, cts this way. Your
company DULLES the conductor, the
conductor DULLES the passenger, the
passenger feels indignant and when
he gets home DULLES his wife. and
there's nothing left for her to do
but to spank the baby Washing.
ton Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
He Took the Hint.

A clever if somewhat sharp
tongued West Philadel pha girl has
finally succeeded in discouraging the
attentions of a young man whose in
tentions may have been matrimonial
and whom she did not care to con-
slider because of his fondness for in
toxicating liquor. 1t had not got to
a point of rejecting his proffered Of
fer, SO she was unable to tell him in
kind but explicit language that she
could never share his heart with the
corner saloon. But the opportunity
came the other night, when, being
alone with him, she had stirred his
emotions by her playing on the pi-
ano. why" he asked when she
would play no more, do I have such
a passion for the music you make %
The girl paused, as if considering.
Perhaps it's because it's so full of
bars" she said, and the man has not
been back since.-Philadelphia Rec
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
A Trouble Center.

The small boy had just smoked
his first cigar.
Boss he gasped, with a. trou-
bled look, ''w-where was dat cigar
made?"
"That' cigar, my lad" replied the
man who had given him the weed,
was made in Santo Domingo"
Gee! thought So"
"Why did you think so ?"
lit started half dozen rev.
olutions in me stomach. Chicago
Daily News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
Just ESCAPED,

An English newspaper has an
item about little Scotch boy who,
while playing on the docks, fell into
the water and was with great diff
Guilty rescued by bystander.
You ought to be very glad l was
near by" said his rescuer.
Il am" replied the boy. "And
I'm SO glad We got me out. What a
llckln>d wad got from my mither if
I'd been droonedw
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
A Now EXPERIENCE.

Harlemite - A friend of mine
who's connected with the street rail
way company showed me through
one of the car barns yesterday and
entertained me like a prince.
Brooklynite-In what way?
Harlemitc--Why, he allowed me
to sit on the car seats TO my hearts
content!--Puck.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-08-09
The Name "Porcelain."

In the natural progress of nations
and the development of trade porce-
lain was brought from China to Eu-
rope, and various legends were cur
rent as to its origin. Magic proper
ties were attributed to it-as, for
instance, that a porcelain cup would
Immediately burst if poison were
poured into it. 1t was said to be
composed of plaster, eggs, the shells
of marine lOcusts" and the like, and
this suggests the origin of the word
porcelain" The Portuguese word
'poreella' means ''httle pig" and a
certain shell, being shaped like a
hogs back, was named porceIana.
This shell was used to 1ome extent
n he arts by being carved into
rAiHco1 N"d personal ornaments.
tHe-r became porcelana wares, and
".eu the new production became
hnown It's likeness to the shellwork
"@s r1ea"n @cd. The new material
thus acquired the French name
'porcelains,' or, in English, "por-
celaln."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-29
SULLIVAN WON
IN SIXTH ROUND

John A Sullivan OF Magnolia defeated
Tommy White OF Lawrence in the sixth
round Of a 12-round bout at the Glou-
cester A. c. last night at Gloucester.
White was about out when his seconds
threw the sponge into the ring.
The bout was one of the best in Glou-
cester this year. Both boys were in the
best of condition, each being within the
1So-pound limit.
Sullivan led fro mthe tap OF the gong,
the only round in which White showed
to good advantage being the fourth Sui
livans favorite punch was n straight left
70 the Jaw. THIS and a few right upper
cuts did the business. White went down
four times in the sixth before his seconds
called IL off
In the preliminaries Young Henderson
OF Boston Knocked out Danny Shea OF
Boston In one round. II was a tame
AFFAIR. Young Heating OF Gloucester and
Billy Ryan OF Chelsea were to go six
rounds. In the second round Heating ac-
cidentally drove his knee into Ryan's
groin and the bout was called off. Jack
Sheehan OF Boston was referee.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-29
WARREN.

The regular weekly drill meeting of the
Warren Artillery was held in the armory
last evening. large number OF the
members were present and instructions In
infantry marching and movements were
rendered under the capable instructor,
Capt c. Bosworth.
The command. under Col George r.
Arnold. will participate in the Memorial
day parade. having the right OF the line,
and etcorting Tobin post. q. a. n. The
Warren Harmony band is TO furnish
music and the parade will be over the
principal streets, with stops at the North
and South cemeteries 10 decorate the
graves OF deceased soldiers and sailors
Returning to the hall on State street, a
collation. will be served TO the participants
in the parade
In the morning special Memorial day
exercises Will be he'd al the town hall,
under the direction OF the Grand Army.
The patriotic addresses OF the evening
will be delivered by Rev. Thomas j.
Gregg. pastor OF the Methodist church
Vocal and instrumental solos will be de-
livered by local and out OF town talent
The Warren Harmony orchestra Will
render a selected program at intervals
during the evening. Members of Tobin
post will make short speeches and tell
some of their experiences during the Civil
War.
Gently been wired for electricity by the
Lindsay and Allen firm OF Providence
The regular librarian, Mr.. George Carr.
has been III for some time past and his
position Is being filled temporarily by
members of the library committee.
The Liberty Boys baseball team of this
town are to play a return game on
Memorial day with the Auburn team at
Providence. The local boys were defeated
last Saturday by the visiting team In
we'll played game. The Silk Hat team.
have two games scheduled, morning
game at Valley Falls. and a return game
here in the afternoon.
The following officers have recently
been installed 10 represent the Epworth
league for the ensuing year President.
Mrs. N Bray: first vaee-PFesideHt, Mfss
Thomas j. Gregg: second vice-president.
Mrs Lucinda Burlington; third Tce-presi-
dent Mrs. Hattie j. Maxwell fourth vice.
president, Kinland Wilson; secretary,
Miss Ellie Gladding: treasurer. Miss Ethel
w. Mckenzie. The league Is making
preparations to hold n musical social in
the church parlors on Friday evening.
June Sth.
The highway department was Obliged
to suspend work on Lavamsett avenue
yesterday. owing TO the inclement
weather. Work was resumed again this
morning and will be kept going so as 10
have the road in proper condition for the
parade TO march over Il tomorrow. II is
the intention to use the new roadway as
the main entrance to the South cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Peabody have
closed their home on State street and
left for Onset. Mass where they have
beautiful summer home.
Miss Flora c. Austin has returned TO
Dover. n. H.. after a few weeks stay with
her parents at their home I'm South Main
street.
Mr. Joseph II. Junt Is confined 70 his
nome on Wood street by a slight attack
OF illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Southwick OF New
York city. have been visiting M the resi-
past week.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-29

Despite the severe storm last evening
nearly 300 people were present AT the an
nual banquet OF the Providence Young
Mems Christian association In Association
hall Nearly every seat I'm the hall was
occupied: and the AFFAIR proved a great
success I'm every respect.
The hall was attractively decorated
with American flags; and large number
OF potted palms graced the platform.
While the banquet was being served
music was rendered by the Y. NJ. c. A. or
chestra.
Frederick IL Fuller. president of the as
sociation. acted as toastmaster, and. after
a few remarks, introduced az the first
speaker William n. Murray OF New York.
vice chairman OF the international COM
mittee OF the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation OF North America.
Mr.. Fuller spoke Of the associations
work In general and said that the asso-
citation blots out gambling places and
takes their places. He referred 10 the
good work the association did in the Span
ish-American war and in the Japanese
army. and stated that there were over 40,-
600 men In it's bible classes.
Fred r. Smith. special religious work
secretary of New York, was the next
speaker and told OF the spiritual work Of
the association. Mr.. Smith described his
trip around the world. and said he be-
lieved that France was the farthest OF
any nation from God, and that
the life OF the people there was most un-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-29

worthy He thought Switzerland a fine
country and said that IL he ever retired he
would go there to live.
In speaking OF the United States he
said: II think our country is the greatest
on this earth but | think there is some
thing the matter with our government"
The speaker said that the association
had little history, but has a future be-
fore It; and any church that dwells only
In the past will not live long He thought
that people should not only know OF local
happenings, but OF the things going on all
over the world You hape-se-H44ss sHifiea
the problems at home" said he, that
you have forgotten the brotherhood as a
whole"
The last speaker was Charles X. Ober
OF New York, field secretary OF the ma
tional committee OF the Young Mems
Christian association OF North America,
who spoke OF the membership of the as
siciations. the buildings erected by them,
the boys work the bible classes and the
efforts in foreign lands
The committee OF arrangements consist
ed OF William l.. Cook. chairman, Theron
Clark, Alfred Armitage. Herbert u. Cav
erly, George A. Ellinwood. Alfred Haddle-
ton, Reuben Ireland. Earl G. Mills, Her.
bert A. Blake. Thomas 8. Creasey, Will
liam Fletcher. Edwin ]. Hurd, Frederick
III. Jackson. George c. Wilson. Edgar f.
Baker. Jesse Cottrell William A. Cam>
well, L. Amos Holt, Edward p. Metcalf
and Earl Williams.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-29
NINTH WARD CLUB
WILL HOLD RALLY
ON NEXT MONDAY

The newly organized club OF Democrats,
known as the Jeffersonian Democratic
last evening In the rooms at knight and
Ring streets
The inclement weather interfered with
the attendance, and so an informal meet
Ing was held by the % members present.
President DR.. Edward +. Carroll pre-
sided and club affairs were generally dis
cussed. Remarks on registration and the
were made by President Carroll, William
Il. Mulvey. Thomas T.. Cullen and others.
President Carroll announced the ap-
pointment OF the following executive COM
mttee: Thomas Cullen. DR.. O'Keefe,
William McSoley. William Mulvey and
Arthur Donnelly.
Next Monday evening the club will hold
a rally I'm the interests OF registration.
and several well-known party leaders
will make addresses.