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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
A YAwN ACTS as A TONIC.

According to current idea, yawning
in good society is an improper sign of
weariness according to the teachings
of physiology, it is long-drawn,
forcible inspiration, followed by a
shorter respiration according to DIR.
Naegeli, the great European physi-
clan, it is one of NATURES many reme-
dies, the proper application of which
depends upon good judgment.
In yawning not only the muscles
which move the lower jaw are used,
but also he who yawns in the proper
way also raises and extends the arms.
In the deepest inspiration the chest
remains extended for short time,
the eyes are almost or entirely closed,
the ears somewhat raised, the nostrils
dilated. Inside the mouth the tongue
round and arched, the palate stif1y
stretched, and the uvula is raised
almost entirely closing the space be-
tween the nose and throat. At the
beginning of the inspiration, cracking
noise is heard in the ears, proof that
the duct leading to the hearing also
succumbs to this stretching.
If the yawning has reached the
deepest point, it will require from one
to one and half seconds for it to be-
come noticeable to the hearing. To
observe this, let one place himself at
a sufficient distance from a clock,
so that its ticking will not be easily
heard, and yawn deeply. During
this deep breathing the sound OF
the clock is not perceptible to the
most careful listening. All this sim
ply goes to show that yawning sets a
number of muscles to work, and par
ticularly those which are not subject
to the will.
Although person yawning does
not present very agreeable appear
ance, yawn is very agreeable to the
person yawning, for the stretching OF
muscles causes a feeling of comfort.
1t acts like massage, and is most nat
ural gymnastics of the lungs imagina-
Bile. DIR. Naegeli, therefore, advises
people not to concern themselves with
so-called decency, but every morning
and evening and as often as possible
to exercise the lungs and all the mus
cles of respiration by yawning and
stretching, as many chronic lung trou-
bles may thus be prevented.
He orders the patient troubled with
too much wax in the ears, accompani-
ed with pain, to yawn often and deep
ly. He also, in cases of nasal catarrh,
inflammation of the palate, sore throat
and earache, orders the patient, as
often as possible during each day, to
vawn from six to ten times successive
ly, and Immediately after to swallow
The result will be surprising. If one
looks upon yawning as natural mas
sage for certain organs, he will reach
satisfactory explanation of its cura-
tive properties.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
MOST USEFUL OF TREES.

"The carnahuba palm of Brazil"
said a lumber dealer, "is the worlds
most useful tree. A department store
tree, you might we'll call it, for it gives
everything from medicine to cattle
feed.
"Its roots make a very valuable
drug, blood purifier thatis prescribed
a good deal in the spring. Its timber
takes high polish and is in demand
among cabinetmakers for their work.
The sap becomes wine or vinegar, ac-
cording to the way it is prepared, and
starch and sugar are also obtained
from this sap.
"The fruit of the tree is cattle
food, the nut Is good coffee substi-
tute, the pith makes cork.
"There, can you beat it?-medi-
cine, sugar, coffee, starch, wine,
corks, cattle food, lumber and vine
gar-all from this one tree, the car
nahuba palm"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
IT Is TIME TO CALL A HALT.

From the Re0de, The killing of
people on railways continues to make
a horrible record. Rather more than
death for every hour in the day and
ten persons MANNED for every sixty
minutes is something a people not
scared against slaughter should find
to trouble sleep until it is remedied.
Every ninety minutes there is colli-
sion or derailment. During a year
there is one of these accidents for
every sixteen miles oftrack. OF en-
ployes of railways one out of every
twenty-eight is injured every year.
If this is true of railway employees in
general, the risk in the more hazard
Gus branches of the business must be
terrific. If the people killed and
manned were placed along the track
age of the United States atregular in
tervals, there would be fresh grave
every twenty-one miles, every year,
and cripple every two or three
miles. Intwenty- one years the grave
stones would become milestones, it
the slaughter goes on, and the MANNED
would be within an ordinary city
block of each other along every mile
of right of way. Such battles as Bull
Run, Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Get /,
tysburg fill US with horror and con-
sternation, as we hear or read of
windrows of slain, streams running
red to the sickening waste of human
life. But for the year ending March
81, 1906, the railways of the United
States killed and wounded o5,8oI
people, while the killed, wounded
and missing of both Confederates and
Federals for the battles of Gettys-
burg, Shiloh and the first battle of
Bull Run all combined amount to the
less heart breaking total of 81, 900.
The worst Cor best) of it is that other
nations run their railways without
this daily carnage. Why donot WEI
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
A GOVERNMENT BIRD.

Under a glass case in the cabinet
of the United States Mint, in Phila-
delphia, stands the beautifully mount.
ed body of an American eagle, whose
counterfeit presentme ent adorns the
silver dollar of 1868, and the nick
Ell cent of 1856.
"Peter,' for that was the eagles
name, was one of the finest of his
kind ever captured alive. He was
the pet of the Philadelphia Mint, and
was generally known as 1.-THE Mint
bird" He was perfectly tame, and
had free access to every part of the
building, going without hindrance
into the treasure vaults where even
the Treasurer of the United States
would not be allowed to go alone.
The government provided his daily
fare, and he was as much part of
the Mint establishment as the super
intendent or the chief coiner. He
was SO kindly treated that he had no
fear Of anything or anybody.
One day he sat down to rest upon
one of the great hy-wheels. The
wheel started without warning and
Peter was caught in the machinery.
One of his wings was broken and he
was so badly injured that he died a
few days later. The superintendent
had the body of the eagle mounted,
with its wings spread to their fullest
extent. An exact portrait of him as
he stands in the case was put upon
the coins named.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
SLEEP AND NERVE REST.

In the days when eight hours for
sleep were nominally regarded as an
hour too long for any self respecting
individual the exhausting character
ofmodern life was unknown. There
was less wealth and more content
ment less competition and more Sc
curity fewer distractions, but more
simplicity. Work was easier, slow
er, and care, anxiety, apprehension
in a word, worry-did not feed,
like the worm i tn bud, upon the
hours exempt from toll. We are re-
morseless in overtaxing the delicate
mechanism of our minds and nerves.
The best walker, for instance, does
not propose to himself to 60 regular
ly sixty miles day or to subject the
same set of muscles in any other form
of physical exercise to intense and un-
remitting labor. But that is what
we do with the immediate agent of
our minds-the brain machine. We
cannot watch its operations. We
often assume that its movements are
as light and endless as the rippies of
the universal air. We know and
nevertheless we forget that the brain
is substantial apparatus as liable to
depreciation as the fixed plant in
workshop. Now, nothing is more
certain than this-that the potential
capacity of the human brain has not
increased, if at all, in anything like
the proportion of the immensely ag-
gravated demands upon it.
The modern man is subject to as
much mental and moral wear and
tear in a day as his ancestors in no
very remote generation experienced
in week. Yet in respect of sleep
we have hardly changed traditional
habit. We keep later and still later
hours. We catch our trains in the
morning as usual. There is no doubt
whatever that we burn the candle at
both ends with unprecedented disre-
gard of the laws of psychological
economy, aud that the amount of rest
we allow for nerve and brain is no
longer adequate. e.-Lond0n Telegraph.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
TO KILL MOTHS.

Contrary to the general belief, CAM
phor, naphthalene and tobacco will
not kill clothes moths, says Suburban
Life. They act merely as repellants /;
where they are used the moths will
not deposit eggs. If the eggs are al
ready laid or if the young have hatch
ed substances of this nature will have
no effect.
In May or June the moths appear
and lay their eggs, which soon hatch
into the destructive grubs that breed
onfeathers, wool, fur and other things
of an animal texture. The campaign
against the moths must start early in
the spring if immunity for the rest of
the year is to be enjoyed.
The easiest way to rid clothes of
moths is to give them a thorough
brushing once week and then expose
them to air and sunshine. Where
they are to be packed away, fumiga-
ton with carbon bisulphide IS the
surest method. The garments are put
in tight trunk, with moth marbles.
Then a saucer is placed on top of
the pile with four or FIVE tablespoon
fuls of liquid carbon bisulphide in it,
easily obtained at all druggists. The
lid is closed and the trunk left undis-
turbed until the clothes are wanted.
The bisulphide evaporates, and be-
ing heavier than air, settles through
the garments. It is deadly to insect
life and will destroy 1t in all stages.
No odor will remain in the clothes
after airing them few moments, so
that they can be used as soon as they
are taken out. The moth marbles
prevent other females from crawling
in to lay their eggs.
A simple way, but not so sure, is
after brushing the goods to pack them
in ordinary paper boxes or -four bags,
pasting strip of paper over the cracks
in order to keep out the moths. For
closets, cracks, carpets, furniture or
carriage furnishing thorough sprink-
ling of benzine or gasoline will clear
out the pests.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
A GOOD PUZZLE.

Here is a puzzle which you may
try to see what you can do with: Tie
a string about a yard long to door
key and take the string in the right
hand. Hold it so the key will clear
the floor four or FIVE inches. If you
will hold the string steady enough it
will begin to swing back and forth in
a straight line. Let another person
take your left hand in his, and the
motion of the key will change from
the pendulum like swing to a circular
swing. If third person will place
his hand on the shoulder of the sec
ond person the key will stop. Just
try the above and then solve the
puzzle.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

way and the easiest to reach from be-
tween the plow handles or the seat of
a harrow. But whether this sugges-
ted explanation be true or not, the fact
remains that the practice in point IS
a perpetuation of the uncouth habits
of the kerchief class of bygone time,
and marks the civilization of the in
dividual as somewhat less than that
of his sartorial equipment. The Sec
ond theme of mourning is much grav-
er than the first; and the car compa-
nies and others who post board Of
health notices, legal excerpts and
prohibitions in conspicuous places are
themselves very greatly to blame for
the non observance of these ordi-
nances. It does not seem to have
occurred to those responsible for this
literature that the only people this
prohibition concerns are our peasants
of the kerchief class and period, whose
claim to civilization is largely made
up of their right to vote and the delu-
sive veneer of their tailor made cloth
ing. The people of this class are
honestly ignorant of the full and
proper use of their upholstery, and
of the consistently cleanly handling of
their persons to them the prohibition
and the threatened penalties are alike
absurd, vexatious and an attempted
infraction of their individual rights.
The plight of the man who was
told that his accustomed practice was
forbidden con the floor" and who
inquired, "Well, where shall I do it,
on the ceiling?" is quite ineligible.
No one had enlightened him to the
civilized use of the most civilized
article of dress, and his grievance
was a very real one. The place
to begin this elementary, but supreme
ly important, instruction is the public
school but in the meantime, for the
sake of the public health and the al
deviation of national nuisance, let
the street commissioners, the passen-
ger transportation companies and all
others concerned replace or supple
ment their present mandatory signs
by a little tabloid education for back
ward adults. The paragraph need
not be long, but should be visible to
all, and in certain districts it ought
to appear in two or more languages
"Do not spit at all, but, if you must,
then use your handkerchief. Tile
Z1sdebendent.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

back garden at twelve O'Clock, bis
face covered with a black mask.
When he gives low whistle, thrice
repeated, she's to come out and then
they'll fit together. Here are all the
| details in note in her own hand,
which I picked pafter seeing it drop
from Will Harvey's pocket as he cam
tered down the road half an hour
since. Read for yourself. T"
Dick ground his teeth as his eye
ran over the lines which confirmed
every word of Sarah's statement.
"What are you going to do?" ask
ed Sarah with a provoking GOODNESS
that reused Dicks fury.
dor" he growled. "I'd pommel
the william if could only lay hands
on him p
''I can put you on better plan."
"What is it ?"
Disguise yourself as the letter in
d;cates. Be on the spot 8 little before
the time. Give the concerted signal,
and when the lady comes fit with her
yourself. Ten to one, when she sees
the trap she's in, she'll marry you to
avoid exposure. At any rate you'll
earn her fathers gratitude by thwart-
ing Harvey's plot.
"But suppose Harvey, too, comes
before the time and we meet at the
gate?"
Knock him down, beat him sense
less, give the signal and get away
with the prize before he comes to-"
CPL do it p cried Dick, his eyes
flashing 6ercely. "Good-by, Sally
I'll have news for you when we next
meet l''
1t lacked quarter to twelve when
Dick Sanders, his face masked, stole
up to Mr.. Aliens garden gate. At
the same moment a man similarly dis
guised approached by another path.
For an instant the pair confronted
each other. Then both sprang for
ward, striking out with might and
main. Blows rained thick and fast.
The combatants were we'll matched.
After mutual hammering for ten
minutes, without advantage on either
side, they grappled and went down
together. Then they scuf1ed and bit
and scratched till they rolled apart
from sheer exhaustion and lay glar-
ing at each other in helpless rage.
Both their masks were tore in tatters,
and as the bright moonlight beamed
down upon their battered faces each
uttered an exclamation of surprise.
"Ted Brant p painted the one.
"Dick Sanders" gasped the other.
'I thought it was that scoundrel
Harvey p replied Dick.
80 did P' rejoined Ted.
A brief comparison of notes dis
closed that Sarah Blake, after her in
terview with Dick, had had similar
one with Ted, the result being as
above narrated, desperate encoun-
ter, in which each thought he was
pommeling away at Will Harvey.
The letter, we need hardly say, was
the amiable Sarah's own production.
Before Dick and Ted were pre-
sentable again Will Harvey and Jeuny
Allen were happily married with the
full consent of the latter's father,
who, indeed, had never opposed the
match.
Sarah Blake is still maiden.-We
W0,ld.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
IN GLAD CONTENT.
BY FRANK L. STANTON.

The world. they say, is gettin' old
An weary as can be;
But write me down as sayin'
It's good enough for me
It's good enough, with all Its grief,
It's pleasure, an its pain;
An there's ray of sunshine
For every drop o. rain
They stumble in the lonesome dark,
They cry for light to see;
But write me down as sayin'
It's light enough for mel
It's light enough to lead US on
From where we faint an fall,
An the hilltop nearest heaven
Wears the brightest crown o. all
They talk about the fadin' hopes
That mock the years to be;
But write me down as sayin'
There's hope enough for me i!
Over the old worlds wailin'
The sweeter music swells;
In the sIormiest night listen
An hear the bells-the bells.
This world o. Gods is brighter than
We ever dream or know;
It's burdens growing lighter-an'
It's love that makes 'em so
An I'm thankful that I'm livin'
Where Loves blessednees see,
Meath q heaven that's fOrRivfn'
- Where this belle ringss Homeo to me
- Men n1d W0,,ze1
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
ROUGH ON THE BRIDE.

Very few persons acquit themselves
nobly in their maiden speech. At a
wedding feast recently the bridegroom
was called upon as usual, to respond
to the given toast, in spite of the fact
that he had previously pleaded to be
excused.
Blushing to the roots of his hair,
he rose to his feet. He intended to
imply that he was unprepared for
speechmaking, but, unfortunately,
placed bis hand upon the brides
shoulder, and looking down at her as
he stammered out his opening (and
concIuding) words:
"This-er-thing has been thrust
upon me-"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
TO PAPER A PAINTED WALL.

Occasionally housekeeper wants
to paper room that has previously
had the walls painted. This is not
easily done, nor one that is by any
means cheap, if mer must be hired
by the day or hour to doit. Any en-
terprising woman who is willing to
take the time and trouble can get the
paint off for herself. Mix in buck
ct of hot water enough potash to make
a strong solution and scrub the walls
with stiff brush dipped in it. Wash
off in cold water and finish with dry
flannel. If the paint is very old it
should be covered with wash ofthree
parts quickstone lime slaked in water
to which has been added one part of
potash. Allow this coating to remain
on ever night and the paint may be
easily scraped off.-Mew York Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
TELL HER SHE MUST" +"

The family physician puffed medi-
tatively at his cigar for few minutes
before coming down to business.
''I have been to see your wife, as
you requested" he said at last, land
l asked you to come in so that 1 could
tell you what should be done. She's
in pretty bad way"
Indeed p
eyes. No regular sickness, you
know, but generally run down and in
bad shape. With rest and care she'll
come out all right, but you II have to
look after her pretty closely"
''I beg your pardon"
s'I say you'll have to look after
her pretty closely. You'll have to
appoint yourself sort of general over
seer or supervisor Of everything per-
tanning to her welfare for time and
be very strict with her too. In the
first place, tell her she must
Doctor, are you acquainted with
my wife?" interrupted the husband.
''Not intimately at all, !" replied the
astonished physician. GIVE been
called upon to treat her once or twice,
as you know, but that is ALL"
Possibly that may be urged as an
excuse" said the husband, "but it's
not particularly good one. There
are women with whom you are quite
we'll acquainted, are there not :"
Certainly"
Married women?"
"Many of them"
"And still you advise me to tell
my wife that she must do something
or other?"
The physician looked at the hus-
band, and the husband looked at the
physician.
"My dear SIR" said the physician
at last, cit fatters some men to talk
to them that way, but see you are
a man of judgment and sense who
prefers the truth to all else. Of course
what l mean is that you ought to
suggest to your wife that if it is in
accord with her judgment possibly il
might be good thing to follow the
advice that 1 will now give you. Nat
urally, being married, know as well
as you that must is a word that
ought to be eliminated from the Eng
lish language or at the most confined
to the intercourse of parents with
children.-Exchange.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

GAN How's yer wife, Pat?"
"Sure, she do be awful sick"
SIS ut dangerous she is p
"No; she's too weak t be danger
ous amy more"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

A WOMAN always imagines she is
charitable when she lets her husband
have his own way.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

A BosToN lawyer, who brought
his wit from his native Dublin, while
cross-examining the plaintiff in di-
vorce trial, brought forth the follow
ing:
"Ycu wish to divorce this woman
because she drinks ?"
eyes, sir"
"Do you drink yourself?"
"That's my business l"-angrily.
Whereupon the unmoved lawyer
asked
'Have you any other business |"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
TIT FOB TAT.

An old carrier of the United States
mail travelled on his blackboard about
a adozen miles through the woods twice
a week. He was an ill-humored, tao
turn old fellow. One day man
who was on a walking vacation trip
asked if he might have ride with
him, and, being somewhat talkative,
asked many questions along the way.
At last the old man said: "I'm tired
of your talk. Iwish you mind your
own business and let me mind mine. )"
The passenger subsidized.
After driving an hour or two in ST.
1ence, the old carrier discovered that
his mail pouch was missing. He
stopped the horses, looked all about
the blackboard, and finally said to the
passenger:
ST wonder what has become OF the
mail bag Have you seen it :"
eyes"
"Well, where is it?"
"It fell off the wagon about an hour
ago." slowly replied the passenger !;
but it wasn't any of my business. "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

BE SURE you get round-tTip tick
ct when you take trip on merry
go-round.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

EVERY human soul has the germ
of some flowers within, and they
would open if they could only find
sunshine and free air to expand it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

A BUSINESS woman should never
propose to man who can't cook or
sew on buttons.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

THE more man knows the less he
pretends to know.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

BETTER an ounce of example than
a pound of advice.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
"cAN vou keep a secret9"

"CAN you keep secret {"
"I am as silent as tomb.
"I need to borrow some money. T"
"Don't worry. 1t is as though !
never heard It."