The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
GENERAL BRAYTON IS OUSTED AT LAST Ruled Rhode Island RepubIi- cans Since Civil War NATIONAL TYPES DOOMED Artist Says We're All Growing More and More Aike-Dr. Chit
 tenden's Idea of
 Diet.
BY SEWELL HAGGARp.


 New York, November 2.-(Speclal) 1.-The press dispatches brought the news the other day that Higgins, the democratic governor of Rhode Island, had at last succeeded in busting Gen. Charles R. Brayton. the blind political boss of that state from his place in the capitol build ing. This fight to eject from the state house the man who has ruled rcpubli- can politics in Rhode Island since the civil war has been an unusual one.
 Twenty-one years ago d newspaper called Brayton, the acknowledged head and chief captain of the Swiss mercena- ries of Rhode Island politics" and today when he is 67 and blind the title still clings to him. James H. Higgins, who was inaugurated governor early this year. went into office with the announced de- termination of driving the blind boss out of the state house. It wasn't an easy job.
 When the new $3.00O,000 state house was opened five years ago General Brayton established himself in a chair in the cor ner of the office allotted the sheriff of Providence county and there he stuck. From this chair he has directed legisla- tion; in it he has given audience to seek CTS of favors and passed sentence on those who showed signs of independ- ence. Governor Higgins began his war by asking the state house commission to pass an order directing the sheriff to refuse objectionable characters a rest ing place in his office. To this the com mission replied that 1t did not believe it had the power to say who should be admitted to individual offices at the state house.
 The same end was sought by the in- troduction of a bill in the assembly, but it was immediately tabled. Another bill was offered directing the Jamestown ex- position commission to order it's executive secretary, George N. Klngsbury, to re- frain from associating with General Brayton. The point of this was that in the last few years MT. Kingsbury has attached himself to the general com panion. This bill also was tabled In fact no single thrust seemed to do any good, but finally everything combined , began to wear on the old mans nerves, bis power began failing, his friends dropped off one by one and he moved out of the state house without being legislated out.
 At the close of the civil war Brayton, who came out a brevetted brigadier gen eral, was made postmaster at Milton Head, s. c. Then he returned to Provi- dence and was made postmaster there. Since then he has held few public offices. For an absolute boss 1t cannot be denied that he has been an easy one HIS OSIeDSlDle business IS lldt or attorney-at-law and as such he received retainers from corporation in need of legislation.
 A we'll known painter on returning from abroad the other day said that we were all growing more alike, that national types were disappearing and that com posite type was the result. The artist has just painted the Chinese Empress.
 ''She looks as much like an old Scotch woman as a Chinese" he said.
 famous masseuse was asked about the artists theory. She thought it true and she had areason-nervous exhaustion. People lived too fast, worked too hard worried too much. The strain on the nerves of every face was in the same place and consequently all soon came to have the same drawn expression.
 Many doctors agree with the masseuse that is, in a way. They say we are burning the candle at both ends and if that is calculated to make us look alike we will all have to wear tags pret- ty soon.
 'But suppose we start in to try to cure the men," said physician the other day, "the chances are ten to one they will take up the treatment so stren- uously that they will do themselves more harm than good Here's a characteristic illustration of the way busy men do things: Not long ago Prof. Russell H.. Chittenden of Yale got out his book giv- ing an account of his dietary experiments. A newspaper printed an exceptionally good review of it and the next day the New York publishers received scores of hurried telephone orders for the book from Wall street. You see business men jump to the telephone to order their scientific information just as they would to order stock purchase, or the prepa- ration of dinner in a restaurant. They r,f dn mf a a tension"
 We can't see any objection to one or dering Dr. Chittendens book by phone. It's worth having even if you have to walk after 1t. Dr. Chttenden raises
 Do we really eat too much, especially too much meat?
 What, and how much, should we eat in order to be well nourished and free from indigestion and kindred ills?
 Before answering these questions it IS necessary to know what the average business man eats and to understand just what our foods contain-just what part each element plays in our nutrition. In other words, we must understand the meanings of a few terms which bristle in the pages of the scientists, but which yet are simple enough once we have grasped their import.
 All foodstuffs are made up of Proteid Albuminous elements Car bohydrates Cor sugars and starches), Fats and Mineral Salts. Some contain all, others one or more. Proteid is the most important. Without it life can- not go on. It builds up the tissues, repairs waste, and also provides some heat if heat is lacking from other sources. The fats and carbohydrates, which make up the great bulk of the ordinary foods, supply the heat and en- ergy for the running of the bodily ma chnery. The mineral salts supply ma terial for the building up of bone Gin some fori irsc ,fx1rr h<afir