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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

presence of the blind spot does not Indicate diseased
eyes. 1t simply marks the point where the optic
nerve enters the eyeball, which point IS thereterg
not provided with the necessary visual end organs
OF SIGHT, known as rods and cones.
The presence of the yellow spot. with its s-.
central shadowy dot point of most intense vision
may be demonstrated As follows. Close the ewes for
a lew seconds, and then look through flat sided
bottle OF chrome alum solution at brightly lighted
surface or the clear SKY In the blue green solution
rose colored spot will be seen, which correspond
To the yellow spot. The light that comes through
the chrome alum solution Is chiefly a mixture ot
red, green, and blue The pigment of the yellow
spot absorbs portion of the blue and the green and
transmits the rest, as COored mixture, the
VISUAL organs behind the spot.
Color blindness the inability to distinguish
certain colorS, Is by means rare Incomplete
color blindness is when person cannot distinguish
one OF the fundamental coors. red green or violet
IL person Is told to select ColorS resembling violet
ne VIII, II red blind usually select blues we'll
NoIetS 1t he Is green blind he Will select green
gray with possibly some blues and vioetS of the
brightest shades. Violet blindness IS rare.
10 red blind person the American flag appears
10 nave green and white stripes while the white
stars appear on violet field. To a green blind per
son the stripes have the proper coors hut the field
Tor the stars Is red violet To a violet blind person
the stripes are normal. but the stars appear be
set IN dark brownish gray field To person who
- totally color blind the blue of the flag appears a
Sht yellowlsh brown, while the red stripes seem To-
be darker brown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

YOU have blue eyes, haven't YOU, Mr.. Buffers,
That's right says Snick
And Sir Hunters are brown. IL Will never do,
says he.
All what's the odds at night says l. Maybe
the girls color blind, anyway.
No" saws Pncknev. " Sir Hunter would never
do it Now. if you only knew of some one with "a"
friend l got on my repertoire. Its either his or
none. You send Rinkey in TO ask TwIggle II O.
blue one won't do on pinch
Mr. RInkey didn't Ike the sound of that program
a bit, and he goes 10 ClawIn around my knee
begin me not to send HIM in TO the lord sahib.
"Gwan,' says L. pushIn' him of. You make
me feel If l bein' measured for q pair OF
leggln's. Sblddo!"
As l gives him a shove my finger catches IN the
white stuff he has around his head. and 1t begins
10 unwind I'd peeled OF about ward, when our
grab for
HeIlo!" says he. What's this:"
II the stray brown. all right That kipliu-
Negro has had 1t slowed away all the time Wei
say, there was lively dou IN that room for the
few minutes; me tryIn 10 get strange hold on
Rinkey. and HIM dom his best TO jump through O
window, chairs beIn' knocked over, Snick hoPpln
around irwin 10 help, and Pincknev explainin %
SIR Hunter through the keyhole what It was All
about
When IL was through We held a court Of inquiry.
And what do YOU guess: That smoked Chinaman
had swIped 1t on purpose, th,nkn II he wore 1t on
the back OF his head he could see behind him
Wouldn't that grind YOU:
But 1t all comes out happy. ST. Hunter q
little late for dinner, but he shows up two eyed be-
fore the GIRL makes a hit with her folks and has
gagged SnIck TO give him private lessons ON how 20
make "a fake optic behave Ike the real goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24
FT7IIII

T0IlE average length of new born infants is about
IGf inches for boys and Iq1 inches for girls
The height at the end of each year usually
follows certain ratio based the height at the
end OF the preceding year Thus at the end of the
hrst year the infant should have increased in height
tWo-hiths OF its length at birth; at the end of it's
second year 1t should have added one-seventh of
ITS previous height; at the end of the third wear
one-tweltth; at the end of the fourth one-f four
teenth; at the end of the fifth fifteenth at the
end OF the sixth, one-eighteenth; etc
mus II an infant IS inches in length at birth
IL should measure at the end of the first wear p
inches; at the end of the second, go inches at
the end OF the third, 34.23 inches; at the end of
the fourth, 3o.oS inches; at the end of the fifth
29I25 inches; at the end of the sixth AIA inches
for the next SIX eight years the annual growth is
about 22 inches year followed during the period
OF puberty by rapid growth after which the growth
IS much slower until the age of twenty-five is reached
In many cases there is a Slight increase until the ape
OF nifty, after which the height gradually decreases
Inc average weight OF new born infants is o 725
pounds One year after birth the average weight
IS about 2o.2 pounds. In six years the weight has
doubled At the age of nineteen years the average
weight IS about the same the weight of old age
The maximum weight of the male is usually attained
at the age of forty; of the female at about FORTY
five. man should weigh % pounds for each foot
OF his height; woman, p pounds for each foot
Thus a man five feet nine inches high should weigh
I6I pounds. a woman five feet SIX inches high
should weigh 81 pounds
AT birth the length of the head is about half that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

the knee tackle and sputtcriu' all kinds of language
Hcy!' says l. " Got the cork out. have YOU;
With that Rnkey gets up and bcckons us over
into the FAR corner.
The lord sabib,' says he rollin his eyes at the
bed room door" the lord sahib desire that none
should come near. He is in great anger
hats lac grouChy about saws |
he lord sahIh,' says he will destroy to death
poor Ringh Singh if he reveals -
Destroy TO death is good, " SAYS |. but it don't
sound convincIn. | think were bcin' strung %
Plnckney has the same idea, 50 l gets good grip
on RInkcys neck
Come off, says / AS a liar you're too am
bilious You tell us what's the matter with your
boss, or I'll do things to YOU thatl make ben de
stroyed TO death seem like falin a feather bed"
And it come, quick Yes, sahib, says he. 1t
IS that there has been lost beyond finding the lord
sahbs glorious eye"
Sizzln' sisters! Another pane gone" says l.
his must be my eye rctrieVin' day, for sure -
But Plnckney takes 1t mighty serious. He says
that the dinner at the club don't count for SO much
but that the other affair cam be sdetracked SO easy
1t seems that the girl has lived through throw
down when the Teller skipped off TO Europe just as
the ue-up was to be posted and it wouldn't do to
give her a second scare OF the same kind
Rlnkey was mighty reluctant about goin into de
tails, but we gets it out of him by degrees that the
lord sahib has habit when he's locked up alone of
unScTeWn the fake lamp and putin 1t away in a
box full of cotton battn
Always in great secret" says Rinkey; for the
lord sahlb would not disclose But | have seen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

which was an evil thing-oh, very evil Tonight II
was done before; but when 1t time for the
turn alas the box was down side up on the floor and
the glorious eye was not anywhere. Search, We
look into everything, under all things. Then
u great rage the lord sahib, and be sore from II
IN many places
eh." says | Well, Pinckney, what now:
Why says he, we've simply got TO get d sub
stitutc eye. Ill wait here while you go out and
Say, PInckney," says, ii YOU was goin down
Broadway at clght-thIrty P N, shoppin for glass
eyes, where YOU hit first Would YOU try china
store. gents furnIshn place,
Pinckucy
Il never seen any glass eye counters in the ones
go to- says l. And then right in the midst Of our
"Oh. splashl" SAYS l. -Pincknev. If anyone asks
YOU, don't let on what hickory head am. Why,
We got glass eye that Sir Hunter can have the
loan OF over night Just as we'll as not
YOU says Pinckney, lookin' wild
Sure thing" says l. Its beaut, too. Can't
81 Teller own a glass eye without wearin' it,
But where Is It? SAYS Pncknev.
Its with Snicll Buffers" saws l. Hes usin'
1t, | expect Fact Is, 1t was built for Snick but
TO do to toreclose is say the word. Come on. Just
as soon find Snick YOU back and fix
up Sir Hunter as good As new
Do YOU think YOU find him. SAYS Pinckney.
We've got to find him. says |. I'm gettln'
interested in this game
Snick was holdin' down a chair in the smokin'
room at the Gusey. lie grluS when he sees me,
but when | puts It up 10 hin about Calln in the
loose lens for over night his Jaw drops
Just my luck, says he. Here I've got bill
board seats for the Casino and gou 10 take the
girl TO the show soon as She can get off.
Sorry SuIck," says /, but this is a desperate
case. Won't she stand for the green curtalne"
"S-s-sh!' says he She don't know thing
about that. I'll have to call it Off Give two
minutes, VIII you2
That was Snick all losin' out just as easy
as some folks wins When he comes back, though,
and | tells him what dom, he SAYS he'd like 10
know Just where the lamp goIn', SO he could be
around after it in the mornin
Sure says l. Bring 1t along up with YOU,
then there won't be any chance of our losin
1t
So all three of us goes back to the =
hotel. Pinckney ant sayin' a word actin E
like he kind of dazed but watchn y
Snick all the time As we gets into the sd
elevator he pulls by the sleeve and
whispers
- say, Shorty, which one Is IL? :"
The south one" SAYS l.
1t wasn't till got clear into Sir Hun
ters reception room, under the light that
Pnckney heaves up something else
on say! says he, starin at Snick Beg
pardon for mentioning it, but yours is a-cr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24

attained on complete development. or an average of
437 inches by the end of the first year the length
IS 90 inches, and by the end of the second is 81
inches This growth of nearly inches in two wears
greater than all the subsequent growth of the head
The average length of the adult head is little less
than nine inches or from one-sixth To one-eighth
the entire length of the BODY.
Inc back at birth has only One-thrd its subse-
quent length; the one fourth the les, onefftb
Inc infant foot IS about as long its head-one-
seventh OF its entire body, while the hand is one
ninth as long as the entire body After the second
year the head grows more SLOWLY. while the Iirnbs
grow rapidly
The blood of the infant crculates through the
entIe pody IN II seconds. while III the adult ?,
seconds are required. The heart beats DEGREES,
from "a to 10 a minute by the second wear and
to 90 IN the tenth year while the respiration de
creaSes from IS during the first to rs in the second
year, and to 20 in the fifth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24
A Blind Spot in the Eve


q interesting experiment to prove the presence of
the bind spotin person seve NAV be performed
without dlthculty. Draw circular figure ahout
half an inch in diameter and color it BACK A.
distance OF about three inches from the center Of
TINS Inquire draw small star. Hold the figures So
that the star is directly in front of one eve While +b
circle IS in front of the other If the star is held in
'front.' OF the left eye, close the right eve and look
steadily at the star moving the paper until
Po INT Is reached where the circle disappears
10 hnd the blind spot in the other eve turn the
paper upside down and close the other eve The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
Properties of Gold.

Pure gold is unaffected by the at
mosphere either at ordinary tenn
peratures or when the metal is
heated. 1t Is also proof against the
action of common acids when used
singly.
Moreover, 1t confers It's properties
more or less upon copper and silver
when these metals are alloyed with
Il. Thus, for example, twelve karat
gold will withstand the action of
nitric acid and the atmosphere at
ordinary temperature, but some OF
the copper will be oxidized during
annealing. Nine parts OF gold may
be alloyed with tenparts of platinum
In an ordinary crucible and fire, but
such an alloy will not be uniform; 8
larger proportion OF platinum will
free itelf from the solidification and
a homogeneous alloy OF the two
metals cannot be obtained.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds II thoroughly after using, and gives
II q sun bath to sweeten IT, She knows
that II her churn Is sour IL will taint the
butter that Is made In II. The stomach is
churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesscs which arc almost exactly like the
churning OF butter. Is II not apparent
then that II this stomach-churn is foul IL
makes foul all which is put intoit?
The evil OF foul stomach is not alono
the bad taste In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by II, but the corruption OF
the pure current OF blood and the dIssem-
inatIon Of disease throughout tho body.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the echurn-absolutel
removes every taintipg or corrupting ele-
ment. In this way II cures blotches,
pimples, eruptions, scrofulous swellngs,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
II you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and ddcspondent, have frequent headaches,
N'SSy "btdNho, vi uiSbItSs Ill SuO0l-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter rlslngs after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number OF them. indicate thatyo are
suffering from biliOpSncss, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indI-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
The best agents known 70 medical SCI
ence Iol Tue E1fG-o the boys sym ptoms
SfQ Qc6nd Hons as atfeSfed YIbGWTltIngs
OF Leading 1e9chers and -Ipracti titlQneTs- -Qf
all the several ISL SShQ0ls at medical pracIlce.
haYe been -skllllullN-Andr -hArmQplQusIY
cQIlhlDed In pr.- -Plerce,s- olden-AledIcal
Discovery. That this Is absolutely true
will DO readily proven to your satisfaction
II you will but mail postal card request
TO DIR. r. V. Pierce. Buffalo, n. Y. for o
free copy OF his booklet OF extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names OF all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
Ing what the most eminent medical men
OF the age say of them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
OURB0YsAND GIRLS
The Travelling House.

Mr.. Jonas Whistlebill was an In
genious man who had ideas that were
out of the common, and his townfolk
we're very proud Of him and his In
ventions. He made so many simple
yet wonderful improvements In the
town Of Gayburg that folk used to
come from great distances to admire
them.
One day he got his best Idea; and
he Immediately set to work at 1t. 1t
was nothing more or less than an au-
tomobile house.
You see," he said to his fellow
citizens who gathered to watch the
work, "or rather you would BEE II
you we're as original as ] am, the au-
tomobile is the great modern inven-
ton. Well, l am going to be ahead
build whole house and automobile.
Mr.. Jonas Whistlebill was not
only ingenious, but a great worker,
and the house grew fast. 1t was a
handsome shingled Queen Anne cot
tage with fifteen large rooms, and
everything In 1t was OF the most
highly modern description. 1t had
tiled bathrooms and a music room
and conservatory and immense
verandas.
Thus" said Mr.. Jonas Whistle
bill. Il can sit on my front veranda
and steer the house as we go through
the country. And II 1t should rain,
have another steering bar that comes
up through the parlor floor so that
can sit inside on the sofa and steer
quite comfortably"
The trial trip of the wonderful
house made a great occasion, and 1t
was estimated by the editor OF the
Gayburg Palladium that more than
twenty thousand people had gath
cred from all parts of the country to
see It.
Mr.. Whistlebill got great deal OF
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25

"Went as fast as he could"
pleasure for a time. but after while
people began to criticise. One night
the Mayor of Gayburg came home
late, and Just as he was turning
into the lane that led to his own
house, he saw Mr.. Whistlebilps
house. It was SO dark that he did
not recognize 1t as the wonderful
automobile house and he imagined
that he was on the wrong road and
turned around again to look for the
got lost and drove around the coun-
try all night and got caught in a
thunder storm. and the next morn
Ing he was extremely cross about 1t.
The next people to make trouble
were the people who printed the city
directory. because they received
many abusive letters from strangers
who came to Gayburg to do business
with Mr.. Jonas Whistlebill and
failed to find the house where the
directory said that 1t was.
One night the family had Just re-
tired to bed after a pleasant run
down the road to pretty spot about
two miles out OF town. when Mrs.
Jonas Wh!stlebill smelled fire. She
awoke Mr.. Jonas Whistlebill. who
soon discovered that the house was
burning in the rear and that the
flames We're already bursting from
the roof.
Being man Of Quickness of
thought, he did not waste a moment,
but turned on the power and went as
fast as he could toward the town, so
as to get to the firehouse, for" said
he to his wife, I'VE can go to the
flrehouse faster than the fire engine
could get to u.s."
This was really very good idea.
Only 1t happened unfortunately that
a man had seen the fire and tele-
phoned to the firemen and they
started toward the scene over a short
cut of which Mr.. Jonas Whlstlebill
did not know.
Thus they missed him on the road
and when he dashed into tho town
all afire and pulled up in front of the
frehouse of course there was no fire
engine there and the result was that
the wonderful house was destroyed
Mr.. Jonas Whistlebill wanted to
build another one at once, but Mrs.
Jonas Whistlebill thought that she
would stay In one place, because she
was losing all her friends, as they
sould not always keep track of the
wanderings of moving house. SO
that Is why the visitor to Gayburg
Will look In vain now for the aston
ishlng sight of a Queen Anne cot
tage travelling around the country at
the rate of seventy-fve miles an
hour.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
WIDOWS APPRAISEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing Widows Appraisements will be pre-.
sented to the Orphans Court of Colum-
bia county, on Monday. May 9th, A. d.,
1907 by the Clerk of said Court and con-
frmed nisi and unless exceptions are
filed to same within four days they will
be confirmed finally
Estate Of Lewis Zimmerman, late of
Cleveland township, deceased, personal
ty 100000.
Estate of Martin Kline, late of Orange
township, deceased, perso nalty $s6.3s;
realty $243.6S for the use of widow and
family and Overseers of Poor of Orange
township.
Estate of Cornelius Cronin, late of
Town of Bloomsbury, deceased, person.
atty $I26S5.
c. M. TERWILLIGER,
Clerk o. C..
Clerks Office,
Bloomsbury Pa, April II, 'o7
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
NOTICE.

The annual election of the stockhold-
ers of The Bloomsbury Literary Insti
tute and State Normal School for the
purpose of electing trustees. Four trus.
tees to serve for three years and one
trustee to serve one year on the part of
partment of Public Instruction. two of
whom may be appointed to serve as
the State, will be held at the office of
the said school on Monday, May 9th,
1907, between the hours of 2 p. m. and
4 p, m.
JOHN M. CLARK,
4-25-2t. Sec'y,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
To ImitateGround Glass.

Tie a lump Of GLACIERS putty In a
piece of muslin. and gently dab the
window pane with It until It is
evenly covered. When dry II will
last long time without washing of,
and when 1t has worn away It can
be renewed.
Should 1t be desirable TO clear the
glass again. soak the surface with
linseed oil, and after an hour or two
wipe off the soaked putty with tissue
paper, and wash the window with
strong soda water.
Another method of rendering a
window Opaque is to fasten to 1t
tissue paper which has been brushed
over with white of egg, The chief
advantage of this plan is that fanci-
full designs can be cut out of the
paper before it Is stuck to the glass,
but when once 1t has dried on 1t Is
very difficult to remove.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
Fortune Telling in Oldcn buys.

Nowadays girls go to forum,
tellers with strange names shiny
fascinating eyes and wierd studios
when they want peep into the fu.
ture. In gIandmother's day the
mystery of tomorrow was read In
much more simple ways. One
popular way was to learn which OF
two sweethoarts was to be the final
choice was to plant three sprigs Of
some rapid growing plant. one
named for the girl and the other
two for each OF her two favorite
bcaus. The one that grew nearest
to her was destined to be her hus-
band. Another way was to lay
three twigs on bench or shelf. II
two of them, one named for the girl
and one for one OF the besus blew
off, It meant that the two would
marry and go away. II only one
twig, that OF one Of the beaus blew
away, It meant that the two remain
ing would be married. II all three
twigs blew of the bench the occur
ance was interpreted to indicate that
the girl would remain an old maid
II the two beau twigs were blown
away and she remained on the bench.
It meant that she would marry. but
not one OF those two.
In the winter when there were
no buds and all the ground was
white with snow the girls used to
be so anxiouh to know their for
tunes that they would creep down In
the big cellar and hide three onions
on shelf They named each onion,
and the one that sprouted first was
the man they were to marry.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing accounts have been hled in the Court
of Common Pleas of Columbia county
and will be presented to the said Court
on the First Monday of May. A. d..
1907. and confirmed nj 81 and unless ex.
ceptions are filed within four days there
after, will be confirmed absolute.
Firs} and final account of o. T. Will
son. Guardian of J. Frederick Fox.
First account of L. c. Mensch, Guar
dian of Mary r. Leader, weak minded
person.
First and final account of John A..
Chaplin and Sarah !. O'Brien, Commit
tee of Thomas B. Cole, lunatic, Of
Benton.
c. M. TERWILLIGER,
Prothy.
Prothy's Office
Bloomsbury, Pa, April II 'o7.)
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
Kitchen Herbs.

An authority says regarding the
sweet and savory herbs so easily
grown in kitchen gardens and which
are indispensable to good cooking;
Parsely, tarragon, and fennel, should
be dried in May, June, and July, just
before towering; mint in June and
July; thyme, marporam, and sayory
in July and August; basil and sage
in August and September, all herba
should be gathered in the sunshine,
and dried by artificial heat their
flavor is best preserved by keeping
them in alright tin cans.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
HOME COOKING.
Fruit Cake.

One cup butter. cups sugar, /
cup molasses. 4 cups hour, eggs
beaten together. l cup milk and
water mixed. N teaspoonfulls soda,
2 teaspoonfuls cream tartar, l pound
currants, 2 pounds raisins, 1 pound
dates, spices. This makes 2 loavee.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
Potato Croquettc Mixture.

Three hot riced potatoes. 2 table
spoons butter, n teaspoon salt. u
teaspoon pepper, few drops onion
Juice, teaspoon finely chopped pars-
ley and yolk Of l egg. Add butter
and seasonings to the hot potatoes
and beat till we'll mixed: add the
beaten egg yolk and beat again.