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The Washington times., 1907-12-29
ECONOMY OF RIGHT EATING
CONVINCING TO AMERICANS
Show That Most People Eat Too Much
Niuogenous Food-Scientifc Men Study
Benefits of Diet
BY IRVING FISHER
Professor of Political Economy, Yale University

Most of US are far more Interested in
improving our endurance than in inn
proving our strength. We do not care
to be shadows. bus we do wish 10 be
workers. A working man in factory
in New Jersey who had taken I'D the
practice of thorough mastication. wrote
20 me that instead of suffering the IA
tigue at the end Of the day which his
fellow workmen felt, he left the factory
practically as fresh as when he went
to It.
Benefits Incalculable.
The benefits which working men
might obtain from the practice OF ra-
tional dietetics as well as of other hy-
giene. in ridding themselves OF fatigue
and sickness, Is fncaIculable.
Incalculable, too, would Je the total
saving to the working people resulting
from a general adoption of diet prin-
ciples which tend to the diminished use
Of more expensive foods. and to the
reduction in quantity OF all foods.
Tho working man, therefore, more
perhaps than any other person I'm the
community. should take an active inter
est and active part iH the modern great
movement 10 improve the national
health. President Roosevelt has said:
Our national health is physically our
greatest national asset. To preserve the
national vigor should be a matter Of
patriotism"
Copyright. 1907. Charities and the Com
mons" New York;
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CRANE MAY LEAD
FIGHT FOR TAFT
massachusetts, Senator Be-
came National Figure Wien
Governor. of State.
One of Upper House Lead
erS and Vice Presidential
Possibility.

The suggestion that Senator w. Muir
ray Crane Of Massachusetts may be-
come one OF the managerial staff of the
TAFT boom. and the discussion OF his
name in connection with the chairman
ship of the Republican National Com
anew to this interesting figure in the
upper legislative chamber.
Senator Crane is distinctly the busI-
ness statesman. He Is pre-eminentIy
the business man in politics, as his col
league Mr.. Lodge. is the finest type of
the scholar IN politics. He has led a
busy life. He made sundry millions as
a paper manufacturer. and yet found
time to interest himself very actively
in politics. At hfty-four years OF age
he has made himself head of a great
industry, built a fortune, has been lieu
tenant governor and governor of his
State. Senator. and three times member
OF the national committee Of his party.
At the end Of three years service III
the Senate he is conceded a position
which Is quite unique for a statesman
OF such short service.
First Rose as Governor.
Senator Crane first rose on the na-
tional ken as governor Of Massachu-
setts. He was business from the start.
a lot OF legislation affecting public serv-
ice corporations in Boston was at the
front during his term, and mis- clear
headedness was chiefly responsible for
starting Boston in the way Of civic bet
terment
Almost from the day he arrived IN
Washington Crane took an active and
even prominent part in legislation. He
was annexed without delay to the inner
council Of the Senate. He is in the
uttermost confidence Of the eight or ten
men who run national legislation by
process OF controlling and running the
Senate.
Mentioned for Vice President.
There is widespread opinion that he
would make an excellent chairman of
the national committee. a position for
which Secretary Loeb has been repeat-
edly mentioned, and for which il is well
knowa the present chairman. Harry
New. Of Indiana. IS a candidate for re-
been connected much Of late with the
nomination for the Vice Presidency. If
the head Of the ticket is a Western
man; but he would accept that nomina-
tion rather as a duty than as a salts
faction, for he IS just entering on a
Senatorial term that will not expire
TIL 1913
Senator Crane was regarded during
the first two years of his service as
rather a close intimate and lieutenant
OF the President. They divided on the
issue Of the railroad rate legislation.
and since that time the tendency has
been TO draw farther and farther apart.
The Massachusetts man is the last per-
son TO have any basic sympathy for the
Roosevelt doctrines.
Crane was for Knox, but IS under
stood to have become convinced of the
hopelessness OF the Knox case His ac-
QUESTION by the Taft movement would
give IL an immense strength in the East:
indeed, should he and Frank Hitchcock
go over 70 the Taft movement and get
active. II would be hard to figure how
Taft could be defeated.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
CRIMoCHRE CLUB MEETS

A meeting Of the Crimochre Pleasure
Club was held Thursday night in the
home Of Miss Irene Umhau. After a
business session the hostess entertained
members OF the club with ingenious
games and other features of anIse-
ment.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
FIRE DAMAGES AUTOMOBILE.

! Fire damaged an automobile owned
| by Attorney Wilton J. Lambert Friday
night about 9:l0 O'clock Fire started
/ in the gasolene tank. One hundred dol
| lars covered the loss.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
Realize Conditions.

Few persons realize whether their en-
durance is great or small until it is
actually tested We are far more con-
scious OF our strength than Of our en-
durance. and strength and endurance
must not be confounded. The subjects
In the experiments which have been
mentioned were not IN general any
stronger by reason of the thorough
mastication and the lowering OF the
consumption of meat and eggs, but
their endurance was conspiouously
greater.
To distinguish strength and endur-
ance we may say that the strength OF a
muscle is measured by the utmost force
1t can exert once. Its endurance Is
measured by the number of times it
can repeat a given exertion involving a
certain fraction Of its strength.
The Washington times., 1907-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGES GIFTS
TO CHARITY SOCIETY

John JOY Edison, treasurer of the AS
sociated Charities, yesterday aclnowI-
edged recent subscriptions and said
that in spite of the warm weather there
is great deal OF work tc be done
among the unfortunate Of the city. Re
cent subscriptions are:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Alcott Books--Little
Women Series

These books are appre2:a.2l by
both boys and girls, men and :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
A1ger Series

Horatio AIger has aroused en-
thusiasm in the heart of thousands
of young Americans. He invar-
iably selects as a basis for his writ
ings boy whose beginning is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Rover Boys Series

No books for boys ever publish
ed have attained the popularity of
this series. Each new volume is
hailed with delight by thousands.
Regular price Coo; sale price, SOC.
EDWARD ELLIS books are
good and wholesome and always
very popular with boys. Regular
price 60c; sale price SOC.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Henty Series

We have a number Of titles of
the famous Henty books published
TO sell at $50. Special sale price,
five for S1.00.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

humble and unpromising and
graphically describes his rise to
wealth and fame. The list COM
prises about fifty titles. Publish
er's price, $50. Our special sale
price, five for S1.o0.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Americanized Britain
MICA, 10 Large Vol
umes, q Morocco
Binding

A complete reference library,
well worth $1,000. Special sale
price, $1,000. This work has
been thoroughly revised, fully il
Illustrated and contains more than
one hundred beautiful maps. A
very valuable addition to any home
or school library. The binding of
the books alone is worth more than
the price asked.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Framed Pictures
20 Per Cent OFF

We have very choice collection
Of framed pictures, in water colors,
pastel, platinum, etc., ETC, which
we will include in this sale at 20
per cent, or is off marked price,
This is an opportunity to buy a
handsome present at a small price.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Buy Yourself a Bible
20 per Cent Oft

On all Bibles and Testaments
Thursday and Friday.
Our Red Letter Self-Pronounc-
ing Teachers Bible will please
you. Extra large clear type, com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
By Sophia May

This list is made UP Of six titles
nicely illustrated in colors and suit
able for small children. We in
clude these books in our two days
sale at Csc each.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
For Boys
Practical Books for
Home Study

We include in our big two days
sale all Of brakes Modern Home
Study Publications covering TWEEN
ty-five or more subjects at 20 per
cent. off list. These books treat
on such subjects as architecture,
carpentry, building, painting,
steam and gas fitting, plumbing,
electrical engineering, electricity,
biography, sign writing, ETC., etc.
These books are especially adapt
ed to home study and have helped
promote many a boy.
20 per cent. off Thursday and
Friday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Leather Goods and
Novelties--A to q Off

We have decided to discontinue
our line of leather goods and nov
elites and will close out entire stock
practically at cost. We have
large stock of pocketbooks, purses,
card cases and many other articles
in leather, that would make useful
presents, at a small figure.
Then in the Novelty line we can
show you better than we can tell
you, However, we have large
assortment of Waldo Souvenirs,
which we will include in this sale
at ia off, Ask to see these goods.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Xmas Stationery
20 per Cent Oft

We are displaying a big assert
ment of Writings and Hurd's fine
stationery put up in fancy boxes
especially suited for Christmas
gifts. We have it in boxes con-
tanning from to quires with en-
veloPes to match. Prices range
from $1.00 to $500, and if you
buy Thursday or Friday a $1.oO
box costs SOC, and $500 box
costs $500.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18
Shakespeare's Com
p1ete Works $4.3 8

We have few sets Shakes
peare's plays, containing 80 vol
umes, in nice cloth binding, worth
$500 per set. Special sale price,
while they last, $4.38. Makes an
ideal library or presentation edi-
tion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-18

Special Price, two days only, S1.o8
The Daughter of Anderson Grow
G. B. McCutcheon
Halle E. Ripers
The Traitor ThoS. Dixon, Lr.
More About Teddy B and Teddy c
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
The zapote Tree and chicle Gum

n the canton of TuXpan. Mexico. the zapote tree
Il takes front rank among the natural resources
which have proved source of wealth 20 individuals
and corporations holding proprietory rights or con-
cesslonS from the State government 70 extract chce
gum
The wood of the zapote tree is dark purplish red
and although exceedingly hard when first cut 1t Is
easily worked until thoroughly seasoned when only
the finest edged tools have any effect its hIntv
surface 1t takes beautiful polish.
The fiber Is SO dense that sharp pointed nails can
be driven IN no more than inch IL quickly sinks
IN water, and may remain immersed for wears with
out being affected in the least Zapote door frames
IN the ruins of UXmal are aS perfect to-day as
when FIRST placed in position Leather tanned with
the bark OF the tree Is claimed To be of superior
quality
The chlcle gum gatherers have DESTROYED these
hne trees with the same reckleSsneSS as have the
rubber gathererS of Brazil The trees are tapped
with shaped incIsions in the trunk The sap flows
forth beautifully white and with the consistency of
hight cream, gradually becoming more viscous until
reaches the receptacle the base of the tree with
the density OF heavy treacle Ii Is boiled in iron
Kettles to eXpel as much water as possible and IS
then kneaded into rough loaves weighing from five
to thirty pounds
1t carefully cooked it is of a whitish grav shade
but when prepared with extra care il IS of a lght
pink color 1t IS extremely adhesive and is ex-
tenSively used for repairing broken articles and
fastening the leather tips To billiard cues 1t is also
used as masticatory gum.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
How Mahogany Is Found

MAHOGANY trees do not grow in cluster 5..-
INl are scattered throughout the forest and b. len
in dense growth of underbrush vines and creore-s
and require a skilful and experienced woods- g.
hnd them He seeks the highest ground IN a -.r-s-
climbs 10 the top of the talest tree and survet -s
surrounding country. The mahogany has pe. 3-
foliage and his practised eye soon detects the -es
within sight
The aXmen follow the hunter. and then cor.. ne
sawyers and hewers. a large mahogany tablr- ..-
men a tull day TO fell II. The tree has large --
which project from the trunk az It's base and s l-
folds must be erected that the tree can be o, s
above the spurs, This leaves a stump ten ro -.-
feet high, which is sheer waste, as the stIur
contains the best lumber
The hunter has nothing TO do with the WOKE
cutting removing the tree. his duty being -.
70 locate II If he Is clever and energetic his ZEN
GRAFTON may amount 70 tive hundred or one thou-
dollars a month; but he may travel weeks az 4 -.-s
without detecting a tree, and As he Is generally
by results his earnings rather precarious.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
The Age of Trees

RRAZILlAN cocoanut palms live for SIX hundred
~ to seven hundred years, and the Arabs assert
that the date palm frequently reaches the age Of
two hundred 70 three hundred years Waan's
Oak, Paisley, Scotland is known TO be over
seven hundred years old and there are eight olive
trees on the Mount OF Olives near Jerusalem which
The yews at Fountain Abbey Yorkshire were old
trees when, in 1892, the abbey was built and a red
wood in Mariposa Grove, California, is a manifold
Centenarian Baobab trees of Africa have been com
Puted TO be over five thousand years old and the
deciduous cypress at Chapultepec is considered To-
be of a still greater age
Humboldt said that the Dsac9na Draco at Oro-
tava, on Teneritfe of the oldest inhabitants
of the earth.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14

isn't trial run-its more like trial walk" She
wanted TO know if / was going let that fat mag
nate in the yellow devil get ahead of William anc
altogether made me so nervous that l was finally
obliged to stop the car long enough to crawl under
the machine where / could swear in peace and al
the same time pretend TO be repairing a breakdown
After that i never took my wife with me partly
because she objected to Williams pace. and partly
because riding in auto made her ambitious for a
large sable coat that cost two hundred and twenty
five dollars more than the machine was worth I
often took my son and daughter with me, and some
times the professor went along On one of these
occasions William baked badly that the professor
and l were obliged TO drag the Roaring Ruby home
with us
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
Deadly Common Plants

T1HE things that give the most pleasure in life
frequently can also cause the greatest pain
Among flowers. for instance, the beautiful
snowdrop, the hyacinth. Jonquil and narcissus are
all poisonous, and 70 eat the smallest part of the
root OF either of them would produce fatal results
while the Juices Of the leaves viii cause violent
vomiting.
The berries OF the yew tree have killed many peo-
pie. and the opium obtained from poppies has also
claimed its victims. Lady's slipper and lily of the
valley are both dangerous, and if the blossoms of
crocus are chewed they viii cause vomiting Flowers
from bulbous roots, however. seem TO be the most
dangerous, and II might not be out of place dealers
IN these TO label them with a crossbones and mark
them poison.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
A Walking Fern

THIS IS the popular name given % q fern
l. reason OF its peculiar habit of growth +
frondS are heart shaped, bright green III solo
SIX 10 twelve inches long, and arch over and I'll
hne slender points coming IN contact with the SOL.
take root New growth again proceeds from the
latter which IN turn roots also, So that the plant
continually moving forward suggesting the idea o.
walking This peculiar fern is quite harit AMI
grows we'll in any good soil and in a shady ro-.-..
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
National Flowers

T'HE heur-de-liS IS the emblem of CAV France
Il The violet is the national flower of Atheu.
The sugar maple IS the national emblem s.
Canada
The shamrock is emblematc of the Emerald l.
The linden Is the national emblem of Pr,lss,a
EnglandS national flower Is the rose
ltaly'S emblem is the Hlv
Germany's emblem is the corn flower
The leek Is the emblem of Wales: and the thistle
of Scotland
The United States has no national flower.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
The Drinking Orchid

nNE of the most remarkable plants known to
~ horticulturists is the drinking orchid. which
is found in South America This orchid takes
drink whenever it feels thirsty by means of
tube which It let's down into the water The tube
The formation of the orchid is different from
others OF its species having sharp leaves lancehead
shaped, growing round the root and radiating from
IT. From the center of the plant hangs the tube
about oneeighth of inch thick and one-fourth of
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL "a. 1907
Ottocar the Autocrat

There a King named Ottocar who ruled among the
Franks,
And he was the original of modern motor cranks.
He a auto autoCrat and IN his court, they say,
He held motor carnival on every Saturday.
HonI-honk Toottoot!
Otto made a hit of it.
Careful? Not a bit of itl
Heather gods defend
Ottocar the autocrat
As in his autocar he sat
And ran across 4 trendi
When Ottocar rode forth he auto google grin;
An automobile ambulance there followed IN the rear.
To pick the dead and wounded up and keep the highway
clear.
Honl-honk Toot-tootl
Otto made crime of it
Had a lovely time of 1t
Taking of the
Twas a kIngly peasantry
Breaking up the peasantry-
Otto didn't
Though OttoCar the autocrat IS dead and gone below,
His autOcar Hades Is a-honkng STILL | know.
And His Satanic Majesty, a-sittIng the porch
BehOds the wter rIval King and hOlers, Watch hun
SCOTChl
HonI- honkl Toot-tootl
Otto made fad Of it.
Dead, Well l glad OF IL
In the sulphur glim
Midst the hends ingenious
He's the Old Strenuous
Bet they tired of him
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
CURIOSITIES OF PLANT LIFE

an inch wide When touched il gradually contracts
and rolls itself up a spiral like coil As rule these
orchids 20 be found growing directly over the
water. or where water has been. and the latter
work Its way over the ground To pool or river.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
What Is IL

nNE OF the oldest botanical curiosities in the
~ world Is the wonder-wonder flower which is
i9unu 9 III the Malay Peninsula. 1t is merely a
as parasite in decayed wood e''
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14

which drags the machine back to the garage"
But how does all this apply to the Roaring
RUBY"
obviously. simply scientifically" observed the
now excited professor. In the horse lies the SOlu
Ruby, shall always be broken down, thus giving you
an excuse to have your dragged from place to
place by a steed of low caste and slow speed. Your
pride will be saved you will enter the automobile
class and the effect will be superb
l clasped the professor to my heart, a great emo
tion of gratitude yelling to my eyes Already l
could hear the Honk, honk - of a great ambition
within my breast At last was going to mote!
The Momentous Trial
VTTIO can paint happier picture than pre-
w sented next morning, the Roaring Ruby wait
ing at the gate hitched to lame horse which had
rented of the milkman for the sum of twent y-tlve
cents hour? | secretly wished that the Ruby
would sneeze and trembe bit, as | had seen more
expensive automobiles do; but after all, / reflected,
l was getting great deal for the price. rs | led
my proud wife and ST III prouder children down the
by pungent odor which, in a general sort of way,
reminded us of gasolene. This came from the
greasy rags which had set atire in the tank at the
We all took seat in the tonneau, my wife
70 my right, my daughter AnnIbel on our knees;
but my Hannibal, who insisted upon going
along, obliged TO sit on the gasolcne tank,
which was already trltie warm from the burning,
odorouS rags.
Honking merrily at the horn, whipped up
William (our motor power was named WIlliam1,
and we were of for Our maiden spin Our speed was
not, confess, quite cXhilarating that of sey
eral millionaire machines that went buzzng past az
quite "a clip: but We're doing first rate for
trial run, and argued that we could gradually inn
prove our horse 50 hat time Went on, might
get thoroughbred that would be able 20 60 a little
better.
Ny wife seemed trihe disappointed, thought.
That always the way with "a She'll shy
a mouse and rail a, the evils of fast driving. but
the moment she sets foot in automobile She hates
g. See anything on the road pass her. My wife
wanted William 10 keep up with all the fast things
the boulevard. When | told her that she ought
70 be more patient on trial run, She said, This
New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
A Fortunate Accident

"A L last very fortunate accident occurred. The
"A Roaring Ruby was wrecked, and was injured
II occurred IN this way. William and were out alone
for spin We were just entering the main drive
way to the park, when the forty thOusand-dl liI4-
car OF Colonel ]. Roadway Boomer. the candy bar9-
came roaring round the corner. The CoOneIs ct
feur driving the machine at his usual RATE
seventy miles al hour, when II colided with sha-
tered and passed over the Roaring Ruby William
my motor power, broke his harness and fled ana
Colonel Boomers red devil stopped by the side D..
the road with a punctured tire
An ambulance gathered me together Carefully
and took me home, where | sent for a lawve- ana
then for a doctor. Next day / had the pleasure 1-
sending TO Colonel Boomers office the following BILL
every item of which IS authentic:
10 fractured elbow
- front teeth - -.7-
" loss Of Roaring RUBY. .....- zoe
injured nerves, temper, business, 1555-
TotaI.....-.... s.. .-7.
/ cheerfully compromised on twelve thousand
dollars, which | devoted 10 giving myself and L4--
lily prolonged vacation IN the Riviera. We srer.
the winter touring IN hired automobile. Nv good
luck seemed TO follow me, for one dav nv machine
Collided with that of Cincinnati brewer who
imagining that my daughter was an italian P-.o-
cess married her at the nearest church Z now
have a touring car OF my own which runs lv ztsJ.
lene-when II runs.