The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
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recently been completed in FneIand In
G0nnectlon with the automobile races.
t w nen MT. .. F. Edge drove a car con-
IInuously Tor "A hours at high speed he
was the subject of very careful oTser-
walton by DR.. L. P. Gibson. Mr. Edge
was examined before and immediately
aIter the race, and his sensations when
driving were carefully noted. Ohserva-
tons were made Of his ternneraf,,re-
Pulse and general nervous and physical
condition. Specimens of his blood were
also examined before and after the
Before the race Mr.. Edge for some
time took all opportunities of long mo-
tor drives about the country and then
one weeks absolute rest from business
ana from any lengthy drives just be-
tore the race to avoid staleness. He
took no kind of special training diet,
only living very simply, taking plenty
or fruit, cocoa, fish, vegetables, a mod
crate amount of meat, and no tea. Dur
ing the race he had fruit, oranges,
| grapes, Strawberries, and bananas,
with occasional drinks of cocoa and
beef tea, very little; some chocolate
| and beef lozenges; he also took one
grain extract cocoa, made up with
chewing gum, every hour. He ate no
so-called solid food at ALL
| During the short stops in the race the
! chief cause of discomfort and exhaus-
| ton was bruising and backache from
| light, not very comfortable seat, fitted
! to a chassis from which a heavy tour
| ing body had been removed, the springs
| being too curved for comfort at high
speed over a track worn in some places.
After the race a few peas and bread
| and a drink of water were taken, and
| he was in bed and asleep within three
, hours of the finish, slept we'll all night,
and was eating good breakfast at
o'clock next morning. The pulse, tenn
; perature, and respiration were normal,
and he was none the worse for the ex-
traordinary and exhaustive strain he
had been through.
His temperature before starting was
, 1914 degrees, pulse "A. At the end Of
| the race his temperature was 100 de-
grees and his pulse TO- I take it that
the slowing was due to exhaustion,
that the blood pressure was low, due
to vagus control, and that the residual
blood in the left ventricle was increased
in amount. This condition of weak
pulse may be accumulated by the fact
of the blood being soaked up, as 1t
were, by the lungs" owing to the long
continued rapid movement through the
air.
Before the ride specimen of blood
was taken and examined for the tuber-
culopsonic index Gndex of resistive
power to tubercular 1ntection), Whlcn
was found to be 0.S5 Another speci-
men taken directly after the race gave
III. That the power of resistance to
the tubercle bacillus should be raised
after the long journey is very note
opinion held by many Of US that motor
ing is an effective treatment in some
cases of tuberculosis and that the
gloomy prophecies Of some anent the
bad effects of great speed on the sys1
tenn were incorrect.-British Medical
Journal.
Origin of the Pie Supper.
Hardin county is the home of the
pie supper Eventually the pie sup
10 n become
throughout these pie-loving United
States, but at the present time the
honor of discovery and the first en-
joyment belongs to Hardin county,
where the pie supper is an institution
of the first magnitude.
Whatever the purpose, or for what |
ever cause, the pie supper is the most
effective means of arousing an inter- |
est and raising the wind in Hardin |
county. And small wonder. The |
same elements and conditions that
have constituted the attractfveness of
the pie supper in Hardin county are
founded deep as the inherent pas
sions of the race, and while humanity |
endureS their appeal cannot grow less. |
Like all supreme discoveries, the |
component parts of the pie supper, |
except the ingredients. are extremely
simple. Given an adequate number of !
charming girls who have been reared /
in the good, old-fashioned way, and |
and the success of the pie supper is |
assured. The girls make the pies, |
which are then gathered at some CEN
trail point, and auctioned to the high
est bidder.
1.-The pocket empties cleanest in
Kentucky" sings Judge Mulligan, of |
Lexin gton-which is evidence that the !
learned gentleman has attended pie
swain wouldn't empty his own pock-
cts, and the pockets of all his rela-
tives, neighbors, and the stranger
within his gates to bid in the pie
made by the dainty fingers of the |
dearest girl in the world?
For years the pie supper, as time
custom, has been the re-
agent for the solution of church debts
lions, and similar problems in Hardin
county 1t has never failed, and in
the nature of things it cannot fall I'M
til the streams run dry and the rocks
melt in the sun.-Louisville Times.
75.OOO-MiIe Tour in Auto.
After travelling 1000 miles in their
since April IL, Mr.. and S
has arrived here on a tour which is
to last four years. and cover more
than $4,000 miles on land, and over {,
seas They started in 2o-horse-
power 2-cylinder touring car, with I
camping outfit and provisions in the ]
tonneau, from Tiajuana, a small town, t
which marks the boundary line be-
tween the United States and Mexico. 1
and travelled via San Francisco Port l
land, Spokane, Omaha, Chicago,
and Buffalo, to New York.
Except for few discomforts in the t
shape of poor sleeping accommoda- s
lions, worse meals, and rough roads, q
MT and Mrs Hoover said they had
enjoyed the trip so far. I
and both looked to be in perfect c
health and spirits on their arrival 1
here.
The trim was not being taken, Mr.. 1
uon.ro- rnid as an endurance test or | L