The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
AT THE HOTELS

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count OF the danger which r,arachufi-.r
was thought 10 hold, this sport was pro-
hibited within the corporate limits OF
Chicago" said Capt Baldwin. the aero
naut, who is making balloon experiments
at Fort Myer, at the Raleigh last night.
In those days a man who announced
;Eat he would drop from q balloon. a
thousand feet Up. in q parachute. was
thought to be stark mad said the
doughty air navigator. and when went
to Manhattan Beach to exhibit there. and
TO the various fairs and other places OF
amusement, Ike Saratoga, State laws
were enacted prohibiting parachuting as
being TOO dangerous. And all 1hat hap
lpened little more than twenty years
lago-
In London. where I intended 70 ex-
hibit at the Crystal Palace. the Home
Secretary notified the palace manage
ment that the government would hold
them for manslaughter Il anything should
happen to me; that is. Il I should set
killed coming down in my parachute.
When l exhibited in Hongkong. the
English tutor Of the Crown Prince OF
Siam Witnessed my exhibition. and was
I so deeply interested that ne invited me
70 Bangkok. the capital Of Siam. 10 ex-
hibit there, IN honor Of the hair-cuttlng
/ Of the Crown Prince At a certain age
the hair Of the Siamese bows IS cut. and
| this IS regarded as an occasion OF re-
! Joictng- 4 Jesuit priest with whom I
/ became acquainted in Bangkok showed
I ne an article in q Sismese book which
said tha- in the seventh century an aero
/ naut exhibited on the occasion Of the
/ princes hair-cuttlng and that he de-
/ scended with q parachute Il IS 10 be
{ seen from this that ballooninE. or para
| chuting. Is by no means a modern auuse-
I rnent. pastine. or sport. or whatever
you might call f. Considering the great
/ age Of the invention. think that progress
( IN The science Of navigating the air has
/ been very slow.
In tie French army balloons were
used as long ago as I7s4. aad again at
Soiferlno. while during the late struggle
with Germany they were 50 commonly
employed that Herr Krupp was called
upon 70 devise q special form OF long
barreled pivotal gun with which 20 take
pot shots al them
During the siege Of paris no less than
slxty-four bahoons started from that
city Two OF these were carried seward.
and were never afrerward heard OF. seT-
eral fell into German hands. and the
others escaped 20 friendly territory"
Discussing Kansas politics. Herman c
Hare. a manufacture. Of Parsons, Kans.
who is az the New Willard. said Izsc
night that although there IS some op-
position IN Kansas City 70 the candi-
dacy Of William Cowherd for governor E.
he is certain 20 carry the city and COUNTY
by an overwhelming majority.
Democratic uanagers-' continued 1Ir.
herd generally. but who. for the sake
OF their own friends or the ticket. are
working tooth and nail for C0wherd. say
that they viii adopt Southern tactics 70
handle the negroes next Tuesday
fully believe that Bryan VII b
elected, and the Democrats IN Kansas
are united in their support OF the ua-
tiOnaI ticket IN NOvember.-
Dr. George Chamberlain of New York
who IS az the Arlington Hotel said LAST
night that at this time Of the gear a
great many people are afflicted with
"house-p painting headache
House painting and decorating are just
now IN evidence" said the physician.
and the season is uo- without its dan
gers. as well as inccnvauienceS. To those
who are compelled TO stay at home dur
ing the progress Of the work Headache
IS a common experience at this time
Possibly the oil with which the painter
mixes his pigments is sufficient 10 cause
nausea. although there seems TO be little
doubt thar minute bits OF lead are inhaled
also People have been known 10 suffer
from severe attacks OF cole after sitting
in a room for a few hours a day in which
there were -canvasss- covered with white
q q az q szT- oil
been attacked with paralysis ewing 10 the
action Of the oil paint
People who are susceptible 70 the az
tion Of the poison should make Strenuous
effort 20 leave the house during the paint
ing and decorating. while those who are
compelled 10 remain should live in tie
fresh afr as much as possible In III.
sleeping room a very useful precau-fc1
IS % leave the wash basin fun OF clean
water or better still milk. during the
night In the morning a greasy dln viii
5e found On the surface OF the water.
Milk Is q well-known absorbent OF odors
and appears TO act more effeccuaIIy than
water for this purpose. for after exposure
IN freshly painted house the milk VIII
be found 70 smell quite distinctly OF
paint
Last years panic in the United States
vas only a fash in the pan compared
With rhe hard times which China IS now
experiencing according % james r Hop
Sins. San Francisco importer. who Is al
he Arlington
Everything IS quiet IN Japan said
dr- Hopkins. for China-s boycott OF that
oUntry IS still IN force on. don't be-
ieve in this Anerican-Japanese war talk.
apan is IN debt and her last bond issue
7as hoated at $ per cent, although they
we're giit-edged 5 per cent securities.
The drop in silver has caused terri
lie panic throughout China Before I let
'hina on my last 1ouE a HongkouS dol
lr could be bought for 3 pence Al
hanghai one firm alone lost sG0a0ls on
ne deal Another firm. with $50 0c1 OF
rint goods for Chinese trade. was selling
be stock al 10 and Is Per cent OF the value
D realize spot cash. attempted TO cash
letter Of credit for $3.50. and the bank
-a1ted me 10 open an account although
was 10 be in the city only three davs.
D that 7 could draw checks on the
mount They hated 10 give Up that
lUch solid cash. Land taxes. expressed
American terms. are S515 an acre The
anic IS the worst I ever heard Of IN
lis country, even at the heiEht OF the
urry- merchants could secure extensions
{ time on obligations but il Is impossible
, do that Just now in China
a new freight rate from the Orient 20
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