New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The best time to wind a watch formed topic of
discussion at a recent meeting of the British
Watch and Clock Makers Guild in London, says
THE Neurological Review" Here Is serious sci
entifc discussion a subject that perhaps never
receives the slightest thought from sthose who
and wind watches. Some members of the guild
advanced the theory that the winding should be
done at night. as IN the morning the handspring
would be colder and more brittle than after the
watch had been carried about all day. Another
argument In favor of winding a watch in the
morning, because IT could then better withstand
the irregular conditions to which 1t subjected
while being carried about during the day. A
jority of the members agreed TO this view of the
discussion.
.,Wif Wife who always looks on the cheerful side Of
things, to husband who has put the lighted end of
his cigar in his mouth)-How lucky you were, dear,
to discover it Observation-Disclosures Opinion.
THE Lancet of London. more returns TO
the 'toxicity of tobacco smoke" The smoke. it
says, contains large proportion of the poisonous
gas carbon monoxide ut has been calculated"
says the writer. 'in practical experiments. that
ounce of tobacco when smoked in the form of
cigarettes gives much from pint to four
pints of carbon monoxide while the same
amount of tobacco smoked In a pipe gives from two
and a quarter to five pints Of the gas So far II
would appear that the pipe ought to be more per
nicious than the cigarette. If ii not the
fact that IT is practically only with the cigarette
that inhalation of the smoke Is INDUCED In" The
symptoms Of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble
in a noteworthy manner the symptoms of tobacco
smoke poisoning-a tendency to dizziness and short
of breath exertion and heart disturbance,
while the senses power of Judgment and of move
ment frequently impaired.
I'm coming to your office to-day. John"
An right" responded the man who rents In
leave the first floor. wife. and I'll meet you at the
16eth'-Louisvie Courier-Journal
DR. Daniel Kimban Pearsons. OF Chicago. bene-
factor small colleges last week paid $4,000 each
to Beloit and to Pomona College. In California.
He announces that he will make gifts to
colleges until the ten institutions TO which he has
pledges out have completed the raising Of the re-
quired amounts. DR.. Pearsons has given more
than 100000 to colleges. thirty institutions in
twenty states having benefited from his hberality.
He acquired his wealth largely through Chicago
real estate having entered the real estate business
in 1860 retiring in 1887. DR.. Pearsons. who
born Bradford. VT. IN 1920 received his degree
of NJ. D. from Dartmouth College.
Judge-what's the charge?
Officer-Attemptel suicide, sir.
Judge-State the particulars
Officer-WeT. he wanted TO fight me. sr!-Ch-
cago News.
Chickens are now hatched by electricity An ex-
hibit OF electric incubator in operation was
Gently made in a window OF the office of the Yonk-
ers Electric Light and Power Company The de-
vice is simply the intelligent application of cleo
triciy by which heat Is generated. and the tenn
the temperature rises, expands and cuts of the
electric current. An incandescent light within
glass dome. which surmounts the device. auto
matically goes out thus reducing the temperature
to the necessary degree
Lady of Uncertain Age-Ah major we're of
us young were.
a gallant answer is indicated)-My dear lady I'm
sure you don't look iti-Punch.
The postmaster at Keyser. in the mountains of
Garrett County. Md, recently became tired OF
his job. and wrote the following letter to the
Postof1ce Department We hereby resign the
with all the emoluments and glory
that are in office of this kind. leaving a good
opening for ex-Congressman other high
official out of a job. who live wind and
nutriment by licking 20 cents worth of stamps a
day. We will also go their bonds If they come
supplied with unwashable shirts and reversible
collars
He-They tell you great at guessing
She-Well, rather good.
He-Here's one for you: If were to ask you to
marry me. what would you say?''-Pick-Me-Up