The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
MISS ANNIE S. PECK.


Fearless Woman Mountain Climber
and Some Of Her Remarkable Feats.
The new champion mountain climber
pf the world Is Miss Annie 8. Peck,
formerly professor OF Latin at Smith
college and known the world over as a
fearless conqueror Of dangerous alti-
tudes.
This daring American, to whom the
most inaccessible heights are as play
grounds, recently completed the ascen-
sion Of Mount Hauscaran, the highest
peak Of the Peruvian Andes, attaining
an estimated altitude Of $4,000 feet.
The only other peaks in all the world
higher than this are In the Himalayas
and have never been scaled.
There several years ago w. W. Ora
ham established a mountain climbing
record which stood until thAi feat by
Miss Peck He registered a height Of
23,SOO feet.
lor amusement. No other sport re-
quires Ancb an. abundapce. of courage.
self reliance and sheer nerve. such
stoutness of heart, such well developed
lungs and such a thoroughly trained
athletic physique.
Until one ascends upward Of $4,000
feet he does no. attain the real dignity
Of a mountain climber.
The strain is first upon the muscular
system, but it affects even more i'm
portantly the circulatory. respiratory
and nervous mechanisms.
In some persons the heart feels the
| tax most; in others the nervous sys-
tenn is chiefly affected. Palpitation and
mountain sickness" the latter In all
| probability a neurosis, are the two
chief difficulties that beset the average
| mountain climber. With some the re-
| spiratory organs virtually collapse, pro-
ducing an almost suffocation.
Weak hearts are fatal to the ambi-
| tons of the would be mountain climb
er. The heart must be not only struc-
| turally sound, but well exercised and
in good condition, or the strain tells
| quickly. II one has not nerves of
| steel they go to pieces once the 49,
| 600 foot mark is passed. The raref1ed
atmosphere plays havoc with weak
| lungs even earlier.
Bleeding from the nose and ears is
not infrequent. though far less prev
alent than the reports Of early explor-
ers wouli indicate it was experienced
| in their day. A partial suffocation Is
| more often encountered.
So mountain climbing is no work for
a weakling. Miss Peck. however, ex-
| perienced none of these troubles. She
has been mountain climbing nearly
| twenty years. The Matterhorn, pride
| of the Alps, was among her first con-
| quests. Five years ago she scaled the
hitherto Inaccessible heights of Mount
Sorata, $1,000 feet. the highest peak
in Bolivia.
| Medicines to Take on q Journey.
There are certain household RENE
dies, substitutes for a physicians serv-
ices, that should be carried along. even
If one is going away for a week only
| OF these bicarbonate of soda Is one OF
the simplest cures for indigestion and
acid stomach. and half a teaspoonful
| in half a glass of water may relieve
an attack Of gastritis. Five cents
! worth Of this drug is enough to take
under ordinary conditions, and 1t can
be easily carried in a pasteboard box.
Peroxide of hydrogen or some other
equally good antiseptic should not be
omitted from the medicine chest. One
cannot be too careful to disinfect q
small cut or pin prick. and the slight.
est abrasion Of the skin should have
such care. AS persons learn more OF
the principles Of hygiene they under
stand that any open place may harbol
germ which can lead to serious at
fiction, such as blood poison or innam.
nation, If not treated antiseptically
Therefore the slightest scratch should
be cleansed, washing 1t well with pure
| soap and then touching it with perox
ide or some other germ killer. such al
a very weak solution Of carbolic acid
2 per cent, for example. 1t Is mex
pensive and, further diluted. makes n
| excellent mouth wash.
| In addition to these remedies a little
roll of bandages for emergency should
be taken. These consist Of strips Of
gauze an inch or half an inch wide
and are very inexpensive. They art
especially valuable In binding cuts OF
sores. A roll of adhesive plaster d
| also desirable.
| The Woman Who Makes Good.
The woman who makes good mus
| he blessed with siren 9Th and hea lff
| and an ambition to learn and take ad
vautuse or every opportunity tha
comes her way. says the Delineator.
| She must work with all her heart
| play with ali her heart. above al
things avoiding Indifference and tn,
/ enemy tn all pro2ress-apsfhv