The National tribune., 1908-07-02

with Senator Spooner. Mr.. Morgan
direct ancestor, Rev. James Pierpont,
was one of the founders of Yale, and
this honor has been conferred upon him
on account of the service he rendered
the country during the recent money
stringency. The other day, on the
steamer, just before Mr.. Morgan sailed
for Europe, some one addressed him
as Doctor, and it.was good minute
before he comprehended the situation.
Then he smiled ana looked pleased.
/ There is nothing about hot weather
| detrimental to health if people will
only exercise a little common sense in
their eating and drinking and manner
of life generally; indeed, the doctors
tell us that high temperature is really
beneficial, rather than harmful. Under
proper conditions people are capable of
performing more work than in Winter;
the brain works better, the muscles are
more supple, and naturally energetic
people lose none of their energy. Pro-
fuse perspiration enables the body to
throw OFF injurious poiSOnS which ii
cannot do with q low temperature. The
principal danger in hot weather is from
unwise eating and drinking, more from
the latter, perhaps, since heat creates
a thirst, and yielding to the temptation
to assuauge this leads to immoderation
and disaster. 1t may not generally be
known that iced tea is a very safe. sat
isfying, as well as delicious Summer
beverage when properly made. Moth
ing quencheS the thirst better, or is
more refreshing or invigorating. but
good tea must be used and care should
be taken in brewing it, So much has
been said about the proper way to make
tea that it seems unnecessary to repeat
the very simple directions, yet even now
the mass of the people make their tea
in the old-fashioned way of our grand
mothers. ruinouS both to stomach and
nerves. To have good iced tea, fresh
water that has come to 4 furious boil
must be poured on the tea and the
leaves allowed to steep from five to nine
minutes, then the liquor poured off into
another receptacle, preferably a glass
pitcher. glass of this, with the addi-
ton of cracked ice. sugar, and a slice
of lemon makes a drink fit for a king.
and in its pellucid amber no danger
turks. The Summer season is full of
charm. 1t is full of poetry and beauty
to those whose ears and eyes are not
closed TO its appeal THE merry Sum-
mer months of beauty, song, and flow
ers; the gladstone months that bring
thick leafiness to bowers" as sings the
poet, can never be properly appreciated
by-those who put themselves out of
condition by unwise eating and drink
ing, and who allow the sense of physical
discomfort to dominate them.
Someone has called attention to the
fact that while so many of our wealthy
American girls make international alli-
apeeSz Yery-feW ever marry Spaniard
and yet about no foreigner hangs the
romantic charm that surrounds your
Spanish grandee. To bear one of the
proud old names of Spain, to associate
oneself with the splendid. traditions of
her former greatness, to be admitted
into the most exclusive society in the
world, perhaps, with its spirit of chival-
ry and elaborate courtesy, would seem
to appeal wonderfully to our ambitious
American girls. But it is just here the
rub comes. 1t is these same traditions,
and this same society that the Ameri-
can girl finds unbearable, with its lack
of freedom and its tiresome, ponderous
ceremonials. No women in the world, |
in civilized countries, are allowed less |
liberty than Spanish women. AT the !
present day, when even the Oriental |
woman is demanding more liberty and
getting II. the Spanish Sonora or Sc |
norita is still largely under the infiu- |
enee of early Arabian traditions. The |
Spanish woman holds no prominent |
place In Social life. Parties of men
alone are seen everywhere dining to-
gether, taking automobile trips, or
gathered around the social tea-table, |
inlbibing freely Of that cheerful and |
harmless beverage. Even in a Spanish |
restaurant a woman Is seldom seen, and
when SO looks as If she felt out of |
place. All this has not escaped the
bright eyes of our girls. who have no no.
ton of being married, even to Span
ish grandee, and then being shut up in
a house, castle. or whatever it may be
called, away from all the fun of life.
No, indeed.
John d. Rockefeller. the great Stand
ard Oil Magnate, is about to enter
the ranks of American authors and to
gain fresh laurels by literary achieve
ment. Mr.. Rockefeller, in a series of
articles beginning with the
October number, will give the history
Of his life, dwelling only slightly upon
his youth. and not making any par
ucular attempt to presents events in
their Order. but rather skipping
around as one would say, talking OF
his and of that, interspersing his ideas
on golf, which he regards as a great
moral factor. on philanthropy and the
giving away of money, on the advant-
age of travel, etc, among the weightier
matters relating to his business career
II is, of course, to his connection with
standard Oil that he gives the most
time and Importance, stating in his
TO the work that his de-
sire 10 shed light on matters that have
been somewhat discussed prompted its
writing. He gives the whole story of
Standard Oil from his very first asso-
citation with it and clears up many
points hitherto obscure or but jmper-
fectly understood. Mr.. Rockefeller also
has considerable to say. on the phiIoso-
ply and conduct of business in gen.
eral, and gives many useful hints on
this subject. The work, which will run
thru six issues of the magazine whose
name has not yet been given to the
public. is said to be very entertainingly
with many little flashes of
genuine humor, quality of mind and
heart which Mr.. Rockefeller has not
been supposed to possess. Everyone
VIII be anxious to read this series of
OF course, and when published
In book form, as they will be later, will
occupy conspicuous
place in most of the libraries of the
land. No one, probably in this or any
country. is better qualified to speak on
the subject of the operations or details
of trade or industry, of business gen.
orally, than Mr.. Rockefeller, and IL he
has the gift of expressing himself
clearly, forcibly and entertainingly, as
is claimed for him. his book will in
deed be a valuable addition to the lit
erature of the world.
The succession to the throne of Spain
is now made doubly sure by the recent
arrival upon the scene of another son
to the young royal couple, which has
delighted their hearts and the country
hardly less than did the birth of the
little Crown Prince just about a year
ago This baby Is fusty little fellow
like his elder brother. and the future
promise to be very different
lot from their ancestors. King Alfonso,
by no means free from the faint of his
blood, had the exceeding wisdom in Sc