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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
GREAT CANADIAN GLACIER.
Formation of Ice ArehVvay an An
nuaI Phenomenon

rT1u- rnr Chicago Tribune.
Eight thousand and four feet Of ice
high is the Yoho glacier OF Canada Since
the first discovery OF this largest OF Cana
da's glaciers il has maintained a grand
archway Of ice az its lower extremity.
The span OF this arch is not less than %
feet. and its height is estimated al % feet
while from beneath the arch the drain
age escapes
The formation O. the aTcn seems 10 be
an annual phenomenon. Toward the close
OF the summer il becomes weakened by
melting and the whole structure col
lapses- The ice gradually is broken up
and finally removed and the formation
of a new arChway is commenced.
From the archwsy issues the Yoho
River. II is calculated that an avalanche
must have occurred in 1850 or IS51 Since
then the retreat 81 the glacier has been
al the average rate Of FIVE 10 SIX feet a
year. From August. 1901. 10 August. 1904
Il was found that the retreat had been
III feet or g feet wear Between AU-
gust. 1894. and August. 1905. the glacier
receded but 3 feet. and is now thought 20
be checked
About the nose Of the glacier there IS
evidence OF a bodily disruption or the
rock strata. 20 which the term plucking"
Is applied Rock layers are ripped of
where the layers are thin bedded and
pointed. and the fragments are pressed
into the ice 10 assist in further work
The YahO glacier IS an almost. If not
entirely. isolated example Of a glacier as
a great engine Of erosion Other glaciers
moUe forward and are engines OF trans
portation-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
HARE FOR JURY'S DINNER.
Hunted in Morning. served Mt Even
ing. According TO Old Custom

From Tie London Standard
The quaint custom OF hunting the hare
in the morning. 10 be served Up Tor the
jury's dinner at the annual Court Baron.
has just been revived al Chard.
The custom has been discarded for the
last forty years. bUJ in the old time it ex-
cited a great deal Of interest A local
pack OF hounds used 10 hunt the manor
lands in the morning. and the first hare
killed was sent back 10 thu chief hotel
for The dinner OF the jury appointed AZ
the Court Baron
Ij is said that another feature of the
dinner vas an enormous bowl Of punch,
the contents uf which would cost as much
as 6 The young Ear POulett. who is
the lord OF the manor 81 Chard. brought
over the Seavingt0n pack Of hounds this
week and the mayor presented his lord
ship with gold-mounted hunting crop
as q souvenir OF the occasion. Later IN
the day the Court Baron dinner was held
and the hunted hare was served Up with
all the hOn3rs.
Judge Be-esf0rd held the monthly sit
ting Of the County Court In the morning.
and in honor OF the old custom decided 10
postpone judgment sUmmOnses tn the
next court in order that there might be
no commitment Of debtors 70 prison on
that suspicious occasion
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
SENSES OFTEN UNRELIABLE
Many and Varied Are the Mistakes Made by the Organs
Conveying Impressions to the Brain.

Nothing IS 50 unreliable rs the ''evi-
dence Of our senses which used 70 be
thought conclusive The five organs for
conveying impressions to the brain are
mechanical and slipshod servants. guilty
Of loo mistakes. while the master in the
citadel often confuses the meaning OF re-
ports and draws conclusions that are en-
tirely incorrect. II would seem as 4 the
sense-seryants often deliberately shirked
their duty. and the brain persistently har-
bored decisions when aware Of their
nature More men deceive themselves.
and 10 a greater extent, Than were ever
guIIed by professional swindIers.
If We cross the middle and forefngers
and place a pea between them, We get
the impression Of touching two peas. says
Dr.. Andrew Wilson in Chambers Journal
The fingers crossed and passed over the
tip Of the nose convey TO the mind the
pendage- Lawyers are aware that no two
eyewitness viii give precisely the same
account Of an event. because each derives
his own peculiar sense impressions and
makes deductions which are dependent on
his mental limitations. The mechanical
habit Of the sense organs is illustrated by
the finger and pea experiment We are
not used 70 touching objects with our
fingers crossed Ordinarily the messages
TO the brain are conveyed in straight and
regular lines. and the crossing OF the nerve
lines has an effect like that OF short
circuited electric wires In this case il
IS apparent that the brain which inter
prets and not the sense organ is al fault
When a man has had mis- leg amputated
he often complains OF pain IN the toes Of
the missing limb. In one case the patient
felt very strongly the pain Of a trouble
some corn which had been on a toe Of
his amputated foot Another patient
remarked TO his doctor 7 am more sure
Of the leg which isn't than the one
have The explanation Is that the i'm
pressiOns which we're wont 20 be received
from the missing limb passed in definite
nerve channels TO definite area in the
brain--The impression is transmitted from
the end Of the shortened nerve. which
formerly connected with such things as
toes and corns. but the brain center has
not acquired the power CT lOcalizing Il in
the stump \ similar case is illustrated
when a patient who has had a defective
nose patched by a flap Of forehead skin.
feels that his forehead IS touched when
the nose IS tickled.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

A curious optical illusion is presented
by face in picture The eyes appear
10 follow the spectator from whatever di-
reCti0n the picture is viewed The brain
plays a certain part in assisting this de-
Ception Of sight. The painting. being on
fat surface presents to the eve OF the
spectator a front view Of the object only.
and this III whatever position he nav
stand The brain translates the continu-
Gus front view into the Illusion OF the
moving eve There is a picture in which
the muzZle OF gun IS so trained that It
appears 10 point directly al the spectator
in whichever position he may stand. Here
the only view Of the painting IS that
which We should see If We directly faced
IL The brain makes no allowance for
the fiatness Of the painting and for the
persistent front view It places before the
spectator
There are many familiar Illusions of
sight produced by diagrams Half a d.
vide0 space which Is dotted seems longer
than the blank part because the eve
spends more time considering the dots
than the blank space A line with ar
rOw-headed terminals appears shorter
than one with terminals of reversed ar
rows owing 10 the divergence of the ends
and OF the optical axes in the latter case
Inc arrow ends convey an impression OF
limitation Art students learn quickly
that horizontal lines give an effect OF
breadth, while vertical lines frpart
length. The short, fat man who wears
clothes Of cross stripes seems to shrink
even below his actual stature. The reIa-
tivity Of things is shown when a big and
little man walk together: the former
seems larger and the latter smaller.
When the moon Is in close contrast with
trees OF houses its size is apparently in
creased At the zenith. wanting COMPARE
son, size is diminished. hin looms like
a mountain on a hay morning, while
clear air makes a distant peak seem near
and Of moderate size. Every one has had
the illusion Of fitting telegraph poles on
a railroad journey train running in
one direction seems 70 move slowly. while
q train which passes il in the opposite
direction sOing at the same rate appears
10 fly at lightning speed. When a train
IS standing alongside another. and II be-
gins 10 move, the illusion is given that
the stationary train IS IN motion. We
assume that our Surroundings are sta
tionaTy, and that our train represents the
only movable part Of them. The effect
Of continuity in the separate pictures Of
the cinematograph and the small bows
fiery stick wkirled in circle has the
same origin in the brains amalgamation
Of distinct Impressions too rapid tc be
differentiated
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

If magic rain fell on April 2 and got
into the eyes OF snakes and scorpions,
they would go blind
The snakes that take nip at human
flesh and blood are not always RESPONSE
BILE For example the coyote is really Al
the bottom Of our American snakes tack
ling a PaYnee Indian. The famous coy.
ote stories OF bold. brave deeds must
never be told when the coyote star IS
visible. for the coyote is a sensitive
creature that cannot stand being talked
about and II any Indians are so lacking
in tact as 10 mention the forbidden sub
jet in the summer the coyote star viii
tell the snake star 10 send snakes 10
bite them.
Few Of US associate the wriggIing ser
pent with the luscious delight Of water
melon spread. yet, To the snake We owe
the cultivation Of the unique fruit
At Cairo. in the romantic long ago
when even snakes loved their wives. a
happy reptilian couple were rUthJessly
Separated by a kidnapping snake hJnter.
The discousolste snake who had lost
his mate went at cnce 10 headquarters
Imagine the CONSERVATION produced
when he made his unexpected appear
ance before the Sultan, Questioned as
to his mission. he said nOthinE-his look
was enough as he arose and scanned
the room Following the advice of his
vizier. the Sultan sent for all the snake
hunters in the land. bidding them bring
their snakes with them. and a few min
utes later the fond pair were in each
others arns-metaphoricaliy speaking
Grateful snake Reappenrs.
But the end was not yet A few days
later the grateful snake resppeared at
court bringing a curious. pulpy tidbt in
his mouth. no doubt instructing the mon
arch how TO use it in the sign language
known-to snakes and sultans. for the
next year a fine crop OF waterneIons sur
prised the court Eardener-and al the lit
tie piekauinnies OF the neighborhood-
Perhaps the snake tradition OF the
greatest practical value 20 the uniniti-
ated-a hint 10 the w:se-is the story Of
the two subterTaucau serpeuts unearth-
ed by the seven-year-old infant prodigy
Merlin who later made his mark iB the
ArthUriaH Legends
4 castle had been mysteriousiy 6e-
stroyed nor could any one succeed in re-
building IT, one King Fotigern asking
the small wizard the cause. Merlin eX-
planned that below the soil were two deep
pools Of water. below th4 water two i'm
mense stones. and below the stones two
huge Serpents. one white as milk the
other red as fire These creatures
slept as peacefully as cherUbs during the
dsy. bat every night quarrsLed so furi-
ousiy that their rough house" produced
terrific earthquakes thus not only hav-
ing shaken down the castle. but also con
tinUing 10 destroy by night whatever the
new workmen erected by day
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
Returned with Thanks.

From Punch
She had been the proud possesscr "
new engagement ring for fully thirty
minutes when she finally struggled from
his embrace long enough to regain her
breath and remark:
George. dear. have a confession %
make. and I do hope you won't get
angry"
What is II. darling asked George
in a tone redOlent with anxiety
Tit is this. George" replied the fair
daughter % Eve 7 have no further use
for your kisses. and
Dearest - he interrupted. ''you-you
do not really mean that. do YOU
Certainly" she answered. and for
that very. reason I'm going to give every
one Of them back 10 YOU"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
FIERCE ONLY IN APPEARANCE
Stories of Man eating Devil Fish Not Authentic
He Runs Away with Boat

wing-like fms that they speed themselves
along
4 naturalist who observed devil fishes
in action says that he thought 10 more
diabolicaI creature could be imagined.
They reSembled enormous bats. and in
following one another around In a circle
raised the outer tip Of one Of the long
wing-like fms high out OF the water in
a graceful curve. the other being deeply
submerged. They might be seen now
gliding down with a flying motion Of the
wings sweeping. gyTa1ing upward with d
twisting vertical motion marvellous in its
perfect grace. now they flashed white
again black. 50 that one would say they
were rolling over and over. turning SOM
ersaults-
While swimming along. the two great
arms or feelers Of the devil fish are
Whirled about in constant motion. like
the tentacIes Of a squid. When these ten
tacles come in contact with anything
they close upon il. Il is generally be-
lieved that this clasping although at
times doing considerable harm to fisher
men and their boats. is largely auto
matte. and that. upon the whole the devil
fish is timid, rather than a fighter.
Il is hard to believe. however. that the
devil FISH is always tImid. when 1t has
been known TO weigh ships anchor
and run with the vessel a league or two
and bring her back against tide TO almost
the same place. nor can the devil fish
generally be said 10 be so accommodate
ing Nevertheless. running of with YES
sells is not an infrequent occurrence with
the devil fish one case Is on record
where a shoaI Of devil FISH. sweeping bv
az food tide. approached so near the
shore as to come in contact with a water
fence. the firm posts Of which they seized
and tried 10 tear Up. lashing the water
into foam with their powerful wings.
1t is a REGULARITY of the devil FISH that
instead Of laying many thousands OF MIL
lions Of eggs, it normally has only a
single young one at birth. Ii appears.
however. that properly 10 reproduce the
species only single young one is -neces-
sary. For a baby devil fish. sometimes
being as broad as five feet and weighing
twenty pounds or more. IS well able 20
take care Of itself In a number Of re-
spects the young fish grows up under
nursing and training remarkably Ike that
OF a human being It is nOurisked. for
instance by its mothers milk.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
WHY GIBSON WENT TO PARIS.
Describes Work There as quitting
in New Machinery

From the New York TINES
Henceforth there viii be two Charles
Dana Gibsons-the Gibson Of black and
white. creator of the Gibson girl. known
10 everybody for the past fifteen or twen-
" years. and the Gibson. painter in oils.
For the famous artist means 10 devote
good part OF his time now to the latter
vehicle. He says that he has mastered
the rudiments Of paintiRg-''the alphabet
OF il.
When I used 10 work only in black
and white" he said. I used TO find over
and over again. that there were certain
things which I simply could not express
in that medium. II was impossible
For instance. suppose that you, IN
course Of reading IN which you were par
ticularIy interested. kept running up
against quotations in a foreign language
After a while YOU would probably feel
strong wish 10 learn that foreign Ian
guage. And If you decided to take some
Of your time and 90 SO. il would be an
exceedingly good move
well. what I did is about the same
thing As soon as ] had the opportunity
/ went over 10 Paris 10 learn painting in
oils.
7 felt that unless I learned IL | was
as II surrounded by a barbed wire fence
I wanted 90 get that fence down.
"Of course. I haven't learned how 70
paint as well as I could wish. Nobody
does Nothing is perfect. The pleasure
i'm ones work comes in The striving for
perfection. not in the attaining OF H.
There Is no painting on earth that could
not have been better I'm now forty
years Old: even If I paint until l am
eighty. as I hope TO do. Iii never be con-
tented with my work
Factories sometimes close down while
they are putting in a thoroughly new set
OF machinery. That is exactly what I
have done. And vet there are people VINO
thought I was crazy 10 do H. Hes OF
his nut" they said Vet. considered mere
~ as a business proposition. what I DID
was quite practical. All they could see
though. was that I knocked of work IN
black and white while 7 was putting ~
the new machinery.
"Oh. I'm not Ike the man in Maine who
had a SaWmiI and wrote 10 an electric
company asking for an estimate on a
new plant. After finding out all about
his saWmiIl. the company told him that
they would completely renovate 1t Cor
$500
Do you suppose If had that amount
Of money he wrote back. I'd run a
SsWmil2'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

The bringing together OF many inter
esting facts hitherto known only 10 a
few scattered men OF science about the
generally dreaded devil FISH has been the
result Of an authoritative study OF the
subject recently completed by Dr. Theo-
dore Gill associate in zoology in the
United States National Museum. He has
summarized his studies in an official pub
LEGATION just issued By the Smithsonian
Institution. Of which the National MI
scum Is a branch. Although the name
devil FISH has often been applied 20 DIFF
ferent species Of cuttlefsh. with their
eight long. wayy arms. 10 a kind OF
shark. and also. in California. 70 a gray
whale. the giant FISH best known as such
Is tecnicalIy called the great ray, says a
Washington special in the New York
Tribune
The devil fish, or great ray. Is fat. said
TO be sometimes thirty feet across, with
two great supple arms or head fms.
shaped somewhat Ike elephants tUsks
protruding from the front OF its head.
Although many thrilling tales OF adven-
ture with this fish have from time 70
time found their way into print. there Is
not yet on record an authoritative re-
port Of a devil fish having ever eaten
a human being.
The food of the devil fish says DIT.
Gill. so far from being large animals
and occasionally a man OF so. as has
been alleged. appears to be chiefly small
crabs. Shrimps. and other cTustaCeans.
and young or small fishes which swarm
in certain places near the surface Of the
water. Rarely does he prey on large
fishes
The devil fishes are inhabitants Of
warm water seas, and as a rule do not
venture from the shore very far out on
the high seas. Once in a while one is
seen as FAR north as New York, or in
the Mediterranean. In United States
waters they have been more frequently
reported from South Carolina and the
Gulf States. and from lower California
They often swim in schools. or shoals.
and have a curious habit Of turning
somersaults near the surface, sometimes
leaping as high as ten feet out Of the
water. and chUrning the sea into foam
II the devil fishes could live and move
in the air. in their mode Of progression,
they would probably be said 10 fy, for a
sort OF submarine fight is really what is
accomplished. It is By flaps OF the long,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
4 ParIsiHr Character.

From The London E1eui1z STANDARD.
The revolutionary Libertsd has died
in a Paris hospital from a kick which he
had received during a stormy meeting
last week Libertad was one OF the most
curious figures IN contemporary Paris
He wore no hat. bur long tangled hair
nd a long beard. over mis- scarlet shirt
he wore a black blouse. and he was never
seen without a Crutch and an enormous
cane His language was terrific and he
rarely attended any public meeting with
out calling for blood The man was q
complete mystery. His most intimate
disciples knew nothing OF his history
On his death bed he begged his friends
not 70 arrange a funeral for him. as he
had left his body by viii 20 the Paris
School of Medicine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
The TaIIc.t Actres..

Fr0m London TitBirs
This distinction belongs 10 Miss Irene
Smith. who plays La Bebe Bax in the
new Drury Lane drama She stands six
feet one and one-half inches in her stock
ings. II seems somewhat inc0ngruOus
that she should wear high heels. her hair
brushed high over q pad. and a high hat
in order 20 give greater impression Of
height This IS. however. what she does
50 as % realize the description Of being
six feet four inches in height. in accord
snce with the design OF the authors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
Even HOnOrS.

FTTII 00Ccass lIa-1Tl1I-
One Of the Tammany delegates a. the
Denver convention was approached by an
OLD acquaintance who was badly down in
his luck Siding I'd 10 the Tammanyite
he said;
Say. Billy. lend me a twenty. viii you2
I'm short
The New Yorker went down into his
pocket. fshed out a big roll and handed
q ten-dOlIar bin 10 the seedy one
say. Billy" said he Of the touch. Il
SAID twenty.
Il know you did" said the politician.
''but I think this way is fairer. You lose
ten and / lose ten. Seq
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
Girl Il n Prize Bread Baker.

Fr0Tn The Omaha WoTId-HeTald-
Agnes Pickerel. a young maiden OF
York, Nebr-. has baked the best loaf OF
bread in the whole world only excepting
Douglas and Pottavatamie. counties OF
Nebraska and Iowa She is sixteen years
old. In the second National Corn Expo
sitiOn she wins So in premiums for her
own effort which was indeed q marvel
loaf.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

Very much interest has been expressed
in what Mrs Taft VIII do regarding a
social secretary. That there should be
some one in the White House TO take the
weight from the shoulders Of the wife
Of the President, 70 act as a buffer be-
tween her and socially ambitious world.
IS not>to be questioned Il IS altogether
too much Of a drain for any woman 10
undertake the full duty Of the wife OF
q President but the Office Of the social
secretary Is the most delicate one in the
world. and while there Is no question
regarding the capacity, good will. and
ability OF Mrs RoOseveIt's selection. Mss
Hagner has had the misfortune 20 offend.
perhaps. because she IS still voUng
enough 10 feel. TO have prejudices and
favorites. which handicap her usefulness.
because woman in her position should
be absolutely separated from and indif-
ferent TO conditions that play a role in
the social world II is not whom she
cares for or who appeals 10 her who is
entitled 10 an invitation 20 the White
House. for these invitations should be
governed by the official list as interpreted
by the Department OF State. II least. for
Official entertainments. such as card re-
cepti0ns. State dinners, and all other for
nal affairs
What Mrs Roosevelt or her daughter
undertakes outside Of the official pro-
gramue should not concern that busy
body, Mrs. Grundy. But the admins
traton Of official functions should be as
carefully undertaken. as carefully
thought out. as diplomatic affairs or
legislation IN Congress. and for this Il
does not require a social butterfly. but a
person thoroughly versed in Official mat
teTs. There cannot be too much cere-
mony IN purely formal affairs at the
White House The same ceremony, in
deed. that marks the deiiberatiOn of Con
gress should characterize the social part
Of az administration a few Executives
have recognized this, notably, President
Arthur. President Buchanan. and the first
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
THE SOCIAL ARBFTER
HINTS TO HOSTESS AND GUEST-AMERICAN WOMEN
LACK SENSE OF REPOSE

and foremost of Presidents. Washington
and Roosevelt. whose administration. so
ciaily. has been beyond criticism. and We
are Led TO expect much from the latter'S
successor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10
The Difference

From the New York sun.
Knicker-Bryan lectures after he loses.
Bocker-Whereas my wife lectures after
I lose.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

l. ouestiOi-How long should one wait for I
ta-iy Euest ~ dinner. LATE CONFER.
ARswer-FifteeR minutes is the limit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-10

. QueSti7n-Docs Mrs Roosevelt expects ever
che 90 make a return visit Who accepts her IN
vitaJi0ns 10 the dances she Is giving.
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