The Washington herald., 1909-05-07
AT THE HOTELS.

Al LIE HOlELS.
That Christian can be a GOOD busi-
ness man is insisted upon in most Wig
orous terms by Rev. D. B. Mentzer.
pastor OF the Church Of the Brethren
OF DHnkards. or "Tunker." as be saws.
of Waynesboro, Pa, VINO Is AZ the
Arlington. Rev. 8Ir. Mentzer Is a Penn.
syivaEia German. whose ancestors
many years ago settled in Peupsviva-
MAS Commonwealth He wears fhs
regulation Dunkard attire. resembling
that Of the Quaker-broad-br -brimnsd
hat, collarless coat. plain cut and tall
.ored. The bigger part OF his strong
face is covered with beard. through
which pierce two gray-bIue eyes
Rev Mr. Mentzer not only locks after
the spiritual welfare OF the brethren
Of Waynesboro. but he owns one OF
the most extensive duck farms In the
world, which ne personally supervises
and manages. His product IS shipped
70 al parts OF the United States. and
his ducklings are known as a dellcacy
On the banquet table OF the White
House and other prominent places.
own a farm OF about ten acres.
and perceiving about ten wears ago
that wheat or corn wss not profitable
said the man Of the cloth. Z thought
I'd turn my attention 10 ducks having
plenty OF water and everything else
necessary 10 make the euterprtse \
success. Last year sold 1900 ducks
which equals about thirty tons. ana
incidentally I also sold 1900 pounds
OF feathers. at so cents pound
DO ducks require much atteutiou7"
Re was asked
Does q garden need attention." was
his answer. 7 employ four men 20 look
after my ducks. and they are kept busy
from morning TIL night only raise the 2
white PekiR ducks They are the most
satisfactory. They are Observation-Disclosures
birds. On al average the Incubator proc
ess Of breeding guarantees about 80 FER
cent OF the eggs
William couper, Of New York, the
sculptor Of the Lcngfellow statue. which
is TO be unveiled to-day. is at the Raleish.
Mr. Couper also IS the sculptor Of the
Witherspoon statue which VIII be erect
cd in the open space IN front OF the
Church Of the Covenant
Speaking about Washington, Nr. Coupsr
said there was no other city IN the world
which could compare with Il IN point Of
natural beauty and charm.
1t seems 70 ne the trees leaves s-s
greene- and the flowers are brighter IN
Washington than anywhere else. have
not thoroughly studied the plan OF beauti-
flying the National Capital, bur from what
see, the matter is n competent hands.
guaranteeing most satisfactory results
Speaking OF the statues, Nr Couper
SAID Only those scuIptors who were
seeking would enter into q Compel
ton; that those who are sought and
whose fame was established could nor
well sffO-d 70 chance the risks slways
connected with a. competition
The commission or the Jury % which
the models are submitted for judgment"
said Mr. Couper, are not in al cases
composed OF men who are entirely and
Undisputabiy competent so far as cues
tons OF technique are concerned. Tha
model Of s comparatively unknown artist
may find more favor IN their Judgment
than that OF = vell-kuown master. The
result? The newcomer wins over ths
sculptor whose name IS known every
where The consequence The rsputa.
ton Of the master suffers and that OF thu
r9vice takes its place
The commission which was fntruste1
with the LongfelI0w statue is composed
Of men eninently qualified for the place;
they took q deep and Intelligent interest
IN the work. and there was nothing but
absolute harmony OF opinion On every
point which came u"
No rlan with any respect for himself
can wear q dirty cuff. according 10 d..
B. c. Morgan. OF Brooklyn. \. Z. AZ
the New willard. and by keeping his
cuffs relig.ously clean, O. By changing
them frequently, Re IS reducing his
chances Of coming into intimate contact
with q collection q Meteorological enti-
ties.
Adoption of dark goods. OF OF thoss
materials which do not show dirt" con-
tinued the physician. may therefore be
regarded as a retrograds step. fo- II Is
obvious that such materials must get
soiled. Just as much as those which easily
show the dehlement. They are not 50
frequently cieansed. because there IS no
offense 20 the eye. even after several
days wear. and thus dirt IS allowed 70
accumulate
When z man ands Il couvenisut 10
wear colored shirts and cuffs he means
in reality that he can carry dirt for a
little while longer than z he wore a
spotlessly white material or. az all
events, a material which readily EXHIBITS
the snears OF dirt OF grease The wash
ing bill. i. Of course reduced. and the
terrors diminished OF the disiutegratilg
process involved in Oft-repeated visits 70
the laundry.
Lastly, : may mention" added Dr..
Morgan. that from the hygienic point OF
view, the colored handkerchief Is an
abomination when the color IS merely
adopted 10 avoid frequent washing.
There is another most serious question
which must be taken I'D by the author!-
ties sooner OF later. The question !s. VIII
we allow the Chinese iaUndrynlan 70 ruin
our clothes indiseriminstely and without
redress with the poisonous lye he puts
into the water7 The chemical not only
rots the fabric intrusted 20 him 70 Be
cIea-ned. but i leaves a nsuseating order
which spreads through the whole house.
Something should be done 10 stop this
nuisance The Chinaman Is q regular
tyrant. and there IS no use arguing with
2 Chinese laundryman. who viii look
bIandly into space when the matter is
mentioned 10 hin. The police ought 70
look into this matter, as well as ths
health authorities
Albert F. ZoIler. Of New York who Is
interested In all matters pertaining 10
musical research and study. and who Is
at the Shorehsm. said recently that the
elf-playing piano has been followed b.
playing violin
"All the peculiar effects Incidental 10
this e-honOred instrument are per
fectIr r,rndr,eaS = .,nr.irr.as NJ ZnIler.