The state herald., 1909-10-01

King Leopold's latest whim. prac.
tically completed. is private railway
leading from the Brussels suburban
station at Laeken to the palace, about
mile away. This railway. altogether
hidden from sight, Is luxuriously ap-
pointed; from it his majesty steps in
to an elevator which conveys him di-
rect to his apartments. The railway,
tunnel and fittings cost 100000.
James Keir Hardie, member OF Par
lament for Merthyr-Tydvil, outlining
the policy OF the Labor party in the
general election, says that he believes
the Liberals will emerge from the con.
flict with a working majority. The
Labor leaders, he says, are confident
Of increased strength in the House OF
Commons from 81 members to be-
tween 65 and 70, although supporting
the budget.
Eskimos are all children, contented,
peaceable, honest and hospitable, with.
out rulers, and without ambition for
fame or power. They live almost entire
ly on raw animal food. and this explains
the absence Of q number Of diseases
which are common to civilization. Salt
water contains iodin. and all sea an.
imals, as well as all who eat them I'M
cooked. absorb more or less Of this
tickle chemical substance.
The Spanish bark, San Antonio.
with $4,000 bags Of salt aboard, has
sunk in Havana harbor. No one can
truthfully say that this salt is lost;
1t has emerged its individuality with
that OF the capacious deep. All the
owners Of this salt need do to re-
cover their property is to await the
slow but sure evaporation which sci
entists tell us is drying up and disin.
tegrating the earth quite after the
manner Of the shredded Goldfish OF
commerce.
One OF the reforms which have
been placed to the credit Of the
Young Turkish party in the Ottoman
empire is the abolition OF the "red
ticket regulation" Until this took
place a red card was issued to lew
on arrival in Palestine. the possession
of which entitled the holder to three
months residence. If the red ticket
man wished to remain longer the ere.
dental had to be renewed, and this
naturally led to abuses in the nature
of graft. The abolition Of this re-
strictive measure was urged upon the
by Israel Zangwill.
Scurvy. SO common and deadly
among early polar explorers, is total
ly unknown among Eskimos who eat
raw meat. This iodized raw food
also explains the absence OF en-
larged tonsils. glands and goiter.
Their perfect. splendid teeth and
strong lower jaws mark them COM
pletely carnivorous. The exclusion of
vegetable food has shortened their in.
testine and indigestion is unknown.
One would suppose their pure flesh
diet would cause biliousness. etc.. but
the large percentage Of oil in their
food acts as a gentle laxative and
protects against all harms. The Es-
kimo eats with relish old rotten blub-
Der that would stagger a buzzard.-
New York Press.
Twenty-Five thousand Chinese Cool
les are wanted to finish the Canadian
Grand Trunk railway at 50 a day and
board. Chinese cooks get SIS month
in New York, as against $50 to s45
paid to Japanese cooks. Chinese
laundrymen make SIS u week here. A
Chinaman will do as much in one day
In a house Us the average servant sirl
does In six. The wages which the
Chinamen's untiring industry. honesty.
intelligence and loyalty command are
the measure OF the yellow peril we ieel
when he is here stealing our Job. BY
offering this work and big wages TO
coolies the officials OF the Canadian
Grand Trunk are discouraging that
American labor which is inclined TO
turn over on the park bench for an
other snooze until 1t is time for the
bread line to form.