The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
AT THE HOTELS.

ment Of lawlessness in the realm OF Ma
ture, just as Imprisonment Is the punish
ment Of lawlessness in the realm OF So
otety.' l. A Lawson OF St Louis dis
cussed the work OF Prof Metchnlkon. OF
the Pasteur Institute at the Raleigh last
evening.
1T is natural for any one Of scientific
/ bent 10 grow enthusiastic over the work
OF Prof. Eetchnikon." F." he said. "He is
one Of the great students and physicians
Of all time. He is the man who discov-
cred the white corpuscles IN the blood.
and his recent revelations concerning the
prolongation OF life will unquestlonably
prove OF permanent value. He Is not
faddist or a theorist: whatever he says
Is built upon a solid foundation OF re-
search. He never goes of half-eocked.
'MetchnikOn declares old age IS prima-
lrily due 20 defective assimilation and the
auto-intoxication due to excesses OF diet
He does not advance this as a theory:
his Investigations have proved his state
ments. He finds certain germs IN the
large intestine which reduce length Of
life These bacteria are due 70 food
poisoning the result Of irregular eating.
While we had a vague knowledge OF
this condition. II is Metehnikon who has
elinched the facts and pointed the way
for actually lengthening The life Of hu-
manity. Metchnikof recently declared
that the large intestine is the seat Of
great portion Of the disease with which
the race Is encountered"
A. NJ Jones. inventor OF a new train
control and signal device, left for his
home in Hagerstown. Nd. last evening
70 prepare for further demonstrations OF
his invea.ion before railroad officials. A
demonstration was delayed on the Chesa-
peake Beach Raiirosd yesterday morn
ing. because the locomotive proved 10 be
in poor shape Interstate Commerce Of
ficials evirced much interest IN the ap-
paratus. and their experts have done
much to bring II before the railroads OF
the country.
Il Will return 10 the city before long
said Mr. Jones, last night. There are
many railroad men here whose indorse-
ments would be Of great value 10 US.
and I am determined TO prove our de-
vice the best OF its kind on the market
Apropos OF the controversy now raging
over the administration OF the Patent
ONCE. D. z. Maley. ct Hotel Harris. re-
hearsed many comments which he had
heard regarding the present regime, last
evening. He has been interested in the
organization OF the Inventors Protective
Association, which promises 10 begin an
agitation for better conditions IN the
Office
1T is undoubtedly true that there are
L. wI-a.
once" he declared mo man wishes 10
find fault in an impractical way or 70
expect perfection. But we are entitled
10 find q great governmental organization
conducted on business principles and for
the bsneft OF the people at large
The Patent ONCE is said 10 be the
only department that is self-sustaining.
Whether this IS true or not, Congress Is
undoubtedly attempting TO conduct II on
the most economical basis. The small
force Of clerks Is an example OF this.
II is G well-known fact that the force
cannot handle all the work that Is thrust
upon H. Out Of the thousands Of re-
quests for information that come IN from
all parts Of the country. II is a physical
impOssibility 10 answer but few OF them.
Even then the information may not be
accurate or authoritative. II you seek IN
formation by a personal visit, you en-
counter delay after delay. with no Ger
tainty Of ultimate satisfaction. Yet the
force IS doing the best il can.
Suppose an inventor desires 70 study
all the previous patents and caveats on
particular subject. how is he 10 do it,
He may pore over the Gazettes. but these
stretch over a long term of years. The
Patent Office may give him information.
or q patent attorney can, but in neither
n fc hos 10 a.
tirely correct. He may go ahead and pro-
cure his patent and then find that it L
entirely worthless so far as practice is
concerned. Or he may work on a particu-
lar subject for years without knowing
that the field has been entirely covered
by previous patents"
Discussing European criticism OF Amer
ican hotels a manager OF a large hos
telry admitted last night that generally
II strikes pretty close 10 the mark He
says the hotels are powerless TO change
conditions at the present time.
The European takes & long time 20
become accustomed to our American at
mosphere, and that always leads to mis-
understanding the surface appearances Of
our life he said 7 have noticed that
the foreigner always finds fault with our
service. That is because he has been
used to a servility and obseQuiousness
on the part Of his servants at home which
he could not purchase here for any
money. A man may serve in this country
without making himself a social inferior
In any way. He shows a degree OF in
dependence which often trangresses pro-
priety and becomes insolence. We can
not have a democracy without paying for
f."
FLORIDA pineapples require the protec-
ton granted them in the Payne bill. and
the industry VIII assume new proportions
row that the growers have what they
asked for" said L. A. Russell. OF Jack
sonville, al the National last night.
Florida has been feeding on the husxs
too long, as Representative Clark said
when he appeared before the state legls-
lature. You know, Clark was frank and
strong enough 10 say he would vote for
any Republican tariff bill, provided Flor
ida was well treated For this he was
bitterly assailed by the leaders OF his
own party in Congress and by papers
throughout the South. When a storm OF
agitation broke out in his home state
Mr.. Clark appeared before the legislators
and told them he was determined to brinh
prosperity 10 Florida. no matter what
partisan principles were involved. He had
determined that Florida would require
adequate protection from the Republican
party, providing our Representatives
voted for the other schedules While
there is good deal OF feeling against
Clark now by the old Democrats, ! am
confident that his work n Congress will
be appreciated"
If the telegraph operators were only