The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

tufSe Qudullty Oh Wdter-1S IN menace
ing as anything. Whisky and the 9th.
er drinks containing a large quantity
Of alcohol increase the Temperature
Of the body to away above normal.
and II is a well known fact that wills
Ky and brandy are especially danger
army officers went to South Africa to
fight against the Beers they found
that they could not take comfortably
and safely more than one-third OF the
amount Of strong spirits that they had
been accustomed to taking In their ma
tive land
Physicians declare that one Of the
chief reasons for SO many deaths IL
that apparently no effort Is made to
select suitable clothing for summer.
either In respect to color or material.
This is particularly true In the cases
of the city's guardians. the policemen
and iremen who from the very nature
of their occupations are exposed to ex
treme heat, either directly from the
sun or Of artificial origin. And vet
these men are obliged 10y the city ses
eminent to wear heavy uniforms of
dark color. which more readily absorb
the suns rays than anything else, and
In the cases of the policemen ut least
are obliged to wear the.n tightly but
toned. Many policemen have com
planned Of this handicap this summer.
In this connection 1t may be noted
that the department Of commerce and
labor has just issued a bulletin COIL
| corning cloth specially made for
those exposed to the sun. Consul Cen
eral William Fl. Michael of Calcutta
has sent samples of the cloth, which
is manufactured In India for the use
| of farmers and others, and writes con-
| corning IT, The cloth is called thatcho
and shikari Ii is made on scientific
principles to conform to natures plan
of warding of the SUMS rays, as ex-
emplified In the color Of the skin and
the pigments under the skin. The re-
tail price of wooden thatcho In Cal
cutta is 81 per yard, double width,
and of cotton thatcho &C cents per
yard. single width. The retail price Of
green shikari is 33 cents per yard.
single width.
Samples of the cloth will be loaned
by the bureau of manufactures to
American textile interests.
The cause Of the suffragettes on this
side of the Atlantic has undergone
many vicissitudes The battle for
"votes for women has been as varied
as 1t has been earnest Another blow
was struck at the cause Of these mod
ern skirted revolutionists when at the
Marble arch. In the upper part of this
city, few days ago ffteen-year-ol
lad was given the platform to speak
on the subject Of the suffrage. His
name was Wesley Smith, and Wesley
was not at all bashful. He started
right or with the declaration that
women were too inconsistent to have
the right to vote and cited certain oc-
currences In his own home to show
that he had not given his mother the
right kind Of bringing IN Perhaps
Wesley had been spanked With the
family single The day before by nam
NH and was still reminiscent Of the
sting.
After all. may not the stand Of the
boy be considered as an indication
that, after the women get the righ
to vote. the young folks of the lant
will arise and assert what they claim
to be their right to vote? While thu
writer Is looking into the future Will
what are probably very dim glasses
yet who shall deny that the twelve
ard fourteen year old victims Of th,
candy, the pinwheel firecracker ant
ginger pop trusts will not rise ant
demand that they shall not be taxet
without the right to pass upon th,
question at the ballot box?
The American and European mar
rage laws aud customs do not NEE
with tho approval or the solemn rec
ognition Of the aristocracy of India
aud several entertaining internationa
!, comedies have resulted therefron
!. The latest victim Is no less person
:. age than Mrs. John Jacob Aston Q
: New York. who has spent considerable
: time In London OF late lodging the a
: tentions Of certain Indian prime
: who wants to present her with an.
thing from troupe Of elephants to
{ string Of pearls.
I Haunting the fashionable Ritz hote
!. where Mrs. Aston is stopping, the di
: consulate prince Is told time after tin
= that the American woman of million
is mot at home"
= "Why should she avoid meY queri'
:. the prince. why will she not acceI
!. my presents? l cannot understand
. She should feel highly honored."