The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
AT THE HOTELS.

mas recently returned from the Enlilp-
pines. AT the Raleigh. yesterday.
.Au the cars are modern. operated by
electricity. and managed By oficisls--who
understand the business thoroughly. The
speed and accommodations are equal in
every way 70 those offered by the trac-
tion systems ia American cities.
Many Of the Old unsightiy. and in
sanitary buildings have been torn down"
continued 8Ir. Mason. 10 give place 10
the bright. new American structures thqt
are being put up by the business men
fOf this country
The town has been thoroughly im-
proved the harboF cleaned and made
more serviceable. and every condition
tending 10 The advancement Of business
and comfort has been met with The
sanitary conditions. especially. have been
improved, and the death rate in Manila
is consequently lower than that in most
American towns Of equal size yellow
fever "a an unknown quantity and there
is no cholera. excepting that which Is
imported from China japan. and other
Aslatic countries
The Philippines added lIr Mason.
make Up a wonderful country. Although
Z is old. il IS new since Uncle sam took
1 possession. II was stranger 10 mod
eTn developments. and the characteristics
American industry There is "A wonder
ful opportunity there for agriculture and
business Many American soldiers go
into business there when their terms
/ expire
There is one fault that have TO find.
and that is In the import duties charged
{ or American goods Nearly all OF the
I American business men buy their goods
/ from manufacturers in this country. TIE
! Germans deal with the manufacturers OF
Z their Own country As every one knows.
I the German goods are produced a. less
I cost than are those manufactured iu
/ this country. The duty is the same.
( Hence the Germans are able 20 underseU
4 their American competitors In most In
J stances.
But as a whole people in the Philip
. pines are weu satisfied with the govern
ment The young natives are growing Up
I 10 American methods. and are loyal 20
. the Stars and Stripes. The future Is
bright for the islands"
( Discussing spring fever DR.. William
( y. Denton. Of Chicago. who was seen az
the New Willard yesterday. said that OF
all The seasons spring has the most potent
effect on our physical condition
The normal individual puts on weight
in the winter and loses a corresponding
amount in the heat OF summer Whether
this is an attempt Of nature 70 cl0the
Us suitably for the temperatures Of the
different seasons. or whether Il s. the
result OF metaboIic changes. caused hr
the seasons themselves. IS matter Of
Theory but that the body weight varies
question
-Of all the seasons" continued D-.
Denton. spring has the most potent
eject on our physical condition. II takes
the form of an increase Of functional
activity in all the nerve centers- Nervous
diseases are much more commonly fatal
I'm the spring than az any ether time o.
the year. Whereas diseases Of the lungs
such as bronchitis and pneumonia. are
10 their height in the winter months the
deaths from nervous diseases are most
common IN March. April and MAJ.
Meningitis and other infsumatorv dis
eases Of the brain and its coverings have
their lowest mortality rate ia the autumn
months. and their highest in the three
months of spring
The proprietor Of Wild West show
travelling thn Eastern countries recently
made an offer OF a silver medal 70 any
local barber with sufficient courage 20
shave the tanner IN the lions den" began
Henry Erouse Of Reading Pa. in reIat-
FIVE the following incident AT the National
yesterday.
a knight % the razor. yearninE for
fam and glory. accepted the challenge
an6 amid a chorus o. cheers. entered the
csc
Although the lion betrayed very little
i-terast in the proceedings the barber
was obviously nervous. and. having Iath-
cred his man. made several nervous dabs
al one cheek with the razor. keeping g
weather eve on the wild beast
Hold hard yelled the tanner. as he
caught a slice OF his ear just before 10
reached the flooring It's TOO risky
1871 amt afraid stammered the
shaking tonSorial artist There amt q
lion anywhere that can scare m-m-m-ule- %
' Course you amt afraid beloved the
tanner, as he wiped his wounded face
anybody can see you amt. It's me who
is afraid I'm afraid or the barber, not
the lion
Discussing RooseveICs African trip. and
his medical supplies. Dr. Fred Arm
strong. OF Los Angeles. Cal. who is az
the Arlington. said yesterday that quinine
was the most valuable known drug the
former President could take along.
NO en- would venture 70 travel in
India without Il" continued the physi-
q IN. Eefore its discovery 100000 people
Cle5 anuaIly in India Of malariaI fever
The Iortality from this cause is now less
y tnan half that number.
Livingstone and other travellers in A.
rica could never have made their dis
coveries without g. i is said Of the
} great German explorer. Dr. Schweiufurth
! that when DE- lost his entire property By
, FIRE. valuable scientific instruments among
the rest. he felt the loss of his Quinine
20 be the greatest OF all. and often
thought with fear Of the journey that lay
before him. which. however he perse-
vered in
The soldiers in the American civil
war depended greatly upon quini1e The
pioneers in this country when it was first
settled and civilized had as hard work
fighting fever and ague in the then
swsmpy. malarial districts as in fighting
Indians. and quinine was even more
necessary than firearms
SAs a means Of guarding the system
from intermittent fever the English na-
val regulations require that every man
should take a portion % the drug when
the ship is within a certain distance OF
: the east or west coast Of Africa and that
81 should be regularly taken by those en-
gaged m boat cruising along the coast
. or on the rivers or creeks.
But Col Roosevelt has a fnc physician
; in The party. and whatever can be done
? 70 preserve his health and guard il from
In