The Washington herald., 1909-07-20
AT THE HOTELS.

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magazines, said Samuel F. Forbes Of
Sacramento. Cal. at the New willard
yesterday, he would have good cause to
believe he had died and gone to another
world.
Science and industry are moving at
such rate that the aspect OF the world
I changes almost from year 10 year. but
we do not realize II, because the camera
reproduces all the wonders that are. and
makes them familiar Even the children
J in the backwoods know how an aeroplans
/ looks as It flies through the atmosphere
They know all about wireless telegraphv.
mile-a-minute automobiles, and Other
marvels.
There were automobiles a decade
ago, continued Mr. Forbes. but who
would have thought OF the motor car
mat goes two miles a minute-literaIly
ne Iastest thing on wheels or on wings
/ In the world.
Motor cars are also made waterproof
now. and they can ford streams even n
tho working parts OF the rnachinarv ars
submerged The automobile balloon as
cension, in which full-size car serves
as basket, IS more curious thar usefuI
perhaps, and yet It shows how great has
been the development both IN ballooning
and motoring.
In the dramatic rescue OF the mas
senGers Of the liner Republic a short
/ time ago" added Mr.. Fobes. "the world
received its most thrilling realization OF
wireless teiegraphy Almost as wonder
fui as wireless telegraphy itself Is the
fact that the camera reveals the Herzian
waves, by means OF which the messages
are Transmitted through space. The ef-
I ifects recorded by the camera are quite
invisible 70 the human eye
Then there are the flying machines
the camera, and numerous other wonder
ful inventions almost bordering on the
mysterious.
Donald F. Donaldson. a lawyer OF New
York, who was seen at the shorehan.
spoke about the suppression OF noises in
the Empire City, and said he had taken
a great deal OF interest IN the crusade
against unnecessary noises, and that he
has been reading up on sporadic attempts
10 suppress them.
The earliest case that I have found.
said Mr.. Donaldson, "was IN the reign
Of George III when a circus band was
that It's noise was a nuisance. In an
ether old English law report It tells Of
a plaintif recovering damages because q
flock OF Wild ducks was frightened by the
persistent firing OF a gun. The learned
judge held that this constituted n public
nuisance and was a prejudice TO private
rights. In Georgia gathering in a noisy
way at pigeon shooting has been Judi
cially decided 70 be a nuisance. A North
Carolina court held that the stamping
horses IN livery stable near the plain
tins dwelling was sufficient annoyance
70 entitle him TO damages.
Even the noise incident to an ordinary
business may be q nuisance" continued
the New York lawyer "A gold beater
pelting a thin sheet OF gold into shape.
the hammering CT an anvil in a black
smith shop, the noise OF s. skating rink,
and so on. have ell been held 10 be
abatable nuisances.
The test laid down IN the books Is that
any noise which constitutes an annoy
ance 70 q person OF ordinary sens{bilitv
% sound. so as materially TO interfere
with the ordinary comfort OF life and
impair the reasonable enjoyment OF his
habitation. IS a nuisance 10 him
It Is within the bounds OF possibility
that In great centers OF population a new
class Of experts viii arise 20 draw sal
aries from the municipalities as noise spe-
cialists. Unusual noises, long continued.
undoubtedly induce deafness. aside from
Irritating nerves and numbering sleep. Al
any rate, they destroy a discriminate
nlcety in hearing, especially IN those who
have what is called a musical ear"
Discussing stretching as an exercise. DR..
Norman V. Black. Of Portland, Greg.
VINO was seen az the Raleigh, said that
stretching Is good exercise.
When man cannot wake up IN the
middle Of the night or In the morning
and take good stretch" said Dr.. Black
he ought TO kick himself into some sort
OF comprehensibility. A vigorous stretch
in bed or out OF ii is calculated 10 excite
all the nerves. muscles, veins. and arteries
OF the entire system, thereby stinulstinq
the heart action and enIiveninr The dor
mant brain. You may not know thar tba
brain sleeps II requires a stirring IN
All the cords and tendons In the bo5v
need rest They need awakening ais,
All the vitals must be aroused. Stretch
ing is a first-rate arouser. Stretcb
stretch. stretch.
i do not believe IN strenuous erercise %
continued Dr. Black. 1T overstrains the
hgaments- Besides, It is not needed bv
active men. Athletes are short lived
They are so crazy 10 outdo each other IN
all sorts Of foolish performances tbaf
their systems break down. Most OF them
drlIt into consumption. Look up the rec
ord.
some men are wondrous strong Of arm
Others have supreme strength Of back.
o'ners or neck. others OF thigh. others OF
calI, &c Some have muscles Ike knots.
some have them long and stringv Give
me the long-muscled man every time for
endurance. The monkey is deficient IN
leg. he walks but little. and seldom
runs. He does most OF his travelling b,,
means OF his arms and tan, the LATER
being his sixth sense
since Baron Goto. late president OF the
South Manchurlan Railway. assumed the
portfolio OF communication IN the KAT
5ura Cabinet" said Wilder ". Pren5er-
CAST OF New York, a railroad contractor.
who spent years building roads IN the Nj
zado's empire. and Is st the Riggs. there
has been q marked improvement IN the
management and general efficiency OF the
japanese railway system. The first radi-
cal change instituted was the complete
separation OF the railway finances from
those OF the state. so that these might
be placed on an independent basis sim
lar to the working of a private cor
poration.
To some extent this move was a con
cession 10 public opinion. as there had
been distinct demand for It during the
ast eighteen months. The public mind
viii now be relieved from the complex
operation Of having to follow the prog
'esS OF the national enterprise through
the maze Of budgetary revenue and ex-
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