New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There seems he limit to the persecution OF
transit lines Chicago has dug up a statute with a
good penalty clause I'm It. governing the mat
of III ventilated cars, and purposes TO make
Of IT. Suits have been brought against three trac
ton lines by the city. The presence of good
in is important than Is generally
supposed" said Health Commissioner Evans who
is responsible for the bad air prosecution. II a
passenger only aboard a for a minute
it would not make much difference. but the
tortv travel considerable distances. and II the air
is bad they have 10 breathe 1t for too long time.
An individual control the air in his own house.
his own Office his sleeping apartment.
But when he gets into public conveyance a
public hall he is helpless and must take such air
IS furnished him Hence the necessity OF the
city acting
What's your husbands attitude the liquor
question:
-Recumbent Lies every time he gets home from
a spree Boston Transcript
Rochester has n OF fairy godfather or
patron saint in George Eastman. Not long ago Mr..
Eastman gave the city fine big tract OF land for
park, and, within day two has sent his check
for 100000 to the Rochester City Hospital There
seems to be a spot in Mr. Eastman's heart
hospitals. he gave $50, 900 each Homue-
opathic and Hahnemann institutions few months
ago MIR. Eastman is the Atlantic en-
to England, a fugitive from the gratitude and
thanks of the people Of Rochester says The
Democrat and Chronicle" But he has had so
much experience in that line that he cannot pos
stby be unconscious OF or misinterpret the feeling
of his fellow townsmen over the latest manifesto
tion of his philanthropic liberality."
Goodness. Johnny, how you're growing! If you
don't look out you'll be bigger than your father
aGec' Wouldn't that be swellH'
why, then. they'd have to cut my old trousers
down TO fit him.'-Ceveland Leader.
In speaking of the financial shipwrecl Of Mark
Caste who received the Carnegie medal for the
thrilling deed by which sixty-seven passengers of
the Cherokee were rescued, who was at At
antic City at the time Of the disaster said People
stood in lines the statoners' shops and c1Irfo
booths to buy the picture postcards with Casto's
portrait and am that the day when they
were placed sale the amount realized for these
alone, TO say nothing Of the cards with other
Cherokee illustrations. the Of the Alberta
Mrs. Casto etc. many times as much as was
received for all the effects of the hero when they
solo the block
Advertisements on the scenery" exclaimed the
star. That's carrying conmercialism really too
TT isn't commercia!ism.' exclaimed the manager.
don't we?"-Tit Bits
Dresden paper in answer 10 the question as
the length of "the normal arm" says that 1t
would have been well to state the height or age
of the normal whose
under consideration. These" says the writer.
ARE considered normal proportions: When these
members extended the distance from the tips
of one middle finger TO the other should be
actly the height Of the person. and the height or
the perfect human figure is six times the length
of the foot The face from the hair line to the
chin liz one-tenth of the whole stature. Another
tenth of the stature is the distance from. the
wrist TO the tip of the middle finger. From the
highest point Of the forehead to the top of the
chest is one-seventh of the height of the whole
body Working by these rules 1t would be easy
TO determine whether arms and hands are nor
NAL"
With February % looming up in the middle
distance the young teacher thought she saw
good chance to inculcate patriotism in her young
charges .,.
about George Washington? she asked sweetly;
Then selecting the boy attached to the hand
which seemed to be waving the most frantieally,
she said, You may tell, Willie.
Please mum. git holiday on MS cirth-
day.-Lippincotts.