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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

at Hardin, and go east on the international
train de luxe for Moscow. We reach there
in eleven days and twenty-one hours, after
starting, and take another sleeper across
Europe for Calais and London. We are
there inside fourteen days, or just two
weeks from the time we set foot on the
train. Allowing six days for crossing the
Atlantic We reach New York in twenty
days. Five more take us to Seattle or
Vancouver, and from there a ten-day
voyage on a fast express steamer will bring
US to Yokohama, Japan. We can cross
the island OF Hondo to Shimonoseki by
rail in twenty-four hours and there get
steamers which in two days will Jake us
back to Dalny, our starting point.
In every part Of this trip we have
had as good meals as at a flrst-class
American hotel. and we are as safe as
in any American steamer or railroad.
You can now go from Picking to London
in one more day than from Dalny to
London. and the comforts are equally
great. The Picking trains traverse the
province of Pechili and cut through the
great Chinese wall where It runs down
into the sea at S~hanhaikwan. Thence
they cross Manchuria to Mukden. where
connection is made with the South Man
churian system.
The first-class fare from Mukden Ia
Picking is under $40. and from Dalny to
Shanghai by steamer 1t Is just $50. The
fare to Moscow is s142. including the
sleeping berth fees, and the meals on
the diner are from sixty-two cents to a
dollar, with very low a la crate rates.
One can rave a full dinner at a fixed
prlce. or give orders for portions at the
following rates: Soup. twelve cents; fried
fish and potatoes, twelve cents; beef
steak. to order. fifteen cents; chicken
outlets. twelve cents, and curry and rice
the same. Salad costs only ten cents
bread and butter five cents, and tea,
coffee and chocolate may be had at q
nicke a cup. 1 give these prices thai
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much larger number of cases than any
other two months of the year. In the
vital statistic report OF the United States,
Nebraska shows a very small percent of
deaths from tetanus. From 1870 to 1900,
sixteen cases are reported. However, l do
not feel this Is a very accurate report, for,
to my knowledge, Omaha and South Omaha
can cover that number in the last ten
years alone. Upon closer Investigation, I
learn the child had taken no nourishment
for three days and not a drop OF water
or fluid of any kind while in the chill
room.
The most prominent case over which I
have had direction in which the results
OF the cold air treatment were successful
was that of Francis McKeon, at present a
healthy and vigorous young man OF this
city. I was In his case Sep
TENDER 2, 1901. The Infection was due to a
RphEter in the foot. All the usual symp-
toms Of tetanus were present.
All ordinary treatment proved unavail-
ing. On September :, when the con-
yulsions were at their height, l had the
boy taken to the cooling room of a brew
cry. He showed marked Improvement in
an hour. This was at o p. n. At l a. m,
oSpbCiilbNl o. ~ recovered COHsClOHSlcSS
and begged to be taken home. His par
ents, against my wishes, insisted on taking
him home. Within twelve hours all the
symptoms returned in aggravated form. I
again prevailed upon the parents, and the
boy was placed in the chill room a second
time. This time the same response and
Improvement followed. In all this you
could hardly believe the prejudice and OPP
position l encountered from the parents.
On September IA he had recovered suffi-
GENTLY 70 be removed from the chill room.
In four weeks all effects of the disease
vanished.
ITO my medical brethren I would say that
] firmly believe the power OF the lungs to
eliminate poison has been greatly under
1t has often beeen demonstrated
that medicine Injected by any Of the meth
DDS can within a few moments be detected
in the breath, showing the willingness Of
this great organ to relieve the system Of
any abnormal substance. Cold air, as 1
maintain. robs the tetanus of its vitality,
and 1 would include the bacili Of pneu-
monia, meningitis. cholera infantum,
typhoid. yellow fever and malaria, and
other infectious fevers.
II am positive the dpy is not far distant
when cold, dry air win be our chief weapon
with which to combat all this class OF dis
ease. II is simply a better application OF
the trinity OF h~ealersAWater, sunshine and
air. Water and sunshine have an estab-
lished place In medical treatment. II re-
mains for = scientific application Of air
tempered 10 the various needs Of the cases
attempted, to accomplish healing in quite
as wide a field as BY water and sunshine"
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self-FOrGetfuI,

President Taft is fond OF children, with
whom he is a favorite. A charming story
on this head comes from Cincinnati.
Once, when a pretty Cincinnati girl was
a child OF 6 or Z, Mr.. Taft, calling at her
house, found nobody home excepting her
self. She entertained him a little while,
and when he rose 10 go he stopped down
and kissed her.
Here's one" he said. FOR the baby.
Here II another for little Jim And here
is a third for Billie boy"
The little girl. drawing herself up said
haughtily-she had been reading a novel;
Mr.. Taft. you forgot yourseltl'
He bent down again.
80 l did" he laughed "WSIi. here's
one for myseIf!"-st Louis 0i0bO-DsmO-
crat
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In the case OF Tina Goetler at one OF
the local breweries. He Is not willing to
yield a point In conflict with his method OF
treatment, and maintains that the treat
ment is scientific. He explains something
of the last case and of the former success
full case treated similarly:
Owing TO the many inquiries from my
professional brothers as well as laity, from
strangers as well as friends, I feel a few
lines regarding the death Of GustIna Goet-
Ter from loekjaw or tetanus in the chill
room at the Krug Brewery would prove
OF interest TO many who are anxious to
know the history Of the case. The girl cut
the large toe on her right foot with a
piece OF glass, Wednesday. June SOth. 1
saw her for the first time on Wednesday,
July 7th, at 2 a. m, just twenty-four hours
before her death. She reached the chill
room at the Krug brewery about noon
Wednesday, July 7th. Was in the chill
room between twelve or fourteen hours
before her death. DR.. Porter, who saw her
scarcely more than twenty-four hours be-
fore her death. gave her the first injection
OF anti-tetanic serum Wednesday morning.
These injections OF serum were continued
every four hours until within two hours
before her death; SO Notwithstanding the
fourteen hours in the chill room and the
four Injections OF anti-toxine. as we'll a.
every attention, death claimed the little
patient at 2 a, m. Thursday the sth. The
period was entirely too brief to do justice
to the cold air treament for tetanus.
Il am as positive as ever that the benefit
of the cold air treatment will some day
be called into the medical profession. The
trouble In this case was that the diagnosis
was made in the last stage OF the disease,
after the eervieal muscles we're stiffened.
the spine rigid, the jaws locked and con
vulsions established, with practically no
preliminary treatment, which should have
come at the inception OF the wound, to
ward off the advance OF the tetanus bacil-
lus.
This case demonstrates without doubt,
how useless anti-tetanic serum is after this
stage OF the disease is reached, or in any
we'll developed case. From the first hour
the child was In the chill room, she con-
tinualy stated that she was feeling better,
and II the cold air treatment did nothing
else but relieve her, and at the same time
keep her free from the violent ~convulsions
which usually attend such cases, and let
her die a peaceful and quiet death, with
her mind clear and her mental qualities
good to within a few minutes OF her death.
Il certainly did wonders and IL worthy the
further consideration OF my professional
bEetheTn No one who ever Witnessed the
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People Of DnIny.

The population of Dalny is a queer mix
ture of Chinese, Japanese and foreigners.
The Chinese or Manchurian natives are
the most numerous. There are 10000 of
them and they constitute the chief work
ing force. They drive the droschkies left
by the Russians, they carry the bricks
and dirt used in building and they form
the largest portion of the mechanics. They
do the market gardening, all the peddling,
and are in evidence everywhere. they also
rave many stores and many rich men.
There are Chinese policemen and some
Chinese civil officers.
The japanese are the aristocrats of the
town. They boss the Chinese and as a
rule, do but little Of what ia known as
ooolie work. Many of them are officials,
who dress in European clothes. and not a
few are merchants. There are altogether
about 5000 Japanese.
Outside this population of $1,000 of the
Monaghan race, there are just fifty-six
Europeans and Americans, composed
chiefly of the consuls and their employees
and a very few traders. There are, all
told, just three citizens of the United
States. One of these Is Roger 8. Greene,
our American consul. He is a young man
who wal brought up in Japan. and who
for a time was In charge of our consular
offices at Nagasaki, Later on he went to
Vladivostok, and from there was trans
ferred to Dalny. Mr.. Greene speaks the
japanese language fluently, and he is a
valuabl man for this province. The other
two American are Rev. Mr.. VIM and his
wife. They are missionaries, who came
here from western Japan, where they had
been doing work for more than twenty
years. At the close Of the war. when the
japanese took possession OF Manohuria,
some of the Christians among the officials
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

During the same month at the Ueyno
library in Toxic $1,000 books were taken
out; and the most OF these related to
literature, mathematics and medicine.
The calls included something like 10000
histories and biographies, 5000 books on
social and political economy and 10000
volumes on engineering and the Industrial
arts. The demands under literature and
language probably include fiction, and
the number OF calls In this department
was over 1900. There are now In Toxic
200 book-lending shops which require a
deposit and charge from one-half to ono
cent per book per day, according to the
value of the book and the time It is out
Many of the books called for are fiction,
but Budhis PHILOSOPHERS, foreign trav-
els and biographies, such as those OF Lin
coin. Garfield, Gladstone, Bismarck, Ma
poleon and Roosevelt, are in demand
Roosevelts life is. 1 understand. very
popular.
Among the books now most read by the
young men of Japan are Samuel Smiles
Self Help" and Marsden's Success"
Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord
Fauntleroy" has been translated. as well
as The Scarlet Letter." Treasure
Island" and Three Men in a Boat" The
Japanese read the best works in English,
German and French. They have maya
zines on many subjects. I understand
that an intellectual awakening OF a some
what similar nature is Just beginning in
China, and that the celestials are now
making TRANSACTIONS OF man well known
European books.
FRANK @. CARPENTER
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Trapping "a Liar.

Doctor, do you ever do anything for
charity? / am an awfully poor woman
and have heart trouble Won't you please
examine my heart with the X-ray free OF
cost?"
This plea was made by a poorly dressed
woman OF about Go 70 Dr. George Her
mann Of ~Corryville, o. Happening to look
a little lower than the heart, he discovered
two $40 gold pieces in a channels bag under
the wOman's garment.
"How is my heart, doctor7"
Your heart is pretty bad" he calculated
with a tings OF sarcasm.
rs there any hope for meg'
mot II you keep this way" he declared
as the third SO gold piece came into view.
Il really mean that you had a bad heart
You lied when you said you were poor.
TAKE that money out OF your waist and
pay me S."
The woman nearly collapsed. but she
took out the SEQ In gold and from another
part Of her rsiment drew out a purse on
tanning bills-
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The Offended Bride,

Senator Crane. discussing a tariff argu-
ment last month, said:
well, I was misunderstood ! was as
badly misunderstood as the Gloucester cler-
gyman.
"A Glouceste@ clergyman was filling out
a marriage certificate. Forgetting the
date. he looked up. pen in hand. and said
TO the bride:
Let me see. this Is the seventh,
isn't it?'
THE bride, whose marital adventures
had been manifold, flushed hotly and re-
piled:
mo. it's not the seventh. It's only
the fourth
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sly Rats KIN Turtle,

Attacked by a swarm Of rats, a big land
turtle belonging to Frank Singleton of
Darby, Pa, put up a desperate battle with
the hungry rodents for Its life, but the
rats proved too many for the turtle. which
finally succumbed to mere force of num-
bers. That the turtle fought CALAMITY
for it's life and gave the rats more than
their share of the battle there is no doubt.
The fact that the turtle was almost i'm
p~regnable in his shell, but finally sue
cumbed before their onslaught, indicates
thai the battle was a long one and that
the rodents waited their opportunity each
time it cautiously stuck out its leather-like
head.
The fact that three cleanly severed front
legs OF the rodents were found beside the
dead turtle in the cellar proves that the
victim manned many Of its enemies before
Il was killed itself.
Singleton had kept the turtle in his eel
lar 10 drive away the rats, and believes
that this was a concerted attack to rid
themselves OF their enemy. After killing
the turtle the rats ate off It's head.
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was the case In both my patients treated
in chill rooms.
Statistics prove that the greater num-
Der OF cases of lockjaw occurr between
the ages of 10 to 15 years, the number Of
males being much larger than the females.
A tabulated report OF ISL cases shows 78
were males and 203 females. This same
report gives proof that July furnishes a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

violent commissions, suffering and agony,
just before death in a case of tetanus.
could but wonder at the calm and gentle
approach of death in this child. 1t only
serves to strengthen my faith in the posi-
tive benefits obtained from the cold air
treatment when it can be applied IN a
more systematic way and devoid of all
dsmpness and noises Of machinery, which
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

requested the Wins to start a church at
Dalny. They did SO, and the Japanese
government not only leased them the
ground on which the church stands, but
subscribed about one-third OF its building
fund. The church is a brick structure in
the heart of the city. 1t is not only sup
ported by the Japanese. but they are carry
ing on considerable Christian mission work
outside.
The greater part Of the business of
Dalny is done by the Chinese. They have
large stores and are engaged in the i'm
port and export trade. There are five or
six Japanese bazars, each Of which con-
tains a score or so of men and women
merchants, who sit In little booths under
one roof with their goods piled around
them or laid upon shelves at the back,
There is a japanese factory, and several
large bookstores, some of which will COM
pare favorably with any in q city of the
United States OF similar size.
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what the Japanese Read.
And Just here 1 would like to tell you
something about the book stores of this
part of the world. The awakening OF
Asia has started the people to reading.
There are big book stores in all the cities
OF Japan. and also in those OF Korea and
M~anchuria. I have before me a list OF
the books taken out of some Of the big
libraries OF Toxic during one month. AZ
the Osaka library there were over ten
thousand applications for books. -Four
thousand OF these came from students,
over three thousand from business men.
two thousand from children and six hun
dred from women.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
City of Mansions.

City of Mansions.
II you could lift up liz OF the finest
villas on the outskirts OF a European
city, gardens and all. and drop them
down on the slope of a hnl overlooking
a beautiful harbor. you would have one
section of Dalny. This famous city OF
the car. built by the Russians at the
southern end of the Transsiberisn sys-
tenn, is more like Europe than Asia.
The administration section. devoted to
the railway officials. is made up Of
magnificent dwellings of brick and stone,
running along wide streets. each sur
rounded by a beautiful garden. There
is no Asiatic architecture in this part
of the city, and as one drives through
it lie cannot realize that he is in the
wilds of Manchuria. The streets are as
clean as the boulevards Of Paris, they
are lighted by electricity, and the houses
are all large and made after a uniform
style.
There lie an administration building, with
scores Of offices; a Greek church, which
will accommodate more than 1000, and a
big hotel, which is one OF the best of the
far east. This hotel is now managed by
the South Manchurian railway, and It is
comfortable throughout. The rooms are
heated by great Russian stoves, built into
the walls, and double windows aid to keep
out the cold. The meals are served in
French style. but the walters are pretty
Japanese girls. clad in kimonos and long
white aprons. Japanese boys take the
place of our chambermaids, and the serv-
ice is good. The native manager has spent
seventeen years in the United States, and
he speaks English well.
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dock $50 feet long, with repair shops at
tached.
The inner harbor lie protected by a break
water OF stone and concrete more than a
mile long. This rises ten feet above the
highest ~tidewater, and the deep water area
inside II is 500 acres. During the war the
breakwater was partially blown up. but it
is now being repaired. 1t is made Of blocks
Of stone and cement. some of which weigh
fifty tons.
At many of the harbors Of the western
Pacific the passengers have to be landed
in launches. This is 80 at Yokohama and
Nagasaki and also at Taku and Shanghai,
the latter port being up a river. some
miles from the Yangtse. When I left
Chemulpo for Dalny 1 was towed out to
the ship by Korean sailors, who worked
their craft much after the style of the
Venetian gondoliers. In landing at Dalny
we came right to the pier and stepped
from the ship into the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
Quaint Features of Life

use lots OF sugar" said Mrs. b. ". sey-
mour. the 67-year-old bride Of Justice OF
the Peace Seymour, aged 70. OF haywood.
III.
Mrs. Seymour won the heart, hand. and
fortune OF her husband by making him
luscious pies, and she gave a detailed
recipe for the benefit OF other widows who
might wish to use the same sort of In
ducement.
Her apple pie got me-" said Judge
Seymour IT always did like apple pie,
but I never did get real apple pie until I
ate her apple pie"
Effective Plea for Father.
Five youngsters, the Oldest II and the
youngest 5, walked into tho office Of
Sheriff Rhodda at Wilkesbarra, Pa Each
was washed clean. each wore ragged
clothes, each was very hungry and they
had walked five miles.
please, l want to see the sheriff" said
the oldest.
Sheriff Rhodda went to them. Somewhat
frightened, but bravely, the Oldest boy
stammered out:
"Mr. Sheriff. I want you to get my
father out OF Jail. They put him in a weea
ago, and we've eaten up everything in the
house. I've worked ana bought some
bread and meat, but that's all gone, We
amt had nothing to eat since last night,
and we want father to come home. I
washed and dressed the children and we
all walked here from Port Griffith to ask
you. Please, Mr.. Sheriff, let him out"
Inquiry revealed the fact hat the father
was John Rummage, a mine worker, in
Jail in default Of bail on the charge OF
threats and assault and battery. The
mother is dead.
Sheriff. Rhodda dropped all other bust
ness TO attend to the children, and a fsw
hours later the father was released.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

somewhat like Washington. or parts Of
Paris, the centers of the webs forming
circles. The circles are usually on high
ground and the streets run out from them
with cross streets cutting each other at
all sorts of angles.
On these circles the best OF the new
buildings are being located. Contra circle
has the new building Of the Yokohama
Specie bank, the civil administration build
ing and other fine structures. The British
consulate has rented som Ian on this
circle. and our American consul has also
secured a lease, which. under Uncle Sans
new policy Of owning his consulates in the
far east. may form the site Of an Ameri-
can building. The matter has been sub
mitted to the State department, but has
not yet been acted upon. No better loca-
ton could be selected. II was the Nicholas
circle of the Russians, and they considered
1t one of the best sites of their city.
This circle is in what is known as the
New Town. The magnificent residences
section which 1 have already described
lies farther inland. over a great railroad
cutting which is now crossed by a fine
stone bridge. reminding one somewhat of
the new 100000 Connecticut avenue bridge
across Rock creek in Washington, although
It is by no means so large. The New Town
was originally composed of poor buildings,
constructed by the Russians. These are
being replaced by substantial houses and
stores, all built upon the Russian plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

w. ]. McCRANN OF South
Omaha sends the following
communication in defense Of his
theory OF cold air treatment for
tetanus, or lockjaw, which treat
ment reCentlY was emnloYAd
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Elias Magruder OF Hunter, Okl.; George
w. Magruder Of Clinton, KY; Isaac M.
Magruder of Winfield. Mo-; David NJ.
Magruder and Thomas C. Magruder OF
Whiteside. This was the first time in
more than twenty-five years the brothers
ave all been together. Many of the de-
%scendants were present, making in all
about 100 in the party. The Magruders
have been active in the development OF
Lincoln county. After a dinner many old
fashioned games were played. The chief
sport was a rope-sdpplng contest. Grand
mothers and grandfathers WED with the
youngsters in the pastime. The eldest OF
the brothers is Is years old and the young
est SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
south Manchurian Railway.

During my stay in Manchuria have
taken a number Of trips over the southern
end OF this railroad system. II has been
greatly improved by the Japanese, and
l doubt II there is another road so good in
East Asia. The tracks and cars are far
better than those of Japan. and they COM
pare well with the best railways of Amer
lea.
And why not7 They are almost alto
gether American. When the Japanese
rebuilt the system after the war. they
standardized 1t and put new American
rolling stock upon the whole line. They
bought $4,000 tons OF steel rails and 1850
tons OF bridge materials. They purchased
also over 200 American locomotives, sew
enty-two first and second class cars and
also 1000 or 1000 box cars, fiat cars. gon-
dola cars and cabooses.
During the last few months a number
Of our modern sleepers have been added.
In going to Mukden the other day 1 rode
In an up-to-date Pullman. which had been
sent out here knocked-down and was put
together at Dalny. The car was lighted
with incandescent electric globes, made In
Cleveland, o., and every berth had its in
dividual light. 1t wal cooled by electric
fans from the same establishment Our
engine was from the American locomotive
works at Richmond, and It hauled US over
rails made by the United States Steel
Trust, The car had a reading room, with
the latest Asiatic papers and American
and English journals. Connected with the
train was a diner" in which, for 60 cents,
] got a better meal than l have ever had
on any American train. and the service,
in general, was superior to that on our
best trunk lines.
l wish you could see how clean tn,
japanese keep these new Pullmans. The,
dust them inside and out, at almost ever,
stop. They even wipe off the wheels an,
rub up the brasses. again and again, dur
ing each trip, treating the cars like s.
many new babies, brought out for display
The road from Dalny to Mukden is nov
being double tracked and the new line viii
be substantially built,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
her Apple Pie Got Him.

Make your pie crust rich. slice your
apples thin. put In plenty Of them and