The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27

artists ridiculs the present day hat TN
ceasinsiy, yet It goes on increasing in
sixe md taking unto itself more and moro
trimming.
Floating q young woman's voice a.
q limited liability company sounds m
what Gilbertian, yet It has Just been done
in Australia. A syndicate With . capital
OF 1900 In Is shares has been formed to
send q young Australian woman with a
remarkable voice to DO trained by Nine.
Marchesi In Paris.
sh has bound herself to give on her re-
turn . series Of concerts In the principal
cities OF Australia under the direction Of
the syndicate. whose members hope In
this way to get back their capital plus .
substantial dividend.
German physician thinks that health
and longevity are influenced by weight.
he found the greatest vitality and lowest
mortality In persons whose weight ID
within 10 per cent. Of the standard.
HE conclusions are based on the records
af 100 900 males.
Fol the normal weight OF a man 70
years old and s feet 0 inches tall $50
pounds Ia accepted. while the rule adding
> per cent. In weight for each extra inch
proves fairly accurate. The standard
weight increases with age in little men
up to Is. In middle sized men up to 10
and in the tall up to IS or 90.
Standards for women are not yet worked
out. though 1t 10 known that at 10 women
are from six 10 nine pounds lighter than
men.
Count Bertrand, an eccentric Partisan
who died recently, asoribsd his longevity
to q OF the most marked Of his many
eccentrioities. Once q year he would
60 to bed and remain there for three
months. On these occasions he would
see nobody but his servant who brought
him his meals. and ever him he forbade
to speak q word.
just before the Germans laid siege to
Paris tho Count went to bed for his three
months rest. The servant. faithful to
his orders. said nothing OF the events
going on outside. One day the bread
VA 30 bad that the Count demanded an
explanation. He then learned that Paris
wal surrounded by the enemy.
Springing out Of bed the Count paced
the floor, exclaiming What should .
Bertrand do in such circumstances!'
Suddenly he stopped and cried. He
should 60 to bed!' To bed he went and
stayed there till the siege was over.
Mr.. Perrett's theory OF earthquakes.
which was justified by the catastropheSt
Messina. as told in The SrE at the time. |
has now besn further confirmed by q
French scientist. M. de Psrville.
M. de ParviIle holds that the sun and
moon are mainly responsible for earth
quakes. Briefly the theory is that at Ger
tain times the sun and moon are exosp-
tionally we'll placed for eIerting their I
maximum pulling effect on the earth In 9
practically straight line. This happens
when the noon Ia In perigee-at its nearest
to the earth-and at or near a tins ~
eclipse.
Working on this principle N. de Parville
prophesied the French earthquake Of last
Friday night, being only a few hours ste
in his calculation. Other examples tend
ing to show the correctness Of the theory
can be quoted.
On June 8 the moon approaching periges
was also totally eclipsed and on that day
an earthquake and tidal wave occurred in
the Dutch Fast Indies. Nine days later,
last Saturday. the moon reached perigee.
just past its last quarter, and the pre-
vious evening the earthquake in France
look place. An eclipse Of the sun and the
perigee position OF the moon Immediately
preceded the Messins earthquake.
An eclipse Of the sun with the moon In
perigoe happened January 3. ieees, when G
severe earthquake shook Jamaica. The
same conditions prevailed on the day
Kingston was destroyed, in January. 1907.
The moon in perigee with sun collapsed also
marked the day Of the eruption OF Mont
Pelte In May. 1901.
The belt In which seismic and volcanic
disturbances seem mainly to happen 10
apparently less than 1000 miles wide.
encircling the earth. its southern limit
being 1000 miles north OF the equator.
The so-called one kitchen houses.
blocks OF fats with one common kitchen
the American plan, which II was hoped
would prove a ucoes in Berlin, have got
into trouble after q brief existence
A syndicate which with borrowed
money had erected large blocks OF such
fats In various parts OF the town found
itself in difficulties, and one fine morning
the tenants we're unable to procure their
breakfast, no provisions having been de-
livered and the kitchen stat having been
dismissed. As the tenants failed to get
from the estate manager they
appointed a kitchen staff OF their own.
but the receiver Of the syndicate, reeu-
by . squad OF police, turned the
new stafY out and barricaded the kitchens.
Most OF the tenants took their troubles
philosophically and inserted In a local
the following notice surrounded by
. mourning border.
To-day after prolonged agony. assisted
~ the Ofhcial Receiver. the death has taken
place Of insnition Of our we'll beloved Only
Kitchen, cut OF In the tender age Of 2 months
Q dsys. The Bereaved Tenant sorrow ,
July beg for Public sympathy. I
The question Of suitable sheds for air. {
.hips is interesting the technical world !
Germany about Al much as the airships G
The German War Depart
pept has 40 far pinned It's faith to rect q
m ru,ar buildings 100 feet long, from 90 q
a leo feet wide and rs feet high, which b
AN only be entered from either end. 9