The Washington herald., 1909-02-16
AT THE HOTELS.


New Willard I have read in the papers
that an operation OF that kind has been
successfully accomplished at one OF the
local hospitals. II entirely successful. It
is a strong argument in favor OF progress
In modern surgical science"
Speaking OF peculiar operations. ths
English physician said that IN Paris and
London, where the idea originated. there
are specialists who make handsome iv-
ing out or the process o. traRsDianting
hair from the head to the eyebrows Or
eyelashes.
only the brave and the rich can
patronize the new method az present"
added the doctor, FOR. besides being
painful. Il takes a long time 10 accom-
pIish it.
The specialist works by putting IN
the new eyelashes and eyebrows wher-
ever they are absent or grow thin. and
so cunning is he Is his work that not
even the closest scrutiny can detect any
difference
About the method? Al ordinary fine
needle is threaded with a long hair, gen
orally taken from the head OF the per-
son to be operated upon. The lower
border Of the eyelid is then thoroughly
cleaned, and in order that the process
may be as painless as possible. rubbed
with solution Of cocaine. The operator
then runs his needle through the edges OF
the eyelid between the epideTmes and tie
lower border Of the cartilage OF ths
tragus-
.s--bo rna5T, v,--n- - - .r,... -,
edge Of the lid. leaving its hair thread n
loops OF carefully graduated length.
When this has been done another and an
other length Of hair is sewed through the
I'D. until finally there are q dozen or more
loops projecting.
The next step in the process IS cutting
on and trimming the ends OF the loops.
and the result is a fine, thick. long set
OF eyelashes. They have 70 be curled for
few weeks. but after that they properly
assimilate, ard il Is not necessary 70 give
them any further attention"
DO they take room and grow2''
Most Of them 90. A few fsn out. Il IS
true, and have TO be attended TO-" ths
surgeon said.
Capt Lewis 3. NicAels. Of New York. Is
at the Raleigh He is an old seafarer.
and has Travelled on every ocean and wa
terway OF the world Re IS in Washing
ton TO take a peep"
Being asked whether there were stiu
pirates plying their trade. the seadog
grimly smiled and said that they swarm
the rivers and canals Of China. and some
tines venture upon the adjacent hIgh
seas. IN Chinese waters coastwise YES
safe from sudden attacks: while the
smaller and more shallow river vessels
are captured and exploited in certain sec
tons almost at viii OF recent years
French. English and native gunboats
have CTuised the coast and explored the
rivers and harbors n search OF the ma
rsuders. But their depredstions continue
Only a few weeks ago a series Of pratt
cal Outrages On the Grand Canal were re-
ported
1t hasn't been so long since Chinese
pirates infested the seas along the coast
Of that country and ventured far from
land in their unlawful enterprises The
Chinese pirates travel in long. swift river
jUnks. Their favOrite trick is 70 await
the coming OF the night n one OF ths
Isgoens OF the Canton delta. and then
slip Up 10 q laden boat as II pushes its
way slowly up the river, board il. and
slay the crew. Then the boat disappears
from the register Of the far Eastern trade
and her goods are never more seen by
the owners
There are many reasons why the D.
rate remains on the Chinese coast line
and in the interior. Almost every Pa
cifc Ocean port has its quota OF soldiers
OF fortune but most Of these are now
gathered az Chinese ports. They. organize
raids. plan piracies. and engage IN a
virtual war against the natives but they
are careful 20 employ native cUtthroats
and mSrauders % carry out their plans
oh, yes. the Chinese government IS
cleaning them al oct. and Il won't take
much longer before this romantic calling
Of piracy VIII also disappear from every
day life in China
An Interesting conversion is taxing placs
among rs. according 20 Roger F. Fleming,
Of Boston. a scientist. who is at the Eb-
bitt- 1t is a conversion in the further
ance Of health rather than OF morals"
said the Boston savant. the widespread
turning 10 cremation as the proper
method OF dispcsing OF the dead Even
ten years ago the idea was yet a novelty.
Now the experimental stage IS past There
is no longer diversity Of means or method.
The earlier crudities Of coal OF wood
fame and noisy eir-blast have given place
to an intense heat from vapor-
zed oil and an air pressure that Is vIrtu-
ally noiSeless. The process has become
With all the recent trend toward ths
ncineration method old Crematoria have
been steadily improved. and new ones are
constantly being planned and constructed
IN fact they increase so rapidly that Il IS
difficult 10 keep accurate count OF them.
In Europe. including England. there are
about fifty cremstoria. and the United
states has upward OF forty IN operation.
Thirty years ago." added Mr.. Flem-
Ing. there had been but two cases n
the United States where cremation had
been adopted in place Of earth burial
Since that time the country has seen
approximately SEQ cremations. with this
total increasing at the rate OF about
i,eeo a year. A single cremation costs
only $50 but It is not a question OF profit
cr loss 10 the cemetery that has also a
-rematorium. Cremation is surely the
coming mode Of burial
tAAc u tt-O AituSL JohLal men n ha1-
sas City IS a big fellow who lIkes TO
hunt said James G. Hunter, Of that
city, and who is at the National Every
night for the last six weeks he
has put on his hunting coat. cap and
belt. and has taken his gun to 90 I'd 70
z certain place 20 hunt chickens or ducks
But he did not reach the hunting ground
aSt fall He always starts down a Ger
tain street to catch a night train He
knows all the saloon men along the
street, and he always stops in each place
to tel the men behind the bar how
much game he intends 10 get At each
place he takes a drink. and II he finds