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ping her hands and dropping affectedIy
breathes in aspirates P-p-per-fectly gor-
geous -; the German remarks, Wunder-
bar grossartig -; the banker, with hands
in pockets, mods his appreciation; the
Texan in the big check blouse says Amt
it funny how she spreads out at the bot
tom?' the mother scolds her child with
" Come here. you naughty thing I shall
bring Edith next time-she sees things :;
the English passenger stands silent; the
Frenehman describes with his hands; the
artist looks and SAYS nothing.
Could anything be more amusing and at
the same time more pathetic than these at
tempts to express what was not felt? Not
one in a dozen among them was impressed
with the beauties of the sunset in the least;
no sentimental lines appeared in the faces;
no artistic instinct was evident The peo-
PIE only repeated the pet sayings of tradi-
ton; since the beginning of time poets have
sung artists have painted. myths have hail
lowed sunsets on plain. desert. mountain.
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After a few days on a great ocean liner
one notices with what eagerness all on
board watch the sun. Passengers begin
looking at their watches hours before the
word goes around, E" The sunset viii be fine
today" old men straighten their backs
preparatory for the sight; women fold their
embroidery; sick people stretched in camp
chairs turn their heads TO one side and kick
the plaid shawls off their feet: spy glasses
are hauled out of velvet bags; cameras are
leveled against the red eye soon to dip into
the sea
For a few moments every one on ship
is devoted 10 the sun. the eynOsure Of all
eyes, the daily visitor when daily visitors
are few. And all. expectant, rush to the
ratings on one side Of the steamer to see
the big ball. lost in streaks of red blue,
and orange. spread out Ike the tail Of a bal
loon before dropping and turning leaden
hue IN the cool gray Of the ocean.
Expressions Of delight follow. The
woman with the four inch pompadour, clap
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1t is the oil the spindle which makes the machinery
smoothly than it otherwise could do Il many
jolt and hot box. 1t energy which
be poured into the channel that needs 1t cbeckma the
tearing down processes fretting.
But is there kind of in which
poyed direct curative especially among
afflicted with hystera in its diverse instance
hysenca patient is msensv touch oyer part of the body
ms the effect of mental disorder The patient jolt
10 brng the Impressions that she normally that
the bodily surface into attention She suffering narrowing
of consciousness
She nege normally observed impressions aen
on upon others which she thinks practical
impressions of sight and hearing normally neglect the pressure
OF our shoes feet and something
sort OF ng Some one with air of unquesionabe authority
should tell such individual that this part her bodily surface is
in just good condition was does not
normal sensy consequences whatever
the operator pases) likely follow moment If the
skuy good may done There are often eases
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By Eaas Kraase.

Tor expert veterinary examination, as the
animal cannot explain 10 what extent it Is
or is not suffering.
In case OF any doubt such doubt should
be resolved in favor Of the animal, and not
in favor OF the owner. However. il II is
clear that there is no suffering, it would
be an injustice 10 deprive the owner Of
the reasonable use Of his property, and
any interference with his rights, even by
we'll meaning people. is an unwarranted
act not authorized by law Therefore, it
is always desirable to report such cases to
the proper organizations for investigation
ia order that right action be taken. Where
this is not done parties are acting at their
peril, and the fact that they are members
OF an anti-cruelty society Will be of no
avail in lawsuit for damages.
Again, there are cases of hardship in
which horses may be worked to their fun
capacity and under circumstances that may
and should elicit the righteous indignation
OF sympathetic people, and yet the owners
of these animals may not be amenable to
the law for cruelty because every person
is given a certain amount of latitude in
the use Of his property. provided he does
not overstep the bounds OF decency. This,
however. does not prevent the anti-cruelty
society from using such persuasive meas
ures as may bring the thoughtless owner
10 q better appreciation OF the moral obli-
cation resting upon him. Oftentimes such
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pirate mental will induce whatever modification of nutrition
given pathological Here the theory Of
psychotheapy in nutshell 1t is beautiful Forgive
for putting the brakes Imagination before
plain what really expect of suggestion
1t is with decided limitations and panaeea
Suggestion viii make finely ehiseed
GTecan model Before the shrine Beaupre the
village of Beaupe Quebec pyramids cruhes and
which have been thrown by the lame and halt who have been
relieved from their Affections by the good
Anne However that utterly the
of suggestion enghen abbreviated limbs Indeed
not within its ability directly produce
a 5 a
If the disease wasting away decay
modlheaon of tissue form whatever foohardy is weak
adjective in describing the sufferer who depends upon
gesOn alone for relief and the who administers nothing
else in such is @-wel he pow-wow. guard
self here however For in the the
treatment suggestion is efficient far suppants fear by
confidence
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Bp Bertha Beatrice Lash.

any phase be able to think
quickly clearly and keeny She will be able this only
she is sound physically poised neryousy CHEEKY mentally.
Here again the helps
workacves of body and mind that the
circulation physically
and mentally.
And then there the by various lines
OF gymnastics which selfforgetfulne
again the innocent living expected
spend quite much time with game play
outdoor activities do in gymnastics.
Hence both the the gymnasium become
really the life which perfect
valuable than work for the
highest atanments the spirit All gives balance not only
physically but neryously mentally.
apt be one sided: We sac things
cOored glasses own deem in
The discipline gymnasium keep US the
right track stimulates physical larger
applications gives headed large hearted bole
soued which is only possible where there pose
and manifested physical intellectual and spiritual living
Physical educa alton stands healthy
qualified their spheres life with simplicity,
dignity, and power
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land voyage" The theater will make a
number Of calls. at Choisy- Yic-sur-
Aisne, Compiegne, etc. and viii then go
to one Of the Paris suburbs. The enterprise
is directed BY woman. Nine. Penney, and
the repertoire takes one back to the palmy
days OF melodrama
The Vendetta % :. The sorceress. or the
Scotch Orphan" Joan of Arc" THE
Orphan Of Geneva. :" 2" Haphe the Bandit -
such is the bait offered to riverside theater-
goers. The theater comprises three bargeg.
and a yacht for the naanag cement. The
theater itself is on the biggest barge and
hss room for 600 persons.
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BY Eva Rgmalt.6 aiIIard.

for g little prose; a romance which have
in mind, Kavanagh by name.
Another birthday entry in the journal
reads: Another notch cut in the stick.
another date carried higher up on the face
Of the adamantine rock. And so the years
go by; the footsteps Of Fate-the approach
ing trend OF the stone statue"
The entry on MS forty-seveuth birthday
says: I'm curious 10 know what poetic
victories. if any. viii be won this year In
that direction lie my hopes and wishes;
nay. my ardent longings"
Two years later, his forty-ninth birth
day, he writes Of feeling cid. but on his
dftieth he says: Today l saillnto Iongi-
tude 30 degrees. Half a century old. II
We counted birthdays as the Germans do
weddings this would be my golden birth
day"
Again ne md this entry: Somebody is
IS years old today. E and A insist
upon it that I am the guilty man ="
Two years later friends began to make
the day a more noticeable one and poems
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THE SULTAN OF TURKEY AS A CENSOR.

One of the strictest censors Of the drama
in Europe, and at the same time one OF
the most enthusiastic patrons. was Abdul
Hamid, former sultan OF Turkey. Until
quite recently he actually maintained two
private companies, che operate and the
other purely dramatic He was extremely
averse TO anything being represented
on the stage that ridculed religion. or that
offended his sense of what was due to
considerations of morality and Of respect
TO those in authority. A whole list OF
famous operas were either barred or modi-
fled altogether out of recognition
The oldest feature Of these theatrical
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SOmeBirtbdavs 81 .3Cbe Gbildren's Poe. !"

from Holmes, Lowell, and Others. flowers
gifts, and various attentions were showerad
upon him The notes he sent TO those who
remembered him We're quantity character
istic in their wording. To one friend he
wrote: Many thanks-say sixty-for
these lovely flowers"
On the evening Of his seventeen birthday
he wrote Ny study is garden OF flow
ers. l have whole box full Of letters and
poems" And TO a frieAd he wrote: 1T
is a strange feeling this OF being 20 years
old. I cannot say precisely what the feeling
is-but you will know one Of these DAYS. Il
is something like that OF schoolboy who
has filed one side of his slate with figures
of long sum and has to turn the slate
over TO go on with it" Evidently he was
impressed with the feeling that the three
score years and ten" of life allotted TO man
was, for him. complete and anything far
Their must be borrowed from 1.-The other
side"
Children loved Longfellow. as he loved
them and wrote for them. and on his sew
enty-second birthday 200 school children
of Cambridge presented him with a chair
made from the wood of the spreading
chestnut tree made famous by the open
ing lines OF 1.-THE Village Blacksmith
On the chair brass plate bearing the in
scription To the author Of The Village
Blacksmith. this chair made from the WOOD
of the spreading chestnut tree, is presented
as an expression of grateful regard and
veneration by the children Of Cambridge
who, with their friends, join in best wishes
and congratulations on this anniversary
Feb. q, 1879"
A line from the poem is carved on each Of
the four sides of the frame, and the whole
is ebonized
When Longfellow entered his study and
found the massive chair awaiting him the
surprise was equaled by the pleasure IL
gave and those who have read the beauti-
full poem dedicated ITO the children Of
Cambridge" which he wrote had printed
and distributed among them. will realize
something of the emotions of that seventy
second birthday.
Three more birthdays Longfellow spent
among his friends and on the last OF them
he received an original poem. in honor Of
the day by young girl in Pennsylvania
Not long sfterward he wrote her letter
thanking her for the thought Of him which
prompted her to write the poem and praised
its excellence. The letter was character
istically kind and would be a treasure under
any circumstance, bat it becomes doubly
so when 1t is remembered that Il is the
last letter The Childrsn's Poet" ever
srcts
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Ubat CONSTITUTES cruelty to HnimaIs.

PNHE mind Of civilized man lntuitIvelv
revolts against Wanton and unneces-
sary acts of cruelty to living sentient
beings In nearly all states and pro-
gressive counties laws have been
enacted restraining and Furnishing persons
who may be guilty Of cruelty to children
and dumb brutes and in most communities
special societies are charged with the en-
forcement OF these laws
In all such cases the law is simple and
specific, but the question as 10 what CON
sututes cruelty and neglect is a question
of fact about which there is often wide
and varied difference Of opinion among the
latty and even among specialists, some
times resulting from differences of emo
ton and education, but more frequently on
account Of Misunderstanding OF the facts
involved.
Il is easy to say that common sense
ought to be the guiding principle in this
as well as in most OF the activities Of life.
but experience has proven this 10 be 100
elastic term TO be used successfully in
defining what is and what is not an act Of
cruelty. That must be determined in each
and every case after all the facts and cir
cumstances have been considered. For in
stance, no person would deny that pulling
out a horses tongue gouging out its eye,
or striking it with pick or club in a ft OF
anger constitutes an act OF cruelty.
While such cases come under the observa-
tion OF anti-eruelty societies from time to
time. they are not nearly as frequent as
other cases that are apparently cruel and
yet which, in the light of special and miti-
eating circumstances, seem justifable.
Such, for instance are the overdriving and
flashing Of horses in the act OF pulling the
fire apparatus in cases Of imminent danger
10 life and property, or the abuse OF an
animal by physician In the act Of reach
ing his patient in time to save hfe. In
such cases the question is one of reason
ableness and no court or jury would find
that there was cruelty II the amount OF
abuse did not exceed what seemed neces-
sary 10 conserve the higher interests in
Volved.
However. there are other occurrences
which are more frequently reported, and
IN which the diagnosis is more difficult be-
cause the facts are more subtle. I have
reference 10 cases in which a horse may
have suffered a permanent injury some
years ago as q result of which he may
have developed a club foot, a limping gait,
OF some other irregularity which gives the
casual observer reason 70 believe that the
animal is lame and suffering pain or is
unfit for service. Under such circum-
stances it is sometimes necessary TO call
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and operate performances al the Yidlz
Kiosk was that resulting from his pro-
hibition of children performing at night
after O'Clock. his contention being that
they should be in bed by that time
3 lie invited on one occasion a number OF
foreign guests 10 a performance Of the
opera " Norma" When the moment came
for the pathetic scene where the two young
children rush in and kneel before Norma.
who bends down and strokes their heads
and kisses them. the audiences gravity
was tried 10 the utmost by the appearance
in their stead Of two strapping, mustached
members Of the imperial body guard.
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measures are more effective than prosecu-
tons would be- and all such cases should
be promptly reported.
On the other hand. there are large num-
bers OF instances Of daily occurrence in
which drivers and owners are infilcting IN
necessary hardship and even cruelty upon
their animals. Such acts are mostly the
result OF ignorance or thoughtlessness and
should be stopped by persuasion If posi-
bic, by prosecution II necessary. The mat
ter Of neglecting to blanket q horse in cold
weather or driving him smooth shod on
icy pavements, or compelling him TO wear
an III fitting harness with wires projecting
into his sides, and loose binders Topping
into his eyes, are conditions that should
not be permitted to continue undated, to
say nothing of unnecessary beating and
jerking.
It should be remembered that compul-
sion can be exercised only where legal
enactments are violated Where a moral or
ethical question is involved persuasion
alone can be resorted to. While we may
differ on many ethical questions relating
TO cruelty, such as vivisection, all right
thinking people will agree that this prac-
tlce should be regulated and that all I'M
necessary acts of cruelty and neglect I'm
posed on dumb creatures are inexcusable
and should not )e permitted to continue.
Constant vigilan = on the part OF the pub
lie In reporting these cases TO the proper
authorities is the most effective method
Of dealing with the problem.
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Ctmes Have Changed for Vouno Men.

VERY little while some man high in modern
financial industrial, or commercial enterprises
is tempted by some one 10 say for type: I
believe that never before in history has the
young man looked out on broader and brighter
fields, more inviting to greater success. than
now"
Perhaps this individual man. on the pinnacle
of modern success. feels and thinks just that
way I'm so much impressed with this posi-
bility of his truthfulness in speaking that / feel
it duty to the present day young man to help
him little in looking into the matter with eyes
wide open and at least one fgurative ear to the
ground.
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teal activity of every day affairs a existence
The Advancement steadily toward plane
work which only includes the development the body
but at the same time recognizes that through physical
intellectual advancement Indeed the
of work beyond the individual projects into the
community life makes health sanitation and hygiene
conditions public safeguards whether home college
o factory.
Activity being the first development
the physical and realm recognize
the chief giving child freedom and
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Power Of Suggestion in Dealin9.

use in dispensing mental influence for the cure
of disease one Immediately thinks of suggestion
the shibboleth Of the psychotherapist. You
suggest 10 yourself or another suggests to you
simply by directing your attention and awak-
ening anticipation, either pleasant or I'M
pleasant
Thus some one iBtimates to yOu that you
have a pug nose. 1t had never occurred to
you before This evil genius suggested it. and
now the idea. the image, the thought of a pug
nose, and especially Of such protuberance
on your so-thought defectless face, plaques you
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physical Education for Women.

} insure ideal results, the necessity of ideal
conditions cOnfronts Us, and these are not as
yet realities in the majority of the gymnasumS
for women in this country.
Hence it will be our aim to set forth Ideals
in the teaching Of physical education. with
results that may reasonably be expected under
fair conditions and direct supervision. The
standard for such instruction today is quite
different from that which was held ten or
fifteen years ago. We aimed then largely
toward material ends-for the improvement
of the physical being quite apart from the
other sides of the individual life, and quite
divorced from any relationship with the nrac-
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we must remember that after tosome wearsome journey
70 any n Of pleasure or profit disposed harlshp
OF the journey the of the pains and rafons Of m
All these things have unexpected utterly but the fact that
S were osome and trying soul body at once to try
to forget them " -
Not only this point of yew upon already at the
Top Of things but accepting forgeuness his own hardsbps Of
ago. perhaps he Is out of touch less with
conditions which young man of the present is facing in the
cessfu mans organization
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vydnes and through other your
quent this much headed suggestion has nothing
it, 1t just S attention.
Now when mental by
gon otherwise lis physiological expression comes with itha
Is particular form of excaiOn the system
brings about peculiar distribution of the blood supply and
hence nutiona 1t follows therefore, appro
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-27
BALLADE OF BUILDERS.
BY CHARLES C. JONES.

We bought a lot on Skenem hill,
We saw an architect or two;
Then counted dragging days until
The plans were finished, straight and
true.
We thought, while spending cash we drew.
Our budded hopes must surely bloom;
But. ali! we missed it quite few
We found We needed one more room!
We solved that problem with a viii.
It was not long until we knew
'Twould tax US sore TO pay the bill;
But what Of thst-our castle grew!
SO TO our tasks we swiftly few
With smile and song. and knew no gloom
But, o! We drank OF bitter brew
We found We needed one more room!
That was a sadder blow. but still
We struggled onward, feeling blue;
We wore thin clothes when days were chill
And dined at eve on Irish stew;
I ceased to smoke, ceased to chew.
Ny wife bought none but cheap perfume
What was the use When bills fell due.
We found we needed one more room!
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l. EnF0f.
Friend. It's truth l tell you,
Our hopes were born to meet their doom:
Alas Alaekl when almost through,
We found We needed one more room.
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~ ECAUSE LongfellOw kept a jour
IL nal and wrote long letters to rel
atives and friends and because his
brother has edited and published
these in book form, his admirers
can on later birthdays know how he spent
them while living-what were his occupa-
tons, pleasures. and thoughts.
One OF his most marked characteristics
was the close and loving regard in which he
held his home and its residents and when
away from them he always sent long let
ter to mark his birthday and prove to them
that he did not forget either the duty he
owed or the love he had for them.
Every true admirer Of LOngfellow's work
knows that sad hearted thoughts of the
wife he had lost inspired the writing Of the
poem, " Evening Shadows" but. probably.
few know that II was written on his thirty
first birthday.
On his fortieth birthday he finished writ
ing " Evangeline and, after writing the
last line, turned to his journal and wrote:
50 Feb. "a 1S47. Evangeline is ended. I
wrote the last line this morning. And now