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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28

means try to have floor to the tent,
for in spite of the sentiment attached
to walking on Mother Earth, the fact
is that it is apt to be damp, and one
can get enough contact with the earth
outdoors. If camp fire is built ever
night, not far from the tent door, mos
quitoes are driven away and the cigars
of the men also help. Pyretheum pow
der burned in a small tin will also
send those pests to more congenial
quarters. No one will enjoy camping
unless he goes prepared for it in dress.
Men find flannel shirts, a knotted
handkerchief around the neck. thick
golf stocking and shoes, soft felt hat.
heavy gloves and an old substantial
suit Indispensable. Women should
wear a short dress of some thick mate
rial. stout shoes and stockings and
sunbOnnet or wide-rimmed hat. Both
are lucky IL they have rubber suits
for wading in trout streams. Sewing
utensils will be found a necessity al
most every day, for tears and buttons
must be attended to if clothes are to
last throughout the vacation and as a
rule one outfit is taken, with changes
of washable portions of dress.
OF course the location is decided
upon before leaving and If possible
man is engaged to cart all camping
appurtenances from the train to the
camp. Trees and running water mako
an ideal combination for a camp, but
care must be taken that the spot is
not malarious or damp. There are
ideal spots in the Blue Ridge noun
tains, in the Adirondacks, in various
National monuments. such as the Vel
lowstone park, near the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado, in Colorado. Nor does
one need to go lar away, for friend
ly farmer not far from town may be
willing to rent space for a tent. IL 1t
is impossible to go any distance.
In planning hunting trip IL Is nee
essary to know regarding the game
laws. Information can be obtained
from the game and fish commissioner
of the state In which the camp is 10
Gated. A good way to learn of con-
venient and enjoyable camping
grounds is TO write the general pas
senger agent of the railroad which
passes through the desired district.
He has a list of desirable places and
will forward this and answer questions
pertaining to transportation. and often
knows regarding conveniences. In
fact some roads publish literature on
the subject There is one essential to
both men and women who expect to
/ camp. This cannot be checked as
baggage but must be taken with the
person. II is the determination to
have a good time, to make the most
of every pleasure that presents itself.
and to overlook the discomforts that
occasionally creep in no matter how
well the trip has been planned
Equipped with the last desideratum
the camping party will be a success.
KATHERINE LOUISE SMITH.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
LARGE HATS AGAIN IN VOGUE
ground by Increased Size of
Late Creations.

One discriminating mortal remarked
that If the elasticity of womans dress
continue, the hat brim will measure
more than the circumference of the
skirt. 1t cannot be denied that hats
are growing larger and larger. leav-
ing the merry widow far in the back
ground. Not only are the brims in
creasing, but the sizes are accentu-
ated by hugs crowns of tulle, roses or
ribbon and by punches of plumes or
flowers.
The untrimmed shapes are appal-
ling, but must not be taken In their
pristine glory of size.
Sometimes the wide brim is turned
completely up to the top of the
crown; frequently the shape is chang
ed by turning the brim up at both
front and back and filling the top
with maline or flowers.
The undeniable becomingness of the
one side turned up under a simple
disk of trimming is secured by many
who aim at simplicity. In this case
hatpins. quite large, are used on the
expanse of straw at the side.
The huge frame for the face of the
wearer does much to add picturesque.
ness to a costume, and does much to
detract from the effective whole If
the point of an extreme size be en-
phasized. There is a limitation for
every wearer, determined by the face
and height. Do not forget this fact
In the enthusiastic adoption of the pic
ture hat, which is always alluring-in
the case.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
a L efthanded Man.

II never realized how unpopular 4
lefthanded man can be until l joined
a fishing club" said the man who can
not do much with his right hand
Socially / was all right, but when we
began to fish the rest of the fellows
couldn't get far enough away from
me.
There was another left-handsd man
in the party, and we were shunted up
stream, away beyond the best fishing
holes / am a good fisherman. Wher
alone | can manage rod and line as
skillfully as the next man, but when ]
go fishing with a lot OF right-hande6
fishermen our lines tangle and we get
INTO a regular muss.
Il have tried to learn to manage
my pole with my right hand, but
haven't made much Roadway at 1t
Also have noticed that right-handed
persons who tried TO become ambidex
trous could learn to do everything
with their left hand better than tt
fish"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
Origin Of Tommy Atkins.

1t is popular notion that the name
Tommy Atkins as the sobriquet OF
the British soldier, is peculiarly the
idea of Rudyard Ktpling. than WHICH
nothing could be- farther from the
truth. although it is not to be denied
that Mr.. Kipling. more than anybody
else, has made the nickname famous.
AS a matter of fact, the name orig
mattel with the British war office is.
suing pocket manuals. in which the.
soldiers name, age, date of enlist
ment, term of service and other de-
tails were entered. The method of fill
ing In the form was explained by the
employment of a fictitious name, and
instead of the legal John Doe" or
Richard Roe" the combination
Thomas Atkins" was adopted. From
this circumstance the name came to
be applied to the soldier as a type.
very much as during our Civil war the
Confederates were commonly adj
dressed by their Union opponents as
Johnnie Reb.'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
Bv PROF. FREDERICK STARR
THE NEW HOME

Tokyo.-1t may be true enough that
the japanese lead "the simple life" 1t
is. however, no easy matter for the
foreigner to adjust himself to its SIM
plicity II has taken US. in fact. three
weeks to do so.
Our desire to be within easy reach
of Asakusa rendered the securing of
a house somewhat difficult. Friends
insisted that neither in Asakusa itself
nor in the neighborhood of Uyeno
park were sanitary conditions of the
best. They said that the neighbor-
hood OF the university, high and well
drained, was the nearest to be con-
sidered- But houses in that neighbor-
hood are not easy to secure. Not in
frequently people wait for months be-
. fore satisfactory one is to be had
But my friend Nagai's sisters hus-
band, living in that district, offered to
do his best to find place for us.
Meantime we stayed at our little Hotel
Kunikoniya, where everything was
comfortable and purely of the country.
Finally word came from Hasegawa
that house was ready for our inspec-
ton. The first impression was unfa-
vorable. The house was much smaller
than we desired and the space avail
able for gardening connected with it
limited. Anxious. however. to make
our settlement as soon as possible, We
agreed to take it. 1t improved upon
acquaintance. and a little experience
almost seemed to show that it had
been constructed with reference TO our
needs
Mr. Nagal and his sister were good
enough 10 go shopping with US. OF
course we bought no European articles
and our purchases included only ar
ticIes of immediate and pressing need.
We have two sets of tables. one for
ordinary use. the other for occasions
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
By the Zoroastriar, Rite

Then the celebrant, known as the
messenger, took burning candle
from the altar and touched the silken
knot seven times; if the flame wayers
neither to the right nor to the left
harmonious welded life is predicted.
Next came the exchange of rings
and the zoroastrain benediction ac-
cording to the prescripts of the Zend
Avesta The bridegroom thereupon
lifted the brides veil and the messen-
ger held the mirror before the faces
of the couple, speaking as follows:
In this mirror We behold the face Of
your creator. Remember that it lies
in the power of each of yet to make
of your lives what We will. What We
see in this mirror is the outcome of
your thoughts, words and deeds. Your
God dwells within your own hearts"
This closed the ceremony.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28

1t would have been difficult for anyone
to find much left of Japanese food in
our daily menu. 1t Is true that one or
two dishes perhaps in each meal were
somewhat as they should be. We have
been now in revolt for several days,
and in time, no doubt shall again re-
store conditions to their proper state.
Just now our eating is half and half
Our household is yet far from COM
plete. Our old man and woman are
old friends. In 1904. we saw them
when We stopped with Clement, in
whose employ they were. Their old
fashioned simplicity and their homely
Japanese style won us. and for all the
period of planning our present enter
prise they have been kept In mind He
is little. old, lively and mercurial. He
laughs and talks necessarily. He Is
half blind. He has had his ups and
downs In life. but he knows what is
good custom among his people, since
he has come in contact in his younger
days with important personages. His
wife is simple country woman. She
dresses in the old style and has rustic
simplicity She is accustomed to run
things. The three foreign" services
she has filled have been satisfactory
to her employers. hut only from the
fact that they have wisely capitulated.
She puts a liberal construction upon
her service and duties, and without
hint or direction from us understands
that she is housekeeper, laundress.
tailor, repairer and general manager.
Neither of them talks English. and
we speak no Japanese, so that means
of detailed communication are lack
ing. We sadly need a boy as genera.
servant. but so far have not secured
one. Third in our list of helpers is
Mr.. Arai. our general, adviser He
knows the things of old Japan. He is
conservative. yet enters heartily into
our schemes. 1t is his duty to make
arrangements. He is not interpreter,
for he knows too little English; but
he knows what Is fit for us to buy,
what is suitable for me to do and
have. and where the things we need
are located. 1t is his duty to find such
people as We need to deal with. Last
ly we have a reader and literary as
sistant in student from the uni.
versity, Kajiwara. who knows Englis'
pretty well, but who knows little
the things of old Japan. II one could
fuse him and Arai together the result
would be fairly competent helper.
Nor was 1T a simple matter, either
to secure my Japanese dress. We had
supposed that we would go to one of
the many ready made clothing estab-
lishments and select a suit In a few
minutes. On the contrary ii was a
matter of three hours to arrange the
business. Everything had to be made
to order. and the greatest care was
taken in the selection of materials
We went to the finest department
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
German Couple in Leipzig United Ac.
cording to the Prescrpts of the
Zend Avesta.

The first marriage according to
zoroastrain rites has been performed
II Leipzig. Germany, in = tempIe
owned by a Zarathustrian community
which bears the name of Mazdaznan
(the master thought). On the altar.
which was adOrened with spring flow.
ers, stood a candelabrum and a round
mirror fianked by an imitation annie
made of silk thread. an imitation mt
and gold ring on a silver salver
Two chairs were decorated with col.
ored ribbons, for the bridegroom hIua
and yellow, signifying intellect guided
by wisdom; and for the bride. red and
white. emblematic of love and purity
a couple of children united theee
ribbons into figure of eight nv
means of the silken thread taken from
the apple, the symbol of beauty and
from the nut, the 5ymbol of strength
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
A Few Happyfliers.

Everybody can't have an aeroplane
but castles in the air, although they
come as high, are still to be had rent
free-and they're a deal safer.
Some people are so blinded by dol.
Tariffs that they can't look at the stars
without specializing on how much per
carat they would bring in the open
market It is good to be able to gaze
up at Gods diamonds in the night
sky without computing their value or
wondering how much he pays his
workmen per aeon.
Finally, don't waste too much con-
temptuous pity on the poor million
aire; he may be actually human. real
ly honest and occasionally happy-ex
actly like his poorer brother.-Suc.
cess Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
Tortoise Speed.

According to the fable the hare and
the tortoise had a race and odds were
decidedly against the latter because
of its lack of speed. Now there is a
tortoise in Ohio township. Bartholo-
NEW county, that would certainly
show up strong" in a race with the
tabled creeper. The Ohio township
tortoise has only moved about an
eighth of mile in 20 years.
Twenty years ago o. A. Sprague.
then a small boy. found tortoise on
the farm of his father In Ohio town
ship and carved his initials on its
back He turned il loose and the in
cident was forgotten. A few days ago
Everett Sprague. local school teach
er and a brother Of the man who
carved the tortoise, was walking
about the farm, when he ran across
the tortoise and examined its back.
The initials were as plain as the day
they were carved and the tortoise had
only moved about an eighth OF mile
from the place where the darving was
done.-Columbus Correspondence Indi-
annapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
A QUAKE In CHILE
SERVES TO SHOW LIMITATIONS
OF THE NATIVE SERVANT.
Ludicrous Experience Of an American
Residing Thee During the Mem
orabIe Santiago Shock
of 1906.

THE South American servant is
usually most considerable of your COM
fort, but he is not apt to use his
brain very much" said John H Gil
NOR, an American who has passed
most of his life below the equator:
During the earthquake in Santiago
de Chile in 1906 my cook refused to
go upstairs to help me save some
clothes and valuables, but unthinking-
ly risked her life to get me a bottle
of whisky
q was at the Union club early in
the evening of August 16. and some
of us were shaking dice for drinks.
When the first shock came /. not be-
ing used to earthquakes. ran out into
The patio. My companions jeered me
when | went back to the table. We
got busy with the dice again, and
Pretty soon came the grand shock.
that lasted three minutes and forty
seven seconds. There was no jeering
this time, but everybody made for the
front door,
My house was about five blocks
from the club, but all the lights were
out, the streets were pitch dark. and
1t seemed an hour before | got there.
though / was running as hard as /
could. There was light In the dining
room. and everything was on the floor.
| shouted for my wife, but she, the
servants and the dog were gone.
while l was turning of the gas
Abtonia, our cook, who was an Arau-
canaan Indian, came to the front door.
Master. for Gods sake get out
she cried.
"She told me that my wife had gone
to the Alameda, a wide street some
distance away, and would wait for me-
there.
ut was midwinter and bitterly cold.
ran into the house again and up-
stairs to get some wraps, and begged
Antonio to come with me to help find
them and some valuables, but she
would not. She ran to the kitchen
and fetched candle and then caught
the things as l threw them into the
patio. When / got downstairs she had
made them all up into a bundle.
81 put on a heavy overcoat, and
We started for the Alameda. AS I ran
I felt something humping against my
legs. 1 reached into my pocket and
drew out bottle of whisky. Antonio
though she would not go upstairs.
which was fairly safe, had ducked in
to the bodega or wine closet, the most
dangerous sort of place in an earth
quake. and dug out the whisky.
Everybody in the city who could
get there was in the Alameda, and
there was such a throng that / could
not find my wife. We searched about
the spot where Antonio had left her,
but there was not sign.
I'VE walked about calling her name,
but it was not until 2 o'clock in the
morning that we found her. Then q
was by our little fox terriers recog.
nizing nay voice, and coming and leap
ing toward me. / found my wife and
the other servant sitting on the curb
near by. We Communicated a vacant
carriage, and my wife and lived in
1t for two nights"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
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An excellent remedy for bruises is a
mixture made of equal parts of cam
phor, alcohol, water and ammonia.
After a dusty trip the face should
be carefully bathed In warm water
and massaged with cold cream.
An inexpensive disinfectant for a
sick room can be made as follows;
Put some ground coffee in saucer
and in the middle place a small piece
of camphor gum. Light the gum with
a match. AS the gum allows the coffee
to burn with 1t the smell is most re-
freshing.
Ii the diet is planned TO meet the
needs of the system in warm weather
there will be little danger OF disease
and of the many ihdspOsitions which
are caused by indiscreet eating in the
heated days. Remember that in sum-
mer we do not need the foods which
give heat or the tissue-building foods.
such as meat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
An Eccentric Professor

The late Professor Sophocles of Har.
ward was a short but finely built man.
with bushy, snow-white hair and beard,
olive complexion and piercing black
eyes. and looked like some venerable
Arab sheik. Reserved and shy In man
ner. he was yet full of genial humor,.
Once, in the classroom. he asked a.
student: What was done with the
bodies o. the Greeks who were killed
at Marathon They were buried, sir
Next" why, they-they were
burned" Next" II don't know.
professor Right. Nobody knowsl"
He was never married, but lived alone
in one of the college buildings, and
prepared his own food. getting up Gu
rious Turkish dishes. He allowed
servant to visit the room 10 make up
his bed, but would endure no f5rther,
and the floor was nnswept
from October to tune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28

of ceremony. The former consists of
brown wood traps a foot or so square
and raised eight inches high above
the floor Each person Of course has
his own table so our common outfit
cares for ourselves and single guest.
The other set consists of five square
black lacquered trays, which set di-
rectly on the floor. Five seems to be
the definite number which the Japa-
nese consider suitable for a social &C.
casion-and food trays. tea cups. lac
quered bowls, and all such things are
regularly made up in sets of five
Plenty OF these in variety and chop
sticks made up our table equipment.
In addition to the things necessary
for meals. there was the tea outfit OF
a teapot, hot water kettle, waste bowl
and five cups. Ii is necessary In
Japanese households to serve tea to
every guest who may drop in on the
most casual errand. Then there was
of course the tabaco bon, with its
burning charcoal and bamboo spittoon.
for the convenience of smoker guests.
The actual cooking outfit was beyond
us. and was left entirely TO the cook.
who, i fear, bought a motley outfit,
ruined by European influence. Eat
ing and sleeping being the two ulti-
mate necessities, the remaining shop
ping was devoted TO the matter of
bedding Bedsteads of course do not
exist in our household economy. Thick
quilts are laid upon the floor at night
and a warm comfortable is laid over
the sleeper. Pillows are hard and solid
rollers filed with rice chaff covered
with velvet and protected by a cotton
slip or cover The sleeper wears at
this season of the year a light cotton
kimono; in winter he has an extraor-
dinarily thick and heavy quiltey gar
ment which completely covers him
and extends well below the feet
Having moved in, we complied with
ordinary custom by sending osoba to
our neighbors. This caused a sensa-
ton and made a good impression, as it
was not expected that the foreigner"
would pay attention to the local GUS
tom Our house is situated at the end
of little blind lane bordered by great
hedges There are thus neighbors on
each side Of us and In front upon the
street where our lane ends. We
therefore had to send osoba to the
two nejghboring houses on our right
and left, and to the three houses in
front of us, and also to the agent from
whom the house is rented We stopped
at the osoba shop on our way back
from shopping. They told us that ele-
CANT custom demanded that we should
send three pieces" (three square
wooden trays piled one upon the other
with a wooden cover on top of alb to
each house. II was possible to satisfy
by sending those which cost three
sen az cents) apiece. but if we were
willing to pay the extra price. they
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28
POINTERS ABOUT SCISSORS
How to Treat Them When Rusted-
Use the Curved Manicure Kind
for Cutting ScaIIops.

When delicate scallops are to be cut
out there is nothing does it so well as
a sharp pair of curved nail scissors.
The curving enables one to get into
the smallest indentations.
If children can be trusted to handle
such sharp instruments, nail scissors
are also excellent to cut out paper
dolls and their clothing.
In buying nail scissors 1t pays to get
the best that money can purchase.
They are hard to sharpen by amateur
methods and unless the best steel is
used in them, soon will be worthless.
1t is generally better to substitute a
more expensive pair of nail scissors
10 the leather or wooden manicure
that are purchased for gifts. The
other instruments will answer nicely.
If the scissors have become slight
ly rusted, rub first with sweet oil,
then on the edge Of file or emery
per. If the rust riii not yield to
rubbing, the blade SHOULD be i'm
ed in oil for severa, hours.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-28

could send osoba at seven sen apiece
which would delight the neighboThood.
We ordered the best sent, and that an
extra outfit of four pieces" should be
delivered at our house so that the
cooks heart and stomach might be
eratified. and that we ourselves might
have a chance to see what it is like.
II was promptly delivered. and we
found that osoba is a very slender
vermicelli, delivered hot to all the
houses, accompanied by plenty of
sauce or soy. Within the next "a
hours each and all of the favored neigh
bors and the renting agent made their
formal acknowledgment and thanks to
the newcomers.
Thus we moved into our new home.
At first everything was in charge of
the old cook. His wife, who was to be
also in our employ, did not come Tor
several days. as she was completing a
term of service elsewhere The old
man took good care Of US, and long
before she came we had become ac-
customed to our mode of living.
Sweet beans, rice, flsh In variety,
pickles of all kinds. the badly smelling
daikon "a gigantic radish) ana all the
great variety of soups so dear to tie
Japanese. had become familiar To Us.
We had even made variety OF sx-
periments-on the whole successful
upon raw fish. 1t is true that one
meal day we partook of more or less
European food-bread. butter. milk.
eggs and fruits But on the whole. we
had done famously. When the old
lady appeared, however. all changed.
Both of the old people have worked
for years for American and European
families, and know what's what. 1t
was with difficulty that the old man
had submitted so promptly to our or
ders. The old lady took control, and