The Washington herald., 1910-03-04
AT THE HOTELS.


reminding posterity by an everything and
eyer-present witness of the day when this
epoch-making event occurred" said Col.
l. ]. Harris, OF Chicago who was seen
at the New Willard last night.
Il understand that there Is a move
nent on foot to erect in Washington a
memorial or monument in honor Of the
Maine, the battle ship which was blown
up in the harbor of Havana. Cuba, over
ten years ago, where many American lives
were lost, and which helped to aggra-
vate the strained relations existing at
that time between this country and Spain.
The hero Of this Notwithstanding rag-
edy was Admiral sigsbee. who was in
command Of the Maine. and who in the
midst of the confusion and bewilderment
that followed the dreadful catastrophe
and in the very midst Of the gravest
possible danger, bore a manner as calm
and clear and unruffied as 1t behooRes
the true gentleman and soldier or sailor.
whatever the case may be-
AS dreadful as the calamity was, It
was the motive power which transformed
the United States from second-rate
world power into one which could COM
mand attention everywhere. The Spanish
war followed, and everybody is familiar
with its history. The Maine incident was
the casus belli, notwithstanding eli state
ments 70 the contrary. Hundreds OF the
lives Of our boys were sacrificed for the
greater glory Of the United States It is
not so much because Of the loss OF life
that the Maine Memorial should be erect
ed. but because Of the results Of #. Our
boys died in the service Of the Stars and
Stripes. and the United States as q result
thereof entered the concert OF the great
powers of the world. not with mien Of
supplication. but with proud bearing; not
to petition for her rights, but TO ask for
them.
Every American who IS proud of his
country" said Col. Harris, and there is
no American living who is not proud OF
the Stars and Stripes. should help to
make this Maine memorial movement a
success and contribute his share toward
immortalizing the men who sacrificed
their lives to place this country in the
ranks Of the nations. where it should be;
that is. right in the front rank-the very
first. That's where We are to-day"
No high prices for foodstufTs in China,
according TO D. 7. Brill. of Shanghai,
China. who is at the Raleigh. Mr.. Brill
Is IN business IN China, and has been
resident of that country for moro than
fifteen years. He IS here on business. he
says.
Food of good quality in China Is very
cheap" said Bfr. Brill. we could buy
175 eggs there for 90 cents, American
money, or 81 Mexican. Ten cents would
buy q fine fat chicken, and 50 cents
good sheep. The Chinese are good cooks,
and we could employ one for very lit
tie money over his board
China isn't so bad after all. The
worst thing is that there's no one 10 as
sociate with except natives. Otherwise
, they're good places.
"Oh, yes; China is waking I'D in a
|, way. China is the biggest sort OF cOun-
try you ever met It takes a long time
10 arouse that giant. But the process OF
arousing is progressing satisfactorily,
considering the fact that the English
are doing everything under the sun TO
keep them aslep England Is jealous OF
its opium monopoly in China, and II
once that empire wakes Up and shakes
Itself free from old prejudices and for
eign influences. it's all good-by with
, England and all other countries.
The organization Of Chinas army is
progressing satisfactorily. and already
E there is g strong nucleus. Japan has had
: great deal TO do with arousing nation
al inspiration in the minds Of the Chinese
. statesmen, and at the same tine Japan
I is trying by every means to retain. or Sc
cure exclusively. political influence and
: supremacy in China. Their cry, Asia
: for the Asiatics,' is like wildfre and
l has made its deep impression on the
Chinese. Of course. the Chinese are we'll
aware Of the ambitions CT the japanese
10 gain control Of China, and the powers
OF the world are watching Japan closely. -
e Or. George L. Urquhart, OF Chicago,
who is at the Arlington. discussing the
: American ailment." indigestion. said
last night TO eat what the appetite Graves.
d Chew it most thoroughly until it dis
solves in the mouth Stop when your ap-
d petite is satisfied, and you will be
!; healthy. This is the Fletcher system Of
living.
Fletcher is q man." continued the
Chicago physician, who was turned dowr
a few years ago on applying for life
= insurance because of stomach trouble
E That frightened him, and he began to
think over the question Of what he ate
and should eat He came 10 the conclu-
sion that food swallowed before 1t is dis
- solved is very much ike clinkers in the
= furnace-likely 10 cause trouble and the
use OF great deal Of energy in getting
rid of IT,
II so he decided to chew everything he
ate until It had thoroughly dissolved in
his mouth. If any solid matter remained
! after he had chewed the mouthful thor
oughly he treated ii as he would a cherry
pit. He did not restrict himself at al
d in the matter of food. When he sal
down at a table he asked himself the
. questions: What is it I want most?
4 What makes my mouth water?' Their
! he ate that thing slowly and chewed it
as I said. And he always stopped a.
= soon as his appetite was satisfied.
= He found that in this way he ate fal
y. less than he had been accustomed Il
: eating. His health grew very much bet
ter.
II The Fletcher method has not beer
n adopted In many of our hospitals yet
q have been trying it for the last two o.
= three months in certain varieties of case
a with obese patients. They grow fat be
cause they overeat. They overeat becaus