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New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
ANTlsEPTIcs AND HEALTH.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When the flesh of the body is in
fair condition surgical operations heal with
or without antiseptic precautions. No sur
prise need be felt that some London hos
pitals obtain favorable results under old
methods of operation. Mr. Lister after
trying chemical antiseptics and advanced
precautions" against infection dropped
them If the substance is in condition.
healing rapidly ensues; If the opposite no
amount of antiseptic precantion will pre-
vent unfavorable results.
For many years some of the best medical
men have worked without regard TO germ
prevention Even recently an operation
was performed under my observation with
no antiseptic or aseptic precautions. no So
lutions, boiling, oterilizing, use Of chemicals !:
even the discharge of blood was not washed
off: result satisfactory TO both patient and
operator.
Plain, clean, free hand operating with
competent after treatment is what tells.
With personal care Of the patient, care for
the stomach, avoidance OF unnatural and
unfavorabIe drinks and foods, II the flesh
and blood be in fair condition. results In
surgery as a rule are satisfactory.
The Tribune observes IN It's issue OF to-
day that germophobia has carried some
persons to needless If not equally mischiev-
Gus extremes. So it has. The Tribune
could not do a better work than TO help
correct this farreaChing and vexatious er-
ror. Is it not time for reaction to set in
TO check excessive activity by individuals
and public officers too jealous in a war
against germs?
Outside OF accidents. surgical diseases fol-
low upon a course of personal m1sivins'
nnistreatment of the stomach. self-neglect
and abuse, rnus lowering vitality and sap
ping the cells, preparing the soil for cancer
boils. carbuncles. assesses, inTiaInmations.
dropsies and tuberculosis
\ Lack of clean, seasonable and whole
some food, TOO much chewing, too little nu-
triton and TOO much water and beverage
upset physiology. thin the blood weaken
the cells. clog the system and lay the
foundation for disease. Physiological food
is but little understood and less Dractise1.
\ new system Of eating IS 10 come IS The
prevention, antidote and cure Of disease
DR. ELMER LEE.
New York. July 13. 1910.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
MILTTARY ACHIEVEMENTS
DE4TF

Some remarks by Bishop Knight, of
Cuba. On Sunday last gave an apt re-
minder Of the invaluable services which
the army and navy have performed for
the nation and for mankind in times Of
peace or in matters OF peaceful progress,
and imply a deserved rebuke TO those
who would thoughtlessly denounce those
two great arms Of the national admins
tration as evil or as useless.
The speaker referred chiefly, as was
natural. TO two achievements OF our sol
diers. One was the conquest of tropi-
cal diseases. and especially Of yellow
fever, concerning which his glowing eu-
logiUm upon those who effected it was
not and could not have been too high. It
was & great thing to stop a devastating
war and put an end to intolerable mis-
government IN Cuba: but it may not
unreas0nably be affirmed that in its
ultimate benefits to humanity it was "a
far greater thing TO free that island
and the Isthmus of Panama from the
characteristic scourge which had for
generations made their names suggestive
Of peStilence and death, and thus lead
the way to ridding the world Of
one of its most dreaded and most
deadly diseases. It is scarcely too
much 10 say that this achievement
made another possible. namely. the con-
struction of the Panama Canal, and IL
is beyond dispute that the work of the
army officers on the latter undertaking
has been immeasurably more satisfactory
than that of their civilian predecessors.
The catalogue Of other deeds of our
military services in behalf Of science and
of humanity, entirely apart from activi-
ties in war. is long and brilliant. The
names of Lewis and Clark, of Fremont.
of Wilkes. of Greely, OF Peary and OF
many others come readily TO mind in
connection with explorations and re-
searches which have vastly extended the
scope Of human knowledge and an
equally worthy list cculd be compiled Of
those who have done valuable work IN
literature and invention and other de-
partments Of benefcent and peaceful &C
tivity.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.


That President Taft is to take ten
day cruise on the Mayfiower should be
the occasion Of general satisfaction. for
II viii mean that for ten days, at least,
the Chief Executive will enjoy genuine
rest from the duties of what has come
TO be the most exacting Office in the land,
If not in the world. Much that is mis-
leading is written regarding the PTeSi-
dents vacation. When he leaves Wash
ington for Beverly we are informed that
''the President has repaired 10 the North
Shore for rest and recreation" Then
there follow a series Of dispatches from
Beverly describing the President as play
ing golf motoring about the country,
taking short trips on the Sylph and so
on, until Il becomes only a natural in
ference that the sojourn of the E1ecu-
tive ar his summer home is simply one
long holiday.
The facts, however. are quite the re-
verse AS long as the President is with
in reach OF his mail. Of the telephone
and the telegraph wire there is no
period OF complete rest and his forms Of
recreation, as depicted IN the press dis
patches, are largely overdrawn. The
occasions when the President plays golf
for three hours in the forenoon. works
on his mail most Of the afternoon and
then gets down 10 business and exam
ines reports and figures and ponders
over questions Of state until long after
midnight are not made known TO the cor
respondents at Beverly. and il Is only oc-
cssionally, as was the case in the recent
Congressional investigation. that il be
comes known 20 the public that Presi-
dent Taft worked on the papers until
3 a. m"
OF d physical habit which demands
much open air exercise. Mr.. Taft is q dew
otee OF golf, e game which cannot he
played behind closed doors. and IN the
enert 10 chronicle the doings Of the
President and in the absence OF detailed
information regarding his actual work
Il Is inevitable that undue prominence
be given 20 his hours on the links. When
he Is IN Washington much light IS thrown
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
People and Social Incidents

0f The residents viii go away FOR q brief
stay. returning FOR the autumn season.
Tuxedo viii be lively throughout the mid
sumner months 4 mixed doubles toUrus-
ment ard Tonen's singles VIII 5s n vogue
- the Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club.
which. together with aquatic sports. yacht
ing snd golf viii sttract a large nuulos-
during the week ends.
Mrs. 2 c Hewitt viii go abroad this
week and Nj and Mrs. 2. +, Carey VIII
spend The summer N Nanchester-oy-th the
sea.
Mr. and Mrs. :. 2 Stevens have moved
INTO their rev house and Mr. and Yrs. =
X. Curtis viii 50 20 Watch HiIi. r 7
Mrs F. 0. French has arrived from Eu-
rope and s spending q few DAYS with her
son. Amos Tuck French.
Mr. and MIS-. Henry 3. Spencer. OF Wash
inEton. are at Mrs Samuel Spencers villa
for 4 short time
Nr- and Mrs c. s. Alexander and the
Misses Alexander have gone abroad for the
summer. but Will return 20 Tuxedo for the
autumn. and 3fr. and Mrs, Paul Tucker
man. who are IN Germany. viii occupy
their Tuxedo villa IN The fan
Nr- and Mrs Henry {. Emmett and the
Misses Emmett will spend the summer IN
the White Mountains
Mr.. and Mrs George II. Hull are a.
Spring Lake.
NJ and Mrs. ? e Griffin have arrived
al their cottage for the summer. and Mrs
J. e Martin Is at the Tuxedo Cub.
Other late arrivals are 3 e. Kip. Mr..
and Mrs Stewart Walker. Charles W.
Gould. Mt and Mrs John CTahia- T Pct-
ter. W \ Wheeler. George r. Preston
E. A Snow and Elliott Clark
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
4 BR0AD-nryDED SECRETARY.

u DACdD DLD O@LAAA<A ~A@S@s
The course Of the Secretary Of the
Navy Ia deIegating TO Paymaster Cen
eral C0wie all the authority possible IN
der the law should set at rest the ruInor,
so persistently circulated by the 0ppo-
nents Of Mr.. Meyers scheme Of navy
reorganization, that the Secretary is a
violent partisan of the line. Mr.. Meyer
has now adopted the recommendation
cf the paymasteT general that all requi-
sitiOns for supplies shall be submitted TO
his Office for approval before becoming
effective. AS the paymaster general is,
of course. q staff officer, and as many
Of these acquisitions will be signed by
line officers, this order effectively dis
poses Of the allegation that the Secre-
tary is all for the line"
The fact is that Mr.. Meyer IS for
sound and efficient administration Of the
navy. He has rejected the view that the
efficiency Of the navy yards as manufact-
uring plants, regardless OF the lack of
training of the men who command the
ships at sea, is the first consideration.
and has substituted q system which
places efficiency afoat first and makes
manufacturing efficiency ashore second.
As only line officers command afioat, to
them is delegated the authority which
will best train them for their duties
afoat.
In the matter of administration ashore,
and especially of the purchasing of sup
plies, Mr. Meyer, as is demonstrated by
his treatment of Paymaster General
Cowie's recommendation, is entirely
ready 10 delegate to the staff all the
authority and responsibility which are
requisite for the most effective work
and for the greatest economy. To that
end he has secured from Congress 8u-
thority TO establish a property account,
which is desirable from the point Of
view of business and economy, although
in so far as 1t strikes q blow at the old
system it will provoke
further enmity from the staff. or at least
that portion Of the staff which has been
bent on maintaining the autocracy Of the
bureau chiefs. which had attained larger
in the navy than in any
other department Of the government
judges will perceive in
this latest step of Secretary Meyer that
10 promote the welfare Of
the navy, regardless Of the enmities in
which has characterized his en-
tire adminiStra ton.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17

languages OF the sIindanao. Tagaiog IS
spoken by 15to.0no natives in and around
Manila, and Bizaya By $500 go IN the south
eru islands.
I'm outer work lady" pleads the dusty
hobo Cant yer help me a bt?''
MY poor mani gushes the Kind Lady.
''of course 7 can What's YOUR profession.
and how did you lose your Job?
We'll. lady, I'm an expert painter OF
eafety brakes on baby carriage But this
race suicide craze has drove me outer
business cleveland Leader.
One OF the interesting features OF the cen
tennial celebration in Mexico City in Sep
tember viii be the unreiIing OF the great
Statue OF Independence, on the famous
Paseo de Ia Reforna- This huge monu-
Elent Is IS3 feet high. Some Of the marble
is white Carrara, the remainder coming
from Mexican Quarrfes. The four figures OF
the sOcle, which rises from the pHnth. rep
resent Law, Resistance. Force and Prog
ress, and on a pedestal is the venerable
Miguel Eidalgo Y Costilla- fugleman OF
liberty, the George Washington OF Mexico
Pa, what is comm eudable pride?''
our own, my son. 0u.''-BtrUiughauu Age
Herald.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17

another thermometer would make bet
ter showing? The love Of records IS
ingrained in Us. even the love OF rec
orCis OF discomfort
But what is the street level tempera-
ture? Shall e be taken in the shade or
in the full glare Of the sun? II we would
know the worst We must put our ther-
mometer in front OF the City Hall. but
the figures thus obtained will be as far
above the actual temperature in which
We work as those of the Weather Bureau
are below It
One thing Is certain; the thermometer
fascinates Us up in the nineties in mid
summer, as il midwinter when It hovers
around the zero mark. Between these
TWO extremes we pay it but scant atten-
ton Perhaps the most comforting way
Of looking at it in the present season Of
its abnormal activity is in the cool Of
the evening. from q distance, through
the bottom Of q long. thin, tinkIing glass
OF iced Temperance.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
In HE sERKsHIREs.
-. re,earann ID rhe Trfhnne. ]

IBy Telegraph The Tribune.
Ienox. July fs-Mr and Mrs Joseph
Brooks Mrs J. P Nichols. Miss Nichols
Mrs. A Wilson and Miss Leila Wilson. Of
New York and Mr.. and Mrs. w H HUB
hard of Auburn. y Y. are at the Maple-i
wood. In Pfttsheld-
Mr. and Mrs H p. Slayback. Miss kath-t
crime SIayback and Miss Augusta Wight
OF New York. have arrived in Great Bar
rington.
Thomas VI. Sherman. Of Utica. N Z. a
son OF Vice President Sherman. has leased'
a cottage in Great harrington for August
Mrs A. s. Walker and Miss Carolin~
Thompson have arrived at the Red Lion
Inn. in Stockbridge.
Arthur H Vesey, who has been IN New
York. has returned 70 Orchard Hill vilia-,
in StOckbridge-
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Phelps Stokes
have returned TO Chesterwood villa. in
Stockbridge, from Deerfeld
Mrs 2 snodgrass, Mrs NJ A Shannon.
Mss shannon and Captain w. Mott, OF
New York. and Mrs. VI. J. Garrison and !
Mrs. W A Cole, Of Red Bank. ". j.. are
at Greenock Inn. IN Lee.
Clinton G. Gilmore. who has been very
III at his cottage on the Stockbrfdgs Road
Is somewhat better to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin. who vera
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Turnurs.
have gone 10 Roslyn. Long Island: Mr.. and.
Mrs Goodwin Will open their villa in ths
PittsheId Road for September.
The cricket season opened to-day on ths
Sloane Field. the contestants being teams
representing Giraud Fosters BelIefontains
and Elm Court. William D sIoane's coun-
try estate.
Mrs Joseph W Burden and Miss Leila
La tn nd Il COT.
tage from New York.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Roscoe Mathews.
OF New York: Countess Camilla Hayos. oc;
London, and Mr and Mrs Arthur Choataw
OF New York. are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph II. ChOate at Naumkeag. Nr. and
Mrs. Choate entertained at dinner IN honor
OF their company.
Mr. and Mrs George Winthrop Folsom
gave a dinner tonight az Sunnyridge-
Mrs Spence Cosby. OF Washington. Is a.
guest OF Mrs. ]. Frederic schenck az val-
Ieyhead.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bramwen. Of New
York. are guests OF AT. and Mrs. g. PARK
man Shaw at Redwood
2 Burriu, jr-, Is visiting Mr. and Hra-
Richard Z. Dixey at TangIewood.
J. Sanford Humphreys Is az Cold Brook,
the guest Of Captain and Mrs. John s.
Barnes Miss Charlotte Barnes has re-
turned from a visit with Mrs. r. sonsrs
Hayes. at Si1brook. y. Z.
Miss Ruth Morgan, A. Gordon Norrie.
VI and Mrs L P FrothinghaE1. Mr. and
Mrs 2. H Adriance and Mr. and Mrs c.
Farmer are at the Curtis Hotel
Mr- and yIrs- Henry W Farnun have,
Harold and Philip English and NIss Alics
English. Of New York a. their guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Walker have arrtye&t
az the AspinwaH villa
Mrs. Henry H Rogers. Mrs David Jons4~
Dr.. and Mrs NJ Allen Starr, Mr.. and Mrs.
II J. Warner. Mr and sTrs. y. ". EunoZsi
Mr and Mrs John 2. TalEnadge Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Brooks and Mrs McCoskry-;
Butt OF New York. and Air and Mrs. Ra3-'
moad s Stephens. OF Chicago. arrived to-
day at the Hotel Aspiuwau
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribunal
Newport. July IA number OF dinners
were given in the Newport social colony
tonight. James J. Van Allen gave his
first OF the season az Wakehurst; Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus jay entertained IN honor
OF Mr. and Mrs. De Lancey Kane jay
Mrs. H Mortimer Brooks gave an enter
tainment IN honor OF Mss Edith Deacon
and her fance George h<s Peabody. OF
Boston. and other dinners were given by
Mrs. Edward J. Berwind. Miss Edith Wet
more and Mrs. c. L. F. Robinson.
y stag dinner was given at the Newport
Clambake Club in honor OF William r
Hunter to commemorate his birthday to-
day. The grounds were prettily decorated
and n display Of fireworks was one of the
features Of the affair
Miss Ella G Robinson. Of BaItimore> Is
a guest Of Miss Rhoda FuIlam, Mr.. and
Mrs E l. Low are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel F. Huntington; stephen r. Elkins.
ir, and Williams P. Burden are guests Of
r Livingston Beeckman; Mr. and Mrs
Peter Augustus jaw, Of Cairo. arc being
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs Augustus jay:
Mrs. George Bayliss Sanford and Miss SAM
ford, of New York are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs George h Benjamin; William A
Hazard. OF New York. IS visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Rudolph Agsssiz. who have arrived
at the Agassiz villa. and Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Parsons. of New York, are guests
OF Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews-
Ex-ConrnodOre and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbiIt left here this evening for New York.
whence they will sail for Europe on Mon
day, together with Mrs. Clarence II
Mackay and Mrs william x Vanderbilt. jr.
Barton Willing Is expected for tho sum-
ner during the coming week
Mrs. Philip Van valkenburgh. who Is a
guest at the MuenchiRger King cottage. has
planned 10 go abroad on August for the
remainder Of the summer
Baron Won Bubbenbrock. Of Germany.
and E. Schroeder, of Berlin. have arrived
at Berger's Lodge
IIspenard Stewart has gone to New Lon
don 10 visit his aunt, Miss Serena Rhine
lander.
Maurice Roche is spending the week end
here
Mr.. and Mrs H o. Havemeyer. IT.. havs
arrived for the summer.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
J4NES. RORERT. ET Al.

The interesting announcement, not al
together unexpected, is made that Dr..
Woodrow Wilson, president Of Prince
ton University. would deem it his duty
to accept the Democratic nomination for
the goyeruorship Of New jersey if it
should prove 10 be the wish and hope
"of & decided majority Of the thoughtful
Democrats of the state" that he should
do so, We may therefore confidently
expect him al least 10 be g candidate for
that nomination at the state convention
of his party. since there seems 10 be no
doubt whatever that the requisite condi-
ton Of his acceptance VIII be realized
l. is certainly the wish OF the Hon.
James Smith, jr-, that he should accept
and II is also the hope OF the Hon. Rob
ert Davis And after them. who else
counts: Are not they q decided major
Ity Of the thoughtful Democrats Of the
state: Why. they are the Whole Thing.
II is about this way: James regards
the president Of Princeton as the only
governorship candidate who might be
considered worthy. if successful In the
state 10 be promoted TO the Presidential
race two years hence: and De would
dearly love 20 be next friend 10 a Presi-
dent Of the United States. not TO men
ton the possibiity-remote, II IS true,
Yet not beyond the compass OF an Essex
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17

on the work Of the President by the con-
slant stream Of sgatesmen and politi-
clans who pass through his doors and,
largely uncons0ously, reveal the subjects
70 which he Is devoting his attention.
II IS at Beverly. however. that the Presi-
dent finds tine for the more deliberative
portion Of hss duties, and the number Of
knottv problems which, with all the re-
lated evidence, was taken 10 the Presi-
dents summer hoG1e for solution would.
could it he published, afford ample eyi-
dence Of how few days the President can
spend IN complete recreation.
The number Of the Presidents callers
Is largely reduced when be is at Beverly,
but that is due chiefly TO the elimination
Of those who in Washington are some
what disrespectfully termed ''the hand
shakers" Those who 90 10 the Presi-
dents summer home go because they have
important business to submit, difficult
problems to be solved, questions Of pol
icy TO be discussed, and II is, therefore,
only by such q cruise as Mr.. Taft viii
begin on the 18th that he viii secure q
period Of entire rest. an actual vacation
Of ten days duration.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
TFlfPER4TTPF

s correspondent Of The Tribune sug,
gested the other day that the city's toll
ers are more interested in the records
Of the Thermometer on the street level
than IN the figures of the Weather Bu-
reau, taken in & higher, cooler stratum
Of air This motion has since been sec
onded by another reader. both our cor
respondents expressing a general feel
ing Of discomfort with official statistics
that are far below the actual conditions
In which New Workers have 10 perform
their daily tasks. In the matter OF tenn
peratures people want TO know the
worst, and, paradoxically enough. won't
be happy until they do know it What IS
more. they will make themselves still
warmer in order TO ind out. Who has
not. or a sweltering day, crossed from
the shady to the sunny side of the street
10 consult q thermometer: Who has not,
moreover. felt Disappointed when the in
strument failed 10 register the 100 de-
grees and over he expected. and has not,
a little while afIerward, again made the
pilgrimage from shady to sunny side in
the expectation, nay, with the hope, that
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

.eTF,. subject of tips-made in Europe and
closely initiated IN the United States-al-
vavs furnishes something new TO the
American tourist" said man just back
from Europe. "I had some clothes made
in London. The tailor came to my hotel
with a boy who carried his parcel, to have
fit He wore a high hat and Prince Al
bert coat, and but for his shoes would have
nassed for well dressed. After the fit was
over and the garments were packed up be
was leaving the apartment, when our Eng
lish servant reminded me OF the tip. was
afraid. and, II had overcome the fear. did
not know the limit, and asked the servant
TO perform the operation. When they had
gone I was told: You want your clothes TO
1T. sir, don't youo' And I saw the light
NEW MEANINGS.
Our language Undergoes change,
AS most things do,
And words assume d wider range
With meanings new.
An instance is before you laid
4 man was talking With maid
He asked the damsel II she'd fly
With him some day.
She asked the man 70 specify
Or plainly say
Just what he meant: that is, to state
WhetheF elope or aytate,
There are $50 organizations in Sa1oay COM
posed Of stenograp piers, with membership
OF upward Of 22o00. Representatives o.
these societies 10 the number OF 2,Go as
semb3ed 81 Dresden recently 70 celebrate
the fftteth anniversary Of the organization
OF the stenographers' union IN describing
the gathering q German writer says: 1t
was a great body OF cultured, Intelligent
people. more women than men. q glance at
whom would have caused the sternest
woman hatec 10 reIent and 70 recognize
woman's worth"
To Pere Monsabre. the distinguished
French preacher there came one Sunday
after mass lady who insisted that she
must see him on an affair Of great i'm
portalce. It was a matter OF conscience,
ard she explained that she was most sert-
given 70 vanity. That very morning. she
confessed, she had looked in the glass and
had Welded 70 the temptation OF thinking
herself pretty. Pare Nonsabre looked at
her. Is that all. my daughter That :
all % Then 90 in peace, fer 70 make q mis-
take Is not sin Christian Register
For those desiring 10 tamiliarize them
selves with the languages OF the Islands OF
the Far East-for commercial OF other pCr-
poses-ccurses are being offered az the Uni
versity Of Chicago IN Indonesian compare
tive phiIol0gy. Tie study IS based on the
more important Of the Philippine languages,
including Tagalog, Bisaya, Bikol Pam
Ianga, Pangasinan, uoko. Ibanog and the