New-York tribune., 1910-06-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Dr. w A Evans. Chicagos Health Com
missioner. pleased with the hit that his
first series of 'healthograms' made a
month ago, has issued new list. The fol-
lowing are samples of the doctors latest
literary effort:
mo spit-no consumption.
"Summer-the time to shun meats and
take to vegetables
AN uncongeniaI occupation warps the
body and withers the soul.
ITO relieve worry and sleeplessness take
a bath-hot followed by cold.
When you must drink, drink Adams ale.
Lake Michigan is full of it.
Dirty milk is better food for bacteria
than it is for babies"
CHARACTERISTIC EXPR ESSIONS.
Blood will tell," said the man who
shaved himself and didn't want people to
THE oil ler grow the stronger 1 get" re-
marked the we'll used pipe
THE game is up said the hungry diner
noting the advance in price on the menu.
Anything for q change" observed the
chorus girl as she applied the peroxide to
her locks.
IT'S time to get dressed for dinner"
the refr. .geratOr.
'It doesn't bother me If food is bgh."
said the g1rane as ne nlODie0 away at
tree top.-Boston Transcript.
Mission aries say according to The Homi-
letic Review Q1ondon), that it is becoming
difficult to procure at the book shops IN
China any copies OF the works OF Con-
fucius Formerly the Confucan classics.
with voluminous commentaries, formed the
chief stock in trade. the remaining supplies
being chiefly composed OF fantastic novels
which read grOtesquely when translated.
The change which has taken place is revo-
lutionary, for scientific and mathematical
works translated from English French and
German, together with the stories of Doyle,
Dickens, Dumas and Scott. fill the book
stores.
A new trial is asked in Cincinnati beca use
the Judge smiled at the Jury.
There are juries in Clrcinnat, and else
where whose appearance would excuse
Judge for haw-hawing hight out.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
In a letter TO The London Morning
Post John Hyde a member OF the Royal
Societies Club pleads that the Japanese be
not called "Japs" He says that the
Mikado's little people very much dislike
the application to them OF the epithet, and
A. is only their extreme poiteness that
prevents them from openly resenting it,
He adds: During four years residence in
Japau | have not on so much as a single
occasion heard japanese addressed. or even
referred to- as 'Japs' by any English or
American resident OF that country. and
until my recent return TO England ! had
81 Iposed tlrat the use of the objectionable
term was confined 20 a certain class OF
people in the United States and some of the
less influential of American newspa pers."
Scottish lassie, asked by her teacher.
"NVhv did the Israelites make TO them
selves d golden calf?" replied with the ever
ready and practical reasoning OF her coun-
We'll We ken, marin. they hadna as
rnuckle siIler as wad max a oo."-Tit-
Bits
Chief Wagner OF Washington's Fire De-
partment wants TO see his superannuated
horses as we'll treated as his old fremen.
He is out with a protest against the pres
ent system or disposing of faithful old
horses When a capital fire horse outlives
his usefulness In the service he is turned
ever TO the property clerk OF the district.
who usually places him at the dlsposi of
aone other department This may be 10
haul a patrol slow ambulance or a gar
bage wagon. When the animal Is no longer
useful for that purpose he is sent to the
district noorhouse for work on the farm
And when that term is served the worn
out beast Is sold at public sale, and may
fall into the hands OF cruel master. 1T
would not cost very much TO send the fire