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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
ophthalmic Surgeon Tests Eyes of 400
Animals and Birds and Could
Remedy Defects.

London.-Lindsay Johnson, the we'll
known ophthalmic surgeon of Caven-
dish square, has now employed the
ophthalmoscope upon 400 animals OF
different kinds-lions, tigers, reptiles,
cats and birds. Assisted by A W.
Head, the artist, he has completed
over 1000 drawings of animals eyes,
in addition to large number of pho.
tographs.
Mr.. Johnson examined the eyes of
every animal in the zoo, except the
giraffe, and could now furnish spec
tacles for all which have defective
sight.
raven, which was operated upon
for cataract, has actually been pro-
vided with spectacles, which are fitted
to the eyes by means of kind of
hood. The Improvement in its sight
was oDvious.s Food mixed with sand
was placed before it, and the bird at
once began to pick out the edible mat
ter.
The examination of SO many ami
mails was not accomplished without
many interesting and dangerous expe-
riences. A puma, which had been
taught by its owner to box. was one
of the patients. A pair of boxing
gloves was put on its paws to prevent
it from using its claws. and when Mr.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
Old Pennsylvania Fiddler Delights IL
Telling of Days When Dances
Were Lively.

Pennsburg, Pa.-One OF the Oldest,
most numerous and influential famil-
les in the Perkiomen valley and just
across the line of Montgomery, in
Hereford township, Berks county, is
the Gerry clan, whose progsnitor was
Michael Gerry, who settled at Palm.
near here, in the dawn of the eigh-
teehth century He, with Peter Hille-
gass, nephew Of Michael Hillegass,
the first treasurer of the United
States, was a pioneer linseed oil manu-.
facturer in this section.
Epraim Gerry, son of Michael, who
Is ninety-two years of age, in his
Hillegass, and made weekly trips by
team to Philadelphia, 75 years ago,
with oil, returning with flax seed and
the necessaries of life, as was the Gus
tom In those days. On these trips Mr..
Gerry says he used to take with him
feed for the horses and victuals for
himself. as well as bedding, SO as to
sleep on the floors of the barrooms
along the route.
Mr.. Gerry voted for President Van
Buren, in 1910. The old man is hale
and hearty and favorite with the
community, because of his cheerful
disposition and his love of good sto-
ries, of which he has ready fund.
The one story of his interesting life
which the nonogenarian is fond of re-
iating is his experiences as fiddler
at the frolics 70 years ago. Mr.. Gerry
In his younger days was possessed of
prodigious strength, and was the ia
vorite musician at old-fashioned
dances for two reasons. In the first
place, they liked his fddling. and then
again whenever a rowdy tried to break
up dance, as was the custom, the
husky fiddler would quietly lay down
his violin, grab the bully and throw
him out of the place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
THE ARRIVAL

After & hard day of constant rain
We came home upon the evening of
the twelfth to fiDd a postal card from
native friend calling our attention
TO the great festival TO take place at
lkegami that night. Though tired
and wet. we started off at once. and
after an hour end a half We found our
selves at Omori station. with mile
and three-quarters between us and the
temple. Our last street cars had been
jammed to the door, and when we dis
mounted, we needed no guide to show
the way. The station was blazing with
arches of archaeological paper Ian
terms in spite of the downpouring rain.
Swept along By the crowds we found
ourselves upon a narrow street literal
ly packed with people. part of them
going TO, and part coming from the
temple All carried umbrellas We
plcdded along through sheet of mud
and water Both sides of the street
were lined with shops and booths
which were brilliantly lighted. and
which offered food and drink, amuse-
ment and cheer, at cheap prices to the
passers. Everywhere men, women and
children were shrieking. to pilgrims
praising their wares. Paper lanterns,
toys of all kinds, banners in honor OF
the saint and temple, cakes and
sweets. tea. sake. hot fish. fried lob
sters, boiled clans were everywhere
in evidence. Only the fact that thou
sands of men, women and children no
larger nor stronger than ourselves
were Flooding patiently onward
toward the shrine, kept us going:
time after time we felt inclined to
turn back and seek our comfortable
home; but we kept on and on and
on, uncertain how much further we
must go, and how much longer our
discomfort must endure. Finally the
road turned sharply to the right The
rain came down as never; the mud
was ankle deep, and splashed to the
knees with every step; but from the
din We heard before us we were con
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
Put SpectacEes on Rauen

Johnson stopped down the puma hit
out vigorously with its right"
Once only did Mr. Johnson use
chloroform. This was in the case of e
tiger cat, which was valued at $500.
and unfortunately the animal died un.
der the anaesthetic. He found that in
seals and walruses the lens of the eye
is moved forward to enable them to
see under water
MY method of examination" said
Mr.. Johnson, was to get into a dark.
ened cage in which was the animal
and remain for several hours at a
stretch at a distance of only an inch
or two from the eye of the animal.
with strong light cast upon the eye.
| examined six lions like that and
found that they were not difficult ami
mails to deal with. They became part
ly hypnotized, and there was a ten.
dency for them to fall into hypnotic
sleep. Kangaroos when examined al
ways went to sleep"
That crocodiles can cry Mr. John.
son has proved by squeezing onion
juice into their eyes. They shed CO.
pious tears, but not outwardly from
the eyes. The tears ran down into
the throat and the mouth. Thus"
said Mr.. Johnson, "the crocodile does
not cry to express emotion, but to
lubricate his food"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
MUSIC BRINGS CURE
Rhythm Charms Disease of Af-
flicted Little Children.
Wonderful Results Obtained by Use
Of Melody in Treatment of In
fantiIe Paralysis, Heretofore
Considered Incurable.

London. - The wonderful results
which can be obtained from the scien-
tific use of music and rhythm in in
fantile paralysis were the subject of
an impromptu demonstration at the
Tiny Tim guild, an institution in City
road. London. for the treatment of
paralyzed children who are consid-
cred incurable at the general hospi-
tails.
The first patient was a boy of 6,
whose right arm had been totally
paralyzed following an attack of acute
infantile paralysis. A drum and his
zeal for beating it in time so as to
become professional drummer when
he grows up have been his salvation
What massage and electrical treat
ment alone could not do. constant
working at his drumming has accom-
plished, and now the paralyzed arm is
almost as useful as the other
The second case was a child of 8,
who six months ago was totally para
lyzed in both legs. Her treatment con-
sisted of marching" to an inspiriting
tune played ON the piano. while seated
on the edge of low wooden chair
"The secret of the treatment" Miss
Hawthorne, the founder of the guild,
explained, lis to make them build up
the strength of the paralyzed muscles
and nerves by encouraging them to
use their limbs in the way each indi-
Tho
their interest up and prevents their
becoming bored and tired"
The most interesting case was a
girl of 10, who three years ago was
refused admission at one of the great
London hospitals as being hopelessly
incurable. On being brought to the
guild. so her mother explained, the
right leg and arm were almost use
less, while paralysis of certain of the
throat and tongue muscles rendered
the child's speech almost incoherent.
Dull and mentally deficient in many
ways, her interest in musical sounds
gave the clew to the treatment Sing
ing exercises were devised in which,
10 pronounce the vowels correctly, the
semi-paralyzed muscles had to be
used, while a wooden clapper and a
bell to be sounded by the paralyzed
foot and arm respectively completed
the apparatus.
The other day, after almost three
years at the guild. this patient. now a
normal looking little girl, sang a
number of songs in a rich, full voice,
pronouncing the words faultlessly.
and then, as a grand finale, she skip
ped the rope to show the marvellous
control the musical treatment has
gained over the injured limb muscles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
Lingerie Dresses.

A very simple white embroidered
frock may be vastly improved by en-
broidering over the design in colored
silk. Flower designs. of course, best
lend themselves to this treatment. One
very pretty lingerie dress embroidered
in rose pattern has been worked
over In pale pinks and greens at the
yoke and the girdle, thus giving a dis
tinctive touch to a dainty but rather
usual frock
The embroidery done In this way IL
especially effective In deep skirt
fiounces and in a running pattern
down the sleeves. Often only a part
of the white design is thus colored
and combined with a hat and a para
sol to match, the simple dress may
thus form the nucleus of a really strf
king costume.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
More Graft.

Dat big gink over dere stole al
me papers." walled diminutive
newsboy in City Hall park yesterday
afternoon Crying bitterly, he pointed
TO larger boy who was just disap
pearing in the distance The theft
seemed little less than a tragedy &c
him, and his heart-broken sobs at
tracted a crowd of sympathetic pass
ers-by.
Never mind, my little man." said q
benevolent old chap with philanthropic
whiskers, here's a nickel for you
That started the ball rolling. and small
coins poured into the newsboy's car
until he suddenly caught sight of an
approaching cop, and made a quick
getaway.
Those two kids have been working
that game for over week." said the
cop. The big one swipes the little
fellows papers, the little fellow makes
his grand stand play, and they meet
later on a divvy up"
And the crowd dispersed. with an
other crimp in its collective and in.
dividual belief in the innate goodness
of humanity-New York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21

through the end loop. then work of
the rest of the loops two at a time as
in ordinary tricot.
Row 2-Commence as usual, blu,
pass the hook through the upright
thread. and also through the TOP
thread between that and the next up
right, and draw up a loop through
both threads at once, then draw loop
through the top thread between each
of the uprights as far as the last two
stitches, this time take the upright
and the top thread following together
-as at the commencement of the row,
draw the next loop through both front
and back uprights of the last stitch
work off as before, drawing through
one loop at first, and then through two
at time for rest of row.
Continue repeating this row for
length of scarf. the two stitches al
each end of the row making a nice
firm edge on both sides of it, and will
prevent the work from slanting.
Along each side work a double GRO.
Chef in the end stitch of the first row,
., pass one, five trebles in next, pass
two, double crochet in next, repeat
from =
Work a single crochet-or chain
stitch-in the top back thread of each
stitch of previous row.
Before commencing the fringe,
work about three rows of five chain
loops upon each end of the scarf
For the Fringe-Cut the wool into
26-inch lengths, pass the hook through
the first loop at end of scarf. fold four
strands of the wool exactly in half
and draw them short distance
through. forming small loop, draw
the eight strands. right through this
loop and pull gently, drawing the knct
close up to the work. Repeat this into
every loop. taking care all the knots
are turned the same way
To knot the fringe, take four threads
of the first tassel and four threads of
the next one, and tie them together
about an inch below the other knots,
tie the remaining strands of the Sec
ond tassel to four of the third one and
repeat to end of row, being careful to
keep the knots quite level.
Tie another row of knots an inch
below these. but this time taking the
eight strands of each tassel and tying
them together.
Tie two more rows of knots at equal
distances below these and cut the
ends level with pair of sharp scis-
sors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
Proud of Fiiue Generations

get-me-not gloves or, If very sorely
stricken. gloves ornamented with a
design in ivy.
AT present only white satin shoes
are painted, but fine kid could be
easily ornamented in this way, it is
said. Pretty designs are in apple bios
SONS, forget-me-nots. or heather.
A new shoe, for brides in white is
being sold by another West End firm.
This has the top edged with narrow
Valenciennes lace, and on the toe a
small knot of myrtle blossom.
Evening gloves, of white or light
shades, are again to be hand-pointed
in floral designs.
1T is four or five years since these
gloves were in fashion," a representa-
tive of a West End establishment
said. I'VE can supply gloves in any
desired design.
ITO obtain successful result the
glove must be put on a model while
the work is being done. 1t will be
then fully stretched, and the floral
spray will be as 1t would appear when
worn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
In Midst of Thrilling Speech in Court
Attorney Remembers Duty and
Turns Pale.

Trenton. n. i'm a trial sf the
100000 damage suit of the Goodwin
manufacturing company against the
Edison photograph works there was
a sudden interruption, caused by for
mer Attorney General Robert H. Nc
carter stopping in his argument for
fully a minute.
1here was a fixed look on his face
and an apprehensive CLEAN in his
eyes. His arm. used in gesture. re-
manned extended.
thinking that he was suffering from
sudden attack of illness, those in
the court room stirred uneasily, and
several court attendants made their
way to the lawyer to give him
assistance.
Slowly, as If in dream, Mr.. Nc.
carter reached to an inside pocket
ara drew forth three letters, at which
ne gazed ruefully. Then he gave the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
WOMAN AS FARMER

she nor her parents had penny to
start her in the farming line She
came to Worcester, where she rented
Evergreen farm in Westboro from l..
G. Midely, a grower of roses She Dor
rowed money to pay the first months
rent, and with her father and mother
and two friends began her career as a
soil tiller.
The first year Miss Bartholomew
devoted five of the twenty acres of
land to small garden truck. To get the
best results she mixed her own fer
tilizers and was criticised for it by
the old time truck raisers in the
neighborhood She specialized in
vegetables, selected her Worcester
market and made her own contracts.
She made daily trips to Worcester in
the season, starting from the farm at
$3.50 o'clock in the morning, reaching
here at G o'clock and was back at work
on her farm at 9 O'Clock.
She paid no attention to the hay
land the first year, devoting her en-
tire energy to the five acres of land
which she developed along scientific
lines and kept a set of books concern
ing every detail of the work, even
charging her father and mother for
everything taken from the farm for
the table.
Her most profitable crop the first
year was tomatoes. but she raised a
considerable crop of peas and corn.
Her help consists of schoolboys, who
go to the farm before and after school
in the season of pulling weeds and
planting. She pays them 10 cents an
hour. The boys average Is years old.
She says they do more work than men,
and cost much less
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
Summer Wash Gowns.

Taking them all in all. the fresh
wash dresses which to large extent
represent the daytime house gowns of
the summer, are unusually effective in
the present year, but, in addition to
this, the prevailing colors are bright,
and the dress forms easy and not over
elaborated. do not remember sea
son in which so many fashionable
women have appeared in simple one
piece dresses. Occasionally these
are in one color, gray or golden-brown,
or a cool canary tone, which shades,
in lansdown, pongee and linen, are
charming, but the majority are like
the street dresses, in smart dotted.
tufted. or striped fabrics, combined
with some clear, vivid, plain tone, well
calculated to win the eye.-Marie Oh
liver, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21

Tokyo.--Tokyo is today a really Eu-
ropean city. The tourist in search OF
old Japan must go elsewhere. Change
has been rapid; it will continue until
all the old landmarks are gone. TO
young Japan, dressing in European
garments, aping European ways. bad
ly speaking some European language,
all this change brings delight For it.
this is improvement. The young men
date things from the beginning of the
improvement of Tokyo" and love to
say some day, Tokyo. fine city" OF
course, this Europeanizationo Of Japan's
capital must needs take place. There
are features in ii to which ! do not at
all object The use of electric cars
and of the electric light. fer instance,
fit IN with the natural life of the peo-
pie, and their convenience and ad-
vantage warrant their introduction.
So, too. the excellent system of pub
lie telephones, a system far more COM
plete and convenient probably than
We have at any place in the United
States, Is appreciated and utilized by
the commonest and poorest people.
But when grace and fitness, con-
venience and use. are sacrificed with
no com tnensurate gain. we protest.
And, indeed. the fondness for foreign
ideas and foreign ways is blind and
unreasoning. Thousands of things
beautiful and convenient are being
sacrificed for inferior. simply because
these are foreign. European dress is
so common as to attract no notice.
Not only government officials and en-
ployes. school boys and university
students. but clerks and business men
wear the new costume. IT is ugly in
the extrere. but that makes little diff
ference; i, is the rarest thing in the
world for the trousers TO fit the legs,
or through any amount of use to adapt
themselves to the form of the wearers
all this counts for nought-so long
as the fashion is foreign.
We have been far too busy in set
Ting our new home TO do much sight
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21

fident that we were near our destina-
ton. We crossed a little bridge.
found ourselves on good stone pave
ment, and shortly stood at the bottom
of the great stairway of 96 stone steps
leading upward to the temple. Just
as we reached the summit there was a
lull in the downpour. and we stood at
one side to look down the stairway.
The festival is called the feast of one
hundred THOUSAND lanterns, and not
withstanding the bad night, thousands
OF lanterns certainly were out. A band
of worshipers vas just approaching
the foot OF the stairway. At their
head two lusty barelegged boys car
ried paper lanterns TO light the path:
behind them came % worshipers. each
with a drum upon which he beat Wig
orously lively air which we learned
to be the accompaniment to the ia
nous prayer or formula taught by
Nichiren $50 years ago. Behind them
came the bearers of the gysat lam
tern. This was made in fantastic
form and decorated with paintings
having reference to- the teaching of
the sect 1t was surmounted by a
great crown of trailing sprays of bam-
boo loaded with tufts OF white ard
pink tissue paper. Ii was fanked on
both sides by smaller Examinations.
The whole party began the ascent
vigorously. and made no pause up the
SO stairs. if anything. increasing the
energy of their movements as they
assembled. Finally they reached the
summit in a special squirt of vigor
The drums were beaten more vigor-
ously. the prayers sung more earnest
ly as they concluded the ascent and
nearcd the sacrificial shrine. 1t was
the most striking picture of vigorous
and active energy that have seen for
a long time. But this group was but
one of hundreds. We stood there long.
looking at one after another as they
came up the great stairway. The
noise was so great that conversation
was impossible. The little bands
varied in size from three or four wor-
shippers to parties of fifty or sixty:
some were notable for their poverty
md decrepitude. others for their ex-
cravagant display and physical vigor.
Finally we followed one OF the large
bands up to the temple sacred to
Nichiren: we stood behind them as
they beat their drums before the saint,
throwing their coppers into the col
lection box, repeating their prayers
with earnestness. 1t is perhaps the
most genuinely Japanese of all Bud
dhist sects The drum beating is its
characteristic. Nichiren is pre-emi-
nently a favorite of Tokyo. 1t was
here and hereabouts that the old saint
lived and died, and the celebration
which we witnessed is commemorative
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21

seeing. We Lave. however, taken time
ligious festival The event of the hour
was the presence of the Wiscon-
SIN team. Postal cards represent
ing them and their opponents
and scenes from the games al
ready played were displayed at
every shop. The newspapers contained
columns of notice and some most curl
Gus and interesting pictures of Incl
dents in the contests The first op-
ponents with whom our boys played
were the team of the 'Keio" university
The visitors lost both games We
saw the third game of the series,
played with the boys of Waseda uni
versity. This institution includes
preparatory and collegiate depart.
ments, and numbers some eight thou
sand students. Its grade of work is
high. 1t was founded by Baron Okuma.
the well known opposition leader In
a certain sense it is the rival of the
Imperial university. representing both
In politics and spirit a non-adminis-
tration party and constituency. The
game was played at the Fairgrounds
of the 'Keio," to reach which we were
forced 10 walk some little distance
after leaving the street car line. Great
numbers of people were on their way
to see the game. and when we reached
the grounds it was difficult to find
seats anywhere. The contrast between
the two teams was quite marked. Sew
eral of the Wisconsin men are notably
large and heavy fellows, but consid-
cradle range of size exists within the
team; the boys of the Waseda team
are far more uniform in size, and
notably more slender and less heavy.
The local newspapers were all repre-
sented by reporters; their tables set
in a long line close by the field in
front of the highest-priced seats of
spectators, formed by far the most
curious and novel feature of the scene.
A great crowd of WaseGa rooters with
their red flags sat solidly together in
one section Of the grand stand. Our
boys sadly needed encouragement
from the audience. and had to do their
own roofing. They succeeded in ma
king two runs in the first inning and
FIVE runs in the second, after which
the japanese players held them down,
and they made no further score during
the game. The Waseda boys made
runs only in the fifth inning, when
they scored four counts. The Japanese
umpire made several rulings which
were questionable, none of which ever
happened to be against the local team
On the whole. however. they did not
affect the score. II is very interesting
to see the readiness with which Japan
has seized upon the new form OF
sport. and her enthusiasm over it. 1t
is typical of her readiness to borrow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-21
SPIDER BEAUTY SPOT LATEST
Entirely New Departure in Women's
Fashions Is Copy of Insect on
Outside of Veil.

Paris.-The spider beauty spot is
Women have worn wells that have
obscured their eyes by black patches
or given their faces speckled appear
ance. Leaves, insects, birds and
aeroplanes have figured as part of the
mesh.
Now. however. an entirely new de-
parture is shown in the spider beauty
spot. for the spider is a copy of the
insect itself in black plush and is
posed outside the veil. 1t is almost
an inch and half in diameter The
veil itself is worked in the pattern
of spiders mesh. The spider beau
ty spot owes it's origin to Paris.