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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
DRINK CAUSE OF INSANITY
Liquor Responsible for Nearly so Per
Cent Of Patients Admitted In
English AsyIums.

Drink and hereditary influence were
reported as the cause Of insanity In
1878 per cent. OF the cases admitted
into Rainhill asylum, In England. last
year. drink being responsible In 22.8
of the cases, and a clear history OF
hereditary faint In 1875. These re-
markable statistics are contained In
the annual reports Of the county
asylum at Lancaster, Prestwick.
Rainhill, Nottingham and Winwick.
just issued.
On the subject of the causes and
the presentation Of lunacy. DIR. Gig.
ellsworth. medical superintendent OF
Rainhill, is very ~outspoken. REFER
ring to the 22.S per cent. of admissions
for which drink was responsible. DR..
Wigglesworth says the figure Is SUI
fciently large to indicate clearly that
havoc which drink makes with the
nervous system, and adds: III the
evil affected the individual only 1t
would be bad enough. but unfortu.
nately there is reason to believe that
II is often handed on to the offspring
owing to the direct poisonous enect
mon the germ of the alcohol circulat.
ing I'm the blood, and that not a little
of the terrible amount of nervous In
stability and degeneracy which we
gee around us has it's origin In this
cause"
Regarding the 1875 per cent. OF ad
missions in which there is a clear
history of hereditary faint, Or. Wig.
ellsworth says that no doubt this fig
ure considerably understates the rea.
influence of heredity. owing to the
difficulty experienced In getting reli'
able accounts of the families OF the
patients.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Had Money In Lumps.

Charles H. Rosenberg of Bavaria
had Jumps on his shoulders. elbows.
and hips when he arrived here from
Hamburg on the Kaiserin Aususte Vic
toria. In fact, there was a series Of
smaller Jumps along his spine, much
like a mountain range, as 1t is present
ed on a b~as-relief map.
The Jumps were about the size of
good Oregon apples. and as Rosen-
berg passed before the immigration
doctor for observation, the doctor said
softly to himself, See that lump"
Then he asked Mr.. Rosenberg to step
aside.
You seem like q healthy man"
said the doctor, but / cannot pass you
until I know the origin Of those Jumps
on your body" "Ah, 1t is not a sick
ness" laughed the man frem Bavaria.
Those swellings is money"
Taking on his coat he broke open q
sample lump and showed that 1t con-
tanned $500 in American bank notes.
He informed the doctor that he had
$1,000 In all, with which he was 60
ing to purchase an apple orchard in
Oregon.
He vas admitted to the country
New York Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

law of aAinity, al things needed to marufae-
ture the elixir Of life."
Further on he says: The beginning and end
Of the matter IL to supply the lacking prinoi-
pie, and in molecular form, exactly as nature
furnishes 1t In vegetables, fruits and grain.
To supply dedciencies-this IL the only law Of
cure"
The natural conclusion ID that II Phosphate
Of Potash is the needed mineral element In
brain and you use food which does not contain
1t, you have brain fag because its daily loss IL
not supplied.
On the contrary, II you eat food known to
be rich In this element, you place before the
life forces that which nature demands for
brain-building.
In the trial 4 sneer was uttered because Mr..
Post announced that he had made years Of re-
search In this country and some clinics Of
Europe, regarding the effect Of the mind ON
digestion of food.
But we must be patient with those who
sneer az facts they know nothing about.
Mind does not work well ON a brain that Is
broken down by lack Of nourishment.
A peaceful and evenly poised mind is neces-
sary to good digestion
Worry. anxiety, fear. hate, &c, DC, directly
interfere with or stop the flow of Ptyalin, the
digestive Juice Of the mouth. and also inter-
fere with the flow Of the digestive juices of
stomach and pancreas.
Therefore. the mental state Of the individual
has much to do (more than suspected) with
digestion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Our VoJcoa-

1 think u conversational soprano,
as sometimes overheard In the cars.
arising from a group Of young persons
who have taken the train at ono OF
our great Industrial csnters, for in
stance. young persons of the female
sex. we will say, who have hustled In
full dressed, engaged In loud, strident
speech, and who, after free discussion.
have fixed on two or more double
seats, which having secured, they pro-
coed to eat apples and hand round
daguerreotypes-I say, / think the
conversational soprano, heard under
these circumstances. would not be
among the allurements the old enemy
would put In requisition were he get
ting up q new temptation of st. An
thony.
Their are sweet voices among us,
we all know, and voices not musical,
1t may be, to those who hear them
for the FIRST time. yet sweeter to US
than any we shall hear until We listen
to some warbling angel in the over
ture to that eternity Of blissful har-
monies we hope to enjoy. But why
should l tell lies? II my friends love
me, 1t is because / try to tell the
truth. / never heard but two voices
in my life that frightened me by their
observation-disclosures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
10. the Rich Indian,

The per capita wealth of the Indian
is approximately $3.50. that for other
Americans Is only a little more than
$1,000. The lands owned by the In
dams are rich In oil, timber and other
natural resources of all kinds. Some
Of the best timber land in the United
States Is owned by Indians.
The value Of their agricultural lands
runs up in the millions. The ranges
which they possess support about 500.
900 sheep and cattle. owned by ~lessees,
bringing In q revenue Of more than
$272,0 to the various tribes besides
providing feed for more than 1900, 900
head of horses. cattle, sheep and goats
belonging to the Indians themselves.
Practically the only asphalt deposits
In the United States are on Indian
lands.-Red Man.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Fidelity 70 p,roIs

Judge Grain Of the Court of Gem
eral Sessions has just held a recep
ton more worthy of note than any
ball. banquet or other high function
OF the season. II was held in his
courtroom at night. In response to
Its summons came III men and wom-
en-. some old, some young every one
OF whom was a victor over some form
OF temptation: an example of what
human faith can do to help human
weakness to redeem itself ane be
strong.
Each Of the company had been con-
victed OF some first ofense against
the law. and each had been permitted
to go out on parole of future gool
behavior. Each had kept the faith.
The word wal as good as a bond.
Those who might have gone down in
h struggle had found q way to rise
and fight again. They we're all able
to report good work done and bright
prospects ahead.
Time was when no one was trusted
on his word save men of high degree.
Fidelity to parole was deemed q
princely virtue. Perhaps 1t is. There
was nothing in Judge Grains recep-
ton to disprove It z
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
No siano for Ne,

slip ne a brace of cackles!" or.
dered the chesty-looking man with a
bored air, as he perched on the first
stool In the lunchroom.
"A what?" asked the waitress. as
she placed a glass Of water before
him.
Adam and Eve fiat on their backsl
A pair Of sunnysidersi" said the u
man IL an exasperated tone.
You got me. kid" returned the
waitress. "Watcha want?"
Eggs up" said the young man,
Eggs the kind that come before
b hen OF after, / never knew which,
Why didn't you say SO in the first
placer" asked the waitress. You'd a
had EN- by this time"
We'll, Of all things raid the
young man.
i knew what he was dhvin' at all
the time" began the waitress as the
young man departed. But he's one
of them fellers that thinks they can
get by with anything. He don't know
that they're using plain English now
In restaurants"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29


Miss Matte belonged to the old
south, and she was entertaining a
guest Of distinction.
On the morning following his arrival
she told Tillie. the little colorsd maid.
to take q pitcher Of fresh water to
Mr.. Frman's room, and to say that
Miss Matte sent him her compliments,
and that II he wanted q bath, the
bathroom was az his service.
When Title returned she said:
Il toll him, Miss Matte, en- he
laughed ut to bus hisself."
why did be laugh. Tilne?"
Il dunno"
What did you tell himr'
Jus what you toll me to-"
"Ttlie, tsfi ma exactly what you
said"
Il banged DC 4oah. and I said, 'Mr.
Frman, Miss Msttie sends you her lub.
and b says, HOW you can get up
and wash yo'sslf!"-Lippincott's Mag
azine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Add to Cost Of Living.

The American Magazine reprints a
letter which was sent to the Massa-
chusetts cost of living commission. 1t
goes as follows:
1T seems to me that the elimination
of waste is nearly impossible In house
holds where there are sery-
ants; at least, / have found 1t so,
with only one. and the waste rises in
geometrical progression with the num-
Der employed. I have now been doing
my own cooking for nearly a year and
/ feed my family twice as well on
about two-thirds the cost A large
part of the saving comes in the eco
nomical use of meat. / make a de-
licious dinner with a few scraps Of
meat that a cook would give TO the
dog.
Then / depend a good deal on
soups. which l invent to suit my
larder. A few cole baked beans. with
a little tomato and a bit of meat Oh a
bone. or a little left over gravy. make
a soup that all eat with much pleasure
and 1t is SO nourishing that it goes fur
to make the dinner. Most people do
not understand how different a SOUP
Is when 1t has simmered a good many
hours. The soup hat has been boiled
fast a couple of hours will taste nat
and embarrassing. whereas the same
soup five hours later will have such
q delicious blend of iavors that all
you know is that 1t is nice without
being able to distinguish the ingre-
dents. Again 1t Is time that counts.
Cooks waste the coffee and tea hor-
ribly. Mix the coffee with cold water
the night before with an eggshell
and bring 1t to q boil In the morning
and you do not need a great deal far
a good cup Of coffee. The tea In the
kitchen is piled into the teapH and
thrown out with but little of the good
ness extracted. Another frightful
waste is the coal. | use less than
half as much as any girl 1 aver had
and my stove bakes better. / never
complain Of the draught. as she does
or did after burning all the goodness
out Of her coal In the first hour after
lighting"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
All Need he Earth.

There Is an Antaeus in every one
OF us and In the whole OF US which
needs the earth" says Henry Dem
Arrest Lloyd in his posthumous book.
"A grandmother was spreading before
the vision Of a beloved child a picture
OF the beauties Of heaven with its
gates Of pearl and its pavements of
gold. What said the scornful boy,
unpactivated, no mud? There spoke
the real philosopher. We are earth
animals. and we need contact with
all the aspects Of nature, human ma
ture. and other nature. They who
feed wholly on white bread and. the
tenderloin and the sweetness and
light Of the best people, art for the
arts sake, cannot get p~hosohates
enough and soon develop the ricketts,.
The nan l heard say he liked to eat
with the common people once in a
while. tAe soman you heare say that
she thought 1t was her duty to as
sociate with the middle class, confess
the approach OF extinction. They are
losing touch with the source Of all per-
sonal and social power"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

However. with characteristic good
nature. he squeezed the water out oe
his pockets and declared that II was
just the kind of exercise he needed.
He made me promise % to tell Aunt
Martha. because she was very much
opposed to his going In bathing on &C
count of the undertow. Then /
sneaked him up to his room and left
him to change his clothes.
On the piazza I found Clara j., her
face shrouded In the afterglow of a
wintry sunset.
She handed me a telegram minus
the envelope and asked me, with a
voice that was intended to be cutting
ly sarcastic. "Is there any answer 90
opened the message and read:
New York.
John Henry.
Jiggersville. N. Y.
The two queens will be out this
afternoon they are good girls so treat
them white. BUNCH.
The u~nspeakable idiot, to send me a
wire worded like that No wonder
Clara j. was sitting on the ice-cream
freezer. OF course 1t only meant that
Bunch's sister and her daughter were
coming out to look at their property.
which Clara ]. thought was hers. but
suffering mackereli what an eye Clara
:. was giving mel
And who are the two queensf' she
queried. bitterly.
My lace grew redder and redder
Every minute I expected to turn into
a complete boiled lobster. l could see
somebody reaching for the mayor
naise to sprinkle me.
Well" she continued, sis there no
answer? OF course they are good
girls. and you'll treat them white,
but Then the heavens opened and
the floods descended.
"Oh. joint" she sobbed; how could
you be so unkind, SO crueli Think of
1t, a scandal on the very first day In
my lev home. and l was so happy,"
I would confess everything. There
was no other way out of 1T. 1 was on
my knees by her side Just about to
blurt forth the awful truth when my
courage failed and suddenly I switched
my bet and gave the cards another
cut.
Its all a mistaI =" 1 whispered;
its only Bunch Jefferson doing a
~omedy scene. Dent you understand
IT; when Bunch tries to get funny
the undertakers have a busy sea
IN. l simply dom. know who he
means by the two queens, and as for
scandal. well. you know me, Pete!"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Moslem Traditions.

Ramadan Is the month exalted by
Moslems above all others. In that
month the Koran-according to Mos
lem tradition-was brought down by
Gabriel from heaven and delivered to
men in small sections. In that month,
Mohammed was accustomed to retire
from Mecca to the cave of Hira. for
prayer and meditation. In that month
Abraham, Moses and other prophets
received their divine revelations. In
that month the doors of heaven are
always open, the passages to hell are
shut, and the devils are chained" So
run the traditions.-The Christian
Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

Bunch was out of the tolls of the
law. He had loaned me his country
house for q day, and I had presented
It to Clara ]. intending to take 1t
right back. I had used ghost stories
and burglars as levers with which to
DRY her loose from her ownership OF
Trouble villa, but she wouldn't part
Etxh =. Bunch, as the phoney bur
glar. had been gather ed In by the vii
lage c~onstabulary, but had escaped;
and I was returning from the shadow
Df the PEN
When / reached the cottage l found
AL the members of my household
dressed for the day and lined up on
the piazza. eager for news from the
battlefield.
Gee Whit" exclaimed Uncle Peter.
the boy is bareheaded! Where's
your hat, Johnr"
Mercy. I hope you're not
scalped," Aunt Martha cried. sympa-
thetically.
1 explained that the desperate put
up q stif fight against Diggs the con-
stable and myself; warming up to the
subject, / went into the details Of a
hand-to-hand struggle that made them
Ill shiver and blink their lanterns
When finally / finished with the
statement that the robber knocked us
both down and had made a successful
break for liberty, Uncle Peter gave ex-
preston to a yell OF dismay, n once
again he and his bow and arrow held
D reunion.
Tacks, my sweet little brother-in-
law. suggested that we burn the
house down so the burglar wouldn't
be able to find 1t II he camO around
after dark. / thought extremely well
of the suggestion. but didn't dare say
%.
Aunt Martha mad just about decided
TO unite a At of Mysteries when Clara
J. reached for the kerosene bucket
and threw oil on the troubled waters.
Let's drop all this nsens about
burglars and ghosts and go to break
last" she suggested. Il don't believe
there eve was q ghost within sixty
miles Of this house. and to save my
soul I couldn't be afraid of a burglar
whose speciality consisted Of falling In
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Tho Lsauue Of polh.n...

The League Of Politeness has been
formed In Berlin. 1t aims at inculcat-
ing better among the people
OF Berlin. 1t was founded upon the
initiative Of Fraulein Cecelie Meyer,
who was inspired by an existing or
g~anization In Rome. In Difference to
the parent organization the Berlin
league has chosen the italian motto,
PRO g~entilezza-" This will be en-
blazoned upon an attractive little
medal worn where Germans are &C
customed to wea the insignia of or
ders. Tho idea is that q GLANCE at
the "talisman" will annihilate any in
clination to indulge in bad temper or
discourteous language. ANY polite
person" is eligible for membership.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
Home Thouoht.

TT must have been frixhtful." said
Mrs. Bossim to her husband, who was
In the earthquake. Tell me what
was your first thought when you
awakened In your room at the hotel
and heard the alarm"
my first thought was of you." an
swered MIR. Bossim.
How nobel"
Yes. First thing I knew, q vase on
the mantel caught me on the ear;
then a chair whirled in my direction,
n when l jumped to the middle of
the room four or Ave books and a
framed picture struck me all at once"
Even after saying that, he affected
TO wonder what made her so angry for
q remainder Of the evening.-Mack's
National Monthly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

The negro. on occasions. displays .
fine discrimination in the choice a
words.
Who's the best Whitewater In
town." inquired the new resident.
Ale Hall I'm q bond a'tist with .
whitewash brush. sah." answered the
colored patriarch eloQuently.
We'll, tell him to come and Whit~
wash my chicken house toL1,rrow."
Uncle Jacob shook his head dubi-
ously. +.
"Ah dom believe. sab. hid engage
Ale Hall to whitewash q chickeo
house. sab"
why didn't you say he wa a good
whitewasher?"
Yes. sab, . powerful good white
washer, sab; but mighty queer about
q chicken house. sab. mighty Queer."
-Mack's National Monthly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
John Henry
TELEGRAM


Uncle Peter sat down on a rock
overhangtng the clay bank which
sloped up about four feet above the
lazy brooklet. He carefully arranged
his expensive rod, placed his fish bas-
ket near by and entered into a disser-
tation on angling that would make old
Ike Walton get up and leave the aqua
rum.
In the meantime Tacks decided to
do some bait fishing. so with an old
case knife he sat down behind Uncle
Peter and began : dig under the rock
for worms.
Fishing is the sport of kings" the
old man chuckled; IAN it's a long eel
that won't turn when trodden upon. II
you're not going to fish. John. do sit
down! You're throwing a shadow
over the water and that scares the
fnny monsters. A fish diet il great
for the brain, John. You should eat
more fish"
There's many a true word spoken
from the chest" / sighed, just as
| Uncle Peter made his first a and
! cleverly wound about eight feet of
line around a spruce tree on the op-
] posite bank.
The old man began to boil with ex.
! element az he pulled and tugged in
an effort to untangIe his line. and just
about this time Tacks became the
author Of another spectacular drama.
In the search for the elusive worm
that feverish youth known as Tacks,
the Human Catastrophe. had finally
succeeded In prying the rock loose,
and Immediately thereafter Uncle Pc
ter dropped his rod with a yell OF ter
ror and proceeded to follow the mar
from Cooks.
The rock reached the brook first,
but the old gentleman gave 1t a warm
hustle down the bank and finished a
close second. He vas In b money,
al right.
Tacks also ran-but In an opposite
direction.
For some little time my splutterine
relative sat dumbfounded In about two
feet of dirty water, and when finally ]
dipped him out OF the drink he looked
] like a busy wash-day. Everything was
damp but his ardor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
MAKE UP YOUR

II you'll make up your mind to be
Contented with your lot
And with the optimists agrss
That troubles soon forgot,
You'll be surprised to ind. I guess.
Despite misfortune's darts.
n constant springs Of happiness
Lie hid In human hearts;
What sunny CLEANS and golden dreams
The passing years unfold,
How son and warm the iovelight beam,
When you are growing old.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29

the cellar and swearing till help
camel"
After breakfast was dragged away
to the brook to fish for lamb chops or
whatever kind of an animal 1t was
that Uncle Peter and Tacks decided
would bite. Aunt Martha posted on
20 the city on urgent business, the ma
ture of which she carefully concealed
from everybody.
have the house all to herself for an
hour or two, there were 20 many
rooms to look through and SO many
plans to make.
Uncle Peter gave her his bow and
arrow with full instructions how to
shoot IL danger threatened. and Tacks
carefully rubbed the steps leading up
TO the piazza with soap SO the bur-
xlar would fall and break his neck.
Then the little shrimp called my at
tention to his handiwork and demon.
strated its availability by slipping
thereon himself and going the whole
distance on his face. He didn't break
his neck. however. so to my mind his
burglar alarm failed to make good.
AS time wore on / felt more and
more like a mock turtle being led to
the soup house.
The fact that Bunch was sore wor-
ried me and l began to realize that 1t
was now only a question Of a few
hours when I'd have to crawl up to
Clara ]. and hand In my resignation.
Every time I drew a picture Of that
acene and heard myself telling her !
was nothing but q fawn colored four
hush I could see my future putting on
the mitts and getting ready to hand
me one.
And when I thought of the dish of
fairy tales had cooked for that girl
I could feel something running around
I'm my head and trying to hide. l sup
nose It was my conscience. getting
even with me for telling her l had
bought her a country house, to ex-
Main the missing numbers from my
nav envelope, which had In reality
heen left with the bookmakers at the
track.
At the brook Uncle Peter began to
throw out hints that he was the orig
lnal lone fisherman. The lobster never
lived that could back away from him,
and as for fly casting, well. he was
Pfscatorial Peter, the Fancy Fish
Charmer from Fishkill.
The old gentleman is very rich, b.
he loves to live around with his Iela
.dves. not because he's stingy. but sim
ply because he likes them n knows
hey are good listeners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
The ~country churchyard."

Those who recall Gray's "Elegy In
q Country Churchyard" will RENE der
that the peaceful spot where the
rude f~orefathers Of the hamlet sleep"
Is identified with St Giles, Stoke
Poges. Buckinghamshire. In the pro
sale pages Of a recen issue Of the
Gazette there appears an order in
council providing that ordinary inter
ments are henceforth forbidden In the
churchyard
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-12-29
lHypnotizing HOLSTERS.

Here Is a curious and little known
experiment that al be made with live
Holsters. 1t is quite impossible to
stand a LOBSTER up ION end" unless II
Is first pit 10 sleep.
This Is done by first stroking its
tail downward with the hand two OF
three times, when the fish is at once
thrown into a state Of coma, or deep
sleep, and remains In that position,
without a movement Of any kind, fol
about ten minutes. Even It's eyes are
fixed, and 1t has every appearance OF
being dead.
Another curious thing is that when
one lobster wakes up the noise II
makes In falling down rouses all the
others, and the effect of one or wax
ing up Is very strange.