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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
POISON THAT KILLS FEAR.
Mysterious concoction Defies Inyes-
tisations OF Scientists.

legations OF Scientists.
From The National Geographic Magazine
curari, the vegetable poison with which
the Indians of the Upper Amazon tip
their hunting arrows. remains a mystery
In its composition after 100 years Of in
vestigation by scientists. The Indians will
sell It for its weight in silver, but VIII not
reveal the plants from which It is de-
rived. Not long ago a professor in a
German university was sent to the ANA
zoR wilderness for the express purpose OF
discovering the secret, for curari. or
urRri, as II IS otherwise called, Is now
thought TO be of great value In medicine.
The professor lived two years In Indian
villages. and while he was permitted TO
witness the boiling Of the witches
broth, which lasted several davs. he
could not tell what pl,-nts went into the
brew. Returning from his baffied quest
down the Amazon with quantity of the
poison, the professor was met by another
traveller, Dewey Austin Cobb. who had
got possession Of a native blow gun. The
latter tells how he put some Of the pro-
fessor's curari on some Of his blow gun
arrows, which are like toothpieks feath-
cred with cotton, and tried 1t on a buck
deer in the forest.
After a deliberate aim our hunter
fred" says Mr. Cobb, If I may use such
word for the little puff. scarcely heard
by US. and entirely inaudible above the
rustling corn leaves at the distance OF
the deer The animal gave a slight start
as it felt the prick of the arrow on its
flank and turned partly around. shifting
the air for a scent, and looking about as
II searching for the insect that had bitten
or stung it. Detecting nothing, it stood
still and unalarmed. At the end OF a
minute. or a minute and half, at most.
its head dropped little. as if 1t was
sleepy
When the hunter saw this he arose
and stepped out in plain sight The deer
turned his head and looked at him, and
moved forward, not away from him,
few steps and stopped. It showed no fear.
but simply curiosity. After another min
ute the professor and I arose, and all
three walked quietly 10 within reach of
it. 1t made no movement to run away,
but watched us intently, and shifted its
position little. Its movements seemed
perfectly easy and natural. Absence of
fear was the only observable change, until
at the end Of three minutes more; then
it lay down, not falling but as naturally
as a COW or sheep when ready for sleep.
We all approached its side, and the
hunter laid hand on its shoulder. It
looked UP at him. but showed no resent
ment or fear. Even it's breathing seemed
easy and natural, which surprised me. as
I had heard that death resulted from
paralysis Of the lungs when caused by
urari. AT the end OF ten minutes, though.
1t opened its eyes when touched. its breath
became shorter and slower. Eighteen
minutes after it was struck by the arrow
II was dead"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Winning the Pennant.

Now is the time for ell loyal fans to
come 10 the aid Of the home team. II
Washington cannot win pennant in the
golden days Of October. why not win it
now? Half a dozen cities throughout the
country are showing why the teams rep
resenting their burgs will have walk
awsys. Washington is too modest.
The prospects of the locals have never
looked brighter. Manager McAleer has
Johnson; so what if Detroit has Cobb?
Street should be worth as much space in
the local papers as Lajoie is in the Cleve-
land dailies. Then, we have as many
youngsters as the Yankees: so why not
compare them, man for man? The fact
that nine-tenths of them viii never be
heard Of after the season opens does not
initiate against making the most of our
opportunity
The sporting writer's of Washington are
too modest. With the balmy zephyrs and
the sea air OF Norfolk tanning their
brows, they should wake up to the posi-
bilities. Why not expatiate on the show
ing of the phenom? There is no earthly
reason why Washington should not have
as many finds" as the other teams in
training camps. The work OF the bush
league" marvel depends wholly on the
view OF the baseball writer. If there is
no news to send, then write a column on
the whirlwind baclEstop. OF on the way
Kid McSwoop scoops them up around
third and filings them TO first
Never let interest flag. That shows
you are novice at writing baseball. If
It SHOWS, make 1t a blizzard. II the team
wins from some amateurs, be sure that
every one Of the opposing team will de-
velop into a Radbourne. Mathewson.
Rusie. Garrison. Robinson. Mcclure, or
Keller. VeritabIe wonders can be made
with the stroke Of typewriter. Make
the old-timers sit up and take notice
The wonderful form OF the youngsters
will make the veterans hustle But by
all means remember that Washington is
just as much a pennant winner as six
OF the teams. And now is the time we
can win.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
AN ANCIENT STEAK.
How Would You Like TO Dine Upon
PrehistOric Mammoth.

From the Dayton News
It is reported that at a banquet re-
Gently given IN Russia, a steak a quar-
ter of a million years old was served to
the guests Not only that. but It was
pronounced TO be juicy and sweet and
palatable. and the guests. like Dickens
boy, cried for more.
The steak was from a mammoth. a
sort Of prehistoric elephant, which used
to tramp down the grass of Mr.. Stone
ages front yard a few hundred thousand
years ago. It was found frozen in a
glazier in such perfect state Of preserva-
ton that the scientists decided TO fur
nisk SIS flesh 10 a banquet They cal
culated that it had been In the glazier
for fully 25ooo0 years-a period so great
as TO make cold storage eggs of the vim
tage OF 1890 appear hot from the nest.
We do not know at this late day Just
what Nature had in mind when she pre-
served the mammoth in her cold storage
plant. but Nature usually has an object
We may be reasonably certain. however.
that she was not preserving mammoths
for the purpose Of squeezing the last
musseI out of Flinthatchets pouch. She
was not endeavoring TO prevent Mrs.
Skinclothes from having a new Easter
bonnet on the theory that the cold stor-
age company might as well have the
wampum as the milliner. as seems 10 be
the theory of the modern cold storage
corporation. Whatever Nature had in
view when she picked the mammoth
in a million tons of ice. to be transported
down the mountain side and to repose
in frigidity for all these years. il is
safe TO say that she did not do so for
the purpose OF taking advantage of
BOnehead's bank account and robbing
his children OF the comforts OF life.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
The Protection of Title.

Our contemporaries who are rending
the air with protests against the bestowal
OF the title OF rear admiral upon the
explorer. Peary. may have Justice and
logic on their side OF the case, so far as
there is any relation between Peary's
achievement and the naval title and for
what the latter should stand in public
comprehension and popular apprecia-
ton. 1t is no argument against this
adjoining legislation 10 say that Peary
may not be called rear admiral be-
cause the title is, or was, the possession
OF men who distinguished themselves in
battle AS a matter Of fact. the title OF
rear admiral on the retired list Of the
navy and the title OF brigadier general
or major general on the retired list of
the army are the possession, by one or
another means, OF many men who have
never discharged the duties Of those
grades. or the $50 rear admirals. few
indeed have ever flown the flag OF
feet, and some of them have never
actually commanded a vessel. The same
Is true TO a greater extent in the military
establishment There are major and
brigadier generals galore who have never
commanded" in the strict military
sense. The people who are disturbed
over the fact that there is a chance Of
eheapening the title OF rear admiral are
giving themselves unnecessary anxiety.
There are too many other people. most
Of whom have done nothing OF a dis
tinctive sort in military OF naval careers.
who are called rear admiral or brigadier
general
If there is objection to making Peary
a full-nedged rear admiral on the navy
retired list it ought to be on broader
lines, and for more plausible reason
than any which IS founded on the amiable
fiction that the title has been preserved
in the past for members OF the lighting
personnel, with rear admiral for the
feet commanders and brigadiers for the
soldiers in command of brigades. The
intense desire to protect these titles is
somewhat belated
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
The Modern VISITING Cara

From the Chicago Examiner.
While it would be difficult to say Just
when visiting cards were first used, we
are quite certain Of the fact that they
are not Of very ancient date, Apparently
they were adopted in English society be-
fore they were generally used on the con-
tinent It was probably about 100 that
they came into fashion in Great Britain.
and 1t was as late as ITO when they
were introduced in Paris. It appears that
the first visiting cards were regular play
ing cards, the backs Of which were used
for the address
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
SPEAKING OF HUNTING.

When button rolls under the bureau
The search is wosul affair;
And the humorous weekly describes Il but meeAly
In saying the hunter viii swear.
But what is that limited angerg
The impOtent rage q a cubl
! only grow what you really call hot
When the soap slips under The tub.
I've sought through a timetables mazes,
And 5WoTn az the men who devise
That scare and delusion Of hopeless confusion
That intricate bundle Of lies
But never hunt that was harder
BE sou a professor or dub.
Than that Inflated isst-I refer to the quest
When the soap falls lack Of The tub.
My paste pot ESCAPES almost daily;
Ms Scissors / never can find;
And I the rotter who loses a bottsr
More often than il he were blind.
But sooner myriad searches
Than 60 TO the wosry and tfoub,
That one Ettle cake sapepaceous can make
When the soap slips under the tub
Blank Blank
When the soap slips under the tub.
--New YORK Mall
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
MUST BE ABOLISHED.
Chicago Places Them with the DuIn-
dunn Bullet and Black Hand Bomb.


From the Baltimore Sun.
The origin OF the hatpln Is shrouded IN
the ribbons and straw OF antiquity. but We
can easily trace its development from the
early Victorian period TO the Merry
Widow era Within the memory Of men
now living it has grown from little more
than a spiked hairpin into the length aad
keenness OF a rapier. When woman DIS
carded the modest little bonnet that tied
under the chin for monumental head
gear, she had TO devise something to nail
the hat 10 the head. Whatever may be
its present status. the hatpin was not
at first designed as a weapon, but as the
one thing that could be forced through
the structure of hair and hat that woman
builds as cupola on her upper story.
In order 10 go through three thic&-
Hesses OF velvet, SIX ribbons, a twisted
bundle OF straw. a rat" a princess braid.
and another pound Of false hair, hat
pin must have strength determination
and unyieldfng perseverance. AS neces-
sity is the mother of invention. so is the
Dreadnought hatpin the daughter Of the
faise-halr mattress and the s6y-scraper
hat
AS long as II stuck to millinery and So
ciety the hatpin was safe. But when it
ventured into other fields the challenge
came quickly. Out in Chicago women
have been roaming the streets. crowding
the bargain counters. and thronging the
parks with steel hatpins stuck in their
top hair. Several prominent highway
-, u4e sd 60
rudely interrupted. and more than one
have been seriously wounded by jab OF
a thrust. These attacks have spread
alarm among the politicians, and the city
council has seized the hatpin with a firm
hand. rs the hatpin deadly weapon
is the question that stirs the city In
this crisis Alderman Bauler comes. to the
rescue. The streets shall be made safe
for the men, They shall be protected
from the deadly hatpin. whether it be
borne boldly In the hands OF woman or
concealed in a maze hatteFy Come what
may, the councilmen will see that man
kind Is protected from the deadly hat
pin. The ultimatum has gone forth to
the women. Hats may be tied on, glued
on. nailed on, or abolished. bat the hat
pin must go. II Chicago is unable TO,
accomplish this alone, the Federal gov
eminent win be appealed to. and If
France and the other hatpin countries OBJ
1ect the matter must be taken to The
Hague conference, which will be peti-
toned to outlaw the hatpin as a weapon
that cannot be used by civilized powers.
Chicago places it with the dumdum bull
let, the poisoned arrow, and the Black
Hand bomb.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Congress Enacts Farce.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Adiourning Congress as a mark Of respect for
deceased member has become hollow mockery for
with the great pressure Of business there is always
on Congress the time cannot be spared. and it has
become customary to withhold the announcement Ct
& death Until a convenient time for adjournment
and then, when the Senate or House would adjourn.
anyway il soleIany and untruthfuliy resolves that
It VIII adjourn out Of Inspect to the deceased mem
Der. The diving request Of Ar. Perkins. Of New
York, was that Congress would not 60 through this
meaningless form foT him. and his wishes we're re-
spected When Congress adjourned It did not pre-
tend that it adjourned on account Of his DEATH
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Just a Wee Bit strong.

From the Chattanooga Times
RooseTelt IS as powerful to-day as he was when
he ruled in person at the White House His repre-
sentative at the CAPITAL dares not oppose him II
he chooss. he could settle the BallinSer- Pinchot
controversy with word. II he wants TO take
the reius Of government in 1912 he has bat to nod.
Though others may DO trembling let US not directly
Concerned in his mandates await in oquknmity bis
decision. Chafng win avail nothing and fear may
bs needless
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

I'm Early County, Ca, a man and his
son are opposing each other for the Office
of sheriff. But you might expect any
thing In Georgia politics." says the
Greenwood Is. CO Journal Assuredly,
And yet. from the family point of view.
that looks like pretty good politics.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

= The Savannah News lists three Cabinet
members scheduled for early retirement,
but among them does not appear the
name Of Mr.. James Wilson. Does the
News not understand that Mr. Wilson Is
an indispensable part of all Cabinet
retirement rumors?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
A Friend in Need.

From FFoll- Frou
Here's the doctor again. miss. Don't
you think he comes more often than he
needs to-"
1T all depends; he may be very poor.
Marie!r
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
A Preserved Chestnut.

EFlIu JUuse.
But this joke is many. many years
oIdT' protested the indignant editor OF
the National Ticker.
True" admitted the smiling humorist:
but you must remember that 1 have had
it IN cold storage all the while.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Nat Goodwin says his first wife was
an angel, his second a fool, his third a
Roman Senator. while his fourth is
dear. Perhaps. however, NAT" failed
to give himself time to get acquainted
with some of them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Having pictured Memphis 'rising,
sphinx-like. from her ashes" good Sena-
tor Gordon may yet be counted on 10
note some other deserving city as majes-
tic and calmly dignifed as the phoenix.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
a NfARcH nrrRAcLE.

A MARCH hItatACLks-
The spring is slow.
As well we know,
Yet all the world Is green
To-day at least
Both West and East
That vernal shade is seen.
No backward spring
Produced this thing,
This festive green array.
No doubt the hue
Is really due
To good st. Patrick's Day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Doubtful States,

From the Kansas City Star.
The plan Of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee TO send speakers into all Of the doubtful
States means they VIII have 70 send speakers into
fmty-eight States.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

There comes a moment in every mans
life when he regrets HIS inability to kick
himself notes the Chicago News. He is
an exceptionally lucky man II there
comes only one such moment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Count Komoro says war between this
country and Japan is Uncomfortable. :"
Does the count mean 10 inslnuate that
the joint opinion TO the contrary OF Capt.
Hobson, J. Ham Lewis. and ex-Secretary
Shaw Is ineonsequential?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

The Dalai Lama has been referred to
as AN ungrateful, irreligious prohigate.
according 10 the St. Paul Dispatch. Aheml
Evidently Bwana Jumbo has been hand
ing one TO the Dalai Lama.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Mr.. Roosevelt says he had "a bully
time" on that big game hunt; he also
said. once upon a time. that he had "a
bully time" In the White House Wonder
If these two varieties OF amusements are
anything alike?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

According to Mr.. Peary, the predomi-
mating tint noted at the north pole was
green. Prof. Matt" Henson's idea that
he was all but overlooked entirely ap-
pears TO be well founded.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

A lot Of wet goods seized by the
police as having been held for Illegal
purposes was recently auctioned off In
the whisky at l cent per
quart and the beer at Il cent per bot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Our Department OFFICIALS.

Prom the Birmingham News.
The trouble with some OF those department OH
Gals in Washington seems tc be that they had the
letter writing 'bng more or les highly developed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Alabama in the Same Boat.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
A daily paper complains that Congress IS making
too many new laws, but that body IS not alone IN
that respect Most Of the States are suffering from
the same complaint.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Worthy of Vote.

From ths Charleston News ard Courier
Cannon seems TO Be getting really popular He has
not been abused By New York newspaper in .
week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
JefT Davis Amply Protecte

From the Richmond TimesDispatch.
JET Davis need not fear that there is plot
afoot to kill him. He should remember the high
pTice Of powder and shot.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
No Words.

I hear ya had words with Casey"
I'VE had no words "
Then nothing passed between ye?"
Nothing but a brick
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Postmaster General Hitchcock is
against the magazines and the magazines
are against Postmaster General Hitch
cock, Go it, Hitchcock. go it magazines!''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

DR.. Frederick Cook has engaged
suite OF apartments at the Waldorf
Astoria" for early occupancy. Plainly
enough. the doctor still has money to
burn.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

tie. Doubtless, a number Of people
thereabout looked upon the sale as one
OF prohibitions blessings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

No wonder the Republican elephant has
difficulty dancing to the music nowadays.
The orchestra seems hopelessly out Of
gear. somehow
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Lord Rosebery evidently entertains
very high opinion Of the United States
Senate. That Is. of course. compared
with the House Of Lords
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
- NIncnn an nun

From the Arkansas Gazette,
Representative Macon. Of Arkansas. is the watch
dog Of the treasury and Of tie north pole.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Erin.

Oh, mother isle across the sea
So far away,
True Irish hearts all turn TO thee
This day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

A Los Angeles man has two extra ribs
and does not know how to account for
them. They are merely spare ribs, Of
course
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

a fire that long after served TO point a
poets concelt in these lines:
ST Patrick "a in legands told
The morning being very cold,
In order to ssslage the weather,
Collected hita Ct ice together;
Then gently breathed upon the pyre,
When every fragment blazsd Oh fire.
Oh. II the saint bad been 80 kind
As 10 have left the GIFT behind
To such a forlOrn wretch as ne
Who daily struggles 10 be fTse,
I'd Be o0ntsat-c@tent with parf.
I'd only seek 70 thaw the heart
The frozen heart, Of Polly Roe
The greatest miracle credited TO st.
Patrick was that of driving the venom
Gus reptiles cut of Ireland and rendering
the Irish soil forever after. so obnoxious
TO the serpent race. that they instanta-
neously die on touching it.
The shamrock Is closely associated with
ST. Patrick, and is generally exhibited
by the irish race to-day as an emblem Of
the popular Saint. 1t is said that when
ST. Patrick was preaching the doctrine
of the Trinity to the pagan irish, he
used this plant. bearing three leaves upon
one stem, as a symbol or Illustration of
the great mystery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
A Modern Aaaenda.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One robin doesn't make a spring.
One swallow doesn't make a summer
But several swallows win make q fall.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

A Boston man has invented frock coat
that buttons up the back. That is what
the suffragettes get for being so agrees
sive
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

In the early English calendars March
II is claimed as the day on which Noah
entered the ark, and that be went out of
the ark on April %. On March IT, 177s.
the British evacuated Boston. 1t is the
birthday Ct William Pinkney, the Amerl-
can statesman g76A: cAisf Justice Roger
3. Taney d77o: Rev. Moncure ID. Con-
way uSS2); and Walter Q. Gresham, Sec
rotary OF state under Cleveland uss2).
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Hot Air.

From the Boston transcript
bragg is a ldreadfully tiresome chap"
What's he been doing now?"
Hes been blowing about what he blew
in at his blowout
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Senator CuIIom and the G. O. p.

From the Houston Post.
Senator Cullom says he has supported the Re
publican party from the day Of its birth Our
impression has been that the Republican party has
supported Senator Cullen from the date Of its
birth.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17
Not Deep Enough.

so he has lost faith in deep breathing?''
any"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

Mr.. Loeb must be beginning to wonder
If he is not about to be called on 70
shoulder the blame for something.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-17

7 see c New York dame claims that a
woman needs 5000 for an Easter outfit
I suppose hers is an exceptional case"
Not at all. Every woman needs that
much. Only they don't all get It."