New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-28
7HE TALK or THE DAD.

That tho ma iority Of normal ininheh '"cn
have bic feet and most normal min''o
women smell feet is the latest scieh'ino
discoverv announced 10 the world by the
Paris Academy OF Sciences. II cmanateS
from Professors MacAulife ana Marie N"o
for several months have been measuring
the feet Of French peopl" IN all VAIN W
ufo "Thov found" so they tell "Chi-
cago News" correspondent, that o'"S
eioh,een ont Of every hundred soldie'S
wore.smaII footed and only twentF-four o'
every hundred weak minded men DIE
footed. on the other hand they FOUND 'na,
only tvsntv-three Of every hundred norman
women were largo footed. while only elsh-
to.n of n hundred weak wittsd women were
small footed" This is believed to confirm
the ancient theory that woman is man
equal. for The reason that she is his exact
oi pcsitc.
90 "ou think IL is becoming she asks,
appearing in her newest gown ,,.
Don't bother about that CUISINES nv
friend ia l. perfect, II is simply DO
lici I" NV dear. it Makes you look abso-
rulely helpless. Judge.
Some Of the Georgia papers are haFlne
fits because the conviction Of reporter
cited for contempt FOR refusing To disclose
tho source of some information given hli'
urder pledge of secrecy. has been uphcic
by the highest court Of the state. ana arc
clanoring for change in the laws so as
to protect newspaper men and the'r NJ
forman,e. THE Macon Telegraph after
speaking of the far-reachnS effect oil
the court s decision. says: by the law inc
physician Is protected with the confidence
and secrets of his patients, the lawyer
with those Of his clients and the priest
with those Of his parishioners. Why. then
should newspaper not he protected In the
kcep:rC Of secrets brought to its knowl-
edge bv the ordinary course OF events, as
they are day after day
Doctor I've come to sec YOU ABOUT my
wife I'm afraid there's something serious
the matter with her -
I'm sorry To hear that W mat are he'
WIN. the other day. when was out OF
town she had occasion to go 10 my o,i'ce
and there she found several letters maIRen
private that she didn't open hIcds'
| Record Herald.
Walter Crane. Of London. has complcted
a design for medal 10 be used a. badge
by members of the Universal Races Ton
lHress 10 bc held in London. ON one sidc OF
Yhs medal arc seen two figures, symbolic
ing the West and the East. joinin: hands
in friendship across globe and upholdinS
y scroll bearing the motto "Concordia.'
lamp tvpifying enlightenment surmounts
the globe The diverse shows two doves,
Peace and Good viii. supporting tablet
inscribed with tho name and date Of the
congress. a circlct Of olive branches in
closing the whole. The medal will he exc
cuted in bronze.
Figg Two negatives make an Affirmative
YOU know
( Fogg-Niih a woman it takes only one
Boston Transcript.
Dr. Richard {. CABOT, OF Boston. a mem
her OF the Harvard Medical School faculty.
declares that where YOU shut off the
chance To use alcohol YOU find an increase
in use of cocaine and morphine" and adds
that in some parts OF New England. where
communities have gone dry this preya-
lence OF the use Of drugs is specially nota-
BILE" DR.. Cabot believes that tho preva-
ience OF the drug habit is Que TO the case
with which drugs are TO ne obtained illc-
gslly and the freedom with which they arc
prescribed by some physicians
WIZ do So many distinguished diplo-
mats play gof?"
ITS good practice. It reconcilos a man
IN tho experience Of doing lot Of work
and getting back to tho place from which
he started "--Washington Star.