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The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
What About Brain Food?
This Question Came Up in the Recent
Trial for Libel

law of an,nity. all things needed to manufae-
ture the elixir Of life
Further on he says: The beginning and end
Of the matter is TO supply the lacking princi-
pie md in molecular form. exactly as nature
furnishes II In vegetables fruits and grain.
To supply dehciencies-this Is the only law Of
cure"
The natural conclusion Is that II Phosphate
Of Potash Is tho needed mineral element In
brain and you use food which does not contain
IT. you have brain flag because It's 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-buildinE.
In the trial . sheer was uttered because Mr.
Post announced that he had made years Of 70
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
sheer at facts they know nothing about.
Mind does not work well on q brain that u
broken down BY lack Of nourishment
A peaceful and evenly poised mind II neces-
sary to good digestion.
Worry. anxiety, fear. hate. &C., &C.. directly
interfere with or stop the dew Of Ptyalin, the
digestive Juice Of the mouth. and also inter-
fere with the how Of the digestive juices Of
stomach and pancreas.
Therefore. the mental state Of the Individual
has much to do (mors than suspscted) with
digestion.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Our Voices,

l think our conversational soprano,
as sometimes overheard in the cars,
arising from a group of young persons
who have taken the train at one of
our great industrial centers. 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
dasuerreotypes-I say. l 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 4 new temptation Of ST. An
thony.
There 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 warblins 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 I try to tell the
truth. I never heard but two voices
in my life that frightened me by their
sweetness.-Holmes.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
No Slanq for Her.

slip me a brace of cackles!" or.
dered tho chesty-lookins man with q
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 fat on their backs!
A pair Of sunnysiders," said the young
man in an exasperated tone.
You got me. kid" returned the
waitress. "Watcha WANT"
Eggs up" said the young man.
Eggs the kind that come before
tho hen or after, never knew which"
why didn't you say SO in the first
place." asked the waitress You'd q
had 'em by this time"
well, Of all things" said the
young man.
Il knew what he was dfvin' 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 Columbus journal., 1911-01-04

However. with characteristic good
| nature. he squeezed the water out OF
his pockets and declared that il was
just the kind of exercise he needed.
He made me promise not to tell Aunt
Martha. because she was very much
| opposed 10 his going in bathing on &C
count of the md"rtow Then
| sneaked him up To his room and left
him 10 change his clothes.
On the piazza | found Clara J.. her
face shrouded in the afterslow of a
wintry sunset.
She handed me a telegram minus
the envelope and asked ire. with a
voice that was intended to be cutting
" sarcastic. is there any answer"
| opened the message and read:
:: New York
John Henry.
JiSgersville. y. y.
The two queens will be out this
! afternoon they are good girls 50 treat
them white BUNCH.
The indispensable idiot, 10 send ME a
wire wordcd like that, No wonder
! Clara J. was sitting on the ice-cream
freezer. OF course it only meant that
! BunCh's sister and her daughter were
coming out to look at their property,
which Clara J. thought was hers, but
suffering mackerel. what an eye Clara
j. was giving me!
| And who are the two queens" she
queried. bitterly.
My face grew redder and redGer
Every minute expected to turn into
a complete boiled lobster | could see
somebody reaching for the mayor
naise TO sprinkle me.
Well" she continued, lis 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. john" she sobbed: how could
/ it. a scandal on the very first day in
my new home, and was so happy"
would confess everything. There
was no other way out of it. was on
my knees by her side just about to
blurt forth the awful truth when my
courage failed and suddenly switched
my bet and gave the cards another
cut
IT'S all a mistake l whispered;
its only Bunch Jefferson doing a
! comedy scene. Don't you understand.
! dear: when Bunch tries to get funny
all the undertakers have a busy sea
i son. l simply don't know who he
means by the two queens. and as for
| scandal. we'll. you know me. Pete!"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Fidelity to Parole

Judge Grain Of the Court Of Gen
eral Sessions has Just held q recep
ton more worthy Of note than anl
ball. banquet or other high function
Of the season. II was held In bis
courtroom at night In response u
its summons came 1T men and WON
en-. se~s old. some yeung every one
Of whom was victor over some form
Of temptation: an example Of what
human faith can do to help huma,
weakness to redeem itself and Be
strong.
Each Of the company had been cen,
victed Of some first offense against
the law. and each had been permitte I
to 60 out on parole Of future good
behavior. Each had kept the faith.
The word vas as eSod a. a bond.
Those who might have gone down in
the struggle had found q way to rise
and fight again. They were all able
to report good WORK done and bright
prospects ahead.
Time was when no one was trustee
On his word save men of high degree.
Fidelity to parele was deemed Q
princely virtue. Perhaps 1t 10. There
was nothing in Judge Grains recep
ton to disprsve it
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04

Uncle Peter sat down on a rock
Overhanging 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 wi.- an old
case knife he sat down behind Uncle
Peter and began TO dig under the rock
for worms
Fishing is the sport OF kings" the
old man chuckled; AN it's 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 is great
for the brain. John! You should eat
more fish"
There's many true word spoken
from the chest" I sighed. just as
Uncle Peter made his first cast and
cleverly wound about eight feet OF
line around a spruce tree on the op,
posite bank.
The old man began to boil with eN-
element as he pulled and tugged in
an effort TO untangle 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 yell of ter
ror and proceeded to follow the man
from Cooks.
The rock reached the brook first.
but the old gentleman gave il warm
hustle down the bank and finished a
close second. He was In the money.
all right.
Tacks also ran-but In an opposite
direction.
For some little time my spluttering
relative sat dumbfOunded In about two
feet of dirty water. and when finally
dipped him out of the drink he looked
like busy wash-day. Everything was
damp but his ardor.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Add to Cost Of Living.

Tho American Magazine reprints q
letter which was sent to the Massa-
chusetts cost Of living commission. It
goes as follows:
1T seems to me that the elimination
Of waste is nearly impossible In house
holds where there are numerous serv-
ants: at least have found II SO.
with only one. and tho waste rises In
geometrical progression with the num-
Der employed. have now been doing
my own cooking for nearly q year and
I feed my family twice as we'll on
about two-th!rds the cost A large
part of the saving comes in the eco
nomical use Of meat make a de-
licious dinner with q few scraps Of
meat that a cook would give to the
dog.
Then I depend q good deal on
soups. which invent to suit my
larder. A few cold baked beans, with
q little tomato and a bit Of meat on a
bone. or a listle left over gravy. make
a soup that all ca: with much pleasure
and 1t is so nourishing that 1t goes far
10 make the dinner Most people do
not understand how different q soup
Is when It has simmered a good many
hours The soup that has been boiled
fast couple OF hours will taste nat
and embarrassing. whereas the same
soup five hours later will have such
q delicious blend Of fayors that all
you know is that It Is nice without
being able TO distinguish the ingre-
dents. Again II 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 il to a boil in the morning
and you do rot need a great deal for
a good cup OF coffee The tea in the
kitchen is piled into the teapot 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 I ever had
and my stove bakes better. never
complain Of the drausht, as she does
or did after burning all The goodness
out of her coal in the first hour after
lighting"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Had Money In Jumps.

Charles II. Rosenberg of Bavaria
had Jumps on his shoulders. elbows.
and hips when he arrived here from
Hamburg on the Kaiserin Augusta Vic
toria- In fact. there was a series Of
smaller Jumps along his spine. much
like a mountain range. as It Is present
ed on bas-relief map.
The Jumps were about the size Of
good Oregon apples. and as Rosen-
berg passed before the immigration
ioctor 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 know the origin Of those Jumps
on your body" "Ah, 1t Is not q sick
ness" laughed the man from Bavaria.
Those swellings is money"
Taking OF his coat he broke open .
sample lump and showed that 1t con-
tanned $500 In American bank notes.
He informed the doctor that he had
Sill. 900 in all. with which he was 60
ing to purchase an apple orchard in
Oregon.
He was admitted to tho county
New York Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
ExasgeratIen.

On her arrival in New York Nine.
Sara Bernhard. replying to q compli-
ment on her youthful appearance.
said: The secret Of my youth? 1t
is the good God-and then. you know.
l work all the time. But l am q
great-srandmother." she continued.
thoughfully. so how can these many
compliments be true? am afraid my
friends are exagserating."
Nine. Bernhardt's laugh. spontane-
Gus as a girls. prompted a chorus OF
No. MOI"
YES" said the actress. "uncon-
scious exaggeration. like the French
nurse on the boulevard. Our boule-
wards are much more crowded than
your streets. you know. and. although
We have numerous accidents, things
aren't quite as bad n the nurse sug.
gested.
Her little charge. . boy Of six,
begged her to stop a while ia = 1.O~s,
surrounding an automobile accident.
Please wait the little boy said, Want
to see the man who was run over.
No: hurry his nurse answered.
There will be plenty more to see
further on"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04

A Weekly printed some criticisms Of the
claims made for our foods. 1t evidently did
not fancy our reply printed in various news
papers, and brought suit for libel. At the trial
some interesting facts came out
Some Of the chemical and medica! experts
differed widely.
The following facts. however. were quite
clearly established:
Analysis Of brain by an unquesticrable au-
thority. Geoghesan. shows Of Mineral Salts.
Phosphcric Acid and Potash combined tPhos-
phste Of Potash, 29l per cent Of the total.
h.33 of all Mineral Salts.
This is over one-half.
Beaunis. another authority. shows /Phos-
phoric Acid combined" and Potash 7a.44 per
cent from q total Of 10l.o7.
Considerable more than onehaY OF Fnos-
phste of Potash.
Analysis Of Grape-Nuts shows: Potassium
and Phosphorus. (Which join and make Phos-
phate Of Potash), is considerable more than
onehaK Of all the mineral salts In the food
Dr. Geo. W. Carey. An authority on tie con-
stituent elements Of the body. says: The
gray matter Of the brain Is controlled entirely
by the inorganic cell-salt, Potassium Phosphate
phosphate Of Potash. This salt un!tes with
albumen and by the addition o: oxygen creates
nerve duid or the gray matter Of the brain.
OF course. there Is q trace Of other salts and
other organic matter in nerve fluid. but Pctas-
SUM Phosphate is the chief factor. and las
the power within itself to attract By it, own
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Why He Laughed.

Miss Matte belonged to the old
south. and she was entertaining Q
guest of distinction.
On the morning following his arrival
she told Tillie. the little colored maid.
to take pitcher Of fresh water to
Mr.. Firman's room. and to say that
Miss Matte sent him her compliments.
and that il he wanted q bath, the
bathroom was at his service.
When Title returned she said:
Il toll him. Miss Matte. en- he
laughed At to bus hisself."
why did he laugh. Tillie?"
Il dunno"
What did you tell him."
Jus what you toll mo to-"
"Tillie. tell me exactly what you
said
Il banged de doah. and / said. MT.
Firman. Miss Ma:.ie sends you her lub,
and she says. Now you can get up
and wash yo'self!" Mag
azine
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
IL. the Rich Indian,

Tho 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.-
100 sheep and cattle. owned by lessees.
bringing in a revenue Of moro than
$272 900 to the various tribes besides
providing feed for more than 1.500. 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 Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Home 1houQht.

IT must have been frishtful." 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 Mr. Bossim.
How noble!"
Yes. First thing l knew. q vase OF
the mantel caught me on the ear:
then a chair whirled in my direction.
and when Jumped to the middle Of
the room four or FIVE books and q
framed picture struck me all at once. %
Even after saying that. he affected
to wonder what made her SO angry for
the remainder Of the evening-Mack's
National Monthly.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
John Henry
- TELEGRAM
By GEORGE v. HOBART

Bunch was out of the tolls OF the
law He had loaned me his country
house for a day, and | had presented
Il to Clara ]. intending to take 1t
right back | had used ghost stories
and burglars as levers with which to
pry her loose from her ownership OF
Trouble villa. but she wouldn't part
=:.2 Il: Bunch. as the phoney bur
glar. had been gathered in by the vii
lueG constabulary. but had escaped;
ard | was returning from the shadow
D: the pen.
When / reached the cottage found
all the members of my household
dressed for the day and lined up on
the piazza. eager for news from the
battlefield
Gee whiz," exclaimed Uncle Peter.
''the boy is bareheaded, Where's
your hat John?"
Mercy, hope you're not
scalped," Aunt Martha cried. svmpa-
thetically.
explained that the Desperate put
up a stiff fight against DiggS the con
stable and myself; warming up TO the
subject. | went into the details of a
hand-tC-hand struggle that made them
all 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 yell of dismay, and once
again he and his bow and arrow held
a reunion.
lacks, my sweet little brother-in-
law. suggested that We burn the
house down so the burglar wouldn't
be able to find il If he camr around
after dark | thought eXtrer.ely well
OF the suggestion. but didn't dare say
so
Aunt Martina mad just about decided
to unite Il fit OF Mysteries when Clara
J. reached for the kerosene bucket
and threw OIL on the troubled waters.
Lets drop all this nonsense about
burglars and ghosts and go to break
East" she suggested. Il don't believe
there ever was a ghost within sixty
miles Of this house. and 10 save my
soul | couldn't be afraid OF burglar
whose specially consisted OF falling in
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
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 Columbus journal., 1911-01-04

che cellar and swearing till help
came,"
After breakfast | was dragged away
90 the brook TO fish for lamb chops or
whatever kind OF an animal il was
that Uncle Peter and lacks decided
would bite. Aunt Martha posted off
90 the city on urgent business, the ma
Iure OF which she carefully concealed
from everybody.
Clara J. said she'd b" delighted to
have the house all TO herself for an
hour or two. there were so many
rooms TO look through and so many
plans 10 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
20 the piazza with soap so the bur-
glar would fall and break his neck.
Then the little shrimp called my at
tention 10 his handiwOrk and demon
strated its availability by Slipping
thereon himself and going the whole
distance on his face He didn't break
n.
burglar alarm failed 10 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-
-ied me. and began 10 realize that 1t
was now only question of a few
hours when III have 10 crawl up TO
Clara J. and hand in my resignation.
Every time | drew a picture OF that
scene and heard myself telling her |
was nothing but fawn-cOlOred four
flush could see my future putting on
the mitts and getting ready 70 hand
me one.
And when thought Of the dish of
fairy tales ! had cooked for that girl
could feel something running around
in nv head and trying to hide. sup
nose il was my conscience. getting
even with me for telling her | had
bought her n country house. 10 ex-
plain the missing numbers from my
nav envelope. which had in reality
been left with the bookmakers at the
track
At the brook Uncle Peter began to
throw out hints that he was the orig
inal lone fisherman. The lobster never
lived that could back away from him.
and ae for f,y casting, well. he was
Piscatorial Peter, the Fancy Fish
Charmer from Fishkill.
The old gentleman is very rich. but
ne loves 10 live around with his 1ela-
tives. not because he's stingy. but sim
ply because he likes them and knows
they are good listeners.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Hard on the Mare.

Twice. as the bus slowly wended I'D
way up the steep Cumberland Gap. the
door at the rear opened and slammed
At first those inside paid little heed:
but tho third time demanded to know
Why they should be disturbed In this
fashion.
whist" cautioned the driver.
doanr spaks SO loud: she'll overhear
M"
"Who?"
Tho mare. Spake low! Shure. Ofm
desavin tn crayture- Every tonne
she ears tn door close. she thinks
won o yea II gettin' down ter walk
up tn hill. an that sort O raises her
sperrits. Success Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
The LEAGUE o. PoIitenes,.

The League of Politeness has been
formed in Berlin. 1t aims at inculcat-
Ing better manners among the people
Of Berlin 1t was founded upon the
initiative Of Fraulein Cecelie Meyer,
who was inspired by an existing or
ganization In Rome. In Difference to
the parent organization the Berlin
league has chosen the Italian motto.
PRO gentilezza." This will be en-
blazoned upon An attractive little
medal worn whore Germans are &C
customed to wear the insignia Of Or
ders. The 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 Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Hypnctizing HOLSTERS.

Here is a curious and little known
experiment that can he made with live
Holsters. II is quite impossible 70
stand a lobster up Ion end" unless II
is first put to sleep.
This is done bv first stroking its
tail downward with the hand two or
three times. when the fish is at once
thrown into state of coma, or deep
sleep. and remains in that position.
without a movement Of any kind. for
about ten minutes. Even its eyes are
fixed. and II 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.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Ono From the Cashier.

Tho harmless customer leaned
across the cigar counter and smiled
engagingly at the new cashier. As he
handed across the amount his dinner
check called for he ventured q bit Of
aimless converse. for he was Of that
sort
Funny" said he. how easy It II 70
spend money"
WELL" snapped the cashier - she
fed his fare to tho register. If money
Was intended for you to hold on to the
mint would be turning out coins with
handles on EN-"
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
New Process Of Staining Glass.

New Process Of staining Glass.
The art Of coloring glass has been
lost and rebound. jealousy guarded
and maliciously stolen SO many times
In the history Of civilization that 70
seems almost impossible to say any
thing new on glass staining. Yet Q
process has been discovered for ma
king the stained glass used in windows
which Is a departure from anything
known at the present time. What the
Venetians and the Phoenicians knew
Of II We cannot tell.
The glass first receives its design In
mineral colors and the whole Is Thea
fired In a heat SO intense that the col
oring matter and the glass are indisp
solubly fused. The most attractive
feature of this method Is the sun
face acquires . peculiar pebsled char
aste: T. :ho hest. 50 that Wis., ~.
glass IS in place the lights are delight
fully soft and mellow.
In making a large window in many
shades each panel Is separately mould.
ed and bent and the sections are ~
senbled In q metal frame.
The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04
Economy.

The late former Governor Allen d
Gambler Of Georgia was famous II
the south for his quaint humor.
Governor Gambler" said Gaines
Vile man. "once abandoned cigars for
Q pipe at the beginning Of the year.
He stuck to his resolve AL the years
end. Then he was heard to say:
by actual calculation. have
saved by smoking q pipe instead OF
cigars this year sos. But where 70
Nr"