The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-01-13

Mr.. Louis Brandeis is doing this
country public service in study
ing conditions so that he can tell
us how a million a day could be
saved in the conduct of our rail-
roads. We know that as a country
we are wasteful. We are not only
wasteful in operating expenses but
in material. We waste our soil
we waste our food, we waste our
time and yet, in spite of it all, we
live comfortably. However, as we
grow older and our natural re-
sources grow less, we will have
to curtail this waste or we will
suffer. Mr.. Brandeis in his scien-
tific brief gives several practical
suggestions where a part of this
sum could be saved. 1t is well that
this waste is brought to our at
tention through the announced
raise in the rates to shippers over
our railroads, for we are wasting
it in so many ways that scientific
business conduct would eliminate.
Practical economics will be great
advantage to this country.
Canada has designs upon our
farmers and the ministry of inn
migration is getting ready to turn
it's attention from the western
states to the eastern states. We
know how under their ahuring,
yet at the same time true, induce
ments the western farmers have
been hiking into Northwestern
Canada, and now the East is to
furnish it's sons for the new coun-
try. Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and New York will have special
trains run through to Alberta and |
all the passengers have been in
terviewed and know their destin-
alton. The Dominion government
is paying the bills and the work
Is done systematically.
Surgery is accomplishing Won
1ers. The doctors sew up
mans heart because a stabbing
lffray has let daylight into it and
he man gets along as well as
aver. Now the surgeons have TAX
IN out a mans diseased lung to
cure him of tuburculaB trouble
md apparently he is going to
ret along comfortably with half
lis breathing apparatus in order.
Pretty soon there will not be any
'ital organ that cannot be patch
ID if the occasion arises. Where
will disease get in its deadly work
it is chased from the vitals by
he knife?
Maybe we will get some kind of
ime lock legislation after all. The
yer Christmas recess seems to
ave given those ten senators an
killing that the people have some
ute decided ideas on the subject.
he question will come up in a
lightly different form with view
o modifying the present restric-
ion.
Aviation is still taking it's toll
f the experts, but the science is
IL the time coming nearer being
olved until one day it will be as
afe as any other mode of tra-
ell. There are dangers incident
pom all kinds of travel, and even
laying at home is dangerous ac-
ording to the statistics of acct
ents.
"Immutable tradition" debars
line. Curie, who with her late hus-
and discovered radium, from The
institute of France, but the fact
f her being a woman only debars
er from some of the honors men
nay enjoy not from attainments
1 her chosen field of science.
Between the thawing and the
reezing, we are having a lively
inter.
John Stewart Kennedy died and
he world knew little of his af-
airs until his magnificent public
equests were announced through
is will. This is refreshing when
NURSING MOTHERS
show the beneficial eff