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New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
pEAICOHOLIZEO BEER.

Yorkshire publication announces as
coyerv by the chemist of brewing hrm
which if all claims for it are true may
lave an important effect on the ore"lhs
Industry. IL is claimed that an Ensis"
chemist has succeeded in producing De
aicoholtzed beer free from all intoXicatihs
properties. but in no way clnerehI III 'A''e
or flavor from ordinary beer
The alleged new process Is stated 10 Do
tho result Of many years experimentins'
and is described as follows;
1T was found that by slightly warnihs
,be beer and then driving through 1t a prlsA
current OF carbonic acid gas the alconoi
could be extracted in the form OF minute
bubbles. BY continuing the process every
trace OF alcohol could be absolutely eum-
mated without destroying any OF iIs FORMER
qualities as a beverage"
II IS further claimed that every hossheao
of beer treated by this process yields three
gallons OF spirit driven out by the car
homie acid gas, which among other pur-
noses. il produced in sufficient quanuueS'
co,ld be placed upon the market at price
,.biob would enable IL 70 compete fayoraoly
with petrol The product IL reporter " .o
s,nerior to petrol for driving motor cars
and emits no fumes or odors.-Cohsuiar Nv
port.
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ro,y than IL was then. There is more Woik
for the doctors 70 do than there ever was
before"
How is that?" was asked with some sur
nrise. is not the world growing
healthier"
Yes. but the healthier people become
the higher their standard of health rises
and the more demand there Is for expert
assistance in reaching IT, II takes iaf
more new doctors TO keep commulif
healthy and improving than Il d.d o.'
doctors 10 patch up the worst breahdoWHH.
while suecialties furnishing occupation for
thousands Of doctors have grown up within
the last nfty years. for instance. hie M
surance. dentistry. nose and throat work.
the diseases Of women. health officers. Iah-
road surgeons mine surgeons, factory ph!-
s.Cans school physirlans, ply in-
structors etc. Many of the doctors ot
foreign parentaSe particularly the So ms OF
German aad Russian Jews. arc goin- back
among their own people and are doing the
work that used 10 be done by mldWFes
and the apothecaries. Of course. thi' is
10 the advantage Of the public. for no
matter how luferCr G. cir medical training
may De- IL can hardly fail 10 be superior Co
that e tho midwivcs and apotaocarios,
whose method of treatment is largely based
or tradtion-and tradition is usually about
two-thiras bad
II 90 not think there is any more over
crowding than there was twenty seven
years ago" continued Dr. Hutchinson.
There are more doctors. but there is a
great deal mcrc work for them 10 go. and
what is more important more money 10
pay them for b. The less sickness there
is I'm community the more money ior
doctors bills The more doctors there are
in "a country the healthier b. will be. The
Lest index Of the growth In civilization oi
a country Is the number of doctors ln IT,
from Russia with only one doctor 90 ever
i2.uO people. 10 England. with one to l-1.
and the United states with 90 $50 a
great many persons 10 20 phS sicians now
who never used 10 employ them when they
had an ailment They used 10 prescrib,
for themselves or To 20 TO an apothecary.
or a wise woman. or tho seventh son Of a
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
Representative of The Tribune Visits Cluster OF ihem
and Finds Out, Among Other Things That iney
Detest Posing for Women Before Classes

a little sigh. and glanced UP 20 see pus-
zled troubled look I'm the models eyes.
smiled at her and whispered carefully. 90
that none OF the others could hear why
don't you fall into some natural posesf
They don't know what they want and they
wiII wear YOU out before we even begin
work Her eyes lighted UP and felt she
was appreciatiye OF the sugt estion. leaned
against the easel that was almost on my
hack and watched with admiration while
she changed from one difficult pose TO an
other became impatient, for any OK these
many attitudes were extraordinary with
simplicity and grace personified. was
angry 70 think OF our wasting so mucn
nrecious time, so. after had marked my
nosition with chalk, and put my Initials
there I got UP and left the room knowing
- STAYED I would tell these inconsiderate
Young women a few things that would
make them cross with me.
After visiting the costume and portrait
classes heard the girls from my own room
running like mad down the corridor TO the
supplv room, where we always bought our
materials 10 work with. Then / knew the
nose had been decided upon. Well. this
was the beginning Of the week. and the
dav passed quietly. every one seeming ao-
sorbed in her work Except for the rest :
calls every half hour, the room was excep-
tfonaIly still
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il. but IL is true that a Monday morning
in an art studio seems 70 turn students
into something akin 10 wild animals. /
have heard them growl and fight over some
certain position they wished until one
would think it a matter II life and death
for them 10 possess just that especial
place TO work in during the coming week.
Well. we had all fairly well managed 10
crowd in when the sunny haired model
came rom behind her screen. Just then
the monitor called Time And there was
a hush as our victim-I really must call
her that-climbed on to a chair and then
up 10 the platform which was about I'VE
feet square The room began TO buzz with
whispers. I glanced up 30 the clock. IT
was exactly O.
How shall we have her pose slrlsT
Miss Johnson. you We're among the girls
who did one Of the best drawings last week
and received a good mark. Do you wish to
pose herr"
Miss Johnson Immediately set to work
and this was what happened: Bring some
draperies-that cool. blue green-yes, the
new one: that's it: let's nail this up In back
eral Of the other young students. Then
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they separated TO hold the usual weekly
council OF war as 10 the pose. looked be-
hind me 10 find that / was the only one sit
ting ready for work: all the rest of the
class were I'm the extreme back Of the room
discussing the model and squirting their
eyes TO get a better effect. Oh, cant eX-
plain why they do this. but IL really IS So
tuat when an effect Is wanted "squintins
eyes" seem 10 help. Don't laugh; just try
fl some time yourself, when you see q pick
IRE or sunset with beautiful coloring
After a few moments. in which time the
model was becoming nervous. they EVIL
IDENTIFY had an idea. for three girls rushed
I'D saving: Put your left arm on your
head, No: not so; yes. that's it, now; put
vour left foot back; that's right; throw
your head back 40; that won't 90 looA
down: yes, keep your arm up to your nead
turn lust little this way "Oh, thats
avfgl. Miss Johnson" exclaimed another
Girl III is too stiff Now, l suggest -
And with this the whole class was III an
uproar. with every girl giving expression 10
her ideas. They were all distinctly diner
ent. too.
Again looked at the clock-9:So. heard
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WHEN A MODEL FAINTS.

II was the third day OF the week that we
all had another stir. The model had stooo
all the morning until IL o'clock. win oniy
,brea fve-nninute rests. II was just before
the last rest time that she turned extreme
IL pale. shut her eyes moment then on
onening them fell from the platform TO tne
aoor in a faint Did any OF you ever Try
standing perfectly still for any length OF
tine2 How many women are there VINO 30
NOT have 70 struggle against faintness, even
when standing for a fitting Of a gown! lts
very easy to say that posing is a simple
matter but you Will find upon ryihs "
that the strain OF being perfectly still IS
much more wearing on one than any o'ui-
nary exercise one might do. You may say,
well. this is an unusual case but
assure YOU il Is not | have seen strohs'
muscular men drop the pose many uhe
and. half falling, eXclaim, Il nave got 70
rest"
I, makes no difference whether one Is
poslng nude or in costume, the fact remains
that she must hold the pose withou'
changing. Costume work has an advantage
for the model, to be sure, as she Is prop
erlv protected from the many drafts 'hat
studio always has. Why should there De
an argument as to prices for posing before
students when at all private studios models
ave allowed - cents an hour for any sort
Of posing? Can it be possible that We thinK
IL more difficult TO pose for one person thah
for class? Certainly not. Let any one IN
doubt visit the two and hear voices from
one corner of the class say. You're all Out
of pose: turn your body a trife this way
while from the other corner OF the room
some one will say: why. that puts US all
wrong. turn this way" 1t IS thus not IN
explicable why models are more anxious 10
nose privately. for both the pose ana the
nav are more satisfactory
But this latter experience was really III
Paris so perhaps only the Keen ana as
eliminating mind may think conditions are
different here in New York and Philadel-
mia and. in fact, in all America. Bur
/ trev are not so much different-that IS 70
.av not materially so. Let US hope tnst
rho artists models and the artists VIII soon
find a harmonious way TO settle theF niue
/ misunderstandings.
BERYL BOUGHTON.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

ethan. tu.o-thjrds enough 10 make up Tor ls
1,ctor ~ course. would not charge
woman school teacher or working 6"h
for instance. as much a. he would man
well able 90 pay what the service was
worth The principle which guides me
medical profession Is that human NE -
a human life. but at the same time YOU
have 10 look al conditions from pracucai
point of view. and recognize that some
cannot nay more than a third or hait as
much as the service rendered Is worth X
is q condition. not a theory. which con-
fronts ms. and the necessity of some must
be compensated for by the charging OF
good big fees ia othe- cases
"Do not the free services of hospitals and
d.spensa-ies cut into the possible fees OF
Doctors
"Tbev most certainly do. especially nc
dispsnsa-ics. look for tie day when we
win nut the big hospital out Of business
oxcept for surgical and special work, con-
toriors diseases and medical Instruction.
One-dfth cf the hospitals we now nave
Uould be sufficient for these purposes Hos
pitals are survivals Of medi@vallsm ana
OF the old feudal idea Of masters giving
charity 10 sCrtS. IhlS tcuuttioH III it''
ritals will come 20 pass through a greater
average OF Intelligence. resulting IN hish'r
WAGES. greater care for human hte ana
less sickness our present attitude to"ard
warc-carners in respect TO thcir pnysicai
welfare and compensation for injuries ia
only 10 he found now in un-ivized 'ouh
tries like the United states and hussia'
of course. the hospital viii always De
useful for operations. jut pn the Whoie
the hospital is against the hest interests
of the community Ii gives TO the poor as
a favor what they ought 10 have as
right For educational purposes one Eooo
hospital and one good school would pro-
vide an the opportunities required Tor med
zeal training in New York city. The nos
pltal. as it is. serves neither the best m
/ terests OF the people nor the profession
+ n is simply an apology and a makeaI.t
/ substitute for bad and intolerab'e conci
} tions I'm the homes OF the people EVERY
I workingman's home should DE spacious an'
sanitary enough for him to be SICK IN !
Iwith comfort and thea hs wouldn d
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Practitioner Expresses the Hope That the nomes OF io0
Men VIII Become SO Improved as to Make fres-
ent Hospital System Unnecessary

"If arv Of You have The ambition TO be-
come rn.luonaires you had better give up
r-ediciue and turn your attention To iuN-
her or petroleum or whiskcy That some
branches oc orr profession are systemau-
cally eveated by the public can hardly be
,sf,.-efd Witness the irish poor law SER
..i,. v.ror. iu some cases ! am crediJly
..e,-r-cI ttat the salary barely covers the
.t.,to-', car fare Think what one c'n buy
To- Il oo0 by endowing a bed in It surgical
ward in orc of the great voluntary hospl-
t.r. I'm every ycar foreycrmorc one could
look forward TO providing for seventeen pa
,io,f- tre usual average three weeks resi-
danc, m tine ward oaoh occupant SECURING
ID, eret class operation at the hands Of sur
econ whose average fee for such operations
,.oril pro5a3.y Dee 80 guineas. with the
.a,,c surgeons visits tvo or three times a
...aE tbc visits twice d day of a qualified
,...... SURGEON. tlc heip whenever needed
~ r.li0.raph.r-. actin0-therlpcutists OF
..... .ptc.ai-ts. ans form of lanoratory
..,e.tieation that may Ic required and the
..,-.tr,.f attention of sisters nurses and
dr.seers Altogether. tor sum OF $50 a
,...,r. ..rc c-u pIoFid services which IL ihey
,.,.o provided al Tie normal rate Of pay
,otietts might easily amount 10 consider
.,l,. NOR, than tle $1,000 by tue single pay
rcrt of which thc endowment is secured
Perhaps the lcelmg that a physician is
.o,.f-o1ilanthropis is fcspon. iblc for the
fact tlrt comparatively few persons stop 10
r,irE how curious it is That some physi-
ci,rs are willing 10 inform The public with
an, cost how TO keep well by means Of lect-
,,..,s an the prevention OF tuberculosis and
..,ter diseases and proper sanitation. This
f..s,.,,ation is the stock in trade of the
,.,.sfcian. acquired al an expenditure OF
,.cars NJ time and much money
Dr. Woods Hutchinson, whose serious
/ ..,.,,ntenance gives no hint Of his Willingness
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

seventh son Easily three-fourths Oh the
drugs taken are bought by people without
consulting a doctor"
Physicians now give free lectures on
how 10 prevent sickness. one does not or
dinariIy expect "a man to go about telling
people how to remove the necessity ior Bits
services" remarked the representative OF
The Tribune.
That Is because a doctor is an angel
an but The wings ana ,he temper Another
Illustration ~ this fact H. that he fails
to collect q per cent OF his fees. Some lose
a.. much ass per cent. That does MT in
c,uG. trc fees for services which they
rover expect 90 be- abe 20 collect. and
Therefore make no rate of them I'm their
records"
Physicians -omeu.cs hasc their charges
ON thc d1arCal condition ~ the patient. %
they uot?"
"Thc doctor treats q third o. the com
munity fo- nothing and has TO charge the
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

classes. but as a rule they are uneducated'
ard do not study 10 know better how 10
please They do Just what they are told
to do. nothing more nor less. OF course
they do not get very much. but If they
v ere clever at their work there would ne
no necessity 10 accept the small amounts
that they receive. They would be in de-
mand at the private studios. An artists
model must have ingenuity, must realize
the Importance OF her position and possess
knowledge as TO why she poses in this or
that position, and OF the effect produced by
Ler pose. TO command good pay.
"A model must be ready TO work hard
too. Many a time / have posed all the
morning. from until I. and then gone
70 another studio and posed from i:39 until
4.3c. then in the evening from until
o'clock. and frequently the same night unti
II or midnight. I could not do that stead
lv. or all the time. but I can easily pose
all day long. and not overdo. You see, that
gives me g day. in ordinary cases. when
I work only six hours. Pretty fair COM
pensation, don't you think?
There is one great trouble We girls are
having though We don't stand together on
our prices. It is probably a good idea 10
form an association or a union for the pur-
nose o. regulating the prices that artists
must nav for our services. / regret TO say
that we have Girls here In this very club,
who. when they go 10 a studio for work
and are offered less than we are In the
habit Of receiving, or are supposed to get
accent il. You can readily see how th-t
affects the others II places Us at decided
DISADVANTAGE; II is price cutting, and II
should be stopped But how to accomplish
If do not know at present. Perhaps the
Philadelphia movement Will accomplish
some good after all"
was feeling quite at home now, and SO
looked about me What an Ideal resting
Mace for girls The parlOr was comfort
/ ably furnished. with a large divan IN one
corner. a piano where the accomplished
Girls might amuse the others. and large
easv chairs that gave a restful tone. Ih'
library was Just back OF the parlor We're
oov ewes deceiying me? got up and
walked back 10 this room. 40 il was
real fireplace. with real fire. / could
hardly resist the temptation 20 drop down
4, the inviting wicker chair that was
drawn up before IT, Should ]"
"ob. I say, miss" I heard, and l turned
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before l had even removed my hat she
said: Now. Young woman. please conform
10 my wishes 7 allow no one 10 talk IN
this studio Take off your hat, quick ana
come here. and sit there" / was afraid
even 10 say 'Yes'm.' SO just nodded my
head and took another look at her. while
she straiehtened her glasses and prepared
for work and then I did as ! had been
directed. And do you think l earned that
so cents an hour? Well. yes, But let me
tell YOU the most foolish part Of it all.
was there all the morning and gave my
life's history in response 10 her own per
sistent questioning II was this and that
And How did you happen TO start posing
This is always the first question YOU meet
ip with: they all ask you that Then al
ways. How old are you? DO you live
with your parents at home? DO you help
them 20 meet the household expenses?
For whom have you posed? Do you pose
nude? and many, very many. other que''
tions that I had best not mention. Most
women are simply awful They almost
a1vyavs trv to make MS come down on our
prices. and then when IL is time 10 stop
posing they invariably happen to have just
FIVE minutes more work. which generally
means another half hour. And they sell
dom have a good memory when it comes 10
settling for this extra time given them.
Oh. they are dreadful.
well. I wouldn't pose for woman un-
DER anv circumstances or for any ordinary
amount OF money. I never have ard never
will" said another model. Il have heard
the girls talk about them until l have
made up my mind 70 that
We all laughed. but think they enjoyed
Il much better than ]. for. I am woman
artist myself and sometimes need and use
models. and I began wondering If / were
as cranky as the women they had IN mind
come to tea. girls came voice from
another room. and the models locked arms
and walked away gayly and happily
laughing and chattering as II they didn't
have care in the world.
Won't you have some tea little MISS
Randolph said 10 me. Gone. please do
Rut had To decline. AMI departed with
the picture Of their bright faces as they
gathered about the tea table clearly in my
mind. As / stepped outside to the street
into clustering snowstorm / glanced back
NJ the window and saw bevy OF pretty
faces smiling out at me.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

,icl half as often. Brownings grim oe-
.cr;r,ton Of the hospital-'That good houss
,ho+ balns tho Door 20 die-ls too accurate
80 no nIeasart. That the modern spirit
wants to do is to help them TO live.
THE dispensary," he continued, "anects
the practitioner's income more seriously,
II sometimes makes charge or ~ ana
y cents for medicine, but clerk or IA
borer or shopkeeper or other person aoie
10 pay a moderate medical Zee can re-
ceive practically free service Inc ulspen-
saries are so keen 20 get large numbers
of patients In order 20 make DIG as
pIav in their annual reports that tAey DO
-. ,,rore-t,. enforce their regulations re-
,,..~fi-,, feos would not be understood
as criticislng the noble spirit which fouhu-
ed hospitals but social conditions are not
the same as they were in those days anu
We do not require the same institutions
ard | think the spirit has been lost IN 'he
massage Of time. Gifts 10 them are 100
r,;rcb in the nature OF spiritual anodynes'
sootbine syriips TO the consciences or those
whose greed and injustice are the reAi
causes OF sickness and poverty
DO not such healing cults az Christian
Science and New Thought affect the phys'-
clans income unfavorably?'
Not in The least. On the contrary, they
make lots OF business for him IL Is dead
certainty that when people get 10 thinking
constantly enough about themselves ana
their ailments they win imagine themselves
into twice as many diseases az they VIII
rers,iade themselves out Of The doctor Is
their last and most valued resource ana
they practically all come to him sooner or
jater Very very few adult Christian
Scientists die without calling in DOCTOR
only their children are allowed 10 do Iaat
The Christian Scientist is treating himself
/ either mentally or materially most OF tho
lime Just a. Mrs. Eddy was constantly
sometimes calling many different pracu-
toners at once 10 treat her against mall
cions animal magnetism. The medical pro-
fession makes as much out ~ the Christian
Science family as II does out OF any other
family The Scientist lives perpetually
with one finger on his pulse and imasines
into existence twice as many diseases as
he imagines out"
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

70 swing ren as IL it were an axe recenut
discussed the subject Of the physician
COMPENSATION with representative oi I"e
Tribune. lie had things to say regarding
oppcrtunities for doctors, hospitals anu
christian Science that will surprise some
persons.
There has been talk recently regarding
the emoiuments Of the medical profession
In which il has been asserted that. ae-
spite higher fees, the physician owing 20
the increased cost Of living, does not make
as much money "a he used TO 40 s"iu
The Tribune man.
'If he lives at all he must ma"e as ihu0'i
as Inc did. for living is about all he ever
made" said Dr. Hutchinson. Ever since !
can remcmber. and | began practis'hs
twenty-seven years ago, there has been
the cry that the old times were the good
times. and the profession was terribly
overcrowdod. don't think il IS any truer
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05

TN1E streets are shining under the even
!ag lamps They are almost desert
Il Cd. FOR 80 is Wet night. A he@'y
carr.ase. with rubDer tires. drawn oy
p0nde-ous. steadv-gCius horse or me i'-
liable KIND, passes along without SOUND "e-
yond the regular mu.led slump stump
slump slumo. of the animals feet a pair
of pciestrians ho,dur au umbrella in lFon1
Of tham turn as the vehicle with Us '"'
shining coach lamps passes. o"e."I D
carriage one or tleu remarks.
Doctors must make good dcol OF
money" sars ..c other one. lt costs "
gool deal jo keep horse and carriage lA
New York Then you lave to have O. driver
besdee Med da.ne must le eood PAYING
profess. .ou $50 wonder tacre aro So maH'
coins .r,o t Why. thcte are lots OF ooc-
tor wio hate automobile
Doghte- tri- particular person is NOT q
sut.ci. to t.c medical press. or he ".,'"
soon -t.- chat the doctors arc cone
p.a.r.r, t..f tHe cost of living has rh
f' much taet thCs are making less l.ti
ever ard that He prolo- Jon is ctefcIo"'
e. lH fie" ~ tne ris.n- scale ni eH'
sno Ae mp-ss .e figures which appear ''
he the rat.. for De-fonns surgical opera
rons This seems strange 10 tie li.Hl"n
Perhaps ne uies to fearc .t out Iae doc
Tor co-s nov ana rren n H1 dress ne
iof- some medical .1.E "he .aticl Ha7
lons Est of reasons ald presents tai1 iH
views a good many doctors seem % ihihH
mo d.spen.ar.es cut into their legitimate
Ices AS wcl as tne.r time mole than tn'>
o-Sai The hospitals ask TOO much of them
IAen. th1e arc the various faith cures
A"'l persons fal t. .at ueir bills
het' a the n.-. .- .n English Iaysi
oan' uttered in u.e course W a discussion
VI the financial return of the medical prac
uuoner before o. group OK prospective doc
tors.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
HIS POINT OF VIEW.

Il notice that tine club women Of Ne"
York have begun crusade against long
hatpins." SAID the tall man in the crowded
car aisle
ABSURD growled the dark stranger
next TO him.
"Eh?" The tall man looked around 10
somo surprise Don't YOU consider the
long batpin dangerous menace
stuff and nonsense snorted the
stranger.
The tail man spoke with much delioera-
tion.
-Dou.t ven know" he demanded. that
hatpins are dangerous the way they are
made ,,,o d,,ls
man sputtered. II make EN-. le'e''""
plain DFalcr