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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
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The questions answered below are gen eral in character; the symptoms or dis eases are given and the answers will apply to any case of similar nature,
 Those wishing further advice, free, may address Dr. Lewis Baker College Bldg, College -Ellwood Sts.. Dayton Ohio, .en- closing self addressed, stamped envelope for reply. Full name and address must be given but only initials or fictitious name will be used In my answers. The. prescrtp, tions can be filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
When Women Do Stare

From the Washington Star.
 You never see lot of women starin, at man. said the striking blonde lady.
 You don't. eh?' replied MT. Growcher You ought to notice what happens. {, a man who keeps his seat in a crowde, street car"
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lens and not thrust the burden on an- other. In this way alone, can the mat ter be satisfactorily adjusted.
 We have stated the system. now let us consider the application thereof. Mrs. Spencer first became known to the Asso- ciated Charities of Birmingham on Aug ust 24 at which time Mrs. Ramsay Of the Mercy Home asked that we assist the woman who she said, was staying there and was without employment. The Wom- an came to our office on this date and we secured room and board for her wit1 a Mrs. Herman 1207 Huntsville avenue. and paid for one week.
 Wants to Go to Oklahoma
 Mrs. Spencer stated that she wished to go to Dow, Okla, where she had sister who would care for her. She also sad that she had been in Chattanooga at the Florence Crittendom Home where her baby was born, and that she had another sister at Woolridge, Tenn. The follow ing telegram was at once sent to the Associated Charities in Chattanooga: "Balk Mrs Annie Spencer. Consult Flor ence Crttendom Home' The translation of the code word "balk" is: Have you a record of'' The answer received was: "Crittendon Home advises that they have given assistance to Mrs. Spencer and she had a good record while there" At the same time the following telegram was sent to Mrs. Dave Coburn, Woolridgs, Tenn: Can you give Mrs Annie Spencer a home and send transportation? Answer Collect" No answer was received to this. On this same day third telegram was sent to the sister in Dow. Okla, Mrs. Nan Gibson: Gan you provide home for Mrs. Annie Spencer and child? Can you send assistance in transportation Answer col lect." This telegram was returned with the statement that there was no such person in that town. Mrs. Spencer said
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ally to the organization and through reciprocal cooperation, the association handles all cases of charity that com to the city hall We find the arrange ment highly satisfactory from every poin of view.
 Secretary Kranz of the local association has put great many progressive idea into practical effect since taking up tn, work with the birth of the organization last year.
 Trusting this information may serv your purpose, am yours very truly,
 (S1gned) E. H. CRUMP,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
III Destination Notified

Provides that the destination be noti- fled that the applicants transportation to that place Is under consideration. This notification is sent to a charitable asso- clation If any exists and If not to the civic
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OFFICIALS GIVE OUT LETTER DEFENDING SCIENTIFIC CHARITY Go Into Details in Discussing Case of Mrs. Spencer
 and Baby
FULL HISTORY OF
 THE EFFORTS MADE
Associated Charities Claim That There Must Be System in Handling Cases or Public Is Inn
 posed Upon
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 In The Age-Herald of october 26, 1912, an article apepared entitled. Mrs. spen- cer and Baby Victims of Peculiar Sys- tenn" The tendency of this article Is to generally condemn what the writer there of calls Scientific charity" stating that same had played havoc with the aforesaid Mrs. Spencer and her baby.
 In view of the fact that the Associated Charities of Birmingham Is one of the signers of the transportation agreement referred to, and is an exponent of scien- tific charity. 1t feels constrained to hold a brief in the case in the effort to secure a correct presentation of the situation.
 First, let us consider the transportation agreement above mentioned, which, as MT. Krantz, secretary of Memphis As scciated Charities, stated, binds nearly 800 cities to a similar system of handling all requests for transportation from one city to another. Let us see what the fun damental principles of this agreement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
" Inouiries at Destination

This provides that all slgners of this agreement have announced themselves as willing to cooperate with other signers by making reasonable efforts to secure needful information and to determine whether transportation ought to be pro- vided in any given case.
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wagon to meet her and to carry her back to the train.
 Regret to say it, but am under the that we have both been imposed upon in this party. Yours very respectfully,
 iaI f1.Il
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I Fundamental Principles

The first requisite before any charitable transportation shall be granted is that the organization of officials having the matter under consideration must be satis- fled by adequate and reliable evidence:
 1. That the applicant is unable to pay the regular fare.
 2. That the applicants conditions and prospects will be substantially improved by sending him to the place in question.
 3. That the applicant will have such re- sources for maintenance at the point of destination as will save him from becom- Ing dependent on charity; or,
 A. That the applicant has a legal resi- dence in the place to which he is to be sent or Is proper charge upon the char ity of that community
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VI Passing Along" Forbidden

If an applicant has been aided to reach a place intermediate to the point of his proper destination, without means having been provided for forwarding him to the latter, then no further transportation shall be granted without inquiry of tho charitable organization or individual who sent the applicant thither. This corre- spondent shall be requested to remit the amount necessary either to forward the applicant to his destination or to return him to the starting point. If a satisfac- tory response Is not promptly made the applicant should be returned to the place where his charitable transportation orig hated In no case shall he be passed along to another community which has no adequate responsibility for him.
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VII Dependents Returnable to Senders

H DCpSituChtS lACtui tO oCuoNi .
 If an applicant who has been provided with charitable transportation without the approval of an appropriate charitable agency at the point of destination, shall there become dependent on charity with in nine months after his arrival then the charitable organization or individual who sent him thither should be notified and requested to provide for the appli- cants necessities or to remit the money necessary to return him to the place from which his transportation was provided. VIII Maintenance Pending Adjustment
 If an applicant has been forwarded in violation of any of these rules, the char itable agency which provided him with transportation should be requested to bear the reasonable. necessary expense of pro- viding for him temporarily. pending in- vestigation and the proper disposal of the case.
 TX Records to Be Preserved
 The society or official through whom charitable transportation is procured of all the essential facts upon which the granting of transportation has been based.
 X Employment Seekers
 In case of persons asking charitable transportation on the ground of being able to secure employment in the place to which transportation is desired. definite, reliable assurances of employment must be obtained as part of the necessary evidence. A general report that condi- tions of employment are better, or that the applicant should be better off in the place of specified, shall not be con- sidered sufficient grounds for the grant ing of transportation.
 Each signer to this transportation agreement is provided with code book, so that telegraphic communications may be established at the smallest possible expense, in the effort to secure adequate and prompt information regarding the applicant. This code provides for every contingency, and is universally used throughout the country. Why has this agreement such a large number of sign CTS? They have determined that certain principles are essential to the welfare of, not only the individual concerned. but to the civic health of any community; first, because a large number of men and wom- on have made a practice of travelling from city to city staying in each just so long as they can find support from charitable inclined institutions or indi- viduals, and then passing on to the next. Second. in instances without mum Der. the existence of such a condition has been established by evidence received from city after city where the perigrinations of these floaters have been traced. Third granting transportation to all who ask ls waste of the public's money unless there is definite assurance that the applicant is rvn-tfe of the assistance. Fourth, scientific lcharity believes that each community should handle its own prob
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V Through Transportation Requested

All charitable transportation provided shall in every instance, be adequate that is, the initial or original sender shall provide for the applicant through to his ultimate destination
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II Verification

An applicants statements must In every case be substantiated by other definite, reliable evidence. When this is lacking the applicant should be taken care of, If necessary, until the needful testimony is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
ICHICKERING
The Worlds Standard lmeriCa The Best in the World
le of Birmingham and vicinity who have pur-

Dr. Earl Moody Dr. ]. R. billiard James M. Simms R. $. Armistead Jno. Allen Jones H. M. Nuttall Chas. H. Owens Mrs. Eugene Sellers pr. R. D. Kettles Rev. P. w. Green J. P. Kennedy l.. c. Lewis Oscar Johnson Mrs. Potter Smith J. E. Gordan
 W. G. Allen G. c. Thompson l.. B. Whitfield Methodist College Jno. c. Anderson l.. P. Montgomery $. P. Holland M. R. & P. Hubert Dr. w. S. Britt Morris Monsky J. D. Wood Mrs. M. Seligman Thos. F.. Knight Harry c. Taylor Miss Mae Hines R. ". Miller H. Sacks M T. Low
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
WoMAN'S SPHERE IN LIFE
Education and Research Are as Much
Needed by the Wife as by
the Husband.

To fit herself to bear beautiful chill.
dren, train them to be honorable, in.
telligent men, and honorable, intelli.
gent women. surely opens up an edu.
cative field which can not justly be
called narrow. It is by woman's
gratuitous Interpretation that she
thinks this means keeping her among
the ashes Of her hearth in continual
mental darkness. To be able to edu.
cate her sons and daughters she will
need to be at one with her inherent
divine nature, and any study or line
of work which can help her to that
end is good Think what she needs OF
biology, psychology. philosophy, to
give her a basis of ideals from which
to get and give spiritual direction, not
to mention other branches needed for
definite, practical work! Here again
she must free herself from man.
standards. She does not need to study
these subjects as men do, giving their
entire life to their great problems;
but for her use she can get knowledge
Of these sciences which will change
her whole attitude and give her
strength and enthusiasm to inculcate
vital, normal ideas into her children
to be actually a helpmate, instead OF
nce-mate.-Harriet Anderson
in the Atlantic.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
MAKES HIS TONGUE WIGGLE
Young Man Given Ordinary Drink Of
Whisky Loses Control Of Him.
self and Talks Too Much.

Speaking at a temperance meeting
In England recently, DR.. w. A. Chap
pie, NJ. p, said: Let us suppose a
strong, healthy young man were to
come into this room, and we we're to
do what would be a wrong thing
give him an ordinary dose Of whisky
what would happen? He would come
IN, say, shy. difiident and reserved, as
became young man. First Of all we
would notice that he lost his shyness,
reserve and self-restraint. and per
haps begin to talk He would want to
do all the talking. He would be talk
ing all the time. He would begin to
talk about subjects he would never
mention II something very strange
and disturbing had not occurred. He
is, perhaps, a bank clerk and talks of
the private affairs Of the bank, Why
does he talk? Because he has lost
his control over the layer of brain
cells which preside over his self-re-
straint"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
MISSOURI CURE FOR GAPES
oloease Most Prevalent In Damp
Weather. Caused by Worm In
Chicks Wlndplpe.

my MRS. JOHN J. MOORE. Missouri .
A most common disease among
chickens and one which causes gNat
loss In the summer is gapes. This
disease, which is most prevalent IN
cool, damp weather, is caused by
worms. which get In the young chicks
windpipe, causing It TO gasp for breath
and II not dislodged, shutting OF It's
supply OF air.
Sometimes the worm can be twisted
out with horsehair but this is a
severe remedy and other worms may
AXE It's place
The following is a preventative and
will check the trouble at once:
obtain the leaves OF the common
WOODWORK, sometimes called Jerusa-
lem oak, a plant which grows Wild in
most places. having an erect shrub.
berry stem and small, yellowish flow
ers Its leaves when crushed have
an unpleasant odor and are used in
the manufacture Of vermlfuge and to
protect clothing and furniture from
moths and other insects.
Mash the leaves and mix in a small
quantity with the chickens feed or
put In the drinking fountains.
Or, after the seeds have rlpened,
they may be used instead Of the
leaves and a quantity gathered for
future use.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

until the wood became dry and brittle
before separating entirely from the
tree. In addition 70 the loss OF the
crop for the season. about a seasons
wood growth was destroyed. leaving
little or no chance for the formation
Of fruit buds for the following year
On apple and other fruit trees the re
suits we're similar though apparently
much less serious than With peach
trees.
On rapidly growing trees the scars
soon heal, but on trees making a
slow growth they do not heal for sew.
eral years. Ordinarily, however there
Is little or no permanent injury to the
tree. and soon after the insects disap-
pear the orchardist thinks little about
them The accounts OF serious injury
which one reads In newspapers are
generally based upon the Imagination
or upon other causes, and are not the
verdict OF men who have given careful
study to the subject
Some six or seven weeks after the
eggs are laid in the twigs, the young
cicadas hatch from them drop to the
ground, and work their way into IT,,
going II to is inches beneath the sur
face. Here they live a subterranean
life for II years, where II Is difficult
to follow their movements and deVel-
opment Yet this has been done in
three or four cases by the bureau OF
entomology. and II was found that the
larvae molted four times, the fourth
mott usually occurring about the
tenth year. They burrow chiefly with
their forele3s, suck the juices from the
small tree roots from one-eighth TO
J three-slxteenths OF an inch In diane
ter, and upon such food they subsist
for the full period Of II years, when
the pupae crawl out Of the ground.
leaving round exit holes about three
eighths of an inch in diameter
No parasites we're reared from CT
cada eggs In Connecticut in 1911,
though four species of dipterous two
winged flies) larvae are known to
feed upon them in the United States.
} Four species Of hymenopterous -four
winged fies) insects are known to
PARASITIC the eggs, though only one
Of these, Lathromeris cicadae How, is
at all abundant This has been found
sufficiently abundant in some parts of
the country to considerably check the
periodical cicada. Several species OF
mites are also known to feed upon CT
cada eggs
This insect has predaceous enen@es,
one of the most important of which is
the large digger wasp or cicada kill
er, Sphecius sIeciCsus Dru., which
stings the adult cicada and carries il
away to its underground nest to serve
as food for the young wasps. The
sting paralyzes but does not kill the
cicada, and the wasp lays an egg on
the body OF the cicada, upon which the
young wasp larva feeds. No doubt pre-
daceous ground beetles devour some
Of the newly Matched young, as well
as the emerging pupae.
1t is probably true that birds de,
YOUR large numbers Of cicadas
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
STAKED HIS LIFE ON CARDS
A New York Waiter Kills Himself on
Losing in Solitaire
Game.

New York.-Robert Schweizer, a
waiter out Of work, determined his
fate by playing solitaire in his lodg.
ings and killed himself with gas. Be-
side the bed on which his body lay
when it was discovered, he had pulled
up table. On it lay cards laid out
so that they showed that he had been
stuck" trying to carry through the
game of Canfield
Beside the cards lay a penciled
tally on a sheet of paper. 1t indicated
that he had tried the game thirteen
times unsuccessfully before putting a
gas tube in his mouth and ending his
life. Under the tally was scrawled:
Il lose My time has come, R. s."
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
REMOVING BARS FROM BOATS
Managers of Excursion Steamers on
Great Lakes Banishing Sale Of
intoxicating Liquor.

Excursion steamers on the Great
Lakes are banishing the sale Of liquor.
Concerning the action of the man
ayers of these boat lines the Detroit
Journal says: "One company after an
other has removed the bars and has
adopted strict regulations against even
allowing intoxicated persons to board
the boats. This action means that
one old theory of the excursion bust
ness. that it must cater to the gay
crowds, has been exploded. The first
big boat that sailed without a bar
proved that while license and freedom
attracted few it repealed many. The
general public is temperate and order.
ly by an overwhelming majority. II
is good morality and good sense to
cater to this majority"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
MAKING THE ROSE JAR
SIMPLE MATTER WHEN ONCE IT
rs UNDERSTOOD.
First Point 10 70 Gather the Flowers
IN the Early Mornlns-cloves and
Allspiee Make a Welcome
Addition.

The rose far is a source OF never
ending delight to It's owner. and max
Ing and maintaining one is simple
matter.
Rose petals should be gathered In
che early morning and tossed lightly
on table in a cool. airy place. to dry
untn the dew has ovaporated. They
should then be placed In a stone jar
and sprinkled with salt, a little salt
over each half inch layer Of petals
The contents Of the jar can be added
20 each morning until enough petals
have been gathered. They should be
allowed 10 remain In the Jar ten days
after the last layer Of petals has been
added the whole mass being stirred
each day.
An ounce each of coarsely ground
cloves and allspice. and as much stick
cinnamon. broken into small pieces.
should next be provided. Transfer the
rose petals TO another jar, sprinkllng
In tho spaces between layers Of pet.
ais. Cover the Jar tightly and let
It stand in a dark place for three
weeks, at the end of which time the
stock Is ready for the permanent Jar,
which may be simple or elaborate, so
long as II has a double cover.
Have ready quarter of an ounce
each OF coarsely ground mace. all.
spice and cloves: half a grated nut
meg, half an ounce of cinnamon, an
ounce Of powdered orris root, and a
quarter Of a pound of dried lavender
flowers. All should be mixed Next
nh the rose jar, alternating layers of
rose petals from the stock jar with
sprinklings Of the spices. A few drops
each Of rose, geranium, neroli and bit
ter almond oils should be dropped
upon the layers as the jar is filed
land en- ounce OF fine rose extract pour.
ed over the whole.
A rose jar thus prepared will keep
for years. II the jar is left open for
half an hour each day the room and
even the entire house will be filed
with delightful and refreshing odor
a bewltching and subtle Perfume
New York Times
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
travelling Suit.

Have your tailored suit made with
a short jacket and a two-piece skirt
cut walking length, say two inches
and a half or three inches from the
floor. Wear a soft. silk blouse to
match the suit in color. a medium
sized rather close-ftting hat with a
becoming mesh veil. gray Mocha or
white buckskin gloves and black or
tan boots or pumps with stockings to
match This VIII make very at.
tractive travelling costume for a bride
which she may also wear during the
marriage ceremony. il there will not
be sufficient tine to change before
going away.-Ladies' Home Journal
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23
KISSING RoBBER IS ROUTED
Mrs. w. c. Laidey Lets Him Take Her
Money, but Fights His Efforts
to Hug.

Chicago.-A robber with a mania
for hugging his women victims ap-
peared on the south side. He accost.
ed Mrs w. C. Laidey of 949 East
Sixty-flfth street as she was crossing
Drexel avenue on a walk home from
a Cottage Grove avenue car. He grab
bed her mesh bag, which contained
only small sum, but was not content
with the money He demanded a few
kisses. Mrs. Laidey screamed and
fought the footuads advances and he
fed, but did not leave the handbag be-
hind.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-23

cation of weeds and the conservation
OF soil moisture. The timely culture
Of corn not only helps the corn crop
but also materially aids succeeding
crops. By paying proper attention to
cultivation, corn can be easily made
to average 10 to Is bushels more per
acre than 1t would yield as a result
of improper methods of soil culture.
THE initial cultivation should be
quite deep. from three to four inches,
as there is no danger at this time of
injurying the corn by pruning the
roots" continued Prof. Moore. Sub.
sequent cultivation should be Just
deep enough to create a good soil
mulch on the surface Of the ground
and at the same time to eradicate
the young weeds as they appear above
the surface, BY rigid attention to
weed eradication and moisture con
servation bumper corn crop will be
assured"