New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The United States government has or
dered an army officer to the University OF
Kansas to study the system OF teaching
swimming that is used by DR.. James Nal
smith, head of the department OF physical
education at the university. DR.. Naismith
asserts that a man can be taught to swim
In fifteen minutes. This assertion has
aroused interest in all parts Of tho coun-
try, and the office of the department Of
physical education of the university is be-
sesed with letters asking for information.
THE system that / have adopted in teach
ing swimming is very simple" says DIR.
Naismith. 1T simply goes back to tho
foundation principles. All aninlals, except
ing man. swim In the same position that
they walk. Teaching man to swim re-
solves itself into two factors. First to keep
the body In a horizontal position, and the
second principle rests on the fact that when
heavy body strikes the water In a slant
ing position with an impetus almost par
alIel with the surface IL Is almost impos-
sible for the body to sink"
"Is your husband sticking TO his resolu-
tion TO give up smoking"
mercy, no! Haven't you noticed how
good natured he is?"-Chlcago Record Her
aid.
Two young women who have been friends
from childhood and now occupy houses on
the same block employ the same family
physician He was called few days ago
TO attend the four-year-old boy OF one OF
the women and was asked before leaving:
"Why is It that Harry-her neighbor's little
boy-is never sick and our boy IL under the
weather so often?' That's hard one, :,
said the physician. but maybe you can
find an answer In the fact that Harry
pelted me with snow a few minutes ago
The doctor made quick exit. leaving tne
impression, however. that moro fresh air
might bring about desirable change. In
| relating tho story the physician said that
the puny child got most OF his fresh air
In a tightly closed automobile.
siIllcus-I can truthfully say never for
CynicusNNothing remarkable. about that.
The fellow we accept favor from ssdon
lets us forget it-Philadelphia Record
A New York merchant who makes fire.
ouent trips to Europe In the interest OF his
business, in speaking of the porter-drama-
tlst Otto Reinhard Pepper, who recently
disappeared from his homo in Vienna said
that he had met the writer OF THE Sales
woman shortly after his first work had
been produced "He told US" said the New
Yorker, "of his poyerty-stricken home and
how happy he was when he secured place
as metal pollsher In a Berlin store. Ihere
he worked all day and remained In his
lodging place at night and wrote what ne
called little dramas made out OF the ma
terial which he saw before him daily RI
nally he took courage TO show MS largest
work 10 a manager. Fredericksburg was
a great success and made him famous. l
was told that he was not provldent sup
pose that this had something to do with
his disappearance
"He says that his Is the straight and mar
"ue speaks truly His one ideal is the
pronoun T. Washington Star
Eat tho crust of bread in preference TO
IN. crumb This Is the advice OF THE
Lancet" for a century or more sort OIL
doctors bible. This London medlcai pun
lication says that analysis shows that the
crumb contains on an average 10 per cent
OF moisture, while the crust contains ony
% per cent. One important dietetic diner
ence between crust and crumb Is the fact
that the former contains an increased
amount Of soluble carbohydrates owing TO
the action OF intense heat which the crust
receives compared with the crumb during
baking. Moreover, the crust has q more
pronounced bready flavor than the erumo'
A flavor which is attractive and which
stimulates the flow OF digestive Juices
Mother-It you're very good, Edith III
take YOU to the circus. .. 18th
ey or Is Il lust promise?-Lite