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The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
HEART REPAIRED WITH WIRE
How Six Feet Of Golden Thread
Coiled In Mans Aorta Made 1t
Strong Again.

Philadelphia-With the walls of his
heart reinforced by coil Of wire
through which electricity passes. Just
as 1t follows an electric-light wire.
John Braden rests at the University
hospital, and expects to resume his
usual routine in life in few weeks.
The heart is the pump which keeps
all the machinery of the human body
in motion. 1t has valves just as all
other pumps have, and when an engi-
neer finds valve leaking in pump
under his care he stops the engine
and introduces n new valve If the de-
fectiye one Is beyond repair The
main valve In the heart of John Bra
den leaked. All through the day he
was disturbed by Its unnatural noise.
and at night it kept him awake.
Finally the pressure became so very
severe and the peril to his life so i'm
mediately grave that he was removed
to the University hospital, where DR..
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
PROPER CARE OF sHIRTWAISI
Attention to Details While Garment 10
Being lroned 10 Of First
Importance.

Iron the wristbands. neckband and
any other stiff starched plaits or
bands. first on the right side. then on
the wrong side. This will give them
the desired smoothness that ironing
first on the wrong side would In some
cases destroy.
Lay the shirtwaist on the ironing
board with the neckband directly in
front of the ironer and parallel with
the front edge OF the table. stretch
until smooth, and iron on the right
side until partly dry. then on the
wrong side. and finish on the right
side. Proceed In the same manner
with wristbands. Iron prints on the
wrong side. If possible. because II
gives them more nearly the appear.
ance of new and prevents an unde
sirable gloss.
When the neckband and cuffs are
finished, lay the wrist on the board
with the neck at the left hand. and
Iron the fronts, then the back. 1t Is
best to iron both fronts first, because
they are often trimmed, and will look
better and iron easier If not allowed
to become dry. The back. too dry,
being palmer, can be dampened with
a cloth wrung from warm water.
Iron well into the gathers and until
dry. Do not iron across the seams,
but close to them on either side, then
press the seams by setting the iron
directly on them. To iron the sleeve.
fold at the seam and begin ironing at
the seam side, being careful not to
iron across the opposite fold. and thus
form n crease
After ironing one side, loosen the
two sides by slipping the hand be.
tween them, then turn the sleeve over
and iron the other side. Now put the
hand in the sleeve at the bottom and
turn 1t SO that the seam lies on the
table and the unironed strip at the
back or outside of tho sleeve lies
above 1t.
With small iron smooth out this
portion, and, still using small iron,
slip 1t inside OF the sleeve at the
arms eye. and iron the top OF the
sleeve In the gathers. II possible.
iron the gathered portion at the cum
In the same way and iron the sleeves
on the sleeve board
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

Charles II. Frazier essayed the deli
cate task of tightening up the valve
of his heart and reinforcing the entire
structure.
Examination disclosed the fact that
the aorta was about to rupture This
would inevitably have resulted in
death
DR.. Frazier opened the aorta as
near to the heart Ms possible and
deity inserted hollow needle which
had been electrically insulated.
Through this needle Dr. Frazier push
ed and arranged in evenly distributed
coils more than six feet of solid gold
wire. This thread of wire was guided
by the surgeon through the pulsing
blood vessel by the sense of touch
alone, and 1t was built up in tho
aorta, at the point of its weakest dila-
ton. Just as weakened building wall
would be strengthened at Its most
perilous point. Thus the heart was
bound round. on the inside, with a
coil of strong but fine wire, caught
and held in place by the surgeons
trained fingers. Then the problem of
preventing hemorhage arose.
Coagulation Of the blood was the
great. the vital end sought. 1t was
decided to employ electricity to obtain
this purpose. Coagulation takes place
at both ends Of the galvanic current
that at the positive pole being small.
black and hard. and that the the mega
tive being larger. softer and of yell
lowish color. 1t happens that the
blood is the very best agency in the
body for the conducting of electricity,
and when, as in this case, both poles
are inside the sac and near to each
other, mild current of electricity
Will cause vigorous electrolyss. In
applying the current to Braden
rheostat was used to control the flow
and to prevent shock when 1t should
be cut off.
Thus by coagulation the reinforce
ment of the heart was accomplished
over the gold wire framework and
nature Is building n new wall within
the valve. stopping all leakage and
giving John Braden new lease of
life.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
HYPNOTISM BY TELEGRAPH

An extraordinary experiment In hyp-
notism over the telephone was made
recently in Ohio. The hypnotic sub
iects we're ordinary telephone opera
tors. and in the influence OF the hyp-
notism reached them over the wires
from a distance of over 100 miles.
Six doctors checked the experiment.
Fernando Lontzenheiser attempted to
apply his hypnotic power in this man
ner from Pittsburg. Pa, to Canton. o.
and one Of the operators, of whom ten
tried to receive the influence. was en-
tirely subjected. When the voice
from Pittsburg stated categoricaliy
that his left arm was numbed, the
limb thus attacked fell limp. and the
doctors were able to insert pins IN II
without affecting the sensibillty OF
the operator. Lift your right les"
commanded the Pittsburg magician;
the command was obeyed, and the elk
doctors could not press the limb
down. The dramatic moment arrived
when the subjected operator was in
formed politely but assertively that
he was n stone. He Immediately roll
ed off his seat, and the six doctors,
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
IMAGE SENT BY WIRE
Recent French Invention That
Opens Great Possibilities.
photographs Can Be Sent by TeIe-
graph With Great Accuracy and
Some Speed Whenever Nee
essary Apparatus Exists.

Paris-It has been possible for
some time to send photographs by
wire with great accuracy and some
speed, wherever the necessary appa-
ratus exists. Such transmission has
for year or so formed part OF tho
regular Paris service of an enterpris-
Ing London Journal. Suppose. however.
that n reporter finds himself at
country telegraph station and desires
to send to his paper picture of some
kind In connection with his story
portrait. or the photograph of some
building or locality. He is evidently
no better off than he would have been
n century ago. A recent process. how
ever, the invention of n French en-
gineer named Mortier. would make 1t
possible for him to send his picture
over n single wire, with the aid of the
ordinary telegraphic instruments-or
rather, 1t would enable him to tele-
graph data from which the picture
could be built up at the receiving sta
ton. This process is described by II.
Bounin in La Nature. where we read:
"Mortier's process requires neither
costly and delicate apparatus nor any
peculiar installation. nor a special
wire. 1t will work anywhere, using
under normal conditions the existing
telegraphic plant of the smallest lo7
calities and without the least inter-
ference with Its ordinary administra-
ton.
What was necessary to obtain this
result? First, to take up in new
form one of the original conceptions
of Charles Cros, about 1s69-the trans
lation of Images into series OF num-
bers. then to give to the symbolic
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Tomato Baskets.

These are charming for holding
vegetable salad. chicken. shrimps,
cold beans, asparagus tips, shredded
celery. cucumbers cut in cubes. mine.
ed peppers, whatever in fact you may
elect. Choose fine, smooth tomatoes
not too large. and as nearly one size
ms possible; dip for half minute in
boiling water, then skin and set in
icebox to chill; cut generous slice
from the top OF each. scoop out pulp
and seeds, dress the cavity with salt,
pepper. oil. vinegar, then fill with the
salad. seasoned with French dressing
or mayonnaise. Handles of water
cress may be attached to these orna-
mental baskets and they may have a
setting of lettuce leaves.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
LARGEST of SPIDER WEBS

The largest spider web In the world
was spun not by a spider, but by hu-
man hands. 1t stands on the lawn OF
a Chicago mans country home. and Is
of such tremendous size as to startie
the passerby when he first sees 1t. Inc
creator of this interesting oddly con-
ceived the idea of attempting to see
how nearly an actual SPIDERS web
could be reproduced with rope. Sc
lecting two immense trees on the lawn
of his home, he spun between them
this spiders web, 40x60 feet, which Is
SO strong that man may easily climb
to the center or top of 1t. The web
faces the main thoroughfare passing
the house, and Is one of the most
fascinating country ground decora-
lions ever seen. The spinner could
not attain the minuteness OF the actu-
al SPIDERS web. but came so near to 1t
that the illusion Is almost perfect.
The uniqueness of the undertaking
catches and fascinates every eye that
sees 1t.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

heir. After my death she Is to inherit
all my estate. real and personal.
Then he signed and dated this I'M
promptu will. laughed heartily at his
own little joke. shook hands with 10
ma and left the store. While crossing
the street Just outside the store ne
narrowly escaped being run down by
car. had a fit from fright and died
In chemists shop n quarter OF an
hour after he had scrubbed on his
cuff
1t turned out that Kronyi had lett
more than 6O.OO00O0 gulden ($3o.ooo'-
o00). Iona got lawyer to file her
claim to the fortune in the PROBATE
court. Kronyi's relatives fought haru
to have this last of his wills set aslue'
but the Judge decided in favor OF 10
ma. She got the whole estate ou'
gave ope-thtrd of it to KronyPs broth
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

Not satisfied with the feats by
which he has won the title of Hand
cuff King" says Popular Mechanics.
this man recently dropped from a
height of 9S feet into the harbor at
Sydney. Australia, with his hands
manacled behind his back and his
eyes 'blindfolded. A year or SO ago his
star" feat was making his escape
from a bag in which he was placed,
both hands and feet manacled. and
thrown into the water. He also took
10 aeroplaning in 1910 and that year
won the Australian league prize of
$1,000. in a spectacular flight
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Elements That May Combine to Form
the Human Face.

numerical text form that Will make
1t transmissible by all telegraphs, with
or without wires. Finally. to effect a
topographic reconstruction OF the
image.
THE first thing to do Is to cut the
picture up into tiny squares. each one
OF which has the tone of the part of
the image In which 1t is situated
which tone Is represented by con-
ventional figure serving for its tele-
graphic transmission. But this process.
which has the inconvenience of being
slow and uncertain. has been happily
replaced by Mr.. Mortier by the follow
ing, which may be called automatic:
THE picture to be transmitted is
first printed In an enlarged form sus-
ceptible of easy analysis. This ana
lytic print has two valuable properties
first. it is naturally cut up by grill
lage of fine lines; secondly. the
squares do not appear as more or
less gray or transparent elements
whose tone cannot be evaluated nu-
merically, nor as groups of points
whose light value can be stated In
numbers only after n laborious meas
urement, but rather as black sill
houettes against a white ground or vice
versa, of forms so diversified as to
embrace an extended scale OF shades
and so striking as to be identified at
sight
These expressive figures arise spon-
taneously in the course OF the manipu-
lations. simple enough, that turn out
the analytic proof. By what articles
has It been possible so to discipline
the actinic force of the light that 1t
shall express its own tonalities In
characters more dIscernible than fig
ures? The zoned cellular transpar-
ency, a simple sheet that has been
placed in the printing frame between
the original negative and the sensitive
paper, before the printing of the ana
lytic proof, operates this miracle by
Itself alone. At first sight this trans
parent sheet shows simple marking
in squares, but under the microscope
the appearance of the network gives
place to an arrangement of square
cells OF complex structure which re-
produce exactly the typical outlines
of the symbolic silhouettes of the pre-
ceding illustration.
After the preparation of the print.
the analysis Of It amounts to no more
than the simple reading of "A page and
the jotting down of the figures in or
der"
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
SHOPGIRL GETS S3O,OOO,OOO

Miss Iona Yards of Budapest. Hun.
gary. has become a millionaire
by an accident that caused the death
of an admirer before he had time to
change cuff on which he had scrib-
bled his will as a joke. Iona was a
shopgirl In a fancy store. An elderly
man named kronyi. of shabby appear
ance, was her constant customer. and
often sympathiZed with her because
her work was hard. One day he was
more sympathetic than usual. and
said:
For reward you shall have all my
money when l die. l am an old
bachelor and have managed to save
bit"
As the other girls behind the coun-
ter laughed at the idea Of his having
any money to leave he turned down
his cheap paper cuff and wrote:
Il appoint Ilona Yards my sole
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
EIGHT PEARLS IN OYSTERS

Mrs. George o. Starr of Mount Yer
non, n. Y, bought quart of oysters
recently to serve for supper. Mr..
Starr speared one with fork and was
about to swallow it, when something
rough struck the roof of his mouth
He investigated and there. nestled on
the edge OF the oyster, was a pearl.
The rest of the oysters were examined
and seven more pearls were found.
Six of the pearls are small. but two
are as large as a good-sized pea Mrs.
Starr claims the pearls because she
bought oysters.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
BEANS BEAT BEEF

Beans beat beef recently when War
rem II. Buffum. Harvard student,
reached San Bernandino. Cal, at the
end of his five months walk across
the continent. His brother Jesse, sub
sisting on n meat diet, gave up
week before and finished his journey
by train. Warren lived solely on a
vegetarian diet and stood the trip
well. The walk was made under the
direction of Professor Sargent of
Harvard, where both young men are
students, to test the efficiency OF vege-
table and meat diets.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

1t Is said that no living aux has been
seen since 1914. The birds were ex.
terminated by the ruthless traffic in
their eggs and skins, although their
numbers were greatly reduced by their
wholesale slaughter for food. Many
misconceptions have survived as to the
great aux, which for years has been
regarded as a sort of tabled bird. like
the roc or the dodo. In size the crea
ture did not differ much from the tame
goose, and its title of great" was Civ
en- to 1t distinguish 1t from the small
er. or razor billed aux. The most re-
markable characteristic of the great
aux was its inability to fly. Its wings
were scarcely more than fms. which
aided the bird in swimming.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

The next time you are cleaning the
pantry shelves fold at least three
newspapers the longest way of the
full sheet, says the Indianapolis Star
Place them on the shelf with the fold
in front and fit snugly. The next time
you want clean paper slip the edge
of a knife along the fold of the outer
sheet and remove the soiled top. The
remainder Of the sheets will be left
intact for future use, and much time
and labor will be saved to the house
wife
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Dried Fruit,

Dried fruit tastes just as good when
stewed in the oven, and this method
has its advantages-the fruit will not
dry and burn, It will remain whole.
and may be cooked while roasting or
baking. Wash the fruit. pour boiling
water over it and let It stand in Gov
cred dish until ready to put in the
oven. Then add the sugar. cover light
ly and let the heat of the oven do the
cooking. Prunes are always delicious
when stewed In this way.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Novel Hints.

When cooking spinach cook in a
cheesecloth bag, easily lifted and
drained dry.
Pad the ironing board on both
sides. Use one side for white goods,
the other for colored.
a teaspoonful Of glycerin added to
the rinse water makes wooden blank
cts come out like new.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

Rocky mountains. These wells. used
mainly for irrigation purposes. are
from 500 to 1000 feet deep. and the
pressure of water in the eastern part
of the state Is sufficient to give a sur
face flow, except on the highest lands.
One well yields 3.292 gallons minute.
and furnishes power for flour mill
by day and for an electric light plant
BY night. The development OF this
source of water supply is still going
forward.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
ONE EGG WORTH $1,000

An egg of the great aux. or gare-
fowl. a bird now extinct, was sold at
auction in London for n sum equival-
ent to 1900 Not all great auks eggs
are alike. In length they vary from
four and one-eighth inches to five
inches. The greater number found
have a white ground, but others are OF
various shades or buff. In some cases
the markings are spots. shown In
blotches or lines.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Cranberry Sauce.

Take one pint sugar and two-thIrds
pint of water; when clarified add one
quart of cranberries and boil ten min.
utes without stirring or putting a
spoon near them; let them cool In
the dish in which they were cooked II
possible. They are very delicious
cooked this way.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
Starving Russians Sell Children.

LondOn.-A doctor in Orenburg re-
ports terrific suffering among peas
antry in southeastern Russia
He says starving peasants on the
River Ural, not having received any
assistance, are selling their children
to Khirgese nomads.
Many people have died from hun.
ger and typhus. and more than 70
per cent. of children are stricken with
a fearful epidemic.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
CAT FOSTERS STRANGE BABES
Mother Pussy, Having Lost All but
One of Her Babies, Adopts Three
Squirrels.

Knoxville. Tenn.-A squirrel Is about
the last thing one would expect cat
to adopt. Yet motherly, gray pussy.
having lost all but one of her own ba-
bies. took charge OF three gray SPUR
rels In their stead. and brought them
up as carefully and tenderly as she did
her own remaining kitten.
They played about her, with one an
other and with the kitten as uncon.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
MafHes.

Sift together one quart Of -four one
third teaspoonful sugar, two tea
spoonsful baking powder. Rub in one
third cup butter. Add three eggs.
whites and yolks beaten separately
and sufficient milk to make thin bat
ter. Cook in hot creased waffle irons
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
DAKOTA ARTESIAN WELLS

East of the Missouri river. In South
Dakota, more than 1000 Grtesian wells
now exist, drawing their water from
the supply carried by the underlying
sandstone formation. and supposed to
come from the Black hills and the
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

The bed is receiving good deal of
dressing these days. One Of the most
spIendidly apparelled ones has cover
with brocaded velvet center, a wide
band of point de venlse, and for the
border a band of seal. A huge bow of
old rose taffeta with fringed ends is
laid across the bed near the foot.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23
HAND CORN SHElLER


A very handy device for Smelling
corn. and especially popcorn, can be
made of a Inch board on which Is
fastened q piece of metal lath. The
edges OF the metal lath are bound
with a strip of wood nailed to the
board.-Popular Mechanics.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

New York.-Old Smiles. the two
horned Rhinoceros In the Central
Park zoo, has a wild headache. He
got fighting drunk Sunday on a quart
of whisky given with quinine to cure
bis cold.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

Wash chamois skin In warm soap
suds. rinse thoroughly In several warm
waters, draw It through the hand to
press the water out. hang in the afr
to dry. Pull thoroughly while drying
and when almost dry rub until soft
and smooth.-Suburban Life.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

trying to compress his chest, were IN
able to overcome the resistant sur
face.
The Springfield herald., 1912-02-23

A wonderful toy has been presented
by NJ. Hagnauer, an electrical engineer
Of Paris, to his little daughter
JEANNE. 1t consists OF a miniature
electric train which carries dishes
along the passage from the kitchen to
the dining room. By touching a but
ton on a circular ivory Indicator mes
sages are electrically transmitted to
the kitchen for such articles as bread.
knives and forks, water, napkins. and
other portable requisites. The train,
which cost about $3.50. can easily carry
load Of "a pounds from the kitchen
to the dining room table.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Seven Babies Unidentified.

New York.-Sevcn babies. who may
never be identified. and whose parents.
or mothers at least. perishcd in tn"
Titanic horror, are tcnderly cared for
in New York founding asylums. Th"
babies were thrown to lifeboats by
their parents. No one knows thei,
names and their clothing gives no
clews to their identity.
Mrs. D. w. Marven. who was on
honeymoon trip with her husband, was
almost prostrated.
My God! Don't ask me too much.
she said. Tell me. have you any
news from Dan? He grabbed me in
his arms and knocked down men to
get me into the boat. AS | was put
in the boat he cried: It's all right.
little girl: go, go. and will stay
awhile. I'll put on life preserver
and jump off and follow your boat.
AS our boat showed off he threw 4
kiss at me, and that Is the last I saw
Of him.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Many Leap into Water.

OF the many accounts given by the
passengers most of them agreed that
the shock when the Titanic struck the
iceberg, although ripping her greas
sides like a giant can opener, did not
greatly jar the entire vessel. for the
blow was a glancing one along the
side. The accounts also agree substan-
TALLY that when the passengers were
taken off on the lifeboats there was
no serious panic and that many
wished "to remain on board the IT,
tanic," believing her to be unsinkable.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26

continued its use until was made WELL"
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERG, 743 Adams St
Kearneysville, w. Va.-"I feel it my
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I suffered from female
weakness and at times felt 80 miserable
I could hardly endure being on my feet
"After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble Is gone.
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
I recommend your medicine to all my
friends. Mrs. G. B. WHIrT1NGToN.
The above are only two Of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company Of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
II you want special advice write to
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dentlaD Lynn, Mass Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Survivors Warmly Clad.

The survivors when they landed
were warmly clad in blankets, heavy
overcoats. shawls and capes. These
garments were the property of per-
sons on board the Carpathia. voyagers
who had left this port bound for the
continent on business and pleasure.
Order on the pier was excellent and
marked by efficient behavior of the
governments officers and the EN-.
ployes of the Cunard line.
The Ordway new era., 1912-04-26
Strauses Die Arm in Arm.

New York.-Arm in arm on the first
cabin deck of the Titanic, the aged
husband tenderly and quietly reassur.
ing the partner of his years Of toll In
assessing fortune. Isidor Straus. the
noted New York millionaire, and his
aged helpmeet went to their deaths
boats receded from the scene the two
old persons stood calmly waiting.
Death was inevitable. They knew II.
but they were not dismayed