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perbly brushed but the flesh tones lack
warmth and vitality. Lucien Simon is
al his best in a sombre. deeply impress
sive Brittany family group OF mourn
ers. There is humanity here in every
line and shade.
CASTOR La Touche carries us into the
fairyland of mirth and sensuous grace
with his Lesson of Anatomy" wherein
an angel with spread white wings
stands before rough stone table upon
which is stretched the lifeless body of a
faun. A bevy of beautiful ladies in
graceful attitudes gaze at the faun,
while the angel with his index finger
points out and explains the anatomy OF
the strange, robust corpse. A corner
of a white damasked table, with gilt
tering cups silver teapot. fruits and
cakes, gives modernity to this dream
like picture, the coloring of which Is in
those glowing, rich tones that impart
exquisite charm to CASTOR La Touches
inimitable fancy. Jean Beraud pre-
sents in vivid reds, yellows, whites and
dark blues the night scene at Nogent
when police soldiers and cyclists were
engaged i'm capturing the tragic ban
dts" a group of smart ladies in even
ing attire arrive in automobiles from
night restaurants to see the assault on
the plaster shanty where Bonnet had
been surrounded. Zouaves appear in
the foreground; police march to the
light the path. 1t is brisk. animated
Partisan night episode, dealt with by
NJ. Beraud with characteristic clever
ness and dramatic effect.
One OF the best portraits in the Salon
is that Of Nine. Raymond Poincare, by
Georges Bertrand. The French Presi-
dents wife is seated in a rustic garden
chair, amid flowers and verdure. The
hands are joined on an arm of the
chair and the head, surmounted by Il
large straw hat, is slightly inclined
forward. The color tones are delicate
grays, blues and pinks. 1t is a pleas
ing picture and a truthful portrait.
Tade Styka exhibits on single cam
vas three good portraits, those Of Tita-
Ruffo, Caruso and Chaliapine. The
tones are dark grays, blacks and
whites. Tita-Ruffo is seated at the
left in black mahogany chair. Caruso
in the middle. painted in front face.
and Chaliapine. lighted cigarette in
hand. listen vaguely and with dreamy
contemplation. Willette, the modern
representing the "Chaloupee Waltz"
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so frequently danced at all-nignt res
taurants and even at private soirees.
It is a bright scene Of joyful dissipa-
ton. The figures Of the two walters
are in the centre. A lapdog gazes AT
them with amazement, and other
groups at this costume ball dance sing
and frolic in the brightly lighted room.
Mrs. Cotton exhibits an excellent po'-
trait of the Marchioness OF Dunerh
and Ava, nth Skye terrier under ner
arm. Cornillier has a pleasing por-
trait of a young lady in delicate tones.
Frieseke's theatrical lady. preparing IN
her dressing room for her stage en-
trance. has delicious qualities or hght
and color. Charles Hawthorne's III
Padrone" is strong work.. in which
one finds traces Of the painters study
of the old masters. The decorative
panels by the late Boutet de Monvel,
representing the Battle Of Patay ana
the Judgment of Jeanne dare, nave
the conscientious exactitude OF the
minaturists Of the Middle Ages. the
colors are bright, pure and clear.
Scarcely any one but Boutet de Mon
vel could have reconstructed the Jeanne
dare legends with such poetic feeling'
simplicity and beauty. The COMPOSE
tions convey an impression OF iotty
idealism. These works, more than any
others. will perpetuate the painter
talent.
Guirand de Scevola exhibits strik-
ing portrait of Mile. Aida Bonl, dan
seuse of the opera, standing in the flies
ready to spring forth upon the stage.
II is one of the artists most brilliant
works. and is very happy in the treat
ment of bright, rich tones OF red ana
yellow. bathed in floods Of electric
light. La Gandara's Don Quichotte
is clearly inspired by Zuloaga. 1t is
the sad. pathetic, chivalrous knight, at
tenuated and suffering. The colors are
dark. dismal blues and deep browns.
There is something sinister and tomb
like in this weird picture, more sug-
gestive of Dante than OF Cervantes'
The new departure Of La Gandara is
much commented upon by French crit
les. and not altogether favorably.
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nose, and in other somewhat OBVIOUS
WAYS giving his heads superhcialiy
bizarre effect. Two of his busts, the
Master Sather Bruguiere' ana the
Mrs. Watson Watson Wahlig' suS-
eest a moderately clever technician'
but that is all.
At the American Museum OF Natural
History Mr.. Leonard NJ. Davis is show
ing his paintings of Alaskan scenery
The Womens Cosmopolitan Club
shows pictures by Mr.. E. Stapleton
Manigault. Small marbles and bronzes
are at the National Arts Clup. Inc
snedecor Gallery is filled with paint
ines of the Grand Canyon and num-
her Of horse subjects by Mr.. William
~ Leigh. Portraits by Mr.. George II.
Taggart are at the Knoedler Gallery
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MATTERS Of ART
$aaR lh 49, s

At the Mich Caller there is an exhl-
bition of portraits of children and their
elders by Miss Susan Kicker Knox
The current exhibition at the Ander-
son Gallery is of prints from various
private collections, including selections
from the portfolios of the late Rev.
Henry NJ. Field. There are also some
drawings by George Inness, George H..
Boughton and Walter Greaves. The
sale. which runs to about six hundred
numbers. is scheduled for the evenings
of May 6, and s.
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strength and an individuality which
certainly lift him far above the aver
age. Rude, the master with whom nc
briefly studied in his youth, undoubted-
" left upon him the mark Of his intiu-
ence, but acquaintance with his work
in all its length and breadth, in all its
interesting variety, deepens our sense
of him as a truly original and creative
type. H. -
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The Sculpture of Jean Baptiste
CarpeauX.

The list of impending sales in Europe
includes much else to rouse high ex-
pectations, but just as the drawings
mentioned above take a place apart, so
there reasons for noting with a
grateful emphasis one really novel in
cident of which we find an announce
ment in that useful little periodical.
American Art News" Jean Baptiste
Carpeaux, who was born at Nalen-
ciennes in 1927. died nearly forty years
ago, and ordinarily one would assume
that by this time every last specimen
of his workmanship would have passed
into some public or private gallery. AS
matter of fact, however. the Car
made 1t more generally known that he
had left a considerable body of sculpt-
ure In terra Gotta, plaster, bronze and
marble, and that ever since his death
these pieces have been preserved by
his family in his old studio at Neuilly.
Now il appears that the place is to be
demolished, wherefore the sculptures
will be sold by NJ. Henri Baudoin, as
sisted by NM. Durand-Ruel & Fills and
NJ. Manzi, at the Manzi-Joyant Gallery
in Paris on Friday, May 30. Could
anything be more piquant, more excit-
ing TO the connoisseur of modern
French sculpture, than this unexpected
re-entrance upon the scene of one OF
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SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.

you drank too much punch at that
reception yesterday
"Who saw me drink too muehY
"It wasn't necessary 10 total up. Wis
| came i'm you were holding an anlmsts
conversation with the piano lamp
Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Lubricating Iron Planes.

Prrpared By the editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper. Copyright 1914 BY Mum Co)
When using an iron or iron-face plane
the workman IS apt to notice a disagree
able suction or repelling action which
makes 1t necessary for him to use more
force in handling the tool than when
using the wooden plane. Slight lubrica-
tion will make the plane work very easily.
and the following may prove a useful
suggestion in this connection: Take a
piece of wood about foot long and three
or four inches wide by three-quarters of
an inch thick.
Tack on two thicknesses Of baize or
a piece of thin felt. Draw the baize
taut and secure it with tscks driven in
the ends of the piece OF wood so that
they will be out Of the way of the plane
iron. Put a small quantity OF oil on the
baize or felt. In use. the bsize will
need q little oil from time to time. Now
the workman simply lays his plane on
the felt pad instead OF on the bench.
this will lubricate II sufficiently for the
next planning.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

ocean. for We have a description OF the
sixty marines in the British flfty-Gun
ship Leander, Sir George Collier COM
manding, which may prove consoling
to our pride. This frigate was equipped
and manned especially for the purpose
Of meeting and fighting the COnstitu-
ton, and it was during the Leanders
spectacular chase across the Atlantic
in lsl4-15 In quest OF Old Ironsides. that
a review OF the British marines abroad
Sir Georges ship was witnessed by an
American prisoner.
This prisoner records that "the marines
early attracted my attention by their
grotesque appearance and unsoldierlike
bearing. Each one had his red coat or,
rather. the remains of what had been
a coat, for many had neither facings
nor buttons; and one or more of tho
skirts were transferred to the elbows
to cover certain deficiencies or TO aid
in lengthening the worn-out cuffs. To
use a military phrase, they drew In the
outskirts to strengthen the wings and
center" The coat was girt with r. wide
leathern belt, which held a pair of large
horse pistols that wanted but year $
further growth to be fuH-blown blunder-
busses A pair of sailors trousers was
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Here's A Battery That
Costs But Seven Cents

prepared by the editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper Copyright, 1913. By Mum & Col
An electric battery costing but seven
cents can be made as follows: Procure
a large glass or earthenware jar holding
at least one-half gallon. II the top is
not level or tapers. a glass jar can be
cut level by the following means:
Pour water In through funnel to with
In one inch of the place where the cut
Is desired. Then. still using the funnel,
slowly pour in linseed oil up to the level
Of the cut. A red-hot piece Of iron
plunged vertically into the oil VIII cause
the glass to crack at the level OF the
liquid and leave an open top jar suitable
for the battery.
All the materials necessary for the bat
terry are a piece of zinc, a piece of arc
light carbon. two circular pieces Of wood
about three inches diameter by one-half
inch thick, some fine powdered coke, and
some flannel The Illustration shows the
method of assembling the parts.
The wood has a hole just large enough
to admit the carbon. The flannel is
fastened, as shown, TO the wood, forming
a bag around the carbon In which the
coke is packed tightly. The zinc and
means in the jar. and wires may be at
tached to the ends. The jar Is filed
about two-thirds full of a solution of
three ounces of sal-ammoniac TO one-half
gallon OF water. The battery will be
found very efficient owing to the porous
carbon element.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
ELECTRICAL sooREBoARD T GAME

tPreparpd by the editors Of the Scientific American
for tlIs paper. Copyright. 1918. by Mum co.
4 new scoreboard has appeared, a very
large appa -atus with figures and names
OF such dimensions that they may be
read plainly from long distances, the face
board being sixteen feet square. In the
center of this Is a well-detned field, eight
feet square. of copper wire painted green,
with the diamond of light brown.
Beneath this field a thousand lights are
so ingeHiOUsly arranged that contin-
UOus line may be described to any part
Of the fed. Thus any combination of
movements Of field men lin white lights).
Of player Gn green liEhtSl, and Of the
ball lin red may be shown. all working
simultaneously. the different COIored
lights assisting in the quick understand
ing of the play
The unique feature of the electrascore.
and the one which marks II as essential
" diff, rent from other similar devices,
is that the ball and the players are in
constant and actual movement all the
time. 1t is not merely jump from base
10 base &c, but line of light showing
the path of the men is flashed across the
field. In like manner the course of the
ball is followed from pitcher 10 batter,
into any field, TO any fielder or baseman,
&c.
Beyond the screen field the face board
is taken up with boxes for innings. balls,
strikes. SC. in figures Of lights fully four
teen inches tall The half innings are
designated by a hiE light The names
- the men of the cOntesting games are
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amply large, beside which stands a
'lightman" to designate those who will
be called to the bat.
The other team is dark until its time
arrives to take the bat. When a man 10
called to the bat the ''lightman' at once
proceeds to walk from his name in an
actual path to that post. From this il
may be realized readily that l,50o lights
of four candle power were none too many
in the construction of this invention.
The rear of the board is a marvel of
condensation of levers, switches, stops.
&c, for making connections with figures,
the ball and the man. The many thou
sands of feet of wire combining the vari-
GUS lights are gathered in several heavy
cables and then redistributed to their
proper points of contact. The operator
plays the game on a miniature copper
scoreboard, making the contacts for move
ments with the stubs. This may be con-
sidered a replica of the field Oh the face
board.
mcnt of the scorebOard is one of its
merits. Twenty-three thousand feet of
wire traverse the device in n skilful man
ner. The entire weight is estimated at a
ton. The face board stands upright, with
the rear construction, though amply large.
well concealed from the spectators. The
voltage necessary may vary from 30 TO
20, with the latter preferable.
The invention is provided with tele-
graphic connections. which may come
direct from the field of the game OF a
local wireless station.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
The Use of Saccharine.

PrrTa-rd Nv the oditors Of the Scientific American
for this paper Copyright, 1918. By Mum oo)
In the majority. of countries the use
of saccharine is prohibited, except as a
therapeutic agent. There are, however
a few exceptions. such as Egypt. In such
cases We have means of observing what
would happen IL the use Of the SUBJ
stance were generally permissible.
In Egypt saccharine is employed es.
peciaIly in the manufacture OF aerated
waters. The consumption of lemonade
and similar drinks at Cairo is enormous,
reaching a million bottles a year. In
order to obtain the requisite sweetness,
20 centigrammes of saccharine per Hire
must be employed. Hence. Cairo alone
consumes over 800 kilogrammes 1851
pounds) of saccharine which takes the
place of Is5.Ooo kilogrammes t9s3, ,0of
pounds Of sugar, that is to say, so times
the weight of saccharine.
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added to the outfit. The length OF these
trousers had been defrauded to add to
their breadth. needlesSly showing the
calf OF the leg below. To complete the
martial appearance of these Bobadil he
roes, each had a naked. rusty ship s
sword-of length sufficient for stud
dingsail-boom-either thrust inside the
belt or hanging from under his arm.
l never supposed that a set of men
could be brought together OF such hetero-
geneous make, dress. and appearance as
were the marines OF this frigate."
A description OF the dress and personal
appearance of the gallant sailors who
manned and fought In our warships in
the war OF 1872 would be incomplete
without some reference to that picture
que appendage-the pigtail Authorities
differ as TO its origin and antiquity: some
declaring that Marco Polo brought It
with him when he returned from Cathay
the land Of the queue-while others in
sist that IL Is the survival Of the old
Samson idea that a huge growth of hair
is prime indication of physical
strength.
But whatever the authorities may de-
eide or leave undecided in this porten-
tous matter. we are forced to the very
plain, matter-of-fact conclusion that the
oId-time sailors piGtaiI was the logical
result OF stern necessity. He lived in
an age when safety razors, even keen
edged scissors, were unknown, and the
sailor owning a knife that could cut
anything harder than plumduff was re-
garded with respect commensurate with
the length OF his blade. As for shears,
well, poor Jacks little kit hardly had
room enough for a pair of shoes. Fur
thermore, the old-time iron shears was a
serious machine, as any one will under
s,ard altar seeinR that pair on exhibition
in the Tower OF London, used by one of
Nelson's ship tailors. 1t resembles
steam pIow more than the modern scis-
sors, and causes one to shudder to think
of human hair being placed between its
crunching Jaws.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

Prepared by the editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper. Copyright. 1913. by Mum Col
Within the last ten years a new indus
try has sprung up in Germany, which
has already become OF large commercial
importance. namely, the drying Of pota-
toes for stock food.
Germany grows nearly ive times as
many bushels of potatoes as the United
States. They produce. on the average,
two and one-half times as large an area
and the yield is twice as much per acre.
In fact. only two other crops, those OF
rye and oats, surpass the potato crop In
acreage In Germany.
In America potatoess are grown exclp-
siveIy for human food. but not so in Ger
many; immense quantities are grown for
Industrial purposes and used for manu-
featuring starch and denatured alcohol,
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
AN OBJECT LESSON.

In a sumptuously furnished parlor in
Fifth avenue, New York sat a proud
and naughty belle. says the Denver Re
publican. Her name was Isabel Sawtelle.
Her father was a millionaire, and his
shies, richly laden, plowed many a sea
By the side OF Isabel Sawtelle sat a
young man with n clear, beautiful eye
and a massive brow.
II must CO." he said. the foreman
will wonder at my absence"
The foreman, asked Isabel in a tone
of surprise.
YES, the foreman of the shop where
I work"
"Foreman-shop-work What! do you
work.
AYE, Miss SawteIle, I am a cooper!'
And his eye flashed with honest pride.
What's that?'' she asked. 1T is
something about barrels, isn't it?''
1T is" he said with a flashing nos
tril. And hogsheads."
Then gor" she said in tone Of dis
dain-"go away
"Har' he cried, you spurn me then
because 1 am a mechanic. Well, be it
so, though the time will come, Isabel
Sawtelle," he added-and nothing could
exceed his looks at this moment
when you will bitterly remember the
cooper you no" CIV ueily tdSt oi' are
wellv'
Years rolled on. Isabel Sawtelle mar
ried miserable aristocrat. who recent
ly died of delirium tremens. Her father
failed and is now a raving maniac and
wants to bite little children All her
brothers Except one) were sent to the
penitentiary for burglary, and her mother
peddles clans that are stolen by little
George, her only son that has his free
dom. Isabelles sister Blanca rides an
immortalt spotted horse in the circus,
her husband having long since been
hanged for numbering his own uncle on
his mothers side. Thus We see that It
Is always best to marry mechanic.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
Number Of Species
of Living Vertebrates

H'rrTared ny the editors of the Scientific American
for this pAp-T. Copyright, 1913 by Mum & CoJ
Writing in Science. II. W. Henshaw
says: Recently l have had occasion to
make an estimate OF the number of
known specieS Of living vertebrates.
After consultation with a number Of
specialists. the figures below have been
fixed on as a reasonably close approx
imation TO the truth. Thinking these
estimates may be of interest 10 others,
I publish them for what they are worth.
Such figures cannot of course, be ac-
curate II no other reasons than that in
compiling them no attempt has been
made to discriminate between forms
described as species or as sub-species
or varieties. or to determine how many
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
SURGERY AS PREVENTATIVE NOW
FIRST RESORT INSTEAD OF LAST
Use Of Knife Is Now Science and Is Used as Much to Pre-
vent Diseases as Vaccination Is to Keep Away
Smallpox

(Contribu,cd by the Medical Society OF the DIS
Of Columgial.
In olden days when surgery was human
butchery, It was resorted TO only when
absolutely necessary. Then II might
well have been a last resort But nova
days surgery is as much a science as
an art. and its early use is so much q
preventive OF possible serious diseases as
vaccination is a preventive of smallpox.
The time-honored practice OF the
masses in making a bandage of some
cast-off clothing or linen. using some
greasy salve or homemade poultice in
the treatment of wounds has been pro-
ductive of many needless ills. It is
against such foolish practices and
against neglect that preventive surgery
crops out
Few people except doctors know that
even wounds that do not break the skin,
mere bruises. IL not properly cared for,
may give rise to serious after effects
which may result in the loss OF the pa
tents life One surgeon found that
% per cent OF 80 cases of a certain very
fatal tumor very probably resulted from
wounds. This terrible disease developed
In from two weeks to six months after
the infiiction of the wound. This danger
is greatly lessened by proper treatment
of wounds in the beginning. Injuries 10
the breasts and fatty growths left un-
treated tend also TO develop fatal NAL
aides.
By insisting on the safe and sane
observance of the Fourth of July pre-
ventive surgery is bestowtng great
boon upon humanity. 1t Is gratifying
that many cities are enforcing such an
observance of the day. The number OF
cases of lockjaw is being greatly reduced
by this change in the manner of ceieora-
ton. and by the timely use or antotoxin
and by proper disinfection of such In
juries. In 1910 there were seventy-two
cases of lockjaw from this cause. as
opposed to $50 cases in 1903 and 4l5 cases
in 1905 Is not this a glorious triumph for
preventive surgery? 1t serves also as
an index to what may be accomplished
in other fields. Many cases Of hydro
phobia are being similarly prevented Pre-
ventive measures in cases of old sores
and ulcers. scars from old open WOUNDS
scalp wounds, and wounds in the neck
and chest and other portions Of the body
are saving people from many of the IN
welcome and often fatal after effects
that otherwise attend them.
Prevention of Deformities.
CIubfoot, hernia, &C, prevent their vic
tins from leading proper lives and in
crease their liability to disease These
troubles can be corrected, and their cor
rection is often followed by mental as
well as physical Improvement. Clubfoot
Is easily corrected in early infancy with
out operation. Is not this much better,
much more humane than to allow the
children TO hobble through life? Official
estimates show that 20 Of the total pop
ulation OF the United States have lateral
curvature of the spine. Prevention Oh
severe cases of this deformity is easy III
children are examined early to detect it.
Hernia Is Gripping deformity, debar-
ring men from the army, navy, police,
and other physical services, and It often
The Washington herald., 1913-02-02

a long chamber with the temperature con-
stantly decreasing.
When they go into the drying chamber
as raw potatoes they contain 70 TO 50 per
cent water. and when they come out as
the dried product or "schnitzeI," they
contain Il to Is per cent water. In the
manufacture OF the ''fiocken'' such hign
temperatures are not necessary, as the
potatoes are first cooked, but when
finished they contain approximately the
same amount OF water as the
''schnitzeI"