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problem play Is not rest to city man crap.
ping with problems throughout the day, nor
a realistic drama to whose poverty or
personal griefs turn his gaze upon the grim
realities OF his own experience. The tired
business man." to use the stereotyped phrase.
accordingly seeks the musical comedy, vaude-
vile or burlesque show. because it rests him.
But even so. such is form Of mental exer-
ton, though only the pleasureable exertion
of being entertained. and the effect Is not
greatly different from working late.
To pass from the exctsments of real con-
nict through the day to the imaginary con-
hicts in the evening is not q restfu pleasure,
to pass from stuffy office to stuffief thea
tire Is still less so. The unwisdom OF the con-
dtlons OF theatregoing and the pleasure OF
II can, however. be combined by the simple
precaution OF brisk walk homeward after
the theatre City and town jewellers have
grown afraid of walking, and an hours tramp
would seem fearful task, while to spend an
hour at restaurant table-much more
monotonous thing-seems quite common
action. In series of tests on the relation Of
theatregolng to sleep, 1t was found that a
walk Of over half an hour after the theatre
was an almost absolute preventive OF sleep
lessness, that the sleeper walked much more
refreshed in the morning. and that the MEM
DRY OF the pleasure OF the evening before was
keener. The reason for this condition largely
lies in the fact that arterio.sclerosis, harden
ing OF the arteries, occurs principally In those
arteries where the greatest blood pressure
has been forced to remain, and that these tie
sue changes occur largely during sleep But
II. after the excitement OF the theatre and the
troubles OF a heavy business day, the route
home Is made partly at least by the healthfuH
means Of vigorous exercise. much Of the evils
attendant on theatregoing would be averted
play which has seemed only fairly good,
as comes out OF the theatre would loom
most admirably after two or three mile
walk II might pay the box.office to give re-
duced rates to such, for their comments would
invariably be OF praise instead OF carping
criticism.
or course, great many city people live
too far away from the theatres to walk home
1t would mean awalk OF from three to seven
or eight miles. but they should take walks,
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just Why Your
BONES NEVER
Really GET TIRED

bone, nc cannot GET tired I; " Ssa ,ss
women who are conscious OF fatigue
are likely TO wonder. Fer II the human frame
is built around the skeleton Of bone, and II
the bono Is a kind Of structure that can never
know fatigue, could not much Of the weari-
ness that workers suffer be averted? The
answer is simple; 1t can
Tho body is not an upright pillar with the
weight equally distributed about It, but rather
is composed OF number OF joints, each OF
which fts into the other by various devices.
mainly OF the belLand-socket variety These
are held in place largely by the relation OF
the muscles. Thus. when stoop. the cen
ire OF gravity being overthrown, the muscular
force is eXerted 10 keep us from falling. AT
work every action OF the hand or foot is
muscular. Muscles are working all the time
It follows. therefore. that the muscles (and
also the nerve.cels) are the principal factors
in fatigue (for fatigue Ia really a muscle.
poison, and that one OF the chiefest means
OF preventing tiredness is taking as much
strain as possible from the muscles. Thus,
for example, it is far less firing to sit on
chair where the feet touch the floor than
on a high stool or on fence, even though
the latter be for the purpose OF watching
q ball game. Standing Is firing, very firing,
because great many muscles are required to
work, one against the other, but many men
and women make 1t much more firing than
they need by not standing straight. II the
back is held fairly straight 1t takes a great
deal of the strain from the muscles of the
back, because the bones OF the spine will sup
port the burden OF the head (Which is the
heaviest part OF the body, whereas a stoop
means that during all the time the person is
standing a group Of muscles is tensely drawn.
pulling back the whole weight in order to
counteract the forward falling effect. The
spine could take OF the weight, but 1t
gets no chance. The bones which don't get
tired are given no chance, while the muscles
which do get tired are given far more than
they need to do.
Kneeling upright is one of the most fatigu-
ing positions the body can assume. but kneel-
ing and sitting on ones heel is--except for
lying down-the most restful. This is because
the weight OF the body is brought almost to
the ground and the muscles Of thigh and knee
have little work TO do. 1t is the erect position
OF the spine and head which enables those
women who carry burdens on their head to do
so with such ease. while the peddler who car
ries an equal burden on his back suffers from
fatigue thousandfold more. II you want to
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prevent fatigue think minute OF your bones
and give them some work TO do. Let the mus
cles rest whenever they can.
There are great many methods by which
one may rest the muscles OF the body. II
may be restful for q little while to sit with
the legs crossed. that is, one leg thrown
the knee Of the other; but this brings
the strain on the leg muscles whereas If
the feet were placed WHY on tn floor the
work OF supporting the legs would fall to
tho bones. where this work belongs.
TIC recline in deep chair is restful. as 1t
takes away much muscle strain. but the
habit of hanging one leg over the arm OF
the chair, as many do. is really firing that
leg For the same reason it Is better to
squat down TO pick up anything than TO stoop
over, for in squatting the centre OF gravity
is retained, while in STOPPING a great muscle
strain results in the muscular effort made TO
keep your balance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13

dangers of ptomaines s apt bring on eczema.
Then again, many good fresh FISH are spoiled by bad
sauces, rancid butter spoiled cream Fish soups
form valuable means OF eating the fish.
Smoked Ssh ia quite digesble as the fresh
fish, but the dried and sailed varieties are not as
good The best method of cooking is to bake or fry
for by boiling 1t generally happens that much OF thu
savory and valuable food boiled our In
the water. 1t generally takes hour longer to di.
sest meat than fish.
The fatty fishes salmon, herring, eels CARP
whltehsh The lean fishes pike, haddock trout,
perch cod plaice, sole and turbot. should be re.
membered that the lean fish will keep better than the
fay variety, but that all fish should eaten as soon
AFTER they are taken from the possible Moth
Ing is better than meal OF trout in camp which
nave been fried within hour or SO after being
caught.
The eel has been called the pig" among fish be-
cause he is SO fat He feeds waters and on
the bottoms where the soil is muddy rather than clean
sand or gravel and yet the eel probably contains more
nutrment than the lean fish. Still another advantage
that can be enjoyed in this country Is that fish Is
cheaper than meat. This Is especially true along the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts, along the Gulf Mexico
and near the Great Lakes. In some far inland cities
1t Is not so easy to fresh fish, may al
ways be had the smoked and picked varieties
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T HERE is no doubt but that some day
an invention will be perfected that will
do away with the necessity OF scraping
up anywhere from dozen TO ten thousand
germs every time we buy transportation
ticket. That is probably what happens to
ninety-nine out OF every hundred who rush
up to a ticket window and buy the little
cardboard that entities them to ride some
where-generaly on the elevated or in the
subway in the big cities.
1t isn't so much that the little tickets them.
selves are germ laden. although the chances
are they carry few germs as it is the fact
that at every ticket window thousands and
thousands of people every day toss down
their nickel other coin, rake up their
change and also rake up the ticket They
drag their hands over the same little shelf
under the window, along the same place that
thousands OF others drag their hands The
tips of their fingers rub over the same
face that the tips of thousands of other fin
gers have rubbed.
Scientists have proved that we carry more
germs on our hands than anywhere else. This
is quite natural since 1t Is with our hands
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13

AS important a feature of fish diet as any prob
ably, Ia the fact that with few EXCEPTIONS according
to Dr. lorand. fish forms less uric acid than meat
and as 1t Is difficult for person with govt to give
up meat, this trouble be in large de.
gree by having the patient change gradually from all
meat to meat and fish and then practically all fish
until the govt is overcome
Fish Is also valuable food for those suffering
with diabetes. because fish much less SUGAR
than meat and sugar, OF course, anything that
makes quantities OF is fatal in diabetes. In
treating his patients ct Carlsbad for diabetes Dr.
Lorand found that fish diet combined with green
vegetables and some carbohydrates, such fruit end
rye bread, was OF great value He also found fish
valuable diet in the treatment of hardening of
the arteries.
Still another popularity concerning fish, and also
another great point in It's favor is that 1t is spen
did stepping stone between diet strictly
vegetarian diet when such Ia needed People who
cannot shift at once from meat eating to nothing but
vegetable food find they change gradually from
meat to all fish and from fish to all vegetable
One OF the most important things to remember in
connection with all this. however that the value
OF fish in the instances just explained depends en-
tirely upon the freshness OF the fish. The fish must
be fresh, otherwise all its value Is lost and more
harm than good results. Stale fish, aside from it's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13
Why You Should
Take a WALK
AFTER the THEATRE

r. EW questions have attracted as much
r. attention recently as that of prolong-
Ing life, the medical profession having
joined hands with the biologists In discover
ing ways to postpone death. The rules, OF
course. are we'll known TO almost every one,
and such matters as plenty OF fresh air while
sleeping, the avoidance OF excess in food and
stimulants are of common knowledge But IN
the Investigations that have been made AZ
bearing upon this problem number OF side
issues Of the greatest practical Importance
have been brought out One OF these, which
interests every resident OF a town or city, is
the relation of theatregoing to sleep.
Theatregoing, as a whole, Is OF
habit with men and women engaged In men
tai work than In physical work, and. conse-
quently it is not az great rest to them as
II would be to the laborer provided that the
character OF the entertainment presented
be suitable TO his intellectual state. The
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law holding that in such case he should have
restrained the lad. But IL there is no negll-
gence, and the boy Is merely playing inno-
Gently enough and such an accident happens,
the victim has no redress, even If the parent
is present.
1t is not negligent to allow a boy to
play alone or without supervision - in fact,
it is only negligent to allow him to do
things he should not when the parent Ia
present and sees him. The parent naturally
is not expected to have control OF the boys
every action while he is absent The law
grants that boys will be boys, and the
public must bear the burden OF damages
brought about by innocent playing care
lessness OF childhood mischief.
or course the wise parent should not re-
fuse to pay for glass his youngsters acct
denally break. On the other hand, the neigh.
Dor should remember just how he stands in
the matter and not make scene over such
an accident, he is dependent upon the
good viii OF the parent as far as restitution Is
concerned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13

YOU pick 1t up and drop 1t in the gatemans
ticket choppng box, and because you have
not handled it long. there is little danger.
But you have dragged your fingers through
the same place that thousands of others have.
Next you may touch your face. transfer germs
to a slight cut or ABRASION pick up bit
of candy and transfer some germs along with
II to your mouth.
Not all these germs are bad. In fact. there
are as many harmless germs as dangerous
ones, perhaps more, but you cannot sort
germs as you would sort sheep from goats
and there Is certain danger attached to the
contact OF your fingers with the little ticket
shelf where so many others have put their
hands people Of all ages and classes and
conditions, healthy people and sick people.
Perhaps some day 1t will be possible to
toss down your nickel dime and have the
ticket seller push little lever which will
thrust forward as many tickets as you wish
through small slot You take them from
the slot and drop them in the choppers box
You have not placed your hand on anything,
the ticket man has not touched the ticket and
all Is we'll.
It may seem an unnecessary precautjon
but medical men are taking greater precau-
tons than this every day to protect them
selves and their patients from the dangers
now known to Turk in the germs that come
from everyone and from everywhere.
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When Your BOY BREAKS
a Nei3hbor's WINDOW

TT your youngster is out in the back yard
training for place one of the big
league teams few years later and he
throws or bats ball through your neigh
boris window. do not be at all alarmed II
the neighbor comes dashing out and threat
at once to have you cast into prison IL
you do not settle all the damages, including
shattered glass and shattered nerves
The truth OF the matter is he cannot do a
thing except rave He cannot make you pay
for the broken glass because it was an acct
dent and you are not responsible for that
sort of accident on the part of your
youngster.
II he can prove that the glass was broken
with deliberate intention that is another mat
ter. 1t can come under the head OF mali
cious mischief" Or If the boy bats the ball
and it strikes someone on the nose, much TO
their PAIN discomfort and injury to feelings,
that person cannot collect damages.
If the parent is present when this hap
pens and It can he proved that the boy was
really negligent, then he is responsible. the
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on top OF this, the eminent specialist declares
that IL is really the easy digestibity of fish that
makes IT valuable food for brain workers rather
than any excessive amount OF phosphorus It might
contain, although ne admits phosphorus is also val
liable.
When food does not digest easily the indigestion
naturally distnrbs the brain that cannot work
normally and SO those scholars and others who stuck
closely to fish diet had little trouble with digest
Ing their food that there to disturb their
brains hence FISH became known as great brain
food.
But there are other, and probably more important
reasons why. upon many occasions fish ia
better for you than meat. II you are possessed OF
weak stomach. yet your work demands lot of food
to enable you to retain energy. fish is much bet
ter than meat because the fatty fishes are so
easily dgcsted.
For people suffering with various diseases and dis
orders, FISH is OF great value food For people suf
erng with kidney troubles, liver disorders or with
govt, fish has great advantage meat as a food
because 1t contains much albuminous matter To
put 1t plainly. the pure white tender meat Of the fish
does not contain much waste matter as meat which
is made up OF quantities Of ibrous substance. or
all extra waste matter in food all matter that
be digested and assimlated, Is just SO much
more work. for the organs TO dispose Of
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and keep, it were. the fires OF the body at good
heat. But H. for any reason, II becomes difficult to
get food the hrst thing that the body does Is
20 bank It's fires. to hold back far as possible the
consumption OF that fuel. The contraction OF the
muscles in the walls OF the blood vessels example
prevents the blood from circulating much in the
outside parts of The body. where the cooling of blood
proceeds fastest. The muscles keep the blood from
flowing where IL will most readily lose It's heat and
thus by preventing the Of heat they reduce the
need OF fuel Cor food to keep up the heat.
It follows from this that grnning should express
the nensest emotions for it is the condition IN which
The face shows the greatest tension OF the muscles.
This IL exactly the for laugh (grn) with
pleasure and grin with anger likewise. The emo
ton OF accomplishment of great exertion task is
shown BY the same grinnng appearance. spent run
for example, unconscously grinnng until his lips
are curled far back from the gums by the
sion Of the muscles OF the face
Far more compltcated-perhaps because It goes back
earlier in the evolution of the human races the
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muscular effect that accompanies the emotion OF fear
The stomach and digestive organs contract sharply
that one is sick with fear. Contraction Of the smaller
blood vessels in the skin forces away the blood and
under fright may become pale a ghost"
Goose esh, it is called in country districts is
a contraction OF the tiny muscle fbers distributed
through the skin and this gives feeling (where the
skin is hairy OF causing feel that his hair is
standing end The skin having lost It's blood sup
ply cools rapidly causing shiyering and may
quake with fear"
further degree OF fear, coupled with panic
will cause to away at a speed for beyond
normal. TO attempt feats that would other
wise have considered, If the emotion OF
fear be still greater. the contraction OF the muscles
great that sort OF catalepsy ensues. stands
AS though struck to stone The corollary all this
is largely true, that since moods interpreted by
muscles. muscular action may bring certain
mood To dance Tor try to dance) the Sailors Horn
pipe for instance is far better 'the blues"
than all the pills in the nearest drugstore.
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How We Express EMOTIONS With Our MUSCLES

skEHVERY change of muscle has meaning all It's
own" to the eye OF the trained observer and
the droop OF the of the mouth due to
relaxed muscles tells story OF WEAKNESS and dis
tress that is Just definite the limp budding
exhausted runner at the end OF hard Excite
ment whether OF Joy sorrow Invariably keeps the
weakening OF the muscles. The dog for example.
however cowsrdiy he may be. II he IS facing foe,
VIII Keep his tail sprngy and in motion II whipped
OF declining the combat he away with his tail
tucked between his legs
Yet the muscular evidences OF emotion strike
aeepeF note sun ahd-like so Of the apparently
small conditions OF daily life-they reveal grea, deal
OF the history OF the race. Indeed the relaxation OF
,he muscles under disappointment, Incidence or ex-
haustion is an inheritance time when the food
supply OF our ancestors was often scanty and pre-
carious We are compelled eat food because We
burn up the food and so for ever need new
fuel. AS long as there is plenty Of food no reason
ekiHts Why We should II rapidly as possible
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When a
FISH Diet
Is BETTER
THAN MEAT

II 1sH has long been heralded great brain food
r. This is because 1t contains phosphorus TO a
considerable extent. and phosphorus lie de-
manded in the diet of brain workers by many ex-
fish than in beef. All this is rather puzzlng TO the
ordinary mortal who is honestly seeking q diet that
will give him healthier body and active
BRAIN
The truth OF this whole fish question has probably
never been set forth clearer better than by that
celebrated expert dietry. DR.. Arnold Lorand, OF
Carlsbad. who has travelled the world and studied
mankind their various foods and the effects OF these
foods
DR.. Lorand explains this long-dIscussed fish ques-
ton by declaring that some fish contains no more
phosphorus than beef but that other fab. especially
the smaller Ash, contain far more And then, right
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Why Public Health Demands Germless

that hold everything witt
everything
with dry fingers
will quickly ticket
tie down The next the
germs left by No l. And the day
The
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To Clean Feathers.

INTO
half
Then feathers
dirty satisfactory
using and recurring.
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To Prevent Pounding Your Finger.

corner
w through
hold This and
the Recording
side of
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YOU MIGHT TRY
Cleaning Tiles.
Cleaning Tiles.

ANY the tiles
MI clean them.
polish the tiles will loo
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Saving Wallpaper.

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17

1t has been figured out that II the
earth were to rotate is times as fast
as 1t does now man at the equator
would weigh nothing and that II he
jumped in the air he would remain
there.
The man who would weigh moth
ing at the equator would weigh 200
pounds at tie poles, and varying on
planets that turn is times as fast
as the weights between the poles and
the equator. On the moon the aver
age man would weigh no more than
30 pounds, it has been estimated,
and could jump as many feet-that
$50 feet-without trouble. This
however. would happen on any part
of the moon, not because OF the cen
lrifugal force, as would be the case
if we were spinning about IS times
faster, but due to Il lack Of sravlta-
tive force on the moon.
Measuring labor from our present
standards, labOrer would have to
receive enormous prices at the poles
and scarcely anything at the eQua--
tor. for at the poles everything would
be extremely heavy, while at the
equator man might pick up a small
cottage If he could get u good grip
on it, and carry 1t about.
To go south under such circum-
stances would mean more than 1t
does now, for In the south a man
would feel light and springy, he
could walk all day without firing
and Jump over almost any obstacle,
like tree or a house, landing light
ly.
Unless railroads ran east and west
the problem would be difficult to
solve, it seems, inasmuch as Il loco
motive could scarcely pull the train
| in the north. while in the south they
would have to run under the light
est of pressure or else, with full
steam on ad no gravity, the train
would pass the equator at about the
literal speed Of lightning.
All this is, Of course, conjecture,
but it is based on careful studies OF
centrifugal force and its action on
gravity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17

another thorough airing of the lower
floor. No matter how perfect the
system of ventilation. it is impossi'
bic to prevent cooking odors. This
airing is dOubly necessary should
there he smokers in the family.
Each bed room should have the
windows flung wide open until after
Breakfast. If this is not done for
the sake of daintiness, it should new
er be forgotten i'll the interest OF
health.
In family sitting room there
should be some arrangements made
by which there is constant change
OF air without draught. If it can be
managed in no other way, the win
dow should be raised a few inches
and Il screen placed in front OF 1t.
There is no surcr sign Of bad
housekeeping than house which has
an odor of any kind, and the custom
of some women TO burn, scented wa
fers in their room in lieu Of fresh
air is not to be copied.