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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

too great on account of the difficulty of see.
ing the hair strokes. On the other hand, a
very heavy-faced type suffers in legibility
through adiminution of the white interspaces,
as, for example, when the space in the upper
half of the is reduced to a white dot.
The ideal type for childrens eyes as well
as for those of older persons was found to
be one in which the whites and blacks are so
we'll balanced in each letter that it is easy
to discriminate between e, and o, between
i and |, and between h and k, and to differen-
tiate m, nm, nu, nv, and in. The general
form of the letters should be broad and
square, rather than elongated vertically, and
the letter o should approach close to the
perfect circle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

spring was afterward discovered.
This Bleton was an orphan, raised
by the charity of the neighbors, a
peasant among peasants, who became
remarkable only because of these
seizures when over hidden water.
One of Bleton's predecessors, who
lived in 1875, said when there was
some difficulty in finding the kind
of twig which was deemed neces-
sary: THAT makes no difference
any old twig will do. 1t is not the
twig but something inside of me
that tells me where the water isl
DIR. Thouvenel, the leading French
authority on this subject, tells
story of young girl born in 1850
who from her infancy had the fac
ulty of detecting underground water
by the terror she displayed when
over an underground spring. Able
Sauri says of this girl, Parangue,
that she apparently saw the water
below, "the earth becoming transpar-
ent to her vision"
A similar case is related by DR..
Ashburner of girl who, when hyp-
Noticed, declared she saw a spring
at certain depth below a certain
spot Upon digging, spring was
found at the spot and at the very
depth stated.
Shele de We're stated in an article
in 1873 that Catherine Beutler, Of
Thurgovia, in Switzerland, and Anna
Marie Briegger, of the same place,
were both SO seriously affected by
the presence of water that they fell
into violent nervous excitement and
became quite exhausted when they
happened to cross over places
where water was concealed und-
derground.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

~ ECAUSE woman has cast aside and
r. pronounced him undesirable companion
for life does not mean that she is incapable of
knows the kind of to like. 1t means that she is a
woman of character, and that just man, home and
support not all she demands. 1t means that when
she marries again it will be with the character
she admires she will study and anayze his
she Will appreciate him and forget that other! This is
the argument advanced by the author of prze-win
nlng essay in an English contest.
wife. The divorced wife ought to make a better one.
Inc WIDOW can never really quite forget her first great
tie Ihe woman who watches the deathbed and
feels the damp, cold brow has picture in her heart
which she never remove, but the woman who sits
across the table in court and chances at the
hard or weak features of her better half whom she
TOOK 1or better or worse has nothing be sentimental
over she rather red flag and feels her heart
pea faster when her maiden name is hers once more.
The divorced woman knows life. When she marries
second time she enters into her contract with her
eyes entirely open She thoroughly understands the
character OF man, in general 1t is not necessary for
her 10 speculate about hmshe actually knows his ne.
cular ana sometimes stubborny manlke oualties She
KNOWS when he is in humor to talk and she knows
when he is bored by her pratte She has learned the
game OF life and the art of living with a second self
without chaos. She does not ask him if he loves ber
st every time he frowns. She realizes there are other
people in the world besides herself
The divorced woman has been through the trim once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
How We Might Get BETTER LIGHT We're Our LAMPS DINNER

method OF lighting the dismal reaches of the night
by sharp lights that resemble daylight
1t behooves practical lighting industries as we'll as
research workers. to know with deniteness what
the conditions in daylight that pleasant to the
eye To this end these scientists studied surface
Brightness instead of the intensity of illumination,
because surfaces out of doors of different rejecting
power from those of the interiors
Ihelr method was to Photographic comparison
method. The plates had to be differently sensitive to
different colors just the is Photographic action
to different colors was obtained by of ray filters
These screens We're made by the of various dyes
In gelatin hms on plate glass. The accuracy with
which the screen filter performs its duty with
the plate used is easily tested.
camera placed that it could be made to
tilt around horizontal axis Since the eye
field from fifty degrees above the horizon to seventy
degrees below it necessary to take enough photo
graphs to see thus the whole vertical field The average
brightness obtained for the various horizontal
planes by the use of cylindrical lens-an ordinary
bottle which held choral hydrae and glycerinewhich
had the effect of throwing else but the vertical defn
ton entirely out of focus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
PRINT That's BEST for the EYES

A CCORD1NG to the report of commit
~ tee of English physicians, who have
just completed an investigation of the
subject, the poor quality of the print used in
many of the books and magazines children
read is causing serious injury every day to an
alarmingly large number of eyes,
After making careful study of the various
styles of type and their effect upon the vision,
the committee declares that no child should
be allowed to make a practise of reading any
printed matter unless each letter is clean cut
and we'll defined. Very condensed or COM
pressed type was found to be very harmful
for breadth is even more important than
height in lessening the strain upon the eyes,
The contrast between the finer and the
heavier strokes of the letters should not be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

purely scientific standpoint by the German scientists.
who determined to get at the bottom of the matter
and whether the "dowsers" really to be relied
upon and it is possible to explain their powers by any
known laws of science.
The experiments just concluded in Germany were very
discovered leak in water main and another showed
that he had found the right place to dig for water,
missed by few feet by two wells which proved water
less
Prof Roswell P. Angler, of the department of psy
clology Yale University has this to say Of the dvin
ing rod: at is not anything in the rod Itself that ind
Gates the water but the involuntary of the
in response to his still unconscious feel that this
is the place.
Here Professor Angler suggests what has been far less
clearly stated by other MISUNDERSTANDING there
persons with a peculiar feeling power which many per-
possessed or have lost
There are some tales told by the ancens of men with
eye, and with three eyes and some Of the lower
lizards to have the marks of an eye that
listed in the centre of the head 1t has been than
suggested that this eye directly connected with the
pineal gland at the base of the BRAIN which scientists
believe controls the growth of the entire body. 1t
in this gland that Describes the founder of the
Cartesian philosophy located the seat of the soul.
Lying well protected at the very centre of the mighty
brain Of this little body may well be the seat of
the sixth sense which sharp of vision
common to everybody but which exists in a re-
stricted form in only few individuals.
In the report issued by the Society for PSYCHE
cal Research it is of special interest in this connection
to note the sensations which the dowsers say they feel
when the twg bends and twists in their hands
Bleton, one of the most famous of "dowsers" says
that when he was child his gift" discovered be-
feversh attack seized him whenever he hap
pened to be at certain spot where subterranean
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

If this is true, it is alone sufficient to
make the human race regard red as the
most useful color in the spectrum. But
this is not the only miracle claimed for
red. According to DR.. Albert Abrams,
another delegate to the associations an
nual meeting, red light focused on a moth
er's head will cause her offspring to be
boys.
Certain colors are known to have GER
tain effects on the human system SAID
DR.. Abrams, Red is known to be ami
mating, blue to be pacifying, yellow to be
neutral l have proved that on certain
persons purple has a revolving effect on
the stomach
IF it is possible to bring certain
color to bear on the mother l believe that
eventually we will be able to determine
what the sex of the child will be. If red
light can be focused on her head, the male
element will be stronger and the child
will be of that sex. If blue be chosen, the
quieting effect will result in the child
being a girl. The only question is in
bringing the influence of light to bear.
The theory has been proved by expert
ments on plants"
To add to the growing interest in red
comes the announcement from Jules
Szolosy, hairdresser to the English court.
that red will be the fashionable shade for
women's hair this season Dressed in
white clothes,' says this authority, with
stole and muff of red fox and wearing a
heavy rope of amber heads, the red haired
woman will reign supreme, particularly
if her hair be of deep henna shade"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

The results were carefully investigated especially
with regard to the unpleasant pleasant lighting eff
fects upon the eye The difference in distribution of
brightness in pleasant and unpleasant strk
Ing There was always large range of high bright
ness below the horizontal line vision in the unpeas-
ant scenes.
The results also showed that the eye will tolerate
greater brightness above than below the horizontal
An instance OF an overcast sky proved that the eye
VIII not Tolerate too great fux above the horizontal
In the best landscapes studied the ideal condition
seemed to be preponderance of brightness in the
SKY with foreground which showed striking varieties
OF light and shade occasioned by the direct light of the
sun falling rather obliquely
Correct measurements of this brightness were made
and the blue sky found to give about % candle
power to the square inch cumulus cloud gave in the
same sky, something like 10.4 candle power to the
square inch. Cloudy skies rainy days measured
only S3 candle power per square inch and dark
and dreary, gray days fell to candle power the
square inch.
Cement walks in the bright sun yielded back as much
as candle power whereas the reflected light from the
brightest white cloud measured about onehalf the true
brightness of Welsbach gas mantle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
How the
OWNING ROD
May Be Proof Of
a SIXTH SENSE
NUMBER of eminent Ger

A NUMBER of eminent German scientists have re-
"A Gently become convinced that there is some
4 thing in the diving rod, and they trying
to form international society for the study of the
powers of those whose hands the divning rod twists
and turns when held the spot in the earth where
water metals exist All of which has set the world of
science agog and professors in France in England and
the United States presenting their views for or
against the divining rod
This is of the Oldest practses known to man-the
taking of forked wg in the two hands walking slowly
over the ground until The twg seemingly of its
power twists and turns indicating that there is water
or metal beneath the surface of the earth.
More than a decade ago the London Society for
Psychcal Research made careful investigation of this
phenomenon, and published thick volume, which
tanned account of the many experiments made with
the "dowsers, persons called who popularity
believed to have the peculiar power of making the wgs
twist in their hands when water metal buried in
the ground. The results of these Investigations all
pointed to the fact that these dowsers actually twisted
the wigs, though themselves unconscious of it, for
had the quality of twisting been in the wigs alone then
they would have acted in the way, matter
who held them. The subject is now taken up from
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

steps are to be taught in the films, and he she
who looks may learn them, it is claimed, mbre
quickly than under the guidance Of expert teacher
The Kalem company, the wel-known motion pic
ure producers. have ready for early release three
reels of films, requiring full hour to show which
are designed to complete course of in
strucon not only for the tango but for the turkey
tro and for that latest Vennese Importation the
Hesitation Waltz.
Wallace McCutcheon, Miss Joan Sawyer and other
noted dancers were specially engaged to pose for
these films. In the of each dance Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon first goes through alone all the steps as
they are taken by the man and by the woman. Then
the spectator him whirling woman partner
through all the bewidering intrcacies of the dance.
AS many portions of the films show the dancers
only from the knees down, it is very easy for the
spectator to trace the exact details of each STEP and
is not unreasonable to suppose that watching the
film may some day prove to be the very best way of
learning to dance.
the Star Company Britain Rights Reserved.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
How MEATS Are Often RUINED

"HOUSANDS of pounds of good rich beef
are ruined every day simply because
= those who prepare it for food do not
understand the proper method of boiling it,
Much of the sweetness of beef and other
meats is lost, and it is no trouble at all to
retain it, and the task of cooking is made
easier
Any meat is more tender and much sweetef
if the water is hot when the meat is put on
to cook, 1t begins to cook quickly, and the
heat keeps the sweetness in the meat instead
of allowing it to be drawn out by the gradual
heating of the water
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

When meat is placed in cold water and 1t
is heated gradually, it has to be skinned.
Most of the skimming is the very best part
of the meats flavor. Some look upon the
accumulation as foreign matter, but such is
a wrong idea.
Meat placed in hot water at the beginning
will not send anything to the surface The
flavor is retained, and the meat not only cooks
quicker, but is much finer in every way than
meat put on to cook in cold water
One absolute proof of this is found in
steamed meats. All are found to be more
tender and delicious than when boiled or
roasted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

discourse come later than physical eff
cheney. Furthermore, there is little, if
any, reaction or depression afterward, with
the proviso, of course, that all excess is
avoided Like excuses in eating, working
or even in play, too much coffee, tea or
chocolate, not to speak Of headache drugs,
work havoc with the nervous system as
well as the muscles and sense organs.
Trembling, chi11s and the shakes" are
among the consequences of coffee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

The idea is that certain colors work on
a mans nerves to such an extent that
they control his destiny. For instance, a
person who sleeps in room papered in
the man who wears a green eyeshade
The green has certain effect on the
retina which in turn communicates the
color to the brain, the result being that
the eyes are soothed and consequently the
whole body is at peace with the world.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
BY Leonard. Keene Hirshberg,

A. b. m. A., m. D., Johns Hopkins University.
A LTHOUGH astronomers and physicists have been
~ until recently convinced that the light of the
moon only the reflected light of the sun,
there are many distinguished savans at present who
very much doubt ths-who, in fact maintain that the
moon ems a modicum of individual rays of her own.
Light is no doubt the most marvellous of visible
things 1t is Gods first born There is nothing so
that light will not in OF forms make better
and more beautiful.
Dr. Herbert E. Ives and his distinguished coworker,
Dr. M Luckiesh, both engineers and physicists of note
have just given their latest investigation to the H.
Illuminating Engineering Society 1t has to do particu-
larly with the pain felt by the human eye when the
bright light below the horizon mpnges upon the pupil
and retna This is in marked contrast to what every
body knows from the pleasing effects of natural day
light They therefore raise the question whether the
human race is headed in the right direction in their
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

DR.. Mayo, F. R. S. states in his essay the divning
rod that when in Russia he met with youth HAD
not handled divning rod before. Instructing him
how to hold the rod and to walk ground where
DIR. Mayo believed some underground water exist the
forked twig instantly began to ascend Dr. Mayo goes
to say: "The lad laughed with establishment at the
event. which totally unexpected by him, ne said
that he experienced tickling thrilling sensation in
his hands. The experiment was repeated by
him in presence with like several times dur
ing the ensuing month The lad fell ill., and when
asked him to experiment with the twg again. it moved
suggshy and the lad said he felt uneasy sensation
which quickly increased pain the pit of the stom
ach and he became alarmed
The welknown English amateur "dowser" Robert
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

drunk" and in a few susceptible persons
insomnia occurs. Sleeplessness, however,
is never so prevalent from caffeine over
indulgence as is commonly said. Alexan-
der Pope, the English poet, in these words
anticipated these twentieth century find
ings when he described coffee as the bev-
erage-
Which makes the politician wise
See through all things with half-shut
eyes,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
RED the MOST USEFUL of ALL COLORS

A RE you lazy? Never mind, wear
~ something red and become full of
energy.
Are you feeling blue because of the in
clement weather? Don't worry, but put
on something red
This, according to a speaker before the
American Association for the Study of
Spondylotherapy, is the newest, most GER
tain cure for laziness, melancholia and
kindred troubles
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

and is no greenhorn at the game. She plays good
hand. She is not too enthusiastic neither she bored
to death. She just knows how to hold the rudder and
guide the wheel with firm, steady hand and good,
clear full of understanding full of the ways of
life. She is polished and finished Her first marriage
school, preparation for the real one. 1t edu-
Gated her up to the point where she knew what to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

expect and what kind of companion she wanted. She
has all the true instincts, all the desires for
love and life she is merely little particular little
careful what kind of companion she shall spend her
life with. She not satisfied with just man, home
and support But give her the type which is congenia
to her and the divorced woman makes the superior
wife.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
MOVING PICTURES to Teach the TANGO

brHERE will soon be excuse for not knowing
how to dance the tango and all the other
terpsichorean fads if you within reach of
a motion picture theatre. For all the most difficult
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26

Copyright 1918 by the Star Company Bytan Rights
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

designers, makes the most practical
gowns.
The skirt is perfectly plain, with a
slash at the side which enables one
to walk.
The coat is of the usual design
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

at her cubs. And the mosquitoes
were chewing me up, too.
The picture was taken half a mile
from the Lake Hotel. There's a place
there, back among the trees, where
the hotel people dump their kitchen
refuse and the bears come out of the
woods toward evening and get their
supper there.
1 strOlled out along toward
o'clock in the afternoon. It was
warm and the sun was shining
brightly.
All at once I heard a loud ''Woof!
WOOfw and there was a tremendous
brown bear standing 40 feet away, at
the foot of big tree, with two little
cubs beside her.
I paused respectfully. Then the
mother suddenly turned toward the
tree, rose erect and put her arms
half way around the tree (she could
reach up about seven feet and
bumped her back and went galloping
up the trunk of that tree with a
great rafting as her claws dug into
the bark. And the cubs scampered up
after her.
Safe in the tree, Is feet from the
ground, the old bear watched me
wariIy, while the cubs found COM
Portable crotches in the limbs and
curled up and went to sleep in the
sunshine.
You can see the cubs legs sticking
through below the branches. 1t looks
ridiculous, but that's the way bears
sleep in trees-yOu can take. it from
the camera!
There are plenty of black and
brown bears in the park, but no more
grizzlies. They are fairly tame when
not molested, and you can see them
in the neighborhood of any of the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

"PEAU DE PECHE" IS THE NEW
MATERIAL FOR FALL WEAR
All soft pile goods will be much
worn this season. A navy blue tailor
ed suit made of peau de peche (skin
of peach) cloth is here shown from
DrecOl, who, of all the big French
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-23
New Fall Draperies.

A vast majority of housewives will
be delighted with the many low-priced
materials that are to be displayed
among the new draperies this fall.
These show both woven and printed
borders. There are new designs in the
sun-fast fabrics. in the madrases, plain
and fancy. In cotton rep, cotton
armure. mercerized armure, poplins,
Flanders cloth. bengaline. double,
faced damask and in mercerized Elton.
A white lace rug! Does that not sug.
gest the irrational epitome? Yet the
rug may be as practical as well as a
very striking bit of decoration. The
met mesh" Of the rug is Of heavy
ropelike cords. The floral pattern Is
executed in coarsely knitted leaves
and flowers connected by stems that
suggest Renaissance applique. Spread
over a dark green. blue or crimson
carpet its beauty is sufficient to sug-
gest new possibilities in interior dec.
Grafton.