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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

"Our food passes from the stom-
aaeh into the small intestine, and
then upward through the ascend
ing colon, which is the beginning
of the large bowel. The appendix,
located at the lower end of the co.
Ion, secretes fluid which has an
Important effect on the necessary
contractilc movements of the in
testines."
against the force of gravity. a man
Is therefore entirely dependent on
the contractile movements OF tho
walls o. his intestines for their
proper action. Gravity cannot do the
work. This popularity is due to
the upright position man has assum.
cd In the course of evolution.
The position OF the human appendix
may be briefly explained. At the
lower opening OF the stomach the
small intestine, in which much OF our
zig estion takes place, begins. This
changes into the large intestine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

Presbyterian, the Sprituast Sprtualist the Demo.
crat Democrat the Republican Republican the Mon.
archst Monarchist and if humble, earnest and sim
cere seeker after truth should find the proposition
that the moon Is made OF cheese nothing could
ever nudge him from that position for nothing but
construction. ~ $50 " ni'
And So having found the truth. perceivnc that be-
Sond question man has but one moving impulse-the
contenting OF his own spirit-and is merely machine
and entitled to no personal merit anything he does
IL Is not humanity possible for seek further Tho
rest OF my days will be in patching and painting
and puttying and caukng my priceless possession and
damaging fact approaches" 30 e VI Z"
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we all know that insufficient action of the inest,nes
Is ono or the greatest OF i'll health In modern
te. ihese experiments indicate that bad condition
OF the appendix its absence may keep the lntest,nez
from working properly.
having noted several facts that suggested This or
Pahation OF the Importance of the appendix DR. Per.
Tier and his associates tested 1t by experiments on
animals the monkeys and rodents (ncuding rats)
are furnished with an appendix resembling mans.
The French doctors began their experiments on
monkeys In their first experiment they took twenty.
four monkeys OF about the same age. They were all
young and in good health.
The doctors removed the appendix from twelve O,
formed under anaesthetics and within twenty.four
hours the animals were running and feeding as usual
Inc scientists then kept all the twentyour rnonkevs
IN separate cages With runways for each SO that they
could watch the changes in health Every monkey re.
celVeo exactly the same Kind and amount of food
FROM the hrst the doctors noticed marked djmnr.
oh ia the activity OF the intestnes of monkeys that
mao their appendices removed. At end of one week
tnere was such marked deficiency In elimination Of
health was seriously affected They became dull and
Hstiess and ceased to about in the manner natural
~ nionheys Their hair fell OUT their eyes were dis
co Tn and their tongues were coated with fur.
he change was noted In every OF the twelve
operated animals therefore could not have been dine
70 accident or 10 the weakness any particular MONKEY
J ne twelve unoperated animals remained in nerfect
health and their intestinal activity was excellent II
appeared certain that the change in condi
ZION was due TO the removal of the appendix
Is important to note that monkey does not depend
on the contractile movements OF the walls OF his in
testnes as much as does In man the food
at'er passing from the stomach into the small inesno
20 ooheeo 10 pass upward into the ascending colon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

Each OF these modes of progression has IT'S
uses; out the countryman's way Of walking en-
aoies him to cover much longer stretch Of
ground without fatigue provided the road be
1airy even. When the surface is much broken.
We generally 6nd him revertins to the short steps
OF the city dweller.
The pace attained In the walk has also much
10 Co.. 90 With the gait. A man of average height
Win neither abnormally short nor crooked legs
ought to be able to accomplish three and-a half
miles an hour on a level road without fatigue
Ihis' as the motion pictures show, implies about
.MtS.hve steps to the minute. If he increases
tne number of steps by ten, he will increase the
distance travelled within the hour 10 nearly
-FOUR miles but at vastly increased expenditure
OF energy To do this he has to shorten his
stride and II he pushes this shortening SO far az
TO tahe more than seventy five steps to the min
Ute be viii find that the distance he trayerses in
given times lessons instead of increases.
so,, n oTaer, therefore to accomplish more than
-FOUR miles an hour another gait has to be adopted
what we call the heel nd toe" walk
This Is distinguished from the true or natural
Walk in that while In this last both feet rest on
tne ground simultaneously and for appreciate
length OF time, In the hrstnamed the toes of the
hinder foot only just touch the ground at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

moment when all the weight of the bodv is
.hto"n on the foot in front. If it goes beyond
this and II the toe of the foot behind leaves the
ground before the heel of the one in front has re-
cci'eo the weight of the body. the action changes
from walk into Il run, and if this takes place
IN Il walking race the walker is disqualified. Yet
Dr. Regnaut says that the transition Is so uuic(,
as TO be extremely hard for even the trained eve
to detect.
There can be little doubt US to the comparative
value of the two gaits as an exercise The true
or natural walk exercises not only the muscles
OF the legs and feet. but also those of the trunk
and abdomen, thereby increasing the peristaltic
actlon oil the muscles and helping to avert cor
pu!ence AT the same time. 1t increases the circu.
!aton OF the blood, and probably stimulates the
action action of the liver without putting any extra
strain on the heart and lungs. AS a natural
mode of locomoton 1t accomplishes its nmrnosa
with less expenditure of energy than any other
possible to man. ei
The moral OF all this is, that If any one wishes
10 walk Tor exercise as distinguished from break.
Ing records, he should first cultivate the country.
mans walk with bent knees and body leaning
and stick to 1t. P
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ihis protection will be supplied by the lib.
eral use OF crude oil burned in huge non.
throughout the threatened section. The e..
pense, Professor McArdle says, OF raising tha
temperature in this way sufficiently to check
the ravages OF the frost will be small com.
pared with the value of the crops saved
. inside or five years we will be in a nosi.
ton, through service furnished by tbe Rina
aiili station in Hyde Park, Mass, to protect
every crop in New England from the rayaees
OF o, rrost," says the professor. 1T is my hope
10 render practical service to the community,
inside of twenty years we will be able to nre.
olGt accurately the coming of rain"
IN anticipation Of severe frosts neYt ya,r
tne cranberry growers OF Massachusetts are
seriously considering the adoption of the nIan
proposed by Professor McArdle, despte tha
t sa that the service will not be in operation
Tor some time. They have great confidence
IN me m predictions OF the scientist that soon
10 farmer need fear the coming OF frost.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

completely to cover even the beak. Owls are perhaps
me only exception to the rule. And. by the way the
s o!ner animals which thus turn the head backward
after this fashion during sleep are certain pecu,jar
tortoises known as "sidenecked tortoises"
long legged birds. like storks and guS sleep while
only on one leg Ducks generally sleep on omen
%ae And to avoid drifting shorewards and therefore
,. me Danger zone, they keep constantly padding
Nun one 1901 so that the body Is always crcing round
Inc CHOSEN sleepingarea The sleep suspended
tner lee and the head tucked in between the fore.
iess Inc no less remarkable African pottos ar sIoN,
seyes to similar pose but they them
that the body rests with the head upward No ~
save man, sleeps upon Its back ~ ai
AS a rule, darkness induces sleep With mo,,,
ANIMALS however. the is the case-as with tb
pas ba.s and owls This the usual order has
oe Drought about by the Of the feeding ha hits
o Inc question where sleep begins is by no means
answered One Is inclined to draw the line at tia
seoes. But since all living things, plants as we'll az
@ display periodical states quiescence perbans
s sIa De near the truth in regarding sleep as mi
sa among living things In the case of plants A. 10
s by darkness save in the of many bacteria
of darkness. s' unuei the cover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
What the
VERMIFORM
APPENDIX
Was Made For

II TANf people have wondered what tho yermifortn
I4I appendix was really made for, arguing quito
reasonably that such distinct part OF the
human anatomy could not have come into existence
without some important purpose.
Inc usual answer of the surgeons has that the
only use of the appendix is to give them employment
1t Is removed at the slightest sign OF trouble and
some people, impressed with the doctors statement
that 1t Is OF no use. have even had 1t removed when
tnere was nothing the matter with them.
Medical science has at last furnished reason able
explanation of the Of the appendix. DR.. Edmond
errcr' or the Paris Academy OF Sciences, several
doctors associated with him, report that as the result
OF long series OF experiments they have found that
inc purpose OF the appendix is regulate and stimu
late the bowels.
The normal human appendix. according to these ex.
perments secretes a fluid which directly stimulates
the contractile movements of the walls OF the ntes.
tines producing what call movements Of the bowels
The conractions do take place in the absence this
fluid from the appendix but the fluid is necessary TO
the = st VIGOROUS and perfect movements:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Life Can't Make Normal Man INSANE

Oh teeolemfndedness, idiocy nebrlety religious
mania Unnecessary p!ety is one of the chief causes
lor insanity. and alcohol next. An habitual
drunkard may not be insane his prediction for
aieohol Is sure sign Of defect In his nervous
dren their children.
Heredity accounts for about fifty per cent of the
cases or insanity. This is encouraging II shows that
the shocks and conditions of modern life do not make
people insane; the strenuous life merely brings out
the insanity that is latent in persons as result
OF heredit- normal person cannot be driven insane
by any OF the conditions of modern life.
Ninety-eght per cent OF the community are horn
under such favorable circumstances that no
conditions can unbalance their mental makeup. The
other two per cent individuals who may become
insane II conditions unavorable but at least two.
thirds of this two per cent be saved by proper
and protection. = Ffo'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

w to s sa only so '1s sisss s
is the most beneficial In spite OF the
fact that we begin walking in infancy and walk
thousands OF miles before die, we really kno "
very little about this common form OF locomotion
Until the advent Of the motion pictures, for ex-
ample, It generally supposed that man had
only two natural means of moving himself from
place TO place-wakng and running But the
films have taught that In between the two
forms Of ocomotion there comes a third which
may be called the hcel-andtoe walk. This re-
sernbles neither walking nor running, but acts as
a kind OF bridge between the two gaits and has
an entirely different effect on the anatomy.
Even in walking proper every one does not walk
IN the same way. According 10 DR.. Felix Reg.
naut. French scientist, who has been investi.
eating me subject. the farmer has a very differ
ent walk from the city man. The latter usually
taxes short steps body held upright and the knee
completely Strengthened, while his heel taps or
Smartly strikes the pavement before the rest OF
MS foot The countryUian, the other hand
takes longer stride, leans forward keeps the
Knee bent. and slides rather than strikes his foot
on the ground. so that ne leans his weight upon
inc whole sole OF the foot rather than on the
heel only
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

II EOPLE should be discouraged from marrying into
families that have any faint of insanity or seri-
Gus diseases. in mating, should watch out
for the mental and moral pecullarties for these
the things most likely to be transmitted. Physical
defects are not so important. says Or. Woods Hutch
inson, the popular writer and lecturer on medical
subjects.
Insanity is generally believed TO be inherited
In small proportion of the where the derange
ment Is temporary ii is due TO sudden shock or
injury. In such cases where it is not due to any
inherited peculiarit!es 1t is usually durable.
Oneseventh OF the population used to die from con.
sumption; now about onetenth die and more than
three-tenths suffer from this disease Not more than
one-third OF one cent OF the population is insane
and SO insanity is not nearly serious problem as
tuberculosis -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
When It's Damp.
To Remove Mud Stains
How LOCUSTS MAKE MTISTC with Tho;n WrNC

nS cnlrp or the grasshopper and the singing of
tne locust have long been the puzzle OF entomoo-
e'''s, lot they Know that these insects have no
vocal chords with which the singing could be nrodd
ana II seemed to be real singing tone AT last It has
oeeh that ocust and grasshoppers are able
10 emit sounds so much like those of the human voice
Decause lner wings are constructed like violin and
other. ' ~
Here are diagrams of a locust,s WING sho; A.,
way lie produces his characteristic tones The picture
ms,hea is the right wing. showing the ridge (X)
wnlch IS rubbed against the left wing B. with the SER
, ,a,eu or sa"'like edge N). The membrane marked
eips IN the making of the sound by serving as sound
ing board SO that the raspng Of the saw edge on tho
straight edge Carries" ~ 'D'
Copyright 1913 by the Star Company Great Britain Ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

., nile getting cinder in your eye may seem q
tiVia mishap,' says the associations bulletin "and
often IS If 1t is Immediately removed from the eve VET
is rs utten a most serious thing and the public at
large little realize that seemingly unimportapt acci
uemt OF tnis sort may result in serious harm
ne mem orane covering the eyeball is a very dali.
sate structure, and when a tiny speck os anv
oieisn substance lodges there 1t quickly becomes i'm
% Inc irritation thus set up causes the person
10 INK the eye frequently and time the lid closes
unohg against the particle 1t tends to imbed il still
uthsr INTO the membrane The efforts OF sympathizing
i r 70 remove the offending speck with handker
snisi or wooden toothpick instead OF helping the
Sleualoh' usually results in making bad matter worse
rom tne damake thus done tissues Infection js
'ne en- carried into the tissue and ulcer results
~ .ne process reaches this stage even II tho cause
shouu De completely removed it would be too late ~
p,snent scar after the ulcer heals. 1t might be so
an as 10 DC hardly distngulshable yet IL 1t is situated
just IN front or the pupil very frequently happens
'ne Vision or that eye would be seriously impaired
LaaVihg the streets washed every night nstean Of
s"Gt during the day and prohibiting the use OF sort
coal would go long way toward remedyng this evil"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Odd New Facts About SIEEP

VIE majority OF mankind sleep lying upon the right
or lett side Of the body. and with the kneos
drawn up toward the chin. Certain African
toes however lie upon the back. the back of the
neck resting bar of supported on two short
pillars.
ne eiepnant apparently Invariably, and the horse
commonly, sleep standing This is really astonshI.
apart from the apparent difficulty Of maintaining tho
balance OF the body during long periods of uncon
sciousness one would have supposed that recumbent
t;o Al 'he case OF both these animals imper-
alive Cattle and their kin commonly s,een ,v,nr dorn
Hnu curing many hours of the day they lie down as
when chewing the cud. 80
curious stlll bats and other creatures invariably
sieeP hanging mead downward suspended by their hind
ieeI Inc same strange habit Is common to the little
hanging parrots OF India and the Malayan region In
tnls they differ from all other birds which invarahv
rned fafl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

Entomologists have raised the Question: Whv dies
.ne srasshopper chrp the locust sing? The answer
IS very simple The singing apparatus appears only on
.1 a'es anu there is good to believe that the
1n'Iping and singing for the sole purpose OF at
". ..s OF charming the females. This singing is
to these insects what the CAV plumare q, Tho m.is
pheasant or bird OF paradise is TO those species
favor. 'e
announcer interesting theory as TO the boring beetle
sels aside the wecherished and ancient superstiton
mat the noise this beetle makes called the "deah
peat presages misfortune. The scientists say that u
only the method adopted by the male beetle to notify
inc female buried In the wood that he IS boring bis
way 'n' lie IS knocking as person would at a door
and boring in at the same time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

by a series Of practical
tests in the fruit.growing
districts OF California.
Professor McArdle pro.
poses to trail Jack Frost lust
as a detective trails a GRIM
inal. When frost threatens
a region. warning will be
sent by telegraph. and the
farmers will be instructed
how to protect their crops
SO that by the time the frost
arrives they will be safe
from harm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

, Many people born with tendency to insanity 20
through life without exhibiting any traces of
WEAKNESS because they never experience any shock
or nervous disturbance sufficient to bring 1t out
insanity ought to be good ground for divorce vet
IA some or our States. and in England divorces are
not allowed for this The reason for this Is
good example of the absurdity much so.called legal
logic According to the law insane person is ire
sponslbe and cannot undertake his own defense in
suit therefore the court that the insane ner
son Is noneSisten and refuses to entertain the
sition OF divorce from him or her ~ popo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
A Way to CHEAT JACK FROST

n SClENTlF1C plan that will cheat Jack
~ frost OF the millions of dollars worth
or crops he ruins, and SINCE his toes
INTO the bargain. is proposed by Professor
alexander McArdle, Of Harvard University.
VINO has already proved the idea q snccess
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Why DIRTY CITIES
Are BAD for the EYES

which
INTO your eye form one OF the
keeping cities romsm 5nst
consider
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YOU MIGHT TRY

Massaging Your Gums
excellent the On, -
N'O" Oh" heePS
To Clean Fur Rugs
A FUR by throwing downv.-d - -
- or snowy grass plot or piece
hang line beat lightly wrong side and then
the fur in ~ NAN 'Ne" oioSn
When It's Damp
FEW OF oil sprinkled ,
"a and od Of mold 'oN
- A'O1 Aie'uenu! arises
20 Remove Mud Stains
Of the ., ,d ~ d.,
~ OH with cloth in the nross 49,
OF the fabric with IRON. $500 Po'' '"o "ions sue
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=. - " CURED in th q g
OF the monkeys by any very serious consequences
IL must be remembered that man has many resources
LOT protecting himself against inactivity OF the intes-
times which the monkey does not have. an impor.
1n' junction OF the body is stopped animal body
mas little or no Of protecting itself against the
cnanse or accommodating itself it, Man is remark.
able among the animals for his power of resisting
disease and unhealthy conditions
The great lesson OF the experiments for mo, ,a,s
10 De that he should aim keep his appendix in good
conoition in order that 1t may perform its proper
functions The removal of the appendix cannot be
eearaeo as perfect for appendicitis as II usu-
S any Is regarded BY surgeons and most laymen In
IL is hoped that doctors will strive more earnest
10 save the appendix and make do it's natural WORK.
instead OF shipping 1t of at the sign of trouble
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

the peak thrust In among the feath.
ers between the wing and the body
not under the wing, as Is commonly
pelleved. This strange habit is fol-
!o"ed even by the penguins, wherein
the feathers are SO short as 10 fail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

ments that the ap
pendix performed
an important func,
ton in keeping UP
the activity of the
intestines. The ex-
periments h a We
been laid before
the Paris Academy
of Sciences, a n d
excited great in.
terest among the
IL TcnCQ N e q ] c q j
profession.
A | a Y m a n is
likely to observd
that he has known
Of m a n y C a 8 e 9
where the removal
OF the appendix
was not followed
by rem a t ur q
death, as oc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-17
GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
Time "Pape's Diapepsin"--In Five Min
utes Your Sour, Bloated, Classy
Stomach Feels Fine.

You don't want slow remedy wher
your stomach is bad--or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one your stomach i
too valuable; You mustn't iniure it with
drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed
in giving relief; its harmlessness; its
certain unfailing action in regulating
sick, sour, gassy stomachs. Its millions
Of cures in indigestion, dyspepsia, gas.
tritis and other stomach trouble has
made it famous the world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor IN
your home keep it handy get large
fifty-cent case from any drug store and
then il anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; # what
they eat lays like lead ferments and
sours and forms gas; causes headache,
dizziness and nausea; quotations OF acid
and undigested food remember, as soon
as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress van
ishes Its promptness, certainty and
case in overcoming the worst stomach
disorders is revelation to those who
try it.-Adyt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-17
B. g. M. TO BE DISAPPOINTED.
100000 Increase in Income Impracti
cable, Says prouty.

Boston. Nov l7.--Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Prouty Saturday, in an
interview, reviewed the Boston and
Maine situation.
! "Tbe Boston and Maine has argued
that it should be allowed an income OF
S5,000.000 per annum higher than at
present through increasing its transpor-
tation charges, but such an increase il
absolutely impracticable, and the road
will not be allowed anything like it,"
said the commissioner.
II hope the Boston and Maine
will not 60 into the receiyership, and |
guess it won't. A chief trouble in its
situation is that its directorate con
tinues in control OF the same crowd that
has been responsible for past misman-
agement."
Relative to allegations of traffic diver
sion from the Boston and Maine to the
New Haven, Commissioner Prouty said he
had not yet been able to ascertain how
far these were true.
This situation win be investigated
further" he declared, and in any event.
think the Boston and Maine and the
New Ravens traffic departments should
be separated. There viii also be an in
qniry as TO whether the Boston and
Maine should cancel any of its leases.
The road will be permitted to put into
effect soon whatever increases are al
lowed.