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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

lips so oppositely. Every speech he de-
livers is written down by himself and
committed to memory. This is not a diff
fieult task, as he is one of those FORUM
ate people who can remember a page
after one reading.
One of his favorite hobbies Is graphol-
ogy. at which he is almost an expert He
studies every unknown hand with the
same minuteness as a botanist examines
a new specimen, and carefully notes the
results of his investigations In large
manuscript book. This volume, which
contains the graphological portrait ofnea
ly a thousand deputies. senators and pub
lie men, is carefully kept under lock and
key. He has even had the frankness to
analyze his own writing. Here is his own
portrait of himself:
Tastes aesthetic and poetical, COM
bined with lucidity of thought; a hard
worker, leaving nothing to chance too
much inclined to give way to impulses,
which should be checked by an effort of
will Inclined to believe in the super
natural; good-natured, but little shy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Fond of Violets? Belvare Of Insanity

of attire were unexpectedly placed before
them. Ho found that, contrary to current
belief, red and orange do not excite.
Green soothes; but purple, violet and
blue have disturbing effects. The craze
for violet which is common with south
German women may be one cause of
mental instability. The experiments with
animals chiefly consisted in dressing dogs
and rabbits in violently colored jackets.
In most cases violet and blue caused a
most violent revulsion and stronger de-
sire to get rid of the packets than any
other color. Rabbits, In particular, were
bewildered when dressed in blue.
DR.. Holz thinks that pyromania, the
passion for setting fire to property, may
be a fashion disease. He says he treated
three women victims of pyromania, all
of whom showed a craze for minutely
careful dressing. One woman never took
off her gloves or her veil, being under the
delusion that this involved immodest ex-
posure. This woman's craze for incen-
diarism was so strong that she concealed
a piece of q broken tumbler, and tried
with 1t to focus the suns rays on a sum
mer house table.
'Hysteria," says Dr. Holz lis prevail
ent with women and very rare among
men partly because men wear a uniform
dress and are, therefore, saved from the
morbid exeitements of fashion. That, too,
explains why peasant women in coun-
tries where an unchanging national dress
is worn, are so remarkably free from
hysteria. They are not subjected to the
'exactions and despotism of fashion,
which is one of the most fertile causes
of nervous diseases in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
BY ALBERT HACKER

was entfrly concentrated in this petty
work Six months later she was entirely
imbecile, lost interest in everything ex-
cept brightly colored clothing, and within
a year was dead
I'm such cases. says DR.. Holz, .'the
craze for fashion may be merely a symp-
tom of insanity which is already we'll un-
der way. But insanity may be caused in
perfectly healthy persons who pay too
much attention to clothes. Concentra-
ton of the mind on one subject the sight
of unattainable furs aud gems, and above
ALL the consciousness of a woman of
small means that she appears badly
dressed at social gatherings-these things
have a distinctly disorganizing effect
upon the nervous system. A woman of
strong mind escapes this peril by keeping
to her own class; but If ambition is
stronger than common sense, the cease
less struggle for fine clothing, and per-
petual Inconsistencies may undermine
sound mental health. Probably there are
usually other causes But 1t is not nee
essary to assume inherited or ccnstitu-
tional mental weakness in every case of
madness brought on by fashion,"
DIR. Holz's experiments with patients
and animals indicate that possibly colors
may have something to do with insanity.
He holds that blue and violet are lin
sane. that is, nerve disturbing colors,
and adds that the lunacy rate may be af-
fected by fashion whe nthe prevailing
made compels a particular color to be
worn. DR.. TIolz tested the pulses and
nervous reactions of seven women pa
tients when handsome colored articles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
A Safe AeropIane?

Christopher j. Lake announced at Tho
Aero club yesterday afternoon that he
had solved the problem of making aero
planes safe, and that he would give n
public demonstration of his machine in
August at his aerdrome in Bridgeport
1t is impossible, he said. for his machine
to plunge to the earth, as the present
type of aeroplane so frequently does
even when the engine stops 1t will
glide to the earth slowly and keen an
even keel, says the New York Herald.
The inventor is vice president of tha
Lake Torpedo Boat company, manufac-
turer of the Lake sumraincs, and ia
father of Simon Lake. tho inventor OF
the submarine which bears the family
name. He says that in his aeroplane
he has applied the same principles to
the boat which were used in creating
stability in the submarine, and ads that
the problems of underwater and air
navigation are much the same
Mr. Lake has already taken out GER.
tain patents for the new aerop1ane ana
others are pending both In this coun-
try and abroad. Until these patents are
assured he is unwilling to describe Just
HoN ITO has SolNeu IDe 'pfODlem, but ha
asserts that he has demonstrated the
practical efficiency OF his device with a
full size machine which he has been
using at Bridgeport
II a. gust of wind strikes one side of
the Lake macine its inventor SAYS. or if
one side falls into an air hole" the
aeroplane Will tip slightly and then re-
cover its balance of itself Because OF
Its even keel in descending the new
macine presents a broad surface to the
air continually and comes down like a
parachute, except that it takes a long
glide.
In his experiments with models Mr..
Lake suspended model from n consid-
cradle height, bottom upward. and cur
the spring. The machine righted IT.
self. he says. like a cat and glided down
a long air incline to the earth. Dropped
sideways also. the machine righted it.
self and sailed down safely.
Mr. Lake places strong emphasis on
the ability of his aeroplane to take the1
air and stay in the air at reduced
speeds. The driver of the type of ma j
chine now in use has to have his eng ns
going very fast before the plane will
leave the earth at all. Mr. Lake says|
that his macine will rise at a speed ofI
only a few miles an hour=an easyI
driving gait. This macine IS of the|
hydro-aeroplane type and is multi. 4
with the planes arranged like stepsI
but his new method will work lust a =
well with monoplanes or biplanos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Top Ese Bottom Official staff of the French Presider

carefully examined by Madame Poincare
before being settled, as a cook recently
found out to her cost. She was in the
habit of marking down dollars worth
of Strawberries every day for the SER
wants. Madame Poincare happened to ask
her maid If she had enjoyed her straw
berries, and was surprised to learn that
the girl had had none since the begin
ming of the season. That cook is now
vainly looking for another situation.
Still, though there is no waste. there is
an abundance OF everything, especially
when guests are entertained.
NJ. Poincare's two immediate predeces-
sors are credited with having rather ex-
aggerated the cult of economy. Under
Felix Faure, they say, the half-finished
bottles of wine were given to the SER
wants; under Loubet and Falleres they
were emptied into other bottles and re-
corked, while Poineare gives any wine
left whether uncorl1ed or not to the hos
pitals. On arriving at the Elysee he
found large number of horses 'eating
their heads off, for want of exercise, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
MADAM POINCARE

Although Poincare is what the French
call an intellectual he does not be-
lieve in neglecting the body. He finishes
his day with 20 minutes systematic phys
ical exercise. followed by cold ''douche.'' y
He has done this for many years with
very beneficial results
1T is absolutely necessary he says.
ito fatigue the body before going to bed.
In order to prepare 1t for sleep. If we do
not do this. the brain remains active and
prevents or delays Sleep"
He probably owes his own robust health
to a long line of sturdy ancestors, among
whom may be mentioned his maternal
grandfather, who was an "official wolf
hunter at a time when these beasts
over-ran the countryside; the wolf-hun-
ters daughter married a very clever en-
gineer, Antonin Poincare, Who was the
leading student at the famous Polytech-
nical college, Raymond Poincare has in
SERTED his fathers brains. He started
life, therefore. equipped with health and
intellect, but these two advantages would
not have carried him to the foremost rank
unless they had been backed up by un-
failing industry and sterling strength of
character. He is one of the few ''strong
men who have been elected to the pres
idency in France and his popularity in
creases every day. His picture on the
moving picture screen is always greeted
with shouts of applause; Fallieress i'm
age always aroused laughter, while Lou
bets was received with frigid silence.
But this great popularity has it's draw
backs. Nowadays, even the poorest
Frenchman takes a holiday, but there
will be no rest this year for Poincare.
His predecessors were wont to spend a
month or two in the luxurious national
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Another War Due

Just as the Balkan difficulty has BEEN
disposed of the Mexican difficulty has
reached a critical stage
Although there Is no reason to take al
despondent view of the situation. It cam
not be denied that in the present slats|
of public opinion in Mexico some overt|
act might be committed at any moment,
and the American people, which for the
time being is rather Indifferent about
Mexico, might be aroused to retailiate.j
says the New York Herald.
Whatever may be thought of the wis.,
dom of sending Mr.. Lind to Mexico hia1
mission Is proof of President wilson's del
sire to remain on friendly terms with tho
neighboring republics. The American ma
ton is equally desirous of remaining -at
peace with all the world The Presidents
efforts, therefore, command general SYM
pathy and will receive the support of the
entire people.
But il hand should be raised against
Americas peace envoy, the outlook would
be far different, and it might prove i'm
possible for Mr.. Wilson to stem the tide
of national Indignation and prevent con-
fict.
president Huerta therefore would do
well to reflect before he provolSes the
American nation.
1t Is from love of peace not fear OF
war. that Americans have remained Inn,
passive and ne.tral while Mexico has
peen ID STATE OF anarchy and one revo-
luton after another plays ducks and
brakes with American interests But
American patience has its limits.
If Mr.. Lind should be attacked and in
suited, what would the American people
do?
The cases of the Star of the West and
the Maine supply significant reply. His
tory shows that about every generation of
Americans has gone through war, always
successfully hitherto and it begins to hook
as il another were about due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

any more, and will not take it. MY BROTH
er used to have coffee every meal but
since my mother was there he drinks
no coffee but all milk and bread. Bread
is about the only good food there is and
] have had lately a good appetite for It,
One feels throb of sympathy for the
boy who says:
I'VE need something to make us strong
er mentally and something to abolish
the truant officer
1t is of course impossible to draw
any hard and fast rules as to the ef-
feet of exhibit material upon an adult
audience from these letters of school chill
dren. Certain things, however. are of
enough significance to warrant attention
on the part of exhibitors. With the ex-
ception of the moving picture exhibit
all these different features were about as
interesting to the children of the seventh
and eighth grades as to those in the
fourth fifth and sixth. Differences IN
age seems to have little to do with the
strength of the impression received. Ths
fact that children acted in the entertain-
ments and motion exhibits probably ac-
COUNTS III part 1or tneir interest," III lleSo
two forms of exhibit material, but 1t
cannot account for the high per cent of
attention paid to the tidy and untidy
home. the moving pictures. the library,
the clean and dirty dairy. or the clean
and dirty market Entertainments inter-
ested them most, models next, then
motion exhibits and photographs least of
all. Difference in age becomes a factor
when considering the type of material
rather than the individual exhibit, and
we find interest in entertainments lessen-
ing, and that in photographs and dia-
grams increasing towards the higher
grades. Through all the grades, however,
models and motion exhibits receive very
nearly the same amount of attention
and together receive more than. half of
all the references made. Among adults,
1t seems safe to assume that the rela-
tive order of interest would be the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

new portrait OF Raymond GOincaTe
Elysee cooks, who have carefully studied
his tastes. He finds time however, to
carry on an animated conversation with
Madame Poincare. He tell her what he
has read in the morning papers and in
forms her what arrangements he has
made for the afternoon. They are a typ
ical, happy French 'menage" -communi-
cative. confiding and good-tempered.
This break in the monotony of official
work passes all too quickly, and Poincare
is back again with his nose to the grind
stone at / p. m. In the course of the
morning his six secretaries have been
busy answering the hundreds of letters
that fill the presidents post-bag every
day, and all these answers must be read
and signed. A certain number of sena-
tors, NJ. P.'s and high officials are re-
ceived every day by appointment, and
these must be tactfully got rid Of as soon
as possible; there is no time wasted at the
Elysee. Possessing, as he does, a per-
feet command over his language, the
President never says a word too much or
too little. There are also hospitals, exhi-
bitions and other public institutions to be
visited. He always wears happy smile
on these occasions, as his wife accom-
panies him. He is already noted for his
remarkable punctuality, which quality is,
as the French say, "the politeness of
kings"
AS In every well regulated French
household, proper economy is the rule at
the Elysee. Hatred of waste and extrav-
aganee are SO engrained in the mind Of
every son and daughter of France that
they cannot shake them off even when
they attain to great wealth. NJ. Poincare
and his wife are no exceptions to the
rule All the household accounts are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Monsieur Poiacare French President "I11ti,ae'

castles of Fentainebleu or Ranbouillet,
but President Poincare will have to lead
strenuous life this month and next. He
has had invitations from nearly every
town in France, and viii visit all the i'm
portant centers in the southeast and
southwest. His intention is to go from
Hendaye to Madrid, where he will be the
guest of the King of Spain. He will then
proceed to Toledo, to inspect the military
school and from thence to Carthagena,
where the Spanish fleet will hold review
IN his honor He viii return TO France
by way of Marseilles. which win fete his
visit in true southern style. He viii be
back at the E1ysee in October to take up
The helm Of the snip OF state. Every
Frenehman knows that there are stormy
waters ahead. but he knows too. That
there is man at the wheel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

lcopyright, 1913. by curtis Brown.)


~ ARIs, September 1s.-(special)-Lit
- tie is known by the public Of th'
intimate home life of Raymond
Poincare. the French President. Strange
" contrasting with the glittering pomp and
ceremony of his public life, mis- existence
when shielded from the limelight behind
the walls OF the Elysee palace is one OF
marked simplicity.
The public life of the French President
from his birth in 1860 in Joan Of Ares
country to his election on January II,
of this year. IS now common knowledge.
After winning all the prizes of his class
at school he won the greatest prize that
France has to offer her llustrious sons
the presidency. The secret of his success
is work-steady. persevering, cheerful 1s-
hours-a-day work.
lie is a typical specimen OF the success
ful -clear-headed. muscular,
active and industrious. 1t was sheer hard
work that won him his place at the bar.
his admission into the ranks of the 40
'Immortals" a seat in the cabinet, the
presidencv-and his wife When Poincare
was a struggling young barrister he fell
in love with the beautiful woman who
now shares the honors of the Elysee with
him Her parents demanded marriage
settlement of 100000 francs tS2Oo,o0O) and
it took him only five years to save this
considerable sum.
The official life of the French President
IS hedged round with ceremony. He can
not go anywhere without the escort Of a
regiment of soldiers and a bodyguard of
detectives When he visits a provincial
town he is received in state by the mayor,
the corporation, the municipal band and
the fire brigade. In foreign countries he
is welcomed with regal honors. With all
this the public is we'll acquainted. Every
phase of the French Presidents life out
side the "Elysee' is shown at the picture
halls the same evening, but when the
gates of his official residence have closed
behind him the wall of the vie privee"
shuts him out completely from the out
side world
Mr. Poincare rises every day, winter
and summer, at a. m. At $50 his dress
ing and toilet are finished and he reads the
morning papers until 7. His training as
a lawyer 61dDleS MIN 10 tAti1lSe Il iaPlN
and judicious choice regards news,
and half an hour suffices for him to ex-
tract the cream of half a dozen journals.
lie takes his breakfast at the same time.
His petit dejeuner' is the same as that
of millions of Frenchmen-coffee and rolls.
At o'clock the days work begins with
the signing of multitudinous documents.
This might be done in a couple of hours
if performed in perfunctory manner, but
Poincare has the bump of prudence very
strongly developed; he reads every docu-
ment he is asked to sign, This work, per
formed with the minuteness and thor
oughness which characterizes all his ac-
tions, lasts till noon.
NJ. Poincare now takes lunch with his
wife. This is a moment of relaxation in
the midst of his daily work, and he takes
full advantage of it. Being blessed with
perfect health and good appetite, Poin-
care does justice to the efforts of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Hats Opera With Fist

Wagnerian operas played on the phono-
sraph by August Meyer of s44 West Forty
fifth street. caused Thomas Sullivan, a
tenant of the same house. to make such
emphatic criticism with fist and tongue
he landed in the West Side court yester-
day, charged with assault, says the NeT
York Press.
Sullivan is night clerk in the Sherman
Square hotel. and he tries to sleep In the
daytime Meeting Meyer in the hall the
other night Sullivan, after sizzling hot
prologue devoted to condemnation of tho
German composer and of the owner of
the phonograph, used a right jab few
times.
Meyer obtained summons from Mag
istrate Herbert. Sullivan had to come to
court and explain. The magistrate let
hin. go home after lecture directed at
both men Meyer he advised to vary his
repertoire: Sullivan he exhorted to pa
tience and forbearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

x PUNCH, September 1S.-(special)
MI People with passion ior Nioie'
1Vl clothing are three-quarters nlaoe'
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PHONE 1 FOR TAXI OR AUFO.-Ad-
vertisement-
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Good pictures, good music always, at
Grecian Tneater.-Advertise
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Constipation and
Heat Often Fatal
Regularity of Bowels Very Important
to Health at This Time.

At no time Of the year should people
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bowels than in hot weather. Many
things may cause constipation in sum
mer, but whatever it may be the trouble
should be promptly remedied- A con-
stipated person lays himself or herself
open to serious and often fatal diseases
That feeling Of congestion, 1assitude or
dull headache is the first warning Of
trouble.
Don't try TO remedy it by the exces-
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a laxative effect, but lacks action in
extreme cases. What is needed is a. re-
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You cannot obtain such results with
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St, Trinidad, Colo, who is cured OF
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There is always serious danger in
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AN UNCOMMON WOMAN
GIVES STORY OF LIFE

N~O1ItIIuSu IIOIu pass + IHIs seCtIOIl-J
so that I can send the money back to
you" he added.
You can send it to my fathers Of
flee" she rejOined coldly.
That suits me perfectly he agreed,
taking out a pencil. He bent his head
to catch her low voiced directions then
looked up with a flash of amusement
in his brown eyes.
'I declared" he exclaimed, this is a
coincidence Miss Danforth, I happen
to have in my pocket a letter of in
PRODUCTION to your father. He is one
Of the New York men I am here to
see 1 may have an oppOrtunity-if
Mr. Danforth will permit-tO return
this quarter to you in person. Thank
you. and goodbye, for the PRESENT. This
is my statiOnP
And, before she could reply, he had
lifted his hat and was gone.
Continued in next issue.)