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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
Why the WIRELESS WORKS BEST
During STORM AT SEA

MYSTERIOUS as the transmission Of wireless mes
mi sages seems to the average lay mind. there are
W. phases connected with wireless biography
which battle the scientific mind Well
Certain atmospheric conditions known to be more
favorable transmission of wireless messages than
Others Thus the reach Of instrument is always
longer night than in the daytime and night fol-
lowing cloudy day the reach Is many times long.
The ideal condition for transmission is cloudy day
water, and many scientific minds puzzling
themselves to find explanation for this.
Dakota calls attention the fact that the Splanation
usually accepted is hardly admissible According this
theory days ionizaton Of the air, that is,
they disntegration by ultraviolet rays.
fessor Taylor point out that ionzaton in the
region above the Clouds and the Ferzian
under the clouds and not above them there
to be connection between transnssivy and cloudi-
that could be explained by the onzntion theory.
The editor of the Electrical World points the fact
that the role Of high frequency earths
crust is daily being considered of
wireless eegraphy and 1t Is known that transmissons
water damp ground easier than over arid
land. Thus the fact that cloudy day night follow
ing cloudy day better for the transmission
less messages than clear day n night following A
clear day can be explained by the circumstance that
larger proportion OF moisture ts in the mir cloudy
conducton losses In the passage Of the Hezian waves
The air above the OF is always
with moisture clear day cloudy. and the condition for
outstanding the entire strength OF the which
mits the wonderful wireless messages s therefore an
ideal one above the ocean To those who the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

cred that average who had taken
fluid ounce Of alcohol (equal to one pint OF
beer) had half an hour afterward to go to dis
lance Of 20 feet to read letters that he had pre-
viously read at so feet He also records that the
effect on the nerves OF quarter-pint or halfpint
Of beer lasted from four to FIVE hours after
drinking.
Professor Kraepeln made his long series OF
experiments with the idea OF proving that mod
crate dose of alcohol helped to do better
work. so his testimony is all the more remark
able when he records the fact that he proved
Just the opposite. One Of his experiments was
as follows: He put n at some distance
from screen from behind which colored flag
was suddenly erected. The raising Of the flag
started n stop-vatch. and the man had to press
n button which by means of electricity, stopped
he watch. and SO recorded how long he took
perceive the flag, decide its color, and press the
right button for that color He then was allowed
glass of wine. which might be considered equal
10 half-pint OF beer. and n short time after
ward the experiment was repeated. with the re-
suit that In every one of the many cases tested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
How Alcohol Makes You SLOW and INACCURATE

TfHE common theory that small quantity
OF alcohol at the right time and place and
In moderation is really helpful and serves
% bring out some latent power of the body is
lot sustained by the following experiments:
The late DR.. Ridge made some experiments at
hospital on group Of ten people, comprising
medical students, porters and nurses. He put
up ut the end Of corridor OF letters. and
got each member of the group to walk slowly
from the other end until tho letters could be
read, of course changing the order of the letters
in each mark was made on the floor
to show the spot where the reading was done,
and the persons initials placed beside 1t. Then
he supplied them with beer in quantities rang
ing from hafa pint to little one-sirtecnth
of pint On repeating the test not one Of the
group could read the letters at the spot
where they formerly stood; all had to go nea rer.
In no case was there an improvement
Professor Kraepeln OF Heidelberg University,
in the course OF his famous experiments discov-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

usual, normal inclination to live, q weakening and
abnormal Discrimination to resist the disntegraton of
the body.
The inevitable deaths that must follow vast num-
Der of accidents and diseases readily understood
They usually fall to the lot of persons unwilling de-
part this life and their for the most part
understandable. Even less acquiescence
camness the approach Of death the part Ill
dying individuals is in way comparable to sui
eide.
In the latter however, the victim freely to
choose to do exactly what is repugnant to normally
built men, to perform act which to have no
such is found In the OF murder
by accident disease.
What then be the cause OF the immense and ever
increasing number Of suicides? Certainly it
the craving for future life for religions hold
sefdestructon sin and therefore must If there is
future state, be duly punished Thus moral motive
is ruled out; the impulses which actuae the Spartans
Sioux Indians Shinto Japanese, the Turks and other
selfsacrifcing fanatics eliminated
Since all living creatures including the human race,
PLANTATION Of suicide must be sought in condition
that emancipates this slavery Yet a suicide Is even
a greater slave to abnormal impulse than those who
not bent upon self-murder. True enough he is
wanting In the driving force that supplies motive for
the circumstances OF accident and disease,
but he must necessarily have stronger influence at
work weaker resistance to overcome, in order to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

the man was slower after taking alcohol than
before It,
Professor Kraepelin set dozen clerks to worH
number OF compound addition sums Each
man bad a stop-watch, which he started when
he began work and stopped when he had finished
thus recording the time taken. Then he was
given glass Of wine. and started to work an
equal number Of similar Gums Out OF the first
dozen tried, eleven were slower than before, and
the other man. though slightly faster, got all
his sums wrong. The experiment was repeated
again and again. with different sets Of clerks
but the results we're invariably against toe use
OF alcohol. The remarkable feature of It all was
tnat every clerk was certain he was working
faster after the wine than before, and was
nstounded to find that the wa ch was against him
so impressed was the professor that he tried the
experiment on himself and suffered the same de-
ception rs To doing better and faster work after
taking alcohol than before. This explains why
many people persist In drinking liquor TO help
mem IN their work-they genuinely think 1t
helps them.
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salt deposits. consider 1t their most valuable
possession, and will go any lengths to pro-
cure 1t. In the old Roman civilization the
salt cellar had a most dignihed place on tho
table; and when one dined with his neigh
Dor and ate his salt. this was symbolic OF
undying friendship. 1t Is we'll known that
animals go great distances 10 salt licks"
Tor their supplies OF this very necessary
condlment: their bodies crave It and they
must have it, even though they put them
selves in danger from the sportsman.
1t is said that hunger Is good sauce but
the condiments are BY no means to be ne
elected. II food is to be relished The varl-
GUS favorng seeds and leaves. truffes. mush-
rooms and the like. even IL they have no food
value, render food more palatable. Every
housewife should get acquainted with va
riety Of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
Why Food Should BE Seasoned

|ERTAIN kinds OF food have little or no
value as nutrition, and yet they are
very important and even necessary
to existence.
Chief among such foods are the condiments
salt pepper, mustard vinegar, spices and
the like These have fiavors which suggest
pleasures in eating and therefore excite
the excretion Of the digestive Juices. II one
ate pork and boiled potatoes always, eating
would be tiresome affair. without any rel
tsh, and the monotony OF such sameness
of food would fail to excite the subsequent
digestion.
Indeed. the human body Graves salt and
cannot get along for any length of time with
out It, While the exact value of ealt in the
human body is not known, a certain amount
of 1t must always be provided
The wild tribes OF Africa. when away from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
A Good Polish.
enCe to Give the Weak Minded NEW BRAINS

b@f7 HAT the feebleninded may be given more gray
matter. that is literally supplied with more
" brains until they normal. is within range OF
possibility, according to discoveries forth tho
Congress OF Medicine in Paris the method called
'organotherapy" was discussed.
Only In recent years DR.. Brown-Sequard met with
considerable In treating diseased organs with
medicines made from similar organs. That u.s. for
trouble with the thyroid gland an extract made from
the thyroid gland of the sheep made and treat
ment was fairly successful.
For this reason this treatment is called "organo-
tnerapy or building UP doctorng organ with
extracts from similar But all this is by no
means new. In fact 1t practised two thousand
years ago. OF course in those days. such medical prac-
tise was extremely crude and it may have done
under superstition, but the fact remains this method
was In use, and it is we'll to give those ancient
practitioners the benefit of the say they used
logic in their reasoning
widely known Roumanian physician, DR.. Iscovesco gave
an address in which he not only referred this prac
tise of two thousand ago, but outlined the won
ders that had resulted from the recent of this
method. Great strides have been made In it, 1t
seems since DR.. Brown Sequard had the temerity to
attempt 1t not long ago.
Two thousand years ago." explained the doctor, Ito
patients suffering from an affection Of any particular
organ were given the same organ Of animal to eat
Thus consumptiyes were ordered to eat sheep lungs
while for dyspeptics was prescribed diet in which the
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
The Care False Teeth Should Get

TvT HEN first beginning to wear false
VA teeth 1t is a good idea to keep them
In the mouth day and night in or.
der to get accustomed to them. But this
practice should be followed only during the
first few days, and even then it would be
more sanitary to take out the false teeth
for few minutes after meals and clean them
properly. Small pieces Of dental work how.
ever. which could be easily swallowed during
sleep should never be kept in the mouth
over night
The reason Why one should make it a rule
TO take out his false teeth at night is easy to
understand Remainders Of food will cling
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

What these Chinese hens could do IL fed and cared
for scientifically can only be guessed. The Chinese
understand very little about the poultry business
give their hens and attention. They left
TO forage for themselves and suitable houses are
provided to protect them from the temperature
frequently falls to zero and occasionally to ten or
twenty degrees below One Chinese farmer living near
Autueng has begun giving his hens scientific attention
and they producing eggs which weigh in all cases
nearly four ounces and quite frequently rlhe that
amount
has been suggested that the size Of American eggs
might be greatly improved by the introduction and
careful breeding OF OF these Chinese fowls
Foreigners in China object to the flavor OF the eggs
found there but this trouble is undoubtedly solely
to the fact that the hens not given any and
have to eat whatever they find.
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to different parts Of the mouth and they can
be thoroughly removed only by removing the
mouthpiece.
While you sleep your mouthpiece should
be kept in tumbler of sterilized water.
Neglect to do this means the risk Of serious
trouble to your mouth. After every meal
the mouth should be thoroughly cleansed
with tooth brush. using powdered chalk
and soap or some other reliable dentifrice.
Every set Of false teeth should be cleansed
occasionally with pure alcohol or with luke
warm water. in which little soda has been
dissolved Very cold or very warm water
should not be used, for fear OF bending the
mouthpiece out of shape.
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stomach OF calves ranked the chief item"
Each organ. stated DR.. Iscovesco contains special
chemical compound which he calls "lipoid" Accord
Ing to this doctor long series experiments show
beyond all question, that the lpoid of a given organ
when injected into living organism goes straight to the
same organ to strengthen and reinforce It, the
ter. after short time, also increases In bulk
Special importance Is attached to the treatment of
anaema by this method. The old treatment with iron
declares Dr. Iscovesco never absolutely satisfao
ory while II pod extract Of blood corpusces is ad
ministered to patients the corpuscles rapidly multiply
and the anaemia disappears.
Probably the most startling suggestion made by the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
CHINA HENS and Their 4=OUJNCE EGGS

Ing country. It's hens seem to hold the worlds
record for the great size OF the eggs which they
lay 1t is nothing unusual for the hardy hens which
are common to southern Manchura. to lay eggs that
average from five to to the pound
In other parts Of China, eggs weighing over four
ounces each are produced at frequent intervals by an
ordinary hen OF particular breed fed on corn and
kept in confined enclosure This fowl is black hen
resembling in many ways the Langsham
She lays egg weighing ounces or more at least
every third day for about week ten days. when
there comes interval of two three days when no
eggs are laid On the days when four-ounce eggs are
not laid she lays averaging six to the pound Their
smells are brown with circle Of almost black spots
one end.
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and naturally must interfere with
them more or less according to the
brightness or dimness of the light OBJ
tainable upon any particular day. 1t
can readily be seen that on q cloudy
day the clouds interpose an Opaque
layer between the sunlight and that
portion OF the atmosphere through
which the wireless messages travel.
thus affording protection to that
stratum Of the air and safeguarding
the Hertzian waves from modification.
The air or the water, through being
moist nm heavy, would present
greater opposition TO the presence Of
light than dry, light atmosphere, so
that the hydrogen-laden air above the
ocean would conduce in two ways to
insure better wireless transmission.
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doctor was that OF curing the feeblemnded by this
method That is, this physician held that long
organotherapy worked we'll along other lines, it
stood within that 1t would work we'll with the
feeble minded By giving them lpoid gray
matter extract of the BRAIN 1t ought their
mental faculties and In time give to them normal
brain.
OF this possible will be one of the great
est wonders and most valuable things In modern,
Client for that matter medicine To be able the
mentally unfit to make good, bright citizens
thousands Of inmates Of homes for feebeminded
set them out In the world do their share
would mean Of the greatest Of gains known to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

venon of divine providence in condition of
lives. ample food for reflection is afforded by
that the wireless works best exactly when and where
is Of greatest benefit to notwithstanding
There fact. however which both Professor Tay
lor and other authorities overlooked.
cloudy day help the transmission of wireless
in quite different from those given above.
The famous physicist Professor Svente Arrhenius
phaszes the Importance of the of light eXerted
all objects This is very different from the
Photographic action of light 1t is actual real pres
sure. as actual as the grip Of gravitaon and expert
mcnts conducted by Barto, Maxwell and Boltzmar have
demonstrated that it is very important factor in the
evolution Of the earth, and, Professor Arrhenius
thinks In the evolution of the solar system According
to Professor Arrhenius the spores which contain life
of plants and animals have been rried through
the billions of miles of nterplanetary space owing d
recty to the of light in the which has pro-
PEELED them away from the solar atmosphere on to
other, cooler worlds. @
Now this pressure Of light, minute it is. is bound to
exert It's influence the Hertzan or wireless waves
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oppose the normal laws Of physiology,
even though he may Ignore those OF
man and morals.
If this is actually true. and there is
no evidence against it and everything
In Its favor-if 1t be a fact that the
laws that make he living body normal
mus be in allegiance or powerfully
overcome before man or woman can
commit suicide, 1t means that every
body who thus dies is insane. In
other words, no man whose body is
normal, whose senses are clear. whose
health is sound, can be either weak
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

fever, pneumonia stomach trouble. That say
be of as short duration a sick stomach. or as
permanent and chronic as indigestion. crazy
today need not II properly treated, remain
forever. In' fact the object Henry Phpps, Pitts
burgh, had in view when he recently endowed a
psychiatric clinic with si,250OoO the
cipient insanity and preventing its becoming per-
manent.
How then is the horrible spread OF this suicidal ten
dency to be checked? Can the number OF selfmurdes
be diminished? Undoubtedly they When the
world at large is made to understand that healthy
minded commit suicide, that person In his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

enough OF strong
enough to kill
himself. Briefly,
then, 1t Is not q
matter Of bravery
or cowardice, but
lunacy. Whenever
any person kills
or attempts to
kill himself, It is
complete evidence
without any quail
1t1cation that be
or she is crazy.
Moreover, in
sanity should be
recognized as OF
the same grades
and degrees Of Sc
verify as typhoid
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in the air and the body arched in the form
OF bow. Only some prolonged excitement
OF the nervous system will rouse them from
this rigid cataleptio state. but when the
trance is over they show no signs whatever
of muscular fatigue.
The stick insect passes all its days In
trance and feeds at night on the foliage of
the plants where 1t lives
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has ARRAYS been supposed that this was
slumber. but Professor Schmidt says 1t is
really state OF catalepsy. or trance, which
me insect mas developed AZ means Of pro.
lection against Us enemies.
When In one Of these frances the insects
Will remain for hours IN the most abnormal
Notwithstanding on heir heads, fat on
tneir backs, or with their legs extended high
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
What Makes
People
COMMIT
SUICIDE
By LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
ABB, MD, MA. (Johns Hopklns)


rT1HE epidemic of selfmurder that has been sweep
ing the world during the past few years
has aroused the attention Of theologians
biologists psychiatrsts and physicians generally There
must be some underlying cause that prevails upon so
many and women to destroy the slender web that
holds them to this life What this be? Is it in
any connected with the frightening span OF
human life the high cost of living or the increase
in such maladies heart disease and in
sanity?
To 90 counter to all the laws OF physiology, OF
morality and Of religion requires brarado that dis
putes the popular fallacy that "all suicides
towards" Man naturally cngs to life tenaciousy, and
therefore to kill oneself requires either firm purpose,
strong WILL and determination TO overcome the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
INSECTS That Live i'm TRANCE

NE no., Of sur,e 5ns
" inhabitants OF
the insect world
Is what Is known
as the stick In.
sect, about which
Prof. Schmidt, OF
the Imperial Uni
versity of st, Pc.
tersburg, has been
IN a Ks II & some
strange discover
les.
This insect re-
mains in a quies-
cent state during
the hours OF day
light. Until now IL
has always been
slumber, but Pro
really a state Of
the insect has de
lection against L.,
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Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28
CHICAGO GRAIN.
NEW YORK, December %.
BOSTON. December -.

CHICAGO, December 27.-Selling pres
sure due to continued favorable weather
throughout the winter crop belt failed
to cause a lasting decline today in wheat.
The market wound up firm at the same
as last night to Ii off. Other speculative
articles all showed a net decine-corn
. TO Is, oats IS 10 Z and provisions 5a7la
to 2212.
Wheat bears found it next to impossible
to break prices more than a trife below
30 cents for May. Resting orders to buy
at any further setback held the market
stubbornly. notwithstanding reports that
Russia, as well as the United States, was
now well protected with snow Cable
dispatches telling of increased offerings
of new wheat from south of the equator
were likewise without result despite pro-
nounced weakness at Buenos Aires
Diminishing receipts of wheat north
west had much to do with the obstinacy
of the bulls. On each side of the Can.
adian boundary arrivals totaled only
about half those of a year ago. Quota.
tons hardened noticeably after kilograms
came from Minneapolis saying that a
still greater lessening of supplies might
vators than usual would be closed Janu-
airy l.
Corn today went below any price
touched here since October. The market
was heavy from the first. With the stock
here amounting to 100000 bushels and
piling up fast. the entire trade seemed
bent on switch to the selling side. De-
mand was checked by the difficulty of
getting any additional grain into stor,
in time for delivery on December con-
tracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28

home because they were unable to obtain
satisfactory prices.
Spot cotton-Steady. unchanged: mid
ding. Il 11-16. Sales, on the spot, 45I
bales; to arrive, go bales. Closing fu-
lures: December, 12.3S: January. lbs;
March, 12.65; May, l.. 81: July, rs
In spite of the weeks heavy fquida-
ton, cotton closed at practically the top.
The demand from shorts for covers was
the main supporting influence toward the
end The net results of the week s trad
ing were an advance of to a points.
the low prices Monday, except on the
January position. which vent TO its low
est Friday. At the highest the trading
months were IL to % points over last
weeks close: at the lowest they were 20
to % points under The range was 80 TO
not cause as much dizziness as expected.
In the early part of the week longs sold
out freely, but the market continually
recovered from recessions. The chief
influence against the efforts of bulls was
the first notice day for January in this
notices were not as plentiful as expected.
only LOO bales being circulated. they
resulted in driving out a considerable
number of holders of long cotton.
On the weekend shorts were good buy
ers, absorbing all offerings and pulling
claim from bulls that the market was
badly oversold.
In the spot department prices lost five
sixteenths of a cent, middling closing at
IL 11-16. against 13 cents last week and
1914 this week last year Sales on the
last week and 2.512 this week last year.
Sales to arrive amounted to 5,247 bales,
against S,513 last week and 1875 this
week last year.