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use it much. | sway it back and forth
lazily and convince myself that / am Civ
ing myself a breeze. AS a matter of
fact suppose l am not, but that isn't
the. question. l think | am. That is all
that is necessary
President Wilson, according to as re-
liable an authority his private secre-
tary, Joseph Tumulty. finds his chief
summer comfort in Bermuda clothes.
When he made his trip to the British
possession he laid in a stock of gar
ments of some cross between pongee silk
and duck.
They are a light tan in color. The
President wears them in summer wher-
ever he goes. He visits the Capitol in
them. He attends state sessions in them
The traditional garb of our Presidents
is utterly forsaken in the White House
now, and during the week Mr.. Wilson IS
one of the coolest looking men you ever
saw.
He has few other summer rules. He
partakes of an occasional motor ride
through the city, an occasional meal al
fresco on the roof garden over the eN-
ecutive offices and now and then stroll
through the White House gardens. He
dimes lightly, retires early and arises
long before the average government clerk
has climbed out of bed.
lone thing that enables the President
to bear the hot weather and work without
signs of inconvenience" Secretary Turn
ulty told me, lis his ability to systema-
tie his work. He does not rush because
his mind is so constituted that every
thing can be done in it's proper time.
"1nis evenness is largely responsible
for his success in handling the problems
before him in summer without causing
his health to suffer-"
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts finds
that ne can best defeat the heat of
summer by reading. The senator GUS
tomarily carries with him a small
volume of some kind throughout the
day.
Usually it is book with a soft
leather cover which be placed
easily in the pocket of sack coat.
When he is not engaged III his duties
he reads assiduously. This affords him
an opportunity, he stated. to forget
himself in the thoughts and adven-
lures OF others.
Bits of historical writing. short
classics in different languages and
political essays form his favorite hot
weather literary diet. He finds this not
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DONA CONSTANCE TEGaLES DA CANA, THE

were intimately associated with the royal
family, many of them holding appoint
ments at court. One aunt was lady-in-
waiting to Queen Maria Pia.
But while her relations We're within the
charmed circle Dona Constance had lit
tie sympathy with the court She seldom
made an appearance at even the more i'm
portant court functions Instead, She
gathered around her at her home small
but select circle of men and women. who,
like herself. were interested in literature
music travel and in philanthropy.
Thus her life might have run its smooth
course to the end had not Lisbon risen III
revolt against the cxtravaSanceS OF queen
Amelia Thousands of those intimately
connected with the court fled with
Manuel and his mother. while others who
wished to remain in the stricken country
and do their part toward building better
and a happier future soon followed. forced
out by the enmity Of the more radical re-
publicans Bat bona Constance was made
Of sterner stuff. She knew that she had
work 10 do in the new order aEd she
was not long in deciding what II was To
be
With the coming OF the republic and
especially with the coming of the two at
tempts that were later made TO re-estab-
fish the monarchy hundreds or prisoners
were taken These were thrown into tie
only prisons available--in the majority Of
cases dark dank holes, which under
years Of monarchical neglect had long be-
fore ceased to be fit for human haDlta-
ton From these death traps the poi1ti-
cal prisoners cried aloud Tor heip o
make matters worse, the machinery OF
Justice none too easy working unuef
the monarchy, disorgan1Zed by he po-
Gtical upheaval now, with the unexpected
increase of cases awaiting trial. became
cicgged With the result that scores OF
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or no evidence were kept months in foul
prisons
Here was Dona Constancas work ready
to her hand She would succor these po-
Ijtical prisoners Many of them were of
her own class. reared in ease and COM
fort, whose greatest trial in prison was
in being compelled to wear prison gar
ments and eat the common food OF the
criminals who were their companions.
bona Constance Immediately became the
guardian angel of the political prisoners.
Since then, day and night. she has de-
voted her whole time to the amelioratlon
of their misery. Alone she has matched
her Woman's wit and influence against
the blind hatred of the more radical re-
publicans to whose mind no treatment is
too bad for n Toyaitst. 1T is not too much
TO say that in two years bona Constance
has reNOutioniZed prison life In Portugal
But much as she has done Dona Con-
stanca might have done more had she had
unlimited money. At the time she began
her prison work she had a small fortune
of her own. Every penny of it has gone
to meet the great expenses of her work.
W III over S20,EH has gone In clothing ana
food for the political prisoners and to-
ward feeding and keeping the families oil
tue poorer while they were In prison
Time and time again she has sighed Tor
the immense fortune dissipated by her
eXtravagant grandfather, who rolled
about the capitals OF Europe spending
huge sums on private theaterS.
her own fortune gone, Dona Con-
stanca has not hesitated to beg others
for assistance In her work. Too proud
to tell her story to John Walter, one Of
the owners Of the London Times,
who wanted to give the tale Of her
sacrifice to the world. bona Constance
asked all who could to help her with
money and clothing. Not that she has
money she absolutely needs Some
s. o. '~0 th~cn rovalst prisoners
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the officer TO the long line of soldiers and
returned to the officer again..
Il am Dona Constance" she said.
quietly.
II have a, warrant for your arrest, !"
said the young officer.
What is the charger" asked tDona
Constance, calmly.
Conspiracy" answered the officer. roll
ing the. awful sounding word around his
tongue. "Conspiring against the safety
of the republic"
Dona Constance was conducted to the
Aljuba prison, the square, white build
ing up on the hill near the old fortress
the building which used to be the Off
cial residence of the Bishop of Lisbon.
For eight months she languished there.
while her enemies searched high and
low the length and breadth Of the coun-
try TO find single scrap of evidence
to Justify her arrest.
Dona Constance had barely turned the
nearest corner on her way to Aljuba
after Der arrest before the Villa Franco
was overrun by the longest nosed inves-
tisators of the republic. Every drawer
and cupboard was turned inside out and
Sherlock Holmes himself would have mar
veled at the thoroughness of the search
for secret compartments. Everything
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misery and brought them hopeful mes
sageS from their husbands, sons and
fathers in prison.
In this way she now has more than
500 prisoners families on her hands.
Last Christmas she took upon her al
ready overburdened shoulders the ask
of clothing no less than 1000 of the
children of political prisoners.
1t is not strange. perhaps, that ardent
republicans should worry bit about
Dona Constanca's activities In her GO
ings and comings she certainly had many
opportunities to do inestimable service
to the royalists if she had been SO dis
posed. First she was threatened with
assassination. Then on the morning of
July ~. 1872, large detachment of re-
publican troops, heavily armed with load
ed rifles, drew up in front of the Villa
Franco de Nira When all the known
exits had been properly covered the Of
ticer in command mounted the front
steps. pulled the great bell nervously
and when the door opened demanded the
presence of 'Dona Constance Telles da
CANA. Almost Immediately there APP
peared at the door a woman of medium
height, dressed in the black that is so
becoming to the women of Portugal Her
big brown eyes looked inquiringy from
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any vacation. and let us picture him per-
spring dsmally in Washington. Is there
no hope for HIM? There is.
AT any one of a number of stores he
may purchase rock salt of the regular
sea variety. A few handfuls of this may
be thrown into the bath, making a SPLEEN
did imitation of the briny deep.
Such bath is wonderfully refreshing.
Infinitely more happy If he could every
once in a while persuade himself to take
a salt sea bath in his own bathtub. The
salt is splendidly invigorating. and the
bather, at the end, feels as if he had
been on a vacation, whether he has or
not.
Il am tremendously in favor of salt
water and salt air as an antidote for the
heat The tonic properties of the salt
seem TO be the very thing to strengthen
the human system against the incursions
of the summer SUM-.
The Secretary of the Navy has been
on the sea much during the summer. and
he announced that he intended spending
his entire vacation in this manner
| asked Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
chief of staff of the United States
Army. if he conceded with this theory.
expressed by the Navy Department.
head. that the sea is the chief panacea
for the heat sufferer
He smiled
We'll. hardly" said he Il don't see
why the sea should be given all credit
for the relief of the heat sufferer
Think how many of us there are in the
middle western section of the United
states who have never seen the sea-
No, ! wouldn't give the sea prefer
ence. My solution of hot weather
vexations would be-condition
THAT is the answer. condition
think that condition plays a highly i'm
portant part in the comfort or discom-
fort of all who are facing torrid days
and sweltering nights. 1t is more
highly important than food or drink
though they also deserve considerat ton.
Now. let me give you an example
of what / mean During the early days
of the occupation of the Philippines
the soldiers of the army suffered ire
mendously from the heat. They were
not used to the climate and 1T seemed
10 drag them down.
To-day the Philippine veteran faces
the weather without fear. The new re-
cruit, carrying excess flesh. comes over
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tended to live There they can spread
themselves and run and swim and have
the fun that God intended they should
have. without running the risk Of being
arrested by policeman. If they could
only be taken out of the cities In sum-
mer the children of the poor would not
die young, and would be better citizens
Senator Gallinger, when asked for his
recipe for summer comfort. replied that
he avoided ice water. He declared that
many of the summer ailments which had
been brought into cities were due to In
dIviduals who persisted when hot in gulp-
ing down great quantities of cold water
without stopping to let it warm on its
way to home plate.
Il do not believe in ice water as a
beverage. 1t may be taken in sips to
keep thirst away, but it should not be
gulped down in the fashion of SO many
people.
There should be weight to what the
senator says. Essentially he is a ply
sician. Years in the Senate have not
dulled his interest in matters medical.
The senator has a neat list of ailments,
summer crsmp and the like, which may
result in the accomplishment inwardly
of quart or so of icy water. This Is
not to be construed as meaning that
the senator is In FAVOR Oh certain dTllUCldi
substitutes for alcohol. He is merely op-
posed to promiscuous ice water.
One of the enthusiasts on the subject
of beating the heat of the sun is Rep
resentative Carlin of Virginia, a member
of the judiciary committee Of the House.
Representative Carlin has an idea that a
man only resists the siege of heat as he
sleeps well or badly at night II man
sleeps well then he will. not mind the
heat. If his sleep be bad then his days
will be bad.
Hence the member of Congress has
built at his home in Virginia a small
sleeping porch which opens onto the wide
vault of heaven. There he goes at even
tide and slumbers until the slanting rays
of the summer sun call him to duty
again.
This he added, sis AN excellent plan.
On the whole l find that rest we'll there
and am able to stand sizzling Washington
without disintegratfng.
But this: outdoor sleeping is no occu-
patton of man who is impatient. You
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marked out for herself. the bravest wom-
an in Portugal resolutely stands her
ground. While youthful Manuel and his
well hated mother are pink teaing in the
safety Of their English home. while the
arstocracy of Portugal have fled to the
four corners OF the world before the
avenging hand of the republic, this lone
woman. a daughter of one Of the greatest
of titled Portuguese families, has refused
10 bulge.
Dona Constance TelleS da Gaina has
brayed all these dangers because she has
a big heart IL y not through any excess
Sive layalty TO the BOurbons that she has
Iisked her all The daughter of the Count
OF Caseaes and the granddaughter of the
Marquis of Mia. her family has more
than its share of blue blood. In unbroke en-
generations she traces her line back To
Nasco da Cana. explorer Of India. n hero
Of whom Portugal through all the ages
since has been iustl~ proad ller ia nilv
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KILP OUT OF CITES
SENATOR STEPHENSON.

and for awhile complains bitterly But
once he is hardened he joins with the
veteran and then no further complaint
is heard.
when a man is in condition he is
hardened to muscle and bone. If he
has exercised steadily and eaten spar
ingly he will have brought himself to
a point where he is tireless and active
and then a few degrees one way or the
other are immaterial.
y
IF every man took his setting up ex-
ercises regularly there would be far less
complaint against the heat than there is
today and there would also be fewer heat
prostrations-and deaths.
Mai. Gen. Wood has given this advice
to many officers leaving for tropical
countries. 1t has become the chief tenet
Of his faith in the matter of fighting hot
weather.
his warm weather fads were three:
L. Cigarettes instead of cigars.
.. Low collars.
plants ear
Experts will tell YOU" said the Secre-
tary, that one of the fundamental things
to avoid in hot weather is nervousness.
The man who is hopping around hither
keep cool He hasn't time. Therefore,
the first thing to do to avoid the effects
Of the heat is to dispense with nervous
ness.
'.Of my rules for keeping cool the first
two might be included under the general
head 'antidotes for nervousness
"A man should smoke sparingly. He
should not smoke heavy cigars. l smoke
cigarettes in small numbers and find their
effect nil OF course, it would be better
TO give up smoking altogether
THE low collar you will find tremen-
dous help: at least ! do. man in a
high summer collar has right to shed
tears about anything and everything on
earth Personally l am in favor Of dis
pensing with the collar whenever it IS
possible without creating social embar-
easements. But a low collar is almost
the same no collar
Now for the fan. This is a theory of
mine. believe that man with palm
leaf fan in his hand can convince himself
that he is cool 20 per cent more quickly
than can the man who has not such an
appurtenance.
.'When / have a palm leaf fan I don't
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...mnleted their terms of imprisonment
but remained behind prison bars be-
cause, being poor men, tney eoulu not
hung over them Dona Constance open
ed a subscription and almost immedt,
ately the necessary money was poured
into her lap. .a Ia,
When bona Constance nuSa, IL
oners in the penitentiary were com
PEELED to wear the prison linen ana eat
the prison fare. One handkerchief
month for each prisoner was sample
of the linen supplied. Now, as a ,,. Con,
sentence OF her efforts, every pohtical
prisoner has his own linen, which is
washed and sent in. Now, also as a
consequence of her efforts, the poiitical
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prisoners are permitted to have their
food cooked outside, the richer paying
Tor the poorer.
This big hearted woman soon became
a collecting and distributing center Tor
all those who were Interested In the
political prisoners. The Villa Franca
de Mira, Just outside Lisbon. where she
lived. soon became a storehouse OF
clothing, tobacco and delicacies OF all
kinds and from there she dispatched
the various articles to the prisons.
Three or four days week she de-
voted to personal visits to the prisons,
where she encouraged the prisoners
and brought them word of their fam
lilies. Sundays and on other free days
she visited the families of the poorer
prisoners, kept them out of want ana
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as soggy or heavy as some other men
might. He prefers it to the lightsome
summer reading which is generally af
fected by the man in a hammock who
is seeking to forget the hot weather
at some summer resort.
Senator Lodge wears whiskers, but
ne never appears to be sweltering. His
whiSkers even appear to keep cool.
/ asked also Senator Ollie James, the
biggest man in the upper chamber, for
his recipe for keeping cool. One would
expect the senator to prescribe the
liberal application of ice cakes, or the
breath of electric fans. for he possesses
the build which usually inflicts sum
mer suffering. But his method of COM
batting hot weather is simple.
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Wear BERN u d a
Clothes, Says the
President Less Meat
and More Fruit Is
Bryan's Recipe = Salt
Water Solves Summer
Problem, According to
Secretary of Navy
keep Trained Down
to Muscle and Bone
Says Gen. Wood-War
Secretary's Formula
Senator Lodge Says.
Read and Danish In
trospectlon Seer
sucker, Says Ollie
James.
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wv hat is your pct
recipe for keeping
cool?" | have late
~ inquired of n list
OF public men i'll
Washington. Aside
from the plant, I
don't" m a d e by
many, an interest
ing fund of infor-
nation was collect
ed as to the man
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with aSsasS ination,
going in hourly
danger of bodily
harm. arrested and
thrown into prison.
where she was kept
for almost eight
months awaiting
trial. reduced to
her last penny in
her efforts to do
the work she has
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"Seersucker," he exclaimed. proudly
rubbing his palms upon his garments
of an astonishing looking cloth which.
when draped about his colossal form, inn
parts a deceptive resemblance to the hide
of an elephant.
Il wear it every day." said he. 1T is
most comfortable
And he does wear 1t every day. The
trousers. which hang about those mighty
legs, are innocent of the creaSeS which
conventional trousers are supposed to
possess. The coat is without padding.
and is worn open, disclosing an acre OF
soft shirt Surmounted by a huge collar
that leaves the throat eXposed-one of the
kind which members of Congress SO ia
vored in the early eighties.
Dressing" said Senator James. lis,
after all. the final solution Of the heat
problem. No man can be comfortable if
he is compelled to wear clothes that keep
him boiling. Light garments, slow
movements and minimum of excite
ment are the best means for terrifying
ones self against these torrid days Of
August.
Il favor the unpadded clothes for the
summer time. The lining and padding
of clothes are an unnecessary addition
to clothing when the temperature is
crowding the high-water mark. Yet men
follow the fashions and suffer when they
might as well be COOL
About the saddest man in the Senate
these days is Senator Ike" Stephenson,
the octogenarian SOlon of Wisconsin.
When / asked him for his prescription
for avoiding the effects of summer heat
he almost wept.
1T cant be done here" said he, sor-
roWfuly
Why not?'' l asked
simply" he replied. because this is
a city.
You see." he continued. there is only
one place on earth where man may en-
joy the summer time and that is in the
country. There. even on a hot, haying
day. when you are under a burning sun
from morning until night. you enjoy il.
And the nights on a farm. How
wonderful they are. The moon comes
up and everything around is cool and
quiet and you can sleep and sleep with
out the internal racket of street cars and
the like.
But most of all | favor the country
as a summer paradise for boys. There
they can really live as they were in
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ner IN which the big men or the capital
struggling even as the humble proletariat
against summers Furnishing warmth, re-
duce their suffering to the minimum.
Not much meat, plenty of fresh fruit
and Discrimination to complain. was
the formula tersely given by Secretary
Of State Bryan, who during the entire
summer has gone about his duties clad in
the conventional long-tailed frock coat
the waistcoat. stiff collar and bow tie
which are seen in all of his pictures. In
this costume he has received as many as
threescore visitors on a day when the
heat waves have registered 95 degrees.
When in Washington Mr. Bryan arrives
at his desk early. takes large glass
Of water and gets busy. During the
luncheon hour he partakes usually of
little fruit and milk, or possibly sand
wich of lettuce or something of the kind.
Il have found that much of the dis
comfort from warm weather comes from
excessive eating. and the consequent heat
ing of the body he explained
In addition to his light diet the Sec
rotary of State INDUCES i'm plenty of
horseback exercise during the early hours
of q summer morning. He frequently
goes for a short walk in the park behind
the State Department after his light
luncheon and never spares himself from
the routine duties of office because of the
weather.
The briny deep" sighed Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels, when | met
him and asked for his recipe for keeping
cool.
DO you mean for bathing purposes" l
inquired.
ANY way you care to use it, except as
beverage" said the Secretary of the
Navy. I'm summer drink fresh water and
get as near TO salt water as is possible.
and as often as possible I don't mean
By this that the average man must mort
gage his prospects for the next genera
tion or SO in order to make trip to
Atlantic City or some such resort.
But let us assume that the man we
are considering. the hypothetical sufferer
from hot weather. is not able to afford
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LISBON. August 4. 1918.
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BY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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But this: outdoor sleeping is no occu-
patton of a man who is impatient. You