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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
"Fool's Paradise"

By a FOOLS paradise" is meant a
vain hope, and, secondarily, unlawful
pleasure, or anything promising what
can never be fulfilled. The phrase
comes from the old schoolmen I'm
ecclesiastical history, who taught
that just outside of Paradise was a
'limbus fatuorum," or paradise of
fools, where those who had not the
full use of their senses in life spent
their eternity-neither in heaven or
hell, but very near to the abode of the
blessed.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Golf Probably From Holland.

Golf is popularity supposed to have
had its origin in Scotland, but there
seems to be good reason for believing
that it came from Holland The name
itself is undoubtedly of German or
Dutch extraction, and an enactment
OF James |. of England, bearing date
1913, refers to a considerable importa-
ton of golf balls from Holland, and at
the same time places a restriction
upon this extravagant use, in a foreign
country, of the coin of the realm.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Origin Of the Term s~,r.soOo

The idea Of the sentiment conveyed
by the words swan song" is that the
swan when dying sings for the flrst
time. AS a matter OF fact swans do
not sing at any time, and this inter
esting saying is said to be derived
from an old Morse legend which has
to do with the Valkyries. mythical
maidens in armor with wings of q
swan, who when they fioated over the
sceRo OF a battle sang the song OF
death.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Hadn't Made Much PrOure..

Three-year-oid Fred one morning in.
slsted upon dressing himself, saying
ne knew he could put his clothes ON
IN the right order. After some argu.
ment his mother reluctantly gave in
70 his pleadiags. and. taking of the
little fellows nightie, left the room.
For fully Is minutes there was q dead
silence in the bedroom. and then. the
mather heard Fred loudly calling out:
Mamma, who goes on next to moth.
kng?"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Where the Akhurd Rul..

Swat is the name of valley and
petty state northeast of Afghanistan.
1t takes its name from the River Swat.
the Soastes of the ancient Greek
geographers-an Indirect tributary of
the River kubul. It's people belong to
a race called Yusufzai. Akhund is the
title of their rulers, The old line of
princes, which till comparatively
late time ruled in Swat, claimed de-
scent from Alexander the Great
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Numerous Kinds of Eairi.s

How many kinds of fairy were
there? A good many. For an elf
differs from troll, who must not be
COMPOUNDED with a pixy. Then in ad-
dltlon there was the kelpie, the
gnome, the brownie, the kobold, the
MS and the urisk "a hairy Scotch
spirit).
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
lacrosse the Red si,n,s cam.

Lacrosse 10 the national ball game
OF Canada. 1t came from the aborigi-
nal red men, who doubtless played it
Tor many centuries before the discoy-
cry OF the new world. Different tribes
played it in different ways, and 1t was
usually very rough. The name was
given to 1t by the French Canadians,
who saw the resemblance between the
curved netted stick used in playing 1t
and bishops crozier or crosse
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

At spiritualist seance at Osuna,
Spain, a parrot which had been
trained to initiate the voice of a nun,
long dead, and which had been hidden
behind voluminous draperies, fluttered
down on the table. The medium was
mobbed by the company and seriously
injured.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Keeping Cheese.

To prevent cheese from getting hard
cut small piece Off for present use
and place the remainder in cool safe.
Spread a thin film of butter over the
cut part and cover with a clean cloth.
This will prevent that hard cracked
condition which ruins the best of
cheese.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Probably Oldest Name.

1t is quite wrong to assume that
the name Smith is derived from the
TACT that the original bearers were
workers in metal. IN reality, Smith
IS very old name, far more ancient
than Anglo-SaXCn. The Oldest known
bearers Of the name We're brewers.
and 1t was ii use many thousands of
years ago in mighty Egypt
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Questions Without Answers.

Declare to goodness, ma am, said
the elevator man ia the Woolworth
building, you've hardly any idea Of
the questions people can ask. One
man looked in here the other day and
asked me how many windows this
building had in it. Another one nice,
looking old man he was, says to me
the other day. he says: Who is Mr..
Woolworth going to leave this building
t. when he dIes?"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
FismInns suit Up knallsh Town.

Rochdale, England. laid the foun.
dation Of its prosperity in the reign
OF Edward III. when a body OF Elem.
iSh emigrants took up their abode
there and introduced their craft as
clothiers. Rochdsle. in the time of
Queen Elizabeth, had become so 70.
nous for its wooden manufacturers
that the "aulnager," the Official an.
pointed by the queen to measure all
wooden cloth made for sale. had to
appoint a special deputy there to keep
pace with its manufacture and see
that The crown vas not robbed Q. is
dues.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Was Really Speaker"

it was his power. of protesting that
In the first place gave the speaker of
the british house of commons his
name. For the early members were
AOt great at oratory and soon real.
lied the desirability of choosing a
spokesman with a ready tongue ana
the courage to argue with the king.
Hence came the title of speaker"
which was first given to Sir Thomas
Hungerford in 1876.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Wa Not in spsaksr.s Mind.

On one occasion, when a certain
legislative candidate, known as a
clever speaker and very effective in
dealing with a hostile audience, was
addressing a meeting in his constit-
uency, he had no sooner risen and
said, Gentlemen" than some one
threw an egg at him. Quite upper.
turbed, he turned to the offender aud
said; Il was not speaking to you. sir"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Ancient Remedy.

Nicholas Culpepper, Gentleman Stu
dent in Physick and Astrology, writing
In 1895, commends as an interesting
and valuable remedy, 1.-The skull of
man that had never been buried, beat
en- to powder and given inwardly,
the quantity of a dram at a time In
Betony water" It's particular efficacy
was to be expected in palsy and fall
ing sickness.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

James, said the efficiency expert,
annoyed by the cheerful habit which
his chauffeur had of whistling while
at his work, you should remember
that the greatest fortunes nowadays
are made from the by-products of
waste, Hereafter when you whistle,
whistle in the tires and save me the
expense of pump "-Harpers Week
IT,
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Derivation of Surnames.

Surnames are not what they seem.
For instance, Lind is derived from a
Teutonic word meaning a snake"
The apparently quiz and harmless
Wren come from a word
which denotes "rapine." Fish, though
such an innocent name in appearance,
meant "impetuous."
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
QailX Heaithnnrann

A cup Of hot milk, slipped slowly just
before retiring, often induces sleep.
A brisk walk, half an hour or so before
retiring, is another sleep producer. A
moderate, comfortable bed, plenty of
air and light. but sufficiently warm
bedding, are other first aids to proper
sleep.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
In Other DAYS

Spooning parlors were not thought
OF for churches in days gone by. Fur
thermore, young man could not look
sweet at a girl without being observed
through the fingers of some deacon
who had assumed an attitude OF pray
er for detective purposes.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
SAVING the Public strssts

According to an excellent custom
ID Glasgow, before any street is paw
90 or repaved all city departments
that may be likely to open the street
are communicated with SO as to give
Them an opportunity to examine
their pipes or make necessary repairs.
alterations or renewals before the
paving is laid.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Proper -rrainlnn Of Rnua

John Wanamaker says, Save a man
and you save one person; save boy
and you save whole multiplication
table An old scout says, Boys is
like pups you've got to help EN-
some, but not too much, not too soon,
They We got to learn themselves"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

MI Gladstone once denounced Ger.
tam members OF the Opposition as
lou OF trucking attorneys" phrase
winch caused some indignation. On
the following day he said: Il recent.
~ described some members as truck.
ing attorneys, now wish to apollo
gize some applause from the az.
grleVed parties interrupted him-"I
now wish to apologize--to the attor.
neys"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Nothing Complimentary.

At political meeting the chief
speaker was budding orator who
loved to bask in publicity, Said the
chairman, grasping the speaker by
the arm on the conclusion of his long
address: Your speech was like a
glass OF good champagne"-here the
chairman smiled pleasantly-"lots of
froth and very dry"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
settinn Him Rinht

suppose the titled parsonage you
say you are going to marry is men
TONED in the Almanach de Gotha?"
SAID the inquisitive newspaper man
NO. indeed retorted the lovely ac-
tress. "Of course he amt in no al
manac Do you think he's a ioke?"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Play of Feet Tells a Story

u is an axiom among business and
professional men, and especially
among newspaper interviewers, to
watch the face of those with whom
they are talking. But it is a still old
e1 axiom with the examining Judge in
France to note not only the prisoners
face but his feet play as we'll
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Millennium Not Vet AerA

From the diary of SackviIle Nc
hnutt The world may be growing
more honest, but | notice that the
Lost column in the paper is still con-
S'derably longer than the Found col
umn,"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

DO you think the motorcar has
come to stay?' asked one man OF his
neighbor. We'll" replied the other,
there was one out in front of NV
house the other day which | thought
had; but they got a horse, after a.
while, and towed it home"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Had Him Guessing.

I'm beginning to doubt my iudg-
ment about the new Soprano" said
the first manager who had been wild
" enthusiastic. Why" asked the
second manager. None of the other
sopranos seem 20 be Jealous OF her"
Kansas City Ssar.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Save Gentle Voice for Home

J would say to all: Use your gen.
test voice at home. Watch it day
by day as a pearl OF great price; for
IL will be worth more to you in days
TO come than the best pearl hid in
the sea. A kind voice is joy, like q
larAs song, to hearth at home. Train
IL to sweet tones now and it will keep
n tune through life.-Elihu Burritt.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Street whsre Sister ooksa

Say, mister where do you liye?" in.
CURED the small brother of the lady
whom Mr.. Blank had called to pay
his weekly attentions to. "At ass
Grand avenue" replied the young
man; why do you ask?" "Oh. WE'LL"
retorted the young hopeful, big sister
is wrong then. cause she has had pa
looking you up in 'Bradstreet.'"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

Dice are said by some to have had
their origin IN occult sources, but
more reasonably they are ascribed to
Psalmedes of Greece, q. c. 1874.
Those eXhumed at Thebes are identi-
cal with those used today, and the
games played with them are the
simplest and most widely known
games of chance in the world.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Easily Exclaimed

Grinn-"What's happened to dis
turb the friendship between Nupop
and Cutup? Each one says the other
Is an intolerable bore" Barrett
"Nupo2's recently become the father
OF tirst-born and Cutup's just had
surgical operation.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
His Fowls Predict rhunderstorms.

Predicting thuEderstorms is the
novel use to which a poultry,rearer of
Domremy, France, puts his fowls. He
is said to have discovered that by
mixing pepper with the food of his
fowls their piumage turns pink, which
changes to q vivid scarlet about an
hour before coming thunderstorm.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

Daughter" called the father from
his position at the top of the stairs.
at the well-known hour of 1855 D. NJ.
doesn't that young man know how
to say goodnight" Does hep"
echoed the young lady in the dark
ened hall; well, l should say he
does"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
For Bad Burns

Burns and scalds should be treat.
ed with glycerine and flour, the lat.
ter heaped well over the afflicted
part Then tie linen bandase over
It, The irritation is quickly driven
away and quicker cure assured.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Very Closn-MniithAh

Caller-"So your sister and her
f1ance are very close-mouthed over
their engagement" Little Ethel
"Close-mouthed? You ought to see
them together when they think no
one else is around"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Foot-Pound.

The foot-pound is regularly rec
ogni2ed unit OF result in estimating
mechanical work. 1t represents one
pound in weight raised one foot from
the ground. One pound is the unit
OF weight one foot the unit of dis
lance
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Comforting Guide.

Two cyclists were pushing their
machines up the side of the pass the
other day when they encountered a
nauVe. Shall we be able to ride
down the other side?" they asked him
There's been more killed on this"
was the gruf answer.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
German NeMsnaner Readers

Pupils in a German school were re.
Gently tested as to their reading OF
newspapers. In the highest elemen,
tary class of IL, % read newspaper
every day; Is at least once a week,
and four less frequently
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Really Mortjfviuu

What was The most notifying
hing that ever happened to your"
Having my brother come to wait on
is in New iiaR,pshn' hotel when
my husband and I were On our honey
moon. Chicago Record-Hcrald.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28

Inc old-fashioned little girl who
USED TO be told that there was a wild
bear In the blackberry patch now has
grown daughter who doesn't believe
tnat ice cream makes freckles.-DaI-
las News.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Living Insects as ornam.n,s

In South America and Central
America several species of living in
sects are worn as ornaments. A bee
tie found in the crevices of old walls
Is worn by the girls to ward of evil
spirits.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Precedent Already Established

What do you suppose your father
VIII say when / ask permission to
marry you?' Il don't know. But |
wouldn't worry. lie didn't refuse any
OF the men who asked for my four
eldest sisters. Detroit Free Press
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Cultivate Voice With the Smile

The voice with the smile wins"
Thus runs a sign in telephone ex-
change where many persons work.
Its usefulness is NOT confined to tele,
phone Operators.-Youth's Communion,
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Getting Up in the WnrIh

Architect OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you get into the new house you won't
know yourselves Mrs. Newrich-
Excuse me, 1t will be other people
we won't know"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Axiom.

The grade crossing and the automo.
bile make an impossible combination.
and the automobile cannot be abolish
s6-New York World.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Daily ThotIaht

The great thing in the world Is not
so much 10 seek happiness as to earn
peace and self-respect.-Hu
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-28
Daily ThniInhk

botn man and womankind belle
their nature when they are not kind.
Barley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

have the satisfaction Of knowing did the
Irishman who commented upon the headieSs
condition of the Winged Nictory-that
"they put up good tight anyHo .o
Bacteria hate the sunlight. 1t has a pro-
nounced and deadly effect upon theiIl'
Therefore, it is pretty good practice 50 70
regulate the lighting OF living rooms tIiaI IL Il
they contain anything that the geriIici .il
rays of the sun will spoil, take 1t up 70 Iile
attic. or give it to someone who IS not 81
particular about its appearance.
And our final word in helping Mr.. ana MIS-
Bacillus on to that greatly to be desired con,
dition Of total extinction IS the Wofldci,u III
effect that the bombardment with particles
Of electricity or radium has upon them. In
superficial conditions, like skin cancer
1upus) or local parasitical eruptionS' they
are killed in one or two treatments ne
cannonadinp, however, is detrimental TO
BODY cells. though in much lesser degree
than it is to germs: so that If 1t IS done II
had better be done quickly. Otherwise the
cure is likely to be worse than the disease
TT has been a marvellous triumph, TINS
conquest of the microscopic murdererS
of humanity. The kindly faced Semmel-
weiss. who welfared the mothers OF men; the
learned, quet-mannered Pasteur, who was
worth more to France than a thousand Ma
poleons or Neys; the scholarly, painStaking
Lister, who took the sewer as his text ana
wrote his name in gold in It's murky depths
pioneers in this grim battle against the
infinitesimal assassins.
Their work has almost placed a capSheat
= ,,.-fo..,y,, ,,,D,, tho ccfpDQp az surgery :,
for the innermost secrets Of Anatomy have
been wrested from their hiding places, and
dexteritv in restoring the injured organism
seems almost superhuman. The citadels OF
life itsclf-the brain and the heart-have
been invaded by cunning fingers, and the
damage from wounds and disease repaired.
But before he could venture into these
inner temples Of the Great Life Force, the
scientist had TO invoke from the Vastly deeps
the spirit Of the Blessed Sleep-Anesthesla
that God-givcn boon which permits OF
the most fearful and dangerous operations
being performed while the dreamer sails IN
imagination 10 the Lands Of the Lotus
Eaters And lastly-Antisepsis and her
daughter Asepsis,- without whom the most
brilliant and technically perfect operations
would end in gangrenous failure. They are
all so intcrrclated, their tcndrils Of mutuahty
80 closely interviewer. that we now can
hardly think of one without bodylng forth
the others.
OF all the myriads Of blessings showered
by prodigal Nature upon her children, the
greatest. most vital. and most benetcent are
the "Thrcc Big As, Anatomy, Anesthesia
and Antisepsis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

taken from the patients own body 'auto-
genousl, and cultivated in beet broth agar
sugar. or gelatin. Then they are Killed ana
injected Or a serum may be secured from
an animal in which the disease has been IN
PRODUCED. By repeated inoculatlons OF the
germ Of this particular disease the animal
develops immunity, which means that
its body cells have elaborated and thrown
into the blood such an amount OF antitoXin
that the parasites are forced to admit that
this Is no place for them
When this substance IS separated and IN
iected. it acts upon the leucocyte like a cold
bath. Then the phagocyte finds out what
dainty morsels these germs really are, ana
what delicious entrees can be prepared from
them. and he gets busy to the great Joy
and profit Of the patient.
This is the principle Of DR.. friedman
tubercle bacilli culture, -attentuated by
being passed through the bodies OF turtles
and other cold-bloOded animals. Fried
MAINS. however, is unique, because 1t con-
templates injecting living organisms into the
system. as in smallpox vaccination, or with
the phylacogens.
As there is no way Of estimating the po-
tcntial virility-the reproductive and de-
structive powcrs-of these living germs, 1t IS
well to be cautious in introducing them TO an
army Of phagocytcs. who might refuse 10
FIGHT. If this tuberCe strain will not revert
to type. and become vigorous, strong, ana
prolific like its antecedcnts, II would UNI
doubtedlv serve 10 stimulate interest, appe-
titc. and increased powers OF defense on the
part Of the lcucocytcS and body cells.
|. -.a,,,. almost too GOOD 10 be true, but
sooner or later the cure for all parasitic dis
cases will be found. This is certain.
THE degree Of a patients resistance to
L disease. then. depends upon the tone OF
hi, muscle cells, and their ability to manu-
iac,urc antitoxin. for be it known that an
individual with well toned Muscle cells IS
practically germ proof and upon the num-
Der and activity OF the little white policemen
of the blood The phagocytes. This resist
an.c an be measured with marvellous de-
grc. of precision by taking drop OF the pa
tents blood. and inoculatng II with germs.
Hi, defense can be estimated according 70
how fast the germs develop, If at all, and
how long II takes thcphagocytcs to Kill them
III 3. they do
The bacteria are stained. the lcucocyte is
practically transparent. Consequently, the
ingc-tci germs can be counted accurately.
The essential thing Is % find out how many
germ. fifty ltucocytcs will kill IN a given
time. md compare the result with what fifty
taken from I'll well person will INCEST IN that
same time This is called the ~Opsonic
index. OF course. all signs fail IN dry
weather. But II the disease cYnQucrs we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11

Continued rom page Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY IL. 1918
THE MICROSCOPIC MURDERERS

Confined from page 5
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-19
BUT SHE DID NOT VISIT HIM
Little Chance That Voice Culture Stu
dent Attempted to Crafty Old
Gentleman's Friend.

Patiently the old gentleman had
been sitting through the ordeal OF
hearing the voiee-culture student in
the hall bedroom below practicing with
a zeal which left no room for criticism
but with a talent by no means so kind,
~ described.
Finally he crept down the stairs
and raped at the door of the young
woman's room.
Il can't come in" he said in re.
Spouse to an invitation, but | simply
came to tell you of friend of mine
who would, | know, be willing to pay
almost any amount OF money to hear
you sing"
Overwhelmed with JOY the young
woman begged the kind old gentleman
to write his friends name and address
on piece of paper
When he had gone upstairs she
looked at the slip of paper which he
had handed back to her Inscribed and
neatly folded. IL read: John w
Jones, Asylum for the Deaf"