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Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

sion of a rattle, which come wise Gree
ian gentleman very kindly invented
for them.
We know this from the chance words
OF a few early writers, from the sculp-
lures which have been saved of the diff
ferent ancient nations which represent
children in the act of playing-and also
from the fact that many small toys,
closely analogous TO many toys of to-
day. have been found In the tombs of
the children of bygone ages-dolls,
balls. boats, tops and tiny dishes. added
to which there were small warlike Inn
plements for the boys, such as javelins
and bows and arrows.
In the Metropolitan museum of art,
in New York, there is a fascinating
terracotta boat. complete to the small
est detail. says The Mothers Maga-
zine It was found in the tomb of an
Egyptian boy of four thousand years
ago
Take the doll. one of the few OF the
very old toys which fit into the modern
scheme of playthings that teach, as
girls always have and always will
play with dolls because they develop
and foster the birthright of every wom-
an, mother-love. The early Egyptians
made dolls OF earthenware, metal or
stone. Sometimes arms and legs were
made solid with the body, sometimes
separate and attached by a string. The
prehistoric Peruvians had pieces of
bone wrapped in cloth, a male doll
being identified by the blanket over
his shoulders, the female by petit
coat.
Horace makes mention of the stick
horses Of the Roman children. Missals
Of the middle ages picture little people
still astride such makeshift steeds and
the ordinary riding horse of the ordi-
nary child, remained a stick with a
horse head until late in the 18th cen
tury One hundred years later we
find horse forms with curtains around
them, so that the child may run on his
own legs beneath the sheltering drap-
cry just as clowns in the circus do to-
day. Early in the 18th century rock
ing-horses came into fashion, after
which in 1S47, horses were shown at
the French exposition covered with
hair and very natural in form-the
toy horse, as we known him today.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
Sand Pit Puzzles.

Nebraska's sand hill region offers
one of the most unusual fields for sci
entific investigation in this country.
In some places the wind begins its
work on the very top of hill. Grad
ually. while the outline of the hill re-
remains intact, the hole goes down
deeper until it reaches hardpan or
rock, where water collects. The top
of the excavation may be only a few
yards across, and then the pit has the
appearance of a great well. The air
seems to go down into one of these
holes with a sort of suction, and the
day is never so calm but that some
sand rises from the pit. 1t always
piles out on the northeast side The
excavations are not confined to the
hills. They may start on the level
ground and then, as in the other case,
the hole will go down to water. The
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
Sidelights on the European War

Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press JAS long as the en-
3my treads French soil, tits not seem
| " for Paris to laugh says Prefect OF
Police Lauret in reply to the renewed
appeals of dramatic artists for the re
opening of theatres and music halls. .
mo new permits shall be issued and
no permits previously accorded shall
be renewed so long as the Germans
occupy any party of France" he de
clares; consequently few moving pic
ture shows, one solitary music hall
and one orchestral concert constitute
the amusements of Paris.
The poor artists, who are known
rather for their generosity than for
their thrift, are reduced to the neces-
sity of applying for the government al
lowance to the unemployed, and here
these free-hearted, easy livers are met
with a humiliating rebuff.
Your dress is too elegant" or "You
pay too high rental" or your furni-
ture is too rich to justify an applica-
tion for government aid" are the re-
plies they get in many cases.
The average seasons receipts of
Paris amusemnts is 30,000,OO0 francs
or S6,0O0,OO0 and small portion of
that amount, the directors contend,
would suffice to see the 10000 people
who depend upon the theatre for a
living through the hard times. They
recall that in 1901 the theatre Fran
cais continued its performances even
when the Germans were shelling Paris
and Mont Valerien.
The artists and employees of the
opera, the opera Comique and the the
atre Francais are cared for by
allowance. One OF the pro-
music-hall artists is selling
vegetables near the Port Saint Mar
tin. A comedian of the Folies Drama
tique is earning living in a butcher
shop. One of the prize graduates of
the Conservatory is a mailing clerk in
a newspaper office, and one of the
great baritones is driving a cab. A
great many others are In the trenches
along the Aisne.
The baritone Renaud has enlisted at
the age of SO on the condition that he
be incorporated in a fighting regiment
He has been made corporal.
Reynal the youngest 'societaire" of
the theatre Franchise, was killed at
Meaux in the battle of the Marne.
his colleague. is in the mil |
tary hospital at Montlucon. suffering
from pneumonia contracted in the |
march to Charleroi; he is nursed there {
by another colleague, his wife. Mile. /
Robbinne. who is member of the Red /
Cross staff.
Albert Garre. the new administra- |
-or of the theatre Francais. is lieuten- |
colonel of territorials. awaiting march |
ng orders at Besanson, while the op I
IRA, In addition to Renaud sent Mura-
are. Franz and three-quarters OF the
male chorus and stage mechanics 10
he ranks.
Ghensi, director OF the opera Co
nique. is an ordnance officer on the
'taff of General Gallieni. military gov
amor OF Paris.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
INFLUENCE OF HEREDITY ON
THE OCCURRENCE OF CANCER

occurs, and the transition OF cancer
Gus strains into non cancerous. or the
reverse, by processes of hybridization,
was found quite as feasible as the
breeding in and out of coat colors or
other unit characters" In such hy-
brid strains the cancer element was
found to crop out exactly as any other
character would. The conclusion
seems warranted that heredity inf1u-
ences cancer by determining the char
acter of reaction which follows injuries
to tissues. Almost any individual
probably can develop a tumor IL sub
jected to a certain sort and amount of
injury at a suitable time, as shown by
Ger, but the range of injury which may
cause cancer will be profoundly mod
flied by the inherited character of the
individual. A striking analogy is
known to breeders. in the deformities
of the feet of chickens which may be
produced by improper heating of incu-
batting eggs. Such abnormalities are
found especially frequent in particular
strains of birds, and may be observed
in these strains when eggs from other
strains exposed to the same conditions
give perfectly normal results. The
liability is the thing transmitted, says
The Journal of the American Medical
association. but without appropriate
conditions the effect Is not produced;
that is, heredity modifies the character
or degree of the effect produced by a
injury.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

AS long as our chief source of infor-
nation concerning cancer biology lay
in observations on human material.
with such unreliable information con-
cerning ancestry as can be furnished
by clinical histories. there was little
prospect of learning much concerning
the influence OF heredity. With the de-
velopment of the study of tumors in
lower animals. in which pedigree can
be accurately controlled the possibility
OF ascertaining the influence of hered-
ity became more encouraging. Such
reports as have appeared indicate that
heredity does influence the occurrence
OF cancer in mice. An investigation
OF this subject las been reported by
Miss Maud Slye OF the Sprague Memo
rial Institute. Utilizing a large stock
OF mice, bred at first for the purpose
of studying certain features of hered-
ity. and in which spontaneous cancers
We're observed at intervals, Miss Slye
undertook a systematic study of the
influence OF heredity on the occurrence
of tumors in these animals. She has
obtained evidence that cancer is pro-
foundly influenced by ancestry. The
power to resist cancer is a dominant
character, and it can be bred into and
bred out of different strains OF mice.
1t was found possible to produce
strains of mice in which the most
usual cause OF death was cancer in
those animate that reached cancer age;
equally well, strains were obtained
in which practically no cancer ever
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
HEALTHTALK'
William Brady,M.D.
Cancer of the Breast.

Taking an average hundred cases
of cancer of the breast. one will be a
woman % years OF age, one each at
20, - and rs years. nine of the pa
tients will be between 20 and 30 years
of age. u will be between 80 and 40,
and the rest will be over 40.
An injury sometimes, but not often.
seems to have some influence upon
the development of cancer. Most
of the histories OF injury preceding
cancer of the breast are more like
condolences.
The outer half of the breast that is,
the half nearer the shoulder, is the
most frequent seat Of cancer. The
first signs OF lump or thickening may
appear in any part of the breast, how
eve:.
Heredity seems to have no impor-
tant influence. In only about a fourth
OF all the cases is there a history OF
cancer in the family. So far as dag
nosis IS concerned, heredity. injury
and the patients age are practically
negligible points.
Delay is Dangerous.
II recognized at once and operated
upon. so out of 100 cases can be COM
pletely cured.
A very important point to bear in
mind is that cancer of the breast is
painless at first in most cases. In fact,
a painful swelling or lump Is likely to
be non-cancerous. II women who ac-
cidentally discover a lump in the
breast would submit Immediately to
medical examination, and If necessary
10 surgery. all cases or nearly all
cases could be promptly cured. When
the operation Is delayed long enough
TO permit neighboring glands under
the arm-pit or within the chest wall
to become secondarily affected, then
the operation must be much more
heroic Ia proportion and less likely
TO give permanent relief.
N In Doubt, Take No Chances.
In 10 cases out OF 100 IL is impossi-
bic for the most competent physician
or surgeon TO say positively whether
3 lamp or nodule is or is not cancer.
The only safe thing to do in such a |
quandary is, have the lump removed |
and stop worrying about H.
With the X-ray as a follow-up treat. |
ment. operation for cancer OF the |
breast now gives excellent results as |
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
The Daily Story
An Attempt at Conver sion-By Eunice Blake.
Copyrighted. 1914. by Associated Literary sureau.

pose has happened in our familvT
"WhatT'
"SaIlie has Joined the sufYrao,...
movement She's full OF It, as all non
converts are of the cause they arc o..
verted to. She's bound to march in =
big procession they're preparing ,o-
And, worst Of all, it's making her :.
man hater."
Edith has gone the same way. rva
lectured and scolded to no purrosa
She says that women have been subt,
gated long enough. and it's time n,
them to achieve their Independents
II wonder, Jim, IL you could hay.
any more effect on Sallie than
think she rather admires you. Msvh.
IL you show her little attention ana
bring in your anipathy to the sufrrs.
gette movement you might draw bs,
away from IT"
And you might try for the same "a
suit with Edith. But, for my part
wouldn't come down on her fad AZ ars,
I'd out-Herod Herod till got some
control over her. and then I'd put the
screws on"
fright you are! II you agree we'll
start In at once. VIII your sister be a,
home this EVENING""
II reckon So"
A few weeks later these two youno
men met on the street where a parade
of suffragists was forming. Each man
carried a banner on which was in.
scribed ''Votes For Women"
Hello, Jim"'
Hello, NedT'
"What you doing with that thingY'
THE same as you're doing with
yours, 1 suppose"
I'm playing suffragist in order TO
work my way into the good graces of
your sister"
"And I'm doing the same to fngra-
tate myself with your sister"
There was silence for a few minutes.
each eying the other somewhat con-
temptuously.
Seems to me-" said Jim, that yoa
look ridiculous holding up a banner
like that"
''How do you think you look your
self?"
Il couldn't say 1t to any one except
you, but I'm on the eve of an en-
gagement with your sister, and it's
arranged between US that If I'll march
just this once with suffragette parade
she'll have me. She says it's a matter
of pride with her before sheering of
from the cause to show the sisters that
she doesn't do it to please any man,
her fiance being in favor of votes for
women
That's funny. 1 have the same ar
with Edith"
"You have?'
"Of course have. Do you want me
to keep saying it all dayT
"Weil, III be jinged"
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
STEALING PRESS DISPATCHES

However, in all likelihood there is
an abundant penalty in the long run.
The news agency that will steal items
soon begins to depend too much on
that source of supply. This of course
destroys enterprise. The fence" is
never much of a success in the mer-
chandising world; it is just as sure to
fail in the news realm.
The time comes when the reading
public gets a reasonably clear under
standing of the situation; and then
the agency that resorts to theft be-
gins to find itself in a hopelessly bad
way. But it takes a good many years
TO work out this punishment; it is a
case of the mills of the gods grind
slowly. But they are said to be very
sure.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

regards recurrence. The scar itself
becomes cancerous again after a year
or two in only a minority of cases.
Questions and Answers.
Mrs. l.. ID. p. writes: ! am very ner-
vous and dizzy, and suffer with full
ness and distress after eating. Am
not able to employ a doctor. | eat
very little at times when / get very
hungry and feel as if / could eat any
thing in sight.
Reply-If you don't eat because you
fear certain foods will disagree, you
are making a serious mistake. Of
course. without making an examina-
ton, we haven't the slightest idea
what causes your trouble but we
strongly suspect you are starving
yourself Try eating all you want and
lying down for half an hour after each
meal with your hips higher than your
shoulders.
c. G. NJ. asks; Is quinine good to
break up a cold in the head? Does it
have any bad effect? How about cam
phor or inter? What causes small
white sores commonly called canker
sores? What can | do for them?
Reply. Some physicians believe
1t shortens the course of coryza by
discouraging the germs which cause
1t. 2. Other than a tendency to con-
gest the middle ear and cause deaf
ness when taken in too large doses,
quinine has no bad effect 3. Cam
phor is useless. Niter increases per-
spiration and SO helps in the treat
ment. 4. Bad oral hygiene. Paint or
touch each sore with pure tincture of
iodine twice daily
{. r. writes: / am a boy I9 five feet
four and one-half inches tall, 1lO
pounds. Am high school graduate and
now employed in clerical position. /
want TO grow taller II possible. NV
habits have always been good Can
you suggest anything?
Reply-The good book saws some
thing about taking thought 10 increase
the stature-that you can't do It. But
you can take medicine TO increase the
stature-perhaps. Go TO some good |
doctor In your home town and ask
him II he thinks your pituitary gland \
function could be improved by medica- |
ton. This gland controls the rate of
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
decatur Review

Some news agencies in this country
have been caught in the act of steal
ing Associated Press dispatches. The
evidence is conclusive; some of the
rascals have been caught with the
goods on them, and they displayed
their stolen wares in tallest type to be
found in the shop.
What is the effect of being caught
at a turn of this kind? Probably it
is not as Immediately serious as it
should be. If you were dealing with
a merchant and all at once learned
that he had stolen goods on his
shelves, the chances are you would
carry your patronage to some other
shop. But it appears this is not the
inevitable result when it comes to
dealings with a news shop.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

, Paris.-(Correspondence of the As
| sociated Press ).-American women
accustomed TO come here annually to
worship at the shrine of Dame Fash
ion would grieve at the change tha'
has come to the Rue de la Paix. Fash
ion has fed
The luxurious limousine and the
busy tax-cab have gone to war. In
their places are cars drawn by horses
too stiff or feeble TO carry troopers.
'JIle gems that used to scintillate be-
hind plate glass windows and the SILK
ruffles and dainty lingerie that tempt
ed the glances of passersby, have ais
appeared behind iron shutters that
were put up with the coming OF the
moratorium.
Shop keepers are not agreed ina
all of this caution is necessary. Many
of them believe there would be busi-
ness if there was credit. The mora
torium means spot cash. Said one OF
them: 1T is madame who buys ana
monsieur who pays. When credit dls-
appears the life of the Rue de la Pax
goes out
Some of the artistic designers VINO
in the past have clothed feminine
Paris and are we'll known in America
are now making uniforms. One OF the
conspicuous apostles of recent eecen-
tricities in women's wear CPolret Is
experimenting TIE work in a govern
ment uniform shop. One of the lars
est dressmaking shops (Worths) Is
occupied by very complete and con'
Portable auxiliary hospital Ihe aris
tocratic hotels are blank and dlsnA'
and Napoleon looks chilly and zone
some at the top OF the column on Piaee
Vendome.
\ The moratorium is death on gan!
as we'll as the foe of credit. II naS
chased away the frolicsome niu-
nettes, who used to dance out OF 'n
Rue de la PaiX shops {"
noon, arm in arm, by twos' tnieeS
and fours, to trip away lightly 10 wy
creameries, MONDAY lunches anu
cheap restaurants. Some OF them
sewing soldiers clothing; most OF 'nv
others are at home living on the sui"-i
allowances made by their empioEe
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

All previous records in expectations
OF domestic zinc were surpassed by the
shipments during the last three
months which rose TO the unprecedent-
ed total OF Go. 504 .574 pounds. valued at
S4,443,5s1, as compared with 1.346.S77
pounds, valued al ssO.756. I'm the cor
responding period year ago. Figures
compiled by the bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce of the department
OF commerce show that the exports OF
domestic zinc in the form of pigs. in
gots. bars. etc. in the last three
months exceeded the total for the
seven-year period which ended with
June 1914
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

At that moment came an order to
fall In, and each one OF these young
men shamefacedly took position In the
ranks, and beside each was the girl be
was converting. But the procession
had no sooner moved than eacb girl
dropped behind the man with whom
she had made the agreement aforesaid
and. taking a stuffed club from a neigh
bor In the ranks, went through a PAN
tomime of striking the banner carrier
before her, only the club was not per-
mitted to reach bis back. The conse-
Quence was that the spectators were
enjoying a performance Of which the
principals were Ignorant. Finally
blow fell unintentionally on Ned's
shoulder. He turned and saw the ranks
in the rear laughing ut him. Throwing
down his banner, he left the procession
In high dudgeon.
The lines moved on, and pretty soon
along came Jim, whom Ned's sister
was treating In the same way Ned had
been treated.
"Come out of that, Jim. You're max
ing q guy of yourself. Look behind
you"
Jim turned and saw dozen or more
women showing their peariy teeth
except those that were golden-and he.
too, threw down his banner and Joined
his friend. The two elbowed their
way through the crowds of spectators,
not speaking till they reached one OF
those side streets whereon are located
peaceful homes.
ITS my opinion" said Ned, that
we've been done"
81 think you're right"
'I could have told you that any such
contract as that when made with my
sister Sallie would be q snare"
"And 1 could have told you that any
man who would make such contract
with my sister Edith was a natural
born fool"
Here's the club. Suppose we drop |
in for rest and refreshment."
Suppose we do"
Later Ned received a phone message |
from Sallie that Edith would be with |
her in the evening and he was asked |
to bring Jim around. When they found
the two girls together they were in
formed that they had both confided |
their plan Of conversion to others and
there had been leak. The girls laugh
ed heartily, but the boys couldn't see
the Joke.
There was coolness between Ned
and Edith and Jim and Sallie which.
the position the girls had
placed the young men In. bade fair to be
but treaty of peace was
dnally concluded, the girls agreeing
never to do so again. The making up
proved very pleasant, and the boys
found that the girls being suffra gists
was no reason why they would not lis
ten to tale of love
"Jim,'' said Ned, What do you sup
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
Somewhat at Chanoed.

A colored man. called at Mrs. Bax-
ley's, looking for work.
What is your name?" she asked
after hiring him.
Nah name is Poe, ma am" was the
answer.
"Poei' she exclaimed. Perhaps
some of your family worked for Edgar
Allan Poe. Did they?'
The colored man opened his eyes
with wide amazement.
''Why-why, ma'am," he said as he
pointed a dusky finger at himself
why, All am Edgah Allan Poe!"-Lip-
pincott's.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
THE ANTIQUITY OF TOYS.

Up to the present, nothing. with
which man has had 20 do in the pro-
gress and development OF the human
race. has changed a. little as toys.
Ages ago. fnfantile Egypt played
with dolls. boats, balls. dishes. wagons.
miniature horses and other animals.
The little Greeks and Romans amused
with much the same play
things, except for the further posses
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

Now that the question of increasing
the size of the United States navy is
being agitated in many quarters since
the European war has shown how
poorly equipped this country is to
cope with such armaments as are
maintained in Europe, a great many
have expressed a desire to learn eX-
actly what the United States now has
in the way of naval equipment
The American battleship fleet of the
first class consists of the Alabama, Ar
kansas, Connecticut. Delaware, Flor
ida. Georgia, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana.
Iowa, Kansas. Kearsarge. Kentucky.
Louisiana Maine, Nebraska. New
Hampshire, New Jersey. North Da-
kota, Ohio. Oregon. Rhode Island.
South Carolina. Utah, Vermont, Vir-
ginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
There are IL armored cruisers. u
protected cruisers, three unprotected
scout cruisers, two unprotected cruis-
ers, ~ torpedo boat destroyers; nine
monitors as coast defense vessels, 20
torpedo boats, 30 gunboats, two wood
en- cruisers, four armed transports, two
transports. seven supply ships. two
hospital ships. IT converted yachts,
three special class boats. 26 colliers.
five sailing ships.
Six first class battleships authorized
and under construction are: Nevada,
New York. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania,
Texas and No. 80. In addition TO the
above there are II torpedo boat des-
iroyers, 26 submarines. three gunboats.
two coliiers. three tenders TO torpedo
boat vessels. one transport and one
supply ship under construction.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

II might not be such a bad idea to
follow the suggestion OF the Harris
burg, Pa, man who proposes a federal
department of municipalities to do for
the cities what the department of ag-
riculture does for the farms. II would
at least give US another cabinet Of
ficer
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04
Dec. 4 IN American
History.

lTSS-General Washington took leave
of his officers at memorable eath-
ering In Fraunces' tavern. Ne"
York.
IS61-The United States notified hhs
land. France and Spain that
would not join them In an arneu
Intervention in Mexico.
l912-General Juliue n. Stahel. Fede,
al veteran OF tn civil war, dieo'
born 1928.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-12-04

II States Attorney Hoyne of Cook
county succeeds as he predicts in
starting a stampede OF bribe givers to
tell what they know OF the corruption
of the police department it will hard
ly be necessary for Billy Sunday TO
come TO Chicago at all