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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
Opera From the Heights

woman who always sits next hcf- '@
had some taste In clothes. l must cay
put awful manners with her feet
suppose che knows those on the same
noor with her can't see the box ana
DOESN'T consider US UP above as rear
human beings. Mostly she crosses
one knee over the other and twists
her LEFT foot around and braces II
against the front wall OF the box, as
though to restrain herself by main
force from jumping overheard. Or
else she kicks Off her slippers alto
gether. l only hope she doesn't for
get and put her little tootsies on tho
rail some night!
Some OF our best people," contin-
ued Miss Fattcrshall. ARE getting
horribly thin on top! Not alone the
men. The way women wear their
hair nowadays. all plain and with
parts to side or middle. makes them
BIS olutely helpless. All those thin
spots glaring up at you are awfuliy
funny. Honest. when l see fluffy
girl with her locks pulled out over
her ears and low at the back of her
young man who is looking at her as
IL she were too good to be true, 1
want to lean over my railing and
call down and dare her to show him
tho top OF her head! Only it isn't In
| NV nature to be mean.
NOT SURE.
"Nettie and I couldn't be sure about
| tho crowd in one box last night The
women all had gorgeous punches OF
flowers and the men weren't even in
F, dress suits Nettie said they had
spent all their money for the flowers
and couldn't afford the rent for tho
suits, but l don't know. Maybe they
were so rich they could afford to be
independent IL must be grand to be
wealthy enough SO your clothes don't
| matter.
Then there's the man who has been
bringing two girls alternately. One
of 'em, the prettiest one. has worn
the same pale green dress each time.
SO it's plain 10 be seen that she hasn',
any other for evening wear. The
other girl changes dresses so often
that the only way l can recognize
her is by the size of the thin spot
where she parts hor hair. You chr
see that the man Is divided in his
mind and unhappy about 1t. 1 hone
he isn't of the real mercenary sort
because ! like the girl in green"-
but, say" interrupted the stenor.
rainier from across the hall. how
about the opera itself?"
"Ain't telling your" demandes
Miss Fattershall exasperatedly. gym
the operas fine"
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ss\/ on know" .aid Miss Pearlie
Fattershall TO the stenog-
rapher from across the hall
as they busted away the crumbs IRON.
their noon sandwiches. I've got rev.
r.u acquainted with lot Of people
since the opera began.
..r.ople In me next box, I suppose
sr.d the other young woman.
.-so.h,ng like H." declared Mics
r.,orsball "Nettie White and 1, we
..,5.. that we'd see what there
really was in opera SO we got season
..,t. IN the front row. way up Top
IN tho bridge that the folks down DC
,or look at hard before they can ois-
+,,.h tt from the ceiling frescoes
"a ,b.n murmur 'Rully7 DO people
r,,ily sit way up thcre'
-Bel,eve me. It's hne! win our
,os.es we can even see where MIS-
1.ohtwad's white satin train is get-
+,np so,led around the edges-and the
~ .treak in her hair. And II
-. .ot a chart and human tntelli-
.ca Won can compare numbers with
g ho-es and take a look NJ All our
.o,le. At least. the ones who
oome on your night THAT'S what l
,,nen say I've got acquainted
with a lot Oh en-
"Not that ] care so much about
.,n,- names. rye grown interested
:, ono fat old lady with wonderful
..,,,. hair 1t glitters like cake. frost
"a know her youngest grand
80. "a old enough &c be flirting with
the college boy next 49,, 80,
grandma attire herse,i ~
ana point lace7 Not she'
THE LAST TIME.
e, oon,e sce-last time it was pa'e
.,,iron over white satin WIN
nuny ruffes of white 'ui'e y" -.
.,,-t Honest! And necNi"eo
.ra,ds set in diamonds win s'o
.hot you'd think they gre" Oh
why. Nettie and sot SO OK
49,. orst time she wore IT. uSiiA
CO. ,vbether they were emeraio'
TO dec'oo that we nearly lost the
opera glasses ,a, t,,,s nr,a.
hiNe onnearance. but. 1 tell you
,ra ndma removes the breath from the
ohseryer with her se'uPS' S"e ha'
one rose pink re, yei seolfed the s,enogra
~ .rnm across the hall. unbelicv.
inGly. ,,.,sted Miss Fattersbo,,
-, ought-a see tho way the
Ano men hang over her shoulder
S SVWui'e most anybodyd hang arount
emeralds like those. They don't pay
half so much attention to the young
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acquired by an individual in his life
time cannot be transmitted to his
descendants. Weismann cut off the
tails Of mice for twenty-eight genera
lions, but the tails Of the last genera
ton were rs long as those OF the
first generation. Hence Weismann
concluded that the acquired charac-
teristic could not be transmitted from
parent to offspring. Professor Gates
saw that SO far as the mice were
concerned cutting off their tails was
not an acquired characteristic, but
simply an accidental reformation.
He then trained white mice to use
their tails. compelling them to dis
tinguish between different weights,
pressures, touches, tenn peratures and
currents Of electricity. BY this
method the mice we're compelled to
use their tails. and this resulted in
the development OF new brain cells
and the corresponding development
OF the tail In strength and activity.
The fifth generation OF these mice
was born with tails two and one-halt
times as long as the tails OF the
first generation; the tails were also
much larger and much stronger and
much more sensitive and active.
III OluCl WOI luS
OF the animal was transmitted to the
offspring whenever the parent had
made an effort to distinguish certain
activities or conditions relating to It.
self. In every case where the effort
was not made the characteristic was
not transmitted.
Dogs trained from puppyhood to
distinguish many shades and tones OF
color gave birth to young who were
able, before any training had been
given them. to distinguish many
more colors than ordinary dogs ever
could. Guinea pigs were trained to
distinguish musical tones. This de-
velopment was transmitted to the
brain cells OF the hearing region Of
the offspring OF the guinea pigs and
the brain cells Of these young ones
We're better developed at birth than
the brain cells Of ordinary guinea
pigs are at maturity.
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also develops nexibility. sweetness
and melody in the human voice.
Great pains should be taken with
the sitting position. The hips should
rest against the back Of a chair, the
small Of the back as we'll as the hips
and shoulders should touch It easily.
The hip joint is hinge, and we
should lean forward from the hips,
not allowing the body to sag at the
waist or double at the shoulders.
Any child or grown person should
be interested in the illustration OF
the deltoid muscle OF the arm as
demonstrating the power OF the will.
Any ordinary muscular man can
readily lift at arms length a fifty
pound weight. The arm Is about
twenty inches long and is a lever
which has It's lifting adjustment
about an inch from the point Of rest
at the shoulder joint, so that by
well-known mechanical laws to lift
nifty pounds weight with the hand
requires a lifting force Of 1000
pounds at the fulcrum.
From this It is evident that a
muscle stimulated by vitality and
controlled by the mind has a lifting
force OF 1000 pounds and yet this
same muscle removed from the body
would not sustain q flfty-pound
weight without being torn asunder
In the first place this lifting matter
is subject to the will power. In the
second case 1t Is dead matter with
only cohesive power.
The will acts upon the muscles,
and the muscles In turn create new
brain centres, with which the will
may work. Thus the will creates the
brain. For this reason 1t Is essential
to concentrate the will upon the
exercises that are being performed
A very interesting illustration OF
the connection between bodily activ-
ity and brain development was fur
nished by Professor Elmer Gates, the
distinguished American scientist
Weismann, the great German biolo.
gist, laid down a rule which, roughly
speaking. Is that characteristics
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The cost to the transportation
companies amounts to about $780,
900 in damages and s1,000.O00 in le-
gal expenses, while to the public
the cost Is vastly greater. since Of
the damages they receive at least
half is consumed in legal expenses,
while the amount recovered amounts
In no case to a very large proper
tion Of the actual loss.
The situation in New York is du-
plicated In more or less magnitude
all over the country, both in po-
litical sense and in the inefflciency
Of operation.
Due to carelessness OF employees,
faulty methods OF operation. poor
equipment, disregard of proper safe
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5. Photograph. By Maszen.. Chicago.

faculty of speech Is located in the
hemisphere of the brain which gov
ems the hand that is most used, and
the hemisphere is on the opposite
side OF the body from the hand most
used.
Hand and speech, therefore, are
physiologically connected. This re-
markable fact brings us back to the
very beginning OF the faculty OF ex-
preston in the human race. 1t
began by one personality longing to
communicate with others, and the
very first thing he did-and that
every human being does still when
endeavoring to communicate with
those whose physical speech he does
not know-was to make gestures
with his best hand.
Gesture language, therefore, was
the first language and few people
are aware how much gesture Ian
guage still continues fl living use. 1t
was the hand evolving out of the
directing will an ever increasing
subtlety OF power that made possible
the human brain. The hand devel-
oped the brain.
It results from this anatomical con-
dition that to-day the power OF ex.
pressing oneself we'll and clearly In
speech must be accompanied by an
adequate use and development OF the
hands and body. All parts Of the
brain which preside over voluntary
movements are developed by muscu-
lar exercise.
An interesting observation by Doc
tor Luys in his work. THE Brain"
shows that after the loss OF the use
of limb certain parts Of the gray
matter of the brain undergo atrophy
due to inhibited action OF the motor
cells. II the loss OF the use OF a
limb can injure the brain in this way
we can see that its increased use
within proper limits will promote the
efficiency Of the brain.
Muscles are in q most intimate and
peculiar sense the organs OF the will
and | have found that by training
f1abby, weak muscles, weak will Is
strengthened.
Skill, endurance and perseverance
may be called muscular virtues.
Fatigue, caprice, ennui, restlessness,
lack Of control and poise may be
called muscular faults.
ue liGillluS, OcFSiODiu6 dhu
Strengthening OF the will is the
most important factor in school life.
We begin with precise movements in
balancing classes, then teach vari-
Gus technical steps leading UP to
q graceful standing and sitting posi-
ton and also a reclining position
with which to show the relaxation of
the body. Standing we'll upon the
feet Is the basic exercise in will train
ing. Then follow exercises for pre-
else and coordinated movements Of
the various muscle groups.
The child who habitually leans
backward on the heels Is degenerate
ing physically as we'll as mentally.
He reveals an immobiity that is
not conducive to change or .deyel-
opment of expression. He is, strange
as 1t may appear to the unthinking,
undermining mis- will power and ere.
ating what Is Just as dangerous-an
obstinate will-because there Is no
poise In the body. The child who is
a, by the Star Company. Great Britai
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ty appliances, carelessness Of the
public itself, negligence from begin.
ming to end Of all concerned and the
final negligence of the public to
place responsibility, the harvest OF
death, disaster and misery, tho bur
dens Of sickness and the suffering OF
those bereft and injured continue.
In railroad transportation the sit
,lation ia even more appalling. In
1910, 1851 were killed and 102,075
injured, a total ranking with the
great battles Of history.
An important addition to tho Gag.
ualties is the great number killed
whilo trespassing on railroads,
which has amounted to $4,000 killed
and $4,000 injured In the past IL years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
Riding ON Railways Is More Dangerous Than Wa

IN his Price OF Ineificiency" Frank
\ Rooster shows that riding on
railways is more dangerous than
war. The loss OF life by railroad
accidents in the United States in the
last ten years has been three times
as great as any country has ever
suffered by war In the same period.
In the daily battle Of transporting
itself about the city of New York,
the population Of the city is re-
duced by $50 killed and 400 in
jured every year. That Is. Of those
who start out to ride on any given
day, one will never return and seven
will be brought back injured, the
price Of inefficient transportation.
Rights Reserved
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Further on in this article I cite
scientific principles and experiments
that prove how exercising certain
parts OF the body develops CORES
ponding aneas OF the brain. At the
beginning let me call attention to the
accompanying photographs showing
exercises that are particularly useful
in stimulating the mind while de-
veloping supple and vigorous body.
1t will be seen that these e1er-
cises cpnsist largely OF balancing
oneself upon the head or upon the
upper part Of the spine.
These particular exercises have the
effect OF making the blood flow free
ly through the brain, stimulating oil
the mental faculties. The average
person spends three quarters of every
day sitting or standing, thus Great
Ing n congestion and stagnation of
blood in the lower parts OF the body
and deficiency of 1t in the brain.
The mighty force OF gravity is
pulling constantly gainst your mind,
II you do not exercise scientifically.
! employ gravity to stimulate the
brain
Rheumatism, disordered circula-
ti'h anu olliti ulStcSeS tduStu Nv
the accumulation OF waste products
in the body are primarily due to our
ordinary standing and sitting posi-
lions. We get rid of them by
balancing on the head, by limbering
up the backbone and the joints and
by rolling around freely In every d.
rection.
These exercises form part of one
vt
the whole body symmetrically. In
cidentally they cure obesity Hard as
they may look, It is surprising how
quickly they can be learned, for each
exercise makes the next one easier.
A young housewife OF my acQuain-
ance suffered severely from rheumat-
ism and was greatly depressed by
her household cares and the constant
danger Of losing her cook.
In three months she mastered
these exercises, got rid OF her rheum-
atism, while her mental outlook
changed so completely that she look
ed upon doing her own homework
as healthy and pleasant occupation.
You must of course learn the easy
preliminary exercises before doing
these hard ones.
One OF the most striking illustra-
tons Of the influence of the body
over the brain is the relation be-
tween the hand and the centre of
speech in the brain. Paul Broca,
the great French surgeon, proved
there is a definite locality in the
brain which is the sole seat Of our
articulate speech 1t is found in a
limited area in the lower and pos
terror part OF the third convolution,
which IS now named Brocas convo-
luton. 1t is a tiny patch of gray
matter situated in front Of the tip
Of the ear.
This speech centre In the great
majority Of persons lies upon the
left side of the brain and Is the
only one-sided centre In the body.
Loss of speech accompanies right
sided paralysis in righthanded peo-
pie, and the same affection accom-
panies left sided PARALYSIS in left
handed people. In other words, the
Copyright /,
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SHoros. e1
HATzEHE (HL
BY Mrs. Theodore Parsons

%SGRCf OF bTan Cutt1f0 THROUGH
eolentffIo Body Building"
r fave you ever thought that you
can develop your mind by intel
- hgently exercising your bodyf
You can. IN fact. develop an ability
30 talk clearly and Interestingly by
proper exercises OF the hands and
arms. You can strengthen your will
by balancing properly on your legs.
Standing on the head, even, may
have high mental value.
Many people realize that the mind
mas great power In developing tho
body. And this Is indeed true, but
the truth that the body develops tho
mind Is less thought OF and Is even
more important In education the
true chronological order is the body
first and the brain after, for the brain
was originally developed by stimula-
tion from the exter partsof the body.
This importance OF the body is the
fundamental principle IN my system
of training which I call brain Gull
ture through scientific body build
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ing" also describe It as the men
talization Of the body" have been
explaining my system in lectures 10
New York audiences
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With Hand. Linked
Behind the Body, Draw
the Left Foot Behind tho
Right, and Sink to the
Floor Until tha Eor.b
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Al Photographs This Psss oopyr!sh
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-06
ENGINEERS MEET AT W. S. c.
nj Prominence Meet in Pullman
May 17.-Students to Attend.
Three Engineering Societies of Nation

The three Spokane local sections OF
the three national engineering socie-
ties, the American Society of Civil En-
gineers, the American Institute of
electrical Engineers, and the Institute
of Mining Engineers will hold joint
meeting at Pullman, Wash, ON May
II similar to the one held here jan
uary IT, The plan is to have separate
meetings of the societies in the AZ
ternoon and after dinner joint meet
ing at which there will be an illus
trated account of the work of the
Washington Water Power company.
The engineering students and facul-
ty are especially urged to attend and
other members of the university who
may be interested are cordially invited
to be present by those having charge
of the meeting,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-06
TODAY'S EVENTS
May 9Th in History.

1S01-Actiop at Barcelona, between
British and Spanish ships,
Infringement between the Aus
TRANS and Piedmontese before Yer
ona, great loss sustained on both
sides.
1S54-Garibaldi arrived at Genoa in
command of an English coast yes
sci from Newcastle,
1S61-Virginia admitted as one o. the
Confederate States.
1S76-Murder of the French and Ger
man consuls at Salonica.
1S93-Floods in Mississippi.
1904-The British under Colonel
Younghusband captured a strong
position near Karo Pass from the
Thibetans.
1913-Four New York police inspec-
tors were found guilty of conspir-
ing to prevent a witness from tes-
tifying in the police graft investiga-
ton.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-06
COLLEGE MEN TO LEARN.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Army camps
for college students will open in four
or five different sections of the country
two months from today. The Youths
will find the camps a pleasant place to
spend the vacation and cheap ~
The cost will be only SIT for five
weeks Of the regular army fare. Trans
portation and 81 for equipment Will
have to be paid by the rieA Joining the
camps, the objects of which are to give
the collegians short eourserih fhili-
tary training to prepare Them for fwaf.
The war departmentc~ilpf furnish cots,
blankets, tents, contingencies and all
other articles necessary ifort camp life.
moo ii erisno Toqorq
ynn 80 ylIylsaoooua
.sonldoEm
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-06
FUNDS IN STATE TREASURY
Various Balances Shown in Report O.
State Treasurer on April 80.

1dahos cash balance is growing
! according to the report of State
Treasurer Allen for April. The fig
ures submitted by that official at the
close of business April 80 shows a to-
tai balance in all the funds of $685.
555.07. The interest earnings for the
state on public funds deposited in
banks amounted to $7762.
Among the various funds in which
are balances are as follows: General
school funds, $126,56070; common
school fund, S1SS,319.79; general fund,
$95, 175; university endowment, $2041.-
II; school of science endowment,
$10,393.93; agricultural college endow-
ment, $14,49161; agricultural college,
S13 ,263.26; school of science, $S150.26;
University of Idaho rebuilding and
equipment, 1907, $307.75; university
fund, $15,459.67; unapportioned, $416,-
074.94.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-06
Summons.

In the District Court, Second Judicia
District of the State of Idaho, in ant
for the County of Latah.
Pearl e. James, Plaintiff
VS.,
| William T. James, Defendant.
To William T. James, Defendant.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO SEND GREETING:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho
in and for the County of Latah, at Mos
COW, Idaho, the complaint of the above
named plaintiff in an action brought
against you of the nature in general
terms as follows
To obtain a decree of divorce from
defendant herein on the ground of
adultery the particulars of which are
fully set forth in the complaint to
which reference is made.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer to said complaint within
twenty days after the service hereof,
if served within this district, and
within forty days if served elsewhere
exclusive of the day of service). And
unless you so appear and answer, the
plaintiff will take judgment against
you as prayed for in said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the District Court of the Second
Judicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Latah, this
26th day of March A. D. 1914.
(SEAL)
HOMER e. ESTES,
Clerk.
BY ADRIAN NELSON,
Deputy.
VIM. NJ. MORGAN,
Residence, Moscow, Idaho,
Attorney for Plaintiff. Ap2May7
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RAILROAD HEARINGS ON.

WASHINGTON, May 6-Hearings
were opened before the interstate COM
merce commission today on the appli-
cations of eastern railroads to retain
control of their water lines after July
first, when the provisions of the Pana-
ma Canal act, prohibiting such owner
ship without the authority of the COM
mission, becomes operative.
The Pennsylvania railroad was to be
heard today and tomorrow. The re-
naming scheduled hearings are: Erie,
May 8, Lehigh Valley, May 1916; New
York Central May 1921; Rutland, May
% and 23, and Grand Trunk, May rs
and 26.