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Book Review
THE SOUND OF WATER. BY Margarfta
Spalding Gerry. illustrated. New York:

THE SOUND OF WATER. BY Margarita
Spalding Gerry. Illustrated. New York:
Harper & Brothers sl.00
The average modern mystery story
falls short and far below the standard
of even mediocrely good literature The
ability to write in refined and pleas
ing manner, and at the same time de-
plct phase of the more narrowing as
poets of life does not seem 10 De an
asset of the modern mystery or detec-
tive story writer.
The author suecumbs entirely 10 a
soro1d presentation of movements and
action. and forgets entirely that n back
ground of finely drawn human beings or
localities in addition to the plot itself
IS the sugar which tempts the non rnys-
terry reading fly.
By the artistic deIineation of tbess
two of neglected attributes of the de-
tectlve or mystery story the reader who
usually avoids the mystery story on ac-
count of their absence is decoyed and
captured, and the author has then all
or the reading public instead of only
that portion who care naught for the lit
tie niceties of rhetoric
The Sound of Water is both inter-
esting and well written. One point which
cannot be called weak, but which is a
triIle ANNOYING because it is not in hne
with the accustomed. is that the author
takes no definite sides either with the
man who is accused of numbering his
wife. or with those who are trying TO
prove that he lured her to the lonely
house. the only approach of which was
guarded by water, for the purpose of
murder.
The reader instead therefore of en-
terinS into the persons of the accused
or OF the prosecuting, is merely an on
locker, such as he would be if the story
were read day by day in the newspapers.
F. Y
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physically"
Miss Sanders. one of the eight as
sistant physical culture teachers, who
is in charge of the work at the
Powell School today, gives the fol-
lowing explanation Of her work. She
SAYS:
Some children can place themselves
in correct posture by following few
simple directions, but in many chill
dren the muscular control necessary
for this voluntary correction Is lack
ing 1t is necessary that they be
placed in position by some one else
with what are called manual correc-
tions. until that voluntary power be
acquired.
getting the first mentioned class of
children into the desired posture is
to have them stretch their arms
directly sidewise at the shoulder
level, with palms turned downward,
and, holding the arms there, sway
forward from the ankles, so that
the weight Of the body is nearly or
quite over the balls of the feet, not.
however, rising on the toes. but
keeping the heels firmly on the
ground.
IAN effort to draw the neck back
ward (chin inward) may be necessary
to bring the neck into an upright
position. Keeping head, chest. and
shoulders just as this places them.
the arms should then be dropped to
the sides. This will leave the entire
body in the correct standing position.
Body Treated As Whole.
1.-THE advantage of this method is
that it is synthetic. treating the body
as a whole by taking advantage of
the natural mechanical reactions
whereby, If the upper part of the
trunk be placed in positions. by
swaying the weight forward and
stretching the arms sidewise, the
rest falls naturally into line.
This has been found much more
easily to accomplish the purpose
than the analytic methods often
used, which call. attention to details
entirely, such as head up. chin in,
chest out, hips back. weight for
ward.
The idea of the Posture League
originated with Miss Jessie II. Ban
croft, assistant director of physical
York city. Several of the leading
orthopedic surgeons Of the country
are on the board Of directors and
electors, also w. Fl. Brunham, pro-
fessor Of school of hygiene in Clarke
University; Fletcher B. Dresslar,
specialist in school hygiene, United
states Bureau of Education, and
number of other prominent doctors
and educators.
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TOMMY TABBY HIDES IN A CAN.

or a paw disappear? Was that an
apron that she saw or only piece
Of paper? She could not tell. started
10 70 and Sc. then said 'boSh'' and
turHed and went into the house
Tommy waited for what seemed
ten minutes and then made another
Try. This time he did get the big
piece OF meat thta rad sent out that
delicious door, and sma cked his lips
on II under the house. He heard
Mrs. Iabby come cut and say: so
lhtTe was some one in that can"
ana walk indoors again with the
pic There was only a big hole
where the piece OF meat had been.
II Just hep my eyes OPEN" she
SAID TO herself as she got inside.
and the kitty cat who carries a
speck OF paint will have to give me
good explanation Of how he got
AT dinner time the five kitties sat
with her at the table. She looked
sharply at each one, but could see
no signs Of paint. Now Tommy felt
sorry ana guilty, and he wanted TO
show that there was nothing weigh
ing on HIS mind. He became very
kind.
"Oh. I'll get the water" he said
to his mother as he stepped from
his place, took The pitcher from her
with a smile. and went out into
the kitchen. AS he dipped the water
in with the big tin cup he laughed
TO himself. 1--WE fooled the whole
bunch" he giggled. but Strengthened
up as he went in the dining room
again. Into the glass Of every kitty
he poured the water, then into his
own last But as he raised his arm
he disclosed TO Mrs. Tabby a long
strip Of BRIGHT GREEN PAINT
Come over here. Tom" she said
II need more water, too
She pushed back her chair. as she
spoke, in very business like man
ner, but Tony feared nothing. He
went up close beside her. and raised
his arm. "Whcre did you get thu
green paint" asked Mrs. Tabby
and before that rascal kitty could
slip away from her, she had him
across her knee. After the air had
cleared and he was offered pie. he
politely refused. He thought it best.
Copyright, 1914. by F. e. YedsrJ
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By FLORENCE E. YoDER.

-OMMY TABBY fitted around
the corner OF the Tabby
i house like a shadow and
lodged under the house just
IN time. As the tip end Of his apron
6isa ppearcd Mrs. Tabby came TO the
door and looked out. In her paw
was a meat pie. steaming hot The
rust had roughened up in one
place and a tempting bit Of beef was
N plain SIGHT. sending OUT frag-
rant door on the crisp October air.
Tommy, under the house. smelIcd
s., and q tiny shiver Of delight ran Up
nd down his spine. He quivcred
with eagerness, but did not peek out.
Mrs Tabby shaded her eyes with
The other paw, and looked about
over her eyeglasses. There was no
one in sight She looked at the pie
plainly j. was too hot for any
one with good sense TO bother Tor
a while al least, so she put IL down
on The porch rail to cool. and stepped
indoors again. Tommy waited until
hc heard her footsteps directly over
his head.
Back and forth they went and then
came 10 a stop He knew that she
vas deep in another bit Of cooking
by this time. so he Crawled cautious
~ out He did not hurry this time.
but crept softly Up to the bottom
Etep and started up on the porch.
One step, two steps, and neither
one had cracked. Three steps-he
was almost there when he heard his
mother coming toward the door. He
Clutched his hated apron an6 dashed
down.
In terror he looked from left TO right.
The footsteps came nearer. II was
Goo late to get under the house
Ehere could he hide? Just then he
Tpied a great paint can lying on its
tide a few steps away. 1t might be
Ihat IL was not dry inside, but he
did not stop TO find out. He dis
appeared in the nick of time. for
Mrs. Tabby was out on the step like
magic. She shaded her eyes again,
and looked at the can.
Had she seen the edge Of an apron.
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MARY'S COWARDICE.


MARY'S COWARDICE.
- ARRIAGE has made me intro
\ III spective. Every once in a
vi while / take mental account
of stock And I'm learning
J n about the relative domesticity OF
sexes.
was brought up to believe that
nrlan is essentially the more domestic
( the seNes-that her very instinct is
o firmly bound up with the thought of
[ ne and children that mans posses
NC, yet divided. interest in the do
q site side of life pales beside it.
d learning that there is a fierce do.
ostiC hunger in the hearts OF some
IN unequaled by the quiescent do
esticity of the most ViTtuous OF
men.
Nfter all, a woman's domesticity is
most always a matter of instinct. She
aries by instinct, loves by instinct
gets her children and mothers them
an instinct which doesn't always
ar in it the fire of mind and spirit.
With the man his craving for home
I'd children is a fierce hunger of his
H. 1t is an active, virile thing that
, Med. makes him most unhappy.
md so with me.
cannot help believing that some
inc in the life of every childless mort
he Child-hunger comes with sicken-
* intensity. One longs to feel that
J., re is something in the world quite
own-some one who will reverently
! Sc his eyes at the end and mourn
cerely. What link to the future
] the next generation hold for me:
ne. Man needs the stimulus of plan
for young lives who will carry the
me fire on to spur him to the height
O. Ills endeaVor.
IS by did marry? Because l have the
y Initive mans love for a home-be-
e. 50 ! was dazZled by my wife's
, Uty-and, yes-because L looked
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d S. S Mcclure as judges.
ahead and saw the rosy faces of chill
dren about my table
And my wife refuses to accept the
natural burden Of her sex.
Most men love children. There are
women who don't. All men want chill
dren. There are women who don't.
/ sincerely believe that L would love
my wife more If she were the mother of
my children. | am learning much too
ABOUT the insane glamour which senti-
mental youth weaves about the thought
of love.
Loving your wife and being in love
with her are two separate and very diff
ferent states Of mind.
L was in love with my wife when /
charming intoxication of the senses. 1t
is bound to change. Then If a man and
his wife are true friends-and friendship
surely is the basis of a big love-that
quieteT. deeper love is bound to come.
that love which is tranquil and strong
and not quite so much a thing of the
senses.
Time again may alter this. 1t may
degenerate into prosy, substantial af-
lection. 1t may attain the fash of holi-
ness that will make 1t endure. And the
one thing that will contribute that
divine fash of holiness is a common in
terest in something absolutely your own.
There is nothing absolutely ones own
but ones children.
Therefore. am no longer in love with
my wife. / do love her much as one
loves q spoiled child. l can see where
a great reverence might creep into my
heart at the sight of a child'S head on
her shoulder / can see where j shall
slide into affectionate Indifference II
time does not bring me children.
My wife is a physical coward. She
has an unutterable horror of bearing a
child-she is absolutely afraid. And this
again because my mother-in-law has
filled her head with foolish stories from
which any girl should be guarded.
And ] think Mrs. Penfield's motive for
her subtle encouragement is reluc-
lance to be called-a grandmother.
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school, the subject was not allowed
to be forgotten.
Jmnroyemor+ cbou,
oAo"H
With the opening Of the fall term
an examination was again made and
the suhiec, tal,cu IN In dct,n The
,,,. - 49, .n. ..... -
~ '''e IAN VI 'i'' 'P'Hit
lore was reassuTlng, for gam OF
20 per cent on the average, was
noted by all Of the hcalth Teachers
The test for nosture itself the
scheme of work ana the results as
eynl1in.d hy br Stnr,rn.,d fnIlow
SL,. saIe:
,.,
me test lCr The lhdlEldual 'illd
Is mace WIN NCftlcai "lnHo"
OF the ear. ouDositr the shoulder,
opposite the mp, ana through me
ILL., ~ nv Ivy LAY '"' I',,,
nv tha nar.rt i. .I,.i,rIs
The scheme OF work is equally
simple. Every class is arranged
accordlhg 10 merit. mere Is a.
ways chahkt, grace" pS S'Eo
during the hea'lh PERIOD; nose
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Good red blood becomes so by virtue
of the magnetic properties of it's red
"hemcglobin" for oxygen. 1t seizes
oxygen with avidity. Therefore you live
and have your being. What then must
you say when you are told that carbon
monoxide, deadly poison, has 200
times greater an affinity for hemoglo-
bin than the latter has for oxygen?
The symptoms of carbon monoxide
poisoning are severe headaches, restless
ness, excitement, increased heart beat
and breathing. muscular tremblings,
tWltchings, flow of saliva, exhaustion.
n>-:ai confusion, drowsiness. labored
breathing, loss of consciousness, and fl
nally complete loss of sensibility.
AT first there is a subnormal tempera-
ture instead of a fever. Thereafter it
may rise higher than is found in fevers
The pupils of the eyes may be either
large or small. The skin becomes blush
and ashy pale.
The pulmotor must be used at once in
every case of suffocation or asphyxia-
ton by illuminating or mine gas poison
ing. Instead of sal solution. dextrose-
sugar solution must be used to wash
the blood.
Victims should also be covered with
blankets and surrounded by hot water
bottles. New blood-transfusion-
be quickly run into one arm as the pois-
oned blood is tapped from the other.
One quart is removed and three new
quarts are to be given.
Caffeine and suprarenalin are given
hypodermically. Sodium benZoate and
minute doses of strychnine are also use
full. Fresh warm air in abundance must
be available at all times. This method.
preferably with but even without the
pulmotor. has saved many lives
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and tender meats Let her in the air
and sunshine as much a. possible, and
let her sleep in a well ventilated room.
/. HI. Is there any remedy for a
very thick under lip? 2. Can wrinkles
under the eyes be helped in any way,
and what is good for dry skin?
1. A slight operation will reduce 1t.
2. Glycerine and white vaseline viii
often smooth out wrinkles and dry
skin.
r. M. G.-What can do for itching
feet?
Battle them in castor oil or water
with some fannie acid in il every night.
DR.. Hirshberg t0tH dnsUer questions
for readers of this paper on medical
hygienfc and sanitation subjects that are
of general interest. He toiH not under
take to prescribe or offer adUfce for In
dtUidudl cases. Where the subject 10
not of general interest letters tpin be an
suered personally, II q stamped and adj
dressed envelope Is Enclosed. address
all inquiries to DR.. L. Il. Hirshber0, care
th1s office.
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By FLORENCE E. YODER.

With the opening of public Schools posture work in the District
up physical culture department under the dUec
of Dr. Stonerodd, director of physical training.
For many years the question of posture has been neglected. the
of making children sit correctly falling entirely the
the establishment of the Posture League this matter
has taken up a scientific
child the Washington public schools examined at the
BEGINNING vea and M be ned every month hereafter
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gives a good form, for the physique
of the adult is formed by the pos
ture of the growing child. Third,
the psychological effect OF an up
right carriage upon the child is
remarkable | have always thought
that the high school drill suit was
q subconscious factor which makes
for manliness in the cadet, since
It is designed to make him stand
straight and look his fellow man
i'm the eye. This posture work does
the same thing for the grade school
child, for q physical SLOUGH is a
mental SLOUGH, and this work tends
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Long Worry of Teacher.

MalformatiOnS resulting from the
carrying Of books, incorrect sitting
and standing posture. and desks and
other school paraphornalia unsuited
TO the size Of the child, have long
been a source of worry to the pubic
school teacher.
Sit up straight-dOn't slOuch-and
stand out in the aisle" have been
the CRIES Of the teachers for many
wears. The results were negligible,
for there was no standard set for
the child. and no literature on the
subject for the teacher TO cake as
her text.
Aside from the harm done the
child by allowing him to habitually
assume a slouchy attitude, the teach
er was Immediately put in bad favor
bv insisting upon an upright posi-
ton. and was put down at once by
the pupil most picked upon as a
nagger.
Tins cause of friction, however,
has been at last removed since the
inauguration of posture work in the
schools. Posture has been taken up
given the time and attention which
long has been rightly due il.
Last spring, a few months before
the close of school, talk was given
the school children on posture, COR
rect and incorrect, and they we're
shown the bad results of a habitually
slouchy position. Separate teachers
the time and graded the pupils by
percentages. The average vas very
low, in every instance.
During Ihs gsmainins months OF
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Many a man in politics enjoys repu'
tation as a sprinter till his public rec
ord takes the trail and overhauls hin
quite readily-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Postiveness Of conviction increases Il
direct ratio to the degree of ignorance
Albany Journal.
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Usually gems of thought have their
sparkle from expression rather tnan
| from substance.
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There is a wide difference between
genius and talent. Talent hardly ever
goes to bed hungry. Genius often closes
its ewes over an empty stomach.--Mil
walIkee Sentinel
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Hits From Sharp Wits.

The right young man can't surprise
girl by kissing her-he only thinks
he can.-Omaha World Herald.
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E. S.-My little girl. three years,
weighs twenty eight pounds. she has
very poor appetite. she is playful but
delicate What can l give her 10 give
her appetite and gain flesh?
Give her lots of green vegetables,
cereals. oatmeal, milk. eggs, olive Oil,
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Opportunity would receive a hear
tier welcome IL 1t were not nearly al
WAYS attended by risk.
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NJ. C. D.-What is good for gas on
the stomach after eating?
Take a teaspoonful Of milk OF mag
nesia before meals.
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Victimsof Open Gas Jets
Saved by TRANSMISSION
BY DR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
A. b.. NJ. A.. NJ d. (Johns Hopkinsl

d., d. VJUHHs
A. LITTLE CHI lid may lead the world, but it is upon
tiny birds of the canary species that miners and
~ workers below ground must depend to detect the
first signs of those noxious vapors which suTocate
Somehow other humanity lacks a proper sense to
perceive such poisons marsh water and
illuminating gasses If free from impurities.
Asphyxation. coal poisoning, carbon monoxde
poisoning noxious gas poisoning and similar
when persons found dead in the
turned in Paris morning in September
teen when the issued
the death Emile lola from inhalng his
home.
Whether Mr.. and Zola-for his wife went, too
committed suicide died wood eaky
6xt,r ho
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A woman can do anything with a
hair pin except make 1t stay in her hair.
ALBANY Journal.
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Peter S Adventures IN
Matrirnony
Bv LEONA DALRYMPLE.


Of Diane of the Green
$4,000 NJ. Tarbel S. S Mcclure judges.
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Answers to Health
Questions

r; B.-What would you advise for re-
ceding gums?
Use a good chlorate of potash tooth
paste after each meal and, if necessary.
of germs taken from the loose teeth.
G. L. K.-I have a peculiar sensa-
ton in my throat at times. 1t is a dry
feeling and is only appeased by water
and air.
Drink the juices of oranges, lemons
or grapes.
DR.. Hirshberg will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical.
hygienic and sanitation subjects that are
of general interest. He will not under
take to prescribe or offer advice for in
dividual cases. Where the subject Is not
of general interest letters Will be an
swered personally, if a stamped and 40,
dressed envelope is enclosed. ADDRESS an
inquiries to DR.. l. X. Hirshberg, care
this Office.
T. r. Twill you tell me about what
Is charged for your treatment Oh loco-
motor ataXia?
The charge of this treatment is often
about 500 for the first treatment.
E F. K.--I have been suffering Win
boiIs. Would greatly appreciate a rem
edy. Also a cure for nts in the head.
Rub white percipitate ointment INTO
the boils. Wash the hair with acetlc
acid then brush thoroughly.
Iron Rust-What can be done for ex-
cessive perspiration?
Waited with Dobelrs solution or tea
spoonful of formalin to a quart of water
will remedy this.
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The physique of the adult is formed
by the posture Of the child during the
growing period.
On this premise, the Posture
League Of New York has built up a
course Of examination and training
which tends to correct those physical
deformities resulting from incorrect
and injurious standing and sitting
positions. Schools here have now ac-
copied and are pushing this training.
The work Is carried into the home,
and the child is made to understand
the purpose for which the course has
been inaugurated
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SYMPTOMS OF POISONING AND CURE.

poisons
mono