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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

Army surgeons tell US that the
mortality from wounds is much
greater In a defeated army than in
a victorious one. The sense of VIC
tory, of achievement, is a great tonic
a real healing force.
The joy in triumph, the mental ex-
altation of Victory, were so great IN
Napoleon's army that his men were
often insensible even to mortal
wounds. Crippled soldiers of the old
guard would frequently raise them
selves upon their bleeding Stumps
and cheer for their idol, Napoleon.
There have been many instances in
the present war where soldiers were
SO excited and exhilarated because
they were driving the enemy back
that they were totally insensible OF
their own mortal wounds until they
saw that they were bleeding.
The emotions of hope, joy, expec-
tation and the tonic of victory in
crease the resisting power of the
body and greatly reinforce. physical
strength and endurance.
1t is the disheartened, defeated
army that succumbs to pain, is sus-
certible to disease, and ravaged by
epidemics of typhoid, dysentery and
cholera. Tho specific germ which
produces any one of these germs Is
much more likely to breed and thrive
in those who are depressed or dis
couraged, because of the body's close
sympathy with the mind.
A great surgeon in Napoleon's army
after the battle OF Eylnu, when the
conflict had waged bitterly for thirty
six hours without cessation, said that
the moral exaItation of the soldiers,
their realization of triumph was so
great. that they were literally in-
sensible to pain, hunger or exhaus.-
ton, even unconscious OF mortal
wounds. They were mentally and
spiritually buoyea up by their sense
of victory.
There is no health tonic like the
consciousness of having actually re-
allied a great ambition.
Desnair is a powerful depressant.
Even in our sports, in hard fought
boat races or football games, the de-
feated side suffers very much more
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
The Small College.
rom the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
In commenting on the great pub
licity given to Washington and JEFF
ferson College because of its football
prowess, the Springfield Republican
remarks rather .superciliously:
"Small colleges are usually frantic
to place themselves on the football
map because of the advertising they
get from a winning team. The small
college in Southwestern PennSyl-
vania, known as Washington and
Jefferson is now celebrated because
1t tied Harvard and beat Yale in one
season. 1t is advertised to the limit.
But who proposes to send his son to
Washington and Jefferson because
Of it's eleven?'
Well, perhaps no one in the vicinity
of Springfield. Mass, would send his
boy to q small college 600 or 700 miles
away because of its football record,
but yet 1t must be remembered that
there are in Western Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky
several million people for whom the
achievements of Washington and JET
ferson have a strong local interest,
and that it's prestige in football gives
II an added distinction in their eyes
In the competition of small colleges
high standard in athletics, If joined
to sound scholarship and century
cd history. such as Washington and
Jefferson possesses. is an advantage
not to be lightly thrust aside. Prob
ably in the territory from which il
draws its students there are COM
paratively few persns who are inter
| ested in the Yale-Harvard annual
regatta or who care who wins, but
| in New England this is looked upor
! as an important college event. ano
| there can be little doubt that Yale's
| long series of successes had their in.
! hllence in attracting students to thai
| institution. lust as Harvard's more
recent winning streak has probably
been of benefit to it.
Give the small college a chance
| There are MANY people who thinl
that in these DAYS of universities
boa sting OF 5000 1000 or 5000 stu
/ dents the good small celleee is some
thing precious to he cherished. IF /
gains fame in athletics let It hav,
it's Just due and be esteemed accord
ingly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
a Lie Insurnnce Incident.

From the Hartford, Conn, Courant.
The financial papers are discussing
the prevailing wide demand for loans
On life insurance policies. Since the
new tariff brought on business pros
tration there has been a large in
crease OF such loans and the COM
oanies have TO make them because
avs have been passed to that effect.
AS an investment the loans are Sc
curity itself. An old adage has 1t
that the best investment for any man
IS his own notes. These loans are
secured by the obligations of the COM
pany to the insured. The objection
to them is that they call for down
cash. while the life insurance scheme
is built UP on the theory that the
assets are capable TO long time in
yestment and are not liable to call
except as deaths occur or endowments
mature, all of which is a matter of
simple calculation and practically
definite determination. If q life COM
pany must keep ON hand ready cash
% meet such calls, its interest calcu-
atoms suffer.
But there is another objection and
hat Is that, where such loans are
made, they are practically never paid
Off The policy continues for the re-
Iuced amount and when it natures
1t the death of the insured there is
less than was expected, less than the
original policy calls for. Often, in
iced, the insured gets tired OF paying
he premium, knowing that less viii
sone back, and drops the investment
This doesn't directly hurt the COM
pany, but it hurts the business.
Men act more queerly about life in
snrance than any other detail of theil
Tally life. They have to be pushed
and urged before they will insure a.
III, though 1t is a safeguard whos'
rejection is always repented later
When they do insure, the clever agen
is liable 10 catch them for the com
pany that offers what seems the mos
altitude, no matter whether that lati
nde is consistent with greatest safet.
II not. As result companies hav
lad to seek legislation to protec
hem, one from another and from
themselves 1t may be recalled that
although in the end he yielded 70 pre-
vailing conditions and adopted tn
method, the late Colonel Greene
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

Many people think but little of the
consequences OF bad eyes, unless
blindness, or very sore eyes are
threatened or present. Such con-
ditions are terrible, but they do not
threaten the people or states as mucn
as other eye diseases that are not
apparently pitiable.
People who are blind or whose eyes
are hopelessly diseased are usually
taken care of in institutions and DO
not become a menace to the pupHc'
Rut school children whose eyes 100
all right, but who have certain dis
eases or defects that render study
and education a hardship, may be-
come a danger to other people. A
school child. born with an Undecided
cataract, or very near-sighteo' SO
that he cannot see the blackpoaIu'
soon falls behind his class ana pc
comes discouraged with his @chool-
life. A child with far-sight, or as
tiema tism. or some muscular defect
Of the ewes, by which, when ne
studies his eyes pain and he suffers
from headache will contract a dis
like for books, study and education,
and will perhaps be punished or kept
after school for something for which
he is really not to blame? Such chill
dren, their educational progress en-
barrassed or almost stopped by rea-
son of uncorrected physical defects,
soon acquire a 1oathing for education
and all that education represents,
and. the seeds of idleness and irres~
sponsibility being sown, may develop
into criminals and dependents.
No flight of fancy is required to
transform such children into the
non-supporting "ne'er do well" the
wandering and menacing tramp, or
the idle pleasure-seeking and misery
finding prostitute. Bad eyes that
hinder education mean distaste for
school. Idleness, truancy, bad as
sociates and habits, drinking, gam
bling, stealing, murder, prison and
the gallows may follow. This is no
fancy picture. 1t can be proved by
observation and statistics. Visit the
criminal courts. the reformatories,
the tails and prisons, and how often
do YOU find lawbreakers from the
ranks of the educated. Some, it is
true. are natural criminals, the off
spring of criminal parents, but even
here there must have been beg n
| ming, proceeding some generations
back, perhaps from some ancestor
who was deprived of proper train
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
UPLLFT TALKS
THE TONIC OF SUCCESS
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN,
Author Of Pushing to the Front" Etc.
Copyrighted 1914.

from the consequent strain and IA
tfgue because the mind Is depressed,
while the victorious. side Is buoyed
with the tonic of victory, the con-
seriousness of achievement.
After the triumph of the Braves in
Boston recently the players were 50
exhilarated at the sense of their VIC
tory that they forgot all the weari-
ness and the trials of their long base
ball campaign, and they seemed as
fresh, as buoyant, and as exultant as
though they we're just starting out
on their seasons work. On the other
hand, the Athletics slinl1ed off the
field and out of sight as quickly as
possible, crestfallen and Inundated
with their defeat.
The depressing influence of failure
and disaster are SO great that during
the present European war the gov
ernments are keeping, as far as pos
sible, all unfortunate defeats and I'M
fortunate happenings from the pub
lie, and publishing only the things
which would encourage. They fear
the influence of such news upon the
public mind, and especially upon the
enlistment of men and on the soldiers
who are not actually on the battle
field.
Physicians are making more and
more practical use OF uplifting
thoughts, cheerful emotions, and all
such health friends, and at the same
time are trying to eliminate our
health enemies such as fear, worry
and anxiety, and everything which
tends to discourage or depress the
mind.
II we would be successful as well
as physically vigorous and mentally
robust we must always keep our
minds trimming with Joy and hope,
buoyant, and filled with gladness.
Every moment we are attracting
good things or bad things, health or
disease, success or failure, We are
either attracting or repelling pros
perity by our mental attitude. Our
moods, our optimism or our pessi-
mism are always attracting their af-
finities, things like themselves thai
eventually materialize themselves in
our environment and then react
upon us.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Denmark's Schools

Only one person in 1000 in Den
mark is unable to read and write,
as compared with seven out of every
1000 in the United States. OF 26O,-
900 Danish children of school age only
$40 failed to attend school during the
year 1911.
These and other significant facts
are brought out by H. w. Foght, Of
the United States bureau of educa-
ton. Mr. Foght recently visited Den
mark to make personal Investigations
concerning school conditions and has
published the results in bulletin
just issued,
Compulsory attendance upon school
children between the ages of seven
and fourteen is so strictly enforced
in Denmark that "the few who per-
sist in avoiding their legal response
bilities are punished so severely that
they are glad enough to change their
minds
According to Mr. Foght, the Dan
ish schools are run six days in the
week, giving at least 246 school days
TO the year. The people are so I'M
bued with the value of education that
they will go to any extremity to
keep children in school.
School life is made attractive by
giving a large place to popular
songs. "Al teachers" says Mr..
Foght, must be able to instruct in
music, whether they can sing or not.
The teacher almost invariably &C
companies the songs with a VIOLIN.
which all teachers know how to
use" School music includes pa
triotic, religious and folk songs.
Danish schools do not use a spell
fe tea9I q
part of the reading process. Grammar
is likewise taught largely through
doing" as Mr.. Foght expresses it.
'?Dictation is given from some
classic; this is then analysed and
rules of grammar are applied as need
ed" The Bible is strongly empha-
sized in all the schools.
Children at school wear slippers and
the girls wear short bloomer-like
skirts. In their physical exercises,
which have a prominent place in even
the rural schools of Denmark the
peculiar dress of the girls serves them
will in giving freedom of movement.
Mr.. Foght says that the secret of
Denmark's high place in educational
affairs lies in the hold which the
teacher has upon the entire people
Every teacher is a professional
teacher. The salaries are among the
highest given to any class of workers
Teachers houses, with valuable
pieces of land attached, are fur
nished, in addition to the already
liberal salaries. Teaching is, from
every standpoint. made honorable in
Denmark. The teacher has high
social ranking, is a leader in both
| church and state, and is invariably
pensioned for disability or age.
Teachers so thoroughly furnished
and working under such happy con-
| ditions very naturally exemplify a
high order of teaching. Mr.. Foght
says: "The Danish teachers draw
upon their broad, general reading and
experience for much of the classroom
materials. instead of depending upon
| textbooks to furnish everything re-
CURED
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
. RAILROAD AS A FARM soHooLMAsrER

The railroad that recognizes its possibilities
as an educator in economics is good friend to the
public as well as to itself The Lehigh Valley Com
pany is enterprsng enough to have an agriculturis
on its official staff who writes letter to farmers
along it's route reminding them that in another year
Europe with much of its acreage laid waste by war,
will look to the United States for food and it is not
only business proposition but a moral obligation
for the American farmer or csttleman to double or
treble his production. The railroad company in this
matter is not philanthropst. 1t realizes that more
farm produce more freight income. But its
playing the schoolmaster in husbandry is none the
less commendable
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

in London with her sister. In their
London house they received the most
brilliant literary society of the day,
including Burke and Sheridan. The
Prince of Wales was one of Lady
Anne's greatest admirers, and this
was whispered not always to her
credit.
In the meantime the Scotch ballad
AUD Robin Gray had been pub
lished for many years and was
already a great favorite. Several
Scotchmen, including a clergyman,
had claimed it as their production.
Then, two years before her death,
Lady Anne wrote letter to Sir Wal
ter Scott, who was great admirer
of this simple little song, telling him
that she had written it. The old
Scotch air, she told him, was child
hood favorite of hers, but because
the original words that went with the
air were exceedingly indicate she
had had a desire to compose her own
words to the favorite air. So 1t was
that she wrote the simple lines that
have since made her name celebrated.
She published the poem anonymously,
and it was not till she was seventy
three years old that she revealed her
secret authorship.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
why should Mr.. Daniels objects


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
If the recent criticisms of the
navy are undeserved, why should
Secretary Daniels object to an in
yestigation? These criticisms do not
proceed from irresponsible persons.
Two official reports suggest that
there is at least some basis for them.
Explain the facts as he may Mr..
Daniels cannot deny that there Is a
shortage of enlisted men. that the
promotion system is discouraging to
officers and that both in equipment
and discipline q deterioration from
previous standards Is perceptible. His
reply to the statement of Mr. Gard
ner, reinforced by that Of Senator
Lodge, lodges the real issue. No one
blames the secretary because there
are not more ships or accuses him of
recommending to Congress an made
quate program. But If 1t is true, as
is freely asserted, that in naval mat
ters generally he has been prone to
ignore expert advice, he cannot evade
the responsibility for any decline in
the morale of the personnel.
This, however is not the main
issue. The country wants to know
all the facts, and ii has a right to
know them. Sitting investigation
viii not lessen this desire, but in
| crease it. Furthermore, the prestige
| of the administration, as well as the
department, will be impaired IL the
! belief that there is something to con-
ceal gains ground. Congress may be
willing to heed the Presidents ad-
monition to "go way back and sit
down." but the nation will be less
complacent. This is not a question
of increased armament solely, nor
has it anything to do with Mr.. Will
sons passionate desire to speak soft
ly while the big stick is hitting about
on the other side of the Atlantic
Whether the navy Is large or small
IL must always be in the highest
state of preparation for any emer'
gency. Is it in that state now
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

The past year 225 charters have
been issued by the A. F. of L. or
this number two were granted to in
ternationais, one State branch, 12S
trade unions. so federal unions and A
central bodies.
BROOKLYN butcher unions have won
a signal victory. Their demand for
81 a week increase in wages has been
granted by all the employers and the
union agreement signed.
In Paris there are some $4,000 men
employed on the tramway, under
ground and omnibus systems-10, 900
on the trans or surface railways,
5000 on the underground and 5000 in
the omnibus service.
One OF the unique industries of the
world is the seal fishery of Newfound-
land, which commences March IL and
closes April 20 of each year. The
commercial value of this fishery to
the colony is important, ranging from
100000 to 100000 per year. About
5000 men and from twenty to twenty
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
TO THE EXPOSITION VIA PANAMA.

An ocean trip to the Pacific by way OF the Panama
canal should be the avorite tour for Fasteners next
spring and summer. Even if the in Europe is
over by that time its effects will make sightseeing
on the continent melancholy function, and our own
country is to get large share of the tourist
business that formerly went abroad Enterprising
steamship companies already arranging for spe-
cal cruises over the route, with the Panama
Pacific Exposition as the goal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
News of the Labor World

five steamships and several sailing
vessels are engaged, the hunters
Drawing all the perils of the Arctic
ice fields in their hazardous, occupa
ton.
Vancouver Trades and Labor Coun
ell has appointed a special commit
tee to act with the BARRIERS Union
in introducing the City Council to
close barber shops ON all holidays.
Cooks in Colorado Springs. Colorado
City and Manitou are forming local
union to be chartered by the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees Interna-
tional Alliance.
For the purpose of awakening it,
terest in the question of civil pen
sions for government employees WASH
ington navy yard machinists are ar
ranging for banquet, to be held
next month. 1t is expected over 1000
will attend. Among the speakers
listed are Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, Secretary of Labor Wilson, and
United States Senator Cummins.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
What Bad Eyes May Mean to Nation

ing, education, possibly by bad eyes.
The great mass of criminals, how
ever are not born offenders, but be-
come so through association and lack
of cultivating and ennobling edu-
cation, which is, of course, pnac-
tically impossible IL bad eyes or other
defects prevent suitable education.
Education is one of the greatest bar
riers to crime and poverty. 1t is
therefore essential that our children,
the coming generation, should be
we'll educated, and that bad eyes, or
any other physical or mental defects,
should be detected and corrected, in
order that the requirement of an ed
ucation may become as easy and
agreeable as possible.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
RURAL CREDITS STILL HUNG UP.

1t is sadly apparent that one great economic bet
terment for this country is still far in the future
and that is system of rural credits. The elaborate
report of a commission which sent TO Europe to
study the successful workings of the idea there
has merely resulted in a number of irreconcable
schemes drawn up by various national lawmakers. 1t
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Cupid's Darts Find Muhlenberg Students
Faculty Does Not Object.


ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. S.-Cupid
has taken strangle hold on Mullen
berg students, whose nuptials take the
form of Opponents. Close on the
heels of the marriage in Philadelphia
last Friday of Guerney Afflerbach.
one of the basketball forwards, and
Miss Ruth Ormrod, came the an
nouncement that Walter Ettinger, a
senior, and Miss Ursula K. L. Butt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin D.
Butt. had been married in Norristown
on November 2S.
They went about it very quietly and
kept their secret ten days. Mr.. Et-
finger is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Ettinger, of Mount Bethel, Pa
The Muhlenberg faculty announces
that matrimony will not affect the
standing of the bridegrooms as stu
dents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
Answers to Health Questions

GRATEFUL. Does cleansing
teeth with hydrogen peroxide improve
them? I use 1t once daily.
2. Could you use peroxide to whiten
skin, tanned by outdoor work?
8. seem to have an enormous ap-
petite and am hungry two hours after
eating a hearty meal. / am never
sick. What would you advise?
I 1. No, it is very beneficial and by
gienic, as It kills germs that lodge
in the mouth and purifies the mouth
in general.
9. Hardly. 1t would bleach for
time, but constant exposure would
soon tan the flesh again.
8. Try a teaspoonful of oxide of
magnesia before your meals and
drink copiously of water and milk be-
tween and during your meals.
DR.. Hirshberg will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical
nv Rienic and sanitation subjects that are
OF general interest. He will not under
take to prescribe or offer advice for IN
diyiduaI cases. Where the subject Is not
OF general interest letters will be an
swered personally, II . stamped and ad-
dressed envelope is enclosed. Address all
Inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshberg, care
this Office.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
ny DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.
A. g., NJ A, NJ D. (John Hopkins).

lions, eat what they crave and de-
mand a full and correct diagnosis.
No human creature can thrive with
out fruits, yet the fruits are above
all things inherently acid. The malic,
citric and related acids of apples. lem
ons, oranges, kumquats, bananas,
peaches, grapes, figs, plums, pears
and almost all fruits are wholly
necessary to sustain that mysterious
something called life. Physicians who
impose upon their victims a nom
fruity. acid-absent diet are juggling
with that most fragile of fibres, bod
lily vitality.
Nay, the acid minerals found abund
! antly in acid fruits and acid vege-
tables are the very ones demanded
by the fabric of life. The flesh can
not long maintain its health with
out such acids.