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Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

cord and the nervous system. They must
be well chosen and not too violent.
For women there Is a simple exercise that,
perslstently followed for two 20 five minutes a
day, Will greatly strengthen the back. SIT on
the floor, stretching the legs before you. Place
the palms against the ankles, bring the palms
together and slowly raise them until they are
above the head. Then move them, still clasped,
as far behind the head as you can Bring them
slowly back to the position from which they
started.
A second movement for strengthening the
back is TO lie nat upon the floor, then rise
slowly until the body rests upon the palms and
toes, the hack being arched, slantIng from back
to fore, as does a kangaroo's.
When she has become expert IN this she
can add value TO the exercise by raising one
leg on a level with the body After consider.
able practice she can use the legs alternately
with direct advantage TO the spine.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

Fortunately, however. the structures Of our
neighbors cease with the privacy Of ones
own room. Here, at least, during the night,
there Is no need to keep out the life-giving
air, no need to prevent the elimination by
evaporation of the waste products Of the
body. Women are much more sensible than
men in this respect, for their night wear is
usually thinner and more flmy and frequent.
ly contains much lace insertion which adds
to the aeration.
night dress to be healthful should al.
ways be sleeveless because OF the glands un-
der the armpit, and, when possible, should
be made like cloak to open all the way
down the front perhaps fastened across the
bosom by single ribbon. Moreover. this
fastening should be loosened before finally
settling for the night,
Pajamas, from the standpoint of health, are
an abomination. For a commercial traveller
sleeping in a different bed every night, a
Summer cottager or tentdweller exposed to
the sudden changes OF temperature at night.
or in similar conditions, pajamas are a wise
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
y We OUGHT NOT WEAR NIGHT CLOTHES

~ ONT sleep in pajamas or night dress
II you think you must, use the very
thinnest, sheerest material that can be
found.
Our present system of clothing with tight.
fitting hats for men and hair coiled on the
head for women gives rise to headaches;
high collars interfere with the functions of
the thyroid gland and cause nervousness; the
woman's corset and the clasping embrace of
a mans suspenders or belt keep the air from
the body; clothing that prevents a current Of
air from cooling US and tight shoes made of
leather which absolutely prevent the needed
evaporation from the sudorihc glands be-
tween the toes-all are injurious to health.
Many people would rather suffer head
aches than seem queer" Many a man will
doom himself to nervous strain rather than
have his feIlowmen think him careless or
slovenly. 1t is unfortunately true that un.
hSgienic clothing is the rule, and we should
be regarded as faddists II we were entirely
to break away from custom. Most people do
not consider good health worth the penalty
of popular disfavor.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

missible. OF course with younger children the time
will be divided suitably into the regular night rest and
daytime maps.
On OF the delicate body 1t is much
better not to rock baby to sleep to give him paciher
nipple to pull away upon, thus exciting stomach
and fluids unnecessarily to allow him to sleep
with older people, to permit rregulary in his habits,
TO give food unsuited to HIS TO allow him TO lie wet
and uncomfortable to excite him by attentions he
is vastly better off without
Clothes should never hamper Change of position
should be provided for the of young infants,
also regular exercise In the bath, kicking blanket
or bed, creeping etc
Improperly nourished children likely to develop
nervous habits, thumb Angersucking, pulling the
suffering, stammering while marked symptoms
OF disease may present themselves result of
arrangement
Commissions tetany, aryngo-spasm, breah-holding.
epilepsy, chorea (St Vitus dncel spasmodic affections
las hiccough noddng of head, wry neck, etc., hys-
terra headaches disorders of speech disorders of Sleep
injurious habits such dirt eating. nabiting head
banging. etc. all listed under diseases Of the
vous system.
The mother who nurses her baby must beware OF
becoming neryousy tired irritated herself this
affects her milk secretion than the diet she lives
upon. The milk quantity is lessened by worry and the
character quite changed baby should be nursed
for at least hour after the mother has been
tally disturbed.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

causes OF death has levied heavy toll on the
population OF all civilized countries ."
There sre," says DR.. Crum, authentic rec
ords of great epdemics OF measles in England
and Scotland from the early part of the seven
teenth century; and after Sydenhams descrp-
tion Of the London epidemics OF 1870 and 1874,
there remains no doubt Of the more or less con-
tinuous and wide havoc wrought in Great Britain
and Europe by this particular form OF eruptive
fever Epidemics OF measles were frequent,
widespread and fatal throughout the eighteenth
and the nineteenth century"
Some charts prepared by DR.. Crum show
century Of averages OF deaths from measles COM
puted for periods OF ten years. Among children
under ten years the highest rate occurred in the
decade 1SS2-1S91; the lowest in that of 1902-l912
Yet. 1t is stated. measles Is now more widely
diffused, even In the rural districts than ip the
Hfties and sixties Of the nineteenth century.
Records from fifteen American cities show cpl
denies of measles, recurring with quite de-
gree Of regularity at intervals Of from three 70
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
What to Do When YOUR BACK ACHES

NFHEN you say Of a backache, at is moth
W ing serious" you make glaring error
w The truth is few Affections befall the body
that are more serious than backache. Whata cor
nerstone is to a house, keel to ship, its roots
10 a tree, the backbone is TO the body, and when
the back aches there is usually something wrong
with the backbone. Not only does the long curry
ing spinal column hold the body together, but
upon it depend the grace and rapidly OF the
body's movements. Besides it keeps up the con
nection and communication between the muscles
and the brain.
That women complain more Of backache
than do men is due TO their wearing tighter
clothing and their habit of taking less exer-
else
II you have a weak back strengthen 1t. ana
the way to strengthen 1t Is to give It adequate
exercise. Exercises will strengthen the
muscles of the back, the backbone, the spinal
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
High Gate.

the general source
GLYNN-From the Celtic glen; one OF many surnames
derived from words naming features OF natural seen
ery--as Lynn, cascade and Craig, from crag.
GRANGER-From the French grange" barn.
GROSVENOR-From the French 'gros veneur," great
hunter. applied to royal servant.
HALL--A name due to residence near the Hail." or
great house of the English neighborhood
INGIdS-Eary Scotch for English; at the same time
Scott is an English name. Esco borne by Norman
family beyond the border.
INMAN-From inn servant; derived in the same way
hostler from the French "hosteer" (modern form,
'hotelier'O.
JANAwAY-Local English dialect for the Italian city
of Genoa
JARDINE-From the Gardiner adapted
from the French "Jardn," garden
JUKBS, JUDKINS-English local surname forms de-
rived from Jordan, river.
KNAPP, KNOWLES-Local English for knoll or hillock
LACBY-In the Doomsday Book, de Laoi, from the Nor
hamlet OF Lassy.
LANYON-A Cornish surname, derived from Ian
church. and meaning churchman Other Cornish
names will be recognized by such prefixes as: Pen,
hill; Pol, pool; Tre, settlement.
LATMEREnglish local speech for Latiner one skilled
in Latin
LoRIMER-From the Latin forum" bridlerein;
brdlemaker
LEsTER-tEnglish phonetic for the town for Leicester
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

DIPL0CK-From North Britain pro-
nunciation Of deep lake.
DOLITTLE-Deriv from the obvi-
Gus meaning of its compounds.
DYER-Modern form signifying the
occupation OF dyer; from the Anglo
Saxon feminine, ''digheSter," the
name Dexter is derived.
ECCLES-A Celtic surname derived
from the Greco-LAtin "ecclesia," Of
flcers OF the church.
EWART-From the old English cwe-
herd, herder OF ewes.
EYRE-Phonetic old English for heir
also Ayre and Ayres.
FALIJOWS-Derived from land that
is fallow.
FARADAY--Old English for a way
faring or travelling laborer; day
was the word for laborer coming
from the root of the German word
meaning to serve.
FARRAR - From farrier (French
"ferrier'). one who shoes animals
with iron Latin, "ferrumO.
FAULKNER--From falconer, a deal
er in hawks.
FAUCETT-From the Scandinavian
force" waterfall, by an accident.
al spelling; whence also faucet" a
water-tap.
FLETCHER-A maker of arrows,
from the French 'fleche."
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

MA head of the modern language department at Uni.
Versiy College, Nottingham, England II is published by
q. p Dutton & Co., New York.
The following list of occupative and place family
names, with their derivation is made up of that
fail to speak for themselves in modern terms As here
defined they will furnish clues to the origin OF many
others.
AFlKWR1GHT-A maker Of bins arks as they were
called.
ARMOUR-Armourer, maker OF armour.
BA1DEY-Meanng person in possession, as a bailif
BlCKNBIL-From the English village Bickenhall, or
Bickenhi
BRIGGS-North of England dialect for bridges.
CARRUTHERS-The name Of a hamlet in Scotland.
CHAPMAN-old English for a small merchant who
sells cheaply
CHEETHAM-The name OF a place now a part of Man.
chester England.
CHuSHoLM-From the Scandinavian "chs," pebble
and "holm," river island.
OWPERTEWAITE-North of England dialect: Cow.
per-" copper; "thwste," to cut
CULPBPPBR-An old English occupation name, mean
ing literally to gather pepper berries.
CUTLBR-One who makes cutlery, from old French
"coute" knife
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
How NECTAR Becomes HONEY

T HE honey stored by bees and the nectar produced
by flowers entirely different substances. Both
= are sweet to the taste; but whereas nectar is a
thin fluid with high percentage Of water and gener
ally flavor suggestive OF the flower from which 1t
came honey is much thicker with far less water and
with no odor flavor Of any particular blossoms
The differences between the raw nectar and the I'm.
ished honey brought about partly within and partly
outside the bodies Of the bees. The nectar Is sucked
up by the bees long tongue into portion of its dges
tive apparatus known the honey The newest
theory is that here portion OF the water is removed
from 1t and that slight chemical change also takes
place.
On the bees return to its home, the new denser
liquid is discharged from the mouth into the cells Of
the hive and the secretions of certain glands in the
bees head mixed with it. Science has demonstrated
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

THB monster auditorium in the
George Washington Memo
rial which Is to be erected in
Washington will be the first hall of
any size in this country to embody
all the latest theories Of acoustics.
The auditorium will seat 5000 per.
sons. The architects promise that
everybody in this large audience
will be able TO hear distinctly a
speakers voice even though II be Of
only moderate carrying power. Only
sufferers from deafness will have
any reason for preferring front row
seats 10 those in the extreme rear,
for there are 10 be no deaf spots"
and none OF the confusing echoes
which destroy the usefulness of 80
many halls.
In their plans for this auditorium
the architects have followed the ad-
vice Of Professor Wallace C.. Sabine.
OF Harvard University, one OF the
greatest authorities on the subject
of acoustics.
At Professor Sabine's suggestion
the auditorium will be built in the
Rights Reserved.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

Men. because OF their greater strength. may
beneht by heavier exercises, directed toward
strengthening the spine. the backward kick
is a good one for the beginner. Standing erect,
with shoulders thrown back and hands on the
leg, then the other. Begin with a half dozen
repettions OF the exercise and as the muscles
become accustomed TO them repeat them hf-
teen times.
An exercise that strengthens the spine and
the abdominal muscles. being OF equal value for
each, is 70 bend the body slowly forward and
back from the waist. More difficult is the
bending the body at the waist and turning It
20 the side, touching the floor with the finger
tips or palms. Reversing the posture 20 the
other side, repeat the exercise, which consists
OF three parts. First bending waist forward
turning the body sidewise and, last, touching
the moor as described This must be slowly
and never too forcibly done.
soDVriEht 1914 kv thu star Company. Great Brita
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

uiJuOu6u tuc bpAilui NOHu VANVhuo wv
er than in the adult.
1t Is very supple and easily
twisted. The nervous system goes
through a prolonged and complex
changs and does not become ripe"
until maturity.
The brain grows more during the
first two years of life than during all
succeeding years. In infancy the body
fluids are unstably and their equilib-
rum easily disturbed, and not until
about the fourth year does the con
solidatiOn Of the body begin, part OF
the spine not becoming osSitied until
after the eighteenth year.
] will be easily seen that the child
has quite enough to attend to in order
to develop in healthy manner with
out being expected TO entertain II,
elders by amusing tricks, by being
kept awake evenings because 1t Is
so cunning, or because It suits the
convenience Of its elders to take It 70
places OF entertainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

that there Is formc acid in these secretons and this
probably serves antiseptc and prevents decompo
sition of the honey.
The honey, however is not yet "ripe"-it is still too
nmped To promote further evaporation OF water and
bring the honey to the consistency which know
OF the bees marshal themselves in long lines the
entrance OF the hive and by rapid vibration of their
where the honey is stored.
At such times a strong current Of air may be
felt coming out Of the hive by quietly bringing the hand
close to the entrance This process is continued all
night to greater less extent and is the OF
the buzZng that may be heard inside healthy hive
long after dark a Summer night.
When honey is ripe" II contains about twelve per
cent less water than the nectar and is free from
scent flavor.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

46 volts may give a shock even cause
death.
Those who have studied the subject strongly advise
against the widespread practise of installing electric
lights in side walls at such height that they may
touched by person standing in the tub the floor
The only safe place for electric fixtures the bath
room Is close to the ceiling that they be oper-
ated only by turning perfectly insulated flush switch
Just inside the door.
Derby hats have been found to be another fruitful
cause Of death serious injury by electricity. The
steel wire which forms the framework of every derby
makes the best possible conductor for electric
rent This is why electricians and others whose work
brings them close to hghpower cautioned
to wear derbies.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
LIGHT Your BATH from ABOVE

you want to avoid the danger of being accidentally
electrocuted' never take bath in a room where
the electric lighting fixtures installed in such
way that they be reached when you are standing
or sitting in the tub
This is the advice given by scientists who have been
investigating the large number Of accidents from cleo
trio shock occurring in bathrooms. "'
There is peculiar danger It is found, from coming
In contact with an electric current while taking bath
owing to the fact that when the surface of the body
Is moist offers less resistance to the current than
when dry.
~ Under such conditions currents Of as low tension as
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
AEIaII Where YouCAN'T HELP HEARING

form Of an .pse. The elliptical
plan was recommended because Il
has been found that the Zine OF
equal sound" extending from the
speakers platform around a room is
an ellipse.
A man sitting in the last row fac
ing the speaker hears Just as we'll as
one who sits nearer hut on to one
side. The ellipse. by permitting
more people TO sit facing the speaker
within a given area is therefore re-
garded as the most efficient ar
Tangement for a large auditorium.
The auditorium will have q fiat.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07
Where Our
SURNAMES
Came From

IIVVTHAT'S in name"-your name, for instance?
= w There are only four general classes Of
English surnames. Fifty per cent of these
are derived from the two sources OF place or locality
and of occupation Many Of these names offer no prob
em meaning Just what they say. For example, Hill and
Dyer, But there many others whose present spell.
ing gives no hint Of their origin.
Good examples Of these obscure name-meanings are
found in Hyattloca English speech for highgate and
Calvert-lterally calfherd. who herds calves In
English medieval times and for generations after there
were no hard and fast rules for spelling And as there
were different dialects for nearly every county in Eng
land, phonetic spellings naturally different To
compcate matters the Norman invasion imported hun
dreds OF French Of all kinds and deriyat,ons
which suffered score Of different kinds OF corruptions
The scandinavian invaders, too had left their mark
10 names from that language The whole mass of names
was nctured with those of Latin old AngloSaxon Ger
mAu Gaelic and Celtic origin. During succeeding cen
turtles accepted spengs Of names changed as their pro
nunciation changed, often becoming simpler and some
times losing the last clue to their original meaning
10 trace modern family names back to their source
Is task which many philologists have set for them
selves Quite number of books have been published
on the subject each adding something to the results
Shown by their predecessors The most recent of such
volumes, highly interesting In explanatory wav and
bearing evidence OF scientific methods is called be
Romance OF Names" Its author is Ernest Weekey
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

CHILD is not an adult in miniature. From the
~ moment OF birth until full adult life there
is one continuous change The brains Of chill
dren large but contain high percentage OF water
Certain brain cells not present at birth. The de-
velopment OF those that do exist and the formation
tinue until maturity.
For the first eight years the brain develops
rapidly in structure complexity then the growth be-
comes slower.
In quite marked a manner the nerve fbres and
cells and the spinal cord itself develop their maturer
functions At birth the spine is broader and shorter.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

domed roof which will be con-
structed of porous tile, especially
adapted 20 absorb sound. This tile
is a new invention which was used
for the first time In ST. Thomas
Church. New York.
Besides its excellent acoustics an
other feature of the George Wash
ington Memorial win be its ample
means OF entrance and exit. The
gallery, for example, will seat 1000
persons and leading from 81 viii be
eight stairways wide enough TO ac-
commodate the entire seating eapa-
city at one time.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

Its victims especial
ly from children un-
der ten years Of age,
but occasionally at
tacks an adult It
shows no preference
OF sex, locality, race
or climate, but since
the time when any
records were kept of
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

n TSASLOS has not generally been taken
MI seriously" Indeed, a certain health
officer is quoted as recommending that
strong healthy children, under careful control
should contract measles ito escape the malg
nancy of the disease in adult age"
Yet according TO recent study by DR.. f. s.
Crum, one per cent Of all osaths may be traced
to measles, and from one 70 six per cent Of all
cases OF measles are fatal. The disease chooses
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

FULLER - From
the Fren c h
" 10 uler" to
trample; with
w ak er and
Tucker. derived
from the proc.
ess of finishing
wooden cloth.
GALE From the
English gaol. a
place of con
nnement.
GARDEN From
the Scandinav.
ian "gart h."
meaning yard,
Applegarth (of
W h ich Apple
gate Is a cor
ruptlon) an d
Wynyard wine
yard) are from
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-07

precaution against taking cold. But to most
men living In cities and towns the modern
custom OF wearing night clothes-it is scarce
ly more than a couple of centuries old
should be abandoned. A man should go TO
sleep, as his forefathers did. robed in moth.
ing more than his own freshly-bathed skin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-02
BEGIN WORK JUNE 1
 ON KRESS BUILDING

The only obstacle remaining in the way of the new Kress building on Sec ond avenue, which was lease owned by the Odeon theatre, has been over come and it is announced that the buildings now occupying the three sites, 1910-12-14 Second avenue, will be torn away June 1 and the new build ing started. Negotiations for the sale of the lease held by the Odeon have been under way for sometime and were concluded only yesterday. It has al ready been announced that the new building will cost about $65,0OO. It Will be of modern construction and three stories high. The building of the kress company on Second avenue Is one or the structures which will be demoi- ished for the new building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-02
AT THE PRESS CLUB

Among the out-of-town guests regis tered at the Birmingham Newspaper club yesterday were: IA w. McCord, Louisyille Monroe Aaron, Jasper; A. C. Taner, Philadelphia; A. NJ. Grayson, Selma; J. V. Mallory, Selma; W. F. Ormand, Selma; k. W. Pettus, selma R. L. Glenn, Florence; A. M. McGahee Tuscaloosa. J. E. O'Brien, Boston; $. L. Tyson, Montgomery;. P. P. Haynes. New Orleans; Max. B. Hellman, New York Sam Latham, Clanton; w. W. Gamble Nashville; E. A. Woods, New York; R. D. Argo, Jasper; R. A. Argo, Jas per; E. H. Rolston, Chattanooga; w A. Hines, Athens; c. E. Herrin. Gull man; c. E. Bowman, Oxford w. k Ward. Newark; Charles Layman, Mo bile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-02
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN . REVIVAL IS GROWING
Attendance Increasing at Each Serv- ice-Dr. Ogden Breaches on
 "Home" at Noon Yesterday

i The evangelistic services at the First
 presbyterian church, in which pr. D..
 IT. Ogden is assisting pr. John s. Eos
 ter pastor, continues to grow in interest.
 nuring the past week the congregations
 have steadily increased under the preach
 ing of pr. ogden. The subject of his
 monday sermon yesterday was ''The
 Home"
 He declared 1t to be the greatest mem
 aced institution in the world. The speak
 CT developed three lines of thought. The nrst was--what Is the home? Place, peo-
 ple and possessions make it, he declared. The modern tendency to congestion, to the crowded quarters instead of to even an humble place of light and air and freedom was criticised. as was also the children's home.
 Possessions were defined as the lawful centering of affection upon the things that ministered to comfort and culture. What are the perils Of the home? was the speaker's next line of thought. He mentioned five. First, easy divorce. tho viewing of marriage as a contract tc be dissolved at pleasure: second, irnper. feet conceptions of marriage; third. thu erecting of artificial centers, through growing club life, leaving the home only . place where one sleeps and occasional' pered with love; fifth. the substitution of material for spiritual values. "What are the safeguards of thu | homer" asked the speaker. He declaret | them to be character. love and religion. pr. ogden Will speak three tinnes to morrow at the Efrot ckurch. corner o
 Fourth avenue and Twenty-arst streee