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ply OF fuel. 1t would seem then that the
nerve cells OF person who is wide awake
and feeling vigorous should show marked
difference in their structure from those OF
person who is tired and sleepy
This is what two painstaking French
scientists-Drs. Pieron and Lcgendre-re-
Gently set out to demonstrate. To prove this
they compared the nerve cells of dogs who had
been kept awake for several days with those
OF dogs who had been given their usual
amount OF sleep.
4 The experiments were cruel in the extreme.
Thirteen dogs were kept awake in ways that
must have been torture for them for periods
ranging from six 10 ten days and nights
When the poor beasts had become so weary
that they we're at the point of death they
we're killed and their nerve cells taken out
for examination under a microscope.
The nerve cells or dog which has been
having normal amount of rest show a large
number of flakes" or spots In the cells OF
the dogs who had been tortured by loss OF
sleep for a week or more it was found That
these spots had decreased considerably or al
together disappeared Even the shape OF the
cells was In some cases greatly changed, prov.
ing that fatigue is only Natures way of let
Ting US know that our nerve cells need to be
laid off for repairs.
Recent experiments have shown that both
nerve cells and muscles lack oxygen when
they are tired, and that they also secrete a
Copyright, 1914, by tho Star Company. Grea
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Why We Feel SLEEPY Even When We Have Done NO HARD WORK

{ LEEP remains. in spite OF new facts con-
corning it which are constantly being
~" brought 10 light, of the greatest
mysteries which science still has 10 clear up
Just what makes us sleepy and what
changes in our bodies the feeling OF drowsi.
ness represents is still good deal of puzzle.
1t is easy to understand why hard physical
or mental labor should make us want rest,
nut why DO we feel sleepy at night, even If
we have been sitting all day with folded
.hands7
Science now tries to explain this ny the
fact that our sense organa--the doors through
which receive impressions from the out
side world are seeing, hearing and feeling
all The time. Even when We think our mind
and body perfectly al rest these sense organs
arc working, and by their activity stimu-
latng the nerve cells OF our brains to effort.
which finally results in fatigue and the desire
FOR sleep
The slightest activity in the nerve cells
means that living tissue Is being burned up,
and that sooner or later repair in the form OF
sleep viii be needed These cells are like
candesthe require new material to burn
up after certain time, and while IL is being
supplied their activity must cease for while
You may sit i.y for hours at a time and i'm
,aginc your brain is doing nothing, yet all tho
time some Impressions are being made on It,
and the material In tho nerve cells is being
burned up, although, of course, not so rapidly
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Has the SCARLET PLAGUE Begun Jack London Predicted?

JACK LoNDON'S much discussed story, The Scarlet
Plague" printed last Summer in The American
j Sunday Monthly Magazine Section, has had
startling confirmation by Dr. Rappin director o. the
Pasteur Institute OF Nantes, France.
Mr.. Londons theory was that new microbes are con-
tnualy developing and that the human is liable to
be wiped out any time that specially virulent form
is evolved.
At wedding feast in the little OF Choet, near
Orleans, h!rtyonc ate OF large dish of
ard OF these fifteen died in spite energetic medical
treatment, the remainder expected recover but
viii probably carry the effects OF the poisoning part
all OF their lives.
DR.. Rappin. explained in these pages recently
able TO identity brandneU bacillus, which he
found IN the custard and in the bodies OF the dead,
well in the blood of those who survived. This
microbe given TO guinea pigs, killed them in less than
eight hours. Mice. the other hand affected
at all by the rnicrobe. The important question
where these strange germs had come from
After prolonged investigation IL found that not
many days before the fatal wedding similar poison
ing case had occurred smaller scale at farm
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peculiar kind OF fatigue acid" DR.. Pieron
proved the latter fact by taking matter from
Inc cells OF his WORKOUT dogs and injecting it
into the brains OF wide.awake animals 1t
promptly put them into deep sleep. An ex-
animation OF their nerve cells few hours
later showed that they had undergone the
same changes We're seen in the dogs that
had been kept awake from $50 to 293 hours
at stretch.
In the process OF doing a days work there
is gradual accumulation OF this fatigue
acid in our nerve cells, although tho blood Is
constantly trying to prevent It, When the
amount of acid gets too great find 1t i'm
possible to keep our eyes open and fall asleep
ut our work
Ii We could give our nerve cells sufi.
GENTLY large blood supply we could probably
work forever without getting tired or feeling
the need of sleep. Persons who can sit up all
night without feeling any iii effects the next
day or who require only four or Ave hours
sleep night are those who have unusually
abundant blood supply.
When we feel sleepy the drain upon the
nerve cells stops and the heart has an o2por-
tunity to put them into good working order
again. The heart luckily never gets tired
unless we strain It. When we do demand too
much Of the heart it becomes unable to repair
the nerve cells properly during sleep. and as
result the whole nervous system goes to
pieces.
Crfg os~ c;nLt
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cident. and not from any protection
furnished by the filtration plant in
the nose.
II men were more savage, DR..
Paget says-if they snorted, snuffed.
snored. and turned up their noses as
many animals do, the muscles OF the
nose would remain active and keep
the inside of the organ from becom-
ing fabby, weak and useless.
Or. Paget, like nearly everybody
else, disil1es men and women who
are contemptuous, who sniff their
noses at everything. and always act
as IL there we're foul-smelling as
safoedita on their lips. Yet such per
sons who are literally turning thci.
noses up at everything are really
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is valuable who have purpose in life and hate ta
waste unnecessary moments in transportation Yet
in clement weather everyone has wait till some fat
or sleepy old "fuddy buddy" waddles up down the
stairs To push these sleepy individuals aside is
edered rude and ill-nannered.
In cold weather the temper Of the crowd changes.
and even IL the dawdler doesn't wake of his
own account, the others will push along with scant
ceremony. Halt minute saved for 100 people in this
hours time rescued from going to waste
1t is probably this occasional speeding up Of every
which accounts for the difference in character and
efficiency OF northern compared with southern races
On this theory one might expect the Eskimo to be
The most efficient OF all. or he is
handicapped by almost insuperable natural difficulties
Vet If he not extraordinarily efficient he would
not be able to keep alive at all his
fields
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G After NEGOTIATIONS OF the preventive serum for
seventeen days the child was returned to his
parents evidently out OF danger. So far the case
presented nothing novel But the day after the
boys return his mother developed symptoms Of
hydropbobia and removed to hospital.
There she died. as is almost invariably the case
when the serum is not administered long before
symptoms appear.
The question arose to how the mother be-
came infected The boy was obviously we'll
when he returned. for he has remained so ever
since. Also, the symptoms appeared in the
mother 100 soon to have come from such later
source.
II was suggested that she had kissed the boy
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before ne left for the hospital This could not
infect her. as the rabies microbe had not time to
nave spread over the boys system The mother
had not come in contact with the dog or even
seen it.
Az last it was found that the mother on the
day of the biting had sewn up the rent in the
boys trousers caused by the dogs teeth She
had wet the thread in her lips after passing it
through the cloth thus transferring the rabies
microbes left by the dogs teeth to her mouth
and into her system.
In spite of such cases as this and statistics
from every large city in the world, there are
people who oppose muzzling city dogs and try
10 prevent the police from kllinJ mad ones
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house the outskirts OF Cholet Twenty persons
drinking OF some curdled milk all taken violently
ill eight to ten hours later. One young woman died
Dr. Bile had also found bacillus in her blood which
seemed to be the the Cholet germ. 1t is
believed that the microbe got its first chance TO
invade human body through the milk to which
it had probably been brought b. flies
Passing through the bodies OF twenty victims OF
the milk. adapted itself to its environment and
was ready to strike the next human being with more
deadly effect. Again flies evidently the vehicle
which carried the new germ TO the wedding custard
In its second attack on the human body the germ
which Dr. Rappin calls bacillus hypertoxcus," had inn
prove It's deadly efficiency that instead OF killing
only one OF twenty It scored fifteen deaths out of
thirty-one victims
II this hypertoxicus could spread from person TO
another increasing its vruence with each new victim
II is quite probable that the human might be
Ungulshea Luckily the enemy to be dangerous,
be taken in by the mouth and therefore the preca,
ons OF the French scientists likely prevent the
new disease from spreading until the microbes have
died
Had 1t been germ which needs only End a odg
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The Surprising New Scientific Theory That Vac

vaccination gives US immunity, for while at least
against some specific disease such as typhoid or
smallpox. This would be very we'll indeed il we did
not have to for 1t BY losing part least of our
natural immunity to tuberculosis.
In quoting other authorities DR.. Woodruff said in
recent paper:
lie Tulle tells me that all serums and vaccines will
cause incipent OF tuberculosis get worse Dr.
C. H. Spooner. and Louis and Combe, assistants 10
Vincent at the Val dc Grace in Paris noticed that
anu-typhod vaccnes bring out any latent chronic
disease particularly tuberculosis. The latter states
that vaccine acts like tuberculin and that they have
thus been able to detect active tuberculosis cases
where the condition suspected before the
innoculation
"Chantmerse OF Paris, informs that he mas seen
two cases OF rapid tuberculosis develop a few days
after antyphoid vaccination he particularly
sgainst using It where tuberculosis is suspected
IT has long been observed in all countries WHERE
statistics completely kept that typhoid epidemic
is always followed by OF tuberculosis. This was
known long before the days OF serums vaccinations
and anttoxns 1t guessed quite naturally that the
ravages OF typhoid weakened the system to such an
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Now it has been discovered that
bee stings are as effective a cure for
inebriety as for rheumatism This
important discovery was made quite
by accident in London hospital.
Five men were being treated for
chronic rheumatism. Four OF them
had been hard drinkers Cor years and
one was confirmed drunkard
Bee Bungs were applied to them
and the rheumatic condition promptly
subsidized. When they we're finally
discharged they found that the
treatment had done more than cure
the rheumatism-it had destroyed
their taste for alcohol Even the
sight OF q drink nauseated them, and
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Vaccination and Serums Save us from One
Disease Only to Give us Something Worse

extent as to lay it invasion by the germ OF con
sumption Where the weakness lay has only recently
been understood.
Scattered about the body numberess glands little
and big. Some OF them secrete fluids which can be
recognized, like the glands in the eye and the
saliva glands in the mouth
There arc greater number which have no ducts
leading to the surface cavities of tho body and
therefore whatever they secete directly into the
blood Itself These called fluid or ductless glands
few OF the larger important ones are partially
understood
The suprarenal glands, for instance, located near
the kidneys, secrete substance called adrenaln which
controls the heart and the blood pressure If these
glands cease operating the adrenalin supply in the
blood stream is soon used up. The result Is rapid
collapse OF the whole circulation ending with
OF the heart, and death.
These glands have other duties apparently
with fighting infectious diseases. When person is
sick from disease the suprarenas are called
upon to overwork manufacturing least part of tho
antttoxns which nature supplies as antidotes TO the
poison OF the microbes
Overwork produces exhaustion of the glands so that
after severe fever like typhoid patients glands
are In feeble condition Not only are they unable to
rally with their old strength to meet a new germ
attack but the regular task OF producing adrenalin
becomes burden them.
sudden deaths from socalled heart failure after
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HYDROPHOBA Caught from NEEDLE and THREAD

F-TTHAT hydrophobia can be caught from
mad dog without his biting touch
Ing the victim has just been proved in
suburb of Budapest. Hungary.
A small boy was bitten by neighbours dog,
The dog was at once captured and examined be-
cause in Europe the authorities very much
careful in preventing rabies than in the
United States.
Examination gave to suspect hydro
phobia The dog killed, which would have
aroused storm of sentimental opposition in
America. Mcroscopcal investigation proved the
Doctors suspicious be right, and the boy
sent to the Pasteur institute for anti-rabies
treatment
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BEE STINGS to Make Drunkards SOBER

T T has long been known that bee
stings are OF great value in the
treatment OF rheumatism. The
poison which a bee intects into your
hody when it stings you not only re-
,ieves the rheumatic pains and
swellings, but makes person more
or less immune TO further trouble
from the disease.
80 the fornic acid which is found in
large quantities in the bees venom
Formic acid, as has been shown By
experiments with hundreds of cases.
is the best OF antidotcs for the poisons
in the system which stiffen the joints
and muscles with rheumatism.
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the crisis is passed the fever gone and the natien,
OBVIOUSLY on the road TO health as common ms heo
are perplexins The these heart fail,resn
during convalescence is known to be the exhaux
lion OF the suprarenal glands which have finally after
winning the battle against the microbes failed in their
other task of supplying adrenalin to make the hearb
beat
Diphtheria probably throws the most violent straim
OF all on these glands but fortunately 1t is not so pro,
longed in typhoid
Vaccnes and serums have their effect by Stimulating
in the body the conditions which found in the dis
ease they arc meant to prevent The suprarenal and
other glands deceived and work furousIy in
ife-and-death effort to produce anti-toxins. These
antttoxins give the body immunity against the reat
disease but at almost great cost in exhaustion os
the glands.
This Is why serums and vaccinations are followed by
increased death rate, BY tuberculosis and other dis,
eases 1t Is suspected that the cancer
as we'll as the grip tuberculosis has on the modern
human is largely the result OF the worldwide vac.
cnation against smallpox
II this theory is it is evident that no person
with weakness of the heart any inclination toward
tuberculosis should risk his health to the great strain
Of vaccination treatment as preventives OF
disease.
patient who has already contracted disease suck
as diphtheria may wisely because 1t Is u
choice between the greater evil or the disease itself
and the lesser one of the serum.
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since leaving the hospital several
months ago not one has touched
liquor.
The hospital physicians. who were
as greatly astonished at this uuex-
pected result as their patients. have
set on foot a widespread investiga.
ton into the effects of bee stings on
drunkards 10 see whether they are IN
Infallible cure for inebriety.
Facts already brought 70 light
show that an intoxicated person is
quickly sobered by bees sting, and
that drinking men who take I'D work
among bees, where they are fire.
auently stung. soon lose their old
craving for alcohol.
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OF putting series Of glass balls different over
plants The plants under the blue glass will grow and
increase in size and vigor rapidly. while those under
the green glass will gradually wither and fade.
Experiments like this will further show that the
order OF colors ranked their eg wing properties
will be: blue. violet yellow and green Thus liz
patient is put in hospital where predominatea
he has far simmer chance of speedy recovery than
II he were comfortably fixed in blue
Coors it has been found have similar influences
over the mind. child who suffers a melancholy
and cross temper may not be naughty simply under
the influence OF green wall paper while her little
brother is happy and good natured as result OF the
blue with which his is papered.
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How WeMay Get
TUBERCULOSIS
By Escaping
OTHER Diseases

>STvHE Whole theory of vaccinations and serums is
wrong 1t nsurcs against catching one dis
ease only TO make doubly liable to catch
others, particularly tuberculosis This is the startling
warning just given out by ieuenant-Coonel Charles
T. Woodruff. retired from the United States Army Med
The world.
Most human beings have natural resistance to
tuberculosis and with ordinary good fortune and a,ten
ton TO food and surroundings fight of the
white plague till old age other brings
US TO the grave.
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ing IN the nose or the lungs like the tubercuar ba
cius or TO fall upon the skin like the scarlet fever
lncrope we might now be francally trying to quar-
Europe ~ ~ '
JACK London. in his story, described the end OF
eNhizaloh when such a microbe suddenly appeared
du spread Inc world awoke to its peril after it was
100 tate; or the whole human only few score
survived and these relapsed into saxagery
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as il you were running race or working out
difficult mathematical problem.
The blood stream is constantly supplying
new material TO the nerve cells. 1t cannot,
however, supply all that is needed, especially
when we are working under high pressure.
Drowsiness IS the sign that sleep is needed
TO give the blood opportunity to supply the
cells with the needed tissue.
We sleep because we tired, and We feel
tired because our nerve cells need a new SUD
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How COLD SAVES us MILLIONS

COLD weather costs millions of dollars for extra
heating and clothing. but 1t pays for this many
times over by saving time. Nobody loiters
IN cod weather we take short cuts that
each OF us saves something by speed All work
done outdoors in chilly rooms is speeded ND to
the limit OF efficiency ~ w.
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All this adds millions of dollars 10
the SUM tota! OF effective work done
ny the nation on cold day. But
greater than this is the indirect re-
suit CT compelling the dawdler in a
crowd 10 wake up and move briskly.
Going IN and out Of trains and car.
or wherever there is crowd the
whole multitude sets its pace to
accommodate the slowest and mos,
worthless person "f them all There
may be ninety-nine people whose time
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Why Certain COLORS Do US HARM

IN I'D you know that certain coors are heathful and
| hfe's1ving. while certain others are devdtaliz
ing? H. Goulburn Lowell of the British Society
OF arcntecs' declares that he has determined by er
pertinent "hlch coors are which, and he Is urging tile
pubc IN his lectures to put the theory into practise and
furnish their houses and fit up their hospitals accord
ingy.
MI Lowell has entihcay proved that ~ 81, oola,
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blue is the most
stimulating and
life giving, Any
body can prove
this by the sim
pic experiment
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causing quickly. - -
On Your Dining Table.
FlECE OF
"A table will the linen
we'll
= 80 vs. Va i"Se
TO Drive Moths Away.
THE all
Der Of small
To Keep the Piano i'm Tune
A GLASS filled with In the
~ the piano will from warpn
To Clean Black Jet
FIRST brush the jet free apply little Olive
brush and polish with -
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On Your Dining Table.
To Drive Moths Away.
To Keep the Piano i'm Tune.

GLASS jar filled with water placed In the yer
~ the piano will help to keep 1t in the wood
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To Clean Black Jet.

FIRST brush the jet free apply little
j brush polish
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Lowell has scientifically proved that Of all coIors
The daily sentinel., 1914-02-05
BOARD PLANS
NEW POLICY
ON ROADS
Will Probably Make Experiment
on Stretch Of Permanent
Road This Spring.

An entirely new policy in the de-
velopment of the roads of Mesa coun-
~ is being planned by the county
commissioners who are planning on
deyoting certain amount of the
funds available every year to perma-
nent work.
Instead of using all the money in
keeping the road system in a state of
bad repairs. the com mmissioners are
planning on building at least one mile
CT macadamized highway every year.
1t is proposed to appropriate about
$1,000 to $4,000 from this years
fund for that purpose, leaving the
remainder of the $4,000 fund for
necessary repairs in keeping up the
old roads. If the new policy works
out. the permanent road fund will be
increased every year.
THE commissioners have been dis
cussiIg this new policy for some
time" said Commissioner Herman
w. Kluge, this morning.
"All OF the board members feel
that start should be made in per-
manent road system for Mesa coun-
ty. II 1t can be done we expect to
set aside about $1,000 this year for
a macadamized bit of roadway, and
it is likely that the first work will be
put on the highway running west
from the city limits at the fair
grounds.
Some people have been saying
that our county roads could not be
macadamiZed, and that a layer of top
dressing would soon be washed out.
This has never been demonstrated.
however. and the commissioners are
figuring on making trial this year.
II the experiment works out and we
find that a macadamized highway can
be builta the appropriations will be
increased from year to year until one
of the main arteries through the
county will be available for use any
time of the year
THE commissioners have been
talking this matter over and express
themselves as favorable to such
plan as this, and in my opinion it
cannot held succeed. If We had put
Sc. 900 into one highway. building
mile of macadamized road every
year, during the past twenty years,
we would have something to show
for the expenditure.
IF the new plan succeeds. perhaps
in few years the people will be will
ing to bond themselves and put in a
real road system in Mesa county"