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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-25

Was Native of Barnet.
Daniel Webster Harrington. one
of the best-known summer hotel men
in New Hampshire, died Nov. Is. at
his home in Littleton. He was born
in Barnet in 1854 but the family
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-25

There's a quaint and
pretty Indian supersti-
ton that those who are
photographed lose some
thing of their personal
ity-that this personality
becomes a part of the
picture.
Be this superstition or
be it sentiment, the idea
bears both truth and
charm. For a picture
means something, is per
sonal, gives the homely
touch of friendship-es-
pccially at Christmas
time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
ALL INSECTS Are MANS ENEMIES

q CIENCE has discovered that in the insect world
there exists an instinct TO spread disease 1t is
this instinct which makes every insect an enemy OF
the human and constitutes OF the greatest
gers that threaten mankind.
Mosquitoes have the instinct spread vicious malaria
yellow fever blue tongue and denguc fever Infantile
paralysis is spread by the instinct not yet
identified with certainty. The horsehy was long sus
pected, but has now been declared not guilty.
he occasional and widely separated occurrence OF III
antle paralysis is proof that insect of
crs it, and Is the fact that 1t rural malady and
occurs chiefly in tho summer when life is al its
highest Some scientists believe that is spread BY
tick
Nerrnga fever the new disease of South America
elsewhere characterized By ferocous of warts
ANA fever Is said by DR.. c. H. T. Townsend 10 be due to
the tick insects, which have Ansinstnct inject this
virus into the human body In South Africa this dis
cascSpreading instinct OF ticks. ncas mosquitoes ana
flies has almost annhilaed tho native blacks of that
region
Is the whole human doomed by this insect i'll
Stiuct: Ii Is not insect, Professor Moore and
one disease Which must he dealt with, hut legion of
different kinds OF insects and many different Kinds of
diseases.
'lle blue tick has nstiDc, produce Texas cattc
lever and another alment called "spivociacosis" The
bonnet tick has an instinct to induce heart water dis
ease in goats and sheep. The dog tick spreads fatal
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ruins, mostly, as is plain from, the evidence
afforded BY them, those OF gold-mining cen
tres. One of these deserted settlements is
tolerably we'll known under the name of "Zinl
babwe." but it is only one Of many.
Concerning the people who built these set
Elements and exploited the mineral resources
of this still auriferous region there has been
much controversy. So much seems certain
that they were not artistic race. This at
once rules out the Egyptians. The almost
entire lack OF artistic objects and their very
poor character might seem to point to
Phoenicians but since the Cretan discoveries
the Phoenicians are being relegated to
lower place in history than they have hitherto
occupied, and purely Phoencian enterprise
In southeast Africa Is highly improbable.
The indications rather point to Arabia
The commercial Importance OF Arabia before
the Mohammedan era is certain The Sabaeans
OF Yemen might very we'll have explored the
eastern coast Of Africa. The distance from
Alden to Delagoa Bay is some $500 miles
less than that from Tyre to the Settles, and
there IS really no solid reason against the
probability OF the accomplishment OF such a
voyage by Arab seamen; it was merely mat
ter or lengthy coasting. The goIdfeds would
furnish an irresistible argument for sys.
tematic settlement.
1t Is indeed possible that the country is the
land OF Ophlr wrherefrom Solomon obtained
his gold. We know that the treasure ships
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

~ Event investigation has shown that with
re the exception OF the Engish) Americans
are the greatest consumers of caffeine in
the world. Most OF It we take In the form Of
tea and coffee.
Caffeine is an aknloid Of coffee. It is the
stimulating agent in the beverage made from
that berry. But It Is also the stimulating In
gredient OF tea.
The per capita consumption of coffee in the
United States Is six and quarter pounds an
nually. In England it is only about one pound
But the English are much greater tea drinkers
than ourselves, consuming five and quar-.
ter pounds of the herb per annuul, whereas we
use less than two and quarter pounds.
Strange though it may seem, tea leaves con.
tain much more caffeine than does coffee
Gomez beans rarely have more than one and a
quarter per cent of caffeine CASUALLY less)
whereas ordinary tea, buys IL at the
corner grocery, contains three and a third per
cent Of caffeine.
The younger the tea leaves the higher the
percentage Of caffeine in them In the
Youngest leaves ii runs up 10 nearly five per
cent. lnasmuch as the small, new leaves make
the best tea it follows that the higher price you
pay for the herb the more caffeine YOU get per
pound.
feline, taken in the form of coffee, is SIS grains
per annum. Taken III the form Of tea, 1t is 4G2
grains. This makes a total of l,040 grains of
caffeine per annum for every man, woman and
child i'll coffee and tea alone There are 1000
grains In a pound avoirdupois. Thus every
American consumes one-seventh OF il pound
Estimating the nations population at slightly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

some have already con cluded-that life Is
movement Is it not fact that the essence
of light. of sound Is vibration? IL not the
eye itself moving picture camera?
the moving picture has put the painters
III the right path. You are aware of the
enormous revolution caused in painting by
the invention of snapshot photography. Art
lists were able to see that the attitude of a
race horse as depicted by them was not cor
rect. They made the correction and here is
what happened: Artists produced exclusively
hgures in which there was no movement
figures expressing no life Mathematical ex.
actness gained, doubt. but the impression
OF truth was lost
The moving picture came along TO show
the artists that photography had induced
them TO fall into error. Continuity Of move
ment must be represented or the moving
figure Is not depicted. The artist, instead
oflimnng just one impression. must take a
series of Impressions. remould them In his
imagination and thus arrive at the repro.
duction Of life.
The moving pictures will be above all an
inheritance Of ncalculable value for our sue.
cessors. What JOY it would be for us il
but Napoleon on Il film. Already we ,can
crowd in mvement a wild revolutionary
scene while p!acidly taking our ease in an
armchair.
The moving picture. in conclusion, while
amusing the people in general, will be a
valuable ally OF the artist, the historian and
even the philosopher"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
New Explanation OF the Unseasonaby Low Temperature Sue
ch as We Have
Had This Spring

so many varying influences that general conditions are
often completely hidden by secondary local causes
Temperature therefore be only accurately deter
mined from an observatory at considerable altitude
Many scientific observers have shown that tempera-
ture the earth shows perodlcity corresponding
the sunspots and that 1t reaches a maximum in
eleven years at the period OF minimum sunspots II is
found, however that the decrease OF temperature is
greater than would result simply from the reduction OF
solar radiation caused by sunspots. Therefore. it
argued that the sunspos are accompanied by
ondary phenomena which affect the terrestrial tenn.
perature.
Professors Abbott and Fowle endeavored to find out
whether by making a showing the influence OF
sunspots and volcanic fogs combined they could not
obtain closer correspondence between solar phenor-
and terrestrial temperature
They worked out curve, the uppermost In the
accompanying diagram. which is the regular curve OF
solar radiation for the period 1S80e10 The next curve
Is that OF sunspots according to Professor Wote The
third curve Is combination OF the two preceding The
lowest represents the actual of temperature
the surface in the United States.
Although the curves OF sunspos and surface temper-
show general resemblance they also show many
points OF divergence For instance the maximum Of
sunspos greater In 1893 than In 1883 1906 The
temperature curve. however shows general increase
for the period 1893 Similarly temperature began
to decrease in 1890, although the epoch
OF minimum spots and began TO rise again in 1892, when
the spots had not yet attained their maximum The
other parts of the curves display similar discrepancies
II, on the other hand we compare the combined
OF sunspos and volcanic fogs with the average OF
imum temperature for the United States the correspond
ence becomes moro striking.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
Why We Should Drink Goats Milk

freely without risk OF taking into the system at
the same time the germs of this dread disease.
According to DR.. ". Sheldon Bull. OF Buffalo.
there is hardly a part OF the United States
where goats would not thrive.
While 1t is true that the ideal locality for
goats Is one that is high and rocky and over
grown with weeds. briers, brush and small trees
as they are By nature and preference browsing
animals. in this respect being an exception to
all other domestic stock, it is fact that such
a location Is not essential. The milch goat will
thrive and produce plentiful supply Of rich
milk when tethered grass land. in addition
to stall-feeding, II comfortably housed at night
and during bad weather. or even when kept
constantly in barn and supplied with all It's
rations there.
This adaptablity to confinement, together
with its productiveness, makes the mich goat
particularly valuable to the residents of cities
and suburban places who desire to secure reg
ular supply OF pure milk. without being
dependent upon the milkman, whose "milkmans
milk" Is not always Of the best quality and
which, under the most favorable circumstances.
Is received and consumed with more or less
suspicion to It's freshness, It's cleanliness and
its healthfulness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
Artists Learn from ssMOVIE.S''

~ ROFESSOR HENRI BERGSON, tho
French philosopher is the latest
scholar declare his respect for the
moving pictures and his belief that they are
destined to be of inestimable service to man
kind. One of the most useful things they
have accomplished this year, he believes is
TO put artists on the right path and teach
them 10 produce more lifelike pictures.
Moving pictures interest me-" says Prof
Bergson, Just as do all inventions. The
philosopher must keep in touch with the
progress OF life outside his own studies.
Anything that | have been able to add to
the sum OF philosophical knowledge has been
based experience. In order TO write my
book Matter and Memory / studied for five
years hundreds Of cases OF loss Of memory
by examining and questioning those afflicted
with aphasia. gave ten years to study
OF biology before taking up the work OF writ
ing Creative Evolution Nothing can be
treated by the philosopher as Indifferent
} nave been 10 the moving picture theatres
several times. saw the Very beginning OF
the art. That was several years ago. 1t is
evident tina, this art which is complement
10 photography, must suggest new ideas to
the philosopher. 1t is possible that we shall
ma II real aid TO synthcsis Of memory
perhaps even OF thought II circumference
Is composed OF d series Of points, memory,
like the moving picture film, is continued
now OF images
"lmmobihty is the state Of death; move
ment is life. Certain students may conclude
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

jaundice among dogs and brown tick instinc.
lively gives African East Coast men and cat
tie The Cape Town tick causes another malignant
fever. The red tick causes three different diseases
The tsetse fly causes fatal sleeping sickness
beast. Feas carry plague the bedbug Is accused OF
eprosy; the sandny Is blamed for pellagra The
lily kills babies and children an instructive enemy
OF man through being the abode OF the typhoid germ.
Lr Frederick Knob that it is only recently that
Iooiosists-doctors have neglected the whole matter
nave recognized this insect instinct to kill off
man enemies by diseases which do hurt insects
themselves.
Disease microbes and insects have Il cooperative
ocaiStc working agreement by which they are able to
nep each other along at the OF higher forms of
animal life -
since the discovery that odsucrng insects welcome
INTO their bodies these vicious bacteria sickness
death has devoved upon start an eternal war Of
determination against al insects whether they sfmply
cra"i ana eat or whether they suck blood. All of the in
sects winch become associated with higher forms Of
animal lie welcome disease germs their tissues in
oroer that they may crafty their instinct to spread
disease among NEIL 1t is question whether nun
" insects shall survive ~
What the fate OF the human race would be did we
possess the dlseaseSreadng instinct which insects h ye
20 strongly developed is horrible to contemplate
VINO retuse TO be vaccinated prevent tvDhoid
81 ana other diseases have almost the equivalent
~ TINS instinct OF the insect world bat fortunately thew
are only small minority of the human race $3.50
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foods, and all foods stimulating. But the
caffeine It contains doubtless helps lot. Per-
sons who are trying to get rid OF the liquor habit
find that chocolate quells tho craving for alcohol
to some extent: and tho chocolate habit. which
is harmless enough. may Itself be not easy TO
leave of.
The kola nut OF Africa ID rich in caffeine. So
likewise, two South American plants, the
"yerba mate" which furnishes wideyused
kind Of tea, and the "guarana" OF tropical Brazil
The latter is climbing vine. and It's caffeine Is
contained not only IN the leaves and young
shoots, which are dried Tor use. but also in the
seeds, which crushed, roasted. rubbed to
paste with water and dried.
These. it Is believed, are the only plants In
the world that contain caffeine All Of them have
been known and utilized for many generations
which affords an interesting illustration Of mans
cleverness in discovering things useful to him.
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sailed from Ezion-gebir on the Red Sea; we
know also that Solomon had relations with
the Sabaeans. The voyage was a long one
the ships are said TO have come once In three
years. This obviously points to a distant
country, not 10 one comparatively near at
hand. such as Soma liland. In 1896 German
scholar directly put forward the theory that
Ophir was the inland Of Sofala; he pointed
out that the most important settlement was
called Fura. Such compa risons are hazardous
but the facts remain that about 500 B. c. two
Syrian kings built fleet to exploit the gold
treasures of distant land.
The geographers Of the Roman Empire
were perfectly aware Of the commercial i'm
portance OF southeast Africa. Ptoemy names
several towns. One he places OF course
vaguely, at IL deg. 25 min. south and calls II
Prasinm. The situation corresponds approxi-
mately with that of KilInane at the mouth
OF the Zambesi. Other trading stations
were known. Gold, however is not men
toned There is reason to believe that the
settlements were then deserted All show uu-
mistakable traces OF having been DESTROYED
by fire, and presumably some eruption of saw.
agery from the interior overthrow them. They
were rediscovered about A. D. 1000 by the peo.
pie OF MogadoXo. and again became i'm
mensely important but if they did indeed fur
nish Solomon with his treasure their older
glory will probably always outshine that of
later days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

more than 600. this makes total annual
consumption OF nearly 100000 pounds OF
caffeine, or almost 5000 tons
England's annual consumption OF caffeine Is
l,lS0 grains. Holland comes third. with 1909
grains. France is next. with 637 grains; then
Germany sos grains; Switzerland. SOC grains
and Russia. 246 grains
This reckoning. however. includes only coffee
and tea Most people will be surprised to learn
that we consume a good deal of caffeine in the
form OF chocolate and cocoa The chocolate bean
Is not nearly so rich IN caffeine the coffee
bean, but 1t contains considerable percentage
OF the drug. We eat and drink In this country
Immense quantities of chocolate and cocoa
the latter being simply chocolate that has been
deprived of most of it's fat.
The presence of caffeine helps explain why
chocolate Is useful as stimulant. 1t Ia, Of
course. one Of the most highly concentrated OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
How Volcanic
Fogs and
Sunspots Make
Cold Weather

C9ClENNFTC experiments have proved that the
> dust thrown up by volcanoes plays important
part in cutting off the suns light from the earth
Since the terrible eruption the Taal the great vol
cano on the Island of Lu5on in the Philippines, four
new volcanic eruptions have occurred in the Pacific
Ocean. They those of the volcano Fama, Japan
on May S. 1912; of Mount kamai in Alaska. June 6,
1912 OF Anlbrym in the New Hebrides, and of Sakura
shima. in Japan. The eruption OF Katmai. the
greatest ever recorded has been made the subject OF
very thorough observations By Professor c. G. Abbott
Mount Wilson, in California, and by Professor E.
Fowle at Bassour, in Algeria The dust from the vol
scattered entirely round the world
These scientists have found that the strength Of
suns total radiation during this period showed a de-
preston equal TO about 20 cent OF the normal. In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

Then the vapor is passed over 1t,
and in few moments the embalm-
Ing has taken place.
The vapor is obtained from the
melting at ITO degrees Fahrenheit
OF white tablet about the circum.
terence of twenty-five cent piece.
but about four times as thick. Ten
different ingredients, that combine
10 produce vapor of the purest
carbon, go to make up these tablets.
Before the preserved food can be
eaten the carbon must be expelled,
and this Is accomplished by heating
in the oven or boiling
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

the globe. The appearance similar TO that known
as a 'mackerel sky" although there were no yapor
clouds.
similar suggestions concerning the loss solar heat
Que TO volcanic cruptions had been made before but
never was such positive evidence OF the offered as
after the katmai eruption. Professor NJ E. Marchapd
working at the Pic du Midi Observatory France no
tced dimnution of solar radiation lasting from Decem
Der, 1902. to February, 1906 following the eruption OF
Mount Pelee volcano in Martinique.
The quantity OF heat received from the sun Is also
greatly affected by the spots which are periodically
seen on the surface OF our umnary In proportion as
the number OF sunspots increases the amount OF heat
received diminishes In order make calculation OF
the total amount OF heat received, 1t s necessary to
make combined of sunspots and volcanic erup
tons.
Temperature the surface OF the earth Is subject to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
LAS Pass from YOUTH to Old AGE in THREE W

IMPORTANT investigations upon feas of late have
/ been directed toward the discovery OF how long a
flea may live. This is more important ii possible
10 discover about heas than is about flies and mos
qutoes Feas, too bearers OF many vicious para.
sites which disseminate all sorts of diseases
me rat-hea or India. the Philippines, America and
other places is the happy hunting grounds OF the
bacillus which is the OF bubonc plague The
heas OF the gopher, the chipmunk, the squirrel the
beaver and the prairie dog also harbor plague
bacill Fo
The British rat flea Is the which has been most
carefully studied as to its length OF life. 1t seems 10
pass through Its infancy schooldays, youth middle age
Copyright 1914. by the Star Company Great Britain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

Under the new method, the food
10 he preserved is exposed to the
'unes OF specially prepared tablets
OF carbon. This vapor coats the
surface or the food with an invisible
iiim' thus etfectually preserving II
from the oxidation OF the air and
arrestinS putrefaction. The food
treated remains for months in ex-
actly the same condition, and il is
said that 1t may he safely kept in
any temperature thereafter.
In applying the vapor it is neces-
saTE that the food shall first be
placed IN an air-tight chamber.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

Dr. William Meoll. animal psychologist or "be
naVlorst announces that the American rat-Hea can
Jump away from the rat-its host unwilling though II
oe-and i've on air. water vegetation, nothing at all
LOT at least one week Then, like bareback rider In
Inc circus 1t hops upon the back Of unsuspecpc
innocent rat. 'e
Ihis period of survival is longer in cold Temperature
ano IN the light than In warm and in tho dark
excessive dryness we'll excessive moisture seems
TO send 6eas to premature grave
Most Worrlsome however, of all these new facts
about feas far sanitary science and the protec
Non OF health are concerned is the discovery by
NlcoH that unborn embryo and feas' eggs, will live az
long as year In sawdus dirt grain, clothes, brIsh
ings and the like.
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The use OF the spectrobolometer is
stated TO have proved, among other
interesting things, that tho PARTICLES
thrown into the air by the volcanic
eruptions were larger than tho
corpuscles which produce the ordi-
nary appearance of blueness in the
sky. The blueness is due to the in.
perception OF rays from the violet
end of the spectrum.
Inc dimfnution Of the transpar.
ency OF the atmosphere was not con.
nned to any particular locality. and
was not much greater in the vicinity
OF the volcanoes than IN places
thousands Of miles away. During
the eruptlons the sky presented II
foggy appearance at every part OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17

TXPERTS OF the United States Department
r. OF Agriculture urging us to raise
A-~ more goats and to drink more OF their
milk. That there is money in goat raising can
be seen from the fact that every year We import
from other countries nearly thirty million dol
lars worth Of goat skins. And there Is ample
scientific authority for the statement that goats
milk is not only the most economical but the
most healthful milk We can drink.
Milk ID furnished much more cheapy by the
goat because the yield when the size OF the goat
and the amount Of feed and care are considered
is proportlonately much greater than the cows.
Goats milk Is also far richer, more nutritious
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anu seh"e decay within three weeks. II tho days be
dark dreary damp and hot 1t lives its allotted span OF
life in ten days less.
iioieSSors 1autler and Raybaud have just announced
tHe experiments upon the flea that bites the rat In the
brush Isles lhese expermenters succeeded In keen
ing the militant English flea alive ninety days on some
human blood serum. - $500
MS Is an important discovery in view OF the recent
government notice that plague bac have been found
Al a , anu other parts OF the Western Hemisphere
Moreover, these workers uncarthed another startlinp
TACT feas placed in ice chambers and rerigerators on
10 oou Whatever hopped around quite merry forty
world ~ ''"o