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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-17

En- camblO, senores, La vivienda higie-
MICA ofrece, bajo el punto de vista de
la salud, considerables ventajas, unas
inmediatas, otras tard1as pero positi-
vas. Una habitaci6n sana da una NOR
talidad menor, como 10 prueba la com,
paracion de la mortalidad en- los dife-
rentes pisos de una casa de Berlin:
mientras ell sotano, habitado por ten
deros, da una cifra annual de 26 por mil
habitantes y ell sexto, ocupado por obre-
ros, da So, ell primero y Ell segundo pi-
SOS, de habitaciones espaciosas no dan
mas que 26.
Por otra parte, una casa sana favo-
rece ell desarrollo de los ninos Una in
vestigaci6n hecha por la Ofcina de
Educaci6n de Escocia, abarcando mas
de $4,000 escolares, ha establecido que
en- los ninos de salud igual, ell peso la
altura Sc elevaban a la vez que aumen-
taba ell n1mero de las pleas de la WI
vienda. La Standardization de los
cuartos aparece pues como el factor
principal de la debilidad.
Hygiene y moralidad caminan STEM
pre- juntos La habitaci6n espaciosa,
aereada, asoleada, nunca 10 repetire-
mos sufcientemente, es eminentemente
moralizadora En- efecto, sus habi-
tantes estan en- ella comoda y alegre-
mente no tratan de abandonarla. Al
mismo tempo que Ell sol y ell aire des-
truyen los bacilos, luchan contra ell al
coholismo, porque preservan de la iris
teza que sc desprende de la vivienda
insalubre, y hace menos obsedante ell
recuerdo de La taberna consoladora. Por
ESQ tienen en- cuenta los higienistas la
Influenza moral de la Vivienda en- la
lucha contra ell alcoholismo y los resul-
tados obtenidos les dan la raz6n.
&C.. Independientemente de la i'm
preston de "confort" y de algeria a.
Sc desprende del Fhome'' espacioso
claro, sc obtienen las siguientes venta
jas: orden y ammonia en- la disposici0l
de los diferentes objetos 81 Sc les puede
reservar sitio adecuado; posibilidad pa
ra La dueha de atender sus quehace-
(Contin1a en- la plana 6. }
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-17

/
Ell segundo- congreso antituberculost
celebrado en- Paris en- 1905, del que tu
| We ell honor de fomnar parte, decide pc.
dir los gobiernos todos que dieran
las autoridades "todos los derechos J
los medios de expropiar todos los in
muebles peligrosos para la salud de los
habitantes Y agrego: Entendiendo.
Sc que para esta expropiacion Sc tendra
en- cuenta para los efectos de la indem-
nizaci6n, dnicamente ell walor sanitario
del inmueble."
Llamo poderosamente vuestra aten-
ci6n sobre esta clausl1la de tasacion re-
ducida, que los ingleses han puesto en-
practica hace va mucho tempo, 10 que
les ha permitido hacer desaparecer ba-
rrios enteros insalubres, reemplazando-
los por otros nuevos higienizados.
Esta medida, revolucionaria al pare
GER, fue sinembargo puesta en- practi-
ca por ell pueblo mas conservador, mas
respetuoso de la tradici6n que existe
en- ell mundo. Els verdad que los ingle-
ses, !en cuestiones de hygiene como en-
todas las demas, marchan la van
guardia de la civilization.
De clio es prueba Ell hecho de que
en- un cuarto de siglo, de 1875 a 1900
haya Inglaterra consagrado en- favor
de los trabajos de saneamiento la can
tidad fabulosa de mil doscientos milo
nes de dollars
A consecuencia de tales medidas, e]
descenso de la cifra de mortalidad POI
tuberculosis fue tai, que en- el congre
so de Roma (1902) prowoc6 la justa ad
miraci6n de los sabios de todos los pal
ses. Esta mortalidad, que es todav1s
en- Paris de "a por mil, ha bajado e1
Londres 10 por mil.
Debiera hacerse en- Puerto Rico, e1
proportion su tamaho y su estadC
econ6mico, 10 que en- Inglaterra ha he
cho ell gobierno ingles. Debemos de
cir al propietario citando textualmentt
las paIaibras del gran estadista fran
ces, M. Leon Bourgeois: Emprende
usted ell oficio de alquilar, de lamar er
ell comercio cierto objeto y ell objeto de
este comercio es la habitaci6n de los
hombres. Nosotros a nuestra vez tene.
mos ell derecho de no consignar como
valor comercial sino aquello que es yer
daderamente, honradamente, propio pa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-17

ra habitaci6n de los hombres; 10 que
no es propio sino para engendrar las en-
fermedades y la muerte, tenemos ell de-
recho de no cargarselo usted en- cuen>
ia. ;"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-17

lucha que hemos emprendido contra la
tuberculosis!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Better Than
a Legacy
By FLORENCE HENDERSON
BY FLORENCE HENDERSON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman)
81 am glad of it," spoke Harley
Blake, and he looked as if in dead
Earnest and relieved.
He was seated before the cold and
empty fireSace of his cherries room.
He made a faint glow of heat and
warmth, however, by striking a match
and igniting the letter he had just
received and read. He dropped it to
the hearth cnd watched it curl up
into frG gile sheets of black and then
at a breath go crumbling into frag-
ments.
The last bridge burned" he unused,
trying to smile half-humorously, but
the situation was too serious. Il
have exhausted my friends and rela-
tives. The former gave me profuse
promises of influence and help and
failed me. My fathers own brother
writes me a homily on independence
and thrift, and would not even risk
giving me a recommendation of capa-
bility and honesty. That letter is
the last straw that breaks the cameIS
back. Good-by to the old life for
good" .Q.Sai.~es:'e, efsasas ~ s.4.e,,
" But there Harley hesitated men
tally. He was poor in pocket, thought
and expectancy, but love is rich and
he loved Helen Wendell. They had
been more than friendly, but that was
before she had gone away on long
trip to the Panama canal with her
scientific father-before Harley had
tried to make his way in life in
practical way, and had failed
He had not heard from her since.
When poverty and lack of work had
fastened their disheartening grip upon
him, he had cut loose perforce from
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
A City of Churches.

Warsaw is also a city of churches,
with six Russian and more than thirty
Roman Catholic. Among the latter is
the Cathedral of st. Jctn, north of the
Palace Square ard connected with the
palace. A magnificent view of both
buildings may be had from the oppo,
site rising bank of the river. The ca.
'-hedral dates from the fourteenth cen.
fury. .5p,4sle4,,.. ...-~--
Warsaw has long been famous for
its printing and carriage industries its
woven goods, and its plated ware 1t
is also the clearing house between the
North and the South. coal, lea her,
and wheat being tho principal ex.
changes, which, before the war, pa sed
over the railways centered here. In
drainage. waterworEs. end rapid AN.
sit facilities tla c.:ssv has not !ept
pace with its growing industrial i'm.
portance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
FAITHFUL TO HIS MASTER
Won BueIow's Chef Not One Who
Would Desert Him in His
"Time of Misery"

Prince Buelow, whom the kaiser
sent to Rome on what has proved to
be a disastrous special mission, has
a fund of anecdotes, and has been
heard to tell this amusing story, in
which the "allhighest" plays leading
part. Some years ago, when he was
retiring from the ambassadorship at
Rome to take up the post of chancel-
lor of the empire, he summoned his
cook, veritable Gordon bleu, to tell
him of the change. 1--WE shall not live
in our present grand style" he said,
"but on a much smaller scale. Per-
haps, therefore, you would prefer to
find another place" The cook, doubt
less imagining that financial disaster
was impending, remained silent for a
few moments, then with the air Of one
about to perform a sympathetic act
replied: We'll, excellency, l am
grieved at hearing such melancholy
news, but I shall remain in your serv-
ice. Whatever may happen to you, /
would not for worlds have it said
I had deserted you in your time OF
misery" At dinner one evening the
prince told the story to the kaiser, who
had had personal experience of the
culinary chefs skill and was highly
amused at the princes anecdote. So
interested, indeed, did the emperor
feel in the cook that shortly afterward
he sent the worthy fellow handsome
gold watch, on the lid of which was
engraved the one word Misery" by
which name his majesty ever after
ward laughingly spoke of and adj
dressed him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Market for Handkerchiefs.

The immediate surroundings of the
great pier where st. Paul landed are
as filthy as any other part of Pozzuoli.
Indescribable old hays leer at us from
the doorways; ragged and dirty chill
dren, wholly unacquainted with the use
of a pocket handkerchief, swarm
around US. Several small fishing boats
are drawn up on the shore and little
church, called st. Paul's Chapel,
stands Immediately behind the ancient
mole.
The modern pier, built over the an
cient mole, is truly magnificent one
of solid cut stone, which runs far out
into the sweet, clean water, and by
going out to the end we get beyond
the reach of the importunate touts. If
one can forget the approaches to the
pier, he can here enjoy the enchant.
ing scenery of the sea and shore, while
his mind is stimulated by memories OF
the mighty past.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Copyright, 1915, by W. G. chapman.)

''Ha! Very capable work. Nsat is
that name in the corner?" inquired St.
Clair, the famous painter, inspecting
the work curiously with his short.
sighted eyes,
"Rennie, Mr.. St. Clair"
'Rennie? never heard of him. But
he'll make his mark some day, If he
keeps on like that"
1t was at the annual exhibition of
the Amateurs club. Rennie had been
painting for five miserable years. His
works had gone to the Fifth avenue
dealers, and brought him just enough
to keep him from starvation. Patient,
loving Muriel, in their home town,
might have to wait indefinitely before
he could send for her to be married.
For three years Rennie had exhib-
tted at the club, but never before had
his painting even been noticed. This
year st. Clair, kindly old man, had &C
cepted an invitation to attend. His
words filled Rennie, who was waiting
near, with joy. st. Clair had noticed
the worth of his work. A word from
st. Clair would make him famous.
The next day he carried his picture
. back to his garnet. And he sat down
and thought over the scheme that had
been Matching in his brain.
He was desperate. Things had been
going worse than ever with him. Mu-
riel. faithful as she was, had begun to
grow impatient She wanted to come
to him, to share his poverty, she said.
1t was the letter of a lonely girl, be-
ginning to doubt her lovers loyalty.
For the first time she had begun to
doubt-Rennie could read that be-
tween the lines
He would take his picture to st.
Clair-not the one the famous painter
had praised, but his masterpiece of
the wild horses, over which he had
spent five months. 1t was unsigned,
1t was Enthusiastically he knew that
he had managed to catch the vital
- .-..- -,s- "a,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Things Had Been Going Worse Than
Ever With Him.

spirit of the steeds. st. Clair could
not but praise it. He had heard ex-
travagant reports of his generosity to
struggling artists. A word from him,
and fame would be his, and money,
and Muriel.
Filled with the inspiration, he gath
cred his big picture under his arm and
hurried through the streets to the
painters studio on Madison avenue.
But when he reached it he saw that
st. Clair was holding some sort of
reception. People were focking in
and out, women fashionably dressed
and men attired in silk hats and frock
coats.
Rennie stood upon the sidewalk in
indecision, holding his picture. He
knew that If he turned back he would
never gather courage to repeat his ex-
plot. Emboldened by his need, he en-
tered, and, in the hall, standing among
a crowd Of guests, was st. Clair.
The old man appeared to take in the
situation at glance, for he came up
to Rennie and held out both his hands
cordially.
Wont you come into my studio?"
he inquired, and, dismissing his
guests for the moment with his court
ly manner, he led the way into the
elevator. which ran swiftly up to the
top Of the house, where it stopped in
front of an open door.
Now, sir?" inquired st. Clair,
blandly, yet looking keenly upon his
guest.
"Mr. st. Clair" the young man burst
out impetuously. you were kind
enough to praise my picture, Lantern
Light at the amateurs club yester-
day" VI Sats,s'f sttr,,,,
Indeed, / remember 1t very well,
Mr.-Mr. Rennie," said the old man.
Then Rennie was amazed at the tor
rent of words that flowed from his
lips. He told him everything, about
his desperate struggle, even about Mu-
riel, and ended by saying how a few
words of praise from him would make
his fortune. and have brourht you
my masterpiece" he ended nalYely.
st. Clair was much moved. lie laid
his hands in a fatheriy manner on
Rennie's shoulders.
II won't offer an opinion now" he
said, because | am under the infu-
ence Of the story that you have told
me. / want to get the dispassionate
view of a critic. Will you intrust your
picture with me until tomorrow
Stammering out. his gratitude, Rem,
ME withdrew. His last memory was
of the old mans kindly smile and the
warm shake of the hand. All that
afternoon he trod upon air.
He hardly slept that night, and the
next morning waited feverishly for
the postman. st. Clair had promised
to write him note as soon as he had
A.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17

How genuine antique rugs" are
manufactured and prepared for Euro
pean and American markets is told by
writer who visited Bagdad.
The shopping streets seem like tun-
nels, he writes. They are arched over
head with brick to keep out the heat;
thus they run, like subways, up and
down tho bazaar quarter. Through
those long, sitting, family lighted
tunnels throngs the eternal crowd of
men, mules and camels. Often you
will see fine rug lying fiat in the
filth of narrow street, ground be-
meath the tramp of men and beasts;
but there is method in this. Foreign
ers make Oriental rugs, bright and
new, in Persia, and sell them through
Bagdad Since an "old rug" is worth
more, willy brokers have hit on this
shameful way to make new rug look
educational Geographic Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
EnaIand's Anthem.

The tune Of God Save the King"
which the Germans always wrangle
about, can be traced back for centu-
ries and has been credited to many
composers and certainly appropriately
If there is anything in a name-to
DR., John Bull. But the honor of we'd
ding the words and music together
and calling them the national anthem
of England is undoubtedly due to
Henry Carey, Of Sally in Our Alley"
fame, who boldly published them both
as his own in 1912 And later on his
son petitioned for a pension on the
strength Of his fathers authorship.
Drawbacks of Medieval Meat.
Much of the medieval meat-whicI
Goblet says was plentiful and cheap
must have been poor stuff. Until
the introduction of root crops in the
eighteenth century cattle and sheep
did not become even moderately
plump till the end of summer. while
lack of fodder made it impossible to
keep much live stock during the win
ter. On st. Martins day November
~ arrangements were usually made
for slaughtering on large scale, and
for the next six months fresh meat
worth. eating was practically unob-
tainable. Until the spring grass was
again ready there was a run on salt
ed beef and sailed mutton. Sailed
beef is excellent-for a change. But
have you ever tried sailed mutton?-
London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17

Man is a five-toed animal who seems
ashamed of the fact He covers his
sensitive feet with leather, which
turns him into an imitation ungulatep
or hoofed creature, and then wonders
why he has corns and bunions. He
takes the spring out of the earth with
his pavements and the elasticity out
of his stride with hsrd-soled shoes,
and marvels why walking has become
pain instead of a pleasure. There
may be some climatic excuse for this
folly in winter, and as for grown-ups
at any season the world has set its
heavy yoke upon the grave and beard
ed folk" But give the kids, even the
poor little rich kids, a chance to get
their feet on the good breast of the
earth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
Poor GRANDPA.

PA, did you ever run away when
you were boy?" mo, never" Did
you always go to Sunday SCHOOL," Il
never missed Sunday" did you
ever do what your parents told you
not to do?' 81 am glad to say that l
never did" Didn't you ever make
fuss when you had to take BATH
Il should say not l always took my
bath without complaining. liked il"
Didn't it ever make you mad to be
called in to do something for your
mother when you would rather stay
out and play with the other boys"'
1T always gave me the keenest pleas
ure to do things for my mother, no
matter whether | had to stop playing
or not" And did you always speak
respectfully of your parents" al
ways That was one of the first things
1 ever learned to do" Gee, what a
liar grandpa is"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17

The musketry instructor had Just
been giving lesson on the rifle to one
particularly green" set Of recruits.
At the end he asked:
Nov, is there any question you
want to ask"
One dull-looking Johnny Raw"
stepped forward, blushing awkwardly.
Yes, my mani" said the instructor,
encouragingly.
Please, sir" stammered the search
er after knowledge, "be it roight that
the 'arder l pulls the trigger thing the
farther the bullet goes?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
BURGLARS Steal Two Fleas.

They were curious burglars who
broke into the home of Herbert Ran
dali, an artist and curio collector of
Hartford, Conn. Passing over a guam
tity of silver, they chose their loot
from the curios. Included in the booty
they got were two very special fleas,
and the only ones in the house. The
feas were dressed in red uniforms to
represent soldiers. Mr.. Randall bought
them from an old lady in Seattle, who
made living dressing fieas in martial
array. They reposed in little boxes
against background Of white cotton,
and were usually observed through a
microscope.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17

We question whether the fly is a
nuisance. During one of his noun
taineering expeditions in Switzerland,
Sir Leslie Stephens discovered that
the fly could be made to play an I'M
conscious part in a gambling game.
Last night" he says in letter writ
ten to his wife from Zermatt on Sep.
TENDER 16, 1870, six OF us got to play
ing fy-loo. This means that every
one puts down a lump of sugar and a
ten-centime piece in front of him.
and the one on whose sugar the first
fly settles gets the money London
Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
When Ants SIeen

A great many persons firmly believe
that ants do not sleep. This supersti-
ton arises from the fact that on moon
light nights during the summer ants
have often been seen at work about
their nests. People of almost all ma.
tons have believed that ants lay up
food for the winter. The alleged fact
is mentioned many times in ancient
and modern literatures, and is direct.
ly stated in the Book of Proverbs.
They do no such thing. During the
winter they remain in a torpid or semi
torpid condition, reviving under the
genial warmth of the spring sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
About Gypsum.

Like limestone, gypsum belongs to
the lime-containing groups of miner
ais, but is sulphate, while lime
stone is carbonate. The process of
utilizing gypsum is extremely simple.
1t is heated until the water is driven
off as steam, leaving behind white
powder which has the power of TAX
ing up water again and becoming
hard. This fundamental principle
was well known to the Egyptians and
Greeks, although, of course, they
could not have been aware Of the
manifold uses to which modern in
genuity has put the soft, white, mar.
blelike rock.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17

occasion were able to bargain at their
own figures.
Harley was quite glad of the new
prospect opened. He preferred farm
work. Then came a new disappoint-
ment. The railroad laborers had two
days start of him. The labor mar
ket was glutted. Every place at pillow
and harrow was filled.
ooh, well, shall have to strike out
for new field, that is ALL" he told
himself grimly, trying to fancy he was
imbued with the optimism of an en-
thusiastic ambition.
Harley tramped it, brave as a Tro-
jan, for two days. On the morning of
the third he met his first bit of en-
couragement He had come upon
desolate, starved-looking farm and
hailed its equally dismal owner water
ing lean, disconsolate cattle. The
man himself was grim-faced and dis
piritcd IN mien and talk.
81 might give you board and lodging
for a weeks work." he said ungra-
ciously.
"I'll take that, if it's only to get my
hand in," agreed Harley cheerfully.
But say, what's struck the placer"
"a sucker!" growled the man, whose
name was Evans. The sucker is me-.
l lost my wife and wanted 4 lonely
life I've SIT it. Traded nice VII
lage home fer this--farm, they called
it. Look at it,"
1T does lax forlorn, fer q fact"
observed L. Icy, "but what's the main
subject of Encouragement All, I see
the SOIL scooping up a handful Of
the loose, yellow dirt, scanned it
closely. tasting of it, smelling of it,
and tossing it sdrift with a thoughtful,
"Humph! Cot any loose capital?"
What i, I hGve?" demanded the
farmer, sur.t,y a2d with suspicion.
Because If you have, and will in
vest it in lime ard phosphates, III
make a c&3t-i-on contract to do the
rest that will make this place garden
Of Eden inside Of two seasons on
basis Of fifty and fifty"
Uncle wasn't so bad, after ALL"
many time later Harry soliloquized
He threw schooling, energy and soul
into his first and grand chance at sci
entifc farming. At the end of two
years he had made contented man
of his employer and a proud, happy
man of himself
So proud and happy, in fact, that
one day, Notwithstanding the fact that
he had put the past all behind him, in
an idle, whimsical mood he ventured
writing letter to Helen Wendell. He
told her the simple story of his en-
deaYors, he told her that hayward
impulse had led him to hope that she
had not forgotten their old friend
ship and would be interested in know
ing that small but cheering measure
of success had come to him,
He hoped for a reply, but none
came in the form of letter, A week
went by, and one morning as he start
ed for the we'll farmers rig drove up
and Helen Wendell alighted.
She was in mourning, little care"
worn, little older, but the old true
eyes looked as earnestly as of yore
into the longing depths of his own, as
he said:
rs this the promised response OF
two years ago."
Am I welcome?" she asked simply.
His glowing lips, pressed to her will
ing own, answered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-17
fur IS haven't Nausea

A Now York physician reports that
he Las been very successful in PR
venting the nausea so apt to follow
an arosthetic by the application to
the nostrils of the patient of pleas
ant perfume, preferably oil of bitter
orange peel, as the ether or chloroform
is discontinued. He elevates the pa
TENTS head a little and turns it to
enc side, fastening a little adhesive
plaster to the tip of the nose and sat.
urating this with cologne Or if
the patient has mustache the per-
fume may be placed on that. He says
the result is not always efficacious in
preventing nausea after the anesthetic,
but in many cases it is.