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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

No industry. considered relatively to
It's Importance. seems likely to proii,
more by the war than the manufac-
ture Of false arms and legs One
american concern is said to have al
READY received orders from the British
ana French governments for SIS. 600. 600
worth OF artificial limbs. The normal
producing capacity of this establish
inent is $50 legs IL month. but its out
put is expected soon TO be multiplied
by five.
Another American manufacturer.
who has factory In France. has
just returned To this country to secure
additional machinery and workmcu.
To obtain the latter Is not easy for
raise legs and arms. especially the FOR
mer. are complex pieces OF mechanism
and TO construct them properly re-
quires much practice and long train
ing.
The cork leg is familiar in works
OF fiction. In real life such a thing
is not and never has been. cork being
just about the most unsuitable ma
imagined Artificial limbs arc made Of
Eastwood or willow. supplemented to
TO some extent with leather.
The lumber for them Is carefully
selected. and the nrst step In the maxi
ing OF a false leg is TO cut from the
ia" Il DOCK clSnt inches
square and Of the requisite length
Through 1t Il hole Is bored lengthwise
with a large auger. and then the block
Is put aside in a dry place aud AL
lowed to season. IT ought to season
for three years
IT Is then carved in imitation OF n
real leg. sandpapcred TO .smoothncss.
followed out so as to convert IL into
mere she'll, and rendered waterproof
by coating OF r special kind Of var
nish, II may be covered with kid but
methods Of manufacture vary.
The leg is made hollow for the sake
Of lightress, and also to provide room
for the Introduction of strong spiral
spring and other elements OF the me-
chanism that is TO render the limb a
useful and com forta BILE counterfeit of
real one. An artificial log OF up to
date pattern is IN ingenious piece OF
apparatus. and there is many man
to-day who wears one without betray-
ing the fact TO the casual observer.
OF course. If the natural limb has
been cut of high IN the srtticial one
must bc In two parts. connected by
"a knee joint. If one must lose q por-
ton of ones amhulatory machinery the
most desirable place for the ampu,a-
ton is between the knee and the ankle
Under such circumstances Il false mem
Der may enable one TO walk without
limpinc, or one may even tango salts
factorily, but loss OF part OF the foot
or OF the whole foot at the ankle Joint
means that one must go hating
through life.
Foot and Arm Attachment
The foot of the artificial leg Is in
itself an exceedingly clever counter
felt. It's core IS part of the same piece
of wood that makes the body OF the
leg Enrcloping this core is rubber,
vulcanized on in Il series Of thin lay
crs. the result being to give the foot
n lively sprinEincss. rendering il com
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

| Portable for walking and helping to
give the wcarcr "a natural gait
An artificial arm is of similar con.
struction. with wooden core for the
nand. which is Of vulcan;zcd rubber.
But as a substitute for tho natural
limb IT is a poor thing compared to
"a false leg. The hand is useless for
purposes Of manipulation. and has TO be
Kept covered with a glove Wires cs-
tend through the fingers. so that tho
latter may BE- bent into any desired
position.
Under tho law any person who has
lost Il leg or an arm. foot or a hand
in the service Of tho United states gov.
eminent is entitled to an . -titiciul
member every three years. This is a
very liberal allowance. because a false
lc; If not abused ought to last eight
years. Furthermore the RICH, is not
restricted 10 soldiers and gailors:
civilian employees OF Uncle Sam can
enjoy II likewise.
Few artificial arms are asked for by
those entitled 10 them, no, more than
one arm. indeed. for every 100 legs
Pensioners and others who have lost
such members prefer as 4 rule to &C.
ccpt money equivalent instead Thev
are At liberty under the law TO draw
500 every three years in lieu Of an arm,
or ~ q leg be In question the cash COM
mutation allowed !. t-J
There are in this country forty odd
manufacturers OF artificial limbs and
their products differ somewhat in style
and construction. Congress has de-
c!ared that the manned veteran IS at
liberty TO choose his own make OF leg
or arm. To be fitted with Il he may
Journey 10 any city In tho United states
where the false member can be pur-
chased. and the government will pay
his travelling expenses. including Pull
man car accommodations
1t will not pay for his meals en- route.
a ruling on the part OF Uncle Sam
that has elected good deal OF Erun-
bling. But a crippled old soldier re-
siding in San Francisco may. II he
choose. buy a false leg in Boston, trav-
cling clear acros. tho continent and
back IL the governments expense Some
veterans Of the Civil War once in three
years attend the q. \. r. reunions with
out Il cents cost TO themselves for
travel. clccting as is their privilege
70 purchase incidentally a limb in tho
city where the reunion IS 10 be held
Such false legs and arms can now
he bought are, of course. very modern
Inventions. It may he taken FOR grant
81. however that artificial substitutes
FOR lost limbs dat" back TO n remote
antiquity by. Ales l!rdlicka, Of the
Smithsonian institute. recently dug up
in Peru false foot Of wood. apparently
prehistoric which was a mere block
with q socket. evidently. intended 10 be
fastened 10 the ankle Of person whose
foot had been amputat"d.
Famous in history Is the iron hand
OF Goetz Won Pcriichinrcn. a knight OF
medieval Nuremberg: and there was
another noblcman OF the same epoch
who had An iron foot weighing ten
pounds. with which, being AN irascihle
person. he could Kick so hard that his
servants stol. IN" foot and threw il
into the Rhinc.-Ncw York Sun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
The Voice of the PEOPLE
unprcpnredne>s OF Our Country


!" the Editor Of The Times Dispatch;
Sir'-Ihc success OF nations depends ,,pon ,bo
ability to discern the truth and to utilize il TO
tho best advantage - "
We arc to-day the greatest nation on the
globe from standpoint of industry and wealth.
Ac' We are deficient in many things that max e
us nation under the bond Of security our
progress has made forget our tional So .
curty. We do not look upon our navy and
army from standpoint of sa fety and protnc-
non put :; mere !lgurehead, 10 he used merely.
To MI ont the program in all national parndes
military strength, recognition and SECURITY Of
All nations depended upon their militia -,
Strength Rom" soon los; her proves when
She ceased 10 have an acute military :lertness
y nrephrau"m for war is not what used to
th!nh--a challenge to other powers for ba tile
IN preparedness is safety. and besides il adds
strength to nations influence when VIC
nave 20 deal with an urchristianized peonle
strength or arm in sense is Il harbineer OF
peace. We stand II great deal uron orr nror
as n matter OF fact. they furnish u strong rca :
son for pr"pa redress and armament
Tho history OF the world proves that II js n n
inevitable fact that the poor have always OK :.
isted on the rich. 1t is recognized fact tina
luxury ana opulence lead d.cen.racv and
weakn Riches and wealth have prccodnJ
he destruction Of every great empire known ~
history Consequently. will mako great
mistake TO rely up"n our wealth and resources
for protection. The old hntlock guns Of ne
danger. should the avarice and ovcrrrnspinr do .
sire OF Some nation. hungry for our wealth
suddenly appear along our seacoast Wars arc
inevitable. and nothing but the approach Of tho
TN" hand of III" thirsty war gods Let rs fol
low the old adagc. Prepare for war in timr.
Of peace. - Us
Fincastle, Va, October 20 1915. ."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
4 ItIInlIf,


For The Times Dispatch
Oar is frost now In de air. NAH boy,
De winds done turned aroun',
From South to North It's whinped
about
An de leaves is turnn' brown.
De later bug he is done gone.
De iircfy is no mo-.
De tumble bugs rolled way his ball,
lis yeah's works gone bcfo'.
De catbird. he's done gone South.
De jaybird boilers now.
De ole Bob White hides out O. sight
An de pig squeals roun de SOW.
De dog wood IS a 1amin' fab,
De Doplar's FURNISHED Gor.
De oak gifts bronze an de gun, is red,
An de groun hawg's near his hole
DE mist II hangs close ter de branch,
De suns rays splits de sky,
DE simmons soft an de wahnuts fall,
Ter summertime. good-by!
DE craps all saved. de ca wn cribs full,
DE KILN hawg's IN his pen,
DE turkey struts hefo' his fall
An de bars gone to his den
DC 'possum walks In dc bright moon
light
Wild a grin all roun' his face.
DE squirfs laid away hts sto'
An time Jest hits de pace.
De hyah' box set. de coon grapes ripe.
De crows dey flies In nocks.
De houn' he souns his bugle notes
II. 8. LYME.
Willow Grove. October is. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
UnronqucrnbIc Woman SuGruu.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir-Som"times sO-calicd victory is turned
into defeat, and nominal defeat no, in ire
GucntiN paNeS the way to success. The result,
Of III" election in New Jersey yesterday viii moi
halt the victorious march OF the woman SUI
frage cause and the reported alignment OF cor
tain unsnv"ry elements to defeat the inhoren,
rights of women at the polls will go far In
more generally arousing the patriotic conscience
Of the republic TO the Importance Of this vital
issue. The antsuffragistS have never hecn able
20 shake the basic argument OF their opponents
which lies in the manifest need of the unret"
o. us laymen-and with no political aspirations
whatcvcr-have for decades recognized The
righteousness OF granting the franchise to
women. and II Is gratifying that our states-
men and educators are 50 generally manifest
ing interest in the matter The success OF
IA" is assured. and the interesting uues-
ton now is whether its national success Will
come by the States rights national consti.
tutional amendment route.
II would be very narrow and vain inarin-
ing TO deny that many intelligent people con
scicntiously oppose woman suffrage. hut IL ia
safe 10 say that at no polling place in New .Jer-
soy Yesterday was there advocate OF the in
hcrent rights OF woman who hailed from any
socially degenerate propa nda interests
il Is tn" noble sons Of women whose fame Is
world wide for building and preserving this
great American hahitntion Of liberty. and the
sons Of their mothers" viii fear to in :
trust American woiDanhood with her rightfuI
ami neehfui participation in the affairs Of this
great composite household. And herein lies the
safety Of the home. w NJ. RICKIcRS
Richmond. Va October 30. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Thrice Cruel.


Suppose you were an Elephant
And had 1t neatly planned
To rnise an outcry resonant
All over this broad land.
Whereby you'd make the people pant
To give you back command;
Suppose you'd picked an issue fine
Like national defense
And were quito sure you'd placed n mine
Beneath your foeman dense.
You could explode Just by n sign
And send him hurting hence;
Suppose you'd done all this with Elec.
Then got caught In the ruck
And found your gracclcSs enemy
Declined to run or duck.
But sprung that mine most wickedly
Below where you were stuck
Would you not loose maddcned roar
OF grief and rage and pain?
Would you not feel extremely
And weep with might and main?
List! Hear the Elephant deplore
His vanished chance to reign.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Queries and Answers


clearly stated in this column. 7 should like to
ask what sequence the English relative should
r. Il, WILSON
The classical uses are pretty well fixed The
English are somewhat moro variable. If there
be predicate nominativc between the ante
ccdent and the relative, the case is clear ana
the relative follows the person of the antece-
dent. as 81 who love- Thou, who lowest" etc
When there is a predicate nominative. there
would seem to be no objection either in gram
mar or sense. TO either Of the forms. II am a.
man who love my friends Il am q man who
loves his friends Wo arc much inclined 70
prefer the former use, following SUCH forms as
Mark Antony's II am plain, blunt man that
love my friend" Julius Caesar, III. %: and
Luks's art not thou that Egyptian which
madest an uproar?" etc. (Acts XXI 3S).
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Guide Exhibit. Another Family skeleton.

AS the guide Of Capitol Square threw peanut
to squirrel he chucklcd to Newcomer:
Wife amt got over bitin' yit. One ov them
trarelin' sharks got in the house an showed n
trap to make a hen lay n egg The scheme is
to coax the hen into a trap. so she can't git out
till she's dropped Then door opens an
she struts out. II she don't drop. the door stays
shet an she's prisner, the hen is Wife's
weakness next TO auction sale is eggs an
chickens. SO she yielded up some of her savin' s
an set the trap. The first chicken to git acrost
was rooster. Wife that the wuz
Il fraud
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
4 LnJmnn's Sermon.

You frequently hear the admouition. Get ont
and mix with people and you won't be so narrow
in your opinions" Touching elbows with the
world is good proposition, scnerally But IL
doesn't always leave barrel OF sweet milk
II YOU can select your mixers it will helm n
whole lot. but general mix will show SO many
Weaknesses and meannesses that il - :; Uucs-
ton in my mind to whether ignorance docsn';
contain moro bliss than knowing too ,nj!ch-A
I.ayman seen on the Side
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
WaStc-That'S All.

~ Administrative Board as 10 the pro-
priety or impropriety of the actions of AS
sistant superintendent Creery, Of the Street.
Cleaning Department. in having garbage and
manure hauled eleven miles to farm Of
which he is joint owner, there will be
public dissent from the conclusion that this
method OF disposal involves a careless waste
OF city funds
Such wastage is not exceptional. however.
in the operations of this department. An
other characteristic example of it is the Gus
tom of placing three men on the ordinary
one-horse garbage cart. 1t goes without say
ing that this practice is unnecessary and ex.
travagant. In most, if not all, American
cities one man takes charge Of such cart
and manages collections without apparent
difficulty.
OF course, in such cities householders are
required to use modern metal ash and gar
bage cans and to place them at the side of the
street or alley where the collections are made.
With such regulation, strictly enforced, the
cart drivers task certainly is not too hard
for a strong and healthy man. He walks be-
side his cart, lifting and dumping the cans
as he reaches them. Go to Washington or
Baltimore and you may see dozens of these
men at work any day Seemingly. they
thrive on il.
According TO the evidence at the Creery
hearing it cost the city between $3.50 and
S1.75 to dispose of each load Of garbage in
duuiIioli 10 tHe value OF the manure Dy which
each load was topped. This cost which does
not include the cost OF collection. is excessive
to say the least OF it-and for the city to
continue to bear this eHtravagant charge
would be mighty bad business.
superintendent Cohn lamcnts constantly
and with Justice we believc--the inadeQuacy
OF the men and equipment devoted TO the
cleaning Of Richmonds streets IT. with the
assistance of the Administrative Board, he
could find way to collect and dispose of
garbage more economically, he would have a
larger part of his appropriation 10 devote
10 street cleaning.
That way should be found The city
would be well repaid if il imported an ey-
pert TO make rigorous examination Of the
departments methods and expenditures and
report how the work could be improved and
money saved, There are plenty Of such eX-
pcrts in this country, and their services are
obtainabe Whatever the cost It would be
saved many times over in the course of a
single year.
Mr.. Cohn is improving his department even
now. There are far fewer complaints to-day
than there were a year ago, and the com
plants made are by no means so well justi-
fed. The Dispa tch which has been
generous with its criticism, makes this ac-
knowl Judgment i'll all frankness sincerity and
gratitude
However. there is still plenty Of room for
improvement. The city streets could be, and
should be. much cleaner than they are Gar
baSe collection could be, and should be- more
regular and frequent With improved
methods all this could be accomplished at
no additional cost
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

sons who refused to be, bound by the decision
of primary when II was contrary to their
wish. but we never heard before OF man OF
stan'l!ng in his communicated Mr.. Gull on
joys high standng-who. having helped select
his party candidate. loudly proclaims a pur-
pose to help defeat him.
In Maryland each voter, at the time Of reg
is;ration. must declare his utilization, and
until he changes that affiliation OH the books
OF the registrars. which he is allowed oppor-
tunity to do. may participate only in the pri-
marics of the party of his avowed choice
Mr.. Gull was registered a Democrat and
exercised Democrats privilege. Now he
insists that he retains the privilege Of voting
at the general election for Republican.
There is no question. of course. of the
legality of his action. and the corresponding
morality may not be denied dwellers in
peculiarly rareied moral atmospheres but 1t
would not do for ordinary humanity. Most
OF us require less complicated and more
binding sanction to keep in the straight
and narrow path.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

The Louisa Nirginian bmits this: did q
ever occur TO YOU TO ask yourself what YOU would
40 II somebody broke into your home or com
niitted a murder on your premises" You would
naturally want 10 have tho criminal arrested -
II given choice, some people, with a gun and
ouekShot nancy. would save all the trouble and
uncertainty of arrest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

hr,ano eHi"ston Dispatch is down on toll
bridges 1t says since va arc buildinv good
.oaus IN davidson County. it is "A shame that
n~o great big. rich counties like Davidson and
go, q" nave toll bridge across the Yadkin
"here the charges to the bridge
are Us much as the railroad fare between the
W. 'ow"s. There was time when the toll
nrlose ana the to- roads were all right but
t'os oo not III In this day OF civilization and
progress The county commissioners of David
son ana Rowan should get together and either
BUY this toll bridge from the corporation that
owns 1t or build new bridge"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

rms question escapes from the Richmond
i,ncs-''Spatch In almost pleading tones: a.
fellow named smith, says the charlottesville
Progress. did nine loops in AN airshin y, tho
-.ichinonG Fair last week The Richmond CITY:
council can do that many without an airshin
any Nhe What will the rural press do for
o''sht paragraphs when the Richmond Council
goes out of business. IL it ever does" Thanks
1of mat word bright" neiGhhor. The rural
press Will find plenty OF urban versatility 10
comment on all right. When the Richmond
Nouhc'i meets its doom may call attention
TO some of the loops the I'D hath a reputa
non Tor Observation-Disclosures Progress
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

oHi! about thirteen years have passed" saws
the Fredericksburg Star since the Virginia Con
SNtuton was promulgated. and get there are
evidences that before long we will need a new
one nc trainers OF our last Constitution didn't
possess 10 say the least, the foresight OF our
Revolutionary fathers Don't do it: forty Yea ira
from now Will he enough to be afc, ed
with Il capitol full of Constitution tinkers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

Oct Jefferson was mortally wounded
ana died in his arms. Mr.. Sievers Is
not native-born NirEinian. but an
adopted son. and though at first a
master artist in wood carving better
IMAM the Wood Carver OF olympus"
VIII, when this work shall be bright
cned by the midday sun on Cemetery
H'!!,' loom UP as an artist toward
whom All art lovers in this land may
Justly and proudly point
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

The Staunton News says: The President Is
IN love. He is so infatuated that he has vot cd
n suffrage ticket Well. he knows the influence
OF inc FEMININE seN--vcry we'll" But how about
the report that has gone forth to the effect that
the future mistress of the White House is "agin"
The President ON the suffraEe pron>..Ainno
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

"Litebrane says he has perfected article he
feels sure he sell to all the dear chappics
in the country"
What is it,
An crameled ankle watch to harmonize with
all shades OF hosiery, and light that to
wear il causes real inconvenience"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
The New PupiI

DO YOU remember the story of the prodipa,
Son. Roberto" asked the teacher.
DO /? You mean the Teller that beat il from
home and had riots with the hogs"
You have the idea. but you should phrase Il
little diferently"
fessum But, say, he knowed how to work
his father for a veal pot-pie dinner, all right,
didn, hc?"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

me Harrisonburg News-Rccord has this com q.
men'' Eiection day is only dozen days in the
distance Plenty Of time for tho Democrats and
Republicans to decide whether old John Ba rlry-
corn is alive or dead Is that hin, ,,rrl.f
dates 10 have John tap election day?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Chats With Virginia Editors

IL seems hard for Richmond to get It's milk
COWS straight says the Blackstone Courier.
First 1t was the foot-and mouth disease which
caused trcm to be slaughtered: tuberclla
trouble comes to the front. What ncxto" Con-
densed milk perhaps
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

The following snuea comes from the Green's
boro News: Tho Virginia cities entirely
willing for North Carolina to have all the rate
reductions she get long the Virginia
cities get little more reduction. , as main
tain their commercial tyranny. Aren't the Vir-
ginia cities generous"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Somewhat D.pp.rou.

Grubbs-Binks says he is the absolute ruler
OF his household
Stubbs-ile had better not let his wife hear
him say that He might be deprived of the
share Of his income he is allowed for pocket
money.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
Gossip From Down Home"

The Mountain Scout Is not ut all modest in il.
demands when it says: More cattle 4 good
creamery and improved land is what Alexander
County needs to make farmers fat ard
Saucy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
OUTPUTS by Poets.

Like dams kiss. unasked unsouSht,
Love gives itself, but is not bought
-LonEfcllow
tell thee. God is in that mans right hand
Whose heart knows when to strike and when to
stay. -Swinburne.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

They are talking about reducing the cleo
trio lights on Fifth Avenue, in New York, in
asmuch there has been howl about cut
ting the pay roll of city employees. It will
not make any difference to the paraders of
that thoroughfare. so long they get in
the glare OF the sunlight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

The Charlotte Observer takes this shot the
capital city: Raleigh points with pride to her
new courthouse. but where the great white way
ought to he there is still just enough light to
keep people from humping into each other"