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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

window bars fall and the surround
ing VIII remain red In q lxinemacolor
picture. I have taken picture of g
Landscape with nm aeropIane in 1t on q
RABBITS retina It was as perfect ~
= colcred photograph with all the
high lights present. Such picture
may be called, an optogram.
BY making mixture of water and
bile salts ana dipping the retina or
back lining OF the eye In It. the red
purple pigment of the retipa becomes
a red solution. which can be used as Q
Photographic paint. and which turns
white when exposed to the light.
Plainly. IL the light waves thus me-
chanicaI1y AFFECT the eye stun. Just
as it does Photographic plate. there
is no reason why the same radiations
cannot alter the blue. reddish. green
fish. gray, brown and black pigments
of the IDS OF the eye. Such. indeed, Is
actually the truth. The retina, to be.
sure. remakes all of the used-uE red
stuff In the back OF the eye, but there
is now positive evidence to show thaH
some at least OF the pigment Of the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

-HE bugle. which has been sound
ing through the length and
= breadth Of Europe. dates back
through many interesting stages.
Always there has been war. be-
tween men. tribes or clans. peoples
ana nations. and they have all had
need Of some instrument Of call in
time of attack or open war. The word
bugle was the original term applied
to the bulls horn, whether used as q
hunting horn or a drinking cup. but
since developing into its present
dennitive meaning. has continuously
referred to the horn-shaped tnstru-
ment used for military signals.
First spoken of In the Bible. It Is
a beaten instrument of silver for
sounding trumpet calls. The Isrealites
used the primitive rams horn tshofar)
from choice, it having a certain sig-
nificsnce in their ritual At the siege
Of Jericho the military calls were
sounded by the Hebrews on cows
horn.
The Egyptians used the trumpet of
silver. But the bugle was variously
built of gold. silver. brass and bronze.
ana one of terra cotta-Roman OF the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

It was with the greatest difficulty
that her physician persuaded her to
take up the occupation OF hand weav-
ing. 1t is an occupation requiring
careful coordination OF hand. foot and
eye. and therefore peculiarly benen-
cial to one in her condition. The
working of the necessary foot levers
furnishes especially valuable foot ex-
ercise.
She assumed the work as means
Of assisting in the family support
rather than any thought of receiving
relief from her malady. Hall does
not say how successful she was in
making money. He does testify. how
ever, that her walking was very much
improved and the course of the
disease materially retarded.
There are few maladies more dis
tressing than chronic arthritis, or
joint diseases. In these complaints
massage has been employed to allay
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
Some Interesting CRAB RECIPES

blanket of pun paste and making
lattice of the paste over the shell.
Place the shell in the centre of q
baking sheet, bracing It, If need be.
with the rarnelins. and bake q deli
cate brown. Serve garnished with
fresh cress on a silver platter.
BUrTERED cRAB-Beat the yolks
OF two eggs with one ounce OF butter.
and. when smooth. add gill OF
cream. pepper and salt. Place In q
double boiler, adding the crab meat
cut up small. and let 1t heat and
blend together for 10 minutes-do not
allow It to boil. Then serve. poured
over buttered toast squares. ana gar
nished with baked red peppers
stuffed with asparagus.
SALAD A LA RUssE-To two
cups of crab meat add one of finely
chopped celery and hnely chopped
heart of a head of chicory; make a
good mayonnaise dressing ana add
to 1t enough ketchup to color 1t a
deep pink. Add the Juice OF an onion.
pepper. salt. one red pepper and six
olives chopped hne with one small
gherl1in pickle. When the salad is
chilled, toss it lightly In the bowl.
with four tablespoons of French
dressing. Drain. and serve In green
lettuce leaves with mayonnaise heap
ed on top of each portion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

with the European fitchet weasel. and
applied its common name .tpolecat" to
the skunk on account of its odor. The
polecat of Europe is very destructive
to poultry and game. and the bad
reputation transferred with the name
has continued despite the testimony
of scientific observers since the days
of Audubon.
The pelt of the skunk is Of great
value, and makes the bearer second
in Importance among the fur-bearing
animals of this country. the muskrat
being first. The worth Of the skins
has long been recognized CONNER
cially. but the prejudice referred to
has prevented the sale OF them for
what they were. For many years
nearly all the product was exported
for European manufacture. and q
great deal of 1t returned to. this coun-
try as "black marten" and ALASKA
sable"
Prof. Lantz thinks the skunk is
coming to it's own very slowly. Legis-
lation is going to the rescue. and pro-
tective laws have been passed In ID
states. Most of these laws were
adopted because of the scarcity of
furs. but there are other good rea-
sons for guarding the animal.
Farmers have found that skunks are
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

EHE disrepute of the skunk IS
regarded by biological experts as
i q notable instance of the persist
ence of popular prejudice in the face
of authoritative opinion to the con
trary. A knowledge of the offensive
possibilities OF the animal has been
given an exaggerated Importance.
which has prevented general under
standing of its actual usefulness.
The truth is that the skunk is often
sfye only when frightened or attacked.
ana has an economic value far OUT
weighing its Objectionable character
istic. Naturalists have for years been
trying to impress this upon the public
at large.
Prof. D. E. Lantz of the bureau of
biologtcal survey at Washington. who
has made caSeful Investigation of
the matter. takes exception to the un-
warranted abuse heaped upon the
skunk. which. instead Of being reck-
lessly prosecuted. should have Its ex-
tstenoe conserved as fulfilling bene-
dcial purpose.
Referring to the difficulty of over
coming long-standing prejudice and
the consequent difficulty of checking
indiscrimirate slaughter OF the AMI
NAL. Prof. Lantz says the early set
tiers Of America were acquainted
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
A Curious BIRD of a THOUSAND WINGS

would be interesting to know how the
bitterness of strife has Influenced his
opinion at this time when. on either
side nothing is too rancorous and
bitter to say. Blu. warning nations
apart. IT is most curious piece Of
work and rejects no little credit on
the German artist. living in Baltimore
at the time. who shaped It.
The designers medium was locust
wings. and you may imagine the
erect when the sunlight played upon
the symmetrically shaped collection.
The artist took stiff piece Of card
hoard and glued the insect wings to
it in the required shape. The form
Of the bird was three feet in length
from tip to tip OF the wings. and it
stood more than two feet from taions
to the top of the wing. The wings of
a thousand locusts were necessary
for the completion of the work.
And here is where the painstak king
patience comes in-tle artist caught
every one OF the insects himselfl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

the muscular spasms and joint thick
enings. Many remedial exercises have
also been designed to accomplish the
same purpose. In the best practice
now. however. it Is found that pur-
poseful Industrial movements. real
work. have much greater efficacy.
All the symptoms OF chronic spinal
disease are very depressing. When
the doctor finally tells his patient
that 1T is general paresis or loco
motor ataxia. he is overwhelmed with
gloom and his physical condition is
Just as distressing as his mental
state.
The sanatorium offers him all pos
sible medical treatment and a system
of exercises especially designed to
meet his case, but in ali of these his
mind is centred on his malady and
he is correspondtngly depressed. The
doctors appreciate at last that what
he really needs to lift him out OF him
self and retard the inevitable course
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
Ioosen;ne INJURED FINGERS by MACHINERY

- ERsoNs whose occupations
- necessitates the skilled use OF
= the fingers are likely. from time
to time. to suffer Inconvenience from
stiffness Of the joints and lack Of
ready expression such as il neces-
sary. for instance. In operating
rypewriting machine. Typists, as
may know, have prescribed for them
as a basis of exercise to meet this
emergency and to give the beginner
factlity. a suggested formula OF nm
ger evolutions. such as opening and
shutting the hands a specified NUM-
her Of times. OF spreading certain
fnxers and groups OF fingers apart.
etc. All Of which is designed to
.Ioosen" the fingers.
Here comes now. mechanical
genius who has shsped contrivance
FRAT does the work thoroughly and
without the mental tax That accom-
nanies the solely manual exercise
Tbere Is an individual cylinder for
holding each finger and the arrange
7nent Is SO that the rest of the hand
fail. easily into place In the mechan-
ne Not only are the fingers put over
+he inmps." as one athlete expressed
q hut the entire hand is exercised In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

TN a recent exhibit of dsh and
crustacea there appeared an Inn
= mense crab. imported from Eng
land. It weighed seven pounds. and
when boiled. yielded most astonish-
ing amount Of meat. the claws hold
ing fully as much as lobster claws
ana each leg as much as the large
claw OF an American native crab
The meat is a little coarser in text
ure and Just bit stronger In flavor
than that of American crabs. re-
sembling cross between the shrimp
and the lobster. The shell. when
followed out. cleaned. and filled with
the meat escalloped and baked In It,
is SUFFICIENT to serve four persons.
These crabs. so popular on the Eng
'lish, table. however. are seldom to be
seen In any of the American markets.
But we now indulge in crabs from
the Pacific coast which are almost
as large as the foreigner and the
yield Of meat corresponds with the
size; their flavor is similar but not
quite as sweet as the crabs Of the
east
The Pacific crabs make delightful
Newburg and two of them Will
furnish enough meat for SIX persons.
The meat viii also be good used in
any OF the following recipes:
GRABBED CRABS Clean. wash
ana dry the large crab shell. butter 1t
greedy inside and lightly smear the
outside. Melt two ounces of butter In
q small saucepan and add the juice
of a lemon. pepper and salt. When
hot put in as. much bicarbonate OF
soda as would rest on a 10-cent
piece. have ready one cup of rich
milk. or part milk and cream in
which two teaspoons of cornstarch
have been dissolved. Turn this in
with the lemon Juice and butter, stir
ring until it Is blended and az thick
as the ordinary cream sauce Add
two tablespoons of sherry. then put
In the meat OF the two. large crabs.
letting it an blend together. Then
turn as much OF the mixture into
the crab shell as It win hold; put
the rest into buttered ramel<ins. plac-
ing over the top Of each q little
- =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
Why the Stars Twinkle
ITHOIIGH the twinlIlnp- q

a LTHoUGH the twinkIing of the
~ stars is commonly referred to.
they do not twinkle at ali. The
stars are really suns that throw out
light. just as our sun lights the earth.
When the rays OF light from the
stars strike the air which surrounds
the earth they have to pierce many
little particles which are always
floating about in the atmosphere 1t
is this interference between us and
the source OF light which gives the
appearance OF twinl<ling.
ON certain nights the light OF the
stars win appear so bright ana clear
as to attract particular attention.
This is because the afr Is so clear
there is less interference than usual
with the rays OF light In: reaching the
earth. q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
The Hydra-Headed SERPENT Of Science

In biological laboratories seem to
show that the ancients may have
gotten their conceptions of its form
and being from what they had actu-
ally seen. Prof. T. H. Morgan. for
instance. has cut on the anterior end
of an earthworm and excised a piece
Of the central nerve chord. This left
two anterior nerve ends and a head
grew from each
DR.. Van Dyune recently went much
farther In the case OF marine
planarian. actually developing six
heads upon the creature. each with
its own eyes and apparently normal
in its functions. Now a worm is but
a miniature serpent to the eye. What
is done in the modern laboratory by
scientific methods is sometimes ac-
complished by nature when condi-
lions are favorable to the accident
It is entirely possible that some
accident may have produced a pla-
marian with many heads In ancient
time and one can easily see how the
myth of the hydra may have s-igi-
mated in the freak. At any rate 1t
is quite patent that these modern
hydras are in no sense mythical
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

Iris which gives the color to your
eyes Is never regenerated.
One In every four infants with blue
eyes. Il carefully observed. win be dis
covered to sooner or later have
brown. hazel or dark eyes. Just as
light or blonde hair often turns dark.
SO blue eyes change or dark eyes fade
to hazel or gray.
Red Stuff Of che Retina.
When the red stun Of the retina
disappears It Is REPRODUCED by little
amoeba-lilse units OF tissue. which
stretch out and reach up to the rods
OF the lining. When. however. the
retfna Is detached from the back wall
any bleaching of the red stun ends Its
existence. 1t cannot then be remade.
Another marvellous discovery re-
Gently made about the color OF your.
eyes is that the blue. brown, gray.
hazel and other coIors are literally
mirrors. Man has not yet succeeded
in making a red. blue, gray or other
kind of colored mirror. such as nature
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
WIN WORK Is Often the Very Best MEDICINE We Can Take

OF the disease as much as possible is
to be placed In touch with the world
by means of work which. while espe-
cially designed to meet his individual
case, is yet real. productive labor.
They go 50 far as to say, indeed.
that many of the most hopeless cases
may In this manner be made much
more comfortable and that not infre-
quently the disease may be greatly
modiied II not held quite in check.
It is Indispensable. of course. that
the occupation should not only be
adapted to the ability of the patient,
but Of nature to interest him and
furnish the physical exercise which he
needs Neither must he pursue 1t
during the more or less frequent
periods in which such pursuits would
be injurious.
In other words, the occupation Is
medicine to be prescribed only by q
physician and administered
under his careful supervision.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
)UND GS Affect
Our Impressions

has developed In the human eye. Sill
yer mirrors. or mirrors that reflect
the actual coiors. may perhaps DO
superior to these. but there are times
when a color mirror would be most
useful
The proof that the iris Is color
mirror is to be found in the fact that
If girl with pale blue eyes wishes TO
make them deep or ultra -marine blue.
all she needs do is to wear dark blue
dresses. neck ribbons. hat and other
blue raiment- On the other hand. IL
she wishes to tighten the colors Of her
eyes. she should wear all white or
pale yellow. Similarly black clothes
and dark garments make gray and
hazel or light brown eyes very dark
In me, not only do the eyes fade
and change color physiologically and
intrinsically. but they can be made to
alter the native tints by all sorts of
human artifice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

a NOTED surgeon suggests tnae
~ the story of the many-headed
Z y serpent of Lernaea. If a myth.
is yet myth with an altogether
scientific foundation. The monster
was credited with anywhere from
nine to 100 heads. and according
to the legend. II one was cut of.
another Immediately grew in its place.
some averred that each head was
replaced by two.
The origin OF this serpent. as well
as its acts and its final destruction
by Hercules. are entierly fanciful.
of course. but some recent juggling
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

~ CCUPAT1ON OF body and mind
is Of the very first Importance
in the treatment Of large
number of chronic diseases. notably
functional nervous diseases. Psyche
analysis has its place In dealing with
these maladies. OF course. as have
suggestion. the rest treatment and
mechano-therapy, but It is now pretty
generally admitted that self -suff-
cheney through the close following OF
thought by action-in a word, occupa-
tion-is of the very highest value.
Hall cites case of the kind which
has recently come to his notice. It
is that of woman suffering from
progressive disease OF the spinal
cord. Overcome by the hopslessness
Of her malady and unwilling that any
should see her pitifu1 attempts at
walking. she remained In the seclu-
sion of her room. a prey to mental
and physical torture.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
Why the Despsed SKUNK Is Really VALUABLE to Mankind

scent sacs removed, sisunks are far
superior to cats as mousers, and can
be domesticated for this purpose.
Their flesh is used as food. and was
formerly common article of diet
among the North American Indians
and trappers. The oil of the skunk is
used in some parts of the country for
medicinal purposes. They are easily
managed and cared for in captivity.
and the breeding of them on farms
has made some progress as an in
dustry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

helpful to agricultural pursuits. and
have Joined hands with commercial
interests to secure more protective
legislation. Most of the insect food of
sl<unls is of kinds injurious to plant
life.
During the disastrous invasions Of
the Rocky mountain locust in the
United States in 1873 and 1874 the
skunk was reported as the principal
mammal destroyer Of these insects.
It is also a relentless foe of mice.
rats and other harmful rodents. With
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
Curing BY Electricity
DISTINGUISHED

~ physician, kowarscnlk'
4 a clares that we are entering
ON a new era in the field of electro
therapy, as the mechanical technic
has been SO perfected. while our
knowledge of the biologic and thera-
peutic action of electricity has been
deepened in recent years.
The theory OF electrons and ions
has provided a scientific basis for
therapeutic action. a basis more
solidly planted. he insists. than we
have for the action OF most OF our
drugs. Among the favorable accounts
of ion treatment published recently
Is that of Aufaure with acute and sub
acute articular rheumatism treated
by driving a 10 per cent. solution of
sodium salicylate directly into the
Joints with the electric current The
eject was found to be superior to
that with internal administration OF
the drug.
Excellent results In the treatment
of chronic nose and ear disease ana
sinustis are reported by Friei A I
per cent. solution of zinc su1phate.
with a current OF two or three mill
liamperes, was used at 10-m.nute
sitting and repeated at eight or To-
day intervals. Sometimes . single
sitting completed the cure.
About half Of the cases of sinusitis
thus treated were cured and a large
nroportion of the middIe-ear cases
Kowarschilx says the eye am ear
directions seem to ofrer q specially
Favorable neld for diathermy. az also
malignant growths OF all kinds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

4th century-and recently added to
the collection in the British Museum.
But the most interesting OF all
bugles is the famous blowing stone"
first used by Alfred the Great to sig
nal his troops on the field OF ASH
down. It is In the historic Vale of
the White Horse in Berkshire. Eng.
and is mass OF sandstone SO Curl
ously pierced with holes that when
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

blown 1t enits a loud. clear cal. This
sound travels over. the green mead
ows, through the woods OF the River:
ock. echoing among the White Horse
hills and down to King Alfred's camp
ON the southern slope and back to
wayland Smiths Cave, where the
smith lived. whom no one ever saw.
who shod the travellers horses left
at his door.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

@s ~ W. iNgg S
wall lining of the eyeball. and It 10
composed OF little rods and cone
shaped posts. much as II It were
thicket of fence rails. In these is to
be found the red pigment which cor
responds to the silver on negative.
The red color is bleached to white
by light. This pigment used 70 be
called by psychologists visual pur-
pie" OF "rhodopsin," and is only
found in the topmost or outside parts
of the rods or posts Of the retina-
Taking an Eye-Photo.
1t is also present in the retinas OF
frogs and other animals. # the retina
of dead rat is removed in the red
or yellow light of photographers
dark room. it will be found to be
deep red in color. If this is exposed
to light it fades and becomes color
less. If the rat, before the operation.
was in strong daylight. the retina will
not even be found red.
The same thing will be discovered
In the humanseye, as well as In other
animals. But. although 1t is utter
nonsense to think, as mystery stories
tell you. that the last thing seen by a
dead man remains impressed on the
eye. 1t is nevertheless true that real
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

even thought Of. evoked from Pa
risian writer the comment that here
is an example Of the painstaking care
and patience of the German" 1t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

such a way that there is not part OF
1T that does not get the benefit Of
the movement. Such delicately att
tuned hands as those Of high-priced
pianists may not turn to this machine
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

= THERE is the Bird of Thou
- sand wings. curious bit of
= = craftsmanship. photograph
of which. long before the war was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

photograph can be made upon the
surface of the retina by means of this
red eye pigment.
If the head of a rabbit. rat pig that
has been kept in the dark for some
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09

~ oEs the color of the eye really
fade2 In recent search of
books. lectures. libraries. mono
graphs. ana from personal queries
among physicians, there was general
negative and denial to this fact. Not.
however. by non-medical men and
biologists. These were able to- CO.
operate and to re-enforce my own dis
coveries that the colors of the eyes do
change.
Blue eyes become black: gray and
green eyes metamorphose to brown.
and hazel and chestnut colors fade or
alter In babies and grown-ups.
After all. it is by no means surpris-
ing that the tints and hues of the
iris undergo change. The eye color
Is. in fashion, used for photography
Living photo-chemistry- there
fore. 1t should have been expected TO
play the Same role as the colored
chemicals OF films and Photographic
plates.
Chemistry in the Eye.
Analogous also to the photo-chemi-
cal changes produced by light upon
sensitive Photographic plates and
dlms is the red pigment found In the
retina- The retina IS the inner. back
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-09
How the Machine for Exercising Fingers Operated
The Man in the Picture Was Injured in Battle

aid whens the ciavia Is ever conven-
tent, but to those whose ability lies
in the finely specialized work Of the
hngers. it is said the machine comes
as something OF a blessing.