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The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
The PrecociOus Live Long
sY n. AoolNoToN BRUCE.
Author OF The Riddle OF Personality.
Psychology and Parenthood. etc.

!, &C. yrezt mistake to believe. as many
people do that il child at an early age SHOWS
unusual mental ability ne Is doomed 10 o'e
young A..
some precocous children. 60 be sure, DO Ole
young falling victims 10 disease like any ordi-
rary child But the great majority live 10
hale and hearty old age.
I,daed extcrsive statistical studies indicate
that the precocious child has better chance
OF attaining long life than has the cniid VINO
IL not precocious.
tho falsity OF the popular belief Is afforded b.
the life histories of so-called lightning caicu'
lators."
Tho lightning calculator is a person with a
remarkable faculty for mental arithmetic. Us
ualiy he manifests during early boyhood mis-
extraordinary power In this respect
Thus Zerah Colburn. famous American cal
cuiator a, ak years of age was able TO state
correctly the number OF seconds IN perlod as
long a. two thousand years.
Another calculator. Jacques maud, when only
seven could mentally multiply Two numbers
each containing five figures.
A third, Truman Stafford, son OF a vermont
farmer at six calculated mentally the number
of barley corns t5i7.7s0) in 1.o4o rods.
A fourth, Karl Gauss. performed an equally
extraordinary feat AZ three years OF age. Al
nine when he entered the arithmetisc class OF
the local school. he startled and annoyed his
teacher by writing down the answers TO PROB
lens ALMOST AS SOON AS The LAST
FIGURE IN THE PROBLEM WAS STATED
TO HIM
Zacharias Dase. another talked about cacu-
Iator was only a little Older when he handled
mentally vast masses OF figures with an ease
that seems almost incredible On at least one
occasion he correctly multiplied, without aid OF
pencil and paper, two numbers of one hundred
figures each
This is precisely the kind OF precocity that
might be expected to bring on brain flag and
death. But II has done nothing OF the sort.
or the worlds most famous lightning cai-
cuators not one far az ! have been able
70 ascertain, died before thirty. and only four
before forty. Gauss sevcnty-eieht when he
died. and several others passed the seventy
mark
Nor were these precocious caculators born
with unusually vigorous physiques On the con
trsry they were in many cases born weakly.
and in some cases we're born deformed.
The logical Inference is that. instead Of their
precocity niurying them. II helped rather 10
strengthen them and prolong their lives.
Precisely the same inference Is forced US
from statietcol studies Of men OF genius In gen
eral Many OF them have beer notoriously pre-
cocious and OF notoriousy weak physique
Yet instead OF dying off they nave rule
far outlived the man whose childhood was ur.
marked by precocity
DO not feel alarmed. therefore. n you have en-
uncommonly bright child. The chances are that
instead of dying young he will outlive by many
I years his duler playmates.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
One Horse for Every Five
People.

On Jan. /. 1915. people we're Ave
times as numerous in the United
States as horses; and horses we're
Ave times as numerous as mules.
Texas had over twice as many
mules (753.0o0) as Missouri. its
closest competitor. Texas also led
in cattle t5,121. 000,. having nearly
twice as many as Iowa. low had
twice as many swine ts.72o.ooo) as
Illinois. its closest competitor.
Montana and Wyoming are the
two greatest sheep states. each hav'
ing about 400. 900 head. New Mex.
leo and Ohio come next with about
3 900. 900 apiece.
Rhode Island has $4,000 mich
cows. and Nevada $4,000. Wiscon.
sin has the most. s26, 900. Farm
and Fireside.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
The Coal Outlook

There seems to be feeling In the
trade that business this fall Is going
to be good, and that prices VIII De
much higher than usual.
When the matter Is given thought
there is much reason 20 believe that
prices will, on account OF certain
conditions. he OF necessity higher.
Those who have Investigated the sit.
uation find that there is going 10 be
a shortage Of labor al the mines.
Many of the miners have gone into
other lines OF labor. or have gone
back TO Europe. and 1t il said that
even at the present time. IL II were
necessary. some states could not run
mines over two days a week.
In the anthracite field there Is
much discussion about the chances
for strike next spring. and many
believe that one will be called.
With a strike on in the anthracite
fields. and severe shortage OF
labor In the bituminous fields. seri.
Gus condition Will confront the
operat ors. and II may be that great
coal shortage will come about
The wise dealer will consider
these things, and as soon as prac-
ticabIc. those that have storing ca.
pacHy viii stock up and become pre-
pared American Coal Journal.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
How to Learn Golf

while many books on golf have
been written. nobody VINO Is trying
TO play the game has any time 10
read them. The following simple
rules, however. will be found "a
cover the main points OF golf
Keep your left eye firmly fixed
upon the ball. while your right eye
is allowed TO roam fearlessly over
tire rear end OF the circumambieni
atmosphere. IL both eyes are kept
on the ball. one OF them invariably
flies up with IL to the green. BY
following our rule. however. the
eyes pull away from each other
thus preventing you from satisfy
ing your curiosity about the ulti
mate destination OF the ball This
curiosity. by the way. II what ruins
the game OF large majority.
Always play with a worse player
than yourself--if you can find one
The rule OF playing with better
one Is all wrong Golf Is the only
game where one never feels any re
sentiment toward ones opponent
and only sympathy or anger for one
self BY playing with a worse play
or, therefore, one ~ excited 10
sympathize with him. To sympa.
thize In TO emulate. BY emuiating a
poorer player than yourself. you
necessarily take more strokes,
which means more practice. and In
the long run. the more practice you
get the better your game wfif-bcs~~>I
When you are learning how to
play the game--that Is 10 say. In
the first ten years or so-always
be accompanied by two caddies In
stead OF one. One OF these should
be employed to roam the distant
fields and penetrate the deep Jun.
giles on your right and left, search
ing Gin VAIN for lost balls. The
other should remain constantly at
your side. soothing you by his gen
tie presence. handing you the wrong
clubs and holding himself as a tar.
get for whatever terms OF endear.
ment you wish 10 bestow upon him
during moments OF religious exslta
ton. The expense. Of course. you
will not mind. Nobody who wish.
es 10 think he may in time play a
good game OF golf cares a hang
about the expense.--I.ife.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
A Poem a Day.
HARVEST.

= HARVEsT.
There was a schooner came ashore
a srsesfpi thlns nung on the bar
With draggled gear, her stays about
her trucks
Like blown hair, and her
beauty all I'm vain.
she roundered through the spray
with crumpled wings,
gray bird smothered In a ieaping
We huddled there at dawn to see her
die.
\ circle OF white faces in the
gloom.
There was cold light reaping In the
east.
4 slow seythe cutting at the neid
And wind TO beat a strong man down.
Watching ave dots that specked her
tossing spars,
Five human souls We saw the
And pluck fn" a, hesn with sres,
white fingered hands
The ses laughed loud and
broke II on the sands.
So there was nothing more to do The
end
came as the sun burst through It's
iron clouds
The raCked ship staggered, reeled.
and disappeared
The fung spume served the dead
men a. their shrouds-
And then. clear voiced the village
church bell sang
Above the wind and sea. We
had forgot
What day Il was. Now suddenly we
turned
Together toward the house where
death L. not
No word was spoken. yet we all went
in
To the stu aisles and knelt upon
the floor
man was there drunkard and {"
thief
on, who had never been in church
before
He knecicd beside Us, twisting his rcd
hands.
\ s,artled glory In his soddcn eyes
thought 81 Eve men silent IN the
s.n
That one might bring his soul 20
paradise
Dana 3uruet. in Harper's.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
Snake Strawberries

Joe. the three-year-old son. and
Anna, the nve-year-old daughter OF
Deputy Sheriff J. f. Jones, were des-
perately sick not long ago from eat
ing snake strawberries Jack and
Hugh Bradley were sick for several
days recently. and also from the
same cause. TIE Bradley boys and
our son Bill went down In the rear
Of Foster Barnwelrs lot and found
vine there. Son Bill only ate those
with FUR" on them, as he says those
without fur" have been licked by
the snakes and poisoned. Jack ana
Hugh ate both kin.s AID were pois-
ened. while Bill escaped.-Aobeville
Press and Banner.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
Flies Shun Blue

A French scientist is authority for
the statement that flies have dis
t!nct objection to the color blue. This
was first discovered by farmer VIC
keeps a large number o. COWS IN
several sheds. One OF these sheds
happened 10 be painted blue on the
inside, and In this the COWS we're
little troubled by files. He biued
all the walls and thus protected al
his COWS French farmers in the W.
entity are now adding a blue color
Ing to their whItewash. Their for
mula is as follows: To 20 gallons
of water add 10 pounds Of Stacked
lime and one pound OF ultra.marine.
The walls are tinted twice during
the summer.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
How to Make eyes" in
Cheese

Putting eyes" into blind" Swiss
cheese is one OF the late achieve
ments OF the dairy products experts
Of the United States department OF
agriculture. Hitherto the bane OF
the American maker of Swiss cheese
has been the occasional blind cheese
the cheese lacking the big holes,
or eyes. that characterize the gen
uine Emmental cheese from Swita.
erland. Eyes have been a sort o, a
hit-and-miss proposition with the
American manufacturer. Now the
government experts Of the dairy d.
vision Of the department are in a
position TO insure eyes. without.
however. being able TO 90 so far
as to control their number or size.
Briefly. the process 3 to macer.
ate a small piece OF good Swiss
cheese and incubate il In whey at
room temperature for - hours. aft.
er which the culture is added to the
milk before II IL set with rennet.
This system will give practical in
surance against blind cheese. but II
won't insure eyes of the precise EN-.
mental type. Sometimes there are
too many; sometimes they are too
big. The elimination Of blind
cheese. however. is long step
ahead in the manufacture Of domes-
fic Swiss.
The department experts are ex
perimenting now with view TO
finding out how to control eyes az
to number and size.-Farm and
Fireside.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06

Coroner Rothacher should investigate
this accident TO the limit of his power,
and the prosecuting attorney should
stand ready to support him.
If the coroner's jury finds that the
state railroad commission has been neg
ligent in this case, as it was in that OF
the West Jefferson-ave. crossing, and
Mr.. Jasnowski finds himself powerless
under the law, as he was in that case,
Gov. Ferris should act.
He has the power: and II looks as II
he has had both provocation and justi-
fication.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
Culture and "Culfure"

who her husband isn't
this Of Read
hard working
N al wages-but. II. he isn't a hghbrow.
mandolin oil
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
HORROR
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1916. by Frank Crane)

Horrors upon horrors!
Not one crime, not one inhuman out
rage, but deeds of hate, orgies of cruelty,
as thick rs the stars of heaven.
The mind reels. The heart Is stupe-
fled in its attempt to feel. We read in
benumbed indifference the daily record.
We cannot weep. We are turned to
stone.
This is no longer our lovely earth.
We must be living in hell.
Never, from the sack of Troy until
now, has anything exceeded the fright.
fulness, the hideousness, of this war.
And this is what militarism means.
This is the end and outcome of all the
brave parades, the gilded uniforms. the
blaring horns, the flying flags, the soldier
talk of glory. the mouthings of patriot
ism!
This is the way, We damned rulers of
nations, that We care for your people.
This is the way we promote their
health, build up their wealth, and make
them prosper.
You pour them into the sea. You
make them sickened wrecks in the mud
of the trenches. You heap them in wind
rows on the field.
You send your murderous torpedoes to
assassinate women and children upon
merchant ship.
No diabolism is too deep for you. You
have set out to win for yourselves the
dominance of horror.
II there be any God of Judgment, what
fate awaits you!
You are passing your children through
the fires of Moloch.
have just read this that follows, and l
think that if God does not extinguish the
inhuman monsters that are responsible
for it, then God is dead
Major-General Stuart-Wortley de-
scribes the conditions of the soldiers suf-
fering from asphyxiating gases.
in one ward there are eighteen cases.
They are all sitting bolt upright, or sway
ing backward or forward, gasping for
breath their faces, hands. and necks
| shiny gray-black color, their eyes glazed,
they are unable absolutely to speak or
eat
1T takes two days for these men to
die. During these two days they are in
the most acute agony. and if by the
| slightest chance they recover from the
poison, they will in all probability be rem
dered useless for life, as the effect of the
gas is TO turn all the tissues of the lung
| into liquid. The doctors and nurses are
working day and night in the attempt to
| give some relief. But there is nothing to
be done. II is the most hopeless, help
less, sickening sigh imaginable. Our
chief medical officer, who has had very
| large experience of the habits of Afri-
cans and Asiatic natives, tells us that in
all his life he has never had to deal with
such an example of scientific torture
Take all the crimes Of your state dur
ing your lifetime, all the murders, rares,
assaults, suicides, arsons, mob-destruc-
tons, bomb-throwings, poisonings; take
your Thaw case, your Becker case, your
Frank case, that you think to be some
what, and multiply them by some arith.
metic of hell a million times, and you
have war.
II seems dream nightmare. Surely
we shall wake up soon and laugh at our
absurd visions.
Horror it is. No drunken novelist, no
mad painter, no possessed prophet, could
depict anything so full of horror as the
awful reality.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
Ambitious.

Il suppose" said the husband. II
suppose that you women want 10
vote just like men do"
"Oh. no." replied the wife. that
isr't the point We want TO vote a
great deal better than the men do"
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06

like.
"You've heard the old-fashioned fellow
who wouldn't GO across the road 10 see
the best show on earth" contrlbs CAD.
'but lust tell him you saw his picture
in the movies and see what happens.
Here are a few of the things you get
if YOU buy a lot in subdivision adver,
tised in country paper: "Perfect saho
beach, safe bathing, wonderful nsnlng'
delightful beating, cool lake breezes,
sleep-giving air, pure running water
noble forest trees, murmuring brooks,
shady hooks. good neighbors. city advan.
taqes. low cost of living, comfort and
Joy, safety and peace, glories OF nature
and satisfaction"
Did YOU read about the man who look
ed into the cannon 70 ascertain wnat was
wrong? Nobody home but the tin-type
sister had taken out by the bridge ana
that's fading away.
BY losing twice to ST. Louis IN one
dav we believe the White Sox establish
ed one Of the seasons records.
Your pen drawing OF The Strong
Man. is at hand, Phyllis, and it is clever
Il is perfect. we would say. but for one
exception. You have given him no mus
tache to twist.
Australia is getting olives from Call
fornia. No foreign demand noted for
the branches.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06


Z Railroad Crossing-No
\ Nagman-Three Killed!
NJ Death stalked on the Creen-ave. cross
|r Of the Wabash railroad. Sunday
s1nlng, and took three lives.
Death had been merciful, too, for only
49, days before, at this same crossing,
Earning had been given. when an auto
bile containing four people was struck
= train and hurled so feet.
81 no one was killed. but not one of the
lR could account for his escape.
That should have been sufficient warn
hut il was not taken.
1either the railroad company nor the
IIce department nor the state railroad
~ inission nor anyone else did one thing
nafSguard that crossing, and the result
o that three days later, three people
G killsd and three were seriously hurt
Han some sort Of accident, in the same
1fion.
q Mere q one main artery of travel from
district southwest Of Detroit to the
West Jslfefson-ate.
- payelnent Of this avenue is in such
scsndftion that automobile drivers
nSor - reach FOREST. a smoother
shfxzs.
lEoko ~ three paved streets over
hey may run--West End-ave.,
.ave. and Waterman-ave., in that
&r ffom west to east
rest End-ave. h not much used by
nobiles, but by the time the driver
~ CFeen-ave. he is looking for
ko10rthward, because of the poor con-
~ u West JefFerson-ave.
lei,ce Green-ave. receives the bulk of
txalIic, AND THIS TRAFFIC is
NEITHER SMALL NOR UNIMPOR-
yT.
I xko Creen-ave. crossing is dangerous
Gins.
n Eke tracks cross at higher level than
1 general level of the street, so that
w form mound, approached by an
Line.
N III IL not unusual for car to stall on
~ tracks on this account; and it was
MI that caused the wreck of the
l1chine. last Thursday.
The presence of gates operated by a
Ioksman. or Of a fagman, would have
|rovented that car from attempting to
3fQes, as they would have stopped it
M the approaching train was still a
d distance away.
N Uunday's fatai accident was caused by
NEGLIGENCE OF SOMEONE OTHER
HAN THE DRIVER.
FOR the driver saw a machine ahead of
INA cross In safety, and believed that the
~ WAS clear.
4 there was nothing to warn him, for his
~ Of the track was obstructed, the
- ~ his own ear prevented him from
ffns the trains sppeoach, and there
GIls no Waterman.
4 ~ there is one thing that is plainly
6Snt, Il is that the Michigan state
Rood commission EITHER is NOT
MARE OF CONDITIONS IN DE-
DIT. OR DOESN'T CARE.
(teen people we're killed at the West
ccn-ave. crossing Of the D., T. & 1.
n April, because the commits
- daI1isd and played with the rail-
- u enforcing its orders.
W peopIe we're killed. Sunday, be-
~ cosnxni6sion didn't know that
nere there IS A DANGEROUS
ISN'T A GRADE CROSSING
Nh THAT ISN'T DANGER
lasr a CITY OF DE-
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06


mother he might been marry
blessed thing
hands his clothes like Chow
ley's
he
reading before who
college
the
tie stuff culture wouldn't
temen
Amen
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06

WORLD IN WHICH A GRADE CROSS
ING WOULDN'T BE DANGEROUS.

To the ordinary citizen, that looks like
simple mathematics if the state railroad
commission can't see il, the people may
as well abolish the commission, for it has
now proved its incompetency so far a.
Detroit is concerned.
The Detroit times., 1915-07-06
From Another Point of VieW
BY c. T. S.

After investing in one of these man
wouldn't need to worry much about the
hereafter, except that he probably would
dread to give up sure thing here and
take a chance on what heaven would be
like.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-03

books, subjected to no forced labor and are better fed and clothed than British prisoners of equal rank now in Germany.
 Killing Non- -Combatants.
 AS, however, the crews of the two German submarines in question before they were rescued from the sea were engaged in sinking innocent British and neutral merchant ships and wan tonly killing non-combatants. they cannot be regarded as honorable op- ponents, but rather as persons who at the orders of their government have committed acts which are of lenses against the law of nations and contrary to common humanity.
 His majesty's government would also bring to the notice of the United States government that during the present war, more than 1000 officers and men of the Germany navy have been rescued from the sea, sometimes in spite of danger to the rescuers and sometimes to the prejudice of the British naval operations. No case has. however, occurred of any officer or man of the royal navy being rescued by Germans
New Britain herald., 1915-04-03
WATCHING GERMAN VESSELS
So That They Will Not Leave N. Y.
 Port Without Clearance Papers

New York, April 3.--An unexpected trip by the destroyer Parker up the Hudson river early today from her anchorage near the Narrows, gave rise to reports that some of the ves- sells of the German steamship lines might try to slip out of port without clearance papers. The Parker is one of the warships stationed here to maintain the neutrality of the port. It was said at the navy yard that the destroyer's round of the Hoboken piers, where the German vessels lie, was merely precautionary.
 The guard maintained at the en- trance to the harbor appeared to have been frightened as a. result of the statement by pilots that the British cruisers formerly on duty off shore had disappeared, apparently to watch for the steamship Prinz Eitel Fried rich off the Virginia Capes There were suggestions that the German commanders might take advantage of the absence of the British cruisers to escape from New York
New Britain herald., 1915-04-03
THREAT OF REPR|SAL
 AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN
Issued by Germany Because Of Treatment of Submarine Crews.

London, April 3.-A German pro- test and threat or reprisal on account of the treatment by Great Britain of the prisoners taken on board German submarines was made public here yes- terday.
 This protest was transmitted by Germany to Great Britain through the United States. The reply of Great Britain also was made public.
 The German government in its pro- test asked whether Great Britain in- tended to accord less favorable treat ment to captured German submarine crews than to other war prisoners. and if so what form this discrimina- tion would take Germany stated that if Great Britain adopted such a course British army officer held prisoner in Germany would receive correspond ingly harsher treatment for each member of captured German sub marine crew. r--.,...
 Being Treated Humanely. r. The foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, in his reply said the prisoners from German submarines had been put in naval detention barracks and segregated from other war prisoners, but were being treated humanely and permitted to take exercise. Further more, the foreign secretary said, Ger man prisoners in England are better fed and clothed than are British pri- soners of equal rank in Germany, and the Germans are not subjected to forced labor.
 As the submarine crews have been engaged in sinking neutral merchant ships and unarmed British vessels, Sir Edward Grey said, they could not be regarded as honorable opponents, but were offenders against the law of nations and common humanity"
 The foreign secretary said that 1000 officers and men of the German navy had been rescued during the war, but that none from the British navy had been rescued by the Germans. However, he made no suggestion for q change.
 English Criticism Answered..
 Berlin, April 2, by wireless to Say vile, L. I.--The Overseas News Agency tonight gave out this item:
 Answering the English criticism against the conduct of German sub marines. the "Norddeutsche' Allge- meine Zeitung'' states that the behav- for of the submarines is caused by the attempts of English merchant ships to ram and destroy them. The paper asks whether English merchant ships that boast of having destroyed German submarines invited the crews to leave the underwater boats and save their lives.
 Note 90 Sir Edward Grey.
 Under date of March co the Amer
New Britain herald., 1915-04-03

under the direction Of pr. Richard r. Strong of Harvard university, who already is in Europe Those who sail today are pr. Thomas N. Jack son, chief sanitary inspector; Dr. Hdns Zinsser, bacteriologist; Dr. Andrew w. Sellards, pr. George C. Shattuck, n!. T.. B. Grinnell. pr. r.. W. Caldwell. Hobart D. Brink. w. $. Standifer. and Louis de la Pena. The last two named were members of Gen. Georgas' staff in the sanitary campaign that rid the Panama canal zone of fevera.