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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
.SPEc TACLES for cows
vHE idea of cows wea !, IN, !, 81, 81,

s6fah idea OF cows wearing spec.
taelesz seems most ridiculous.
. and mo. doubt: You win 81
me very idea Nevertheless there
aFe;cows who dcwear spectacles. ana
tnese may be seen on the plains q.
steppes q. Russia. which are coyerei.
with snow more than six months n
the year. 4 sss-s
me cows snbsist on the TUFTS Of
grass which h crop above the snow.
and the rays 81 The sui on t /, ssnow
are SO dazzling as to csagc SifndnfSssss
occurred to a kidd.hsar al man 4.
e protect the cows eyes III III Iti,,o Asa,rs
way az those OF hut III Il beInes. iahdI
ne ufacturcd s.nok s.coif orad' s M
tasles, HIGH could 50 SAFELY WON ~
These stecta eles proscd 4 4 sss.,
and are Worn 81 g ,;Sssss
OF TO- 900 head Of cattle The nima. Il
no longer s9fe from. SHOW l!udnsss,
which; once; caused such mt unto 4. IA:
itsfing amongst the S ~
fIa
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

and the;left inward, then the triceps
OF the right arm and the Sbfceps Of
the left are being used. When tired
change positions, SO. that the left
pushes outward, then the left triceps
and the right biceps are being used.
In regard to the legs, there issno
better exercise for, q young boy than
.the;follo lowing; 4, 4
Teil him to stand With the; hsels
together, and through the exercise
keep the body rigidly vertical.
Slowly bend the knees until! he is
nearly sitting on ibis heels, with his
hands on the hips. Then slowly rise
full height and up on his: toes as far
as possible remain SOC moment,
then slowly sink all the. way down
again. VI
This exercise Is to be done slowly.
1.-THE boy findsit difficult to keep his
balance, then have chair placed IN
front ofshim, telling him to keep .
touch on the top Of the chair with.
one hand. 8.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

Eredaric,, the fsreat j ,sr. rs ,.srt ,,,,: |:
der Nanoleon ) nor oent a .insts7o, and nd
Il ,,s ssst :. :. ~ ~. 49, ~ ~
1870, stbera ! we're ,,ft 4 ,lozen rreakI
battles nfirihe much ~ tl,s tines I, en
did not I'm. mt tl,es exnsn nan s,,avsr
! ceased, 7gSsI Z Is 3. & 8.
& an ! Manci,nr,a Inn Aha mn ~
tiiey foael,t neariy syarv NJ :Jay me
baftles were Inn III, ) o,,es a III days / l.
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legs rigid, he should slowly lift that
weight In q vertical line, just as II
1t weighed shund red pounds; get half
under IL when st is chest high. and
lift IT straight up as far as he can
react, squaring the shoulders at the
same time.
This should be done slowly and
.rigtdly. Then relax and begin again,
stoppingswien he feels tired. 'sl-v-; Ss
The following simple exercise is
quite effective for developing the
arms: Z
Place tie hands before. the boys
chest, palm to palm, having one palm
facing the chest and the other fac.
ing outward.
Let the inner hand slowly, rigidly,
push the outer one outward, the lat
ter resisting with force. When one
hand has pushed. the other out as far
as possible. then the latter pushes It's
opponent in again, till the original
position is reached. 1.
II the right arm pushes outward
=
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
NEW method Of raising wheat
in arid countries has recently

a EEWsmethod OF raising wheat
~ in arid countries has recently
E : been made public bystwo !Ital'
ian agricnltnrists Messrs. q. and =.
Ia Marca. The essential featuresio d
the method consists IN inducing the
plant. TO form; q number Of layers or
stages Of roots. The process com.
prlses two operations. The first Of
these Is the superb ial sowing. n
After the earth Is made ready hav-
ing It's burrows about is inches; apart,
separated by ridges OF earth; she
seed.grainS PLANTED. in the ffrrowsat
a detphs Of an inch and q quarter. In
these conditions termination Is rapid.
with the formation OF primary roots
In October. /, ;.ss
The second peration takes place
at the, end Of Now mber, and consists
in feaping half the earth OF the
ridges against the lines Of grain to
right and e. left as soon as the young
plants have. three or four leaves.
Thisenea rthment. burie he collar
Of the plant deeper without injury
n - =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
The Frghtfully HIGH COST of KILLING MEN

,s-FsHE raising o; enormous SUMS
scf money by the warning ma
= tons and especially the nego-
tiation Of q losn by the allies on this
side OF the; Atlantic, again has given
rise. 70. the familiar question: Flow
much does II cost to kill q man in
sBattlag The stupendous expendl-
.ture sef ammunition, when hundreds
OF thousands Of shells are fred a day
hy:a single cont ding army. 1t would
seem, VIII cause the cost to exceed
that Of any ofs hewars In mod ern his.
tory. Early In the present hostilitias
~ was estimated that, according to
available data. the kill ling Of. q soldier
should cost about 81 {, 900. But this
Is now disputed by Gen. Perch. sof
the French army.
"The figure seeming to lie sxcess
,sive to me,r he says, II / scught tb
verify 1T Ny: results show that really
the estimate was below rather than
above the truth To get at the cost
of,killtng one soldier It Isl Necessary
TO divide the cost Of the war to oae
OF the belligerents by the number of
men killed on; The: the other side. =
Ins1S70s7l France spent about two
billions of francs IN the actual war
fare and q billion more IN restoring
It's own property and in payments for
injuries: caused to others which u sfs'
perfectly, fair to include IN the costs
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lectec teeth" The wearing away a
:rolghening OF the edges II the teeth
is we'll Illustrated by shoemakers,
VIII, continuously use mans ana
ibradss Of different sizes, which they
USUALLY hold in tho mouth and which
thus serves as q handy cpntainer. 81
hen O nail or 'wirc brad Is "a
lquired the tongue pushes Il between
the biting surfaces Of the incisor
teeth. There. IL Is held fast until re-
iqutrd for use This results IN the
formation Of coarsely Jagged edges
on the incisor teeth. rOniy when
the nails are continually pushed be.
tween the middle incisor teeth
Will lsemi-circular substance erosions
isccnersot later result, which are sim.
iilarlys found in upholsserers.'
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Or. Krause tells. but they are worn
or dissolved to such an extent that
only stn1nps remain. 4
The front teeth OF confectioners
and candy:nakers are prone to de.
cay, followed, by subsequent discolor-
alton d tie exposed dentir, dueSt
the constant inbreathing Of sugar
dust. And too much sweets exact q
penalty both from maker and con:
sumner.
With wofkrnen In chemical fac.
tories, Where acids IRE manufactured
or used in large amounts, "the pro.
cess Of destruction IS not In any re-.
spect like tho ordinary tocth-decay.
but Is q decomposition Of the inor.
ganic constituents and a. deyifaliza.
ton Of the organic constituents Of
the teeth. iS5l {, s
In describing the effects Of acids,
Or. Kfause tells us that "the sub.
iective sensation Is alleged to be,
above all, a feeling Of du1ness In the
affected teeth; these become so sen.
sitiyesto change Of temperature and
to contact with sour, sweet and salty
! foods that every partaking Of nour.
ishment, becomes almost torture.
This sensitiveness disappears when
the process of destruction has AS
isunaed greater proportions.
The front teeth, on account Of
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
Iow Y our / EE
May Sho our
/ R DE Is Dental
n ] E

N n ANY trades and occupations
mi leave their impress on the
teeth as dehniteiy as though
written there Thus Il Is! that. I a
fugitive may smile and the keen
eyed scientific detective. IN, that
s1uick nash, may sbe. able to Identify
him This possibility only empha-
sizes the good old rule 81 ,tf,e crook
TO keep your mouth shut! y,
For instance; Dr.. M. Krause. who
has made a series OF most fascinat.
Ing studtes IA his, native Germany
and; IN other countries q Europe.
mas az almost uncanny gift Of .get-
ting wise to persons, in the street
and In the vehicles Of travel. by q
mere glimpse Of their teeth. 'aThat
Woman isl dressmaker,@ he might
say That man shoemaker; the
Other a glassblower." Obviously
there are some cases which are I'M
possible to classify by this method,
abut there are numerous Industrial
occupations sof which there can be
no nfstalting.
l1fS the poisoning Ia the match ii.
dustf be excepte .the impairment
Of the teeth IS q phase Of soccupa
ttonaf diseases Of which compare
lively little IS heard. Not only do
the teeth become decayed or other.
wise diseased Or changed in shape.
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How BOYS May Be Made Without APPARATUS

sHE. great mistake made bymany
parents in regard to physical
= training for their boys Is the
providing Of elaborate apparatus for
the development Of limbs ana mus.
cles. Lads, Of course, are very fond
Of dumb-beIIs, barbells, punching.
balls. developers. and other aids to
physical exercise, and these are all
tight when used atsthe proper age
and under the guidance Of an expert
enced teacher. !.
The first training for the muscles
Of boy, however, Is hest performed
without any apparatus whatever. Vic.
lent motions are quite unnecessary.
With apparatus there is always a
danger Of the boy over.exerting him.
self in order to perform certain feats.
and great harm has often been done
b. oversexercise.
The first essential to the proper
physical development Of boy Is to
teach him how to breathe correctly,
and the following simple exercises
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
X r WEIR MITCHELL, while en-.

~ r. WEIR MITCHELL, while en-.
gagged In the study OF snake
poisons. sometimes had as
. many as 100 venomous serpents in
cages in his laboratory. He would
grab one Of them by the neck with a
/, pair Of tongues, thrusting a saucer
between It's Jaws, and the reptile
would bite the saucer, throwing into
the latter quantity OF its venom.
Snake venom is yellowish. trans.
parent, sticky fluid, with no percep.
tible smell or taste. Boiling does
not affect It's toxic properties. Wien
dried, It looks like 80 much gum or
varnish. Samples OF 1t preserved by.
Or. Mitchell for 20 years remained
. unaltered and without loss CT poison.
ing power.
The apparatus by which the venom
Of snake is introduced into the
{ veins Of a person bitten is, mechani-,
cally speaking, very beautiful. 1t is
shown in the accompanying picture.
Note the two fangs In the upper jaw.
Admirably, constructed for punctur.
ing, are they not?
But the picture cannot show the
exquisite keenness OF these ivory In.
struments. Examine the finest cam
brio needle under a high.power micro.
scope, and Its point will look rough
and blunt. A snakes fang, similarly
inspected. appears perfectly smooth
and sharp. s /.
In each fang Is a groove which
connects by a tube with a sort OF bag
the poison gland Just beneath the
eye. When the snake strikes. mus.
cular contraction simultaneously
forces the venom out OF the bag
through the tube and along the
groove into the flesh Of the iperson
attacked. &
The venom Is a complex organic
Soinpound: but within recent yenrs
chemists have succeeded In separate
I ing its active principle, which, In
the case Of the rattlesnake, Is called
= "a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
RAISING .off GRAIN II NLESS Countries

and induces autumn suckering and
the sending forth Of a new set Of
roots; adventitious roots, sprouting
above the collar. G Consequently the
stalks are mutt iplted.
Then at the end Of December a
new earthment Is, made by heaping
the rest Of the earth In the ridges
against the lines Of grain.
The plants are now we'll suckered
with the collar buried three or four
sihchesF below the new level Of the
soil. which is now fiat, the earth OF
the gidges@ having filed up the fur.
rows.
Il There is then q newssprouting (the
,second) of adventit ious roots: the
stalks deyeio pTand each one becomes
3a.mains stalk Hence both the number
of main stalks and the supply Of
roots have been multiplied.
IN February. Marchsitis weeded to
maintain the reserve Of water In the
superficial layer. according to the
principle Of dry farming, and In
April. shortly before the coming Of
the grain y 'iss eafthed up. both TO
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

AZ 20 the eject of their trade On
their teeth Dr. Kr2use says; ii
order to form tho glass mass into d
desired shape, glasshlcwofs make
use ofsa long iron tube. sometimes
provided with q brass mouthpiece,
This b the so.callad sglassblower's
pipe which Is held between The
lips ana teeth and Il turned during
blowing From this. worn concaye
surfaces result on the middle incisor
teeth, which. when closed. show q
yhomhic Or diamondiike opening
charac toristtc OF glassblowers. q
All those whose occupations CONT
pei them to use tho sewing -naedle.
that Is. tailofs. modistes, corset
makers, ETC.. show s'slit-shaped
grooves on the cutting edges OF the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

small and repeated doses. It is not
an antidote. and In large doses act.
aaily helps the action Of the snake
poison alcohol In quantity being II.
sell powerful nerve-depresser.
Strychntnes isAan effective antidot.
Tor snake venom administered N
quantities. which might be fatal m.
ger ordinary circumstances. From %
70 %! minims OF the aikaloid inisct &
ed ypoderfhically. win serve ! ~
.parpose-the dose to be repeated at
intervals OF 30 minutes so Ions as
tne sufferer SLOWS no signs Of ra =.
covery. ''s = re-
The surest antidote. however /.
OBTAINED by Injecting into the veins
OF :. horses small and steadily incroas.
ing doses ofssnake poison. When III.
this means. horse has been 40 ~ Ia
immunized. as to be able safety tn
Withstand q dose that would kill 400.
ordinary horses, some OF its blood is
taken, and the watery portion-sepa.
rated from the red part by allowing
the latter to setti Is put up insttny
bottles. This Ii the santt.yenom,.-
9 non-proprietary product - now
widely used IN India ana other tropi-
ca. parts OF the. world. II Is prepared,
on g large scale by scientific institu.'
tons in Paris and IN Sac Paulo,I
Brazil.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
,HAR MFUL EFF CTS Of SII TING

a LE1suEELY 4 indulgence ID
IN sitting Is blamed for great
l.aA deal of the failure Of our Vita.
organs properly to- perform their
natural function OF properly disesting
the food committed to their care.
Our chairs generally have hollow
backs which allow US To curve Dur
bodies IN a way that relaxes. the front
of the abdomen and lets the. large
intestine fall down into folds, max;
ing kinks that obstruct the; moves
ment OF food material causing dis.
placements and ultimate discomfort.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
| and t|lle CLUES ] )
He F0(I.

.tncisorss and, accord ing as tbs pos
lessor Is right or icft hand ca ruf,-
ming from right To III OF vice ycrap.
either slanting OF 81 The centre OF
the cutting edge In the direct lion or
the cutting plane. 4 &
Tho cause S that most woglSersl
IN this trade, male and female. otto
or tear on the thread with the in
cisor teeth before thread ling their
needles nc they have the habit ot
firmly holding pencils between thess
teeth occnpat ional Indications nrcl
also evident on the front teeth OF
teachers and draf tsnien. thus caus-
Ing conceive substance erosion :. Il
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

Il has been calculated that the
weight Of bullets required to kill a
man In this war Is scmet hing like
1eS pounds. more than the weight
OF thesaxerage man himself. This, Is
in spite OF the immense improve.
ments Ii, moders, weapons Is COM
pared with those In use In pre-
.vious great wars. IN the first line
OF defence or attack a soidier often
fires 400 cartridges q day,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

It Is: ohserved that In smetaI work
;crs who are neslectful OF the care
of mouth and teeth almost half OF
the exposed surfaces Of the teeth,
from the gums upward ara covered
with green coating. The workmen
Relieve they have ..yefdigris. on
their teeth. DR.. Krause was repeat
;edly able to; convince himself that
.tas this coating may stu be de:
9tected afterxa change OF occdpas Ion
Of some duration, It may be desig:
mated and utilized as an important
characteristic indication Of occlpa.
ton"
This deposit Is caused by the siin.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

lived of essional individuals.
Women live longer THAI. men In
spite Of the morbidity OF chile
bearing. Marriage tends to faycr
longevity and 50, does religious life.
,Heredity Is an important factor in
both senility and longevity. +
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
T1HE scope Of the European war

rHB Scope OF the European war
fare makes all previous wars
seem primitive. ana IN . con-
parisoni OF achievement the incident
Of more than 100 years ago whensa
naval 1eet was captured by cavalry
must appear ridiculous. II Is. how.
ever n historic fact connected with
the so.called reign Of terror in France
ia: 17si when the defenders of the
now. republic were sending their
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
way from the stomach into the circu

way from the stomach into the circu.
lation. e.
Snake poison. generally speaking.
has two distinct effects. It destroys
in some mysterious way the fibrin
of the blood, thereby causing the lat
ter to behave as IL diluted, and to
filter through the walls Of the veins
and arteries, In addition, it paral.
Yves the nerve centres. and 80 at.
-fects the heart, sometimes Bringing
death by sufIocafion.
II is to help the action Of the heart
that whiskey, or otker alcoholic
stinulant. may he wisely admins.
tered under such circumstances. But
tho stimulant should be gwen In
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

y = ~ Il. ~ 4 s y RI s. q ~ 4 u, ~ :,
Austrian police must know how
to swim and how \ 10 use q boat
They. are also required to under.
stand telegraphy.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

6BR AIN WOR KERSs Live LONGEST

IN = recent discussion Of senility
and, longevity, Dr.. a. NJ. Fried.
II man reviews the biological,
physical and mental aspects Of old
age and notes that brain workers
live longer. than muscle workers and
that clergymen are the longest
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

location
the first to
earliest exposed to the injurious
fuencsss, the tararcoaing Of the neg
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~ e
fond Of making experi- ASMWy&
ments on themselves. SNNS
On one occasion, few N
years ago. a member OF
the stan OF the United States Ma
ttonal Museum swallowed a peanut
which he had found in the stomach
OF a. prehistoric Peruvian mummy,
tust.to see iftanything would happen.
Nothing did happen. But much more
hazardous was the chance taken by
Prof. Spencer F. Baird, at that time
secretary Of the Smithsonian Irfsti.
tuition. who ate the venom glands Of
q fresh-killed rattlesnake
Prof. Baird experienced no III
effects. thus proving what he wished
to Demonstrate. that rattlesnake poi.
son was harmlessif taken internally.
But experts are OF opinion that he
might have died IL the glands had
been thoseS Of q ccbra-the venom OF
the latter having the exceptional
property Of penetrating membranes,
so that 1t would be likely to find its
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
How a SNAKE Bite POlSONS the BODY and
Just How ANTIDOTES Heb the VICTIM

.'crotaline.. But the active principle
In all snake poisons is not the same.
In the cobra 1t Is different. and cobra
venom produces an effect !;
different from that Of the n
3rattlesnake. vi
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-23
M|NOT
CITIZEN IS DEAD
ANDREW A. DALAGER PASSED
AWAY AT HIS HOME, KENSETT,
IOWA, SEPT. 7, AFTER ILLNESS
FROM PARALYSIS.

Andrew A. Dalager, a former resi-
dent of this city, passed away at Ken
sett, Iowa, September 7th after a
short illness from paralysis. Mr.. Dali
ager was surrounded by members of
his family and his brothers when the
Grim Reaper appeared. The remains
were taken to St. Ansgar, Ia, where
they were inferred. The funeral was
largely attended and the floral tributes
were very profuse and beautiful.
Mr.. Dalagar left the city several
years ago and at the time of his death
was the owner Of a prosperous gro
Gerry store at Kensett Mr.. Dalager
was man of many admirable quail
ties and made friends readily. He is
survived by his wife, two daughters,
Miss Blanche Dalager, one Of Minot's
popular school teachers, and Miss
Ruth Dalager, Of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, also a son, DR.. Roy Dalager,
Of Chicago, who have the sympathy
of all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-23

one indeed, was held on Friday after
noon. The services were conducted
by Rev. J. r. Mckay, assisted by Rev.
r. H. Stavert, Ga former pastor of
Harcourt), and Rev. A. D. Mcleod.
Rev. Mr.. Mckay chose for his text
Ps. 9O:1-"Lord, Thou hast been our
dwelling place in all generations"
and gave very helpful address. Rev.
Mr.. Stavert spoke from John XII, 6:8
to whom can we go but I'M
to Thee. Thou hast the words of
eternal life His address was en-
joyed by all. The Foresters also held
short service at the house and at
the grave. This was conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Stavert, who is the Supreme
Orator of the Court, and by S. M.
Dunn, c. R., and w. F. Buckley, p.
c. r.
The services throughout were very
solemn and impressive. The pail
bearers were five nephews of the de-
ceased, viz: Joseph, Harry and Law
renee Smallwood, of Moncton; Arthur
Petrie of Newcastle; Freeman Atkin-
son, Of Rexton; and Leonard Ward, a
young man who was very deal
friend of the deceased.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-23
BRING YOUR BETTER
BABIES TO M|N0T
BETTER BABY CONTEST TO BE
HELD HERE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE MEETING OF STATE
FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S
CLUBS IN OCTOBER.

One of the interesting features in
connection with the state meeting Of
the Federated Women's clubs Of North
Dakota, will be the better baby con-
test. The clubs will meet here three
days, beginning Oct. IL, and the ba-
bies, from one to three years OF age,
may be brought in during any of those
days. Local doctors, dentists and oc-
ulists will give their services to the
examination of the babies, the physi-
cal condition to determine largely the
winners. Two premiums will be Of
fered and more particulars will be
given next week. All babies from
this section of the state will be eli
gible. The contest will attract much
attention. Make arrangements to
bring in your babes and watch these
columns next week for further par
ticulars. The Independent hopes to
run pictures Of the winners.