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ture is tied. Then q vein in the donors arm
is exposed and two ngatures are passed
around It also. Here the upper hgaturs
is now tied. The donors vein is next
opened to\introduce the tube into its lower
segment, and the lower ligature is tied to
keep the tube firmly in place. Then the
donors arm is brought close to the
patients arm. Then the patients vein is
opened and the tube is introduced into
the upper segment. The upper ligature is
tied to hold the tube firmly in the patients
vein. From this on the procedure Is prac-
tically the same as in the first operation.
What are to-day the dangers? For what
diseases In the patient is blood transfu-
sion done?
In other times, when there were not our
modern hospitals nor our wonderfully
made instruments, nor sufficient knowi-
edge OF chemistry, the physiology of the
blood, pathology or bacteriology, and ma
1ority OF transfusions were unsuccessful.
Many accidents arose from blood CLOTHING:
from unwise selection Of donors and OF
patients; from the patients heart stop
ping by reason OF a too sudden rush OF
the donors blood into It, and SO on. So
tnat, with the advent OF normal salt solu,
ton as substitute for blood, the latter
was no longer transfused This transfu
sion OF normal saline solution Zone tea.
spoonful OF salt to a pint of sterilized
water--this being the proportion OF salt
normally In our blood) is still practiced;
and with the greatest benefit In appro.
PIRATE cases. But its benefits are too tenn
porary TO serve in all cases where the
patient needs actual blood.
In blood TRANSMISSION, as It is done to.
oay, and by the methods here indicated,
there Is no danger Of blood clothing: the
operation is practically painless for both
donor and PATIENT the blood lost by the
donor Is regained by the processes OF ma
ture In nom four to five days; the amount
bestowed is under the immediate control
OF the surgeon: and this rate of transmis.
sion Is carefully gagged and kept within
the limits OF physiological safety"
The greatest danger to-day ana the
greatest cause OF failure is from "hemol.
ysis' This is degeneration OF the
blood and a destruction of the red blood
cells. ''OOu
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Formerly It was sup
posed that the blood of
the lower animals could
be transfused; as in the
case OF a man who had
hydrophobia. whose
veins were opened and
q lot of blood let. Then
the blood from several
lambs was transfused
into him, but with no
good results. The blood
OF calves has also
been used, but unsuc.
cessfully. A reason
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-09
A Bas the Little Tin Soldier

Speaking at Cooper Union meet
ing in New York, Mrs. Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, whose activities Keep
her more or less constantly in the
public eye, said: eve must stop giving
our children war toys and telling them
war stories. The repetition of the great
crimes and robberies Of history must
end if we are to have an enlightened
race. They keep up the war spirit IN
children. l say it ruthlessly deterlor-
ates child to teach him these follles.
In all movements for the betterment
of the world there are invariably
found persons who want to be FUR
Their forward than the rest. Dong
away with the little tin soldier, or his
counterpart of iron, the mimic cannon
the tin sword, the miniature battle
ship and all the other playthings that
suggest combat and the shedding OF
human blood might perhaps lessen the
Juvenile interest in war and weapons
of war, but until armies and navies
and all the real panoply of Mars are
forever banished, the youthful mind
will be attracted by the soldier and
the soldiers gun, as we'll as the mar
tial exercises that are necessary to
keep a nation in fighting trim. The
average small boy flights Indians"
and pretends to be soldier, regard
less of whether or not he has any war
toys. He will make his own gun or
sword in lieu of something better.
It isn't the war toys themselves that
encourage the martial spirit in chill
dren SO much as it is the example Of
their elders. Besides, the great number
of mechanical toys that have been
manufactured in the United States in
recent years have considerably les
sened the popularity of war toys. If
Mrs. Gilman lives long enough she
may see them disappear for other
than humane reasons and without any
necessity of crusade directed against
them.
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Mr.. JOhnstOn's Centenary

Many men and women who have
taken good care of themselves live to
be 70--the psalmist's threescore and
ten high MARYLAND few "by reason
of strength" live to be fourscore, but
in these days the centenarian is rare
indeed.
Now and then the newspapers con-
tain obituaries of those who are set
down as having attained the age of 80
n 100 years, but unless the records
~ well established doubt is expressed
IS to the extreme longevity claimed
Tor the deceased. 1t is only in the case
Of men who have long been in the
public view and whose identity with
public affairs has been widely recog-
hized that the hundredth year birth
day is accepted as true.
The great French chemist, M. Roger,
who died in Paris some years ago at
the age of 104, held public reception
on his one hundred and third anniver-
sary; attended the opera and after
wards gave wine supper The whole
world felt an interest in that rare oc-
casion and no one questioned the fact
Of the savant's age.
But nine out of ten alleged GEN.
tenas ians have not lived 100 years.
The only man who in recent years
has rounded out 100 years in
this section of the country is
Harrison Johnston of Columbus,
Miss. He had his birthday party
last Thursday. There is no question
whatever as to his age. He was born
IN Virginia 100 years ago, but for
many years he has been a prominent
citizen of Mississippi. Ex-President
Taft sent Mr.. Johnston a felicitous
telegram of congratulations in which
he expressed the hope that the venera-
HE gentleman might live and enjoy
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gratulations, the honeymoon and such al
intestiture OF splendor and expense tina
one would naturally regard the union s
happily consummated to be indissolublt
Compared with our system the Japanes
picture wedding seems a joke.
But as much as we Christians beat then
i'll beginning marriage, they beat us II
seeing it through. And they seem to low
each other. When children arrive 1t j
SELDOM the golden cord snaps at ALL AM
Japanese children are as much loved al
any children in the world. The .spictur
husband" is not often a man who Wi
deliberately walk away and leave. his wifi
and children to shift for themselves. Min
times out of 10 he will stand up to, Iii
picture contract like a man and figh
adversely, and he will work his finger
to the bone for his dependents, eve,
though his first obligation is to his pa
rerts
We mention this picture wedding o
the Japanese to call attention to the fac
that one-half or more of our divorces ar
caused by wife desertion-the deliDerat
walking off from the most sacred obi
cations by men at the very first appear
ance of misfortune. Our legislatures ..av
attempted to do something to put the har1
ness on the scoundrel who deserts his wifi
and children, but in some states he vel
plays his cowardly role without restraint
1t is certain that Texas hasn't found
way to manage him yet
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Progressive Railroads

If all the railroads were as financi-
ally we'll conditioned and as progress
sive as the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore and Ohio the iron, steel and
lumber interests would soon become
uncommonly active and we'll up to
normal.
Last year the Pennsylvania bought
32,432 tons of steel rails. This week
it has announced officially that its
rail requirements for the present year
will amount to 100000 tons and that
of this large tonnage bids are being
asked for 5000 tons for early deliv-
cry, in accordance with revised specifi-
cations. The balance-20,0 900 tons
will not be needed until the fall.
The Baltimore and Ohio, which has
just completed betterments upon
which has been expended within the
past five years 500, OOO, 900, has now
contracted for new equipment to cost
something like $2,O0O,0OO. The new
purchases will include 1000 freight
cars, 1000 box cars and 1000 hopper
cars. In addition options have been
taken on many additional cars. The
Baltimore and Ohio has asked prices
on $4,000 tons of steel rails. The
freight cars are to be made as quickly
as possible, and the rails, it is under
stood, will be needed within the first
half Of this year.
The western roads are in a much
better position for making improve
ments than they were a year ago, and
it is believed that several of them,
including the Frisco, will soon be in
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SURVIVAL

George Sterling in the Youths Com
panion.
The king came back from the war witt
slaves and spoil,
And said, "A vaster palace must Their
be
Than where my fathers dwelt.'' So pur.
posed he,
And set captive nation TO the foil
And arch on arch and wall by nightIess
The royal aeries lowered to the sun
The years were long before the task
was done
And captains Toasted In the banquet hall
Behold the magnitude of mine estate.
The courts, the lions craven at the gate
The armies vassal to my ramparts, Sing!
Sing the strong towers basaltic and sub
lime!
Sing the high walls whose strength shall
make my fame
A star of legend and immortal fidfne.
And house my princes to the SHOWS Of
Time.''
And the red lords kept silence for the lay
The sceptered king smiled proudly or
the queen;
But the mad poet willful and serene.
Sang of a rose whose life was r1r y
or all the pomp abides nor gate NOD
But o'eD the ruins bloom the roses still
And desert folk, when the long nights
are chill,
Sing yet the song he fashioned for tn(
now'r.
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THE PICTURE WEDDING"

From the Houston Post
ATuRALLY many people laughed
IN at the story from San Francisco
announcing the arrival from
Japan of 20 picture Brides These wom-
en-. we were told, had never seen their
husbands. Following the custom of their
country, they had merely exchanged pho
tographs, the heads of their families had
approved the prospective weddings and a
written declaration of intention had been
filed before some Japanese official.
The first suggestion such matrimonial
customs make upon the average American
man or woman is, they would never suit
Americans Such marriages would be con-
sidered by us as altogether ridiculous
and impossible.
And, yet, we are compelled to admit
that the Japanese marriages stick better
than our more deliberately negotiated
unions. Our customs invest the process of
mating with much ceremony. and at times
great pomp and expense. There is the
long period of courtship which is sup
posed to deepen and strengthen affection,
determine the compatibility of the parties
to the prospective contract and impart
that mutual knowledge of each other s
faults and virtues that is supposed TO
chart the stream of welded life uown
to the estuary that forms the gateway to
the great beyond.
There are the solemn vows of till
death us do part" the feasting and con-
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many additional years of his well
spent life. And as an evidence of Mr..
Johnston's pluck and sense Of humor
this was the reply sent to Mr.. Taft:
MANY thanks for your remem-
brance. invite you to take glass of
wine with me one year from today"
Mr.. Johnston is man of wealth and
public spirit. Fifty years ago he was
active in the business world and was
a vigorous thinker on large questions.
He wrote then on the issues of the
day and his quill was always sharp
ened when he could espouse a cause
he deemed worthy. His mind is just as
clear and just as vigorous now as 1T
was half century ago.
Mr.. Johnston has valuable interests
in Birmingham. He was one of the be-
levers in this city in the early days
of its upbuilding, and he is now as
ardent prophet as ever OF the BIZ
mingham district. While his largest
possessions may be found in Missis-
sippi, he has been and probably is
today one of Birmingham's larg-
est taxpayers. In 1909 when the
prohibition amendment proposition
was before the people of Ala
bama he wrote trenchant letter to
The Age-Herald which was published
at the time arguing convincingly
against the fanatical movement. That
letter and others of kindred sort
helped to turn the tide against the
amendment.
Mr.. Johnston has not only been a
good citizen, but he has been leader
in many laudable undertakings. May
he live to celebrate his 1O1st ami
versary and may his health be as good
then as it is now. All honor to
Mississippis distinguished centena-
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Wilson'S Jackson Day Speeches

Yesterday was Jackson Day-an an
niversary dear to the democratic
party.
In celebration thereof President
Wilson made two speeches in Indiana
"a short speech at Richmond and a
longer one, the speech of the day, at
indianapolis. Immense throngs greeted
the President and the enthusiastic
demonstrations occasioned by his pres
ence were significant.
Since his Inauguration as President
Mr.. Wilson has made several notable
addresses, but his first purely political
speech, in which he reviewed the work
of his administration, was made in
Indiana; and the ovation accorded
him at Indianapolis and the spon-
taneous applause which burst forth
when he intimated that the people
might have an opportunity of voting
for him again next year showed plain
ly that he was still strong in the af
fections Of his party. Some of the
democrats in Congress have disagreed
with him on certain of his admins
tration measures, but with the rank
and file he is as popular today as he
was when he led his party to victory
in 1912.
The President made a great hit
when he said that the republicans did
not know how to do anything but sit
on the lid; that whenever something
| was to be done for the country the
democratic party had to be called
upon to do it. He characterized the
republican senator's opposing the gov
eminent ship purchase bill as "self-
styled friends of business"
In vindication of the democratic
party and his administration Mr.. Will
son stressed the fact that as a result
of the reserve bank system this was
the first time in years when January
had not brought with it money
stringency. No matter what else may
be said of the business situation the
banks are loaded up with money and
interest rates are consequently low.
Yesterday was gala day for the
Indiana democracy and President Will
son seems to have enjoyed his outing
greatly.
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Improve Rural Schools

Alabama, state of vast natural
resources and one of the most pros
porous states in the south, makes a
bad showing in the statistics of litter
acy, and it will remain near the bot
tom of the scale until rural schools
are improved.
There should be a schoolhouse at
every cross roads, and the rural
schools should have as long school
year as the city schools. The only
way this improvement can be brought
about is by giving the people the
right to levy taxes in their respective
school districts for school purposes.
In the last legislature bill came
near passing providing for the sub
mission to the voters of an amendment
to the constitution authorizing school
districts to levy the necessary tax.
The present legislature should by all
means pass this school measure. Some
districts might not vote the special
tax at the start. Most of them would
eagerly do so, and all of them would
eventually do so.
Alabama owes it to herself and to
the poor country boy and girl to take
higher rank in the literacy column.
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A BABIES PARADISE
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer


1t will be IS stories high. There will
be many comfortable suites on each
floor. There will be special appliances
and conveniences for baby culture.
There will be several rooms devoted to
the storage Of baby carriages. And there
will be no employe. from boss janitor
down to night elevator boy, who is not
a notorious lover of babies
This Is what a Chicago man is about
to put up in Evanston, fashionable
Evanston has been noted for it's antip-
athy to babies. 1t has many fine apart
ment houses. and almost all of them
adhere strictly to an anti-infant rule.
Such a rule tends to keep the apart
ments in prime condition. and also con-
serves quietness and restfulness. Evans-
ton is much admired by visitors who do
not tarry long enough to discover what
Evanston lacks.
The new apartment house will not
mar the general serenity Of Evanston.
II babies are really a nuisance the nui-
sance will be localized, as 1t were. 1t
Will be possible for all nervous mis-
opedists to avoid the immediate neigh
borhood. But it with also be possible
for otherwise desirable citizens. labor
ing under the disadvantage of parent
hood, to find an abode in Evanston's
rarefied atmosphere. Such provision may
be needed to insure Evanston a glori-
GUS future. Without some such re-
atricted haven NJ infnncv Evan stou
might in time wither up and blow away.
Or 1t might die out like community
Of Shakers.
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From the Chicago News.
Once coward. always liar!
Concealed knowledge is as useful az
buried treasure. st
It's SO much easier to pay compliments
than bills.
Always try to get front view of a
scene with a mule In It,
Be careful how you drop remarks; they
may hit the wrong chap.
Those who offer bargains get rich quick
err than those who seek them.
As a matter Of fact. women don't think
any more Of their relatives than men do.
Some people are never happy unless they
are in position to make others miser-
able.
There are knockers enough in this great
aud Glorioug land Of the free to beat all
the swords on earth into fountain pens.
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WAR ECHOES
Paris Dispatch in the New York Sun:

! Paris Dispatch in the New York Sun;
letter to the municipal council demand
ing that the name of the Rue Meyerbeer
be changed. The reason given is that
Meyerbeer was the sole Prussian COM
poser, the others after whom streets are
! named being Saxons and Austrians.
The Journal des Debats, on the other
hand, courageously objects to the sup
preston of Wagners music in France.
it says it is ridiculous ito demand their
passports from masterpieces or to declare
that no talent exists outside ourselves
and our allies. Let us play Wagner with
out scruple."
The JOURNAL des Debats adds that Ger
man opera houses are still playing works
of Auber, Bzet, Gounod and Ambrose
Thomas.
London Dispatch in the New York
Tribune: Kitchener is SO generally cred
tied with an iron character devoid of
sentiment in matters affecting his great
purpose that the following story of his
thoughtfulness is of special interest A
sunderland woman, with five sons In the
army, lay dying. Her one desire was to
see her boys again, and through the
offices of Salvation Army officer four
of the sons serving in England reached
home within "a hours, their expenses be-
ing paid by the authorities.
The fifth son, however was at the
front, and there seemed little chance of
the old woman's wish being fulfilled. but
the Salvationist wired to the war office,
and back came the reply over Lord
kitchener's signature saying that II the
son could be found he would be sent home.
Afterward came a telegram saying the
man was on his way home, and eventu-
ally he landed in time to see his mother.
The authorities paid his expenses and
gave him seven days furlough.
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THE New Year opens with a general
feeling of hopefulness," say sNiatthew
Addy & Co. in their Cincinnati report.
1T is felt that the pendulum cannot al
ways swing one way, nor can the tide
forever flow out. Since that disastrous
October of 1907 when the panic began the
iron trade has been receding. We have
had seven lean years. There have been
times when 1t seemed that the better time
had come, but the time did not really
come. And now it is felt that 1t must be
at hand.
Industry is beginning to revive; the
railroads at last are buying. Undoubtedly
more iron is being melted, although the
rate of increase in consumption is disap-
pointedly slow. AS yet there has not been
enough of an improvement in demand to
be reflected in better prices To tell the
plain truth, iron today is on the bargain
counter. 1t is instructive to study the
statistics and see where prices were two
years and one year ago as compared with
prices today. Take the main items: No.
2 foundry southern iron is today "a
cheaper than it was this day in 1918. and
81 cheaper than a year ago.
Current business is only fair. 1t is too
soon after the holidays to expect much.
but inquiry is larger and it is expected
that January before it is over will give a
good account of itself A bright spot in
the situation is that shipments are really
of larger volume and this helps amaz-
ingly. As the New Year marked a
definite time it is hoped that it will also
mark definitely the end of the period of
depression in the iron trade. The fact
that business is really moving at a bet
ter rate shows that this hope has solid
grounds. 1t is noticeable that everyone
is inclined to be optimistic. and this
helps
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Nine. Gerville-R eache, the contralto
who died recently, was often referred to
as a find" of Nine. Calve. In 1899 Nine.
Rosina Laborde, who had sung with sue
cess at the opera and was famous mu-
sic teacher in Paris. gave a recital in
her studio. Among the pupils who sang
was Jeanne Gerville-Reache,a young girl
II years of age, who was native of the
province of Basque. Nine. Calve was
much impressed by her voice and urged
the girl to study for the operate stage.
Her father, who was at one time governor
tocratic Spaniard, objected to a stage ca
reer for their daughter, but the young
singer soon won them over and became a
pupil of Nine. Pauline Viardot- Garcia.
short while afterward Nine Gerville-
Reache appeared at the Opera Conique
as Orpheus in "Orpheus and Eurydice. y
She-was engaged in 1897 by Oscar Ham,
merstein to sing at the Manhattan opera
house. While under his direction she
sang in Carmen" "Pelleas and Nell
sande,' La Narvarraise' and Sampson
and Delilah.' Later she Joined the COM
pany of Andreas DIPPED to sing in Chica-
SO and Philadelphia and at the Metropoli-
tan opera house. She also made concert
tour through the United States. In pri-
wife of DIR. George Gibier Rambaud, di-
rector of the Pasteur institute in New
York. She was the mother of two chill
dren.
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the market for large rail orders; but
the fact that orders are already
placed by the Pennsylvania, the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Louisville and
Nashville for much new equipment is
concrete evidence of the business i'm
provement that was promised several
weeks ago.
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WAR BOREs HIM
9 New York World.

From the New York World.
Julius Fleischnann, former mayor of
Cincinnati. and head of the big corpora
ton that bears his name. has well set
Up young Englishman named Ciarkson in
charge of his stable of polo ponies. 1t
occurred to Mr.. Fleischnann' the other
day that his man might be wanting to 60
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After mature elaboration the British
admiralty has concluded that the Formi-
dable was torpedoed by German subma-
rine. 1t is noticeable that the British ad-
miralty never jumps at conclusion.