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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
Mrs Emmeline Rankhurst
Lowest I ype Of Indian
4rs. Kmmenne Rankhurst.

made a bundle Of the personal Ell
tects OF the deceased. and proceeded
to burn his hut, his wagon and all
his household furnishing
There seemed to be great deal
OF alteration accompanying the
performance OF this WastefnI re-
ngious duty. When the excitement
was over. the women vent on vail
ing. while the young men vent or
to have a good time, shooting at
marks and performing various feats
OF strength.
1T is the custom of the Indians
to bury their dead at sunset and
the funeral procession started from
the Big Spring only IN time to reach
the buryingsgroun6 at that hour
There was no diScenible order
to the corteges and there was no
separate Conveyance for the body:
it vas put In the bottom OF q wagon,
even tipped up q little on one side
to make room for the squaw, who
souafted beside It wailfns and
swaying her body back and forth
The Indian buriai-grounc IS
mound on the lover end OF the val
ley. called Big Meadows. on the
north fork Of the Feather River. It
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

BY common consent. the lowest
cirinzed plane in North America
has been assigned to the Digger
tribe of Indians They snbsist on
roots and herbs, which they dig out
of the ground. and snails, grubs and
caterpiiiars. They never 80 to war
With neighboring tribes, and are
consequently despised. which does
not seem to hurt their feelings
very much
The government takes care OF the
Disgers on a reservation In Cali
fornia. and they are yearly irprov-
ing IN knowledge and morals
Degraded as they are. they have
many curious customs, not the most
singular of which are the funeral
ceremonies. One OF these peculiar
scenes-she burial OF medicine
man.is thus described by an eye
witness:
When all were gathered at the
hut OF mourning, the services seemed
to consist OF a concert Of walls,
carried on principally by the wom-
an. The corpse, wrapped in gray
blanket. on rude bier, was placed
at a distance from the. hut, and
some of the big mer OF the tribe
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

covers scarcely an acTe o. rou1d.
and iI1ts ont abruptly INTO Tie Fal-
ley. vim = hzckRound Of wooded.
n.6uufaiu. and before green
stretches Of the meadow land. With
.-Here 4 very deep and long grave
mad been dug, u1nch iarger than
wos,Id Sc MADE for. Z white man. for
II Was to contain not only the
corpse. but an Of the personal e9-
6ects which had not been burneq-
He was medicine man and
considered worthy OF 6 conin am
when the funeral procession arrived
1t the grave. wellrmade pine COZ
I'm, manufactured byia1oca1 caIpeq-
ter. arrived from an opposite dtrec-
dou.
The body was placed init with
ering the face But the right hand
Was extracted from It's covering.
and, all the men passed by It In line
and shook hands with the medicine
man. Some gave the cold hAndsa
hearty grip. but the touch OF others
was notfceahly dnserfy.
Then the hand vas. covered again
and q young felIoE. dressed In a
very stylish custom-made suit OF
black. took his place at the foot Of
the coffin. solemnly wound small.
nickel-plated alarm clock, set the
alarm, and placed it within the cof-
fin ut the dead mans feet
The lid Was closed. and the WON
en- gathered around, Tappins the
conin with their knuck1es, passinS
their hands up and down over IL
bowling and meaning all the time
> lad
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

Now to tell you what Professor
Carlson thinks of fasting:
Il have long been familiar with.
but not PARTICULARS Impressed by.
the enthusiasts who advocate starva-
ton as a panacea for various Ms
But this personal experience leads
me to suspect that there is more
value in some of these measures
than is ordinarily considered. Civil
lied man has travelled far from the
conditions of life among Wild ami
mails nc-prtmitive man, with whom
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

Il am inclined to believe that tne
weakening OF the hunger and the
appetite sensations toward the end
of the period was due 20 a depres-
sion of the central nervous system.
Both ia the case OF my assistant and
myself practically all the mental
depression and some of the feeling
of weakness disappeared during the
partaking Of the first meal after the
fasting period But complete recov-
cry from the bodily weakness did
not take place TIL the second or
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

ISLANDERS. Only one OF the women
shed tears. and she was the sister
OF the medicine man, quite an old
woman. who stood at the head OF
the grave, really crying behind g
big white handkerchief
There stood behind her an old
Indian, most comical-looknS OBJ
jet, whose long locks were sur
mounted by jaunty white straw
hat and whose bony figure was ra-
diant IN a red flannel miners shirt
and pair of ragged gray trousers
He was a kind of preacher. one OF
the Indians said. and his loud yo-
ciferation and violent gestures were
the only eu1ogtes which were to
console the mourners and do honor
To the virtues OF the deceased For
he was the only medicine man IN
this part Of California, and his death
left the tribe unprotected against
the rarages of rheumatism and con-
sumption.
I'VE could not understand the In
dian language. but a sturdy farmers
son by our side. who had picked up
some of the VOCABULARY. Translated
for us what the preacher was say
ing:
1QnS Ole. SICK 1GGCs 4O4
(pointtng to head. lungs and heartJ-
Die, die. never get we'll Baby sick.
no medicine, no get any better, pref
" soon die.
.sThe preacher talked ON at tn-
terTals. describing the destruction
of their tribe. and the skill and
goodness of the departed doctnr
Two blind squaws stood on the
edge OF the grave. and every nov
and then had to be held back from
slipping into the hole
FINALLY the preacher laid the
dead mans bow and arrow1 on tho
coffin Then roll of blankets we're
thrown In at the foot OF the coffin,
and two large fur robes
Some mistake was evidently
made in the selection OF ardeiea,
for a loud voice OF sftuperatton
broke out from the monotonou@
wsiiing. and bed-quilt lined With
mrkey-red calico, Was hurled by 9
fierce old squaw over the heads Of
the crowd hack to the pfIe from
which It had been taken.
Two old boots. q leather hunt
Ins-baE and q pair OF apdng scaf&E
were laid In. and then all was ready
for the earth to be shoyeied In.
The crowd did not dispense untH
nearly midnight and a. long m We
could see IN the twltght there Eege
s6H segeraI black figures stsndiqG
Ike sentaneIs at the sraSs.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

somewhat the feeling of sick stonn-
ach.' with its attendant central de-
preston Tha appetite during the
starvation period ran practically
parallel with the sensation of hung
er. It was distincsly Increased the
first two or three days, ard diuin-
ished on the fourth and fifth days
In fact. the depression OF appetite
on these two days seemed distinctly
greater than the depression Of tae
hunger sensation Instead of an
eagerness for food. there was almost
an Indifference toward food. despite
the persistent hunger cali OF the
empty stomach
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
hunger strzke.

least three weeks after the hunger
period. when observatiors were dis
continued
Neither nay assistant nor myself
can be considered as, ordinarily eat
ing to excess, though the eaily In
take of protein and total calcries
are greater than the minimum re-
quirement advocated by Chistenden-
The cause OF the Improvement was
not loss OF excessive adipose tissue.
My assistant states Tat the
augmentation of hunger and appe-
tite persisted at least for two or
three weeks after the end of the
starvation period"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
Nean and Means.

You meet person. now and then
that vii insist ON Using the word
means" as plural noun He VIII
say by these means. instead Of
.shy this means. Ieav4ng the infer
eaca that he regards mean as the
singular form of the noun Nov,
mean is mot a noun. but an ad-
jective; means IS the noun. and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

longed starvation are very divers-
aa.. Ga the one hand soma people
have claimed that all desire for food.
all hunger sensations, disar ear
after three OF four da:s of staSva-
ton: while others claim that death
from starvation is most excruciat--
ing
NEW LIGHT
on -sIARTIsG-
Neither of these statements is
true according TO Professor Carl
son. who also declares that the
etaration period served to make
him believe:
Baat the so-cal1ed hunger
strikes of the militant srhrra-
settes of England entail no real
martyrdom-
That occasional periods of starvaz
ton. say once or twice year. in the
case Of healthy adult persons. mag
no. only add to the joy OF living but
also to the length OF life
That citation Of hunger expert
ments on animals IN the interest OF
science as instances OF cruelty to
ANIMALS is without foundation
Fne University of Chicago pnysfo-
1osist and his assistant performed
their experiments with the aid of q
rubber balloon adjusted to flexible
rubber tubing The gastric contrac-
tons we're recorded by means OF
bromoform or chIoroform manoro-
etars. Each contraction on the bal
loon. whicn was swallowed. vas
REGISTERED by sharp-pointed needle
on smoke-Siazed paper If the
stomach muscles contracted on tho
balloon the manometer float rose up
IN proportion to the strength OF
contraction. and If the muscles re-
Taxed the float descended.
During the FIVE days starvation
period the two men continued their
usual work during the day. and re-
cords of the stomach tonus and
hunger contracuons were taken at
varying intervals. During the night
continuous records were taken. be-
ginning 8 to p. M. and ending 5
to s a NJ Ne1IdeE FiOIeSSOI SsiA-
son nor his assistant found much
dinicuty in sleeping from six 70
eight hours every night with the
balloon and the tube in the stomach
The room was kept dark except for
a feeble light focused on the drum
so as to enable careful reading OF
the record.
81. as vel as. my assistant, con
tinued in good health and in fairy
good spirit throughout. the starEs-
ton period. said Professor Carlson
-en the fourth and NTH day We
both felt somewhat weak Some
mental depression was also expert
enoed, especially by the assistant on
the Aftb day. He complained OF
feeling dizzy on getting on his feet
after lying down An hours lectus-
4nE seemed quite an effort ON the
SoursA stayyation day. and on the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

what Is hnnEsr2
The nature OF hunger was in
doubt until recently. when expert
uents by Professor A. J. Carlson Of
the University of Chicago proved
conclusivelv that the sensations OF
hunger pangs are due to ytgorous
contraetions OF the empty stomach
Apart from scientific and medici-
nal discussion the average man
likes to know what it really is that
urges him TO take his three square
meals a day df he can get them)-
So you see three things prompted
Professor Carlson to investigate the
control of the hunger mechanism
by a fve-day fast.
Prolonged starvation is nothing
new to science or human experience
and the accounts of subjective SEN
sations as consequence of pro
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

18th dag we both felt distinctly bet
ter when lying down than when sit
ting or standing
Both of~us slept fairly veil dur
ing the: four nights of the starvation
period, despite the persistent hung
er contractons and the unusual sur
roundings of the research labora-
tory as a sleeping-roon- In some
cases a glass of water was taken to
diminish the. hunger pangs- did
not enjoy my cigar after the second
day, in fact. smoking tended to pro-
-The sensation of hunger was al
most continuous after the first Gay
of starvation On the fifth day the
continuous hunger sensation seemed
to be tinged with a peculiar burn
ing sensation, also referred TO the
stomach, the fusion resembling
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

it is used. with perfect propriety. IN
connection with 4 singular number
proEonn or adjective f Is sin
guar noun With a plural form, Ike
news
: Fred Fadoogus says he would
rather not have child thank him
for. a gift than have to hear its
mother say: What do you say to
the gentleman, Harold?>
Satan smiles whenever minister
begins to congratulate himself on
s the beauty and eioQuence OF his
prayers.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

periods OF. enforced starvation we're
not uncommon Occasional periods
of. starvation, say once or twice
year. in the. case Of healthy aduit
persons. may no. only add to the
joy of living, but also 70 the length
of life.
voluntary starvation, Ike the so
called aunger strikes Of our MILF
tant English sisters. does not entail
real martyrdom. OF this am quite
certain During my entire starva-
ton period the hunger sensation
was strong enough to cause some
discomfort. but not TO desree that
could be called marked pain or suf-
ferins The discomfort was. at no
time sufficient to interfere serious
II with work. And since practically
all observers agree that the hunger
discomfort is greatest during the
first few days Of starvation. 1t seems
probable that our first five days
starvation period gave US taste or
the maximum discomfort that would
be experienced in more protracted
fasts.
Accounts of acute sufferings
from mere starvation. water being
at all times available. NUS there
fore be wholly imasinary. or the re
suit of fear or panic VOLUNTARY
starvstion is in no sense q heroic
act. and citations Of hunger expert
msnts on animals in the interest OF
science as instances OF cruelty. to
animals Is Without Foundation. :;
Profasaor Carlson added that an
cases Of compulsory starvation IS
In cases OF persons~ shipwrecked.
explores and hunters lost Of cut
oE from supplies, are usually COM
piicated By lack OF water. by the Ell
fects Of exposure and by fear panic.
etc. so that the state OF actual
hunger sensation cannot pc de-
termined-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

eonpalseH ztazra-
ton is complleated by
exposure. fear aud
panic
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

Feeding a militant
suaraseste who is on .
hunger strzke.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

third day after breaking the fast
From the third day on we felt
unusually well, distinctly better, in
fac. than before the hunger periec.
although we are normally in good
health and risor and not bampered
by excessive fat
HOW THEY
FELT
at felt as If I had had a months
vacation in the mountains NY
mind was unusually clear and
greater amount of mental and physi--
cal york was accomplished without
fatigue / am IS years old. but the
FIVE days, starvation period Increased
the vigor Of the gastric hunger con-
fractions to that OF Young man or
90 or %, and the empty stomach re-
tanned this increased rigor for at
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06
CAMPAIGNS OUTSIDE
BIG WAR THEATERS

In score of regions there has
been fighting which would have held
worldwide attention were It not for
the mighty battle lines In France and
Poland
Servia's own war was a greater trial
to her than either of the two proceed
irg Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro. the little Slavic nation
vice threw the hosts of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about 100000 men. but she
suffered severely herself.
fhe AustrlaHs invaded Serbia In
great force about August is and pene.
trated to the Jadar river. whore a
great fve-day battle ended In the
rout OF the Teutons.
The, Austrians returned soon in
stronger force than ever They
reached valjevo. where on November
II the Serblans met a defeat
With their supply OF artillery am.
munition exhausted, the serbians now
had to retreat The Austrians, be
lieving them crushed, withdrew SIX
army corps for re-enforcements
against the victorious Russians In Ga
licia.
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December they turned on the Aus
TRANS and cut them to pieces
The entry OF Turkey into the wal
was marked by a brave. but foolhardS
attempt to invade Egypt Great Brit
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses
British and Japanese troops invest
ed the fortified German port OF Using
tau. China, and after siege Of a fev
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle.
A section of the Boer population o
South Africa reyolted. The revol
was put down by a Boer. PremIe
Botha. He then invaded Gepmal
Southwest Africa, and after a lon
campaign In the waterlesB desert
captured the greatly outnumbere'
Germans duly 81.
After taking three-quarters OF = yea
to arm heraelf to the teeth, Italy a
tackled Austria this spring. The effec
OF the entry of Italy upon the aren
has not yet been marked
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

ing the strategy Of surprise in war.
Only on the Russian front, where
the German air corps has been supe-
rter, has IL been possible 20 carry ont
great surprise tactics.
The aeroplane has also been fnvaiu-
able in the trench warfare in hunting
oct the positions of men and guns.
Destructive raids have been made
also Points Of concentration behind
the lines of the enemy. railroad sta
tions. trains. supply and ammunition
depots. and airship hangers have been
the target OF bombs that have wrought
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

m@w with @aAy RmRmamm REa@S@sr@.
May Sherman submarine slAks the
L@satania- acre than 1.Aso lest. R@s-
SLAMS IN fall retreat fr@@ CaEDa-
GhAaMn.
Nay s-Gsr@aas Sapture GaSau hattie
May lS--FreAeA capture Ceremony.
aOrth 81 Arrma. as great eoaa.
May l&--AnaerieRm aEse @mhsamFAme n@as
May as-IiSlS declares war On Aua-
May as--lealsaas aav~ss A~asrsa.
May &e-ltaRaaRa take GrsdAa. RaszlAAa
cheek Germans at saRmawm.
May S1-kigst German Aese sn Subaa-
Eane reaches MaaAanWten. EePBellas
Iane S-PrasmSnl fall~ Go AuaarS-SseF-
Iaae lo-G<rmans capture stsnIalaa.
Suas la--Seeeaa U. 5. nahaAarane nes~
20 Germany made pablle. Itallana
take MonemlceMe.
Jane 11-lSallans take Graaaaca.
Jane i@--Ammtro-Germamm occupy Ter
aOErOa.
Jaae aa--Fr@Meh take MetneraL
sf she "A.mbyrinth.s north eF Arr~a.
JSae 9S-Austrs-Ssernaas capture I.eua-
Juas as--AuatrssHs cross sAs D~sesssr
Jane aN-RaIiea falls.
July 2-Ruaslana defeat GeEmRn at
e~mpt GO iamd at Mtmamw.
Jaly 3-Rusao-German naNal Battle 81
Cortland.
Juty A-ltNtlaHa take Toimtao.
JWly 6-@sB@rAam announces wRtmm In tbs
Ara0nae forest.
Jaly 1e--Csermana take Prnamnywu, 80
malleA north OF Warsaw.
July tR--Ssermnnm advance az mRay
Pointm In Russia. takIng Mtndna. Tu-
kunl, Blende and Grohec.
July 20-Ruastans report shaking Gf -
Turkish aAtltnA VeaAela. German
Euua reach omeer forts 0f Warsaw
Rad damage the Labiin-C holna raIl-
way.
July 2I-Thlrd q. =. submarine naas
gees co tsermmmy.
July observation-disclosures expeditions
landed In Trapoli.
Jaly 2f-tserman take tive farta near
Warsaw.
July 2e--RuHsiRns repulAe AuztrIans o.
Gallcia.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06
FIRST YEAR OF THE
WAR ON THE SEA

AT the end Of the Irst year
OF war not q German lighting
craft, except submarines, In
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
fest to the Sea of MarmorA
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lara worth Of German shipping
lies idle in the docks Of New
York. while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
At the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses,
the following ia a fairly accu-
date summary of the number
of craft which have been de-
stroyed:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06
AER0PLANES A REVELATION;
DIRIGlBLES Do LITTLE

IN the air the dirigibIe has been =
great disappointment, the aeroplane
revelation
When the days OF secrecy are past
and interested ones are permitted to
dig into the records OF the aeroplanes.
many tales Of surprising interest viii
5e found and much information. too.
for those who study the art of war.
Most sotable has been the achieve
ment OF the aeroplane ia overthrow
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

Informed They have sent out squad
rons Of aeroplanes. as many az 20 At
a time. against various points IN
side the German lines. and assert that
great damage Was done.
The Zeppelin raids have been few.
and the destruction wrought far leas
than that done By the aeropIane.
Their first exploit was the lombard
ment 81 Antwerp. October s. when
two or three dropped many bombs and
hired guns al various buildings This
was probably the most destructive ~
their raids. for il ARa theu learn -
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

that they must be vary Of airship
guns. Since then they have not ven.
tuFed to fly 80 low
london Reached ~ La@4.
Tho first raid on the Eagilsh eoaas
was made January 10 on Yarmouth
and other Norfolk towns. With lesa
than q score Of deaths
With the spying came what prom.
iaed 20 be the beginning OF ths great
raids on London. The night Of April
IS zeppslina fiea within about twenty
miles 81 that city and dropped bomhs
i tbs region Of some gar supply man
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

afaetories. causing slight damage
After tNO other scafss the big craft
did reach London oa the aight OF
May 81. u Il known they we're near
the WooIHieh arsenal and anofHslaI
reports have It that tRey set Ersal
docks affv
After this raid the British esnsoFs
determined that no ness 81 the iocaIi
ties and details o. thia or subsequent
air expeditions would BE- given cut
on the gFprnd thst they did nos wlst
20 give Information To the Germsr
.h4s m.zal I'D u .ss=fs seatlts-
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much destruction. Of which the pub
lie has never been informed Ger
man raiders have gone over Paris.
have attacked the headquarters OF
General JofIre, have tried 10 reach the
king OF Belgium and President Poin-
care when they were together. and
have frequently boIlbarded Dunkirk
and other British concentration points.
They have also dropped missiles on
ships at sea
Allied flyers IN the west however.
have performed the most spectacn
lar feats. so far as the public has been
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jill 80 TsrrIbIs Fsts.

Indiana, Pa.-uadlns Ia water. 81
timsa Up 70 their necks. 40 mtnera
escaped early Tuesday from the amm-
pie Hun mine. near hers. after hslas
Imprisoned for several hours u IN
believed that 40 llves were lost.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06

New York The threatened strike
OF 10000 members Of the information.
al Ladies' Garment Workers union In
greatsr New YORK sili not go into
effect At present IS was planned By
union leaders.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-06
LInassy aaIIty u centssnpt.

DenveF--Judge Ben d, Lindsey az
the Beaver iuEeuile court vas found
guilty Of contempt 81 court by,Distrtet
Judge John A. Ferry Sentence waa
deferred pending Judge Landaey'a ~
turn fFom tbs east
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