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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-31

added attraction the Management has
secured a return OF Caarles SnaPt1n
IN I'm the Park
Tomorrow patrons are assured that that
one of the most interesting OF the
aietropoHtan output viii be shown
Miss Nalh Nal1, the celebrated En-
glish actress. will appear in MIS-
Fiske,s sensational success. The
High Road Reports from the
i-branch Offices at Pittsb1Ig say That
this is one OF the most Interesting on
the market and VII even please nuch
more than the last metropolitan re-
man.
Frank Daniels is now working on
his second vi5sgra ana,,,a picture .eWnae
Happened to Father. by Mary
/ Roberts Rinehart, in which the
1 comic opera King has role that
fits him like the proyerbia1 glove
The bill at the orpheum today IS
4 made up of some rare talent IN the
way Of actors. Charles Chaplin ap-
pears in corking comedy OF reai
Chaplin style, ..Nabbed. 101 Bison
feature in two amazing acts. features
~
i OCTOPUS. IN intense Kay Bee drama
lis very cleyer1y played by large and
superb cast. in two gripping, excElnS
acts. Walter Edwards. the noted
! star takes the leading part. and with
such man at the wheel. this strong
story IS very forcib!y acted
| The Reliance comedy, next on the
screen. Mikes E1opement. brings a
thousand laughs md is sure to meet
with the approval of all. Monday is
always a double feature day at this
popular theater AID large CROWDS are.
always in attendance.
Tomorrow, Vivian Martin. the pop-
riar actress, who appeared here with,
Lew Fields in -7Old Dutch, and VINO
captivated here audience in The
wishing Ring will play the leading
role in the Snubert-Brady master
piece The. Arrival Of Perpetua, IN
Eve beautifully pictured acts Miss.
Martin is supported by an all star
cast of Broadway players in this Won
derful production.
A picture play, called The Battle,
CRY of Peace based on Hudson
Maxim s. book. ..Defenseless Am
erica is to be produced, and the
author and inventor himself VIII.
appear IN the production
aGiss katherine La Sale of the
kick In company now playing at
the Manhattan theater IN New York.
IS the leading lady n Broadway
Favorite production. An Innocent
Sinner showing at the Bijou theater
today. Guy Cocn1bs and an all star
cast ASST in presenting this fnel
,hree-rart drama. An Innocent SIM
aer, WAS written by Lawrence Wars
den and produced by keanen Buel
MSS La Sale has the role of Kinda.
IN orphan girl in a southern village
The plot is me1odranaatic and Miss La
sales attractive personality and aba-5
i1v al. dramatic moments give to ii a
remarkable atmosphere of romance
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-31
sDlA DIll ]7ARLJIN IS
sSHC1TNING At GRAND

pies of character work evc- gwen &C
the stage. so that the unusual comb
nation Of star and play insure a Pho
todrama of unusual merit As an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

Professor Bose is travelling over the world
al the instance OF the Indian government, with
the view of making his discoveries known. AS
his researches into plant life tend TO show in a
remarkable fashion the unity OF life. and per-
haps OF all forms of matter, he and his govern
ment feel that in thus visiting other countries
in the name Of science, which is universal in
its appeal and whose home can be bounded by
neither rivers nor mountain chains, he is con-
tributing TO the cause OF world unity. He Wis
tied a number of the countries Of Europe last
summer and is now describing his discoveries
from the platform in this country. He has
visited Washington, Philadelphia and Boston
and will demonstrate his discoveries on the
platform in the great hall in the American
Museum OF Natural History on Monday even
ing, January II.
In view of the fact that no human eye before
that OF Professor Bose ever noted closely the
effect of shock on plant, or ever demon
strated assuredly that plant was capable OF
suffering pain, apparatus Of a most delicate
character had to be invented to detect and
record the feelings OF vegetation. Professor
Bose devised two pieces, one for gaining
knowledge OF plants normal reactions and
the other for recording the effect of shocks to
its nervous system
The formeris operated by the currents gen.
Grated within the plant itself. The impulses
are indicated by a delicately adjusted circular
mirror about the size of dime, which flashes
back and forth in accordance with the impulses
communicated TO il by the plant.
From the human point of view, however,
having determined that plants do feel things
and respond to them, the other instrument is
perhaps of greater interest and Importance
This is a combination OF clock work and cleo
trio currents. The clock work operates slid
ing piece Of smoked glass, upon which the plan,
writes its record, and at regular intervals give.
the plant an electric shock. The record, which
is made with a delicate lever upon the smoky
surface, shows in hundredths OF a second how
soon after the shock given the sensation
reached the nerve centre and was followed by
a reaction. Ii then records the recovery OF the
plant 10 its normal condition, the line OF dots
made by the rapidly falling leaf through its
thread connection with the lever becoming
practically continuous line as the leaf more
slowly returns to its normal position. As the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

When the one is conducting an dS-
sault on the trenches and the other
is moving grass. The likeness is only realized
when it is stated that it appears TO have been
demonstrated that plants have nerves and can
feel pain in the same manner, if not in the same
degree, as human beings do.
Professor J. C. Bose. OF the Presidency Col
lcge, Calcutta, has isolated the nerves OF
plants and measured the degree of their reac-
ton to a shock For twenty years Professor
Bose, who is an East Indian has been studying
various forms OF vibration, such as invisible
light and wireless biography For the last
ten years he has been conducting experiments
upon plants in order to determine their sensi-
tiveness 70 stimuli such as excite animals and
particularly human beings His success with
the delicate apparatus which he devised for the
purpose has been so great that recently when
he exhibited some Of his experiments before
George Bernard Shaw, that gentleman, who is
SO humanitarian that he is a vegetarian, ex-
claimed, my Cod"
The mitigation of the sensations following
the sudden discovery that no matter what we
cat we cause pain 10 some other form OF lite
was the task which Professor Bose immediate
ly set himself Whether his philosophy was
sufficient to accomplish the task laid upon it
cannot, perhaps, be stated, but the acceptance
OF the evidence that the sensations Of a stolid
carrot and OF live lobster upon being thrown
into boiling water may be similar are not con-
ducip. to the comfort of an imaginative cook
Fortunately the apparatus of the scientist from
the other part Of the world has demonstrated
that the sensitiveness OF plants differs among
themselves as il does in different species of ami
mails. and is less intense than in such forms OF
animal lie as have been tested for the sake OF
comparison Moreover, Professor Bose points
out. owing to the simplicity OF the structure OF
the nervous system, the pain, or sensitiveness,
is so diffused that it is not likely TO be marked
as in the case of the human being, in which it
is concentrated in the impressions made upon
the brain Nevertheless, it may add to the dis
comfort Of the man pushing lawn mower. II
he be as sensitive as G. b. s., TO know that the
wholesale slaughter OF his machine is knock
out blow TO myriad ranks OF sentient life. Let
us hope that the untimely stroke is so sudden
that it is uniet by the blades OF grass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

battery were inserted in its flesh. The car
rot Professor Bose counts one OF the most
stolid of plants. It is a regular "lunkhead.
But when it was pinchcd with pair OF forceps
the light from the tiny mirror danced back and
forth upon the frieze on the opposite wall.
The shudder Of pain, the sense tremors,
were wildly portrayed for the benefit of G. B.
S.. and. doubtless, from that moment he fore
sworc carrots
One of the discoveries of Professor Bose is
that some plants sleep. In the course OF his
studies OF the ninosa. plant whose leaves
are so sensitive that they recoil from the touch
of the hand. he found that for period of three
hours between 8 and a. m. 1t was not to be
disturbed Cannons. so to speak, could go OF
close to it and it would make no response
Like a boy fond of his bed it would pay no
attention 10 the electric calls OF the professor,
who was probing into its life secrets. 1t would
not get Up. or even open its eyes So, in this
respect plants appear to be like human beings.
They sleep.
In other respects, also, Professor Bose re-
ports. they resemble mankind. They are at
fected by drugs. Placed in small glass
chamber and surrounded by the fumes OF alco-
hol the pulse shows stimulation, while the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
Continued on eighth page.
DON'T BE BRUTAL RUBBER PLANT; HAS FEELINGS

more supplying drugs, such as ehloroio'm
depress its action. If the exposure TO the drugs
continues too long. the plant will not survive
One curious thing which the experiments seem
10 show is that plants have no more tondnes'
for carbon dioxide than have human beings
1t has been generally supposed, and the sup
position is backed by the opinion OF s'ea'
chemists. that plants lived on carbon dioMoe
and gave of oxygen. thus maintaining the BAL
ance of the atmosphere. The poor plant in the
glass chamber sufocateS in the blanket OF car
bon dioxide just as human would.
What is the value OF this knowledge asks
the practical man. 1t has very definite Value
according to Professor Bose. Possessing sp-
parently a protoplasm OF piece with that o.
the human being and nervous system OF niue"
simpler structure, it is practicable 10 study INC
reactions OF poisons upon the protoplasn 0y
the use of plants. The knowledge gained may
then be applied in the study of the effects %
poisons and antidotes may be discovered. Inc
plant experiments not only show how pols0n'
work, but it has been discovered that antloo'''
will revive the plants after their trying expe','
ences with the poisons. In experimenting WIN
a new poison. therefore. the door apparently"
opened to the discovery of antidotes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

slide moves at a regular rate of speed the
rapidly with which the news Of the shock was
communicated through the protoplasm to the
nerve centre and a reaction took place can be
determined.
In frog it has been revealed that response
is received within one one-hundredth Of a sec
ond. In certain plants the time interval is sig
one -hundredths of a second. This tends to
show that the nervous systems Of animals are
more sensitive, or better conductors than those
of plants. The shocks are given through small
wires attached to a stem and a leaf. Attached
also to the leaf is a very slight thread the
other end of which is is fastened to the record
ing rod. In order to overcome the retardation
in the movement Of the rod through friction
while making marks on the smoked surface Of
the glass plate, the rod hangs free making iul-
pressions only when actuated by a tuning fork
attuned to its vibratory pitch.
When Professor Bose was experimenting for
the edihcation Of G. B. S. he used carrot 1t
was an unfortunate carrot for it was forced to
pass through all Of the experiments of a dog
undergoing vivisecton without the elimina-
ton Of sensation through the use OF drug
1t was strapped to the table of an inclined
"vivisector.". The ends of pair OF wires from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

need education Of special character. This sit.
uation involves the employment Of teachers
and of others familiar with their proper care
The condition Of such children is pathetic, be.
cause all Of them must always lack participa-
ton in many Of the joys OF living, accorded to
the normal child.
To meet these various needs schools for the
crippled children have been opened, and these
children are daily transported free in city
buses 10 and from their homes.
In addition TO these special schools, special
classes have been established in schools where
ever there has been found a sufficient number
of children to warrant the formation OF such
a class.
Another class Of physical detectives to which
particular attention has been given is the
anemic and the tubercular child. Experience
has demonstrated both the ACCESSIBILITY and the
necessity Of segregating and OF separating
such children from their fellows. Their health
and their education must be cared for very dit
fcrently from those OF the normal child.
Open-air classes Of three varieties have also
been established in many schools. The SIM
plest variety Of such class is the FRESHMAN
class. formed by turning of the heat and keep
ing the windows wide open both at the top and
bottom during the entire school session. ANY
class for normal children may be made into
such fresh-air class whenever the principal
wishes to try the experiment. In such class
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

ing. in a specially fitted up medical room, the
nurse examines all children suspected of hav-
ing contracted or Of having been exposed to
contagious disease. All children excluded from
school as the result OF such inspection, are re-
ferred to medical Inspector who visits the
homes and makes diagnoses.
The parents Of children with eye and skin
diseases are required to come to school and
provision is made for the treatment of their
children. Children afflicted with pediculosis
are assembled in groups and instructed by the
nurse as TO proper methods OF home treatment.
Each child is given copy of a circular OF in
struction. The nurse follows up the treatment
by further inspection Of these children and by
visiting their bones and correcting unclean
home conditions.
A complete record Of each physical inspec-
ton is made on special form. duplicate
record of the condition of each child in the
school is also placed on file with the child's
school record thus affording the educational
authorities full information in regard to the
child's physical condition and enabling them
to take advantage of this information in ad-
justing the individual curriculum.
There are two kinds of defective children
those who are physically defective and those
who are mentally defective.
The blind, the deaf and the crippled children
appeal to the sympathy of Father Knicker-
booker, because of their helplessness. They
may not require medical care but they do re-
ouire attention in another direction. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

arc more difficult TO eradicate. In many cases
this is due to the fact that they are inherited.
Particular attention is given to such cases.
The watchfulncss OF physicians and nurses
has accomplished wonders in relieving and in
Graduating such forms Of disease. The hand
ling OF contagious diseases forms large part
Of the function Of the Division Of Child Hy-
giene.
In March, 1897 the City of New York en-
ployed one hundred and fifty medical inspect
ors whose duty it was 70 visit schools and to
examine all suspected cases of contagious dis
ease Five years later, this system of inspec-
ton was elaborated to include a routine in
spection of all school children. The first staff
of municipal nurses TO be employed in the
United States was established in November OF
this same year-l9o2. The valuable results OBJ
tanned through the employment OF these nurses
caused the employment OF larger number. 1t
thus became possible for the nurses to visit
the homes Of physically defective children, in
order TO induce their parents to provide proper
treatment for them.
At present medical inspector is assigned TO
each group Of schools which aggregate regis
tration OF nine thousand pupils. Each nurse is
assigned to duty in a group Of schools with an
average registration of four thousand pupils.
Every public school is visited each day by
nurse and other free schools are visited upon
request
Once each term there is medical inspection
of all the children in the school Each morn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

OF this custom so Little Mothers Leagues
have been organized in connection with many
OF the public schools. The members OF these
leagues are little girls over twelve years OF
age. who are organized into bands for
special instruction in the care OF babies.
These little mothers are given certificates OF
membership and there is no doubt that hun
dreds-perhaps thousands--of babies are saved
every year through their earnest and intelli-
gent efforts.
The distribution of milk of proper quality
for consumption by babies has been reduced
70 a science. The location OF milk stations
and their availability are made matters OF
common knowledge The milk stations main
tanned by the Department of Health, at the
suggestion of Charles R. Lamb, Of the Munich
pal Art Commission, have been made dis
tinctive in type by painting each station
bright blue on the outside and white inside
that is to say, these stations have been deco
rated with the colors OF the City Of New
York All milk stations are open daily and
Sunday from to 10 a. m. One nurse and one
nurses assistant are regularly assigned to each
station One week before the establishment
OF any station, every mother of baby under
three months OF age who lives within radius
Of six blocks Of this station receives letter
from the Commissioner of Health in regard to
the opening OF the station. The department
nurses also canvass all tenement houses in the
neighborhood and inform all mothers that this
station has been opened,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

This useful function of the Division OF Child
Hygiene would be incomplete unless careful
statistics were prepared to tabulate results
growing out OF this benefcent work. There
fore, each baby brought to the station is reg
istered. weighed and has its pedigree and all
interesting facts concerning it recorded upon
an individual history card. Once each week
the mothers are required TO bring the babies for
further examination and TO receive further in
struction in regard to their care. Individual
instruction in milk modification is given to each
mother. Circulars giving definite instruction in
regard to Summer Care of Sick Babies" are
distributed 10 all mothers. These circulars dis
cuss clothing bathing, fresh air, sleep and quiet
and direct the mother TO notify the Department
OF Health at once if the baby is sick and she
cannot afford to pay for the services of ply
stefan.
The early life Of every child is more or less
associated with small diseases Few, indeed,
are the children who escape without passing
through some phase Of these ailments. Many
of these arc contagious, while others may not
be OF kind which menace the community.
Measles. whooping cough, Group and other
simple diseases are quite common and are COM
paratively easy to detect and to handle. There
are other and more serious forms of disease
affecting the eyes, nose, ears and skin which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
By LOUISE E. TUCKER

r N ancient Greece and Rome the wise old
philosophers OF those days realized that
the cultivation of the race was super
iative factor In the pepetuation Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
Physical Care Of City's Little
by the Child Hygiene Divis
Of Department Of Health

where the foreign population is very num'
Gus, there exists the widespread custom
placing the care Of the baby in the hands
the older girls of the family. Any farTeachi
campaign for saving babies must take accou
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10

? HEN are a militant general and a
highly domesticated citizen alike?
When the one is conducting an as
Arizona republican., 1915-02-25
Improving Rural Homes

Within the past three decades there has been remarkable advance in the matter of home farm life, owing to the introduction of the bile, the rural free delivery-with it's adjunct. parcel post-the greater prosperity which has agriculture through scientific education and mod methods, and above all through the greater ap- preciation of the dignity and the manifold advan- tages of rural life.
 Acting the assumption that the improveme in means of water supply for country houses has not kept pace with other improv ements Dr. William Paul Gerhard accomplished New York civil en- einecr, has written an instructive and interesting book entitled The Sanitation Water Supply and Sewage Disposal of Country Houses It treats first of the general sanitation of country homes and popts the relation of the soil, the subs soil surface aspects lighting and heating, and places great em- plasis upon ventilation. the supply and the sewage of heathfuI rural residence
 The author who grapples with the problem reso- luely treats the subject from the standpoint of a highly trained engineer; and he does not content himself with academic theories and general princ- pies. He enters closely practical details that his treatise is in reality understandable lext-. book. By following his practical suggestions even the most unprctentious country home can be raised to the grade of an urban residence all that per tans to healthful sanitation.
 It is a recognized fact that urban iwelcrs would many of them, avail themselves of the paIpahle ad- of country life If they could be assured of Inc sanitary and healthfu conditions whici, are now secured by the water and facilities of the cities and to which they have been accustomed Dr. Gerhard demonstrates clearly that these conditions can be closely approNimaed in the attractive homes of the countryside and the village, as well as in large and congestcd ctv