Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-04

TO renew youth and vlgor Il wonder
IL only rich men get rheumatism"
III have it, argued the blue nosed
man, who, seen In the afternoon sun
ON the porch OF the sanitarlum, proved
to be the only seedy looking individual
In the place. His nearslghted eyes We're
now protected by thick, steel rimmed
spectacles, and the awkward stoop In
his shoulders explained why he had
kept his chin In the mud. Altogether
he was so frayed and threadbare a
man, both as to personality and cloth.
ing, that Walllngford, an opportunlst
who made his own opportunities, would
scarcely have wasted any time with
him except that he was bafiled as to
how to approach old Rockwell.
"Well, we can't all be handsome" "
consoled ]. Rufus, glanclng down at
the cracked and dlngy little hand bag
which represented the whole OF the
baldheaded mans travelling necessaries,
The baldhead was going away on the
rickety stage, having completed the
cure.
mo, nor even lucky, like DR.. Zwick,
Here | am, with the greatest medl.
cal discovery of the age" said the blue
nosed man, compelled to stop my ex-
periments and give my last cent to old
Zwick. because couldn't use my
hands,"
Walllngford looked at this man anew,
rheumatism dope" he suggested.
"The germ Of senility," stated the
other with quiet pride. "rve segregat.
ed It. and I've been for thirty years
working on It"
"rhe germ OF senllity," repeated Wal.
llngford thoughtfully. "The bug that
causes old age"
The baldheaded man suddenly awoke
He hItched his chair closer.
''1'he germ which causes old age" he
repeated impresslvely, touching Wal
llngfords knee with his Snuckles by
way Of emphasis ut begins Its work
IN the lower Intestine and gradually
spreads throughout the entire system,
destroying the tissues and sapping vi
tality everywhere"
"Greatl agreed wallngford, with a
smile. "lf you last long enough TO get
a patent on your trained microbes Il
man with the price will be able to live
untl he is hanged or shot"
why, | wouldn't sell &C." protested
the professor, shocked. "SnaIley's SEN
ility microbe must be philanthropic
gift"
~ don't know but what It Is a better
plan," assented Wallingford.
He looked out at Rockwell, playing
clock golf industriously. with the hope
that 1t would make him live longer.
The best way to reach Cornelius was
from the outsideI I'm going with you,
Snaileyr
which Is the laboratory and which
Is the kitchen sinky" demanded Wal.
lingford, looking around the IN favored
quarters Of Professor Snailey with a
cstllke shudder OF discomfort
"LoOkr the professor cried to Wal.
lingford, holding up one OF his test
tubes, "The finest germs ever saw!"
II believe you're right" agreed Wal.
lingford. "It's full two shades dirtier
than the rest Of them"
walt" urged the professor. an
show you something that will do your
eyes good" Placing tiny drop OF
liquid from the test tube upon thin
glass slide, he covered 1t with another,
clamped the two together and set Il
upon rack, while he reverently took
from its velvet lined case a speckless
high power microscope. It's brasswork
shining like sunlight. On the stage OF
this he placed his prepared slide and
focused for breathless flve minutes.
"Now lookg' he cried to Wallngford
triumphantly.
II expected to see bug" Walling-
ford presently announced.
"a germ IL not a bug" chlded Snailey
with sudden return OF his mOurnful-
ness But look again and remember
what you see, for now comes the won.
dertul part OF the exhibit"
He was already preparing another
Slide, placing between the two glasses
a drop taken from a jar containing Il
thlck bluish white substance. Walllng.
ford did AS he was told and observed
number OF small oval disks formed
of conNntric black and white rings
and each bearing Il delicate fringe
around the edge, like indni,estlnal
cogs, These disks We're slowly revolv.
ing about each other whore their fringes
touched. Now and then one, released
nom its neighbor, made a sudden dar,
across the vast space Of its slXty-fourth
Of an inch world and Joined another
group, to begin again its slow revolu.
lions one OF these was PARTICULARLY
active, and Waninstord. beginning 10
De highly interested, named Il Joe upon
the spot.
There's nothing 10 Il, professor" he
declared. turning from the mlcroscope
with Sigh OF relieved tension. LIT
lie Joe In here Is bug, and a had bug
az that no matter what you say. And
are these the boys that make US take
20 hair tonic and store teeths
Lets cut out the nrclims and have
The maln bout" suggested walHngfori
Il want to put bet down on litUe
l Joe"
TIE bewildercd Snailey looked at him
solemnly and pa, the new compound
1 SlffA uDon tho Sfasp, uhare fhA ny,axi