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The Washington times., 1915-01-02

Of machinery and incessant monotony
of toll. could not possibly do.
THE household arts are essentially
those of women, they afford an OPP
portunity for self-improvement and
an uplift of ideals by reason OF in
their homes. They are wholesome
and more remunerative than those
of factory or shop. 1t is highly fit
that we should give to young girls
the opportunity to undertake home
vocations.
The question Is. how shall we get
rid Of the disSrec. which has fast
ened itself upon household vocations
by reason OF the class of workers
which we have hired heretofore to
do them"
College Graduates Lead.
Answering her own query. she
said:
We are doing it. by making our
first list Of associated hourly visitors
representative OF the best class OF
young women. Here Is the list that Is
now actively in operation. The first
girl who registers for the care of
invalids chapcrOn, reader. secre-
tarial work and supervisor for chill
dren's play. is college graduate
She ran her finger down the list.
Thev were college women. graduates
of kindergarten training schools, Of
physical culture schools. of domestic
science schools.
Modern life, with its stress on the
value OF time. Of space. of high cost.
sanctions a system Of this kind. 1t
eliminates the need to room and to
board the woman who assists the
house mother. 1t assures efficiency
for the task. and thus completely
relieves the employer Of that spe-
cif1c responsibility. On the other
hand. girls who enter the domestic
profession on these terms will not
have to give ZIP their home life or
sacrifice the chance to engage in
tho social activities Of their par
ticular group OF friends"
Tasks of Hourly Visitors.
Here are some Of the tasks which
are now done under this regime by
the hourly visitor:
Hourly nursing. invalid cooking.
Hairdressing. manicuring. facial
massage.
Shopping. commission from stores.
outdoor kindergarten, museum
parties.
Sewing.
Trained physical instructor FOR
children's games and dancing.
Candy making
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
A BOOK REVIEW.

as is Mr.. Davis goes to Europe. wit
nesses what We ourselves cannot hope
the Ssa Warm a"G msnner ss we woSd % have "oi him m
do as an old friend. but with cold
blooded studied sense Of duty. broken
only by occasional giimpses Of his real
self. his readers have. every. right to
mistreated.
The real self Of Mr.. Davis. whom
one wants to hear speak in the text
Is the unselfish MIR. Davis. the Mr..
Richard Harding Davis who is writ
ing for his audience. and not for an
impression of himself which he wishes
to make on that audience.
1t is as II the author had said: There
are a great many people in other places
who are, no doubt. wild to hear me
say a few words upon the war. ! sup
pose ! should write a little about 1t
for them-what ! write Is Of no material
difference. Just SO ! say 1t they will
like 1t"
Later on we may be interested IN
such a book as this one written by
Mr. Davis. but not now. He writes
Treated As a Spy" IS pages; the
in War Time, the Bombardment of
Rheims. the Battle of SCISSORS. the
Spirit OF the English; Our Diplomats
Waste of War. and the War Core
spondents.
Very excellent newspaper material.
but scarcely matter sequential or CO.
herent enough for book form. ITO Be
| Treated AS a Spy" his own story of
his arrest. Is Interesting, clever. and
delightful reading. but somewhat out
OF place in a book which takes up in
the very next chapter the burning of
Louvain.
True. at times he wakes interesting 6
| in spite of his intense interest in him :
self, but for the most part the reader
Is but dragged hither and thither,
given snatches OF pictures here and
there. and then made to sit perfectly
still while more bits of adventures
and ideas are retailed.
One could not say that the hook is
| uninterestiLg. for nothing. no first
hand guaranteed information on the
| war. could be anything but interest
ing, but there is an awful sense Uf
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
How Electricity Is NOzv
Employed in Treatment Of
Various Forms Of Disease
Electricity Used To Aid in Growth Healing and Recovery
of Tssues-To Make Chicks Grow-and Doubles
Wheat Yields.
By DIR. LEONARD xEENE HIRSHBERG,
A. B., M. A., NJ. d. (.Iol,ns Hokpins)..

VuY HEN man. Prometheus-like.
w snatched the thunderbolt
" from heaven, he seised an
endless chain Of ever extend
ing magic. Every ray Of light. every flash
Of the eye, every drop of saliva, every
muscular movement, every chemical
change, every object in nature Is
filled with the energy which becomes
easily translated into one form or an
other Of electricity.
Radium emits an electric current as
enc Of tts radiations. x-rays. magnetism.
ultraviolet rays, motion in atoms, pho
tography, the flow Of saliva, the impulse
which flows along q nerve fiber or other
electricity. When you scrape. your feet
along the carpet or rug or rub fur over
ebony or Japanned tin, you generate
h!ctional electricity;
electricity in nature makes its range
equally wide In its adaptability to the
treatment Of certain msladies. Eric.
tionAl electricity yields great heat. 1t
or fGs Sns tps Is
Fl IN other disorders.
Electricity and Life.
Electricity induced by two coils Of
wire, ono within the other. may be ap.
piled in its turn to other physical dis
tempess. High frequency electricity will
actually induce a fever in healthful per-
sons. Tho temperature of guinea pigs
will rise as high as 1O5 degrees. and a
thermometer in the mouth OF well
man will often register 1O1 or 102 de-
grees. .
Judge Peter r. Swing. of Cincinnati.
a non.medlcal man like Pasteur, Ehr-
Itch, and Ross G.. Harrison. unframed
either in a scientific laboratory or at
the bedside of the sick. is one OF tho
first mon to show that heat and elec:
tricity. gravitation, and life itself are all
AZ q scientist who. like my colleagues
Of tho experimental laboratories and the
test tube, once scoffed at logic. pure rea-
son, and all transcendental thinking. I
wish here and now to pay tribute to the
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Opens New Opportunities.
Much Personality-T00 Little War

incohcrency and lack OF what one
might have been told when the reader
at last closes the book.
There Is but one reflection which
may be correct and which would eN-
cuse Mr.. Davis and utterly absolVe
him of any motive of self exploitation.
Perhaps the whole monstrous affair
smote him as 1t has smitten us; per
haps in the great mass of Impressions
and sensations he was for time
nonplussed. and could do nothing
more than record cold -blooded what
his own ewes saw. and his own nerve
centers rec corded. The writer who at
tempts. however. subject which sets
up so many thousands OF mental vi
brations-a subject such as this war
in any OF its phases-should never for
a moment presume that the reader Is
interested in him alone. or that he
can hold the sthge other than by viz
tue OF his experiences and his ability
to translate them In terms compre-
hensive to the reader.
The war is new. the world Is vitality
nvolved-personalities as yet have
no interest. II. Y.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
I ines Bedtime Story
Had Luck Still for Pinkeyes.

think that it would be best for me
to go out first. then you two can
follow and take to the places which
l leave: Undoubtedly, l Will run
across the first traces OF uncovered
roots. l have such a marvellous
He raised his nose in the air. and
then. to the great admiration Of
sninfle and Shuttle, who did not
seem able to control their noses one
the very. very end of his nose deli
cately. It was wonderful to see It,
and Snifflc and Snuffle were SO i'm
pressed that they both said to-
gether. "Oh, yes. yes, Pinkeyes. you
should choose the first places"
noon winters sun was high in the
sky. and the snow on the hills was
Then through the woods they few.
Pinkeyes in front and Snitfle and
Shuttle covering the woods behind.
ahead Of the other two bunnies that
he couldn't see them at all. He
kept ahead. nevertheless. and on 4
sharp lookout for uncovered roots
He saw none, and turned around
to start home.
snifrle and Smut file were nowhere
carefully over the same ground in
order to see whether or not he had
made any mistakes. Pinkeyes took
an easy path. clear Of brambles, and
went home In a roundabout fash
ion.
The sun was down when he came
to the bunny house. and ne could
see the smoke rising from the
chimney. Sniffle and shuttle were
home. He felt sorry for them, for
moment to think that he had
lad such a nice run while they had
i"rned back without any roots and
ithout any run. He opened the
~ and went in. but instead OF
bunnies he found two very
ny ones.
What is that smell Of cooking?"
he demanded. feeling that some
thing was wrong. "Just few
roots" begged Sniffe. "and II
you'll just give us yours We'll put
them in there. too"
Pinkeyes ran to the pot in a tenn
per and looked in. Sure enough
It was full of lovely roots which
the other two bunnies. with poor
noses. mind you. had found. Will
he didn't have a single one to add.
He looked UP with a glare at
Sniffie. but that bunny only wig
gled his nose in an entirely new di-
rection and rubbed his ear with
hind paw!
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
The Daily
Editorial
For Women
A New Compound Word.
BY BETH JEFFRIES.


The new year will witness many won
derful changes. az the old year has
witnessed many marvellous Innovations.
Impossible things have come to pass,
even new words have sprung into being.
OF these mono is more pregnant with
meaning than the compound word.
'mother-teacher," or any other combi-
nation Of the word mother" with an
other profession.
For With the formation Of this new
combination Of the word mother" with
other words, we have given the last
sign Of public sanction to an tnnova-
very start. the innovation which en-
tailed the employment Of mothers in
any other capacity.
Instead Of breaking up the home and
abolishins . motherhood. this sssocia-
home @ % interest. the bearing " Of Children.
and child life directly INTO the lime
light.
Instead Of soiling motherhood. the as
ISOLATION with other interests in life has
a branch Of life work hitherto given but
scant attention, and in tho universal
acknowledgment Of the greatest Of busi-
nesscs as a profession.
the writer-mother, the teacher-mother,
tho rnger-mother, just as We speak Of
the author writer or author-actor, or
poct-politician.
The association of the word mother
with any other profession serves only
TO enhance the value Of the woman who
bears the appellation. There IL great
psychological significance in the mere
creation Of the word. Every time that
1t Is employed It proves the right Of
women to an ina1ienable justification OF
their mental and physical endowments,
through the fullest exploitation Of the
profession Of motherhood. and any other
profession for which they have been in
like manner equipped by nature.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02

value Of critical thought which brings
the free rein Of science up abruptly.
There !; no doubt that tSsy
are apt to lead their workers dogmati-
cally to some conclusion beyond the
Irrespective of the use of tho x-rays
ordinary electricity, radium. the electro
cardiogram-which records the heart
beat electrically-and the other methods
whereby electricity 10 invaluable as aids
removal Of superfuous hairs on the
face, tho cradles tion Of moles, removal
Of small growths, skin stains. "nver
spots." and tattoo marks.
Not q Panacea.
Moreover. electricity in one form or
another, is used to aid the growth. heal
ing and recovery Of tissues. just as 1t
makes young chicks grow and doubles
the wheat yield as compared with a
nonelectrified area.
The accidental fact that quacks. hum
Of seesriety anS * to deiads neG pusc wts
so-called electric BELTS" electric shoe
soles' and similar absurdities. no less
than the ecoffing and ignorance OF Its
value value BY ultra laboratory scientific ply;
wonderful uses Of electricity.
II used to admire and think highly
Of you when we were classmates to-
Setnef, recently WrOte q meOlCAl col
league Of the militant back number kind.
but since you praise high frequency
electricity as a treatment OF sciatica I
think you ought to be read out Of your
medical society" The man who wrote
this Is the typical. SNUG, medical up
litter who knows everything OF some
years ago. AS the quack stands at one
end Of absurd medical treatment, such
Impractical skeptics stand at the other.
They scoff instead OF curing their VIC
Tins.
Electricity will cure palsies. paralysis
and tissue defects at times, when all
else fails. It 10 no panacea. but usual
~ when the Judgment Of an honest
physician knows It can do no harm. II
sensory and emotional delinquencies.
Copyright. 1915 Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Advice To
Girls

Dear Annie Laurie:
am nineteen years old, and have
been keeping company with young
man of twenty-four for the past six
months. ] have fallen in love with
him. and he is deeply In. love with
me. he says, and has asked me to
marry him. He wants me to wait
year. He is an electrician. but for
the present Is not working at his
trade. He left his place on account
him around. but claims that is over
now. and that before he met me he
had no one or nothing to live for.
and will settle down, and is willing
to do anything yl,, ;or II n,n, will be true to
He is striking. in appearance. and
has an honest face. ] think he has
sown some wild oats in the past but
since I have known him | have not
seen anything wrong with him.
I think a great deal Of him. and
still / am afraid to promise him. He
has q fascinating way with women.
Do you think l ousht to be true and
wait year or more for him?
would appreciate 1t so much II you
VIII A'''e GREATLY CIR WORRIED.
= DON'T seem to be very enthusiastic
about your young man.
What did he do to make the other
girl follow him around"
should like to hear the girls aide OF
the story before I make up my mind
about it. or course he may be sorry for
making fool of himself. and be honest
In his desire to settle down. Time is
the only thing that will tell.
Take time-see a good deal Of him.
Maet his friends and notice what Eey
seem to think. and how they appear to
treat him. That will help you to decide
I'm not greatly interested in men who
have a Fascinating way with women.
1t Is hard for them to resist trying to
be what they consider irresistible.
girl who firts is apt to be a good deal
Of a goose male flirt Is almost sure
to be knave as well as a fool. Take
you time. Don't tie yourself TO a man
you can't trust.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02

Which viii Win Fight
In Great Battle Of Life,
All BrdWn or All Brain ?
BY WINTRED BLACK.
Copyright. 1915. by Newspaper Feature Service }

have been no education for any Of
them?
Lord Bryon couldn't play football to
save his life-he had a clubfoot
/ suppose he couldn't get into Colum.
bta University II he came back to earth
today.
Alexander Pope was a little, deformed
cripple. His brain was all right. or so
the people Of his day thought What a
pity they let him cultivate it!
Elizabeth Barrett Browning couldn't
walk a quarter Of mile when Robert
Browning climbed up to her window and
What was the use Of her learning to
read and write?
Eugene Field was a man Of miserable
physique. James Whitcomb Riley has
lege education for them, DR.. Butler?
Brains Win Even Football.
You may not agree with Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt in his theories Of life politics.
but don't believe there's q man or
woman in this country who thinks he
ought never to have gone to Harvard or
any other college just because he was a
delicate, narrow-chested, stoop- shoulder
ed boy. who was given up as bad job
BY his family physicians before he was
sixteen years old.
Except DR.. Butler.
r. learn that all Gaul was divided into
three parts. and that Leander swan the
Hellespont. his deary for to zee.
I don't agree with you. Dr. Butler. 1
don't agree with you at all.
II a man has weak body he ought to
cultivate his mind and make that earn
his living for him.
What do you want him to do? Go into
the hay fields and pitch hay for liv.
ing?
What wins the great fight Of life for
US. after all?
The body is an excellent fighting ma
chine. 1t is well to keep 1t in good con-
dition. but the soul or the spirit or the
mind, whichever you choose to call It,
that commands the body. is the impor-
tant thing. after all.
I'd like to see a university run on DR..
Buffers plan for a while.
don't believe they'd even win a foot
ball game.
It takes something besides physique to
do even that.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
Odd Facts

Now that the Earl of Wemyss has
passed away, the distinction OF being
the oldest peer IN the House of Lords
falls upon the Duke of Grafton, who
recently entered his ninety fourth
year. The Earl of Courtown comes
next at ninety-one. while Lord Arm't-
stead will be ninety this year, In
quick succession come the veteran
Lord Halsbury ana the Marquis OF
Abergavenny. The father of the
house is the Earl of Ducie, who has
been a member for sixty -one years.
The smallest book in the world--a
microscopic gem, of book making,
scarcely larger than mans thumb
nail is in the British Museum. II
contains the New Testament inscribed
by German artist OF Nuremberg in
the early part of the seventeenth CEN
tury There are eos pages. and 'hs
lettering is so perfect that IL can he
measures three quarters Of an inch
b. two-hfths.
The Washington times., 1915-01-02

WITH THE ALLIES. BY Richard Harding
Davis. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons. Price 500,
With the publication Of the news Of
the war In book form. the public be-
gins to take on a new and more firm
and coherent interest In tho events
which are happening on the other side.
Naturally. We turn to the books for
that condensed and expurgated form Of
news which will give US the best pos
sible and unbiased viewpoint in the
most sequential form.
There Is something about book, with
it's stiff back and neatly cut and an
chored pages. with the name Of the au-
thor and publisher In the front, which
gives the reader a feeling of assurance
Nj. IN can be gained by no other form
- literature.
st az the printed word is more con-
ing than the spoken one. the print
word In book form Is more convinc-
40 than the printed word in leafiet
.a. n. There is a permanency about the
~ former mentioned methods which
$ not exist with the latter styles.
r, We approached with something
to reverence the first matter print.
In book form concerning the great
in Europe. We have been very
pectful about this war: there Is
,ething almost reverential, 1t might
called superstition. which makes us
ii to pass few light remarks and
W with nothing but seriousness the
aclysm we are witnessing.
n the light of these considerations
Eichard Harding Davis new book
with the Allies" is a far from salts
fy'ng volume. There Is none OF the
wonderfully dramatic appeal In 1t such
AZ one gets from +. Alexander Powell's
lew book. Fighting in Flanders"
One continually registers the menta
impression that Mr.. Davis was not tel
ing everything that had happened tc
hlnl, and that he was saw ng the oes,
and most intcresting portions OF hi.
.ntinentai adventures for future lit
rary usc.
~Ae1 a man who is as well know
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
\ r. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUT
\ LER. Of Columbia University.
J says you mustn't go to college

~ r. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUT.
LER. Of Columbia University.
- says you mustn't 60 to college
unless your muscles are good,
your heart action right, and your lungs
sound.
"A physical test should be made part
or the admission to universities" says
DR.. Butler college money should be
spent only on those who are sound
physically as we'll as mentally
What in the world has happened to
you, DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler?
Have you become 50 engrossed In
the athletic side of college life that you
nate to see man on the campus un-
less he's built like John L. Sullivan?
Don't you want anything at your uni
versity but halfbacks and fullbacks and
center rushes?
brain?
OF course. you know. Dr. Butler. that
many Of the greatest men In history
have been invalids or semi-invalids.
The Poor In Body.
What would you do today II q great
grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte should
come to your university to study, II he
inherited not only his illustrious g, eat
grandfather's brains and energy. but
his poor. little sickly body?
What about Daniel Webster? Would
you turn him away from the college
gates because he was a nervous inva-
lid?
Julius Caesar had the falling sick
ness as did jackson, the great soldier.
So did Mahomet. the founder Of an
astonishing religion. st. Paul himself
was an invalid, and subject to cata-
leptic seizures. How about them. DR..
Butler?
What would you have done with Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson? He never spent q
day without pain In all his beautiful
life.
How about Thomas Hood. the man
who toked his way through an existence
Of invalidism. and Charles Lamb and
his sister?
Walter Scott. Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. George Eliot-would there
The Washington times., 1915-01-02
The Homenaker's Resolutions
for 1915
BY MRS CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FRED

To regard homemaking as business and apply to it
science, culture, and effort
To follow the rather than the DID, the national rather
than kitchen housekeeping
To work for legal insuring purity honesty and
sanitation manufacture sale of all home products
To be active member of homemakers organizations;
study literature giving the thought IDEAS and help
home problems
To know mechanics better in order to choose and
household tools and improved devices inelgently
To understand color, form, and line that home furnish
ngs and decorations shall be simple and harmonious
To inform herself food values, economical marketing
and wholesome cooking that her family may enjoy aboundng
health.
To appreciate child psychology and cooperate with fhe
childs interests in school and play.
To be companion rather than domestic; chum rather
than paything; inspiration rather than economic
burden