Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-30
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SHERIDAN, wyo.. July 25.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: Under date of June
q, 1913, wrote for, and you published in
your Letter Box my first protest against
your publishing letters from correspond
ents who would not sign their names.
said
II has long been an accepted rule that
anonymous writer's or those who sign
notice. for it is generally the case that
one who dares not sign his name TO his
writings does not wish TO have the public
know who he is-in other words, he in
sists on posing as a coward.
March 29 1915. wrote you that the
article in your Letter Box signed Cured
In Five Days" broadly took the attitude
OF an advertisement and you agreed with
me by refusing to ouolish any replies 10
my letter
July !. 1915. I wrote The PalmIst hnd
Bryan's Hand" and July IS. The Nom
de Plumes." intending both for the good
of the public. I stand ready to explain
and defend my position in both letters.
but I shall not resort to ridicule and 1
shall stick to both truth and reason.
Should there be any replies, 1 hope the
Letter Box will see they are decent re-
spectful. truthful and educational.
Regarding palmistry 1 proved there
was no truth in the claimed readings OF
The Line Of Life" by examining the
hands of the dead. will go farther and
say no one has a right to claim any line
in the palm means anything. What right
has anyone to say this line is The Line
OF Life" that line THE Line Of Fate"
the other line The Line OF Hesrt7' That
this part Is THE Mount OF Venus" that
part The Mount OF Jupiter" another
THE Mount Of the sun7' No one has the
slightest right to say so. and I defy any
one to prove It. The lines in the palms
are In reality wrinkles caused by the
folding of the skin. Would my readers
not think It ridiculous II I claimed to
read the curves in the ear, the lines In
the forehead. those about the eyes md on
the big toes? And yet, it would he Just
as reasonable, just as probable. just as
truthful as the claims of the palmists
Am not right7
Now. as to the last two communica-
tions of Elsie Robertson: dislike 10 enter
into a controversy with a woman, but
she is so determined to throw down the
gauntlet that l feel have a right to
pick II up. and my idea IL TO again cor
rect mistakes and educate the readers u
The Bee. Miss Robertson Attempts to
ridicule homeopathy. but fails 10 do so
because she does not tell the truth. Her
claiming to give q poisoned dog strych-
MIA because It was according to the law
OF slmilars and because there was strych-
nine In the rat poison the dog swsl-
lowed, was not prescribed according 10
the laws of homeopathy, but of lsopathy
the same thing cures the SAME thing.
And I want to say that no sane homeo-
pathic physician would think OF giving
strychnine for strychnine poisoning.
want TO add that do not believe the
lady tried It on the dog either, and ask
her to prove 1t. 1 have not read her
'Epitome of Homeopathy" but do not
believe there is an article In It on
strychnia, and do not believe Miss
Robertson gave the dog strychnla pellets.
i make this offer: II she will show an
article on strychnia In her "Epitoms OF
Homeopathy" will show the empty vial OF
strychnia pellets bearing the label from
any reliable homeopathic pharmacy, will
show the dead dog and prove by a chem
lists analysis OF its stomach that IL died
of strychnine poisoning. I will pay the
chemists fee and contribute IS to The
Bees Fund for MIX and Ice." Should
Miss Robertson fail TO prove her dog
story she is to pay the same, as I offer
to do. As a committee TO decide the oues-
tion / would like to name the editor OF
The Bee and my three good friends
Sherman and Mcconnell and DR.. conneli
your city physician. And ask The Bee
TO publish whether Miss Robertson stands
tho test
She says I am from ''the wiIds Of sher-
idan. Wyo." which is Just as correct as
her writing in her poem:
And the second day could hear It grow
me lily bulb in the dark.
Sheridan, Wyo.. compares very favor
ably with Omaha. Neb., where I lived
twelve years 1t is the largest city in
population in Wyoming, has splendid ma
tional. state. county and city buildings.
miles OF paved streets. fifteen miles Of
electric street railways, the best OF cleo
trio street lights. a prettier park and a.
purer and better water supply than
Omaha has oh. yes. this may be wild.
out not nearly so wild as one inhabitant
OF 26i7 North Eighteenth street. Omaha
Nebraska.
sincerely hope to see every one sien
his or her name WHO writes for The Bees
Letter Box. Then I will have accom.
plished my purpose
HORACE p. HOLMES