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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
DANGER SIGNALS.
Red is Used Because 1t Is the Most
Effective Color.


Red is the color universally used as
a danger signal because it can be seen
farther than any other color. 1t is also
the color that attracts attention, ex-
cites curiosity and arouses to action,
as William Churchill said in an ad-
dress before the Illuminating Engi-
neering society.
Green, the complementary Of red. is
seen almost as far as red, but green is
the color of which nature makes lavish
use, and therefore a green signal is
less easily recognized than red, be-
cause the former may easily be taken
for part IF the background, while the
latter always contrasts viyidly with
the background So green has been
used for a clear or cautionary signal.
At night especially red is used as a
danger signal red lanterns being plac-
ed on torn up streets and distractions.
red tail lights being used for motor
cars, red lamps to indicate fire exits in
theaters. factories and hotels and more
recently to mark dangerous parts Of
machinery, high current wires and 9th
er danger spots.
In Mr. Churchill's address, as quoted
by the Scientific American he gave
the effective range of the several col
ored lights recognized by the Railway
Signal association under ordinary
weather conditions. as follows: Red,
three to three and one-half miles; yel-
low, one to one and one-half miles;
green, two and one-half to three miles;
blue, one-half to quarters of a
mile; purple, one-half to three-quarters
OF mile; lunar white. two to two and
one-half miles.
Red, no matter how distant, never
ceases to look red This is not true of
any other color though a good green
fairly approXimates it.
Yellow light is visible much farther
than the distance at which its color
can be distinguished and is easily mis-
taken for "neighborhood light"-that
in a house, for instance.
Lunar whitea pale blush white
has come into use as a clear" indica-
ton for switches on many railroads.
1t can be recognized at greater dis
tances than yellow and is not so easily
mistaken for "neighborhood lights"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Fewer Strikes In New York.

The years Of 1918 and 1914 show
striking contrast in the amount of Ia
Dor disputes in New York, according
to Commissioner of Labor Lynch's re-
port. While 1913, with the unusually
large number of 26S strikes and lock
outs, broke all records as to the num-
Der of workmen involved and the time
lost, 1914 produced less than half as
many strikes and lockouts, the number
of workers participating being one-fifth
of the previous year and the time lost
being SS9,087 days, as compared with
7,741, ,247 for the year 1913, Last years
strikes and lockouts numbered 123.
There were thirty-six strikes that were
successful, thirty-eight that were part
ly successful and forty-nine that were
lost.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
CARVED A LIVING FISH.
Part Was Cooked and the Other Part
Swan Around TILL Needed.

Part Was Cooked and the Other Part
Swan Around Till Needed.
Not many years ago, being one Of the
few foreigners permitted to reside In
the interior of Japan, | was favored
with this interesting experiences:
Living near small fishing village
and out of convenient reach of the
treaty ports, / found it necessary to
content myself to a great extent with
native subsistence. However, daily
supply Of delicious living fish went far
TO compensate for the absence of beef
steak and bread and butter.
The peddlers Of fish carry their
finny merchandise in shallow tubs
filed with water, suspended from the
ends of yoke across the shoulders.
In this fashion they trot along for
miles on their rounds.
Having the advantage of first choice,
l could usually select one Of q size
suitable for the days needs, but one
morning they were all entirely too
large, and when 1t was pointed out
that the smallest was double the size
wanted he replied:
"Oh, but you can cut 1t In two; use
half today, the other half tomorrow"
This suggestion would seem simple
enough in American markets, but when
he was told that stale fish was unde-
sirable he explained that the remaining
half would be as lively tomorrow or
any day thereafter until used; that the
fsTxz a..
the slightest respect. At this point
curiosity prompted me to direct the
flip vivisectionist to proceed with his
barbarous act.
He Immediately laid one of the fish
ON q board and placed his long, keen
edged knife just back of the gills and
quickly sliced off all of one side down
to the tail and so close to the ribs that
you could almost see them. The part
containing the vital organs was return
ed to the water where, OF course, ow-
ing to loss of equilibrium, it turned on
It's side But to my astonishment it
swan round lively as ever, seemingly
undisturbed by the loss OF so much
flesh, and remained so until the next
day when l was ready to cook 1t.
My native friends smiled at the sug-
gestion Of cruelty and related the story
OF distinguished daimio who caught
fish sliced In this manner that had
been placed III the river years before
and lived this long time happy and
lively as other fish. But the idea of
carving q living fish made me shudder,
and never tried it again.--C. d. Wei
don. in New York Tribune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Granite and Water.

A coat made of granite, while per-
haps not the most comfortable article
of wearing apparel-although granite
in thin sheets is f1exible-might be
thought to be storm proof, yet granite
will absorb a considerable amount of
moisture. If a cubic yard of granite
that had been completely dried out
were immersed in pure water it would,
according to the United States geolog-
ical survey, after short time take up
four gallons of water.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
A Dry Land Boat Race.

A dry land boat race took place at
some sports in the north Of England
last year and caused much merriment.
The crews" sit astride pole and run
backward round a course, steered by a
''cox, who faces in the right direction.
Tumbles, needless to say, are very fire.
quent, and when the leader happens
to lose his footing he generally ship
wrecks" the whole crew, to the vast
enjoyment Of their rivals and the spec
tators.-Wide World Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
SYMBOLS AS SHOP SIGNS.
A Legacy From the old Days When
but Few Persons Could Read.


but Few Persons Could Read.
The man on the street, and especially
the man on the street In Manhattan,
does not realize that he is every day
perpetuating in the signs that he uses
the customs Of a people who could not
read. In the old days 1t was useless to
put up the sign "apothecary" because
few could read it. So the apothecary
decorated his shop front with a mortar
and pestle as a sign of his trade.
We can read now most of us, but we
cling to signs of this sort still The
symbol fingers.
Here and there a barber tries to
throw off its yoke by painting a sign
that reads "tonsorial parlor, but the
normal barber shop proudly sets up its
totem pole, which retains as tradi-
ton the silent but eloquent testimony
of the former practice on the part Of
the barber of blood letting
Similarly the pawnbroker hangs up
his trinity OF golden balls because the
original pawnbroking business was
started by a Medici, whose coat Of
arms was charged with three golden
balls on field of silver
The wooden Indian signifies a to-
bacco store because it was from the
Indians that the idea of smoking orig
inally came. The noble red man has
thus been debased and doomed to hold
forth In efigy bunch of cigars TO both
the willing and the unwilling.
A boot that swings as a sign says
plainly to every man, This is a shoe
shop" The shoes within viii wear
themselves out in the service of those
who buy them. A large wooden watch
can mean only one thing, and that Is
that the sign owner is horologist--
New York Mail
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
undiscovered Oceans of Truth,

'We may be justly proud of what
has been achieved, but let us not fail
to remember with Newton that the
vast ocean of truth still lies for the
most part undiscovered before us.
However marked may be the progress
Of science, her individual votaries must
always feel sense of humility at the
little the best of them is able to CON
tribute toward the general result
Sir Edward Schaefer, in an address to
the British association
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
How Rusty Kettles Were Cleaned.

An old fashioned recipe for cleaning
the inside of rusty kettle consisted In
filling it to the brim with hay. AS
much water as it Will hold should then
be poured over the top, the kettle
placed on the fire and boiled for sew
eral hours, more water being added
when required.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Passed AInnn.

"You must have liked the servant to
whom you gave the letter of recon-
mendation she showed Mrs. Binx," said
one woman
81 didn't care for her at ALL" replied
the other. But | don't care for Mrs.
Binx, either. y" Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Fantastic FIina.

II understand your husband Is learn
ing to dancer
"No,' replied Mrs. Glumsby. THAT
report was started by some neighbors
who happened to be looking through
our basement window just after he
had dropped hot cinder on his foot"
Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Too Much For One Boy.

Mother Bobbie, I'm ashamed of you.
You are the eldest and ought to be an
example to Raymond and Archie. Bob
bie-Wel, y'E be an example to RAY
but ! won't be an example to both Of
'em. Rays got to be 1t for Archie
Boston Tranacript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
The Razor Quartet.

Haydn once exclaimed when shaw
ing, I will give my best quartet for a
razor" remarked Sir Alexander @.
Mackenzie In an address before the
Royal institution. "and a man offering
him couple secured the manuscript
of what is now called the Razor guar
tat"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Gypsies.

The gypsies are nearer to the ami
mails than any race known to us in
Europe. They have the lawlessness,
the abandonment. the natural physical
grace in form and gesture Of animals.
Only a stealthy and wary something
In their eyes makes them human-Ar-
thur Symons.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Durino the Solos.

What very light voice the soprano
hasr
Eyes, it's much TOO light"
"Eh! How SOP"
why, the women in the boxes don't
feel free to talk as they usually do
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12
Gave Him a HinH.

Cailer-A physician says cold feet are
sign of tight shoes. Maiden Lady
Well, lam sakes. next time you come
to see me, wear pair that's comfort
able.-Buffalo Express.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12

Worry kills more people than work,
because more go up against II.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-03-12

AVOID arguments II possible, and
especially avoid them IL impossible
Judge
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL. BY NJ. -Eydoux-
Demians, New York Dufhed & Co.
The notes OF nurses at the Hospital OF
st. Dominic, where hundreds of wound
ed French soldiers have been treated
Pathetic and inspiring little tales OF
the wounded men and their nurses are
told In simple and direct style that
gives them unusual dramatic power. \
thoroughly human little book.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

SONGS OF HOPE. BY Rebecca y Taylor.
Boston: sherman, French & Co.
A collection of poems i'm optimistic.
although serious. vetn. The writer finds
sunshine in the rain, joys mingled with
lite's sorrows, bright spots in the perl
ods OF darkness, hope in the depths OF
desolatlon and melancholy.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

the information that from the day
entered the institute ] would have
TO live there, and that I could see
my n.other only once a week. when
she would be permitted to call for
one hour. l nearly cried my eyes
out when I was told this. Tor 1t
means much to a child TO foresake
her mother and fOrego the love
that only a mother can give. But
was determined to become a dancer,
cost what it might.
Seven Years Training.
For seven years went through
the most eXacting routine OF brain
and body a child ever was subjected
to. 1 had to give up my pretty
frocks and don the long brown
skirt anG the long black apron
which is the prescribed uniform OF
embryo dancers. l had TO rise cX-
actly on the stroke of eight every
morning, go through series OF eX-
crcises, take a shower bath and eat
a. simple breakfast, which was near
ly always the same. Five hours
every day studied languages,
GEOGRAPHY, arithmetic, drawing.
music history. and what not One
hour every day ] fenced. Another
hour ! walked out in the open, al
ways with an instructor. Two hours
every day was instructed in dane
my actual entrance into the ballet
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

was when was eleven years OF age.
Ny progress had beaEa' raptal alfand9l
was ocGasionally' Allowed to play
small roles. such as butterflies and
fairies. The next big event in my
life, was when 1 was allowed to play
q fairy in RayInonda, Glazounofrs $
masterpiece. at a court PERFORM
ance, was fourteen years old
then.
These little recognitions fired my
ambition more than ever. and for
the next two years worked as l
had never worked before, With the
rcs2lt that ] was Graduated at six.
teen years OF age, with the rank
of solo danseusc. Incidentally,
was the youngest girl, in Russia
eyer to have attained that title.
FROM my graduation onward my
progress was exceedingly rapid. At
nineteen / was made prlma baIler-
ina. n position in the ballet which
corresponds to that of a star in the
crdmatic field.
Achieves Desire.
strange as it may ,seem;, the. &C.
NTH Of my ambition was reached in
the same ballet which had seen
as child and which had given me
the incentive to become a dancer.
I'-was twenty-five years old. and
had held the stellar position in the
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
THE TINES DAI LY MAGAZINE PA

Ballet armament for three years.
The Sleeping Beatty was again The
ballet. The Gar and the royal FAM
tly, together with many noble per-
eonages from foreign lands, were
present. seemed inspired that
nhnlco 9ight, hosh.n danced az had, never
was lowered was instructed to Rp-
pear before his majesty hastened
to the royal box, end az / kneit
before the Car heard these words,
Mile. PaYlowa, you are Russia's
Ereatest artist--the ballerina above
All others. ! was presented to the
CsaFina and the royal family ana
the other titled and noble strangers.
IL was q wonderful night for me,
for Il was the greatest compliment
any ballerina had ever been paid.
Il have succeeded in my ambition
to become a dancer. but 1 had 70
pay the price. DO / keep my posi-
ton without effort, you askY Mo-
indeed! Come with me any day ana
I will prove TO you that whatever
success .v,s oI,,, haSs tSs,h assaimed - Is main;
work. As an Instance, let me say
exercise and practice two hours
every day OF my life, aside from the
dancing I do on the stage. 1 STUDY
Just as hard today and ] live Just as
imperial school. Maybe IL is habit.7 i.o
this working hard TO keep in PER-
feet trim Maybe II Is necessary.
But tlSnow that the day l stop
working is the day I shall begin 10
dechne as an artist.
How soon shall ] retire? Well.
the dsyfT fail TO measure up to my
own nsartistic ideal. then shall know
] have failed the public. Then I
wish to leave the stage forever. 1
have yet to visit China, Japan,
south America, and South Africa.
When ] have carried the message
these lands l probably shall retire
TO my London home Ivy House,
there to train talented little children
OF all nations who have never had
the benefits OF training in the Rus
sian school"
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Premiere Danseuse,
By ANNA PAvLowA.

II HE price or success is ever
high. Some pay with hard
work: others with health
But all must pay with some
thing / paid with a mothers love
and the loving care and attention
which only mother can give in a
happy home. Added to that price
were years Of hard work and con-
stant effort. which continue even to
this day. For me there never was
any royal road to success, but
though the journey has been one of
many trials and hardships. IT has
been one with much happiness and
many joys which come with the ac-
Acknowledgement of achievement.
when was q child of little more
than eight years. l was living with
my mother-a.. very Door widoM-in
St. Petcrsburgh. as We called Rus
sa's capital then. Although we were
poor, my mother was a cultured
woman. In her youth, she had had
refined pleasures, and she appre-
ciated fully many of the arts. She
wanted me to grow up Wen edu-
Gated. and she deprived herself OF
many necessities in order that |
might have what she DeheVed 10 De
my natural due.
Inc beginning.
AT the Imperial Opera House The
Sleeping Beauty wonderful ballet
for children. was being presented.
MY mother, thinking to give me a
great treat. took me one afternoon TO
see the performance. That AFTER
noon was the beginning OF a new llte
for me, for there and then my dan
cling career was decided-at least. In
my own mind.
"There was no more interested
spectator in all the opera house than
l. Never did a. performance mean
so much TO any spectator. l watch
ed intently every movement or every
person on the stage. l was enthrall-
ed with delight. To me IT seemed
that the fairies on the stage were
really fairies. and l determined to
become one OF them. It was years,
however, before my desire was real
lied, That night when my mother
was about to tuck me In bed and kiss
me goodnight, l contided to her my
dream of a dancing career. She pat"
ted my checks and nodded. There
were tears in her eyes, for she real
ized the price would have to pay to
carry out my wish For months
teased and teased my mother to al
low me to become a dancer. AL
Anna; a little later on She thought
nv pleading but idle childish prattle.
But / knew differently. At the opera
that afternoon something in me
awoke and it is that something
which has made me what am.
Enters the Ballet School.
"A friend of my mother had some
influence with the directors OF the
Imperial Opera and Ballet, and 1T
was through him that | was given
my first trial Cor entrance into the
ballet school. | was very small for
my age, and ! wps told TO come
back In a year or two when you have
grown My heart was nearly broken,
but | never WaYered in my determi-
nation. | was Just ten years old
when my second application was
made. That time / was accepted.
NV delight knew no bounds. But
my happiness was short-lived, for
the daV l entered the school l was
forced to put behind me all thought
of home and a mothers love,
The first shock ! received after
being accepted by the directors was
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

T. u. M.-After having suffered from a
sunstroke and an injury to ny spine,
was unable to move for several weeks.
which left me IN rather nervous con-
dition. am slxty-fiVe years of age, and
for thirty-three years / have been a
hurried writer In my occupation. Is
there any way to overcome this?
II is advisable that you avoid all cx-
element, obtain lots OF sleep. rest. and
do not over-exert yourself. Keep the
bowels active. Avoid all hot dishes. salt.
pepper, and other condiments. seasoned
foods. nuts. peas and beans. Take Is
drops of a saturated solution of iodide OF
potash in water after meals. increasing
one drop at time until you are taking
80 drops. then 20 down to 10. then up
times, Drink two Rlassfuls Of distilled
| water y hour befoIe each meal. drink
lots OF fresh milk and cream. and take
a Bulgaria tablet with your meals. BE
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

NEW YORK, Dec, 1O.--Just bear in
mind that bare feet are the essential
accessories Of the newest Grecian neg
ligee. At least, they are almost bare
since. silver sandals are almost their
sole covering.
A lovely GrcCian model of silver Eauyc
and scarlet is offered upon the sartoTial
shrine of 1916. The skirt is of silver
Eauze and the short tunic Is of silver
figured in scarlet with scarlet binding
around the low neck and flowing
GrecfAn sleeves. A fllet of silver and
scarlet, at the head and silver sandals
at the feet prove extreme attractions OF
this artistic new negligee Helen of
Troy may have had something on the
modern maiden thus attired, but it's
barely possible that she had any less
on her.
Given an oblong shawl of gold en-
broidered Eauze, or even a vividly en-
bellished Carmen shawl of silk and
fringe, and, with little time and two
pins any bright young thing can swathc
her figure in the Turing draperies of n
bewitching and original negligee.
Borrowing an. Oriental pattern for
Occidental material Miss Irp-to- Date
now wears in the privacy Of her dou-
doir Cor if she hasn't any, the privacy
of her hall bedroom will do) a coat and
pair OF trousers like perfect ladies af-
feet in China. Miss Up-to- Dates aren't
real Chinese embroidered ones, however
Goodness. NOT They were worn last
season. This year hers are made of
- chiffon velvet banded around the bot
tom of the trousers and the coat in
gold or silver Eauze.
n you are simply painting to be COM
Portable, you can certainly be all that in
these newest panty neGligees. If, how
ever, you yearn to be adorably cuddly
invest n
the dainty pastel tinted chiffon one
piece kimonos edged all around and
up and down in fluffy white swans
down. ~
You'll look like an idealized powder
puff.
That will be sure to take the shine off
Of any other negligee worn in your
vicinity.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

A semi technical discussion OF the
disease, comprising lectures delivered
10 practicing physicians in the New
York Skin and Cancer Hospital, of
which DR.. Bulkley is senior physician
The author earnestly advocates n
distetic and medical consideration ana
treatment for the malady both before
and after operation.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Dr.. HirShbere Replies to
Queries Of Times Readers
Upon Health Problems
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

H. c. M.-When the weather begins
20 get cold, my skin becomes dry and
hard, and flakes Just like snow. II Is
very embarrassing to me when / have
10 bare my arms on any occasion. VIII
you please tell me Of a remedy?
This may be "fish-skin'' or ichthyosis.
One grain thyroid gland after meals. and
massage of lanolin or corn oil with a
little glycerine. will restore the mois-
ture.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
lGrecidn Robe
For Ne9li9ee
AdOrnn m ent
Alltiring Draperies of Orient
al Design Vie for Popu-
larity Sartorial With an
Idealized Powder Puff
Effect for Boudoir Use.
By MARGARET MASON.

Round the world mllady goes
To devise her boudoir clothes;
Often she reclines at ease
In coat and pants Chinese;
OFT. an Oriental shawl r
Is her only robe at all;
japanese kimono, too,
VIII enfold her, gay Of hue;
0recian robes, she'll often wear EN-
Also trousers a Ia harem.
Thus to view the exploitation
OF her robes of relaxation
IL, without eXaggeration,
Geographic education.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

James ]. T.. Station H.. r. F., D. No.
LA little more than a year ago my
father suffered with a severe pain
through his right arm and. across his
neck. He has heart disease. For six
months the affected parts have been
swelling more and more; he has a good
appetite; his vitality is very good: he
is very nervous, short of breath, and
has no fever. Would YOU advise send
ing him to a hosoitRS?
The hospital is the proper place for
him.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

out in the fresh air as much as possible.
and divert your mind with interesting
BOOKS. music. and other beneficial occu-