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The sun., 1916-09-22

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Nr
acting a mans Job" The suHle'' c"
ne i%nteliirently discussed only ty h''
who belong TO the profession, or 'No"
who. fortunately o. unfortuns''l'. n
possessed OF a true artistic nature
Acting IL a 'job' for both mar a."
woman. as 1t holds the mirror up !
nature" consider II more q MAJ
job than any other profession IN I've '''
cause while on the stage ono MAY ~
press himself as he really fcc's WV
can the person who has never fe'
thrill of the heroic moment, tho it'
and delight experienced IN N"rt'H''N"
character. speak on this ll".'i"'.'
\, Nu.H'
New YORK, Scptcmbcg -
The sun., 1916-09-22

Kansas. rejecting the sentiment OF
its citizens. abolished capital punish-
ment. A lynching in Kansas would
therefore seem to he unthinkable; yet
Olathe. the county seat Of Johnson
and only twenty-one miles from Kan
sas City, Missouri. has witnessed the
lynching of a man convicted Of muir
der In the first degree. the penalty of
which Ia imprisonment for life. Olathe
is the seat of a State Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb. but Kansas can
not remain deaf and dumb In the pres
ence Of this great outrage upOn it's
sovereignty.
The sun., 1916-09-22

A Harvard professor OF psychology
returning from England says hat the
Somme drive IL no squirt" Nor Is IL
any sport. AS the British war CORE
spondent who describes Tommy Atkins
as going into action smoong and sing
ing would have the world believe,
Serious. grim. deadly business when
there are $4,000 casualties q week. The
Harvard professor Veans that the Of
fensive il to go on with no time limit
But how long can such losses be
endured?
The sun., 1916-09-22
INDICTING THE STARTLING.
lie Bullies Even Fllckers and Bluejays,
Says o Bird Lover.

To II EpIroR or THE SrN-sr.
Since a Brooklyn entomologist has 30
holly defended the startling. attributins
to II qualities belonging to it's American
cousin the cowbird. I am sure I ought
~ tell something that really happened.
Last winter : fed a large number OF
birds Of the sparrows there were more
than thirty white throated sparrows. four
o sparrows and one fox sparrow. who.
however. doesn't count because he
persisted that Sunday Of the blizzard.
OF the larger birds there were n few
bluejays and a flock Of stariings.
The bluejays were quite content to feed
on bread crusts and slices which an
optimistic squirrel daily hid In the
crotches Of the trees for n second meal.
Not 80 the %starlings. After emptying
the basket containing suet and nut meats
Intended for the chickadecs and nut
matches. the starlings would descend to
the seed tray. There might be one or
twenty birds happily feeding. but the
instant the starting spread his awkward
feet on the tray the little birds van
ished. | quite agree that the starting
eats a hundred times more worms than
envy robin 4 the -%tarline's activities ut
tho seed tray arc AN Indication. and as
'hc rspacIiy OF the starting IL q hundred
20 one as compared to a robin. I leave
YOU to figure the chanccs Of one tiny
song sparrow.
\ song sparrow or white throated
sparrow will sing even In winter X his
little body Is warmed by food. but I do
not remember TO have heard the z-z-cc
The sun., 1916-09-22
There 10 No Reason Tor Keeping the
Children Out Of school.

I'VE should be guided by science.
not by hysteria Of sentiment" Com
missioner EMEIsoN Is reported to
have said when urged to defer open
Ing the schools to suit a view based
upon apprehension Of probable In
crease Of cases Of lnfantile paralysis
by the congregation Of children In
large numbers. DR.. CHARLES :.
BANKS, who Is In charge Of the United
States Public Health Service polio
myelitis work In this city, reiterated
two days ago the CONSENSUS Of medi-
col opinion that the disease IL spread
particularly by men and women" be-
cause the cities on the main routes
Of travel from New York have SUI.
fered most severely. THE Sun has
pointed out with due respect of au-
thOrity that such proof cannot be nc
cepted, because the reader explana,
ton Of the increased number Of cases
along routes Of travel Is that On these
l routes the larger number of people
men, women and children, are to BE-
found.
Even II we accept for the sake OF
argument the view that "the disease
II spread particularly by men ant
women" and not by children, VIII!
exclude the children from the schools
which r as necessary for their de
velOpment Ms are food and drink
There was some reason for exclud
ing children by quarantine on tn,
ground that they would furnish fue
for the epidemic. especially In resorts
that depend upon reputation 70
henlthfulness for their existence
There IL absolutely Nc ground TO
keeping the schools indefinitely close,
In compliance with we'll meaning bu
The sun., 1916-09-22

No golf tournament excites the same
degree and kind OF public interest as
the annual meeting Of the seniors on
the Apawamis links. There Is a sort
OF satisfaction in reading Of a three
score years and ten contestant lead
Ing 4 big field. including youns cha ps
Of only nfty-hve. with u gross score
Of 50. which does not attach to the
golf doings OF schoo, boys. Gross SO
for sixteen holes Is a gait which not
many years ago landed players In the
high s~ixteens OF fast company tourna-
ments.
The sun., 1916-09-22
Secretary Bakers Confession.

Every citizen who distrusts the
United States army cannot be Secre-
tary Of War. 1t was apparently n
realization of this i%ndisputable fact
that prompted the incumbent OF the
office, NEWTON DIEHL BAKER. to make
atOnement for believing, before his
connection with the War Department,
that the army had II chronic desire
and Unsuitable appetite for war. In
palliatlOn Of Secretary BAKERS mis-.
take 1t may be said that he was for
merly ultra radical Ia his opinions,
honestly 80, no douby, and suspected
the army and everybody connected
with It of selfish motives and sordid
ambitions.
In an address before the Business
Mems Leugue Of st. Louis on Wednes.
day Secretary BAkEs testified that
as a civilian he had believed that a
standing army was u menace TO free
institutions and that the professional
soldier desired war; therefore he
made this confession" (the word Is
his own):
81 have found as Secretary Of War
that the entire army Of the United statss
from the commanding General to the
last enlisted private. does not desirs
= know Of nc body Of men who
have q more single devotion to duty thar
the army. and no body Of men who would
be more willing to lay down their live,
for their country"
We trust that this testimonial from
n who knows will be read by MI
who have labOred under the miscOn
ceptiOn that contact with the ARM
has removed from the candid mint
Of Secretary BAKER. The list include,
u good many members Of Congress
the professional and amateur pacI
fists, most Of the clergy, the labol
sgitators, politicians who ride radica
hobbies to get into office, almost al
the women, and II great many Othe
interested and dlsinterested people.
The American army Is accustOmc,
to being misunderstood, but 1t w0ul,
rather die ut the front than com
plain. Understanding war as Its crI
ties eansot understand war, It Is read,
The sun., 1916-09-22

WHITMAN. SEARtEY.
Hamilton ........ .
In political matters the county
nnned for the Hon. ALEXANDER usu-
ally is linked with II hyphen to its
little sister on the soi,Ic Paltoh. This
l.. because the all wise Constitution tie
creed that never. until she got II lot
more people, should Hamilton have
nn .Assemblyman. and that In the
meantime she shall elect with the
county Of Fulton" III recording the
result ~ Tuesdays primary 1t Is n
pleasure to throw out the hyphen and
Fulton with 1t and let Hamilton stand
alone. II the returns from the five
missing districts should change the
grand score Of . to q they should he
thrown out too.
The Progressives Of other counties
did very well by the Republican can.
didnte for the Progressive nominn.
ton, but Hamilton is the only lWO
per cent. county. II Is like her. She
Is great, wide. lofty, serene. beautiful,
Nature made II good job of this Jewel
county Of the Adirondacks, and she
makes a good job Of the primary.
The Constitution permits the Legls-
lature to abolish Hamilton county by
| consolidating her with another, but
| We hope that this will be done
Just as we hope that Hamilton, ne
matter how many voters come to live
In her businesses, will neve have ar
Assemblyman thrust upon her. She
Ia hest us she Is. The sun has sci
behind West Mountain. Long Lake
and Little Topper, Raquette and Lake
Pleasant, mirror the first stars. Blu'
Mountain and Owls Hend are II blu
on the purple darkness. JOE STAN
TON and ED CLARK. the Progressive
who have returned en- masse to tn,
fold. have had their supper and arr
sitting by the fire. telling the cit!
stranger about the last panther the!
killed, back In 90. A loon laughs a
the dramatically right moment. 4
fake or two of snow Sits down, ant
IN otter, Sinking home with provi
sions, stops to look ut the river banl
where he will make a slide after In,
first heavy fall.
The summer visitor has returned (,
the city. No human sound breaks tn
grent cold stiffness OF the Nortl
Woods except that soft tread of
mOccasin (sliOrt vamp with Frencl
heel) which tells the reverent nigh
that Miss ELAINE HAMsERsTEIN |
tripping down to u Of the Limekill
brooks for u pail Of water.
AIS well In happy Hamilton.
The sun., 1916-09-22

Nathan Hale, who died . martyr
To our country's cause this day.
scornsd the chance he had to barter
Our security away.
when the foe, to tempt him, stated
He might save his lie thereby,
II our secrets he related.
He replied that he would die.
Let us hope that past forgetting.
While our childreI's children live,
Are his Ana, words regretting
He hsd but enc life to sivsv'
G. 3. =.
The sun., 1916-09-22
THE ONE BUTTON CLUB.
Are There No Morn Double Button
Dicks. or Are They Suffering In ~.
knce?

I note Double Button Dicks Nat
denial OF One Button Bill's' assertion
that one collar button works, I wish to
offer the latter my earnest support in
his contention that the front button
alone IL adequate. In fact. for some-
thing ike fifteen years | have saved a
daily increment OF time and labor by
the simple elimination Of the back
button.
Let me urge Double Baton Dick"
to try at least once more and probably
he will Join the One Button Efficiency
Club. Il. T. r., Jr.
NEW YORK. September 81.
The sun., 1916-09-22

fessional" because she gives exhibitions
for pay a. an Ice skater. Is not this
action by the National Tennis Associa-
ton likely to cause future trouble 3?
IL q professional skater may not COM
pete in tennis as an amateur. how
about the status of n professional
teacher, singer. actor? Does the prac-
tice OF any profession for pay disqual-
lily az an amateur in any sport?
The sun., 1916-09-22

Three more Austrian .Archdukcs have
been elected a. the result Of German
influence from three important military
commands.-Zur,ch despatch.
This will be unwelcOme news to
General BRUsILoFr.
The sun., 1916-09-22

The Administrations discovery that
our army has a prejudice against fight
ing Is on Il par with It's contention that
u marines are perfect devils at play
ing ping-pong.
The sun., 1916-09-22

A united body OF Progressive voters
will be behind you.-Mr. WILSON 10
Nominee McCoMBs.
Progressive! IL it possible that the
Hon. TrMuLrY has not had the heart
to tell his chief what happened in
Maine?
The sun., 1916-09-22

From the Sacramento, Cai.. Bee.

Dan McCisne. 100 years Old. visited
westwood from his hons In Hayden nm
to get a job here. " he doesn't land the
Job he is pretty sure OF EoiaG to work
driving a team when the state highway
camp opens next month.
The sun., 1916-09-22

The only punishment that punitive
expedition has been instrumental In in
f,icting Is upon the Administration at
Washington.
The sun., 1916-09-22

To THE EpiTor or TIf -
would Mr.. Dcwcll o!cncs 0a't. I.
the vanity box. = Is t'
SwARrH MORE. Pa. S~yp..n,o"l e
The sun., 1916-09-22

than an election return from st. Law.
renee county.
The sun., 1916-09-22

] warmly congratulate you and predict
q decisive victory In November.-Ths
President 10 Nominee SEABuRY.
There will be a decisive victory in
November.
The sun., 1916-09-22

A contestant for tho New Jersey
women's State tennis championship In
Montclsir was disqualified a. Q PRO
The sun., 1916-09-22

CARRANZA seems 10 be in more need
Of a peace commission At chihuahua
city than at New London. Conn.
The sun., 1916-09-22

President WILSON'S sensltiveness re.
garding the dignity Of his office must
amuse GARRETsON and GoMPERs.
The sun., 1916-09-22

In Kansas capital punishment IL de-
MED the Law and reserved for the mob.
The sun., 1916-09-22

There is every reason to believe tina,
the champagne Al New London Is he.
coming extra dry.
The sun., 1916-09-22

The reigning families Of Europe
have become . most unhappy collection
OF strained relations.
The sun., 1916-09-22

Up state Mr.. CALDER talked Of cab
bases. but Kings won for him.
The sun., 1916-09-22

Wisconsin seems to have forgotten
Battling BOB in favor Of Fighting
CHARLES.
The sun., 1916-09-22
All checks. monty Jld.rs. &c.. TO ,
0ade payable TO TINS sUk.

Published daily. Including SUNDAY. by IN:
40 Nassau street. In the Borough Of Man.
haitian, New York. fre:idsnt. rrans 4
Erwin Wardmsn. $50 Nassau street; Sec.
retsry. n. n. Titherinston. 100 Nassau
street: Treasurer. VIM. T. DswArt. 100 Mas
sa9 street.
The sun., 1916-09-22

London once. GOA Fleet street.
Paris o1lce. Q Rue de 10 Michodisre. on
Rue du ouatre sophomore.
Washington c0ce. Hibbs Building. -.
Brooklyn once. Room 2O2. EaGle Dvid-
tag, 30J Washington street.
The sun., 1916-09-22

1t remains a mystery how so much
money gets into the treasury Of Pan
anna which the looters>lo o
The sun., 1916-09-22

n osr trtsnds arho fersr ~ Nxh Nvoas.
scripts and iiinAf raftons for publications tSsa
10 kare rejected drticies rstSrsed tAer mtss
a. III cases sead sfdn,Ds Jor that purpose.
The sun., 1916-09-22

The Hughes Speeches.
4 Ills
Quiz
Helps
Dts.
The sun., 1916-09-22
Handsome Hamilton.

The bricfest and most satisfying
county return on the Progressive pri-
mary for Governor Is as follows:
WHITMAN. SEARvIY.
The sun., 1916-09-22

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Facing the VA IL

NEW YORK, S%cptcmbcg 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

a Diagram matte View of the Veins and
Arteries Through Which the Blood Cir.
cuiates. The Black Lines Represent the
Arteries and the Others the Veins.
lawns and Stretches Are One Means
Of Helping the Blood Get the Oxygen 1t
Needs and Also Avoiding Congestion in
Its Course Through the Body.
stretches and tired feelings made their
unnecessary inroads upon her corrected
mode OF living. Her mind was made alert
and active by reading tine right literature.
attending lectures and conyersing with
people of intellect and intelligence.
AFTER all, the subject OF the yawn and
S'retc his not a matter for the gentle
graduates or a young ladies' finishing
school to settle, or for the happy.go.hucky
street urchin on the curbstone. who. Rf-
ter his paper selling and boyish battles
with the fellows on his block. stretches
and W for the Land OF Nod.
II was a matter for science to settle.
which it did.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

chairs was sold as not represented and
a great hullaballoo went up about il.
One OF the porteTs. however. solved
Inc problem when he said: Deed, when
de bosses come in heah all tired out from
work-golf. motoring, riding, an de like
oh dat-dey begins TO stretch out all obcr
dcnselves. an fust thing yuh know, dere
feets goes walkin' all ober de chairs and
table legs, and dere aims stretch out
but dere amt muffin in de palms oh dere
hands"
You may have noticed tina women
who sew invariably throwc their work
aside for a minute or so and indulge in a
hearty yawn and stretch. They throw
out their feet and lean far back in their
chair. In that position they seem 10 reap
all the Joy and benefits OF exercise.
myself find great relief when I
stretch my legs on my desk and let my
muscles so their limit. 4 good healthy
yaWn, OF course, usually accompanies this
act, and | feel much the better for it.
And so it is With men in dusty and ill.,
ventilated city offices. They seek a small
form Of muscular exercise and uncon-
s~ciously give their lungs a housec!eaning
and their arteries fresh blood when they
throw convention to the four winds and
rest their feet high up on their desks.
sit hack in their chairs, and yawn and
stretch and stretch and yawn.
The reason, according to the latest scien,
,ifc discoveries, for all these stretches
and yawns is due to the stend.still of the
tissues which have not been exercised
enough. After all, it is not rude or rough
10 give way to this demand OF the body
for activity. 1t is the right thing to do.
Athletes seldom are seen TO do this. be-
cause they are generally "up and doing"
Their muscles do not often go TO sleeD
or relax for too long a period. and they
are not given the chance to become lazy.
When you fail to bring into play the
muscles of the body OF which YOU are GUS
todian, they begin TO contract or lie dor
mant. They are sometimes called upon
10 take part in the performance OF es-
sential muscular action. and this leases
them on, SO to speak. and they wish for
more exercise. This is where the yawn
and stretch are of great Importance.
Stretching and sometimes yawning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10
lnning-Ali Stretch!' This Custom. Followed
Wherever Crowds Gather TO Watch Baseball Games, Is
a Recognition of the Muscles Need for Exercise After
Having Been Relaxed 700 Long.

blood flows more easily through the
arteries. where The pressure is strongest.
through lie veins back To the heart. and
the flow of blood is eGuaiized and sliina-
lated.
stretching in excess has lis disad-
vantages, OF course. once knew a 40
ma1 who gloated over the fact tina, her
servants did her work. But they couldn't
dc the work that was most necessary TO
keep her alive. They did the house
work and walled on her very well. Tney
we're always To be seen bringing things
10 her as she literally sat on a cushion
ana Se"cd a fine seam. and Toasted on
strawberries. sugar and cream" much
IKE the promise made 10 Curly Locks
in the poem. But they did moro harm
than good. Their mistress yawned and
stretched all day long. When she was
iazier than ever. she stretched once TOO
often, and the result was fatal.
III she mad dismissed her servants and
ier foolish pride, she would be living
today. But ii is the great little "if' in
lie That makes all The difference.
The yawn is similar 10 the stretch.
The yawn is a stretch OF The lungs.
while the stretch is q yawn OF the
muscles. and both express Il hunger for
air or oxygen. But sometimes this hahi,
is worked to excess also, as in the in
stance of certain nervous affections
when the breathing is affected. or when
me victim has nervous indigestion" In
'hese cases. the relief afforded by the
EaWn is so great that ii cannot be avoid
ed. II fills the lungs With fresh air and
draws out the passages iii tho head. even
10 the extent of improving the hearing
wilerc there is congestion from cert ain
affections.
When the yawn is from a nervous i'm.
pulse. it can often be regulated by rain
ing deep breathing. filling the lungs TO
only part OF their capacity. This becomes
such 2 habit that n long breath is OBJ
Copyright, 1916. by the star Conn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

A T last, science tells us exactly why
~ We ya~n. This supposedly i'm
polite, physical manifestation
which many good people try 10 hide with
the palm OF The hand or otherwise, is
now known TO be natures safety valve
to let of excess pressure and relax the
muscles and refreshen the tissues and
blood.
1t Is a fact that no matter how rude
the yawn may seem, ii is a means of
rentilating the lungs when most needed.
Man and beast breathe and therefore
yawn and stretch.
The dog gives a sort of whine and
stretches his muscles, especially those
Of the fore legs, head ana jaws. If YOU
watch the drowsy canine closely, you
Will learn how he derives full benefit
from mis- own particular kind OF cape.
First. he pushes out his front feet as far
as they will go, then ne throws his head
far back, turns it slightly around, opens
his jaws as wide as possible, and let's
then come slowly down after he has
thrown out from his lungs almost all
the air contained in them.
The freside cal, on the other hand,
raises her furry back high above her
head, and lets it come far down to the
floor. Then she pushes her softly
padded feet away from her. With The
open sesame Of her mouth comes a ia
miiiar mcaouw-eouw.eouw or merely a
short. quiet breath.
Beasts of the forest are much more
pretcntious. From their momcntarily
vacuumcd lungs come major and minor
chords either soft or loud. Even the
donkey's bray is a series Of combined
notes. much like those trumpeted out
=hrougll the jaws OF other animals.
che reason why the legs Of chairs
and tables arc often scratched badly is
because Of the stretching of legs when
reading. eating and playing cards.
In a mems club not long ago this fact
was brought 10 light wren the advent
Of ho'isecieanins took place. The chairs
we're all covered with cretonne during
the ummer. and il was removed as soon
as the chilly days arrived. When the
bruises. scratches and scars were so
noticeable. it was thought that tint paint,
yarnish or enamel which veneered the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

ihNoiNSS certain
attendant movements and sounds tina:
are absent in the human subject when
ne or she l. polite L. those around.
and rather rude TO the human tissues and
structures.
awning is regarded as an expression
O! " state CT fatigue. or approaching ia.
tague. very much analogous 10 the other
stretching movements Of muscles in gen
erai. II may he a sort of involuntary ex.
ercise 10 keep YOU awake until a safe
place Tor sleep may be found.
However. there is always a little quick
ehlnS OF tie faculties after a deep yayvr.
and this is more pronounced if there is an
attendant stretching Of the muscles. You
probably imagine that the impulse TO
Steep might begin 10 come upon an ami.
ma! while still out in the open. and thar.
II no warning sign were present, he might
ne down in the open and go 10 sleep In
d place exposed TO attack from m
Never before in the history OF the world
ma" medical science been so much in de.
mand 10 bring before the man in the
street the facts concerning the human
,orm divine. 1t is because OF this and the
illcr laboratory experiments which he is
eager 10 learn about, that such supposed.
~ simple things as the morning vawn
ana chuckle play al important part in his
physiology today.
You yaWn, and you want TO know why
YOU yawn. You stretch and YOU want 10
know why YOU stretch. Certainly Won
nave the right 10 know these things. and
because OF Just such eager thirst for facts
nave laboratory men set To work TO dig
far down into the science of your living
person.
You probably say upon your return
from a walk in the park: "Ah, the air
MAKE me sleepy" 70 uyawn upon your
arrival home after you have stayed in The
orice al lday. and say: IL must have
stayed up too late last night, so IN 60
:" no d"ar''"' tonight When vour vi.
y. Great britain Rig hts Reserved.