The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
GOTHAM GOSSIP
By OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

New York. Jan. SOTO be over
whelmed by the success of an end
less chain letter is the experiences
three women of this city are now un-
dergoing. Every mail brings bushels
of letters and these letters often con-
tain money, too: but just the same
the women are swamped, bewiidered.
worried and are trying to dam the
flood they have loosed. s--s.-- 4
Wishing to raise a little money for
the wounded soldiers of the allies.
Miss s. V. Clark, a nurse, and Miss
Winifred Lipscomhe composed the
following letter and sent IT to few
acquaintance: t.'r6 Ersti
(No. - Owing to the scarcity
of anaesthetics, operations which give
untold agony are performed daily
without their aid.
To mitigate the suffering, we mako
an appeal TO every one to give Is
cents toward the purchase of chloro-
form to use in the hospitals Of tho
allies. Please make four copies OF
this letter and send them to your
friends. using the next highest NUM-
Der than this on each letter. Do not
fail, or the chain will be broken.
Send A. cents TO Miss Eliza beth Whit
man. Eye and Ear Hospital, Thir-
teenth Street and Second Avenue, New
ORR. CITY N K -,as e,sst<s5 n;
Soon, an avalanche struck Mfsa
Whitman. who is the head nurse Of
the Eye and Ear Hospital. She is q
busy woman anyway. and the work
OF keeping a correct account of re- X
ceipts was backbreaking The hospif-
ial began TO object. The United States
postoffice authorities, the New York
city police, and several old-line orga-
nized charities became alarmed, and
investigated carefully. All found ev-
erything regular and beyond cavii
Miss Whitman has now received
SIS. 600 mostly In ascent contribu-
t tons She has apportioned this among
the British war relief, the Red Cross,
the junior war relief the needlework
guild. and the British-American war
lfelief
1t is thought about $4,000 letters
have already been sent in the chain.
but nobody can tell accurately, Some
relief society may fit the head nurse
handle her correspondence. '9g
Horse flesh. New York's new dish,
has struck a snag. There are no
complaints from the horse or from
anybody hurt by eating their meat.
But up in the Bronx dealers in sau-s
sages. Hamburger steak. Irish stewS
the delicatessen dens are lamenting
that their business Is falling off
Former eaters of these delicacies
fear that they are now adulterated
with horse flesh and-who knowsf
perhaps even dog shoulders or
tender young mice outlets.
The fearful Bronoxites told their
woes To their newly-elected Alderman
Clarence Y. Palitz. whereupon he has
,-lt fva nj
person shall give away. sell or dis
pose of, for human consumption, the
meat of a horse, cat or dog or any
animal of the species mus (mouse) or
felis."
The Wanted authority of the board
of health, which lifted the ban on
horse meat, is challenged. THE board
OF health can tell us what meat not
to eat" said Alderman PalitZ. but
don't want to eat"
Probably a quarter of million
dollars will be spent on four books
describing the pheasants of the world,
which the New York Geological S0-.
ciety has started to prepare. II II
doubtful whether any work ON man &
ever cost so much. Col. Anthony. r.
Kuser, of Bernardsville. ". j., chip
ped in 100000 to start the work go-
ing, and more money will come In
from the subscriptions. Only 500 sets
OF the books will be printed, and
these will cost $3.50 q set
Specimens for the work have been
obtained by expeditions to odd cor
ners of the world. India, Ceylon and II
China, where the pheasant fourishess
have been carefully explored and
pheasant fanciers In many countries
have contributed.
The illustrations in color will b II
n9ade by English artists who excel y
In this line. The first volume viii
appear this year.
Boy selling Liquor.
Dawson. KY Jan. 3o.---CiifY Mead~
ows, fourteen years of age. was fined
A. Mse r.