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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
Why You May SEE
OBJECTS and NOT
RECOGNIZE Them

TIVE inability OF those people
who have eyes to see and
see not, as mentioned in the
Bible. properly to exercise their oD.
tical powers. is now explained by
science. The trouble with such per-
sons is not with their eyes. but with
their brains. Their eyes may be
in perfect condition, but a mental
defect may make them "sightcss, e"
peculiar condition known as
"mind-bllndness.'
Scientists say that a man may be
able TO form on his rctna a per-
feet image Of the object at which
he is looking; the optic nerve may
function well and transmit to his
brain that image, or the nervous dis
turbance corresponding to it; yet if
the proper area in the brain is dis
eased, he will not see it. The trou-
BILE in the brain may not be so much
inability to receive and register tho
proper impression as loss of tho
prior records necessary to give that
Impressive meaning. The visual
message IS then something like
telephone message that reaches the
wrong person. or sometimes even
like one that reaches no one at all,
as when the listener has put down
HIS receiver and walked away. In
other words, In order that vision
may be Of full utility, impressions
of the moment must revive similar
Impressions received on former oc-
caslons, and therefore these latter
must be retained in the memory. II
this store of visual memories is de-
stroyed, the person so affected
might still be able to see" but the
objects seen would be meaningless
to him.
Prof. N. Bishop Hartman, an Eng
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

Bureau of Fisheries. when Capt.
Kirby OF the fishing schooner VIII
lam V. Hutchins while fishing near
the hundred-fathom curve, south Of
Nantucket caught several thousand
pounds of Strange and hand.
somcly colored fish" lie sent 4
specimen to the United States fish
commission, where it was found to
be new and was described and
named LOpholatilus chamaleonti.
ceps This name, which means the
crested titus with head IRE
chameleon, may beused, after alittle
practice, with more or less facility
by men Of science, but for every day
use something shorter was needed,
SO the describer exercised the Ada.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

7 TYDRO.SKlING" is the latest
Fl sport. This newest method of
walking on water by means of
water shoe" or skis, the invention
of an Italian engineer, is arousing
the interest OF lovers Of aquatic
sports in this latest form of out
door exercises that promises to add
a new diversion to summer vaca-
lions.
The italian inventor, not content
with introducing his improved shoes
In the field of outdoor sports, has
made a number Of experiments with
a view TO their adaptability In Mill
tary operations. At the present time
the outcome OF these experiments Is
not known.
The new water shoes or skis con
sist OF two pontoons, one for each
tOOL Ol lQt veal tl' IDhI l+S -i''''NN
of propulsion is decidedly unique and
much more efficient than the major!'
ty Of those introduced in the past, 1t
has been the general practice to use
ordinary pontoons, which are maniD-
ulated in much the same manner as
skis or snowshoes; that Is to say
first one foot and then the other is
slightly raised and moved forward,
resulting in a forward motion Of the
wearer. However It is not so easy
to secure a hold on the surface Of a
body of water as it is to secure a
hold on snow, and hence this method
when applied to water walking has
been attended by laborious and slow
progress unless the walker was IN.
usually robust and skIlful.
In order to overcome the dificul.
ties Of water walking heretofore ex.
perienced, the water shoes OF the
italian inventor are provided with
Two sets Of cross arms to which pad.
Iles are fitted at their extremities.
One arm is held to one pontoon by
means of a small shaft, while the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
POISON-GAS from Mexican PLANT

sabadilla dust irrItates the eyes, the
throat and the nose so much that
laborers working with it are obliged
to wear protecting masks.
The first expectation from Vene.
zucla was made to Hamburg % or 80
years ago The foreign demand has
never amounted to more than 5000
sacks annually.
Sabadilla seeds and all prepare.
tons compounded from them have
been declared contraband by Eng
land.
The substances produced from the
seeds are cavadine, or crystallized
veratric, an alkaloid, veratrlc acid,
and sabadalline, which is an amor.
phus, notwithstanding alkaloid that
accelerates the beating of the heart.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
POWER Necessary to RAISE EARTH

600 cubic miles, or 3S,4OO,OOO,OOO,,
OOO,OOO,OOO,OOO cubic feet, and If the
density is SO the weight per cubic
foot would be about 344 pounds.
which, multiplied by the volume,
would give as the weight of the
earth 13,2O9,6OO,OOO, 900, 900 900 900.
600 pounds.
1t is assumed further, that Archi.
modes weighed $50 pounds, and that
the place on which to stand" was
some distant star; then. if the full.
crum is one mile from the point of
application OF the lever to the earth
the length of the power-arm of the
lever, or the distance ofArchimedes's
standing place." would have to he
SS,OGl,OOO,OOO,OOO 10000, OOOmlles. To
move the earth a distance Of one
inch, Archimedes's end of the lever
would have to move through a dis.
lance of 1,3SS,OOO,OOO, 900, 100000
miles.
Now, If ArchImedes should take
hold OF the end of the lever and an.
ply his weight of $50 pounds to il.
and should move off into space with
the velocity of light, or 10000 miles
a second, 1t would take him 237,OOO
years to finish the job he proposed,
80 that now, nearly 22OO years after
the famous dictum, he would
barely have started the undertaking,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

mite privilege of a discoverer and
perpetradnc a pun on the fourth syl
liable OF the first name, called It
tile fish. The fact that the fish
was new was interesting. but what
excited most attention was that it
existed in enormous quantities
within a short distance of the coast
and that its edible qualities were of
a high order
Prof. Baird. the commissioner of
fisheries. at once appreciated the
economic opportunity afforded by
the discovery and began investiga-
tons to determine the location Of
the fishing grounds and the feasibi-
ity Of establishing fishery, hut be.
fore much could be done the tlleHsh
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
READING by LIGHT of Raw BEEF

THERE is electric light, gas
light, candle light and there
are other well.known methods
of illumination, but the strangest of
all lights is that discovered by Eu.
ropean scientist.
Prof. Molisch, a well-known Aus.
trian scientist, has recently demon,
straled that 1t is possible to read a
newspaper by the light of a raw beef
or pork sausage! All mminced meat
contains a nlicrobe which gives off
light, and with sausages, when the
microbe is present, the light is much
stronger than that given off by whole
joints. These particular microbes 10
not Indicate decay, Indeed, in no
case have they been found in meat
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

M a5sss s ssh5s5sns s5s'' Of is s ,ss
cnce. DR.. James ]. Hogan
Of San Francisco has invented fluid
that may be introduced into the
veins in the place of real blood in
TRANSMISSION operations. A scientific
writer in the Illustrated World de-
scrlbes DR.. Hogans invention as fol-
lows:
AN doctors know that the most
serious mischief done by hemor-
rhage is not in the great loss of red
corpuscles, or in the loss of chemical
constituents found in the blood, but
in diminution in the volume of the
blood. A saving of life is rendered
possible only by raising the blood
pressure. This has been done either
by TRANSMISSION of blood or by the use
of salt substitutes. The dangers incl
dent to TRANSMISSION of whole blood
have led medical men to depend
more and more on salt solutions of
various kinds. But though salt So
lutions work excellently, they do so
only for very limited time. This is
because salt solution does not re.
main in the blood-vessels; the free
water it contains percolates through
the veins and escapes through the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
Making ARTIFICIAL Blood

kidneys or is absorbed by the It's
sues.
ACCORDINGLY. a really effective
blood Substitute must be a LIQUID
that approxlmates blood qualities
and contains no free water Work
ing along this line, Or. Hogan expert,
mented with a gelatin solution and
produced a new blood substitute that
possessed the desired qualities.
When introduced into the blood yes
sells it will remain there as long as
necessary, and as nature manuiact'
ures new blood it slowly disappears.
In the hundreds of cases where
the Hogan solution has been used no
injurious effect has resulted.
The solution consists Of purest
gelatin combined with sodium
Chord and distilled water. The
resultant liquid solidiles and is
placed in glass tubes until needed
In order to prepare the transfu-
sion mixture for immediate use, the
flask of gelatin is warmed until it
melts, when it is added to 1000 cubic
of 90 per cent, sodium
Chord and grams of sodium.carbo.
nate crystals, all warmed to body
temperature. DR.. Hogan went abroad
when he received a direct invita-.
tIon from the German government.
in order to try his method. He not
only demonstrated his new discovery
in the hospitals of Germany and
England, but taught the military sur
icons Of those countries how to pre-.
pare it."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

n F the tragedies which occur in
tho sen and the great disas-
tiers which beiall the Iowly
dwellers therein but little is known
and the brief but tragic history of
the tile fish, therefore, is OF peculiar
interest. The discovery, the almost
complete determination and the
rapid rc.establshment of this large,
handsome and potentially valuable
species, all within the space of Is
years, is one of the remarkable
stories of marine biology.
So far as is known, man had never
seen this fish until May, 1879, accord
ing to bulletin issued by the U. S.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

THE asphyxiating and tear-pro.
ducing gases used in the war
are made from sabadilla, pro.
duct exported only from Venezuela,
according to an American consular
report from that country.
Sabadilla, meaning barley, is the
name of a plant of the lily family,
botanicaliy called veratrum sabadilla
ret2tus, occurring only in Venezuela
and Mexico. The highly poisonous
seeds have long been used in medi.
cine, and while nothing is known in
Venezuela as to the use of the aka.
loid produce of the seeds in the max.
ing of war gases, it is a fact that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

spection of school children. Ever!
now and again school teacher dis
covers a child who has quite eXcep
tlonal difficulty in learning to reao
and spell In other respects the
child may appear quite normal ano
the temptation is to conclude tha'
the deficiency Is due to la2Iness OF
carelessness or obstinacy
There is, however, good reason
to believe that there is such a con
dltion as congenltal word-blindneSs
Que, presumably, to some defect
cumulative or qualitatIye-in the
brain-area whose proper function Is
the accumulation of visual word
memories. To label these children
or at all events all of them, as men
tally defective seems to be in excess
of the facts, and yet without doing
so 1t may be difficult to obtain for
them the special training they need.
Thus mind-blindness touches
many practical areas, and in one oil
its relations has an important as
ISOLATION with the work of our eIe'
meatary schools"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

" I'VE me a fulcrum and place
on which to stand and 1 will
raise the earth from its place."
That is a saying popularity attributed
to Archimedes. II the required con-
ditions were possible the feat might
be performed. but in addition to pro.
viding a fulcrum and a place on
which to stand Archimedes would
also have to be furnished an indef,
mite lease of life.
Scientists have computed that to
raise the earth a height of one inch
by the force which ArchImedes would
have been capable of exertIng. it
would take not only an extremely
long lever, but an extremely long
time.
In this calculation the following
data is assumed: That the earth is
a sphere 1926 miles in diameter and
that So is It's mean density; also
that the lever has no weight. Should
a real lever be designed 1t would be
Of such enormous size and weight
that Archimedes's weight would be
a negligible quantity.
If the earth is 1926 miles in diane.
Ter, the volume is about 261,OOO,OOO,-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
Uging SUGAR in TREATMENT Of WOUNDS

has been arrested. But when applied
to a clean wound surface healing pro-
cceds with astonishing rapidity.
No washing Of the wound is neces.
sary when redressing, which is mere.
ly matter of renewing the applica.
ton of sugar every second or third
day. The sugar dressing has also the
advantage that there is no adhesion
to the flesh.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

" ERMAN army doctors are using
y sugar with great success in
the treatment of wounds, it is
reported. The method is simple. The
wound is dressed with granuIated
sugar, and then bound Tho sugar
does not act as a disinfoctant, and
must not be applied until bleeding
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

ence with his general intelligence or
memory, and but for the one defect
he regarded himself as in his usual
health.
"a Very interesting feature in
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
'HYDRO-SKIING," a NEW Summer SPORT

other held the other power pro.
in the The shafts the
in alignment ward fair speed without
ward and forward manipulation OF eyerton
each the paddle Steering
wheel only the facilitated
hold the but also Of donbbade paddle
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

to letters, figures, places, etc, may
he present. the corresponding de-
feet, indicated by the name, exist
ing, though in other respects the
visual functions are normal. There
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-20
FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.

During the year 1897. under the
leadership OF Rev A. NJ Stewart ".
A. number OF Paptis, people. who
believed In the freedom OF the human
viii and open communion. were organ
lied into a Free WIN Baptist Church.
forming congregation that took a
liberal attitude and that were to join
hands with other denominations in a
practical application % the Gospel OF
the Son OF COG to present human
needs. Rev. A. NJ. Stewart was called
as the first pastor, and served the
church for a number OF years. Those
who we're honored at that time by a
call to official positions were Deacons
hmes l.. Edge and T. A. Searcy; trus.
tees. A. NJ Stewart. J. l.. Edge and T.
A. Searcy They erected the church
building In which they continue To
worship. IN the year 1899 This being
the youngest plant In the organized
church life Of the city, It's first years
were marked with struggles and sarri
fees Many dissppointments. how.
ever. only served TO bind the hearts
OF the people closer together. produc-
ing sublime faith that overcame dif.
ficulties until they were firmly estab.
lyished as one Of the great moral
forces OF the community The present
membership numbers about 100 resi-
dent memters. with a large nuraAer
that have moved away and gone out
by>ietier, spreading the good news
that "Whosover w,;i, may come.
Many have been called into the heay-
emily mansions. This church. waile
small in numbers. has teen a power
In the community. standing IA an un'
compromising attitude towards every
social and moral evil. the champion
81 character clean as the revelation
OF God and the blood OF Jesus implies
The following named ministers have
faithfully and efficiently served az
pastors Rows. A. II. Stewart, : l.
Morris. y J Tatum, T. c. Ferguson
T. A. searcy. W. T. Wood. r. f. Law
less and j. J. Ttaum. The present
castor. Rev &C. Wheeler has served
the congregation for three years ane
soon enters upon the fourth year o.
service. Under the leadership OF the
above named men the church hei
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-20
BRYAN CHURCH HISTORY
REPLETE WITH PROGRESS
CONTINUED from Page Five. }

grown from a small quartertime sery.
ice TO a full.time station church. the
present pastor having entered upon
full time service on November / last.
The church at present Is in a very
healthy condition. and realizes the
great need OF more commodious
building. which Il Is expected will be
erected in the near future.
The following auxiliaries o. the
church are doing a very effective work
and adding to the efficiency and
strength OF the church as a saving In.
stltution: The Sunday school. OF
which l.. NJ. Candy is superintendent.
with an enrolment OF il6: the c. e.
Society. with Erma Cloud as presi.
dent. with membership OF thirty
young men and women. and the La
dies Aid Society. with Mrs. J. ]. Ia.
tum as president.
The following named gentlemen are
now serving the church in an official
capacity: Deaeons. J l.. Edge. Walter
Lowery. T. A. Cloud; finance commit.
tee. NJ. S Edge. W. y. Cloud. W. g.
Reynolds. the above forming the ad-
visory board. Other committees aud
positions; Jesse Hensarling. c. V.
Wheeler. Thurston Cole. Noah Cole.
Fred Gilpin and Jaines Mike.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-20
ST. JosEPH's CHURCH.

The congregation OF st. Josepl's
Catholic Church dates back to 1873.
It Is composed OF English Bohemian.
Polish and German speaking people.
AZ present the congregation numbers
200 families. The word Of God Is
preached in the four languages above
mentioned. There are iourishlng so
cieties for men and young men. for
ladies' and children. to which most OF
the Pensioners belong. Lately
cour A OF the Knights VI Columbus
was organized. which numbers at
present thlrty.hve members. The con
gregation also has a parochial school.
taught by the Sisters Of villa Maria.
The enrolment at present is fifiy-two.
The Sunday school n attended by 100
pupils. The present pastor since
March. 1904. is Rev. ]. b. Glelssner.
assisted by Rev. r. Litwora.
Continued on Section Four
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-20
BRYAN BAPTIST ACADEMY
HAS GROWN Rapid Y

success. He came most highly recon
mended. and we feel that we have
been fortunate In securing his serv
ices Tor cur school lie teaches his
tory and English and coaches ath
letics.
Prof. A. r. Coleman has been elect
cd assistant pastor OF the First Bap
fist Church. and this Of itself Is a sui
fcient guarantee Of his being a mar
Of culture and refinement
His experience has been wide and
his education has been acquired In IN,
public schools and in Baylor Uaiver
sity. where he graduated with the de
gree OF A. n.
He Is an expert bookkeeper. ant
win teach n business course II sui
ficient number apply for such instruc
tion. Ills presence adds much, to the
teaching force Of II. II. A.
Mrs. l.. II. Moreland. our ma,ror
and superintendent OF the girls dor
mitory, Is a woman Of high culture
and Christian ideals. A mother hef
self, she has the heart OF a mother
for those under her care. and she has
made warm place for herself In the
hearts OF all the girls and OF all who
know her.
Miss Ida May de Steiguer has
charge OF the department OF Latin
she is an A. h. graduate Of Baylor Fe
male College and Is woman OF supe.
rior attachments. She has taught
Latin In her Alma Mater. and has held
her present position for the past two
years. She Is very proficient as a
teacher OF this important branch OF
study. Miss de steiguer is noted for
her sweet and gentle disposition. as
well as for her culture. refinement
and high Christian character.
Miss Adiine Sanders. the teacher Of
the model school and assistant in his
tory. is an A. b. graduate OF the Texas
Woman's College and has been highly
successful in teaching In the schools
OF Texas The school is fortunate In
securing her services again this year
Prof. II. C. Nearing is director Of
the music department and teaches pi.
ano. harmony, etc. and voice. lie has
made for himself an enviable reputa.
ton In the two years since he came to
Bryan.
With the above faculty and mairons
the patrons of the school may rest as.
sured that their sons and daughters
will receive the best instruction. will
be provided with the most wholesome
environment. and will BE- provided with
the most healthful food. Thus soul.
mind and body will be cared for
Moral and Religious Training.
In order that boys and girls may
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-20

devoted to the Old Testament and she
second half to the New Testament.
Untii now his course has been cleo
tive. but II is the advice and consen.
sus OF opinion OF the faculty and gen.
eral board that this course be assign
ed to the regular curriculum and one
session must be given this study for
graduation. The text book is The
Bible. Book by Book" by Dr. J. d. It'd.
well.
Literary Societies.
There are maintained this year two
literary societies. one for the boys
and one =, the girls. In these the
students have splendid opportunities
for drills In oral debate. which gives
them working knowledge OF parlla
mentary usages In conducting deliber.
alive bodies. These organizations add
much to the general interest and en-.
thusiasm OF our work. and help to
give tone and spirit TO the SUDDEN,
body. rhe societies meet weekly the
programs consisting OF debates. dis
cussions. orations and essays Several
honors are available for students who
do excellent work In these societies.
This year DIR. ]. L. Fontain OF Bryan
will give a medal for the best grafton
Athletics.
Recognizing the great need OF
strong and healthy bodies. the exhila
ration OF outdoor sports and the les.
sons of clean. wholesome games. we
encourage some branches OF athletics
Basket ball. football. baseball. track
meet. tennis and other sports are pre-
pared for and are under the lmme.
date supervision OF Prof Il. l.. stark.
our coach. We seek to have these
games conducted In such way that
they will MOI interfere with the stu.
dents studies and at the same time
will teach him principles OF honor
and generosity Special care is taken
constantly to instill In the students
mind disgust for professionalism
and the many evils incidental to Ger
tain games In our land. No student Is
allowed on any athletic team Of the
academy whose conduct Is not good.
or whose studies are neglected We
try to make the prospect OF playing In
a team spur him to stronger effort
In his school work. II our plan were
to prove futile, all intercollegiate ath'
letics would be abolished.
The young ladies OF the school have
very enthusiastically maintained ten.
mis- and basket ball games throughout
the season. these also being under the
direct supervision Of Professor Stark