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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
An Easy WAY to WATERPROOF CLOTHES

7 UNTERS, fishermen and other
n lovers OF outdoor life may
find It to their advantage to
take leaf from the advice OF the
French Academy OF Science to sol
dters on the subject of waterprooiing
thei: garments. The process recon-
mended is simple and easy, durable.
inexpensive and does not injure the
appearance Of the clothes. 1t con.
sists, according to La Nature. OF a
very slight impregnation OF the fiber
Of the cloth with wood.fat. This is
dissolved and diluted in neutral.
snhydrous. and volatile liquid. One
takes five to ten parts of Adeps
lanae, procurable at almost any
drug store, liquefies 1t in a little
chloroform and dilutes with 90 to
IS parts of gasoline (essence Of
petrol. The entire uniform, braid.
buttons and all Is immersed In it.,
squeezed or stirred in 1t for few
minutes, then wrung out and dried in
the air.
The woodsman may complete his
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
School Teachers Suffering
from Neprasthenia Show the
Results Of Mental Strain
as. Well as from
Standing

entrance into college, a period Of In
teilectual life when application and
mental efforts are tested at their ut
most.
ut is also highly interesting to
notice the variability Of the eye con.
dition In the paretics. Among the
tradesmen there were two jewelers.
and three book-keepers. 1t Is re-
markable that in every one of these
men optic atrophy and Argyll Rob
ertson pupils we're very striking and
developed early iii the disease. In
the persons who led q purely intel
lectual life there were IL teachers.
All presented pupillary symptoms
and some also palsies Of the third
nerve. Five cashiers Of banks showed
besides third nerve palsies also evil
dences OF eye-ground changes. The
inference is consequently the same
as in the cases Of tradesmen from
the standpoint Of the principle Of
exhaustion
an considering the group of cases.
AZ In number, the inquiry was made
as 10 the character OF occupation
and the degree Of exertion Of tho
patients. The largest majority t39J
were individuals who did great deal
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
How SCIENCE Detects LIARS

Under the direction OF Prof. Ben.
tissi the time occupied in inspiration
and expiration was measured. and
the measurement was taken again
Immediately after he finished. 1t
was found that the. utterance Of q
false statement, always increased
and the utterance OF true state.
iaent always diminished the quotient
obtained by dividing the time of In
SEPARATION by the time OF expiration.
DIR. Anton Rose. commenting on
these results, remarks that the dis.
covery furnishes n certain criterion
between truth and falsehood. For
even a clever liar is likely to fail in
an attempt to escape detection by
breathing irregularly. Prof. Benussi
having discovered that men are un.
able Voluntarily to change their res
piration 60 as to affect the result.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
Selling Solid MILK
VIE markets Of Irkutsk. IN

markets Of Irkutsk, in 81.
IBERIA, are said to be an inter.
esting sight, for the products
offered for sale are in most cases
frozen solid. Fish are piled up in
stacks like. SO much cordwood, and
meat likewise. All kinds Of fowl are
similarly frozen and piled up. Some
animals brought into the market
whole are propped up on their legs,
and have the appearance Of Seins
actually alive, and as one goes
through the markets one seems to be
surrounded by living pigs. sheep.
oxen and fowls standing up. But,
stranger yet, even the liquids are
frozen solid and sold in blocks. Milk
is frozen into a block in this way
and with a string or a stick frozen
into and projecting from 1t. This r.
is said, is for the convenience Of the
purchaser.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
The DECREASE Of BLONDES

nate the blondes, with their inferior
stamina. From an artistic point OF
view the fact is, of course, to he re-
GREETED. for golden hair and blue
eyes have been the delight of poets
and painters for ages.
That the type Is gradually disap.
pearlng. however, there seems 10 be
no doubt, for many specific instances
have been noted, especially in
America, Of the loss by. emigrants
from countries where blondes
abound Of the distinctive complexion
and hair and eye-colors of their an.
cestors. the type darkcning with
each generation"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
How Your NERVES
Are Affected by
Your OCCUPATION

is Of a general character. In some
Of the patients the eye symptoms
were conspicuous from the begin.
ming: in others the leg symptoms
were the first to appear, and the eye
symptoms appeared quite late.
by administering pyrodln to rats
Edinger produced IN them marked
anemic condition resembling per.
nicious anemia Of human beings.
When this was accomplished he
made them perform considerable
muscular activity. The result was
that all anen,ic rats showed at nee.
ropsy q degeneratiye state OF the
spinal cord The control animals
which. after the injections OF pro.
din, remained at rest. presented 4
total integrity OF their spinal cords.
1t is therefore evident that ovei.
activity or superfunction IL a power.
ful predlsposlng factor In producing
disease conditions In an individual
whose organism ls potentially under
the Influence Of some toxic or other.
wise abnormal element.
THE great multiplicity OF our sen.
sorry nerves which receive incessant.
~ Impressions and transmit stimuli
are constantly at work. They play
very important role In muscular
contractions and In the awareness OF
position of muscles. of articulations
and limbs. The overactivlty Of the
sensory fibers and OF their prolonga.
tions in a subject whose nutrition Is
deficient Is bound to result in de.
generation OF the notwithstanding
sensory tracts. Hence the very fire..
duent II not constant presence OF
symptoms depending.on the function
OF the sensory tracts. namely, loss
OF regulating power OF muscular con.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
SCIENTIFIC Study Of SPRING

~ ECENTLY the United States
* Weather Bureau published two
i v important contributions to phe-
no1ogy. calling attention to an inter.
esting border science between me.
teorology and biology. information
concerning which Is not especially
easy of access. There is a large
corps Of phenology observers in
Great Britain, and the Royal Meteor
clogical Society of London has pub
lished manual Of instructions for
taking psychological observations.
Phenology Is the study OF the peri
odic phenomena Of plant and ami
NAL life in their relation to weather
and climate.
Plant phenology has been studied
from two points Of view. Many phe-
nologists are content to gather sta.
tistics concerning the dates OF leaf.
ing, towering and other phases of
plant life, for different localities and
successive years, and to make these
statistics available in the form OF
IADleS anu Cudl@b. Lug aSOlupildtlul
Of such data calls for corps OF care.
full observers, who shall note the pc.
riodic phenomena Of specified list
Of plants from year toyear.
The results Of their labors possess
an interest dependent upon the fact
that a plant is complex instrument,
which records the combined and &C.
cumulatsd effects of atmospheric
conditions.
The utility of psychological observa-
lions can perhaps hest be Illustrated
by reference toa German example. In
the Grand Duchy Of Hesse the obser-
vations for number Of years at
various stations, have been compiled
by DR.. e. lime, who has published a
chart showing the progress Of spring
weather over the country in an aver
age season.
Tho beginning of spring. rs as.
sumed to coincide with the average
blossoming date of a number Of ma
tive plants, and also, approximately.
with the blossoming OF the earlier
varieties of apple. DR.. lines chart
shows the date Of the chronological
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

taking the place of horse-drawn
wagons. Yet 1t was only on the first
day of last July that Congress
passed the act providing for this
method of transporting the mails in
country districts.
Congress fixed the minimum length
OF the automobile r. F. D. route at so
miles and the maximum pay of the
carrier ut $500 year-this sim to
include the use of the car. Such q
machine, 1t is reckoncd, doubles the
distance that a carrier can properly
cover, and multiplies by eight the
quantity of stuff he can transport.
The first woman carrier in the R.
+. d. service was regarded rs a curl
osity, and a photograph of her was
exhibited with pride at the postoffice
department in Washington. There are
today $50 women carriers who cover
rural free delivery routes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

lures above and below the wound.
opening ID. In this way the wound
Is irrigated with the cleansing and
radium-bearing solution, and all in.
lection Is quickly overcome.
The tubes containing radiun are
used only for such wounds and
LESSONS as> are sub-acute in degree oil
infection, or altogether chronic, and
have proved most effective, especial.
ly when used with discretion so as to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

product In buttermllk, as In the other
varieties of fermented milks. is Tactic
acid. In some types alcoholic fer
nlentation may also be prominent, SO
that alcohol and carbon dioxid are
added to the milk mixture. The re-
action whereby an alcoholic is added
10 the ordinary acid fermentation is
due to yeasts.
: Better results can be obtained by
inducing the alcoholic fermentation
in buttermilk. Ordinary bread yeast
may be used for alcoholic fermenta-
ton: but as this yeast does not fer.
ment lactose. it is necessary to add
cane sugar to the milk.
Different organisms are involved
in the fermentation. In some of the
'yoghurt buttermilk now sold in this
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
QUEER THINGS That Are Sent by PARCEL POST

TlSH. right out of the water. are
now being carried directly to
kitchens by parcel post. Caught
early in the morning. each fish is
wrapped in peculiar kind of paper
that quickly dries to the stiffness OF
board. and shipped by mail train TO
the cities.
Enterprising producers are also
using insulated containers. packed
with mineral wool. for sending
perishable stuff-such us butter,
which. cooled before It starts, re-
tains its temperature long enough to
reach the consumer in firstclass
condition. even in the hottest
weather.
A curious parcel post incident hap.
pened at the little fourth-class post.
office Of Yonges Island. 8. c.. which,
over night recently jumped into the
presidential class. Bulbs and plant
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02


\ made in the hospitals treating
those wounded In the present
war is that radium Is very useful in
counteracting the infection III wounds
that show great virulence. In many
cases 1t Is deemed unwise to apply
radipm in tubes. but It appears more
practical to use the salts OF radium
In solution.
A British surgeon has originated
device for the Irrigation of nm in
fected wound. SO as to cleanse 1t
thoroughly, and. at the same time,
apply the radium to overcome all
infection.
This device is large glass recep.
tacie (a) into which is placed saline
solution with which has been mixed
soluble salt of radinm, 2 to so mi.
programmes. This has an outlet to
a hard-rubber tube (b) in which is
set glass faucet icy to regulate the
flow OF the liquid into soft.rubber
tube 10y, which has a glass tube icy
set into 1t. A small rubber tube ~
Is attached SO as not to break the
drains (g). These drains are held
firmly in position by a metallic arch
th). which is fastened to the liza.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
RlPENED MILK and Just How Specialists Are Now PREPARING

A LMOST every one who has had
~ any acquaintance with farm
4 \ life or dairy product knows
the process leading to the production
of buttermilk as a by-product in but.
ter making. 1t is not SO generally
appreciated. however, that in recent
years much Of the so-ca,'ed butter.
milk sold for human use in this coun.
try Is prepared by fermenting
skinned milk. which remains as a
by-product of the cream trade says
a writer in the Journal OF the Ameri-
can Medical Association "It is
simply sourcd skinned milk which
has been churned or stirred in order
TO break UP the curd. The same
product is sold also under the name
of .ripened milk
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

N LoNDEs are decreasing in mum.
n ber." says leading anthro.
pologist. "At no very distant
date the human race will have dark.
oned to such an extent that people OF
the blosde type will be regarded as
curlositles. 1t is a startling develop
ment. but is all in the direction Of
progress. as people Of fair complex
ion are more liable to sickness than
those Of the brunette order.
Modern lifein crowded cities makes
severe tax on Natures forces. and
in endeavoring to build up disease.
resisting race she is forced to clint.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

The SQUIRTING of milk or cream is
brought about by the activity OF GER
tain bacteria which form Tactic acid
by decomposing the milk sugar
tlactose). The ability to form acid
from lactose and other sugars Is pos
sessed by many kinds of bacteria.
but is so characteristic of certain
group that they are commonly
spoken of as the tactic acid bacteria.
Such fermented milk. though not
literally buttermilk, Is scarcely dis.
tinguishable from the latter and may
be even richer in actual nutrients.
This beverage can now be made in
the home II good buttermilk Is not
a readily purchasabie commodity in
the community.
THE conspicuous fermentation
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

cuttings did it. yonges Island is in
the midst OF a region that produces
great quantities of onion sets,
young tomato and cabbage plants.
etc. When Congress passed an act
admitting such things to the parcel
post, the local postoffice was over
whelmed. five or six carloads a day
being shipped
Previously the growers had
shipped their output by express But
express facilities end at the railroad
station: whereas. Uncle Sam de.
livers the goods by rural carrier at
the farm gates. Besides, the parcel
post is cheaper. and an immense
number OF young plants can be COM
pressed into one package.
The newest auxiliary of the parcel
post is the automobile. Already
more than 500 rural free delivery
routes are covered by motor cars.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

country, the results are obtained
with a combination of the essential
bacterium cau:asicum and an ordl-
nary Tactic acid organism such as Is
used in making buttermilk. Yeast is
contamination, not desired COM
ponent, il present in this case.
These fermented milks have at.
tracted attention in recent years. not
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

primarily because of their food value,
but because of inherent specific pecu.
liarities OF composition and texture.
For example, it Is believed by many
that the finely divided casein as 1t
occurs precipltated in these prepare.
tions is more easily digested than
the curd formed in the stomach after
drinking ordinary milk"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

~ low eitherr mental or pllysical
ovefae11|,it Of vlIIious occu.
4 patiohs is a potent factor in
the cause Of many maladies Of the
nerves is clearly shown by DR.. Alfred
Gordon Of Philadelphia, who recent.
ly completed series OF inquiries OF
cases Of what he terms Occupation
neuroses."
DR.. Gordon's observations reveal
why photographers, writer's, violin.
lists. pianists and shoemakers suffer
cramps and paralysis of tho hands.
wrists and fingers; why typesetters
and printers suffer with "wrist.drop.:
why tailors and bricklayers are ar.
nicted With paralysis Of the arms ana
the legs: why teachers, students,
politicians, jewellers and book.keep.
ers suffer paresis,- the symptoms Of
which are usually optic neuritis or
optic atrophy. and Why policemen,
postmen, messengers and clerks are
victims OF locomotor ataxla. usually
localized in the legs.
Il observed in all these cases." DR..
Gordon writes In describing in the
Journal OF the American Medical Al.
sociation. the results of his inyestI.
cations. that there was an absolute.
ly identical etiologic factor. and still
the functional disability did not mani.
fest itself in the same portions Of
the body. In several professional
pianists l observed cramp-like SEN
sations In the wrist, and In others in
some Of the fnge"s.
THE occupation and the continu.
Gus efforts being the same, the seats
Of the disorder are not identical The
functional disorder is more marked
in the arms than in the lower ex.
tremlties when the specific infection
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

Of standing or walking and Carrying
heavy weights. In this group there
were letter carriers, policemen, mes.
sengers. icemen, laborers and mo.
tormen ofsstreet cars.
THE lower extremities alone were
ut first involved with disturbances
OF locomotion. Out of the remain.
ing eight patients. three presented
at first ataxia Of the upper extrem,
ties and diminution OF knee jerks.
In another group Of 1s patients
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
A TREE That Really Gets ANGRY

IND you know that a tree can get
There is kind OF acacia In
Nevada that not only is "touchy.''
but. as naturalist puts 1t. goes very
mad"
1t is about eight feet high, and is
very rapid grower. When the sun
sets 1t is ready to go to sleep. and
shuts it's leaves together, and coils
up the ends Of its twigs Just like q
pig-tail.
If anyone pulls that tail-well, the
tree doesn't squeal. but 1t fiutters
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
WHEN man is telling lie he
. breathes differently from

w ',,,. differently from
w when he Is telling the truth.
The difference was discovered by
means of some tests made upon his
students by Prof. 6enussi OF Graz.
He prepared cards bearing letters,
figures and diagrams and distributed
these among his pupils. These were
required to describe the carde-e
rectly. except In certain cases \!
the cards were marked with a "a
star, and the students receiving them
were required to describe them false,
ly. Each student was watched care.
fully by his fellows, who, ignorant
Of the nature Of the card. tried to
judge from his manner whether he
was telling the truth or not. The
watchers were unable to Judge with
any certainty.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

and moves uneaslly. and seems to be
deeply agitated.
II 1t is ever disturbed by a shock,
such as transplanting, the leaves
stand oat in all directions and culver
violently. strangest of all, they send
out pungent, nauseatlng odor, that
Is most unpleasant.
1t takes this bad.tempered tree an
hour or two to get back into good
humor.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

preparations to defy wet weather by
giving his heavier equipment. bags.
leggins. etc, another treatment
recommended in the same journal to
render articles of coarse cloth or
canvas impermeable. Such articles
are smeared thoroughly with mix
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

heing pushed to the bottom and with
drawn slowly: II the injury is super
fetal the tube of radium is removed
and applied several times at eacl
treatment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

ture of tale with so per cent. vase
line. Red vaseline is best, since it
costs less and gives an attractive
khaki color. The paste is applied
much like shoe backing, and Is then
rubbed in vigorously with brush to
make sure OF an intimate contact.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

The rate of deaths while under
anaesthetics is said to be only about
one in five thousand.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
Curing WOUNDS with RADIUM

avoid all burning Of surrounding
healthy tissues. II wounds are very
deep the tube may be introduced,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

c Glass faucet ) Soft rubber connecting tube (e Glass
conductor ~ Rubber tube (g) Drains h) Arch holding
drains ~ Wound opening ) Band holding appliance place
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
Cats were domesticated in Egypt
as early as 1900 B. G.

The albatrozs is the largest o
sea birds.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-26

Evansville won the final game OF. the
series yesterday from the Smokes: of
the score Of to .. Wetzel and Tur-
ner were the opposing twiriers and with
the exception Of a couple of innings each
pitchcd good ball. The visiting pitcher
had the better of the argument; now,
ever, as he allowed but seven hits ana
struck out eight batters. as against
twelve hinsles off Wetzel and four
strike outs Yesterdays win gave the
E,vas three out of four game series
after the Smokes had started IN nE VIII
ming three straight from Terre Haute.
Altenhurg and Shesren are eosn on.
Of the game and SoN Sstbold and Barney
Duffy we're sent to the outtteld. son
chased em up in left while Barney TOOK
care Of the right pasture. Both playeaE;
splendid games in the, t.saa: IN p rirSs
while Sox grabbed off hard liner from
Knoll's bat In left. King also tieldsa
we'll and he and Blackwell pulled fast
double play when. ktbbe tried 10 SCOT"
from third on fly to center.
II. the first inning. Neither. however.
could get the runners past second IN
the second the Evas chased two mar p,ar
across. Tenant sip psistt 10 E,ro Tt
stung a triple along the right field
foul line, scoring Tennant Turner
fouied out to Blackwell. Tcpe singled
to right. scoring Fromholz. Matthews w
singled TO rlKnl dIlN lSPt
With Knoll at bat. Tepe and Matthew's
tried the double steal. but Salianan
nailed him at the plate on nice 'nro"
to Blackwell
Wheeling came right back in their
half Of the second Sslooa oro'g
wicked liner to deep left center. no
ball rolled to the. far corner or the renee
and would have been good Tor nome
run. but for the fact that SoN trippeo
orer second and fell. He was held q.
third while Reilly was thrown OUT ny
Blank. Lear slammed orc just lnSlce
the right field foul lint Tor another
trinple and scored while Flank threw out
Blackwell, Wetzel famed.
There was nothing doing for the WIS.,
tors in the run columnt until the slNtn;
hut in the third Reilly. Callahan ana
Lear pulled q fast double play knoil
singled and took second when 1antz
stopped one with his ribs. Kib6le sacrl,
feed both men q base and Knoll scored
on Tenants single over second oaSe.
Yantz took third on the play. Tennant
and Yantz attempted double steal; pun
remnant was run down. Blackwell 70
Callahan to Lear, while Yantz was held
at third. 18th
wheeling started rally in the ninth
when Arch Reilly opened the inning
with q single over second. Lear tanned
and Blackwell forced Reilly at second;
Wetzel sent high foul to 1antz ana
the game was over.