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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
CARELESS ABOUT GRAMMAR.
A Widespread Fault That a Little
Thought Would Correct.

The young woman who is careless
about the way she speaks, who thinks
good grammar should be used only by
teachers and those engaged in brain
work" is making a most serious mis-
take.
The manner in which a person eX
presses himself or herself-the use of
good grammar or the lack of it-stamps
the speaker as either a person of edu-
cation or of very little learning.
Amt Margaret any better?' young
girl was heard asking a chum one day.
mo, she amt bit better" her friend
answered.
Both girls were well dressed and
looked as though they came from COM
Portable homes. Evidently care had
never come to either Of them, and to be
in time for a matinee seemed to each
to be the paramount issue of life.
Now, these girls must have known how
crude their speech was, but they were
absolutely Indifferent as to what opin-
ions were formed by those who over
heard them.
Many young persons just out of high
school are very careless about their
grammar. Perhaps they think no one
pays any attention to what they say or
how they say it. but the person COM
petent to judge very quickly passes
Judgment on them and quite frequent
~ lays the blame OIL the teacher or the
school system.-NeW York Telegram.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17

secured by first mortgages on farm
lands. The act defines strictly the pur-
poses for and the conditions under
which loans are to be made and re-
QuircS that the rate of interest charged
on farm loans shall not exceed 6 per
cent per annum.
The United States shall be divided
into twelve farm loan DISTRICTS and
federal land bank With 4 subscribed
capital stock of not less than $4,000.
each share 81, shall be established in
each district Each federal land bank
may establish branches in its district.
Within thirty days after the capital
stock is offered for sale it may be pur
chased at par by any one. Thereafter
the stock remaining unSold shall be
bought by the secretary of the treas
urY for the United States. 1t is pro
yided. however, that the government
shall not receive any dividends on its
stock. Ultimately it is intended that
all the stock in the banks shall be
owned by the associations Of borrow
ers, and provision therefor Is made III
the law for transferring the original
stock Mt par to these associations.
National Farm Loan Associations.
The act provides for the creation of
local national farm loan associations.
through which it is contemplated that
the federal land banks shall make their
loans In the event that a local loan
association is not found in any locality
within year. the federal farm loan
board may authorize a federal land
bank to make loans on farm land
through approved agents. Ten or more
persons who own and cultivate farm
land qualified as security for a mort
gage loan under the act or who are
about to own and cultivate such land
may form such an association. provided
the aggregate of the loans desired by
the membership is not less than $4,000.
Each member must take stock in his
association to an amount equivalent to
5 per cent of the amount he wishes to
borrow This stock the association
holds in trust as security for the men,
ber's individual loan. The association
I'm turn, when applying for money from
the bank, must subscribe for stock in
the bank to an amount equivalent to 5
per cent of the sum it wants to obtain
for lis members. This stock is held In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
THE
FARM
LOAN
ACT

THE federal farm loan act, popu-
larry called the rural credits
L. law was signed by the presi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Ambition.

The scroll Of fame has variant at
fractions for different minds.
Here lies one whose name was writ
in water"-the despairing and dying
John Keats desired that admission Of
defeat engraved for his epitaph.
write me as one who loved his fell
low NEIL" was Leigh Hunts aspira-
ton,
To be remembered as the author 0f
the Declaration of Independence and Of
the first statute for religious freedom
and as the founder of the University
Of Virginia, this was Thomas Jeffer-
sons prayer 20 posterity.
Thus one may go the range. And
thus the lines TGcur:
Ambition is our idol, ON whose wings
Great minds are carried only to extreme
To be sublmely great or to be nothing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Where He Would Be.

Mrs. WiclWire-"If woman was
given the credit she deserves, | don't
think man would be quite SO prOmi-
nent in the worlds history" Mr.. Wick
Wire-'I guess you are right. If she
could get all the credit she wanted he'd
be in the pOOrhOuse."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17

%NHE federal farm loan act, pOpu-
larry called the rural credits
- law" was signed by the presi-
dent and became law on July
IL. The primary purpose Of this act
is to promote agricultural prosper
ity by enabling farmers to borrow
money on farm mortgage security at a
reasonable rate Of interest and for rel
atively long periods Of time. To attain
this object two farm mortgage systems
are provided-firSt, system operating
through regional land banks and, sec
ond, a system operating through joint
stock land banks.
To attract money to the farm loan
field the act provides method where
by those who have money to lend can
find safe investments in the form Of
debcntures or bonds Of small and large
denominations issued by the banks and
based on the security Of mortgages on
farm lands.
These two systems are to be under
the general supervision Of federal
farm loan board in the treasury depart
ment, composed Of the secretary Of the
treasury as chairman eX ofTicio and four
members appointed BY the president.
This board has authority to appoint ap
praisers, examiners and registrars, who
will be public officials.
The Federal Land Bank System.
Under the federal land bank system
the act provides for federal land banks,
which make loans for the first twelve
months exclusively through local ma
tionaI farm loan associations composed
Of borrowers. These associations shall
be shareholders III the banks, and in that
way members who are borrowers will
share in the profits Of the bank The
money for the leans is to come partly
from the capital Of the banks ana part
~ from the sale by the banks Of bonds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Iife,s Journey.

Life is a journey, not home; q
road, not city of habitation; and the
enioyments and blessings we have are
but little inns on the roadside Of life,
where we may be refreshed for a mo.
ment, that we may with new strength
press on to the end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Duties of "Beqqar Chief"

At a Chinese wedding the "beggar
chief" is always invited He begs
from all the guests. but in return
keeps other mendicants from the mar
riage feast. The beggar chief of big
Chinese city makes as much as $l3,OOO
a year, and out of this he pays the
common or street beggars to keep
away from social gatherings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
He Got His Share.

"What happened to your candidate?'
He Jared as we'll as most of the 9th
ers. made his nomination speech and
used up forty minutes of time. The
man they nominated didn't get any
more eulogy than that" Free
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
When RE Worked.

A celebrated author thus sketched
out his daily program to an interview
err Rise at II. breakfast at u; atten-
ton to mail: a few afternoon calls; a
ride in the park; dinner; the theater;
and then to bed. "But when do you do
your literary WOrk?" he was asked
"Why, the next day, Of course was
the reply.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-08-17
Paternal Sarcasm.

A father, in the stiffness of night,
called downstairs to his daughter sol
EMMY:
Hannah, what time is it?'
A pause and Hannah answered:
cts just quarter after 10, father"
"All right" the father said "And
Hannah, don't forget to start the clock
again after the young man goes out to
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
Fl NOVINIENTO FfLICISTA No ES. ....

dad de San Antonio dondc q reside.
"Por IN mensaje que recibi hoy
de san Auton:o, y conlestando a Otro
que dir!U pOr mi 9r0pla cucHta, estuy
informado de que ali hay a!Gunas
taccioaes entire los e~Xpatriados. que
;oUavia no han entrado 4 Ia ll9ea.
En,re e.Ios cstQ e gTupO encaDGZa12
por e. doctor Nuzguez Gomez. que
anora praccica ALI como cWujanC. e
doctor NazqueZ Come no tiene IN
gran afecto por Felix Diaz ' 10 con-
sidcra como IN hombre de POGO peso
para eUCaJezar -! moyim!cntO. r!
doctor EaZquez Gomez IS toIo IN
estaGista y 'icne una Yeconccida ha-
bi idad como un recoEStlUcclOnlsta.
Sc cree en San Antonio, que e Sc
a;iliaru a a causa 81 Ia Iglesia logIa
couscguir aunQue sea Ell partc, el
apoyo 0 ~aprobaci5u de los E5tldos
JnidOs.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
Empieza a invadir Ell Es-
tado De Texas la cpl
demia de tifo

A:rS!!N. Texas. Abril 2O.-El IL
fIs amenaZa inyadir n EstadO de
TEXTS = sc estiin adoptanGo entrgicas
medida> para comhatnr Il epidemic.
Tai ruc t! ..nuncio hecho aqul aper
Dor el Departamento De SaluUrldad.
LII aparici6u de csta terrible cntcr-
meLad 500 podg;: cvit"rSe medlante
.a cooHegaci0n De todoS los cIUdada-
nos Y dc las auto-idades s~anitariaS
con "a completa y perfccta desinfec-
cion on caGa case de tito. no solo de
Ia cas-: : mucblcS del ~atacado, slno
tam::itn de tuGas sus ropas y obJe-
;os uue hayan estado en- contacto con
81. De - casos de tito Sc IN dado
cuen,a al Departamcnto dc SalubrI-
dad desGe el dia 10 de Encro de este
ano 4 n fecha Y % de eStos CORES
nondn 4 10 que W tr~anscurrido de!
mes de .Abri!. La epidemic Sc ha pre-
sent.do en- once condados de aque-
los que limitan con n f]rontera ne
xicanu; cuatro en- cl interior a Nor
tc de Jones ' al Este del Condado de
Anderson. sicuicndo Ias lineas de
u.ansporte de Mexico al interior de
Texas. Todos los casos han ocurri-
do entire mexicanos con solo Ia eX-
cepciun De ;res de el!os.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
Primer movimiento militia.

"Accualmente va Sc Ia dadJ e.
primer paso militar en- e movimlcn.o.
' g. bastautc curioso ei hech9 &c que
cuando este tur publicado a4ui, 10 Sc
J" do ninguna lmpOrtancla. Tn par
;idaiyo de DiaZ, el Coronel Mariana
Saniova-. Sc inferno a Mexico pOg
Eagle Pass con treScientOS houbTes,
y continue su marcha hacia 81 SIR,
nasta MOnclova. Hasta ahora no &c
hu saUido que Sc haya empenado en-
a!guu cpmhatc, aunQue SuS homOtes
cStan csp!endiGamente eQulpaGoa.
uHiformados y b!en montadUS Y AZ
mad0s. Sc cree que eSta en- 81 pro
ggama disparar suS primeroS t!ros en-
(. Estado de COahuIla. cuando 80 ic
ordenc.
'F~rancisco |. Madero estd incyus-
taGo en- los coraZoaes de Cieutos &c
miles De peOnes meXlcanos : aAte5
QUE cua!quicr mOvimientO que lleve
e! nombre de Felix DiaZ pueda CON
tar con el apoyo del pueblo. es nece-
saTiO que DIa2 Sc yea !impiO de tOdas
as sOspechas de 81 participation en-
los a~SeSiuatos de Madero y Pine Sua-
reg. Tengo informes &c que IL Lyle
sia esta prcparada para prohar, no Sc
lamentc ante e! pueblo americana,
sine al Gobierno de los EstadoS Uni
dos, que las manos de Felix Diaz e5-
tan iimpiaS en- eSe aSunto.
Sc cree cue 81 que Sc haya mez-
clad0 Ia Igiesia en- este asunto Sc de-
be al senior de ia Barra. que es e. !azo
de union entire e! clero y el elemen-
TO c!entifico. e. senior de Ia Bar-a cs
I'm homb-e de tolento V de recu-SoS,
Y sc tiene aqui una ligera Luda de
que el y los arzobispos Y oficiales eS-
ten facIIitando su talento Y 81 dinero
para IA empreSa que ei!os Green sal
vara a Mexico. DlaZ eS IN militar y
sin duda dirijira n campana cuando
llegue su tempo. Es possible que e.
nuevo movimiento facilite el canine
para r~esolver TODD el intrincado pro-
blema meXcanO, y que los Estadcs
UnidOs, yiendose obligados a inter
venir ta-de o temprano, como n al
t]cInatlva, Sc re%suelvan a apoyarlo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
LOS sENALADOS COMO COM;PLl-
.. CES DE VILLARREAL FROTES
(Viene de la Pag. 3a.)


dondc no NE fue possible cntrcvis.ar-
las deste .uego.
Sin embargo "a taTde. logTr 10 Que
me PropoHia ' toGos los ScHa!adoa
por Reynaldo Cara. como aliados
de Antonio |. Ni.larrea!. negaron 81
complicidad, Y tachacon al refeyido
Jcfc curranciSta como ligcro, al an
Ear tales imputacioEes.
Ne traslaGo = ias Gales de Vas
hilgtoR Y San AgUstin. domdc segln
los carIancistas. cortcrenc!ala con
Vil.@rrcal q Coroncl Moreno. sobrc
el tema de! dia, p"ro sc me !nfoimo
que Nillarreal ~ no Sc e~ncou-raba
en- esta.
Rafael Castro cj Jcfe De los De
radios, tampoco estaba en- !" ciUdad.
E general Geronimo Nillarrea..
mega rotuudamente estar complicaIo
en- {! moyimicnIo de Antonio l.. Villa
grea! J ascgura que Is u p-!me.u
veg que tiene conocim!cnrO dc al
cosa.
FL Lie. Pedro Gonzalez tacha dc
iaciOneS los dichos de Reyna.do Car
"a, Y ya Sc prepare 4 ~Prcsemtar una
formal acusacio7 contra g, rerioii"o
que do cabida i las as~eTeracioucs
de que st ,rata = contra e. que las
hizo.
La mayor pa-te de los mexicauos
! que reSiden en- GSr2. de acuerio on
que 10 hccho poy Rcynaldo CARA.
fue con obieto de l0grar e a.Tcstg '
| GepOrtaci%u de ing DcrSDIls one 20
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
Una carta del Sr. Lie
de la Barra

FL i del coriente. el senior licen-
ciado don Francisco Leon de Ia Ba-
IRA, dirigio a. New York Herald" IA
carta que CT seguida traducimos:
"Al Editor del Herald: He visto
en- Su edicion de esta manana IN eX-
tense y aparentemente bien detallado
te!egrama procedente de e. Paso,
Texas, meZclando nj nombre o cier
to movmianto revolucionar.o en- Me-
Xico. Ne permito derir de IA nanera
mas %enfdtca, que 81 co~rresponsal es-
"a del TODD muy nal informado: que
no teugo connection alguna con 81
movimiento 3 que Sc ha referido, Y
Que TODD 10 cue Sc de 81, es 10 que ne
lei6o an los p~eriodicoS.
F. L. &c Ia Barre.
Ciudad de Nueva York. Ab1il II
de 1915.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-21
FL GraI. G. VI|aTreaI Eecha-
"a las imputacIones de
ReyaaId0 CARA

F. general Don Geronimo Villa
rreal. queen habia lido :. Laredo. Ir-
Mas. al amcglo de v8rios asumtos par
ticularcS. nos env!l ia siguiente car-
IL que Sc ~refiere = las i~mpUtacioncs
hechaS por ell c~omandantc mi.itar g.
Nuevo Laredo. RcynaiJo Cara.
Senior director Ge la Prensa'.
PrcScnte.
,Nuy senior MIC ' amigo:
FL comandante de Ia "guarnirIon
carrancist" de Nucvo Laredo. t.
mauIipas. Sr. Rcynu!do Cara: hi dc
clarado a e! Progress de Laredo.
Texas, que 20 estaba inodadO e. u
Ultima ~revoluci0n miIitar que pre-
tendia acaUIillar eI ST.. Antonio /. VI
llarreal.
Como mi carrcra po.ttica : militar,
son hicA conocidas, no neccsita h".ccr
IN gran esfucrZo para demostrar,
que NADIA tengo nj he tenido que yer
con Antonio Nillarcal nj uingUa otro
jete De tiliacion rcvo!uciona"ia. Mis-
conyiccicoces son muy dist!ntaS. y
fa.taria = elias 81 ne unicse = IN no
vimicnto. cuya oricntaciou Scria con
scguridad. anarquica Y disolvcHte.
Tengo II certeza &c que el ST. Gar
~ no posee una sola prucba gu" guc-
da Justiticar Su aSerto, que no !i"va.
a paracrr. otro obicto. que acusa~mc
ante ias autoridades americanas. !
81 esq prueba cXistiesc. 70 mismo t.
.%up!icari; que IA desc a onocc al
p&blico.
Agradccicndo Il I'd. s.. Director.
In publication de las anterio.cs IL
meas. quedo como su aimo. amigo,
alto Y SIS.
Geronimo Vil!arreal.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-08

-FOCaCOeS, .0O 10 .bO; eggs, az 10
so; butter, .43 to As.
WEST SIDE
Sol WesterfieId, 1909 w. Madison
Potatoes, 40 and .65 a peck; eggs,
81, Al and 40; butter, AS. Wester-
field reported a slight drop.
Paul Zakos & Bros, Stores at 1882,
2048 and 23O7 w. Madison - Pota-
toes, 40; best eggs, .43; best butter,
.43. Slight drop.
Peoples Grocery & Market Co.,
1881 w. MadisOn-POtatOes, .49;
eggs, .49; butter, "A
Standard Grocery & Market, 443
S. Halsted- potatoes, so; eggs,
81 to .43; butter, AZ.
P. A. Lee, 5615 w. Madison and
1867 South Blvd.-Butter, .43; eggs,
SO; potatoes, .55. Very slight drop
in past few days.
SOUTH SIDE
C. H. Morgan, $40 E. 47th-Best
eggs, .58; best butter, .46; potatoes,
.55. No reductions in past two days.
FeiIchenfeId, 1884 E. 55th-Eggs,
.55; butter, AT; potatoes, go. All of
best quality. Reduction of 2 cents
registered in butter and eggs yester-
day.
The Federal grand jury today
called Nelson Lampert, vice pres. of
Fl. Dearborn bank, to explain loans
to persons believed to have monOpO-
lies on foodstUffs. Lampert is con-
nected with the stockyards crowd.
The price of food commodities is
expected to be lowered by the en-
barge on products declared by the.
Pennsylvania, the Erie, the N. Y. Cen
trail, the Nickel Plate and the N. Y,
Chicago & st. Louis railroads.
1t is uncertain how long the en-
bargoes will be in effect, but the time
will be determined by conditions of
traffic and terminal facilities. Lack
Of ward rom in tha east iS oiUnn &C
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-08
sAYs cITY MAY RE DARK

VIM. G. Keith, gas and electric
light commissioner, says city may be
dark tonight and fire and police sig
nal system out Of business if finance
committee does not indicate before
sunset it's intention to make provi-
sions for caring for overdue payroll.
Workers say they will quit if they
don't get pay. &
GAS co. REPLIES 20 BEMIS
Gas company has replied to Bemis
proposition recommending 55-cent
gas. Offers as compromise a rate,
which, shorn of proft-sharing plan
and sliding scale, would amount to
7212-cent gas, says company.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-08
GOVERNMENT HAS EVIDENCE
OF FOOD MANIPULATION

OF FOOD MANIPULATION
Washington, Dec. 8. - The gov
eminent has damaging evidence" Of
a widespread, illegal speculation on
the food markets of the country, a
high official, intimately connected
with the food price probe, declared
to the United Press today.
This official expressed theft belief
that the investigation, so far, tends
to show a gross abuse of the trans
portatiOn facilities o fthe country"
1t was declared the inquiry, so far,
tends to show that certain interests,
abletO control to some extent, the
movements of large numbers of
freight cars, have bee nacting Gin vi
ciOus an dillegal collision" to with
hold food supplies from large mar
kets, notably at Chicago.
These charges are considered
deeply significant, in view of the
conference yesterday between Geo.
w. Anderson, special assistant to the
attorney general in charge of fed
eral food probe and Com'r Meyers
and McChOrd of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Additional significance is attached
to the charge in view of a statement
by the American Railways assn to-
day that more than $4,000 freight
cars are held up at Chicago and De-
trOit, awaiting unloading.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-08

Police dept flying squad" rounds
up $50 men who appear to have nc
occupation except street loafng.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09
The Stream
Of Power
e.
BD GENEVIEVE LEE
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)


Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
Max Bulger was known to the we'll
advised in metropolitan business cir
cles as "a shark" He had capital COM
ing, going, doubling, trebling, and called
it 'the stream Of power" Within it's
depths he lurked, ready to pounce on
any unWary victim who trusted to it's
treacherOus course. Into the stream
he lured fair but unsuspecting craft
and generally scuttled them.
His only living relative seemed to
be Bliss Porter, just out of college and
headed for legal career. The young
man had barely heard of this sordid
half-uncle until he was amazed, in
another city, struggling along indiffer-
emily, to receive check for five hun
dred dollars from his relative, crisply
ordering him to close up his affairs and
come to Chicago.
II am going to leave my fortune to
you" was the blunt startling an
nOuncement of old Max, provided you
learn my business and carry it on
where l leave it off"
This seemed promising but, at the
end of a week, after his esteemed
relative had shown him ''the ropes"
Bliss Porter was disgusted. The
precious ways of the shark, the tricks,
the traps, the preversions amazed and
then shocked him. He saw deluded
business men in need of money place
themselves totally in the power of a
heartless, devouring monster. He
saw family disrupted through the
harsh measures employed in collect
ing an overdue obligation. Max Bull
ger cared only for his pound of flesh.
It mattered little to him that his ex-
acting extortions were at the cost of
all his victim possessed.
81 wouldn't accept his money, I
wouldn't adopt his business methods
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09

if he gave me million!" decided
Porter. II shall tell him so today
and end the farce"
They were out in the Bulger auto
mobile that afternoon and Bliss was
waiting till they got away from the
crowded business center to deliver his
ultimatum. A jam of vehicles blocked
them near the curb at one place. Di-
rectly within reaching distance stood
a thin threadbare old man. He put
out his hand for aims to the passers-
by. Porter's generous nature was
touched by his forlOrn friendliness.
He took a dollar bill from his pocket,
leaned out of the machine and placed
it in the hands of the old man.
"Oh, / thank you, sir" began the
mendicant, and then his eye Glanced
to fall upon Bulger. The latter
shrank, cringed. Into the face of the
old man there had come a fearful
rage, yet, withal, tempered with a
certain dignity. He drew himself up
to his full height. He tore the bank
note into a hundred pieces. He
leaned over and flung them sQuarely
into the face of the covering Bulger.
''You and your brOod!" he shout
ed out, 81 would starve ere took
charity from such," and then, the Gu
rious crowd surging about him, he
screamed out a frightful arraignment
of Bulger. He accused him of ex-
tortion, of running his business life,
of driving him to beggary. The few
words fell like burning hot missiles,
and, as the automobile started up,
Bulger gasped family:
II am ill-get me home at once"
He was, indeed, ill, for he never got
over the shock of the fearful anath-
emas hurled upon his guilty head. 1t
seemed to Bliss that day and night
after that the old mendicant haunted
Bulger. The latter gave up his blood
money traffic, but would awaken in
his sleep shrieking out the name OF
Robert Lane. He sought respite in a
new sphere of money-mad excitement,
gambling on the stock exchange, be-
came q f1eecer, fleeced and losing most
OF his fortune in wild speculation.
Then ne died with the name OF Rob.
ert Lane upon his tortured lips and
Bliss was his heir.
The young man was infinitely Inn
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09
WORD ABOUT CHEWING GUM
1t Alleviates the Pangs of Hunger and
Makes a Cut in the
Board Bill.

The question, "Why is chewing
gum?" has at last been answered.
Chewing gum, according to DIR. Anton
Carlson, associate professor of physi-
ology at the University of Chicago, re-
duces the board bill.
Doctor Carlson tells of hundreds of
experiments on humans, dogs, guinea
pigs and rabbits, proving that hunger
Dangs diminish with use of chewing
gum, chewing tobacco, cigars and
cigarettes. The direct result Of gnaw-
ing at piece of gum is the stimula-
ton of nerves in the mouth. This SEN
satiOn causes a decrease in stomach
contractions, thus assuaging the sharp
est appetite.
Professor Carlson found whisky or
other strong alcoholic beverages intro
duced into the empty stomach of dogs
in sufficient amount will abolish the
hunger contractions of the stomach for
Sc hours.
Doctor Carlson advocates semian-
nual period of starvation as a means
of lengthening the span of life and OBJ
tanning greater enjoyment from liv-
ing.
"There is no pain or suffering In
vOlved in starvation" he says. Our
ing the entire period of abstinence
from food during my experiments the
hunger sensation was strong enough to
cause some discomfort, but not to a
degree that could be called pain. This
discomfort was at no time sufficient to
interfere seriously with work"