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The Washington times., 1916-06-14
!. EFLEx action" 10 an express
sion used frequently in

49, EFLEx action" 10 an express
VI 3 sion used frequently in
IN printed matter and lectures.
$50 but seldom made plain to
most persons.
Reflection IN the mental digestion and
thinking over OF knowledge and judg-
ments. When a man reflects upon a
matter. he is supposed to exert his best
thoughts and judgments upon all Of the
real. obtainable facts.
Reflection. 10. then. one OF the chief
human physiological activities. II ID
man himself, us a higher and reasoning
animal, far removed from hts blood
brother, the OK.
A reflex action" on the other hand
N the extreme contradictory OF reheo-
scious response Of something alive to
Living things coordinate and adsp,
themselves by unconscious or reflex
actions" Human kind IL what II Is
because Of the beautiful adaptations OF
our structures effected by the refie,
activities entirely outside OF all con
| scious knowledge.
What Reflex Actions Are.
Reflex movements In man and othel
animals may be illustrated by the
kitchen cook who intends to serve frogs
legs as dinner deiicacy. The legs Of
the beheaded and about-to-be-cooket
creature, when pinched will bend ant
draw up sharply. II the skin OF thu
headless animal II moistened with btu
OF lemon juice or other acid. the les
on the affected side will scrape of the
offending agent. just as a dog scratches
himself for neas.
These actions are called reflex" be-
cause the irritnnt uron the foot or the
skin disturbs the senses. The unper'
ce,ved mereages are flashed to the lower
relay station Of the spinal cord, which
switches them directly to The nerves
and then they make their exodus from
the srinai cord to the appropriate mus
| cles.
In n word a reflex action Ia q beaten
pathway, the shortest distance between
two living points for the desired pur'
pose. There In a definite end In view
In reflex actions. despite the absence OF
A reflex action appears swift and Sim.
pie in its perfection. 1t Is ready-made
| inherited and originally complicated. II
is an instinct.
Short Paths to Safety.
Automatic winking of the eye Is . re-
fex action. Whenever there is a slight
irritation Of the sense OF contact. be 4,
from air, wind. dirt. or muscle strain
| in the eyelids. they fash into wink. =
The reflex actions of tho beheaded
victims Of accidental injuries to the
spinal cord at the neck, broken neck. =
as II 10 termed. To the uninitiated
such movements spell thought. Novel
| lists are at times keen to play upon the
credulity OF those who would like to
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Reflex Actions Form
Instructive Guards To
I. Protect Human Body
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERc.

know what an executed crfr,inai
thlnks II nc wiggles his toes the In
slant after execution, they hall N al A
message from beyond the crave.
nitely affirmed or denied. What N n
not. after its behavior or manifesto.
Giles and the brain interpret II, N pisin-
~ apparent. Reflex actions can occur
Independently of the nerves and brain.
They may sometimes respond on the
instant to direct contact or oven b the
distant wave of some other substancee.
This is notably true of materials sent
through the blood channels. THYROID
substances. as well as the principles Of
many other textiles OF animals, imrne-
diately bring ipto play some definite ac-
tivity OF man and other. creatures. ao-
cording to the kind ard the amount Of
the fluid as well as the points they
Evidently. reflex sctions'' are short
paths through which the machinery Of
life most quickly and accurately
reaches the goal ard scores a touch
down for health. wealth. conduests and
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature service,.
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nee upon a time :here was .
\ fond mother and father. They
J had one daughter. She wax a

nee upon a time shere was
fond mother and father. They
had one daughter. She wax a
spoiled darling.
Being the only-only. nothing was
spared for her welfare. She was ed
ucated In the best school and was given
every advantage. as Ia usually the case
with spoiled darlings. .s.
She was not taught anything about
work because everything was spared
her ANY time there were any family
troubles they were kept from her for
fear she might be worried.
In fact. the only responsibility she
knew was to get through her lessons.
and even In THIS there was help given
her The poor child must not tax her
brain overmuch." mother often would
say and close the book OF study.
SO Il continued for a time. One day
a number of her school chums de-
cided to 20 out to a camp where the
girls were to trough II" and do all The
work. The spoiled darling thought II
would be jolly good fun to join the
party.
But. alas! and another alas! almost
after the first days. when the novelty
wore off. the spoiled darling sho we'd
| the mettle of which she was made. or,
rather, that which her oarents had
She didn't like the cot in which she
had to sleep. She was afraid of bugs
She found Ii wasn.t such fun to get
your own breakfast Finally she pro-
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RECIPES
Deviled Crabs.

=. 49,, Dew Deyiled craPs'
Yolks of hard-boiled eggs.
ounce OF butter.
tablespoon of dry mustard.
l teaspoon OF saft.
Dash of cayenne.
tablespoons OF -four.
/ pint OF cream or milk.
l tablespoon OF chopped parsley.
Bread crumbs.
Carefully pick the meat from one
dozen boiled hard crabs; scrub the
shells thoroughly. Place in a saucepan
the yolks of three hard-hoiled eggs, one
ounce OF butter. one tablespoonful OF
dry mustard. one teaspoonful OF salt,
a dash of cayenne pepper, two table,
spoonfuls of flour: rub smooth with
a wooden spoon, then place over fire
add one pint of cream or milk and cook
10 Tire consistency OF boiled custartl.
Put the crab meat into q bowl. sprinkle
one over the meat, then add the sauce
mix we'll with the crabs, season with
salt and pepper to taste, MI the shells.
sprinkle fine bread crumbs over them,
then sprinkle with melted butter and
brown In a very hot oven or. better,
under gas flames.
The Washington times., 1916-06-14

Producer of the New Play,
"Mr. Lazarus" Has Gam
bled Quite a Little Her
self, and Counts Her Sue
cesses Due to Her Pow
ers of Intuition - How
She Rescued Several Sue
r., cesses From the Scrap
. Heap and Made Money
=, Out of Them.
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Flour.

Always measure flour .aftef2tdfting II
ance. Some old-fashioped recipes call
for 1t measured before sitting but ali
modern ones call for siffSdSHsur
Allow two level teaspoopriiis of bak-
Ing powder to each cupfuf OF Hour for
muffins and cakes! Sometimes. OF
course, more Is required, but Nhis is a
safe proportion. a -ivt
Some modern cooks add the baking
powder to cake and batter mixtures
after everything else has been s.,ied.
The older method of sifting nittin with
the flour Is easier, but the new method
insures the full strength OF the baking
powder, provided II is well mixed with
the dough. for II begins ID work as
soon as II Is moist
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Impenetrable Mysteries.


How to oil typewriter.
What all Of the straps on ridins
clothes are fon
Why men, csuaIk better when they
How your husband viii ind his col
lars after you have gone away for your
vacation.
. Why the bobbin slways runs out Just
es you begin to get enthu siastic about
sewing Up those tori. sheets.
Why typewriter ribbons always come
70 the end Of their allotted length and
balk just as one reaches the height OF
that burning. IMMORTAL thought.
Why you always meet your friend
Who has st. vitus dance and who slut
ters. on the evening of the same day
on which you have entertained two
sets OF mothers and babies. answered
fifty telephone calls. put UP two crates
OF strawberries, drowned the third set
of darling little kittens which you sim
ply adored. hut couldn't keep because
you had three cats already. and plan
n
graduating dress.
How some women can 60 through life
uncaring that their hats ride on the
backs of their heads: their dresses cape
open in the back their shoes are run
over at the heel their gloves are always
soiled. ETC.. etc.. etc.
How to get all the fancy fxings or
the sewing machine.
How to get ditto on the chocolate
colored light running domestic when
guests come to dinner.
What the people across the street find
to laugh about every night at twelve.
thirty.
Why Senator Jones or somebody else
nice can't have a law passed forbidding
people from treating housewives as II
they didn't have jobs and knew moth.
ing about business"
THE WEARY HOUSEKEEPER.
Great surprise and pleasant one, too
70 have the Weary Housekeeper stand
up for herself like that. Nothing like
little dash of criticism to bring out
the bear-cat in some OF us.
Yes, OF course. II Is Just a matter OF
gossip, but somebody made fun of the
Weary Housekeeper for suggesting that
tne everlastingness of soiled towels and
srch like ives worthy Of a poem. Inti-
mated that she would be in better bust.
ness getting them clean instead OF
writing poems about them!
And the funny part Of II all Is that
the Weary Housekeeper from all evil
dences to the affirmative was really nj
her best when writing. The Critic s
dope about washing up bang more APP
propriate was entirely wrong. She
couldn't wash towels any better than
she writes, Contrawise, the Critic
whose name Is even forgot, wrote sc
badly that we couldn't orlnt a word.
BY the same line of reasoning perhaps
He might try washing the towels!
] hate to dance with the clingtng girl,
Who hangs like wild grape vine
On youf outstretched arm till It's para
lyzed.
And thinks that SHE dances fine
POLKA.
Poor Polka! But how aoort the other
side of the question?
] hate to dance with the stubborn mar
Who drags YOU about Ike a sack;
And whose dampened palm on your
brand new gown
Leaves tell-tale smear At your back
THE CONDUCTOR.
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Reflections Of Bachelor Girl
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

ITO keep man eternally Inter-
ested in kissing you. never let
Next to.'the. mutual responsibility Of
a baby. there is nothing which will
bind huspnd and wife together like
the mutual care Of a pet automobile.
PHILOSOPHY" Is what comes to q
mar OF forty when he has at last
reached the conclusion that nothing
ia permanent but change. nothing
worth while but growth. and nothing
" orth keeping but his enlsusiasms.
It isn't strange that men should be
as bad as they are. but that they
should besas' good rs they are. when
you consider that the greatest aim OF
the average small boys life Is to
grow up and be a horrible example"
Somehow a man seems to have in
finitely more admiration for a girls
mental ability to remember the num-
Der OF Jumps OF sugar he likes in his
tea than for her ability to memorlzs
the most difficult passages from
Browning.
The Washington times., 1916-06-14

+ Oh. yes. you may know" a man
before marriage, but that is no sign
that you'll know him afterward, be-
cause marriage has such a weird
effect on most OF them that the lamb
that you lead to the altar today may
be n black sheep" at forty-or Vice
We rsa.
This exquisite thrill of FIRST dis
covering that you ARE falling In lows
II exceeded Only by the thrill OF dis A..
covering that you have at last fallen
out Of II.
Love: A temporary soJourn in Para
disc followed by an interminable
penance In Psrgatory.
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WHY WOMEN ARE BETTER
GAMBL Frs THAN MEN &.

They always willing take chances things which their
intuition tells them would be- right ~ - -
Women making Of the producing end Of the theatrical
game, because Of this willingness gamble.
Intuition in is chance attribute but fundamental
founded finer sensitveness Of the sex. r
Women work their Of inuve rather than
logical reasoning
Women and appreciate finer degrees Of chance than do
owing their chicken appre
cave ability.
go t MISS HELEN TYLER, who picked a winners "With-
~ IN the Law" "Under Cover 1.-THE Dummy"
"Polygamy," and now "Mr Lazarus"
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For Baking Meats.

slrloin roast. rare. to 10 minutes a
pound. .t"
Sirloin roast, well done. ~ to is
minutes a pound.
Mutton. rare, 10 minutes a pound.
Mutton, we'll done. Is minutes q
pound.
Lamb. 10 minutes a pound.
Veal, 20 minutes a pound.
Pork, 80 minutes a pound.
Turkey, IS to 30 minutes a pound.
Chicken, 20 minutes q pound.
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Fruit Conserve.

quarts OF pitted cherries.
2uuarts OF gooseberries.
quarts Of currants.
quart Of red raspberries.
pound of seeded raisins.
3 oranges cut in pieces. leaving
rind on. cd
lemon Juice only.
Y OF a pound OF granulated sugar
to each pound of fruit.
Boil half an hour or more and put in
tumblers. Prepare the fruit and sugar
over night. By morning the sugar IL
dissolved.
The Washington times., 1916-06-14

Great merit or great failings will
make you respected or despised, but
trifies, little attentions, mere moth
ings, either done or neglected, will
make you either liked or disliked in
the general run of the world.-Mich-
ael Angelo.
The Washington times., 1916-06-14
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE
women Are Better Gamblers Than
Men," Says Helen Tyler, Producer

Woman Producer of Many
Successes Holds That Her
Sex Is More Apt to Take
Long Chances Than Are
Men, Owing to the Femi-
nine Belief in Intuitive
, Powers This Intuition,
Says Miss Tyler, Is a Real
Thing and Not Merely
Guesswork.
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Impenetrable
Mysteries of
Daily Life

The Weary Housekeeper
Comes Back Strong With
a Lot of Nice, Printable
Mysteries Which We Can
not Solve, and Wouldn't
If We Could-It Isn't
Everybody Who Can Get
Through Experiences
Clear Enough to Write
About Them!
The Washington times., 1916-06-14
The Chaperon

The Chaperon--A. a girl Of
twenty. is engaged to B. a man
OF twenty-five. Recently 3 was
out OF town on a business trip
and II so happened that he met
c. a girl of nineteen. who hap
pens to be a cousin Of A.. The
S SI;S x. father ct had Ns% s:
before leaving, u got permits
sion to write to c. In answer
TO BIS second or third letter,
e states that perhaps she had
better not correspond with j,
as II may make A feel badly. A
respond with her cousin: but
she thinks that B should not
care TO write to c. Now. Dear
Chaperon. will you be kind
enough to give your valuable
opinion on this question?
THE ENGAGED.
A is right. I see no reason for
~ BIS beginning q correspond
n ence after he has become
engaged. II he had known
C before the engagement and had
been corresponding with FER. I
should not have advised breaking
the correspondents on that sccount.
Now shtltI tH6dEtUlcut
known. he goes out Of his why to
begin a friendship with another girl
than his fiancee.
This may not mean that he cares
anv the less for A. Perhaps he 10
one OF those who really require q
number of friends and the idea Of
a pleasant correspondence appeals
to him.
In a way, Il would sc unreasonable
o. A to ask him to discontinue the
correspondence. II mis;it indicate q
jealousy she has tried to conceal.
sre Is only natural IN her atti-
tude, however.
C 10. of course. younger and she
Toes not feel the personal interest
IN b that A does. However casual
their acquaintance. though. Il Will
to difficult for B and 9 TO- discon-
%nue their friendship after AS mar
r.SS, to b.
Nye always thought it'a bit un-
wise ~ people who we're engaged
to maintaS2 a close friendship With
The Washington times., 1916-06-14

no keep a man, eternally Inter-
ested in kissing you. never let
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17

ters says the British captured Ger
man trench in the neighborhood Of
Posieres.
The withdrawal of German troops
under General Won Linhingen south
west Of Lobek to point behind the
River Lipa, was officially announced
by Berlin today.
The German second line positions
northwest Of Bazentine. Petit Wood,
have been captured by the British
The positions east Of Longuval were
also captured by the British. who
took the remaining portions OF Owl
lers and Loboiselle villages.
Berlin says an artillery lombard
ment Of intense violence is progress
ing from the Somme district north
to the sea, where the German linei
are being heavily pounded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
NEW DIVING STUNT is FATAL.

Lansing. Mich, July l7.-While
prasticing a new diving stunt. with
which to amuse her swimming class
OF girls. Miss Florence NJ. Anderson,
25 years old. whose home is in Dallas.
physical director OF the Lansing
young women's Christian Association.
was drowned In Pine Lake this morn
ing.
Strong swimmer and athlete that
she was. II is presumed that In twist
ing in a dive she wrenched some Of
the muscles Of her back. so that they
became temporarily paralyzed. She
sank and was under for five or six
minutes before her absence was no
ticed. Men nearby rescued her bat
she was unconscious. and although
three physicians with pulmoter
worked over her for fourh ours they
could not resuscitate her.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
FORMAL notice TO
WILSON AUGUST 8
Notification to Woodrow Wilson Of
His denomination for Presidency
VIII BE at His Summer Home.
(By Associated frcss)

Washington. July 17.-August s
was tentatively fixed as the date for
the formal notification Of the re-nom-
ination OF President Wilson for presi.
dent at conference today. The
notification ceremonies are to be held
at Shadow Lawn. the presidents sum
mer home in New Jersey. The presi.
dent has already begun drafting HIS
speech Of acceptance. but he will not
complete same until the Republican
candidate. Hughes. delivers his on the
3lst Of July.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
DIR. WEAVER RETURNS
MADISON COUNTY
Spirit Of Revlvallsn, .. jacksonville
Takes Hold Of Congregation IN.
Chureh 0ehx II paIa

Spirit Of Revlvallsm .. jacksonville
Takes Hold OF Congregation IN.
Church Debt 10 Paid.
DR.. NJ AZ. Weaver. president Of the
Bryan baptist Academy. has returned
from hadisonville. where he has been
the past seysfal days holding a re-
viyhl msstng and working in the in.
tersseof the Bryan Baptist Academy
for the coming session. his work ex.
tending throughout Madison County,
DIR. Weaver reports that at the serv.
ice yesterday the real spirit Of old.
time religion got hold OF the people
OF the church at Madisonville and
they raised s2i0o with which to pay
off the church debt at that place
which hos been standing for some
time. br. Weaver said the spirit in
which the money was donated re-
minded him OF people OF oldcn times
when they really had religion. There
were II additions to the church dur
Ing the progress OF the meeting. and
DIR. Weaver reports that prospects for
the attendance OF students from Madi
son County for the coming session Of
the n. II. A. are very fiattcring and
that he Is well pleased with the 70
suit OF his visit TO that county.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
EASEMENT APPEALS.
(By Associated Press. ,

London. July 1.-THE appeal OF Sir
Roger Easement. who was given a
death sentence for high treason in
connection with the Sinn-Fein Irish
revolt, commenced to be heard today
In the Court Of Criminal Appeals.
There we're but few spectators as
compared with the first trial.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
TEXAS HISTORIANS MAKE BIG HI
. Delegation to international conven
tion Reaches Cincinnati.

tion Reaches Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. Ohio. July 1.-THE
Texas delegation to the International
Rotarian convention. which con-
vened today. arrived last night and
Immediately made hit by lis aggres.
siveness in advertising Texas. This
was especially true Of the Dallas
crowd OF whom ther we're twelve who
distributed red feathers on which was
imprinted Rotary Club Of Dallas"
The Texas delegation is stopping at
che Palace Hotel. but nearly all the
delegates stopping at other places last
night were going around with one OF
the Dallas fcs,thers In their hats.
The first business session will be
,1,c!d today. Three cities, Atlanta,
Kansas City and Salt Lake City. al.
ready are In the field trying to land
the 1917 convention. The Texas dele.
cation thus far has made no bid. Some
of the delegates last night said they
were in fapor Of Kansas City over
the other contenders.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
STATE Of TEXAS
PURCHASES FARM
1000 Acres for PenitentIary System 10
Purchased by Governor Ferguson
In Bowie County.
CBy Associated Prcss.)

Austin. Texas, July little to
another farm purchased by Governor
James II. Ferguson for the benefit Of
the state penitentiary system has jus,
been approved by the Attorney Gen
erals department. The farm wa,
purchased from n. A. Shaw. and con
sists OF 1000 acres In Bowie County
II adjoins another farm purchased
during the administration Of former
Governor Colquitt for the same pur
pose. The consideration for the Shaw
farm was $4,000. At least 900 con
victs are to be worked on this FARM
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
War Summary.
fRy Associated Press }

tby Absocihtnu fftoo.f
London. July 1.-THE German at.
tacks on French lines we're shifted
to the Champagne and Lorraine Sec
tors. where In the latter, according to
the French official report this morn
ing, two attacks were repulsed. west
of Fieury, the French in a counter
attack made some progress, taking
quantity Of war material.
For the first time since they were
brought to the western -.unt. the Rus
SLAMS engaged the Germans in trench
fighting In Champagne. causing heavy
losses to the latter On the verdun
front last night II was comparatively
quiet.
A large contingent Of Russians ar
rived at Brest, France. today. Their
eventual destination was withheld.
The report from British headquar
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
WILSON SIGNS THE
RURAL CREDIT BILL
President Wilson Appiauded ~ He
AffIxes Name to Bill Creating
Land Loan Banks.
fBy Associated Press.l

Washington. July H. President
Wilson today signed the Rural Credit
Bill which was recently passed By
Congress. A large group Of Senators
and Representatives and officers Of
farmers organizations warmly ap-
plauded the President as he alfred
his signature. The bill creates = ~.
tenn OF ~ land loan banks under the
direction OF the Federal reserve
board.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
Russians are Continuing Successful Advances
ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT
I $4,000 PRISONERS TAKEN

Petrosrad Claims the Russians Are Again Ad.
vancing and That $4,000 Prisoners Were
Taken Sunday-On the Western Front Both
British and French Made Gains and Berlin
Acknowledges the Falling Back Of the Ger.
Since Being Brought to the West Front, the
Russians Engaged the Germans in Trench
Fighting and the Germans Suffered Great
Losses Large Additional Forces of Russian
Troops Arrived in France Today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
INDIAN SUICIDE
PROVIDES HOSPITAL
Nathan Jones, choctaw Indian, w''''
100000 for Hospital at Sherman
Before Taking Life.

Sherman. Texas. July fisherman
will receive a donation Of 100000 for
the establishment Of hospital. from
the will OF Nathan Jones. a young
Choctaw Indian. who jumped from a
nine-story building and killed himself
in Oklahoma City a few days ago. II
became known today. Jones left Q
100000 estate. 1t win all be used
in the establishment Of the institu
ton. which will be named. according
to the will. the william N. Jones
Hospital" The hospital Is named
after the late Governor w. N. Jonei
OF the Creek Nation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
LOUISIANA SHERIFF
AND POSSE KILLED

(By Associated Prcss.)

opelousas. La, July l7.-Marion s.
Woods, sheriff OF st. Landry Parish.
and two negroes assisting him. were
shot and killed last night In a fight
with Helaire carrierc. an alleged fug'
tive from justice and a dangerous
character. near here. carriere es'
capped and a posse is In pursuit.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-17
FAVORABLE REPORT
FOR JAMES HAY
Senate judiciary Committee Reports
Fsvorsbly on Nomination Of Hay
for Judge Court Claims.

Washington. July IA favorable
report on the nomination OF Repre-.
sentative James Hay OF Virginia for
Judge OF the United States Circuit
Court Claims was made today by the
senate judiciary committee.