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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

large-sized selenium crystal. These
crystals. as We have seen. are so
sensitive to light that change to
darkness as small as a stem of a
letter so Affects them that they force
IN electric current into the appara.
tus which produces tho sound. A
similar instrument, the optophono
of Fourier d'Alhe. perfected in 1918.
was not successful because the sim
pie selenium which he used was not
nearly as sensitive as the crystals.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

paratus with telephone receivers.
The electrical circuits are SO regu-
lated that when the eye" passes
over white paper only. no sounds are
heard. This is because the sound
producing devices are put In a branch
circuit, and the current goes into
this branch circuit only when q re-
sistance to Its flow is introduced into
the main circuit. The resistance in
this case is furnished by selenium
crystals. When the EYE" moves
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

example, IL, will give out DO" and
mi" together at first. then the mi
will be heard alone.
DIR. Brown is planning q phonoptl-
con OF three or four selenlum crys.
tails, the same number OF segmented
wheels, to produce three or four DIFF
ferent tones to correspond to DIFF
ferent parts of the letters. This ar
rangement is necessary to detect tie
more complex characters. and will
make reading more exact opera
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

although after little practice q
blind person of ordinary ability can
follow the line OF print without diff
ficulty.
The accompanying diagram shows
the scheme OF the phonopticon. The
selenium crystals. and the lenses
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21
souno PRODUCING APPARATUS

they were expected to sound. Since
that time a number OF blind persons.
one Of them an Iowa lawyer. have
asked DR.. Brown for an equipment.
The device consists OF the box.
shaped eye" set OF electrical con.
nect;ons. and a sound producing sp-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

segments. therefore. producing the
highest tone. In similar way the
lower part of letter sets another
wheel going which results in a lower
pitch. With a letter having an up
right stem. like FL" or '.T." both high
and low tones are heard at once. For
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

DLIND students and teachers Of
X the blind recently have been
made acquainted with new
invention which seems destined to
reyolut!onize the education of the
sightless. These students and teach
ers had the unique experience OF
reading the pages Of an ordinary
printed hook by the sense OF hearing.
The new miracle OF science Is &C.
complished by a machine called the
phonopticon. It is the invention of
DR.. F. c. Brown. a professor in the
physics department OF the Slate Uni
versity OF Iowa, who has been work
ing for over two years perfecting an
instrument which would convert
sight impressions into sound sensa-
lions.
In reading with the instrument the
operator moves little box. called
the eye" over the line Of print
Then through telephone receivers
fastened 10 his ears he hears musi.
cal tones. Each letter gives out a
certain combination OF tones. sort
of melody. and the more complex
the shape OF the letter. the more
complicated will be the tune wv"
for instance. sounds like mi Do, Mi
10. MI" or. in the key of C. like
"E c. E. c. E."
The machine was given its first
thorough try-out at the Berkeley,
California, Institute for the Deaf and
Blind. Here. out OF 20 blind pupils
only two failed to distinguish let
tiers with the phonopticon. Hugh
Buckingham, Jr.. an honor graduate
Of the University Of California and
blind man. and DR.. Newell Perr..
president OF the National Society fer
the Higher Education OF the Blind,
examined the machine and we're en-.
thusiastic over its possibilities. ID.
S. Wider. an Industrial training In
structor. after learning the prinei.
pie Of the instrument, distinguished
letters without first being told how
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21
Even Pictures May Yet Be ''Seen"
by the Blind

1.-THE selenium crystals open up almost unlimited
possibilities. see no reason why the phonopticon
cannot eventually be perfected so that pictures can be
readily distinguished by the blind"
Dir F. C. Brown, University of Iowa.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

which focus the light on these and
on the page. together with a small
tungsten light. are all contained in
the box-shaped eye" The illumi.
mated slit at one end of the "eye" is
passing over the letter "W" SO that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

/ found the face OF the dead man as
pink as II he were alive and as it
the blood had been whipped into his
cheeks by walk In the cold wind"
The findings Of post mortem
were:
Marked lividity ofa pinlsish color:
all internal organs congested; liver
full Of fluid blood and brain con.
gested."
ficer and His White Mios.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21
White Mice that Safeguard Lives on Submarines.

come entering garages hed victim Of
with gasoline fumes physician made following
As the result Of autopsy THE
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

lures can be readily distinguished
by the blind"
The whole problem OF changing
light waves into sound waves was
solved when DR.. Brown, after ten
years work. succeeded in producing
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

A Submarine OFFICER and His White Mice
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-21

Diagram Illustrating the Principle of the Phonopticon
by Which Printed Letters Are Transmitted as Sounds
to the Ear of the L
Reader. ~ hNS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
DEER ILLEGALLY KILLED,
Rutland Game Warden Has Found Two
Fawns and Three Does.

RUTLAND, Nov. 21.-Countv Game
Warden Fred w. Hayward of Rutland,
has had the carcasses of five deer to
sell IN the interest of the state of
Vermont as the result of the usual IL
legal shooting incident to the beginning
of the open season. Two fawns each
weighing about 40 pounds were found
dead, one in Mendon and one in Pawlet
and three does were picked up in the
county. So far only u legally shot deer
have been reported to Mr.. Hayward.
Hunters say that the killing of does
last year greatly diminished the mum
Der of deer in the woods in that part
of the state, Judging by signs seen
this fall.
The game wardens have discovered
that some person transported two deer
careasses from a lumber camp in the
wilds east of Dandy to civilization tive
days before the season opened but they
have not been able to ascertain who
shot the animals or who has the meat
at present. Frank Baker of Dandy, was
arrested Saturday on a warrant issued
by State 5 Attorney c. Y. Poulin OF
Rutland, ON a warrant charging illega
transportation of venison but later the
| case was nolle pressed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
Foreign Workers Well Trained.


John Barrett, who has recently re-
turned to this country from England
and France, states that his visit
abroad has convinced him of the re-
markabIe increase in manufacturing
efficiency abroad. His conviction is
that the European countries ''will be
better fitted to build up their trade
and maintain a successful competition
IN foreign countries and especially in
Latin America than they were even
before the war. The idea has been
promulgated that the nations now at
war will be so completely wrecked
that there will be no possibility of
competition i'll that direction for many
years. But careful investigators are OF
the same mind with Mr.. Barrett and
are giving close attention to the out
look.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The ladies' Aid society met last
Thursday with Mrs. Fred Campbell for
dinner
Roland Chapman and family went to
Windham last week in his new Stude-
baker automobile.
a. Y. Bigelow and family of the
ncrth part of the town have moved to
the Harry farm in Saxtons River.
Miss Winifred Chapman of Wind
ham visited from Wednesday to Sat
urday with her brother, Roland Chap
man.
Miss Ellen Washburn, who has been
visiting week with Miss Alice Good
ell, returned to her home in Putney last
week Thursday.
Deputy Stoddard of ockingham Wis
tied the Grange at its regular meeting
last week Thursday. AT the next regular
meeting, Dec. 7, there will be the an.
nual election of officers.
Deer reported to Special Warden F.
r. Chapman are as follows: Wednesday
morning, the first day, Arthur Bond
shot a 200 pound buck and on Satur.
day Walter Hitchcock shot one weigh
ing l65 pounds.
Mrs. Eliza Phillips: who moved tc
Saxtons River some time ago, has been
spending a week here with her son
Lloyd Stone. She is having her house
hold goods moved here and will live
in Charles Broolxs's house, where she
lived before going to Saxtons River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leonard anG
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert futile of West
Dummerston came Thursday in Mr.
| Leonard s automobile for ''deer hunt
ing" trip, returning home Saturday
While here they stayed at the home
of Mrs. Leonard S father, Edward
Phillips, which is closed while the fam
lily are in Gilsum, n. II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
2 a Splendid Habit
open sluiees of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those Of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach
lame back, can, instead, both look and
feel as fresh as a daisy always by wash
ing the poisons and toxins from the body
with phosphated hot water each morn
ing.
We should drink, before breakfast
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in il
TO flush, from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards Of bowels the pre-
vious days indigcstible waste, soul
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action Of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out nll the sour lamentations, gases
waste and acidity and gives one ;
splendid appetite for breakfast and j
is said TO be but Il little while until tn
roses begin TO appear in the cheeks. J
quarter pound of limestone phosphat
will cost very little at the drug store
but is sufficient to make anyone VIII
is bothered with bihousness, constipa
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism
refl enthusiast on the Subject of inter
nal sanitation. Try at and YOU are as
sured that you will look better and fec
better in every way shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
FAMINE STALKS
ABOUT DRESDEN
Only the Rich Get Enough to Eat-Ap-
palling Conditions Told of in
Letter to Burlington.

BURLINGTON, Nov. 2I-Pictures
of the most deplorable conditions in
Germany, describing a state of affairs
where the populace is fairly struggling
for enough to eat, have been received
by Mrs. Hiram Walker of Pearl street
from her sister. who is the mother of
an American official at Dresden.
The sister lives in Dresden with her
son, and by reason of her official posi-
tion their mail must come through UNI
censored. According to the contents of
the letter. as appears in the Burlington
News, conditions heretofore unimagined
generally in America, owing TO the
strict censorship, arc here truly repre-
sented, and tell sorry tale that lends
substance to the numerous peace ru-
mors.
The only subject discussed here is
the great trouble in getting food-the
war IS a secondary consideration. - de.
clares the letter Hotels and restau-
rants are filled-by the wealthy. for
only they can afford to live, and even
then not at home, because of the scar.
city of food, and the great difficulty in
getting it.
In Berlin, when one walks down
/ Inter den Linden, there is to be seen
no more of that gaiety which was for
merry equalled only in the Champs
i Elysees of Paris.
Instead, the faces one sees are
| those of gaunt, ill-fed, half starved
persons, with hunger crying looks
Street urchins and gamins are seen
1 begging everywhere, for what? Food
/ food, food! Bakers carts rarely 90 out
after dark for fear of being plundered
i Here and there small restaurant.
and cafes have temporarily closed. be
i cause foods cannot be obtained. Littl,
/ thought is taken of the war. Every
where is the cry for bread.
Il If you kept house here in Dresden
you would have different cards for diff
l terent things, and these things are t,
/ be bought on certain days.
I The following is what each one get
with each one card; Meat and chick
en-, Ia pound week; butter Is poun,
every two weeks; margarine Is poun,
every two weeks; bread, oil and flour
with cards; eggs, one a week; coffee
IL pound a month and none to be had
tea, ID pound month; sugar. l.
pound a month.
No marmalade or vegetables arc sol
III jars or cans. Hotels and restau
rants are serving pretty good meal,
Many families with plenty of none
cannot buy enough food. so they TAX
their meals at hotels and restaurants.
There are plenty of apples, crear
and cheese, the latter coming from Der
mark. When you were here we had t
have no passports and now we canno
90 out of Dresden, even to Meisser
without one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21

names of six Vermonters are included
in the list of AL candidates, eX-
amined last August, who have qualified
for provisional appointment as second
lieutenants in the regular army under
the provisions of the new army reor-
ganization law. They are: W. 7. Adams
of Bellows Falls, j. ?. Clement, r. L.
Creed and C. Ripley of Rutland, S. P.
Jocelyn of Burlington and G. W. Teach
out of Essex Junction, who has been a
sergeant III Company NJ, Fifth infan-
try, U. S. A, stationed in the canal
zone. Provisional commissions will be
issued Immediately to these new off
GERS, who will be assigned to regiments
for year s work at actual soldering
before they can be finally accepted
into the army.
OF the 447 who qualified, 112 were
enlisted men of the regular forces, 81
members of the National Guard. and
10 serving in the Philippine scouts
About two-thirds of the regulars to
win commissions were noncommis
stoned officers.
The number of second lieutenants OBJ
tanning these appointments is larger
than that of any graduating class al
West Point, making this the largest
number of officers that has been add
ed to the army in one group since the
close of the Civil war. There are nov
no second heutenants in the army, al
the positions of this rank having beer
vacated by promotions. Fifteen hun
dred second lieutenants are to be ap
pointed to fill these vacancies.
In the August examination 500 mel
competed, but little more than half o.
them qualified. A second examination
was held in October, the results o
which Will soon be announced. 4
third examination is to be held in Janu
airy. BY the terms of the national de
Tense act there are to be 2,200 secont
lieutenants in the army, the increas
to be spread over period of five years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
MORE RHEUMATISM
Than EVER BEFORE
Clergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me
chanics and Merchants Stricken.

Our old friend Rheumatic is having
his innings this year, and a few words
of caution from one who knows all
about it may not be amiss.
Wear rubbers in damp weather;
keep your feet dry; drink plenty Of
lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic
drinks.
If rheumatism gets you, or seiatica,
and you nave sharp twinges, gnawing
pain or swollen joints or muscles, you
can get rid of all agony in Just few
days by taking onehalf teaspoonful OF
Rheuma once a day.
All druggists know about Rheuma
lit : harmless, yet powerful; cheap, vet
sure, and 50-cent bottle will last a
long time. Ask Wilfred F. Root or any
druggist.
NO. 5.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
PAYS TRIBUTE
TOPLYMOUTH ROCK
"This Is the Real Shrine of
America" Says Sunday
on Boulder
''BILLY'S" QUIET DAY
A STRENUOUS ONE
Shore and Was Anxious to Visit His
toric Points of Interest - Wore
$1,000 Coat.

BOSTON, Nov. 81. = Billy Sunday
90 hit the trail for Plymouth at 30
mile-an hour clip yesterday on his "off
day The evangelist led the party in
his new motOrcar, 1917 model, and incl
IDENTIFY showed the way to the other
machines ON the outgoing and return
trip.
The trip of more than 100 miles was
made in style. Billy wants action all
the time, and all who made the trip
agreed that none was lacking, both on
the highway and off the highway
There were five automobiles and one
would not be averse to driving rdown
New York city Is most exclusive section
at any hour of the day in any of them.
Each could show - miles an hour on
its Speedometer, which at times did hit
the so mark. After the evangelist was
| asked what he thought of Massachu-
sets highways his eyes lit up with en-
thusiasm and he said wonderful, il
was a glorious trip He then went up
to mis- room to rest before the dinner
hour.
'Billy's quiet day was strenuous
4 one. He had never made a trip to the
/ South Shore and was anxious to visit
the historic points of interest and learn
at closer vision the part the Pilgrims
/ played in the development of New
| England.
Plymouth Rock made a deep impress
| sion on him and the other members of
4 the party. lie mounted the boulder. re,
moved his hat and drew a long breath
/ of the sweet Atlantic air and said al.
Fl mDet rpvprpu+Iy.. I.rTbiS 10 4bo roo7
shrine of America. Every man ought tc
/ take his hat off here
After visiting all of the historical
4 places the start was made at ! o'clocB
for DuXbury. Here the Myles StandisI
monument and the John Alden home
were viewed.
During the trip Billy wore his 81 600
coat, n gift of John Wanamaker, whc
took an active interest in the cam
paign III Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21

There is nothing a man in love dis
likes quite so much as a crowd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21

Biologists say that Australia is one
of the Oldest existing lands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
It's Rented.

In a particularly desoiate region OF
the country, two travellers came on a
cumble-down shack in the midst OF
filth and barrenness. They were dis
cussing the improbability of human
beings living there and did not see a
forlorn little boy sitting in the edge OF
the weeds. He arose with a proud
flush on his face. "Ye needn't make
fun of it. Tain't ourn. It's JEST
rented"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
SIX vERMoNTERS PASS.

w. T. Adams of Bellows Falls Qualities
for Army Commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21
Statistics of Blindness.

The II countries having the fewesg
blindness are as follows: Belgium
tbefore the great war; had 43 blind
persons to every 100000 of the popula.
ton; Canada, A; Netherlands, 46.
Saxony, Al, New Zealand, At; west
ern Australia, so; Hongkong, 81:
Prussia, 81: Denmark, So: Germany
SO; New South Wales, 60, and the
United States, CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21

WASHINGTON, Nov. p. ~ The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-21

BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY.
G. E. GRAHAM, 120 Main Street.
The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921, 1916-09-28

atmaybe expected Of
there is in the court
Who will 10
and
by wlln
Of
their state and vii Interpret the Law light Of justice
by
supreme an
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-04-07
Langdon News

Quite a number of the teachers
and students of LangdonS School
enjoyed Sylvester Longs wonder.
ful lecture Friday evening.
The Christian EndeavoI Society
u the Presbyterian Church enter.
tanned on Saturday evening with a
very enjoyable april Foolish
party.
Mr.. Charles F. Evans, Field
Secretary for Christian Endeavol
in the southern states will be 6
Langdon School on Tue sday after.
aoon. April nth, for the purpost
Of conducting a rally of all the
Christian Endeavorers in Mt
Vernon.
A few ofthe students have moi
,een able to attend school for a few
lays on account of illness. 1t j:
gratifying to know that they are
low able to resume their duties.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-04-07
WHEN A LAD MEETS A MAID

Old leads who forget that they
we're once young find much amrse
ment in watching a young lad
when he meets q maid on the
street. We stood on a street cor
ner the other day watching an
eminent citizen Of mature years
as he in turn gazed upon bash,
ul and blushing youth. No, we
won't tell you of the amusing dig.
nifty and decorum of the lad and
The maid, for we have been guilty
Of the same antics away. back in
lays that will never come again.
But it was amusing to our emf.
lent citizen and we think he was
as amusing to US. In fact, we are
not thru smiling yet-at that en-
jnent one. But the next time you
are on the street and lad and 6
maid meet face to face, and YOU
suspect that there Is a tender
feeling between them, just re-
member the golden day S. of your
,wn youth, and see not those
things that you are not supposed
TO see. Oftimes an innocen
smile is a shaft that cuts deep.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-04-07
KENTUCKIAN Is
IN LIMELIGHT
Consul Frost At Queenstown
Showed His Ability In Re-
port on the Sussex.

Washington, March 31,-A ken.
tuckian, Wesley Frost, United
States Consul at Queenstown, is
in the limelight to-day as the re.
suit of his prompt action in re-
porting to his government the
sinking of the liner Sussex, and
it is understood Mr.. Frost's
prompt notification of the sinking
ind his subsequent business-like
inquiries and results of which
were forwarded to Washington
aided the State Department mate.
rally in handling this matter, the
Kentucky COnsuls reports having
been found exceptionally clear
and reliable. consul Frost is q
,on of President ". G. Frost OF
Berea College. Lexington Lead
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-04-07
THINK ABOUT 1T

The persons who send their
money to mail order hodses not
only get worsted, but are sure
ly working in direct oppo-ition to
their home interests What do
mail-order houses care about your
sick, or if you need credit to carry
you for months, will they extend
you the courtesy? Never, as you
have to send them the spot cash
or your orders are thrown into the
waste basket. There are people.
and we are sorry to repeat it, who
will isend their money away to
these firms0for goods and then
have the unmitigated gall to ask
home merchants for credit. Shame
on such ungrateful citizens.
Danville Messenger
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-04-07

he following is a copy of a
iet,er written by one of our young
scouts who probably is also a
member of Tom Sawyer and
luck Finn's rangers.
Mt. Vernon. Ky,
March ID, 1916.
Bernard NJ. Franklin,
Dear Bernardo
Frank has an Office at his
house.
I am coming up to Franks and
We will como up to your house
too.
We want al. the Indians ano
cowboys to come. We are plan
ling an expedition against the
Mexicans. 1 understand the enc
ny is camped in the Dark Hollow
getting nearer town. They wer,
reported to have been housed il
the Marler cave night before last
BY reports of our scouts we are
sure OF big victory if we star
before daylight. Frank is DAME
Boone. Joe is Simon Kenton
3illie is Colonel Whitley. Franz
will come up to your house. NJ,
lame is Catain John Smith. Write
;oOu.